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, ' A fl K y V v y Vln 7VER8 THC MORNINQ FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUBLISH! FULL ASSOCIATID PRtSS RIPORT ASTORIA, ORKCiON. FRIDAY JANUARY 20. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS NO. 02. VOLUME LVIV. ,., 1 -. 1" - 1 1 I ' CZAR ESCAPES Attempt to Assassinate Him With Cannon. WAS IN HIS CHAPEL If Oun Were Aimed Lower Whole Dynasty Would Have Perished. THE GUNNERS ARE CONFINED Shots Were the Size of Bird' Eggi and One Policeman Waa Killed and Sev ral Others Injured by Bullets Which Sung Over Head. 8t. Petersburg Jan. 19. The cart- mon of "bleeelno tha waters" thla f yaar waa accompanied by an avant mora myatarloua unpraeadantad and extraordinary than any affordad by van tha annalt of Ruiaian history. For a Ruailan aovaraign to fall by tha hand of an aaaaaain ia no naw thing In Rua aian raoorda, but for tha emperor to narrowly aaoapa daath by ahot firad by his own artillery while engaged in a eolemn religious rite, surrounded by the priests of his ehuroh Is so diffioult to realise as to ha almost incredible Yet this happened today whan a eharge of grape shot from the government bat tery orashed through the windowe of the winter palaee when the salutes marking tha olosa of the ceremonies were fired. 'I'Ik' miiil were fired from thi bourse battery mily 50n yunln away. Had It i'cn directed ii few feet lower It would have vliHi nut tln while Ritmiin.iff dynasty, hut nil the shot llew above Hi head of the spectators. Tin' ahot a wore tin- size of birds' eggs. lly the merest chance the IiiixtIhI family escaped unhurt, but public oplu Ion la stunned by what mlKht have been the tragic results of the affair. One policeman, was killed by the din charge and several persons were In lured. The officer and men of the buttery were Immediately placed under arrest. The official account of todny'a shoot Imk a (Til I r follows: DurliiK the ceremony of the blessing of the waters of the Neva toduy In the presence of the emperor, ns the usual salute was being fired an accident happened. A charge of grape Instead of the saluting charge wns fired from a gun belonging to one of the batteries stationed near the bourse. Home of the bullets struck the facade of the winter palace or quay gardens, breaking four windows. A pollcemun belonging to the St. Petersburg force was killed. Ac cording to Information at hand at pres. ent no other accident occurred. Inquiry continues. RESULT OF DESIGN. Thsory of Aooldent Is Laughed at By All. St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. In spite of the oftlclul statement that the cannon shot yesterday, which might euslly have wiped out the whole Romanoff family, was the result of carelessness In leaving a shotted cartridge In the breech of a gun after target practice, the mysterious cause In still under the combined Investigation of the military and police, anj the public seems as lit tle Inclined us the authorities to ac cept the published version. Tho officers and men of the battery have not been arrested, but are con fined In the barracks and by military regulations are so closely under re straint that It Is Impossible for the culprit or culprits to escape until the responsibility la determined. It cannot be sold definitely whether the affair was due to accident or was the result of design. , A general belief Is widespread thnt a plot did not exist, but evidences of de- alien nr no apparent that a statement attributing the prewnce of a loaded shell from previous target practice evoked amlles In many quarters. It Is pointed out as being highly Improb able that the gun had not been denned for two days, and It Is Impossible a second cartridge could have been In serted for saluting purposes and It cer tainly Is a startling coincidence that the gun containing this cartridge should have been trained directly upon the Imperial chapel. Whatever may be the solution, It Is a strange fact that the shot came from the bourse esplanade, where was eta., tloned the first horse artillery of the guard, the premier artillery urganlza tlon of the empire and one of the most noted regiments In the Russian serv ice. The roster of this organisation has Included grand dukes, princes and some of the most Illustrious nainea of Russia. Military experts say Indications are that a charge consisting of rape was. Inserted surreptlously In place of the salutln cartridge. If thla was the case, probably only one man woe In volved. Certainly If It wua an exten sive, deep laid plot, or If an olllcer was Involved, It wus badly execute!. WICKED TRICK. Occident Hotel Scene .of .Msliciout Persecution Last Night. A horde of drummers wandered "home" to the Occident hotel at mid night I nut night snd found that O. (' Itrooks, the American Tobacco Com pany's man, had gone to bed and left a call for 6 o'clock to enable him to catch the Ilwaco boat ut 8. Twenty minutes Is uxuully a long time for u drummer to dress, eat and "make" his train, but Itrooks Is fastidious, and the gang put up a Job. They sent one of their conscienceless band up with a call and prenently Itrooks could be heard (Middling In the bath room, then h dreased corefully (It took Just an hour) and at 1:12 a. m. he lit a cigarette and etarted for the bar for his "mawnln's nui wnln" und the hoots when he found the doom locked and his com pad res lined up to greet him were heard a fur us Hulem. It was a slimy trick. Senatorship Problem Too for Managers. Much HOLD CONFERENCE MONDAY Niedringhaus and Cockrell Are Tied With 81 Votes and the Names of Kansas City Men Are Being Mentioned in Lobbiea. Jefferson City. Jan. 19 The deadlock In the legislature over the election of a senator continues. The second Joint session wus held today und after cast ing one ballot without definite result adjourned until tomorrow noon. The result of the ballot was: Niedringhaus (Rep) 81, Cockrell (Dem.) 81: Kernes (Rep) 6, Pcttljohn (Rep) S, showing a loss of four votes for Niedringhaus, two Cockrell. one for Kernes' and a gain of two for Pettljohn. Two democrats and three republicans were absent. As a result of the conference among the party leaders last night, a meeting of the republican state committee was called for Monday for the purpose of considering the grave crisis In the af fairs of the republican party In Mis. sourl. In the hotel lobbies the names of Gardner and Luthrop of Kansas City ...41 -1 and C. P. Walbrklge were menuoneu as possible compromise candidates. FLORIST8 BANKRUPTED. Gardena of Southern Europe Made Bar- ran by Froata. New York, Jan. 19. Dispatcher to he Herald from Paris say the damage done on the Rlverla during the recent cold snap was widespread. Flowers suffered and fruit wo Injured, perhaps destroyed. Ruin extends all over the Italian Rlverla and the French Lltoral. The beautiful garden of Nice and Its neighborhood are now nearly barren. It la Impossible to estimate the loss. Florists at Cannes say It will be at least (900,000. SOUR ALARMED PLOT STOPPED Powers Will Not Divide Chinese Empire. IIAY'S NOTE DOES IT Gentile Women Give Smoot Good Reputation Despite All Rumors. PORTO RON'S FIRST TALK Praises United 8tates and 8sye There Is No Necessity for Army Appro priation to Maintain a Regi ment on the Island. Washington, Jan. 19. In a long cable dispatch received at the state depart ment today from the American em bassy at Paris the French government reiterates Its position and assurances in favor of the preservation of China's Integrity. This practically completes the answers from all the powers to Secretary Hay's latest note. The American government wae prompted to take action on the reports from He etnbnsMee and -tegatlona abroad that the powers were expect ing to divide up China, after the war, among themselves. The Inquiry by Secretary Hay has checked whatever scheme wan on foot and the powers are once again down In black and white pledged to assist In the malntalriance of China's territorial and political In tegrity, all of them having given favorable reply to the American note. Don't Need Troops. Washington. Jun. 19. The house of representatives today completed con sideration of the army appropriation bill and will vote on the meusure to morrow. During the debate Resident Commissioner Degetuu of Porto Rico made his first speech In the house. He prulsed the United States for Its at tltude toward his Island home, and said he saw no need for the malntalnance of a provisional regiment of troops In the island. A vigorous attack on the army trans lort service was made by Humphrey of Washington. 8moot's Reputation. Wushlngton, Jan. 19. Two proml nent Gentile women of Utan, one a member of the legislature which elected Senator Smoot. were witnesses today In the Smoot Inquiry. Both women gave Smoot an excellent reputation and testified that they would not vote for a potygamlst. The counsel for Smoot exhausted their Hut of witnesses here, but expect several witnesses to arrive In tii.ie for the hearing tomorrow. Heap Muoh PowWow. Waahlnglon, Jan. 19. Consideration of the statehood bill was continued In the senate today and Stone spoke for two hours In opposition. The bill for remunerating American fur sealers who suffered losses because of their suppression was also debated at some length, but no action waa taken on it. TO RELEASE CASSIE. $10,000 Needed to Get tha Bunco Steer- ar Out of Hock. Cleveland, Jan. 19. Attorney Dawley said tonight that in all probability Mrs. Chadwtck will be released on ball to morrow. Immediately after the am ount of ball wus fixed by the common pleas Judge today at $:!0.000, Dawley started to look up surltles for his client and the result of his work will become apparent tomorrow. JURY STILL OUT. Soreneon'a Fata in Doubt for Yet An- other Day. Portland. Jan. 19. At 11 o'clock to night the Jury In the case of George bribe United Stits Attorney Hall,( Is SoreiiMon, accusei of attempting to still out and Judge Uclllnger has or dered them locked up for the night. The trial of the case occupied the entire day. It Is not thought 8.iren son can be convicted. MAMMOTH HOTEL. $2,000,000 Structure for New York Inn Patrons. " New York, Jan. 19, Fashionable ho tel patrons who deserted the Battery many years ago, are to have an oppor tunity to return. Plan are now being drawn up for the erection of a 22-story hostelry In Battery park, overlooking the upper bay. Old low buildings now occupy the block which Ilea between Greenwich and Washington streets, and is one of the few sites In the down town district overlooked in the ruh to erect skyscrapers. A syndicate has purchased the block for more than (2,000.000, and It Is planned to expend 12,000.000 more In constructing the hotel. With an entire front of a block and a depth of about 175 feet there will be about S500 square feet on each floor. Seventeen floors will lie devoted to bed rooms, the remainder to dining rooms, etc. A roof garden will .yverlook the entire bay. FLAVOR 8CARCE. Cheap Candy Makere Have to Use Jap anese Oil. Xew York, Jan. 19. Efforts of specu latore with western capital to secure western capital t secure domestic peppermint oil are reiwted by whole sale druggists here to have been at tended by unexpected results. . Rumors of largely decreased produc tion and advances In the market price, caused lurge manufacturers of low priced randies to Import quantities of dlmenthollzed peppermint oil aa an ex periment. The cost was only about half. that of the. domestic JU and white the latter Is much superior in flavor, the Japanese product was found, ac cording to the manufacturers, to be perfectly satisfactory In the making of cheap candles. THIS M CAUGHT Black Hand Artists in Hands of the Law. THEY FOUGHT DETECTIVES Blackmailing Letters Are Traced to tha Band Leader Speaks Good English and Has a Bad Rec ord Behind Him in Sicily. New York. Jan. 19. Seven alleged members of a "Black Hand" band, which for months has been terrorizing Italian tradesmen and merchants of Williamsburg, have been arrested by Brooklyn detectives after two desper ate fights with knives. Several offi cers were Injured. A net has been closing around the band for some weeks. Nearly all tae numerous letter s threatening mer chants with destruction of property or death unless money waa forthcoming, are said to have been traced to the men Just captured. Part of them were taken In a saloon and the others In a flat building. Their leader was found to be a pow erful man, speaking excellent English. He Is sold to have left a criminal rec ord In Sicily. WATCH CHILD LABOR. Conditions Foundjn tha Wast Call for Immediate Remedy. New York, Jan. 19. Secretary Lind say of the national child labor commit tee has returned from a three weeks' trip to the west, where he went to con fer with those Interested in child la bor. He reports having found every where a sentiment crystallising against child labor, and a determination on the part of the political parties for remedial legislation. Abundant evidence was found, he said, of the employment of children of 11, 12 and IS years of age under the most distressing circumstance's In nearly every community visited. L Refutes Charges Made By Delegate Randall. HISTORY OF STRIKE Colorado Miners Wanted Pay for Putting Up Their Own Re lief TenU. $600,000 POURED INTO FIGHT Men Who Had the Colorado Miners' Cause in Their Hsnds Branded as Thieves and Grafters by the Faderation'a President, Indianapolis. Jan. 19. In the convefl tlon of the United Mine Workers of America, John Mitchell, president, was accused by Delegate Robert Randall of Wyoming with having sold out to the Colorado strike operators, with having been a tralor to ths miners' organiza tion and with having entered into a conspiracy with the mine owner, D. M. Parry an'Jf Governor Peabody'B peace organization to ruin the Colorado min ers and lose to than the recent strlka Mitchell; in replying, gave the reason why the national miners' organization withdrew support' from the Colorado strikers. Randall had said that' President Howell of the district1 asked $40,000 offering to win or lose on that amount. Mitchell, referring to this, said: "Howell did not ask for money. If he had. he would not have gotten it; I could not trust him with It" He charged Howell with irregular- laritles and ex-National Board Member! Gehr with being In collusion with stock brokers, and he told how he forced Gehr to resign his office because of It. Gehr, he said, admitted he waa to get $1000 for advance information con cernlng the close of the strike. He also told of Howell leaving Gehr In charge of the strike for a time last year and said in two weeks Gehr drew 135,000 of the organization's money for the strike. "Howell." declared Mitchell, "Is not a safe witness against anybody." Mitchell's statement showed a gen erally bad situation. He said after $600,000 had been poured Into Colorado, the spirit shown by the miners was such that he had recommended a set tlement and that national aid be with drawn and would do so again under similar circumstances. He said he was ready to get out If It was thought best and referred to the fact that for six years he has not aaked for re-election. Speeches were made by Vice Presi dents Willis, Dolan, Fairly and Secre tary-treasurer Wi'.son. These also went to show that Colorado officers and min ers even wantea a per mem tor re maining out on strike; they received more money per capita than the an thracite strikers, and also It was stat ed the miners even refused to put up the tents sent them unless they re ceived pay from the national organi zation. The attack by Randall Is attributed by friends of President Mitchell, to so cialists, who Just met thenr annual defeat by trying to have the miners' organization declare Itself for social ism. The feeling shown by the dele gates was practically unanimous tn favor of Mitchell's position. SHARKS BILKED. Pullman Porter Hands It to a Trio of Loan Agents. Chicago. Jan. 19. An assignment of wages while In the employ of one com pany cannot operate against the salary earned in the employ of a different company, according to a decision of Judge Brenano, of the superior court. who has issued a temporary Injunction against John Mulholland, Moses Avner and C. L. Steele, loan agents. The order was granted on the plea of Alfred Pross, a porter working for the Pullman Company and earning $25 MITCHEL HOT i month, who had given the three loan ngnts assignments on his wages while employed by the Illinois Central Rail road Company. Gloomy Views. London, Jan. 20. London papers anj their St. Petersburg correspondents take the gravest view of the Internal conditions in Russia. The majority ex press the belief that yesterday's Inci dent was a premeditated attempt on the life of the emperor and maintain that the strike Is much more of a po litical than an Industrial movement In short, they consider the signs make It appear the empire la on the verge of revolution. Rousseau Indicted. New York, Jan. 19. Geasler Rous seau, charged with sending an Infernal machine to the Cunard dock in May, 190J, waa Indicted today. It la expect ed Rousseau will be extradited from Philadelphia, " Declared Prize. -.j 'Volclo, Jan. 19. The British steamer Rosely, captured by the Japanese cruiser Tekiwa on the sea of Japan on January 11, bound to Vladivostok with k cargo of coal, was condemned today by the prize court at Sanebo, - Range Longer. Huanshan, Jan. 20. Considerable in crease Is noticeable during the last few days In the range of the Japanese ar tillery. This fact affords ground for the belief that part of the heavy gung , used In the siege of Port Arthur have been nent north. '1 Ariothir Jap PrSze"i " Toklo, Jan. 19. The Japanese cap tured the British steamer Oakley in Tsushima straits Wednesday afternoon. The vessel left Cardiff on November 17,' carrying B900 tona of coal for Vladi vostok. She was brought to Saaebo. Double Crime. "TrMckee," Cat. Jan.rrJde 'Wallace) shot and killed Edna Mulr, a woman ot the Red light dance halL and then shot himself through the heart, dying Instantly. VOTE IS UNCHANGED Olympia Fails to Elect a New Senator. FOSTER IS II VOTES AHEAD Mead Signs Bill Providing Two Mora Justices and Names tha Men Un veiling of Rogers Statue Made Occasion for Holiday. Olympia, Jan. 19. In balloting for United States senator today the result was: Foster 44, Wilson 16, Sweeny 26. Piles 33, Jones 8, Blethen 7. Governor Mead today signed the bill providing for an Increase of two Judges of the supreme court, and also signed the commissions appointing as addi tional Justices Milo A. Root of Seattle and Herman D. Crow of Spokane. , The governor also approved the , Tucker bill repealing the whole of the newspaper libel law. The senate passed the bill giving King county a sixth superior Judge. The only business accomplished in the house was the Introduction and first reading of 16 bills. This afternoon the legislature at tended the unveiling of the monument erected to the late Governor Rogers. Addresses were delivered by Mayor Wright of Tacoma, former Governor McBrlde, Governor Mead and Senator Moore of Seattle. Two thousand peo ple attended the ceremonies. Including all the school children of this city. The manument was erected largely through the efforts of the public schools and the contributions of school children. Army of Strikers. Berlin, Jan. 20. Voerwaerts this morning estimates the number of strikers in the coal mining district at 240,000. News from the scene of the strike shows no change In the situa tion. Sentiment appears to be drift ing in favor of the strikers. Refusal of the mine owners' association to ne gotiate with the operatives Is regarded, as an affront to the government