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ASTORIA OREGON, 'TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1904.
VOLUME LVI1I.
NUMBER 305.
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INJURIOUS "
EFFECT OF
AGITATION
Filipinos Take Utterances of Poll
ticiar Seriously and Believe
They Are Capable .of
Self Government
Governor WHht Protests That
Talk in America Interferes
With His Administration.
PAPERS SPREAD THE BELIEF
Conservative Element, Fearful
of Loalnar Prcatlire, IU-rralu
From Kipresslug Its Ileal
Sentiment ou Matter.
Washington, Sept. 2.-In a letter
to President Roosevelt Governor
Wright of tha Philippines deprecates
the dlacuaeloit In tha United Btatea of
Independence for the Flliplnoa. Gov
ernor Wright state that the apoken and
Irltten utterancee of prominent men
re brought to tha Islands, rormwg in
iila for edltorlula In the pa per a of
Pie Phlllpplnea Inalatlng that tha Fll
iplnoa are now ready for aelf govers-
fment
The effect of the agitation In the
United Btatea la dlatlnctly Injurious
Governor Wright says, and makes the
talk of the authorities tha mora diffi
cult. The discussion demoralises and
weukene the conservative and thought
ful etemente, who are afraid to apeak
aa they really think, lest they lose pres.
tlg. ' '
CHALLENGES FAIRBANKS.
.ana tor Oubola Wants to Argue tha
Mormon Qusetlon With Him.
Spokane, Sept. U. A, challenge Jo
Senator Fairbanks, tha republican nom
Inea for vlca president, to discuss the
Mormon laaue In hla two speeches In
Idaho, waa made today by United
Btatea Senator Dubois.
Dubois' challenge la In the form of
an open letter. Ha aaeerta that Mor
monism la condemned by both the na
tional democratic platform and by the
Idaho democracy. The senator goee on
to aay that the question I one which
will confront Falrbanka In Wyoming.
Utah, Colorado, Idaho and Oregon, and,
aa Falrbanka la dlacuaalng the demo
cratic platform and candidates, Dubois
tbtnka tha people have a right to know
where the republican candidate atanda
on thla propoaitlon. '
Popullata Name Partial Ticket. , t
Boise, Sept. !. The populists of
Idaho have placed a partial ticket In
tha field, aa follows:
Presidential elector-Frank Forbea,
Jesae Rumrael and R. D. Jones. '
V governor T. , W. Bartley of Mos-
co.
Secretary of state Levi P. Kammon
of Moscow.
Congressman D. I Badley,
Falrbanka In Montana.
niKlnea. Mont.. Bepti 2. Senator
cvirhanka amnt the BTeater parf of I
the day dlacuaalng Irrigation. The day
was devoted to a tour of Yellowstone
county, beginning at Olendlve, on the
eastern bolder of Montana, and ckw
Ing here.
Parker to Oo t New York.
rarner 0 V " rT .
Esopua, Bept . Many telegrama
... ...I.. in. T.rkp ra I
. ,- nmuttin Parker onlahwah of the reorganisation commit
pwn. nmj ..... . . v - .
hla letter of acceptance. A delegation
of S democrats from Poughkeepsie
came to Roaemount today and apent an
. . . ... . III a
hour with Parker.
Tne juubb win aviomer oicw.
to New York tomorrow.
Bryan Opens Nevada Campaign.
Reno. NevH Bept. M.--Bryari opened
the democratic
campaign In? Nevada I
here tonight
Headquartera In Indiana.
New Tork, Bept. 2. -It la understood
the western headquartera 6f the nation
al democratlo committee will be estab
lished at French Lick Springs, ndJb. rent from top to bottom
next month, probably under the direc
tion of Chairman Taggart. . . '
Narrow Escape From Death.
Everett, Wash., Bept II. Passen
gers on a aouthbound Northern Pacific
train experienced a narrow escape
from death thla afternoon near Arling
ton, where an explosive auppoaed to
have been dynamite cauaed a ahower of
rocks and wood to full upon a Can
adian Pnclfla tourist car, splintering
the roof and knocking out every win
dow on one side. No one waa serious-
Lly Injured.
VERY SORRY IT HAPPENED.
lOovernor at Colon Rsgrets Outrsgs at
American Consulate.
Colon. Sept, 2. Tha American con-
recently besmeared with filth. Admiral
8lgsbre, with tha flagship Newark, waa
ordered to proceed to- Carthagena and
Invaatlgata the circumstance,' In a com
munication to tha governor, Blgsbee
Lid;
1 nnd the expressions of regret for
lih vii of Indecency on behalf or
youreelf and your government to be
antlafactory. but that they have not
been given publicity. I suggest addi
tional precautlona to prevent recur
rence of the Incidents and fuller pub
licity of the government's expressions
of regret. In order to avoid a friendly
visit assuming a more aerloua aspect y
, The governor complied, reiterating
his regrets.
WHEAT FALLS FOUR CENTS
AT THE CHICAGO MARKETS
Heavy Selling Causes a Slump and the
Lew Point Is Reached Just Be
fore the Sesaion'a Class.
Chicago. Sept 2. A break of t centa
a bushel In wheat occurred today. The
decline waa due to general liquidation
and the reduction of numerous stop
loaa orders. Surprisingly heavy pri
mary recelpta contributed to the weak
ness. . .
At the start the market showed a fair
degree of firmness, duo to the strength
of foreign grain markets, wheat prlcea
at Liverpool being up nearly a point
As a result ol heavy selling, prices
started on the down grade, tha declin
ing tendency continuing throughout the
entire session. The low polnt0L.ne
day was reached just before the close.
STRIKE ON CANADIAN .PACIFIC-
Ask for Inoresss to Equal Wages Paid
en American Roads.
Winnipeg, Man.. Sept. 2.-Ths de:
tnand of the allied mechanical .tradee
employed on the Canadian Pacific rail
way for an Increase In wages haa cul
minated In a' atrlke, when about 700
worklngmen In the Winnipeg shops laid
down their toola. Men at Fort William
and other points alao walked out The
men, aay they are a'aklng for pay equal
to the .schedule that prevalla on tne
Northern Pacific' and other weatern
roada south of the International bound
ary,. , This means an Increase of from
i to I centa an hour over that which
they have received. An official of the
company Interviewed tonlght( said It
was the Intention to fight the strike
and a long struggle appears Imminent
SCHWAB BUYS IT IN.
Shipyard Plant at San Francisco Sold
, . by Order of Court. ,
Ban Franclaco, Sept. 28. The aale of
the great ahlpyard plant here, which
waa conduct at the main entrance to
th iron works, waa not largely attend-
led, the moat notable peraona preaent
being Charlea M.' Bcnwao, weoeiv.
Smith and Attorneys Pollock and Will
i.m m nrMtna of New Tone. Tne
property had to be sold by reaaon of
. ........ . i . ... hl
proceedings Instituted to wind up , the
a ih. Kknkrunt TTnltcd States
aimu. v f rr i
shipbuilding Company. Repreaeniauve
c..v.K h mnrrnnliAtlon commit- I
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tee offered ll.tOO.OOO tor the real prop-
erty of the concern, ana w,uu ior
the peraonal property. There were no
l . . .
Vesuvius Still in Eruption.
Naplee, Sept. 26. The eruption
of
Mount Vesuvius continues, and
al-
though U hat iomewhat decreased, It Ulhna been received from Genera! Kuro
still moat Imposing, and lta vividness
haa , been augmented by the breaking J
& iu. 1
away of the crust around the crater
which la being re-ejected with shakings
rumbling and exploslOns. making-It ap
pear as If the whole mountain would
The Funio-
vif nu
ular ral)road roadbed has been dam:
aged by the now oi va. vn -wm-
Mil aide the eruption is veiy
Ing, and "a great quantity of aahea Is.
being ejected.
EUROPE WILL BE INVOLVED
AND WAR WILL BECOME MOST
TERRIBLE IN ALL HISTORY
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British War Correspondent Expresses
Conviction That Russo-Japanese
Complications Will Spread.
St Petersburg Officials Believe Japanese Are Planning Flanking
Movement Aainst Kuropatkin'i Left and That Battle Will ,
Occur as Soon as Kuroki Ij Able to Concentrate
.. His ForcesNo News From Port. "
Indiestions are diaoemed at St Petersburg that tha Japanese are
plsnning a flanking movement against Kuropatkin's left to eompel his
retirement from Sin Tsin Tin. Kurow is supposea to aesign crossing
the Hun river at a point a considerable distance ssst of. Mukden,
whenos he is expected to move down stream, ind oo-operata with tha
army from Sianohan, while Oku and Nedsu hold Kuropatkin south of
Mukden. The Jspanese attacks on Da paaa and 8iaungku are regard
ed as confirmation of thie theory. The outposts of Oku and Nodxu
hsva bean in confliot with the Cossacks between Bentsisputx and the
rsilroad. No nawa haa been reoeived from Port Arthur.
Honolulu. Bept M. Melton Prior, a
British newspaper correspondent who
arrived today from Yokohama, says he
feels certain the war In the far east
will lead to European complications and
the most awful war In the world's his
tory. Prior claims Japan displayed bad
faith toward all the correspondents.
This, he says, Is his 27th campaign
and the only one In which he haa seen
nothing. He believes that with the
possible exception of the battle of Ltao
Tang, not one correspondent has aeen
a shot fired, and even doubta If the
LJao Tang fighting waa witnessed by
newspaper men. .
WHY AbVANCE IS SLOW.
Field Marshal Oyama Awaiting Arrival
'' af Reinforoemente.
fit. Petersburg, Sept !, S p. m.
The cause of the extreme deliberation
In the, Japanese advance on Mukden
waa explained by a dispatch received
from General Kuropatkin this after
noon, which Indicated that Field Mar
ahal Oyama had not yet concentrated,
his forces. Fresh troops are constantly
Arriving at Bentslaputse, while others
which recently reached Liao Tang are
marching up the Taltse rivet to. Scan
Chan. ' . : ... . ..
Theae reinforcements presumably
come from Japan. As soon as .tha
com. rrom pan. - "
fourth Jaoaneae army at Bean Char, I.
sufficiently strong, It la now evident the
Jspanese Intend to resort to their, fa
vorlte flanking tactics, jnOve a formld
am. arrny aga.n-, -"
and compel the evacuation Of Sintaln-
able' army against Kuropatkin's left,
tin.
V' i.1'
They are evidenUy reoonnDiterJng the
ground Over which the ' Scan Chan
army will march up and cross the river.
Meanwhile, General Kuroki Is trying to
seise' and cross the Hun river, far. east
of Mukden. Thenca he will move down
tha river and co-operate wjth , the
fourth army from Scan Chan; while
Generals Oku and Nodus engage Kuro
patkin's attention south of Mukden. T,he
attacks on Da pass and Saa Lunk Ku,
September 20, wera the first symptoms
of this vast flanking movement.
Kuropatkin pew reports that Japan
ese scouts hava been encountered near
the Hun" river, half way to Mukden.
trying to selie Kaoutou pass 10 miles
. . ... M j.a .A
northeast of Benttlaputse, In order td
Li... n tn Pimhan. and that Oku'S
u - - , ; , (
Spd Nodxu'e outposts nave peen en
in iVIrmtnhlnil , with COSSacki
gaged in skirmishing , with , Cossacks
near Inpu. between . Bejitslaputse and
jh, rnroad.
JAPANESE ON THE MQV'
Preparing Extensive Movement East of
Town of Mukden.
St Petersburg, 8ept 26, A dispatch
patkln, announcing that - the Japanese
ar, preparing .an extensive turning
k v . .i. a i ...a
movement east of, Mukden. A large
force Is advancing from Llao Tang by
way of Talche Jo Scan Chan.- -. '
Skirmishes have occurred tn the val
ley of the Hun river, and at Inpu, be
I"- - ,
1 tween Bentalaputsa and the railroad.
iTnere were many vi""?"""1" iv-
No Shortage of Fue1!.
i no ononigi or r u.i.
London, Sept 2. Telegraphing from
)) f
-is
I Chef oo the correspondent of the Dally
Mails says:
"Photographs received from Port
Arthur taken as late as September 14
show that the plies of coat stacked on
Tiger's Tall at the beginning of the
war ars still there."
8AKHAR0FF REPORT FIGHT.
1 1 ... ' . .
Japanese Attempt to Ooeupy Pass, but
., r
Art Defeated.
Petersburg. Sept ' 2.-General
St
Sakharoff, n a dispatch dated yester
day, telegraphs that the Japanese ad
UV ICICKi (lUIia VUtti IUB at fyslljafj u-
tt , . .
vance guard during the last few days
attempted to occupy Kaoutou pass.
1. k!..
. v . - . . u . .
were repulsed; by a detachment of the
,' , 1 V- .y, - '
JRusian advance gnard. ,
. . . . .
On the south rront ah is quiec, at
though shots are exchanged5 dafly and
skirmishes occur between the advance
posts.
WILL NOT ACT HASTILY.
United States to Proceed Cautiously in
. Contraband Cases.'
St Petersburg, Sept. 2. Nelth'er the
United SUtesj nor Great Britain has
yet renewed diplomatic representations
to Russia on the subject of contraband.
In diplomatic ..circles 'interest 4s felt
hyt -the ultima. lasu. of the matter,
Mtavtd'.iu,th. Unltrt
It W hardly believed either the United
States 'op. Great Britain purposes to let
tha matter rest In Its present aspect
WhBs tha Washington government Won
a distinct, vtctory In the decision of the
JM,d. . t,.had.
whlch1n effect, recognised Secretary
, ' ,.nH th(Mlirht ith
4aj m vm , w
American government will stilt , refuee
to acaulesce-In the" placing ' of cotton.
fuel and railroad, telegraph and tele
phone material in the tint of absolute
contraband. Nevertheleaa the author
ities expect- the United States will
await the decialon of the appeal from
the' tribunal In tha Calcha.s and Arabia
cases before proceeding further.
FORSAKE THEIR UNIONS. '
Nimr Thousand Men Return to Work
Yesterday at Chtoago.
Chicago. Sept 3.Nlne thousand
men' returned ...to. work without uhlon
regulatlona ot siny eort today,' when the
three-'Chicago .branches of the Inter
national Harvester Company worka and
the Pullman com pin y" reopened " their
:t.. .ft -.r . .huMo'wn of two weeka
The men not. erhy returned to their
Ifomler plpoea as individuals, but agreed
to reductions In. pay of 10 to"80 perjmontu, vTne new company
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WILL SOON ISSUE CALL.'
President to invite Peace. Conferenoa of
All the Rations.
w-.hinrton. ant. . 2ft. President
Roosevelt's announcement on Saturday
to the delegates of the Interparllament
ary union that at-an eany aaie ne
would lnvlta the nations of the world
to send delegates . o: a second peace
conference whose work should be sup
plemental to that of the conference at
The Hague Is regarded as a historic ad
xue nniu. iaww w ,ov. ,
vance toward the adjustment of inter-1
national difficulties through the medium
of arbitration.
Quite naturally, tWe question arose
aa to how soon the president might
i
call the conference. He did not indi
cate, in his address, the probable time
of his Issuance of the call, but It can
be stated that he will not await the
conclusion of peace between Japan and
Ruasla, both signatories to The Hague
convention, before Issuing his call. It
Is his presenf intention, in about six
weeks, to bring the matter to the at
tention of the nations of the world,
with a view of ascertaining their de
sires aa to the time and place of hold
ing the second conference. These pre
liminary inquiries will be made through
the department of state. As soon
thereafter as the replies received shall
warrant the president will Issue his
formal call for the conference, which
probably will be early In the coming
year. .-,
DOG FINDS STOLEN HORSE.
Recognizes Old Friend . Despite Dis
guise snd Misfortuns. -
Pateraon, N. J., Kept 2. "Dr." Rin-
ard Deutacher recovered a horse today,
through the sagacity of bis dog, that
was stolen from him la-rt July. -. The
horse had been so altered In appear
ance that A took the doctor some time
to satisfy "himself the animal was his,
but so persistent was the Nedfoundland
dog that Deutacher flnally recognized
marks, and later It was found that the
horse had been clipped and then hia
akin dyed. His tail had been docked
and the end was still sore. His mane
had also been shorn. ; ;
Deutscher's big Newfoundland dog
Rex for two years slept In the stable
with the horse. This morning while
Deutacher was . driving along Main
street the dog suddenly leaped from the
carriage, and running to a horse hitched
to a huckster's wagon began barking
w " ... .. -.
.i,.win. all mi of tov. Tb mas-
aim .iivniup - -a - - 7
tw ,rt
obey him. He was about to use force
. when some one In the group that gath
... a . .
ered remarked that the dog knew the
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. . , ...
and. flnally. he found the animal waa
his. . The huckster was arrested, but he
nl"' ' i nB f -
purchased the horse only -a few oaya
, . - .. -
noYi at Hackaneack. and the authorities
ago at Hackentack, and the authorities
afe now trying & trace "the man from
whom he waa purchased. ' s -it
SOUTHERN RAILROAD WRECK t , ,
CLAIMS SIXTY-TWO VICTIMS
Bonfire Is Built and Msss of Wreekigs
s '! at Nswmarket, Scene of Awful
i . Dieaater, le'DeetroyeoV i
Knoxville, Sept 26. No additional
deaths of Injured occurred today and
the death list of the Southern wreck
near. Newmarket Saturday stands at
t. AlLthe. InJured are reported to be
doing well and only four, or five are so
desperately hurt that death is likely
t. result from" their Injuries. Twelve
funerals of, victim's of the" wreck were
held today. . . ;
Today at the scene of the disaster a
huge bonfire was built and the mass of
kindling wood burned, together with
small pieces of decaying flesh. '
Building Gaeoline Railway.
Everett Wash,, Sept 2. A stand
ard gauge railroad is being built by. J.
W. Hall, of Btaawood. to connect the
Stanwood mills with the Great North
ern railroad, a mile and a half a way.
The cars wilt be run by a gasoline en
gine capable f hauling 19 to 12 loaded
cars of lumber at a time. The little
line wUl also haul passengers to and
from the Great Northern depot. , , .
Would Buy Onffrey Conesm. - ,
Bellln'gham. Sept 21 A cOrtlblnatton
of western capital may secure control
ot the Pacific Packing A Navigation
Company. Thla concern hopes to te
able to bid. In its properties wKen of-
f ered for sale in tne reoerai coun nexx
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CISCO CSpiUiliaiB.
i '-.: Mske Ne Comment
St Petersburg, Sept , W. All the
newspapers here' print President Booae-
velfs statement to tne aeiegaies 10 me
interparliamentary union at St iiwls
regardlng the organization of a aecond
peace tribunal, but without comment.
Lady Cunon Improving.
Walmer Castle, Sept ?. The oxygen
treatment of Lady Curaon Is beng con
tinned, but In less quantity, and" the
, ... -
patient is taking nourishment better.
MURDERERS ;
RENDEV0UZ
AT GENEVA
Conspiracy Which Culminated in
Assassination of Von Plehve .'
Hatched in Swiss City, ,
Officers Declare.
Haifa Dozen. Russians Charged
Wththe'BlewiniiJp of the '
, Minister of the Interior.
MANY CRIMES ARE PLANNED
t
j:
Laws of Switzerland Make
Impossible for Russian Au
thorities to Cause Arrest
' of Men Responsible.
St. Petersburg. Sept 26. While some
of the feature of the plot which cul
minated in the assassination of Von
Plehve, minister of the Interior, are
still baffling- the police, the authorities
profess now that they are certaia thie
conspiracy was hatched at Geneva by
half a dozen Russians, mostly Jewsv
The authorities know the names and
addresses of the conspirators, but are .
unable to take legal action against
them owing to the failure of the laws
of Switzerland to Interfere with po
litical refugees, and therefore the Rus
sian terrorists are at liberty to continue ,
the work of the 'assassination of Rus
sian mln inters as long as they are able
to. find emissaries willing to risk their
Uvea."" -- --:'si" ,
The six men who engineered the Voa
Plehve plot according to the result of
the police Investigation, .It is declared , ,
organized a series of political crimes
which began with the assassination of
M. Bogdanovltch; governor of Ufa, In .
1SCJ, and ended In the blowing up of
Von Plehve. Gerchunin, the assassin of
Minister of the Interior Slplagulne In. r
190J, turns out to have been an emis-j
sary of the Geneva terrorists. ,
' For the first time the fact Is now re-'
vealed that Von Plehve's murder was
preceded by four abortive atiempts to,
encompass his death. .. v ,
DARING ROBBERY AT SEATTLE..
Twe Masked Men Kill One Person snl
'Fatally Injur Another. ,
Seattle, Sept '21 Twe masked men
this morning shot and fatally Injured
one than, maimed another and serious
ly Injured a third In holding up Con- .
wajrVsaloon In this City. The high
waymen entered the saloon and ordered
Lou Conway, the proprietor, arid his .
bartender to hold up their hands. Can-
way thought it a Joke and - refused..
The bandit shot hitting Conway, ia
the arm. which will have to be am- '
putated.
Jamea Murphy, who waa standing la
front of the bar, turned to see what
wag the trouble and received a bullet
In the abdomen. He will die.' Gilbert
McBeath. who was also in front of the .
bar, started to run. The bandit fired,
hitting him In the side. The bartender
and another occupnt.of the saloon held
up their hands and escaped Injury.
The robber who did the . shooting
ordered his pal to rifle the till, which
he did. securing The two then
escaped. '
Fraud Case Started.
Portland, 8ept 2. The proceeding
leading up to the trial of McKlnley,
Puter. Mrs. Watson, Marie Ware and
others upon charge of defrauding the
government of public laada were com
menced today In the United States dis
trict court by setting Thursday as the
day for hearing the demurrer to. the
complaints. ' . ".
' ' All Vots It CresV .
The New Star bill which started yea-
terday Is the talk of Astoria. And be
cause it is such a fine one. The acts
are up to the promises of the manage
ment and no better vaudeville has eve,r
been " seen here. Music and . mirth
sparkle at the Star. . '
. Senator Hear Uneoneoious.
Worcester. Mass.. Sept. J. Semitcr
Hoar had been unconscious all day. .
ia believed he will live several d ly.