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UlUCHKt FULL AttOOIATf D PRItt RCPORT
COVCH TH MORNINQ PiKLD ON THI LOWCft COLUMBIA.
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V- ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1 1905.
VOLUME LVIV. NO. 254
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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A PA N ES E
D
POTEST
NATION IS HUMILIATED
Public Opinion Strongly
Against Reported Peace
Terms.
ARMISTICE IS NOT DECLARED
'The "Mom Shlmbun" Radical Pipes
la Editoria Arte" Why Should the
Victor be Conciliatory and the Van
qulshed Arrogant.
Portsmouth, Aug. .11. Xo official
action ha been taken eouwnlng n
armUtka ami it l not clear whether
the confer at 1'orUmouth will ar
TiittK the detail or refer the matter
to their respective government.
It U not believed here that an ar
in 1st ice will be eelity concluded
though it i i'onhte that any danger
exist In the Inlerm of clahe In the
field for the reaxm that both the
Japanese and Russian armies haw
been appraised of the projtre of the
Portsmouth! conference. The attitude
of the Japanese government Indicate
no immediate, intention to Issue a
formal statement,'
Premier Katsiira and Mariitii Ho
were recepitent of numerou protest
and editorial against the provision of
the settlement of the war a are giv
en In the newiaper
The "Muraa Shliubiin," an Indepen
dent radical newspaper attack the peace
pact In it owning rrltkiiu with the
word "aiiae bre thrcn."
v. It revlewa the agitation for represen
tative government with the power of
treaty revision and recall an attempt
to assassinate Okiima, aaylng that "the
people never remain quiet when nation
al Interest were menaeed."
It declare the nation will lie humili
ated tin leu the people act strongly
against the Portsmouth ettlement. It
ak "why ahould the victor be eon
dilatory, and the vanquished arro
gant." Portsmouth, Aug. .11. Rapid progre
ws made today In the drafting of the
treaty of peace. itussla' consent to
a suspension of hostilities reached M.
Witte tonight. The order for a sns-.
jwnion of luwtilitie will not go for
ward until M. Witte hn lieeu Informed
that the Kniperor of .In pun ha uIho
given hi consent.
Having ailvineil Oneral Mncvitch of
the ltuation, Ruia will not hold her
nelf rrapoiudble for any clah which
may (H-cur la-foiw Jnpitn lta eoiwented
to an armistice. Xo nnxicty I felt
Jiere.
' No rapidly are Ho JIarten and Den
nlMon jierformliig the, tak of drafting
the treaty. It i expected that the
treaty will conMUt of fifteen article
excltuive of the piemable.
Portnioulh, Aug. 31. Tapan through
Karon Koniura, haa agreed to an itn-
SERIOUSLY WOUNDS GIRL
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE
tipokane, Aug. 31. Harry Stanley,
' ' age IS, fired two shot at, Alice. Durkee,
"t
Hgco. ID, HI loo r.iuranou mugiug
tonight and then sent a b'ullt through
lit own head, lie win aie.
. ' Mi Durkee was shot in the groin
mediate conclusion of an arroltk. It
I probable that a meeting will b Mil
tomorrow fur the proclamation of a com-
kte iispenlon of hostilities, preliml- J
nary to thii arrangement of detail by
the general upon the battlefield.
NATIONAL PS1DE OFFENDED.
Russian People Cannot Reconcile Them
elves to Lou of Territory.
fct. Petersburg, Aug. 31. Judging
from tlw !' comment It woulil ptear
that a Irti irf portion of tb nubile i
unable to reconcile itself to the lo
of. territory, however Insignificant. '
The national pride aeeina offended by
tint ee.loii of party of Sakhalin, and
many utterance how an evidence or
regret that the army ha not been
given another chance to try the for
tune of war.
These are the uiot atriking feature
attendant iiHin the receipt of the new
of the roncluvion of peai-e.
The kind of reception that await any
de filiate new depend entirely U)on the
nature of the term. It i generally
feared that extensive eonoeion have
l-en made, to Japan, TkU ha been
generally exjiected by the public, and it
wa hoH-d there would be a rupture at
Poitmouth, In view of what wa term
ed I(uwia' odtitiracy in refusing the
payment of an indemnity. The paper
are generally angry and aay that peace
obtained umin the term reported I
a humiliating one."
St. rctemburg, Aug. 31.-M Witte,
when Interviewed at Portsmouth by a
errepomlent of the Stove aaidi "Vou
we what one tain by atandins Arm.
waa in a frightful poition. I had
not the right to accept a compromise,
and a ruptreeemed likely to enliat
the aynipatky of the world all on the
lde of Japan. President Rovelt ap-
M'iei lit ltauoMtm, uuiiunii Miiu
god aene, but fortunately I eucceded
in holding out to the end. The Japa
ne could not read in my face what
wa pacing in my heart. From the
outwt I aumed uch an indifferent tone
that it eventually carried conviction.''
GOOD PAY FOB
ENGINEERS
President Signs Order
Taxing
Compensation.
Each Member of Adv.sory Board to Re
ceive Five Thousand Dollars, in Ad
dition to Fifteen Dollars Per Day For
Personal Expenses and Actual Mileage.
Oyster Pay. Aug 31. The President
lay tiigned an executive order fixing
the coiiiiH-nsatlon of the niemocr of the
advisory tionrd of engineer of the Isth
mian ( 'a mi I, and the amount the govern
ment will pay them for pergonal expen
se. '
Kach niomlier of the board i to re
ceive $.1,000 cm the completion of the re
port on the canal plana which board is
to make.
In addition to this sum each member
on duty with the board will be allowed
IS per day for personal expense, and
the actual cost of transportation in
curred in travel while on duty in con
nection will) the board.
but will recover. Slip came here a
few daya ago from Northpors Wn.
Apparently Stanley had known her be
fore, for after t few word regarding her
approaching marriage to another he pur
sued her into her room firing the revolver.
pnunmnMc
U.UNU UNO
FFVFr HOI ITQ flWN
irCTIV UVLVO 110 UNA
President Acknowledges
Telegram and Express
Admiration.
CITY MAKING GALLANT PIGHT
Stricken People of Creecent City Are
Keenly Alive to all That ASecta Best
of the World, and Honor of Our
Country President is Deeply Moved.
Xew Orleans, Aug. 31. Official
report up to 0 p. m.. Xew ca
fit total 1910; death, six; t
tal 277.
Xejv Orleans, Aug. 31. In evidencing
hi du ymiathiei for X--v Urlcan.
President Roscvelt today sent a nota
ble acknowledgement to Mayor Martin
Beherman of a telegram applauding the
President service to humanity !n re
storing peace between the warring na
tion of the Far Fast.
The President' reply was as follows:
"Xo telegram ha touched me aa deply
aa the one from you, showing that in
the midst of her great trial, Xew Or
leans is keenely alive to all that effects
the rest of the world, and the honor
of our country. You have given fit ex
pression to the feeling of a brave and
gallant people, for only those with lofty
soul can in the midst of her own grief
And time to thing of other."
TARTARS MASSACARE ARMENIANS
Town of Shusa Was Besieged When Com
munication Waa Cut 03.
Tifli. The town of Shushu i lie
sieged by tartarus who are massacer
ing the Armenian.. Telegraphic com
munication with Shusha was cut off
thi afternoon.
JAPANESE CELEBRATE
CONCLUSION OF PEACE.
Loyal Subjects of the Mikado Hold Cele
bration at Exposition.
Portland, Aug.', 31. The Japanes of
Portland and the northwest celebrated
the conclusion of the peace between
Japan and Russia at the I.ewi and Clark
fair today and tonight. It is estimated
that 25,000 people were in attendance
one fourth of whom were Japanese.
NOMINATED FOR THIRD TIME
San Franciaco, Aug. 31. Mayor
Eugene E. Schmits was inianimiously
nominated for mayor of this city for
the third time. '
REMOVES UNJUST
IMPRESSION
Xew Yovk, Aug. 31. An An
nouncement was made by the of
ficers of the Equitable life that
the indebtnesa to the society of
the Dcpew Improvement Com
pany was paidthia afternoon.
The correspondence incident to
the transaction was also made
public to the end, t)iat an im
pression unjust to Senator Chaun
cey M. Denew might be removed.
MOSOCCO RELEASES CITIZEN.
But Sultan Refute to Give Satisfaction
To Fresco Deraao-fi.
Park., Aug. 31. The French Minister
at Fes Morocco telegraphed thi even
log that the Sultan bad releaaed the
Algerian citizen, Bouzan, but bad ac
companied the release with a letter
which 1 not giving any aatisfaction for
the French demand. The government
i determined to press the claim un
til they are fully satisfied.
WINS TENUIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Xew Port, R. I..Aug. 31. After many
year the aspirations of Beala C. Wright,
of Boston, for the national tennis chant
pionship, wa crowned with auccea in
the defeat of Uolcombe Ward, the
Orange, X. J. title holder today. The
Score were 0-1, 0-2, 11-0.
LASTS TWENTY ROUNDS.
San Francisco, Aug. 31. Tommy
Burn knocked Dave Barry out in the
twentieth round.
BATTLESHIP VERMONT
LAUNCHED
Quincy, Mas. Aug 31. The
new 16,000-ton battleship Ver
mont, for the United States
government by the Fore River
Shipbuilding company, was suc
cessfully launched today. Thous
and cheered and waved their
hats as the hull rushed intd
the water. The guests of hon
or, including Governor Belle, of
Vermont; Governor DongTa. of
Massachusetts; Assistant Secre
tary of the Xavy, Darling and
Commander BoutakofT, the Rus
sian Xaval Attache at Wash
ington. People Are Fearful That Infection
May Be Beyond Control.
Forty-Three Cases in Five Daya Dis
covered la Terr.tory Extending From
Baltic Sea to River Warthe May
Mean Long and Hard Fight.
Berlin, Aug. '31. The spread of chol
era from the localities near the river
Weichael, five days ago, to 43 cases in
twelve localities extending from the
Baltic to the river Warthe, and its ap
pearance in Hamburg has given an un
pleasant thrill to the v people of Ger
many for it may mean a long and steady
fight as in 1802 03 to prevent the disease
from getting beyond control.
QUARANTINE AGAINST CHOLERA.
Berlin, Aug. 31. Grain traffic with
Russia on the Warthe and Xetze Riv-
s may be stopped by the German
government to prevent river men com
ing from Russia into Germany. The
municipal administration on account
of theappearance of cholera at Zan-
toch, h issued an earnest warning
to the townspeople not to use river
water for any purposes. All the bath
ing houses supplied by river water have
been closed.
OPENING PRICES MADE.
Portland, August., 81. The opening
for hope of ths 1905 crop, were made
today at from 10 to 14 12 cents a
pound.' . ' ,
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Portland, Aug. 31. Oregon and Wash
ington, Friday, Fair.
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K10RECH0LERA
IN GERMANY
OPEN RIVER
101
DREAMS ARE REALIZED
Boats Are Secured to Run
In Connection With
Portage Road.
THE INLAND EMPIRE REJOICES
The Wheat Growers Dream of a Decade
la Realized When the Opea River
Association Secured Boats to Ply on
Upper River.
Portland, Aug., 31. It was unofficially
announced to day that definite arrange
ment have been made by the Open River
Association for boat to operate at both
end of the Celilo Portage road. The
official announcement will be made with
in a few day. The ateamer Jerome will
ply Hie waters above the Portage road.
The arrangement made are final a
far as the Columbia river is concerned,
end operations of the road will be a
realized certainty within a short time,
and the object for which the Open River
Association ha labored ao long and lent
ita assistance to the state have at last
reached the point sought
MURDERES ARE CAPTURED.
Murdered Man and Wife and Burned
House to Destroy Evidence.
Seattle, Aug. 31. Charged with the
murder of Philip Cross and his wife.
and burning hi saloon at Kerryston to
conceal the evidence of the crime, Adam
Moore, a Xegro, and John Dalles were
apprehended by officers of the city and
county. Today Moore who waa caught
at Cleelum, .Kittitas county, has made
a virtual confession of the crime.
RUSSIA DENIES
REPORT
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31. A re
port emanating from Portsmouth
to the street that the war party
is urging the emperor to repudi
ate the treaty peace is untrue,
and absur. All the necessary
measures for putting the armis
tice into effect have been taken
here but it is impossible to put
them into actual operation in the
absence of an understanding with
the Japanese. "
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PRARIE FIRE PUT OUT.
Destroys Immense Pastures and Much
Hay.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 31. A Miner speci
al from Miles City state that the big
prairie fire which lias been burning for
two days was put out by the combined
efforts of 50 men.' Three hundred tons
of hay -were burned, and immense pas
tures were destroyed.
AERONAUT BLOWN TO
ATOMS IN AMD-AIR
Greenville, O. Aug. 31. Aeronaut
Baldwin of Los Antivillc, Ind., was to-
day blown to shred by dynamite with
his baloon at a height of 2,000 feet.
He was giving an exhibition in the
use of dvnamite from a baloon for war
RUM AND RELIGION
DIDN'T MIX WELL.
New York Tavern Opened by Bishop
Potter to Become Ordinary Saloon.
Xew York. Aug. 31. The subway
Tavern, which wa opened several
month ago with an address by Bistop
Potter, said the singing of the "Dox
ology," closed its door at midnight for
the last time a a . "sanctified saloon."
Today its proprietor, will, it la stated,
sign over the place to a man who has
conducted the restaurajit on the premises
The new owne rwill take out the "water-
wagon" sign, and after extensive alter
ation will run the place as an ordinary
saloon.
While all thoae connected with the es-
establisbment,whicli could be seen last
night were reticent corvprning the
change, several employes in the tavern
explained that there had not ben sif-
ficient income from sale to pay running
expense. Instead of well known citi
zens, who established the tavern, draw
ing a 5 per cent dividend, aa they ex
pected it was said that in the last six
months they had been compelled ao of
ten to go down into their pockets to
make sod a deficit that thpv hsrf Wnma
tired and wished to be rid of the tavern
entirely.
When the tavern was opened in Octo
ber, 1304, it wai announced that only
pure liquors would be sold. One room
wa fitted up with a soda fountain where
women might be served. The outer wals
of the building were painted with texts
of Scripture and highly colored signs,
but in the words of. one of the barten
ders it was found that "rum and re
ligion would mix."
INJURED IN COLLISION.
Seven Members of LouurvUle Baseball
Team Suffer Injuries,
Kansas City, Aug 31. Seven mem
bers of the Louisville baseball club
were injured in a collision today be
tween a trolley car and a wagon in
which the club was taken from the
ball park to the hotel.
PRINTERS ARE
ON STRIKE
Chicago Composite!? Demand
Eight Hour Day.
Nineteen Large Houses Are Without
Men Union Printers From Outside
Points Pretend to Come as Strike
Breakers and Desert Upon Arrival
Chicago, Aug. 31. An acute stage has
been rl-ached in the new labor war in
Chicago. Xineteen of the larger print
ing houses were without union com
positors this evening, the result of a
series of strikes inaugurated by the
Typographical Union Xo. 16 against the
members of the Chicago Typothetae,
the purpose being to compel the ty
pothetae as an organization to accept
their demands for a "closed shop" and
an eight hour-day.
Today it leaked out that union prin
ters in various parts of the country
were taking advantage of an offer made
by the affected priuUhops of Chicago,
to come to the city in the guise of strike
breakers with all travelling expense
paid, and after reaching here the union
ists would desert instantly.
Purpose. When 2000 feet in the air,
and in sight of thousand of people
by some accident the dynamite explod
ed and baloon and man were literally
torn to fragments. Baldwin's wife
witnessed the horribe scene.