V PUBLISHES PUU. AtBOOIATID PRESS REPORT COVBRS THE MOftNINO PIILO Of IB LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 68. ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY JANUARY 15. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS HAD HOT lit French Cabinet was Near ly Overthrown. ROUGH HOUSE TACTICS polnn Arid who It I believed I the man who attempted to destroy the steamship Umbrla In May. 1103. Rau la a man of mora than aver age Intelligence and education. Ilia answer are civil, but dignified and firm. lie cannot be Induced to anawer a alngla queatlon About himself. EXPENSIVE STRIKE. Machinist FigM Haa Cot Them Big Fortune. Chicago, Jan. 14. The atrlke of union I machinists, which went Into effect May 84, last haa been expensive to I their organization, according to a atate ment given out by Secretary Lee S. Fisher. Ill report ahowa that out of a total expenditure of $161,000 during . - 11901. IIM.QQU haa been uaea in nup An OppOlitionDeputy 'Flourished porting atrlkera. When the atrlke waa called eigni nunarea memoer oi me union quit work, but a number of them have alnoe obtained employement and trlke beneflta are now being paid to only S00 men. The atrlke waa called at over SO hope and by member of the Chicago Metal Tradea' Aaaoclatlon, and waa cauaed by the refuaal of the employer! to Increaae the minimum wage acale from SI and 30 cent an hour to 33 H a Saucepan in the Pre mler's Ficc. CROWDS THERE TO SEE SCRAP Policy of the Government endorsed at and " tenta an hour. 1 O'Cloek Thle Morning Many Ceunte on Whloh the Oppesl lion Fight It Made.! 1 . Parle,' Jan. 15. Premier Combe'e LIwl oaoinei weainerea in atorm after a session which laated until after 1 thle morning, and aecured a majority on a motion approving the policy of the gov emment. The debate waa marked by frequent alteroatione, threatening a free fight, and during the cource of which an opposition deputy flourished a aaueepan in the face of the premier. The majority la considered auflloient to tneure the retention of the ministry. It wai aenerslty expected the aeeelen would culminate in the overthrew of the mlnietry and Premier Combos, and the galleriea and floor ware packed by pereenc who decired to witness the final struggle. The principal elements of opposition were: Firet, the polloy ef the separation of the church and etatei second, denouno ing the government's collection of aee ret reports regarding the livee of army officer, and, third, the tardineaa of the ministry In pasting a law creating at) Income tan. Fatal Feud. Whltesburg, Ky., Jan. It. At Hot- man, thle county, feud far I lone led re spectively by V. Rorlck and Henry Holcomb, mt and both Rorlck anJ nolcomb, and Joaeph Holcomb. were rtuford Rorlck waa probably fatally Injured. The rouble arose over the killing of one of the Rorlcka, year ngo. ALL A BLUFF London Not Alarmed Over the Russian Note HAYASHI DISCREDITS IT China Disclaims Any Guilt in the Matter of Violation of Neutrality. CZAR PRAISES THE FALLEN Imperial Rescript Payt High Tribute to the Defenders of Port Arthur Tone ef the Rueaian Press la One of Confidence. a Russian army of equal number and they are checked. The new year will ehow the Russian nog raised again along the border of the warm water." The Novoe Vremya alone commenta on the Ruaelan note to the power re garding Chinese neutrality and aaya It reveals a serloua altuatlon that Sec retary Hay'c diplomacy well conceived at the beginning of the war for the limitation of the Held of hoatllltlea, haa broken down under the teat of actual trial. China cannot or will not preserve her neutrality and Russia has beep confronted time and time again the article saya, by the way Id which Wei Hal Wei and Che Foo have, been used a Japanese bases. In conclusion the Novoe Vremya says It is a situation wherein Russia must no longer rely upon international diplomacy, but mutt take steps for ber own protection. IS DYING OUT Panamant Kick. Waahlngton, Jan. 11 Panomans are opposed to the recommendation of Mr. Barrett, the American representative at the Isthmus, that the ofllcea of tnin Istcr and governor of the canal sons be merged Into the office of "governor minister.- FAIR DATES FIXED Walla Walla Refuses Allotment Given Her. WAS LEGITIMATE. ALL LARGE MEETS COVERED Big Contribution to Missouri Cam paign Fund Explained. St. Louis, Mo Jan. 14. The Inves tigating committee of the Missouri house of representative to determine the source and nature of the 121,060 1 contribution to the republican state I rampnlgn fund, officially credited to Thumaa K. Nledrlnghaua, adjourned V tonight. The senate committee did not ' complete Its Investigations today. Ac cording to the statement of republican members of the house committee, the committee report of the Investigations found nothing to substantiate re pre. sentatlve Grace' statement that the brewers contributed the fund to In fluence legislation. The committee heard the testimony of Adolph Itusch and Otto 8 1 If el, wealy brewers'; E. C. Beekmeyer Chairman Nledrlnghaus' confidential secretary, and a number of others. Hunch and Stlfel told practically the W. W. Wehrung of Hilltboro Is Made President Other Officer Elected and Board ef Governors Taken From Executive OWoers. Portland, Jan. 14. The Northern Pa rifle Fair Association met today and alloted dates for harness event throughout the circuit. There was i considerable contest before the mat ter was settled; one result being the decision of Walla Walla not to accept the date given them September 18 zi aa being too late In the season The date wanted by Walla Walla con Dieted with the Lewis and Clark horse how. Following I the schedule: . , 7 : . r ' T "how, August 30-September 8. Salem State fair, 8etpember 11-11. trlbutlon fund aa told the commltee by Nledrlnghaua. Before the senate committee evi dence waa brought out similar to that Klven before the house committee. PAYS TO "BELONG." Everett September 18-2S. Seattle September 25-30. Victoria September 26-SO. Pujlniui Wartilngfon ,state fair, October 2-7. Spokano Interstate fair, October 9-14. Lewlston Lewlston fair, October 16-21. The apparent conflict between Beat tie and Victoria Is explained by the Washington Legislators Have a Good Time at Seattle's Expense. Seattle, Jan. 14. The member of the state legislature were guest of rrcau.e .oUUJr. .u u, f(w,t thftt thefe entre,y mmnt lay win oe guesi. oi me cuy umu ca.. 0( hor.e race(( thj).e plac 1,0"lm, The association elected the following Tne lawmaxers were laaen on a .our offlcer. fof ,he en.ulng year; or mspecnon oune i.nnola uu w,r w w Wehrung, Hllleboro, presl nattiesmp neprasx a onnquet w dent. g Spokftnei vlce preB served on the Minnesota and another ,dent. M D wlgdom( Portland, aecre at the Hotel Waahlngton. Member tary-treasurer; board of governor, W. and their families flnlehed the dny at U Wehrungi x s, SmIth M, v wl the theaters, DIGNIFIED 8U8PECT. Idom, R. H. Cosgrove, Spokane; A. T. Van Devanter, Seattle, and J. E. Shan non, North Yakima. May Be .the Vandal Who Tried Wreck the Umbrla. to Safe Craoker Caught. Seattle, Jan. 14. John King, the no- Philadelphia, Jan. 14. Detectives I torlou afe cracker wanted at Victoria are expected here tomorrow from New for shooting the detective who had him York and Washington to identify Oe-1 under arrest, and from whom he aler Rosseau, the man arrested yes-j escaped, waa arrested In Tacoma to terday with an Infernal machine in his I night and 1 now in jail here. '4 umaon, Jan. 14. Russia' circular letter rescinding China' neutrality haa not been received by the Britlah government, consequently the foreign office haa declined to express an opln Ion. In diplomatic circle the circular 1 regarded aa a move to head off com plaint of Russian transgression in Chinese territory coming from Japan. Diplomat do not think It Indicates any Immediate or serlou action. After the visit ot Baron Hayashl to Lord Lansdowne the latter stated that the Japanese will probably reply. Hay ashl said he considered the accusation on a par with the recent attempt to create a scare on the "yellow peril." It la added that Great Britain, the United Stutea and Germany represent China and can tell whether there la any necessity to interfere. At the Chinese legation It Is stated that China, haa maintained neutrality In the fact of trying circumstance such aa few nations could have done. They fall to understand. In view of the re peated violation by Franca and Ger many why China la selected. Chinese, It waa stated, do not, aa a rule favor the Japanese any more than Russians. CZAR'S PRAISE. High Imperial Tribute to the Defend ers of Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Jan. 14. Emperor Nicholas ha addressed the following rescript to the army and navy: 'Port Arthur has passed into the hand of the enemy. During eleven month the fight had been going on In Ita defense. More than seven months Its noble defenders had been cut off from the rest of the world. Without any positive assurance of relief they continued to tight and did everything in their power to check the progress of the enemy, sparing neither life nor heart' blood to uphold the honor of the Russians. "Russia with pride and admiration, followed each move in the contest. The whole world praise their gallantry, but rally their ranks were thinned; their powers of resistance diminished, and under repeated attacks by the enemy they were obliged to give way. "Peace, honor, and undying memory will be, the portion of you Russians who have fallen in the defense of Port Arthur. Far from home, you have laid your bodies upon alien soil a sacri fice of the dictate of your own honor and the demand of your emperor. Peace and honor be your portion Always will you be held so in our heart and memory." Hill Bombardment , Huanahan, Jan. 15. The Japanese today bombarded Liao Fantun and Llutzyatun, and also Lone Tree and Novogorod Hills, which they are ex tremely anxious to capture. Fee Snowballing. Seattle, Jan. 14. 8. B. Rlcaby, man after of a minstrel troupe, was arrest ed tonight on a charge of assaulting small boy who threw a snowball him while hi company was on parade, Snpremc Court Judge's Mormon Epitaph, STILL TRYING SHOOT Big Prize List Portland, Jan. 14. The Multnomah Fair Association today decided to of fer an aggregate of 180,000 in prise for the race meet next August Toe daily prises will amount to 21.500 or $200 more than In 1904. River and Harbor. Washington, Jan. 14. The house committee on rivers and harbor ex pect to report the bill making appro prlatlons for river and harbor work, but as yet nothing definite Is learned aa to the amount it win carry. ' - . ,. - -.'. WASHINGTON NE Epitome of Happenings at the National Capital. TIMELY NOTE AND COMMENT An Irate American Consul Pull Down the American Flag from Turkish Consulate Building and Presi dent Sends Another Men. TONE OF THE PRESS. Russian Papers Sound Note of Dis oontent With China. St. Petersburg, Jan. 14. New Tear's reviews by the various newspaper ad mit frankly that the Japanese have had the better of the war so far, but the whole tone of the press is summed up In the folowing statement in the Russ: "They have done well, but not well enough. They have entrenched them selves In Korea as though they were at home, have captured Port Arthur and made conquest ot most ot Southern Manchuria, but are face to face with. Washington, D. C, Jan. 14. The dis position of the house military is to cut the aproprlttUon for the trans portation of regular army troop to the annual maneuvers such aa were held at Manassas. The committee members have all along been skeptical of the wisdom of such maneuvers when the enormous cost t taken into consider' atlon. Occurrences around headquar ter at Manassas last September hare only confirmed the committee members In this view. Accordingly, from the present plan of the committee, the to tal appropriation for transportation ot the army for the next fiscal year will be 112,000,000, a reduction of $3,000, 000 from the appropriation under the same head for the present fiscal year. The reduction will be effective In pre venting the massing ot troops tor such maneuvers. Then it is the intention to withhold any appropriation for the transportlon of the national guard. Judge Baker, who was judge ot the supreme court of New Mexico, and who was removed by the president waa re Instated. It was announced at the de partment of Justice that the depart ment made a full and fair examination tnto the alleged irregularities in New Mexico, and then it recommended the removal. The president immediately choped off Judge Baker' official head. Judge Barker, very much alive, descend ed on the president here In Washing ton, and In an hour' talk convinced him that the order of removal was un just and unfair, and the president im mediately orderedJudge Baker rein stated. Judge Baker, smarting under the Injustice of the whole thing, after he had been exonerated, proceeded to resign. One day not so very long ago Con sul Davis at Alexandretta did a very foolish thing. The sultan had a birth day feast Consul Davis got spunky (Continued on page eight). Statehood Bill Cannot Get a Date Set for a Vote to be Taken. FAST PENSION LEGISLATION Republican Member of the House from Wisconsin Indorse the President's Request for an Early Revision f the Tariff. There waa some . discussion ( of . too bill permitting American ' women, "Who married foreigner to retain citizenship In the United Htate.; but, it .did .not reaeH a' vote. . i i 4 4 Among ether bin s" was 'one protecting the great seat of fje United States against counterfeiting. Washington, Jan. 14- The republic an member of the house from Wis consin held a conference today. Reso lution declaring for an early revision of the tariff were unanimously adopt- FLEISCHMAN'S MILLIONS. wasMAgton, Jan. 14. Eleven wit nesses testified today in the Smcot case. All except two told of political conditions in Utah and of the Mofmon endowment house ceremony. Several witnesses said the ceremony Included no obligation that conflict with the duties of a citizen to the state or the nation. " J ' Chairman Burrows asked two wit nesses to give the nature of the cere monies, but both refused on the ground that thoy had given-- oath not to dl vulge what had taken place within the temple. They both claimed not to be Mormons, one having been expelled and the other voluntarily withdrawn from the church. A former Judge of the supreme court under territorial and state government told of prosecutions for polygamous cohabitation expressing the opinion that polygamy is now almost a thing of the past and the sentiment of Mormons in the state is against plural marriage, The general opinion expressed among senators is that there is not sufficient time left to accomplish anything in that line during the present congress. RAILROAD REGULATION. Hepburn Will Frame Law on Room volt's Recommendation. Washington, Jan. 14. The president had a conference today with Secretary Taft and Representative Hepburn re garding railroad freight rate legUla tion. At the conclusion of the confer ence Hepburn said he was prepared tor a bill on the subject ot freight rate which embodied the recommendations of the president so far aa they went Hepburn added that in a few days a conference will be held, for consldera tion of the measure he .prepared. Do you think rate legislation will be enacted at the present session?" Hepburn was asked. "I do, most certainly," replied Hep burn. "I believe the house can pass the measure before the end of this month, and see no reason why it should not be crystallized Into a law before the session ends.' FAST PENSIONING. 359 Billa Passed by the House in 18 Minutes the Record. Waahlngton, Jan. 14. Pension legis lation at the rate of SS9 bills In 18 minutes was indulged in by the house today, the result being the smashing of all previous records for legislative nlmbleness. When the pension grist as ground by unanimous consent thin legislation neid away ror nearly i hour, and not a measure - presented under this head came under the ban of objection. Several bills of minor Importance ere passed. Arrangements Mad to Release Heir's Immense Heritage, ' New Tork, Jan. 14. Arangement have been practically perfected for a settlement out of court of the million Involved in the estates ot Charles, Max, and Louis Flelschmann. Mayor Jul tut Flelachmann of Cincinnati, the heir ot u untie nai nerv, via toe rrp Flelschmann. Is stated to have made friendly arrangement to pay them several millions of dollar rather than to have the entire fortune tied up for years. The plan will be put into effect aa soon as a court decree empowering to take this course i rendered. This end a litigation which waa be gun soon after the death of Charles Fleischman on his yacht in 187. His brother, Max. died in 1890. NEGATIVE ACQUITTAL. Technicality Provides an Escape for an Erring Churchman. Reading, Pa., Jan, 14. The ecclesi astical court of inquiry called to con sider the charges against Bishop Tal bot of Central Pennsylvania, adjurned sine die yesterday, the . member having decided that the body was nn canonically constituted. Former Portland Woman Gives History of Marriage. KNEW DUKE ONLY TWO DAYS Town.'. Say the Millionaire Agreed to Convoy Her 8om Valuable Stock and Bonds During Hi Lifetime to Protect Her Old Ago. New Tork. Jan. 14. Mrs. BroJle L. Duke, whoste marriage In December to the naltbrother ot the tobacco mag nate, waa followed by hor husband' commitment to a sanitarium, pending an inquiry aa to his sanity, today made a statement She says she met Duke as the result ot an effort to secure a loan on tobac co property in Redfleld, Texas. Duke proposed marriage two days later, and she told him she would sign an agree ment not to accept any of his property in case of his death. She would only secure her own property. Duke said h would find a way to give her stock and bonds while he was alive and leave the rest for the children to fight over. She said he never gave her any stock or bonds. She said she Is 87 year old; was born in Buffalo; Is the granddaughter of a professor of languages at New London university, and . waa married in 188S to George W. Hopkinson, and In 1897 to E. H. Powell, said to be largely interested in tobocco raising In Texas and formerly in business In Chicago. BEVERIDGE FAILS. No Date Secured for a Vote on the Statehood Bill. Washington, Jan. 14. In the senate today an unavailing effort was' made by Beverldge to secure consent to fix day for taking a vote on the state hood bill. Bate spoke for the oppon ent of the bill, eaylng there are still la number ot speeches to be made. THROUGH CHINA'S HEART. Pierpont Morgan Annexe the Flowery Kingdom. Paris, Jan. 14. Information from Brussels reaching the highest quar ters here shows that the extensive in-, terests of King Leopold in the Canton Hankow railroad passed into the hands of J. Pierpont Morgan of New York. The contemplated combine of French, Belgian and American interests is to eventually cover the Franco-Belgian concession for a line from Pekln to Hankow, thus making a continuous trunk line from Pekln to Canton cover ing 2S00 mile and cutting through the heart ot populous China,