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VOL. LVI1. ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1904. NO. 102. SON OF HIS FATHERHAS LESS STEAM Auben Chamberlain H Rare Chance to Cut Capers But ' Fails to Measure up to . High Standard. Comes to Defense of the Old Man When the Utter Is Bitterly Attacked. A DRAMA IN PARLIAMENT father. Defiantly fee accused Sir Henry I Campbell Bannermnn of attacking the premier In tale absence and with a touch of pride he said: , k :s . "The member from Went Birmingham 1 here; he can speak for and look after himself." The houM Anally expressed Ite relief when the speech was over, and gener ally termed the proceedings as one of the moee extraordinary personal situ atlona that bad ever occurred, and the speech as one of the weakest In de fense of the government's poller, ever made. ','" - "', ' i .' V". Remarkable Personal Situation WhltU U Marked By Weak Defense of the tioveru- , meat's Policy. London, Feb. J. -"My right honor able friend, the member from West Birmingham, as Austen Chamber lain described his father.. was tne cen tral figure In a drama that marked the opening of parliament today. , No playwright could have devised a more curious situation. For the first time In years, Joseph Chumberiuin took his seat as a private ctttien. Premier Balfour was luld up with Influent, and therefore was unable to be present. When Austen Chamber lain arose to reply In behalf of the party of which his own father Is be lleved to be the most powerful member, the house was spellbound. v Interest In the proceedings were ' feelrfhloi e4 byh'fcU that Str Camp . bell Bannerman, the liberal leader, had Juxf concluded a merciless satire oh Austen Chamberlain's- lather, " Joseph Chamberlain, who hod sat unmoved under the ridicule of the liberal leader turned nervlously toward bis son, who now takes precedence over him and Is the most prominent figure In .the British empire sat and listened to his own defense from the Hps of his son. Austen Chamberlain spoke haltingly and under an evident strain. , Now and again Jeers greeted the youngest mem ber of the cabinet, whereupon with un mistakable anger his father turned his glance In the direction of the offender and occasionally cheered his son on with emphatic "Hear, hear." As Ausl len wnMnlKi wu nemou uv vuvu.v.. of the address, Interruptions grew more frequent and he addressod his remarks almost solely in the direction of his Lueky Senator Clark. Seattle, Wash., Feb.' J. "Thp great Verd copper mines at Butte, owned by United States Senator W. A. Clark, and worth all the way from I0.000.0o0 to 1100,000.800, were originally bought by the senator for It 50.000. " s This is the declaration that W. M. Blckford, of Butte, made In this city yeetsrday, "It wm a lucky day fr the senator," continued Mr. Blckford. ; Mr. Blckford came to Seattle as the personal representative of Senator Clark, to look after onroe of the sena tor's financial Interests In this city. He Is now on the eve of Incorporating f, brought the news that Senator -Clark $10,000,000 company under the laws of the state of Washington, with head quarters at Spokane Falls. Clark has bought many acres of land In that sec tion' and proposes to go Into extensive silver and geld mining in the state. I Paper it published. London, Feb. I. A white paper, giving the correspondence respecting the Alaska boundary, beginning Ut the late Lord Salisbury's "proposal, July t, MM, to submit the question to arbi tration, with the award of the tribunal and he reasons for the Judgment of the commissioners, was published: today, The thtent3.i,SiiTreafly history. The paper closes with a letter from Clifford Slfton, Canadian minister of the lm ror. who was agent of Great Britain In the Alaska boundary question, to Ind Lnnsdowne. dated October 22. 1-903. ex nressln appreciation of the work of all those who were associated with him In presenting the Brtlsh case, to which Lord Lansdowne replied October 80, ex cresslng the king's approval of the ability and teal with which the British nterests had been advocated. WILLIAM COLLINS WHITNEY PASSES AWAY AFTER AN ILLNESS OF THREE DAYS Second Operation Was Deemed Essen tial to Save Dlfe of Forsner Secretary of Navy, and He t)ies Suddenly. Was Taken III at Metropolitan Opera House Last Friday Night-Son t and Daughter are at Bedside When the End Comes- Noted New Yorker Dies In His Sixty-fourth Year . , To Be Interred at Woodlawn. ; Orders For Mobllixation. Paris, eb. J. The correspondent of the Journal at Port Arthur cables that orders have been received for a mobil isation of the Russian squadrons there and at Vladivostok, and both are now ready to take to sea at. moment's notice. 1 EE! CENT REDUCTION On Clothing, Furnishing' Goods, Hats. Shoes, Etc. Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. k TT. Cfllars, Oil and Rubber Goods and Dents Gloves. THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our goods are sold on very close margins. SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. P. A. ST . V- New York, Feb. 2. William Collins Whitney, formerly secretary "of the navy, died a few minutes after 4 o'clock this afternoon at hla home on Fifth avenue, In his (4th year. He died while under the Influence of either ad ministered preparatory to asecond op eration for appendicitis. By his bed; side wore his son, Harry'payne Whit ney, and his daughter, Dorothy Whit ney, as well as Dr. Bull, chief surgeon In attendance. ' Mr. Whitney was taken ill Friday night at the Metropolitan opera house. Dr. Walker P, James was at o'nee call ed and found that the condition of the patient "was such that after con sultation an operation was decided up on and was performed by Dr. Bull. The patient rallied so well that it was fully believed he would recover. Mr. Whitney's condition was very grave, :;r; - : ;r . - MURDERER DECLINES TO BE OPERATED UPON however, on Sunday and Monday, and at a consultation held this afternoon the. conclusion was reached that the only hope for the patient lay In a sec ond operation. ; Shortly before 3 o'clock, preparations were made for the operation. Mr, Whitney was placed, tinder the in fluence of ether, but whether the op eration was proceeded , with or nqi is not .known. Oxygen was used and all the! skill of the physicians and. sur geons was brought into play to save the life of the distinguished -patient, but to no avail. , - This evening the following statement was issued: "Mr. Whitney died of peritonitis and blood poisoning, following an operation for appendicitis." The Interment will be at Woodlawn at a date to be hereafter fixed. , San Francisco, Feb. t, Frank Woods, who is sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Policeman Eugene C. Robinson, refused to allow Dr. ; Rot tanxl to operate on him, though Woods lies on a cot in the county Jail suffer ing from the effects of the wound made by a shot fired by Policeman Robinson cn the morning of January II, 1902, when the street battle between the po liceman and the desperate robber took place. Last Sunday Dr. Rottanxsl visited Woods at the county jail, and after an examination of the prisoner he stated that he was in a serious condition and that an operation was necessary. Woods refused to be operated on in the county Jail, as theve are no facil ities therefor surgical treatment. Dr. Rottansl called at the Jail again yes terday, and again asked Woods to sub ml t to an operation, but the man re fused. The doctor suggested that Woods consent to be removed to San Quentin, where there are better facil ities, but the prisoner refused. Steps may be taken to compel the man to submit to tht operation. STEPS PROPOSED TO. '. . , SAVE DYING CATTLE percentage these public deposits will be called for has not yet been definitely determined, but there is reason to be lieve it will approximate 20 per cent, or 2. Govern or, Peabody . ... ' his order for martial , No Need 1 Martial Uw. Denver, Feb. today revoked law In Teller county, which went into effect early in December, ; The Tellu rlde district military will continue to rule,' at least for the present but Gov ernor Peabody expresses the belief that he will be Justified in suspending martial law there also III a few days. Morgue Busy All Day. San Francisco, Feb. 2. Seven sud den deaths kept the morgue wagon on the go an day yesterday. The victims of the grim reaper ranged In ages from a child who had seen the light of but one day, to an old man who had passed through the dangers of life for over 80 years, only to meet his end by being ac cidentally asphyxiated by gas. Of the five remalplng victims, two took their own lives, one was suddenly stricken while on a pleasure trip, a fourth while strolling along the street. The Infant son' of Alfred Schurr, which was born' Saturday, was suffo cated while Bleeping with Its mother, Michael Langan, SO years of age, was accidentally asphyxiated, Esther Jarrett and Charles Joseph Harrington, both committed suicide by Inhaling gas George Glego, fisherman, dropped dlad In front of his residence as. he was starting . for a stroll. Harry Hitchcock, while driving with a friend, expired In the buggy. The last body brought to the morgue was headless, and was found floating in the bay, hav ing been in the water over a month. San Francisco' Feb. I. Leading cat- Diplomas Granted. Salem. Feb. 2. The state board of education, in session yesterday, after noon, jrvanter staJe dlirtonuiH and er-. tlemen In tms city say mat unless im, ,n nlne (nstanceSi a. follows: government can be Induced temporar-jJ, jg,ina Butler, of Brlggs, state eer ily to relax its quarantine regulations tiflcate upon Washington papers, hold HE DEFENDS COURSE OF ROOSEVELT Administration of . Panama f Af fairs By President Looks Good to Senior Ne Democratic Member From Arkansas Endorses Chief Execitive. COLLEAGUES WILL VOTE RIGHT School In Good Condition. ; Salem. Ore.,' Feb. 2. The board of trustees of the state reform school held Its regular monthly meeting yes terday afternoon, at which time Super intendent K. H. Looney filed his first report since his incumbency, and cov ering the first month of the year. Mr. Looney says; i "I found things in fairly good condi tion here at the beginning of the year. There have been a few cases of scarlet fevr In the Institution, but the disease has been in a slight orm. and only two oatlents are now in the hospital. They have recovered, but are kept there until the danger of the spread of the con tagion is past. EEverythlng has been thoroughly disinfected . "The hoys seem well contented. "Har ry Steele was committed from Polk county. January'o; Charles Danies es caped April 12, 1902, and was returned January 21, 104; Ralph Guthrie was paroled December 1, 1903, and was re turned January M, 1904; John Goodell escaped August 27. 1903, and was re- eurned January 27. 1904 w -The numoer of boys now in the school lp 93." . Dies During House Party. St. Lou,is, Feb. 2. While his daugh ter's guests were being introduced at a dancing party at his home, Henry Hagemeier committed suicide in an ad joining room by taking carbolic acid. It is beieved the deatlh of his son who waj.,accldentally, shot two years ago and business trouble? preying upon his mind led to the deed. against the transportation of cattle out of the southern counties of the state where prolonged drouth has made feed very, scarce,' the loss by death of cat tle will run Into millions of dollars. There la grass for the cattle to eat if they can be moved to It : Fortunes depend on one or two contingencies that rain shall speedily fall In the south and that it be a warm rain, thatiwlll not chill and kill thousands of cattle, that are debilitated and unable longer to endure extremes, or thabthe national government and the county govern mentsof California that have quaran tine ordinances shall yield to the pres ent pressing emergency. '" At one time the quarantine lines of the national government took In all California. Gradually, as the Texas fever has been stamped out the limit of quarantine has been moved south ward, and now the northern counties generally are exempt from quarantine. In the north the greater share of the rain of this exceptionally dry winter has fallen. Jn the outh, where the quarantine is still effective, there is great need of some remedial measure. The quarantine is rigorous' in the Barbara, Ventura, San Bernardino counties of San Luis Obispo. Santa Orange, Riverside and San Diego. In the countles of Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare and Monterey cattle are freely moved after special .inspection, which Is a relaxation of the farmer regula tions. Like indulgence in the face of imminent heavy lossef is sought for the other counties mentoloned. , Governor Pardee and the state vet erinarian are trying to have some meas ure relief adopted. The situation is crlt icaL Millions of San Francisco capi tal depend on the outcome of the next fortnight. Believes That Treaty Will 'ot , Lack for Kecesaary Support From the Minority Side ? Iu Congress. Washington, Feb. 2. Clarke, the new democratic senator from Arkansas, made his first speech In the senate to day. He spoke two hours and an nounced his endorsement of every josi tion taken by the president In connec tion with the Panama revolt and in the negotiation of the treaty with the new state. He even. said in view of the provocation given" by Colombia, the president might have been expected to go farther than he did in advancing the cause of Panama. He declared there was' more popular support to the course of the president's policy among democrats than among republicans, and said democratic votes necessary to ratif the treaty were "assured. f. .-Fslrhanlsa tIsso gplti in mi,' sxri of. the treaty, contending for the regu larity of all proceedings of the admin istration on the isthmus of Panama. ing state permit, good for one year Ethel G. Putnam, of Drain; Therese A. Baumsrart. of Heppner. and Nellie F. Cain, of . Portland, all of whom pass ed the regular examination heretofore and have since arrived at, the statu tory age required by law 21 years; and life diplomas to Walton C. McKee, Le banaon. Santlam academy; Cora E. McCilly, Albany, Mineral Springs col lege; Elinoor Moorhouse, Fossil, Wes ton normal; ' Ida May Noffsinger, Eu Hogan, Grants Pass, Drain normal. Changes at Prison. Salem, Feb. 2. Two more changes took place at the penitentiary yester day afternoon, one of which has been scheduled for the past month, while the other was not exactly looked for John Stapleton, who has been employed as guard in the shops, for several years past; was yesterday relieved, his res lgnation, which he filed on the first of January.having taken effect yesterday. His place was taken by J. E. Thomp son, of this city. Lute Savage, one of the night wall guards, was also dis charged yesterday. His place has been filled by Ed. Ginty, of Portland. Famous Florist Dead. New Tork, Feb. 2. William Burgess, Washington, Feb. 2. By unani mously agreeing to the resolution amending the rules or me nouse ionay, the resident commissioner to congress from Porto Rico was given additional authority equal in all essential respects to that of a delegate from a territory, the action not requiring the concur rence of the senate. The bill which provided for a dele gate from PortjO Rk-o passed the house during : the last congress, but was amended by the senate to such an ex tent that it failed. '. The bill duplicat ing the action of the house at (he last session is now pending, but meanwhile Porto Rico will receive, under the ac tion taken today, practically all the benefits extended in the measure. Joe is Still Champion. Detroit, Feb. 2.-Joe Gan., light weight champion, bested Mike Ward' of Sarnia, .Ontario, the lightweight champion of Canada. Ward was so , badly punished thst .the police stopped the bout at the expiration of 2 1-2 minutes of the tenth round. It took Ward's seconds an hour to thoroughly revive him. .-. - Sharkey Stands Up. Boston, Feb. 2. -Tom Sharkey won who brought the Marshal Nell rose to ;ln a wresuing bout with John Plening this country, is dead from pneumonia. jtpnignt pienlng contracted to throw Hit green houses on Long Isand were Sharkey three tines within an hour among the largest In the United States. Archduke is 111. Vienna, Feb. 2. The Die Ziot says that reports are In circulation of the unsatisfactory bodly and mental con dition of Archduke Louis Victor, broth er of Emperor Francis Joseph and that his phycicians have ordered him to take a prolonged res.( The archduke consesuently has gone to Meran, in the Tyrol. . ' ' . , 4 Funds to be Recalled. , Washington, Feb; 2. It is the gen eral expectation in administration cir cles that 'the Tanama treaty will be ratified about the middle of the present month and in anticipation of the event Searetary Shaw will soon take steps looking to a recall of a portion of the public funds now in the hands of na tional banks' depositories. Just what' . Socialists' National Secretary. Omaha, Feb. 2. The referendum vote vote taken by the National committee of the socialist party for a national secretary, resulted in the re-election of William Mallly, of Boston. Pienlng got two fails, but failed to get the third. : , Council Bluffs. la., Jan. 2. Mrs. Peter Christiansen, mother of the five children who perished in. their burned home last night, died today from her burns. LATEST H ARCH TWOSTEP X "Social Whirl" P P P J. N. GRIFFIN. Groceries,. Hardware, Ship Chandle ry, Paints, Oil and Glass Hardwood Lumber Boat Supplies etc. & & & , ,-'v ." , AT a..- V v 7 FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sts. ' Astoria, Ore-or