TUEftDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1905.
THE MORNING ASTOUUN, .ASTORIA,' OREGON.
SOAK CONTRACTORS
New York Bricklayers Granted
, Concessions In Wages.
SEVENTY CENTS PE HOUR
This Will Enable, the, Prieklayere U
Make $65.50 Week, tht Hiohest
? Wages Evar Paid in any City
in tha United States.
New Tork, Feb. J?. If they vote to
accept, more than 9000 bricklayers in
this city, In accordance with their
agreement with the Mason BulIJers
Association, will have their wages
raised from 45 to 70 cents art hoar
on Wednesday, the highest wages ever
paid by bricklayers In this country- -Under
this rat of wages tt will be
possible for a bricklayer to make 167.20
a week for during the busy season the
men work 11 hours a day. For every
hour overtime they get double pay so
for the extra four hours they receive
as much as for the previous eight. The
men say that this really is not so
much, because they are only employed
six months in the year. Employers
say the average about nine months.
V The present agreement ( was made
last May, when there was a .strong
agitation for the elimination of the
clause providing that the Installation
of the fire proofing brick could be done
only by mason builders and could not
be sublet. At the convention of the
International Union in Trenton a year
ago it was ordered that this clause be
eliminated and that any contractor
who paid union wages and conformed
to union conditions could Install Art
proofing brick. The New Tork brick
layer already had an agreement with
the mason builders' association con
taining the usual fire-prooflnng clause
and ignored the order of the Trenton
convention. At the recent convention
of the bricklayers' International Union
in San Francisco the Trenton order
was reaffirmed, but In the meantime
the bricklayers' anion m New Tork
had made their agreement which does
not expire until December SI of this
This agreement provided that the
present wages of 65 cents an hour
should continue until March 1, when.
there would be an increase to tO cents.
The unions for the Inst two week
have been voting on the Question K
living up to their agreements with the
builders or accepting the ruling t the
international body.
i FROM ARGENTINE.
A Number of Students Arrive to Taka
Course in University.
New York. Feb. 21. Seventeen young
natives of Argentina have arrived here
to put in a foar years course of study
at various American universities. Ihe
ages range from to. JO years and
they will study agriculture, mining,
clvtl and mercantile engineering. All
but two of the young men are sent by
the minister of public instruction, and
after their course of study thlr gov
ernment has fu&Je , claim for their
services for two years in the branches
In which they expect to become adapts.
Those who are here of their own seek
ing are Maxim Roca, a nephew of for
mer President Roca of the Argentine
republic, and Valerin Maajoan..
Roca will enter Cornell university
and take a course in agriculture and
mining and Maajoan will attend Co
lumbia university to study naval arch
itecture. Several of the young men
have attended the national agricultural
and Industrial college at Buenos Ayres
and the national colleges. Ten of the
party are to attend Cornell University
and 'study agricultural institution as
Columbia; two at a smaller school at
Madison, "Wis., and one Is to be In
stalled at Guelph, Ont '
The young men are the sons of law
yers, merchants and large land own
ers, and all express an anxiety to be
gin their work at once, today they will
visit the consul general or the Ar
gentine republic and there receive their
formal government instructions. .
Put Back to Port.
San Francisco, Feb. 27. The schoon
er Orient, which sailed six days ago
for Grays Harbor, put back today and
is leaking. The vessel encountered
heavy
ROBBING SCHOOLS
Drivers Arrested by the Board of
Equation, v
mack, Daniel and Bailey have promised
to be present.
NELSON THE FAVORITE.
Batting Eight to One In Favor of Bat
ttaing Nelaon.
Ban Francisco, Feb, IT. Betting on
the result of the bout between Young
Corbett and : Battling; Nelson tomor
row haa settled down to ten to t with
Corbet at the short end. Efforts to
CONSPIRACY IS UNCOVERED Secure even money failed and Nelson
waa Installed as the favorite on ac
count of his recent victory over the
former champion,., Very favorable re-
; ports come from both training rumps.
A Crowded House.
Another crowded house at the Star
theater' shows that the public appre
ciate merit The Cycle Daale is cer
tainly an exhibition of marvelous rid
ing and well sustains the reputation
of being the champion of the world.
Homes and Homes keep the audience
in good humor by their versatile act
ing, while the great violinist is cer
tainly a drawing card. The projecto-
scope is an attractiev feature of the
entertainment The bill at the Star
this week is certainly one of the best
ever seen at a vaudeville show in As
toria. There is no doubt but the house
will be crowded every night during
the week.
Claimed That Merchants and Others
Have Conspired With Members of
Educational Board and City Is
Robbed of $10,000.
New York, Feb. 27. With the arrest
of a driver employed by a carter doing
much work for the board of education
the police believe they have uncovered
a conspiracy In which a dosen or more
men are Implicated whereby the de
partment of supplies of the school
board had for the last three or four
years been mulcted of goods valued at
1 10,000 or more. Complaint was recent
ly made in a public report by an offi
cial of the board that thousands of
dollars worth of school supplies were
being stolen and detectives were at
once put on the case. They found a
store on the lower east side where the
stolen articles were on sate and sev
eral other stores are on suspicion.
According to the police the driver In
the course of one of his trios would
stop and leave his trunk unguarded,
while men known to him would take
from the wagon articles left in bundles
These were disposed of later to small
dealers. - -
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Birthday of Ex-President to Ba Cele
brated in New York.
New York, Feb. 27. Arrangements
are being made ' by the democratic
club in this city to celebrate the lrth
day of Thomas Jefferson, with a din
ner on April II, to which representa
tive democrats from all parts of the
country will be invited. Replies al
ready have been received from 400 per
sons. v
A committee has been appointed to
visit Washington this week to deliver
In person an invitation to various dem
ocrats of national importance. Gov
ernors Douglass of Massachusetts, anj
Johnson of Minnesota both have
promised to speak. David R. Francis
of St Louis; Senators Ray nor. Car-
, , Confessed to Murder. 4 . i
Denver Feb. 27. Jmnes Neal, aged
11, who haa been living In Denver un
der the name of Roy Bnllew, has given
himself up to the police am! con
fessed that h murdered Cynthia John
son, a widow, who lived on a farm
near Kennison, I. T. Neat says he
killed the woman because she had
drawn a gun on him and said she waa
going to kill htm. He says the crime
was committed on June IS, 1903.
Neal says he was driven to confess
the crime through remorse. The local
authorities have telegraphed to Vlnlta,
I. T to have. Neal's statement veri
fied. ' '
New Corporations.
New York, Feb. 27. Papers filed for
new companies la eastern states dur
ing February with a caplUl of 11,000,
000 or over, represent a total of $98,
600,000. This is a decrease as corn
pared with January of over $1,757,000
due to several incorporations in Janu
ary with much larger capitalisations
that those In February. Notwithstand
ing the decrease In February, the total
waa much larger than for any month
In 1904, down to May, when the In
corporations were 1133,000.000.
Maine, as for some months, past,
heads the list of new Incorporations,
with a total of 142,000,000. New Jer
sey comes next with $27,000,000 and
New York follows with $24,00.000.
AFTER THE NIGGERS
Bunch of Ni&ers Kill Two White
: Men In Yno.
MURDERERS MAKE ESCAPE
A Poise of Officers Ars After Them and
If Ctught There Is no Coubt But
They Will Be Lynched Short
Wsy to End Trouble.
Yaso City, Miss., Feb. 27.-A diffi
culty occurring late last evening be
tween Ed Stephens, a prominent plant
er, living near this city, and foui
negroes, led to the killing of Stevens
and his brother, W. H. Stevens, and
the wounding of a negro named Wild
er, one of the slayers of the Stevens
brothers. The negroes escaped.
A sheriff and posse are now scouring
the country for the quartet of blacks
and a lynching Is beilevvd to be In
evitable If the negroes are caught De
tails regarding the killing of tha kUer
ens brothers, which occurred on a
plantation two miles from this city, aro
meager, Kd Stevens, It Is said, had
gone to tht whin of Wilder, ner ths
formers home, became engaged In a
quarrel with him, Wllder's wife and
two other, negroes, W. II. Stevens,
running up, tried to quiet the disturb
ance. Later the quarrel was renewed
and he hastened biu'k to the sceii
when he saw Wllder's wife rush upon
his brother. W, II. Stevens raised
shotgun'and fired at the woman, Wild
er and his companion promptly drew
pistols and fired on the Stevens broth
ers, killing both. , . - .
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT.
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Reeaenejt Under New Management
John Biaslch has leased the Califor
nia Restaurant and Oystsr House and
is now prepared to serve ths public
Tha best oysters ' and . meals la tho
city. Family trade auppllsd. Oood
cooks, polite waiters and promst ser-vie.
The steamer RendonJo leaves San
Francisco Thursday for Astoria stud
Portland, and will land at Ibe f3iuora
dock.
TAYLOR. YOl'NO A 00.
General Agents.
Senator Clark's Wife Sick.
New York. Feb. 27. Mrs. William
A. Clark, the wife of Senator Clark of
Montana, Is in a private hospital here.
Shortly after her return three weeks
ago from Paris she was taken there by
order of the Clark family physician and
an operation was performed. News of
the young woman's Illness was not
however, permitted to become public
Although the operation was not of
a serious nature, the highly nervous
condition of Mrs. Clark made here re.
covery slow. She will be removed to
her home some time this week.
DICKINSON & ALLEN eiPyoto
choose your
NEW SPRING SUIT
You pay One Dollar per week for Thirty Weeks with
a chance of getting it for less.
SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY.
$30 SUIT
CONDITIONS.
We free to deliver to each member of ths Suit Club, one tailor
made suit of clothes upon the payment of one dollar a week for thirty
consecutive weeks, or untU such time as the member shall be the suc
cessful drawer of a suit Failure to make payments regularly forfeits
former payments. After a person haa bean a member fee ten weeks,
If for any reason he wishes to discontinue be will be allowd to pay tha
remaining twenty payments and obtain bis suit; but his number will
be taken out and ba will have no further benefit of tho club. After a
person haa been a member for fifteen weeks be will be permitted to pay
tha remaining fifteen payments) and recrtve bis suit. His number will
remain in each drawing and should b bo successful hs will ba refunded
the amount due him.
$30 SUIT
WEE1
The Great Alteration Sale Ends Next Saturday Nig'ht When the
Clock Strikes lO.
Ho
ijOan.
488 & 49 O Commercial St
GRAND CLEAN-UP
MEN'S SUITS.
Don't ask us to describe them for it's
impossible to give any satisfactory de
scription, but you can have a half -hundred
styles to select from at about the
cost of cloth and making. '(.
overcoats.
By the score. Step in and select one, the
price will be so low that you can't help
buying.
PANTS.
Prices practically pulverized. A hun
dred styles. Every pair of them high
class ; take them away. Our price is lower
than yours. ... . . ' , ;
shoes.
We have several lots, broken in sizes,,
odd pairs, etc., worth up to $4.50. Your
choice at prices thai will make you buy. ,
As a fitting end to the greatest sale that Astoria ever saw. From now until 10 P. M.
Saturday .night we will let off business brakes and send the GREAT SALE through
with a whirl. , .
Hundreds of choicest styles of Suits, Overcoats, Pants, Hats, Shoes and lur-,
nishings, that are in small or broken lots will be cleaned up. No power of cost, loss
or value will change our course
Goods will be sold for a mere fraction of their .worth.
THIS SALE SHALL GO DOWN IN HISTORY as the greatest bona fide
sacrifice of fine goods ever attempted on the Coast.
We will Sweep the Counters of All Odds and Ends.
We offer you a chance to secure Clothings, etc., at prices that will cause thou
sands of thinking people to visit this sale.
THE GRAND FINAL. THE WIND UP! . v
Is running under a full head of steam. Remember that when the Clock Strikes 10
next Saturday night, March 4. This Slaughter Sale ends. ; , .;
P. S. -After this unpa railed alteration sale closes Saturday night several
days must be devoted entirely to amaging new fittings, stock, etc., in the now. nearly t
ready enlarged store, during which time our sen-ice will be badly crippled. But know
ing that the public is aware of our big undertaking and immense amount of work
necessary to prepare the big stock, etc., for Spring trade we ask that you defer buy
ing as mucLas possible, or excuse us for any inconvenience that may arise while trad
ing with us during the week following this. Yours respectfully,
S. DANZIGER & CO., Astoria's Greatest Clothiers. , -
Boy's and Children's Suits.
Mothers,, just step in. You can save
money now if you ever saved it in your
life. The price will make you gfad that
you came.
HATS.
No store in Astoria ever showed as
perfect a hat stock as Danziger & Co., at
$2.00 to $5.00. i '
Our prices this week are extremely
low. ' " '
It's Hat Time This Week.
FURNISHING GOODS.
We will clear up every odd or small lot
6i goods in this department or break our
neck in trying You know' what, prices
will do. Well, 1 come along between now
and Saturday at 10 P. M.'uid you will be
glad that you ilid not miss Danziger &
Co.'s Grand Windup of, the alteration
.Sale.. " " r I . ':, v " v