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VOLUME.- LVJI.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVKUBEB 29, 1903.
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FOR CRITICAL MEN
You know is well as we do that your men friends are your
most exacting clothe critics; if the women thought you
could do better they wouldn't ay so. But liienlWt hesi.
tate; if you're not correctly dressed they'll let you know it;
and in no case more promptly or more definitely than as to 1
your full dress clothes. You'll save yourself some embar
rassment and considerable money by coming to us for a
Hart Schaffner & Marx full dress or Tuxedo suit. Because
they're right, at every point, in the eyes of the most critical.
A. STOKES
FRANCE AAY
RENEW WORK
UPON CANAL
Colombia Trying to Prevail on
the Pari Government to Co
: Ahead With Construct.
Ion of Waterway. -
French" Canal Commission De
clares That Oifer of United
Slates Is Ridiculous.'
MORE COLOMBIAN WAR TALK
Kadlcala Want to Iteeaptnre the
iMdiiiiiiK, but Conservatives
Fear Attempt Would,
1- nd the Iteputillc.
Purls. Nov. 28,-The republic of Co
lombia Is endeavoring to Induct franc
lo renew work upon the construction
of the Panama canal. The Colombian
financial agent, 8anir. who is aim the
special delists to the administrative
council, u now In Panama. The freneh
canal committee has published a tut'
ment In which It declares that the ot
for of the l'nlt4 States la ridiculous,
and places a blKh value upon th
company'! property and concessions,
Star
Choice Cutlery and Carvers
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CHRISTMAS MAGAZINES 1 1
The Xmas numbers of SCRIBNERS, LADIES HOME
JOURNAL, HARPERS, ANSL1ES, McCLURES and
. numerous others are out, bigger and better in every way,
full of timely topics and stories, profuse with illustration
and color work and are certainly marvels of fine printing. '
COMB HAVE A LOOK.
J.n GRIFFIN.
MORS WAR TALK.
Colon. Nov. St.-The Panama
and Herald says:
Wt learn from a reliable source that
even passports to Port Llmon, Coat
Rica, from Colombian porta on the At
lantle ur now not allowed to txi Is
sued to Colombians. Itlver boats ply
ing on MsB'lboa hav ben arml
and converted Into warships
"Tha liberal renerala, Urlb-l'rlbt
and Bnianiln Herrera, have Offered
the covernment their aervlcei for the
t ait In a of the Uthmus. Ths conserva
tive, howsver, oppose tha acceptance
of then ofTsr. fearlnf such action
would result In the overthrow of the
foverament."
A LOST ANNIVElWAHt,
Panama, Nov. Sa.Todey was the an
ntversnry of the declaration of lnd
pemlenca of Colombia from Bpsnlsh
rule. The day was formerly enthusiaa
tlcally celebrated, but the only indl
cation today of the annlversair was
the oRtelal declaration of the holiday.
MAY REPEAT OPERATION
Kataer William luatrtieted
Take Abaolute Kst.
to
V You Need a Bath
AT LB A ST ONCB
A WEEK -' .'
Toil mtffht as well bathe In ths
river as In an old wooden tub, but
there , la no occasion . for doing
either ao long aa up-to-date tath
tubs can be had reasonably. Talk,
wltb ua about the matter,' . I
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New Norwegian Stbclf Fisll
The Fir: est we have -
ever received, M
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New York. Nov. 18. The Wiener Al-
legemelne Zeltung baa a dispatch from
Berlin, according to a Vienna cable
gram, to the Time, which says: t
, Though there can be no doubt 'that
the recent operation on Emperor Wil
liam concerned a benignant formation,
tha proceaa of healing has not taken
the favorable course hoped for, :
"There Is absolutely no question of
any danger, but from the whole course
of the process of healing hitherto It
seems as though unexpected compli
cations had arlaenNvhloh rarely followa
a simple operation for ao-called singers
polypus. '
"In court circles there Is a certain
uneaainera, which In the last few days
found expression m talk of the poss
ibility of another jperatlon. It Is Im
possible to verify the latter rumor.
" The emperor, whose blood remains
good, has been ordered by his physl
clana to take the greatest rest and
spare his vocal organs as much aa
possible," , v ' , . "
VALDEZ ROAD TO BE BUILT
Alaaka Copper Company Gets
Title to It tch Mines.
Eastern Sugar Cured PICNIC HAMS
, very fine at 12 12 et, a, pound
Old Fashion Home Made
MINCE MEAT ..V
two pounds for 25 cts.
FOkRD a STOKES COMFNY
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DELSANTO, SANCHEZ HAYA. LA VERDAD. EL CABINET
Popular Brands of
CIGARS
t COMMFKriAt at, and
lUKUsvJtKruei. .
At WILL ! iAtI50N'S
Valdes, Alneka, Nov, W. -Judge
Wickersham today ave his opinion
confirming the title of the Alaska Cop
per Company to complete all Undisput
ed ownership of the Bonansa mines
back ef Valdes, the key to the Copper
river railway situation. The decision
undoubtedly means the building of the
road, as the Havemeyers are the finan
cial backers of the victorious company.
The estimated value of the Bonania
mines is 17,000,000. SenatorHeyburn,
of Idaho, Congressman Cushman and
Andrew F. Burleigh, formerly receiver
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, represented the defeated plaln.
tlffs in ths big suit.
advliied the Chi owe government to juinj
with Japan to ouet ItuMla from Man
churls by force of arms,- The Ptkln
correspondent of the Aaahl wire that
I-rliice Huh has urged the Chlneae court
to Inalst on HuhkU leaving Manchuria
and It the northern power refuses to go
China must resolve to out her by force
of arms with the assistance of Japan,
which country, in the opinion, of the
Prince, would not remain an unmoved
spectator of the ecene. t A Shanghai
apeclal to the Toklo Asahl says that
ths Chinese government has issued In
struction to the viceroys and govern
ors of the province '.hit owing to the
Imminence of war between Japan and
Russia, preparations should be Immed
iately made for caiUnv out troop and
for collecting a war fund. Tha Instruct
ions to the viceroy of Liang Kian,
Ltaq Kuang, Ha Kl&ng and Mia Che
are added with special orders to
strengthen the defense on the coasts
and rivers. , . ? - (.:.
: MARINES SAIL rOR PANAMA,
New Turk, Nov. 21. Equipped for a
long say In Panama, two companies of
marines are ready to sail on the supply
ship Cltlgo tomorrow morning. They
have been Uted out with eloihtng ap
propriate to the tropical climate. There
are ISO men tn 'he two companies.
The Culgoa t bound for Colon and
will carry 330,000 pounds of meat and
fowl for the Christmas dinners of the
marines and sailors now doing duty at
the Isthmus.
A UNIQUE DEPARTURE.
Washington, Nov. t$. The' officials
of the naval observatory are arranging
to send New Tear's greetings to all the
countries of the civilized world having
the necessary cable and telegraphic
connectfona by the employment of a
eerie of signal to alt points to mark
the exact second of the beginning of
the new year. ;
Refuses to Meet
The Committee
Vice President of Utah Fuel Com
pany Spurns Overtures of
the Miners' Union. " ;
gait Lake, Nov. 2S.-Vlce-President
Kramer, of the Utah Fuel Company,
bas replied Jo Governor Wells' tele
gram asking If he would meet a com
mittee from the miner'- union and en
deavor to settle the coal miners' strike
In Carbon county.
In his reply. Kramer positively de
clines to meet the representatives ct
the United Mine Workers of America
on the ground that tbe present con
dition of affaire was brought about "for
the sole purpose nf aiding their organ
isers In Installing their union in Its su
premacy to the law, order, dignity and
peace of the state, and the absolute
exclusion from work all employes of
the Utah Fuel Company who would rot
Join the union."
MINERS WIN EVEHT POlST.
Louisville, Col., Nov. 28. The min
ers of the northern Colorado coal fields
tonight voted to return to work on the
terms granted by the operators, which
embrace compliance with every de
mand made by the unions. This la the
third vote token on the proposition.
The mines have all been kept In good
condition and work will be started
Monday.. It Is' estimated that 1300 men
111 go to work and that' the capacity
of the mines will be "000 tons a day.
ELOPEMENT
STORY SAID
TO BE FALSE
Princess Alice Ran Away From
tier Husband Because of His
Brutal induct .To-. :
wards Her.
Indignantly Denies Ihe Reported
elopement With Coachman,
Who Is Very Ugly. .
WILL TRY TO GET DIVORCE
Allege That 8tory Was Given
uiit by Frederick to Injure
Her Staudiiif With the
. Trial Court.
taiia, ov. zs.-prlncess Alice, it
Sctwriburg-Waldenburg, who was re
ported to have eloped with her coach
man. n an Interview with tbe Genoa
correspondent of Le Journal, ha an-
nounced that she will leave Genoa Mon
day and go to Dreaden, where she will
use every means possible to secure the
speedy granting of a divorce from ber
husband. ,
The action la based on the cruel
treitlment received by the princess at
tha hands of Prince Frederick. Ths
princess Indignantly denies the report
that she had eloped with the coach
man, and in the Interview with the Le
Journal correspondent said:
"Tou can positively deny all the re
ports which have appeared about me.
They are monstrous infamies, Invented
by my husband for the purpose of dis
crediting me with the Judge before
whom the divorce proceedings will be
brought."
Count Despa, who I with the prin
cess, relates a number of Instances of
Prince Frederick's brutality to the prln
cess, and added: vV.-"- -.."' vf r
"When one saw the coachman with
whom Princess Alice Is said to have
eloped he would understand that the
report of the elopement could not poasl.
Dlybelrue. He Is too ugly. w ' "
The princess was very much con-'
oerned because, of the reports which
bad bxn circulated about her. she
hopes to secure the divorce, although
anticipating a contest on the part of
the prince. .
ton. fk;ho jl were the greatest mano
factoring establishments In the. world
for th;y dealt with priceles -raw ma
terial and turned out a finUshd product
above value.
PATTI MUST REGARD SUMMONS.
New York, Nov, W. Justice- Fits-
gisitd, of ta supreme court, bas ii
sued an order commanding Mme. Ade-
Una Patfl, ' the singer; to t appear In
court and show eaua why she should
not be punished for contempt of court
for having failed to obey a aabpoena
vtth which she wa served about two
weeks age ordering ber to appear in
the supreme court and explain her con
nection with the concert company In
corporated for' her farewell" tour in
America. Mme. Pattl left town and
ber default was noted when the ease
was called ind she did not respond. At
that time she pleaded that she did not
BndersUnd the subpoena.
TO DiSCl'IS STRIKE SITUATION.
DenverNov.28. The executive board
of. the Westarn Federation of .Miners
has been called by President Moyer to
met In this city neat week. The var
lous strike in which the Federation Is
involved In the metallterou mines will
be thoroughly discussed and plans out
lined to. make them more formidable
and bring them to a successful termln
at ion. The meeting will probably last
a number of dajs. . '
MICHIGAN TEAM TO COME WEST.
Chicago. Nov. 2. It is learned here
that the University of Michigan foot
ball team will take another trip to the
Pacific coast during the Christmas va
cation. Coach Tost and Captain Bed
den will return soon from the east and
the tetoni will be kept In cond'tion for
the games to be played with California
and Stanford.' Tbe Michigan men do
not regard these as season games but
merely exhibition, games.
BRYAN ADDRESSES CHILDREN.
New York, Nov. 28. Hon. W.' J.
Bryan visited Nottingham yesterday
aa the guest of the mayor of that city,
says the London correspondent of the
Times. -
Speakln(g to the school children, Mr.
Bryan said a school was a manufactur
ing establishment more important
than any which turned out Iron or cot-
Dreyfus Case
To Be Revised
Martyred Frenchman Secures
Favorable Consideration at
Hands of Minister of War.
Pails. Nov. t8.-Th efforts of Al
fred Dreyfus to secure judicial exami
nation of his ease have at last been
crowned with success. Minister of Jus
tire Val has transmitted the petition of
Dreyfus for revision of his sentence to
M. Purand. president of the commis
sion Instituted by the ministry of jus
tice.. This commission w ill pronounce
upon the admissibility of the request
for revision of the sentence. 1
Dreyfus owes the favorable action
fclven the case t Minister of War
Andre, whose conclusions are regarded
as in the highest degree favorable to
Dreyfus, since they , determined the
minister of justice to refer the ques
tion of revision to the commission.
murderous
quartette
toanswe:
Youthful Chicago Cutihrocls I
dieted by the Grand Jury
for Their Long Series of
Capital Offenses.
Two Trials Will Be Necessary, u
the Four Were Not Al
ways Together.
CONFESSES TO MORE
Cr
Seldernielr Admits Having IfeM
Ip Baltimore and . Ohio '
- Train ear Miller,
Indiana.
Chicago, Nov. 28. Indictment wers
votd by the grand Jury May aftulnst
Harvey Van Detn, Peter Neldanneler,
and Emit Itoeskt, ths three jounjc
bandits who were arrested yest-n- lay.
An Indictment was also voted swain Kt
Gastav Marx, who murdered OfBeer
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vuuin uiiu was wun ue outers ui a
majority of their crimes. Cognisance
cannot be taken In Illinois of the tntu
dav nor of th hittntf nf TwtlvM
Drlseoll and Zlmmer In Indiana.
It la the Intention of State Attorney
Dineen to bring the men to trial aa
quickly as possible. . It may take tw
trials, as all four of the men worked
together, but It happened that when
the greater crimes were committed ,
one of the murdeers was absent.
Roeskl waa not at the robbery of tlie
car bams and had no part i the mar- -ders
committed at that time. Mara '
was alone when he killed Offlcrr Qalnsi
and In jail yesterday when the murders
were committed In Indiana. Either ors
of these two, therefore, will probably
have a separate trial, unless a general ,
plea nf guilty Is made by all 'our mm.
Peter Netdermelr confessed A0t:i'Xy
that be had been guilty of robbtna;
trains In addition to bis ofter crimes.
He admitted that he was leader at a
gang that held up and robbed a Balti
more ac Ohio passenger train sear Mil
ler, lnd about two years afeo. Tfc
robbery waa committed near the rt
where the three men were d scovered
yesterday by the police, and Nelder
meir said tonight the dugout In whlcis
he and his companions were found yes
terday was the exact spot where he and
his partners tn the train robbery had
hid brier holding up the train.
BASE BAU. SCORER
At Sacramento Sacramento 2; Port
land 1.
At Los Angeles Los Angeles 1;
attle . i
Se-
BHORTEB HOUBiJ GRANTED .
Johnstown. Pa., Nov. 28. A general
order Issued today by the Cambria
Steel Company, taking effect Monday,
frill place the single turn employes on
nine-hour basis. The order affects
13,000 men. The Idea of curtailing
working hour , rather ' than shut
down Is to preserve the organisation
so that when the busy season arrives
the shops will be effectively manned.
; HUNTINGTON'S IMMENSE FORTUNE.
New York, Nov. 28. The appraised
value of the estate of the late Collis
P. Huntington shows that he left prop
erty in this state of the net value of
f2S.3O0.0OO. The appraisal was' directed
by the surrogate's court. The report
of the appraiser waa filed many months
ago, but was kept a profound secret
until discovered today.
CHINA PREPARES FOR VAR. .
Victoria, B. C., Nov, 28. News waa
brought by ths steamer Indravelll last
night from the orient that Prince Ah
Sub. prominent Chinese offlcla), fta
WESTERN MONEY GOES EAST
And These Metl Plan to Keep it
, ..;. on the Coast. ' ' v
Salt Lake, Nov, 28. The Continental
Life Insurance Company was organised
in this city today. The primary pur
pose of this company 1 to keep In the
west for the purposes of developing the
resources of this section, a portion of
the vast amount of money' that now
goes to the east for life Insurance pol
icies. . ... - , .
The officers ae: Governor ll. M.
Wells, president; H. Tyee, vloe-presl-dent
and general manager; W. H.
Cunnlnghtm, secretary, and W. 8. Mc
Corlok, treasurer.
PIERCE RESIGNS FROM U. P.
New Tork, Nov. 28. Wlnslow Pleree
has retired as feeneral counsel of the
Union: Pacific, an office which he haa
filled for many years. He will continue
to be general counsel for ths Missouri
Pacific. The report that the retirement
of Mr. Pierce from the service of the
Union Pacific Signifies that the Gould
Interest In the system haa lessened, is
denied. It I understood that Mr.
Pierce wilt remain a member of the
executive committee of the Union Pa-
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If you want anything
good go to Dunbar's
The cheapest store in
Astoria for fine goods
THESE AKi DAYS OF EG0N0F.JY!
Every lady desires to be well dressed but at the same time economic
ally. To get boih results you must see Jur stock which we can say
without hesitation is 'the largest and best ever shown in the city."
Among the maiiy styles and patterns we are now showing are:
MOHAIR ALPACAS, crisp and fresh, in plain and fancy. -weaves,
pin dots, cords and open-work effects in all the
leading street shades, , , ,v .. v
' CANVAS ETAMINES, openwork effects in all the popular :
, shades. .;? - j '
VOILES, black, plain colored. "
'BASKET CLOTIIS both light and dark shades.
TWINES, black and colors.
PANNE CHEVIOTS, in very effective blacks. "
CRASH SUITINGS, both light and dark shades. " ' ' ,
CRAVENTTES, in plain black and many other beautiful '
.- patterns.:. ; 1 .. . ' :
Remember if you buy your dress
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