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6 UBUBHU FULL Af TIO Pftiat RIPOrlT COVERS THE MORNINO fllLO ON THI LOWIh COLUMBIA - ; VOLUME LX NO. 191 ASTORIA, OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS i fT ' -l l I I VIM I I II I I V fir NO. HIT TO FRAUDS Governor Says Any N umber Could Have Occurred. FULL VALUE WAS PAID Identity of Operators Unknown to Governor But Other Officials Have Suspicions. PUTER'S NAME IS INVOLVED Twa Deeda Iaautd by Suit on Forged Ceitlflutea for Tract Lying la South weettrn Ortgea and Oat la Assign 4 ta Man af Land Frail Fame. Portland, Dm. 3. Governor Chamber lain lUted to the Associated Trru to day, that there ia no limit to the num ber of forged school land certificates, wfekh couM Imv tra mA ftftd it U safe to nay, he added, where tb eertl flcatr hypothecate th full amount a shown by tb certlm-sU were ohtsined, r where the sale wert made outright, tha full value 0 tb land a shown by the milking, waa paid by the victim. Governor Chamberlain aald that at the present time ha wa unable to say who the fraudulent operator are. Suspicion af Carpriti. Krotn other official it i Irarnwl there re rertoin prron under tipi Un, but it l admitted that thi upliin i liaoe-l the fart Vhat.a man now under euntlrtion in th4 Federal CmirU for ronpinuy to defraud the I'nited Statee Government af a part of the public do main, oppeara aa an aijrnee of the ori ginal entrynaa in ona of the forged eer tiflcate. m thU piece of property, wbk-h liet In Southwestern Orejpn, the atata i ued to Crant ft. Johnaon. One of the furjfel certiflt-atMi ahowa Johnon a-aljm-d Vlie pmeiiy to I. H. Piflr ho re-aineil it to Hiram Ooddard. IV. other rertifii-ate purpopU it ba Wn airned by Johnson to H. A. 1). Tuter, who re aij;ned it to C. ti. Foot er and W. H. Kiidiardimn. MUTINY AT ODESSA. Vienna. Dee. 3. The Tapblatt pub lihliHH etimmunication from Oila, inailiNl to INxlwoloctyiiki, (tating that tlie (ialii-ia, I-hmaeli and I)onau regi ment otationed at (Mea have muti nied, but that the atiUtoritleit have atie reeded in disarming all the men. It U reMrted a g-neral etrike will le de clared tomorrow (Monday). Advice from Selmtopol declare the panic there it increating. Member of the o-called military party are holding meeting In all barrack, and thl ft greatly In-crea-e the anxiety for the future CABLE BREAKS AND ONE KILLED AND TWO INJURED Rmmttu. TW 3 Louia Funca. aired and Robert Souchinsky and William Prince dangerously injured, in an accident the coal mine at Ravensvale thl afternoon. Souchinsky may die. The three men were working at' the bottom of the shaft when the cable used to hoist the cars broke, and two heavy tram, filled with coal rushed back into the mine and crushed the men. The coroner will investigate tomorrow. LOOK WTO PLUM-BOB; lUQDIIfT. Philadelphia, Dec. 3.-A'the reult of the raiting of the plum bob Into Treai dent ltoeveir train, tha Tennaylvanla railroad ofltrlala, and Hiiladelnhla oo- iira ofllriala ar united In a determined etftirt to break up tba practka of throwing mUilra at pawting train. Thorotigh inmtlgatkm of but nicht'a Incident I In progre. anaMkMBBBMa-aB-a-aBB-aM IXIT CUT IV BAKUCADI Ashland, WU Tk. S.Th extraor dinary pectaele of a vel ateered and manned by an Imprisoned pilot waa pre tented lat night when th tteamer Jaa Hpauldlng reported at the Port of Aahlaad. Tba Bpauldlng wat out in a great itora and la tome miraeuloua manner weathered it. The ice bena forming on tha deck, finally barricad ing tha door and window of tha pilot bouse and cabin. When tha mel ar rived at Aahlaad lot from ona to four feet thick covered averything and tba pilot wan only releaeed by having a peonage broken for him through a back window, wihenca ha waa dragged out al moot relplucM from long expoaure and the at rain of two day. t Nothing But Preliminary Work to .Occur First Week. RECEIVE MESSAGE TUESDAY Canal Baurfmey Bin Will Ba Paaaad aa Seen aa It Arrivaa fram tha Boua. But It ia Bat Eipected Uatil Secand Week of tha Saaatoa. Wahkton, Dml S-KotUst tnt preliminary work will engroea tha at tention o the Senate during the first week of the elon. The Senate ia al ready organlard aa a continuous body, and betide there waa a apecial aesiion lant xpring, when the new Senator were aworn in. Monday wilt be a very ahort eion, and the Senate will adjourn out of re- pert to the late Senator Plait of Con necticut, aa coon aa tha necary for malitire of tha beginning of the new Congrena have been concluded. Turmlay the Prenident'a meaoage will be received and Wedneday will likely b devoted to the introduction of bill. After a ehort mkkIdr ThurmUy, the Snate will adjourn until the following Monday. It ia quite likely fcliere will be e Re publican raucu Tuemlny or Wednesday for the purpose of authorizing an ap- Miintment committee to fill the com mittee vacancie and for the selection of a tering committee. If the Houxe of RcpreNenUtiven pn tli emergency approiriatiHi U!l for tlw Pa tin ma canal, the Senate will at once take it up and pan it, but thin mrawtire l not expected In the Senate until the second week of the efion. SCORES KILLED AND WOUNDED. Kirff, Russia, via Warsaw, Dec. 3. There ha been aeriou street fighting Iwtwecn mutinous sapper, and Cos sack, and between workmen and bands of the "Black Hundred." Scores of persona have been killed or wound ed and martial law haa been proclaimed. 30 Jeans waa Instantly killed, SENATE ORGANIZED ERROR- D FEAR FRESH MASSACRES War of Extermination Beta? Agitated In Every Regi ment At Odessa and Governor Is Un able to Stem the Tide. CRUSADE AGAINST PAPERS FOR GROUNDLESS ACCUSATIONS Strife Among Sailara at St Peterabur g Lead Anthoritiea ta Order Disarm ament af WanhJpe Reign af Tex ror Exiat at Rational Capital Becauae of Cessation af Communication W itk tha Ontaida World Tba Vewabaya Boldly Bawk Fry -Sheet! Through tha Streeta Tilling a Lntiny at Palace GalMa, Dec. S. The following dipatch la received from a. apecial correa pondeat from Odeaan, by way of PodwoloctyakL ' ' Thia dUpatch la aent at tha requett of the JewUh community, which fears a rfeak meaeaere by the local garriaon. It la aaaerted a proclamation la being circulated In almoet every regiment, calling on the soldiers to exterminat the Jews, aid destroy " the newspaper offices, in revenge for groundleee accusatkma against the troops, of their participaUtm In the nuumacre and pillaga) and tha protection of rowdies. This ia. exciting the nopvlation against the anry, , ' '.' ' Jews weri'the officer deliver antl 8etA.Uc speeche fn tW'Wrack, af tee removing the Jewiak soldiers, and Gove'ir General Kaulbarai himself, at id that the officer wert seeking revenge on the Jews, and that be waa unable to guarantee the preservation of order. In view of the fart that this city ia entirely cut off from St. Petersburg, and altogether in the hand of tha local authorities, the Jewiahj community Im plore all civilised nations sd governments to take all posaible. measures at St Petersburg to prevent a catastrophe, which may exceed anything that has yet occurred. AUSM AT ST. PETERSBURG Population ia Stata of Panic In Fear of Railroad Strike St Petersburg, via, Berlin, Dec 3. Intense alarm prevail. Communica tion ' with the outside world by tele graph, ceased this morning, when the Finnish operator joined their Russian comrade. Embassies, legation sad H$a arw haettly organising; courier servicea to both tha Finnish and Ger man frontier. The population ia almost in s state of panic, fesring the railroad will stop running and the inhabitant have no mode of flight, even in a case of cata clysm, which, it seems, they fear to be imminent Stories of tha spread of dis affection in the guard, remain in every body's mouth and the revolutionaries continue to boast the troops will no longer fire on the people. This morning the news boys were op enly hawking fly sheets in the streets, containing an account of the alleged re volt at Trsrskoe Sclo, and crying out, "The Kmperor's palace guard has muti nied." According to reliable information, the only fouiulatinn in tlie-e stories, is in the arrest of soldiers of the guard at Tsurskoe Sclo, Thursday. Nevertheless, in their excited state, the people give ready credence to all rumors, and this adds to tha general alarm. The papers are also filled with stories of the alleged revolution at the palace Friday, in which the Grand Duke of rtorla ia said to have attempted the life of the Emperor. These stories are like wise untrue, but prove that a revolu tion In the palace 1 considered possible at any time. A strike of the policemen and house porters of 8t. Petersburg is scheduled for tomorrow, (Sunday). Count Witte refuse to deal with the telegraphers, declaring that for Gov ernment to yield, would be equivalent to abdication at their order. Neverthe less, the surrender of the Government to their demand for the dismissal of Durnovo, acting as Minister of the In .erior, i regarded aa inevitable. I STRICKEN JEWS I FOR AID AT OFFICERS' HANDS STRIFE AMONG SAILORS Aithoritiea Alarmed anal Order Disarm ament of tha Wamhipx. Pari, Dec. 3. Undated dispatches from St, Petersburg, arriving by the way of Eydtkunnen, give the following information: There ia strife among the asilors and the authoritiea have ordered the die armament of the warships. The officers fearing a mutiny, acceded to demand of tba tailors, for the release of tha workmen arrested while distributing revolutionary proclamations. Sailors and soldiers are driving about the streets, creating disturbances. Many quarters of the city are danger ous after night, owing to the' increased number of unruly character. The military authorities are preparing re pressive meaaure. Heavy forces of ar tillery are arriving at the capital, caus ing a panic among the population. The officers recently held a meeting at Tsarskoe Selo, and decided to refuse to order their men to fire, if called on to repress the disorders. GUARD FOR EMBASSY Men Believed ta Be From Cruiser Past Through Berlin. Berlin, Dec. 3. A guard for the United States embassy at St. Peters burg, passed through here today. The men who were dressed ia civilian clothes, are believed to be from the cruiser Minneapolis. Ambassador's Attendant. Washington, Dec. 3. The men refer red to as passing through Berlin, on route to the American embassy, ac cording to the state department officials here, are probably household attendants with Mr. Meyer, the American ambas sador to Ruskia. While in Washington, recently, Mr. Meyer spoke of hi inten tion of securing and taking with him, such attendants for the embassy. NO STREET MEETINGS Governor General Scallon Xasuea Proc lamation at Warsaw. Warsaw, Dec 3. Seven hundred pos- ta! and telegraph official are) ri a strike here. About a hundred official refused to join the strike. The strik er vitrolled the letter boxes. Two hundred bag o foreign letters are ly ing unopened. Governor General Scallon lued a proclamation prohibiting street meet ings and the carrying of arms or heavy ticks, and ordering all shops and house closed on demands by the police, under penalty of a fine of 92.10, and three months imprisonment The workmen in the fsctories threat en to strike Monday in support of the eight hour day movement The local union have aent delegate to St Pet ersburg, to attend the congress of the Union of Uiiion. ' Anarchists at Work. Genera, Switzerland, Dec 3. A num ber of Russians were seriously wounded by an explosion here today, while pre paring bombs in a private residence. An investigation by the authorities led to the discovery of a number of ex plosives, fraudulent passports and sec ret printing presses. Two men were wounded by the explosion and taken to a hospital, but the other evaded ar rest " " ' ' House Will Do But Little During Initial Wee. 'I ELECTION TO OCCUR MONDAY , Tuesday the President Meaaaga WQ1 Ba Camaidtred, and tka tancrgtacy Appropriation lashst Through Should Committee Deem it Necessary Washington, Dee. 3. Very littlo be side organisation of the House will on cupy in the first week of the seaaion, although it ia possible the emergency appropriation for the Panama canal will be p3sed tha last of thia week. All will depend npon the Reeds of tha canal committee, whether tha emergen cy appropriation will be rushed through this week or go over until tha week fol lowing. Monday will see the election of the speaker and other House officer. They will be those nominated by the Republi can caucus last night It ia already un derstood tha rulea of tha last House will ba adopted. Tba biennial lottery for eeata will ba an interesting occasion oa tha first day, and at its conclusion an adjournment will follow. Tuesday will be devoted to the Presi dent's message and that will probably close the real business of the House for the week. Speaker Cannon has not yet eomplet-, ed this committees, but it is expected he will be ready to announce them early in the session. ' SEVEI7 SHIPS MISSING. St Johns, X. F., Dec. 3. Three of the ten schoners that were driven seaward during the heavy gale of last Thursday, have reached port in safety, but no word has come from the others and fears are felt for Uieir safety. Reports from coastwise points tell of many fish ing vessels being driven ashore during the gale and also indicaU much dam age to fishing property. ORGANIZATION FIRST AMERICAN SAILORS ABROAD ARE REFUSED ENGAGEMENT Antwerp, Dec 3. Number of American tailors, shipped on board reign vessels in American porta are discharged on their arrival in 4 Europe. They are unable to obtain re-engagement on account of pro- O judlces of owners, and authoritiea cannot assist in their relief. As' 4 a consequence many of these sailor are destitute at thia and other Ea- 4 ropean ports. Tha American colony yesterday gave a gala perform- a nee in their behalf. SHOTDDYIN THE HEAD Insane Woman Barrlcaf es Herself in Can DRIVES PEOPLE AYAY Insists on Solitude and Thrttttm toKili AJIWhoMolcjt Her. RUSE TO WASTE HER BULLETS When Dummy Ia Advanced ta Door Sat Fires at it Once Bat Reasee ta Fir Again Without Food or Sewal Daya and Alone in Side-Tricked Car. Girard, Kan., Dee. 3. Mrs. Ina Berry, who arrived here -on a railroad ticket good for a passage from Spokane to Tulsa, L T took possession, yesterday, of the car on which she waa a paaseaf- jer, driving the other occupanta out with a'pUoT, and rl In the No efforts were made today to amp- . turn her except by persuasion, and he threatened to shoot tf not let alone. Last night a dummy waa fixed up and moved toward tba door of the toilet room, which she waa using a a fort, and she fired a shot from above the transom, the bullet striking tb dummy squarty on th top of the head. Tha rase was repeated,, but she could not be induced to shoot at it again. During the day the city marshal received tha following telegram from Vancouver, Washington: "Is the insane -woman, Mrs. Berry, a daughter of CoL Bain bridge. Wire dee- criptkm to 8. T Miller.". Refuses to Eat A photograph taken from tho we nuura valise, ia supposed to be a picture of herself. It waa taken at Ppofcane, the name of the photographer Wing Libbey. - v- - There haa bats no fir in thai ear since it waa sidetracked hero and the woman has had nothing to eat, vnkea something which she had with her when she entered the toilet room, Of fers were made to hr and bask eta ef provisions carried to the car, but the positively refused to receive anything, and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to biud a fire. NEARLY ASPHYXIATED. Alameda, Dec 3. John O'Brien, a San Francisco horseman, who serv ing a sentence in the city jail, waa al most aspiyxiated last night During the cold weather a gaa stove is placed in the cells of the prisoners. O'Brien lighted the stove last night and then fell into a slumber. Early this morn ing the sergeant, in making hi regular rounds, found the prisoner in an uncon scious condition from the fumes ot the gas. After working over him for an hour O'Grien was revived.