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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
CHINA TO SAVE.
Cutting Out Some Of Budget Of Ex.
pense Account.

psUbo ACCOUNT
New York, Dec. IA special report
OF Viceroy Yuan concerning anti-for-
eign societies in Honan province. has
just been published. says Pekin dis
patch to the Herald. The leaders have
all been arrested.
An edict removes the local. civil and
military mandarines at Sinsing for
negligence and orders the governor of
Honan to reform the administration Of
the province.
An imperial decree has been issued
abolishing the governorship Of the two
provinces. Hupei and Human. The
viceroy Of HupeI is directed to assume
the duties of governor of Hupei in ad-
dition to his own duties The viceroy
Of Human and Kweichan likewise as
sumes the duties of governor of
Human. These measures Of economy
are In harmony with recent edicts, re-
quiring the abolition OF useless Offices
and the reduction OF expenses.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
Powers Building Loss Is Over
$500. 900 AIone-Other
Heavy Losers.
TWO FIREMEN ARE KILLED
One Civilian Loses His Life and tho
Loss by Flames Approximatcs
Five Million OF Dollars
Still Burning.

Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 13, o .. m.-
Tho business section Of the city seems
to be In the hands Of the fire fisnd. and
the large Wholesale stores In the cen
ter Of the city are now burning. The
fire department Of 81. Paul has been
lmplorsd to send aid, and engines and
hrs.Hshtins apparatus are now on the
way via Minnesota transfer by special
trains on the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific tracks.
Al this time Il looks as IL the loss
will reach millions, and there 10 no pos
siblIity of'ths fire being under control
for hours. A high wind is blowing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
MARKETS

Liverpool-March wheat rs S-Sd.
New York-Silver so SIS; U. P. los,
U. P. preferred, "a S-4.
Chlcago-May wheat opened at
$1.05 1-4@lOs 1-2; closed at $1.OS rs;
barley 41-4S; flax, $1.1s; northwest
ern, 1924.
San Franclsco-Cash wheat, $3.50.
Portland-Wheat export, Walla
Walla, so; bluestem, S5; milling, wal
la Walla, SO; bluestem, SS; valley, S71s;
for eastern market, walla walla, S5;
bluestem, soc.
Tacoma-Wheat, bluestem, Ss; club,
IS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
Great Hotel Project.

Salt Lake City, Dec. 1S.--Negotia-
tons have practically been closed for
the building of a s5OO,OOO hotel and
sanitarium near this city to utilize
the waters of several hot sulphur
springs, as well as the salt water from
Great Salt lake, which will be piped a
distance Of 1s miles to the sanitarium.
New York, Chicago and Colorado
Springs, Col. capitalists are said to
be back Of the enterprise.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14

Philadelphia, Dec. 13.--The steamer
Friesland arrived today from Liverpool
two days late. The delay was occas-
Toned by the breaking Of her stearing
gear, and the anxiety. ON account of
the large number Of passengers the
vessel carried was great.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
FiIipinos Co Home.

Seattle, Dec. 13.-when the steamer
Iyo Maru Of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
line Of steamers sails from this port
today she will have as passengers 24s
Filipinos. who are returning to their
island home from the st. Louis expo
sition. The delegation consists OF
representatives from nearly every tribe
in the Philippines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
Destructive Fire.

Buffalo. N. Y, Dec. 1.-THE immense
coal trestles OF the Buffalo Creek rail-
road at Tiff Farm, In ten southern part
OF the city limits, were destroyed by
fire this morning at o'clock. The
origin OF the fire which will result in
n loss OF $4,000 is unknown.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
PRlsoNE ERs ESCAPE.

Posse Hunting Men for Reward on
Their Heads.
San Rafael, Cal. Dec. IA break
was made from Fort Baker today and
the United States prisoners escaped by
cutting through the wall Of the prison
during the night.
A squad of soldiers are securing the
hills and Sheriff Taylor has posse
out The prisoners are supposed to be
armed, and battle may result IL they
are caught. as some OF them are dan
gerous men. There is a reward Of $50
offered for the capture of each prisoner
by the state.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14

st. Louis, Dec. 1S.-Suit has been
filed In the st. Douis circuit court by
the Philippine exposition board against
Firmln Michel and the Title Guarantee
& Trust Company of Scranton, Pa. for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
ANOTHER RuMoR.
800 Of the Crew OF 9 japanese War.
shlp Reported Killed.

London. Dec. lS.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Chez Foo re-
ports that a big Japanese warship was
sunk of Port Arthur, and 800 lives
lost. II Ia also added In this report
that two Russian torpedoboat destroy
ers were sunk by the Japanese on No
vember 20. II Is believed the first OF
these reports In only another version
\of the sinking OF the Japanese cruiser
Sniyen. sim. the communications with
the environs of the beleagured fortress
are so precarious that further news Is
awaited with interest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
G. N. PULLS OUT.
Sound Points to Be Left to a Ferry
System.

oyStems
Seattle. Dec. 1S,-The Great North
ern has withdrawn the service between
Guichon, on the mainland, and Sidney
on Vancouver island. Victoria pas
senger business hereafter win be
handled either by way of Seattle or
Vancouver, local traffic being accom-
modated in part by the latter route
The Great Northern emphatically an
nounces its service on the Cloverdale-
Guichon and Sidney Victoria lines will
continue as In the past and a freight
ferry between Sidney and the mainland
will be continued. Traffic considera-
tions and not the Canadian Pacific
deal, made the change.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
ia, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "A 1904

Hl2s.7e. The petition alleges that the
plaintiffs put up restaurant in the
Philippine reservation and rented It to
the defendants for s7129.76, but that
only $4,000 OF the amount was paid.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
Mo More poo.or,.

New York, Dec. 1s,-All literature of
the Society of Merlcal Jurisprudence
of New York will hereafter appear with
the title physician substituted for that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
RoRRINe CHILDREN.
candymaker Violates the Child Labor
Laws.

Laws,
New York, Dec, 1.-TWO men---one
the manager of candy factory and
the other partner In woven wire
mattress factory, have been arrested
for violating the child labor law.
One of the factory inspectors said
she found at the candymakers two
girls of IS and IL years, who worked
SS hours In six days for which they
received SO. One of the children had
been fined 10 cents for talking during
business hours and cents for having
been five minutes late one morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
PRICE FIVE CENTS

of doctor. A resolution to that effect
was adopted at the l4sth annual meet
Ing of the society which has Just been
held. -4s
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
Dodson Gets There.

Portland, Dec, 1s.-The executive
committee Of the Oregon State Miners
Association today elected w. D. B.
Dodson president Of that organization.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
C0OP!ED !
DEsTR OVERS
SEAL RlvER'S MOUTH.
TWO RUSSIAN VESSELS
In, Danger-More Fight
ing Reported.

Toxic. July --Uondon Times)-
II is rumored here that three jap
anese destroyers have sealed the
mouth of the Liau river within which
the Russian gunboat Sivoutch and a
destroyer are lying. The general ex-
pectation is that steps will now be
taken to destroy these craft.
A report was received yesterday
of fight which took place on July
Is and which has not previously been
reported. Early In the morning OF
that day force of 5000 Russians at
tackled the Japanese division which
was holding the heights seven miles
south of Tashichiao. The battle ragged
from early morning until mid-after-
noon and although the Russians were
frequently reinforced they failed to
dislodge the Japanese and eventually
retired, leaving some 200 dead be-
hind on the field.
The Russians in northeastern Korea
are building roads and bridging the
Tumen at various places all of which
leads the Japanese gen eral staff to be.
lieve that large force will soon be
started from Vladivostok to threaten
the Japanese rear. The Japanese ex.
perts also expect General Kuropat.
kin to renew his operations for the
recovery of Motienling which is es'
sential to the security of his lines II
his army is to remain in its present po.
sition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
GORMAN HAS DECLINED.
PARKER'S INVITATION
To Visit Rosemount on Account of Pressing Busi
ness-Congratulatons of Iowa Democrats.

Esopus, N. Y, July Ex-senator
German has declined Judge Parker's
invitation to visit Rosemount tornor-
row In the company with the vice pres
idential nominee, Henry @. Davis.
Pressing business has called him
back from New York to Maryland, and
in reply to the invitation of the nomi-
nee has sent this reply tonight:
Regret that At will be impossible to
accompany Senator Davis tomorrow,
will afford me. great pleasure to visit
you later. A. p. GORMAN."
During the day the following tele-
gram from H. J. Stiger, chairman of
the Iowa Democratic committee was
alos received
Iowa Democrats in state conven-
ton assembled, congratulated you and
the nation on your nomination and
the prospect Of your election. We
wish you~God speed"
To this telegram Judge Parker sent
the following reply:
T beg you TO assure the conyen-
ton over whom you preside that Its
message OF congratulation and lest
wishes is very greatly appreciated.
-"ALTON b. PARKER"
Some surprise has been occasioned
at Rosemount by the continued failure
OF David b. Hill to call. II was
thought possible that he might stor
over on his way either to or from the
New York conference but no word has
come from him and his coming 10 q
matter of conjecture even to the nom
inee.
The only ripple on the surface OF af
fairs at Roseniount today was caused
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
CHURCH ENJO|NS
City From Collecting
" Street Assessments. .,

W .T,Nt t...f'-.a a. tt-F |I I.
The Evangelical Lutheran church Of
this city. located ct the intersection Of
Dueber avenue and, Cedar strsets. has
brought am action in common, pleas
court to estop ne sedty from collect
ing street improvement I, assessments
which were made lsope. years ago, Q
portion Of which. NhJDQ due and un-
paid. The original a. assessment was
1907, made upon tia, 3oqs front basis.
Three assessments, otiSsl each have
been paid. and the church officials have
discovered that t@eucity WAS lnbarrOr In
making the asssssmentev The church
lot is so feet frontoonoD Dustlsr avenue
and 210 feet on Cedar street. When
the estimate was made the city engln-
eer figured upon the long way Of the
lot, which is said to have not been the
proper basis. II is claimed that the 80
foot frontage alone was the basis upon
which the assessment should have been
made, and that the total amount should
have been but &73.
A temporary injunction was allowed
the court restraining the city and coun4
ty treasurers' from collecting tho
amount due Attorneys Seemann q
Seemann are counsel for the church
people. ,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
DOW|E DUPE
TO GIVE HIS PROPERTY TO
THE "HEALER."
PAUpERIzEs CHILDREN
To Enrich the Prophet Of
Zion.

Des Moines, Iowa, July 19.--E. M.
Ellingson, wealthy commission mer-
chant here and one of the most in
fiuential Swedish citizens of the state
has gone to Zion City for the pur-
pose of assigning to John Alexander
powie the so-called' healer" the
greater portion of $4,000 estate
here. The Misses Elizabeth and Jo-
sephine Ellingson, two daughters of
the merchant who are social figures,
announced at house party. that ow-
Ing to their fathers decision, they
will have to retire from their social
position and enter the business world
to make living.
Because of their opposition to their
fathers plans the young women are TO
be cut Off with an allowance which
Will not permit them to retain their
former place In society. The young
Women have withdrawn from Drake
university and do moi. expect to com
plete their college education.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
ENGLAND AND Gar may CLASH
Will Compel Release Of P. & 0. Steamer Lately
Seized -.Strict Orders TO British Commanders.
Cruisers Hunying 10 Port Said.
RUSSIAN CRUISERS CONSIDERED. PIRATES

London, July 20.-London Tines.)-
1t is believed by leading naval officers
here who are cognizant of certain
sweeping orders issued yesterday by
the admiralty that the British govern
ment intends to compel Russia to sur
render the Peninsula and Oriental liner
Malacca, seized as a prize Of war by
the Russian cruiser st. Petersburg and
EN- route to Libau under prize crew.
1t is also generally understood in ma
val circles that no other British ships
will be stopped by the Russians after
the British cruisers reach the scene.
The orders to the commanders of the
latter vessels are declared to be short
but explicit and provide that British
vessels shall be free to navigate east
ern waters without recognizing the
warships of any other power or their
right to search them for contraband.
One of the developments of yesterday
was the detachment by Admiral Dom
vile, Commanding the Mediterranean
feet of his two swiftest cruisers to pro-
coed at full speed to Port Said which Is
at the northern end of the Suez canal.
1t is understood lat these two vessels
will arrive at Port said before the NAL
acca and be there when the latter
emerges from the canal. 1t is consid-
cred likely that they will compel the
Russians to give up their prize al
though of course their future action Is
carefully guarded and laymen can only
conjecture and reason from the atti-
tude Of the naval chiefs.
Naval officers generany, with hardly
an exception. agree that such action
can be confidentally expected and they
are for the most part now discussing
the probable attitude of Russia when
the Malacca is taken by force. One OF
the ranking captains In the service
in discussing the matter last night said
'All of our Mediterranean feet is going
to Port Said Just watch the Rus
SLAMS sail p. & O. liner tying ar
alien flag past tnem. How foolish II
would be to let them do so. In heav.
ems name what would the British peo.
pie say Of such an operation? I. fol
one, cannot believe tnat those two crui
sers were sent to fort Said today fol
any other purpose than to take thu
Malacca away from the Russians ant
send her of again on her voyage to tb'
FAR East"
There is no question that by follow
ing such a course as the Ofiicer men
toned outlines, the government woult
strengthen itself materially with thu
people of England. On the contrary
should the government back down ant
permit the Malacca to be taken to (
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
COLORED L
STRIKE BREAKERS DEMAND
MORE PAY.
PACKERS GRANT RAISE
And Give the Men So a
Day.

Chicago, July 19.-There was an
unexpected strike in the Ham
mond Packing Company's plant
at the stock yards today. Three
hundred negroes who had taken the
places of the strikers refused to work
unless they were paid an increase in
wages. They were receiving $500 per
day.
I'VE want $500 day. was the
unanimous demano OF the new strikers.
I'VE will give you $780," the negroes
were told after hurried consultation
of the company officials. This was re-
fused and finally the increase asked
was granted.
Shortly afterward there were pro-
tests from the negroes in the Nelson
Morris plant. They asserted the COM
pany was stirring up race war by
placing a partition in the "dormito-
ries" and forcing the whites to sleep
on one side and the negroes on the
other. 1t is understood the partition
Will be removed.
Officers of the steam-fitters' Union
reported tonight that every steam-fit-
ter in the yard is working night and
day in enlarging the cross-sections that
unite the boilers. Two-inch cross sec
tions are being changed to six inch
and others in proportion. Among the
firemen this is considered a blow to
their trade. Through the enlarging OF
the cross sections the work of the fire.
men can be concentrated. This is con-
sidered to be one of the preparations
being made for sympathetic strike OF
firemen.
According to reports received by the
strikers tonight the non-union men in
all the plants at the stock yards are as
| follows:
Armour and Company, 600.
Schwarzschild and Sulzberger, 300.
Nelson Morris & Company, 400.
Hammond Company, $50.
Swift & Company, 700.
Anglo-American, 500.
Libby Mcneil G. Libby, 200.
Total. 3.O50.
Armour and Co. are killing the great.
est number of cattle in the yards. The
reason given is that the company has
brought many foremen from its west.
fern plants and is centering its opera.
lions in Chicago. According to the
strikers. Armour & Co. killed thret
hundred catlle Monday.
I'VE don't care how many cattle they
KILL" said President Donnelly, "tha'
will have no effect on the strike"
Nicholas Gier president of the Pack
! ing Trades council, obtained permit
from the city today to operate slaugh.
! ter house within the city limits. Phil
Murphy. the champion cattle killer OF
the world W. superintend the killing
department. President Doneiy, vii.
liam Sterling, John Floersch and Mich.
olas Gier are at the head of the enter.
prise.
I'VE will give the people an objec'
! Lesson" said ,eeretary Homer d. Call
I'VE will show that the price OF meat II
too high and of course will undersel
the packers. We nave a slaughtel
house in Oakland, Cal, that supplies
three-fourths of the meat to the con
sumers of lnat city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
For jumping a Board Bill.

Emmett Derr was brought from
Wooster, yesterday by Captain of Po-
lice Patterson for jumping a, board hill
of 81. owed to Clement V. Derr of this
city who made the charge against tho
man quite while ago BY information
secured by Chief McCloud 1t was
found that Derr was in Wooster. The
police OF that town were notified and
Derr's arrest quickly followed. Besides
the board bill the affidavlt claims thai
the man took with him pair of shoes
and telescope. the whole bill amount
ing to $f0.44. Derr was confined II
the city prison to await "a hearing be-
fore the mayor this morning
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
PINCH OF WAR
Is Felt by the Poorer JAP
aneSe.

London, July 2o.--According to the
Tien Tsin correspondent of the London
Daily Leader the pinch of the expend-
itures due to the war is beginning to
have its effect through Japan and the
common people are beginning severely
to criticize what they term the mac
tivity of the army in connection with
the occupation OF Port Arthur. Il was
announced some weeks ago with a
great display Of trumpeIs that the fall
of Port Arthur would surely take place
during the last week OF June. Then
the date was changed to the nrst week
in July and then again it was indefin-
itely postponed"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22

by the advent of a delegation of
Poughkeepsie Democrats, sixteen
strong headed by former Mayor Ed
ward Ellsworth and Cyrus Hinkley, son
of the late James w. Hinkley, who
was for years the most. intimate
friend and advisor of David B. Hill.
The Poughkeepsieans came in O
launch and the nominee shook hands
with all of them and treated them
to cigars. When they started back to
Poughkeepsie, Mrs. Parker and Mrs
Sheehan,s who dined at Rosemount to-
night burned fireworks in their hon
or and the delegation cheered the en-
tire Parker family until bend in the
river shut them from sight.
The report sent out from Esopus by
the Associated Press to the effect
that Judge Parker would open his
campaign In person In Chicago upon
platform with William J. Bryan. is
authoritatively denied at Rosemount
Judge Parker has made no plans as
yet, nor will he until he has consulted
with the man who ts to be chairman OF
the national committee. A close
friend who is In the confidence of the
nominee said tonight:
IF all the chairmanship probabili
ties were lined Up in front of Judge
Parker on. the Rosemount lawn al
this moment he could not put his
hand upon the man who is to be Sc
lected. After he has talked with Sen
ator Davis tomorrow and has seer
Governor sheehan tomorrow night he
may determine who the chairman II
to be. but UP TO the present no one
knows and any pretepsions In thai
direction are the merest speculation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22

Russian port it will provoke an OUT
burst of popular Imagination which will
overwhelm the Balfour ministry The
indications are tlat the government
will act sharply and promptly and
compel Russia to respect British COM
merce ON the high seas. Certainly the
disposition of the British vessels dur
ing the last few days shows that Great
Britain is getting ready to police the
Suez canal as well as the Red Sea. Two
cruisers from the feet are at Port Said,
or will be early today, the remainder OF
the Mediterranean fleet is en- route to
Alexandria; the fast cruiser Terrible Is
at Suez at the other end of the canal
under orders to remain there and the
Porpoise has been ordered to, Alden at
the other end of the Red Sea. All OF
their commanding Officers have receiv-
ed their orders ana they wialebe car
ried out to the verydetter,s seasiivnV
1t can thus be seen, that it, is mot, q
violent assumption to attribute to. the
British admiralty an Intention to re-
lease the Malacca and Id the future to
protect every othern British vessel en-
route to the Far East or Australia.
1t was rumored and denied yester.
day that the defence committee has
been instructed by its legal advisers to
treat the Russian volunteer cruisers
in the Red Sea as pirates and sink
them. Admiral Freemantle, one Of the
foremost of the Brush naval officers
said in this connection: Were / COM
mander-in-chief of the Mediterranean
feet, should take the law into my
own hands and oraer my ships to es-
cort all British ships through the Suck
canal and the Red Sea and protect
them from any interference at the
hands Of these Russian ships. hope
the government will adopt strong meas-
ures in this matter. 1t 10 against all
common sense to believe that ship
can one day be merchant vessel and
the next day ship Of war. These ships
passed through the Dardanelles as mer-
chantment and ought rot to be recog-
nized now as warsnips. IL they came
, from the Black Sea as warships Russia
has violated her treaty obligations and
in either case, the ships have no status
and Great Britain should either com.
pei Russia to reeaA them Or ftake thA
consequences. AS admiral, ! should
not hesitate to seize them II they were
not recalled. If the cruiser Of the
American confederacy, the Alabama,
was pirate ship, and Americans have
always considered her such, what are
these two ships flying Tue Russian iagf
1t is my own opinion. .--t they are pi-
rates and should be treated as SUCH"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
NINE YEARS
For Attempted Criminal
Assault.

Newport News. Va, July 19.-Jan-
itos Janiteas, Greek fruit dealer was
found guilty Of attempted criminal as
sault on 9-year-old Kathryn Cole this
afternoon in the corporation court here
and sentenced to nine years in the state
penitentiary.
Janiteas was from New York and sew
eral of his relatives from there appear
ed in his behalf. No assault was com
mitted and there was some doubt as to
intent. otherwise the death penalty
would have been imposed.