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VOLUME LVIII.
ASTORIA, OHEGOX, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 19M.
KCaiBER 239.
BRYANITES
PREPARING
TO DESERT
Disused Democrats Will Not
Support the Nominee, Al
though the Platform
Suits Them.
Will Probably Support the Nom
inee of the Populists, Ac
cording to Report.
CONFERENCE IS TO BE HELD
The PopulUtTrfttMiil-er Dora Not
Ulve Names, but Kajtlie Dig.
pleased One An of Urfut
l'romlitettce In Tarty.
8L Louis, July II. Democrat tld
to b prominent In th affair of the
party ttr now figuring on bolting the
ticket named by the St. Louli conven
tlon. according to statement made to
night. While It wa known many dem
ocrat were dlpluid with Judge
Parker's nomination. It wan believed
he would receive the full support of
the Bryan wing, bmaua of W. n.
Hearst' deir to solidify the party
atrength and thue put himself In posl
tlwn to receive the nomination four
year hence.
Three conference were held Satur
dAy night between member of the
executive committee of the people'
party and Bryan democrat who are
dltlsfied not to much with the
democrats platform with the presi
dential nomination. It waa decided by
the conferee that another conference
should be held for tfis purpose of out
lining a plan of action for ie comlr.g
campaign. U la etated that tbe llryan
democrat will act with the populist.
The extent of the movement and the
name of thoae engaged in It, mild
George Washburn, treaeuref of the
people'a party, would be made public
when the call for the conference waa
Issued. He added that the prominence
of the men Involved would be a. great
surprise.
Bros., fruit dealer, and said to be the
richest Itullun In Chicago, la dying at
Passavsnt hospital Hla aaaatlant, An
thony Creaclo, waa arrested. There waa
aom talk of lynching, arid for a time
the police were unable to take Chesclo
away from the Italian who had seised
htm, but after a hard fight Creaclo
waa huatled Into a patrol wagon and
landed In Jail. Cheeclo la believed to
be mentally unbalanced.
CLARK SECRETLY WED
OVER THREE YEARS AGO.
Montana. Senator Married Mlaa Anna
E. Laehapell at Marseille and
Ha Little Girl by Her.
New York, July 31. Senator William
A. Clark of Montana waa married to
Mlaa Anna E. Laehapelle of Butte,
Mont., In Marseilles, France, May 25.
1901, according to an announcement
given out to lyi. '
It I alo announced that Senator and
Mr. Clark are the parent of a 2-year -old
daughter. Mr. Clark la a daugh
ter of Dr. Lathapelle, a phyalclan, who
died In Chicago stvrral year ago.
THE CHRONICLE SWITCHES.
Chicago Paper Will Hereafter le Re
publican in Politic.
Chicago. July 11. The Chicago
Chronicle, generally regarded a a dem
LONO
en -
cax
4t)F PARKER
AlNED AWAY BY ONE
OF HIS CLOSEST FRIENDS
Democratic Nominee Believed Political
Declarations to Be Out of Keeping
With Dignity of His Position.
Declaration is Made That He Voted For Bryan Both in 1896
and 1900 Not Because of, but in Spite of, the Form
cr Candidate's Weil Known Financial Views
Was Not Tricking the Convention.
Eaopua, N. Y July 11. An explana
tory atatement of the long alienee of
Judge Parker wo given by a friend
of the judge thl afternoon to tbe As
sorluted Pre.
Aa a Judge, aald -the authority, Par
ker had kept silent on political ques
tion. He believed It wa not compati
ble with the dignity of a Judge on the
bench to discuss such questions.
When he waa prominently mentioned
aa a candldule for the presidency, Par
ker thought the people of the country
ocrntlc. newaiiaper, will announce to
morrow that It will hereafter appear a jkmjW M ful1 nt that It wa
a republican newspaper,
unnecessary to make uny atatement of
bis views. Parker had voted for Bry
an In 1S96 and 1900, and he hud done
so not because of, but In spite of, the
Fairbanks Visits President.
Oyster Hay, July 11. Senator Chas,
W. Fairbanks, republican cundldate fori,llver t,,tt,,k-
vii-e i.rilrfpnt. is a rut at Baeamore realised, however, that If he al-
Illll tonight. The arrival of the sena
tor was preceded by an Important con
ference concerning the details of the
campaign and the president' epeech
lowed the convention to adjourn with
out knowing hi financial view, the
people would regard a true Bryan'
statement that the Judge wa tricking
of acceptance of the nomination for th convention and the party,
the presidency.
HEAVY RUN OP SALMON.
Prater River Season Open Under!
Aytpiei' C,reitfUnee -Vancouver,
B. C July 11. The anl
mon cmsua opened yesterday and the
catches made last night were aur-
That Gold Plank Telegram.
Light waa thrown on the history of
the now famous Parker telegram and
the reply to It made by the democratic
convention at 8t. Louis by a close
friend of Judge Parker, who declined
to allow the'. use of his name.
"When Judge Parker retired at 9:45
Friday night," said thl man, "he did
not know anything at all about the
financial aide of tbe platform, which
WEALTHY ITALIAN SHOT.
Assailant I Reud From Mob by
Polio After Hard Fight
Chicago, July 11. Shot down today
by one of hi own countrymen, who
had crept up behind him, Andrew Cu
neo, a member of the firm of Cuneo
prlslngly large.
Boats on the Fraser river averaged hftd upon, more than what
wo outlined In the very brief bul
letin telephoned from Kingston. When
Informed by the Associated Press cor-
them. I happen to know that none of
wanted. He chatted with tbe reporters
for awhile, and it was afterward re
called that some of hi question to
them betrayed the, fact of hi lack of
first-hand knowledge of the conven
tion' action. He waited about the
station, almost Irresolute In bearing for
fully ten minutes, and then suddenly
galloped bock toward Rosemont An
hour later hi famous telegram was
filed with the operator, and the re
markable series of events was under
way.
"That night, when the convention
tossed and billowed with the sensation
at Wakefield, wa destroyed by dyna
mite today, portions of the house were
blown 200 feet, but the family, asleep
upstairs, escaped serious Injury. The
Identity of the perpetrators of the
crime or the motive is unknown.
FIFTY THOUSAND MEN
TO QUIT THEIR JOBS.
General Strike of All Packing House
Employes Has Besn Ordered.
May Commence Today.
Chicago, July 11. A general strike
of the employe of all the big packing
plants throughout the country was or
dered tonight by Michael J. Donnelly,
president of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen of Am
erica, unless the companies oner a
compromise to tbe demands of the
union, nearly 50,000 workmen will quit
tomorrow noon.
The strike Involves the following
companies, which have branches In
Kansas City, BL Joseph, St Louis,
Omaha, St. Paul, Fort Worth and New
York City: Ann our, Swift, Nelson
Morris, Schwartz, Child & Sulzberger,
Cudahy and he National Packing Com
pany.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool, July 11. September wheat
opened at 6s 8 3-Sd.
New York. July ,11. Sliver, 58c;
Union Pacific. 81 c; preferred, 93 c.
Chicago, July 11. September wheat
be had produced, he did not go early 'opened at 88 6-889 l-4c; closed, 90c;
70 sockeyes apiece, and there are In
dlcatlons that a heavier run will occur
within a few days.
Troops Do Good Work.
respondent at 6:60 a. m. of the bare
fact ot bis nomination, he fcnew no
Camp Murray. Wash.. July ll.-8up-more &m knwMg0 he
ported by artillery, the national guard jhad of acUon of thf conVBntlon
organisation, of Oregon and Waahlng- on ,he flntncW pMk m p,fttforjn
ton were today given .orne practical rcad tw NewYork morn.
instruction in advance ana rear-guara
work. General MacArtbur expressed
satisfaction with the work of the
troops. Few error were made In the
problem of the duy.
Clothes For Active Hen
.The harder you are
on your clothes the
more reason for being
sure they're Hart,
Schaflner & Marx
clothes.
These clothes are not
only made to look well;
but they'ro made for
wear. And a! long as
they .wear they look
well. You will find
them the most economi
cal clothes you, ever
had both for the service
they'll give you and for
the satisfaction in ap
pearances you will get.
HMSafr
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P. A - STOK One Price To Everytcdy
Ing papers. .
"Immediately after breakfast, that Is
to say, a little after 9 o'clock, he start
ed for a horseback ride. Just before
mounting hie horse, a telegram was
handed him giving a concise outline
of the platform. From the moment of
his reading of that telegram, It was
noticed that he wo very much preoc
cupied, and as he rode oft his head
was bowed as If In deep thought.
"About 10: SO o'clock he rode up to
' the railroad station, asked tor tele-
grama and received quite a bunch of
them. I happen to knw that none of
to bef, as he had done the night be
fore, although the local celebration In
his honor ceased and the people dis
persed aa early as 10: IS p. m. He sat
up until after 3 a. m., closely watching
the bulletins, and made no move toward
retiring until after the action of the
convention on bis telegram wo made
plain to him. '
1,It Is not true," said the gentleman
quoted above, "that Judge Parker sent
a message to Senator Hill demanding
the Insertion of a gold plank. His
telegram to William F. Sheehan wa
his first communication directly or in
directly with the convention. .
Judge Fuker received today the fol'
lowing' message from former President
Cleveland:
"You must permit me to express my
gratitude and admiration for the splen
did manifestation of honor and courage
you have given to your countrymen
and to the democracy In your St. Louis
dispatch."
The telegram from W. R. Hearst,
sent Saturday, went astray, but a du
plicate was received today, a follows,
dated Chicago, July 10:
"I congratulate you on your nomlna
tion and on the expression of demo
cratic principles In the platform on
which you stand. I hope and believe
that battling for the people and for
such principles you will lead the dem
ocracy to victory."
Judge Parker Immediately wrote Mr.
Hearst the following letter:
"Hon. William Randolph Hearst
Dear Sir: Just a word to thank you
for your very kind message of Con
gratulation, and I assure you of my
very grateful appreciation. Very truly
yours, ALTON B. PARKER. ,
barley, 4 Kg 50c; flax, 61.12; Northwest
em, 117.
San Francisco, July 1L Cash wheat.
$1.27Hc.
Portland, July 11. Wheat: Walla
Walla, 67 S 69c; bluestem,";7c; valley.
78c; cattle unchanged.
Tacoma, July 11. Wheat: Bluestem,
79c; club, 66c.
BASEBALL SCORES.
At
land,
At
American.
Cleveland Chicago, 11; Clew
' ' 1
Philadelphia Washington, 1
Philadelphia, 3.
A New York Boston, 1; New York,
io. ,
National.
At Chicago Brooklyn, 2; Chicago, 4.
At Pittsburg Boston;' 4; Plttburg,
10.
Ministers to Take a Hand.
Denver, July 11. The Methodist
Ministers' Association of this city to
day appointed a committee to investi
gate the labor troubles In this state
and fix the responsibility for existing
chaotic conditions.
r
The Weather.
Portland, July 11. For Western Ore
gon and Western Washington: Tues
day, partly cloudy and occasionally
threatening.
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washing
ton and Idaho;' Showers and thunder
storms; cooler. '
KAICHOU IS
EVACUATED
BY RUSSIANS
Japanese Attack the Place and
Drive Out the Russians After
: a Short Right at Pint-zan.
Invaders keep at the Heels of the
Retmting Troops, but the
Russian Loss Was Slight
ADVANCE OF JAPS STOPPED
Are Now Wtthin Eight Sllle of
Ta Tche Kias-Steanter Chel
tenham Declared a Law
ful Prize.
Tal Tche Klao, July . (Via liao
Yang.) The Russian correspondent of,
the Associated Press, who just arrived
from Kal Chou, says:
"We evacuated Kal Chou Saturday
after a fight lasting throughout Fri
day. We made a short stand at Plnt-
zan, seven miles north of Kal Chou.
The Japanese kept on our heels, anS
there were constant exchanges between
the Russian and Japanese batteries.
The Japanese advance was stopped
eight miles south of here. The fight
ing along the road was lively, but our
losses were small."
YInkow, July 1L The Japanese be
gan to push their advance north July,
9, after taking Kal Chou, and since
then they have proceeded steadily. It
Is now reported they are In close touch
with Tal Tche Kiao.
Declared Lawful Prii. .
Vladivostok, July 11. The British
steamer Cheltenham, captured by the
Vladivostok squadron, waa today de
clared a lawful prize. Her commander
did not attempt to defend himself, be
cause proof against . the vessel waa
overwhelming and the evidence tended .
to show that the ship had already Deen
bought by the Japanese. She was sail
ing under the British flag because some
of the formalities of transfer were
lacking. The crew are mostly Ger
mans and they did not conceal their
Joy at the fact that the Russians had
captured the Cheltenham.
CZAR WELL RECEIVED.
New Bill at Hedrick's.
HEAVY STORM AT 8T. LOUIS.
On Man Killed by Lightning and Fair
Visitor Drenched.
St. Louis. July 11. A heavy rain
storm, accompanied by hail and high
winds, broke here today. World's fair
visitors had no time to seek shelter
and hundreds were drenched by the
sudden and violent downpour. The
wind, which attained a velocity of 48
miles an hour, caused considerable
damage throughout the city.
One man was killed by lightning and
five others injured by flying missiles.
Twelve barge were blown across the
river and 18 or 20 houses on Twenty
fist street were unroofed.. . !
acres of fine timber. Another rages
at Cherry Valley, and a third at Ra
vensdale. Neither of the latter can do
much damage. A fourth fire Is burn
ing between Green Lake and Bothell,
Just outside Seattle. Conditions are
Ideal for forest fires and ranchers are
hoping for rain.
WHEAT IN BETTER SHAPE.
Headquarters May Be Moved.
Denver, July 11. Secretary Hay-,
wood, of the Western Federations of 'and 82.5 on July 1, 1903.
Government Reports Show That Crop
It In Excellent Condition.
Washington, July 11. Primary re
turns to the department of agriculture
show - that the average condition of
winter wheat on July 1 was 87.7, as
compared with 77.7 last month, and 78.8
on July 1, 1903. The existing condi
tion of spring wheat on July 1 was
93.7, as compared with 93.4 last month,
Miners, has returned from the Black
Hills district His mission was for
the consideration of moving the head'
quarters to Lead, S. D.
FOREST FIRES ARE RAGING.
Four Diffrent Conflagrations Reported
in King County, Wash.
Seattle, July 11. Forest fires are
raging In four places In King county.
The largest fire Is at Maywood, and
already has spread over about 800
(The amount of wheat remaining In
the hands of farmers July 1 Is esti
mated at about 36,630,000 bushels, the
equivalent of about 6.7 per cent of
last year's crop.
HOME BLOWN SKYWARD.
Mine Superintendent's Residence De
stroyed by Dynamite. x
Ironwood, Mtch., July 11. The home
of Earl Walton, superintendent of the
Brotherton & Sunday Lake iron mines,
There Is an entire new show at Hed
rick's this week. The turns are simply
(Immense and the house was crowded
last night The specialists who are
providing the attractions are;
Bence & AHer In an original sketch
different from other people's.
Harry Cantor Whose nose is on the
way. -
' The . Hirschhorns Alpine entertain
ers; vocal and Instrumental.
Harry DeLaln Second week and big
success of the accomplished Portean,
In an original creation, "The Girl from
Paree." ,
' The Three Dentons The human Jug
glers. Florence Gordon In Illustrated song,
"I'm Wearing My Heart Away for
X&x? '
Every time you coddle a worrying
thought you use up nerve force. By
the time you are 40 when you should
be Just beginning to live you wUl
look about 3S9 years old. That alone
ought to keep the sunshine In your
face, even If you will have It raining
hailstones In your heart
Have you ever had neurasthenia?
Oh, you must have had it. It Is a
new name for an old disease. It ori
ginated In Paris and is nothing but a
bad case of blues. When the rich are
afflicted they go to a hospital for this
particular disease and are cured In a
few days. Men often get thla disease,
too.
People Give Him a Royal Reception
When H Review Troops.
Moscow, July 11. The emperor's sec
ond Journey to South Russia to speed
the departing troops has thus for been
attended by demonstrations similar te
those made during his first tour.
At Kolomna, after holding a review,
the emperor addressed the troops, ex
pressing his aasuranc that they would
maintain the honor of the Russian
army. An impressive scene followed.
The emperor, who was mounted, raised
aloft an Ikon, and the officers and
men sank to their knees, while his
majesty made the sign of the cross
with the Ikon above their bowed heads
and conferred a blesBlng of himself
and the empress upon them. .
A deputation of workmen fom the
mechanical works, through their
spokesman, addressed the emperor
thus: '
Little Father: We are happy to
see you take such personal Interest la
the soldiers, and we workingmen are
ready to enter the ranks and shed our
blood for the emperor and the father
land. Graciously accept bread and salt
on behalf of your loyal subjects, the
workingmen."
Funston Go East.,
Washington, July 11. By an order
Issued at the war department today,
Brigadier General Frederick Funston
has been detached from the command
of the department of the Columbia and
placed in command of the department
of the east, a post temporarily held by
Major General Corbln, who Is In com
mand of the Atlantic division, compris
ing the departments of the east and the
gulf..
Brigadier General Constant Williams,
now at San Antonio, has been ordered
to take command of the department of
the Columbia. i