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X 9 - University ef (W VOLUME LVIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1004. NUMBER 243. UNION MEN TO ANSWER ONCE MORE Will Make Final Effort to Bring About Amicable Adjustment of Their Differences With Packers. Note to Be Sent Today Will Insist Upon Reinstatement of Men Who Walked Out. STRIKE MAY BE EXTENDED If Packer Full to Agree to Pro. posul Allied Trade at Stork, yard Will lie Culled Out at Once. at Fort Columbia a double sot of hon commissioned officers' quartern and one officer' qunrters. Captain Goodale ho charge of the work, Ten locomotive are employed In con nertlon with the Jetty work. George Getty hon leased the Btarr residence and will. It la understood shortly bring home hli bride. Mrs. Steward Herman of Fort Co lumbia entertained the following Indies at tea on the afternoon of the Jth Inst, assisted by Mra. Wllkerson: Mra, Cunningham, Mra, Foster, Mra. Oluna. Mlaa Clans, Misses Ellen and Hacel MeGuirt, all of Hammond; Mlaa Alice Sweeney of Warrenton, and Mlaa Grace Keller of Portland. The party went over to Fort Columbia on the steamer Guy Howard. Lieutenant Spurr of Fort Columbia wa at Stevena Thursday on bualneaa, The flahermen about here seem to be having good luck lately. Several large catchea are reported, and that men say the next week will bring In the flah In numbers that will threaten the safety of the lighthouse on DesJemona aunda. J. C. Clark of the engineer office at Portland paid a Visit to the pout and vicinity last week. During hla atay he waa the guest of Superintendent O. Chicago, July 18. One more effort: B. Hegardt. will be made to fettle the atockyarda atrlke by arbltrotlon. Tomorrow Pres ident Donnelly of the atriklng union will send to the packers another letter asking for another conference. In thla letter Donnelly will go over the his tory of the atrlke and will aak the packers If, In their Judgment. It will NEW YORK MEAT FA8T RESULTS FROM STRIKE. Kosher Beef Dalert Refuse to Pay the Higher Pries and All of Their Shops Art Closed. New York, July It. Owing to the not be better to concede one point agreement among the 8,000 Koaher the contention than to continue the b(Wf dealers of this city that they buy atrlke. The one point to which aIlu-L0 rnore untj j,gn prices created alon I to be made la the refusal of bv tn trlks shall have again be- the puckers to discharge the men they have employed since the commence ment of the strike snd give their places to the men who walked out. The corn- come normal, all but 10 Kosher shops art reported closed. Throughout the east side and Harlem watchouts from the Renchmen'a Union, working for munlcatlon to the packers will alaOj tn Association of Koaher butchers, suggem ii i me oeiin oi me watched the shops and reported every they. de- that they, as old employe, art "Wvlnur ;-f this conaWeMttorw.-cWr-' If this offer of the union la rejected by the packers, Donnelly declared to night, the allied trades at the stock- one that waa oien. The threat had bNrti-'ftiiii'; ; l anyone "selling; beet would be arretted under the Sunduy law. Only one of 10 butchers sua pected was . arrested. He waa die- yard, numbering about 13.000, will be purged because It could not be proved called out tomorrow. I that he sold any meat. He denlea hav- According to reports, the packers' (ng disposed of any. Three wagon operating forces at the plants today )0B(lg 0 frwm meat (ent to the east were about one -half the normal Bl)je an(J offered for 12 centa waa strength. From the strikers' side of ,)urne(i by the dealers. The meat was the camp the statement la made that the independent plants are doing all the work and the big plants are not doing 2 per cent of the normal busi ness. Today was almost free from rioting or disturbances of any kind. NOTED ORGANIST DEAD. Tramp Musioian Who Crsstsd 8snsa- tion In Nsw York Mission. New Tork, July 18. Victor H. Benke, the "volunteer organist," Is dead. Many years have passed since Benke, a wretched tramp, thrilled the audi ence In a Bowery mission by volun teering to fill the place of the reg ular musician who was absent. His musical gift created a sensation among the denizens of the under world, while the Story was used as the foundation for numerous poems and dramas. Benke, who was a native of Austria, remained on the east side despite his sudden popularity and continued to preside at the mission organ until his fatal Illness. Hammond and Fort 8tevens Notes. Hammond, July 18. The ladles of the Methodist church gave an Ice cream festival on the 9th Inat., which proved a great success. About 140 was realized above expenaes. Much credit la due Mrs. Oscar Wlcklund, Mrs. Chaa. Pearson and Mrs. Andrew Hanson for their able management of the affair, The rainy weather of the last two or three days has caused suspension of work on the new buildings at .the post, except on the addition to the quartermaster's storehouse, which Is under cover. Two new buildings are being erected sent bock, but the wagons went the rounds a second time, offering It for 11 cents a pound. No one took It. A rate of 8,4 cents was all the butchers said they would pay. This united action of the Koaher butchers enforces the most complete meat fast ever known on the east side. Telegraph Operators Drowned. St. Louis, July 18. D. C. Boyd and Robert O'Neil were drowned early this morning In a slough In the railroad yards In East St. Louis. The men were night telegraph operators em ployed by the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad and were taking a midnight swim when they lost their lives. TEN THOUSAND MEN LOST BY RUSSIANS IN ATTACK UPON KUROKI'S POSITION Kuropatkin Sends Out Kellar to Ascer tain Strength of Japanese and a Crushing Defeat Resulted. Battle Waged From 5:30 in the Morning to 3 in the Afternoon and the Russians Were Compelled to Retreat to Positions Formerly Occupied by Them Japanese Losses Said to Be Trivial Offecial Report. On 8unday Gsneral Kuroki's army administered crushing defeat to the Russisns under Gsnsral Count Ksllar. Kellar was sent out by Kuropatkin to asetrtain the strength of the Japanese in the vicinity of Mo Tien pass. Tht Japanese were surprised and their outposts drivsn in, but they it-formed and a desperate tngagemsnt tnsued. According to Kuropatkin' report to tht czar, tht Russian losses hsvt not yet been definitely ascertained, but he quotes Kellar as ssying that thsy will exceed 10,000. Tht Russisns were compelled to retreat to tht positions formerly occupied by them. The bsttlt lasttd from 5:30 a. m. 8unday until 3 p. m. filiate the entire Hartman family. Is dead of lockjaw, caused by blood poi soning resulting from the wound. Town Wants No Knockers. If you are going to grumble. Just stay on your farm, where you will bother no one, and let your children grow up In Ignorance. The demand of the town Is the energetic, wideawake, progressive, public-spirited men, and we are happy to say that theae men are generally the progressive farmers. Cle Elum Echo, Marquta Not Killed. New Tork, July 18. Reports pub lished In Paris that Marquis De Villi vieja had been killed at Ostend yester day at a polo game, says a Herald dis patch from the' French capital, proved untrue. The marquis was stunned by a blow of a mallet on the head, but soon recovered. Oakland, Cat, July 18. The body of an unknown man has been found In a creek back of Piedmont covered with blood. An autopsy Just held shows he was shot through the head from be hind. There la no clew so far to his identity. St. Petersburg, July 18. The Rus Vlun and Japanese forces, which have been lined up expecting a clash, grap pled In a serious fight Sunday morn ing, according to a report from Kuro patkin. The report Indicates that the Japanese misinterpreted the movement, and, instead of It blng an attempt to take Mo Tien pass, it was a recon nolMsance on a large scale. The Important fact developed was the exact location of powerful Japanese forces secreted In the region between Fenshl ind Mo Tien passes. Its strength Is Indicated by the fact that 21 battalions were Insufficient to per manently force the Japanese positions, though some of them were occupied temporarily. sary, owing to the enemy's pressure, to reinforce Immediately the troops on the fighting line, but these positions, owing to their situation, were un tenable. "Kellar found the strength of the enemy so great as compared with ours that he decided not to continue the fight, and didd about 10:30 to with draw his troops to the positions orig inally occupied In Yangzee pass. The troops retired slowly, step by step, and in perfect order, covered by the fire of $ field battery, which had been brought into action. "The fight ceased at 8 p. m. and the troops returned to Ikhavuan. The Japanese advance was stopped above the valley of the Iantakhe river at a position occupied and maintained by COUNCIL FOR TO GRANT 8TREET CITY SWIMMING TANK, Wharves and Wtterfrontsgt Commit' tet Empwtred to Set Aside Loca tion to Be Decided Upon. "Our losses have not been exactly as certained, but Kellar reports they ex ceed 10,000." The dispatch from Kuropatkin Co Us. the emperor, dated July 17, was given out tonight. It Is In part as follows: July 17, In order to determine the strength of the enemy It was decided to advance against Kuroki's position in he direction of Lain Shankwan. Gen eral Count Kellar had been Instructed ' Sudden Onslaught of Russians Result- A petition signed by 91 persons, many of them womeni was presented to the council last night asking that the foot of one of the streets be vacated for the purpose of putting in a swimming tank. The petition requested that the foot of Fourteenth street be set aside for. the purpose, but this could not be done, for the reason that the street has already been given away as a public landing place. The petition was referred to the wharves and water- frontage committee, with power to act Chalrmans.LeAeck believed the foot of Tenth street would be suitable for the purpose Intended, but he decided not to take any action until he could consult with some of the petitioners. A loca tion will be decided upon today, and the committee will grant the privi lege asked for. Sheriff Llnvllle, who has been Instrumental in arranging for the public swimming place, yesterday' explained the Idea that would be car- JAPS WERE 8URPRISEO. not to start with the object of captur ing the pass, but to act according to td in Driving In of Outposts. London, July 19. The Morning the strength of the force he would Post's correspondent at Kuroki's head In Honor of Dr. Hsrxl. New York, July 18. A memorial mass meeting has been held by the Zionist council of Greater New York at Carnegie hall In honor of Dr. Theo dore Heral, the dead leader of the Zionist movement President Frleden wald of the Federation of American Zionists, Secretary De Haas and other leaders In the movement spoke. Room for Special Policemen. A "a of 20 robberies and hold ttf. . in 24 hours Is something of a crime record even for Spokane. For not one of all these offenses not an ar rest of any Importance was made. To save the townslte from being denuded entirely, it is proposed to place badges on a force of special men. Aberdeen Bulletin. COMMITTEE WILL SELECT THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN New York, July 18. The leaders of the democratic party conferred for more than two hours tonight in the rooms of ex-Senator D. B. Hill, at the Hoffman house, and , at Its close made public a statement that the chairmanship of the democratic national committee had not been discussed. Privately it Is said the Judgment " of all present was that the interests of the party would be best subserve! by leaving the committee absolutely free to elect Its chairman. Judge Parker was said to favor this course. The conference resulted In an agreement to call a meeting of the national committee at the Hoffman house July 26. The question of fixing the time and place of notification of the candidates for president and vice president was left to the candidates themselves. And opposed to him. 'At 10 p. m. July 16 the head of the second regiment dislodged a Jap anese outpost at the point of the bayonet at the crossing of the Lakho and Sinkta roads. "About 5:30 a. m. Jiily 17 the Jap anese In considerable strength occu pied Wanfankwan pass and the moun tainous bluffs to the south on the flank of Knshtallnsky's column. "Kashtallnsky advanced to occupy the bluffs, but the attempt failed, not withstanding the support given by the horse mountain battery, as our field guns could not be brought Into action on account of the nature of the ground. In order to maintain the positions we had already occupied, It was neees- quarters. telegraphing July 17, says: "A Russian force, apparently about 20,000 strong, attacked the Japanese position on the western slope of Mo Tien pass at, 2 a. m. today .under cover of a dense fog. The sudden on slaught drove in the Japanese out posts, but as soon as reinforcements arrived the .Japanese gallantly ad vanced to the attack, and, after se vere fighting, drove off the Russians and reoccupied the position." STEAMERS SEIZED BY RUSSIANS British Vessels Held Up in the Red Sea While on Their Way to the Far East With Large Freight Cargoes. The Russian Captain Gives Notice That Manifests Must Show Contents of Packages, BRITISH FLEET SENT HENCE Are Ordered From Malta to Look After the Interests of Mer chantmen That May lie Stopped by Kussians. London, July 18. The Daily Mall's correspondent at Aden says the British steamers Woodcock and Dalmatia were held up by the Russians In the Red sea and detained three hours. The correspondent says the captain of the Russian volunteer steamer St. Peters burg notified the British residents at Aden to wire the British consuls at Sues and Port Said that he would seize any British steamers bound for the far east If the contents of their packages were not clearly shown on their manifests, according to Interna tional law. The Daily Mall's St Petersburg cor respondent says two more steamers of the Russian volunteer fleet, now at Odessa, have received confidential or ders to leave this week for the Red sea to seise British vessels alleged to be carrying contraband of war. BRITISH FLEET GOES HENCE. Ordered to Red Sea to Look After In terests of Merchantmen, London, July 18. The Dally Ex press this morning prints the follow ing dispatch, dated July 18, from Its ried out A sloping slip, about 75 feet correspondent at Malta: in length, will be built which will be "The British fleet left here today covered with water at an ordinary high 'for Alexandria. It is believed the des tide. At one end of this submerged tlnatlon of the fleet may be connected platform the depth will be one footU'th the presence of the Russian vol and at the other end about five feet J unteer fleet of steamers in the Red Here children and adults may learn sea. The British cruiser Terrible is the necessary art of swimming, and it t said to have sailed from Sues today is hoped by Sheriff Linville that the for the purpose of looking after the establishment of the pool may do away j Interests of British merchantmen." with many sad accidents. The pool CABLE MACHINE BREAKS. Jap Loss Was Trifling. London, July 18. The correspondent of the Times at Kuroki's headquarters says the Japanese- loss during the fighting at Mo Tien pass, July 17, was trifling. SANTA BARBARA IN DISTRESS. COLUMBIA THEATER OPENED. Steamer Broken Down Off Coast, With Lindauer Standing By. San Francisco, July 18. The steamer Sequoia reports that on July 15, off Cape Means, Bhe passed the steamer Santa Barbara with the Q. C. Lindauer standing by her side. Both are from Grays harbor for San Francisco and should have arrived yesterday. It Is supposed the Santa Barbara's machin ery has broken down. - Baggage Handler Strike, New York, July 18. Considerable delay In the handling of baggage has been caused by the strike of 300 driv ers and helpers In the . employ of the New Tork Transfer Company. The company has the transfer privilege with several leading railroads and trunks now being hauled In great num bers to accommodate vacation travel ers have piled up rapidly at some of the terminals. Officials of the com pany declare the men have made no demand. It Is stated that the team sters' union did not authorize the strike and will take steps to fill the vacant places if the men do not re turn to work. Portland's New PJayhoust Said to Bt Ont of th Finest on Coast Portland, July 18. The event of the theatrical season In thla city was the opening night of the Columbia theater with Mrs. Leslie Carter; In "Du Barry." The theater is said to be one of the finest playhouses on the Pacific coast The Columbia will form one of a chain of theaters operating Indepen dently of the so-called theatrical trust. Mrs. Carter, after a week's perform ance here, will go to Seattle, and thence to other northwest cities. will be large enough to accommodate all those who may desire to learn to swim, and several men. Including the Delay Results in the Laying of the good-natured sheriff, have volunteered to teach the. boys and girls to handle themselves In the water. "We mean to conduct the pool In Alaska Cable. Seattle. July 18. Through the break- such manner ing of the cable machine on the Unit that mothers may go there with their d States cable ship Burnslde, the children." said the sheriff. "The pool work of laying the Alaska cable has Blamed for Railroad Wreck. New Tork, July 18. William T. Richards, station operator, and Ernest Heller, rear flagman, were today found responsible for the wreck of the train on the Erie railroad at Mldvale sta tion a week ago. in which 16 persons lost their lives and 60 were injured. San Francisco, July IS. George Hartman, Jr., the young man who was shot in the arm by August Geber last Sunday morning when Geber killed Charles Hartman and tried to annl- is greatly neqded and will be built by popular subscription. The need of the pool la obvious. There Is so much water In this vicinity that all children, girls as well as boys, should be taught to swim, and the pool will be of great benefit." The Idea met with the unan imous approval of the council, and the street selected by the wharves and waterfrontage committee and the peti tioners will be set aside. Injured in Collision. Los Angeles, July 18. Three cars of the Los Angeles Pacific railway, all crowded with passengers, collided at Santa Monica tonight and were bad ly demolished. M. R. Fogel, a youth of 15 years, who was seated on the front platform of one of the cars, was probably fatally Injured and a num ber of persons were slightly hurt. been temporarily delayed. On the night of July 3 while off Dixon's en trance and during a heavy windstorm the cable machine broke and the cable parted. It was not again recovered until July 12. BASEBALL SCORES. National. At Boston Cleveland, 3; Boston, 4. At Philadelphia St. Louis, 4; Phila delphia, 5. At Nes,',,.-,Tork Detroit 8: New York, 5. m(t At Washington Chicago, 12; Wash ington, 1. Pacifio National. At Pittsburg New York, 4; Pitts burg, 1. At Cincinnati Brooklyn, 5; Cincin nati, 6. HENRY S. CROCKER DIES AT HIS HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco. July 18. Henry S. Crocker, pioneer stationer, million aire and brother of the late Charles Crocker, the railroad magnate, died today. He was 72 years old. Mr. Crocker had been confined to his rooms for several weeks, but his death was unexpected. He came to California in the early days and established a printing establishment at Sacramento, which he later removed to this city. He amassed a fortune In business and was Instrumental In the construction of the Central Pacific railroad. He was the last of four brothers. He leaves a large family. Mr. Crocker had long been one of San Francisco's most prominent men, and his death Is genuinely mourned throughout the city. t I