The morning Astorian., January 15, 1904, Image 1

VOL. LVI1.
ASTORIA, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 15. 1901.
NO. 87.
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"I DESIRE AND INTEND TO
DO ALL IN MY POWER TO
MAINTAIN PEACE IN FAR EAST
Czar of All the Russia Speaks His Mind
at New Year's Reception to Mem-
bers of Diplomatic C6rps.
Reply of Japan to Russia's Last Note Is Complete Denial of All Pro
pouts, and Contains Counter-Proposals That Are Expected
to Be Turned Down Little Change In th $t .
uation Noticed at This Time.
8t Petersburg, Jan. U."l desire and intend to rtu alt In my power
to maintain peart In the far mi." Thearart th word of thscsar,
Kkn to tht members of h diplomatic torm at a New Tear' re
caption held In th winter palace at noon today, The wwr made a leis
urely round of tht itrmit bull. In which representatives of tht various
rmintrlea had assembled, hi majesty chutled freely with everyone.
K streets. It was reported to the po
llrt. , , . , . '
A row In front of the Albany tuloon
Hunduy nlKlit save rlM to rumor of
attempt! burglary, but It developed,
according to statements made lost
evening to a reporter by those who
were In the vkinlty at the time, that
no theft was attempted. A broken
window, punched out by the elbow of
aome drunken reveller, ' started the
burglar atory, "Y,
Washington, Jan. 14. Japanese Minister Tnkuhlra today culled on 8mr
lt.ry Hny and Informed hlin the reply of Ue latest Itussl.in note was dellvtnrri
this morning. The reply amount to a dwnlnl of nit the lniHrtim Russian
proposala, and sets forth Japan's counter proposals, which. It la suld, are of
nature that will likely nmke them unacceptable to Russia, Therefore the
moat pessimistic) view of the future la taken at Toklo.
On the other hand advice come to the state department from Parts. Kt.
I'ctBr.burj and Berlin, are all ef a pacifying imture. The deurimint l
fully Informed aa to both communication. K l ud that there hu bven no
uuaianllal change In the Juuatne propoaala or IttiMlnn counter "propoiutla
luce they were acnt out by the AMorutted I'reee In a eeml-offlclul dleiiatch Inet
week. .
Family an Trial Fw Murder.
, Allen town. Ia Jan. t4. rhe four
member of the Hwhtel fumlly Mr.
Catheilne tkchtet.her daughter Martha
and her aoita John and Charles were
today placed on trlul, charged with be
Ing ai.'ceQrlea after the fact to the
murder of Mftbel Itechtel. The district
attorney desired to try all four Indict
ments at once, but the defendants' coun
vl oppe!d the proposition, and tbs
case of Mrs. Catherine Bechtel was
nret tnkn up. " Bhe pleaded ' not
guilty.
Found Pieroed By Spear.
London, Jsn. 14. A dispatch re
ceived toduy at the war department,
from Mnjor-Ocnfral. Egerton, com
manding the Romatlland expeditionary
forces, announces that the body of the
captain, the Hon. Thomas Liter, Lord
Klbbledule's son and heir, who was re
port id by General Egerton to be mis
sing after the engagement recently be
tween the British and the forces of
Mad Mullah has been found pierced by
a spear, .
For MoKinley Memorial.
Canton. O., Jan. 14. The trustees
of the McKfrileyMemmorlalAsaoclatfon
have selected three artists and three
architect a an advisory commute
to examine designs - which wilt b
asked for. They will meet In New
York January 20. The names of
neither committee have been made
public but It Is said they are promi
nent men In art circles.
Loss By the Firs.
Helena, Mont., Jan. It. The fir at
Havre early this morning and this af
ternoon thAt did dWage to the busl
ness'lrart ot town. Is estimated' to be
144(1.000, with about 1100,000 Insurance,
frivate advices tnts evening were to the
feet that the fire was under control,
the C.eat Northern has extensive
ho at Hvre, but the latest reports
Indicate tiny were not damaged. u
AMERICAN MILLMEN ARE
KEPT FROM BRITISH SOIL
BURGLARS BUSY IN
TACOMA AS ELSEWHERE
That the industrious burglar Is get
ting busy In Tacoma as well as else
where Is shown by the following, tak
en from tht Ledger:
Burglars waaed Industrious Saturday
Phoe company's siort at UOl Fsclflc
venue was entered and the cash draw
er looted of about 111. A Northern
Purine box car In the yards was broken
open and a dosen pairs of On shoes
were stolen, along with a quantity of
household goods.
The McDonald burglary was reported
to the police Monday, The box car
robbery was reported by the railroad
people yesterday rooming.
flurglars could not have found much
trouble, however, getting Into the place.
In the basement beneath It a hall. This
Is used for religious meetings. It has
a rear door. This rear door tt 'Wfcn
screened from observation on tht part
or anyone vhn might be standing In
the alley.
It was throught this door that the
burglurs entered the place. They hud
'l';le trouble In springing the lock.
Once In the basement. It waa an easy
ntter for them to t-o upstairs and pry
open the iave leading Into the store It-
si, , t-!y
a matter of but "a few momenta. '
"TW box ear robbery was bolder. It
was accomplished near tht fr.lghl da
pot, Tht seal on tht door was broken.
Tht thieves took twelve pairs of shoes,
whose total value Is probably more
thtn ISO, and a quantity of household
snoods of probably f 10 value.
, With this plunder, whose bulk must
have necessitated sacks to carry It The
thieves made their way ta safety, his
Is tht second bos car robbery to hart
occurred In tht yards during the past
few weeks.
' Early yesterday morning some sneak
thief stole a kit of tools from Rudolph
Knoble, carpenter. The" theft took
place at tht corner of Seventeenth and
Belllngharn. Wush.. Jan. 14. Success Is crowning the efforts of the
British Columbia government In Its attempt to keep American mill own
ers from obtaining the log supply from that side In retaliation foj the
American larlfT on Canndlan lumber.
The British Columbia government placed a heavy stum page charge
on all timber cut In the province for export. This did not accomplish
all that was required. Additional restrictions which make it Impossible
for American mill men to operate camps on the. British Columbia side
have been Imposed and In future tht American firms will be obliged
to either dispose ot? their products to Canadian ml)l owners ar retire
from tht field. , J ; t ' 1 '
20
PER CENI REDUCTION
On Clothing', Furnishing'
Goods, Hats, Shoes. Etc.
Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. & W. Collars, Oil
J and Rubber Goods and Dents Gloves. r '
THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE
as our goods are sold on very
close margins. i
SALE COMMENCES
Monday, January 4,
1904.
P.A;STOIiES
SUPPOSED COLOMBIAN ARMY
HANDFUL OF DESPERADOES
Washington, Jan. It. Admiral Coghlan cabled tht navy department
4 today from Colon as follows: 1 "
Report of tht appearance of the Colombian force ' between Colon
and Chlrlque lagoon la due to men now in that vicinity who belonged to
the Colombian forces who would not Join tht Panama men, but took
t to the mountains behind David and are now unorganised marauders.
There wert originally about 100 men. Some unarmed havt been about'
Santa Ft and Coola river, committing depradationa."
BILL TO PENSION OLD
SOLDIERS OF CIVIL WAR
Washington, Jan. 14. There will be
Introduced In congress tomorrow In
the senate by Dolllver, of Iowa, and In
the house by Calde'rhead, of Kansas, a
service pension bill backed by the
Grand Army of the. Republic, which, If
enacted Into Inw, will give a pension
of )1I month to every soldier who
served 90 days In the Union army dur
lug the Civil war. and who was honor
ably dl. hurged therefrom, and who
has attained the nge f 62 years. A
like pension Will be given to the widows
of stich soldiers.
Banquet Given to Burt.
' Omiha, Jan. 14, A banquet 'was
given tonight to retiring President
Horace Q. Burt, of the Union Pacific
by his friends. The affair waa the oc
casion for a gathering ot half a hun
dred phomlnent railroad officials and
clttsens of Omaha, who met to offer
their good wishes for Burt.
Dutits to Bt Inertsssd. v
Havana, Jan. 14. Tht senate last
night, after a long debate, approved the
bill authorising President Palma to in
crease duties In his judgment necessary
not to exceed SO per cent more than
the present rates as adopted by the
house yesterday. Tht bill now goes
to President Palma. s
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REMARKABLE DOQ FIGHT.
Collit That Fails to Bsst Tsrritr Shovtt
Them Ovtr Cliff.
Ithaca, Jan. 14. A collie, owned by
Prof. W. F. Durnnd of Cornell uni
versity, yesterday rlew his enemy, n
bull terrier belonging to Pr. Luzerne
Covllle, a leading local rhyslclan, In a
manner worthy of a keen minded hu
man murderer. ,
Tht dogs were among the most valu
able In the city, both being canine aris
tocrats with long pedigrees. For yeais
they had Men foes, lighting fiercely
whenever they met. Usually the collie
was defeated.
Today, as waa his habit, the terrier
v-aa racing w'lth a street car about Ith
aca's noted 'loop" when, at tht bridge
over Fall creek gorge, he came upon his
foe. In an Instant they wert fighting
desperately, while several university
professors hurried from a distance' to
part them. But relief came too late.
Being on the point of defeat! the col
lie broke away and ran to the edge of
the sorge, at that point 100 feet deep.
No one dared to approach the danger
ous point. The tf-rrler, however, fol
lowed, whereupon the collie circled
about him and then with a sudden rush
pushed his antagonist over the edge,
where he was dashed to death on the
rock J oeloiv.
With one downward glance the collie
troutted proudly away,' head and tall
aloft.
Dim. Colvllle hud the doif's body res
cued find burled.
Coal Dssl Cen.ummat.d.
Johnstown, Pa Jan. ,14. The long
expected deal for the Beech Creek
Conl & Coke Company by the Penns
ylvania Coal & Coke CompanyjSt 1s
stated. Is practically consumated.Wlth
the transfer goes all the coal tonnage
of tha Beech Creek railroad. The New
York Central's" support, thus goes to
the Pennsylvania Coal A Coke Com
pany, while the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company controls the Berwlnd White
onl Mining Company, the largest op
erating concenr In the central Pen
nsylvania field. It is believed that tn
a short time there will be a general
consolidation of the soft coal Interests
In the central Pennsylvania field.
Inoresse in Coke Trade.
Scottsdale, Pa., Jan. 14. The coke
trade seems to have started upward
with a rush, after Its long period of
depression. During the week 4938 ad
ditional .ovens have been fired, and the
production Increased 20,000 tons.
STOCKMEN IND0R3E POLICY
OF PRESIDENT OF UNITED
STATES REGARDING CANAL
Resolutions Adopted Amid Roar of Ayes'
and Deafening Applause, Not One
Dissenting Voice Being Heard..
Today There Will Be an Election of Officers, the Only Change Slated
Bein That of President Practically Settled That Denver
Will Be the; place of the Next Meeting of the ' ' -j
; Annual Convention Next Vear. ''r'
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: Portland. Jan. 14. That tht stockmen of tht country art unanimous
In their "decision that the president of the United States is doing the
right thing by the Panama canal, was made evident at me sessions of
the Rational Livestock convention. . Resolutions endorsing the presi
dent's policy wert adopted with enthusiasm, and a copy at once wired
to Washington. The rest of the time of the. session was taken up with
short addresses. .". . r . j y. , ,.i ,r
Portland; 'Van. 14. By a unanimous vote and a great show of enthusiasm'
tht National Livestock convention during its morning session today, adopted
resolutions heartfljTeadorslng the iollcy of President Roosevelt with reference
IS. building tht Panama canal. The call for vete'waa the signal for a read
c,f "ayes" and a burst of deafening applause. Xot-a 'dissenting vote, was raised..
A copy of the resolution, sras immediately wired the president, , Tomorrow
the attention of the convention wilt be given to the. election of officers and tht
selection of the plact'iM the next fonvntlon. F. J. Hagenbarth of Idaho,. 'it
the only one talked of for -president arid' hi election, considered certain..
The general Impression is that there will be no change in the other officers.
There is little doubt but that Denver will be the next place for the meeting.
It Is understood that a compromise Is to be made with El Paso whereby the '
next convention will go o Denver aa permanent headquarters. ' Business set
sons of the convention will come to a close with the selection of a placej of
meeting. ; . -. ...
Today subjects of railroads and forest reserves were considered. Legisla
tion remedying the exclusion of stockmen from forest reserves was' the demand
of every speaker on ih public lands subjet ;i "
Addresses consumed the bulk of tht time at both sessions, most ot them be
ing' short talks. The principal address of ,the afternoon was that of Gover
nor Heper U. Wells, of Utah, on the topic, "The Policy of the Government
relative to Forest Reserves.' He spoke in' particular of the reserves in Utah
and efforts W preserve them. " V , ) -
The election of the new executive committee took plac Just before adjourn
ment of the convention. The following were elected: tM. Bv.Qwlnn, Boise.
for Idaho; Richard Scott, Milwaukee, for Oregon, E. F. Benson, Tacoma, for
Washington.
Tariff Commission Banquet.
, London, jan. 1. Cyril Artnur rear,
son, chairman and practical organiser
ot Joseph Chamberlain's : tariff -. com
mission, gave an elaborate banquet at
the Hyde Park hotel toi.tght to Cham
berlaln. Chamberlain tesponding to a
toast to his health.sald he regarded the
formation of tht commission aa an his
torical event and he spoke of the prac
tical benefits which, were likely to re
sult from the labors, of the1 committee
for the country and empire.
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Storm an Btlgian Ctast .
'Brussels. Jan. 14. A terrible storm
is raging on tht Belgian coast. Much
havoc baa been wrought both on land
and tea.
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