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VOLUME LVIV. ASTORIA, OEEGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1904. NUMBER 39. V. Jr ' I ,Kl ' , '''-' MANY KILLED " ' BY ACCIDENT IN COAL MINE Fourteen Miners Meet Death as the Result of txploslon of Gas in Colliery at Fernie, B. C Gas Explosions Result In Death of Four Men Employed at Chicago Plant BIG FREIGHTER IS BURNED SUamship Mohawk Destroyed at Ntw York, Twnty-On Persons Being Resousd and On Burned to Dtath. St. Paul, Nov. 18. A Fernie. II. C, pedal to Ilia Pioneer Pros aaya: Fourteen mlrif ra were killed at th Carbonado mine near Morrly thin afternoon aa tho rtault of an explosion Of coal gas. The work of rescue waa kept up all the a.ftrmm and all the bodies were recovered. FOUR PERSONS ARE KILLED. Exploalon of Oaa at Chicago Plant Ra aulte In Fatalities. Chicago, Nov. 11. Four person were killed and a wore Injured today by a aerlea of go explosion which do atrnyed the plnnt of the Pyle Electric Headlight Company. The shock of the exploalon were ao severe Unit all the building of the demolished plnnt are damaged and window wore shuttered for block, while peraona wera thrown from their feet. Over-pressure I believed to have cwuaed the accident. The Pyle com puny auppllea lllumlnnnt for railroad coarhea, Thla lllumlnnnt la forced Into mall retorti, which, when attached under the door of the car, will aupply It with light for month. In order to miike thla poaalble the retorta are sub jectcd to extremely hlKh preaaore, finch a tank aa that cnuaed the first ex ploalon. Wreckage tilled the nlr and other retorta exploded In auch rapid aucceaalon that It wna almoat Impoa- albla to distinguish the aeparatt de tonation. There were nine auch ex ploalona In all, and theae left the plant In flames, which kept the fire depart ment buay for several hour. The total to to the property la $75, 000. BIO FREIGHTER BURNED. Veiael Destroyed, but Those on Board Are Taken Off Safely. New York, Nov. 18, Twenty-one person were reacued from the big freight ateomer Mohawk, of the Cen tral Vermont railroad fleet, which waa burned to the wnter'a edge off llorton's point, Long Inland sound, early today. The watchman, a Swede named Larsen, la believed to have been burned to death, . All the others, among whom were two women, were tnkerf off, the burniiiar' vessel. ' lA ; " Almoat Immediately after the rescue there waa henvy exploalon en the abundpned. freighter which apparently iompefd tbe destruction made by the flumcC i The charred hull of the Mohawk now Ilea In n4e we) . Ferc-uk ?The veHp rend cargo are a totnl loss. The Mohawk wo loaded with general mer chandise. The loss la $350,000, '(" ' .... '! ( LIBERAL AID FOR STRIKERS, fi '- 'J,' , .... .. ,'' American' Federation Set Aside Large -Bum for Textile Worker.' Hun Francisco, Nov. 18. By ununl mou vote of the. delegate, the Amer ican Federation of Labor today decided to aid financially the etrlklng textile worker of Fnll River, Ma., to t'.ie extent of 125,000 a week for three I week. Then, If the atrlke la not brok en the general council will, If It aeea fit, continue the donatfbn. Further than considering a few reso lutlon no other bualne wa trans acted by the delegates, and adjourn ment, waa taken until tomorrow morn ing. . "' """ ' I KNIOHTI.TO ORILL'ATAIR. Oregon Pythian - Preparing to Take " Part In Portland Exposition. . Albany, N J.-1!U 4 Knight o Pythias of Oregon are planning a cam. palgn thla winter to Improve their lodge and bring their drill team up to a high atute of tfllcency, to the and that they may mnk a splendid show ing at the Lewis and Clark fair. With thla' purposa In view Clrand Chancellor L. M. Curl of Albany haa mapped out a plan of work and tma divided the atato Into 12 Knight of Pythloa district. The lodgea In each of the dUtrlcts will hold a convention om time dur ing th flrt six month of next year, and at thee district convention prlae will b offered for tha beet drill team. It being expected that every Knight of Pythlu lodge In the atat will com pete for honor in It repectlv dis trict. The team which make the bet showing In th exemplification of lodga work at each of theae dltrlct conven tion will be rit to compete at the next seaalon of the grand lodge, to be held In Portland during the fair. Grand Chancellor Curl haa received word that Wednesday, October 11, 190S, haa been aet aalde aa Pythian day at the fair, and on that occasion the Ore gon Knlghta will endeavor to make the largest demon! ration In their history, All the week In which Pythian day oc- cur will be devoted by the member of the Knight of Pythln to drills for prlxe and other lodge work, and pre llmlnary work la commencing nt this early date. The 13 Knlghta of Pythla district In the atate are aa follow: First dlatrlct Multnomah and Clac kamas countlea. Second dlatrlct Columbia and Clat- aop countlea, . Third dlatrlct Waahlngton, Tamhlll and Tillamook countlea. Fourth district Marlon, Polk, Linn and Benton countle. Fifth dlatrlct Lane and Dougla countle. Sixth district Joephlne, Jackson, Klamath and Lake countlea. Kevenlh dlatrlct Coo. Curry and Lincoln countle. Eighth district Waaco, Sherman and Crook countlea. Ninth district flllllnm. Wheeler and Morrow countlea. Tenth dlatrlct Umatilla county. Eleventh dlatrlct Union and Wal Iowa countlea. Twelfth dlatrlct Maker. Malheur, Harney and Grant countlea. Grand Chancellor Curl haa appointed the following deputy grand chancel lor, who will be In charge of the work In their respective district? Flrt dls trlct, Frank S. Grant, of Portland; ec- ond district, R. K. Bradbury, of Sea lde; third district, J. H. Weacott, of Qaaton; fourth district, George W. Knight, of Hubbard; fifth dlatrlct, B, W. Strong, of Roseburg; alxth district, T. W. William, of Medford; aeventh dlatrlct. W. C. Chnae, of Coqullle; eighth dlatrlct, W. L. Brndshaw, of The Dalle: ninth dlatrlct, B. W. Dag gett. of Arlington; tenth dlatrlct, T. O. Montgomery, of Helix; eleventh dis trict, O. M. Rlchey, of La Grande; twelfth dlatrlct, G. F. Johnson, of Baker City. NOT FAST ENOUGH. Goldsborpugh Still Unable to Make Re quired Speed. Pus-et Kound Navv Yard. Nov. 18. Th"tQrpedo-bOHt Goldaborough made three preliminary runa during the past week, but made only 2 knot an hour. the department allowed the use of 250 pound of steam and 20 knots was all that could be made with that pressure. It Is now understood that the depart ment1 baa allowed the pressure to be raised to 265 pounds, and It Is expected that under those conditions the craft 111 make J8 knot, but Jt' Js, flot, be,- Heved that she will ever make that peed.i Another preliminary run will be made, this, week If he weather Is favorable: The .'time Is not, Bet, for the final trial trip. . " y Good? Industry W Develop. $ Oregon maintains an interest Jn the culture of flax for fiber, while Washing- ton , after what apepared to be grotlfy experlments, has practically passed the Industry. In the vicinity of; Ing up Snlem the crop hns reached such pro portions thnt five new flax mills are projected, two of which have ordered machinery for their equipment. West Coast Trade. Rube Smith Knocked Outv- Denver, Nov.'lS.--JImmyGardner, of Lowell, Mass.,'' tonight" knocked out Rube Smith, of. Denver, in the fifth round of a 10-round bout. GENERAL STOESSEL SAYS HE CAN HOLD PORT ARTHUR SEVERAL MONTHS LONGER Government Will See That Garrison Is Supplied With Munitions, No Mat ter What the Cost May Be. Valiant Commander Means to Repulse Jap Attacks Until the Arrival of Rojestvensky's Fleet in March Cannonading Is Heard at Mukden, but It Is Thought General Fight ing Is Not Yet Resumed There. Th moat Interesting bit of news in today' dispatches it that 8tol in tend holding Port Arthur. Ho will trlv to repulse all assault until th arrival of tha Baltio fleet, which la ex pected to terminate th siege. Th gov ernment will supply 8tossel with mu nition, no matter what th eost may be. Cannonading ha been heard near Mukden, but th belief is expressed that fighting of a general nature haa not yet been resumed there. STOESSEL IS SANGUINE. Wire Czar H Will Be Abl to Hold ' Out for 8om Tim. St Petersburg, Nov. 18. General Stoessel ho telegraphed Emperor Nlch- ola that Port Arthur will hold out for several month. 8UPPLIE8 TO BE SENT. No Expns Will Be 8psred to Assist Brave Garrison. London, Nov. 18. The Mall's St Petersburg correspondent soya that General Stoeaael expresses the firm con viction that he will be able to hold Port Arthur until the Baltic squadron ar rives In March, on condition that he be supplied with munitions and stores. The government, the correspondent add, ha Instructed It agents abroad to aupply Stoeasel'a requirements at any cost, - , CANNON ROAR AT MUKDEN. But General Fighting Ha Not . Yet Been Resumed. Mukden, Nov. 18. On the morning of November IT, after a long alienee, INDIANS ARE STARVING. Government Ward in Southern Cali fornia Subsisting on Aoorns San Diego, Cal., Nov. 18. A pitiful story of hunger and destitution comes from the eastern mountains of this county by men who have been Investi gating the condition of the Indians on Campo, on the edge of the desert, thre Campo. Indian Agent Charles E. Schell, of Palo, and Charles F. Lum mls, the well-known author, have spent six days among the red men. They say that In the five reservations near are at the present time nearly 200 In- are at the preHent time nearly 200 In- dluns, hard working;, Intelligent farm Ing people, who cultivate every possible square Inch of land reserved for them by the nation. No rain haa fallen to start the seed planted, no water 1 at hand for irrigating, no large food aup ply 1 ever poaslble, and the'unfortu' nates ere now, subsisting chiefly upon "Unless relief comes," said Mr. Lum mis, "all the Indian will be- dead be fore New Tear's day." i'V it J.",-' ' J t; - V, HEARING' OF PILOTS' 1 CHARGES, i Prominent Man Retained Money Sup posed to Be Divided Among Pilot. '.Victoria, B. C. Nov. 18. An Investi gation has- been boKun into th admin istration of business of" the Victoria and Esquimau pilotage district with particular reference to the charge made against E. Crow Baker, secretnry treasurer of the board, by the pilots. The chorge Is made that Mr. Baker has retained money which properly be longed to the pilots. Mr. Baker Is very prominently connected with the busi ness and social life of the city.' . . ' T6e; Investigation has been ordered by jthe Dominion government, which appointed' P..? t. "Ettlo, of, this city,.' a coramfsslorlef ,Ttr the taking of . evi dnce.Th commission sat today, but B. V. Bodwell, counsel for Mr. Baker, the diatant roar of cannon waa heard, but where tbe fighting occurred I not yet known. There I no assurance as yet that It means that a general fight la beginning. No excitement Is dis played among the Russian officer or Chinese here. DESTROY RUSSIAN ARSENAL. Report Givi Japanese Another Gain at Port Arthur. Toklo, Nov. 18, J p. m. A telegram from Nogo reports the destruction of another Russian arsenal and magazine at Port Arthur. The Japanese discov ered, . It Is said, the location of the arsenal and centered their artillery Are upon It. After dropping 200 shells In the vicinity they succeeded in blow ing It up. The Japanese are widening their gaps and are using them to move their guns forward. The Russian continue their spirited sortie, using hand grenades in their attack upon the Japs. DESTROYER NOT YET SUNK. But Ratsoropny Will El Blown Up if Necessary St, Petersburg, Nov. 18. At the ad miralty great pleasure Is expressed over teh disposition manifested by the over the disposition manifested by the cruiser New Orleans, at Chefoo, to join in the protection of the Russian destroyer Ratsoropny against repetition of the Ryeshitelln incident " This time the Russians are deter mined to take no chance of the vessel being cut out, and Commander Pel ems' advice to the admiralty confirms the report that he Is under orders to blow up the Ratsoropny If Japanese vessels reappear off the harbor. ' was not able to be present, and an ad journment waa taken for a week." An affidavit awom to by Pilot Buck nnm forma the basis for the charge. He sets forth that in 1900, he, at the request of Mr. Baker, signed papers purporting to acknowledge the receipt of sums of money, one for each year, from 1893 to 1899. The auma vary from 833 to 3378 and total over 31300. The affidavit further states that the money has never been handed over. THE CASES ARE DROPPED. Men Charged With Riot Dismissed at Cripple Creek, Col. Cripple Creek. Nov. 18. District At torney Trowbridge today dismissed the coses of the 43 men charged with com plicity in the Independence explosion and the Victor riot of June 6. Two of the men had been In Jail f6r five months. The others were out on bonds. - There remain similar charges against 17 men. Including Charles H. Moyer, president and ..William ', D Haywood, secretary-treasurer, of the Western Federftttpn of.Mlnerv bijtvtt JsjdpubJ ful Jf the'qAses will ever! be' tried i ', Since the election about 50 of the men deported have returned to the district and have not been molested. STRIKERS ARE, HAPPY,, Pleased With Financial Aid Rendered by Federation. - Fall River, Mass., Nov. 18. The news that the American Federation of La bor had voted to raise $75,000 to aid the textile strlkera was received Joy ously by the strikers. The action at San Francisco Is regarded by most of the union officers as the only step necessary to enable the strike to be carried to a finish. Football at Salem. Salra,Nov. lgJ Wlifametta, 88; For est Grove. 0. PORTLAND FAIR APPROVED. Irrigation Conge Conclude It An nual Session at El Paso. ; El Paso, ov. 18. The closing hour of the national Irrigation congress, which came to an end today, were marked by the passage of some very Important resolutions, one of the most Important being for the removal of vast tracts from the public domain under the desert land law. Among the resolutions passed waa one approving tbe Lewis and Clark exposition. C. B. Booth of Los Angeles was re elected chairman of the executive com mittee and authorized to aelect a vice chairman. J. T. Richardson of Portland was elected secretary. Among the vice presidents and mem ber' of the executive committee iamed were; Vice Presidents Waahlngton, Cyrus Happy, of Spokane; Oregon- Thomas G. Halley, of Pendleton. Ex ecutive committee Washington, H. G. Scudder. of North Spokane; Oregon A. K. Wilson, of Portland. UNABLE TO MAKE ASTORIA. Little 8chooner, Storm Tossed, Lands at Port Townsend. Port Townsend, Nov. 18. After a terrific battle of 35 days with the storms which prevailed off the coast lately, the little schooner J. F. Miller reached here today, with the main boom gone and two men continually at the pumps to keep her afloat .The Miller was bound from San Francisco for Tillamook. She experi enced good weather until arriving off that port. There a succession of gales overtook her and In the midst of her troubles she developed a leak. With two of her six men continually at the pumps, Captain Hughes decided to make for the Columbia. He was unable to get a pilot and beaded for here. Shortage of water and provis ions made the vessel's predicament the more alarming. CHILD DIES OF BURNS. Infant Meets Horrible Death Near Oaksdalo, Wash. Spokane, Nov. 18. A special to the Spokesman Review from Oakesdale, says: While the four small children of Al fred Olsen were playing In the house on a farm a few miles from here thla morning the clothing of the smallest, a 2-year-old boy, caught fire. He made his way to the bedside of his mother, but she was ill and unable to arise. The child Inhaled the flames and died in ter rible agony. The mother's arm were badly burned and the shock, it is feared, may prove fatal. SECRETARY MORTON ILL. Compelled to Lea Banquet, at Which Ha Waa Speaker. New York, Nov. 18. Secretary of the Navy Morton waa taken ill tonight at the dinner of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at Delmonico's. He had been assigned to respond to the toast, "The President of the United States." The secretary had spoken but a few moments when he excused himself and left the hall. Admiral Bowles, who presided, said the secretary was not seriously sick. ; 8ALEM FLOUR MILL BURNED. Fire of Incendiary Origin Entails Prop . erty Loss of $25,000. Salem, Nov. 18 One of the flouring mills owned by the Portland Flouring Mills Company was destroyed by fire this evening. ,H wa the only remain ing building oft North Salem property and stood hear the place where two buildings were burned October H. It Is thought the fire was of Incen diary origin. With the mill were burned considerable, flax and a large amount of 'machinery for threshing flax. The loss is $23,000. ' German Visitor Entertained. Washington, Nov. 18. At the White House tonight the president and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained at dinner the commissioners of Emperor William at the unveiling of the statue of Frederick the Great tomorrow, General Lowen feld and Count Schemettow. Bark and Schooner Collide. San Francisco, Nov. 18. While enter ing the harbor from Coos, Bay today the schooner Folk, coming through the Heads, collided with the bark Notre Deme, which iwas at 'anchor , off the Presidio, The Fa lk was considerably damaged, but the bark wa uninjured. ONE WORD IS ; PREVENTING AGREEMENT Russia and Great Britain Are Un able to Find French Expres sion Equivalent to Eng lish Word "Blamt,-" England Has Not Yet Accepted Modifications Proposed by ' Czar's Officials. EARLY SETTLEMENT LIKELY Draft of Convention I Now in London and Negotiation Between Two Government Are Still In Prog res. London, Nov. 18. Great Britain has not yet accepted the modifications In the North sea convention proposed by Russia. The draft of the convention Is In London, and proposals and counter-proposals on the subject of the wording continue to be exchanged be tween the British foreign office and the Russian embassy. A satisfactory con clusion Is anticipated shortly. One of the chief difficulties 1 to find a satisfactory equivalent In French for the English word "blame." . TEXT IS A COMPROMISE. French Document Under Considera tion Prepared by Russia. St. Petersburg, Nov. 18.The state ment made yesterday that the supple mentary article In the Anglo-Russian North seat convention will cover alml lar misunderstandings in the future is inconsequent The French text pre pared by Russia, which is a compro mise between the original English and French tex as proposed by Russia, la now under consideration by the British government It Is probable that Russia will send & fifth officer detached from the trans port Kamtchatka to Paris who will testify to seeing torpedoboats 30 miles behind the battleship division and to wireless messages which were ex changed with the flagship. BEAR WITNESS AT HONOLULU. Will Go From There to Arctic Under Capt. Hamlat San Francisco. Nov. 18. The United States revenue cutter Bear has been ordered to Honolulu to remain there until the time comes next year for her trip to the Arctic, whither she will go direct from the island port Capt. Hamlet now on the Thetis, will be de tached and placed in command of the Bear. Creates Sensation in Court. Chicago,- Nov. 18. While being ar raigned in court Charles Shyok, a saloonkeeper, fired a revolver several time at his wife and child and then committed . suicide. The child ' waa wounded, Mrs. Shyok fell unconscious and was thought to have been killed. She, however, had only fainted. When the woman revived, her ' husband lay ded and the court room was In wild confusion. The charges on which Shy ok was being tried related to a family disturbance. Roscoe Has Stormy Trip. ' Newport, Nov. 18. The steamer, L., Roscoe arrived here this evening from Coos bay. She experienced a rough trip and was out 67 hours. , When she arrived her fuel was exhausted, the last being used to bring the vessel In. Breckenridge's Condition, Lexington. Ky., Nov. 19. Although desperately ill at midnight, Col. Breck enrldge has shown marked Improve ment during the last few hours. Oxy gen is being administered and it is be lieved he will survive until daylight Baseball Scores. j At Fresno Tacoma 3, Seattle 5. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 5, Oak land t. .. . , . r San Francisco 3, Portland 3. Game called on account of darkness. Sfc-KBK War .m r0at