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NOTION Bs, Monodies 37jn ,c . tT ;llJlil--i;'- Any , ,'-'":'V ,n offense, rseaiiifl4 1 VOLUME LVI. ASTOHIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1903. NUMBER fl3. 1903 A Good. Figure p. A. STOKES Pure Prepared Paint Sold Only By Fisher Bros NEW HAMMOCKS Large assortment of unusually hand some goods just received. 75 cents to $500. J . N. GRIFFIN, Ti THE ELEGANT THE BEE HIVE Pleases the eye We sell the highest grade of ctothlnj at figures which please everybody. Perfect style, tailoring, fit snd quality here combine with honest prices. A Trial Convinces Agent for the famous Dunlap Hat Plumbing Troubles Imperfect plumbing makes real trouble. II you have an impcrfcctj'tb, better tixit. We'll make it rilit for you. Whether it's repair vt new work we respond promptly, i!o it well and get your approval v an our pay. W.J. SCULLEY 470-472 Commercial. Phone Black 1241 Nothing Pleases to well aa nicely laundered linen, We have the neatest and most sanitary foundry In the state and do the best work. ALL WHITE HELP. Corner Tenth and Duane streets. Phone 1991. - The Troy Laundry BEE HIVE "Corsette" Wrappers and House Dresses Are Perfect Fitting, Stylish and Comfortable Lin. ings Hare Light Corset Start and Laoet to Support Form NO HIGHER IN PRICE THAN COMMON WRAPPER MILLINERY LINE OF FALL STRUT HATS POWERS ARE STRIVING TO AVERT HOSTILITIES IN THE BALKAN STATES Continued Atrocities donia Show That the Situation Is Still Alarming. Porte Has Asked Washington Government to Recall American Fleet, but Request Has Been Refused-Turkish Troops Are Prac ticing Most Dastardly Crimes and Whole Vil lages Are Being Destroyed. London, Sept. 11. The powers are evidently exerting pressure at Constan tinople And Soda to avert a Turko liutgarlan war, and apparently with imuu temporary lui'ifia, but meantime the Increasing terrible tales of atro cities committed In Macedonia shows llfct the vltuatnn i mlng aggravated. News that the French squadron Is going to Levant Is also considered, as this step by the French government will be followed by similar action on the part of other powers. Accounts of atrocities hy the Turks continue. In one case they flayed a little girl's head, while In another they dug flesh from under a woman's arm with noi-ket knives In order to see the workings of her lungs. A Constantinople d'spntch to the MAJ. DELMAR CUTS RECORD Famous Gelding Reduce His Own Time at Syracuse. Syracuse. N. T., Sept. 11. With turf conditions which were estimated no make the course a good half-second slower than on Wednesday, when he established a new world's trotting re con! for geldings, 3:01 1-2, Major Delr inar went a mile this afternoon in J-00 1-1. lowering his previous record 1 1-1 seconds. This remarkable exhi bition of speed was made In the pres ence of 15.000 persons, who cheered en thusiastically whon the result was an nounced and it was realised that. Lou Dillon, the two-minute trotter, alone stood between Major Delmar and the wot Id's trotting record and that by only a quarter of a second. Time by quar ters: 31 V: ! 29 l2- PRAIRIE SCHOONER FASHION New York. Sept. ll.-Equlpjxd with horseshoers, saddlers, carpenters, and blacksmiths' ouillts complete for use In the army, a motor car will leave tiis city for Leavenworth, Kansas, for tost lit actuul service. It Is the flist car of th kind ever constructed and If It comes up to the expectations of Us te signer, any n-H'swry repairs tc t":e equipment or arms of the artillery, cu . nlry or Infantry brunches of the scry! e rati be mad on th spot, or even while the frr are on the mnrfn. i'mu. u mn.l..l of beauty, and Is not calculated to break any time records, ii i. wvmlv n lam,! box on wheels, with numerous cabinets containing all north of tools and appliances from the black smith's anvil to artillery wheels. MISSOURI ML'ST SHOW MONTANA uMiir, xirwii a..nt. 10. (Special) k.. hon rArMvpil from Acting Uovernor Frank H. Hlgglns that requisitions papors asked rr oy SOUll authorities in me ease ui a 1.,- in (nil h who is wanted at Kansas City tor a J7.000 diamond steal, will be withheld pending an myem..- .i tt. rharires that Snyder's ar- fl l It'll V. c - - rest and his return to Missouri Is a pert ot an alleged political plot. PUn FOR ROOSEVELT tr i. 11 TTnlled States ixew iuiai - Senator Piatt of Connecticut has an nounced that he favors the nomination of President Roosevelt as the head of the republican national uc. ... .nn,..inn on the subject, says a Times dispatch from New Ha- . x ....... m dHa in a . si-. HKMnnnriBiTMiiH nuB inv ven iiic cumvwss'.-."- . speech nt the annual banquet of the Toung Men s Kepuoucau -u". GUARDING SERVIAN FRONTIER. ' sVlonlca, Sept. .-The palace author ltles acting upon Information receiver yeaterday from the Turkish minister at Belgrade have telegraphed to the Vail of Kossovo, Instructing him to guard the Servian frontier more carefully, be cause the Servian revolutionary .com mittee was holding meetings at many placs, organising bands, attributing bombs and explaining the method of using them. i AT TACOMA. Tacon.a, Sept. ll.-(Speclal)-three distinct earthquake shock were reit here this afternoon, the movements be- i. t, .cat In west. Windows UVlllg nvii. - . . rattled and doors swung to and fro out r.ru.s Committed in Mace Dally Mall dated September 10 says the porte telegraphed to Washington asking to have the American squadron recalled from Beirut but the request wsa refused. Minister Leishman de clared that It would remain, until the departure of late vail, Rehsid Pasha. WHOLE VILLAGES BURNED Sofia, Sept. It. Revolutionary head quarters here has received from Bur a.ms news of fearful atrocities commit ted by Turkish and Albanian soldiers In the vilayet of Adrianople. A squad of Turkish cavalry Intercepted and slaughtered fugntlves attempting to cross into Bulgaria. The whole dis trict of Loscngrad is filled wlthAlban lan troops, who are burning villages and massacrclng the Inhabitants. GOVERNOR IS OPPOSED TO IT Will Not Convene Legislature :n in Extra Session. Portland, Sept. ll.-(Speclal) Dis cussion has arisen here concerning the legality of the tax law passed by the last legislature. The legislature at tempted to amend the law so as to change the time of U levy from Jan uary to September. The law. accord ing to legislative Intent, should go Into effect January 1, 1904, but assessments are being made all over the state now With the abrogation of the present law It Is contended there will remain no legal provision for a levy based up on the assessment of 1903. The possi bility of a speclsl session of the legis lature to remedy the defect Js talked. Governor Chamberlain, when inter viewed on the subject today, expressed himself as adverse to calling the leg islature together In extra sesslonto deal with the dinVulty. . WINS DRYMAN TROPHY. Seagirt. N. J... Sept. 12 The Infantry rifle team of the United States army came to the fore decidedly this after noon and captured the Dryman trophy. The competition waa close and piritefl. At the m yard stag- New Jersey was i v.. At th 00 vard stage how-ever the District of Columbia led iu h i ) nninin. but at the final i in i " ' v i - ' stage 1,000 yard range the Infantry tram of the United States army close! gap and finished Ave poiuw ahead of the next nearest competitor, the Dis trict of Columbia. WILL SUCCEED BURKE. Seattle. Fcpt. 11. -(Special) A spec ial to the Post-Intelligencer from St. Paul announces that L. C. Oilman of c tdn HI ntt ivtnher 1st., succeed tltVLlC "I", v.. w Judge Thomas Burke as general west ern coumel or tne ureui nuiiiwm. Oilman wu! also, on the same day, as sume the duties as trial lawyer hereto fore performed by Will H. Thompson, w ho has also resigned. MADE NEW RECORD. ' New York.Sept. 11. Vanness created a new world's record at Sheepshead Bay today by covering six and one half furlongs in straight away course in 1:18, which Is three fifths of a second faster than the best previous time. LICENSE REVOKED. San Francisco. Sept. ll.-The license o Captain Jacobs, master and pilot ot the steamer San Pedro, was today re voked by United. States Inspectors. Jacobs had not kept a log book and had failed to exercise his crew ai ami. u.. FOUGHT A DRAW. Seattle. Bept. ll.-(Speclal) Rufe Turner of Seattle and Charley Sieger of New York fought 20 rounds io a draw tonight. Sieger had the best ot the fight. SNOW IN MONTANA. Red Lodge, Mont., Sept. 11. (Spec ial) A heavy storm swept over south ern Montana last night anl today. Tonight everything is covered with about eight inches of snow. TOLSTOI S BIRTHDAY. St. Petersburg, Sept. ll.-Count Tol stoi spent his 75th birthday In strict nrivacv among his children at Tula. LETTER CARRIERS TO MEET Representatives of 77,000 Men to Oather at Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 11. The rural letter carriers of the United States will meet in Chlcag today and tomorrow to form a national association. There will be In attendance delegates representing 17,000 rural letter carriers, who dally supply 12,000,000 country residents with mall. They travel 600,000 miles every day .covering two thirds of the best farming district of America.' ; -Better roads, more salary, fewer pri vations, holidays, and numerous other improvements In their conditions are hopes of the rural carriers, who declare they travel over the worst roads In the world. , - Heretofore rural carriers have had. state organizations. Now It Is the Inten t ion to have all, the state organizations subsidiary to the national body. The organization will be known as the National Rural Free Delivery Let ter Carriers' Association. "KID" McFADDEN'S FIGHT Boston, Sept. 11. Harry Forbes, of Chicago, the ex-bantim weight cham pion," has knocked out "Kid" McFadden of San Francisco, In the 10th round of their fight before the Tammany Ath letic Club here. Forbes forced the fight ing from the start and had all the bet ter of it. In the tenth round a left to the face sent McFadden to the floor for a count of seventy Then he jumped to his feet, only to be sent down again by a terrific left to the jaw and a right to the stomach. Amid wild cheering hje staggered to his feet and raised his hands to defend himself. Forbes sent him down for the last time with a fu sllade of lefts and rights.' LEIGH HUNT IS RICH . Chicago Sept. 11. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Des Moines, Iowa, aava: : Michael O'Connor has just returned from Corea, where he saw Leigh Hunt, formerly a teacher here and later pres ident of the state agricultural college. O'Connor said: ' "Hunt is a multi-millionaire, his wealth being estimated anywhere from 375.000,000 to $100,000,000. His conces sions in Corea and Eastern China are said to be princely. Hunt la now en gaged In vast irrigation schemes In Corea." . ' - - NEW YORK WON. Milwaukee, Sept. U. The New Tork Athletic Club carried off honors in the great annual championship of Amateur Athletic Union at the fltate Park -this afternoon, winning a total of 50 points against 36 for the Milwaukee Athletic Club which was its nearest competitor.. The First Regiment A.thletlc Associa tion of Chicago finished easy third with 29 points. Montreal Amateu A.hletlc Association with but three representa tives had 10 points to Its credit and the University of Chicago was next in line with nine. The Greater New York Irish Athletic Association and Central Y. M.'C. A. each took three points. BROKE HALF MILE TIME. FetMeham. Pa., Sept. 11. -Twenty thousand people today saw Prince Al bert break the world's record on a half mile track. His time was 2:0S 1-2. ARRANGEMENT WOULD SUIT IS. Washington, Sept. ll.-The Washing ington government would welcome the elevation ot the Turkish minister at Washington to the rank of ambassador. Th lit would enable Minister Leishman to obtain audiences with the sultan di rect instead of having to deal with the officials of the Turkish foreign office which has resulted in long delays In consideration of his representations. Tlil government some years ago took up this matter with the porte but the finances of the sultan's government were not then such as to permit rais ing the legation at Washington to an e.nbassy. FAILED TO BREAK RECORD. Wnrtfnrd. Ponn.. Sent. 11. In a bat- tlo aonlnat tlmA. hnndicanned bv a heavy wind and unsatisfactory track, Dan Patch, champion pacer, railed at Charter Oak today to break the record made there two years ago by Star Pointer in two minutes flat. The won derful horse, however, went the mile 2:01. doing the last quarter in 29 1-2. This was 1 second less than those who had stsed up conditions had looked tor. Fractional parts of his time were: First quarter, SI seconds; First half, 1:01; three quarters 1:31 1-2 ; last quarter 29 1-2. V AT CHELAUS. Chehails, Wn., Sept. 11. (Special) At 4 p. m. today three earthquake shocks were felt, each lasting several seconds. t No damage was done. TWO SHOCKS AT PORTLAND. Portland, Sept. 11. At 3:45 o'clock this aftarnooa two earthquake shocks were felt here. SHOCK FELT AT SEATTLE. Seattle, Sept. U.-(Speclal) Five earthquake shocks were felt In Seattle at 8:44 this afternoon. r.;" GREAT HAVOC WROUGHT BY STORMS THAT SWEPT THE COAST OF BRITAIN While Details Are Incomplete, It Is Evi dent That There Loss of Life More Than Fifty Maritime Disasters Have Already Been Reported by Lloyds, Several Vessels Foundering With Their Entire Crews Loss of Life Much Greater Than Was at First Expected. London, Eng., Sept. 11. While the details of havoc wrought by the greta storm which raged over the British Isles yesterday are necessarily Incom plete, reports come in from all parts of the United Kingdom showing that the devastation was general, and it is fear ed the loss of life was much greater than at first supposed. The IJoyds already report over M serious casualties to shipping. AH sorts of vessels were caught in the gale and many foundered several with their entire crews. Bodies washing ashore continue to swell the terrible list of fatalities. The Gale sprang up with sudden fury CENSURE THE RAILROAD. Portland, Sept. ll.-The Committee appointed by the E'.ks to Investigate the accident whereby their excursion train bound for Olympla over the Northern Pacific Railway was wrecked, has made Its report. The committee, whose report has been adopted by the lodge, states that the engine which drew the excursion train Was not in first-class condition, and that -he engineer and fireman, In to whose charge the engine was given, were both extra men and had never been on a big machine. The snappiest part of the" document Is that which re lates to the conduct of - the various minor officials of the road after the wreck. "Monumental Instance of Indifferent Cots, SteoIs,,Stoves, Clieep? Matresses and Everything for .the Seaside an , See Our New Line Of led tali Siiites : : I J.. Elegaiu !rcr-Dcds Handsome Tables and GSmlrs Prices guaranteed tke lowest Vinson's Furniture Store THE REGATTA IS OVER! But the Success of That Event was in no Manner Greater than that of the CARABANA, SYMPHOIIIE AND MANRARA DOQUET Carried at TRULLINGER S the only two cigar stores in the city Agents for the Portland Safe & Lock Co. Call;and see samples. Agent for Portland Sail & Awning Co. ,. " , Sails, Tents, Awnings, and Covers. Two stores, Commercial St P. Has Been Great on the Sea. from the southwest and continued sev eral hours. ,'i i Agricultural sections In the interior report Incalculable damage. The hop yards of Kent have been .ruined and in many places the valleys of iheThames and Severn are submerged, numbers of ' sheep and cattle being drowned. Telegraph companies report the wires and poles down everywhere. . Great numbers of One trees In the parks 'of London and other cities were torn up by the .roots or stripped of their branches. : In addition to death from drowning, reports from Inland give many fatalities, . ' officialism" Is the phraxe applied to the Inactivity of the station agent at Nap avine, and such condemnatory adject ives as "incompetent," unwilling," and "Inexcusable" lend spice to the judi cial lauguoge of the committee. - DOWN WITH GREAT NORTHERN Seattle, Sept. 11. (Special.) Judge Thomas Burke, chief western counsel for the Great Northern railroad. In a few days win tender his resignation to President James J. Hill, severing a close connection with, the trans-continental system, extending practically since 18S7, when he assisted in the or ganization of the Seattle-Montana rail road and worked for the selection of Seattle as the Pacific terminus of the Great Northern. Give ns yonr ori'er fnr -Latest and Best ..Phono graph and - graphophonf records. A. Tnilllir' 4 i - i 1 v 1, rf