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Newspaper Page Textm n If if & VOLUME LVI1I. ASTOEIA, OREGON, SATURDAY", AUGUST 13, 1901 NUMBER 267. INCIDENT AT CHEFOO EXCITING Attack on Russian Destroyer May Involve China In a Very Ser ious International Difficulty. Germany and France Unite in the Protest of Russia to World Powers About Action. ANXIOUS ABOUT SQUADRON ltejolclutff Ovr JUrthofllrlrto ItuwKlan Throne Tempered by Worry Over Fat of Fleet. etroyer, ran into KJao Chou bay, Au gust II. On ijye 6at tfefttf ' went to Ch;i. -battleships, uiuna, on n ftr and aevral torpedo boat destroyer seem to hav puratIy returned to Port Arthur between dawn ..id noon of August 11. Our fleet appears to hav sustained no damage." "c10 ALL THE RUSSIA'S . SET -ORN AT PRIVATE PALACE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON St. Petersburg Makes Great Demonstra tions of Joy Over the Birth of an Heir to the Throne. JUNK CONFIRM! WAR NEWS, 8vr Fighting by Night and Day, and 200 Victim of One 6h.ll. Chefoo, Aug. 12, A junk which ha. arrived her, having left Port Arthur August I, bring confirmation of the previous report a of severe fighting day and nig ht. One Japanese ahelt struck a corner building In Port Arthur and killed or wounded 200 people, Fifteen six-Inch shell fell at on spot on the water front In one day, but hurt no one. It la roughly eatlmated that the St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-2:15 p. m. assured, the emperor will follow the Japanese are from five to eight mile Von and heir to the Russian throne example of the house of Romanoff and All the Ceremonial Customs Ordained by Imperial Tradition and Russian Uw Were Observed Ail Over the Russian Empire on the Arrival of This Most Significant and Wei- come Occasion-Settles Heir Question. distant from Port Arthur, PROTEST AGAINST ATTACK. St. Peiernliurg, Aug. 12. SU Peter, burg tonight I divided between re joicing over the birth of the heir to the throne and anxiety aa to the fate of the Port Arthur squadron. The day wa marked by the display of Hugs, firing salutes, holding religious r vlcei and extending offlrlal congratula tion, and wa followed at night by brilliant Illuminations, , Street crowd tonight were, however, much quieter than usual on a holiday, for popular rejoicing over the event at Alexandra villa could not dlapel the anxiety which prevailed regarding the fat of the squadron, on which ao much 0pend. " '. . At the admiralty, every report re ceived wa eagerly acanned, but frag mentary newa from foreign and Jap an source left much doubt aa to th result of the fight between the Port Arthur aquadron and tthe 3jjar " fleet, and aa to the whereabvuia of th Bualan ahlpa. The last dlspatche from Shanghai eem to Indicate that the Japanese wer beaten off, though with what damage la not clear. Though at leant four Russian battleahlpa appear to have reached the open tea, the cruiser Pal lada, Askold and Diana and one battle ahlp remain unaccounted for. ha been born. The empres and the child are doing well. The accouche-1 I merit occurred at 12:30 o'clock thl Germany and Frn Unit in Con- afternoon. damning Action at Chefoo. St. Petersburg. Aug. 12. It I said here that both France and Germany are supporting at Pekln the protest of The child will be christened Alexia. The birth so greatly wished for, that go to the front The heir's name will be Alexl Nlch olaevltch, and If he reign he probably will assume the title of Alexis IL The lust Alexis waa Emperor of Moscovy In 1645. ... -v. .? : :: The announcement from Peterhof of an heir to the Russian crown, oc- WM Immediately followed by a salute curred not In the great palace at of 10, gViM trom the ,mpej.,oI yacnt action of the Japanese torpedo boat de nt ro era In attacking the Russian tor pedo boat destroyer Ryeshltelnl fn the harbor of Chefoo, TRANSPORTS MUST NOT GO. ed a new Industry which combines the making of woodwork and the curing of rheumatism. From a medical school which he attended In Montreal last winter he learned that salicylic acid was a recognized specific for the cure of rheumatism, and that the supply of salicylic acid was obtained from the common white willows which grow on the banks of ponds and streams all over North America. Coming to Dan forth he bought a fuming lathe and Is very busy making small wooden drink Ing cups from willow trunks. He makes as many as he can carry and then travels among the summer resorts, selling the cups for 2 cents each and throwing In a warrant to cure rheumatism If the directions are fol lowed. The cure consists in filling the cop with water and letting It stand over night to become Impregnated with the salicylic acid, and then drinking the result before eating breakfast. In case the dls.ise Is very severe, a half teaspoonful of cooking soda is put In the cup before filling It with water. -inougn me remeay seems very simple, report of cures come from Bar Harbor, Castlne, Old Orchard and other resorts, so that Beaupre is mak ing money rapidly from his invention EMPRESS AND HEIR SAFE. Cxar Happier Over Birth Than Over " Victorious Battle. St. Petersburg, Aug. 13. Thi morn Ing the empress and the heir to the throne are both making satisfactory progress. An imperial manifesto Is published announcing the birth of an heir. In receiving congratulations from his court yesterday, the emperor in a brief reply said: 1 am happier at the birth of a son and heir than at the victory WARSHIPS AT TSIN CHOU. Czarevitch Badly Damaged Being Re paired With German Aid. Chefoo, Aug. 12. A late report from Tslnchou say th Russian warships still there are the battleship Cxaro- vltch, protected cruiser Pnllada and Nov Ik and three torpedo boat destroy er. The Ctarovltch, which la badly damaged, Is being repaired with Ger man assistance. It I alleged. A re ) port has also been received here to the effect that Admiral Wlthoeft was killed In the navul battle off Round Island Wednesday. A strong detachment of Japanese warships Is reported to have sailed south for the purpose of Intercepting the Vladivostok fleet, which, It I be lleved, ha not yet reached juncture with the vessels reported to have been purchased by Russia from the Argen tine government. the Russian government ralnt the but ,n the Alexandra villa, Uying Ht anchor oK the but u one oi a group oi iour inwu pawce in was 2:s p, m when tbe , of st a erluded corner of th magnificent Peter and Bt. Pau! furtrew oppimlte Peterhof park. In one of thec build- , he winter palace here, conveyed the logs the empress had been living for gUi tiding to the people of the Ru weeks. The other three are occupied slan capitaL The effect waa electrical; by member of the Imperial family with the boom of the first gun the peo- gathered there In expectation of today's pe in the streets, who had been mo- Japan.. D.l.y EnB.fimnt Until vent' ""udl" the empress' mother. mentarlly expecting tne event for u After FH ef Port Arthur. '"" " nours, stopped to listen and count the Tien Tain, Aug. It-Japanese trans- Du,heM Xen,a aml 'Ba: hli brother- guns. Only 31 are fired for a girl. ports which are now lying at Nlu v .v wnen the J2d boomed, and the peo- . . . .... . . Ill VPH. I kIa ... U .. 4 t a. ... . I tnwini nave Dttpn rorn adn to ii'ivirf i onam ui i mm un neir win mv trnnn. - t " 'l ... . . I I v wio v iiv " take me iuiuic presumably because of the fear that ' ne a more the throne waa born, there were scene rimlv nrf .i.hn i0, v-i- w they might be subject to danger tl'rW,kX' l"tha'yh sea. It I believed here that the Jan- """ " saiute naa nnisned the whole city had i.Mv n,.i.in anese are delaying a general engage- l",UBr "l """ blossomed out with flag and bunt- ... i un Fi"ii fAiAr a v& utr in rnii'ir rnrout i i . mem ftt uao Tantf untU ftfter thi fall -v., -v ... - inK, na in BDipping in tne harbor wa r..f;..u. Cva.euj or ron Arthur, where flnftl assault Is ' ."la,CTSt?a- -men me oeus in xront or Berlin. Aug. 12. Die Kleirte Journal thought now to be taking place. M" I" vlew' Meept t0waM me churches began to ring wildly. In the Uy. u expect the birth of an heir to 4 r 4 'J " . meantime the announcement had been th, RluIllan tnrone wll, followed ,n at. !. . ia . it til n. ii,juiiiiinin itL iiic .( ii(ai roi i taUM.iiiAj . i . i ' nta rar?fl Ytf tfHil r B,r,.r iu in mom remoie cor-l few dv by the trfx-lamnMnn nf a I l.linr.irueJ fx. , 1 1,4 1 t -v X.Sn.. Ki MMf Irtn I . m . . . -. . I " " Chefoo. Au. 12. A ineKBaae haa"'"'v - ner oi tne empire. Jn aU the town ft.nn.tii.Hnn ,i.tn. t - i...... of the nark the public had been ex-lonH riiu. ,-. ,l jui, urcn received nere saying me Kus- - - i t rormea tnat Emperor Nicholas vowed slan cruiser Novik escaped from Tslng. "UUCU rT " 1 ! WKtt tfte cUnln of e he would give a constitution to Russia chou at th expiration of th time limit uu"" w"'u,c" I Dooming of cannon. Thanksgiving f the empress gave birth to a son. of 1 hour set upon her remaining ",,uulcu u,,u" uc'":u i service followed In all the churches, there. No fighting at sea ha yet been the blg Peterhof Palace' and crowd The emperor and empress of Russia or visitor gamerea eacn anemoon w (formerly Princess Alix of Hesse) who watcn me marveioua louniaina, aecona were married November U, 18M. had U ' . - . - only In all Europe to those of Ver- Drevlous t the birth nf ,h. .mm , I- Fm. uourt or trror. ..IHm. . . " 1 Cut Him Out of Will. Sallies. ItodnV. fnilr rimiirhtara nUo Kn- I The birth of the heir to the throne vember m5; Tatlana. ' IJ0 was attended with all the ceremonial ibot. u viwon aaverse to w. J. Bryan In his . wouit, uuin june if, lass, and . .. . reported. BRYAN WILL LOSE $50,000. DROWNED AT SEATTLE. Far Official Hat today, four daughter Olga, born No Northern Pacifio P.ri.h.d. Peattle, Wash., Aug. 12.-A .core 0f ordu,ne1 by lmrM Dillon. In ac- Anastaala. born June 5. 1901. coraance wnn me Kussian law, tnere The emneror .mnr. ....r ,c the were present beside will of the late P. S. Bennett wa handed down today by supreme court of errors. The de- the emperor, 80nie tlme p8t. l antlclnatlon of th."""".:r. "e e" Baron Fredericks, the master of cere-LVen nf tav w 1""'" wr,ua,,y oenles Bryan is Northern Pacific employe are search Ing Squak slough tonight, endeavoring t HnA tr ,.f n n ri ""n rreuencKa, me maaier ot cere- -vent of toAav Wn M.i,un. . i iranii murahal of the Miurt. anA rir ... .w., . . ... I " "J uciiiieii ana . ' ipiceoi ineir niHjesiieB. xne V a, !oLjj,.oj , . , ., . Rott. the emperor', physician. Dr. Li.ert la .i.ti . . .e .k. L! ddres8ed to h'8 widow, which was to - ... mum i Ka rouA Kv V- t.i J . v. w ici on. ci ma utfutn. jtsy ASK MAYOR HARRISON TO STOP IT Chicago Stockyards Situation se Hopeless That Executive Is Asked by Strikers to Interfere. Retail Meat Dealers, Grocers and Strikers Unite in Petition for Speedy Intervention. A FAMINE IS THREATENED Goaded by Suffering and Straw of Circunutauces, Violence Is becoming Store Widespread. Chicago, Aug. 12. Mayor narrtsoB will tomorrow be asked to do what Act can toward setting the stockyards strike. With all prospect of peace or even peace conference gone, retaS meat dealers and grocers tonight de cided to ask the city executive tm take a position in the present confikft similar to that assumed by him In "Osm street car strike last fall. The street railway strike was settled throngh. h3m efforts. At a meeting of retail deafer a committee of ten persons waa ap pointed to wait upon the mayor tomor row. Representatives ot the atruraw were at this meeting and expressed themselves as being satisfied with the plan to ask Mayor Harrison' assist ance. All told, today's violence wa more widespread than in any previous twelve hour of the strike. Even Prexldwdt Golden, of the Tteamsters Cnlon, was attacked while trying to rescue Ifax Falk, a union teamster. Four nna- dred persons had pursued Falk. sag knowing he was a unionist, and were- attacking him when Golden appeared. Golden mounted a wagon, took the reins and urged back the mob. Stone) and sticks were showered at Golda and Falk before Golden, who Buffered! many injuries, wa recognized. . STEAMSHIPS ALL RIGHT. northern lines of the Northern Pacific railway. Cliff was last seen Thurs- Tego Report Battleship. , Tokio, Aug. 12. Admiral Togo re port that five Russian battleship ap peared heavily damaged la 15 ia gagement of August 10. The Pobleda lost 'two masts and one of her heavy guns was disabled. The flagship seems to have sustained the greatest Injury. The damage inflicted on the Russian cruiser wa comparatively alight. The Bayan ha not appeared since the en- gagement The damage sustained by the Japanese vessel ha been tern porarlly repaired. .... . . . . I Hlruch unn th miro'enn In ultenrinnrA li ...., . . . in a canva. canoe. Tonight oar. be- Dr' Rott announced the blrth f "d a half hours' ride from St. Peters- i 'tt 11 !" '8ked t0 g'V neir to tne imperial family. A formal burs on the Baltic rail, .hi,h r,A ' . ' " announcement will be published In the northeast from St. Petersburg to the longing to the craft were found. Cliff went out to inspect reported Jams In the stream, aald to have been caused 0miM MeMen?- by timbers thrown away when a rail way bridge wa reconstructed. 8ULTAN'S ARBTRARY CONDUCT. Confi.cst.d in Morocco. xne decision sustains the opinion elven bv the unerinr rnurl In thl. nr.aA shores of the Baltic, extending as far Iast sprln- and als0 tlm , A the probate court, before which the matter was brought up. No opinion was filed with the decision. BRYAN WILL NOT TALK. An Imperial salute of 101 guns wasa8 Riga. subsequent! fired, first from Peterhof. ln the park are several lakes, at the and It waa then reepated from all the end of one of which Is the "Golden forts around St. Petersburg. Staircase." marble stens rovere.i wi.h The christening of the heir will take real gold. The palace Is not a larre British Subj.ct Arr..t.d and Goods place ft fortnSht- " ' be cere- building when compared with the wln- ' " '"""v .ne bui i. in i rep riBlilOB at Rt PptorcK..ro- T., I .. . . . . . ..u.s. 1M uic u .... Tk . B,.k ..1 lu T.. n 1 a- -' . ... vHwjfvi r I O igg WS.p for Public Expression. Indianapolis, Aug.' IS. W. J. Bryan war, ha been arrested and Imprisoned credUed Wlth belng the most " many houses of nobility and gentility. WM ln IndianaP"s t0"'8ht. on his way cei.i cnapd in xtussia. The 0,lpen of r.PWVfl , t. I- . . - . , ...... v 1 .u ... w... w arukui. u.c i empress, and the member of the im accordance with Russian Imperial cus- par are aevera, other Dalaces I Tangier. Aug. 12. Hamlt Jal Ya. the tom U wUI be Perrmed in the im- pled by different grand dukes and their secretary to the Moroccan minister of perlal chapel of the Petrh' P', suites, and in the neighborhood are NAVAL 8TATEMENT MADE, Ena8m.nt With th Port Arthur Squadron Explain. d by Official.. Toklo, Aug. 12. The navy depart ment tonight Issued a brief statement on the engagement with the Russian Port Arthur squadron, August 10. "According to report received to date, the enemy' fleet which emerged from Port Arthur wa attacked by our fleet south of Tentiio Islund. The Iljs elan fleet fled during the -nigh . The cruisers Askold, Novik and another: cruiser, with one torfo boat de-' here and hi good confiscated under orders of the sultan. Jal T ! a British subject, and the emperor nd the ,mPer,a mUr at- perlal family assembled at Peterhof lenuea a is aeum. . iif i ... . i ,vii. nu uruu iiieie ever The formal announcement will be nce. Daily, large crowds of neoole maae oy me metropolitans of St. have aathered at Peterhof. European residents are indignant at his arrest. They say life and property, especially where British ubjectavare to Freeport, 111. When told of the de cision by the Connecticut court, he de clined to discuss the matter furthero than to say: "It was a close question to decide." concerned, are unsafe. The - British Peter8burg' Moscow and K,eff- at "oI- legation strongly protested to the ,Mo roccan government, but o far the pro test ha been entirely Ignored.,. BASEBALL. Pacifio Coast. At Tacoma Portland, 13; Tacoma, 7. At San Francisco Seattle,, 1; San Francisco, 2. . , At Los Angeles Oakland, 0; Los Angeles, 1. Pacifio National. At Spokane Boise, 4; Spokane, 0. At Butte Salt Lake, 6; Butte, 7. American. At St. Louis Boston, 2; St. Louts, 0. At Chicago New Tork, 2; Chicago, 1. At Cleveland Philadelphia, 5; Cleve land, 0. At Detroit Washington, 2; Detroit emn masse tomorrow.' In the various ministries this afternoon the officials I were convoked to hear the announce ment. The hearts of the Russian people are The people throughout Russia, not ably the clergy, have been praying for an heir to the throne, and the famous Greek priest, Father John of - Cron- stadt, has recently been visiting the NOTED GERMAN COMING. Princ H.nry of Prussia Will Soon Mak Tour of Unit.d State. St, Louis, Aug., 12. Word ha been Alexandra villa at Intervals to Join In rece,ved 'n St Louts that Prince Hen likely to be more deeply touched by the thft nrav, fnr , . ' , ry of Prussia, his wife and eldest m i .... ... I -Mjw-Br w J IHC till VI " gooa roriune or tne imperial family . TM.,. .... Tu .v . i will leave Germany in tn Is worshipped by the people and who a tour or the Un,ted States and will has great influence over the emperor, come after arrival In New York is said to have stated to his majesty J Ulretl'' 10 The prince is before his first daughter was born, that com,n" In "d will be enter- the emperor would have seven daugh- " eu lne mosl ,avlsn manner dur ters before he would have a son, and in hls 8tay here Dr- Theodore Le- that the eighth child of the empress would be a son. This prophecy was firmly believed by the Russian people. than by a dozen victories or defeat In the far east, and the superstitious Rus sian character will read in It an augury of a better time. St. Seraphim, who was canonised lost summer by the emperor at Saraf off, has now become a favorite patron saint, as the birth of the heir Is &t trlbuted chiefly to his Interposition, The emperor will signalise the event by some gracious act, like the remis sion of arrearages of taxes and am- NEW CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. nesty, and for the next two weeks, until the christening, there will be a rVench holiday and public fete of all kinds. There is already a revival of the talk Canadian Utilit.s Nature's wald, German Imperial commissioner to the world's fuir. Although an effort has been made to keep the matter quiet until the prince's arrival. It Is well known among the employes of the national German pavilion that the prince Is coming. Vi Lewald was notified of the proposed trip In a letter and has Manager Schw.rin Say They Ar Pur suing Sensible Policy. Portland, Aug. 12. R. P. Schwerhv general manager of the Pacific MaB and Portland & Asiatic companies, ar rived In Portland today. Schwerin. Is the course of discussion upon the wis dom of withdrawing from the Japanese service, asserted that stopping Jap anese trade has Injured but very frw. He states he has cabled to the Jap anese government to know what pro tection that government could give traffic, and that government replied & guarantee could be given until after the fall of Port Arthur. Schwerin sug gested It would be a good thing If the Portland Chamber of Commerce wouK resolute a little to the state depart ment.' asking that some protection be granted neutral goods shipped In neu tral bottoms, as is usually afforded by , the government to its supporters, in stead of condemning his company foe , its unquestionable business-like policy. ANOTHER BODY FOUND. Only On Unidentified Victim of the Eden Disaster Remains. Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 12. One more body was recovered today by searcher seeking missing victims of the Edest disaster. There remains but one un identified body, that of a woman, prob ably 50 year of age. There are two wedding rings upon the fingera, and physician who examined tfie body stat ed that the dead woman haa been ttifc mother of children. WYOMING CONVENTION. Remedy, With Much 8uccs. Danforth, Me., Aug. 12. Allck Beau-1 since communicated the fact to the that with the succession to the throne pre, a Canadian Frenchman, has start-J commissioners ln St. Louis. Rock Spring Selected . as Place for Democratic State Meeting. Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 12. The dem ocratic stae central committee has se lected Rock Springs as the place when the state convention will be held m. September for the nomination or candidates for congress, govemee. state treasurer and state supreme bench.