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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. ' -
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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,