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VOL. LVI1.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1904.
NO. 87.
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AIM OF JAPAN SEEMS TO
BE TO PREPARE FOR ANY
SITUATION THAT MAY ARISE
While Government Is Striving Desperate
ly to Reaqh a Peaceful Settlement,
Russia Remains Unchanged.
The Pretence of Russian and Japanese Fleets in the Red Sea at the
Same Time, Coupled With an Attempt of the Latter to
Occupy Corean Ports. May Bring About a Naval
Clash Likely to Precipitate War. ' 4
s evident- that th Muatlnft hu not
grown worse. The lutwvst f the
United HtatM In th crisis continue t
b th tubj t of great dcul of dls
cuimlon, -
Th Standard turn: "Although the
most Informal engagements may b vio
lated with Impunity In th dealing with
the Manchuria situation with the ciii
peror, the president of th T'ottfd
Bute ran not lw treated cavlllerly It
would be fnr ton basardous gsnitt.
bnd too HMy to end In humiliating
complications."
The Tuklo dlsmtch printed thin
morning ihow no change In the situ
ation. . - ,
Wsriilnggton, Jan. IS. !( de
partment advice today from Japan In
dkal an txtnutrdlnary activity In the
preparations for war. Th add to the
pvwimlNtlo , feeling already existing
her rctlng the probability of sm
leu Me artjusimont of the Uasso-Jsvan-s
trouble.
Meanwhile, the Japan govrrnment
U reported to be striving dprtely
to find som possible means of )
ttivitt, but the atale department Iwirnl
th.it, while profrenlng a desire for
peso, the Russian position, al lean In
principle, remain unchanged, and
there la do sign of a disposition to ylrld
to the. Japan)' proposal. Bill), the
offlclej opinion h" la that If left to
diplomacy th present ItuaUm may uj AfJ WOMAN
rnntmua for aeverm aaya, or even
weeha. The two chancea of an earlier
breach are aald to be found In th poa
Ibtllty of th Immediate occupation of
Corean ,xrt by Japan force, and
the prevent In th lied e almultan
eo mly of RuMhin and Japan war
ahlp. -
ftevixictlng th poIMIltle of a naval
clh In that aectlon. It I pointed out
that only In earn, of forhtaj ealatene of
war could bo applied to th Pur canal
th rule of neutrality, which require
a period of 14 hour to tap between
th departure from the terminal of the
canal of warhlpa of bllllgerent pow
er; o la advance of a declaration of
war thr la nothing to prevent a naval
battle within eight of th canal en
trance In lb Red era.
HOLD TOWM AT BAY
Paelflo Uttrne Olvn Promlntne.
London, Jan. II. An account of th
Imperial New Tear' reception at the
Winter palace In Bt. Petersburg Thurs
day, and the par I flo utterance of th
ctar to th Japan mlnlater. are giv
en prominence by th whol Rrltlah
pre a th moat gratifying newa of
th day. HI KMurancea ar accepted
Mack Purk, Minn., Jun. II. Kx
Cltemvnt prevallwl at Kllllur, a new
border town !0 mile norttTof here, nil
Uut night and today It continue over
hooting altalr thut atartvd In a gumb
lliig-hoti, Th houws win urrounilcd
all night 4iy a cre of urnied men.
Who -wenr trying io get nvin ot4h
Bam of riummer and a woman com
panion, who had ejected the proprietor
from th plac nt the twlut of their
revolver nnd then iH-gnn to "hooi the
plac up" In (I'M" border fault loll.
. When th Inmute were driven out.
th town council anibled and called
for volunteer. Each man waa fur
nlhd with a rifle and ttunrt bottle
of whlaky, the latter waa a tlmulnnt
against th cold, Th houne wn rid
dled with bullet. The couple lit the
houn wrecked the Interior with axe
and fired at every one who cam with
in rang. The battle continued until
midnight, when a truce wa arranged
until morning. The town marshal wa
wounded slightly. Th besieged then
took turn at watching and (leoplng
and occasionally a hot wa fired. In
th meantime the sheriff from Hever
Idife was summoned and he I now en
rout. .. ,, '
Cere t Open Pert.
tendon, Jun. II. Tn Dally Mall'
Toklo corrponlnt Say the Corenn
cabinet hu' decided to , open Yong
ampho and Jikobo, '
, Would Chang Constitution.
Chicago, Jan. IS. The ' National
KuMpess League today began move
ment to amend th constitution of the
United State so as to fix th presi
dential term at six years and miike the
president Ineligible for re-election.
'' Jury I Not Discharged,
Georgetown, t'olo., Jan. f 1ft. The
jury case of th lduho Hp'rlngs union
miners charged with conspiracy to blow
up the Hun and Moon mine, reported
to the court this weiring that no agree
ment had ben reached ."The court said
that lif view of the time already con
sumed by the trlul, he would ask the
jury to make another attempt. The
rourt adjourned until tomorrow with
(bo understanding that should a ver
dict be reached In the meantime, the
court would be convened Immediately.
Murderer i Hngd.
, Kirksville, Mo., Jan. IS. John Rob
erson was hanged today for the murd
er of hi father-in-law, George Conk
tin. He died declaring that be had
mode hi peace with Ood and bad
been forgiven for the murder.
John Brown' Daughter Di.
Pasadens, Jan. IS Mr. ' Ruth
Brown Thompson, daughter of John
Brown "the' liberator." died at her
home her today, aged 71 year.
Mao Arthur Asum Command.
Bun Francisco, Jan. 15. Major Gen-
eral M ' Arthur assumed command of
the division of th Pacific today.
BRYAN HAS
A NEW-ONE
Is Smitten With an Idea While in
Europe, Which He Will
Ted Later.
.,)
PER CENT REDUCTION
On Clothing', Furnishing
Goods. Hats. Shoes, Etc.
Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. & Wt Collars, Oil
and Rubber Goods and Dents Gloves.
THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE
as our goods are sold on very
close margins
SALE COMMENCES
Monday, January 4, 1904.
P.A.STOKES
Bt. Loul. Jan. l5.4-"Everythmg
point to victory," said William J.
Bryan, who spent an hour In Bt. Loul
today en rout home to Lincoln, In
answer to tt question : aaked by the
Post-Dlspstch as to the" democratic
national outlook. "I think we wlU win.
and I am now convinced that a dark
horse will capture the nomination," he
continued.
"What dojrou think of Judge Parker,
of New York T he wu asked. ?
ant not thinking of Parker at all.
"How would Senator ClorrroiA suit
your (
"I ui'n not discussing Mr. Gorman
or any other candidate at this time."
"Is It true that you have expressed a
preference for Mr. Hearst?"
"Now," si. Id Mr. Bryan, "I wish you
would write down what I have to say
about Mr. Hurt."
He then dictated the following;
"I appreciate the work Mr. Hearst
ha done for the democratic party, and
count him among my personal friends,
but I am not advocating hi nomin
ation or that of any other person. I am
avoiding any expression of preference
for anybody."
"I think I have already made It tuffl-
clently plain that t am not."
"Would you become one If conditions
should Indicate the necessity of your
making the racer
"I ran Imagine no circumstance un-
der which It would be either wise or
nesossary for me to b come n candi
date." j. , ; ,e
Mr, Urynn would hot commit himself
a to the eligibility of Mayor McClel
lun, of New York, for the democratic
nomination.
"Did your journey modify In any way
your view on the money question V
"It did' not," he Ttiplled. emphatic
ally. "I am still a believer m the
principle of free tlvr.. . Rut 'I will
suy this, thut I got one new Idea,
which t will discuss at some future
time." 1
MAY BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE
Captain Roberts, of the Wrecked
Steamer Clallam, and Others
Will Be Arrested.
Victoria. B. C. Jun. 15. Applica
tion was made today at the coroner'
Inquiry Into the ClsJlum disaster for
warrants for th arrest of Captain
Robert and others on the charge of
manslaughter. , C. H. Luughrin, rep
resenting the Dominion government,
6dny said that sufficient evidence had
been secured to show, criminal negll
gence.
Evidence was given this morning by
Richard Griffiths, one of the crew of
the Clallam. A th seaman was haul
lug the ensign ' to half-pmst upside
down, Captain Roberts ordered him
to take It down and put It up tight side
up as If nothing waa the mutter.
About that time a steamer passed
about three miles away. Captain
Roberts saw he , was ( wrong and In
about 10 minutes later allowed the sail
or to put up the flag In reversed po
sltlon.
Griffiths said no step were taken
to rescue those lu the water after the
first boat wa capslsed, though they
were alongside the steamer. There
were no rockets, blue fires, or other
signal on board as far a be knew.
The rudder waa known not to be In
good condition. ' . '
Two Bodies Pound.
Victoria, B. C Jan. 15 The tug
Albion today discovered two more bod
ies of the victims of the Clallum dis
aster. The remain are those of Har
vey gears, stevedore, and R. Camp
bell, of Seattle.
Livry Strik i Ended.
Chicago, Jnn. 15. The strike of liv
ery driver waa ended today and th
union men were ordered back to work.
A committee of employer and driver
had a conference, at which an agree-
ment was brought which recognises
"closed shops." one of the chief points
of disagreement. The matter of In
creased wuge scule will be arbitrated
as soon as possible by a committee of
unions and employers.
NATIONAL1 LIVESTOCK AEN
ADJOURN SEVENTH ANNUAL
CONVENTION AT PORTLAND
Delegates Appreciate That One of the
Most Important Sessions in History ,
of Organization Just Ended. "
Establishing of Packing Houses Leading Feature T. J. Hargenbarth,
of Idaho, Elected President-Denver Next Place of Meeting-Last
Day Consumed in Routine Matters and -i.
Listening to" Short Addresses. 1 . . .. ..
Portland, Jan. 15. With the feeling
that one of the mot Important meet
ipgs In the history of the organization
was held, and that much was accom
plished that will contribute to the fu
ture success of the livestock business,
the seventh annual convention of the
National Livestock Association ad
journed this afternoon to meet In Den
ver next year.
From the opening session of the Na
tional Woolgrowers convention to the
closing one of the livestock, unity and
harmony have characterised every ac
tion. With this feeling prevailing the
work of the conventions was easily ac
complished.! Many Important questions
have been considered. Of these the
most Important were the administra
tion of public lands relative to graslng,
the relations of railroads to the stock
Industry, and the most Important of all
the establishment of an Independent
packing bouse. The work of securing
subscriptions toward this end will be
taken up In each state Immediately.
The last day's session was crowded
with the business of election of officers,
whk-h resulted In the election of K. J.
Hargenbarth. of Idaho, president: S. A.
Justro, of California, first vice-president;
Francis Stewart, of South Da
kota, second vice-president; Chast F.
Martin, secretary; Geo. L. Coulding. of
Colorado, treasurer. The principal
event of the morning was the address
of B. Ben J. Andrews, chancellor of the
university of Nebraska.
In the atternoon the convention se
lected officer and the nexi place of
meeting, Denver." A number of reso
lutions, of a routine nature, were adopted.
J. R. Anderson, of British Colum
bia, delivered a brief address on the
subjact, "Evils of Cross , Breed or
Scrub Sires."
Dr. A. D. Melvin, of the bureau of
animal Industry, read an address by
Charles Bremer on "Livestock gaol,
tary Measures." Short addresses fol
lowed anl a loving cup was presented
to President Sprinirer who In tra"
presented, in behalf of the orchestra,
two pairs of socks, made of Oregon
wool, to Hon. Jerry Simpson, the sock
les stockman. Then the audience ssog
"America" after which the seventh an
nual convention was declared ad
journed, line die. - .
SIX CHICAGO CHURCHES .
, ARE ORDERED CLOSED
quest today waa given over to witness
es from Jie fir department. Chief
Musbara and several of higher ranking
assistants testifying. Chief Musham
declared, in his opinion, that It wa
the duty of the building commissioner -to
report to him if Ore protection is
a thter vas in adequate. No report
had evsr been made to him. ' It has
never been the custom of th fire de
partment to Inspect theaters or public
buildings for protection, unless the to
port had oeen inade from the .office of
the buil ling commissioner. In this
connection It may be recalled that
Puilding Commissioner Williams tes
tified it wss not the business of hi
office to report on fir protection, but
that the matter was entirely belonging
to the fire department, .
Orders were Issued to Commissioner
Williams to close six more churches for
failure to comply with the building"
ordinance. -
EASTERN OREGON LAWYER
SHOOTS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
Baker City, Jan. 15. Colonel W. F.
Butcher, prominent lawyer and. lead
ing democrat, tonight shot and perhaps
fatally wounded J. C. White, a well
known local contractor. After the
shooting White walked several hun
dred feet to secure medical aid, but
the attending physicians are untitle to
say whether or not he will recover.
Colonel Butcher Is one of the best
known attorneysAf eastern Oregon and
has long been prominent In political
circles. He was the democratic can
didate for congress against Congress
man Williamson, , ,
The shooting was the loutcome of a
business misunderstanding between
the. two men, who had. been Interested
together In a contract for the construc
tion of a, lighting and water plant at
Welser, Idaho. According to state
ment Tiade by White after the affray,
he went to Butcher's offlce this atter
noon to discuss matters pertaining to
the Welser contract and a wordy al
tercation ensued. White admits that
he told Butcher he purposed to shoot
him when he met him upon the street.
Tonight the Jyo men met, and
Butcher fired two shots at White, both
taking effect. One struck White In the
neck, inflicting a dangerous wound,
while the other took effect In the arm.
Butcher hastened to give himself up
to the authorities, while White went
for medical aid. Butcher secured
bondsmen shortly and was released
from jail. When asked for a statement
he was Inclined to be reticent, and de
clined to, discuss the affair other than
to say he had fired In self-defense.
The shotting has laused much ex
citement, because of the prominence of
tho principals Involved. -
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