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(2it n , 4 0 ' J' i - ""llifttttti PUBLISH! FULL AStOOIATID PRISt !RtPORT , OOVf RS THE MORNINQ FIILD ON THI LOWIN COLUMBIA '1 t. VOLUME LVIV. NO. 117. ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1; 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS rYU' - ; fff . ; "; v - EIFHT RAGING Important Battle Fought (Yesterday. RUSSIANS DEFEATED Japanese art Forcing the Russians to Retreat nd Disaster ' 5 Is Inevitable. r " FIGHTING FAST AND FURIOUS Kurepatkin Fsoei Disesttr of the Firt Magnitude and Kurokl's Flanking Mavimnil Fare. Russian 'I. . I . . 7" , Commander to Withdraw. Mukden, Feb. 88. The Japanese Sunday achieved a alguol victory over (he j forcee commanded by Lieutenant Oeneral runnenkampr. While Ut tUj- tory la important in Itaelf, It la more 0 bevaua of the atragetlo advantage gained by the Japanese. The flghtinc wu over a mountainous country be tween 10 and 40 miles east or IJao Yang. OenervJ Kurokl's Infantry again displayed remarkable qualities bill (Ightora, and proved tiielf 4t' perlorlty to the famous cavalry of Uie Ruaalana. - The right of the' Japanese winter position baa been near Fonchl, extend ing toward tha aoutheast on the south of tbe Shakhe river. In yesterday's movementa a body of Japanese troops which had been advancing from Pon chl, swung around toward the north east and swept the Russiana before them. The Japanese now hold strong Ilnea from the southwest to tha northeast and partly eastward of the Taltae river, threatening the Russian's loft flank. , St. Petersburg, Feb, !J. The Asso ciated Press hears from & high source that General Kuropatkln considers his position on the Khahke river to be menaced to such an extent by Clen eral Kurokl's successful flunk move mnt as to necessitate the Immediate withdrawal of hla army to Tie Pass. and so advised Emperor Nicholas. No confirmation of this Is obtainable In military circles hre, while, It is point ed out that with the Japanese pressing the whole Russian line such an opera tlon must Inevitably end In disaster ' of the first magnitude. '! ; ' v RUSSIANS WHIPPED. 'Severe Fighting Along the Line All i Dsy Yesterdsy. Mukdnn, Feb. 28. The Russians snlsed the head of the bridge across the Bhokhe tlyer In the center ot the Japanese' lines, assisted by 'artillery firing of particular energy from PutU of( hill and Novgorod hill. Ten deter mined attacks opprfitte Tanstngtun and we-t of Vanupudsl were all re pulsed with' heavy loss to the Rus slns. , The, situation. ,on Uja.Jtusslan Mtt flank is unchanged compared ,. with Mondny evening. Fighting Is In pro gress today along the whole line. The Japanese are attacking everywhere. Af attacks tn,a morning wrere beaten bark and Russians made counter at tacks In many places. On right flank, the Russians occupied the village , of BoataUl, which Is close to Bandlapu, arid from this position hurled hand grenades across the Intervening ravine Into the Japanese trenches In SanJla pi "causing- heav? loss' andgreat 'dls -order. " jf r ;. .f k ) 'j H fVashlngton, Feb. 28. The Japanese legation today received the following official advices: , Our detachment on February 2S at tacked the enemy at Chlghocheng, 80 miles east of Penslho. A strong snow storm and steep nature of the ground, with melting 'ice at . Tatsuho freatiy hindered the movements, bat by noon the first line Managed to press closely the enemies position and delivered a fierce' attack. At daybreak on Febru ary 2i, we renewed the attack, followed by grenade fighting and In the evening t'hinghocheng fell Into our hand. Tha enemy retreatt-d northward, burning Chlnghochang, leaving ISO dead on the field. The enemy' losses are believed to bo considerable BUILD BATTLESHIPS. Moran Bros, of Seattle to Seoure Large Contract. .Seattle. Feb. 18. A A. Delakoff, a special agent of the Russian bureau of finance Is In this city and says Rus sta Is to construct a battleship, two cruisers and several torpedo boats In the United Btates within the next year for detlery after the war, In ten ori ent. His errand here Is to visit Moran Bros,' ship yard In order to report on Its capabilities to his government He states thai there is nothing sweret about the matter and that the con struc Uon of the Vessels was decided on a couple of months ago. ;;t1 CiHeniy C. Whitney DeSd.1 , Boston Feb, 28. Henry C. tybltney, for years one of Chicago's leading law yers and a member of the Boston bar, Is dead at his home In Salem. He was 74 years ot age and was at one time connected with Abraham Lin ooln'S law oftloe, In SprlnKfleld, III He was at on tlm a - state "senator In K&nsaa and was the author of that state's capital punishment law. Mr. Whitney figured in a sensational di vorce trial In Chicago In 1880 anJ was the opposing counsel During the hear ing the woman who brought the milt fired at him five times with a revolver. Shortly ator tbe trial Mr. Whitney removed to Salem, where he has since resided.' -t ,,-; - J ICE GORGE BROKEN. Demolished a 1250,000 Dike In the Mis sisslppL s I St. Louis, Feb. 28. When the lee corse In.lhe Mississippi went out tJ- Jay it completely demolished a new I2S0.900 government dike and a 1130 000 watef protection bulkhead at East St. Louis. MURDERER HANGED Judge Lynch Metes Out Speedy Justice. MOB BREAKS INTO THE JAIL William Woods Attempted to Hold Up Two Men at Haxen, and Is Taken From the Jail by a Mob and n Hanged to a Tree. Reno, j Feb. 28,--Justloe, swift, and sure, was meted out to William Woods, known as Red Woods, at Hasen, at an early hour this morning. Woods with a companion attempted to hold up Dr. D. A. Wire and James Wallace near the passeageiv depot. Agent Ferguson heard calls for, help, from the victims and rushing out scared off the high waymen, who ( took flight 1 .FcruKwn sent five shots after them and ,uo- ceeded In bringing W,oods to a halt The prisoner was taken to the town Jail, a wooden structure. The arrest cauea me. people io arise ana as nigm advanced the anger ibecame more un manageable" Deputy Sheriff Jud Al len cautioned coolness, but his en treaties were In valii After 2 o'clock, when the crowd had become thorough ly organised, they mfcrehed to the Jail Axes and sledge hammers were used In bursting open the door and soon Woods, trembling with rear, was drag ged from the jail.. No formalities were gone through with. ! He .was led 'and carried to the nearest telegraph pole. A rope was thrown over the cross arm and then , fastened,-and then the mob dispersed; After 9 ovclock this morn ing tha people'found he body. , , " : ', Russia Needs Money. . St. Petersburg, Feb. 28. This Rus sian naval program still hangs fire on account ot the failure of the ministry of finance to allot an appropriation, which may not be made until a new loan la floated. In the meantime, rep resentatives of foreign shipbuilding firms who are here after contracts are cooling their heels In the corridors of the admiralty, J Nelson Knocks Him Out . in tbe Ninth. NO MATCH NOR DANE It Was Nelson's Fight From the First Round Until the Finish. CORBETT LACKED SPEED Coebett Virtually Whipped In the Seventh Round, But Spurted Up Again Only to Reeeive Heavy Punishment From Nelson. Ban Francisco, Feb. 28. Battleing Nelson ot Chicago made Toung Cor bett appear as the veriest tiro at fight ing game tonight -when he practically knocked Corbett out In the middle of the ninth round, .. In order , to save Corbett from complete knockout his seconds threw up the sponge. ' T.1e man who twice met Terry Mc6overn was not In H with the 'young Dane 'at any stage of the game. He seemed to lock speed and certainty lacked ac curacy, in the early part of the fight on several occasions he straightened Nelson up with rights smd-Mts on the Jaw, but when it came to . following up the advantage his swings were very wild. He seemed to be over-anxious, while Nelson was at all times cool and confident In the seventh round when it ap peared as if Corbett was practically gone, he showed a flash of old-time speed and landed several severe punches on Nelson's ribs and Jaw. It was only a spurt, however, and Corbett soon lapsed Into semi-groggy condition which lasted until the end of the fight Nelson's plan of battle was to force Corbett around the ring, keeping close to him all the time. Whenever Corbett missed a swing, Nelson was there with a return Whloh generally landed. From the fifth round on, Nelson had Corbett In the corner or against the ropes and landed heavy blows at will. Corbett In some way managed to protect himself from knockout blows until the middle of tbe ninth round. In a Jiffy Nelson swung a right over Cor- bett'a Jaw and he went down. He re mained down and then stood ui against the ropes with his hands low ered, unable to protect himself. Nel son partially topped htm over with a swing on the Jaw, but before Cor-, bett Was fairly on the mat his 'seconds threw up the sponge. The round lasted 2 minutes and 85 seconds - In the eighth round Nelson had Cor bett against the ropes and the Denver man f claimed ! foul . and lowered his hands. , Nelson then demonstrated he was superior to Corbett In speed, ac curacy, aim and ability to take pun ishment,' and stiff punishment, After the fight Corbett had very little to say. Corbett had no excuse to offer. Nelson1 i was very happy' ; and ' an nounced that his next effort would be to get a match with Prltt, who once defeated him. The fight tonight was heavily played by the betting element. Odds or 10 to 8 were eagerly 'snapped up by Corbett's admirers. There was plenty of Nelson money in sight and ail bets offered were taken. - TO STRIKE ENDED. 8tudents Win Strike and Conoetsions v Granted. ..'M ' Berlin, Feb.28. The students strike at the Hanover technical institute hoe ended. Dr. Studt, the Prussian min ister of ecclesiastical, instruction and medical affairs, has conceded -nearly all that the students aBked. He also gave permission to reorganise the students' committee, which he had or dered disbanded and consented that the students of the various universities and technical Institutions may confer with each other through delegates re garding their common Hla , The mln- leter also ordered a reversal of Stu dent Utile's expulsion, letting him off with a reprimand. The students have sent Minister Btudt a telegram of thanks for his prompt settlement of tbe difficulty and the' restoration of good relation The students will re sume their attendance on lectures to morrow. . Brought (4000. New York, Feb. 28. The original ot Oliver Wendell Holmes,' "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" has been pur chased by J. p. Morgan for $4000. The manuscript is in good condition and is to be placed among the most valuable in American literature. It was preserved by the publisher of the magaslne in which the papers first appeared. 1 On the publisher's death several pages were found to be miss ing, but Dr. Holmes rewrote .them and they cannot be distinguished from the rest' " - The manuscript contains about 300 closely written quarto pages and In cludes the poems, "Tbe Wonderful One Horse Shay,1' "The! Chambered Nautllllus," "Parson Turrell'a Legacy" and "Tbe Living Temple." Towns Deserted. Denver. Feb. 28. A News special from Flagstaff. Arlx, says that the towns of Holbrook and St Johns, situ, ated in the Apache valley; "nave been almost completely deserted by their Inhabitants who ' fear ' that the Im mense dam of the St Johns Reservoir Company will break from the strain of flood waters due to almost Inces sant rains for two weeks ist ' ' s ' - Burned With TaliowL ' ? ; Wallace, Idaho, Feb." 28. While at work making tallow candles today G. B. McCuIlough was' frightfully scald ed by an explosion of 'the tank con taining 600 gallons of boiling aft He was covered with hot tallow and was hurried to Wallace hospital, where physicians say his condition Is criti cal. He Is burned from head to foot. DON'T WANT MUCH Marie Francis O'Reilly Sues for " $250,000. WANTS PAY FOR CATTLE USED Jr. 5W Major General Brooke Defendant in a 8uit to Recover for Cattle Confis cated and Probably Sold to the V" People of Cuba. New York, Feb. 28. In a recent suit brought by Maria. Faranclsca O'Reilly, countess of Buena Vlsta.Cuba, against Major General John E. Brooke, IT. S A, for $250,000 damages tor having whlla governor general, of .Cuba, de prived her. of the herlditat right t slaughter all cattle for the city of Ha vanju Judge Holt in Jhe. United States district court has overruled a demur rer filed by Charles W. Russell, a special assistant attorney general, rap- resenting General Brooke. Judge Holt In overruling the demurrer, said that the act of General Brooke "was a, con fiscation of the plaintiffs property and Was wholly unlawful; tortuous and un authorised upon the part of the de fendant and that it was In contraven tion of the Spanish law, ot 1759 and of the 'subsequent decree of the Spanish crown In 1878." and lit violation of the treaty , of peace with Spain.;, -, . j; Judge Holt refused to rule that Gen eral Brooke was not personally liable. f n UNION. WINS VICTORY.;, j j Picketing by Tailoring Establishments , , la Unlawful. Chicago, Feb. 28. Ah injunction Is sued ! by! Judge .Kayanaugh against picketing of tailoring establishments and factories by striking garment workers has been so modified t.iat It will be resumed - legally around the plants today. Members of the unlor declare they have won a victory, and the action marks a change in the at titude of the courts in labor strug gles, Men, women and girls will picket all factories where the walkout pre vails and attempt by peaceful meanr to persuade non-union workers to Quit work arid Join them. ; PEOPLE RULE The Referendum Will Be Invoked. APPROPRIATION BILL Enthusiastic Meeting Held at Mc Minnville and Petitions , " Prepared. ' ';; "'lr-';:: APPROPRIATIONS TOO LARGE Arrangements Are Being Perfected to : Submit the General Appropriation Bill Passed by Legislature to '' Vote' of the People. ' ' -ft -'Y-,::.'j',:-i,t ' ,iV.f McMlnvtlle Feb. 28. One of the largest' and. most enthusiastic; meet ings ever held in this city, by a unani mous vote have decided to invoke the referendum on the appropriation bill which . carries over $1,000,000. There seems to be no particular objections to the appropriations for state institu tions for. which , appropriations .are made by law, but there is a decided objection to appropriations for Im provements which pass at every see sion of the legislature and which le regarded as a graft The principal objection , Is rge4 against normal, school approprlatoln which carries nearly 8100,000. This Is the most gigantic graft In the state and the only way to eliminate It is to submit the bill to a vote ot the peo ple. . Representatives from the coun ties where the normal school graft is located, form a combination to secure appropriations for the four schools and It is impossible to beat them in, thi legislature, but the people of Oregor propose to show them a trick or twe wherein no combination can be ef fected to graft off from the state. ' The petition Invoking the referen dum has ben prepared and is being circulated and numerously signed. There is no doubt that if it were ne cessary, nine-tenths of the votert would sign the petition. There Is no doubt that when it is submitted to the people that it will be adopted by an overwhelming majority and an ef fectual check ,, t to grafting off from the public funds. A special .election wUl probably be called for June to vote on the proposition. 5 1 STEAMER OREGOCl GONE. ' , Burning Vessel Is Towed Into Hum i bold Bay. i San Francisco, Feb. 28. The fire aboard the - steamer Oregon Is still bufntng: "The vesser Tjas started for Hunjbold Bay, where, her captain ex pects to fcbeach, her. The Oregon 18 accompanied by the steamer Del Norte. The fir ls spreading forward. The Oregon ' took fire at 1 o'clock' yesterday afternoon, 15 miles south of Crescent . City," the blaze originating among miscellaneous (merchandise. ! All hands were at once; ordered out to light the ' fire and the 67 passengers were advised to prepare -for emerg encies,; but -were kept comparatively calm. The following Is a list of the eablri passengers: ! Mrs. G. Perry. Mrs.;B. Perry, C. De frles, C J. Martin, A. Gilbert H. C. Collins, Mrs. S. M. Hull, Miss Cella Comstock W. H. Ccinstock, H. S. Schlenkle, Mrs. Schlepkle, B.. A. Sea borg, G; G. Maloney, f3. A. Burt Mrs. I? H. Germain, 8. L. boldsmlth, E. R. Miller. B, W. Van Senden. O.-P, Her rlck, C; H. MeCrum. )w. Wownlng, J. H. Seabrlske, C. O. Schafer, K. JakkO wlch, W. Becker, A. W. Jerrems, M. I Moses,' Mrs. M. L. Moses, Wi L. Harkls and Mrs. W. L. Harkls. Crescent City, Feb. ,28. The steam er Oregon, with'' burning "cargo, 'left here today for Eureka, where she can be beached. She Is accompanied by the steamer Del Norte and every ef fort will be made to reach Eureka. The Oregon Is ' listing heavily and drawing about 20 feetof water. This will make It difficult to take her over Humboldt bar., It is thought that the cargo is a total loss. A 4 " Strike Not Settled. f New York, Feb. 28. A new schedule of trips and wait for the subway em ployes, which the men expected to go Into effect today , according to an agreement made three weeks ago, has not been adopted they declare and at the close of a conference between the local union leaders, a telegram re questing his immediate presence was sent to Warren E. Stone of Cleveland, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers. J,t is evpected that Stone will be here on Wednesday afternoon and that representatives of them will call on August Belmont head of the Interborough Rapid Tran sit Company. The local leaders de clared after their conference that they would have no further meetings with General Manager Hedley. JUDGMENT REVERSED. American Gold Mining Property Not ' 'T','. to Be Sold. ;"( San Francisco, Feb. 28--The" Unit ed States circuit court of appeals has reversed the Judgment of the district court of Alaska In the case ot Frank N. Griffin vs. The American Gold Min ing Company. M The lower court had denied the plaintiffs motion fof leave to amend the judgment so as to allow the property attached to be sold to satisfy the claim. ' The ' property Is valued at' 125,000. " 4 ' ' l ' Calvin Reed Deed '.V Denver, FeS 2S.-Calvln E. Reed. asistant attorney general of Colorado and.oneof, the mc prominent attor neys Th tfte state," !a dead of prieumo nla. Mr. Reed, who 'was $8 years of age and 'unmarrledC was a graduate of tne law school at the University, of Michigan. He was born at Lftbart nt, and had resided' in .Colorado 18 years. His father and mother., who re side to Chicago, were at, his .bedside at death. ' ' , r oirapiFsoiis Vrey Busy Day In the Legislature k Yesterday. IMPORTANT LAWS ARE PASSED Bill Creating a School for Defective Youth, at Medical Lake Passed Both Houses and Goes to the . :, Governor for Approval..,.. .,. Olympla, Feb. 21 The till creating the new school .for defective youth at Medical Lake has passed both nouses of the legislature and now goes to the governor. I carries an appropriation of. turnto 'ZH S :v The senate passed the bill providing for the submission ot a constitutional amendment extending to mining, mill ing and manufacturing companies tha right to eminent domain. An important feUl-wae Introduced by.. the senate Judldajy1 committee and passed the senate.- It ik'eks to restrain the plea of . insanltv, which shall be held before the date of the trial. The hearing Is to be before three Physicians who are to pass upon the Insanity of the defendant. ! If insane' and' the :court considers Mm dangerous,, 'he may ( be committed ,to the penitentiary. The house passed a bill prt pard by export, in 4h emoloy ,f f .Uia go.vern,v ment and approved by the Interior department kWhlch, is lalendel to aid the government In reclamation service of the state'. 'iV'. ,', ;, : K ' FRISCO AND ASTORIA. " Steamer, St Pnvl .to T"k p,c of the Elder. Seattle Feb.' 28i The steamer St. Paul, formerly, owned and operated by the Aloskfc' Commercial Company, has ' ! been sold to the .Pacific f Mall Steamship Company of San Francisco. The steamer will "be olratif bet ween San Francisco and Astoria and Port land In place of fhe company's steam er Elder, whloh was recently wrecked. . -"V4 Strike Settled, t Victoria, Feb. 27. The strike among the smelter employes In this province was settled, today. Shorter hours for thf e wording . In unsanitary places was the basis of the settlement.