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PUBLISHC fULl AMOCIATEO PRESS REPORT
83rd YEAR. NO. 221
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903
PRICE FIYE CENTS
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN STARTED
II EARNEST BY TAFT
Candidate Makes Three
Addresses in Ohio
HE. HITS BRYAN HARD
Marching Clubs From Other
Cities Come to Cincinnati
to Attend Rally
Judge Pays His Respects to Appon
ent and Devotes Himself to an
Analysis of Bryan in an Extended
Manner Speech Bring Cheer.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 22.-Real ac
tivitici of the campaign have been
begun (or Judge Taft. Three political
cpeechet were made today. Early to
morrow he will begin a journey of
speech-making through the west.
Not since Taft hai been officially in
formed of hi nomination hat Cincin
nati been so thoroughly awakened
politicaly an tonight when marching
clubs from several citiei lent the
blaze of torches and toond of trum
ped as escort to the candidate who
was the principal feature of the rally
of the national league of republican
clubs at the mimic hall. At noon Taft
addressed the national convention of
negro Baptist!) who came from Lex
ington, Kentucky, for the purpose
Previously to this he had made
speech at the National League of re
publican clubs. These two efforts of
candidate were brief. It was tonight
however, that Taft made his strong
et effort. After reviewing the effort
of the republican party as one of ac
tion he depicted his idea of demo
cratic policy of "Promises," and then
devoted himself to an analysis of
Bryan. This was the first time Taft
has paid his respects to his opponent
in an extended manner and what he
said was listened to with great in
terest and aroused enthusiasm. The
music hall and large assembly hall of
the" city was crowded.
HAYS ELECTED PRESIDENT
CINCINNATI, Sept. 22. -John
Hays Hammond was re-elected by
acclamation as president republican
national league this afternoon.
G. Snell Smith of New York was
elected secretary and Chauhcey
Dewey of Chicago selected as treas
urer, Smith wilt combine the office
of organizer which he already held
with that of secretaryship.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.-The
cruUcr Milwaukee, after a cruise of
two months in southern waters and
a stay of IS days at Amalpa, Hon
duras, arrived in port "yesterday.
EXPLOSION
KILLS ENTIRE CREW
Gunnery Company of Thirteen on Boaril French
Cruiser Meet Sudden Death During Drill
TOULON, Sept. 22. -During a
gunnery drill today one of the big
turret guns on the French armored
cruiser La Touche Trevillc exploded
with terrible violence killing the en
tire gun crew of 13 men. A number
of others were seriously injured some
probably fatally. The drill today had
proceeded for a considerable time
when without warning the whole
turret seemed to blow out, The dis
membered bodies were thrown in all
NAME SWISHER'S SUCCESSOR.
W. E. Glasscock is Unanimously Se
lected to Replace Candidate.
CHARLESTON, W. Vir., Sept. 22,
Regular state committe this morn
ing unanimously selected W. E
Glasscock to succeed C. W. Swisher
as candidate for governor. Glasscock
is one of the seven stricken from the
lict officered by the Schcrr committee
will Defend morocco.
BERLIN, Sept. 22. Germany's an
swer to the France-Spanish on Mo
rocco was delivered tonight. The
tone was most conciliatory, but Ger
many makes it plain she will not per
mit any power to occupy any extra
ordinary position in relation to Mo
rocco, "
FISHERY CO'IGRESS IS
III SESSION
INTERNATIONAL MEETING
NOW BEINO HELD IN
WASHINGTON, D. C.
ARE OYER 500 DELEGATES
Foreign Representatives Assembled
in Diplomatic Room And Were
Welcomed by Secretary Root Offi
cers Elected and Other Work Done
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Many
foreign vountr'es and practically
every state and territory in the union
ire representatives at the Fourth In
ternational Fisheries Congress which
met here today. Its sessions will
continue for live days. More than
5X) delegates representing foreign
governments, societies and organiza
tions and others were present.
As a prelude to the opening of the
congress foreign delegates assembled
n the diplomatic room of the State
Department and were received by
Secretary of, the State Root. After
this preliminary the delegates repair
ed to the halt of the National Geo
graphic Society, where the Congress
was formally opened. The meeting
was presided over by George M.
Bowers, United States Commissioner
of Fisheries. Secretary of the De
partment of Commerce and labor de
livered an address of welcome on be
half of the United States government
Icnry L. West,' commissioner of the
District of Columbia, welcomed the
delegates to the city and Dr. Hugh
M. Smith, president of the American
Fisheries Society. A response in the
OF GUNS
directions and several of them were
hurled into, the sea.
NELSON, B. C, Sept. 22.-R. L. C.
Coombs, manager of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Telegraphs here,
was drowned Sunday while fishing
below Groohman Rapids on Kootenai
river in a rowboat. The body has
not been recovered. He leaves a
wife and family who are now in the
East.. '
E
AT PORTIA!
Portland Mill and Fixture Com
pany Loss $35,000.
PORTLAND, Sept. 22.-The plant
and lumber yard of the Portland Mill
& Fixture Co., which occupies the
block between East Morrison and
East Alder streets and East Seventh
and East Eighth, was totally destroy
ed by fire early tonight. The flames
broke out in the roof of the plant
from an unknown cause. Loss, $35,
(XX).
name ' of the foreign delegates was
made by Professor II. P. C. Cocck,
scientific fishery adviser of the Dutch
government.
Following the ratification of the
President and Secretary-General of
the Congress, General Herman C,
Uumpus, the president , assumed the
chair. This was followed by balot-
mg for the election of vice-presidents
and other officers and the appoint
mcnt of various committees.
The copgress took a recess atter
which the delegates gathered at the
New Williard Hotel, where subse
quent sessions will be held.
AFTER GRAND JURYMAN.
PARAGOULD, Ark., Sept. 22-
The home of Richard Jackson, fore
man of a recent grand jury which in
dicted a number of people and
created general consternation among
law-breakers was set on fire last
night. Oil in large quantities had
been placed on the porch and walls
of the residence. The family was
aroused to save the property.
HA
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LARG
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PRESIDENT'S CHARGES
The Peerless One Demands That Roosevelt Prove
The Assertions He Made
THAT DEMOCRATS ACCEPTED TRUST MONEY
Secretary Loeb Receives Bryan's Telegram, and Says That
President May Take Some Notice of it Later if
He Deems it Necessary
DETROIT, Sept. 22.-The most
ensational development in the pres-
nt campaign wag. the sending today
by Colonel Bryan of a telegram to.
President Roosevelt demanding that
Roosevelt produce proof - that Gov
ernor Haskell of OklahoAia, treasurer
of the democratic national committee
ever was connected with the Stand
ard Oil Company. Seizing upon the
opportunity thus afforded, Bryan took
occasion to serve notice upon the
president that he would not permit
any responsible member of the re
publican organization to misrepresent
the attitude of the democratic party
in the present campaign and further,
that the democratic party were mak
ing an "Honorable and honest fight,"
in defnse of its principles and policies
and that it expected fair and honor
able treatment from those in charge
of the republican campaign. Copies
of the telegram were given out for
publication just before Bryan's de
parture for Ann Arbor. Bryan spent
live hours in consultation with his
advisers before sending the telegram
to the president in response 'to a
statement to the president published
this morning in which the president
endorsed the charges made against
Haskell by Hearst, that Haskell had
been connected with the Standard
Oil Company and had.' attmpted to
bribe Attorney-General Monnett of
PRESIDENT
GOOD
BYE TO OYSTER BAY
Roosevelt With Family and Staff
Leaves for N. Y.
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 21-After
seven years in which it has shared
the honors with Washington as the
national capitol, Oyster Bay today is
sorrowfully relinquished the honor
and became once more the quiet,
sleepy village it was before the
president of the United States came
here to live. The last vistage of Oys
ter Bay's pretensions disappeared this
morning when the special train bear
ing the president and the members of
his houshold and executive staff
started for New York on their jour
ney to Washington. A large crowd
gathered at the station to bid farewell
to the president. In a few minutes
before the train left he held an infor
mal reception and as the train pulled
away he stood on the rear platform
waving his hand in response to the
cheers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt returned from Oyster
Bay tonight at 6 o'clock looking the
picture of health and vigor. He was
met by Secretaries Wright, Metcalf,
Straus, Wilson, Postmaster-General
Meyer, and others. "That was a hot
shot this morning," said Meyer, allud
ing to the president's letter on Taft's
candidacy.
"I think we have been hitting them
hard," responded Roosevelt, laugh
ingly. In the . brief colloquy which
followed the president's expressions
indicated that he is satisfied with the
progress of the camapign, although
he intimated that until recenly it had
been devoid of excitement.
HASKELL AGAINST
Ohio.
Up to a late hour tonight Bryan
had received no reply from Roose
velt. Bryan arrived here early this
morning and was given a rousing re
ception at the station, by thousands of
workers on the way to their places
of employment. The journey to Ann
Arbor was made in a special car and
when it arrived there was accorded
a cordial greeting.
To a gathering of several thousand
persons, Bryan speaking from the
balcony of Cook House, directed his
remarks especially to the young men
discussing trust, . tariff, the labor
questions and government guarantee
of bank deposits. Bryan severely
criticized Taft. Returning to Detroit
this evening Bryan addressed a mon
ster meeting in the Light Guard Ar
mory. : To the thousands outside who
failed to gain admittance, Bryan gave
a brief overow talk. In both addresses
he compared the platform of the two
parties. - ,
LOEB GETS TELEGRAM.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Secre-tary
Loeb stated this evening upon
the president's arrival her that Col.
Bryan's telegram had not ben seen
by the president. Later it was given
out at the White House that a reply
to Bryan's challange would not be
made tonight but possibly some no
tice of it would be taken tomorrow.
LIVES LOST
THE BALOON RACE.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22. With the
arrival in the city of Nason If
Arnold of North Adams, Mass., who
lias a place on the American Interna
tional Balloon team, practically all of
the arrangements have been complet
ed by the Aero Club of America for
the big cup race to be held in Berlin
October 10.
Mr. Arnold had a conference with
several of his friends at the club
rooms, among them being A. Holt and
Forbes who will pilot one of the
American Balloons in the race. They
will both sail on Thursday on the
steamer Deutschland with their aides
Mr. Forbes has selected August Post
secretary of the Aero Club, and Mr.
Arnold has chostn a young man of 24
from North Adams, Henry J. Hewat
0111 BETS "Iff
CUEfir
SPECIAL AGENT UNDER DE
TECTIVE BURNS OF RUEF
PROSECUTION.
TWO DAYS ON EACH COUNT
Judge Lawler Leaves Charles Oliver
Jr, Off Easy For His Infringement
of Court's Dignity Will Begin His
Sentence Today.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.-
Charles Oliver Jr., the special agent
under Detective .Burns of the Ruef
prosecution, who was yesterday ad
judged in contempt in one of the Ruef
cases was sentenced by Judge Lawler
tonight to serve two days in jail on
each count. Oliver was paroled in the
custody of counsel until noon tomor
row, when he will be surrendered to
the sheriff to begin sentence. In pass
ing sentence, Lawler said his youth
ful inexperience rather than uterior
motive undoubtedly led to Oliver's in
fringement of the dignity of the
court.
GOODWIN WANTS DIVORCE,
. RENO, Nev., Sept. 22.-Nat C
Goodwin, the actor, has filed in this
city a suit for divorce from his wife,
Bessie Hall Goodwin, better known
as Maxime tinott. i ne compiainr
was sealed, and the allegations will
not be known until the papers are
opened in court. Goodwin's attorneys
refuse to discuss the case. It is be
lieved that Mrs. Goodwin will not
protest the suit as she recently re
ported that she herself was about to
bring proceedings for divorce.
BENGAL WRECKS
QUARREL OVER TEAM
ENDS
Casper Blickenstofer Slays Charles Hegburn at
Portland After Row About the Care of Horses
PORTLAND, Sept. 22. Charles
Hegburn was killed tonight by Cas
par Blickenstofer, at Lents Station,
a suburb just beyond the southeast
ern boundary of this city. The men
were teamsters employed in a wood-
yard at the place. They had been
friends and on a trip away from
town recently, Hegburn left his team
Blickenstofer's care. Hegburn re
turned home today' and took excep
tion to the manner in which Blicken
stofer had cared for the animals dur-
WHEN STAR OF
Nine Whites are Includ-
ed Among Victims
TWENTY-SEVEN SAVED
Late Dispatch to Army Signal
Corps Confirms Report of
Ships Disaster.
CARRIED BI6 SALMON CARGO
American Bark Driven Ashore And is
a Total Wreck Majority of Pas
sengers Aboard Were Orientals
Ship Sailed April 22. '
110 LIVES LOST ... ... ..'
SEATTLE, Sept. 22.-A cable dis
patch to the Army Signal Corps con
firms report of the total loss of the
ship, Star of Bengal. Twenty-seven
were saved and 110 were drowned,
including nine whites.
The Star of Bengal went ashore on
Coronation Island, west of the Prince
of Wales archipelago. The ship was
on its way to San Francisco with 54,
000 cases of salmon. In addition to
her crew she carried 100 Chinese and
apanese cannery hands. She took
her cargo on board at Fort Wrangle
and started down the summer strait
in tow of two tugs. -As the vessels
neared the open sea where the sailing
craft would have sea-room the wind
steadily freshened, blowing them on
the hore. The tugs wer unable to
keep the ship clear of the rocks lining
Coronation Island and to save them
selves the Vessels were forced to cast
ines and head for the sea. The sail
ing ship went on the rocks in such a
position that the tugs could not get
near enough to give assistance and
one of them headed for Fort Wrangle
with the news of the disaster.
BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.
Cleveland 7, New' York 1.
Detroit 1, Boston 4.
National League,
Chicago 4, 3, New York 3, 1.
Pittsburg 3, Brooklyn 2.
Boston 7, St. Louis 0.
Philadelphia 10, Cincinnati 2.
Northwest League.
Tacoma 0, Spokane 3.
Seattle 7, Aberdeen 0.
Vancouver S, Oakland 1. ; .
Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles 1, San Francisco 0.
IN MURDER
ing his absence. When Blickenstofer
returned from work tonight, Hegburn
accused him of neglecting the ani
mals. This led to a violent quarrel
which culminated in Blickenstofer
seizing a piece of scantling and fell
ing Hegburn. A stable hand who
witnessed the quarrel notified the
neighbors, who summoned a doctor.
Hegburn, however, expired just be
fore the physician arrived. Blicken
stofer was arrested and brought to
this city. A charge -f murder was
lodged against him ' i