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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1904)
"I A I ontut i PUBLItHCa CUU'AttOOIATID ) WORT COVCR THE MORNINQ FIELO ON THK LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LV1V. ASTORIA, OHEfiON, SATURDAY,' DECEMBER 3, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS ----- , , T',fr V'J' ' i' i fv..., 1 ALL HOPE MM Port Arthur Given Up by the Russians. STOESSEL WILL FIGHT Gallant Defender's Friends Be lieve He Will Never Surrender. JAPS MOUNTING THEIR GUNS Russian Man of War Art Dis mantle! and If Fortr... Fall Will Ba lunk In Deep Water Out aide Harbor, 8l. Petersburg, 00. 2, (A. p. m.). Sinct tht confirmation , of tha report that tha Japanese hava ooouplad 300 Matar hill, and that tha Ruaalan at tampt to raeaptura tha poaitlen signal ly failad, tha officials at tha war da partmant art praparlng thamsalvaa for tha Inavltabla. If tha Japanese succeed, as It la bt liavad thty will, in mounting thair guns on 300-Matar hill, tht, finish la a mat tar of days. fttoasnal'a frlsnds. who know him wall, say ha will not surrtndsr, and haim,nl"thou"t h "houU' haveexer If of men were ..'.."--.... at tha Instance of certain, nilna owners who hud string on the alula authorities, Men who hud homes and money In the bank wart compelled to leave, and warned never to return. They were all union miners and very few of them resporod hie for the alleged outrages committed. They left home, wife and children and wert drlvtn out of tha state, exiles from home. Their families wert left to the cold charltle of the world, and all because they had allied themselves to ft union for the protection of Ha members. A number of the mines did not Indorse the actions of the authori ties, and mnny of them ran for ft time without discrimination against union or non-union members, i Tha Portland mining company was one that continued to operate Ha plant without discrimination. They wert no tified by tht authorities that they could not operate tha plant with union men and must cease operations. Tha man ager resigned his position, stating to the stockholders, that If the mine could not bt operated to tha Interrsta of those who had Invested their money In It, he would have nothing to do with It While few of the miners commit ted overt acts, most of the outrages wert committed by certain mine own ers and the mllltla. This mining dis tricts were virtually under martial law, with ft tyrsnlcal governor, Influenced by certain mine owners using the taws of the state In direct violation of the laws of the state end tht established rights of man guaranteed by the con, stitutlon. For months It was a reign of terror, but tht coat hod to be borne by the atate and mint owners. Business was at standstill and Indus trlea paralysed. Mr. Thomas states that the matter has gradually been adjusted and most of the mines are agam in full opera tion without discrimination as to al liances of the employes. He further states that had It not been for the strike, Mr. Roosevelt would have car ried the Mtute by over 75.000, but manv THEY ARE OFF WhatFifiyEighthCongress Has Coming. FLOWERS AND PRAYERS Chinese Exclusion and Irrigation to Receive Some attention at the Coming Session. MANY BILLS ARE PENDING Legialation in House and Senate Will Reoeive Republican Attention and Minority Work of Last Session Overcome. " last stsnd will bt ont of slsughtsr, ..Tht ships In tht hsrbor can not re sist or break through the Investing squadron, and it Is now wall known their guna were long ago landed for defense of tht fortress.. If Port Arthur falls It has been arranged to take the men ef war outside and sink them in deep water.. All of tht marine and sailors art participating In tht land de fense, Toklo, Dec, S, S p. m. It Is reported here that the Russians have attempted to retake 203-Meter hill. They as aembled a strong force and assaulted tht position but wert repulsed with heavy loss. The Japanese finding sailors among the Russian dead believe that If men from tht fleet art being employed In making sorties, the complement of the force must be falling short. Tht fact that tht Russians art fortifying the positions available between Llaotl and Mantno mountains. Increases the be Jlef thnt they will make their last stand tftero. clwd the same consideration for them us was done for the miners of Penn sylvania, and mnny voted against him on thnt account or did not vote at all The election of ft democratic governor by 10.000 majority, with ft majority of about 20,000 for Roosevelt shows the sentiment of the peopel on the strike question. The election wa virtually a victory for tht union miners. DEED OF A Young Ranchman Is Shot Down While Eating His Dinner. SHERIFF WORKING ON CLUES Offiosrt Slaughtered. Toklo, Dec. 2. 11 a. m. Imperial headquarters makes the announcement that 17 officers huve ben killed and (4 wounded In the field, but does not men tion the place. It la presumed that It wns at Port Arthur. The details of tht attack of the swordsmen at Port Arthur art un known here, and a difference of opinion exists ns to whether any of the attack ing parties were armed exclusively with swords. Possibly, mnny of the soldiers carried swords In addition to their bnyoneta. for the Japanese re tain much ancient respect for the sword and continue training with It. despite the opposition of the officers of the newer school, The results of this sword attack were evidently negative, The wounded leg of Oenerul Nakamura has been ampu tated. The party under General Snlto retired and did not press the attack. COLORADO INJUSTICE. Tale of Drastio Law aa Applied to la bor Unionists. C. D. Thomna of Victor, Col., arrived In the city yesterday and Is contemp lating mnklng It his home. Mr, Thomas whs at Victor during the recent strike troubles, Not being connected with the unions or the mine owners, neither the milltln, he Is In a position to give a conservative account of the causes thnt led up to the trouble. While he considers the miners should bear ft cer tain share of the blame by overt acts, 'et the governor and his attaches are the prime cause of the disturbances. For weeks, said Mr. Thomas, soldiers oaraded up and down tht streets of Victor, Intimidating merchants and la- No Motive It Kown for tht Murdtr and Attempt at Inolnsration of tht Body of tht Viotim, Wht Had No Known Enemies, White Sulphur Springs. Mont., Dec, 2. The deed of a fiend was disclosed today when the body of Homer E. Ward, a ranchman, was found In his ranch house 24 miles northwest of here. The murder was evidently carefully committed, and then an effort at In cineration of the body was made, for the remains were partly burned. A bullet hole In the head showed how Ward met his death. There Is a hole In a window pane thnt Indicates that Ward was shot from the outside and from the rear while ht waa eating, for tht table shows that the murdered man was eating or had Just finished when his end came. Murks upon the floor show the entrance o someone at present unknown. The body waa placed upon a bed, covered with the bedclothlng, which wns then saturated with oil, and a match was applied. The attempt at Incineration, however.was unsuccessful ns the flames were not communlcnted to the build ing. The fact of murder Is established by the burning of the barns. After firing the barns, which are totally con- sumed, the perpetrator of the act rode away, ; Ward was a young man of only 23 years, not known to have enemies or entanglements, and the motive for the crime la ft 'mystery. The sheriff is working on clues, which art not dis closed, which ht hopes may lead to the apprehension of the murderer. Washington, Dec. 2. On the stroke of 12, Monday, the second session of t.ie 58th congress will be called to order by President Fry pro tern. In the senate, and by Speaker Cannon In the house, When the gavels of the presiding offl cera summon tne senators ana rep' resentatlves to duty nearly every mem ber will be In hie seat, but only rou tine business will be transacted. The chaplains will pray, the rolls will be called, the regular 'resolution of notl flcatlon will b' passed, committees to Inform the president will be appointed mid adkiurnment will follow, out of respect for the din-eased members. The president s message generally Is re ceived and read the first day, but the senate Is punctilious In certain mat lera and Is almost sure to adjourn as a tribute or respect 10 me Hue or ator Hoar of Massachusetts and the lata Senator Quay of . Pennsylvania. The message, therefore, probably will not bt read until Tuesday. But there will be enough to attract tht crowds which will fill tht gallerle. The opening of ft session of congress haa become ft flower ahow. Immense floral piece designed to typify the man, or tha atate, or tht district he represents art placed upon members' desk in both chamber, often times totally obscuring the man they are In tended to compliment Beside these huge floral emblem senator and mem ber are remembered modestly by simple bunches of flower. Admiring contltuents, clerk In the department. wive and sweetheart always set that favorite In both senate and house are favored with flower. In fact the cus torn has grown to such proportions that those who are not remembered in tht annual gorgeous congressional floral display feel that they havt been unconsciously given greater distinction by the omission. After the opening day, when the mes sage of the president Is read, the regu lar business of the session will begin and the legislative wheels will grind steadily until March 4. 1905. There Is plenty to do. The calendars of both houses are loaded with bills of all klnda; hundreds of new bills will be Introduced and committees are ready to report enough to keep congress busy for 12 months, but In the three months congress probably will do little more than pass the regulur annual approprla tlon bills. There ha been some talk of possible extra session. The result of the November election was scarcely known before this talk began. Hereto. fore extra session rumors have been held in abeyance until the Holiday re cess or at least until after the elec tion returns have been digested, but this year the discussion began before the president knew how many votes he would have In the electoral college. The only reason why such a session should be called 1 because there la a demand In certain quarters for a revis ion of the tariff, but many of the In- omlng congressmen during the past wo weeks have made it plain thnt they do not want tariff revision and further that they do not want an extra session. There is one feature of the tariff re vision talk that haa some substance. More revenue must be had or there must be ft curtailment of expenditures. With the Increasing annual appropria tions, a river and harbor bill, Increase of the navy, the Panama canal and other features of extraordinary dls- bursment. there will be need of more money than present custom and in ternal revenue provide. An Intima tion hue been made that curtailment will satisfy many congressional lead ers, but tht majority may determine otherwise, In which event some reve nue legislation may be necessary and an extra session for that purpose may bt called, ,Put this Is said to be a re mote contingency and the proballllties, according to the leader who are here, art that there will bt neither tariff legislation nor an extra, session. Coupled with tariff legislation dis cussion Is the ubject of reciprocity. A number of proposed reciprocity treat ies have been, and still are reposing in tht pigeonholes of the senate. Durlog the coming three month there may be some talk about these treaties, but the Indication are they will not be ser iously considered. So strong has been the opposition to them that It has never been considered worth while to report them from the committee on foreign relations to which they were referred. The unfinished business in the sen ate I a bill passed by the house pro viding for tha construction of rail road In the Philippine islands by ft guarantee of S per cent income upon the money Invested in such roads. The bill also provides for Issuing Philippine bonds for other Internal Improvements in the Islands, and In several other particulars amends the Philippine laws passed by congress. The bill met with a great deal of opposition during the U.'ist congress, but Senator Lodge, who ho It In charge, aaya that he will press It from the beginning of the ses sion and hopes, to secure its passage. The principal opposition was to the provision which guaranteed an Income to the railroads, and little objection waa made to other feature of the bill. Another bill for the Philippines, which has been urged by Secretary Taft and the president, as well as nearly every one Interested in the Philippines, pro vides for a material reduction of the duty on sugar and tobacco as well as other Philippine products. ' - The lost seesion passed ft bill pro v Id lug for a commission composed of five senators and Ave representatives to Investigate and report ft measure for Continued on page 4.) I0NEY ON TAP New Yorkers to Have an All Night Bank. FINANCIER'S LATESTFAD Ladies of Four Hundred Want Place to Deposit Jewels After DarK. INNOVATION MEETS APPLAUSE Bank Clerks Will no Longer bs th Petted Darlings of "9 to 3," but Will Work in Shifts Like Long ahortmtn and Foundrymen. GUNNISON IS HIT Pilot Boat Pulitzer Swings Into the Storage Warehouse. CAPTAIN'S LEG WAS BROKEN Tide Too Strong for tht Pilot Boat, Which Narrowly Misses a Tug and Customs Boat en Htr Way to Quick Bsrth. An unfortunate accident resulting In the breaking of Captain C. S. Ounnl son's leg, occurred this afternoon when the pilot boat Pulltxer went into the cold storage company's warehouse with the tide. In attempting to stop the boat, which had not sufficient wind or way with the hastily raised fore' sail to clear the piles and the warehouse, the captain, standing close to the bits, received a blow from a ropeaend that broke the small bone of his leg and laid him hors-du-combat. Pullltser floated In, caromed on the pile and gently Jammed her nose through the roof of the cold storage warehouse. Appar ently she liked the kiss for she hung to It, out at the fore and down by the stern. A rope to the men of the crews of tug and the customs boat was not caught, or the gay and festive pilot boat would have been stopped. As it as she nearly went into the tug, and the captain swung her boom Just In time to avoid a complication with Uncle Sam relative to the impudent funnel of the customs boat which was In the way. As It developed, little damage wns done, and Pullltser was pulled out of the warehouse, whither she went for cold storage. In time to resume he normal occupation. Dr. Finch was called by Mr. Elmore to administer to the Injuries sustained by Captain dunnlson, and the Injured man was removed to his home, where he will b confined for some time by his Injuries', which are disabling but not serious. . Captain Gunnison wa not in charge when the accident occurred. New Tork, Dec. 2. Impressed by the need for an institution where money may be obtained at any hour, promi nent New Tork financier and commer cial men have, It is announced by the Herald, organised the first night and day bank: and safe deposit company, The names of men prominent in the business and social world appear In the organization committee, and the capital stock of 3250,000 already has been ub' scribed. The concern will also have a working surplus of $25O.00. . , The plight In which many travelers of wealth often find themselves be cause they are unable to draw cash in case of emergency, suggested the or ganlzation of the bank. The trouble experienced by ft well kpown man who required $2200 before 11:30 p. in stated the work of organisation. The man in question had 327.000 deposited in one downtown bank, but only suc ceeded in raising the sum be needed by the assistance of cashier In two large uptown hotels. Financier to whom the subject was mentioned smiled at first and then on second thought recognised the plan as not only feasible, but one which pre sented many possibilities of success, tl I likely that Oaklelgh Thome, of the North American Trust Company, will be president of the new- Institution. The organisation committee consists of Mr. Thorne, O. H. Belmont, Frank Grlswold. Thomas B. Clarke. William K. Vanderbllt, Jr., John Tomllnson, Harry Payne Wlhtney and James W. Ellsworth. Among those who have subscribed to the capital stock are Wlnthrop Chandler, Center Hitchcock, Frederick Gebhard, William Chandler, Charles M. Oelrlcha, Augustus St. Gaudens, Jo seph E. Wldener, J. Borden Harrlman, Edward O. Wolcott and Clarence Mac- kay. All the details of the, organization have not as yet been completed, but the bank probably will be situated near Fifth avenue, at some point south of Forty-second street, convenient to the great hotels, restaurants and the the ater district. It will be conducted on the Unea of a state bank and be open day and night. There will always be on hand a large emergency fund. In order to do this It' will have at least two forces of clerks. It will receive deposits at any time and be prepared to cash checks for It patrons, no mat ter when the bits of paper are pre sented. Owing to the heavy expense of the institution necessitated by the employ ment of a double clerical force, the bank will pay no interest on deposits. Another feature of the Institution will be the safety deposit department. Women returning from the opera will, by this means, be able to deposit their jewels without risk of losing them over night. ' straight line from Band island, and the building up and seaward movement of Clatsop spit on tht north side of the Jetty. "The Chinook ha dredged continu ously In the channel used by vessel to the south. It is difficult owfng to the small scale of the map and the neces sarily relative great distance between line of sounding to make any deduc tion aa to the effect which the dredge ha had but it I evident from the small change which have taken place sout of this buoy that but little effect has been produced. The main change In depth have taken place to the north of thl buoy where no dredging ha been done. "A reported In the last annual re port a conservative estimate of the funds required for remodeling the transport Grant Into a dredge and oper ating It wa approximately 1500.000. The actual expense of remodeling the Grant wag 6ver 1270,000, and the cost of changes repairs and purchase of upplie, etc. Including operating ex penses to June 30. 1904, wa $90,0001 The expense of operating the dredge another year will be approximately $120,000, making a total of $460,000 for remodeling the dredge and operating It to June 30, 1905. Repairs to boilers and changing to oil burning will cost aa above Indicated not less than $100,- 000. ' "The south Jetty 1 to be completed before any work i commenced on the north, side. Its estimated cost is $2,- 260,000. . The amount previously appropriat ed is $1,500,000, of which amount as above shown, approximately $56O,0O will have been expended in remodeling and operating the dredge. The total amount to be appropriated for comple tion of the project for the south Jetty is then $1,820,000, which sum is ac cordingly named in the money state ment and is to be expended together with the balance on hand in dredging and Jetty extension. These funds should be appropriated at an early date to in sure no further delay to this Important work." Winona Outfitting. -The Astoria Iron Work was buy yesterday putting the new machinery in the steamer Wenona and installing the boiler n Captain Plckernell's new- boat. Captain, Plckernell's boat w'll be completed during the 'present month and ready for business by January j. SMALLPOX REIGNS Master of EHeric Now Has the Virulent Disease, v ' LAIDLAWASKS BOAT'S RELEASE Port Quarantine Physician Will Not Release vessel Even en Substitu- tion ef Another Crew Con- ' Ugion May 8prtad, THE BAR CHANNEL. Major Langfitt Makes Important Recommendation. Major Langfitt has made his annual report as to the conditions on the bar, which are timely and worthy of care ful consideration. Among the sugges tions made are the following: The principal and most Important changes that have occurred alnc the survey of June 1903 are ft slight move ment seaward of the 24-foot Inner and outer curve of the bar, the extension seaward of Peacock spit on a nearly Great Britain, or at least her repre sentative. Consul Laidlaw, wants the release of the British, steamer EHeric, wiilch was 'quarantined here a few tfays ago, but Captain McLeod has de veloped a dangerous case of the small pox and Dr. Earle informs Great Brit ain and all her works that smallpox is smallpox, net and gross, and EHeric will stay In quarantine. " This Is disappointing to Great Brit ain, and possibly tiresome to Laidlaw, but Dr. Earle has four aces, and the captain has the smallpox. A proposition has been mede where by another crew would be provided for the tramp steamer, and her release ef fected, but the quarantine physician will not, under the ruling regulations, release the boat for ten days, even If the crew were removed. Captain McLeod'a case Is deemed ser ious, and, while the Chinese fireman with whom the disease started, is convalescent, there is no surety that the whole of the crew ' may not be victims of the contagion, and Dr. Eurle's action is generally commended. There Is no regular hospital at quar antine for the care of contagious dis eases,' but two' vacant AouBe on the government reserve have been placed at the disposal of the patients and every care is being administered. r. ,