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UtLltHIt FULL AttOOIATIO Pftlt REPORT OOVKRS THK MORNINQ FIELD ON THE LOW Kit COLUMBIA VOLUME IVIV. NO. 190 ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS ' .ft:u- ..... UIE STATES Washington State BniU - log Dedicated. . a mmmmmm GREATEST ENTHUSIASM Speeches By Governor Mead, Sen ator Piles and Vice Presi dent Fairbanks. THE TWO STATES ARE UNITEfj .Dedication Witnessed by Thousands of Enthusiastic Cltisenjs and Expres alont f Good Fellowship are Heard en Every lid. Portland, June S.The Washington atata building, ona of tha handsomest and moat substantial structures on the Lewis and Clark exposition grounjs, waa formally accepted and dedicated .to tha uaea of tba oxpoalUou today. An enthusiastic crowd witnessed tha er monies and listened to addr representative of tha state of Wash inglon, tha Vlee-nreeldeiit of Ihf United BUtes aud president of tha ex . portion. Worda of felicitation and patriotism of these speakers aroused great en rthualaam and th expressions of goo .fellowship and hOw which fell from tha llpa of tha speakers will do much to bring, not only tha states of Oregon uid Washington, but adjoining state, into closer relationship. President J. Smith of tha Washington state com mission presided, mid In a few word on behalf of tha commission tendered the building to Governor Mead of Waahlngton who accepted th gift paying tha commission a high com pllment for Ita good work on behalf of tha utnte. , Prealdent flood of tha exposition corporation folo.wed Oovernud Mead extending a hearty welcome to the people of Waahlngton and venturing tha opinion that th Lewie and Clark exposition would prove ltef to be aa of great Importance ta tha people of Washington aa to the peoplt of Oregon, Senator PUea delivered an address that greatly pleaaed hla heiirera and at the conclusion of hla address waa i given an ovation. Vlce-Prealdent Fairbanks expressed hli pleuaure at being associated with tha dedication and In a ahort but pithy addreaa point ed out to the audience the great op of the Pacific coaat In their trade with iportunltlea which will assist the people the Orient and Alaska. He urged unity of action on the part of the people and cloned hla remark expressing the hope thnt the, people of the. United State will become more closely related and that there will come a Jay wh n here will be no north, eouth, east or west? no citizen of Oregon, Washington or California, but cltlxena of the whole republic. SIX HUNDRED KILLED. Creel Storm Sweep Over Several Na tal Plantation. Durban, Natal, June 2. A great atorm which haa awept over Pine Town In the center of the tea and sugar plan tatlona of Natal, cauaed the reservoir to overflow. Reports any that 600 per one have been killed In the disaster o the (reservoir The atorm resulted Jn numerous caaultlea elsewhere. Philadelphia Politic. Mayor Weaver Demand Retignation and Fill Vaoanoiee. Philadelphia, June 2. At the request of Mayor Weaver, Alexander Colvllle, Jr., assistant director of the board of publlo aafety, and WHIIat. II. Baker, assistant director of the board of pub- Hi- work, hnnded In lIHr r lgnatlns today and they were Immediately suc ceeded by ThoinuS W. Houh, forme) police magistrate to fill tha poltlon vacated by Mr. Colvllle, and Thomas U Hicks, former postmaster of tb city, to take the place made vacant in the department of public works. : AGAINST NEBOQATOPF. Russian Admiralty Indignant Because He Surrendered. St. Peteraburg, June I. The feeling In the admiralty agalnat Rear Admiral Kebogatoff continues to run high, a majority of (he naval authorltiea be ing deai to the appeal of a few who liielit that the admiral'! action In aur- rendering hla war ahlp ahould be cm demned until the circumstance be oome fully known. The majority aay they could forgive anything but ur- render. CHICAOO tTRIKE. Member of Teamster' Union Will Render Decision Tomorrow. Chicago, June 1 The member of the teametera' Joint council will tomor row afternoon at I o'clock Inform Mayor Donne of their final declalon regarding the proposition of th Cbl cago team ownera' aasoclatlon to ar bitrate the queatlon of deliveries to boycottwl houwM It waa proposed today that this matter be left to a committee of em repreeentlng the teamaters and a, like number acting for the ownera' aanoclatlon. This wa declined by the tmmsters and they aid they would conlder the matter, promising to make a O.nal decision tomorrow afternoon. RUSSIAN BARBARISM Wounded men Thrawn Overboard During Progress of Battle.' OTHERS FASTENED TO MAST Crew of th Captured Battleship Orel Fought Detperately Against Over whelming Odd The Battleship will be Taken to Yokoiuka, Japan. Toklo, June I, S P. M.-It haa been planned to bring he battleship Orel to Yukosuku, where the emperor will visit her. A remarkable atory I In circulation concerning the wounded on the Orel. It la aitld thut at th opening of the fight S00 men were killed and wounded and that the groana and shrieks of th wounded exercised so harmful an ef feet that It waa decided to throw th mortally wounded Into the sea. One hundred and forty, It la said were thrown overboard. Those alight ly wounded were then fastmed to the mam to prevent the Interference with righting rf the euip. It Is Imposlble to obtain a conllrmHtlon of this story, hut lut- r reports Indicate that the crew of the Orel fought with dvaiwrnte bravery throughout the day previous to their BurrendT. The hull of tht vessel Is shell-marked, and many ol her guns uie smashed and dismounted. REVOLUTION QUELLED. On of Thoss Inoipient South Ame.jcsn Squabbles Settled. New York, June 2. Details of the revolution which was reported Wed nesday aa having broken out against the local government In the province of Santiago del Estero show, cables the Buenos Ayres correspondent of the Hernld, that the affair Is practically qulled. The president of the legisla ture, a brother of he governor, dis persed the revolutionists within th city of Santiago and has sent police forces to the Interior. The provincial governmtnt request-! ed tntervntlon of the federal force who ar snld to have already routrd the revolutionist The latter fled to the woods. BATTLE NEWS Russian Cruiser Admiral Nakhimoff EXPECTED TO ESCAPE Story of the Captain of the Crusiser Who Displayed Great Bravery. GREAT HAVOC WAS CREATED When the Cruiser, the Captain and the Men Determined to die Rather than Fall ino the Handa ef the Japan but Were Ptoked up by Fishermen. London, June 2. The Mojt, Japan, correspondent of the Daily Telegraph glvea a atory told by Captain RoJIn off, commander of the Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhlmoff. The captain ays: "We chose the ahortest route to Vladivostok, passing a certain strait. We w're unhappily enticed by the Jap ana flet and were completely sur rounded. "Our position waa hopeless from the biglnnlng of the battle. We bad fall en into a bitter trap. It waa cruel, moreover, for the Japanese selected the engine room of my ship aa a target A torpedo went straight through my vteael and we lost our fighting power and were unable to move either way, "W launched the boats and em barktr 800 of the crew, who were res cuer by the Japanese. I. with the nav Igtitlng officer,' determined to share he fate of our ship, which sank. We tow were drawn underneath by the suction whirled about and lost our breath. "We forgot everything, but, fortun ately, were picked up by the Japanese fishermen. We had Intended to die, and floated about In the water, aa It seemed for hours, watching th havoc created by the explosion of Japanese sheila," DROWNED AT FAIR. Guy B. Dulin Ddowned en Guilds Lake at Lwi and Clark Fair. Portland, June 2. Guild's Lake, the beautiful sheet of fresh water within the Lewis and Clark exposition ground waa today the scene of the drowning of Quy B. Dulin,, a young man employ ed by the pliasure boat concession company. Dulin waa paddling about the lake In a cano which waa over turned In deep water. Efforts to save Dulin were: unavailing. GOING TO ALASKA. Speaker Cannon and Rprentative Start for the North. Portland, June 2. Spenker Cannon of the housei of representatives and a large party of congressmen and their families left this city tonight for Alas ka for a short visit. Efforts to have. the distinguished party to participate In the dedication of the Celllo canal tomorrow were unavailing, the time, being too short to permit of a longer stay in Oregon. EQUITABLE LIFE. Row Still Going on in th Equitable Life Insurance Company. New York. June 3. Disputed claims of victory by the conflicting factions In the Equitable Life Assurance So ciety and nn apparent re-udjustment of Intereata marked the nwtlnga of tht directors of the society held today for the purpose of passing upon the report of the committee of seven of which, H. C. Frlck Is chairman. Th? only posi tive results of the meeting of which official announcement was made, was the rejection of the report of Prick committer by a large majority, and a emand for the retfgnatlonj of Mr. Prick, Sir. Bliss and Sir. Harrlman from tha board of director, and the paag of a resolution embodying the following- statement waa g1ven out by the directors anr the final adjourn ment: ' "Tba board after a full discussion and after having replied on their be half to the committee by President Alexander. Vice-President Hyefc and Vlce-Prealdent TarbeM, on motion of Mr. gettlff, adopted th following res olutions: 1 That a chairman of the board be created with plenary powers over all departments and affairs of the aoclety. 2. The nominating committee con sisting of D. O. Mills, John A. Stewart, A. J. Caasatte, T. Jefferson Coolidge. August Bekmont, J. B. Forgan and Robert T. Lincoln be requested to re port at a meeting of the board to be held Wednesday next a candidate for chairman. I. That at that meeting the board of executive committee be organised. 4. That James H. Hyde be request ed within three months to divest him self of control of the stock of the so ciety on such terms and conditions as shall be satisfactory. Baseball Scares. Los Ang'les. San Francisco 6, Los Angelea L San Francisco. Oakland 1, Tacoma " i Portland, Seattle 2. Portland S. PROHIBITION BEAT Los Anceles Election Decides Against Prohibition SEVEN THOUSAND MAJORITY Interest taken in the Eleetien Whioh Rttulted in an Overwhelming Defeat For th Prohibitionists by Nearly Two to One. "V Los Angeles, Jne 2. A special elec tion waa held In Los Angeloes today on the adoption or rejection of an or dinance prohibiting the aal of liquors In the city. The ordinance was sup ported by the prohibition and church element after one of the hardest fought campaigns that has ever occur red in the city. The ordinance and prohibition waa overwhelmingly de feated, the vote being 8,368 for and 15,399 agalnat. The question waa open saloon or prohibition. Much Interest was taken In the elec tion and nearly a full vote of the city was polled. The prohibitionists part ly attribute the defeat to the money spent by the liquor Interests and lock of harmony In the ranks of the temper ance reformers. Fairbanks Go Eatt. Portland, June 2. Vice-President Fairbanks and party left to-night for Chicago where he will arrive next Tuesday morning. From Chicago he goes to Flint, Illinois, where he will participate In the laying of a corner stone for the new federal building at that place. WAR IN 8ERVIA. i V Serious Fight Tak Plaoe Between Servians and Bulgarians. Vienna, June 2. It is reported that serious fights have taken place between the Servian anl Bulgarian bands near Kltlheiwo, Majedcmia. Twqnty Bul garians and twelve Servians were kill ed and many wounded on each side. Congressman Marsh Dead. Warsaw, III., June 2. Congressman Benjamin F. Marsh of the 14th nols district died at his home here to day. He has served eight terms in congress and had been elected to the ninth term. RUSH FOR FAIR Commlng from the East to Portland. THOUSANDS COilMING Northern Pacific Railroad Com pelied to Put on Extra Fast Trains FOR PORTLAND EXPOSITION Immense Number ef visiters Expected te Visit the Lewis and Clark Fair and th Railroad Company is Making Ar rangements to Handle Them. St Paul June 2. General Manager Harry J. Horn of the Norihern Pa clflc state today that, in anticipation of a heavy volume of buainess this year the road waa amplifying its facilities, Thre transcontinental trains are to be run dally. Extensive purchases of mo tive power and rolling stock have been made and improvements are content platd to increase the development of the country. I sometimes think," said Mr. Horn, "that until Mr. Roosevelt became pres Went there were thousands of people east of the great lake who gave little or no thought to the west. Mr. Rooae velta great personal popularity and the fact that although an eastern man he was for many year a westerner of the most progressive type attracted at tention to the country west of the Mis sisslppl. Very many people who never thought about it began to realise that the great northwest was an empire In Itself. . honor of Togo. TokleJ, JunO I, In response- Id thdui anda of suggestion! and iHtjUlrHtfa) H ceived, the navy department his decid er o errect an elormous lighthouse on Oklne island aa a monument to com meroate Admiral Togo's great naval victory over the Russian fleet In the battle of the Sea of Japan. It will be built by popular subscription. Earthquake in Japan. Toklo, June 2. Severe earthquakes have occurred in central Japan, ex tending generally In the province of Hiroshima to the straits of Shimon oeekl. The extent of the damage and loss of life Is not yet known. It is feared that it ia heavy. FIRE IN PITTSBURG. Avenue Theater Completely Destroyed And Opera House Wrecked. ..Pittsburg. Jne 2. A fire, prob ably due to crossed wires, broke out In the Avenue theater shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon, completely de stroying the theater and partially wrecking the grand operahouse adjoin ing, but fortunately no panic resulted and no lives were lost. TRYING TO ARBITRATE. Mayor Dunne Endeavoring to Settle the Teamiters' Strike. Chicago, June 2. Upon he outcome of a conference In Mayor Dunne's office today between committees reprsntlng th team owners and the teamsters, ai which th tatter to be asked to give e definite answer regarding their will ingness o submit to arbitration the right of the team ownera to deliver merchandise to "struck" firms, dependf upon developments that might bring the strike to a sudden teimlnatlon. Many of the team ownera say tha, aa a result of the tramsters failure tc settle the queatlon whether th mmbif of the truck drivers union should b compelled to abide by s claUs? In thel contract providing that all disputes should be submitted to arbitration they are ready for decisive action on their own part, even thcugu u directly In volves them In the strike. . , ' It waa he purpose of the earn owners to Inform the representatives of the teamster that they desired an lmmd lat and decisive answer to their re quest for arbitration. Should the team eters dny the request a meeting of th teamownera would be called at once and a vote taken on the question of mAklng df liveries to "ttfuck" con cerns. With the team ownera maklna deliveries the teamsters would face the alternative of calling off the strike or atelng Its spread to 1.000 more drivers. CHARTERING SHIPS. Director of the Panama Railroad In London After Ships. New York, June 2. Richard L. Fanj ham, a -director of the Panama rail road, has arrived In England. His ml slon la the charering of several ships for the Panama Canal Commission and be Is now making a tour of the ship yards of Great Britain Inspecting the available veasela The Associated Press ls informed that Mr. Farnham desires vessels of from 4.000 to S.000 tons which are said to be unavailable in the United States because all American bottom of this size are profitably engaged In the coastwise trade. According to the information of the Associated Press the canal commission deslnres vessels capable of carrying dredgers, welgtng engines and other havy material to be used in the con structlon of the canal PEACE Mil JAPAN President Roosevelt Favors Peace Between Japan and Russia. 1 CONFERENCE WITH CASSIN Prolongation of the. War the President Believee will not Result in Viotory for the Russian arm and only Serve to Increase Japan's Demands. Washington, June 2. The president today struck a blow for peace te the Far East In conference at the White House this afternoon with Count Caa slnl, the Russian ambassador, the prea ldent expressed an earnest wish that Russia would forthwith conclude peace with Japan. The prolongation of the' war, he believes, will not result in In a victory for the Russian arms and can only serve to increase Japan's demands and render It more difficult In drafting treaty of peace which the czar as well as the Mikado can sign. The president spoke, he said, aa a friend of Russia, no less than of Japan, and in behalf not only of the Wash ington government but in the interests of humanity. Until his words have reached Tsarsko Selo and have be'n communicated to Emperor Nicholas In uttered, the result can not be ealmated. er of a personal message from the pres mated. Regarding his visit to the White house all that Count Casslnl would say waa: "I had a most cordial conversa tion with the president this afternoon during which the whole altuatlom In the Far East was dUcussed informalla and in a general manner. Our talk was confidential, of course, and of a very general character. When Count Casslnl leaves Washington for St. Petersburg In July he will be the bear- r of a personal message from he prs- Idont to the emperor. VALUABLE JEWELS. New York, June 2. Five sets of Jew els which are said to have once be- onged to Qusen Isabella cf Spain will be sold here soon at auc.lon, there be ing Included In th selection gems be queathed to Stanford University by Mra Stanfort The valuation puta them at il.000,000 and the other Jjwela to b:. Included In the sale at as much more.