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VOL. LVI1. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, '- JANUARY 1. 1901. NO. 86. ORTS WILL BE IN MANCHURIA FOR THE COMMERCE OF WORLD Such Ie the Result of Ratification of ho I Treaty Between United States and 1 China, at Washington. By Acting Promptly, America Has Trade That Would Obtain in Event of War Two Treaties Lately Ratified Best Move Yet Construed In the Direction of Peace. , ' ' Washington. Jan. II. JUttAcatlone of tha American-Chinese commercial treaty were em-hanged at tha state de partment todaj by Becrstarjr Hay and Blr Chung Teng Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister here. The treaty pro- vides tot the opening of the porta of MuUdnn and An Tung, in Munchurla, to the world's commerce, , Th treaty fa now an accomplished fa-4, It rtntalna only to proclaim It and appoint ths necessary conauta at Mukden and An Tung. The priant ha selected the conauta from men of experience already In tha conaular service .and ia consequently abla to open up tha nw field to trada wtth tha least poaalble delay. Their names will ba sent to tha senate aa soon aa ioitrii makes provision fop their aa). aiy, which tha state department hopes will ha dona aoeedlly. It la regarded aa very desirable that aoch right aa ws have acquired In Manchuria, as to China ahull ba fully tataNilNhed and asserted In advance of any possible war that might affect that vast territory to tha aslant of a ' na"Of sovaratanty ': Tha osremony it exchange took plaea at the' stale department by appoint ment at U ecloult. Tha Chines min ister waa accompanied by hla aecre tary. Everything had been arranged and Mr. Conger had notlAed tha de partment that tha Chinese government hud plared an exchange copy of tha treaty In hla handa yeaterday. This is held to he equivalent to tha delivery of tha document to the United Btates gvernment, aa required by tha treaty Itself. Secretary Hay and the Chin es minister Joined today In the alg nature of tha protocol reciting tha fact that ratlflcatlon had been exchanged. The Chinese minister will ba given a copy of tha treaty by the atata de partment, which ha will forward to hla PER GENT 2 On Clothing, Furnishing' Goods. Hats, Shoes, Etc. Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. A W. Collars, Oil and Rubber Goods and Donta Gloves. ; THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our goods are sold on very close margins. SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. 3P. A.ST0 OPENED , Forestalled Any Restraint of the government for deposit In tha Imper ial archives In Pekln. and when Mr. Conger"! copy reaches Washington it will be olaced in tha atate department library. The piesldcnl haa algned the proc lamation putting Into effec t tha treaty. : Regarding Aagera Coat. I (Portland Journal.) ' 4'ihn W.Kulton, awretary wf tha An gora Goat ilreedera' Assuclntlon, ol Kanaus City. Mo., la here aa a dele cute to the . national convention, but hla objwl la not alone, to do hla duty a dch'gale, but to use his utmost en deavors to advance ths Intereste of thut branch of the livestock Industry which Is now In Its Infancy. , Hpeaklng of the Angura gout Indus try, Mr. Pulton auld: - f ' ' It la not to be wondered at that so little la known of the goat Induatry and tha uars to which the different produc ts are 'put. The manufacture! uf mohair products dates back about five yars,' mid prior to that time w received only the finished product whirs was msiiufat iered In and import ol from England . Turkey, the home, of the Anttorls gout has. during the past Ave, years, been the chief source of supply for the United States, snd haa sent In more than one half of the raw material used In thla country. Deoelved tha Turks. "The mohair of the northwest stale Is equal to the mohair of Turkey, Three pelta, one from Oregon and the other from Montana, and Waahlngton that were last year taken to Turkey by s certain dealer, were not dlstln gulahed from tha Turkish pelta wher exhibited aide by side. '''Inasmuch aa ao little has been known of mohair." he continued. "tlu breeder haa' been unfortunate In , thi past in the marketing of hla product. simply because he did not know of the REDUCTION EES vust strides thut havs been mads in the manufacture of mohair goods, ant that there aero fully (0 mills In New England stutea anxious for his product It Is not generally known, but It Is a fact that all pluahes used by the lead ing car manufacturers are mohair pro. ducts, Outalile of the value of the rU-ece, the pelt can be used by furrier In inaunfucturlng Imitation of ever) known fur. ' . -J Meat of the Angora. , v "The meat of the goat Is the most heulthful food known, and no single Instance of the Infection of Angora goats has ever been recorded. ' The management of the 8t. Lou! world's fiilr. renllxltig the Importance 'of thl brunch of the livestock Industry, has given It a place of equal Importance with thut Of sheep, and offers 13500 In prlaes to be awarded between Octobei I and IS. With the establishment of a permanent depot when It will bt poaalhla for the breeder to receive t. proper compenentlon for his product, the breeding of Angora goats will take on now life, and In time will not only rival, but will excel the leading branch of th Hemlock Industry." II. L. Kenton, of Polk county, aald lust year the Polk County Mohair, A octillion, of which ha ia eocretary, received $20,006 for Ita dip, which Is sufficient evidence of what the future of thla industry meana to the stale of Oregon, PLUA GOES ' TO ROBERTS Portland Man Is Recommended - by Oregort Delegation for j LandOffice. " I ? 'K-.:j:i.. HE IS NOW DEPUTY MARSHAL i AtUek is Msds Upon Mins Ownarst Assoslstien of Colorado By tana tor Pattsreon Msfces Soott of West Virginia Confssa. Waahlngton, Jan. IS. The Oregon delegation today filed a recommenda tion for the oppolntment of AL A. Rob erta, noW'Sputy Marshal In Portland, aa receiver of the La Grsnde Land Office, vice Thomson. . Washington, Jan. IS, Today's sa alon of the senate begun with the pre sentation by Patterson, of Colorado, of a telegraphic petition from the feder ation of labor of Colorado, In aeaalon at Denver. . requiting tbe adoption of the resolution formerly .. presented in the iwnnte by Patterson, providing for an Investigation of the strike by the aenate committee on Judlclnry. . 'Pj.ttraon said that the federation numbers 95,000 members. He asked to J have the resolution referred to the Ju diciary committee, together .with the net It I in. TW iH-tltlon was read. The request for an investigation was upon a rep'.-eaeutiition of the extreme gravity of the altuutlon. Scott aaked for the reading of a reply from the mlneowners of Colorado, but subsequently with drew the reiuet, contenting himself with nuking to have the request go to the committee and be printed and con sidered' with other, papers bearlnlg upon the ijuestlon. The presentation of the papers waa made the baals of a sharp colloquy be tween Patteraon and Scott. - ' "The senator from West Virginia will admit that he la one of the mine ownera," said Patteraon, and Scott ad mitted that such waa the case. Patterson proceeded to say that the Colorado Mlneowners' .Asaoclatlon had beeu more directly responsible than all other Influences for the course of Gov ernor Peabody In connection with the recent strikes In the state. The organ isation, he aald, devoted Its energies to securing the extermination of union labor, and he asserted that great In justice had been done by the use of the militia in Imprisoning men, establishing a pr?s censorship, etc Soott said In reply that he had al ways been a friend of organised labor, Continued on page four Golf Clubs Honored Now York,? Jan. -IS. At' a meeting of be United States Golf Aasoctatlon's executive committee a number of clubs have been elected as social members Including the San Rafael Golf Club.Cal Ifornla. . IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO TREATIES Opinion of London Press Is That Ratification of China-United States Treaty Is Move In Right Direction. ' Japanese Assert That Demands of America Are Identical With Their Own. JAPAN POLITELY DECLINES News of Aetion at Washington Com ing Close en Heals of China-Japan Treaty Cause 8hoek In Ruisian Official Circles. London, Jan. 14. All the morning papers have editorials which attach great Importance to the ratlflcatlon of commercial treaties between the United States and China, and between Japan iind China. The conensus of opinion In these editorials Is that ratifying tbt treaiiea Implies action of aoveringty by China equivalent to a declaration that Russia's occupation of Manchuria Is only temporary and for special pur poses. -'.v.,. . ''. ( Prominent Japanese merchants say "That la precisely the point for which J'lpan haa boen contending and which Russia declined to discuss with her. Japan la now in an advantageous posi tion, championing the cause which Is also that of the United States." The Dally News thinks that China has displayed ominous courage in her recent diplomacy, which will make for peace owing to tbti bassnJs which war tinder present ciroamstarices would In volva. Special cablegrams from correspond ente at Ruaslan capitals say the opin ion la held that the ratlflcatlon of the Japanese and American treaties came aa a shock to the Rusalan foreign of fices. The Dally Mall's Toklo correa nondent says the Japaneae note Is rourhed In the most courteous lang uage, but It reaffirms absolutely and unequivocally Japan'a Inability to ac cept Rusk la's proposala either aa con cerns Corea or Manchuria. Paris, Jan. IS. No action has yet yet been taken In the direction of med iation between Russia and Japan, but it la learned the powers are desirous of peace In the far east, and are con sidering the desirability of such steps. Whether :he proposed action will be Joint or Independent remalna to he de termined. There aeema to be no doubt thnt such steps will be permlsslble.wlth out giving offense to either disputant, uuder the terms of The Hague conven tion, "to which Japan aa well aa Russia London, Jan. 14. The Seoul corres- nonrtent of the Dully Mall cables a des cription of the state of panto which he 'says exists at the Royal palace. The emperor haa Issued a pitiful edict stat in" that the country Is likely to be lout owing to the weakness and vacil lation of the people, whom he councils to act for their own Interests. The emper or has alea Issued an ordinance warning the army not to fire In event of a col lialon between foreign troops. The eorrepond'4nt adda that the entire city ia extremely turbulent. TO SING FOR THE LIBRARY. Local Singers Interested In the Prep' srstion of a Saered Opera to Be Given This Month. . . . The sacred opera of Queen F,thei which has been sung by more people witnessed by more audiences and beer the means of raising more money foi charitable purposes than any other entertainment is the one selected by the ladies of the Library Association to be given soon to raise funds for the public library. Mr, M. E. Robinson of Chicago, who holds ' the record of having given this opera more times than any other director, has been seS cured to conduct the perforamnce and he Is now holding rehearsals every evening In the basement of the Epis copal church. A large chorua Is ex pected to participate and the caste will Include our best soloists. Mr. Robinson carries costumes for 150 peo ple and often has choruses reaching 100 In number. In s recent product ion In Spokane, Wash., he had 140 people on (be slaxe at once, and the papers apeuk of the production as the beat local affair ever seen In the city While In Portland recently Mr. Rob inson arranged to alve Estherthen Ati In Oregon City and tha managers! of the Chautauqua are contemplating having him unite the singers snd give a Inrge production of Esther at the Chautauqua at Oregon City In July.w PERSONAL MENTION. . H. F. Carnahan, of Hoqulam, Washi has been In the city for the, past two weeks visiting : with relatives and friends. He will return home the tat ter part of this week. Mr. snd Mrs. James Flnlayson left last evening for Frultdale, Cat, where they will visit wtth their son, R. L. Flnlayson. Mrs. Flnlayson will be absent for two months.; William Douglas, formerly of the Tongue point lighthouse station, and Mrs. Douglas have gone from Red lands, Cal- to San Diego, where tbey will remain for several months COLOMBIANS -TOLD FIBS Convinced Indians That Panama Had Sold Their Lands to s the United States, v. ATTITUDE IS NOW EXPLAINED On of the Chiefs Rsaehea Colon and Asserts His Intention of Fighting For the Young Republic. Colon. Jan. 1J. One of the chiefs of the Ban Bias Indiana named Joe Howten, who Is well known In Colon arrived here today and explained that the attitude of the Indians toward Pan ama is tEe outcome of representations made by Colombians, who Informed them that the Panamans had aold the territory of the San Bias Indians to the United 8tates. He waa received thla afternoon by the Junta. The chief . explained to officials that beyond Acanti there, were 4000 Colombians encamped. He appear decided to fight for Panama against the Colomblana. i ir YOU WANT ANYTHINQ GOOD 00 TO DUNBAR'S GREAf Sale OP LADIES' SUITS THIS The Price on Every A $20 Garment The A. Dunbar Co. JANUARY BOOK CLEARANCE A few holiday titles left Brand ne v books iu substantial oloth bindings. Gold and colored titles, ver design, by beet authors To Clean Them Out, 2Cc and 25c Each. OUR SHOW WINDOW TELLS THE REST. .4? J& 4? Groceries, Hardware, Ship Chandle ry, Paints, Oil and Glass Hardwood Lumber Boat Supplies etc. . & j& ; : - AT , FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sts. . . . Astoria, Oregon PURPOSE TO FIGHT PACKERS The Livestock Men Deliver Stronj Speeches Denouncing Com- -bine Calculated to R,ob Raiser of Earnings. Company Proposed for Purpose v of Systematically Battling Aggregated Capital. - THEY VOTE TO INCORPORATE Most of the Day Occupied In Diseoss ing Subject of the Monopoly Several Addresses Delivered ' and Paper are Read. Portland, Jan. IS. A proposition to Incorporate a company of, "live stock men for ' the vurpose of establishing an Independent packing house in the stock centers of the country in order . - ... .-j ...... to compete with the packers' combina tion waa the all absorbing topic In the. natitfunql lf-ntfvlr 'pitnvfntitm 1fAa v ity an unanimous vote the convention indored the proposition favoring the Incorporation of such an Institution, Ad'lreasea rnade on the convention floor Indicate stockmen are ready and will ing to one their mony and energy to bring about the desired result. ' The packers' combine was denounced as a greed, combine that had not only tak en the oroflta from the' stock raiser, but Is no wrenching out after hi prin cipal. uc iwu vcvBiuH -cic w.vim to addresses upon this and other mat ter of Interest to the convention. The morning session was devoted to re ports, the last being that of Secretary Charles F. Martin. It was a compre hensive one, and flattering to the as sociation. " ,'v : . This afternoon as soon as several resolutions and other routine matters had been disposed of. the convention turned ita attention to addresses. C. E. Stubba waa the first speaker Intro duced and ha delivered an address on (Continue! on page eight) . AND CLOAKS WEEK Garment is Cut in Half. This Week for $10 J. N. GRIFFIN.