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J Jlfccttitig ' UBLISHKS FULL ASSOOIATED PRISSIRiPORT COVERS THE MORNING S THE LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. N0.:i4l ASTORIA, OREGON. TUESDAY, MARCH 28. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS CLOSER TOUCH Regarding Russian nal Affairs. Inter- GREAT ANXIETY FELT ' Moscow Nobility Protest Against Proposed Constitutional Government. ARE OPPOSING CONSCRIPTING Great Demonstration! In Finland and Thousands of Worklngmen Parading th Streete with Finnish National Colon, With Bands of Music Ht. Petersburg, March 27. The In ternal situation ) causing great anx iety, through, It la said, the Intellectual and lut tttluiiul laee. who general ly disapprove the revolutionary aplrlt iitrmrutlnic the peasantry and Inbors ef Poland. Crimea la burning- with dissent an1 a strong military farct has en sent to rruHli th Incipient revo lution at Yultu, ne'ar the emperor's summer residence. A spirit of dlorlei U spreading at Bcbastnpool. Moderate liberals In 8t. Petersburg are beoom Inif alarmed ttt the situation. Reports hnve been received showing an actual revolutionary propoganda la being pushed with vigor In miny eectlons of the empire. The authorltlea at Haratoff are closing the schools on account of the peasant disturbances. Wrtiw, March 37. A meeting of tha nobility of Moscow, in which rep resentative of the nobility of various aectlona of Russia participated, pro nounced against the constitutional government, the kind that la enJoyeJ by the nation of western Kurope, con sidering such' Institution unsuitable for thla country. The noblea are of (ha opinion tiut aoma degree of popu lar representation should be IntroduceJ but there ahould be limitation of au tocracy administrative arbitrariness. They think the ruler and the people ahould be broTight In donor touch. i Ilellslngfnrs, March 27. Today was v marked by a great demonstration at Aho (the former capital of Finland), and Hellalngfore. Thousand nf work Ingmen are parading the atreeta with Finnish national color, bund playing national alra and people singing patri otic aonga. 8pechea were made lr Finnish and Swedish, and resolution were adopted favoring opposition to conscription. The gathering were or derly and the police did not Interfere. JAPANESE WITHDRAW. Their Present Whereabeuta Unknown to Russians. Ounahu Paa, March 27. The Jap anese have apparently withdrawn t the region south of the Russian front The Cossack patrols which have been making extensive reconnasancea south ward found no Japs within 85 miles. General Llnevltch la dispatching scouts east and west to guard against an possible turning movement. POISONED HER CHILDREN. ' Confessed That 8he Killed Thsm With Morphine. Pducah, Ky., March 27. Mrs. Mary Brockwell, whose three children, aged t, 4 and S years, died of poisoning under suspicious circumstances Satur day, today broke down and confessed that she killed them by, giving them morphine and coal oil. She abated; th George Allberton hod promised to marry her If aha would get rid of the children. , Allbertson hns been arrested as an accessory. ' AMBA83ADOR M'CORMICK Leaves 8t. Petersburg for Paris for ' Government St. Petersburg, March 27. Ambassa- dor McCormluk had a farewell audi ence with the emperor and empress at Tsarskue Hi-loe Monday 'afternoon. Uy a special permission, having been granted to him to make a formal adieu without presenting an official letter of recall which had not arrived. Thla arrangement waa made In def defeno to a wish of President. Rons velt that MeCormlck proceed to Paris without delay. Mr. Meyer, who la to succeed McCormlck, will not arrive for a week. SALOON ROBBED. Four Highwaymen Rob San Franoisoo Saloon. Han Francisco, March 27. Four hlghwaynfen entered a saloon on Sec ond street last nlgth and robbed the proprietor, John Ilartman, of MS at th point of their pistols. , Two other holdups wera reported. A furnltuer dealer named E. F. Ruf- ill's whs relieved of a ISO watch and chain on Howard street, and Peter Johnson was relieved of a watch val ued at t5. The robbers In every case escape J. IMPORTANT DECISION. Will of Alex Dunsmulr Is Declared to Be Void. Ban Francisco. March 27. Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress, won the first victory In the fight for a share In the millions of the lata Alei Duns mulr. her stepfather. Judge Coffey today decided aa null and void all proceedings taken In hi court In May. 1)00, because the original will was not filed here. Instead, It waa curried to Victoria, B. C by James Dunsmulr, brother and sole devisee. Affairs in Santo Domingo Indicate a Better Feeling. MINISTER DAWSONSENDSNOTE Purport of Which Wat that Indications Point to a Favorable Considsrstion ef the Treaty by the 8enata When Con gress Convenes. Snnto Pomlngo, March 27. A note from American minister Dawson to the Dominican government was published hore today. The paper, which Indi cates the pending Dawson-Sanciex convention subject will receive a favor able report by the committee on for eign affairs, has reasonable prospects of being ratified by the United States In October, created a good Impression here, and the re-eslabllshment of con fidence. The result may cause the situation to change completely. The proposition -of the foreign creditors pending a decision of the American government and Santo. Domingo Im provement company, and It is hoped that It VIII be accepted by the credit ors Interested and prevent the threat ened difficulties with the European governments. Quiet continues throughout the re public. CENTRAL BANK ROBBED. .1 Two Ex-Conviote Confess to Commis sion of Crime. Onklnnd, Cal., March 27. The policy have received information directly Im plicating two ex-convlcts named Zim merman and Collins, with the tlO.900 robbery of the Central bank messeng ers a few days ago. There Is a third man alleged to ba connected with the affair, but who failed to get any money, Is snjd to have confessed. Russia Makea Loan. London, March 27. The London Telegraph thla morning aaya that It understands that the principal banking houses, which opposed the Russian loan, have now yielded and the loan would be concluded. This Is under stood to mean a cessation of hostilities. Gana Defeated. Philadelphia, March 27. In a alx- round bout tonight, Rufe Turner of California, displayed superiority over J Joe Cans of Baltimore. FAVORABLE REPORT CASSIE WINS Ten Years in the Peni tentiary. DON'T . LIKE THE DOSE Mts. ChadwicK's Attorney Takes Exceptions to the Sentence and So Does Cassie. THE ATTORNEYS WILL APPEAL There Are Still 8ix More Counts Pending, But Sentence Will Not Be Imposed Until Supreme Court Passes Upon the Legality of the Sentanoe. Clevelund, March 27. Unless a high er court Interferes, Mrs. Caasie U Chad wick will spend the greater part of the next 10 yeare In the Ohio atate penitentiary. A sentence of ten years was Imposed upon her today by Judge Taylor In the United States district court Mrs. ChadwUk was convicted on cvcn counts and sentenced upon six of them. For four of these counts the nentence was two yeara each and upon two counts one year each waa imposed, itiuklng a total sentence of ten yeara As soon as the sentence waa pro nounced. Attorney Dawley, counsel for Mre. Chadwlck, took exceptions to th setrtencee upon each count, except the first count. The defense Intends to make the claim that the court Im pose a separate sentence upon each count; that the law applied to a gen eral charge Instead of each Incident of the general charge. Various counts are considered by the defense to refer only to the details of the general of fense. No action was taken by United Stutes Attorney Sullivan regarding the other six Indictments pending against Mrs. Chadwlck In the federal court un til the present case Is finally disposed of. If the present trial and sentence is sustained by the court of last resort, the other cases will be dropped, other wise they will be used against the woman. Mrs. Chadwlck was not particularly affected by the actions of the court to day, as she had seemingly reslgneJ herself to any action that might be taken. She was couvlcted of the charge of conspiracy with President Beckwlth and Cashier Spear to certify her checks when she hod no mpney In the Cltlxens National bank of Oberlln. By good behavior, Mrs. Chadwlck can re duce her time of Imprisonment to six years and four months. AS A MORAL POWER. Chicago Minister 8eea No Harm in At tending Theaters, Chicago, March 27. From the puT- plt of the Plymouth Congregational church the Rev. Joseph A. Mllburn, the pastor, has declared the theater a greater moral power than the pulpit There are, of course, Incidents of the theater which are not good." said he. "The problem play Is a thing of Infinite disgust The neurotic play is hysteria. It la pandering to the taste for higher Reasoned things. But there Is evil Incident to -all things to fic tion, to music, even to the church. "Certainly the great dramas in them. selves are not bad. And look at the great men and queenly and superb wo- men which the theater has given to the world. . "No; If there is anything which Is debilitating about a theater, It is In us. If our taste be high and beautiful we see the high and beautiful ,,at the the ater. It Is a reflection of our taste and mind. We get what we look for. If we criticise the theater, then It Is Our selves we criticise. "The theater will make for universal amity and peace of nations. For the great need of universal amity Is to know one another. ; "1 believe the stage la a religious In- stltutlon an J as such la growing great er. The theater will, I prophesy, ne day rife to become the highest and most powfrful exponent of good." COMMITTED 8UICIDE. Believed That J. Pierpont Morgan Jumped Overboard. San Francisco, March 27, The de tectlvea detailed to assist 8hrlff Brown of HumboUlt county In search ing for J. Pierpont Morgan, the escaped convict, who disappeared from the steamer Corona while the vessel wbj rounding Point Reyes on the way to thlstclty Saturday, reported that In their opinion, the prisoner committed suicide by leaping Into the ocean. TOWN WIPED OUT. Tornado in Minnesota Wipea Out Vil lage of Louisburg. St. Paul, March 27. Reports reached this city tonight that the title town of Louisburg, in the extreme western por tion of this state, waa practically wiped out by a tornado and several persons seriously Injured. Also stated that from two to seven were killed, but up to a late hour it la Impossible, owing to lack of telegraph facilities to verify ten last statemept Reports from near by towns, however, atate that thr store building were tntlrely demol ished and every residence In the town waa more or less injured. Russia Buya Coal. London, March 27. The London Times this morning says that Russia has bought ten Hamburg-American steamers for delivery at Llbau with cargoes of coal It is supposed that they are designated aa colliers for the Baltic qnadron. SELF GOVERNMENT i. Philippine Islands to Have Gov ernment of Its Own. TO ELECT GENERAL ASSEMALY All Legislative Powers of the Islands to Be Vested in a Legislature Con- -sitting ef Two Houses, the Philippine Commission and the Assembly. Washington, March- 27. Secretary Taft today notified President Roose velt that the census of the Philippine islands had been completed and pub lished, and In accordance with an act passed July 1, 1902, two years from this date, the president will direct the Philippine commission to call a gen eral election for choiec of delegates t a popular assembly. .Under the provisions of the law, all legislative power on the Islands will thereafter be vested In a legislature consisting of two houses, the Philip pine commission and the Philippine assembly. The popular election will not extend to the Moro tribes. Two resident commissioners to the United, States, similar to territorial delegates to congress, will be elected when the legislature convenes. This la the culmination of the republican policy advocated by President Roose velt in the Philippines. ANARCHIST CONVICTED. Geaner Russsll Convicted ef Sending . Bonb to Umbria. New York, March 27. Gesner Rus sell, also known as Oessler Rossean, waa convicted today before Recorder Goff of having sent, with malicious in tent the Infernal machine to the Cun ard steamer Umbria In this city on May 5, 190S. The prisoner received the verdict calmly and without com ment and was remanded to the Tombs for sentence next Friday. The maximum penalty for th of fense la five years' Imprisonment. Coringa Lost at Sea. Aaorea, March 27. The crew of the Norwegian steamer Corlgna, which was lost at sea bound for Halifax, N. S, with a cargo of salt from Barcelona and Cadis, arrived today. One of the men died before reaching this place. The Ooringa was abandoned at sea In a sinking condition on March 19. COUNTERFEIT Plant for Miking Bogus ills Raided. TWO MEN ARRESTED William Oober and Samuel Fastow Caught in a Boarding ' House. METHOD OF REPRODUCTION One Dollar Bills Made in Same Man ner aa Record, on a Phonograph, Which Can Hardly Be Distinguished From the Genuine Money. New Haven, Conn., March 27. Two men, supposed to be William Gober and Samuel Fastow of New Tork were arrested early today at the point of a revolver In a boarding house here where they had stopped three daya In their room waa found & new coun terfeittlng outfit which had turned out several spurious one dollar bills, the police assert, almost 'aa good aa the genuine. - ; , -- The police believe that an entirely new counterfeiting . method has been discovered, as the plan of turning oat bogus bills Is a departure from the engraving plate and other methods generally employed. The plan appar ently waa to take a new bill of any denomination, a fluid aaid to be from Russia, over the bill, and then stamp the bill on plain sheets of specially pre pared paper. After the pieces are pressed together for some time the whole la taken off and placed on a cylinder much the same aa a record Is placed on a phonograph. This Is followed by an electrical process that makea a perfect reproduction on the white paper and after a drying process the bill la peeled off, apparently aa good aa the one from which the copy Is made. The original bill la not spoiled and the process, It la alleged, can be repeated aa many times as de sired. SEARCHING FOR MURDERER. Seventeen-Year-Old Boy Killa Hia Sweetheart New Tork, March '27. A ef arch of the meadows is being made about Co rona, L. 1, for William Smith, 17 yeara of age, who shot and dangerously wounded his sweetheart, Alice Ohlsen, 18 yeara of age, Saturday night. The lovesick lad's father fears he has com mitted suicide, but thus far there Is no evidence of his having done so. Miss Ohlsen's father Is a Swedish clergyman, the author of several re ligious worka. - The family arrived in Corona a year ago from Chicago. Toung Smith fell In love with Alice at their first meeting and although he had Just left grammar school to work In a New Tork store, began a vigorous courtship. The Ohlsens endeavored to break the boy's Infatuation by refus ing to admit him to the house, but he lay in wait Saturday evening and aa Alice waa starting for a walk with her mother he fired at the girl The bullet atruck her In the breaat and the boy fled. Ills victim waa hur ried to a hospital, where tt Is said she will probably recover, although badly wounded. BIG TIMBER DEAL. One Million Dollars Paid for Califor nia Timber. San Francisco, March 27. A Big timber deal. Involving the transfer of $1,000,000, Is reported closed here. The property changing hands Is that of thi Weed Lumber Company, consisting of large tracts of lumber land In north em California with improved mills and 24 miles of railroad running out of Wood station toward the Klamath river district, to which Its owners con template making an extension. The purchasers are R. A. Long ot Kansaa City and several outline aa as sociate in that place, among them W. r. Ryder, W. R. Hazen and C. B. Sweet and a number of California capitalists,' Including George E. Bittinger of Loa Angeles and George . Wendllng of thla city. - STUFFED THE KID. Filled Three-Year-Old Baby With v. : Cotton. ...... ,w - ! Laramie, Wyo, March 27. Becausa ahe coVialdffed her baby slater to thin, 2-year-old Georgi Phillip al most cauned the death, of. the Infant by stuffing cotton batting down Its throat , When it had become black la the face the baby waa observed by a boarder, who saved its life by shak ing It by the heels and jarring the cot ton out of Its throat v. Georgia confessed that she knew cotton was used to stuff dolls and said said she thought It would be eaar to fatten her sister by the same process. A physician attended the baby and the little on soon recovered from the stuf fing It received. , . LIFE EBBING AWAY. Sterling 8tuart of New York Cannot , Recover. , New Tork, March 27. Sterling Stu art injured son of Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart, the author, is now being anx iously watched over by his mother and bis sister, as his life slowly ebbs in the Flushing hospital. . The surgeons dare not operate lest the young man, whose spinal cord was fractured by a 25-foot fall from the veranda of his mother's home, should die under the knife. They say that de spite his return to consciousness there Is very little hope for his recovery. BEEF TRUST SUIT Investigating Trust By Federal . Grand Jury. ONE WITNESS WAS EXAMINED Expected Thst Great Developments Would Ryutt from the Testimony of J. E. Shielda of New York City, He Being Closely Guarded. Chicago, March 27. J. E. Shields of New Tork city, formerly an employe of the Armour company, today occu pied most of, the time In the federal grand Jury investigation of the so- called beef trust. Great developments were anticipated as a result of the tes- t ) a C V. I 1 .1 .. . . 1 C-. T . iiiuuuy oiucius wuuiu give, it ircuis- pired tonight that much of the testi mony taken by the grand Jury serves only as a schooling in regard to live stock and meat business in general. Beginning tomorrow, It Is rumored, through a close veil of secrecy, facts which will prove of value will be ad duced In reaching the conclusions to be given to the grand Jury. Shields has been guarded closely by the secret service officers since his arrival from New Tork. Tonight he is being closely watched over at his hotel. It is said that Shields today underwent a severe cross-examination by District Attor ney Morrison, who Is in charge of the Investigation. NOTED WOMAN DEAD. Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington Paraona T kaa an fkiAftflA Chicago, March 27. Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington Parsons McCall, widow of General McConnell of civil war fame and mother of former Judge Samuel P. McConnell. who now lives In New Tork and James M. McConnell of Evanston, died at the resldenec of the latter. Abraham Lincoln and General Mc Connell. were close friends, aa were Mrs. Lincoln and Mra McConnell. Mrs. McConnell was born in Merlden, Coniu, March S. 1S30. Russell Sage Sick. New York, March 27. The Tribune tomorrow will say that the condition of Russell Sage, who has been confined to his home for some time is 'much more serious than has been reported. Physicians vsay there is a good chance for his recovery.