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5 . 1 &&&fe tonan. USLIBHEB fULL AtBOOIATBO rBB BrOaJT COVIfIS THE MORNINQ PIBLD ON TrIB LOWEh COLUMBIA ASTORIA, OREGON TUESDAY OCTOBER 31,1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LX NO, 159 Jtt0tiiitti V1TTE IS THE DICTATOR Wow In Power as premier of Russian Empire NICHOLAS SURRENDERS Issues Manifesto Which ShowsConv plcte Abdication of HU Autocratic Power. BOMB THROWN IN CAPITAL Associated Press Convtys a Message (rem th Hw Premler-Pmident to the Anuria Pwplt-AU Except Ii trctM Radicals Lik th Manifesto St Petersburg, Oct. M.-Tonlght th autocracy of the Romanoff and the old order ( thing mwd to exist In Itu U. Enpmr Nkholaa ha urrendrd, unci Count Witt come Into power a Unlslr President with in Imperial mandate which will nbl him to con tort tb farckal National Ambly into teat JertlatJ r. a-- J l trA44 suffrage, and to confer tip on the people fundamental civil liber lies, including free speech. Witt Sends a Message. St. Petersburg, Midnight, Oct. 30. I am ma tha American people, who an dtritaad what freedom ia and tha American press which mom tha wishes of the people, will rejoice with Russia thia moment wtta tha Russian people have received from h'js Imperial Maj esty, promleea and gaarantaea of free dom, and join ia the hope that the Rue aiaa people will wisely aid ia the real iiatioa of tboee lihertiee by co-operating with the Covernment for their peaceful introdnctioa of frHom conferred on the people. fount WitU, Rusifa's first Premier, tonight sent the above message to tbe 'American people through the Aaaocint- d Pre, lit' just arrived from Peter bof, where the Emperor, two hour lie fore, bail given hi final approval to the manifesto which will forever end the rule of absolutism exercised by biiu and hi ancestor for 300 yearn. A simple jicru-iil of the manifesto show bow complete ia the Emperor's altdication of Mm autocratic power. The style of the document I clear ami direct. It not only betray a real authorship, but show that the Emper or ha at last irrevocably bowed to the inevitable. He does not even con cent the fart that the discontent and agitation of hi subject ha driven' Mm to take the step and practically yield everything. Self-Effacement of Cur. St. Petersburg, Oct. 30. The Imperial manifesto Issued ' today, after atating the neceuity of self-effacement by the Czar in order to aocure unity and co ordination with the Central Government grant foundationa fur civil liberty baa ed on real inviolability of person, free ROBBED OF HIS AND THROWN FROM TRAIN! Tortland, Oct, 30. With" bia faoe cov ered with blood, wounded from head to foot, W, Collin, a laborer of Hood . River entered the police atation late to night and told the officer he had been robbed of 2S0 by two tramp, while the three were atealing a rid to Port- dom of eonaclcm, peech, union and aorlatlon. Without suspending the already or dered election to the Mate Dotima, o far a the limited' time will permit, theme elaaaes now deprived of electoral right are invited to participate in the ttouma, th Douma itwlf to later fix tbe right of franchise. The manifesto rlothea th Douina with power to ap prove all law before being enforced and upervUlon of the legality of the act of th authorities. Tbe document cbmc by exhorting the people of Russia to terminate the pre- ent trouble and co operate In reatoring calm and peace. llewa Spread Bapidly. Th new apread like wild ire throughout tbe city. Revolutkrolat and active agitator generally declared loudly that tbe Government' promlae would no longer suffice and that tha atrlke muat be continued. In fact an hour after the newa be came known the revolutbmlat took oc caaion to throw the flrat bomb in St. Petersburg aim the atrike began. The accident occurred ner the Polytechnic lualitute, but thrre were no fatalitiea. Practically all claae except extreme radical and Rocialiata read the docu ment with delight and amazement and declared It could not fail to rally the moderator to aupport Witt. Ily Irony of fate, while tbe fttriker wrre clamoring for a contitutiou, it ha been iiiiKaalbla to criudu the trik ing prinUr to reaume work, and there fore Dot a aingle newapapor except the Official Me4nger will print) the mo mentoua document tomorrow. Arrange ment have been nuu'e to telegraph the manifeato to every place which haa tele graphic communication. The effect throughout Huaaia ia expected to be In atantaneou. "While tre revolutloniaU threaten to attempt to keep up the pre en atniggle, the beat opinion i that the backbone of the atrike ia broken, but in a flnat naly tna vffeei will depend mw m how far ftte I able to exeoul the tank he haa aumed. United States Officii! Asuulted by Chinese Peasants. NAVAUTTACHES EXPERIENCE While Hunting Near Nanking Admir al Train and Son Wounded a Chine Wcnan AccidiptaJly Son Captured But Finally Reacued by the Marine. Shanghai, (hi. 30. The outrage on Kear-Ailmiial Train and hi on baa lxcii referral to th Government of Nanking, the Ameiicuiw demanding tlie puniHinlinieiit of the leader of the mob and the restoration of the gun taken from the officer. Admiral Train and In mni. Lieutenant Traiu while hunting today nera Nanking accidentally woiindeil a woman 1ightl,v. Tbe enraged peaaant attacked the of ficer, knocking the Admiral down in the mud and taking hi on captive. A uad of marine wa bent to the reti me of the young man, which wa ac complished after tbe marine fired twice at the angry peaaant. The? peanntA, howi er, refusal Hp give up the gima. Nanking I one of the active point In the movement to boycott American good. . MONEY land on a freight train Saturday night. After taking his money, at the muzzle of revolver, the bandit threw Collin off the train, while it wa running at full peed. Tbi war near Bridal Veil, and by a narrow chance Ihe victim wa not killed. ATTACiiS AN ADKll RAL MANIFESTO IS A 11IR " Marseillaise Gives Way to National Anthem. COSSACKS SURPRISED Cannot Understand Meaning of Demonstration in the Rus sian Capital. GOOD HUMOR ON EVERY HAND Count Witte I Confident that Trouble! of the Empire are at an End All Except Three of tbe Present Miniiter Will Be Retired From th Cabinet. St. PeUoburg, Oct. 30. The celebra tion following the iwunce of the Im perial manifeato till continue at 3 o'clock thiv morning in many of the atrert of tae city, where crowda are ainging the National hymn, cheering the Kmperor and shouting theinaelve hoarae. The foack are utterly discomfited and eonfoitVided and wholly mi a loaa to understand the meaning of the demon tration, or why ihe crowd are singing "God Save the Rnperor, Rusala'a Na-( tional anthe.n, Instead of "The Mar aelllalae." , The people displayed the utmost good humor toward the Cowtack. They sur rounded tlx-ir horse and pattcl tbe ruler on the boots, shouting: "You can go home now, we no longer need you. We have lilerty." They bade the Coacka doff their caps in Honor of the Constitution. After 2 o'clock the patrol were withdrawn leaving only the ordinary night force of policemen. May Call Strike Off. t. Petersburg, Oct. 30. A meeting of the strike committee was held to night, after the promulgation of the KniMror'a manifesto. The question of calling the strike off wa postponed un til tomorrow. The committeemen bold ly talked of their ability to keep the men out, but as predicted by the As sociated Press Saturday, tomorrow or Wednesday the committee will put a good face 011 defeat, and iue a procla mation calling off the atrike until Janu ary. Would Use Ball cartridge!. St. Petersburg, Oct. 30. Some per son high In the Government believe it necessary to use ball cartridge to sup press the present movement, but Count Witte appear confident, lb b'na be come the bridge by which the people re to cross to Constitutionalism. The Count ha already selected tentatively the member of the Cabinet. All the present Ministers except those ot War, Navy and Foreign Affair will be retired. Prince Obolensky, one of the Count' former assistant in the Minister of Finance will become Min ister of the Interior. Another former assistant to the Minister, M. Romanoff, will take the Finance portfolio. M. Konl, Russla'a ablest jurist, will be Minister of Justice, M. Krosovsky, President of the St. Petersburg Municipal Council, will take the Ministry of Education and M. Zelgler Von Schaffhausen, Chief of' th Railroad Department Ministry of Finance, will become' Minister of Waya and Communication. Late tonight, after th newa got abroad, crowd began marching up and down Nevsky Prospect ainging National hymn and hurrahing for liberty. It I significant that thef great searchlight which had been lighting up Nevaky Fro- peet from th Admiralty tower for three nights, baa been turned off. At all fashionable restaurant wine wa drunk to "Liberty and Constitu tion." Warsaw, Oct. 30. The new that the F.mperoY Ign-d the Constitution spread like wild fire and created a tremendous sensation. STIRRING EVENTS IN RUSSIA Happening f the Day Pieoadiag laan- aac of KaaifatU. CVitcbsk, Oct. 30. The population of tbi city ha Joined tbe strike. The feling is high and trade b at a etandstill Workmea'a meeting are crowded to the dor. Inflammatory peechea are made and bank refuse to loan money. Tifli Feeling i not yet calmed. Fir ing U heard at all time in the atreet. All the ahop and school are closed. Reval. The troop rlred two volley on a crowd in the market place today killing or wounding over 100 person. Crowds of people are parading the streets singing the Marseillaise, A mob lst night destroyed the Hotel de France. Kazan. The Government haa issued a proclamation urging the people not to bold meeting and not to interfere with the troops. llelslngfor. Finland. At a great meeting of Finnish workmen it waa agreed to extend tbe Ruaatan railroad strike to Finnland tomorrow. A gen eral strike will also be declared. Tbe workmen at Viborg have taken similar action. Rottof On-Don A mob attacked the synagogue today, killing two Jew. The Cossa.ks disperse the mob with whip Kharkotr Tbr post office hat re turned work, but there are no train running! Thirty thousand pamcAger are held here, costing the government $14,000 a day. Riga. Cossack di&peracjd seperaJ meeting here tonight. People fired from their windowa upon cabmen who refused to join the atrike. Zlatoust Workmen in the govern ment iron mill here joined the strike. Volgda. The Town Council today pas sed a resolution atating that the only way out of the terrible situation ia the convoking of a constituent assembly. REFUSED PLACE ON TICKET Jerome's Nam Cannot Appear in the Republican Column. New York, Oct. 30. By a tie vote the Board of Election rejected the Republi can party's request to place Jerome'' name In the Republi'-an column to re place the name of William A. Flam- mer, nominee for District Attorney at the coming election. Jerome's name is already on the bal lot a an Independent candidate. Flam mer withdrew lost week in Jerome' favor, but neglected to notify the board. ECKSTEIN MAKES GOOD. But, His Action Cam Too Late to Sav Block. 'Buffalo, Oct 30. Late thi afternoon, at th citizens bank, Natham Eckstein of Seattle took up the notes of Eckstein Brothers, Charles aud Adolph, amonutint it ia said to about $50,000. Thi indebtidncsa is said to have been the cause of the suicide of Henry J. Block, ho made the loan for the bank. G0TCH DEFEATS ARDAEL Des Moines, In., Oct. 30. Frank Goteh won the wrestling match tonight with Hilding Ardahl, the giant Swede of Moline. Gotch won the first fall in 151-2 minute. In the second fall Ardahls' arm wa dislocated at the shoulder. CUT OFT WITH $30,000. Kansa City, Oct. 30. The will of tbe late Richard IL Keith, coal operator, divide two millions among the family, and relatives, cuts off one son Dr. Robert L. Keith, Seattle with $50,000. THIRTEEN KILLED Passenger Train Wrecked in Kansas City, Mo. 40 PERSONS INJURED Loose Rail Throws A. T. &S. F. Train From Track While Run iog at High Speed, WRECK OCCURS IN ROCK CUT Coaches are Torn to Piece and Wound ed Paisengers Endure Awful Agony Reacue Slow, it Being Necessary to Dig Under Debris to Reach Sufferers. Kansas City, Oct. 30. Thirteen per son were killed and thirty injured in a wreck today on the Atchison, Topeka k Santa Fe passenger train, known a .the California Express, I The train wa running at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour whea it struck loose rail, ditching five can at the Eastern limit of tha city. The train waa running at this unusually high rate of apeed because it waa about fifteen minutea behind time. Tbe wreck occurred in a rock cut, where the jagged rock walls form a bluff fifteen feet high. JThe engine was going so rapidly that it passed over the loose rail. The mail car jumped lb track to the right, and four cars follow ing ploughed through it and shot against the left wall. The sides of the coaches were torn off, rubbing against the rough stone, and the passengers and train men ground against ther wall were either killed or badly hurt. None of the passengers in the Pull roans or three of the four tourist sleep er were hurt. Tending the arrival of physician from thi city tho able bodiod passenger and trainmen did everything possible to alleviate the suffering of the injured but their effort were handicapped by a cold rain. In many instance it waa necessary to dig under the x debris to rescue the victim. One man in the smoker had been pinioned gint a stove and suffered untold agonies while his foot was slow ly burned by the live coals. 1 The injured passengers were brought to thi city where it i reported that all will recover. FRENCHMEN FIGHT A DUEL WITH THE USUAL RESULT Member of Chamber of Deputies and a Defated Candidate Exchange Sev eral Shots Without Shed ding Blood. Paris, Oct, 30. Deputy PugHesl Con- ti and M. Celstine Bosc, unsuccessful candidate for the Chamber of Deputies, bad an encounter today in the street during which a number of shots were fired. Boso fired three tiroes and Conti fired CRUISER. WEST VIRGINIA OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST Norfolk, Va.f Oct 30. The cruiser West Virginia, with President Roosevelt on board, convoyed by the cruisers Colo rado, Pennsylvania and Maryland, pass ed in to the Virginia capes tonight twice, none of the hot taking effect. Both were arrested. The encounter fol lowed an electoral feud. MAT MATESON NARROWLY ' ESCAPES DEATH'S GRASP. Drunken Finn Slashes a Brakenua aad Angry Mob Lays Violent Hands en Him, Everett, Wash., Oxl. 30.-What might ' have been a lynching wa narrowly averted at Port Susan Logging Com. pany'a camp, north of Everett, last night Mat Mateson, a Finn, working In the eamp, became drunk and ' slashed a brakeman named Dalgetty in tha right leg with a knife. The inmate of the' bunkbouse bound Mateson hand aad foot and placed a rope around his neck Apparently a suggestion to that effect would have resulted in a lyinching. , Henderson, a bookkeeper, realizing tbe danger, notified the Deputy Sheriff at Florence, and then got Mateson away from tbe men and into the waggon and started toward Florence until they met the deputy. Mateson was brought to the county jail here this morning. ALLEE SAME CLATSOP COUNTY. Albany, Or, Oct. 30. Linn County's jail i empty for the first time in many month. The criminal docket waa cleared up at the term of court just ended, and the only inmate, Tom Gee, a Chinaman charged with pointing a gun at another, waa fined ten dollar and discharged. HEARING THE WHITE HOUSE. - t - Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31. Presi dent Roosevelt, transferred , . to the United States steamship Dolphin about midnight and began the last leg of his trip to Washington, where he ia ached nled to arrive today. y SCAnER'EMAROUND Italian Immigrants Should Not All Settle In One Place, ' ROSSI TALKS ON IMMIGRATION Italian Immigration Commissioner Via its United States for Purpose of In quiring Into Condition of -His Conn trymen and Is Highly Pleased. New York, Oct 30.-That the Italian immigrants who come to the United State at the rate of 250,000 a year should be. distributed throughout the country and Rot be permitted to settle in such large numbers in hi .city, and vicinity is' the conclusion reached by Dr. Adolfo Rossi, Royal Commissioner of immigration of Italy, who is here on a special mission. A . ' Dr. Rosi ha begun an inquiry on be half of hi government for the purpose of checking the operation of the Pad rone system and keeping, emigration from Italy within natural bounds. He has spent several days studying conditions at Ellis' Island and will visit Chicago, Denvili, and other cities. "I am convinced that America offer the greatest opportunity for Italian immigrants," said Dr. Rossi yesterday. "They receive justice in he United States as well a obtaining opportuni ties to earn much more, in wagea than is paid in Italy." . On account of the heavy weather it was decided that the President would not tranship to th Dolphin at Lyon haven as intended, and the squadron pro ceeded up the bay. The transfer is to be made at Smith's Point