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WAR TO 00 1
Czar Says Will, Be .Fight
to Finish.
PEACE IS NOT WANTED
Would Subject the Covernment
to Oiticlsm If It Sur
rendered. BELIEVES THEY CAN SUCCEED
Ciar lays Campslgn Will Be rushes
With Utmost Enargy ami . Has
i: Confidence That Kureeatkln
i Can Whip Oysma.
Bt Petersburg. Feb, 2I.-The emper
j of Russia haa declined all overtures
tor pence and haa elected to continue
the war. Ills position l absolutely
.Hi It... riMfmrni .fllirt hHfl hMH
advised In (hut sense.
?Th war 'W "be" rrMwfl- wtttr the
utmost energy, the domestic situation
now beliuf within tb control of th -
authorltiBa Thoso who have ad flaed
l-m e and suggested lnqulrlsfor, Jar
pan's terms, the Frftich ana unnsn
governments are for iho .present silent
and are likely to remain so unlcssa0n of experts to pronounce on the
something extraordinary ' shakes the
Itueslsn emoeror's resolution. The
ronsidnratiuns that M to the emper
or's decision aa understood here are:
First The Judgment of the chiefs
of the army la that Field Maranai
Oyama not only cannot defmt Kuro
tatkln, but stands In danger of de-
r.st kimaair. Itow cowardly, there
for, for Russia to ask for mercy, with
nil the men .ana money essential oi
Httond-All the forces of criticism
now directed against the government
for having fought rather than yielded
to legitimate Interests and for having
lulled to Win victory wuuiu ue ran-
llnued with added fury against the
government that accepted the wartand
then betrayed the country. A govern
ment that would crave peace of Rue-
sla'a enemy while atlll capable of win
ning victory would be giving the party
of change genuine grounds for a revo
lution. The facta of the military altu
ation. love of country and arguments!
of expediency were all against pear
and for pressing the wsr hopefully.
No Use for 'Russlsns. ' '
Sun Francisco, Feb. 2S. The
lntr says today that the three officers
of the Russian cruiser Lena, who broke
their narole here and returned to Rus-1
sla, will In all probability be allowed!
to1 remain there. The Japanese con-hng
sul In this city is accredited wtth the
statement that the Japanese govern-1
mnt is not desirous of having the
officers compelled to return here. This
will relieve the United Btntee govern moxtmpm penalty lor aaslsting prls
ment of the necessity of demanding onerg to-escape from the penitentiary
their return which would have to te I
done should Japan innk complaint, i
i CAPE MAY DE3TROYED.
Unknown Explosion Causes a Diss
i tsrous Firs.
New York. Feb. 23. A dispatch to
the Herald from Capo May Cout
House, N. J., says fire, Which
was I
started early today by an exploalon I
of some unknown substance, la sweep-Inett
i... ih. imaineaa ar inn of the town. I
Hip waa summond by special train
from Cape May City. It Is likely the I Mrs, Bessonnett states In ber com
loss will reach $100,000. , , ; . plaint that she was married to the de-
The fire started In Furman's
tufe and Hardware Btore. Ten small
eatnbiiahmnnts were destroyed In short I
orfler. Includina- meat marketa, groo-1
. .
ryjind dry goods stors and several law
offices. ,
A small hotel and ; several other I
buildings were ablase before assist-1
ance arrived from Cape May City.
American Cams. . I
Ban Franclaco, Feb. 28. The mall
steamer Ventura, sailing, today for
Sydney, K. 8. W' via Auckland, and I
Honolulu carries a laige number ofldered.
Jr, m, ', and ducks. They
wt-i v pure-tinned Jn this country by the
New Zealand-government, which has
appropriated $25,000 for stocking the
country with different kind of game,
NIEDRINQHAUS TO RETIRE.
Will Not Be Candidate for Senator
' Missouri.
Kunaos City, Mo., Feb. 13. Nled
rlngbaus la getting ready to release
us, was the Information waved about
among republican leaders today. Juat
where It came from waa not easily
traced at first but It developed later
that Nlodrlnghaua had Indicated to hi
lieutenant that ha was ready for them
to see what could t done In the dl
rectlon of getting together on some
one else, lie haa not announced to
anybody that he Intended to withdraw
his name, but the flrat move has been
to encourage talking of someone else.
LUMBER MILLI COMBINE.
I Price of Boxe Will Be Advanced In
California.
Ban Francisco, Fib. 28. The lumber
I mllla and bog manufactures of the
Pacific coast reached an agreement to
lay which will soon result In an In
lrrma m the coat of boxes, accordln
It the l. Parties prominent In the
proceedings deny that any agreement
was reached concerning the percentage
I of edvanoe, but admit an Increase Is
I In view. Canning eompanlea have been
Informed of an advance of 10 per cent
The meeting of the Pacific coast turn
bermen'a 'manufacturing.' association.
jbsve decided on an advance In prices
1 0f about (0 cents all along the line,
with the exception of luth, which is
I ..1unn....1 'Jft Jhllta t F:i
I Voloanle Eruption.
Mexico City. Feb. M.Ths volcam
lo( ,olirna Is intttlng great clouds of
thick amoke which risea Mgn anove
hht jfrajtet; 4any people, living (ln the
nelKhborhood are preparing ror nignt
I jhe government will send commls
I probable danger from the erupttoa
L
Osteopath Bill Killed In the House
TodlV
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
Senate Passes a Bill Msking It a Fsl
any to Salt Milk Containing For
maldehyde, Also Regulating ' ;
Sanitary Conditions
Qlympla, Feb. M.-r-The senate osteo
path bill, which has passed the sen-
late and which requires osteopaths to
niNGTONSO
NS
nxarn-liubmlt to an examination before the
board of medical examiners, was killed
hn the house today with no appreciably
onDosltlon: !
The house passed sonnte bills mak
n a felony to H milk containing
formaldehyde, also prescribing ivgula
tonil for maintaining sanitary condi
ti0ns In alt hotels and restaurant kltch
en8i afl0 fixing life Imprisonment as
with the ua of explosives, j-J t. W
jbe Semite passed the voters Iden
tification bill, which seeks to prevent
Illegal voting by prescribing certain
means of identification of votersi All
of these bUU'naye passed the house.
Denies Hs Was Married.
Kalama, Wuah., Feb. 28. Startling
development In ths divorce case of
Blisa Bessonnett vs. Louis N. Bessen-
In the shape of ft denial from the
iWeninnf thnt th were ever mar
tried occurred in court nere yesreraay.
Furnl-lfendant 41 years ago; that Tour years
after the wedding the defendant de-
serted her. came west and married
again. Illegally. Bessonnett claims h
had perfect right to marry If he want
lea to, as ne was never marriea to auw
Bessonnett, ,
i.
The case furnished a sensation for
Ithe annate of dlvorct actions In Cow
Itti county; The attorneys will be al-
lowed to file briefs and thus verbal
arguments and the attending excite
ment and ocrlbonlous debate will be
avoided, t No decision Juui been ren-
WARSAW- I'Ail
Strikers Committed Some
Depredations.
SITUATION IS CRITICAL
Assistant Governor General Ad
:j mitted He is Powerless
to Act !
THREATENED COAL FAMINE
Ths Strike Is Spreading in Every Di
rection and No Hpes of a' Settle
ment and Poland Is Cut Off
From Communications.
.. - :c :-!(:':: r y. ...
Warsaw, i Feb. 2t The situation
here la creating greatest anxiety In all
circles.. Assistant governor general to--j
nay rranaiy aamittea tnat ne was at
a loss to know what to do. '
Alarming reports are current con-1
cerhlnf tBe'intentlons' orthe Wolu-J
tlonary party which has set March
ns a day for a general strike and riot
ana uiooonnea can naruiy De averteo.
The strike Is spreudlng In every di
rection. Bank clerks, Journalists
servants, printers, j, drivers engineers
and mechanics ore Joining the strike
and work of ' all kinds Is susended.
No papers are being published.
tho Vienna railroad Is completely
tied up snd Is at a standstill with no
hope of a settlement.
Westera Poland Is cut 9ft off from
sll communications, except by tele
graph. This city Is threatened with a
coal famine and aa no trains are run
ning It la Impossible to procure any.
Many troops are going to Moscow
and to St. Petersburg and are detained.
A telephone message from Lods states
that the laborers In the big mills re
sumed work at the old wages, but It
Is thought to be only temporary.
The strikers are resorting to vio
lence and are cutting off all communi
cations by cutting telegraph wires and
destroying switch boardjs practically
cutting off all communication. Serious
trouble Is Impending and a riot Is
momentarily expected. ?
8t. Petersburg, Feb. 23. The cities
In southern Russia and In the Caucasus
proper center Interest In the week's
strike developments, though spordalc
strikes are reported' In all portions of
Russia. Tieups on railroads radiating
Moscow are very serious an the situ
ation is serious. In Caucasus region
the authorities appear for 1 moment to
have, gained the upperhund. but the
situation may' at any tlem pnsa out of
tndr control. Telegraphic communi
cations were restored to Batoum this
vnlng and dispatches received trim
lha tuy indicate that the authorities
have 'cgalned control, but'tne'-inanr
auders are unceasing-y active. Baku
also reports compaintlve quiet. No
puws, rowiiPjtitl or Jtutsts. buMt Is
presumeu mat tney vm inen urn
pontlly pavlfleJ. On the other, hand.
other cities outside of Caucasus a-o
in ' a' condition of complete disorder
owing to the strikes. ' The' forces of
law at. a order are apparent! unnnie to
pdevent strikers retorting, to .tactics
of followers in SL petersburic nu
marching from shop to shop an 1 fore
Ing out every workman. , St. Peters
burg workmen hav temrorarl'y re
sumed, operations but possess a "spirit
of unrest, and their sense of power is
being fed by Incendiary proclama
tions, the latest of which alludes o
thj emperor, as ''Nicholas laat." ",
.NEWS FROM MANCHURIA.
Report of Great Events
in Progress
i v Are .Denied.
St Petersburg, Feb. 2S, A second
day haa passed without any dispatches
having been given out from Kuropat
kin, which Interpreted, supports the
rumors that great events are In pro
gress in Manchuria. The war office,
however, , steadfastly . . maintains . that
there Is no Important news and no new
developments since last dispatches
were made public. In which the com
mander In chief reports all quiet with
the exception of minor operations to
ward the eastward, '
COMBINE TO DEFEND.
AH
Indicted fer Land Frauds
Will
Combine in Otfensa,
ror'end, Feb. 2 J. Realising that
only , (he most determined effort 01.
their f art, will avail sgjlns: the ag-p-esslv
attitude tf the government,
thos who have be!n IndlcteJ by Hie
federal grand Jury as a result of the
Investigation Into the Oregon land
frauds are taking stepc towar-l the for
mation of a combination to tight the
charge in the Unite 1 Stites court
This combination is nskln to a polling
of intertsta. .The defendants are to
N) bound together by a common tl
and a fund to employ the very smart
est and best known criminal lawyers
in tn entire United States to conduct
the defense will be the result,
Thu Interests at siake , are to the
Mnjanln analllnr. Distribution cf
u'. patronage cf mi state
t.;J iJomlnatton In prW'. -s are l:e:.s
of no . run Import u.( that are being
fo'ijat for. Henc4 the fight will Im
ths haidest that has lvn fought In a
court y the Uplf IJUUs In many a
ywr. . . . .' ..'r
Mining Company Formed.
Butte, Feb. 23. A Minor . special
from Helena says that articles of In
corporation were filed with the state
this afternoon of the King and Queen
Mining Company, capitalized at
000.000 by a TMimbes of Pennsylvania
mining men. The company's . office
will be at Pittsburg. Well known mln
.
ing property at Carter, Mont,, wilt be
extensively developed, v .
Wile Was Poisoned.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Dr. Otto Lemke
who has been conducting a chemical
investigation to determine whether or
not Mrs. Marie Welker Hocb, the lastjhad been made. All the amendments
wife of Johann Hoch, was. poisoned, were voted down and only such added
declared that he haU found conclusive
proof of arsenical poisoning In the kid-
eye ot the woman.'
MOTHER OUTRAGE
Black Sea Russian Squadron Bom
barding Poti. '
STRIKERS NU.MBER 40,000
Alarming Reports Are Current Con
corning the Situation at Batoum
and Aa English Merchant Says '
i ne was Obliged to Flee.
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Constantinople. Feb. 23. Alarming
reports are current' concerning jthe
situation at Batoum ana Pott. It is
alleged tha some vessels of the -Black
Sea squadron (Russian) have com
menced to bombard Pott. An( English
merchant! who has just arrived, says
he was obliged to flee Crotf Batoum
where the lives of the people are men
need by the striker. 4 -i J
The merchants says the authorities
of Batoum are powerless as the strik
ers number over , 40,000,'arid the "city
is lnthecontr,c4o jthe'jStrtkers. All
ine steamsnip lines oetween wnstan'
tlnople and Batoum are suspended and
all communication la out off. The situ
atlon Is alarming. ,,
HONORS ARE iVEN
Statsmsnt That North Sea Incident Is
',' Favorable to' Englsnd..
Paris, Feb.. 23. The interimtlonal
commission appointed' to Inquire Into
the North, aea ; Incident ' practically
concluded tls Work tonight by finally
agreeing on a report which will be
publicly Announced Saturday. Concern'
Ing the report the following statement
was made from the most authoritative
Quarters to the Associated Press, and
It states that the admirals sought a
middle ground and the decision Is not
pronounced a victory to either side.
It Is of such a character as to pre
serve Russia's self-respect and at the
same time give the British public
much more ground for satisfaction. If
anything, the decision Is more favor
able to Oreat Britain than to Russia.
On the other hand, Havas agency says:
"Conclusions as a whole are ' quite
favorable to Russia."
HARBOR '.BILL
River and Harbor
. Passes.
Bill
WITHOUT AMENDMENTS
Except Such as Had Been Pre
viously Recommended by
the Committee
COLUMBIA BAR AND JETTY
Amounts as Originally Agreed Upon
by the Committe and Suggested
by Senator Fulton Included in
the Appropriation Bill.
nil- nvmiMtimi
Washington, Dec. 23. Without a
dollar being added or subtracted, the
river and harbor bill passed the house
today after the session had !rUn well
. . .: . ' j
Into the evening.
The amount 'carried , by the bill is
about $17,250,000. During the time the
bill was being considered by the house
it was impeded by many amendments
offered , from representatives whose
sections had not' been' Included In the
bill and for which no appronrlatlon
as had been previously recommended
by the committee. The bill makes an
proprlatlon foV continuing work on the
Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia
river as suggested by Senator Fulton
and Representative Jones, and although
not as large an amount as was de
manded and desired, yet under the
circumstances and strenuous objec
tions of Chairman Burton, Oregon has
fared welL
There has been a strong disposition
on the part ot the administration to
Insist on a policy of economy in all ap
propriations always demanded.
HAVENT HEARD OF IT.
President Roosevelt and . Foreign Mis
sionariss Not Appraised.
Washington, Feb. 23. At the White
House and at the starts department
and at the Russian, French, German,
English or Italian embassies and Jap
anese legation, where Inquiries were
made regarding rumors of peace be
tween Russia and Japan, positive
statements were . made that If eithei
bellgerenta were thinking of propos
ing peace. It was secretly locked up in
the foreign office at St. Petersburg
President Roosevelt has heard abso
lutely nothing of avowed Intention on
the part of Russia or Japan to sue for
peace. ., . ; .
CANAL ZONE BILL. ,.
..Bill for Government of
Paases Senate. ..
Panama
; Washington. Feb. 23. The bill for
the government of the Panama canal
zone which passed the senate today is
the house bill. The bill was amended
In several Important .respects by the
senate, notably eliminating the t pro
vision abolishing the canal , commis
sion. The measure, will now go, to
conference If the amendments are not
accepted by the house. The measure Is
temporary In character, its provisions
expiring at the first regular session of
the, next congress. . -.
AN EXTRA SESSION.
President Roosevelt Calls Extra Ses
sion of Congress.
Washington, Feb. 23. In view of th
fact that public interests require it
President Roosevelt today Issued - a
call for the congress . to i meet In
extraordinary session on March 4 next
to receive such communications as may
be made by the executive.
CORNELIUS NAMED.
To Be Pestmsster at Hillsboro en Reo-
I ommendstion of Fulton. '
Washington, Feb. 33. The president
today on recommendation of Senator
Fultoa, nominated B. P, Cornelius as
postmaster at Hlllsboro. This Is the
first appointment Senator Fulton has
asked for sine ths cabinet officers
decided there should be no mire ap
pointments In Oregon until after the
land fraud trials, and Is significant In
that It shows the president's Intention
to permit Fulton to control the patron
age while the other members of the
delegation are under indictment This
appointment overturns the rule to
make no new appointments to office
filled by Grand Army men.
FULTON DENIES IT.
Says He Nsvss Was Attorney for A,
B Hammond.
Washington, Feb. 23. In reply to an
Item appearing In a Portland paper to
the effect that Investigation Is being
made of the purchase of timber lands
by A, B. Hammond from Kriks and
Pillsburyi and Intimating that , the
purchases had been made through
Mitchell, Tanner and Senator Fulton,
Mr. Fulton says: .
As a matter of fact I never was at
torney for , Hammond or his repre
sentatives In any way, shape or form
in the matter of the acquisition of any
lands whatever. , I never did any land
business for him. 1 never did any
land business In the sense of repre
senting any person who was purchas
ing or acquiring public lands. I defy
anyone to show that I have ever helped
any person whatsoever jn the acquis!- -
tion of public lands. I never had any
thing to do with acquisition of public
lands for myself or any other person.'.
Harper Improving.'
Chicago, Feb. 23. The condition of
President Harper of the University of
Chicago Is said to be Improving. The
patient took solid nourishment today'
and slept restfully most of the time.
Heney With President .
Washington. ' Feb. 23. Francis J.
Heney, United States district attorney
fop Oregon, -lunched with President
Roosevelt today. "
HOLD NIGHT SESSION
Senate listens to Testimony in
Swayne Trial.
ARGUMENT HAS COMMENCED
No Indications As to What the Result
Will Bs and the Case Is Being
1 Closely Contested by Govern
ment and by Swayne.
Washington, Feb. 23. The senate
had some difficulty to secure a quorum
at the first night sitting of the ses
sion called for the purpose of proceed
ing . with the Swayne impeachment
trial. , At 8:65, when 43 senators had
responded to: roll call, the vote waa.
taken on the admission of the tabu
lated statement showing payments of
federal Judges on account of expenses.
The vote waa adverse to the, propo
sition. , y ,'.
After offering a few other documents
Higglns announced, that, the case was
closed for' the defense only two
witnesses were called In rebuttal.
A few papers were' presented by the "
prosecution and at 9:20 Palmer an
nounced the termination of the presen
tation of testimony, : ; .
The argument for the prosecution
was commenced ' by Olmstead ana
when he had finished ' the senate ad
journed. " . ' 'e "
ARREST STANFORD STUDENTS
Twenty Students Arrested for Disturb- '
ing Meeting.' '
Stanford University, Feb. S3. War
rants were issued today for the arrest
of 20 prominent Stanfard students
charged with disturbing a theatrical
performance Tuesday night at Palo Al
to. . The offense was free and continu
ous Joshing of the actors. . The Ident
ity of the students for whom warrants
were issued was not disclosed. ,
California Legislature,
Sacramento, Feb. 23. The senate
today passed the bill receeding the
Tosemlte valley to the United States.
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