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VOLUME LVIV. NO. 111.
ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The Federal Grand Jury
COMBINE IS SUPOENIED
Crand Jury Called to Investigate
I the Actions of the Chicago
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Beef Trust
WITNESSES BEING SUMMONMD
United States Government Proposes to
,1gt the Beef Trust Out Of, fust'
;, note or Compel It to Do Busi
J ntot In Interact of Publlo.
Chicago, Fob. II. The first tep
lOndtnf to tho' powlblo indlgttnent of
niembero of tho ullujed 'bo( truot'
who takorn hero today, A opoi'lal (rand
Jury vtmtrt wiu ordered drawn, aud
iMputy I'nttnd Htate Mamhulo wr
omit out with uEiemu fur flTuieuiUirk
.f tho alleged truat. liidlcttnenta will
Ii0n of n Injunction laiucd aomo time
ufo by Judgo OromH'up, of (ljUD(tfd.J
nui court, rrairaiiunr membra oi
tho lUd. Iruot. rou.,iiUMnmy. com.
Wnliig lit rotrali)t of ,UontfUta, cqni
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The declalon of Judge Oroancup wu
rm ently auitajntd by tbo aupremo
uuit uf tho United HUtoa.
Much ae:rery waa iiuilntalneU con
cemlng tho affair, and tho deputy mar-
hala were dUpatched under ordera to
rvn the aubpenaa immediately and to
tnak publlo no facta concerning tho
Affair,
For more than eight memtha Invea
tlfiitluu haa been carried on eerretiy
In Chicago. ' Ordera came from Attor-
rijy General Moody to United State
Wntrlct Attorney Bethea to take up
work on the caae. Attorney Lethen
wae twice ordered to Washington to
receive inatructlona In the matter, anj
ho', who once accompunldd by TJnlted
StAtea MarMuU Amea. Rethea waa or
dored to place competent men on the
Investigation, and to apare no expenae
to aecure evidence agalnat violator!
of the Injunction of Judge Qroaacup,
The men who were re trained by
Judgi; Qroaacup in the beef caae wore:
J. Ogden Armour, Edward Morrla, Ira
Morrle, Arthur Meeker, Charlea r.
Ltngdon, Edward A. Cudahy, Louie F.
Pwlft, Dr. . Edwin llartwell, Frank
Vogel, William Ruaaell, Edward C.
Swift. W. II. Noyea. Nelaon Morrlo
Tatrlck A. Valentine, Calvin M. Favor
lte, Thomna J. Connora, Michael Cud
ahy, Albert F. Iiohert, iAWrenco A
barter, Jeaie P. Lyman, Loula Pfaol
iter. Albert H. Vedder and Ferdinand
Sulzberger.
More than 100 wltneaaea will be
nummoned to testify concerning the
oneratlona of the packers.' It la be
lleved the Inveatlgntlon of the apeclnl
grand Jury , wilt cover several weeks.
In addition 18S suhpenas were Issued
They ore for subordinates, clerks and
other employes of the packers. None
of ' the packers was summoned. Tho
employee are expected to corroberate
by' their testimony evidence secured
hy, government aecret agents. The
men aubpenaed live in IB , different
cities. Until service ia secured It is
probable their names will not be made
public.
The principal cities where papers are
to be served besides Chicago are: St,
Paul, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Bos
ton, Brooklyn, New York, Jersey City
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Omaha, St.
Louis and New Orleans.
In Honor of Governor.
Manila, Feb. . II. Major General
Corbln, military commander of the
Philippines, lavishly entertained . a
large numuer ui guenia at a mwn ioib,
the occasion being the Introduction of
Governor Wright as the first American
governor general of tho Philippines.
THEIR CHECKS.
Three Prominent Ploneero, Died With'
.hi. ,Thre4 , Day wi h
nutte, Feb. 81. A Miner opoclal
from Weliwr, lduho, eays: ., Throe wel
known pioneer of Iduho-'and Wash
ington have died within tho past thret
duya. Saturday Henry Oilman, a real
dent of the state and,, counfy for near
ly 38' years, wao burled In this city.
Monday afternoon Stephen 8. Durbin
a reeidont tor 10 years, died and this
morning Dr. C. T. Williams, a resi
dent for iS years, died of a lingering
Illness. Mr. Ottman was about ,10
ear old, Mr. Durbin II and Mr Wll
llama.JO. All leave fomlUoa. d
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Urn Angeles, Feb. tl.-Peter Marac-
aeel, an Italian, today attempted to
kill Laura Williams, with whom he
was Infatuated and failing to do so
placed tho' revolver to his head and
blew out hla brains. Ho fired two shot
at. the woman, which missed, - She rmn
to a window and leaped to the street
below, being severely JnJureJ by the
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j ; -j ,;-; Froion in loo.
Chicago, Fob, It Frosen In 4(1 miles
of tee, three Urge steamers are lying
10 rnlles off the harbor of Per, water,
Mich,, Crows and passengers art In
grave danger of froeilnf and stanra
tlon,'whlle la Chicago and other cltleo
on tho lake shore frantic relatives and
friends of the besieged men are beg
ging for news. Tho steamers are the
Pero Marquette, No. 4, six miles south
west ' of the harbor entrance, Impris
oned for 10 hoars, and the'Manlstlqae,
four miles north of No- 4. And tho Car
ferry, which left Ludington Fridax
wiiii a m now irorn in uve miles rroni
mi mon.nf th. irm'okoWk of
Nq.4 are thin and, white, and tbert ta
Iritis' oTlt: 'Sailors' aayhne Woko'ls
that of wood, and tho crew must h
biirtittihrfurnltue Tand iSlures"or
the ship In order to keep fro(a,frve-
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SEVERAL INJURED
Railroad Accident on Northern
Pacific Yesterday
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED
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Eost Bound Express Crashed Into East
Bound Freight and Two Women
and One Man Injured Be
lieved Fatally Injured.
Missoula, Feb. II. The east bound
express on tho Northern Pacific
crashed Into the rear of the east bound
freight at Plains today and several
persona were Injured, two seriously.
The freight train pulled onto a side
track to allow tho passenger to go by.
The caboose and lost car of the freight
were left partly on the main line. Al
though the passenger was running at
a slow rate, the engine of the pas
senger crashed Into the caboose of the
freight 'with sufficient force to knock
it Into kindling wood. Two (women
from Missoula. Mrs, Bridget Gilbert
and May .Wright, were In the caboose
with Conductor Snyder and Bralteman
Murray when the crash came.
Mrs. Gilbert was picked up from tht.
pilot of the engine In an unconscious
condition. Her spine was badly In
jured. MUs Wright was cut about
teh head and body and it Is feared sus
tained Internal injuries. Conductor
Snyder received injuries which it s
feared will prove fatal. Brakeman
Murray was Injured about the head
and body and complains of Internal
pains.
OLYMPIA LEGISLATURE.
Substitute for Railroad Commission
. ! Bill Introduced.
Olympla, Feb. II. The'' railroad
commission bill, which has been In
dorsed by a majority of the house
committee on railroads was presented
In tho house today as a substitute for
two other bill; heretofore Introduced.
PAIS IN
Indictments Are Returned
Against Cassie
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AND MADAM , DcYERE
A B. Spear otthe Obcrlin Bank
Also Indicted for AUsappro
priation of Funds
SEVEN CASES ARE. PENDING
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Charged With Abbetlng A. . Spear
; In All Hla Tranaaotlona With .the
oanK ana Drawing Chocks ?
Without Funds,
Cleveland. ;Feb.' 8LTh federal
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Uonal Indlctmetito against. Mrs. Chad
wick 'in connection with her opera!)
lions by which the bank of Oberlln was
closed. A. B. Speer of Oberlln banlt
-miff O.O-'- --"0O- W-J I
mlNsapplylng 180,000 of the bank's!
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of New ..York for 150,000 and $30,0Cul
respectively, and making false entrleit.
U).OhabaJookMa,,iaaak!kl
TvtChnJwi-. alias "MortanvlW&l, v.bd ttoluuir out hone will Wo
rVrr uatf .InJlMaftf a f,hoM.T.
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wi lulling uu auditing oiviur ii mi ui
said offenses, , Another ? indictment
charges Mrs. Chadwlck, alios "Madame
DeVere," with ' conspiracy with C. T
Bttckwlfh, president, and A, D. Spear
cashier, of the Citlxens bank of Ober
lln, to commit offenses against the
United States.
This refers to the bank certifying
checka drawn by Mrs. Chadwlck, when
It Is alleged, she had no funds In the
bank or on deposit. There are now
seven Indictments against Mrs. Chad
wlck In the United States district
court, and three in the state court.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
Troops of Cavalry to Form Important
' Part of 'Parade. I
, Washington, Feb, II. In order, to
Increase the cavalry representation In
tho Inaugural parade and at the same
time recognise, the colored troops of
the regular army, Lieutenant General
Chaffee, chief of staff, has directed
that the first squadron of the Ninth
cavalry at Fort Riley. Kan., proceed
here to take part In the parade. -
The Ninth cavalry served In Cuba
during tho Spanish-American war and
subsequently In the Philippines. It Is
one of the four colored xeglments In
the army and It ' was because of the
president's recollection of Its gallant
work at El Caney and San Juan hill
that the Ninth cavalry Is to be In the
parade. The Tenth also would partici
pate for the same reason but the bat
talions are too dlntantly located In the
northwest
NO VOTE IN 3UNS,
Local Option Will oNt Bo Submitted
to Voters.
Portland. Feb. 11. Where there will
be no other election held this year, '
temperance workers will not recom
mend a local option vote. ! "; . '
At a meeting of the standing com
mittees of the Anti-Saloon league and
tho State Prohibition Alliance of Ore'
gon, held last evening m the rooms of
the Young Men's Christian Association
this decision waa reached. , ' '
The action of the committee does
not bind absolutely all precincts, cities
and countlea of tho state, as the Initia
tive can be taken and the work car
ried out , Independently, but the tact
that the state organisations advocate
this course will ro doubt prove effect
ive' in preventlnr local option elections
where no vote Is taken on other mat
ters. ' . .
WORTH HALF A MILLION.
Men Who Paid 10,000 for Gold Mine
Is Wealthy.
Portland, Feb. JL Aided by Detect-
Ives Snow, Kerrigan and Hartman, Po
lka Sergeant Blover is leaving no stone
unturned In the effort to apprehend
the thugs who brutally assaulted and
robbed Abraham Bachtold at Oat man
station on the Woodstock car line,
Saturday night and left him for dead
A Valuable clew to their Identity la
said to have been obtained and a good
chance exists that the perpetrators of
the deed will be brought to justice.
To the astonishment of the police
their Investigation has Incidentally
brought out the fact that Bachtold, or
"Craiy Charley," as bo is known to
hla neighbors. Is worth probably half
a minion dollars. This was discovered
through papers found at the man's
cabin." That the robbers were aware
of bis wealth is shown by their taking
a number of paper of value with them
after toying their victim ' Insensible
at their feet ; ,
APPOINT NEW CARDINALS.
Nino Vacancies Exist in Saored Col
logo of Rome. , ,
Homo, Feb. IL As there are nine
vacancies at present !n the sacred col
lego Pope Plus X has expressed ais
intention to appoint new cardinal at
tho next consistory, tho date of which
btuv not. yet been decided, as a great
deal depends on negotiations now go
ing on regarding the - conferring " of
theew offices.' It has been almost defi
nitely decided to nominate for the' first
time a South American cardinal In the
noa-tita of tho archbishop' of Rio de
Janeiro, but as the appointment might1
revive a claim on the part of Argen
tina and possibly on the part of Chile
also for like honors, the Vatican has
informed ail the 'SoutF" American offi
ce Iha tho.6ftrtlwt3oif ts jbelng? &n.s
fejnrod'pt upog a spndal, country, but
upon a deserving man, ; it la probable
that cpi-dlnalates will be given to Hun-
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to ureat lint wn or tne, United states.
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ARE TO BURN OIL
In Astoria and Columbia River
Engines
CONTEMPLATE IMPROVEMENT
The Railroad Company . lo Making Ex
tonaivo Arrangemento to Accom
modate Summer Travel From "
Portland to Seaside.
Portland, Feb. 21. Astoria 4 Co
lumbla River Railroad Company an
nouncea that theirs will be the first
railroad entering Portland to Intro,
duce oil burning locomotives. Plans
have been mode, and as soon as an
oil supply can be had In Astoria, the
ollburnlng apparatus will be installed
on the road's equipment. , It is ex
pected to have the new service Intro
duced before the exposition opens on
June 1.
Realising that the hundreds of thou
sands of visitors to the exposition
from the east will want to see the Pa
cific ocearr 'efore' returning tothelr
homes, the Astoria; A Columbia river
road Is making preparations to In
crease Its equipment In order to handle
the crowds who wilt want to make the
trip to Seaside. Although one, train a
day has been the regular number run
from Portland to Seaside during the
summer months heretofore, trains will
be Increased to two and probably three
commencing in. June.
Additional rolling stock will be, pro
vided for the fair travel, and a re
frlgerator service for the convenience
of shippers Of perishable stuff along
the line will be inaugurated Juno 1.
Hit Him With 'a Bomb.
St. Petersburg,- Feb. II. It is offi
cially announced . hat Grand Duke
Paul has been readmitted to the Rus
sian army with his j former rankof
lieutenant general and aid de camp
general
FAR
TROUBLE
Plan of Leaders Was Frus
trated -vs
l,r.
A THREATENING ASPECT
Question of a WaiX-Out of Work
men of Lewis and Clark Fair
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CONTRACTORS REFUSE TERMS
Moot of tho Tronuble Grow Out of tho
Dioohargo , of Trouble-Brooder .
Among tho Employes at tho
Government Buildings,
a '. w'0 mic
Portland, Feb." II. The labor situ
ation at the Lewis and Clark fair
grounds again assumed a threatening
aspect today and tomorrow the ques
tion Is expected to come to a head
The cause of the trouble la traceable
to the same discontent Which existed
some time ago and which has broken
out anew' The plans of the leaders of
the movement today Was to have ' a
signal blown from the "whistle on the
engine room of the government build
ing 'on government' Island 'at which
signal all hand ware to quit' Sheriff
Word sent a deputy to the fair grounds
and took possession of the whistle. -'
. 'Trouble over wages and ' the dis
charge of certain employes has again
broken out In the government build
Ing at the fair grounds. This morning
brought Indications of serious compli
cations, and there Is no telling what
may happen lata this afternoon. Con
tractor J. E. Bennett says, positively
he will not grant the demands set
forth In a resolution presented by a
committee from the worklngmen this
morning, and If the worklngmen stand
by the resolution, a walkout will be
unavoidable. ' . ' . '
Labor agitators have been among the
men for several days, and today's do
ings are the result, so it Is generally
understood. The discharge of a man
named J- HeTfner brought on addition
al pressure, and at a meeting held last
night the desires of those present were
set forth In a resolution, and tils
morning the document was handed to
Mr. Bennett by a committee.
Labor Commissioner Hon Is at the
government building site, counseling
concessions by both sides to avoid a
strike, and tho leaders and contractors
are alike in accord with this Idea. The
420 carpenters, plasterers and stucco
workers are all at work." ' '
Arrangements were made late this
afternoon to continue work until noon
tomorrow, and in the meantime fur
ther effort win be made to bring about
a compromise.
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FROM. WASHINGTON..
Senoto Passoo Military Academy Ap
propriation Biltt
.'Washington. Feb. 21. The senate
today passed the military' academy
appropriation bill and begun consid
eration of the - Indian appropriation
bill. ' Early In the day, in response to
a question Elkins, chairman of the
committee on Interstate commerce, ex
pressed . an opinion that It waa Im
possible to secure railroad rate legis
lation during the, present session of
congress. The senate took up the lath-
mus canal bill and agreed to' meet an
hour earlier tomorrow to consider the
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RUSSIAN NEWS.
Railway Official Fear Traffic Will Be
1 v ' Disorganized.
, Warsaw. Feb. 21. Railway officials
fear that traffic on all the railroads
will become completely disorganlbed
Incoming trains are almost empty
while those .outgoing are full. Dis-
turbonces are reported In neighbor
hood schools. The police arrested many
TROUBLE EXPECTED. - t
Chinatown In Portland in State of Ex
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Portland, Feb. ZL Murder rarko la
every dark corridor and alley of Chi
natown. The air I heavy with tho
portent of crime. ( Police are exercising
the utmost vigilance to ward the tong
war as Jong as possible, hoping that
something may happen to bring about
an amicable adjustment of tho dif
ference between tho warring societies,
Information reached tho police this
morning through , a - non-combatant
that 29 picked men on each side are tn
readiness for the expected battle. They
are armed to the teeth, all carrying
revolvers and knives. ,
- Hardly had war been declared over
the .Chinese slave girt, following tho
shooting of Lee Moon Lee, of .whom
she Is said to be enamored, when word,
was sent out by each tong for "hatch-
etmen." Several were sent here from
San Francisco, a few from Seattle and
four or five from Astoria and Salem.
When the. hour , came' for battle yes
terday morning each side bad 29 men
In readiness. A conflict waa prevented
by the prompt action of the police.
tinder direction of Captain Bailey.
Every effort Is being made by In
fluential Chinese to patch up a truce
ind avoid the shedding of blood. The
argument used Is that In time, hor-.
rifled, by the crime of.;- the Chines
inarter, the! district will bo, subjected .
to espionage and strict discipline on
the. part of the oolice. ' , ' '-
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
Former City Treasurer of Everett Has
ni-(l Boon Arrostod.'i''
Everett ,!, Febl J 21. Former Cltir
Treasurer George Hotcomb "of this'
place wag arrested today upon a war-,
rant charging him with embezzlement
from the treasnry-of theffy of Ever-
ett amounting tdT IllSOd. Uvtt local
representatives of the surety company
who were on HOlcomb's bond swore to
the warrant. ' At the request of Hoi-.
comb the case was put Over two weeks.
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I iiSpEACE'
Conditions for Peace Being Con
: sldered by Powers
CONCESSIONS TO BE MADE
Question as lo Territory to Bo Coded
to Japan and Administration of Af
fairs in Manchuria, Korea and
! 'Other Disputed Territory. '
London, . Feb. 21. A ' dispatch to
Reuters from Si Petersburg confirm
ing the Associated Press advices are
to the effect that peace between Ja
pan and Russia are now under consid
eration. The conditions, which have
been practically agreed upon Is that
Korea is to be placed under Japanese
suxeranlty. ' !. " , . " ' '
Port Arthur and Liao Tung and the
peninsula are to be ceded to Japan.'
Vladivostok is to remain a neutral
port with open door policy. Eastern
Chinese railroad to be placed under
neutral international administration.
Manchuria, as far north as Harbin.
to be restored to the Chinese empire.
The only remaining question is tho
difficulty of settling the indemnity to
Japan, : ' ' '
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Has No Interest in Indian , Territory
Oil Company.
New York, Feb. 21. H.VV. Foster,
president of the Indian Territory no
minating OH Company, which -holds
what is known as the Foster blanket
lease of lands In the Osage river In
dian reservation, has made the follow
ing statement: .'
"The Standard Oil Company does
not own or control a single share in
the Indian territory. Illuminating Oil
Company. The controlling Interest In
this company is owned by tho original
leases, and, there Is no agreement or
understanding between the Standard
and this company as to Its policy or
management"
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