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VOLUME LVIV. NO. 233 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS FORGETF (Oil project will materially strengthen the piwltioa of tli IlunUn envoy by r licvlng he Internul situation. TO VHJT ROCKEFELLER. PAPERS LEFT IIO.HE . f Japanese Emissary Brings No Credentials to Meeting. Piesident llirpsr of Chicago Univtrtitjr Coo t Forest Hill, Ohio. ChteiiKo, Aug. ".--President William 1(. llanr of the I'nlve rity of Chicago, r.wiiiiiaiili( by Mr. Harper, left lat night fur Fojet Hill, the home of John ). Rocki-felh r, muf Cleveland, O. The j visit, H wa winouix.fd, wa purely mill. j fcr. ll.irper aU health, I Wtto jibsn It M been at any time nine he I w oMnt( on for cancer, anil that h U regaining hi. strength wliils teach ing 'two hour dally beside attending jo hi official business at the university. BELIEVED WAS PREMEDIATED Russian Plenipotentlariei, However, Ac credit Absence of Document to Mil understanding Meeting at Ports mouth Yesterday Very Informal, TRAIN KILLS TWO." 11 NO S d DENOUNCES STRIKERS Craihet Into Buggy Crowing Track Occupanta Thrown Out and Die. Denver, Aug. 9. While Rols-rt Ru wt), aged 01, and Itiii daughter, Mr. Frank Ballard, ag-d 3.1, wero driving acro the track of the Moffatt road, mil th of the town a paenger train ran Into their buggy, throwing them, out. Mr. Ballard was distantly killed and her father died several hour later from internal injun. uuwi uvea on a niall fruit ranch and the Ballard were living with him. Says They Are Unfit to Hold Positions of i Trust. MAGNATE WAXES EMPHATIC Portsmouth, Aug, ".The flrt meet ing of the plcnljitentiije today wa entirely of an Informal character, o informal in fart that Huron Knmuta did not bring hi letter of credence to the Portsmouth navy yard, whereas M. Witts waa armi'd we an original decree in l!iiiitn, setting forth the, power con ferred tiMn him and nlo wlih a turn MaUun of the ifca-tltnent. The latter ha rad. -v. j Huron Kotnuia offered to send Wk to tim hotel fur hi communication, but WitU. expressed th faith that the credential were full and ample and It waa arranged that th official exchange ln made tomorrow, l.ter iu t' after noon, however, copie f th credential were informally exchanged In order that they might lie examined More the meeting tomorrow. It I known that the credentials differ altghtly. In ex actly what respect could not lie ascer tained tonight, but the Aawaiated Pre wrrespondent waa aured both by (lie PRE O N SPEAK THE Will Deliver Address at Wiilus barre and Chautauqua. Leavea Oyster Bay Thia Morning Will Speak to United Mine Wotkert and Other Organltatlona Largt Retinue Wilt Accompany Them. Oyater Hay, Aug. P. Ireident Roose velt will leave Oyater Hay tomorrow .lupane and Russian eiiiinirli that t morning on what will probably be the tne uiirerence wa not nwntml and , lant trip he will make during the autn- tner Mijoiirn at Sagamore Hill. Late tomorrow afternoon he will deliver an Strikere Can Expect no Sympathy from Great Northern President Governor Johnaoa Senda Letteri to Officials and Ftrham Seeking Settlement. roiiHtitute no olwtaele to the ofTlrial Aliening of negotiation.. Indeed, the president waa olllelally Informed tonight that the credential were fully ample Jtml aatinfaetory to laith aidea. Nit vn divided tmlav to hold two addreaa to the t'nited Mine Worker and member of the Catholic Total Ab stinence union at Wilkenbarre, Pa., and daily maniona, one in the morning and t 10:30 A. M., Friday, he will apeak one in the afternoon. Three aeere- befoia the ( liniilaucpia aeiiibly, at tnriea for each aide will lie in attendance Chautauqua, N. Y. to draw up the protocol of the meet IngH. which will be written in both Kn lih and French. The French text, how- On the trip, President Rixtaevelt will be niH'oinpauied by hi aon Kertnit, and bin nephew. Hall lltmcvelt and lliillip ever, in eae f dispute, will 1 no. j Kooacvelt, najl Secretary name., Jircob Kew York, Aug. 0, Jam. J. Hill t at reit today the r-jiort that be would inti-rvene in liehaif of the atrik ing telfgiaphem. .'JH. Hill aai the men had been diniled heue they tlid not otiey order. "Men," continued Mr. Hill, "who will plt to embroil a railroad and it em ploye jut ae the beginning of a ea on when they know heavy movement if traf!k 1 expected, a at present, with I bo approach of -crop movement, do not dct-rve to be on the pay roll oi any road. They are in position of tnut and the plotter are not fit to hold them. I will Ki-e to it that any of tlioae active in bringing about tlii .trike rhall never nguin enter the employ of the road." JOHNSON AS MEDIATOR. St. Paul, Aug. P. The tlrt definite step looking toward the arbitration of; the struggle in progre over the week between the Oreat Northern and North- era Pacific railway and the Order of liaitway Telegrapher were taken today when Governor Johnson addreed let ter to Preiddent Hill and Howard El liot of the railway and President Ter ham of the telegrapher, urging a settle ment of the trouble and offering hi ervicea as mediator. The exact term of the letter writ ten by Governor Johrmon are not known, aa Governor Johnson preferred they should 1 given out by the recipients, if they av fit. In a general way, how ever, the governor outlined to the Ahso- JAMES TARES CHARGE. Great Northern Steamship Company's Office Under New Management. fteattie, Aug. t!. Howard Jamea, vice- preident of the Great Northern Steam- ahip company, today formally took charge f the company' office here. I. P. Farrell, who resignation a pre ident was filed two month ago, will hold that title until a meeting of the company I held to elect Louis W, Hill, hi ucceir, but he dropped out a active nmnagi-r of the company's affairs today. H remain director in the Pacific (oat comiany, in which he 1 financial-. ly interested, but hereafter will give numt of hi time to hi. own buine. .... " IWU IjIKLS UKUWNtD IN LAKE. Vancouver, B. C., Aug. 0. By the epi.iiig of a boat in the whirlpool of Christina lake, near Graid. Fork, 1J. C the Mies Kuckle and Ida Andcion were drowned. Three other in the party managed to reach hore in an , exhausted condition. Mi.a Ruckle resided at Vancouver and Jibs Anderon at Miuneaitoli. FLIGHT IS SUCCESSFUL Airship - "Angelus" Soars Altitude of 4,000 Feet. to D FIELATE THE II ... v ' ARCHBISHOP SUCCUMBS MAY HAKE CONFESSION. Man Held for Murder Makea Plea for . Immunity. . . - . , Detroit, Aog. 9. Harry Johnson, held with Harry Parker for the murder of Pawn broker Joseph Meyer of thia city July 28 today sent word to Captain Mc Donnell of the detective department that he would make a confewion if promised immunity. AiUnt Prosecutor Wur zer replied it was impossible under the law to make such a promise and a Johnson did not then evince a desire to continue the statement, the officers left him. Venerable Catholic Falls Victim to "Yellow Jack." ARCHBISHOPplAPPELLEDEAD Public Interest Suffers Temporary Eclipse in Unexpected Death of Emi nent Prelate Work of Federal A thorities in New Orleans Progresses. Baldwin's Aerial Craft Makes a Prac tically Successful Voyage at Exposi tion City with usual Perversity Motor Fails at Lst Moment cepled hi evidence (faire foi). OihYIal;A. Rii, surgeon, Charle F. Stoke of dated Pre. the content of a letter. version of today, meeting given out ' the navy, M. C, Latta, hi. rn'ronal by each side deerili it a "satUfac- twugraphri ,H. A. Strohniejer, pho lory,' and other account indicate, that 1 tgiapher, and repreentatie of pi-e while everything pn-ed oh amicably, j 8'M-intion. the eei-r t w ivice ollicial considerable rcwrve was diiplnyed Upon und inenHengei. both aide. ' , . . .. While the lin.-ian plenipotentiaries j BAKERS TROUBLESOME. 4-xpect the Japanese to present term ! Immediutely upon an ofllclnl exdiunge of . Yiddish Strikers Cause for Worry to credent lul tomorrow, they udmlt they I New York Police, are in the dmk. Huron Konuira and hi ! New York, Aug. t. Frequent out colleague decline to give any Intlniu- brcuk-of rioting, calling fur draMie ac tion of their course of proeedure. Pin-, ftioii by the police, mark a eoiiie in the suing lactic which they have con- j strike of the Hebrew baker on the eat etantly followed in all diplomatic and i side today. In an attack on a bakery I mllBry iperation.) they are carefully in Allen street SO lit ter broke Into the guarding all plan regarding the present plnce, completely wrecked it and upet meeting. barrels of (lour and dougii In the street. There wa some disposition today to j Police reserve wero called out be nttilbule Baron Komurn's forget fulness . for the rioter dispersed. A commit in nol bringing hi credential as being tee of 100, sent from strike beadqnar a desire to spar for time, and for that ter tonight, to a bakery in Orchard reason some doubt was expressed ns to street to Induce non union men to quit, whether the Japanese will show their, attacked the shop und on the hearing hand tomorrow, but the Rusk Inn en- of which hundred of striker rushed voys do not, question Baron Komura's from a meeting to the scone of tho con- good faith and frankly say it was due flkt. to a misunderstanding, Japanese" and I'tisMinn newspaper correspondent, have broken ice and hcglin to fraternize, It i. perhaps significant that the corre Kpon.lents of both side, are sending to tiieir respective homes di.patchee of any tiling but an optimistic character. In nplnion Ihrt Pussian emperor's manifesto in promulgating the national assembly in which he called the officials atten tion to the fact that the present strike a working hardship on various com munities throughout the state and ap pealed to them to take sja-edy steps to secure an adjustment of the existing troubles. To this end, he tendered his good otliee ns chief executive". Governor Johnson was prompted to take action by letters received from com mercial organisations and citizens. The governor stated that some letters he had received declared business in sections of the state was almost paralysed by the condition prevailing. Both ' President Portland, Aug. 9. The airship Angelu made what was practically a suiressful flight today. The ascent was made to a height of about 1,000 feet and Aeronaut Beechey, after directing the Angelus at will in opposition to a strong wind, returned the airship to within 500 feet of the aerodrome, when the motor suddenly stopped. While IWcljey was fixing 'the motor the Angelus rose to an altitude of nearly 4.000 feet and was allowed to drift for some time before a strong wind. Navigator . Beeehey then started the projH-Iler and was making good progress in the teeth of the wind, when, with ac cumtoined perversity, the motor became disabled. ,..',' After drifting to a point about -five mile up the Willamettd river, from Portland the Angelus descended and was brought back to Portland in a wagon. POPE HAS GOUT. New York, Aug. ft. The po)e was reported yesterday, according to the Rome correspondent of the Herald, to lie suffering severely from the gout, Hill und Klliot are now in the. East, al- Hi. physician, Dr. Lapponi, has ordered New Orleans, Aug. 9. The report of the board oTIiealth to 6 P. M. is as fol lows: New cases, 63 total, 079; deaths, total, 118; new subfoci, 12; total 130; cases under treatment, 203. New Orleans, Aug. 9. Public Interest in the general yellow fever situation suffered a temporary eclipse today in the unexpected death of Archbishop ' Chap pelle, the mis-t tlistinguished victim of the disease. Although the venetfible prelate was subject to scientific -treat merit and had the most assiduous at' tent ion, his physique always counted heavily against him in the opinion of both the laity and physicians, white his latigued condition on his return from a particularly. irksome trip through the country was against him. His death, therefore, while generally deplored, is not considered to a nega tive opinion of the medical fraternity that with the good care and proper treatment the mortaTlty is unlikely to be heavy during the present visitation. What has been constdered remarkable is that the archbishop should have con traded the disease so quickly after his arrival, though he spent many of the latter years of his life in Cuba and Porto Rico, in both of which countries the disease has been epidemic, without ever having contracted it. Among scientific men there is little doubt that the archbishop fell victim to the mosquito during the brief visit be paid to the old archbishopric, on Chartres street, or an insect which found its way into his residence, which is not far from the territory within which there has been infection. Today's record of cases is again large and there was- an increase in the number of deaths. New cases are swell ing hugely as the result of the vim and energy which the Federal control of tho situation has inspired and from the gradual .overcoming of the disinclination of some doctors to make known their ascs. An overwhelming preponderance of case continues below Canal street and the disease has nowhere got a firm hold above. BIG CUT IN TIMBER. Vancouver. B. C, Aug. 9. -A big cut in all lumber prices for the Northwest trade was announced by the Coast mills with the alleged object in view of dis rupting the selling pool organized at Calgary two months ago by the Moun tain Lumber mills, . . ' ( DISTURBANCES AT REGA. St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. Private ad vices received' tonigU from Rega say one person was killed and several wounded in a conflict between strikers and the Cossacks today. Shipping agents here say the commerce of the port of Rega Is completely paralyzed. Resi dents there sre organizing a volunteer vigilance committee for self -protect ion. VICTIMS ARE TIT N Mangled Bodies Taken From the Wrecked Albany Store. Number of Casualties Matter of Sur prise to Albanians Rigid Inquiry Will Be Made Into Causes of Appal ling Disaster. Albany N. Y Aug. 9. The collapse of the John G. Myers company depart ment store yesterday, which resulted in the death of 13 persons and the probable fatal injury of two others, is to be in vestigated by a. special commission. To avoid the possibility of prejudiced in quiry, Mayor Gaus has decided that all investigators will be out-of-town men. That the discovery of 13 bodies, al ready taken out, will account probably . for all the victims of the accident, is a surprise to Albanians, who until this afternoon expected that at least a dozen more mangled forma were buried be neath the ruins. So sure are the wreck ers that no more bodies are there that they will suspend search. THIRD ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP OTERO'S SON. One policeman who attempted to de fend the non-union men wa severely beaten, but held his ground until rescued. VARIAG FLOATED. Tokyo, Aug, 9. The imperial navy de partment has announced the successful floating of the cruiser Variag yesterday; though .the former is exjieeted to reach Si. Paul some time mis week. President IVrhani oj the telegraphers ha, stated on several occasions he is willing to submit his case to any fair minded tribunal. There were no other developments in the situation today, lioth sides arc still claiming that condi tions are improving. JEWS FIGHT TROOPS. St. reteisburg, Aug. 9. A 'collision between troops and a body of well- armed Jews is reported to have taken , him to take complete rest. BASEBALL SCORES. Seattle, Aug. 9. Seattle fi, San Francisco 0. ; , ' , Sun Francisco, Aug. 9. Taeoma 10, Oakland 7. Portland, Aug. 0. Portland 6, Los Angeles 0. KJ0E" DIXON TAKES STAND IN FRAUD TRIAL. TODAY'S WEATHER. Portland, Aug. 9. Western Oregon: Thursday, fair and slightly wanner in place today at Zhitomir, It is rumored j tne north portion. Western Washing that.a number of persons were killed ton: Thursday, slightly warmer, except and wounded, but the details are not ob- near the coast. " Eastern Oregon and tainable. There is no official conflrma- Eastern Washington: Fair and continued tin the Report. 'warm. ' Montana Congressman to Impeach Tes timony of Government Witness. Helena, Mont., Aug. f. In the trial of R. M. Cobban in the United States District court, charged with suborna tion of perjury in connection with tim ber land entries, Congressman Dixon of Montana was put ou the stand today to impeach the testimony of Chauncey L. Griswold, the chief witness for the government. All evidence in the case was concluded today and the defense offered to put in a record in the case of the United States against Senator Clark, which had been decided against the government. Judge Hunt took the offer nnder consideration. The case w ill go to the jury Friday. Santa Fe, X. M., Aug. 9. The third attempt in recent months to kidnap Miguel A. Otero, son of Governor Otero of New Mexico, has been defeated by the temporary absence of the boy from the summer home of Mrs. W, E. Child ers, where he had been a guest. Six cavily armed men rode- up to the Child- ers cottage, on the upper Pecos river, yesterday and demanded the boy, . Mrs. Childers, who' was alone with the serv ants, informed the men that young Otero was not on the premises, but they searched the building end then rode away. The boy was with his uncle, on a fish ing trip at the time. Deputy Sheriff , Charles Closson and a posse were im mediutely sent to the camp in the moun- . tains, where the young man was stay ing, and returned here with him, close ly guarding against a surprise by the would-be kidnapers while en route. While at the camp they learned that members of the band had been to the eamp, but young Otero was away fish ing and thereby escaped them. It is believed the leader of the band is an ex- convict lately pardoned by Governor Otero. ' .