uUa T Thn ISTOMA POBIIC USBAST ASSCCIAIIOIfc fin- . i Will be liable to prosecution. Where the Oregon Stops Rolling Read Oar Ads Dc- fore Baying The Associated Press News Service Fresh From the Wires. VOLUME LVI1. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1903. t : NUMBER IS. I THE SMART DRESSER Is smart because he buys I I I F ll1 Scruff iu P. A. STOKES FISHER BROTHERS Agents for the famous Atkins Saws, Sharpie's Cream Separators, Hardware Dealers and Ship CHANDLERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sts. NEW BOORS TODAY "Call ol Mm Wild" "Undr th Row" "Gordon Kllh" "Ytllow Criyor." "On Womrt" London lihim Pig Oppnhlm . Dixon ki:;ixak riticn i.bo, ocu prick i.aj J. N. GRIFFIN Don't You Feel Cold These Chilly Mornings? It's Simply a Reminder that we have a Large Assortment of HEATING STOVES Justin. Call and see them FOARD $ STOKES CO. ASTORIA, - - - OREGON First Class in Every Respect Bar and Billiard Room PARKER E B. PARKER, Proprietor Good Samplotoomi on Ground ASTORIA S. A. GIMRE Opp. Fishor Bros. St on Bond St., Astoria Opp. Fishor JJros. orore JtJQOtS alia OllOeS Belli t Close Figure HAND TAILORED CLOTHING Made by Cronse. Brandegee & Co. Hart. Schaffncr & Marx They cant bo beaten Sold in Astoria by Astoria, Oregon "Straiten" lihtm "SubillluU" . . . Will Harbcn "Sherrodi" Author of CnuiUrk "Mttllt of Puturt" . . Allen puHMildcn" . Niggard Bad Plumbing' will catch the man who put it in. Our Plumbing is hon est and we watch the details of each job and see that every piece of pipe is sound and every joint perfect. Tinning and gas fitting. W.J.SCULLEY 470-472 Commercial. Phone Black 224S American and European Flan Free Coach to the House HOUSE E P. PARKER, Manager. Floor lor Commercial Men OREGON CARRIES A FINE , STOCK OF JAPAN NOW PREPARING FOR WORST Making Arrangements with Rail roads for the Speediest Pos sible Mobilization of Her Army. Warns China That She May Oc cupy Chinese Territory If Trouble Comes. RUSSIANS ARE STILL ACTIVE YokaboutA Correspondent i the London .Mall Hays Cisar't Troop arc Forltfy- , lllg OllgOlllpllO. London, Oct. 23. In a dispatch to the Daily Mull Ita eorreiwdent at Yoko hama reiterate the statement that the Russians are fortifying Yongampho. The Japanese government la conferring with representative of all the Japanese railroads with a view of effecting the most siwedy mobilization of the army whenever this becomes necessary. The Tli'n Tuln correspondent of the Mall says Japan htti warned China she will occupy some point on Chinese ter ritory If Russia falls to evacuate Man churia. The Japanese legation reiterate to day that there l not the slightest fSundatlon for the Honolulu and other alarming report of the Imminence of a Russo-Japanese war. Official com munications received from Toklo dur ing the lust few dayi contained nothing to Indicate the probability of an out break of hostilities nor even that a hlti h had occurred In the negotiation. The foreign office here also relteratfs that it Information la opposed to ti e alarmist stories. Heretofore the underwriters atLloyds have taken an aplimlstlc view of the lt uatlon In the far east. Since yesterday the Insurance rates to the far east, cov eting all risks, If war Is declared wltr- In three months, have been doubled. WAR INSURANCE COMES HIGH. New York, Oct. !S-Keports of keen compe tition for Welsh coal add to thit pessimistic feeling here over the situa tion In the far east, saya a Herald dU patch from London. The British ad miralty has sought to charter at Cardiff a steamer for immediate loading with coal for Hong Kong, but failed to ob tain one at 18 shillings the ton and it Is general opinion among ship owners at the South Wales port that the ad- mlralty will not succeed In obtaining an early vessel at the figure named owing to the Japanese and Russian bidding for all early steamers. These already have been chartered by Japan to the extent of 22.000 tons. At Lloyds the rate for a war risk on Russian vessels Is 20 shillings per cent and It is considered doubtful whether any Japanese vessel, even a liner, could be Insured at less than 30 shillings per cent. As much as 10 shillings per cent Is said to have been, refused for a war risk policy on a Nor wegian vessel for Japan. WOULD CHARTER MORE STEAMSHIPS. London, Oct. 23 Advices from Tien Tsln say It Is learned there that Rus sia is negotiating with a steamship company of Shanghai to charter stcam-j ers belonging to the company to run between Shanghai and Port Arthur, the government representating that the volunteer fleet is not sufficient to carry on the traffic. TREATED CABINET UNFAIRLY Lord Hamilton Thinks Balfour Is Not on the Square. London, Oct. 23 In an address to his constituents at Eorllng, Lord George Hamilton, late secretary of state for India, has given for the first time hie version of the recent cabinet resigna tions, He said that at the cabinet meeting on the last day of the parlia mentary session Premier Balfour pro duced a program which Included pref erential tariffs and the taxation of food. The cabinet adjourned that day without reaching a decision In the matter. It met again on September 4 and continued the same discussion. After this meeting Lord Balfour the secretary for Scotland; C. T. Ritchie, then chancellor of the exchequer, and he agreed to place their resignations In the hands of the Duke of Devon shire, then lord president of the council, who would present them with his own. It was not until September 16 that Lord George Hamilton learned of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's re signation and that the Duke of Devon shire had retained his office. He de clared that Premier Balfour had treat ed the member of the cabinet, other than the Duke of Devonshire unfairly In communicating to the duk the news he withheld from the remainder of the members. , He said also that he would have been willing to resign at any time on the slightest suggestion from Mr. Balfour, but hs relented the method In which the free trade member had been oust ed from the cabinet. With regard to the general fiscal policy, Lord George Hamilton declared himself a free trader with limitations, He said also that be believed thorough ly In retaliation which would give the country a better chance for negotia tion of reciprocity treaties. He thought no member of the cabinet would have. resigned on such a proposition, but that had not been the question pre sented to them. The speaker also ex pressed the conviction that the present propaganda was protection pure and simple. The fiscal campaign .continue with unbateQ vigor. Among the speakers last night were Sir Henry Campbell nannerman and Sir Edward Gray, both of whom said that protection would result In an advance in prices and great hardship to the working class. Sir Edward Gray urged the formation of an Imperial council with representa tives from India, crown and self-governing colonies empowered to advise the government on Imperial affair and who would prevent the' converting of Imperial Into party questions. CHARGE AGAINST MARSHALL ISole Official Raid In to Have Assaulted a Woman. BoUe, Oct. 23. United StatesMarshal Rounds was placed under arrest this afternoon on a warrant sworn to by Mr. George E. Spencer, formerly dep uty marshal In Rounds office, charging Iumnds with committing assault upon hr. It 1 alleged that Marshal Rounds seized Mrs. Spencer by the arm and forcibly attempted to pull her from stool. Marshal Round and Deputy Stobbs deny that anything of the kind ever occurred. Mr. Spencer exhibit a bruised arm a evidence. MrsN Spencer i the "widow of former United States Senator George E. Spen cer, of Alabama. She came from Wash Ington In 1902 and was given a place In tne marshal' office but wa dismissed last Monday. DOWIE SAYS HE'S THREATENED Writer of Letters Would or Abduct Him. Kill New York, Oct. 23. The Dowie meet ing tonight wa gtveri over principally to a farewell to Mrs. Dowie and her on, w ho will sail for Europe tomorrow. Both made address appealing to the audience for better behavior and deny ing that they were leaving on account of their dsapproval of Iowle's methods. In the course of hi address J. Glad stone Dowie denied that 750 members of the host had deserted and returned home. He declared that only 112 had gone back to attend to business In Zlon and that others would take their place here. The elder Dowie said today that he had received letters threatening him with aMuctlon and ever murder, but that he wins not at all nfrald. BANKERS' SESSION FINISHED. San Francisco, Oct .2S.-The conven tion of the American Bankers' Associa tion ended today with the Installation of the newly chosen ofllcers. H. B. Fin lay, president of the Fifth National bank, of Pittsburg, read a paper on education of bank clerks." Hon. Ellis Roberts, treasurer of he United States, waa greeted with en thusiastic applause when he was intro duced and was even more heartily ap plauded when he had concluded. MUST HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD. San Francisco Oct. 28. Frank C. Meekln, formerly of the Thirty-seventh volunteer Infantry, has Just been re leased from Alcatras prison. He de serted from his regiment In the Phil ippine and subsequently Joined the in surgent forces. He wa recaptured, court-martialed and sentenced to death for treason. His sentence was commut ed to 20 years imprisonment. He gets1 his freedom for good behavior by the exercise of executive clemency. ROAD ASSOCIATION MEETS. Portland, Oct. 23. The annual con vention of the Oregon Good Roads As sociation met here today, with dele gates In attendance from nearly every county In the state. In the absence of Governor Chamberlain, his paper on the use of convict labor was read by Secre tary Magers. Tomorrow will be devoted, to several addresses and the election ot officers. , SPANISH STRIKERS CAUSE DARKNESS. Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 23 The city was plunged Into complete darkness lost night as a result of a strike on the part of the gas workers. Business was almost totally parallsed and the theatres had to be closed. The police, patrolled the streets and a number of labor leaders have been arrested. NEW USE FOR DIRT. Rome, Oct. 23 A new system of wire less telegraphy in which the earth la: used for the transmission of waves, in vented by Darlo Campana, a young Italian of Leghorn, has been tried suc cessfully at that city. A company is being formed to exploit the system. BUSINESS IS RUINED AT BUTTE Streets Are Crowded With Idle Miners and It Is Feared That Acts of Violence Will Occur. Amalgamated People Are Pre paring for Long Shutdown at the Mines." ; WHOLE STATE IS AFFECTED Merchant Are Canceling Orders for winter Supplies Ex tra Police Sworn in to Keep Order. Butte, Oct. 23. According to every In dlcatlon tonight the Amalgamated Cop per Company 1 preparing for a long shut down, a several of the pumps In the big mines have suspended opera- aliens. Amalgamated officials are ret- kent a to expressing an opinion as to the pro!. able length, of suspension say- '"8 It may be of six or eight months lurat'on and perhaps a greater period. Effort will be madeby leading citi zens of the state to have the supreme court advance the hearing on the ap peal from Judge Clancy's decision, In the hope that reversal of the judgment by the upper tribunal will induce the Amalgamated company to resume. In dignation among the Amalgamated peo ple Is rife and they are loud In denounc ing the present state of affairs, and de clare that all business on the part of the company will remain on a standstill until the Boston & Montana receiver ship matter 1 settled satisfactorily. . Throughout the state generally a state of depression is reflected and In Butte business is practically paralysed. Business men are cancelling their or ders for winter supplies. A yet no acts of violence have been reported to the police, though it is feared some dif ficulty will be experienced in holding the big army of Idle miners in check any length of time. Tonight the prin ciple street are blocked with miners and Indignant muttering can be heard on all sides. Extra police haye been sworn In, with orders to prevent the gathering of large crowds. THE EFFECT ON 'CHANGE. New York, Oct. ' 23. Amalgamated Copper absorbed an overwhelming pro portion of today's, business on the stock exchange. For a good deal of time the dealing in this stock were larger than in alt others combined, and it has com prised about one-third of the sales of the day. There was a very excited market too sreciA Special Sale weaves and and 75c the See Our Window Th e A. The Cheapest Amalgamated Copper at first. At the opening 13,59 shares were thrown upon the market for simultaneous sales, which were made at S3 3-4 down to U 1-2. Within the first few minute of trading, 30,000 to 40.000 srutres changed hands. The manifest Inside support for the stock then became effective and rallied It a point. It fluctuation were constant and feverish during the whole day, carrying it back to the opening low point, then completely re covering ani closing at a decline of 7-8. LOOKS BAD TOR PROTECTION. London, Oct. 23. Colonial Secretary Lyttleton (liberal unionist) ha been re-elected member of the house of com mons from Warwick and Leamington with a greatly reduced majority. Oc curring a It did in Chamberlain' own district, It is taken by the unionist press this morning as an tndlcaton that the food tax argument win figure heav ily In the general election. PRISONER SHOT BY GUARDS. Sacramento, Oct .23. At Foisom state I prison E. Manuel was shot and killed by guards while attempting to escape I today. Manuel was discovered with opium n his possession and was placed m a dungeon. He was removed thisJ morning by officers to point out the lo cality where other opium was stored, when be made a dash for liberty. EDITOR OF OUTING REPORTED LOST- New York. Oct. 22 Leonlda Hub bard, Jr., whom trader returning to St. Johns, N. F., from Labrador, re port as lost in the Labrador wilderness. Is the assistant editor of Outing. He left New York last July to explore the heart of Labrador. About 10 weeks ago he started from Rlgoletto, on the east coast of Labra dor, with a Cree Indian guide and one white companion. They were to travel by canoe and on foot through an en tirely jnknown country to the George river, along which the last tribe of primitive North American Indians gathers at this time of the year to kill caribou. This point is TD0 miles beyond the last Hudson Bay Company's post. No white man has ever penetrated as far as Mr. Hubbard intended to go. Regarding Mr. Hubbard's disappear ance Casper Whitney, editor of Outing said: "I think there Is more sensation than fact in the report of Mr. Hubbard be ing lost. I have every confidence that Mr. Hubbard will come out safely and very soon." Mr. Hubbard is 30 years old. CHANGE IN REVENUE SERVICE. San Francisco, Oct. 23 The position of superintendent of construction and repairs of the United States revenue cutter service at this port is to be ab olished and the office of the revenue cutter service is to be closed. The change will take effect on the first of, next, month. A . number of changes among the officers in the service will take place at the same time.' ; If you want anything good go to of Dress Goods in all the new colors Regular value 65c yard. Price for this sale only IDunbar Ummw Place in Astoria for ARE MENACE TO WELFARE OF COUNTRY Immigration Commissioner Sar gent Thus Characterizes Alien Colonies: in Our Annual Report Shows That Our Chinese Exclusion Law is Working Smoothly. ! BIG IMMIGRATION INCREASE Total Number Arriving Durinff Year Wu 830.t00, Largest Percentage Coming . From Italy. Washington. Oct. 23. Commissioner Sargent, in his annual report on im migration, say that marked improve ment W shown in the enforcement of the complex and strongly resisted Chin tie exclusion laws. Experience has proved a good teacher in the adminis tration of these laws and their enforce ment, is accomplished now with the. minimum of friction. The commission er expresses confidence that the efforts of the bureau to enforce these taws will prove much more successful than they have proved at any time heretofore. The report shows that the immigra tion during the last year was 850,000, aa increase of 32 per cent. The great est number came from Italy. The total amount of money brought was $18,000.- 00. " - Referring to the colonies of aliens In our great cities, he says that such col onles are a menace to the welfare and security of the country. REFUSED ADMISSION. , Ne York, Oct. 23. Eng Weng, a 1 l l.. rf XT a a." ark N. J.. has been refused admission to this country after returning from the Orient where he went last summer to visit bis relatives. He has been ordered de ported November 2 after having fought the efforts of the immigration officials since August. Weng's lawyers declare they have proof that he was born In San Francisco and never lived In China except while being educated. Weng lived in Newark for years. He has an American wife and a son five years old. '. 1 . .f:- " v "'l l CUSTOMS APPRAISER GETS BUSY- ( San Juan, Porto Rico, Oct. 23 Cus toms Appraiser Whithead of New York has arrived here on the steamshlpCara caa. It is said that he come to investi gate the customs scandals. Dunbar' Display Fine Goods SALE