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V' W i-.-i awsje.,isis,j)S'll. UBLIBMtS FULL ABGOOIATf D MISS RBPORT f , s. ....... , :.' ' V V - $ OOVBRB THE MORNINQ FIBLD ON THI LOWER COLUMBIA 'VOLUME LVIV. NO. 186 ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 19. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS 5 - .a, f ,s ;AJ5S flair Iff fflf i it' :'' t . " 1 I STATE CREDIT h - .... . i f Referendum Petition Fiica f With Secretary. EDIT IS IMPAIRED 1 Normal Schools Wifl Have to Do t Rntntt nit th Credit System. ' STOPS MANY IMPROVEMENTS Theusandi ef, Signatures iM4 U j th Rtfrwwidum fttitivn Submit I ' Una th Otntral ApprfepHation lill i ' to a VtU f tna Paosl of Ortjoo. CR J ! fUl.m,, Mr ll.-Th Bltnf ef. th I psillloni for tb tfprn4um upon tb 'tonrrml appropriation bill thla aTtrr ,non Kith th awraury l of ' throwa the autt upon eiftdlt until 'tha naat IffUla'.ur. maka good tht 5 ; deBclanc y, unlae th ' paoplo at fit tp auataln tha iwtloita of tha 1ella ! tura and adopt tha maaaura at Ua : i .i . taat ;Tba nrol appropnaUoa) tm r riad a toul of tM&M7M0 ad Ui voklnt Of, th rfcremlum .UX'0,t not only blocka tha prttawna of tha nornuU ' rhooli, Inrlualon of which In lh bill w.i tha direct cau of tha r!friilum 'movammit afml '1 ,,,0 'lo if lmpd tha. Pontamplalad work of s Improvamanti and anlaramoiit of tha laayluin for the Inaana and other out" lniltuUona which -iwnd uixm thj 'appropriation for maintenance. J Tha referendum pctltlona fld con tained tha algnaturea of thouannda or 'votera, prlwlilly from the VIIIm ''tta valley countlea, and muny mora 'could hava been acured In other coun tla of tha atate had the pctltlona bran fpreaentad. Tha conrenaua of ctlnlon Iprevalla. that whm tha quei-tlon la uhmltted to tba votera next June they will admlnlatar a aerera rebuke to leg ialattve axtravagnnca. Tr.e main ngm la agalnat th normal athool traft. tt v.in mnallred that four normal achooU ara wholly unwarranted' by I reaaon of tha population or. tn aiat. If adopted It will hava a tanaency i the neat aeealon of the" Jeglalatura 'to do away with a leaat two and prob ably three of the atate normal achooU. EMERY WHEEL BURSTt. a ' caaajaaaaMaaaaaat ! Taoewa Warkmaa Frightfully Injured . .... hy Flying Fleoea. Taco"m Waah., May H.'-Chaa. Did rlkaen of Tacoma w frightfully In jured by tha atploalon of an emi'ry wheel at the plant of tha Tacoma Ice Oomitanyj Bouth TweUt-alxth an Adama atreeia. una innmcm u i wheel tore open hla abdomen and an other amnahed hie collar bone. Ha alao .'auatalned numeroua cuta and brulaea 'on fai-a anl handa. Deaplta KM dread ful Injurlea Dldrlkaen rtalned con aclouaneaa and talked with hla aaao clatea. Laparotomy waa found necea iry ,anJ portlona of tha ahattered collar bone wTe removed. The man may die. Ha la married', but baa no children. ; ' ' - ! v GERMANY SATISFIED. Reeuha Attalnea In Moreaaa Meat With General Approval. Berlin, May 18.-The German gov ernment appeara to be well aatland with the HBulta attained by tha mla alon to Fei. The aultan of Morocco, according to tha Cologne Oaaette, re fuaed all French requeata, except that 2000 troona be placed under Fnsnch Inatructlon. Count Von Tattenbach Aahold, thaead of the German mla lon la, content with tha reception ac corded hla mlaalon aa being consonant with the r.al character of German In fluence at tha Moroccan capital. MANCHURIA SITUATION. Violent Rainfall Retarde Movement! . of Japanaaa: Troop a, vv . Gunahu Paaa, May 1.-After aeveral daya of ralo a violent downpour at In "today,' whfchrulrfd tha roada and will tiaveaaltat a period of mllltar) Iriai'tlvlty, hlda Im-retmlng altkno In th cainpa of the two armlea. Lux urlent vegetation la aprlnglng up which will furnUh, green fodd.r and. ae favor future pperatlona of the car According to Chlna rcporta, th Japanaaa are ' atrengthenlng th-lr left wing and alao tending Important ra Inforcementa to Korea, but no change In th poaltlon at tha front la noticed. i: i ,ii FAILEO TO OROANIZt. Cumberland Freabyterfaa Church Haa Nat Elected MedVator. Freano, May tl-TiW Cumberlantl Pretbytorlan church failed today t lect a moderator for thc Irk genera aaeembly beauae of a conteat over aatlng aome of th. detegatea. It la curantly rtported that th antl-unlon lata are aeeklng to prevent an election of a moderator until they can get more mn on the ground, and the un tonlata alao expect an Increaae. It ! atlmatad that tha unlonlata hava a majority of over 10. , WHITELAW REEO BANQUET. Ambe.aador ta Great Britain Given a Grand Ovatian. New Tork. May H. Three hundred oromlnent cltlaena attended a farewell banquet glvtn to ,'WhItelaw; Held. .the Unltedl 8iatea ambaaaador to Great Britain, by tha lotoa aub tonight- .Among thoae at the Ubla with Rd were aenatora Depewl Clark, Howett, vr-ir. DeTouhg. Edmund Clarence 8tdman. Prealdent f utler of the Co lumbia 'university and former Mayee Low. INDIGNANT r PEOPLE 1 1 Phldetphla City Council Votes to Lease Cas Works. EXCITED .CITIZENS PROTEST Whan tha Preaideat of the Council Announced1 the Vote a Great Uproar Started, In the Gallery and Hiaeee and Crlee of "Thievee" Heard. Philadelphia, May II. Amid acenee of dlaorder unprecedented In the an nate of Pliiladclphla'a leglalatlv body, th city council tonight voted to leaaa the city's gaa worka to tha. United Oaa Improvement Company for a term of "5 yeare. The council chamber and committee roome were crowded with eaclted clttiena- proteatlng agalnat tha leaae all the afternoon and until I t. m. when the aelect council paa.ed the bill Tha climax waa reached whan the' ote In the common council waa announced. " The moment tha president., of the council., announced the" vote av great uproar atarted In .the gallery, which was crowded to the door. From . aft Aver the gallery cam h li.ee and crlea of "thievea." A detail of police cleared th gal lery. Mayor Weaver la expected to veto th bill and In that event both chambera 111 probably paaa It ovej hla had. The vote In the common council etood 4 to and In the aelect council a: to 4. There la only on. democrat In each body and both voteo ngalnat tha leaae. There la aome talk of taking the matter Into th court a. EXHIBITION OF, FREAKS. Monatrealtiwa to Be Prohibited by Coney laland Autheritiea. Nw York. May II. For. tha flrat time in th hlatory of Coney ialand. a cenaorahlp haa been eatabllahad ovei tha exhibition of freaka and arrtuaa ment ther. An employe of th Brook lyn llcenae bureau will exercla thla functNon. , He haa aleraif withheld permlta from tha manager of aeveral monatronlttne which he declared to b revolting. RAILROAD COLLISION. Miaraading of Ordana Cauaaa Death of Eiqht Mart.- ) Loulavlll. Ky.. May II. In a col lision today between two IUInola Cen tral freight tralna two mllea aouth of Kchola, Ky., eight men were kllleJ and lour , Injured. '. Misreading of lt ordera by aouthbound crew) It la aald, cauaed tha collision. ' RAILROADRATE Senate Committee Taking Testimony.:;; RATES LOW ENOUGH Commissioner - Prouty of Inter SUte.Commerce Commission . Testifies. COURTS HAVE NO POWER Break Adama Representing the Spa. kanc Chamber ef Commerce, Taati lied That Rat Injuatleea Ware Prae . tieed Against Spekane by Campania . v Washington, May 3.-Comrnl.loner Prouty . of th interstate cbmnMrce commlaalon today gavs testimony be- for -. the vaeiiate committee on conv mere on,' the subject of the regula tion Of federal rates. He said that neither the commlaalon .nor any court had the power to flMermine' reason able fates for tha future. " He aald ha would create a department of railway. I, t,. hi,.K ttiformal romnlalnta """"ir""" -r . ,j could be filed and alao a coromJealoU which would decide all queatlona of rate .to go Into effect at once to b revjewed.'by tbt eatirt'Jf '.. f 3" In his opinion railway raws are iuw- er now that they would be if fixed by a commlaalon. Competition In rail- ways he dnlared, had ceasd ot would ceaa In a very short tlnw. Dla- crtmlnatlon. h predicted.. would be a greater evil than rebatee In the fu ture. Ilrooka Adama, reprea?ntlng the Spokane chamber of commerce, aald that rate Injuatleea had been prac-tlced- against Spokane. On six staple articles the discrimination was 80 pet cent. Where the rate was 11.80 to Spokane fiom Chicago, the rate waa II to Puget aound point. This waa effected by the auspenelon of the long and ahort haul clause or the law be cause of water competition. Railroad classification In aome caaes, he said, had closel, manufacturing establish ments In Spokane. 3. f r ' OREGON DEFEATS WASHINGTON. Oregon Agricultural Collage Defeat Washington University. Carvallla, May 18. By a decisive ecore of 71 to 81 th Oregon Agricul tural college defeated th Unlveralty ot Washington In th field and. track meet today. The Oregon s ate record for dlacues throw waa broken by Stout of Oregon who threw the metal 114 feet and I inches. , McCrary of Washington tied ti Oregon record of a mile run In 4:43 l-S. The aurprlaa of the day waa the de feat of Tom McDonald of Washington by Walker ot Oregon in the hammei throw. .'. i IMMENSE WHEAT YIELD. Oregon Wheat Crop Will Be th .argr eat In Ita Hlatory. Portland. May J8. From present In- dlcationa Oregon's yield of grain this year will be an Immense one. ' Tha equal of anything ever raised In this state," Is the wsy tt Is put by thoss who ara making estimates of tha prob able crop. The crops are no win good condition, and If normal weather con dition are encountered from this time on a record-breaking yield will result. It Is gratifying to note that In thla fair year, when Oregon. Is expected to da her best, the grain crop will be suc cessful. : ' TsTTCT Both aprlng and fall grain la now In good condition, and the Indlcationa for a full yield of both la very favorable. The seasons were most favorable foi seeding purposes both last fall and last spring.. Weather conditions have been satisfactory for the crops In every respect, rain always coming Jus) when needed. There Is an Increased acreage In al grain this yearalso, considerable ne ground having been devoted to gralnn ralsmc' this spring' Ie Jbs estlmsix (.lat there la an I in r ease-of I pec,eoi In the wheat acreage and an licrease of 10 per tent in the acreage of 'oats In the nor.hweet this year, This In creased acreage, "combined with favor able prospects for a good yield, should lend to make th crop th. largest In the history ef the stats, , ' WORTHINOTON RESIGNS, i . General Manages e Harriman, Line Tenders Resignstien. Portland, May II. The Oregonlan received a dispatch from General Man ager B. A. Worthington of tit Har rlman lines stating that be had ten. dered his resignation to take effeo Jun 1. Th message was dated a( Pleasant Valley, . Or. Worthington will arrive In thla city tomorrow. city admit any Idea as to who will be city admit any Idet as to who will be Wortningtoq's successor. J. P. O'Brien, superintendent cf the O. R. k N Is spoken of as being In line for the ap pointment, but past history seems that the policy of Harrlman haa been to aend men from the outside to taka cbarg of the Portlaad office and Pa cific northwest territory. SULLIVAN AND MITCHELL. Have Signed Articles for a Fight te Tak Place at Tacoma. Tacoma, May lt-Charl-a Mitchell and John L. Sullivan have signed arti cles for a lS-round light In Tacoma on September II for the gale receipts, te as divided II and ii per cent. STRIKE SITUATION Teamsters Union Refuses so Agree to Any Arbitration. '' ' ARRANGE FOR CONFERENCE President Gompsrs Left Chicsgo Ysa-terday,- Stating- That He Had Been Unable to Accomplish Anything, But Believed Difficulty Will Be 8ettled. Chicago, May 18. Peace In the teams. era' strike Is still hanging In the balance and although it la gener ally expected that a settlement will soon be reached. It seems tonight further away than It did 14 houra ago It waa confldnttly aaeertet by the team owners association that the teamatera had consented to arbitrate with them on the question whether or not union teamsters would make deliv eries to boycotted houses. President Shea of ha teamsters' union today upset this arrangement entirely, de claring that he would never agree to any auch pro position. Members ot the team wners association, however, stat- Just as positively that the offi cials of the . teamsters" union had agreed to euch an arbitration. The misunderstanding caused a halt in the Impending aeUlement and a meeting waa arranged for tonight be tween the team owners and the team sters. At headquarters both organ, lxatlons. It Is denied that auch a mee: tng la to be held. It Is positively known, however, that arrangements have been made for a conference For the first time In several days, a riot broke, out today and there were num erous figh'.s between . non-union men and union teamsters. President Gompers of the American Federation oT Labor, who has been In Chicago for the past two days nego tiating for peace In the present trouble, left for Dayton, 0 tonight Before leaving the city Qompers said that so far he had accomplished very little, but that th prospects were that both sides would soon be able to reach a basis where a settlement of the dif ficulties would be satisfactory to both Intereats, Later Team owners and officials of ths teamsters' vnton held a protracted meeting tonight. The team owner demanded th drivers -make deliveries at any place they might be sent The teamsters accepted this, but stipulat ed that th rule should not apply to houses vfh( boycott existed, ( The difference between the two proposi tions really covered all questions tn volved In tha present strike, and at 1:80 thla morning the meeting broke up, members', of the teamsters; . union announcing thatthay would reply to th team owners tomorrow night NOT SETTLED Gompers Discusses Strike Situation. V SOIHWG TO AMITRATE Employers Association of Chicago and Samuel P. Gompers in Conference. ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFICULTIES Although th , Strike , Situation Was Thareaghly' Discussed at the Meeting ne Proposition Was Submitted for the Settlement ef Difference. 1 s Chicsgo, May 18. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation ot Labor, and Levy Meyer, represent ing- the Employers' Association Of 'CM cago, held a four-hour conference last night In the Chicago Athletic club. When they aeparated they had not settled the teamsters' strike, but thy had arranged for another meeting to day.1' " '"' ' 2 't.A j. Present fclso la lb club were At torney C. S. Barrow, and George Per kins, president of thje Clgarmakers Union. At ths close of the long session be tween these men, Mr. Gompers made this statement: "Mr. Perkins and I met Mr. Darrow and Mr. Meyer and went over tne strike fully. We discussed it causen. results, and present condition. "No propositions for a settlement were mad by any of the people pres ent We simply expressed the desire of the partlclpanta that the matter be adjusted tJ soon as possible. '1 have aeen the mayor and many prominent clttsena, and they have ah assisted me fln arriving at an under standing of the conditions, I have n authority to act In the matter, but am only an Intermediary aa It were." Mr. Meyer left the club ahortly after Mr. Gompt rs had departed. There Is nothing to say," declared the attorney for tha, employers' asso ciation. "Mr. Gompers, Mr. Perklnv Mr. Darrow and I had a long confer. enec, during which we discussed every phase of the strike,. It waa the first time that J had met Mr. Gompers, and I found him a delightful gentleman and highly Informed. No propoaltlon for the settlement of the strike were made, by any people present" s "Are the employers any more wll- ling -to arbitrate the dlfflcul.les be tween them and the teamsters," was asked. , "Arbitrate T" he replied, "that lm pllea a controversy something open to dispute. There Is nothing to arbi trate In this matter." BODY RECOVERED. Otto Krceschell's Remslns Found In the Chicsgo River. Chicago. May 18. The body of Otto Kroeschell, a wealthy manufacturer or boilers nnd machinery, has been found by dredgers at work on the Chicago river. The finding of the body ended a oearoh by the police and rel atives ot Mr. Kroeschell that has laated nine days. H had been miss ing since May I when he left his horns to go to his office. For several months Mr. Kroeschell has shown symptoms ot mental aber ration, according to his family. It is supposed thathe either fell accidental ly Into the river whtle wandering or committed suicide In a fit of derange ment. EXPRESS COMPANIES PROTEST. Object to Ruling cf Hsvana Collector cf Customs. Havana, May IS. The American ex press companies who have been pro testing against the ruling of the col lector of customs at Havana requiring that all merchandise Imported by ex press be Teated as freight are now basing their .claims on an order of General Bliss, issued whi3 he wsa ad ministrator of customs, authorising the acceptance of the'companlcs bonds directing tiie expedition "of express parcels. , Th Cuban government has taken the matter up- with Mlnla:er Squire and the result is expected to be, that' Cuba, will admit foreign expressage. under regulations similar to those lov force la th, United States. t v, WILL MEET IN PORTLAND. . Babtist Anniversaries te' Be Held in . . . . romiand next Yesr. St Louis, May 18. Instead of fol lowing the usual custom and allowing; tha place for the next mee'Jna to be selected by a committee, the delegate to the 'Babtist anniversaries, today practically unanimously voted Port-' ' land. Ore., as the placs for the Babtist anniversaries of 1M. FIRE ESCAPE BROKE. Woman Trying' to Kill Fslinee ' Falta and Kills Hsrwlf. ' New Tork, May IS. An effort to. drive away noisy eats which had gath ered tinder the window of her apart ments In Amsterdam avenue, haa cose' th life of Mrs. Anna Hlldebrand. Fil ling a pan with hot water the woman stepped out upon the Are escape and dashed ths water on the feline in the court vard below. Just aa she did this the Are escape broke and Mrs. Hlldebrand waa carried down ta In stant death. Theatres Have a Right to ForbiJ t.. .. . at v . i t n . t. T . . .. f r nt rros jar lvoxcj.: : i l fx-?. -J. re LAW APPLIES TO EVERYONE Judgrr3r ef Portland Rules .That the Proprietor of Theater May Re wko iTheate ' JtickctS Already 11 la susd by Refunding the Money. '; Portland, May IS. If the proprietor of a theater wants to keep a n?gro or any other person from sitting in a box or reserved seat at his theater, he ha a perfect right to revoke a ticket al ready purchased and aend the person from the theater, according to a de cision handed Mown by Presiding Judge Fraser In state circuit court this' morning. The decision was ren dered In the case of Oliver Taylor vs. a Morton Cohn. and Conn's demurrer to the complaint -setting forth that there was no c&ues of action, waa sus tained. ' -r - -. s- Taylor, ts a negro, and ha purchased tickets for himself sid jTattyf also col ored, for a bo at the S ar -theater. When ' he went 6 ' take the' seats ha was not permitted to,, do so, because ot a ruling of the theater that n-groes are not ; allowed to sty, In the, boxea. He waa offered the money he fcaid for the tickets, but .rfus'd, to take It. and brought suit for 1 5000 damagesi' The court held that a ticket waa a license which could be revoked at any time. and a person sent, out of a thee.fr would have a right to recover the price ot the ticket .but Old no have a cause of action for damages. The rul ing was not made because the plaintiff was a negro, but would hold good In any case. ' NEW OFFICER APPOINTED, r Governor Chamberlain Appoints J. H. Lewi State Engineer. Salem, May It In accordance with the provisions of the new state re clamation act which goes Into effect tomorrow,-Governor Chamberlain to day appointed John H. Lewis of Portland, atate engineer. The appoint ment waa made upon the recommen dation ot the director of the'bureau of geological survey at Washington. The term of office Is for four years at a salary of 12400 per year. Under the new law the state recUmatlon Tr ice In the country Is operative with, that of the government and under the same system. ' Bsseball Soerea. San Franclscoi Portland I, -gan Francisco . ' ' ' " t Los Angeles, Tacoma t Los Ange les 9. - . " ' n. " SesktUe.,.OaWan4,4, Seattle 1..,. I . ft ' i