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' i t ... v, :. HKftll iO ... ' . . ' i '. . - . . -W-m VOLUME LVIV. GROWTH OF TRAFFIC OF LOCAL ROAD Report of Auditor Kuettner Shows A. &C. to Be In Flourishing " Condition During the Present Year. Increase Is found In All Totals Except Passengers Carried One Mile. TWENTY-TWO PER CENT CAIN Mor Than 250,00 Pftnnenf erg Were Curried aud Over :iOO,000. Ton of Freight Hauled. . As Indicating the prosperity of thle city and Its substantial growth, the Increase In the business of the Astoria A Columbia, River Railroad Company la significant Teesterday General Auditor F. D. Kuettner made public the statistics for the fiscal year ended June JO, 1004. and also a comparative state ment Including the previous years business. The Increase In the general business of the company Is shown to have been about IS per cent, which Is a showing that perhaps no other mil road company on the coast can equal. Despite the 22 per cent Increase for the fiscal year, Mr. Kuettner states that the business of the line Is steadily Increasing. . The Increase noted In the statement made publlo yesterday Is general; and In but one department has there been a. falllne- off. This decrease Is noted In the number 'of passengers carried one mile that Is. total .mileage. This shows a falling off of 4 1 9,207. and Is the logical consequence of the discontinu ance of the Seaside excursion traipe. However, In the number of passengers carried there was a material Increase, so that the apparent decrease Is not real. The most remarkable Incrsuse noted Is In the amount of miscellaneous freight handled by the A. C. The Increase Is shown to be more than 20 per cent. Quite as remarkable , has been the Increase1 In the amount of hulldlns material hauled. The Increase In this department has been In excess of 1450 per cent. Timber shipments out of Astoria k.1,. wn isoki tons In excess of shipments for the previous year, while salmon shipments huve Increased 3186 tons. The statement made publlo yesler ..u v,v An.iiinr Kuettner shows that the total number of passengers carried one mile In 1904 was 11.946,747, as compared with 12.395,945 In 1903. The decrease was 449,207, the result, as above explalnedl of the discontinuance of the excursion trains. In 1904 the total number of passen gers carried was 252,225, as compared with 238.288 in 1903. an Increase of 15,927. The total number of tons of mlscel laneous freight hauled In, 1904 was JO8.023, as compared with 117,888 .tons in 1903 an Increase of 190,135 tons. In 1904 the total number of tons of ....u wa Ka 72R. as comoar- ed with 44,867 tons In 1908 an In crease of 15,051 tons. In 1904 the total number or ions oi salmon hauled was 13.460, as compared with 10.274 tons for the previous year an Increase of 3186 tons. Ths total number of tons of build i' Ing material hauled. In 1904 was 177, : 132. as compared with 8067 tons ounng 1903. The amount of material hauled for the Jetty this year Is responsible , for the excellent showing In this par ticular respect. The Increase Is shown to be 169,065 tons. . . , There has likewise .been material Increase In the amount of money paid In wages to employes. The total wage - S1A A Oft A J exDendture ror.mui woe iuo..ov.v, ' while for 1904 the total was 1136,796.32 on Increase of 832.816.28. ' "The company, employs more men .. oa thBtn mora money than Is , kuva y"-j " commonly supposed," saia Mr. nueu ner. "By far the greater part of the sum expendea annuauy in WSSBSWSWSW -.. ; i ..I .in ir " " 1 1 ' ,1 .w aMi - - - resMents ot rt of' thin"' . id Ml aria, spent M,-!" ,,i .unated that the .iK1 a decidedly beneflc t 'n the business ut the rail- that coal traffic Kino helped to swell tl V total RIDGE DAMAGED BY FLOOD. High Wster Continues to Work Hsvee In New Mexleo. Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 11. A tel ephone ntessugo from Belon says the Hanta Ke bridge over ths Rio Puerto. 38 miles south of Albuquerque has been damsged by the flood and It la expect ed to go out at any moment. This stream has left Its present channel and Is returning to the old river bed. which Is exactly wbert the Santa Pe trsck now lies. Several miles or tne track has been washed out and work train men at Helen sy It will require three weeks to repair the break. The Rio Puerto and the Rio Orande converge at UJoya, a few miles below Helen. There the RIo Puerto Is run nlng close on the one side of the sta tion and the RIo Orande on the other. People In the village have been tak en out In boats. Reports from other sections of New Mexico state that all streams are falling end that the heavy rain Is over. The heaviest damage of the past week hsbeen st Sliver City end laming, where the Mlrobres river hss been higher than for many years. The Rio Orande Is fulling, and the people of the valley are beginning to return to their homes. FAVO$ FLIRTING IN CHURCH. Methodist Minister Fevors Hymn Book Courtships. Chlcsgo, Oct. U-FHrUng can be carried on In church to good advan tage, according to a statement Issued by the Rev. M. a Williams, chairman of the committee on Sabbath observ anro on the Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. There Is no reason why young per son should not cultivate, aca other's anunlntanc from behind hymn books. de.-Ured Mr. Williams..; "Ws are giaa to. have tbetrt come to church as ahy oretext. Flirting Is as gooa an ex- fiia i anv. That is how I first be came interested In the church." tvit.,iiiv rinrtnr rellslous service was. he saia, to ue epciu Americans. But that some goo was accomplished even under these circum stances, he declared was Indlsputm- blo i "The expectatlc-i of "seeing a young woman home" has orougm many boy to church for the first time." he said. "Amid the love-maKUig xnere w a chance for the religious Influence to steal In." NAME LEFT OFF BALLOT. Carelsisnsss Msy Lose Position for Re- publiosn Csndidste. Rutte. Mont.. Oct. 11. A special to the Miner from Helena says: "While the secertnry of state was preparing a copy of the ofllclal ballot. the discovery was made that the name of Albert J. Galen, republican candi date for attorney-genernl. had been left off the certificate filed by Chair man Mantle. As the time for filing nominations has expired. It Is doubt ful If Galen's name can be placed on the ballot. He will Institute mandamus proceedings In the supreme court -M i pZswsw-'sBwaB DIVORCE QUESTIpN UP. Convention Will Consider Remsrrlsos of Divorcees. Boston, Oct 11. The ' proposed ehanae In the cannons of the Episcopal church, vhereby clergymen shall be forbidden to remarry a person who has discussed by the house of deputies at today's session of the EDlscopal general convention. Con sideration of the subject will be taken up from time to time until It is finally disposed of. BIG. PROPERTY SOLD. Port AnBsles Esstsrn Railroad Chanaee r . Changes Hands. Port Ansreles. Wash... Oct. 11. All the property and franchises of the Port Angeles ' Eastern Railroad Company was transferred to the British Ameri can Finance Company today, the con sideration being 1800,000. The company states that It will build the road to plympla In one year, the objeollve point being Portland, Ore. ; I I f ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12.; ' y: - NUMBER S TERRIFIC ARTILLERY BATTLE IS PROORESSING-REPULSED RUSSIANS AGAIN ADVANCE Sharp Fighting Has Three Days North of Yentai, Japs Forcing Russians to Retire. Russian War Office Does Not Regard Severe. Fighting as India- tive of Ueneral tngagemem, dui expeexs uecwve Struggle Will Follow Repulse ly Kuropatkin of Smaller Japanese' Force. For three days there tuts beea sharp fighting north of Tental, between Llao Tang and Mukden. The Russian ad vance was checked and the attacking forces compelled to retire to the north side of the Uchlll river, but It suDse- quently recrossed ths stream, where at lost accounts a terrific artillery bat- tla Is progressing. In St. Petersburg the fighting Is not considered to have assumed the magnitude of a general engagement, such as Is expected to come within a few days, somewhere within the triangle Indicated by the lines connecting Llao Tang, Tental and 8ykwantum. This battle, when fought, la expected to be decisive of this year's campaign. Wounded Russians taken . to Muk den show by their cheerfulness that Im provement has been produced on the spirits of the troops by Kuropaucin taking th offensive. . RUSSIANS ARE CONFIDENT. Think Kuropatkin Will Foret Japanese ;,to Fall Bask. St. ' Petersburg. Oct. 1L Swere fighting north of Tental. resulting In a temopary. check ot Kuropatkln's guard. la not regarded at tho war Office as In dlchtlrig a generaf egagmeiA.v-The latest official 'dispatcher show that the whole army Is not yet m line or oaiue. (Kuropatkln's present superiority 'tn tmtu. It' la held here. Is bound sooner or later to compel tie Japanese to fall back upon the strong positions within tho triangle Donad by Ten tal, Llao Tang and Skywaritum. Everything points to that district as iiviv to be chosea for the 'decisive struggle for this year" campaign. palgn. ' . TWO APPOINTMENTS. ' Vsesneies Filled in List f Russisn Admirals. St. Petersburg. Oct. 1L The official messenger announces the appointment of Vice Admiral Deiobrasoff, com mander of the Pacific fleet, to be sen ior admiral of the Baltic fleet; Rear Admiral Haunt nawl commander of the port of Vladivostok, to be Junior admiral of the Baltic fleet COMPOSITION OF FLEET. Baltio Squadron Will Divide Off, Af tarwsrds Being Re-united. Paris, Oct" 11. A St. Petersburg cor MONTANA CITIZEN MILL. Nsturelixstion Pspers Issued by Court Are llleaaL New ' Tork. Oct 11. Daniel Lynch and John J. Sullivan have been arrest ed and held by United States Commis sioner Shields upon the charge of hav ing been found with Illegal cltixehshtp papers In their possession. Sullivan Is alleged by the prosecuting officers to have had papers Issued by the courts in Silver Bow county. Mont. Papers of this description which are termed "miners' papers," ths authorities say purport to show that the holders are entitled to full rights of cltltenshlp whereas the Ellis Island records show that the men who have presented them and attempted to land .came to the country for the. first time but a year or two before their Issuance. Lady curzon not so well. Her Lsdyship psssed a Fair Night, however. Walmer Castle, Oot 11. This morn ing's bulletin regarding Lady Cur son's condltdion Is as follows: vLady Curson passed a fair" night, but' Is not .quite so well this morn ing." - r , , " Been Going on for respondent learns of the final compo sltlon of the fleet which Is to sail which Is as follows: Seven battleships, eight cruisers, nine destroyers and ten big transports. The fleet will divide off the Spanish coast, one squadron going by way of Sues, the other around Cape Horn, the two rejoining In the Pacific ocean. LONDON PAPERS PUZZLED. DispsUh From Shsnghsi Ssys Nodzu Will Bueceed Oyams. London, Oct 11. The English papers this morning are still discussing what they 'regard as Kuropatkln's Inexpli cable change In the plan of campaign, and With Increasing conviction that It e due to presure from St Petersburg. The situation will be still more compli cated If the statement sent . from Shanghai today turns out .Incorrect The statement says' It Is believed that Oyama and staff will return or be re called to Japan and Nodsu wlljj take comntand. '; 4 "It li well known among the bet ted clamsea of Janan." the corresDondent adds. ."th.t It was Nodsu who Aived the' altualon af ; the battle "of Llao Tang. Oyama Ma actually oraerea fherotrWl when Nordsu vigorously protested.. To Nodsu, therefore, Is doe sreat credit Xor averting a disastrous retreat which, was warded off ir al most sacrificing . .the entire twentieth regiment of the second division." NO POLICY FORMULATED YET. Neve Russian Minister of Interior Says Plsns Are Incomplete. .' . St Petersburg, Oct 1L Prince Sy- iatolpolk-Mlrsky, the minister of the Interior; reiterates, according to the report of an interview with him pub lished In the Russ, his statement to the Associated Press that It IS too early as yet to attempt to formulate the policy of the minister of the Interior and repeates that much Is to be ex pected from the Intelligent use of the Zemotlves. The minister adds that he" hnno ultimately to decentralise the method of dealing with these commun- Itles so as to give each of them the benefit of their knowledge of their lo comiltlons, as they are naturally more competent to manage their own affairs to their own advantage than Is the St Petersburg government, which of ten has no knowledge of the conditions - ', that exist. THE COY GEISHA GIRLS. Resist An Officer But Will Be Deported. St Louis, Oct 11. Seventeen Japa nese geisha girls ' locked them selves In their rooms at their boarding house when United States Deputy marshals attempted to remove them in seder that they might be deported to their native land at the request of Commissloner-Oeneral,' TeJIna, After an unsuccessful attempt to remove the girls,: the United States marshal-ordered .the house' kept "under Che guard of hli deputies. "' ' ' Commlsloner Beppu stated that It would be to the Interest of the govern ment: to have the girls depbrted and he declared that they would go back If not Interfered with.! " ' ' BRING CASE TO COLORADO. ; Bankrupt General Metals Company Will Reorganize. Colorado Springs, Col., Oct. 11. Judge J. H. Lunt representing local creditors of the General Metals Com pany has left for New Tork to argue before the United States court there a motion to transfer "the action; In bankruptcy against the company to largest creditors. General Manager Grant of the; Tellurlde mill, belonging to the company, Has received a mes sage from President Finney stating that a movement Is on foot to reor ganise the company and pay oft all debts except those of stockholders and to resume operations at the Col orado City plant A meeting of the comoany with this purpose In view will be held In New York on Wednes day. ILLITERATE BUT SHREWD. Death of Aged Man Who Could Trade But Not Read. plttsfleld. Mass., Oct 11. Grover Hurlbut, one Of ths most remarkable I characters In the Berkshlres, is dead! at his home here. Hurlbut was 14 years old. He could neither read nor . . - , mated at I10O.0O0 through schrewd trading His holding In the Berk- shires comprised about 400 arcres, In amount being second only to the Oc tober Mounta estate of the late Will iam C. Whitney. - ' TRAIN CREW HELD GUILTY. Coroner's Jury Finds Them Respon sibls for ths Greet Disaster. .-..nhre. Mo.. Oct ' 11. The crew of the extra freight train which I collided with the ' Missouri Pacific J world's fair train yesterday, resulUng In the death of 2J persons, was held I responsible for the disaster by a cor- oner's Jury which returned a verdict tonight The verdict charges the crew write, but amaaseo I0"u"e "u'l,u.Wru -reai r earrc A iSrSJT with disobeying orders ana oeii'Bjhave occurrea in tne neignoumwu nr asleep on the post of duty. No recom-1 mendaUon Is made as to the prosecu tion of the train crew. ,. PEOPLE'S PARTY ORGANIZED. Four Demooratio. Congressional Nomi V New Tork. Oct Representatives of the people's party la New lorn met tonight and elected a Wate com- mlttee and -perfected an organisation, Four democrats, nominees for c6n- aress. Wn.' R. Hearst. Wm.. Sulser, Charles A. Town and Robert Baker, were liiuui bcu . In the'seventeenth district H. M Mc- onald was nominated as' the populist candidate. ,. . ... COUNTERFEITER CAPTURED. 8ort Service Agent Finds Man in Act of Making Coins. Seattle, pst 11, United Secret Ser vice Agent Bell today descended ' up on a counterfeiter's cabin. In, the woods cantured H.' N. Stone, virtually in the act of manu facturing spurious United States coina One of the most elaborate outfits ever captured In the northwest was seised. VETOES POOL ROOM ORDINANCE. M.unr Williams. of Portland, Would i ----- , Stop Gambling. Portland. Oct 11. Mayor Williams has vetoed the ordinance recently pass ed by the city council licensing pool rooms, unless tne veto is ovemuueu by the city council the rooms will not be allowed to re-open. ; COMING ATTRACTIONS. Msssger Selig Announces Engsgement of Orral Humphrey st Fisher's. Monday, October 17 will witness at Fisher's opera house the initial bow of Mr. Orral Humphrey to an Astoria audience. Although a stranger to As toria, Mr. Humphrey Is one of the best "known stars of the Pacific northwest thbi being his third season on the road at the head of his own company. . . The opening bill, "Buried at Sea." Is from the pen of. Mr. Theodore Kramer, author Of "Fatat. Wedding." etc, and la rated' as one of the most thrilling melodramas of the present time. Mr. Mr. Humphrey, and his present com pany are maVlng a feautre of this production and the mechanical and scenic. effects are. absolutely "correct and exact reproductions of the great New Tork production which enjoyed a run "of 150 nights. Manager- Sellg has made arrangements for this pro duction at popular prices. Beat sale opens Saturday morning at 'Grtfflns' book store. , Cot, Jsmes. P. Averhill Deed. Atlanta, Oa, Oct 11. Col. James P. AverhjUl, national Junior vice-commander, of the O. A. R, died suddenly this morning. MANY ARE POISONED I BY WHISKY Twenty-five Patrons of a New York Saloon Die Under Sus picious Circunv ' stances. ' Saloonkeeper Is Arrested oa Charge of Bein? Response,. ble for Their Death,. WniiACI ICP1 ri.i Examination ,of Dead Man' Btoniach Indicates Presence) of Wood Alcabol in Liquor Sold to Customers. New Tork, Oct 11-Acting under -in- . structlons from the coroner, the police have taxen inro cuvu v- pYiUche. who keeps a little saloon at 72J Tenth avenue. ' Frltsche Is charg- only with being a suspicious person. but the police say that In his saloon. It u suspected, whlsney was soio. wnicu contained poison and that whiskey is responsible for the many deaths that cently. Frltsche only recently bought , the place, which is of the variety getter ally described as a barrel house. Whiskey is sold there In large' quan tities at a Jow price., The leading brands was drawn from barrels up n, tti annlic&tlon of a customer. Peo- pl In the neighborhood carried their nasu to w satoon . The whiskey waa gold for ten cent. a pint- - . ... Investigation of the numerous death In the neighborhood, durini :the past two weeks showed that nearly all those who had died suddenly were customers of the "barrel house.". Frltsche, af ter being taken to the- station house , was quickly admitted to ball. Ha re- turned to the' saloon, but the jplice followed, closely questioned ihe Jpro prletor and closed" the doors. ) . M Twenty-five persons living In r the , neighborhood, all of them of middle age, have died within the past two weeks. The symptoms were ( in t the ,ln Identical They were character ised by the attendant physicians la all cases .as those of alcoholism. In the past 24 hours one death, that of Robert, Smith, has reported, while the following await burial: : -.Michael McAuliffe, aged '43. .died Saturday. , ': " ' ' -, ', Charles McLeavey, aged 50, died Sun day.' ; ... William Drain, aged 30, died Fri day. , " t , Adoiphe Lehman, died Sunday. i ' Nora McGlnhess, died Sunday. A report submitted to Police Captain Hussey by the department of health, after the examination of Lehman's stomach, alleges ' that wood alcohol was found in the (stomach and It isf ur ther alleged that a bottle of whiskey purchased by a detective also contain ed a large percentage of wood alco hol. - ' ' Determined that no mistake Should be made, Coroner Scholler at once or dered that the funerals of McAuliffe and McLeavey be postponed and their stomachs analysed. Samples also were taken from seven barrels of whiskey in Fritsche's saloon and the police-took entire charge of the places :Captain Hussey, In a statement regarding the affair, said: . Tn each case of death I learned that friends of the persons who died sus pected that the' liquor bought at thhi salooa had something o do with their Illness. . ; T v " ' ' I ' ' In every .instance I found that the persons who died' had became lit loon after drinking ( whiskey, either at the bar or from flasks which were sold to them there. " v "Frltsche declares that he la not re sponsible for any illness caused by his whiskey, as he buys it from several wholesale dealers and knows nothing but what they tell him regarding its purity." -: " t Coroner Scholler said he had worked night ' and day since Sunday to run (Continued on Page 13 ' ' ;