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VOLUME LVIV. NO. 109.
ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10. 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Senator Fulton to Control
i Patronage hc
ROOSEVELT SAYS SO
President Will Not Approve of
I Agreement to Hold Ap
pointments.
PULTON S RECOMMENDATIONS
Roosevelt Tll Senator Fulton to Com
to Headquarter With His Reoom
' mendatlon for Orogon Ap
pointments. ,
Washington, Feb. II. Senator Ful
ton took up with tho president today
the reported agreement of aovaral cab
I net officers to mak no mors appoint
menta In Oregon until after the land
frtud trials. Tho president said ho
had n knowledge of such agreement.
and would not approvt. It On the
contrary, -ho tutld. - any such - policy
would b an unjust reflection on Sen
ator Fulton. The president told the
senator to come dlrm to htrri when
ever he had
wanted made.
any appointment be
As a matter of fact, aside from the
few president tafprwtoflWM,' Wkp-
I-olntment are I ikl to fall duo until
after the trials, but these appointments
would ho made wherever Senator Ful
ton asks for them.
The president will not Interfere with
the determination to deny Mitchell,
Hermann and Williamson the right to
make appointments, which possibly
mean that there will be no more
fourth-class poatoffire appointments In
Oregon for some months.
The appointment of a district attor.
it" must necessarily wait until Mr.
Hall's correct status Is determined.' If
'iie Is disqualified, some one else will
be appointed when the land-fraud
cases are closed. In any event, no ap
pointment will be mnde until Senator
Fulton Is consulted. , lie will moke the
elections.
DENIE8 THE ALLEGATION.
Hoke Smith Call Seoretary Hltchcook
r Down,
Washington, Feb.' 18. An authorised
statement was given out tonight from
former Secretary of the Interior Hoke
Smith, replying to the statement is
sued by Secretary Hitchcock; regard
ing tho action of Smith In approving
oil and gas leases made with the Osage
Indians In 1898. and severely arraigns
Hitchcock ns making a bnaeless
charge. , Smith states that at the time
of th hast r oil deposits wT
known to exist on the Osage reserva
tlon. lie asserts that the lease fully
protected the Indians by enforcing
ample royalties, and that the lease was
approved by the Indians themselves
anj by Col. Freeman, acting Indian
agent at the reservation.
OREGON APP0INTMENT8.
No Fsdsrsl Appolntmsnts to Bs Made
Until After Land Fraud Cases.
Dispatches from Washington an
nounce, that no more federal appoint
ments will be made in Oregon u'.-tll af
ter the land fraud cases are tried. It
Is ht;ld that appointments should be
made by the entire delegotlon, but as
all but Fulton had been Indicted the
appointments would not bo made.
Mr. Wynne said tonight that Senator
Fulton would be permitted to name the
postmaster at Astoria when the term
tit the present Incumbent expires, for it
Is his right as senator to name th
postmaster In his own town. Senatot
Fulton's record being clear, his right
to fill this office will not be questioned.
DEMAND RECOGNITION. ,
? eBawsMsawssi ;
Columbian Government Seek Under
; standing With Unltsd States.
Washington, Feb. 18. Columbia Is
again endeavoring to reopen the Pan-
uma question and reach an understand
ing with the TJntted states. Mr. Lriana,
Columbian chitrfi,. called on the prcs
Iduut today and presented aim with a
pvrsonal letter from General Reyes,
president of Columbia. The president
(lid noCeotnmlt llmself further than
to say that be would lie glad to confer
with Secretary Hay and send Reyes
a, reply. . Reyes expfesse an earnest
desire" that4 h Washington and Boston
governments shall come to a better
unedrstandlng and devise some means
of adjustment In the relatione between
I'anama and Columbia. Several times
before Columbia Ms hinted at pleb
estlte for Panama, to determine wheth
er ranamaoM wish to return to the
Columbia : soverlgnlty, It la believed
that this will not be assented to by
the Washington government
' Iwayne Impeachment.
Washing ton. Feb. li.The senate
today decitej not to admit aa testl
money In the Bwsyn impeachment
trial, statements made by 8wayn be
fore the house committee. This decis
ion was reached while th senate were
In secret session and aa soon as It was
arrived at the court adjourned until
Monday.
Can Not Hold Two Offieee.
Victoria, U. C, Feb. H. The steam
er Ramona, arriving from Skagway,
brought newa that an effort to being
made to oust Dr. Thompson, member
elect at Dawson on the ground that bis
resignation from the Yukon council
was Irregular; Governor Congdon,
who was ' his opponent, having re
signed as commissioner, being there
fore unable to accept his resignation.
Canadian law requires that no man
shall be candidate for one office
while holding another.
Ministers Summoned.
llerlln. Feb. H.Tbe Togeblatfs St.
Petersburg correspondent say that th
plenary sitting of the committee of
minister at Tsarskoe, Selo, on Febru
ary 16, It was decided to jsaue a mani
festo concerning the summoning of
Zenmky Sobor, In aocordanu with the
ancient Russian tradition and refer the
elaborate details to the committee of
ministers. ..'
CANAL COMMISSION
Members Start for New York With
Report.
SOME, TRADE; CONDITIONS
Reports From the Canal Zone Are te
the Effect that no Yellow Fever
t i '
Prevail Representatives Will
Report to th President.
Panama,' Feb. 18. W. II. Burr and
William K. Parsons, members of the
Panama canal commission, who started
for New York yesterday, will make Im
portant recommendations to the canal
committee upon their arrival there, on
the proposed sea level canal and other
engineering problem. '
Joseph I Brlstow called upon Pres
Ident Amador today. Before leaving
he will confer with leading Panamans
about his mission, which Is to Invest!''
gate trade conditions and freight rates
between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
and between the wes coast of South
America and he east coast of the Unit
ed States and Europe and to determine
the best policy of managing the Pan
ama railroad.
Washington, Feb. 18. The Isthmian
canal commission has received a re
port from Health Officer Spratllng at
Cristobal, canal sone, stating positive
ly that It has not been shown that yel
low, fever existed or had existed In
Colon since he assumed the duties of
health officer of Colon on July 9.
8TANDARD OIL CO.
Investigstion of th Company to Begin
at Onoe. '
Topeka. Feb. 18. It la expected that
the Investigation of 'the Standard Oil
Company, affairs In Kansas will begin
at once. Governor Iloch today noti
fied that six Inspectors have been or
dered to work on the '' Kansas case.
They will report their findings to com
missloner of corporations Garfield,
Russian Press Demands
Peace of Czar.-
COST IS TOO GREAT
Tens of Thousands of Brave Men
Have Lost Their Lives in
the War.
DOWN WITH BUREAUOCRACY
Russian Press Commenting on the
Asssteinstlon of Grand Duke Seri
gus Point Out That It H lm
possible to Continue. .
St, Petersburg, Feb. 18. Several or
ders and decoration with which Grand
Duke Serigus breast was covered at
the time of tbe assossinatlo-n were
found by a sentry a 100 years away
frorri place where he u killed. His
sword was shattered but tbe jewelled
rings' which be wore were" recovered
from spectators, who witnessed the
outran. f The gold cross which, grand
duke, like all orthodox wore around his
neck, next, to his body was not recov
ered. Grand Ducheea Elisabeth Issued
piteous appeal to the pubUo to search
for and return the relics.
j The Runs and Kovostl commenting
on the assassination of Serigus point
out how impossible It Is to continue
present conditions. Rubs says. From
the day of the death of Minister of the
Interior Vonphleve the fighting group
dj social revolutionists hell tfcdif
peace. Now blood la shed again, and
although foreigners predict all will
end In a revolution, the case Is not
hopeless. Only let representatives of
the people to participate In the gov
ernment of the national and peace will
come and our sufferings end.
, Novostl says: Victim of the wat
number tens of thousands. Hundreds
high In official circles are among the
victims. People are losing their' lives
In the streets of Russian cities. We
cannot live longer under such condi
tions. The happiness of the people
should not be bought with blood. The
throne must join the people against
bureaucracy. This is the only salva
tion from the horora which threaten
to darken the near future. ;i
SHROUDED IN MY8TERY.
Statement as to the Wheresbouts of
Missing Securities. -
Boston. Feb. 18. Much mystery sur
rounds the disappearance announced
by a law firm today of the securities
said to be the property of their client
of the value of $258,000. Beyond tbe
Information that paper amounting, to
850,000 which Is negotiable, was re
moved from the safe or vault about
January IT. Name of the owner and
all Information Is being withheld.
Among missing securities are a promi
ssory note signed "G. Henry Whit
comb or his order and Indorsed In
blank for $50,000 due February 21, and
payable at the office of the American
Loan k Trust Company of this city.
' A telegram from Worcester states
that G. Henry Whltcomb and wife left
for Seattle yesterday. Harry Whlt
comb ( his son, said tonight he was
positive that the missing securities
were not the property of his father.
He said he understood that a check
to take up tho note bad been mailed
from that city to the American Loan
& Trust Company.
LAMB FOR 8LAUGHTER.
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch Re
stored to Former Rank.
' St. Petersburg, Feb. 18. Emperor of
Russia by ukase Issued yesterday re
stored to favor in the imperial family
Grand Duke Paul Alexonderovitch,
who some years ago' was degraded in
rank and honors because In opposition
to th will of th emperor and wishes
of the Imperial family he contracted
morganatic marriage with Olga Flsto-
Ikoos, ' ' - - .'r ''' - :
In accordance with the decre Grand
Duke Paul was reinvested with hi for
mer title and military standing and
appointed as general ade de camp to
his majesty, and will attend the funeral
of his brother, Grand Duke Serglus.
.. t Will Reeume Work.
Berlin, Feb. 1. Press dispatches
from Sosnovlce state that tbe total
number of persons that have died from
wounds In reecnt rioting at Katherinen
Iron works now reaches (0. The cause
of the strikers is apparently weaken
Ing. Today a deputation of strikers
appeared at two large establishments
and expressed a willingness to resume
work If military U withdrawn from the
mills. This was promised and! ar
angemenis mode to begin work on
Mondny.
Disabled Steamer.
Mknlla, Feb. . 18VTbe , American
steamer. Antonio MacLeod has been
chartered to tow the British steamer
HHrlisle, now lying disabled In Son
Miguel bay, off the southern end of the
Island of Luzon, to Manila.
The Carlisle was unjer charter to
the Russian government to carry sup
piles from Vladlvoatock to' Port Ar
thur. When three hundred mile out
from Vladivostok she lost her propel
lr and was carried by adverse winds
and currents Into San Miguel bay,
Her , commander. Captain Simpson
went ashore In a smalt boat after tbe
Carlisle bod anchored, to seek assist
ance ana was lost Slant of. It was
feared that be had met with an accl
act, out ne subseiuently turned up
on board of an inter-island steamship
which carried him to Manila. -
Still at Ifci tU j '-A J,
Montouran, Feb.' 18. Noticeable re
Inforccments to the Japanese selge
artllery was seen today. The Japan
ese fire now exceed the Russians in
Intensity and Lone Hill la being con
stantly bombarded. Two new Japanese
batteries are being erected east of the
Russian center.
LABOR ORGANIZED
Will March to Denver on Guber
natorial Contest
TAKE A HAND IN THE FIGHT
Indications . Point to a Warm Tims
Whsn the Investigating Commit
tee Complete Their Labors and
Submit Their Report "
Denver, Feb. 18. A call has been Is
sued to all the labor organiastions of
Colorado to convene for the purpose of
taking part in the gubernatorial con.
test now pending. It is expected that
fully 16,000 members of labor unions
will meet and march In a body to the
capital. It is surmised that they will
oppose the seating of Governor Pea
body should the legislature .decide that
he was legally elected, and that they
will insist upon the seating of Adams
whether he was elected or not. Con-;
etderable excitement prevails. '
CASSIE'S 8T0CKING.
One Million Dollars of Mrs. Chsdwick's
Money Discovered.
Cleveland, Feb. 18. The Leader will
say tomorrow that $1,000,000, the
amount believed to have been securely
hidden by Mrs. Chadwlck, haa been
foundi Collector of Customs Leach
has so minutely traced the operations
of Mrs. Chadwlck during the last four
years and is In a position to know the
amount saved In her many financial
transactions which amounts to $1,000,
000 In cold cash. '.'
Buying Locomotives.
Philadelphia, Feb, 18. Mitsui & Co.
of New York,' agents of the Japanese
government today placed an order
for 76 locomotives, the largest pur
chase; ever mode here by any foreign
government. Tbe estimated cost of
the locomotives Is $1,000,000,, The lo
comotives will be -shipped by rail to
the Pacific coast where ,they will be
placed aboard steamships and sent di
rect to Korea. '
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Kaiser William Sends a
Prince to Russia.
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OS HIS WAY HOME
Probable That He Bears Import'
ant Message from the
Czar.
BELIEVED THAT WAR IS OVER
Effect of tho Rsosnt Tragedy in Russia
Believed to Have Had an Import
ant Bearing on Bringing the
War to a Close.
SL Petersburg, Feb. 18. Prince
Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, who had
been visiting the emperor previous,
according to advises from Berlin, to
going to Manchuria as an observer
representing Emperor William, with
the Russian army, started' for Berlin
at midnight, i ..' ,: , i
It was announced frorn Berlin yes
terday that Prince, Fredrlch Leopold
waa to go to the far east by steamer
from Genoa, 'owing to the difficulties
in sending the princely' train quickly
over the congested Siberian line, and
that he would first pay a visit to Em
peror Nicholas. . A dispatch from St
Petersburg early this morning, how
ever, threw a different light on th
prince's visit to St, Petersburg. It was
Intimated that the prince was tie
bearer of personal representations
from Emperor William on the subject
of peace,, and it waa added that It waa
positively known that the question of
peace waa discussed between Emperor
Nicholas and Prince Friedrich Leo
pold yesterday, though It waa Impos
sible to ascertain what, if any,' con
clusions were reached."-;
The official explanation of Prince
Friedrich Leopold's return to Berlin is
that he haa decided to go to Manchuria
by water, but there is high authority
for the statement that the prince was
a' bearer of a letter to Emperor William
In diplomatic circles there exists a
suspicion, which amounts almost to a
onvlctlon, that Emperor William has
undertaken peace negotiations in some
form, although the few persons In a
position to know, naturally declined
to furnish any information on the sub
ject. ..-..,...,
In diplomatic circles the opinion is
quite generally expressed that yester
day's tragedy may be followed by the
decision of the government to conclude
peace. For some time, despite the offi
cial attitude maintained by the govern
ment, there has been growing apprecia
tion of the difficulties of prosecuting
the war In, the midst of. Increasing
complications at home, and, aa an
nounced by the Associated Press yes
terday, the matter was actually the
subject of formal consideration by the
emperor and bis- ministers, February
18. Strong influences which, In spite
of denials, are headed by M. Wltte,
president of the committee of minis
ters, have been working quietly In this
direction, ; " I
General Gripenberfs revelations, ol
lowed by the murder of Grand Duke
Serglus, in the opinion of some of the
ablest diplomats, are not unlikely to
lead the emperor definitely to decide
upon peace. In this connection the
war office is considerably alarmed by
the new danger threatening the Man
chur lun army from the - sympathetic
attempts making by Japanese and Chi
nese bandits to cut the line of com
munication back of the army. Ac
cording , to reports about 10.000 men
split up into bands of several hundred
each, are operating from Mongolia and
are striking at the railroad. A Rus
sian detachment following up the Jap
anese band .which cut the road, below
Harbin, fell Into an ambuscade of two
regularly organized Japanese regi
ments, and waa. almost cut to pieces
losing halt it men and one gun. .
The fear is that if the bands mov
further north or west tbey might hv
terrupt communication to such an ex
tent m to make ft Impossible to supply
the army, Tbls danger has already
compelled the triple reinforcement of
the railroad guards below Harbin.
Telegraph Operators Strike.
Moscow, Feb. 18. The telegraph
operators of the Moscow-Russian rail
road have struck, demanding a mini
mum waxe of $20 and an eight-hour
day. Instead of 12. The telegraph op
erators of the Moscow-Wlndau road
have also walked out,' necessitating a
suspension of the train service.
At Voronezh, th telegraph operator
and other employes of tbe southwest
ern railroad, and 3000 men employed
in the railroad workshops, have struck
for an Increase of wages and shorter
hours.
Cotton Duck Profitable.
New York, Feb. 18. Stockholders of
the. United States Cotton Duck Cor
poration and the Mount Vernor Wood-
bery Cotton Duck Company have held
their annual meetings in Jersey City.
According to the statements of tbe two
companies submitted by tb officials
th Income from all sources waa $!,
:90,149 with net earnings of $51,0S5.
rhe interest on the $7,000,000 first
mortgage bonds outstanding amounts
to $350,000, leaving a surplus of $16.
085. Nearly all the officers and direc
tors were re-elected.
8till Scrapping.
Tokkj, Feb. 18. The Russians shelled
portions of Field Marshal Oyama's
center' and left on Thursday, Febru
ary 18. On Friday the Russian cay
airy, in retiring from a, recent attack
upon Field Marshal Oyama's left,
halted at Lluchlongfang , ,-
8trik Situation. s
Lodz, Feb. 18. The town continues
quiet. There Is no change In the strike
situation, excepting compositors struck
Friday evening and no newspapers are
being printed. The announcement of
the assassination of Serglus was an
nounced by means of handbills. '
PENSIONS PASSED
Bill Appropriating Large Sum for
Soldiers. .
MINORITY OPPOSES THE BILL
After Considerable Discussion Lasting
Nearly All Day, the Bill Passed th
. - House in the Same Form as -,
Reoommended,
Washington, Feb. 18. The house to
day passed the pension appropriation
bill which carries $138,230,700. Tlw
minority led by Underwood made an
ineffectual effort to reduce the aggre
gate amount of the appropriation so
as to exclude pensions Allowed under
order No. 78," which It was stated In
volved about . $4,500,00. Underwood
contended that the ' bill as proposed '
was without authority of law.' The
minority insisted that the majority
should bring in the service pension "
bill, but this was voted down. The bill
passed In the same form in which It
came from the committee. Under a
special rule the house today passed 55
private pension bills. 'Adjournment
was taken until noon tomorrow, In or
der to permit the senate to pay tribute
to Senator Quay, to whose memory
the later part of the day was devoted.
In the senate a request of the house
for a conference on the state hood bill
waa received and sharp debate ensued
over the effort to have the conference
committee appointed immediately. The
opponents of joint statehood succeeded
In securing a postponement until Mon-'
day. - " '" ;
t ' Corean Cossacks.
New York, Feb. 18. Only 1000 Cos
sacks now remain -In Corean territory.
cables the Herald's correspondent at
Gensan. The departing forces de
stroyed supplies In large quantities.
8ooisl Service. , ,
New York, Feb. 18. The American
Institute of Social Service has just
held Its annual meeting and dinner in
this city. President Bishop Strong and
the other officers were re-elected.