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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. THE THREE MEET AGAIN. FOREST FIRE VICTIMS. "aLPRNA, Mich,, Oct. 2l.-The bodies of 1 three unidentified men were found, terribly burned yesterday near Crawford's stone quarry, south of Rogers City. No trace lias been found of Martin Lnpeii'ki, a farmer who with his wife and three children lied In a small boat when the fire de stroyed their home near Pocn last week. It Is feared they were drown ed in Lake Huron, ;n I 0 Bfc ..vir Established 1673. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year ....$7.00 By carrier, per month ou THE MOUSING ASTOHIAN, ASTORIA, OHKGON. : " v ,r . . t ' WEEKLY ! By mail, per year in advance........ Entered aa second-class matter toria, Oregon, under tha act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Orders for the delivering of The or place of business may be mada Any irregularity in delivery should of publication. , ". TELEPHONE MAIN 61. THE WEATHER Oregon Fair by increasing cloud iness with rain near coast " Washington Fair followed by in creasing cloudiness; rain in Extreme west portion. THE MAYORALTY. Mayor Herman Wise is self-eliminated from coming municipal cam paign. This leaves a situation that de mands the best and instant thought of the voters of this city. No man of lesser ability or sturdier principles and motives,,can, for a moment be, considered in ; this relation. And no man' who will lend himself to the doc trine of re-opening this city to the vicious swing of ..immorality will be tolerated; or if he be, it will be but ,to move the decent people to such .. methods, later, as will lay this ques- tion for all time to come in Astoria. The day of saloon domination is rap idly passing; and while the clean and respectable houses in this line should be spared the weight of reprisal, they will find it difficult to avoid the course of reaction that is certain to set in and . they should see to it, along with all interested .citizens, that . there is a mayor at the helm who will .have the influence and courage to ad here to policies and plans in mitiga tion of such an onslaught. As its mayor is, so will the city be!. .. ,: . We know of many excellent men who would fit admirably in this place and give the city just the administra , tion she needs at this critical junc ture; we are naming none, for obvi . ous reasons; but we yentur the. boast that no live, capable, well-intentioned candidate, be he whom he may, will receive more cordial and , sanguine backing than the Morning Astorian will give him. , ' No man older than Mn Wise should j be chosen; in fact, the younger of the best equipped business men of the city should furnish forth the right man; some man of energy, in the flush of eager manhood, with all his principles fresh and strong and ap plicable to an exacting situation. But it is "up to the people, and we await with friendly patience,, the outcome. When . it shall be known, we shall know what to do, and do it. ,.. - A WORD TO PETITIONERS. For the sake of expediency ana the correctness always desireable in the documentary work in which the (pub lic is interested, it may be yfell to , caution "all 'political" petitioners, that , the manner and form of their petiti ons are clearly prescribed by law, and that these instructions should be ' 'religiojusly adhered to t In order to avoid hampering and confusion and defeat, later, when some oversight has been found that discredits and practically annuls the petition. Conformity with the law in this, and all other matters,' is one of the howling essentials and ; the' ' most broadly and stupidly neglected of all requirements with which the ordina ry mortal deals. We are passing this word of caution in the best of faith, to all concerned, and trust it' will be heeded, to the exclusion of discomfi ture in the very near future. . JOHN MITCHELL. John Mitchell, the great labor lea der, has been compelled to come, out with a peremptory denial 'of his, ex pressed authorization for the use of his picture and alleged interviews, in ' connection wth the present political stuation, and what John Mitchell says, goes. He is one of the men at the head of industrial affairs in this country, whose word is taken with, and for, its utterance, not alone with the federations that he stands for, but with all men, great and small, al lied with" labor and una Hied. He holds the most enviable place in the collec- AS TORI AN. .u. ........ .$1.50 July 30, 1905, a the poatoffice at As Morning Astorian to either residence by postal .card or : through telephone. be immediately reported to the office tive concept of the people of any man who has ever represented labor and so far as we are concerned, w hope to; see him rightfully honorei some day, for the manfulness that has brought him to this admirable at titude. BUTTERWORTH TRAGEDY. All Oregon is shocked at the dreadful news from Portland telling of the horrible murder of II. T. But- terworth on the threshold of his home in St' John's.' The fearful rapidity and "consectttiveness of these mur ders is appaling, and call for the most extraordinary expansion of the po lice and judicial powers of the State, Something must be done to reduce the hideous record that is making. I Portland must be harboring a fright ful nest of thugs and had better make a clean-up of her crime warrens. She has to bear the onus of the history that is being compiled to the shame of the State, and owes it to all men io take ' the initiative in a campaign of elimination and inquisition that shall mean something to the gentry addicted to work of ths sort PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. Mr., Taft has always been as jeal ous of the repute and integrity . of the bar as he has of his own. Thus animated, when still a young man, he led a battle to disbar from practice a gang of shyster lawyers who, by their knavery, intrigues and subter ranean tactics, had made it almost impossible to obtain the conviction of a criminal who could command any influence in Cincinnati. Some of the most sensational incidents of the city's history including the burning of the court house by a mob, cluster about this crusade. The ringleader of the declassed lawyers, Campbell by name, successfully withstood prose cution and disbarment. But he was not proof against Taft. In the disbar ment proceedings Mr. Taft spoke so forcibly, so indignantly, so truthful, ly, with, Campbell's iniquities for a text, that he aroused the citizens to such a pitch of righteous rage that Campbell was forced to leave town. It was just after this that Mr. Taft was prevailed upon to accept his first federal iob. not beacuse he wanted it or because it was to his liking, but to serve the" party. Mr. Taft stands fnr nartv reinilaritv. He deorecates factional fights because they tend to weaken and disrupt the solidarity of organization which he knows is need- ,ful if the party is to be kept suffi ciently vitalized to be useful. But he has never allowed party interest to glaze' over corruption inside the par; ty,fl and- he is instant to denounce wrong doing by his own partymen as he is in those of others. A factional fight among the Republicans of Ham ilton county confronted President Arthur with a complication out of which hf was glad to find a way by suggesting that Mr. Taft be named as incumbent of the contested, post, the internal revenue collectorship of the first district of Ohio. The emoluments were highly lucra tive, but the duties were distasteful to." him. The causes which rendered his appointment a measure of party expediency having ceased, he resign ed after a year and settled down to the practice of law. The friends of organized labor can not forget that Bryan is tbe man who proposed to cut wages in two with the fifty cent dollar. COFFEE Insist on the roaster's name ; never mind the country it grew or is said to have grown in. Your groci return rour money U re l0't l&f SclultiUii hoi. w pair tilts m,,,Ml ..,.v. Jjji Mm, rwmi , 'i l l ?' ,X Judge Taft'a Work For ChrUtlnlty. Judge Taft's address at the dedica tion of a new Y. M. C A. building in St Paul Sept 27, In which be modest ly referred to bis efforts in behalf 6f Christian lustituUons In the rhllipplne Islands, serves as a remtnder that the whole record of his public career con tains no chapter more creditable to himself, or more honorable to the Amer ican government than that devoted to his treatment of church and religious Interests in the orient It is an In spiring story of achieved results which have . Immensely Increased Christian Influences and promoted Christian civ ilization la remote territory, where their progress had formerly been In secure. ' ' The withdrawal o Spanish aathori- tty from the Philippine Immediately confronted the United' States with problem which It bad never faced be fore. In other words,' It wa called npon to devise a form of territorial, ad ministration In which there should be an absolute separation of church and state, with effective safeguards for the Interests of both. Under Spanish au thority the civil and the clerical au thorities were united, and to separate them, define their rights and functions and yet enlist their cordial support for a new administrative system wblcb should be entirely nonsecular in char acter was the task immediately con fronting the American government This difficult undertaking was In trusted to Judge Taft, and the success with which he discharged It discloses at their best his tact his Integrity, his high sense of justice and bis un erring skill in constructive statesman ship. It would have been one thing to declare by a mere executive order that there should be an absolute. separation of the civil from the religious authori ty In the insular government but It was quite another thing to make tbe separation effective and establish It upon conditions accepted and cordial ly supported by all the divergent In terests Involved. But that to precisely what Judge Taft accomplished, and In doing It he had to deal with questions of property rights, taxation, sectarian Interests and civil administration which no other American executive ever had to determine. The result of Judge Taft's construc tive enterprise Is that the Philippines now enjoy a government which fully complies with the constitutional re quirement that the church and the state should be separate., All Interests. civil and religious alike, earnestly sup port the new order of things. . Civil and religious liberty prevails through out the archipelago. All religious de nominations are working harmonious ly for tbe promotion of Christian civ ilization, education is , advancing In every province, and the moral, mental and material condition of the islands Is more flourishing than ever before. History will describe William How ard Taft as the greatest missionary of American influence and Christian Im stltutlons In the far east. Ills exam ple, his methods and the plain record of his beneficent achievements distin guish him as the Interpreter and build er of civil and religious liberty In the orient. Wanted to Hear Old Hryan Speeches, An enthusiastic supporter of Brynn owns a phonograph. Recently he or dered some records (ontalnlrig : late speeches of tb( peerless leader.' and when they arrived he -invited in n Re publican neighbor to listen to them. However.-, whal the Bryan supporter H'it V Intended to be , fun at the Republic an's expense turned out the reverse, for the Republican at once began' to call for .free silver speeches and ree trade speeches and government own ership speeches and nil kinds of Bryan speeches of a few years ago which are no longer "canned," being considered not fit for use this year. The Bryan man Anally became exasperated bnd set the machine away. .; ; 1 The Wilson-Gorman tariff act, which Mr. Bryan helped to prepare and carry through congress and which President Cleveland denounced as "a creature of perfidy and dishonor," closed Amer ican factories, lowered American wages, brought the people to hunger and want and caused a deficit In the, treas ury, v Mr. Bryan Is today urging fur ther tariff legislation of the aame char acter. , If the people prefer paralysis to prosperity; be is their man. 4 - - " - " Mr. Bryan declares that "the United States senate lis a place where ever' predatory corporation hail found a bul wark." Mr. Bryan has not liked the senate very well since he failed to get there In 1004 by the uuo of tbe 120.000 donated by Thomas Fortune Ryan to carry the Nebraska legislature for Bryan.-..-. j .i Mr. Bryan was also going to "drive from the party" In tbe same manner as be threatens Haskell one Roger Sul livan of Illinois. At last accounts Mr. Sullivan, was still in tbe party and seemingly on excellent terms with the candidate, . ' ... i . '''',;; : ; ,. ; .''" f.-;J .('Fearless In . relentlessly warring asalnst erll wherever It may be found" Is a description that makes Mr. Taft the ideal champion of nprlghtness in American politics. Mr. Bryan having been conclusively proved to be a dreamer, It behooves every voter to see that he is prevented from Indulging In any nightmares at the expense of tbe country. "My views are well known!" shouts Mr. Bryan. Will the gentleman kindly give the vIntage-1890, 1900 or 1008? "The event has proved what a colos sal failure Bryan would have been." There are the argument and proof of me past as a warning In the present against intrusting the health of , the future to Bryan nostrums. . The wage earning voters of the coun try have twice enjoined Bryan from the presidency. This year tbey will make the Injunction permanent "Wisdom and moral courage are the two qualities which make a great pres-i Ident" declares Sir. , Roosevelt He has proved that he possesses both Judge Toft exhibited both when on the bench and when secretary of war, and he will carry both Into the White House, - - -" : : Not ' confiscation, but regulation, is the Taft remedy for railway abuses. Judge Taft Is the candidate not of a class, but of a great party, and he will be president of an entire people No lawlessness, no Injustice that Is the clear and strong attitude of Judge Tuft toward capital and toward labor, The Roosevelt heritage has only in creased in value since the living testa tor denied the pretensions of Claimant Bryan. . Mr. Bryan says the stars In their courses are fighting for him. Mr, Bry an always wins his elections up in. the air. .:,..- M-'.hvm Thorndike in Baltimore American. THE WORLD INVITED. To Valie'jo 'California! To Witness "Launching 0( 'Prometheus, , .1 .. . 4 - SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2i.An event that "wilt signalize a new era in ship building.on the Pacific Coast is scheduled for December 5 at Mare Island navy' yard when the giant collier Pometheut wil be launched from the ways and chri tened by the little daughter of had 'charge of the work of building the vessel. Under the auspice of the Chamber of Commerce and i mer chants association of Vallcjo, the people of that city, will make the oc casion one long to be remembered for these two organizations are making preparations for one of the largest celebrations ever undertaken outside the large cities. Invitations will be sent to all commercial organizations of the seven Pacific States and a (pec iai rate on railroads will insure largo numbers being present from the en tire Pacific slope. This launching will be of importance in that it will show the magnitude of the navy yard and of the work that is being accom plished there. The Prometheus is one of the lar gest of the auxiliary naval vessels ever constructed in this country, and is longer than any vessel ever built on the Pacific Coast, Its length over all is 465 feet 9 in ches, extreme breadth 60 feet 2 1-2 inches, displacement at mean ' Jow draft 12,500 tons; dead weight ca pacity 6500 tons; ' bunker capacity 1,575 tons, engines twin screw, ver tical triple expansion; complement 19 officers, 214 men. STEAMER, IS BURNED. NEW BURGH, N. 4 W, Oct. 21. Four members of the crew of the steamer New York, of the Hudson River Ba line, are believed to have lost their lives in a fire that destroy ed the large passenger vessel as she was moonMo a pier, for repairs in the: shipyards here. , ' ' The fire started early today while the crew of 73 meiV Jncluding Cap tain A. H. Harqual, commander of the steamer, were asleep. Someone ran through the sleeping quarters giving the alarm and the ! crew scarmbled ashore. ':' ? ;"'" Soon after it Vis discovered that four colored waiters were missing. The fire was confined to the steamer, TYPHOID EPIDEMIC. CHICAGO,' Oct. 21.--The village of Maywood is suffering ' from an epidemic of typhoid fever. ; Twenty five cases have een reported in the last 10 day,s with 'one 'death'. ; Several are said td: be in a critical condition at the present time. ' ' ; '! It is the belief ' of ' the suburban board of health that the infection has been caused by house ' flies carrying the disease germs from the Des Plaines river, which "' at present is stagnant and . low; also from the mouths of sewers opening into the stream.' The milk furnished to the villagers and watir from the munici pal plant have been analyzed and found to be free from germs. MILLINERY : SALE ! f Special Sale of PATTERN HATS At the , ,if . La Mode G82 Commercial St, , AMUSEMENTS. ; t ' I M t AoJ l J V r', ..Astoria Theatre.. ' 1 ' One Niglit Only ' ' Thurs., Oct, 22 LEE WILL ARD Supported by A large Company in Edward k. Kidder's drama "A Poor Relation" PRICES 25, 50, 75 and $1.00 Astoria Theatre ONS NIGHT SUNDAY Oct. 25 WILLIE DUNLAY INV',:"!'': 1J" GEORGE M. COHAN'S Brilliant Comedy Hit With Music "The Itancymoaners" Elaborate Production ;- -r-.c su k I''-.--.- -. "' Cohan' Songs, Cohan Boys, Cohan . . Girls, Cohan Noise. . Tho Cohan Songs Hits "I'm a V(U,BI ...HI,,, .. . WUk VI f Noise," "Kid Days? In a "One- Nicht Stand." "Nothincr New ' neath the Sun," "The Mysterious Maid," '"Don't Go In . the Water, Daughter," "San ; Francisco Is My Home," "An Old Fashioned Walk." The' Incomparable Company, and the Bisque Baby Ballet. Prices Evenings, 25c to $1.50. Ma- . tlnees, 25c to $1.00. -1 1 j ( Mail orders filled How. . 5 T THE GRAND THEATRE Commercial and Ninth Street TONIGHT , FOR HIS SISTER'S SAKE HALLO, HALLOO GRINDER ILL-REWARDED HONESTY TOM REMOVES : SONG "Too Late (Rosey) " VIEWS OF s TRIP .THROUGH HAWAII This Theatre is equipped with the latest and most improved electri cal Machines. Don't fail to see these pictures, .,'' ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAM MONDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY ' ADMISSION, 10c Children, 5c.