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POKTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 19iU.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Packing-House Em
ployes Walk Out.
BAD FAITH IS CHARGED
Employers Are Accused of
Exhibiting Favoritism.
(OTHER UNIONS MAY JOIN IN
iOne Peace Conference Is Fruitless,
and Another Meeting Will Be
Held Today Small Riots
Numerous in Chicago.
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IN SEVERAL STRIKE CENTERS.
CHICAGO Fully SDOO oinplojes applied
for re-CHiploymnt. All stood togeth
er. Riots become quite frequent after
nightfall.
KANSAS CITT Both ddes arc greatly
surprised, but men promptly walk
out. Some disorder follows.
FORT WORTH Men had voted to
strike rather than work with non
union men before Donnelly -wired.
6T. JOSEPH Unloir employes prompt
ly obej strike order. Several non
un(onl3ta are sought out and fteverely
beaten.
OMAHA Many of strikebreakers hav
ing left, packers are placed In an
awkward position.
ST. LOUIS Plants are completely tied
UP.
foreman, walking through the line, -would
pick out a man and say, Tou come up.
The next man would be pushed out of
line and told he could not he used, and It
-was always the good, active union men
whom they could not use.
"We understood the agreement perfectly,
and the strike was only 'called after the
packers had violated the same. This has
been their system in the past, and that
was our main reason for insisting on the
time limit in the agreement, but in spite
of this, the packers intention was to hire
only such men as were Its favorites. They i
also hired men in some of the departments
who had not been employed prior to the
strike.
"Superintendent Pension, of the Armour
canning department, addressed the em
ployes In the following language this
morning: 'You wont away like cattle, and
we will take you back like cattle.'
"This language was used both to men
and women," said Mr. Donnelly.
Situation at Different Plants.
According to John Floersch, president of
the local branch of the Meat Butchers'
Union, who said he was speaking for Mr.
Donnelly, the situation at the different
plans when the strikers applied for work
this morning was as follows:
Swift & Co. All the old men were taken
back in one hundreds.
The Anglo-American Company Rein
stated no men; issued chocks for three
unionists, but these refused to go to work
unless the remainder of the strikers were
put to work.
Armour & Co. No union men taken
back. Alleged discrimination here precipi
tated second walk-out before the new
force was fairly organized.
Hammond Packing Company Appointed
a steward to select certain men from the
crowd of applicants.
Nelson, Morris &. Co. Took back 10 per
cent of cattlebutchers.
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Took back
all cattlebutchers, with one exception.
LIbby, McNeil & Llbby Reinstated
about one-third of former employes.
The charge was made by Mr. Floersch
that a foreman at Armour selected a few
men from the unionists to be reinstated,
but they refused to go to work unless
checks were Issued to the rest of the strikers.
Russia Will End Red
Sea Incidents.
REPLY MADE TO BRITAIN
Malacca Will Be Inspected
Jointly by Consuls.
RELEASE EXPECTED AT ONCE
Commander of the St. Petersburg
Reports He Seized the Ship Be
cause Captain Would Not
Display Manifest.
CHICAGO, July 22. The stockyards
strike was renewed this morning In Chi
cago and all the other points where the big
packing companies have branches, because
the strikers were dissatisfied with the
manner in which the employers proposed
to reinstate their former employes, pend
ing a settlement by arbitration, and will
continue for another day at least. A Joint
"v s conference between the Tcprentatlves of
both sides to the controversy and repre
sentatives of the allied trades, in an at
tempt to bring about a peacablo adjust-
' ment of this second strike, was unsuccess
ful, and the meeting was adjourned to
night at S:30, with the understanding that
another conference would be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.
At today's conference, which lasted five
" hours, a committee consisting of five rep
resentatives of the packers and five repre
sentativas of the Butchers Union, was ap
pointed to go over the whole situation, but
the committee was unable to reach a
working basis with which both sides would
be satisfied. "Whether the difficulty can be
satisfactorily settled at tomorrow's meet
ing is problematical, as both the packers
and the strikers maintain they are living
up to Wednesday's agreement for a set
tlement by arbitration, and that Jt Is the
other side that is responsible for the re
newal of hostilities.
,r Peace Negotiations Fail.
After the night's adjournment, a publi
cation committee announced that the peace
negotiations today had failed, but that
Ihere was still hope an agreement could be
reached In the near future. No written
statement of what occurred In the meet
ing was given out, as has been customary
at former conferences, and the committee
' declined to give any further information
except that another meeting would be
held tomorrow.
Unless a settlement is reached tomorrow
the general belief is that a sympathetic
strike of the allied trades in the packing
Industry, which was threatened last week,
to enforce the demands of the strikers,
will be called. All these unions have sig
nified their willingness to stand by the
butchers if they are called on to assist In
the struggle with the packers for su
premacy. Strikers Make New Demands.
Late tonight, it was learned that the ob
stacle which prevented a settlement of the
strike at today's conference was the fact
that the strikers had made new demands
on the packers. When the first strike was
settled on an arbitration basis, it Included
a provision that the strikers were all to
be reinstated within 45 days. After the re
newal of the strike today, when the Joint
conference was held, Mr. Donnelly de
manded that all the strikers be reinstated
within ten days Instead of the 45 days as
provided in the original agreement. This
the packers refused to do, alleging that
they had lived up to their agreement, and
that as no discrimination In the reinstate
ment of the men had been meant, the
strikers should abide by the agreement
which was signed by all the Butohers'
Unions and also by the Allied Trades
Unions at the yards, who were at the
conference and took part in the proceed
ings which led up to the arbitration
agreement decided on last Wednesday
night- The question of reinstatement has
all along been the point on which it has
been impossible to reach an agreement.
Tonight both sides seemed determined to
.maintain the stand they have taken, and
unless one or the other offors some sort of
compromise, tomorrow's conference will
fail in its object.
In the following statement, given out to
night by President Donnelly, of the Butch
ers' Union, the reason why the strikers
refused to return to work today Is givon:
"The packers signed an agreement that
t there .would be no discrimination in the ,
rehiring of the mon. ThiB was accepted
by the officers of the organization in good
faith. On the Toturn of jthe men this morn
ing, they -were lined up like cattle. The
The packers, as soon as the strike was
called, met and Issued the following state
ment: "Much to our surprise, the men, after
reporting for work this morning, and after
getting started In nearly all the houses,
were ordered out again. We thought the
officers of the union clearly understood
that business had been more or less dis
rupted during the strike, and that some
delay would be required to get started up
again in anything like full capacity. It
Is the Intention of the packers to carry out
their agreement In every particular, and
if any house has given cause for griev
ance the same can be, and any future
grievance will be, readily adjusted."
W. Armour said:
. "I cannot understand the cause of Mr.
Donnelly's new order. I consider that
these men have broken faith with the
packers. It will be impossible for the
packers here or anywhere in the country
to take all the strikers back at once.
There is not sufficient work for them to
do so. All the plants are more or less
disordered, and it will be some time be
fore they will be able to operate a full
force In all the departments. How long
It would be before we could put all the
men to work, I cannot say. One reason
why all could not be taken back Immedi
ately is because there Is not sufficient live
stock in the market. We have taken back
today perhaps 150 of the strikers, 30 or 40
of whom are skilled men.
"Before the strike we employed between
2400 and 3500 men. Today we have 2600
employes' at work."
According to estimates, S530 men were
directly affected In Chicago alone by to
day's strike. Fully that number of strik
ers were on hand at 6 o'clock this morn
ing, expecting Immediate employment,
while others were expecting reinstatement
later. The cattle butchers had no sooner
reported than the charge of discrimina
tion was raised. The butchers left in a
body, and Mr. Donnelly's general order
declaring another strike followed.
Restless Crowds Fill Streets.
Restless crowds filled the streets of
packing town all day after the ordering
of the second strike. Several disturbances
took place in the morning and early af
ternoon, but no arrests were made. Trou
ble came when Joseph Y.ounlchs, employed
at Nelson, Morris & Co.'s plant, was
taken out of the yard so that his knee,
which had been fractured by the falling
of a skid, could be 'cared for 'by a physi
cian. The doctor, after attending the
wounded man, called an ambulance to
have the sufferer taken back Into the
company's improvised hospital In the
yards. A crowd, assuming that Tounlchs
was a nonunion man, attacked the ambu
lance and nearly upset the vehicle in an
endeavor to roach the supposed foe. With
drawn revolvers two policemen and the
doctor defended their charge, the doctor
declaring to the strike sympathizers that
the wounded man was a fellow-unionist
This took time, and the defenders had to
withstand a siege till help came from the
stockyards police station, a considerable
distance away. Other men were beaten
severely by strikers.
As soon as it grew dark, and especially
after the news had reached the district
that no agreement had been reached at
the . downtown conference, small-sized
riots were numerous, and It kept the
police busy until far into the night scat
tering the belligerents. In one of these
disturbances Josle Rominsky, who had
taken a striker's place in one of the
plants, was attacked by nearly a thousand
boys and girls while she was on the way
home. She was chased for several blocks
and pelted with mud and stones. When
she reached home she fell in a heap on
the doorstep, exhausted from fright and
bruises. The girl was dragged into the
house by her father before the pursuing
crowd could reach her. Seeing that she
had escaped them, they commenced to
batter the house with stones and bricks.
A riot call was sent In, and it took a
wagonload of policemen to disperse the
youthful rioters. ,
The first rioting of the day came when a
man, Frank Miller, was set upon by a
crowd. of 'strike sympathizers. They beat
him so badly that at the hospital whore
ST. PETERSBURG. July 23. (2:05 A.
M.) The steamer Malacca is at Suda Bay,
Island of Crete, where, under an agree
ment reached by Great Britain and Rus
sia, she will be perfunctorily inspected
jointly by the Cqnsuls of the two coun
tries and released unless palpable contra
band of war intended for the Japanese
shall be found, in which case the contra
band only will be held. British govern
ment stores aboard the vessel will not be
examined.
The Russian reply to the British protest
was handed to Ambassador Hardlnge in
the afternoon. Russia agrees that the Ma
lacca shall not be brought before a prize
court, and undertakes that no incident
similar to this will occur in the future.
A claim for damages as a result of de
laying the steamer will be presented in
due course of time through the British
Embassy.
The captain of the St Petersburg, in his
report, gives as his reason for summarily
making a prize of the Malacca the fact
that the British master of the Malacca
declined to produce the manifests of his
cargo.
The Russian authorities, after receiving
the report of the captain of the St Pe
tersburg, tried to stop the Malacca at
Port Said, but she had already sailed.
From the first Russian authorities were
convinced that the captain of the R,u
Mian volunteer fleet steamur St Petersburg
must have had good reason for seizing the
Malacca as a, prize, and his report, stating
that the skipper of the Malacca declined
to produce the ship's manifest seems to
have justified their confidence.
There is reason to believe that had the
fact been known in advance that the Ma
lacca's skipper took upon himself the re
sponsibility of questioning the war status
of the St. Petersburg, and defied the Rus
sian war flag, contrary to International
law, which evidently came as a complete
surprise to the British government that
nation might not have acted as It did. In
spite of this development, however, Rus
sia adopted a most conciliatory attitude.
The Czar himself was desirous of avoid
ing the slightest pretext for a quarrel,
and personally gave orders to settle the
matter promptly.
According to a high authority, Rus
sia has conveyed assurances that there
will be no repetitions of the Red Sea inci
dents. How the collateral questions grow
ing out of these incidents will be regulated
has not yet been disclosed. There is no
talk of an international conference at this
time to discuss neutral commerce, but
diplomats here bellevo that such a con
ference to discuss this, as well as new
questions raised by the war, like the use
of wireless telegraphy, is advisable when
the war ends.
slan government would act as it has done
and the object in so writing was to point
oul that the Malacca incident was onlys
a factor in the great problem which has
not been .settled. The paper confirms the
statement that Czar Nicholas was urged
by the French government -to settle the
case of the Malacca, and this settlement
it attributes to tho French action, adding:
"It is jfuinored in diplomatic clroleshat
Germany wishes to co-operate with Great
Britain in the settlement of the main
feature of the dispute."
It urgently points out to the govern
ment that popular opinion in Great Brit
ain would not admit such1 partnership,
and adds an interesting 'detail to the heat
of the controversy of the last few days by
positively stating that if the Malacca "had
approached the Dardanelles "she wou'd
have been summoned to surrender by our
gunboat awaiting there, and if she had
not complied sho would have been fired
upon."
The Standard adopts a somewhat sim
ilar tone, and while expressing relief that
the "specified lnsident of the -Malacca
ceases o be dangerous,'' sayst .
"There, still remains a divergence of
views as iipjn-gnedlate ojitcome of which
there wir'be an.N Indefinite prospect ''of
trouble until the Russian Admiralty con
forms' to the printe? recoSatsiayi
other4 states." ,
May Let No More Ships Pass.
The Daily News says it believes that the
governmeir Is resolved that no more
Russian warships, however carefully dis
guised, shall pass the Bosphorus, the out
let of which a portion of the Mediter
ranean fleet will carefully guard. Con
firmation of the foregoing statement Is
lacking. The Times ays:
"Although there Is good reason to hope
that we have advanced a stage toward
satisfactory solution of the grave situa
tion brought about, by the seizure of the
Malacca, we cannot consent to any ar
rangement which would cut the ground
from under our feet It is the status of
tho St Petersburg that we contest, and
we take our stand not on some impalpa
ble point of international law, but on the
plain text of the treaties and conventions
which govern the passage of the Darda
nelles." "
The Tinv. draws attention to serious
complicatlft&VioX a similar kind which are
liable to oflor in the Pacific, instancing
the Pacific Mall Steamship Company's
apprehension on this point
Liner. Aragonia Wil
Carry Flour to Japan.
vised, there is as yet no occasion for con
cern over ships from Pacific Coast ports,
but It would not be surprising If some of
the Boston or Pacific Mail steamers were
overhauled within the next few weeks. J
GHARTERERSGIVESEGURiTY
Hamburg-American Owners
' 'Accept freight Offered.
SSTTliE-MATTER IN NEW Y0R1J
j" '
If Russian Warships Confiscate the
Vessel, the Portland &. Asiatic
Company Will Be the
Losers.
MAY BE AFTER THE SBAWMUT
Vladivostok Squadron in Waters the
Liner Should Be by This Time. .
'SPECIAL CABLE.
LONDON, July 22. Insurance circles are
speculating with suppressed interest on
the movements of' the Vladivostok fleet.
The Insurance correspondent of the Times
says: '
"The reports published today concern
ing the movements of the Vladivostok
.fleet promise, ff true, to bcrfollowed by in
teresting developments. The Vladivostok
cruisers, it is stated, passed JMiyako, on
the east coast of Japan, yesterday, and
appeared to be making for Yokohama. It
happens that the large American steamer
Shawmut, D000 tons, left Tacoma on July
10, 'and is just about due. at Yokohama
with a cargo of provisions. It looks as if
the Russians are after the Shawmut, and
the fact that she Is an American adds
piquancy to the situation. The provisions
are obviously intended for the troops, and
are no doubt contraband. It is, however,
by no means clear that the belligerents
have a right to touch such commodities
unless they can prove the use they will
be put to. It is most important for both
Americans and ourselves to object strong
ly to any attempt to treat provisions des
tined for ordinary civilian consumption a3
contraband of y:av."
He Refuses to Be Na
tional Chairman,
8HEEHAN WILL NOT SERVE
He Is With Parker When.Sena
tor's Pleasure Is- Learned.
DARK. HORSE LEADERS' HOPE
(Concluded on Page o.)
NOT SURE DANGER IS AVERTED
British Press Awaits Settlement of
Dardanelles Question.
LONDON, July 23. The morning papers
generally express satisfaction that the
Malacca incident has been settled In ac
cordance with the demands of Great
Britain, though there is an inclination to
await the settlement of the broader ques
tion of the passage through the Darda
nelles of the volunteer fleet steamers be
fore believing that all danger has been
averted. This feeling is heightened by
Premier Balfour's announcement on the
adjournment of the House of Commons
that he still had no official news to com
municate either in connection with the
Malacca incident or with tho volunteer
fleet steamers in general.
Some papers are even inclined to doubt
the authenticity of the news that the
Malacca Incident has been settled, but
the Dally Telegram seems officlaly to ex
plain the apparent contradiction existing
between Mr. Balfour's statements and
tho telegrams from St Petersburg.
"Two dispatches left the Foreign Office
on July 2L" says the Daily Telegraph.
"One has ollclted a favorable reply, but
the other has not yet been answered. Tho
promise that no similar Incident shall oc
cur again, is very vague and elastic. It
may mean that no British vessel shall In
the future be seized, the papers of which
are regular and the cargo carried by
which belongs to his British Majesty's
government That is not much of a con
cession, seeing that our fleet has Instruc
tions to prevent another such outrage."
The paper fears that the RusBlan gov
ernment has not yet agreed to desist
changing the volunteer fleet steamers Into
cruisers after the passage of the Darda
nelles, and says:
"Wo welcome the action regarding tho
Malacca as proof that the Russian gov
ernment has no idea of gratuitously pick
ing a quarrel with uS. This Is good as
far as it goes."
Attributes Settlement to France.
' The Daily Telegraph goes on to say that
its, alarmist editorial of, July 22 was writ
ten with "full knowledge that the" Rus-
DARDANELLES NOT MENTIONED
Russian Answer Only Deals With the
Cargo of, the Malacca.
LONDON, 3u& 52. In accordance with
instructions from5 Foreign Minister La'ms
dorff. Count Behckendorff, the Russian
Ambassador to Great Britain, has in
formed Foreign Minister Lanpdowne that
immediately upon pjoof of the presence
of the broad arrow-the British mark
upon the munitions ca the seized steamer
Malacca and aesurai&e of tho fact that
no other cargo of s "tihtraband character
is on bGird- thatf feJl. be will b re
leased. "a resr&iHV this notitlc.tltMj.
Lord Lonsdowne gyaured Count Benok
endorff raat all lt. Ijoxs marked with
the broad arrow were the property of the
British government and the Secretary
added he had beep informed by the Penin
sular & Oriental Company, owners of tho
Malacca, that there was no contraband
on board, a statement which the British
government accepted because of the
standing of the company.
The Associated Press learns that the
Russian reply makes no reference to the
general question of the Dardanelles. The
Russian diplomats here excuse the action
of the commander of the St Petersburg
in seizing the Malacca on the ground that
he had no Idea of the significance of the
broad arrow.
TURKEY DEEMS LAW VIOLATED
She Regards Russian Ships Liable to
Capture as Pirates.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 22. The pass
age of the Russian volunteer fleet steam
ers Smolensk and St Petersburg through
the Dardanelles under a commercial flag,
and their subsequent hoisting of the naval
flag, is considered here to be a violation
of international law, rendering the vee
sels liable to be regarded as pirates. It is
thought that Great Britain w III avail her
self of the presence of her Mediterranean
fleet to emphasize her protest against the
action of the volunteer-fleet steamers in
the Red Sea.
No further steamers have traversed the
straits since the Smolensk passed
through, and it is believed that Great
Britain will protest against the further
passage of the Dardanelles by Russian
steamers unless the government gives an
explicit understanding that the vessels
are not destined to act as cruisers.
SEIZED IN THE RED SEA.
German Steamer Arrives at Suez Fly
ing the Russian Flag.
SUEZ, July 23. The Hamburg-American
line 6teamer Scandia, seized by the Rus
sians in the Red Sea, has just arrived
here. She flies the Russian naval flag. Is
commanded by a Russian 'naval officer,
and is manned by a naval crew. She will
enter the canal. Her destination is not
known.
(None of the maritime registers availa
ble publish the name Scandia of a Hamburg-American
line steamer. It is be
lieved that tho vessel referred to may be
the Sambla of that line, tnougn sne was
reported to have passed Perim, at the
southern entrance of the Red Sea Thurs
inv evening, and this was taken to dis
prove the report of her capture by a Rus
sian volunteer-fleet vessel.)
Time Inopportune to Discuss Treaty,
PARIS, July 22. The Foreign Office to
day said It Is considered Inopportune to
discuss a readjustment of the rights of tha
powers under the treaty of Paris during
a time of war, and, therefore, if the ques
tion of a readjustment Is raised it prob
ably will go over until the close of the
Japanese-Russian war.
The Hague Court Members Addressed
LONDON, July 22. The Brussels corre
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says the
Russian government has addressed sev
eral prominent members of The Hague.
Arbitration Tribunal,- requesting their
opinions dn the seizure of mails by Rus
sian cruisers. ,
The steamship Aragonia, of the Port
land & Asiatic line, will carry flour from
Portland to Japan. That point was defi
nitely settled yesterday. The agreement
between General Manager Schwerin, of
the Portland & Asiatic Company and the
Hamburg-American Company, the own
ers of the vessel, was made in New York,
the fact being wired to the local office.
It was further agreed that the Portland &
Asiatic Company should file a bond to
Indemnify the owners of the Aragonia In
the event of the steamer being seized by
the Russians. The amount of the bond
was not made public, but is believed to
be $275,000, as that sum was demanded by
tho Hamburg-American, In the early stage
of the negotiations.
The German company several days ago
filed a protest, through Captain Schuldt,
against loading any contraband of war
on the Aragonia. As flour makes up the
bulk of the proposed cargo, the Portland
Sz Asiatic Company notified the owners
that the Aragonia would either hae to
take what was offered or go out empty.
The matter was finally settled by the
German company agreeing to take the
contraband and the Portland company
the risk.
The fact that the Russian Vladivostok
squadron is hovering off the Japanese
Coast looking for Just such prizes will
make the trip of the Aragonia an Inter
esting one. The Russian fleet is sup
posed to be interested principally in the
San Francisco liners, which are said to
be carryfHr" largo juantlti&Htic5l beef
across Xoi ,the Japanese army, but should
they meet tho Portland steamer they will
probably consider thi carso as contra
band of war, though it will b consigned
to private individuals. However, the Ara
gonia will not sail from here until July
2S, and Ly the time she gets over to the
other side, the Russians may be at the
bottom of the sea.
SHIPPERS ASK FOR ADVICE.
SQUADRON AGAIN SIGHTED.
Vladivostok Ships Have Sunk One
Vessel and Captured Two Others.
TOKIO, July 23. The Russian Vladivo
stok fleet was sighted Thursday morning
at 7 o'clock at Iwate, steering to the
south. The latest report of its operations
shows that it sunk one vessel, a small
steamer, and captured two others, one of
which they released. One vessel had no
cargo, and the other nothing In the na
ture of contraband goods.
Cruisers Join Squadron.
LONDON. July 22. A dispatch to
Reuter's Telegram Company from St.
Petersburg, says it is reported there that
cruisers said to have been bought by
Russia in Germany have joined the Vlad
ivostok squadron, which went to sea es
pecially to meet them.
STRIKES MRS. NATION TWICE
Kentucky Saloonkeeper Assaults Her
With a Chair.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., July 22.
Carrie Nation's career was temporarily
but violently interrupted tonight when A.
R. Neighbors, a saloonkeeper, struck her
twice rwlth a chair, knocking her down
and producing a scalp w'und. The assault
"eenrrsd-at Neighbors aKItiibg after Mrs.
relation had berated Neighbors.
.EARS ARE NEARLY TORN OFF
-Eddy Wires-Tension Is Relieved.
- WASHINGTON, July 22. Spencer
Eddy, the American Charge d'Affairsat
St Petersburg, today, cabled the State
Department that the British Embassy
tljerehad been officially notified that,
tfie steamer Malacca had been released
andin corisequence .the existingten
"alon hasbeen relieved. " "
State Department Requested to De
" fine Contraband of War.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 22. Pacific Coast steamship
lines are becoming alarmed at the course
being pursued by Russia in searching ves
sels on the high seas, and are appealing to
the State Department for advice. The
Boston Steamship Company, of Puget
Sound, and the Pacific Mail Company, of
San Francisco, both wired Secretary of
State Hay today, asking what action they
should take should any of their ships be
captured and held either by the Russian or
Japanese fleets.
The department has not made a direct
reply to these inquiries, and will probably
not do so, although it Is expected within
a short time a general note of caution to
shippers will be Issued.
The steamer Shawmut, of the Boston
Steamship Line, is now at sea bound for
Japan with nearly 1,000,000 pounds of beef,
ostensibly for the use of the army. This
cargo is believed by the authorities here
properly to be classed as contraband ot
war, and if the ship is overhauled by the
Russian fleet and captured, this Govern
ment will not be In a position to demand
its release. It Is only vessels plying be
tween Pacific Coast ports and neutral
ports In the Orient that are properly free
from capture, and even they are liable to
search by either the Japanese or Russian
warships.
Pacific Mall steamers are carrying to
Chinese ports large quantities of food
stuffs, which are believed to be Intended
for transshipment to Japan. If Russians
capture any such cargo and are able to
establish the fact that they are intended
for the use of the Japanese army, this
Government cannot interfere.
When America Will Intervene.
The only event In which the United
States Government is likely to intervene is
in case either Russia or Japan wrongfully
seize and hold American ships whose car
goes are not in any degree contraband of
war. It is explained at the State Depart
ment that supplies sent from this country
to Japan or to Vladivostok or some other
Siberian port and intended for Japanese
or Russian markets, and not as supplies
for the army or tho navy of either nation,
cannot properly be held as contraband of
war. This technicality, it is thought, will
result in litigation, and suits against the
warring governments and the validity of
claims for damages will depend upon proof
whether the goods seized were actually
contraband.
The British government daring the Boer
War wrongfully seized a cargo 'of flour,
and was obliged to pay damages far in
excess of the actual value of the flour
captured. , ,,
There Is nothing whatever to prevent
Russian or Japanese warships from, over
hauling American commercial vessels on
the high seas to determine whether their
cargoes contain supplies for tho opposing
army or navy, but by instituting those
searches Russia or Japan lays Itself open
to liability for damages in the way of de
murrage and other losses Incidental to
any delay .that may result ..4t-
j-So1 far as the State Department is ad-
Six People Injured in Car on Scenic
Railway at St. Louis Fair.
ST. LOUIS, July 22. Six persons were
Injured In a car at the scenic railroad at
the World's Fair. The accident was
caused by the gripman, whose attention
had been diverted from his work, losing
control of the car, which ran against the
side supports. Four of the occupants al
most had their ears torn off.
Will Bring Body of Loomis Home.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 22. Tha Ameri
can liner St. Paul, which sails from here
for New York on July 27, will take the
body of Kent Loomis.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
ItnMo-Japanese War.
Russia assures Britain there will be no repeti
tion of the Red Sea Incidents. Page 1.
Steamer Malacca will be examined Jointly by
Consuls. Page 1.
British press will not believe danger averted
until the greater question of the Darda
nelles la settled. Page 1.
Pacific Coast shippers ask War Department to
state what goods are contraband. Page 1.
Japanese drive Russians from Klao Tung; their
losses are 424, those of the enemy about
1000. Page 3.
Political.
Gorman puts himself out of the race for Demo
cratic National Chairman. Page 1.
P. V. Holman, of Oregon, while friendly to
Taggart, wants to do "what Is bast for the
party." Page 1.
Swallow is formally notified of his nomination
by Prohibitionists for President Page 3.
Meatpackcrs' Strike.
Strike is renewed on ground employers showed
discrimination in reinstating emploes.
Page 1.
Unless peace Is made, allied unions are likely
to go out in sympathy. Page 1.
Donnelly is now said to have demanded strikers
be reinstated in 10, instead of 45 days.
Page 1.
Tie-up at all the leading centers is complete.
Page S.
Domestic.
Bonesteel gamblers meet demand of citizens to
make grafters go, and reign ot terror ap
pears to be at an end. Page 5.
.Colonel Ed Butler, the prominent St Louis
politician. Is indicted for bribery. Pago 3.
Massachusetts State Board Is trjlng to avert
strike at cotton mills, with a prospect ot
success. Page 5.
raclflo Coast.
Sheep said to be crowding on Cascade forest
reserve, in Marlon County. Page 4.
Heinze interests charged with looting adjoining
mines of millions. Page 4.
Warrants issued for foreigners fishing la the
Columbia. 'Page 9.
Boy of 0 years burned to death by exploding
kerosene can in Marion County. Page 4.
, Commercial and Marine.
General trade prospects Improve With assurance
ot large -crops. Page IS.
Weak wheat market at Chicago. Page 13.
San Francisco potato market depressed. Page
13.
New York atock market dull and irregular.
Page 13.
Portland & Asiatic liner Aragonia will take
flour to Japan. Page 1.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League scores: Portland 2, Taco
ma 0; Seattle 7, Oakland 0; San Francisco
5, Lea Angeles 2. Page 0.
British Columbia crews win all races at first
day of regatta. Page 0.
Portland and Vicinity.
Most of the men arrested by Sheriff Word for
smoking opium, are disoharged. Page 14.
Statute which provides that private citizens
may make arrests for gamTsllng may be
utilized by reformers. Pace 14.
Oil may be used to sprinkle elty streets. Page S.
New plan of assessment la rejected bj Ai. O.
U. W. Page 8.
Taggart Apparently Is the Only
Avowed Candidate for the Posi
tion Portable Hotel to Be
Shipped to" Rosemount.
ESOPUS, N. Y., July 22. Information
reached Esopus today that Senator Gor
man cannot' be Induced to undertake tho
cares of managing the campaign. Judge
Parker was Informed by the Associated
Press of tho dispatch from Washington
that Senator Gorman had reiterated his
declaration that some younger man Bhould
be chosen. William F. Sheehan, who
was the choice of many Eastern leaders,
was with Judge Parker at the time.
He wa3 asked whether he would permit
his name to go before the meeting ot
the National Committee, to be held at
the- Hoffman House In New York on
Tuesday. He replied, laughlngjy:
"Oh, nobody wants me for chairman."
Then, seriously, he discussed briefly his
own position, making it plain he has not
allowed his. name to be considered by
party leaders, and that he stands firm
in his refusal to serve as manager ot
the campaign. From his attitude, he no
longer can be regarded as a possibility.
August Belmont also has asserted that
he will not accept an active part In tha
campaign management, and that Mr.
Taggart is apparently the on)y one left
in the race.
Dark Horse May Win.
Leaders In the party who have visited
Rosemount have said several times that
thft selection of chairman would bo the
unhainpered duty of the National Corn-
Similar utterances have come
m prominent Democrats who have at
tended recent conferences in New York,
and the possibility "mains that out of
the uncertainty may be brought some
candidate heretofore not mentioned, who
could at once draw the support of all fac
tions. In that connection it waa sug
gested today that many members of tho
National Committee from the West and
South, as well as some from the East, are
not known to have been In communication
with other party leaders since the conven
tion at St Louis.
While It was known that those who have
remained silent preferred to learn the
wishes of Judge Parker before committing
themselves to any candidate, it was cer
tain they would be for the man the lead
ers advanced for the chairmanship. If
Mr. Taggart is that man they will sup
port him, but at the same time they may
have some candidate to urge for recognition.
Gorman's Stand Causes No Fear.
At Rosemount, no apprehension Is felt
because of Senator Gorman's declination.
He atterided the New York conference,
and took a hearty interest In its proceed
ings. Over and over again tie has said
he would do 'anything In his power for
party success, and whoever is selected
for chairman has assurance of the cordial
assistance of an experienced campaign
manager.
Mr. Sheehan was at Rosemount nearly
three hours. Most of the time he was
with Judge Parker.
Arrangements were completed today to
ship to Esopus a 30-room, one-story, port
able hotel building, which can be set up
in les3 than two weeks. The promoters
desire a 'lease for four months with, tho
privilege of extending to four years.
NOTHING CAN CHANGE GORMAN
Maryland Senator Puts Himself Out
of the Race.
WASHINGTON, July 22. Senator Gor
man was in the city today, and his at
tention was called to a statement pur
porting to have been made by a member
of the Democratic National Committee,
to the effect that there is still a possi
bility that he might consent to accept
the chairmanship. Mr. Gorman stated
he had frankly informed all who had
mado such a suggestion that It would be
Impossible for him to undertake the la
bors Incident to that position, and that
he now desired to add that no conditions
will Induce him to change that determina
tion. He will, however, he said, be very
glad to render all the service In his pow
er to those who may be selected to take
charge of the campaign, which he hopes
will be crowned with success.
TAGGART MEN TAKE NEW HOPE
Holman, of Oregon, While Friendly,
Wants to Do Best for the Party.
NEW YORK, July 22. The statement
from Washington that Senator Gorman
had reiterated his declaration that he
could not be chairman of the Democratic
National Committee has simplified tho
situation, according to the views of those
who are earnestly urging Thomas Tag
gart of Indiana, and they expect the be
lief that he will be unanimously chosen
chairman by the National Committee
next Tuesday.
The suggestion previously made that
William F. Sheehan would be urged to
take the chairmanship, if Senator Gor
man positively declared himself out of
the race, does not disconcert the Taggart
men. They have been told by Mr. Shee
han his health would not allow him. to
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