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VOLUME LVIV. NO. 115. PRICE FIVE CENTS ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26. 1905. CITY BURNING Disastrous Fire Sweeps Hot Springs. TWO MILLION DOLLARS Entire Business Part of the City Swept Awiy in a Few Hours. THREE PERSONS ARE KILLED leek After Hook of Buln Houm, , Hotel nd Othor Building Do. 1 treyd An Aroa of Om Ar (' ' Burned In Fiv Hour. i . 'Hot Springs, Arfc, Fob. 21 Tlx wept tb outhern portion of this city riy thla morning causing loan var iously tlntated at from on to two million of dollar and thro death Thro char rod corpaa war found In the rutna but It wu Imp!!)! to Identify 'th victim. On body la sup posed to b that of a femals guest at tit a rand Ctntral hotel. Tbo ftra tarted at t:IO o'clock thla moraine and In fivo hour burned over an aroa of on square mile. . - , Mock after block of btslness houses, hotel and othor building war swept way. 'Among th building destroyed wer th Grand Central hotel, Let house, Moody hotel, I'latoau bouae, Co. tumble hotel, county court houao, Jail, Flrat Methodist church, Jewish syna gogu and twenty-fie rldnca and store. Tho fir atartod in the Grand Central hotel, and tho origin la uneer- tain. All tho gueata had retired for the night and only the night clerk and watchman wore on duty when the flames werr discovered.. A atrong north wind waa blowing at th time and before the fir depart tnent could reach the aren the flame tiad spread rapidly to adjoining build tng. ' Th firemen and police worked vatlentty but their efforts did ' not check th fiamee and to add to the dif ficulty, th water pressure gave out at S o'clock. Bucket brigade were then formed, cltlsens and visitors alike volunteering their services. Many lodging houses and cheap reetnut ant were directly In tho path of the Are and tho occupant were hurriedly ap plied Of th danger. Many In their anxiety Jumped from wlndowa and uatalned eevero bruise and ahock, At 9 o'clock ' th fir had practically burned Itaelf out and th work of res cuing was begun. In the ruin of the Grand Central hotel a charred female body waa found.-, - : The remains could not be identified, and aa the hotel register and other records were burned, her name may never be known. In a lodging house two unknown male corpse won dis covered. , FOOD ANALYSIS. Laboratory for Pure Food to Bo Estab lished In Cities. New York, Feb. SB. An aaatatant to Dr. H. W. WUcy,' chief of the bureau of Chemistry of the agricultural de triment, haa arrived here to make an Inspection of the bureau of food an alysis at the appraiser' stores, pre paratdry to establishing similar labor atories In Boston, New Oriean and San Francisco, The New Tork bureau Waa established about six months age aa an experiment Under the present system, ' Importers receive their good two or. three day sooner than under the old' system. ' ' . " Gathered to Hla Father. New York, Feb. 25, Tho "Hairiest Won in the world," which waa present ed to the New Tork aoologicai gardens In tho Bronx In the name of hla little daughter Margaret and at her request by Andrew Carnegie, haa been gath ered to hla father. " The majestic beast which was one of the largest In , .captivity, la dead after an Illness of three day. The pneumonia following a cold h contracted In the early part of the week waa the cause. Everything that clone could , do to ave th ani mal wo don and he took th medi cines given him. but to no avail. JAPS WIN FIGHT. Japanese Capture a Hill and Defeat , th Russian. Talnkhetcben. Feb. 25. Tb Japan oe Berosneir hill today, which devel oped Into an encounter of a most san guinary nature. The Japan were pressing forward with a bayonet charge and recivd a pyro;y!yn band grenades or wr blown up by burrled mine. Japanese machine gum which took position to support the advance columns, were silenced for a time and beaten back; The Japanese cam on with greater reeolutlon,; however, and th RuMlan finally ylldd to hill In the face of greatly u per lor num bers, , i, . a 4 'I M - ttauted ronorti of the attack of the Russians ' at Tlnkhtmen doe not aaUafy the ourloslty.of the public aa to what la going on In Manchuria,' but military authorities explain that the Japanese wore probably only attempt ing to force ht th Russian advanced position.' The Associated Press dis patch from "Tslnkhttchen were Inter rupted' M the Interesting point aad can not give losses or final result W the batU bat It If evident that both sldea lost heavily. ! j JAPAN DENIES IT. la Net Suing for Peace and Net Anx ious for" It " ; f --. Washington. Fb.J$.-Japan, through hr minister at Washington absolute.. ly denies all report that abe Is suing for peac or, that any act of the Mi kado's representative oould be oa- slblv so eonstruoedv The mint tee add, that all peace talk waa not cre ated I Japan, but emanatea from some other land. It la declared that Jape has made all arrangements tojrontlnue the war for another year. , COMMISSION BILL Railway Commission Bill Passes Olympia House. NOW GOES TO THE SENATE Th Bill Creates an Appointive Rail' way Commission of Throe Member Giving Governor Power to, Ap point and Roirovo. Olympia, Feb. 26. The house today paased the houae aubstltuto railway commission bill and it wa ordered Im mediately transmitted to th aenate. Th bill aa passed creates an appoint ive commission of three members, giv ing the governor absolute power to ap point and remove member's. It lnvst"th commission with power to Institute Inquiries" and fix th rate and establish the amount of denier rage., It give either party the right to anneal the courta from the findings of the commission and places the bur den of proof on the railroad companies. Includes express companies In It provisions but exempts interurban electric roads. It fixes the penalty for violating any of It provision at from $150 to $2000. : GAMES ARE CLOSED. " ' ' ejeasaSMSSBM ' ' '' 4 i ' ' Officer Close All Gambling Games af Aberdeen. Aberdeen, Feb. 25.-r8centlng the fact that gambling waa prevalent In the city, Mayor Llndatrom haa ordered all the Joints closed. An air of myetery surrounded conditions, some J stoutly denying that th Joints were In oper ation, others having good evidence that gambling wa being ; carried on. Bjt oral councllmen went to the mayor with an affirmative tory and the mayor promptly went to teh saloon- men ' and gambler and gav them strict order for discontinuance of the evil. . . Fought a Draw. Philadelphia, Feb. : 24. Ab Attell and Eddie Hanton, both of Ban Fran cisco, fought a six-round draw to night. ' ENGLAND WINS North Sea Decision Goes Against Russia. SOFT SOAP FOR LOSER Report Implies Cruelty and Bar barianism on the Part of Admiral. ALL ENGLAND IS REJOICING Th International Commission Present Unanlmou Report In Effect That Russia Was Not Justified In Firing en English Boat. , Paris, Feb. J(.Tbe International commission on the North sea Incident find that "th opening of fire by Ad mlral Bojeatvenaky waa not Justified. Th decision waa publicly announce.! today. It seta forth at lenxth the clt cumatance and incidents and gives the opinion of th admiral on th var lou Important point Involved. 5 The decision aaya that delay of the Russian'' transport Kamtchatka, fol lowing the breaking down of her ma chtnery, waa perhap th cause of the Incident. The commander of the Kam ttbstka' etgnalled"- to" Admiral RoJrt vensky during the evening that he be Heved that he waa attacked and gave order for strict vigilance against the possible approach of the torpedo boata The majority of the commission con sider that Admiral Rojestvensky's or der were not excessive in time of war, particularly under the circum stances. . The commission, the decision say a recognise unanimously that the fish ing fleet committee no hostile act and the majority of the commission being of the opinion that there were not either among the fishing boat or in their vicinity, any torpedo boata, the opening of Are by Admiral Rojestven sky waa not Justified. The decision further aaya th Russian commission er did not share In the latter opinion. The commission ia unanimous under the circumstances preceding and fol lowing . the Incident that there -was such uncertainty concerning the dan ger to the squadron to warrant Ad miral Rojestvensky In continuing his route. However, the majority regret that the admiral did not inform the neighboring powers of what, had oc curred. ' The general impression prevails that the decision . was In the natuer of a compromise a the majority approved the British contention that no- torpedo boat attacked Admiral Rojestvensky' squadron and that, therefore, hla open ing fire wa not Justified, and aa the majority also approved the Russian contention that Admiral Rojestvensky acted according to hla belief, even though mistaken. London, Feb. 25. The foreign offlc received the finding of the North sea commission J with apparent! equanam- ity, but declined to give out any offi cial expression of opinion thereon. The findings were received In London with every sign of gratification, which was all the' more marked becituse of the premature reports that the decision ot the admirala hud been of antl-British character. The, whole report here Is regarded aa discredlng the Russian case. The definite report of the ad mirals that no i torpedo boat were at the' scene of the ' moment gives con siderable, satisfaction, , , i . , i AFFAIRS UNSETTLED. First Train on IVonna Railroad Ar rive at Warsaw. New Tork, Feb, 25.A to report of Japanese military activity In North ern Korea, the Herald' correspondent at Gensan cables:, , , , Transports ar arriving dally with material for fortification which' are being rapidly constructed on the Nak tmhoff peninsula. Meanwhile the Jap anese have announced the occupation ' -t ' : of three islands In the harbor en trance for military purpose. ' f A Japanese fleet, ' escorting two transport with land fortification and th workmen on board ha appeared off the Kaklnvoff peninsula, which form Port Lazareff, and command the approaches to Genaan. Harbor fortifications are being rap idly constructed there. , tTbl peninsula offers an excellent sheltered naval base from which to control the sea of 'Japan, Military tele graph lines are being rapidly strung through the territory to the north, re cently evacuated by Russian outposts." RUSSIANS ROUTED. Thro Hundred Russisns Routed After Sharp Engagement Nieuchwang, Feb. 25, via Tientsin, 10 a. .Ti. It is announced that a cav alry detachment of 200 Russians wa routed at Liuchlawopo, 14 miles south west of Hslnmlnghton on the even ing of February 23. The Russians Mattered in the direction of Hslnmln- tun. ' Ileuchwang is full of rumor of an impending battle upon the Hun river. The unusually warm weather will probably lead to active military opera tion. About three hundred Russians were again reported at a small vil lage north of Nluchlatun on the night of February 28, crossing the Llao river, ' ; : ' Thla morning foreigner residing her were warned not to venture on the west bank of the Llao river, owing to the activity of scouting partte on both sldea Russian agents clothed as Chinese are everywhere. Fell From Window. t San Francisco, Feb. v 25. Jame H. Buchanan, aged 5, haa met hla death by falling from the second story win dow of his lodging house to the side walk, a distance of 40 feet Hla neck was broken' and skull fractured. The deceased has. It Is said, two children residing at Seattle.,: Wash. ,. , ." AFFAIRS UNSETTLED Strike Throughout Russia Still Coutinues. SCHOOLS PRACTICALLY QUIT First Train en Vienna Railroad Ar rived at Warsaw Bringing 300 Pa ngrs, But Railway Men Are Joining the 8trikor. Waraaw, Feb. 15. The Brat train for three days on the Vienna railroad ar rived here today at noon, bringing 300 paasengers. Th trains are running tonight, although the lockout on the Vistula line continue. Resumption of railway traffic, however, offset by a walkout of street railway employes thl afternoon,, ,, The , men , demanded eight instead of .sixteen hours as a day's work and an increase of 50 per cent In wages, All the normal school puDlla and those of Waraaw conservatory and Loda Commercial college discontinued their studies today. ' St. Petersburg, Feb. S5. The street sales of the Ruts were suspended to day on account of an article of FrU day reciting the conditions of Russia and asking whether they wsre an In dication of the existence of the gov ernment. " According to well grounded rtporla, Minister of Finance Kokovsoff , will soon leave the emperor's cabinet and be aucceeded by Mr. Roucaloff, a form er assistant to President of the Coun cil Wltte and a strong supporter of that statesman. The Russ prints a definite statement that It has been de cided not to call the aemsky sobor, but this is denied in other quarter. Congratulate Commission. Parts, Feb. 25. The. Figaro, com menting on tho decision of the North sea commission congratulates, the commissioners on their Impartial ver dict. Temps criticise the report aa illogical. . It recognise the task aa delicate and complicated by lack of precedent. The fact that It atopped two nation from going to war, how ever. Is sufficient cause for the appre ciation of arbitration. ELECTS ADAMS Governor Contest in Colo rado Settled. - COMMITTEE TO REPORT Investigation and Recount of the Votes. Frauds Thrown Out by Committee. ADAMS IS ELECTED BY 2.760 The Committee Granted Attorney One Day More to Complete Brief. But Argument Will Not Effect Re sult of th Findings. Denver, Feb. 25. The gubernatorial contest committee today granted the attorneys on both side another day to prepare ! their brief.: 5 The ' attorney for Adam practically completed their brief tonight In It they assert that conceedlng all the claims contended for by James H. Peabody, Adams till has a majority of 2870." Thla summary is the result of the Investigation after all contention on the past' of Peabody are granted.': According to the certi fied returns Adams had a majority of 774. The loss to Adam if the experts' report 1 accepted Is T'l. leaving Ad ams a net majority of 2760. This ma jority will be Increased to 4470 If the experts report on the returns of Los Animas and Huerfano counties are ac cepted, and will be further Increased to (955 f all Denver precincts which were counted, after throwing out all fraudu lent votes. There 1 no possible chance for Adam majority falling below 2670, if all concessions claimed by Peabody are granted, and there la now no doubt but Adama will be declared elected. SING THE DOX0L0GV. Portland la to Have an Opposition b Telephone Service. Portland, Feb. 85. That Portland will have another telephone company seems now more probable than before, for at Its meeting yesterday afternoon the street committee of the council recommended that the application of the Empire Construction Company, through Charle B. Sumner, for a tele phone franchise be referred to the ex ecutive board for an adjustment of rates for the franchise. . , ( This action of the committee proves that the members are kindly disposed toward the new "'company and , will support the proposition of allowing It a franchise.' Mtv Sumner offered to place $50,000 In a local bank a an as surance of good faith on the part of his company and to give bonds In a reliable surety company ' at , a latet date. " I' - ' INAUGURATION DAY. Preparation Complete for tho Inaugu- ration ef ; Roosevelt. Washington, Feb) 25. With the in auguration of President Roosevelt only one week distant the member of the inaugural committee have ceased theii plana and are awaiting what hopes to be the successful cXilminatton' of their efforts. Unusually large attendance of inaugural vlsltora is expected. The en tire pension bureat$ building haa been placed in the hands of of the Inaugu ral ball committee ..and thla afternoon the work of decorating is already under way. . i . ' ' LAYING TRACK TO CONDON. Now Railroad N earing Completion Will Cause Land Development, t Arlington. Ore., Feb. 25. Work on the Condon road Is nearing completion. Tracklaylng was commenced this week and In a few day several additional crews ar to be put, on at thla work, to hasten construction a rapidly as pos sible. Since beginning of ' operations lost October land values have advanced . ' " 1 almost 50 per cent In the territory to be reached. Completion of the rail road and opening of the Columbia will make Gilliam one of the best counties In the state. The Condon road will open up some of the finest wheat country In the state only 'a fraction of : which has been under cultivation, because of lack of transportation facilities. Stockralsers who have bad to drive in from Fossil, (5 miles away, and other points, Will be equally benefited. Th Sergius Plot. . Moscow, Feb.' 25. The police report that they are satisfied that there ex isted a plot of considerable propor tions against Grand Duke Sergius, but are baffled In tracing it out Many ar rests of persons i believed to know something of the plot have been made. but only against the assassin Is there any really tangible evidence. . Fell from Window. San Francisco,. Feb, 25. James H. Buchanan, aged 45 years, met his death by falling from th second story. window of his lodging house to th sidewalk,, a distance of 40 feet His neck was broken and skull fractured. The deceased had. It Is said, two chil dren residing at Seattle. Almond Trees In Bloom. " Grants Pass, Ore, Feb. 25. Almond trees are In bloom In Grants Pass, the warm weather of the past month hav ing brought them out several weeks earlier than usual Peach trees are also ready to burst Into bloom, and will be in full blossom within the next ten days. The bloom Is very heavy on the frosts, the crop of almonds from South- ' em Oregon will be good' this season. ' . . . Boutwoll Is III. . , , , Boston. Feb. 25. Former Governor Boutwell la reported critically ill with pneumonia and there are very little hopes of his recovery, - lONOIt'G OEIOEIIS' Time of Congress Devoted to Marble Statutes. LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED Hous Divide Its Time Btwn Lg-: Islation and Patriot! Exorol Appropriation Bill Considered i But No Action Taken. r Washington, Feb. 25. The house to- i day divided its time between leglsla-Y tlon and patriotic exercises. An hour - -: i : nn ft. half raj etrArtf In maj!n mlnst bills and about the same time devoted) to consideration of the sundry dvll appropriattonn,. bill., without . reaching' any conclusion. Legislation then gave way ia .epeeches In which several, members participated in honoring the memory of Houston and Austin when' the marble statutea of each, Which had! been placed in Statuary hall by th state of Texas, were formally accepted. The house will meet tomorrow to hon-f or the late Representative Croft of; South Carolina. n .'l .The, senate today heard cbnsludlng; argument of both, sides in th Swayna' Impeachment case. Ex-Senator Thurs-, ton spoke for Sway.ne. After a dis- cusslon of about two hours in secret1 session, an order was made for a vote Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Voting will be. on the articles separately and'. continue until all are passed upon. . u The senate at last granted the re 4 quest of the houes for & conference om the statehood blU'and also-conferees on the Panama canal aone government bill. The naval appropriation bill war considered In part. Hale and Gorman. both condemned the rapid Increase in. the navy. ' X Gorky Not Released. St Petersburg, Feb. 24. The report ed release of Maxim Gorky was prev mature, but it Is expected that he wilt be set at liberty in a day or two. He is Suffering from the effect of con-' flnement, and authorities regard the case against him not sufficiently strong to demand retention iq th fortress. '