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OOVCR THE MORNINQ f ItLD ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA
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ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 14. 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
2tjf 0f t iiti
IS DEMOLISHED
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.Tornado Plays Havoc In
' Oklahoma.
BUILDINGS DESTROYED
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Severe Wind Storm in Many Kan
' sas Towns With Loss of
Life. J
MANY PEOPLE HOMELESS
Churches, Bueineea Houses and Dwel
llngt Destroyed and 6om Town
Almost Entirely Wiped Out by Cy
clones in Kansas Yssterdsy.
Tnpeka, Way 13. A tornado thla
afternoon at AlU Vista unroofed a
nra numtar of hotws and did con
siderable other damage." The storm
crossed the Chicago A nock Island
truck only a fw hundred ft ahead
of the Go! J Slate limited express,
which was gotns at full speed., , , ,
MayettaT Kan.. May 13. The school
tiouw and 10 farmhouses were totally
1ntollhd lr tornado that air ink
this tlty and vU tnlty thla 4fUrnoon.
All tl f-Uphone Unci are broken
lown by the wind and no particulars
un be obtained aa to tha damnga done
north of bers. ! Tha tornado lifted
rnlle north of thla city and went north
nut. tearing off the tops of trees.
Valley Falls, Kan., May 13. A tor
nado thla afternoon did much damage
to property. Nobody waa seriously In
jured. On church, five dwelling
limine and rwvny fiu-m buUdlnga wra
complrtvly deinollahad.
Snllnn, Kan., May II. A amalt tor
undo atruck thla city thla afternoon,
wrecking two raldncea and nunw
on barn and outbulldlnita. , Two
young women were Injured, but will
recover.
Snyder, O. T, May II. All tha re
covered bodlea of tha vlctlon of kut
Vadneaday nlfht'a tornado have been
Itui-rlod, ahlppad away or . ahlpmerit
provided for. Tba homeleee peraona
' found shelter and the wounded are ba
Inff cnrefnlly attended to." Oluatrea,
t0 mlloa weat of Snyder, wa atruck
thla morning by a tornado and tha
ntlre ctty wiped out. No deatha are
reported" lui. aeverat " praona wer
lialaifully bruised Houaea were da
mollahed end many of tha Inhabltanti
in tha litt'a village are homeleaa and
without ahelter. The clooda moved In
nnrthenetcrly direction and It la be
lleved that much damage haa been
lone In the country. - ; '.!
' Mcrheraon, Kan.; May 13. A amall
tornado atruck the' renldence part of
McPheraon thla afternoon,' demollaV
ng averal amall building, at) the
ama time another -tornado wa,a'ieen
north weet of the city; It .damaged a
number' of farmhbueee. On account of
the rural telephone' llnea being down
thn full extent of the damage could
mot ba learned. . ' ', , j ,
GAMBLING EXCHANGE.
Mew York Gambling Coneerna Report
. to Change In Bualnaaa,
. New Tork, May 13. Relieved' from
tha preaaure of Neceealtoua liquida
tion, there haa been aome recovery in
price on tha atock exchange thla
weak. New demand waa not large,
however, ' and, apeculatton was re
preaaed by uncertontlee in tha outlook,
Principal of theae were tha fear of a
turn In the tide of the ateel trade ow
ing to production outatrlpptng con
aumptlon, revival of the campaign for
railroad rata contracts, the coming
naval conflict in tha far east and the
evidence of lack of absorptive demand
for investment In the amall aubacrip
tlona to tha Pennsylvania convertible
bond laaue. The government crop re-
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port on wlnt wheat helped In tht
light rovlvul of detnand lute In the
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DIVISION 18 DIVIDED.
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Tfca Rueelan Fleet la Divided
. Three Separata tquadrona.
HC reeraibg( May ll.-Hlnce the
arrival on the Chlneee aea of Ra
Admlrul Nebogatoff, who la the Junior
admiral in tba far cant, hla command
tg bellev4 to have ceaaed to txlst at
a separate division. The fleet la no
divided Into three auadrona, Vice Ad
miral Vo-lkrittin," who I second In
rank to Vlca' Admiral Itojeatvensky
being In command of the heavy cruis
er auuadron. NebogaUff haa been
placed Iff charge of an Information
aquadron of acouta and convened mr
chant men. i
FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA. :
Japaneee' Pursuln gthe Same Taetlee
aa Before Mukden. 's
Oadgayadna, Manchuria, May 13,--Aa
before the battle of Mukden, the
Japanese are apparently endeavoring
to roil back the Russian left, which,
aa thett, la being pushed fa to the
outhward. The Russians art advanc
ing in three columns and driving tha
Japanese back, and have reached and
held Pangu Taas. but alme May I
they have been eubjected to constant
ly Increasing pressure and fierce night
atlacka. The Japanese in the center
have withdrawn a little to the line at
Manchantse and Hadlapu, three mile
aouth of Changta ataUon. " '
LAND OFFICE ABOLISHED.
While filling Bears ,the President
Waa Attending to Bualneea. ,
V.imlnglon,May IS. The prealdcnt
hn Issued an order Abolishing the land
ofHoe at Jtkrom Col. . The bulnae of
the dtalrk't will be transferred to the
office at .Kerllng. CtL .
Frank Reis Arrested at Hood RivcrJ
for Murder.
JEALOUSY ALLEGED CAUSE
Charred Body of James Foaa Found In
the Ashes of Hie, Cabin and the Cor-
oner's Jury Return Verdict That He
Wee Killed by Frank Reis. .
' Hood River, May 11. Charged by a
coroner's Jury, which held an Inquest
over the body of . Jarnea Foaa, whose
charred body waa found yesterday In
the ashes of hla cabth, 11 miles south
of thla city, and decided that he came
to Ma death from rifle shots, the ride
be'fng In .the handa ot Kra'nk Rete, t
Reis, who wai arrested and taken
to tha county Jail at The Dalles, today
refused to soy anything of. the alleged
murder. .Joji'n Perklna, a neighbor of
the dead man, testified today that he
saw Reis'come' from Fos house with
a gun In his Hand a few minutes aftor
tha shot had been heard and Rela ad
mlled that he killed Foaa Bind waa
going to burn hla house. ' Jealousy Is
all.ged aa the cauea for tha murder. '
THIRD CLASS CRUISER. ,
Japanese Cruiser Expeeted at
8an
'. Franeleoo for Supplies. , i
' fcan ' Francla.0, May';- 13. A " third
elaaa cruiser of tha Japanese navy la
reported to be on the way to thla port
to, undergo repairs and a general over
hauling. - Tha naem f the vessel li
not known but from a accounts the
warship lately left the Asiatic coast,
under orders to come to tUa port to
ba repaired,-ami it la likely hat. ehe
wllf upon arrival be detained litre, as
waa the Russian cruiser Lena, until
the end of the war. ,
The Japanese cruiser la dally ex
pected to arrive. It la presumed that
she baa been scouting In the Pacific,
and having become ahort of fuel, waa
ordered tojut in here, both for advice
and to receive an overhauling in case
repairs should ba necessary. i
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Respeot of Jiidge Bellinger.'
San Franclaco, May 13. Tha federal
courta adjourned thla morning out of
respect to the memory of Judge Chai
B. Bellinger. I' t ; .... ;"'...
ARREST
MURDERER
ARID F
URGES
Preparing for May Cclc
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TROUBLE IS EXPECTED
Russian Workmen Ben & Armed
for Celebration of Russian
May Day.
THE POLICE ISSUE WARNINGS
AntielpaUd That Revolutionary Lead
era Will Make Another Red Sunday
at the Demonstrations to Take Plaoe
Throughout the Russian Empire.
8t. Petersburg. May 13. Tomorrow,
Rusalan May day, la awaited with
nervousness both by public and au
thorities. ' Revolutionary agitators
would like to moke it. another "Red
Sunday" in every city in the empire
and the re verywher urging- the
workmen to celebrate the fete wit an
anti-government demonatratlon, and to
reelst with arms, if the police and
trocpa Interfere. .Many of the work
men are said to be armed with bomba
and revolvers, apd a large atock of
plutole of an automatic repeating type,
stnuKgled in for the revolutionlste are
being offered for aule to the initiated
at coat price.
The police have ixsued systematic
warnings. Nevertheless, the workmen
are disdaining the advice of well wish
era and defying 'the warnings of the
police. The social democratla and so
cial revolutionists have called, several
meetlnga for tomorrow.
It la' almost too much to hone that
the day will pans in Russia without
any collision or bloodshed. Governor
General Trephoff and Director of the
Police Kovalenrtky admit that there
are possibilities of disorder. . At the
same time they insist that if blood is
spilled the responsibility will rest
with those who deliberately provoke It,
Elaborate precautlona are being
taken. Twenty-five thousand Cos
sacks have ben atatloned tonight In
various quarters of the city and all
the guard regiments are under arms,
but speclflo written orders have been
issued by Prince Vaselltchlkoff, grand
duke Vladlmer's aldk that "under no
circumstances , will command to fire
be given the iroopa unless they, are
actually' attacked' Peaceful crowds,
not organleed for a demonstration,
will ba permitted to Resemble.
HORDE OF CUTWORMS.
Are, Destroying the Orange Orchards
- of Southern California.
Sun Baruardlno, Cal., May 15. The
horde of cutworms which" have been
Increasing by millions In thla valley
during the last few weeks, have be
gun an attack on orange orchards.
Growera are 'alarmed and have called
on the county coinmlsslonera to take
action at once to have ,the crop. The
worms are not eating the foliage, but
have attacked the7, green f fruit and
buds, boarlng through tha rind of
the fruit and devouring the interior.
Some treea are already cleaned of
fruit. The horticultural commissioner
Immediately, ordered powder sprayers
for parts green. Thousands of or
chards in Southern California are
threatened. ' :
VIOLATED POSTAL LAWS.
8nlde Jewelry Firm Selling Paste
Diamonds Forosd Out of Business.
Chicago, May 13. "Hamilton Bros.
Co." a Jewelry firm at l5 'Dearborn
street, haa been forced out of exist
ence by the postal authorities.
"The correspondence of this com
pany was excluded front the malla,"
said Postal Inspector Germer, "be
cause of the manner In which it sold
Its' goods. The plan was to Send let;
ters that brought replies. Then the(
firm would follow up the letters and
try to make a sole of an Imitation dla.
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mond. The men concerned said they
did not know they were violating any
poatal rule' and that they considered
their; .business legl.lmate.'
PROMINENT BANKER ASSIGNS.
A. C Wilcox of New York Makes As
.signment for Benefit of Creditors.
New Tork, May 13. An assignment
made late yesterday -ty A. C. Wilcox,
a private banker at the' head of A. C
Wilcox ft Co., 5 Liberty street, de
velops the fat that the concern had
a string of small banks in this state,
mostly In Orange and gutllvan coun
ties and one at Windsor Locka, Conn.
Altogether, It is said to control about
It branch banks. . . , , j ,
, A, C Wilcox began business In this
city In February, 1900, and since then
b has established the branch banks
I his statement of February 1, 1995,
he claimed resources of $554,244, lia
bilities of 1193,905, capital 1300.000,
surplus ISO.OOO and undivided profits
of 110,383.
BUY THE GOVERNMENT.
J. Pierpont Morgsn Is Desirous of Pur
chasing an Art Gallery.
Florence, May 13. Wnn J. Pier
pont Morgas waa here last April the
rumor waa circulated that he was ne
gotiating for the purchase of an art
gallery belonging to an old family.
Thla report la now revived with cer
tain elaborations, the gallery being
that of Martelll, one of the richest tl
art treasures in Florence, comprising
famous sliver works attributed to
Celllna ' and Famoua Baa Reliefs by
Donatello and Verocchlo. It is alleged
that Mr. Morgan offered 1400.000 for
the collection and that owner asked
lljDOO.OOO. The government, Earning
that negotiations were in progress, or
dered the police to keep a careful
watch over the Martelll place, aa the
art treasures contained in the gallery
cannot be exported.
PACKERS OBJECT
Will Make Protest to President
Account Investigation.
WITHESSES ARE BROWBEATEN
Detectives and United States Secret
Service Men Use Questionable Meth
ods to Secure Testimony and Wivea
Compelled to Testify in Cases.
Chicago, May 13. Representatives
of four large packing bouses have
gone to Washington with the Intention
of making a protest to President
Roosevelt against the manner in which
they declare the investigation of the
beef Industry is being conducted before
the federal grand Jury.' The protest,
It Is said, will be made along the fol
lowing line: ,
That the packer company's witnesses
have been browbeaten before the Jury,
and compelled to tell what they know;
that questionable -methods ,have been
used by the secret service men to se
cure Information for the government.
and that wives of the packera have
been called before" the grand Jrfry to
testify! against their husbands, who
were out of the city and they have
been forced' to remain constantly In
Chicago without any Apparent reasons.
rEW DISTRICT JUDGE.
Probable That Judge De Haven Will
Be Assigned to Portland.
San Francisco, May. 13.' Judge Gil
bert, presiding Judge dt the United
States circuit court of appeals, an
nounced his Intention of 'detailing
United Statea District Judge DeHaven
to the United States district court at
Portland .to take the place temporari
ly of the late Judge Bellinger.
Judge DeHaven Is requested to open
court on June 12, the date set for the
trial of the land fraud cases and to
proceed with the trial of the cases.
Should ' a successor to Judge Bel
linger be appointed to the new ap
pointee may preside over the district
court in thla city during Judge De
Haven's absence. ' . ,
Twenty-Three Killed.
Harrlsburg, May 13. The number of
deaths aa the result of the Pennsylva
nia collision is now totaled at 33.
ilUGSOUT
New York Boys Enjoy
Picnic ' .
COWBOYS SUCCESSFUL
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Boys Throw Stones at Mustangs
And Oce Hundred Wild Ani
mals Escape.
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Cowboys Brought One Hundred Mus
tangs t New York to Sell and the
Capture by Cowboys Gave People
an Exhibition, of Frontier Life.
New Tork, May IS. A taste of life
on the range has been given to the
residents of the upper west side by
the stampeding of 100 mustangs at
Sixtieth street and West End Avenue.
There was a wild scramble by the
cwboys who cam east with theNanI
mals, which were to be sold here, but
tha bunch scattered in all directions.
After three hours most of them bad
been rounded up4y aid of the police.
A amall boy started the stampede by
hurling a stone at the ponies.
Part of the herd waa caught at 110th
street . and Cen; rut park - wrirt. ' An
other aection rushed " out to the end
of the 44th street pier with such speed
that three of the animals were thrown
Into the river and drowned.
Mounted men with ropes made the
scene an air of a western roundup. A
herd of automobiles Joined in the
chanse, with toothing horns and
ac reaming passengers, and increased
the excitement
Numerous accidents weer reported
at various placed over the district, but
no one was seriously hurt
FOUR HUNDRED GRAVES.
Excavated In Prusis Supposed to
Have Lived Before Christ.
Breslau. Prussia, May 13. Excava
toar have unearthed 400 grave and 150
cave dwellings of the bronse age near
here. Part of them are of the early
bronse period. 1200 or 1600 years B. C
Ano'.her portion bf the grave fields Is
of the later bronse age. , . ,
The excavation includes a village of
a doaen huts containing a collection
of spinning and weaving Instruments.
QUIET AT ZHITOMIR.
Jews Aceueed of Inveigling Russia
Into War With Japan. , . ,
St. Petersburg, May IS. Reports
from Zhitomir Indicate that yesterday
was passed quietly in that city and
vicinity.. According to the official ac
count the mob was responsible for all
the casualties during the recent riot
ing in Zhitomir. The soldiers did not
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' Reports of contemplated Jew bait
ing on May 14 (the Russian May day)
in varioua portions of the empire ar
arriving here. Proclamations are be
ing systematically . scattered in all
quarters, one- of the accusations of
which is that Jews Inveigled Russia
into the war with Japan.
JACK MATHEWS REMOVED.
Charlee J. . Reed Appointed United
Statea Marshal for Oregon.
Washington, D. C May IS. Presi
dent Roosevelt announced' thla morn
ing that he had removed from office
W. F. Matthews, United States mar
shal for the Oregon district, and to fill
the vacancy had named) Charles J.
Reed of Portland.
Following closely on the heels of the
announcement that the president had
removed Mr. Matthews cams the
statement ' from Attorney General
Moody that Marshal Matthews bad
been removed at the request of District-Attorney
Heney. Heney did not
prefer charges of a specific -character,
so it Is said, further than to notify
the attorney general that he thought
Matthews was out of harmony with
the officials In charge of the land
fraud cases, and was interposing what
obstructions b could fn the way of
the, prosecuting officers. ,He thought
In view of Matthews' attitude It would
be advisable to make a change. .
Attorney General Moody laid thla
matter before the president the first
thing this morning. The president did
not hesitate when he beard the facts,
but promptly directed the removal .of
Mattbewa and the appolntemnt of Mr. .
Reed, whom Mr. Moody said was a
good man, R is not known who rec
ommended, Reed but it Is believed bo
waa Indorsed by 'Heney when be rec
ommended Matthews' removal
FOREIGN POLICY OF ITALY. , .
Impossible to Concede the Annexation
-. - ' .of Crete to Greece. ':'; ;v;
Rome, May 13. In the course of to
discussion of the foreign budget la
the chamber of deputies Forengn Min
ister THtonl bas made e statement re
garding, the general foreign policy of
Italy, one of the chief points of which
was that it was impossible to concede
the annexation of Crete to Greece be
cauea of tne effect It would have In
the, Balkans. . ' ', '
The minister said that the triple
alliance represents a pledge of peace.
while his meeting with . Count Gol-
uchowski (fhe foreign ' minister of
Austria-Hungary) at Venice af
fords fresh proof of complete accord
with Austria, . which has manifested
Itself, especially In Macedonia, where
reforms ar progressing. o .
. Hotel la Closed. ..
St Louts, May 13. The register of
the Lindell hotel waa formally closed
today and the patrons who now have
accommodations there : will be forced
to move next Tuesday, when the build
ing will be torn down to make way for
a department store. The LIndell ias
oeen in rxwience ior au yrara, aim
was very' popular with traveling men.
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Meeting of Representatives of the
Various Texas Railroads.
TO MAKE UNIFORM RATS
Reoent Rulings of Texss Railroad
Commission Hsve Prescribed Such
Low Rstes That It la Impossible for
Raitnoade to Move Cotton Crop.
St, Louis, May IS. Representatives)
of eastern bondholders, Including tha
mercantile and central irust.. com
panies of New York. .and. many large
Individual holdings have held a long
conference hers , wtth lawyers, repre
senlng practically every railroad op
erating lrt Texas, In an effort to ar
rive at a better understanding of traf
fic" condition i?,v "., I
It waa stated that the recent rulings
of the Texns railroad commission have
brought the rate for carrying cotton
and other commodities to such a point
that nearly all the railroads, in that
state have found It impossible to meet
fixed charges and operating expenses
with their present incomes. 4
There was no official announcement
made regarding whether the confer
ence had decided upon the remedy.
DALLES-CELILO ROAD.
Major Langfttt Receives Orders from
Washington for "Work. i
Portland, May 13. Major Langfltt,
United States engineers, this morning
received official approval from the war
department of the project for the ex
pedition of the fund available for. Tha
Dalles-Celilo canaL" Plans and speci
fications will be forwarded at once by
Maloi". Langfltt to the war department
and It is probable that bids will be ad-
vertujed for within a month. Tha
contract will be let in time to com
mence work after the June freshet If
satisfactory bids are received. About
34.000.000 will be expended on th
canal, and progress of the work will
depend upon how the money is sp-
propriated. It is estimated the canal
could be built In about four and a half
years, were the whole amount avail
able at once. . '" It