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VOLUME LVI.
ASTOKIA, OKEGON, SATl'KDAY, SEI'TEMBER ;!, J9Q3.
NUMBER 301.
1873
1903
ITERS ara threa stylet that will hit tha fancy of tboM who know any
thing at all about STYLISH TOGGERY. ThaTopCoat
la tha vary limit of "propernwi" (U you will allow ui to cola a new word),
and tha other two will aland tha aama expression. In tba language of tha
CriiH mi Cm a Slf, Vtto.
with the C0J1CAVB SHOULDER and CL0SE-FITTI50 COLLAR, which have
aaar.h to do with the smart, well-built appearance of this famous brand.
P. A. STOKES
Pure Prepared Paint
'W? SoldtihiyBy
FisKer Bros
NEW HAMMOCKS
Large assortment of unusually hand
some goods just received.
75 cents to $5.00.
J . N . GRIFFIN.
NEW FALL SUITS
We have a swell line of Fall Suits
ranging in price from $12 to $50.
NEWEST STYLES
The Corset Coat and
Louis Fourteenth-
THE BEE HIVE
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WHERE YOU CAN ALWAYS BE SATISFIED.
connoisseur, thej
ara ALL RIGHT
Tha Top Coat may
be worn by tha
abort, tall or medi
um man, but tha
other style ara
made aptclally to
aet off tha charma
of men who ara
goodly sized and
who know how
to carry "awall
clothes." A abort
man in an Engtlih
walking frock
would not be very
edifying, although
bell quite welcome
to call here and try
It on. As usual
with all garment
made by Crouie k
Brandegee, Utlca,
Hew York, these
ttt k. ire provided
Nothing Pleases
so well aa nicely plundered linen. We
have the neateat and moat sanitary
laundry In tha state and do the best
work.
ALL WttlTJS HELP.
Corner Tenth and Duana streets.
' Thoneim.
The Troy Laundry
CONCLUDES
ITS LABORS
National Irrigation Congress Elects
Officers for Ensuing Year
and Adjourns.
WILL MEET NEXT AT EL PASO
Desires to tro to Portland ln1IM)5
Prompt the Delegate to
Give the Honor to
Kout Invest.
Ogd'-n. fu.pt. is. The eleventh Na
tional lrrlitlon Congress came to an
end lute till afternoon. It reelected
Prnator W. A. Clark, of Montana.pre
l'1nt, decld-d to hold the congress of
l!''4 In El Pa, and adopted a plat
form which rejected congress to make
modifications In the fxIntliiR land law
In order that speculation and rnonopuly
i.f the public domain may be prevented.
The nr-t fl(fht of coiweits fame up
thin afternoon, when 'he report of the
committer on reomtu;i wan made,
ov'-r th adoption or rejection of
il.mV'H n the the 1 .ml laws, the ma
) -rsi n irt rwi;t-'.l!ifr congr to re
(.it th 'l-itftt lai.d ft. timber and
ffii. net and tm commutation Vlnue
of the hoiTi' nt.v ,) nit ,. debate of four
Nen' durutU'U i.eeu'iiM niut '!! ex
i r-Kiiiiiy M'!-r ,-it !!rti. The oppo-
!llu!l t'l U." Niltloll!,! I'ilfMtlWI CoI.R-
re'i-' i ' mml'tlnit mcK In any ueh man
ner wan led hy former Huiulor Carey,
l yi'iri.i, Cmftr'K!.nn Mond 'll,
of Wyomhuj, an.l frmer ranirreHm;n
f!iiif'oti, if foUtriido, and when a aub
(ititule tor !hee jMovlHlotm of the ma
ofity repoit offend by ("onKreKd
nuiii Nwdhem, of California, almply re-
iu-itliK eonjtieo to. modify the land
law, the whole mrength of the oppo
sition wan thrown In tin favor. The re
mit t rtftnrdl by them m a deelded
vh toTy, The Jebate- wn prolonged un
til evening, and although a numlnr of
Intereiitlmt papera were to have been
pr'-nented by the bureau chief of the
department of aftrlculture.the congreeti,
tired out by the long, and at time ac
rlmoploux dlncuaolon, adjourned lth
out IlKtonlnj to them.
Kl Paw) won out In Its plctureaime
fight for next year' conirrB on the
flm hallot. There waa a deenerate ef
fort by the Northwestern atatea to
brln the honor to Bolw, but tt was
unsuccessful and but one ballot waa
nvcfaaary. The apparent denlre to go
to rorthind In 1905 had much to do
with the tctlon In giving the honor to
tho Southwest.
P0L0 TOURNAMENT.
New York, Sept. 18, Although some
eight months must elapse before the
opening of the Paris polo saon, the
executive committee of the Paris Polo
Ass't'tatlon, consisting of the Mamuls
Pe C.uny, president; the Murquis DO
VIllivlejH; Baron Le June and Luis
deErruau, has forwarded to H. L. Her
bert, chairman of the American PVo
Association, says a Herald despatch,
the conditions of the luternatlunul cup
tournament to be contested for on the
Hugatelle ground next year, and re
quested him to form a team, consisting
of four of the best players, ojtlisens of
and residing In the Vnlted States.
The date of the competition haa been
nxed for the first week In June when
the season Is at Its height but Mr.
Herbert Is given the latitude of naming
and Onto which suits the convenience
of the Americans between May 10 and
July 1.
INSANE MAN'S MCDEST "DEMAND.
SeMtle, !?ept. 18. Martin Errlckson,
Insane, who claims to have ome from
Oregon, entered the Scandinavian
American bank at noon today, walked
up to 'he window of the cashier and
demanded tr.tW.000. stating that ures
Ivls demands were complied with he
would blow up the bank with nltro
glycerine. .
He exhibited a small bottle which he
clalmfed contained the explosive, p
was about to make a demonstration
when a deputy sheriff entered and ar
rested him. The contents of the bottle
proved harmless.
FLOOD STRIKES THE TOWN
Melting Snow Results in Disaster
to Austrian Village.
New York, Sept. 18.-A disaster In the
shape of a storm has fallen on this
plac says a Herald dispatch from Bad
Oasteln. a tamous Alpine watering
nWe in Austria. Snow fell on top of
accumulated snow and then came a
heavy rain and on both side of the
valleV from the great ranges of rnoun
tains for miles came spurting forth tur
Ml" ctaraeta. The water from
ou ' .... tha A a, -hen. a small
through he center of the valley and
the mountain stream became a whirling
mass of turbid waters, rushing at such
a rate 'that wherever It took a short
Turn the denser threatened the banks.
The. famous water fall which runs
through the center of Had Gaateln be
ne a thundering mass , o I furious
waterroaring down Its rocky bed, caus
ttig a'l the houaea In the neighborhood '
to vlbrat from Ha force. j
The climax came at 11 o'clock Thurs
day eeolrtr. About that hour the
main street of that UHUully quiet town
wherv people go to bed early, reaounded
with the omnlous sound of long, loud
buttle calla, recognlised In the neighbor
hood as the call of alarm and that aa
uiiaurA wan badlr needed. The citi
zen hurriedly dreed and made for the
street. The water fall had Increased
to mighty proportion. Tree and great J
masHes of wood came thundering down, i
Earlier In the evening the electric
lights all over the town had gone out
and the upper bridge to the main road
to the BocttstJlo had fallen. A little
later the one below the water fall gave
vny. ,
The electric works which supplied the
Imi Hal hotel were completely WTectc-
ed The dynamo waa washed Into the
bed of the torrent. All communication
teln. haa been cut off owing to the fall
of the bridge and the few vlaltora re
maining here are temporarily Impria- t
W 11 11 lin iienicn hv.-, .
oned. .
A 0ISTINOU1SHED FILIPINO.
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Z TT. o. a 1 1... ' pollt'cal altuatlon brought about by the
San Francisco, J48,0." ! realgnatlon of Mr.Chamberlaln.Chancel
tenant Crlspulo PaUjb of th JlMp. ; Jor of ,e iuuhle and U)r4
pine scouts, the first of the "v'8 OI. 0H)rge Hamilton, but no freh develop
Luzon to wear the uniform of the t nit- , h&vg as announted
d xtatva army, haa arrived from Ma- , Mar,.ul. of Lanadowne. regard
nllla on the transport Sherman. First
as a spy. later ns chief of detectives
niid afterward as lieutenant of a com
pany of scout, T'atajo gained consid
erable distinction with the American
force during the Philippine catniiKi
and finally, on th special rc-commend-
and finally, on th apeclul rwimiinenu-
auon of Meutenant-em ral Young, he
Leavenworth. Kana.. 'where he will
Uki- a millltary cnirae In the uft col-
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SHAMROCK II SOLD:
New York, Kept. JS.-'ai'tain Miller.'
ho was skipper of the yacht Columbia
during the aunimer. and CafHain IUh's
assistant on the Reliance during the ;
cup races, it Is stated, in connection ;
with report from Chicago, has bought i
from Sir Thomas Upton the old cup.
..t.u l!,..,i...i. Khamnu'k 11. i
mllenger Shamrock II.
The nrie oald for the hull was not
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known, out u i oeiieveo .
net far from $7000. The yacht has been
on the shore at Erie basin for nearly
two year and while being Vea r,.tary8hlps at his disposal, and strong
from weather aa far aa practicably has , hlm f(j make a c,ean BWMp of
and less valuable by cor
roslon. The purchasers will break her
up for the value1 ot the material.
MRS. SAUNDERS DYING.
San Franclaco, Sept. 18. Mra. Eli
sabeth Saundera, the old aetrera so well
Innwn to theater-roers of decades gone
by, la passing Quietly away at her home i
In this city, her deatn rjeing umy uv
ter of only a few days, according to the
luiMMit of the attending physician.
Mrs. SaundVra first appeared before the j
. .. tt... n ft tha t
public uu years ago.
stage was Anderson and she Is a cousin
of Joseph Jefferson and ot William
Warren, the character actor, Her ren
dition of o'd woman's parts was consid
ered without a peer. ,
HONOR P.0R WOMAN.
New York. Sept. lS.-For the first
lime in the history of Columbia, univer
sity a woman has been directly appoint
ed to a professorahtl by the board of
trustee. The new professor is Miss
Margaret E. Maltby, ph. D., a gradu
ute of B:rnard, w ho will be installed at
the beginning of the Academic year as
adjunct professor of physics.
HANA IS CHALLENGED.
Norwu'lt, O., Sept. IS. John H.
Clink, democratic candidate for United
States senator. In a speech delivered to
day, formally challenges Senator Han
na to meet him in Joint debate on the
Issues ot the campaign.
Columbus, O., Sept. 18. Chairman
Dick said tonlsht that if Clarke will
formally . challenge Senator Hanna
through the chairman of the demo
cratic state committee, cognisance will
be taken of it.
LABOR MEN TO PROTEST.
Honolulu, Sept. 18. Edward Rosen
berg, traveling agent ot the American
Federation ot Labor, for the Philippines
China and Japan, who has been investi
gnttng conditions in Hawaii, makes the
announcment that 99 per cent of the
Japanese coming here are Illegally as
sisted Immigrants. Hundreds are ar
riving monthly. He says he will so re
port to the federation which wlU prob
ably take steps to Btop them .
PROPOSALS FOR BEEP AND MUTTON.
Office of Chief Commlsary, Vancouver
Barrtcka, Wash., Sept 21, 1903.
Sealed proposals for, furnishing and
delivering fresh beef and mutton for
six months beginning January 1, 1904,
be received here and at office of com
missaries at Fort Stevens, Oregon;
Boise Barracks, Idaho; Forts Casey,
Columbia, Flagler, Walla Walla,
Wright, Worden, Lawton and Vancou
ver Barracks, Wash., until 10:30 a. m.,
October 21, 1903, and then opened.' In
formation furnished on application.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be endorsed "Proposals for fresh beef
a,nd mutton," and addressed to commis
sary of post to be supplied, or to Major
George B. Davis, Chief Commissary.
s-St-o-20
BOTH SIDES
PREPARING
English Politicians Are Mending
Their Fences for the Com
ing Campaign.
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'flQRE RESIGNATIONS LIKELY
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Ktludl.rd prt..uetu That IIHour
inaara l r eater mat iiailour
Will Have four Cabinet
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OiKpoant.
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j London, Sept. 18. The newspaper
cuwilon and speculations regarding the
O (i'O I altnatlnn hriht Iwi , ( Kw Ihb
ing winine intention tneie in gieai-j
est interest, has gone la Balmoral to re
lleve Lord Balfour of Iiurleiifhas nilnin
ter In attendance upon the king loth
Itolitlcal parties have already comment-'
ttl iu-tlve nrei.irations for the comhiK
,ltmi ,,, ai home and
, .Il(UltncP
j f y
'the future leader of ;lie liberal partv,
' petri?phed yesterday: "The situatifn
j n nil (r eusentiuls Is uachang. -1. Tie
' duty oC the liberals te defcttd fro trade
u n i.lain and urgent fis beforc.
The opinion & the colonies Is anxious
ly"cn:'vased as behig a most Impor
tant factor in the situation. Sir Ed
mund Uarton,premit- of the Austral
Ian commonwealth, has declared in an
Interview that he is convinced Chamber
lain lll ultimately triumnh and that
u, lh t trIunlph ,B achieved, there
t ,,, , - v. l,
f will oe no rem umuw ic
standard today anticipates that
f ftt leMt four rab
f . .g.
ly urge him o make a clean sweep of
the discredited ministers and appoint
men of real ability, even auch men as
Lord Cromer and Lord Milner, If the
country would gain thereby.
THREE HUNDRED KILLED.
Salonica. Sept 18. Three hundred
Bulgarians have been killed In a fight
between insurgents and Turkish troops
between Okhrlda and Dfbra. The
Bulgarian dead Include many officers,
one of whom wore Russian decoration.
A battalion of Redlfs attacked the
Chrletlan gendarmes at Mitrovltia
September 16 and several of the latter
were killed and wounded. The rest of
the gendarmes took, refuge at the Rus
sian consulate, where they were be
selgcd. The situation at Mitrovltia is
extremely critical.
WAITING ON POWERS.
London, Sept. lS.-The situation in
the Balkans occupies to some extent
the imperial meeting at Vienna. At
the agency In Vienna it was. declared
that, under any circumstances, Bul
garia would await the result of the
meeting between Emperor Francis Jo
seph and Emperor William .before tak
ing any declsKe steps. .
" ANXIOUS TO FIGHT TCPKS.
Chicago, Sept. 18. Many members ot
the Illinois militia have volunteered
their services to Macedonia in the war
against the Turks, according to a state
ment made by the local Macedoalan
committee.
There was a lively meeting of Macedon
ians last night in the Second Baptist
church. G. M. Tsilka, whose wife was
kidnapped with Miss Ellen M. Stone
stirred the audience with an account of
the barbaric practices ot the Turks and
he related instance of unprovoked
cruelty of which he had been a witness.
He denied the report that the brigands
who captured Miss Stone and Mme
Tsilka were allied to or acting under
the direction of the Macedonian rea
ctionary party.
When the meeting adjourned those
present dropped their contributions In
to the folds ot the Macedonian flag, as
it lay half furled at the door.
FOR WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Boston and Pittsburg Teams to
Play Series of Games. ,
Boston, Sept. 18.-A series of nine
games for the world's championship be
tween Boston, champion of the Amer
ican league, and Pittsburg, champions
of the Notional league, has been ar-
'
The series will begin about October 1
and will consist of four games each in
Boston and Pittsburg, the place for the
ninth game to be chosen later.
PLAGUE AT RIO.
New York. Sept. 18.-The newspaper
Corrlo Mannhu asserts that there are
at least 71 plague stricken patients in
the Jumjaba hospital In this city, ca
bles the Rio Janeiro correspondent of
the Herald.
The Tribuna also publishes an article
calling the attention of the authorities
to the development of Bubonic plague.
A GOOD PURCHASE.
Ner York, Sept. 18.-OfflcIal of a
I!ayonn, N. J oil company are cha
grined over the discovery that they sold
for $1,800 a vessel full of oil and naptha
worth 1 10,000. Tre steamer Maria took
fire at the Bayonne plant two month
ago and was towed out In the bay to
burn. It was thought that it cargo
had been consumed In the blase in
which the lives of two men were lost.
The Bayonne concern offered the hlp
'or sale and wnen the buyer had dock
ed the supposed wreck a few hours
later it was found the valuable cargo
had escaped distraction,
on return ' . :
ON RETURN TRIP.
New York, Sept. 18. President Roose
velt, Gov. Murphy, of New Jersey, and
party reached Jersey City this morning
at t o'clock on their return' Journey
from the field of Antletarr. where New
Jersey yesterday unveiled a monument
to her dead. The tr!? wias without In
cident, no atop having been made after
leaving Chambersburar. Pa,.,
At 7 o'clock the president was taken
to the navy yard hy a tug. Thence he
will proceed to Oyster Bay on board
the yacht Kylph.
PARCEL LOST.
Between the Bee Hive and Toke
Point oyster house, a package wrapped
in the A. Dunbar Co.'s wrapping paper.
Finder will be rewarded by notifying
iZ2 Bond street.
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fj---'r- t 'iV in k.rs
Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Wcrlis
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Klanafacturers cf
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Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings.
General Foundrynien and Patternmakers, v
Absolutely firstclass work. Prices lowest.
Phcne245f.
P. A. TRULLINGER
CIGARS AMD
TOBACCO
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Two Stores
We have them, None Better.
MaKe the Housewives Happy.
W. C. LAWS : CO,
527 BOND STREET
GUNS2MAM1ITI
See Us, It Will
Pay You
FOARD $
ASTORIA,
MONASTIR
IN TERROR
Appalling Atrocities of the Turks
Have Filled the Populace
With Wild Alarm.
SLAUGHTER IS CONTINUED
Defenceless Women and C15M
ren Butchered In Revenge
for Death at Inur '
(rents Hand,' '
Lond-jn, Sept. 19. The Daily Mall''
correspondent at Monastir telegraphs:
"A veritable reign of terror relgna
here. Suspected Christiana vanish ut
terly presumably to prison. The Turks
burned 18 children to death In a bak
ing oven at Blsoler. They massacred
200 women and children at Jovan in re
venge for death at the bands of the in
surgenU. Fifty women and children
returning from the mountains, were
murdered by soldiers. Bashi Bazouks
hav destroyed four villages nar
Krushevo, massacreing and mutilates
the inhabitants." .
Bad Plumbing
will catch' the man who put
it in. " Ou? Plumbing is hon
est and we salch lite details
of each job and see that every
piece of pipe is sound and
- every joint perfect. Tinning
and gas fitting.
W. J. SCULLEY
470-472 Commercial. Phone Black 2243
Corner Elteentb end Fren'JIn,
Commercial St.
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