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'7 ou lvh. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13. 190. NO. 85. COLOMBIA DETERMINED TO SEND AN ARMY TO ATTACK AND WIN BACK PANAMA Aroused Government Has Army of 4000 Men Consolidated at Titumati for Purpose of Invading Republic. Indian Chief Requested to Have in Readiness Small Boats to Trans port Troops Across Riven Warships Will Leave Colon and Be on the Alert, Ready to Land an Attack . , . Inj Force the Moment It Is Needed. -J Colon. Jam II. United States au thorltles hort appear to be convinced from the tenor of reports hit b are continually brought In, that Colombia to determined to Mnd an winy to nt wk Panama. " : . ; Pannman authorities ymterrtuy r. Ctfltlel lonflmatlon of the fact that Co lombia troop t Tltumatl number at Irani 4000 mn, under command of O'n ml OiiU t?rtbe-t'rlbe, JJustamenta nit Novo. Th government learned these fiicti from rllall Informntlon at Tltutimtl who contrive to send news ( event from that distance to Colon by meant of signal and trust worthy me seniors. Th new haa also own received that tha Indian chief. Inanqulna. returned westerday to Cartagena to Interview Colombian officer regarding tha re quest mada by them for 00 Cnyuoces (small boata) to ba uard by tha army at Tltumatl In crossing rlvera. It la expected that all warship will leava Colon tomorrow for tha purpoea of making demonatrallona along tha gun Bias coaat. Vvaaela will Innd an attacking fore tha moment Infornw Don reache them that Colombian , troop Hi hava crossed Into Panama territory.'"" Ther are no algna of Colombian army In the vicinity of Panama terri tory on tha Paclno. Tha outlook la apparently warlike. tain iwopl to remain In court after witness? hud been requested to rt llr. r ' Qovarnmant laaraa Point Washington, Jan, It. The trial or August M. Machen, Oroff brother and Dr. and Mra. George E. Lorens, for complicity In postal frauds, begun In arneat today. At tha outset the gov arnment acored two polnta when Jus tice Irlti hard refuaad to make a rule requiring the dlatrlct attorney to ae loot the apeclflo count of tha Indictment under which tha defendanta would ba tried and also when ha permitted cer- Rsilroade May Consolidate. Han Francisco, Jan, IS.Ie K. It. llarrlman paving the way for a big holding company or combine Into whUh tha Southern lailn Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and Oregon rail way A Navigation Company will be thrown In the event of the ' United gluten aupreme court M luring legal the Northern ftrturlttr Company of J. J. Hilt and J. Plerpout Morgan? The latter corporation la the holding com pany for the Not l turn Pacific Orral Northern and Burlington roads. tttep by alrp Harrlmun la changing tha Internal affaire and other muttera of tha Bohtheru Pacific to make them eorreepand with thoae of the ITnlon Pa- clflc, Oregon Hbort I.lne and Oregon Hallway, Thla la true of the Bout hero Pacific' law department, of Ita audit ing and accounting departments, of Ita lund offlre and of Ita mechanical af- falra. Ilia liiteal move la to overhaul the Southern Pai-ldu car accounting and tonnage department, combine them and make the iiffulrt it thla nierge office orreHpnnd to (similar dutiea on hla three other weatern llnea. He haa aent two men out from Omaha for theae purpoaea. They commenced their work laat week and will apend about three month making the de.lred change. Ernatua Toung. general auditor of the four tiarrtman llnea, haa been given aba l it e charge of all Houthern Pa cific .ie:ountlng matteia at hla offlce. ' R. A. Barter la to have charge of tha new mergVd office of car aci-ountlng and tonnage reporting, under Kllnk. The Omahoi men who are here to In atruct ttlm In the dutlce of the place at from tha office of Car Accountant W. D. Lincoln, of tho Union Pacific And whlh tha Omaha men have Juat commenced ihelr work. C. W. Kber lein m rnpiilly conipietlng hla trutmfor mallon of Uie Houthern Pacific land .not ten l- make them torrenpond with thoae of the Union Pnatnc. ' All of tha ftu te, taken In the ag ifregnter ara cauirtrtg on the ' part of i'tiy oftlclula of the Harrlmun roada.qulet lnJk to the fre t that when Mr.lnrrl min flnlehea the changea ba haa In mind on hla four weatern' propertlea. ha will make public acme, corporate ocheme for vloaer management either for purpoaea of operation alone or aolely for the handling of their aecur I tie. r for both reason. Hanna Re-Elected Senator. Columbua, Ohio, Jan. 12. The Ohio It'glalatiire by a e pa rate ballot of the lumae and eeiiate today, voted to re turn Marcua A. Hinna to the United Bt itre aetiate for a anond term. Sen ator Hanna waa la-elected by the larg eat majority ever given to a candidate for United Statea aenator from Ohio. CHINA IS URGED TO BE NEUTRAL Assurances of Russian Ambassa dor Are That Trade Interests of United States Will Be Protected. Everything Possible Will Be Done to Confine Disturbance to Theater of War. FUN AT THE CONVENTION Livestock President Keeps House Full of People in Smiles Dur ing His Witty Speeches. MANY WOMEN IN AUDIENCE Governor Chamberlain and Mayor Wil liams Waloomad tha Visitor at , Joint Session of Livestock Men and Woolgrowers Yesterday. JAPAN'S DEMANDS REFUSED Oreat Aim, in Event of Hostilities Will Be to Prevent Internal Strife In China, to Protect Her Well fare and All Foreigners 20 PER' CENT REDUCTION On Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Shoes, Etc. Excepting only Dnnlap Hats, E.AW, Collars, OH and Rubber Goods and Donts Gloves. . " , : .' : " THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our snoods are sold on very close margins. SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. P. A.5TOKE: J Portland, Jan. 11. Tha opening of the National Livestock Association was held Jointly with the National Wool growers Vssoclatlon'e meeting today, and waa characterised by wholesome mixture hunaTrnua and eerioua.- Baker theater; where the acsnlona are belli held, wna filled to the' doors long be fore the nour of opening. A large rep reaentatlon of women woa a noticeable feature of the aeaalon. The house waa divided off Into sections and delegates from uch atate were seated together. No le.se than SI atutea were repre aented, ; President John W. .Hpringer, of the livestock aaaoclatlon, welcomed the au Hence to th Joint aeaalon In a face. tloua vein. Springer's spirit of wit and humor tould not be restrained and he en hud the entire audience In an up roar of laughter. Oov.Tiior Oo. E. ChHtntHrlaln waa Introduced to the audience by Springer ns man of democratic peraunalon who could have nnythlng he wanted, evn in a republlnn state. Governor t'hrtinh.Tliiln extended to the aheep and rtockmen a hearty welcome In behalf of Oregon. Mayor Oeorge H. Wllllnma waa then Introduced by Springer and he, In be half of Portland, welcomed the vlaltora to the city. Hla addresa atruck aym-l-iithetlc corda In' the heiirta of those present and waa punctuated with fre quent bursts of applause. ; . j Washington, Jan. 12. The following announcement has been posted at the Mate Deoartment: The Russian ambassador called yea terday uion the secretary of state and conveyed to him the assuran.ee of his government that the Russian authorlt lea would ploc no obstacle In tha way of full enjoyment by the powers hav Ing treaties with China of all the rights and privileges guaranteed ' by such treaties In Msnthurla." , "What we hove done," said the mln later, "la to urge neutrality upon China In the event of war, so aa to mlnlmlnxe the dlatrubunce of trade, avoid Internal disorders In China, gnard foreign real dents In the Interior and avoid urinec easary complications In China's financ es, and for the purpose of limiting, eo far aa possible, the theater of wax. should war result. ' "I have not yet received any inttma tlon aa to what action my government Intenda to take or what la the result eo far of the deliberations of the elder statesmen. Baron Hayoshi'a view of the Russian circular, referring to treaty rlghta In Manchuria, la that It la con tradictory. "No treaty rlghta," tha minister said, "can be of any real good unless Russia tecognlses China's sovereignty In Man churia. By thla laat declaration, Rus sia appears to do this, but at the same time she persistently refuses Japan'! demand for a formal recognition there of. That la the point on which aucb grave Issue hangs." Stronger Than Is Believed. St. Petersburg, Jan. 13. Mr. Kur I no, the Japanese minister, In an Inter view today declared that If war should come he believed It would be a long one. ...... "A majority of the people of Rus sin," ndded the minister, "and many persona abroad, have underestimated Japan's strength, the Idea prevailing In well Informed quarters that Japan would be unable to put more than 00,000 soldiers In the field, whereat If necessary Japan could muster mor than 600.000 men ' given in New Trk city at which Mr, Olney spok. made reference to the re sult of the recent New Tork municipal contest as m victory von by catering to those who desired free license In rum and Immorality, This statement was resented by Fitzgerald', democrat of N. Y In a vigorous speech. When the Item in the bill providing for expense of the civil service coin mission was reached, Hepburn, repub llcan of Idaho, took occasion to express hla opposition to the civil servlca sys tem as it now exists, and expressed a desire to amend the bill by striking out the paragraph providing for the existence of tha commission. Discus sion on civil service waa pending when the house adjourned. .' Czar and Admiral Comnuiniesta. Paris, Jan. It. A Bt. Petersburg correspondent to the Herald says that comrnunlcatlona of the highest Impor tance ar econstantly passing between the cxar and Admiral AlexeiiT. GOOD PLAN TO ESCAPE Car Barn Bandit Writes to Brother Giving Full Instructions How to Proceed. 0 . ST. LOUIS CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS Surprise Is Sprung by the Commit tee in Turning Down Chi : ago and Making Select- ion of This City. Leaders Concluded That News paper Influence at the Me . tropolis Would Disrupt POLITICAL STATUS GOVERNS BOTH ARE NOW PRISONERS Had Not Schemers Not Been Inter ruptsd in Tim. Notorious Crimi nal Would Doubtlesa Now Be . Liberty. Chicago, Jan. 12. The plan of Emll Roeskl, one of the car barn bandits. to aaw hla way out of jail, waa laid with mora chances of success than at first supposed. Assistant Chief Police Schuettler has found a letter from Roeskl to hla brother, Herman, who la now In Jail on a charge of conniving to release Kmll. The letter contained plan of the jail, showing the loca tion of Emll's cell . Enill Instructed hla brother to climb fire escape on a building across the alley from the old jail and then reach the Jail roof by means of ladder With the ladder, he was to reach the window on the tier In which EmII'a cell waa located. With half a night to work in, the young bandit having sawed out of bis cell, could have cut the bars of the wmdow and escaped.. W. J. Bryan Joined Committeemen at Close of Meeting and Held Con- forenes With Chairman Tim. too Early for Plana. ' Washington, Jan. 12. The demo cratic national committee today furn ished a surprise by selecting St. Loula aa th place for holding the national convention in 1904. Tha date waa fixed for July (. ." ' " a Previous to tn meeting of the com mittee It seemed a foregone conclusion that Chicago would get the convention, but political exigencies entered into the altuation and a majority of the com mittee voted for St. Louis; For some hours previous to the meeting fef the committee, there waa talk in the cor ridors and among democratic leaders that the convention In Chicago anight be subject to strong newspaper Influ ence in favor of some particular can- . dldate that would be lacking In St. Louis ' !'' W. I. Bryan, when the committee had concluded its labors, appeared, but his vioit Waa wttboat any apparent pe - litical significance. He was warmly greeted by members of the committee, and Invited a number of them to can on mm, ana new a cniereuce Chairman Jones. In anawer to a ques tion, Bryn replied that It waa yet to. early to outline insauea for the coming election. "... -ksj. Eugene Samuel, tepreaentlng the Equitable Lite, was In the city fee s few hours yesterday afternoon, return ing at night on the Luriine. Colonel L. P, Wilson, of Texas, was Introduced and responded to the wel- i Polioy In Inaetion. cmu addresses In behalf of the Nu- London. JHn. 13. A dispatch from tlonal Livestock Association. jT"kl to Beutei-s Telegram Company. ' Senator F. E. Warren, of Wyoming. ! uv n anawer from Russia will waa introduced and replied to the ad dresses of welcome In behalf of the Woolgrowers Association of which he Is president. , 1 President Surlnger then took the floor and delivered hla annual address Tho address occupied the remaining time af th. morning session. In the afternoon the woolgrowers piet alone nnd completed the business of their meeting. President C. H. Harding, of the National Association of Woolen Manufacturers, gave on ad dresa on "Mutual Interest to Wool Grower mil Woolen Manufacturer. Hardlng'B address waa followed by a talk on "Pacta About Shoddy" by Sec retary John B. McPherson, of the Wool manufacturer Aassoelatton. After several short " addresses the convention proceeded to the election of officers. As a result Senator F. E. Warren was re-ejected president, and Jesse M.' Smith, of Utuh, and Leo Tru'eadel, of Maryland, vice presidents. It was decided to hold the next meet ing one day before the next livestock convention and at the same place. The convention wa then adjourned sine die. . ;'. . . ' - , probably be asked at a fixed date. A news agency dispatch from Toklo sy It Is understood that Jawrn has in formed Great ltrltaln and the United States that her apparent Inaction la not due to a desire for foreign mediation, but to a policy deliberately adopted. Japanes Interests First. Seoul, Jan. 12. The emperor of Corea has ordered the opening of the Wlju subject to the acquiescence of China by telegraph. American, Eng lish, Itusalan, Italian and Japanese le gations at Seoul are under guard. It Is stated that sweeping charges will be made soon In ifle personel of the Cor enn governent, favorable to Japanese interests. Debate in tha House. Washington, Jan.' 12. The house to day for more than five hours con sidered the legislative, executive and Judical appropriation bill, but reached no conclusions on It. A variety of top ics, Including Panama and the tariff, were discussed during the course 6f the day. Adams, republican, of Pennsyl vania, In referring to a dinner recently ir YOU WANT ANYTHING 0000 00 TO DUNBAICS Great Sale OF LADIES' SUITS AND CLOAKS ' ; THIS WEEK '.: .. The Price on Every Garment ia Cut in Half. A $20 Garment This Week for $10 4 ' The A. Dunbar Co. JANUARY BOOK CLEARANCE A few holiday titles left Brand new nooks in substantial eloth bindings. Gold and colored titles, cover design, by best authors To Clean Them Out, 20c and 25c Each. 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