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JI1 1 J uv j& & irv m & iGuit T V NT XT UBLIHI FULL ASSOOIATfD PRIM IMPORT OOVin THE MORNING FIELD ON THt LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 133 ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH 18. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS NOT AGREE Doctors Arc Unable to Agree on Case ,OF NATURAL CAUSES So Says Professor Jordon. Strych nine Poison Say the Doctors NO ONE IS NOW ACCUSED Honolulu Phyiclan and Pharmacist Adhr to tho Strychnin Poiton Thoory, Thoory, While Dootor Claim Not Sufficient to Produce Death. Honolulu. March 17. Ed Shorey, chemist of the I 'lilted Htale Agricul tural eutluli, and Dr. Wood, Murray and Humphrle liavo !gnd a state- tnent replying to Professor Jordan and Timothy llopk'.n. who rcrently an liounced their conclusion ttait the drill h of Mm. Stanford was due to natural cmises They characterise the statement of these gentlemen na u tri lh I hk, and recite their finding that strychnine wun the raue of the death. "They any tlmt the publication of the Jordan-Hopkins opinion make It In cumbent upon I hem to reply, and they five the following reason why the death muet have reultcd from atrych nine poisoning: "FlrtMr. Stanford died during a churacterlMtjr strychnine convulsion, which wun seen by Dr. Humphries and Murray. "Hwond A pot-mortem rigidly Identical with that peculiar to case ol till, class of poisoning. "Tlltjd The ptt -mortem revealed no other mure of death, from any if -fecllon of the elomarh or luteal lni. They contained no undigested food and were In a healthy condition. "FourthThe Mat -mortem eon. firmed In every reaped tho evidence of authenticated cases of atryrhnlne poisoning, nnd these combined with the fad tlmt strychnin wua found Itt , the l)l iirbonale of soda, which wai used by the deceased, furnish n chain of evidence (tint will wlthMnnd the fiercest assaults." ('olitlnuliiK, the statement goes on to discuss the. testimony of Miss Herner Mts.Stnnfnrd's secretary .of May Hunt, tier main, and that of Dra. Humphre nnd Murray, Quotes medical author)-1 tie ri-KiuclliiK the aymptom of pols- oiiIiik by strychnine and reaffirms the punitive opinion that strychnlng pole onliig caused the death. WILL GO HUNTING. Preildent Roovlt Will Hunt Gam in Colorado. for Ulenwood Sprlnga, Ool., March 17. Philip R Stewart of Colorado Springs met the famous guides, John H. God of Meeker and John liorah of Oyp eum here today for the purpose of dla- ruNHlng arriingenients for a hunting trip planned for President Rooevelt would be prevented. Senator Forukor arrangements Include trips to Routt In April In the Rocky mountains, The In Colorado some time ago, and other county, the ecene of tho president' The outfit will consist of between 80 and 50 first-class saddle horses and hunt In Colorado some time ngo, and best dog owned by Borah nnd Goft, who wrlll accompany the president on the trip. MI8SOURI LEGISLATURE. NoTnator Eleoted and Legislature " Adjourn Tomorrow. ..Jofferson City, March 17. After tak ing five Joint ballots the Missouri leg islature tonight pa""'d the question of selecting a United State senator until tomorrow noon, the day on which , both branches of the legislature have agreed to adjourn alne die. Despite all atatementa to the contrary, th democrat remained firm for former ('lilted State Hniutor CcKkrtll nil through ttus day mid night and opinion l freely cxpreioted thut If u. senator In elected It will bti Cockrell. Eight bul lot wort taken during the night e Ion. The nnnl ballot tonight result ed: Cockerell H2, Nledrlnghuu 10, Werner 88, Kluir 11 and Dyer 1. COACH BUILDERS. Ar On a Strike in Pari for lncratd Wag.. New York. March It The atrike Of Frenjh ctch builders operatlvea la Increaalng In lritimlty. according to a Herald umpatcn from I'aria. The mantel have annouiiced that hiving inada all coneelon polbl, they will clone their work until the men re turn to work In eultlcletit number to enable them to resume bualnew. The men appear quite determined to fight on and have voted for the con tlnuatlon of the etrlke, Automobile manufacturer are reported to b uf ferlng mui h In coimequence. REFORM SCHOOL. For Fillipin Boy Located at Luion (land. Ithaca, N. Y.. March 17.-W. a Cleorge, mnnager of the OiHrge Junior Republic at Kreevllle, N. Y haa been apia)oacli'd by Governor Wright of the 1'hlllpplne Inland with the view of eelabllidilng a reform achool for Filipino boy at Camp J regit, Luzon Inlnnd. recently abandoned a an army poet. Governor Wright deelrea to con luci the proposed achool along the lln.w of the Inntllutlon at Kreevllle, wher wayward children are taught to he good cltlcena, take coura In man tin I training and are elf-governed. Mr. 0.orge baa about decided to undertake the mleelon and will col l-t a number of former cltlxen in the I'leuvllUl republic, who will be placed at the head of different de pnrtment of the Philippine lalunde Imttttutloit f the plan matc-rlallae. Lieutenant Governor McDonald Inaugurated Governor ADAMS HAS BEEN OUTRAGED Say He I Going Back to Hi Horn and ButineM in Pueblo Refute to Hold the Offio by Fore, a Sug gettcd by Som of the Democrat. Ih-nvcr. March I". The renlgiuitlon if Governor Pcabody. governor of Col oiado, was filed with the secretary of ntute today, and the same was no epled. Teh leglalatlev nxm-mbly was not I lied that there wita a varum y In' the ofllce of governor of Colorado, and that body Immediately elected Lieu tenant Gfvertior Mclionald, nnd h) was Inaugurated, the oath of office being udmlnlstered by the chief Jus tice of the supreme court. "1 am going back home and to my bueliiesa In Pueblo," said Alva Adams, at the same time he added: "I feel that I have been outraged, and feel the resentment natural. Howver, If the people can endure It, I can, Some of my frIendK, whoso loyalty was su premo, wanted me to hold the ofllc by force, but I never for a moment hud any Idea of accepting such ad vice. I am for law and order In the true and reul meaning and sense ol the phrase. I simply submitted to an outrage that could not be prevented, MONEY LENDERS. Thy Driv a Railroad Engine!" to Suioid. Chicago, March 17. Hounded by money lender, to whom he hnd as signed his wages for a long period, in advance and finally discharged be- cauw of this, Frank Dunham, an en gineer on the Illlols Cctral railroad, haa committed suicide, at his home here, Dunham, who was 47 yean ld. locked himself In a bedroom and then turned on the gaa. Profor Pollock Dead Denver, March 17. George E. Pol lock, professor of languages at Denver university, died at o'clock this morn ing, after a lingering Illness, He leaves a widow, but no children. PEABODY RESIGNS KOROPATKIN Emperor Administers Bitter Rebuke NEW ARMY TO BE SENT Emperor Refuses to Entertain Any Propositions for Peace With Japan MOBILIZATION IS DIFFICULT Preparation Ar Being aMda to Mobi lit Another Army of 450,000 Soldiar nd Send Thm to Manchuria With tha Hop of Crushing Japan. St. Petersburg, March 17. With the Japanese hanging on the heel and Dunk of the remnant of the broken, defeated Rulan army. General Kuro- putkln, the old Idol of the private sol dler, haa been dlmlHd and disgraced. and General Llnlevltch, commander of the first army. I appointed to aucved him In command of all the Russian laud and sea force operating against Japan. The word "dlagrace" la writ en In large loiters In the laconic Im perial order gaxetttfd, which contains not a single word of prulxe, and also deposes of the rumor that Kuropat kin had asked to be relieved. The RuHslan military annuls contain no more bitter Imperial rebuke. Willie It was known that the wai ouncll hud already decided to sup- lant Kuropatkln after the Mukden dlsuster, the decision to confer the task ofa saving, tho remulnder of the army on Llnlevltch In the very midst It fight, although bruited last ight, was not anticipated. It trans- Ires that Emperor Nicholas, on the dvlce of General Dragomlroff and War Mlnlaldr Sakharoff, determined hat the step was necessary when It Illume apparent yesterday morntiw that Kuropatkln. while concentrating or a stand at Tie Pass, seemed un- ware that the Japanese had worked round westward, and again practical ly allowed himself to be surprised, yid ciKirt brought by General Grlpen- leiK regarding Kuropatkln' falling mentally also had Influence. Rut even In the face of the possi bility of the complete loss of the army nd the admitted fact that Vladivo stok Is already possibly lost, the em peror still shows no signs of yielding. I reparations for continuing the wai on a larger scale than ever are pre ceding. The dictum has gone forth hat another army of 4R0.000 Is to be dispatched to the far east, und In or der to avoid delay It hue been decided, nstend of sending only reserve men, o form new armies, liivgc.ly of regular units, leaving the reserves to replace the regulars In garrison duty at home. Throughout ttje war many military men have contended that It was a fatal mistake to send reserve men to the far east. A division of the Im perial guard will be sent to the front. Is not Improbable that some of this ear's conscripts will be sent. Sepa rate armies ore to be organUed undet Generals Grodekoff, , Grlpenberg and Makaroff. Even In the most optimistic quar ters, however. It is reallaed that a gen. al mobilization is likely to be ac complished by widespread disorder unless the composition and function of the popular representation under the Imperial rescript are more satis factory than now appears probable. NATURALIZING JAPS. lnvtigation a to Naturalization , Tax. Houston, Texas.. March 17. C. V, in C. Vandusen, agent for the department of Justice, has begun an Investigation of the isuance of naturalisation papers to Japanese, many of whom have set tled In this vicinity recently. Mr. Vn dusen holds that the Jupanece are In cluded In the lnhabttion applying to Mongolian, and will make a report on the matter to the Texas authority and will Iku; no more paper until the matter i definitely settled. Under the Texa law tho Japanese cannot own land until they are natur allzed and farms are being beld In truat pending the Issuance of the pa p;r. OFFICERS CAPTURED. Officer From British 8tmr Cap tured by Japan. Bun Franclico, March 17. Officers from five British freight steamer that were cuptured by the Jaoanese while trying to run the blockade In Vladivostok, have arrived on the steamer China from Kokohama. The number Include 12 men from the Rrltinh steamers Rosalie. Lathering ton, Oakley and Uuwdry, all bound from Great ltrltaln for the Siberian port when they were captured, and the M. 8. Dollar, whlrh wae bound from I this, city. The total amount of the coal cargoes Mllng Into the hands of the Japanese reached nearly 25.000 tons. The captains of all these ves sels remained behind In Japan with their vessel awaiting final decision In the matter of the captures. 8HE HA8 GOT IT. Woman from China Denied Admitiion to San Francisco. Ban Francisco, March 17. Mrs. Keuchl, who arrived from the orient on the liner China, accompanied by her husband, a graduate of an Amer ican medical college und licensed to practlec In this state. Is detained on board the steamer. The port medical Inspector refused her a landing, as he says, she Is af flicted with trachoma. An sppeol will be taken from the decision. C0R0NAD0 BEACH Sea Continues to Eat Into the Ocean Beach GREAT HOTEL THREATRNDD Th Boulvrd Ha Bn Eatan Away and Several Dwelling Ar Throat nd, Among Them th Brick Ri dnc That Cannot B Moved. San Diego, March 17. The sea con times to eat into the Coronado beach and much alarm la felt. The gret summer resort hotel loacted on the beach la threatened and a large forct of men nre nt work night nnd day ropplng bags of sand in front of tlu devastating waves. The boulevarj has been eaten away entirely and sev eral dwellings are thretened. Thi wolen f,velllngs of Dr. Meadlen United States army surgeon, assigned Fort Rosencrans, and George Gay are being moved. The fine brick res idences of Graham, Rabcock and Bart- less Richards cannot be moved. Seven thousand bags of sand have been tumbled over the bluff and 20,000 mor are ready to be used. The highest tide Is yet to coine. Sunday being the maximum, six feet and three inches. NEW COMMANDER. Ruiiin Anxiaty a to Affair in Man churia. St. Petersburg, March 1". There Is decided anxiety felt here regarding the fate of the Manchurlan army under Its new commander. No news of military developments during the last three days haa reached here. The only dls patches from the "front ore brief an nouncements yesterday that General Llnevlteh had assumed command and that Kuropatkln was departing for St. Petersburg, disposing of the rumor tha Kuropatkln had committed suicide. It Is reported that the Russians ore loa. Ing heavily In rear guard actions and that the Japanese columns are reported to be pushing northward as fast bk possible to complete enveloping the movement of the Russians. Kuroptkin Go Horn. St. Petersburg, March 17. A dis patch from Shang Tufu reports that General Kuropatkln left there tonight for St. ' Petersburg. - - noun Ptesideat Roosevelt Deliv ers Address ST. PATRICK SONS Royally Entertained by the Sons of the Beautifui Emer ald Isle SONS OF. THE REVOLUTION Received by th Patriotic Organiza tion in Nw York nd Was Received by Gut Standing, All of Whom Joined in Singing America. New York. March 17. President Roosevelt waa the guest of honor to night at the 121st annual dinner of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He was roundly cheered by more than 600 members of the society and Its guests. He delivered a speech bfore the so ciety, closing a full day of friendly greetings, during which he gave hir niece, Miss Elanor Roosevelt In mar rlage to her cousin. Franklin Roose velt, son of Mrs. Jajnes Roosevelt, After the conclusion of his address at Delmonico's tonight, Prealdent Roosevelt went to a banquet of the Sons of the American Revolution at Hotel Astor. He was received by the guests standing. America was sung and then the president was presented with a badge of the aoclety, which he himself pinned on. President Rooae velt said: We rank as one of the greatest naval powers on earth and we rank first as a power for peace. The navy Is the arm of all the support on whica this nation must depend to defend it against all foreign aggressors. T want to increase the number of our battle ships becaues they are preventative! of war with other nations," EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH. Will Go to Buda Pest Sunday on Po litical Crisis. Vienna, March 17. The official an nouncement made here today that Emperor Francis Joseph will go to Huila Pest on Sunday awakens hope that the long drawn out political crisis in Hungary, lasting since January 26, and the solution of which apparently was In no wise advanced by the em lieror's recent interview with 16, Hun garian political leaders Is soon to enter upon its Inst stages. If a solution Is at hand the ways and means thereto are at present unknown. Neither the crown nor Hungary has shown any disposition to withdraw from ha post lion, as previously described In these dispatches. The emperor's presence in Hungary however, doubtless will have a good effect on the Hungarians and It Is believed he will not go thither un lesa hA were positive of materially Improving the situation. STANDARD INDICTED. Number of Indictment Returned Againtt Company. Mot-ganfleld, Kyv, March 17. The Union county grand Jury today re turned 151 Indictments against the Standard Oil Company for selling oil in retail lots without a license. The penalty Is a fine of from $50 to $1000 for each conviction. SPOTTED FEVER. Cerebo Spinal Menengiti Prevalent in Naw York. New York, March 17. So danger. ous Is the epidemic of cerebro spinal menengltla or spotted fd-or In the poorer sections of the city that the health department officials are alarmed nd say extraordinary steps must bs taken to stamp It out. But what hand). caps them In their work I the fact, admitted by them, that physician; while knowing it 1 a germ disease, do not know how to treat It successfully. Last year there were 1211 deaths In the city from the disease and the year before there were only 271. Last week the number of deaths wa 78. The number In the corresponding week last year was only n. The health commissioner haa asked for an ap proprfatlon to employ experts to make an Investigation. BATTLE WITH LUNATIC. John White of Bay City Has Detper- at Fight Bayi City, Mlch March 17. John Wblte, an employe - at the NortJ, American Chemical Comrjanv nlant. discovered, unconscious and bleeding near his work Wednesday night, on recovering consciousness, told a sen sational tale of a half hour's hattla with an unknown masked lunatic who t tacked him with a butcher knife. White states that the masked man entered the room where he was work ing and told him plainly that ho wa going to kill him. He then produced a butcher knife and took after him. White Jumped over the large potair'a pans, followed by his pursuer. Throe times the weapon was brought down on the fugitive, once on the flesh part of his right leg, another time acroa the left arm and a fhlrd stroke cut a large hole in his cap. . White finally made a dash for the door, closely pursued. The man with the mask followed him three hundred yards and then slunk away In the darkness. Som Army Left. St. Petersburg, March 17. Military officers declare that there are now 268,000 men at General Llnevlteh' dis posal In Manchuria and it Is believed that these forces irill be sufficient to cause the Japane.s to exercise great er caution In th lr pursuit Hope and Prosperity Prevalent in Emerald Isle ACCOUNT OF BRITISH POLICY Large Estate to B Divided Up and Land Will Be Sold to the Peasantry, Something They Have Fought to Accomplish for Several Yars. 0 New York, March 17. Ireland hah awakened to a new life and hope olt prosperity since the British govern ment adopted the policy of buying In big estates and selling the land to tha tenantry, according to Admiral Lord Charles Bcrejford, who has arrived here on a vacation tour which he will extend to Mexico and later to Flo rida. 'There is no doubt that the new scheme for Ireland has proved a great boon for the country," said Lord Charles Bearsford: "I was recently there and saw evidences of prosperity on every side. The people have money in tha banks and It all comes from the products of the country. Condition are getting better all the time. 'Numerous estates have been sold and many people have been benefited. If they get back thlr manufactures future prosperity would be assured." Lord Charles was asked what ha thought of their frequently recurring controversy over the usefulness of battleships. , The battleship must settle the ulti mate issue in war, no matter what wt build," he replied "Battleships are heaper than war. They are a sort of Insurance, If we have sufficient and efficient for peace. If we two nations, America and Britain 'get together5,' there is no doubt we will control the peace of the world." Raisin Grower. Fresno CaU Marchj 17t Aittfr a strenuous campaign of three month sufficient acreage has been signed u to insure the success of the Co-oper ative Raisin Growers'' Company. The total acreage signed Is 39,000. The new company is a stock company. Differing from the old asoclatlon. It Is to do its own packing. With the acre, age signed. It Is claimed that the mar AWAKENED ket can be controlled. I