BIT HITS BIS ALL IS IN READINESS Tomorrow the Eleventh Annual Regatta Will Be Opened. BLUE AND WHITE THE COLORS Aitoria't Greatest 8ftt Publifr Untiring Work of Offidala in Charge. Program ..for ..Tomorrow Printed ia Full Other Matters. Tomorrow will be Astoria's greatest day the festal atmosphere U on every band i the city haa donned it mot at tractive attire of blue and white and await It fueti tomorrow the eleventh annual regatta will have eeaed to be ft tiling of fancied conception and will burst forth into a great and animate enterprise, easily meeting the expecta tion of those who have planned it. Not a detail ha ecapd the notice of the officer of the Regatta company and their aitanU a a whole, the regatta I ready ami commencing tomorrow with the reception to Prince Hacajawca, thl uniiue enterprise will continue for three day, a festivity such a can be enjoyed only in Astoria, Tbone aaaociated with the regatta Iwve worked untiringly with the result that the regatU of 1005 U better" in every way and destined to liecome a greater aiieceaa than any of it prede cessor. Aide' from the aquatic fea ture that naturally are cacntial to an enterprise of thin particular character, a number of new idea have been con ceived which will aid materially in milk ing the affair doubly attractive. And while the tak confronting the regatta committee haa Wn great that with which the people at large have had to t tit la ha hen- no le. It devolve iihmi the citlaens of any city about to entertain thouaand of visitor to make their home a attractive a pnible and Aslutiiina have not been alow to appre ciate till. Although the real festivities do not .commence until tomorrow morning, Hat tirdny night the street ahowa were run ning full bliiMt and did a good busi ness. To the itinerant it aeemed that for the time being, the Trail had moved to Astoria. The harsh eric of the apiclcr, mingled with the laughter of a rollicking crowd of plcasure-seckcr, niul if the attendance Saturday night may lm neccpted na a criterion, tomorrow atnnding room will be at a premium. AH in all, the pre-regatta period ha been n record-breaker. In many ways the regatta this year differ from it predecessor, lta inception materialised much later than has been the custom heretofore, but even though time was limited, with such conscientious men aa President Herman Wise, Treasurer Al bert Dunbar and Secretary Fred John son iu charge, the affair rapidly assumed irreat proportion. And while these offt- tlal are entitled to eapecial mention, I REMARKABLE CASE ATTRACTS ATTENTION New York, Aug. 27. Medical intereat throughout the country lias had its at tention directed to a remarkable case of catalepsy in Yonkers, where Charles Cancpi, eight years old, has been lying in an unbroken trance for more than four months. On April 6 last he became Judge J. Q. A. Bowlby and hi associates of tha farmr' committee and all com mitteemen In fact, liava worked Just a hard. , VW'I'rwHmt Suprenant, who ha devoted hour and hoiira of bia val uable lima to the enterprise, mut not bt overlook!. , . : It U gratifying to feel that so modest city offers so many men of this per sistent ami determined type, nu n who are willing to sacrifice duty to their per sonal affairs that this enterprb designed for Ih gKMl of th elty may become a rouing uie. Tlia program for tomor row follows t 10:00 A. M, iWeptlon to Princes Sac- (tVutiuurd on Page Eight.) KIPLIMEIf REST. National Ptol Match Takea PUca To- Seagirt, 5. 3., Aug, 27. Hundreds of expert riflemen arc participating in one of the moat elaborate military shooting tournaments held in tha hUtory of the United States, retted today after three daya of hard work before tha target, Tha national pitol match, scheduled to take place lat Friday will be allot tomorrow. NEGRO IS LYNCHED. Newborn, X. C, Aug. 27. John Moore, a negro, waa taken from jail early to day and lynched. He wa charged with robbery and aault. WILL DEMAND RECOGNITION Mine Operators Must Recognize Mine Workers Union. John Mitchell Says by April Next He Hop to Be Able to Go Before George F. Baer With 130,000 Men Behind Him and Demand Recognition for Union, Tampaqita, Pa., Aug. 27. John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Worker of America, today made an un usual declaration In which he atuted that the organization will at the expira tion of the present working agreement in April next demand a full recognition of the union and nit eight-hour day, Mr, Mitchell said he lulled by that time to bo able to go Wore tieorge . lhier, president of the Philadelphia & Reading Hailroad company, and point ing to 1"0,(KH) men and iniya employed In the mine and aayi "We have fixed a price fur our labor, you may cither tak'e it or leave it." OPERATORS TO MEET. Bituminous Coal Operators Will Hold Meeting in Chicago, l'itsburg, Aug. 27, An announcement wua made today that a general meeting of all the bituminous coal operator in the country would be held iu Chicago November 22, to diacuaa what attitude the employer of the vast army of min er aliall take in respect to the next interstate wago conference, Aii, as aurd Mage agreement haa jut been reached between the miners and opera tor of District No. 19, including Ten neaaee and Kentucky, which becomes ef fective next month, with the same rate of pay a that of last year. This has excited much speculation and discussion in other bituminous districts. diatraiti fell to the ground and struck the back of his head. Two daya later he complained of a pain in the head and shortly thereafter lapsed into a aleep of unconsciousness from which he has not awakened. Liquids have been poured into his mouth in small quantities, thus sustaining life. ' HIS eY A Ell SITUATION DESPERATE Japanese Envoy Has Re ceived no Further Instructions. CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED Envoyi Merely Acting at Imperial Hct- sengers Japanese Consider Situation Almost Hopeless Russians Seem to Be Pleated, Portsmouth, Aug. 27. The life of the pace conference todayf seems to hang by a thread, but the thread way not be broken tomorrow. After a conference tonight between Minister Takahira and M. Witte an announcement of another postponement Was made. M. Witte ex plained to the Aaaociated Press that Minister Takahira bad told him that no more instructions had reached him from Tokio and fearing none would lie re wived before the meeting .scheduled to morrow he had suggested the propriety of postponing the meeting until Tuesday, To this M. Witte readily assented. Takahira made the following state ment to the Aaaociated Press: "Inaamuch aa the conference was in itiated by the friendly office of your preaident and after consultation we feel that we should be cautious about termi nating ita labors." Preaaed as to whether he regarded the situation as hopeless, Jdiuister Takahira said: "No, not hopeless, but almost hopeless." This from one who has spoken al ways in a guarded fashion, i sufficient to show the deaperatneas of the situa tion. The real criai is at' hand. If it can be tided over for a few days with out a rupture a basis of peace acceptable on both sides may come very amhlcnly. But io save the situation now Japan must apeak. If on Tuesday she has noth ing to offer all ia over. M. Witte, even if he would,! poweile to take a new step- He now occupie the role of an imperial messenger who transmit hi master' order to Baron Nomura anil Huron Komura. then turn them over to Tokio for a response. The conference room lm ceased to lie a place of the negotiation a. It is simply a place where the emperors of the warring countries exchange communications by the hand of their envoys. Emperor Nicholas ha given the Japanese emperor hi last word. M. Witte accept it as final, and yesterday informed the Japanese pleni potentaries that Russia would have noth ing further to erfy. Russia would cede half of the Island of Sakhalcin and pay the cost of, the maintenance of Russian prisoners, but that was all. The Rus sians generally seem not to be dis pleased with the situation. They believe that Japan has been diplomatically maneuvered into a corner from which, if she now persists in an attempt to exact tribute with an alternative of a con tinuance of the war, she cannot extri cate herself before tha public opinion of the world. The, fortune of war had gone in her favor and Russia, recognie- ing'that she had been beaten and pre fering peace to a continuation had agreed to cede every point involved in the quar rel. But Japan insisting on tribute and because Russia refused, knowingly pro longs the carnage. In that act they con tend that Japan would change the pur pose and character of the war which would cease to be longer one of principle, but degenerate into a war for the ex action of money. There is no doubt that the Japanese are worried over the apect of the situation. With the sen-1 tiinent existing in Japan demanding re iraburneiuent for the ex-iie df the war, a money payment beyond what would be obtained for the maintenance of Rus sian prisoners and the Chinese Fastens railway could not be foregone. But if the redemption by Ruaaut could be placed upon ft purely commercial basia Buasia might agree to it. Whether the president has renewed his efforts cannot be ascertained here, Aasistant Secretary Pelrce, after the announcement of the decision to adjourn until Tuesday, saw both M. Witte and Minister Takahira and then sent a long message to the president. Although the public tonight is led to believe that the meeting has definitely adjourned until Tuesday the Associated Press learned late tonight that according to a joint understanding between M. Witte and Minister Takahira,' it was agreed that there should be no meeting until Japan's repon to what -may be regarded as Buasia's ultimatum had arrived. The meeting, therefore, may not be held un til Wednesday or Thursday. Tokio, Aug. 27. The proposal that Sakhaleiu be divided between Russia and Japan is meeting with strong popular opposition here, and it is predicted that it acceptance will reault in demonstra tions against the government. Tokio, Aug. 27. A specially sum moned council of the cabinet and elder statesmen is now in session discussing the last and final phases of the peace conference at Portsmouth. Portsmouth, Aug. 28, 1 :20 a. m. There ia persistent rumor that President Roosevelt has made a new appeal to the emperor of Japan. SHOHTS SAYS HE WILL SOON MAKE DIRT FLY. Ia'Coaaultation With President on Canal Matters. Oyster Bay, Aug. 27. Theodore Shonta, chairman of the isthmian canal commission, -came here today to talk over with President Roosevelt matters in con nection with the canal work. "I have laid off all steam shovels," said Mr. Shonts, "until the railroad tracks have been put into proper con dition for their use. I found when on the isthmus at kat six steam shovels, out of which the operators were not get ting to exceed 25 per cent of efficiency. "We shall have no difficulty in getting all the labor we may wish. The principal idea at present is to provide quarters for employes, establish cootl sanitary con dition and arrange for prompt payment. Once these preliminaries are arranged, we will begin to make the dirt fly." ANOTHER SHIP CAPTURED. Japanese Capture the American Bark Antiope. San Francisco, Aug. 27. News lias been received that the American bark Antiope has been captured by the Jap anese, The vessel sailed from this port in June last for Xicolaefsk with a gen eral cargo. She is the third American vessel cap tured by the Japanese within a few weeks, the others lieing the steamer Montara and the steamer Australia, both owned here. RYAN ARRIVES IN SEATTLE. Seattle, Aug. 27. Thomas F. Ryan, the financier of New York city, who re cently acquired a controlling interest in the Equitable Life Assurance society, ar rived this afternoon. Ryan is taking a vacation tour. " FINANCIAL PANIC IS I FEARED Shanghai, Aug. 27,-Tlie Chi- nese foreign board has appointed a commissioner to assist Chinese merchants here to dispose of an enormous quantity of American goods contracted for. before the boycott was announced, hoping thus to avert a financial panic. was STRICKEN EPIDEMIC SPREADING Board of Health Discov ers Alarming Con ditions in City. NEGROES SPREAD THE DISEASE Os Being Called to Examine a Couple of Patients the Vicksburg Board of Health Discovers an Alarming Condi tion of Affairs in the Negro Quarter. Vicksburg, Miss., Aug. 27. The phy sicians of the Natchez board of health today examined and pronounced as yel low fever the disease of two patents, and on examining further five negroes, con valescent from yellow fever, were found, together with 17 suspicious cases of sickness, 13 of which are undoubtedly yellow fever. . Official Report. New Orleans, Aug. 27. The conditions here "remain about the "same as within tha past week, with the exception f a slow improvement noted in the number of new cases appearing. The population is doing everything in its power to as sist the federal authorities in cheeking the infection by screening and disinfect ing their premises and hopes are ex pressed that the fever will disappear with the coming of cooler weather, if not sooner. " " The official statement up to 6 p. m. is as follows: New eases 31, total 1,743; deaths, 13, total 135; under treatment 119. DISCUSS PORTSMOUTH CRISIS. Delegates to Inter-parliamentary Now at Brussels. Brussels, Ang. 27. An unusually large delegation from the United States congress is here to attend the inter-parliamentary congress, which will open to morrow. The parliaments of Europe are also numerously represented. The situation at Portsmouth was the chief subject of the discussionainong the delegates today, sentiment being divided between tlie commendation of President Roosevelt's persistency and the hojie that the plenipotentiaries might reach a compromise. BASEBALL SCORES. Portland, Aug. 27. Los Angeles 2, Portland 0. San Francisco, Aug. 27. First game: Oakland 8, Seattle 5. Second game: Oakland 7, Seattle 0. Tacoma, Aug. 27. First game: San Francisco 1, Tacoma 0. Second game: San Francisco 2, Tacoma 10. CONTENDING ARMIES RECEIVE REINFORCEMENTS Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, Aug. 27. Intelligence of constitutional grants by the government has been received by the army and general information relating to' Portsmouth affairs reach here from three to ten days Tate. During the long quiet there have been reinforce ments to both sides giving the theater of war a much changed appearance. The front is being greatly extended. Be LEAD PROFESSIONAL KEN. Statistics Show That Teachers Ontnum be? Lawyers and Clergymen, Washington, Aug. 27. The census bu reau ba published an analysis, by Pro feasor Walter F. Wilcox of Cornell uni versity of censua statistics relating to teachers. Calculating the school age, .rom S to 24, the report finds an aversgo of one teacher to every 71 pupils, oc 140 for every 10,000. The computation shows y that the supply of teachers, in propor tion to school population, baa more than doubled in the last 30 years, and that the teachers exceed the total number of clergymen, lawyers and physicians, . GOES TO SINGAPORE. New York, Ang. 27.-Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, former chancellor of the ex chequer of Great Britain, with bis wife and two daughters, arrived today and took the first train for Vancouver. He is on his way to Singapore on a govern ment mission. ATTEND INAUGURAL CEREMONIES. Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 27. Lord Gray, Lady Cray, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and other Canadian officials, have gone to Edmonton, where they will attend in augural ceremonies in the new province of Alberta. WOULD ENJOIN PROCEEDINGS Law Suit Involves Government Land in Alaska, Miss Lena Walter Would Prevent Sec retary of Interior Issuing Patents to Lands Involved is Lawsuit Land Is Valued at $1,000,000. - Washington, Aug. 27. Proceedings, it is said, will shortly be instituted in the supreme court of this district by Miss Lena Walter of Alaska to enjoin or estop the secretary of interior and the coin missioner general of the United States Jand office from issuing patents or cer tificates of title to lands in dispute in Alaska involving an aggregate valua tion of $1,000,000. The suits grows out of a dispute between Miss Walter and the Wild (loose Mining company of San Francisco, over the possession of lands in Alaska. Miss Walter claims $1,000, 000 worth of land, the mining company alleging, on the other hand, that tha land belongs to the government, suied wage agreement has just been I TWENTY KILLED BY i , DYNAMITE I ' Mazatlan, Mex. Aug. 27. Twenty Mexican laborers were killed and a number injured by 4 the premature explosion of a quantity of dynamite at the port works in Manianillo. cause of the unexampled size of the armies they will cause the character of the third aicge of the war, whether in active hostilities or the mobilization or garrisoning of the contested territory, to be complicated. The relative positions of the two arm ies is comparable, to that of a year ago, and the country facing the Japanese w almost identical with that which con fronted them at Liaoyang.