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NO. 188. VOLUME LXIII,
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JttotiittM
NOT
INTERFERE
Roosevelt Will Let Strike
! Go On.
NEIL IS IN CHICAGO
Considered All the Representative
That Government Needs for
a While.
are probably wire chief who have been
In the berc of til ehlef operator
tij the manager this morning one of
tllft UB-Chlf taldi J.
W hare four men working. The
mewjigo tlmt wo receive we take tub
jeot to dUy;r I cannot tee (hat tlx con
union r materially improved over
ywtrdajrJL.'.J..i "...
When toUt that the Western Union bad
cleared with Seattle and Spokane, and
were working eatt and expected to have
the ttibject to delay order removed to
day. the Poaial Telegraph man said:
"That loundi like a pleatant dream.
gue they are mistaken."
The l'otal telegraph operator! have
picketed the place. The men appear to
believe there I but little danger of Don
union men taking their keyt.
REFORM ELEMENT WINS.
Primary Eleetloni In Frlaco Are Against
Schmidt Faction.
SAK FItAKCISCO, August U. The
primary election In thU city resulted In
la sweenlnc- victor for the ltenubllean
ASSOCIATED PRESS WORKING, 'league or- Ryan ticket which ttood for
the arnt mpport for the bribery-graft
protection and the pretent mayor and
upervliori. The opposing force ted by
Potmater Fl-ke elected not more than
10 delegates to the party convention
which will conIt of 14 delegatee. The
rcmilt I a notable triumph for the re
form eh'uitnt.
Gradually Getting Back to Normal and
Mala Linee Are Opening up Territory
That Wat Tied up Two Daye Ago
. No Sign of Settlement Yet.
OYSTKll HAY. Auut U.-I'retldont
Rootevelt will not concern hlmtelf with
the telegrapher' atrlke aocordlug to the
beat Information obtainable tonight al
though cummcrclal bodiet all over the
United State have aaked him to do to.
With Itbor Coiuiniaoluner Nelll in Chi
cago the government conalder the limit
of lit function and authority in the
mat tee being fully exercineil,
CHICAGO, Augunt 14 fending the ar
rival of President Small, Utile prog
rrti it bring made In elTorte to ettle
the telegraphic strike. The companies
continue to decline to receive deputa
tion from ttriken.
XKW YORK, August 14.-The West
ern Union iued the following state
ment at 3 o'clock thi afternoon i
"Tralllo it being moved between the
principal offices wihout any delay and
but little delay In the mall office. The
force of operator in big citie It nearly
'P to the mixiniiim and there are addi
tion hourly, It 1 expected that normal
condition will soon bt restored all over
country."
CHICAGO. Augut 14.-The Ato.
elated I'rcM opened three main leased
vlre circuit i out of Chicago nt 7 o'clock
thlt morning on tho big trunk' lino from
Ker York to Chicago, taking in the
rillet of Philadelphia, Italtlmore, Wash
ington, Pittsburg, 4 Cleveland, Detroit.
Only Tohdo waa minting when the wire
opened. The Southern ; circuit to In
dinnapoli and LouivilIc, was opened
14 ; ; . JtO
SAN FRAN'CISOO, Augunt 4.-TSuper-intendent
Slorrcr of the Poatnl Company
a1d today lilt ofllco it running with one
third the folw. t The 'outlook it encour-
nglng. The Western Union hat a num
ber of men at work and report the
"Itnatlon better than In the previous
strike .:'-;;; i;K'. .-. .i a f;
PORTLAND, Or., Atigut 14.-Accord-iug
to the claim of the Western Union
officials in this city, the appearance of
ninttor locally in connection with the
trlko of tlio operator la now better
than ever before, from the standpoint
of the companies. That the Western
Union cleared with Seattle and Spokane
thi morning ,and by 0 o'clock was work
ing with St. Paul and Chicago, waa, the
statement of Chief Opcrntar Robb this
morning.
"We have enough men to handle the
present business ,and we depend upon
getting at leat four more from the
Tank of the striker today," said M.
Itobb. "The 'subject to delay' orders
will be raised in the northwest today,
and by tomorrow we will receive mes.
ngcs for the east without the subject
io delay condition attached to our ac
ceptance. One of the men who deserted
us yesterday has returned and we ex
pect there will be a number drlftng back
to us If the etrike lasts much longer."
At the Postal Telegraph offices the
tone of the manager is hot so optimis
tic as in the Western Union offices, Four
men are working at their keys. These
OPEN DOOB IN MANCHURIA.
WASHINGTON', August U.-RumUo
mbasador today handed the state de
partment a copy of the new convention
of Ruaaia and Japan which I dciigned
to carry out the provisions of the pro
vision of the treaty at Portsmouth pro
viding for the open door In Manchuria.
NO CAUSE
FOR DEED
DISTANCE FACTOR.
M S. Capur Tries to End
His Own Life.
IS A
This Feature of Rate Will be Brought up
by Florida Growers.
NEW YORK, Aug.,14.-Florlda fruit
grower have miaed the question of the
'distance factor in railroad rate by
complaining to the Intertate Commerce
Commission that they are charged el
mot a much far carriage to New York
la California grower pay. One of the
inotanw cited I a rate of 04 cent per
hundred on certain fruit from Florida
lo New York, a diatance of 1200 mile,
a compared to a rate of $1.13 that the
Southern Paciflo and its connection
IV ATIVC HE IWM 1 """a" ,rora "gt to ew lork,
ilAllVC Ur IRDIA haul of 3200 mile. This, the Florida
growers claim, alien injuatice, which the
('oiiiiulion i eaked to correct.
No question of dwcrimlnation it In
volved, for the ratee are made by differ
ent roadt. The real issue, if it reaches
a hearing, may retult in rehabilitating
iu popular eateem the misleading phraae,
All the traffio will bear." The factor de
termining the California rate it the com
petition which the producer of that ttate
meet In the principal market from hi
Florida competitor. . If the Trana-Con-
tlnental Line charged considerably more
than they do charge for the 3200 mile
haul from California it would be equit
able on a diatance baai, a against the
charge 'or the 1200 mile haul from Florl-
00 daj but the traffic would not "move" at
4uch a rate end the California grower
would be ruined.
Noobdy hat claimed that the Florida
grower are ruined because by mean of
He Seemed Well Supplied With
Money and Effects and Pos
sessed Good Record.
DRINKS CHLOROFORM DOSE
Held Diplomas From Chinese Schools
and is In This Country Looking For
Work Is Quiet Guest Except
Night When he Took Drug.
ASK FOR
RECOGNITION
Operators Present Their
Demands.
WILL END SOCIETY.
ASK NO DISCRIMINATION
Portland OperatorsPresent Their
Causes of Strike to the
Companies.
UNIFORM HOURS IS ONE POINT
District Attorney Jerome Get Valuable
Evidence From Armenian. f
' ' ' ' '
j NEW YORK, August 1-Ditrlct Ati
torney Jerome today announced the ar
ret of the ringleader of the Huncha
kit Secret Society and obtained eonfet
ion which will end the existence oil
the organization. Eastak JelaUan. who
was arrated, on, Sunday confessed he
directed the murders of both Father
Varian and Tevchankiaiv, the. wealth
rug merchant, and pointed out the
doomed men to the actual asaauin,
BLACK HAND TESEATS.
; NEW. YORK, August I4V-The police
are guarding the little Italian church of
Father Sorrento to protect him from
Black Hand threat of murder, nnleae
$3000 i deposited in a designated place.
TO OPEN OLD CAMP
SAN FRANCISCO, August 14 After la low rate California 1 civen accea to
10 days In this city from Hongkong,' M. the eaatern market. Florida's nearnets
S. Capur. who appear to be a native of to the beat market 1 an advantage she
inuia, auempieu to take ui life yettcr- doe not lose through the fact that by
dry in hi room at 120 Third street by ' charging no more than the traffic will
diluting chloroform liniment, and is now hear" the railroads put California In
near death at the CentraL Emergency position to compete.
Jiospiiai. lapur only landed here on
Eight Hours to Constitute Day Trick,
And Seven and One-half for Night,
With Lunch Period Lady Operators
to be Paid Same as the Men.
Eastern Men Are Satisfied
Plenty of Ore.
THEY WILL BUILD RAILROAD
Corporation Prepared to Spend Million
an a Half on Venture Montetuma and
Other Camps Wnere Ore Hat Been
Taken is in the District.
DMVVKR, August 14. The old mining
cnmp of Montezuma, iu Summit county,
i to bo reopened to the mining world by
Dunvcr,, Chicago and Konxa City enpi
till. A party, consisting of Dr. W. tt
Abbott, of Culcagoj Raymond P. Mayt
KiMink II. Horn, F. O. Laroh, E. S. Horn
and O. G. Duvieon, of Kansas City, and
W, S. Licbriek of Iduho .Springs, are at
the Albany,1 and thy have just Iweii
Inspecting the work which has been sc5
far uccomnlishcd at Montozunui. Their
concern expects .to upend about $1,600,
000 Iu reopening the old mine.
Mr. I.icbrK'k, who is general manager
of the Little Mnttie mine of Idaho
Springs, is lnrgely ; responsible for the
wv era wiucu na suuck Montezuma,
Samuel NqwIiousc, the Salt Luke City
millionaire and mining and smelting
magnate, i already Intcivstcd in the
camp,' and Is represented by Henry G.
Clitrord ns manager, while Gnffey and
(i'liiloy, the 1'ittaburg magnates, are ac
quiring big interests. ,
The people represented by the party
nt the Albany have organized about
11 different companies already, and will
provide the facilities for mining and
marketing by modern methods the ore
which has always been know A to exist
nt Montezuma. Transportation i to be
provided by either the Rio Grande clos
ing up the gap of nine miles which
separates it from tho camp, otUho Colo
rado & Southern reaching it through the
Vldler tunnel. If these roads fail to
build, however, the company will Itself
connect with the Moffat road at Krera
mltng. 1 A power plant is already being oln
stalled, and it is' to be opened by De
comber 1. The first installation will be
cons
Dora Jennings Finally Dies of
Tuberculosis.
July 31t and took lodging at the above
address, where little i known of him
cAcrpt uiai ne naa said mat he was
looking for work in thi country, and
that if he failed to find it he would
return to China.
He seemed to be well tupplied with
money nd had a large amount of bag'
gage. Among hi effect are diplomat
from several school in China, showing
tnat be must be a well-educated man,
He also had a certificate of deposit call-
ng for 1325 at a local bank He had ACCUSED OF KILLING FATHER
mm me peopie at me noiei tnat ne
wished to obtain work a at experts
bookkeeper, and had showed a letter of
honorable dimial from a tuger re-
lining company in China.
He lwd been ery quiet at the hotel
until Tuesday night, when other guests
complained that he was too noiy In hi
room. Yesterday morning he did not
arise, and at 2 In the afternoon M .E.
Schofleld, proprietor 0f the house, found
him unconscious on the bed. and. callino
Policeman Henry Seguiue, sent him to
the hospital. He is in a very critical
condition.
Jasper Jennings Was Not With His
Sitter When She Died He it Waiting
Trial on the Same Charge History
of the Case.
BOMB SHATTERS. APARTMENTS.
GLEXCOE, Ireland, August 14. The
apartment wherein Lord Ashtown was
sleeping n his residence, at Glenebiery
Lodge, was shnWored by a bomb explo
sion thin morning. Hi lordship was un-
InjiHed. The explosion is attributed to
political agitators who have .threatened
Ashtown,
GRANT'S PASS, Or., August 14.
Dora Jennings, the Granite Hill girl
who wa acquitted after a lengthy trial
on the charge of murdering her father in
1000, died here yesterday. The cause
wa tuberculosis. She made no state
ment before death that would clear up
the Granite Hill mystery In any way.
Her brother, Jasper Jennings, is till In
jnil here, waiting a second trial on the
patricide charge. ' ' '
Jasper Jennings was not at the house
when his sister died, but was allowed to
attend the funeral this afternoon. : Dora
lias been sick since May. She has been
living with her mother and Jtrothers
here since her acquittal Isst year, and
of 1200 horsepower. This power plant lmv,"8 uo,fn war'' m the wild, free
is being put in by n concern independent ountin country, it is conjectured she
of the people represented by the party lmv.v llttve contracted the malady in the
at the Albany Hotel. county jails of Jackson and Josephine,
The company' engineer is Ettienne A. where she was confined for mny months
Eitter of Colorado Springs, who has an "waiting trial. .
international reputation. Their attor- Newton Jennings, her father, was shot
neys are Bixlci', Bennett & Nye. It a he lay in bed one night in the humble
seem that they have been quietly ac- Jennings cabin in the Granite Hill dis-
quiring interests at Montezuma for over tiict. The children claimed to have dis
a year nd their plans have just been covered his dead body when they awk
made public. ened in the morning and said they did
They will build a mill on the Snake not hear any shot.
River, right at the edge of Montezuma For two week before her death Miss
and will provide every other facility for Jennings was delirious. Toward the last
thoroughly exploiting the district. Mon-lshe said neither she nor Jasper killed
tezuma was first opened about 1861, and
the ore was carride by burro to Black
Hawk, where it wa treated at a cost of
$00 a ton. It was necessary to take out
$100 ore to make any profit at this rate,
but under modern methods even the
lowest givule ore taken out at Monte
zuma can be handled with profit. The
ore found there la rich in lead, silver,
zinc and gold.
their father, but her mental condition
v.vis such that it is doubtful if the state
ment would have any weight with a
jury.
Despite many prediction to the con
trary, Jasper is to be tried for the al
leged patricide. District Attorney Reames
is here getting witnesses together. .The
death of Dor, will have no effect on his
plans,
PORTLAND, Or., August 14. These
ar the demands of the local striking
telegrapher operators to be presented to
the Western Union end Postal Com
panies this afternoon:
"We demand that all objections on the
part of the Western Union Telegraph
Company against its telegrapher affili
ating themselves with the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America be re
moved, and that discrimination because
of such affiliation be discontinued.
That uniform hours for the several
tricks in all office, including branch
offices, be adopted as follows:
"Eight hours to constitute a day on
day tricks.
Seven and one-half to constitute
day on night tricks, including 30 minute
for lunch.
"Seven hours to constitute a day on
split and late night tricks.
"Seven hour to constitute a day for
telegraphers working extra.
Five hours to constitute a day
Sunday.
"Four hour to constitute day on
all legal holidays. . (.
"The terms 'day 'night.' and late
night' tricks to be construed as meaning
the periods between 8 a. m. and 5:30 p.
m.; 5:30 p. m. and 8 a. ni., and 12 mid
night and 8 a. m., respectively, provided
tlwt early night tricks shall not begin
later than 7 p. m.
"That no telegrapher be compelled to
work more than 4 hours consecutively,
without being allowed lunch relief.
' "That all operators sending Associat
ed Press reports of 0000 words' or 'Over
slinH be paid a first-class salary. ' ' '
"That reasonable time "for necessary
short relief be allowed. '
"That lady operators shall be paid at
the same ratio a men, ' according to
their ability.
. ''That there be a 15 per cent increase
in the salaries or commissions of all
operators, as the case may bel
"That the company shall supply neces
sary typewriters of standard make and
keep gaid typewriter In repair. ' ' i "
"Where extra service is required and
extra telegraphers are available for such
service that they be, given preference
over telegraphers regularly employed on
day, night, or split tricks, and that both
regular and extra telegraphers employed
by the Postal Telegraph Company be
given the preference over telegraphers
employed by other firm or corporations.
"That the sanitary condition of the
Western Union local office be Improved
and kept good by renovation of the toil
ets, provision for disinfectants, necessary
repairs, and the furnishing of towels and
soap for the benefit of the employe'.
"That heating facilities and ventila
tion during winter month be such that
the room will not be continually filled
with' coal gas and soot, and that a
fairly equal temperature be maintained
in all parts of the room.
REAR END" COLLISION. "
SAN FRANCISCO, August 14 A rear
end collision on the Sacramento and
Stockton expres and freight occurred.
today near Pleasanton. There wa
misunderstanding of orders. There waa
a half .ear of cattle killed. Three train
men and a mail clerk were badly injured
but none kSHed.
DIPLOMATICALLY SILENT.
PARIS, August 14. Government ,
circles refuse to discuss the possibility
that France waa compelled to overstep
the limits of the Algeciras convention
but say in authoritative statement that
event may force their hands. Until
they do every effort will be made to-
carry out the mandate France holds
fiora the power.
HE ADMITS CRIME
John Reeves Responsible for the
Boulder, Col., Explosion.
IMPLICATESTHREE OTHER MEN
Confesses to District Attorney and Just
Barely Escapes Mob Which Would
Avenge Death of Five and Injury of
Fifty Imagined He Was Wronged.
BOULDER, Cole., August 14-John W.
Reeves,, a brakeman employed on the
Coloradq & Northwestern Railroad, has
confessed that he was responsible for
destruction, by fire and dynamite, last
Saturday, of the Colorado & Southern
station, which resulted in the killing of
five and the injuring of 50 person. After
the confession a mob gathered to lynch '
Reeves, but he was spirited from jail and
taken to Denver in a carriage. : '
Reeves confessed to the District At
torney, his assistant, and several police
officers. He said that he had set fire to
a caboose belonging to the road he'
worked for because he was angered at
the ; company for some imaginative'
wrong done him. The fire spread to the
freight house. Reeves implicates three
other men in his confession, but their
names are being withheld.
HER DRESSES BURN.
Mary Benner Dies of Burns Inflicted by.
Careless Playmate.
TAOOMA, August 14. Six-year-old
Mary Benner, a daughter of Oscar Ben
ner, was accidentally set fire by a play
mate and died of her injuries. The girl ran
screaming into the house and the moth
er threw a blanket around her. She is.
fatally burned however.
TAFT READY FOR TRIP.
WASHINGTON, August 14.-Taft re-
turned this morning and began clearing
away his" business preparatory to tha
Western trip. , .