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1 VOL. LV1I. ASTORU, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAKCII 19, 19a. NO. WO. D.J. SOLLY FAILS AND BEARS APPLAUD Announcement. From Rostrum That Engagements Can Not Be Met Precipitate Wild. Rush to Pit. Mighty Shout Goes Up, Hats Are Thrown in Air and Coats Are Torn, BULLED COTTON FOR MONTHS llclltved That WO.000 Mule Are Tnia wl In i"! Will Amount to One Mil lion Dollar. New York, March Daniel J. Bully, who ha for 1 montha b-n the largest figure In tht cotton market of th world, and who han "bulled" cotton from aeven cent a pound to I? cent, today announced hla Inability to make food hla engagement on the New York cotton exchange. While there had been no premonition of the impending "ash, no mornlnf Minion had witnessed a more demur alUed market Shortly after the af ternoon aeaalon began there waa a lull In the pit and about five mlnutee to I o'clock thla announcement waa made from the roatrum: "We regret we are unable, to meet our engagemente and will therefore have to unpend. Daniel J. Bully k Co." With one Impetu a mighty ahout went up from the bear,' who hud been ngbtlng Bully for month. lint were thrown In the !r to be trampled upn In the stampede for the nit Coat were torn by frantic brokere and chair and cntnn "tool were dashed Into the pit. It I estimated that aome thing like 750,000 bale of cotton were traded In during the panic. A the market slumped 250 point, the loss mounted to more than $1,000,000, Late thl afternoon Kdwln Hadley, Jr., of Providence, It I., a member of the firm, gave out fhe following: "No atatement of any kind, Bully di rect me to ay, will be given out from thl oltlce today. Powlbly a statement will be ready early Satur day morning." Hadley lutor wa quoted a saying that thd firm would payall debt In full, and that th iniienlon woe due to the Impossibility of obtaining large auma due to the Kully firm from European source. FALLS 2000 FEET. Miner Meett Fearful Death By Slip ' ping of Skip Cable. ' , Stockton, March 1. Charle Vencke, a miner In the Qwln mine, Calftvera county, plunged 2000 feet to hi death last night through the break ing looae of the aklp which had Jut brought a number of miner to the surface. ' , ' After the men had stepped from the kip, Vencke got on It to go to the top of the hoisting work and oil the blf wheel over which the cable paase. Jut a he itarted to move up the cable ellpped and the aklp atarted on It downward drop. The tartled mln r ahouted a warning to the man to Jump, but he had no time to auve hlmelf, and went to the bottom of the haft to an instant death. The klp wa wrecked and the body wa Vencke wa if it 82 year of age, and during the Ave year h worked at badly mangled. , the mine he had made many friend. He waa about to be married to Ml) Carrie MvOarry, of Jackson. When the new of hi death waa imparted to her he wa prostrated. The funeral will take place tomorrow at Paloma under the auaplee of the Miner' UnlMi. Stark Attempt Suieide. Pari, March The Petit Parle lenne' Ht Petersburg correspondent arnd a rumor to the effect that Vice Admiral Stork, who ha been relieved of the command of the fleet at Port Arthur, ostensibly on account of til health, ha attempted suicide. There I no confirmation of thl rumor. RESOLUTION CALCULATED TO PROBE TO BED ROCK THE OPERATIONS OF TRUSTS W. R. Hearst Wants Committee of Con rjressmen Appointed to Carry on Investigation to End That We Have Better Legislation. Ten Clauses Recite That in Spite of Increased Cost of Living That Wages Are Decreased and That Necessities of Living Are Advanced in Price Beyond All Reason-Committee to Inform House Concerning Situation. Charle Nry Win. Milwaukee. March 18. Charle Neary. of Milwaukee, tonight got the decision over Dave Bulllvan, of New York, In a l-round bout New York, March IS. Leading east ern manufacturer of bar Iron, at a protracted meeting here, have fallen Into line with the recent rise In soft steel burs at ,th went and decided ununlmously to advance prices $1 per ton. In other words, these manufac turer who composed what I known a the eastern bar association agreed to fix prices at $1.35 per one hundred jtounils-I'ltuburg and $18 1-2 tlde watar. Trade conditions were discussed ut length at the meeting and the state ment wa made that most of the lead ing bar Iron Interest are Inclined to take a hopeful view of the future. All the mills east of Pittsburg were, represented. II It's Plain as Print i v i i m That theplaco to purchase 'CLOTHING is at Stokes; Reason, su perior goods and lowest prices. HanSchaffser V Marx Hand Tailored ' Remember our Dunlap Hats Fines on earth. Pn An Washington, Jlarch IS. preventa tive Hearst, of New York, today In troduced a resolution providing for an investigation of the trust Question by a committee of five member of the house. The resolution contains 10 clauses reciting the evil effect' of trusts -on the country. Among: the trust mentioned are the beef, coal and Ice tnwta, which have arbitrarily in creased the cost of necessities of life to the public. Also the ship yard trust and the teel trust, which have Inflated their stock and sold them to the public Such trust a the eteel trust. In spite of the Increased cost 7 pf living, have ruthlessly cut down the 'wages of hundreds of thousands of employe In order to pay dividend on watered stock. The resolution adds that the purchasing power of the com rnunlty ha been diminished by In creasing the demand of the trusts by unsound and reprehensible methods which have misled the people, awln died them and robbed them of their aavlngs. The committee la directed to Inform the house tfully on the trust situation. to the end that more effective law may be prepared and passed by con gress. Th committee 1 empowered to end for person and paper. PINO YANG IS OCCUPIED BY JAPANESE INFANTRY FORCE Small Skirmish Takes Place on Banks of Cheng Chang, Resulting in Loss of Russian Horse. St Petersburg, March 18. Viceroy Alex left today cabled'' to the cxar from Mukden as follows: "General Miatchento reports that Pliijft Yang Is occupied by Japanese Infantry with some guns and that Co roan carts are carrying their supplies. Tile enemy' cavalry 1 not visible In large bodies, and only isolated horse men are seen. Their horses are poor. "Our patrols discovered the pres- j ence of the enemy' infantry on the banks of the Cheng Chung river about three miles from Anju. The enemy opened fire and killed one of the our horses." two falls In 35 minutes and nearly had Davie down the third time when time waa up. Both fall were won with tha wrist hold and the English arm lock. . " , NEW 8MELTER ASSURED. Plant Will Be in Operation in Waldo District Soon. . Grants ' Pass, March IS. A new smelter I now an assured fact for the copper mines of the Waldo district, Josephine county, and the atatement waa made by a representative of the Waldo Smelting Company and the Takilma Smelting Company that, ac cording to contract made "with 11. C. Hothoff, the builder of the new plant, It will be placed aboard the cars at Cudaby, Wl., by May 1. The com pany expect to have It in operation by July. While many of the people Interested In the Takilma Smelting Company are Smentlng Company, and the United State Reduction tc Refining Company, among them being Charle F. Tutt, J. B. O'R Gunn, Colonel T. W. M. Draper and other, the first named company la an entirely separate organization and Is Incorporated under the laws of Colorado. The new ameltef will be built at Takilma, the mining camp of the Wal do mines, and near the Waldo and Queen of Bronze mine, of the Waldo Smelting & Mining Company. Aalde from treating the ore of thl com pany, the new smelter will also do a general smelting business, and In this regard will be of great benefit to the many copper mine of that section little doubt that with the building of the Takilma smelter the California & Oregon coast railroad will also be con structed. Five Tramp Killed. ; Trinidad, Colo, March. 18. Five tramps, who were .stealing a ride, are dead as the result of a freight wreck on the Colorado & Southern railway at Mayne, Colo, ; this evening. The accident happened on a small trestle and was caused by a broken rail. LITTLE NEWS RECEIVED. Ruisians Cros Yalu to South Leaving Small Force to Guard River. London, March 19. Again there Is no news from the far east with the exception that vague rumor of the unsuccessful attempts of the Port Ar thur and Vladlvostock fleets to join forces. I The New Chwang correspondent of the Times, cabling under yesterday's date, asserts there are no Japanese north of the Yalu river and none of their scouts has been eeen there since the beginning of March. On the other hand the correspondent adds that the Russians are reported to have crossed the Yalu to the south, leaving a small force to guard the river. Vladlvostock Fleet Sails. Paris, March -48. The Petit Pari lenne's St. Petersburg correspondent Mjgraphs: "I learn from a sure source that the Russian Vladlvostock squadron left the port 72 hours ago. Officers refuse to discuss the destination of the squadron." Cleveland's Birthday. Princeton, March 18. Grover Cleve land today quietly observed his 67th birthday at his home. There waa no celebration except that he received sqme of hi most Intimate Princeton friends. GENERAL WOOD MADE MAJOR GENERAL Promotion Named by President Roosevelt Formally Con firmed After Long Contest. Fight Against Nomination Be gan November 19 and Ended Yesterday. HANNA THE REAL OPPONENT , Death of Ohio Senator Weak ened Minority to Such De gree That the Fight Proved Useless. Washington, 'March 18-C-enral Leonard -Wood today wa confirmed major-general by the senate, the Tota being 45 to M. The rank date from August 8, 1J0J, the day Presided Roosevelt made the promotion. The contest against hi confirmation begaa November 19, 1903. boob after coagreaai convened in special aeeeion, and con tinued through the tordsent aesetoa until today. When death removed Sen ator Hanaa from the opposer of Gen eral Wood, only two republican re- malned in the minority. They we Senators Scott, member of the military affair committe, who opposed tha nomination while It waa pending the committee, and Senator KUtPedge. Five democratic senator -voted in favor of the confirmation. CockrelL Pettua. Patterson, Calrke. of Arkansas, and Dubois Dependent on the con firmation of General Wood were 1ST pnrnotiM.M -theses aim c-fflcera. They include 20 colonels promoted ta f be brigadier-generals on the retired list, and one brigadier-general on tha active list, and officers ranking frora colonel down to second lieutenant, and It Is expected they will all be speedily confirmed. They will take rank and pay from the time they were first appointed to fill the vacancies. . Fight a Tame One. Chicago, March IS. After six rounds of tame fighting, Jack O'Brien, of . Kid Sullivan Wins. Baltimore, March 18. Kid Sullivan. of Washington, tonight won the ded- Phlladelphla, tonight won the decision slon over. Tommy Daly, of Brooklyn, ever Hugo Kelly, of Chicago. j in a 15-round bout. .: .. FAMOUS NEGRO RECEIVED. White People Attend Reception to Booker T. Washington. Washington, March 18. A reception waa given tonight to Booker T. Wash ington by the negroes of the District of Columbia. The" reception was held IrV the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal church, The audience In cluded a number of white people. Bishop Arnett delivered the invoca tion. Commissioner MacFarland de livered the address of welcome. Rep resentative Jame E. Watson, of In diana, Introduced Washington. The benediction waa delivered by Dr. Ed ward Everett Hale. Washington epoke of the race development and of the negroes' relations with the white peo ple of the south. He said that he had the most profound belief that no race In ancient or modern Istory had ever equalled the American negro In de velopment in all directions. insignia of office during their attend ance. The oa'let corps is abandoned for the rest of the term. AH games of bull or any other athlete games are forbidden,' and the 17 members who took part in the basing are per mitted to return to achool on proba tion only. Individual members who have been Insolent to the teachers and board will prohubly be suspended and some of the leachers will also be taken to task for permitting discipline to disappear in th school. . . The Investigation by the board last night revealed a condition that was not thought possible to exist in the schools here or any other place. The board says that tacit consent had been given by the teachers to the actions of the boys which led up to the affair of last Monday. The beard refused to mete out punishment singly, hut took up the 17 case aa a whole. , Individ ual punishment Is left to the partiea aggrieved. NO MORE CADET8. Hazing of Students Results in Whole sale Suspension. North Yakima, Wash., March 18. The board of directors of the schools of this city have taken severe meas ures to punish the cadet boys who hazed Spruce Cox last Monday by throwing him Into an 'Irrigation canal. All tha officers are reduced to the rank and are required to remove their Edward O'Neill Dead. Soquel, Cal., March 18. Edward O'Neill, a veteran paper manufactur er of the Pacific coast, died here today. O'Neill came here two montha ago from Albany, Ore., In search of health. Great . Wrestlers Meet Victoria, B. C, March 18. Nikolas Spenjes, vthe champion wrestler of Greeoe, failed to throw Tom Davies, champion of the northwest, three time In 90 minute tonight Spenjea won AT The Bee live Some of our Latest arrivals are: Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits Ladies' Tailor-Made SKirts Ladies' Shirt Waist Suits Dress Goods and Trimmings Ton are invited to oall and see them and jou can BUT them CHEAPEB. THE REE HIVE. P.S. An 8 lb. All Wool Blanket at $5.00 per Pair. Astoria New York This is not a railroad advertisement, but simply a way we have of telling you that tne only way to know " the Latest " in all Big Cities is to watch GRIFFIN'S SHOW WINDOW. This week, in one window a new lot of sheet music just received direct from Eastern musical centres. In the other "Come and see for yourself." 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