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VOLUME LVIV.
ASTORIA, OREGON, JTJUDAY, OCTOBER 14.
NUMBER
D. B. HILL
TRIES A
NEW ONE
bale, dlspoaes of an ratute supposed to
be worth I13.000.ooo, though the vului-
In stated at only 1300,000. Nearly a
of the property goea.to members of th
family. To the widow, Kdlth Aduma,
In given $200,000 In li"U of dowi-r
well it a the furnishing of the rcHl
dencee ut Highland pnrk and fort Iuu
dcrnle, 1m,
Government by Injunction Con
demned by New York
Democratic
Leader.
OUR SAILORS SLIGHTED.
London Paper Regreti Due Cordiality
Not Shown,
New York, Oct. 13, Deep regret la
expretaed by th St. Jamea Guitie
Mtya a Tlmea dlepntch from London,
over what It terms the neglect to
which the paper alluded a few duy
ago, of Iondoner to extend hoapltallty
to their American coueln aboard the
Olympic and the accompanying ves-
CAMFS fiRFAT FNTHIKIASM sets which have anchored In
Springs New Campaign Cry in I
Wheeling, W. Va., Before
Audience of Artisans.
Election of I'll I toil Htfttes Seim
' torn by Direct Vote Advocated
Injunction Feature Sus
tained by Pliitrorin.
Wheeling. W. Va., Oct. 13. David
B. Hill Injected a new argument Into
the democratic rnmpnlgn here tonight
a straightforward condemnutlon of
"government by Injunction'' and de
mand for a law grunting a Jury trial
the Thamea for eeveral week
The article continue: "It ha
been left fur the pilgrims, i
probate aoclety, to undertake the enter
tulnment of our guest, which should
have been seized as a precious opjior
tunlty by the municipal authorities
"We appreciate the American linvy
reaped It fighting power and sympa
thise In III growth. We have shared
In Its triumph with gem-roue recogni
tion, and we like to feel that If ever
the shock of general war should dye
the high ewia, the red and white enalgn
and the Mar nml Mtrlpea would cover
to peraona held In contempt of court
for violation of the reatralnlng order I In doe alliance the fighting hla of
of a federul judge. The democratic
national platform aualnln thla poal-
Hon. Wheeling wna aelcted by the
New York politician a the place to
emphaalxe and make a national laaue
of thla point becauae of Ita varied In-
duatrlea giving employment to artlaan.
and becauae the Injunction ha been
uaed here In labor dlapute In a num
ber of Inatnnce. The amendment
arouaed tremendou enthusluam.
Another new point a a democratic
argument waa alao made by Hill the
Anglo-Kuxondon."
WILL WIN CUP AGAIN.
International Rifie Shoot May Be Held
in Canada.
New York, Oct. IS. Development
lead to the belief, ay the Herald, that
the conteat next year for the Palma
trophy may be held In Canada. The
National Rifle Aaaoclatlon of America
probably will challenge Great Britain
election of United States aenaton by on condition that the contest be dec-Id-
direct vote of the people. I ed In the dominion. In caae of accept
ance It la likely that the match will
.DEMOCRATS TO BC DEMOCRATS, take place on the Rockcllfe range at
Ottawa range, near the governor-gen-
Tammany Hall Leader Send Circular! erals residence. Thla ta.aaid to be
Letter to Candidate. ' one .of the finest rifle range In the
New York, Oct. 13. Charles Mur- world. ,
phy, leader of Tammany hall, ha aent The PaJina trophy, after having been
notices to SO or more candidates on won by the American' team In 1S0S,
the county democratic ticket request- was returned to Great Urltaln becaune
trig them to decline endorsement of of the Allegation that the American
any party other than their own. team hud shot with a special make of
"Democrats muat be democrat and barrel. The British rifle aaaoclatlon
nothing elite," auld Murphy. "I nm did not aak for the return of the trophy.
KUROPATKIN, IN OFFICIAL
!!REP0RT, VIRTUALLY ADMITS
GREAT JAPANESE VICTORY
Russian General Says That the Manchu
rian Army Was Engaged in Fierce
Fight and Losses Were Heavy.
Report From Manchuria Headquarters Says That Gen. Oku's Force
Alone Bagged 25 Guns, That One Wing of One Army Cap
tured 150 Prisoners, That the Right Army Has Con
tinued Pursuit of Enemy Towards the North.
No appreciable progre has been
made In the projected advance south
ward of the Russian army under Ku
ropatkln since the inltlul ucces of
the movement In the capture of Ben
taluputze. Fighting of the mot stub
born description continue along the
entire front. Oyama reports the re
capture of 25 gun from the Russian
He claim ditliict aucceasei, forcing
the ItuMHlnn force to retire from ad
vaticed position. Kuropatkln'a report
o the emperor I couched In guarded
erm and claims nothing In the way
of accomplishing results. The report
of the RuMHian military commander a
ort Arthur ahow that the Japanese
brought a shell Are to bear upon the
Inner fortress. The garrison, however
Is represented to be hopeful of the out
come of the siege.
KUROPATKIN ADMITS DEFEAT
willing to have the people's party en
dorse Judge Parker, but for minor of
fices this would not do."
TAMMANY RATIFIES
but the National Rifle aaaoclatlon of
this country decided that they would
not keep the trophy If there was any
(I neat Ion at all aa to the genuineness
TICKETS, of the victory.
LARGE8T HOTEL IN THE WORLD.
Four Overflow Meeting Required tq
Accommodate Crowd.
New York, Oct. 13. Tammany rati- Chicago and Eastern Capitalize Will
fled the national, state and city demo
cratic tickets tonight at a meeting In
Tammany hall and four outdoor over
flow meetings.
FAIRBANK8 HOME AGAIN.
Vice-Presidential Candidate Finishes
Twenty-day Trip.
Chicago, Oct. IS. Senator Fairbanks
returned to Chicago this evening from
his campaign tour of the Pacific coast.
The trip began In Chicago September
23, and occupied 20 days, extending to
the Pacific coast and from Taeoma to
Sun Francisco.
BIG HIGGIN3 MEETING.
Prominent Republicans Attend and
Judge Taft Speak.
New, York, Oct IS. Many prominent
republicans were present tonight at a
ratification meeting and reception ten
dered by the Union League Club to
Governor Hlgglns, republican candidate
(or governor, and to his associates.
Secretary of War Taft was the prin
cipal speaker. He devoted a large part
of his address to the Philippine ques
MOODY TALK8 AT CAMDEN.
Addresses On of th largest Republl
ean Meetings Held There.
, Camden, N. J., Oct. IS. Attorney
General Moody tonight addressed one
of the largest and most enthusiastic
meetings held by republicans of Cam
den county during the present cam
paign.
Erect Mammoth Hostlery.
Chocago, Oct. IS. The News says
Chicago Is to have the largest hotel
In the world. It will cost ten million
dollars, be 22 atorloa high, and dwarf
In alxe and magHflcence, it Is prom
ised, any structure of Its kind ever
erected. The builders will lie a syn
dicate of Chicago and eastern capital
ists headed by Otto Young. The hotel
will occupy property measuring' 400
feet In length by 171 feet In depth on
Michigan avenue, two blocks south of
the auditorium.
CONGREGATIONALIST3 MEET.
Dr. Washington Gladden Eleeted Mod
orator After Contest.
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct 13. The trl
ennlal national conference of the Con'
gregatlonal church opened today. Af
ter an Interesting contest between
clergymen and laymen, Rev. Wash
ington Gladden, of Columbus, Ohio,
was elected moderator.
Left Rioh Estate.
Chicago, Oct. 13. The will oX the late
J. McGregor Adams, Just filed for pro-
8UNDAY CLOSING EXPENSIVE.
President Franois 8aye It Cost th
Fair $1,000,000.
St. Louis, Oct. 13. In a public
speech delivered before the American
Street' Railway association today, Pres
ident Francis declared that the world's
fair lost $1,000,000 by being compelled
to close Sundays.
Official Report Virtually Concede
Great Japan Victory.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 13. Kuropatkl
reports that during the fighting of yes
terduy and today the advance troops
were reinforced from the principal po
sltlons and that the left wing, being
ordered to falL back on the main po
Sltlon at about 2 p. m., the center was
also obliged to fall back. The report
did not mention the fighting on the
right wing.
The full text of General Kuropat
kln'a report dated Octeber 13 Is as fol
lows: Last night and throughout to
day the Manchurlan army was engaged
In a fierce flght. The Japanese concen
trated a great force against our posl
trons on the center and right wing
It became necesary to support these
advance guards from the main porI
thni. The right wing held Its advance
position, and only at nightfall, tinder
my orders, retired o the principal po
sltlon. In ?he center the troops were
forced to retire from the advance to
the main position , at about 2 n. m.
Acordlng to reports and my own ob
servations, the fighting was most des
perate. We repulsed numerous Jap
n none attacks and oumelves assumed
the offensive. The heroic defense of
its advance position by the Tomak
regiment Is specially deserving of men
tion. During the night our troop on the
right (lank recaptured at the point of
the bayonet a village which had been
lost the previous evening. On the left
flank severe fighting for possession of
a pass has been continued. Our troops
scaled the almost Inaccessible rocks
and held their ground for two days
gradually approaching the enemy.
I have not yet received a report ofi
th result of today's fighting on the
left wing. Under the conditions of
the fighting the losses were necessar
lly considerable. I have ordered that
the positions we now hold be stub
bornly defended tomorrow.
cmy west of the Schili river, captur
ed nine guns, making the total num
ber of gun captured 25. The right
wing of the left column of the center
army captured ISO prisoners.
CAPTURED GUN8 EFFECTIVE.
Jap Shall Rusilans With Artillery
Taken From tha Enemy.
Headquarters Japanese Left Army
In Field, Oct. 12, 8 p. m. via Fusun,
Oct, 14. The victory of the Japanese
left army today wus a decisive one.
The Russians fought bravely and sev
eral times attempted counter attacks.
The Japanese repulsed them every
time and continued a steady advance.
The left wing of the left army threat
ened to envelop the Russian right,
compelling the Russian to retreat The
Japanese artillery. Including batteries
captured from the Russians, did splen
did work In shelling the trenches and
retreating Ruslans. -
KUROPATKIN TO BE HEAD.
ments, such as the resignation of
Count Lamsdorff are anticipated at
least for the present '"
CHANGE IN RAILROAD.
Tr
Harrimsn-Hawley lntrt in
,..,. minal Transfer Retired.
Chocago, Oct. 13. Four of the prln.
clpal stockholders of the Chicago Ter
minal Transfei Railroad Company,
who recently organized a protection
committee, have been selected direct
or at the annual meeting. The Har
riman-Hawley Interests, which have
had control, retired. It Is said they
have sold out nearly all of their stock
In the company.
The New directors aret
Charles L. Raymond, Chicago; Will-
lam H. Heaton, New York; Albert E.
Ooodhart, New York; Arthur O.
Slaughter, Chicago. They take the
places of H. R. Hawley, Charles W.
Gould and Henry A. Rust, whose term
of office expired, and Otto G. Barnard,
resigned.
OLD ENGINEER DEAD.
I. T. Mayfield, of Baker City, Succumb
to Typhoid FvrV .
Baker City, Or., Oct. 13. I. T. May
field one of the oldest engineers In
point of service on the O. R. & ,N.,
died her today of typhoid fever.
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JAP SUCCESS CONTINUES.
Tokio Report 8ey Oku Alone Captured
25 Qun. ..
Toklo Oct. IS. The latest tele
grams from the front Indicate a con
tlnuance of Japanese success.
General Oku's left army alone
bagged 25 guns. The Russians made
two desperate counter attacks against
the Japanese left, but were repulsed
with heavy slaughter.
From the Manchurlan headquarters
in a telegram sent today la the follow
ing report; Since the last report our
right army has been continuing the
vigorous pursuit of the enemy towards
the north. The Dumber of guns cap
tured by the center column of the left
army Is 18 instead of eight, as previ
ously reported. t The right column of
the left army, while pursuing th en-
Believed He Ha Been Appointed Chief
,' of Manohurian Fore. .
St Petersburg, Oct 13. Emperor
Nicholas held a council of war today,
at which It 1 believed the appointment
of Kucpatkln to the post of com
mander-lit-chief "of the forces In
Manchuria was decided upon. The Bal
tic squadron will leave Libaa tonight
for a short cruise.
WORD FROM PORT ARTHUR.
Assaalts Are Fierce and Hand Gre
nada! Are Being Used.
'St Petersburg, Oct 13. In the midst
of the anxiety and suspense Involved
In the great flght south of Mukden
comes the first word for many days
of the gallant defenders of Port Ar
thur. The closeness of the fighting
and deadly character -d the attacks
made are shown by the, fact that both
sides are using hand grenades and that
the Japanese, after the bloody capture
of an Important signal station were
face of the fire from the fortress. The
repeated failure of the Japanese to
hold the footing once gained in the
circle of Inner forts was received
here with moch satisfaction. The
reckless ferocity of the .assaults by the
overwhelming force of Japanese seems
mane it certain Port Arthur can
only" be held by Immense expenditure
of ammunition, and It Is becoming a
serious question with Ihe authorities
now long even tae great supply known
to exist in the fortress can last In the
fane of the Japanese attack.
CARRIED AMMUNITION.
IS COUSIN OF THE EMPEROR.
Japanese Prince Seeks Audience With
President.
San Francisco, Oct. 13. Prince Fu-
shlna, first cousin to the emperor of
Japan, is expected to arrive In San
Francisco on the Pacific Mail steamer
Manchuria, which leaves Japan Octo
ber 22 and reaches this port about No
vember 7. He will be elaborately en
tertained by the Japanese colony here
and, after a short stay, will proceed to
Washington, where he hopes to obtain
an Interview with President Roosevelt
The purpose of his mission Is a se
cret -
PRESIDENT
WILL MAKE :
WORD GOOD
Is Preparing to Redeem His Prom
ise to Delegates to Secure )
. Another Peace Con - J
? ; ; ference. i
State Department Will Send
Notes to Every Power Rep-;
resented in Last Session.
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MUCH DIFFICULTY EXPECTED
MINISTER GOE8 WRONG.
Arretted on Charge of Working Mar
riage Agency Fraud.
Pittsburg, Oct 13. Homer Luther
McKlnney, of Free port, Pa., a regularly
ordained Methodist minister, was ar
rested today by the postoffice Inspec
tor on the charge of using the malls
to defraud. McKlnney, It ts alleged,
under . th alliaaes of Mary Robbing
and Anna Hull,, secured money from
matrimonially Inclined men.
Government Will Probably
Meek f Secure Iron-Clad
. " Agreements as to Scope
of Conference.
Washington, Oct 13. The presi
dent Is preparing to redeem his prom
ise to the delegate to the Interparlla-
toentary peace conference to secure
another meeting of the plenipotentiar
ies of the powers signatory to The
Hague convention. The state depart
ment will address separate notes to
every government represented In the
last conference ; inviting suggestions
as to time and place of meeting and
without doubt In the spirit of caution
that is always exhibited by diplomats,
many of these governments will seek
to secure an iron-clad agreement as
to the scope of the conference. Many
limitations are expected to be propos
ed In this way, and Unrealized that
much difficulty will b. experienced la
securing harmony. v.-
DETECTIVES TO PROTECT HIM
Complstrning Witness in Extortion
Chars in Danger of Assault
New York, Oct 1J. Geo. J. Esslg,
complaining witness In an extortion
charge against Phillip Welnslmer, Is
under the protection of detectives, his
life having been threatened in numer
ous letters. It develops that since the
charges were made against Welnslmer
an assault was made on Essig, who was
seriously Injured.
DUKE HURT IN AUTO WRECK.
Cart Strikes Hi Motor Car, Throwing
Connaught to th Street
Edinburg, Oct 13. The Duke of
Connaught was seriously injured in a
collision between his motor car and
a cart The overhanging portion of the
cart caught the rear seat of the motor
car, throwing the duke to the street,
rendering him unconscious for some
time. It was found necessary Co take
several stitches.
PARKER VISITS HEADQUARTERS.
Surprises Hi Lieutenants All Hard at
Work.
New York. Oct.; 13. Judge Parker
today made his first visit to the head
quarters of the democratic national
committee. He surprised his political
managers, who had received no Inti
mation of his Intention to visit Judge
Parker had left his apartments at the
hotel with the . purpose , of taking a
little morning recreation, and finding
himself near the headquarters he de
cided to make an Inspection of the
rooms. He found all of the managers
at their desks except William F. Sbee
han, chairman of the executive com
mittee. ... .
During his visit to the headquarters
Judge Parker pleasantly remarked:'
"I scarcely expected to see every
body hard at work so early In the
morning. It looks good, and Is very
encouraging."
'Oh, said Chairman Taggart, '"you
can always find us hard at work. Judge.
We are ail Interested In doing every
thing possible to secure your elec
tion.-
BRINGS BUILDING MATERIALS.
Preliminary Examination Made of Cap
tured Ship.
Tokio, Oct. 13, 11 a. m. Preliminary
reports Indicate that the bulk of the
steamer Fuplng cargo was ammunl
tion. An Inventory is expected soon,
The steamer Fuplng cleared fromsTakn
and It is not known where she received
her contraband. She files the German
flag, and was captured by the Japa
nese off Port Arthur.
LAMSDORFF TELL8 EMPEROR.
Expeoted Contraband Matter Will B
Adjutd.
St Petersburg, Oct 13. Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff today presented to
the emperor the whole Issue between
the foreign office and the admiralty
over the question of contraband of war,
which, aa cabled to the Associated
Press on October 10, had reached an
acute stage. It Is understood, how
ever, that the matter waa temporarily
adjusted and no sensational develop-
CAN'T AGREE ON DIVORCE.
Believed Epiicopal Convention Will Ad
journ Without Action.
Boston, Oct. 13. During two hours"
debate on the divorce question today
by the house of deputies of the Epls
copal general convention, both sides
appeared to be as far apart as they
were yesterday. Predictions were freely
made that no final action will be taken
at this time.
: BANQUET FOR CANTERBURY.'
Bishop Potter Toaatmatter at Feaat
' -for Engliah Prelate. .
New York, . Oct. 13.--Archblshop
Canterbury was guest of honor at a
reception tonight at the Waldorf A
toria. Bishop Potter was toastmaster.
Amopg the guests' were Governor
Odell. J. P. Morgan, Perry Belmont,
Joseph Wheeler and General Grant.
Today's Weather Forecast 1
Portland, Ore., Oct IS. Oregon and
Washington, Friday, showers, cooler
except near the coast; fresh to brisk
southerly winds, increasing to high
along the coast and at the mouth of
the Columbia.
Barge Columbia Unloading Brick and
" Stone for City Hall.
The steamer Glenola yesterday morn
ing towed In the Oregon Hound Lum
ber Company's barge Columbia, which
was heavily loaded with brick and
stone for the new city hall.-. The
barge carried 150,000 brick and several
hundred tons of uncut stone. A rew
of laborers was at once put to work
unloading the barge onto the Elmore
dock. The work was accomplished
by means of a crane, and a small
crowd assembled to watch the proceed
ings. ,On account of the small amount
of space on the dock it will be Impos
sible for the dock to hold the entire
cargo of the barge, and a number of
extra teams wiy be put to work this
morning hauling . away the material
to the site of the new building. It Is
expected that the 150,000 brick brought
In yesterday will be all that the build
ing will require. The brick was
brought from Vancouver, " A stop was
made at Bunker Hill to take on the
rock.
Baseball Score.
Seattle, Oct. 13. Seattle 8, Los An
geles 7.
Tacoma, Oct 13. Portland 6, Ta
eoma 1.
San Francisco, Oct IS. San Fran
cisco 2,- Oakland 2 ten Innings. Game
called on account of darkness.