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VOL.LVII.
.fORIA, OREGON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 190.
STIFF GALE
TIPS TRAIN
OFF TRACK
Coaches Overturned ind , Pas
sengers and Crew Bumped
About By an Unusual
; Windstorm.
Hid Stopped Few Hundred Feet
Erom Station to Allow Wind
To Subside.
RELIEF TRAIN IS SENT OUT
Six Injured Taken to Hospital at
JwrgetowuHof of Catholic
, Church Torn Off-Other
Damage,
, Dnvr, Feb. 1. A special to tbt
News from Idaho Springs, Colo., says:
Th. puaveiiitcr train on the Colorado
it Bout hern railroad between Denver
nd Georgetown waa wrecked by a gale,
two coaches and the combination car
being blown over, the engine and ten
der remaining on the track., Four of
the tsaln crew, and one passenger were
Injured. .
The train hud come to a standstill
about 1500 feet from the station In
Gsorgetown. being unable to proceed
because of the wind. While waiting
for the gale to subside, the can were
lifted from the rails by the wind and
for;ed over on their eldee. , Passenger,
nd crew were '.brown with great force
agalnet the eldee of the car, but were
able to wcaoe through door, and win
dow.. . ' .
A special relief train eent from Dent
w encountered poles and wlree atrewn
over the track In pwny places and with
difficulty reached the deetlnatlon. The
Injured were taken to the hospital In
Georgetown. The wind In thl. vicinity
and In Georgetown did considerable
damage. In the latter place the roof
of the Cathollo church waa torn oft.
and numerous other bhltdlnge were,
damaged.
DAMAGE DON C TO PROPERTY.
property wa wrought. In Denver two
men lout tholr Uvea by coming In con
tact with a live electric wire blown,
from He faitenlngi Into the street. ,
Report, are being received from
polnte In northern Colorado telling of
destruction in the country district, and
mall towne., In soma placee the force
of the wind waa eo great that email
tone were , blown promiscuously,
ehatterlng window! and Injuring peo
ple. An illustration of the great force
of the wind It aeen iff the derailing of
the ' Colorado ft Southern - passenger
train coming from Georgetown to Den
ver. ; . ' '
Stones Hurtle Td4igh Air. f
Cheyenne. Wyo., Feb. I, The woret
storm In the hletory of Cheyenne pre
vailed today. Stone, half an Inch In
diameter were aent hurtling through
the air, and many windows were brok
en. ' ' ' "V.
High Wind At Oreely.
Oreely, Colo., Feb. 1. High wind
todnv filled the air with dust. At
Pierce station, north of here, several
buildings were wrecked. 5
INJUNCTION SUIT AGAINST
AMALGAMATED COAPANY
REVERSED BY HIGHERCOURT
Held That Plaintiff as a Private Indi
vidual lias no Right to Maintain
Action in Province of State.
Further Decided That, in Accordance With Evidence, Amalgam
ated ii no Trust or Monopoly and Doei not Conduct Busi
. . ness In Opposition to Public Policy-Millions to be
Released to Pay Delayed Dividend.
. Nordiee Gets Her Divorce.
New York. Feb. 1. Madame Nordl
ca, the prima donna, who In private llfo
la Mr. Lillian M. Doein. wa toduy
(ranted an Interlocutory decree of di
vorce by the, supreme court. The de
cree was granted on the report of the
referee appointed to take testimony.
The decree lUtes that the referee hue
found' Zoltan Ikeme, the dwmdant.
guilty of adultpry. , No provision la
made for alimony. , . '
H.iena, Feb. I. The supreme court
thl morning reversed the decision of
Judge .Clancy in the injunction suit of
John Macglnnls against the teuton A
Montana company, Thle Is .the suit
wblth caused the shut-down 'of the
Amalgamated properties lust summer.
The substance of the decision is that
Macglnnls Is a private Individual end
has no right to maintain action against
the Amalgamated doing business In
Montana, on the grounds that It Is a
monopoly, aucb action being maintain
able only by the state; that, under the
evidence the Amalgamated Copper
Company (ls neither a trust nor a mon
opoly; that under the laws of Montana
one corporation may hold as completely
as individual stock In other corpora
tlonSj and the same Is not against pub
lic policy, i V " ' f
It Is claimed the effect of the deci
sion will be to release money amount
ing to about 13,000,000 now tied up In
the bands of the Butte & Boston ani
Parrott Company, and which is due the
Amalgamated as dividends. Macgin
nls" suit enjoined the payment of these
dividends. , .:
. ! Requisition Is Not Honored. ;
Albany, N. TV Feb. 1. -Governor
Odell, upon the advice of Attorney-
General Cuncen, has decided he will not
honor 'the retnilslon of Governor
Dockery,' of Missouri, demanding the
extradition of William Belgler upon an
Indictment charging him with bribery
in connection with baking powder leg
islation. In Missouri. The ground upon
which the, refusal' i bd Uwt
Zelglcr is not a "fugitive from jdstW."
within the meaning of the law. 1 '
Eastern tlope of Rooky Mountains Gets
Forea of Gale.
Denver, Feb. 1. High winds pre
vailed today along the eastern slope f
the Jlocky mountains In Colorado and
Wyoming, and considerable damage to
Taft is Now Secretary.
Washington, Feb. 1. At noon today
William H. Taft took the oath of otlice
as secretary of war, In the presence 'of
members of the cabinet and the general
staff of the army. The ceremony oc
cured at the war department.
The teachers of the city schools are
working hard on the exhibits' for the
St. Louis exposition. The Astoria edu
cational exhibits always shine, and It Is
certain thst those now in preparation
will be no exception.
On Clothing, Furnishing'
Goods. Hats. Shoes, Etc.
Excepting only Dunlap Hate, E. & W. Collars, Oil
- and Rubber Goods and Dents Gloves.
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THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE
as our goods are sold onvery
I . .. close margins. 'V -;.
SALE COMMENCES
Monday, January 4, 1904.
Pi
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Army and Navy
Strengthened
Russia Feels the Necessity of
Measuring up to the Activity
- of the Oriental Country '
8t, Petersburg, Feb. 1. It has been
well known for months that Russia has
been steadily strengthening her army
and navy In th fur east to meet the
preparations' hleh Japan was openly
making. Available warships were dis
patched to the far east and the last
division Is now nearlng Its destination.
The feverish activity of Japan during
the last few weeks, naturally Increased
the distrust felt for her ultimate Inten
tion, and 'the Russian authorities have
been pushing the war preparation
measures with vigor.
Reply Will Be Paeifie.
St. Petersburg! Feb. 1. The au
thorities feel the situation is secure
should Japan reject Russia's proposi
tion. ,'
The draft of Russia's reply will prob
ahly be submitted to the czar tomor
row. The Associated Press Is assured
it will be pacific and should lead to settlement.
8olaiers' Pay Fixed.
Absolutely No
Says Mr. Knox
Bill to Amtnd Interstate 'Conv
merce Not in Accord With
" Administration.
. Washington, Feb. 1. Attorney-General
Knox, In an answer to Inquiries as
to whether the bill, recently InlrOuuceU
Info the senate, to amend the interstate
commerce and anti-trust laws so aa to
relieve foreign commerce from their
operation, and so as to enable con
tracts to be entered Into in reasonable
restraint of commerce, waa Introduced
with the knowledge and approval of the
administration, replied: J
"Absolutely no." Knox continued:
"The amendment would result In giving
foreign commerce advantage over our
domestic commerce, By means of such
power tariff protection will be largely
nullified." .
lers on a white background, was the
word "exit." '
Whitney Shows Improvement.
New York. Feb. 1. At the residence
of W. C. Whitney, ex -secretary of the
navy, who waa operated on Sunday for
appendicitis and who failed to rally as
waa expected, this bulletin was given
at 1I;6S p. m. ; , : '
"Sine. I: SO p. m. Whitney has shown
a slight Improvement." ,
- Cochran to Sueoeed MeClellan.
New fork, Feb. 1. W. Bourke
Cochran was nominated as democratic
candidate for congress to succeed Geo.
B. McClellaa.
A globe sign hung, In front of Doll
Scully's cigar store at the corner of
Commercial and Eleventh streets at
tracted considerable attention yester
day and proved a puzzler to many.
"Skuli-ET ought to be easy enough and
doubtless Is now.
BRISK DEBATE STIRS UP
THINGS IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Hepburn Take Ocraalou to
, Itattle Democrats Uclatire
' to the Cleveland and '( '
Bryan Brands.
ronlstng home Institutions and using
such products as are manufactured in
Astoria, In preference to all others,
whether cigar beer, dairy products,
oda water or salmon, and express our
selves as hesrtily in favor of at all
times giving the preference of our trade
to those persons who handle and deal
London, Feb. 1. The Tokio corre-ln articles manufactured and produced
spodent of the Times cables that an or
dinance had been promulgated fixing
the war pay of the army and navy.
Money Should
Be KeptHome
Fishermen's Union Adopts Reso
. lution Favoring Patronizing
. 1 Local Industries. '
The ,, Columbia , River Fishermen's
Protective Union has placed Itself on
record as favoring the patronising of
home Industries. The following reso
lution, aa typifying such patriotic mo
tives, was Introduced at the meeting of
the union last evening and was passed
unanimously: v ..v-
Whereas the fishermen of the Co
lumbia river are interested in the
prosperity of that section and the city
of Astoria In particular, and whereas
we realise that in order to build up a
city it is necessary to keep every dollar
possible at home, and to do so that ithe
Inhabitants of the elty t must loyally
support home Institutions and when
ever possible purchase such articles
that they may we from home mer
chants and such as are manufaethred
by home Institutions, whether an ar
ticle of luxury or necessity;
Therefore, be it resolved by tha Co
lumbia River Fishermen's Protective
Union, that'we declare in favor of pat-
In the city of Astoria, and to always
demand such articles, and we call upon
our friends to do likewise and in this
manner assist in promoting the pros
perity of the city and county.
A committee of two, H. M. Lorntsen
and J. F. Welch, was appointed to
wait upon the Jewelers of the city and
urge them not to handle the Water-
bury watch, a boycott being wageo.
against this timepiece by organized
lubor throughout the country. ;
It was decided at the meeting to hold
n V. a AiFnnlnor tit
a mass meeung on
March 19. or the purpose of publicly
discussing the labor situation general
ly. :. : '' ", ' : V'v3-.-. '. i. .
Washington, Feb. 1. Proceedings in
the house today were enlivened by a
spirited discussion on the Panama
question. Thayer, democrat, of Mass
achusetts, declared the course of the
government In Panama to have been
contrary to the treaty yrfth New Gran
ada. Grosvenor, republican, of Ohio,
said that the brightest star that shines
in the-path of the candidate of the re
publican party, is his course in the
Panama canal question.
While the bill proposing relief to the
individual from operations of the act
restricting ownership of lands in the
district i CotttitiuSi, to American citi
zens was undr coasidevation, Betottrn
asked the minority If they had changed
front on this question and why they
are now willing to support exemptions
from operations of that act, in view
of the attitude they assumed at, the
time of its enactment. Barlett, demo
crat, of Georgia, aaked Hepburn if the
legislation in question was not passed
when they had the Cleveland brand of
democracy rather than the Bryan
brand, as Hepburn had suggested,
whereupon Hepburn advised demo
crats to return to the Cleveland brand.
The- house took up the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, con
sideration of which was pending when
the house adjourned. , '
BETTER FROM
NOWONSAYS
COMMISSION
Governor Taft and Associates Re
port That Past Year Saw :
Much Suffering. v
in Philippines.
Drunken and DissoIutcjAmericans
Add to Unhappiness of
. Situation. -
SPECIAL ACTS TO STOP EVIL
Sultan ot Jolo Break Treaty and
is Mjied a Gambler and
4 Intriguer Without
Courage.
Washington, Feb. 1. The president
today sent to th HPHfltA fits Annual ra. -
port of the Philippine commission.
Governor Taft says the year was one
of much suffering among the people of
the Philippines, on account of the short
food supply, but the worst Is past.
Speaking of the Conditions In the
islands, the governor says (hat at no
time has there been less ladronlsm
than at present; One of the greatest
obstacles with which the government
has had to contend, he says, has bees
the presence of dissolute, drunken and
lawless Americans who are willing t.
associate with Jow Filipino women, and
live on the proceeds of their labor. T.
rid the country of this clans, the com
missi m passed what is known as the
"dissolute j American - an4-.vagrancy
acts." He expressed great hopes thai
the coming ot American bishops wiU
Americanise ; the Roman Catholic
clfui-en." A v .-..,:; r:
, There has been great Increase Ja
school attendance in all the provinces
but one. Still, enly about 150,000 or
ten per cent of the population of school
age are receiving public instruction.
Governor Taft says the sultan of Jol.
long since has violated the Bates agree
ment and has forfeited all his rights
und-.r it. Governor Taft pronounce,
him x gambler and intriguer, without
spark of courage.
Groffs on Witness CtarTd.
Washington Feb'. 1. Samuel A.
Groff, inventor of the street tetter oox
fasteners, for the furnishing of which
contracts are alleged to have been Im
properly obtained, and, Dleler B, Groff,
testified today in the postal trial.
Senate to Investigate Charges.
Washington, Feb. 1. In the senate
today Pfetrich, of Nebraska, made a re
quest for ' investigation Into , the
charges on which he waa tried recently
by the federal court in his own state.
The senate granted the request, tne
president pro tern, appointing a com
mittee consisting of Mess. Hoar,
Piatt, of Connecticut, Spooner, Cockrell
and Pettus to make the Inquiry. The
remainder of the day was devoted to
an argument ty Morgan in support of
the resolution introduced by Stone di.
recting the senate committee on for
elgn relations to make an Investigation ;
Into the Panama revolution. ,
Jack Monroe Downed.
Buffalo Feb. 1. Jim Parr, the Eng
lish heavy weight champion wrestler.
defeated Jack Monroe, of Butte, to
night. Parr won two straight falls, in
21 minutes and 40 seconds, and In If
minutes and 20 seconds, the first by a
leg and half -nelson hold and the second
by a combination back hammer 'ind
teg hold. .
Attel is Now Champion.
St. Louis, Feb. 1. Harry Forbes, ot
Chicago, was knocked out in the fiftk
round by Abe Atteli, of San Francisco,
in their fight or the featherweight
championship of the world tonight.
In the four preceding rounds Forbes
not only out-Jabbed Attell, but had him
on the defensive. ' i ",
She had the secret of getting along
with everybody and having a good time
wherever she went, because she gen
uinely liked everybody and took an an
imate interest in they were doing, and
what they told her.
' Mother And Children Burned.
Council Bluffs, Ia.V Feb. t. At S
o'clock , this morning the residence of
peter Christiansen was destroyed by
fire. His five children, ranging in age
from a babe in arms to 11 years old,
were burned to death and Mrs. Chris
tiansen was burned So that stie win
die. ' - ;
Wiliam Scanlon Resigns.
Butte, Feb. 1. William Scallon
wired from New York tonight that b
had resigned as president of the Ana
conda Copper Company and manager ot
the Amalgamated properties in Mon
tana. The reason given is pressure of
private affairs., , . . ' ;
Exits ! Made Prominent
' Chicago, Feb. 1,McVlckers theater
re-opened tonight. The sight which
first met the eyes of the audience was
a 75-000-pound fire proofed steel cur
tain. Scarcely less obvious were 17
exits. Above each, in large black let-
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