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PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PMII REPORT
OOVKRS THE MOANING flELD ON TH8 LOWER COLUMBIA
VOLUME LVi V., NO. 9i.'
ASTORIA, OREGONSATURDAY JANUARY 28, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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BORDER FIGHT
Four Men Shot Down By
Desperado. -
HE MISSED ONE SHOT
Opened Fire on Room Full o
Men Without Wordrof M
f; Warning.
VICTIMS v DIED IMMEDIATELY
Aftr Shooting Hit Pormr Employer
nd Three Other In .Vital Spot
Oambler Tumi Gun on HlmMlf
nd Blowe Out Bralne.
Tucaon. Jon. 27. One of tho worat
tragedies In the history of th south-
rn Ariaona country, In 'whloh four
men lout their Uvea, occurred today In
the border town of Nogale. will
Walters, a gambler, entered the Palace
uloon, owned by M. M. Conn, walked
up to tie poker table, and without
word Of warning, drew a revolver and
opened fire on the dealer, "Cowboy"
Johnson, firing two ehote through' hie
head. ; i ,r.,-:....i
Walter! then turnud on Conn, the
proprietor, who wee making hie way
toward the door, hooting him through
the head and heart, i Toe murderer
then turned the weapon toward the
Monte dealer, hootlng him In the back
Of the head. He then fired a hot at
George Ucndle, a cattleman, that graaed
the' latter' fuce and then turned the
revolver on himself and aent a bullet
crashing through hi own brain.
, All tb victims died before being able
to muke alatement. V Walter had been
In the employ of Conn, but waa dl
charged a few day before the shoot
lng. It Is said he was Intoxicated, but
til marksmanship was too good fot
a man erlouly under the Influence of
liquor. Walter had not confided hi
intention to anyone, and It I thought
reenttnent and brooding over his dis
charge Impelled him to the wholesale
murder. ,
Conn, some times called "The Black
Prince," had many friends and was
popular on the border.
NEWS WELCOME.
Ruaeia Pleated Over Kuropatkin'e De
feat of Japa.
St. Peteraburg, Jan. 21 (2:20 a. m.)
The newa of General Kuropatkin's sue
cesaful repula of the Japaneae advance
cornea moat opportunly.
General Kuropatkln report that tht
Russian troop on January it, after a
desperate fight, occupied the village ol
vBandepas, which waa strongly forti
fied by Japanese. Several other atrong
toil lions were taken. , ; '
It la believed that Marahall Oama
aought to take advantage of the depree
lon prevailing In the Russian rank
a a reault of the news from St Pet
eraburg to launch an attack against
General Kuropatkin's right; but the
Russian commander aeema to have
turned" .the tables, Inflicting consider
able loaa on the Japaneae on Thursday,
and taking several positions westward
along the Hun river . '
The authorities are receiving the
newa from the front with great satla-
faction, being convinced it .will serve
to at least partly distract attention
from the strike' and Internal affair
generally. 'i
: At the same time the strike situation
generally is Improving. In St Peters
burg there Is no longer doubt that the
Milk I broken. Strike leaders, how
ever, take a hopeful view of the situ
ation. JAPS VERSION.
Claim
That Bad Tim Waa Seleoted
for an Attaek. ' i
'Toklo, Jaa . 17. -Reports from
Kurokl'e headquarters are that the
Russians, are. feeling the .entire Jap
aneae front with artillery. Bltosrly
cold weather prevails and the Rus-
1mi aoldlr are reported to be suffer
trig great nanlshlps. The Japanese
did not reply to the Russian fire with
any vigor.
The Russian, according to dts
patches, could not hav chosen a worse
time for beginning the attack, fog and
snow greatly interfering with its ef
fectlveness, , ; , y -t f-i ,
TROUBLE P EARED,
No Troop Ousre) the Principal Mtnu
faeturlng Csnter. ,
St Peteraburg, Jan, 27. At Warsaw
there was a serious calllslon between
workmen and soldiers, official reports
giving the csut!tl? as two kjlloJ and
seven woundod. ' , - ' ,
Thr strttce at Lfbau continues, and
there has been to materia! (hang in
the situation at Moscow, Sartoff and
Lnd. '-Thee are grate fears for thr
trouble at Ivanovo Voaenanek. the
foremost cotton gooda manufacturing
town in the Russian empire. There are
200,000 fiutory handa there, and onl
a few hundred troop. Reinforcements
will be sent immediately, There Is no
confirmation so far, of the report ol
serious disturbances there. . '
Predictions are made that the end
lng of the strike will reault in Increased
activity on the part of the revolution
ists. . '
Wis ' 1 1 i '
One Bill Paased.
Washington, aJn. 27, The house to
day passed the agricultural appropria
tion bill without any material amend
ment The usual discussion of free seed
distribution, however, was Indulged In.
Lilly of Connecticut censuring It as
petty larceny.
Tbe army appropriation bill waa sent
back to the committee after Williams
of Mississippi had objected to .unani
mous consent to concur In th senate
amendments and sent tb bill to con
ference after Hull had refused to tnak
a motion to accept the senate amend
ment regarding retiring army officers
assigned to active duty
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REPORT ON STRIKE
Commissipner Wright on CoIo
' rado Conflicts.
BLAME IS EVENLY DIVIDED
Judge Swaynt Appeara In th SensW
Through Mi Counl for Trial
House Paase the Agricultural
Appropriation Measure.
Washington, Jan. 27. In hie repoxt
on the labor' trouble in Colorado,
Commissioner Wright saya: "There
can be no doubt that the cause of tht
atrlke waa the effort to establish the
Western Federation of Mlnera In the
smelters, Including, reduction and the
refining of metal. It already had been
established in the! mines."
In aummlng up) the situation the
commissioner Mya) "Lawlessness has
accompanied the atrlke aa a labor wea
pon against striker.
The fault lies In the organisation of
the union which allowed the strike to
be determined by a. committee, instead
of by referendum, and the faults In thu
organlatlon ' of the cltiaene alliance
were In allowing Irresponsible mob to
repreaenit It, and they have disturbed
the peace of theicountlea In Colorado
In which the conflict was waged to auch
an extent that the people outside of
Colorado wonder if, there 1 any law.
or any lawabldlng citizens In that
state. It Is a fact, however, that or
der la being established." The com
mission aay an injunction granted re
cently by the United States court to
prevent interference with the return
of deported mlnera may bring up thr
whole question of the right to deport
and whether deportation Is a crime
under state or federal law.
Judge 8wyn Appear.
Washington, Jan. 27. Through coun
sel, consisting of former United States
Senator Anthony lllgglna and John M.
Thurston, Judge Swayne today appear
ed in the aenate In answer to the sum
mona In connection with the Impeach
ment proceedings against him as judge
of the United States northern district
of Florida, He obtained a week'a time
In which to make a complete response,
th tlm for' th beginning of the real
trial being fixed for February IS..,;
WARSAW IN IT
Fighting Results In Sev
eral Casualties. I
W0LSKI IS INVADED
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Trouble is Feared in the
' r i Cotton Manufacturing
Center.
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NO TROOPS ARE AVAILABLE
News of Kuropstkln'e Repulse of Jsp
ansa Received With Satisfaction ,
m as Furnishing a Foil for the
8erioua Domestio Troubles. t
Warssw, Jan. 27. A collision be
tween troop and striker occurred in
Lessen street today, and tbe military
used arms. . The eatuamea were twe
killed and seven wounded. The atrik-
era Invaded Wolski suburb and brokt
into liquor shop. . There was a hrp
noounter with th police. , , , ,
JAPS" FOR PROMT.
Twenty Thousand Will Be Shipped To-
, ward yiadlvoetok. '
New Tork. Jan. 27. The railway be
tween Chemulpo and Seoul is prepar
ing to transport 20,000 Japanese troop
according to' a Herald dispatch from
f Seoul, Korea. , The foreo la expected
to pome from Dalny, and. according to I
the correspondent, la likely to at once
move to tho northeastern const, where,
lit Is ; rumored, a campaign against
Vladivostok, will shortly be Inaugu
rated. ' ,' , , '' "" '
The Japanese adviser from the Ko
rean police department; has reached
Seoul and will endeavor to reorganise
tho department along modern lines.
Retrenchment of government expen-
Mitures has been accomplished by a re
duction of the army, the Japaneae as
suring Korea' national ' defense, and
Iby tho abolition of the posts and tele
graph department, the function of
which will be performed by the Jap;
anese department of communication.
In Oensan it is rumored alto that
a move north will shortly take place.
Eight field pieces have been started
for Hamheung. Russians also are un
ceasing In their preparations. Fort)
guna are at Songjln and south of that
point. A Russian transport Is running
regularly
between Vladivostok and
Songjln. bringing;' large quantities of
ammunition and supplies of winter
clothing for the troops. .
ASK FREIGHT RATES.
Lumbermen Want Forty Cent Rate to
Missouri River. '
Olympla, Jan. 27. The senate adopt
ed a i resolution today asking the rail
roads to grand lumbermen a 40-cent
rate Into Missouri river territory. The
Wilson bill was passed creating a cur
rent expense fund for an agricultural
college and the senate received 10 new
bills., .
tht house did no business, except to
hear the second reading of bills on the
calendar and the Introduction of nine
new onea. Among them are bills limit
ing employer's liability for the death
at an employe to SG000; appropriating
$10,000 for a wagon road from the
Methow river to Barron. Whatcom
county; fixing the minimum rental of
state gracing lands at 10 cents an acre
and agricultural lands at 50 cents.
Following the Joint session, both
housca adjourned until 2 o'clock Mon
day. . ..
INVESTIGATE DEATHS.
Oeean Liner la Sent Back to Quaran
tine 8tation.
New York, Jan. 27. Ten steerage
passenger died at sea on the Red line
teamer .Vaderiand, which arrived
here from Antwerp on January 24. The
cause of death Was given as conges
tion of the -lungs' and pneumonia and
the vessel was passed at Quarantine.
Today 700 steerage passengers were
not permitted to land when the steamer
put up at her dock and by the order
of the health officer of th port tbe
Vaderiand was aent back to Quarantine.
Four departmtntg ure now conduct
ing investigations.
YOLANDA't TOMB.
Her Sepulture It Pound by Excavator
t Alexandria
New Tort, Jan 27. Excavations, due
to tbe initiative of the mayor of Alex
andria, have resulted, cables the Her
ald's correspondent In Rome, in the
discovery of the tomb of the wive of
Emperor Frederick H, Tolanda of Je
rusalem and Isabella d'Angleterre.
The tombs are remarkably fine ex
amples of th art of the 13th century.
' 'n i ii ir J ''
Frederick I, king of Sicily, was a
grandson of Rrederlck I, Barbarosea of
Germany and son of the Emperor Hen
ry VL He reigned from 1215 to 1240.
when he waa deposed by his subjects.
, "Found a Balloon. -
Chicago, Jan. 27. A dispatch to the
Tribune fom Evanavllle, Ind., says:
"Henry Bryant, living near Oakland
City, ha found a weather bureau bal
loon on his farm. A card attached di
rected the finder to send the balloon
at once to the Blue Hill observatory at
Hyde park, Mass. In a basket at
tached to th balloon -was a weather
recording Instrument with a clock. The
clock was still ticking. The balloon
was ablpped to Hyde park. - .
. After Lactones . ,
Manila, Jan. 27. At Governor Gen
eral Wright's request Major General
Corbln wlU send toi the province of
Cavlte the four battalions .of the Sev
enty-flrst Infantry regiment to assist
the Insular force now fighting; the la
drones there. ' The situation at the
front Is reported Improved. ... ,
ELECTIONS
Colorado Ballot : Staffers ' BreaK
: All Records. " IT.
BALLOTS QUARTER FORGED
Many People Witnessed Fraud , on
Election Day E-Govflrnor1 Pea
body Saya No Offer ef a Com-
promise Haa Been Made,
Denver, Jan. 27. At the hearing eg
the Peabody-Ames gubernatorial con
test today six handwriting' expert re
ported on J 10 Denver precincts. Ac
cording to their opinions '39 out of
2824 ballots examined were written by
two lor three persons.
Depositions from Lafayette, Pueblo
and Trinidad were! filed with the com
mlttee today, as well as a number of
depositions from Denver people who
allege they witnessed frauds on elec-
tloniday.
t5j No Compromise. '
Denver, Jan.- 27. Ex-Governor Jaa
H. Peabody denied tonight that he in
tended to withdraw from the contest
for the governorship, or that ho had
been approached with any proposW
tlon for compromise. v
NO MORE AUTOPSIES.
Physicians Will Not Carve for Leaa
, Than $25.
New Tork. Jan, 27. Physlciana of
Rockland county are on strike against
a, reduction. by. the board of supervis
ors for performing autopsies. This
body recently aimed to bring about
economy, deciding that the usual fee ol
$25 waa too much and reduced It to
$10. :- ... (-;, ,
A meeting of the county medical as
sociation at once resolved that the su
pervisors were exceeding their rlghta
and no physician in the county will
perform an autopsy until the board'b
action shall have been rescinded. '
Rewarded at Last. ,
. Victoria, Jan. 27. John C. Newbury
waa appointed collector of custom to
day, vice the late A R. Milne, New
bury waa chief clerk In the "office of
the collector for 22 year.
ROTTEN
PILES ELECTED
Contest in Washington is
Qosei
RESULT OF STAMPEDE
Foster Men Tried Hard to Stem
the Tide But Without
Avail.
VOTE GREETED BY APPLAUSE
Aftef Sweeny Threw Hia Support to
, Pi lea the, Other Candidates Fol
lowed Suit and th 13th Bal
lot Was Dacisiv.
Olympla, Jan. 27. The 13th Joint
ballot far United States senator result
ed in almost unanimous vote for Sam
uel H. Pile of Seattle. Two men.
Levin and Sheets, both representative
from Pierce county, refused to leave
Foster, until the final ballot, although
fhls name had been formally withdrawn
from consideration. The effort of tbe
Foster men to stem the stampede to
Piles, which followed the withdrawal
of Sweeny last night, , kept up until
this morning. There were serious de
fections from the Foster ranks, how
ever, and Senator Foster announced his
withdrawal in favor of Piles. ; Shortly
'hereafter Wilson. reached the same de
termination. The Jone men caucused
informally and decided to vote for Piles
and the ballot which brought about
Piles' election was only a matter ol
form. The ballot: Piles 125, Turner ,
preference or detriment of none.
voted for Foster, and the six democrat
present voted for Turner. . - Sharp, re
publican, and Harper and Graves, dem
ocrats, were absent on account of Ill
ness.
Announcement of the vote Was re
ceived with great applause and th
chairman : Immediately appointed . a
committee to escort Pile to the hall of
the bouse. Piles spoke for about 10
minutes, pleading exhaustion aa a ra
son for aot discussing national affairs.
Ho stated that he believed the ef
forts of congress should be on behalf
of every locality in the state and to the
preference or detriment of none.
Sweeny waa enthusiastically wel
comed, but he spoke very briefly. He
claimed there was no prouder or bet'
ter satisfied man in thb state over the
result unless it might bo Mr. Pile.
RUN HAND BOOK.
Pool Room Famblero in Portland Beat
lng Sheriff Word. r V
Portland, Jan. 27. Although the pool
rooms Of Portland have been closed by
the sheriff, gambling' on horseracing
still flourishes in a small way. ' On
Fourth street, between Alder .and
Washington, can generally be found a
number of men standing around as
though they had nothing of importance
to do but who in reality are poolsellrs,
carrying with them books which the)
use for that purpose when they get a
customer. .
This method Is not new In Portland.
as for some time these street gamblers
have been In operation. One of them
is a man, too, who Is now facing the
law on the charge of having operated
poolroom, and while he awaits his
final sentenec he Is enjoying himself
at his favorite pastime.
Some of those who have watched the
sly operations of the street poolselleri
have expressed doubt that they could
make a living In that way, as theli
amount of business would be too small
But It must have proven a source of
profit, since It has been In operation
for several weeks and Is growing more
noticeable continually,', .'
.Watch Convict Labor. , .
Salem,. Jan. 27. Representatives of
the Loewenberg & Going Stove Manu
facturing Company appeared before a
Joint committee of the legislature con
sisting of Senators Hodson and Booth
and Representatives Griffin, Burns and
Killingsworth last night, to answer
questions regarding the contract by
which convicts are leased to the com
pany for the purpose of manufacturing
stoves, at 33 cents g. day. The existing
contract terminate In July, and this
committee has "been appointed to In
vestigate th advisability of continu
ing under the present plan. ,
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- HARMLESS TWADDLE.
Revolutionist in London Allowed to
Rant by Polio.
London,. Jan.. , 27 A revolutionary
demonstration tonight In the cast end
attracted 3000 people, composed largely
of Russian Jews, Speeches were mud
denouncing the emperor, grand duke
Emperor Nicholas. Emperor WiJHam
and King Edward, and it waa proposed
by the audience to tr!d themselves of
"all emperors, thieves and other loaf-
Policemen were present in largo
numbers, but did not interrupt tbe pro
ceedings.
Wholesale Indictments. .
New Tork, Jan. 27. Indictments In
connection with tbe Dodge-Morse di
vorce cOmpllmatlona were w handed
down today against former Justice) of
the Supreme Court Edgar L. Fursman,
A. F. Hummel. EenJ. F. Stelnhardt, of
the law firm of Howe k Hummel; Ed
ward J. Bracken, detective; Chas. F.
Dodge, formerly the husband of Mrs.
Morse, arid several other persons whoso
names are not made public. Suborna
tion of perjury and conspiracy form
the basis of the indictments.
For Jap Csvalry. y
liteui, S. D Jan. 27. About 10,000
head of horses have been contracted
for by an agent who Is said to have
been acting for the Japanese govern
ment. The first consignment has left
Moorcroft, Wyo, where the agent, haa
had quarters. ' . '
TO IMPROVE RIVER
Memorial to Appropriate $49,000
for Willamette.:
NOTTINGHAM'S SALOON BILL
Wants All Women Excluded from Any
Part of Saloona in Order to Prevtet
Young Girl from Side
', Door Evil. .. .
Salem, Jan. 27. la tho house today
the memebra Introduced a Joint memo,
rial appropriating $40,000 to Improve
tho Willamette river from Eugene to
Portland, tlwas an unproductive day.'
In the senate tho day waa given to
routine work. .' . ;(;';,
Senator Nottingham's bill to do
the side entrances of all Saloons prob
ably will be postponed, and a new bill
will be introduced to make It a felony
for a saloonman or any one else to per
mit a woman to enter a saloon. That,
at least, is the understanding of tho
case at the present time. ,
When tho bill came up for final pas-,,
sag yesterday afternoon, Senator Not
tingham spoke in favor of it, and said
that his measure was intended to pro
tect young girls, who might be induced
to enter saloons by side doors when
they would not do so by the front door.
Senator Rand said that he did not
oppose the Ideas of the speaker, but
he thought the object might be attained
in another manner. He spoke of th
fact that in many towns, where the
Sunday law Is only partially obeyed,
the front doors are closed, and entrance
is gained only by the side door. He
said that he would willingly support s
bill making it a felony for a woman
to be permitted inside a saloon. Sen
ator Malarkey spoke in similar vein.
and with that understanding Senator
Nottingham asked that his measure be
re-referred to the committee on edu
cation. . , .
Honor for Talbot.
New Tork, Jan. 27. Bishop Ethel-
bert Talbot of the Central Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania ha
been re-elected president of the New
Tork alumni at Dartmuu.h colkjt, at ,
the 21st annual dinner. Bishop Talbot
presided at the banquet but delivered
no formal address. -