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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1904)
Ml, 0 NUMBER 274. VOLUME LV11I. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1004. ... - PASSENGERS' LIVES SAVED IN ACCIDENT By Coolness and Quick Compre hension of the Situation in Time of Danger, All Are Safe. The Captain of a New York Trans fer Boat Was the Hero of the Hour. 100 WERE IN GREAT PERIL Captain olthe IMfct Transfer Did the ICIirht Tlilntr Ht (lie Kllinl Time nul Huved Pnnwn Kir From Dt'iith. v.., v,i ah. 20. A hundred la- I . ,.. n,,.,,h uiit. r tiger im the ferryboiu Koum mm . t plying I., the east jme, .-etwee.. .. street and Own I'olnt. have been : saved from possible death by iub'kjth I'echlll was permitted t:i proceed L..i.. .... 1 1,- ..,.rt t,t n cantulil of ii , , ., , .. ,.,,, ' Nwllavll railroad transfer boat. Hie, 1 ferryboat 60 "'d ut m the (Stream, making for the llp t Hi fol j Of Tenth street, when he wu rammed j WANT CHINESE SAILORS. if the big rioat currying IS freight j tar. The flout' .row penetrated near- ; Paoifie Coast SUamship Company Will jy to the enter of the ferryboat on the) Tracer 207. Id of the ladle' cabin. The iawti- j Han Krnn-l-o, Aug. 0. The aKi-nt !ert tied in ti-rior. many of the women f tne pacific Mali Steanmhlp Comiiany A the 1'iibln having beei) rut nnd jhave mud applliatlon to Commliwloii. ruled by Hying gla and apllnterw. jr cf immigration North for pertnl , The captain of the transfer boat ,,oll 0 trufer 207 Chlnee anllor renlUed that If he bnrked off the fer j brought over on th steamer Siberia fyboat would lloat helplely wiiy ami to the ateamer Manchuria of the nine altik. Whltlln for help he ordered on company on which they are to nerve 4II preaaur puhed the heltle ferry M erew. The application waa made boat toward th docka mid uiTe.ld on lh ground that p crew had been Hi ahovlng It agalnat the pier of the allpranHferred on a toitW'what aimllar oe Jiere th paaaenger ijuli kly aeram-Joualon to the Menmer Korea In 190i. tied through the window nnd over jmmm!loner North 1 of the opinion tile of freight to the atreet. jthat the tranafer w made under dlf- I A few mlnutea later the Houth Hide ' f,.rent clrcumvtancea and withheld ..ill-,! 10 the bottom. Darkneaa and ijUirm. together with a mlaunderatand 5, of algnala probably caused th iic ildent. INDIANS REFUSE TO SELL. he Utea Will Not Part With tha Cliff Dwellara' Ruina. : Almnnaa. Colo.. Aug. 20.-8enator T. 1. ratterson. who at the request of he secretary of the Interior, went to tie reaervutlon of the southern Vie adlana to Interview them on the prop osition for the purchase of the cliff i n-elli-re rulna In the Meaa Verde country for the purpose of onvertlnir the section Into a national park, re porta ii complete failure of the pro- w Wt. The aenator aaya the Indiana md- olutely refuse to treat with the gov fj'imieiit because they declare they pave been so badly treated In the past, fhey Informed him that In 3896 they had entered Into a treaty with the gov ernment and sold certain land and the government agreed to bring water onto their reservation. They declare the government haa fulled to do thla. They also complain of the ratlona they celve. They told the aenator that jhey would act aa soon aa the gov trnment carried out the prnmlaes made In the treaty above referred to. Senator Patterson says that alnce learning from personal observation the .. ritnre..jl..the.ATtjr.rl.?.ynpS-h.-WlH try to have the government fulfill Its obligations, when he hopes the In dians will listen to the plan of gov ernment purchase of the Mesa Verde ruins. SUGAR RATE WAR OPENS. Chicago, Milwaukee o St. Paul Road Cuts Tariffs. ;, Chicago, Aug. 80. A sugar rate war haa been declared by the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul road, which an nounces reductions tn the tariffs from Chicago west and northwest amounting to IS and 22 cents. The reduced rates are effective Immediately. The rates announced are 6 cents per 100 pounds from Chicago to Missouri river points between Kansas City ond Sioux City, Including Sioux Folia and S cents from Chicago to the Twin Cities and the common points In the northwest. The former rates were 27 ifcnt to the MIs mill river point imd 20 to th Twin Cllle. Tli reduction make a lute of 80 cent from New Yk to till point named, which In considerably lower thn tin' ml from New or lean to the same iofnt. The war w started because some of the southwestern Jin urn mild to have refused to nlilile by tho adjust ment mud several month ago, when the rate from New Orleans to Missouri river point wu mud 37 cent. A combination, throtiKh Memphis, of 32 cent from New Origin to Kunsas City was litter discovered and not ml-JilHted. HEAVY CANNONADING. Japanese Shelling the Russians at Port Arthur. Chefoo, Auk. 20, 32:30 p. m. The steamer Jet-hill, Just arrived here, was overhauled mid hoarded by a Japanese destroyer Hnd five torpedo bout nix mile off Llitotleshiin last tilght. An officer from the destroyer stayed on board for 40 minute conversing with the Japanese consul to New Chwang wh.i wim n miHHoriKer for Chefoo. The sound of tiring wu o heavy accusloii ally thiit conversation wan mmcuu. me J'l"n- explained that they were en- gaged shelling to Russian position wjih (h(( utmoB( vji;or rl(f for H MM1IU, to,ay toward d.jybruk. When on her our the filing wan about thi henvlet and It wu lielleved to Indl- uiw ine iiiiniiuHiiT 'i no- fcritriiti granting permission to the mull com puny. Ii telegraphed to Washington for Instructions, but aa yet hus receiv ed no anawer. ROBBED HIS COUNTRYMAN. Treacherous Italian Arrested for Ob taining Money by Fraud. Chicago. Aug. ;'0. The visit of a son of Pasqunle Schlavone, an Italian banker, to Italy last month, la said to have excised ft scheme by which scores of west side Italians lost money and numerous romances were blighted. Oelsomrila Coazl, an employe of the banker, ha been arrested, charged with conspiracy, and his life threat ened by Italians who learned- of the charge against him. Cozzl, who Is a recent arrival, ha been visited by scores of Italians eager for Informa tion concerning relatives and sweet heart left In Italy. Many false talcs are said to have been related by hliu of the straits to which the relatives were subjected. As a result the Chi cago Italians, many of them unable to write, Intrusted money to Cozzl to send to Italy. PIERRE PAUQUETTE. Body of Famous Explorer and Trader Found at Last. Chicago, Aug. 20. A dispatch to the Tribune from Portage, Wis., says: While excavating for a new Baptist church parsonage, the workmen have exhumed the remains of the famous ex plorer and trader, Pierre Pauquette. Historians have been searching for years to discover his body. Pauquette was born In Missouri In 1869. He loai his life at the hands of an Indian with whom he had an altercation relative to a treaty ceding the lands of the Wlnnebagoes to the government. Danger of Froit Boosts Wheat. Chicago, Aug. 20. The suggestion of killing frosts before Monday In Can ada and In the Dakotas sent wheat higher than ever during the present season. Buyers were kept In an In tensely excited mood by continued flood dispatches from the northwest giving sensational stories of rust dam age and alarming predictions of what might result from frost. ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS STRUCK BY FRIGHTFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDSTORM Tornado Wrecked ings, Destroyed Bridges, and Kill ed or Maimed Many People. Property Loss Estimated From $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 and an Excursion Steamer Reported Wrecked Tornado Occurred Last Night and as Wires Are Down It Was Impos sible to Obtain Full Particulars. Ht. Paul. Minn., Aug. 20. Kive are reirted to be dead, two wore Injured and a property Ions estimated to reach two million dollars i the results of n tornado that swoono, down on the city shortly after 8 o'clock tonight. Tlvoll theater wu tb-mollshed; Kin plre theater razed. High bridge, the Immense structure crossing the Mis sissippi at a height of 200 feet, almost totally destroyed, and 200 buildings more or less damage.l. The report at 12 o'clock midnight I that the House of (Jood Hhepherd, a Catholic Institu tion, was wrecked and 25 Injured there. All communications with outlying suburbs are cut off and It' is Impos sible to say whether the damage there ha been as great as that done In the city Itself. The property damage lit Minneapo lis Is said to have been neatly aa great as at SI. Paul. The storm was of short duration. lasting not more than 15 minutes. The MARKETS HOLO FIRM. Prices of Stocks Have Advanced and Money Is Plenty. New York. Aug. 20. In spite of some Irregulurlty and at times even weak ness, the average level of prices for stocks has advanced during the week. Alarming reports of damage to spring wheat and of deterioration In corn and cotton have been practically ignored. Uibor troubles at various points have been without effect, The outbreak of hostile competition and cutting of prices of steel products haa not hurt prices outside of United States steel stocks and some of the Independent steel companies. The extreme ease of money, which" loaned on call as low aa H per cent, has made the hold ing of stocks attractive, encouraged by an Improvement In railroad earn lugs. ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR. Unsuccessful But Fighting Is Con tinuod. Chefoo, Aug. 21. Reliable authority declares yesterday's (Saturday's) at tack on Port Arthur was unsuccessful but continued last night and today, nnd will go on for one more day If the Japanese are still repulsed. A siege Is expected. Town Destroyed by Fire. Lewlston, Idaho, Aug. 20. Fire today at Ilo, SO miles east of Lewlston, de stroyed the entire town. Including Its II business houses. The losa la about $.10,000; Insurance. $10,000. The origin of the fire la unknown. Father Felix Chosen. New York, Aug. 20. Father Felix hos been elected provincial of the Or der of Passionate Fathers, to succeed the Hev. Stephen- Keal3 who died re cently while conducting services. Loggers Fighting Fir. Everett, Wash., Aug. 30. A damag ing forest fire is burning near Hart ford In the Hulburt logging camp. The entire crew are out fighting the (lames. Much valuable timber Is de stroyed. Western Golf Championship. Chicago Aug. 20. H. Chandler Egan, of Exmoor, today won the western golf championship for the second time. He defeated D. E. Sawyer, of Wheaton, 6 up S to pluy. . Novik Defeated and Aqround. Toklo, Aug. 21. The cruisers Chl tose and Tsushima defeated the Rus sian cruiser Novllc and forced her ashore near Korsakoff. Hundreds of Build devastation was terrific. The wind. according to the government observer, blew 0 miles an hour, coming from the southwest. An excursion steamer, towing a barge on the river below Ht. Paul, Is reported to have been wrecked. Relief parties In steam launches have been dispatched to the rescue. It Is feared mony lives are lost. Later reports from Minneapolis are to the effect that there was no one killed but many wounded. One person Is reported killed In the wing of the House of the Good Shep herd, which was blown down. As later reports come In, It Is thought the list of deaths will be ma terially Increased. Among the buildings damaged Is the Pioneer Press building, of 13 stories, a steel and brick structure. The win dows on the top floors were blown In and a number of printers were seri ously cut by' flying glass. RIOT AT 8TOCKYARDS. Rioters Killed One Man and Wounded Throe Others. Chicago. Aug. 20. During a riot In the stockyards tonight one man was shot and Instantly killed and three other men were Injured. A crowd of men and women, strike sympathisers, gathered at Fortieth street and Em erald avenue where a long train filled with Greeks and negroes from the yards was stopped. When the strike sympathizers commenced to hoot and Jeer the non-union men and press closer to the sides of the car, men inside opened fire. A riot call was turned In and 40 policemen hurried to the spot. The police ordered every door and window In the train to be closed and a dozen men passed through each coach In search of weapons while the remaining force beat back the great crowd that had gathered. CZAR CONGRATULATES MEN. Fully Convinced of Their Unbounded Bravery, St. Petersburg. Aug. 20. The em peror hus telegraphed Lieutenant Gen eral Stoessel, In command of the mil Itary forces at Port Arthur, as fol lows: "I direct you to congratulate In my name and on behalf of the whole of Russian the troops, sailors and Inhab Hunts of Port Arthur on the successes gained In the fighting of July 26, 27 and 28. I am fully convinced of their absolute readiness to uphold the glory of our arms by their unbounded brav ery. I warmly thank all. "May the most high God bless their heroic deeds which entailed o heavy sacrifices, and may He protect the fortress of Port Arthur from the at tacks, of the enemy. NICHOLAS.' PLAN THREE DAYS' ASSAULT. Alleged Reverse of Saturday Does Not Jeopardize Japanese Succen. Chefoo, Aug. 21. It Is understood that the Japanese plans at Port Ar thur contemplate a three days' as sault. They expect to triumph on the third day. It la stated they have suffi cient force to maintain an assaulting force of 60,000 men throughout. Four thousand Japanese are reported to have landed at Dalny yesterday. The alleged check on Saturday does not Jeopardize the progress of the assault ns planned. JAPS CAPTURE FORT. Russians Have Garrison of 23,000 Fighting Men. Chefoo, Aug. 21. noon. It is report ed that the Japanese before Port Arthur have captured fort "25," one mile north of Golden Hill. The Jap anese are not attempting to storm LI- aoti Promontory. Their right wing terminate at Pigeon Bay. The Rus sian garrison of Port Arthur Is esti mated at 23,000 men, covering an area of twelve miles. A Junk arriving at Tengchow from Mlaotao Islands re port seeing yesterday five Japanese men of war pursuing two Russian war ships, type unknown. They were going In an easterly direction. INCREASED IN FURY. Fire That Were Supposed to be Check ed are Worse Than Ever. Seattle. Aug. 20. From Wellington on the line of the Great Northern rail way In the Cascades, comes the report that the fire, checked yesterday, has In creased In fury and 1 now sweeping toward that town, while all the set tlers are fighting It. Houth of there and near Snoqualmie Falls there Is another fierce fire. For a week this has threatened the trans mission line of the Snoqualmie Falls power plant and all the available men at the plant have been fighting the flames. It Is stated tonight that the danger has passed. Not far from Snoqualmie another Are threatens the logging camp of A. S. Kerry, and he has 150 men on the fighting line. A large quantity of val uable cut timber has already been de stroyed. D. & R. G. CO. HELD GUILTY. Coroner's Jury Finds Ry. Co. Responsi bl for Terrible Accident. Pueblo. Colo.. Aug. 20. After ex haustively summing up all evidence which has been submitted, the coroner's Jury this afternoon rendered a verdict censuring the Denver Sc Rio Grande Railway Company. The Jury found the train crew blameless, as they could see no signs of danger. The railroad company, according to the verdict, should have constructed a bridge that would have withstood the Impact of the flood. Hud a bridge of one span with stone abutments been across the arroyo, In all human , probability It would have withstood the rush of wa ter, thus avoiding the disaster. VALUABLE OREGON WORK. Southern Oregon Edition of Mineral Wealth, by Dittmar Bros. Jacksonville Democratic Times: The southern Oregon edition of Mineral Wealth, compiled by Dittmar Bros., has been Issued. It is without doubt the handsomest, moat concise and reliable resume of the mineral resources of Jackson, and Josephine counties ever published. The lllustiaiions are pro fuse and beautiful, Including a num ber of southern Oregon scenes and views of our principal towns and mines. The publishers are certainly deserving of much credit. MARKET REPORT. Liverpool September wheat, "a 6d. New York Silver, 57Tc; Union Pa cific, 9Sc: preferred, 94c. Chicago Wheat September opened ll.lOSilim; closed. 11.10. Barley. SOS'ic. Flax, $1.17. Northwestern, $1.24V4. Sun Francisco Cosh wheat, $1.46 Portland Wheat Walla Walla, 80c; bluestem. 85c; valley. 82c. Cattle Un changed. Tacoma Wheat Bluestem, club, 77MiC. 85c: FIRST FOOTBALL VICTIM. Season Opens With Death of 16-Yar Old Boy at Chioago. Chicago, Aug. 20. Football has found its first victim this season in Chicago. James Pine, 16 years old, nd several companions were engaged In a game, and during a scrimmage the lad was thrown violently, his head rlklng the ground. He was removed to a hospital, where he died within an hour. Condition Unchanged. Worcester. Mass., Aug. 20. Senator Hoar's condition Is unchanged. He may live three or four days. Today's Weather. Portland, Ore., Sunday: Fair and warmer. Washington, fair. MOB OF 2000 DEPORTS AEN IN COLORADO Wild Excitement at Cripple Creek Where 2 Lawyers and 17 Others Were Marched Out of the City Mob Divided Into 3 Squads and Conducted Their Victims to Different Places. MANY OTHERS WILL BE SENT TlioKe Who Are Deported Are Ordered Never to JKeturn Troubles fn Milling, Dis tricts Are So Better. Colorado Springs, Colo.. Aug. 20. A special to the Gazette from Cripple Creek says this afternoon 2000 citizens of Cripple Creek arrested S. J. Hangs, Attorney Eugene Ely and Attorney A. C. Cole,Jogether with Mr. Hall, man ager of the union store, and some 15 others. The crowd divided Into three squads. One took their prisoners to Barnard Creek, where they were told to leave the district The other two squads, took their prisoners toward Canon City, where they were treated In like manner. The greatest excitement prevails In the district and citizens are declaring that there are more to.be deported and will not be allowed to re turn. The men were ordered to leave with the following Injunction: "You men are not wanted in this camp and you are not golnff to be allowed to live here You do not seem tor be happy unless you can stir up trouble. We have trouble enough. If you come back there will be either a bullet or a rope for everyone of you. Now go, and keep going." Returning to the city, part of the crowd made an attack upon the union store. Officers at first repulsed the at tack, but they were operpowered, and about 20 men entered and completely wrecked the stock. The stock cost about $3000. The immediate cause of today's out break was the starting up of the union store, under the name of the Inter- mountaln Mercantile Company and the report that a number of deported union men were on their way back to Cripple Creek from Denver. DYNAMITE KILLS FIVE. Car of the High Explosive Blown Up on Missouri Pacific Railroad. Nevada, Mo.. Aug. 20. Five persons were killed at Minden, a station on a branch of the Missouri Pacific rail road, this afternoon, by the explosion of a car of dynamite. The train crew on the local freight was switching some cars when they struck the car containing the explosive. BASEBALL. Pacific Coast. At Portland Los Angeles, 7: Port land, 0. . At Seattle Oakland. 4:. Seattle, S, At San Francisco Tacoma, 6; San Francisco, . Pacifio National. At Salt Lake Spokane, 4: Lake, 1. At Butte Boise, 11: Butte, 7. American.. At New York Chicago, 4; York. I. At Washington First game: Salt New De- trolt. 12; Washington. 1. Second game: Detroit, 5: Washington, 4. At Philadelphia Cleveland, 0; Phil adelphia, 2. National. At St. Louis Brooklyn, 3; St, Lou is. 8. At Cincinnati Philadelphia, 1; Cin cinnati, 2. At Chicago Boston, 0; Chicago, 1. At Pittsburg New York, 5: Pitts burg, 0.