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t t . M0m VOL. LVI1. ASTORIA, OREGON. bjMMY, JANUARY !7. 190. NO. 8. H ANN A ISSUES THE CALL FORNATIONAL CONVENTION OF REPUBLICANS AT CHICAGO Object of Convention to Nominate Presi dent and Vice President to Be Voted for November 8, 1904, Number of Delegates From Each SUte Based Upon Congressional Representation, Twice Number of Senators, and One for Representative-Election of Delegates to Occur Thirty Days in Advance of Convention. Wnxhininirtcm, Jan. 18. Senator llantiu, eliHinimu of the rejJub licHn nntional central committee, tonight iwmel the following cull for the next republican rmtMnul convention. It in in jmrt: j "To tho rejiuliliean ehatom of the United HtaUm. Tho national republican committee direrts that tho national convention of the re publican party 1m held at Chicago, Illinois for the purjKwe of nomina ting candidate for pretiident and rice-prcnulent, to U voted for at the prcmdcntlat election to he held November 8, 1!(I4, ami for the trans net ion of such other biuiiiiww as may properly eomo before it, and the fcaid convention nIiuII nmemble at 12 o'clock, timm, TiuwIii,y, the 21t day of June, 1904. "Said national convention ahall minht of the number of delegates t largo from caeh Mate, ciial to double the number of United State ix-natoni to which each irtate ia entitled, and for each repreficntatire at largo in congmw, and two delegat at large. "All delegate ahall bo elected not lew than ,'W tlaya U'fore the meeting of tho convention." PKj IRON MERCHANT GOES TO THE WALL Ran Francisco, Jan. II. Th Ex minor announce today tht failure of .plf Iron merchant, tht liabilities being pi need at 1120,000. The three princip al creditor mentioned In connection with the fullure r Balfour, OuthrU A Co., Ulrvln and Eyre and Meyer, Wilson and Company, the leading Im porter of plf Iron at thl port. Tb failure I said to be due to th effect that the rapacity of the coaat to consume plr Iron waa over esti mated and It la alo , ald that the three principal creditor had likewise overestimated the market which was In contequence become flutted. To com plicate matter there ha been a ten eral fall In price all over the country. The decline In the eaat of late being In the neighborhood of fl per ton.- It 1 understood that Church ho con tracted for a number of shipment of plf Iron for thin irt which have not yet been cleared from European and Atlantic seaboard point, which In creased the ctmllution of the firm' affair. soon, J, A. Imbrle I attending to th dulje of the clerk of the court during the Inability of Mr. Morgan. , Eva Wetherred wu called by the d fuiie and 'he testified that he report ed the testimony taken at the prellmln ary hearing: that Mr. MacKlnder testified there that when he first met Kennedy h was impressed with tho Idea that he wa a "black man, he wa not food"; that he recog nlred Kennedy first a th man who killed th make before he had ald any Ihlng, recognising him from hi post lion. Sir. MacKlnder, on th trial, denied making the statement. The court j-erniltted her to be recalled, to tether with Mrs. Warren, to further explain their testimony given at the heirln, over the protest and exceptions of Juries Hewitt. On tho direct testimony, Mrs, Mac Kinder stated that she thought It would N Impossible for her to recognise her on brother or ony other person wear In a Piank. "I do not know how It Is. but 1 ft el that I could not recognise any other man." she said. Miss Warren admitted she did not swear posltlcely at the hearing, but that she has al ways been absolutely certain a to the Identity of th burglar. , ' ARE WRONG SAYS ELIOT Harvard President Defines Rule by Majority in His Address. . 4me L. Blair Dead. fau4u.Hai Jan.').-James', L. Blair of Ht. Louis died here today. Blair came her about five week K In search of health . Itlalr, Just be fore coming to Ktistls, held the poNltlnn of general counsel for the Ht. Louis exposition, and Mrs. Blair that of pres ident of the board of lady managers, which positions were resigned owing to charges of official misconduct made against Blair. ' Csm f Rsv. Kennedy. HHlsboro, Or, Jan. II. When the Kennedy trial wa returned thl morn ing th absence of Deputy County Clerk J. W. Morgan was noticeable. Mr, Morgan Buffered a stroke of paralysis at 1 o'clock thl morning, rendering him apeethless. His condition I Im proving and hi recovery la expected REITERATES HIS DOCTRINES 2 PER CENT REDUCTION On Clothing, Furnishing' Goods, Hats. Shoes, Etc. Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. & W. Collars, Oil and Rubber Goods and DenU Gloves. THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our goods are sold on very close margins. SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. P. A.ST0 EES F J Praise the Patriotic StuiUnt of Europv lu l'tnli(t-Trce the Growth ut tht , Uulvrraltle New York, Jun. It. In an address at a club reception in Brooklyn Presl dent Eliot of Harvard university has reiterated his recent, declaration that modern democracy In the sense that the majority, right or wrong, should rule, and labor, union and association of employer a now constituted, are danger to liberty. Tracing the growth of the unlver Ities, be told how the student in the continental universities had wrested freedom from European absolutism and In this connection he paid tribute to the students that went heart and oul Into the revolution of 184S of those that fought and worked for Italian unity and to the students that are now aid to be endeavoring to bring about freedom of apeench and thought In Rus RUSSIA MIGHT ABSORB JAPAN Representative Expects of Oriental Count i-y to Be Beeten. London, ,Jan. 16. In particularly frank language, Buron Hayasht, after a consultation with the foreign office to night summed up the situation ft fol lows: "I only hope the csar will give us peace, but my hopes are not strong We have received no pledge from any country In event of defeat, that it will step In and save us from being ab sorbed by Russia. , We cannot count even In the extremities on armed sup port of any nation In the world. It would be a struggle to death. Per haps we are not strong enough to fight Russia. There are two opinions about that." , Baron Hayasht Intimated he thought Japan was bound to be 'beaten In the th end. "If we were beaten," the minister re sumed, "Russia would take Corea and Manchuria by right of conquest and possibly Japan. No power on yarth could then dislodge her from central China and all the far east." Wounded Man Still Alive. Baker City, Ore., Jan. 16. J. C. White, who was shot by W. F. Buth- er last night. Is resting comparatively easy this morning. The wound, how ever, appear to be of a more ser ious nature than wa reported last night. The doctor have not been able to locate the bullet, which entered the neck. They found thl morning that th. vertebrae of the neck and the throat of the patlont bave been In Jured. ' Butcher wa released on bonds Axed at SCObO,' with the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. John Wat erman end Fred Lack became his bondsmen. Benss of a Qlant . Chicago, Jan. !. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Wlnnemucca, Nev, says; Workmen digging gravel here bave uncovered at a depth of about It feet a number of bone that once were part of tb skeleton of a gigantic human being. In. Samuel pronounced them the bone of a man who must have been nearly 11 feet In height. Colombian Representative Depart Washington, Jan. U. Dr. Thomas Herran, Charge'DAffair of the Colum blan legation, has decided definitely to avail himself of tb leave of absence granted him. and will take his de parture next month. The legation ar chive have been stored. In speaking of hi determination Dr. Herran said tonight so far as he could see hi ase- fullnss at this capltol was at an end. NO SHYL0CKS ARE ALLOWED Determined Action on Part of Nev, York Officials to Root Out Usurers. MONEY LENDERS ARE BANDED Urup of Meu Hide Behind the Women Employed to Po the Dirty Work-Few ., 4 Arrest Madev New York, Jan. It. A campaign against usuers is being carried on by the district attorney force here which baa led to the discovery that many of the money lender are banded together and have maintain da sort of clearing house to facilitate their operations. The alluring advertisement offering unsecured loans to person working on a salary are believed to be fostered by a small group of men whose true Iden tity has been hidden through their em ploying women to carry on the busi ness. Four of these women are now under arrest and have been held for trial. They are charged with endeav oring to collect Interest on loans which In some cases equalled the principal. few day ago two women were con victed on similar charges and fined heavily. STATEMENT OF THREATENED ATTACK BY BLACK SEA FLEET, PRONOUNCED FALSE Foreign Office at London Receives Posi tlve Denial of Rumor Calulated to Create Tensian in Far East. While Enctof Week Makes No Change in Crisis, it Is Beginning to Be Accepted as True That Final Resort to Arms Cannot Be Averted-King Edward Uses Personal In- fluence to Stay Hostilities. . London, Jan. 16. In the, opinion of the British government the tnd of this week does not mark any change in the far eastern erisia. The latest, and if it had been true, the most serious statement namely that JRiKsia intended to send her Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles, received today a positive denial from the foreign office. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister, visited Downing street and wu told that the British authorities were convinced the report was un founded, ' - ' '. ... V, ,,. ..,,..' , ' , Regarding the main issue Baron Hayashi and the foreign office had no information. Excessive apprehension is prevailing in the best in formed quarters here that Russia's answer will precipitate war. is based more upon the attitude Russia has taken during previous phasesof the controversy than on any definite information of Russia's inetntions. Not even the czar's pacific utterances, however, can dispel theTear that Russia will not give in. ' J , King Edward continues to usejiia personal influence to almost am unprecedented extent to persuade the governments to maintain peace, but the king's ministers appear to have practically given up hope that a resort to arms can be averted, though the most pessimistic do not look for a crisis within three weeks. . y" - DETECTIVES PERSISTED ,ve ta hl Coroner Trager IV FAI I HUflWr. II IDV rbuked Wm harply many time. : . Chicago,1 Jan. .i 1!. But one wltnesa wa heard In the Iroquois theater In quest today and the jury then ad journed to Inspect the Interior of th theater. A lively dispute took place when Deputy Coroner Buckley and the Jur ors entered the building. A force of detective, employed by the owner of the buUdlng, followed them around and Insisted upon listening to all that wa said. They moved away only when Buckley threatened to have aU the Ictectlves arrested. The sole witness today waa James 0. Oummlngs, stage carpenter of the Iroquois. He waa exasperatingly evaa- Rev. Charle L. Roberts, died today j from tnijile received in the fire. Hi death bring the total to S72. Big Cun Astonish Indian. Colon, Jan. H. All United State warship are cruising off the coast, ex cept tne uiympuL uuue, Topeaa and tie destroyer, Stewart. The San Bias Indian commissioners. including Chief "Joe" Howten, on In vitation of the naval authorities, vis ited the Olympla yesterday previous to returning to San Bias. OiympU' largest guns were a source of great as tonishment to them. The Indians ap peared well pleased. and declared th sympathy of their fellows was on th side of Panama. 1 Recommendations, By Root Washington, Jan. 16 Secretary Root toJay recommended the remission of the unexpired sentence of Lieutenant Knud Knudson, of the Seventh Infantry who was convicted of embesxlement and sentenced to dismissal; recom mended the approval of the sentence of dlsmls-il in the case of Lieutenant Hector Roblchon, of the Thirteenth In fantry, convicted of conduct unbecom ing an officer; and entered a denial of the appeal for clemency by Lieutenant Thomas Murtaugh, of the artillery corps, convicted of duplicating pay ac counts, an) sentenced to dismissal. CHILD NEARLY BURNS HOME Knocks Lighted Lamp OffTable and Starts Fire. Warrenton, a, t. (Special cor respondence) By accidentally tipping er a kerosene lamp Thursday night, Henry Smith, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Starr Smith, came nearly burning up the home of his parents. The child baby fashion, pulled at the cover of the table, knocking off a lamp which was lighted thereon. Flame beganMo spread at once, and but for the prompt acUon of Mrs. Carruthers, a visiting neighbor, would doubtless have re sulted in disaster. Mrs. Carruthers quickly smothered the flames with rugs that no one was burned and the damage done was slight. IP YOU WANT ANYTHING GOOD 00 TO DUNBAR'S Great g ale or Dress Goods THIS WEEK The funeral' of the lata Herman W. Anberg, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Johan Anberg, who died In West As toria Friday night, will be held this afternoon at 1:30 from the family res idence. The Interment will be In Greenwood. . The A. Dunbar Co. The Biggest Book -t Our show window is full of them. Th biggest and belt Almanac and year book ever published, lOOO page of solid facts, statistics, information. How many time in a year do you need to know the facts. How much? 50c. Where can I ee themt Eiolosively at our store. J. N. QRIFFIN. 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