The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, July 13, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text4 111 I nritmn AW UtLltHtt PUU AMOOIATIDPftltS RIPORT OOVIBS THE MOHNINQ FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 1 VOLUME JiVIV. NO. 235 ASTOIUA, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 13 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS .... . -.:r:s .-'..fritx SAY GERivlAN NAVY IS M. DELCASSE TALKS Prance Has Nothing lo Fear from Teutons' Infant Fleet. Former Foreign Minuter Discusser. Gn erst Poller of Greet Britain aJ Gtr many Relative to Naval AmcnUlti at Brett. . .Paris, July 12. Former Foreign Min ter Itelcaatf, In th iixinw of n Inter vie iulIUhed In tl liaubd today ujMin the llritixh and French naval aim--nitie at lltet, wan Induced to di'iii the general Miliiy relative lo (.rent Ilrlt aln and fiermany, lie aaid: "The xdlcy of nation now a dayt l not bond upon aentimrnt or antipathy, iiut -upoD their material Interent.. .t lietweeti tier many and Hreat Britain our commerclHl balani almwa where our In tret tie. .iel Itiitain U our Ut lunaharr, hil t;rmB'Aut atmoat nothing of ua and frifTS il all ihe can. Moeeover, It I evident that we could not leave open Irritating con trovemie with (ireit llritain whirh nught precipitate an armed atruttule, for lireat llritain hold ' uiidibtitahly the -mpir of the aea. For every wnrMiip we build, ahe build four or five. It I thu far well to accept tliir manii'old facta and eonaider the value which Brit Uh co-operation would give ua In cer-' tain evcntualitic. The grcatct intrin sic value of auch co-operation would Ite'niiiana of Iutg Nland the virtual liiipolliility in which it would place (ivrmany of making war up on u." M. Ih-k-aaae waa axked if he nier ed the recent menanoea In connection with Moruceu a being vditiou. He re filed: "Not at all. In cae of war Great Brit ain would aurcly tie with u agaiiot (!er tnany, and thon what would the infant fleet of Oeratany amout to? What would become of her MrtT Her com merce? Of her merchant marine? It would mean annihilation. That I the real aignillcanca of the recent exchange f vUita of ItritUh and French aqitad ron. , "An iinderatanding betwen thoo two jxiwcr and a. coalition of their navie would create a nnvul war mnchine powerful that neither fiermany nor any other power would rink conchi-Jon upon the sea. It la the Mta which it I necen- NICHOLAS WILL SEND WITTE TO WASHINGTON St. Petersburg. July 12. Although Kniicror Nicholas, on two previous oc-1 casions, flatly decline to accept M W'itte, he has now indicated his readly tie to make the appointment. The! commission, however, will not. be act tially signed until Foreign Minister Lam rdorff, who throughout ha been Witte's warm mipporter, ha hud an audience with the emperor. Wllle's aelection will undoubtedly be luiiled a a practical assurance! of jh-ucc While it would lie a mistake to denom inate him a a "peace at any price" man Witte eurnestly believe the1 struggle ahonld be ended and ahould be succeeded by an understanding between Russia and Japan, which will insure leaee in the Far Kast for at least half For ry to command today, and lh war In I'm Far Eat ha conclusively diwn atrntinl that.' ,''-'' '.- , Continuing M. Delea dieusd the probable effect of tbl policy if it had la-en pursued. "The Anglo-French cordial under standing," he aald, "wa an achievement toward a definite understanding between j tluia and Great Britain, and till fur ilwr utidcrtandlng would have been the work of the French Minister for Foreign affair. Tlie sueeea of auch a tak would have- strengthened our Influence iit British council and assured for a long time the pee of thaworld." j In conclusion, M. Ifc-h-ass wae aled j for hi opinion of France' accepting ' eonferetye on Morocco, to which he gavel the following textual response t ' "To go to a conference I a mistake and euch mistake!" Approves Humphrey'! Suggestions Wshlugton, July 12. -The chief of the tff ha approved the recommendation of guarternmoter Humphrey for the Im provement of quarter at tho various army post throughout the. country. For thl purpose congresa appropriated Today' Weather. 1'ortland, July I2.--We.tern Oregon; Thurday. fair and ligMly.warmer ex cept near the coast. Eastern Oregon fair. SPEAKS TO President Delivers Address Oyster Bay Convention. At EulogJiea General Leonard Wood and Dwells on Functioni Physicians May Perform in Construction Panama Ca nal. Elected Honorary Member. Oyiiter Hay, July 12. President Rooe velt delivered a notable addtvoa tlii afterrnxm lefore the Aaixa'Uted Phy- He dicuacd, In the course of hia spwli, the relation that physicians sustain with the people of the comiuuiiitie in which they reside and the work to be done by medical ex pert In connection with the construct ion of the Panama canal. Ho referred to the achievement of sknltary engineer who cleaned the cities of Culst for the first time in 4X) year and chwed by paying a tribute to the service of General I-eonard Wood, whose career a a military ofllcer, he said, was flouted by some critic lo calise he had otice la-en a doctor. At tl' conclusion of the address, and at Mr. Roosevelt' own auggestion, an Informal reception wa held, each mem 1st of the association being presented to President Roosevelt. After the pres ident had retired from the hall, the as- sociation unanimously elected him and j General Ionard Wood -honorary mem- ( her of the society. a century. Indeed, he ts personally be- lieved to be In favor of a Russo Jnpan- e-e alliance. Mtiravieff retirement ostensibly ow- lug to reason of ill health, in reality due to the fact that the emporor became convinced thai the negotiations miirhtj lie jeopardized If he went to Washing ton, MurnvicfT himself, upon consider ation, quite frankly recognised hi lack of diplomatic training and hi want oft acquaintance with the question involv ed nnd with equal frnnkne expressed hi satisfaction that he had been reliev ed. The change in the chief of plenipo tentiaries will not involve any postpone ment of the date of the sulling of the peace mission for Washington. further Information r ... r , PHYSICIANS OPPOSED TO DROPPING BARS " rvn ITCinV AC nifWCCC fcALLUMUil Uf ttllnCOC Topic of Conference Be tween Roosevelt, Com pere and Duncan. Says Labor Organizations Have Miacon strued Intent of Order and That Be is Vigorously Opposed to Admission of Coley Labor. ' , .," Oyter lley, July 12. Immigration to the I'nitcd .Stale and it relation to la bor to the litlmr problem formed the aubjert of a conference tlii afternoon between Preaiiknt Rooitevelt and two important leader of organized labor. Ha m uel Compcr, of Valiington, and Jame Puncan, of Quincy, Mau., re-rKH-livcly the president and one the vice-president of the American Fetbr at ion of Labor. The conference wa devoted pa.'tiru larly to the consideration of as order recently isaucd by the president regard ing the enforcement cf the tliWae es cluMon law. The imprsion wa gain ed by many menibera of labor orxaniu lions that the order to some extent wa to let down, the Immigration bar o far aa the Chinese were concerned. President Root velt assured hia hearer that no such construction properly could be placed on the order and that he ws just a vigorously opposed to the admission to thia country of Chinese coolie a they could be. ;- GROUT WANTS GOOD TERMS FROM SURETY COMPANIES Little Doubt that Arrangement Will be Reached With Comptroller. ' New York, July 12. llepreaentative to the surety companies which do busj nes with the city, had a long conference yesterday with Comptroller Grout, notified the surety companies that he wished to formulate some rulea for the government of aurctie on city contract and employe. The formulation of the rule were to! lie presented yesterday. 7 B. Joyce,! president of the National .Surety com puny, acted a spokesman, and made several suggestion that seemed to good to Mr. Grout that he asked Mr. Joyce to reduce them to writing, and to send them around to the other companies, -This I a verv important matter." Mr. Grout aid. "Most of these compan ies are operating along most conserva tive line, and I am pretty sure that when I get the view of their represen tative we shall have no difficulty in reaching a conclusion which w411 guar antee the city from loss, snd yet work no injustice to the surefy companies. I have so far found the companies will ing to co-operate with me, and I think they realited that my position to have the city protected a amply as possible means as. much to them as it means to ',B c7" JAPAN'S LOAN FIXED. Negotiations for Flotation Completed Bonds to be Offered This Month. Xew York, July 12. The ajinonnee ment from London that the negotiation for the flotation of a $150,000,000 issue of Japanese 4 per cent bond, secured by a second mortgage on the revenue of the tobacco monopoly, had been com pleted, confirmed yesterday the current Send $1,00 for a gear's Subscrip th report that they would la Hold in thia country at H'S, the Utter figure being the equivalent of IX) in Umdon, under the atock exchange rule fixing the value of tli) pound sterling at .., 'Tin loan I to run for 20 year, but Japan will have the option of retiring the bond after five yeara from date' of their issue. The official circular offer ing the bond in expected about July 11. JOfiY CHARGES MONTE .. WITH MURDER IN SECOND Witfc Harry Wright Hid Guni ' Tracy and Merrill For Halem, July 12. TV jury in the case of Charle Monte, jointly indicted with Harry Wright for murder in the first degree, under the charge of having fur nished the outlaw Tracy and Merrill with tli gun with which they effected their eaie from the penitentiary, June , IIKI2, brought in a verdict tonight of murder In the second degree. The Jury wa out since noon. Monte and Wright are act-used of baying scal ed the walls and placed gun in the pris on lmp where they were found by the convict. As a resnli uf their a-t three guards lost their lives. Wright will be tried tomorrow morning. EMPLOY TECHNICALITY. Ogden Typo" Union Will Try and De tain Strike Breakers. - Ogden, July 12. OfTiccrtt of the local Typographical union will make strong effort to detain "strike breaker" on their way from fit. Louis to San Fran cisco. They have consulted an attorney, who, however, will not say w lie t her the crowd of strike breakers and Iheir guard eoutd be chisvd as an "armed body of men,' and detained on that account. The union' action in the matter will Is? de termined by the attorney'a opinion. Tire Dying Out, San Jose, Jul li!leport from lick OWrvatory today are that tha. fire although presenting a wide front, ha approached no nearer and i apparent ly dying out. It is burning southerly and has made no approach Westerly to ward the summit during the past twen ty four hour. THREE LOST LIVES Yacht Run Down In Hudson Was Normiandie. COLLIDED WITH A TRAMP Miss Gladaya Dodge, of New York, Cap tain Storm and Engineer Drowned. Blame Attached to Tramp Steamer By Lessee of Yacht. New York, July 12. Three lives were lost by the sinking of th steam yacht Norm ml ie run down last night in the Hudson river on Dobbe ferry by the Norwegian tramp steamer Volund. Those who perished were Mis Gladys Dodge, of New York, a guest aboard the yacht; Captain William Storm, of Hyde Park, New York, and Engineer Stew art Gracic, of Rrooklyn. Their bodies have not been recovered. The Normandie was returning from a trip up the river to Peekskill, and when opposite Dobbs ferry was struck amid ships by the Volund,. She sank immed iately. Mr. Rudd, the lessee of the yacht, Mr. Greene, a guest, and a deck hand, clung to the wreckage until pick up by the Volund. Nothing was seen of the others and it Is presumed that ihey were drowned. According to Mr. Rudd the Normandie signalled the Volund, but the latter paid no atten tion until she came within 150 feet. The Volund swerved, striking the Norman die amidships. Coroner Russel today found long strands of hair streaming on he Normandie's porthole. The cor oner tonight caused the arrest of Rudd and the deckhand. mm RESTS IIS CASE DEFENSE OPENS TODAY In Williamson, Cessner, Biggs Land Fraud Trial. Mas of Documentary Evidence. Con sists of Entries to Public Lands Which Heney Claims Were For Defendant's Benefit. . Portland, July 12. The introduction of a mass of ducumentary evidence and the identification of it by the witnesses consumed the day in the Williamon-G-sncr-lliggH trial. At the conclusion District Attorney Francis J. Heney an nounced that the government rested it case. The document introduced consist ed of entries to public land which the government contend were for Ihe ben efit of the firm of Williamson and Ges-IK-T, and the rejinquisJimctitH of ,tlL claim filed just prior to the time of the indictment agaitftt Williamson, Ge n and Marion XL. Bigg) were returned and letter of Marion Bigg relative to the entrie or relinquishment of the pub lie lands. Tomorrow the defense will legin it examination of witnesses. TO REBUILD NAVY. New Russian Minister Ordered to Re build and Reorganise. St. Petersburg, July 12. Accompany ing the appointment of Rear Admiral Biriloff, as minister of marine in suc cession to Admiral Avcllan which was gazetted this morning, a highly signifi cant rescript is coupled! The new min ister is charged not only with rebuild- j ing the navy but with reorganizing it . from the ground up. Denver Gets Elks. Buffalo, July 12. The twentieth an nual reunion of the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks will be held in Denver in 1006. Denver received twice a many votes a Dallas, Texas. Atlan tic City had few supporters. Taking the "L" in Hot Weather. New York, July 12. Reports from the NEGRO RUNS AMUCK AND MURDERS ELEVEN New Orleans, July 12. A shocking story of murder for robbery was brought to this city by the Norwegian freighter Rattan from the island of Utiila, lying off the Honduran coast. The schooner Olympia was. about to make-a trip to Rutan, TruxUlo, and Be lize. She had about 2100 sol on board with which to buy cattle at Truxillo and sell at Belize. Thirteen persons were on board, including several pass enger among whom were two women and two children. , Shortly after the Olympia left Utiila, a shot wa heard and everybody rushed on deck. A ne gro named Robert McOill, armed with a rille, wa shooting the men on board. When he had killed all but one man, he ordered him below to scuttle the ship When the unfortunate returned he al so killed him. Then he put the two wo men and the children in a don- and steered for the main land. He changed his mind about allowing them to live rw trr owrorrrjiafidr WesKiy Aitor ian. J Interborough Rapid " transit company state that the travel on the elevated lines during the six months ending June 30 equalled that of the corresponding period in l!04. Thia would indicate that people were not using the subway to the same extent that they did during the winter month. Will Sail Thia Week. Xe York, July 12. With $33,000 subscribed today toward the expidition to reach the North Pole, Robert E. Peary announces that he will sail this week for the North. Commander Perry ' new Arctic ship the "Rooaeevlt" is wait ing several days for supplies whjcW could not be bought on account of lack of fund. , May Sutton Wina. . London, July 12. Miss May Sutton, of Pasadena, Cel., today beat Miss Mon ckton in the first round of the Welch lawn tennis championship meeting at Newport. Mia Sutton ha not lost one single set since slie came to England. V. V. It E. Railway Bill Passes. ' Ottawa, July 12. The Victoria, Van couver and Eastern Railway bill passed the senate today and now' await royal assent. This i J. J. Hill's road. German Emperor in Sweden. Geele, Sweden, July 12. Emperor Wil liam and Prince Von Buelowr, the Im perial chancellor, arrived here on board the imperial yacht' Hohenzollcrn. They Will meet King Oscar tomorrow. AMERICAN FLAG IS Torn Down and Trampled Upon By Mob. lyOTQUS MEETING f CANADA Orangemen Meet at London, Ont, Ses sion Attended by Americana From Michigan Who Create a Sough House Crying "To Hell With Canada." London, Ont., July 12. During an Orangeman celebration tonight, attend ed by 800 Americans, who came over from Michuran. someone cried "to helt th Canada, she never showed us yet." Instantly a large American flag owned by Port Huron lodge, was torn down and trampled under the feet of the an gry mob. Port Huron Orangemen stat ed that they would not resent it, as they believed the insult to Canada was uncalled for. Six Deaths From Heat Philadelphia, July 12. Six deaths and more than a score of prostrations due to the high temperature Were reported today by the police. and shot the mother and the two child n dead- Then he commenced firing at the other woman, Miss Elsie Mor gan, but she jumped overboard. MW. ill's ammunition evidently ran out for he ceased shooting and promis ing immunity induced her to return to wards the dory. When within reach of an oar he struck her and stunned her. Thinking her dead, he rowed on and left the woman. She regained con aciousne and swam ashore, where he hid in the bushes for two davs in an ex- hausted condition. She wa found by a woman in the neighborhood and revived. Immediately search was made for Mc Gill, who wa caught at El l'orvenir, near Cellia. Thu authorities protected hi life. Up to last Satruday he was still alive although it is believed that he will be tortured to death. Notwithstanding that the laws of Honduras prohibit cap ital punishment, it is thought that the people will take the matter into their own hand.