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PORTLAND, OREGON, FBIDAY, JAIHJABY 20, 1905, PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLIV. NO. 13,765. Hi MED AT. CZAR Grape Shot Fired From Battery. HIS PALACE A TARGET Attempt to Exterminate the Romanoffs, CZAR HAS NARROW ESCAPE Officers of One of His Chosen Regiments Suspected. WINTER PALACE IS RIDDLED Ceremony of Epiphany Interrupted by Attempt at Massacre Which Spreads Dismay Spies to Watch Army Officers. SPECIAL. CABLE. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 20. The Pub lishers Press corrcivondont here has ob tained a statement from a high Govern mcnt official to the effect that a report Trill soon bo issued declaring that the firing on tho pavilion during the Epiphany celebration yesterday was tho result of a conspiracy. The informant did not state when this statement would ba issued, but he expressed tho opinion that inquirers will, even today, be informed by tho po lice authorities that a deliberate attempt had been made not only to assassinate the jC'.nr."but to wipe out the en tiro Romanoff family. - . All the officers and men belonging to the battery of horse artillery which fired the charge have been arrested. The great es consternation Is noticeable among high officials, owing to the fact that the ar tillery is officered almost exclusively by noblemen and, even in their choice, the greatest care is exercised, the selection being limited to the sons of families who were known to have been loyal to the Romanoffs for generations. The Inquiry into the conspiracy is being carried oa with great haste and unusual thorough ness. Officers Are Held Guilty. Thcro is a well-defined impression that at least tho officers of the battery were in the plot and that perhaps the men who tired the charge knew far less about its possibilities than thosa who cave the command to fire. This, however, is mere ly a suspicion, and conservative parties refuse to accept it as well founded. They say that the spirit of rebellion and tho thirst for Romanoff blood may exist among the rank and file, but that the of ficers, for selfish reasons. If no others. arc more than likely to remain loyal to the last. The Publishers Press correspondent learns that the fatal charge came from the third gun In the battery In question and that it pointed directly at the Czar's pavilion. Czar Had Narrow Escape. Despite statements made to the con trary in yesterday s dispatches, it can now be said with absolute certainty that tho Czar had the narrowest escape, and death missed him merely by a few inches, One bullet hole has been discovered in a place directly under which the Czar tood at the time of the occurrence. Sev eral other marks, presumably caused by menacing shot, havo been found near by. The number of casualties is not exactly known. In the general confusion which still prevails in all quarters concerned nobody seems to have had time to look for the victims. The death of one police man, who was killed on the spot, the wounding of two soldiers and one priest are officially reported. Unofficial ac counts state that six or seven persons wore also injured. Warnings Which He Ignored. It Is a peculiar coincidence that the priest who was injured he was shot through the right arm and will probably lose It urgently Implored the Czar not to walk from the chapol to the palace by the circuitous route which he took, but by a short-cut. The priest. It is declared, said to the ?zar that neither the sanctity of his person nor the sacred occasion would deter the enemies of the country. There is another story current relative to a presentiment which one of the near est relatives of the Czar Is said to have had. Tho report cannot be substantiated but the papers give it great prominence. It is to the effect that one of the ladies of the family sought the Czar early in the day at his private room at Tsarkoe Zeloe and told him that she feared the visit of an enemy. She could give no reason for her fears and the Czar quieted her, saying that there was no fear which could keep him from properly completing the Festival of the Epiphany by blessing the waters of the Neva. Special thanksgiving services will be held during the day in all the churches, and already hundreds of telegrams are pouring into the palace congratulating the Czar upon his escape! That he la among the living today Is considered by tho government press a manifestation that .Pxovldact Is holding a shielding J hand over the head which has been made the target of every conceivable attack. It Is difficult to foreshadow what results the Dlot will have on the future course of the government relative to tho army and administration. In these respects tne officials, otherwise ready enough to con sider wha$ they term an "unspeakable calamity." arc very reticent. The Publishers Press correspondent has learned, however, that a large number of secret orders were issued yesterday, most of them addressed to regimental com manders, and It would amaze no one If the officers were in the future subjected to tho same system of espionage which has for quite a long while been employed in reference to the troops. It is known that during his life the late Minister of the Intorlor. Voa Plehve, advocated the introduction of such a system as regards the officers by the employment of secret service men, who were to be put in uni forms and attached to various suspected regiments as adjutants and in other high positions. This plan was rejected by the Czar at the time, because he always claimed that his officers were loyal and could be trusted to the end. Under these circumstances it Is hardly to be won dered at that the resuscitation of this scchemc is spoken of as very likely. No corroboration is obtainable, however. IMPERIAL FAMILY SHOT AT. Grape Shot Fired From Battery While Whole Court Is Assembled. rt PETERSBURG. Jan. IS. The cere mony of tho blessing of the waters this year was accompanied by an event more mysterious, unprecedented ana ciuaorai- nary than any afforded oy ine annais ui Russian history. For Russian sovereign to fall bv the hand of an assasela is no now thing, but that the Emperor should narrowly cscapo death by a shot from his artillery while he was engaged in a solemn religious rite, surrounded by miosis of his church. Is so difficult to realize as to be almost mcreaiDic. ici this lc what hanoencd today, and the Russian public is left wondering and mys cilied. By the merest chance the imperial family escaped unhurt, but public opin ion is stunned by what might havo been tho tragic results of tho affair. The festival of the Epiphany, the Dices lng of the waters, had just concluded at 1 o'clock this afternoon when, simultaneous ly with the salute fired from the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress, either a rain of but lets or chargo of grape swept over the lit tle chapel built over tho frozen Neva in front of the Winter Palace, where Em peror Nicholas and every member of the Romanoff family were participating In the service. The missiles went high, en terlng windows of the splendid row of salons along tho water front, from which the Empress, tho ladles of the court and the members of the diplomatic corps. In cluding Ambassador McCormick. Secre tary Eddy and Second Secretary Bliss and all the high dignitaries of the state. army and navy, were witnessing the glit tering spoctaclo below. Fortunately, the bullets passed over tho heads of all pres ent, striking the opposite wall and clat- terlng down on the parquetted floor of tbo whlto salon. The first Impression of those who heard the crash was that It was due to falling crystals from the glass chandeliers and caused by concussion from the, booming or tho guns. Everybody had been labor ing under a more or less nervous strain because of the strike situation, and when tho truth was realized the windows were hastily vacated and tho greatest excite ment reigned within the palace. Deliberate Plot Suspected. LIcutenant-General Fulton, Chief of Police of St. Petersburg, himself picked up a mlssle in the whlto salon. It was the size of a bird's egg. The Police Chief was immediately surrounded by officers ATTEMPTS TO EUL THE CZAR. The first Cxar of Russia to be assas sinated was Paul, who was killed, by nobles. March 24. 1801. Tho first attempt to kill Alexander n was made by Karakozow, at St. Pe tersburg. April 16. 1866. June 6. 1SG7. another attempt to as. sasainate him occurred at Paris, the would-be assassin being a man named Berezowskl. Alexander Solorlefi attempted to kill Alexander n. April 14, 1879. During December of that year another attempt was made on the life of Alex ander by undermining a railway train. He was killed by the explosion of a bomb, thrown by a man who was him self killed. In St. Petersburg, March 13, 1SS1. Following are the previous well-authenticated attempts that hare been jnade on the present Czar; December 2. 1833, bomb thrown In St. Petersburg. October 8. 1K6, bomb exploded behind hla carriage In Place de la Concorde, Paris. May 2G, 1S97, artisan attempted to shoot and etab him as he drove in the Tsarskoe-Selo Park, in St. Petersburg. June 25. 180S. attempt to poison the Czar and Carina during visit to Vienna. September 7, 1S9S, Xltfllists attempted to kill him in Moscow. December 1, 1000, ptet discovered to mine a two-mile tunnel between Losma and Sebastopol, through which he was to pass. April G. 1901, officer ef his household shot at him, missed btm and blew out his own brains. May 2S. 1JX.C!. young woman arrested at Tsarskoe-Selo carrying an Infernal machine concealed in a handkerchief. September 28, 1902, plotters pulled up rails of the Xichofaui and Warsaw rail way lines over which he was expected to travel on his return from the maneuvers at the Kuruck. December 7, 1002. seven stadents ar rested at LlvMla. oa the private grounds of the Czar; one of them carried a bomb of terrific explosive pow. June 20. IWS. asraes4n caught in his apartments at Tsarskse-Selo. October 27. 1008. Prtocee ISttzabeth ot Hesse, the Czar's 9-year-etd Meer. fatally poisoned with oaters. which her uncle served her from his own dUh. of the guards who examined the bullet and expressed the opinion that It had come from a grape charge which might have been fired from the battery located on the Bourse Esplanade, and which replied to the salute of the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress, explaining that a gun might have been charged with a loaded cartridge by mistake. Such a thine-, however. It was admitted, was hard to conceive with out a deliberate plot. From the holes passing through the double windows it Is certain that the bullets came from the direction of tho Bourse In the meantime there was no evidence outside of what occurred. The crowds of people who formed black lines along the quays, the palace bridge, the steps jof the Bourse and every other point of van tage in the whlto Arctic landscape did not jLCoacludtd oa Par Flve-1 RT THE 1 Senatorial Aspirants Land No Body Blows. THIRD BALLOT IS TAKEN John L Wilson-Gains One Ad ditional Vote, PILES FORCES VERY ANGRY Threat to Force ex-Senator From Struggle Brings Assurance That Foster Will Thereby Probably Be Elected in Washington. no choice os Tnnu ballot. First. Second. Third. Foster .. 44 44 Piles 3 33 S3 Sweeny 27 27 28 Wilson ir is ib Jones 0 4 8 Blethen (Dem.) 8 7 7 Oaygrove 5 6 7 Absent 12 Totals 1ST. 130 138 Necessary to choice, 69. OLYMPIA, "Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) The Senatorial fight is wallowing in the doldrums, without breeze enough to raise ripple. The exact strength of the re spectlve candidates Is still to a degree an unknown quantity. No e pedal attempt is being made to take up the slack in the factional lines, and tho leaders of the respective candidates wander In and out of the headquarters of their adversaries without even exciting comment. And yet all of this outward appearance of calm ness is merely a sparring for time, while endeavoring to discover the vulnerable point In the armament of tho other man. The only chango of significance In the balloting today was tho gain of a voto by John I "Wilson. Representative Russell, who has been voting for Cosgrove, made the switch to "Wilson, and the other four Cosgrove votes were cast for Jones, bring ing tho strength of the Taklma man up to a total of eight votes. Tho position of the leaders in the race remained unchanged, Foster receiving 44 votes. Piles 33 and Sweeny 2a. The Sweeny voto was on short of yesterday on account of the Illness of Reitcr of Lin coin. The Democratic vote today was cast for A. J. Blethen, ot Seattle. Vote Begrudged Wilson. The gain of even one voto was be grudged John L. "Wilson by the Piles forces, and there Is a further tightening of the already strained relations between the two King County candidates. The old system of Seattle business men's delcga tiona will soon be tried on John I Wil son, in an effort to make him withdraw from the fight and give Piles an open field. This move, however, will meet with a decided frost, for at an Informal caucus of tho "Wilson supporters today It was de cided that if "Wilson was forced out of the fight at least a dozen of hla followers would Immediately voto for Foster. This would bring the Tacoma Senator so close to success that tho bandwagon crowd would be sufficient to sweep him Into the coveted berth. There Is no question but that some of Senator Foster's alleged supporters will make an effort to deliver the Pierce Coun ty vote to,. John L. "Wilson whenever there la a fatarbreak In the Foster ranks. The same Pierce County newspapers that were whooping It up for "Wilson two years ago are now ostensibly for Foster, but there is a general belief that they would ee cretly like to see "Wilson land the prize. This was noticeable yesterday, when they unmercifully roasted Stansell of Stevens because he voted for Sweeny instead of Foster. Expected to Vote for Sweeny. Stansell belongs in Sweeny territory. and his voting for Sweeny was generally expected, and yet he was fully as liber ally roasted as though he had wen Pierce County man. This may not hav added anv votes to the "Wilson strength but It has forever prevented Stansell from voting for Foster In case the Spokane candidate should fall to win out. Wilson Is feeling quite comfortable over the situation and expects to gain another vote or two tomorrow. The outlook for aay sensations tomorrow, or even next day. Is not bright, and a number of the members are already making arrange ments to pair off for Saturday In order to spend Sunday at their homes. The bsl lollng, so far as it has progressed, offers but little encouragement for a speedy set tlement of the Senatorial fight, and some of the warhorses in the struggle are pre dicting that It will run well Into Febru ary, and perhaps longer. The strength, visible and invisible, of the leading contestants is so near the same that It is not probable that any immedi ate attempt will be made to influence leg islation for Senatorial purposes. . "With the air heavy with Senatorial lightning. It Is. of course, not eo easy to expedite business as It would be with the big fight out of the way, but both houses are get ting away with the routine business with fairly good dispatch. Ftirth Awaits Clear Field. Friends of Mr. Furth who are here to day state that the Seattle banker will not under any circumstances enter the race until John I. Wilson and Sam Piles are both out of the way. They further etate that Seattle has not yet lost hope of electing Mr. Piles, and stands In readi ness to put "up money and talk in quantl- I ties required In order to win out. They wish It distinctly understood, however. that the money Is to be used solely for the preventldn of corruption and neces sary expenses legitimate expenses. Despite the positive denial from Gover nor Mead that he is in any way a candi date, there is still considerable talk of Mead becoming a dark-horse candidate In case the struggle is too protracted. Un less the "West Slders jump up a candidate outsldo of King or Pierce County, Charles Sweeny will either be elected or he will be In a position to name the successful candidate. Considering the matter from, a geographical standpoint, there would be cry little West Side opposition to Mead. Possibilities of this kind are sUll re mote, however, and as matters now stand Sweeny still has a stronger hold on the situation than any of the other candi dates, despite the fact that they lead on the rollcalL E. "W. W. MUST GIVE $40,000 BAIL. Mrs. Chadwick May Go Free, but Re ceiver Will Watch Keenly. CLEVELAND, Jan. 19. Upon the ap plication of Attorney Dawley. in the Criminal Court today. Judge Neft fixed the bail for Mrs. Chadwick at $20,000 for her release from jail pending trial on three Indictments. This is in ad dition to $20,000 bail to be, given in the United States Court. Mr. Dawley ex pects soon to secure the ball. Nathan Loeser, receiver ror .irs. Chadwick. said today that, if tho lat ter furnished bonds for $40,000 to se cure her release, an investigation would be Immediately commenced to ascertain whether or not any money or securities belonging to the Chad wick estate hod been placed with her bondsmen In order to Indemnify them against possiblo loss. It is tho pur pose of the receiver to claim such money or collateral. If proof can bo found that it is a part of Mrs. Chad- wick's assets. Mr. Dawley said tonight that, in all probability, his client would be re leased on bail tomorrow. Immediately after the amount of ball was fixed. Mr. Dawley looked up securities and the result of his work will become ap parent tomorrow. HEW CHARGE AGAINST TALBOT Dr. Irvine Preparing Another Pro sentment With Lawyers. NEW YORK. Jan. 19. The "World will say tomorrow: Tho second presentment to be brought against Bishop Talfet, of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, upon charges made by Dr. I. N. "W. Irvine, is now being pre pared as the result of a conference held in this city by three lawyers and Dr. Irvine. Herbert Noble, counsel In the first case. it is understood, will handle the second. Old Chum of His Cowboy Days. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. A. JW. "Merri field, of Montana, the bearer o"X the elec toral voto of his state- to Washington. called on tho President today. Mr. Mer rifield at one time was manager of the Roosevelt ranch near Medora. N. D., and the President Invited him to luncheon to morrow. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPEE The Weather. TODATS Local rain; winds mostly northerly. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 51 dee.; minimum. 39. Precipitation. 0.23 inch. The War In tbo Far East. Secretary Hay blocks schema for partition of China by pledging- powers, against It. Pago 5. Japanese big guns from Port Arthur begin work on Kuropatkln's army. Pago 5. Foreign. Charge of grapeshot fired by conspirators at Cxar, aimed to kill oft wbote Imperial fam ily. Page 1. Strike of all workmen in St. Petersburg- Is threatened. Page S. Britain and Russia stale their case before North Sea Commission. Page 1. More coalmlners' strike In Germany; sympathy Is with strikers. Page 1. Britain proposes new reforms in Macedonia; Turkey and Bulgaria buy guns. Pago 1. National. Humphrey denounces transport service In the House. Page 1. Claims of American sealers discussed In Sen ate. Pago 3. President proposes new measures to extend American trade abroad. Page 3. Columbia Jetty not to get enough money this session to finish it. 'Page 3. Gentile women of Utah testify for Reed Smoot- Tage 4. ToUtlcs. Niedringbaus loses more rotes In Missouri Republican leaders called to his support bolters say they will never vote for him. Page 3. More startling disclosures In Colorado contest. Page 3. Domestic. Fierce attack on John Mitchell at Ccalrnlners" Convention brings disclosures regarding Colo rado strike. Page 6. Mrs. Ohadwlck's ball fixed, but receiver will not allow her property to be given bonds men. Page 1. Duke is declared sane and refuses to talk to his wife. Page 3. Pacific Coast. Fight for meteorite found near Oregon City. .rage . Monument to the late Governor Rogers Is un veiled at Olyropla. Page 4. Stanford student rets divorce from actress now in Portland. Page 4. Northwest "Legislatnre. Third ballot for Senator In "Washington Legis lature snows few cnanges. Page 1. Active effort to remove head of Oregon's Fish warden. Page 8. M. A. Hoot, of Seattle, and H. D. Crow, of Spokane, appointed to Supreme Beach In Washington. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Comparison of bank clearings In 1904 and 1903. Page 15. Advance In Reading causes decline In other stocks. Page 13. Oriental Inquiries for feed at San Francisco. Page 14. Large Argentina shipment weaken wheat at Chicago. Page 14. Sailor boardlsg-house commission organizes. Page 14. Columbia River lightship brought, here for re pairs. -Page 1. Damage to steamer Dalles City not serlou. Page 11. Portland and "Vlnelnlty. Patrolman "W. J. Bullus rebuked by General Beebe. Page 11. Jury locked up tor the night In the Sorensoa bribery trial which Is marked by dramatic features. Page 10. Taxpayers' League frames petition to Legls latere protesting against paseage of special tax measure. Page 16. Eight weather, stations will be established on the east range- -of ths Cascade Mountains. Tag 16. "Wisconsin will make elaborate'showing at tha Lan-la and CUrka EnxnttloB. Psx 12 ISSUES OF FACT Joined Before North Sea Commission. INVESTIGATION IS OPENED Diplomats of All Nations in Notable Assemblage, GREAT NATIONS AS SUITORS Britain Accuses Russian Fleet of Un provoked Attack on Peaceful Fishlng-Uoats Russia Says Torpedo-Boats Attacked. PARIS, Jan. 19. The International Com mission appointed to inquire "into the North Sea incident began its public ses sions this afternoon In the state dining hall of the d'Orsay Palace (Foreign Of fice), which wan crowded with high offi cials, diplomats and representatives of the navies of the principal maritime powers. Including several staff officers of tho Jap anese army. Several members of the staff of the Japanese Legation were among the diplomats present. Aarge force of Brit ish counsel and advisers was at the right of tho court. Baron Taube, the Russian judicial advisers and other Russians were in the left part ot the hall. Hugh O'Belrne, of the British Embassy agent of Great Britain before the Inter national Commission, read the charges. which consisted ot 17 specifications, mi nutely setting forth tbo attack on the Hull fishing fleet. It was specifically de clared that no Japanese torpedo-boats and no warships whatever were among the fishing fleet, and that no Japanese war ships were anywhere In the North Sea. Baron Taube read the Russian reply, which specifically declared that two strango boats approached the Russian squadron, which boats the searchlights disclosed to be torpedo-boats. Thereupon fire was opened, the torpedo-boats moving off and later disappearing. The Russian statement asserted that Admiral Rojest- vensky was absolutely obliged to act. as he did in order to destroy the torpedo- boats which had attacked his squadron. Case for Great Britain. The principal charges of the British statement follow: On the night In question there were not any warships whatever in the neighborhood of the fishing fleet, except those ot tho Russian navy. jo wanenips bad been seen by the fishing boats since a long time previous. None of the boats making up the fishing fleet carried any kind of material of war. No Japanese warship of any kind whatever was at that moment in the North Sea. There were sot any Japanese upon the fish ing boats. The Russian fire continued after their searchlights clearly showed the vessels were peaceful fishing boats. None of the Russian ships gave or even of fered assistance. The fire killed two men. wounded "sir. sank one boat and damaged five others. The statement concludes that the at tack was without any provocation upon pacific fishing boats pursuing their usual and rightful vocation. Russian Version of Affair. Following are the principal points of the Russian reply: At about midnight the flagship KnUz Sou- varoS saw the outlines of two small boats which approached with, all lights extinguished directly toward the battleship. "When the two suspicious boats came within range of the Russian searchlights they were recognized as torpedo boats. Thereupon tha battleship opened fire. Thereafter a number of small fishing boats. not showing the required lights, were ob served. Precautionary measures were adopted Nevertheless there was a strong feeling of danger upon the battleships, and the Imperious duty of protecting themselves against the at tack ot torpedo boats obliged a continuance ot the fire, despite the evident risks of hitting not only the fishing boats but also the ships the squadron Itself, which had arrived within the zone of the fire. In the meantime the two torpedo boats drew off and shortly after disappeared. Fearing that some of tho fishing boats were damaged, yet being certain that all danger from the two torpedo boats or possibly others was not completely removed. Admiral Rojestvensky -considered It Indispensable for the entire squadron to continue its route without stop ping. . Admiral Rojestvetuky, while taking Into ac count the damage caused to inoffensive fisher men, subjects of a neutral power, neverthe less was compelled to use all the means In his power to destroy the torpedo boats which at tacked his squadron. TRIES TO PATCH UP CABINET President Loubet Strives to Reconcile Conflicting Groups. PARIS. Jan. 19. President Loubet has begun consultations with the leaders of the various parliamentary groups con cerning the new ministry. The consulta tlons this morning embraced the heads of four groups of the Senate. This after noon the President will consult with the heads of five groups of the Chamber of Deputies. The latter will be represented by the presidents of the groups, except the Socialist parliamentary group, which. not having a president, will probably des lgnate M. Jaures as the exponent of So cialist desires. The selection of a Ministry appears to turn more upon politics than Individuals. Several groups. Including the Socialists, insist on the continuance of the Combes programme, including the separation of church and state, an Income tax, and worklngmen's pensions. Other groups In sist that the new Ministry be not re quired to pursue the Combes policy. The Temps, which usually Is semi-official, and most of the other newspapers, except the socialist organs, urge the appointment of a new Cabinet and the adoption of a new policy. The consultations going on seek to reconcile these differences. M. Rouvier continues to be the most prominent among those desiring a new policy, hut M. Sarrien (Radical Repub lican) is developing notable strength among those favoring a continuance of the old policy. FOR REFORM IN MACEDONIA. Britain Begins New Movement While Turkey Is Buying Guns. LONDON, Jan. 39. Tho British Foreign Office Is convinced that the Austro-Rus-sian reform measures decided upon for Macedonia are a hopeless failure and is communicating with the powers. Inter ested with the view of obtaining an cx pression of the extent to which they are willing to go to secure more extensive and mora real reforms, and probably will lay before Parliament very early in the session a sweeping project which Foreign Secretary Lansdowne believes will insure success. "When Great Britain agreed to support tho Austro-Russian scheme, known as the Meursteg programme, the Foreign Office reserved the right to offer amendments in the event that It proved a failure. All the recent reports from the British Con suls in the Interior of Macedonia pro claim the utter collapse of the scheme and show that thj conditions In the interior are no Detter tnan before the late revo lution. It Is expected that if Lord Lansdowne receive sufficient support from tha powers he will renew the suggestion to place Macedonia under the control of a Chris tian Governor-General, not responsible to the Sultan, but to the powers. Italy alone has expressed a willingness to co-operate with Great Britain. The Associated Press understands that the French government, though inclined to side with effectual reforms, is not willing to disturb the existing state of the Bal kans, hoping that tho Summer will cease without a serious conflict. At the same time French and German financiers are arranging to supply Turkey with a loan of 523.000.000, the largest part of which will be devoted to fitting out the Turkish army with new batteries ot quick-firing guns, orders for which have been placed with French and German manufacturers. Similar orders recently have been placed by Bulgaria. It is not likely that Austria and Russia, which refused to consent to Great Britain's original proposition for the ap pointment of a Christian Governor-Gen eral. will now agree to it. and It is said that Germany probably will maintain a friendly attitude toward Turkey. The Associated Pres3 has been in formed by the British Consul-General in Macedonia, who was recently passing a vacation in England, that the Maccdon lans construe the attitude of Austria and Russia as plainly Indicating their belief that the continuance of unrest will ultl mately necessitate joint Interference, re suiting In, their obtaining a controlling influence in the Balkans and possibly the acquisition of territory on the Mediter ranean Sea. LECTURE THE MINE-OWNERS. German Government and. Papers Friendly to Striking Miner3. BERLIN, Jan. 20, (4 A. M.) The Vorwaorts this morning estimates the number of strikers in the coal-mining district afj 340tf)Xrfcr 'The" news 'from th scene of the strike shows no change in the situation. - Several minor disturb ances are reported, such as crowds hooting strike-breakers and police dls persing crowds, wounding several wltn their sidearms. Sentiment appears -to be drifting in favor of the strikers, the refusal of the MIneowners' Association to nego tlate with the operatives being re garded as an affront to the govern ment. The Tageblatt adopts a decid ediy sharp tone In censuring the as sedation. The government commission has about concluded its labors and nas asked the representatives of tne unions to put their complaints in writing, which the commissioners will bring to Berlin and hand to the gov eminent, it is thought that several weeks must elapse before the result o the Inquiry can be worked out. Mucn interest attaches to today's sitting of the Reichstag, where a So ciallst interpellation regarding the strike Is the first order of business. Cardinal Fischer, of Cologne, has sent the strikers $250 to assist the needy. Emperor "William today received member of the firm of Hanlel & Co. one of the powerful coal-owning fam Hies of the Lower Rhine, and sent for Privy Councillor Lueg, of Oberhausen who 13 both a coal-mine owner and steel manufacturer of largo wealth and great Influence among the Indus trial leaders. Among the petty requirements some of the miners is a rule that the miners must click their heels together and stand at attention when overseers appear. THREE TRAINS IN A WRECK. English Railroad Spoils Record for Freedom From Fatalities. L.OUOi, Jan. 19. An alarming col llslon in which three trains were in volved. Including two Scotch expresses, occurred on the Midland Railway near Barnsley toaay. Four passengers and two railway men were killed, and a score were Injured, of which seven were serious ly hurt. The accident occurred in fog, the third train crashing Into the wreckage resulting from the first collis Ion. The cars of one of the Scotch ex presses burst Into flames, and soon were ablaze from end to end. There were not many passengers on the trains or the casualties would have been heavier. Among those Injured is Robert Brough, tne artist. . Italy Suspicious of Austria. ROME. Jan. 19. Uneasiness Is felt here at the concentration of Austrian trooD on tho Italian frontier, the Patrla going so far as to say that Austria is prepar ing for war against Italy. On the other hand, the Tribuna publishes a statement to the effect that Its correspondent Vienna has been assured by the Austrian Foreign Office that the increase in the number of Austrian troops on the frontier of Italy was merely due to the return soldiers to their posts after having been on duty along the Russian frontier, their presence there being no longer neces sary. No Slaves in Italian Colonies. ROMS, Jan. ia. rne Italian govern ment has Issued a decree providing for the abolition of slavery In Italy's East African colonies, which was denounced years ago by the American Consul at Cairo. The terms of the decree are con sidered to be more liberal than those is suedby any other European nation hav ing colonies in Africa. Choate Will Be Guest of King. LONDON, Jan. ID. Ambassador and Mrs. Choate will be entertained at Windsor Castle a3 the guests of Kin? and Queen for two days next week. The Xing' will return to London tomorrow from Sandringham. SAYS IT'S uQnEH Humphrey Attacks Transport Service. SEEKS TO ABOLISH IT House Votes Dovn His Amend ment to Army Bill, HULL CHAMPIONS SYSTEM Porto Rican Commissioner Makes First Speech on Amendment to Recall Regiment From His Island, but Is Defeated. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. The House of Representatives today completed consid eration of the Army appropriation bill and will vote on the measure tomorrow. Dur ing the debate Resident Commissioner Degejau. of Porto Rico, made his first peech in the House. He praised tha United States for its attitude toward hisi island home. He said he saw no need for the maintenance of the provisional regi ment of troops in the island. A vigorous attack was made by Humphrey oL "Wash ington on the transport service. When the Army appropriation bill cams up for further consideration, uiarK os Missouri supported the amendment strik ing out the appropriation for the support of the Porto Rican provisional regiment He read from a report from.Elihu Root when he was Secretary of War in 1903, a' recommendation that the regiment be discontinued and the right extended to Porto Rican citizens to enlist in the Regu lar Army. He also read an extract from, the report to the House In the same year In which Slader of Texas, stated that, 1C it had not been for the personal interest of some legislators In one of the officers of that regiment, it would have been dis continued three years previously. "That condition of affairs Is a disgrace to tha American Congress," asserted Clark. Hull defended the appropriation for thef regiment., ,M . Speech by Porto Rican. Lack of interest in the proceedings was! suddenly dispelled when Hull yielded ,time to Resident Commissioner Degetau, of. Porto Rico, and that gentleman made hlsf first speech in the House. He was sur rounded at once by members who gavo close attention to his somewhat hesitating delivery and frequently applauded hlsf praise for his constituents. Mr. Degetau took occasion first to refer to the general impression in the Hbusa and in this country that he was a Dele gate and had the rights In Congress of a Delegate. He deprecated the fact that thlsi was not the case. He next voiced ther sentiment of cordiality which the people of Porto Rico felt toward the United States for the treatment that had been accorded that Island. In arguing that the necessity for main taining the regiment did not exist, he he- viewed the history of his country to showi that it had accomplished many reforms,- such, for instance, as the abolition os slavery, without disturbance. These peo ple did not need the example of military; discipline, nor did they need the imprest sion calculated to be created by the mili tary uniform. At the same time Porta Rico was proud of her sons in the regi ment. He referred to the charge that! Porto Ricans were hot-headed Spaniards,; and said the negative was the fact: that. f such was the case, the people of this country would not haye permitted Porta Ricans to "defend that nag. pointing to. the flag over the Speaker's chair. Ap plause greeted this utterance. Mr Degetau. In conclusion, said: "We need no American regiment, not;, any other regiment. We are all Ameri cans who have won our citizenship." The Point was made by Mondell (Wyojfc that the regiment was needed on the isl and as protection from a foreign foe. The amendment was defeated, 83 to 47. Humphrey Attacks Transports. A vigorous attack on the Army trans port service was made by Humphrey (Wash.). His first move was to elimlnat from the bill on a point of order, whichj was sustained, the provision that "no steamship In the transport service shall be disposed of without the consent off Congress." Hull secured the adoption of an amend ment In these words: Provided, that no part of the S12.00O.O0fl4 hereby appropriated shall be paid to anj steamship company for the transportation? o supplies or enlisted men or officers off! the United States from the United Statea to the Philippine Islands or from the Phil ippines to the Vnlted States. Humphrey offered an amendment strik ing out the provision for expenses of sail ing Government transports. He said th transport service- was costing 51,500.000 a year more to maintain than would be tha case If the service should be performed by, private shipping. When Mr. Root waa Secretary of War, he had recommended its abolishment, as had General Davla when he was Governor of the Philippines, and Humphrey said Secretary Taft wasj of the same mind. The transport service so far had cost the country between $35, 000,000 and 540.000.000. "Everything Is rotten in this transport service." hotly declared Humphrey, "fromfe the hulls of the old foreign-built vessels to the wonderful system of bookkeeping; adopted by the Quartermaster's Depart ment. It is a National disgrace, and I hope this House will stop it." Hull defended the service. He said, i for no other reason, the service ought to be maintained for the comfort of the sol- dlers, especially the sick, who were brought home from the Philippines. He (Concluded oa Page Four.) 102.0