1903
VOLUME LVI.
ASTORIA," OREGON. ..TIIiJRSDAY, JILY 23, 1903.
NUMBER 175.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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