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NO. 248. VOLUME LXIII. ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1907 ' jsn PRICE FIVE CENTS DID NOT POST NEW TARIFFS Point Taken by Attorney for Lumbermen in Rate Case Hearing. i ILL SUPPRESS COMPETITION Arguments ' ia the Federal Court at Settle Relative to the Mew Tariff oa lumber end the Endeavor of the Mill men to Secure Injunction. , it SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 30. Ia the Federal court today the attorney for the Oregon lumbermen attacked the suffic iency of the posting of the new tariff on lumber which no requires should ilaced conspicuously In railroad stations a advance of inauguration of the tariff. That it was argued had not been done ia certain places In Oregon. The rail .roads were also attacked by counsel for the Iuinlwrmen on the grounds that the new tariffs were plainly to ' suppress competition and were illegal, unjrntt and therefore should be enjoined. The new lumber tariffs, which the Northern lines and the llarriman ays tern have filed with the Interstate commerce commission, propose" an in crease In the freight rates from the Poclflo Cot to Mississippi Valley bat ing points of 10 cents a hundredweight. LumtMtrmeu ' are ' gathered from Ore gon, wawiington, Montana ana Idaho, Judge llan'ord and Judge Wolverton are Aearing the argument. . WILL LOWES COST. garla. In the event of TurkoBulgarian troubles, ltula pledges itself to aid Bulgaria with 18 cavalry and artillery regiment and In return Bulgaria prom Ue to loan its now torpedo flotilla to the er.nr If needed. - IIARB MAN ORDERS GREET O'BRIEN AT YOKOHAMA. Brilliant Reception Is Tendered New Ambassador. YOKOILIMA, Oct, 30. The new American ambassador, Thos. J. O'brlen, and his wife were Introduced to the foreign residents of this eity last night at a brilliant reception given at the resi dence of Consul-Ueneral Miller. There was a large attendance of Japanese and foreigners, including embassy attaches. The mayor of Yokohama and leading residents combined ia expressions of welcome from the united Japanese and foreign interests to the diplomatic repre sentative of America. W, J. BRYAN TALKS. CHICAGO, Oct. SO, "There is no chance for a general financial depres sion so long as we continue to have crops for you can't bankrupt the people when they can sell their crops for good money," asserted Win. J. Bryan, last night during a hurried trip across tie loop district to eaten' a train for Evlni ton whore he was to speak. . "The present trouble," said he, "Is largely due tS the Investigations that have disclosed the explollion of fictitious values. But I do not lay the blame upon the administration. It has merely pointed out an end. The wages of sin is death in business life," WORK TO STOP Unsettled Financial Conditions Given as Reason for Discon tinuance of Construction. HURTS IMPORTANT EXTENSION financial Disturbances Will Reduce Liv 'ing Expense. CniCAGO, Oct. 30.-That the present disturbed financial condition may bring in its wake a genera and substantial reduction la the cost of living was the talk yesterday among lubber, whole shuts and retailers of meats, eggs and other food product. , tl pome of them expressed the belief that a reduction of 10 per cent in the retail price of meats may be made in a tw days, , should the present money itringen(w rontinue. I Nearly one million cases of eggs are jin cold stottge in Chicago. For several peeks -fresh eggs have sold at 27 cents lozen retail and the "cooled' variety cents. ; mith Water street many dealers Wing the best creamery butter 20 cents a pound wholesale. This probably will cause a reduction in the retail price of from 35 cents to 30 and .')1 cents a. pound. STRIKE ON MEXICAN CENTRAL. J Quarrel Between Conductor and Chief Dispatcher Cause. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 30.-Not a wheel Is moving on the Tampieo Division of the Mexico Central Railroad, all of the operating force having walked out yes terday. The men in the shops joined yicm. The strike was caused by a quarrel at Cardenas between a conductor who Is said to have been drinking and the thief dispatcher. The conductor Urew a pistol on Hie trainmaster ana luother dispatcher coming to his aid the conductor was disarmed and thrown lown stairs.- The three men, Ameri cans, were taken to prison and the oper ating force refused to work until thciy ire released. A special government repre sentative is endeavoring , to settle the f rouble as is a representative of the- oud. ' , DEATH BY GAS. CHICAGO, Oct. 30. Mrs. ' Charles rfalilon, 49 years old, who has boon des- Kindont over her husband s death 12 pars ago, was found dead In a gas fil ed room at her homo last night, &he s believed to have committed suicide y opening a jot af tor. locking the door and olosincr the windows. . v Bebldes tho body of Mis, Nohlen was found her pot black and tan dog which pad evidently followed its mistress and U iUSO overcome m mo mines. RUSSIA AND TURKEY, r .,... l riTLl r.x rtA T !- V W,...l-A.- j.uuo, vet. ou. ivunniii nun uincj tits mercy at last through 'diplomatic lanenvcrs which have just leaked out. I'ho czar has obtained the long sought 'wantage through a troaty with Bui- TAC0MA GREETS THEM. TAOOXIA. Oct 30,Sevea of the fair est oaugnters or Hawaii, tired after a tedious Journey from Portland, - but nevertheless cheerful ami happy, arrived in Taroraa last aiKht wU& the acknowl edged jntentlomt of remaining until they can see "lacoma grow," as one of the Honolulu belles put It. The party was chaperoned hy Mrs. Edith Toiler Weath erred, formerly of Portland. " POSTAL LEGISLATION Postmaster General Will Make Recommendations. REGARDING PARCELS POST General Manager O'Brien Gives Order to Bring All Extension Work to a Close oa Nor. i Several Esstera Ex tensions Would Have Been Completed. PORTLAND, Oct. 30.-Work on all extensions ia Oregon and Idaho of the llarriman system will be brought to a close November 1, and thousands of men thrown out of employment as the result of the order by Ceneral Manager J. P. O'Brien of the llarriman lines in Ore gon, O'Brien today Issued tho following statement: "Owing the unsettled financial condi tlons I have deemed it wise to withdraw all forces from new construction work, In addition thereto and following the general custom at this season of the year by reason of weather conditions, department heads are reducing forces to the customary winter basis. . - The order affects-several Important pieces of work which were neariDg com pletion. I he Riparla-Lewiston exten ilou of the O. R. & N. would have been completed, by January' 1st. This road would have given a water level route from the Idaho belt to Portland. Two other Eastern Oregon projects, the Wal lowa extension, from Ehin to Joseph, and the Umatilla Central from Pendle ton to Pilot Rock are indefinitely post poned. On Western Oregon the order stops work on the Oregon Western, the Southern Pacific line now being built be tween Coos Bay and Drain, and on two branches on the Oregon Eastern, one' of which was to run from ITatron to Klam ath Falls and the other from Natron to Vale. Trust Co., thin has 'been a very quiet day in banking cucle. The plan of issu ing clearing-house certificates does not seem ' to cnuxe any inconvenience and small amounts of coin were paid to var Ioim depositor to meet pay rolls. There were no attempts made to withdraw large sums from any. of the clearing-house banks and business at the savings bank was normal. Besides stat ing that they were la no way alarmed about the situation, the local bankers declined to predict what would be the effect of the closing of the California Safe Deposit & Trust Company. SITUATION IMPROVES. New York Financial Condition Nearly . . Normal ; XEW YORK, Oct. 30. The financial situation today was so nearly normal that there were few new features of im portance. It was stated byi bankers that calls for money from the neighborhood of New York and the entire East appear ed practically satisfactory and such calls that' there were came from West of the Mississippi river. These calls are being met as fast as the conditions permit, State Superintendent Williams gathered up most of the cash in the suspended banks today and deposited it in going institutions, thereby adding several mil lions to the available funds. .... . DEATH FROM ALCOHOL. , Bodies of Four Med FOiifad by Track Walker. TUCSON, Ariz, Oct. 30,-The bodies of four unknown men were found by a railroad track-walker- today at Mari copa. Investigation showed that death resulted from drinking wood alcohol stolen from a box car. One member of the party who was found noar the scene was placed under arrest. He refuses to give the names of the dead men. It is believd the men are miners, as one of them iaxiLj a union card from Globe, Ariz. The name on the card was Fita- patrick. CALIFORNIA ACTS. Governor Gillette Announces Holiday. Legal Changes to be Made in Present Laws- Will Point Out Advantage to Farmers of Rural Parcels Post Will Advocate Postal Savings Banks. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30.-Postmas-tor-General George von L. Meyer, at a dinner at the Union Leaguo Club Satur day, made an addftga in which he called attention to recommendations which he purposed making in his annual report for the consideration of the next Con gress, On Uio question of parcel posts, he said: 'I shall recommend the same rate, 12 cents a pound, and the game limit of weight for parcels, whether intended for points in this country or abroad, which means a reduction of 4 cents a pound and an increase in the maximum weight to 11 pounds." v Inking up the rural parcels post question, he said: "I shall recommend a parcels post system on the rural delivery routes, a special rate to bo charged on packages for delivery from the distributing offices of the rural route, or it mailed by a patron of any rural route for delivery to a patron on the same route or at the distributing office of said route. The rate would be 5 cents for the first pound and 2 cents for each additional pound up to 11 pounds. This will be a great boon to the farmers." Regarding postal savings banks, the postmnster-gonerol said: . i "As an evidence that it is not the de sire of Uio government to compete with the private savings banks in obtaining! deposits of the people, I shall advocate a rate of interest of 2 per cent per an num, or 1 per cent semi-annually, and limit of $.100, not more than $250 to be deposited in any.one year. My own belief is that, fan from its being a detri ment to the established banks, it would be, in the end, an advantage. Now, in order to get this money back into tho channels of trade, I propose to ask con- gress for authority to place the savings in the national banks." SACRAMENTO, CaL Oct. 30.-At a late hour this afternoon a message was received from Governor Gillette, who is at Eureka, announcing that tomorrow will be declared a legal holiday by proc lamation and that a like proclama tion will follow each day. until con fidence in the financial situation in the state has been restored. The proclama tion will be formally issued in the morning. BANK CLOSES DOORS. California Safe Deposit & Trust Com pany Suspends. . PLAGUE DIMINISHES. . SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30-FolIowing is the official bubonic plague statement to date: "Number cases to date, 78 deaths, 50. Diminution in the relativ number of deaths increases daily." KIDNAPPING CASES. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.-Attorney Schlesingerasked foranothed day's delay this morning on behalf of Luther Brown and Porter Ashe who appeared before Judge Dunne to plead to the indictment charging them with kidnapping Fremont Older, managing editor of the Bulletin. The judge granted a continuance on an understanding that the defense would be ready tomorrow. . AUTOMOBILE CASES. . GOVERNOR WOULD RESCIND ORDER Proclamation Declaring Legal ; Holidays Proves to Be a Boomerang. BUSILY SEARCHING STATUTES . NEW .YORK, Oct. 30. The court of special sessions is to have a house cleaning in' automobile eases. There are now 400 cafes to be disposed of, and the appellate division decided last week that bffensej can be punished under the state law, which brings these cases to special session. It is understood that the justices of special sessions, have agreed on thj scale of penalties: rust offense fine not to exceed SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. With the $30; second "offense, n minimum fine of exception of a flurry caused by the clos- 50 and a maximum of $100; third of' ing of the California Sate Deposit & fense, thirty days in prison. PC :'-?r KICKED OUT. Mr, Rum Demon Great Bnakesl I never dreamed that the solid would be so solid against me I South Portland Banks Re-Open and Transact Business After Assuring the Governor it Was Necessary to Have Holidays Declared. SALEM, Or, Oct. 30. The Governor issued a statement to the press today, saying that the conditions of Oregon's banks and business in the state were never better. He says he would recall his five-day holiday proclamation at Once, b"t I'afl Portland banks consider it safer to continue tb tame is force. The office of lie secretary of state Is issuing no warrants on the advice of the attorney-general during the period cov ered by the proclamation. Governor George E. Chamberlain will cancel the remaining three days' legal Holiday, if tbere is any way to do so. The Governor has been searching the statutes at the State House at Salem in the hope of finding some method of annulling the holidays ordered at the request of the banker. Considerable criticism is being - ex pressed as to the hurried action of the Chief Executive of the state, and while business men and depositors understand that he made the proclamation owing to the strenuous representation of Portland bankers who journeyed to confer with him, sH they, feel that the situation co-lid have been met, as well, by protect ing the banks, by proclamation from day to day. As the matter now stands the banks all over the state are resuming business, but all legal proceedings are at a standstill. Many banks have . not closed their doors, and it is expected that our local banks will re-open today, and that busi ness in financial circles will proceed along their normal courses. Northwest are fighting the matter in the federal court. They, seek an injunc tion against the Hill and llarriman roads and the federal court is to decide the matter tomorrow. ' . LARGE PASSENGER LIST. SEATTLE, Oct. 30, When the Em. press of China sails from Vancouver this morning it will carry the largest pas senger list recorded on a Canadian Pa cific liner, according to Arthur B. Cal der, general passenger agent for this line in Seattle. . Mr. Calder returned from Vancouver yesterday, and reports that there is nothing in the appearance' on the upper works of the vessel to show that it recently sank at it dock. , "The cabin furnishings were unharm ed,'' said Mx. Calder. "I went over the vessel, and there are onl,yi a few placet that the .water got into the cabin, and workmen have removed all traces of this. "The passenger list is ' the largest ever carried by one of onr vessels on. this Coast. There are 185 saloon pas sengers, and more than 1000 in the steerage. ' FLOOD CAUSES SUFFERING. ( SHOT SOLDIER IN THIBET. American Must Now Stand Trial TJfaited States Court at Shanghai SHANGHAI, "Oct! 30. An American named Demenil will appear shortly in the American court here on the charge of manslaughter for the killing of a Thibetan soldier. Demenil, who has 'been traveling in China, desired to cross the frontier into Thibet, but the Chinese authorities re fsed to allow him to proceed without a passport and lie refused to turn bock Near Batang, which is a Chinese town on the Thibetan frontier, he got into a quarrel and shot a Thibetan soldier. He escaped at the time, but was pur suea ana captured and conveyed Chungking, whence.' he was sent Shanghai. MADRID, Oct. 30. The rivers, espec ially the Ebro and Segre, continue to rise There Is total lack of provisions ia the districts of Tarragona and Caatel ukn. It has been almost impossible t$ render help. . . More than 40 nouses collapsed 0 Mora Xuera and more than loo at Mor adro. The inhabitants of the flooded district are taking refuge in the fails. Sixty-six were saved at Vivaroz after a trcmen'-ous struggle. , V EMINENT DIVINE DEAD. T.' ALBANY, Ore., Oct. 30. Rev. L D. Driver, a pioneer Methodist minister, and one of the best known divines in the. Pacific Northwest, died here today, ageJt 83 years. Dr. Driver, besides be ing prominently connected with Oregon history, was a theologian of considerable reputation. RAILROAD MEN TALK Will Reduce Outlay in Operating Expenses. PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEE fi.. .n i.n.t . . r-M . Systems Gather For Purpose of Cur tailing Expenses Will Report Prog ress at Semi-Annual Convention. PROVIDE MORE DOCKS. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-r.In the course of the discussion at the cabinet meeting some attention was devoted to the subject of providing more adequate uocRing lacmtiea for large vessels of war at places on the Pacific Coast This subject has become prominent in official circles on account of tho decision to send the battleship fleet to the Pacific and the knowledge that the present docking facilities are wholly, inadequate. han Diego, where the navy has a coal ing station, was regarded as the place for the establishment of another large naval base, but no attempt to settle the matter was made as the general board will take up the entire question of addi tional navy yards on the Pacific Coast, nd will make an advisory report to the secretary of war. ADVANCE ON LUMBER. San Francisco, Oct. 30. A big advance on lumber shipments from this state to all eastern "points goes into effect Fri day. About 12,000 cars of fir and 5,000 cars of redwood are annually shipped trom uilitornia to the east, and the ad- anoe in rates is equal to $30. & car. - fennilar rates may go into effect on the same date from Oregon and Wash ington, but the lumber shippers of the NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Men .who are prominently identified with the imme diate and practical operation of the large railroad systems of the country, gath ered in this city yesterday and took counsel with each other as to how best to curtail expenses on their respective roads. The general opinion expressed by these men was that there will be a material reduction in the outlay for the federa tion of . railroads for- the purchase of railway supplies throughout the United States. The principal gathering place of the railroad managers was the Holland ' House. The executive committee is composed of the following members: W. C. Brown, vice-president of the New York; Daniel Willard, vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; W. A. Gardner. vice-president of the Chicago & North ern; H. C. Mudge, vice-president of the Long Island; vice-President Gray, of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; G. L. Potter, vice-president of the Balti more & Ohio; I. A. Rawn, vice-president of the Illinois Central; L. F. Lorce, of the Delaware & Hudson. ' This committee will today report pro gress at the semi-annual convention of the American Railway Association which will be hpld today at the Waldorf- Astoria. . .;' . ' . The steel rail commission's report on the investigation of the subject of the most economical rule to be adopted will be presented today,' but it was stated yesterday that no definite action on the matter will be taken. The committee after the adjournment of the conven tion will go. on with its (Work, which is far from complete. CHOLERA SWEEPING KIEF. VIENNA, Oct. 30. A dispatch from Lemberg states that cholera is raging at Kief. Hundreds are dying daily, the eport says, i