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NOTIORI Books, Periodicals, Masazints. &c ftrBHottob3Msnrr:nTii8 Library without permission, any ASTOWA PDBUC UBKWT ASSOCIATION. no nd guilty 01 buwi ... i r.uu in. nmsan irtrtfi VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGOtf, TU1SDAY, Jl'LY 28, 1903. NUMBER 179. 1873 1903 Just Received Nobbiest Suits in Astoria Largest, Newest and Best Se lected StocK y Fall Value With Every Pr r chase Lowest Price Consistent With Honest Values P. A. STO KES WHIPS FISHER BROTHERS is NEW HAMMOCKS Large assortment of unusually hand some goods just received. v 75 cents to $500. J . N. GRIFFIN. rmm ff.XwJ w i''8 V?irJ promptly, do it well and cet your mm 40 II 0 BOOTS Beet lines in the city for tho money ' GROCERIES Prompt delivery of Freshest Fruits, Vegetables, Prepared Foods Cured Meats, Flour, Feed, etc. A Cor. Eleventh and Bond ve:..;6ucN6iVGei Our Embroidery Window? Grand velses et tOc and 12c a yard . Tomorrow and all next week we will have with" us the representative of one of the largest manu facturers of hair goods, . Beautiful switches and ' pompadours will be shown in great variety. . -' You will be equally welcome to the demon, stratkm whether you buy or come only to see them THE BEE Plumbing Troubles I in perl'i ct plumbing makes rent "trouble. If you have hu imperfect job, butter fix it. We'll repair or new work we respond approval with our pay. w-J SCULLEY - 478 Commercial. Phone Black 2243 y j-J COFFEY' HIVE Al) SHOES CONVICTS ESCAPE TAKING WITH Armed With Razors Dash for Liberty, Killing Guard and Overseer in Struggle Ransack Residence In their Flight, Eorcing Owner to Haul Them Away Behind Four Horse Team-Battle Scat ters Bandits and Frees Two Guards Folsom, July 27. Armed with razor stolen from the prison barber shop and knives made from files In the peniten tiary blucksmithshnp, 13 convicts suc cessfully overpowered the prison guard enily thin morning; and after a bloody battle In which Guard Colter waa kill ed Hivl General Overseer Cochran fa tally wounded, a warden and two oth er guard "lightly wounded, made their map taking 10 prison official with them and by using them a shields de fy rapiure, Tonight near Pilot hill the xhwm engaged In a battle with the cn li t '.n which one convict wna kill ed. ' When tine quarters of a mile from prlwm Captain Murphy 'waa release), after being despoiled of hla grousers. Hurry Wilkinson, the wurden'a nephew win released at th same Hint. The convicts and 10 prisoners then crossed the American river on the Mormon Is land bridge. W'ben a short distance from the bridge they reached the resi DROWNED IN FAR NORTH CANOE CAPSIZES AND OCCC- PANTS ARB THROWN INTO Tt'R bt'LENT MJATER8 Seattle, July 27. Early In July, Miss Iu Vwler, Seattle; August Relche', Canada: H-Miry Weldmer, Valdes-.Paul Wehlmer, and Bud Fod, were drowned In the Copper and Nuxlna riv ers, Almka. The news of the drown ing came on the steamer Excelsior, which arrived at midnight, sailing July 17 from Valdei. All of the unfortun ates were bound for the Naslna. Four, Mis Wheeler, Kelchel and the two Wvl'lmers, met death In tho Nas lua river. Ford went down In tUe Cop per ut the mouth of the Chitna, one of Its tributaries, L. J. Perry and Messrs Hurry and Kussell, who were with the quartette drowned In the Naslna, had the narrowest escape. That they are alive Is little short of miraculous. Seven were in nn open boat floating down the Nnilna, whose glacier fedi current la swift and treacherous. The tMBt bore down on a projecting ledge haid ahead. As the boat neftred thv rfef the occupants are said to" have attempted to get out, and In so doing the canoe capsiie. " Miss Wheeler Heat ed down the river and landed on a sand bur. She was carried down to her death, though battling for life like a heroine. Ford andDanFerguson hud started on a raft down the Chlttltu. where they had been prospecting, They had run that river and the Naslna and were In tho Copper oft the mouth of Chlnta when the roft struck a rock and threw Ford, the only occupant at the time, Into th river. h ENROt'TE FOR HIS POST San Francisco, July 27. Colonel J. B. Kerr, the Twelfth cavalry, general staff, who haa recently been assigned by the secretary of war to duty as chief of staff to the commanding gen eral In the Philippines Is here and ex pects to sail for the Islands by the next transport on August 1. Colonel Kerr is the first officer of the general staff to assume the duties of chief of -staff In the Philippines. FEDERATION STEPS IN Chicago, July 27.-After denouncing organised capital and the courts and. police for the aid they have given the Kellogg Swltcn Boara ana suppiy com rmnw the Chicago Federation of Labor has assumed control of the strike against the Kellogg Company and vot ed to assess Ha members . $15,000 a mnnth tn maintain the struggle. Bach ni ho siwtrtfl union men affiliated With the federation isiexpectea to contnoute . o cunts a. montn. mere are . six hundred men on strike at the plant. ELKS IDENTIFY DEAD MAN New York, July 27. Members of Lodge No. S24 of the Elks, at New Brunswick, N. J., are confident that the man who killed himself and his woman companion In the Morton House In this city Sunday, was Christopher WelfW, who disappeared from New Brunswick two years ago after having been discharged from his position with the American Enamel Brick and Tile Company of Souvh River, because of charges that his accounts were not square. , . - , x : r' ' ' '"" 1 : THEM OFFICIALS Desperate Men Make dence of V, Foster and after ransack In his place for provisions, they forced 'him to hitch up his four horse team and haul them on their way From that point the convicts started over the mountain road leading to PI' lot bill. Auburn, Cul., July 27. -A fierce battle occurred between the escaped convicts and officers tonight near Pilot hill In Eldorado county. Shortly after leav Ing Pilot hill the convicts were overtak en by posses from Sacramento, Folsom and Placervllle. An open fight ensued Convict Howard was killed and Con vlct Wen bin. a negro convict was badly wounded. Guards Brown and Klinzen doant who were with the convicts es euped. Convict Gordon and another convict are missing and It la presumed that they have taken to the-woods which would provide safe hiding, Guard Perer is still in the hands of the convicts. It is feared that he and the other three guards will be killed. WITHDRAWN FROM SALE PRELIMINARIES TO BIG DEAL IN TIMBER MARKET SOON TO BE CLOSED. '" V ". V-. San Francisco, July 27. Preliminary to the impending consolidation of the lund departments of the Central Pa- clllo and Southern Pacific rallroAds, w hich .is to follow the approaching re. tlrement of Jerome Madden, now land -gent of the Southern Pacific, Presi dent jHarrlman has ordered the with drawal from aale of all Centarl Pa cific timber lands In Oregon and Wa?h ingtnn and all Southern Pacific oil landi In California. Telegraphic Instruc Hons have reached the heads of depart ments to that effect and henceforth- no lands of this description will be sold without the sanction of President Har- riman. The consolidation of the land departments of the two roads will take plate during the coming month. EMPLOYMENT BCREAL'S .CLOSED New York, July 27. More than a score of places In Manhattan and Brooklyn licensed as employment bur. us have been ordered to cease busl ness by the mayor's secretary because of reports that they have been found to be carrying on an Immoral business It is asserted that many of the prop letors are affiliated with the lower clas of politicians. A list of the places, with the names of the proprietors, prob ably will be sent to the district at torney for furtJher action. SECRETARY MOODY SUSTAINED TaconiH, July 27. The superior court has upheld Secretary of the Navy Moody, together! with the mayor and council of Bremerton In their fight to close every saloon at Bremerton ad jacent to the Puget sound navy yard. A decision to this effect has just been handed down In a case brought by some saloon keepers to nullify an or dinance passed closing all saloons. An appeal has been taken to the state su preme court, but in the meantime all saloons have been closed. NECK BROKEN AND LIVES New York, July 27. August Flau rand of this city, who bad the verte brae 'of hla ne;-k shattered while div ing near City Island, has been sub jected to a successful operation In which tM pieces of the broken bone were replaced with silver. After Flau rand revovered from the operation, his neck waa put in a plaster cast and he Is expected to recover. The broken vertebrae was much splintered. REPLIES TO DOLE'S REQUEST Honolulu, July 27. (By Pacific Ca ble) The treasury department at Wash Ington has eplled to the communica tion of Governor Jole who made a re quest for information regarding the at titude of President Roosevelt towards the proposed Hawaiian loan of $2,409 000 for public Improvements passed by the recent extra session of the terri torial legislature. , The treasury depart ment asks for a detailed account sof the territory's finances and the neces sity for the proposed " loan. The re quested statement Is now being pre pared and wUl soon be forwarded to Washington. ARE CORDIAL TO GIBBONS . , Glowin g Tribute Paid Him By Irish Cardinal, Buf No Hope For His Election MAKE READY FOR CONCLAVE CoinproiiiUe Candidate Hpoken of to itcireHiit Gotti-ltara-pcliia Faction Rome, July 27. Almost all the car dinals of the conclave have now ar rived. Their time today was mainly occupied with a lengthy meeting of the congregation which was notlcable for the cordiality with which Cardinal Clb bons was received. In well informed circles Cardinal Dl Petro, pro-datary of the late pope, Is being talked of as a compromise candidate In the event of Cardinals Oreglla, Gottl, RampollU and Vanutelll being unable to secure the -ote. Should Dl Pletro receive the vote he will be a representative of the Rampulltt-Grotti factior., and yet would be fairly acceptable to all. Cardinal Michael Louge, who, with the exception of Cardinal Gibbons, will be the only English speaking cardinal In the conclave, arrived today from Ireland. He said be believes the suc cessor to Leo would be quickly chosen Speaking of Cardinal Gibbons the Irish cardinal paid him a glowing: tribute. although like all priests here, he held out no hope that the American cardl- nal had the remotest chance of elect ion. TERM TO BE LENGTHENED JAIL ESCAPEE COULD NOT CON TROL HIS . TEMPER AND SO IS RETAKEN New York, July 27. When Matthew Callahan escaped from the Tombs pris on, together with Robert Booth, June 23, the' authorities did not feel much .alarmed, for they knew that he would fall into the hands of the police be fore long. Today Callahan Is back In prison with a long term of imprison ment before him. He owes his recap ture to his violent temper and his de sire to make matters unpleasant for his wife and children when in the mood Officers of the West Sixty-eighth street station were surprised by a wo man who rushed In and asked for pro tection from her husband, who was threatening to burn their home. She added that he had recently escaped from prison. When two policemen reache.l the house they found the children in the hallway weeping. Cal lahan was found under the bed. When he waa pulled out, he made a deter mined resistance, but was subdued and Identified later by the Tombs keepers. His escape from tne city prison was comparatively easy because he and Booth were "trusties," but his sentence is, sure to be greatly lengthened from the original six -nonths. DEMAND FOR WESTERN FRUIT ONE HUNDRED CARLOADS GO EAST EVERY DAY FROM SACRA MENTO San Francisco, July 27. A hundred ailoads of fruit a day, or 2,400.000 pounds, are now going east from Sac ramento. Up to last Monday the num ber of cars, sent east to all points be- ond Ogden was 1,717. They contained 41,;g$,000 pounds of fruit. Both the railroad official and the orchardists say that the prospects .are favorable for the shipment east, this season of 2.iW,000 pounds of all sorts of green fruits. Tis is equivalent to 8,000 car loads. The New York, Chicago, Boston and St, Paul demand for 8,11 kinds of Call- lrnla gren fruit is reported to be stronger than ever. The orchprdists through an executive committee, are outing the shipments in such a man ner nn not to glut the market in any of the eastern cities. On this account rices ar? kept firm and steady. The severe winter ana spring weatner in many eastern and southern localities cstroyed most of their trult trees. This Is the main reason for the high prices being paid for California fruits. Owing to the good prices obtained i the eastern makets, this season Is the best California orcnardlua have had in 11 or 12 years. BASEBALL SCORES NATIONAL. At Cincinnati Cincinnati3; Pitts burg 10. - . At Chicago Chicago S; St. Louis 4. At Boston Boston 11; New York 9. At Brooklyn Brooklyn 6; Phtladel- hia 0. AMERICAN. At Chicago Chicago 3; Detroit 8. At Philadelphia Philadelphia S; Washington 0. At Boston Boston 5; New York 0. At Philadelphia Philadelphia 3; At St. Louis St. Louis 9; Cleveland 5. CHINA AAY IAMTATE PACE SET BY JAPAN Striking Growth in Number of Students From Celestial Empire Who Are Educated in University Leading Viceroys are Interested In Japanese and Progress of Nation and May Introduce Her Ideas In Their Secluded Country Many Chinese Students Reside In Tokio Pekln, June 12. Correspondence of The Associated Press)) The growth of japan's influence in China since th upheaval of 1900 has attracted little attention in the United State and In Europe largely because, it has develop ed gradually . Nevertheless It is one of the results o I that campaign which should be considered in connection with the future politics of the far east. Moreover, there are indications that Japan Is striving: in every way to ad vance that influence with tbe Chinese government and it Is even broadly stat ed that her ultimate object is to stren gthen her own position with an alli ance with the Celestial empire, using the argument that together they could ter resist the aggressions of tbe west ern powers. Japan's meteoric rises since she began to adopt western tneth ods a little more that a half a century ago has doubtless impressed many' prominent cmnamen wno are now rui ly. awake to the helplessness of their country which is so strikingly illustrat ed by the easy capture of their capital. As- an oriental people who undersand fat, which was a surprise to the dlplo the Chinese as no European people can j mtltB m Fekln, that a thousand Chinese and as only the the Asiatic Russians students are living in Tokio. That can hope to do, the Japanese may be waB (jX months ago. Since then (he able to make headway In their under- ! n,,k nt riiiua. ,ii.ni. !.-. inr,... taking- j ed to 2,000 and includes the children of It is certainly true, as the records of ' some of the highest ofriclala and no the Japanese legation here show, that a j bllity, and there are 100 or more gtrls very largeumber of Japanese have in 1 among them.. Most of the students are vaded China sine the Boxef war. Not counting the Russians, they are per j others are In military, normal, agrlcul haps equal In numbers to all the Eu- tural and scientific schools and other ropeans and Americans ' In ' New r.. n.. .,... .j ti Chang, Port Arthur and DIny. There are over 1300 at , Tientsin and SALT LAKE TO LOS ANGELES BROTHER OF SENATOR CLARK SPEAKS OF PROPOSED LINE IN SAN FRANCISCO C San Francisco, July. 27. J. Ross Clark of Los Angeles, a brother of Sen ator Clark of Montana,, and Interested with him In the San Pedro, Los Ange les & Salt Lake . Railroad,' Is here. Clark saya preparations are well under way to close the 300 telle gap In the road from Calientee, Nev., -south-west to a point near Daggett on the Santa Fe road. x ; Mr. Clark's opinion is that the road between Salt Lake and Los Angeles will he in operation in lessxthan two years. Mr. Clark states that untU the road Is finished the main "offices will be divided between Los Angeles and Salt Lake. , FIRST ENGINE ARRIVES New York July 27. The flrstv loco motive has arrived at Junln over the new railroad from. Omya to Cerropasco cables the Lima, Peru, .correspondent of the Herald. The railway was con structed by American capitalists. Cami) Furniture Cots, Steels, Stoves, Cheap Elatresses and Everything for ...the Seaside- see Our New Line Of Mm JEleSant Iron Beds Handsome Tables and Chairs Prices guaranteed (he lowest Robinson's! Furniture Store more than 600 in Pekln. Before the trouble they were a mere Imndful. To attain her political object Japan' agent are trying to win the confidence of the most powerful Chinese official, notably the progressive Viceroys Chang Chi Tung and Yuan Shi Kal. Several Chinese officials of rank have been in duced to visit Japan during the past few years. They were warmly welcom ed and Japan, sought to Impress them with the community ot Interest be tween the two countries. It is also said that Japan Is seeking to effect a reorganisation of the Chinese army and that there are many Japanese in structors In the army who have sup- ' erceded Europeans, Germans and oth ers who were in the service before the Boxer troubles. ; , Tbe Imperial university in Pekin which was directed from its beglnning: by Dr. W, A. P. Martin, an American missionary, has been reorganized by the Japanese., The troubles between the Chinese minister in Japan and the students of his country revealed the Unrolled at the Tokio university, but i n the private establishments of M. Fukudawaand and Count Okuma, who haw p,aye(, a part , moQern. jzn(f janan FALL DID HER GOOD DEMENTED WOMAN FELL FROM THIRD STORY WINDOW AND IS NOW SANE ; - " . --.. New York, July 27. Ten days ago Mrt. Bridget Hurley of Bayonne, N.. J., who was-111 and demented, was lean ing out of a window on the third floor of her home. No doubt was felt by -he hospital physicians that the shock would prove fatal. Now tbey have discovered that it, has restored her lost powers and it is believed she will re cover from her physical Injuries. When hr husband found she could talk to him rationally he wept for Joy. SEARCHING FOR MURDERER ; New York, July 27. One hundred Ialians bent on vengeance have search ed the woods around New Ilochelle for hours in an effort to locate one of their countrymen who fled after fatally stabbing a companion with whom he was playing cards. The police reserv- . es were called and joined In the chase with the double purpose of capturing the Italian or preventing a lynching, but all trace of him has been lost. Suites