THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
WKDNEIDAY, DECIMIER 14, 1804.
STRIKE ON RAILROAD
Wages Reduced by Cutting Down
Hours
THE MEN REFUSE TO WORK
At tha Reduced Wagea the Men Only
Receive On Dollar and Forty
Cents a Day for Thair Vary
Hard Work.
in Hit
So Sayt Governor Ferguson
Annual Report
Washington. IS. "The fla of
Grants Pas. Dec. IS. An order wusL... ....ubiit. wtll not h pomnlet until
received from headquarters to Tom Ion Its fields of blue It placed the rls-
. i ing iarv 01 viiuanoina, says uw au-
w I nual report of Governor T. B. Fergu
Burke, foreman of the ateel fangs lay
ing new rails oeiween trow rm- iu-1 - , ... A ,
.on, of Oklahoma, maJe public today
yon and Grants Pass, to the effect that ,
The report adds:
"With 700.000 people. $540,000,000
'a I worth of nronertv. the ma lor nortlon
Al VIII 1 V . ' " --- - -
waes from $1.75 to $1.40 a day. to take I of our public expenses bestowed upon
the hours for work should be reduced
from 10 to 8. thus cutting the men
effect at once. The order affected be
tween 200 and 300 laborers, and. while
there Is no kind of an organisation
among these men. they laid down their
tools and asked for their time, which
suspended operations of the several
construction crews In the vicinity
There was no demonstration, but the
men Just quietly quit work and left
Mr. Burke with only about 25 men to
carry on the work
Tii mn tuv 14.50 Der week for
board, and they are not alone in their
opinion that the amount of wages
under the new conditions is too small
for the work done. Mr. Burke wired
the situation to headquarters Tues
lday and received Instructions to pick
up all the section men possible in all
the crews near by and place them In
bis department The order also re
AnpmA tinum of section men from 10
ta t. thus reduclnr their wages to $135
a day. It is doubted if the section men
will take up the new work. Of course
there are aulte a number of idle men
all over the country, and the railroad
company expects to ship in men from
San Francisco and Portland to take the
places of the men who have quit Some
are free to express the opinion that
this move on the part of the railroad Is
only the beginning of more reductions
to follow and that there will occur a
general tie up of all lines of work on
the Harrlman system.
AGAINST LES MAJESTIE
Boys Committed ' to Jail for Trivial
Offenses.
Berlin. Dec. IS. While it Is true
that the Judicial authorities have been
infprmally advised that the kaiser is
inclined to be more lenient with per
sons who commit les tnajestie in a
condition of drunkenness, all depends
upon the grade of drunkenness. It
seems that a man or woman must be
stone blind drunk to escape being sent
to jail, so drank that he is irresponsi
ble, before the law, for his actions. Be
sides he must prove previous good
character, must crave the emperor's
pardon publicly and pay a fine. On the
other hand the law continues to be
strictly enforced against all sober peo
are now three children In Prussian Jails conducted on the Union PaciAc with
. . jt !.it lth irne of easollne motor cars. The
wno nave own Bciiicm.-! iwi i
the lord's anointed. One of them Is a
little girl 12 years old, of Polish pa
gasoline motors are designed for use
on spur lines, and It Is said that if they
rentage, who refused to accept from the came up to expectations they will be
HOPES OF ROOSEVELT.
rcniasc, v iutou -- i
l.V a hPAiMli wlfh ilia ftmnarftf1! I C
picture that William sent to the Polish j11 the other Harrlman lines.
scholars.' The teacher would not take
back the imperial present and little
arlska let It fall on the floor. Hence,
'six weeks' arrest for her not much
considering that up to 150 years ago
Russians were executed for dropping
a coin bearing the czar's picture.
Five months was the sentence given
Peru Sees Its Future Assured by Mon
roe Doctrine
T.lma. Peru. Dec. 13. The Commer
clo, in an editorial said to have be.;n
mnlred bv President Pardee, com-
ive monins was tne sentence given - .,..
. . . .. . . mentlng on President Roosevelt s mes-
to a policy boy, who said he was proud I menu,,
. .... ... iacira tn ennrress savs:
of a medal one or his roreratners wore ""o" " .
in fighting the Prussians, and that he
WUU1U nut rxciluilBt? 11 iur an mc I . , ,
,. u, nt ,i J neighbors, or to settle political prob
I Itk stanmnnd tlQVss nfl fPflJIOIl 10
J1a..ma 4-ma1wa I 1CIIIB Willi viit
The third victim of the lese majestle trouwe memseives
I i - !,,. If AnwnA rlatrino -
Adelbert Grezabka. IS years old. IP"-""
law.
Informed his schoolmates that the
kaiser, in his heart of hearts, was an
ally of Russia, but that if he ever got
into a scrap with the Japs he would
probably run as fast as Alexleff. The
official papers maintain that Adelbert
Is a thoroughly unspeakable lad, who
"sasses" his teacher, steals apples and
pennies and Is given to other henlous
crimes.
prosecuting the trust, should the facts
developed warrant such action.
It is alleged by the tobacco grow
ers that beeaus of the methods of
the trust, which, it is declared, have
stifled all competition in buying, the
price of tobacco averages today only
one-fifth of what It did five years ago.
and that now instead of there being
many bidders for the cropy the terri
tory ia parcelled out, the price fixed
and one agent ia selected by the trust
to cover a certain territory, and the
tobacco must be sold to him or not be
disposed of at all. In this manner the
entire tobacco growing region of Ten
nessee and Kentucky is covered by the
agents of the trust, to the exclusion,
it Is asserted, of all other possisle buy
ers, ... ..,
OKLAHOMA ASKS STATEHOOD.
AFFAIR IS SETTLED
Amicable Adjustment of Differ
ences by Taft,
CONCESSIONS ARE GRANTED
Complete Jurisdiction Is Granted the
United States en Matters of
Public Importance.
claced at ls.474.C01. and that of the
bank deposits at $18,384,31$. Six nun
Panama reduces her rate of postage
1 to I cents and Is to furnish all stamps
winmii. . ...... " ijo j triun miu ' ' -
miI Ala.htv.ntna fnlbaa. of rfl.llrnflll l, . v - t.11.. anj I n ft,. nnal
were built In the territory during the The mn. authorities are to purchase
a ... . A 1 .. L..1.J tnJ iK,a 1 - I . . , . , a M
jrcdr, aim viic wiiij uuiiucu muiun.
ness ever Incurred by the territory
($48,000) has been paid off with ac
crued Interest some twenty years be
fore it was due."
BIG SAVING.
a Fortune
Salt Lake Cutoff 8aves
Every Day.
San Francisco. Dec. IS. The South
ern Pacific's Ogden-Lucln cutoff across
Great Sale lake has now been in op
eration long enough to permit the op
eratlng department to gather figures
justifying the expenditure of the many
millions which the big improvement
cost. The cutoff is saving the company
on an average of $2500 a day in operat
ing expenses, or a little over $900,000
year, and this amount will steaJlly
grow as the traffic over the Ogden
line increases.
The operating officials of the South
ern Pacific are watching with much in
inuuj cmu lv. " n . -.. -
pie. even down to little children. There terest certain experiments now being
mployed on the Southern Pacific as
"Th nations ot our continent which
i not aspire to live by robbing their
AFTER TOBACCO TRUST.
Tobacco Growers Compelled to Accept
Prices Offered by the Trust.
Washington, Dec. 13. The depart
ment of Justice has decided to make
an investigation of the methods and
'opera.tlons of the so-called tobacco
trust, composed of the American and
Continental companies of this country,
and the British Imperial Company of
England, which buys practically the
entire leaf tobacco output of Kentucky
and Tennessee. Felix G. Ewing, presi
dent of the Tennessee and Kentucky
Tobacco Growers' Association, today
received assurances that the attorney
general would appoint A. E. Garner
of Springfield, Tenn., as a special at
torney to assist District Attorney Till
man In making the Investigation and
nf the Monroe dectrine ex
oounded by President Roosevelt. The
recent international history of America
does not warrant fears that the United
States dreams of conquest. For more
than 20 years Peru has been suffering
from the tyranny of a powerful neigh
bor and she cannot object to the new
moral force as a defender of Justice
and right."
prevailing.
Actress "Makes Hit."
Denver. Dec. 13. Miss Nina Ru
dolph, leading lady of the San Toy
Company, and Jefferson J. Graves of
Panama, Dec. IS. The differences
between the United States and
Piintimtt. which made necessary the
visit of Secretary of War Taft to the
Isthmus, were settled today by the Is
suance of an executive order signed
by Secretary Tft for President
Roosevelt, and assented to In a letter
by President Amador, of Panama.
The order provides that no trade for
the canal lone or the republic of
Panama can enter the ports estab
lished by the United States at either
end of the canal, supplies for the con
struction of the canal and articles in
transit , being excepted. This turns
the customs receipts of these ports
'over to the government of Panama.
Panama agrees to reduce her tariff
our schools, unprecedented advance
ment along all lines of enterprise, it
seems that congress should give the
authority to exercise in full the rights
of American citlxens."
Sneaking ot the growth of the terri
tory, the report says:
'The Immigration to Oklahoma dur
ing the past year has been quite
heavy. Over a million and a half
acres of public land has been taken up I from 15 per cent ad valorem to 10 per
hv thj hnmemeA.W This Alone I. .nt Thin reduction aDnliea to all
means an Increase in population ofSOoda except wines, liquors, alcohol
from 40.000 to 50,000 people. The Und oulum. Punama also agrees to
larsrer portion of the buyers of farm reduce her consular fees and port
property were homeseekers from other charges to 60 per cent of the rates at
states." oresent charged. Absolute free trade
The total immigration Is placed at hg to apply between the cannl sons and
nearly 100,000. made up of people the republic of Panama. Vessels en
young and energetic, with some capl- tprlnr the canal ports are granted free
tot tn InvMt with education, with anLnin, in th nnrta of Colon and
appreciation of religious and social aJ- Panama, and vessels entering the lat-
nttyam mnralT AnA nh Vftlraltv I .... dm mniltA th same Drivt-
.wa.udv, - .. - . ' 1 v
equipped to become some of the best leges In the rnnal ports.
CIMXens vk in? imurv oiaiv ui iKin- i complete JUnsuit-'Wun IS aroiliru me
noma." United States In the harbors of Colon
The Increase in the assessment Lnd Pnnama as to sanitation and
value of property in the territory ' quarantine regulations.
stamps from Panama at 40 per cent of
their face value.
The order of Secretary Taft Is to be
Ineffective unless Panama shall put In
to effect the gold standard, according
to the currency agreement of June 20.
1904. It also makes a stipulation re
garding citizenship rights to Pana-
mans in the canal sone and provision
is also made In the order for main
tenance by the United States of Im
portant highways, partly In and
partly out of the canal sone, and also
for the building of a hospital. The
order Is made effective December 12.
1904.
SUIT AGAINST TOM LAWSON.
Has
p.nr. Thaw That His Home
Been Attschsd.
BoBton, Dec. 13. The suit against
Thomas W. Lawson for $3&u,uu.
by Paul Fuller and F. R Coudert. of
New Tork, was entered In the Massa
chusetts supreme court. The action
la said to have been taken In connec
tion with stock transactions.
Paners filed in the case Indicate that
Mr. Lawson's place at Scltuate, Mass.,
h heen attached for $350,000. in a
hill of romDlalnt the plaintiffs declare
that Mr. Lawson failed to respond to
several calls for payment on stock to
which he had subscribed.
To Redistrict the 8outh.
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 13.-Oeneral J.
Warren Kclfer, former spenser .
the national house of representatives,
who has been re-elected to congress
in the seventh Ohio district, has is
sued a statement In which he an
,.., fhnt his mission is to secure
llUUiin-"
legislation to prevent the disfranchise
ment of voters in the soum. unem.
ifif.. has made an exhuustlve study
of the subject and in his statement he
'gives an outline of what he expects i
accomplish. He says:
"All I contend for Is equal voting
. . 1 u .lAntlnir
r In all the Slates in eic..
-,w. of the house of representa
tives, and in electing a president of the
United States. This equality oi rigm
should be conceded; and no principle
of generosity to the soutn miue j
such surrender of a fundamental prin
ii f nur form of government. With
election laws In substantial accord In
all states, and wltn me nmuim ii
Oregon Wheat Returned.
xv, . va.1, Tan 13 Tha nnnoiince-
iiun, - a Biai",
In ra,la that in 000 huflhplS Of ... t rl.-Hr.n nf the eleC
icut .i. ... ency to pie'""
Oregon wheat, at Antwerp, have been t)ve francnse, population, without re-
i . x IM.. V.las stlttr and . . I - ...K (ns ilotprm -
HOia lO ine liuur miuo ui mm arJ to race, IB a ,r lu,c """
nrm v.a KfAnirrit xarAt tnr Ttiflniifartiirp I . ......ntotlfin
wui M.-r,..v - nine eaiiHi nrHrnv
Aft.. TUIa la tha flrat tftYtds In the i
history of the grain trade that export
ed wheat has been brought back except
to meet exleencles of a corner. The
Congregstionalists Meet.
ooftin Dec. 13. Word has been re-
iu mrci w'".'" - celved here from Hosum wmv mc
reimportation is due to small crop of Be(,on. of the American board of
wheat this year and the high prices commlHSonerl, for foreign missions, the
nrftvalllnflr , , i ,.t t Vi n nnffr.
missionary orgunizi"" i , r,.-
gatlonal church, will be held In this
...... .t Bnntember. The board has
never, heretofore, met west of Iowa,
It Is composed of 350 members and it
. a-MeA that most of these will be
present. The board annually disburses
"""'""-"""l we.. . vFuv a, Mi.iiiuiianc, i aQXit. IRQ DVO.I U
have been married by Justice of the more than $750,000, and la the oldent
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United States.
Correct ClotkesfirNm
You r now of an age at vhkh
the adorning your penon it not
only not ridiculou, but proper and
becoming.
Lard CktricrfitU to kit km.
It is proper and be
coming, at any age,
to adorn your person
with the apparel
bearing this jabe)
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Equal to fine cuftom-mtde
in all but price. Q The maim'
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tvery garment. 1 We re
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ess' . i j s .
Startling Evldenos.
Fresh testimony In great quantity Is
constantly coming In, declaring Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consump
tion Coughs and Colds to be un-
equaled. A recent expression from T.
J. McFarland Bentorvllle, Vs. serves
as example, lie writes; "I had
Bronchitis for three years and doct
ored all the time without being bene
fitted. Then I began taking Dr.
King's New Discovery, and a few bot
tles wholy cured me." Equally effeo
tlv In curing all Lung and Throat
troubles. Consumption, Pneumonia
and Grip. Guaranteed by Cbas. Rogers
Druggist Trial bottles free, regular
sites iOc, and $1.00.
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
Capital I'alJ In 1100,000. Hurphu and Undivided TroDd $:B.000
Transaota a general banking butliitwa. Interest paid on time deposits.
J. a A. BOW LB Y, 0. L TETEKSON, FKASK PATTON, J. W. OAUNEtt,
PreaKleni Vio lViidtiut k Cashier. Asst. Cashier
JftS TENTH STREET, ASTORIA, ORE.
First National Bank of Astoria
ESTABLISHED 1886
Cnpltal and Surplus " ' v $lOO,000
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ASTORIA IRON WORKS
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Can anything be worse than to feel
that ererr minute will be your last?
Such was the eiperlenca of Mrs. 8. 11
Newson, Decatur, Ala. Tor three
rears" aha writes, 1 endured Insuff
erable pain from Indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed In-,
evitable when doctors and all remedlea
failed.' At length I was Induced to
try Electrlo Bitters and tha result was
marvelous. I Improved at once and
now Fm completely recovered. For
Liver, Kidney, Stomach ' and Dowel
troublea Electrlo Bitters la the only
medicine. Only SOc. It's guaranteed
by Chaa. Rogers Druggist
Sherman Transfer Co.
IfENRT 811 ERMAN, Manager
Hacks, Carriage Baggng Checked and Transferred Tnicka and
Furniture Wagons I'ianoa Moved, Boxed and Shipped,
ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH.
Ilaviug Insialled a Robber Tiring Machine o! tha
latest pattern I am prepared to do all klnJa of fork
in tba( line at reasonable prices. Telephone 291,
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