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II 7 ;1 "-.' Am M i 1 1 , TUESDAY AilD FRiDAY U TUESCAY CO FL', nnTT-nrni teae-no. 95. -v-; , BAT.TVM. OREGON, FRIDAY -MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1905. SECOND SECTION BtXPAaH3. r. Tfmr.V iz hi ill i r lvti i I i V 'n, - ,., T "V -w - - " SITUATION IS DISCOURAGING AurnoRrrrEs unable to con trol YELLOW FEVER. . IS SOME OCCASION FOE ALARM Infection Spreads from Italian Element .into Residence Part of r , the City. Several Lauies and Children Infected in, St. Mary's Parish,, in Patterson Twenty-One New. Cases Are Discov ered Death Rate Remains Lower, j NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10. The of ficial record up to 6 p. m.: . j 1 New eases, C,H. T. ! Total eases, 747. "s Deaths, 5. , ' i Total deaths, ?124. ' 1 ! New sub foci, 21. " - r Total nub foci, 151. . - .. Cases under treatment, 286. -J - i ' The situation floes not look so good in the face of such a stead augmenta tation of the number of new eases and the number of suj foci. They seem to be popping op all "over town and a dis couraging feature of today's report is that only nineteen of the sixty-eight names are those of Italians. Quite a nnmber of-new cases appear to be sec ondary infection. . ' Five new cases developed in Patter son, in, St. Mary 's parish, making thirty cases in all there. : Wuile the infection was taken there by Italians from the infected district of, New Orleans, the disease spread among the residents "and several laiies and children are infeeted. Think Have It Under ControL j New Orleans, Aug. 10.- In ordcthat no unnecessary risks bo taken,1 it was announced -today the funeral of the late Archbishop C'happelle on Saturday will le private. Dr. White said it was a fact accepted by scientists that yellow fever could not bo transmitted ;byj a corpse, bnt it is" considered there will be s(ine element of danger of attract ing to the cathedral an immenso.nsseni of pep!o from, all sections OX the city. . : -s. -;" - " - 1 ' Many of the cases being reported,4 ex cept among the. Italians are of a mild character aad readiiy respond to treat ment: Dr. White aaii today that .while the work of thorough organization of bin r's was rapidly erystalizing he ' will not te aide to make an announce ment nt the details of the campaign until Sunday. . V1 - - . . .1 With the death, Tate remaining lower than in too previous visitations or tho fever, the feeling here both among tho healtn authorities and r the laity , con tinues hnptffuh The fever has been prevalent -long enough to have assumed a virulent type, but instead it ppar ently is less! malignant than it was when it HfstX-npiKjared. J ' RIOTS FREQUENT STRIKING HEBREW BAKERS MAKE TROUBLE FOR THE HARLEM POLICE FORCE. 1 Two Bake-Shops Are 'Attacked by Mobs and One Is Wrecked and Flour and Dongh Upset in Street Policeman Injured but .Held His Ground, j; NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Frequent out breaks of rioting calling for drastic:! ac tion by the police marks the course of the strike of the Hebrew bakers on the east sido today. In an attack on a bak ery in Alien street fifty rioters broke ino the place and completely wreeked it and uymot barrels of flour and dough in the st reet, i The police .reserves were called out before the - rioters wcre: dis persed. A committee of 100 sent from, the strike headquarters , tonigat - to a bakery in Orchard street'to induce the non-union men to quit, attacked the shop, hearing of which hundreds' of the strikers rnshed from the meeting to the scene of the onflict. One policemau who attempted to defend tho non-union men Was severely, beaten but held his ground until rescued. ; ; ; S- DR. B.E. 40 1 11 1 1 " " '""."1 XJmitStmMlgZ."" " '."""111' I- ""Z' "m 1 mi'" r' "rrJiniX I n I ill V " " - - r-7 - and t!u . "'Sr fit, oaisjI rnr. DENTIST irours: S a.m. to IV to 12 m. f boite Main 2691. USED CXTJB ON RTVAL Now" Eugene Piano Man Paces Circuit ; " Court Trial as a Con- . ; . sequence. j EUGENE, Aug.- 9. In the Eugene justice eouri- yesterday - arternoon N. A. Fisher, a piano salesman in the em ploy of the II. E. Morris mnsie jiouse of this city, was bound over in fhe sum of $200 to appear for trial in the eir cnit court for assault with a dangerous weapon P. A. Rankin, owner of a rival piano concern. . r . !For some -time past Morris and Ran kin have been dealing in personalities through their advertisements in the lo cal newspapers. Fisher took exception to something said about him in one of the advertisements by Rankin, and tin Monday night about 10.30 o'clock, he waylaid Rankin on the streets and beat him over .the head with a club, severe ly ; cutting and bruising him, reqJriring the services of ft physieian to sew up iue wounas. itanam at once swore to a; warrant for Fisher's arrest, and his being bound over to the circuit eourt is the outeome. Si,- j comment on account of ihe crominence oi ine persons concerned. SAYS HE WILL NOT INTERFERE PRESIDENT HILL HAS NO STMPA- j THY FOR THE STRIKERS. , TOO a AN -UNJUST ADVANTAGE Of Conditions and Do not Deserve to Be on Pay Roll. of any Road. '1; Says They Held Positions of Trust and as Plotters Are not Fit to Hold Them -Governor of Minnesota Requests ;a Settlement of Existing Dtffculties. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. James J. Hill set at rest tolay all reports that he would intervene in behalf of the strik ing telegraphers. Mr. Hill said the men had been dismissed because they would not obey orders. V I "Men,''-continued Mr. Hill, "who will plot to embroil a railroad and its employes just at the beginning of a season when they know a heavy more Bienti of traffic is expected, as at pres- ent with the approach of crop move ments, do not deserve to be on the pay roll of any road. They are in, positions of trust and as plotters are not fit to iota them. . I will see to it that any of thoso - active in bringing alout this strike, will never again enter the employ of the road." . I Governor Pleads Arbitration. St. Paul, Aug. 9 The first definite steps looking toward the arbitration of the straggle in progress over a week between" tho Great Northern and the Northern Pacific railways and the Order of . Railway Telegraphers was taken to day, when Governor Johnson addressed letters to Presidents Hill and Howard Elliot of the railways and President I'erham of tho telegraphers, urging settlement of the trouble and offering li is services as mediator, j The exaet terms of the letters writ ten by Governor Johnson are not know1 as the governor preferred they be given out by the recipients if they saw fit. ' j In a" general way, however, the gov ernor outlined to the Associated Press the contents of the letter. . -He called the officials' attention to the fact that tho present strike was working a hard ship -on the various communities throughout the state, and appealed to them to take speedy steps to secure an adjustment of the " existing troubles. To thistend he tendered his good offices as-chief executive. k-' ' -l The governor was prompted to take this action by numerous letters received from commercial organizations and citi zens: The governor' stated ' some- let ters he received ; declared the business in sections of the state was almost par alvzed by the prevailing tonditions. Both President Hill and Elliott are now in the east, although the former is expected to reach , St. Paul some time this week. : .-, President Perham of the telegraphers has ; stated upon several occasions he was. willing to submit his ease to any fair-minded rtribunaL - No other developments in the situa tion today. Both sides are still claim ing the conditions are improving. ' ;' THIS is the queslion every per- -son : asks themselves: " Wheres ean I get the best dentistry, for i the least money?" '-"t-. AT B. E. WBHIHT'S. I use all a a. ;i t:MAA VnASvrt td L lll iamb j jmhvv - - pave time. THAT Is the answer. CROWNS $3.00, PLATES $5.00, . FILLINGS C0& . v !WRIQH - 3T $ p m7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sandays, 10a.m. DISCUSSES TEMPERANCE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESS- - ES CATHOLIC UNION, f GOOD CITIZENSHIP IS DEFINED President Feels that Shorter Hours and . ! ' High Wages Are Not Unmixed Blessings," . ' Is Intrcduced by President MitcheU.of Mini Workers' Union Lauds Presi dent as t Trades Unionist Justifies Policies. . - s! - " T WILKESBARRE, Pa Aug, 10--Pres-ident John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, introduced President Roose velt at the Catholic Total Abstinence Union here todav. and in th his introductory remarks' Mr. Mitchell said: , ? v: .-i ' '. h u Speaking for the anthraeite coal mine workers I take i srreat Dleasuein un- plementing and ; emphasizing the greet ing ana welcome extended to the presi dent of the Nnited States on behalf of the temperance societies and the muni cipal government of Wilkseborre.l It is not often that ths rhief executive , of a great nation has found the time or yielded to the inclination to honor by as- i bis presence ana to participate in a meeting under the auspices of the men who an living by the "performance of manual labor. ..., : . The visit of President Roosevelt to the coal fields of Pennsylvania as the guest of the temperance societies and the United Mi 1.3 Workers of America, marks an epoch. ia the eivic, social and laansiriai nistory or tbis common wealth. This occasion is one of peculi ar significance to the men for whom I have tbe honor to speak; it is one that will be long remembe?d by tfoemj Im printed indelibly upon the hearts of the miners is tbe recollection of the long contest they had land the great! hard ships-they endured in the year 1002; a contest brought to a happy termination through the intervention and media tion of our distinguished guest. ; It Is a pleasure to say that largely as a result of bis efforts and mainly as a consequence of his action,' the 1 condi tions of life and labor among the an thraeit3 coal mine workers have been materially improved,, and the entire peopre of this community have enjoyed an era of prosperity unprecedented in the history of the hard coal regions. , It is equally important to say that many of ' the bitter antagonisms, and prejudices' of J formex years, both be tween tho miners and their employers and even among the mine worker them selves, have been slowly but survdy dis sipated, and the prospect of permanent and honorable industrial ; peaee j grows brighter day by day. ' j j In the pursuit of its ideals j trades unionism has justified its existence by good works and high puprposese.' Slow ly and gradually it has progressed tor ward th fulfillment of its mission. It has elevated tho standard of living of the Amerean workman and conferred upon aim higher wages and more leisure It has increased efficiency, diminished accidents, averted disease, kept the children in school and improved, the re lations between employer and employ ed. It' has conferred benefits, made sacrifices and unfortunately, committal many' errors, f ;j . , We believe it- noC unreasonable to ask that we may be judged not ; by . onr faults but rather by our virtues.. To find justification for onr existence or for the policies we pursue wo do not rely upon the cfaims we ourselves make. Abraham Lincoln, in a speech tteliv-ired at Hartford, Conn., in 1860, while ad dressing the striking shoe workers, said : t ' 4 Thank God we have a j system of labor where there can be a strike. Whatever the pressure,, there is a point where the workman may stop."; 1 - V Wendell Phillips is quoted as! having said: f I rejoice at every effort work men make to organize. I hail the labor movement it i: my only hope ; for de mocracy. Organize atW stand together. Let the nation bear a united demand from the laboring voice.". 'William E. Gladstone said; "Trade unions are the bulwarks of 4 modern ; democracies." And so W might go on with nllss en dorsement from the great m?n of the world, whose hearts beat in sympathy with their struggling fellow man, But we need not depend, alone upon the ut terance of , tlw immortal dead. We have with us as our honored guest this day a ma whose name and deeds will livs as long as the ' republic shall en dure, one who has on innumerable oc eaaionlspokisn in no uncertain, terms in defence of the' right of the workmen to organize, aad has so far subscribed to the constitution and principle ; of mo dern trade, unions as himself to accept honorary membership ia one of them. And now Mr. President, may I again bid you welcome! May I'expresse the hope that your visit among s may prove as pleasant to you S it is appre ciated byust . ; - ' ' Mr. Roosevelt spoke as follows: : ' I am particularly glad to speak to this audience of miners and thfeir wives and Children, and especially to speak under the auspices of ; this great temperance society. In our eouhtry. the hsppiaess of all the rest of our, people depends most of all upon the welfare! of the wago-worker and th welfahr of ; the farmer. If we can secure tbe welfare of thse two classes we can bo reason ably certain that tbi community as a whole will prosper. And we must never forget that the chief factor, in securing the welfare . alike of wage-worker and of farmer, as ef everybody el9e, must be the man himself j; . f; . . The only effective' way" to help any body is to kelp him help himself. Some thing can be done by wise-legia'atlon snd hotvst administration of the laws; tllat is, something can be done by our . V ... action taken "in onr collective capacity through the state and the nation. - Comething more . can be done Cy combination anj organization among ourselves in our private capacitiese as eitiziTns, so long as this combination or organization is managed with ' wisdom and integrity, with insistence upon the ngats ei.mose Denenteu'and yet with just regard for the rights of others. . But in tire last analysis the faetor most influential . m determining any man's success must ever be the sum of that man's own qualities, of his knowl edge, foresight, thrift, and courage. Whatever tends to increase his se?If-re-speet, whatever tends to help him over eoms the temptations with which all of us are surrounded, is of benefit not only to aim but to the whole community. . Every thing . possible should be done to eneourage the growth of that spirit of self-respect, self-restraint, . self -reliance, which if it not hnly grows enough la certain, to make all those in whom it shows itself move steadily onward to ward the highest standard of American ! wiizeasnip. a prona ana refopon sible privilege to be citizens ; of this great self-governing nation: and each of us needs to keep steadilv before- his syes th fact that he is wiiblly unfit to take part in the work of governine oth ers unless he Can first govern himself. lie must stand up manfully for his rights; he must respect the rights of others; be must obey the law, and he must ' try to livo up to those rules of righteousness which are above and be hind ajl laws, ' ' - ' 1 This applies just as much to the man of great wealth as to the man of small means: to the capitalist as to the. win- Worker, And as jone practical point, let m 3 urge that' in the event of any difficulty, especially if it ' is what is known as a labor trouble, both sides show themselves willing to meet, will ing to consult, and anxious each to treat the other reasonably and fairly, each to look at the other's side of the ca3 and to do thy other justice. President Roosevelt then read a let ter from a Catholic priest in which the latter, in asking thu president to help the temperance movement, said" that there is one discouraging flat are con nected with the upward tendency of the wage scale among me wo rumen or. mis country. . Tho higher the wages the moro money they, spend in saloons. The shorter tbe hours, the more they are inclined-to absent themselves from fne home. : An apparent disregard for, the family ties is growing among the poor er classes which will eventually lead to a -disregard for, the blessings our coun try affords them.", ; , t Now, " added the president, "this priest does not mean that the tendency is to grow worse; but h means that with shorter hoars and increased wages there is a tendency to go wrong which must be offset by : movements such as this great temperance movement and similar efforts for social anjr civie bet terment, or else the. increase- in leisure and irrorrey will prove a eurse instead of a blessing." I strive never to tell anyone what I do not thoroughly be lieve, and I Bhall not say to you that to be honest," and temperate, and hard working, and thrifty 'wUI always bring success. : i . The hand of the "Lord is sometimes heavy upon the just as well as upon the unjust, and in ne life of labor and ef fort which we must lead in this earth it is not always possible either by work, by wisdom, or by . upright behavior to ward off disaster. But it" is most em phatically true that the chance for lfad ing a hanpy and prosperous life is im mensely improved , if only the maa is decent, sober, industrious and exercises foresight ""hnd judgment. 1 Let iiirn re member above all that the performance of duty is the first essential to right living, and that a good type of average family life is the corner stone of na tional , happiness and greatness. No man ean be a good citizen, can deserve the respect of his fellows, .unless first of all he is a good man in his own family, unless he does his duty faithfully by his -wife and children. '1 V GIVEN TEN DAYS AT EXPIRATION OF 1 THIS TIME NORTHERN PACITIC OPER ' ' "ATORS CANNOT RETURN. : Railroad Officials Employ, Special Sher iffs to Guard Stations : and Keep Down Trouble With ths Strikers ' Situation Is Practically Unchanged. 8EATTLE,' iAig., 10. The. Northern Pacific today engaged fourteen special deputy sheriffs to be assigned to small stations wneretrouble with . striking telegraphers has occurred or,l feared. The most serious trouble occurring thus far has been the forcible ejection of an operator at Covington, and , the t iater f ere nee with the company s wires in two or three places. 7 Th secret service of the .railroad is in charge of the r ganized force f guards., " 4 V ' Will Oivs Them Ten Days. Sekttle, Aug. 10. General Manager Horn of the' Northern Paelfle " wired Superiatehdent Weymouth of the Se attle division that he give the striking operators ten days In which to return to work under certain condition as to rating after being reinstated.' Rating allowed aa follows: Striking operators may b re-em poyed "jupon the recom mendation of the superintendent, sub ject to approval of the general manager later. Men who have been loyal rank first, aiea who have been employe.I during the strike take their seniority In accordance with dite of employment. Governor Receives . Complaint. , ; St. Paul, Aug.' 10. Information had reached toe governor's office-lat tolay of the filing with the state railroad and warehouse commission of a ' complaint by the organized labor interests there that sixty-eight stations- were .closed slons the line of the Great Northern in MiDttesota. If is nf-t announced what fd. , Ta flames are in srme of the ' currcd recently along the Kusso-Japan-action the railroad and warehouse com-. thicket pines of -'-Western' Montana, cse front. The weather is fine and the mission will take Vu the matter. - .: and the loss will Le confcidcrable. .roads drying out, '. AVOID WORD "INDEMNITY" JAPANESE DISPLAY TACT IN PRE- SENTING PEACE TERMS. REIMBURSEMENT ' FOR EXPENSE Term Adopted by Envoys No , , Desire to Frighten the ' ' Russians. .: - j This and , Cession of Sakhalin Island Principal Features of . Conditions Handed in by Baron Komura Way Left Open for Negotiations. POSTSMOUTH. Aue. ' 10. Reim bursement for expenses sustained in the prosecution of the War aad the cession of. the island, of Sakhalin constitute the main features of the peace condi tions nanuea by Baron Komura to Mr. Witte at the conclusion of the morn ing session of the envoys in the gen eral stores building of the Portsmouth navy yard. A. The word "indemnity" is carefully avoided, the term applied being " reimbursement" for the cost of the war. No sum y is fixed, " the amount being distinctly withheld for mutual adjustment , between the two countries after the Japanese expendi tures have been ascertained. -. There are two all 'important condi tions and those which the Russian en voys find absolutely unacceptable. It ean be stated, however, these two prin cipal conditions did not come as a sur prise to. the Russian plenipotentiaries. The friendly fashion in which Baron Komura explained the conditions be fore handing them to Mr. Witte and to avoid the expression of the ' word "indemnity" in the presentation of Japan's bill for the cost of war with out fixing the sum leaves the way open for negotiations and : constitutes the main' hope that a final agreement is possible i Certainly the danger of a sudden rupture, no matter what te ultimate result, was precluded by today's de velopments. The other terms aro sub stantially what the world expeeted and with one or two exceptions could prob ably be entertained as a basis of ne gotiations.- One of tbe ' terms is the limitation in the- naval strength of Russia in the far eastern waters. As a whole these terms are regarded as exceedingly hard in the eyes ef the Russians. In addition, to the two prin cipal conditions, which cannot be ac cepted under Witte 's instructions those relating to the Russian naval power in the far east and granting fishing rights upon the Russian littoral are considered particularly, offensive to Amour Propre, of tlyir country and of such a humiliating character as to be inadmissible. ' The Japanese, on the contrary, as Komura. announced at the conference today, consbler tbem moderate, con tending they only represent a - fair compensation for the expenses of war and. the victories they have achieved on land .and sea. The : Russian plenipotentiaries. - as psoon as the Japanese terms were in their hands, called fixe expert dele gates, attached to the "mission and sjient the whole afternoon In considera tion of the terms.. Meantime the con ditions had beei) placed in cipher and cabled to the. czar with Witte' per sonal explanation. It is hoped a reply will be received from the emperor, in which case Mr. Witte exacts to have the Russian response -ready, by Satur day, but is not likely to be Saturday, being the first anniversary ofthe birth of the czarevitch, the presentation will be deferred until Monday" In the meantime the envoys will not meet unless some unexpected necessity , for a conference should arise. Later.-rlt was ascertained an?sgree ment had' been reached today by which the next meeting of the conference has been formally adjourned until Monday. OPP SOLD FOR $125,000. ! Jacksonville Property, Scene of Recent Strikes, Goes to New " York v -. ' ' ' Men, 1 . v . I JACKSONVILLE, Or., Aug. O.-The Opp mine,; situated at Jacksonville, was today sold to New York capitalists for a consideration of $12.1,000. . Tbe mine is located one mile west of Jacksonville and during the past three or four year has been owned by J. W. Opp, a Mon tana miner. At the time, when the mine was considered of no value at ail Opp took charge of the property and developed rt, basing bis conclusion that there must be excellent gold value in the ore on the ground because the creek WIow the mine has yielded mil lions of placer gold. ; I'na idcl by out side capital, he worked the mine suc cessfully, after establishing a small 10 stamp plant on.it, and has -developed the fact that the mine is-all that his judgment . sai.L. . ' Iuring "the past . year, and since in stallation of toe plant it has regular! v taid adiviiUnd to its owner of hand some proportions, and Mr,aOpp"is to be congratulated on his Success in es tablishing that the quartz mines In the extreme of southern Oregon are valu able, and on a sale at a figure that nets ' him a h.imioin . return . for tbe labor and pains he has tken with the mine, and for his unerring judgment as a miner ia estimating the mine to be one of value. Tbe exeellent display of the outpot of the mine as shown at t' IeWi and lark fair has had much to do with indicating to the mining world tall the mine is one of excellent value. Ht i reported that the new company will operate 40 stamps in the mine. VATJLAXLS rOE273 ON FEIS. , ilUTTE, Attg. 10. Advices " from Western Montana tonicht state that forest fires are raging near tbe Idaho lin and extensive damage is threaten- MUST PAY Olf 110,000 A MILE. O. B. N. Assessment Raised One-Third While W, C..B. Get a Eedtxtion. WALLA" WALLA, Wash., Ang. 9. TEe county commissioners, sitting as a board of equalization, have decided te raise the valuation of the trackage of the Oregon Railway 4 Navigation Co., in Walla Walla county, from f .500 p?r mile to tlO.000, and have lowered the valuation on the Washington & Colom bia River Railway Company from 17500 to 5300. Last year both roads were assessed at $7500 - per mile, notwith standing that the state board of equal! zajkon placed tho W. & C. R..R. in the third class, making fSe valuation $3 GOG per mile. Tne county board refused to cut down the assessment of the .W. ft C. R. hud the company refused to pay the tax and i tnow stands on the rolls as being delinquent. The O. R. Jt X. endeavored to get -a reduction from the commissioners but was unsuccess ful, and the tax was finally paid. The O. R. & X. officials Have been notified of the proposed increased valuation, and have set August 14 as the TTate for the hearing. . v OVER A SCORE ON DEAD .LIST 'V FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT CAUSED BY UNDERMINING A BUILD INO. HUNDREDS CAUGHT IN CRASH With Exception of Pew Early Shoppers ' ,1 all Victims Were Employes " of the Store. Big Department Store Of John Myers Company ef Albany, New York, Col lapses, Burying Scores of Employes . in Ruins Many Bodies Still .n Wreoc ALBANY, N. Y., Ang. 8. The middlo section of the big department store of John Mvers Company in North Pearl street, collapsed early today, carrying down with it over 100 persons. Caught in a chaos of brick, plaster and wooden beams, ltetween twenty and thirty men, women and children met death. Twelve hours of frantic work on the part of an army of .rescuers disentangled fitty persons, six of them dead and many of the rest badly, injured. Three bodies were in sight at a late hour tonight, but many , hours of work will e te quired to get them out. Anything liko a complete list of the killed and injured is unobtainable until tne workers have made a way to the very bottom of the mass of wreckage. With few exceptions those caught in the ruins were employ es, a large, majority of them being girls. It was after the opening hour, when barely a score of shoppers were in the store. The best account of. the event that probably caused the ruin is given by. tho head of the crockery, glass and drug department, which occupies the basement. " Workmen were sawing at a wooden floor Warn," said he, "which runs under the northern' end of the pil lars in the middle of the store. The excavation for theeeiiar Was going on about tho base of ftiis pillar,and I be lieve the jarring of the beam beneath it displaced the foundation pillar.". The pillars whiehgave way support ed the ends of two giant girders and when it fell, the main support of the central part of the building was gone. With a noise heard blocks away ami which shook the buildings adjoining, nearly half of-the great structure from the cellar to the roof and extending from one sidewalk to the other, came grinding down. When the fire depart ment arrived they had plenty to do in rescuing those pinned under the top of the wreckage. In a short time tbe city 's entire hospital and ambulance force was on the scene, aided, by a half hundred doctors from all parts of the city. The volunteer reseuers and firemen continued to work until exhausted, when their places were taken by a wrecking force numbering 300 men from the New York Central nnd Delaware & Hudson railroads. These delved in the ruins all night but the work of rescue proceeded slowly.' iifhen darkness came it was estimated that nearly fifty per sons remained in the ruins . and not more than half of these could survive tbe weight pressing upon them. Fortunately the wreckage did not take fire. Some 100 persons are still unaccounted for but fifty of these are cask boys of which the firm ha no rec ord, and tbe loss of the pay roll makes it difficult to get anytaing like a com plete list of many others. In all; the company has 400 employe but fifty of these Were away on vacations. . The loss to the company is estknated at about $.100,000. The building was very old but until now was "considered perfectly safe...: " " . BROKE UP THE MEETING. Russian Soldiery Make Raid Upon So cialists Assembled in Forest O&cltii Punished- LODZ, Aug. 10. A thousand Social ists holding a meeting in the forest near here today were surrounded by soldier. The majority of them were arrested and many of them were wound ed in attempting to escape ,The mili tary commander sentenced the chief or police and burgomaster to one week' imprisonment for disobedience of mili tary orders. ' , ' Cirmihiug fh Manchuria. . Lodizpniadz, Manchuria, Aug. 10. Nothing but petty skirmishing has oc- IS A VIOLATICII OF THEIR TRUST FRANCE inGIILY INCENSED OVH7. BAD FAITH OF GERMANY. INDIGNANT COMMENT AR0UCHD Over Report that German Banker Loan Large Sum to Moroc co's Sultan. Contention Is Raised last Legality of Loan Is Contestable In View of Ap proaching International Conference for Adjustment of Moroccan Affair. PARIS, Aug. 10. Tho statement that the German bankers aad a personal loan of $2,r00,000 to the sultan of Mo rocco, although not confirmed officially is arousing indignant comment coming after the assurances tbe status quo, was to remain unaffected until the hold ing of the international conference. It is pointed out the legality of the loan is contestable, the position of tho sultan since the last international con ference leing similar to that of tho khedive of Kgypt at the period when the powers intervened tor the regula tion of Kgyptian finances in order to prevent the personal extravsgance of the khedive. - - Meanwhile Germany has not yet re plied to the last' IVench note regarding tho conference. This delay is believed to be due to Germany submitting the French projMtsals to theaultan before responding to them. According to semi offcfal advices, the sultan is showing more and more marked opposition to the proposed conference and to any con sideration of the Morrocan reforms. MORE TURBINES ON GOLDEN DRIFT. GRANTS PA'SS, Or., Aug. 0. Be cause of the marvelous success of the monster pump installed at the power dam of the OoITbn Drift Mining Com pany, operating a Latter of hydraulic, giants in the Dry Digings, the company ha begun work on enlarging the pen stock and placing eight nip re turbine of 400-horepowcr each. This will supply power for two more pumps the size of tne one now operated, or will give wetter and pressure to a battery of six giant Instead of two. In spite of the unusual dryness and the heat, th Golden Drift Company is operating it giants continually, mining rrom 1500 to ,12000 per week. EFWORTH LEAGUE MEETING ST.' PAUL, Aug, 10. Late this af ternoon the first meeting of the annual " national convention of the German lp worth Lengue was held in the first Ger man M. K. -church. Itev. II. F. Lange of Walla Walla, Wash., resonded to the address of welcome. HE ENJOYS IT PRESIDENT PAYS MOST PLEASANT VISIT TO WILKESBARRE, PA, AND OTHER POINTS. All Wyoming Valley Was Decorated in Gandy Attire for Occasion and Ha Was Received With Lusty Cheers All Along Line Delivers Two Addresses W1LKESBARRF.. Pa., Aug. 10. The president of the United States,, who came here today and made addresses to the delegates atteniling the annual convention of tho Catholic Abstinence L'uion bf America and tbe members of the United Mine Workers of America, was given a most enthusiastic recep tion. In fact the entire trfn through New jersey and Pennsylvania to this city was a series or ovations. Jvery stu tion along tho lino from Jersey City was decorated with flags and buntin-j and tbe crowds at the station cheered the? president heartily, but his greatest ovation was in Wyoming valley, where ho spent four very bnsy hours. The entire valley took on a holiday aspect. Air. itooseyeit was in a goo.l humor and enjoyed the day as much as the most enthusiastic total abstainer or mine worker. Wilkesbarre was dressed for tbe occasion. There was scarcely a building along tbe route over which the president drove that did not dis play the national colors. The great t crowd the city ever had within its con fines was present and it Is estimated t!;o vixitors numbered upwards of 200,0(1, The president arrived at 3 o'clock and was driven directly to the speaker' sianu, on tae common. Jtcsi-s the president, those who spoke were Card inal Gil'Jmn. Mnvnr Kirk city, iin, Mitchell, president of tho mine worxers, ann rather Curran. After the 'exercises, the president was driven about the citv. ti,n f Wyoming monument and from there t. I lttston, about clven miles north f here, where he boarded his left for Chautauqua. On the trip fn 1 Jersey City to this city onlv a f. stops were made, nt each of which t: president delivered brief remarks. STRIKE OIT iTOnTII FAinVII. COTTAGE GROVn, Or., Au;. f. Anotber rich shoot of ore has hiCt ! entered in the North Fairview 1 , lioberula. .' The : information r . telephone, stating that the orn vt v rich, Knowing much free gdd, 1 , t : hot state the width of th The company has a!rpa!y , through some splendid or . " . nnnitfr of ntl.f-r irnrortar.t f- r'iiorted in l ir! ( r ,t.-. :.... 1 .'. . penetrating' into" th !,',, . , ; earth at reat I