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Hold a Parade Several Miles in
Length in Which $4,000
Persons Participate
ALL PROPOSALS DEFERRED
Matter of Calling Ont Ice Wagon
Drivers Il Postponed on Ac-
count Of the Outing Held
by the Strikers.

Chicago, Aug. s.-The stockyards
strikers forgot their animosities and
troubles today long enough to join In .
peaceable demonstration. the first since
the strike was called nearly four weeks
ago. In street parade several miles
in length, fully $4,000 strikers and their
families encircled the stockyards dis
trict. marching to the music from
dozen bands. The demonstration end
ed with picnic at OswaId's grove.
where addresses were made by promi-
nent labor leaders. while these events
were in progress there was peace and
quiet around the big packing plants at
the stockyards.
Even the question of extending the
strike by involving the teamsters was
held in allegiance. The committee Of
the allied trades unions appoint q to
take up the question of ordering ol
the truck and coal teamsters met earlss
In the day. but adjourned. owing to the
merrymaking. The question Of shut
ting or the ice supply at the yards
will also wait until Monday because
OF the picnic, the conference which was
to have taken place between President
Donnelly Of the striking butchers un-
ion and the officers OF the Ice wagon
drivers union being postponed. While
the strikers were at the sport, the
packers kept up their work Of killing
and shipping. The usual number Of
non-union men were received at the
different plants and put to work
The run on the Drovers' Trust q
Savings bank came 10 an end today.
Several small depositors withdrew their
money from the bank in the morning.
but by noon the run was over.
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BANDIT DivuLcEs CACHES
WHERE LOOT WAS HIDDEN.
Fifty Thousand Dollars in Securities.
Cash and Diamonds Recov-
cred by Officer.

Missoula. Aug. 6.-Fifty thousand
dollars worth of securities, cash and
diamonds. which had formed part Of
the loot of the Bearmouth train rob-
bers. were recovered this evening. John
Christie, arrested in Hope, N. D., to-
day guided Special Agent McFettridge
to the place where the cache was made.
eight miles below the scene Of the rob-
berry. and on the same side of the river.
The securities filed a -four sack
They had been thrown into the willows
20 feet from the river bank. Three
miles farther up the hill Christie led
the officers to the spot where $40 in
silver and bills had been cached un-
der stone. One hundred and five
small diamonds were found where the
package containing them had been torn
in two by the robbers and spilled in
the sand.
Tonight Christie was taken to Phil
lipsburg. where he will remain until his
trial in September.
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REMARKABLE RECOVERY.
Young Man With Severed Spinal Cord
Getting Well.

Philadelphia. Aug. 6.--ciara Nicho-
las. young waitress whose spinal
cord was pierced by a bullet fired by
a Jealous sweetheart as she was leay-
Ing her place OF employment in jan
uary, 1901. and who Il was believed,
would be d helpless cripple as the re-
suit of her injury. has shown such
wonderful Improvement recently that
Il IL thought she viii be in short
time recovered completely.
After her injury, Miss Nicholas was
taken to the hospital where II was
found that her spinal cord had been
pierced by the bullet. She remained
unconscious for nearly q week and
the attending physicians expected her
10 die.
An operation was decided upon and
the spinal cord was severed, the shat
tered bones were removed and the cord
was sewed together with gold threads
For nearly two years Miss Nicholas
lay helpless on a cot In the hospital
paraIyxed from the waist down and
unable 10 move. but recently she has
recovered feeling in her lower limbs
ana Is now able TO stand alone and
walk about the hospital with the aid
OF a device made expressly FOR her.
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GAVE HIS LIFE FOR ANOTHER.
Chicago House Painter Reseuss Hrsss
Police Officer.

Police Offieer.
Chicago Aug. s.-Henry Koch. a
house painter, lost his life to save the
life Of Policeman Daniel o'Brien, who
has also risked his life to save imper-
lied men. After seven laporers had
been overcome by gas in an excavation
at Eighteenth street and Armour
avenue, Policeman o'Brien went
into the pit and fastened ropes about
their bodies. All were lifted to the
surface but when the last man had
been taken out the policeman lay un-
conscious In the hole.
1t was then that Koch went in and
attached a rope to the policeman's
body. O'Brien was rescued but Koch
fell unconscious, and though Patrick
King and Henry Thompson, firemen,
bravely went into the hole and brought
UP his body. he was beyond resuscita-
ton. The condition of Policeman
oBrlen is serious and he may die,
oBrien, the two firemen and t,see OF
the laborers are in a hospital.
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Interest in Newsboys, Day.

St. Louis, Worlds Fair Grounds.
Aug. s.-The hundreds of newsboys'
organizations and the thousands of
newspapers over the country are ex-
hibiting a more than ordinary inter-
est in the celebration Of Newsboys' day,
August Is. 1t viii mark an epoch in
their development by being the birth
day of National Newsboys' Associa-
ton.
The features of the day win be the
ceremonies in festival hall and concerts
by newsboys' bands. The ceremonies
include an address Of welcome by Pres
ldent Francis and response by John
Guenckle. president of the Toleds
Newsboys' Association.
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THE MEANEsT WOMAN.
offers rs Cents to Man Who Returned
$500 10 Hsr

New York, Aug. edwin II Bro
ply. a conductor on the Sea Gate and
Manhattan Beach line. Coney Island
has returned to It's owner a pouch con-
tanning $500, The owner q we'll
dressed woman. attempted to reward
his honesty by Offering him silver
quarter.
Brophy, who Is graduate Of Gen.
esee normal school, is ambitious to be-
come a physician and for three years
by working as a conductor summers,
at odd jobs during the winter, has
succeeding In paying his tuition and
expenses at the Baltimore University
OF Medicine. He has one more year
TO study before getting his degree,
Shortly after the passengers had left
Brophy's car at the Sea Gate terminal,
Brophy picked up the purse in which
he found 15 neatly folded one-hundred
dollar bills. When the superintendent
of the company boarded his car Brophy
at once told him Of his find.
Before the car had started back a
smartly dressed woman boarded the
car, crying that she had lost her money
When she described the pouch and its
contents. Brophy at once turned 1t over
to her.
Profuse In her thanks, she opened
a well-filled pocketbook and picking
out quarter, offered 1t to Brophy. Az
Brophy's refusal to take It she became
indignant and laid the coin on seat
as she left the car.
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CRASHES INTO WORK ENGINES
Special in Collision, Killing Northern
Pacific travelling Engineer.

Butte, Mont, Aug. ga special to
the Miner from Bozeman says:
"The special train OF superintendent
Boyle, Of the Montana division OF the
Northern Pacific railway, crashed nto
two work engines In the east end Of the
Bozeman yards at S:i5 this evening,
william Thomas Macguigal, travelling
engineer for the Northern Pacific. was
killed and his body is now beneath the
wreckage Of the engine Of the special
The engineer Of the special and his
fireman were both fatally scalded and
their deaths are thought to be a matter
OF but few hours.
The Boyle special was taking Presi-
dent Elliotts special car from Boze-
man to Livingston to be ready for FL
liott when he shall have completed his
tour OF Yellowstone park.
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Posse Comes Upon Robbers, Who
Open Fire Upon Pursusrs,
and Then Make Escape
TWO MEN AGAINST ELEVEN
officials of wheeler and Wasco
Counties Have Offered S4OO
Reward for th q Capture
Of Each OF Thieves.

Antelope, ore. Aug. 6.-News has
just been received here from Bridges
man. Ore. OF q battle with horse
thieves this morning, In which Under
sheriff james steele was shot In the
mouth and mortaIly wounded. The
thieves are supposed TO be an ex-con-
Wet named Loyejoy and a young fell
low named Gibbons. They stole the
horses last week Wednesday telc-
phone message was received from
Brldgcman stating that thieves were IN
the nelghborhood. and Deputy steele
ana posse of 10 men started IN pur-
suit. Early this morning the posses
came In touch with the outlaws, who
Immediately opened fire on them
with their reyolyers. a battle was COM
menced which lasted until the wound
ing of Deputy steele, when the thieves
avalled themselves OF the confusion
and escapd. Az soon as news was re-
cplved Or the battle snstssl ]. W. AM
brose. OF Grant county, with two dep.
uty sherins from Wheeler county and
two ranchmen, started in pursuit OF the
robbers. one OF whom is thought C
have been wounded during the battle
The county authorities OF Wheeler
and wasco counties have offered q
reward OF s4OO for the apprehension Of
each man. Lovejoy, who is supposed
to be one OF the thieves. was discharged
from the walla Walla penltentiarN
about two months ago. where he servet
term OF five years for horse stealing
Gibbons. who Is thought to be the othel
man, Is Il ranch hand who has beer
In this part OF the country for abou
a year.
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st. Petersburg, Aug. 7.-Kuropatkin's
report OF small shifting movements BY
the Japanese, with single unimport-
ant skirmish. bringing the military sit
uatlon up 10 August 4. is just what
had been expected by the authorities
here. II is believed. however. that the
lull In the fighting has lasted about as
long as possible. and that the forces
around Lao Yang are on the eve Of a
desperate and decisive engagement
The pause or the past few days is be-
lleved 10 have been long enough to an
able the japanese TO assume their for
nation. bring up supplies and make
ready for a grand assault upon the
powerful positions girding Lao Yang
and the battle OF the war is hourly ex'
pccted. Lao Yang Is closely tied VI
with the fortunes OF the whole war
The loss OF such position, with III
vast accumulations Of stores, would i'm.
mediately and perhaps irreparably en-
danger the main Russian position II
Manchuria.
Military authorities do not el.ser'
tain the slightest doubt OF Kuropatkin'i
ability to repulse any attempt 70 cap
lure and cut on Liao Yang. The de
lensa Che = ham 40 immense advant
age. operating within a small radiu
Of 20 miles. thus enabling Kuropatkii
to reinforce promptly any weak points
The army at his disposal Is estimated
at $50 battalions, besides the cavalr,
and the artillery--altogether not IA
short OF 100000 men. Only one-thirt
OF this force was engaged in the fight
ing OF July 80 and 81 and August ]
The pick OF Kuropatkin's troops, new
ly arrived European regiments, ar
stationed at Anping and Anshanshar
where the hardest onset Is expected t
be made. Some Of these regiment
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condition Of STOCK Market.

New York. Aug. s.--The stock mar
ket has been largely dominated this
week by the brilliant reports of the
cotton crop but this effect has mater
tally moderated by the fears Of disas-
ter to the wheat crop awakened by the
weeks reports of damage TO spring
wheat. Railroads report improving
prospects for traffic and better busi-
ness sentiment. Some revival is per-
ceptible in the iron trade. Strikes and
disputes in various quarters Of the
labor world give grounds for anxiety,
and the shutting down Of car and har-
vest works give bad impression. The
plethora of money continues but ex-
ports Of gold to London and the remit
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tance to Cuba Of an instaIiment of loan
subscription promises some reduction
In bank reserves.
THE WALLS COLLAPSED.
Eight Men Hurt, Two Fatally, in Ac-
eident at New York.

Eight Men Hurt, Two Fatally, IN Ac-
cident at New York.
New York, Aug. e.-Eight men have
been badly injured. two fatally, in
East New York In the collapse Of a
wall Of two-story brick building. Six
OF the men were buried under tons Of
beams, masonry and flooring. All
would have perished had not police
men and firemen assisted the work.
men in the work Of rescue. A physi-
clan risked his own life to administer
restoratives to those hurt, crawling ON
his hands and knees under the wreck
age.
The building was only partly fin
ished. The rain Is supposed to have
weakened the masonry. A policeman
who was standing nearby saw the
south wall begin to crumble near the
base. Suddenly there was lurch and
he called out warning just as the
wall fell inward. carrying the floors
with 1t. The crash was heard for many
blocks and sounded like big ex-
piosion.
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Rlsid Interpretation.

Oregon City Enterprise: Max Pracht,
a special agent in the employ of the
government, has cancelled the applica-
tion of settler for the location and
purchase of a timber land claim in the
coast region. No sooner had the appli-
cant made a filing on the land than
he began to harvest a crop Of chit
tam bark from the trees that abounded
on his claim. On the presumption that
the land was filed upon purely for the
chittam bark crop, the inspector can
celed the application Of the settler.
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Foreign Experts to vew Mansuvers

Foreign Experts to View Maneuvers.
San Francisco, Aug. GA number Of
foreign military experts, 1t is said. will
likely be present at the joint maneu-
vers of the United States troops and
state militia at Camp Atascadero, in
San Luis obispo county, beginning
August IS. Among them win be Count
Hubert de Montaigu, Of France, and
Colonel H. C. Foster, of the British
army. An automobile constructed for
military purposes and the first of its
kind will be put to an exhaustive test
during the maneuvers. It is to be used
by the signal corps for rapid trans
portation across country, to make re-
pairs and to serve as a travelling tele-
graph office.
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PREVENTED WRECK; LOST LIFE.
Farmer Boy Killed While FIagsins En-
dancered PASSENGER Train.

dansered Passenger Train.
Chicago. Aug. 6.--James Jensen, a
farmer boy aged IS years, was killed
through his efforts to save Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul passenger train
from destruction near corliss. III.
While the youth and his brother were
crossing the track with steam thrash
er. the machine became stalled. When
the Milwaukee Chicago passenger
train came on James ran up the track
waving his straw hat and so deter
mined was he that he stood on the
track, In the glare of the headlight,
until ne was born down by the loco
motive and crushed to death. The en-
gineer saw him in time to sladken
speed. and though the locomotive
crashed into the thrasher. the train
escaped a wreck.
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BIG Factory Attacked.

New York. Aug. G,--The sheriff's Of
Ace has received an attachment for
$4,000 against the United Button
Company. a Delaware corporation,
with Offices in this city and three fac
tories In Massachusetts,, In favor Of
Theodore NJ. Poe on a note Of the COM
pany which went 10 protest a few. days
ago. The company was incorporated
in June. 1902. with capital stock OF
"a. .O0o. 900 and In combination OF
three Of the largest ivory manufac-
turers OF the United States.
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ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENTS LIFE,

Torpedo Exploded Under Carriage, but
No One Is injured.
Montevideo. Aug. 6.--An attempt was
made upon the life Of President Batele
v ordonez today.
While driving with his family along
one Of the principal streets Of the city,
a burning torpedo was exploded at the
side of the carriage. The explosion
tore up the pavement, but no one was
injured.
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ooTcH DEFENDS TITLE.
Defeats Mcleod in Championship
WRESTLING Match.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 6.--Frank A..
Gotch, Of Humbolt, Ia, the catch-as-
catch-can champion wrestler of Amer
lea, successfully defended his title to-
night against Dan s. Mcleod. the ex-
champion. Mcleod won the first fall
in 81 minutes and A seconds. Gotch
won the second and third in 1920 and
2s.sS, respectively.
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race run here today. Delhi had little
difficulty in winning. He jumped out
in the front at the start and cut out
a hot pace the full distance. The
Picket finished strong in third place, a
length behind Mercury, who finished
second by a length. Time. 2:O5 4-5.
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ALLEGES He WAS coERcED.
Cripple Creek Sheriff viii Try to Re-
gain His Office.

Cripple Creek. Aug. 6,--Former Sher-
IN Robertson departed today for Dem
yer, after having made a formal de-
mand on Under Sheriff Harrison for
possession Of the sheriff's Office, which,
he asserts, he was forced to resign
under duress He says he win at
tempt to regain his former position
through the courts. While here. Rob-
ertson was compelled under threat Of
arrest to report twice daily at the sher-
iff's ONCE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-07
Makinn Trouble for Castro.

New York, Aug. Elm consequence
of the aggressive policy displayed by
President Castro Of Venezuela against
France, M. Delcasse, the French min
lister of foreign affairs, has taken steps
to prevent the unification of the Ven
ezuelan debt which has been arranged
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-07
Seattle Season Ends.

Seattle, Aug. S.-Today witnessed the
close Of the summer race meeting at
The Meadows. Nearly all the stables
win 20 from here to Portland, where
an 1s-day meeting begins Monday,
The meeting was the most successful
In the history OF the local track.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-07
Zoe Much for champlon.

Toledo. o.. Aug. 6.--Maxwell Wiley,
champion lightweight wrestler of the
world, failed to throw John Bitter to-
night in an hours wrestling. Wiley
agreed to throw Bitter three times in
an hour.
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TO FACE SERIOUS CHARGE.
Los Angeles Man Arrested for Fraud
ulent Use OF Mails.

Los Angeles, Aug. 6.--Charles w.
Brooks, one of the proprietors of Van
Nuy's Broadway hotel, was arrested
today on a federal warrant frcm st.
Louis. The warrant was issued on an
indictment charging Brooks with fraud
ulent use Of the mails. This is the
second time Brooks has been arrested
within the past few months. The first
arrest was made several weeks ago
and was on a similar charge.
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with the panaue de Paris 1T Pays Bas
says a Herald dispatch from wiliem-
stadt, Island Of Curacao.
Germany and Great Britain are IN
accord with the French view Of the
question and have refused any flnan-
clal assistance. The situation Ia crit
icai.
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FRENcHgcoNsuL ARRESTED.

Japanese pJaiI Him for Making Too
Vigorous Protest.
Paris, Aug. 6.-The Mathis corre-
spondent at New Chwang says that the
French consular agent there was ar
rested August by the Japanese in
consequence OF his vigorous protest
against the detention of two sailors
who claimed French protection. The
agent notified the American consul,
who. however, was unable to inter-
vene, but sent the information Of the
agents arrest to the French consul at
Tientsin,
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MEET BEGINS TOMORROW.
More Than 500 Horses viii Run at
the Portland Races.

Portland, Aug. 6.-Entries for the
opening days card of the Multnomah
Fair Association are out and every
thing is In readiness for the SO-day
meet, which commences at Irvington
Monday. Two trainloads of horses will
reach here Sunday afternoon and by
the time they are all stabbed over 500
horses will be at the track. The as
sociation has spent $4,000 this sum
mer in improvements, and the racing
plant today is the best in the north
west.
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1oday's Weather.

Portland. Aug s.-western Oregon
and western washington. Sunday, fair.
Eastern Oregon. eastern Washington
and Idaho, cloudy with thunder show
ers.
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DELHI TAKES BIG EVENT.
Finishes First in Race in Which The
Picket Is Third.

Saratoga, Aug. 6.--Delhi, undoubted-
ly one of the best S-year-olds in train
ing, won the great Republic s5Sa0 stake
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SENATOR VEST VERY LOW.

Believed He Can Not Survive More
Than Few Hours.
Sweet Springs. Mo-, Aug. e.-senator
Vest is gradually sinking. The belief
prevails that he win not survive more
than a few hours.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-24
MANCHuRIA FOREVER LOST TO CHINA.

The London Times has published
letter written by Ii Hung predicting
little allowing to
would lead between Russia
winning side would be able
certainly in
thoroughly Russnzed Ii Hung Chang
and cOnnVance Manchura willingly
and while the condition
intended Chnas
ment never expected to jurisdiction it.
While Japan proclaimed beginning
purpose to acquire Chinese territory and that she
restored to China stands that she will
PensaiOE in form
life she has made Russia Manan
perfectly justified demanding
chua to herself provided China
compensation otherwise Indeed China
transfer
Russia If makes difference China
the soil which the being
from her the fruits of Russia
expellng Japanese.
writer in the last quarterly
aPans final triumph will
chua that in all probability China will refuse through
ring Rus wrath Then will
that she compelled will
England has in EgypttO
Russia employed
will
Possibly will that all
joint that
representative in which will
She would
world would constitute guardian
In will be nOminy independent
be forever barred from remHg her sovereignty there's Chronicle
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CIaaSSDrGGkGIS
HONOLULU,
BANKERS

San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
National Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada Ma
tional Bank of San Francisco.
JONDON-Union of London e. Smith
Bank, Ltd.
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
CHICAGO-Corn Exchange National
Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA-The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank of New Zealand, and Bank of
Australasia,
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER-Ban
of British North America.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. Loans dade on
Approved Security. Commercial and
travellers Credits issued. Bills Of Ex-
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTION PROMPTLY AC-
COUNTED FOR.