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THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1904. 2 AKIERICANS STRONG STOPPED BY TOUGHS. Archbishop Ireland Interrupted Whil Delivering an Address. New York. Doc II Archbishop Ireland In hla speech at th arbttratlon uAHkA.A W.f F,nAMn rf th meeting ' Carnegie hH last night waa Morocco Wants friendship 01 me lnUrnipU(1 bv a m4n ln th, United SUttS. Uho cried In a vole that could b heard In ail parte ot the hall: "Give aome one elae a chance!" Th prelate waa ao astonished thAt he stopped abruptly and looked to right and left Inquiringly. Then he bowed and smiled and took hla aeat. while th vast audience broke Into cries t ap plause and protestation. Th police and ushers hunted (or the cause of this unexpected close of the archbishop's speech, but In vain The voice appeared to have come from a point midway down the center aisle, but no one knew just who the dlsturbe was. The audience by repeated rounds of applause showed the archbishop that It desired him to continue his speech, but he remained ln his seat and when the mayor whispered a request to him he shook his head smilingly. The audience meantime was shout ing. "Put him out, the bigot!" but the interrupter kept quiet and the police after a vain search along the center aisle, during which ever face was sharply scanned, gave up the task. FEZ MAY ATTACK EUROPEANS Project for Opening of th Dsrt Trsd I Foreigners Is Foiled by th Jealousy of Representatives and Actions of Presenter. New York. Dec. !J. An order just Issued by the sultan of Morocco ex pelling all foreign missions, delegate and employee at present attached to his court at Fes and also two of his own ministers, was arranged six months ago, according to men familiar with Moroccan affairs who are now In New Tork. The only reson an expulsion or der was not carried out sooner was that some of the powers represented at Fei used their Inlluence to hold it back. These same powers. It is believed will Immediately bring pressure to bear on the sultan to have their represent tives reinstated. James W. S. Langerman. recently American vice consul at Tangier, said regarding the order: "The sultan, who has been Inclined to open up his coun try to the trade of the outside worlj Mneriallv the Interior has come to the conclusion that too much jealousy exists among the representatives of the various foreign powers In Morocco. He has also been mad aware of the He has also been made aware of the and most of the tribes which are fa natics and antl-Chriatlans have been using the presence of those few Euro peans In Fei to Incite the people of the outlying districts of the city to have the brother of the sultan pro claimed emperor. He says: "American influence is stronger In Morocco at present than in any other country and our commerce will soon And there market which hitherto has practically been closed to it" UP FOR MURDER. Man Who Killed Benjamin Ross Faces Trial at La Grands. La Grande, Dec. a. The case of Albert Rasor of Elgin, charged with the murder of Benjamin Ross at that place last February, came up for trial ln this city this morning. District At torney Leroy Lomax, assisted by At torneys Crawford 4 Crawford of La Grande, are the prosecuting attorneys and Samuel White, of Baker City, as sisted by Nell McLeod. are for the de fense. The matter was originally; passed over by the coroner's Jury. Two grand juries then failed to indict, but the grand Jury of the October term found a true bill, and the parties not being ready for a trial at that term of court, the case was finally set for today. Rasor and Ross engaged in a serious quarrel over a small amount, Ross chopping Rasor In the face very seriously with a sawmill peavy, after which Rasor fired and killed Ross, he claims, in self-defense. The case will probably last all week. Mix in Sugar. Saccharin Distributor Have Fall ing Out. San Francisco Dec. II. The with drawal this week of four of the prin cipal San Francisco Jobbers In sugar from the Pacific Traffic and Commer cial Association seems to presage the dissolution of that organization. The seceding firms are Haas Bros. Tillmann A Bendel, Susman.'Ormser A Co., and the Lewln-Meyer Company. Aproxl- mately 40 per cent of the wwr pur chased from the reflnerlei by the asso ciation was taken by thesj four con cerns so that, whether or not the asso ciation Is able to carry on, ther4 Is ro ) doubt It will be consldembly weak ened. MAN DIES OF RABBIS Never Was Bitten by an Infected Animal. CASE IS A VERY STRANGE ONE Physioian Say th Disease Waa Con' traded Through Worry Over a " Pet Father Attacks His Wif and Child. Chicago, Dec. 32. Fred Johnson. 32 years old. Is dead from hydrophobia. although It Is declared he never hud been bitten by a mad dog. He became ill last Sunday and some time before his death attacked his wife and two small children. Then he was fastened to save the family from Injury dur ing his attacks of frensy. Johnson owned a pet dog which last July was bitten by a rabid dog ond the man constantly worried over the mat ter. Finally a policeman killed the pt. A physician diagnosed Johnson's case and declares the man contracted rab bles because he was constantly Tearing hydrophobia. CLUE SECURED. HOLLY COMES HIGH. Chicago Dealers Have a Corner in Green Decoration. Chicago, Dec !!. The prices for holly, Christmas trees and all other green stuff ln demand at this season for holiday decorations, have advanced, In some Instances more than SO or even 100 per cent over last years prices. It is Impossible to buy a case of holly In Chicago for less than 17 and some dealers are asking J 8. 50 for It. Last year it waa selling at 13 and is a case. It retails at rrom 26 to 60 cents a small wreath. BECOMING AMERICANIZED. Havana Doctors and Undertakers Not Only Rob the Dead But the Living. New Orleans, Dec. 22. Mrs. Thomas F. Jacobs of Chicago widow of the president of the Interstate Supply Company, arrived here tonight from Cuba, on the Morgan liner Louisiana with the body of her husband, who dropped dead within a few hours after they reached Havana. Mrs. Jacobs Is almost a wreck as a result of the treat ment sAe received while on the Island. Mr. Jacobs was stricken with paral ysis and died In the lobby of the Hotel Pasaje. The physician who attended him for ten minutes sent in a bill of $180, on which payment was forced An undertaker took possession of the body and demanded $1200 for prepar in it for burial. This demand was re fused and he kept th body until he was threatened with legal action. He then surrendered it on payment of $750. The hotel charged $100 in ad dition to the regular bill because, they said, business had been injured to that extent by the man's dying ln the lob by. Americans who arrived on the steam ship are indignant at the treatment Mrs. Jacobs received in Havana. Parker Feared. New Tork. Dec. 21. Alton B. Par ker was the guest of honor tonight at a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. The dinner was given by the bench and bar of the city of New Tork and re publicans and democrats alike were present to honor the justice's return to practice of law. Among 4 50 who attended there were many of the most prominent members of the legal profession in this city. Ex Justlce D. Cady Herrick was a guest The speakers included ex-Governor Black, ex-Secretary of War Root, Wm. B. Hornblower and Judge Parker. THIEVES TRUST. ALASKA'S NEEDS. Brady Reports Upon th Northern Ter ritoryBig Fish Yield. Washington, Dec. 22. The annual report of Governor Brady of Alaska was made public today. It estimates a total white population In that dlHtrlct of 28,500; total of natives, 29,536. The total pack of the salmon canning in dustry aggregated 1,900,000 cases dur ing the past year. The report asks for better transportation facilities; repre sentation in congress; legislation to encourage homeseekers and building of boats to cruise In Alaskan waters to protect the industries there. Bell Boys Used Chloroform to Rob Hotel Guests. Chicago, Dec. 22. A gang of bell boys organized to steal the property of guests In the down-town hotels has been discovered by the police and money and Jewelry amounting to r.ear ly $1000 has been found In their possession. Their plan, it is said, was to rob guests as they slept. They sometimes used chloroform. Bslisved Cutler Mystery May Be at One Cleared Up. Colorado Springs, Dec. Jl City De tective McReynolds has discovered the first real clew to th Mount Cutter murder mystery that the officers have had to work on since the discovery of the body of the unknown woman. The clew consists of a one ounce bottle tabled poison, which found with in 50 feet of the spot where the body of the murdered girl was discovered. The label, though partially destroyed, is believed to be sufficient to lead the de tectives to the druggist who sold the poison and may eventually lead to the capture of the murderer. In the Immediate vicinity of the bot tle was found a linen handkerchief of ordinary sise, hemstitched and bearing In the corner a laundry mark "P. I. C." Officers are making a careful search for the missing portion of the label I from the bottle. The label is the regu lar red poison label, but from the cen ter had been scratched the major por tion ot the name of the druggl't and the aJdreaa. What Is left of the label reads as fol lows: 'Abollc Acid Poison Antedote made by mixing a tublespoonful of mustard In water x x x x x x In water, afterward ammonia, whisky or x x x x E. J. Pa x x x x uggist." That portion of the l ibel tt:'it Is torn is indicated by the letters x. The bottle is an ounce bottle of pe cullar shape and not such ns Is u-ed In this city by druggists. It Is tall and slim, with an unusually long neck end a beveled bottom. It waa found under a tree and the label had been noaK 'd oft and was lying upon the ground be neath the bottle In two pieces. Be tween the tree and the point wner the remains were found are spots on the ground believed to be blood spots. The police will make a strong effort to trace the poison to the druggist who sold It, and a careful description will be sent all ovei the United States. Pears' "There's no place Wee home," and no soap like Pears. Pears' Stop is found in millions of homes the world over. told Illinois Steel Company will be started then, and th entire steel plant for th first time In months, will hum with Industry. It la th present plan of the com pany to resume work on January I In th rail and steel mills which hnv been shut down for a few weeks. Their reopening will mean employment to at least $000 men. The other depart ments have been resuming operations one by one sine last summer. With the big plant In full operatic... the army of stel workers, normally num bering 10,000 will again be busy. The returning workmet will find lower wages and more work. In some cases ( It la said, th cut will amount to 40 per cent Startling Evldone. Fresh testimony In great quantity la constantly coming In, declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion Coughs and Cold to be un- equaled. A recent expression from T. J. McFarland Bentorvlll, Va, serve as example. II writes: 1 had Bronchitis for three years and doct ored all th time without being bene fitted. Then I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bot tle wholy cured me." Equally effec tive In curing all Lung and Throat troubles, Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by Cha. Rogers Druggist Trial bottle free, regular sixes 50c. and $1.00. 8PECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Minister Engaged. New Tork. Dec. 22. The engagement of Miss Alice Blight, daughter of Ath erton Blight of New Tork and Phila delphia, and th Hon. Gerard Lowth er, British minister at Tangier, has Just been announced by a private cable gram from London. Lowther wa for some time secretary of the British em bassy at Washington. In 1901 he was appointed minister to Chile and was lately transferred to Tangier. Another Dies. New Tork, Dec. 22. Beth Stoddard Wood, well known aa a writer on so cial economies, has dropped dead on the street at Passlac, N. J. In 1869 he established a household magazine which- gained considerable circulation. For many years he contributed fre quent articles to various periodicals. Mine Thrown Open, New Tork, Dec. 22. The committee of the Japanese lower house, which Is examining the draft of a new mining law, has decided, according to a Times dispatch from Tokio, to recommend the abolition of all distinctions of nation ality in regard to the ownership of mines. Nicholas Playing. St. Petersburg, Dec. 19. Emperor Nicholas is holding dally councils at Tsarsko-Selo, at which, It Is under stood, the International situation is be ing fully discussed. Fought a Drew. Havre, Mont., Dec. 22. Louie Long of Oakland, Cat., and Kid Fredericks of Spokane fought 20 hard rounds to p draw last night. Long sent Frederick down twice for the count ln the first round, but weakened from later body blows and was floored In the 13th. The remainder was give and take to the end. Both were game and fast. STEEL RAILS LEAD. Gossip of th Metal Industry is Dis cussed. New Tork, Dec. 22. The expected advance of $2 a ton ln bars, plates and shapes, which have Just been made, are generally satisfactory to the trade, says the Iron Age. They were preceded by the booking of ' considerable tonnage The billet association decided to let the official price alone, but the action bad little significance: Interest centers In the steel rail trade. Some business has been placed in the west and south. The 'underbill lines are ln the msvket for a total ton nage of 128,000 tons, which arn to be placed In the next 10 days. In the west one order for 150,000 tons has not been settled as yet. Conservative eMt'matPs of the rail re quirements of the coming year place them at 2,250,000 tons. Some good sized orders are pending in structural material. WORK FOR IDLE. South Chicago Plant Will Employ 8om Thousands Chicago, Dec. 22. Thousands of Idle men ln South Chicago will have em ployment on the day following New Tear's. Th two largest mills of the Th Baltimore A Ohi Railroad' New Through Srvlo Effective November 27th, 1904, and thereafter, a new daily train will be Inaugurated, leaving Grand Central passenger station, Chicago, at 10: $0 p. m., for Akron, Cleveland. lounge- town, Pittsburg and Intermedin points, connecting at Pittsburg with "Duquesn Limited" for Philadelphia and New Tork, and with train No, 10 for Washington, D. C, and Baltimore. This train wilt be equipped with first-class day coaches, Pullman sleep ers and dining car service. On all through tickets stop-over will be allowed at Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, not to exceed 10 days at eacty place. For further particular address, Peter Harvey, General Agent, Room 1, Hobart Bldg., San Francisco. D. B. Martin, Manager Passenger Traffic Baltimore, Md. B. N. Austin, Qeaeral Passenger Ageat Ailcag. CANDIES PAR EXCELLENCE! Largest Factory In Oregon It In City of Astoria. 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