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ASTORIA, OREGON, VS DAY, AUGUST 27 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
INCREASE
s
NEW FOCI DISCOVERED
Campaign Against Mos-
qullos Being Vigorously
Conducted. :
QUARANTINE IS INEFFECTIVE
Official Record Shows 47 New Cases
With is New foci Cut ia Mew Or
Uim, Traced to Gulf Port, Resulted
la Finding Tbret Cases Then,
diamond. Ill' laid a tray fin th eounter
ml as noon s h did so, three revol
vera were pointed at liU head and hit
was ordered to put up hand, The
clerk edged over JUi an electric 111,
placed in tin- floor fur exactly such an
emergency, Mr. Mary Kelson heard
the alnn, hut intend of Informing
anybody of the fact ran in to make a
-rnal invent illation. A revolver was
promptly placed at her head and the
ami (lie fink ordered to keep still on
the twin of Instant death.
The thieve then rushed from the atore
takiiiK with them the jewelry and ran
to a bunny stationed two square away,
with drawn revolvers they drove
tliroujfh tb streets, at a Hnh rate of
speed and fird several ahuta at pedee
triana ai they passed them.
Ttm police pursued and later cap
tured one of th thieve who had part
of the diamond. The other two escaped.
RUSSIA IS1
FIRM
WILLPAY NO INDEMNITY
RECEIVES APPOINTED.
New Orleans, Aug. 28. The
official report up to 0 p, in. i aa
followa i New rases 47, total to 0
date 1,707 1 death 10, total 242 f
new fori 12, total 311(1; remaining
0 tinder treatment 841.
The dally record show no material
change In the situation alde from a
alow Improvement. The campaign against
the mosquito I conducted from every
tHililu direction, tlie latent being the
salting of all gutter on the cro
treets. There developed today a eae
on Chestnut street in this city which
wa traceable directly to Gulf Port,
which resulted In the discovery of three
cases at Gulf Tort Friday.
YELLOW FEVER CROWING EVIL.
Three Fin Insurance Companies Go Into
Hands of Reccrvtr.
niuourg, Aug. 80. A receiver was
appointed May for the Dequeiie Mutual
Fire Immranee company, the Lafayette
Mutual Fire Insurance company and the
North American Mutual Fire Insurance
company, all of Pittsburg. In the appli
cations for a receiver the allegation
made that the companies have more than
$1,000,000 outstanding policies protected
only by alleged worthless mining stock,
0II01ALE
WINNER
Great Ricer Wins Futurity
1.11 4-5.
in
Was Favorit in Betting at $ to i With
Odds in His Favor H Wins by Half
Length from Fast Field Owner
Wins tht Sum of 133,680,
Ttrltiah Anthnrltv Ad Trnnlol Dlxaua
Sounds Not of Warning. (
Pan Francisco, Aug. 80. Sir Patrick I
Manson, K. C, M. IX, medical advUr to
the British colonial ofllce and rccognljtcd
authority on tropical diseases, in a
speech More the board of director of
the Merchant' association of this city,
, ha outlined hi theory Unit yellow fever
may yet become a source of worrlment
here in the changed trade condition
which will follow the completion of the
rnminm canal.
Owing to the advantage that San
Fram-isco posse sc over London for the
study of tropical diseases, an advantage
due to the fuel that It hfl a rolnny of
10,OiKl Chinese, a well a many Jnpanene,
Filipinos and Hawaiiium, he micntcd
tliut a si'hool lie eHtiilillihid here for the
atudy of tropical niHludiea. He Urge
that what now piiKitet a quiirnntine,
either in yellow fever or bubonic plujjiie,
I futile.
6CLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Three Men Rob Jewelry Store at Point
of Gun.
Chicago, Aug. 20. Three roliliera, one
of whom was afterward captured, com
milted a daring robliery thl afternoon
in the jewelry store of C. V. Johnon at
270 Well street. They secured jewelry
and uncut diamond valued at several
thoiiKand of dollar. The three men on
entering the stofe sked the clerk in
charge to allow them to look at some
New York, Aug. 20. Ormondale, real
blue blood of the turf, descendant of a
line of arUtiKtutic euiuins ancetitors,
extending back nearly a century and a
half to that greatest of racehorses,
Kclipae, sired in 1741, won the 18th run
ning of the futurity stakea for 2 year
old at Shecpuhcad Iwy today. Favorite
in the betting at S tol with jn-t a shade
of the odds in hi favor over Flip Flip,
Ormondttlc, ierfectly ridden by Uedfcrn,
won. with a Imlt lengtlt to spare.
The time wa fnt 1:11 4 5 equal
ing the murk of the (Illy Artful in the
futurity renewal of lut year. Timber,
carrying the color of Harry Payne
Whitney, wan whipped into the second
place by Hiidehraud, while lie I inure of
the Ilurluw entry, run third under a
hard ride by liuchfttian.
The futurity pnre- this year amount
cd to a total of $42,080, several tlioii
Mtind over the curly eHtimate. The win
ners' hure wan f:t:i,0SO. To Vhltncy,
as owner or me second iiorc, the sum
of $3,083.33 wan awarded, and to Fied
Burlew, ownier of Belmei-e, $2i0il.O7 is
awarded.
To the breeder of (he winner an ad
ditional aunt of $2,000 was given and to
James T. Madden, the breeder of the
second and third horses, a $1,250 and
$500 award was made, The crowd num
bered close to 35,000 people, but were
by no means a record-breaker. The
weather was perfect and the track al
most up to record quality.
Is Willing to Share North
Hal! of Sakhalein
But no More.
JAPANESE ARE YET HOPEFUL
Conference Adjourns Till Monday in
Order to Give Komura Tim to Prepare
New Proposition President's Efforts
Partly Successful
cunwciiu-iirc i um act, 11a said am
last word. Hunnia will make no financial
contribution to Japan in any form what
soever.
American Ambassador M-yer lod$ in
formed the president of Kula's ulti
matum. She agree to accede half of the
Island of Sakhalein and pay Japan for
the maintenance of her prisoners of war,
but nothing more. Ruia declares she
has met Jupsn more than half way, tut
she would rsther fight titan pay in
demnity.
GUNNERY PRACTICE
ON TORPEDO BOATS.
Portsmouth Aug. 20. As was indi
cated in the dispatches last night there
was no rupture In the peac negotia
tions today. Peace Is by no means as
sured, but an important crisis has been
tided over, and the fact that the life
of the conference ha been prolonged into
nest week adds materially to the chances
of a favorable issue.
According to the Russisn version, it
was Japan and not Russia which weak
ened. Witte publicly announced after
the sitting that it was Baron Komura
who asked for an adjournment until
Monday in order to have time to sub
mit a new proposition.
Yet it is known Witte received in
structions, sent after the president's in
tercession at Peterhof, through Ambas
sador Meyer, to agree to a division of
Sakhalein and permit a liberal compen
sation for the care of the Russian pris
oners of war and the cessation of the
Chinese Eaxtctn railway, but to continue
absolutely to refuse to pay war tribute
under any guise.
This is described a Russia's "ultima
tum,' leaving over the old question of
money as a stumbling block to an agree
ment. Xo adequate account of the pro-
ceding of today'a meeting are forth-
Eaiaer Conducts Experiments Swift
Vessel Can Be Hit at Night
Berlin, Aug. 20. The kaiser bas been
making gunnery experiment based upon
the fact that the"Jspanese torpedo boats
inflicted serious damage on Russian iron
clada in the course of the battle of
Tsuabima strait.
Hi majesty wished to ascertain bow
far It was possible to hit with small cali
ber guns torpedo boats pasing quickly in
the darkness. On Friday nitrbt. while at
Sassnitz, he put to sea aboard the cruiser
Prini Adalbert, to wateh practice upon
six old torpedo boats.
The torpedo boats were attached by
towing lines 1,100 yards long to cruisers
which paused at a speed of 21 knots.
The Prim Adalbert waa ateaming 19
knots and the shooting was so good that
one torpedo boat sank and was towed
into port with difficulty. The other four
were hit, and in the case of these the
torpedo tube were destroyed. The kaiser
expressed complete satisfaction with the
trials.
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Victoria, B. C, Aug. 20. The
Chilcotin police report the grue
some suicide of Johnnie, an In
dian, who tied a rope about his
neck and fastened it to a bough
after climbing a tree. Ilia head
waa almost severed from his body
when be jumped from the tree.
His wife struggled to prevent him
until be knocked her senseless.
CHIEF OF POLICE
KILLS SALOON MAN.
BATTLE SHIP IOWA
COLLIDES WITH LIGHT SHIP
Newport R. I- Aug. 20. The keeper .ward rail. The stem was cut down to
wuniii inres icei 01 me waterune, xne
Iowa wa going about five knots ah
hour when the collision occurred and
waa coming into the harbor with the rest
of thr . t. The keeper claimed the fog
whistlb on the lightship was blowing at
regular interval.
of,.the Bretons Reef lightship came In
J.u. .ml renorted that durlnjr thsJ
dene fug of Thursday, the battleship
Iowa collided with hi veel, carrying
. . .1 . ...... .t,. i:..t,ii,in
away a part 01 me inu m iigmnmi',
all of the headgear and part of the for-
Shoots Him in Back of Head While Try
ing to Stop a Row.
Butte. Aug. 20, A special to the Miner
from Wallace. Itlul o. ruir- Thia eitv
coming. The plenipotentiaries excluded w thrown , , of exoitement thu
secretaries and there were no minute. afternoon by w kining of Qtnt 0
nor are there any records. This in itself saloon of Brke by w of lv
is extremely significant, for when nten ;1w WM , , to g, a
fluting a desperate battle lock then,. ; , . 0- til
selves in a room alone it is the best . . . . n, . . . ... .
A i 1 . M 1.- ! . L I
r.WBruiU.r...sr.nUV wr.rn,..t,w by VoyMimn
11 is a nupciui sign.
All that is formally announced is that
the minutes of the last session are ap
proved and upon Komura' motion the
conference adjourned until Monday at 3
o'clock, but it is not known' whether or
not a counter proposition to Russia was
submitted at this afternoon's session. It
seems to be "up to Japan to formally
renounce her demand for "phrase
guerre ana try to outuin partial rec
ompense another way for instance, by
a bona fide sale of the northern half of
Sakhalein.
CONDITIONS
WORSE
MORTALITY ENORMOUS
AMERICAN YACHT
LIFTS BRITISH TROPHY.
Famine in Spanish Prov
inces Is Spreading'
Rapidly.
RESOURCES ARE EXHAUSTED
Government Ia Inactive Cardinal
Sancha I Begging from Door to Door
in Seville for Contributions Employes
from Banks and Others Assist. '
Sevile,,- Aug. 20. Heartrending re
ports still continue to rest-h the pro
vincial authorities from the outlying
famine-stricken district. The latest re
port received are from Osuna and Al
mongia, the respective mayors of which
notify the authorities that their re
sources are exhausted and they are un
able further to assist the famished labor
ers and women and children as" their dis
tress is too acute. i
At Ecija, the population looted the
bakCrs' stores. The mortality among in
fants and aged persona is attaining ter
rifying proportions and in many locali
ties the working people are living on
roots; A moderate calculation shows
that 200,000 are out of employment.
Cardinal Sancha, after having ex-
haunted all available charitable funds, is
going from house to house in Sevile beg
ging for contributions, while the em
ployes of several banks and commercial
houses have decided to devote a portion
of their wages toward the relief of the
destitute. The territory mot stricken
forms a circle embracing Sevile, Jcrex,
Cadiz, Malaga and Cordova.
Schooner Elmina II Wins the Prince of
Wales Cup.
Halifax, Aug. 27. The Prince of Wale
cup, which has ben in the possession of
the Royal Halifax yacht squadron since
its presentation to that club in J 800 by
the present king of England, was won to
day by the schooner Elmina II of the
New York Yacht elub, owned by F. F.
Brewster of Xew Haven, Conn., and for
the first time in its history the trophy
passes into the keeping of a foreign
club. '
ANOTHER CLOUDBURST. '
One in West Virginia Causes Loss of
. Five Lives and Damages Property.
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 26. The vi
cinity of Big Otter creek, 63 miler north
of this city, was vixited by a cloudburst
yesterday afternon, in which five live?
were lost and much damage done to prop
erty. '
MAIL BAGS RIFLED. -Victoria,
B. C, Aug. 20. Superintend
ent Hussey of the provincial police has
been advised that the Chilcotin mail was
rifled of $300 in currency and checks
shortly before it reached the 150-mile
house from Alexis creek. Robert Machen,
a half breed, is accused of robbing the
mail bags when the driver left them at
Sheep creek, en route to Chilcotin.
APPEAL TO
ROCKEFELLER
RemarKabc Appeal From
Paper to Oil King.
Paris
The Matin of Paris Cables - John D.
Rockefeller Asking Him to Complete
Work of President Roosevelt and Pay
Russian Indemnity.
NOME GOLD OUTPUT.
PIRATE RAIDS SEAL ROOKERIES.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 28. Russia baa re
fused finally to accede to the president's
proposition looking to an agreement of
peace. Nicholas communicated to the
president, through Ambassador Meyer,
at St. Petersburg, his response to Roose
velt's latest suggestions. That response
waa received by the president today.
The specifle terms are not disclosed here.
It is known, however, that Russia de
clines to pay Japan indemnity in any
amount or in any form.
Whether the decision of the Rasslan
emperor will destroy the remaining pros
pects for an agreement of any sort be
tween the representatives of Russia and
Japan remains to be determined. The
crisis, as indicated In dispatchea last
night, will probably be reached Monday.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 28. Emperor
Nicholas, after carefully weighing the
San Francisco, Aug. 20. News has
been brought by the arrival of the
steamer William II. Krugcr, of a descent
on the seal rookeries of the Pribyloff
Ulands by Alex McLean and his sillers,
de of the schooner Carmencita, on August
8. Just as the Kruger was leaving with
the season's catch of sealskins, the na
tives of St. Paul's island, one of the
group, told re the rata on the seals,
saying McLean and his men descended
upon the island and warned the natives
nut to interfere with them in their work.
Neutrality waa preserved by the Indians.
Exceeds That of Last Year by Three
Million Dollars.
Seattle, Aug. 26. United States As
sayer Fred Wing, in charge of the local
assay office, made a statement today that
his estimate of the gold output of Nome
during the season of 1005 was $10,000.
000. This exceeds the output of last
year by $3,000,000.
KAISER SINCERE FOR PEACE.
German Emperor Regards President's
Efforts With Admiration.
Berlin Aug. 26. The Associated Press
today received the following communica
tion from the foreign office.
"The foreign office empowers the Asso
ciated Press to declare that all reports
of the opposition of the emperor to the
mediation of President Roosevelt are ab
surd. The emperor regards the endeavors
of the president with admiration, and
takes the greatest interest in the success
of the labors for peace, in .whose begin
ning th emperor personally assisted,"
WARSAW UNDER MILI
TARY RULE
Warsaw, Aug. 20. A serious
situation prevails here and busi
ness is almost suspended.
Police patrols are stopping all
persons in the streets, including
the occupants of carriages, and
demanding from them proofs of
their identity. i.
There have been many arrests,
and many persons were injured in
the disturbances. The prisons are
overflowing.
Paris, Aug. 26. Owing to reports from
Portsmouth indicting that the question
of peace between Russia and Japan
hinges solely on Russia paying an in
demnity to Japan, the Matin cabled to
night a remarkable appeal to John D.
Rockefeller at Cleveland. The appeal, in
part, is as follows:
"The question of money threatens
again to unloosen the scourge of war.
President Roosevelt is making noble
and heroic efforts to end the struggle
between the two nations. The question
arises as to whether another American
would 'not share the glory of Roosevelt
and complete his work by overcoming ths
sole obstacle now hindering peace. lie
would thus demonstrate the might of
money in powerful and generous
hands. The Matin, in constituting itself
spokesman Jot this sentiment, addresses
'the richest citizen in the world.'"
Cleveland, Aug. 26. Rockefeller de
clined to make any statement tonight
concerning the cablegram from the Paris
Matin.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Portland, Aug. 26. Western Oregon
and Western Washington: Sunday, fair
and slightly warmer, except near the
coast. Eastern Oregon and Eastern
Washington: Fair.
BARRACKS AT AVKINLEVS
TOMB ARE DESTROYED
Canton, 0., Aug. 26. The United
States barracks at Westlawn cemetery,
where the late President McKinley's
tomb is located was destroyed by fire
today. The origin is unknown.
The flames spread so rapidly that the
soldiers sleeping in a room in the bar
racks were able only to save their per
sonal effects.
Twelve guns and 600 rounds of am
munition were burned. The exploding
cartridges sent bullets flying in every
direction.