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K ll lll II I! Ill IMII I 11.111 l :UUMI FULL A4S00IATBD PHBS8 RtJPOMT COVERS THE MORNINQ FIELD ON THE LOWEh COLUMBIA. VOLUMK LX NO. 2! ASTORIA. OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1000 PRICE FIVE CENTS l-C A TIME FUNERAL OF EX-SPEAKER HENDERSON TAKE PLACE Body of Former Speaker of House of Representatives Laid to Rest Church Bells of Dubuque Tolled in Memory of Deceased. EX-CONGRESSMAN PERKINS DELIVERS EULOGY LIFE OF DKCEASED CHARACTERS ED AS AN EXAMPLE AND INSPIRATION-WAS A POOR BOY AND CAINED HIS PLACE IN THE TOP RANK OF DISTINGUI SHED MEN BY HIS INDOMIT ABLE SPIRIT WAS A SOLDIER Dl lil yl V., March, 1. The funeral tf former uprnVer T !! It. Il.-udctnoii wan held thi ofterniinn. ItiiJn wj mi- ti! it iliuuig liiniTiil mill (in i Jin- in tin i ( utter tlii- iiui i'iiiii-. IliclliCll rW'l) illlllfll It'll ill 'Mlv 1 1 1 I Dining t In- nimning lli'' body hiy , in i ill-, tin- Dubuque militia iniiiiiiny j in tuit . n gllillll "f ll'HH'1 George l IVikiiiv ( Simix City, ii ("ini'i ml , 1. iifiir III ( iHisr- pi iiliniiiii 'il llif in K-y. II.- mi ill III" ll(l" ! illl CX.IIIIpIc illld lll-pif iilimi. I lie pom boy mi Mi'- lii'in H"' - 1 . 1 1 -1 - going lii Ii"' limit, III- rlili'l hull hi iii.huiiiliihh' spirit, hi" l niggle fur ii I mI t it pl.ne mining nun, he wliu Iillilili'il fiuin tin' w.-b mi iippniiniiily gained admittim! In till' li'iilliril plnlcs , fioii, Iniik place willi ili-liiicni-lifl ' liiwvri", yi'iir h i-hi added tn In- putt - it, ilii i-i' ii In npii'-rnt hi- di-lii'l m! I'lUllfi I lldlllllcid llll'll' I" .T'ilt in HAS CLEAR TITLE. Woman Obtains Right to 3,000 acres of Valuable Land. DUI.UTH, Midi, March 1. Mm. 1 alui ,1, (Jihlis nl Miniif ipnlii- s Iit uf Alnuzo I Whilman, wiii vie Inriciii- yesterday in tin' federal ruin t iiyain-'l lii'nlyi' I'. I'll kins, n( New Yolk ami -iriiii'il ih'iu tit If tn IiiihU In thi' niiiiiiint nf .'I.IMMI iii'ics in St. Limit fiiun l, ill -pill' ol lli'pn-il inilt nl lli'l' lil'illll' tv thin wi'if lnki'ii iii Aiilnnii piisoii, where he it llntt 1 i iilt a ItTin. Thi' himlt iiiviilveil in I Ii.' rnnlrnM iti'V w ere owiieil hy Wliil mini. Tin- fviileiiee slinw-1 ...I 1I11I ulii'ii Hliiiiiiiin lileil his ar- eoiiiil Ini' the ailiiiiiiisti'iitinii nf 11 laic nl hit liilher he li.nl npprnpi'iiiteil nliiilll .S.'KIO.IHIII, the lilllk of the estate, ill M't t lellieill with hit hitter, Mis. 'til 11 1. (iililis, Whitman ennvepey to her M. (HID in-let of hunt ns part sal i-t'iU't ion of his iiiilehlness In her. rerkins. Cnnil will A Company, nf New Sink, chiimetl that, AYIiitinan eonveyeil the laiuls to his ulster to ilefniiiil his ereilitois niul they levied on the lands. Sinee lieilift ennmiilteoil to Aillnilil DEATH VALLEY MINER SCOTT AND BROTHER ATTACKED l.OS AXdKI.KS, Mitivh l.-SufTeriii),' dani;erouHly from n bullet wound whieli lie. nays lio received nl the entrnuce to Denth Valley, Winner Scott, a. broth er of 'Wultrr Scott wan brought here to (Iny mid jilnwd in the hospital. It in believed Scott will recover. Owing to GRAND JURY HEARS ORCHARD'S TESTIMONY Hiirniod, receiving at the lant the hom age o( the ciflirc which In only aeeond t the piviilrlli-y-tlii pool ly. UMt iimt i In- i'ii 1 ! liiiil iiiiiny itiii(i'tiij We niav know In- liml defeats, fur We hac I'oiiM' hen- now with our cheer unit niir l in-ill' I mil-. "All thi' struggle i over, the vary ing liili' nf il Hint it - pain We can add nothing tn hi fiiun', we niiitmt put Iiih In-.ut to l"iititig liml I hrii' it m power in fiirt lily hue to rceall tin- soul that Ii.k taken Ititfht The life long soldier has Ihi ii lllll-tcli',1 lillt. His ctilllllli-sioll is W it II lii pfliph', David ISh'iiiiht Ki'iiitfrmin but not lint, 'ill" lHM'" lulil tn vmi Illld 111"' fll." The -fi in'- at Ihi' giavc in Linwood iriiu li'iy were conducted by Ihf Knight Templar, ami the G A. 1!.. A military -ipiailnili lii i'il I hlff Vnlleys iivit t hi' l 1 11 i- unit sounded "Tap-." prisiin only a few weeks nii Whitman iiit.it- ilepntitimit that were suliinitted at the lieiiliiij; ill (lie federal court lu'iv telling I'm III that the deeds he had de ley fd to Mrs. (iihhs were for (lie pur put . uf defrauding liin creditor-. HOCH DISINTERRED. t'lllt'AtiO, March I. The Imdy nl .IuIki 1111 lliN-h, which wat inleired ill the puller's Held ml juiliinj; the cnuntv pom farm was today' di-interred liml IP moved to l-'.lwood ( 'emctery. l-'.er since the cM'culinn elliiils liae tieeil made to llliil a cemetery n-tneiatinn which would permit the liuiial of the wile murder el't Imdy ill its rollhls, ELECTED PRESIDENT. )!IO .I.WKlilO, March 1.- Dr. Alfon so Mareiin I'eniia, vice president of Itrrt il, was today elected pr-sidi'iit. HOME TO FATHER. HAVANA, March 1.-Coniressiunn 41 nil 'Mrs. l.oiifiwortli left Ilavniiu today enroiile In Washington. the wounded mini's condition the details were not nsecrtiiined I'urthen tlinn ex cept that Waller mid Warner were fired on in Windy flap. HO miles from Hris-tow-, and the latter was hit by the flint volley. It is surmised that the attack wan an -attempt to hold up the two men. MEET AT SEA. UiMMiX, March 1, - Iteutcr's Tele j;m 111 Company in informed that Kill); Ivlwurd will nlmrtly inert KinjM'ror Wil liam iih m-n or ut noun- port. The an iioimeenic nt in unofTielal. DURAND STILL ON STAND. CHICAGO, Mirdi ).5jfial agent Diiiuiid wan still on the stand when the trial of the packers case adjourned till Uimotrow. Durand'n twttinsony re Kiiidin' hi. cniiveiHiilinns with the pack i-r dillW little frniii tluit ol (iar lie Id. ANOTHER CHECK. AUIIX'IIIAS. March 1. As n result nf the past fnrty-eijjlit honw of nego tiatinii there is another check threat ening to prolong the conference. The (iermniis after icllectioii, vih the dip loiiial ie cnrpi nt Tangier to evereie iii villaiice over the state bunk, thus preventinj; it ue for further French political (Ii iiiH. The French resist thin claiming fM-nuuny in chiefly oc cupied with iniuiiiiiiiif; the French in lliieuee in Moriavo. Jamestown Exposition Will Need Government Aid. People Throughout the Country Be coming Educated to Importance of Improvement. AS I HI! I AN NKWS lifUKAt", Wash iutoii, 1). C, March I.--Congress dues not seem to have discouraged exposi tions so eireetually 41s to be relieved f ri mi further request for nstistanee. When I'nrtlaiid asked for aid tin con jjiessional fool was u lirst (Irmly plant ed, hut relaxed MUllieicntly for a limited mununt of liuiincial assistance to slip thoiih. Hut folhfwiiy that eonlji but ion, conjiress was more emphatic I hmi ever. Its frowns have not dis ciufrajji'il aunt her enlerpi'iin;; eoinmuni ty, which hut a most meinoiahle event us the provicat ion for its intended eel chralinii. There w ill in all human prob :'liilily be 11 .lameslown exposition, and the sentiment jjrow here that it will lime conressiiinal aid of a substantial manner. (Jeully the news is already bcinj; broken to the legislators, and thciii time to ante will be indicated shortly. It is a three to-one proposi tion here in the popular mind that the .lamestowii Kxposition will be made au important national alTair. For Rivers and Harbors. Chairman K. liansilell, of the ex ecutive cominittei' of the ltivers & Har bors Association, who is nlso a eon )jresmiin I'imiii Louisiana, says the fust ivsiills from the national campaign for heavier wink on navipitilde streams and bodies of water are gratifying, lie finds public sentiment quicker in this move ment than he and his eolleguea ex pected. Tin" one statement tlint but 2.70 per cent of the average annual appropriation or the past ten yenre has beeij given to this vastly beneficent work, has proved the key-note. "More money for peace, more for progress in the industrial urts, more consideration for navigation," is a thought that comes, fmin many quarters of the country. Mr. Ransdell says the movement is sure of general support. He snys that the people grasp readily the fact that wherever (uieh may bo utilized water courses are the strongest factor in re ducing transportation rotes that could be secured. The nation has rate-regulation first in mind just now, end ae (Continued on page 8) I ASK APPROPRlATIONiFOR D RISQNER KEPT OVER NIGH CALDWELL HO BILL WILL PASS. W ASIIINiH ON, March I --Thut the railroad rale bill will Jx- passed by the senate piacticully 11s it. caiiif fro nitlitt house )" the admission the opionent to the bill are alimmt ready to make. It was Niid today that they cannot hope for the as-ittance of the presi judical review. The president ;niadn this clear to Sponner today, i he only hope left the opponents is in the demo crats. They are not determined what their paily action will lie toward such an amendment, but admitted thut more than half the minority favor pas sing the bill exactly as it came from thu hou-e. Twenty Million Corporation lo Build Traction Lines Boston Capitalists Have Secured Elec tric Roads Around Spokane and Will Develop Water Power M'UKANK, March 1. A special from New York to the Spokesman Review says that .lay P. Graves of Spokane, said today he had contemplated linancial rangcinents for a $2(H),(MM1.(KH eorpora arriingeinents for a .20,000,XK) corpora tion to build electric roads and de velop water power around Spokane. I'mler the name of the Inland Empire luiilway Company a merger has been effected of the Coeur d 'Alene and Spo k.me; Spokane Traction; Spokane Ter minal, and Spokane Inland Companies. The merged companies have about 200 miles of road. New Y'ork and Boston capitalists are behind the merger. EXECUTION POSTPONED. WALLA WALLA, March 1. William "Kid" White, will not be hanged in the penitentiary at daybreak tomorrow. This evening Warden Kees received a teli:ram fnnn Whihe'4 aUtorne.y. re questing a postponement for a few hours to allow time to place the mat ter before the supreme court. Unless the court orders a stay of execution or grants a new trial. White will be hanged in the penitentiary tomorrow afternoon. WILL FORCE VOTE. ST. PETERSBURG, Mnivh I. It. is learned on reliable sources that France intends to force a vote in the Algeciras conference to demonstrate the falsity of Germany's contention that France represents only the minority view. GERMANS MUST RECEDE. WASHINGTON, March 1. While no immediate break in the conference at Algeciras is expected, negotiations have reached a stago which threaten the failure of the conference unless Ger many chages her attitude. BIG MERGER Grand Jury Investigation Is Being Conducted With Greatest of Secrecy by Authorities Who Permit no One to Approach Room. DEFENSE WILL ANSWER ATTORNEYS FOR IMPRISONED FEDERATION MINE LEADERS WILL HAVE THEIR ANSWER TO CHARGES AGAINST DEFENDANTS READY BY MARCH NINTH-MYSTERY OF THE EXPLO SION IN SAN FRANCISCO IS EXPLAINED. ISOISK, March 1. Harry Oivherd to night is occupying a room in the hotel at Caldwell which he occupied previ ous to the murder. He was taken to Caldwell today for examination before the grand jury. This was not complet ed and 11s the jail is not a fit place to keep him. it was decided to take him to the hotel. The greatest secrecy was maintained about the proceedings of the grand jury. Nobody was permit ted to approach near the hall where the jury .sits and the prosecution is guard ing every particle of its information. Seeral detectives and a chemist were examined this morning and this after noon Oichaul was before the jury until late in the day. The investigation is being conducted entirely by the grand jury itself, the county attorney only entering the room when called to advise the jury. It i not expected an indict ment will be returned for seveiul days. Return Writs Are Filed. BOISK, March 1. Warden Whitney of the state penitentiary today tiled returns of the writs of habeas corpus sued out in the case of Mover, Petti bone and Haywood, charged with the Steunenberg muivler, setting forth in de tail the grounds on which he is eon lining the prisoners t the penitenti ary. Proceedings were the same in all three eases, the returns to the writs being made in open court, a full bench being present, it was agreed by the at- CONSIDER WAGE SCALE. INDIANAPOLIS, March 1. Secretary and treasurer Wilson of the Mine Work er's will cull a special national con vention to meet on March l.ith for the purpose of considering wage scale and anv other1 business. TO OUST SCHOOL BOARD. PEORIA, March 1. Resulting from the Dougherty defalcation of more than $000,000 in school funds, a suit was commenced today to oust the board of school insHH'tors. ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL IS PASSED BY THE HOUSE WASHINGTON, March, today passed the army bill -and also the Foraker for the marking of the 1 The house appropriation bill providing graves of the in the north. Confederate dead buried The Foraker bill passed amid applause on both unanimously sides of the IDE ft ON MARCH THE NINTH torneys that awers to the rfclurns would be filed not later than March 8th, and the arguments would be heard 011 March Oth. It is expected' attorney Richardson, the senior attorney for the defense will be present at the time and present the principal arguments in be half of the accused men. In the returns Warden Whitney sets up he is holding the prisoners for sheriff Nichols of Can yon County on the order entered by the probate judge of that county, that the county jail was an unlit place to Hold tliein. Mystery Explained. SAN FKANClStd, March ). It de eloped tonight that the ban Fran cisco mystery of two years standing has lieen touched" upon in Orchard's confession at Boise. On November 17th l!H(4, Frederick W. Bradley, gener al superintendent of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines at Cour d' Alanewas living in this city. On that morning when he opened the door to go down stairs an explosion occured in. which Bradley was severely injured and for a time it was feared he would die. The explosion which was attributed to the ignition of illuminating gas from a match which Bradley had just lighted, according to Orchard's confession was caused by a bomb, lie declaims Bradley was marked to die by the "Inner Cir cle" on account of the firm attitude j maintained by him during the miners' strike. MEET NEXT WEEK. NEW YOKK, March 1. Anthracite owners, and operators sub-committee, appointed to confer with the miners' sub-committee will meet early next week to consider the miners' demands. The date is not disclosed. SALMON HIGH. Pueet Sound Canners Offer 26 cents For Entire Catch, SEATTLE, Maivh 1. With the open ing of the sockey salmon run five months away, Puget Sound salmon packers are offering contracts at 26c. house. Efforts by the democrats to have the government manufacture pow der for the army and navy, gave grounds for scoring the alleged powder trust. The suggestion met defeat on a point of order. The army bill carries about $70, 000,000 :