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ASTOfflAPUBUCUBlffllSSOCiMllffl. A III ' mm VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1903. NUMBER t03. 1873 1903 Good Figure .WHIPS AT FISHER BROTHERS NEW HAMMOCKS Large assortment of unusually hand some goods just received 75 cents to $500. J . N . G R I F F I N. S 0i WW (It 11 PiW-,-SCULLEY Hi "K'W ' M -7I Commercial. Phone Black 2241 BEE HIVE STORE TALK HAIR GOODS-Th Hair Switch and Pompadour ' makers pro still here Notions! Fancy Pearl Shirt Waist sets lOo to 60c. ; , Stcrjiug Silver Shirt Waist sots 75c. New Lines Fancy Back, Side and Pompadour Combs. Shoo String Belts in white, black and combinations 15c Duck Hats and White Pompadour Felts juBt received. White Shirt Waists in more varied styles and greater quantities than ever. , V C ! THE BEE HIVE Pleases the eye We sell the highest grade of clothing at figures which please everybody. Perfect style, tailoring, fit and quality here combine with honest prices. A Trial Convinces STOKES Plumbing Troubles Imperfect plumbing make real troulilc. If you hnve nn imperfect job, hotter tlx it. WVH mitKO it ri"ht for von. "Whether it's repiiir or new work we respond promptly, tlo it well anil get your approval with our nay. Nothing Pleases o well ai nicely laundered linen. We huve the neatest and most sanitary laundry In the state and do the best work, j - ALL WHITE HELP, Corner Tenth and Duane streets. ThonelSM. The Troy Laundry BATTLESHIP IS INJURED Massachusetts Piles on Ledgt- of Rocks While Leaving Harbor With Sister Ships THICK FOG HID THE COURSE Headed Hack With Great Dllfl cully ; to It rook I) n for Hepalm Her Harbor. Aug. 1J, -While .leaving tht harbor during a thick tog today In company with other vessels of the Nurth Atlantic Snuad; ill, the battleship Maa husytts m: i ained conslder hhlt damage by striking on a led ice oft the western end of Egg rwk. The big vewl slipped over the rocks Into deep wat'-r, hut the two forward bulk heads soon filled, and it was subse quently foundby divers who examined her hull, that several plat' forward had ben cracked. Th" Massachusetts wa headed back Imo harbor with difficulty accompanied by tho Indian ami the wunH.ia t Scor pion, It l Mid she will be ordered to Brooklyn to be drydo.-ked. At th'.' time t!i accident happened th iussdi-ii was txiuinl fur Long la land sound, wh'-re It wl'l b reviewed next Monday by Pi-J J-nt Roosevelt (Secretary Moody and A lmfral Deweyi j It It IHieved the Se idriit to he Mass ; i'hnti was due to a nilavalrulatlon r tir position. When she struck ihe was going t the rate of about 9 1-2 knot nn hour. STAMPS PROVE TOUGH DIET PET GOAT TO HE KILLED IN OR DF.lt TO SAVE 6ALOONIST HEAVY FINE, Louisville, August 12. A special from Memphis, sny The 3tonwi:hj.a,.to,,.n alyied by expert chemists In an effort to account for the llssppedrance of a number of United States revenue clamps, Involving several hundred clol Inra. This morning a wholesale whisky flr nianld five lvrr..-l of whisky to a saloon keeper. The whlaky was deliv ered and left on the pavement In front of the More, Theproprictor'H pet goat ato the revenue stamps o nthe heads of th-? barrels and soon after a govern ment Inspet-tor Inspected the whisky and found the wcessary stampsml! Ing. He theru.on confiacnted .the whisky. The proprietor explclned tliat th uout utc the stamps- Tlio Inspector dccllneJ to acn-pt this explnnatli n. After a conference It was agreed lo kill the goat and examine its stomrch to locate the nils-sing revenue stamps, In order to protect the saloonltt from a heavy fine. CUSTOMS TAX VANDERBILT New York, August 12. Reginald V. Vanderbllt, who has Jutt returned from nn 1,'uropean trip with his bride, paid tmo in duty to the collector of the Pott of Boston- This Is the largest collection ever 'made by a tourist ot that port. It Is said the examiners checked up Mr. Vandcrbllt's declar .itlon Item by Item, requiring two hours to go through 40 trunks which tho coup le brought n. INSTRUCTED FOR ROOSRVKLT i Wtlkesbarre, Pa-. August 12.-The two national delegates who were elec ted yesterday at the republican county convention here were the first In the country to be Instructed for Roo&evelt They were directed to use all means to procure his nomination. VILLAGE BOARD IN TROUBLE CHARGED WITH TRYING TO DE FEAT ADMINISTRATION OF PUB LIC JUSTICE. Chicago, August 12.-Henry J. Moher, president of the village bourd of Har lem Justice of the Peace Eugene Mnihnit and 0. W. Yonkers, an alleged representative of, the village board have been arrested on warrants wtiten ehareg "conspiracy to defeat the ad ministration of public justice. The warrants result partly from the action of the board In suspending Chief of Po lice Lnnge under charge ot drunkencss after he had begun an active campaign against the officers of tho Harlem race track and the bookmakers doing busi ness at the Harlem track. Chief Lange arrested several bookmaker Friday iSmlhad prepared to raid the trackagaln on the folbwlug day when he was sus landed from offic. More warrants will be asked for to day, ft Is said, the Intention being to ar aires! all members of the village board but one. : " The warrants were Hsued by the slate's attorney on accus lions by Clilef Lange that money wa used to per suade members of the board to oust him from office. SUBWAY IS MADE PERFECT PARIS CATASTROPHE CANNOT BE REPEATED IN NEW YORK CITY Ne- York, August 12, Persons con nected with the plans, construction and prospective operation of the Rapid Transit Subway, now nearing comple tion In this city, declarethat such a catastrophe whlctr has just occurred on the Paris underground ruilway will be lii!Mnlt!e here. The subway here is much nearer the surface, ventilation Is perfect, the tunnel la larger, exits and ventilation shafts much more numerous, the curs will be fire projf and the lat est contrivances for the safe use of elei triclty will be used- -Should a fire start In any train from a short circuit, the power In that section will be turned off automatically, while stand pipes with hote are lcc.ited at short intervals rendy for any emergenes'. The subway officials have been kept busy answering nervous questioners since the Purls accident and they are positive no such thing will be possible In the New York tunnel. HILL'S ASSESSMENT RAISED. St. Paul, August U.-James J. HuTs pertnnHl property assessment was rate ed from im.000 to $200,000 by the board of equalisation. Mayor Smith was the only one who did not dare act lustily In raising the aseasnient. ' He put In great shops and brought ov;r 6'M) wprknten Into this city, and I don't think we should discourage Mm by r-H'ntf on taxes," said the mayor. The protest was of no avail and Mr. Mill was cited In. INDIFFERENT TO WALJ. STREET PEOPLE IN WEST TOO BUSY TO PAY ATTENTION TO FLURRY AND FAILURES Chicago, August U.A aispatcn to me Record-Herald from Mohawk Lake, N. Y.. says: Governor Odell w ho has just returned from a tour of the west, says the people outalle of Wall street are too busy with big crosw and other business to pay an attention to "the recent flurry and failures. "There Is no sign of panic anywhere except la the east," he says. "In the west Aiere Is p'enty of money and plen ty of common snse. Business lgood, crops are abundant and money cheap everywhere I have been. The exclt nient and dmoralizntlon of the east are regarded with lnd-iference In the great buty productive west," he con tinued. "Of course I found labor strikes in the west as in the east, but they are Mrikes for higher wages and shorter hours, not strikes against lower wages, which are signs of bad times. This H a very. Important fact to remember just now." - BUYS ISLAND FOR CHILDREN New York, August 12. Charles Q. Emery, a wealthy tobacco dealer of this city, has purchased Grand View Park, an Island in the St. Lawrence river, 20 acres In extent which will be turned Into a free sanitarium tor poor children Mrs.Nsmery wdll be the leading spirit In the work. Before her marriage to Mr. Emery, she was Mrs. Irene S. BoyntOii, a wealthy California wddow. FUGITIVES ARE AFFLUENT ' Salem, Mass., 'Augdst 12. Capta'n Charlss 9. Montgomery, for 20 years connected with the Cuban and Central American revolutionary expeditions, has arrived tore from Central America Me was arrested In Honduras last May for participation In the rebellion, but was released through the Interposition of the American consul. - Montgomery says that In Tegutcig alpo he saw several men who had fled from the United States, all Hying In luxury and carrying on the business of the town. FREIGHT CAR ISJjELD UP Three Robbers Attack Laborers With Guns and Are Pelted With Rods TWO DEAD 0N WOUNDED Men Hound for Dakota Whewt Fiflds-Oflkers Capture Two of the Hold I'p Artists Butte, Mont., Aug, 12 A Miner spec ial from Glendlve says: An attempted bold up occurred on an extra freight train bound east out of here early this morning as a result of which two men arc dead and another seriously wounded. A party of six la borers were bound for the wheat fields of the Dakotas had entered a box car of a freight train at Glendlve early this morning. While eating they, noticed they were ljelng noticed by three sus picious looking characters and suspect ing trouble, they took a supply of rocks Into the car. When about four miles from Glendlve three msn entered the end door of the car, having handkerchiefs over their faces. They began shooting as soon as they entered the car. The laborers, in stead of giving up, commenced pelting them with rocks and the fight became general. The laborers finally Jumped out of the side door and gav'an alarm. Officers have captured two of the rob bers. V Y SQUANDERS BANK'S FUND.?. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 12-E. E. John sonbook president for the Commercial Banking Company, was arrested here this evening charged with the embez xlement of 145,000 of the bank's inonev. Johnson admits his guilt. He declar ed he had squandered the money In simulation. President Charles F. Ice land said tonight: "I am nruined man and the efforts ot years have been wiped away. I trusted young Johnson - I. would one of my own boys." FACTIONS IN OHIO. Cincinnati, Aug. 12. Forty (t legates who held a second convention this af ternoon after the democratic conven tion of Hamilton county had adjourned have called a public meeting. One ob ject of the meeting is to protest against the leadership of Lewis G. Bernard. Dissenting delegates at their conven tion this afternoon appointed a commit tee to report on a plan for bringing con tents before the state convention. Among the seats In the state conven tion to be contested Is that of Melville E. Ingalls, prominently mentioned for senatorial endorsement. A faction, headed by Bernard, represent thse favorable to Zimmerman for governor and the other represents those favora ble to Mayor Johnson. LOCOMOTIVE IN BARN YARD ENGINE RUNS AWAY. BREAKS INTO CHICKEN HOUSE AND NEARLY KILLS WOMAN. New York, August 12 A runaway locomotive on the Erie has caused no end ot excitment near Caldwell, N. J-, on a, branch line. The engine was a big six-wheel ir. Its driver ad fireman had dismounted to assist a brakeman. Sud denly it steamed away. The road ahead was down grade and the ponder ous machine gathered speed rapidly Passing Caldwell it was running 40 miles an hour. Another incline added to the speed and after passing Pompton.theengine was going 75 miles an hour. On a sharp curve the rails gave way and the locomotive tore across a field. A chicken house was wrecked and many domestic fowls about the place were killed. Pieces of Iron flew In all direc tions and the farmer's wife, at work in her garden, narrowly escaped death. BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA. New York, August 12. All difficulties existing betwenBrailll and Bolivia have been overcome, cables the Rio Janeiro correspondent of the Herald. The base of the amicable arrangement Is as fol lows: "Bolivia will acknowledge Bra zil's soverlgnlty over a great part of Acre territory while Braxill will pay an Indemnity for military expenditures made by Bolivia and will build a har bor on the river Maderla and a railway from Mamor to Maderla, ....... DENIES Hit CANDIDACY. Denver, Colo., Aog, 12 General Nel son A . Miles and party arrived In this city shortly before noon today and were given an impromptu reception at the union station by several thousand peo ple including former soldi-irsT Oeneral Miles was given a reception this after noon by the Loyal Legion. In an interview the general denied that he was a candidate for the office of commander-in-chief of the O. A. R, He said he hoped to have the honor of nominating General John C. Black for this position .nd If this was not accord c-d him, he would second General Blacks nomination. ; WAS RICH AND IS PENNILESS PALATIAL MANSION ONCE OWNED BY EX-MAYOR TO BE SOLD BY SHERIFF New York, Augustl2. An. execution hs been Issued by the sheriff for the sale of the $250,000 mansion at .Tren ton, N. J., which ex-Mayor Frank A, Magowan built In the height of hs power. The place was bought In at the time of his failure by some of bis cr.'ditort, who have been unable to rent it. The suit Is brought on an unsatis fied mortgage for $250,000 held by an Insurance company. Magowan flVe years ago was the city's largest manu-fa-turer and was believed to be worth $1,000,000. After a iong chapter of do-nv-stic trouble he Is said to have gone av ay penniless. STORE FOR NEGROES New York, August 12. At a meeting of Newark, N. J., colored men, it has been decided to establish a department store for negroes. A fund was opened at $10 tor each subscriber who agreed to bring in five others. . In this man ner $o0iK) will be raided. - . , DISTRIBUTES LITERATURE A committee of which Herman Wise is the chainran will begin soon after the regatta to boost the scheme of adver tising this section so well Introduced bf Mr. Wise during his recent eastern trip. The offer made by the Commer cial Club for contributions In the shape of write-ups of Astoria and vicinity for which a prize In the shape of a sum of money is to be given has caused the distribution of much literature treat ing of this county. Those eligible to compete must , be residents of other states, so hi order to famallarlxe them selves with the subject many are writ ing to the commercial bodies for liter ature describing local conditions. Camp Furniture Cots, Stools, Stoves, Cheap ilatresses and Every thins for in the Seaside See Our New Line Of ed item Suites Flegant Iron Beds Mandsome Tables and Chairs Prices guaranteed the lowest j Robinson's Furniture Store j The Palace Cafe The Palace EFFECTS OF. HURRICANE Jamaica Overwhelmed By Fear ful Storms ThatHave Raged for the Past Two Days LIVES LOST 'CROPS RUINED Coast Is Strewn With Debris of Wrecked Vessels Fruit Trade Paralyzed Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 12. The ef- , fects of a hurricane which has been rag Ing for tin past two day were greater than at first believed. Port Antonl on the north coast, was completely over whelmed. ;; Only lx houses were left standing there. .Five steamers wen driven ashore. Port Maria- also on the north coast, suffered similarly. The coast Is strewn with the wreck age of localsailing vessels, thirty fa talities having already been reported, principally among seamen. On the en tire eastern end of the islands villages have been wiped out. Thousands of peasantry were rendered destitute and are wandering about seeking food and shelter,: The fruit trade will be par alyzed for the next 12 months. The western end also suffered consid erably. At Kingston several coasting vessels were sunk In the haroor. The southeastern portion has been practi cally denuded of crops, and nu.ny men were carried out to sea and drowned. The present estimate now is that the death list will reach 60. The property loss is estimated at $10,000,000. - 1 BASE BALL SCORES. NATIONAL. At Ney York New York 14; St. Lou ill. ' ' ""At Brooklyn Brooklyn S; .Pittsburg 6.', .. ' " ' ' AtsBosUn First game Boston 4', Chicago 7,' , . . .. . . v -- , At Boston Second game Boston 11; Chicago 10. ! AMERICAN. At Cleveland Cleveland $: Chicago 0. PACIFIC NATIONAL. At Salt lake-Salt Lake 5: Butte 11. s At Seattle Seattle 3; Los Angelos 4. At Tacoma Tacoma 1; San Francis- VV II' " . ... . . At spoKane spoKane io; neieua u. - PACIFIC COAST. At san Francisco san rrancisco t; Oakland 3. At Seattle Seattle 10; Portland T. 59 Cest Restaurant j Regular Meals. 25 Cents Sunday Dinners Specialty Everythtnr toe Market Affords " r, m . Catering Compsny I tfe