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NO. 186. VOLUME LXIII,
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13. 1807.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
(MY CALL
A HALT
'i
Roosevelt in Telegraphers
Strike.
FEDERAL SERVICE HURT
Report of Weather Conditions
for the Mariners Is
CutOtf.
ANXIETY IN WASHINGTON
Weather and Agricultural Bureau ti
Hampered and Great Sacrifice in Run
ning Government Will Emue Trade
Wirei and Preai Witei Art Silent
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. A dlepatch to Die
Tribune from Washington )'!
With the possibility of delayed trans
action of government bushiest aa a re
nit of the telegrapher strike, that part
of the administration remaining In Wash
ington, I 'deeply concerned at the growth
of the movement aud it I hoping for in
tervention by the ircldcnt.
It ha been alv.ed of the President'
couvem and determination to do what
he i'tiu to prevent aerloua interruption in
the lmln of the country, and the gov
ernment, but unforlunately the itu
at ion in of a character that doe not ad
mit of Interference at thl .tage.
(iorerimiPiit olllt-iuU fear that ehouhl
there be a general strike it would avrl
iily embaras the federal government.
(perator are employed In every execu
tive department ami bureau, while the
weather and crop reporting service de
pend on the maintenance: of regulir
and uninterrupted telegraphic advices.
Official Mieve that a widespread
walkout of telegrapher might result in
disaster at ea, especially aa tlio hurri
cane season on the Atlantic is approach
ing. Mariner depend tion Information
furniihed by the government aa to the
ttats of the weather. ThU partlcuhir
xtnto of the weather depend upon the
advices from the Interior and any pro
longed auHiH'nnion f tnliirmnhio ad
vice from the varioiu stations from the
weather bureaus would be aerloua In
it conKeiucnce to shipping and life at
aea.
Already the weather bureau hat felt
the force of the Kpreuding strikes, giv
ing Indication of the situation that
would confront the bureau in the event
of an order directing strike of all mem
ber of the Commercial Telegrapher
Union. Only three quarter of the ad-
, vices usually received by the weather
bureau up to 10 o'clock were in nt that
liour last night. , x
Moat of the operator employed by
government departments at Washington
ire union men and while they have no
grievance, it is understood that It a
strike order is issued it will be obeyed
by government operators.
SORRY HE JOINED,
Man Arrested For Alleged "Black Hand"
Operations Telia Of Secrets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-A a result of
tho arrest of several men iu Tatterson,
N. J., for alleged "Black Hand" opera,
tions, the police havo learned some of
the secret of that dreaded band of plot
tor. The information came from one
of the men under arrest, who claims he
was decoyed into tho "black hand."
The man, George Sportally, wa In
vited to become a member of a "Pa
triotic Italian Society," with offices in
Newi York. He took the inititalon
which was a hair raising performance,
Drop of blood were drawn from his arm
and mixed with that drawn from n
otlieii member 6f the society. He was
compelled to swear eternal allegiance
and obedience on crossed daggers, whilo
another dagger was pressed against his
breast. His name was enrolled in a for
midable black book in the cover of which
wag painted a dagger dripping with
Mood.
ARMOUR PLATE VAULT.
rirtt One ta The United Statei Installed
In New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Th only ar
mour plate vault In New York has re
cently hern iiiktalled by the National
Uopir Vault Company In the new Uni
ted (State Realty building at IIS Broad
way, i Whether It wa any advantage
over the buill-up teel vault of other
InMltuUoni U a matter over which ex
pert diagre. No burglar ha ever yet
attempted to drill or blow hi way Into
a vault of either type.
Armour plate ha a characteristic
which I lacking In the old style of bur
glar proof vault It maMlvene. The
National Cooper Vault la nine feet high
and 20 feet king and each tide bat been
rolled Into one solid piece.
KOREANS KILL JAPANESE.
They Try To Diatnn A Garrison And
SuiUla Losses.
fcKOL'L, Aug. 12. A company of thirty-eight
Japanese troop with two ma
chine gun had Ave men killed and five
wounded last night and thi morning at
Kang Wha Wand, twelve mile north of
Chemulpo for the purpose of disarming
siimll Corean garrison of forty men
which were tupported by several hundred
rioter.
The landing party wa reinforced at
II o'clock thl morning by another com
pany from Chemulpo.
A Japanese fishing fleet which wa
driven oh thl Island, with several cas
ualties, reached Chemulpo yesterday
morning, August 11.
AUTO ACROSS AFRICA.
BERLIN, Aug. 12. Dlptches from
Par Ts Salaam, German East Africa,
state that Lieutenant Bract of the Prus
sian army, atarted from there Saturday
on an attempt to eros Africa In an au
tomobile. If purposes to rid through
German EaH Africa, British Central
Africa, Rhodesia, and German South
west Africa, to Swakopkmund, occupy
ing about tl weeks on the journey If all
goes well. He has a specially built 45
ft, p. car with immensely heavy wheel,
four feet in diameter with maulve tire.
AT
Getting to Work at the Graft Pro
secutions. GLASS TRIAL WILL BEGIN
Men Indicted In Parkside Deal Will Be
HeaDd, Before Judge, Dunne Grand
Jury Will Hear Evidence Of Election
Fraud!
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-The
wheel of the graft prosecution will
grind In nearly every department of
justice today. The Supreme Court will
listen to arguments ou the applications
o the various Indicted ones, praying for
writ of prohibition restraining the Su
perior court from trying tjieir cases.
In Judge Lnwlnr' department of the
Superior court the new trial of Louis
Glass und Vice-president and General
manager of tho Pacifio States Transport
Company will begin. The men Indicted
In the Parkside deal will be called upon
to make their picas before Superior
Judge Dunne,
The grand jury will listen to further
evidence of bribery and act npon the ac
cusation filed with the district attorney's
ofllce by Michael Casey, chairman on the
committee of election frauds, charging
that the Schmiti-Benham-Bergcr crowd
of the hibor party is engaged in "crimi
nal colonizing," la addition to lUton
ing to argument on the appropriations
for writs of prohibition,
The Supreme Court will probably hear
argument on the mayoralty question.
BRAZIL HAS NEW TARIFFS.
RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 12. The new cus
toms tariff has been ndapted by the
Chamber, Maximum and minimum tar
iffs have been adopted and the govern
ment Is authorized to reduce or even
abolish tariff and articles of asumption
is necessary.
The value of the milreiB for customs
payment Is tot at 19 pence.
LID GOES ON
IN ASTORIA
Gamblers Acquiesce
Laws Demands.
to
MANY LEAVING TOWN
Go to Nevada, California and
Other Parts of Oregon to
Gamble.
ALL SLOT MACHINES TABOOED
Order Goes Into Effect Amid Jokes,
Jollification and Unique Stum Great
Good. Rumor in All Quarter Came
to the Last.
The gambling lid went on in Astoria
last night and the men behind the game
are leaving the city for other part. Few
of them are remaining and quite a num
ber left during the latter part of the
week and yesterday. Nevada, Clifornia,
and parts of Oregon where the lid i
loose is where most of them are bound
fof.
Deputy District Attorney McCue and
Sheriff l'omeroy were up Ute last night
keeping a lookout for any violation of
the law, but found that the order wa
being obeyed without trouble. Mr. Mc
Cue did not anticipate any trouble last
night and hi prophesy appeared to be
correct
A rumor was circulated around town
last night that a number of the local
ports and gamblers Intended to charter
i ateamer and anchor it off the mouth
of the river, with all the parapher
nalia for a dins at fortune and for
lkkerlng" up. No confirmation of this
report was obtainable, however, and it
la probable that steamers are too busv
carryng the product of Clatsop county
to other port to need ohartemg.
All day yesterday the gambler in the
various saloons were packing up the
roulette wheels, tables, chips, and other
weapon of fortune. Between numerous
trips to the bar and handshakings with
old friends before they departed, most of
then were iu a jolly mood, and Indeed
it looked as though some of them were
going on a pleasant picnic.
""The surprising feature of the closing
wa the good nature of all concerned.
Gambler were jollied and treated alter
nately. Thirsty citizens would drop into
the saloons that formerly held the gamb
vnmis. ......
Mist Philippines Uncle, I know a handsome admirer of mine who would
like to steal me. ,
It is stated that the Filipinos will welcome any mow made by Japan toward
acquiring the Island. News Item,
ling paraphernalia. They would peer In
to the vacant part of the room and
would then look at the bartender in
felgr.ed consternation. The bartender
would take advantage of the opportun
ity to state that it wa up to them to
buy a drink.
The man who had the "game beat"
did not know where to get rid of hi
money U,t night. He was to used to
leaving it with the. gamblers that It
eemed a useless commodity for any oth
er purpose. He generally decided that
since he could not throw it away be
would drink it up.
The slot machines both in the saloons
aud the small one at the cigar stands,
all came under the ban after 12 o'clock.
The "collector" was aroused bright and
early yesU-rday gathering the coin from
the greedy inid- of ..the big machines
and the faces were turned to the wall
to await tranportation to the junk
heap or to other happy hunting
grounds.
Men who ahd never gmbled since the
game were allowed In the city made
their first bets last night, just to be
able to say that they gambled before the
lid went on Astoria. It was a touching
cene in aome of the taloons. There
were many grave look and In some
cases sign of tears by some old round
ers because they could not but the
bank- before it got out of town.-
"That settles me for gambling," waa
a common assertion by some In a tone of
relief who could not overcome the" fasci
nation of the game while it was open
to them.
PORTLAND STRIKE.
Both Postal and Western Union Men
Leave Key in Orderly Mannerg.
PORTLAND, August 12.-The opera
tor of the Western Union 'and Postal
Telegraph Companies in this city left
their keys t-is evening at exactly J:21
""clock the operators of the Western
Union in response to the blowing of a
whistle of President Walter Branin of
the local union. At 7:44 the operator
of the Postal Telegraph Company learn
ing of the action of the Western Union
employes also left their keys. The strike
was very orderly, the operatorg being in
structed to leave all their messages
properly arranged with their schedule
sheets completed. The messenger boys
of the city went out at 11 o'clock to
night. Similar action was taken by the
operator at Tacoma, Spokane, Seattle,
Lewiston and at other points in the
northwest '
HALSEY HAS CHANCE.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12.-Theodore
V. Halsey .continues, it is said, to have
a vigorous fighting chance of recovery
from the effects of the operotion he un
derwent for appendicitis last week.
Dr. Shumate, performed the opera
ttuiK DEAD OVER LOVE AFFAIR.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-Flora
Rixccker, a young girl who came here
nvently from Los Angeles with her
motlier, shot and killed herself with a
pistol yesterday at her residence. A
love affair is believed to have been the
cause of the act. She was 16 years old.
VICTORY FOR DEFENSE.
Superior Court Ruling in Connection
With Graft Trial Question the
Legality of Jury.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 12. The
supreme court shortly before 0 o'clock
tonight isued orders deciding Superior
Judges Lawler, Cook and Dunne to show
cause before the higher court en bane at
10 o'clock a. rn. Monday, August 19,
why they should not Uue permanent
writ of prohibition restraining them
from proceeding with the trial of Eugene
Schmit. Indicted for participation In
streetcar violent, Assistant Councilman
William M. Abbott of the United Rail
road indicted on a charge . of bribing
Supervisor Theo. V. Halsey and Louis
Glass of Pacific Telegraph & Telephone
Company and W. A. Brobeck of the Park
Side Transit Company similarly in
dicted. T m , I
iuance oi inese oraer following a
long consultation of the Chief Justice
and Associated Justices in chamber
during the afternoon is esteemed great,
victory for the joint defense in the
biibery graft prosecution as it mean
TiO f i Ka aiirtPdmA Asttii4 a&Aa In 4-1
iou. ground on the validity of the
Oliver Grand Jury indictment is attack
ed enough merit to call for argument
from the contending side before the
higher court.
The chief grounds on which the writ
of prohibition werte prayed for were
that the Oliver Grand Jury is an illegal
body, having ceased to exist when the
new grand jury list for the present year
was drawn and certified by the county
clerk. Hence the indictment'' by it are
null and void, and cannot be tried in
any court. It la the response of the
prosecution that a grand jury continue
in power until formally discharged by a
judge of the superior court who called it
into being.
Answering a question Chief Justice
Beatty made the following explanatory
statement to the Associated Press:
"The issuance of these order to a'now
cause does not Hay proceeding in. the
superior court. Orders to show cause
were issued instead of alternative writs
to avoid interference with proceedings in
the lower court in the interim."
Armenian Supposed to Know of
Rug Merchants.
GUIDED THE ASSASSAN'S SHOT
The Arrest Of This Man Will Lead To
Further Arrests Among Armenians And
Stamping Out of Society Which Has
For Its Object The Killing Of Rich.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12,-Kissak Jela
lian, charged with being a member of
the Armenian hunchakist, was placed
under arrest late hut night. The po
lice have been looking for him for days,
So important is the capture deemed that
the statement was made at police head
quarters that a solution of the Armen
ian conspiracy which resulted in the as
sassination of Hovhnneg Tavshanjian, the
Arilienian rug merchant, on July 22, is
about to be made. Jelalinn, go the Ar
menians opposed to the murderous so
ciety assert, and so the district attor
ney expects to prove, was the man with
whom Bedros Khachadorian, Tavshan-
jinn's slayer, lodged while in this city
awaiting a ilivorable. opporttinwy to
tire the fatal shot. Jelalian is also al
leged by the police to be the man who
guided the assassin to union square, re
hearsed him in his act and pointed out
to him the man marked for a victim.
Jelalian's arrest, it is expected, will
be followed by several more in this city,
and Boston. Detectives have the sus
pects under surveillance.
KOREAN METHODS.
Hang One And Imprison Other Two
Delegates Of Hague Conference.
SEOUL, Aug. 12. The Corean Su
preme Court has passed sentence upon
the members of the Hague deputation.
Sang Son has been candemned to be
hanged and Yi Wi Chow and Yi Chun
have been sentenced to imprisonement
for life.
KANATIC
ARRESTED
IN HERS
HANDS NOV
The Associated Press J
Silent.
CAN M MEET DEMANDS
Manager Stone Offers to Meet
Strike Cammlttee and Make
Recommendations.
I OPERATORS WOULD NOT AGREE
Operators Vote a Strike by Small Ma
jorityStone Offers to Call a Tele
graphic Meeting of Directors Tonight
Great Newg Gathering Agency at Rest
SAN FRANCISCO, August 12.-The
telegraph operators in the employ of the
Associated Presg throughout the entire
country went on strike thi evening be
cause General Manager Stone was un
able to comply immediately with their
demand for a radical increase in wages.
Mr. Stone sent a message to the oper
ators explaining that a compliance with,
their 'demand would mean an increase
of over $200,000 annually- in the A. P.
He stated that it was a mutual organi
zation conducted without profit and that
there was no fund to meet such an ex
traordinary expenditure. The only way
that an increase such as was demanded
could be granted was by an increase in
the assessment of the members. It was
manifestly impossible to do this within
the 24 hours allotted by the telegraph
ers' organization. :
A meeting of the board of directorl
would have to be called, and as the
board is composed of 15 men living in
all parts of the country it is impossible
to get them together. Mr. Stone offered
to meet a committee of Associated Press
employees and make such recommenda
tion as might be agreed upon. This was
not satisfactory to the operators and
then Mr. Stone agreed to call a tele
graphic meeting of the directors and the
associated operators and wait till Tues
day night. This request was refused and
the operatorg by a small majority de
cided to strike immediately and at 3:30
the men left their keys and the entire
Associated Press system is at a stand
still ' '
SEATTLE CONSERVATIVE.
Operators Will Take No Action Until
Advised By President Small.
'SEATTLE Aug. 12.-Seattle Local of
the Commercial Telegraphers Union of
America took a conservative course at
its meeting yesterday on the strike situ
ation, deciding not to strike , until it
shall have orders to do So from Presi
dent Small of the Central body. ;
This action was tsiken at the labor
temple after the local had. voted to re
fuse to handle all unfair messages com
ing to Seattle which would include tele
grams, originating in offices in which
members of the union have gone on a
strike. This vote was reconsidered
and it was decided to await instructions
from the International president and his
message was sent to President Small:
"Local No. 40 at a special meeting vo
ted to submit themselves to your leader
ship and abide by your instructions ab
solutely. Please instruct us what ac
tion you desire taken by us."
DTJND0NALD LOST AT SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-It is now
believed that the British ship Dundonald
which for some time has been posted as
overdue, has been lost at sea. The
Dundonald carried cargo of wheat Feb
ruary 16 and has never been heard from
since. The average time on the pas
sage is 132 days and the Dundonald has
been out 175 days.
Friday night eight vessels were on tho
list posted as overdue and four mora
names were added yesterday. . - x
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