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VOL.LVIJ.
ASTORIA, OREGON. r T,'EIAY, JANUARY 20, 190.
NO, 05.
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EXAMINERS
r BEREFT OF
ALL POWER
State Barber Board Finds Itttlf In
valid, Rendered w by an
Opinion Handed Dmn
by SUte Court
Ground Taken b That Law Con
fen Arbitrary Powers
r Upon Body.
RIGHTS BELONG LEGISLATURE
ltj Virtue of Declslwa Board I
Helpless, Iklnf I liable to
- Prevent AnyoD to
Become IUrber.
Portland, Or Jan. St. On ths
ground that Oit law creating- tht stats
board Of harbor examiners confors ar.
bltrary powers uin that body, and
delegates to It rights that should vest
solely In tht legislature. Judgs Osorss,
ln lb stats circuit court, this morn
Int rendered an opinion which holds
ths act to bs unconstitutional and In
vaild. II y lrtus of this taolslon, ths board
of harosf saamlners finds Itself bsreft
of power and Incapable of preventing
CONTROL ALL RAILWAYS
ASSUMED BY GOVERNMENT
of Military In Event or Any
Such Necessity ,
London, Jan. M.-The Toklo corre
spondent of ths Telegraph baa sent In
tht following cablegram:
"Ths official gasstts publishes Im
perial ordinances empowering ths gov
ernment to assums control of all prlv
ats ra ays, etc, for military pur
poses "he situation Is very gravs and
dsvsW ents are hourly expected."
London, Jan. IS. A dispatch to Rou
ter's Telegram Company from St,
PER CENT
On Clothing,
Goods, Hats,
2
Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. W. Collars, Oil
and Rubber Goods and Dents Gloves.
THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE
as our goods are sold on very 4
close margins. ; '
SALE COMMENCES
Monday, January 4, 1904.
F.AeSTOIiES
any onv from engaging In ths barber
business.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
MAKES APPEAL FOR AID
Washington, Jan. IS. Tht Amsrk-sn
Ulbls Association hss Issued an appeal,
In part as follows:
Ths Amsrlcan Blbla Society for
nearly IS ysars has pursued Its slngls
aim circulating Bibles without nots or
commsnt In this and all lands. Inas
much as ths work of ths society Is In
dsngsr of being seriously crippled from
a lack of funds, ts appeals for aid
should meet with generous responses
from all who love American Instllu
tlon. We owe a debt to ths Bible which
can bs partly paid now by carrying
forward this great undertaking with
Increased vigor."
Ths appeal bears ths following slg
natures: President Roosevelt, sx-ms-
ldent Cleveland. Chief Jusllcs Fuller
and Aaaoclate Justices Marian and
Ureer; Becretarles Hay. Hhsw, Wilson
and Cortelyou. (Secretary of (
fouler. William J. Itryan; Senators
rrve. xMle. Morgan, Bard. Alger and
Cockerelt. 4 Hepreaeniatlves Payne,
palsell and Jhn Williams. , v
JAPANESE INTtWUTER JAILED.
Toklo. Jan. IS. Tskaslma, the Jap
aness Interpreter for ths Russian at
tache, was arrested on Saturday last on
suspicion of acting as a spy In the To
kusuia fortification. He has been tak
en to Tokohma for trial. It Is alleged
that conclusive evidence has been ob
tained regarding oiher suspects which
Is causing a very strong fueling against
treachery, which Is a capital offense In
Japan
Petersburg says that while ths brouss
there hss been nervous, owing to the
uncertainty of ths situation, ths pro-
gress of negotiations Inspires Increas
ing confidence among those who are
well Informed. A dispatch to ths Dally
Mall from Warsaw says arrangements
have been made t ocall oat 11.009 re
serves In Kharkoff, Kleff and Odessa
districts, should It become necessary
to do so,
REDUCTION
Furnishing'
Shoes, Etc.
j
TWO HUNDRED MEN BURRIED
BY AINE EXPLOSION AND ALL
HOPE OF RESCUE IS GONE
Foul Air Drives Bach Those Who Volun
teer to Bring the Unfortunate Men
to the Surface.
Mouth of Mine Crowded All Day
Who Wait in Vain for Husbands and Fathers to Come to
Therrw-Noted Pitbbur Engineer Who Went ,
Down Is Counted Among the Lost
Nltsbui'g, Jan. M. From all that
can bs gathered at this hour, between
1) and 10 men are lying dead in' ths
headings snd pasasge way of ths Har
wich mine of the Allegheny Coal Com
pany at Cheawlck., as tbs result of a
terrific explosion today. Cage after
cans has gone down Into the mine and
come up again, but only one miner of
all those that went down to work this
irmrnlng hss been brought to the sur
fsce. ' , :
In addition to ths miners at work
when ths explosion occurred. It Is now
believed that Uelwyn M. Taylor, a
Pittsburg mining engineer, who plotted
ths mine, snd who was the first to
reach ths bottom after ths explosion
happened, Is slao among ths list of
dead. Of those in the mine all are
probably dead.
Ths explosion ocsurred at 1:10 o'clock
this morning and the first warning was
when a sudden rumble was heard un
derground, and then a sheet of flams
shot forth. Both mine csges were
hurried through a tipper SO feet abeva
ths landing stage. AH day long then j
was a Jam of waiting women and chit- j
dren about' ths mouth of ths pit It
was jnot until o'clock this afternoon ,
that ths first attempt at rescue was
APPROPRIATION
PASSES THE
Few Minor Passages
of OrderInformation Desired
of Secretary Hay.
Washington, Jan. 15. The house to
day passed ths army appropriation bill
carrying approximately $74,000,000, af
ter adopting a number of amendments.
Provision for the consolidation of the
djutant general's department and the
record and pension office of the wsr de
partment Into one bureau, to be known
as the military secretary's office, was
stricken from the bill on a point of or
der. The paragraph providing for the
construction of a submarine cable from
Sitka to Fort Llscum, also vent out on
a point of order-
A resolution calling on the secretary
of state for Information as to the num
MAYOR HARRISON IS HELD
WITH THE
City Officials and Theater Men Detained
by Verdict of Coroner's Inquest to
Await Action Grand Jury.
Chicago, Jan.. S5. The coroner's jury
tcnlght returned a verdict by which the
following persons are held to await the
action of the grand Jury, pending de
termination ot responsibility ot the Iro
quois Ore: ,
Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chi
cago; Will J. Davis, proprietor In part
THIEVING TREASURER CAUSES
BUSINBSS
Nashua, N. H., Jan. 25. The illegal
manipulation of notes held by the bonk
during a period covering nearly a quar
ter of a century and subsequent at
tempts to make good the shortage by
by Weeping Women and Children
made. This was a failure, as ths two
men who volunteeered wars driven
rack by ths foul air. Shortly after I
o'clock Taylor was lowered Into the
shaft Three times sKorta bavs been
mads to reach him, but so far without
mall.
It K. Hutchinson, who gavs out the
lamps to ths miners before they went
to work In the pit this morning, said;
h "At 7:30 o'clock, ths time when ths
whistle blew and when everyone Is
supposed to bs at work at ths mine, I
had given out between 150 and 190
lamps. Not ons of these- lamps cams
ba?k."
There Is still a crowd about the
rrouth of ths shaft, but It will probably
bs hours before ths full extent of the
cataot-ophe Is known.
Pittsburg, Jan. IS. -Ths body of Sel-
yn Taylor was brought to the surface
at I: IS this morning. He had evidently
been dead several hours, and hopes for
the other Imprisoned miners havs been
abandoned. y f . ; I
mmmmm it
Pittsburg, Jan. 15.-1:165 a. m. A
physician who has been at ths mine for
two hours Is .of ths opinion that not
one of tbs i ntombed miners la alive.
MEASURE
LOWER HOUSE
Struck Out on Points
ber of carriages maintained by the gov
ernment for the stats department was
sdopted. v.
Washington, Jan. .28. The senate to
day heard further discussion on ths
question ot appointments to the offices
made during the congressional recess,
listened to a speech on the isthmian
canal question by Mr. Morgan and
passed a number of bills ot seml-publlc
character. As a result of the debate
on the appointment question a resolu-
jtlon asking tor specific Information
concerning the nomination of W. D.
Cram ui collector of - customs at the
port of Charleston, a C. was passed.
REST OF THEM
and manager of ths theater; William
H. Musham, Are marshal; Geo, Wil
liams, building commissioner; Edward
I jMitrhlln, building inspector; William
Sailers, theater fireman; James E.
Cummlngs, stags carpenter; William
McMullen, who had charge ot the
lights causing the fire.
TO BE CLOSED
speculation, are the causes assigned by
the directors of the Nasua Trust Com
pany for the arrest today of their
treasurer, John P. Goggtn, and the clos
ing of the doors of ths Institution.
Ooggln's shortags Is estimated at $106,
000, 125.000 of which Is said to have
been lost In speculation. .
ACCIDENTS INTE5WUPT TRAFFIC.
New York, Jan: IS. Two accidents
havs occurred on ths New American
Railway from Oroya , to ; Cerropasco,
near Antahuaro bridge, cables the Her
ald's Lima, Peru, correspondent. Traf
fic will be Interrupted for five days.
WOStAM THREATENS LIVES.
PottsvUls, Pa, Jan. IS Mary Tam
burelll has been arraigned before a Jus
tics of ths pears on complaint of Louis
Oennaccaro and wife, who declare the
woman hi exerting an uncanny Influ
ence upon them. Alleged threats to
kill ths couple and burn their' horns
over their heads led them to resort to a
court of law. Justice Johnston hetd.th
woman.' .
EARLY CLOSING STAKE CUARAnTEEDi
Syracuse, V. T.i Jan. IS. CltlaensJ
of Syracuse will guarantee a $10,000
early closing stake for trotting horses
to bs made tbs feature of ths Grand.
Circuit meeting hers If ths New York
state fair commission, at Us meeting In
Albany decides to hold tbs fair two
weeks so as to accept the racing dates
offered the local.? by ths stewards
of tbs big ring. fc I
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GOVERNMENT CLOSES iONCCRJl
New Tork, Jan. IS. This govern
ment has ordered tbs closing of ths
Banco del Commercio in Oruro, says a
a Herald dispatch from La Pas, Bolivia.
Ths concern is unabls to meet Its ob
ligations and Its affairs will be liquid
ated.
TRAINS COLLIDE ON
BRIDGE, KILLING THREE
Several are Wounded and Fire
Adds Its Deadly Work
to Havoc Done.
St LoulaJan. 25. The Denver ex
press on tht main line of ths Burling
ton, road was run into from ths rear
by a local passenf train while taking
water at Gardeene ' creek; about 40
miles north of here tonight, 'and three
passengers were killed, four seriously
injured and seven badly hurt. Ths
wreck occurred on a bridge over ths
Gardeens creek. Ths bridge and two
tars, ot ths local train, and tht local
engtns were burned.
The .-'Heine of
irtaifis, iuality,
and Eccr.ony.
We have advertised ladie's cloaks, suits aud skirls
at one-half price. Go where yon will you can't
beat it We give you the quality first and the
prices second. . More cannot be done in honest
merchandising.
Fhe A. Dunbar
566 Commercial Street.
SALE CLOSES SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 AT 9 P. M.
ALL SHOT
They certainly are priees yeu seldom get. . We need the room. Our
, ; show windows will ell the rest.
Pictorial History U. 8
Bible Scones
Wsbstsr'sDlotionary...
Dantes Inferno
Horns and Business oomp
Milton's fsradirs Lost ........
"Remember whet you pass this way,
J N.
Groceries, Hardware, Ship Chandle
ry, Paints, Oil and GlassHardwood
Lumber Boat Supplies etc. j& &
AT
FISHE R BROTH BRS
'Cor. Bond and 12th Stv
ENGINEER'S
TESTIMONY
DAMAGING
Coroner's Inquest Goes to Show'
That Captain Is Villianous as
1 Well as Being an Incom
petent Master. .
Kept Passengers on Board Clal .
lam to Save Vessel From
Total Destruction. .
TUG COULD HAVE SAVED ALL
Master sf Uoljokt Said Ilad II
Known Extrcmltj, Could
Have Pnt Into Lee
, ' ' SmitJf Island.
Victoria, B. C Jan. IS. Chief En
gineer Delaunay, of U ' Oan. rave
evidence before the cwers Inquest
today to show that the disaster was
'due to a broken dead light, which had
been broken at least thre months. H0t4
the rudder been In good condition Cap
tain Roberts would have been able to
bavs gotten ths steamer around to ths
wind. The chief engineer also gavn
evidence of Captain Roberts' not hav
ing informed the master of the Hoiyoka
of ths extremity of the Clallam, an
how Captain Hall, of the tug Holyokft,
had told ths witness, after picking him
up when ths Clallam sank, that bad ha
known the condition of the vessel, bs
could have taken her Into Lee Smith
island. Captain Roberta would not
transfer his passengers to the tug. He
wanted them to help save his steamer.
"In my opinion,, said the chief en
gineer ha4 tl.e Clallam been !nsr4
for a hundred thousand dollars, not a
life would have been lost" ,
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MACKEN TRIAL CONTINUES.
Washington, Jan. IS. The trial of
August Hachen, the Groff brothers, and
Dr. and Mrs. George B. Lorena, enter
ed on its third, week today. It hi ex- "
pected ths government will close Its
case tomorrow.
TO PIECES!
$2.50
2.0
15
6 0
2.00
6.00
sals pries Sl.UU
" 75
" 1.50
" " v 1.60
" 50
" " 1.80
see what our windows have to say,"
GRIFFIN.
Astoria, Oregon