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4 "tf. A vT'' r- S 'r T r-. " v' ..... .-i"- 1 .L.'V USLISHI1 FULL ASSOOIATID PRIM IRIPORT COVbTKS THE MORNINQ ritLD ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 144 ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 31. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS i . HOW ABOUT IT Peace or War is Now the Question" CZAR IS RECALCITRENT WIII.Not Pay any Indemnity or Cede Any Territory to Japan. WAR AND PEACE PARTIES Hii Majesty Becomes Real Angry at ThoM Who Favor Peace and Diss, proves of tha Insinuations Being Cir culated Regarding Paaea Proposals. St. Petersburg. March SO. The rnetnhra of the war iurty, who are at daggers' point and drawn at the friend of peace are Industriously cir culating reports mill Inalnuntlng that If Ruaalan diplomacy la doing anything In the direction of pence, it la without Imperial annctlon and la In reality only nnnffli.lnl eniteavnr tn Induce Japan to negotiate peace on llnea of no ces- j alon of territory and no MJetnnity an.i enable the advocates of Kuec to point out to the emperor, that peace la pos sible without national humiliation. To show thnt the emperor Is atlll re calcitrant on tha Question of prosecut ing the war, they are spreading a story to the effect that when former Mln .later LemsdorfT. In advocating the ad vlaablllty of peace, he drew the gloom leat pictures of the situation on the far eaat, his majesty became angry and loat patience. The persistence with which thee stories are repeated. Indi cated beyond doubt thnt they are cir culated with a deliberate purpose. JAPS SEIZE SHIP. The British Ship Msrs Hss Broken in Two. Toklo, March 30.The steamer In dustry, whose nationality has not been ascertained, was seised by the Jap. ancne on March 2H. She was pre sumably bound for Vladivostok. The British steamer Mars, which was stranded off Rural Promontory on March 17 while attempting the passage of Soya strait, has broken In two under her engines. Her bow and stern are both submerged. Her captain and nine of the crew have been rescued. Her mate died from exposure. Fired at Police. HI. Petersburg. March 30. A man dressed na a porter tired three ahots at a secret police agent In Great Mor suknla street this afternoon. All of the shots missed the mark. The as sailant was arrested. LETTER FILES WANTED. Conviction of Hermann Doubtful Without Them. Portlund, March 30. That the miss ing letter llles from the office of com missioner of the general lnnd office containing Information bearing on al most every land fraud cue now being Investigated In Oregon, as well us on the famous Hydu-llonson-Dlamond cases in California ad others yet to be probed, is the latest announcement In land-fraud circles. It hns beea charged by a grand Jury assembled In Washington, I). C, that Blnger IIpc mnnn, who was commissioner at the time the documents disappeared, made way with them and it Is alleged that he did so to destroy evidence. It was developed In the Oregon land fraud In vestlgatlon that brought out testimony sgalnst Hermann on which an indict ment was secured. It was erroneously rumored a few days ago that Congressman Blnger Hermann was en route west with the object In view of making preparations for his forthcoming trial. It now transpires that he Is resting quietly in Washington, I). C, at the residence of hla son-ln-Iaw, ami may not be here fr another week. .Hermann la reported to have taken hla Indictment by tha federal grand Jury of the District of Columbia very much to heart Secret Service Agent Burn, who ar rived from the eaat yeaterday, la very reticent concerning Hermann's trou bles, but admit the Investigations here developed the. motlee for the deetruc Hon of the at letter-press copy books belonging to the general land offer upon which Hermann was Indicted by the grand Jury of the District of Co lumbia, na wntl aa furnishing the baala for such Indictment. INNOCENT MAN. Sent to the Penitentiary by Falae Tea- timony. Hali-m, fre., March 10. An applica tion fur pardon of Albert A. Johnston. made to (lovernor Chamberlain yeeter- dny nftfrnntin, waa accompanied by an affidavit allowing thnt Johnston him bt'fU unjum ly Imprisoned for elx yars. He wm wiit up In 1899 from Jackson county to e-rv IS yeara for assault on an Italian girl, aa"d 15, mimed Orare Allen, The Klrl, who la nmrrlml to Frank liurflfld. of Siskiyou, now swears hrr chiirge was untrue, and It la anld wna compelled to moke the clmrKo by hrr mother, who had a griev ance against Johnston. The prisoner le now over 60 yeara old, No action ha yet bwn taken. MoMillian Failed. Mhutoulii, March 0.-I). A. McMII Iliin full'-d to throw Jack Curran four i lines tonight within an hour In catch-im-cntdv-can wrestling match. Mc Millliin secured three falls, but only three mlntitea and one second were left to pin his man to the floor for the fourth full, and he failed to do so. Endeavor to Herce Russian Van guard Post. REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING Land Owners in Some Russian Prov inces Panio 8trioken Over the Spread of Rural Disorder and Many of Them Are Deserting Their Eststes. Harbin, March 30, Japanese scout ing juirtica are very active In endeav ouring to pierce the screen of the Rus sian vanguard posts and develop a disposition to ascertain the strength of the positions now occupied by the Russians. Their attempts ut t1iur huve verged upon reconnalsances. Af fairs are general quiet In the southern portion. The Chinese state that heavy Jap anese reinforcements are constantly arriving. , Harbin, which was greatly excited during the progress of the Russian re treat, has quieted down since Russian troops have arrived. Khnrkoff, March 30. Land owners of the government of Kharkoff are al most panic stricken at the spread of rural disorders and many of them are deserting their estates nnd flocking to the cities. Pensants of the PolnchoJJ district In the government of Snratoff are already discussing a division of their properties now owned by large proprietors. Csss of Leprosy. New Tork, March 30. A patient's Illness which he diagnosed as leprosy hns been received at the Rellevue hos pltnl. When the doctors had sntlsed themselves as to the disease the man wns hurried off to an Isolated ward on Blnrkwells Island. It was the first case of the kind received nt Bellevue In many years. The victim Is a Rus sian, who has been in America only a short time, ,8ege Improving. New Tork. March SO. Russell Sage, who has been seriously 111, is much Improved and was able to leave Ms bed today. JAPANESE SCOUTING MORGAN NanjPatterson's Accessory in Murder. ELUDED HIS PURSUERS Charged With Conspiracy in the Murder of Caesar Young in New York. UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES New Indictments Ware Returned in New York Accusing Nan Patsrson of the Murder of Csessr Young and Smith Arrested as Accomplice. Cincinnati. March 30. J. Morgan Smith and wife were arrested In this city today upo'n a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. The arrest was made on a telegraphic request from District Attorney Jerome of New Tork city. Nan Patterson, the actress, twice put on trial for the murder of Caesar Young In New York city on May 4, 1804, Is charged with conspiracy In the name connection, new indictments to that efTect having been found in New York today. Smith and wife left New York a few months after the murder and be fore the beginning of the mistrial and for a long time the authorities have been unable to locate them. Hmiths testimony and his identity are considered almost vital to the esse against Miss Patterson. Several weeks ago New York detectives met Smith in Montreal and from that time until the arrest here today this officer await ed a favorable opportunity for making the arrest, their separation soon after reaching the I'nlted States on return ing from Canada having caused the de lay. The detective who has been fol lowing Smith says that he went under many nllances In different cities be fore registering here. The New York grand Jury handed down Indictments against J. Morgan Smith. Julia Smith, his wife and Nan Pnterson, charging them Jointly with conspiracy. The Indictments are based upon letters written by Julia Smith to Cnesnr Young In which It was nlleged there was a threat and a demand for money for the Patterson girl. A deputy sheriff left today for Al band, with requisition papers which Governor Higglns will be naked, to sign. As soon na the governor's signa ture Is obtained, the deputy will start for Ohio, Nun Patterson has not been Informed of the arerst of her sister and brother-in-law up to a late hour. OXFORD VS. CAMBRIDGE. Sports at the Quean's Club Grounds Tomorrow. .London, March 30. There Is a strong probability In the Oxford-Cambridge sports at the Queen's club grounds to morrow that the honors of the three mile run will go to W. E. Schutt of Oxford. The Rhodes schollarshlp man from Cornell unlveralty, W. C. Church Ill, the Cambridge atar three-mile run ner, has been forbidden by his phy sician to participate at the race. Schutt hns been going strong in practice, having benten his American record In the two-mile run. Oxford ex pects to take second honors In high Jump with P. M. Young of South Da kota, University Rhojdos, scholarship man. PEACE TALK. Confined Mostly to the Newspapers of , London. Iondpn, March SO. Peace talk Is prevalent everywhere, but that nego tiations have been commenced Is still positively denied In all official circles here. The foreign office disclaims ever having any knowledge of peace pro posals. It is quite evident, however, while the first definite step may be taken any minute no advance further than has been Indicated In the Assv elated Press dispatches may be post poned Indefinitely. , Huron Iluyashl, Japanese minister. hn declared to the Associated Press this afternoon that he had no infor mation In regard to the announcement contained In the St. Petersburg Asso ciated Press dispatches that Russia has indirectly made known negative conditions on which pac might be concluded, namely, no cessation of ter- Itory and no Indemnity, leaving Japan to determine whether peace negotla. tlon could be begun on that basis, but It la said that the terms mentioned will not even be considered. EMPEROR WILLIAM. Preparations for His Reception in Mor- " roco. Tangier, Morroco, March 30. The preparations are complete for the re ception here tomorrow of Emperor William. The pier has been carpeted and decorated and numerous arches erected In the streets along the route of the procession. The Moorish and German flags are displayed every where. The Garrison Is newly uniformed to day and rehearsed In part for the re ception, under Kadi Sir Marry Mac- Lean. The natives are very enthu siastic over the welcome to be given the Germnn emperor. Extra Session. Washington, March 30. Senators who called on President Roosevelt to day to consult with him as to the prob able time of the reassembling of con gress, were informed that it was likely that a, special session will, be called for October 16. This will enable mem bers of congress going on the Philip pine trip to return in time for the ses sion. GREAT NORTHERN Train Wreck Near Basin No. I, Near St. Panl. THE ENGINEER WAS KILLED Train Wss 8pssding Swiftly Along the Canyon on Bouldsr Rivsr When the Engine Struck an Obstruction and Broke Piece of Mschinery. Helena, March 30. The Great North- ern passenger train westbound from St. Paul was wrecked near basin No. 1 today, presumably by the engine col liding with a rock that had slipped down the mountain side. The train wns proceeding swiftly along the can yon of Boulder river when the engine struck the obstruction and was hurled from the track, landing In the nearby river, partially demolishing and break ing pieces of machinery. The engineer, John Webber, was in stantly killed while the fireman, Davis, sustained a crushed arm and leg. Only the engine and tender left the track. The passengers escaped with a severe shaking up, and traffic was delayed for several hours. TWENTY-FIVE KNOTS. Mads by Torpedo Boat Destroyer Goldsborough. Seattle, March 30. Twenty-five knots an hour was the average speed made by the torpedo boat destroyer Goldsborough on her final trial trip held In the waters of Elliott bay this afternoon. On the fifth lap of the mile course the craft made 29.4 knots for half a mile,, but she failed to keep It up, nnd from the report of the trial bourd there Is little hope that she will ever be able to develop an average speed of more than 25 knots. It cannot be determined what the navy depart ment will do regarding the Golds borough until after the result of the trlnl Is aubmltted to the bureau at Washington. True to her reputation the Golds borough trial was the usual feature of a series of accldenta. They were of a minor character, however, consisting of trouble with the auxlllery engine and blowing out packing in her steam connections. SATISFACTION Italian Captain Appeared Appeased. RATIFY THE TREATY President Roosevelt Will Approve of the Modus Vivendi Tis Said. CONSIDER IMPORTANT EVENT News of the President's Approvsl Was Published in Extra Newspspsr and Opens the Wsy to Smooth Difficul ties and Relieve Critical Situation. New York, March 30. Captain Mor- londo, commanding the Calabria with the Italian charge d'affaires, Lulgi Camblaso, visited Foreign Minister Sanches Wednesday, afternoon, cables the Herald correspondent at Santc Domingo. They presented to the min ister a written demand for satisfaction of the Italian claims under the Domin ican guarantee, in view of the failure of the American senate to ratify the treaty. Mr. Sanchex showed them a bulletin announcing President Roose velt's approval of the modus vlvendi explained the plan. He said that Mr. Dawson was momentarily expecting of ficial confirmation from Washington. Captain Morlondo then asked for a written statement, which Sanches promised Thursday. The Italian com mander and the charge d'affairs polite ly expressed their satisfaction. Captain Moriondo explaining that he knew nothing of the modus viviendl when he sailed. The captain said In parting: "Our stay here will be doubtless brief, in view of the satisfactory American arrangements." Shortly afterward Mr. Dawson re ceived official confirmation that the modus vlvendi has been approved and hastened to show it to Foreign Min ister Sanchex. News of President Roosevelt's action was telegraphed by President Morales to all the provincial governors and ex tra editions were Issued by the Santo Domingo newspapers. "This important event," said Morales, 'opens the way to smooth difficulties and relieve a critical situation. The re ported revolution at Monte Christ! gives me no concern. I discredit the report, but, am telegraphing to the governors of the interior provinces to be watchful. 'With the Dixie and United States marines at Monte Christi, an uprising Is im osslble In that port. If there were a serious movement in the Inter ior I would know of It. "If there is a revolution I will per sonally go to suppress it, but with the modus vivendl in operation none can make headway. "The Calabria's return was ordered before the plan for the modus vlvendi was known. The Italian government will now be entirely satisfied." RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Eighteen Passengers Injured in Acci dent Near Driden. Vancouver, March 30. The west bound special train, filled with mem bers of the Ontario homeseekers' ex cursion party, was derailed today at Driden. Four cars were thrown down a 15- foot embankment. Two passengers were badly injured and 16 others more or less hurt. The accident is believed to have been caused by a broken rail. SHORT CRUISE. Mrs. Roosevelt and Children Will Take , an Outing. Washington, March JO. Mrs. Roose velt, accompanied by some of her chil dren and relatives, wtl! leave Wash ington Friday for the south, probably Jacksonville, where they will go aboard the yacht Sylph for a short cruise. The president, it Is said, desired that hlg wife and children spend soma time on a cruise believing It will benefit them. Mrs, Roosevelt contemplates re turning to Washington In 12 or If days. . While she is away, Miss Alice Roose velt will be In charge of the White House. SUSPECT ARRESTED. Author of the Bomb Outrage Arretted In Paris. , Paris, March 30. A man suspected of being the author of the bomb out rage In the Avenue de Larepubllque, when members of the republican guards and police were wounded, has been arrested. His discovery was due to an acci dent. The man is a waiter out of work, who was engaged yesterday In prepar ing a bomb, which explosed, severely injuring him. A search of his resi dence resulted In the finding of an archistic documents and the police have proof that at the time the outrage oc curred, January 30. He was employed In the neighborhood. FINE ARTS IN ROME, The Americsn Academy Is Nsaring Completion. ! New York, March 80 An endow ment fund of $1,000,000 which has been for some time In process of formation for the maintenance of the American academy of Fine Arts in Rome, is re ported to be rapidly nearing comple tion The seventh contribution of $100,000 is, according to the Tribune, expected soon from Yale university. A similar contribution will be made in the name of Columbia university. Three sub-. scrlptions to fill out the round million are expected by June L SPRING VALLEY1 CO. Negotiations for Sale'of SanFran cisco Water Co. TO AN EASTERN SYNDICATE Eastern Capitalists to Make a Combi nation of the Spring Valley Water Company and the Bay City Water Company With an Unlimited Supply. San Francisco, March SO. The Chronicle today says: Edward F. Cragin, chairman of the executive committee of the Interna tional Banking Corporation of New York, has been In San Francisco for some time negotiating for the sale of the Spring Valley Water Company to eastern interests for the purpose of a combination with the Bay City Water Company. It is planned to form a wat er trust for supplying San Francisco, even when its population reaches a million, and for supplying the cities across the bay as well. While every effort has been and Is being made by the promoters of the gigantic deal to keep the proceedings secret, it is known that the scheme Involves the consolidating of the plant of the Spring Valley Water Company with that of the Bay City Water Com pany and possibly other nearby water works, with eastern capital to back and control the monopoly. The acquisition of a Sierra Nevada source of supply is also Included in the project. All those in a position to be fully Informed in respect to the proposed deal are extremely reticent In relating to It LANDS WITHDRAWN. 760,000 Acres of Land Withdrawn in Oregon and Washington. Washington, March 30. The secre tary of the interior today ordered the withdrawal from entry of 690,000 acres of lnnd In Oregon and 90,000 acres in Washington on account of the Uma tilla project. , Base Ball. San Francisco Seattle 0, San Fran cisco 4. Oakland Tacoma S, Oakland 0. Los Angeles Portland t, Los An geles 6.