VOLUME LV1II. '
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4.
NUMBER 311.
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FOR v.aCE
ADVANCED
German Government Anxious
That Scope of The Hague
Conference Should Be Ad
vanced Materially.
Suggestion of President Roosevelt
Will Doubtless Be Enthusi
astically Adopted.
PEACE CONGRESS IS OPENED
Secretary' Hay (lie Principal
Mpeuker at the MonnIoii Held
Yesterday Aitcriioon
Ht llONtOII.
London, Oct. 3. Mr Thomas Bar
clay, who was prominently Mntlfld
with the movement for establishing
amity between nation. Informed the
Associated Press today that the Gr
man government had under cortsldera
tlon the culling of another conference,
to extend the trope of The Hague con
ventlon, prior to President Rooaevelt'i
announcement.
"Thus, there will be little difficulty."
aald Kir Thomaa, "about the adoption
of tbe proposal of Mr. Rooaevelt.. You
will remember that Count von Bulow
elated In the relchitug a couple of
year ago the Intention of Germany to
call a conference, and recent corre
spondence we have had with the Ger-
man authorities shows, that the matter
la being considered. There la, how
ever, a possibility of either the Ameri
can and German government! calling
the conference jointly, or one giving
way to the other. If all the nations
will accept the proposal it will be one
of the greatest things America has
done." '
CONGRESS WILL CONSIDER IT.
Sir Thomas Barclay's Proposal to Be
Submitted Today.
Boston, Oct. 8. The message of Sir
- Thomas Barclay has been transmitted
to the International peace congress
through the Associated Press tonight
and delivered to Robert Treat Payne,
president of the A merles n Peace So
ciety, who said It would be submitted
to the congress tomorrow and that
the congress would doubtless reply,
Payne suld Sir Thomas had done more
than any other Indlvlduul for the ad
vancement of the peace movement.
8E83I0N OF. PEACE CONGRESS.
Edwin D. Meade Declares Press Could
. Eradicate War.
Boston. Oct. S. Secretary of State
John Huy, representing the United
States of America, spoke a word of
welcome this afternoon to the dele
gates of the International peace con
greas assembled here for the first for
mal meeting of the 13th annual conven
tlon. The meeting was held at Tre
tnont Temple. Before 2 o'clock the
auditorium was Jnmmed and streams
of people turned away from the en
trance. Edwin D. Meade, chairman of
the committee on organisation and
progress, after calling the meeting to
order, aald:
, "If the Dress of the world would
adopt the resolution that war should
be no more, the clang of arms would
cease from the rising of tho sun tol
Ita going down, and we could fancy at
last that our ears, no longer stunned
ty the din of armlee, might hear the
morning stare singing together, and
all the ions of God shouting for joy.
-"These worda are not mine, but were
spoken at the International pee.ee at
oclatlon meeting at St Loula by Sec
retary of SUte Hay, and, with these
words ringing In our hearts, we re
joice that the secretary of state Is
John Hay, and that he Is with us to
day." '
Secretary Hay's speech, a masterful
address, followed. The speaker was
frequently Interrupted with applause.
Mayor Collins said that no word of
his was necessary . to welcome the
peace delegates to Boston, for Boston
to the home of peace. He said that If
be were to paraphrase the Bible text to
ult the occasion, It would be this:
, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall see God; , damned be the
warmakers, for they shall se the
devil."
Right Rev. John perclval, bishop of
Hereford, was the first to mitke re
sponse. He said that European na
tions looked to the United States to
lead In the movement for peace; and
he felt grateful that the snoretary's
speech hud been given In behalf of the
president of the United States, as well
ss In his own behalf, "for he Is known
In Europe- and greatly respected and
honored," the bishop continued.
Mr. Lund, of the Norwegian parllu
ment presented the greetings of his
country.
The meeting closed by all present
joining In a hymn written especially
for the occasion. The next session of
the congress will be held tomorrow.
WAS BRAVE ATTACK.
Russian Volunteers Retake Important
Position, Inflicting Sayere Lost.
Chefoo, Oct. 8, 2:30 p. m. The vol
unteers refered to by General Stoessel
n the proclamation which he Issued
after the desperate fighting which took
place between September 19 and 22,
were made up of regulars called upon
to tuke a high hill which had been
captured by the Japanese.
From semi-official sources It Is learn
d that the attack begun on the 19th
along the whole line and lasted four
days, varying positions and changing
hands many times.
The hlah hill mentioned was a very
Imoortniit position to the Russians,
The Japanese attack was made Tepeat
edly, day snd night, finally occupying
the position on the night of September
22 after suffering very severe losses
The attempt to retake the hill being
extremely haxardoua, General Btoes
sl refused to Issue the order, but
called for volunteers. Everybody call
ed upon responded, whereupon a requi
site number of men were select
ed. Lieutenant Poggorsky and Captain
Sychan leading them. Soldiers ana
officers alike carried grenades (explo
sive shells weighing from two to six
pounds which are thrown by hand) and
with these they attacked the Japanese
temporary fortifications and drove the
latter from all their positions. Several
mines were exploded during the gen
eral battle, causing severe losses. .The
Rusalans calculate that the total Jap
anese losses for the four days' fight
ing reached 20,000 men.
FOUR THOUSAND JAPANESE
ANNIHILATED BY SLAVS IN
BATTLE NEAR PORT ARTHUR
Russians Make Two Sorties That Result
in Terrible Disaster to Force That
Is Sent to Meet Them.
Of 4000 Men Who Participated Only One Officer and. Eleven
Men Escaped Japanese Tunnel Into Port Arthur Has'
Been Completed and Used, but Result Is Thus
Far Unknown-Little News From Mukden
WOMEN WILL VOTE.
Colorado, Idaho and Utah Women Will
Figure in Result.
Chicago, Oct. 8. Women of the West
this year will figure in the presidential
ampalgn as they have never figured
before, and according to to dispatches
from Denver, Salt Lake City and Chey.
enne, Wyoming, inetr voie wm m m
heaviest ever cast in Colorado the
women's vote Is expected to be Increas
ed, but the men of both parties are
said to be trying to discourage them
from taking sides In the state campaign
which Is a complicated fight
In Wyoming the vote nominally la six
women to 10 men. It Is expected that
the ratio probably will be Increased
nine to ten.
FLOOD8 IN OKLAHOMA.
London, Oct. J. The Telegraph's
Nagasaki correspondent says:
"Terrible artillery conflicts are add
ing to the horrors of the situation at
Port Arthur. On September 22 and
September 23 the Russians made sor
ties against the Japanese. Desperate
lighting ensued. The Japanese force
was practically annihilated, only one
noncommissioned officer and 11 men
remaining alive out of 4000 who went
Into the engagement. '
"The Japanese tunnel Into Port Ar
thur was completed September 24. It
was Immediately used. The result Is
unknown."
LITTLE NEW8 REPORTED.
Outpost Affairs 8um of Happenings
Around Mukden.
Small outpost fights constitute the
sum of the activities reported in the
vicinity of Mukden. The Japanese
blockade of Port Arthur Is to effective
that General Stoessel Is unable to In
form the war office at St. Petersburg
of the situation there. The report was
circulated that the Russian armored
cruiser Bayan, of the Port Arthur
squadron, arrived at Hanchau bay,
near Shanghai, today, but this after
wards proved to be a hoax.
ALL QUIET AT MUKDEN. ;
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War Commission Adjourns .Without
'Receipt of Further News. v f
St. Petersburg, Oct. t The war
commission adjourned tonight without
Issuing further news from the front.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Mukden, filed there tonight, states
merely tljat all is quiet. There is in
tense Interest here In the developments
at Mukden',, but the public, and appar
ently the authorities also, are utterly
In the dark as to what Is transpiring.
The little news received, from Port
Arthur comes from abroad, but that
little Is satisfactory, Inasmuch as It
records further repulse of the Japa
nese attacks.
Situation Is Unchanged.'
Mukden, Oct I. The situation Is un
changed. The Japanese are active to
the westward of Mukden. The Rus
slan cavalry forces are strong In that
direction. The horses are In splendid
condition and the roads are good. The
Japanese are active to the eastward.
and have been reinforced.
The Report a Hoax.
8hanghat, Oct 1. Investigation
shows that there is no Russian man-
of-war at Gutxlaff Island, In Hengchau
bay, or In these waters. The report
that the cruiser Bayan Vas anchored
off Gutxlaff Island Is a hoax.
Cruiser Novogorod Returns.
Constantinople, Oct I. Tho volun
teer steamer Novgorod baa passed the
Bosphorus, homeward bound. The
Novgorod was reported to have passed
the iJosphorus September 21, carrying
1000 soldiers to relieve tho Russian
garrison at Crete.
WILL .GRADUATE .CHAUFFEURS
Crops Are Badly Damaged and Bridget
Destroyed.
Gutherle. O. T.. Oct. 8. According
to special aisnaicnes 10 mo o''
raritni fh south Canadian river is
higher than It haa been before In 40
years. In many places wagoVi and rail
road bridges have been swept away.
The rise Is due to the floods in Colo
rado. It is feared that the loss to cot
ton and corn crops and In bridges
may be very serious. Loss of life is
also reported.
NEW RECORD FOR 8ANDRIA.
Duryea't Filly Clips Half a Seoond Off
Best Time.
New York, Oct. 8. H. B. Duryea't
Bandrla, with 104 pounds up, won the
fillies' half of the sixth matron stakes
of $15,250 at Morris Park today, in
doing so Sandrla made a world's new
record for six furlongs straightaway
by going the distance In 1:08. The
best previous time was 1:08.
New York Y. M. C. A. to Supply Trust
worthy Men.
New York, Oct 8. Problems that
are distressing magistrates and are
causing trouble generally between those
who walk and those who ride automo
biles may be settled by chauffeurs bear
ing the recommendation of the T. M.
C. A.
Announcement has been made by the
West Side T. M. C. A. that It will sure
ly Institute a class of Instruction for
chauffeurs. The' matter of education
of chauffeurs has been under consid
eration for some time. It is the
result of unceasing protests since the
automobile was first adopted In New
York over the alleged carelessness and
dishonesty of many of the men who
drive motor cars. Appeals to the As
sociation for chauffeurs have been
many, and the supply has been prac
tically Inadequate.
Complaints against dishonest and
careless chauffeurs were so many dur
ing the summer that, with the return
of city folk from the country, the man
agers of several of the garages in the
neighborhood went to the director of
the West Side Y. M. C. A. and asked j
him to organise a class for the train-1
lng of chauffeurs known to be decent
young men. After long consideration
and planning It was announced finally
that the association is to have not only
' RE8ENTED HI8 ABUSE.
,
Portland Woman Shoots Aged Ad
mirer, Perhsps Fatally.
Portland, Oct S- In protecting her
self from the murderous attack of an
infatuated and jealous-erased man,
Ruth Osborne today fired three shots
Into the body of John Thlm, causing
wounds from which it la feared the
Injured man will die. The1 shooting
occurred in a lodging house on Third
street In the room occupied by Mra
Osborne. The wounded man Is 67 years
of age and a tailor by trade.
Mrs. Osborne came to Portland from
Spokane four months ago. Three
months ago she met Thlm, who became
infatuated with her. Mrs. Osborne
promised to marry him, but, according
to her statement, broke the engage
ment when Thlm began drinking and
started to abuse her. For the past
week the two have been having trou
ble dally.
d nara to prove that Johnny Is "over
80." In fact, he is just (5 years of age.
Those were merry, though somewhat
primitive, days in the old times at Pa
clflc City, the settlements on the Wal
llcut, Chinook and at Itwaco. We used
to go to school to a teacher named
Miss Lincoln. Besides John and my
self, there were my sister, now Mrs.
John Hunter; Judge Meldrum, of Ore
gon City, three Woods boys, the Hoi
man girls, James Johnson, who was
drowned In Shoal Water bay, ana
George Johnson, of Oysterville, Hiram
Pulden, Mrs. Kate Brown and others.
Plckernell donation land claim and the
same old house much remodeled are
still there. . My father, Richard Car
ruthers, had the contract for the stone
work of the lighthouse and dwelling
on Cape Disappointment taking In
with him John Welch and tho two
Sperry brothers. The Plckernells,
father and son, boated the sandstone
used from Chinook to Fort Canby.
Captain Plckernell, sr., was once
wrecked in a small boat and drifted
about In front of the site of Astoria
for three days before being able to get
ashore. He was the pilot on the 111
fated Sylvia de Grasse when she struck
on the reef which has since borne her
name. Before coming to the Columbia
he was a sheriff in southern Oregon.
Captain John Plckernell Is not only an
old resident of the lower Columbia, but
he Is one of the squarest men who ever
navigated its waters, and he has
multitude of friends who would . be
glad to see him live to be older far
than be is now accused of being."
AMERICAN FLAG IN AFRICA.
SHOT BUSINESS RIVAL.
Agsd Man Fatally Wounds Another
and Commits Suicide.
Portland. Oct 8. Jealous of rivals
In a growing business, Adrian Gau-
dren, a gunsmith and cutler, age,d 77
years, shot and fatally wounded .P.
Serge KIsslow, also an aged man, in
front of the ,latter's place of business
a class for-chsuffeura but -a regular!00 Washington street, near Sixteenth,
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mis .iiiui iiiiih. tic men amicu-uiuiwi.
educational department for the owners
of machines. The work will beco,n-
ducted by experts and the courses will
cover from three to six months.
Russian Town Dtttroytd.
St. Petersburg;, Oct :. The village
of Glousk, In southern Russia, has been
wiped out by firtey Five1 hundred fami
nes art without. "shelter ,,or food.' The
town has appealed' to St Petersburg
for Immediate B'elilC , ,
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FAIRBANKS AND FULTON.
Two Senators Address Big Crowd at
California Metropolis.
San Francisco, Oct. 8. Senator
Fairbanks and Senator Fulton tonight
addressed an Immense audience at Me
chanics' Pavilion. Fairbanks devoted
much of his time to the Panama canal
question and extension of American
trade In the orient v He also malls a
general contention for tha continuance
of the Republican policy of protection
and malmen,aric,e.of the gold standard,
and deiended ,'tha "course' of ' the Re
publican party In the Philippines. ;
by blowing out his brains with the
revolver with which he shot KIsslow.
Therevls no hope of Klsslow'a recov
ery. - , - . . v ..
CAPTAIN PICKERNELL'8 AGE.
Popular Steamboat Man- Is 65! net
t-.:' Mora Than 80. , s
-ICaptfn John Plckernell does not rel-
being called a man of 80 years, and
Kobert Carruthers has come ; to ; Ms
cW(!n,4V- with the following i statement:
" JohnCPtckernell and-1: Were school
miAe together in Ilwacd. only SO years
agOttin the summer of 1854. and I have
seen the data of the rder PlckerrteU'S
birtlt In the family lble; which lsrthe
year" 1818 'Since Ms' father ' woutd.':if
living, be only 88 years of age, it wotia
Bishop Hsrtz.il 8ys Wt Have
White Man's Duty In Africa."
Butte Intermountain: The interview
with Bishop John M. Hartzell, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, carried by
the Associated Press a few days ago,
In which that prelate said he hoped
one day to see the American flag flying
on the Dark Continent is not the first
in which Rev. Dr. Hartxell baa exploit
ed this Idea, nor art Ms views of the
subject recently formed. In 1899 he
returned to this country and while In
Cincinnati was Interviewed by The En
qulrer, his theories at that time creat
ing no little sensation In the Methodist
world.' Bishop Hartzell, then bishop
of South Africa, was loud in his praises
of the rule of Great Britain as he had
seen It and loud in his denunciations
of the outrages In the Congo Free
State. He declared that wherever tne
Union Jack 'waved, the blacks found
peace and protection, justice adminis
tered impartially and slavery sup
pressed; while In the majority of the
colonies of other nations, slavery was
nnenlv tiractlsed. the natives were
slaughtered mercilessly for minor of
fenses and the governments notorious
ly corrupt
Bishop Hartzell's views are worthy
of consideration. He Is giving his life
to South Africa and has braved many
dnneers to carry the gospel to the
heathen. He has been In a position to
know the facts. He claims that Great
Rrltain and the United States alone
can prevent, at no distant day, serious
international complications over Afri
can territory, and thinks these two
great nations should establish protec
torates over a large portion of the
territory thus far unclaimed, thereby
securing a balance of power and assur
ing to the continent in the future not
only, peace, but Just government and
the advantage of civilization.
DEATH WILL
COME SOON
TO GENERAL
Payne is Gradually Sinking and
Physicians Believe He Will
Live but Few Hours
at Most.
Early This Morning He Has Bad
Spell and Family Is Sum
moned to Bedside.
SUDDENLY RALLIES AT 235
No Stimulant Are Being Admin,
istered and Nature Is Allow
ed to Take Its Course
Hoar's Funeral.
BRYAN SPEAKS AT OMAHA.
of
Addresses Enthusiastic Meeting
Packing House Employes.
Omaha, 6c t 8. William J. Bryan to
day began a week"s speech-making
tour of Nebraska, his first address be
ing made at Gretna. The address at
Gretna had to do almost entirely with
state, issues,. . , -
Mr. Bryan, took the afternoon train
south for Omaha, where a mass meet
lng was held tonight .The speaker was
greeted with a large and enthusiastic
audience, the great majority of whom
were packing house employes.
Senator Hoar's 8on Honored.
Worcester, Oct 1 The republican
convention of the Third congressional
district today nominated Rock wood
Hoar, son of the late Senator Hoar, by
acclamation, for representative, v
v Exourtion Steamer Burned..
. Pittsburg. Oct,. J, The . excursion
steamer Mayflower burned to tne
water' edge at 8:80 o'clock this morn
ing. .The crew escaped. ,t
Washington, Oct i. The death of
Postmaster-General Payne It momen
tarily expected. " The distinguished pa
tient has been near to death's door for
hours, and, although he suddenly ral
lied at 2:85 "this (Tuesday) morning;
the attending physicians entertain tit
tle hope that he will recover.
At 1 o'clock this morning all hope
had been abandoned. Shortly after
12 o'clock the members of the family
weer appraised that the end was near
and were summoned to the bedside. At
12:80 the General had another sinking
spell, and it waa then believed tha
end was near. Indeed, the physicians
staled that the General could live
but a few minutes. Half an hour later
It waa announced that he might live
two hours -longer, but that the end
could be expected at any moment
No stimulants were being adminis
tered,- the physicians allowing nature
to take Its course. " .. ' , . ,
At 8:85, It waa announced that the
General had suddenly rallied. He sud
denly exclaimed "Hello!". Dr. Ma-
gruder asked the patient how he was
feeling, and he replied: "nrst-rate.
A quarter of an hour later Dr. Ma
gruder said that, should the Improve
ment continue, the General would prob
ably live through the night All hop,
however, has been abandoned.
DEAD 8ENATOR IS LAUDED. '
Friends Pay Tribute to Memory of
George Frisbie Hoar. . ,
Worcester, Mass., Oct 8. The fu- '
neral services of United States Senator
George F. Hoar were held here today.
The day was beautifully clear and
cool, and residents of the city probably
in greater numbers than ever before
assembled lined the streets through
which the short procession passed.
Business waa suspended. The services
were held in the little Church of Unity,
Which the senator attended. In ac
cordance with his wishes these were
of the most unceremonious nature. Dr.
Rush R. Scippen. of Brockton, spoke
briefly of his personal acquaintance
with the senator, and Edward Everett
Hale spoke at great length after read
ing a psalm and offering a brief
prayer. Tomorrow the body will be
taken to Concord for interment ' -?
Hokt Smith Makes Address.
Charlotte, N. C, Oct 8. Hoke Smith,
of Georgia, secretary of state in Cleve
land's second cabinet, spoke on the is
sues of the campaign tonight, the audi
ence entirely Hilling the 'Academy oX
Musio Smith was enthustastlcaliy re-:
celved. . . ..,.. ., "; , ..,'..
Progress Satisfactory,
Walmer Castle, Kent, Oct 8. The
doctor's bulletin. Issued at 10:10 o'clock
this morning, says: ; J
"Lady Curson passed a good night
and her progress is satisfactory.' ,
' Admiral Rogers Retires.
New York, Oct. I. The formal retire-
ment of Admiral Rogers, commandant
of the New York navy yard, took place
today and transfer of the comand jras
made to Admiral Coughlaa. ,
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"Drxit Kid" Got Decision.
Mount Clemens, Mich., Oct 8. The
Dixie Kid," of California, got the da-
cision over Joe Grim, of Philadelphia,
tonight at the end of six rounds., .
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