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r Yw'i :,:-; s'-'w UBLISHtB FOLL AttOOIATID FRf St RSPORT COVMB THE MORNINa FliLD ON THI LOWS COLUMBIA ..... r .... , - . .. t . ' I..' i." : t ' ; i. 1 . - t ' ' VotUME LVlVi. NO. 170 ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 11. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS LABOR UNION Chicago Strikers Confer t. With Roosevelt, 7; MUST OBEY THE LAW President Will Do Exact Justice Under the Uw to Every Man. v SUPPORTS MAYOR DUNNE Labor ' Leader Glvn to Understand Thai If Mob Violence U Resorted to and Appeal for Troop Mad Pri dent ,RovU YVIII 8.nd Them, Chicago. May 10. A commltl of laboring men, appoint o vM uPn President Roosevelt and lodge with him a erotest against th employment Of federal troop during th present tamatra' strike, were granted at au.it.nr late this afternoon. Tlw rmtifnlttM consisted 0 Cornelius Shea, prealdent of th International Tirnihrrhnnil of Teamsters: Charles Do(1J. president of th Chicago Fed ration of Labor; T. P. Qulnn, mrab f th. Canvassers' Union, and T. Rick rt. president of th Garment Worker International Union. Outalde of th members of th com mltte. and President Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb, no on waa preaent durlna th conference. Th account of what occurred In th room wa when out bv Secretary Loeb. After presenting 'th protest to th preal dent. Shea acted aa spokesman, an J aid: " We hav com to present to you !atemnt setting forth our position In thla controveray between th Em ployera Aaaoclatlon and th tea mat era' association. W hav understood that they hav aaked your-aid for bring ing th trocpa Into Chicago. W want to present our petition to you. It will tak about ten mlnutea to read it. P.rhana w had batter leav It -with you. Th president, read the petition and aldr ' . I hav read th petition you hav presented to be, th conclualon la that you requt hearing befor any ao (inn b taken br th federal authorl- ! rtatlnr to the ChtcajTO altuatlon. Aa yet no auggeatlon of any kind ha com to ma from any adurc that I hould tak any action. Of th merlti of the caa I am' wholly Ignorant I Itav no knowledge of what lh altua tlon la or ft what atepa would be prop, r to b taken to end It. I feel, how ver, In view of one atatement, or aer lea of atatemetita, In your letter, 1 ought to aay thla: I regret that.yo ahould In th latter hav apoken at all of th ue of federal troopa, a you hav there apoken. No requeet ' ho been mad me for action by th federal government, but at th aame time, Mr. Shea, eJ you hav In thla communl- cation to me brought up that fact, I want to aay on thing with all empha la In my power: In upholding law and order, In doing what he la able to do to auppreia mob violence In any hap or way, Mayor Dunne of Chi cago, ha my hearty aupport. I am glad to be abl to aay thla to you, gentlemen, befor I aay It to anybody ). Now let m repeat that -I know nothing of th facta of th altuatlon 1 know nothing of thf right or wrongs of th point at laiue. What I hav tc ay I baaed purely upon what X re gard a the unfortunat phroalng ot th letter presented to th prealdent of th United 8tate. I hav not been called upon to Interfer In any way, tut you mut not mlaunderatand my ttitud. : ., " In vry ffort of . Mayor Xunn to prevent vlolenc by mob or Individu al, to e that taw or obeyed and order preaerve h ha th hearty upport of the prealdent of th United State and In my Judgment he ahould hav that of every good cltlwn of th United State. Now, gentlemen, It haa been a great pleasure to "e you, and I am glad to hav a chance to aay thl to you. Mr. Qulnn, who knew th president In hi youth, aald: Mr. Prealdent, what prompted u to com to' you with thla atatement U, ther aem to b a continual bowl for th federal army. I hav known ypu long1 enough to know that; you would not reepond to a on-aldd de mand; that you would not respond until after you had thoroughly Inver t gated th caa. Th prealdent re plied: Mr. Qulnn, a yet th mayor of Chi cago haa not made an appeal to the governor, ,ndhrfw tb governor haa mad non to m, and as yt noth ing In th altuatlon haa demanded ac tion by m. Prealdent Bhe. undertook to splaln th demand of th employ- r to th governor for troop. Aluo declared that every officer1 of th union had mad vry ffort to prevent vlotenc In tb atrtsta. ; Th president replied to tbl aaylng: " Mr. Shea, I con only repeat what 1 hav Mid. I am a believer In union. I am an honorary member of on union. Dut unlona mute obey the law union. But unlona muat obey the law mmt tu.t aa averv man. rich or BOOT. must obey Uw. A yet no action haa bn called for by m. and mot cer talnly If any action I called for by m I shall try to do exact justice under th law to every man, ao far a I hav th power. But th first essential H the prerval1on of law and order, up presalon vlolenc by mob or Indi vidual.' " ,. , This closed ; th Interview. It It generally understood by both sides to th, strlk that ther would be no disturbance while the president waa In ( the city. . Notwithstanding this agreement a number of outbreaks, one taking place on Michigan .avenue, hot time after the president posaed along, In which a number of men were cut and shot- ' . TERIRFIC TORNADO Snyder. Oklahoma, is Wiped Off from the Map. TOWN TOTALLY DEMOLISHED Deed and Injured Estimated at Over 500 Reeu Train Diepatehed lm mediat.ly Upon Receipt of th Nw ef the Tornado. Oklahoma, May 10. Telephone re ports from Hobart, O. T., Indicate that th entire town of Snyder has been destroyed by a tornado and complete ly wiped oft th man.; A train carry ing doctor, nurse and other assist ance la aald o hav .left Hobart' for Snyder, but no details are' known.. It le rumored that 400 people hav been killed and, Injured:, Law report from Hobart, 0. T., and'Chlckasa, L T., confirm th earlier report concerning th tornado at Sny der, Th number Of dead and Injured la placed at S00. Th storm broke over the town at 11 o'clock tonight, completely demolishing It aa near a reports can be obtained . The - first news of the disaster waa received pt Hobart by telephone giving the bald statement of th tornado having struck the town. Wire, both telegraph and telephone then went down and no further news has been obtained direct ly from Snyder. It Is now impossible to reach Lawton th nearest town to Snyder and all telegraphic communications are re ported down between that place and Snyder. Rescue trains have been start ed for Hobart which will arrive at Snyder this morning. NEUTRALITY TROUBLE. Demand That Great Britain Insist Upon Frenoh Neutrslty. Tokto, May 10. Th Nlchlnlchl, dis cussing th French neutrality tomor row will say: ' i Japan has a right to demand of Great Britain that she carry Into prac tice the provisions of the Anglo-Jap anese alliance. t . "French duplicity." Nlchlnlchl will say, "affords , occasion." continuing It will deblars that asslstaneo haa beer given to Rojeatvensky and Is a dear breach of neutrality and a violation of the definite pledge given Japan. Japan Is Justified In assuming that France deliberately assisted Russia, 1RQU0IS ill Chicago Honors President Roosevelt. . MAGNIFICENT BANQUET Honored by His Political Foes But Personal Friends With Enthusiasm. HAND SHAKE WITH EVERYONE Banquet Was Given by the Demeerats of Chleege and Nearly All th Speak ers' Were Prominent Democrats Who Have Admiration' for President.; , Chicago, May .10. Honoring and honored by his political foes, but per sonal friends, President Roosevelt' to night was the chief guest of a magnifi cent banquet tendered him by the Iro quois club, the leading democrat Icof gunlsatlon of Illinois. Surrounded by men who fought against him In the two national campaigns, who deprecate many of his avowed policies, and who frowned upon some of his political actions, the prealdent ' tonight was cheered to the echo when h entered and left the. banquet hall. He was ap plauded with enthusiasm throughout his address and at the close was gtvn to understand that In his case political differences were not a political Issue. The banquet which waa from th first to th last an ovation, waa given entirely by the democrat to the lead er of their political onponjenta and many kindly personal references were made by the speakers of the. evening, th majority of whom were men of democratlo faith, deeply touched the president In his manner and worJs he evinced throughout the evening deep gratification at th warmth of his reception. Throughout th entire evening ran the dominant note of ad miration for the character and friend ship for the man himself. The great banquet Hall auditorium never held such a gathering nor more representative than assembled here to night to honor President Roosevelt At the president's table were Mayor Dunne, Chas. P. QutUher, president Of the Iroqula clutf; James Hamilton Lewis, who acted as toastmaster; Samuel Alschuler, Judge Murray F. Tulley, Sheriff Thomas E. Barrett and other prominent democrats. Of the republicans there were at the same table Oovernor Deneen, Senator Hop kins, Judge C. C Kohlsaat Judge J. W. Landls and a dosen more. ' Prior to the banquet Itself, which was set for 7 o'clock, the president held an Informal reception In the rooms of th art Institute, 'He 'shook hands with everyone of 700 men pres ent at . the function Immediately fol lowing the reception and had a pleas ant word for all those who knew him personally or by reputation. , SOUTHERN PACIFIC BONDS. New lesue to B Med and Old lasus Taken Up. - San Francisco, May 10. Holders of the Southern Paclflo Company's H per cent gold bonds have been notified that It will redeem these bonds at par and accrued Interest on June 1 next and that It has created an issue of 130,000,000 of 4 per cent gold bonds, redeemable at par and Interest on June 1, 1907, or any semi-annual In terest day thereafter. The holders of the called bonds ore offered the option of exchanging them for the new bond on even terms,' plus 142.50 cash for each $1000 face ' value of the bonds called for. redemption, and with the June and' December coupons attached. FRENCH NEUTRALITY. Conolusive Evidenoe of Flagrant Vio lation, of Laws ef Nations. Toklo, "MV 10, Tn JIJI hopes that France will cease her flagrant and de- :ibers:e breaches of her pledges of neutrality. In reference to the treat ment accorded the second Russian Fa cie squadron In French waters, and satisfaction Is expressed at British representations to the government in Paris, showing that England is alive to the danger menacing Japanese In terests. ( ,'"4$I1 The Nippon says that French. Inter' est In Russia Is more of a financial and economical character than pollt- cat. and that the alliance between the countries has ceased to be of any practical benefit . In Europe. It ex presses the belief that Franco Is up holding the alliance vecaues her honor Is pledged diplomatically. . . AMERICA VS. FRANCE. Rifle Practle Between the Expert of th Twe Countries. New Tors, May 10 Revolver and rifle shooters are practicing for match with French experts, to be beld this month by cable. The Americans will shoot at Green ville, N. J. Results from here will be cabled to Paris, and results from there will be cabled to this country- Th American team will be composed mostly of members of the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Club of this city. They are now being chosen by com petition, " " The conditions of the match call for Iff men to a team, each man to shoot 40 shots with the rifle at 100 yards on tb French target and 40 shots at SO yards on the standard American tar get with the revolver. " . There ar no restrictions on revol ver, sights, ammunition or trigger pull. except that no aet triggers are allowed on revolvers. . - '" Baseball Seores. Tacoma, 'Portland 7, Tocoma I. Seattle. San Francisco 1. Seattle 2. Oakland. Los Angeles t, Oakland 0. HYPNOTIC RESET Subject is Insane and Hypnotist Dying. RESULT OF OCCULT SEANCE Hypnotic Influence Over a Prominent Los Angeles Attorney by a Spiritual istie Medium and Slate Writer Re sults In His Becoming Insane. Los Angeles, May 10i The mental collapse ot Attorney George D. Blake regarded here as a man of exceptional talents, has led to a strange story of hypnotlo Influence. It Is now believed by his friends that. his madness waa brought on by the machinations of Maud von Frletag, a spiritualistic medium and slate writer. Color is lent to this belief by th fact that th woman 1 now dying at SIS East Twelfth street of soma disease of the brain- under what appears to be a hypnotic spell, which she herself can not Jhrow oft. In her struggle with death sh repeatedly calls the name of George Fluke. It Is said that a few days before she fell 111 she and Blake Indulged together In a sort of "ocul tory" In th course of which she sub jected the young lawyer to her full powers of hypnotism. BREWERS' STRIKE. Negotiations for a Settlement Hav Been Agreed Upon. Seattle! May 10. Advices received bv the brewery strikers' committee to day, ar to the effect that the brewery proprietors at Everett and Roslyn are about ready to slm the contracts de manded by the. unlona Agents of the local executive board were dispatched to those points to negotiate a settle ment of the strike. BELLINGER IMPROVING. Condition of Judge Bellinger More Favorable Yesterday. Portland, May 10. Judge Bellinger's general condition Is much the same as yesterday. Temperature 1011-5; pulse, 120. He haa taken and retained a small amount of nourishment this morning, the first for several days. Tonight his temperatusr is 101, pulse 11. ONLY BETTING Gamblers Adopt Measures ' ftr Gambit ' NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES Conference of Representatives of New York Racing Asso ciation. MEMBERSHIP COSTS $5,000 Any Gambler Who Can Establish His Financial Integrity Will Be Allowed to Open up Hie Books and De Busi ness at All th Horse Races. New Tork. May 10. Arbitrary meth ods of dealing with bettors, syndicate prices, and at attempt recently to dom inate the betting right have resulted In the practical wiping out ot special privileges heretofore enjoyed by the Metropolitan Turf Association, com posea or bookmakers on the race track about New Tork. - At a conference attended by rep resentatives of all th New Torn rac ing associations. It was decided there should, be no further dealings with the men of the betting j-inga. Hereafter the grounds will be open to all, and any bookmaker who can establish his financial Integrity and who desires to make a book on the races may do so. For several. years the Metropolitan men have controlled the entire space of the "big ring," and each week Its members drew lots for positions. Non members were not permitted to do business except on a line behind the "big ring," although many of them were perhaps more responsible finan cially than some members of the Met. ro poll tan Association. Those in con trol of the racing plants have decided, however, U view of the loud complaint and recent friction, to make the "rig ring" an open one to a certain extent an ct'he) Metropolitan, members will have nothing to say In the future as to drawing lots for positions. The Turf Association Is a close cor poration of 100 membership. Admis sion has always been by ballot and by the purchase of a retiring member's "button." Prices for these have ruled over 15000 for a year or two, but when news of the action by the track au thorities became known there was a quick drop to (2500 at which figure one membership was aold. SOCIALISTS AND ANARCHISTS. Government Taking Precautionary Measures Against Admrssion. New Tork, May 10. The govern- ment Is applying with the uttermost rigor the so-called law of residence, which enables It to expel from) the country ' all undesirable elements, cables the Herald's correspondent at Buenos Ayres, Argentina. ' The measure Is directed principally against socialist agitators, seven Span- lards already have been expelled with in a few daya. A delegation of socialists, headed by Deputy Palaccloa, visited the po lice chief and requested permission for a contemplated demonstration. The police chief Imposed the condition that no red flag be used. The social ists thereupon protested against this decision and the demonstration was postponed. NEGROES NOT LOAFERS. Afrlcana Object to Being 8landered by the Teamsters' Union. Chicago, May 10. More than 1000 negroes have assembled at the Bethel African Methodist church and adopt ed resolutions read by Mrs. Ida Wells Bartnett. protesting against the ac tion' of the department store drivers union, which the resolution asserted a "alandttrous' letter against neigra drivers, declaring them to be "loafers" and not willing to work. "This charge was rdenounced as a wilful and malicious faleshood urged against men who proved their value br flaking their lives to obtain work. The resolutions also called upon the mayor to "save hard working cltlsens from that kind of protection which lets the rioter go free and sends the victim to the Jails and hospitals." , WILD WEST SHOW. Actors snd Employe Strike for an , Advanee in Wage. New Tork, May Id The Russian strike movement has spread to Paris. according to a Times special cable, a band of Cossacks employed In an American "wild west" show having struck for higher wages. They were turned by the management Into , the s erects and were refusedl relrgatate ment. , The strike leaders are said to have threatened comrades who hesitated to Join them, declaring that their home would be burned and their families massacred after taetr return to Rus sia, ' ,,. ... , .V ., SERIOUS CHARGES. Captain Benssr Aeeuead ef Removing. Aid t Navigstien. Victoria, B. C, May 10. Charges) have been forwarded to Ottawo by Captain Johnston on the river steamer Mount Royal, through the Merchant Service guild of Victoria, alleging that Captain Bonser, a rival skipper of the Haxelton, deliberately and maliciously rammed his vessel n the Skeena river, and also at a past date) per formed a similar act on th Ramoruk In the Fraser river. Further charge have been laid that Captain Bonser endeavored to Induce one of his crew to remove aids to navigation In order to precipitate disaster to a rival ves sel . ., ' 1 Express Train Crashes Into Frcigh WAS LOADED WITH DYNAMITE Three Terrible Explosion Followed,, Breaking Window All Ovr the City and Reported That 50 Were Killed and 100 Wounded. Harrisburg, Pa Man 10. A pas senger train on the Pennsylvania road ran Into a freight train tonight loaded with dmamlte at 1:10 ot clock thla morning in south Harrisburg, near the plant ot the J ax tang Light at Heat ft Power Company. Three terrific ex plosions that broke all the windows all over the city" followed.. The two train were completely wrecked and took fire' t It la estimated, at 3 o'clock, that. 50 persons were killed and 100 Injured although theao figures may be too small. It Is Impos sible to ascertain the exact number of fatalities becaues the wreckage in which many ' passengers . and some members" of the train' crew are pinned Is still ablaze and( unapproachable', and many small explosions occur continu ously. When the first explosion occurred bodies were thrown clear out of their berths tn the sleeping cars, landing down the railroad embankment, some even having been hurled Into the Sus quehana riven ' which paralells the railroad. All the physicians In the city procur able were summoned to work with the Injured. A fire alarm was sounded and the firemen arrived to find themselves practically helpless tn the) work of rescue.. A police patrol wagon was commissioned aa an ambulance, and as many of the Injured as possible were loaded Into It BRITT AND NELSON Sign Articles for a Fight Either In. July er August San Francisco, May 10. James Brlft and Battlelng Nelson tonight agreel to a match of 20 rounds before the Western Athletic Club, to take plaeo either In July or August The men ara to weigh 13S pounds at o'clock p. nu on the day of the match. Each man posted 32500, the club putting up like sum. The referee will be agree! upon five days befor th fight BAD ACCIDENT