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JBUtHKt PULL AttOOIATIO Pftltt RIPORT
COVCRS THE MOBNINO PIILO ON THB LOWKR COLUMBIA
VOLUME LVIV. NO. 207
ASTORIA, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SUBWAY FLOOD
Train Service Suspended
i In New York.
FEW REACHED HOME
Hundreds of Persons Caught in
the Blockaded Trains In
the City.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGEDONE
Men, Women and Children in the Can
Thrown into a Panic and but (or the
Prompt Action, of the Officers Averted
Lota of Lift Among PasMngtri.1 ;
Srw York, Junr 12. Train service in
tlx mil. vmy . mifn'(Ii'i throughout
the night s nmilt of the flood from
41 Inch watr win in Sunday afternoon.
Tin flow of water continued uninterrupt
edly four and one tmlf liourn while mill
iliter n of the dly water department
v.andl about In the vicinity of Inrk
avenue ami Korty-flrt atreet tuniltif; off
mi) faU after another in a futile search
for tli proper shut-off to atop the de
utrnrtivn flood. dflklaUuf the aubway
frsnth-ally telephoned In alt dirwllont
tut nay they fulled to find any one In
authority with the rpqtilMitaknnwb'dg
of the main. The damage a finally
chVked through information furnished
ly private citlsnn employed by a inn
tracting firm.
It In estimated that the Ion to the sub
way alone will be $100,000. Hundred of
jmrnon were caught in the blockaded
train and almost smothered before they
were able to reach fresh air by wading
through H Inehe of water to the nearest
tat ion. Many women had their cloth
ing practically ruined by water which
pattcred through the open windows.
There were thotsaand of person wait
nlong the entire line for train and much
time elapsed before newa of the blockade
reached them. Consequently tunny trav
eler bound for the (iratvl Central and
other railway atationa minted their
train out of town. '
There were auene of considerable dls
order at the Brooklyn Bridge elation.
Coming from the bearhe and other re
port great crowd poured into the un
ler ground atationa and for half an houi
after the train atopped they continued
to gather, ticket being sold a uhuhI.
Then the agent began giving out "block
mle trnnfor"and guard were stationed
at the entrance to warn away the would
lie passenger, but tho crowd from Co
ney Inland brushed them aside and con
tinued to enter. After a much delay a
tdiort train service wn established a
fur north a Fourteenth afreet, To fur
ther complicate the situation a cur Jump
ed the trii.-k on the spur from the city
hall to Rector Htrcct und blockaded traf
fic on that Bcction. It wa then found
necessary to clone the, atationa couth of
the city hall. .........
Unfortunately, for the traveling pub
lic, the aubway track Just where thJ
water main loosea tta torent are de
pressed four or five feet benenth the av
erage grade and this quickly filled, mak
ing it abaolutely necpNanry to pump out
the tunnel, a there wa no outlet. A
big ateam pump wa quickly rigged and
At an early hour thl morning wa slow
ly gaining on the water with the promise
TWELVE
that the third rail would be free in time
to permit operation during the morning
rush down town.
Person who were caught In the train
near the flood when the power failed
had a terrifying experience. All light
were sudenly extinguished, following a
aerie of loud exploaiona. Men, women
and childmn who filled the car were
thrown into a panic of dread a the tun-
a a . l-.i 1 .1.-1.
net suuucmy Decttine inicnneiy uiirN.
There waa a rush for the door when wat
i-r begun to upriiy through the window.
ut the guard held their ground and
cloed the window. The tems-rature
quickly became atillling and finally the
guard were unctrrmonloualy puahed one
Ida while tha pangcre plunged into
tlie water and made their way to tha
neareat station, groping along the wall
in oriler to avoid the third rail current.
Hundred were afraid, however, to risk
their Uvea and workmen were aoon on
tha spot with lantern. Tha faint glow
from thia aoun heartrendered tha Im
priMined passenger and aoon long line
of tl frelghU-ned men, women and
children threaded their way between the
rail until tha neareat platform were
reached.
A condition that attracted the atten
tion of nearly every one who wa not too
cared to observe it, wa the audden op.
preanivenea that filled the tunnel and
tilled thooa in the car. Within Ave
minute, after the train .topped movinj
the termepature appeared to rie many
degree, until the car were like the hot
room in a Turkish bath. Open window
gave little relief, and many peraon
emerged from the atation in a limp and
exhaunted condition.
In addition to the damaged roadway in
the tunnel, burned out motor and the
f uning of hundred of electrical contriv
ance added greatly, to the lim. Private
property along Park avenue alo Ruffered
everely. Qtilik work at the Hotel Ilcl
inont avoided heavy Ion. The building
whii-h i partially completed, extended
four atorle underground. Employe on
the njKit got pump iulo action and
kept the flood doting into the aewer.
Many private ivller. in the neighborhood
wen- tilled, however, calming much dam-
While the official of tha aubway were
exwrating tlte employ for permitting
the flood to go unchecked for four hour,
thounand of panaenyer who bad pur
chaaeJ tb ket all aloajf tha Hon tfor
notk waa rovived of the blockade wera
demanding their money back. They met
with a n;fual and riot were narrowly
averted. In due acaaon another order
went round permitting the agent to
givo out tranfer good for another ridd
within 4 hour. Each ticket had to 1
oigneU and dated ao that the crowd, bo
came very Impatient. The police forca
waa railed It aome of the atation be
fore the disorder could be quieted.
IS 1 1IUIBED
Mysterious Disappearance of Rev
enui Cutter Officer.
AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
Strange Dlaappearanca of Officer of tha
Suah Leada to tha Belief That ba Hal
Met With Foul Play and Waa Thrown
Overboard in the Night Time.
San Francinco, June 12. The mystery
nurroundin the strange dinappcarunce of
Lieutenant William 0. llladd, of the
revenue cutter Himh deeien each day,
and a apecial board Im la-en convened to
investigate the -case. L. 0. Itlnndcl, of
Iai Angeles, state that from a conver
sation held with the oflkwr of the Rush
ha i antisllcd that hi brother waa mur
dered and his body dropped over the aide
of the ship, where the strong current car
ded it out to sea.
Hlaadel scout the Idea that the officer
deserted tho ship, and say that the lat
ter waa ao well satisfied that when it
wa suggested that he lie transferred the
lieutenant made a request to be allowed
to remain with the Rush. It la of the
opinion of Rlasdul that his brother was
struck over the head by some seaman
who bore him a grudge and was after
ward dropped over the ship' side by
mean of a rope. He believe that his
theory la reasonable inasmuch as none of
the wateh heard the splash, as they cer
tainly would have done hod the lieu
tenant fallen overboard. The night was
extraordinarily quiet, and any splash oi
call for help would have been heard on
iMiurd the Rush, f
STORY OF WAR
Russian Naval Officers
Make Statement.
LACK OF DISCIPLINE
Not i Single Officer of Russian
Fleet Knew of the Admirtl's
Plans.
EXTENSIVE TARGET PRACTICE
fiojeitvenaky Continued Cartleai Man
euverini and When Japanese Appeared
Tha Russian Fleet was Caught in Im
possible Formation and Wara Helpless.
Vladivostok, June 12. A series of in
terview which a correKndent of the
Associated Press ha had with the naval
ollWr. of the Runniun fleet who survived
the battle in the sea of Japan have de
Vfloped a mont M-nnational atory of the
eaime of the Uusniun diatcr first of all
ami the complete demoralization which
followed the sinking of the flagship
Knia Souvaroff and the wounding of Ro
je.trennky.
It is explained that not a single office.
of the fleet knew the commander in
chief plan. The admiral in commend
of divisions knew no more than the aub
lieutenant and had to rely on the signals
from the flagship. XebngatofT , ujrnn
whom the command devolved had seen
Rojestven.ky only once after the iunc
ture of their squadron and then only for
a few minute.
All atorie of extennive tamct nrac
tlce at Madagascar were fake. During
the entire voyage there was iiractieallv
no trauiing in gunnery worth of name
I glv atone of the hapieninn at Mada
gascar are told. Kven the very morn
ing of the battle, while buiinir wireless
instrument on the Rusnian ship howi
the Japanese scout communicating his
dispatches to Togo, Roiestvenskv con
tinned careless maneuvering and when
the Japane appeared the Russians were
caught in an Impossible formation and
were attacked on three front. Jtoiest
vensky'a position wa so cramped and his
transport ao badly placed that it cau
ed confusion. While the Japanese wert
raining projectile on the Russian ships
the latter were huddled together blank
eting each other" fire.
TWO CHILDREN SHOT.
What ia the Result of Allowing Children
To Fool With Guns.
Los Angelea, June 12. Raymond Coin,
aged 14 and MuIh1 Cooper aged 10 were
accident ly shot today and perhaps fatal
ly wounded with a shotgun in the hand
of ( laildiiio Coin, the l:l-year-olil aiste
of the loy. The boy and girl who wera
shot were playing together at the housn
and became engaged iu a quarrel. The
boy slopped the little girl's face am)
Claudine picking up the shotgun aimed
at the two children, saying, "If you don't
stop your racket, I'll ahoot you both."
Her finger aecidently touched the trig
ger and a heavy charge of number seven
shot' struck the two children in the face,
producing terrible wounds. The boy's
skull is fractured and it is thought he
cannot survive. The charge struck the
little girl near the temple, producing a
possible mortal wound. Claudine, who
wa prostrated over the accident, wa
taken into custody by the police.
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC.
One Man Power to Ba Replaced By Par
liamentary Cong rest.
St. Petersburg, June 12. The Russian
experiment in parliamentarism will be
gin in September. The Associated Prese
is now in a poaitlon to make this positive
announcement Kmpcror Nicholas has ai
ready given hia approval to a scheme
now lieing finally but formally reviewed
by the council of state for a legislative
body consisting of a lower house to b
called (ioniularstveiinaia, duma and an
upM-r hmiw called (oudartvennaui
Suvert, or present council of tha emper
or with power to formulate legislation
dUcur budget, interpelaU minister,
etc., but reserving in the emperor 'a own
hands final authority.
The election will take place during the
coming summer. Although the scheme
cling with desperation to the essence of
autocracy, it mark the beginning of the
end. The die once cast, there can be no
retreat, and a quasi parlimentary regeme
which will be inaugurated will prove to
be only a transitory bridge over which
absolutism must ctom to constitutionalism.
Steamer Arrives.
Seattle, June 12. A cable mensage ret
ceived by the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company officials tonight from Xom
announce the arrival yesterday of th
steamer Senator, the first of the regiilat
liner to nVh that port. Xo ice wa en
countered in Herring Sea. The Oregon,
Ohio, Victoria, Olympia, Zcland and Val
encia are due.
KILLED IK EXPLOSION.
Disastrous Explosion in Iroquois Iron
Company Works.
Chicago, June 12. By the explosion
of a furnace at the plant of the Iroquois
Iron Company early Way one man !
believed to have bwt Iji life and two
other were severely burned. Xichola
Rcjoif, the worker believed to have lieen
killed, wan standing within a few feet
of the furnace. Xo trace could l found
of him after the explosion and he in sup
MHed to be buried under the molten met
al. Michael Tancow was severely burned
and is not expected to recover. Joseph
Tojlc also received many serious burn.
The loss to the company is estimated
at (50,000.
Smallpox Increasing.
Xew York, June 12. Shall pox ia in
crcaning and the Lazaretto is Ailing rap
idly, cable the Herald's Valparaiso.
Chile, corespondent. There are today
more than a thousand patient scattered
all over the city. The disease also is
raging in other cities.
In Junei. bubonic plague broke out re
cently and is causing great alarm.
GIGANTIC TRUST
Combination of Equitable With
Several Trust Companies.
THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD
Three Large Trust Companies to be Con
solidated With the Equitable Life As
surance Society ia the Plan Outlined
By Thos. F. Ryan, of New York.
. .ew York, June 12. The organization
of the largest trust company in the
United States and one of the largest
financial institutions in the world, was
said today to tie a pint of the plan of
Thoa. F. Ryan in negotiating the pur
chase of the stock of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society held by James Hyde.
Ryan's plans, as reported today, will
be to consolidate the Equitable Trust
Company, the Merchantile Trust Com.
pany and the Morton Trust Company,
all of this city, with the last named in
control. It is expected that thia will re
sult in creating a financial institution
with deposits second only to those of
the National Bank of Xew York City,
whicu has deposit amounting to $185,
000,000. The deposlta of the proposed
consolidated companies would-amount to
$109,000,000, capital stock to $7,000,000
and surplus $22,000,000. Ryan'a plan
as reported today contemplates the elim
ination of the control of the subsidary
companies by the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society.
Fought a Draw.
Salt Lake, June 12. Jimmy Gardner,
of Lowell, Mass, and Jack Okcf, of Clo
cago, fought 10 rounds to a draw tonighj.
PE
BRIGHT
No Doubt of Satisfactory
Peace Terms.
RUSSIA IS PLEASED
Connt Cassini Calls on President
With Emperor's Acceptance
of Offer.
THE QUESTION IS DISCUSSED
Place of Meeting to Consider Peace terms
Has not Been Definitely Settled and an
Important Conference Is Expected to
Take Place Tomorrow.
Washington, June 12. Official assur
ances of th president's efforts to bring
Russia and Jupan together to discuss
peace will lie crowned with success was
brought to the White House today by
Count Cas.tini, Russian ambassador, who
called by appointment and in the name oi
Kmperor Xichola formally; accepted
President Roosevelt's offer of good will.
The ambassador states that Russia
will appoint plenipotentiaries to meet
plenipotentarie of Japan to discuss the
question of peace. The place of the
meeting is being discussed. During the
past two week the president's efforts
have been directed toward securing a
mutual agreement to consider terms of
peace. Thia he accomplished finally to
day. It remains now for the belligerent
powers to name their plenipotentiaries
and agree upon a time and place fof
them to meet and discuss terms and ne
gotiate a treaty of peace.
These details are now under consider
ation with bright prospects of such mi
nor differences as may exist will be dis
solved within a few days. A conference
of supreme importance was held today
in Washington. President Roosevelt,
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador,
and Kogo Takahira, the Japanese minis
ter, were the principal conferees. Pres
ident Roosevelt has now unequivocal as
surances from both Russia and Japan
of the acceptance of his proposition that
they enter into negotiations for peace.
In addition as indicating the acceptance
by the Russian government of the pres
ident's proposition Cassini informed tha
president of Russia's answer as to thl
place of tho meeting of the plenipoten
tarie and named those who would prob
ably be named an delegate to repre
sent the Russian government.
Minister Takahira hud a conference
with the president this afternoon. The
interview lasted 35 minutes. It can be
said that the place of meeting of the
plenipotentarics has not been finally sett
tied. In the arrangement of this detail
and others of like choice the president,
acting as an intermediary between Rus
sia and Japan. Russia, through Cassini,
has indicated her preference for one place
for holding the peace conference. Japan
through Takahira, has suggested another.
It ia known that neither Washington nor
the battle field of Manchuria was the se
lection of either Russia or Japan. Other
than that information of a definite char
acter is withheld.
St. Petersburg, June 12. The Russian
official reply to President Roosevelt will
be printed in the official messenger to
morrow or Wednesday. At the foreign
office this afternoon the Associated Press
was informed that Japan's indication of
time and place of meeting of plenipoten
tarics is expected within 24 hours or 49
hours at the most. The Russian plenipop
tentaries, continued the informant, will
be clothed with full power to receive the
Japanese terms and give Russia's answer
which will involve the power to conclude
temporary suspension of hostilitfea. Such
suspension will probably be limited to
from three to eight day in which Russia
will decide whether it will be possible to
proceed. '
Paris, June 12. The opinion ia official
and diplomatic quarters here are becom
ing rather pmimiatie a to the outcome
of the peace movement, owing to St.
Petersburg dispatches showing a reaerv
ed attitude of Russia and the activity of
the war party. A special dispatch to tb
semi-official Temp aays the influential
Russians are forming a war element and
making a strong rally, being reinforced
by protest against peace telegraphed
frome the field by Linevitch and nil di
vision commander.
PITTSBURG ANARCHISTS.
Pittsburg, June 12. Two bomb were
found today on the premises of the
Springfield public school in this ity by
the janitor. Xo reason can be given for
the selection of the school as an object
of any attempted outrage. There are
many Russians families in the vicinity
of the school, many of whom, it is said,
so far as Russia ia concerned, are intense
ly anarchistic.
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
American Asiatic Association Confers
With the President
Washington, June 12. President Roose
velt held a conference today with about
30 member of the American Asiatic As
sociation, representing the cotton textile
industry and the iron and steel trade
of the United States. The delegation
entered into formal protest against such
enforcement of the Chinese exel union
laws as might imperil the export trad
of this country with China.
Today's Weather.
Portland, June 12. Western Oregon
and Washington, Tuesday, partly cloudy,
slightly warmer except near the coast.
Eastern Oregon and Washington, parti
ly cloudy.
Hall Whips Burke.
Sacramento, June 12. Jack Hall, of
San Francisco, whipped Jack Burk, ot
Sacramento in less than two minutes.
It was to have, been a nine-round go.
Three Prominent Capitalists Inter
ested In Purchasing Property.
NEW YORK RAPID TRANSIT
Secretary Morton was to Havi Directed
the Operations of the Syndicate formed
For Building a Gigsntic System of
Railways in New York City.
Xew York, June 12. Thomas F. Ryan,
Peter A. B. Weidener and Edward J.
Barwind are, according to the Herald,
the three capitalists who compose the
mysterious Metropolitan syndicats which
is to bid for the construction of the ex
tensive subways laid out by the rapid
transit commit tion. Considerable secre
cy has heretofore surrounded the iden
tity of the men composing the syndicate
whose operations were to have been di
rected by Secretary of the Xavy Morton)
had he not taken up the chairmanship
of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
It is further asserted by the Herald
that the syndicate will enter the rapid
transit field in this city with a combined
capital of $100,000,000, each member con
tributing one third of that amount.
Mr. Ryan and Mr. Barwind are well
known in Xew Y'ork's financial affair
and Mr. Weidener is one of the wealth
iest men in Philadelphia.
The routes for which the syndicate
will bid have already teen laid down by
the rapid transit commission, and it ia
estimated tin t the total cost of building
the proposed lines will reach $150,000.
000. The contracts will probably not ba
let before November.
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