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UBUItHS FULL AMOOIATIO PRI RIPORT
COVERS THC M0RNIN9 FIBLD ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA
VOLUME LVIV. NO. 152
ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY, APRIL 9. 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NAVAL BATTLE
Russia and Japan Coming
Together -
A SEA FIGHT IMMINENT
The Russian and Japanese Battle
Ships and Squadron!
Approaching
WATCHED WITH INTEREST
The Grtatott Naval Battl of th War
Only a Question of a Vary Fw Day
and Will Probably Decide Whether
It 8hall Ba Peace or War.
Penang, West Coat of Malay I'nln
hula, April S. Th steuiner which
mive arrive! at IVnsng report the
nlKhiliiic of n tatg Russian fleet In the
airirtx of Miilttcii. It Included 2&
t riitiKiortM iiml was stei-ring toward
Plngnpor,
Th eteamer Kumsang report hav
ing sighted 12 cruisers, presumably
Japani-no. steaming some dlslance
fthmul-t'Vlili-iilly it Japnn scouting
squadron. '"' I
There la much excitement here and
In Singapore over the anticipation of
n engagement In Malayan water.
Hlngftpore, Straits Settlement. April
I. 8:15 p. m. Th Russian fleet (re
ported by the British steamer Turn)
haa been sighted, heading apparently
for Durun strait. 17 mile aouih
southwest of Singapore.
Singapore, Straits Settlement, April
8, 8:10 p. m.The Russian fleet la now
jmsalng, steering northeastward.
Hongkong, April 8.In consequence
tf the appearance of a- fleet In the
strait of Malacca, the China squad
ron la preparing to put to mi.
Singapore, Blrults Settlement, April
8. The Russian battleship squudrnn
passed here nt 2 o'clock this after
noon. Forty-four ah I pa were steam
ing slowly nt .about eight knots an
hour, four abreast and presented u
striking apectublf. The vessels, how
ever. tMiie evidence of the effect of a
sen voyage and at ' thn water line
allowed sea weed a fool lonir. The
iiuadioii wna led by a large cruiser,
followed) by thjreo former , converted
Hamburg-American ship.
Then came the cruiser, colllora and
battluahlpa. etc. The colllera wra
moxtly In the center of the fleet. The
deck of the wutMhlpa were coal laden,
while the colllera nnd former Ham
burg American liners were of llgh)
draft. The fleet pmed aeven mllea
out. " ,
The fleet eondlated of alx battleahlpa,
nine crulaera, eight torpedo bout Je
atroyera, three volunteer fleet veaaela,
16 rollleni, one anlvaffe ahlp and one
hoiipltnl ahlp. The Meet did not atop
to receive dlapatchea or conmilt the
conaul. Hulmeniently the eonxul visit
ed HoJi'KtvciiHky'a uhlp, talklnif to him
from the launch., lie did not board
the veaaula, but wu cheered heartily
on leaving the aide of the ahlp, , The
consul rive to the ahlp the first news
of the fall of Mukden.
The vessels were burning aoft coal
and tremendous arnoke was vlslbk
for miles. The gangway were not
lowered and nobody was permitted mi
board the vesselH. No news was
vouchsafed, Only launches xver al
lowed to approiiehv-the fleet. The nu
tlvee lined the eeii front greatly excit
ed. The squadron dlssnneared about 5
o'clock In the afternoon and the amoke
la still visible on the eastern horizon.
EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED.
Blast
of Powder Accidentally Die
ohargd in a Quarry.
Alllssonla, Va., April 8. While tap
ping powder thl afternoon in a blast
nt the Ardway limestone quarry about
four mite west of Alllsonla, the bliwt
'wu accidentally discharged. - ThU
caused (he explosion of two other
Musts, which hid ben t neur by.
Hlx negroea and twe white men were
killed and two others ao badly Injured
tiH to leave little hope of their recov.
ery.
Chicago Strike,
Employer te Seek a Cenfrne With
Labor Leader.
Chicago April l.-i-In the final hope
of preventing a, great atrlke developing
out of Montgomery & Ward trouble,
the Chicago KmployeV AawK-lutlon will
seek a conference with the union lead
er. A committee, headed by John V,
Kivwell, Jr., win appointed at a meet-
lug of the Employer' Association this
evening to arrange a, meeting i. tbt
urnclal conducting the atrlke.
WILL MEET RUSSIANS.
Lilt of Battleship and Cruiser
in
Toga' Fleet.
Singapore, April I. It 1 rejsirted
th.tt Admiral Tiga' fleet I not fai
itwuy and a battle is momentarily ex
lieirted. Toga' fleet consist of & but.
tleshlps, 9 armored crulaera, 30 un
iirmored cruisers, 20 destroyer" and J 5
torpedo bout. The grutet naval
battle of the world I expected to take
place fiunday,
SOLD THEIR DAUGTER.
Count te Rsoeiw $15,000 Inerea
In Allowance. '
Dread!, April 8. King FrMrbk
Augustus has given hi consent to the
raising of the yearly Allowance of hi
former wife, the Count Montlgnoao,
to 115.000 In return for the surrender
f their daughter It la believed that
thl will Mtb' the controversy be
tween the King nd hi divorced wife.
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Had His Throat Cut by Mulatto
Bell Boy
JEALOUSY CAUSED TROUBLE
Th Murdrr Bpattrd with Blood,
Ran to th Naareit Police Station,
Yelling Murder and Gave Himself
Up to the Authorities.
New York. April 8. Wlnflcld Pope.
formerly a wealthy hor"e owner on
the Pacific coast, who In recent years
ha been earning a livelihood us a
bartender In this city, hn been prob
ably fatnlly wounded by P. J. Ware,
a mulatto bell boy.' Jealousy caused
the trouble. Pope' neck wna cut half
through, nil the muscle having been
severed so that he was unable to con
trol hi head when found by the police.
According to Ware the fight wna
started by Pope, who, he said, invad
ed hi room In Thirty-first street and
nttackeJ him with, a revolver. Forc
ing back hi assailant Ware relied a
roor and slashed him acrons the back
of the neck from one ilde of the jaw
to the other nnd made his escape. ,
The mulatto, bespattered with blood,
ran through Sixth avenue to the near
est pollec station. Hi erica of "Mur
der" attracted a great crowd. When
the officera found Pope he waa, de
spite his wounds engaged in demolish
ing mlrrora and furniture and had al
most wrecked the romns. '
In , November lust. Pope ahot ' and
killed a thief known as John Coakley,
who had accused the burtender of be
ing a "stool pigeon" In the employ of
the police.. He was exonerated by the
coroner.
RETRENCHMENT IN VENEZUELA,
SupernumariM Discharged and Yellow
Fvr Reported.
New York, April 8. Details are sMll
lucking as to the adjustment of the
external debts of Venexuela, snys t
Herald dispatch from Caracas,
The settlement of the Internal debt
Is rigorous. Accrued Interest for six
years Is wiped out. The new 3 per
cent, are secured by the alcohol tax
and replace the existing ( and 12 per
rent. Foreign holding are said to
be heavy. ' (
The government has abolished all
the' honorary consul generalships,
consulates and vice consulates, '
Borne case of yellow fever are reported.
ANOTHER
MM
IB FRAUDS
Grand Jury Completes Its
Labors. '
FIVE NEW INDICTMENTS
During Its Session Has Returned
Fifty Indictments for Land
Frauds.
PROMINENT MEN ON THE LIST
Probable That a New Grand Jury Will
Be Convened and Continue the Work
and Will Investigate Fraud in
Every County in the State.
Portland, April 8. In a ms.tter con-
latent with It prevlou record the
United State federal grand Jury,
which ha conducted Investigation!
Into alleged land fraud perpetrated
In this state, today bade adieu to th
public and passed out of ex'rtenc
after returning five Indictment Impll
eating 15 men, among wh m are the
heada of perhaps the largest lumber
lug conceins In the atate, inciuj'iig a
state senator, receiver ot a land office
and a minister of the gospel.
Nfver In the history of the North
Pacific const has a similar boCy of men
achieved a remarkable a record at
has this grand Jury, which altogether
returned 24 Indictments In connection
with alleged conspiracies.
The indictments prefer charges
against nearly 60 different persona all
told. In their number, besides those
enumerated above, Is a Unite! States
senator, two. congressmen. United
States district attorney, several offi
cials of the land departments, several
slate senators, several county and mu
nicipal officer and a number of promi
nent attorneys, livestock men timber,
men and cashiered officer ot the Unit
ed States army.
The Jury which went out of exist
ence today is not believed to hav
concluded Its investigation of alleged
fraudulent practices in securing pub.
lie "lands In this state, from the fact
that United States District Attorney
Henejf sient a considerable portion
of the dny In consultation with Unit
ed States Commissioner C. J. Reed,
and it is thought to be Mr. Heney's
intention to secure a new grand Jury
and continue the work.
The five Indictments returned today
are the flrst to be returned since the
grand Jury reconvened last Monday.
In tl'se lndjvtmeitfts, besides1 State
Senator R. A. Booth, manager of th
Kelly Lumber Company, are numbered
his brother, Henry J. Booth, receiver
of the Roseburg land office; Frank D
Alley. Roseburg abstractor; A. R. and
EJward Downs, a Seattle tlmberman;
Rev. Stephen W. Tumell. a Roseburg
minister; Edward Singleton, a broth
er-in-law of the Booths; Wllllar N
Jones, a Portland tlmberman; Thad-
dlus S. Potter, formerly a law clerk
in the law office of F. P. Mays; H. L.
Slssler of Seattle, Daniel Clurk, an ex
soldier ot the rebellion; Clarence B.
Zachery, Col. D. Barnard and Charles
A. Watson of Fos.sll.
With the expectlon of Dnnlcl Clark.
Col. D. Barnard, Charles A. Watson
and Clarence B. Zachery, nil were
dlcted on charges of conspiracy to de
fraud th government of a portion of
its public lands. Barnard. Watson
and Zachery are Indicted on a chargt
of swearing falsely In regard to final
proofs, by means of which the Butte
Creek Land, Lumber & Uvestock
Company. It Is charged, secured many
hundreds of acres of land. The In
dictments against Alley anf Rev Tur
nell of Roseburg and A. B. and Ed
ward R Downs, 1 relative to which,
during 1901-1-3, me hundred thou
sand acres of land were pronounced
one of the finest bodies of timber binds
In Oregon. They were fraudulently
selxed in the region of the boumUry
line between Douglass and Coj coun-
tlea in iouthem and western Oran.
Benator riooth and his brothe
Henry Booth, and Singleton, a brother-in-law
of Uootb, are Indicted on a
charge of conspiracy to duf'aud the
government out a portion u? 0t- pub
lic land by Inducing Thomas Ague of
Roseburg to prove up on an abandoned
homestead.
The Indictment ot Jones, , Slssler
and Clark concern alleged procure
nwnt of exsoldiera of the rebellion to
make locations on government lands
In the old Kilet Indian reservation.
LICENSE ON AUTOMOBILES.
Pay a Certain Sum For. Each Ptrton
for Every Mile.
New York, April 8. Au?omoblllt
must now pay a total of one cent a
mile for machines holding two per
son and two cent a mile for three
person or more on all toll road in
the atate of New Jersey. A bill to that
effect passed at the recent session ot
the legislature, has been signed by
Governor Stoke.
Roads upon which the new taw will
apply are, however, not numerous.
Ar re steel at 8eatide.
Constable A. E. Miller of Seaside ar
rived in Astoria yesterday having In
charge a man named Stockton, who
had been employed at the Seasldi
Spruce Lumber Company's box fac
tory, who waived examination before
Recorder J, E. Alacraz upon a charge
of forgery. He passed a bogus check
on Peter Llnder, bartender for R, B,
Smith, In the sum of $25. There were
four brothers, all of who passed bogus
checks, one being cashed by A. W.
Ctalnger. Two of the brother are
suppored to be In Portland and one
In Atorla, for whom Constable Miller
has a. warrant for hia arrest.
R
N
Rock Island Seeking an Outlet on
' Atlantic Coast
FOR BIRMINGHAM, GEORGIA
Chicago & Rock Island Road Con tern.
plat Purchasing th Atlantio &
Birmingham Railroad to Secure an
Eactern and Southern Outlet.
New York, April 8. Bock Island
railways Interests are reported, say
the Herald, to be considering the ad
vlsability of reaching the Atlantic sea
board through the acquisition of the
Atlantic & Birmingham railroad by
the Frisco system. This would give
the latter road an outlet to the coust
at Brunswick. Ga., from its terminal
at Birmingham, Ala.
Th Atlantic & Birmingham, which
runs 'from Brunswick to Monttsuma,
Ga., Is making preparations to com
plete Its extension to Birmingham. It
Is a corporation formed under the laws
of Georgia, being a consolidation of
the railroad company of the same tltU
with the TIfton, Thomasville A Gulf
Railway Company and the TIfton
Northeastern Railroad Company. It
has a capitalization of $4,620,000.
It was at one time considered prob
able that the Rock Island would obtain
the Seaboard Air Line tor Its desired
outlet. This and other plans were
discussed at various times but nevei
materialized.
CONTRACT LABOR.
Japanese to Be Employed in the Work
on Panama Canal.
Washington, April 8. The former
Papama canal- commission previously
to the time It resigned was about to
sign a contract for 2000 Japanese la
borers to work on the isthmian canal.
The contract provided for a work day
of ten hours, and a question arose as
to whether the government could era-
ploy' laborers for more than eight
hours In any calendar day. The sub
ject was referred to the attorney gen
eral for an opinion.
This opinion has not yet been ren
dered, and the matter will again come
up before thi new commission. A
question also has been raised as to
the right to Import contract laborers
In the canal tone, but it Is held that
the canal sone is not like other terri
tory of the United States and there
fore Is not subject to the contract
labor law. , '
AY
EXTENSIO
ASSASSINATED
Brutal Murder Committed
in Colorado.
JOHN II. FOX KILLED
Mob of Two Thousand People
Gather and Threaten to
Lynch Murderer.
FRUSTRATFD BY THE SHERIFF
Sheriff Dick Davis and Posse of Fifty
Deputie Run for a Special Train,
Followed by e" Howling Mob, and
Train Pulls Out in Nick of Tim.
Trinidad, Col, April 8. John H. Fox
of Trinidad was assassinated today "by
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Johnson. An
angry mob soon gathered for the pur
pose of lynching' Johnson, but were
frustrated by Sheriff Dick Davis aod
a posse. Later a race between the
sheriff and posse with the prisoner for
a special train and an angry, excited
mob of 2000 people, bent on vengeance,
were the wild scenes enacted at Trini
dad this afternoon.
The assassination of Fox was th
most coldetoodefr wiuider- ewr com
mitted in Las Animas county. Fox
was standing at a desk in the lobby
of the postoffice reading a newspaper
with his back to the door. Johnson
entered with a six shooter in his hand,
and without the Ifeast warning sneaked
up behind Fox and fired. The bullet
entered behind the left ear and came
out at the forehead, passing through
a glass door into the elevator of tht
loby, grazed the head of a man who
was standing in the elevator.
Fox fell backwards, dead, and John
son walked from the postoffice and
started toward the county jail, when
he was arrested by another deputy
sheriff and placed in the county JalL
The news of the assassination spread
like wildfire and soon a mob of 1000
people had gathered in front of the
postoffice, making threats of lynching.
When the body of Fox was carried by
the mob and placed in the undertak
er's wagon, the sight' seemed to turn
them Into frenzy and a rush was made
for the county Jail and loud cries of
"Lynch the Murderer!"
In the meantime the sheriff swore In
50 deputies who surrounded the jail
and when the mob reached within a
half a block. Sheriff Davis halted them
and said: "As sheriff I am sworn to
protect my prisoners. I will kill the
flrst man that attempts to come up
the steps. If you get Johnson, it will
be over my dead body."
This had the effect of checking the
mob who lacked a leader and after
muttering vengeance for an hcur, the
mob reformed in front of the post
office, when plans for lynching was
openly discussed. Several prominent
cltixens addressed the mob and dur
ing this brief time Sheriff D-vi8 se
cured a special train on the Tjloradc.
& Southern, Later Johnson v as sur
rounded by deputies, and started from
the jail on a dead run tor the waiting
train, three blocks away.
This news reached the mob, who
started pell mell after the posse, grow
ing In numbers en route, and finally
2500 people gnthered. The sheriff suc
ceeded In getting his prisoner on
board, but when the train started th
mob was less than 20 yards away,
cursing and tltrowlng rockp. After
the train ran about 100 yards, the
coupling broke. When the mob saw
the engine leaving the caboose, they
rushed forward again, yelling like man
and paid no attention to the com
mand of the posse to halt In the nick
of time the engine was again coupled
and made a successful dush. When
the mob saw that it had been foiled It
dispersed.
Before! being placed on Lie train
Johnson was asked by a representa
tive of the Associated Press for a
statement. He said:
I killed Fox because ! wis mnd. Ho
prevented me from going after Shoble
because he aald I wmilj aid him o
escape. We had some word this
morning, but I wilt not tell any."
Johnson was taken to Fiiehlo. "
The assassination grew out of tht
arrest of Vldal Shoble at Oakland.
California, on a charge of embezzle
ment of county funds, while tUsrk- in
the county treasurers office during
the administration ' ot Fox on r,unty
treasurer. Sheriff Da-vis was to have
sent Johnson after Shoble, but Fox
protested and prevailed upon the
county commissioners to send one ot ;
their own member. This antterei
Johnson.
GRANT'8 TOMB DAMAGED.
Element Cause Spot of Discoloration
to Monument
New York, April 8. Damage by the
elements to the tomb of General V. 8.
Grant on Riverside drive is reported
to be causing much anxiety among the
members of the Grand Monument As
sociation, which Is Interested with tne
care of th granite pile. Although
only seven year old, the white granite
exterior shows signs of serlou erosion,
while leaks recently discovered in the
dome have caused spot of discolora
tion on the decorated plaster interior.
A water proof preparation of para.
Are will be applied at once to the ex
terior of the dome and possibly the
whole pile wilt be later treated in the
same manner. The stone will take on .
a light grayish tint but this will re-,
crease gradually.
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Baseball Score.
At San Francisco Portland 3,
San
Francisco 2. ,
At Cambridge Harvard 7, Trinity
At New York Yale 4. New York IT.
At Los Angeles Tacoma 1. Los An
geles 2. ' . "- ' '.,. ,
At Oakland Seattle 0, Oakland 3.
PRESIDENT OVATION
Thousands Greet Reosevelt
Stations.
at
ASSISTS IN PLANTING TREES
President Roosevolt Arrive at th End
of Hi Journey and Tomorrow Will
Go on a Hunting Expedition to Last
for Several Days.
Fort Worth. April 8. The largest
crowd that has ever thronged the
streets of Fort Worth welcomed Pres
ident Roosevelt today when he arrived
from San Antonio The president's
special arrived at 9:45 and left at 11:03
o'clock. Forty-one minutes of the
president's visit was occupied by the
parade in which he rode. The remaind
er of the time was taken up in shak- .
ing hands with his enthusiastic ad
mirers. The president's visit Included the
ceremony of planting a tree on the
lawn facing the public library.; This
Is the first tree the president has
planted since leaving Washington. Th
ovation which greeted the president
exceeded in enthusiasm any ever given
In the history of Fort Worth. Nevet
were the business houses and public
buildings more - profusely decorated
and never before did the cheering
crowd two miles long stand In line to
honor a guest of the city.
Wichita Falls, Tex., April 8. TW
presldent's special train passed here
this afternoon. An enthusiastic crowd
greeted him.
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Fredrick, Okla., April 8. President
Roosevelt reached Fredrick this even
ing. The president made a short
speech and after shaking hands with
a few who crowded about he was driv
en to camp and escorted to Pasture
Gate by mounted police.
President Roosevelt is in camp with
his comrades in chase at Panther
Springs on Red river, 14 miles west of
here; Great preparations are ( being
made for the hunt, which will begin"
tomorrow and continue tor five days.
Roosevelt Is in a happy frame of mini
and when he left Fredrick this after
noon looked forward with keen pleas
ure to the outdoor life which will last
for the next few days., , , ,
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