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PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LX1 NO. 223 ' ASTORIA, OREGON THURSDAY. AUGUST S. 190G HAMS NOMINATE Republican Convention Meets m Lincoln. HOT SENATORIAL FIGHT Cdwird Rosewater, of Omaha Bee . Defeated On 6th Ballot By Norrls Brown. ROOSEVELT RECEIVES PRAISE Convention Favors Election of Senators ' by Direct Vote of the People tad i Stricter Railroad legislation U Protection Plank LINCOLN, Neb,, August 22.The re pitl-licnn state convention of Nebraska today nominated State Attorney Gen tml Norri Brown for United Slate Senator ovir Edward RosewaUr, editor of the Omaha Ret. Urowg did not cure the nwrowy ovte uritft the ntxth 1 .allot, With the announcement of the toller that Brown had received 43,1 ote, four more than enough to nomi nal, the convention went wild, dele- gat and spectators inging, .shouting nd waving hat and handkerchief. Hrown and Rotewater were called be fore the convention and made addrec which were applauded. A motion to ad Jmirn wa promtply voted down and the candidate for governor placed in noini nation. With the selection of Brown for Senator,' It wa almost a foregone conelulon tliat State Senator George 1, Sheldon would be the choice for gov ernor. He wa nominated on tlie second ballot. The platform adopted give unstinted praise to President Rooevelt and Con jirc. and congratulate Nebraska' con gressmen for supporting the beneficial menure the President recommended. Unalterable allegiance to the principle of protection U profeed. Officers of the State and Nation are commended for prosecution of the trust, and the election of senator by direct vote and tdrictur railroad legislation I favored. An attempt to Introduce a resolution endorsing Roosevelt for1 renomlnatioa wan ruled out by the ehalr. RECORDS ARE DESTROYED. SAX FRANCISCO. August 22,-Tho vault In iho city hull containing the 'record of the hoard of supervisor wa opened today and all the paper were found charred by the prolonged heat to which they had been subjected. The .journal of the board' meeting since the beginning of the city were found destroyed. NOT ENOUGH. TACOMA, August 22. Superintend ent Calhoun, of the Steilaeoom Aylum for Insane, in commenting upon the charge preferred by former Superin tendent Van Zandt, admitted that there wa need for more help at the asylum. IIo however, alleged that Dr. Van Zandt had been authorized to employ an as sistant physician, but for some reason liad failed to do o. Mr. CaUiound saidi "The legislature underetiiuated the number of patients at the asylum, and the appropriation I insufficient to meet actual need." BRYAN ENDORSED, NASHVILLE, Trim., August 22.The (lc!iuM'iuth tittle- committee cndorid Bryan for president In lOfJH. ITALIAN STABS MAN, Thorn Pp Slashed in Back and Arm Robbery Motive. BROOKLYN, August 22.Th police of the Herbert street station are hunt lug for an Italian who-early today stab bed Thomas Pape, 20 year old, of 3(H Union avenue, and then escaped before the injured man could cry for help. The tubbing occurred at Union avenue and ItayalU street. ... Pap via on hi way home when he v. called by man ttandlng In a hallway on the corner. When Tape went to the trtunger to see what he wanted the Italian aald something to him which h did iHt understand. Pap then started to leave, but a he Uin-.eJ hi bck the Italian sprang upon him anl lathed him In tb back and right arm. Retort .the OMailant could tb him a third time Rape knocked hint down. The Italian Jumped up ami ran away, disappearing down Bayard street. The nelghborhod wat deserted, and It was torn time before Paje ' ihout for help brought a policeman of be Herbert street station. Pap wa weak from the lot of blood, and Ambulance Surgeon Ryan hurried him to St Catharine' MonpitaL The Injured niaa wa unable to give the police much of a description of the Italian, a it wa too dark to get a good look at Mia. It is believed that the aailant't motive in attacking Tape wa robbery. . DAMAGE FROM QUAKE. VALPARAISO, August 22-Et!mte of the damage here range from $2.1,000, ()00 to f-10.000,0()Q. ROT LOI TO LIVE Abdul Kamld Is Gradually Failing in Health. HE REALIZES HIS CONDITION Sultan of Turkey, Really "Sick Man" and Begins to Look Around For Hi Successor Plot in the ' Palace. PARIS, August 22 A communication, emanating from the reform party at Constantinople, appears In the newspa per here this morning, ascrting that the health of the Sultan of Turkey, al though momentarily Improved, U grad ually .fiiiliiiL', and that a fatal result may be expected ehortly. It add that Abdul Ilamid i fully aware of ht con dit ion and u onlres to secure a successor who will follow out bis policy. He is said to consider the heir presumptive, his brother, Mohammed Rechard, to lie too liberal, which view I supported by His Majesty' entourage. The commun leu lion alo says that a plot i going on in the palace in which Abdul Hnmid's adviser and the recluse chief of the Mohammedans are connniving at the displacing of Mohammed Rechard, who will be declared incapacitated by illness from succeeding to the throne, and that the Sultan thereafter will proclaim his seventh son, Mohammed Burhnn-Kddine, who was born in 1883, to be his sue- ceor. The latter Is said to be in com plete accord with his 'father's policy, which the reformers claim "would mean a continuation of the present regime of terror and massacre.' REGIMENT MUTINIES. ST. PETERSIJUIH, August 22. Ac cording to private advices the 24th Ural regiment (Cossacks) ntutined at Samarkand, Asiatic Russin and arrett ed its olllcers. The commander of the garrison, it is said, 1ms demanded the Immediate surrender of the mutineer and artillery ha been called nut and the city Is in a xtate of peril. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. At Portland- Portland (1, Oakland 2 At Oakland-U Angele fl, Hni) Fmneisco 2. At la Angele Heat tie 7, ricniiy 5 REVOLUTION ui Cuban Insurgents nave , Captured San Luis. RURALS PIT TO FLIGHT Disaffection in Santa Clara Pro vince Widespread People !n Sympathy. GOVERNMENT CROWS ALARMED Inmrgenti Drive Government Rural From San Luii Recrudescence of Old Revolutionary Day Ctrric Whole CommuDttie Away. HAVANA, August 22,-Oeneral Rod riguex, commander of the Rural Guard, tonight staled to the Associated Pre that the people of Cuba arc entirely competent to cope with the Insurrection. The flood of rumor In all directions, he ays, of the absurd organization of revolutionary band in great number. i not borne out by facte. The result of today' encounter at St. Luis, he a sert. i not definitely known, but it is known the government force inflicted some losses on the 'enemy in that dis trict. The much talked of movement, the general says, has not been encoun tered and no insurrectionist were seen there by the government forces. While the foregoing is typical ,f the utterance of government officials, there "are evidence of threatened Increases in the number of Insurreetioniist In the province of Santa Clam tlie disaffection is w idespread, and in the province of Havana a great many people are in sympathy with the insurgents. In some ease whole communities appear to have been carried away by a recrudes cence of insurrectionary times. The ex tent to which this will lead Is still un certain. . - ; A gentleman just returned from Ar guacate, where he spent several day, stated to the Associated Pre this afternoon, that as many a 600 men, most of them armed, were riding about the vicinity, proclaiming revolutionary ideas. The principal event today was fighting at San Luis. Reports of the commanders of the rural guard are to the following effect! The band of (Jnerra Toum and others concentrated thi morning in the vicinity of San Luis. Seventy rurals from the East und 30 5rom the Wost were to attack the Insurgents. The guards from the West arrived first and got into an ill timed engagement with a far superior detachment und were forced .to retreat hastily, to San Luis pursued' by the enemy. The rural guard-took posses sion of their quarters arid the rebels held the town. This afternoon Major Laurent had ft hot fight with Ouerra and other insurgent commander and reports several killed or wounded. He pursued Ouerra,' but so far. as known did not take the town. According to other frag mentary report the insurgents continue to hold San Luis. In Santa Clara prov ince the insurrection appears to be growing, but the loyalists claim they will be able to resist the movement. No Insurrectionary movement is re ported In the provinces of Mntanas. The government's late reports from San Liii, which significantly are dated Pinar del Rio, are to the effect that Major Laurent in this afternoon's engagement killed four lnurgent and captured a ffw horse and munitions. The Major yet arrived at I'lnar del Rio. The tele- gram to in government our ii'iogm sttttid that Laurent fought Ouerra for three hours, completely defeating him, killing and wounding many of his fol lower and taking three pi'irtnnr. The rebel Here diiersed in all directions, being ch.iM"d lona ditrnc, Jfone of the rural was hurt. Another portion of the Insurgent force continue to hold San Luis,; An uninformed rumor that Lieutenant Axouy of tho Rural ha been captured and only. nine of hi de tachment reached Iliiar del Rio I in circulation. TURKS THE TABLES. HAVANA, August 22. An attempt made this evening to inW (eneral Kmilio Nunez, governor of the province of Havana. The man had a revolver leeb-d at the goernor a be wa entering hi home. Another man paw ing saw the would be-aasin and cried out, whereup Nunc turned and drawing hi revolver, fired over the miscreant' head. The latter wait o surprised that he dropped bi revolver. He wa prompt ly arrested. CHICAGO SWELTERS. , CIIICAOO, Angut 22. The heat to day wa responsible for ten death onJ 2ft prostrations. A early a II o'clock the weather bureau registered 01. It remained thus for four when the !2 mark wa reached. Later a slight breeze brought oine relief, but the fore case is for a continuation of the hot wave tomorrow. FOUR DIE OF HEAT. CLEVELAND. Aug. 22. Four death and nearly a score prostration were reported here today. IS HARD AND FAST Manchuria Lies on Reef Wher She First Struck. - si. FATE DEPENDS ON WEATHER Operation Are Directed Toward Hold ing Ship Undamaged Until the Tugs and Wrecking Outfit Arrive From Frisco. HONOLULU, August 22. The Man churia remains on the reef where she at ruck. Anchorj have been put out to prevent her drifting further toward th shore. It is believed she cannot be floated before the arrival of assistance from the Pacific Coast, if ever. Her fate depends largely upon the weather conditions. Operations are being direct ed principally toward holding the ves sel undamaged until Captain Metcalf arrive from San Francisco with his wrecking apparatus. There is believe-l to Im a fair -chance for her to last until Metcalf arrives. FRENCH BARE DAMAGED. ANTWERP, Augu-t 22. The French Dark Marechal de Villars, which sailed from here for the Columbia river, has returned damaged in a collision with th steamer Rengel. ' MARY CUSHING ON ROCKS. ' SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22.-A dis patch today reports tlie ship Mary L. Cusliing, coal laden from Newcastle, Australia, arrived at Mazntlan, August 19 and in some manner not stated went ashore the same night. The ship is said to be leaking badly. ROBBERS BLOW UP SAFE, PENDLETON. Augusl 22. The safe in the store of Hndley.dt lladley, at Freewater, was blown open by burglar about 2 o'clock this morning and jewel ry valued at $l."t0 taken. A wrench and chisel were left by the robber. The ofiieci have no clew, though men have been tven in the vicinity, and they are now working to locate them. Tlie explosion was heard . by people living in th vicinity of the store. Tlie u peeled robber are tlie same people that blew open the wife In the Athena d pot a few nights ago. DRAGS SHADE INTO COURT Defense in May's Case ' Calls Up Mitchell. PLEA IS FORBIDDEN Heney Says this Line of Argument Only Plea for Sympathy. Judge Sustained. CLATSOP COUNTY RECORDS In Pretesting the Proof of a Grand Juier Citizenship, Record of CUtsop County Are Put in Evidence. PORTLAND, August 22. For two hours this morning W. D. Fenton, chief counsel for the defense in the trial of State Senator Mays, ex-Representative Jonea and George Sorenson for con spiracy, addressed the jury in the LTnited State Circuit Court. In his opening statement, and during that addres the shade of the late Senator Mitchell were dragged" once again within the portals of the Federal Court on a question of his guilt or innocence. Mr. Fenton' al lusion to the fate of the dead Senator aroused Assistant Attorney -General Heney to a declaration that if counsel fop the defense insisted on taking the Mitchell case, he, too,' would make an argument on it to the jury and tell them some things Mr. Fentoft hadn't begun to tell. The government prose cutor declared that the allusion to Mit chell wa merely a play to arouse sym pathy with the jury, and objected to it Judge Hunt then asked Mr. Fenton to refrain from further- talk along that line. , Mx. Fenton' argument to the jury set out as its principal feature the position that the defendant on trial have done nothing wrong. Whatever they did do, said he, was done openly, in the light of day, and he went further and declared that no act of theirs in connection with the creation of the Blue Mountain" forest reserve was ille gal nor connected in any way with criminal Intent, nor contrary to law in any measure. The state had received it money' for the land and the govern ment hadn't been defrauded, was the burden of his argument. When court adjourned at noon, Geo. Giustian, a member of the grand jury that returned the indictment against the defendants, was on the witness stand to testify in the trial of the joint question as to his citizenship, which is to decide the issue on the plea in abate ment interposed by the defense. The question of Oiustin's citizenship was taken up as the opening wedge of the trial. Mr. Heney introduced the pro ceedings of the County Court of Clatsop County, of October- 21, 1881, and called Giustin to the stand. The defense ob jected and Mr. Fenton called into ques tion the constitutionality of a County Court created under the constitution of Oregon, admitting one to citizenship. The objections were still under discus sion when the hour for adjournment came. It is generally believed that no less than three weeks will be required to try the ease, a an immense amount of evidence will be introduced and every foot of the proceedings promise to be vigorously contented. KTJRQPATKIH RECALLED. fT. pi-rratsn-URG, Auuu.t rj -it i reported that Oeneral Kuropatklu Im been recalled to the capital to resume hi position a iniiiUter t,f r uj to ivoiciiiiie tl.u army, BERE5F0KD MAY RESIGN. Doc Not Like Governments Policy of Economy in the Navy, r LONDON, August 22.-In hhjh naval circlet it is stated that Lord Charts )Sereford i about to resign as a pro test against the government's policy of economy in the navy. While no onVial confirmation of DcrefordV reported resignation i forthcoming, the statement is generally credited by members of the House of Commons, including some who are in close touch with tlie admiralty. The n-a-oa which "carries most weight is Lord Charles' known hostility to the Cawdor scheme, which fac-li and every memlier of the political portion of the admirality board de?ire to continue. "If be has resigned," said one well known officer, "it must be a protest aaimtt the cutting down of the Medi terranean fleet from two division of four battleship each to one division of four battleships," Another officer thought that if tha re-ignation wa due to any desire to protest, it would he agaiiift the reported reduction in the constructive program of the navy. - It is possible, but not probable, that "Charlie Beresford will do more than threaten. He Is a good sailor, but he also-know on which side his bread is buttered. WTsy? Admiral Sir Arthur Wilton is retiring at the age limit early nest year and Lord Charles, it is con ceded, will succeed him. Therefore, tha hero of the Condor incident at Alexan dria in IS&J probably will reconsider his threat. , .i Cn.. ' ! IT IS EASY fliEY New York Millionaire Plunges and Reaps Harvest. SHOPPING MONEY FOR WIFE Abraham White Buys "Long" in Stock! of Great Northern and Northern and Northern Pacific and Clears Rig Profit NEW YORK, August 22. Abraham White who is said to have made $2, 000,000 in the last week plunging on tlie long side of the ITarriman stocks, and with part of his winnings bought the late John A. McCall estate at West end, Long Branch, made another coup . yesterday and immediately went up town with his wife to spend his win nings. On Monday White went to tha office of his brokers. "Mrs. White needs about ?5000 shop ping money," be said, "and there is no reason why I should not get it out of Wall street." Great Northern preferred came out on the ticker at 305. "That look cheap. I think I'll get some of that," he said. He took 500 share at 305, and 500 Northern Pacific at 210. Early in the afternoon Mrs. White arrived at her husband's office prepared to go shopping. White asked her to wait a few minutes, closed out 500 Great Northern at 322 and 500 Northern Pacific at 218 netting him a total of 118,000. -; "That will be enough," he said to Mrs. White, "to buy linen and silver for our new home." STENSLAND NOT ARRESTED. EL PASO, Tex., August 22. The chief of police of Cindad Juarez, Mexico, just opposite El Paso, ha received the fol lowing from Agua Calientej "There is no truth in the report of the arrest of Paul O. Stensliind, the embazzling Chicago banker. No man of that de scription I here, J. Domitillo Allan Je Fe Politico," FIVE DIE FROM KEAT. MILWAUKEE, Augi4 22 I1v death Hid 'i,iit pt'-H cut i'Misi ar rlbed to tl beat May. The ther. mottwter regUteivd P.