1903 VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA," OREGON. ..TIIiJRSDAY, JILY 23, 1903. NUMBER 175. Just Received Nobbiest Suits in Astoria & - Urgest, Newest And Best Se lected StocH Full Value With Ewry Pur ch&se Lowest Price Consistent With Honest Values P. A, STOKES SNOWFALL The - Best On Earth & SEE & FISHER NEW HAMMOCKS Large assortment of unusually hand some goods just received. 75 cents to $5.00. J. N. GRIFFIN. t DRY ? GQ0DS; BOM SHOES ..".?.' -'"j..',.''..'..'- Best fine. In the city for the money Prompt delivery of freshest Fruit, Vegetables, Prepared Foods - , 1 . pured Meats, Flotir; Feed, etc. Cor Eleventh and Bond . V H TTiPPPV I, , Ill I I ave Our Embroidery Window? Grand vafaes at 10c and 12c a yard Tomorrow arid all next week wo will have with ns the representative of one of the largoet manu fncturers of hair goods. . ' ' Beautiful 8 witches and pompadours' will be shown in great variety. . r ' You will be eqnally welcome to the demon stration whether yon buy or come only to eoethem 1 BROTHERS I Plumbing Troubles Imperfoct plumbing makes renl trouble. If you have a imperfect Job, better iix it. We'll make it right for you. Whether it' repair or uew work we respond promptly, do it well and get your approval with onr pay. W.J. SCULLEY 470-473 Commercial. Phone Black 224S T a.s. WK - B EE HIVE GUARDED BY FAITHFUL' Clad In All Pomp of Great Pope Is Gently Bornje From J Throne Room of Vatican Mournful Procession Guides the For Three Days Public Will Visit Revered Spot and Will Kiss the Slippered Feet Horn'!, July 22. At S p. m. all wan In readiness to take the body of the pope from the J'atlen to the basilica of 81, iMer's. A mournful procession gathered around the bier.. which was gently Ilftea. The dead pontirt was now dad In all the pomp of his holy of live, About him Wad been plared ih s.icradotai obe used only when h grand hum. Nothing that was emblematic of the power wielded by the dad manV for more limn a iuartrr of a century was omit led. Li'ttdlni the procession, an It pasm-d nut of the throne room, tame groom carrying lighted torches. Behind llieni nine iged mace bearers and other domestics of the papal house hold. A picket of the noble guurd and all the clergy of the Vatican followed, llehlnd the bier came three nephew if the late pope. United States was represented In the procession by Mau a"r Thomas Kennedy, rector of the American college. Franciscan . pen)-. BATTERS DOWN Rome, July 22. While the remains of the VMpe were being tarried. Into St. Peters this evening the private cere mony of depositing the urn contain ing his viscera In the church of St. Vincent and Ansstaslsus was taking place, a curious bitch occurred. When the solemn procession arrived at the door of the special depository in the crypt, It was'stopped, as the key was nor to be found. Attendants finally were obliged to break down thedoor. The depository had not been opened CALLERS ON JHE -PRESIDENT I.KtllSLATIVE MATTERS DISCUSS ED BETWEEN ItOOSEVELT AND GUESTS. Oyster Bay, July 22. While admit ting before he left for New York that proposed financial leglalatlon was un der cnsUeration today, Congressman Cannon Insisted that his call upon the president waa principally social. Matters-of legislation, both flttanclal and general, were discussed briefly and In formally J. Senator Piatt, of New York, said, af ter his call upon the president today, that every republican In New York was supporting the president freely Hnd enthusiastically, and he had no more doubt of his election than he hud of his nomination. The senator said that Senator Hanna, In his Judgment, would be reelected chairman of the national committee. PIRATES RELEASE CHINAMAN WEALTHY HONOLULU MISK MERCHANT RESCUED BY TROOPS . - ; San Francisco, July ' 22. Advices from Canton say that Urn Chlng Wa, the wealthy Honolulu 'Chinese, who va captured by river pirates on June 17 and held to ransom has been releas ed, The pirates were followed by gov ernment troops at the Instance of the French consul, had been notified of their crime, and finally fled, leaving Ohlng'Wa and other prisoners, captur ed with him and held for ransom, be hind to be rescued by the soldiers. Lam Chlng Wa Is an American, hat ing been -naturalised under the Ha waiian monarchy and was thus made a citizen by the act creating the ter rltory, '; -V; . ' . New Yorki July 22. A party of sci entists from the, Smithsonian Institute has arrived on the steamer Silvela from New Foundland, , bringing the frame of a 78-foot whale, which Is to be the central Attraction at the St, Louts exposition. The party htia been In the north since early spring. .: IN GREAT ST. PETERS Regal Power Body ofl Way to Where the Dead Man Lies- teutlurlea still kept up an unceasing refrain of the' Intercession. At the hall of the Palafranlere, the cur-luge came to a standstill. There cardinals, who had been waiting In the hall of the ronslstery, took their plavt-s Immedlatly behiad the "nephews. After the cardinals came tly Kvhoie diplo matic body associated with the Vati can. The noble and Swlen palatine guards brousht up the rear. When daring torches filtered the steps, tn choir commenced to sing in sorrowful cadence, "Liberal De Domlne." Tlie body wag stretched behind lion gates and two members of the noble guard look up positions on either side of the bier. The procession then returned to the Vatican, Having the body In the greatest church "In the world, alone, 5xce.it for the fttlihful guard and the penitentiaries. The body of Hie dead pope tonight rtwu on, a high atafalue with his slippered feet protruding through t!ie gates to be kissed by the faithful when they will be admitted to the church to morrow and the following two days. DOOR TO CRYPT sJnceJSte, as contrary to the custom, toe timers 'nl i'Swjix are at St. Peters The rector of thechurch of St. Vin cent and Anastasius will ask that the viscera ofPlus IX be transferred to his church also. In crder to make the se quence complete. The" will of 'the late pope is still un opened. Leo's intimates say, howevfr that It declares his Intention to leave everything he possessed to the church, his Wood relations hnvirg already been generously provided for. REMOVED FOR JUST CAUSE SUPERINTENDENT HEDGES OF THE FREE DELIVERY DE PARTMENT FALSIFIED THE REPORTS. Washington, July Charles Hedg es today was removed from the office of superintendent of the free delivery postofflce department, on a charge of falslfvlne his diary and loaning his traveling commission. It Is charged that he reported himself at various nlacea. when. In fact, he was not at those places on the lates mentioned In som Instances r-in?r hundreds of miles aw.iy. . Ervin Thorpe, postofflce Inspector in charge of New York, has been designated as acting superintend ent In place of Hedges. ; PLAN ELEPHANT HUNT STOCK BROKERS TO ' GO AFTER BIGGER GAME THAN BULLS AND BEARS. Now Toik, July 22. An elephant hunt In Abyssinia, on a grand scale is reported to have been planned by sev era I prominent brokers In Wall street tine of the leading spirits Is person ully acquainted with King Menclik for whom many valuable presents will be taken along. Some of the brokers' numerous friends intimate that the hunt will not be for elephants, but to seek trace of the long lost Solomon gold mines. RACED THROUGH BANK- OF FOG Atlantic Highlands, N. J., July 22.- Slr Thomas Llpton wwtched anxious ly from' the deck of the Erin today while for an hour his priceless cup challenger was temporarily lost behind a wall of fog. " When the beautiful yacht came limping out f the fog with her gmft broken, Sir. Thomas was so pleased to see her safe that the acci dent was of little Importance to hint. The yacht has a spare gaff and It will bo In place in time for tomorrow's race The new boat was over three minutes ahead of the old one when the fog closed In. REFUSES TO OPEN TOWNS Complications May Ensue if Ports Guarded By Russians Are Invaded By China PRINCE CHING WRITES LETTER Hy Including One Tovvn In Treaty, Hitantlon May lie ICellcved Hoinewliat Pekln, July 23. Prince Chlng, pres ident of the foreign office, has written United States Minister Conger, refus ing to open towns In Manchuria. In his letter he dwells upon the impossi bility af Chlna'opehlng to foreigners towns whtcli :are not tn her possession, but n-hlch are held by Russian troops and points out complications which would be likely to follow.; .If 1 believ ed here, however, that .. a compromise may be reached by Including one town, Ta Tun Kao-ln, In the new commer cial treat i .. ' ; fi' SKELETON OF A LABOR UNION TRIAL OF -FORMER:'-TREASURER OF JOURNEYMEN STONE CUT TERS BEGINS IN NEW YORK. . New York. July" 22! Before Judge Newburger, in the court of general ses slons, Lawrence Murphy, formerly treasurer of the Joruneymen Stonecut ters' association, has been placed on trial for grand larceny. The specific charge. says that Murphy, on, May 1, 1902, appropriated $12,794, all the funds of the union.' Some' of fie questions John F. Mciniyre " Murphy's counsel. fluked In et-tmining the .taTtsmen .'re garded as significant, were:. "If the evidence during the trial of this case shows that It was customary In Ms stone cutters' union to levy fine ,and penalties spot maeter mas ons, owners,bu!lders and bosses, would this prejudice you against the defendant?-' "If it is shown that through threats and fear these owners and builders have given up to persons in the urdon large sums of $50,000, $40,000, $25,000, and $10,000 from time to time, would your verdlrt be Influenced? Could you still return your unprejudiced ver dct?" . Continued Mclntyre. "If we prove that pel sons comecteJ with the union were in the habit of meeting in a sa loon to arrange plans for extorting money from owners and construction companies and then divided among thpmselves these large sums surren- dered to them to prevent strikes or bring them to an end. would you re- tarn an unprejudiced verdict?"- , POOR PEOPLE FEAR BIG LOSS FOURTEEN THOUSAND STOCK HOLDERS IN NEW YORK ' COMPANY THINK THEIR SAVINGS LOST. New York, J.:ly 22.. Fourteen thous and stockholders In the New York Bu lldlnsr Loan Banking company, a ma jority of them persons of limited means, residing in Greater New York" are anxiously awaiting action up on the report of the referee appointed or. complaint of the banking depart ment made last December to examine into the solvency of the institution which claims assets of over $8,000,000. One of the men connected with the head office of the company declared no copy had been received of the ref eree's report and nothing v ill be done until it comes before the supreme court next Tuesday at Albany. He said there had been 3000 applications for withdrawal since the investigation began, but that, owing to a rule that the association can pay out' only one half of its Income about 700 had been unable to withdraw. The sworn re )vu't of the statement for Jan.' 1,1902, gives the total assets as $8."71,680 to la! earnings J3.209.46S.66; guaranty fund and surplus $577,011.88. CINCINNATI GETS B. P. O. E. Baltimore, July 22. The national convention of the Elks came to an end tonight as far as the formal meetings of the gr,and lodge , arK, concerned, though three more dass will be de voted to enjoyment. The frand lojge tonicht adjourned sine die to meeM again next year at Cincinnati. To night the streets were given up to a confetti fete In whioh thoucsands of the best people on earth and other vis itors took part. : . IRISH GREET ROYAL . GUESTS RIGHT ROYALLY King Expresses Hope to Become Better Acquainted With Conditions In IrelandInterested in Poor Prominent People Gather at Levee Held By Edward at Castle . ..... Struts Packed By Hundreds Eager to See and Hear Their Notable Guest-Welcome Cordial Dublin,-July 22. King Edward and Queen Alexandra, accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant and Princess Victoria drove from the vice-regal lodge to the castle, which they reached shortly be fore 11 o'clock this morning. The king who .wore a field marshal's UDiform, received In the throne room a Urge number of deputations prior to the levee, which opened at noon. Alrsady W deputations have' present ed addresses. Replying to the Dublin citizens committee the king said that there ia no part of his dominions In whieh he takes griater interest than In Ireland. The queen and himself have long been In sympathy, he said, with': the movements tending to advance the social and material wel fare of the community, and they hope how to become acquainted with the CONSTITUTION "Newport, R. I.. July 23. Within a mile of the start today the Reliance and Columbia struck bottom in Vine yard sound. ' The Reliance came off within two minutes, while the Colum bia held -n for more than an hour, be ing finally 4istsdorc apparently, im-, injured. . ... '.' The other two boats kept on, and a strong ;-puff of .wind snapped, off the MAY CALL OUT THE PRINTERS PRESIDENTS " DECISION IS DE FIED BY ULTIMATUM OK . - UNION. : - -' . : .' : Washington, July . 22. President Barrett, of the local organization of book' binders, today announced that every book binder in the government plnting office and members of allit l unions will quit work If W. A. Miller, assistant foreman lnthe government printing office, whose dismissal from that office the president recently re voked, is permitted to resume work.' A public statement issued by the book binder's union aays: "Miller In office and public places made use of scur rilous and Insulting remarks abut the employes. - LOWER YUKON IS LOW. , .'" ' '" " ' ' ' N Vancuver, B. C, July 22. A special from Dawsn says; So far this season no boats have arrived here from St. Michaels, and If the water in the low er Yukon falls much more, 'it la feared little freight sent In by St. Michaels will be landed at Dawson this season. Wm furniture Cots, Stools, Stoves, Cheap Hatresses and Everything for ...the Seaside... ; See Our New Line OF ed Mmm Suites Elegant Iron Beds -Handsome Tables and Chairs Prices guaranteed tne lowest Robinson's Furniture Store conditions under which the people l.ve and to learn what may be done to brighten the lot of the poor. . In the meanwhile King Edward held a levee at the castle, which waa attend ed by a .yreat number of prominent people from all parts of Ireland. Among those present at the levee, were the Roman Catholic Lord Arch bishop of Dublin, the Most Be v. Dr. Walsh, primate of Ireland, and his sec retary; .- ;.. . Maud Gonne (Mrs. McBride) hung a , black flag out of her window yesterday1 in memory of the pope .she said. It was pulled down by the police. She hung out another black flag and, arm ing herself w ith boiling water., defied the police, who summoned reinforce ments. But ; hey ma tie no further at tempts ,to haul down the black flag, which was again dkplayed today. LOSES HER AAST topmast of the Constitution, She pro ceeded, ho ever, and crossed the Un nearly three uuarters of an hour af ter the Reliance. A diver examined the Sn of the Reliance after her arriv al, but could discover no damage.. The Constitution wiil have a new top mas.t, . and will also start tomorrow. The Columbia arrived halt aahour af ter the Constitution, apparently unin jured. ' . ' FORMER SOLDIER MISSING BRIDE OF SIX MONTHS ASKS PO- LICE TO FIND HIM. San Francisco, July 22. Robert Nor rls, a discharged soldier, is missing from his home in this city and his bride of a few weeks has asked "the po lice to search for him.. Nrris waa mar ried to "Mtss ' Florence Parker six months ago. v He was af that time a private in the 105th company, Coast ar tHlery, but three months after the rar riage he purchased his release ' from the service and waa given a certificate of honorable discharge from the army. NoiTig is a . native of Hardiran county, Tenn., and enlisted In the ar my at Paris, Texas, two years ago, - YOUNG CORBETT WINS. Bostoa, July 22. Young Corbett fcot decision over Jimmy Brlggs at the end of the tenth found tonight.. The cob tcst was won on merits, and a large crowd of sports cheered the -.decision. I?