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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1902)
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No other stock in the city can dupli cate our goods, val ues or prices. The very latest styles, made in the most perfect man ner ot the tailoring art, from materials warranted to give satisfaction. MITCHELL EQUAL TO THE OCCASION Efforts of Operators' Attorney to Disconcert Him Result in Dismal Failure. FOURTH DEMAND TAKEN UP Miner' Prt'Nlrtciit Adroitly Itc pile to the (jueatloiiN ot Mac VclKli ml Bet lllm on the Stand. HC'ItANToN, Pa., Nov. 17. In the pren-nce f at many peraona aa could b Jumnicd Into the eupcrlor court room toduy, Wayne MucVengh, for the Company, and John Mitchell, for th inliu'ra, .omliiuid Bielr brilliant bittti. of cro-exanilnatlon before the anllinu'tlo coul commlwilon. The fourth (U'lmitiJ of .he union, which riilla (a' early trade agreement and h. h mt-ana atritltrht out recofnltlon of tlio union, uiui the bone of conten tion mi 1 not liuch material protrrena inAtltf. MurWaRh attempted to ihow the uttjr Irreaponalblllty of the union tmd ll unlHn-?n to make con tract which It could not live up to. Hid rln"tp.il argument waa the ul IciumI txiyjo'.t and he often hard pri.i'd the mlneni pmildent for an mmrter. The latter, however, would lowly and deliberately gtve aome re ply, but It would not always aatlafy hi Inquisitor. MacVcugh expreiaed hla admiration of the abUlty of the wit ncM nnd on one occaalon, w hen MlU'h' ell .tarried the queallon regarding tht bovcottlng of coal and iron policemen by a hotel keeper, the dlatlnifulahed attorney threw up hla hnda, laughed. and aald: "Mr. Mitchell, you are the beat wit ni-na for yourself I ever confronted.' Mr. M-i' Veagh began ble examlna tloii by reading from a newgpuiwr cilp- olnm of thj methods of a. tabor organ leal Ion known as the Operative Plast erer' Aosualatlun of New Turk agalnt the employer "l.'u you approve or do you heartily dlnumrove of these methods?' Mr. MacVeagh oaked. ' I should auy th.it my union has no mi h rules." waa Mr. Mltchell a reply. Mr. MtiuVeagh repeated hla queation and Mr. Mitchell aald. "I con only say that lt the absence of knowledge aa to the causea which made them adopt auch reaolutlona, I am not competent to pass upon the falrneas or unfairness ot them. On the surface and with the Information you convey to me I should aay they are unfair." "Won't your men have to work five years to make up the loss they have stmtuiped during the strike?" "Not by any means," waa the posi tive anawer of Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell, do you think you have the right to isk an increase In wages, which. If granted, would Increase the cost of living to hundreds of thousands of people?" The miners' president replied that there up? 500,000 persons In the anthra cite mid who nre starving and It Is their fundamental light to ask for liv ing wages In return for their labor. The examination became very spirit ed on this plume of the consequence of tho strike und then Mr. McVeagh turn ed to the matter of protecting the pro perties during tho strike. Raining his voice to a pitch and speaking with great ferver, Mr. McVeagh asked the witness: "Don't you know as well aa you know your name Is John Mitchell, that In spite of the authorities of this city, of this county and of this state, this whole region has been treated for five months to a veritable foretaste of hell?" Mr. Mitchell calmly replied: "I know nothing of the kind." "Wt 11, you will before we are through with you," was Mr. McVeigh's retort. The eight -hour question was taken im. and In reply to a question as to whether he had a right to limit a man's labor to eight hours a day, Mr. Mitch ell replied; "We favor a maximum of eight hours a day," nnd a moment later In answer to a similar question, said: "We will accept whatever award the commission makes and th xt award will have pre cedence over the laws of the union." Then Mr. McVeagh said: "Lincoln was splitting rails and he did not limit himself to cight hours and vou demand It not only for the men In the mines, but for all the men above ground as well. He waa doing harder work than nine-tenths of our men em nloyed In the mines. So was Garfield when he was a boy, trudging along the oath it the canal, and so waa McKln ley in his early life. I only mention these because they are the three vic tims ot th spirit of anarchy which Is the curw of this country today, and the only serious curse afflicting It." Mr. Mitchell took notice of the word "anarchy" as employed by Mr. Mc Veagh, and with considerable spirit, promptly Inquired: "Trade unions are not held respons ible for It, are they? "No, certainly not," snld Mr, Mc Veagh: "trade unions are most admir able, but you make a demand upon us that wj shall prohibit every man In our employ from working more than eight hours, That strikes us aa per fectly Inalmlsslble." In answer to further question Mr. Mitchell entered Into a detailed de scription of the working of the union. AGREEMENT BETWEEN HARR RIMAN AND CLARK DENIED. Survey. Being Mude to Build Road From Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 17.-W. tt Bancroft, president of the Oregon Short Line, is In this) city. Ills head quarter are at Suit Lake City, and he say that his trip to the coast Is partly for pleasure and partly for bus iness. Today he will hold a confer ence with Assistant to President Julius Kruttschnltt, of th Southern Pacinc company. In an Interview he said: "The report that President Harrlman has sold 300 miles of the track out from Suit Lake to Senator Clark is untrue. President Harrlman has not abandoned the plan of building a road from Salt Lake to Los Angeles and work is now being pushed on this new road. The surveys have all been made, but when the road will be completed It Is hard to say. I wIhJi to deny em ohAtlcally, however, that an ; agree ment between President Harrlman and Senator Clark has been enfered Into." FOR CHEAPER MEAT PROBLEM IN ENGLAND BEING SOLVED BY U. S. AND SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITION. KfcW VOllK. Nov. 17- The position of the beef trade in this country In a very Interesting state at tie pres ent moment, says a Tribune dispatch from London. Although smaller Quantities of dead meat have b&n ship ped recently from the United States, yet pricea have not been maintained at all successfully by the great American houses in the Smlthfleld market. This Is on account of low competition from South American meat shippers which has become, to the great satisfaction of the English element in Smlthfleld, of a formidable nature. Finding they were prevented by the English board of agriculture from ship. ping cattle alive to England, the South American house, some months ago set to work In earnest to ship dead meat At first they tried frceslng It but with poor success, for the cargoes came to market In much the same state as Aus tralian froten meat hard and alto. gether outclassed by the American chll led beef. The latest shipment from South America, however, was in the onlnlon ot the market practically as One in condition as the American chll led beef and It sold at prices only i shade below those of the American commodity. , The problem of cheaper meat also Is brought nearer to solution by the news that Argentine has agreed to accept the terms which the board, of agriculture has eo long stipulated for as the only condition upon which British ports could be reopened to livestock from that country. PATRICK CASE REVIVED. New Trial Will Be Asked for Alleged Murderer. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. Papers will lie died tomorrow by counsel for Al bert E. Patrick, the lawyer now In Sing Sing under sentence of death tor the murder of William March Rice, the old millionaire, asking a new trial on the ground of recently discovered ev ldence. There will be filed affidavits of great length setting forth this evi dence. The usual motion for a new trial will be madev before Recorder Qoff. who sentenced Mr. Patrick to death. Falling In this effort the case will at once be taken to the court of appeals. OSCAR ADOPTS GERMAN VIEW Text of Decision In Regard to Samoan Claims Published In Full. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-There was today published a full text of the de cision given by King Oscar II as arbi trator for certain claims owing to the military operations conducted In Samoa In 1899. The decision has been an nounced heretofore. The preceding publication, however, did not convey to officials a full realisation of the com plete victory won by Germany for It appears that on every single point the arbitrator adopted the most extreme tterman view In opposition to Great Britain and the United Statea. BEARS AVOIDING THE PRESIDENT Roosevelt has Thus Far Been Unable to Secure a Shot at the Big Game. WILL MAKE ONE MORE TRIAL Today Will Be Spent on the Little Sunflower and Tomorrow the Executive Will Be in Memphis. 8MEDE3 .Miss, Nov. 17. The bears In the swamp country around the presi dent's camp on the Little Sunflower seem to have affected a successful combination to prevent the president from having a single shot at one of them on his expedition. The only one th dogs atarted today fled in a north easterly direction at the first alarm and did not stop running until be reached the cane brake about nine miles from the camp. There he was overtaken by one of the managers of the Smede plantation, who killed him. President Roosevelt takes his Ill-luck good naturedly. He says that be will have his last day tomorrow. The president's party will break camo shortly before dark tomorrow and will arrive at Memphis Wednesday morn ing. M. 12. GENERAL CONFERENCE Appropriations Allowed Work. for Mission ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 17.-Among the amounts appropriated by the gen. era! conference of Methodist Episcopal church for mission w-ork were the fol lowing: Columbia River, 8600. ' Oregon, $4550. Puet Sound, 16340. Idaho, $4740. Pacific Japanese, 11.6097. Puget Sound Chinese, 11850. Oregon Chinese, $750. SEIZE SEALING SCHOONER Story of Capture and Imprisonment Comes Down From the Noth. VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 17. Sealers who have arrived here tell of the cap. ture of the Japanese schooner Chetoso Maru, April 20, at village south of Vladivostock. Boats with armed Rus sians put off from the shore to seixe the sealer and a fight ensued. Three Japanese were killed and the schooner waa seised, the men being sent aa pris oners to Vladivostock. By last ad vices vhe sealers were still in a Rus- saln prison. DOUKHOBORS COOL DOWN Leaders Crazy As Ever, But Their In fluence Is Gone. WINNIPEO, Man., Nov. 17.-Immi- aratlon Officer Roy, who assisted tn driving the Doukhobors back to their villages, arrived at Winnipeg today and says there was a great rejoicing on the return of the Doukhobor men. The women appear to have cooled In their frantic ardor and are contented to remain at home. The leaders were still possessed of their craxy actions. but have lost their hold on their fol lowers. NEW EVIDENCE AT HAND f.tlrm Orantinir 1'atricK new inai Will Be Argued. NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Recorder Goff signed an order today calling on tho district attorney to show cause why an order should not prevail grant ing a new trial to Albert T. Patrick, hn n-nu convicted of tne muraer ui Win. M. Rice. The motion, which will be argued Monday next. Is based on what Is believed to be new evidence. ITALIANS USE STILETTOS in Drunken Brawl Seven Men Are Stabbed. Dangerously BUTTE, Nov. 17.-A special to the Miner from Forsythe, Mont, says that during a drunken carousal of some Italian railway laborers stilettos play ed a prominent part. Seven Italians were badly stabbed and two may not recover. RUSSIAN PRIESTS CONGREGATE. Consecrate New Orthodox Church In New York City. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Nearly all the Russian priests of this city will be resent next Sunday at the consecra- tlon services of thV new Russian or thodox church of St. Nicholas, on Ninety-seventh street, near Fifth av enue. The Russian bishop of this country, Bishop Tikhon, Is coming from the Pacific coast to officiate. The new building, the basement of which has been In use for several months, was erected at a cost of $140,000, much ot the money being given by the Holy Svnod of Russia and the czar. While It will be the place of worship for the Russians of' the orthodox church liv ing here, it Is also designed to be the eastern seat of Bishop Tikhon, POLICE UNIFORMED ANIMALS AND PEOPLE ARE COWARDS So Declared Emma Goldman Before Crowd of Anarchists No Ar rest Made. CHICAGO, Notr 17-With 200 police men and two patrol wagons held In restrv3 at -he East Chicago Avenue station, with Inspector Campbell, Lieu tenant Smith and six detectives to the hall and Justice Hamburger in his court ready to issue warrants, Emma Goldman spoke before 400 anarchists at Clark and Erie streets last night Police precaution proved unneces sary, for the carnation In her hair was more fiery than anything Miss Goldman said. She did declare, how ever, that the police were "uniformed animals," and that the people of the country were all cowards. The audi ence was made up for the most part of Russian Jews, and about one-third were women. There were no red flags displayed. Rudolph Grossman of New York, fol lowed MIm Goldman. At the conclus Ion of his address the orchestra played 'Toe Marseillaise" and the crowd ioined tn the chorus and cheered with enthusiasm. The only decoration In the hall was an oil portrait of Count Leo Tolstoi, which was raffled oft at the close of the entertainment RATIFICATION BUT PRETEXT REAL OBJECT OF MEETIN'3 IS TO ADVANCE INTERESTS OF CAN DIDATE FOR V. S. SENATR DENVER, Nov. 17. Chairman Fair- iey of the republican state central com. mlttes today Issued an address to the republicans of Colorado regarding the republican jollification arranged for to morrow night and which, as the chair man of the state committee, he declnr- ed oft some days sga The Denver oi ganixatlon denied his authority and de clared the affair should go forward. Chairman Falrley In his statement says that Governor-elect Peabody and other speakers announced have withdrawn from the urogrim, and adds: 'Evidence ia concl-islve that while said meeting is upon its face to be a celebration of the recent republican victory, It Is In fact, a meeting to fur ther the candidacy of E. O. Wolcott for the United States aenatorshlp, and haa been arranged and will be packed so as to appear an ovation to him per sonally." SITUATION IS PRECARIOUS Fresh Eruption of Stromboll Renders Island's Condition Bad. ROME, Nov. 17. A fresh eruption of the volcano Stromboll occurred yes terday evening accompanied by(a ter rific explosion and a great flow of lava. It was a magnificent spectacle, visible from all northern parts of Sic ily. The situation of the few inhab itants of the island of Stromboll is pre carious. THE INSIDE AW The perfection in economical stove construction "SUPERIOR" HOT BLAST I For sale in Astoria only bv the i ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY On Sale September 20th. NEW CURRENCY TO BE ADOPTED Commission Will Recommend Es tablishment of Gold Stand ard in Philippines. SILVER CURRENCY RUINOUS Governor Taft Said Also to fie Favorable to Further Tartfl Concession to Encourage Coniinetce. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-The re port of the PhHipptno commission will not reach Washington for a month, but a synopsis has been cabled to the war department. It is known that the commission will make strong recom mendations regarding tne currency, which at present is in a deplorable state. The continued depreciation of silver currency.untll tt Is worth $2.50for II In gold, has caused great loss to the PhllloDine government, estimated at $1,000,000 during the past few months. The commission believes that the cur rency should be established on a gold basis. "Jovernor Taft has been in fa vor of further tariff concessions to th ' Philippines, and it is believed he will . recommend that the rate, which is now , 75 percent of the Dingley rate, be made 2S percent, to encourage commerce be tween th eislands and the United Statea Governor Taft also believes that th commission should be allowed discre tion in the matter of admitting Chln- ese labor. STATE HOUSE-PROTEM Most Spacious Quarters Ever Occupied by Washington Legislature i- ' OLYMPIA, WASH., Nov. 17-Secre--'1 faf a C s vi VI.ttAla ha mm1 wnm Colonel F. D. Heustis a large one story ' punning a i oevenin ana Airams ior ua temporary use of the legislature. It, will be fitted up with new furniture of the capitol annex and will make the most spacious quarter ever oc- ? cupied by the Washington legislator. ; THREATENS AND IS ARRESTED Attempt Extortionate Methods to, Obtain Money. NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Wniiam Beck er, who waa arrested In the postofflc recently charged with having sent threatening letter to various per-" sons demanding money tnder penalty of being poisoned, is held for trial. He was unable to furnish orison. TROUBLE FOR MRS. TINGLEY. Her Adopted Son Haa Given Her the Go By. . SAN DIEGO. Call., Nov. 17. A vagu report gained currency tonight that Henry Baron, adopted son ot Mr. Katherlne Tingley of the Point Loma. brotherhood, had deserted the com munity. Secretary-General Pelrce. when asked about the report, declared that It was unfounded. AND OUTSIDE Plumbers and Stearafittersil . "... -r: , .-? -------- - a. 3hUQm$