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s, Porioriicals, Mau-insy. &C., '01 fo ha T?to iTCSlThB fY vv.ihuttt ptrmifj: o.- Any - i guilty cl such offense, 'kb!e I j proportion. fnt Where the Oregon Stops Rolling Read Oar Ads Ee fore Baying VOLUME LVIJ. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER J, 1903. NUMBER the smart dresser Is smart because he buys r 1 ., xr 1 F I I '"I Schl&KI T"" .,1- V Mir HAND TAILORED CLOTHING Mado by Cronse. Brandegee & To. Hart. Schaffncr AMarx They emit bo beaten Sold in Astoria by P. A. STOKES FISHER BROTHERS Agents for the Famous Atkins Saws, Sharpie's Cream Separators, Hardware Dealers and Ship CHANDLERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sts. ...... Astoria, Oregon DO IT NOW!! Buy FLINCH Fifty Cents Commercial St. Window J. N. GRIFFIN Bad Plumbing will ditch the man who put it in. Our Plumbing is hon est and we watch the details of each job and 8eo that every piece of pipo is sound and every joint perfect. Tinning and gas fitting. W.J.SCULLEY 470-471 Commercial. Phone Black tiii Don't You Feel Cold These Chilly Mornings? It's Simply a Reminder that we have a Large Assortment of HEATING STOVES Just in. Call and see them FOARD $ STOKES CO. ASTORIA, - - - OREGON TAX LAW IS DECIDED TO BE INVALID The Supreme Court Hands Down Ruling in the Case Carried ' Up From Multnomah County. An Extra Session of Legislature Must Be Called to Remedy the Defect. LIKELY THIS WILL BE DONE llelieved the dovernor Will Is sue Cull-Special ElectloiiH Xccensary In Five Counties. Falnm. Oct. 31. The supreme court today la the cane of Maria L. Flanders, respondent, vii. Multnomah county et ul., appeltatiU, handed down an opinion holding that the decision of the lower court It affirmed and that the former tax law li replied by the law of 1603. and there la no law authorizing the making & levy of taxes on the amoi ment of W3. ThH effort of -.his opinion I that un less a special session of the legislature la called for the purpose of authorising the levying of a lax for the year 1903. the aemnt rolls of this year, which havu alrealy been completed, will be worthies, and mtiny counties In the Kate wll be without funds with which to conduct their affair. While the aupreme court (loci not al ludo to the posalblllty or necessity for a special session In any language what ever, It la unlerstood that aa county court" are ren-lred powerless to levy the tax, a special session la the only poMllil relief. . . . . , This autt wa brought by Maria i Flanders, of Portland,- acalnat the county officer of Multnomah county to unjoin them from Incurring any ex penses In anticipation of a levy In Jan uary, on the ground that no such levy could be made. County officers demur red to the complaint and the Circuit court of Multnomah county overruled the demurrer and made the Injunction perpetual, from which decision an ap peal was taken to the aupreme court, lly this manner of proceeding upon the part of a taxpayer of Multnomah county the question was directly raised whether there was authority of law for the levy of county and state taxes, next January. Plaintiff contended that, since the amendment went Into effect on January 1, all proceedings under the old law must cease on that date. De fendants contended that, although the new law went Into effect on January t It was the evident Intention of the leg islature '.hat all assessment and tax ation proceedings then under way should be completed In accordance with the law under which they were commenced. First Class in Every Respect Bar and Billiard Room American and European Plan Free Coach to the House PARKER HOUSE IL B. PARKER, Proprietor P. PARKER, Manager. Good SamploJRooma on Ground Floor for Commercial Men ASTORIA - ' - . - , OREGON S. A. GIMRE CARRIES A FINE STOCK OF a,"e Boots and Shoes Belli at Close Figures EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE. Portland, Oct. 31.-The opinion pre vails anion a majority of the beat In formed cltixens of Oregon that Gover nor Ohalmberlaln will call an extra session of the legislature for the pur pose of relieving the state of the pecU' liar situation broueht about by the decision of the supreme court In de daring that there can be no tax levy made for 1903 under the existing laws. In effert the decision, should Governor Chamberlain decline to convene the legislature to pass remedial legislation, will be to deprive every city and county aa well as the state Itself of all revenue from taxation or the current year. Governor Chamberlain has been In the en st for some time, but to now believed to be on hit way home. Should the governor convene the leg islature In special session, special elec tions will be necessary In five of the counties ot the state, where there are vacancies. One of the counties la Clat sop, which will be called upon to elect w successor to United States Senator Fulton. As a special eleotlon will cost 31400 or $1600, the decision of the aup reme court Is not at all pleasing to county offlclaJs. However. It Is felt locally that it la better to have done With the matter at present than at Home future date, for certain It Is that eventually the law must be changed so as to permit the counties and cities of the state to catch up with their tax levies. , proportion of ihe not over thoughtful will immediately Umm on the eye-line of their mental picture gallery the port rait of a cliaim-llon-llke creature that baffles recognition as she reflects the horse show, the ball room, the street, the banquet hall, the boudoir, the auto mobile, as a creature that Is all things to all men and nothing to any man "Khe In a creature whose favorite companions of what Is called the sterner sex are Insipid and brainless1 creatures who are called men only be cause they are not women, She Is woman whose whole life is one questionable gaiety, who smokes at dinner with men and who drinks rather too much at times. The announcement of her marriage brings a smile with the uplifted eyebrow and her divorce suit I accepted aa a matter of course. In MONEY MARKET TIGHT. New York, Oct 21. The money mar ket has grown tight during the week as a result of the heavy withdrawals of currency due to the emergency at 8t, Louis and to supply the crop moving needs both from the cotton and the grain districts. Sterllrfe exchange has broken nearly to the gold Import point. but some apprehension 1 felt that stringent money may Intervene before' the arrival of gold imports will afford relief. The stock market hag become exceedingly dull and apathetic as a re suit of these conditions. Although the demand Is paralyzed, there Is little pressure to sell, In spite of a growing tendency toward a decline In activity in various branches of business. MISS LAYTON HAS CONFESSED Prcttjr Girl Who Itobbed Card Company Is In Jail. New York, Oct Jl. Marie Laytpn, who was arrested a few weeks ago and pleaded guilty to charges of embezzle' ment brought by officers of the United States Playing Card Company, la re ported to have made a complete con fession showing .hat she diverted from the company's bank account 337,000 while acting during six year as con ftdentlal clerk In ihe New York office. Miss Lay ton Is ncv awaiting sentence Tho confession was made first to Assistant District Attorney Sanford The woman has turned 35000 back to her employers, all the money she saved. In her confession she mentions the name of a prominent officer of a New York corporation, who, she says, pro fited by her stealings. She alleges that the man got her to cash checks and in that way she got rid of a good deal of the noney. The balance went In high living. Miss Layton will be arralnged in Jucfee Foster's court Monday for sen tence. A strong plea for clemency will be made. DOWIE DENOUNCES HIS SON Brands aa False Confession Re cently Made by Elijah. REBUKE FOR FOUR HUNDRED Mrs, Burdet to Scores the Mod. em Society Woman. Chicago, Oct. SI. Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, of Los Angeles, Cal.. has made a scathing arraingment of the "four hundred", class. In an address delivered before a local woman's club. "The smart set is nothing but an ex crescence on real "society," says Mrs. Burdette. She declared that no such aggregation could ever be other than an insignificant factor In the life of a great nation. "When asked to consider the society woman," said Mrs. Burdette, "a large Chicago, Oct. 31. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Essex, Iowa, say: John Murray Dowle, crushed by the attack made upon his by his son, John Alexander Dowle, says: The statement that I am not the father of John Alexander Dowle is the greatest myth ever uttered by the mouth of man. It is scandalous that my son should repudiate me after have done so much for him. He Is my son and was born In lawful wedlock The records may be had at the register offices, Princess street Edlnburg, Scot land." Judge Dowle, who is respected by the whole community, lives here In his lit tie cottage. The resemblance between John Murray Dowle and John Alexan der Dowle Is so close that the father has often been taken for his son. " PLUCKY WOMAN USES RIFLE Portland Couple Itout Burgular and Send Him Flying. Portland, Oct. 81. Awaken by unus ual noises at an early hour this morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Burrell, who reside at 2S Hawthorne avenue, arme dthemselves and began an Investl gatlon. Mrs. 'Burrell took a ride and Mr. Burrell took a revolver. Descend ing Into one of the lower rooms Mrs. Burrell saw the figure of a man and raising her rifle fired at the intruder. A cry of pain Indicated that the man had beentnjured but before either Mrs. Burrell or her husband could fire again the burglar escaped through an open window. . The police traced the burg lor toward the river where the tracks were lost. A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE. Xos Angeles, Oct 31. Ferda Ridder, a German saloon keeper, 37 years old, has committed suicide In a sensational manner at his home In this city. With his wife and two children standing be fore the door of his bedroom in which be had locked himself, and with words of prayer from them for him not to In jure himself, Ridder blew out his brains with a rifle. MILITIARY MAN INDICTED. San Francisco, Oct. 81. Louis C. Hamilton, formerly first lieutenant In the United States army, was today in dicted for forgery and fraud. 'Ball was fixed at 33000. He la alleged to have attempted to cash forged sale warrants.' He Is at present in Washington. Iremarkable ELECTRICAL VIBRATION Aurora Borealis Interrupts Bus iness of Telegraph and Tele phone Companies to a . Marked Degree. Atmospheric Disturbance Inter feres With Wires All Over the World. WORLD'S NEWS SIDETRACKED Nature Applies Enough Voltage to Wires to Cause Man's Death With So Bat tery Attached. Chicago, Oct. 21. Serious disturb ances said to be- due to the aurora borealis are causing great interference with telegraph wires all over the world Ocean cables were rendered almost use less, and tel-Tgraph and long distance telephone communication was at times almost wholly suspended. The precise effect of other waves said to be caused by the aurora borealis, U not known, but no means have ever been devised siiCTessfuIly to combat their Influence, and during such disturbances compan ies operating electrical apparatus are wholly at their mercy. At the climax of the disturbance there were' fit volts of electricity- enough to kill a man in the wires with out the battery attached. An hour later tho trouble had virtually disappeared. "The worst electrical disturbance In this city In 3S years," said Chief Opera tor Pettit, of the Postal Telegraph Com pany. "At time there were no workable wires in any direction and the cable service was seriously affected on both the Atlantic and Pacific." SEATTLE PEOPLE ENJOY IT. Seattle, Oct. 81. The aurora borealis was distinctly vlsable here and while at its 'maximum presented a beautiful sight to all who beheld It. DELAYS BUSINESS. New York, Oct.31. The French cable company has given notice owing to at mospheric conditions, the business will be subjact to heavy delay. FELT IN PORTLAND. Portland.Oct. 31. Interference caused by the wave was noticed in Portland and has been causing serious inconven ience to telegraph companies and long distance telephones. SEEN AT ASTORIA. The aurora borealis made a striking appearance over this city, as noted In The Astorian yesterday morning. The remarkable gr?nih cast to the sky, studded as it was with brilliant stars, evokel exclamations of wonder and tid miration from all beholders. The eff t w felt last night when the tils patches were delayed in transmission, BRILLIANT DISPLAY. uuiutn, mn., Oct. 81. The most brilliant display of aurora borealis seen in years was enjoyed here early today THOUGHT IT WAS FIRE. Salt Lake City, Oct. 81-The aurora barealls was so distinct here that it caused many people to think a hugh fort fire as agir.g north of the city. BURNED THE COLLEGE. New York, Oct, 31. Men who guard the New York watershed at Amawalk Westchester county, have applied the torch to the 1190.000 , college of the Christian Brothers, a Catholic Institu tlon, where 100 boys were being educat ed. The brothers a few months ago obtained an Injunction against the water shed commission to prevent the destruction of the building. Thelnjunc- tf-m expired this week and it was de elded to burn the building. The brothers, having received their con demnation award, left with the students several weeks ago for Baltimore and other cities, where they will establish new schools. INTEREST IN CITY ELECTION The Campaign at San Francisco Comes to a Close. San Francisco, Oct. 31. The muni clpal campaign which closed here to night has been one of unusual Interest as under the charter recently adopted the mayor will have the appointment of commissions which will direct the ex penditure of J13.000.00O for the Improve ment of the city. Three candidates for mayor are in the field. The republicans have nominated Henry J. Crocker, a wealthy business man, and the democrats, Franklin K. Lane, an ex-ocrspaper man. Eugene Schmitx,' the present mayor, who was elected two years ago by the union labor party, is a candidate for re-elec tion. DARING MARINER SAFE Victoria, Oct. 31. The Talakum, an Indian canoe converted into a yacht of four tons, which left Victoria to tour the world with a lone mariner, J. C. Voss, and which made the trip to Aus tralia, has been reported in letters re ceived from Voss dated at Tanu, New Hebrides, on September 9. He was en route to Thursday Island and to Africa, whence he Intends to cruise to London. OREGON DELEGATION EN ROUTE. Portland, Oct. 31. The Oregon dele gation to the Traveling Passengers As sociation which meets at New Orleans, Nsvember 11, departed for the Crescent City tonight. The delegation goes pre pared to make a strenuous campaign to secure the next convention for Port land. , COLLISION OF TRAINS ENDS ALL Footballists and Rooters Perish Miserably in Gala Dress and With Their Col- ors Flying. ." f ...' ., Passenger Train En Route for ; ' Gridiron Crashes Into a Freight Engine. MEET DEATH BEYOND CURVE The Coaches Are Telescoped or Smashed to Kindling Wood While Wreckage Piles on Victims. , . Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 31. Fifteen persons were killed and over 50 injured some fatally, at 10:30 today In a collis ion, between a special passenger train on the B!g Four railroad and a freight engine With a string of coal cars. The. accident happened in the edge of this city. The passenger train of 12 coaches was carrying DS4 persons, nearly all of whom were students of the Purdue uni versity, and their friends from Lafay ette to Indianapolis for the annual foot ball game between the Purdue team and the Indiana university team, which , was to have been fought this afternoon. In the first coach back of the engine were the Purdue football team, sub-' players and managers. Three players, the assistant coach, the trainer and seven sub-pHyers were killed and every one of S3 persona on the car were either fatally or seriously injured. . , Of the 53 persons injured in the wreck 39 are seriously hurt, nearly all having broken bones. From 12 coaches were coming Joyous cries from a thousand rooters for Pur due, clad ; In gala dress and with colors streaming, while in the front coach sat 20 great muscular fellows trained to the hour, on whom hopes for ' a brilliant victory on the gridiron were confidently placed. Rounding a curve the engineer found directly in front of him a freight engine and coal cars mov ing slowly from a switch leading to the gravel pit. He reversed bis engine and Jumped. The first" car In which were the play ers was completely demolished, the roof being torn away and falling across a car of coal while ihe body of the car was reduced to kindling wood against the sides of the steel freight cars. The second coach containing a brass band . was partly telescoped and the coach was overturned and hurled down a 15 foot embanknent. The other coaches did not leave the track, . : - , If You Want Anything Good Go To Dunbar's I 1 I 1 The ribbon store is at its best now. Beautiful ribbons in luxurious pro fusion. Never has the display been greater or better. We want you to see it. to tempt you this way. A lot of ribbons adapted for use in trim ming the opera bags, fancy cushions and a thousand and one other pretty purposes, in fancy Dresden figured, striped and plaided designs and Elain and rich colorings, including lack peau de soie. j& ? j& ? The L lite (Gq The Cheapest Place in Astoria lor Fine Goods