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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.