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VOLUME LVIV. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26. NUMBER K REASON FOR ATTACK NOT YET STATED Report of Admiral Rojtstvensky Has Not Yet Been Submitted to the Russian Officials at' St. Petersburg. , -: v - ". Confidence Is Expressed That the Affair Will Be Amicably Adjusted. , . BRITAIN IS CALM, BUT FIRM Should Her Dtmanda, Not lt Promptly Met by Ilisssla, Ani biUNadorHardrliifre Would Be Hf called. " "."""" 81. Petersburg. Oc t ; ASmlrt Itojeatvensky' reason for filing Into th British fthlng fleet remain a grant a mystery aa ever. Again at midnight the admiralty announced that the ad miral' report ha not been rtelvd. Meantime, without waiting for the Russian version of the, affair. Emperor Nlcholua, through Ambassador llur 01 nge, sent King Edward a message conveying an expression of profound regret for the affair, coupled with the annum nee that the families of the vie tltna would receive the fullest repara tion. , , . - ' Th British government also show moderation In a note which Amhnami dor Harding presented to Count Lamsdorn thla afternoon, - While it walta explanation of the art. which It characterize na unjustifiable, de liberate and Inhumnn. It 'make no threat, fixe no time limit and tun Ulna no demand. The language of the note admit of no doubt, however, that when the demand are ultlmutely presented Ureut ltrltuln Intend to In aiMt upon full compliance- at once. It la alao considered certain that full tire to promptly comply with the de mand would be Immediately followed by Ambassador Hard Inge's recall. Although mime nervousness la per ceptlble In diplomatic circles, gener ally speuklng the greutest confidence prevail thnt the affair will be arnica bly adjusted. , LUNATIC STEALS ENGINE. Rid.. Around Until Loeomotiv I Stalled at Eureka. ' Eureka, Cal Oct. 25. Roy Ray- tnond, a atranger In Eureka and an apparently demented Individual, aged 33, entered the roundhoue of the Ban rrauciaco iorinwcnicrn rniirunu i .1 1 - - . . f. - . Areata lust night, where he took pos aeaidon of a locomotive that had aome team In the boiler, and firing up, opened the throttle and ran It through the cloned door of the building. : H. continued hi mad ride around the bay, through the city of Eureka and only stopped by the engine becom ing atalled. nfter having reached a dla tanre of IS mile south of this place, When the engine would go no far ther he aevered the whistle And rang the bell until J. N. Adams, station agent at Salmon Creek, and hla as sistant, B. H. Still, answered the sum mons at 1:30 this morning. They found but one man In the cab, who, when asked where he was going, re plied, "As far a I can." They judged they had a lunatio to deal with and humored him until he was Induced to leave the cab, when he was placed under restraint. CHAS. H. MARKHAM RESIGNS. Southern Paoifio Manager to Go to Texas Oil Company. ,;flan Fraaglsco, Oct. 25. Charles H. Markham, general manager of the Pa cific system of the Southern Pacific Company, has resigned his position to accept a similar one with the Texas OH Company. The retirement will take effect as soon as his successor is named. i ' CONVENTION HA3 ADJOURNED. Mak. Conoe.sions to Foreign Congre gation at Final 8.ion, Boston, Oct, 25. The triennial con vention of the Episcopal church endef late today with a public service li Trinity church. Little business of Im portune will trammeled at the, fliinl bualneaa sessions. The resolution per mitting foreign congregation now In communion with the church to , use form of ervlc tn their own tongue win adopted. The next convention will be held at Klchmnnd, Va in W7. ARE JUDGES SUPERSTITIOUS? Only Pour of 4077 Oregon Conviot. v ,. "Got" Thirteen Vaarg....... 8alem, Or., Oct. S5. Of 4977 prls- o oner who have "done lime" within the wall of th Oregon state pcnlti-ntlary In the history of the Institution, which wa established here early In 1871, only four have been committed for a term of 13 year. Strange a this statement may seem, It I shown by a careful search of the prison record. There have bwn score of prisoner who have served terms of 12, 14, U, 9, 10, 11 and It year, and f tact Ions of them, but only th four case of 13-year sen tence ran be found upon the prison reg1tr. Of the four who had 13-year sen tences, th most notable Is David Mer rill whose desperate career and Its tragical ending at th hands of Out law Tracy are well known. The other three convict who did 13-year sen tence were J. V. Hammond, committed for manslaughter, from Ituker county In l8; Edward Well, for larceny and burglary, from Washington county. In 18H. and Virgil Howard, a United State prisoner, for counterfeiting and robbery, committed In 1(192.' The strange feature about these cases, al though no particularly sensational ones can be learned in their connection, Is that every one of them served hi full sentence without pardon or restoration to cltlsenshlp. The general public, which a a rule regard the weaknc over "13" with complacent and good-natured Indiffer ence, would scarcely Imuglne that dig nified court would permit such super stition to have any effect when Impos ing aentenra upon convicted crrmlnal. It is possible, however, that the courts, while not sharing in the superstitious belief, themselves, . appreciate th strong hold it hu upon the criminal element, and respect It to the extent of avoiding the number when sentence I Imposed.) CAPT. KIRKMAN IRRESPONSIBLE. Under Arrest for Being Absent Prom Hi Post New York, Oct. 25. Captain George W. Klrkman, U. 8. A., commander of company L Twenty-fifth Infantry, .sta tioned at Fort Niobrara. Neb., ha been arrested In Brooklyn and taken to Governor" Island, where he I now a prisoner under guard, charged by the military authorities with being absent from hi post without leave. Other .charges also are said to be pending. Captain Klrkman Is said to have talked In a rambling way when taken prisoner, His physical condition was wretched and recent events with which he had been familiar seemed to have been erased from Tils mind. The captain was found at the home of a retired army surgeon. He got In to trouble In 1900 for alleged annoyance to Archbishop Cap le s on a steamship from San Francisco to Manila. By an act of congress he was reinstated sev eral month later and In October, 4901, he wa assigned to hla present com mand. CORNELIUS VAN COTT DEAD. N.w York' Postma.ter Succumb. Suddenly to Heart Failure. t New York, Oct. 25. Cornelius Van Cott, postmaster of New York city, died suddenly this afternoon of heart failure, following an attack of acute nervous Indigestion. He wa taken 111 yesterday after noon at his office In the federal build ing. Today Van Cott showed so much Improvement that at noon his physi cians were confident of his recovery, unless he suffered a stroke of apo plexy. However, the patient had a inking spell and died at 3:25 o'clock of heart failure. He was 67 year of age, ' . ' , PARKER DINES AT NEW YORK. Dinn.r Wa Informal and Politic Wa. Not Di.ou.d. New York, Oct 25. Judge Parker was th guest of honor at a dinner given tonight by Edward S. Rapello at the University Club. The guests were all New York city lawyers. The llnner was entirely Informal and poll- tic wa eschewed. CZAR CABLES REGRET FOR DOOOER BANK BLUNDER TO KING EDWARD OF BRITAIN Nicholas Intimates Russia Will Make Im mediate and Effectual Reparation for Unfortunate Affair. Public Is Aroused Over Attack on Fishing Fleet, but No Further Demonstrations Have Occurred British Correspondent In vestigates and Declares It Outrage on Part of Drunken Russian Officers. London, Oct. 20. The Inevitable de lays In the diplomatic procedure has appeared to retard complete and satis factory settlement of the acute dif ference between Great Britain and Russia arlHlng from the deplorable North sea affair. King Edward re ceived from Emperor Nicholas a cablegram expressing regret and prac tically acknowledgment that Great Britain' peremptory note will meet with a reply conceding every demand for apology for the aggression against the British flag, compensation for the sufferer and punishment of the of ficers responsible for what everywhere is conceded to have been a gigantic blunder, and the Russian ambassador expressed to Lord Lansdown his or row and sympathy. These- development, which came lute In the day, allayed to some ex tent the deep resentmnt In th public mind. The admiralty today Issued the fol lowing statement: "On receipt, October 24, of the news of th North ea trogedy, preliminary orders of mutual support and co-operation wer Issued a a measure of precaution from the admiralty to the channel. Mediterranean and home fleet." Late this evening the foreign office announced that no further statement would be Issued tonight. It Is under stood the bureau considered It unwise,. In the present state of public feeling, to make any Immediate statement concerning the dlplomaflc proceedings, In view of Great Britain's announce ment to Russia that the matter would J not brook delay. While Great Britain la stirred to Its depths, there was not th slightest evidence of repetition of the rowdyism of lust night, which Is condemned on all sides. Popular ap preciation of the situation, however, was evidenced when King Edward ap peared In . public today. He was greeted with more than usual enthus iasm. The apeaklng of member of the cab inet and house commenced today In' KUROPATKIN RETAINED. Czar Designate Him a Commander in-Chief of Land Fore. No fighting of any consequence lu the vicinity of th Shukhe river was reported today. Emperor Nicholas ha designated Kurouatkin to command the Russian land forces In the far east Alexleff lias been continued in the of fice of viceroy. - t Dtore. Published at Harbin. i St. Petersburg. Oct. 25. Harbin dis patches atute that Alexleff published on Monday the Intperlul decree ap riotntlna Kuropatkln commander-in- chief of the land forces In the far east and retaining Alexleff In the post of viceroy." . ' , ' V "ZT " .-' . Struok Floating Mine. , . t 1 Chefoo, Oct 25. The steamer Kash Ing struck a.; floating mine north of Alceste Island at midnight Tuesday,. Two " Chinese were 'killed arid three Grounded. The Kashlng . reached Wei Hal-Wl -today.--; .,.: CLEVELAND TO 8PEAK AGAIN. Will Address Mass Meeting at' N.w York City November 2. '; New York. Oct 25. The announce ment wa made today that "ex-Presl-jent Cleveland would deliver an ad dres at a" mas meeting at Cooper Un ion November 2. , . ' It ,was announced late tonight that Cleveland would appear under the aus pices of 'the -German-American Par ker Union. The meeting will be pre sided over by, Carl Schurs. different parts of the country, and they voice the sentiment of Great Britain. Lord Lansdowne at the Pilgrim' ban quet tonight denounced the Dogger bank affair In most outspoken terms, while a member of the cabinet char acterised It as "an inexcusable outrage" and "a terrible blunder, which would be Impossible either In the British or American navy." ATTACK WAS DELIBERATE. Times' Correspondent Conclude that Drunken Prank Wa Played. London, Oct. 25. In a dispatch from Hull, the Times' correspondent says that, a a result of his Investigations, he Is of the opinion that the attack on the British trawlers by the Russian squadron Jus a deliberate act, perpe trated with knowledge of Its cburac ter. - The correspondent argue that the fact that the first ships of the squad ron steamed camly by "dispose of the fiction that the Russian officers had an attack of nervousness," and then contends ttiat it Is ridiculous to sup pose thathe Russian men of twar, largely manned, by Finns, could have mistaken the trawlers for anything but fishing boats. Finally, the correspondent contends, "the whole affair is compatible with the Idea . of a drunken commander yielding to the temptation to have a little fun with the British fishermen,! who are nothing more than peasants In the eyes of the well-born Russian." WILL JOIN SQUADRON. Three Vts.el Sail From Russian Port for Far Ea.t. Cronstadt, Oct 25. The Russian cruiser Oleg and Iiumrud sailed dur ing the day. They will join the second Pacific squadron! Cruistr Orel Sail. Libau, Russia, Oct. 25. The Russian cruiser Orel sailed today to join the second Uaclflc squadron. PARAGUY WILL " DEVELOP .TIN. Brazil's $10,000,000 Will Go for Inter nal Improvement. New York, Oct 25.; Genera! Esco bar, who ha resigned the post of Par aguayan minister of war, has been succeeded by General Caballero, un til now minister of the Interior, ue- cording to a Herald' Buenos Ayres correspondent s Jose Emlle Fare has been appointed minister of the Inter lor. The government has resolved to use the Indemnity of S10.000.000 paid by Bros 11 In the construction of railroads In' the Interior, thus . developing the country's- Immense ' mineral . richness, especially tip, Which exists In huge quantities. BUTTE BAILIFF KILLED. Shot to Death, It la Thought, by Bad Man From Texas. Butte. Mont, Oct. 25. Henry J. Gal lahan, bailiff of the federal court and a. well-known citizen of Butte, was shot twice last night and Instantly killed, after he had emptied his' revolver in a thrilling duel at short range In a dark alley. Miles Fuller is under ar rest, but denies the shooting. The prisoner Is said to have' mode- the threat that Galluhan would be in hlf coffin before Christmas eve. Fuller, it Is said, has killed foui men In his time, being driven out ol the state of Texas for his alleged mis deeds. Callahan's head and neck wer shot to pieces, two bullets striking him one tearing his neck away and ' thf other hitting him squarely In the let j eye, At least 10 shots were exchanged. A small boy saw tiie shooting and af forded a fair description of the mur derer, : t f ' Several months a-jo CMn'.mvt clafm ed to have caught Fuller In the act of robbing .his sluic e boxes of gold,- and gave him a savere beating. " Fuller avowed revenge, swearing, it Is said, that he "would "take ' Callahan's life. Several day ago Callahan noticed that his house had been entered, but that nothing had been taken. ' Hi coffee tasted bitter, " and suspecting that something wa wrong, he took a sam ple to the authorities, who found strychnine In the coffee and the sugar. Fear of a night attack caused Calla han to keep his door barred day and night, entering his house through a window. , ' The tradgedy has caused a sensa tion in the city. NO INTEREST IN POLITICS. Standard Oil Denies Having Assisted In Nominating Candidate. New York, Oct. 25. C. T. Dodd. counsel for the Standard Oil Company, ha issued a statement that at no time has the Standard Oil Company or any of the constituent companies been in terested In any business except the petroleum trade. The statement says it 1 Impossible to designate all the different classes of businesa coupled with the Standard Oil Company. It specifies, however, copper, steel, banks, railroads and gas (other than natural). Counsel, after stating that. Individual members of the Standard Oil Company are Interested In various enterprises a individuals, says: " "Neither Is It true that the Standard Oil Company, John D. Rockefeller, or any other officer of the Standard Oil Company ha taken any part In secur Ing the nomination of any candidates for office," , - - The denia) concludes with, Uie a sertion that the Standard Oil Com pany Is not engaged In , speculation, and the statement that the company only make this public statement be cause of the frequency with which it ha been made the target for nienda clous accusations. MANY PERSONS ARE HURT. Seattle Street Car Accident Result . in Injury of 30 ot 35. Seattle, Oct 25. Between 30 and 35 persons weer Injured, two perhaps fa tally. In a head-on collision on the Seattle & Renton electric railroad in the lower part of the-city at 8:30 o'clock this morning.' The accident wa due partly to a dense fog, but principally. It Is believed, because one, of the cftrs moved from the switch before the motorman was certain the proper signal had been given. EARNINGS NOT SO GREAT. Steel Trust Statement Shows Remark abt Falling Off. ' New York Oct 25. The directors of the United States Steel Corporation today declared the regular quarterly dividend of, 114 per cent on preferreJ stock.- ,':;", I The statement for the quarter ended September 80 show the net earnings tohave been $1S,"30,000. The earn lngs of the same quarter last, year were J32.400.000. - DORIC'S RICH CARGO. Treasure of Orient Worth Two and One-half Millions. Snn Francisco,-'Oct. .'25. The Occi dental and Oriental steamship Dork has arrived from the .orient bringing 2742 tons of cargo, the principal Items being silks and teas, the value of the first being 11,800,000.' The vessel also carried specie to the amount of sh carried specie to the Value of 1500.000. This makes the Doric' cargo one of the moat valuable landed here, ; Woman Burned'to Death. La Grande. Or.. Oct. 25. Mrs. John Krow died last evening as the result of a terrible accident a few miles from La Grande yesterday. ''While cooking feed for the stock her apron caught Are In some way and the flames rapidly spread over the rest of her clothing. She ran to the home of a neighbor close by, where a ; svoman smothered the flames as best she could, but not before Mrs. Krow was fatally burned about the body. She was a woman of middle age and leaves a family. . t ITS FLIGHT NOT ENDED BY MISHAP Airship Makes Remarkable Tn From St. Loujs Fair to Caho- i kai, Illinois, a Distance r Of Ten Miles. , , ! Hovers Over. the City for a Time,: and Then 1$ Blown to the Illinois Shore. ' " ACCIDENT OCCURS TO MOTOrt Propellors Iteulerd Ueles but Control of Airalilp Is Hot Lost by Navigator, Who LaiKia Safety. St Louis, Oct 25. Propelled part way by its own power and the remain der of the way by the wind, blowing about 10 miles an hour, the airship Ar row, owned by Thomas 8. Baldwin, of San Francisco, and in charge of A. R. Knabenshue, of Toledo, made an un announced ascension from the aero nautic concourse at the world' fair to day and landed near Cahokai, I1L, a, distance of nearly 10 miles, after a flight over the exposition grounds. The airship left the residence section of St Louis far beneath it and. above the towering office bulldlnga or the business district Knabenshue ma neuvered in circles and against the wind, before an accident to-hjs motor rendered thepropellera useless ''' and curtailed his command of the ship. Notwithstanding this, Knabenshue did not lose complete, control of the machine, but With the moment of wind was enabled to steer a course that varied several points in each direc tion from the trend of the wind and ldnd at a point of his, own selection. After he had landed, Knabenshue stated that when he found he could control the movements of the airship even after the motor was useless, be determined to make the test a' fair one, and decided to effect a landing on the east side of the Mississippi river. When the. Arrow reached the- down town district her appearance was the signal for the greatest excitement Practically all business was suspended while the airship passed, over the city. Although nearly a mile high, Kna- bensue was seen occasionally moving backward and forward on his danger ous standing place, keeping the ship under control and directing its move ments, . . , , From the Missouri side he passed to the Illinois shore and brought the airship to the ground about half a mile from Cuhokia. , The flight occupied exactly one hour. The motor broke about 15 minutes af ter the airship left the concourse. To. day's flight was not a trial for the. world's fair $100,000 prize. ENGLISH-AMERICAN PEACE. Move For ) Permanent Treaty ' Pra- 1 S " viding For Arbitration. s Chicago, Oct .25. To' bring about the negotiation of a permanent 'Ang'e- Amerloi n treaty, to provide for !ij settlement of all .differences! te- tween the United States and Grry t Britain has been the object of an lu - po.tant meeting of the Internutlow- 1 Arbitration Society of Chicago. Dr. Edmund J. Jamea, .presldeni ; t the Uulversity of Illinois, pre . '.'., Judge James M. Dickinson, Cou: ! for the United States In the Ala.. boundary case, proposed th adoption-1 of a platform Indicating the precise objects of the society, and this wis done. The resolution" will be sent to the president, secretary of state aid the chairman of the senate committee on foreign affairs. It was decided to call a conference In Chicago later in the year, of com mercial, Industrial, municipal, legal and philanthropic societies and other organizations to adopt means to bring about a permanent Anglo-America