Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 28, 1905, Page 5, Image 5

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    THEIR FLEET BEST
Japanese Rely on Cruisers and
Torpedo-Boats.
ARE CONFIDENT OF RESULT
Itojcslvertsky Awaits the Arrival of'
Xcbogatoff, "Who Is Due to Join
Him on May. 5 Using
Hainan as Base.
TOKIO, April 27. (4. P. SL)-Thc move
ments of the squadron commanded by
Admiral Rojestvensky and the intentions
of the Russian commander continue to
be the subject of -general interest and
speculation. The last Japanese reports
ore conflicting and confusing. They do
not indicate definitely the purpose of Ro
jestvensky, but It is evidently the inten
tion of the Russian "Admiral to await a
junction with the division commanded by
Admiral Nebogatoff, which Increases the
probability of his Intention to give Ad
miral Togo a decisive battle.
It is assumed that Rojestvensky will
bring all the ships and guns possible into
action If he Intends to fight decisively or
that he will detach and abandon his slow,
oumborsome and useless- ships if he In
tends to run the gauntlet to Vladivostok.
It Is, believed that the location and date
of the engagement will depend entirely
on Rojestvensky.
The Japanese defensive plans arc con
coaled with absolute secrecy. The proc
lamations issued are viewed calmly by the
officials and public. The people appreciate
the importance of retaining the sea power
of Japan and the great consequences
which hinge on victory or defeat, but they
are confident of success owing to the su
periority in numbers and strength of the
armored cruisers of Japan, which, it is
believed,' will counterbalance the Russian
superiority in battleships. The prospec
tive junction of the fifth Russian division
with the other divisions of the Russian
squadron and the disadvantage at which
Japan is placed owing to the shortage of
battleships apparently cause no apprehen
sion here. The Japanese rely on their su
periority in mobility personnel and
morale and "tan the condition of their war
ships to bring them victory.
, Extending the comparison beyond the
first line of battle, it is argued that Japan
possesses a preponderating and valuable
advantage in lighter cruisers, torpedp
boat destroyers, torpedo-boats and subma
rine boats.
The proclamation of martial law In the
island of Formosa, which Is strongly and
extensively defended, is tne only public
announcement of the defensive steps
taken by the Japanese. The public does
not know the location of Togo's squadron,
the officers and men having ceased com
municatlon with their friends and fam
ilies. ' .
USING HAIXAX. AS XA.VAL BASE
Report That RussiansCjit . Cable, Is
. Confirmed.
LONDON, April 27. No further news
has-been received of either Rojestvcnsky's
or TNebogatoff's squadrons.
The report is confirmed that the sub
marine cable has been cut at Hainan,
and, according to the Dally Telegraph's
correspondent at Tbklo, the authorities
have learned that the Russians arc using
Hainan as a. base.
TRANSPORTS LEAVE JvAMRANH
Ships Left Behind Seem to AAvait
Nebogatoff.
KAMRANH BAY. via Saigon. Cochin
China, April 27. The only ships remain
ing In Kamranh Bay are four German
transports. All the rest of the transports
and the Rlissian hospital ship Orel and
other vessels left behind by Admiral
Rojestvensky left the bay.yesterday morn
ing. This fleet Is now assembled outside
the bay. and forms an extended line,
stretching from Cape Varela to the head
of Kamranh Peninsula. The torpedoboats
are scouting in all directions. The ships
seem to be awaiting Vice-Admiral Nebo
gatoff'e division.
The French cruiser Descartes, having
on board Admiral de Jonquleres, the
French commander in these waters, re
turned to Nhatrang, near Kamranh Bay,
after steaming around the Russian squad
ron, and subsequently returned to Saigon.
The two freight-laden steamers cap
tured by Admiral Rojestvensky were un
der the German flag. It is presumed that
they are suspected of having contraband
of war on board.
DUE TO JOIN FLEET MAY 5
.Russian Admiralty. Calculates
Speed of Nebogatoff.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 27. (1:15 P.
M.) According to the calculations of the
Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Nebogatoft, who
lef t Jlbutll, French Somallland, March 25,
if he has been making 200 knots per day.
ehould reach Singapore tomorrow, and
could not unite his division with Vlce
Admiral Rojestvensky In Tonquln Bay
until May 5.
The general opinion Is that their junc
ture Is assured, on the theory that Ad
miral Togo would not dare to risk sailing
south to meet Nebogatoft, since by so
doing he would leave the way to Vladi
vostok open to Rojestvensky.
GOOD WEATHER FOR FIGHTING
Drying of Manchuria Roads Faclli
tatcs Oyama's "Work.
LONDON, April 2S. The news of the
resumption of fighting In Manchuria Is
supposed here to show that the Japanese
have now decided not to await the issue
of the impending naval contest, but to
utilize the few weeks intervening between
the drying up of the thawed-out roads and
the arrival of the Summer rains In June
for the resumption of the land campaign.
The completion of the railway to Mukden
will greatly simplify Field Marshal
Oyama's task of provisioning his vast
army, and will thus facilitate the renewal
of hostilities.
RUSSIA NEEDS MORE MONEY
Will Borrow From German Bankers
-' on Stringent Terms.
. SPECIAX. CABLE.
"-. BERLIN, April 28. Russia Is again In
financial straits and has appealed to
iGorman bankers for another loan in
order to finance continued war opera
tions. The recent internal .Issue of
bonds was not taken up. byjae Russians
to the degree that was expected and the
financial result is characterized as only
moderately successfully
In asklne tho German financiers to
buy treasury bonds at 5 per cent at
nine months, the Russian government
places upon Itself more" stringent con
ditions than those that accompanied the
first negotiations with the German
bankers.
It is understood that; the firm of Men
delsohn Is negotiating the loan, which
is said to be for 100,000,300 roubles.
Russian Cavalry Repulse Enemy.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 27.-General
Llnievltch. In a telegram to the Emperor,
dated April 26, reports a three hours' fight
April 23, near Tsintziataoun. the Rus
sian cavalry forcing the Japanese to
retreat.
Rumored Junction of Forces.
. TSTINGTAU. . "Shantung Peninsula,
China, April 27. A private telegram re
ceived here says that Admiral Rojest
vcnsky's fleet has Joined Nebogatott's de
tachment OPEN PORTAGE NEXT VISIT
Commissioners Make Their .Last In
spection Trip.
THE DALLES, Or., April 27. (Special.)
--Governor George E. Chamberlain, Secre
tary of State F. I. Dunbar and State
Treasurer Charles SI Moore, constituting
the State Portage Railway Commission,
arrived here tonight for the purpose of
making the regular monthly Inspection of
the Portage Railway. The Board will go
over the entire road today, and in this
Inspection will have as Its guests J. N.
Teal, representing the Open River' Asso
ciation, and the transportation committee
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
and possibly J. A- Smith, president, and
W. J. Mariner, secretary of the Open
River Association, and J. T. Peters, of
the executive committee of that asso
ciation. This Inspection tour will begin with a
drive to Big Eddy, and from there to
Mosshouse Curve. From that point the
party will complete the inspection by
means of the engine lately placed on the
Portage Road. Governor 'Chamberlain to
night said: "This Is simply our regular
inspection, but I- think I can say it will
be our last, since I believe that the "next
visit of this board will be for the purpose
of taking part In the formal opening of
the Portage Road. From what we know,
the road Is almost completed and there Is
no doubt as to its being ready for opera
tion on May 15. We will be able to tell
more exactly, however, when we get
through this Inspection."
J. N. Teal said: "From what I have
heard of the progress of the Portage
Road, It will certainly be completed on
time. What we are peculiarly and partic
ularly interested in, however. Is the pro
vision for commerce above the road. This
is being arranged for, and within a very
short time the dream of the opening up
of the Inland Empire will be a reality.
It is peculiarly coincident that the open
ing up the Columbia should occur just
100 years after It had been traveled by
Lewis and Clark."
The 'Commission will go over the route
of the Portage Road tomorrow and leave
for Portland in the evening.
DEFAULTER 3LYKES HIS ESCAPE
Fugitive San Francisco Tax Collector
Has Probably Left Country.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27. The grand
jury tonight returned two indictments of
felony and embezzlement against Edward
A. Smith, the missing City Tax Collector,
.and bench warrants, were issued for his
arrest. The Indictments were made In
consequence of the failure to pay Into the
city treasury sums aggregating about $39,-
000 personally collected by Smith from the
Southern Pacific Railway Company for
taxes.
The police professed tonight to be abso
lutely in doubt as to the question of the
whereabouts of Smith. A former actress.
to whom he paid much attention, is re
ported to have gone to China, and there
is a suspicion that he also may be travel
ing toward the Orient.
According to the Bulletin, when Smith
leit tins city last Wednesday tic was
accompanied by a woman who, on the pre
vlous night, had said she was going to
Hot Springs, Ark., "to meet a man who
had made $50,000 In one day."
The checking up of the accounts in his
office was in progress today, and con
tlnued Into the night, and it was unau
thoritatively stated at a late hour that
the defalcation had been brought up to
$90,000 by the discovery that numerous
small sums collected by Smith have not
been turned into the treasury.
As a result of the exposure of the short
age in Smith's office, an official Invest I
gallon has been commenced Into the con
dition of the county treasury.
Smith was formally removed from office
today at a meeting of the Board of Su
pervisors, at which Mayor Schmitz pre
sided.
Deputy McCabe. at present In charge of
the Tax Collector's office, devoted most
of today to going over the delinquent
tax lists. He Is calling up the larger
delinquents to ascertain whether or not
they are really delinquent.
He quickly found three large taxpayers
who had paid Smith sums totaling over
WW. but he had not credited them with
these amounts, showing them still delln
quent on the books of his office.
Other similar cases were discovered as
the day wore on. The City Attorney has
taken the preliminary steps to recover as
much as possible from the residence and
other property belonging to Smith In this
city, .suit having been filed today. The
surety company which is on Smith's bond
will make up any deficit.
Mayor Schmitz said today: "In round
numbers. Smith got away with $40,000 of
Southern Pacific tax money, .the $16,000 on
the check Devoto cashed for him, and
smaller amounts trom individuals else
where, bringing the total up to about
$6S,000.
".Besides that there was the $155,000
taken last year two fortunes really In
a year that Smith has embezzled."
Looted Mallsack Found.
WOODBURN, Or.. April 27. (Special.)
The mutilated registered mallpouch stolen
from a truck on the depot platform
on the night of April 12 was found burled
In the sand underneath a freight depot
here tonight. The pouch was stolen under
mysterious circumstances, and the iden
tity of the perpetrators is -unknown. The
sack, the contents of which had been
rifled, contained not less than $500 in
money, besides other valuables.
POISONED IN HOSPITAL
Coroner Investigates Strange Death
of Dr. Burt's Patient.
CHICAGO. April 27. Coroner Hoff
man today began an Investigation Into
the death of Henry Wlomaster, whose
death certificate was signed by Dr.
Russell Burt, son of Horace G. Burt,
the Omaha multi-millionaire and ex
president of the Union Pacific, once
prominently mentioned as President
Roosevelt's $100,000 man for the head
of the Panama Canal Commission.
"Wiemaster's death, according to tho
certificate, was due to cerebral hemor
rhage. It is alleged that WIemaster
died fromlysol, a poison accidentally
administered, .bjc- & hosuitai jehtbu.
THE MORNING
FEftR THE UNKNOWN
Threats of Dynamite Terrify
Russian People.
MANY FLY FROM CAPITAL
Easter Services Neglected by Timid
Because Terrorists Threaten to
Blow Up Cathedral Elab
orate Precautions.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 27. A feeling
akin to consternation has been caused by
the publication In this morning's papers
of renewed rumors of an impending pop
ular outbreak. It is feared that the slight
est event incidental to malevolence among
the vast congregations which will attend
the churches on Saturday night may cause
a panic, with appalling consequences.
The Mayor is being urged to convene
the Municipal Council and take especial
measures, to cope with the situation, and
it Is expected that the Prefect of Police
will issue a reassuring proclamation, but
the alarm is so great that it would have
little effect. The exodus at Easter will
be unprecedented.
Elaborate preparations to crush any pos
slble disorder in its inciplency have been
taken, and the Chief of Police today Issued
an order instituting the most stringent
regulations for the period between April
29 and May S. Gatherings In the streets
are prohibited, and men under the influ
ence of liquor will be sent to the police
stations Instead of, as usual, being or
dered directly home. The Chief of Police's
order and Governor-General TrepofTs
proclamation, which were Issued in tho
course of the evening, were posted at an
corners and on the dead-walls of St.
Petersburg tonight. The document prob
ably will have a good offect in quieting
the alarm. General TrepofTs proclama
tion, after referring to the newspaper pre
dictions of disorders on a large scale.
closes as follows:
"Addressing myself to the good sense
of the public, I ask that faith be not at
tached to these rumors and that no fears
be entertained, because no violation of
nubile tranoullllty or order will bo per
mitted, and any attempt in this direction
will be quelled In a most energetic way.
Becinninc this evening, police patrols.
mounted or on foot, will be stationed in
all the outlying districts, and garrisons of
Cossacks and infantry will be installed in
Isolated factories.
The first of the great preliminary kas
ter. services were held In the churches and
cathedrals tonight, the people coming to
kindle candles and procure -a blessing on
the lights, which they carry home burn
incr:' but it was noticeable that there was
a diminution of the usual throngs on ac
count of rumors of plots to blow up the
churches.
The chief nrlest of -the Smolensk Cathe
dral In this city received a note warning
him of a plot to blow up the catnedrai.
which he read to the congregation, with
exDlanatlons In order to quiet them.
Rumors of the Intended use or ayna-
mlte apply also to banks and government
huildlnzs. These are believed to some ex
tent by tho more timorous classes, but the
Twrsnns most concerned do not aiiacn
much weight to the rumors.
NEW GOVERNOR OF MOSCOW
Ivorloff, Hated Police Tyrant, Will
Rule Old Capital.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 27. The post
of Governor-General of Moscow, which
was temporarily abolished January 13, has
been re-established by imperial decree
and General Kozloff, former Chief of the
Moscow Police, has been appointed Gov
ernor-General of that city. The admlnis
tratlve control of the police remains In
the hands of General "Wolkoff, who was
appointed Prefect in January, but the
oolice will be under tne general super
vision of the Governor-General. Kozloffs
aDDointment as Governor-General of Mos
cow upon the eve of the anticipated trou
bles at Easter and on May day, although
accompanied by a rescript In which Em-
Nicholas sneaks of the "great In- !
terior reforms" contemplated by him.
leaves no doubt of his purpose first to ; ments of John Hays Hammond before
restore tranquillity with a firm hand. ; the American Academy of Political and
Kozloff distinguished himself during the j Social Science at Philadelphia, April 8.
Nihilist conspiracies 23 years ago by hunt- as being the utterances of a friend of
lng down conspirators, which resulted In President Roosevelt and as constituting
an attempt. upon his life. The public gen- a note of warning to Japanophlles In
orally interprets his summons from retire- ! America and England, both politically and
ment at the age of 68 as being an indlca- . industrially. During the course of his re
tlon that the harsh measures of repression j mnrks. Mr. Hammond, apiong other
then sanctioned are to be revived. The things, said that Japan's strategic posl-
government, however, takes the position
that the execution of the "reforms Is Im-
possible until the agitation and excitement
are quieted, with General Treporc in st.
Petersburg and Kozloff in Moscow, It is
considered that public safety in the two
capitals Is assured. -
The Liberals consider the appointment
another reactionary step. A prominent
Liberal said:
"We expected the proclamation of gen
eral amnesty for political prisoners as an
Easter gift. Instead, the Emperor gave
us Kozloff."
Kozloff's entire career has been spent
in the police gendarmerie, beginning as
Assistant Chief of Police at Riga In 1361,
and later, during the exciting Nihilistic
days alternating as Chief of Police of
Moscow and St Petersburg. He succeeded
the father of Trepoff here. When Vera
Sassulltch was acquitted by a public court
on the charge of attempting the life of
the elder Trepoff, In revenge for his act
In ordering her student lover to be flogged
for declining to uncover when the Chief
of Police passed In the street, the Jury
practically justified her plea that she did
not Intend to kill him, but only to pillory
Trepoff before the world for his harsh
treatment of students.
Kozloff's service as Chief of Police of
St. Petersburg covered the period follow
inc the assassination of Alexander II In
1851, alter Aiexanaer iu. nao mrown over
General Lorisn-jtieiiKon. tne lamous sol
dier and statesman, who was Minister of
the Interior,' and other Liberal advisers
of his father, and had surrendered to M.
Pobledonostseff, the Procurator-General,
and the reactionary party. He retired after
crushing the Nihilist conspiracies and the
conclusion' of the famous trials. He was
the head of the celebrated committee of
public safety, composed of 25 persons, his
name appearing on all orders. "Kozloff"
means "goat," and the public sarcastically
denominated his proclamations "orders of
Kozloff and his 25 goats." Nevertheless.
Kozloff succeeded In what he set out to
do. earning the greatest praise from his
Imperial master, who heaped decorations
upon him, conferring on Kozloff, among
other orders, the Alexander Nevsky or
der, never previously given to a Chief of
Police. ,
&foXKS TEACH polytheism;
Gorky Tells of Ignorance and Super
stition of Russian Clergy.
LONDON, April 27. Rev. Edward "Wil
kinson. Episcopal bishop for Europe, in
an article In the Guardian, describes an
interview he had with Maxim Gorky at
Bilderllngshof, during the course of an
episcopal tourx of Russia. The novelist
was sulIerlD from a colo caught, h& $jcJL
OREGONIAN, - FRIDAY APRIL 128, lUOo.
plaincd, while a prisoner at St, Peters
burg. In a damp, cold cell, and because
of an Insufficiency of clothing. In other
respects, Gorky said, owing to the kind
ness of the soldiers on guard and the
jailers, who "admired his writings, he had
toot suffered greatly.
In conversing on the subject of religion.
Gorky declared he had never written nor
would he write any thing, against religion.
On the contrary, he earnestly desired to
see. his people taught the true, vital re
ligion. But he had devoted years to trav
eling afoot in Russia, inquiring into re
ligious conditions, the result convincing
him that the monks and thef clergy gen
erally were ignorant and unable to teach
the religion they professed, and that su
perstition and formality pervaded their
so-called religion, about which there was
no reality.
"They taught that there were 60 or 70
Virgin Marys," he said. "It was sheer
polytheism. As to dogmatic teaching, that
did not exist."
Gorky condemned' the war, which, he
said, had ruined the peasants, and was
ruining the country. Generally It was un
popular and hated throughout Russia. The
Russians neither wished for or understood
why It was waged; soldiers went to it with
the utmost reluctance; It was waged for
the benefit of tho bureaucracy, not for
Russia.
Detailing the events of "Vladimir's Sun
day," Gorky said he had little doubt that
his trial would again result In his being
Imprisoned.
PREPARE TO KILL THE JEWS
Montcflorc Predicts Massacre at
Easter and Provokes- Critic.
SPECIAL CABLE.
LONDON, April 27. Fresh outrages on
Jews in Russia are predicted by Anglo
Jewish envoys, who have returned to
England after having visited their kin
dred in the chief Jewish centers In the
Czar's empire. They say that the cir
culation of anti-Jewish pamphlets has
been unremitting and these documents are
more shrewdly adapted for inflaming the
people than any others produced.
Claude G. Monteflore declares that the
outlook Is dark for great masses of de
fenseless men, women and children and
appeals to Christian Europe to protest.
L. K. Greenberg, one of the leading work
ers for the betterment of the lot of the
Russian Jews, says that Monteflore's
fears are justified, then points out what
he deems the fatal Inconsistency of this
prominent Jew's appeal to Christian sym
pathy.
"Monteflore," he says, "tacitly concurs
In the polio of the Anglo-Jewish com
munlty in sending back to Russia Jews
who managed to escape. Of recent years,
J500 of these refugees have been returned
and their expenses paid only to the fron
tier. As these multiply, they furnish
additional subjects for the wild cruelties
of the Ignorant and murderous proletar
lat. .This tossing back of helpless peo
ple Into the clutches of persecution should
give place in the hands of the Anglo
Jewish community to a constructive
Jewish policy. Our own acts and such
cries for help to our Christian fcllowmen
expose us to merited reprobation.
SCHWAB BOOMS THE EMPIRE
Prcdlots Execution -of Reforms and
Prosperity 'In Russia.
DVINSK (Dunaburg), "Western Russia,
April 27. The Associated Press represent
ative saw Charles M. Schwab today as he
passed through this place on the way to
the frontier. Mr. Schwab declined to say
anything relative to his business with
the Russian government, but of the in
ternal condition of the country he said:
"More or leas excitement naturally ex
lsts during the period of extensive re
forms projected by the Emperor. The
radicals display . impatience, over every
delay, but I am convinced that the gov
crnment Intends to execute the pro
gramme It has announced In good faith
The radicals and terrorists fall to appre
elate the fact that disturbances and out
rages only retard instead of accelerate
reforms. The talk of revolution Is non
t3nse. Rather than the general smashup
predicted by the foreign pres3, I predict
for Russia during the next few years the
advent of an era of activity and prosper
ity under better conditions for all classes
of this Immense empire than ever existed
before.
TAKES UP HAMMOND'S WORDS
Russian Journal Sounds Alarm of
Yellow Peril Again
!
ST. PETERSBURG. April 27.-Thc No
! voe Vremya calls attention to the state
tlon commercially, by reason of the suze-
ralnty she will establish over Corea, would
render her the most formidable competitor
of the United States In the Far East, and
added:
"If Japan secures a war indemnity from
Russia, a large portion of this undoubt
edly will be expended on increasing her
fleet. The war involves, then, that we
and Great Britain also, must maintain
formidable forces with strong Pacific bases
and that the most Intimate relations must
characterize the diplomacy of the two
great English-speaking nations."
FLEEING FR031 THE TERROR
Threats of Warsaw Bombthrowcrs
Cause Stampede to Frontier.
WARSAW, April 27. (8:55 P. M.) All
trains to the frontier are crowded, and
there Is an unprecedented demand for
passports, which will be used In the event
of serious disturbances at Easter or on
May day. Shopkeepers and householders
residing In the vicinity of the government
alcohol shops have been anonymously no
tified to leave before May 1, as the shops
will be blown up.
Riding Down the Rebels.
ST.
PETERSBURG. April 27.-Ofllcial
reports from the Caucasus contain news
of numerous encounters between peasants
and troops. Many of the former have
been killed in Cossack charges.
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employs many drivers. It was warned
that If It made any deliveries to or from
any of the boycotted stores, its men
would be called on to strike at once. Sim
ilar warnings were given to baggage and
.parcel delivery firms, and especially to
coal dealers. It Is the Intention of the
Teamsters Union to shut oft as far as
possible all supplies of coal from the
establishments where strikes have been
called.
Guards Hit Back at Assailants.
In order to protect their wagons and
drivers from assaults while passing
through the streets, the Employers' As
sociation has secured the services of a
laTge number of guards, and these men
have shown a decided disposition to re
taliate vigorously when any attack Is
made upon them by strike sympathizers.
This afternoon a wagon containing 22
nonunion colored teamsters was passing
the corner of Desplalnes and Harrison
streets, when It was attacked by a crowd
of strike sympathizers, who ran out of a
saloon. Several bricks were thrown, and !
one of the negroes was struck, whereupon
he drew a revolver and fired into the
crowd, hitting nobody. The mob broke
and scattered.
At "West Taylor and Desplalnes streets
a dozen nonunion men were more or less
seriously injured by missiles thrown by
a crowd. Another, disturbance took place
at State and Adams streets, when two
wagons loaded with coal were driving
past. A man In the crowd struck one of
tho private detectives guarding the wagon
and the detective promptly knocked him
Into the gutter.
Guarded by 150 private detectives em
ployed by the Employers' Teaming Com
pany, five coal wagons from the Daniels
Coal Company passed over the Grand-
street viaduct this afternoon. Teamsters
who were engaged around the freight
houses underneath the viaduct Jeered the
nonunion drivers and commenced to throw
stones. A prompt display by the detec
tives of their revolvers quelled the dis
turbance. The strike today spread to the men em
ployed on the tug Talbot, which Is owned
by the Chicago Lighterage Company. This
company attempted to receive goods" from
the docks of Farwell & Co., and 30 steve
dores refused to handle the goods. They
were promptly discharged and nonunion
men taken on in their places.
Strikers' Numbers Doubled.
The number of teamsters on strike was
nearly doubled in the early part of the
night and as a result nearly all the large
stores on State street will be without
drivers In the morning. Strikes were
called in five big department stores. One
of the largest did not wait for Its drivers
to strike, but told them that they could
go.
Many of the large business houses in
the city have no teams of their own, but
contract with teamowners for their haul
ing. A meeting of these teamownera was
held tonight to determine what action
they would take In the strike, and it was
decided that If any of their teamsters
were Interfered with while attempting to
deliver coal there was nothing to do but
have them return to the yards. This was
equivalent to declaring that the tcam-
uvwiuia nuuiu lane jiu yciri. iu inc siriKC.
CANAL LABORERS STRIKE.
Jnninlcans Beat Policemen and Stone
Engineer Barrit.
PANAMA. April 27. All the contract
Jamaicans working at the aqueduct struck
today, alleging Insufficient food as the
cause, bix policemen wno were sum
moned by Engineer Barrit to compel the
men to work were badly beaten and Bar
rit was stoned. Armed policemen re
established order and prevented a riot.
Jall Tor Beating Nonunion Men.
5V1NFJELD. Kan.. April 27. Arthur E.
Ireland. National organizer for the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, was sentenced
in the District Court here today to six
months In Jail, on conviction of a charge
of assault on J. B. Harrlty. a nonunion
machinist, at Arkansas City. Kan., last
July. This was the lowest sentence that
could be" imposed.
Another Cripple Creek Suit.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. April 27. The
Elkton Consolidated Mining & Milling
Company and the 'El Paso Gold Mining
Company have nled suits In the District
Court against the Western Federation of
i Miners, asking for $62,600 damages for
losses claimed to have resulted from the
strike.
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Furnaccnien's Wages Raised.
PITTSBURG, April 27.,-Commencing
May 1. blast furnace workers In the Pitts-
burjt district will receive a ten per cent
advance In wages. A total of 15.000 men
will be affected.
Angry Husband Suffers Most.
BAKER CITY, Or.. April 27.-(SpeciaI.)
As a sequel to a shooting scrape last
nfght the participants figured In the Po
lice Court this morning. Jacobs, who
tried to force his way Into Wyatt's house.
pleaded "guilty of disorderly conduct In
quarreling with Emily Wyatt." He was
fined $10.
But "Wyatt. the angry husband, who
took a shot at Jacobs, was turned over
to the custody of the Sheriff to answer ;
to a more serious charge than the viola- j
tlon of a city ordinance.
This afternoon the Justice of the Peace j
reviewed the testimony and discharged i
"Wyatt.
Gunboat Sails for Shanghai.
WASHINGTON. April 27. The gunboat
Quiros. of the Asiatic station, has sailed
j from Cavlte for Shanghai, presumably to
J take the place of the gunboat Villalobos,
which left Shanghai a few days ago to
watch the hostile fleets.
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