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VOLUME LVIL 11 i i ill ffii ii - i inn . i ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1904. NO. 231. STRIVE FOR SELECTION OF GORMAN Friends of Maryland Senator Working to Bring About His Nomination at St Louis Convention. Cleveland Boomers Are Also Out With Their TonvToms and 51 .Making Some Noise. OPPOSITION TO DAVE HILL Gorman, McLean and Others Bald to Do Conspiring to Pre vent Control Falling Into IIU Hand. St. Louis, July 1, Two distinct tlrir of operation developed today In the preliminary skirmishing of the demo cratic national convention. One Is scheme to rush the nomination of Judge Parker on the Hint or second ballot, and the otaer la to ecatter the vote and preverj an early nomination, with the end"" In view of naming Cleveland or Gorman. The frtende of Gorman and Cleveland are working to hold th convention for several ballots, In the hope that their candidate may be named. Gorman'a Poeltion. Gorman's position la atated to be that he will not enter Into any com bination toinrevent the nomination of Parker unlets It means hla own arloc WWV.,ll fill not be used to pull out chestnuts for Cleveland. There la a atory going 'he rounda that recent conferences between Gorman. John R. McLean and others had for their main object a proposition to control the party organisation; that, ,aa It selec tion of convention chairman, aome one ehould be choaen who would name mn for the campaign committee under con trol of these men. This control In dealred so as to prevent the organisa tion falling Into the hands of David n. Mill, and also that the machinery of the party organisation should not be used for Parker In 1908 If he should be nominated and make a good show ing this year. What Will Bryan Dot There la a little talk about what William J. Itryan may do, but some strong assurancea are given that he will no bolt. A topic of discussion alao Is what the convention may do with Bryan. It la expected he will dissent vigorously, but some democrats vjpy. '.hat, after expressing his dlssen tlon, It Is not the Intention of the lead ers to allow any great lattltude to him after hla minority report has been rejected. The Cleveland Boom. practically the only feature of politi cal Interest associated with the coming democratic convention discussed In hotel corridors today was the possi bility of an attempt ta stampede ,the convention to ex-President Cleveland. There was a decided effort on the part of some of the friends of other candidates to pooh-pooh the sugges tion, but others of them, while ex pressing their confidence that It would come to naught, frankly admitted the existence of the boom, and set them selves to work to counteract Its effect. Quite freely It la admitted that If Parker should fall early to secure the neceasary vote, his chances would be materially Injured. ', Gorman Opposes Cleveland. A friend of Senator Gorman set at rest the report that he Is In the move ment to promote Cleveland's candi dacy. "I know Gorman is bitterly opposed to Cleveland," be said, "and he told me nut more than two days ago be would support Parker If accessary to defeat Cleveland." Hearst Men Encouraged. A number of Hearst's supporters held a conference tonight. They went over the situation thoroughly, and after the meeting stated that the out look bad been found very encouraging. BIG CONCERN GOES UNDER. Denver Association Falls and Its Lia bilities Are 1 1,000,000. Denver, July 1,The Fidelity Sav ings Association went Into the hands of a receiver today. The liabilities are placed at 1 1.000,000. Vf. Johnston, the president, said tonight: "I think our aasets will balance our liabilities. 1 believe we will be able to straighten out our difficulties and keep our business." The failure was due to losses made In Texas and In Louisiana swamp tim ber lands. RUSSIAN SHIPS RETIRE BEFORE JAPANESE FLEET AND REGAIN THE HARBOR This is considerably behind the total for May, but, with the exception of that month, Is the largest In years. In June, 1903, the tout was about $138,000,000. In February of this year the total fell below $54,000,000. Since that time there has been an Irregular recovery. Admiral Whitocft Reports : That th Japanese Force Was Superior to His and He Avoided Battle. Japs Made an All-Night Attack With Torpedo Boats Upon the Road stead at Port Arthur, and the Russian Admiral Claims to Have Destroyed Two of Them in Successfully Repulsing the Onslaught THRUST, Ar THE'VATICAN. The French Chamber of Deputies Sup presses Appropriation. Paris, July 1. The budget commit tee of the chamber of deputies today voted for the suppression of the ap propriation for the French embassy at the Vatican and passed a resolution censuring Premier Combes for his re fusal to express the views of the gov ernment on the subject. Three Cabinet Changes. Washington, July 1. Paul Morion was today sworn In as secretary of the navy, W. II. Moody, the retiring1 secretary, took the oath as attorney general, and Victor 11. Metcalf was sworn In as secretary of commerce and labor. Fought Ten-Round Drew. Baltimore, July 1. Larry Temple and Joe Walcott. both of New York, fought a 10-round draw tonight. BASEBALL SCORES. Pacific Coast At PortlandSan Francisco, 3; Port land, 5. At Tacoma Los, Angeles, 2; Taco ma, 6. At SeattleOakland, 0: Seattle, 6. Pacific National. At Spokane Boise, ; Spokane, 2 At Butte Salt Lake, 13: Butte, 10. American. At New York Washington, 3; New York, 8. At Chicago St. Louis. 0; Chicago, E. At Boston Philadelphia, 6; Bos ton, 4. National. At St. Louis Chicago, 2; St. Louis, 10. At Philadelphia Brooklyn, 2; Phila delphia, 13. At New York Boston, 1; New York, 7. St Petersburg, July 1. The czar has received the following dispatch from Viceroy Alexleff, dated June 30s "A report received today from Ad miral Wlthoeft, at Port Arthur, says: "June 24, at S o'clock, the Novlk, Diana, Askold, Sevastopol, Poltada, Caarevltch, Pobleda, Pereevlet, Betvl- san, Bayan and Pallada steamed out Into the roadstead, and at 2 p. m., pre ceded by a lotltla of mine dredges torpedo-boats and the Novlk, steamed In a line toward the open sea. The squadron shaped Its course southward and the dredges were sent back to Port Arthur", escorted by torpedo-boats. 'Twenty miles from shore the Jap anese squadron was sighted, steaming In divisions. On drawing closer the Japanese fleet was found to be com posed of five battleships, It cruisers and a torpedo flotilla. As our ships approached the Japanese force was seen to be greatly superior to ours, and. In view also of the large number of Japanese torpedo-boats, I decided to return to Port Arthur, proceeding, which the enemy did not attempt to prevent. At 10 o'clock the squadron reached the roadstead, In which it anchored." Jap Torpedo-Boats Sunk. St. Petersburg, July 1. The follow- nig has been received from Admiral Wlthoeft: ' "Notwithstanding the brilliant moon light, the enemy continued to make torpedo attacks on the roadstead until daybreak, but the attacks were always successfully repulsed. The torpedo - boats attacked . In groups, and at least two were sunk. In the morning all of our vessels entered the roadstead on the tide." TRAPPED BY KAMIMURA. Vladivostok Squadron Is Supposed to . Have Been Attacked. Toklo, July 1. Admiral Kamlmura evidently trapped .and attacked the Vladivostok squadron off the Island of Tsu, In the southern entrance of the sea of Japan. lust night The result of the encounter Is unknown. The Vladivostok squadron was re ported In Tsushima strait on the night of June 28. STUDENTS GOOD FARM HANDS. Shew Endurance Far Greater Than That of the Usual Run. ,New York, July 1, Having been ac cepted by the state free employment bureau, 40 men have started for the wheat fields In Kansas and Nebraska, where harvests are waiting for the reapers. Several college students are already on the way, and another party is being formed. According to the labor bureau, the college student is In demand In the harvest field, those what went last year having shown endurance far beyond men who bad been accustomed to hard labor. BRINGS VALUABLE CARGO. Pflug Denies the Report St Petersburg, July I. General Pflng, telegraphing from Mukden un der date of July 1, says: "Reports from foreign sources that the Japanese fleet sank several ves sels of our squadron June 23 and that our loss was TOO sailors are absolutely untrue." , WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH. HEAVY RAINS WILL HAMPER THE OPERATIONS ON LAND Wet Weather Will Have Effect of Post i poning Decisive Battle Between liuroKl and IturopatKlne St Pstsrsburg, July 1. In view of the reports of hssvy rains at ths thea tsr of wsr, the gsneral staff think ths Japanese advance on Hal Cheng has been suspended. Ons war office report tyi thst in 15 minutes the rain flood ed a valley near Kio Chou, and that seversl men and horses were lost. It Is believed the commencement of the rainy sesson will msterislly affect ...il-i.. m!I!.m, situation. Th the wngit im,ii .... authorities believe the rain materially lessens ths probabiliy .of an Immediate deoisive engagement between Kuropst kin and Kurokl, and it is thought ths wet weather will close the campaign in ths upper pert of Liso Tung penin suls until good westher sets In. Ths Jspsnese will probsbly be or dered to hold as best they, can the positions where the rsin finds them. The operations around Port Arthur doubtless will be seriously hampered, Intemperate Boarder Who Had Been Ordered Away Uses Gun. , ' Chicago, July 1. After killing his former landlady, Mrs. Annie Waclaw lsk, Stephen Wasclavlk has been pur sued for blocks by foreigners and res cued after being badly bruised In the conflict The, man lived at Mrs!, Waclawisk's until a few weeks ago, when the woman forced him to. leave because of Intemperance. He knocked at the door last night, and when the woman open ed It he rushed Into the vestibule and drew hla revolver and fired twice. Both bullets struck the woman In the right arm. She ran to the kitchen, shouting for help. A boarder saw Wasclavlk shoot again. The bullet struck Mrs. Waclawlsk Just below the right shoulder. The woman leaped against a screen of an open window, which gave way, and she fell eight feet to the ground, dying shortly after. The assailant rushed out of the front door, still hold ing the revolver. A score of men suw him and pursued. Their number was Increased until hundreds, mostly for eigners, had Joined the chase. They had surrounded Wasclavlk when the police came. Mrs. Waclawlsk waa 27 years old, and leaves a husband and two chil dren, one an Infant. A Mean Man. John T. McCutcheon. whose "Bird Centre Cartoons" have achieved popu larity, told a Bird Centre story, at a recent dinner. 'The mean man of Bird Centre," he said, "took his little boy fishing one day. The boy 'sat with his feet hang ing over the end of the pier, and, losing his balance somehow, he fell Into the water. "A bystander . plunged after him. This hero had to dive down to the bottom time after time before he found the boy. At last he got him, and, al together exhausted, he climbed pain fully out, and handed to the father his wet and unconscious son. "What have you done with his hat?' the futlier said." WOMAN'S STRANGE DEATH. Killed by Blow Struck by Man Who Sought to Rescue Her. New York, July 1. Erysipelas, re sulting from a blow in the face, has caused the death of Mrs. Christiana Gesaman, who was rescued from the ill-fated steamer General Slocum. The blow was struck by a fireman who rescued the woman from drowning. Mrs. Geasman Jumped from the hur ricane deck of the Slocum. She was seen struggling In the water by a fireman, who leaped to the rescue. He was caught by the drowning woman, who choked htm with a death grip so tenacious that finally he was com pelled to render her unconscious with a blow of his fist. He then swam with her to shore. She was hurried to a hospital, but a slight cut produced by the fireman's first developed erysipelas and caused the woman's death. ; . DISLIKED GOING TO BED. Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Suicides for an Unusual Reason. New York, July 1. A 13-year-old lad. Alexander Johnson, has hanged himself at the home of Frederick K. Allen, president of the village of Pel- ham Manor, because his sister, a maid In" the family, compelled him to re tire early. Johnson had Just graduated from the grammar school He objected strong ly on being ordered to bed. but finally went and was found hanging to a bed post ' Liner Korea Arrives From Japan With Costly Lot of Freght San Francisco, July 1. The Trans pacific liner Korea, Just arrived, brought a 7000-ton cargo of great value. The principal item of value is opium, of which there are 538 boxes. The duty on this drug will add to the revenue of the country nearly $250,000. The flow of gold from Japan to this country still continues. Over $2,000, 000 were brought over on the Korea, and the entire amount is for the pur chase of war munitions. The tea on board aggregated 28,000 boxes, together with 500 bales of silk and an enormous amount of matting. FLOOD AT SALT LAKE CITY. Cloudburst Sends Grest Wall of Water Down Residence Section. Salt Lake City, July 1. A cloud burst In Dry canyon tonight sent a wall of water six feet high down upon the northeastern section of this city. The torrent came down the canyon with terrific force, carrying fences and j debris before It For several blocks j In the finest residence section cellars were flooded, lawns destroyed and streets rendered Impassable. Street car traffic waa stopped. The damage will be thousands of dollars. ELI'S CREW CAPTURES BIG EVENT Annual Varsity Eight-Oared Rsc With Harvard Is Won Handily by Yale's Sturdy Repre sentatives. Took the Lead at the Crack el the Gun and Finished Almost Without Effort. FOUR-OARED EVENT IS LOST Mining to Be Suspended. Joplln, Mo., July 1. A two weeks' suspension of work will be granted the miners of Joplin beginning July 2. Notice to that effect has been sent to mine owners and producers by the Missouri and Kansas Zinc Miners' Association. Japs Evacusts Dalin Pass. Llao Yang, June 30. (Delayed.) General Kuropatkln, with reinforce ments, personally moved toward Dal In pass, whereupon the pass was evacu ated by the Japanese and reoccupied by the Russians. Griggsby's Successor Named. Washington, July 1. Henry M. Hoyt of San Francisco was today appointed by the president as United States at torney at Nome, Alaska, to succeed Melvin Griggsby, resigned. English Lad Doped to Win. St. Louis, July 1. English Lad, win- ner of the Chicago derby, and owned by Fred Cook of St Louis, will go to the post tomorrow an odds-on favorite in the St. Louis derby. The track will be fast. Gardner and Willie Draw. Chicago, July 1. George Gardner of Lowell, Mass., and John Willie of Chi cago fought six rounds to a draw tonight Outrigger on Yale Boat Breaks and Harvard Crew Finishes Abend, After Being Hope Imly Beaten. New London, Conn, July h Yale won the annual varsity eight-oar boat race from Harvard today, and. crowned a year that baa been replete with brilliant athletic achievements. She proved, as she has done many times before, her superiority In everything1 that goes to make a perfect crew- skill with oars, seamanship and endurance. Her victory In the varsity race, con sidered with ber grand battle la the four-oar race, which she lost through, an accident when it looked like a walkover, and winning her freshmaa eight yesterday in a magnificent strag gle, make it fair to say that Yale out classed Harvard. Walkover for Yale Crew. Throughout the eight-oar race the Elis were never headed, and from the . crack of the pistol the result was never in doubt It waa a case of superiority In rowing strength and rowing funda mentals. Within a quarter of a mile from the start Yale had established! herself In a comfortable position, a length ahead. This had been accom plished in spite of the fact that Har vard went two strokes more to the minute than Yale. The New Havru men increased their lead until two &wt a half miles had been traveled. Then their shell suffered from the eel grass section of the course. Harvard pulled up one length, but when the Yale shell reached clear water again the supe riority of the blue became more thaa evident Gradually the contest became a pro cession, and Yale's victory was a , decisive as the most ardent of ber : supporters could .wish. Harvard's Hollow Victory. Just before the big race, Harvard had snatched an 11-hour victory is, the four-oar race. In this event which was rowed upstream from the navy yard to Gale's Jerry, Yale had led throughout, and within a quarter mile of the finish was rowing well and six lengths ahead. At this point the Yale men seemed to gQ to pieces. It was not a collapse of oarsmen, however. There was an unfortunate weakness in Yale's rigging, and the outrider on which Fish was pulling broke. This precluded all possibility of a Yale vic tory. Harvard, astern, saw her chance, . spurted and won a victory which was confessedly hollow. OFFICERS OF MINERS' UNION HELD UPON' RIURDER. CHARGE V bm m t or. 1 president ana oecreiai Y Other Men, Found Guilt0 Crip ple Creek Jury. CHARTERS ISSUED IN JUNE. Total Capitalization Is Large, Although Less fhan During May. New York, July 1. New charters, is sued during the month of June show a total capitalization for companies In eastern states of $1,000,000 or more authorized stock of about 1103,000.000. Denver, July 1. A special to the News from Cripple Creek says: As a result-of the finding of the coroner's jury which investigated the death of ftoscoe McGee and John Davis, who came to their deaths dur ing riots in Victor on the afternoon of June 6, President Charles H. Moyer! and W. D. Haywood, tecretary-treas- j urer of the Western Federation of j Miners, together with some . 30 other men, are charged with murder and in citing riot ; Moyer'i and Haywood's bonds were fixed at $10,000 each. The officers of the Western Federation of Miners arc held to be primarily responsible for the crimes committed because of their alleged seditious and unlawful lan guage. '