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ASTORIA, OREGON, Sl'NDAY, DECKMBEB 0, 1003.
NUMBER SI,
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THE BELT OVERCOAT
Quite the most dis
tinguished looking of
the many good over
coats we are showing
is this
Schaffner
Marx
"belt overcoat." The
belt is the back only
doesn't go all the
way 'round.
The coar, hpweTer,
is an "all-round" sty.
le garment; has all the
characteristics of the
Hart, Schaffner &
Marx product style
fine tailoring, best
quality.
P. A. STOKES
CHARGE OF
TREACHERY
PREFERRED
Members of Colombian Battalion
That Swore Allegiance to Pan
ama Accused of Murder-
ous Conspiracy.
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Choice Cutlery and Carvers
FISHER BROTHERS
Cor.. Bond and 12th Sts. - '.V. . . . Astoria, Oregon
CHRISTflA-flAGAZINESl!
TbeXmut number , -w.HNER$, LADIES HOME
JOURNAL, HARPERS, ALLIES, McCLURES and
numcroui othen art? out, bigger and better in every way,
full of timely topic and itoriea, profuse with illustration -
and color work and are certainly marvel of fine nrintinjr.
COMB HAVE! A LOOK.
J: N. GRIFFIN.
Said to Have Been Involved in
.Plot Looking to Assassina
tion of General Huertas.
STOUTLY AVER INNOCENCE
Claim the Plot Wnm Hutched Up
by buemle to Cause the
Arrest by Panama
Ofllleial.
Colon, Dec. S. Ttirouffh letter the
Panama "government hn discovered
what la alleged to have been a plot
f.Tlrnt the life of General HucrtoJ,
commendei-in-cbUf of the force of
the republic of Panama, and an effort
on thx port of a few army officer to
persuade the garrison at Panama to
revolt, Four of the alleged connplra
lor were Immediately brought under
f?uucd to Colon and shipped hem to
Port Llnwn. They were member of
the Columbian battalion which guv II
support to the new fovernment when
the republic wan formed. They all
tcok the outh of allegiance to the new
republic and continued to serve In the
army. One of them I a colonel, two
are major and the fourth I the adju
tant of General Hui-rta.
They declare the charge that they
were engaged In conspiracy I the work
of personal enemies, and that ome Co
lombian who wna deported from the
Isthmus Immediately after the estab
lishment of th republic aent the let
ter from Port Llinon addressed to one
of their number. The communication
waa written In term implicating them.
At ttte ame time, they ay, the writer
advised aome of the official at Phii -iiim
to secure and read the letter before
it va delivered, and that this wa
done.
or in Kngiign; w A. Manning, In
tructor in mfrthinatU; Mix Olive
Noll, of Lewlaton, Ma., and I ,R,
Havage, of Salem, tr. Among the sua-
pert, rase In quarantine I that of J,
Blurry, or Beanie, wa. Thero 1 no
probability of the unlvomlty cIong,
a the medical autborttl assert the it
uation I thoroughly wltliln controi.
; MULTNOMAH
VICTOR OVER
WASHINGTON
' THE VATICAN IS ALARMED.
Rome, Dee. . It 1 now regarded a
certain that Pop Plu, who ha al
ready created Mgr. Calleiari, bishop of
Padua, a cardinal, 1 about to call him
to fiom definitely. Tbl tep 1 aid
to be viewed with apprehension at Um
Vatican, a what.th official there
wish to avoid la the aurroundlag of the
pop by outsider, oepeclally tho from
Venetian province. These new ele
ment are regarded a too much ad
vanced and not aufflclently obcervantof
the ethiultte in Vatican circle, but
the Duntiff, If he make uo him mind
will not b detemd fror rtrrylr, out GAME STUBBORNLY FOUGHT
n piane, j '
Scores Touchdown Just Before
Second Half Ends Through
Error in Judgment of -
Captain Spidell.
Visitors Were Overconfident and
Undertook Line-bucking Tact
Ics That Defeated Them
veiwel ihnt the Paclflo Mall bad offered a -"r- m gfrn it
to carry the paenger back to the ' l I U H K M pfJ
orient Vrr 12. but when one of the men I " ' i
tried to buy a ticket he wa told to : .11
later.'
The Lothian I In charge r.f Captain
Williamson, who formerly commanded
the Lennox,
0'BRIAN BESTS WILUAM1
Philadelphia, Dec. .S, Jack O'Brien
knocked out Jack William In the third
round of what waa scheduled a a six
round bout tonight. '
AWFUL CRUELTY PRACTICED
REACHED ON
SUBSIDY BILL
Local
Runs Off Track
Wawhlnffton Loaea Ball Ten Min
ute lie fore Call ot Time
91 ultuomali Smaabea
Her Line.
Plirllund. IW E.An arrn. In
Engine and Coach Ditched Near m " the pan of captain sptdei, or
the university of Washington, loot the
Natives of Congo Free State Vlo
, tints of Itabber ltegime.
ANNUAL OF GRIDIRON CLUB
Gearheart While En Route
for Seaside.
The engine and one of th coaches of
the Seanldo local wer ditched last
evenig a short distance beyond Oar-
bart at a point near O'Hanna. The
train wa en route to Seaside at the
time. There wa no way of communl
eating with the pot where the mishap
ficuire-1, a the exact cause 1 as yet
a matter of conjecture. The informa
tion came from a 'reliable source, bow-
ever, that none or tn passenger or
crew was Injured, and that the damage
done wa of such a nature that repairs
can be early effected. A work train
went to the scene of the wreck last
night fully equipped with crew and Im
plement, v "
rootbut! game to the Multnomah club to
day. The game waa exciting and one
of tb most stubbornly contested
gnme played here this season.
Throughout the Bret half and until
th. very last of the second there wa
no score.
Ten minute before the half closed
W uhington had the ball on Its 47-yard
line. Having gained slightly on the
second down, Captain Spldei felt con
naent of gaining the necessary six
yards, and. Instead of calling for a
kick, which would have put the game
out of danger, he bucked Multnomah's
line and lost the ball on down.
Multnomah commenced a series of
line buck. Time after time Multnomah
tore through for gain, until Just before
time wa called the ball was forced
over Washington' line for a touch
down. Murphy kicked the coal.
Mil
You Need a Bath
AT LEAST ONCB
. A WEEK
You might a well bath In the
rlvw a In an old wooden tub, but
thar la no occasion for doing
Itber o long a up-to-dat bath
tuba can be had reasonably. Talk
with ua about th matter.
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two pounds for 25 cti
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Wanhlrnrton, Dec. 8. The Gridiron
Club entertained more than ltfu guest
at It December dinner at the Arlington
hotel tonight. The evening wa replete
with unique features, in which public
event and the alleged ambition and
expiration of statesmen wore made sub
Ject of burlesque and good natured
ridicule. -
The Initiation of three new members
affcrdod an opportunity to picture the
Insldo of a newspaper office, In which
the staff discuMed the method ot In
tervleulng many of the guests present.
The republic of Panama suddenly ap
penred at the dHner and wa recog
nized by the republican elephant amid
the brays of the democratic donkey. ;
The Gridiron Club flying machine wa !
brought In nni a number of prominent
BiHts were given the opportunity to
test It, the course being to the White
Hue, but all met with mishap before
reaching the goal, :
Moving picture Illustrated some re
cunt event, political and social.' New
York policemen aplWtf and hung a
red light directly over the place where
Iadcr Murphy of Tammany, nd
Mnyor-elec-t McClellan were alttlng.
There were a number of brilliant and
witty speache and the evening wa
Intersperced with topical ng.
TO BE RANGED AT THE PEN.
twame, oec. . jon fteynoida was
sentenced by Judge Bell In the superior
court today to be taken to the penlten
tlory at Walla Walla and hanged for
th murder of William McNally. If the
sentence I carried out, this wiU be the
first execution to take place under th
law of 1901.
MANY CHINESE PASSENGERS
The British Steamship Lothian
Arrives With 540 Oriental.
0RK0N STUDENT ALMOST ASPHYXIATED.
Berkeley, Cat., Dec. 8. George John
son, a student In th senior class at the
University of California, whose home I
In Roetbuig, Or., wa found In his
room nearly dead from asphyxiation to
day,' The cause was a defective gus
stove. Three physician are striving to
save hi life. '
GREAT STORM ON GERMAN COAST,
Hamburg, Deo. 5.A terrific snow
etorm and dense fog prevail on the
North sea and a number of shipping
casualittes have occurred. The Dutch
steamer Alwina, from La Rochelle for
Rotterdam, foundered and her crew
perished.
CHINESE TONGS AT WAR.
' Sail Francisco, Deo. 5. A bitter
fight broke out In Chinatown tonight
between Hop Sing and Sing Suey Ting
Tongs, and two men wer shot and
Berlously wounded Further shooting
wa prevented by the activity of tho
police, Th tong fight commenced over
a disreputable womnn. . .
THE EPIDEMIC AT STANFORD.
Stanford University, Deo. 8.Th re
port of Health Officer Snovr, given out
tonight, In regard to the. dypthorla ep
idemic at Stanford University, show a
total of 1J case. Four other students,
registered a suspected cases, have al
so been taken Into the detention hos
pital, which has been placed under ab
solute quarantine. Among thos In
quarantine ar W. J. NeUlg." instruct-
PERSONAL MENTION.
Frank J. Carney has returned from
a trip to Portland.
William Chadwick wa over from the
west lde yeterday.
' Mis Florence Caruuhan 1 visiting
with her parent t Clatsop today.
Editor Cornwall, of the Oregon Tim
berman, Is In the "city from Portland.
R. A. Hawkins returned to Ilwaco
yesterday after a brief visit in the city
A Meaerve wa over from Gruy Riv
er yesterday ordering goods for his
store.
William Anderson' wa over from
Deep river yesterday calling on the
merchants.
D. T. Halferty, proprietor of the
Warrenton hotel, wa in the city yester
day on business.
Mr. Leyde returned yesterday from
Hot Lake where she ha been for the
beneilt of her health.
Frank Hart, the druggist, returned
frYlday Irom an extensive vlsif to Los
An-?elfs and -wuthern California.
W. S. Marsh left last evening for the
east accompanied by hi family. They
ivlll reJlde permanently In Wllkeabane,
Pa. ., . ;s-
Mr, and Mrs. B. Van Dusen returned
last night from Portland, where they
hati been on ft visit for jhe past f
day.i. ' " ' , '.'
R A, Abboir relumed to hi home
In Sklpauon yesterday.- Mr. Abbott
will put In some good time from now on
until the 16th campaigning for Dr. Tut
tie. ; . ....,;
Mrs. J M. Arthur and son came
over from llwuco yesterday and In the
evening left for Portland whew tbey
will viBit for a time. ' .
Deputy Fish Warden Webster went
to Oregon C(ty last night to visit w'th
his family. Mr. Webster will be absent j
from the city for the next two wei-ks j
doing the hatcheries. ' :
Mrs, Th. Frederlckson and daughter
Maja aie In Portland where they will
visit for several day. While In Port
land they will attend the concert of
Lillian Meyer, the famous violinist.
Mr. and Mr. C. E. Green were In :
the city yesterday from Coo bay. They !
are now gone to North Cove wrehe they
Will visit with Mr. Bessie Culbert,
their daughter. Mr. Oroen I a sia- i
ter of Captain Thomas Parker. ,
Robert McMath, mayor of Westport,
wa In the city yesterday on business.
Joseph Gribler returned yesterday
from Marshfield wher h organized a
lodge of Eagles. , lie report a very
pleasant time fttid the fraternal visit a
grand success. .
F, N, Smith, representing the Ellers
ptano house, is In the city en route for
Tillamook, where he goes to take charge
of the piano stock recently handled by
A H. Adams. Mr. Adams has con
ducted the Ellers agency at Tillamook
for the past two years, but recently met
with reverses and to has gone out of
business. Mr. Smith expect to remain
at th town of butter nnd cheese' for
the next month or six weeks, or until
he has disposed of th Instrument at
hand. .
The British ship Lothian arrived. In
port yesterday from San Fra.isco. She
1 a fine ship of 3323 tons and belong
temporarlaly to the China Commercial
Steamship Company, which is pust now
engaged in an Interesting traffic war
with the Pacific Mall. She comes to the
Columbia to load 4000 ton of flour and
goea from Astoria to Yokohama and
thense to Hongkong.
The Lothian brought 540 Chinese pas
sengers from San Francisco for the or
ient. She has accommodations for 50
more and expect to find them at Port
land and Astoria. The pase:ng.'rs are
Chinese who are returning from a so
journ In America, and they are going
home at $16 per head. It. was stated
yesterday by some of the ffflcers of the
London, Dec, I. Roger Caaement,
British consul In Congo Free State, ha
Just completed a tour of investigation
which fully confirm the worat report
of the outrage perpetrated on the na
tive in that jtort of Africa., -
The report which Casement is now
preparing wilt show that the moet hor
rible outrage are Still being perpetrat
ed under the "rubber relgme" and slav
ery and barbarism In their most re
volting form atill exist -
Th Caaement party traveled along
Congo river, visiting the Abir and Lu
longa rubber xone. , -
OFFICIALS PLEAD QUILTY
Grand ltapida ISoodler Treated
Leniently by Court.
Grand Rapids, Mich. .Dec. S. As was
expected, the ex-cltjr officials who had
waived examination in the police o.urt
on a charge of accepting bribes, went
mto the superior court today and plead
ed guilty. Judge New ham deferred
sentence, releasing them under bonds
to appear whenever ordered by the
court, . .-.
Friends and Opponents of Measar
Consent to Plan by Which
It Will Not Be Called
Up This Session.
Extra Session Comes to End on
, Monday by Constitutional
.. ; Limitation. ?
EFFECT JON THE. WOOD CASE
Wili;itednce Him to th JCank of
Brigadier and Aumi Reduce
107 Ofllcler-i Pro
moted With Him. '
Washlngton,Dee. 5. The Poet tomor
row will say; 'A compromise hus been
reached between the friends and oppoa
ent of the propoaed ship subsidy bill,
and no effort will be made to pas the
measure during -Je life of the mh
congress.
The preliminary hearing ef W.,If
Oman was held in the justice's court
yesterday forenoon. It developed at
the hearing ; that young Oman has
ever borne a good reputation, and this.
fact and other evidence introduced In
duced the court- to be lenient. The
charge of petty larceny wa lodged,
and a fine of $25 and cost imposed. On
condition of continued good behavior
half of the fine was disallowed. The de
fendant paid the costs and was releas
ed. The young man arrived from San
Francisco two weeks ago, having been
must eim . out of tne -military at , the
Boy City. Upon arriving at Astoria
Oman got Into bad company and wa
temporarily led astray. . . ,
The Incorporation of Fisher Bros, as
Fisher Bros. Company wa successfully
consummated yesterday by the election
of officers, with F. J. Carney a man
ager. Fisher Bros, have been actively
engaged in business in Astoria for 2t
year and have built up .an extensive
and successful business. Mr. Carney
has been with the firm for 14 years and
his selection as manager i a tribute to
his worlh. Messrs. Fisher still retain
large holdings in the new organization
and will take an active interest In the
same. -
THE HOUSE ADJOURNS.
Washington, Dec. 5. SpeakerCannon
today completed the organization of the
houxe by announcing the remainder ot
the committees,, ao when the house re
convenes Monday It will be rt a1 y to
proceed at once with general legislation
At the request of William, the mi
nority leader, an hour waa given for
general debate, during the course of
which Dearmond (democrat!, of Mis
souri, criticised the' numerical repre
sentation accorded the minority on Im
portant committees. Payne replied or
behalf of the majority. The neater
portion of the time given to debate wa
devoted to discussion of the tariff poli
cy and It effect.
When the speaker brought down his
gavel today, upon the adoption of tho
motion to adjourn, he mervly iiHuwe
ed that the house stood adjourned. -
By the manner of ' adjourning th
house, the extra session of the 53th '
congress will expire by constitutional
limitation on Monday, when the tegu
lar session will hegin. Such appoint
ments as have not been confirmed by
the senate during the extra . session
may be renewed by the president in the
form of nominations, but they do not ,
become effective until approved by th
senate. ; " f
In eft Jet, this action will demote Gen.
Leodard Wood from his present rank of
of Mnjor-General to rank ot Brigadier,
and in like manner 167 army officers
who were promoted respectively to Oil
varanuie caifsed by the promotion of
Goneral Wood. ...
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If you want anything
good go to Dunbar's
The cheapest store in
Astoria for fine goods
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