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FUIUSMES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERSTHC MORNING FIELD ONTHE LOWER COLUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 52 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1903 PRICE FIVE CENTS ninnnr Hi I ""-- Tn ,.,rnriP7 I IHIMICTCD l'll ' i REC0M III INI UP V SAN FRASCSCO, F,b. .-Ab. 1 1, 1,1 I I I Ml) BAD FIRE IN HOSPITAL AH Patients Were Safely Removed. SEVENTY-FIVE INMATES The Fire Broke Out on tho Top Floor of the Ward In . Grace Hospital. LOSS IS THIRTY THOUSAND Willi U Firemen Wera Pouring Tons of Wtf Into th Bufldinf ths Nurse. Doctor and Orderlies, Assisted by CUUca Saved Patients NEW HAVEN, Feb 2a-The live of 75 natlcnt. tome In icriou state, were endangered late today when a r.r broke out on the top floor ol the patient' ward In the Crace Hospital While the firemen poured ton of water into the building the nureei, doctor and orderliei, assisted by the citizen, removed the patient nlaeet safety In the ambulance, car rlages, automobile, truck wagoni and other conveyance. The lo i en mated at $30,000. BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 28.-A Miner peciul from Dillingi, Mont, ttatei that a man whose name is believed to be Hetland, wa hot and iiutantly killed yesterday at Cutter near Bill ing, a he wa trying to force an entrance into a room of the Cutter Hotel. The battering of i window arouied Mr. E. L Green, wife of the proprietor of the hotel who called to Samuel Helmi, a bartender, Hel twung open a door and Hetland grap pled with him. Helm then fired three (hot and killed Hetland. Helm wai exonerated by the coroner's jury. ( DEATH ON RAIL. DILLON, Mont, Feb. 2&-The re main of an unknown man found on the Oregon Short Line track near thi city, January 9, have been Iden tified a hoe of William Ridgely. Death wa tuppoted to have been cauied by the man being struck by a train but it now develops that it wa a cane of murder.. Considerable money which Ridgely had with him when he disappeared it mining together with a companion with whom Ridgely wa leen a short time before his death. Non-Commissioned Offi cers and Men. MOUNMENT FUND GROWING. NEW YORK, Feb.28-Tbe society which was formed for the purpose of erecting a monument to the late Deputy Chief Charles Gruger of the Fire Department, who was killed re cently in the discharge of his duty report a gift of (1000 from J. Pier pont Morgan. Bishop Henry C. Pot ter i chairman of the committee which is soliciting subscriptions. INTRODUCES A BILL, At the Request of General Jacob 8. " Coiey. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-Brumm of Pennsylvania Introduced in the House a bill at the request of "Gen- eral" Jacob S. Coxey, "To provide for public improvements and the em ployment of the citizen of the United States to encourage industry and pro duce prosperity and to procure money tto purchase and pay for all puoiic Utilities and for the redemption of said money." The bill provides when there Is i surulus of production with no de mand for labor at living wages, the states, territories, counties, town ship, municipalities or incorporated towns and villages, may fot-the pur pose of employing the idle men, and women on public work, Issue non interest bearing 25 year bonds not in excess of one-half the assessed valua. tiori of their real estate, these bonds to be deposited with the secretary of the treasury, who shall Issuo treasury notes on this security, the money so realized to be used in the employment of idle persons at the minimum rate ,,.of. $1.50 per day for common labor, women to be paid the same as men and eight hours to constitute a day's work. The bdnds will be retirable at the interest rate of 4 per cent. ; WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC. , CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Max Singer was arrested yesterday charged with helnn in the white slave trafhe. M ' rnrdimr to the story told the police by Minnie Smith, aged 23 years of Seattle, Wash., Singer has an agent in Seattlc-a woman who keeps an employment bureau. She Tends the woman to Singer and is paid $25 for each, It is said he represents that Sinner will get them good places on .(,. .tm.. Minnie Smith and two other girls whose names she did not know arrived in Chicago three weexs A few days later, according to the Smith irl, one girl was sent to north side resort and the other went to the south side. . NORTH DANK ROAD Will Open for Through Traffic March 16th. EDISON BETTER. Ntr.W YORK. Feb. 28.-Edison showed signs of improvement today m pay SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 28. Abe Attel tonight practically knocked out Ed Kelly in the seventh round of 20-round bout. The Cahfornian floored the Buffalo boy four time in this round, and the police stepped in and stopped the bout. It was a case of a polished, scientific boxer being pitted against a rugged slugger and science won out. Attel was a two to one favorite in the betting. CONSIDER AMENDMENT Joint Maneuvers of Militia Organ- izations of Several States and Regular Army. ; ) PEOPLE TIRED OF JINGOISM HoUiday of Indiana Vigorously Op posed the Measure Efforts Being Made to Divert Men From Peaceful Pursuit to Enter the Army. MINER MURDERED. . WINNEMUCCA, Nev Feb. 28.- Tom Bean, a miner, of Idaho Springs, Colo., was murdered at Gold Circle 40 miles east of here last night. Rob bery wa the motive. George Dove, miner, wa arrested lor the crime and placed under a heavy guard due to threat of lynching. PASCO CONNECTION WITH N.P The Road Will Give Nothing But a ' Daylight ; Paisenger Service so That Pasengera May Hav Oppor tunity to See the Columbia River. PORTLAND, Feb. 28,-Promptly at 9 o'clock, Monday morning, March 16, the first through passenger service over the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad will be inaugurated, that is between Vancouver and Pasco At that hour the east-bound train will leave Vancouver and will cover the 228 miles to Pasco in eight hours, running local all the way, and arriv ing at Pasco at 5 o'clock in the af ternoon. This train will connected with the east-bound Northern Pacific limited train. The schedule is even faster than that of ny local or limited trains on any steam road in the Northwest, and ft is expected that as soon as the roadbed has been properly ballasted and surfaced, much better time than that will be made. ' . ;i ' The road will give nothing but a daylight passenger, service through- WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a -With out a dissenting voice the House early in the day restored the provis ions to increase the pay of non commissioned .officers and men but prohibit the private employment of army musicians for pay. The House took up the amendment offered by Foster, of Illinois, to appropriate $1, 500,000 for the joint maneuvers of the militia organisations of the several states and the regular army. It pro voked an extended debate, Hull and Tawney leading the opposition. The latter repeated his warning that if appropriations are not kept down the country will face a large deficit. Holliday,' of Indiana, vigorously op posed the measure and could see no war spectre on the horizon or in the future. He declared the American people had tired of jingoism, ' mili tarism and the effort was being made to divert men from the peaceful pur suits to enter the military establish ment. He was roundly applauded. The money to be expended had bet ter be used for giving employment to the men out of work. The amendment was altered to limit the amount to one million and was agreed to by 56 to 48 but on the vote being taken by the tellers was lost by 59 to 60. The consideration of the bill had not been concluded when the House adjourned. QUITS FRENCH CAR. CHICAGO, Feb. 28-Captain Hans Hansen, who has thus far been member of the crew of the French car No. 1, in the race from New York to Paris, announced last night that be would no longer continue in with the French. It was intimated that he would be associated with the crew of the American car for the rest of the journey. DAVE HENDERSON BETTER. CHICAGO, Feb. 2&-David Hend erson, the theatrical manager, has left the Augustana Hospital and re turned to his home in an improved condition. The old time theatrical magnate has been suffering from general nervous break-down compli catvd with heart trouble. HASARRIVED Second Time Appointed to This Country. AS CHIPPER AS EVER He Declared That Relations Be tween China and Japan Were Almost Cordial. TOUCHES ON TIMELY TOPICS He Said the Army of China Waa Be ing Reorganized and Waa Now in a State of Transition Given Banquet by Chamber of Commerce. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-By a vote of 11 to 5, three members present not voting, the House committee on banking and currency, authorized Chairman Fowler to report to the House the Fowler currency bill with recommendation that it be passed. ; PRESERVATIVE ALLOWED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a -The use in small quantities . of benzoate soda and sulphur dioxide as food pre servatives will be permitted pending the formal action of referee Doard of the consulting scientific experts, ac cording to an order of the depart ment of. agriculture. TOUGH TRIP. CURRENCY Will Prove a Uniform and Ad equate Reserve. MADISON SQUARE THEATRE. To be Torn Down Preparatory for Erecting New Building on Site. NEW YORK, Feb. 2a-Tomorrow evening will see the closing for good and all of the Madison Square Theatre and this historical playhouse is ot be torn down preparatory to the erecting of a new building on its site. ! It was hoped that the process of demolition might be delayed until spring but inasmuch as the theatre stands on a solid bed of rock, the architects have decided to have the out, so the passengers may have full-' work of excavation for the new struc- est opportunity to view the magnifi cent river and mountain scenery along the line and at the same time get a good idea of the marvelous en gineering difficulties the builders of the road have overcome. ....... The west-bound passenger will leave Pasco at 11 o'clock in the morning and will arrive at Vancouver a little before 7 o'clock in the even ing, making connections at both ends of the run, passengers being able to get from Vancouver to Portland in plenty of time to take any of the late trains out of this city. ' The company will not make through rates for passengers from Spokane to Portland until the Columbia and Willamette River bridges have been completed and trains run into the Union Depot of Portland. ture begun sooner than was origin- ally anticipated. SURGICAL KIT ON TRAINS. NEW, YORK, Feb. 2a-Besides the customary axe and crow bar pas sengers have seen for years in a glass case in. railroad coaches, Dr. Insley H. Berry urged yesterday at the an nual meeting of the Society for In struction in first aid to the injured, that each train leaving New York City should be compelled to carry one kit containing bandages, whiskey, splints, plaster, sterilized cotton, etc., for use in case of accident or sick ness. He said hundreds of trainmen had been 'graduated from the Society and consequently knew how to use such supplies to best advantage. SYNOPSIS OF FOWLER BILL Redemption of Note in Gold Coin and Protect All Depositor in Na tional Bank Thereby Preventing Panics and Hoarding of Money WASHINGTON, Feb 2a -Chairman Fowler tonight made public the synopsis of the committee report which claims for his bill that it will unify the banking interests of the United States. It will prove a uni form and adequate reserve in gold coin to provide all banks with credits and thereby protect the interests of all depositors; establish a scientific and simDle monetary system; will give the country a true, credit cur rency system by which current credits will also increase and decrease in strict accordance with these demands of business; twill give to bankers, farmers, producers, manufacturers and merchants and to all others hav ing bank accounts the right to have their credits in that" form which best serve their needs; will give to the masses Of the people just as econom ical and cheap credits as the rich and powerful have; will establish a cur rency based upon the products of la bor and redeemable in gold coin; will give to producers and merchants an opportunity to coin their commodities into currency which the banks will be compelled to redeem in gold coin; will establish in the United States treasury an approximate fund of $700, 000,000 to guarantee the redemption of these notes in gold coin .and pro tect all the depositors in :. Siational hanks, thereby preventing panics and stopping the hoarding of money. '.."..' ." , SENATOR SMOOT SPEAKS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a The consideration of the Indian appropria tion bill and a speech by Smoot, of Utah, on the currency bill, consumed nearly the entire time of the senate today. The Indian bill was passed. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2a-Wu Ting Fang for the second time ap pointed the Chinese minister to this country arrived today. ' Minister Wu denied the report that he was the (bearer of an appeal to Washington asking this country to assist in pre serving the interests of China in Man churia and protesting against the al leged agrandizement of Japan in that province, admitted that there was "Some local friction." He declared he was not giving evasive informa tion and declared that the relations between China and Japan were cor dial and said so far as his knowledge went Japan has not violated the Portsmouth treaty with reference to the open door policy in Manchuria. He said he had no instructions from his government in reference to a modification of the exclusion laws but said he would see his countrymen and. their interests properly protect ed. He said the army of China was being reorganized and modernized and said "China is npw in a state of transition between the , conservation of the old and the progress of a new era." And he said the condition may become more marked and acute and that China will become a modern na tion. Tonight an elaborate banquet at the St Fra.ncis Hotel was given under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. NEW YORK, Feb. 2a-Twenty days fighting her way across the At lantic, through what her captain de clared the worst series of storm he had ever encountered on that ocean, the German tramp steamship Robert Heyne arrived yesterday with a cargo of chalk from Dunkirk and Queens town. Encountering a terrific north west gale on February 13 the Heynes deck was washed continually by tons o fwater, the seas rolling as high as her foremast A long, mountainous comber seen from the bridge three minutes before it struck the vessel broke against the deckhouses with terrific force, smashing in the door of the captain's quarters and carrying away all the ship' spa per s. Accord ing to the crew the little 1768 ton vessel simply pitched and pounded her way across and that she ever got here with her cargo intact they con-. sidered miraculous. . LETTER CONFIRMED Men in Six Cities Connected With Alio. WROTE SON, LOST THE LETTER GAS FINANCES. CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-A despatch to the Record Herald from Saginaw, Mich., says:' The $400,000 company which bought and consolidated the east and west side gas properties in 1901 has a cash capital of just $25Q which came from the sale of five shares of the $400, 000 common stock with which the company was incorporated, according to testimony in the circuit court here yesterday. Soon after the properties were consolidated the company issued $550,000 , bonds against them. This came out in the trial of the city's suit against the Saginaw Gas- Company to determine whether the company must refund to every gas consumer in the city 10 cents per 1000 cubic feet on every 1000 cubic feet sold since June, 1906. The company has a $45,000 bonds up to guarantee payment in the event of the suit going against it. SEVENTY-SIX KILLED. MONTEREY, Mexico, Feb. 28. A dispatch to the News says that 76 men were killed by an explosion in the La Rosita mine in San Jose de Sabinas. WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 2a-F. C. Smithson, of Portland, tonight broke the world's record in a 60 yards hurdle in 7 4-5 seconds. ; Almost at the Moment he Made the Statement News of the Arrest of Six Men in Eastern Cities Suspect ed as Accomplices. . DENVER, Feb. . 2a -Chief of Police Michael Delaney said this af ternoon that a letter was found in the cell occupied by Alio at Colorado Springs written by the murderer to his son, contains the proof that men in six cities of the United States were connected with the killing of Father Leo. Almost , at the moment he made the statement came the news of the arrest of six men made in Eastern cities suspected as accom plices of the murderers. BANK MERGER PROPOSED. Combined Deposits Account of $43, 000.000. and Combined CaDital i- of $4,500,000. . CHICAGO, Feb. 2a-Consolida-tion of the American Trust & Savings Bank and the Hibernian Banking As sociation is in contemplation by offi cers of the two institutions. Negotia tions looking toward a merger have been on for several weeks and are said to be now practically completed. The contemplated merger, which would ! bring to the consolidated banks a combined deposit account of $43,000,000 and acombined capital of $4,500,000 would make the new in stitution one of the largest in Chicago. -' - MATTER OF BOOKKEEPING. : NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-At the of- ccs ot the union f acme the ?3,ZSU,UUU, divided on O. R. & N. preferred stock was merely a "Matter of bookkeep ing." No information as to the reason for the declaration of the divi dend was obtainable. The dividend last year was 50 per cent.