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' 'ficasBataj. UUHt FULL ASSOOIATfO PMtt RIPONT COVM THC MORNINQ fltLD ON THK LOWER COLUMBIA V0LUMKLV1V. NO. 248 ASTOUIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS RESIGNATIONS HANDED TO KING SWEDISH CABINET OU Riksdag Committee In Favor of Dissolution With Norway. Xlnf Oscar Receives Resignation of Cabinet Ministers. Special Commit t of Riksdag Submits Report. Fa von Dissolution With Norway. Stockholm, July 23. The cab- irot rt"ijin-J today. The rcsig- nation was received without out- wr manifestation of ixoii- mrnt Crowd gathered in the vl cinity of the newpaK-r office but there was no ib-moiist ration. Stockholm, July 25. The Mmmitte appointed by the rlgIag reported to- luy as in favor of rcjrot toting terms tor liMilutinn with Norway. The committee presented a long re Hrt avrtlinff out the requirement to be insisted upon by Sweden U'fore ncgo tinting a treaty. Christiana, July 25. -Commenting on i he situation in Stockholm nil ttewspa h i prefer to await the li-late in the liksdag on the report of the special com mittce be fore considering tlm condition Sweden dclre to impose. The major ily incline to the opinion I tin t these con lition may not be ai-crptuhle to Nor vy. BOY'S PITABLE LOT. Youngster in Gotham Lived In Trunk and Ata Carbtga Scraps. New York, July 23. An unusual cane f poverty and neglect tin Wn uncover d by a polii-rumn on duty in Tenth n venue. The blue coat rescued si i -year-.hl John Mulquecn after the bid had nmde hla home for two mouth in a trunk and subsisted largely on setup ttiatchcd from garbage rant. The little fellow wan timid a a bird after bin pit fill struggle with the world. Mm. Mulqueen died six month ago mid the Inty'a father disappeared, leav ing John in care of ,a neighbor, The lmilding where the latter lived was con demned two month ago and she moved p. way leaving the ehlld behind, Ho ought out the house where hi mother licd and found nn old trunk in the al- i . I,, i I., i . t i icy in which lie jormeriy nan pisyru. Neighbor saw the youngster crawling la and out but be fled when they ap proached, o they placed food war the trunk nnd the ly at it. Tbe.atory finally reached the police and the young outcast wan found nest ling in a pile Of old clothing and broken toys which he bad gathered In tha alleys. JAPS DESIRE TD PROTECT NA SOLDIERS IN SHOOT. Splendid Marksmanship it Sean in Con ' test at Sheridan. Chicago, July 25. Nearly 20 of the lt markumen In the I'nited States army eontratetl for honor in tne annual target eomptltion of the Northweetern contest begun yiiflerday at Hberidan. KJghteen atatea are repreaentxl in the . ..1 -.1 t .1 Iti ... , ton . a.. conieav, Minen win inl a weea. iu ! Tlf a r i . .1 . i est nun winning the highest eorca will np. I If dill irUiCClUrdlC 011111131 KOMURA'S OPINION resent the division in a competition be twien the division of the army to be held at Fort Sheridan on August 3. Heargcant Clark of the 23rd infantry made M out of a posill SO shots at a range of 000 yards. The man making the four highest scores were Sergeant (.'busier Sanders am Private Alfred lljornstedt, Thomaa Crltcbell, Charles F. Hern and Thotna I'.aldwln, The flrnt two dya of the contest will I cIcvmM to the preliminaries from which 41 men will be, ehoen. PRESIDENT IS PROVOKED to That of United Slates. Koraura'a Belief Expressed Through A. Sato at New York. Protectorate Like That Held Over South America la Wished By Japs.' would not object Ui alio, ing a differ ential to th Michigan Central on iU own lines, but beyond that point they will concede nothing, . As a result of the dwislon of the ar bitrators, the Michigan Central put in differential rate of (18 first clam pan senger fare from Chleago to New York. This reduction was promptly met by three other lines and it I intimated that a flat rate of $10 may soon be given. ALL Ilf DARE. SENTENCE FOR MITCHELL LIGHT Muck Conjecture over Meetings of Em perori William and Nicholas. Kt Petersburg, July 23,-sip -ml EXECUTION DEFERRED conjecture is busy with the rean fori and the results of the meeting between I Emperors William and Nicholas, but the return of the Russian imperial oartr to ! Peterbof ha. addH nothing deflnit to ! gCd SCUatOr WW SdlC me iiiiui maiHin rrgaruing me uojeex. diacussed or the eonclusiona reached at SlX MOElthS lH COUfl- the private Interview beUeen the two soverigns1. The imjiortance of the meet ing is recognized in press comment of all shade of opinion. -Various conjec tures are advanced as to the real mean- ing, but all are admittedly guesswork. , rf AUo pendini Review of Caae By Supreme Court, Mitchell Is Released on Bonds Of Two Thousand Dollars. one, but money began to pour into, thi ring until it fell to two to one, ami while the hordes were at the posts, oth er were still buey betting on htm. It ' estimated that at hast fvOWO waa taken out of the ring on Huntington's victory. j W0MEH TAKE FRIGHT ty Jail. Berlin, July 23. Although the German foreign officn jva advised in a sense, cnblcd by the Associated Press yester day, of liie general outline of nhat KniMror William would aay to Emper or Nichols concerning the peace and - . .... mi... i in internal forma in Russia, no retxirt has .ew ,orK)JU,fSJ.-ll,w.P..,1. .wiirii!n' h.t ' .,U. wnvk-ted of prostituting hi. office to demand indemnity In the negotiation. I vcd .t actual!) ,f for wai nnd that war will be declared "- Portland, July 25. Senator Mitchell, Requests Withdrawal From Cir culation of Spokane Brochure. Booklet Has Roosevelt's Photo on Title Page. Chamber of Commerce Advis ed that President Object to Hit Por trait in Advertising of Any Kind. SH)kaue, July 25. President Rooee- elt object to Spokane's literuture bear- ng hi protrult on the title page. Sec retary Monroe, of the Chamber of Com merce, received a letter requesting the withdrawal of a brochure, ''On Iewis and lark Trail," from circulation. The let- er la dated at the WhiU Houac, Wash ington, and declares that the President is very muh opposed to the appearance f hi protrait in-advertisements of uny haracter and request that the Utoklct be recalled from circulation. The Clin iuIht of Commerce, at a spec ial meeting today, cancelled an order for SO.tXK) pamphlets and took steps to call in, 04 far as possible, those din- rlbuted. . Bonds Offered to Stockholders. ' New York, July 24. The Union Hag Paper Co., has notified it etockhold- ra of the sale of tho, company of $2, 00,000 first mortgage 5 jierceitt gold bonds to Harvey Fik & Sons, which firm will receive the subscriptions of stockholders up to July 31. Thereaf ter a public offering of all bonds remain ing unsold at a price higher than that made to the stockholder, will be made. at an end at the conclusion of the ne gotiatiotts at Portsmouth next month is the belief of Baron Koruura, head of the Japanese peace delegation, who ar rived bere yesterday, as voiced by Aimar Sato, the official spokesman for the Bar on. Mr. Sato states that Japan's demands will be moderate. He aaya the loss iu men during the er is 870,000, of which Hussia lost 370,000. The war in coding Japan a million of dollar a day. Mr. Sato believe an nrmistb will Is? one of the first things considered. He say that Japan desires to place a pro tect orate over China, much of the nmc nature, although not so etrong, aa the I'nited States holds over South Ameri ca. Jupnn, be states, doe not seek ter ritorial aggrandizement and wanta in Manchuria, only an open door policy as described by tho late SwreUry Hay. Sato commented nt length upon the high regard the Japanese hold for America and aay. they would not take the Phil ippinea as a gift, even if accompanied by a bonus. PROPOSED INVESTIGATION. Chicago Policy Holders Will Look Into Insurance Affairs. Cbicago, July 23. The Inter Ocean to day says: A big convention of policy bolder for the purpose of demanding an investiga tion of the affair of erery life inurance practice Mitchell &, Tanner, was today senten ced to pay a fine of $1,000 and to serve a sentence of six months in the county jail. Pending a review of the case by the United States Supreme court, the execu tin of the sentence will be deferrd. In the meantime Senator Mitchell will ts? at liberty on a bond of $2000, Judge de Haven stated that in pasa- Panie ITarrowly Averted ia Grand Ce tral Hotel, Chicago. , Chicago, July 23. Fire in the building at 6336 Canal street, caused a scare among the guest of the Grand Cen tral bold at Madison and Clinton street, last night. Many women ran screaming through the corridors of the hotel, but they were quieted by men in the hotel before anyone waa hurt. The building on Canal street waa de stroyed. The content, were distributed among about fifteen small firms, most of which dealt in small machinery and nov eltien. One fireman wax seriously in jured by falling from a fire escape. Salmon Buyers Here. J. P. Humphries, of California, and Howard Humphries, of Bloomington, 111., two very prominent aalmon buyers, are in the city looking after their interests. As the guests of Samuel Elmore they will visit the seining grounds today. MINE DISASTER CIGARETTES UNDER BAN. BENNINGTON WILL BE TOWED TO MARE ISLAND Washington, July 23. A brief teport of the preliminary examination by Navnt Constructor Evan of the inside of the ptinboat Bennington ws received at the navy department today. The dispatch H-nt by Captain Drake was iu part: ' "Constructor Evans finds no leak through the bull plating. All lenks through the sea valves and broken pipes are .topped. . "The present list to star board is due to the shifting of boiler "B" and "D" and some free water below the deck In the . intercostal spaces, Tempcrory re jalin will lie made nnd the gunboat will 'le towed to Mare Island. "The wounded ,will be left at Sn Di ego The steam log of the Bennington for the Bennington was received at the navy department today. Tho deportment con eluded not o make it publio until after the investigating board was convened by Admiral Goodrich at San Diego. Order Issued Prohibiting Sale of "Tailor Mades" on Ellis Island. New York, July 25. An order has been issued by Commissioner Watchorn, prohibiting the sale of eigarettea on Ellis Island. The order was issued at the request of the authorities of the several western state which have re cently passed laws prohibiting the smo king of cigarette within their borders. These state informed the commission er that immigrants direct from Ellis Island, were bringing West cigarettes in largo quantities with which to supply their friends and relative who were unable to bur them. RATE WAR IS ON. Will B No Whitewash. Washlngtot July 25. Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, when asked today for a statement on the subject of the disaster to the Bennington,' promised the public there will be no whitewash, and so far as the service itself is concern ed, he will make a scapegoat out of no one. On Mora Death. San Diego, July 25. The death list among the Bennington' crew wa swelled by one day. ' Chicago-New York Lines Are Slashing Fares Between Cities. New York, July 25. Railroad officials here express considerable concern over the passenger rate war which is now in progress between Chicago-New York lines. Several of the roods alreadv have put into effect a rate of $1(1 first-class from Chicago to New York. One of the longer routes is charging only $14, and further reductions are threatened. The troublo originated in demands made by the Michiguh Central for a dif ferential rate. This demand was con sidered by the arbitration commissioner l a short time ago and was allowed with certain limitations. The Erie and the Grand Trunk, however, declined to ac cept the arbitration as final. These two road insisted that the Michigan Central had no right to claim a differential rate on through business on which the New York Central ahared. The Erie interests declare that , they ' I II unLltM li n k.J . 1 - n . n .1 . a company in the country is the aim of .? fendunt and the fact that he was for ever barred from holding offioe. Senator Mitchell did not mova a muscle during .;.imi:..n . -. i c ii . -.it i . J -w..anuu ilia iuucni VI mc UP- the Irottuoi Club, of (Tiicago, which has p taken the initial step toward starting! a national movement. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the club, held yesterday, a resolution was adopted empowering the organization to appoint a committee of five members to invite delegates from other clubs to meet and consider the feasibility of the plan. BLAZE OUTS TOWN OF CONNELL the passing of sentence and when the word "county jail" fell from the lip of the judge, he sat as one transfixed. The conviction will not render the office of senator vacant 'unless alTirmatory' ac tion by the Supreme court takes place. This point decided the Burton case. Spokane, July 25. A-speeial to the Spokesman-Review from Cou ncil, Wash., aays: 'Two thirds of Connell'a bus ines. district is in ruins. A fire was started in Dr. Galagher's of fice in the Connell Progress build ing this afternoon by the explos ion of a bottle of acid. A box of matches ignited the wall paper and then the roof. 'The blare wus discovered too late, although a strenuous fight was mutlo by the citizens. Tho loss will aggregate $150,000. Nine families were rendered homclees." al GALAXY OF "JOINTS." Kansas Correspondent's Undignified Re ference to Saloon. Clay Center, Kan., July 25. Eight prominent temperance women smashed a "joint" at End Industry owned by John Peterson. Six men were in' the "joint drinking. The women wrecked the "joint completely. HUNTINGTON BRINGS BIG PURSE TO OWNERS ATTEMPT FRUSTRATED. Supposed Bandits Planned to Hold Up An Express Train. Schenectady, N. Y., July 25. A hold up of one of the Naw York Central's expres. trains waa probably frustrated tonight b the prompt actum of the rail road official. , A local agent received word from Al bany to have the police at the station when the American express train passed through here at 12:36 as several men were aboard and fears were entertained that a robbory was intended. The train carries no passengers. This is the train Oliver Perry robbed some year. ago. A stop signal was set and the train brought to a, halt and several officers were on the scene. The stopping of the train must have given the robber the tip that things were not going their way, for in an instant a dozen men were seen jumping off the train into the dark ness. The officers could do nothing against the crowd and although they fired several shots after the fleeing men, there was no capture. Horse at Brighton Purs Takes $50,000 Out of Ring. New York, July 25. One of the big gest killings of the year occurred at Brighton Beach today in the last race when Huntington came home an easy winner. Huntington opened at eight to KILLS THREE Explosion at Banff Blows Men to Fragments. Frightful Tragedy at Bankhesd Mine. Three Killed, Many Injured. Ontside Workers Making Effort to Release Men Imprisoned in Mine. Vancouver, July 25. A special from Banff says.- "A frightful tragedy occurred here yesterday in the Bankhead mine, two mile east of this place. There was an explosion of many case of dynamite. Three men were killed outright, being Utterly blown to fragments and twenty are imprisoned in the mine. Outside workers are making frantic efforts to re lease them. Information received her is to the effect that dozens of men were badly burned and some may die, Just how the explosion came about no one yet know. There is much uncertainty regarding the" number injured. It, is feared the list bf injured will reach a considerable number, as it is' known that quite a large force of men were working in the mine. One report says that all at work in the mine were killed, but this can not be confirmed. CANADIAN JUDGES DO NOT ENCOURAGE COLLINS 1 Victoria, July 25. George D. Collins, the fugitive San Francisco lawyer, fight ing against extradioion for perjury, lost another point today when Justice Martin of the Supreme court, refused to grant an order of nisi in the habeas corpus proceedings. Collins, disputing the over ruling of hia objections by Judge Lam pman, sought to secure a writ of ha beas corpus on the pounds that Judge Lampman bad no jurisdiction and that there was no law in Canada to make perjury an extraditaMe offense. Justice Martin, in refusing Collin's application, said it would be undue in terference and unfair to the United States to stop the present proceedings and he held that they should continue. Collins renewed the fight for his lib- Lerty at noon, however, when his counsel went before Justice Duff, of the Su preme court, and asked him to hear the application. The law, as cited from the Gay nor and Greene case, holds that a fugitive can go before judjje after judge when one has refused his appli cation. Justice Duff heard the appli cation this afternoon. Judge Duff during the hearing held Collins to his subject. Every time he started to make a lengthy harangue the judge asked him to confine himself to the point and show his theory for the contention that Canada hail no author ity to make a provision in the extra dition act that it might apply to future acts and treaties. Collins said he would establish the facts that Canada could not make an act without a treaty to base it upon and that the act of 1886, in embracing per jury, was null. The judge asked him to show bis authority for such a position, which was new. Collins was given un- , til tomorrow to submit his authorities. He say. that if Judge Duff rules against him, he will apply to other judges.