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. vs.', ry. . ;. ; . ....... 0 . ....... f. 4 mfuYi A.Ji a.-T. A v . f 'PtU'-t PUBLISH FULL ASSOCIATED PRIM tRlPORT fv COVERS TMI MORNINQ) FIILO ON J Mm VOLUME LVIV. NO. 112. ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1905. PRICE FIV. ENTS GIVEN DEGREE i - ' President Speaks at Phil adelphia. ..jf WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY Terence botwtn tb thre unlvernltle hua bn derldtA upon and tb nir fu ture, ponMlbly th end ot tlm prcnl wek. will M th thrft college Bfaln on a frlnJly footing. Th termn on whlth tb resumption at th friendly relation depend, have not been given out, although It I known that nearly all of th claim mad originally by Chicago hv been ct'dd by WUconaln and Michigan. Th aettlement of the Chicago claim will put an nd to dlput which vral time In th laat two yar ha threatened to result In the severance of athletic relation between the nnl- vralttM cdnrred., , ."- ' WILL PLAY BALL. Three of the Largest Nations of I i I i the World Were Honored Yesterday. Northwestern League of Prefelonat Club Launehed Today. Beat tie. Feb. S2. The North wet em League of rrofelonal BaaebaJ Club waa launched here today. The league romprlae the following cltiea: Van couver and Victoria, Helllngham, Ev erett Spokane and Walla Walla In 'FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" w,u,h,nlon an1 w1" ,n Or'on ; k ., line iai wo ciue r w mvppvn one ! I club. It wa decided that each club deposit a (orfelt of 11000 by March 1 t , i j ' f " la . guarantee to rt1 the eaon. md Kaieer wii- BE PEACE Russian . Emperor Is Wav 0dlner. f. END WAR WITH JAPAN Nicholas Will AjK France to As! England to Ascertain j 'f "'Terms.. ' I cae act for trial In January. When th time tame, however, Omet failed to put In appearance, and lnce then diligent search on the part of hi at torney ha failed to reveal hi where about. ; They strongly suspect that he ha been Induced to leave the state. In bis complaint Omet alleges that be began work for Yeon In 1894, anJ that Immediately thereafter Yeon be gan paying attention to DUa Omet, wife of plaintiff. A year" or so ago Omet alleged the defendant succeeded In, winning the affection of Delia Omet, and he left the plaintiff to live with , the defendant, hetc Oroet's claim that he was damaged $100,000. PLANTED TREES. PROPOSAL TRIAL BALLOON t t ' A i I., President Roosevelt and A salary limit of $1200 a month, ex Ham Reeelved the Degree of Dee- I elusive of manager, wa adopted.) The i tor f Law by President of u J Moii wlir operT Aprir 28 arid clou Philadelphia Unlvenity. October $. rhiladelpbla, Feb. it-rCommsrO Brewer Plnehed. . Roaeburg, Or., Feb. It Mai Welas, proprietor of th Roaeburg Brewing A Ice Company' plant, waa placed under tlon of Wftblngton' birthday by; thrrt yesterday, on a charge of.wW- Cnlveralty of Pennsylvania was maae i n( mtoxlcatlng liquor ' on Sunday, stable by4 the1 fact that the- rVn-c:Uy Marahall ' Jarvts' I 'the complain- tatlve of three world power par-lng Wtnes. Wei I accuaed of hav- ddpated In th exercise. The Vn; ng uoa a keg of beer to a gang of d HWtw;Teiimd by the-rtttertT. J,,snJSi"'Sunda"y 'TWe?dHnk!ng A utlve of the nation. President Rooe- the buer the hobo broke Into a box- lt jyjrtfliny, t f errente,d fir BWirl cr t Jlrdar'UndXoll )erf iV 4ick von 'Sternberg, ambaaaailo? to,,.g 0. wearing apparel and food. dila country, who acted a the ier sen- Russia Has Prepared Teeme en Whioh the I Willing to Ak for Peace, j; But Indlaatiene I Are tT erme i FROM THE- FAR EAST al reiireaeiiltttlv of Emperor Wlltlifm and , JJSnjE,Motlroefrf, DujTO&tb.c fclio. wm.ilabtriJiaca, QrttlHh ambasiiador. , The , occasion was marked by one ottn moai eneitir sliOitlc dcmonstretUina ever wltnd lb th academy ' of music, where the ttXerclim were held.,. President Boo- veli waa the orator of the duy, hla theme being "Some Maxim of Wah lnaton." President Roosevelt left for Washington at $:S6. f President Roowvelt and Emperor William today received the degree of doctor of law from the Vnlveralty of Pennsylvania, The degree wa con ferred uwm the Oerman emperor In . . ... ... ... i IWrlln. Feb. 22. That the Ruasla emperor has actually determined t$ seek' peace does not appear to ha known here' ofllcuilly. but'thf court him. been Jawac , th4t ; jtbet emperorf mind ha been wavering between pearl 4doiiuiJ-ol4JMwA-Wni4 Emperor N'lchola ha no far decide! to da.eeniaJabe4o reaueat ot Fcanc Q&Jk ttie beVhit fort-fen "oltW M In 0 alnce her death, laat March. , Franrli TlTi P(jlwirf cniJer' lurrest 'anfl-r ! vi, " "jia.Grlffln and.Hobart C. Handy, son KlXTaTlS RUM ,0 H w of Senate MUxh TTiWlr fj . fca,ve.(pbarg of the burrUU. v, School Children Plant Miles of 8had , ', Tree. Freano, Feb," 22. What la possibly the greatet tree planting in the hla tory of California I that In Fresno county today, when women and school children turned) out along the road leading from this city to the county line serosa the plain and planted 2500 tree. Special trains, automobile and other varletie of conveyance carried people to point between ' here and Klngaburry, 22 mile. All were armed with hovel and spades. People from Free no, Fowler, Selma, Reed I y and Klngsburry divided' the road Into dis trict and rancher from, along; th route Joined in the work. The plan" to , plant tree long the road and acroM the county which Is 65 miles fi'Me.'" Nearly half of the work was completed at sun!da, tonight TRIED IN JUNE I . . . . Oregon land Fraud Cases Must Wait. CASES ARE NOT READY None of the Defendants Have Been Arraigned and no Demur ' rers Filed, '-u -'.k ,,,, MitoHell's DauQhUr Buried. Washington, Feb- ,22. The body, of Senator MJtchell's j ,dauhtex,! 7(Mr Maggbj Mitchell Griffin, wa taken 4o day to New( Torkjtor final Interment The body of Mr. Gflffliv had bcn held In a vault, In ,Rock Credc cemetery News from the Various Cities in Russia. t , , ..' ? ..." of In absentia. Baron Speck yon Sternburg, FUNERAL OF DUKE SERlCUS the Oerman ambassador, accepting tn honor for hla sovereign. Th conferring of the degrees waa a feature of the commemoration , of Waahington' birthday by 'the faculty apd tudentvif the unlverlty. Presl. dent Roosevelt waa the orator of the day. lie delivered a patriotic address on "Some Maxims of Washington.'? x The exercises were held In the ucad-i emy of music By special permission of the mayor, the trustees of the unl- verslty were given the , privilege of Issuing admission tickets, the supply of which wa soon exhausted. The Traffic on Various Railroad 8uspnd ed and Not a Sinale Train Left Wsrssw 8vsrl Grand Duktt : Lav to Attsnd Funeral. - Warsaw, Feb. J3, Traffic on the Vienna railway hu been auspended since early this afternoon.' A large theater. wa crowded from pit to dom forr of W Including telegraph and at the first glimpse of President r " ' ' v " Not nno.ev.lt th cast aUemhl.. nro ln' tra,n having Warsaw' eo masse and gave him an ovation. I!" rm.nu.. wn.cn i. guaraoa ny a The das and college cries of the" stu dents mingled with the cheers of the spectator In the balconies and gal lerle, and the women frantically waved their handkerchief. ' The ex- rirlw wrm nnitneil lth nnvar fnl. lowed by the hymn. "Now Thank We irand duke Serlgus Grand Duke strong fore of gendarmes keeping back the crowds clamoring to leave the city. , . . i I St. Petersburg, Feb. 22. Several grand dukes left for Moscow today to attend the funeral tomorrow of the Aft Our God," sung by the audience, Dr. S. W. Mitchell, the "public orator," presented each of the candi dates In turn their degree. In pre' sentlng the president. Dr. Mitchell said: "Mr. Roosevelt, President of th United State On the Fourth of July, 1783, the University of Pennaylvanli conferred th degre of doctor of lavs upon the first president ot the United State or America. The trustees of the same university do now, after 1 22 1 Southern Paolfie Employe a Number years, once again request the provost! of Traok walker.; (tit iu iiunur wun inn same aegree our I rtano, iov sea. s.. iue ouuuiorn latest president This mokes all other J Pacific Railroad Company ho nad an coLment needles."; v I extra fore of track walkers along Its 5 i line . betwenn here nd the sumndt I guarding against rolling boulder. The warm rain have loosened the embank- Vladmlr did not attend the funeral on I account of Indisposition caused by chill. Emperor Nicholas Issued order specifying who wer entitled to at tend the funeral, i Member of the court, naval' and ' military officer head of Judicial and administrative department, president of nobility, the emstvos of province, mayor and fdr elgn representatives. - ; 'J WRECK NARROWLY AVERTED. itep ar to be taken by tn seconds. I RuKlkJvltl Mia'b iflile US refuM U nm'n TiAtrnilnf kin 1f"jktin'ii' trmi arc exorbitant ' It I argued that the RusiHnrt emrer or could again appeal to theidlscon tented claase to support the j war a easier to bear than th price of peace. Thl price. It la said at the Japanese legation here, will not be beyond what even Russia would consider Just, be. cause Japan, to gather the fruits the war, must avoid an embltterment that would keep a fresh war ever prospect . . London, Feb. 22. The terms on which Russia Is reported to be pre pared to conclude peace are regarded la official Circles In London as.laade quate and largely In the nature of trial balloon. Among the British of fli'luls the hope of a speedy cessation of hostilities la mostly. based on offi clal advice telling of the 'Increasing ascendency and activity of the peace party In Russia. It Is known that Count Benkendorff, the Russian am bassador to Great Britain. Is an ad herent of this party, and It la under stood he did all possible to Impress his view upon his government during his recent stay at St Petersburg.,- ; f. The British officials entertain little doubt that If Russia will express her willingness to conclude peace on terms which will recognise Japan a the vic tor a satisfactory solution would be reached through the good offices of France and Great Britain., , i "J The Japanese In London declare that the suggested terms are Impossible of acceptance. Baron Sulyematsii 'pointed out that Korea and th Li&o , Tung penlhHUla,) Vhfch Russia? proposed to sacrifice, are aldeady In the hands of the Japanese, and that Japan certain iy i entitled to an indemnity. Rus sia's proposal to restore, Manchuria to China a far north' ns Ifnrbin,' th Baron added, would leave Russia In possession ot two-thlrds of Manchuria. DIFFERENCE SETTLED. Trouble Btwn Michigan and Wi-ment to such an extent that boulders ; Chicago, Feb. 22. The trouble be Uvffen t the Unlveraltle of Chicago Wisconsin and Michigan over the set- are rolling on the track. A wreck of the east bound flyer was narrowly averted hear Boca last night A rock weighing 600 pounds rolled onto tlement of damage claims resulting I the track on a sharp curve and at a frorn the collapse of a grand stand at I point where the engineer could not see the Wisconsin-Michigan football game I it ' A truck walker found the ob In .1902 are practically at an end. Ac-1 structlon and by 'the aid of a bar cording to an official of the University moved It from the track just as the of Chicago the ettietnit "of the d!f,l fast" train -"came In light.' 1 FLEW THE COOP. Man Who Sued j. B. Yon Has Been u t Spited Aw. 4 f Portland, Feb. 22. After demanding $100,000 damage from John 9, Yeon, wealthy lumberman, for. alienating hi wife affection Urgel Ometv the plaintiff, ha disappeared, and hi at torney annot find him. It .is theii opinion that he has been spirited away to prevent the suit coming to trial. Papers in, th cae were filed No vember 2$ last, at "which time Omet appeared. In" court and seemed". tery anxious to have a speedy trial William Foley and J. T. Vaughn were his at torney, and several motion to make more definite and certain the date were argued bsfore Judge George. The com plaint was' then 'put" In shape and the CHAMBERLAIN ; VETO Three More Bills Meet With HiS .! , - Disapproval THE JOSEPHINE COUNTY BILL A Bill Appropriating 150,000 for Build ing and Constructing a Wagon Road in Southern Oregon and 6n Prohibiting Sheep and Goata at Large. Salem. Feb. 22. Governor Chamber lain ha kept steadily at work today on bill with a result that 7$ were filed with the secretary of state without ap proval, 24 bills were approved and : were vetoed. One bill which met the disapproval of the governor , waa ap proprtatlng $70,000 .fori locating and establishing a new deaf mute school near the city of Salem. Another bill which was vetoed wa for the estab llshment of a Rouge river road district and authorising the counties of Jos' phine and Curry to Incorporate into said district for the purpose of con. structlng a wagon road with power to levy and collect taxes for building the road, and to Issue bonds In the sum of $50,000. . The third bill vetoed by the gover nor was providing for an election to vote on the question of allowing sheep and goats to run at large. The bill wak'helJ unconstitutional because It was enacted, without a title. ? H Want to Emigrate. Roseburg, Ore., Feb. 22. A petition signed by 49 property-owners In what la known as West Roseburg ha ben filed with the county court, asking that the petitioner be formed into a muni cipal corporation under the provisions of chapter 1, article 27, of the, laws of Oregon, said municipal corporation to be known a the town of West Rose burg. This portion, or a large part of It, was annexed to Roseburg by an act of the recent legislature In amending Roseburg's city charter, and the petl- on la signed by those who opposed becoming a portion of Roseburg prop er. . I h -in '! 4-n htfl I BELUNCER HAS SO DECIDED it Will B fmpeiiibl to ' Try th Mitohell, 'Hermann nd William son Caw Before June Term. May Will B Triad Uter. 3TJ lYMilUMif Portland.. Orr Feb: 22. It has been practically decided that the Mitchell Hermann und WHHamson' land fraud case cannot be Jtrksd la Aprir and probably, no tfoe tbo an . term of court. udgeBeJljnfe 1 authority for tbe statement that there has been no postponement of the land fraud cases as announced In the dispatches from Washington, for tbe reason that no actual time ha'vrf been et for their ' trial.-' Furthermore, lie". none of the- defendants have a yet entered any plea, and until they do so ho 'l .'in- n position to tate' irbat action will be taken' with reference to th date of tbelr trial. Demurrers to the- indictment may be Inter posea rtkhd other legal delays : arise, so It 1 matter of speculation to indicate Just when the cases will be heard.' Some of the defendants may not want a speedy trial, and In the case of Franklin P. Maya, who is seriously 111 In California, the judge has ar ranged with counsel to have the trial proved upon a date compatable with Mr. May's physical condition. It the ' custom for cases to be set down after a call of the docket, The Jury is men summoned and criminal cases have precedence over civil cases. Another reason for the delay Is that the court cannot heard the case in the present building, and will have to wait untlt the new building is com pleted In order that there will be room to accommodate the witnesses and spectator. This cannot be done be fore June 1. Senator lMtchell is par. ticularly anxious for an Immediate trial, as he i satisfied that be cannot be convicted and he wants to resume his position at Washington. gives no opinion on' the question" of the presence of Japanese torpedo boat In the North, sea, . Commissioners re fer to the Russian government engage ment to indemnify victims of the de plorable Incident - WASHINGTON ELKS. Grand Ledg fw th Stat of Wash- , . Ington Organized. Seattle, Feb. 22. Representative of IS Elk lodge of thl state assembled today in the Seattle theater and per fected a state organisation, the first on th Pacific coast, which will con tftdte the nucleus of a subordinate grand lodge when the national organi zation acknowledges it functions. J. J. Alexander of Seattle and J. Howard Watson of Olympla were chosen tem porary chalrmait and secretary. , Rev. W. D. Slmond of Seattle de livered the Invocation and Mayor Bol linger of Seattle deliver tbe address of ; welcom , Lieutenant Governor Coon of Port Townend made the re ply. ; ',..'':' . ; WOODMEN OF THE WORLD, j-' Four Hundred to Be Initiated Satur day Night. v Albany. Feb, 22. Next Saturday evening- the big membership campaign of tbe Woodmen of the World In the district embraced in tbe counties of Marlon, Lino, Lane, Benton and Clack a ma will be brought to a close with a monster initiation when 400 candidate will be Initiated into tbe order after a parade through the city with fire- work and other spectacular accom paniment. The campaign' ha now been running nearly tlyee month and InMhat time more than ' 409 " applica tion have been received In the district and these men will be initiated here on Satwday'lgnt.!-';;7i!;; ' ' ' -' Excursion trains will be run from' all direction, bringing ',the "member and thelr'friend here. Seven bands have been 4 secured 'for the occasion' ahd after the street parade' and firework four'hall' will be;urodfor the Initia tion ''of classes.' ''' MASQUERADE BALL. Brilliant Assemblage at Foard Stokes' Hall Last Night The masquerade ball given by the Son of Hermann' last evening - at Foard A Stokea hall was well attended, large number of masquers and spec tator being present. ' The Astoria or. chestra furnished music, refreshments were' served and a good time enjoyed by all present At . 11:50 the Judges awarded the prlxes, which will be pub lished tomorrow. The committee In charge of the ball are deserving of red.it for the success of the affair. 1 Later The JiidgeB awarded the fol lowing prises: Best, dressed gentleman, .... Charles Duger: second best, George Malar; best dressed lady, Mr. Fred Nelson; second best, Mis May Poh); best sus tained gent. Henry Relfel;?eoond beat Ted Sutton; beat sustained lady, Mrs. Tom Peterson; second best. Miss Laura Saafeldt. Three extra prises wer awarded on account of the cos tumes being excellent, as follows: Mrs. Harry Jones, grandfather's clock; Miss Marie Jones and Miss Bertie Jones, box of candy. . Mark B. Malarky von the spectator prise. NORTH SEA INCIDENT. Russian Government to Indemnify th Victims In Affray. Paris, FeJ. 2 vSimi -official state ment regarding the work of the Inter national commission in the North sea Incident, states that the commission GUMIIUROE!! v.. Adolph Webber Convicted of Mur der at Auburn. VERDICT , WAS ANTICIPATED Young Webber Murdered Hi Mother, Father, Sitter and Brother and -. Burned the House They Lived ': ; in to Hide His Crime. Auburn ; Feb. 22. Adolph Webber wa today convicted of murder in the first degree for killing his mother at Auburn about three months ago. Tbe Jury was out for 15 hour. The. first , ballot stood 11 to" 1, the one hanging" out, for murder in the second degree. Several ballots were taken and the Jury asked for Instructions a to what constituted murder in the several de grees, which were given. ' After a short 'teltberatlon they returned a verdict of murder In the first degree. . . About three months ago young Web ber, who is but 20 year of age, killed hla mother, father, sister and brother, and after committing the ' horrible ; crime, set fir to the building in order to cover up his crime. While the evi dence was circumstantial to a certain degree, the fact that he bought a re- olver a few days before the murder, which was positively identified,, was strong evidence against him. He .is a hardened criminal and has affected much braggadocio durtng bis Incarcar atlon and trial. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE. Salem Saloons Must Hereafter Close ' "on Sunday. , Salem. Feb. 22. Salem is to be a closed town on Sunday hereafter, so far as the saloons are concerned, the city council, at a meeting held last evening having passed the ordinance providing for the regulation of sa loons which has been pending for sev eral months.. The strongest feature of the new ordinance Is the clause re quiring the forfeiture of a saloon li cense for the violation of any of lta provisions. i