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V IfWt VOLUME LVIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1904. NUMBER 290. BIG STRIKE IS , CALLED OFF AT CHICAG President Donnelly MaKei the An nouncement After Consult inn ne Executive Committee. Confesses That His Men Are De. feated and Asks Permission to Issue Order. GREAT LOSS TO BOTH SIDES Htrlke Coat I'HtkfrH 7,rtH,0K), While Union RU'ii Involved Lout $5,(KK),0() lu Chicago, 8pt J. butcher workmen, allied the meat -The strike of the whhh has dt-mor-pjuklng Industry throughout the country for the lust two month. oi onVlully declared fcff tonight by President Michael J. Don neilv. Thin moinln Donnelly tele graphed the member of the notional executive committee, nuking their con sent to tin announcement of the end of the struggle, and tonight, having re celved favorable answers from all, he declared that the strike would end ut midnight. The strike of the members of the fM luted unlotie at the stockyards, who quit woik In sympathy with the butch tre. will be officially called oft tomor row morning at a meeting of the cen tral board of the Killed trade. The general body w&e at first In favor of continuing the etrlke, but Donnelly an nounced thnt the men were defeated, end thnt In order to save hie einlon from being totally dlerupted he would order hie men to return to work In the morning. A the other unloni had no grievance and hid gone on etrlke to nld the butchers, there wee nothing left for them but to follow the lend of Donnelly. I When the packer were notified to night that It had been decided to end the etrlke they announced they would give plncee n fur as possible to skilled men, but It was atated at the eame time that many of' theae men would be unable to eecure their old places. ae In mnny caeca the work was being performed In a satisfactory manner by men who had been secured since the commencement of the strike. It Is ex pected the majority of the unskilled men will be unable to secure their places again. It wua the Question of wage scale for this class of men that brought about the strike, the .packers refusing to sign an agreement with any class other than skilled workmen, During the strike approximately 63,- 000 persons have been Involved In the struggle, which Is estfmated to have cost the men about $5,000,000 In wages and $7,600,000 to the packers In loss of business. FINE STOCK FOR STATE FAIR. Ovsr Twenty Carloads Havs Arrived at the Capital. Salem, Sept 8. Over 20 carloads of fine stock for the state fair have ar rive Stock Superintendent George uammie naa aiao arrireu to uui charge of that department from Union where he Is superintendent of the gov ernment experiment station. Stock has been, arriving at the, fair grounds fcr several days, and the sheds are being rapidly filled. Another lively scene is In the main pavilion, where all the art, trades and agricultural displays are to be made. The county exhibits, of which there are eight, two more than Insj year, have becun to, arrive and are being mpldly put In position. Since the best of theoo exhibits will be purchased for the state display at the Lewis and Clark fair next year, the competition between the contesting counties ta un usually keen. Not the least of "the exhibits along this same line will be made by the agent of British C6lum bia, who will strive to interest thar peo ple of Oregon sufficiently In his coun try to Induce them to migrate thither. The art department Is fast filling up with choice display of fancy work of aH kind an1 descriptions. Ml' Margaret Conper has this department In charge. s The Oregon,. rolll'Kl" , )H 'a dls god Imentf Of ,-ik'-'material has arrived for the gftoV roads demonstrations each day of the fair, and the machinery to be used In the object lessons In road building Is expected to Hrrlve laf this after noon or tomorroy. James W. Abbott will arrive here on Saturday to take charge of the road-building demon strations, accompanied by two expert assistants. A baby show will lake place on Fri day afternoon, children's day. when any baby three years old or undr will be srmlttd to enter and compete for one of two prlxes $5 for the winner and $2.(0 for second. Th.-re is a large num ber of campers already on the ground and from the lists of applicants which Superintendent Albert Toxler has on hand for camping space It Is evllent that the number of campers of last year will be exceeded. CINNABAR IN COTTAGE GROVE. Salem Journal Prints the Following Regarding the Find. Cottage Grove. e;t. 7. A sensation wus created In this city yesterday aft ernoon by ihe discovery of a rich ledge of clnnubar within the city limits, and of connlbnr within the city limits, and this place has suddenly gone wild over the prospects of gotl mining. The cinnabar ledge was found on Third atrert, where a force of wo-' men was engaged in excavatln? 4 V main sewer for the city sew.' v. a tem. The rich find was made fit a depth of only seven feet. The ore Is oxidized at the surface and pans a streak of quicksilver two Inches long. Home of the ore Is of a very high grade, and the pay streak seems to be an ex tensive one. The news of the find comes nnexpect edly, and It was immediately followed by a thorough investigation. As so as it was found to be a genuine gold ore, owners of property adjoining the street on which the And was mado be gan to Investigate their holdings, and the Indications are that extensive pros pecting will follow In. the wake of the discovery. 80UTH AMERICAN RELICS. Berkeley Gets a Very Large Col lection. Berkeley, Oal., Sept. 8.- The anthrop ology department of the University of California hue been presented with a large collection of Indian re! lets from Chrlqul, a district of Colombia. There are more than 800 specimens In the col lection, including valuable terra cotta vessels of all sixes and many styles of decoration, figures of animals, whis tles In 'the form of birds and other interesting pieces of ancient art. The collection Is now being Installed In one of the buildings of affiliated colleges In Sun Francisco, set aside by the regents for a museum. MINING TOWN WIPED OUT. Warren, ( Idaho, Said to Havs Been Visited by a Big Fire. Boise, Idaho, Sept, (.Information reached the Statesman this ' evenlhj that the old mining town of Warren, in Idaho county, about 40 miles from Meadows, has been wiped out by Are, No particulars are obtainable. It Is understood about 40 buildings were burned and that a loss of $100,000 was entailed. FELL TO DEATH. Illinois Aeronaut's Paraohute Caught In a Tree. Chicago, Sept. 8. A dispatch to the Tribune from Tuscola, 111., says Joseph Elsie, an aeronaut has been killed while making a balloon ascension and para chute leap at the Douglas county fair. Wblel descending his parachute was caught In the top of a tree and he fell 100 feet, breaking his neck. His home was In Louisville, Ky, Will Not Federate. New fork. Sept. 8. Local unions Of the Bricklayers' and Masons' Interna tional Union have voted to reject a proposition to Join the American Fed eration of Labor. It is stated that the proposition also has been lost by the vote of other cities and has beer finally defeated. This Is the gecon vote cast on the question, the Orsi having been taken nine months ago. ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE IS EXPECTED IF THE JAPANESE CONTINUE TO PUSH ONWARD Kuropatkin Has Made Good Retreat, but IluroKi and Oku Are Still Hanging on Flanks of His Army. Russian Forces Are to Be Reorganized and Split Into Two Divisions, With Kuropatkin as Commander in Chief, Although He May Eventually Be Retired Whole Column of Japs Destroyed by Mine Explosion. What is happening st the seat of war is known only to those on the ground. There is no immediate news, neither through the medium of press dispatches nor from official sources. Kuropatkin re ports in a telegram sent Wednesdsy evening thst he did not lose a single gun in his retreat, and that Kuroki is on his esst flank and Oku on his left, end 8t Petersburg officials surmise that a big battle may be fought if the Japanese continue to press on to Mukden. The story thst bsd roads havs hampered transport is repeated, and from Muk den in the last dispstch received comes the significant intimation that "there is an interesting movement toward Tieling," the nature of which is not disclosed. St. Petersburg, Sept. 8. Besides the f"-;- tion of two fresh army corps as :. ,,i?-t answer to the Japanese suc--;; at Llao Tang, the Russian army at the front will be re-organlsed, prob ably In the form of two armies, In command of General Llnevltch and General Baron Kaulbara, respectively, with Kuropatkin as commander In chief. Kaulbars will go out with the two army corps now organising, and Llnevltch has been ordered by tele graph from Vladivostok to Mukden. This decision It 'doubtless due in part to the growing unwleldlnesa of the big force under Kurdpatkln's com mand, and which will be largely In creased by constant reinforcements, Kuropatkin heretofore has handled every detail of the vast organization. The work Is too much for one man and he Is now almost broken down under the strain. It is known the emperor personally Is one of Kuropatkln's strong supporters and it Is thought the general will In all probability re tain the chief command of the two armies. Kuropatkin, however, -has been seriously criticized by some of the emperor's close military advisers, and. It ia possible he may eventually be superseded. MINE CAUSES GREAT LOSS. Appslling Fate Ovsrtskes Japanese Column of 700 Men. Chefoo, Sept. 8. A Japanese column, numbering approximately 700 men while marching along at night en a road In the valley between Long hill and Division hill, met frightful disas ter through the explosion of an elec tric land mine, September 1. The mine was carefully laid by Russians three NEW RAILROAD IS PLANNED FOR THE NORTHWEST COAST Purchases of Seattle and Taeoms Property 8aid to Have Been Made in Interests of Company. St. Paul, Sept. 8. The Dispatch to days says: Reports received in St. Paul today, coming from a thorough ly reliable source, state that L. R Manning of Tacoma has Informed rail road! officials at that point that he is the pe:nonnl representative of John T. Woodward, president of. the Hanover National bank of New Tork city, a Rockefeller Institution, and that the deeds to all Seattle and Tacoma prop erty which he has acquired during the past six months are in President Woodward's hands. ; President Woodward, Manning states, Is acting for a new transcontinental route to be pushed through to the Pa cific coast within a short time. Man ning refuses to name the railway, but Intimates that the reports thnt the re cent heavy purchases of termnals were In the Interest of the Harrlman combine were fur from the truth. Today, Weather. Portland, Sept. 8. Western Oregon: Friday generally fair: slightly cooler In iouth portion. , weeks ago. It covered nearly a mile of available marching space. , Near midnight the outposts rushed in and reported that the Japanese were approaching. The Russians withheld their Are until apparently the whole column was In the danger xone. Then the mine was exploded. The force of the explosion knocked a number of Russians down, and the sight of Jap anese noes, bottles, legs and arms hurling . through the lighted space made by the searchlight was awful. Some rocks landed Inside the Russian tines-. Tnere was arte awtM during which the garrison Itself was stunned, then a deathlike silence. The searchlight coldly lighted up the road and hillsides, strewn wlt.i dead. The following day the Russians bur led tiie dead, but owing to their dis membered and mutilated conditio., the Russians were unable to accurately es timate the number killed. Something Doing at Tieling. Mukden, Sept 8. Rains hinder the movements of both armies, but there Is an Interestrig movement toward Telng, north of Mukden. Von Plehve's Successor. St Petersburg, Sept 9. The appoint ment of Prince Sviatopolk-Mlrisky as minister of the interior in succession to the late M. Von Plehve was gazetted in the Official Messenger this morn lng. Anti-Jewish. Disturbance. St. Petersburg, Sept. 9. Persistent reports are In circulation that serious anti-Jewish disturbances have occurred in several governments southwest of Russia, but up to this hour no partlc ulars are obtainable. TELLS OF DYNAMITE PLOT TO KILL NON-UNION COAL MINERS Man Arrested at Topeka for Burglary 8ays Explosion Was Planned by Union Men There. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 8. Robert Ro main, a deported Colorado miner, un der arrest here for burglary, confess ed today that he helped in the Vindi cator mine dynamiting in Colorado last fall and In the blowing up of the depot platform In Independence last June. Romaln said he was one of the strikers at Victor and that he helped arrange the dynamite which caused the death of so many non-union miners. He gave the names of the men who were In with him and told In detail how the work was done. Romain said the dynamite was laid under the depot platform at Independ ence. He told how the dynamite was connected with' a concealed wire to a chair In a room about BOO yards away. It was agreed the chair was to be moved backwards so as to pull the wire and explode the dynamite. A pistol was attached to one end of tlu wire and the pistol was directly unde a big charge of dynamite. Romaln was sitting In the room Witt others when the train pulled up to the statlor., and he saw two of his friendr among the number. He wanted to get them away and started to tell them tc leave the platform, when one of tht men who was with him struck him or tiie Iicad with a revolver. The dyna mite charge was exploded a few mln utes afterward, and the friends of Ro main were killed or injured. BROV.'NS ARE AGGRESSORS. Go After Blues in Army Maneuvers in Virginia. Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va, Septk 8. The two armies are again lr. the field. This tome the Brown arm is the aggressor. It Is to strike the Blue army soon, as a preliminary oper atlon against the capital at Washing ton. No fighting Is expected today out side the collision of cavalry forces which weer pushed to the frent by both commanders. General Grant has taken up a de fenslve position In the Bull Run valley, His Instructions are to hold this po sltion until reinforcements (imaginary) can reach him from Annandale. These reinforcements, according to the condi tions Imposed, cannot reach him much less time than 48 hours. .General Bell Is assumed to have re Inforcements at Salem, distant about 12 hours. He is moving his force for ward to the defensive line with the ob Ject of holding Grant if possible in his present position until his reinforce ments can reach him, and then over whelm him before the Blue reinforce ments arrive. CONTRACT, IS SIGNED. Further Steps Toward Construction of Portage Railroad. Portland. Sept 8. A contract was signed today by the state board of port age railway commissioners and the Oregon Open River Association by which the association agrees to secure a contractor to build the portage rail- road around the dalles of the Colum bia. The association also agrees to provide such additional sura over 1162, nee remaining- of the orlg Inal appropriation, as may be neces sary to complete the road. The asso ciation is given SO days to secure the contractor and be In position to meet the state board and enter Into de tailed contract covering the conditions of construction. FARM BRINGS BIG PRICE. Union County Ranch of 1886 Acres 8ells for $54,000.'! La Grande, Ore., Sept. 8. George A and William Nichols have sold their big hay, grain and stock farm of 18S6 acres, six miles from Union, and about the same distance from La Grande, to the Amalgamated Sugaf Company of La Grande, for $34,000 cosh. The sale includes the land, 1000 tons of hay, thla year's grain crop in granary, some work stock and minor Items. It is one of the largest sales ever made In eastern Oregon. Much of this land will be put Into sugar beets as fast as it can be prepared. , TWO NEW RECORDS MADE. Horses in Fine Form at New York , State Fair Races. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept 8. Two world's records were broken at pie New Tork state fair race meet this afternoon. Miss Phelps of Troy drove the road gelding Alert (2:04), a mile in 2:05& establishing a new figure for pacers with women drivers. The yearling colt Paul D. Kelley. owned by U. G. Smith of Glens Falls, paced the mile In 2:20, equaling the fastest time ever made by a yearling pacer, and beating the world's record of 2:22, which had stood since 1393. FAIRBANKS COMING WEST.' Will Give Tacoma Distinction of Ad dressing Night Meeting, y Chicago, Sept. 8. Senator Fairbanks will go on a speaking tour to the Pa cific coast the latter part of Septem ber. He will go by the Northern Pa- clflc, making rear platform speechej through North Dakota, Montana. Ida ho, Washington, Oregon and northern California. Tacoma Is the only plact where he will address an. evening meeting. , Opens Connecticut Campaign. Hartford, Ccjin.. Septr 8. The cam paign-- In Connecticut on the part o the republicans was opened tonight b Charles W. Fairbanks, the repuWIca vice-presidential candidate. ; KNIGHTS TO ASSEMBLE IN SARATOGA New York City Decided Upon by Grand Encampment as Place for the Next Triennial Session. Friends of Chicago Hake Bid for the Honor, but Fail to Se cure the Votes. NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN George 31. Motilton of Chicago Is Elected Grand Master and Henry W. Ilugrsr Deputy Grand. San Francisco, Sept 8. Much In terest was taken In today's session of the grand encampment of the Knights Templar, for the next place of the meeting was to be decided and officers chosen for the ensuing triennial term. For the honor of entertaining the or der three " years hence, Chicago and Saratoga Springs were the most act ive contestants, but the choice of the encampment was In favor of New Tork city, where the grand encampment will convene on the second Wednesday In July. 1S07. The election of officers was then proceeded with. Sir George Moulton of Chicago being promoted to the renlt of grand master, as was anticipated. The grand encampment selected officers as follows: , Grand, master, George M. Moulton of Chicago. Deputy t grand master, Henry W. Rugg of Providence, R. L ; Grand generalissimo, William B. Mel- tsd of Cincinnati. Grand captain general, Frank H. Thomas of Washington, D. C. Grand senior warden, Arthur Mc Ar thur of New Tork. Grand Junior warden, W. Frank Pierce of California., Grand recorder, John A. Gerow of Michigan (re-elected). Grand treasurer, H. W. Alesllns of Connecticut (re-elected.) The following officers were appoint-, ed: Grand warden, Edward W. Wel lington; grand standard bearer, Will lam H. Ncrris; grand sword bearer, G. W. Orr. 1 GOES THROUGH TRESTLE. Serious Railroad Accident Reported in South Carolina. Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 8. Passenger train No. 41 on the seaboard air line is reported to have gone through the trestle at Satawaba river, S. C, early this (Friday) morning. Six coaches went down. No particulars are . at present obtainable. An extra train. with doctors, has been sent from Mon roe. BASEBALL. Paoifie Coast , At Los Angeles-r-Portland, E; Los Angeles. 4. At San Francisco Oakland, 4; San Francisco, 3. Pscifio National. At Spokane Butte, 4; Spokane, 7. American. At Detroit First game: Detroit S. Second game: Detroit, . At Cleveland First game St Louis, St. Louis, Chicago, Cleveland, (. Second game: Chl- cago, S; Cleveland, 2. . At Washington First game; Bos ton, 8; Washington, 2. Second game: Boston. 5; Washington, 1. - At Philadelphia First game: New Tork, S: Philadelphia, 2. Second game: New Tork, 5; Philadelphia, 1. ' National. At Boston First game: Brook;-, i; Boston, 2. Second gHine; , Brook lyn, 9; Boston, 1. At New Tork First game; Phila delphia, 9: New York, S. Second g.irr.e: Philadelphia, 1; New Tork. 4.. At Cincinnati Piasburg, 1; Ctrirln natl, 4. , , .