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, PUBLISH! FULL AttOOIATCO PAKtB REPORT
COVMt THE MORNINQ FIELD ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA
VOLUMK LVIV. NO. 100.
ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY JANUARY 29, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RUSSIA HOPES
Ington, his present haa not yet beeh
I opened, ,
It now transpires that In accenting
gift from a "foreign prince" the g ov-
Urnor hna violated article 1, aectlon
, of the constitution of the United
I Slates, which expressly forblJa the
I lnMna .link Hllliilillll
Encouraging News From t to' u
Iuu' rmiaiiia iv uw hvvii, vui it -pected
that be will ak permlsNlon of
I congress to accept toe gift
Far East.
TtD DIE'S OOIN08.
STRIKES NOT ENDED
Will Make Large Addition to Hia Heuie
on Sagamore,
New York, Jan. ' 18. PreelArat
Roosevelt and hl family are expected
to arrive' earlier than usual next sea-
Hon In Ovattr Ila. Architect have
Situation in Poland is Alarming drawn plana for a large addition to
Mr. Rooaevalt'a house on Sagamore Ml
and the work will be started aoon and
pushed rapidly to completion.
About 600 of the, president's nelgb
bora In Nassau county, headed by k
bnnd. ar arranging to go to Washing
ton to aee him Inaugurated. They will
wear aim naie, rain cows ana carry
llk umbrella. . .
But Ai'.Yet 4$ Not;
Serious.
MAN PRESENT
MAY CONVOKE THE ASSEMBLY
Portland Entertains Dis
tinguished Guests. '
GOVERNORS ATTEND
Banquet of Gommerciel Club the
Occasion of Much Congrat
ulatory Oratory.
"MY LORD."
Lieutenant Kuroeff. Who Waa In
Charge of the Bourse Battery, la
to Be "Tried on a Charge of
Groea Negligence.
a Deelared to Bt Swearing by the
W. C. T. U.
Bcranton, pa,,' Jan. 28. The Wo-
man'e Chrlatlan Temperance Union oi
Carbondule haa In reaolutlona noting
that moro and more women are making
use of auch expression aa "My Lord
and "Good heavena,"( declared again it
thia "swearing among women." A
Despite tha tact that the strlka ia
apreadlng In tha BalUo provincea andL, ooWng notmmt for
.-o.ono, mere were no anw-inni ,uppr.Mon WM
2S,ooo mn are out of work, tha altu
atlon la threatening. ' The men Id the
Industrial quarter wero turbulent on
Hunday night. . Tha authorities de
but no dotalta have aa yet transpired
Conciliatory ' Measure. ; .
St Petersburg, Jan. II (S a. m.) A
special council waa held at Taarakoe
Sola at which It la renorteA 'vaiinu.
Clara that meaeureo ar already taken conclUator- mMllrM ,1. on
io . prevent; irouoie in Moscow.
In the Italtlo provinces and Poland
strikers are cutting tha telegraph line
and disturbing communication. Taert
la fear of more aei-ioua disturbance.
especially In Poland.
In military clrcloa a report la clr
culatlng that Kuropatkln haa broken
through Oyami'a left wing and la
tltrcatenlng the Japaneae communl-
atlona at Klnchow.
Th Associated Preaa leama that
Kuropatkln'a general ofTenalve move.
merit la begun. -
To Convoke Aaaembly,
St. terwrgV Jan, 29. A twmrt
group of noblee at Moaoow have pre.
pared to petition tha emperor to con
voke the national aaaembly. "
GOVERNOR MEAD ON UNITY
The Relatione of tha 8tatea and the
Value of the Lewie and Clark Fair
as an Advertisement of Pa-
eifie Northwest. . "
In the absence of Governor Ooodlng
of Idaho, who waa prevented by ill-
neaa from attending, "Idaho'a Mea.
aage" waa read by Executive Secret
Ury McMillan. Governor Ooodlng; re
viewed the wonderful growth of Idaho,
extolling her atock ralalng and horti
cultural acoompllnhmenta and the
great; advancea made In Irrigation
methoda In hla atate.
Of the Iewla and Clark exposition,
Governor Gooding Bald: ' .
'in all linea our development haa
Juat begun. During the next II or 15
yeara the growth of the northweat will
be given auch an Impetus by the Lewli
and Clark expoeltlon' that It will mara;
an epoca In Ita history. People who
visit the great fair In Portland from
other portion of the country will be
reluctant to return to their homes after
seeing our product and enjoying tc
the full the delightful aummer weathei
of the Pacific northwest" '
Harvey VT. Scott, editor of the Or.
gonlan. responded to "The Outlook.'
Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Pendle
ton, Ore, apoke on "Oregon's Interest
in Irrigation," and William D. Wheel
wrlght of this city responded to the
toaat, "The Illation of Commercial
BodlM."
A number of short addresses fol
lowed.
DiY DINNER
Great Men Unbend Before
Gridiron Club.
ROOSEVELT ATTENDED
OMAHA
i
HME
RU8SIA ENCOURAQEO.
Disastrous Conflagration Raging
in Heart ol City.
Mews From the Far East la of Hope
ful Tenor.
Bt Petereburg. Jan. 29. The Aaao-
clateJ Preaa learna that Kuropatkln
haa commenced a general offenelvl HAM AT.F K flVFD t7ftft nnft
of Oyamaar " ' 'vv'wv
movement on both flanks of Oyama'i
army with the object of threatening
his lines of communication and fore
. Ing the Japaneae from their winter
quarter a.
The Aaaoclnted "Preaa Informant
eiated after Mlstchenko's raid, Kuro
patkln found he could pierce the Jap
aneae left and outflank them weat of
Llao Tang. A almllar move on the
eaat would threaten th communtra
tlona on the Yalu. Although the weath
er la cold tha ground la hard and Is
Ideal for winter campaigning. "I
Governor N. Trepoft haa announced
that soma of tha foreign correspond
nta, If they continue to send out falst
news, will be deported
nent wrltera arreated In connection
with tha strikes will ba brought back
from Riga to the St. Petersburg fort
teas, V : ' '
Tne oeiegation wnicn called on
Minister Wltte to gain the Intervention
of the minister of the Interior to pre
vent trouble between the atrtkera and
the troopa on Sunday are charged with
attempting to set up a provisional gov
ernment Further than that the aubject haa
been discussed of the advisability ol
the creation of a aort of temstvo bod
along the lines of the Russian land
Parliament, nothing is known of the
czar's future plana
i
Flames Fed by Exploding Chemicals
and, by Highly Combustible Con
tents of the Storea in Which
the Fire Broke Out.
VIOLATED LAW,
Government Aooepted a Silver Prea
ent from a "Foreign Prinoe." .
Honolulu, Jan. li (via San Francis
co, Jan. 29). When the Japanese
Prince Fuahlml paused through Hono
lulu on his way to the United States
he waa received with fitting ceremony
by Governor Carter and Secretary At
kinson, and recently on his highness'
return he left presents for the gov
ernor, the secretary and all others who
had been charged with his entertain,
ment. Tha governor's present consist
ed of a massive silver punch bowl,
which has been much admired, but aa
Secretary Atkinson la away In Wash-
Omaha, Jan. 29 (2 a. m.) A Jlaaat
rous Are, which at this hour has de
stroyed $700,000 worth of property and
Is still burning, started at 10:10 last
nlffhf It ! KaIIavaI tV-nav a n Aa.
The promi- neatcd tov, ,n the c$mmMon nouse
of Mullen A Co., Eleventh and Howard
streets. The flames spread so rapidly
that the fire chief turned In a general
alarm which brought the entire depart
ment to the scene; not, however, until
the Are waa beyond control. '.-
Five commission houses located In
the same building were soon enve'.upeJ
In flames, and a wholesale dry goods
concorn, above, added to the flames
and soon the entliw quarter of a block
waa afire. Adjoining buildings -occu
pied by firms of considerable Import
ance, were soon abtaxe, despite the
ettorta of the fireman, who, , when they
aaw they could not save the building
where the Are originated, turned their
attention, to other buildings. Finally
the flumes ate their way to a building
occupied by dealers In chemlnts' ma.
terlals, and explosions of chemicals
followed, tending to Increase the fury
of the flames. A - paper company
building adjoining has caught Are and
the firemen are directing their efforts
to saving that building.
X
'. Grose Negllgenoe.
St Petersburg, Jan. 28. Charges of
groaa negligence are preferred against
Lieutenant Kurseff, who was In im
mediate charge of tha gun Ared at the
winter palace during ; Epiphany cere
monies. It Is charged he carelessly
left grape In the gun after practice two
days previously. , - . . , f
Portland, Jan. 28. Tho eleventh an
nual dinner of the Portland Cominer-
r .
clal Club was celebrated ton'rhr, and
was without doubt the moit Important
affair of its kind, In point of nroml
nenca of Ita guests that has been iield
in the west
Besides the governors of two staten
and tha attendance of si personal rep
resentative of the third, t:tere were
present some of the most prominent
railroad, professional and business
men Hsthe weat, tocethev'wlth a num.
bar of prominent army oflloera.
For the first time In, their separate
nlstorles as states the executive Vada
of Oregon,, Washington and Idaho met
at the same board to dlm-uss, with oth
era high in the esteem of the pe'jple,
the wonderful growth of the northwest
and the' beat means of promoting the
future welfare at the three great north
western state Oregon, Washington
and Idaho. '
The Lewis and Clark Centennial ex
position, aa a factor In the m rr re
cent advertisement of the northwest.
and Its " development In the future.
was a notable failure of the many
addreaaea of the evening, the fact be
ing clearly brought but that the bene
fit a accruing from the exposition will
be, to a greater or leas extent dl Ided
by not only three of the great north -
nee tern statea, but also by the suites
of California, Montana, Wyoming. Ne
vada and even British Columbia, and
much other tributary territory.
The annual address' of President H
M. Cake of the Commercial Club waa
revelation to hla hearers, snowing
clearly, aa It did, the great benefits ol
co-operation by the committees and
states In upbuilding of the country.
Governor Chamberlain of Oregon
welcomed the visitors, reviewing brief
ly the history of the atate and the phe
nomenal possibilities of the northwest
In the development and perfection of
the nation. , ' : ' i
Governor Mead, the newly electeo
executive of the .state of Washington,
responded to the toast, "Washington
and the PaclAo Northwest" Governor
Mead referred briefly to tha rivalry ex
istlng between the cities of Oregot,
and Washington and said:
"On higher and broader lines, how
ever, there la definite unity of Interest
in Oregon and Washington In the up
building of the whole Pacific north
west. In concrete, form this Is rep
resented in the united efforts we make
through legislative bodies and com
merclal organlatton In bringing about
Improvement of the Columbia river,
q that the commerce of the Interloi
can have an unimpeded water way to
the sea. - In protection of the fishing
industry, one of our chief resources,
we are working in harmony. The same
fraternal spirit animates us In ou
(Torts to facilitate expansion of the
sea trade . of the Pacific northwest.
which efforts are constantly widening
our markets In the orient and In coun.
tries to the south of us. '
"Believing, as wa are Justified In be
lieving by the history of commerce
and by existing geographical condi
tions, that the natural sone of Inter
continental traffic lies in our latitude,
rather than to the latitude to the
south, we are gradually bringing the
world to recognition of this fact",
Badly Wanted Man.
New York, Jan. 28. Phillip Mcln
tyre, a prominent lawyer of Mexico
City, waa arrested today on arrival ot
the steamer Monrey, at Veracruz,
charged with presenting a forged
draft for $800 on a Mexican bank. Mc
Intyre asserts he did not know the
draft was forged. Detectives assert
Mclntyre Is wanted for almllar crimes
nt Butte and Kalispell. in Montana;
Everett, Ashland and Itoseburg, Ore.
, Trowbridge Honored.
Stanford Uunlveraity, Cal., Jan. 28.
By a vote of 129 to 85 A. L. Trowbridge
of Portland, Ore., was elected presi
dent of the senior class over Alex
ander Sheriffs of San Jose, Cal. Trbw
brii4'ie captain of tbe ramlty base
ball nine.
FAIR WILL BE 'OPE
Impeachment Proceedings 1 Satir
ized, by Unindicted Senators
Who Were Present .
SKIT ON
MRS.
CHADW1CK
In annual imrtAllnunta nt tin Ana Thli
mm will enable Burbank to devote his
periments with new grasses and vege
table and It Is expected that he will
relinquish temporarily his business In-
Unrests. i
Many Important discoveries haw
been made by the Callfornlan at hla
home in Santa Rosa during the past 2S
years. He has worked along the lino
of seeking Imperfect products In fruits,
flowers, etc. In order to make them or
full value. He claims there "Is no weed
which will not sooner or later respond
liberally to good cultivation and per-
sistent selection."
ALL CONES LOOK ALIKE.
Senate Puta in the Day Listening to
Eulogiea on Senator Hoar For
Once the House Eschews .
Ita Discussions.
r . v.; .F.-i-'of
Management Turns Down Sunday
CIoing Cranks.
WORKING MEN CAN ATTEND
Clergy of Portland Agree That Labor
ing People and Visitors From a
Distance Should Be Allowed a f
Chance to Vieit Fair.
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Portland. Jan. 28. The Lewis and
Clark exposition will keep open gates
on Sundays from noon , until about, 11
at night, or whatever the usual time
of closing tha gates shall be: With the
exception of ihe Trail features, every
building will be oxen and the machin
ery and exhibits wilt be In operation,
Since. April, 190, tbia plan haa been
under consideration by the exposition
management, but owing to pressure
from many sources, some wishing ta
close the gatea altogether on Sunday,
while others wlshel to make the first
day of the week an especially attract
Ive day at the fair by keeping every
thing wide open, the policy has not un
til today been made public After ex
tended conferences between the clergy.
men of the city and the exposition
munagers. It has been decided oeat to
allow visitors to attend the exposition
on Sundays, vand to keep the exhibit,
in full operation frr the benefit of those
who perhaps could not attend on week.
days, and to allow those who have
oome long distances and who wish to
spend only short terms at the fair an
opportunity to see aa much of the ex
position as possible during that time.
Beckwith Dying.
Oberlin, (X, Jan. ' 28. President
Beckwith of the defunct Cltisens bank,
is seriously ill from heart trouble, and
gradually .growing , weaker. It - la-
believed he will not live to be tried.
."Pry Into Mystery. ,
Victoria, ; Jan. 28. The government
will establish a fishery research sta
tion on Vancouver Island. The mys
tery of the movement of salmon will
be the first aubject of Investigation.
Washington, Jan. 28. The - Gridiron
Club celebrated its 20th anniversary
with a dinner tonight, which was at
tended by 250 guests, Including the
president and members of the cabinet
Representatives were present of the
court house, senate and army and
navy, as well as men of prominence In
the literary, scientific and business
world. . .
The presence of Mr. Roosevelt af
forded an opportunity for many pointed
allusions to the doings of the admin
Istratlon and the views of the chief
The pending Impeachment charges
in congress were aulrlzed by having all
the senators present "not 'under in
dictment," sit In trial of Speaker Can
non, who was charged on eight counts,'
among which were that the speakei
refused to comply with the anti-smoke-
Ing ordinance; he insisted that the
house is a co-ordinate branch of the
government, to the mental anguish of
many senators;., h refused, , the vice
presidency, thus thrusting upon the
country Charles W. Fairbanks and he
Is guilty at pushing In too many chips
on a bobtailed flush and was caught in
the act The speaker was adjudged
guilty, and eSnator Gorman pronounced
sentence.
Trenzied finance," was the theme
of a skit which burlesqued late events
in banking, brokerage and railroading,
and Introduced "Colonel Bill Greene,1
Tom Lawson and "Mrs. Casale Chad
wick." , , . ..... .
There was,, controversy , aa to , the
Original Roosevelt man,"' and verses
of poetry were recited .alleged to have
been written by several different men.
asserting 'they were original Presl
dent Carson rejected all claims and In
troduced tha president of the United
States as the "original Roosevelt man,"
who responded In a eat speech.
Answers to' the A tori an Cone Puzxla
. Ara Beginning to Arrive.- h -'
t Astoria, Ore., Jan. 28.
The following puzzle has appeared
in the Aslorian, to which I make an
swer:
"A cone 20 feet in diameter at tha
base. 20 feet high. Is wound from baa
to apex with a half -Inch rope. If a
and flies In a series of curves of In
creasing radius (keeping the rope taut)
how far will he fly to unwind the
rope?" -, . -
My experience Is" that "all coons
look alike, but whether It applies to
cones I do not undertake to decide. In
afiBwrr w iii puzzie, i nave worxea
two days and nights on It, and If the
goose leaves -from the top of the cone
and flies In a series of curves Increas
ing radius on the theory of geometri-
lit a TiTTftu i rauiaii run . nn win riv i -7 km roar
" f- 0 rra VV ,
to unwind the rbp, 1 may possibly b
4 sixteenth of an Inch out of the way,
hilt tttlai 1st tka lAawaW a n -'
ww una aa e.aau v-wi a vv nunn CI
' ' ' AUG. NELSON.
t ' r Veaael Goes Down. ' "
New York, Jan. 29. The wreck 'of
the steam lighter Clarence was found
today sunk in tha ship channel on tha
Brooklyn shore. The vessel disappear
ed in th storm Wednesday. It Is .be
lieved all on board were lost. ,
ARE AFRAID TP SHIP
San Francisco Vessels Refuse Rus-
. eian Cargo.
JAPS WILL CONTRACT ORDERS
- Ne Disouaslon in House. r
Washington, ' Jan. 28, The ' house
passed 873 pension bills. Tnere was
no discussion.
, . Eulogiea for Hoar..,., . -.
Washington, Jan. 28. Eulogies . on
the departure of the late Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts engrossed the atten
tlon of the senate today. There were
18 speeches. .. . , ' ... . ,
PILES GETS 0VATI6N.
Gives Sweeney Thanks for Hia Else
tion to Senate.
Seattle, Jan. 28. Senator-elect Piles
waa given an ovation upon hla arrived
in this City. A great crowd met him
the depot and the senator made a
brief speech, expressing gratitude to
all his supporters and referring to C.
Sweeny as ."that prlnc4 of princes, the
man who made me a united States
senator." ,
A demonstration will be held In the
Seattle theater tomorrow night.
BURBANK'S CHANCE.
Carnegie Institute Allows Him $10,000
' Yearly, '
New York, Jan. 28. It haa been an
nounced that the sum of 1100,000 al
lotted by the trustees of the Carnegie
institute to Luther Burbank, the Cali
fornia agriculturist, will be paid to him
Japaneae de Nat Fear, the Russian
Squadron and Will Have no Diffi
culty in Importing all tha Sup-
pliea They May Need.
San Francisco, Jan. 28. Owing te '
fear of capture by the Japanese the '
shipment of 8000 tons of hay recently
purchased by the Russian government
Is interrupted. Four thousand tons are
loaded for Vladivostok, but tha ship
pers are unable to get charters for the
rest '" ' -.";' '.-' ' ' '. r:
The Japanese consul states that his '
government will aoon "place large or-
ders for horses and fodder In the San
Francisco market '."'., s
The Japanese have no fear of pos
sible danger from the Russian squad
rons, and feel no reluctance In coat'
tracting for supplies, and do not ex
pect to encounter any difficulty In se
curing carriage as they can,' If neces
sary employ their own steamers.
HONORS FOR CHOATE.
King Edward Entertains the American
Ambassador at Windsor.
London, Jan. 28. Ambassador and
Mrs. Choate have returned from a visit
to Windsor castle, where they were the
guests of the king and queen front '
Wednesday to Friday.
At dinner on Wednesday King Ed
ward escorted Mrs. Choate to dinner,'
and Choate accompanied Queen Alex
andria. The king was especially cor
dial. The queen personally accom
panied Mrs. Choate over the castle on '
Thursday.
Australian Wool.
San TYancisco, Jan. 28. The arrival
Is reported of 1107 -bales of wool from
Australia per the steamship Sonoma
for the east. It Is valued at $77,000.
The total shipments of wool from Au
stralia this season are 45(0 bales, val
ued at $351,824, the duty on which waa
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