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.1 i mmm. V VVV fuiLiSHCs run AooiArco mess mcport "OVERS TMK MORNINQ r,o( " JHf LOWER COLUMBIA 'ft , 83rd YEAS, NO. 281 ASSAULT ON PORT All PICE LI I Gen. Simon Rebel Leader WillJAttack Jackmel 30 MILES DISTANCE All of the Ministers Have Re , signed Except General Cyrlnque It U Believed That th PurpoM of President Nord Alex it in Calling an Eitra ordinary BeMloo U to Pro tect HimMU. PORT AU PRINXE, Dee. 1-The exptcted battle between the revolt lionltti and the troops of the gov ernment which art entrenched a few mile outside of the city it likely to be deferred for several days. Gen eral Simon commander of the revo lutionary forces hat decided to at tack Jacmel which lies 30 mllet to the aouthweit of this city and the only town which hi remained loyal in the department of the South be fore ramming hit mtrch on Port An Prince. It it believed that the situa tion so far as the government Is con cerned 1s lost. Alt the ministers have resigned except General Cyriaqne, who alter his defeat by the insur gents it believed to have found an asylum In one of the foreign con sulates. It (a believed that the pur pose of President Nord Alexis in calling an extraordinary session of the chtmbera is to name his sue cesser. He avers either of two cen didates, General Cillit or Selon Me nos. It is probable General Simon will enter Port Au Prince without striking a blow and it is likely it may be 'accomplished without caus ing a disturbance in the order of things, provided Alexis takes hit de parture from the city before the ar rival of the enemy. The situation will be critical If the President-elets to remain. ' MRS. RUSTIN TESTIFIES. OMAHA. Dec. l.-fhe jury in the case of Charles E. Davis charged with the murder of Dr. Rustin was completed today and the arguments of counsel were finished by 3 o'clock when the introduction of testimony began, Mrs. Rustin was one of the witnesses. She showed an alertness In answering questions in auch a manner as would tend to disprove the suicide theory.' During her cross examination she easily avoided fall ing into traps and pitfalls set for her by counsel for the defense. ARKANSAS RIVER CAUSING DAMAGE Every Available Man in Pine Bluff Strengthening Crumbling Banks-Much Damage Being Done PINE BLUFF. Dec. l.While appealing to the President as a last resort for permission1 to cut through the government levees and change the course of the Arkansaw River, leaving Pine Bluff high and dry but safe, every avaikile man in this city will be put to work at strengthening the already crumbling bank until a crest of 16-foot raise passes this point, probably Wednesday night. Fascine mats built of small pine and willow trees re-inforced by mud and debris are being anchored in the DEFERRED . GREAT PAPER, THAT! Aaiiiftu tun, ucc. l.-'The Washington Times, a one-cent even lug paper, announces that its Sun day edition will hereafter appear in the afternoon, Instead of in the morning at the week-dav orlce. Thii Is believed to be the second Instance of a Sunday afternoon paper in the United States. , , BUT TWO BODIES MISSINO, PITTSBURG.' Dec. " l.-Siate; of. ficlnls, mineowners and rescuers. when darkness fell tonight believed that all but two of the victima of the explosion in the Marienna Mine had been recovered. At that time 126 bodies bad been hoistd from the bot torn of the shaft JOiDJHcne GILIOISIAi INFORMATION SOUGHT ON MYSTERIOUS LOANS BY ANGLO-AMERICAN CO. IS A STANDARD SUBSIDIARY Archbold Said be and Rorert Re signed at Directors of the Anglo American Co. One Year Ago Could Not Give Information. NEW YORK, Dec. l.-Seeking to unravel the puzzling ownership of the Security Oil Co., of Texas, and other companies which government charges are controlled by Standard Oil Company, Frank B. Kellogg, federal counsel, subjected John D Archbold to a grilling crose-exami nation today. Kellogg also sought information regarding mysterious loans of 12,700,000 mr.de, to James McDonald by the Anglo-American Co., a. Standard subsidiary, but Ar chbold though an ex-director of the Anglo-American Company was un able to throw anv linht on the tion. Archbold said he and Rogers resigned as directors of the Anglo- American Co. shortly after the elec tion one year ago. The vice-presi dent of the Standard denied that resignations were brought about by present government proceedings. 1 Archbold was closely , questioned about many pipelines and refineries which had been purchased by the Standard Company. He denied they had been bought so that they might be dismantled, thereby removing competition. They were secured Archbold said to enable the Stand ard to add to the volume of business. river at points along the banks con sidered, the weakest and where the force of the water pressure will be most felt. Tonight a large section of land 30 feet north of the walls of the county court house and Jefferson Hotel, valued at $100,000 is slowly disappearing Into the river and ware houses along the bank which has been partly wrecked may fall at any moment. Should the water break throug tfle bank it seems certain that several streets lined with business houses will be destroyed, . . i FIGHTING EDITORS. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I.-Z Otsuka, editor of the San Fraud. Japanese Daily News and F. Take- nuchi of the Fresno Labor, engaged in a stubbing affrav. the former fatally Injured and the latter suffer ing four painful wounds. The trouble is alleged to have arisen several weeks ago over an editorial publish ed by Otsuka attacking Socialism, which was resented bv Takeniuhi. The disagreement continued until the southern editor arrived in the city today and proceedd to demand satisfaction. Blows were struck and a duel with knives was fought. NEW YORK. Dec. 1-On account of the absence of Frank B. Kellogg, special assistant of the attorney general who is engaged in the Stand ard Oil case, no direct testimony was taken at the hearing in the gov ernment's suit to sea aside the own ership by the Union Pacific Railroad Company of its subsidiary compan ies, the Southern Pacific and San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake roads and to prevent ownership by either the Union Pacific or the Ore gon Short Line stock of the Atchi son, Topeka & Santa Fc, Great Northern and Northen Pacific road. these roads being deemed competi tors of the Union Pacific. At the hearing today counsel for the gov ernment cauned to be read into the minutes certain portions of the testi mony taken before the interstate commerce commission at hearings begun in this city last January and were continued in various parts of the country. LAMB RELEASED. BAKER CITY. Or., Dec. 1. -Af ter a fruitless effort to connect hi.n with the incendiary fires which Gor don Anthony confessed to have set, tne police tonight released William Lamb, arrested as Anthonys accom- place, on his own recognizance. GRAYS HARBOR UP IN ARMS AGAINST N. P. NORTHERN PACIFIC REFUSES TO RETAIN TERMINAL RATES THERE. ASTORIA'S POSITION GOOD As to Olympia, Astoria and Vancou ver, Astoria is .the Only One Hav ing Water Competition Interview With Traffic Managers Sunday. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. I. All efforts having apparently been ex hausted to prevail upon the North ern Pacific railroad company for the retention of terminal rates on Gray's Harbor, the Interstate - Commerce commission will probably be appeal ed to. The Gray's Harbor committee met the two traffic managers Sundav at Tacoma and went over the entire subject. Mr. Hanaford was inclined to lav the blame for the action of the rail road on the Interstate Commerce law. . He said the decision in the Spokane case' laid particular stress on the long and short haul clause. and only permitted the long haul at terminal rates where actual competi tion by water was met. When asked (about Olympia, As toria and Vancouver being allowej the rateshe replied that Astoria has actual water competition by steamer plying to Portland ,and that Van couver was regarded much as a switching yard for the port of Port land. As to Olympia, he is quoted as admitting that it was given the rate for political reasons, it being the state capital and the headquarters of the railroad commission. He said water hauled freight could be light ered to Olympia for $1.50 a ton. The sub-committee at the Tacom.i conference will report to the general committee and a definite line of ac ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1003 PEACE HOVERS AROUfID Notes Exchanged Between United States and Japan POLICY IN FAR EAST Ambassador 1 Takahira Sends Letter Expressing Belief Peace Will be Preserved ROOT ALSO WRiTES LETTER "This Expression of Mutual Under tanding ia Welcome to the United States," Write Our Embassador Each Letter is Dated November 30 lAjiniyijiu.Ai, ucc. 1. The notes exchanged between the United Statet and Japan "Declaring their policy in the Fa( East" which have been the subject, of correspondence between Secretary Root and Ambas sador Takalura for some months were made public today. Accom panying the declarations are two letters, one 'fronrTakahira and" the other from Root, the former express ing the belief that the frank avowal of the aims, policy and intention of the two countries in the Pacific would flot only tend to strengthen the relations of friendship and good neighborhood between th two na tins but contribute materially to the preservation of general peace, and the alttcr declarin gthat "This ex prcssion of mutual understanding is welcome to the United States,' each letter m which is included the dec laratio ni dated November 30th. The purport of five separate notes was set forth fully in the Associated Press dispatches November 27th. . tion will be determined. It is prob able that the idea of seeking a court injunction will be abandoned and a formal complaint filed, with .the In terstate Commerce Commission. MME. STEINHEIL ON STAND. PARIS, Dec. 1. The examination of M. Steinheil before Magistrate Andre today dealt entirely with the married life of the Steinheils. It was elicited from Mme. Steinheil that the artist and his wife were always in financial straits despite presents which Mme. Steinheil re ceived from her numerous admirers. She admitted that the relations be tween herself and, husband were strained, almost from the start. It was learned that glasses which were given to the chemist for analysis were not those used by Steinheil and Mme. Japy on the night of the murder. These were broken by a clumsy policeman. ' AFTERMATH IN ILLINOIS. CHICAGO, Dec. l.-One of the charges of political misconduct on which the Democratic State Central Committee of Illinois proposes to ask the Legislature for a recount of the ballots in the Deneen-Stevensoji election for governor is that the judges and clerks of .election in a precinct in Perry county used a small chicken coop for a ballot box. Into this repository of expression of a tree and indenendent electorate in Southern Illinois they chucked the vote regardless, mixing up the bal lots cast by men and the ballots cast by women, the law requiring sepi- rate ballot boxes and not specifical ly sanctioning the use of chicken coops for either. Morning Astorian. 60 cents ner month fiO cents per moth. ' ' ' ' . O BREADLINE A LONG ONE. SEATTLE, Dec I. -Overflow meetings are held by the bread line of the unemployed outside the door of the Charity Organization Society, daily from 10 a. m. to 5 o. m.. while they await their turn to see Superin tendent Louis Kohn for relief. The daily average ot new faces seen in Mr. Kohn's office for November was about 20. Many of the men ars hungry and say they are willing ta work. Idle men are drifting into Seattle from all parts of the North west. ' GAVE HIM PLENTY. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.- J. G. Giorgia, a Greek, was fatally in jurcd by two masked highwaymen about. 11 o'clock tonight when they entered his saloon at 1224 Palmetto street, and struck him on the head with the butt of a revolver, fractur ing his skull, abov and behind the leff temple. After robbing bim of his diamond stud valued at $100 and riflin g the cash register of $14.50. the robbers went out the back door. Giorgia regained consciousness long enough to notify the police. He was taken to the Receiving Hosoital where he underwent an operation. SUES FOR $90,000. NEW YORK, Dec. 1 .-Suit has been entered by Henrich, Conried, former director of the Metropolitan opera house, against the Conried Metropolitan Opera Company for a breach of contract involving about $90,000 arising from the change in the directorship of the house when Mr. Conried was succeeded my Sig rfor Gatti Casazza. When the ques tion arose of changing directors there was an agreement standing be tween th Conried 'Company and Mr. Conried that had several years to run and the question was what the agreement was worth. THAI AT SALT LAKE FOR CONSPIRACY U. P. R. R. CO, U. P. COAL CO. AND TRAFFIC MANAGER OF O. S. L. CHARGED FORCED TO QUIT BUSINESS Refusing to Sell to David J. Sharp tne conspirators Compelled Him to Give up His Coal Business- Case Attracted Much Attention. SALT LAKE, Dec. l.-The hear ing of the case of the United States against the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Union Pacific Coal Company, Everett Buckingham, for mer traffic manager of the Oregon Short Line, and J. M. Moore, west ern sales agent, of the Union Pacific Coal Company in which those per sons and corporations are charged with conspiracy to drive David T. Sharp out of the coal business in this city was begun in United States district court today. The exploita tion of this case before the interstate commerce commission in 1906 creat ed a sensation and it was followed by an investigation by the commit tee of the Legislature n 1907. It is alleged that Sharp was forced to suspend business through inability to secure more coal. This action fol lowed an advertisement by him to sell "storage coal" 50 cents cheaper than the advertised price of other dealers. Previous to this a reduction of 50 cents per ton, by the railroads and the coal companies had. been made to retail dealers who however, with the exception of Sharp had agreed to maintain the old orice. Sharp refused to enter into this wrecment and he alleges that the railroads refsued to haul his coal and he coal companies cancelled his or ders and he was driven out of busi ness. Counsel for the defendants deny the existence of any such com bination Or conspiracy. j' l OF CHIEF HOT YET PROMINENT SPUICIDE. MEMPHIS. Dec. l.-J. C. Cowie. formerly a well known cotton buyer and prominent 1 in Memphis social life was found dead with a bullet ho'.e in his temple late today in a room in his residence here. The police declare it wat a case of suicide. Cowie't friends say he recently was in sore financial straits. ' ONE COMPANY OUSTED. TOLEDO. Dec. l.-The Circuit court yesieraay at a hearing of a petition in ouster of the German Fire , ' . Insurance Comoanv. " granted th decree of ouster, which includes ab solute exclusion from the tatp Idaho, Oklahoma and Utah today revoked the charter of the company, making 17 states that have thrown it out. - -"' - - . DANIEL J. KEEFE GETS 13 REWARD r APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT COMMISSIONER OP IMMIGRATION.' STRONGLY ADVOCATED TAR Acted in Defiance of Policy of Gomp- ers and Was One of the Most Ardent Taft Supporter in Labor Circles. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Presi dent Roosevelt today appointed Dan iel J. Keefe of Detroit, commission er general of immigration to fill the place made vacant by the death of Frank P. Sargent, and made known his intention to re-appoint to their respective positions sW. D. Crnm (colored), collector of port of Charleston, S. C, and Martin Knaoo. chairman of the mter-state com merce commission. Keefe is presi dent of the International Longshore men S Association. Dunn rerrnt campaign Keefe announced his suo - - . port of Judge Taft in defiance of the policy of President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, and was one of the most ardent Tait supporters in labor circles. NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR. BERLIN, Dec. l.-Count Bern- storff, the newly appointed ambassa dor to the United States in succes sion to the late Baron Speck Von Sternberg, has not yet been received in audience by Emperor William and it is not a fact that he has been en trusted by his majesty with an invi tation to President Roosevelt to vis it Germanv. The - r " j will have his farewell audience at the end of the week. t , -,:- SUCCESSFUL BOD OF AMATEUR CLUBS The A. A. U. Concludes at lladison Square MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, N. Y., Dec. 1. The Irish-American Athletic Club won the point score at the two days' championship meet of the A. A. U.,- which concluded to night. The final score of the win ning organization being 84 points. In addition to two records broken last night Thomas Collins of the Irish- Americans set a new American figure tonight for the five-mile run, break PRICE FIVE CEKT3 Of POUCE I OEEO FOOil Boats on Bay With searchlights Searching APPOINT NEW CHIEF Police Commissioners ITcet and Appoint A. D. Cui'cr Acting Chief ' JEW CHIEF INVESTIGATING Acting Chief Cutler Will Probably Kemain at Head of Department Only Few Days Little Discussion as to Appointment df New Chief, 'I.. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l.-7h body of Chief of Police Biggy whi was drowned at midnight last night, has not yet been recovered. ! Up to a late hour tonight the Patrol and other boats with searchlights were still on the bay but it is feared that Uie body fiasjjeen carried out to sea oy me nae. , jne ponce commission ers met mis morning : witn Mayor Taylor and after an executive ses sion appointed A. D. Cutler,- presi dent of the commission, acting chief of police, pending the appointment rf an A ,1s. -1 , . The new chief spent the greater part if the day investigating the circum- stances surrounding the disappear ance of Biggy. At 4:30 the commis-i sioners held another meeting but it gave out no statement. Commission er Cutler will probably remain at the head of the department only a few days but as yet there has been little discussiin as to the appoint ment of a successor to Biggy. Although - numerous boats have patrolled and searched the bav since daylight this morning from the Gold en Gate to Hunters Point and the officers of the ferryboats were asked to keep a sharp lookout for the body " of Chief Biggy. 1 BALL PUSHERS. NEW YORK, Dec. l.-The Na tional Association of Billiard Flay ers decided at a meeting last night . to hold th annual ' tournament for Class A . tournament championship next February and March. The ex act date and details are to be ar ranged by a committee It was also decided to abandon the old method of holding championship ' tourna ments as a 142 balk line, by substi tuting the 18 balk line game. i. . i. The Morning Astorian contains all the local and Associated Press re ports, i :- - . 'it, 1. MEET Fine List of Indoor Events Garden Last Night ing E. Carter's record of 25:23 3-5 made in 1887. ollins' time was 25:19 2-5. J. E. Eller of the Irish-Americans, was the greatest point winner with 15 points, taking firsts in 150 yard run, and in 200 and 300 yard hurdles. ' The final point score was: Irish-Americans 84, New York Ath letic 36, Pastime 22, Boston 11, Har vard 10, Princeton . 9, Brooklyn 8, unattached 6, Mercury 5, Mihawk 4, Gordon House 2, Montreal 1.