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UBUSHIt FULL AS800IAT1D PMM IfUPORT COVERS THC MORMINfi c LD ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO.: 1 37 ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 23. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS " ' p PEACE OR MR Possibility That War Will Soon End. EMPEROR FAVORABLE $ Probability that Overture Will Come from Prance and Germany. STRONG RUSSIAN SENTIMENT Russisn Peset Party Ar Urging Cm psror Nichols t to Inleatt to Japan Hr Willingness to Conildtr Ptaoa Proposals and End tha War. St, Petersburg. March 21 Tha party srlthln Hit government which has bn urging Kmperor Nlrholu to indicate to Japan Russia's willingness to end tl war If a reasonable Win can be reached, has been greatly encouraged the past few day, nml actual pacific proposal I believed to he In tha near future. What l .known a the war party la t tit Utterly opposed to tha peace Idea Under prMiit circumstances, but with the exception of tht minister "-of ws,r and marine, tha emperor's mlnlstera, barked by M. Wttta favore thla course and the, convincing arfumenta tray are offering are having an effect on the enieror. The French Infiueiiee In the tame direction la now being supported by German opinion. The Associated Press la In a poal tlon to assert that If Kmperor Nicholas decides to approach Japan It will be through Franc. The Uusslitn gov ernment now feels certain that Jnpnn will not make th. first move nor dl close Its iioeltlon until overturea are made authorltlvely In the emperor'e name, on the ground thru he alone la capable of binding Russian. It la quite possible that Japan's nttlluJe In thl reitiird has been exposed through un official attempta to aacertaln what terms she would be willing to accept, tn conferences recently held con cernlnii the question whether Kuanla now Indicates Ita willingness fur peace all agree, firstly, that preparations for continuing the war should not be re Inxed, and, aecondly, to reject any humiliating terms. There will probab ly he, two polnta on which Russia might be found Implacable, namely, cession of territory, nnd Indemnity, to neither of which, It la aiild, would the emperor agree. It la pointed out, however, that If Japiin seriously desires enduring pence on collatcrlul queatlona, Ruaala might be ready to offer llbetal com penaatory conalderatloni, Moacow, March 22. M a conferencv aummoned by the Moacow nobility a meeting hua been called here for to morrow and repreaontatlvea of the lk'NNarablnn nobility will prraent reao lutlona adopted by that aaaoclatlon urging a conference and declarea Itself na followa: First For the apeedy termination of the war. Second For the right of the nobil ity, lematvo and other local organlia tlona to a voice In inenaurea for locnl safety and for quieting peaaanta and other dhtorders. Third For no Interference with working Interior mlnlatera of the Itoullgana commlealon, In tha Interest of perfect freedom of opinion. Fourth For representation by nine members of the oommleslon, three each representing the nobility, and, Uiree the semstvos and ths cities. CHRISTIAN 8CIENCE. Lsgislsturs In Nebraska Passat a Law Prohibiting It Lincoln, March 22. By, a bare con stitutional majority, 17 majority In tts . favor, the senate tonight passed the f house bill outlawing ths practice of Christian science. The bill won amended In tha senate permitting osteopaths to continue practice, and Hip house riinmigers announced it would concur In. Th till Hum goes t the governor, Ths bill n-fytlres ti certificate from the tut board of healih yefort anyone ran practice medicine or healing. If tli scientists pass Hi required medi cal examination there Is nothing (o prevent I hem from continuing as pruc- tlthmers. STILL STRIKING. Estates Are Being OsvsStatsd and Plundered. Ht. I'eteral.urg, March 21 In con nection with the prenent revolt there has been 800 arreata In Dwlnak dla trlct. In the Kleff district ll Is report ! that fors.nl d'H'uinenta have reiiched the local ftuthorllle ordering the sale of stale bind to peasants at absurd ly low prices, These document art believed to have been circulated by the revolu tloulnts In order to promote a revolt nmong the peasants. The employes on 10 estates In Ubay district have gone on a atrlke, Count Klelnmlchera estulea at Oomel hav been devastated and plundered. Troops have been sent to auppreas the outbreak. CA8SIE WILL SQUARE. Will Go on Stand and Confess to Alt Pasts. Cleveland, March 2!. Mrs. Casale Chadwlck stated; tonight that the woutd go on tht witness stand In the bankruptcy proceedings against her tomorrow and make known all the facta tn her possession that will aid her creditors, Rome of her dlaclosuret, she soya, may not tM pluasanL but aha will ay nothing that cannot be backed up by documentary evidence. Queen Arrives. Msben, March 22, After expcrlenc lug a severe trip, the royal yacht bear lug Queen Alexandria arrived here to daM The qi-ten aa gtvtn in rnthu slttstfc reception. ' Pursuit of Russians Has Been Tem porarily Suspended. BELIEVED TO BE CLOSING IN Little or Nothing It Known by tht Japans. Army From tht Outsids World, But All Ars Intsnsely Inter sited in Rumors of Ptscs Discussions Gunshu rasa, Murch 22, T.ie Jap anese appear to be giving the RuSMtans a temporary respite from pursuit, probably for the purpose of reforming their forcea aa they did nrtor tie pur suit of the Russians north from Lino Tang. The Impreaalon here is th-i the Jap anese eastern army la murchlng ot Klrln while the western army Is con tinuing north between Mongolian bor der and the railroad, with tht main line from Harbin westward) Its objective point, but a period of inactivity la the most likely outcome after the great exertions of the Japanese at Shakhe, at Mukden and at Tie Pass. Little or nothing Is known here of the happenings of the outside world, since the army is cut off from all com munications by the way of China, but all are Intensely Interested in the rumored peace discussions. QAYNER-GREENE CASE. Arrsstsd for Fraud in Connsotion With Savsna Harbor. Montrul. March 22. The application for a writ of prohibition on the ground of the extradition of Commissioner La- Fountalne not being qualified to hear the Gaynor-Qreene case, was dismissed by Juitlct Davidson today and the case will now be tried by Judge La Fontaine, Gaynor nnd Greene are wanted by tht United States government for al leged frauds In connection with the Im provements of Savana harbor. The attorneys for Gaynor and Oreene In timated today that they would take an appeal from Judge Davidson's decis ion, If this is done it will postpone the extradition trial for a long time. Japanese RESTING RETREATING Russian Army Is Taking It Easy. BURNING ALL BRIDGES Some Skirmishing in the Russian Rear But Very Little Fighting. . OYAMA'S ARMY AT TIE PASS Hssd of th Russian Army Art Enter ing Qunshu Psss and Art Still Re treating In Good Order and Will Make a 8tand at Harbin. 8t. Petersburg. March 22. At the aJmlralty It Is strongly Intimated that Admiral Rojestvensky will effect a Juncture with Admiral Nebagotoff within ten days and then proceed to meet Admiral Togo. I The retreat of tho Russian army from the latest reports, evidently is being conducted in a splendid fashou. In four days' actual marching after leaving Tie Pose the rear guard has fallen back 70 miles and the heads of the columns are already entering Uun shu Pass, 40 mllce further north, keep ing up with the Japanese column marching north over the "Grand Trade' route. With the bridges and railroad destroyed behind the Russians, the Japanese are unable to press the rear and. according to Information received from the front. It Is believed that the bulk of Field Marshal Oyama's army is still at Tie Pass, the flanking column being comparatively weak. This news may, however, prove In correct. For two days there has been some skirmishing accompanied by ar tlllery exchanges between the Japan ese on the "Grand Trade" route and the Russinns screening the retreat showing that they are in constant con tact. With the crossing of the Sugar rlvei at Chnntlhutu protected, many mili tary men here believe that General Llnlevlteh, while preparing to with draw to Harbin, will attempt to hold the line from Kuanchangtse to Klrln, so as to control the rich Sungarl val ley as a source of supply for the army. A Japanese advance to Klrln would be equivalent to the Isolation of Vladl- ostok. The war office points to the fact that Unelvltch was able to give his troops a day ot rest as being the best evi dence that complete order has been restored and that the atorles of de. moralised fight are untrue. The Russian press commends Gen eral Kuropatkln highly for the fine spirit which he displayed In returning to the army In a subordinate capacity, declaring that the defeated leader Is more to be pitied than blamed. BROCKTON DISASTER. Business Throughout tht City 8ut- ptndsd for Funeral. Brockton, March 22. No more bodies have been found In the ruins of the Grover shoe factory today. The num ber of bodies recovered Is 55. Lat onlght City Marshal Boyden Issued a statement to the effect that 44 persons etnplojfjd In the factory were sltt missing. Practically all of the business houses throughout the rlty will be suspended tomorrow during the funerals. The schools will be closed and so far as possible all traffic will be discontinued as the cortege passes through ths streets to the cemetery. NO MERCY FOR GRAFTERS. Distriot Attornsy Hsnty Warns Offiot Holders to Beware. San Francisco, March 22 Despite protest and opposition. President Roosevelt Is determined to have pressed to a conclusion the trials of the men and women recently Indicted In Oregon for land frauds, and others that may be Indicted. "I have. Just comt tram Washington where 1 had a conference with the president on the subject," said Francis J. Heney, spe clol prosecutor for the' government to day. "lie gave me his views In the matter, and I am going to carry them out as far as I am able. No matter how big In Influence the Indicted per sons may be, they will be shown no mercy. No innocent man need have cause for fear." "Any man now holding a federal Job In Oregon who. In any way, seeks to Interfere with the trial of the land frauJ cases, will receive no considera tion from President Roosevelt," con tinued Mr. lleney, He is determined to stamp out all graft and grafters that are within his official domain.". ANTI-TRUST LAW. Insurance Compsniss in Arkansss Go Out of Business. Little Rock, March 22. The antU trust law of Arkansas will become ef fective tomorrow and it Is announced tonight that practically all the non resident old line fire Insurance com panies, about 75 in number, will cease doing, business in the state, because of the new clause in the new law as sessing heavy penalties upon such companies remaining here If they are members of rating bureaus anywhere, either In or out of Arkansas. Osfested an Indian. Spokane. March 22. After a spirited flve-bout contest at the Spokane the ater B. A. McMillan defeated Two Feathers, a noted flat head Indian wrestler today- McMillan took second, third and flf t bouts, and the Indian Ule first and fourth. Knights of Labor. Washington. March 22. The long standing controversy between Burns and Hayes factions of the Knights ot Labor was decided by the court of appeals of the District of Columbia today. The decision is favorable to Hayes. Belgium Pressing'Santo Domingo for Payment of Loan. REVOLUTION NOW IMMINENT The Newt of tht Postponement of the Treaty by tht United States Sensts Hss Compticsted Matters and the Situation Presages an Uprising, Santo Domingo. March 22. The news of the postponement by the Unit ed States ot taking any action on the 4 treu'y with San Domingo makes tht situation here acute nnd an Internal uprising seems to be Imminent, based on the cry that president Morales has been discredited in the United States. Morales states that he Is prepared to put down any revolution, but there are more serious matters tn his mind, which is the foreign complications growing out of Belgium's demand pre sented on March 21. Belgium wants all the customs receipts of a port In Santo Domingo to the extent of $26,000 a month, according to a f inner agree ment on which no payment has been made for three year. The first demand is construed as a direct result of the failure of the treaty between the United States and Snnto Domingo. Morales anticipates similar Icmands by other foreign powers which he will be helpless to resist. Grandma Langtry. New York. March 22. A son has been born to Mrs. Ian Malcolm, wife of a well known member of par'lament from Scotland and daughter of Mrs. Lily Langtry, says an American dis patch from London. It ts said that Mrs. Langtry and her daughter have been estranged since the tatter's- mar rlMge. Arrested ' for Forgsry. San Francisco, March 22. John B. Mitchell was arrested here for forg ery. It Is claimed that he passeJ sev eral worthless checks In Portland. INT THEIR MONEY INVESTIGATION Suspicion Regarding Mrs. , Stanford's Death. THE JANUARY INCIDENT Police' Investigating Strychnine in Poland Water Drank by . Mrs. Stanford. SURROUNDING THE MYSTERY Believtd That Poison Was Plaetd in tht Bottle of Mineral Wattr With Maliciout Inttnt Against Miss Bemer, Mrs. Stanford's Private Secretary. San Francisco, March 2. The Call says today: It is announced at police headquar ters that within the next 48 hours the mystery surrounding the presence of strychnine poison In the bottle of Po land water with which Mrs. Stanford quenched her thirst on the evening of January 14 at her California street home wilt, have been completely solved and that possibly on or two persons toward whom the strongest suspicion is directed, will be arested. As to whether the poison was placed In the bottle before the water was drunk by Mrs. Stanford for the purpose of end ing her life or injected Into the bottle after she had drank from it, with ma Uclous intent toward Miss Berner, the police refuse to say. The report of the loud detectives just returned from Honolulu has been filed with the acting chief of police and the captain of detectives giving the result of their investigations Into the death of Mrs. Stanford at Honolulu. This re port shows that the detectives made Dr. Humphrls of Honolulu, who was In charge of the case, contradict hlmselr on points so material that the detect Ives are unable to arrive at the conclu slon that murder was committed. Briefly their findings, are to the effect that an overloaded stomach; a weak heart excited by over Indulgenec in ex erclse attending the aged woman's out ing on the day of her death and the use of cascara with strychnine improp erly prepared, combined to bring about her death. ANTARTIC EXPEDITION. Noted French Explorer Given a Rous ing Reception. New York. March 22. The French Antartic expedition, under Dr. Char cot, arrived In port Tuesday afternoon, cables the Buenos Ayres Argentine correspondent of the Herald. French association with flags and bands, a representative of the minister of ma rine, and many officers of th Argen tine navy met the party, members of which were escorted ashore and given a warm reception. Dr. Charcot, reply ing to an address of welcome, said the dankrers of an Antarctic expedition were not as many aa he believed exist, ed in the streets of Paris, with their automobiles which were perhaps more dangerous than antarctic seas PEACE IMPERATIVE. Editor of Leading Russian Paptr Dt clarta for It, New York. March 22. Prince Ouk tomsky, editor of Viedmostl, has de clared that peace is imperative, be cause there Is no bread for the army, says a Times dispatch from St. Pet ersburg. All the grain accumulated at Harbin rls assorted to hhve been taken to Mukden or was transported south by Chinese. BURIED ALIVE. An Indian Woman Believtd to Bt Alivt After Burial. Chicago, March 22 A dispatch to the Tribune from Tell City, Ind, says: Mrs. Susan Sulzer, who apparently dropped dead ten days ago, as she was entering her home in Cannellton and whose body was placed in the cemetery vault two days later, is believed by many persons to be alive. Her relatives art convinced that life is not extinct, and a specialist from Cincinnati has been summoned and an Investigation will be made. Durln the time that the body has been in the vault It has been watched closely and several times apparent signs of life have been detected. Since her supposed death tht wound on her head, caused by the fall, haa continued to bleed at intervals, and her face remains flushed. A few days ago a local physician punctured one of her fingers and brought blood. MILITARY ACADEMY. President Roosevelt Announces Ex amining Board. Washington, March 22. The presi dent has designated principal and al ternates for examinations for admis sion to the United States military academy In the class entering the acad emy In 190. Among the principals are Thomas Jackson Christian, a gran a son of Gen. Stonewall Jackson; Burton Toung Reed, a grandson of Lieutenant Gen eral 8. B. M. Young: Charles Walte Rowell, grandson of the late Major General Frank Wheaton. All tha nominees are sons of soldiers. . ' .7 MINING MAN DEAD. John G. Rhodin, Formerly of Baker City,' Diet-in Utah. ' ' Salt Lake, - March 22. John G. Rhodin, one of the best known mining superintendents In the west, ' la dead at Park1 City, Utah, where during re cent years he had charge of the Amr ican Flag mine. Rhodin has engaged In mining for a third of a century and had worked in California and Oregon mines a great many years being at on time super intendent of the Virtue mine at Baker City. Ore. Char A. Smurthwaite in Process " of Ex-Cnmmunication, GODDARD HAS TWO WIVES Charged That Ht Has Been Living With Twe Wivtt and Having Chil dren by Them, Contrary to tht Rtvtlations and the Statutes Salt Lake, March 22. Charles A. Smurthwaite, who is tn process of ex communication from the Mormon church, because of his alleged apost asy In criticising the acts of President Joseph Smith, as charged by his teacher, R. H. Goddard, today filed charges with the bishop of his ward in Ogden against Goddard, charging the latter with living v lth two wives and having children by them, contrary to the revelations known as "Manl festo," and contrary to the laws of the state. This is the first time that a direct charge of violating the ecclesiastical and state laws in the matter ot poly gamy has ever been preferred by a member of the church and the inci dent is regarded as significant, as the case, if brought to a trial in bishop's wl'J force the church to declare its position on the question of polygamous cohabitation. LICENSES FOR DAIRYMEN. Attornsy General Decides Law Goes Into Effect Msy 18. Salem, Ore., March 22. Dairymen, large and small, must take out licenses to sell milk or cream In cities of 10,- 000 Inhabitants after May IS. They must secure from the, dairy and food commissioner certificates showing that thetr cows art healthful and their stables In good sanitary con dition. These certificates must be renewed once a year, a fee of $2.60 must be paid therefor and the certificate Is revoc able at any time the commissioner may find the condition of the dairy unsatis factory. FIRED FROM CHURCH