UlLltHf t PULL AttOOIATIO out UOVIftt THK MORNINQ FIILD ON THI LOW (Pi COLUMBIA VOLUME LX NO. 18 i ASTORIA, OREGON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 1905 fRICE FIVE CENTS ALARM IS FELT AT CAPITAL No Attempt Made to Dis guise Crisis MUTINY AN EPIDEMIC Feared That It May Spread to the Army Which Is Consider cd Last Prop. WITTE CALLS A MEETIf Present C t la able to CopWith One Newspaper" Mutiay U Be,., . tvpol bt. Petersburg, Nov. 2o The auK-ttt -ful mutiny of the sailor at Sebaatopol, accompanied by the flrf open revolt of t& entire regiment of troop, baa creat ed lb graataat alarm In Government clrcl, and no attempt I being made to digule the aeriotwncaa of thU, Uie latet erUle, 3V army I the last prop of the Gov enuiKtit, Mutiny I a conUigiou epi demic, and it I now feared it i deatlrwd to spread throughout the army. The ugly report are repeatedly circulated, of addition among tbe soldier in Man -cluoift, and It waa reported a week sgo that I .f rural I.inevlUk had put down the inntiny with considerable bloodshed, end subsequently executed 4'i wen. Count Witte called aa extraordinary Mtftlon of the Cabinet thia afternoon, and another session wax held tonight. Grand Duke Nicholas Kicholaevitch waa present and thia r a nurd th revival of the rumor that the Grand I hike might Immediately be appointed dictator. But lb cn be taken for granted that thia step will not be decided upon, aa plain dictatorship at the preaent juncture, would be aure to precipitate an Immedi ate revolution, Wittt'e Government Powetleeu, Nevertheless, Witte' government, if lie continue the preaent policy, in tbe opinion of many students of the equa tion, will bo Hwerlte to copo with the Increased problem. Thn Hum bail the mutiny at Sebasto poi ax the iN-ginning of the end and call upon the Zi'iiiNvo Coiir e to quit talk ing and come to St. IVtcrhbuig in the name of the country and ak Witte Tthat he proMiitcit to do to tranuilir.e the people and if hi reply I uiixutl factory to take the only t-tep, namely, t ho -formutiou of a provixiimul govern mcnt. The Novin Vn-my liken the aitun Hon, to a hydra beaded nionnter, which, no aponer than one of it' head i cut off, grow two In It'a place. i ASHORE AT SIUSLAW. i San Franclaco, Nov. 2fl. Anlrtecs to the Merchant' Kxchange, state tliat the eohooner Bella ia ahore at the Hiuxlaw rivcf, and U prolwbly a total wreck. BRANCH'S BODY EXAMINED Annapoli, Nov. 20. The body of Mid ehipmaa Branch was diainterred today, and an autopy held by the Board of Naval Medical ofliorre. The condition of the btnly wa found to be such that thoae , who made the sutopay will be unable to answer the question that .J, Denver, Nov. "fl.wofaii ( F. Vallery, ff it. t . m . . gvnerai egctii. in in-nvcr of in Hurling ton railway ytm, and wicmber of the law nrm or ttolt-olt, Vaile A Waterman today, incorporated the Denver 4 Beaver ICuilMray Company, under tha law of Colorado. 11 i in purpo 01 We company which U an adjunct of the Burlington, to biiild a railroad from a point on the Burlington St. Pram-ia branch in Kan a to Ihieblo, giving the Bnrlington a complete line between the Colorado Fuol and Iron Company' mine near CJu ey, Wyo., to tU plant at Pueblo Tb Heaver Valley Company, I' an nonwed, will aleo build 100 of track from (Berlin, Kan to V y, Colo. to aave a "back haul" on f jfal origi nated on the St. Frami id Oberlin branches, which extent o (waxd from the main track. The r track will connect both end of brain h road with the main line. STEA SINKS. Tokfo. 20. Tha ateamer IkuU, Mao Tung Pcninaula, col (be steamer Fukura, near ot far front Shimo, lat night, i, which waa struck amidships, umrdiately. Moat of the people trd were saved. Eleven are miaa mg. Turkish Foreign Ambassador Calls on Foif'gn Ambassadors. rVANTS DEMANDS MODIFIED r Not Believed, Power Cad Accede to the Bequeat, but the Simple Visit U Coniadertd Favorable Omen, in View of tbe Previoos Refusal to Treat ConeUntbople, Nor. SO. A further ign of yielding In U attitnde of the Sultan ia the fact thai Foreign Minint- er lewflk raha. Saturdar visited the Britixh and Auxtro Hungarian ambaaaa- dor with the object of preeainir the modification of the Macedonian reform t heme, by which delegate of the pow era, will be appointed by the Porte and designated aa the Ottoman financial council lore. It la doubtful whether the power will accept the modification, but the position i more hopeful, aa thia I the flrt time any viit ha been made between the Porte end the ambaHaador, aince October 27, when the Porte refuaed the iviiiet of the nmoaxadon for a collec tive audience. ALLEGED FLEET ARRIVES. Contnntinople, Nov. 2tl. The fleet of the allied power arrived at the i-lmul i of Mitylene todiiy. WILL LEAD DELEGATION. Zemstvo Congreia Sends Delegation to Witte to Explain Dtails of Demand. Moscow, Nov. 2(1. The Zcmtvo Con gre baa reoIved to send a deputation to Witte to preaent the reaoultion pars ed by the Congre, concerning Poland, and to give th Premier a detailed ex planation of the demand. DISINTERRED BY PHYSICIANS have arisen during the Meriwether trial aa to the condition of Branch's heart, snd otVr organs prior to the fight, Thone taking part in the autopsy ere lound in secrecy a to their dicoveric, until their evidence ia given before the court martial. WILL Jffllf,.TU PUEBLO. SITUATION HOPEFUL mm. AUTHORITIES WILL THEN QUELL THE MUTINY Although Rioters Are in Admiralty Point Where the Barracks arc Lo cated the Situation Is Improved. BREST REGIMENT DESERTS MUTINEERS AND ASKS FOR PARDON Crews of the Battleship Panteleintoa a tne Mutiny, sailors from Other Have Elected Officers, and Are in A uave Kiaen Because Their Commanders withheld Concessions. 8ebetoKl, Nor. 27. Though the mu tinous aailor have not yet aubmitted, bat on the contrary bare received prom iea of support from the crews of tbe lattlehip PanteJeimon (formerly the Kniax Potemklne) end the crulier Otch akoff and though in complete poeon of the admiralty point where the bar rack are located, there are no disorder today, end the situation I renrded as f improved. Tb mutineers bare been deerted by Bret regiment, which aent a mcage to Admiral Choukin aking his pardon, and crew of other ahipe have refuaed to join the mutineers. The auUioritie aays they have the mutineers completely hemmed in but ara awaiting the arrival of troops from Kimeferopol, before attempting to re take the barracks. The mutineer are apparently in a tat of excellent discipline. They de clare they have rlen becauae the com mander have withheld conceion promised by the emperor and they are ready to bold out until Utey are put into effect. Tbe strike of railroad men in aympathy with the sailors is delaying the arrival of troops, and the panic baa abated thia morning to a great extent STORY OF MUTINY Situation Critical and Sebastopoi May Fall Mebaatopol Nov. 25. The long expect ed mutiny of the aailora on the verge of revolt ka come, and Ruia'a strong hold on the Black Sea I in danger of ailing completely into their hand. The situation is critical. All the ehore equipage, numbering 40(10 men, are in mm rebellon, having driven awav or taken the oflieera prisoner. The Brest regiment of infantry ha gone over to the mutineer. General Xeplucff, com muiuler of the fortrea i a captive. The Hiclimtok regiment, the only other rcgi mcnt in the city, received the mutineer with ohcer, but thu far remain loyal. Some artillerist have joined the men in the revolt. Marines Also Disaffected. The Kuxine fleet i standing in the offing and still obeying the orders of Admiral Choukin, but the crew are di affected and it I a great doubt if they can be restrained from joining the muti neer, and a greater doubt if they fire upon them. The Seventh army corp waa Juiftily aummoned from Simferopol. There Is every evidence that the mutiny waa deliberately planned by social revo lutionists, who have been pushing their propaganda with great energy aince the St. Petersburg strike, organised to save the Kronstadt mutineers. Friday, eight sailors seized and dis armed and expelled their officers. Then owemhled a great meeting. Admiral Pizarcvaki, supported by a company, from the Brest regiment, went to the meeting, and when it refused to disperse ordered the troop to fire. Instead of shooting the mutineera two shot rang out, and Captain Stein fell dead and mutiny. In both the cabinet and naval is in 5 Complete Control of the and tbe Cruiser OtchakoS Promise to Join Ships Cefose to Take Part Mutineers State of Perfect Discipline Declare They Pizarevskl received a ball in bis thould- Mutinoera Beet Officers. During the night the sailor, having learned a leon from the ks prudent mutineer at Kronatadt, elected officers and pledged themaelvea not to pillage, kill or drink vodka, and take meat urea o prevent rowdylra. Thia morning they were joined by the workmen of the port and in complete order, the aailora and workmen marched to the barracks of the Brest regiment, and the officer of the regiment threat ened to Are on the mutineers, but Gen eral Nepleuff, a colonel and five other officers surrendered and were sent un der an escort to the marine prison. Being re inforced by the rank and file of the entire regiment, tite mutineers and workers formed a proceeeion com- ped of 10,000 men end marched through the city. At Xovnailsteff Place, the prooesaion encountered several com panic of the Bieloatok regiment with a machine gun battery. Received With ICHUry Honors The mutineera anoroached with handi pUlTjng Mtona, Mthem dier received the promaion with full military honors. The Bieloatok men re slated the appeals of the mutineers to join them. The batter, however, remain ed with the mutineers, and participated in the meeting. . i In the afternoon the sailors sent a deputation to Admiral Chouknin, re questing him to come to the sailors' bar racks and hear their grievances. The admiral in a short speech, pointed out madness and criminality of their action and the dreadful penalties to which they hud subjected themselves, and declined to accede to the reipjet. The city is panic stricken and the in habitant are fleeing. This evening the mutineer stopped the trains in order to prevent the arrival of troops from Simferopol. NO DISORDER YESTERDAY Black Sea Fleet Still Loyal-and no Fur ther Outbreak. ' St Petersburg, Nor. 27. At midnight last night the Associated Press wa in formed by an official of the admiralty that reports received up to that hour showed no conflict at Sebastopoi yes terday. So far a official know, the crewa of the Block hea fleet is still loyal, but beyond that, no information is vouchsafed. There is a strong im pression here that Intelligent leader are directing the mutiny. It is evident also, that sailors at (Youstadt had under ground information of what was hap pening at Sebastopoi, because Saturday morning, when only -half of tbe news was known in St. Petersburg, new of the mutiny wss freety circulated in Cronstadt Admiral Biriliff, minister of marine, haa Issued m formal order threatening with arrest and the severest punishment all who circulated the report of the circles it U regarded a absolutely vital that, the mutiny be crushed in the ae vereat fashion, and at any coot, if dis cipline in tbe navy I to be restored and the army held loyal. DISEASE RAVAGES BOGS Farmers on Frazer Siver Call for Gov ernment Investigation. New Wetminitr, B. C, Not. 28. Considerable consternation i being ex perienced among the farmer of the Frazer river valley over the heavy loas- es in bog from sora unknown deiaase The disc to has been running rife for some week, and has now became so pre valnt thst Government Inspector Gib bin and Vetlnary Surgeon Bland hare been called upon to devie some means for checking it advance. INDIAN HUNTER SHOT. Vancouver, Nov. 20. New has just been received from the northern coaat of the killing of an Indian named Louis Mann. The tragedy occurred last Sun day at Hardy bay, 200 mile from Van couver. Tbe vk-tim was out deer hunt- ing, using a jock-light to attract the animals, when be was shot ia the back from ambush. He died in a very short time. Two arreats have been made, both the men now in custody being In dian. SHOULD BE PUBLIC Matters of Campaign Should B Widely Known. BELMONT WANTS LEGISLATION . Names Committee to Investteate the Matter and Urge Congress the Neces sity of Legialatioa to Brine Matter Under tbe Federal CoatroL Washington, Nov. 20. Perry Belmont, who is advocating tbe plan of the public ity of all matters relating to campaign contribution, appointed a committee to urge legislation on the subject, among whom are: Governor Folk of, Missouri; Melvillo EL Stone. Norman E. Mack, Edward M. Shepard, Clark Howell, John Wanamaker, August Belmont, Charles W. Knapp, E. W. Lauterbach, ex-Gov ernor Black, Ira Remsen, James K. Jones, Julius M. Mayer, Andrew Came-1 gie, Prof, Cchurman, and E. Benjamin Andrews. Belmont sent letters to prominent men expressing bis opinion that the time had arrived to advocate, by means of an organization, national in character, the enactment in other states of such icgbJation tikis lubject, aa "em bodies the result of practical experi ence of Missouri and Massachusetts." "The necessity of federal legislation on this subject has become apparent it is added, "and such legislation should be strongly supported in the coming ses sion of Congress." THIEF IS CAPTURED. Lo Angeles, Nov. 20. Winged by a bullet from a detectives' revolver, Chss. McDonald, charged with stealing a horse dropped in San Tedro street today after engaging in a running fight with three policemen, in an effort to evade arrest. ' Eight or ten shot were exchanged, CONFESSES AND TELLS i -WHERE ARMS WERE SECURED .Ifferson City, Mo., Nor. 20. Governor Folk today secured a confession from Edward Raymond, one of the convicts . ........ . who participated m the mutiny at tbe state penitentiary Friday, ss to the fire- arms and explosives used by he mutin- 18 KILLED ID 25 1 - Disasterous Results Fol.' pow Railroad Wreck. TWO TRAINS COLLIDE Fast Express Crashes Into Local Standing in Front of Small Station. MANY BURNED IN THE FLAMES Most Disastrous Wreck in Many Tears Due Primarily to Obscured Signals, Occnrrs in Massachusetts on the Main Line of the Boston eV Maine. Lincoln, Mass. Nor. 20. Eighteen persons were killed, 23 seriously injur ed and probably a score of other cut and bruised in the most disastrous rail road wreck in this 'state for many years which occurred at 8:15 o'clock tonight ai Baker's Bridge station, a mile and a half west of Lincoln, on the main line of the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine railroad. The regular Sunday night express crashed into the real of a local train. The desd were killed outright, burned to death, or suffocated In the wreckage. Due to Thick Weather. Many passengers sustained serious cuts, bruise and burn. Tha wreck waa primarily due to thick weather, which apparently obscured tbe signals set by the forward train, which C" ' tun of the disaster waa standing' in UvtoV of Baker's Bridge station. None of the passengers on the exprsea train were seriously hurt, but tha en gineer and fireman, of the leading loco motive were killed. The wreck caoghk fire and some of tha passengers of the local train were incinerated. Few ft' sona Hva in iXp vicinity of BakerV Bridge station, and no fire departaacmt waa available, so tbe flame praetioalry burned themselvea out. r t t The uninjured passenger and a num ber of train hands, assisted by the Til la gens went to the aid of the injured, and many persons were rescued, ike most seriously hurt being taken to Bos , ton on a special train. BOMBS AT WARSAW. Warsaw, Nov. 20. Two bombs were thrown through tbe cafe window of the Hotel Bristol tonight, and the ex plosion that resulted, smashed tbe fur niture and slightly injured a few per son. No one was killed. WORKMEN PILLAGE AND BURN. Moscow, Nov. 20. Crowd of striking workmen, many of them armed with re volvers, continue to pillage tbe factories and stores and houses of better chases, Numbers bavs been wounded and the at temps of tbe police to restore order is in effective. leers. Raymond told the Governor, that Vaughsn came to Blake, Rysi and hiss wJt B10nUk Md th'm would join hira, he would enable thasa y . thfra foi exphmive by whkh he could blow up the stockade. INJURED