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ASTORIA, OREG6N .THUTUSDAY, OCTOBEK 13. '
VOLUME LVIV.
NUMBER
BELIEVED, GENERAL: ENGAGE-;;
MENT IN PROGRESS BETWEEN
LIAO YANG AND MUKDEN
HELLO GIRLS
QUIT PLACES
IN PORTLAND
when 400 trlhud. Entangled In the
potkln" enjoys ' numerically superior
force, fear Is expressed that the super
iority Is Insufficient ,to enable him to
FAIL TO J
AGREE, ON ;
' " DIVORCE
wreckage were a number of headless
trutika. How those who perished were
beheaded Is a mystery which perhup
will neVer be solved.
cary out the big operations he has un
dertaken.
HEROISM SAVES PROPERTY.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE CATTLE.,
J y MffX V i A .Vlllilll V .r. 1
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Leave Switchboard Because of
Uteged Recent Rigid Rule
T of hc Manage-
iment
iDistharge of Tvo Operators Pre
cipiUtei long Impending
Walkout
GIRUMAVE MANY COMPLAINTS
Xlotnrn 'to Work for Two
4)yf Pmdlnir Mettlemrnt of
IHfflcnlty-Hervk'e SUtp
i pod for an Hour.
Jrtland. 0t. II. Th glrta imploy
d by tht Pwlrto Stntti Trtphone
Company to th riUmtwr of nbout one
hundred inert on m mrlk today !
mum, aa they explained, two of their
number were unjuetly discharged. At
moetlng of the irlrle toutiht, t which
lltnftfor Thatcher was preaent, an
agreement waa reached that the flrli
ahall remain at work during the next
to -daya, pending 'settlement of the
trouble. It la expected that an arnica
We arangnnent can be made. ' '
Aalde from the dlachafge of two of
the operators, the girls have other com
plaints, and they will .Insist that nu
fore they agree to return to work.
" It Is claimed' by the operators that
among other disagreeable features of
the'syatem 'which has recently beep In
augurated, Is a rule' that each must sit
t the switchboard' eight hours' a day
but not speak to anyone. She must
neither move' nor' leavej her chair, It Is
said. ' An Infraction of one of the new
rules, It Is' stated, means one demerit,
'An employe of the company Is con
stantly on duty to see that the rules
re observed. There Is one watcher for
every eight girls, It Is claimed.
. Eight demerits or black marks for
an Infraction Is said to mean dlsmlswil
from the service.' A number of the
old operators left- the service 1mmedl
. ately on . the Installation of the new
system, and. others, threatened-to. quit,
' It 1a claimed by the older operators
that It was the desire of the compuny
to1 eliminate the older operators In or
der to supplant them with younger and
less experienced ones who would read
' llysubmlt to the new' system.
A delegation from the operators Is
said to .hive been sent to Manage?
Thatcher's bftlce this morning to urge
' their contentions. No settlement was
reached. Shortly after noon the or
der was given that the strike was on.
The girls filed Into the cloak rooms,
put on their wraps and lingered a min
ute to see that their hats were on
straight, arid then walked out the rear
entrance of the building. In front of
this entrance Is a small court; this was
soon alive with girls. They were quiet
and very orderly. '
- As soon as she saw the move on the
' part of the girl operators,' Miss dooper,
'the local service manager, rushed Into
'the court where 'the girls had gather-
ed. She at once urged them not to he
rash, to listen to reason and to remem-
' terthet 'the company wanted to do
"what was right , , ' '
After' being ' put only a short -time
' all the girls went to work again. The
girls were led to do this with the un
'derstandingthat'they will te given' a
v hearing tomorrow by ' Manager
Thatcher,, . , . . , '
v Telekbon service was practically at
;a standstill during the hour In which
the. girls T8rtiatned,'ttut, ;
' OLD' WRECK- FOUND.
' Remains of Japanese1 Troopship Die
vi ' ; oovered1: Last August;
San Francisco, Oct. 11. The ' schooner
aotoma, which arrived here early this
morning from 'Kurlle Island, reports
that o August 4, when 40 miles south
' south West of Cape Curat, she! "sighted
a floating . mass of wreckage. 8he
t made 'dut partd of a mast!'' Captain
. Macomber later' succeeded in getting
'.closer to the wreckage and established
'the fact' that It "was ffom he Japa
V'neie troopship &lnshlu Maru, which
1 irat sunk Nby the Russians last April'
Trainmen Extinguish Fire In Csr Lead
ed With Dynamite.
Connellsvllle, Pa., Oct, li. Only for
the heroic action of Englnerr Archie
McFee and Brakeman W. C. Kleer
of the Baltimore A Ohio railroad In
extinguishing blase In the end Of
car loaded with 10.000 pounds of
dynamite In the B. ft O. yards here to
day, It Is highly probable that the
whole east end of the yards,: Including
the shops, roundhouse and hundreds of
cars would have been one mass of de
bris, How the car took fir Is a mystery.
It had been In the yards but a short
time when the end ae discovered!
ablate. Trainmen seeing the ' large
sign "danger" on the iSoor. 'fled In all1
dlrertlona. Enarlneer I lioFee nd
Brakeman Kelfer uncoupled fthelr en
glne and made a flying run to the
burning car. With buckets of water
from the engine tank the lire was put
out. but not before It had eaten Its way
almost to the explosive. The act of
the trainmen la declared to be one of
the bravest and most nervy ever per
formed on the B. O. Both men
were complimented by the local offlo
luls of the road.
PORTLAND MAN 40LD COINS.
Reeelved f 7000 Fee. Collection Of 61
) Pieces Hsd 1804 Dollar.
New Tarbv Oct.il) Coins belonging
to a collector from Portland, Or.,
hare, ben sold at auction here for
$7000. There were sixty-one pieces
In all, -the prise of the , collection
being an,, American silver .dollar
coined In 1804. Collectors came from
many points to, bid on, this rare piece
and It felt Into b, possession of. a
Chicago-man-or MOO. .: , "
, When the same tiollar waa last sold
It brpueht $1500, the highest price, on
record for a single piece. There were
only 11 of the kind coined, which, ac
counts lor. their rarity. . A dollar , of
1838 coinage brought $150, seven half
cents brought $130 and two half dollars
brought $166.
'INSPECTORS TOO CARELESS.
New Ruling Will ! Insure More Care
" In' Handling' Baggage.
New Tork, Oct. 12. An order of the
treasury department has Just gone In
to effect which will be a cause of joy
to homeward bound ' transatlantic
passengers to declare every article In
their baggage,' Including the amount
formerly allowed by law. ,,
Most of the complaints agalnnt the
Inspectors which led to the Issuance of
the order came from women who as
serted thut their gowns were badly
used and sometlmea subjected to three
or four Inspections, by special agents
on the piers. , ..;.',
BOAT8 BUILT FOR JAPS
DESTROYED IN WRECK,
Were Built by "Masssehusstts Firm on
Order of Agent of the Japa
nese Government
Washington. Oct. 13. A report reach
ed Washington today that two knocked
down torpedoboats in 2$ cars were part
ly wrecked near Towner, N. D., yester
day. The boats were built at .the
yards of the Fore River Shipbuilding
Companft Qulncy,. Ms on orders of
agents of the Japanese government
They We're td have beert shipped from
Seattle to Japa ; , '
CHATTANOOGA ' IN CCOMMllSION-
... 'a i- . t f
Proteotedf Cruisen Wilf Be Under Com
.rnand, of., Csptain-Sharp. f '
New Tork,, OctAl.--The protected
cruiser Chattanooga has been put. In
commission 'at the New Tork navy
yard. It will be" several ' Weks before
she Is ready for actual service.
Alexander A, Sharp Jr,' will command
the 'Vessel, i .-, '('. ' !
v' WOULD ESTABLISH COLONY.
' ' '-i . ... a ,,
Israel' Zangwilf Sails for New York to
' Ask Aid of Weslthy Jews.
. iondon, j Oct. 12. Israel Tangwill,
critic and author, sailed oday for New
Tork. It Is his purpose to seek to en
list the sympathy of wealthy New Tork
Jews In ' establishing a Jewish -colony
Li-West Africa. " ';
ToKlo Reports From Japanese Right nnd
Left Armies Declare That They Have "
Been Generally Successful,
Reported That Kuropatkin Is AimlnJ - to Strike Simultaneously at
Two Points Widely Separated on Japanese Left Russians
Admit Loss of 150 Killed and Wounded in;
Hard FIM North of Benishu. ,
Kuropatkln's advance baa been met
with a counter advance of forces unlet
Oyama. According to advices receiv
ed from Toklo, a general engagement
Is In progress between Llao Tang and
Mvkden, but reports from Russian
sources describe the fighting there as
merely In the nature of an advance
guard action. Kuropatkin Is report
ed to be aiming to strike simultaneous'
ly at two widely separated points on
the Japanese left. There hoe been
hard fighting a short distance north
of Benslhu, In which a Russian loss of
ISO killed or wounded Is admitted. The
Japanese say they have' cut off the
Russian column south of the TtalUe
river. No official reports from the
front had been received by the Russian
war office last night and that fact Is
regarded In some quarters as Indl
eating the non-success of Kuropatkln's
forward movement Mllltaiy author
Itles, however, point out that owing
to the maglntude of the movement
planned, It Is too early to expect news
of decisive results. ' -
STRUGGLE WAS (JNDECISIVS.
Report Received at Teklo From' Beth
Japanese- Armies - - '
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Toklo, Oct 12. Reports dispatched
last night from the scene of of the
battle which la raging along the ex
tended front from the central point
north of Vental westward across the
railroad southeast of Benslhu on the
Tsaltse river,- say that ' the struggle
continued undeclstvely throughout the
day. ' The Japanese commanders
avowed that their purpose was to con
tlnue the assault throughout the night
and the following day. The Russians
have a great force close to the Tsaltse
riven Apparently Oyama's attack is
timed to Intercept a strong turning
movement threatening Llao Tang. It
self. A report from the right army says:
"The enemy's artillery opened a se
vere attack at 10 o'clock Tuesday at
Benslhu. He is bombarding points be
tween Ta Pass and Beirslhu. In the
direction of Tumentsu Pass another ar
tillery duel Is progressing. Our detach
ment, which was sent to the left bank
of the Tsaltse river, returned after
driving the enemy back. The enemy
is holding the line from Tumentsu Pass
to Benslhu and east of the roadway has
been successful In driving in the in
fantry. . 1
"The commander of the army was
still keeping up the attack after dark."
The left army reports:
"The advance affected by us today
Is comparatively favorable. We ta
continuing the attack against the line
extending from Patchlapo to Luttun
kow. ,The right column took posses
sion of Tang Cheuang and is advanc
lng . toward ' Llusnachlatsu. The left
column Is menacing the right flank of
the enemy, . holding. ChanoyiUu and
Tuchlattentxu. Should the commander
be. unable to 'accomplish his purpose
before' sondown he will continue the
attack during the night and the follow
lng day." ,v f. .j '.-:Vr I--'' - ; i
INTEREST' REVIVED IN LON.DON.
British Critios Think Kuropatkin is
! Taking Tremendous Risk.. ,
London, Oct 12. The battle raging
south of Mukden has revived ' in full
public Interest in the war. Piecemeal re
ports from' both sides are discussed
and analysed In the belief that this
may prove the greatest engagement of
the present campaign and news so far
received inclines military, experts to the
opinion that Kuropatkin Irf running a
tremendous risk by a bold Initiative.
No confirmation of .the report , that
Mlstchenkos' force is cut off and the
fact that Oyama' does aoi mention blm
la regarded as pointing to bis escape.
At the same time despatch do not
yet point to success on the Russian
side And the motive underlying Kuro
patkln's decision to assume the offen
sive is as difficult ' to understand as
before. ' '
GENERAL
ACTIVITY RESUMED,
Believed That Great Battle South of
' ' '' Hun River Is Inevitable.
Toklo, Oct 12. General activity has
been resumed In the theater of war. It
Is believed that a general engagement
is progressing between Llao Tang and
Mukden.
, Oyama has met Kuropatkln's advance
with a' general advance of the main
strength of his force along the whole
broad front
It Is believed that a great battle south
of the Hun river Is Inevitable. Besides
the advance movement the .Russians
afe attempting to strike the Japanese
right st the two points widely sepa
rated. A force of Russians whfch was
sent across the Tsaltse river, apparent
ly has been tsqlated by the Japanese
cutting o$lt reajS,' " ,. f J , .
, ADVANCE ON -MUKDEN.
Field Marshal Oyama Ordered For
ward Movement
Field Headquarters of the Second
Japanese Army, Oct 10, t p. m., via.
Fuean, Corea, Oct 12. The advance
en Mukden ' beg&n this ' morning.
Field Marshal ' Oyama, learning that
the Russians were strengthening and
reinforcing their left five miles north
of TentaL ordered the advance. The
entire line began the march, the In
fantry advancing two or three miles.
the artillery following..' The Russians,
observing this movement opened an
artillery gun' duel which continued all
day. There waa no decisive forward
movement of the infantry tonight
WELCOME RUSSIAN ATTACK.
Japs Think Their Chances Are' Better
Than Before.
Toklo. pet 12, 11 A. M. Silence has
been preserved at headquarters con
cerning the events around Llac Tang
and Mukden. It Is popularity' re
ported, that the Russian advance and
attack Is welcomed. Heretofore the
Japanese have always been compelled
to take the aggrestve and openly as
sault, the strongest works.
The people believe that now that the
conditions are reversed, the troops will
speedily check the Russians, Instancing
Lleutenant-Ceneral Count Keller's un
lucky venture at Motien Pass. '
STUBBORN FIGHTING CONTINUES.
Hospital Trains Bearing Wounded Ar
riving. From the 8outh.
Mukden, Oct 12. Stubborn fighting
is still In progress, this being the third
day of the engagement, It is Impos
sible at .thla .time . to say . what has
been accomplished. 'Hospital'' trains
are continually arriving from he south,
and the; wounded are. being sent far
ther north. , ,
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DESPONDENT IN ST. PETERSBURG
Feared That Kuropatkln's Force Is Not
. Strong Enough. , . ''.' ,
St Petersburg, Oct 11. No official
news of the result of today's battle
south Of Mukden Is available at this
hour. Kuropatkin doubtless communi
cated his regular report to the em
peror, but the dispatch was not sent
to the general staff tonight The ab
sence of official news is pessimistically
interpreted In many , quarters. , , .; ,
While It is now asserted that Kuro-
Japs Forced to Desert Field Tclsgrsph
. , and Telephone Lines.
Mukden. Oct' 1L iDelayed). The
aggressive movement of general Kur
opatkln's army is causing . the Japa
nese column on the northeast to with
draw, concentrating at the TentaJ coal
mines. .-, ...,. ..
I Russian - scouting parties came into
contact with the Japanese Monday
evening and captured 100 bead ' of
cattle. The retirement of the Japa
nese was so hurried that they aban
doned .their field telegraph and tele
phone lines.
The Russian soldiers are In the best
of spirits and advance to battle sing
ing.:. -:, t. t .
The ' fighting on Monday commenc
ed tarty In the morning. A bombard
ment "of five hours' duration forced
back the Japanese lines along the en
tire front and . opened . the way fori
an Infantry attack.
About noon the Japanese began toJ
retire., Their flanks and center were
stubbornly defended.' and' the bat
tle Increased In intensity, concentrating,
about- the TentaJ 'coal mines where
fighting continued until darknecs felt
As a result of the dor's events, the,
Russians drove in the Japanese left.
while the right clung to Its position.
but maintained, itself only with dlffl
culty.. . ..-i.. ;-., ;
' RUSSIANS HOLD RAILWAY.
Delayed Report Tell of Terrific 'AtiiU
1 ' i C 'lory Fin.:ifJ:,p- ,1 1
Mukden. Oct 11, 8 a. nu (Delayed,)
The battle commenced this morning1
long the ilnea of. the railroad with a
terrific artillery fir, on both, sidea The
railway line -almost to Mukden sard
railway line almost to Tental la m pos-
eaion f the Russians. , The station
Itself has been damaged nearly beyond
recognition: - V ', , 't y ': ,
The weather Is beautiful and 'the
sound of cannonading la auQible die
tance of 48 miles.
It Is impossible to tell how the day s
fighting will develop.
' RUSSIANS BUY SHIPS..
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Secure Eight Vessels for Purpose of
Running Blockade.
Shanghai, Oct 1. The British steam
er Fu Ping, whlch'was captured by the
Japanese, today was .purchased with
seven other vessels oy Russian agents
here for the purpose of running the
blockade with contraband of war for
the fortress. Two of the vessels, the
Sishan and Fu Ping, had been cap
tured. " "
STANFORD AND MULTNOMAH
TEAMS TIE THE GAME
Stanford Played Ragged Ball and Lost
Ball Twice at Critical Times by
Penalties, Preventing Score."
Stanford UPnlvenrtty, Calif.. Oct. 12
(Special to The Astoriitn). The foot
ball game between Stanford and the
Multnomah Club of Portland result
ed in a tie. Stanford ' played 'Rigged
ball Stanford could have scored twice.
but lost the ball at critical -times .y
penalties ffbr off side plays. Choate,
of the visitors, sustained a sprained
ankle. . , v '
SEVEhJTY HOUSES WRECKED.
Floods in New Mexico Make Many
. ' Families' Homeless. "
Denver,, Oct 12. k News special
from Albuquerqae says:
"Seventy dwellings in San Marclal.
eighty; miles south of Albuquerque,
were wrecked b floods diiring the past
wek ,and there, ts great sffering"ahd
destitution there- The pMght of the
Mexican people Is terrible and hun
dreds ' must starve unless tmmedlate
help Is furnished. Not only crops "and
stores, but lands also, are ruined.
MOODY DEFENDS PRESIDENT. .
Atorney-Genera! Talks at Republican
.Meeting
Westchester, Pa Oct 12. A repub
llcan meeting tonight was addressed by
United States Attorney-General Moody,
who defended the acts of President
Roosevelt, which democrats " have de
clared unconstitutional
House of Deputies of -Episcopal
General Convention Wres- r
. ties. With Question in
- Vain.
Leaders of High Church Partj
: Strongly favor Proposed .
' 'Legbfation. ;
DISCUSSION ON ALL DAT
Delegrfttea ExpresOpiniotlTbac
Present Convention Will Not
Act onQuestlon-Dr.Clttm.
' pett Objects to Change
Boston. Oct 12. Marked division of
sentiment regarding the proposal to
prevent the marriage ' of an innocent
party to a divorce during the Ufe of
a former partner developed at today's
session of the house of deputies of Lbe
Episcopal general convention.
t The house discussed the. issue 11m
whole day and many vehement expres
sions; were made on both aides. 'Sev
eral delegates , ezpresed the opinkw
that - the present convention .will .not
act on the question, but refer the prob
lem to the next triennial conference.
The leaders of the big fchurch party
spoke strongly In favor of the propos
ed legislation. Dr. Clampett, of 8aa
Francisco, and other deputies are op
posed to the change -in the cannons.
COMMISSION VISITS PRESi UtHX.
Conditions on Isthmus of Panama tJis-
Washington,' Oct 11 Members ot
the Panama, canal commission called
on the president 1 today. Mr. Bar
rett minister .to Pwama, also bsS
a conference with the president' The
commission said the visit was "purely
a complimentary call" on the president
and without special significance. S
is known,' however, that the members
discussed-with him conditions on the
isthmus which have arisen since the
acquisition Of the American sone, al
the differences between the eommtoaos
and the government, of Panama. What
conclusions were reached 'as to tn
differences were not disclosed.
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DISCUSS NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.
Sir William E. White' Praises Battle
ships Being Xonstructed.
Washington, Oct 12. An- Informal
corifereijce was held at the white house .
today at Which the president Sir Will
iam E. White, ex-chief constructor oT
the British navy;-Secretary Morton.
Admiral Dewey, Rear-Admirals Con
verse, Capps,' Evans, and Rodgers dis
cussed naval architecture with special
reference to the American nav- "
Sir "Willi m expressed the ' opinion ,
that the . battleships now being con- .
stmeted In thla .country stood at he
front of the best .types of tho modem
baUleship. : ' 1 ' '
ATA LW ARTS STICK TO IT.
Fight
Aominst ' LaFollette Will
Be
' ' Waged to Finish.
Milwaukee, Wis. Oct 12. The -
tional republican ' (stalwart) ; ticket
headed by ex-Governor Edward Sco-
fleld. will remain in the field. This was
decided today after . meeting of stal
warts. Among those who took part hi
the conference were Senator Spooner.
ex-Governor Scofleld and ex-iGovernor
TJpham. Senator.. Spooper It is said.
waa in favor of withdrawing the ticket
in favor of the national and congres
sional tickets.
DEWEY OFFERS TO COMMAND.
Secretary Morton May Let Him Di rfct
, the Winter Maneuvers.
Washington, Oct 12. Admiral
Dewey, again offered to assume com
mand of the combined fleet In .the Car
ribbeah sea and direct the winter ma
neuvers. If his services can be spared
from the presidency of tne generic
board, Secretary Morton certainly wiM
accept the admiral's offer, v