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Wo will fix everything rijilit for you, nt ft rvuHOimllo enct. J GOODS. 8 REED m m j!1- CHINA... Wo lniil in a large stock our customers tlio benefit Manufacturer ot the Always Mailable "La Belle Astoria" Cigar Scltelbe's Opera Star Scheme's Special And Other Brand Custom House Broker. ASTORIA, ORE, W. P. a Co., tod Paclflo Kxpreu Co 1. BASE TREACHERY OF CHINA CERTAIN Legations Bombarded by Impe rial Troops Who Promised Aid DETAILS GET OUT AT LAST Imperial Gover.meol Miklaf Every Effort I Slop lolcrailloiiil Adt.dcc Pckla - EntUad Coalcov title Decttrlot War. l-ONDON. Aug. 2.-Dr. George E. Morrison, Prkln correspondent 01 inu Time, ha. been heard from direct. The j - 1. ' Time thl morning prim the follow. I n IX dlnpukh from him, Jatvd July 21: There huM been a cessation i f hontll- It jen hr (IVkln dlnce July l, uui lien iira,uiiiiiiiwmm;w, for f-jiir ot treachery there has been I truxtlnu that In return the International no relaxation of vigilance. Chln.m! ol-; column tan le ha!te. der contlnu to .trengihen the bar-j I'miueiwliAiably a proper accurj-ice rlcaleil around tlio eoncded area, and J of the wife delivery of the mini.t 'r alrt the balterl-. on top of the Impvr- j would have ome efTett upon the tm Inl city wull, but In thu meantime they j r of the power, and tt I posl huve JUcmtlnued tiring, probably be-! ble that the fnlt. d f-tme K..vernment vauof they are nhort of .immuiilllon. ! would glw ear to overture In that The main tdl- t Inipt rial oI,I1.tii I direction, w. re not the attempt made hnv? left I'-kln In ortir t' meet the' by the Chlne.e to tmpone condltl.in. relb f fore. . Kupplle ar- te-elnning to ' utm delivery that are altogether ob rome In. and th condition of the be- ' lectlonuble. Sueh, for Instance, I the cli g-'d I Improving. The wound -d are , o,lnir w..ll. Our hoKor.al iirtiinxemcnt . are admlrnbl" nnd 1M ea- have panned : from the consequence of the agree thiouKh the hospital." merit and for liability for what ha The Tung LI Yamun forwarded to ! taken place In IVkln. Ulr Claude Mactemald a copy of a ' The first ktlput&tlon might be re dlHpth teeKraphd by the Emperor 1 Karded a a direct Invitation to he to Que.-n Victoria, attributing all deed j Isxer to murder the mininUn on their of violence to bandit, and requesting j way to the coat. and. therefor, our her majesty. al:nce to extricate the I government will leave It to Mr, Con fhlneue government from It dllllculty. j Ker himself whether or not he regards It The queen', reply is not stated, but I "Afe 10 '"ve 1'vk.ln when the op the Chlneae minister at Watilngton j Portimlty u held out. telegraph that the United Btat. gov Meanwhile there hu been no change ernment woul 1 gladly alt the Chi- 1 a the nillitary program. o far as nese Authorltlc. I our gowrnment 1 advised. The senior The dispatch to the iuwn wa .ent i United State, naval officer at Taku to the Tung U Vamun by the granJ , alrJy 1 m"t positive tnstruo- cotincll July 3. yet. the day before, an tlonu to urge a forward movement. The Imperial edict had been. lued calling, government I allowing its officer, on on the Hoxr. to continue to render j u,e "I'"1 8ha-e their own campaign, loyal and patriotic service. In cxterml- j T" "tHement l.as been made In dls nntlng the Chrltlnns. The edict alio ltche. from Euroiw to the effect that commanded the vie roy. and governor 'h l'"luJ StatB lb pushing General to ep-l all mlHlonarl.-s frt-m China and ,-"'nHn' for first command. It wa said to arrest all Christian, and compel ul lhe war department today that such thrni to renounce ;helr filth. Other' Wu ,,t "10 case. alUiough it was rec- d"cre- applauding the Poxer. speak approvingly of their burning out and ' slaying converts. . "Cn July IS another decree made a J complete volte faceu, due to the vie-; torlta of the foreign troop at Tien Tsn. In thin decree for the first time, and one month after the occurrence, an nllutlon was made to the death of Karon Von Keiteler, the German min ister, which was attributed to the ac tion of loyal brigands, although lit. re is no doubt that it was premeditated and that the axxasslnation was coin- mltti-d by an Imperial officer, as a sur- vlvor, H?rr Corde. can testify." j The force besieging the legation con-, slsts of Imperial troops under General Tung Lu and General Tung Full Stung, whose gallantry Is applauded In the Imperial decr-es, Although It hn .in sisted In hombnrdlr.g for one month defenseless women and children coopo.1 up In n legation compound, using shell, shrapnel!, round shot nnd expanding bullets. The Chinese thr.u?hout. with characteristic treachery, p.wted procla mations assuring us of protection, nnd on the nm night they made a general attack In th hope of surprising us. 'The wounded number 13S, Includ ing the American Surgeon Uppett, se verely wounled. nnd Captain Myers, who i. doing well Seven Americans ! have been killed. "All the ministers and member, of the legations and tholr families are In good health. The general health of the community Is excellent, and we are con tentedly awaiting relief." After enumerating the casualties al ready reported, and giving the total of deaths. Including the Americans, as C5 Morrison proceeds as follows: "The Chinese undermined the French lega tion which Is now a ruin, but the French minister (M. Plnchon) was not pres ent having tied for protection to the nrltlsh legation on the first day of the siege." The dispatch ends as follo-ws: The VERANDA FURNITURE CHAIRS AND SETTEES A new lino of these just received. Steamer Chairs, Folding Camp Chairs, Canvas and rUA rlJ Vk AM MvmA CHARLES HEILBORN & SON Kreatext peril wo suffered during the .lege wu from" Ore, the Chlw no In tlitlr det'-rnillmtlon t') d'-nlrwy the British ln gallon burning ;he adjoining Han Lin I'lnc't.KHl C'oll'-if", one of the mot Ba rred rolle- in China, sacrificing In unique library." Vhn It Ih remembered how gn at re liance In placed upon Dr. MorrNon In j Knglitnd, the Inipor.unee of his exposure of the Chinese government can iwarcj ly he ov.fr estimated. It n-em to ban ish all hop-- entertained by Lord Bat Ifcbury that the Chine government nilicht yet be. proved not !lrrtt re sponsible, for thi outran, and It may result In the entire cessation of ne gotiation with China diplomat. If nut In An op.'n declaration of war on the part of the power. WASHINGTON. Aug. l.-The Cbln - Imperial Government In putting forth the moil powerful effort to secure through negotiations the abandonment of the lnternaMon.il movement n Pe kln. Cabli-grum received at the state ! purtni-rit toluy from Karl LI Hung - - It A -. J A J ....... , kt .1.- Chang all tend to demonstrate hi de sire to secure the succor of the rnln Itter at I kin and their dellvtry at utipulatlon thaf the Chine Imperial authority cl.uil ne ai)oiuie,y mw ognlxed that the situation might be 8Ul n us to muke it necessary for him to accept the command if tendered him by the other poweis. NEW VOHK. Aug. l.-Despite the! perilous situation In Pek'ln, no active move Is being made by the military I forces here and thi caube strong feel- I lug among tho citizens, says a Herald j correspondent at Tien Tsln. j The foreign force are occupied with j International Jealousies. They lack one 1 head to take the direction of affairs. T,e officer, are giving garden parties, while ntnetymlle. away their country- men are In danger of massacre. They exng(?enite the dlltloultlea of the ad vance to Pekln Instead of activity overcoming them. A rapid advance af ter the taking of Tien Tain would have found the Chinese demoralized and J rendy to surrender. Tekin could then have easily been relieved. Time has al led tholr recuperation. More than 20,000 men nre doing nothing In Tien Tin. The of!le?rs say that 40,000 troops nix necessary to hold the little line of communication, and that It would be no use starting unless they can push through. Other, say the great plains on the way to Pekln have been artific ially flooded by tho Boxers, that the roads are Impassable for transportation, and that they must wait for rains for river transportation, a large amount of which Is neessary for the wounded, who cannot be left behind on account of the barbarous character of the en emy. Two view, are held here about the recent nes of Viceroy Yuan Shth Kal respecting the safety of the ministers In Pekln. The first Is this: The fact that Yuan said, "My emperor has Is sued a decree that the ministers are safe," Indicates that the Chinese gov ernment Is re-established In Pekln, and this means the rapid extinction of the war party. Then the ministers now (Continued on fourth page.) KING ALEXANDER OF SERVIA SHOT AT Anarchists Are Active and Re joice Over Bressi's Crime. MURDER WAS PLOTTED HERE I1II101 Neir New York lnte.4 to Gt Rid l the Awrcblit Element it Aiy Coit tiltea States Govt-ri meat Hclplcu. UIXDO.V, Aug. 2. -The Vienna cor respondent of the Dally Chronicle saya: "A rumor ha reached btre from Bel grade that an attempt was made to asasslna King Alexander this after noon whl!e he was driving through the town. It Is said he aa shot at but wa not Injured. The rumor Is uncon firmed." MONZA. Aug. 1. In the midtit of a touching de.mns'ratlon of welcome to King Victor Emanuel today, two strong-in cried, "Vive l'anarchla," Tlv-y were arrested and narrowly es caped lynching. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The possible connection between Bressl. the murder er of King Humbert, and the New Jersey group of anarchists, has moved this irovrnnv.'nt to take measuns to Investigate the anarchist situation in and around New York. mm PITTSBURG. Aug. 1. A special to the Commercial Gazette says: Tonight near Shea's Station quite a larg? gathering of anarchists met to exult over the killing of Humbert. The meeting was In charge of G. Clanca bllll. editor of L'Aurore. an anarchist newtpaper of Hoboken, N. J. Claiicabilll dleclaimed all knowledge of p.resst'. mliHlon .o Italy, but heart; lly appraved of the result. The follow ing cablegram was ordered, by the group, to- be sent: "To Minister Gazaricia, Rome. We are exultant over the death of a king who massacred the people. Hurrah for our comrade, Bressl! The anarch ist group, Yohaganhany." NEW YORK, Aug. 1. The World's correspondent at Florence, Italy, yes terday made a trip to Prato, where he obtained a detailed account of the an tecedents of Gaetano Bressl, the assas sin of King Humbert, and of his move ment, prior to the assassination. Gaetano Bressl was born November 10, lSii9. In Cojano, a mile from Prato, a manufacturing town of 15.000 inhab itants, beautifully situated 15 miles north of Florence. He began work as a shoemaker, but studied In a technical school at Prato for a time and thus became a weaver, which avocation he followed for eight years at Fabrocone's large factory in Prato. After a strike In 1S92 he left Prato and went to work tr. Unnlnl's factories at Florence. A year later he returned to Prato where ho was employed In Zelonl's mill. He must have been of a restkss. roving disposition, for he left Prato egaln for Luclca on January . 1S98, and sailed from Genoa for New York on February 20 of the same year. Fres returned to Prato on June 4 last, nnd about that time the Italie.n consul In New York advised the authorities In Italy that Bressl had Interested him self in anarchical newspapers published at Paterson, N. J., edited by Clanca beltl and Malatesta, revolutionary Italians. Bressl traveled from New York via Farls, and, on June 14, applied to the rcunlclpnl authorities of Prato for a birth certtflcat? that he mlpht secure a permit to carry arms. This was re fused because of his character, and past offenses which he had committed against the municipality. On June 16 he secured a passport for New York, describing himself as a shoemaker. Early In July he went to Castle San Plctro to visit two of his young nieces. On the evening of July 18 he took the train for Milan via Bologna. Brel Is tail and slender, with an olive complexion, dark eyes and slight mustache. His mother died In Febru ary, 1S91, and his father In 1SS5. The assassin has two brothers, one, Lorenzo, a .shoemaker at Cojano, 13 years older than himself, and the other, Anglolo, for whom the murderer appears to have been first mistaken. Angtolo Is eight years older than the assassin, and Is a lieutenant of artillery, stationed at Cnserta. Lorenxo Bressl Interviewed at Cojano by the World correspondent, said: "I knew of Gaetano's anarchist opin ions, but never attached any Impor tance to them. I always thought him a quiet, good r.atured fellow, though unsettled. ,. For my part, I curse the anarchists, my opinion being that for worklngmen like us the chance to eat, drink and work should be enough. I do not think much about politic. Gaetano, who was always Interested In such matters, wa quite peculiar In our family In that respict." The police today vlrfted Lorenzo', house anJ took charge of the murder er' beloriKlngs, including a target at which he practiced with a revolver. The family Is deeply distressed at the disgrace which hits fa'len upon their name. They showed Gaetano' photo graph to the World correspondent, proof of hl quiet appearance, and ex hibited a letter recently received from hiii, for the purpose of showing that In It he made no reference to the as sassination of Humbert. Gaetano'. old nurse, Maria Belli, wa. also grief stricken by the crime which her foster son had commlttjd. . "He wa. good hearted find of. a sweet disposition," he exclaimed, "but got under evil Influences." The town of Prato Is draped In mourning for the murdered king. Fac tories are closed and troop have been ordered there. The police are actlvely on the lookout for probable accomplice of Cataio. He had many ananbUt friend, in the town who are under sur veillance, and, although hi relative naturally enough pretend to esteem him, hi fellow-workmen and citizens generally who knew him disliked Mm for his sinister and brooding disposi tion, which waa much accentuated on his return from America. He made no display of money. TtOME, Aug. 1. King Emanuel and Queen H-U-n arrived thl morning and pn eeedei for Monza, where they will arrive this evening. The ministers met their majesti-Js at the station. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l.-There is to be a gen-.-ral mass meeting of the Italians of this ftlty to publicly express their sentiments regarding the a&fai slnation of King Humbert Funeral ceremonies will probably be conducted here simultaneously with those cele brating the last rites over the dead sovereign In Rome. It Is the Inten tion to fire a salute of 101 guns, the state salute on the occasion of the death of a king in Italy. Business places conducted by Italians through out the city win be clot-ed. NEW YORK, Aug. L Leaders of the IcaMun colony whlca'haVseftlrS'oti the shore of New York harber are taking steps to ferret out and bring to JuMic those anarchists whom they believe to be directly or Indirectly responsible for the killing of King Humbert. Tht better class of Italians discredit ed on Monday evening the suggestion that Bressl was in any way backed by a local society. They said th.en that such a thing waa Incredible, that the man had either committed the deed of his own sane volition or In an act of madness. They admitted that there were anarchists In New York and New Jersey, but these, they said, were of a harmless type. They scouted the Idea that these men had formed such a plot, andsent one of their number to Italy on such a murderous mission. The developments of the day, how ever, had a more striking effect upon all classes of the Italian settlement. It resulted In a great change of sentiment. The present feelln? of Hie Italian lead ers is best expressed by a statement made by F. P. Cambria, president "of the United States Italian Societies of this city. Signor Cambria said; "There is no doubt in my mind that the assassination of King Humbert was plotted here. ly that I mean not only the Italian col my in this city, but In the great settlement of our people around New York harbor. What makes mo think more than anything else that the anarchists among us are organized, and havj chosen men from among themselves to put their murderous plan intJ execution, was an anarchist In nuendo which I liscoversd today. It was one of thousands of circulars which are being thrown about broad cast among our people. It was printed on the press of an Incendiary organ of the anarchists In Hoboken, the editor of which Is said to have been an Intimate friend of Bressl. "Th3 circular first assailed the Ital ian newspapers which have mourned the death of the king. It railed against any sentiment of sorrow and ridiculed all show of sympathy. It openly de nounced the dead king, rejoicing in his taking off, and nanvd his assassin as a hero. It will accordingly be our pur pose to purge our settlement of such an element as Is represented by this circular. It will be our first step to appeal to the police for their help, and falling to get It, we will take the mat ter Into our own hands." NEW YORK, Aug. 1. There Is little the United States can do In the way of aiding the Italian government In pro secuting those engaged In the conspir acy which resulted in the assassination of King Humbert. If it should be prov en that the conspiracy was entered Into In America, says the Washington cor respondent of the World. Officials of the state department and the department of Justice say all ex tradition treaties between the United States and other countries provide that FTsoTis charged tvlth political crimes shall not be surrendered for trial. A a generat rule of Intarnatlonal law, the killing of a ruler or attempt against the life of a ruler Is a political crime. tContinued on Pago Four.) ! WHEAT WILL NOT GO TO PORTLAND Northern Pacific Terminates Its Agreement W ith 0. R. &. N. P0RTLANDERS DUA1F0UNDED I. Order to Protect It. Interest. 0. R. k N. Will Be Forced to Extend lu Line tp the Sank River .1 Far if Lewlstos. PORTLAND, Aug l.-The North m Pacific railroad has terved notice that on August li the existing agreement with the O. R. & N. Co., by which w heat ha. been turnid over to the latter from the former at W.iilula Junction, for shipment to Portland, will terminate. Thib announcement ume a a sur-, prise to many shipper in this city. For many year Portland exporters operit-. Irg In the territory tapped by the Washington and Columbia river rail road, a branch of tb Northern Paclllc, have Insisted on having their wh-at brought to Portland Instead of being diverted to Puget sound. The Northern Pacific h3 lately erect ed large warehouses at Tacoma in or der to handle the Increased wheat ship ments which they expsct as a result of the discontinuance of their agree ment with the O. R. A S. Co. The notification of the suspension of the agreement waa so tudden that the officials of the O. iL & N. have not ha! timo to decide on what course to pursue. The wheat turned over to the O. R. & N. by the Northern Pacini last year at Walluia Junction amount ed to 23,000 tons. ' t It is the belief of many shippers in this city that the O. R. & N. Co. will now be forced to protect Its Interests by extending Its line up the Snake river to Lewiston and thence Into the Clearwater country, and that l will nlso be forced to build numerous feed ers In Eastern Washington. MORE BOERS SURRENDER. Total Number of Prisoners Will Amount to Four Thousand. ' LONDON, Aug. 1. Lord Roberta I as telegraphed the war office as follows: "Fietoria, Aug. 1. Hunter reports 1.200 more prisoners surrendered yes terday with Commandants Rouse und Fontenel, whilst Commandants Deploy, Potgieter and Joubert surrendered to Bruce Hamilton, who collected 1,209 rifles, S50 ponies nnd an Armstrong gun. Oliver, with five guns and a number of burghers, broke away In the Harrismlth district, but Hunter expects that the total number of prisoners will amount to 4,000. "An unfortunate accident occurred near Frederlckstadt on the Krugrs-dnrp-Poiehefstroom railway. The ene my had torn up the rails, and a sup ply train escorted by the Shropshire was derailed, thirteen being killed, 33 injured, although a special patrol had been ordered to prevent trains from passing. A special Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain why the order was disobeyed." LONDON, Aug. l.-The Dally Tele graph, on the authority of Its Cape Town correspondent, asserts today that documents of the highest Importance emanating from England have been discovered In Pretoria, . Implicating members of the house of commons and other prominent persons In England who have agitated In favor of the Boers. It says startling developments may be expected shortly. HORRIBLE DEATH AT COBURG. Saw-Mill Employe Caught by a Belt and Horribly Mangled. ENGENE. Aug. 1. David Kauble, In the employ of the Booth-Kelly Lum ber Company, met with a horrible death at a saw mill In Coburg today. He wa. caught by a belt and wound round the shaft. Every bone in his frame was broken, and his body was crushed al most to a pulp. ' JESTER ACQUITTED. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1. A Time special from New London, Mo., ray: Alex Jester, the Octogenerlan who has been on trial here for the past two weeks for the murder, 29 years ago, of Gilbert Gates, Waa tonight ucuiiled. WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Aug. 1. Wheat, Wala Walla, Sic; Valley, 54c 60c; Elue tem, SSc.