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i . . 1 . . . Jl ; - - PUBLISHES FULL ABBOOIATID PRIBB IMPORT OOVBRB TH8 MOHh..4 rilLO ON THS LOWBrl OOLUMSIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 108. - "''ASTORIA OREGON." SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS , p-T rnr-:: -We"' v- 1 Y . ' h1 PIT'S , M i jflffl V-.. 'i, A-". T . JJ? aq y JsrL"'' .dT'v k. kj n BUNG KNOCKED Jaync Local Option ' BII j Defeated. , LEGISLATURE ADJOURN Bill Appropriating Thirty Thou and Dollars for Portage Road Failed. BILL IS ' TO BE AMENDED TH SnU Bill Requiring all lid t Entrance t Saloon t B CI' ' OofaUl In th Hu4nat ' Faad Numbor of Bill. . p.lom, Fb. n.-T brwra. and wholcrala Manor doalor wr 4m tl(ly cstermtnatod thl attornoon wbn conalJeratlon of th Jan local option law cam up for paa. Sen ator Halwkf . mftdt a flnl ataad tot th Haw caltr but hi loouMio i. watd on th dtttrt air. A ot u takn on a motion to indedntuly loatpon th bill and It wa carried yty bill appropriating 130,000 (or extcinilon of th portm road wa con Idared In tl 1iou and failed Wpuu b vu of $0 to ar. - Th nat bill, which pad that body lut wk wulrlnf all back and ld entraAc to aaloona to b cloMJ. ivlti only entrance br th front door, faltod to paaa th hou. Governor Chamberlain nt a me age to th kglelalure thl afternoon tatlna- that unleu th general appro priation bill wa amended h would veto It. H objected to th emergency rinuM. Thl wa atrlcken out and the governor agreed to approv It. The hou btU to compel trunk rail rodda connecting with branch line to handle th buBlneie of auch lines pMed the senate. The tenate passed the noun bill ap proprlatlnf 170,000 for, th erection of new building for the deaf mut school at Salem. Th rules were suspended and time for ndjournemnt sin die set for I o'clock In order to allow senate to net on a large number of bill CEREBO SPINAL MENINGITIS. 8olentifie Disovovery Made for Cur of th Diiosse. js'ew York, Feb. 17. Test nd ex prlments conducted at Qouvernoul hcispltul on patients suffering from ct-rbo spinal monlngltlcs Wive led the doctors ther to believe that aisuc cessful treatment has been found. The new method consists of the injection of antl toxin of diphtheria. Out of eight rases five have been absolutely cured and two show Improvement The only uncertain case Is that of a girl of 10 who wa at th hospital 17 day be for she wa treated with the enn toxin. .... : Particularly Interesting were th cne of three brothers, from 9 to 14 years old. Another brother had died at, home after an Illness of two day Eight thousand unit of antl toxin were given to each boy every fourth hour. Two of them are now entirely well, and th third Is rapidly Improv Inf. THREW UP 8PONGE. Lsglslatlv Corps Taken to Portland , en Speolal Train. Balem, Feb. 17. Both houses of the legislature adjourned sine die at i o'clock. All the members left on a special train for Portland. JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. Negro Captured by Mob, and Sent to ' Glory. , Bmithvllle, Tenn., Feb. 17. A negro charged with criminally assaulting Mrs. Powell Tiffany, ha been cap tured and shot to pieces by a mob. Ee wa Identified a th man wanted and mod a full confession. In hi con fesalon the m negro , implicated three other and It i said that there are thru women 'Involved in thai crime. Two of these persons hav been ar rested end th third I now being sought While searching for th negro the, Bmithvllle root found hanging to a tree th body of th Mexican taken from offices at Dal and lynched, ' v Pioneer Mining Mn.' Reno, Nov., Feb. 17:olonel P. W. Keyea, th pioneer mining man of th Comstock, ho been found dead at th botom of th. dump . of th Mammoth mine at Blx Mil cariyon,"near Virgin ia City, .today. Keye had been at work in th mine and wa riding an or car when h lost control of It and rolled over the precipice. ', V. Keye died a comparatively pom man, though at on tlm the late John W. Mackay offered him S7S.000 for hi Interests , In one mine near Virginia " Murdered Captured. - Chicago, Feb. 17.-A dispatch to the Trlbun from Tuscon, Arts., says: The Taqul Indians who killed two Chicago men and recently attacked a mining party near Cobacbi, are In cus tody. ' The were taken br General Torres and the American government will be advised of their captur. There are 10 prisoners, and all will b honied Two of th captive hav confessed. Fir In Hotel. Chicago, Feb. 17. A smoldering fire jo. th Hotel ,Vley discovered today, caused the second hotel scar within four day In th downtown district Half on hour after th fir depart' ment wa notified th bias teemed to b 'ftlnnlshed. Maajr otts guests. wver alarmed by th fTueeday mornlnf fir tn the Bferoort hotel, left the place In haste. t r r CAPITAL-IS MOVED Bill Passed Moving Washington's Capital to Tacoma. LEOISUTIVE APPROPRIATIONS An Effort Will B Mad to Reconsider th Bill Monday and Attach a Pro vision to Submit the Question to a Vot of the People. Olympla, Feb. 17. The house took up today the senate bill providing for the removal of the state capitol from Olympla to Tacoma. It had already passed the senate and was maJ speclul order for today. After a lengthy discussion the bill passed by 65 ayes to S6 nays. .The opponents of the measure will niuke i an attempt next Monday to secure a reconsideration. Th bill doe not complete th final steps for the removal of the capitol, It being necessary to submit the ques tion to a vot of the people at th next general election; requiring a two third vote to carry the question. Tacoma, business men made an offer to furnish a site free and to erect a temporary capitol building to coat f 50, 000 until such time as the v state can afford to build a suitable ' building. There I no capitol building at Olym pit, th one formerly used being de stroyed by fire. 1 ' l- Th senate this afternoon passed th bill appropriating $967,000 for the malntalnanc of six state institutions for the , ensuing biennial year under the management of the state board of control, Th Institution provided for in th bill are th soldiers home, peni tentiary,, two lnan asylums, reform school for defective youths. The house committee ho already agreed to th bill. The house foreign banking bill passed the senate. Both house ad journed until Monday. . Jury Disagreed. Great Falls, Feb. 17. The Jury in the case of George Hllboka failed to decide the question of mental condition and th convicted mtfrderer of George Sadlacek will probably be tried again for alleged Insanity. After being out all night the II men filed Into th dis trict court this morning and announced there wa little prospect of their reach ing an agreement.' ' " WlLLARD Statute toBe Erected in Washington. '.I DO' EULOGISTIC ADDRESSES Statehood Bill for Oklahoma Sent to a Conference Com ' mittee, BUSY DAY IN BOTH HOUSES Sway n Impeachment Trial and propriatlons Bill Ooeupy th At ' tentlon of Congre Contro versy Over Dingley Tariff. Waahl0gtpn, D. C Feb. 17 A ,p clal 'feature of be "proceedings ot ' the senate today wo th acceptance of the statute of Francis E. Willlard which ha been placed In the statuary hall by th state f Illinois.' Th stat ute f Miss Willlard la thl first one of woman to and a placa tn the halL Eulogistic addresses on Miss Willlard were delivered by. Senators Cullom, Tteverldg DOUlyer and Hopkins. At th close of the ceremony tne snate adjourned until tomorrow. In order to facilitate action at this session on the statehood bill the house today paased a resolution sending the measure a amended by the senate di rectly into conference. After several hours' discussion the naval appropria tion bill wa laid aaide In th house and' It entered into appropriate exer cises and acceptance of statue of Fran cis E. Willlard. Th senate today passed th bill ap propriating $,40,000 for the District of Columbia, also th diplomatic con sular bill appropriating $1,156,000. Cue witness was heard today in the Swayne Impeachment trial, In an hour spent In secret session. No decision waa reached as to th admlssabUlty of evidence of Judge Swayne's evidence before the committee of the house. The senate today terminated It con troversy with the house over the amendment construing the provisions of the Dingley tariff law relative to drawbacks on imported wheat by re ceding from former amendment In serted in th agricultural appropriation bill as It passed the senate. DIVIDE THE 8TATE. Fulton Appeal to 8pakr Cannon on . Judicial Distriot Bill. Washington, Feb.," 17. Senator Ful ton personally appealed to Speaker Cannon today; asking consent for con sideratlon of the senate bill dividing Oreg-on into two Judicial districts. He said he had now to represent Oregon In both houses of congress, and needed the help of the speaker. ' ' Mr. Cannon said he would allow the Judicial bill to be called up and con sidered on it merits, .He will recogT nise Representative Qlllette of Cali fornia, who reported the bill, to call it up In the house. The bill will prob ably come up within a few daya PHOTOGRAPHIC MARRIAGES. San Franelsoo Judge Holde Such Mar riagea Ar Illegal. San Francisco, Feb. 17. Superior Judge Cook decided today that . Jap anese photographic marriages were il legal in the United States. Photographs are sent from Japan to San Fran cisco of a Japanese woman, y and one returned by the groom and if agreed to it Is considered a marriage. Judge Cook holds that such marriages are a scheme used for the purpose of import ing Japanese women to the United States for Immoral purposes. KANSAS LEGISLATURE. Still Considering Coal Oil Legislation and Standard Oil Company. Topeka, Feb. 17. The governor to day signed ' the bill providing for a state oil refinery;- Th house without a disrating vote passed th bill making all oil pip line a common carrier. Thl is the second series of bills di rected against the Standard Oil Com pany. Under the ' provisions of the bill state oil can be piped through Standard Oil Company line. I NARROW ESCAPE. DiMhev of Marlboro Emm Test of v! - Futur Punlshmsnt . New York. Feb. 17. At a fancy ban given in Dublin: the duchess of Marl borough., narrowly escaped perilous accident according to an American dis patch from London. ' , . ; - i . A burning cigarette came in contact with the duchess' fluffy skirt and to a moment her clothing wa In flames. Viscount Crlchton tor off hi coat and smothered the flame, ao that the duchess wa not even scorched. . Sound Financial Basis. Colon. Feb. 17. Th New Panama silver coins are fast becoming the currency of the republic owing to the recent decree declaring that United State and Panama money are the only legal tender during- the period of conversion lasting till April 4. t-,. ",..: ,. .Carpel Go Up.'., .Now York, Feb. 17. Practically all the leading carpet manufacturers have announced, according to th Time advance in price of from (ft to S cents a yard on their good. ? ' The. advance 1 said td be caused by th war tn the'far east which ha cut off the supply of carpet wools from Russia and Chma. v' 'J '" " ! He Got His. ;"', 'Buenos Ay its, Feb. 17, A council of war has sentenced Marlon Vlllameyer, a leading spirit In the recent mutiny, to 8 year' Imprisonment and two other officer 4 and S year respectively, Oregon Not the Only Land Fraud State. WORK WILL BE CONTINUED Land Frauds to Be Investigated In California, Washington and Three Other States a Soon as Attor ney Honey Return. Portland. - Feb. 17. Prospects ar bright for an almost Indefinite period of service of those connected wth the government In Its investigations of various land frauds, and in all prob ability the Heney-Burns combination will hav it hands full In other states besides Oregon, as it seems to be the Intention of th interior department to probe everything- to the bottom. - 5 It 1 more than likely that California Washington, Idaho, Montana and Col orado wlU furnish enough cases of this character to keep the . whole federal force In harness for many months, be cause the chances are that the entire west is more or less affected by the op erations of the so-called land ring. In California alone vast quantities ot the public domain have .been misap propriated, but with the difference that the methods employed there have been much more artistic than those in gen eral use in other Pacific coast states, A. Hyde and John A. Benson, the two leading spirits in the looting that ha for year prevailed in the Golden state, ar endowed with extraordinary powers in this respect and it is a fore gone conclusion that no two men in the country are more familiar with the laws governing the disposition of the public domain than they are. Hyde is especially well versed upon .the sub ject, and in addition possesses a com plete system of records of every land district in California. It is claimed that his private source of information relative' to the affair of the California stat land office la superior to that em braced in the state's own records, and that he frequently ha to be consult ed upon matters pertaining to titles originating in the surveyor-general's office.- TElrflTHi DUKE KILLED Grand Duk Seitfus As sassinated. OCCURRED IN MOSCOW .ft- Uncfe of the Czar is Killed by a Revolutionist Bomb Thrower. WAS RIDING IN HIS CARRIAGE Wa Going From th Nichols Palae Through the Senate Quarter and Carriage Wa Followed by Others and Bomb Thrown. n it m? i im : !fpcow! I FN ll7.-VhlIe Grand Duke Berglus was driving today from the Nicholas palace through the sen ate quarter hi carriage wa followed by two cabs. At the law court a sleigh tn which were two ' men, one of whom wa dreaeed.a a workman, went quickly ahead ' of the grand duke's carriage. The sleigh then slowed up to allow the carriage to pass, and at that mo ment a bomb waa thrown beneath the carriage. The force of the explosion broke ail the windows of the law courts and the report was heard outside the city. The carriage was blown to pieces nothing but the four wheels remain ing. The horses were not hurt and bolted. The grand duke was instantly killed. His head waa blown off, actually be tnf separated from hi body, which wa frightfully mangled. The coach man was also killed. He wa so fright fully burned by the explosive with which the bomb was charged that he died while being taken to a hospital On the arrest of the murderer neither of whom are known to the po lice, one of them coolly said: 1 don't care; I have done my Job." . An Immense crowd gathered' at the spot and made a demonstration against a number of student who com menced scattering revolutionary proc tarnations. Within a few minutes after the explosion people might have been seen gathering up pieces of wood and clothing a mementoes of the tragedy. WTjen the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, widow of Grand Duke Sergius, was In formed of the occurrence, she immedi ately went to the scene of the assas- Blnatlon without waiting to put on I hat or cloak. . ; The gates of the Kremlin were closed as soon a the news of the assassina tion was conveyed to the authorities, and the remains of the grand duke were taken to the Nicholas palace. The assassination occurred at S p. m. The news of the tragic death of hi uncle was brought to the emperor to day while he wo giving an audience to General Grlppenberg, and caused a great shock. By the emperor's direc tions, the member of the imperial family were immediately summoned to the chappel, where requiem wa held. A state requiem at which members of the diplomatic corps will be present has been announced for Saturday. The assassination of Serguls was un doubtedly the work of the fighting or ganitation of the socialistic revolution ary party, which condemned and exe cuted Count Bobrikoff, governor gen era! of Finland and Von Plehve, min ister of the interior. The news of the assassination of Grand Duke Serigus created a deep Impression at Lodz. The air is filled with disturbing rumors. Mobilization of troops is hourly expected and trouble is believed to be certain. Moscow, Feb. 16 (4:20 a. m.) With in the walls of the far-famed Krem llne palace, almost underneath the his torical tower from which Ivan the Ter rible watched the heads of his enemies falling beneath the ax on the famed red square and within a stone's throw of the great bell of Moscow, Grand Duke Serigus, uncle and brother-in-law of the Emperor Nicholas, met a terrible death shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Deed was com mltted by a single terrorist who threw beneath the carriage of the grand duke a bomb charged with the same high power of explosives which wrought Minister Von Plehve's death. The mlssle was packed, with nails, fragrement of iron and It explosion tore the Imperial Victim' body Into ghastly fragment which were strewn on the snow. Every wtndow of th great left facade patace of Justice waa shat tered, bits of Iron were Imdedded, deep ly into the wan and arsenal a hundred yards distant The assassin belongs to the noted Flghtlng group1 of so cialist revolutionary party ' which has removed other prominent official and ling since passed a sentence of death upon Grand Duke' Serigus. ' AUTO ACCIDENT. Montana Stockman Killed by' Wagon '" : Upsetting. f ,;" Dillon, Mont, Feb. 17. Robert H. Selway, pioneer and one of th wealth iest' and moat prominent stockmen of Montana, was fatally Injured yester day, being thrown from the top of a hay wagon by the overturning of the vehicle. When near hi ranch, north'' of this city, an automobile wa ' en countered and Selway, fearing his bone would frighten at th machine ' ordered hi teamster to turn the team into the ditch, upsetting th wagon and hurling Selway to the groond head foremost,' producing : cerebral ' hemor rhage." Mr. Selway wa an extensive groweiof fancy 'livestock, lil herds, being' among-' the largest In Southern Montana.' ; ,. ;,.-.,.' ! - ' ' Cruiser Washington. : J V, ! j Washington, ' . Feb.-17. The New York Shipbuilding Company has noti fied th navy department that th arm ' Ored' cruiser' Washington ' will be launched at the yard of that company in Camden, N. J., March 16. '" ILL SUE FOR PEACE The Russian Emperor Becomes Weary o f War. TERMS BEING CONSIDERED The Utmost Secrecy Prevail and Re sult of a Conference Between Rus sian Ministers Will Not Be Given Out In Detail. St Petersburg, Feb. 17. The Asso ciated Press learns on exceptional au thority that the question of peace was formally considered, by Emperor Nich olas and his minister at the confer ence held at Taarskoe Selo yesterday. No particular are obtainable, as be fore the discussion began the emperor exacted from each one present a sol emn promise not to divulge the slight est hint of what transpired. The be lief Is, however, that the possible con- dlttons and terms were under consid eration. ' It to suggested in high quar ters that some intimation of terms has reached the Russian government from Japan, although it Is certain that it did not come through the regulai , diplomatic channels. r Astoria Mossback Discovered. New York, Feb. 17. An American ' Egyptologist Theodore M. Davis, has, according to a Herald dispatch from Cairo, discovered a royal tomb In the neighborhood of Luxor, full of anti quities, including intact sarcophagi, a chariot furniture end numerous other relics of a past age. The tomb was Informally opened in the presence of the duke and duchess of Connaught Buying Oil. Cnanute, Kan., Feb. 17. The Stand ard OH Company, again began buy ing oil in Chanute district after re fusing to take any more for one week. Construction pipe lines in the . terrt torla are also In operation. Salary Raised. Stanford University, CaL, Feb. 17. , Athletic Trainer Moulton. who ha conditioned Stanford Athletes for the past ..four years, has been signed for , two years to come at a salary of 11500 year, which 1 an increase of 111 over the last