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VOL. LVIJ. ASTORIA, OREGON. HluNPAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1901. NO. 118. ' '''-. :-' ' ' V HARD AT WORK FOR LARGER .NAVY Democrat Asserts That Retention of Philippines Creates De mand for Stronger . Force on Sea Precipitate Discussion and Minor ity Leader Williams Urges Adjournment IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON Jtrpubllciui Curry Day Aririilntr Tbut First President MIiouM Bo Honored by riuUdlnjr Up the Sttvy. Washington Feb. 20. This was field day In the house. The naval appro priation bill wai under consideration and the discussion encompassed various topics, much of It revolving more or or less around politics. After Dayton (republican) of Went Virginia, of the committee on naval affaire, had pleaded for a larger navy, Hitchcock (democrat), of Nebraska, declared that there wa gross national extravagance In the annual appropria tion bill. He asserted that the larger Heme In the army and navy aupply blllH went to trusts. Hard wide ( dem ocrat), of deorgln', precipitated a dls Mwluu W4 J-Mftpii -que to by declaring the retention of the inland senate today, and waa the only subject of general Importance, . Bpooner com pleted a apeech begun by him on Thursday, and Morgan and Money both made brief addreea.. Morgan spoke In oppoaltlon to the treaty aa usual and announced he Would not )e ' heard again on the treaty.1 ' ? ' ' Money announced hla Intention of voting for the ratification of the canal treaty, but criticised the part taken by the United States In conneetlonwlth the secession of Panama. V , During hla spefeh, Bpooner engaged in a aplrlted colloquy with Tillman, He defended the prealdent against the as aumptlon that hla position on the Fan ama question Involved the right of the aouthern etatee to aecede. LOSES SENSE OF PAIN. The Application of Hot Iron Serve to Convince Jury. New York; Feb 20. A Hrooklyn milk dealer haa secured a verdict of 11000 against the city after undergoing a remarkable teat )efore the Jury. Hot Irona Here applied to one arm and a leg and the flesh pierced with surgical In etrumenta to prove that the plaintiff had suffered Injury aa claimed. The milk man, while driving through the atreet, felt Into an excavation which hud been open aeveral week. He claimed to have auitalned chromatic neurllle of the nervea and muscles of the left aide. In order to convince the jurymen, red hot lrona wer applied and almrp knlvea pierced deeply Int6 the flesh repeatedly, but the milk man ahowed absolutely no evidence of pain and the verdict In hla favor waa im mediately returned. DRIFTING MINES RENDER HAR BOR OF DALNY VERY DANGEROUS Fearful Explosives Float About, and It Is Thought the Dangerous Condition Will Exist for Many Years " to Come in Harbor. Enormous Consignment of Artillery En Route from Russia-Repairs to Damaged Battleships Proceed Rapidly Report v That Japs Land at Corea Oniy-Report 1' . Says Russians Damaged Enemy. ' . COURT GRANTS MOTION. Ienver, Feb. 20. In the I'nlted gratffcdllte 1K4i'CrDir.i.tiratraTir the six-million- dollar damage ault of waa reaponalble for the demand for a the fitrattona Independence Company, larger navy. , William, the minority louder, sought to eecure adjournment until Tuea day that proper reaped might be paid to the memory of George Washington on Monday. Payne (republican llmit fd, of England, agalnat the r'Ute of the lute Winfletd 8cott Sti niton, to atrlke from the riles of the court the replication to the answer of the de fendanta and also granted Judgment on the pleadings of the trustets and ex- thought It would be more patriotic toj eeutors of the eatute. It whs held that celebrate the annlveraary of the day! the matter eet up in the replication building up the navy, and the house ahould have been Included in- the com fit. IVteraburg. Keb. 20. A dispatch from Port Arthur today says the flrnt luhd encounter occurred yesterday, A picket of Cwack attacked a amall detachment of Japanese troopa on Co rean territory. The Coaaacka captured some Japuneae prisoners, on whom they found mae and papers. - The collialon waa presumably be tween reconnoiterlng parties. A gen eral engagement la not anticipated Im mediately. A special Port Arthur dispatch eaya the Japanese fleet waa observed Feb ruary IS cruising off that port. Heports from northern Corea aay the Coreana are showing a decidedly friendly attitude to the Russians. The Manchuria railroad U conveying trooia without difficulty to the various points of concentration. I Nutlve n-ports aay that the Chinese fiaien uwuin ""i" "- " t u.-. adjourned until Monday with the naval bill still pending. I - LAST SPEECH FROM MORGAN. Alabama Senator Announces He's Through With Canal. Washington, Feb. 20. Panama was the subject of three speeches In the plaint. The English corporation sought to recover from the estate of the late mining millionaire,; charging that prior to the sale of the Independ ence mine at Cripple Creek to the Kug lUh purchaser, the proerty waa 'salted," The case will be appealed to the United States circuit court of appeals. Our 20 per cent reduction sale on clothing' is STILL ON IS? ;it Jrm ft. iWr fa) t' - V'' i; J , HindTailoreJ rial in in niaaroiiiiaiinn -imh iisiaaaaaaaaisisMUMawsMiauaMUiiaBsaMUassiaMaaBa" P. A. STOKES Itles, have been displaying such activ ity la eastern Asiatic waters aa to al most parulyzze the coasting trade. Ylnkow, Feb. 20. A newspaper cor resiHindetit. who, by the special ier iiiIhIoh of General Pflug, was allowed to visit Port Arthur, states that re palra to the Runlun fleet are proceed ing. The cruiser Novlk has been docked but conditions of the battleship Ciar ovltch and Revlxun remain, unchanged. Engineers aay the Revlzun will' be floated In a few days. Official reports indicate that In. spite of the fact that noJaponese were re ported aa lost, the Russina did aome damage, i . Shippers are of, the oplnlon;that the harbor .of Dalny lylH be unsafe for years to come on account of the stray mines from .Yenisei, aome of which flre reported, by late merchantmen ar riving at Port Arthur, as drifting in the open sea. Viceroy Alexleff is un derstood to be at Harbin. General VlakolT Is in command of the non-combatant forcea at Harbin. An enormbus consignment of ar tillery la reported to be en route from Russia, and it Is said without hesita tion there were not over 125,000 troops In Manchuria and at Vladivostok when the war began. . y Administration authorities, of Port Arthur, assert that the Japanese have landed lu Corea only. commission under the presidency of hereditary Grand Duke Michael Alexan drovltch, brother of the cxar, iw ar range for the most seedy construction of submarine boats, cruisers and other vessels, to meet the expense of which a public subscription has been started by the press. Cssssni Will Remain. St. Petersburg, Feb. 20. The report that Count Cusslni, the Russian am bassador to Washington, is to be re called is absolutely unwarranted. His services are highly esteemed and at the foreign office It was said his recall Is not contemplated. ; ,. j Japanese Maltreated. Seoul, Feb. 20. Japanese fugitives, who were maltreated at Port Arthur, arrived at Chemulpo yesterday, and tb fVjxfrt or Thr'tf 1tnl-e&t'meiit1lu''tfciife,ii great excitement among , the soldiers theif . ' Kuropatkin Transferred. ' St. Petersburg, Feb.. 2t. General Kuropatkin has been relieved of his functions rs minister of war and has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army In' the far east. Loubet Will Visit Czsr. New York, Feb. 20. It Is reported, says a World dispatch from Paris, that President Loubet Is making arrange ments for an Immediate visit to St. Petersburg to exchange courtesies with th czar, thereby faying back the visit of "the csar to France. There is no confirmation of the rumor. . De Roten Takes Passage. .New York, Feb. 20. Karon de Rosen, Russian minister at Toklo, and his staff have sailed for home.aitys a Times dlH patch from Shanghai. M. Pavloft, the Russian minister nt Cortn, who left Seoul a few days ago, remains at Shanghai awaiting Instructions.'; - Will Increase Navy. St. Petersburg, Feb, 20. According to the terms of an Imperial order Just Issued suspects under police surveil lance are permitted to enter the nrmy In the field ns privates, after which the minister of the Interior and minister of Justice can order the withdrawal of police supervision over such persons.! Another decree appoints a special To Succeed Fred Grant. San Francisco, Feb. 20. "General Jesse M. Lee is here en route from the Philippines to succeed General Fred Grant In Texas. General Lee was un der General Chaffee with the allied troops on their march to Pekln during the Boxer troubles. , Heath Resigns as Secretary. Washington, Feb, 20. Postmaster General Payne today received the resig nation of Perry S. Heath as secretary of the republican national committee and announced that he "would acitept it Immediately. The duties of the sec retary will devolve on Elmer Dover, assistant secretary of the committee, until the full committee meets a few days before the national convention, when a secretary will be elected to suc ceed Heath. , , Millionaire Under Arrest. New York. Feb. 20. John A. Ben son, a San Francisco millionaire land dealer, was arrested here again today and arraigned before United States Commissioner Shields on the charge of conspiring to defraud the government of school lands in Oregon and Califor nia. Benson's examination was set for Thursday next. Ball Mas Increased to $20,000, "which was furnished. Diamond Polishers Strike. . New York,' Feb. 20. Diamond deal ers here have been advised from Am sterdam and Antwerp 'that owing to the strike of 3000 polishers, stones are likely to be scarce,, and higher prices are expected. The strike Is against an ultimatum of, the employers prescrib ing a large number . of apprentices which they are determined to enforce. LONE BANDIT, CAUGHT. At Least So Officers of Baker City : Think. . ' , Baker City, Feb. 20. The officers are satisfied that they have arrested the lone highwayman who has been operating In this city for several weeks past, but they ore ' short of evidence to convict. White and his partner. BassHt, were, overheard, to plan a robbery of Borne kind, so one witness testifies, but on particular saloon was mentioned. " The big gun used by the robber Is not in evidence, anl there Is a wide difference of opinion regarding the gun, even if one should be found. Some of the vktlms of the hold-up say that it was a nickel-plated gun, while others Insist that it was blue steel. The mask whiich all feel 'sure they would recognize If they could see it again has not been found. The offi cers have been hunting diligently for more of the paraphernalia used by the hold-up, but they are unable to find the missing articles. Another man, D. M. Donaldson, has been arrested as a confederate. Donaldson had a key which flu the closet In the Mint saloon, where the robber lofjked his victims the night of the robbery. He also had a number of other keys of peculiar de sign. Among his effects were several sigiieS checks drawn on the First Na tional bank of this city and the First National bank of Sumpter, for sums ranging from $185 to $600. Donald son was evidently preparing to work the bogus check game, which has been worked, so successfully In the past on many people n this city. WHEAT TAKES A SKYWARD COURSE MRS. GOULD ON SOCIAL LFE. Home Life Nsed Not Be Neglected For : High Society. New York, Feb.i 20. In an article written for the current number of a magazine dedicated to the Interests of club women. Mrs. George J. Gould says:" . - . '" ''".-..', "There Is absolutely no reason why sharing in the pleasure of social life is Incompatible with devotion in the do mestic circle. It is as our children grow older that a ! woman's growth, mentally, must keep pace with that of the active young minds about her; she must bdeti her social horizon, keep "in "to u i jTw fttTinVorl ff "ki 1 3" " "itirt-a s t of events In , the every day turmoil about her. , . - "About a fashionable woman's social functions there shines as fierce a light as beats about a throne and It Is too generally believed that In order to have time for her toilets, etc, she considers a perf unc'ory good night kfcs or a flying weekly visit to her nursery the sunt total of her duty to her God given charges." ' Miss Laura Fastabend is home from Jewell where she has Just completed a three months' term of school. Cereal Reaches $1.07, Third Irv stance of Kmd Recorded in Past Twenty-Five Years. CONFUSION REIGNS IN PIT Liverpool Cables and Far East War Starts Bidding That Causes HighMarK I'proarand Paiidemoiiinm Cre ates Eventful' Day In Chi cagoBrokers ICiikIi Wildly About. Chicago. Feb. 20. For the third time in a quarter of a century wheat for future delivery today reached $1.07. The pit was the scene of uproar and pandemonium from the time the ses sion opened until St closed. Brokers rushed frantically between telegraph counters and the pit with their hands full of orders, which, in the excitement it was almost impossible to fill. Strong Liverpool cables and Russo- Japanese war news started bidding In wheat for May delivery at $1.04, 1 cent higher than last night's close. At the outset there was little hilta-tfom-' Armmir, wh.;,- tiHa ; '" moKths btfii monarch' of the wheat pit.- trnei millions of bushels on the market, but after a momentary calm the buying wave suddenly struck "' the pit and swept the brokers oft their feet. The price, which had been forced down to $1.02, Jumped by leaps and bounds to $1.0?. Liberal profit taking followed, and the market dropped back to $1.05, where It closed strong. ' : ! Mr. and Mrs. H. R, Beckwith and lit tle son Harold returned to Portland last night after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Higgins. Mrs. Beckwith and Mrs. Higgins are sisters. ARRI WBB . .AT THE BEE HIVE. . ladies' and Men's Shoes, Ladies' -Suits and Shirt Waists, Muslin Un- ; derwear, Corsets, Dress Goods, Ging , hams, etc., etc., etc. : , ' ; ( V"v ' ' ' ' "."'""''' ' ' ': . V- - ' , ' ' - ' CALL AND SEE THEM YOU ARE INVITED The Bee Hive LATENT HITS Everybody is playing them Rags! Bidelia! Moon Moths! IN OUR SHOW WINDOW J. N. GRIFFIN Groceries, Hardware, Ship Chandle ry, Paints, Oil and GlassHardwood Lumber Boat Supplies etc. -fi7 j& AT FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sis. Astoria, Oregon