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VOLUME LVII. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1901. NO. 190, HEARST MEN TOO FEW AT SANTA CRUZ Looks Like Delegation From California to St. louis Will Not Go Instructed for Aspir ing Native Son. Test Vote on Temporary Chair man Indicates That Editor Is Twenty-two Shy of Enough. ANTIS NOT BLOODTHIRSTY Willing Thnt Convention Should Laud Hearst, but Oppoae Ty ing Up indication With In. trurllun or Unit Itule. Hunta Crui, Ctil., Mar 1 A pre liminary skirmish in the democratic tat convention today was won by the force opposing the sending of a delegation to the national convention Instructed to support the candidacy of Congressman W. B. Hearst for the presidency by a vote of 117 Jo 345. The teat came on the vote for tempo rary chairman. For this potation the Uearat people named former lieuten ant Governor W. T. Jeter of Banta Crus, while Frank It Gould of Sun Francisco led the anU-Huarat forcea. Oould'a election waa brought about by the vote of the Ban Francisco dele cation, whlrh wna largely against Jeter. Another significant vote In the con tention wna on the appointment of the committee on platform and reao lutlona, The motion Introduced au- thorlsed the chairman to velvet all the membcra of thla committee, but the Heurat followers tried to swure an g"""" "" - 1 ' amendment, taking It to the congre slonal districts. The amendment waa defeated by a vote of 121 to 109. ? The next struggle will come on the adoption of a revolution Inatructlng the deelgatlon to St Louis to support Hurst. The anti-Hearst people are willing to pass laudatory resolutions, and will not even make a hard fight to select delegates known to be opposed to the candidacy of Hearst, but they will oppose the passage of the unit rule. After completing temporary organi sation the convention took a recess until I p. m. Gould la regarded aa friendly to Hearst, but opposed to Instructing the delegates and to the adoption of the unit rule. ; The convention did not reassemble until 10 p. m owing to the delay In the selection of committees. After the announcement of the committees, the convention adjourned until tomorrow. TWO KILLED IN WRECK. FEAR ENTERTAINED THAT KUROPATKIN'S ARMY MAY LOSE ITS BASE OF SUPPLIES General KuroKi Has Vastly Superior Force and Battle Would Mean Victory for Japanese. Russian Strength Not More Than $75,000, While Kuroki Has 140, 000 Pint Class Men at His Command Report Has It Japan ese Are Again Besieging Port Arthur, and That Sixty Warships and Transports Have Been Sighted. Fatal Results Attend Collision on Great Northern Road. Seattle, May 16. A special to the Post-Intelligemer from Everett says: The west-bound Great Northern over. land train at 1:10 this evening crashed Into an open switch Just east of Mon- tro and collided with two boxcar on a sldeback. G. Marshall of Interbay, head braJo'innn, was killed, and Tom Downing, a fireman, waa pinioned be neath the wreck, dying before he could be rescued. Two laborers who were loading shingles into freight cars hav not been loaeted, and it Is not known whether or not they were in the cars when the latter were struck. Engineer George Zlgnis of Seattle Jumped and escaped with severe burlsea. Several pasengrs were hurt ellKhtly. London, May 17 In the absence of news from the sest of war, the Lon don newspepera this morning com ment on what is believed to be the precarious position of General Kuro patkln, who is menaced by the possi bility of Chinese rebels cutting his communications, as well as by the diffi culty of divining the Japansse plan of oampaign. The .Standard, which is rather inclined to be pro-Russian in its views, admits that Kuropatkin has at his dispessl almost 100,000 troops of in ferior quslity, only 75,000 of whom are available for active operations, while General Kuroki has 140,000 first class troops, the squal of those in European armies. "Under such conditions," ths Stand ard says, the "issue of battle is very seldom doubtful," PORT ARTHUR BE8IEGEO. Aoersge Withdrawn. Washington, May II. The interior department has temporarily withdrawn 2580 acres of land In the LuGrande dis trict In Oregon for use in the proposed addition to the Walla Walla forest re serve. ": , Report Thst Japanese Are Bombarding Fortress Night and Day. London, May 1?. 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TOK ONE PRICE FOR EVERYBODY. transports have been sighted in Blotkny bay, and that heavy firing has been heard In Klnchau bay. 8TORY NOT SUPPORTED. Russians Know Nothing of Reported Loss of Miysko. St. Petersburg, May 16. Owing to the Interruption of communication with Port Arthur, the admiralty has no In formation of the blowing up of the Japanese cruiser Mlyako, May 15, or the torpedoing and crippling of an armored Japanese cruiser in Tallenwan bay May 10 by a naphtha launch in command of a young Russian naval officer. J Admiralty officers read with inter est the Associated Press account of the former, and pointed out that by no chance could the two happenings be identical, since the Mlyako waa struck In daylight and the other evidently is reported aa happening at night The Admiralty, while awaiting news of, either event, points out the feast bility of the launch exploit, since the equipment for sending torpedoes from small boats Is an Invention of the late Admiral Makaroff. THE JAPS ADVANCE. Russians Say It is Characterized by Indeoision. St Petersburg, May 16. The follow ing dispatch has been received at the war ministry: "According to information received up to May 13, the enemy's advance from Feng Wang Cheng toward Liao Tang Is characterised by Indecision. It Is to be supposed the objective of the principal Japanese forces is a point beyond Hal Cheng or Haltjoou (Kai Chau). "Another Important group of these forces is concentrating in the district northwest of Talrusban." CHINA TO BE NEUTRAL. Impsrisl Edict to This Effect Soon to Bo Issued. London, May 17. The Shanghai cor respondent of the Poet says the Chi nese government is addressing an identical note to all its ministers abroad, renewing China's declaration of neutrality, and that an imperial edict will be Issued enjoining the Chinese people to strictly observe neutrality. tlan Advocate There is no doubt, however, according to the most reliable authority, that the five bishops have been retired by the vote of an over whelming majority of the delegates. BITTER CAMPAIGN ENDED. Outlook Bright for Serious Trouble at Denver Today. Denver, May 16. The most intense ly bitter political campaign In the his tory of this city was closed tonight During the campaign every dally news paper In the city has been arrayed against the democratic ticket The most Interesting feature of the campaign has been the court proceed ings, which wound up today with the elections commission, consisting of two democrats and one republican, being hauled before the supreme court for alleged violation of its order concern ing the delivery of the judges' books. The court ordered redelivery of the books In certain instances. Another sensational incident occurred today, when Crawford Hill and W. M. Staple ton, proprietor and editor, respectively, of the Denver Republican, were brought before the district court and charged with contempt The action is the outcome of an editorial printed in that paper in which it intimated there were "tool" Judges on the district bench. 8a numerous have been the stories of alleged plots to steal the election tomorrow by frauds at the polls that citizens organizations, pledging them selves to perpetuation of purity of the ballot have been formed, and through this Influence arrangements for spe cial watchers at the polls In the down town .districts have been effected. A delegation of republicans called on Mayor Wright today and demanded that he ask the governor to order out the militia tomorrow. The mayor, who Is a republican, refused to respond to this demand, saying that in his opin ion, the police authorities would be amply able to cope with any trouble that may arise. - UNCLE JOE TRIES SONG ON MEETING Chairman of Illinois Convenlica Leads Chorus, But With No " Better Results Than When He Cusses. After Twenty-nine RoIlcaSs Re publicans Adjourn, Without Reaching Choice. THE END NOT YET IN SIGHT BASEBALL SCORES. Pacific Coast At Seattle San Francisco 8, Seat tie 3. American. At Washington Chicago 3. Wash ington 4. At New Tork Detroit 11. New York 6. At Boston Cleveland 9. Boston 4. At Philadelphia St Louis 4, Phila delphia S. National. At Cincinnati Boston S.Cincinnati 1. At Chicago Brooklyn 6, Chicago 7. At Pittsburgh New Tork S, Pitts burgh 1 Leading Candidates In Baee Have Held Conference, bat . Xonels Willing: to With draw Froru Kace- Sprlngfleld, May 16. With Its dead look unbroken and Htle prospect of a compromise which will relieve the situation, the Illinois republican con vention took a recess this afternoon until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The recess followed the 23th roll call. The last ballot taken today gave the following result: Yates. 481 4-7; Lowden, 404 J-7; Deneen, 382 5-7: Hamlin. 115 4-7; Warner, 37 4-7; Sherman, 5S 4-7; Pierce. 22 4-7. The convention's proceedings were comparatively tame today, and at only one time during the session was there any great demonstration. This oc curred when the Glee Club was invited to the platform to sing. "Uncle Joe" Cannon asked the andl enem to Join in the chorus and led it himself, taking a commanding position on the platform and beating time with his gavel reversed for a baton. He looked like a dignified old-time singing master at a country schoolhouse. At midnight there appears no pros pect that the deadlock will be broken tomorrow. Yates, Deneen, Lowden and Sherman have held conferences, bat without results. No candidate Is reaqy to withdraw. Stand Patters Considerate. Des Moines, May 16, Although to "stand patters" of the republican par ty of Iowa are overwhelmingly In con trol of the delegates to Wednesday convention. It la stated tonight Um they will treat Governor Cummind and his followers with consideration. STARVING THEM OUT. Japa Have Cornered 200 Russians North of Anju. Seoul, May 16. It is reported that a Japanese force has cornered 200 Russians north of Anju and Is endeav oring to starve them out. The only provisions In possession of the Rus sians are those secured by forage, and It is expected the food of the besieged men will soon be exhausted. Jap Spies Captured. Cornstadt, May 16. Two Lascar stewards and an engineer have been arrested on board the British steamer Cameross and another on board a Ger man steamer. They are suspected of being Japanese spies. , RESULT NOT GIVEN OUT. 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