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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1907)
MlftrtitiSitiV'' 4& jl-a -ri $zfLawvzvn: UBUtHI 'ULL AStOOIATID UPU OOVaTR TM MO-NINO PIILD ON TrIB LOWIA OOLUMSIA.J NO. 184. VOLUME LXIII, ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS $11 IE IS FAST SPREADIN 0 500 Postal Telegraph Operators Have Walkc Out In Chicago. SPOKANE AND PORTLAND OFFICES MAY STRIKE Postal Strikers Demand a 25 Per Cent Increase and a Shorter Day ana Nigru-Kesoiuuon mat tvery uperator Should Possess Union Card-Took Long Debate. SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE WEST IS GETTING MORE SERIOUS STRIKERS DECLARE THAT THEY ARE TYING OP EVERYTHING SO THAT PUBLIC SENTIMENT WILL BE ON THEIR SIDE-CHIEF OF POLICE INFORMS STRIKE LEADERS THAT THERE MUST BE NO naratttvn ia mmitrnv Tim tin CHICAGO, August 0, The opewior of tli Postal Company, 600 in number, truck tonight few minute sffter 0 o'clock. Willi 1100 men out from th fike of th Western Union throughout th city, ther ar In all told 10OO mn on a atrlk In Mil city, Th walkout followed a decision of (h l'catal men which wm followed by c meeting held by the union thU after noon at which reaolutlon wa unani mously paased declaring every oerator in the city having a union card ahould called out. A debate on this motion coupled (be entire time dd the meeting nd an adjournment wat taken oon a derialon reached. A short lime after the meeting ended, demamla were presented to the ipoatal official aakitig lor a 25 per cent increase In wages, an fight-hour day and recognition of the union. If the were not paired upon trika was to follow. It wm gencmllv understood tlie de mand oou Id not I acted on at once and no move waa evidently Intended to bring about a strike at the present time. It wa aald by ome of the operator! present at th meeting that it I th in tention to cripple telegraph facilities In every direction, and to do it so com pletely that the public sentiment would b brought to liear heavily upon the two telegraph companle and In thta manner lore a aettlement between them and the operator!. The general situation throughout the went became mora aerloui a the day varied. In addition to Kansas City, Helena and Salt UU, which wont out ' thi morning and Denver, went out thia afternoon. It la reported El Paao U out. Tonight It la declared that Spokane and Portland, Or., art on the verge of a walkout , . The atrlk throughout the day ha been marked by no troublo oW any fclnd. .Cliief of Police Slilppy Informed the leader of the, atrike thi afternoon that he would not allow any picketing or violence and he waa informed none waa intemW and every effort la to be . I - 1 . . mau to Keep in men peacauie. JK.YKL Auiru.t 9. At 2:15 n. m thia aftrnoon tha antlr Vimnljtim(. nf oix'rutor. of th VVetern Union of thia ciiy went on strike. Men to the total of 83 walked out. The Weatcrn Union ia completely tied up. Th union na presented demand that tha nav of flrnt -clans man be placed on th aaine bl a the Chicago operator, Thl inea na aa advance from 77 to $82.60 ler month. Also an eight hour- day In stead of nine hour and a aeven hour night itiatvad of aeven and a half hour a akej tor. DALLAS. Texas. August D.TI, Weatrrn Union operator here walked out at o;w tomgnu PORTLAND. Aun. 9.-At a larrelv at. tended meeting tonight of the telegmph "iwraior oi Doth tha commercial and VVtern Union comnanie. a reanlniinn wa unanimously paed to the effect mat nicai ao. V or the Commercial Telegrapher Union of American would follow National (President Small' tn. "(ruction with reference to going on a inae in "ympathv with other oil. Th following telegraph waa aent to President Small at Los Angeles': ilia meeting tonsht voted nn.nt lllOUilIy to follow vour Instruct inn. i.t demand that you sanction the action of local already out, We await vnue cummanu. nam to Hold rad ml mom. bar." The teleirranher state that It rum tr den, from President Small a practically tiuniMvi.e waiKout win result. OMAHA, August 0. The tehwrai.' operator of the Western Union and the Postal t a meeting thia cUtod not to strike until otvlf rod out bv t . I l..i II M ., . '"""Hi omaii oi the national n,lu. CHARGED WITH MURDER. Ed Goaaen Arretted at Pendleton For Murdering Ernest Bonomi. , PENDLKTON, Or., August 0. Ed Go en, who la wanted at The Dulles charg ed with murdering Ernest Bonomi, waa Arrested here today. Gosaen admitted Ills identity and did not even inquire in to the cause of hi arrest. He waa be trayed to the authorities by Mrs. Domtjiil. Gossen denies having been at The Dulles since coining from' Idaho sev eral weeks ago. MUST REPORT BIRTHS. EUGENE, Or., August 0. In view of the negligence of mnny of the physicians of Lama county Dr. J. W. Harris, county health officer, hae resolved to apply the law strictly to secure the reporting of births and deaths. For every case not reported the offender is liable to a fine of from $10 to $100. DENIES THE STORY. Willis Britt, Jimmle'a Brother, Saya Ha . vta not otter Bribe. SAX FRAXCISOO. August 9 Willi Hritt, brother of Jimmv Britt. diiit the newspaper statement that he bribed Jimmy Burns (MeniMio) to call off tha light with Joe iaiu in Ix Angeles. He said he went to Los Angeica regarding the offer dfl $50,000 bv the Elv. Nevada. people for a fight between Britt and Gam. WRECK ON MAINE COAST. ROCKLAND, Me., August O.-An ocean steamship Is reported ashore on Malcolm ledges, between Seal Iaknd and Wooden Ball, about 20 miles from Rook land. The eteamer looks like a tramp. QUANTRELL'S SPOOK AGAIN. KANSAS CITY. Auiruat 0. Regard ing the discovery of a man alleged to be Bill Quantroll, the famotia guerrilla, on Vancouver Island, Judge Liddill, head of the Quiuitrell Association. there wa no doubt that Quantrell is dead. Aft. Aouilla Lobb saw him ilia at Louisville, Kv.. and helned lav him nut. She knew Quantroll well and she could not be mistaken. A BILL THAT IS ALWAYS PAID. Th Bill f!ollectora If von ha.l talon tlm tn liai- l.u.La.1 flr n nrnryirlv - " - V (..w,...., when we were children you wouldn't have thi bill to pay each year. TOIGAN RESIGNS First Vice-President of Great Northern Railroad. ENCOUNTER WITH J. J. HILL It Is Rumored That Personal Difference Resulting in Encounter Art Respon sible for Resignation Hill Will Make No Statement About the Matter. ST. TAUL, Aueut 9-S. P. McGuleen. first vlee-presidnt of the Great North ern, ha resigned hi position, to take effect September 1. Personal differences between himself and J. J. Hill are as signed as reason for withdrawal from the comiiany. Dictatorial methods of Hill were objectionable to MeGuigan. It I rumored that differences were of such nature that a personal encounter occurred. Hill would not make anv ... -a suiement. OORS LOSSES LARGE French Ship Does Great Damage in Cross Fire. KILLED 2000 IN TWO DAYS KILL UNLIMITED GAME. POUT TOWXSEXD. Atnraat 9. Ow. lug to the total depiction of the came protection fund, the game warden of Jefferson County is enjoying a -forced vacation, and in the meantime campers aiong uie Hood canal country are ski-ughler deer and other game animals with impunity. A band of camners in tho vicinity of Ouilrene. who were en joying the laxity of the law, decamped in a nurry lrom their tent a few days ago, leavinar a whole outfit and several quarter oil venison, all of which were eoiuiseatea. It is understood that a warning of the approach of the authori ties cave the campers time to leave tlie country in a sloop; which was seen under sail the morninir thev disap peared. HIGH WAGES. Laboring Men Are Living Off the Fat oi the Land. SEATTLE, Aucust 9. Owiuu to contractors of railroad lines building in to the northwest bidding against one 'another to obtain the services of work ingmen, common labor is niiote.1 nt 83 a day, with a promise of steady employ ment. The Northwest never hriftira A aw such conditions a prevail in the railroad camps of Washington and Alaska. Short age of labor in grading camps is attri buted to tlie fact that, after men come here from the east and middle wt. they find opportunities that appeal to mem. Reports From Tanner Make Addition to French and Spanish List a Well at Moroccan Country ia Still Unsettled European Leaving Fast aa Possible PARIS, August 9.-Admiral Phili Iwrt's report ay that on August 7 the Du Charla lost five killed which adds also to the number killed and wounded among the Spanish forces. The Moorish loses on account of the cross-fire the (mule is large and special patches from Tanirier estimate Moors losses in 49 hours df flirhtinir to oe isuu 10 2uw men. of dis the TANGIER. Aueust 9. War In Mor co broke out in full force today and a trail of blood already marks the path oi me savage Moors. Tangier, n attack upon which ha been hourly expected since some of the tribesmen were aeen in ambush in the vicinity of the city everal days ago, was attacked at daybreak. The Moors bemtn a heavy and rapid firing and the shells bursting over the city soon set fire to numerous residences. The flame swept with unabated fury into the business secuon ana opened the way for a sav age onslaught. Aero the Morocco border the Moors led an attack upon Cape Jubi. No mercy us auown wnen tne fortress was en tered and every man In the Mi-risnn . Kiueu, Fresh flohtinc has broken out in rM Blanea, Rabat, Meaedah and Mnmmtdnr and foreigners re fleeing panic stricken to me vessels in the harbor. KILLED WHILE ASLEEP. GANS AND BURNS FIGHT. 108 ANGELES, Aumist 9. Thi'fl&ht between Joe Gans and Jlnimy;. Burn! (Momslo) which was set for AumisKlS ind then called off, has been reset for August 23. . .. , , CANNON AND HUGHES. WASHINGTON, August 9.-Oannon for president and Hughes fop vice-presi-denti 'This is the slate prepared by the Caijndn boomers to be presented at the national convention. Cannon is agree able and seem to like the idea of Hughes I'iinning with him. It is intimated Hughes is willing to run for second place. . FORSYTH. Mont.. Auir. 9. Hoirar.1 Baxter, a well known northern PqaIAa freight engineer, waa run down and kil- ica m ine railroad yarda here yesterday. Dexten apoarentlv luni fnlin while sitting beside the track end the engineer of the train that struck him said he thought the Iform of Dexter to be thnt of a dog until too late to stop. . NO ARBITRATION. LOS ANGELES, August 9 The strik ing boilcrmakera on the Southern Pari ft o wno wttiKej out on alleged discrimina tion against union men have deollned the offer of aifoitration submitted by the company. t WRIT OF ERROR. $ CHICAGO. Aumist 9.-JudM IGrosscup today granted the 6ndard Oil a writ of error. The 0 In if fine case now ooea to the United State court of appeal. 4 The amount of th bond will be fixed later. Judge Grosecup did not agree with Landi that the standard Oil Comnanv of New Jersey 1 a defendant. TO KILL PRESIDENTS. Mexican Revolutionists In United State Robbed of Their Just Wages. LOS ANGELES. Aueust 9.-Tbe Her ald today will My: In a dingy building on San Femardo street L the headauerterft of La I.IUr. tan, the Mexican ton of liberty, which i a party organized to overthrow th present government of Mexico. Back of the publication i a iunta com. pod of 19 member which control a membership of more than 30,000 Mexi can laborer calling themselves patriots. ine object of the organization is to overthrow the Diat government, th as sassination of ITesident Diaz, and of President Roosevelt and the conversion into a dictatorship with Rkntrdo Mson as the head and member of the local junta as his adviser. In La Revolucion the killing of Pre!. dent Diaz and oi! President Roosevelt is advocated. Thev are condemned bv the junta because they are accused of having entered into a conspiracy to oppress the Mexican laborer in this country and rob them of their just dues as wage earners. President Roosevelt is also accused of being in incendiary language of being in conspiracy with President Diaz to perpetuate the Diaz government. ii ia . -i.-.: HEAT KILLS APPLES. -v. A FEW STAT BY KEYS 35 Operators Do the Work of 1500; r ! MOSTIMPORTANT WIRES In New Orleans the Operators of Both Companies Leave the Keys. TRYING TO STAY STRIKERS President Small is Intruding Local io xenuun at work Until Instructions Are Sent Western Union Will Fight Strike fa New York. SALEM. August 9 Recent made by careful observers among the iruiiiwera or tnis Section of Mm vol lev mat ine extremelr hni. which swept over the state July 30 had a most damaging effect on the annle , , . . . . i r erop oi tnis aistrict. It is nrnhahla thi. damage will extend in equal degree to the pear crop of the valley. FINK QUITS NEWSPAPER. PENDLETON. Or.. August fl.Tnhn P Fink, who has been business manager of the Daily Tribune of thia citv aim tha first of the year, has resigned his posi tion with the, paper to go into the real estate business at Tacoma. with A. F. Grafton, another old newspaperman, having formerly been manager of the Tacoma Ledger and Tacoma Dailv News. In going out of the newspaper business, rin leaves a neui in which he baa been actually" at work for 10 year, and in which" he has been eminently succeseiful. CORONATION DAY. ROME, August 9. The fourth anni versary of the coronation of Pope Pius X waa observed today bv a brilliant re. ception in the Sistine chapel. The at- tendance included the cardinals. blsnni: uipiomnta ana member of tne nobility DISCUSS FISH LAWS. HELENA, Mont.. August 9. The members of the National Association of rish and Game Wardens, renresentinir urariy every state ana territory of the union, assembled in the Yellowstone na tional park today for their fifth annual meeting. The meeting, which is to be n session several days, will be devoted to tlie discussion of uniform laws and other measures for the better protection or nsii and game throughout the coun T- SEND BONES TO CHINA. (VICTORIA. B. C. August 9. The liner Empress of China, which sailed yesterday for the Orient, carried nine boxes of human, bones, skeletons of Chinese who died here sent home for interment. YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL aCGSES. At Portland Oakland 2, Portland 0. At San Francisco Los Angeles 1. San Francisco 2. . NO DAMAGE TO WHEAT. PENDLETON'. Or.. August 9. A vwv heavy rain fell in Umatilla county and all eastern Oregon yesterday and last night. It ia clear today. It waa feared much damage would result to the im mense crop dd wheat which is being harvested, but no damage are reported. MASSACRE THE DUTCH. AMSTERDAM. Holland. Aumist 9. A ' a - message received here today saya that 48 Dutch soldiers were massacred in an up rising of natives in the Mori district on the island of Celebs. ' . CHICAGO, August 9. About 35 oner- ator tonight are attempting to transmit business for both companies which un der normal conditions requires fully 50Q men to handle. Other Western Union office involved are Salt Lake, with 36 operator, Helena 40, Kansas City 330, Dalla 105, Fort Wrortli 40. Springs 10, Denver 83 and El Reno. Oklahoma. In New Orleang only the operator fi the Postal have left the keys. The situation ia somewhat improved owing to a telegram from President Small of the national organization who ba tele graphed all locals to remain at work until further instructed. In Kansas City only a few of the wire chief and three women remained. NEW YORK, August 9.-Th. w.t Union will fight tha trik of tAu,.k operators wherever it is called. A strike among the 3000 operator in New York i imminent though the sentiment among tlie employe is eaid to h divide a speck! meeting of tbe local union is caned tor hunday to consider the fail ure of the two companies to live up to the agreement with United States Com missioner NeilL KANSAS CITY, August 9-The entire force dE the Western Union operators. excepting the chief operators, number ing about loO employes, went out short ly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. The Western Union men at the Board of Trade also- went out. One woman, a regular operator at the main office, re mained loyal, and continued to work with the chiefs, who. as soon as the strike wag on, began to work the most important wires. Up to 2 o'clock thia afternoon ; the Postal operators- n-ere ' working, and there were no indication that the men? in that office would go out I 'fact, a member of the Tele graphers Union, employed bv the Postal Company, said that tie employe of the latter company would tnke only as a last resort. . FORT WORTH, August 9. All the Western Union telegraph operators here are on a strike. NEW ORLEANS. August 9. The Western Union and Postal telegraph op erator here walked out tonight. OMAHA, August 9. The telegraph operators here will not strike until or dered to do so by President Sam Small of the national organization. TOPERA, August 10. All men of the Western Union and -Postal went out -at midnight. DIES FROM WOUNDS. SAN FRANCISCO. August 9. Antnist Rodriguez, who shot Manuel Madrid, for taking his wife from him. died at the hospital this morning from self-inflicted injuries. Mrs. Rodriguez, wno was slash ed by her husband, it Hi a critical con dition. , I