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UIUHC FULL AStOOIATIO PRISB RIPORT
COVIRt TMt MORNINQ PIILO ON THI LOWCR COLUMBIA
VOLUME LVIV. NO. 198
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1905.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
BAHLE SCENE
Correspondent Description
of Battle.
day Jonar lh battle continued and by
tveniiiir w.t raging "ft Northern Na
goto, 'lh lluNslun were (niwrli'M to
offer uny effective reltanc,"
SUPREMELY TERRIBLE
Japanese Navy Showed the Best
Discipline and Manoevered
With Precision.
CONCENTRATION OF FIRE
At thsj Ruttisn Flt Advtnotd in tht
Direction of Vladivostok a Japanese
Squadron Wat Lying Between It
and lit Destination.
REPORT EMPEROR OIAO.
Stated That Imperar of Ruttian At
attlnattd ar Suicided.
St. Petersburg, June 1. There art
varlou rumor afloat in tht city that
Emperor Nicholas la dead, having
tlthr committed suicide or been as
sassinated. Pari. June ). Rumor from Bt
petertburg of th death of tht emporer
It reproduced 4n all tht tvewtpepert
thla morning. Tht rumor It ttrongly
Jetiled by the Ruttian ambasay.
A NARROW ESCAPE
Ixmdon, June 1, The Toklo corre
ipomlent of the I-lly Telegraph tends
an Interesting description of (ho naval
but I It- from a correspondent with Ui
Jhmiii'iic flifi, who describe the scne
na supremely terrible, the tuna c
nearly SO warships firing, Togo's ve.
Mala thla correspondent aaya, maneuv
red with perfect preclalon. for a time
both belligerent fve ahol for thot,
ttut with a hoatlle squadron on ench
lde and another ahead of him, Ro
Jeatvenaky wa practically defeated
within a fw hour and win caught In
the trap which had been walling fur
him lnc he left Madnnuuiir. He die
played hesitation In hit tactic and tht
resulted In the utter confusion of the
JliiHHltui ri't.
An Infernal concent ration of fire
reached Its xonlth at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon. At the Russian advanced.
In the direction of Vladlvoalo n Jap
anese Kqufitlrnn waa lylnii between
them and their destination, and the
doomed RuKHlant were battered on U
Hides, lietween three nnd five o'clock
In the Afternoon a cruiser of the Ad
miral Nnkhlmoff elate and the repair
hip Kamtchatkft foundered after their
upper workt had ben thatti'red. Tht
Russian broke In utter disorder, lott
their formation and went slg-iag. TJie
Jaianete rloaed In and preeeed them
towardt the ahore.
The fight bitted until 7 o"clock In
the evening. ' The corretpondent con
tlnuet: "Togo rliked nothing and lott noth
Ing. Darknett brought a glorloua night
with emooih and trantparent neat. The
Ruttlant were edging northward wltn
the powerful Japaneee fleet In a horU
ontal line acrota their bowt, formlnn
p.n i'ffnij'v barrbfr. T1hi(ii under
earchllghta and tha cover of the big
junt of the parnhlpe, the Japnnete tor
pedo flotilla began like Im-uatt to ttrlng
nd tlnk the enemy, the Ruttimit con
tinuing to return the gunfire. At 2
o'clock In the morning the flKhtliyf vn
Miraculous Escape of King Alfonso
and President Louberi
HORSE SAVED THEM BOTH
PORTLAND
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HON OPENS
President Touches the Button at Noon That Starts
Machinery In Motion.
OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND WERE PRESENT
Great Celebration Participated in By the President of the United
SUUs, Governors, Congressmen and Senators
and Vice President
BUSINESS IN PORTLAND IS SUSPENDED DURING THE DAY
Amidet a Seen, of Ftttivity and Spltndoe Nevtr Equalled In tht Pacific
Nhwttt tht Great Exposition Wat OffleicHy Proclaimed Opened Amid
the Cheert of th Multitude, Boom of Cannon, Waving of Flaga, tha
Oay Being Grand and Sublime, Old Sol Doing Hit Beat to Please.
Purla, June l.A eenU-offldiU ve
King Alphonae Discusses the Event,
and Inquired About th Condition of
tha Men Who War Wounded in tht
Atttmoted Assaasinatlon. rortiana, June l-uea oy me vice
pretiueni or tne unuea staiet, Dy rep-
retentatlvet of the tnate and house
of repreentatlva of the oongrett, and
other government officiate of high ran
and by the goernort of the etatea of
tlon Mat given today of the attempted California. Idaho, Waahlngton and
aenuaelnatlon of I'renl.J-nt Ioubet and Oregon the military parade today ore
King Airon.xa Hint night Incr'aie the Uented the mott elaborate ttfectacle
gravity f the affair and ahowt tht ever wltneeted In thla city. Four
uarrowneet of the eacape of botb ththMitnd uniformed men, eonaiatlng of
king una president The left panel of I United Statea Infantry, cavalry and
the carriage which waa the aide M. artillery, national guardsmen ana
UuUt occupied, hoe" five perforation a.let corpe. marched for three miles
The footman who wat elttltig on the
ieu nine or me Vitilcle received
I'lliiter In hi thigh and both horeea
of the carriage were Injured. The
horta anfl one of he republican guardt
received tht full force of the charge
In the cheat, thue averting It from the
two rukra. -
iviug Alumna loaay comuiueri to en
joy the feetlvltlet wlil.h (Vance hud
prepared In hla honor, apparently un-
llHmayed by the unarchletlc attempt
on hit life while on hit way with Pia-
Ideiit Uubet from the gala peiform-
ance at the opera Inat night. Accom
imnled by President Loubet, the king
lft Parla at :S0 a. m., for the camp
at Chalona-Bur-Mareno, to review the
troopa of tht Sixth army corps. Every
where he wat the recipient of tremen-
dout ovations, at yesterday's outrage
evoked a national centlment bf affec
tion and sympathy for the young mon-
two flanking either tide of the car
riage, had been selected for length of
service and eoldlerly bearing.
After the govtrnort came the offi
ciate of the fair corporation, then tht
Fourteenth United Statea infantry,
Eighth battery field artillery. U. a A,
and a detachment of bluejacketa from
the United Statea revenue cutter Mc
Culloch. ,, , ,
I1nglng up the rear were the na
tional guard of Oregon, cadeta from
wmcn June I naa Dien declared a
legal holiday In honor of the centen-i
nal, furnished thousand of visitors.
The train of yesterday brought the
vanguard of excursionist and today
the railroad and boat line entering
Portland have been taxed to their ut
moet. Never In her history ha Port
land been called upon to car for so
many people, and It I estimated that
over S0.000 person passed through the
exposition gate during the day.
The prelude to the actual opening
ceremoniet at th exposition consisted
of the parade, a grand pageant of mill
tarlem led by Vice President Fair
banks, the congressional party, visit
ing governor and other dignitaries,
and th exposition officials.
With martial music, constantly play
ing, thl Immediate forerunner of the
actuality, waa greeted with continued
cheering along the entire line of march
from the new postoffice and through
th buslnet and residential section of
Portland to the fair ground. A the
troopa passed the mas of sightseers
flanking the column fell In behind, and
when the exposition ground were
reached there waa a tUing of human
ity mile in length following In It
wake. Thousand in the meantime,
anticipating the onward rath, ha
packd themselves around the speak
ers' stand and occupied" every point ot
vantage, and late comers had to be
content with being within seeing dis
tance. As the parade swung into the
grounds, the vice presidential, con
gressional and fair official parties were
detached from the column and escort
ed by the cavalry between long lines of
cheering thousand to the New York
state bulMlng. Almost simultaneous
ly bodies of troop took their position
on the esplanade extending from the
rear ot the speakers stand down to
the lake front With remarkable pre
cision, Grand Marshal of the Day CoL
E. Z. Steever. Fourth cavalry, V. S. A,
distributed the soldiery about the
grounds to hold the crowds In check
and to pres'rv order generally.
Everything in readiness at
ASSASSINATED
Husband and Wife Killed
Near Eugene.
MURDERER ARRESTED
Stanford Skinner and Wife Killed
in the Mohawk Valley by
Brother.
TWO CHILDREN RUN AWAY
Vf1
John Richards, th Murderer, Had Vis
ited th House the Evening Before
and Hsd Trouble With Skinner and
Threatened t Kill th Family.
the Oregon Agricultural college at o'clock. Vice President Fairbanks and
corvailia Washington Agricultural party emeraed from the NW twv
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Lake Front, Trail Bridge of Nations, Esplanade, Etc
fierce and Intense and no rest was a!
lowed the rtUHNlaim.
"Wlih dawn of Sunday the Japanese
fleet came Into still closer range. All
fro mthe new postoffice to the Lewis
from the new postoffice to the Lewis
arch, and universal reprobation for t'h banks of cheering humanity,
for the attempt on hla life. I N't content with seeing the exhlbi-
The king arose early and made anx- lon onc- thousands upon thousands
lous Inquiries concerning the condition 0' tn more "thu"ln"c 'ould vacate
of the persons wounded by the explos- one position immediaeiy the paraat
Ion of the bomb, and was assured that had passed .only to secure another
they were ail olive, which relieved him, vantage point a mile away, perhaps,
a the first report was that one police- t0 witness the Inspiring spectacle a
man had died from his wounds. The wcond time.
King discussed the event wl;h the Shortly after 9 o'clock Troops B and
French officers attached to his suit D of the Fourth United States cavalry
and did not display tnd appiehenalon Jswung Into poei.lon oerore tne rest
of further danger. jJeiue of Pisldent H. W. Good' and
President Ixtubet. escorted by aa few minutes later Vice President
troop f cultftiwleurs, arrived at the rairoanKS ana nis unmeunue party.
Dorsuy Palace later and held a brief who are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Good".
Interview with the king. The party emerged rrom tne nouse ana emerea
then proceeded to the Invalldes rail- carriage. Amid the cheering of thi
Mud s'.ntlon. where a iec conveyed I several thousand people who had gath
them to the corps maneuvers at Chu-I'red In hopes of seeing the vie prel
college at Pullman, Wash., and of the
local military academies.
A few minute before 11. preceded
by a vanguard of thousands of people
which congested for blocks the ave
nues leading to the fair, the head of
the parade reached the grounds, and
as rapidly as the different sections ar
rived they were hastily detached, and
sent to their different stations.
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Its escort drove away at a brisk pace
I to the place of assembly.
Almost simultaneously with the ar-
I rival of the vice presidential party at
the head of the parado, the long line
I of carriages containing the congres
sional party, governors and other dig
nitaries and distinguished guests
wheeled Into line ahead of the waiting
troops and almost on the stroke of 10
lo'clock th parade with a platoon of
police clearing the way. started on its
I Journey to the fair grounds.
Leading the process-Ion came Col. E.
IZ. Steever, Fourth United States cav
Iary, grand marshal of the day, with
I his aides
Itehlnd the grand marshal, the colcr
guard, followed by the Fourth cavalry
hand, and the vice president's escort,
the First squadron of tile Fourth Unit-
Portland. June 1. Amidst a scene of
festivity and splendor never equalUd
In the Pacific northwest, with din and
clamor of cheering thousands, accom
panied by ' the cannonading of artil
lery, the chiming of bells, Portland to
day made, her greatest bow to tile
world in the formal opening of the
Lewis and Clark centennial exposition.
The event was performed under con
dltlons presaging complete success to
hla historical commemoration of the
biasing of the trail of old Oregon by
Captains Merlweather Lewis and Wil
liam Clark, who commissioned' by
President Jefferson, explored the
great Oregon country 100 years ago.
Today' celebration was participated
In by the president of the Unled States
and hi personal representative, Vice
President Charles W. Fairbanks; rep
resentatives of the senate of the house
of representatives, of the congress and
the army and navy, together with the
governors and staffs of the states of I
California, Idaho. Washington and
Oregon, and multitudes of p ople from
far and near. I
The day, with its blaze of soft sun
shine, was Ideal. Nature herself lent
aid to the occasion bringing forth all
the beauti s of spring in a wealth of
verdure and blossom that did much
Eugene, June L Sanford Skinner, a
weJl known and prosperous farmer.
aged 4, and hi wife, aged 45, were
hot and killed by Mrs. Skinner'
brother, John Richards, at their home
in Mohawk valley, 12 mile northeast
of Eugene at 5:15 this morning.'
The Skinner and Richard have been
having trouble for some time. Last
evening hot words passed between
them and Richards left Skinner home
in a great rage, threatening violence
to aim and bis wife. True " to nU
11:45 threats, he returned to the house about
5 o'clock this morning, armed with a
Winchester rifle and found the family
just rising to begin the day work on
tile farml Rlcharfi calledV Skinrrer
and his wife out of the house and
without warning, aimed at Skinner and
fired.
Binner. seeing the rifle and notice-
ing the determined expression on his
brother-in-law's face, had started to
run. when the bullet struck him In the
back and cam out at the breast. He
died almost Instantly.
Richards then turned to his sister.
Skinner's wife, and shot htr In the
head. She died about two hours after
ward, but remained unconscious. Lena,
a daughter, and Cloyd. a son, ran when
the shooting occurred, or they would
no doubt have been killed also. After
the shooting Richards went to his
home near by, hitched up his team and
started for Eugene to give himself up
to the sheriff. He was met In the road
by Frank Stafford, a neighbor, who
building, receiving the vice presiden
wai saiute or l guns. Flanked on
either sma hv linn t o,.
party walked to the speakers' stand. , eard ot th kllllr Stafford de
As the word wa passed that the party
was coming, an air of expectancy set
tled over the crowd, which gave way
tained hi mtlll Sheriff Fred Ftck could
be notified by telephone. The sheriff
sent word to hold Richards till he
to a tremendous outburst of cheering UlJ t ,here' He and Harry
and hand clapping as the official party
ascended the speakers' platform.
Promptly at 12 o'clock, noon. Presi
dent H. W. Goode of the exposition
arose, and gavel in hand, announced
the beginning of the ceremonlf which
meant the realisation of Portland's
long dream. The announcement was
received with tremendous cheering
which echoed back and forth through
tne multitude for several minutes. As
scene of the tragedy, arriving about
9 o'clock and placed Richards under
arrest.
CRANKS ARRESTED.
Colonnade Entrance and Administration Building.
ed States cavalry, which Immediately to sustain the reputation of the Ci.y
Mr. of Roses and Green Lawns.
I All Portland was decked In her best
bib and tuckfr; business was sus
pended and the holiday spirit was
everywhere In evidence. The states of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, In
preceded the carriage bearing
Fuirhanks nnd Presld' nt Goode.
The vice presidential carriage had
four non-commlHsloned officers of the
Fourth cavaliy wi.h drawn sabres as
a guard of lienor. These outriders,
Two Men Tritd so Gain Audience With
Vice President.
Portland, June 1. John Connell and
August Ziegenfuss, two men who at-
the echo died awav. th. m. r,v r. w tempted to gain an audience with Vice
Moore, blsiion of the XfthnHi.t K-m.. "a,?'u I'Danics as he wa enter
copal church, stepping to the front of '" N'W Trk SUte bulldln af:er
the platform, raised his hands In In.
vocation or the Divine blessing. A
perceptible stillness prevailed In the
vast throng as the prayer was spoken
The impressive silence which fol
lowed the prayer, was broken as the
Inspiring strains of "Imperial Ort gon,"
a march composed by limes, and dedi
cated to the memory of Captains Lewis
and Clark, and Inscribed to the peo-
the close of the opening exercises, wera
arrested by secret service agents to
day as "cranks." Thy are believed to
be harmless. Siegenfus was later
ejected from the grounds and Connell,
it Is thought will be discharged from
custody as soon as Mr. Fairbanks
leaves the city.
(Continued on Pagt I.)
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Los Angeles, San Francisco 2. Los
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San Francisco, Tacoma 4, Oakland 0.
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