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.i ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. I. Tf " '4 j 1 1 "-" 1 I....A...AAA.A.AA.AAAk.AAAAAjUkAAk MlffMnflEn inkVllVi ITTiTl fi IllIllUILI f UfJUf Uk.UIAX.KVMir I ClK morning flstorian ESTABLISHED 1873 r, "''': i' , PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. RATES. ; By mail, per year ......... f6 00 By mail, per month ..... .V.V. 50 By earriers, per onuth, 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOKIAX. By mail, per year, in advance $1 00 BATTLESHIP DESIGN. From the-particulars wnicn "Engineering sup- plies in regard to two new war vessels for which Eng land has just let contracts, it is evident that the battleship is not going out of fashion at present. The first naval power of the world sees no reason to aban don it, although it looks as though she had discovered a way to improve it The evolution of that type of traft is apparently still in progress, says the New York Tribune. ; The next preceding group of British battleships, tcwhkhtheXinsEdvard VII belongs, has a dianlnct. ment f 16fofc.Jops and engines developing 13,000 horsepower! .'The latter are expected to develop a speed of eighteen and one-half knots. It is probable that the ships of the new class, named after Lord Nelson, will be a little slower, because their engines will be required to generate only 16,750 horsepower, and their hulls will be shorter and broader. Several feet are taken from the length and eighteen inches fiave been added to the beam. The net result of this and other changes is to make the new battleships a trifle lighter than the King Edward VII, their dis placement being 16,350 tons, but there is said to be a marked saving in cost and a distinct gain in fighting capacity. It is in their armament that the two classes differ most In each there are four 12-inch breechloaders in barbettes, two being mounted forward and two aft A few years ago the next smaller pieces were o-inch rifles. The substituion of larger guns by Great Britain was begun under the administration of Sir William "White. He put into the King Ed ward VII four having a calibre of 9.2 inches, and supplemented them with ten 6-inch rifles. His suc cessor, Philip "Watts, goes a step further. In the bat tleships of the Lord Nelson class the 6-inch guns are discarded altogether, and those vessels will each mount ten of the larger size. The muzzle energy of ne of the latter guns is about 19,500 foot tons, whereas that of the 6-inch rifle is only 6240 foot tons. The projectiles which they discharge weigh respect ively 380 and 100 pounds. However, there is less metal in the new secondary battery than in the old, yet an increase of at least 33 per cent has been se cured in power, because, owing to the greater hard ness of the armor plate now in service, it is coming to be helkved that the 6-inch rifle is practically ase ;Iess! 5 The United States was one of the first nations to act on that theory. In both of the quintets of which the Connecticut and the Virginia are types there .will be no less than eight 8-inch guns, and in the for mer class a dozen 7-inch rifles will form a part of the secondary battery. . The Virgina and her sisters will retain the old sixes. The new battleships of this country will unquestionably prove formidable !'.$;tit ; era, but when an American compares them with those of the Lord Nelson7 class he will see that England has worked out the principle a little more fully. IVhat the effect of this example will be on the men who design the warships of the United States it is impossible to say, but it is possible that they will not ignore it. The precedent will certainly help the movement for vessels carrying no less than t'.n 12 inch guns, with a secondary battery composed of threes a proposition which receives commendation from a "retired chief engineer" in the latest " Clas sier 's Magazine." Some innovations have also been made by Mr. Watts in the armor of the ships which he has design ed. Their more vital parts will be protected with plate 12 inches thick. This weight is without prece dent since the latest process of carburizing came into vogue. However, in order to avoid abnormally bur dening these vessels he thins out the ormor elsewhere. Whether this new distribution will prove more effec tive than the old is a question which experts will -nr aider carefully. It cannot be determined until fur ther details- are received. The chances, however, , like the originality displayed by Sir, Edward Reed in the Argentine battleships bought by Great Britain a few months ago, suggest the possibility that perfec tion may not yet have been attained on either side f the Atlantic. states that those American reprvseutativea abroad to whom it is addressed are merely directed by the pres ident to bring the matter of calling another peace conference to the attention of the minister of for eign affairs of the government to which each is re spectively accredited an I "in discreet conference with him, to ascertain to what extent that Rovern ment is disposed to act in the matter." In other words, these representatives are to "sound" the towers that took part in The Hague conference of 1S99, says the New York Commercial. The desirability of a further agreement between the great nations for the maintenance of the world's peace and the settlement of international disputes by arbitration, is not for a moment open to question: But with Japan and Russian now engaged in trying to settle a quarrel by the "arbitrament of the sword," and with Great Britain and Russia only recently involved in a controversy that led them almost to) the brink of "war, it is highly improbable that Secretary Uay'a note ViU meet with an immediate and favor able response at this time at least from the poiers that participated in the first Hague conference, j To render another peace conference a success it is es sential that all of the great powers should be in a pacific frame of mind, ready to conciliate and to be conciliated, to give and to take; but, rsith two o these powers now engaged in a life-and-death strug gle, with the possibility that other great powers may become involved before peace is finally declared, it is apparently futile to hope for any practical gooil from a second peace conference until the anittuxsi ties aroused by the present war in the far east filial have had a chance to cool and other nations no longer have to fear that they may be .dragged into that conflict The cause of international peace.'however, would not be likely to suffer by the deferment of the pro posed conference until conditions are more favorable to its suec. Civilized sentiment in favor of that cause is steadily growing and, probably nothing is contributing more powerfully to its growth than the very horror, and stupendous waste of human life and treasure that attend the present Russo-Japanese conflict. Evidence of the increase in this sentiment has just been furnished by the action of Great Brit ain and Russia in agreeing to the appointment of an international commission to ascertain the facts in the North sea incident; and the example thus set is certain to make strongly for peace among the nations in the future. Secretary Hay's letter, however, will have the effect of proclaiming to the world that this republic is the friend of universal peace and that whenever conditions shall be ripe for further concerted efforts in the direction of that object, the United States can be counted on to join unreservedly in the movement. THE TREASURY SITUATION. About the only encouraging featun of the treas ury statement for the month of October is the in crease of $1,400,000 in customs receipts as compared with October of last year. This increase is apparent ly a reflection of improved business conditions for when business falls off the fact is almost invariably manifest in a decline in the volume of dutiable im- The rest of the October statement is not of the same cheering character.. It shows that for the first four months of the current fiscal year the govern inent's total receipts amounted to $187,000,000, a decline of $2,400,000 as contrasted with the corre sponding mopths of, 190$ while the expenditures amounting to $208,800,000, or $19,100,000 more than they did in the corresponding peridd of last year As a result, the treasury operations for the present fiscal year up to date reveal a deficit of $21,800,000 against a small surplus for the four months ended October 31, 1903. The treasury deficit is now about $4,000,000 larger than it was a month ago. , The government's available cash balance now in the treasury or in national bank depositories aggre gates $146,850,000. This is a loss of substantially $23,000,000 since the beginning of the new fiscal year or nearly $5,000,000 since September 30. ,The available cash in the treasury itseu is now about $42,000,000 or practically $8,000,000 less than the minimum amount of free cash that treasury officials have heretofore deemed h desirable to be kept on hand. If business conditions continue to improve as they have of late, it is altogether probable that the government receipts will increase also. It will re quire a decided increase in these receipt, however, or a material falling off in expenditures, to keep the treasury deficit for the current fiscal year down to $23,000,000, the amount predicted last winter by Sec retary Shaw. In case the government's expenditures go on out stripping its income, it may happen that congress, even though it be republican, will be compelled to overhaul the existing tariff in order to make federal ends meet for the government would simply be face to face again with "a condition, not a theory." P. A. Stokes Swell Togs for Men" TUIS IS A CUT OF our swell Hulled Back Overcoat fifty two inches long and a favorite with the "know how to dress man." It is a coat that we have in all patterns, meter ials and weights. $io. TO i $30. Of courso we have the ever popular "tonkote" and Chesterfields, in Melton '8, Beavers, Thibets, Coverts and unfinished worsteds. Why spend time and aggravation in going to a tailor's whon you can step in here and bo fitted with garments that equal tho produc tion of a swell city tai lor at half the cost. ''jm If ' m rtm ,ttL hi Ilk , I I" !J. MMl (El i vlltft 'f i lmmk . JL la ill Coat s 0 0 9 0 0 ... , Q THIS IS 'A GAli. 3 mdnt thai every J ' gentleman 1 ncedi and J we think wo have the f - iwellest Hud 'of Rain 2 Coats that ever ' Came a ..into. Astoria. Every i i . i i o . , s garment is guarauicuu to shed water, and they fit, look and take the place of an overcoat We ftel certain that should you need a gar ment of this kind you will do well to inspect our stock. They are tailored right and priced right. $I.2ij TO I $25.1 Copyright I 904 by Hart Schaffner fc? Mrx P. A. Stokes 'Swell Togs for Men" oooooo$ooooooooooteoeooo& 8wmiuiiiiiiuiimiiisiiii!ii;ii;a SHOES That is our subject We can interest you in shoes. We have shoes :::::' For Everybody and no house in As toria .can sell better FOOTWEAR or at lower prices. : : : S. A. GUM 543-545 Bond St FREE! FREE! PROPOSED PEACE CONTERENCE, . It is a misnomer to call Secretary Hay's note an "invitation" to a peace conference. It distinctly Russia should keep out of Spanish waters. ' It would be a nhame to draw Spain into another naval controversy. , Our new illustrated catalogue giving full information about the PACIFIC LUTHERAN ACADEMY AND BUSI NESS COLLEGE will be sent free to any address on application. : : : DEPARTMENT B, PACIFIC LUTHERAN ACADEMY. Parkland, Wath. Notiot. ' Notice la hereby given, that the reg titration book of the city of Aitorla for the election to be held In thli city on Wednesday, the Hth day of De cember, 1904, will be opened at the auditor's office In - the A. O. U. W. building on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, and will close on Satur day, the 10th day of December, 1904, at 4 o'clock p. m. All persona must register In order to be entitled to vote. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of Astoria, Oregon.- . . Dated October 28, 1904. 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