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1 1 ... 1 3 u. V0L.LVI1. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 190. NO. 116. I ANNA'S BODY NOW LIES IN STATE 7 i !TKousand Brave Blinding, Storm to Take Last Look at race ! of the Departed j . Sbtesman. ; n Spite of Long Time Allowed Many Go Away Filled (- With Disappointment CSKET BURIED IN FLOWERS First Arrangement Altered At the WUbva of Friend inl , IUnIhiii Will Deliver Ku- I 0tfltlC NKM', I,ak View cemetery and after a brief burial service In th Wad Mortuary chapel, will be placed temporarily In the Wade vault, It not having yet been decided where '.he body shall finally be Interred. ' ' - Adjournment f Senate. Washington, Fab. 11. The Manama question again today waa the upper inoar "topic In the annate, and Bnooner poke oh that aubjeetdurlne; the great er iwrtlon of the daVvw-Mlon.' H discussed many ,phaea of the subject, wuMlulrilna: the course of the president throughout the proceed I ne, rsltui In the "republic of Panama. He w( Interrupted frequently by Morgan, Karly In the day Tillman moved to re consider in vote of luwt Monday, by which the bill to grant tlSO.OOu to ex Quiwn Lillouokalanl wai defeated, but further conalderatton of the matter was not prexard at the time. The senate adJournd until Kulurdny on account if Hanna'a funeral, which will take place tomorrow. DISCUSSION OP PHILIPPINES. Cleveland, I-b, II. The mortal re mains of Senator Hanna now lie In t alata upon a ahruudml catafalque i i t the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce, where they were taken Im mediately upon their arrival her from Washington today. The catafalque Wi urrounded by a veritable garden of fluwera and la guarded by a detail of soldiers from the atate militia. From 10; 10 thlat morning to 1:10 tonight fully 19.1)00 people paeeed the flower covered casket and took a laat look upon the features of the dead atateatnan, With enow blowing fiercely Into their facea and a cotd wind chilling them t h...nh thousands unon thousand of 5 " , ; -pte nm fT honra In a douHje line 'i trvirntng for mo'e than hv i aquarta, 1 1: waiting for an opportunity to paaa Into lf . . . . .. ; the building where my tne remain. Although the crowd waa paaalng Into the auditorium a the rate of more than SO a minute, the lue grew rapidly, and Vhen at :S9 o'clock the door wepj tlnsed for the hlght there were etlU several thousand peaona who had 4 ! waited patiently, but war compelled I to return home dlaappointed. t ' Upon th reqiieat of many rrieiui or the HfttHU) family. HlHhop Leonard will IIVer a anorl euiogietic auurrsa hi me lonclualon of the regular funeral ser vUea tomorrow upou the life of the di ad atntcamatv At the cliwe of tho aorvlce at the church the body will be conveyed to Party Allignment Follow Prepoial and Minority Loae. Wiiahlnrtun. Keb. JS. The houxe todar paeacd the fortification appro relation bill. The Philippine oucatkm "1 Ik. U. I tnr tirlxf hltt KIliHtl'd i nun inn itbuuHHion while the bill waa under conaideratlon. The IUm In the bill providing for fortlficailona In Inaulor powtceslon cauaed Hiplth. of Keatucky. to propone an amendment to preclude the uae of any part ef the appropriation for fortl flcationa In the rhlllplnea,( holding that the expenditure of a aum necee aary properly to fortify the lelanda waa not warranted until the future etatue of the archipelago ehall have been de- f i ANNOUNCEMENT OF SECRETARY HAY SURPRISES THE GOVERNMENT Closing of Negotiations In Connection With Note By United States Leaves Russia Somewhat In the Air. aallors clung to piece of lumber and were carried to ahore and picked up In an exhauated condKlon. A drift with a line attached waa fin ally floated aehore and the reat were rescued on a life raft. Attell Win Decision. Chicago, Feb. llAbe Attell, the Cal. ifornla featherweight, won the declalon over "Kid" Herman In a alx-round contest nere tonignu WOOLEN MILLS REDUCED BY FLAMES termlned. Tarty allgnmeat on f the projKiMtlon Irnmedately followed. WU liai lh' ioirUy taklii -M' the fight 'for the amemlmcnt. My a airhtly party vole, 0 to 2, the Hmlth amendment waa loat. Oeneral d-l..te on the bill develo)ed Into a political dlacuMlon. OLD ODD FELLOW DEAD. Walla Vh!1u, Wah t-'b. H.-jnhti M. KauiV tiie find grand maatsr of Md fVlliiwe in Wnahlngton, one of the founder f olympln, the orlgluator of the Odd Kellowa' home In Waahlnglon and Ua flrat auperlntendent, died thin afternoon of aenlle decay, aged 81. Swan wiia brn In Scotland and led a plctureaiiue life for several 'eah on u whaling veaael, landing at w Kiim clcco in 1849. Our 20 per cent reduction sale on clothing' is vSTILL ON ft f . jtfW 1 I : lCsIL t $r r- -, NsOn f ( fi : J HanSAiffncr Vj . ' !' , - V Mux TOKIrS P. A.S High Official States That Reply Would Have Been Ready in Few Days, and Believes That Action of State Department Will Jend to Enhance III Feeling 1 Already Entertained. Ht. 1'eteraburg, Feb. 18. The Itifor matlon contained In preaa dlapiitchea from Waablngtou thut Kecretary Hay had Hiinotuiced ntgotiationa In connec tion with hi note to th power, on the subject of the Integrity of China, to be cloacd, without ' awaiting Run ala'a formal renponae, came a a aur prlae to the official circlee here. An official of the foreign office, with whom a rcpretcntatlve of the Associated pre talked on thle matter, appeared to be rather nonplussed. 'If this la true, It has not changed the .Russian' program. Not to await Russia's reply mlKht, however, offend Russian susceptibilities and tend still further to Increase the feeling, already existing here In certain quarter, that the Vnlted Stales la not friendly to Russia. . In this connection there Is no doubt the government feel somewhat em barrassed by the desire of the United State to 'nalall consul In vthe open porta of Manchuria Immediately. The government doea not like to be placed in the position of putting obMaele In the wuy, but that entire territory Is now under military control and these post would be within the sphere of war ofierntioiia. "The Rust-Ian reply to Keitetary Hay'a note I practically ready and will he handed to Ambassador McConnicIt, In a biy or two, possibly tanuaWw."' In diplomatic circle here, Secretary Hiiv'a action la considered a fine stroke of diplomacy, as It la ladieved the note ha brought out. general acquiescence In the principle Involved. No official announcement haa na yet been made regarding the report from Tokio of the ih ond Japanese torpedo attack at Port Arthur. There tire leport lacking of ficial confirmation, that an attack made on Port Arthur February 10 was re pulsed after heavy firing on both sides. According to the story, this attack ww intended as aelnt to cover the landing at Tallenwnn bay, but it failed because rUiMKian gunboats were placed with great foresight to command that shore. Washington the following cablegram from the minister of foreign affairs at Toklo: ,"' '"' ' "The Time' Pekln correspondent re port tht Viceroy Alexieff, on Febru ary 14. aent the following: '"Disabled warship are the Cssaro vltch, Pallada, Retvlsian. Aakold, Novlk, Hebastopol, Petropolovak. The Japanese were driven from the railway near Chdneaow, Klnchau. "The Rusalana admit 70 killed on land and claim 15 Japanese prisoner. Russian have It ship out of action and declare 15 Japanese ship are dia abled. ' "The Uoyarln la ellglitly damaged. 8o far aa the Japanese are concerned the above Information la untrue. No attempt to land haa been made, hence ther were no prisoner taken. Jap anese ships disabled, absolutely none." Committee Go to Funeral. Washington, Feb. J 8. The special train bearing the member of the com mittee to Cleveland, where they will attend the funeral of Senator Hanna tomorrow, left the Pennsylvania ela tion at ( o'clock tonight. Ship Rapidly Repaired. Port Arthur .Ff b- l.Repabto Russian warship, damaged during the bombardment February 9, are rapidly proceeding. Tho Czarovltch, Retvlaan and Pallada will soon rejoin the fleet. The work la being carried on with the aid of caisson. The mlfihap wn not so great a at flrt beleved. ' ' ALIEXIEFF 8AFELY ASSUMES Japa Capture Two Steamer. , St. Petersburg, Feb. 18. A tele gram received here from Port Arthur saya the Japanese have captured the Okholsk-Knmchatka Company' steam ers Kollk and Bobrlk. New Commnder of Troop. Paris, Feb. 18. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Journal say In a dispatch that War Minister Kuropatkln haa been appointed to the chief com mand of the troop in Manchuria. He will be nni?r Viceroy Alexieff. WIDOW TURNS DETECTIVE. ' ... .-''".. Aftar Saven Week of Vigilanea Mur derer. I Tkn. New York. Feb. 18 After an unre mitting search of nearly seven week, during which she haa walked day and night on the Bowery, spent hour In unsavory reort and exhauated every resource of a skilled detective. Mr. Katie Duffy, of Brooklyn, today caused the arrest of a man who in accused of being her husband'a murderer. Rich ard Duffy, her husband. ! waa fatally stabbed on the night of January 1, In front of a Bowery resort, and before hi death said that the wounds had been Inflicted by Charle Devuno. The police used every effort to capture him, but in spite of a full description given by Duffy were unable to do so. H'a widow, however, undlacouraged, kept tin the search without remission. She patrolled the Bowery, visited haunt Devuno was wont to frequent, shad owed his friend and even watched railroad station and steamship pier In her attempt to find him. Last night he, saw the man enter a hlffeTrTCe police, who arrested Devano after a etruggle. He had been in Pittsburg since the murder, It was said. Devuno, who, with Duffy, I said to have been prominent In the "gang" life on the lower aide, .wa arraigned today on a Charge of homicide. Big Fire at Portland Yesterday Afternoon Throws One Hun dred Fifty Hands Out of Employment. - Loss of Plant $100,000 While $50,. 000 Worth of Stock Goes Up In Smoke. A SPARK STARTS THE FIRE George Story waa down from Port-j land yesterday. Among the San Francisco travel ing men in town yesterday were Mag Harpengarner, M. Sparks, A. B. Well T. ti. Phillips, and D. L. Rosenfeld. Plant Owned By Portland Cap ital and Resident of BeW liugliani, Wash In a ii ranee $100,H0. Portland, Feb. 18. The plant of the Portland Woolen mills, located at Sell' wood, a suburb of this city, waa totally destroyed by lire this afternoon. Th. plant wa worth 1100,000 and $80,000 worth of etot'i was on band, of whlck piobably 130,000 was saved. Insurance is 1100,00. ,r r I The fire started in a rapidly revolv ing "mixer" from a spark caused by the introduction of some foreign sub stance, which communicated to highly Inflammable material with which the machine Is surrounded. The mill employed about 158 haads, who will be thrown out of work until the plant la irebullt, which will require , about ix month. The plant wa owned by' local capital and C. X. Lar rabee, of Bellingham, Wash. Mining Man i Killed. . Salt Uke, Utah. Feb. 18. Colonel Theodore Bruback, one of the best known mining men of this state, wa accidentally killed at Park City today while making an Inspection of the Daly-West mine. While ascending a Udder. Bruback 'lost bis hold and fell a 'distance of 15 feet,' striking on his head and breaking hi neck. TRANSPORT BUF0RD HELD. Real Take Details Not Obtainable, But Sure the Jap Suffered Damage. St. Petersburg. Feb 18. A long offl (;lnl dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff recounting the details of the tight Feb 1 ruary 9 lit Port Arthur, was given out toduy. In the course of his report he says: "It la atill difficult to ascertain the result of the battle, but according to observationa made by our ships it may bo assumed that several vesaela of the enemy'a fleet sustained damage, which mrnlaina why they 11 avoided further fighting, although they were much su perior to ua In atrength. "According to report of command ers, the men fought exceedingly well." The admiral concludes: "In account ing the above to. your majesty, I am pleased to be able to add that naval and Innd forces In the far east are In spired by the most heartfelt, wish to meet their Insolent foes breast to breast In order V fill their duty in sight of their adored ruler, and. firm and un shakable, to tight for the honor and glory of their beloved fatherland." Obiect of Trip Wa to Marine to Philippine. San Francisco, Feb. IS. The trans port Buford. which was 'ready to sail today, Is still anchored In the stream awaiting orders from Washington. No cause for her detention haa been as signed. The Buford wa scheduled to sail from here to Portland, ostensibly to take on a load of Oregon pine for the Philippines. The teal object of the voyage was, however, to carry 600 ma rines to the Philippine., Pretbyterian Com Toather. St. Louis. Feb. 18. The official an nouncement that tlje union of the Pres byterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches had been effected waa made tonight at a banquet tendeied member of the two committee by the Presby terian Social Union,' of St. Louis. STORY OF FULTON WRECK. FACTS ARE DISTORTED. Japanese Authorities Set Matter Right Regarding Report. New York, Feb. 18. G. Uchtda, the Japanese consul-general here, received tonight from the Japanese legation at Storm Break Her Anchor Chain Master Hed For Shor. nd Marshtleld. Ore., Feb. 18. The first authentic news regarding the wreck of the steamer Fulton, which went ashore at Port Orford last Thursday, was re ceived here tonight. The steamer was short of coal and had anchored In Port Orford harbor, where she hung for two day. The wind finally broke her an chor chains, and her muster headed her for the beach. One boat was sent away fiom her, manned by Second Mate Ingleaon and twd sailor to take a line to the shore, but the boat wa ronalied and the mate drowned. The -ARRIVED .AT THE BEE HIVE. Ladles and r3fen's Shoes, Ladies' ; Suits and Shirt tfaits, Muslin Un- derwear, Corsets, Dress Goods, Gingv t ' hams, etc., etc., etc. , CALL AND SEE THEM YOU ARB INVITED The Bee Hive BOOKS The most complete line of books, magazines, sta tionery, blanli bools, sporting goods, etc, in the city. J. N. GRIFFIN Groceries, Hardware, Ship Chandle ry. Paints, Oil and Glass Hardwood Lumber Boat Supplies etc. J& & JS? AT FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and hth'Sts. ; v Astoria, Oregon