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rkv g mmML As VOLUME LVIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, TIIfRSIMV, AUGUST 18, 1904. NUMBER 271. MB. IV FIENDISH OUTLAWRY NOT ENDED Reign of Terror Prevails In Neigh borhood of Statesboro, Geor gia, and Crimes Are Numerous. Planters Organized to Drive Ne groes From the Region and Horrid Plans Are Made. VICTIMS LIE ALONG ROADS Trl-u:riili )!( Nelzed by n Mil. Mary Often1, Vrvn DUpaU-h. f Oiinorr-d and Matter Curried High llanlMl. HUitcsboro, ila Aug. 17. One negro Wit found di'iiil ly tilt roadside five rttllt-m rant of town, hi body pierced by two i Kin tiulli'U. Two negroes, one f thi "old time darkles" mill hi rod, 17 yai old. were shot In their cabin during tln lull houm lust night by unknown marauders, lliilf it dnxn ( Brll of fl(glllK were Iik lul-1 In the history of the liny. The scene of ex citement has unified from the rliy to the agricultural region surrounding It. At TtltCK" mill, several uell-todo while planter met I in In y mid planned to rlt the lH'luhlml hoinl of obnoxious negro Individual negro were mnrked for lashings mid tonight part of the pro gram In being carried out. It In staled tonight that the States boro nilllllil have presented their reslg. iintlon to th governor. Mllltiiry mis management wai manifested when the officer In 1 0111111111111, It In reported, took charge of the local telegraph office and for mm hour censored all message and some messages were withheld from the wire, OLD SOLDIERS IN SESSION. Routine Business Oeeupie Time Dty at Annual Convention. Boston, Aug;. 17. Routine business of the O. A. R. begun today. Nearly 1400 delegate were present when the annual convention wan culled to order. One feature wn the rending of a let ter from President Itooaevelt, expres sing regret ill hi Innhlllty to attend the eni'iinipmeiit. The president re ferred to the acquisition of the Philip pine and declared "that It I only under the American (lug that the peo ple of the Islands can preserve public order, the Individual freedom and the national well-being. The work which ha thua been done will not be undone, for the nation remain true to the memory of your own great deed." lfs Tomorrow the election of officer and the time and place of the next en campment will be determined. The National Woman' Relief Corp elected Mr. Fannie Mlnot, of Man cheater, N. H., president on the first ballot. Adjutant-Genera! Partridge's report ahowa that membera of the 3. A. R. In good atandlng June SO, 1904, num bered 246,281, a net loaa during the year of 10,249. Loaa by death In 1904 wa 9029, or 8.52 per cent, aa compared with 6478 In 1890, or l.SS per cent. Plan for Land Office. Washington, D. C, Aug. 17. For the purpose of securing more efficient ad ministration of the law under which jpeclaLagent oMhgeneraMajdoN flee are appointed, Secretary Hitchcock haa approved a plan of the commls aloner of the general land office arrang ing atatea and terrltorlea containing public land Into nine district. An agent to be known aa special agent In charge haa been designated for each district. Among the atatea comprising aeveral districts are the following: First dlHtrlct, Washington : aecovd dis trict, Oregon; third district, California and Nevada; fifth district, Colorado, Utah, Kansas and Oklahoma; sixth district, Arlxona and New Mexico; sev enth district, North and South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska. Among those designated aa agent In charge, and the state to which they are appointed, are the following: First, Edward Dixon, Oregon: second, Thorrma It. Nuhaisr, "Minnesota; fifth, Nicholas J. O'l'.rlen, Wyoming. The h .tliunrtera of special agent In charge- will be ut the Unit el HI n tea land oftVe. . HlMturlcul flo-lctf DfcAlH dLOW TO SCALPERS, Spokane Prohibit Dialing In Non- Tramftrrabt Ticket. Spokane, Wuah., Aug. 17. Ticket i'ulilng wax glv-n a death blow In Spokane lat night when the city coun cil panned an ordinance prohibiting broker dealing In nori-triiiiNfi-ruble ticket and assessing 1hrn u yearly license (,f $ir,0, The railroad, Cham ber of Commerce and Intestate fair are back of the legislation, which I directed again! the Ottlnger ticket of fice, the mly scalper In the city. The ethic of scalping were argued before the council for three hour by attor ney, ex perl In the smlplrig buNlue and railroad official. All the promi nent paciiger officiate of the north west were here, Including A. I Craig, of Portland. JAPANESE SQUADRON Going to Shanghai to Look After Their Demand. Indon, Aug. 17. The .Shanghai cor respondent of the Morning Pont nay It I reported that the Japanese iuad ron la coming there In consequence of th failure n yet to comply with the Japanese demand that the Runnlan iruiner Akold and the lor: do boat destroyer Oroxovol be disarmed or (jult port. Back at Vladivoitok. Imdon, Aug. 17. A dispatch to the Central Newa agency from Vladivo stok, dated August 17, ay the cruis er Rossla and Oromobol, of the Vladi vostok siiuadron, have returned her. FIGHTING IN PARAGUAY. Cannonading Heard Near the Capital City. Buenos Ayres, Aug. 17. Refugees j from Asuncion, the capital of Pura guay, declare the condition there are Insupportable. All business ha been suspended, street are deserted and only patrol are visible. The refugee say that the revolution In spreading and It I believed that the government can not offer serious re sistance to an attack on the capital. The German, Ferreira, leader of the revolution, will be probably declared president. Cannonading was heard last night near Asuncion, but there la no definite new that the capital la being bom barded. Idaho Attorney Killed. Blackfoot, Idaho, Aug. 17. E. E. Chalmers, one of the lending attorney of Idaho, was kitted tonight, being run over by a freight train, and frightfully mangled. He missed hla footing In crossing the track. Hoar Given Up. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 17. While Senator Hoar has been given up by physicians and relatives, he la resting quietly at 11:30 tonight, under the In fluence of opiates. Today' Weather. Portland, Aug. 17. Washington and Oregon, Thuraday, fair; allghtly higher temperature; northwesterly winds. Idaho, fair. BASEBALL Paeifio Cct. At Portland Loa Angelea, E; Port land, 8. At Seattle Oakland, 5; Seattle, 7. At San Ftanclaco Tacoma, 2; San Francisco, 1. Paeifio National. ALSjwkane Salt-Laker 0 ; Spokane, At Butte Boiae, 16; Butte, 4. American. At Chicago Boaton, 6; Chicago, 0. At St. Louis New Tork, 1; St. Louis, 3. At Detroit Philadelphia, S; Detroit, 3. (Called In 12th Inning; darkness.) At Cleveland Washington, 2; Cleve land, 3. National. At Boston First game, Chicago, 3; Boston, 6. Second game, Chicago, 6; Boston, 4. ' At Philadelphia St. Loula, 9; Phila delphia, 7.' At Brooklyn Cincinnati, 9; Brook lyn, 8. At New -Tork Pittsburg, 6; New Tork, . CANDIDATE DISCUSSED FEW ISSUES YESTERDAY IN REPLY TO COMMITTEE Hon. Henry G. Davis Received Formal Notice of Nomination for Second Place on Democratic Ticket. "Standing on the Borderland of the Tw3 Virginias," the Speaker Said He Considered That His Nomination Is a Sign of Peace Between the North and the South, Which . Were Once Unfortunately Separated. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va Aug. 17. Henry 0. Davis today wa for mally notllled of and formally accepted the nomination of the democratic party for vice-president of the United State. The ceremonies took place In the open air In the groundn of (ifeen Brier, White Hulphur Spring hotel, and wre marked by the greatest simplicity. Mr. Davis wa escorted to the flag ilratied platform ut 1:30 o'clock, by Representative J"h Sharp Williams of Mississippi, who delivered an ad dresn. Mr. William occupied an hour In speaking. It took Mr. Duvl 10 minutes to read bin formal acieptaiu e, but he pel faced this with a heart to he;irt talk of like duration to several thousands of hi friend and neighbor, who were gath ered under the trees. Senator Daniel, of Virginia, was forced to acknowledge the demand for U speech, but declined .Hid at 3 25 o'clock the ceremony ended. Earlier In the day the formal letter of notification was handed Mr. Davis In the parlors of the hotel. A reception and cotillion In the par lor of the hotel took place In the even ing. Mr. Davis' excellent health and evidences of physical strength were subjects of congratulatlona on the part of his friends. Senator Davis makes no preiences at oratory. Hla delivery la of conver national style, and hi emphasis Is ef fected by pauKe rather than by gea ture or voice Inflection. His speech 1 earnest and matter of fact. When It came his time to respond to the not I II cation address, ho waa kept standing some minutes while the audience ex pressed Itself In applause. It affected Mr. Davis' reply. He did not follow bis manuscript closely, though he held It In his hand. He did not miss a para graph, but expressed the substance of each paragraph more briefly, and In some cases In full. He mentioned the name of Judge Parker, ond the re spouse was Instantaneous. He spoxe of the platform and the contention between him ond Mr. Bryan over Its provisions. Immediately Bryan's name was taken up and cheered. Well." said Mr. Davis, with a meaning smile when quiet was restored, "I waa a member of the platform coin mlttee and between those two gentle men, but the platform was unanimous ly passed by the convention, and I am here tod:iy to stand upon It, and In November to go to victory." Substance of the 8pech. The speech was In substance as fol lows: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the committee: The official notification which you bring of my nomination for the vice presidency of the' United States by the national democracy gives me a feeling of slncere.it gratitude to my party for the honor conferred. At the same time, It brings to me a deep sense of my responsibility to my party aa a' candidate and to my country, in oaserofmy-etection; A spirit of determination to suc ceed In the campaign before us appears to pervade the rank and file of our par ty in all section of the country. Of that rank and file I have for many years been a member and have nt all times devoted my humble powers to party success, believing that success to be for 'the country' good. Unexpectedly- called as I am now to the forefront, I am Impelled to an acceptance of the obligation by a' sense of gratitude to my fellow workers and the hope that I may be able the better to assist in restoring to power that party whose principles and post history guarantees a safe, wise, economical and constitu tional administration of the govern ment. I find it therefore a great pleasure, standing here upon the borderland of the two Virginias to receive and at cept the commission yo'U bear and to send greetings through you to the democracy of the entire country. Is it not significant of a closer and truer brotherhood among us, that for the first time since the cfvll war a nom inee on the national ticket has been taken from that section of our country that lies south of Mason and Dixon's line, a happy recognition of the obllt- eration of all sectional differences which led to and followed that un happy struggle. As an Introductory to the few re marks I shall make, I desire to say that I heartily endorse the platform upon which I have been nominated and with the convention and its nominee for president, regard the present monetary standard value of money aa irrevoc alwy established. In the campaign preceding the last election much stress was laid by re publican speakers upon the prosperous condition of the country and forebod Ings were heard of the 111 results, es eclally to the laboring man, which would follow any change in the po litlcal complexion of the government It la true that the times then were good, but It I no less a fact that, while there haa been no change In the party In power, many of the evils pro phesied have come under republican rule. Four years ago factories, mills, mines and furnacea were In active op eration, unable to supply the demand, but now many are closed and those that are open are being operated with reduced forcea on short hours. Then wages were high, labor was scarce and there was work for all. Now work Is scarce, many wage earners unemploy ed and wages reduced. The apprehen- lon which now prevails In business circles and (he present unsatisfactory industrial conditions of the country- seem to demand a political change. In the language of our platform, "the rights of labor are certainly no less vested, no less sacred and no less In alienable than the rights of capital." The time la opportune to emphasize the truth of this utterance. The most sacred right of property Is the right to possess one's self and the labor of one's own hands capital Itself being but stored up labor. For years I worked In the ranks as wage earner and I know what It Is to earn my living In the sweat of my brow. I have always be lieved, and my convictions came from the hard school of experience, that measured by the character of work he d'e and the cost of living a man Is entitled to full compensation for his sen-Ices. My experience as a wage earner and my association with labor have alike taught me the value of dem ocratlc principles, for In them the humblest haa the strongest security for Individual rights and the highest stimulus to that independence of spirit and love of self help which produce the-flnestrTn-tvaterxharacterr"Bfld'1orrn the base of thf best possible govern ment. The receipts of the government for the year ending June 30, 1902, the first fiscal year of the present administra tion, showed a surplus over expendi ture of 391,000,000, but for the fiscal year ending June SO, 1904, Instead of a surplus there was a deficit of J41.- 000.000. From the first of July, 1904. to August 10, or for about a month and a third of the present fiscal year, the expenditures of the government have exceeded the receipts by $21,715, 000. There could be no stronger evi dence of the extravagance Into which the republican party has fallen and no more potent argument In behalf of a change to the party whose tenets have always embraced prudence and econ omy In administering the people' af fair. Our republican friends are prone to refer to the great commercial growth of the country under their rule and yet the census reports show that from 1S50 to I860, under democratic rule and the Walker tariff the percentage of In crease was greater In population, wealth and manufactures and railroad mileage, the factors which affect most largely the prosperity of the country. than In any decade since. The cost of government has largely Increased un der republican rule. The expendl ture per capita for the last years re npectlvely of the administration given, taken from the report of the secretary of the treasury were as follows: In 160, under Buchanan, 31.01; in 1S93, under Harrison, $3.77; In 1S97, under Cleveland. $5.10; In 1901. under McKlnley. $6.56; In 1904. under Roose velt, $7.10. The republican now claim great consistency In their attitude upon the currency question and the presi dent In his recent speech of acceptance said that they know what they mean when they speak of a stable currency "the same thing from year to year,' and yet In the platform of their party in 1884, 188 and 1892 they favored the double standard of value. In the platform of 1888 they said "the re publican party Is In favor of the use of both gold and silver a money and condemns the policy of the democratic administration In Its efforts to demon etlze silver." I congratulate your committee and the constituency it represents, in the selection by the delegates to the na tional convention of the nominee for the presidency. He Is a man of cour age, yet prudent, of high Ideals, yet without pretense; of the most whole some respect for the constitution and the majesty of the laws under it and a sacred regard for their limitations; of the keenest sense of Justice which would rebel against compounding a wrong to an Individual or to a nation; positive in conviction, yet of few words, strong in mental and moral at tributes and yet withal modest; pos sessed of a sturdy constitution and magnificent manhood and yet temper- ate in his actions and dignified in his demeanor. It la not the orator or the man of letters but the man of reserve force, of sound judgment, of conserva tive method and steadiness of purpose whom the people have called to the office of the presidency: notably in the contests between Jefferson and Burr, Jackson and Clay, Lincoln and Douglas, rant and Greeley, Cleve land and Blaine. Dire predictions were made by our political opponents of what would hap pen at the St. Louis convention, but they misjudged the temper of the party and the people. While there had been dlfferencea In preceding campaigns, yet at St Louis they were all harmonised and a common ground was found upon which all could stand and do battle for democratic principles. A platform was adopted by a unanimous vote, embrac ing the Issues of the day and present ing to the people a declaration of prin ciples which In the language of the times Is sane, safe and sound. With a candidate whose personality appeall to the good sense and sound judgment of the American people, a platform whose principles are for the greatest good to the greatest number and a re united party, earnest for the restora tion of good and economical govern ment, we should succeed and the prin ciples of democracy again triumph. I beg my countrymen, as they value their liberty, to guard with the sacred right of local self-government and to watch with a Jealous eye the tendency of the times to centralize power In the hands of the few. Mr. Chairman. It la an added pleas ure to receive this notification at your hands. Tou have been conservative a nd courageous: as leadenf TurTarty In the house of representatives, a po sition which few men have filled with the signal ability that you have dis played. It will be my pleasure and duty, at a time not far hence to accept more formally In writing the nomina tion which you have tendered In such graceful and complimentary terms, and to give my views upon some of the im portant questions now commanding the attention of the country." C. R. I. P. TRAIN WRECKED. Kansas City, Aug. 17. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific passenger was wrecked near Altamont tonight, two day coaches being thrown down an embankment, injur'ng 12 persons, two fatally. The train left this city for Chicago early this evening. WHEAT GOES SKYWARD IN THE MARKET Prices Soar at Chicago, December Wheat Reaching $1.10 and September Wheat as High as $1.09. Bad Reports Prom Grain Belts Result in Wild Speculation Among the Brokers. THE SITUATION IN OREGON Extraordinary Advance Have Put Local Market on Chica go Basis-Flour Prices Are Also Soaring:. Chicago, Aug. 17. There waa a burst of speculative wheat buying at the opening of the market far in ex cess of any previous day, which gath ered strength with each succeeding hour until all previous records for the present crop were shattered. Early re port from spring wheat territory were not encouraging and northwestern markets were stronger. Cable showed foreign marketa to have followed ad vances on this side and there were Indi- ' cations of foreigner purchasing in this market Buying order far In excess of offerings were in the market from the start September opened to lftflXc higher, at $1.06il.p. December was up at the start H42c, at $1.061461.07. Crop ireporta were bad to start with, and became lament able In their details of destruction by rust of whole fields. In many local ities farmer were reported engaged in burning standing grain to clear land. From the Dakota, Minnesota and Ontario the same reports came, and traders appeared to cent famine. Buy ing furore set in in earnest Only once. soon after opening, when few long lines were released, did the price go be low the opening range. The rest of the trading appeared to be one frantic scramble to buy. Not until the high points, $1.09 for September and $1.10 for December, were reached waa there any marked halt In the advance. At the top prices in the last hour of trading scalper threw quantities of wheat on the market, and in absorp tion of this prices lost some of their advance. NEW WHEAT SITUATION. Portland Market No Longer on an Ex port Basis. Portland. Aug. 17. The Oregonian will say tomorrow: The extraordinary advances In the speculative grain mar kets yesterday have given a new as pect to the wheat situation In the northwest. The market here, instead of being on an export basis, is practi cally on a Chicago basis. The prices offered for wheat for shipment east preclude any possibility of buying on European account. Based on Liver pool quotations and prevailing freight rates, club wheat would be worth about 76 cents here. Buyers, however, have paid as high as 78 cents, and probably more, for this grade for ship ment to the east. Of the 2,000.000 bushels of wheat that have changed hands since the season opened, it Is estimated that from 400.000 to 500,000 bushels Sre for the east." Flour Going Skyward. Portland, Aug. 17. Local flour mill ing men advanced the price of "pat ents" 15 cents today, to keep pace with the rapid advances In the wheat mar ket. Friioo Flour Hiqher. San Francisco. Aug. 17. Local mill ing concerns advanced prices for flour 20 cents 'per barrel today, as a result of the continued rise In wheat. The market is very strong. Chicago Grain Market. Chicago, Aug. 17. New September wheat opened at $1.064: closed, $1.09. Barley, 3638c; flax. $1.16: northwestern, $1.24. n