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pip :mssi VOLUME LVIV. ; V ' ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. NUMBER 11 FAIRBANKS MAKES ADbScSSES cur th punishment of bookma ors. "Today, for the first time In 40 years," the' report declares, "there li not a policy company operating within the city limit, When the association bgn It effort, In May, 1902, there were 1200 to IC00 policy writers oporat lng In every quarter of the city JAPANESE AND RUSSIANS ARE PREPARING FOR NEW DISPOSITIONS OF FORCES Vice-Presidential Candidate Speaks to Big Crowds at Brooklyn and Madison Square ' Garden. LONGSHOREMEN Will British, and American Union Number 150,000 Men. New York,; Oct. 19. Two fraternal delegate from the Brlllnh trade Both Sides Takinr Advantiacfo of Hnw AMALGAMATE. " " , JJovvnpour to Reform Their Troops for Next Struggle. Ex Secretary Root and Secretary of th American Federation of Labor union congress to the next convention St. Petersburg Advices Say That lapawe Movements Are Not Shaw Assist Him in Arous ing Enthusiasm. nave milled from London ami upon their arrival plan will be dint-untied I for an amalgamation of the Engtlah and American longshoremen In an in ternational union with about 150,000 COLONIZERS ARE ARRESTED General Organiser Roblnaon, of the Clear and That Brown Men May Spring Another Surprise on the Slavs Russians Charged With Having Employed Chinese Uniforms. Churned With lluvhijr Jlrouglit Nouresldents to New York v fur I'ae lliirlnir Him A p. pronclilng ICIvi'tlon. New Tork. Oct 19.-8nator Fair- bank and LieuteiMiil-Oovernor Frank W, Ulgglni, republican candidate tor governor, addreased a republican maaa meeting her at Madison Square garden tonight. Ex-Secretary of War Root presided. American Federation of Labor, atate that tbe movement for amalgamation haa been In progress for ome year, and. that a maaa meeting probably will be called here white Delegate Wig' nail, of the International Longshore- men' union of Great Britain, la In America to dlacua the question and take preliminary ate pa toward the I amalgamation. Pending amalgamation the name of th International Longshoremen' Union haa been changed to the Inter national Marina and Transport Work' I Association. The union now alao I - 1 1 t. - . t A republican maaa meeting waa held ",0 aw"' aoes me isngnsn organization. in Brooklyn tonight at Clermont rink, and waa addressed by Senator Fair bank and Secretary of th Treasury Shaw. Th rink waa crowded, and th audience a. moat enthusiastic on. Previous to th speaking th peak- era were entertained at dinner by ex Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff. Coloniser Ar Arrested. TWO CHURCHES UNITE. Pre Baptists anal Disciples Will Make On Church. St. Loul. Oct II. A definite step ha been taken toward th amalgama tion of th Free Baptlat church of America with the Disciple of Christ, There ha been an end fer th time being ef the righting on 'a large scale which began when, on October 9, Ku ropatkin announeed that th time had arrived for an advanos against th Jap anese. Heavy rains and consequent bed roads maks military operation ex tremely difficult, if not Impossible. The nterruption, according to sdvioee re ceived at St. Petersburg, Is being util ised by both Russian and Japanese commanders in making new dispos tions of forces, and new objective points are likely to develop when aetiv operation ar resumed. A Toklo dispatch state that th Jap anss government will seek to make representations to ft Petersburg through th Amerioan embassy against th alleged us of Chinese uniforms by th Russian troops, In violation of th usagss f war. . Russia is hastening organisation of th ssoond Manchurian army. . - MOVEMENTS ARE VEILED. Richard Van Cott, son of th post- or th Christian Church, now holding J,Pt M Ba Preparing to Spring An master of New Tork and republican ft national convention nere.. a corn- candidate for ,asmpblyman ?ln the mltte appointed at the last conven Flfth district and Bankaon McAvoy. tlon to consider the propriety of the cashier of th general Woffle aid I onion haa report favorably, Inaa- ft republican worker In th Fifth dla- much aa th doctrinal faith of the two trlct Wer arraigned today on the W practically tte earn. Anotnw conv chare of having colonised In th dui-1 mitt baa been appointed by the trlct on-raldent rtttwnir, -with the j Christian eonventlon to complete aego purpos of registering and voting thtrn tlatlon lth th Baptists In accord at th coming election. I wnn ne repon m ui wmmi Tariff Reformer Meet I recommendation. '. Th union will add i . . . . . A "tariff reform" mas meeting was 100,000 members to the piacipies. held at Cooper Union tonight. ' It was presided over by John Dewltt Warner. LEADING MORMON ARRESTED. other Surprli St. Petersburg, Oct' 20. For th mo ment heavy rain and Impassable road have compelled a suspension of opera1 tlons In Manchuria. Ther waa practically . no fighting yesterday. . r, , , Evidence jhaa Jevejoped of a new dls position of forces on both aide." K6fd patkln la extending his ' right, but whether with a view of a turning movement for the safety of Lone Tree hill, the Importance of which point fully realised by th. Japanese, who have attempted to retake It In two of the currency, waa th. principal Charged With Practising Polygamy, in or whethe' to meet "nd peaker. Wyoming " Dewling Dine Parker. . Evanston, Wyo, Oct I9.-Wllllam . Judse Parker waa the aruest of honor H. Kenalngton. a leading. Mormon, and tonight at a dinner given by Senator Dowllng at th Democratic Club. DAVIS 18 SANGUINE; Say West Virginia Democrats Havs Returned t th Fold. Wayne, W. Va., Oct 19. Henry O. Davis ended a whirlwind campaign I Mormons, who, It Is aiWed. are prao through West Virginia at Wayn to-l tloln polygamy, United States commissioner at ACton, a Mormon settlement in Uinta county, has been arrested, charges of polygamy I being , preferred against him. Real- dents of Afton are greatly excited as th reult of th visit of eecret ser vie men of th government, who ar thwart th Japanese turning movement from the ' west. Is not known. ' The Japanese also appear to be shifting their weight westward. i , , Veiled hints continue that the Rub slana have recovered from the blow Indicted' by Oyama, and that Kuro patkln is preparing for a new etrug- gle ao soon as the roads become dry. Associated Press dispatches from night. In hjs address her h said: "Wherever I have had an opportunity to confer with local leaders, they have stated their Intention to Vote the dem ocratic ticket Thsrs 1 no dissatis faction anywhere, so far as we have learned, among democrats, and all who supported McKlnley are now In for the campaign." National Editorial Assoolation to At' tsnd Our Exposition. Qutherte. Okla., Oct 19. William Aahhrook. irf Johnstown, O., corre' line spending secretary of the National Ed Itorlal Association, announced today that the association will hold Its annual session here next May. There will be I - . mi.'. i .1 I a tnree any seaman, i u uncsai.c Big Crowds, Lacking Enthusiasm, Hssr will then go westward to California Hi Speohes. Evansvllle, Ind., Oct. it. Large au dlences greeted William J. Bryan at each point where speeches were made today, but the demonstrations were said to b gathering evidence against Mukden tonight mention reports that tne Japanese ar already preparing to retire, and the war office admits that Kuropatkln'a left haa again moved slightly forward, but no light is shed upon the movements of the Japanese. There Is an utter lack of late news from Toklo, and an enemy so resource ful may really be preparing a surprise movement Instead of a retreat WILL COME TO PORTLAND. BRYAN AT EVANSVILLE. and to Portland altlon. to attend the expo- King yeorge s soay intsrrea. t Dresden. ' Oct. 1. With cannon less vigorous than those of previous booming and volleys of musketry out. days. The meeting her tonight was REGARDED AS JAP VICTORY. British Critios Look Upon Battle of Shakhe in That Light London, Oct 20. English newspa pers and military critics find It dlf flcult to apportion the exact strategic- significance attaching to Kuropatktn's action on the Shakhe river It Is sup posed his success here was' due ' to having kept three, divisions of troops In reserve, and It Is admitted the at one of the largest democratic gath erings ever held in this city and sur passed other meetings of the day In point of attsndance and enthusiasm. Rsglstrstlon Is Hsavy. ' Boston, Oct It. Th registration of voters closed tonight. The total num ber is 114,175, the largest In th his tory of the city. side, and with Emperor William, King Frederick August, Archduke Francis I tack, on Lone, Tree hill may have been Ferdinand andkother royal personages I an Intentional counterstroke after standing about the catafalque bearing drawing out the Japanese from strong the remains of the late King George of Saxony waa tonight slowly lowered In to a vault In the Catholic church court positions. The ' balance of opinion, however, favors the Idea that It was a desperate endeavor to cover a re treat of his forces from the Benslhu district and that the battle' of Shakhe may be considered to have ended in victory, but not in a deciBiva one, tor the Japanese, who were too exhausted HAS STOPPED POLICY WRITING. Clear of the Evil for the First Tims In 40 ssrs. " Chicago, Oct. . 19, One noticeable achievement the suppression of policy Is recorded in the thirtieth annual report to the ' citizens' association. Progress is ala5 said to "have ,, been made In the efforts to improve the efficiency of the police deparment and Meat Next at Philadelphia. V Des Moines, Oct 19. The national Congregational council tonight voted to hold the next triennial session at Philadelphia, Today's sessions were! to follow up their success. devoted chiefly to the Interests of the home 'missionary society, whose an nual business meeting was also held. Rev. Nehemlah Boynton, of Detroit was elected president ' Admiral Von 8ittart Dssd. - London, Oct 19. Admiral Von Sltt fart is, dead. He was born on July 21, 1818, and retired In 187S. 1 USE CHINESE COSTUMES. Russian Troops' Subterfuge to Be Pro testsd Agslnst, ,t Toklo, Oct. 20. The Japanese gov ernment yesterday decided to draw the attention of the Russian government to the ' unlawful action of Russian troops in using Chinese costumes. The notice will be served through the American atate department which will transmit It through the American em bassy at St Petersburg. ' A memorandum issued by the foreign office says that on October 4 a body of Infantry belonging to the Russian third regiment of sharpshooters, wear ing Chinese costumes, attacked the Japanese forces on the Mukden road. and that Russians similarly clad ap proached the Japanese lines and at tempted surprises. Different reports received, It is charged, Indicate that the Russians are purchasing large quan tities of Chinese costumes.' " Th memorandum points out that combatants not properly,, uniformed are liable to punishment as offenders against the laws of war, and that partlclpatlnon In fighting without unti forms 1 a violation of International usage, an unlawful act and contrary to th meaning of article 2! of tbe supplementary rules of the convention governing the, laws and customs of war on land. ' . V. It la, pointed out' further thai this action of Russian troop will , prove a. source of great calamity , to Innocent Chinese, who will thereby be exposed to danger owing b their Inability from distance to distinguish the Russian oldlers from the real Chinese. , fled with having stopped the Russian advance and with having brought their own line to the Shakhe river. 8teamers 8old to Russians.. Warrenmunde, Oct. 20. The, mail stamers Kaiser Wllhelm and Koenlg Christiana, recently sold to an Odessa firm, have been rechrfstened and sail ed for Russia. ' " Baltic Fleet Alt Started. . Fakkeberg, Denmark, Oct. 19. The remainder of the Baltic Russian fleet sailed this morning for the north. Jspsnsse Diet Convened. Toklo, Oct. 19. An Imperial ordi nance has been issued convening the diet LIPTON MAY TRY AGAIN. Will Challenge for AmsricVs Cup if H Find New Designer. London, Oct. 20. Discussing the probabilities of a challenge for the America's cup, the Yachting World sajrs: """" ' ' ."" r ' There Is less " justification for the assumption that Sir Thomas Upton's regrettable withdrawal means total collapse of all chances of Immediate reopening of the recent contest The recent negotiations on the part of Ken Beth M. Clarke, one of tbe foremost Clyde racing owners, bring it well within the bounds of possibility 'that Sir Thomas Upton was shown the Yachting World's article today and said it was utterly Incorrect to assume that be had abandoned the Idea of challeng Ing for the America's cup. He had, be said, faced great difficulties In secur lng a designer, but had not given up. P00LR00A ORDINANCE: IS ENACTED Portland Council Overrules Veto ,(, of Mayor Williams by Vote ; of 9 to 2 at Yester day's Meeting. Majority Determine Upon Actiot at Caucus Held Prior to . the Session. OPERATIONS TO BE RESUMED All Poolrooms Closed by Council Id June Will lie Reopenei, Paying Quarterly Licence ' of $300. . 'FIGHTING IS JDISUVTORV:; Battles' Not so Fierce a Those Whieh Oeourrs Last Week. With the Russian Army, Oct 18 (by courier to Mukden, via Pekln, Oct. 20.) The fighting which lulled for a time on October 15, was renewed on Oc tober 16, when the Russians holding positions on the north bank of the Shakhe river continually exchanged an artillery fire with the Japanese. The hardest fighting was in the cen ter, where two regiments of Russian Infantry mad a desperate attack on the night of -October 1(, capturing two Japanese batteries of eight guns each. It was an expensive undertaking, how ever, aa the Russians lost ft great many men.t The colonel commanding waa dangerously wounded. The Japa nese were compelled to destroy their ammunition. . The fighting ' all that night was most severe, both sides suf fering heavily.' During the progress of the infantry fight the artillery kept up a bombardment. ' i On the morning of October 17 the Russian center held positions 12 miles south of Mukden on the main wagon road, while the left had fallen far ther back to the northeast Just be fore noon the Japanese guns found the main road and a village, shelling them with shrapnel and shlmose pow,der con tact shells, . bat .. without doing any great damage. Toward evening the ; battle lulled, butvdurlng the night tha Russian cen ter made two combined Infantry and artillery attacks, which resulted in the securing of new positions about half a mile In-advance, vi These attacks were made during a downpour of rain, .and were successful In giving the Russians possession of a small stretch of the ground over which they retired last week. --, s V.- ' ',''., . V '" I Today a long line of wounded la be ing taken , , to hospitals lit' Mukden through a cold 'and. drlssllng rain and over a road which is covered with mud knee deep. .' ' ' , The Japanese today confined them selves to throwing occasional volleys of shrapnel at the Russian batteries. which kept "op ft continual bombardment While th battle still continues, It Is a small affair compared with that of last week.; The fighting now Is en tirely on the plain, y , ; , The Japanese apparently are satis- COMPROMISE OFFERED. Canons Committee . Would . Have Di veroed Person Wait a Year. Boston. Oct . lf.-r-An attempt was made today by the committee on 'can ; one of th Episcopal bouse of depn ties to arrange a compromise between that body' and the house of Bishops. The bishops adopted an, , amendment forbidding remarriage of divorced per sons, white tha deputies hadjflecllned to, accept So rigid ft provision. The committee ori canon offered a resolu tiori compelling divorced persona seek lng remarriage to wait one year after the decree of the court for solemnlxa tlon of the ceremony. After some de bate the divorce Issue waa made special order for tomorrow. ROBBERS USE DYNAMITE. Blow Open Missoula Safe and Secure Large 8um ef Money. Butte, Mont, Oct 19. A miner spec lal from Missoula says that the store of Hathaway, Buford A Co, was en tered and the safe blown up. Sev era! thousand dollars in cash., notes, checks and warrants was secured. The safe door waa blown off with nitro glycerine, and much furniture was de' stroyed. No one waa awakened. ' The robbers seem to have taken their leis ure after getting the safe open. BOY WINS FIRST PRIZE. Captures Bsst Stake In World' Fair Kit Contest St Louis, Oct 19. The world's fair jury today decided that In the contest for kltea to rise to an altitude of at least 500 feet, with 800 feet of line, the awards should be: First prise, $500 J. B. Ward well, of Stamford, Conn.; second, 2300, J. N. Fataut, of St.' Louis third, 2200. H. B. Bristol, of Webster Grove, Mo. . The winner of the first prise Is a, 'boy "of U years. ' Monument to Be Unveiled. ,. Seattle, Oct 19. The Washington University Historical Society and a large number of excursionists left to night for San' Juan island, where two monuments commemorating settlement of th boundary trouble between the American and British governments are to b unveiled. Both natlona have warships there. v . . .... , ' Bulgarian Agitator Murdered. Salonlca, European Turkey, Oct 19. Popstamat the notorious Bulgarian agitator, was murdered yesterday while walking along a principal street. The murderer escaped. f to- : Easy for Michigan. Ann Arbor, Oct 19. Michigan day defeated the American College of of Medicine, of Chicago, at football by a Bcore of 72 to 0. ;, 'x Portland, Oct 19. By a vote of 9 t 2, the city council today voted dowa the veto of Mayor Williams and pass ed the poolroom ordinance. All of the councllmen - were present at Um meeting, Mr. Slgler having arrived tram . California this morning. Prior te th meeting the friends of the measure belt a conference, and it was there decide . to override the veto of the mayor. ; The councllmen who voted to up hold the mayor were Messrs. Albe and FlegeL while those who oppose! him were Messrs. Bentley, Foelle, Merrill, Rumelin,, Sharkey, SherretV Slgler, Whiting and Zimmerman. I .. ,Mr. Zimmerman said he Would ifavsr th ordinance because of the fact tlurit the city needed the money. He point out that the fair would require great- ly enlarged police force and that more funds would be needed. He said fcft believed the gamblers.' who enjoy mu nicipal protection and-, improvementa; ought tof b mad to contribute Uudr share, and that this could only be e- comptlshed by taxing theni, He state. . that a nmn had "offered the' city $J0O ta be permitted to operate slot ma chines, but that Mayor WiUSams Would not agree to, the proposal. He .referr-. ed to the action of Chief Hunt m clos ing the machines and then permitting; the operators to resume business, ana Intimated that the showing waa not m favorable one. ' , ,,' , lj "' ';l Councilman Albee said that he real ized that the veto would be overrtl- den, and that any statement he might make would not help the situation. He expressed the belief that it would b just as reasonable to license highway men on the ground that they wouH , continue to ply their vocation as t license gamblers. ' ' , ; ' - ; The ordinance -which becomes effeo- . tlva provides for a quarterly license of $300. It Is expected that the pool rooms which were closed by the ooim- cll In June will . be Immediately re opened.. . . '. , . '.. SCHOONER GOES ASHORE. Alice Kimball Wrecked Mile South ef Mouth of Siualaw Eugene, Ore. Oct 19. The schooner Alice Kimball, from San -Francisco t Florence, after a load of lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Company's mill, Is ashore a mile south of the mouth of the Siuslaw, and It Is believed will be a total wreck. The vessel arrived off the mouth of the river Saturday night and anchored, waiting for a. tug to tow her in 'next morning.' 'A stcfan "came us.' two different anchor chains .broke, and during' the t terrjflc gale of Sunday morning the vessel was driven ashore. The crew of seven men swam ashore. secured a rowboat and with great dif ficulty rescued the owner of the schooner, George Martin, and his wife, who wer still aboard. r The vessel la fast breaking up. There is said to be no Insurance. ' ! Hvnor for . King Edward. London, Oct 19. King Edward wil tomorrow receive the officers of the American warships at Gravesend, and will entertain them at luncheon vat Buckingham palace. "' ' - '" New Club-Swinging Record. , Montreal,' Oot 19. Tom Burrows, the English athlete, tonight broke his own world's record for continuous club swinging of 42 hours by swinging or 43 hours and six minutes.