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. i - i gfeg' oV; in.io.u- .rut,. , UBLItHIB PULL ABBOOIATBD PRBSB IMPORT COVSffB TMf MORNINtt F II LO ON THI LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIW NO, 189 v ASTORIA, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 23. 1905. t :-f PRICE FIVE CENTS i FOREIGN NEWS Early Renewal of Hostlll tics Predicted. QUIET AT THE FRONT RusslanandpapanesejArmies Have a Few Preliminary SMr mlshes. RUSSIANS WERE REPULSED Russian Army Enters Cities Whieh Thsy Art Unsble to Hold and ( Fire to Them and After Every Fight Laavt Number af Killed an Field. Toklo, May 22. tP. M.-lmperlal army hrs1itinrtera made the following announcement today; , "In the direction df Cbangtu. on May 20, a fores of (ha onemy con Dialing of ovr a battalion of Infantry. regiment of cavalry and two guns, made R detour to the eastern height ut Hantaoukou. eight miles east of fhangtu, una from tha vicinity of a (oal inln tn miles teasl of Changtu, at 11:S0 "clock In the morning, com menced a bombardment. J ' "Subsequently another Russian forve with four guns apiared !i the nm I lift ii "iclirlil of fill'llttfl'!l'. "Ii tit !' M. to battalion of the enrmy advanced fioin the eastern aid of tha villus, but were repulsed. "Aiioth-r mixed fw-re of the enemy entered Krharhlhllpao, where tiny w fire to lh village ami retreut.nl. ,A body of tha enemy's cavalry. dis mounted, attacked Tangshned on U light Imiik of tha lino river. IS miles southwest of Fkumeu, on the morn In of May JO. After hn engagement lasting two hours th enemy rctriitfHl In dlaorjT toward tha aouthwr.at. nbiin1onln J00 men. killed and -wounded. "Except theaa colllalona brtwaei: amull forcea, tha altuatlon la other 'wlaa unrhnnged." PAUL JONES' BODY. Admiral llgtbea Ordered to Proceed to Franee for It Waahlngton. May 12. Orders hnvt been prepared at tha navy department today directing Admlrul Blgaby, whose aquadron has been elected for tha trip to Franca to bring to the United States the remains of Paul Jone and to be ready to jiroceed from New York not Inter than Juno I. FOUND HIS BROTHER. e aaaaaaa Prominent 8eatttt Man Find Brother In the Poor House. Brhenectndy, N. Y May 22. A faw Jaya ago Chief of Polio Reine wna, re iuestd to oca PatncK Flaherty, who la supposed to be located In this lty, by hla brother, Thoinna Klh erty, a , wealthy resident of Scuttle. Flaherty has Just been found In the alma houe of which he has been nn Inmate for some time. The brothera were once prominent New York contractor and were en gaged In Mvfral big enterprises at the time of the panic 20 yeara ago, which ruined both. They started out to be gin anew and have not seen each othe Ince. Patrick la 65 ye?ra of age anC lila brother a few yeara younger. H will leave at once to Join his brother In Seattle. INVESTIGATING EQUITABLE. Committee Inquiring Into Affair Nov. Ready to Submit Report, New York, May 23. Rapid progresa la being made by the Frlck Investigat ing committee of the Equitable Life Assuranc Society and It report prob ably will be completed by the end of thla week ready for submission to the directors May 11. A call will be sent . cut today for It meeting of tha. direct ors on that date, i , , , , Numerous conferences have been b Id by Adherent! of both factions In tha aoclety but no opinion waa van ured aa to the probuhla vftvl of th FVW'k rioi't. WORK 8U9CN0E0. Laborer la la Iraughl From Eng land an Aooognt of fttrika. New York, May 12. Work on t'.w conatruc'.lon of tha harbor la para. lyi'd becauae of a at r Ike, cablea the Herald correspondent at Montevideo. Uruguay. The company haa reaofved to bring 100 meohunlra and other from Eng land and Auatralla under a three yeara' contract. CYCLONE I NTEXAI. Corpaa Destroyed, lulldingt Blown Dawn and Many Killed. Dallat, Tex., May evral Uvea wer Icat and aerloua damage dona to orope In many evctlona or Txne laat night by a terrlAo wind and rain atorm. etreama art oat of their bank and brldga have b"en waah4 away, tn tha north wee t part of Ha.kell county 1 h"Jaa wr dtrtrojf-d and two children -f Will TownJa killed, and Mra. Townda found unconacloua and will die. At M alone tha Chrlellan and Baptlat churrhea and aeveral other building era wrecked. At Temple aolored girl waa killed by lighting. At Waico aevrrat houwa weer unroofed. DEATH OF PAULINE ANKENY. Daughter of Banatee Ankany Dies at Philadelphia. Walla Walla, May 22. Information waa rtcelvad here today of the death of Charity Pauline Ankeny, daughter of Senator Ankeny, which occurred at the uiUveralty hospital at ritUadelphla of iiraemU. Hhe waa ojwnUed upon thr daya ngr for an Injury to her ankle received In tha elevator accident at Bt. Hune hall In Portland, In lol. - - WILDEST D1S English House of Commons Scene of Wild Cssnfusion. CHARGES AGAINST BALFOUR Trouble Began When Sir Henry Camp ball Bannaman Moved to Adjourn and Alfred Lyttleton Mooted to Re ply Waa Shouted Down. London, May 22. The sltijng of th houea of commona tonight waa marked by a acene of wlldeat disorder grow ing out of a motion by Sir Henry Camppbttl Hannerman to adjourn the hous In order that he might discuss enwrgea agnlnst Premier Balfour of having violated his pledge not to deal with the eubject of colonial prefer ence without first appealing to the country. Alfred Lyttleton, eecretnry of state for the colonial, waa put up to reply to the liberal leader, but the member of the opposition shouted down every attempt to apeak, even after the pre mler demanded a hearing for the sec retary. Finally the speaker, after ex hausting every effort to quell the turbelnnce, put Into force for the first time the new rule empowering him to adjourn the house In case of great dis order. The scenes In the houea created a tremendous sensation In the lobbies, which were crowded by members dis cussing every phase of the evening's occurrences, which were declared to be unprecedented. Tonlghfa unpre cedented and undignified acenee In the house grew to some extent out of the Balfour-Chamberlttln controversy with the addition of engendering the oppo sition aide by the premier's alleged breach of pledge. The members generally were In fev erish expectation that the debate would Indirectly prove the terms of Balfour answer to Chamberlain's compromise of proposals. It waa also anticipated that Chamberlain himself would make an tmnortont speech on the fiscal ques tion. Then when Secreary Lyttleton was put up to speak Intsead of Bal four, tha storm burst such aa has not been seen In the ho'uAe since the days of Gladstonelan Irish debate., " . ORDER inn Kills One 'and Wounds Seven. BELIEVED TO BE INSANE Bob Shaw of Owcnsburj, Ken tucky, Kills One and Wounds Seven. WAS FIRHTING THE OFFICER Pose of Sheriffs and Officers Attempt to Capture tha Negro and Ho Shoote and Wounds Several and Is Still Holding the Fort Against All. Owensburg, Ky., May 22. Bob Shaw, a negro, supposedly Insane. killed one man and wounded seven others during the past 24 hours near Waltman. The body of tha dead man lies In front of Shaw's house and the negro continues to defy the officers seeking to arrest him. Yesterday afternoon Shaw waa ter rorising the community around Walt man and petitions were sent here for help. A . po.se " was Immediately formed, but aa soon aa they approacheJ the mad man's house he opened fire. li a rah Ml Watscn was shot In tha face and Deputy Marshal Jackson was shot In the back. Another man and two boys were slightly ' wounded. This morning a poe headed by SherliT Kelly, went to Waltman from Lewis port and found Shaw Bitting on the front porch. Shaw quickly barricad ei nimseir in the house. The poass tried to atorm the house but the negro opened fire. wounJIng two mn. He apparently only shot small shot which saved the lives of the two men aimed at. Shaw waa shot at twice. He had two revolvers, but announced that he would save them for work at close range. A great crowd gathered around the house, keeping a safe distance away. Thla afternoon Will Brown, deput sheriff of Hancock county, volunteered to go to the house and take Shaw, Whan within IS feet of Shaw the crasy man fired blowing Brown's heaJ completely off. At I o'clock tonight a mob of men and boys surrounded th house and set It m fire. Sham' remain! In the burning building as long as he could stand the heat and finally leaped out and tried to eacape. Nearly 100 shots were fired and Shaw'a body was rid died with bullets. BALL PLAYER KILLED. Edward Johnson of Chicago Dead from Effects of Game. Chicago, May 22. The sudden death of Edward Johnson has put an end t a ball ganw In which he was a player. Johnson was at the bat Just before his death. He hit the ball and ran to first base. He was put out. When he reached the base he turned to rut back to w'uere other players were. He had gone but a few feet when he fell forward nnd dtad almost Inatantly, It Is believed Johnson died of hear' failure, due to over exertion. He was 8 years of age. ASPHALT COMPANY SUIT. Now York Compsny Will Tsko an Ap- pool on Questions of Law. New York. May 22. The New York and Bermudei Asphalt Company will cables th Caracas correspondent of th Herald, appeal to the full court of the aecond Instanec from the decis ion rendered Saturday of the presi dent of the federal court, sitting as e of the second Instaneo from the decls- void the Hamilton concession and or dering the company to pay damages. It la held that the company under the exploitation clause of the contract Is liable for the natural products ex ported. It was through the Hamilton Concession that the New York. A Ber mudea Company obtained the .asphalt property and exploitation privileges. President Castro will return to Cara cas today and congress will meet on Tuesday. The prerldenfo fmeaaagi will be reid at tha tnd of th week. TROUBLE BREWING. Longshoremen Organize Independent Union on Sound. ueasiness prevails among stove- oores ana longshoremen affiliated with the I. L. M. T. A. becauae of the or ganisation on Puget sound of sn Inde- penoent lengshoremen s union, that threatens to work In opposition to the Pacific coast. The Independent or ganisation Is the outcome of recent clashes between the sailors' union and longshoremen's unions as to bow ear- goes ahall be handled on lumber droghers in the coasting trade. It Is understood that the new union will be on very friendly terms with the sailors union, and that the two bodies will work In conjunction at the ox pens of the old -established longshore men's unions. PLAYED BALL ON SUNDAY. James Miles Struok Between Eyes and Killed. New York. May 22. While catching In a game of baseball In Brooklyn. James Mil's, a youth, has been aH moat Instantly killed by a pitched ball. Miles wore no mask while behind the bat A very fast ball writch he failed to stop, struck him between the eyes. He waa carried home, where It was found the skull had been fractured. Death ensued In a few minutes. Kill. J By Psssenger Train. Chicago. May 22. Dagmar E. Turn berg and her sister, Dora, young wo men s'.enographere. have been struct and Inatantly killed by a passenger train near Forest Glen. They were In a group of five young women who aought to evade a freight train that waa approaching on the other track, The other three escaped. STARVINGIFAMILY Father Deserts Family, Mother and Children Separated. CARED FOR BY THE POLICE One of Many Incidents Constantly Oo ourring in the Largo Cities While Thousands of Dollars Are Sent For oign t Eduoate the Heathen. New York, May 22. With her three- year-Did baby dead In bed at her aide, and Ave other children starving in her little flat the pltable condition of Mrs. Mary Burns, 22 years old. of 232 Met ropolitan avenue, became known thla morning, when neighbors who heard he children sobbing, notified police man Bruhn. On entering the apart ment of the woman on the second floor of the large flve-story tenement, the officer found the children crying for food. They were emaciated and so weak that they could hardly get up from the floor. In the bed room laj Mrs. Burns, with' the dead infant at htr side. When the .child was born she had no one to attend her. On seeking the condition of the family the offlced did not s'.op to ask any question but hurried out for food. After the woman and children had eaten the policeman summoned an ambulance and Mrs. Burns was re moved to the hoapltal. The oldest boy told the police that his father recent ly lost his job as driver of a coal truck. A few daya ago he left home saying he would rot return until he had se cured work and food for his starving family. The five little children were sent to the care of the Children's so ciety. King Osoar on Thtwne. Stockholm May 22. King Oscar re sumes the direction or state arraira at the end of this week, thus termi nating the regency of the crown prlnc. Gustavo, Lumsrman Dead, Ottawa. Ont., May 2S. A telegram from Pembrok says that Thomas Mackle. a former member of parlia ment, died suddenly there last night He waa one of he leading lumbermen of Ottawa Valla. . ... . , YET ON STRIKE Negotiations Pending for Settlement. WILL NOT REINSTATE Chicago Express Companies Posi tively Refuse to Reinstate Strikers PRESSURE BROUGHT TO BEAR Unleaa an Agreement Is Roaehod the Lumbermen's Association Is Pro Paring to Extents' th Strike ana Mor Teamsters to Bo Ordered Out Chicago, Msy 23. Negotiations look ing toward the closing of the team sters strike are again In progress early tonight. A committee of seven rep resentatives of the unions employed to call off the strike went Into-conference at 9 o'clock with the attorneys of the Employers' Association. The me-t-ing laster several hours. Strong pressure waa brought to bear late In the day upon th managers of the seven express companies to In duce them to modify their declara tion and their striking drivers be per mitted to return to work. Th great est concession obtained from them that no blacklists . would be forced against the men, and while none ot them would ever be reinstated In theli old positions there would be no objec tions to any drivers obtaining a situ ation with another express company whenever a vacancy existed. This declaration by the express companies was what led to the meet ing tonight and it was expected be fore the conference was held that im portant results would be forthcoming. Despite this move for peace, the Lum bermen's Association are preparing for an extension of the strike. At s meeting of this organisation held to night It waa decided that tomorrow all the teamsters' employed by the (5 Arms composing the association wlV compell drivers to make deliveries and consignments to strike-bound houses. Twelve of these firms enforced the order today and between 200 and 100 drivers quit work. . After a conference lasting three hours, representatives: of the team sters union and employers declared midnight that the prospects of a settlement of the strike was excel lent and the end of the trouble may b' looked for within the next 48 hours. Th stumbling block in the negotiation s the declaration by the express com panies that none of the striking driven will be taen back under any clrcum- '.ances. All other terms submitted by the employers to the strikers have been accepted. President Shea of the teamsters' union said, after leaving the conference, that ' he considered the chances for a settlement of the strike. good, and attorney Meyer, for the employers, expressed similar views. Winona Lake, May 22. Amid a storm of applause without debate and lthout a dissenting voice, the gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian church today voted to reunite with the Cumbeiandl PrVy!terJanx church which seceded from the general body February 1. 1810, thereby bringing to gether two of the largest branches of the Presbyterian faith. CHURCHES UNITED. Proposition Carried at Winona Lake With Great Applauas. Fresno, May 22. The Cumberland Presbyterian assembly had a warm debate on the union question. Two reports were presented today, the ma jority declaring In favor of the con stitutionality of the proposition and the minority claiming that the church had no authority to united with an other church. The' minority also af firms that the Presbyterian church failed to comply with the terms of the igreement with reference to two sep arate4 Presbyteries: ' During the af.emoon session two messages were received from Winona Lake, one stating that the union prop osition had carried and the other that It had been . Indefinitely postponed. Both were received with great ap SALOON MUST CO. Local Option to Bo Invoked Against Fair Wives. Portland. May 22. Saloons near th fair grounds most go. So declare th Whit Rlbboners of the state who, to day, are holding a conference at th First Christian church, with Mrs. Lil lian M. tr. Stevens, president of th National W. c. T. U, whose homo is in Portland, Me, and Miss Anna A. God don, of Chicago,' III. vie president-at-lrg. At th meeting today a resolution was adopted to petition th city coun cil of Portland to ues the authority vested in that body for th removal of th saloons licensed to sell Intoxicat ing beverages at th entrance or near th Lewis and Clark grounds. Whit RIbboners declared today they will put forth tvery effort to bring about th close of th saloon. They quote section it, article 1 of the city charter, which Indicate that whenever IS per cent of the voters of th pre ceding municipal election petition th council asking that an ordinance to b set forth In the petition be submitted to a vote of th electors of th citr. the council must submit the proposed ordinance to th. electors at the next city election, and It is wish of the na-' tional officers that th mayor be asked to call a special meeting of th council for this purpose. i RUSSIAN INTENTION Suggestions as'ta What Rojest , , wiunjr iiutllU lOing.' ! SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR Ruasian Flset Will Endeavor to Vvoiot Japan Torpedo Boat and Got t Vladivostok Through On tf th Northern Straits of Jspan. Paris. May 23. Much attention 1 given here to Rojeatvensky's probable passage Into the Pacific north of the island of Luson and suggestions are made of th reported Intentions of the Russians to rendesvous at the Island of Babyuaa and give th Aemrican au thorities In the Philippines the some difficulties In preserving the remote points against lnsurslons of Rojest vensky as the French authorities ex perienced In th waters of Indo-Chlna. Naval experts of Temps lengthily point out Information brought by w-' ious steamers of Chinese ports confirm previous views that Rojesivenaky Is skirting north of the Philippines Into the Pacific, It la maintained that the stragetlc object thus accomplished la the avoiding of Japanese torpedo at tacks and the mines In the straits oi Formosa and subsequent concei t ra tion of the Japanese fleet In the straits of Korea, leaving Rojestvensky free, to make a long detour and reach VladU fostog through one of the northern straits of Japan. It Is, however, point-, ed out that the presenct of the Rus sian fleet north of the Philippines leaves the Russians only a few hun dred miles Trom Japan's naval base at Kelung. In the northern part of the Island of Formosa and a fight Is still possible before the detour commences. VACATION TRAVEL. Thousand of New Yorker. Will Go Abroad This Summer, New York, May 22. Although the voluem of vacation travel will not reach Its height for a month or mora, the rush from this city for moun tain and,' shore resorts already has set in according to all Indications this will be one of the ' biggest "outing" summers experienced by the transpor tlon companies In recent years. On every line leading out of the ctty extra trains and boats have ben placed In aervlce. An unusually heavy sea son' of, irans-Atlantic travel, ts certain aa nearly all the leading lines are al ready bookedj to their capacity for lune and July. "