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- 4 in i UBUtHIt PULL AtiOOIATID PHII AiPOAT COVIN THE MORNING FISLO ON THS LOWIfi COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 248 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS SITUATION IS THE SAME SIXTY-FIVE NEW CASES "Yellow Jack" Still Holds Sway In Crescent City. PEOPLE MUST OBSERVE RULES Dr. Whit Announces If People Will Faithfully Screen and Disinfect Houses and Obey Regulation! Cessation of In fection May Be Looked for in 30 Days. New Orleans, Aii(. 23. The yellow fcver situation today l rfnriiii a hav ing undergone no (limine. lr. Whit announced if people faithfully screen and disinfected their home and place of business and oliey regulation, and if nil effort continue e at preeiit, to re move caws promptly, powdbly there wilt be entire cettUon of the infection with in the next 30 liny. The official report up to 6 P. M. I an follows 1 New cases 03, total UHlTi; death fl, total 2.12; under treatment 10. AN UNUSUAL CASE. Man Serves Term in Sing Sing to Save Woman's Reputation. New York, Aug. 23. A strange story Mill be told Coventor lliggin by the lawyer when he endeavor to secure the pardon of a tnnn who chose to serve n tun (euro of three year in Sing Sing prison for a crime of which be Ma in nocent in order to tdiicld the name of a woman from acanditl. fail Flher Hun ten said tiMlay he would appal for a pardon for a primmer, whowe mime he would not revenl, at the request of the woman, whose reputation the prisoner bad saved. The woman' liiiliiinil, the nttorney say, had just died and she now wishes to do justice to the prisoner. They had lieen friend and for more than a year, when her hnlitind returned unexpected ly mid caught the man running away. To save her from scandal the man con fessed that he hud broken into the home to steal. The prisoner wax a young collngp (Indent who liupcuicd from one of the college when he was arrested, lie wa tried and sentenced under an assumed name. AIRSHIP HAS MOST Portland, Aug. 23. Because the City of Portland wa lunger in the air than any other airahlp that remained under perfect control throughout the whole flight! heeauae. it nhowed ft complete dlrlgibillty, aaiding in 30 or 40 different directions throughout its 'flight; beeauHe it traveled a greater diatanee than any other airnhlp that ever returned to the darting place, are the reanon advanced by Captain T. S. Iloldwin for claiming that the flight of the latent production of hi Inventive genius this morning was an unparalleled success. Lincoln lleaehey was again the aero naut. Starting promptly on time from the aeronautio eoneounm on the Trail, the big machine traveled In all a dlntance of 12 or 15 mile, was up 42 minute, sailed in every direction and finally land ed on the same trestles as it started from. Rising to a height of about 800 CLERGYMAN'S CHARGE LANDS MAN IN JAIL. Accused of Stealing the Pipes of th A. M. E. Church Organ, Hiooklyn, Autf. 23. Thomas II. Wood m arrested t nijjlit by Detective Sergeant Joiw-ph (iotimringer and Daniel O'Connor of the detective bureau, on the elmrge of grand larwny. Wood, who U 3!i year old, of 1.15 Avenue A, Manhat tan, wawanted on tlx complaint of the Rev. Frederick W, Jacob, pastor of the Fleet Street African M. K. church, lie gave hi occupation as that of an organ huililer, and hi buine address at 43 Went Twenty third Mrect, Manhattan. It U claimed that Wood atole pipe from the church organ some time ago, when he wan employed to repair it. Al together It i id, he committed damage to the extent of $500 to the church organ. Wood has been In Pittsburg the last few days, and the polic had lost track of him until yesterday afternoon, wlien the detective learned that he had re turned to thi city. They succeeded in arreiting him at hi home lt night. He declared that he wa innocent of the charge. On Tuesday Mr. Jaeol called at the Adam ntreet court to swear out a war rant for the arreot of Wood, but it was refused on the ground that the cake waa one for the civil and not the criminal court. The colored churchmen engaged Rufus L. Perry, the colored lawyer, to prosecute th ca. EXPOItTTRADE No Wheat Shipped From Black Sea Ports. Russian Government Retains All Rolling Stock for Military Purposes Thou sands of Carloads of Wheat Accumu lated on Southern Railway Line. Odessa, Aug. 23. The export trade in grain from the Black oca porta in paralysed by the luck of railway facil iliex, the government having retained all the rolling Mock for military con tingencies either for the return of troop in the event of iH'aiv or for forwarding reinforcement xliould tlie war continue, Thousand of carload of grain have ac cumulated along the Southern linen and exporter will iitain heavy los!.e owing to their liuiliilily to fulllll engagement!. BASEBALL SCORES. Vorl la ml, Aug. i!.Y- l.o Angelea 1, Portland 0. TaiHinia. Aug. 23. Ttiem:i I, Sun Franciwo 8. San Frunel-crt, Aug, JJ3. Seattle 2, Oakland .'I. IS PAEtALYZED SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT feet the ship first went to the Govern ment building, circled the towers and then aallcd between them, then paid a vlxit announced the evening before, to the O. H. & N, shops at North Albina, where the Iron used in her construction was procured, then rining to a height of about 200 feet, after circling around a little, went to East Portland and St. Johns, and finally headed directly for the Trail, sailed along it, paid a viait to the Administration building, and then went home. The wind was blowing about three mile nn hour, and there , were no ad verse" currents in the upper air. These perfect weather conditions are thought to have had much to do with the success of the flight. lleaehey was non communicative, but his enthusiasm could not but show. "I had the time of my life," was all that he would say. Ill IN EFFORTS ROOSEVELT PERSISTANT Trying to Bring About Re conciliation Among Envoys. REPLY FROM CZARFAVORABLE Nicholas an8 Mikado Ars Now Determin ing Factors in Pending Peace Negotia tions Baron Kaneko Saya Last Word Is Not Yet Spoken. Portsmouth, Aug. 23. The As- soeiated Pre I able to announce that Kmperor Nicholas' answer to President Roosevelt's latent ap- peal was partly reewmsive. Oyster Hay, Aug. 23. The two em ieror, one at St. Petersburg and the other at Tokio are the determining fac tor in the pending peace negotiation. Although the negotiation are upcnded temporarily at Portsmouth, they are pro ceeding actively through President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. He is in constant communication with the St. Petersburg and Tokio governments. Kiirly in the day the president had an extended conference with Huron Kaneko. While the baron' expressed views on the peace negotiation are not optimistic, be left a distinct lmpresoion that the last word hud by no mean la-en spoken. A disclaimer of the Russian ofllce of the statement purporting to have lieen made by Count Lamdortr the minister of for eign affair, declaring that Russia would pay no indemnity to .lupan nor make any concessions a to territory, was received w as received . ,. l4 sfaction. It the art f by the president with sati indicated no willingness, on the Russia to accede to Japan's terms a to the indemnity, but the disclaimer is re garded as leaving a way open for the further dNcussion of the terms. It appear likely that the envoys will adjourn until Mondoy, or HMsibly Tues day. This adjournment ill nITord ample time to receive and consider the instruc tion from their" respective government. which w ill lie based on the exchange in progress lietween Sagamore Hill, St Petersburg and Tokio. . Hope for Peace, St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. According to information from -a memlx-r of the im H?rial family, the Associated Press learns that a dispatch wa sent to M. Witte which la considered at PeterhorT a be ing a decided boM5 for peace. The Slove' correspondent reported the ar rival of "nu eagerly expected dispatch," and quotes M. Witte as saying that the endeavor to influence St. Petersburg was more successful than had been expected. Portsmouth, Aug. 23. The peace con ference tonight seems headed straight for the rocks, Despite the fact that every question Involved in the quarrel between the two countries has been settled in favor of the victor and that apparently only "words and money" still seporate them, the negotiations seem on the verge of a final rupture. The air is filled tonight with gloomy forebodings as superficially everything indicated that tomorrow's session of the conference will prove "seance d adieu." . In the most positive fashion it is de clared that no instructions have reached Witte up to 7 o'clock this evening, which would permit him to entertain the com promise proposals submitted by Komura and therefore unless Japan has a new proposal to ' make tomorrow all tiiat 1 seems to remain is for tlie envoy to iimc miu r-lKU uei'lUlBlli'll IMNb lit conference has completed its labors, ., ,1 . 1 - ,1 ... 1 ...... : 41. t .... shake band and part. But there are still unknown rumor in the situation which mix lit change the situation. The reult of President Roosevelt's second appeal dim-to to the ear has not tran spired and the result of the pressure on Japan to alter the form of her proposal by the elimination of the purchase of a portion of the northern half of Sakha lein Is not known. Probably more than fci00,0ii0,000 stands in the way, yet the Japanese cling dog gedly to their -demands. Their people at home insist upon it. Should author ity come at the lltli hour, Witte might make the lest terms be could and then figuratively throw the treaty at the em peror's feet to take or leave, yes or no. A a politician, Witte might not relish the idea of having it said when be re turned to Russia that be had made a "bad peace." He might prefer to leave the emperor to shoulder tliat respon sibility. Hut shortly before midnight Witte gave absolutely no encouragement to the idea that there would be change of heart in St. Petersburg. Unless Tokio was ready to recede further, he expresed the opinion that all was over. Information reeled at a late hour indicates that President Roosevelt's ef forts are not exhausted, that he is still in communication with Tokio and St. Petersburg. At midnight no message had been received by Witte from the president and it was regarded practically certain that an adjournment would be taken tomorrow until Monday. Pari, Aug. 25. The peace conference is commanding an increased interest, the newspaper are displaying pessimistic views coupled with a tinge of hope that President Roosevelt's role as the cham pion of peace may save the day. Sjiecial dispatches from St. Petersburg furnish dark comments and are iu harmony with the disiaU'bes from Portsmouth to the French newspapers, among which is one giving an interview with M. Witte. The Russian envoy is quoted a saying: "There ha been no change in the sit uation since yesterday. President Roose velt is in direct communication with the emperor at Peterhoff. I have not received fresh instructions and believe that an other adjournment i probable." Ptntsniouth, Aug. 25. A public an nouncement of the new Anglo-Japanese treaty, which was signed ten days ago, according to information received here, i considered to strengthen Japan's posi tion iu the negotiation and i regarded as a Roland for the Russian Oliver in the emperor's assembly manifest. At the j ' , ' I some time it 1 stated that it has , . : j 1'"S'and s nands and has permittet freed tted herj '. to support the president's efforts with out creating n suspicion at Tokio. NOTED PIANIST AND COMPOSER DIES Mrs. Coe Dies in San Francisco Sanita rium After Operation. Chicago, Aug. 25. Word was received by the authorities of Northwestern Uni versity last night that Mr. Sadie K. Coe, wife of Dr. Oorge A. Coe, who holds the chair of philosophy at the university died yesterday in a sanitarium in San Francisco, after a desperate operation. Mrs. Coe wa a well known pianist and compower and wa considered an authority on musical subjects. Her most noted work wa a musical sotting of Longfellow' "Hiawatha." CZAR UNWELL. Vienna, Aug, 23. Secret reports, just received here, state that the czar is again showing symptoms of serious indisposi tion, the court physicians having, after a consultation, diagnosed an affection of the liver. INDICTED BY GRAND JURY Washington, Aug. 25. Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., until recently as sociate statistician in the depart ment of agriculture, who was dis missed as an outcome of the in vestigation of the leakage in the cotton crop reports, has been in dicted by grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government. liAVER NOW HIS I INDICTEDBYGRANDJURY Tillamook Capitalists Is Mixed Up in Land Frauds. NEHALEM VALLEY TIMBER Federal Grand Jury Returns Iindictment Against Claude F. Thayer, of Tilla mook, in Connection With the Oregon Land Frauds in Nehalem Valley. Portland, Aug. 25. Claude F. Thayer, tlie Tillamook capitalist, and several others were indicted by the federal grand jury today in connection with the Ore gon land fraud. The case involves much valuable timber land in the famous Ne halem valley. The significance of the action of tlie grand jury today is emphasized by the fact that it remained within but sii hours of the time until the mater would be outlawed. In September, 18!9, about 100 persons made tilings to enter timber lands in the Nehalem valley. It is al leged that Mr. Thayer engineered a scheme by which the entry men were fur nished money with which to make pay ments for lands and that when Thayer and his associates secured the bind the net profits were to be divided. The cases involve more money value in timber than all the cases tried so far. FRANCE READY TO OC CUPY SAIDA Paris, Aug. 25. A dispatch from Oman, Allgeria, says the Liberte, a newspaper of that place declares that a flying column of tiie French army, comprising in fantry, artillery and cavalry, is ready to occupy the Moroccan garrison town of Snida, in event of the sultan's non-eompliunce with the French demand. REPORT CAUSES BITTER FEELINGS. Lord Kitchener Denies Lord Curion's Statements to Home Government Simla, Aug. 25. The publication of a strongly worded protest by Lord Kitch ener against the alleged misrepresenta tion of his views by Lord Curzon to the home government and a detailed reply by tho viceroy maintaining the accuracy of hi statement sand reiterating that Kitchener's reorganization scheme would concentrate all the powers of the gov ernment at army headquarters created ft fresh sensation and a itiU further em bittered feeling between the two oppos ing factions. PRESIDENT TESTS A SUBMARINE BOAT Oyster Bay, Aug. 23. President Roose velt late this afternon made a descent in Long Island Sound on board the sub marine torpedo boat Plunger. He was on board the vessel about three hours. At one time the little boat was sub merged 50 minutes and in that time was put through all the submarine feats of which she is capable. The president expressed tonight his delight at the novel DAMAGE OF CLOUDBURST IS OVERESTIMATED. Fourteen Persons Are Dead or Missing Fuel Company to Shut Down Mines, Denver ( Aug. 23. The cloudburst that . filled the road and stock canons near Trinidad last evening was not so dam aging to the property of the Colorado Fuel k Iron company and the Colorado Southern Railway company as at first reported. The greatest loss to the Fuel company will come from shutting down the mines and other property. Following is the list of dead and miss ing: Mrs. Joseph Veltrie and three small children, Pajual Pasco, Joseph Moz zaco, Rafael Buecho, Antonio Contino, Philip Pa store, Pasqual Bottalmo, James A. Mother, Harry O'Neil, William Ray ball The report does not separate the dead from the missing in the list. NO TRUTH IN REPORT. German Official Deniet Report That Kaiser la Trying to Prevent Peace. Lenox, Mass., Aug. 23. When Baron Von Denbuche, the German charge d'affaires, was shown the reports from Portsmouth that the German emperor was using his influence against the ac ceptance by Russia of Japan's terms, said: "Such reports are contrary to the truth. The emperor is strongly for peace and is not interfering with Presi dent Roosevelt's efforts." x JOIN HANDS Willi STATE Equitable Assnrance Society De mands Investigation. Admit Being Guilty of Unlawful Acta and Asks That All Alleged Wrong doing Be Investigated Waive Respon sibility of Smith Loan. New York, Aug. 23. The Equitable Life Assurance society today joined with , the state of New York in asking for a full investigation in court of the di rectors and officers and all alleged wrong doings in the management of the moneys of the society. The admission is made that the Equitable ha beeu guilty of improper acts. They admit a $250,000 loan to the Depew Improvement com pany. They also admit that Smith made a $tk,000 loan to the Mercantile Trust company, but waive the responsibility of this loan -and indicate Alexander, Jor dan and Deming a the persons having the most intimate knowledge of these transactions. BUILDING NEW DEPOT. Lackawanna Railway to Replace Struc ture Destroyed by Fire. Brooklyn, Aug. 25. Work on the new Delaware & Lackawanna terminal in lloboken, to replace the station and ferry terminal destroyed in the fire two weeks ago, is progring in a satisfactory manner. The new terminal will cost $3,000,000, and the officials of the road estimate that the work will be com pleted within 18 months. experience and said he was immensely impressed with the boat and with t!ie manner in which she was handled. The special trial ti the boat with the president on board took place between 3 and 6 o'clock this evening in the Sound just off the entrance to Oyster Bay. - In describing his experience tonight tha president expressed great satisfaction with the manner in which the tiny ves sel was managed.