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V ' liUiuiHU.FVLVAttPCiATio PMtmEPOrn u t AV OOVIIIS TMI MORNINO flBLD ON THt LOWIN COLUMBIA ASTORIA, OREGON. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1905. ' Volume lviv. no. io4. PRICE FIVE CENTS ' Wti-r ., ARE INDIGNANT 3 Hearst and Sullivan Have Fight In Housed' 5 . i h a a i .If j WW CONGRESS INDIGNANT ! .. ! ; 'Htarst Chargt j Sullivan WithCom I Sensation, THE SPEAKER IS, POWERLESS ullivan Qo Aftar tha Yallow Jour .. naliat and Dafiaa Him ta Prava ChargaaHaarat Takaa Hla ' aat But Will Continue. " 1 Waahlngton, Fab. II. Not In recent eara baa tha houae wltneaaed auch a(ctacle aa It did today, t Haarat of New Tork and Bulllvan of Maaaa- hu-lt were tha central flgurea and their epvechea cauaed tha wIMeat ex clteineiit Iloth engaged In a .war of peraonalitlea of the graveat character and atlrred the houae an J .. arou among certain membera fee! Inge of the greateat Indignation, Bulllvan opened the fight and heaped upon,' Hiartt tirade of denunciation. He waa In terrupted by II tarn who accueed him with implication In a murder. The af fair grow out of raoent dlecuaalona over the freight rate question In the houae. when Bulllran Inquired of La mar of Florida, who haa eupported the llearat bill, and aakM why Hearat did not defend hla own bill. Sullivan fol loweJ thla up with a aharp crltlulam of certain article that had been pub llhrd In tha New Tork Journal and Chicago American. Several appeaJa war made to the apeaker to raetore order and Speaker Cannon compelled the two men to de alit from their abu of each other. The apeaker afterward allowed them to proceed. Sullivan concluded hie peach. The apeaker noticing the temper of the houae decided that the accuaatlona made by Hearat agalnat Sullivan were unparliamentary becaua calculated to provoke dlaorder and die turbance. Immediately after the ruling Hearat took hla aeat, hurling defiance and de daring it would be hla pride to con tlnue hoatllltlea and propoaed to prove the accuaatlona made agalnat Sulll an. Swayne Impeaohment ; Waahlngton, Feb. U.At the aeaalon of tha tennt today 10 wltntaaei were heard in the Bwayne Impeachment trial. The remainder of the time woa devoted to tonaidcratlon of the agrl cultural appropriation bill. The major portion of the debate in connection with the appropriation waa based on the admendment auggeated by Bacon, providing for aeml-monthly reporta on condition of the cotton crop, which as amended la to cover the laat five month of the year. The amendment wa adopted. STATE LEGISLATURE. Bill to Aboliih the 8tate Fair Pateed ' the Home Yesterday. ' Salem, Feb. 18. The bill appropriat ing . $30,000 for the extension of the atate portage railroad passed the sen ate today. . The bill to abolish the state fair for 1905 passed the house In face of a strong opposition from the Morion county delegation. ' '; ;" The bill to appoint a railroad com mission with power to fix freight rates failed to pass the houae. The bill to create Hot Lake county waa indefinite ly postponed. .. '"." The senate today passed the bill re-1 quiring nil ntrancet to mUoom to U clcMttd xcpt th front Joor. Th bill appropriating $14,000 (or the toyornor'f tnttnlou, failed to paaa. , T)Moum, biU to prohibit rallroada .from caarfing mor titan $110 pr dai for alrtrplnf brth puiwd tha houit. Tha Gray bill making all forma or gambling a- felpny paaaad tha houM. Tha bill trt'ufea tna groaa eami'rigi of tranaportiitlon oompanlea paaaad tha bouaa. t ft - f";. " 1 i $ Severe Cold In Kaneae, Mleeeur!, Nebraska- -Oklahoma. Kan wis Clty.'Mo., FebT II. The cli max of the severe cold eptll which bfgaa January 1, aloce which, time to,, temperature haa neei-r risen abort the freesfng polni'reached at I o'clock this morning 21 deareea below aero and waa the record. The weather fr-gater concedes the low record, J3 below,4ou' February 12, 1891, hue heeri broken. Fifteen Inches of snow lie on the grouad and the ky la clear. The statement of the condi tions In Kansas City may be extended to Western Mlsourl, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Indian territory, all points reporting the coldest weather during the winter and most of them the cold est ever known.' Doiena of persons are ; reported frosen to death In the southweet In the past two days. Winter wheat la covered by enow and not at fee ted by the cold. Stock losses are not heavy, because owners had ample "A warning. ' ' .t,$r, Trains on all railroads are delayed by enow drifts, the wind carrying the dry snow into cuts, t y. The temperature throughout the southweet moderated lodajr, but aero temperature general tonight, STATEHOOD BILL Efforts Being Made to Have Ter ritory Admitted. AND ALSO INDIAN TERRITORY Delegates From Oklahoma and Indian Territories Circulate a Petition te Have Both States Admitted as One Large State. Washington, Feb. 13 The republlo an leaders of the house today took the first step toward getting the Oklahoma statehood bill Into conference. In ac cordance with the pluns previously de elded upon, . beilegates Rodney and McQuIre of New Mexico and Okhv ho inn. respectively , begun the circula tlon of a petition among the repub llcana for their signature favoring the admission of the territory. The petl tlon requests the" house to puss houae bill No, 14749 for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian territories as one state and asks for1 a conference com mittee between the house and senate and to act upon the same. If this is not conceded,' the members who sign the petition agree to support parlia mentary proceedure If deemed nccea sary agalnat the actions of the om mtttee on territories, or rulea or any conference committee. It has been generally signed, but doubt prevails of securing the admission at the present session. When the question of ad mitting Arizona and Indian territory waa first discussed, Arlso.ia objected and preferred to not be admitted un less Indian territory was eliminated. ' . . l An Awful Crime. Outhrle, Okla., Feb. 1 .While tem porarily insane, James Estes, a farmer, at their home at Marshall, a email town near here, early today murdered his wife and daughter Maude Estes, at tempted to kill his son Lawrence, who escaped, set Are to the house and liter ally blew his own head off with a shot gun. The house was destroyed and the bodies burned to a crisp, Mrs Estes and her daughter were killed with a club. , Miss .Entes, who was 20 years old, was a school teacher. JURY ADJOURN Federal Grand Jury Coi- pletes Labors. I JOHN HALL INDICT Attempt to Interfere With United If SUtei OITicial in Duties. MAJOR REESE IS jNCLyDED i John Cerdano, One of Sheriff Word's ' Deputies, Charles F. Lord, J. r Hitehene end J. Northrup Will ' Tell Hovr H Happened. Portland, Feb. II. The federal grand Jury completed tya labors today apd MloumeJ., Tte most; tntereetltig Indictment returned waa one of two returned at the closing session today. This accusation la gainst former United States" District Attorney John Hall, ex-Mayor: Reeae, formerly acting division paymaster In the United States army, who was recently court mftrtlaled for embexillng government funds; John Cords no, formerly one of Sheriff Word's dputi: ex-District Attorney Charles F. Lord; X H. Hltchena. an attorney, and John Northrup, a member of the petit Jury, which tried the case against George Sorensen, charged with attempting to bribe John Hall, and who caused the disagreement of the Jury. The Indictment charges the defend ante and each of them with violating the federal statutes which makes It a crime to endeavor to Influence intimi date or impede any officer, of the United Statea court In the discharge of his duties. The Indictment specifically charges the defendants with having entered Into a conspiracy to blacken the character of District Attorney Heney by circulating reports which connected Heney's name with Marie L. , Ware, the . defendant In the first land fraud case, and by Inducing the district attorney of Multnomah county to bring an indictment against Heney on ' the strength of the trumped up charge. The purpose of the alleged ' con spiracy, according to the Indictment, waa to bring Heney into disfavor with the department of Justice at Wash ington and ultimately cause his re moval from office. The other Indictment returned by the grand Jury was' the long expected in dictment dealing with the Ulue moun tain reserve and allies fruiRla agnlnst the government which the Indictment claims were attempted to perprtuaU by its creation. In the Indictment are Implicated John H. Mitchell, Dinger Herman, John N. Williamson. Franklin Pierce Maya, W. N. Jones and deorg Sorensen. The charge Is that the de fendants attempted to defraud the gov. ernment of the United States of the possession and use and title to 200,000 acres of land situated in various states and territories of the total value of $3,- 000,000. It Is claimed that the evidence is conclusive agnlnst all the defendant!) and sufficient to secure a conviction before a Jury. It has not been determined whei the cases will be set for trial, bu: probably not before April 1, anJ after the adjournment of congress. ' EVERYTHING FROZEN UP. Intense Cold Weather Throughout All t the Eastern States.. Chicago, Feb. 11. Not during tht lost alx years has the equal of the pres- ent cold weather been experienced In the' west, and in many places no such low temperatures have been recorded since . establishment of the . weather bureau. The oold wave extends from Canada to the Oulf of Mexico and from the Rocky mountains to the Atlantic. In the north the mercury registered all the way from sero to el below aero. The latter mark was scored at Rich land Center, Wis. 'Trains everywhere from the west and the northwest are sereral houra late and from packing of snow In cots it is 'expectej it will be several days'' before the roads will be able to; revive time schedule. 'Sev eral people tost their" llvs, 'the1 majority of fatalities being In the southwest Loss of cattle on ranges, particularly on those lying in the northern part of the southwestern states will be heavy. In Nebraska ' and the ' Dakotas and Montana cattle are being shelterej and not expected that losses -wilt be any where near so heavy. Officially speak ing this was the coldest day in Chi cago since February I, 1899, when tbe mercury registered 23 degrees below sero, wbich stands as the record for cold weather in records of the local weather bureau. In the opinion of pedestrians on the street and accord Ing to showing unofficial government thermometers range anywhere1 from 4 to 12 degrees to warm. 1 " L k ' water cribs In Lake ' Michigan workment are engaged In keeping the Intakes clear from ice and they had a desperate time of It. The mercury la 10 below and tbe men' were com pelled to work In shifts of 15 minute. A general warming up ta noticeable tonight In the northwest. ' -' St Paul shows 10 below tonight, s compared with IS below It hours earlier. ' . - " " . X LI President RoosevelgMakes Speech on Race Problem. BANQUET HALL IS CROWDED Patriotic Addresses Delivered by Sev era! Prominent Citizens at the Waldorf-Actor Hall in New York 1300 Present New Tork, Feb. 13. Lincoln's birth day was celebrated tonight by a din ner given by the Lincoln republican club, at which President Roosevelt made a speech on the race problem The address was frequently applaud ed. . Following- the president SDeeches were made by Senator Dolllver of Iowa who responded to the toast of "Abra ham Lincoln." George A. Knight of California spoke on the "Republican Party," and James M. Beck, former as distant attorney general of the United States, responded to the toast of "t'nlty Republic." Dinner waa served in the main banquet hall of the Wal dorr-Astoria, in number of guests and elaborate decorations It was the greatest and most beautiful ever pelj in New York. The guests numbered 1300 und not only crowded the main banquet hall, but Astor R-nllery, Myrtle room and every foyer on the second lloor. Among the guests "were 275 wo men who dined in Astor gallery. Will Wait for Trial. Washington, Feb. 1J Representa uve vtiummsou or Oregon wno was Indicted lust Saturday by the federal grand Jury at Portland for alleged conspiracy to defraud the government of lands, stated today that he would not attend session of the house pending the trial for the alleged offense. He tald he believed It to be an affront to his fellow members to appear on the floor while a cloud was hanging over him. He declined ta make any state ment. Blnger Hermann, his colleague, haa - been attending sessions - of the house since his being Indicted. NCOLN DINNER SNOW BOUND Special Train Goes to Re- lief of Passengers. .H.'.'ru'fk BO, COMMUNICATIONS Crew Has Not Been Heard From . Since Last Friday by the n;" Company;'' " ARE SHORT OF ; PROVISIONS Friends 'of Imprisoned Passengers Art Using Every Effort to Reach the Bloekaded : Train All Tele- I graphing Stopped. Nevada, Mo., Feb. 13 The Missouri Pacific Central relief, train from Ne vada headquarters left here today for Butler, where the regular .passenger train; which left ! hurt Friday with large number of passengers, most of whom, were bound for California, are supposed to be imprisoned in a snow blockade. The train carried a large amount of provisions and supplies. The brat report received was that the train was blocked Friday night between Madison and Frldley station, Kansas. The telegraphic wires , are down be tween all points and nothing has been heard from the train for three daya It Is well known that there are no pro visions on the train and it is feared the passengers are In a famishing con ditlon. It is expected that the special train will get through tonight Tbe storm is the worst for years and all traffic has been suspended. The near est point at which provisions could be obtained is at Madison, and passengers would be compelled to walk through deep snow drifts. Efforts will be made today to restore telegraphic communi cations, i BIG BUILDING BOOM. New York and the Bronx Will Break Previous Records. New Tork, Feb. 13. Plans filed in the building departments In Manhat tan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, within the last two months and statement of contractors in these boroughj indicate tbat the year 190S will break all rec ords for building operations in Greater New York. In each borough applica tions for building permits for Janu ary aggregate an outlay of more than three times that , represented by the plana filed in January of, the year be fore. In January, . 1904, plans were filed for 18 buildings in Manhattan, representing a cost of $1,452,400. Tht corresponding figures for 1905 are 137 buildings, representing a cost of $ 050,850. - : ' - In Brooklyn and the Bronx thla ratio of Increase In the general volume of building Is sustained. With the ex ception of a few brick housea In Brook lyn, nearly all of the added capital will go Into flat buildings and tenements. High grade dwellings In New York have almost disappeared from the books of the building department and few sky scrapers are listed In tbe oper ations of the coming year. The largest contractors speak of the coming ac tivity of the year as "speculative build ing" and say It would be confined very largely to the construction of flats and tenements in localities now accessible or soon to be made so by extension oi the city's new transportation lines. TROUBLE AT MOSCOW. Students Break Up a Ball Given in the Assembly Hall. London, Feb. 13. The Standard's Moscow corespondent reports astound ing demonstrations occurred Saturday night at the annual ball of the engi neering institutes held . In the .hall where th -assembly nobles sit After tbe customary (,concert, lnatead,.of danc ing, ihe whole gathering 'drowned fhe orchestra by! singing rMarselliaiM.f Then the students arose in quick succession and made revolutionary speeches and were enthusiastically applauded."!,' Proclamations,, weredls tributed broadcast amid jcfies of "Stop the war," ana1 "down with autocracy." Scenes continued unchecked and with Increasing Intensity for two hours. Po- 1d formed a cordon around , the ,haU, -but wire powerless W interfere, ii-fae nobles' assembly hall possesses ancient privileges against' ""arrest Proclama tions, which were admirably presented, declared the war of he working Clowes not against Japan but? against ; Bus si, the - worst foe;,- namely, emperor's government h.i,- - ' Correspondence Produced. Portland, Feb. 13. A subppoena duces tecum was isaued out of the United States, court : and served on Judge Tanner today. It directs hint to produce all correspondence . between hint and Senator Mitchell relative to their relationship with Frederick B. Kxlbs for whom it is alleged that the firm of Tanner and Mitchell acted as attorneys and or receiving, alleged bribes for which Mitchell was Indicted by the grand jury on ; February S. Judge Tannef at once obeyed th writ and the correspondence, is now- In the hands of the court a f- .. ROBBERS CAPTURED Lebanon Bank Robbers Captured by Sheriffs. CRIMINALS WERE SURPRISED Trscked to Lair in South Portland by a Posse of Deputy Sheriffs end Ar- : rted-Evrdtncej Is Strong Enough te Convict. Portland, Feb. 13. Residing In one of the moat select neighborhoods of South Portland, and passing among the residents of the district as respect able men and women, an organised gang of desperadoes, bank robbers and criminals has operated under the very eyes of the officials tor the past year or more. Saturday nignt enerux xom Word, with four deputies, entered this neighborhood, and in less than 30 minutes had under arrest four men who are positively identified as the Lebanon bank, robbers, while two oth ers of the gang, the leader, Klngsley, and Rand, made good their escape. It was a daring gang, and operating under one of the most daring systems which the local authorities have ever encountered. : Deputy Sheriff Milhallen of Linn county, came to Portland Saturday evening, and, together with Sheriff Wordj and a number of deputies, swooped down on this gang. . The leader of the gang, J. F. Kings- ley, and a man named Rand escaped. Tom Dunn, George Culver, Smith and Darling were taken into custody. In their rooms was found money which came from the bank in Lebanon. A warrant is now out for the arrest of Klngsley, who with his wife fled to Seattle Friday evening. - Fire in Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 14. At 2:30 o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the fourth floor of the Brevoort house, situated on Madison street between Clark and LaSalle. Guests all escaped and sought other quarters. The ar rival of the fire apparatus brought the fire under speedy control and it was soon apparently extinguished. At 3 o'clock the flames broke out anew and at that hour it appeared that the up per stores were doomed. One hundred and fifty guests in the hotel and 39 women employee all escaped.