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..assess. - JMjofrnMi 0' f ' J I 9 orotit COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUaUISHCS rULt AtSOCIATKO PRESS RC) 0 NO. 198. VOLUME LXIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS i MY DROP LA1SUITS New Railroad Asks Peo ple's Co-Operation. TO COMMENCE AT ONCE If Chamber of Commerce Will In duce Landowners to Agree to Terms Offered. ..... , SECRETARY WHYTE TO ACT Prominent CUiuai Advocntt Early Ac tios to Kemovo All Obataclei in Con struction of Portland-Oregon k Sea coit Railway Line. As the result of a telegram received from William Reid, secretary of the Portland-Oregon A Scacost Railroad, stating that 'President Hawgood will drop the condemnation suits for right-of-way, if the CHambc r of Commerce will luduce land owners to accept th tend on mado for tb desired land by tha railroad company effort toward this nd will be made. Tha letter waa, for warded to Secretary Whyte from Port land and it a followit "John II. Whyte, Manager Chambor of Commerce i The president suggests that If the A'toria Chamber of Commerce will induce land owner upon whom con demnation uit have len flUsl to ac cept the respective tender In caih which the railway company ha made, the COMPANY WILL GUARANTEE TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION- 1MME WATKLY THKRBAFTKR AND PIS MISS TUB LAND SUITS. "William Rcld." Member of tiie Chamber of Commerce viewed thl telegram with intereit yes terday and the consensus of opinion was that effort ahould lie made by the orga nidation to have the uit dropped so that conatruction on the line could com mence immediately. There was no doubt of belief in the good intention of Mr. Held and President Hawgood. and Sec retary Whyte wa urged to make over ture to the property owner named at defendant In the tults, inking them to atitiat in the early construction of the road by. not "Imcking" agalnt it. Brcnham an Duscn wa strongly In favor of the Chamber of Commerce making effort for a quick aettlement of the mutter o that the new railroad could go ahead with It work. He gave a number of good reason why the orga nisation ahould Uke active steps in the matter and suggested that an immediate meeting be held to decide on approach ing the land owner regarding the auita. "There can be no possible objection to giving Mr. Iteid a chanco to build till road," ho asserted, "He appear to have all the money he need at hi com mand and it I all outside capital. There can be no loser In the promotion of the railroad. The property owner over whose land tha railroad will run will ba greatly benefited thereby. They have timber back near the line of the survey which will never be moved unles Just such s road ia built. . , - '"We need another railroad in Clatsop county to open it up for settlement, and it appear that this road will be built quicker than any other road. While we have had some experience with Mr, Rcld in the past, I believe that lie means busi ness in the construction of this line. In any event, if the railroad is started, that will .be a move toward ' another railroad, and even If this company does not finish it, the work accomplished will make it that much easier for an other company to complete it. I have the greatest faith in Mr. Reid, however, and believe he will finish this railroad, and it Is up to us to give him every chance possible to complete It. "I believe It would be a. good plan to call a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and make some resolution In the matter. I think every man desiring to see the county opened up and an Increase of business ia Astoria would favor the railroad project heartily. The sooner wa act, the sooner thia railroad will be commenced. Wa need It, and here is a chance to get it. Let u give Mr, Held every chance to build It." Hecretury Whyle wa in favor of de ferring the matter until after the Re gatta. The Chamber of Commerce doe not hold it regular meeting until a week from next Monday, and he thought It would Ihi better to place the matter before tha meiiilx-rs. Mr Van. Duscn agreed with him, but asked that a meet ing be culled for last night In order to give all possible ipecd to laying the mat ter before the land, owuer. The rcult of It wa that Mr. Why la agreed to coiuitiiiiiicate with the laud owners re garding the mill a early as possible, to e what they had to say on the subject. Other clthvne of the city present at till, little talk urged that Immediate ac tion be tukn lu devising a mean to have the railroad start construction at once. The telcj(raiu from Mr. Held wa read by moral visitor! to the Chamber of Commerce, and each one expressed that it was Inconceivable that the land owner should try to block the construc tion of the road by compelling it to go into the court to iccure a right-of-way. especially when It would benefit all parties concerned to put the railroad through at one. ' Judge Rowlby waa asked regarding the building of the. line and appeared to share in the general opinion regarding the blocking of the project through the condemnation suit. He asserted that he bad the greatest confidence In the success of Mr. Reid's project,' and firmly believed th road would be built. "I do not know where Mr. Reid has secured his capital,! be said, "but be ha very evidently secured the needed fund. Beyond the fact that the fund are backed by London capitalist, and that unlimited fund are being furnished by California capitalist, I know nothing of where the fund come from. , ;,,- "I firmly. bcllcv In Mr Reid as a rail road builder, however, because he bss already Mulshed , several railroad. He started the narrow guage lias from Port land to the east good many years ago and finished it. He started the road from Young's River to Sealda, and al though force of circumstance were against him, the road was eventually finished, and that is the strong point. This railroad will open up the richest country In the western part of the state. The 'timber Interest will especially be benefited by it and the shipping at As toria cannot help but Increase, in conse quence. The Nehalem Valley, the Hood River- of Clatsop county will be opened " (Continued n Page I.) Revolution May Occur Time Now. at Any ARE GATHERING IN CITIES Wave of Unrest Has Reached Army and In Several Provinces it ia Suppressed With Difficulty Murderous Plota Are Terrorising Pekin. BERLIN. Auirust 20. A dispatch from Shanirhal av the situation in China, especially in the Yangtse alley, continues unsatisfactory. It Is impossible to ay whether a general outbreak it impend ing, but the revolutionary movement gains' strength daily, and the secret orga nisation are growing visiwy, i The Chinese official say that thou sand of revolutionists are concealed in the foreign quarters of the cities, thus placing themselves outsiae tne jurisaic tion of the Chinese courts. The revolu tionary saltation recently was carried- into the army. The provincial officials are doing their utmost to aupprcss tne movement, trying especially to promote reforms, hut they feel themselves help less. Murderous nlots aaainst the Manchus continue to be dlscovored in Pekin. TO DINE WITH EMPEROR. TlWRLIN. Auirust, 20. American yachtsmen who competed for the emper or's cup arrived today anJ proceeded to Potsdam, where they were presented to Crown Prince Frederick William. The Americans were invited to dine with the ompcror at Hanover, August 27, follow ing the Imperial review of the .Fifth army corps. The Wannsce yacht club gave a dinner tonight in honor of the visitors. , . . , - . HAVE NO ARBITRATION Small Declares it Out the Question. of READY FOR TWO MONTHS Companies Will Not Take Back the Men Who Agitated -Strike. STRIKERS ARE BEING HELPED Portland Operators Are Receiving Money From Over the State and From Other Labor Organisations Business Finn Refuse Wire Quotations ai Unreliable NEW YORK. August 20.-Preldek Small today declared the arbitration of the telegraphers' strike at present out of the question. lie added that the strikers were prepared to remain out for two months, lie said the executive board of the American Federation of Labor would shortly consider the Federation relative to the strike. Small asserted that com panies conditions are worse thsn when the strike began and that half of the Western Union force here have failed to report for work after Friday when double pay was abolished. ? t H Superintendent Brook, of the Western I'nion, said his company would have nothing to do with Small or hi union. While the company is willing to consider the individual cases of the men who struck under pressure, the agitators who engineered this situation will not be re employed under any circumstances. lORTLAND; August 20. Downing & Hopkins, commission brokers, are said to have received the offer of a wire on which to 'secure quotations from the eastern market this morning and refused to accept -it. They gave as their reason that conditions are too un settled and the telegraphio service too inadequate and unreliable for them to Uke any risk. Outside financial assistance Is begin ning to reach the strikers. J. Noonan, a merchant of Jacksonville, Or., sent the telegrapher an order for fHO this morn ing. The Freighthandlers' Union donated $20 to their cause last night and prom ised to give more when needed. That the ball to be held at Murlark Hall Thursday night will net the strike fund a large amount is assured by the sale of tickets. The union is now affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, and in case it strikes on financial reefs the Portland Federated Trades Council will also come to its assistance. t 1 I w Li rf,('Ml l m vi mm HOW SOME DRASTIC LAWS WOKK. ADMIRAL FOR REGATTA C. H. Callender Accepts Honor and in Opinion of All is Man for the Place. C. If. Callender has been appointed Admiral of the Regatta next week to succeed ', C. Chapman, who resigned because he almost went "broke" In the crash of the Portland bank, recently. I'ecuu-e It tike a man wreathed in smile, and with good nature oozing from every pore. Mr. Chanman felt uneoual to the tusk, under the circumstances, and this left the Regatta without its chief ornament the Admiral. The Regatta committee has been do ing Mime tall thinking since Mr. Chap man went under ,and finally came to the conclusion that Mr. Callender would nuke a model admiral. He was ap proached on the matter yesterday and accepted the proposition in the spirit in which it was presented to him. The Regatta committee feels that it is to be congratulated in having secured a man who will honor the position, and the citizens in general are happy to know that the new admiral has not let the "busting" of the Portland bank bother hint. 1 The selecting 0f an admiral, to most people, is a simple matter, But, in the opinion of the Regatta committee, the success of the annual event is helped out to a large extent by the selection of a suitable admiral to dispense the hon ors of the office. He must be a man who is acceptable to the ladies of the Re gatta, the Queen and hcr'malds-of -honor, and he must be a fine-looking 'man, who will do honor to Astoria in the opinion of the visitor to the city. The committee is confident that it has the right man for the right place in selecting Jr. Callender, and the plans for the admiral and his staff will run along smoothly from now until the open ing day of the big Regatta and County Fair. Everything points to this annual event being the most successful in the history of the city, and the biggest item of news on the Pacific Coast. PREFER AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES. LIMA, Peru,, August 20. The Peruv ian government has purchase 25 heavy American locomotives to be used on the heavier grades of the state railways. They are found to give better service than the English or German engine. a) MAKES QUICK RUN. OMAHA, August 20. Union Pacific motor car No. 12, made the run from Omaha to Denver in 10 hours and 34 minutes, running as a second section of the Overland Limited. The regu- lar time is 17 hours 15 minutes. e The distance is 570 miles. a) BOMB KILLS TWO IN BATOUM. ST. 'PETERSBURG, August 27. A telegram from Batoum says that bomb was thrown there today at Chief of Po lice Aiurgiieti. tie and his wife were wounded and two passershy were kill ed. Four arrests were made. FACE OTHER INDICTMENT. SAN FRANCISCO, August 20 Benson and Pen-in, who were recently 'convicted of a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain 12,00 acres of land, faced another in dictment of the same nature today in the United States court. Both are to appear for sentence in Tehama case to morrow. tjJr W V v .VV HENEY IS SHREWD Cutting Off All Escape for Defense. CANT HOLD PICKERNELL Scott Said He Issued no Orders for Glass to Issue any Checks. BUT HAS DEFECTIVE MEMORY When Tangled up in His Testimony and Finds Himself Uttering Contradictions a Poor Memory Conies to His Relief Last Hour of 'Morning Session Livery. SAN FRANCISCO. August 26. Presi dent Scott of the Pacific Telegraph k Telephone Company, was recalled to the stand today in the Guts bribery trial. Scott testified that prior to the disaster F. A. Pickernell, assistant to the presi dent of the American Bell Telephone Co., took no active hand in the conduct of the Pacific. State Company but imme diately thereafter set about a formation of plan for rebuilding tie .wrecked plant .. ;'; The purpose of this testimony on the part of the prosecution was to ambush any prospective attempt of defense to shunt the bribery blame onto Pickernell. President Scott answered a series of questions designed to clinch in the jury's mind the asserted fact that Glass waa in complete control of the company dur ing the alleged bribery period. Scott said between his election to the presi dency of the company and his return from the east in March, 1906, he signed no company checks, authorized none, and gave no authority to Glass or Halaey to expend any money. Scott declared he gained from the grand jury his first knowledge of the issuance of $50,000 worth of checks on which funds are claimed to have been obtained by Zimmer for Halsey by the order of Glass. The closing hour of the morning ses sion was livened by a merciless attack on Scott's credibility t a witness. It waa succeeded in having the witness con tradict himself and his former testimony several tunes. In defense of himself Scott took refuge behind a defective memory and declared the incorrectness of official minutes of the executive com mittee of the telephone company's board of directors. DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Charles Andrews Shoots His Wife, Then Turns Gun on Himself. CHICAGO, August 26.-Charies An diews, of South. Bend, Ind., shot and killed his wife and then suicided at the Saratoga Hotel. The cause of the shoot ing is unknown. The couple arrived yes terday night. ; : They were unseen until a shot caus ed another guest to run in. The woman was lying dead with two bullet wounds in her head.- Andrews was standing clutching a revolver with blood flowing irom a wound in tbe bead He died on reaching the hospital A letter found addressed to C. W. Andrewf. Jr., Elk hart, said: "Ethel and myself are not feeling well Yon know the reason why. Be a good boy and mmd your mother." ASSAULTED AND KILLED. e CHICAGO, August 26. An unidentified girl about f years old was killed by a tramp near Gary today. When discovered by a workman the girl had suf ' ficient strength to tell . of the 4 attack, and died immediately. A posses is searching . 4 CLUBBED A PRISONER. Officer Houghton Charged With Unduly Beating Kan Under Arrest. , Last night a complaint was made at this office that Officer Hoiiehton had cruelly beaten an inoffensive man who was under arrest. From the statements of ('those making the complaint the offi cer attacked the man with his club and beat him terribly and unnecessarily and jrreat indignation prevailed amonjr a number of ladies and men wio witnessed the affair. The Astorian immediately took the matter up and investigated. The man when seen by a reporter show ed evidence of having been beaten but was either too drunk or dazed to make a tatement. Officer Houahton did not Jeny clubbing the man and calling at iiua omce maue a statement of the oc currence. He eaid that he attempted to quiet the man who had been making a uiwuroance ana being unable to do so placed him under arrest. On the way to the police station the man refused to go and the officer attempted . to place a wrist chain onJun.. The prisoner seized the chain and the officer struck him sev eral blows on the arm to make him let go. Then the man kicked him in the stomach and Houghton waa forced to strike him on the side of the head to subdue him. The man thoueh beinsr of smaller stature than the officer waa claimed by the latter to be active and wiry , : ...i ;. - The trial of the matt will take place in the police court today and if any undue violence was resorted to it will no doubt be shown at the trial TURNS TO CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Richard Mansfield Dispairi of Physicians and Turns to Scientists. NEW YORK.' August 28. Despairing of being cured by a regular physician, Richard Mansfield has turned to the Christian Scientists. A healer is in stalled at Mr. MansfleW't cottage at Serenoaks, New London, When Mans field arrived at his cottage yesterday he was woefully ill and weak. He walked uncertainly, sustained on each side. Hi brother, Felix Mansfield, said today: "Mr. Mansfield stood the journed ex tremely well and is better ' today." Felix Mansfield said there is no doubt Mr. Mansfield will be able to act again." SINKS AT HER DOCK Pacific Mail Steamer Acapulco Turns Turtle. PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED But Cargo Will be Total Loss Cause is Believed to be the Filling of Coal in Bunkers on one Side of the Ship Lies in Fifteen Feet of Water. SAN FRANCISCO, August 26.-Tha Pacific Mail Company's steamer Acapul co turned turtle today and sank at the company's wharf in this city. All the passengers and crew escaped but it is believed her cargo is a total loss as the hull lies in about 15 feet of water. The Acapulcp was expected to sail for Panama at 1 o'clock this afternoon and wag taking on the last of her supplies of coal when the disaster occurred about 12:30. The listing of the vessel as the coal was 'being loaded on one side is supposed to be the cause. She went down slowly enabling all on board to clamber onto the dock. ' O'DAY APPOINTED JUDGE. SALEM, August 26. Governor Cham berlain this morning announced the ap pointment of Judge Thomas O'Day, of Portland, to succeed Alfred F. Sears, Jr.t Judge of the Circuit Court for Mult nomah county, deceased. WAGE WAR ON CHILD LABOR. INORFOLK, August 26. It has been determined by philanthropists to prose cute more vigorously than ever the campaign in air state legislatures for the abolition of all form of labor by chil dren under 14 years. Thia does not in clude employment of a man's own chil- Urea on his farm. I