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;v Sr-. ?. ' 1 1 !x ' ? '-2-- ottntt COVERS TMC MORNINQ FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUBLISHES PULL ASSOCIATED PRBBS REPORT ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LVIV. NO. 72. RIOT GOES ON Zcmslyosr-uiH 0- : Col ;i Today. Sl INSTITUTIONSv UPHELD City Organizations Are Told to Attend to Their Own Business. HULES LAID DOWN FOR THEM Liberty sf ths Frees It About ths Only Conossslsn Vouohssfsd by tht Pswsrs That In St Pstsr. burf to Seekers of Liberty. hl Petersburg Deo. 17.Tbs follow tag communication tu Issusd by tb imvarnmint sarlr tnli morning: In ths autumn of tbla year thare waa a maatlnf In St Petersburg of several Zmitvoa of ths varloua gov drnmanta. who expressed a aarlaa of da ir.a concerning what ara, In their opinion, Jndlapanaabla rforroa In tha Aiffarant overnments of tbs empire Th.M d.slrea wars mado tha aubjaot of action by members of vaxloua othar uamhiiM which met for tha purpose. and ml mi, knowing the provisions of i.w wit. considered at tha deiibera tlona of cartaln counclla and Zemstvoa Thus, by tha action of people who an t..vored to lnlroduca dlaoord Into pub lie and state life,, excitement arose In tha nilnda of certain aectlona of society, hunv imoni Imnresslonabls youths "In certain towns of tha empire there occurred a series of noisy meetings which demanded the presentation to th eovemment of certain demanae which were Inadmlaaable, In the face of the aacred foundations of the laws of tha empire and the Indeatructlble elements which form tha government Rsslst Police. Thess aectlona of the publlo made atreet demonatratlona In banda and oftenlv resisted tha police authorltlea, "Such movementa agalnat tha exist Ins order of the government which nave fallen adveraely upon tha bulk of , the Ruaalan people, who ara loyal to tha everlaatlng foundatlona of tha ex latin rovernment gave to tha ex cltement above referred to an undo- aerved Imoortanca of a general tend ency. Tha Ruaalan people Involved In thla movement, forgetful of the grlev , oua year which haa fallen to tha lot of Russia, blinded by chimerical hope of profit! which they might expect from a radical change In the ancient founaa tlona of the Ruaalan atata and life, and not knowing what they were doing acted to the advantage not of the coun try, but of Ha enemlee. Oar's Duty. "Now the duty of the government la to preaerve order In tha atat and pro tect the oubllo confldeneo from all change In the true oourae of Internal life. Therefore any deatructlon of or der and peace and all meetlnga of an anti-government character mutt and will be atopped by all legal meana at tha dlapoaltlon of tha authorltlea and thoae concerned In thoss dlaordera. eapeclally peraona employed In the. government aervlce, will be hew re aponalble "Zematvo and town atatutea and every form of Institution and com pany muat not go beyond tha limit" provided for them and muat not con cern themselves In tha questions, the consideration of which they have no legal authority. President! of public meetlnga who allowed consideration to tnke place of matter! not In their prov ince of questions of general govern ment ara liable under the existing lawa; and organa of tha preas with the knowledge of the responsibility which rests upon them, must for their part Introduce tha necessary calming ef fect on publlo life, which haa deviated In recent times from lta proper course." 8ERIOU8 CONDITION. 2emstvo Opens 8ssion In Anoient City of Mosoow. Moscow, Dec 27. Tha Zematvo con- areas of tha Moscow government open ed today, Prince TrubetskoL tha presl dent. In hla ooenln addrees, dwelt up orfthe aerloua condition of Ruaala and tha regrettable war with Japan, tha r ' which could not be anticipated . near future, aa well aa tha grave economical crisis through whtca the country la passing, and the Internal disorganisation of tha empire. All tbla, be said, lay as a heavy yoke on tha Ruaalan neonls and srodtatM toe con dltlon of strong nervous excitement under which It labored. Prince Tru betskol then proposed the adoption and forwarding to Emperor Nicholas of i Resolution announcing Oai to com memorate tha birth of tha ssarsvltca 'the Zematvo had set aside tha capital aum of 1160.000 to be devoted to tha construction of new school buildings and that tbs emperor should be asked to name ths new foundation attar his aon, Alexis. Have New Power, Continuing, Prince Trubetskol de clared that Mlnlater of tha Interior Svlatopolk-Mlrsky's assurance of con fldenec in tha people bad given the Zer'tvo new power to serve the state. The "Jemetro had firm confidence In the emperor. They believed the happy day was nigh when, through ths Im perial will, the present bureaucratic regime, which had estranged ths su preme power from the people would be changed; ths day oa which tha emperor would summon freely elected represen tatlvea of ths people to participate In legislation through whoee co-opera' tlon the Imperial power and greatness of tbs throne would be strengthened and the triumphant development of the fatherland assured. Ths development, the prince said, was dependent upon ths Immutability of ths principles of the law, the Inviolability of parsons and equality of rights for all cltliens, as well as freedom of speech and faith, which would bring them a strengthen ing of the close and strong ties be tween the throne and the people and enable them to co-operate for the good fatherland." Grand Jury Finds Indictments For Seven Men. MITCHELL MAY GET NO FAVOR Application to the Grand Jury for a Hearing for tha Senior Senator Met With no Reapense at Yesterday's Session. Portland, Dec. .' 17. Seven Indict menta were returned by the federal grand jury today. The prominence of three of the number and the recur rence of the mysterious John Doe and Richard Roe, made the day one of the moat aenaatlonal since the Jury reconvened. The most Important Indictment waa that of Dr. William H. Davla, the mayor of Albany, Ore. Of hardly less Importance waa . the Indictments of Salmon B. Ormsby and Clark E. loom Is, former government employes. Two others, Henry A. Young and George Sorenaon, are not so well known. John Doe and Richard Roe, two per sons with whose true names ths Jury states It is unacquainted, were Indict ed. The charge In the Indictment today Indicted the men entered In a con spiracy December 29, 1901, to defraud the government of publlo lands In township 11, south range 7 east, and by means of false and forged affidavits, and proofs of homestead entry and set tlement, the government was Induced to Issue patents to lands. In the Indictment Just returned Dr. Davla, the mayor of Albany and chair man of the county committee of Linn county, , Is the central figure. The charge agalnat htm Is alleged con spiracy with Loomls and Ormsby to prove up on a claim In "11-7," which he had abandoned after 11-7 had been Included In the forest reserve, and se cured a patent to the land. Young's connection with the alleged conspir acy, as Is Sorenson's, Is not mads clear (Continued on Fags 1). CREW PERISH Captain; and 32 Men in Tfc Breakers. LIFE "CREW 'HELPLESS Stranded Vessel Hidden By Dense Black Fog on the Surf beaten Beach. FOQLHARDINESS OF MASTER Men Could Have Been Saved Yester day If Captain Would Have Al lowed Them to Go No Life- Boat Can Live m Oslo. New York, Deo. ZT Everv effort tonight to learn the fate of Captain Niehelaa and ths crew of tha rim Orumeliier have proved futile, and It is the general opinion ths lll-fsted v.. ssl snd her complement of men are de stroyed. The steamer went aground on a bar at Fire island yesterday. The seas were not running so high then, and the men could have been taken off In safe ty, but ths captain refused to allow this to be done, and tonight no lifeboat could I've Ave minutes In ths gale thsU Is sweeping the coast Besides this a dense black fog prevails, and the vessel cannot be seen from the shore, though the life savers are patrolling the beach In the hope of being able to communi cate with the vessel or rescue surviv ors; falling thla they hope to recover the bodies of soma of ths crew of 32 men who ara on the boat or were there when the hurricane swept down and blotted her from alght It la hoped that the crew abandoned the vessel when ths fog closed in, and If they did so they may have landed somewhere, but this Is considered un likely. Immense waves are breaking over the boat and she can hardly escaps going to pieces. The foolhardlness of ths captain In keeping his crew aboard in the case of auch weather aa prevailed yesterday is generally condemned by the life savers and ths ships masters who knew the fury of ths storm. 1 WRECK OF THE DAY. 8treet Care and Railroads Fall Before 8torm Cams. New York. Dec 27. Rain and sleet with a rlatng temperature, followed yesterday's snowstorm, having greatly Impeded traffic In and about New Tork. Telegraphlo communication haa beer considerably handicapped and all through trains from the west and north are delayed owing to slippery rails. In the city the rain and sleet, reel ing as soon as It struck the ground made walking haaardoua and Inconven ient and whenever there waa a grade on the surface roads there was great trouble. On the elevated linea bril liant electrical displays mark the pas saging of tralna over the Ice-coated third ralL As the rain descended it froae in a firm layer on all exposed rails and made electric circuits almost Impos sible. Because of the holiday an un usually small number of cars were run in the boroughs and the Ice had plenty of time to form. On the Brooklyn Ele vated lines trains supposed to run In half an hour from the bridge to the end of the line required nearly two hours for the trip. ' The rain, sleet or drtxzle, with the temperature only half a degree below freealng, waa welcomed by the bureau of snow removal, but it was admitted If ths temperature should fall much further, Instead of rejoicing there would be gloom. The snow packed In the streets would freexe and it would require great effort to break It loose.. DAVIS STABBED. Christmas In 8alem Saloon Ends in Serious Fight Salem, Ore., Dec, 27. Indulgence In Christmas cheer come to an abrupt end for Paul Johns, a resident of North Salem, and Lewis D. Davis of Polk county, and young Johns Is now at the Salem hospital with a knife stab in hi left aide, Just below the heart, while Davis la behind ths bars of the Marion county Jail, held in bonds of 110)0 to await a hearing on a charge of assault with intent to kill Frank Pool, said to have been an eye witness to ths af fair, is held at $100 aa witness. All three had been drinking pretty heavily when they became Involved In a quarrel In ths rear of the Elk Head saloon. Davis and Johns were Indulg ing In an altercation, and whether there was an attack made on the part of Johns la not definitely known, but Davis pulled a knife and made a vicious lungs with It Ths knife penetrated Johns' side about two Inches below the heart, but struck a large rib. At pres ent Johns' condition Is regarded as ser ious. Johns waa Immediately taken to the hospital, where his injury was atend ed'to, but Davis fled to Polk county, where he has been at work upon the farm ranch of Thomas Brunk, near Cola, and where he was arrested and brought back to thla city. At first Davla denied all knowledge of the mat ter, but yesterday afternoon confessed to the county officials to having done tha cutting. INITIATE FAIRBANKS. Vloo President-Elect Made a Mason Yssterdsy. Indianapolis, Dec. 27. Vice Presl dent-elect Fairbanks was Initiated into ths secrets of Masonry today. Pre para tlons for the event have been going on for some time, and the occasion was one of the most elaborate In the his tory of Masons in Indiana, nearly all lodges being represented, and featlvl ties after the Initiation were prolonged. Tongans Swsllowsd. Melbourne, Dec. 27. Great Britain today assumed control of the legal and financial administration of the Tonga Islands, ths native chiefs consenting. t,;.:Twg Northwest Is Reported in First Class Shape. MORTGAGES ARE ALL PAID UP Grangers Could 8tand a Bad 8eaaon Next Year Without Borrowing or Failure If ths Worst Cams to the Worst Portland, Dec. 27. Never before in ths history of the Pacific northwest were the faremrs In such excellent financial condition, say those who have watched the yields and prices for the past eight years. "If poor crops should come next season," an authority said today, "they would find the farmers ready to meet them, and moat would be able to pass through the seasoi without again resorting to those mort gages which were found on every farm less than a decade ago" With almoat a decade of continued agricultural prosperity, while good prices reigned and opportunity to save money presented Itself, farmers of the Pacific northwest today find themselves free from debt and In almost every case with a neat bank account "saved agalnat a rainy day." Should a season of poor crops com now, it is claimed the country, especially the west was never in better condition to meet and overcome It without distress. Not since the defeat of Bryan by Mc Kinley in 1890 haa there been a pro nounced crop failure. "Cllmatlo condi tions and the republican party seem to go hand in hand," said a campaign orator recently, and while It is recog nised by all that mere worldly politics can have nothing to do with crops and the weather, It is a recognised fact that farmers date the beginning of agricul tural excellence from the "time Bryan was defeated the first time." From all directors of the northwest come reports of excellent financial con ditions, due in the main to bumper farm yields. In the early SO's "things were bad," to quote the farmers them selves. Crops were scanty, prices were poor and expenses had to be met with L O. TJ.'s, which It depended entirely (Continued on Page 2.) STORM RAGING Blizzard Sweeps the East ern States. WORST IN 15 YEARS Two Deaths in Chicago and Im mense Amount of Mom tary Loss. FROM ROCKIES TO NEW YORK Storm Center Last Night was Betwsen Clevelsnd snd Chicsgo, But Othsr Parts of ths Country Suffer Severely Lines Tied Up. Chicago, Dec. 27. One of the sever est storms of recent years has raged throughout the territory lying between the Rocky mountains and the Great Lakes since early this morning and has caused much trouble for street car companies, railroads and telegraph companies. The latter are the greatest sufferers. The bllzsard was preceded . by a heavy fog and a drizsling rain, which made the wires almost unworkable The intense and terrific gale that fol lowed eoatfdi ths wires wlth Ice ,an& later in the day threw polles to the ground. - Railroad trains are badly delayed some of them being 24 hours Iatq Street car traffic Is practically at I standstill. In Its extent the storm is the moat widespread of any during tho last 15 years. Counting the fog as a component part of the storm, it stretched from the Rocky mountains to New Tork, and from Winnipeg to New Orleans. Three fatalities due to the storm In this city are reported. At 10 o'clock tonight the storm Is re ported as subsiding at Kansas City and other points in a north and south line from that place, but it will be sev eral days before normal conditions are restored throughout the entire section. At Chicago and east of here the storm Is still raging with great violence and It is expected to continue through out the night the center of the storm being between Chicago and Cleveland ANOTHER FOOT TRICK. Boy Shot Whits Emulating William Tell'a Son. Chicago, Dec 27. While Elmer Hunt, 19 years old, balanced a bottle on his head, William Dougherty, who had been boasting of his prowess as a marksman, it Is alleged, attempted to emulate William Tell by shooting the bottle. At the second shot Hunt fell to the floor with a bullet between his eyes and died almost instantly. Dough erty escaped and the police are search ing for him. MASONIC INSTALLATION. Bsnqust Enjoyed by Members snd Visiting Brothers of Lodges. Nearly 100 members and visitors as sembled last evening at Masonic hall, the occasion being a Joint installation of officers of Temple lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M. and St John's Chapter No. 14, Ri A. M. The Installation services wers Impressive. After the Installation ceremonies a banquet waa served Short addresses were made by a num-, ber of members and visiting brothers. The affair was the best and most en joyable ever held in Astoria and the officers-elect and retiring officers came In for many compliments of Just recog nition of their valuable services. Tlw following officers were Installed: Tem ple lodge, W. L. Robb, W. M.; A. C Callari, S. W.; A. Dunbar, J. W.; F Vaughn, J. D.; J. Q. A. Bowlby, treas urer; E. C. Holden, secretary; L Hartwlg, tyler; N. A. Peterson, S. 8.; John A. Anderson, J. S. St Johns' Chapter: O. L Peterson, H. P.; Jay Tuttle, K.; W. L. Robb, S.; O. F. Hell born, C. of H.; E. Finney, P. S.; N. A. Peterson, R. A. C.J E. C. Holden, sec retary; J. Q. A. Bowlby, treasurer; C A. Coolldge, M. 3d V.; W. C. Logan M. 2d V.; Bees Thomas, M, 1st V.; L. Hart wig, T. Tbs rapid growth and success of ths ortet the past year has been due in a great measure to ths efforts of O. F. Hellborn, the'retliing worshipful mas ter. The order has never been In as flourishing a condition as at pres ent and Is increasing In membership. The event will be one long to as re membered by tbs participants. . ,t AFTER TRUSTS. Paper Company la Mads ths Next Victim. St Paul, Dec 27. Attorney General Moody for tbs United States, through District Attorney Haupt and Fraak B. Kellogg and James M. Beck, special assistant attorney general of ths United States, today filed a petition la the V. S. court which makes' the General Pa per Company the principal defendant and Its numerous constituent com panies part defendants In a suit to en Join them and restrain them from do ing business through the General Pa per Company as sais agent Ths pe tition alleges the defendants metered Into agreements to combine and control the sals of ths product of different companies, through , the General Fa1 per Company, and alleges In conse quence of the combination all compe tition in the manufacture, sale and dis tribution of paper has been restricted and the price of all paper products greatly Increased, particularly of new print paper. j O'DELL WILL HELP. :, New York Will Assist Ohio in Fixing Chsdwiek. Newburg, N. Y, Dec 27. Governor O'Dell, when told at his home here of the delay at Albany In granting an ex- : tradition warrant for the arrest of Dr. Chadwlck, said: -"It Is the desire of the executive department of the stats of New Tork to act in entire harmony with ths Ohio officials in this matter, and I will see personally that there is no unnecessary delay." T IS S Death Follows Quarrel at Lander , Wyoming. PRIVATE AMBUSHED OFFICER First Attempt at Murder Was Msdr With a Knife Murders- Was Cap-, tursd and Placed in tho Com pany Guardhouse for Trial. Lander, Wyo., Dec 27. Sergt. WU hite of Company I Eleventh Infantry, haa been fatally shot by Private Stan field of the same company. The men quarreled and then fought for 20 min utes. During the struggle Stanfield at tempted to use a knife. Wllhite secured the knife and then gave Stanfield e terrible beating. At mess call Stan field secreted himself In the hall of the dining room and as Wllhite passed fired three shots into his body. Wll hite Is in the hospital and will die. Stanfield is In the guardhouse. NELSON SQUARES IT. Asks Murphy's Release and Givea Him $2000. San Francisco, Dec 27. Battling Nelson and his partner, Theodore Mur phy, arrested in Stockton a few days ago on a charge of embeizllng the bulk of the pugilist's money on two of his latest contests, appeared arm in arm today before Police Judge Cabanlsa Eddie Santry, also under arrest on s similar charge, was with them. Nelson took the stand and declared the arrests were made while he was laboring under a misapprehension of the facts and said he did not desire to prosecute anybody. The money in the property clerk's hands was then produced. Nelson being gtven 27000 and Murphy $2000, this division being according to the manager's accounts. The cases were then dismissed and tha trio left the court room. Laborers Released, Sevastopol, Dec 27. Dock yard la borers have been released from obli gation as members of reserves in order to continue work. The vessels of the Black sea fleet are being pushed to conpletlon with the greatest energy.