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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.