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1. h'mt-'bu. OOVIRt THE MORNINO FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA UBLIIHII FULL AMOOIATID PRStt IRIPORT ASTORIA. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MAHCII 20. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS vninuir i.viv NO. 142 - - v 1 ' i . 111 i PEACE COMES ft ' ." ' Between Russia and Japan Direct. ' CONSIDER PROPOSALS Minister Says Rnsslan Not Notlc Ing Peace Rumors But Pre paring for War. FRANCE ASKED TO MEDIATE Meetlnga In Russl Attended by Thou eanda Will Petition the Throne for an Abrogation of the Lewi Limiting Civil RigMe In Russia, St. Petersburg, March 28. It I re ported on good authority that Russia line outlined the conditions upon which he la prepared to tivgothtt peace. It I stated tonight with every semblance of authority that thunka to the good offer of the Unltod Btatee and France, the queetlon of pence hue practically aaaumed dflnlte shape. Indn, March 28. When pence ne gotlatlon commence, It Will be be tween Rueala and Jspou direct, nd not through any Intermediary waa MlnUter llaysshra rtiment to in Associated Preaa tonight, when shown the dispatch from the northern Euro pean capital atatlng that M. Delcass Trench foreign minister, hud been aaked to act aa Intermediary to open peace negotiation. Mlnlater Hayaahl said he attached no Importance to tha etalement, but believed that France waa trying to In fluenre Russia to open negotlatlona for peace. "Ro fur aa I know." he added, "no negotlntlona have been begun, but when Ruaela la ready to make term with Japan, ahe will be happy to con- alder them." Mlnlater Hayaahl repeated hla form er atatementa that Japan waa not noticing pence rumora, but waa ateadlly preparing to prosecute the war to the bitter end. At the foreign aecretary'a Lansdowne) residence tonight, the Associated Preea waa Informed that It wna useless to ask !rd Lansdowne for an eipresslon of opinion at the present Juncture na he must decline to give out any subject on the proposition of peace. Yalta, March 28. A meeting waa held today, which wos attended by thousands of workmen, and adopted a resolution to petition the throne: Flrat for an abrogation of the laws limiting civil rights; second, for free epeech; third, for freedom of the press; fourth, the right ta, strike; fifth, the liberty of conscience; sixth, equal rlghta for all nntlonalltlea and religions; aeventh Immediate conclusion of peace with Japan, and eighth, for popular repre- eentatlon In tha constituent assembly. Troopa are arriving here from 81m- perfol. BOB'S WIFE RECOVERS. Judgment In Favor of Mrs, Robert Q. ' ' Ingeraoll. Bostea, March 28. A Judgment In favor ef Mrs. Robert O. Ingeraoll, wld aw of Robert O. Ingeraoll, In New York for MI.00I with interest, against the trustee of the estate of the late An drew J. Derles, a wealthy mine owner f Botte, Mont., waa ordered today b Judge Futnam of the United States circuit court. Tha ault waa Instituted by Mra. In geraoll to recover fees for services which she claimed her husband was entitled to aa attorney for the estate. REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT. Government Watching the Movement ef tha Turbulent Element .Vienna, March 28. The Bt. Peters burg eorrespondent of tha Zeltung gave ut aa Interview with Grand Duke Vladimir, who I auoUd as saying that ha doubled tha existence of the real revolutionary movement, but that the government l wat'htng th Ituatlon carefully and if tbt peopl again raise thelr'band agalnat th emperor, tiiej will Hoclva greater punishment than ever befor. In reference to th war tb grand duke la reported aa saying that tha Russian troopa had been unlucky, but that Rural U atlll abla to send many armies to Manchuria and nvai would entertain any proposition of dishonorable peace. NEGRO CONVICTS. Break Jail at Houeton, Texae, Pursued by Blodhounde. Houeton. Texas, March 2$, Armed men wltn trained wooanouna are searching tha county between the house plantation at Areola, and Houe ton for 28 negro convict who made their escape Sunday night. Bo fur three of them have been caught. None of the convict ha shown fight. There hea been conlo arable alarm among the people living In the country through which the fugi tlvea would have to paea to reach Houeton or to get away and the rltl. tena have remained In their homee with their doge and guna. CALABRIA ARRIVES. The Italian Cruiser Arrives at Santo Domingo. Ban Domingo, March 28. The Ital ian cruiser Calabria arrived here this afternoon. t The Dominican officials Regard her coming na algnlflcant and declare that arrangementa with foreign credltora la urgently needed In order to prevent complications with the foreign powers. Sidetracked and Locked Up In a Car for Five Days. WERE NEARLY FAMISHED Twenty-Four Chinese Laborers Were Made Involuntarily Prisoners by the Railroad Men Forgetting That They Were Looked Up on Sidetraok. Sun Kranclaco, March 28. United Btatea Marshal H. Z. Osborn has ar rived here from Loa Angelea In charge of 12 Chinamen who have been or dered deported. They were arrested while making their entrance .to me Unltud Btatea over the Mexican bord er, and he will probably return In a abort time with. 2t more Ceieetluw who had a rough experience. They were captured near El Paso and or dered deported. The prisoners were placed In an ordinary box car and sup- piled with water and food enough to lust until they reached Los Angelea Their cur waa attachod to a regular freight train. Aa the result of a wash out, the freight train waa side tracked at Yuma and the Chlneae forgotten. After being cooped up In the car In the hot aun for four or Ave days with water and food auppllea low, the Chinese started In to attract attention by yelling and beating on the aides of the car. The train hand Snail) realised that they had huaaaa beings on board. The car was opened and relief fur nished the nrisonera. The Chinese are at Loa Angelea, but are not yet in a condition to travel. Enoountered Hurricanes, Liverpool, March 28. The British bark Qunford from San Ftaaataea Oc tober 27, which arrived la tM port recently, encountered" a hurricane on Marqh 15 and waa thrown on ker beam ends. It waa found necessary Jetti son a considerable portion of her car go. 8orappar Arrivae, San Francisco, March 38. Jabei White, England'a premier lightweight, arrived here tonight, ahead of schedule time, taking the sporting fraternity by aurprlse. He waa accompanied by Charles Mitchell, who brlnga hla aon, Charles, Jr., with him to help train Whit. , FORGOT CHINAMEN ROBBER FAILS Bold Robbery Occurred Near Portland. DAUGHTER TO RESCUE After Pitched Battle With C. G. Santesson Robber Makes Escape. SHOOTS BUT WITHOUT EFFECT Masked and Armed Robber Entera the Parlor, Where Father and Daugh ter Are Seated Shoots at Man and Knock the Daughter to tha Floor. Portland, March 28. After a pitched battle with C. O. Santeaaen, Mra Baatessen and their daughter, a masked and armed robber loat hla nerve, although he felled all three to the Door Monday night, and departed from Banteaaon'a home at Hillsdale, a remota auburb of this city lying back of Portland helghta, without attempt ing to secure any booty. Santesson and tha two women were seated in the parlor when the robber entered with a demand for money. Mr. Bantesauii lumped to hie fet an J grappled with the fellow, who knocked Biintesson to the floor, discharging hla gun as he did aa Miss Santesson went to her father's rescue, and the robbai turned on her and fired point ' Wank, The gun, however, waa knocked up by the father, who gained hla feet in the meantime. The deflected bullet atruck Santesson a glancing blow on the bead stunning htm. The desperado then, atruck Miss Santeaaon with the gun, felling her to the floor, and likewise Mra. Santea aon, who attempted to take a hand in the encounter when her daughter fell. In striking Mra. Banteaaon over tha head the robber broke the barrel from the atock. With the enUre family at his feet, the burglar's nerve failed him for he left the house without ransack ing it. The account of the robbery brought the police late todfty by a son of Santeaaon, who waa not at home when the crime occurred. SEARCHING FOR SOCIALISTS. Police Hunting for Bomb Throwera' Chief of Polio. Waraaw, March 28. The police are prosecuting a strict search at all the foctorlea and workshlpa here for the socialist workmen with the purpose of ascertaining the conspirator concerned In the recent bomb throwing. A num ber of students are suspected of com plicity in last Sunday's affair and were arrested today. Baron Von Nolken, the chief of po lice, wounded by the bomb throwing Sunday;, la Improving. He received 120 separate wounds, cuta and scratches. JAPANESE TURN FLANK. Believed That tha Japaneea Have Turned Ruaalan Flank. London, March 28. The Times' St Petersburg correspondent telegraph U follow: "An entire absence of press and pri vate dispatches from the front, to gether with the laconic message from Llnlevitcn tonight dated Harbin, say ing: "No reporta from armies,' evolves feare that all communication have been cut and that the Japanese hove turned the Russian flank. THREE MEN KILLED. Explosion In 8chaghtiook Powder Mill In New York. Troy, March 28. Three men were killed outright and another so badly Injured that he died a few hours later by an explosion at the Schaghtlcoke powder mills, near thla ilty today. The men were at work in the Corning mill when the explosion occurred and the cause la not known. The bodice of the three victims were blown to fragments. The fourth victim was found 300 feet away, but not yet dead. Three buildings comprising a part of the plant were destroyed. The main buildings were not harmed. The ex plosion caused a great amount of dam age to windows In Valley Falls ' and Bchaghtlcoke and the shock waa plain ly felt In this city. The buildings that were destroyed were practically new, having replaced thoae that were blown up on May 10 of last year, when two employee were killed. BOARDED BY JAPANESE. British Tramp 8teamer Ocean Mon- arch Stopped by Japs. Seattle, March 28. The Japanese cruisers twice stopped and boarded the British tramp steamer Ocean) Mon arch, which arrived here today, 28 daya out, while ahe waa In the Japan aea on a voyage to thla port from Kobe. On both occaalona the Monarch waa Informed of the cruiser' desire by a ahot fired across the bow. The Mon arch had no cargo, being In ballast. Industrial Dividends. New .York, March 28. Industrial dividend In April will be the largest for that month In years, according to the statlatlca complied by the Journal of Commerce. The declarations thus far announced represent a total of 123,- 810.5(3, which compares with $22,694,- (II In 1904 and 1.872,18 In 1803. George R. Frankland Dead. New York. March 28. George R. Frankland, formerly a well known newspaper editor of Chicago, la dead at hla home In Calwell, N. J, after a long Illness. He waa C4 years old. The Interment will take place at Oak Park 111, March 30. DON'T WANT HONEY Congregational Church Objects to Rockerfcllow Money. MONEY OF DOUBTFUL ORIGIN Claimed That Rockerfeller Obtained Hie Money by Injustice and Oppree sion, and by Forcibly Despoiling the Citizens' Honest Gains. Boston, March 28. Dr. Washington Gladden, moderator of the Congrega tional church, has protested against the acceptance of the gift of 1100.000 from John D. Rockerfeller to the Am ertcan board of foreign missions. The moderator based hla objectlona upon the grounds that the money do nated did not belong to the man who gave It He remarked that it waa on en difficult to ascertain the means b which ths money donated had been acquired, but In this case, he states the facta are well known. In the bit terest of terms he arraigned Rocker feller and the Standard Oil Company who he states obtained its great power through Injustice and oppression and by forcibly despoiling cltiiens of their honest gains. Dr. Gladden enlarged oa the methods of the Standard Oil Com pany and concludea, "and thla la money offered the American board. We have no right to take it It doe not b. long to the man who offer It It be long to the people from whom It was extorted. Positive action was taken on the question of accepting Rockerfellere gift of 1100,000 to the American board of foreign mission at a meeting thla afternoon of the prudential committee of that organisation, dui me nature oi th. action was not disclosed. The committee announced however, that a statement reciting the fact would eb given out by the committee tomor row, f 8ailora' Horn Leased. San Francisco, March 27. The board of supervisors today granted a five years' lease of the sailors home to the sailors' protective society, The home for 25 years had been conducted by the Ladle's Seamen' Friend Society. Died of Exposure. Toklo, March 28. Two firemen of the British steamer Marhs have dieJ of exposure. The rest of the men res cued have arrived at Hakotate. EASY MONEY Big Counterfeiting Scheme Discovered. HAPPENED AT DENVER A Scheme Gigantic In Its Pro portions and Rich in Its Results. DUPLICATING CERTIFICATES Their Work la 8o Smooth That It la Almost Impossible to Detect Them at it and Secret 8ervice Men Purchase Bills in Order to Secure Evidence. Denver, March 28. The NCwa today say: A counterfeiting scheme, gigantic in its proportions and rich in results, which has aa It field the whole of the United States, has just been unearthed by the federal authorities, A number of government secret aervic agent are now In Denver following clew which are aaid to have led them to be lieve that the headquarters of the gang are located in this city. ' The operation of th counterfeiter are- aaid to extend all the way from New York to San Francisco and so far it Is believed that something like 150,- 000 baa been secured in the larger cit ies of the country. The counterfeit la one of the beat duplicates of the Buffalo 810 and $20 bills which have come to the attention of the federal authorities. A descrip tion of the counterfeiters as furnished by the United States secret service de partment followa: Series 1901, No. 29513972: face, plate 159; back plate 87; check letter D; signed Lyona. reg later; Roberta, treasurer; portraits Lewis and Clark. The counterfeits are a shade darker than the genuine. Secret Service Agent E- H. Wilaor is here working on the case. Speak' in of the counterfeltera' method of operation he aaid: "Their work la so smooth that It la almost impossible to detect them a it Several agenta are sent out and purchases are made in the town in which they are located. Bill for $10 or $20 are presented In payment and they receive the cash in change. Th counterfeit la not discovered until it goea to the bank and even then in a great many cases it ha been allowed to go through so perfect hi the lmlta tion. "There is not only one gang, but several of them scattered around over the country. How many are in on the deal we cannot tell yet" CHICAGO SHOCKED. Stag Party and a Girl Scantily At tired. Chicago, March 28. Parents and other relatives of the members of the Leland club, a aoclal organisation lo cated in the awelleat portion of the fashionable north aide, are still gasp ing with indignation as the meager de talla of a "stag" party given at the club Saturday night are leaking out Seven hundred young men, ranging in years from 18 to 25, made up the audldehce. A girt billed as Mamie De la no. oriental dancer, wbs thp star performer. When ah appeared to begin her dance she waa not provided with any too many clothes, and aa the aerpen tine evolution progressed, to the wild applause of the audience, she began to divest herself of what little ahe wore In the way of garments. She first dispensed with a small shoulder cape, then followed a pink spirt Money of all denominations began to rattle at her feet and ahe stopped In her dance and made aeveral depoalti in the "lisle thread" bank. Then she stepped off the stage moment and returned clad only In an extremely thin gauze robe. ..Whether through exhaustion, or aa a fitting climax to the dance, that al most started a riot aha loosed the robe at her throat, It fell about her feet and she smilingly bowed to the shrieking audience, clad only in th "altogether." JOHN80N DEFEATED. Marvin Hart Given Decision .at Fight Last Night Woodward' Pavilion, San Francisco, March 28. Marvin Hart was awarded the decision over Jack Johnson in a 20 round contest tonight that went the limit but he waa far from demon strating that be la qualified to meet Jim Jeffries. Hart waa a badly a punished man as ever seen in the ring for a long time, but game to th cor, and kept boring Into the big colored man all during the fight Johnson' much vaunted cleverness did not count for much. While able to hit Hart frequently the blows did not seem to damage the white man. The sympa thies of the large crowd present were openly with Hart, who waa tha short ender In the betting, and every lead he made at Johnson, whether he lander or not waa greeted with yell of Joy. The general opinion of those who wit nessed the fight waa that neither man would stand any chance, with Jeffrie. The chHmplon would probably beat them both in the same night Adrien Isefin Dead. New York, March 23. Adrien Iselln, banker, died tonight, aged 92 years. Islen was the founder of the banking firm of A. Iselln & Co. of New York. and the father of C. Oliver Iselln, th yachtsman. He was a native of Basle, Switzerland. RETURN INDICTMENT Chicago Grand Jury Indicts T. J. Connor of Beef Trust NTERFERING WITH WITNESSES Connor I J. Ogden Armour' Moat Confidential Employe and the Active Head of On ef th Largest Meat Packing Establishments. Chicago, March 28. The federal grand jury returned an indictment to night againat Thomas J. Conner, the general superintendent of Armour & Co., on a charge of interfering with witnesses summoned to appear before the grand jury, which is investigating the so-called beef trust Coroners, who Is J. Ogden Armour'a most 'confiden tial employe and the active head of one of the largest packing companies in the world, was arrested on a bench war rant by deputy United States marshal and brought to the grand jury room, where he was released on $5000 bail. After the release of Conners, he re fused to discuss the matter. The indictment charges that John Edward Shields of Brooklyn, a former employe of Armour, who testified be fore the grand jury, was approached favored and entertained by Conners and specifically state that on March 25, the Offense upon which Conners was indicted occurred. It also charged that Shields was given the use of Armour A Co.' office at 205 LaSall street to transact busi ness while In Chicago, and also the use of the private telegraph wire In the office of the packing company. An other allegation is that while Shield waa being entertained by Conners, that Conners proposed to the witness to testify favorably to Armour ft Co., and not tell ail he knew concerning the matter under investigation. The sec ond count of the Indictment charges Conners was not limited In an attempt In influencing Shields, but other wit nesses have been approached .by him. Ship Damaged. Ipswich, Eng., March 28. The Brit-, ish ship Thalatta from San Franclaco October 21, which arrived her today, report that during a hurricane that occurred March 14, she . was on her beam ends for 48 hour. The vessel and cargo were badly damaged. t