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VOLUMK LVIV. NO. 93.
ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY 'JJAUV 21. 1905.
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St. Petersburg In Darkness
Last Night.
100,000 MEN ARE IDLE
Fanatics and Agitators are Making
Trouble for Russia Very
Rapidly.
FATHER GOPON TAKEN AWAY
plele rehabilitation of the dntmrtment
without legislative aid. The subject
of proponed cliiiriKi'H ngulnst certain
rw-niliers of the fort e was likewise dls
CUHScd,
OPPOSE MAIL ORDERS.
Pr.M li Very Guarded in Its Refer
ence to the Attempt Made on the
Ciar'e Life Commietlon li
Now Investigating.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 20, With the
RuNdlnn capital seemingly on the verge
t Incipient revolution, thousands of
workmen are parading the streets, and
agitator and fanatic are sowing the
vd of disorder. Itnlf th city la In
ditrknrM, without fire protection, owing
to the walkouts, an. J thn situation wn
hourly growing more lenne tonight.
when the authority dm-lded to adopt
energetic measures to preserve nrdr,
prevent rioting and overawe the viol,
ent-mlnded, nt the same time seeking
to placate the striking workman by of.
faring satisfaction of their d.manda In
o far aa thry nre Junt nnd reasonable,
thua acting with combined firmness
and moderation.
Th RovTinti'iit tonight augmented
the garrison of St. Petersburg with
2R00 rnviilry nnd 1000 Infantry from
Tsarskne S.;lo nnd filled the street,
especially In tho disaffected quarter,
with heavy patrol of soldiers,
A great demonstration which was
planned for Sunday, with ta unlimited
possibilities for tin outbreak, will not
be permit led to Ink place.
Tiio altuatlon entered the acute stage
today, and the strike assumed nn open
political phase. Mill nfier mill and
factory after factory cloned, and the
whole of the textile mill and every
printing office In St. Petersburg are
closed. One electric light plant and
one water plant have been abut down,
nnd over inn.ooo men are out.
Dry Ooode Men do Not Want Mailt
Ueed.
New York, Jan. 20. Representatives
of the leading commercial houses In the
country are In this city to attend the
annual conference of the Wholesale
Dry Goods Association. J. K. Bura
ham of Kansas City, president of the
association, occupied the chair and
many new members were enrolled at
the opening session.
Subjects of Importance to the trade
were Informally discussed and commit
tees appointed to bring up reports at
today's session at which a number of
papers will be read ami formal addres
ses made, while an Invitation has been
Issued to prominent New York menu
facturere and commission merchants
to meet the members of the association
for the purpose of discussing mall
sal, to retailers, a method of doing
business which the association does
not wish to see Jovelop.
Boveral speakers expressed the be
lief that the association should make
overtures opposing any action on tho
part of the government extending mull
facilities for such a purpose.
NO VERDICT YET.
FOR THE FAIR
Washington Appropriates
$100,000.
AMOUNT SAFEGUARDED
A Chaplain Is to Be Provided for
the State Penitentiary.
chlff Interest , , Incident followed
the e,rid n'' shots, but offers
no explanutlorf V-.e paper editorial
l.es briefly on the Inexcusable, care
lessness or permitting so perilous a
happening and on the general Joy at
the escape of his majesty, and the re
lief to strained nerves. It concludes
by expressing the hope that the mi
raculous escape of the emperor from
mortal danger while engaged In the
pious rites of the faith may be an omen
that Russia Is under like protection;
that providence Is watching over those
who live by faith and that she may
emerge In equal safety from the perils
In which she now stands.
Other papers publish less regarJIng
the event, not even the names of the
officers commanding the battery or the
artillerymen tending the guns are
given. The reader Is left largely to
draw his own conclusions as to the
connection wet ween the sound of the
salute and teh patter of the balls about
the pavilion.
DEED OF A FIEND.
PROHIBIT TRADING STAMPS
Balloting for 8enator at Olympis Yes
terday Only Shows a Few Minor
Changes, and the End of the
Contest Is Not in 8ight,
8orenion Jury Hss Been Out for 36
Hours.
Portland. Jan 20. The Jury which la
deliberating on the Innocence or guilt
of George Rorenson, who was tried
yesterday In the United States court
on a charge of attempting to bribe for
titer United Rtates District Attorney
Hall, have been unable to agree on n
verdict.
It Is understood the jury stands 10
for conviction and two for acquittal.
The Jury went out at & o'clock Inst
evening.
AFTER DIVE KEEPERS
' Ulymplo. jun. 20 Th. passage by
the senate of Rand's bill providing an
appropriation of 1100,000 for the Lewis
and Clark fair at Portland was the fea
ture of today's session of the leglHhv
ture,
Negro 8hoots a Men, Assaults a Wo
man and Robs House.
Lexington, Ky Jan. 20. John Pler
sall was taken to Louisville for safe
keeping this afternoon. He Is charged
with four desperate crimes commit
ted early today.
After breoklroj Into two houses In th
second of which he beat Mrs. J. L.
Jones Into Insensibility, the negro en
tered the home of C. T. Wagoner, ahot
him twice and assaulted Mrs. Wagner.
The negro Is Identified by Mrs. Wag
oner. Wagoner htay recover.
BILL PASSES
Army Measure Through
the House.
NO PAY FOR MILITIA
Smoot is Placed on the Witness
Stand In His Own
Behalf.
FULTON FOR INDEMNITY BILL
Ministers 8ign the Arbitration Treaty
Between United States and Nor
way and 8weeden Senate
Ratifies Spanish Treaty.
Kirk, Eusendrath, Carson, Larson and
W. H. Lehman.
There are enough charges against
this man," said Secret Service Agent
Porter, "to keep him In the peniten
tiary for 1000 years. For each he may
be Imprisoned 15 years."
TROUBLE AVERTED.
Threatened Strike on the Pennsylvania
Lines Will Be Settled.
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. The strike of
the freight trainmen In the employ of
the Pennsylvania railway, east of Pitts
burg and Erie, has been delayed, If not
entirely averted, by the presence la
Philadelphia of Grand Master P. H.
Morrlssey of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen.
At today's conference of Manager
Atterbury and Morrlssey the situation
was again gone over. No new proposi
tions were made and the situation
stands practically aa It was, but the
conference will be resumed tomorrow,
with a likelihood of a settlement being
effected.
MERCHANT MURDERED.
Veteran of Two Wars.
New oYrk, Jan. 20. John Randolph
Dull, a veteran of two wars, and foi
While the bill received only four (many years a wholesale produce dealer
Portland Judge Scores Chief of
Police.
HUNT MAY BE PROSECUTED
INVESTIGATION BEGINS.
Grand Duke Seroius Hss Chsrae of the
Shooting Inquiry.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 20, A special
commission, under the presidency of
Lieutenant Khllroro, commander of the
artillery corps of the guards, has been
appointed to Investigate the origin of
the firing of yesterday. The commis
sion will work under the superintend
ence of the Inspector general of artil
lery, and of Ornnd Duke Serglus.
The report published by a news
agency of the suicide of Captain Davl
doq, commander of tho battery from
which the shot Is supposed to have
been fired, Is unfounded.
Munioipsl League and Police Judge
Will Clear Women From the North
End Dives and 8aloont In 8pite
of Police Connivance.
negative votes on final passage, a de- In Loulavlll.?. Ky., Is dead at his home
termlned attempt was made prior in Bayonne, N. J. He served through
thereto In a committee of the whole to the Mexican war with the LouIhvM
amend the appropriation to 175,000. legion and commanded a union regl
The committee amended the bill, ment during the civil war. Colonel
however, so that safeguards are placed Bull was an Intimate friend of General
around the expenditure of the money. I Lafayette, and Henry Clay. He retired
The balance of the day's session was some years ago and made his home In
tak-n up by the Introduction and first the east.
reading of bills. Five new bills ap
peared In the senate and 18 In the
house, itllls were Introduced to give
Seattle the nhore line of Green Luke;
make the ponltlon of regimental com
mander of the national guard a salar
ied oince of $1500; to create the ofllce
of ehanlaln of the state netillentlnrt
at a salary of $1200; to give cities of Nevada Crowd Besieges Guard
the first, second and third classes the I Jjj
riKm 01 cmmcrii uunuun; 10 pruiuuu
the uttering or circulation of trading
stamps; to provide for the election of
JUHtlces of the peace and contsables In
cltlca of the nrst class, and an appro- PRISONER IS SPIRITED AWAY
prutuoii nut wnicn curries 3uuu ror a
game-flsh hatchery In Clullam county. I
TO LYNCH A NEGRO
STILL NO RESULT.
TO FIRE DETECTIVE8.
MoAdoo Wsntt New York Bureau Re
organized,
New York, Jan. 20. Reports that
I'ollce Commissioner MoAdoo will ask
the lpglNlnture to pass a bill that will
correct the alleged evils of the city de
tectlve bureau have been confirmed by
that olllclal. The bill, which may even
ro so far as to abolish tho bureau In Its
present form, will be prepared next
week nnd hurried to Albany for legis
lative consideration.
At police headquarters it Is general
ly believed that Mr. McAdon, will en
deavor to free the central office of
those detective sergeunts who were
given their positions by a former po
lice commissioner, many of whom, It
was said, at the time met with politi
cal favor, but had little or no real de
tective qualifications.
Decisions to reorganles this Import
ant branch of the police department
grew out of a confereneo between the
commission and Mayor McClellan. The
entire police situation was gone over,
the commissioner pointing out where
the difficulties lay that forbade a com
Portland, Jan. 20. All women who
are making a living by getting a per
centnge on the beer they sell In North
Knd saloons are to be driven out of
business. This will be done by Muni
apai Judge Hogue, either with or
without the aid of the police, so he de
clared today, and may result In wai
between Chief Hunt and the boss of
the city tribunal. If the chief docs not
enforce tho recently unearthed ordi
nance against "rustling" In saloons,
Judge Hogue will take action.
Asked today why the ordinance was
not being observed, Judge Hogue salj
"If the ordinance Is sound and 1
propose to test It I expect to have
every woman driven from the North
End saloons. They might as well take
Immediate notice. If the police will
not do It, we shall find some other way
to get after them. The Municipal
League, I understand, will take hold of
the matter."
It has been several days now since
the ordinance has been brought to the
attention of the police officials, and
Chief of Police Hunt hoa apparently
taken no action agnlnat these women
They are "rustling" ns hard as ever.
Chief Hunt said:
We hope to regulate matters In the
North End. I cannot give away our
method of operation."
He would not say speclflcnlly wheth
er he would drive the "rustlers" from
the boxes or not.
"Women drinking In boxes la the
worst evil we have to content with In
the North End." declared Judge Hogue.
"The sale of liquor Is Increased fully
ten times where women are engaged to
solicit."
It was Intimated this morning that
proceedings might be filed later against
the chief for failure to enforce the law.
Only Few Minor Changes in the Vote
for Senator.
Olympla, Jan. 20. Three bollots were
taken for United States senator In the
Joint session today. The last ballot
gave Foster It, Piles 34, Sweeny 27,
Wilson 17, Jones 7, Godman 5.
The net result of the balloting is a
gain of one vote for Sweeny and one
for Wilson. Plies' gain of one vote la
only apparent, ns Earles (Dem.) will,
on the next ballot, change to Wilson
and In the following ballot will likely
go to Jones. '
ir
Assaulted a White Woman With An
Ax and Crushed Her Skull
Victim of tho Brute
Is Unconscious.
PRESS KEEPS QUIET.
Reno, Nevada, Jan. 20. Demonstra
tlons against the life of the unknown
negro suspected of assaulting Mrs. J
E. Harper, continue. Around the coun
ty Jail a large crowd Is congregated
and sullen threats are made that the
prisoner will never be allowed a fair
trial.
The authorities protest that the
negro Is not In Washoe county tonight,
saying he has been spirited to Carson,
where he Is now safely behind the
walls of the state's prison. A commit
tee examined the jail and announced
that It had visited all the cells and
Readers Are Left to Form Their Own
Conolusion on Affair.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. Nothing
better illustrates the conditions in Rus
slan Journalism than the appearance found ,he prlmMr abgent
oi me 01. reiersuurg papers on wit?
morning atter an occurrence which
nearly added another violent death to
the history of the ruling family of Rus
sia. There are prominent headlines,
but almost no editorial reference, and
the most brief mention possible of the
unexpected hall of grape shot around
the little chapel In which the emperor
and the Romanoff family had gathered
for the great religious festival of the
Tonight the Jail is heavily guarded,
30 men carrying Winchesters patrol
ling the street in front of the building
Mrs. Harper is still alive, but her
skull is fearfully crushed where she
was struck by an ax. She is uncon
scious.
Curtain for Fletcher.
New Tork, Jan. 20. Edward Fletch
Epiphany and blessing the waters of er, for many years identified with the
the Neva. financial side of the theatrical busi-
The account of the stately ceremonial ness, is dead at his home here from a
prepared by the court marshal is long complication of diseases. He founded
and rich in detail, describing the ap- and was acting secretary of the Treas
pearance and garb of the participants urer's Association of America, on or
and the progress of events from minute ganizatlon numbering several thousand
to minute. Appended to this court clr- members.
cular are short paragraphia from var
lous papers alluding in the most guard- Famous Lawyer Dead.
ed terms to the unexpected danger In New York, Jan. 20. Darrlngton
which his majesty stood. These add Semple, a prominent Wall street law
practically nothing to, the knowledge yer, Is dead at his home here, from
of the event In spite of half a day's heart disease. He came to New Tork
opportunity for investtbatlon and In- 10 years ago from Montgomery, Ala,
qulry. I where his father was a prominent law
The Novoe Vremya, which publishes yer and at one time democratic national
the most extended account, shows that committeeman.
Washington. Jan. 20. The house to
day passed the army appropriation bill,
after voting by a large majority to In
corporate in It an amendment provid
ing that, hereafter, retired army offl
cers assigned to the militia of the sev
era! states shall not receive any pay
or allowlnce additional to their pay as
retired officers, such pay and allowance
exceeding those of a major.
iPk. Th al . . . . ...
1 11c j.iuiaii appropriation Dill was
considered for the remainder of the
day, but was not concluded when the
bouse adjourned.
SMOOT ON 8TAND.
He
Makes a Favorable Imoraoion
Upon the Committee.
Washington. Jan. 20. Interest In the
Smoot Investigation was increased to
day by an unexpected determination to
put Senator Smoot on the stand In his
own behalf. The senate was under a
direct and cross-examination all day.
He frankly answered most of the ques
tlons asked him, and appeared to make
a favorable Impression on the mem
bers of the committee.
At 4:30 an adjournment was taken
out of consideration for the witness
who had been suffering indigestion for
several weeks.
Robbers Kill a Storekeeper for Gold
They Didn't Get.
Laramie, Wyo., Jan. 20. George Ger-
ber, a merchant, was found dead In his
store today with his skull crushed and
his throat cut. An Iron bolt, with
which be had been struck, lay beside
the body, and the knife with which he
was stabbed was still sticking in the
wound.
Robbery was the motive for the
crime, but It Is tnought little was se
cured. . -1
GOPON MISSING.
Believed He Haa Been Spirited Away
by Authorities.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. A procla
mation was Issued this morning forbid
ding all assemblages, parades or other
demonstrations.
It Is rumored Father Gopon, leader
of the workmen, has been spirited away
by the authorities.
BLANCHE
IS
barred
Fulton on Indemnity.
Washington, Jan. 20. The statehood
bill and fur seal indemnity bill again
divided the attention of the senate to
day, and both again went over without
action. Fulton spoke In support of
the Indemnity bill, and McCreary and
Bates spoke in opposition to the state
hood measure.
Swedish Treaty Signed.
Washington. Jan. 20. Secretary Hay,
and Minister Grip of Sweden and Nor
way today signed the arbitration trea
ty between this country and Norway
and Sweden. It Is patterened after the
other arbitration treaties before the
senate.
Spanish Treaty Ratified.
Washington, Jan. 20. In executive
session today the senate ratified the
extradition treaty with Spain.
NO SHOW FOR KIRK.
Detective Says He Could Get 1000
Years in Jail.
Chicago. Jan. 20. Representing
himself to his wife of a year as a gov
ernment secret service agent, and liv
ing In a luxurious apartment in Prairie
venue, but in reality declared to be
the cleverest bill raiser who has
worked in the west in recent years,
having made, it Is said, $8000 since
last January, the story of the career
of W. S. Kirk has come to light.
Kirk's ball was raised by Judge San
born of the United States district court
from $5000 to $10,000 after Thomas L
Porter of the secret service had testi
fied to his operations and exhibited
his implements and raised bills.
Kirk was arrest-id In Aurora, giving
the name of Charles Clemons. He was
brought to Chicago and his young wife
learned that she had been deceived.
Kirk Is wanted In almost every large
city of the west on a charge of pass
ing raised bills. He has worked under
the names of Charles Clemons, W. S.
Portland Cannot See Her Daugh
ter Perform.
THEATRE TRUST OBDURATE
The Darling of the Gods" Is Appar
ently Not the Daring of the The
athical Men Who Refuse Miss
Bates' Manager a Theater.
Portland, Jan. 20. Because the play
houses of Portland are dominated by
a theatrical trust, Blanche Bates will
not appear in this city In "The Darling
of the Gods." Her agents have been
working assiduously for nearly a week
endeavoring to secure one of the half
doxen theaters In this city In which
to show Miss Bates, but they hava
been unsuccessful. Tonight it was de
cided she would not appear In Port
land, the city of her birth.
In Interviews In San Franclstco,
where she has been playing this week.
Miss Bates stated that she would play
In Portland If she had to. do so In a
tent, but It Is surmised that the bet
ter counsel of her manager haa pre
vailed.
Considerable disappointment Is felt
In Portland because the city is unabla
to see Its talented daughter in her lat
est production.
FANK FRAUDS.
Startling Situation Exposed by Exami
nation of Denver Ballot Boxes.
Denver, Jan. 20. When the legislat
ive committee appointed to hear the
Peabody-Adams gubernatorial contest,
met this afternoon, a report of ex
perts who examined the three Denver
ballot boxes turned over to them last
night was made.
According to the experts testimony.
449 out of S04 ballots found In the boxes
were spurious.
Thousands Siok.
Tokio, Jan. 20 (Noon). It Is stated
that there are 18,558 sick and wounded
Russian prisoners at Port Arthur. Of
these 3657 are connected with the navy.