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33rd YEAR. NO. 234
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1903
PRICE FIVE CEKTS
POWERS DISAGREE AT COHFER-
EIICE OF Bll StTUATIQ
Obstacles Pile Up and
Prevent Progress
ill. ,U' '-'.-.i
RUSSIA IN PROTEST
Minister Declares the Berlin
Treaty Is Directed Against
Russia
EXCITEMENT AT SERYIA
Further Mobilisation , Odders Inued
and Reserve! Called to Order Num
ber 75,000 la Ferd That the
Servia Government May Tike Step
PARIS, Oct 7.-Obaele in the.
way of Atcmblin power in an in
ternational conference to discuss the
Balkan situation is piling wp. Great
BHtain't ides U that that direction
of the clash i strongly with those of
Russia. M. bwolsky, : the Russian
miniter of foreign affair today in an
interview in which he declare the
treaty In Berlin i directed against
Russia, and he serve notice if there
is to be revision of the treaty, which
Russia favor, hi government will
demand compensation. Great Britain
on the contrary, i assuming the role
portector of the Integrity of Turkey
and statue quo. She oppose the
general revision treaty which would
amount virtually to a scramble of
powers for compensation at the
expense of Turkey.
Official advice received in Pari
indicate a very great degree of popu
lar excitement in Servia. Further
mobilization orders have been issued
and reserves have been called to col
or are said to be 75,000. It is feared
the Servian government in order to
save itself, will be driven to embark
cm a desperate adventure against
Austria-Hungary. The diplomatic
situation briefly is a follow: ,
Turkey virtually agreed, to refrain
from final measures against Bulgaria
and Austria-Hungary pending the ac
tion of the powers. In the meantime
the cabinets of Paris, London and St.
Petersburg are engaged in efforts
to formulate a program for submis
sion to the powers along with the in
vitations to the conference. Certain
difficulties, especially on the side of
Russia who desires latitude for com
pensatory advantages, principally the
question of the passage of the Dardc
iiclles, are intimated, but it is thought
these can be adjusted.
Instead of opening the entire ques
TAFT ADDRESSES
WATER CONVENTION
Judge Has Strenuous Day at Chicago Bryan to
Speak at Today's Session
CHICAGO, Oct. 7, Picture of the
days when stately ships shall carry
the rich products of the central states
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of
Mexico through a'decp waterway, re
turning with products of nb less
value was conjured up today before
the delegates and visitors to the third
annual convention of the Lakes to
the Gulf, the deep waterway associa
tion, by able speakers headed by
Judge Taft. Today's utterances were
authoritative for they came from Sec
retary Saunders and President Kava
naugh of the organization,
tion of the Balkans, Great Britain
want Turkey to have compensa
Hon for any lottet the sustain. It
i intimated in Pari that Great Brit
ain is already trying to arrange for
the re-purchase of Eastern Rumclia.
Diplomat here see in the attitude
of Great Britain a masterly troke
to displace Germany In council
over a regenerated Turkey. Procla
mation union of, Crete with Greece
add another complication to the pro
posed, congress and it I anticipated
that neither Austria-Hungary, Bul
garia, nor Greece would enter confer
ence without recognition . of "Faith
accompli."
CANEA, Oct 7.-A decree an
nouncing the union of Crete with
Greece is published here this evening.
There i much noisy celebrating but
good order, preceeded the announce
ment. Following the meeting hun
dred of thousand of people at which
the affair were discussed the proce
sion of ten thousand marched to each
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SHOOTS TO KILL lil A
t FAUSLY QUARREL
PROMINENT PHILADELPHIA
POLITICIAN IS KILLED BY
HIS SISTER-IN-LAW.
SHE AD.V.it3 THE SLAYING
Captain Erb Was Private Secretary
to "Iiiy" Durham, the Political
Bos of the Quaker City, and
Prominent in National Guard.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.-J.
Clayton Erb, captain and regimental
quartermaster of the Third regiment,
National Guard of Pennsylvania, was
shot and killed at his summer home
in Delaware County last night. His
sister-in-law, Mr. Catherine Bcisel,
is under arrest in the Media jail,
charged with the murder. The wo
man admits that she did the shooting
during a family quarrel. Capt. Erb,
who was private secretary to Israel
W.' Durham, political leader of this
city, was one of the best known men
in political circles in Philadelphia. He
was married two years ago.
On August 24 Mrs. Erb, who was
Mrs. Wm. Rothcrmcl, a divorced wo
man, caused the arrest of Eugene
Poulson, Mr. Erb's colored coach
man, on a charge of threatening her
life. She said that she had been in
formed that Poulson was acting as
Governor Decnen of Illinois and
Mr. Taft, who had a general super
vision in Washington of the building
of the Panama Canal until he re
signed, The convention opened at 10
o'clock and following the invocation,
President Kavanaugh delivered his
annual address and Secretary Saun
ders read the report. Judge Taft as
he arose to speak apologized for his
hoarseness, likening it to the hank of
an automobile, which if not agree
able, was familiar to his hearers.
: At tomorrow's ". session 1 Colonel
Sryan will address the conventiar,.
BEVERiOOE SIS
SOUTIil OK
Senator Criticises Bryan's Sank
Guaranty Scheme
GRANT'S PASS, Or., Oct, 7.
Scnator Beveridge delivered four
speeches in Southern Oregon today
in all, which assailed the policies of
Col. Bryan and urged hi hearers to
support Taft. He made addresses at
Roieburg, Grant's Pass, Medford and
Ashland. The Senator sharply criti
cised Bryan's bank deposit guarantee
scheme in a speech at Medford.
a spy for Capt. Erb, who stood by
the coachman at the hearing again't
hi wife., fie explained that he did
so because he expected to institute
proceeding against Mr. Erb and ex
pected Poulson to be an important
witness in the case In which Mrs.
Catherine Bcisel, Mrs. Erb's sister,
was to be involved.
Capt. Erb declared at the hearing
that he had been duped when he mar
ried Mrs. Rothcrmcl and that her
conduct during his absence had been
improper. Later Mrs. Erb caused
the arrest of her husband on a charge
of assault and battery and he was
held for trial.
, BASEBALL GAMES.
' American League.
Washington 10, 9, New York 0, 4.
Boston 10, 3, Philadelphia 1,5.
National League.
Philadelphia 4, Brooklyn 1.
New York 7, Boston 2.
Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles 8, Portland 2.
San Francisco 1, Oakland 0.
ECDN0r.1V OF NATURAL RESOURCES
PIISSllO Of COilBBESS
Records Established by
Reckless Extravagance
J. C. STUBBS SPEAKS OF RAILROAD RELATIONS
Traffic Director of the Harriman
astic Reception and Makes Lengthy Response at Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7.As
serting the rights of the unborn gen
erations of Americans and censuring
the policy that has been squandered
with prodigal recklessness, forests
and lands, waters and minerals upon
which the" future prosperity of the
west depends, a half score of speak
ers today placed before the delegates
of the trans-Mississippi commercial
congress the records of the consump
tion and waste establishment by pio
neers and their sons in the West and
pointed a way to economic for the
conservation and remedial legisla
tion. Except for a brief period al
lowed for the introduction of resolu
tions, the entire day was devoted to
addresses of this character, some im
provised upon call of the president's
case, but the majority constituting
the regular program and showing by
careful compilation of facts and fig
ures, the time expended in their prep
aration. The governor of one State,
attorney general of another, presi
dent of a university ami traffic di
rector of a great railway system suc
ceeded one another upon the plat
form and each from his own particu
lar standpoint paid his tribute to
Western America and its people and
indicated some ' step onward, some
short cut avenue in the way of its
destiny.
Interest and earnestness was mani
fested throughout the extended series
of addresses, The reception accorded
J. C. Stubbs, traffic dirctor of the
com warn,
COD PERFECTED
Pacific Ghamber of Commerce
Name Officers
.SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7.-A
committee representing the Chamber
of Commerce of the principal cities
of the Pacific Coast met today and
formed a permanent organization in
accordance with the action taken
Monday at the conference " of the
coast bodies. The following officers
were elected today to serve the first
year; President, John H. McGraw,
Seattle vice-president, G. H. Stewart,
Los Angeles: secretary-treasurer, C.
W. Burks, San Francisco. The con
stitution adopted today must be rati
fied by eight chambers of commerce
composing the organization consist
ing of Portland, Seattle, Tacoma,
Spokane, Los Angeles, San Diego,
Oakland and San Francisco.
GETTING IN LINE.
NEW YORK,""c"ct. 7.-A dozen
teams began practice on the Vandcr
bik Cup course yesterday preparatory
to the Motor Park-Way Sweepstakes
and other events scheduled for next
Saturday when the parkeway will be
formally opened. More than a dozen
drivers are on the track to-day. None
of the men attempted speed, content
ing themselves with getting acquain
ted with the corners. The members
of the sub-commission who were on
the course were well satisfied with
the speed possibilities, however, af
ter watching the work. A number of
other car will go down for practice
Thursday, when practically all will
be located on the course. , "
Pioneers of the West Show
System Is Accorded ah EnthusK
Harriman system, who arrived last
night from Chicago to convey the re
gret of Harriman at his inability to
attend, was the feature of today's de
liberations. Mr. Stubbs spoke on the
"Relations of railroads to the trans
Mississippi territory."
He avowed the interest Harriman
felt in congress, of the close relations
of his system with the trans-Mississippi
territory. The Harriman sys
tem in fact, he said, sjiould have been
dubbed the "Trans-Mississippi line."
The speaker asserted that the rail
roads are the greatest consumers of
the farm, forest, and factory products
both directly and through a great
number of their employes and he re
gretted that there are so great' a
number of people who do not or re
fuse to understand that railroads, are
property and are entitled to protec
tion as well rs restains of law. -
Stubbs explained in a manner that
railroads should be regulated and
candidly admitted that the railroads
should be regulated, but denied that
the government has power to usurp
the actual management of these roads
nor should it limit a rate of profit be
low that which other investments of
labor, skill and money usually yield.
He urged this congress to dissemi
nate truth concerning carriers rights
and needs as well as rights and de
mands of the people. The railroads,
he said, are not opposed to improve-
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w m
III
HUGHES IN NEBRASKA.
Stumping For Taft Near Home of
Democratic Opponent
HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 7.-After
having spoken in 14 towns, all with
in a radius of a few hundred miles of
the home of the democratic candidate
for the presidency, Governor Hughes
of New York in a speech here tonight
declared he is convinced that the
voters of Bryan's own county here
would not be the slowest in repudiat
ing Bryan and re-affirming the Re
publican policies next month. When
in Lincoln Hughes rode in an auto
mobile with Governor Sheldon of Ne
braska. The car was decorated with
large placard bearing the words,
"Hughes 1912-Sheldon 1916."
ENDORSES STRIKE FUND.
BUTTE. Oct. 7. Butte Miners
Union Local No. 1, Western Federa
tion of Miners by a special election
has endorsed a 00,000 strike and
benefit fund of the Federation pro
posed at the recent convention of the
organization. ! '
DY OF THE FLEET
S OOlID
FROM MANILA TO. HAMPTON
ROADS THE ROUTE IS
PLANNED.
IN SUEZ CANAL JANUARY 5
In the Mediterranean Sea the Fleet
Will Divide, Various Battleships
Going to Different European Ports
Manila Regrets Loss of Program
i
MANILA, Oct. 7 Rear Admiral
Sperry has received from the navy de
partment its approval of the itiner
ary of the Atlantic fleet from Manila
to Hampton Roads as submitted to
the department by him.
The itinerary is as follows: Leave
Manila Dec 1, arrive Colombo Dec,
14.
In the Mediterranean the fleet will
divide. The Connecticut and Ver
mont, will go to Villa Franche, arriv
ing there Jan., 14, and leaving Jan.,
27. ' ;
The Minnesota and Kansas will go
to Marseilles, arriving Jan., 14, leav
ing Jan., 27. ,
The Georgia, Nebraska and Ken
tucky will go to Genoa, arriving Jan.,
IS and leaving Jan., 27.
The Rhode Island and New Jersey
will go to Leghorn arriving Jan., 15
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BASE BALL
ON THE QUI VIVE
Today flew York and Chicago Will Play Game to
Decide Winners
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.With the
Chicago baseball team speeding to
New York on the 20th Century Lim
ited; with the local team rejuvenated
by relief from haunting fear of the
past three days that some mischance
mijrht lose them one of the Boston
sfi'ics and lead to a possible triple
t.e: with the deluge of telegraphic
and telephonic requests for reserva
tions pouring into headquarters and'
with every baseball enthusiast in the
HYMI BEE! ill B
UEI Ai SHE
Friendliness of Candi
dates Brings Cheers
BOTH MAKE SPEECHES
Bryan Delivers an Eloquent Hon
Partisan Speech and Is Fol
lowed by Taft
SIGNATURES IN CEf'AN'D
With Conclusions of Judge's Speech
Candidates Again Shake Hands
Cordially and Are Kept Busy
Writing Autographs For Guests.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Bryan and
Taft. rival candidates for the presi
dency of the United States, met to
night at the annual banquet of the
Chicago Association of - Commerce.
Judge Taft, having delivered a speech
at the deep waterways convention
went to Galesburg and delivered an
other address and then returned to
Chicago tonight after the banquet
was well under way..
An ear splitting shout gave the
warning of the arrival of Taft. Bryan
in common to everything else arose
and took a step forward as Taft
came down the aisle between the two
long tables. The dramatic incident
which had been anticipated was soon
over. Bryan's hand awaited that of
Taft. A single lingering pressure, a
word or so, which none could over
hear, because of the tumult, and the
republican leader passed on to the
chair allotted to him at the speaker's
table. The cheering continued a min
ute or so. After the first moment the
noise subsided, Bryan leaning to one
side and smiling broadly, asking Taft
if he "Had a good day." This dis
play friendliness on the part of the
two candidates stirred the crowd to
renewed cheering and words being
useless in tRe din, Taft stroked
his throat in answer to Mr. Bryan's
inquiry. Then Taft laughed and the .
noise increased.- More noise, more
cheering and then the orchestra
started up and this with the song by
a soloist restored order. The candi
dates and President Hall animated a
conversation. When the last course
was served both of the distinguished
guests were kept busy signing menus
which were passed over to them.
Souveniers of the notable meeting.
The guests sang popular songs and
tried to outdo the orchestra and good
natured disorder was everywhere ap
parent. ! President Hall, introducing
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FANS
of Great Pennant
land almost at the limit of his nerve
tension, it is clear that the stage is
being fittingly set for what is to be
undoubtedly the most dramatic base
ball event in the history of the game.
The National League pennant fought
for as probably never before, belongs
to tomorrow's winner at the Polo
Grunds. Today's attendance was not
more than the average. The other
throngs of the game followers are
evidently confident that New ' York
will not fail when so near the goal.