it'' . " ' f '' t , '' , ' ' ; ' ' ' 'J ( ; . . V? Uir 1 ' ill i,tjt il lli JLyWY JTi lKifSr v (VI Mi i A V V V r Ny Nlr 1 I C50V f AB JM MORNING IBLD 0 TH LOWIft COLUMBIA UBLItME FULL ASSOOIATBO Mill REPORT f J i VOLUME LV1V. NO. 185 GREAT BATTLE Impending Conflict Kow .Certain. If il I EFFECT ON ENGLAND Idmlral Beresford of Enaland Predict Anihiliation of Russian?, pi J OF A 'FEW DAYS radietlM That th Jpo n4 nwMian rif win wi.t in a raw Oaya In Craatatt BaHIa in tha Hie tory af Wara f tha World. J fold, omf 1lha hi $'i 4ml all n nailnlarftir. Ifc bill mit liTafw 'dya. Ja.ii' will kin. Tbt aUu!Mr U, nK 1tithM ptlta will lit 10 fri aa atoril tha worM. .Ti'I1'', . f", tur" iir'tha'ftyhTwIII hi th"fiw"t that thwt win ba Mafar'wara for yaara. Th honora will Ni mfi. f ' f Jatwn'a dfii4 fcivrAWlHiiHi lnn- rrif4'i jfltU $ munf m-' Pna..'Uil fonadWta tW4 ttud ha amrllUiir Iirtldnp itrtibhjnrf jfcr ttrrliory t nMfiKa;Th r.M) I think Jufttn wilt win lit lln omlnic flllht l,th rhf la,Ui (MHtut nun nr if Hi two. Th'"' l iK't-iii.n l Duinb.ra. i Th icri-t of aurifim in jo iviil httttlm U'i In lm liiii mif nhlp to atlvrtnttt". btui htllnx tin- run nor do th rt. Jnnn will win th Unlit by tUiit t!i uMrlur tllU)t nd flrlnff lhi mcntiT mmib'r of till ing ahota, rvn thouuii Itunflu )m ihs (rratnxt nuiiiWr of alilpa. . V art not UMy to hnv ny great wura for many yera nftcr thin. Knf liind ami AmrrUa holil tha airrft ff pcr. If Oiim two itutlim ahould Timna Ihtflr flueta, no othrr countiy or group of tountrlea would dm fight them, Englnnd and Amrrl.n mut oma togclhwr on that quaatlon. . War With all Ita allocking loaa of Ufa haa Vgun to imk thinking pMpti pon der. A,unlts4 flt, onebun'lnf. on? ,'Jnngtuwra, ona mlrlt of patriot lain, a tfomblnatlon of tha two only nntlona of tha world which hava volunteera, na 'vla and armle. Inatad of a con xrlpt Byatm,t would be able to kP peace, f . , - .1 . "j The peace of thla country hd Eng land have mora lo aay rjrdlng tha ou'iitlon of wa.r than govfViimnit or autoCTftta. FIRE Ohi A'lAUNCH. ' " . , t , 1 - f i f , " i , Thra Prominent 'Citliene "Compelled I j to Jump Overboard, i. j Ntw York) Uy , nrk ,lmich on which wrr Join 8- Huy'r, lila oii-tn-. ! luw and three other men, wjre 'about Ito board a ateum ywbt In th Htttlaofi caught flra. Oil In the bottom of the launch became Ignited a imunnt after ! leaving the dock and tl'blaia apreaa Quickly to tha bow... Mr. Ku4r..aod two othera alttlng there were com pelled to Jump overboard to. v themaelvea. . All were good awhnmera, and ,had ljttla difficulty In reaihlng ahore.? . f . i ' For a fw momenta lt waa feared th blaae wouli reach the' oil tank and cauie tha launch to explode, but a line waa thrown from the pier and the flamea extlngulahed In time to avert aertoua accident. . , ,. KIDNAPED A BOY. Mothef Raoeivee a Latter from H Son Who Waa Kidnaped. Tawtucket, R. I.. May 17.-Mra. Ca therine Mebn of, thla city haa re ceived a letter bearing the algiiature of her 10-year-old aon Joseph, who haa been mlenlng alnce April JO, 1904. The Kilter waa dated Muy 18, and '1 atcmped In the local oftlce at noon of J in date, Indicating that the boy. or f A prrwn Implicated In hla dlaap Veartifci I II la-this, city, or vicinity. T--TT 7 Tat lVtf we ylven to the polite and t"det4iiiye w algneil to the f in an eiidvavor to trace tli pro ;in piwtl the letter. The letter which, Mra. M-hun anyf In thit hiuidwrtting of her aon, at;ite i:iat Ita uathftf-waa kidnaped by i itinn who eai)) ha did ao beiuuae th Hoy' waa very pret y, and be aua hi 84 hewn abuaail'by a playmata. Th4 chlldi , cotUd , Hot - glv hla abductoi 'f (irti or rf'l'letica .and the police thui ';r have'mude no progreva In the nun-tar,-; .- n t t tt ns.n PAROLE .GRANTED. Ru.tlan Captain' Olven Permie.lon t , Return Home. , Ban Fianclaco, May if. Captain K. Si., ftwbtoagoff of the RuMlan auxlW lury crulaer lnn, which haa ben del talned at Mare laland by thla governf ment for atverai month, la about to leava for, BU J-etaraburg. While ther he will be aummoned by the nava) mlnlater. A r'queat.for a parole for the captain waa recently made by th Ruaalan authorttlea, and he haa been. advtted by tha artary of atate that he la fre to return to St. reteraburg at hla earlleat' convenience. J t HANOI ONTO HIS TAIL. I Chinaman Bantenoed to 90 Days ta Re tain His Queue. JBL Loula May 17. Judge Jlogers of tha' rhlted fttates dlatflcf "court Tiaf lMwlaa'rd4 allowing ff.tO,3ni a OitAaman, ronyicted pnd aentanced term oj 6 4 yt If tha MUourl ik.a)kibiUtrft ",l6i rd,'$tf bill to retain hi queue while aervlnj) hla aelBrvt Jung toldfjudge Itogeri that, lt retention or.ma queue waa f matter 'of rellglmS and he will be th drat prtaanar whbbaiioaod In the ataw penHenttwy. who-haa not flrai besn ehoi n, DESPERATEVBATTLE ,1 . 5 t Several Men Injured and Three Probably Drowned, TROUBLE BETWEEN SAILORS Trouble Oeeurred on Board Steamer Centennial Between Longahoremen's Union and a Grew of Taeoma Sail ors Employed In Loading Vessel. .' Taeoma, May 17. A' ilMprate bat tle occurrel Vn the decks of the steam er Centennial tonlgM In which sev eral men were slightly Injured and three are thought to havo been drows ed. ;Tho Centennial from 8un Fran claco via Seattle, brought from the latter port a gang of 1 men to work the ahlpa cargo hero. Owing to eg1. iH'ng tiouble biwen til aiillorw union and the longhremn'a '-union, On pt. Pierce had ben threatened with ii boycott by the' anllora If he em- ployil Taeoma- longshoremen and h nce he hired a crew nt Stuttlo. When the etennwr . arrived In W ubont 20Q ongahorameii boarded her, rnwd pfih club, blllle. plmola and Other weapons. Tha SeatUa men w?re bet n . wherever found and some SO nhots were fired before order whs re- slr'i.r . r- 1 v I , i -t t REFRIGERATOR CARS... . Rook Island Railroad Contiaiot for 1,- 700 New Onea. f cuieaao .May 17. The Rock IlunJ Railroad Company haa contracted for 1700 refrigerator cars. The recent Inquiry Into the private refrigerator car llnea by the Inter- stata commerce commission and the conditions revealed Is said to be re sponsible for the action of the Rock Island Company. The Roc Island system will In augurate Us own refrigerator car serv ice In the fruit and produce trade or t,he west and south. . ' ; PAID THE PENALTY. ' Attaitin of Grand Duke Serlgus Has T . . Been. Exeeuted. London, May 17. A dispatch to the London Newa Agency from 8t Petera burg aaya, Inan Faleleff, who aasla slnated Duke Berlgus, was executeJ today., ' "'v -' 'ASTORIA',' OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY.18. 1905. ABOUT ENDED Amicable; Settlement of 4 Chicago Strike. ; WILL BE CALLED OFF President Gompers Believed . to Have Arranged Terms of v Settlement - JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING DifKeranees Will Be Submitted to Beard of Arbi.atlon and Pending Deeiaion Strike Will Bo Declared Off and Strike Virtually Settled. Chicago, May 17. It Is highly prob able that . within , the next 41 hours will see the end of the teamsters' atrlka in Chicago, although none of the leaders acknowledge thla to be a fuel, l is generally understood that program for calling off tha strike hag alr4y.ben arranged, Tomorrow a meeting will be held between tha. leamaurs Jont , council and a committee repreeefiUrif the team owner.' associutkm. It will' be made pluta W tha, tfanMnertharth busl n'B tnteresUi' br tll teuril OwrrrV render jt ".mperatlve thal the boycott be llftei Then H WIU be agrH by the team cwners and teuinsters' Joint council that the team ownera mak de- llverl-a to boycotted houses and the question with the union drivers will be submitted to arbitration. This arb itration la 10 concern only the teiun owners' association and the teamsters, the memtxrs of the employers' naso- elation being In no manner Interred In It In an official sense, pending th decision of this board of arbitration th strike will be culled olt ai.d ;uch mt-mliers ff the teamsters' union aa are able to obtuln their old slluui'ons will leturn to work. Thla will end the strike entirely with the exception of the etrlke aialnst Montgomei y.Ward Co.. and It Is not expected that aggressive measures will be adopted by either aide, the trouble In this direction will be al lowed to die out gradually. President Oompers of the Amerkan Federation of Ir.bor wm .vMry tle todaf In al. efforts madw toward set tling tho strike. He conferred with the nvembarsof the team owners' as soclatjon ' and' held con'rnc JwUh the te'rttariaiiofW if, extended in Ik With Myor Dunn He exfie-oed him-eif u 'cnldent that strike woul4 r4 (Uuae, within i(ft, low rf.iy. ;. v ii . i . i i ,:! OVATION TO GENERAL. PORTER. Tenderod V Farewell Banquet In Parle ' Last Evening. , . , , Paris. May 17. General Porter, re tiring American ambassador, waa giv en a notable farewell banquet tonight which for sumptuousness of appoint ment and distinguished character of uest present has not been exceeded by, anything of the kind held In; re cent years In Paris. Practically the ent re aipiomauc corps waa repreaented. The American guesta numbered aeveral hundred. The aneech of General Porter brought out a tremendous ovation, the entire as semblage rUIng and cheering. , BOWEN VS, LOOMIS. " ajsaaaawsaaaasas Charges Against Secretary Being In vestigated by President. Washington, May 17. Developments In the Loomls-Bowen Inquiry today were few, but Interesting. . BoVen called upon Secretary Taft and was shown the state department corre spondence on the subject of rumors In Caracas relative to Loomla. Bowen stated, after looking over the papers that the letters from president Castro to Loomls, relative 'to arrangements with the American syndicate and as signment of claims of Venezuela by Mr. Barrett were missing. Taft and Loomls upon learning that Bowen bad copies - of the missing ' jmptkm wgree4 ip wcelve Hownn'a copies for. the Jrttr poae ,. of; v'nH, lirwsilgatlon. tHrwi' position now. Is, that he has done his duty'and wllf ren 'ty iaae, allowing the government to retermlne whether an Intestlgrttloir t"iwresary. - FERRYBOAT ACCIDENT ? ' Llvea 'of 2000 Pasaengara' Imperilled ' ' by Running in Dock. ' " Ban Franrlat o, May 17-Th Uvea of over 1W pssaengers.' mostly men and children on the Way to an annual plo- nl of 8t.DomlnlCa church, were en? dangered today by an accident to the ferryboat Tamalpala; Running at full speed the boat with her engines en tirely beyond control, she crushed Into the' dock, 'ripping out pllea and wood work and throwing tha paseengere Into a wild panic. ' - i : A break to tha engines Is responsible for the accident. Whe tha captain gave the algnal to slow down, 1W yard from the ferry slip, the lever gave way and the boat ran at full apeed Into the dock. -The steamer struck with a, terrtblo .craab but a hawser was thrown aboard and al thiug the enginea"wdia aUll run ning at Vsf Speed' tha apron' was lo ered anl the frlghteried crowd rushed ashote. ' ' ' " !- ' " " ';' i f. 1 GAMBLING CLUS. Private Club Organiiod in Spokane for Gambling .Purpose. , , t, Spokane, Waalu.. May 17. Tb( Pas time Club Is the. name of a new or-i ganlaatlon former here for the .pur pose of carrying on open gambling In defiance of the atat law making gam bling pv felonry. Alex Wlnalfcn, , re- eitly appotnte4 assistant corpora tion counsel under the new adminis tration, a aald to have aided. In the qrganlulim and . to have approved the plant-, of the club. , w -- ROJETSVENSKY ILL 5c- ' Russian Admiral Unable to Com mand Squadron. SO NOTIFIES THE EMPEROR The Admiral'a Health Haa Been the Cause ;f Considerable Anxiety at St Petersburg and If Compelled ta Give Up Command, Will Be Dangerous. 8t. Petersburg. May IT. Very dla- quietlng reports are In circulation this afternoon about Vice Admiral Rojeat- venskyk's health. It is said that, he haa telegraphed to the emperor that It Is Impossible .for him to proceed. An evening paper pr'ntea a report that the admiral haa Buffered a nervous breakdown. , No odrt! crnflnnnt'.on o' th report f.wt Rojestvensky has requested to be relieved from duty Is obtainable at the admiralty. Nevertheless, the admiral's health ha been, the cause of consid erable anxiety here. It la well known that he suffered from kidney trouble before leavlnjt Cronstadt. and through out 'he long voyage to the far east he suffered at times to such, an ex tent that he had to be carried about on a stretcher. But the Russian com mander stuck bravely to his post. If he I now compelled on the eve of bat tle to give up his command the ad miralty would regret It aa little short of a national misfortune. Rojestveniky has proved to be a genius as an or ganiser, and confidence Is felt that he would enow equal ability as a fighter. Should he be compelled to leave the fleet, tha command will devolve on Rear Admiral Volkersam, who Is now with Rojestvensky. PRESBYTERIANS MEET. Important Meeting of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Fresno May 17. The general as sembly of the Cumberland Presby terian church will assemble In thla city tomorrow. The city Is crowded wttn commissioner and visitors. The as sembly will bo a notable one. as It must discuss the question of amalga mation with tha Preabytertan church. which church haa signified Its willing ness to add a chapter to Its confession of faith, amending the article on pre ordination. ' m --i irn;f FLEETS SAILS 1,j Vj . . f' . . .'. 4i r . ' " ' ' "-... . .01 !' -- t- f 1"' nnrn .it 1 HZtx&'t Yacht Race Sails 5 Across ot,w AuaniiCe' h a :,-..,,(,. f ..j;;.lT. .'-H ATLANTIC IS LEADING Splendid Fleet of Sailing Yachts Lye Sandy Hookforr tt. COT A COOP START Favovabla Wind . Altislad in Sending Them on Their Long Voyage af 3000 ! Mile lAeroasl.tba 8a4" f" ;mpto William's Price. v - is A , "t M 'it ; NrwaTork,,May Il-rTho splandlJ of. faUlng yacht owept acrosa the s'.artlnrUli at (Saady tHook lightship j at 11:12 a m. today and with the queenly, Amerlcaa achooner Atlantic leading the way, headed out on the' broad Atlantic ocean on the,race of 3000 miles to the English coast for the J5000 cup tffercd by Emperor William of Germs uy. when last seen as they vanished Into the mist they were strung out In a line sis mites long hauling southeastward and pointing aa nearly (aa possible to the wind that waa square ahead, A quarter of a mile assert), of the Atlantic was tha JO-foot American yawl Ailsa, which waa hav ing a hot brush with the German schooner Hamburg, while all three of the leaders were slowly dropping the Philadelphia schoonsr HHdegrade. Xext was Kndymon, holder of the trans-Atlantic yiichtlng record Al most a mile astern Atlantic and more than half a mile astern of the Endy- mon, were the Thistle and Fleur de Us, Strung out behind were the Am- ijrlcan bar k Apache British topsail schooner Sunbeam and five miles as tern of the leader was the three mast ed schooner Utowana.' Bringing up the rear was the Btltlsh clipper ship Valhalla, These two had been delayed by a bad start , Leaden skies, low hanging mist- laden clouda and moderate east wind were the unfavorable conditions under which the great trans-oceanic race started and the three big square rig ged vessels were handicapped at the very start, for at beating to windward in a light air their spreading course and bulging topsails could not be com pared with the hard fitting fore and aft can,Vasa of . the, trim schooners. Weather srophets declare that It Is unlikely that the racers will be In for a day or two agalast more moder ate head winds. It the forecast is fulfilled, nothing but half a gjile. of wind from astern will save the big Valhalla from defeat. ' PROMOTED TO 60 YEARS.' Major John F, Carrinaton Dismissed From the Army. Manilla. May 17. Ma J. John F. Car- rington of the First Infantry has beon dismissed from the army as the resul of a court-marshal for misappropria tion of government funds. It Is un derstood his friends will petition the president to set aside the sentence Im posed by the civil court, which amounted to a total of 60 years. DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS. New York Society Adopta Resolution for Establishment of House., New York. May 17. Resolutions for the establishment of a department of fine arts at Washington have been adopted by the Society of Beaux Arts Architecture, the members of which hope to start a movement that wiir be taken up by every Organization of architects, sculptors, artists and oth ers interested In the development ,ot fine arts throughout the United States. Accord? njg to the promotion of the Idea, the new department should have supervision of the construction Of new postofflce - buildings, custom houses, and. other government structures as well as the supervision of the develop- PRIQkFJVE CENTS meht of the- national parks, digna M national -monument nd th fosJ taring land, the daUpnamt lof fine art of,tfae cpuntrytsei. 8. B. P. Trowrldge.Jn offjrjrjga resolution which received the unani mous support of the 70 member pres ent, declared that the time ha coma whn there should be some recognition of the fine .art,, by tha national author itiea In this country, inllar"to that accorded In France, and "other' coun trie on th9 continent'." ' - ----- .- - FRESHET IN ITALY. ;; r Several Towna Inundated and Popula tion Fleeing for Thair Lives. ' New Tork; Ma ,ylT. Moat f the. rlvera In northern and central Italy are overflowing, owing to almost cpn tfnuoua rain during th last six days, according to a Rome dispatch to the Herald. Tho Po has Inundated the town of MoncalierL a short distance from Tur in. , The Inhabitants bav abandoned the lower part of the town. , 'The1 towns of Alessandria, Vlcenaa and , Padua have also been flooded. , , T,X Thousands of acre of the province of Venice are nndVr water, "many of the bridges Mve .roUapsed. and great numbers of cattle swept away. ' "STILL ON .THE SAN Cunard Line Steamer' Still Aground at. . Bandy Hook..;'" , " New Tork, May J7. At 5.S0 o'clock th4 Cunardr line steamer Caronla, which sailed yesterday afternoon foij Liverpool with a distinguished pas- sngd (t, was stJU aground oppoaito the Sandy Hook beacon. Two tugs weri ..trying .to, puU.tha .Jinr.lo..lh4 nlT Tfirwthd" Wat TrghC '"ytS 8a hy af - to. the ship Is feared as the kp torn "la thatpart. if the' dhaaaa i aoft I PANAlTA REPUBLIC Heprescntatives of Panama Dedi NAVY CONSISTSOF ONE YACHT Yacht Oriinta Comprising tho Panama ; Navy Was tho Scene of r Brilliant - Aasamblaga in New York Whera a Banquet Was Served to Visitors, New York, May 17. Representatives qf the Panama republic have formal ly dedicated their navy at shipyard in South Brooklyn. , The force affoat consists of the steam yaehtOrlent, commanded by Capt. T. T, Lovelace, formerly of Kansas City. The yacht waa "recently purchased from a New York mau forj tJO.OOOnd. has been thoroughly overhauled preparatory to taking: up tha 'duty of guarding the eastern coast of the Isthmus. For the. occasion of Jjoljjl?1 Panaman ensign the Orients was gala ressad,. a.Uvige party werit aboard heided by Carlos Arosemena, aeewtar if the, gatn, ft K q i j Luncheon was served. , on board, after which 'the flag-of the republic waa brought from a locker and raised by Secretary Arosemena... , ' -' ' J The emblem conalsts of four squares two of which, one In the upper left and the other In the lower right-hand corners, and two squares, one each of red and blue. In on of the. white squares there is a single star of blue and In the ether a red star. Th Orienta will leave for -Colon on Thursday or Friday. Arriving there she will be fitted with two J-pounder guns ,and two automatic rapid fire Lgnns. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. ' Message Received 315 Miles Out at - V - Sea. : ' San Francisco, May 17. The Pacific coast record for long distance wireless telegraphing ha been broken, It la claimed, by a local wireless message received from. 31 miles out at sea. The communication came from the government transport . Solace, which left hla port Monday, and wn received over the magnetic detector. The next beat record made, It la sold, at tha local station was when conver sation waa held with the Boston at a distance' of 220 ni ties down the coast some six week ago. :i i "wei