W : ASTORIA, OREGOX, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. NUMBER 31. i ABSENCE OF I oIOPR LOST .THE BATTLE Bryan Explains the Cause Respon Defeat of the dsndidatr of the Democracy. . Says the Opportunity Demanded t Radical Declarations in the PartyV Platform, v ARRAIGNS THE REPUBLICANS Outlines tlic Idem Which Muat B Advanced If the Opposition It to Hop for Success la the Mcxt Election. . ; Lincoln. Nov. , W. J. Bryn today gave out a statament Intended to Mm at commtnt on tbt democratic defeat and to answer tht reports connecting blm with tbt movement for tbt form Ing of a new party, lit prefaces bta remarks with tbt atatemtnt that it ta too early to permit of an analytit of tbt vote, Judge Parker, ht aayl, vowed hlmaelf on tht truet queatlon. and announced hla belief in tht fold standard, thua turning away tht coin ait queatlon to which tht so-called conservative democrats attributed the defeat of tbt party four and eight yeara ago. , Tht rtturna from tht taat art dlsap- pointing aa thoat from tht west aaya Mr. Bryan, benct the dlaalTectlona of - tht allver element In tht west cannot L be charted with the responsibility, Tht result tht statement aityi, la due , to the fuct that tht party attempted to be conservative In tht pretence i of condltlona demanding radical reme. dies. Tht republican party la con , servatlve, that fa, defends those who i have obUUued ...unfair. advantage through cluaa legislation. To secure thia position tht democratic party will - have to bocomt ntort plutocratlo than ' tht republican party, which will loat , It several times at many lyotes aa U will win. Bryan thinks that If tht party la to win, It muat take tht aldt of tht plain, common people. Ht la of the opinion that now la tht time to, prepare for 1901. No matt who tht nomine may be, tht neat three yeara will develop tbt man. lit aaya tht party muat con tlnut to protest agalnat a large army and navy, support tht Independence of tht Philippine, oppose Imperialism and expansion, maintain Ha position on tht tariff and renew tht demand for an Income tax, to that wealth will be made to pay Ita share of tht expense , of government, Tht party must main tain Ita position on bl-metnllsm, but tht question must remain In abeyance. The trust question presents tht most aeiite phase. No well-Informed person, he sitys, doubts that the republican campaign funds of 1S94, l'JOO and 1804 , were recruited from the trusts. Roose , velt hns four yeara to demonstrate that no obligations were' Incurred by ac ceptance of trust funds, and he will, Mr. Bryan aaya, disappoint either the contributors or the voters. If he dis appoints the contributors, tht 1 ques i tlon may be put through a procesa of settlement; If he disappoints the vot ers, they will hays a chance to set r tit with his party four yeara hence. J "Death to every private . monopoly" ,t iiiub, v ; uw iuih , iw yet, j iiiuo. 3 take up the caust of the laboring man ; and overthrow what It known at gov ernment by Injunction, must oppose national banks of Issue and continue ' to favor the direct "election of United Stated Senators. : .r- WOULD NOT MARRY HIM. t Idaho Miner Shoots Portland Girl and Then Kills Himself.'. ,. Portland, Nov. 9. George Boyer, it miner and a resident of Wallace, Idaho, shot' Marie Bunches,' a "Mexican girl, late thla afternoon and then killed hlm aelf at the home of bta sister, known as Mrs." Minnie Ramsey, who lives In a. flat at 470 Taylor .street., It appears that four weeks ago Boy er visited bis sister and fell In love with the Hunches girt, who was In bis slstnr'a employ,, After hi return to Wallace, lloyer corresponded with the girt, and they bf cum engaged. - He ar rived lit Portland today, but for some reason the girl refused to become hi bride, 'A quarrel ensued.' -'Boyer, drawing a revolver, shot the girl twice trtthr-efrM, and -then pnt the weapon tojil own head, killing blmself Inatanlly..' J f -- :? 4 , I ""The girl will recover? "Mrs,- Ruhisny Is known In -Butte, Mont., a Minnie Rogan. LANSOOWNK ON THl WAR. lays Par Eastern Struggle Should Be ftettletJ by Arbitration. London. Nov. I. In tbt course of a speech at tht lord mayor's banquet this evening, Lansdowne, speaking the North sea Incident, said that If the firing on tbt British flag bad been an intentional affront It would have been followed by deplorable consequences, but. after characterising It as sn un accountable blunder, ht sold that re cent evidence satisfied tht British that tht Russian government believed In Ita good faith fact different from "what wt supposed" and that each party waa convinced of the Justness of Its own csuse. Of tht wsr In tht far east, Lans downe Mid; "I am sanguine enough to say that good Is likely to eomt of the struggle In the far east. It Js my hope and believe that thia terrible war will give stimulus to the existing conditions and for a leas clumsy and brutal method of adjusting International differences." The foreign minister made an ur gent pies, amounting almost to a da mand that the Ruaao-Japanese quarrel bt Settled by arbitration. It waa i carefully prepared statement, made be fort what was conceded to be one of the most representative gatherings of tht leading men of Britain. The speak er on several occasions referred to "that great statesman, John Hay." LOGS IN THE MUD. """""" Breaking of Dim Csusing Large Lets to Logging Company. Aberdeen. Nov. I. As the result of the breaking of the Humptullpa Drlv- ng company's dam on Big creek, 10, 00,000 feet of logs destlnvd for Aber deen mills are lying in the mud and cannot be got at for at b-ast three weks.T btaam waa he" biggest in this part of the country and It will coat 12,000 to replace It. . Men are be lug hurried to the scene and by hnrd work It will be rebuilt In a trine more than a fortnight Thla may ma Urlalty Interfere with the usual out put of the local mills. . . ' TRIED TO DEPORT HIM. Crooked Politicians Plan to Tamper With Colorado Ballots. Cripple Creek. Nov. I. An attempt to deport Frank P. Manntx. county clerk and recorder, a democrat, waa frustrated today by Sheriff Edward Bell and a posse. Three men, two miners and a promt nent railroad freight agent, were ar rested and released on bonds of $500. Friends of the arrested men say the affair was a Joke, but the democrats say the attempt wus 'mude with the view of retting Munnlx out of the way to permit tampering with the bul lots, which are In bis possession. DRAGGED GUN TOWARD HIM. Fifteen Year Old Boy Aooidently ) Shoott Himself. ' Ellensburg, Nov, . Ansell Stlllwell, fifteen-year-old boy, waa accldently shot and Inatantly kilted yesterday a few miles from town. With another boy, .he had been on a small lake, and In landing he took bis shotgun by the muxsle, pulling it toward him as he stenoed from the boat. In some manner It was discharged. The entire load of ahot struck him Just under the right arm., death resulting almost In stantly. ' ' ' " ' Convention Is Completed. Bt Petersburg, "Nov. 8. Details of the Anglo-Russian convention to set- a the North sea Incident are com pleted. ' - Russia Will Make Amends. ; St Petersburg. Nov. 9The Russian government Is satjHflod Russian war ship fired on a German fishing vessel In .tbe .JNorth sea, ,ai)d has agreed Jo make compensation. CANDIDATE OF DEMOCRACY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TWELVE SOUTHERN STATES Roosevelt Receives 1,500,000 Plurality in the Nation and Will Have 343 Votes in Electoral College. Missouri and Maryland Are Very Close, but in Both Roosevelt Has Probably Received the MajorityPennsylvania Has Rolled Up 435,000, While New York's Plurality b 174,000-Carries California by 115,000 New Tork, Nov. With election re turns stIU Incomplete, indications are that the plurality for Roosevelt will exceed 1,500,000, the greatest ever given a candidate. Interest centers In Missouri and Maryland. Late returns Indicate that the former state Is In the republican column so far as president ts con cerned, but Folk, the democratic can didate, is elected governor. Maryland's vote will probably be cast for Roose velt ' ' The banner state Is Pennsylvania, where Roosevelt's plurality reached 48S.0OO. Parker carried Greater New York by 41,000. but lost the state by 174,000. Minnesota gave Roosevelt 12S.0O0 plurality, and elected a demo- cratlc governor and a republican lieu tenant-governor. Roosevelt carried Colorado, but both sides claim the gov ernor. The revised electoral table, based on the latest returns, gives Roosevelt 843 and Parker 113. Parker has carried only 13 southern states, and Missouri's 18 votes will doubtless this year be cast for the republican candidate. WASHINGTON'S BIG MAJORITY. State Wilt Give Republican Candidates Between 60,000 and 70,000. Seattle, Nov. 9. Latest returns from all but 14 counties In Washington give Roosevelt 61,000 majority. The remain ing counties will Increase this to be tween 00,000 and 70,000. " Mead'a majority Is now floured at 14,000 by careful estimates of the miss ing precincts. The congressional tick et Is close to Roosevelt and the state ticket hus a larger majority. There will be less than 10 democrats in the next legislature. King county gives Roosevelt about 15,000 and Mend about 6000. The Vote In Pierce. Tacoma. Nov. . With three county precincts missing, Pierce county gives Roosevelt 9863. Parker 2314; 'Turner 6838, Mead 7086. REPUBLICANS MAY CONTEST. Charge That Election ' Frauds Were Committed in Denver. Denver, Nov. 0. Later returns In dicate that Roosevelt has carried Colo rado by 15,000. Republicans apd demo crats claim the election of the gov ernor. The Times says that Adams, MAYOR CHANGED HIS MIND. Resigned, but Objected When Counoil Wanted to Acquiesce. Roaeburg, Or., Nov. 9. Dr. E. y. Hoover ts still mayor of Roseburg. A tale of a resignation In an hour of pique and of a stormy council besston hangs on the above' commonplace assertion. Dr. Hoover' says he 'Is going to con tinue mayor, too, until the courts put him out' v "h " ' ''- - - I Dr. Hoover tendered his resignation in writing swblle In a resentful humor over certain council proceedings. The council laid tht matter on the 'table, and it came up Monday night. 1 Councilman West moved at the meet Ing then that the mayor's resignation be taken up for final disposition.. Dr. Hoover thereupon Insisted that he had withdrawn It and that Councilman Weat waa out of order. He called on the marshal to enforce his ruling. This brought forth a storm from the council chamber, another member of the body moving that the mayor's res ignation be accepted.. The motion was seconded and Dr. Hoover refused to put it to a vote, and declared that he would occupy the chair until ordered to vacate It by the courts,. Order was finally restored, but the question of the resignation was left over. ' democrat will carry the state by 10. 000. ' Tht republicans threaten to contest tbt entire state election because of al leged frauds In Denver. ' O0UGLA8 IS SUCCESSFUL. 8hoe Msn Elected Governor of Massa " shutetta Over Bates. Boston, Nov. (.Complete returns show that tht republican electors re ceived a plurality of 36.240. Roosevelt received 104,522, Parker 166,273; Doug las, democrat for governor, 346,311, Batee 1JS.60I. THE RESULT IS IN DOUBT. But Maryland Hat Probably Given Ma jority for Roosevelt Baltimore. Nov. Unofficial returns place Maryland In the republican col umn by a small majority. An official count may be' required to decld the result ' ' ' ' - .' ' ' " THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS. Missouri Hat Given More Than 10,000 Plurality for Roosevelt Kansas City, Nov. 9. The Star says Roosevelt will carry Missouri by 10.000. Folk Is the only democrat elect ed. His plurality In the gubernatorial fight Is 25.000. Closs for Governor. Omaha, Nov. 9. Probably complete returns will be required to determine w ho Ja elected governor. The repub licans carried the rest of the ticket. Roosevelt carried Nebraska by 75,000. Nevada. Reno, Nov. 9. Returns from the state are alow. ' Out of 176 precincts, 78 have been heard from. It la estimat ed Roosevelt will have 2000 plurality. Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Nov. . Roosevelt's plu rality Is estimated at 60,000 to 75,000. Lafollette Is re-elected by a plurality of 50,000. California. San. Francisco, Nov. 9. Roosevelt's plurality In California will be nearly 115.000. ' Utah. Salt Lake, Nov. 9. Utah will give Roosevelt 15,000 plurality. AFRAID "PAPA WOULD WORRY." Arrested Because of a "Spree" He Is 62 Yeara Old; Father 91. New Brunswick. N. J., Nov. 9. "Papa will worry," said James j -K. Brown, a farmer, living at Morganvllle, in MonmOUth county, when he woke up in the Middlesex count Jail here yes terday afternoon, on recovering from a '-spret.- He is 61 years old. ' 1 1 "Where be weT" asked the gray-hair, ed farmer, addressing Warden David Messier. "It looks like a stable, with big stalls, but I don't set no hoases." , " "This is tht famous Middlesex coun ty Jail," replied the warden, "and you art likely to stay here aa long as the roof holda out" "I can't stay here," said the farmer. "I must go home. My father will be worried about me. He never allows me to stay away over night." , ( "Tour father!" exclaimed the war den. "For the land's sake, how old is he?" "He's 91, and as spry as -the next one," replied the farmer. "I hope your grandfather Is enjoys Ing good health," remarked the warden". "We will try to get word to papa, so that ht will not worry." - f The farmer said that he lived 14 miles from here. He arrived with a load of pears, accompanied by Daniel Brannan, 33 years old., whom be re ferred to as "the boy.". The two farm ers were found asleep in their wagon and sent to the Jail. It was learned that old Mr. Brown had been greatly xerclsed over his son's absence. 8TOESSEL IS SAID TO HAVE ASKED FOR AN ARMISTICE. Tokio Hopes Ht Will Capitulate, as Japan's Soldiers Are Inflamed -' and Massacre Is Comid-. sd Likely. Tokio, Nov. 10. It is reported that Stoesset commanding at Port Arthur, has asked the Japanese" for an armis tice, the purpose of which Is not stated. Confirmation of the report Is unob tainable. It Is hoped that Stoessel will capitu late before the city proper ts taken.' The ' Japanese soldiers are angry and Inflamed. Under the conditions It would possibly be difficult to prevent a massacre when the troops meet m final combat Garrison Has Held Out. Chef oo, Nov. 9. A Junk which" arrived from Port Arthur November T brings the news that the garrison has bo far repulsed all Japanese attacks. Both Armies Preparing.. Mukden, Nov. 9. All la quiet on both the Japanese and Russian lines.. Both armies continue to Intrench. Rein forcements are rapidly arriving.. FROM THREE COUNTIES. Annual Session of Degree of Honor Closed Last Night Eugene. Or.. Nov. The Willam ette Valley District Convention of the Degree of Honor me tn this dt y' yeo terday afternoon In annual session.' A business session was held yesterday af ternoon, and In the evening a public session, at Which fc program was ren dered, followed by - an pen session. Todaywa taken up with " business sessions, and the--convention elosed to night when a banquet was given the delegates and other visitors. The Wil lamette Valley1 district comprises the counties of Lane, Linn and Benton. The list of delegates In attendance Is as follows:' Grand-Chief of Honor Sarah A. Fastabend, Astoria: Grand Usher Sadie EX Moore( Corvallla; Julia A. Horning, Kate Meyer, Corvallis; Elisabeth J. Barker, Lillian Crawford, Mary Veal, Albany: Arvilla Powell, Mrs, S. L. Moorebead, Mrs. N. I Lee, Mrs. R, A. Baylor,. Kittle Million. Georgia Nlelson, Delia Holm, Junction City; Louise Maxon, Maggie Cart wright Harrlsburg; Mabel McClure, Jefferson: Mary E. Saltmarsh, Leb anon; Mrs, Apperson, Emma Sly, Iro quois, S. D.; Sarah" Barrfnger, Geneva, Neb. MORE THAN A MILE A MINUTE. Frank Crooker Lowers Automobile Record at New York. New Tork, Nov. 9. Frank Crocker, driving a 75-horsepower racing car, I has made a new track record at the Empire1- City track for from one mile to 12, in a 20 mile trial against time. The first mile was made In 6' sec onds; eleventh mile '56 S-5 ;1S miles 11 minutes and 32 J-5. seconds, t Frank Kullck, yvlth af 20-horsepower car, made new records lor two ana three miles, 1:54 and 2:61. Chehalia Saloon Burns. ' rhehalla, Nov.. 9. This morning at 1:20 o'clock flrt was discovered in the Columbia . salqon. located' near the. de pot The fire department held the flames In check, but the stock spd fix tures were ruined. , 'J i John Slegworth, proprietor of the saloon, sustained a loss of 11,500, partly covered by Insurance. . : , ..' The building was owned by the Co lumbia Brewing company of Tacoma whose loss Is 3500. , t Stole Potatoes From Car. Hoqulam, Nov. 9. Jack Hurley, who was arrested last night for breaking a seal on a Northern Pacific car, steal ing two sacks of potatoes and selling them at a restaurant, pleaded guilty today and was taken to Montesano. where he wlU be sentenced this week. THIS STATE SURPASSES ! ESTIAATES Oregon's Plurality for: Roosevelt r t' a a a A a si a I'-- exceeas w.wv and May At- tain the Remarkable fig- f ure of 45,000 Votes. r Every County Has Gone for Him, While Five Went for Bryan Four Years Ago.' ;f SOCIALIST VOTE IS HEAVY Dbs Will Receive Fnlly 70OO, It la Clalmprt Sereu Counties : for Prohibition, Sixteen v - U- ..:,-.. .Ag&lmt It. Portland, Nov, .The Oregonkm says that Roosevelt's plurality tn Ore gon win exceed 40,000 and may attala the remarkable figure of 45,000. ' . i Republicans carried every county la the state, whereas In 1900 Bryan carried five , counties. The total vote cast will exceed 87,000, of which Parker received about 15,000 votes and Out other candidates for president the bal ance. - ' . . " , ' . : Debs made an amastng run In tbls state, in some sections passing Parker. It la said the socialist party has polSeg. over 7000 votes. Multnomah county, complete, gives) Roosevelt 12,702. Parker .2424. . Debs 1849, Swallow 620, and Watson 73. Prohibition was submitted to voters tn 23 counties, of which seven voted for and 16 agalnsf 'The dry counties are Gilliam, Coos,' Tllbmook. Curry. Yamhill, Jackson and Benton. - ; In Multnomah ( county 4698 votes were enrolled for prohibition and 1X433 against It. ' """" Exact figures will not be obtained from -several Interior counties for sev eral days. , . ,. ';. : . '. ' PRAYED FOR PROHIBITION. ' But Saloon Element Worked and Woa ' '"' In" Linn County. I Albany, Or., Nov'. 9 A novel feature of yesterday's election was a continu ous prayer meeting in the Interests oZ prohibition, and while the men were voting at the courthouse a number of women were praying In the First Presbyterian church adjoining. Twelve out of 90 precincts voted for prohibition, but. the only town which will be effected la Lebanon. South Le banon will henceforth be "dry." The three saloons In that 'city are alt 'In South Lebanon, and will have to move several blocks Into - North Lebanon, which' failed to vote for prohibition. The prohibition campaign overshad owed the national Issue, The precincts voting "dry" are: South Brownsville, Crawfordsvllle, Hul.tey. Lacomb, South Lebanon, Orleans, Price Rock Creek. Shedd," Sodavllle, Sweet Home, Tan- gent, Wet" Albany, East J Albany. West Albany, North Brownsville, Cen ter, Foster, Fox Valley, North Harrls burg, Soutb Harrlsburg, Jordan, North Lebanon. .Santlam, North Sclo, Sobth Sclo Shellburn, Syracuse, Tailraaa Waterloo. - ".-'. - 1 :' Before the election conservative es timates gave Roosevelt 250. He got Ull I ' OTHER TREATIES PENttlNG.! I : ! t 1 i . J t . . - Great Britain and Mexico to Follow tht r ; r r Lead of France. , j i Washington, Nov. 9. Secretary Hay has received assurance from Great Britain and Mexico that they art pre pared to negotiate treaties on the lines of that recently concluded between JthM United States. and France. t Bryan Congratulates Adams. Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 9. Congratulat ing Alva Adams upon his election; to the governorship, William J. Bryan tel egraphed as follows: t "Accept my congratulations both up on your personal triumph and upon t'ae triumph for constitutional govei ment" . '.