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ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUSUST 13, 1905.
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PROPOSALS SUBMITTED
Telegraphers Suggest
Terms for Settlement
of Strike.
ARE fLATLY TURNEO DOWN
Time 8pedfte4 la Hora'e Ultimatum ta
pir Men Who Hare Rot Returned
te Work m longer Employed-Cauie
of Operator! Weak.
St. Paul, Aug. 12.-th time of the
ultimatum of General Manager Ham of
(he Northern Pacific to striking teleg
raphera having expired at noon today
(hot striker who did not return to
work before noon will be regarded aa
no longer employee of the railway. It
I known that two proportion for a
ettteroent were mad to the railway
official by union official during the
t U hour. (Hie was that the man
agement of the roada propo U writ
ting what term of ft settlement would
te acceptable. Thi wa flatly refused.
Another propotiton wa a certain In
ma In the aalark of the men, but
muck smaller than the amount the
strikers (I nit demanded ami permission
for a paid agent of the union to work
among the men on the system, Thi wa
alto turned down and the strike ofhVlala
were not! tied that .negotiations would
only be carried on with the men a
indivlduts. The railway claim to have
Oiled nearly all the position made va
cant by the strikers and therefore cad
take their pick of the men who detlre
to b reinstated.
Pretident lVrham of the Order of
Kajlway Telegraphers, in a bulletin ls
mietf tonight, says that because of the
company' ultimatum having patted the
general aituation is ntor favorable than
at any time during the 'strike and that
mure strike breakers hare been induced
t't iiiit the service during, the pat 24
hour than at any time since -August 2,
, KILLED BY ' BOMB. - - '
tteliottok, RiiKKlay Aug. 12. A bomb
w tlirown In 'rMiursytknla ttreet to
day and sever! person were killed.
WEW RECORD ESTABLISHED
. AT BALTIMORE REGATTA
Bullimore, Aug.' 12. The second dity
of the li.1il annual regatta of the Na
tional Atsociation of .Amateur Oartmen
was marked by superb rang and a new
Tceord was, wtablinhed in the senior
eight-oared shell, I lie Argonauts of Tor
onto crosaiug the Hue not more than ten
feet ahead of the Nassau of New York,
the time being 7 :ti 1-8. The second
place was iarded to, the Detroit Boat
club eight, who flnfolied a length and a
half behind the wluner.
The Nassaus, West Philadelphia and
ft Potomaes'Vere disqualified' for 'not fol- i
! lowing the course. . The intermediate
Tour-oared shell went to the Ariel' of
thi city )y four) longtli from tlw
Anlndel. '
Frank B. . Greer of the Eatt Boston
lAthletle aociation took the champion-
hip in the senior singles by a length
itrom Fred Shepherd of the Seawanhakas
IS STILL CHAMPION.
Chandler Eagan Defends Title in Elev
enth Annual Colmeet. -
..Chicago, Aug. 12. Chandler Kgan ue
iTfuly defended hi tlllo a national
gjdf champion in the eleventh annual
tournament at the Chicago Golf club'
link tolay at Wheaton, defeating I). K.
lawyer of Clinton fix and five to play In
the final. Htt was often brilliant
in lil play In a heart breaking struggle
with the champion, but be wae weak at
vital times on putting the green.
Kuan U hit second U. 8. U, A.,
maive gold medal and the Havemeyer
trophy rcmalu with Exuiwr fur the
yesr.
Kgan will attain bU majority August
21. Sawyer la only S3 year old.
WILL WITNESS TEST.
President Roosevelt W1U View Subma
riae Plunger on Trial.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 12. Some time dur
ing the next week 'or ten days Pretident
Roosevelt will wltnes a tet of the
submarine boat Plunger. The exhibi
tion will take place In Long Island
Sound, a short dlttance from the en
trance to Oytter Day. Arrangement
for the tot are not yet completed, but
the Plunger i being put In condition
at the Brooklyn navy yard.
Of course, Pretident Rootevelt had no
thought of being aboard the Plunger
during the tett. He entertains no fear
of poMlble mithap, but belives he will
achieve no good as a result by being on
board the vessel while the test are in
progress. " '
TAKE SLAP
AT BfflfAl
Account as Executor Not Appro
claUd by Ugatetv
Will Carry Appeal from Acceptance of
William J. Bryan's Account as Exeat
tor In Estate f Philo S. Bennett t
Superior Court.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 12. Notice
of appal to be taken to the Superior
nurt from ao-eptance of the account of
William 'J. Bryan, as executor of th
ett of tlie late Pbilo-8. Bennett of
this city, wss filed in tiie Probate court
today. Mrs. Bennett, the widow, and
other legatees bring the appeal.
The reaona for the action are nol
tlaled, but In-fore the account wa ac
cepted in the Probate court, the .legatee
protected liecaiwe of certain fees paid
by Mr. 1lryn to apprajwr, to counm'
and to himtclf, a executor, and ahto
IxMniiite of the payment of i.Tlain tax
on estate in New York.
who was second. Frank Veseley of the
Fitut Bohciuiun of New York was third.
The Metropolitan Rowing club's repre
tentative found their opponents In the
Union Bct club of New York rather
easy in the intermediate , pair-oerld
shells, leading them all the way and
winning by tlx lengths. The interna
tlonal four-oared shell went o the
Seawanhakaa,
The Raventwood Boat club had three
lengths the better of the argument with
the Potomao of Britinh Columbia in tiie
intermediate double sculls. , In the
final of the Intermediate single sculls
Craig took second place to Walter Stokes
of the Uniwrtity Barge club of Phila
delphia, "Sho won by six lengths. James
A. Tcneyck of the Wachusett Boat club
came in third. The senior eighi-scull
race was won by the Harlem Regatta
a ioclation of New York over the
Schuylkill navy of Philadelphia.
scuss
IS
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE
M. Wittc Provoked at the
Japanese Idea of
Secrecy.
CANNOT APPRECIATE MOTIVE
Russian Plenipotentiary Denies He
Pleaded for aa Armistice Outlook for
. Discussion ef Term Hot Encourag
ing M. Witt Declare Hiraaolf.
Portsmouth, Aug. 12. There 1 a rift
in the clouds. Protpects of the sue
cejful Uue of the "Washington con
ference" were brightened somewhat as
the result ot today's development. The
ditcuttion of the terms submitted by
Japan ha actually begun, but thi h
been aevomplUhed by postponing th
contlde ration of the two' main ittue,
indemnity and the oion of th bland
of Hakbalein." So far a la ascertain
able, the Japane are retpootible for
the tactics by which thia hojwfut stage
waa entered upon. N
Aa a mantle of secrecy has been
thrown around the proceedings by
mutual pledges not to divulge what haa
happened within the council chamber
there era miteing links in the chain of
evidence and it la impossible to judge
whether this signifies a backdown on
either side on the nisin points. , On the
face of thing, both side- are . still as
uncompromiing aa ever upon two isiue
and th struggle over them " is being
merely postponed, j, 1 .'
That some sort of a private under
standing 'wa arrived at by Baron Ko
mura and M. Witt during the reces
at the tiavy yard today is hinted, but
there la not th slightest confirmation
obtainable. No evidence ' of a change
of the incompromUing attitude on the
part of M. Witto or Baron Rosen re
garding the main point Is observable.
Nevertheless the Japsnee attached to
the Nippon miotlon plainly manifest ela
tion and- some of them privately assert
that M. Witte would have nerer con
tented to a discussion of the terms hsd
he not been prepared to yield on the
question of Sakhalein. The Russian
reply, with ite non possimus aa to in
demnity and Saklialein, was presented
in the' morning.
Yet. In spite of this fact, at a o'clock
the plenlpotentarje met and after agree-
ing to discus the condition "seriatim" ,
entered upon the consideration of the
first of the Japanese terms. The propo-
sition to discusa conditions in thia way ,
i believed to hare emanated from the
Japanese side. The first condition was
of ' eecondary importance, one of those t
which Russia passed upon as condition-,
ally acceptable as a basis for discussion
and yet little progres was made. Four
hours were spent debating upon it, but
no conclusion waa reached. " "
As there are 12 conditions and this is
still gloomy. Plenipotentiaries at 7
'clock adjourned until tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock. The Japanese wanted
to hold a session in the morning, but
M. Witte would not agree to thia, a It
was Sunday.
No Details Divulged.
M. Witte, however, makes no conceal
ment of the fact that the rigid secrecy
which the Japanese insisted upon im- j
posing upon the proceedings is distaste
ful to him. With much earnestness he
spoke tonight to' the Associated Press
correspondent upon the subject At the .
time he was laboring under considerable
excitement because of a published asser-
tn
thin wiih h had been called to hit atten
tion, aaying he had pleaded for an
armi'tif. For the dignity of Russia
and the pride of hi country he asked
tnat au alwiluU denial be given the re
port. Referring to the question of the
tecrecy accompanying the proceeding
ne taid he, did not underttand the Jap
anew, desire to concesl what wa taking
place, nor could he appreciate the logic
of the argument adduced in support of
thier potition.
STEEL MAGNATE'S SON
HiS APPENDICITIS.
Allan W. Wood in New York Hospital
. Dying.
New York, Aug. 12.-Allan W. Wood,
son of W. D, Wood, the Pittsburg steel
magnate, lay at the point of death last
night in Rootevelt hotpital. Taken vio
lently ill on Thursday afternoon be was
operated on that night Though hope
ia held out to the members of bis fam
ily that be may recover it it ia admit
ted that the chance is extremely alight
It waa euppoted'thst he was suffering
from an attack of appedicitia, but the
operation revealed the fact that one of
his intestine had been ruptured. The
operation wa extremely difficult and
unutual, and it wa feared Mr. Wood
could not survive it, but he rallied from
it effect and wa ttill alive latt night
He had not been feeling well for sev
eral days, but as hi health had been
excellent up to that time, he paid little
attention to hit illneta until it sudden
ly became so, acute that he waa hurried
to the botpital. His condition baa so
far been to critical that not even his
wife or the other members of hi fam
ily have been allowed to see him.
Mr. Wood retired from active busi
ness about four years sgo and came from
Pittsburg to make hi borne in New
York.
, (reat aurprtw was occasioned wben
announcement waa made last February
tint alrnoet a year before Mr. Wood had
married a well known show girl
Mr. Wood is 53 years otd, and is well
known in the higher butines circles her
and in Pennsylvania.
HOOD TO BE CHARGE,
OF THE LINE TO COO BAY.
Chief Engineer of Southern Pacific Will
Direct Extension.
Portland, Aug. 12. One result of the
conference held at 8an Francisco yea
terday between E. H. Harriman and
Chief Engineer Hood of the Southern
Pacific has been to bring out the fact
that the new line, from Drain on the
Southern Pacific to Marshfield on Coos
bay, will be constructed under the di
reet supervision of Mr. Hood. It is an
nounced from General Manager O'Brien's
office thi morning that representatives
of the Harriman lines are now in Coo
county purchasing tracts of land for
e right of way, and work will be
started just as soon as the preliminaries
are concluded
Other work being carried on by the
Harriman interests is. reported progress
ing. The operations on the line from
F.lgin will be given greater impetus as
soon ss the proceeding over the right
of way are decided in court. From
Riparia comes reports that headway is
being made by the contractors building
tun connection between there and Lewis
ton, and contracts will be let for the
Lewiston-Odangeville liiks. when the
right of way is obtained for the entire
distance. The present low stage of the
Snake river, which make it impossible
for steamer to proceed above Log Cabin
rapids, demonstrates to the railroad offi-
cials the. need of railroad facilities be-
t ween there and Lewiston.
'
DELIVERY AT REFORM
SCHOOL
Salem, Aug. 12. A daring out- (
break occurred at the reform
school this evening, when 12 in-
mates made a dash for liberty.
Up to a late hour only one was
apprehended. The break took,
place w hen the boys, in charge of
two officers, were lined up after
bathing to march Into the main
building. ' '
SIMIM
I SAME
IS NO ENCOURAGEMENT
Fever Conditions in Cres
cent City are Un-
improved.
BANANAS PUT UNDER BAN
Surgeon-general Wymin Wire Dr.
Whit to Permit no Shipping of Fruit
from Stricken City Latest Report
Not Encouraging. r
New Orleans, Aug. 12. Following is
the official report on the fever situation
up to 6 P. M.: New case 103, total
cases 913; deaths 9, total deaths 142;
new subfoci 188, cases under treatment
340. .
Figure tody speak for themselves.
It was a record day all round. The
only feature of the report that ea be
taken as encoua raging ia that very few
of the case are above Canal street.
Asnfttant Surgeon Berry, who was
stricken with fever night before last
ia reported as doing well. News from
outside the city contained nothing
startling. , Surgeon White received in
structions from Surgeon-General Wy
man not to allow any banana to be
ahipped out of New Orleans to any
point ,: f ,' JJ
MANIFESTO DOES NOT
APPEAR. i
Paris, Aug. 12. Frederick
Passy, president of the French
Arbitration society and former
ly a member of the chamber of
deputies, today sent by cable to
M. Witte and Baton Komura the
text of a petition which has al
ready been sigued by 100,000
persons in favor of the declara
tion of an immediate armistice
and the conclusion of peace.
BASEBALL SCORES.
Portland, Aug. 12. Portland 8, Lbs
Angeleg 3.
Seattle,' Aug. 12. Seattle San
Francisco 0.
San Francisco, Aug. 12. Tacoma 2,
Oakland 3.
FOREST FIRES RAGING
Grants Pass, Ota Aug. 12. The de
structive forest fires that have been rag
ing in the pine woods of Northern Jose
phine county, though leaving the more
densely settled districts, have spread
both east and west and have scattered
over a wider area. On Rogue river, five
miles below Grants Pass, and in the
'lumbering district about Smith' aaw
mill, gveat damage is being done, -and
the lumbermen are inconstant terror
of the flames.. At Smith's mill all of
the workmen5s cabins, the bunkhouse,
boarding-house and all property as well
as timber surrounding the mill, have
been destroyed. The fire swept down
upon the mill in great sheets, skipping
with fearful rapidity from tree to tree.
COBBAN ACQUITTED.
Case on One Charge of Subornation of
Perjury Lost by Government
Helena, Mont.; Aug. 12. After delib
eratingabmit three hours the jury in
the ease Of the United State r. R. M.
Cobban, charged with tubornaation of
perjury, in the United State court thi
afternon returned a verdict of not guilty
and Judge Hunt discharged the cae
againet him.
TlMSre ai stilt nine other charges
againxt Cobban and Special United
8tat Attorney Maynard told the court
he was ready to begin trial. Judge.
Hunt will consider the matter until Mon
day or Tuesday. -
KILLED BY SPECIAL.
Hand -car Sua Into bV Lonj, HUI's Train
and On Jap Killed.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 12. One Jap-
jaaene? was killed outright and three
injured - by a special train conveying
Louis Hill and other railroad official
Eaat today. A hand-car containing a
section crew was encountered by th
special near Evare, a few mile west of
Missoula and before the hands know it
the engine was upon them, and one was
dead and the -others injured.
TODAY'S DEATHER.
Portland, Aug. 12. Oregon and Wash
ington: Sunday, fair with northwest
winds. i
CHAUFFEUR
Earl Riser's Machine Crashes
Through Fence at Cfcvtlann
While Warming Up Big Racing Auto
mobile Prior to Opening ef Sacea Earl
Kiser, Famou as Bicycle Xider, Meet
With Series Accident -
Cleveland, O., Aug. 12. Earl Kiser of
Dayton, who first Acquired national fame
as a bicycle racer and recently aa an
automobile racec. met with an acci
dent today at the opening of the Cleve
land Automobile club summer meet that
may prove fatal
In warming up prior to the opening
of the races, when no one was anywhere
near him on the track, his machine sud
denly was noticed to turn toward a
fence and crash through. Another racer
was just behind and hurried to the
grandstand and secured physicians, who
found Riser's left leg reduced to pulp,
while his right Bhoulder was dislocated
and he was otherwise cut and bruised.
An ambulance removed him to Glen
ville hospitul, where his' leg was am
putated. As he had not been in , the
best of health lately it is feared blood
poisoning may set in. '
LOSES LEG
IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY
, At one time the entire forest of the
district was covered with a blanket of
flame, and this waa spread only over
and through the treetops. The. men
who fled from it state that for fully
an hour there was a raging fire over
head, while the trunks and undergrowth
were still untouched by the flames.
So quickly did the fire- appear that
the workmen in the wood were caught
in the hot breath of the flames before
they could make their escape. One uian
who fled ahead of the fire on his horse
came out with his clothing scorced and
the horse so badly burned it had to be
shot. The mane, tail ad lashes of the
horse were burned off, and its body, was
also blistered and burned by the heat.