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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.
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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.
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THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE
as our snoods are sold on very
close margins.
SALE COMMENCES
Monday, January 4, 1904.
P. A.5TOKE:
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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
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