The Oregon daily journal., October 06, 1904, Image 1

GOOD EVENING. . , ,
Tonight and Friday, mhvwmai
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VOL. HI. NO. 184.
PORTLAND, OREGON, 1 THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER - f, 1904.
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
Latest photo af King Alfonso d
XIII af Spala and his fiance. d
iMicheas Marls. Antoinette Mar- d
guerlte Mathilda of Meoklabura, .
- Sohworln, slat of the Duohe e
sf Cecil 1. who has Just boeoms
sngagod to tha Qarmaa crown o
prlnoa. J
EXPECT A
ALASKA IS
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CITY JAIL
LONG WAR
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BURNS IN
FILIPINOS
AfilTATFH
rani it
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: Russian Soldiers Being
Steadily Med to the
' ' ; Battle Van.
HEAR FIRING OFF PORT
Believed That Another Sortie flu
; Beei Hade by fcissfu Ships
to Effort to Escape from -r
Port Arthur.
BerUa. Oct .(Bulletin.) -A dis
patch, from tb Russian frontisr re
port tbs M men wars klUed today by
tb explosion sf an ammunition mage
gtas at aewastopol and that an Iboimm
mount of ammunition wee destroyed.
Th Russian authorities are becoming
f alarmed by the frequeooy ox in
plosions ami faar that It la tha result
of a widespread Japan ass secret plot.
l 4rsl npsclal serrlea)
London, OcC A In an interviaw with
? u American officer who haa Just re
turned from a ton tour through tha
; mobilisation depots of eastern Ruaala
proper, a JLondou paper print aom in
tareetlng perttoulara of tha condition of
'.affairs there. - -J - - - v
Tha trip lad tha party to district of
4 - Kusela ttiat tha outside world knows
; little about -that wonderful oountry
MM, of Nljnl Novgorod. B)vrywhr
"- Aha -party want there wara troop arrtv-
f in with auppUaa or roaervaa.. oomlng
u ad thla waa particularly tha eaaa
: around tha towaa af Kaaaa and Samara.
OuWlda auoh oantara tha Icnoranoa of
.- tha peasantry was tha saoat laaaarkabla
fMtura.
, Wha tha aathoritWs would vtatt tha
' vlllacaa to draft tha abla-bodlad awa
-towarda-tba dwaota. tha saan did mot
Jff know whara they wara roln. Whn tby
I; iMTMA o waa .thsrW-
w.iih nt ik A ti&1 altua-
ttoa. and wara asuailf hatad with,.
Tboy would nay: "Japaa la a Hah
oountry. and wa will taturn with much
': loot.'" " '
At Samara, which Is tha hut plana of
' importanoa la Buropaao Buaata for tha
' moblllaatloa of tha troopa, atany par
' thatlo alshta wara 'notlcaabla. Woaaaa
; would auroh for mltea with tha aquada
. mmj farawaU to thalr huabaado and
ralatlvaa, and whan a Ruasian offlear
was aakad what thoaa poor woman who
wara tramplna; ftomawaroa wtth thtlr
' ( ahUdraa wara.iolnc to do bow that thalr
r braadwlnnara wara taken froaatham.
' tha ofnear rapllad ahasrfully: Thay'ra
' , much battar off now. Thalr aoaaunaa
; will look aftwr tham If naossssry, but
thara probably wlU ba no aaad of that.
- baeauaa thara wlU ba planty of work for
' tham now that tha man have rona. Ba-
pidaa. thara will not ba no much to pro-
Vidaf now that tha bicsaai spatiu haa
baan takaa away." ,
Tha travoHra oama to ma ooaolttBloh
that tha prevailing oplnfoa of tna pro
laolal Buaelana waa that the war haa
not yet really begun, but that whan tt
doaa bagia Rnaala muat wta.
Off
Baval Vhrkd, -
" ' tfoaraal ftpMlal awvtaa.) "'
Txndoni OoL A Central dispatch
dated Chefoo at I o'clock this morning
atatad that a big naval battle waa pro
easduut outsldo tha harbor of Chefoo
and tt is thought tha Port Arthur fleet
mada a aortic to reaoh tnefoo harbor and
that tha Russians encountered tha
Japanese squadron. v
A later dispatch fronf Chefoo oUtad
that tha aounda of firing at aaa. which
wara accompanied by flashes Ilk that
of bursting- shall aeaeed a o'oleok
this morning. v
JPlea af Chraeaa
faaks ft
AM Bstaaraaaad Vast. .
' (Joaraaf mW Bjrrtea,)
4 - Tokto, Oct. . The Japanoaa (teat off
Fort Arthur today captured a Junk laden
, with provisions, which waa trying to
' enter the harbor. Tha statamenta of
tha crew indicate etlff existence of fleet
of 19 Junk a, arffanlsed to run the blocfc
. ads from tha vicinity of Tsingtan.
The Junks enter at night the Russia
: guna and mines giving tham an advaa-
(ConCtnned an Psare Two.
A CORNER
FORCES UP PRICE
Tha hop crop of the Pacific coast has
been cornered, say the local brokers,
Herman Klaber Co- of Taooma and
this city, ta the firm that Is credited
with having secured moat of the praaeat
srop. The firm waa a heavy buyer of
contract and also bought a vary largo
amount of thla years hops early la the
season when prices were down.
All of the recent salsa of hops have
been Mi sections remote from sack other
and altogether of email lots.
Farmers ar not holding their bops,
ays MnKlnUy Mitchell. Moot of them.
. he asserts, are now willing to sell at 19
cent If gtvan the chance. Some of the
dealsra are trying to forot the market
ap to auh a point that It will reaoh a
shaky It1. declsrs local dealer, and
gbati tha tans or s market wlU baonm
, .. js ' v ' ' -' 4- v-a
Business Men Say Steam
ship Line North Is
Necessity.
PORTLAND NEEDS TRADE
Northeni MerchioU Claim . Seattle
Jcbhen Ovcrcharfe ThemThey..
Secure: Good TreatoeBt ;
. 1 Bert'
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Tha sentiment of tha bualneas bjhw af
Portland U strongly la favor of a
taamahtp Una between thla atty as
aouthaaatars Alaska poiata and to Home
If poaalbla. Motwlthataadlng' Portland's
loss of tha bualneas It had la' Alaska
years ago, and tha failure of aubaequent
attempt to recover that trade, tha
wholeaalera and manufacturers are ooa
fldent that Portland eould now build up
a largo and permanent trade with Alaska
If given the opportunity that la afforded
by a regular Una af staamahlpa.
Allen Lew la, wholesale grooors, are
oloee In touch with the Alaak business
ailuaUoa. Tha Ana keeps a raeldant
acant la Alaska, who oovera tha terri
tory from. Seattle to Sitka, and tha Port
land housa haa buslnaas with ttrma aa
far aa Noma. Speaking of obetaolea,
real or supposed, -to growth of Portland
trade with .Alankan - points. Manager
Frank A. Bpanoet said todays .
ban hmndloaoDad in
trade with nlerr by lack of tinaporta-
Uon faoUlUaa. - Tha atteonpta sera w w
tabllah a dlraat Una of boata to Alaaka
have been throttled by railway oombt
naXiona. Tha Paqlno Coast Steamship
oompaay is owned by tha Northern Pa-
Ulnc intereala, and by tbeae Unas uie
sound has baas allotted ma Amaka, traaa.
whila tha Oregon .10104 Pviai.iiin
oompaay has kept It hands oaL Not
.wltbstaadlac ahasa aondlUans our house
has kept permanent repraaantatlva
In Alaaka and has held Its Alaska trade
v. a Hhln vie. Taooens. and
pay tha railroad freight oharga. It Is
!- kuva from Portland.
Seat tie mrohanta buy la tha same pri
mary markata la waion we any ana w
attla Jobbsra have aa advantage of ua
la tha Alaska trade at tha praaeat ttsme
to tha extant of the freight rats from
hera to Taooma. What roruana n am
- . .(u-uHtn tiaa-a her awn ba Alaska.
a Una ewnad by Portland eapltaL The
fast hV that Portland baa for tha last
five years been so busy growing, and her
trade haa been expanding so moos, that
aba haa not had time to took after tha
Alaaka business."
Mr. Spencer- waa sjuita positive ta his
Tlews that had Portland bees slvaa aa
equal ehanoe by tha railway mieraaw
la tha distribution of trade, thla elty
would have had a eaeeaasful stewashlp
line to Alaska. Be believes that, while
any Una established now would have to
run for soma time at a,, loss, largo
trade sould ba built up. sad that tha
future development of tha ooal and oU
Interests, aa well as the
source. wlUaStor4 too"1" ia
tlufuu MttU boats will probably
hold the bulk of tourist travaV ha says.
"thera would be a certain oiae p--enger
bu.lnea for Pnd
Tha Noma trade w tha rtehost part of
It. and Portland la Just a asat as Mm
attla la ta that eny." . - .
AU of tha Jobbers sees rs posltrrs
that thla slty is now la a soadltloa o
glvs support sufficient to maintain a
Una of ships from this sity ta Alaskan
polnta. While their capital Is tied up
la their own business, and they are sot
In position to so Into the transportation
business, they say that Portland oapltal
should owa and operate aa Independent
Una of transportation to Alaska. The
situation la yearly Browing mora fayor
abls to a profitable enterprise af thla
character. Bdward Bhrman, manager of
Ma eon. Shrtnaa Oo, wholesale gro
cer, said i
Wa do ' hot Uttla - business wUh
Alaaka, for tha reason that wo do not
oars to absorb tha freight rate from hero
to Taooma. - If Portland bad Its owa
Una of boata to Alaska ws would send a
traveling man to that ssaatry and build
up tha trad. I aaa as reason why Port
land should not hava a profitable line of
steamships to Alaaka. It la simply a
business proposition that steamship man
and capitalists should take up. The
business ft hero, and thla elty beads the
OoaUausd aa Pag Two.)
IN HOPS 1
dull and after watthut soma tlms to sell
their hops st a high prion, tha farmers
will take a lower figure.
One sal of hops was msds yesterday
at BusWAs at II H seats a sound and an
other for II cants. The future course'
of prices depends nearly altogether upon
whether England buys more hops or not.
If the buying from that soaroe continue
hope may potbly go to tha- -o
mark and perhaps not.
ary few of tha hops bought during
the Isst week or 1 day hav brought
as high as It oonts. most of them being
sold at about M cent. The hopa grown
in Oregon thl year have est the quality
or strength of thoss of last season. This
la oae of the main reasons why the ad
vance In this market does sot heap as
with, that af tha atoasna bos. .
A -LA
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SPAIN IS JUBILANT
OYER THE BETROTHAL
. m
IJoeraal BpeeUl rrlaa.) e
Madrid. Oct. . . Spain la be
gluing to Jubtlat over tha be
trothal aa reported a few days
of Kins Alfonso to tb
Princess Marl Antoinette M
gverfte Matilda of Mecklenbursf
Schwsria, Nothing ofUclal has
been snt out from tha palaoa,
but the windows, of many store
are filled with Illuminated pic
tures of the prlnosss and klaa;
d and tha fact that no order for
tfadr removal has been issued Is
regarded aa confirmation, of tha
report that tha betrothal has ac
tually
Ona yanr and two months bavs aUpssn
sine tbs city srantsd the public mar
ket fimsohlss ta tbs Union Market Oom-
aany, with tbs provision that construc
tion of tbs market building should bs-
gra within M days, and that tha bond
ing should b oomplsted within sin
month.
Not a atmha af work has ret been
dons upon tha build lug. and svea the
excavating for tha founds I ion has not
jwMnmenced.
'i Verne nnmiMi ara mad that 'tbs
building wlU be commenced within "a
month or two," but in the opinion ox
soma member of tha city council thla
la merely a pretext -to gain time la
which to dispose of tha franchise, which
has already changed bands ono since
it was granted.
Tbs crlainal grantee ex ins rranonias
m tha 'iiniAM Market oomnany. aaid
to hava boon composed, sf aastsrn men,
who wara raprosented hers by Millar A
Miller, tha attorneys. The Identity of
the member of th company waa aoi
dlsetoaod. Tb ordlasnco granting the
franchlss paaaed th eouncu Augun ,
lies. It was approves oy mm mayor
anM f ad Accented br th Union
u..k Mmiun flentenibflr t. 1101. At
soma time subsequent to acquiring tha
franchlss th Union Mre company -aid
to hava transferred U right
th tTnino Markat associa
tion, of which Juiide H. Alexander of
California la tha- president and ostsost-
REBEL HEREROS ARE 1
NOW IN FULL FLIGHT
.;,.! .'- ? r-i
. (Jearaal SpacUl Sarrtsa) ' -Bsrlm,
Oct. -Oen. von Thortksv the
aaaamndar of tha Osrmsa foroas operas
tna- against tbs rebel Hersro m ssnth
wt Africa, cabled today that ba has
quailed the- rsbatllon and to nsw pursu
ing tha remnant sf th insurgents.
' th mihUeatloa of th new here In
afternoon papers created tha greataat of
satisfaction. Inasmuch as , tnsrs nave
been grave faar axproassd for tha
safety of Ton Throtba's oommand, duo
to his somewhat long sUsnos. - t
CONFESSION OF BOY ' :
SOLVES A MYSTERY
Mitaraal ul SsrHsa
Chicago, Oot, CSTom tha oonf Ion
of John Harmsnlng, a brother of II-
rear-old Minnie Hannenlag. wad It was
believed had been murdered In her fath
er's bam naar Paleatln. Wedneeday, It
developed today that th girl hung; bar-
self to a rafter In the barn..
The boy and tws younger ahlldro dis
covered bar, out down, the body and hid
the rope in order to save their parent
from a shook. Today tbs brother broke
down and confe ed.
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". (SMelal Da-Mtcfe te lb Joaraal) .
Helena, Mont, Oct. I. Th Montana
Grand Lodge of Masons last evening
elected U I. Callaway grand master. H.
M. Parchen treaaursr and Cornelius
Hedge secretary. N 4
JM BAUtAa, ,
Ooarasl Spartsl sarvtai,!
tJallas, Oct A Fire this morning
burnsd th best part of the busfn sec
tion of tb elty. Tbs toss WlU probably
rsaoh lMd ' .. ,
ANOTHER
WITH
L2l
mmnWjsBaUJn
CASE OF JUGGLING
VALUABLE, FRANCHISE
bH head. ' ; Mr. Alexander atotss.
over, that "thars's othsrs back of him."
who names cannot bo divulged "un
til th deal goes through.
Th suspicion that th franc hi Is
being- hawked about by tha holders, to
tha bops sf realising a haadsoma profit
upon It, la becoming general, and it la
strengthened by tbs delay of mors than
year In beginning th erection of
public market building.
Under tb terms of th franchis tna
grant Is given a II years' lease of the
Mock bounded by Second, Third. Clay
and Market streets, at a monthly rental
for tna first 10 years of 1100, commenc
ing January 1, 1104. Forth remainder
of th term th rant la subjeat to ln-
. The grants Is required to erect
upon th block described a public mar
ket building costing: III,. Th fran
chlss required that oooatruotbMl sf th
building begin Within I say fans tb
passage and approval of the ordinance,
and that the building be completed with
in ati months. Ths time for completing
the building- therefor expired last May.
In order to prevent forfeiture of the
franchis It has been necessary for th
hold are to pay to tha slty ths monthly
rent of 1, and this haa been dons. Tbs
city has therefore rsoelvod since Janu
ary 1 'tbs total sum of 11.004. But th
pubUs building: Is apparently as far
from bewJt built aa It waa 14 months
ago when ths franchlss waa granted. .
ft. c. Beach and John M Mann are in-
DEATH IN PANIC
I.NA WRECK
i, v.
fSpsrlal Pwaawk b tb fiwssl.r '
Victoria, B. C, Oct. iv-Fosr Indian
girls, ths eidt It years of age, wer
drowned In th wreak of th Barbara
Bosoowlts.
The ship returning to the- north actor
tbs bop picking season In tb ststs of
Washington eerrylng a1 crowd sf In
dians, struck a reef while entering; par
son's bay at Harblsdown Island, near
tbs north and of Vanoouver Island,
Tha vessel Is believed to bs total
wreck. Tb ' ship had every available
part sf bar spas taken up with Indiana
and whan the reef was -struck a panic
ensued in whloh, the greatest wonder
la, that no lives wer lost.. That thta
did, not prove so Is undoubtedly due 'to
tb fact that nearly ail the Indians ar
expert swimmers and though nearly I
of them leaped from the ran Into the
sea, they suooeedad in keeping afloat un
til raacuod, or In swimming to. a point
where they found shelter.
One report say that It IS aosslbla
that several other lives wer lost, as
soms of ta Indiana were unacquainted
with each other, and may. bavs son
down without being missed. Relief has
bees sent them and th survivor will
continue thalr Journey In another vassal
belonging to th earn company.
The Barbara Boecowtta was owned
by a local oompaay that send acts s Una
of coaster. ..
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct t. Kx -Governor
Boboftald was this aftemoea placed at
h head of tb Stalwart ticket to mo-
oesd Ceok. --,....-.
"I
Pullman, Wash.. Oct. t.-A solid
olal train of eollg student and ethers
wlU visit tbs Spka fair ffeaxdaj.
torastsd m tb Union Market soeition.
the assign of tb franchise, though
both of tbera refer all inquirer to J. H.
Alexander aa tha moving spirit In the
concern. Mr. Beach atatad this morn'
Ins; that bis ws interest is small and
that b 1 not ono sf ths board of di
rector. Hi partner, Mr. Mann, la a di
rector., bnt prefer to 1st Alexander do
all th talking- tor tb Union Market as
sociation.
When Alexander,' was Interviewed: be
at- ftrst 'declined to aivs any Informa
tion whatever aa to ths plana of the
aaeoclation or as to the personnel of th
board of director. ' He anally vouch
safed th Information, however, that the
dlreotors bad decided to bavs plana for
tha publlo market prepared and that
work would commence "as soon as soms
financial matter ar arranged.' That
"might tak M or M ' days," perhaps
mora. ,
"Ton sea," explained Mr. Alexander,
T ain't the chief man In thla business
and I can't say very much about it.
There's others back of ma No. I oan't
teU their names not until ths deal goes
throush.-
Tb very limited reformat loo which
Mr. Alexander ss lit to glv to the
nubile throw light upon th point which
U of chief interest to th people of
Portland, th question whether th pub-
Its market Is In fsot to bs bunt, and if
ss whether ths work Is to commence
without further uuesnabl delay.
SEVEN ROBBERS GET
AWAY WITH $20,000
t' T
aearasl Bpannl serrlea.)
Jackson vlll, Wl Oct. w Th bank
of Monta Carta waa robbed last night
of UMIt, ta svtfTsney and cold and tha
robbers sscapsd. There wsrs ssvea men
In tbs robber band, and thy war not
dJaoovored by tb night ratohman until
tbs robbery had been onsinunatd.
An alarm was gtvan and a ohaai
started, but th robbers fled in th dark'
ness and all effort to apprahSBd tham
today proved futua, ' . '
UNCREDITED RUMOR
OF A TRAIN HOLDUP
finskd Dbwatah s The Jim ml.
Tssoma, Oct . Th polios bsr hava
rumor that a holdup ax th
Northern Pacific train has taken place
kUlansburg, Waabv ,t .. s
Inqulris at ths local office of tbs
Northern Pacific railroad reeulted In
lloltlac no information whatever of the
alleged holdup, Ths looel representa
tive had received no word of the hap
pening, and did not believe that such a
thin- happened. Tboy said that had
any such robbery occurred, th local of
fice wouM bays been immediately astl
fled. Ufl PATS AT
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' YJesrwl Iseelel terrlea.) ' r
l St. AauIs, Oct t. Four stats hod
their Innings at th world's fair today.
They were Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey
and Maine, A onstderabls number sf
visitors wer on band from each of th
commonwealths. . ths delegations being
headed by the governors and their staff.
Brief exercises were held at ths re
spective stats buildings, follow by
publlo-rscpttons In honor sf tb distin
guished visiters, , , , ,
Unidentified Man Confined
, at Cornelius, Victim :
. . of Flames. : .-
MANY RUSH TO RESCUE
Prkooer Fouod Id' latoxtcatctf Coy
. tfltloa by City Marakr-iuie
'... f Fire lystcry W.
": Peddler.
1 4 fSneBlal tMSBStm to Ta JlSiiiU '
irnishom. Or... Oct Aa ankleatlnad
ini m, Sects laet aisrhX
bout 11 ttook In tha Jail in comuiua.
.). wk uii e Half mile from bare.
mk. hnut X eeera Of T and
yesterday aftomooa -was sngaged In
selling trlnkaU In Cornelius- and that
vldnity. ' '
About 9 O'clock last mgnt tno ww
marshal found him lying drunk btwea
A k, unHa eiul after soms trou
ble and with th assistance of four
bystanders succeeded la loosing ma in-
. n,i..it hnan In tall. 1
About 11 Sslock th nra alarm arouses
eiMitne eitiaens sf tha little town.
Th Many rushed to
the artaoaar from th burning
prison. JNy uooeeoea in nngwiw-
lng the flrs befors n aa ooa muen
binm to th laU but not anUl ths oo-
eupant bad bean suffocated,
ham the are tarts l n mreierv.
On theory Is that the prteoaer aooldent-
mm mm the muouui anr. ja ouroner
Inquest was held at t o'clock thla morn-
ins; and tbs body ws Htusraa oy we
county. j.
SAVAGE BUCK DEER
: , : FIGHT DEADLY, DUEL
- tmmammm.l Beeetal BMlke I 1
San Francisco, Oot . Thera was a
duel to the death between two savage
buck deer In Ooldn Oat park paddock
yesterday afternoon, jaca, ona o in
cider bucks, bad been confined for two
days m an inelosure and adjoining him
wara the smaUer dear. A narrow naa
aaga way cob sect ed the two and
throna-h this ths animal wer driven
hmhui into a wooden ease, Ths
powerful Jack was let into tbs other e
corral and ss soon as b beheld th
meiier buck hi ran named and th
Instinct of murder aetssd him. Th
overmatohed buck seamed to realise that
his hour had aooMw and wag ovsroome
by fear. -
As bis herculean antangonlst pressed
almost within horning- distance the
doomed young back sprang high la tha
air and tried to escape, but ha waa
caught full on tha enemy's sharp horns
and pressed tightly against ths wall,
and with blood gushing from hi wonnds
as bellowed with pain. For a few mln
ntea th younger buck fought, spas
modically and desperately, but again
and again his antagonist pierced and
gored him without mercy. Stubbornly
and wltb diabolical ferocity old Jack
gored his dying adversary, and tt was
with difficulty that bs could bs caged,
von whan has snomy lay dead.
POSTOFFICE ROBBER
HIDING IN CHICAGO
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" tf el IpeewJ serrtoe.)
Chicago, Oct. . Having Slipped
through a drag bet thrown out shout
wfr rhiiwm. whsra h last nlaht had
a pistol battle with tha polio. Bddl
Fay, a bank burglar an vnicago poev
offto robber, la now hiding to Chicago,
Bvery policeman ta the elty la keep
ing n sharp lookout for th desperado.
Pay recently brok Jail st JoneevUl.
Wis, ' ' ,i
TACOMA BEER HALL -ROBBED
BY TWO MEN
' Sfiabl ntsssbm Tbs Jearaal)
Taooma, Wash., Oct r Two man
hurelarlaad th Puaet Sound beer hall
st an early hour thla morning1, secntlng
IK p. They then- beta np Henry weoer
hAues. an ax Dress man. taking a stiver
wstch and a email sum sf money. The
police suspset a wU-knowu young sxan.
RELIGION PROMPTS
CONVERT TO SETTLE
Two year ago test April ther was a
strike at ths Portland Lumber oompaay.
Man laid down their tool and refused
to work.' Thar were Seep sMtteringa
and rumors sf violence.
Suddenly and mysteriously k small
rowboat disappeared. It was the proo
erty sf Lloyd J. Wentwerth, vtce-pr-i-dent
and general manager of the c e
paoy. None knew how It dteancN
On of the striker wewt to -
He stopped one day t ll to
of a band of Itinerant mi- .
melody waa
hood. Be
HoMMVlel C
has salva-
A CaS for Mass Meeting
Where Fiery Speeches ,
Will Be Made. ;
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
Believed ly Some to Be 11 Excef
UMally Adroit Move to Cist i
Blime oi Uc Denocritlc " -
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Manila, Oct . Fiery orators wfU
speak at a muss meeting of Filipinos
Sunday called for tha purposs of sdvs
oatlns: th indeeendenc of th lalsnda,
Tbs oall for th meeUng says:
Tt would be InaxpUoabl. and :'va
Improper, for tb Filipinos to fold thsir
arm and remain pasatv,at time when -th
vary beat element of Americas so- ,
dety ara working so ardently in order
that on native land may at tela Its am
bition." y
(' It- Is assarted her by asm of th men
who are unusually wil Informed -that
the agitation is tbs result of aa axoep- -ttonally
elevar and hitherto well-oetv -oeeled
move on ths. part of tbs Repub- .
llcaa cnmpalgnsra.
By atlrrins up fssllna- among th an-' .
tlves they hope to produce such aa agi
tation a will snsbls th Republicans to
make th statement In ths United State -that
tha Democrats ar responsible for
stirring- up warMke feeling in ths Island.
One thins which sdds some color ta
this belief Is ths fact that tha gov era'
mant authorities will make no effort to
Interfere with th meeting, and wUl re
main quiescent In a remarkable stat of ;
benignity, ta marked contrast to tbs "big
stick" policy. - -
Placard of an vnumtally fiery nature
hava ben posted promiscuously around ''
the city aniline for tb m ting, snd
have also been - posted well out Into
neighboring vil terse, Ths tersest meet
ing of Its kind that has ever taken nlao
in tb Islands Is expected. j . r
SHIP TRUST MAKES
A DIRECT THREAT
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New York, Oct . Direct threats
have boon served on ths elty by the ship
trust that unleas It can secure docking .
pray liege nt New Cbeiaea it will with
draw all ships under Its control, repre
seating: 1st bottoms and 489, til tons,
from tb port Vice-President PAS.
FrankUa of th International Mercantile
marine voiced tbs threat in a letter to
Dock Commissioner Featherstone, with
drawing the offer mad by th oompany
test December of flv and on half piers
for a new harbor Improvement scheme,
because bettor terms can b secured
elsewhere.
Franklin points to Boston, Baltimore,
Philadelphia aad Hoboken offering great
advantages, and- hints strongly that
ships In ths trust wlU be transferred to
ona of the ports If bettor term ar
not offered by tb slty, .
EDISON, SR., SUFFERS
- FROM X-RAY POISCN
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'''-" (Xesraal Null I servtee.) I
St swart vUl. Oct s. Tboma A tMl
son, 8r Is suffering from X-ray poison
of ta same general nature as that
which killed bis friend snd fellow work
man, Clarence Dally. . Ths trouble In
Bdison's caae, however, hi not so viru
lent but ths famous Inventor Is ta dan
ger. Tb trouble was contracted several
years ago and at ttmee sore appear on
Kdlson's hands and h suffers oonslder
ably. For ths past three days Ik
trouble has been worse than nsusL
(Jeeraal seeelel rr.V
London. Oct ( A bulletin teamed at
W aimer castle this morning announces
that Lady Curson passed a better Bigaa
and at a Uttla stronger today.
Mssmal Speei! Servisa.) ''
Cincinnati. Oct A All union coal
teamster in this city went on Strike
this morning for sn Increass of
and recognition af tb wnJon,
But there was a memory task basnMd
SB.
Thara crnwdsd through his mind re",
olleetlon of s boat he had scutued s i
sunk through wanton raven' k
Hs was ua happy, and tti r tsld l
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