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4-- EH; ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 190. NO. 83. VOL. LVI1. FIFTY-ONE PERSONS DROWNED WAR FEELING AMONG THE JAPS - 1 BIG STEAMER FOUNDERS IN HEAVY GALE fuMUndVk Attend Ih1 Wreck of tht Clallam, Which i Goo Down While in Tow N . of Sound Tug. , Ptuen ttn Attempt to Esape in f Boats, but Heavy Wavs . I Seal Their Doom. ' ,. " v SHIP'S CREW ACTS BRAVELY Trlaa t lav tha UIvm ef th Halpltt On, but tha tlmnts Oo Thlr , Work nd Fw lurviv th I Awful DiMiltr, Beanie. Jan. . Tht stamr Clal lain, of th Seattle-Victoria fleet wnt down early this morning between , fimlih Island and Dungeneea lit ht llimlta of Juan ! rut. at H" eight wll north of I'rotectlnn Inland abort distance north of Port Town end and 10 rollea from Victoria. Fifty ma neraona. Including vry woman an child on board. w lost. Burvlv or of lh wrack war brought to altl tonight on the ateamsr rlrlgo. Th CUHam waa within alght' of her dcailmitlon whan huge aea over- wblmd he-r. h!nf In her dead ."')!. ft'iMM, n r ' ,v .S" ' atingulaliliif bV Br, W''uf 'her at, tha rfiwcr of ft bowling gal. Thla happened yesterday afternoon CulmliUloA of th tragedy waa poet poned for several agonising hourt4 Bravely tha ofTirera and craw of th helpless hulk work4 U mh tha raft Ml and tht 10 aoula aboard her, Uut In vain. Staunch a aha waa tht Clnl tarn could not atand tha lrrlfl on- alauahta of tht aeaa that raced in mountain height from th ocean, and Juat before darkneea began to fall It waa reeolvtd to roaka tht attempt tt aavt tht pangr at leaat by boata The women and children wtrt plaxtd In tht flrat boat to leave tht Mp which Cttaln Lawrence, ft Yukon pilot volunteered to corotriand, and which On Clothing', Goods Hats, - -- PER CENT REDUCTION Excopting'oniy Dunlap llats, E. & W. Collars, Oil and Kubber Goods and DonU Gloves. THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our goods are sold on very close m&rgijis SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. P. A.STOEES was manned by dink humls. The luiat was overwhelmed (00 yard from tha Clallam nd Ita occupant shrinked ill vain for aid from thoan aboard tfu tmtr. Nut a hand could It raise to aid them,' Tht second IIMmmI. Ailed with ntul Mtiiit-ra. iind In command of Hecond Officer Cuirln, wa loal a ftw nilnutva lntr. ; Aboard t)M t'liillnm watchcra anw I ha wav w.it MiMciiKira from tholi hold on th awita iihd hurl thmn lnt tht watera. ThoURh a llf boat a mtt lalxr, atlll all' ml, dlllnnnt awrcb rxtanding for 20 houra, ha failed It nnd tract of hfr. More tmnariiKcra and mtmbtra of i crew, wrt luat whtt a third Ufo ImniI -wna aamMd In ar attempt to luum'h It. Frmn that t!in nimbr of thi crw and a fow MiaiHfiiKra who had volun- lrttrJ to remain on board, dfvotn' thtniMlvea to tha taak of trying t( aavt tht trtaatl Pumi tm lniotmt and thrtt gin of bulltra to work. In apttt of thrlr i-fforia tht atir gained on I hem ami they wert lelVea to thell about to rwlgu thcinarl fatalwhan tha tug Illchard llolyokA ont of th al tug which had bttn. atnt out,, to the reai-ua fnm Port Townaeiid, host in algbt. A Una wa thrown aUiard the tug and with hr tow ah atarted foi Port Townaoud. Bht made fair pro greaa, and It itil for a time th Clnllum, with the rtmuludHr of hei paaacngera and crew, wet? to b aaved But tht hungry aia were not tt J be cheated of their prey. The hull ol tht Clallum bfgim to give way befori j tht terrific uhhuuIIk of the wavea, and the train of the tow line completed tht work tht aeaa had begun. . The tug Hea I.lon alghted tha llol yoke and her tow about midnight ant tond by to aaalal. - At 11:10 tht Clallam went on hei beam and and began alnklng. Hall n ttwir li( '"'' inviw'tjnrid dlaap- work and flouting wreckage remained to ahow that ahe had ever been. fly heroic effort . the crew of thr two tuga auvtd the Uvea o nearly all who had remained aboard the I'lui lam. A few, were awept away nn( pertahed In the blmkui-na of the atorm with none to heetl their ahoul and erica It u not tht fault of the cirtcer or 'n that tht pa.aengera who took to the boata were loat. When the life boata wert lowered land waa wlihln alnht, and prudence dictated that the pi ttengeri and such of tht crew a wert needed to navlgatt th boata bt (Continued on page eight.) Furtiishing' Shoes, Etc. GATES SHUT THEIR WAY The Testimony of Theater' Head Usher Brings to Light" Fur ther Carelessness. - ', " TWO EXITS IMPENETRABLE Agjjarant Idioey On Part ef Manage mant Qooailon,d Ualta Saori- , ' fica of Innocent Llvta. Chicago, Jan. . It waa dlacovered today that two iron eatea .the exlat wert -titnt., U which hud not btcn known to fforta tht 1 1 h- ..i.n.. .. .kl.ii 10, (nv iroquol thcatarafter the Art. I i 1mil I- rf..lr.l..l.n nf life In the Ill-fated play houae. Today .Jeurge II. Uunenberry, head uaher tf the theater, admitted to Kul kerton that- theao gate ere placed, ont ocroaa the exit from the flrat bal cony, and tht other acroaa the exit from tht aecond balcony. Both gntea were locked aecurely with dlot k and were never at any performance un locked until after the errand act of the play On the dny of the fire, the aec ond act had not been completed when the cntaatrophe occurred and the gat" were atlll atandlng. Thty wert ao atrong that the firemen were not able to hatter them down with axca after the lire, nnd to the frenxled people who aoitght aafetv through thoae jli they were bolutely Impene. treble. i ' eX-QOVCRNOA K DIAO. i Charlea Fetter, ef Ohio, Served Sever' al Year In Conor. ; Hprlngflfld. )., Jan. Former Gov ernor 1iarlea Foater dltd here today t ll-lrt from cvrebral narnlval. While at the home of General J. Warren Keif- t r laal evening, Mr. Poatur had ft hem orrhage. Dra. Tobey of Toledo and Shepnrd of ayton were summoned, but could do hotnlng. (Charlea Foater waa born April IS, at Tlftl'it, O. He waa educated In the public arhoola and later attended fiorttftlk, (.. academy until he waa 11 year of age, when he went tnto-bual- nea with hla father In a general atore. rom 1171 to 1876 he rerreaented the Ninth dlatrlct of Ohio In congee, and from 17S to 187$ nerved for the Tenth dUtrlct.. From 18S0 to 1814 he waa governor of Ohio. In 1S90 he failed to be elect d United tatea icnator from Ohio. From 1801 to J895 he filled the position or aecretary of the treaaury In President Hnrrlaon' cabinet. 8lnce that dat hr had been Identified with public Institution In the state of Ohio, particularly n trustee of the hospital for the JtuNtnt. v i t Burt Go to Chloago. f Omaha, Jun. 9. Horace G. Hurt, re tiring pildent cf the Union Puclflc railroad, haa sold hi Omaha residence pioHrty and will. It la said, remove to Chicago, where ae will reside for the present . President Hurt auld the report that he would auc eed Marvin Hughltt ns president of the Chicago & North western railway, was absolutely wun- out foundation. . Prisoner Dies at Church. North YakltnV Jan. 0. Joseph W. Downer, a ploner of this city, died sud denly lust night while attending divine. esrvtces In the Christian church. Pro tracted meetings are In progress at that church. He attended as usual and took a seat up in front so that ha could better hear the minister. He ml down and pdaced his overcoat over his knee. A few minutes later when the lights were being turned down to present stereoptloon views. Rev A. C. Vail, the pastor, noticed Mr. Downer's head fall forward. Without saying What he expected ha went uu to the man and found him dead. The mln Inter summoned three men who assist oil In taklne the corpse out of the church. This was done before anyone had realised Just what had taken place lie was about 60 years of age and came to this city about 15 years ago. SECRETARY TAKES HOLD International Conference Purpos ed for Benefit of Salmon Proportion. HATCHERIES FOR THE FRAZER Senator Fottar lnit That Fich Will Boom Extinct, and Aooording ly Endeavora to Sava tha Groat Indurtry. Washington, Jan. Secretary Hay haa determined to ask tht Canadian government to Join In ft conference looking to the eatabliahment ' of in ternational flh hntcherle on the Frax- i river for the propagation of salmon. The conference, If agreed upon, will i robably be participated In by the United Statea fish commissioner, tht nb commlloner for Washington and the officiate In charge of the depart ment of lUheriM and marine for th dominion of Canada. The plan as suggested has been urged for more than ft year by Sena tor Foster of Washington, who hsa called attention of the state department to the fact tlat unless some heroic course Is taken the salmon supply will I exhausted." MRS. MAYBRICK NEAR FEED0M Crtalnty of Early Rtleas Bring Back Health of Prisoner, London, Jan. Referring to the Utement ' published - tn the United Statea that final arrange menu were made yesterday at conference be tween Ambssador Choate and the home office officials for the release In April of Mr. Florence Maybrlck, the Amerl- tan woman under sentence of lift Imprisonment- on the charge of poisoning her husband. It Is pointed out that the statua of the case la as cabled to the Associated Press March IS. lOOt, when it was announced on the authority of the home office that ahe would be re leased In 1M4. Tht exact date of her release Is not yet fixed. Baroness de Roques says that her daughter, Mrs. Maybrlck, is decideaiy In better health and gaining strength, now that she has the certainty of be ing released. "All the sensational newspaperese- counts relative to our business Interest and future fortune," added the baroness "hav3 not resulted In any profit to us. Quite the contrary." ' LAST SOUTHERN COMMANDER General John Gordon, Famous Confod orat. No Mora. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 8. General John Gordon,' commnder In chief of the Confederate veterans, died at his win ter home near Mlumt Flat at 10:50 to night. His falul liTness which over took him last Wednesday, waa con gestlon of the liver and stomach. No Cor tract Lot. Port land, Jan . Tile report which ras been perslstenly circulated in east ern Washington to the ehVct that the O. R. has let tne coninu t iw building the Rlpaiia-Lewlston branch of their road, is nrotwunced yyttolly without foundation by the officials of thot company. They say Uie matter has not yet come before the directors of the company and while they do not deny a branch will ultimately be con structed, vet the company has no In tention of commencing construction of It In the immediate future. Wsr Crcat, Panic Constantinople, Jan. 9. Advices from Erxtoum say the people of Sou- son are In a state ot aemipamc, iemis ,i repetition of the events of J894. The local governor andother officials have fled. Tewflk Pasha, with several bat taliona of troops and six guns, hns ar rived at Mush, where the feeling pf anxiety Is Intense. Detachments of Kurdish cavalry have been stationed at n.11 the villages along the Russian frontier to prevent the passage of Ar meulan band. A thousand armfHl' Ar menians are In the district of Houson They are commanded by a chief named Antranlk. ' Foreigner Fared Better. New York Jan. . United States claimants who have been before tht mixed tribunal for the settlement of claim against Venesuela are arriving here on their way to New York from Caracft,. aaya a WUlemstad, Curacao, dispatch to USe Herald. They expect great dissatisfaction with the ward and declare the German, Spanish, Bel gian, Frenck and Swedish i claimants fared much better before the commis sion. - CHEHALIS HAS. BIG FIRE. Brick Block for a Time In Grt Dan gar. , Chebalis, Jan. . Cbehaila bad a big fire yesterday morning at an early hour th-it for a time threatened tht destruc tion of the fine brick block of tht Chehada Improvement Company known a tht Columbus block. As It Is, Hart- man X- Nathan, gtierai mercnatinise deuleia, are losers to the extent of fully $:.W0. and their loss may foot tip more tban that. The Improvement com pany losal about $2,500 to the build In;, and Dr. B. O. Godfrey la loser SSOO worth. Tht are waa discovered almut half past t o'clock and tht ahnll blowing of the siren whistle of tht elec tric plant brought every ont out earl ier than usual. The volunteea fire de partment, by hard , work, had the flames tinder control within an bour and confined the fire to the one -bulld-taav Just bow It started la unknown. Tha fire began upstair In the hallway In front of the law office of W. A. Weat- over and burned down through. When it reached Hart wan A Nathan"" Store on the main floor It spread like wildfire through the dry goods and clothing de partments. Much of the damage Is from w iter and amoke, but the store Is literally ruined. The grocery de partment was uninjured, except In ft slight way. Hartman & Nathan have 11&.000 insurance, but this will not nearly cover their losa. Dr. Godfrey haa $800 Insurance, but bis fine X-ray machine and his offices were ruined, iv a. Westover. attorney, will lose about 175. with no Insurance. The! Workman hall and Cltiaens Club rooms wert slightly damaged, me Workman loss being heaviest. . ir YOU WANT ANYTHING GOOD GO TO DUNBAR'S Great $ ale or . . LADIES' SUITS AND CLOAKS THIS WEEK The Trice on Every Garment is Cut in Half. v $20 Garment This Week for $10 The A. Dunbar Co. 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1 9 0 4 DIARIES. TIDE TABLES, CHARTS. CARDS. CALENDARS, ETC START RIGHT. KEEP RIGHT, BUY RIGHT. ,1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 Groceries, Hardware, Ship Chandle ryl Paints, Oil and GlassHardwood Lumber Boat Supplies etc. ' AT FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and I2th Sts. Astoria, Oregon WILL FIGHT IF DEMANDS ARE DENIED Friendship of America and Eng land Greatly Encourages Them and War Spirit ju;?;-j IsVeryjStron&Qi v Reply Has Been Made to Rtrssias Note and carry Response . b Demanded. LONDON IS NOT OPTIMISTIC Feeling Prevail is) the Brrtith Capital That Thar la Now No Mor Hop of Peaceful Sttlmnt Than . at Any Provioua Tim. Toklo,' Jan. t. Japan addressed a note to Russia today through Minister DeRocen. Its character has not been disclosed, but it is said that Japan re quire an answer within a given num ber of days. Whether thu note men tions the time, making the document aim ultimatum, or whether the time is Intimated, otherwise, Is unknown. The government, however, I determ ined to secure an tarty response, and dote the discussion if it should prove to be fruitless. It Is understood that Japan adhere closely to her original contentions, and It Is believed that If Russia fails tc meet the demands fairly, war will en sue.' .:;-. :; - " 'y .- The attitude of the British and Amei leans greatly encourages the Japan ese war spirit,' which Is stronger than ever. ' 't GLOOMY FEELING IN LONDON. Dim Prospect ef 8itltfflnt of RuMM Japan Differences. London, Jan. . The shadow of the far eastern situation during the past week has fallen darker on London than on tht other European capltols. The feeling here reflected from "London (Continued on page four) 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1 9 0 4 J. N. GRIFFII. 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904 1904