ere Historical Coclttr res COVI THK MORNINQ MILD ON TH tOWIB COLUMBIA UBUSHM fUU AttOOfATIO ) "W0")T VOLUME LVIV. NO. 209 ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS NORWAY REPLY Will RcaffirmConstitutibn. al Rights. REPLY WILL BE SHORT Governor Deenan aaaiirrcd counsel foi Hoch tlit in th case the tatca attor ney office wan assured by Wednesday June 21, that enough money would be forthewnlnir to provide for preparation of the. newary record, reprieve would ba a-ranted until the October term of M supreme court Tim sum needed I "00. Thi. twvernor aurred the aaiUnt at torney, Olacn, that he hd no aeir lnli.rfi.re with carving out the verui.i he wished merely to give the twill ed every right afforded by law. REWARD OFFERED. THREE CITIES Named for Considering of Peace Negotiations. King Oscar's Communicition Wis Received in Open Session fStrorthing. NORWEGIANS ARE CONFIDENT Believed That King 0c.r Will Soon Confirm tha Dissolution and B'.a lb Preient Dimculty the Nobility of Sweden on Account ol Politico. member" now "ae a telephone or hav one in hi house, it muat lie taken out PLACE NOT DECIDED ON Washington, The Hague and Ge neva Have Been Suggested for Conference. GUM EXPLODED. Ho Trace of Jam. Slaterly of Seaside Hit Been Found. K...I.1I.. Or.. June 14-No tra of Jamc Blaterly, the Portland man loot in the Umber near Here, had 1-ccn found at noon May. and reward ha l-cn offered for hi recovery. Naicriy w" lost not over mile and a half or two mile, from Seaalde. lie started from :k:r,Mh:r.:ti.u'---MR and london are out came separated from them and could not nnd hia way bark. Benr tnwka have . . .. i .UUU mill it la-en nniic"i un' '.v " . I. feared Slaterly became the viciini o. negotiation roi reaca to ma r m.v Gua Practice on Britiah Battleship In jure. Several Men. Gibraltar. June 14. During a gun practice on board the Britiah bttlehip Magnificent thla afternoon, a aix-incn hell exploiled. Klghteen person, includ ing four officer, were wounded, eleven of them seriously. The officer are among the aerioualy wounded. The ex plosion was due to a defect in the lireaoii of the gun. The ahell burat inaide of the gun. The wounded were brought here tonight. SHOT FROM AMBUSH. thee or got lost In a awamp. Flnt : t In Miania. June ll.Kii.il , Oecar'e l.mi. Itl.r to the i.reld-iit of the N'or- Mtorihinu. M. lu-t iM-r. di-liniitg Via H..ition, aa rablwl " Hie A.o iatfd J'rraa yeaterday eveiiing, reeelved t the Htorthlng. whleh waa erowded at Ua oH.nlng thla morning after the Whit uniitida Ttowa. The dorument waa re frrred unanlmoimly to a ap4al romwit Xr without tomnuint. and the Storth ing adjourned to' await the committee report. There waa no demonatratlon whatever. The Aaaoclated Preaa under .t.n.la that a abort reply will a.-lit reaffirming the mnatltutlonal righta of tlm Ktorthlns. f m.. .v..rnnint of Norway and the - 1 m - wembera of the Storthing welcomed the weaaage, aei-lng In the laat paragraph n Indication that the king and the Mk f th. union, after a reaffirmation will nrobahly confirm the diaaolu if the contention that the union could not be diaaolved without the c-onacnt ol fiwwlen and King Oacar. A memlier of the Storthing, rommcnt Jng on the bitter feeling in 8welen. aald 11.. ,rM.n,itlillnt' lit the As4KHaWU A. ... " I lreis ArWtocratic Sweden la alwaya inclin ,! balk down on democratic Norway The Hwed n-aent what fliey call our nu.iacity in Initiating a solution ana ue thronlnu the king. The latter; haa a! vay la-en Intluenwd by an atmosphere of the nobility of Sweden, ana aeiuom Ulted Norway. The Swedish tippet rlmmlier too, is Inclined to consider Hie tight of the throne paramount to those of the constitution, which, however, i not the cae in Norwuy." SHANGHAI RAILROAD. Locomotive Pauea Over Bridfej iMO Feet Long. 1 fihanifhi. June 14,-The flrat l.anmo- te drawing an ln-tlon train In the charge of chief engineer of the I"eihan lUitwav. i-rww-d th Yellow river liri.lg ... . over one thousand feet high, on .nine 11. Ii Gradually Hearing a Conclusion, the Only Thing Remaining la Selection of a Place of Conference. delegation of the member of the Asiatic Aaaoicstion concerning the difficult experienced by the Chinese government, merchant., students, traveler and liter ary men In gaining admission to thle country. In a letter to Secretary Met calf of the department of commerce and labor, the president direct him to aee that the Immigration officer exercise discretion in the enforcement of the ex clusion la to the end that the rela tione of this government with China may continue to be cordial. It I point ed out that great aimeuuy eprn,.- AN EXCLUSION POLICY -. lite W wvaaw" - O are presented by the Chinese. So many fraud have been discovered in the mat ... - th Mrtiflntte that the immi- ILVI V. mvv - -' .mpi.ts examine all of them Chinese Government Pro poses to Retaliate. DELYANNIS DEATH Premier i$ Mourned ThrOUghOUt lection and are Washington. The Hague ivmmv, . . I I i Tin., far nn ilecislon ha TOP GUNS TO GO. Washington, June 14. Oradually the negotiations for peace in the far east are nearing a focus. One point to which the energies are being directed and which the belliin-rent are deeply concerned in la the chob-e of the place for holding the conference of the plempotentiarie of the belligerent. It Is known otlicially tliat three citie are under consideration by Russia and Japan. These cities are named in the order of the liklihood of their final e Father Critically Wounded and Son U Initantly Killed. i..l Un . June 14. Fred Field was instantly killed and hi father, A C. Fields wa critically wounded to night on Cedar creek, Idaho, by an un t.ii r.y uhn shot from ambush. The father and son were riding In, a buggy on the highway when, without warning, two shots were fired from the brush. The son revived a wound in a vital sjMit and lived but a short time. The r.iw . struck under the arm and the bullet passed through his body. He Is now in critical condition at Freeze. Idaho. The oflh-er from Moscow reach -the wene of the trgedy at midnight snd received such information from Mr. Field a is believed will result in the capture of the murderer. The crime i said to luve been eomnulleu lor re venge and not robbery. Americans and Charge $5 a Head. moat carefully. That fact account lor the trouble experienced by genuine mer chant, travelar. etc., when they arrive in the United State. CHINESE COOLIE LABORERS MUNICIPAL OWENRSHJP. putform to be Mad Containing Pro visions on the Subject posed to the United SUtea Exduwon pi v. ... - - Act and will Inaugurate a Sy.tem.t- provided moat favorable term, can not . . . , k. Ahtined from private bidder, to- ic Boycott Again American I""- . ODeratioI1 o( ,i(!ht- liliri mm 1 a - ing faculties, are advanced in a reso lution which ha been adopted by the .it. committee of the Citiien'a Union. The resolution will be handed to the citm convention of the party with .the recora- Greece by the People. and (ienevit. Thus far no decision ha been rea h Hl Paris and Ijndon are elim inated from the question. It Is understood that Russia oiijeei ... ..... !.:... .. ii' its lireteri'llce lMinu SUCCESSOR IS NOT NAMED .,. Kuropean capital. After objecting I ........ ..!.. 4l. to holding the conlercnee in iaus mr Japanese government expressed a will 1.,.,.... t, nmsidcr other place whir3 affordid adwiiute facilities, although it .... ... n - I. . l . t ..Mif.iisini I. Meeting Hel4 at tat raiace anu -im ssumei uui .r. ....... qutited aU Member! of the Cabinet to t0 be In some far eastern city praeiicaiiy Retain the Portlouoa. near tne imaier 01 A the Mluation now is, Washington appear to be the city most likely to lie Att,i.n.. June 14rhamber of dep schnted. it i-an be said on authority . .. ... n.ui tf th.. -onference is held in the utie decided today to aajourn unui an- . . . . United States it will b VIRTUALLY SETTLED Chicago Strike is Losing Ground Every Day. MORE LAND FRAUDS ADMIT THEY ARE BEATEN Some Unioo Teamster. Claim that th Strike Will be Continued Against Boy cotted Firms Until it is Called Off to an Honorable Way by Concessions. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) Ifnrmliilll .June 7. Considerable tten- - I - t tion ha been attracted by a Chinese mendation that it be incorporated in the poster which has .ppeared in Hilo Aa- platform tun .a... iatic quarters. It ay that the Chinese government propose to retaliate for the American exclusion policy ana mai we oovernment at Peking will issue an or der against the purchase of American .mod with a death penalty lor vioia- r tion of the order and wilt proceea l ' ... U-n.rnlnaht A. h.ve American who enter Chin tumi- VHIOrnu w v.w.w gated at the fort of Entry and charged . legCS FraUClS. (5 a head. I The steamship Alameda brought a bos of snake, on her last trip, for exlubi- tion in. a local soo. FJIort were at once IftNAIDF I I1MRFRMAN made to prevent them being landed, a. rutuw" tliere are no snake on the islands, and it ha been a policy of long etanillng . i a r,.KAd frnm 4 VtA tiki I are feared. The reptile were all killed Thousands of Acre, of Lands Filed npon ' 1 " r I u: .1 kil. .r Nnn.Min.Tll and Wavy Department Issues Order, to R move Top Guns. v.. v.,.tr .inn.. 14. Order were re- ""-. dved at the New York navy yard to iluv to remove the guns from the ngiu . . s 1 Ing tops of the battleship AUioama. Orders received also that gtma are not to lie replaced on fighting top of battle whip Indiana, which I being repaired. It I reported that the guns will I re placed by range finder and similar or der will be issued regarding other bat tleships. The new of the victory of Admiral Togo In tho battle in the sea of Japan ia said to have influenced the decission to put range finder In the phu of on. pounders, which have occupied the top. The fate of the battle was decided by the superiority of the work of the Jpn .s gunnera while the ships were still at long range. ' MORMON HOCH. Case May Be Appealed to the Supreme Court of Illinois. Chicago, Juno 14.-"Wucla-ard Johann ulm Is sentenced to bo bunged on June' 23. for the murder of one of his numnrnu. wive, may be given one more chance to escape the gallows. Hi case ,y 1 taken to the .upren.e court of Illinois, in a conference lield here today United States it will be in Washington No other place in this country ha been considered seriously. The announcement of the selection of the place of meeting of the plenipotentiaries i expected within a few day. After the selection of the place of the meting the two gov eminent will name those to represent live v at the conlerence Then an armistice between the contend Inn nrniie in the field will lie arranged and nen.lin!! the result of the pence con ference the creat aimic facing cam .i ... :.. i....i.n,-ia uill lie on their arm .... ... iiiiiier in ,iiii. ".. . new premier un... auer . .e . fc B , ,j , from the gov- There wa mourning throughout an . i .. 1. !... t l..l. ........ I " I recce Hh in v. i renin i .... iiiuiii was honored and respected by all and wu very jM.pular w ith all classes of peo ple. er the funerat of" Premier M. Delyannl. Amid extraordinary emotion, the presi dent of the chamber euloglxed the achiev ment and career of the late premier. Other deputies descrilied M. Dclyanni, nra.t nstrint whose loss will oe mourned by all Greece. King George presided today at the cabinet meeting held at the. Palace ami requested all the member of the cabinet to retain their portfolios. Hi majesty said thnt out of respect 'to the memory of M. Pclyanni he would not appoint a AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. GREAT BRITAIN LOYAL. Positively Refuses to Tske Part In the Morrocoan Difficulty. Fes. Morocco, June 14. Oreat Brit- aln' reply to the sultan' Invitation to join the International conference on the Moroecoan situation, which na oeen handed to the government, consist of a categorical refusal. This 1 the first reply receivea Dy uie foreign offh-e and l quite unmistakeablc In its term, showing the loyalty ot i.reax Britain to her agreement with France. Count Von Tattnbarh Ashold, head of the German mission to Morocco, handed in the reply of Germany accepting the invitation. It i expected that the repi) from the Fiench government will 1 the lust to be received, in order that France may emphasise her refusal. Railroad Commission. Seattle, June 14. Governor Meade, at Bellingham, today announced the ap pointment of J. C. Lawrence, of Colfax and John R. McMillan, of San Junn, n. railroad conimiioner. Man and Woman Killed and Two Sons Seriously Injured. Middleton. N. Y., June 14.-u auto mnhile occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Rich nl S. Saver, of Englewood, N. J., and two sons, wa astruck by the hue tram near Goshen today. Mr. and Mrs. Sayer ..m Instantly killed and the sons hurl ! several feet, striking near the track. m. evneeted to survive. The i lirjf v ...j...--- ..imnffer saved h life by jumping ue f.ire the train struck the automobile. Mr. Sayer wa president of the Ridel Engine Company. NO MORE "HELLO. Baptist Church Will Not Permit Mem bers to Use Telephones. Vl.ira. Ind.. June 14.-The national con ference of the old German Baptist Brcth ren closed a four day' aesion In the eitv today. One question warmly dis- cussed wa that of permitting telephones in lie used bv church people. i'...,.ii Mnntuomerv decided that me.ls.r can not permit the use of tel ephonc in their home and should any Chicaeo. June 14. The Teamster' Joint Council ha apparently come to the conclusion that the strike l a "Ueaa Issue." For the first time since the orig inal strike wa called against Montgom ery, Ward 4 Company, ine conirovemy was shelved In the council meeting a. an unimportant" matter of business. I don't M-e that the strike need much attention any more," said William J. Kellev, secretary of the Coal Teamsters' Union. "No. we won't admit that w. are beaten, but I mean to say that we have matter in hand w well that we ran .ffunl now to let the strike take care of itself." The proposed referendum vote, which certain labor leaders wish submitted to the teamster a to whether the strike shall be called off unconditionally, was not brought up. President Bernard Milligan, of the ral way express companies Olivers union- said of the referendum: "It will never come up, even if It should, the teamsters on strike will vote to a man for the continuance of the strike until it can be called off on hon orable terma." a. Mineral which are Non-Mineral and the Public Domain Has Been Robbed by Unscrupulous Timber Syndicates... before they got through the customs house by collector Stackable. The revenue cutter Bear, which naa been on duty here since December 20, left yesterday for Dutch Harbor. She is to be on Arctic duty until the winter data in im . I . tiioh Sheriff Henrv lat night raided ner say today: the .laoanese theater where a play i State Mineralogist r being given attacking the local Japan San Francisco, June 14. The Exami- Baaeball Scores. At Los Angele. Oakland 2, Lo An pclca 1. " . At San Francisco. Portland 8, fcan Francisco 4. At Seattle. Tacoma 7, Seattle 1. BOY KILLED. Climbed Electric Pole For Birds' Nest and Received Shock. Spokane, June 14.-A special to the Sookesinan-Review from Asotin ayt The thirteen year-old Willie Gordon who climbed an electric light pole to ,. . bird' nest, came in contact witn a live wire, was shocked and fell to the ground. Ho is probably fatally injured L. E. Aubrey charees that thousands of acres of val- oeinK Burn - -r . q. . ese consul on account of hi. attitude uable land in Butte, Plumas, and Siskl- toward the immigration companies. Five you countie nave oeen secur u...., Japanese, including the manager and ac and he ha. placed information in sup . ...j . wm. of eon- nort of his charaes in the hands of the tor were unm - ir - ducting a theater without a license and special prosccttor for the governemnt in conducting an obscene pertormance. me im-gun ..u - -r ------ Pekin June 14 -The agiUtion and ly, the state mineralogist allege that S. proposed boycott of American good by II. E. Yard, who represents the Western Chinese merchant. i apparently based Pacific Railroad in the matter of secur. upon a misconception by the Chinese ing right of way and T. B. Walker, the in regard to American intention in re- millionaire lumberman of Minnesota, Kard to the exclusion act. Both Chinese have both illegally filed on lands located . .or..l noon the in the northern counties. anu jim-ii " -- point that the exclusion of coolie i the It is the contention of Aubrey that chief matter under consideration, and thousand of acre filed upon a mineral that the act deals with the treatment oi nana are non-....nc.. .u v.. - other classes. A discussion of the ud- state nuneraiogwi ... - re ject will be newssarily prolonged and to upon the operation oi iaru vo m arrance a new convention will take time, partment of the interior. Mr Rockhill. the American minister, has II. H. Yard, who has offices in this city assured the Chinese that America's in admits that he and his associate have fair and conciliatory, and secured lW.uuo acre oi nunc... ... the Chinese Board of Foreign Affair, i Butte and Tluma. countie. He con- UK? .i 1 k.va Vutan 1a apparently satisfied upon the subject, tend thai an tne ..u. The public are nomewhat alarmed, hence gitimately secured and are mineral ia iu WU cnami-wi. . l uniiL'oiv in Limn This movenwiM. i i m m. ..I rnrtion although it is ENGLAND IS NEUTRAL. Hill sriiu 1 . Ik. imnortflnce scnincant, lnuimunB r . c.n. e .... .... . . . .v,oIttt:,i w .v. mi Psrt in the Settie- whlch I attached by tne ininee . "' . question, involved in the American ex- ment o Morroca. , . . XAJUUUIl V wix3 . elusion act. ... . .. , .... .:., The exclusion of coolie from the ua- one of the power o u.r wiian and Philippine islands is consider- the Madrid convention in 1880 in answer ed a hardship bv the Chinese, who also to a request of the SulUn of Morroco complain of the treatment they exper joint international conference for the compiaiu . .... , ., ., .. . 41,. Mnrrocoan nuestlon. ience at the hands of the American cu- consiuc.no.. ... .... - . torn, officials, nevertheless there i . ha announced it. preference no to take iTnuine desi. upon the part of the .y part in the conference unles uch E se g,vernn,ent for a peedy and action be satisfactory to , i ram. Th an k-able adjustment of the question at United State ha taken the ? ' and the two power being in accord with issue. ... .. . (M.nw not the -...i.i.,i.,n .lune 4.-rresidcnt Koo mm, mat sue. - tltniii'ij" velt i manifesting deep interest in the statement made to him Monday by the easiest way of promoting urgent reform in Morroco.