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German Balloon Buslcy is
Unaccounted for
OCEAfl CLAIHS o:ie
Swiss Balloon Also Goes to
. Ocean Cut Occi'pints res
cued in Tinta
THEY MADE A GOOD SHOWING
Out of 23 Balloon in Racl Only On
ii Accounted ForSpanish Bal
loon Dropped Into Octn if Did
Swititrland. '
BERLIN, Oct. 14. Only one of
the 23 bftloons which itartcd in Sun
day' race it unaccounted for. Thi
Is the German balloon Busley. Dis
patched from Cuxhaven announced
that the Spanish contestant Castilla
dropped into the ocean ix mites
north of Heligoland and that the
navigator were pickd tip by fisher
men. This lvhing a message from
Molde, Norway, laid that the Swiss
balloon Helvetia went to the ocean
and there was a rescue" id the occu
pants. This is the greatest distance
reported to the credit of auy ion
testant. '
AUTO MARKET ABROADi
WASHINGTON, Oct. R-Spain's
market conditions at the present
time indicate that American automo
biles can be successfully introduced
jn that country, according to Consul
General Frank Hall, of Barcelona, in
a report to the Department of Com
merce and Labor. The majority of
hutomobiles in Spain are of Spanish
make and there are motor factories
In Barcelona and Victoria. The total
number of motor cars now in use, it
is reported, is about 3'W, including a
few of the British, German and
French make.
FIRST VOLUNTEER DIES.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 14. -Dr.
Charles Franklin Rand, the first vol
unteer to enlist In the Union Army
after President Lincoln's call for
troops, and the first soldier to receive
from Congress a medal of honor for
bravery on the field, died here yes
terday, aged 70 years. He will be
burier in Arlington in lot "No. 1,
-was set aside about 40 years ago for
the first volunteer when he died.
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bryan finishes
' nebrAskMn tour
Old Friends of Candidate Greet Him in Home
State-Bryan Wants
HEBRON, Neb., Oct. W.-The
second day's -tour, of Nebraska by
,.Col. Bfyfin was brought to a close
here tonight. Twentytwo speeches
were made during the day by the
democratic candidate. It was by far
the most enthusiastic clay for Bryan
during his entire trip and the crowds
' which greeted him at various , sta
tions was composed largely of old
friends of the candidates. Three con
gressional districts were travrsed to
day and in each one the candidate
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BIO REGISTRATION.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-A total reg
istration of 410,242 was listed by
Giicago voters yesterday, being an
increase of but 5006 over the city
registration of four yean ago.
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FIRST VOLUNTEER
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. -Dr.
Charles Franklin Rand, the first vol
unteer to enlist in the Union army
after President Lincoln's call for
troops, and the first soldier to re
ceive from Congress a medal of hon
or for bravery on the field, died here
yesterday, aged 70 years. He will be
buried in Arlington in lot No. 1,
which was set aside about 40 years
ago for the first volunteer when he
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AN IMPERIAL RESCRIPT DIS
CUSSES ' FRIENDSHIP.. .QF
OTHER NATIONS. . ,
ECONOMY IS CALLED 03
Deemed Highly Important That
Nippon Should be United In Bonds
of Friendliness With Other Na
tionsPremier Katsura Addresses,
YOKOHAMA, Oet, 14.-The effic
cfof gazette this mottling putlife's an
liftpVriaf rescript couiljefsigned by
FfeWier Katsura, in which the" iti
peror" ays:
"The Cati and the west are de
pendent updri1 one another for the
promotion of tftir mutual welfare
and on this account we endeavor to
cultivate the friendship, of other
nations. At the same time it is high
ly important in these post-bellum
days that we should be united with
other countries in advancing the in
dustries. In this we shall be acting
in accordance with the sacred tradi
tions of our ; forefathers and our
glorious national history. We trust
that our loyal subjects will assist us
in glorifying the virtue of our fore
fathers." The imperial rescript published to
day and which was intended to be ad
dressed to the foreign powers as well
as to the people of Japan became
public- property because of an ad
dress made today by Premier Katsura
before the prefectural governors, as
scmbled in this city. The premier
Outlined the government's economic
policy and emphasized its determina
tion to reduce unproductive expendi
tures. He requested ' the assembled
governors td co-operate by the prac
tice o f every possible economy and
Democratic Congress
made an appeal for the democratic
nominees, lie invariably began each
speech by sayiug that he. was more
interested in the election of candi
dates for, congress than for his own
candidacy
"I would feel mighty lonesortie in
Washington if both the Senate and
House were against me," he said,
"But if you will give me the house,
I am sure we will make ' the senate
feel lonesome."
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, J1Q3
SUFFRAGETTECAOPAfGI
5 STILL ill
Arraignment Yeshriay cf Ar
rested Disturbers
LONDON, Oct. 14 A great crowd
surrounded the Bow street court to-'
day when the suffrage committees and
men out of work who were arrested
at yesterday's disturbances in front
of parliament were arraigned. Three
leaders, Mrs, Drummond, and Mrs.
and Miss Parkhufit, demanded a trial
by jury. The cases were postponed un
til October 21st. Miss Parkhurst act
ed as attorney fpr the other two
leaders and her cross examination of
Police Superintendent Wells furnish
ed much amusement. As on previous
occasions the women elected to go
to jail instead of giving bail. When
one woman was offered her freedom"
on her personal recognizance eh
said: "You won't get any of my
money. I will go to jail. Down
with asquith."
Another declared she had not' ob
structed the police, far from it. It
was the police who had obstructed
hef;' .-. ' "-'j' '
by basirtf their" pfsjis" for" expendi
tures only upon actual receipts. The
confidence wiiiefc hid been some
what shaken by fltowJse" and reckless
finance, he said, coulrf easily be re
stored by practical illustrations of i
determination in the future1 to folfow
the path of peaceful development and
the cultivation of the friendliest rela
tions with all countries.
, . opium imports amount to only $14,
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ID YESTE
The Accused Murderer ti Pawnbroker Wolff Tells
. (lis Story and Explaf f.lany Things
RECEIVED INJURIES IN
Being a Slav cf Drug Habit Ho Claims That Ho Was Asleep
at th3 Ti.T.3 cf the Murder Which Would
Prove Alibi
PORTLAND, Oct'. l'4-Edward H.
Martin took the witness" safld in Cir
cuit Judge Cleland's'couW this morn
ing, and told the story off which he
relies fb save himself from" conviction
on the charge of murdering. Nathan
Wolff, Despite the peculiarities ; of
physical movement and the vagaries
of speech, such as raising his voice
to a loud pitch at unimportant stages
of the story, which marked his testi
mony, he talked fairly 'connectedly
and made a good impression. On
cross-examination, however, he., bV
came exceedingly nervous, and many
apparent discrepancies and contradic
tions were noted. . i"
According to the defendant, at the
time Wolff was murdered in the
pawnshop on First street, he was
soundly sleeping the sleep of the
it . ( . iL. .... C Lama.
Iperson aciuictea 10 me use ui u--
ful urugs in a Darn n me rear oi
home at Sellwood, The scratches
and cuts he received about the time
of the murder, he said, were inflict
ed in an "argument"; he had in a
house on Burnside' street, ''two or
three blocks west t of Erickson's sa
loon," the night of April 30. He de
nied absolutely owning the Dent
gloves found in his suitcase by Clerk
Webb at the Belvedere Hotel, and
the trend of his testimony was to
show that the gray cravenette coat
was either his own, having , been
purchased from a "jew peddler" at
iSDEE. ARIZOIi A U
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mu ui mil
Tcwn Is Practically Wiped Out
-Less Amounts to $500,000
i BISBEfi, Ariz., Oct. 14. Fire de'
stroyed property in this city tonight
estimated at $500,000 value. Dyna
mite was resorted to check the" flames.
fi number of business houses on the
main streets a well a reidences on
Catl and Clamson hills were wiped
out. Several were injured by the ex
plosion of dynamite but none fatally.
HAS THE TAFT STRAIN.
WATERBURY, Conn., Oct. 14.
HOrace D. Taft, principal of Taft
School at Watcrtown and brother of
W. H. Taft, refused to run as a
nominee for representative in the
state legislature at the republican
caucus held in Watertown last night.
Principal Taft, while he will work
for the best interests of Watertown,
could not even think of running for
a political office.
OPIUM IMPORTS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. That
the opium traffic In this country is
on the decline is indicated by . the
latest figure compiled by the bureau
of statistics showing that opium im
ports have bee a declared about one
quarter of a million 4ollars during
1508 as compared to tfi previous
year. Thus far during the year the
Chinese empire has suppled this
country with $1,322,691 worth of
jcipi'um, while from elsewhere . the
AS Oil IIIE11SS
RMY
DISORDERLY HOUSE
Seventh and Morrison streets, or that
another had been substituted for" it!
after the police left it and his unt
brella at Blakney & Pomeroy's cigar
stand, East Morrison street and
Grand avenue, the day of his arrest.
He did not deny telling various
persons his head had been cut with
an ax and his face scratched by ' a
cat, explaining the admitted false
hoods by declaring that he did not
want anybody to know he had trouble
in a disorderly house. He explained
leaving his coat at James Boyle's
house by saying he was tired of car
rying it on a hot day and wanted it
and the umbrella given his wife. Mrs.
Grubb's testimony as to his borrow
ing her revolver was contradicted in
many particulars.
To persistent demands of Deputy
District Attorney Fitzgerald as to
why he took Mrs. Grubb's revolver,
if he' knew it was defective, he de
clared he "just wanted to possess it."
He added that he did little reasoning
about that time. .
The defendant declared that he
had notified the police from the lodg
ing house where he was arrested that
he intended giving himself up at S
o'clock that day. , He said he pre
tended to be a friend of Martin. His
exact words, he said, were: "E. H.
Martin, who is wanted by the police
for the murder of Nathan Wolff, will
report to' Captain Baty at the police
station at or about S o'clock."
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AUSTRIA WILL NOT CONSENT.
BERLIN, Oct. 14 Neither Aus
tria nor Turkey has yet given their
consent to the proposed international
conference to settle the existing con
ditions in the near east. Austria de
clines unless assurance is given that
the annexation of Bosnia and Herze
govina will not be" discussed but will
be accepted by the" powers. Turkey
desires a free hand" in Macedonia as
well as a cash conipensation from
Bugaria. All the powers are in favor
of mixed programme and the ma
jority is inclined to omit the discus
sion of the question of the passage of
Dardanelles and Cretan annexation
to Greece.
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1 PEOPLE PAY
500 MlAf MEN INDULGE IN" A
FEAST FASHIONED ON
MEDIEVAL RULES.
APETHECCl'HTCFCi:"iI3l
Musty Old Ale and Barons of Beef,
With Waiters ' in Scarirt, Ac
centuate the Type Chosen
Many Interested, , .
CHICAGO, (tyV 14The third
annual banquet of the Meat Packers'
Association was held at the audi
torium Annex last night Five hun
dred packers were guests at the din
ner, which was as nearly a reproduc
tion of those at which King Charles
II was host as powdered wigs, stock
ings, and imported steins and pipes
could make it :
Festivities began when, with a
blare of trumpets, a baron of beef
weighing nearly 500 pounds was car
ried into the banquet hall by a doz
en red-coated and bewigged waiters.
The beef was carried at the head of
a long procession of similarly attired
waiters around the hall. Next in the
procession was the traditional bear's
head and then came waiters with 40
little carts such as were ed in old
London inns.
I After encircling the hall the pro
cession finally drew up before the
speaker's table, opposite the seat of
ipfesident James H. E. Agar. The
waiters, who had been specially drill
ed' for the occasion, ' saluted the
speakers by singing, "The Roast
Beeft'o! Old England." V "
There' was musty old ale imported
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OKIO ITINERARY
FINISHED BY TAFT
Presidential Cnrjlite Thinks Labor Voto Will
be as Ut"d-Farn:crs Opposed to Change
WHEELING, W.' Va.,. Oct. 14
Judge Taft today conctufel his three
days' campaigning in Ohfo. . What he
thinks of the situation is set forth in
a statement issued by him tonight in
wheh he predicts that the republican
labor vote will be cast as heretofore;
declares that the farmers are oppos
ed to a change that will imperil, their
present prosperity and says that' the
situation in Ohio is entirely satisfac
tory and that there is no reasonable
doubt that the Republican n:..j jhy
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Wins the Fourth Garr.o
Cut of Serbs of Six
THESC0fIEV;AS2T00
Detroit Vgi 2?it Cno Giir.o Cut
Fivs end Lc:5s Chani-
tH iit&fJ
behhy a::d ev;i:;g clitf
Attendance at Games Show Falling
Off Much Hot Air Thrown Out
by Ewing and Berry of the Coast
League Turned Down.
DETROIT. Oct. i4.y beating
Detroit this afternoon by a score of
2 to 0 the Chicago national league
team retains the title of the champion
baseball team of the world. The
present series differed little from that
of last year. In the previous series,
Detroit manager to get one tie game
and went down in four straight de
feats. In the present series, Detroit
snatched one victory out of five
games played. The Chicago team ac
cording to critics showed superior
baseball in every department in this
series as a whole although superiority
was 10 apparent on the day Detroit
batted a victory out of Pfcister's
curves. Detroit was handicapped by
the Inability of Schmidt to cut down
the runners at second and by a fail
ure of her heavy hitting outfield to
bat at critical times. On the other
hand none of the Detroit's pitchers
seemed to be able to puzzle Chicago
batsmen. Throughout Chicago hit
hard and opportune. The games were
singularly free from squabbling and
on only two or three occasions were
decisions of the umpires questioned.
The paid admissions for five games
were little over $60,000 and receipts
totalled nearly $95,000, compared with
$101, 000 last year.
from England served in unique cop'
per, porcelain and silver steins. Af
ter the cheese and coffee more red
coated waiters appeared with long
church warden pipes, which the
packers smoked in true English style,
while the speakers voiced the praise
of the American beef.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. A total regis
tration of 410,242 was listed by Chi
cago voters yesterday, being an in
cease of but 5006 over the city regis
tration of four years ago.
wil be a substantial one. Again to
day the Taft special was delayed by
an accident. ; While running from
Cadiz Junction to Cadiz up a heavy
grade two wheels of the engine
jumped the track and before the
train could be stopped the engine and
train had run two lengths along a
high embankment which sloped down
'either side for 20 feet. No one was
injured. At each of nine stops to
day there were crowds and enthusiasm.