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VOLUME LVIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1904. NUMBER '251 JAPS RENEW THE ATTACK ON THE PORT Reports From Shanghai and Yok ohama Say That General As sault Is Now in Progress. Story of the Wounding of General Kuropatkin Is Not Yet Relia bly Confirmed. THE KOREA ARRIVES SAFELY 8n Fraucltco Vessel for Which Concern W Felt lias Uracil, ed Yokohama With Gen. eral Cargo. London, July Jl.SpecUU dispatches from Shanghai and Yokohama report that a general attack on Port Arthur has been begun. The riort that General Kuropatkin tu wounded, which I appearing In varlou quarters, seem to have orig inated at Tien Tl, but la not con firmed from my reliable source. Tht Time correspondent atfToklo says it appeara lo be clearly proved that the Russian In Manchuria are us ing th dumdum bullet. KOREA ARRIVES SAFELY. 8an Franciaco Steamship Reported to Have Reached Japan. Toklo. July J8.-The ratine Mall Company 'a atenmer Korea, which It wm rumored was captured by tha Itu !nn Vladivostok squadron, ha er- .tsftfly, Tha Kra niM fam Pan Franclaco for Yokohama July 12. the haa a general cargo. RUSSIA DESIRES PEACE. Hat Assured Great Iritain of Har Friendly Inclination. London, July zl. Ruaala. through her repreaentatlvea, haa aaaured Great Britain of her dealrt to : maintain peaceful relationa between the two countries, and If any wrongs have been 'committed by her Vessel In the tela ure of British ahtpplng aha la ready and willing to makt proper repara tion. Ruaala haa naked for time In the matter of the alnklng of the Knight Commander, pending an explanation of affairs from tha commander of the Vladivostok squadron, ' ' sent to tha Russian commander to prevent a recurrence. IluHSla hua not made formal reply, but doubtless will do ao aa soon as fu!) details of the ac In ure have been obtained. ACUTE STAGE HAS PASSED. tritith Premier Sayt No v Worahlpa May Laava Haek tea. London, July 28. In the house of commona thla afternoon, premier Bal four, confirming the announcements made In theaa dispatches, aiJd tht acute atage of the Red sea Incidents had passed, and that Russian volunteer fleet vessel would be withdrawn, lit laid down the Brltlah view that no belligerent warahlp could issue from the Black sea, and that the volunteer fleet veeeele In laaulng therefrom, if they took belligerent action, either had no right to Iaaue or take auch action. The atrongeat poaalble exception had been taken to the aeisure of the Malacca on the above ground, the premier added. The Ruaalan govern ment had met the Brltlah contention In regard to thla particular Incident A to tht Knight Commander caae, the government had earnestly and persist ently pretexted that the alnklng of that veeael waa contrary' to the accepted practice of nation. Mr. Balfour assumed a aerlous tone, aa he referred to the Knight Com mander. "There are, lam eorry to aay, aatd the premier, "other question not con nected with "lb- tncMenta at ' all which must caue aome discussion be tween, the. "two governments., and like all "dlwcuaslon between governments, there may be legitimate cause for anxiety, We hold that It la not proper that on the authority of a captain of a crulr menhandls not contraband of war should be taken from a nier rhunt ahlp without trial." i Tbl statement of the premier waa greeted with an outburst of cheera. FINNISH NIHILIST HURLS BOMB AND ASSASSINATES MINISTER OF INTERIOR While Driving to Railroad Station M. Von Plehve Meets Death at Hands of a Man Who Himself Is Injured. Crime Is Believed at St. Petersburg to Have Been the Outcome of Great Plot of Nihilists to Deal Death to Russian Officials Force of Explosion Was Terrific and a Score of Others Are Killed or Injured. ( CALCHAS PROBABLY SAFE. Yokohama Agent Know Nothing of tht Rtporttd Seizure. London, July 28. The ownera of the British ahlp Calcbas, reported cap tured by the Russians, have received a telegram from the agenta at Yoko hama, saying: "We have no further Information to report. The Calchaa' selsure la very doubtful." According to a dispatch from Llver pool, July 26, the ownera of the Cal chaa, bound from Puget sound for Japan, had received a telegram from Hongkong reporting that the Calchaa Waa seized by the Vladivostok squad ron. ' ,;, . ?:'' BftlTfSH PROTEST 18 FILED. Russia Will Not Reply Until the la Further Informed. St. Petersburg, July 28. Russia has formally received the proteat of Great Britain regarding the sinking of the Knight Commander. The proteat de clares the act contrary to the law of nations and asks that instructions be GRAVE TAMPERED WITH. tio-if-ff Murdered Woman Said to , '&e Remove J.'""" Grant' Paaa, Ore., July 28. Discov ery has been made that the grave of Florence Wells, the woman who waa murdered in thie city two weeks ago, has been tampered with, and while an official Investigation haa not yet been made, It la reported that the body of the murdered woman has been re moved. Florence wells was burled In the pot ter's field of the Granite Hill ceme tery, near here. The county had oc casion to bury another person In the potters' field, and the two grave dig gers who were detailed to dig the grave selected a lot adjoining that of the murdered woman. It waa then they discovered the woman's grave had been tampered with. The grave was half uncovered, and "what dirt re mained In It was loose, as if It, too, had been removed and was thrown In again lightly. The men thrust a stick down through the earth and found that the outer box was in place. What makes It appear as If the body must have been removed are the wagon tracks made t by a wide tire that lead Into the cemetery and up to the grave. There are also many footprints about the grave, as if two or more men had been at work there. The purpose of ghouls uncovering the grave can only be surmised. It might have been to secure the remains for medical dissecting purposes, or again It might have been for robbery, as there was some Jewelry on the woman's body when burled. Eeoentrie Capitalist Dead. Harrison, N. Y., July 28. Estimated to be worth a hundred thousand dol lars, John Weed, who far 60 years has delivered coal to the residents of Har rison, Rye and Milton Point, has died on his delivery wagon. Although Mr. Weed was wealthy, he took delight in getting on one of his wagons and delivering coal as he did when poor. ' . IMMENSE RUN OF SO CUE YES REPORTED FROM THE NORTH Vancouver, B. C, July 28. One of the greatest run of aockaye almon In the history of the canning industry of British Columbia, ia reported to have oocurred at River'a Inlet, B. C. Wadham'a cannery at that point In one day received 30,000 fith.. At Alert bay th big run made its appearance one day later, and the fish are expected to reach the Frasr rivr at the beginning of next week. 8L Petersburg, July 28. Vlatsheshaf Constantlnovltch von Plehve, minister of the Interior of Russia, was assas sinated at 1:80 o'clock this morning with a bomb thrown at his carriage while he waa driving to the station to take the train for the palace at Peter- hof to make his weekly report to the The assassination Is believed to be tht outcome of a widespread plot, the existence of which had been suspected for several days. Numerous arrests have been made, Including that of the assassin, a young man believed, to be a Finn named Leglo, He la now In a hospital perhaps fatally injured by the explosion of his own bomb. An accomplice, whose name l unknown, was also arrested. He had In his pos session a bomb which he tried to throw but was prevented by the police In time. . : The ansa ss In wore a brotvn over coat and a railroad officer' cap. He stood on the sidewalk Just as Minister von Plehve's carriage was about to cross the canal bridge near the sta tion. The minister was escorted by a number of detectives on bicycles and one of them pursued the assas sin, who rushed into the middle of the street and threw the bomb after the carriage. The missile struck, the hind wheel, exploded with fearful force, killing or wounding more than a score of persons. Minister von Plehve and hla coachman were killed outright and an office of the guard was fatally In jured. The assassin was wounded by splinters In the face, arm and abdo men, He has now confessed the crime, but has refused to give his name. The explosive is believed to have been com posed of pyroxlln. The force of the ex plosion waa terrific and not only broke nearly every window within a radius of half a mile, but reduced heavy pav ing stones to powder, heaved up the pavement and flung a heavy piece of Iron work of the carriage across the canal, severing a thick, barge mast, which fell, stunning the captain of the barge. Everybody In the street was knocked down or bruised. When the officers of the law, headed by Minister of Justice Muravteff, had terminated the necessary formalities by drawing a written report of the crime, the mangled body of the min ister of the Interior was conveyed to the chapel adjoining the railway sta tion, the windows of which had escap ed destruction, A priest proclaimed mass In memory of the departed min ister, while oil those In the congrega tion dropped to their knees. A no less Impressive service was conducted at the minister's stately home this even ing, attended by high government of ficials and members of the foreign di plomatic corps. Minister of Justice Maravleff went to the Peterhof palace thla afternoon to report the assassination of Minis ter von Plehve to Csar Nicholas. His majesty did not leave the palace dur ing the day, although he had arranged to go to Orantenbaum, 19 mllea from St. Petersburg, to attend the consecra tion of the new harbor. The czarina has not been Informed of the tragedy, In view of the hourly expectation of her accounchment M. Durnovo, who was M. von Plehve's assistant, has been appointed minister of the Interior ad Interim. The tragedy occurred on the Zalal konskl Prospect, a broad thoroughfare leading up to the Warsaw depot, whence the road turns sharply to the left toward the Balttc railroad station. The exact spot at which the outrage occurred is Just before the bridge span ning the circular canal, on the other side of which both stations ate sit uated, . The bomb thrower must havi known perfectly well that Minister Von Plehve would pass the spot this morn Ing, for the minister makes his report to the emperor every Thursday. The Infernal machine was thrown with deadly accuracy and the assas sin was favored by the fact that traffic here is always of the heaviest owing to the crossing lines of surface cars and the continuous stream of delivery C.ui-lm. M. Von Plehve was always ap prehensive of attempts upon his life and used to drive as rapidly as poa alble. The coachman, however, was compelled to go slow at this point. The assassin In laying his plans evidently foresaw this circumstance and while the minister's coachman slowed down, threw the bomb. The explosion was terrific and practically annihilated the woodwork of the carriage. The horses tore off, dragging the axle and front wheels. The animals, though Infuri ated by the wounds they hod sus tained, had not galloped far before they fell with pools of blood under them. The minister's servant who was also on the carriage box, was badly wound ed and two officers who were driving by In a cab were injured by flying splinter. The assassin himself was wounded In one eye. He took to flight, but according to (he latest reports, waa overtaken and I now under arrest. Passengers on the Peterhof train began to arrive upon the acene. Among them were the Duke and Duchess of Oldenburg, who stopped their motor car within a couple of paces of M. Von Plehve's remains and were told by a policeman the terrible tidings. They were much affected. ; ' I The news of the tragedy spread like wild fire throughout the city; caus ing consternation everywhere. Police reserves were hurried to the scene from all parts of the city and the vari ous departments were Instantly noti fied. , When the Associated Presa cor respondent arrived at the telegraph of fice 15 minutes after the tragedy oc curred, the director of telegraphs bad already been informed of the assas sination and Instructions had been given. The utmost confusion prevailed and reports of the occurrence were conflicting. The coachman was killed and the wounded and maddened horses dashed wildly away with the front wheels of the carriage, the only portion of the vehicle remaining intact. Immediately there ensued a scene of the wildest confusion. Police and gendarmes hur ried up from every direction and vast crowds gathered about the spot where the mangled body of the minister lay weltering in his blood. The Associated Press correspondent was at the scene of the tragedy within five minuCes after It occurred. M. Von Plehve's shockingly mangled body was lying In the middle of the road. It had been partially covered with a police officers' overcoat, with the left arm, the i bone of which was broken off, projecting. A policeman came up and raised the overcoat In order to rear range it, revealing for an Instant the strong features of the dead minister, whose head was battered almost be yond recognition. The roadway was strewn for 100 yards with the wreck age of the carriage and pieces of the red lining of the minister's official ov ercoat. A few yards from M. Von Plehve's body lay a shapeless heap of the coachman's remains. M. Von Plehve was on his way to visit the emperor when the tragedy occurred. CONVICTS FIGHT IN PRISON. Trouble Between Mn at Walla Walla May Result Fatally. Walla Wralla, Wash., July 28 As a re sult of a light in the penitentiary Jute mill, one convict at the state penal institution Is lying near death's door In the hospital, and another prisoner la closely confined In a dark cell In the prison near this city. Saturday after noon, Just before work was closed down In the Jute mill, two prisoners became Involved in a fight, and be fore they could be separated one bad received four knife wounds In the back. Full particulars of the affair are not obtainable, and the story only leaked out yesterday. From what Information could be secured, it appears there had been bad blood between the two men, whose names were not learned, Sat urday afternoon they were working together on one of the machines. They had a dispute as to who should per form a certain portion of the work and a fight followed. One of the men grabbed a long knife lying on the machine, and grabbing the other around the neck. Jabbed him in the back four times in rapid suc cession. The fight attracted the at tention of the 200 convicts In the mill, and for a time serious trouble was feared. The guards, however, succeed ed In separating the fighters and quiet ing down the other convicts. The wounded man was Immediately taken to the prison hospital, where it was found necessary to sew up the wounds made by the knife. He is now in a very dangerous condition. Prison officials refuse to give out any Information whatever concerning the trouble. GETS PART OF BIG ESTATE. Victoria Woman Falls in for Share of Long-Lost Fortune, Victoria, July 28. Mrs. Thomas Watson of this city, wife of the chief engineer of the Victoria fire depart ment, has just received notification a. from a firm of solicitors in Edinburgh of the recognition of her right to a place among the heirs of Major James Sinclair, whose estate, lost trace of for upwards of a century, is now about to be distributed. Major Sinclair died In India an even century ago, with 90,000 at interest His will, discovered only a few months since in Calcutta, dated July 22, 1804, makes his only daughter, Elisabeth, then 16, sole legatee, but Major John Crow, a military comrade, named as executor, has proceeded to enjoy the benefits of the estate, mak ing investments with such canny thrift that the estate Is believed to be worth today something over $10,000,000. Miss Sinclair, the legatee, married a cousin, Alexander Sinclair, and had a family of six sons and five daughters, eight of whom lived to maturity. Their children and grandchildren are scat tered to the ends of the earth, Mrs. Watson being a granddaughter. It was in behalf of Donald, the youngest son, who has remained in Scotland, that the estate was traced, with the discoveries that promise to make many deserving Sinclalrs Independently well-to-do. TO INVOLVE MANY ROADS IN TROUBLE President of Freight Hin&r? Union Ready to Issue Sweep ing Order to Members in Chicago. Pending Conference With Lti3 ers Order Is Being Hell in Abeyance. SOUND STEAMER BURNED. WILL WORK GRtAT HARDSKI? New Movement for Peace Is ost Foot by Cattle Growers, Wh Hope to Uring About a Settlement. Chicago, July 28. After issuing & general order that would have Involved all the Chicago railroads in the strifes of the stockyards employes, Lawrence: J. Curran, president of the freight handlers' union, tonight reconsidered his action and Is now holding the nr- der In abeyance pending a conference tomorrow morning with the leaders el the allied trades unions, whose mem bers are on strike. It Is said Presi dent Donnelly of the butchers' union and other strike leaders express a de sire to have the order enforced atKf that it be put into effect at once. The order requires all members o the union employed by the various railroads throughout Chicago to ref nsr to handle any freight whatever for th packing houses where the emptaye are now on strike. If the freight hand lers live up to the order, it will work a severe, hardship on the packers, sue the notification to the men states ex plicitly that no freight delivered by or billed to the packing companies, whether delivered at the freight bouse by teams or in cars, is to be toeichitS by members of the union. What the railroad officials will do has not been decided. ' V ' ' 4 New Effort for Peace. A new peace movement 'Is asQr.. Representatives of the large cattle! growers called on President Donneuy today and presented to him a state ment showing the hardships the strike Is working on cattlemen throughout the country. President Donnelly in formed the interceders that he triH meet the packers at any time,"Jll would even concede a time limit ia which the men should be reinstated. The cattle growers' representatives will now endeavor to bringr about an other conference. Tonight both sides are claiming vic tory. The strikers assert that the in dustry is demoralized, but It is a fact that the packers are slauishterlnr thousands of animals every day. BENSON CASE DISMISSED. Enigma of Seattle Destroyed and Crew la Almost Lost. peltingham, July 28. The steamer Enigma of Seattle burned in San Juan channel yeaterday afternoon while en route from Friday harbor to Port An geles with a load of hay. The steumer'i I Timberman Charged With Conspiracy crew of five were rescued with difflcul- j Discharged by New ' York Court. ty by the small steamer Olympia.i "New York. July 28. John A. Bew whlch also passed a line to the burn- son of California, who is under indict ing steamer and attempted to tow her ment In Washington on a charge of ashore, but she burned to the water's ' conspiracy to defraud tlie UriHe'd edge and sunk before shallow water States by acquisition of government couid be reached. Buys Baseball Franchise. lands ' known as forest reserve ' Ilea lands tn Oregon attd California by fic titious affidavits arid fictitious per- Colorado Springs, Colo., July 28. sons, was discharged In the Unite The Milwaukee baseball franchise In the Western league has been purchased by D. J. Finkelsteln of this city for $50,000. The franchise is held in Pueblo, which next season will have a regularly organised team in the Western League circuit. . Finkelsteln States court today by Judge Lacomixs, who, In his decision, said: "Upon the broadest construction which-can be given to the indictment. It does not set forth acts tending t show conspiracy to commit any offense against or to'defraud the United States,, is organising the Pueblo Athletic As-and the defendant should therefore b soclatlon of which he will be president. 1 discharged." CROWD STONES CARRIAGE OF MINISTER MURAVIEFF St, Petersburg, July 23. A Minister of JutVc Muravieff was driving to Peterhof palac thia afternoon to report to "Emperor Nicholas the partioulara of the assassination of Minister von PUhvs, stones were hurled at th carriage and the windows of the vehlcl 'were broken. The minister, however, escaped injury. The identity of Minister Muravieff'a assailants has not yet been discovered.