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win VI.. ULltMIt FULL AttOOIATIO Mill WfOAT . . , -if.. : ; k . ' ' . COVIRt THC MOftNINQ fllLO ON THI LOWIFi COLUMBIA Vnr.ITMR I.VIV: Nil. U ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 1905.0 PRICE FIVE CENTS ,'t W M V A V V V PREFORMS 111 RUSSIA . -- ... -- . ASSEMBLY IS CREATED Representatives , to Elected by the The People. Be AUTOCRACY fUNOAMENTAL Th Cur, Will Upholding ilM Fnn4 mental Uw of Aatocracy, Believes the Interest ef the tapir Require Crsstioe of ConiolUtive Amrably. 8t. Petersburg, Aug. 18 -Emperor NlchoU today announced a grunt to the in-opl of RussU of ft National consulta tive assembly to be formed by fleeted representatives from the whole of Rus sia. The manifesto I published lniul taneously her and in Moscow tod will 1 read in ell tb churches of the empire. The manifesto y ' Prtl "While preserving ft fundamental Uw regarding sutocratle power, we have deemed it well to form ft lower house of mbly, and to approve regulation for the elect lone to thla assembly, extending tho validity of these Uw to the whole of the empire with such exception may be considered necessary In case of aome region in which these special con dition do not obtain." " St, Petersburg, Aug. 1S.-RomI' na tional representative assembly, the fruit of decade of atrew and atrlving fur re form, which endow the Russian people with the right of being consulted through their representative in uggetion, prep aration and real of legUUtjnn, today take place among the fundamental In atitutiona of the empire. In a solemn manifesto Emperor NlchoU announce the fruition of hi plan of summon Ing the representative of the people, V end llxe the date for the flrt enliven N tlon at mid-January. The manifesto nkae and project was published till morning in the olllclul messenger anH he newpaH'r through out the empire are preparing to Issue extra edition to signalize the moment ous historical event, overshadowing In importance t!t liberation of the erf in isiil. RUSSIA TO REDUCE DUTIES ON MACHINERY. Hew Commercial Treaty Between Rui nd United State Responsible. fct. lVterburg, Ang. IK The Ao elated Pree I informed that M. Witte will mint nmke an official announcement in Atni'iii'ii of a reduction in the tlut'iet on American machinery, et'e.,,whiuh have been operative elnce 1001. AmbtiHHudor Moycr aocured thl concoeitlon after ex tended negotiation with the mlnlntcr of finance and foreign alTair. Through Ambawador Meyer the United State propocd to RnHia a com mercial arrangement lietween the two countries uner Section 3 of the tariff not of 187. Thl wa agreed to, and in anticipation of auch- on arrangement Russia decided upon the reduction CATHOLIC BISHOP AND COMPANION AWERED Berlin, Aug. 18. A dispatch from the governor or uermnn tt Attica says that native reports announce that a FARMER'S WIFE TURNS FORCES. Eugene, Ore., Aug. 1. Mr. C. W, I'owell, a farmer' wife reldlng north of Kugene, spent Wednesday night In the Una county Jutt, having been ar retted at Irving that evening for forg ing order on two dry good firm in tliU city and obtaining good thereon to the amount of over $60. Mr, Powell' husband had been employed by George T. Hall, a local groceryraan. Mr. Hall eve her an order on a milliner for ft cheap hat, and he rained the order sev eral dollars. Hit then forged Mr. Hall' name to two order for over 120 and 1.10 reinertlvely, tad obtained that amount of good. la th jtutta court yeterdy after noon the owner of the atorea where the good were obtained decline to proae cut th woman, and he allowed to plead guilty to almpt Uroeny. Sentence waa upended upon ber returning the good. , . ; FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT. Machlnt Ci Over Embankment While Going Mile Minute, Buffalo, K. Y., Aug, 19.-W. B. Jay of Buffalo we probably fatally Injured to day In an automobile race. Jay' ma chine cranhed through the fence down an embankment and Into ft pond ot water. It I believed that Jay wa blinded by the dut and tteered Into the fence. lie wa driving mile ft minute. PRESIDENT ; HAS VISITOR Confidential Representative of the Japanese Government Calls, Belief That Baron Kaneko Fourth Vlait to President I ReUted to Conference t Portsmouth, Though He Did Not Com a Envoy' Representative. Oyster Bay, Aug. 18.Preldent ltiKMevelt's violtor todur wa Baron Kannko, who conceal the preelne ml lon of hi visit, but he is known to be the confldtintiai representative of th Japanese government. This I the fourth Uit to the prenidcnt In a few week. Reasons have developed fur the state ment that Baron Kancko's call had rela tion to the proceedings of the confer em at Portsmouth. r.Hhough It appears that he did not imp n n rcpreentutive of the envoys. Whether he was the bearer of a message front J it pen to the president Is not known. STEEL IN HIS EYEBALL. For Three Year It Caused Lane County Man no Trouble. Eugene, (he., Aujr. 1.T'iree years nj;i a piece of steel from a wedge p"ne- trated the right eyeball of II." 8. Bnnty, who resides, at Muliel, in the Moluwk vnllcy. It caused no psrtictilur pain or snnoyuiice; ami the Incident was almost forgotten until about a week ago, when the splinter began to work out and the edge scratched the eyelid, causing con siderable annoyance. Mr. Bnnty came to -Kugene yesterday to consult a physi cian. The piece of steel wa removed, and it wft found to lie nearly half an Inch long by a quarter of an inch wide, It Is ' considered remarkable that the piece of metnl itulicdded In the eyeball caused no pain nor trouble during the three years. . . Catholic bishop named Spcis, and two missionary brothers and two sisters were murdered while traveling from Kilwa to Llwsle. FRANCIS IS D IE OFFICERS ARE ELECTED - , ' ,i ,.i.U" Head of St. Louis Expo sltlon Addresses the Congrs; INTERESTING SPEECHES MADE Trani-Mluissippl Congrew PUces Itself Record u Favoring Department of Klata by Government aad Creation, of Pcrmaoect Fund for ImprovemeaU. ' Portland, Aug. 18. The Tratw-Mto-sisslppl commenUl congress thl aft ernoon decided to recommend the fol lowing officer for tho ensuing" year; President, David R. Franci of St. Louis; first vice-president, Colonel II. D. Leve ls nd of San Francisco; second vice-president, former Governor L. B. Prince of New Mexico; third vice-president, M. B. Larimore of North Dakota; fourth vice president. B. A. Fellow of Kansas; see retary, Arthur F. Francis of Colorado; treasurer, H. B. Topping of Missouri. - powerful speeches in favor of esUb llahment of department of mines and mining were advanced before the con gress at today's session. That the Amer lean mining congress was unable to com bat the alleged throttling of small pro ducers by mining trusts was the admis sion contained in the answer of Judge J. II. Richards, president of the Ameri can mining congress, in answer to a question as to whether the mining con gress had taken any action to prevent the big mine-owners from controlling the small producer in the output of cop per, Richard replied that the board of director of the American mining con gres had reached the conclusion that the only power on earth which can con trol the situation is the government of the United States. Persistency of effort to secure ft de partment of mines and mining a branch of the government was advo cated by Edward J. Benjamin, president of the California Mining association. He said he believed the only way to secure such ft department was to keep on in troudcing resolutions until every pon hole was filled, and to hammer on the doors of congress until it grants the de mand. The resolution adopted in committee today on Chinese exclusion straddle the question by advocating a "compre hensive Immigration" law, framed to re move all unreasonable restriction, but to exclude all undesirable persons of every nation." It ia expected that when the resolution comes before the congress tomorrow the radical clement will op pose it. Among the resolutions Introduced today were, advocating an appropriation of $!00,000 for the completion of the Columbia river jetty, favoring the issu ance by congress of $100,000,000 in bonds to form ft permanent fund for the im provement of river and harbors and recommending statehood for Oklahoma. It was expected that the resolutions committee would be able to report after the session opened today, but after ft long wait, Governor Prince of New Mex ico, chairman of the dny, forced a change in the order of business owing to the length of the program. He then an nounced that the addresses would begin. The first speaker wn Hon. J. H. Rich ards of Boise, Idaho, president of the American mining congress, on the subject of "Department Mines and Mining." ' .The chairman then Introduced David H. Francis of Missouri, who took for his subject "The Influence of Expositions." He said that if the amounts expended on the Hi. Louis fair had never been turr;d the- benefit derived from the exposition fully compensated every ex penditure, . . Oorernor Francis was followed by Draper of San Francisco, advocating the et&blishuH-nt of department of mine and mining. The hut speaker on this subject wa Edward H. Benjamin of San Francisco, president of the California Miners' asso ciation. - Dr. Roland DMght Grant of Van couver, B. C, wa then specially invited to address the congress and delivered an address on "American Scenery, It In fluence on the World' TraveL" Colonel H. O. LoveUnd of San Fran cisco then stated that owing to the length of the program be would forego the pleasure of reading a paper entitled, "Encouragement to Home Manufactur er." Th paper was then read by title and placed the record of the congress. Portsmouth, Aug. 18. In the event of the expected break in the peace ne gotiations the emperor of Jspan will re new to the president bis deep apprecU tlon of the president' effort for peace and hi disappointment that tbese ef fort were not crowned with success be- cum of circumstances over which the president could have so control. I T Portsmouth, Aug. 18. Th Assoc'iat ed Pre Is able to state that the re served point In Article 7 to which an agreement wa reached "in principle" re late to the establishing of ft statu south of Harbin from which the. ceded branch of the Chinese Eastern railway U to begin. Russia returned ft negative to Article 10 (the surrender of the interned war chips) on the ground that such ft pro ceeding wa against all precedent. On Article 11 (the limitation of Rus sia's naval nower) Witte decline to agree to allow such ft provision to go into th treaty, but y Russia has no Intention of maintaining in the Far East a nav! force which would constitute ft threat against Japan. .WITHDRAW LAND FROM ENTRY Washington, Aug. 18. The secretary of the interior has or dered the withdrawal from entry of 160,000 acre of land in the La Grande, Ore., land district on account of the Umatilla irriga tion project SHEEP RUSTLERS GROW BOLD. With Shotgun Compel Owner to Help Run Off Sheep. Victoria, B. C, Aug. 18. Sheepraid ers, who for years past have been the bete noir of the British ranchers on islands in the Gulf of Gorgia archipelago, have latterly achieved ft boldness that is perhaps without .precedent in the Northwest, ft boldness of which illustra tion was afforded during a third visita tion within a month, just reported from Prevost island. The sheep thieves had come from the American side in two sloops, and were loading sheep aboard when Lightkeeper Georgensen arrived on the scene with the intention of frighten ing away the daylight robbers. Instead of hastily taking to the sloops at the appearance of a resident of the island, the thieves assumed the aggres sive. One of the three in the raiding party covered Georgeson with ft shot gun and compelled him to assist in the loading of the sheep, half a dozen of which he recogni2ed as belonging to bis own flock. The lightkeeper was kept covered with the menacing gun until the sloop caught ft fair wind. He then hastened to report his adventure to Con stable Luney, who now is working on the affair. The majority of the sheep stolen liclonged to J. Richardson, the former lightkeeper. STRIKE DECLARED OFF. Question Being Voted on by Northern J " Pacific Operators, St. Paul, Aug. 18. The strike of the telegraphers on the Great Northern was officially called off tonight. The ques tion of continuing the strike or return ing to work is being voted upon on the Northern TadAe. . CONFERENCE IE CRISIS ROW AT HAND Powers May Prevent Con - ference Going to Pieces. THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL Both Side Now Await Instruction! from Respective Governments Unless Com promise Is Effected Tnesday Will Be Farewell Session. Portsmouth, Aug. 18. Black pes simism reigns at Portsmouth tonight, and the prevailing view is that the fate of the peace conference has already been .nU--dn: w. ...... shrdl shrdlu sh settled, that it ha ended in a failure and all that now remains is far the plenipotentiaries to meet next Tuesday, to which day they adjourned this aft ernoon, sign tfye . final protocol, go through the conventions and bid each other fsreweU. But there Is still room for hope, a neither President Roosevelt nor th powers will see the chance for peace shipwrecked without ft final ef fort. King Edward is understood to be lending a helping hand and the financiers of the world are known to be exerting all their energies toward securing Ust ing peace. The Japanese have listened and explained, but have yielded not one iota o'f the substance of their original demands. Witte has accepted outright seven of the 12 Japanese conditions, and one in principle. Of the remaining four, includ ing the main issues of the indemnity and the cession of Sakbalcin, he reject ed two. The other two, the limitation of Russia's naval power and the sur render of the interned warships, might have been arranged had there been any prospect of an agreement on the two points upon which th divergence seemed irreconciliable. Now both sides turn to home for the last word before 'the cards are thrown face upward upon the table next Tues day. In the interim fresh instructions are received by either side a 'compromise is yet possible, but the chances are recog nized as slight, for as far as the Russian plenipotentiaries are concerned, there never was a chance of them yielding both the indemnity and Sakhalein. The cession of Sakhalein without the indemnity was the extreme limit to which Witte would consent to go, and tonight a new factor has been intro duced which lessens materially the chances of an agreement, namely the is suance o fthe emperor's manifesto grant ing a popular representative body to his subjects. The bearings of this "histori cal document," as Witte described it upon issue, are easily comprehensible, as it is bound to ameliorate the Internal situation in Russia. It is an entering wedge for the realiza tion of a century old dream of the Rus sian people. VICTIMS OF WRECK FLOAT Norfolk, Va., Aug. 18. Thirteen bodies have been recovered and the death list of the wreck on the Atlantic Coast line is far from complete. It is said that a score of bodies floated down with the At Tokio it is imposible to tell what view will be taken. Peace could prob ably be secured by the sacrifice of the -indemnity. Intimation tonight come from the Japanese side that the "de mand for the cost of the war" might be Moderated.';- . ' , The gravity of the situation from the Japanese point of view is contained la the following statement to the Asso ciated Press .r "I cannot say positively, but I fear the meeting Tuesday will be the farewell, session of the Washington conference. Japan has done it utmost for peace. RussU knows Jspan's irre ducible minimum." ' ; Tonight tLe sitnatfon can be summed up in one single sentence: Prompt and heroic action by outside Influences alon can save the conference. KICKS MARSHAL CLAY FATALLY. Prisoner In Kestesano Jail Faces a Charge ef Border. Aberdeen, Wash, Aug. 18. Prosecut ing Attorney E. E. Boner went to Elms this morning to investigate the circum stance connected with the death of Marshal C. E. Clay of that place, which occurred this morning. While attempt ing to arrest Sam T remain at Elma, Monday, Ciay was vigorously resisted by Tremain, who kicked him in the abdo men, inflicting injuries which probably caused his death. It is probable that Tremain, who is now in jail at Monte sano .will be held on the charge of mur der. VUIN OF THE JUDGE Required Citizens of Town to Fur nish Residence. Citixens of Globe, Arixona, Object to Furnishing House of Associate Justice ia Order to Have Him Make the Town His Residence. Washington, Aug. 18. Charges have been filed in the department of justice by the citizen of Globe, Ariz., against Associate Justice Tucker of the terri torial court which, it is said, involve his judicial personal conduct. ' It is al leged that Justice Tucker let it be known to the citizens of Globe that if he made that city his home a residence would have to be provided for him, other wise he would be compelled to take up a residence in another part of the dis trict. It is charged that the residence was actually provided. ; www TORNADO KILLS STOCK. Wellfeet, Neb., Aug. 18. A tor nmlo passed north of this place Ust night. Twenty-eight horses and 5(1 cattle were killed. Ko lives were lost. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Yllow Fever Situation Up to fl P. M. Eight Deaths. Xew Orleans, Aug. 18. Official report to 6 P. M.t New cases C2, total 15S5? deaths 8, total 188; number cases under treatment 413; WITH THE TIDE tide when the first submerged car was raised and that the other coach is jammed with dead negroes and now buried in the mud. Estimates on the loss of life run from 50 to 73 and even to" 100.