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ASTORIA, OREGON, 1 THURSDAY;- SEPTEMBER
1904.
OPENS DOOR
' TO FEMALES
Important Ruling as to Chinese
1 Made by United States Com-,
! missioner Sfaden. ; V
MAY CAUSE GREAT INFLUX
IoKuhNtAnce Court Holds That
Chinese Woman Has Right
to Remain Upon Mar-
. Portland Telegrams- Wtat tn&y be a
wide-open dpor lor CWmss women of
klh anil low defrcs to come Into ths
Vnited Statue developed, in the decMon
rendered la favor of Doa Quia Tip,
who appc&red before United State
Commissioner SUdcn yesterday after
noon and who waa released. The atand
of the commissioner waa that since she
cam into the United Statea ahe had
married a Chinese merchant. Won Tl
Fook, and that thia save her the status
of her husband.
Doe Q urn Tip was arrested , some
time ago, hut shortly after the arrest
was married to Wong To Fook, who
a short time before had been tried and
acquitted of the charge of being ille
gally In the United States. The mar
riage was according to the laws of the
United States, otherwise it would not
have been binding.
5 In giving his decision, Commissioner
Sladen stated that he thought the mar
riage took place for the sole purpose of
enabling the woman to remain in the
United States. He realised that his de
cision would probably mean that It
would be possible for any Chinese wo
man to come Into the United States,
, and even after being arrested, if she
Jere married to a Chinese merchant,
entitled to residence, she would not be
liable to deportation. i ' '.
Whether the Chinese regard Ameri
can marriages as binding Is not known.
If the ceremony means nothing to them
they would probably offer no objection
to being principals in weddings which
would enable women of their race' to
enter thia country. If this proves the
case, so long as there are unmarried
Chinese merchants in the United
States, so long can Chinese women en
ter this country without fear of deport
ation. t t The government claimed. In the Doe
Gum Tip case, that, according to the
decision of the United States circuit
court of appeals in the case of the
United States vs. Esol Sam, appealed
from the northern district of Califor
nia, that marriage subsequent to ar
rest did not grant a Chinese woman
the status of her husband.' This con
tention was based on that part of the
decision which states that Tsoi Sam
"did not get married to evade deporta
tion." The case in question was where
a 'Chinese woman entered this coun
try and was married before being ar
rested. The government claimed that
the sentence, "She did not get mar
ried to evade deportation," implied that
if she had she would be liable to de
portation. ' ' ' " "'
Marriage subsequent to arrest !s an
unsettled question In Chinese cases, as
It is not known whether the -ceremony
would enable a woman to remain In
the United States. Commissioner Sal
den decided in favor of the woman, al
though In giving his decision be stated
that it probably was a loophole through
which any Chinese woman who could
find a merchant to marry her would
be entitled to remain In this country.
Leong Ding, a Chinese youth 15 years
old, was this morning released from
custody oy consent of the government,
as It was shown almost conclusively
before the trial that he was entitled to
. remain In the United States. This aft
ernoon Dong Sam appeared before a
United States commissioner to answer
to the charge of being illegally in the
United States.
continue to do noorly on account Of
lack of rain. The ihitd "crop of al
falfa Is about ready for harvesting.
and some cutting has been done In por
tlons of eastern Oregon.
But little plowing or seeding was ac
complished, as the soil Is too dry for
lorklng. In the Willamette valley
fw fields have been "disked" In on
ground plowed Inst spring.
Corn Is ripening nicely; the ears are
large and well filled, and on the whole
the crop promises well. Pastures are
very dry and stock Is losing flesh.
Prune drying Is progressing rapidly
in southern Oregan. In the Wlllum
ette valley the fruit is rather slow In
rlpedtng. and picking and drying will
not be general much befare next week
the crop Is very light Late apples,
while rather small, promise abundant
yields; the early varieties continue to
drop more than usual.
TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
rfate
of Coauillt Man Who Murdered
His New-Born Babe.
Coqullle, "Ora, Sept. 31. Earl Steel
must pass the remainder of bis lire
behind the prison bars, according to
sentence imposed upon him for the
murder of his new-born Infant on the
afternoon of last June 21
Steel Is but II years of age and has a
frank, boyish face, appearing even
younger than he la His conviction of
murder in the second degree has come
as no surprise to those who knew the
history of the case, and probably noth
ing other than his youth prevented the
passing of a first degree verdict.
On the 23rd of last June Steel called
Dr. Russell to his tfonie on the ground
that his ,wtfe was suffering from
stomach complaint. The doctor, dis
covering that she was about to become
a mother, told Steel there was no oc
casion for attempting secrecy and was
asked to assist In concealing the birth.
Dr. Russell refused and was told by
Steel that the child should not live,
Mrs. Steel besought him to give her
poison. After the birth of the child
the doctor told officers of the threat
made by Steel and, accompanied by the
sheriff, returned to the house. The
Infant was missing, but search dts
closed its body, wrapped In gunny
sacks and laid away in a closet. Its
head had been crushed. ' i:
A coroner's Jury was empaneled that
night and doctors testified that the
babe had lived SO minutes after birth
before being murdered. The Jury
charged Steel with infanticide.
Throughout his Imprisonment Steel
refused to admit his guilt and when
convicted made no comment except to
say "For her sake."
BIGGEST SPANISH SPEAKING CITY
Buenos Ayres Hss That Distinction-
Population 1,000,000.
New York, Sept. 21. A municipal
census .has Just -been ..taken,- says a
Herald' dispatch from Buenos Ayres.
The exact' figures are not yet known
but the population of Buenos Ayres
Is estimated at about one million. The
Argentine capital is now the largest
Spanish speaking city In the world.
tried all kindi of blood nmadlM whli.li fillnj
to do me any food bat 1 hr found in right thin.
Si lui, Mr lie iu foil of pimplei aid black
eada. Afwr taking Caararat they all left. 1 am
continuing the ate of them and recommending
them to mr f rlendi. 1 feel toe when 1 rite the
moraine:. Hone to kava a ehanea to Mumajni
CateareU."
rred C. Wlttea, 71 Sim St., Kewark, H, J.
WILL HOLD
MUKDEN
Provided the Japs Are Not Too
Strong for the Defenses of
Russian City.
ARMIES AGAIN IN READINESS
Japs Have Kail road Nearly He
lmut nnl Are Uettlntf lu Good
Shape for Battle Expected
to Be Fought Soon.
Toklo, Sept. il. noon. An Impres
sion Is growing general that an en
gagement will soon take place at Muk
den. General Kuropatkln la evidently
preparing to make a determined re
sistance to any attempt to dispossess
him and Is entrenching and construct
ing defenses. He has an Immense force
available but the opinion Is expressed
that Tie pass would be a more favor
able location for defense. The Rus
sians, however, are unwilling to suffer
the loss of prestige which would be In
volved by the abandonment of Mukden.
Both armies are now rested and have
recovered from the effects of the fight
at Llao Tang. They are In condition to
fight and the weather Is favorable for
military operations. The roods are
drying and the Japanese are speedily
restoring the railway. A party of mil
itary attaches who recently came to
Llao Tang from Toklo were 'dragged
for one hundred miles In open trucks
by coolies. The army is now forward
ing rolling stock with captured cars
and engines and' the service will soon
be thoroughly organised.
With the Llao river open the task
of transporting men and supplies to
the advanced base of operations at
Llao Tang Is simple.
There Is much speculation, now as to
the extent of the fall and wlntef cam
paign. It Is generally thought that
Field Marshal Oyama will continue
pressing Kuropatkln back until the
winter falls and 'will then strongly
guard his advance line until spring.
The Japanese carried on an aggressive
campaign against the Chinese during
the winter, but conditions are different
In this war.
A renewal of the attack upon Port
Arthur on newer and more aggressive
lines is expected this week and It Is
predicted In well Informed quarters that
the reduction of that fortress will be
accomplished within 10 days or a fort
night '
The authorities continue silent con
cerning operations there. The publl-;
cation of a small list of casualties in
the naval brigade operating on land
Is the only recent official utterance In
reference to the siege. The spoils tak
en at Llao Tang continue to grow.
General Kurokl reports the capture of
tour miles - of railway rails and 200
tons of coal.
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CROP AND CLIMATE REPORT.
Statement of Government Office for
y .:. Psst Week.
The weather during ' the last week
was dry and smoky, with warm days
and generally cool nights; fogs oc
curred In the western section on. several
mornings, and in portions of the coast
. - A ..' ..... ..
counties there, was quite a deposit. of
moisture from them, which was ( of
slight benefit to gardens and pastures.
Thrashing continues In scattered por
tions of the Columbia- and the Grand
Ronde valleys. Hop picking 'was ' rap
Idly pushed to completion, and only
a few yards remain, to be finished up.
The yield Continues beiow average, but
the quality Is very good. ' Early plant
ed potatoes are being dug; the yield
Is very disappointing. Late potatoes
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October 3, 4 and S. On each of these
Jays speefal tourist excursions will be
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cars over the ''Scenic Line of the
World." October S there 'will also be
run a special Pullman excursion. These
cart will make stops en route at Salt
Lake City and Denver, affording ex
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the various points of Interest about
those cities. The daylight fide through
the heart of the Rockies God's art
gallery of nature Is the grandest across
the American continent.
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street, Portland, .Ore., at once for par
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travel will be particularly heavy.
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