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VOLUME LXI NO. 257
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1906
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Emperor Wllbclm Thinks
Americans are Rude.
BOYCOTT ON GENTILES
Secretary of War Haldane Excites
Nobility By Making Radical
Changes in Army.
MAKES ALL RANKS EQUAL
Clubmen Lead nigh Life More Laws
Favoring Laborers Imperial Rough
Riders Prove Disappointment
Roosevelt Orderi Car.
IX)N"T)ON, Kept. 2fl.-(Special to the
Astorlan.) The "talk of the town" ha
shifted suddenly from the home coming
of King Edward from Marlenbad and
the running of the 6t. Lager, to the
TMtl'h, army, Secretary of War 1 lit 1
dune' order constituting a general staff
call for aurh radical changea In the
present system of officering the troop
that the atatm of the rank from the
highest to the lowest officer U more or
lea affected. Thla mean, for one
thing, that the nobility, nearly every
family of which U represented In the
army, I keenly - lntereted In the car
rying out of the secretary' revolution
iilng order, and hence the subject pro
foundly affecta higher aoclety.
It I the most Important atep the
Liberal government has yet taken, not
excepting the education bill, and hold
out inch a measure of promise to the
empire that party afllliatlona are for
gotten. The newspaper of all ahadea
of opinion warmly commend the order
aa an epoch-making step in the dlreo'
tlon of putting the army on a modern
footing.
After the South African war had
ahown the glaring fault of the present
system, the Balfour ministry aought to
mend maltera, but Secretary Brodcr
Jck'a efforta failed to bring satisfactory
remit, and, in fact, hia acheme broke
down entirely. IlaMane' order is the
outcome of the report of the Lord
Eshcr Commission, which found that
the German and Japanese method af
forded the bent aolution of the 'vexed
problem. The end aought i the ra
tional distribution of the work of com
manding Tommy Atkin among those
who have to do it, and the talT will be
(elected from a "special Hat of quali
fied officer mado up from time, to
time by the army council."
London clubmen are complaining that
they cannot go Into the club without
being Importuned to try a new brand
of champagne, something freah In Ha
vana. a hore, or an automobile, and
they are wondering If aoclety is not
becoming a net of commercial travel
er. There I nothing In thla line, they
ay, that li not being carried on by mar
riage broker, Introducer of paying
guest, or chaperon willing to present
debutante at court for a consideration.
The Kaler cannot accept an Invi
tation to visit America for various rea
sons. In the first place, hi majesty
would not look at anything less than
an invitation from President Roosevelt
himself, backed by American public
opinion. Even then it is leu uiai ne
ought not to accept It, as he ha been
subjected to o much criticism on the
floor of Congros. The 'Kaiser cannot
forget what "was aald In the Senate
when he presented the United States
with a tatue of Frederick the Great,
or the contumely with which the statue
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RUSSIA A WELL OF BLOOD,
No 8tipulatloni Nor Afreementi PoisI
bit Without Sanguinary Iaaue.
0DKN8A, Sept. 2fl,-In replying to
deputation of municipal oillc-era who
complained of th violence dally commit
ted by member of the league of Rtia
slan People, General Kaulberg said he
doubted whether It wa possible or even
desirable, to attempt to aupprest the
exasperation of th loyal element
gainst the revolutionary student, who
are guided exclusively by the Jews, The
municipal officer auggested that the
victims were the most defenseless in
habitant, to which Klauber replied,
"That the population waa receiving pun
Uliment for not delivering up the revo
lutlonlsta to justice."
"Jo do not think .there will I any
freh outbreaks" laid Katilbera, "but
In the event of the assassination
of
even one member of the League of Rue
Ian People, (Mens will lie inundated
with blood."
SHE WANTS LETTERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26,-Tbrough.
her attorney, Mr. Oelrlch yesterday
filed a petition In the probate court,
requesting that special letter of ad
ministration be granted her upon the
estate of her late husband, Herman Oel
rich, who died at sea last August
while returning from Europe. The es
tate Is valued at (1.000,000. The let'
ter will probably be issued today.
HEARST HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. At Hearst's
reaidenoe It waa (aid tonight that he
had retired for the night, and would
make no atatement at present.
DOOMED IN AN HOUR
Paul O. Stensland Now at Work
In Penitentiary.
FASTWORKINCHICAOOCOURT
Ten Year in Joliet Given the Colloaaal
Thief Hundred Meet Train on Ar
rival and Give Prisoner Scare
of Hi. Life.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20. Paul O.' Stens
land, to whose self-confessed embezzle-
incut of $400,000 was due. chiefly, the
failure of the Milwaukee Avenue State
bank, wa given an indeterminate sen
tence in the penitetniary, within throe
hours after hi arrival in Chicago, from
the East, today. Before another hour
had elapsed the former banker had be
gun prison service at Joliet.
Stensland pleaded guilty to two In
diet incuts. One charged embezzlement
and the other a violation of the State
banking law. The sentences imposed,
which will operate concurrently,' are
from one to ten year, tho latter being
the maximum term the prisoner will be
compelled to serve. Stensland' arrival
in Chicago wa greeted bv a crowd
of several hundred person. There wa
no demonstration, but the number of
people assembled hnd a marked effect
on the prisoner as he passed among
them to the cab, he seeming to fear
bodily harm.
At the court house, Stensland ' was
immediately taken before Attorney Ilea
ley and after an hour's conversation
wns taken before Judge Kersten, who
ng known Stensland for many years
a a citizen ana business man. ine
udge asked Stensland if be had any
efense, to which the prisoner answered
in the negatlvo. The court passed sen
tence without further ceremony, and
the deputie and attorney filed from
the court room. Stensland was unac
companied by friends or attorneys dur
ing the entire procedure. Stensland,
with his daughter, who had joined him,
went to a restaurant, accompanied by
the jailer and his deputy, after which
he went to the railroad station where
the train was taken to Joliet, and be
fore 3 o'clock all the formalities neces
sary to commit the convicted man to
a cell bad been taken.
HUGHES THE
CAND DATE
Republican Convention is
Shortlived. 1
ALL DONE IN ONE DAY
Two Hours Only, Devoted to the
Actual Business That Called
It in Session.
ACCEPTANCE TO THE POIN
Partial Text of the State Platform
Roosevelt Endorsed Down to HI
Last Act Higgins Gets Pat
on the Back, Also.
SARATOGA, Sept. 2(1. Expedition
martced the second and final day of the
New York State Republican conven
tlon. From early thia morning, when it
became known that Charles E. Hughee
would be nominated for governor by ac
clamatlon, all tW proceeding became,,
formal and were pushed to completion
with the utmost speed. The session
lasted about two hours and in that time
permanent organization was effected;
the chairman, Senator W. W. Armstrong,
delivered hi speech and the credential
committee reported! a platform wa
adopted and the complete state ticket
was nominated.
Mention of Preident Roosevelt dur
ing the reading of the platform and in
the act speeches evoked boundles ap
plause.
Brevity characterized the nominating
speechei, the most notable one being
that of Jeb Hedges in the naming of
Charles E. Hughe for Governor. Rep
resentative Herbert Tarsons wa r
nominated for Lieutenant-Governor. It
is understood the preference of Prest
dent Roosevelt for Hughes and the dec
laration by Governor Higgins that he
would not oppose him, contributed ma
terially in Hughe' favor.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Charles E.
Hughe, a soon as he waa notified of
nls nomination for governor today, sent
a message of acceptance in which he
pointed out that he accepted it without
any pledge, other than the doing of his
duty according to his conscience. He
dcclnred that, if elected, he would be
ambitious to give a "sane, efficient and
honorable administration, free from
taint of bossism or of servitude."
The Saratoga platform , declares,
among other things, as follows:
"Assembled as delegate to the Re
publican convention, we gladly record
our pride and confidence in President
Roosevelt. We Indorse what he has
done in fulfilling the wish of the peo
ple, in protecting both labor and cap
ital, in preventing unfair discrimination
in railway rates, In reforming the
abuse of trust corporations, in provid
ing for the speedy construction of the
Panama canal, In securing pure food
laws and uniform naturalization laws
and also in elevating the standard of
the public service. In these splendid
acievements he has had the party co
operation and assistance of a loyal Re
publican congress.
"We congratulate him and the world
on what he did for peace between Rus
sia and Japan and also on what he is
doing to compel peace in Cuba. He
has fought the battles of the plain
people so courageously and successfully
that his name is an inspiration in ev
ery state campaign and his record the
platform on which eve.ry good citizen is
willing to stand. We pledge the Repub
lican party in New York State to follow
faithfully in his footsteps."
The administration of Governor Hig
gins, it ia declared, "passe into biatory
aa one of the greatest" the state ha
ever known. A a result of the re
cent insurance investigation, "unworthy
official were driven from power and
law have been enacted to secure the
protection of policy-holder against long
existing and widespread abuses."
CONVENTION ENDORSES BRYAN.
Hearst' Name Cheered and Nomination
Made by Washington Democrat.
SEATTLE, Sept. 26. The Washing
ton state Democratic convention en
dorsed W. J. Bryan for the presidency
In 1008, cheered W. R, Hearst, to the
echo, and made the following nomina
tion todays Congressmen at large. Dr.
P, 8. Byrne, Spokane; Dudley Techcf
man, Tacoma; William Blackman, Se
attle. Justice of the Supreme court,
C. W. Hodgeson, Hoquiam; E. C. Mil
lion, Seattle; Warren W. Tolman, Spo
kane; B. O. Sweeney, Seattle. The
convention was the smallest held in
year, whole counties being unrepr
sented.
BRYAN OPENS CAMPAIGN.
SOUTH M'ALESTER, Sept. 26.-W.
J, Bryan formally inaugurated the
Democratic campaign in the new State
of Oklahoma tonight. He was listened
to bv an enormous crowd.
RUINED WALL COLLAPSES-
SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 26. A sec
tion of a ruined wall at the corner of
Kearney and Pine streets collapsed to
day, burying a number of workmen un
der it. One of them, Camillio Sai, was
crushed to death. Others were serious
ly but not fatally injured.
RACE RIOTS ENDED
Authorities in Complete Control
III Feeling Passing.
SALOON LICENSES CALLED IN
Negro Districts in Perfect Order Citi
zens Committee of Tea In Charge of
the City Schools Reopened
and Well Attended.
ATLANTA, Sept. 28. The race riot
situation is under the control of the
authorities thia morning and business
has resumed under normal conditions,
The city schools are open and well at
tended, and all morning plants and fac
toriet which have been suspended since
Saturday, blew their whlstlea at
'clock and began operations.
All saloons are closed and licenses to
negro restaurants and low bars nave
been rescinded by the City Council in a
pecial session. A citizens' committee
of ten. aided by the mayor, police and
military authorities, is in absolute con
trol.
There was no disorder last night, and
with H companies of state militia, a
battery of artillery, a battalion of cav-
lry and an increased police force on
duty, it is believed the not will be
curbed and peace restored., J '
All the militia on duty were with'
drawn at noon today, the out-of-town
companies being returned to tneir
homes. The local commands, however,
are under arm at the armory, ready
for an emergency.
The saloons will remain closed all day,
and night and probably tomorrow.
The negro districts are in perfect or
der, and the period of mob rule has
passed away. The negroes are at work
and peace has been restored at all
points. ,
The city will pay property owner for
alleged damages and at a mass meet
ing a fund of several thousand dollars
was subscribed 'to defray the expenses
of burying the dead and caring for the
wounded and to care for the families
of the victims. This applies to both
races.
CUBA'S FATE
BALANCE
Home Rule Abandoned for
the Moment
ISSUE IS VERY DUBIOUS
Island a Veritable Hot-Bed of Re-
actlonary Plot and Counter
plot Now.
ULTIMATUM MADE BY TAFT
Palms Does Not Withdraw Hi Resig
nation Expected Congress Will Ta
ble It Indefinitely Severe
Strain on All Parties.
HAVANA, Sept. 26. The government
late tonight abandoned the basic con
tention that it is impossible to treat
with armed rebels and proposed to ne
gotiate directly with the committee of
its opponents. It is agreed to leave all
points upon which an understanding ia
not reached to the final arbitration of
Secretaries Taft and Bacon. The gov
ernment suggested that it would treat
with the liberals if they lay down their
arms, but the American commissioners
ruled thia unfair and the moderates held
the same view, jf
While this phase of the controversy
was wholly unexpected, Taft was great
ly pleased therewith, saying! "My im
pression ia wo are much nearer to
solution of the trouble tonight, than
last night."
It was also announced that the nego
tiationa to be opened between commit
tees representing the opposing parties
would be without reference to previous
terms proposed. It is beyond question
that both parties are brought to a more
tractable frame of mind by the verbal
ultimatum issued by Taft and Bacon
today in the name of President Roose
velt, that the United States would make
a temporary occupation unless they con
sent to fair arbitration. It was ex
plained that this occupation would not
be permanent, but only until elections
could be held, the new government firm
ly established, and order restored.
Within an hour after the receipt of the
ultimatum, the moderates agreed, after
a stormy session, to the suggestion of
treating with the liberals.
It is understood tonight that Presl
dent Palma does not intend to withdraw
his resignation, but it is predicted that
congress will table it indefinitely.
HAVANA, Sept. 26.-Cuba today is
practically without a government and
the landin gof American forces to restore
order in the island is believed to be the
necessary outcome.
President Palma remained in his pri
vate apartments all morning. He per
mits of no opportunity to interview hjm
nor communicate with him by mes
sages, ills assistants say tie is aeepiy
grieved at the outcome of the revolu
tion, and there are rumors that he is
receding from his determination to re
sign. Nothing, however, has developed
in substantiation of the report.
The moderate or governing party last
night decided to abdicate everything in
the natuna of national, provincial and
municipal government, and thus force
the hands of the American Peace com
missioners, and compel the United
State to intervene for the second time
in Cuba. The Liberals, or opposition
parky, denounce the action of the Pal
ma administration as treason, but the
conservative interests throughout : the
island welcome the idea of American in
tervention as being the only means of
securing an orderly auunmsirauon oi
the island's affairs for any length of
time. It is pointed out that, even if
the American Commissioners succeed la
establishing the Liberals in power, it
would not Insure peace in Cuba, and
that the condition of unrest would eon
tinue indefinitely. The government of
ficial all aumit that they prefer Amer
lean intervention to seeing the Liberal
party in power.
MET ITS MATCH.
Recklessly Driven Automobile Collide!
With Electric Car.
OAKLAND, Sept. 26. A large auto
mobile, driven by Carlton Wall, the
Alameda capitalist, collided with aa
electric car shortly before six o'clock
tonight, at the corner of East 16th and
0th avenue. In the' automobile were
Wall, G. R. French, the chauffeur, State
Senator Lukens George, Harry A. Mel
vin, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks,
and Mrs. Melvin. The collision waa
terrific. Mr. Melvin wa thrown on a
picket fence and is probably fatally in
jured. Judge Melvin was cast on s
cement pavement and painfully in
ured. Lukens is also badly inured.
Wall and the chauffeur escaped with
few scratches. Wall was driving the
automobile at a fast clip down the
avenue when it plunged head-on into
the eiwraWu,..Dhshngw o caietao
the car, which waa going radipy op 16th.
The collision threw the automobile
twenty feet into the gutter. Late this
evening Mrs. Melvin's condition is very
precarious.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
At Oakland Portland, 4; San Fran
cisco, I.
At Fresno Seattle, 6; Fresno, 0.
At Los Angeles Los Angeles, 6; Oak
land, 0. . .
By Democrats of New YorK for
Office of Governor.
SULZER AND DIX NOT IN IT
Nominee Retires for Night and Makes
No Statement No Life in Conven
tion and Quickly Disposed of
Evidently "Cut and Dried."
BUFFALO, (Thursday) Sept. 27. At
the session which began at 7:45 last
night and lasted until 2:20 this morn
ing, the Democratic convention nomin
ated its state ticket with William Ran
dolph Hearst at the head of it.
Hearst was already in the field as the
head of the Independence League's
ticket. The Democrats also took from
the Independence League, Louis C.
Chanler, for lieutenant-governor, and
John S. Whalen, for secretary of state.
Other nominees have no place on the
Independence Ticket. Hearst received
309 votes, Sulzer 129, Dix 18; necessary
to a choice, 221 n
The nomination of Hearst was made
in the face of the bitterest opposition
ever waged in a Democratic convention
)n this state. The minority, which cast
its votes for Congressman Sulzer, had
known for several days that ; it was
beaten. This fact was made positive
early last night when the test-vote on
the majority report of the committee on
contested seats showed Hearst's support
ers to be in absolute control. Under the
guise of advocating the candidacy of
Sulzer, a number of Hearst's party op
ponents took the stage amid cheers and
hisses, denounced and arraigned the
man they knew was to be the party's
candidate, in the most remarkable se
ries of speeches ever hurled at a man
to be named for the highest office in
the gift of such a convention.
The advocates of Hearst answered
these attacks, the most effective of the
arguments in his behalf being uttered
by Congressman Bourke Cochran, who
declared that Hearst was not his per
sonal choice, but the demand that he
be nominated, having come from every
pari of the state, was not to be denied.
HEARST
NOMINATED