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9 33rd YEAR. NO. 182 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS RAILROAD IS H i JAPS Canadian Pacific Prepared ' - for Struggle f - f . . ' NO VIOLENCE REPORTED NO REDUCED RATES. By Railroads For Bryan's Notlfica- . tion Meeting at Lincoln. Non-Union Men Provided With Sleeping and Dining Car Accommodations A TELEGRAPHERS MAY WALK OUT The Strike la Not Expected to Inter rupt the Movement of the Wheat Crop Which Will be Ready in About Six Weeks. WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 7.-It ii beginning to be realized that the Canadian Pacific it prepared for a strike struggle with the mechanic which will last tome time. The company t locomotive! and rolling stock are at present in excellent con dition, the dry summer having caused little wear. . Besides 300 Japanese me chanics trained in (the railroad shops of the Pacific Coast states and in technical schools are arriving and are being distributed where necessary. Sleeping and dining carl have been drawn up close to the shops to pro vide accommodations for the non union workmen, guarded by special constables. Fifteen shop firemen or gang bosses walked out here last ev ening, declining to work with the im ported men. Only one declined to come out. No violence or disorder has been reported from any of the company's shops in Western Canada. Mass meetings continue to be held by the men and the pickets arc con tinuing to keep close watch at the shops and all incoming trains. Newcomers are employed in almost all departments and are divided into ahifts which work night and day. All ocomotives receive inspection and Xjidcrgo repairs before leaving the roundhouse and coaches are iced and taken care of by the men who are taking the places of the strikers. It is not expected the strike will interfere in any way with the hand ling of the western crops, even thUgh it should last until wheat mov inu commences. Western wheat will njht reach the railroad in any volume V, ll.v V. ' t " S. V ' " " ' .1.- iii :-- .u... lltft IMC LIUII Will fcUUIIC owwu. 'W already 150,000 In the west with a fncrAeflAnlinrt frlfnrtlv rtf fl fT I H f Q The rest wilbe sent on as freight condi tions require and will be kept in the west until they are required. The Canadian Pacific telegraphers are seriously preparing for a strike within a fortnight. The arbitration award will be fowarded to Ottawa next week and the men do not expect to be satisfied with it. At Calgary the Canadian Pacific Railway had 21 Japanese at work in the roundhouse yesterday. At Kamloops last night a conductor of a westbound freight train declined to a take out a train until he had a written order authorizing him to do so, without official inspection by car repairer?. He was given the order. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Chairman Mack of the Democratic National Committer was notified tonight that no reduced railroad rates would be put into effect for Bryan notification meeting at Lincoln, August 12th, Chairman McLcod of the Western Passenger Association explained that no reduced rates had been placed into effect in Nebraska since the passage of the two-cent fare law in that state. He also emphasized the fact that the rates for the Taft notification were put Into effect by the Central Pas senger Association. Mack also de clares that the action of the railroads Is simply a discrimination against the party. He added that he desired to call the railroad's attention to the fact that there wis tlso two-cent rate in Ohio, but that this fact did not prevent the reduced rate to the Taft notification, DOVER DENIES THE REPORT That He Has Resigned Po sition as Secretary DECLINES TO DISCUSS BASEBALL GAMES. National League. . , Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 5. American League. Chicago 7, Boston 0. Cleveland 1, Washington 2. Detroit 0, Philadelphia 3. - f. Pacific Coast League. Portland 5, San Francisco 1. Los Angeles 10, Oakland 6. Northwest League.' Tacoma 3, Aberdeen 1. Vancouver 11, Butte 2. STEAMER BURNED; S LOST. ST, PAUL, Aug. 7.A special to the Pioneer Press from Winnipeg says that the steamer Premier was burned to the water's edge at-Wan-ner's landing, Northern terminus of Lake Winnipeg, Thursday morning. Six passengers and two of the crew are lost. " ' to com AGES Railway Employes Afraid of Los ing Their Positions in East BAND THEMSELVES SOLIDL To Campaign in Interest of Their Companies' Pleas For an Increase In the tariffs All Over the Entire Country. What His Future Plans Are- Hitchcock Does Not Credit the Report ANNOUNCEMENT A SURPRISE Chairman Hitchcock Has Little to Say About Matters Taken up With President Roosevelt at Their Re cent Conference. McFARLAND GETS - DECISION. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-White ship pcrs organizations in many parts of the United States are fighting the railroads tooth and nail in an effort to secure reductions in freight rates or to prevent the putting into effect f proposed increases, thousands of railway employes, fearing that their wages may be reduced to increase their revenues are planning a vast campaign in the interests of their cm plovers. , Definite ways and means have not yet been decided upon, but the genera scope of the plan includes an exten sive campaign of. education to show that the interests of the public demand that the roads be allowed to increase their earnings. It is also proposed to present the side of the case befcre the interstate commerce commission and before the stat,c railroad commissions whenever an opportunity presents it self. I he lead in the movement is being taken by the recently organized Nebraska state railway employes pro tective association and by the Ameri can protective association of America, with headquarters at Kansas City, which is now being organized and which already includes members from 13 western states. Members of the Chicago division of the order of rail way conductors have already taken active steps in the matter and repre sentntives of the other railway bro therhoods are taking an interest in the movement, although it has not yet been taken up by any of the latter or ganizations. The men point out that the ' expenses of the railroads have been enormously increased during late years, while freight rates have been gradually reduced and that matters have now come to the point where an increase in revenue is imperative if AUCKLAND, Aug. 7.-A wireless from the Atlantic squadron this morning, said that the gale had blown the railroads are to continue to main itself out, and fine weather prevails, 'tain their property, 'n first class con and that the fleet would arrive ' addition and make needed extensions Uickland tomorrow (Sunday), morn-'and improvements while maintaining WS- ' ( the present scale of wages. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-In an article printed this afternoon the Daily News says they learned from a reliable source that Secretary Dover of the Republican National Committee has resigned the position. Fred W. Up- ham, treasurer of the committee ex pressed surprise at the announce ment. He said he saw Dover and Hitchcock, in New York a week or so ago there was no hint of such an action on Dover's part. "If there ever was any real feeling between the chairman of committee and its sec retary, I am sure it no longer exists. All was certainly serene between them when I was east." NEW YORK, Aug. 7. -When Chairman Hitchcock returned from his visit to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, he had little to say about the 'matters taken up. He said the! presidenfhad shown great interest in I the plan of the general campaign and that the state situation had been con sidered. He would not commit him- selm as to whether Roosevelt is for or against Governor Hughes. Great interest is show here in a printed story, printed in Chicago today that Secretary Dover had resigned his po sition. Rover arrived in New York accompanied by Mrs. Dover, who is about to sail for Europe. A Chicago dispatch was shown to him and he denied that he had resigned and also Brock is an Easy Victim But Is Game to the End. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7.-Packy McFarland won from Phil Brock in the seventh round tonight, no knock put,) The referee stopped the fight and gave it to McFarland when Brock was in the last stages of distress after having been beaten through the ropes and chased around the ring; with a rain of blows upon his bleeding face. Brock carried the fight to McFarland from the first and fought gamely to the last. COMPROMISING NOTE From Mexican Revolutionist to His Brother Is Found AND FORWARDED ON TO DIAZ Writer Languishes in a Los An geles Jail and is in Line For Extradition, and Then For Punish ment MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7.-The Mexican Hirald says: A cipher let ter from the avowed Mexican revo lutionist, Ricardo Flores Maeon, who is still in prison in Los Angeles, Cal., to his brother, Enrique, of El Paso, fell into the hands of the au tiionties at the time of the recent arrests in El Paso. This interesting document has been forwarded to Mexico and there translated. The plan was to incite the thou sands of factory hands near the city of Oriziba to destroy the big cotton mills and capture the city. Speaking of American intervention in case the revolution succeeded the letter states: "We have thought much over the owing to BOYS FURNISH INFORMATION In the Famous Chicago Lake Murder Case MAY .CLEAK MYSTERY HENEY ON STAND. The Police Again Take Up the murder of Hearty Kurpa, . a Year Ago i nneciM 'irrinffrt' inusemn in the future Tf mi ef Ka mt When actively engaged , . . t. at ... . .... . , in campaign work Dover s headquar- circulate the revolutionary manifesto ters will be in Chicago. As has al- for U)e predse purpQse that Dkz ready been anounced Hitchcock pro-jmay prepare himself and hat we poses to appoint a chairman who will . . . Ilnnn,r . a haVe the general supervision of ' the regards Rooseveit( even should he n vir us viLiv,aijv vuuii man allien cock stated tonight that he had not heard that Dover intended to resign and added that he did not credit the report. It is expected that Dover will call on Hitchcock tomorrow. CROOK AND LAKE FIRES. not invade he would send his troops to the frontier and we would miss the realization of part of the plan in not being able to smuggle comrades of this nation such as various groups in Texas but that is not all; with the American people and the organized workmen of this uninflammable coun try who are' not susceptible to agita tion, only the unions of El Paso took action. Beyond this, with the excep tion of Pasadena, there has been WAS FOUND IN RIVER SWAMP John Pazer Says he Also Was En ticed to Hassin Nemmer's Room But Managed to Escape After Hard Struggle. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Sensational information was obtained today in the murder case of Tuffa Shashem, which the officers have learned is the correct name of the victim in the lake murder case. Two boys testified to Inspector Dorman, that young Shas hem on Sunday last, the day of his disappearance, entered the home of Hassin Nemmer, one of the men un der arrest in connection with the case. The boys waited half an hour for their companion, but finally got discouraged and left. That was the last they saw of him until his body was .rought piecemeal into the morgue. Nemmer is 60 years old, hardy in appearance, and makes his living peddling notions. In connec tion with the case the police have re directed their attentions to the mur der a year ago of Hearty Kurpa, the 10 old boy who lived in South Chi cago, when Nemmer also lived there. The boy had been mistreated and suddenly disappeared and some weeks later the boy was found in the Calu met rtver swamp. John Pazer, 18 years old, told Inspector Dorman that he had been enticed, to Nemmer's room but had escaped after a struggle. I In. the Preliminary Examination of Aba Reuf. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.-As-sistant Attorney Heney was placed on the stand today in the preliminary ex amination of Abe Ruef as expert on attorney's fees and was interrogated by Reuf counsel regarding the alleged receipt by Heney of a $30,000 fee from the Contra Costa Water Company. This was done ostensibly to offset the theory advanced by the pro?cp,ti?.n that the fee of $30,000 by Reuf in the Parkside trolley franchise case was too large for such legal services, Hen declined to answer the ques tion and declared the sole purpose of putting him on the stand and ques tioning him was to affect the coming primary election. Judge Cabiness sustained Heney and excused him un til Wednesday, the day after the primaries. .EAGLES TO SEATTLE. " CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Near!y 10.000 members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, many of them accomoanied by members of heir families, deoart- ed last night on the Burlintrton for Seattle, to attend a four-days' conven tion .beginning August 11. The itiner ary includes stops at St. Paul, Butte, Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake and Denver, , and will consume IS days. The train will be placed for occupancy during the stay in Seattle convenient' to the convention hall. TIIAWSMANYClAtSIS Files Voluntary " Petition Bankruptcy in TO OUTWIT UNJUST CLAIMS He States That HU Assets Are About $128,000 and Liabilities $450,000 Bonds of $600,000 Are Furnished by - Prominent Pittsburg Citizens. KERN IS CONFIDENT. PRINEVILLE, Or., Aug. 7.-For- est fires are raging in several parts of Crook and Lake counties, some of them being very destructive. As yet nothing 0f a systematic sort such as no loss of life is reported, but there a formaf camftai'M nnr favo. as been loss of property. Led by, Here and there from time to time Forest Ranger B. F. Johnson, nine paraeraDher have anneared in the men have been sent out from this city iabor or socialistic oaoers but there ana oena to ngnt tne names. More than section has been burned over in th Says Prospects Never Looked Bright er For Democrats. CHICAGO,. Aug. 7.-Declaring prospects for the democrat s were never brighter in a presidential cam paign, John W. Kern, the democratic vice-presidential candidate was an unexpected visitor at the Democratic national headquarters which was for mally opened at the auditorium annex by the National Committeeman Mack After a two hours' conference with Mack on the general situation and the discussion of tentative plans for tthe speaking campaign, Kern left tonight for Charles City, Iowa, where he will address the Chatauqua tomorrow. A coincident of opening the headquar ters of the committee, Congressman Lloyd, chairman of the congressional committee selected headquarters for has been no reaf campaign in our i his committee in the same hotel, favor in soite of the fact that the Llovcf savs the outfonk for thft pIpp- e Deschutes forest reserve, several collusion of the two eovernments is 'tion of Democratic 'cone-ressmen ' is sections of valuable timber have been flagrant ihrirhf 1 destroyed in nortnero Lane county "The Americans are incanable of nd smaller blazes are spreading in feeling, enthusiasm or indignation. the Blue Mountains and near the This jreally a republic of pigs; summit of the Cascades, to the "Sometime the gringos will have north of the Three Sisters peaces, to attack us. so if it he when the Every available man is being , com- people are in rebellion against Diaz, mandered by the forestry officials, it will precipitate the fall of the' dicta and campers in the mountains, are tor because the people will see Roose- field trying to suppress the fires. velt clearly as allied to Diaz to en- , FISHKILL LANDING, Aug. 7. Today for the second time the hear ing suit brought against' Harry K. Thaw by. Dr. John P. Wilson for services as expert in Thaw's behalf was postponed because the inability of Thaw's attorney to be in attend ance. The case went over until Mon day. PITTSBURG, Aug. 7.-VoIuntarv petition in bankruptcy was filed after 8 o'clock tonight in the United States court by Attorney Charles Morschau er representing Harrk K. Thaw. In the petition Thaw states his assets are somewhere about $128,000 and the liabilities $4SO,000. Roger Omera the Pittsburg detective and personal friend of the Thaw family was ap pointed received with bonds at $600,. 000 which were furnished by two prominent Pittsburg business men. Thaw's reason for committing bank ruptcy is for the purpose of prevent ing the property from being dissipat ed in the litigation of claims, many of which are unjust. Figures in the procedings show this refers to- lawyers and doctors. The loan from his mother of $191,000 is not dispute, Among the disputed claims are: John L. Bleason of New York, $80,000; Hartridge & Peabody, New York,' $6000, and the combined claims of Drs. Jelliffe, Wagner, Jones, ' Hamilton and Dana amounting to a total of $20,000. AGED PIONEER DIES. ELGIN, Or., Aug. 7.-Mrs. Eliza Bennett died Tuesday and was buried Wednesday in the Summerville ceme tery. , She was a pioneer of this county and her age was 65. She left four boys and four girfs; USE COLORING IN SAUSAGE. OAKLAND, Aug. 7. Eight local butchers, alleged to have sold ham burger steak and sausage meat in which coloring matter had been used, have been charged with violation of the pure food law by Food Inspector Robbins and will be called before the police courts for preliminary hear ings. . -: .