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2 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 11, 1907. WILL CALL OUT ALL BAY CITIES Small Says Western Union Violated Agreement With Commissioner Neill. STRIKE WILL BE GENERAL Operators' President Accuses Of ficials of Intimidation Many , Unions Declare for Struggle in Every City. OAKLAND? Cal.. Aug. 10. President Samuel J. Small, of the Commercial Tel egraphers' Union of America, said today: "The union telegrapners are going to quit telegraphing tomorrow everywhere, including Alameda County and San Fran cisco. The prevailing sentiment Is to strike. "At the Western Union headquarters in West Oakland the union telegraphers are sitting on the edge of their chairs waiting for me to blow the whistle for a strike. They will be justified in striking right now. as the company officials have not lived up to their agreement. "There will be a meeting tomorrow at 1 o'clock of the local union at its headquar ters in Sunset Hall, when the Btrlke situ ation will be discussed and a conclusion will be arrived at. which will determine the hour of the strike here. 'At a meet ing the following resolution will be acted upon: , Call .Out All Bay Cities. "Whereas, by the action of the Western Union officials in San Francisco in vio lating both the letter and spirit of the agreement entered Into on July 19, be tween the Western Union Telegraph Com pany and the Department of Commerce and' Labor, and "Whereas members in a number or cities in the United States quit their po sitions in consequence of the discrimina tion and intimidation practiced by the 'officials of the Western Union Company ;ln San Francisco toward its employes, (and especially the women, and deeming a ixurther spreading of the strike inevitable; 'therefore be it "Resolved that the local executive ( board of Local Union No. 34. Commercial "Telegraphers' Union of America, recom mend that Its National president call on 'every member employed by the Western f Union in San Francisco and Alameda "Counties to leave bis or her key at his teall." Further discussing the problem, Mr. 'Small said: "The men ran out of the Western Union effice in San Francisco when the last strike was called. This time they will merely walk out. I do not Intend to give the Western Union any warning this time. We were entirely too lenient with them. "The strike seems inevitable here; it is hard to say when the men will walk out. It Is likely to be at any moment. This, of course, will be of their own volition." Strike Spirit Everywhere. .' The following telegrams were received by Mr.'Small this morning: KANSAS CITY, Aug. 9. Western Union went out to a man. Action ratified by mass meeting. Committee In charge. Wire Instructions. F. W. LAMBERT. LOS ANGELES. - Aug. 9. Sentiment here is making eight-hour day an Issue. Wire all locals. We have substantial Is sue. Keep Postal men at work. Wire Russell to this effect. D. D. MORGAN. Secretary. DENVER. Aug. 9. Absolutely nothing can deter Denver from going out In sym pathy. Should any coercive measures be adopted by co-operation we refuse to work with Los Angeles and Chicago. F. W. WESSEL. ST. PAUL, Aus. 9. Boys here very un easy. Please advise Just what you wish rus to do. MVICKER, President. STRIKE IS NO LONGER LOCAL Small Says Settlement at Los An geles Cannot End It. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. The Teleg raphers' Union 34, embracing the union operators of San Francisco and Oakland will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock to decide whether Its members will go on strike or remain at their keys. There Is said to be at present no pronounced majority either one way or the other and the result of the vote is a matter of conjecture. One quiet canvass is said to have disclosed a m sentiment of opposi tion to striking among the men who were Idle In the first trouble with the com panies and who. it is said, were cramped financially by their enforced vacation. The following telegram was received by President Small of the Telegraphers' Union from Ethelbert Stewart, the rep resentative of Labor Commissioner Neill, who Is at Los Angeles: "I have been informed that you have called a meeting for tomorrow for a vote bs to whether strike shall be called at San Francisco and Oakland. I trust this Is not true. Even to vote on such a pro position there inside of 30 days from July 19, would indicate a willingness to break that agreement and to strike there would end all possibility of a settlement here." Mr. Small sent the following reply: "Report .not correct. To hint at willing ness on our part to break the agree ment sounds like a huge joke. I would respectfully suggest that you return to Oakland and Investigate carefully. You ' will find that Manager O'Brien and Chief Operator Jeffs have broken the agree ment every hour of the day since July 19. The matter cannot be adjusted locally. bee my telegram to Wootten. Mr. Small's reference to Wootten means . that the latter wired him today asking If the reinstatement of Mr. Ryan, the op- erator whose discharge caused the walk out would result In a settlement of the strike. Mr. Small replied that the Los Augeles strike had ceased to be a local one and, it having become National, he was no longer able to control it. J'REDICTS GENERAL STRIKE Kew York Leader Expects It Com panies Are Ready. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A strike of the 300 telegraphers in New York in sympathy with the Chicago strike is to be considered at a meeting being called for tomorrow. President Ahearn, of the local union, said early today: "It Is likely that New York will be Involved in the strike, as the union has done all in ' its power to prevent a strike, but the company has not acted fairly. I think the strike will become general throughout the coun try." Officials of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies who yes terday expressed the belief that the strike in Chicago would prove to be local in Its nature, said today that the situation was such that prepara tions were being made to handle the business in case the men walked out. Minor officials and clerks of both com panies, who have not worked at the Hceys for yean will be called upon to man the wires, while non-union men who remain at work will be given op portunities of making double time. When a strike was threatened several weeks ago the Western Union pur chased scores of cots to take care of the strike-breakers in the main office of the company if necessary. The com pany officials believe that they will effectually break the strike, should it be called, within a short time. They assert that the union does not control over 60 per cent of the telegraphers here and the union treasury is empty. President Abeam denied today that the local union was without funds, and said that the telegraphers could finance a long strike. ONLY HALF NORMAL BUSINESS Western .Union Crippled at Los An geles NelU's Man Investigates. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. The Western Union had 22 operators at work today and there was no congestion of business in any direction. The office was working directly with Chicago and New York and there was only the normal amount of business on the files. It was stated, how ever, that the business with New York, where the union operators were working with the non-union men here, was mov ing slowly. Only 300 messages were handled yesterday against 600, which is a normal day's business. There were no developments regarding the local Postal operators. The, local of fice Is working direct with Philadelphia and St. Louis instead of Chicago, the usual western relay point. This is to obviate the necessity of forcing the union operators here to work with the men in the Chicago Postal office who have re fused to go out, thus endangering friction and a possible walk-out here. Business was heavy at the Postal office and mes sage were being taken to Chicago sub ject to delay. Ethelbert Stewart, special representa tive of the Department of Commerce and Labor, at Washington, arrived In the city today,' and held a long conference with Western Union officials over strike conditions. He said he believed that there was a possibility of settlement of the local differences and that he would make such an attempt. 'I came here on the order of Commis sioner Neill to Investigate and ascertain the true conditions relative to this strike. My report of local conditions will be made to Mr. Neill direct, and I can say nothing at this time regarding them. I think I shall remain in Los Angeles but a short time, as conditions elsewhere re quire my attention." POSTAIi MEN JOIN BRETHREN Nearly Every Kansas City Operator Idle Demands Are Prepared. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 10. All the Postal telegraph operators In .this city, with the exception of the wire chiefs, quit work today. They demand an in crease of IS per cent in wages and an eight-hour day. The executive committee or the Western Union strikers met today and formulated demands which will be, pre sented to the superintendent of the local Western Union office next Mon day. They include an Increase of 15 per cent In wages and an eight-hour day. George Brownson, local manager of the Western Union, stated that he had about 30 operators at work at the main office, an incruase of lo over yester day. On the other hand Cal E. Kyle, who has charge of the strike for the operators, declared that none of the strikers had gone back to work and that the Western Union force consist ed of the wire chiefs, the four or five operators who failed to go out yester day, and a few office clerks. The branch offices were still closed. The strikers agreed to let the Board of Trade operators go to work, the board and not the Western Union to pay the salaries. Pickets were ordered at all Western Union offices. The two day Western Union operat ors at Sedalia, Mo., struck today. SEATTLE MEN AWAIT ORDERS Ready to Strike Whenever Union Gives the Word. SEATTLE. Aug. 10. (Special.) Local telegraph operators Intend to abandon their keys the minute they receive notice that they are expected by the National organization to go out. A meeting of the local union has been held and tne tele graph operators of Seattle voted by a bare majority to promptly obey any order to quit that might be given. The minor ity yielded when the vote was announced. It has been decided not to handle any messages coming from Los Angeles or other centers now affected by the strike. Helena Office Is Silent, HELENA, Mont., Aug. 10. There is no change in the Western Union strike sit uation. So far as known the company has made no effort to displace the strik ers, and no business is being accepted for transmission, there being no one to man the wires. .The attention of the chief operators is required at boards and re peaters. The strikers at a meeting ap pointed a picket committee, and It was the sentiment that the men return when the trouble was settled at Chicago and elsewhere, there being no grievances ex cept the demand .for an eight-hour day. . W. U. at Standstill at Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 10. Business in the local office of the Western Union was almost at a standstill today. The only man at work was Manager A. W. Long, Chief Operator McDonald having worked all night. The Postal operators remained at work today. The fojrce of 20 messenger boys em ployed by the Western Union did not report for duty today. Manager Long having refused their summary demand for an Increase in pay. They asked for half a cent more on each message delivered and an Increase of 15 per month for district service. Both Offices Idle at Topeka. TOPEKA, Kan., ' Aug. 10. Both the Western Union and Postal Companies here were partially tied up this morning. The managers of the two companies to day are handling the work. Pueblo Men Follow Denver. PUEBLO, Colo.,' Aug. 10. Because they were asked to work with no:. union men at Denver, the local Western Union op erators went on strike at 1:15 this af ternoon. Only Manager Stays at Work. MERIDIAN. Miss, Aug 10. The West ern Union operators struck today, except Manager Stead, who Is taking all mes sages subject to delay. Nashville Men Join Strike. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10. Sixty-five telegraphers of the Western Union struck at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Jackson, Miss., Keys Silent. JACKSON, Miss.. Aug. 10. The West ern Union and Postal operators here struck this afternoon. Postal Men Out at Dallas. DALLAS. Tex.. Aug. 10 The Postal operators here struck today. About 25 or 80 men are out. OFFER IS REJECTED Stewart's Effort at Mediation in Strike Fails. NO LONGER LOCAL FIGHT Los Angeles Operators Say - Other Unions Must First ' Approve. Will Draft Counter Propo sition to the Company. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. With Ethel bert Stewart, representative of the Cora mlpioner of Labor, acting as interme diary, negotiations have been commenced in an attempt to settle the strike of tht Western Union telegraphers. Following the statement of the company's position by Assistant General Superintendent Miller, of San Francisco, that official gave Mr. Stewart a list of the conditions on which the men might return to work. The proposals were laid before a meet ing of the Los Angeles telegraphers and unanimously rejected. Following this the union appointed a committee." which was instructed to formulate demands upon behalf of the operators. Company's Offer of Terms. The proposal submitted to the men through Mr, Stewart was the first reply the local Western Union officials have made to several communications from the employes. Mr. Miller, according to the statement, offered to take back all the men who walked out ond give them their Clarence Mnckay. Fruit dent of PoHtal Telegraph Cable Com piler. former -positions at their former salaries. Exception was made, however, in the case of Night Chief Operator E. E. Nye, who, it was stated, would be made late night chief, with a reduction of 110 per month in salary, and an operator who was employed as secretary of one of the officials, in whose case offer is made of a salary slightly less than he is said to have received. It is specified that the ease of John Ryan, the operator whose discharge pre cipitated the walkout 1n this city, may be taken up by himself or a committee of employes after the men return to work under the terms of the letter ad dressed by Colonel Clowry to Labor Com missioner Neill last June. If Mr. Ryan Justifies himself in the Investigation that will ensue, he will be reinstated, accord ing to the proposal, and paid for the time that he has lost. Await Other Unions' Approval. Half a dozen speeches were made by members when the offer was laid before the meeting. The speakers were all in favor of rejecting the offer and this was done by unanimous vote. The operators then decided to prepare & counter-proposition to be submitted through Mr. Stew art, but in appointment of a committee Ut was stipulated that there would be no settlement of the local strike without first obtaining the approval of the other unions on strike throughout the country. Demands formulated by the Teleg raphers' Union and which will be given to Mr. Stewart to forward to the Western Union officials are as fol lows: "Reinstatement of Ryan, Night Chief Prine and all other operators with out prejudice: operators here not to be asked to work on wires with nonunion men; a 25 per. cent Increase in salaries; an eight-hour day; the company to fur nish typewriters; equal pay for equal work, and, finally, recognition of the union." BOTH ST. LOUIS OFFICES DEAD Refusal to Work With Non-union Men Brings Crisis. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10. The following or der was issued soon after 4 o'clock this afternoon by Local President. A. L. Ewing, of the -Telegraphers' Union: "To all members of St. Louis No. S: In accordance with resolution passed last night at regular meeting of Local No. 3, all members of this local will refuse to work with unfair offices. Effective 4:30 P. M., August 10." At the Postal Company's offices, shortly after 4:30 o'clock, two operators refused to work with offices declared to be un fair, and one of them was discharged. The operators walked out at 6 o'clock. Just at the time when the day force was leaving and about 30 or 40 men left their keys. Mr. Ewins said before the strike oc curred: "We will ask for an eight-hour day and strict adherence to the 10 per cent ad vance in wages recently granted by the two telegraph companies. We also will ask that seniority be recognised in making promotions." At 4:10 the Western Union operators went on strike. OMAHA MEN BECOME RESTIVE -v Object to Long Hours and Wish to - Help Brethren. OMAHA, Aug. i0. With telegraphers on strike in Chicago, Kansas City, Denver and other important Western, centers, Omaha has become an important center for the distribution of Western business by the Western Union and Postal compa nies. Men have been called upon to work 24-hour stretches already, with the result of much complaining. A meeting of the local union has been called for Sunday, at which steps may be taken to present demands to the telegraph companies. Union officials have coma to believe that they should support the Chicago strike and that encouragement should not be 'I frX. t0 given by doing work which is laid aside by the Chicago office. To this end it is not improbable that a strike will be called befora Monday. NO GENERAL STRIKE ORDER Small Says Many Strikes Illegal Till He Approves Them. OAKLAND,. Cal., Aug. 10. President Small said today that conditions had changed to such an extent that no gen eral strike will be called tomorrow in any city by him. Many of the strikes that are being called, he says, are Il legal, and he must take them up an(l approve them before they "can have the support of the National organiza tion. Mr. Small says he will issue a state ment tonight or tomorrow giving full particulars as to what he intends to do. The above dispatch was received be fore the strike had affected the leased wire of the Associated Press. The strike situation has changed so rapidly that a general strike may have been called since messages ceased coming over the leased wire. If Mr. Small Is sued the statement referred to the Strike has prevented Its transmission. Temporary Truce at Denver. DENVER, Aug. 10. Conditions at the local office of the W. U. Telegraph Com pany remain about the same today as they were yesterday after the strike was inaugurated. None of the 83 operators Who went on strike has returned to work but the Western Union officials claim to save secured 15 operators. The Postal operators are still working. There is to be no immediate strike In the Denver office of the Postal Company. This much was decided today at a meet ing of the union officials. The men agreed to wait upon Superintendent Black, who is now upon his way from Chicago. When he arrives, the griev ances of the men will be taken before him and upon his answer will depend largely whether there will be a strike in the local offices of the company. In the meantime the operators are not to be asked to handle any business with the Chicago office. Both Lines Idle at Memphis. MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Aug. 10. All of the Western Union Company's operators at this point, with the exception of the man ager and chief operator, went on strike this afternoon. The strike was caused by the dismissal of five operators who had refused to work with nonunion oper ators In the Dallas, Texas, office. The strikers also include the wire chiefs. It is expected that the night men will fol low the action of the day force. All Postal operators struck this after noon. The night men wia not report for duty. The Postal Company employs about 40 men. Minneapolis Men Get In Line. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 10. With but few exceptions, every Western Union operator In Minneapolis left his Instrument and walked out today. The trouble came when N. M. Hanson was ordered to work the Chicago wire, refusfed and was dis charged, and alt the other union men left the office. It is said the employes of the North American and Postal compa nies will strike if ordered to work with any point where the union men are out. Lumber Schooners Clear Port. , ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 10. (Special.) The schooner Irene cleared at the cus tomhouse today for San Francisco with a cargo of 990,000 feet of lumber loaded at Prescott. . The steam schooner Charles Nelson also cleared today for the Bay City. .She carries a cargo of 750.000 feet of lumber loaded atWest port. Day Men Go Out at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 10. All of the operators in the employ of the Western Union Telegraph Company walked out here this morning at 10 o'clock In con formlty with an order issued after vote bad been taken at a meeting of the- local telegraphers' union. The strike of the Postal extended today, when the day force did not go to work. Western Union Manager Assaulted - TOPEKA, Kas.. Aug. 10. An assault tipon W. O. Carswell, manager of the Wesern Union Telegraph . Company here, today by an unknown man is sup posed to. have been caused by the strike of the operators. Pittsburg and Boston Stay at Work PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 10. President Small, of the Telegraphers' Union, today ordered the union men of the Pittsburg offices to continue work until further no ltce. Boston operators were similarly no tified. All Go Out at Houston. HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 10. The union and non-union operators of the Western Union struck here today. The men re fused to work with the non-union men in th Dallas offices. Fifteen operators are out. Night Shift Out at Omaha. OMAHA. Aug. 10. The entire night shift at the Western Union and Postal offices struck at 7:30 this evening. Two chiefs and two operators remained to man the wires at the Western Union. Knoxville Men Go Out. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10. The 23 Western Union operators walked out at 5:30 P. M. today. The strike. It is said, was caused by some operators refusing to go to Nashville to work. All but Five Out at Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 10. The Western Union operators walked out at 8:30 o'clock this afternoon. About 25 operators are Involved. Five refused to leave their places. Augusta, Ga.t Tied Up. AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 10. All operators walked out of the Postal office here this afternoon. Only the manager and book keeper remained. No business is being accepted. Strike at Council Bluffs, Too. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Aug. 10. The operators for both the Western Union and Postal Companies walked out this evening. Slour City Men Quit. SIOUX CITY, Iowa.. Aug. 10. AH oper ators in the Western Union office here, 25 in number, struck at 8:15 o'clock this evening. . Columbus Men Go Out. COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 10. Thirty-seven union telegraphers struck here this after noon. Postal Men Out at Charleston. COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 10. The Charleston - Postal operators have struck. ' All W. U. Men Out at St. Paul. 8T. PAUL. Aug. 10. The Western Union operators walked out shortly after 6 o clock- PLOT FROM NOVEL Romantic Elopement of Span ish Maiden. "MARRIAGE BY SURPRISE" Old Custom of Saying the Marriage Formula and Receiving Blessing From Unwitting - Priest at Mass Unites the Couple. MADRID, Aug. 10. (Special.) Love's strategy has revived an insti tution of the middle ages, and "mar riage by surprise," to which two elopers have Just had recourse, is be ing copied through the length and breadth of the land. Having in mind the romance of King Alfonso and Queen Ena, parents in Spain have treated young lovers with more than usual leniency. Yet in the noble house of De Conquista there was an exception. The dauier. Donna Petronilla, loved 'the foung Marquis de Villa Reall. She. a girl of 18, was an only child of wealthy parents. He Is the son and heir to the ancient marqutsate, a tall and hand some figure, devoted to sport and motoring rather than to the busy walks of working life. vThe young aristocrats lived In their family palaces In this city and met fre quently in the gay life of Madrid. Young Noble Rejected. The youth declared his love to the Marquis rie Conquista and was refused. He sought the aid of his parents, but they, too, met with a rebuff. The op position fanned the young couple's love. The young Marquis met Donna Petronilla In secret; he bribed her duenna; a secret correspondence passed between them. One day one of the girl's scented love . missives went astray. Her father read it. There was an instant search of her rooms. Notes by the score were unearthed, and with them the details of the secret court ship. The Marquis, the Marchioness and their daughter left Madrid the next de.y. For weeks young De Villa Real was in despair. No word came from his sweetheart. Her father's servants withstood all bribes for a time and pri vate detectives could get no trace of the girl and her parents. There was no news of them in the social world they were not at any of their country places. Seeks Sweetheart In Auto. At last the youthful Marquis learned that the De Conqulstaa had been given the loan of a relative's country house on the outskirts of the village of Trujillo. Here in the birthplace of the great Pizarro was Donna Petronilla hidden away. Her lover disguised him self and took a trusted mechanician and his swiftest motor car to the vil lage. It did not take him long to com municate with the donna. Quickly an elopement was arranged. Quite In the fashion of the middle ages did the girl steal from her bedroom window In the old castle. A run through fields with her lover to the highroad, where the motor car was in waiting, and then off to Madrid as silently and swlftiy as could be. The young Marquis did not scorch He could not afford to meet with ac cident nor run Into the hands of the guardia civil. The Summer's sun was up by the time the 130 miles was ended and the car drove through the streets of Madrid. The youthful couple de scended and entered the church. The organ was pealing, the priest was chanting, for early mass had begun The couple made their way toward the front. They watched till the priest faced the congregation, then they slipped to their knees and clasped each other's hands. Marriage by Surprise. As the priest with his hands uplifted pronounced the benediction of the mass the youthful lovers repeated a little formula necessary for constituting the "marriage by surprise. When a mo ment later they stood erect they were man and wife according to both law and the church. At the Villa Real home the bride was warmly welcomed by the bridge groom's parents and relatives. A tele gram was sent to Trujillo. The Mar quis de Conquista being a sensible man made the best he could of It and gave the pair his blessing. The romance Is the most popular since that of the King and Queen. In novels and stories and other fiction the "marriage by surprise" is well known. But this Is the first public case of its occurring in recent times, perhaps, for quite two centuries. And it has become the vogue again. STORK AGAIN TO VISIT SPAIN Reported That the Dons Are to Be Presented With Another Heir. PARIS, Aug. 10. Special dispatches from San Sebastian, where King Alfonso and Queen Victoria are sojourning, say that her Majesty, who gave birth to a NEW USE FOR BUTTER Prevents Boiling Over. Coffee frequently produces biliousness and all of the accompanying distress, such as loss of appetite, dyspepsia, bowel troubles, etc. A lady from Illinois says: "I had used coffee many years and though I took great care in making it, felt its ill effects very seriously. It made me bilious and robbed me of my appetite tor breakfast. "I always had trouble with dyspepsia while I used it. I was told by physicians that I had catarrh of the stomach, and came to believe there was no help for me. Two years ago I quit the use of coffee and began to use Postum Food Coffee. At first I missed the stimulant, although the taste of the food coffee was delicious. "In a few days I forgot all about my coffee. In the satisfaction I derived from Postum, and soon found that my appetite returned, the bilious condition and dys pepsia disappeared, so that now I am proud to say that at the age of seventy five years I enjoy my food as well .as when' young and all my dyspeptic symp toms and stomach trouble have gone. "These troubles had been with me for most of my life and It Is really remarka ble that I am now so perfectly well. To say that I am grateful does not express It. Once in a while I find a person who does not like Postum. but I always find it is because it has not been properly pre pared. There is but one way to make "feood Postum. and that Is to make it ex actly according to directions, allowing it to boll full fifteen minutes, not after it is placed on the stove, but after the real boiling begins. Use a small piece of butter, about the size of a pea, to pre vent boiling over." Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." son May 10, is again in a delicate state of health. WRECK IN SPAIN KILLS TEN Southern Express Derailed and Tele scoped by Freight Train. MADRID, Aug. 10. The Southern Ex press was derailed today at the tunnel of Autsarte and later was run Into by a freight tradn. Both trains caught fire and it is re ported that ten persons lost their lives. JAPANESE RULE OVER COREA Three Places In Cabinet Ito's Triumphal Journey Home. . SEUOL, Aug. 10. In the reorganization of the Corean government, three mem bers of Marquis Ito's staff will become Vice-Mlnlsters of three Corean depart ments of state. Marquis Ito. accom panied by eight members of the Japan- ese-Corean administration, left today for Tokio via Chemulpo, where a large dem onstration will be held In celebration of Ito's late coup d'etat. General Hase- gawa has been appointed acting resident General and the practical restoration of order in Corea wtlj devolve upon him. General Hasegawa has declared that in- a national sense, there will be no elimina tion of the throne in the government of Corea and believes that under the order of things the people may possibly become more cohesive, but will rely upon the Japanese for the maintenance of order. Marquis Ito and his party will sail from Chemulpo on a warship. The Che mulpo squadron has dispersed. HALSEY CANNOT RECOVER DISEASE TOO FAR ADVANCED TO JUSTIFY HOPE. Doctors Say Survival Would Be Mir acle Death Would Not Affect Graft Trials. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. Theodore V. Halsey, the indicted official who was operated upon a few days ago for appendi citis, was reported to be in an improved condition tonight. tion of Theodore V. Halsey, who was ope rated on Thursday night for appendicitis, is unchanged. He passed a comfortable night, but the crisis Is not yet at hand. Dr. Shumate called at the St. Francis Hospital early this morning, but found no variation in the pulse or temperature of his patient since the bulletin Issued at midnight. The effect of the chloroform has disappeared and within the next 24 hours symptoms on which the final out come may be prognosticated are expected. The probability of bringing Halsey to trial on the charges of bribery is slight. The surgeons can offer but little hope for his ultimate recovery, the disease having advanced so far before the knife was used that it will be miraculous if a cure is ef fected. The loss of Halsey will not In any de gree change the plans of the prosecution. It was expected at one time that he might turn on his former associates, but wp to the time of the begining of the trial he had fhown no disposition to brr.'k the resolute silence which he has main tained since his arrest in Manila. The prosecuting officers say that the testi mony of Halsey Is not essential for the conviction of the other accused officials of the telephone company. During the trial of Olass the attorneys for the de fense did not spare Halsey. TIE UP CONTINENT'S WIRES (Continued from Firt Page.) declared that the union officials at Chi cago had retained an attorney to begin legal proceedings to prevent the National executive board from Interfering with the handling by the proper officers of the union funds. Mr.- Likes' statement was as follows: "The National executive board has been laying down on us and we do not propose to have our cause imperiled by Its non support. President Small ordered the constitution suspended because that document provides that the executive board must approve all expenditures be for the money in the National treasury can be touched. The executive board has shown a disposition to meddle with that money and tie us up so we can not use it. President Small's action forestalls any further activity along that line, and we are going Into court for an Injunction or something for fear the executive board will try to contend that President Small's action is not legal." The first -lolence in the telegraph op erators' strike In Chicago occurred early today when a clerk In the main office of the Postal Company was knocked down on Clark street as he was on his way home from work. Two men who; he de clared had been following him, came out of an alley and attacked him. The clerk refused to give his name. Postal Men Out at Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 10. Four men, re fusing to work with nonunion men In Memphis, were requested by the Postal Telegraph Company to leave the operating-room this afternoon. With the order a whistle was blown and the entire force of 65 Immediately left their tables. Both Offices Strike at Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 10. The Western Union and Postal operators struck this afternoon. PORTLAND OPERATORS READY Telegraphers Will Walk Out If Ordered by Small. Up to last night no word had been re ceived by the local telegraphers' union from President Small, directing them to go on strike In sympathy with the mem bers of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union. Portland operators are holding INDIVIDUALITY OF SILVER This is the character of our stock and we therefore court the closest investigation. It embraces, styles, shapes and patterns unusual to regular lines, and to the gift-presenter affords am ple opportunity for choice and beautiful selections, moderately priced. The engraving is a feature. Corner of Third and Washington Sts. Manufacturing Jewelers, Opticians and Diamond Importe Fall Goods Are Com ing in Now and the Free Trouser Offer Will Soon Be Withdrawn There are' two reasons why you should drop in here at once first, "to get a Une" on the nobbiest), handsomest, swellest and most exclusive display of advance patterns to be seen in town, of the fabrics that good dressers will be wearing this Fall; and second, to take ad vantage of the special conces sion of an extra pair of trousers free with every suit at $22.50 or more, which inducement we'll have to withdraw very soon now. There's a lot to gain by coming now. Make a point to see to it tomorrow. OOLE'4 D,UJC9 GRANT PHEGLEY, Manager Elks' Building Seventh arid Stark themselves In readiness to go out at the order of President Small. Of the 75 commercial telegraphers in Portland, all but three or four, who are chiefs, or foremen, are staunch members of the union and are ready, it is said, to go out in a body. The men here have no grievances, they say, out are entirely filling to act in sympathy with their or ganization if a general strike Is determ ined to be the best solution of the pending trouble. The Portland operators have no means of telling how much llklihood there Is of a general strike order, as the local union has not received the notice to pre pare for a strike that is usually sent out a few hours In advance of the actual strike order. From ls fact It would seem that there is no immediate danger of a strike in this city. The operators seem to oe with Mr. Small to the last man. The strike move ment has strong support among the local key pounders and It Is apparent that, should they go on strike, serious embar rassment would be caused to all lines of business until the trouble was settled. PREFERS SERIOUS CHARGE Young Girl Criminally Assaulted by Appeal to Reason Correspondent. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 10. (Special.) A warrant has been Issued here for the ar rest of George H. 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