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'" VOLUME LVlil" ASTORIA, OBEGON, TUKSDAY, AUGUST 30, 190L NUMBER 281. INTENSE ANXIETY " FOR NEW 0 The Authorities and People of St. Petersburg Are Becoming Anxious Over Lack of War News. One of the Questions of the Hour is Whether the Main Army is Prepared to Meet Japs. MAY DEPEND ON RAINFALL It U nelltvtd in ItuaaUn OMIclal Ciri'leN u Great lUttle In Now InipfiiMliin CrUI Nnr. 8t. Petersburg, Aug. 30. Even lute liwt night the greatest uncertainty pre- Wiled regarding the m'tUHl situation at Llao Yang. There I intense anxiety fur detlnUe new from the front, but even the authorities are rwrlli-iilly l nirant at to whether or not the lone expected battle will be fought at Llao Twig or further north. It lit believed ii great battle la now proceeding and there are many lndlca tltoi that uch la the rase. If m, the fate of the year' campaign may be ettled within 4 houra. At the anme time the opinion la almost equally di vided, many believing that Kuropmkln will not make a determined atand and that the Japanese will crack the ahell only to And that the bird hua (town One of the Russian correspondent of the Associated Press aaya the fighting o far haa been confined wholly to rear guard action. The Russian forte la now concentrated In a aerlea of ex- reedingly atrnng positions around Llao Yang. The withdrawal wa In accordance with a prearranged plan. It la certain thut the armies are now In close touch. The Japanese are advancing In great forte along both of the roada converg ing on Llao Tang, but that crucial question, whether It la the main Rus alan army that la concentrated there to oppose them, or merely a atrong acreen, hua not yet been anawered up to thla time. Much dependa upon the weather. Recent ralna may have made a Japan ese advance impossible even If the Russian withdrew, and the rhancea are that further downpour may dinar range the pinna of both aldea; but the luteal Indlcatlona, that the weather and the rouda are Improving, ahould force a riae of the curtain within 24 houra. WILL KUROPATKIN STAY? Tokie . Authority Believes He Must ' Fight and Be Defeated. Toklo, Aug. 29. The Russian are concentrating at Llao Yang, either with the Intention of giving general battle or retiring. They were beaten at Lung Tushnn, and retreated from Anshan shan and Anplng. Anshanshan wa the strongest defense Llao Tang possessed and Its loss render defense almost Im possible. It Is believed here that Kuro palkln cannot now avoid a fight and a crushing defeat. BATTLE IS RESUMED. J..n.. Artillsrv Attaok Directed Against Russian South Front. Llao Yang, Aug. 29, 8 a. m. The Japanese artillery resumed the battle at t o'clock thl morning. The point of pressure again being the Russian south front. The Japanese Infantry Is now ad vancing to attack the regiments de ployed In open 6rder. LOSSES AT LIAO YANG. Japanese Made a Forced March Overtake the Russians. to Llao Yang, Aug. 29. The Russians lost 300 killed and wouu'led during the retreat from Anshanshan. The Japan ese made a forced march by night, overtaking the Russlnn at daylight. General Routkovsky , wa killed by the explosion of a shell. Russian Cruiser Disarmed. Shanghai, Aug. 29. The Russian de- stroyer Orozovol haa been disarmed and th cruiser AKM jy dlaarm to morrow. V -ot ,H TROUBLE. J-1 '7uurit and Washout Causa Muoh Damag in Ntvada. Reno, Nev., Aug, 29. Cloudburst and waahouta In Tonopah and along the tinea of the Tonopah ai,i the Caraon It Colorado Itullroada are the moat dls- ualroua In the history ef thae ells trlcta. On the Tonopah road all of the track rebuilt after the laat waahouta haa been swept away and It will be a week at leaat before any truffle can be reaumed. At Walker Lake, near Haw thorrie, the track ia under thi feet of waler for nearly four mllea and the lake haa rlaen above lta level from six to nine feet . (Ireat chasm have been wanned In the deaert and traffic la In a at ale of chaos. Tonopuh and (loldflelda, which are on the verge of starvation, are being tem porarily relieved by the running In of auppllea via Crow Springs, Silver I'eak and Candeliirla by wagon tralne, bul thla la only temporary, aa over 6000 people muat be fed In the different canipa and extraordinary measures adopted for their relief. Food auppllea at the cunina are practically exhausted Klour. bacon and all staple have run out and only canned gooda remain. Heroic measures are being adopted and with the resumption of sttige lltieg re lief la hoped for. While the situation la critical and much Buffering muat be endured, It la hoped thut the next few day will bring about better condition. no Uvea have been lost. FRIEND OF MAXIMILIAN. Ceunt von Michereux, Who Cave Up Titles to Become Cititen ef U. 8. New Tork, Aug. 'ii. Count Albert von Mlcheroux la dead at bla former residence In Baldwins, L. J., at the age of 2 ears. Count von Mlcheroux, who had served In the Auatrlan army, ac companied the Emperor Maximilian to Mexico and participated In the ware there until the downfall of the em plre. Then he went to New Orleana. where he renounced hie titles and be came a naturalised titlsen. For a time he wa In the bunking busln-s. but relinquished that to establish a allk Importing house In Chicago. He tame to New Tork after the great fire of 1871, In which his establishment waa destroyed. ' FIRST TIME IN AMERICA. Society of Chemical Industry to Hold Convention Sept. 7-12. New Tork. Aug. 29. Plans have been completed for the annual convention of the Society of Chemical industry to be held here September 7-12. It will be the first convention of the society held In America. At the eoncluKlon of the convention ihe forelirn deleaatlon will visit the middle weft and south. All the larg est manufacturing plants will be In spected. Many Important subject are expected to come before the meeting. FOR KNIGHTS TEMPLARS. . 8. Warships Will Be Held at San Franoisco Dying Conclave. San Francisco, Aug. 29. Orders have been countermanded for the sailing of the flnaahiD New York, the cruisers Marblehead and Boston and the gun boat Bennington this afternoon, and the squadron will remain In harbor until September 12. Thl rearrange ment I due to pressure exerted here In the Interest of the Knight Templar conclave. It Is considered likely that bluejacket from the various ships will take part In the parade next week. AMERICAN SCHOOL BURNED. Beys' School Follows the School for Girls in Smoke. Constantinople, Aug. 29. The Amer ican school for boys at Erseroum hBS been burned. It Is believed the fire wa started by an accident This 1 the second American school at Erxeroum to be destroyed by fire the institution for girls having been burned January 10. The loss In that Instance was attributed to incendiaries. Secretary Shaw at Seattle. Seattle, Aug. 29. Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw addressed ar audience that completely filled the Grand op.ra house tonight on the Is sues of the campaign. He spoke- foi nearly two hours, frequently being in terrupted by applause. WORLD'S RECORD AT ST. LOUIS IN GREAT John Flannafjan Smashed World's Best Previous Performance in 16-Pound Hammer Throw of 168 Feet. Ray Ewey Established a New World's Record in Broad Jump by Covering; II Feet 4 7-8 Inches-Kunning Races were up to Record Time-World's Best Athletes Were Participants in Great Contests. St. Louis. Aug. 29. One world" rec ord waa broken, two Olympic record were lowered, and one Olympic record waa eiuiiled as results of the first day's eventa In the Louisiana Purchase Ex position revival of the famous athletic classic, Olympic games. Athletes from many nations met the pick of American sprinters, Jumpers, distance and weight men. The weather was fine and the atendatice was 5000. ' A burst of cheering followed the an- f .h time li. the first: heat. 0 metres In seven seconds, as It equaled the record obtained at the Pari revival ot the Olympic game In 1900. The second heat also waa run In record time, as wa the final. The first Olympic record to go wa broken by John Flannagan, of the greater New York Irish Athletic Asao- elation, the holder. His first esaay with the lt-pound hammer resulted In a throw of 1S feet 1 Inch, exceeding the record made by himself In Pari by nine Inches. The standing broad Jump brought out a field that has never been equaled In the history of American athletic. Tht COMPLAIN OF DISCRIMINATION. Railroads Charged With Exacting Tee High Rate en Drug's. New Tork. Aug. 29. A special meet ing of the manufacturing and Jobbing druggists of this city has been called to consider w hat action. If any, shall be taken by the trade In this section regarding complaint against freight rate on drugs, etc.. to western point. The complaint In question ha been made by a Baltimore firm to the In terstate commerce commission which will hold a session In Denver Septem ber 10 to hear testimony on the sub ject. It la claimed by the petitioning firm that various railroads are exact lug unjust and unreasonable rates on drugs, medicine, chemicals, dye stuff . . i. etc., shipped to western points. It . " "'" ,.hui-ireH hv the up tit loners that tne railroads are carrying freight to Col orado and Utah points at rates which exceed those charged by the same roads on the same class of merchan dise to Pacific coast points in viola tion of section 4 of the Interstate com merce act. FORMING NEW POLITICAL PARTY e vn industrial Liberty" to Be th. Nam. of , , , f . the Latest r reaa. , Chicago. Aug. 2.-m response h calls sent out to labor organlxations. , turner societies, single tax clubs and! fiirman and other economic reform bodies, a convention will be held here today for the purpose of launching a new national political party. The call urge the necessity for bringing Into existence "a party based on the prin ciple of liberty as set forth by Jef ferson, which shall admit to Its coun cils none except the wealth producers of the country. John Fltipatrlck. Ar thur McCracken and John M. Vail are the signers of the call a chairman, secretary and treasurer 1 respectively. In it embryolc form the party bears the name of the Jeff ersonlan democracy, but a move I on foot to give It the formal cognomen of industrial liberty party. The convention will determine whether to put a national ticket In the field this year. Senator Hoar's Condition, ' Worcester. Mass., Aug. 29. The fol lowing bulletin" was issued tonight: "Senator Hoar has had a comfortable lay. He ha taken nourishment reg ularly and has spent the day sleeping or talking to the members of his fam ily. His condition remains unchanged, and there Is-no gain in. his strength." BROKEN EXPOSITION OLYMPIC GAMES flrst Jump, that of C. M. King, of Mc Klnney, Texas, exceeded the Olympic record by S-5 Inch. Ray of the New York Athletic Club, holder of the Olym pic and world's records, followed, and on hi first Jump beat the Olympic record and came within two Inches of equal ing the world s record, with a Jump of 11 feet Z Inches. King proved to be a consistent performer, and on each es say did better than on his previous ap pearance. His best Jump waa 10 feet S Inches. This mark waa alao made by John A. Blller of Newark, N. J. Kwey, however, demonstrated that his championship form had not deserted him and eatabllshed a new world" rec ord of 11 feet 4 7-8 Inches. While the record established at Paris by O. W. Ortln of the untverslty of Pennsylvania for a 250-metre steeple chase was not seriously endangered, that event proved one of the most In teresting of the day's sport. John J. Daly of Ireland got off In the lead and ran a magnificent race, but was headed by James D. Light body of Chicago, A. A., on the last lap and wa beaten to the tape by a cant margin. LINER WITH TURBINE ENGINES Belfast, Ireland. Aug. 29. The Allan Line steamer Victorian, the largest tur bine vessel yet built, waa launched here todav. It I expected that he will be ready for eervlce before the end of the year. She 1 540 feet long, ha 60 foot beam and her depth Is 46 feet I Inches. The Victorian 1 to be fitted In a most j ne v iciui win w ire mw. ... ... luxurious manner and I to carry 1500 passenger, but the chief Interest In her ilea in her Di-oDelling power. Turbine steamer on the Clyde and in cross channel service have proved very suc cessful, mainly because they have af forded more comfort to passengers, but considerable modifications had to be devised to meet the requirements of the Asiatic service, Including enormous i - nroDelllng power and great stopping, tail'!1"" i...i.i ...c ataorlnir Nivpr. These backing and steering power. These difficulties are understood to have been overcome- by Charles A. Parsons, the engineer, who ha developed the steam turbine and made It suitable for the generation of electricity and the pro pulsion of mercantile and war vessels. A special arrangement has been de vised for the Victorian's machinery. thereby reversing power equal to that I i s I uHn,,A tniv r.n ar nan ns jOI IWI IU jjii't'triiiMB l'v " " - ';ed -r1" a,m08t "V I stantaneous arrest of the steamers i forward motion and speedy backing in ft Hgr propeUer9 are , -'aeDarate The Victorian, will be fitted with a wireless telegraph apparatus and will carry a complete printing outfit oe tween decks. Her tonnage Is ubout 12,- 000, and she Is expected to develop about, 10,000 horse-power. MANUFACTURER DEAD. Charles G. Ruggles, Vic President of Chair Manufacturers' Association. Chicago, Aug. 29. Charles C. Rug gles, vice president of the Chulr Man ufacturer Association of the United States, Is dead at his home here, aged 47 year. Interment will be at Bur ton, O. NOTED DEAD. Funeral of Volney W. Foster at Evans ton, III. Chicago. Aug. 29. Memorial services In the honor of the late Volney W. Poster have been held in the First Presbyterian church of Evanston. Ad dresses were made by Rev. Newell DwlEht Hlllls. Rev. Charles J. Little and Rev. H. P. Smith, all of whom had I KnOwn Jnr r ymcr iiii.iiiiai.ci. vct. known Mr. Foster Intimately. Rev. Mr. Hllli. w'ho had come from Van couver In fulfillment or a promise. made several months ago when Mr. Foster felt that death was approaching, was the principal speaker and paid an eloquent tribute to the noble character and splendid endowments of his dead friend. He recounted the many notable benefits to the public which had re sulted from Mr. Foster's energies and eulogized his Intellectual qualities. The following organizations to which Mr. Foster belonged took part In the services. Onion League Club, National Bus iness League, Ethical Club. Sheridan Road Association, Holland Society. Sons pf the American Revolution and Evanston Historical Society. 8EPTEMBER DIVIDENDS. Industrials Have Poor Prospect for Paying Much Profit. New York, Aug. 2S. On the basis of declarations already made and those yet to come, September promise, ac cording to the Journal of Commerce, to make an unusually poor showing In the matter of Industrial dividends. The amount will be the smallest for any month In years, aggregating only $9. 409,771. Thl compares with $14,622, 465 In August and which previously was the smallest .amount disbursed In any one month since the opening of the year. This year' September total com pare with 117.278.403 In 1903 and $1, 943,967 in 1902. Part of the falling off shown In the comparisons Is due to the discontinuance of one industrial pay ment amounting to $5,000,000 which figured In the returns of September last year. , - BALLOON MADE 200 MILES. At the End of 24 Hour George Tomlin on Landed at Wyoming, lit. St Louis, Aug. 29. A telegram was received today saying that George Tom llnson of Syracuse. N. T., contesting with Prof. Carl E. Meyers of Frank fort, N. T., In the balloon race to Washington, D. C had landed near Wyoming. 111., after having been In the air for 24 hours. Prof. Meyer landed near St. Charles, Mo after having been In the air a little more than two t hour. The contest will be continued until November, w hen the cash prise of $1000 will be awarded. Tomllnaon covered U stance ot 200 miles, which may be beaten by anotner aeronaut. REMARKABLE SWIMMING RACE. Man With Only One Leg Won, With Women as Next Best. New York. Aug. 29. An endurance swimming match from the Brooklyn bridge to Coney Island under the su pervision of the United States volun teer life saving corps haa resulted In victory for a man with one leg. The winner was Charles Seigfrled of Bay Ridge, who made the distance In Jive hours and 43 minutes. Two young women were close behind him at the finish. One of them fainted after they had led nearly the entire distance, otherwise they probably would have won. BRAVE DEED OF YOUNG LADY. Saved Five Children by Skill and Brav ery in a Row Boat. Menominee. Mich.. Aug. 29.--Gertrude Sawyer, the young heroine who piloted a party of five children across the wa ters of Green bay during a heavy storm last Thursday night, is to receive gold medal for her brave act, to be purchased by funds subscribed by cit (sens of Menominee. The younff w oman saved the entire party from an almost certain death, battling with her oars until her hands were raw, against waves rolling SO feet high. The sea that night was so heavy that all the larger steamship remained In port BASEBALL SCORES. American. At Washington: St. Louis, 2; Wash Ington. 7. At New York Cleveland, 4; New York. 2. . . At Boston Detroit 0; Boston, 12. At Philadelphia Chicago, 1; Phila delphia, 4. . National. At St. Louis New York. 2; St Lou- Is, 1. - At Pittsburg First game: Brooklyn 7i Pittsburg. 11. Second game: Brook lyn, 2; Pittsburg, 1. NEGRO WAS MOBBED IN WYOMING Slashed a White Girl With a Razor and When the Turnkey Tried to Lock Up the Man the Officer Was Hurt Mob of Several Hundred Men As sembled, Intimidated Sheriff and Took Keys to Jail. HUNG NEGRO TO LAMP-POST After Slashing tbe Girl tbe Kaz. orwielder Hacked Him self A Surgeon Waa Comingr When Mob Entered. Laramie, Wyo., Aug. 29. Joe Martin, colored, was lynched by a mob of 500 men in front of Judge Carpenter' home at 8 o'clock tonight Martin wa a trusty In the county Jail. He at tacked a white girl, Delia Krause, In the Jail kitchen and slashed her face and arm with a knife. One man waa injured by Martin a tbe mob entered the Jail to drag out the prisoner. After assaulting Miss Krause with a razor. Martin was placed In a cell in the county Jail. Tonight a mob of several hundred men formed outside the Jail. The first intimation Sheriff Cook had of the lynching was when two masked men appeared In the kitchen of the Jail house and with gun leveled at him told him there were 200 armed men waiting outside for the negro and he had better not attempt to make any trouble for them. In the meantime an other masked man bad entered and while the first two held the sheriff, a third man took the key of the Jail from the sheriffs pocket and then the three started for the negro' cell. : On the way they met Dr. Miller, who had been summoned to dress the wounds of Martin, self-inflicted with the same razor with which he had as saulted the girl and turnkey John. They were ordered to stand aside, with faces turned away from the mob. The negro was then taken from hi cell and hurriedly marched through the court house into the street Arriving at a lamp post a short distance from the Jail, the negro was quickly strung up to a Most NEW YORK PRIMARIES. Fight on in Greater New York Today Is of Unusual Interest New York. Aug. 29. The primaries throughout greater New York will be held tomorrow. Special interest cen ters in Brooklyn, where the leadership of State Senator McCarren is in the balance and the fight promises to be a bitter one from the opening of the polls. The labor leaders In Brooklyn today served notice on State Chairman Cord Meyer that Senator McCarren would have to resign aa chairman of the state executive committee. Meyer gave no definite answer. The primary election this year means more to the republicans than usual, owing to the fact that under Governor Odell'a plan to strengthen the organization In New York county' the size of the county committee has been doubled and ad ditional members will be elected tomor row. IDAHO BIRD ESCAPES. Excused for a Moment and Then Fled From th Quarry Gang. Boise. Idaho, Aug. 29. William Dougherty effected hi escape from the guards at the penitentiary Just before noon today, and no trace of him has been secured. He was working in the quarry gang. He waa excused for a moment and while out of sight made off. Dougherty was sentenced to the penitentiary in May of this year from Bear Lake county, to serve a term of two and a half years for burglary. Providence, R. I., Aug. 29. The pac ing record for mares, without a pace maker, was lowered today at Narra gansett park by Dariel. owned by C. H. Chaptn of Rochester, N. Y. Time. 2:02! by quarters: :S1. :30, :81V4. :S0H.