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VOLUME LVIV. 'iV ""' - I A1 - ASTORIA, . OBEOON, SATL'KDAY, OCTOBER 15. NUMBER 9. HELLO OP AST IN PORTED STRIKE AGAIN Operators Employed by Pacific States Telephone Company Walk Out at Mid night. Strike Precipitated by Importation of Fifty Girls From Tacoma and Seattle. STRIKERS CLAIM BAD FAITH 8ty Mftnnirement Did Not Do an Arrerl-ObJctlonabI Itulea Another FeiUuro-Mjitom Completely Tlcl Up. Portland. Ore, Oct 14. pclI to The Aetorlan.) About 160 telephone glrla employed by th Pacific Bute Tel phone Company etruuk at midnight, Tb eyatem la completely tied up. The trlk waa precipitated by the Importation of fifty operator from Ta coma and Seattle, and follow a walk out which occurred two dnyt mo, after which a temporary arrangement waa mad and th girl returned to work. Charce of bad faith and broken ' promise are preferred aialnat the management of the company by the ttrlker. They declare that at the meeting held th night of th walk out th distinct promla wa made that their place would not be filled In the vent they returned to work. Never thele, they aay, th management Im ported a number of stria to take their Job away from them. Thla coura wa adopted from the first, they aay. for th very day of th welkottr tele phone meaaage cam Into th weet aide exchange and the announcement waa made by the man at the other end thai he had thirteen girl all ready at any time. Tbla meaaage, It la auld, waa (poken to a person to whom It waa not Intended to have been deliv ered. A a rule the operator! have but lit tie to aay In condemnation of the dlvls Ion manager, but the vlale of their wrath directed In broadsld against Mlaa Mary Cooper, who, they aver, haa been a disturbing element from the day ahe cam here from Spokane to take the plac of a eervlc manager after the atrlk at that city. Objectionable rule were alao a good part of the cauae of complaint which brought on the aecond atrlke. Follow ing I a copy of a notice laaued by th company: "Have operator try to beat other operator In getting th call. Reach and don't paaa cord. "Answer by saying 'Number., If called and aubecrlber don't anawer at once, go In and aay 'I am trying to get them.' If lamp flashes aay 'What Is It pleaaer If a party eaya hla bell rang, aay There la no one on the lln now.' "If a number or prefli Is called for that w do not hav aay 'Tou are calling the wrong number; please re fer to your telephone directory.' . t "When you don't hear the party aay Step cloaer to your telephone; I dont hear you.' "Operators mual glv prefli every Mm." , ' BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD. Rear Admiral Goodrich's Flagship New York Makes Greatest Soerea. San Francisco, Oct 14. New wes brought to this city by the gunboat Bennington that Rear Admiral O. F. Goodrich's flagship New York, during her target practice laat month In Mag dalena bay, Mexlco broke the world' record for firing an 8-Inch gun, making th greateat scores, baaed on time and accuracy, ever made with guns of thla caliber, either In our Own or any other navy. TAKES PECULIAR STEP. Pittsburg Automobile Club Offers Re ward for Arrest of Soorohera. V Pittsburg'. Oct. It. The Pittsburg Automobile Club, which has a mem bership composed of the , wealthy men of Pittaburg, has decided to take a el stnnd ngitlnat the fast dilvliiK of automobiles. Counsel for the club hue announced that the latter will pay $250 for -the arrest of each person speeding beyond the Icgnl limit. Thin, It I believed, will effectively break up the practice. ACCIDENT INSURANCE A LOSS. International Aeeldent Underwriter Meet in New York. ' New York, Oco. 14. At a meeting her of th executive committee of the International imocltitlon of accidiit underwriters, Lake MuskoUto, Canada, hna been chosen for the next meeting place, The convention will alt there July JJ-:i. 11)05. It wa voted to recommend to com panies In the association the adoption on January 1 of the limitation of week ly Indemnity payments under health policies to 2 week. Plans were for mulated whereby each company be longing to th association will report Its health Insurance statistics, so that In the future It will be possible to know the premium rate that should be charged for that duns of risk. Statistics submitted to the commit tee showed that during th 10 year ending July 1 last, there had been an underwriting loss of SV per cent on all accident buelneea written In this country. OPENED OFFICIAL MAIL. Russian Tampered With Pouch Intend ed for th Cincinnati. Washington. Oct. 14. It developed today that the pouch containing mall for the United State crulaer Cincin nati, then at Nagasaki, Japan, which waa aboard the British, teamer 'Cat ena when that vessel was seised by the Russlun Vladivostok squadron, had been opened while In the possession of the Russian officials, subsequently reseated and sent on to Its destination. Thl Information cam to the post office department 1n a communication from Japan from th Japanese postal administration In conformity with the practice followed when there baa been any mishap tntir delivery of mall pbucfiea. '" The matter will b referred to the state department for action, as was done with the case of the ordinary United States mail on the vessel at th time she was seised. BALTIC FLEET MAY SAIL. Danish Pilots Engage To Navigate Waters Of Denmark. :, New York, Oct. 14 Great excite ment ha been caused by the expected passage of the Russian Baltic fleet through Danish waters, aays a Times dispatch from Copenhagen. The lar- gest ships can only go through the Great Belt between Zealand and the Funen Islands. A number of Danish pilot left ev ent) days ago far Reval and Llbau, their aervlces have . been requested on behalf of the Russian navy. Ther are rumor that th Japanese have chartered neutral vessels and are cruising In Danish watera In order to watch the Russian fleet. In order to secure respect for Denmark's neu trality the Danish cruiser Helmdral and some torpedo boats have been ordered to put to sea. , COMMANDER REPORTED KILLED. Dispatch May Refer; , However, " to ; Wrecking of Russian Warship. St Petersburg, Oct. 14. A special dispatch from Chefoo reports that the commander of the Russian gunboat Gillak In the harbor of Port Arthur has been killed and many sailors wounded. Possibly this refer to th reported wrecking of the Russian warship by a Japanese land battery. ' MERRITT L JOSLYN DEAD. Wna Aaaiatant Secretary of the Inter ior Under Arthur. Chicago, Oct 14. Merrett li Joalyn, who wa aaslstant secretary of the In terior under President Arthur, I dead at Wodstock. 111. H served In the civil war aa captain, and. waa at various time a member of the Illinois legis lature, o : . , 8EEK CHURCH AID. Ru mor. that Russian Treasurer Has Approached ' Holy Synod. ' London, Oct it. The Russian cor- res ipondent of the Ttmea ,ort a ru mor that th Ruaaian treasurer haa ap proached the Holy Synod' with a view to drawing upon th church property for th lnw of war RUSSIANS, FIGHTING BRAVELY, ARE FORCED TO GIVE WAY BEFORE CONQUERING JAPS Desperate Struggle for Supremacy Con tinues With Great Losses on Both SidesRussian Loss 15,000. Reports From Mukden Tell Only of Japanese Victory and Say Both Sides Fought Bravely, Whole Regiments Going . Down Before Fire of EnemyLack of News Causes Gloom In St Petersburg. The main armies of the Russians and Japanese In Manchuria continue to be engaged In a desperate struggle for su premacy south of Mukden. On both sides there have been such losses In killed and wounded as mark the con test as one of the bloodiest battles In history. Already the losse at Llao Yang are approximated , and Indica tions are that they will be exceeded that of the Russians, up to noon of Oc tober 14, being estimated at 15,000, The Russian advance has been con verted Into a stubbornly fought retreat. The result, according to the Ruaslana. la still to be determined. Report from the Russian left wing are lacking, leav ing room for the question If that part of Kuropatkln's army is not In a worse extremity than the center and right were at any atage of the battle. On both aide the soldiers have shown the utmost tenacity and bravery, and whole regiments have gone down before the Are of the enemy. In official circles at St. Petersburg ther I a disposition to argue that even should Kuropatkln be obliged to retire upon Mukden, his position would be quite aa favorable as jf;' . wae when , the. border'. we. Lglven on October , and that on the other hand the Japanese powers of fu ture resistance will have been mater ially weakened. There la no news from Port Arthur. RUSSIAN LOSS 15,000, Battle Continuea to Rage With Un- , . ,, limited Fierceneaa. .. , Mukden, Oct. 14. The fighting raged today with the aame bitterness as dur ing the previous day's engagement and the result Is still In th ' balance. The losses on both sides are enormous, that of the Ruaslans being 15.000. Wounded are being brougt In from all directions. The roads are covered with long train of wagons, baggage wagons and transports, aa well as ambulances, being pressed Into service. Men on foot are limping In, using their guns aa crutches, the less severely wounded supporting their comrades. Even across the fields you meet them taking the shortest and stralghtest road for help and shelter. The rain has ceasAd. . RU83IAN ATTACK FAILED. London Correspondent 8ays Their Bavery Waa Unavailing. London, Oct. 14. The Chronicle's correspondent at Yental telegraphing October 12, aays: . v "The Russian attack failed every. where and (hey are now In full retreat along the whole line pursued by the Japanese. . " , "Thirty Russian gun were captured and the Japanese turning movement pressed the Russians back to Mukden. The Russians made sixteen counter at tack with splendid bravery, sacrific ing themselve freely, but vnavetl- GLOOM IN ST. PETERSBURG. In th Abaeno of News the Populac Drada the Worst St. Petersburg. Oct 14 The great feeling of concern which exists In high circle In th Rusalan capital tonight by no means equals the foreboding of coming disaster pervading th general public, which la Indulging In the deep est . pessimism. . i " " In the absence of new the public Is being fed on the wildest rumor of a defeat suffered by Kuropatkln today The fact that no word regarding the battle haa been officially given Out only conflrma the popular fear, and the ex planation offered that today la a holi day does not suffice to allay apprehen sion. Kuropatkln's report of the re sult of today's operation ha reached th emperor at Tzarkoe Sela, bu; had not been returned here before the war commission, which sat until :30 o'clock, had adjourned. The emperor Is represented a being bitterly disap pointed and spending hours with his cabinet studying out with the help of military aldea the reports of the bat tle. The general staff, however, by no mean despairs. Though . admitting that the tide of the last two days has been against Kuropatkln, the general staff says that the battle Is not over yet and that In any event there Is no question of a rout ., The depressing feature of the situa tion la that everyone la willing to be lieve the worst Thus, reports from Toklo and elsewhere stating, that the Japanese are advancing and the Rus alan falling back ar accepted with faith based upon previous Russian re treat. Friends of Kuropatkln say that the present offensive movement has been inspirited from Bt Petersburg, as waa General Stakelberg's for the re lief of Port Arthur, and that tf Kuro patkln' star ha set others than he are responsible. At the same time support r of Kuropatkln argue that whatever may 'J (h outcome of the past few dair flghling tt,ia not likely, that it ha caused lrrerlevable disaster to the Russian army. 1 :. " '''." ' ' Dispatches from the front g'.ve , 1 vivid picture of the desperate charac ter of the fighting along the' whole line The Russian plainsmen have ' again been forced to engage In hill fighting. which is little to their liking. There have been desperate and repeated at tack upon almost lnacceslble poet tlona which leave no question of the resolution and gallantry of the Bus stan forces. Guns have been captured and recaptured In fierce hand-to-hand fights, while the pitiless downpour of ratn flooded trenchea and drenched both armies without allaying the des perate conflict ' f "' ; - . TEN GUNS CAPTURED. Dispstoh From Tokio Tells of Contin ued 'Fighting. Toklo, Oct 14. General Oku haa cap tured ten additional guns. Yesterday's heavy fighting has continued RUSSIANS ARE RESTING. Correspondent Says Battle Has Besn 1 . One of Varying Suooeas. Mukden, Oct 14. The Russian cor respondent of the Associated Press give the following account: "Up to thai present time the battle along the whole line boa been one of varying suc cess. We are now resting. We hold positions captured from the Japanese and are awaiting developments on the extreme east" v - 1. ' CRUISERS OFF VLADIVOSTOK. . Times vDlspatoh Telia of Five 8een Near Russian Fortress. New York, Oct.' 14. Five Japanese cruiser are reported off Vladivostok, according to a Times dispatch from Paris. It la added that the commander-in-chief of the Rusalan fortress has summoned the Inhabitant to surren der fire arms of all descriptions with in th week. RUSSIAN PAPERS SCARED. ; Comment Is Sosnty, but On Frankly . . , Admit Defeat . -, St Petersburg, Oct . 14. There is canty comment In the morning papers her upon the military situation. No voatl frankly characterises it as a de feat, basing Us estimate on reports from the front up t October 11. The paper says, however, that the defeat Is by no means decisive, and hopes for better news, t- ; ' ' LIEUTENANT BOONE LOCATED. Admits '.h Is s Dcterter and Says Ke Is Not Sorry. Seattle, Oct. H.Lleutenant Francis M. Boone, deserter from the United States army at Vacnouver, Wash, and of his fiancee,'.. Kiss Rons, a ' Seattle nurse, has been located at Vancouver. B. C, where he Is living with a woman who left here with him. He admit the story of his desertion and has applied to Hut registrar at Vancouver for a li cense to marry his companion in flight, giving her name as Grace McLeod. . It was refused him until he can furnish the official with a certificate showing there I no impediment to the marriage and he Is not a deserter. ' Boone declare that if he can get a license be will marry the woman with him In Vancouver and if not be will go where he can marry her. He says he does not want to see Miss Ross and If she follows him to Va'ncouver he will leave there and go where ahe will not find him. He declares he love the Mc Leod woman and is not sorry for what ho taken place. WOOD ALCOHOL IN WHISKEY. Believed Poisoned Liquor Has Been Sold In New York. . . New York, Oct 14. An ; unofficial report has ben received from the board of health by Coroner Scholer regarding the samples of whisky "col lected from Tenth avenue barrooms during the Investigation into , nearly a score of deaths among the patrons Of the cheap groggerte on th West side.' It Is stated that the board' ex pert chemist found wood alcohol in all the samples The coroner declared he would feel no surprise should poisoned or adul terated liquor be discovered all over the city If there i found to be poi son In the stomach of three men who died last week," the coroner will. take Immediate action - Meantime the xllce officials state that a soon 1 as they receive the board of health's Official report on the analysts of ' the so-called ' whiskey they will arrest every saloon keeper Involved. . '' - ' COLOR LINE IN IDAHO.' 'V . - .... . Negro Residents Driven Out of Moun tain Home. - Boise, Idaho, Oct. 14. Inforamottn from Mountain Home Is to the' effect that a committee of citizens called on the colored resident of tl&t town about three weeks ago and aa a result of the visit all of the negroes have left the town. The cause for this ac tion on the part of the white residents 1 said to be that the neijro children' at tend the white achooL It is understood that the colored cltl sens were law-abiding - and that a movement la being made looking to some action being taken by the gov ernor. Several southern families re side at Mountain Home, and It la said that much objection is made by them to the mingling of the white and black children. HURT ON 8TONE PILE. Flying Rook May Cauee Los of Eye of Men Serving Time. , Portland, Ore.. Oct 14. Joseph Hoi der, serving time at the county jail for selling liquor at- Lent without a license, Is In danger of losing his right eye on account of a bit of rock strlk ing it while he waa at work yesterday on the rock pile. His left eye is also In a dangeroua condition through sympa thetic Inflammation. Several accidents of a similar nature have occurred on the rock pile recent ly. In fact the question of protecting the eyes of the prisoners has grown Into a problem of aome magnitude. . FAVORS SUBMARINE BOATS. Saya They Would Be Effective In San Francisco Harbor in Clear Weather. Chicago, Oct 14. A dispatch to the Tribune from San Francisco says: "In response to orders from Com mandant McCalla of Mare island, Lieutenant MacArthur " has reported on submarines for San Francisco har bor, and says that In clear weather he believes these boats would be effec tive." DEPUTIES 1 REFUSE TO ' CHANGE IT Episcopal Convention Reject r : Amendment to Alter ; ' Church Canon on ' f '';', 1 , Divorce. . '. House of Bishops May Act but Present Gathering Cer tainly Will Not. CHINESE MISSIONARIES CLASH Conflict aa to Authority of Am. ericao and English Church Workers Discussed by Hoa of Bishops- Boston, Oct 14. The house of depu ties of the Episcopal general conven tion at the close of a four days', debate today rejected the amendment to th divorce canon, which sought to pre vent the re-marriage of divorced per sons by clergymen of the denominatlos. While the house of bishop may yet act on the matter it la certain that n change will be made by the present convention. 1 ' , The house of bishop at It first session today considered 'the conflict of Jurisdiction by American and En glish churches In China, It appear that mlslonarle were sent there by tk American church ahead of those seat from England, and that At various time dispute 'regarding authority hav arisen. ' Recently the matter' was laid oeiore AjrcoDisnup utnieruury. "SPRUCE. UP." SAYS CHIEF. Portland' Policemen -Need Extra '. . '.-..Trousers. ' ; Portland, Oct 14. "Better get at new pair of trousers." "v Thla gentle hint waa thrown out t the patrolmen of the local police de partment today by Chief Hunt It fli not come In the form of an order, bat well, the policemen aay, they guess theyd better take the tip and comply. "The chief did not order us to get new trousers," said one of the police men, "but the hint he dealt out waa sufficient If a man would refuse ta get a pair, he would be having (trouble. n taut . U . wmild moVt Ma .rS. The chief would not overlook him." The men recently secured full winter uniform. They see no neceeaity for extra trousers. ' WANT FAIR CLOSED "SUNDAYS. Sunday Reat Congrats Promise Sup port to Lewis and, Clark Fair. St Louts. Oct 14. At the conclud ing session of the International Sunday Best congress today a res olution waa adopted that the manager of the"? Lewis and Clark exposition be advised that If the gates are closed on Sundays they can' depend upon friends, of the Lord's day to attend upon and encouaage the fair. NEW -LINE IN IDAHO. Oregon Short Lias .Will Begin Con struction .of. Branch. Boise. Idaho,' Oct 14. It la announc ed that the Oregon Short Line wlH begin the construction Of the MlnMoka. and Southwestern branch. Thla branbfc Is ' projected to run - thsough a tract fef land which 1 being reclaimed- by the government - near Minidoka and the greater part of the Great Falls Irriga- , tion system. EARTHQUAKE j AT. HONOLULU. . Wireless Telegraph Reports-Say Shock Was of General Extsat Honolulu, Oct. 14. An , earthquake shock waa felt here at 3:45 a. m. :. Re port by wireless telegraph from var ious sections of the Hawaiian Islands, say the shock waeiof . general extent It was felt -by -vessels IS mile ut at sea. ;;No damage p property la re ported. - ; ' : -