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WWM""',a"'s' VOL. LVI1. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUAKY 3. 1934. NO. 77. TENOR OF JAPS' France, not only because ahe wa on ALL CHICAGO THEATERS of the last of the Napoleons, but be cause she wa alway known aa the 'good princess." ' ARE CLOSED BY ORDER OF MAYOR HARRISON IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED ' THE TROUBLES OF AH SOU. Insists Upon Concessions in Corca Equal to Those of Russia in Manchuria. T If Russia Falls to Submit to the Arrange ment Japan Will Pave the Way for the Precipitation of Trouble. Washington, Jan. I. Th Aocl at 4 rrM learn from an official Murc that Japan, In br Iwt not to th Rua Inn government, announced that the minimum proportion h ran accept from numla or right In Core equal to thi claimed by nuwla In Man churia. In return, It I said. Japan agree to reognls the uprmacy of nuMln In Manchuria. To thl prop ol Hon the Russian government will not iv npprov.il, feeling that Japan rhould content henMf with modifica tion In th form of concelon In Coma for hr commerc. The Itumilan government ha not ab andoned hope of diplomatic ettlement of th question. In view of th power, ful p:eeur which Great Britain and Fram o ar bringing to bear upon Japan to consent to conllnuunc of the ne gotiation, but it la mihtlcally Wted thai ltiwtti will wver admit a par i, lot between her position In Man rhurln and that of Japan In Corea. "Count Canilt f, U Rn-Jtan tft'wt aador, think lhi far eastern ltuatlon "gloomy, but not without hop of al vatlen." At th Japan legation toiilght It was Intimated that If Japan li con vlnoed of nuiwla'a Intention not to ac cept her proposal, th Toklo govern ment. It la declared, will not hltate to take the Initiative and assume the rKponlblllty for making war. NO DATE FOR REPLY SET Paint Hop Extended to Japan By High Offiaiali, ,.' London, Jan. 2. No word haa yet been ' received her tending to how when the Russian reply to Japan may 2b PER CENT On Clothing, Goods. Hats Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E,. A W. Collars, Oil and Rubber Goods and Denta Gloves. . THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our goods are sold on. very close margins. SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. P. AeSTOtite b expected. Foreign Hecrelary Una down haa Informed Baron Hayaahl, the Japaneae minister, that he fear th far party In Ruaala la In th a- cendnnt and that he ha taint hope of Japan receiving a favorable reply. Heron Hayaahl aaya he haa received no newa of the Intended dispatch of a Jupflneae tmdron to Masampho. The laat' new he heard waa thut a Ruaalan crulaer waa there. The minis ter pointed out that the dlapatch of it aquadron to Maaampho would not nec essarily be a warlike action, though It could scarcely help being regarded in the line of other precaution which Jnpan had openly taken . The weekly paper her ahare In the general feeling of alarm current In Ureal Urltaln. The Spectator aay war drawa even nearer, and add; " ' If w are dragged Into Ihl war. aa we may be, the country will hot be divided In vy'mpathy, dielike of KuhhIii being as strong among the masse of our population na II waa In 1813." ' 'in H-lrauiiVea Owl Uu'a may keep her ship l her harbor, aa alio did during the Crimean war, thereby forcing bind action or a dangeroua at tempt by Japan to. Mm Port Arthur and VUtndlvoatock. The Saturday Review adopt a aome what almllar tone, saying that the llkelyhood of Chine Intervention men acea the commercial Interests of oil Europe and th United State. Information haa been received In a London diplomatic quarter unfriendly to Russia that H. Bcaobragoff, who was recently railed by th cxnr to a aeuretaryahlp of Mote, la the power behind the scene of the RuoJapan ea negotiation. M. Bcaobragoff, ac cording to thla aource of Information. SEDUCTION Furnishing' Shoes. Etc. J who ta now the prime favorite of the caar, and the leader of th war party. In prealdent of the Yalu River Timber Company; la largely Intereated In commercial Intereata In CdVea, and I the boaom friend of Viceroy' Alexleff. Though the new I evidently partial It recelvea com credit and add to th alarmlat feeling, JAPAN IN READINESS. May SiM Pert er Two In Order t Fritcll Rui' Move Toklo, Japan, Jan. X. Th report ) current that the Japan vquadron of l armoured crulaer ' under Admiral Kami murn, now nt Baacho, wilt elt th port of Mampho, Core, and that It departure ha been (lied for Janu ary 4. In well Informed circle, how ever, it I doubtful that Japan would elte Maaampho or my Corean port except to foreatall Ruaala In the event of the latter showing ovldeme of an Intention to take uch a tep, or In the event of the negotiation between the two rountrl finally ending In failure. Great activity previll and the force of workmen haa been lu creaeed at the Osaka araeiuil. The holl'luyi of the arenul operative have been curtailed In order to hurry vp the work In hand. CONDITIONS RESTRICT TRADE. nut,l Wilt Hold Back Maritime Flt Indefinitely. Kow tirk, Jun. 2. Althou:U a no'.lce of the Inauguration of a new i Kieiu.tHhlp line between Odeaau i.ml ! New York ha been poated on the maritime exchange, advlcea from St. Felemburg etato that the beginning of (he" pufpoaea Re iianvoluter" duet eervlce between Black ea oorta and New York, via Ituly, haa been lnd;n nltely poatponed. it I auppoav) the RuRdlan government la holding the ahlpy which are to be uaed owing to the altuatlon In the far east. At pre- ent there Is no regular line of Russian steamer running to this country und the Russian (lug either over eull or ateam I rarely aeen In American port PLAN MAY AVERT WAR. Russia to Guarant Integrity of Chin en Condition. Pari. Jan. 2. The St. Petersburg rrei ondent of the Purl edition of the New York Herald aay that aa a re iult of the consultation between the emperor and his officials, a plan "ha been worked out which may avert war. The plan, the correspondent saya, con ivmplatea the guaruntee by Russia of the Integrity of China with the under BLindlnc that her protectorate over Mnnrhurla be recognlied and In return Japan be nllowjd to fulfill her wishes with rospect to Corea. , Italy Prefer Neutrality. Purls. Jan. 2. The Figaro this morning says thut the big gun for the Japanese battleship' Kusuga and Nluahln, which were bought from Argentina,-have not yet been supplied to the vessels. The Italian government officials say they resire that they re reive their nhmament elsewhere In or der to avoid the Impression that Italy la unfriendly to Russia. Japan Los Shipping Businsit New Yovk, Jan. 2. One effect of the far eastern situation ha been to transfer a good deal of shipping busi ness from Japanese to neutral flags, principally the British, snya a Times dispatch from London. The amount of cargo shipped frm Europe for the far east ha fallen off greatly. Far Eatt Vessel Not Insured. San Francisco, Jan. 2,-An Indica tion of the Imminence of war Is shown by the refusal of German underwrit ers In this cy to Insure vessels bound for the far east. BELOVED PRINCESS DEAD. Aged Nio of Great Napoleon At Paris. Die Paris, Jan. 3. Princess Mathilda, only daughter of Prince Jerome, died tonight. The death of Princess Ma thilde hus caused sorrow throughout Arrt of Slav Girl Bring, to Light Lawl Ring. , Seattle, Wash. Jan. I. Ah Sou, th Chlne girl 1 year old, who haa been old as a sliv three time In the last three year, 1 In Jail and two China men who were charged with aiding her to elude Immigration officer are also under arrest. The girl wa first old to a Chinaman In Ellensburg. She wa spirited away from there and sold to a Chine merchant in Portland and then escaped to Seattle, where she wa mat -led to on of th men now In Jail. The oflirer believe they have on earthed a ring that ha been trafflclng In slsv girl. GENERAL LONGSTREET NO MORE Fameu 0ce f Confdraey of Pneumonia. Dis Atlanta. Jan. i. Oeneral James Longstreet, soldier, tateeman and diplomat, and the last lieutenant-general of the confederacy, with the one exception of General James B. Gordon, died In Gainesville today from an attack of acute pneumonia. He had been 111 but two days. Thr Information Fild. Helena. Mont., Jan.?. Three Infer mat Ions were filed today In the dls trlct court against Isaac Oravelle, who waa found guilty a rew aay ago 01 stfndlna threatening letters to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company Two pf the Informations charge htm with sending blackmailing letter from Helena and the1 other charges burg lary In the flmt degree. Penalty on conviction of the first degree burgalry la Imprisonment from 10 years to life, NPT ROBBERS Practical Jokers Stop a Train by Waving Signal Lanterns. Detectives Looking for Three Young Men Supposed to ' Be D.speradoe. Olympla, Wash., Jan. t. Officials of the Northern Pacific Railway Com pany today notified the authorities of this county of the attempted hold up of passenger train Na 4 from Port land to Tacoma at Rainier early this morning. An Investigation of the at tempted robbery reveal a hoax per petrated by three young men who had attended a New Year'a dance and im bibed too freely of Intoxicants. They thought It would be a joke to flag the train and accomplished their purpose with the aid of two lantern. When the train stopped they extinguished their lanterns, mounted their horses and rode rapidly away." The men were seen by the train crew, who sup posed the robbery had been planned but that the courage of the robber failed them at the critical moment. Detectives are searching foithe Jokers. Superintendent Albee any they will be punished if apprehended. DESERTED WIFE SUES COUNTESS Charge That Wit of Farmer At tache Alienated Hr Husband' Affections. Washington, Jun. 2. Couritess Eaterhaxy, widow of Count Muxamtl llan Esterhaxy, at one time secretury of the Austrian embassy In Washing ton, Is defendant In a damage suit for 2100.000 brought by Mr. Laura De Lang, who charged that the countess alienated her husband's affections. The papers were served on the countess here tonight. Si vs. De Lnng says her husband left their homfj In Virginia I on August S, and hus since jrpent much of his time In company with Countess Esterhmy In Washington. Friends of the countess 'suld tonight that Mr, De Lung hhd tyoen receved by her as a friend and thivt she had no knowledge of the fart that he was married. Story, Doubtl a Canarch Paama, Jan. 2. The naval author les havo jiot the slightest confirma tion ot the reported sinking of the Co lombia 'gunboat. General Pinion, by an marl can warship, they believe It Is not worthy ot credence. Managers Besiege City's Chief Maglstarte, Urging Him to Withdraw brpfct Least Postpone Action. Mayor Is Obdurate to All Pleadings, and Insists That Playhouses Must Comply in Fullest Manner With Regulating Ordinan ces Before They Can Be Opened for Business Advised by Strong Legal Counsel. Chicago, Jan. 2. Tonight every theater in Chicago 1 dark and Its door are locked. Not one of them wilt be open to the public till their manager have complied In the fullest manner with every section of the or dinance regulating playhouse. The. order compelling theater to close wa Issued this afternoon by Mayor Harrison after a conference with the corporation counsel, Tolman, who assured the mayor that ample le gal ground existed for hi action'. There wa a hasty rush of theatri cal manager to the office of Mayor Harrison In an effort to secure the withdrawal or at least a postponement of the order, but were Informed by the mayor that the Inspector had re ported In the case of every one of them had vloluted the law and he was de termined that It should not be said that the city had neglected anything which could prevent a repltlon of hurt Wednesday afternoon. It waa announced that every theater In the city must hereafter comply with the following provisions before they will be allowed to reopen": "Steel roll curtains, wide exits, no combustible of any kind In the house furnishings, fire-proof scenery, no cal- j ekMu-or V'roir light', tn b- used in stage sky lights above, stage to be provided with automatic lids to per mit egress of smoke, fire and gas, sep arate stairways, each exit having Its own stair leading to street." PROPRIETORS UNDER ARREST. Husband and Father of Fir Victim ; Will ProMcut. Chicago, Jan.' 2. The Inter-Ocean this morning say that warrants have been issued for the arrestof Will J. Davis and Harry- Powers, proprietors of the Iroquois theater and George Williams, city building Inspector, on the criminal charge of manslaughter. IF YOU 'GOTO I 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 DIARIES. TIDE TABLES, CHARTS, s START RIGHT. KEEP 4 J. 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 L. H. HENNINGSEN CO. ) Upholsterer and " Htndlcj Stoves, Tlnwar 504 BOND STREET. ASTORIA. OREGON. Th warrant were Issued by Justice George W. Underwood at hi rest dene after 11 o'clock last night and th charge were wora to by Arthur E. Hull, of 244 Oakwood Boulevard, who lost hi wife and three children la th Are. . ..-y 'y ' ' The warrants, the Inter-Ocean aay. were not served in .the regular man ner, v The three men accused vera notified by telephone that the warrant had been Issued and were directed to appear at 11 o'clock thla morning at . Justice Underwood' court and rlv bond.; The attorney for Messrs. Power and Davis assured the Jus tice that their client would appear at the stated hour. Mr. Hull, the complaining; witness, I connected with the Chicago com mercial agency. Tomorrow ha will leave Chicago with the four member of his' family for hi wife's former home, Troy, N. Y., where they will be buried. Mr. Hull stated that he would return immediately after the funeral to prosecute the charge. HI entire family was wiped out in th fire. Number Dcd. Chicago, Jan. 2. The total number of dend ut the, theater fire wa definite ly established at 5S7, of which but li remain unidentified. AUTHORITIES ARE CAUTIOUS. San Francisco Theater Must B Safe- C - ly Constructed. -' 'v San Francisco, Jan. 2. There I lik ely to be a dearth of theatrical amuse ment In this city within the next two month. .!' -.':!:'-' ' " " It is the plan of the board of public work to clow theaters tiat are unsafe until such time aa they can be remedied and provided with exits sufficient in (Continued on page 4) WANT mmm 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 CARDS, CALENDARS, ETC RIGHT, BUY RIGHT. ' 9 N. GRIFFIN. ? 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 Furniture Dealer. and Second Hand Goods. PHONE, RED 2305