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.V VOL. XLV. NO. 13,790. PORTLAND, OREGON, SAT-URDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1905. PRICE FIYE CENTS. j OH Grand Duke Sergius Torn in Pieces. WORK OF TERRORIST Assassin Proud of Suc cessful Crime. DOES NOT RESIST CAPTORS Liberals Do Not Conceal Joy at the Awful Deed. DESCRIPTION BY EYE-WITNESS Sergius Had Been Long Marked Out as Leader of Reactionaries Rev olution Was In Preparation In Moscow. HOXAXOFJvS WHO DIED BY VIOLENCE. Helen Gllnska, poisoned 1528. Prince Shulskl, 1543, torn t pieces by JogB, by order ol Ivan IV. then 13 years of age. Eldest son of Ivan IV. killed by fa ther, who struck him down with an Iron staff, 1D80. Dmitri, younger brother of Feodor, May 15, 1531, killed by order of Boris Godunoff, brother-in-law of Czar, who wished to succeed to the throne. Boris Godunoff. April 13, 1605. died suddenly after dinner, supposed to have been poisoned. Fed or IL son of Boris, murdered with his mother, by soldiers of Dmitri, May, 3005. Dmitri, Or-zrr My. J55, surround ed by enemies, jumps 30 feet from win dow, breaks his leg: and ia killed by captors. Alexis, 1720, second son of Peter the Great, killed by Infliction of torture, presumably at order of father. Prince Vollnakl, 1740, beheaded by order of Anna of Courland. Peter. Duke of Holsteln-Gottorp, son of Anna, second daughter of Peter the Great, 17C2. killed by conspiracy. In which his wife, Catherine II, was the leading- spirit. Ivan VI, 17C4. murdered by guards during an attempt to rescue him from prison. Paul I. 1601. a,i3aH!nated by highest dignitaries of court. Alexander II, March 13. 1SS1. killed by Nihilists, while planning extensive government reforms. Grand Duke Sergius. assassinated Feb ruary 17. 1005.. In Moscow. Special Cable to the New York Times, Copyright, 1905.) MOSCOW, Feb. 17, (S:40 P. M.) The Grand Duke Sergius was assassinated here thin afternoon by a bomb. I wit nessed the murder from the Kremlin. I was walking: along:, admiring: the vast Imperial Palace and the panorama or. Moscow, which stretched away as Snr as the eye could reach. The great clock of the Kremlin was striking 3 o'clock when I heard a terrific report. An immense sheet of flame at the same time rose about 500 meters (550 yards) from me in the middle of the vast ave nue which, separates the Palace of Justice from the Arsenal. In the midst of the flames I saw several black masses projected into the air and fall in pieces on the ground. I ran as fast bs I could in the direction of the flame. In an instant I reached the entrance of the Arsenal. A cloud of smoke was lifting and, scattered on the ground rot id a heap of debris, were pieces of a. human body, smoldering besides pieces of wood and broken glass. A little further on men were stopping two horses, maddened and covered with blood, which were dragging all that remained of a carriage, a spring and two wheels that were twisted and broken. His Wife Faints at Sight. in a nanosome sleigh a young and pretty woman had fainted, and around her a crowd, attracted by the explosion. was pressing. She was Immediately recognized as the Grand Duchess Eliza beth Feodorovna, sister of the Empress of Russia and wife of the Grand Duke Sergius. The terrible truth was at once made clear to me. The smoking human debris scatercd around me was all that remained of the Grand Duke. His head had been literally blown from his body and lay there, almost unrecognizable. boluiers who had rushed from the guardhouse, aided by Generals and Dvorniks, began to gather up the re mains. A cordon of troops was drawn up before the Nicholas Gate xms is wnat nappenea, as lar- as could be ascertained from the prellml nary Inquiry: Hurled in Air Amid Flames. As the Grand Duke Sergius was driv ing to town in his coupe at the usual hour a bomb was skillfully thrown under his carriage. His assassins fol lowed exactly the same tactics as were murdered. The carriage, the Grand Duke and the coachman were hurled in the air amid a column of flames. The body of the Grand Duke was literal ly stripped of its clothing-ny the force of the explosion and was reduced to pulp. The coachman was hurled a distance of 15 yards against another carriage. Every window In the Palace of Justice and the Arsenal for a distance of 50 yards was shattered. One of the assassins, who had been wounded, was arrested on the spot and dragged quickly into the Arsenal. A stretcher was brought, on which the pieces of the Grand Duke's body were placed. They were covered with a coat lent by a General to hide the horrible sight. Preceded and surrounded by sol diers with fixed bayonets, the lugubrious procession started. Behind the blood stained stretcher, which was borne by superior officers, walked the Grand Duch ess, who had quickly been restored to consciousness. She was enveloped In a blue cloak. Her bead was bare and she was pale as death. A couple of officers' supported her. Slowly the cortege made Its way to the Imperial Palace, where, amid impressive silence, the stretcher was put down. At the palace where the as sassination occurred debris of all kinds was still being picked up. Great Gates Are Closed. The news spread quickly throughout Moscow,- and an enormous crowd rushed to the Ifremlin. Measures were taken to preserve order. It was decided to close the great gates, which had remained open ever since Napoleon entered them. Kept back by mounted gendarmes and by the police, the crowd remained all day in the streets leading to the Kremlin, discussing the crime. Many arrests were made, especially of persons who condone the murder. A few days ago the Grand Duke went to live in the Imperial Palace In the Kremlin because the police had declared that they were unable to guarantee his safety In his residence on the Tverskaila. The Grand Duchess had been warned not to go out in the same carriage as the Grand Duke Her sleigh was not touched by the bomb. Tlie crime has caused a profound Im pression here, but it cannot be said to have occasioned consternation. The Grand Duke had too many enemies. The theaters and concert halls are closed tonight, by order of the police. A rumor is current that this murder Is the first of a long series which has been planned. Fourteen names are on the list, it is said, the second being that of Grand Duke Vladimir. Next comes General Trepoff. The terrorist movement is now to be carried to St. Petersburg. Liberals Hail Act as Triumph. I had a conversation tonight with one of the chiefs of the Liberal party of Mos cow. "The effect of this attack," ho said, "is good for the triumph of our ideas. The Grand Duke Sergius was a. very honest man as far as money matters were con cerned. In this respect he was always irreproachable, but for that very reason he was exceedingly reactionary. A poli tician -without intelligence, and pursuing a retrograde policy without principle, he exercised a great Influence upon the Em peror, not only through his marriage,' which brought him into close family re lations with the Czar, but Also because of his honesty. When he had abdicated his functions as Governor-General, his influ ence increased still more. "When he left and the Civil" Governor bade him farewell, the Grand Duke said: " 'Not farewell, but au revoir, for I shall return among you. He hoped to re occupy his old position, vested with still greater powers. His assassination will be approved by all Russia. It was decided upon after the shootings which occurred recently in the streets of Moscow. Revolution Was Hatching. "A few days ago a large number of per sons were arrested, a considerable quan tity of arms and ammunition having been found in their possession. In one student's home 450 revolvers were found. We want ed to bring about a revolution and we are arming the people. "I apprehend the consequences of a re actionary movement. The conservative element, whleh has been asleep for 30 years, is taking offense at the Liberal pressure. Men who hitherto have taken little Interest In politics are becoming savage reactionaries, as they realize how serious this Liberal movement Is. It Is to be feared that this murder will Increase the strength of Ithe reactionary ten dency. ' "As to the government's measures of repression, they are of little efficiency and will not stop the advance." Assassin Proud of Work. I called this evening upon General Volkoff, Prefect of Moscow, who, in spite of the lateness of the hour, received me with, the greatest cordiality. I asked him whether the identity of the murderer was known. The General replied that It was not. The man had refused to give his name, merely saying that he belonged to an anarchist group and was glad that he had done his work so well. The murderer was not wounded, according to the General, and was arrested by a de tective detailed to escort the Grand Duke. He wears the dress of a Moujik and ap pears to be about 30 years of age. A mass will be celebrated at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Church of the Kremlin. The Prefect told me that so far no Instructions had heen received from St Petersburg. I suppose the re mains "will be taken to the capital and placed in the vault of the church in the Fortress of St. Peter and St- Paul, where repose the Emperors and the members of the imperial family. It is not likely. however, that this will be done before two or three days. Sympathy With Assassin. There is no change in the appearance of Moscow tonight. The streets are well filled and the night restaurants are as crowded as ever. A good deal more con cern is expressed in regard to the fate that awaits the assassin than regarding the tragical end of his victim. Cassini's Son-in-Law In Danger. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassador, was shocked to hear through the press dispatches of. the assassination of the Grand Duke Sergius. He Is anxiously awaiting news direct from Russia, as his son-in-law is master of the court at Moscow and member of the Grand Duke's household and with the Countess, tho Ambassador's daughter, JAYNE BILL FAILS Local -Option Law in Oregon Unchanged. POSTPONED IN THjE SENATE Impassioned Oratory and Bit ing Sarcasm Invoked. LIQUOR MEN ARE SILENT NOW Campaign of Worry Against Reform and Church Interests Had Been Promised in the Event De feat Was Accomplished. SALEM, Or., Feb. 17. (SpeciaL) Amendment of the local option law in the Oregon Legislature failed on the last day of the session shortly before noon today, for the Jayne bill was indefinitely post poned in the Senate by a vote of 16 to 13, after six weeks of turmoil between the advocates of strict precinct option and the liquor, interests on the one side and the exponents of county option and the foes of saloons on the other. This means that the local option law as enacted by the people under the Initia tive last June will remain unchanged, at least until June, 1906, when it can be amended under the initiative. Anti-saloon workers are jubilant and broad smiles adorned their countenances after their -victory. The liquor people kept a stiff upper Up, however, and pro fessed still to be of strong courage. The space behind the rail in the Senate was densely packed during the proceedings with spectators, who strained their eyes and ears and pressed against the bar, and once, at the end of a speech by Pierce of Umatilla against the bill, burst into loud applause. Bowerman Switches His Vote. . The bill went to its grave' because It lacked one vote of enough for passage and was indefinitely postponed because Bowerman of Gilliam, who was support ing the hill, went over to the anti revisionists. The vote on indefinite post ponement was: Aye -Booth, BoVtfrmari. Carter, Cosnow, Haines. Howe, Laycock, Loughary, McDon ald, Miller, Nottingham, Pierce. - Smith, Whealdon, Wright, Kuykendall 15. Noes Avery, Brownell, Coe. Coke. Croisan. Farrar, Hobson, Hodson, Holman, Malarkey, Rand, SIchel, TutUe 14. Threats of the Liquor Men. Liquor interests said all through the campaign over the Jayne bill that should the bill fail they would initiate It in June, 1S05, or would present a bill at that time to repeal tho present law entirely; also that they would give church organizations a taste of what the initia tive could do by proposing a bill to tax all church property and "reform" work ers a taste by offering a bill to give mu unlclpalitles exclusive control of liquor traffic and gambling. And these same Interests declared that other bills might be proposed to worry affairs and politics for some time to come,. Paul Wessinger, one of the chiefs of tho Portland Wholesale Liquor-Dealers' Asso ciation and superintendent of Welnhard's brewing interests, and A. Crofton, man ager of the association, who were In tho Senate chamber when the Jayne bill went to its death today, 'refused to reveal their future plans after, the verdict was an nounced. They shook their heads sigr nlficantly and looked off into space and said simply: "Wait." Issue Was Clean Cut. Sixteen votes were needed to pass the bill and the most that could be secured for it were 15 The clean-cut issue lay between pre cinct option and county option, as the fight shaped Itself, and the 15 were on the side of precinct option. The remaining 14 Senators were lined up on the other side. Each side had a bill of its own the pre cinct optlonists one reported by the com mittee on judiciary; the county optlon ists one reported by the committee on education. The former was substituted for the lat ter by a vote of 15 to 14, but the 16 votes needed to pass the bill could -not be se cured, and, on motion of Senator Booth of Lane, the bill was indefinitely post poned. This was accomplished by Bower man's switching from the judiciary com mittee's bill and voting for Booth's mo tion for postponement. The vote was then 1 ayes to 13 noes, but Preeldent Kuykendall thought it a tie. and, like Bowerman, changed to the other side, for tho reason, as ho stated it from the chair, that the bill could not secure enough votes for passage and he thought harmony could best be secured by putting the bill out of tho way. Prepared by Liquor Interests. The Jayne bill was prepared by the li quor Interests at Portland, and Introduced in the House by Representative Jayne of Wasco. January 17. Its prime purpose was to eliminate option or prohibition ty coun ties and to confine it to precincts. In many other details It changed the present law, the most objectionable of which were eliminated by the House committer on revision of laws. The bill passed the House February 7 by a vote of S4 to 25. In the Senate it was referred to the committee on education, largely through the influenco of Senator Pierce of Umatilla, Democrat. All three members of this committee Loughary of Polk, Haines of W.aehington and Pierce at heart wero hostile to revision of the law by the Legislature. This committee slashed th? bill so thor oughly and Injected so many amendments that the product bore little resemblance to the bill which passed the House; In was changed, but the heart also, because the committee put into the bill option by counties and groups of precincts, thus eliminating the first principle of the Jayne hill "and putting into it the first principle of the present law. The committee submitted lis report yes terday and the report was adopted by a vote of 15 to 14. The precinct optlonists rallied, however, and, on motion of Ma larkey of Multnomah, aided by Brownell of Clackamas, who changed to their side, the bill as amended by, the education com mittee was sent, to the judiciary com mittee, which reported this morning, re storing jtfie precinct option feature .and providing for a referendum next June. Judiciary Report Adopted. The report of the Judiciary committee was adopted this morning by a vote of 15 to 14, as follows: Ayes Avery. Bowerman. Brownell, Coe, Coke, Croisan. Farrar, Hobson. Hodson,Hol man, Malarkey, Hand, SIchel. Tuttte. Kuyken dall 15. Noes Booth, Carter. Coshow, Haines, Howe, Laycock. Loughary. McDonald, Miller, Not tingham, Pierce, Smith, Whealdon. Wright 14. The debate preceding the vote was im passioned and full of gusty declarations and spiced with insinuations of evil in fluences. Malarkey of Multnomah, Rand of Baker and Coe of Multnomah defended the report of the judiciaryicommlttee, and Haines .and Pierce attacked It. Liquor BUI Is Expedited. The bill. of the judiciary committee had been printed in the course of the night, though it had notj reached the State Printer until almost midnight, but no such good fortune had come to the bill of the education committee, though it had been ordered printed yesterday afternoon and had gone to the Printer early last even ing. Broad insinuations were made by Pierce, Booth and Haines that the education com mittee's bill had been held up by some secret jobbery. These insinuations were resented by Malarkey and Rand, who epok their feelings in strong language. Malarkey in Explanation. Malarkey, a member of the Judiciary committee, had drafted the report and ex plained the amendments in detail. .' "They meet every objection "of those -who are willing to see the present local- option law altered and who are willing to submit the change to the people," said he, adverting to one of the final clauses ordering a referendum 'next June. Haines Jumped to his feet with sarcasm on his lips. "The Senator from Multnomah," said (Concluded on Page 14.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S Rain and slightly warmer; south easterly winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 44 deg.; minimum, 40. Precipitation, trace. Assassination of Grand Duke Sergiaa. Blown to fragments with a bomb in the Krem. lln at Mosoow. Page 1. His assassin la captured and glories is. btc . deed, but hides &fcj Identlty.ige. Blot beren.-.friicJof? gor$r4ient -aT4x- ultant revolutionists narrowly averted. Page 4. Assassination will not prevent calling of Zetnsky Sobor, on which Czar haa decided. Page 1. Csar prostrated with grief. Page 4. Terrorists have marked others for execution. Page i. Massacre of strikers and rebels by police at Warsaw. Page 1. Whole Caucasus In rebellion. Page 1. The War 1b the For East. Japan will not agree to peace unless it is en during. Pago 4. General Grlppenberg denounces ICurbpatkin for not sending troops to clinch victory. Page 3. Czar said, to have decided to offer peace. Page 4.. Women of Moscow petition Czarina to ask Czar to make peace. Page 4. Another Russian cavalry raid starts southward. Page 14. Foreign. Emperor of Austria and Kossuth at a deadlock. Pago 3. British Cabinet defends Sir Anthony MacDon nclL Page 3. National. No appointments to bo made In Oregon till land-fraud trials are over. Page 1. Senate backs down on wheat drawback. Pag S. House sends statehood bill to conference. Page 5. Both houses deliver eulogies on Miss Wlllard In receiving her statue.. Page fi. President asks Congress to increase naval ap propriations. Page 5. Parcels post treaty with Britain arrives. Page 1. Management of Panama Railroad shown up. Page 5. Political. West Virginia Senators accuse Governor White of boodllng. Page 3. Six Addlcks Republicans desert him. Page 3. Governor Hoch approves oil refiner bill and recommends other laws against Standard Page 3. Domestic. Gates lets price cf wheat drop to prevent im ports. Page 3. Transcontinental railroads disagree on rates to Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 11. North Dakota appropriates money for exhibit at Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 11. Mrs. unadwicK in court repudiates some claims. Page 3. Comiaerclal and Marine. Oregon apples- command high prices in Europe. Page 15. Break In Chicago wheat market. Page IS. San Francisco wheat market Inactive. Page ID. Union Pacific Is feature of stock market. Page 15. Storm checks trading throughout country. Page 10. Contraband carrying buslnea at end.v Page 10. tow water interferes wlih river navigation, Page 10. Northwest Leglslatsres. Jayne bill amending local-option law is lost in the Oregon Senate. Pago 1. Oregon Legislature finishes up its business and adjourns without day. Page 6. Governor Chamberlain agrees not to veto ap propriation bill when emergency clause Is cut out. Page. C. Washington House passes capital removal bill. Page 7. raclflc Coast. Whitman College debaters defeat team " from Pacific University. Page 14. Judge J. J. Balleray is dead at Pendltton. PageylS. Portland and Vicinity. Dr. S. S. Wise discusses local conditions In polnUd address on lawlessness at Templa Beth .Israel. Face 10. Congregation of First Congregational Church burns heavy mortgage. Page 10. Contract let to noted concessionaire for famous spectacular featarea on The Trail. Page It. James Drummond. boy bandit, sentenced, to eight years "In the Penitentiary, but mother hopes to secure pardon from Governor Cham berlain. Page 11. Executive Board authorizes payment of 53S.OOO for MornsonBireet. pnage extras. Page 16. Tirt5!MHon force wlll'mest lo tilm MBinalrn ALL IN SUSPENSE No Federal "Appoint ments in Oregon PENDING FRAUD TRIALS Delegation Has No Voice While Under Suspicion. CABINET- OFFICERS AGREE Fulton's Recommendation Alone Will Not Be Accepted Except for As toria Postmaster Waggoner Holds on at Roseburg. ' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 17. "No more Federal ap pointments In Oregon until after the trials." This conclusion was reached last night by Secretary Hitchcock, Attorney-General Moody and Postmaster-General Wynne, and applies to all appointments coming under the jurisdiction of their respective departments. As a matter of fact, this decision will affect only postofflce appoint ments, for there Is no likelihood of va cancies occurring la either the Interior Department or the Department of Jus tice while the land-frauds cases are pend ing. The District Attorneyship must necessarily remain in abeyance until tho cases are concluded, there are no Land Office vacancies present or prospective, unless the Register and Receiver at Rose burg should be dismissed, and such ac tion is not contemplated until after the trials are over. So the agreement of these Cabinet officers really narrows down to postofflce1 cases. Fulton's Recommendation Barred. There has been no formal discussion of this question at the Cabinet or with .Pres ident Roosevelt. The matter came up quite Informally at the President's reception last night, when several members of the Cabinet got together and talked over the situation In Oregon. It was then and -tiiera agreed. :that- tho. Senators, and. Rep- resenatives under indictment should not be permitted to fill Federal offices. It was agreed that, with three of the four members of the Oregon delegation under Indictment, it would not be fair to permit the other one member to control the en tire patronage of the state, so a mutual understanding was reached as above stated. There are several Oregon postoffices where vacancies are about to occur, either through resignation of Incumbents or be cause the terms of the postmasters are about to expire, but according to the pro gramme laid out last night there will be no appointments, and the present post masters will continue to serve indefinitely, regardless of the wish of any or all the members of the Oregon delegation. Sev eral postofflce cases are now before the Postmaster-General, but they will not be acted upon. Waggoner to Stay in at Roseburg. Only today Postmaster-General Wynne declined to appoint B. P. Cornelius Post master at Roseburg, Representative Her mann's home, and decided that Postmas ter Waggoner shall continue to serve un der his original commission. Other con elderations entered Into this case, how ever. Cornelius was indorsed by Senator Fulton and Representative Hermann, and they had understood he would be appoint ed. But soon after Cornelius was recom mended charges were preferred against mm, alleging mat ne was pan. owner oi a saloon and lived next door to that estab lishment- Investigation showed that Cor nelius waa in partnership with a man who was owner of a saloon, but that their partnership applied merely to the real es tate business, and that he personally had no interest in the saloon. Cornelius, more over, expressed his willingness to change his residence if he should be appointed Postmaster. But at the last moment it was found that Postmaster Waggoner is an old sol dier, a veteran of the Civil War. The Postofflce Department says it haa been President Roosevelt's policy not to turn out .old soldiers from office, except upon charges which have been sustained. He has directed that eld soldiers be protected to this extent. Acting on this general or der, there being no charges against Wag goner, the Postmaster-General decided to allow Waggoner to remain In office. But he would have taken this course anyway! In "view of the determination to make no more postofflce appointments in Oregon for the time being. Fulton to Choose Astoria Man. Mr. Wynne said, tonight that Senator Fulton would be permitted to name the Postmaster at Astoria when the term of the preeent incumbent expires, for it is his right as Senator to name the Post master in his own town. Senator Fulton's record being clear, his right to fill this office will not be questioned. But there the tine will be. drawn. There may be instances where It will be neces sary to All fourth-class postoffices, but in taking this action the department will not ask nor countenance recommendations from Representative Hermann or Repre sentative Williamson, who have hereto fore had absolute control of such ap pointments. WILL PUSH JUDICIAL BILL. Cannon Heeds Fulton's Appeal for Oregon's Additional Judge. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. Senator Fulton person-: allv aDoealcd to Speaker Cannon todav. Senate bill dividing Oregon Into two judicial districts. He said he had now to represent Oregon in both houses of Congress, and needed the help of the Speaker. Mr. Cannon said he would allow the judicial bill to be called up and considered on Its merits. He will recognize Repre sentative Gillette, of California, who re ported the bill, to call it up in the House. Tho bill -will probably come up within a few days. PARCELS POST TREATY SIGNED It Establishes Cheap Express Service With Great Britain. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. A parcels post treaty between this Government and Great Britain was today signed by Presi dent Roosevelt, Secretary Hay and Postmaster-General Wynne. It has already been signed by the British officials, and will take effect April 1. The final conclusion of the British treaty Is a source of much gratification to of ficials here. The sea-post service between the United States and Great Britain is also to be .extended. At present two of the steamship lines have rooms set aside on the vessels of their line in which American postal clerks assprt and dis tribute mail3 for this country on the west bound trips, the expense for this one-way service being borne by thi3 Government, The same work is not performed on the eastbound trips becaus'e the British gov ernment until now haa declined to enter Into the arrangement. The maximum weight allowed Is four pounds six ounces. All packages sent un der this arrangement are limited in value to 550- A parcels-post treaty with France is expected to be concluded shortly. NOT INFLUENCED BY MALICE Eastern Comment on Government At titude on lland Frauds. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. In the course of an edi torial on the recent indictments in Ore gon, the Washington Post says: "The law presumes those Indicted Sena tors and Representatives innocent, and that presumption will hold unless the trial Jury shall affirm one or more of the grand Jury's finSlngs. Not only the asso ciates of the accused In Congress and their constituents, but their fellow-citizens of all parties throughout the entire family of states, would be sincerely glad if. In each case, the prosecution should utterly fall and a verdict of acquittal be promptly rendered. "On tho other hand, it is reasonably presumed- that the- Government has not been Influenced by malice to attempt the ruin of veteran statesmen of hitherto un spotted reputation. It Is further pre sumedthe presumption is imperative that the Administration, as represented by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice, acting with the approbation of the President, would pro ceed with the greatest caution in so very grave a matter as the Indictment of an old and honored Senator and of Repre sentatives In Congress who have hitherto possessed the full confidence of their con stituents and" the respect of air who knew them- Either malice or carelessness In these or similar cases, or Indeed In crimi nal proceedings' of any kind, would bo un forgivable and, therefore, ought to be out of the range of suspicion. Nevertheless these Indicted statesmen are entitled to the full benefit of the presumption of in nocence." ANOTHER DOCK AT BREMERTON Jones Says He Will Insist Upon It at Next Session. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. During the debate In the House today. Representative Jones urged the House to cut off the appropriation for one of the proposed new battleships and devote that money to constructing an other drydock at the Puget Sound navy yard. He said a large Navy was of little use, if there was no place to dock and repair its ships. He thought it expedient to build another dock at Bremerton with out delay, pointing out the Increasing de mand for dockage facilities on the Pacific Coast. He offered no amendment pro viding for the dock, believing it would be voted down, but gave notice that at the next session he would Insist upon an ap propriation for another dock. ALASKA WILL GET DELEGATE Senate Committee Will Report New Bill This Session. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 17. The Senate commit tee on territories recalled the bill it had previously reported providing for a Delegate from Alaska and will report a substitute' bill, probably at its next meeting. The committee is thoroughly convinced that Alaska should have rep resentation in Congress and has hopes of passing some form of a Delegate bill before adjournment next month. The Cushman bill, which passed the House last April, will probably be re ported to the Senate with some amend ments. Cushman is willing to sacri fice some of Its provisions If it will help the bill along. CROMWELL ENTERS THE ARENA Claims Reappointment at Tacoma, but Will Be Disappointed. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. Postmaster Cromwell, of Tacoma, has entered upon the scene, while Senator Foster and Representative Cushman are fighting over his position, and has appealed direct to the President for reappoint ment. He brings forward many in dorsements and asks for another term on the claim that his administration of the past five years ha3 been en tirely satisfactory. There Is little probability that he will be appointed. The President Is sticking to his promise to appoint Cushman's candidate, H. L. Votaw. TWO OREGON MEN APPOINTED Max Pracht a Special Agent and Gilfry Promoted. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. Max Pracht, of Ore gon, has been appointed special agent in the Treasury Department. H. H. Gilfry, of Portland, who for 26 years has been Legislative Clerk of the United States Senate, will be pro moted to be Minute' and Journal Cleric of the Senate next month. This Is to HON Crime Cannot Hinder Its March. CZAR TELLS PLANS Will Call Zemsky Sobor of All Classes. MASSACRE AT WARSAW Police Shoot Down Strikers and Rebels in Hosts. THE CAUCASUS IN REBELLION All Agree That Assassination Was Work of Terrorists, but Moderate Liberals Join Conservatives in Denunciation. (Special Cable.) ODESSA, Feb. 18. Authentic report state that the region, of the Caucasus is lit n Htnte of Insurrection. The mob nre Tvell armed with suns and dyna mite and have complete control of the railroad. Many train have been stopped, arsenal have been looted and telegraph nnd telephone wires are lie- Ing cnt. (Special Cable.) CRACOW, Gnllcln, Feb. IS. A very conservative local newspaper Saturday prints a long dispatch from Warsaw, Ilun.sJan Poland, statins: that In that city hundreds of prisoners, mostly strikers and revolutionists, are dally executed. In the fourth, police district, the dis patch says, 20 prisoners were placed again t the vrall nnd soldiers fired vol ley after volley at them until every man was dead. In the tenth police district so many were killed In this manner that ten po lice . wagons were required to remove the dead. The paper says that the slaughter Is continued In every police station of Warsaw. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18 (2:30 A. M.) The assassination of Grand Duke Ser gius undoubtedly was the work of the fighting organization of the Socialistic Revolutionary party, which condemned and executed Count Bobrikoff, Governor General of Finland, and Siplaguine and "Von Plehve, Ministers of the Interior. It is regarded as a direct challenge from the terrorists to the autocracy, and' a revival of the famous duel between the Nihilists and the government of 25 years ago. Opinions differ as to the political effect of the tragedy, some inclining to the view that the killing of a member of the im perial family may cause Nicholas to re vive a period of reaction, but this opinion is not generally shared. . The murder of Grand Duke Sergius just at a time when the forces of Liberalism were again in the supremacy, and when the summoning of the Zemsky Sobor waa assured meets' with, universal reprobation, even by extreme Social Democrats, who denounce the crime as strongly as do the Liberals and Conservatives. According to a' high authority, the decision had been already taken by the officials to proclaim the Zemsky Sobor on January 22. M. Souverin. editor of the Novoe Vremya, said to the Associated Press last night: Will Not Prevent Reform. T do not believe this crime can now in terfere with the carrying out of tho re forms, to which the government Is too far committed. I am certain the Zemsky Sobor will soon be announced and as sembled without waiting the termination of the War." Prince Shirinsky Schamatoff, who had an audience with Emperor Nicholas yes terday, was frankly told by the Emperor that the Zemsky Sobor would be elected under class franchise by the nobles, clergy, merchants and peasants, but that all the deputies would sit together; and the committee of Ministers, the Associ ated Press Is informed, will bo charged by the Emperor -with the appointment of a committee to work out the details of the electorate Ministry. Arranging for Funeral. The news of the tragic death, of his uncle was brought to tho Emperor while he was giving an audience to General Grippenberg, and caused him a great shock. By the Emperor's direction the members of' the imperial family were Im mediately summoned to the chapel, where a requiem was held. A state requiem, at which members of the diplomatic corps will be present, is announced for today. The funeral arrangements havo not yet been made, but, in accordance with, tra dition, tho funeral probably will be on an imposing scale. Minister of the Interior Bouligan, to gether with the ofHcers of the Preobra jensky Regiment, the life guards and the Cuirassiers, of which Grand Duke Sergius was an honorary officer, have gone to Moscow. The body will probably lie In state sev eral days in the Church of the Ascension in the Kremlin, where -Emperor Nicholas was crowned. Thencefit will be brought I nn ntilv)i. 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