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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1906)
fr llIU . 11,1 " UBUtHM PULL AMOOIATBO Mill RIPONT UOVIR TNC MORMINa PIILO ON TWI LOWC COLUMBIA vOLUMELX NO.; - ASTORIA. OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 8 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS m. v SENATE WILL ISIDEK Santo Dominge Treaty This Comity Week. DEBATE IS EXPECTED Republicans Prepared to Defend Roosevelt's Attack an Do minican Question. COMMISSIONS BILL COMES UP It it Eaptcttd That CtaunJtsloa BUI Will Shortly Com Btfor S9tt CIUtr Will Opt Dtbau ei ThU wWew Somt Oppodtloa, WASHINGTON, D. C, Ja. 7.-Ta hmU will begia tbit wtek't dUSera il)Hi with tb consideration of th r lalioat between thia country (id (Unto . Duuilngo. Tht subject will b brought up on Tlllmio's resolution, tnd If the f-trnste dot not take up that resolution, ltaynor will addrst tht Senate oa tba gtneral Domlriit question. With tht iubject opened up, eon IdetsMt drbtt may be expected fnr the Republican senators mr prered to defend the attitude of the President o tb DomleUn matter. When tha commission bill m token up, Osllsgsr will open the debate on that measure. He ntll bo folloued Utrr by I.lge in support and by Miliary in opposition to the bill. The mcaur will pnlbly b before tht rVntte for soms tiiut. H it expected that tb treaty with Cuba, rtUMv to tht lal of Pints, will b discussed Mm tiint thi wtck. Thi treaty It In tht hand of Korsker and ht will maka an tffnrt to tecur m action at tht esrllcst poihle moment. Tht trtaty will not bt ratified without opposition. 8tvrl 8tntor bava tx i prtutd thtmttlvta a of tht opinion that tba Amtriran on tW ll of lint. I liavt ai)tiirrd aonia ri(tlit a turh, un ' der prooila mada to them by rtpra tntatlvtt of tbtir gnrtrnmtnt. ' Muny IVnnaylvanlant art on tba bland, and Notutor Ptnrott ha annoumtd hit In--.ttntlon of aldliiK thrm In maintaining their tatua, The emergewy appropriation bill, . hkh tin Henatt expwtt to rwive from the houw toward the tnd of thi wk, will carry a mwh Uripr ainonnt thus iioual. ROUTINE NOT DISTURBED. Hotta Will Follow the Prttent Order of of Buainaaa, WASHINGTON, P. C, Jn. T.-AfUr ronttniplating tht plan of the Thlllp pint UrllT bill itb tht Rtatthood mtaf lira In tba liout thin lat wix'k, tht badrra arrived at the oomluon Jnt More idjoiirnnitiit Saturday tiiut the prtotnt order of hminra ahould not be l!turb.'d, ani the tpttrhHi will there fore oooupy at l-at blf tht week r lutlnar to the revrniM meanure. After th flrt bill la dlnpoanl of, the ttata bund bill will be brought forward. y " ' TRIES TO KILL HIS HORSE AND THEN KILLS HIMSELF COIXJRADO 6rRIX0S, Jan. I.-The dead body of E. Crane Wjlwn, a wealthy Chicago mm, wa found on th highway, eva mile eat of thi city thii evening, with a bullet hole la the bead. Indication point to tukidt al aOSE III SHORE. ttm of Mtlfort U VUittd by tU Indiana. VKTTORIA, B. C4 Jan. 7.-Aditte from I'tiuvM ttata that India UlttJ tht i'a of Utlfort wreck aad fouad tb hull lying on tht aid with tb ttubt of the broke mtata lying btlow tXt water itill vlalbl. Th weUr b trrta fathom dttp right to th bluff whtrt ht utruck, running btfor th gabj, u though aglnt a dork wall. Tht wreck i to do- to th tkor rock that a man could jump from th rot-k to th broken hull. Although on body wat ma Friday, no mora wer rrrtrd. FORGOT HIS ORDERS. Eagiattr of Fitight Xn.ia Forget Abtut FuMagtr Traia. COREY, Ttnn., aJn. T.-To th en glntman't fallur to rtmtmbtr order U attributed tb wreck on th FnlU delphia and Erit road but night whra Ihrt wer killed and twenty Injured- Enginer Kavanaugh, of th locomotive tbit craihtd Into tb patngr train. h?a atktd today how b happened to b on th main track, it alleged to hat rlrlaimcdi 'My God) I forgot all about tb pauengtr train!" It k be llerrd all th Injured will recover. DECLINES ASSISTANCE. HIlLADKI-nilA, Jan. 7-Th team. er Phawtnut from Fort Tampa report at 4 p. m January 4th, nine mile outh of th Frying Pan lightahlp, tb pok the Brltlh bark Itobrrt 8. B' nard from Montevideo, for New York alth her inalunuut and tulaaen-to mait .. . a.b a. gnn. laptaia Anartwa oi in oara declined altoc. WAR SCARE. OVEII France Feels That There Will Be No Trouble. POWERS SUPPORT FRANCE Marqula Vtnoata a Delegate ta Morocco Coafrac Haa Rterd th Con Bdenc of th Freack Public la Ptaceful SettltaMit. . - PARIS. Jan. T.-Publio uneinet over the worocrtn confereno na un dcrgon a dlatlnrt improvement. Thlo U due mainly to th eoufldence and at tltud of tb official of th foreign oflii who conider th aelectioo by the Italian govermneiit of MarquU Vlconl Rcnonta, a th head of the di'legntion a atrenirthening the poitlon of France, It l evident the ndlrlal hold the vlrw that if France iwnrra th upNirt of the great Mwor in having tngilik In teret In th Mi-diterrancan ami Mo nmi, it will be (lilflrult for Ocrmiiny to land nint the force of thU moral iiittiicm. Therefore Italy' choice of Vno-t. who i one of the earliest ad watt- of tht Fiauco-Italiiin entente utrenglhen the government 't expecta tion of the united mppnrt of th lead ing Mediterranean power. Tht mnrtiat tone of the prem in con dileralily dinilnUhrd and the iwnMtion at branch of It no longer print alarniiat reHirt of frontier preparation. Kever thelew, the puhlio and preea continue, thouuh with greater ralnine, toward th Imperative need of completing the military preparation. though a gold watch and chain he wore art mluing. A bullet wound on th right ld of hi hone'a neck Indicate WlWn flrt attempted to kill hi hora and then killed himaelf. WIIon' revolver wa found beneath hi right hand with but two cartridge Bred. BUILD ROAD TO TILUOK Definite RumorN.P.WiI Construct Line. A BIG BATHE IS ON and Harriman Both Anxious to Tap the Rich Territory. A & C IS OWNED BY HILL Ramor Say That North ra Pacific Haa Bought Columbia Rirtr Lia WUI Eztead it lata tba TOUaook Country. PORTLAND, Jan. 7.-Will Jamet HiU, if th report it true, that ha ha purrhaaed th Astoria and Columbia River aRilway, build on down the cuaat to th Nehaleni and Tillamook count rie! ' 11m rumor that the Norther Paciftc ha parcbaard th Aatoria road ia di4 nit and aeem to bar a good found' tun. If bated on fact it teem to point to a Mt battl betwtea th BID and Harriman force in th State of Oregon, Btoriee are otfen circulated to th effect that fc. E, Lytl inteadad at torn future time to aell hi Portland and Kekalem line to th Harriman tntereMa. If thi b done it would let tb 0. R. k X. Into th country on aa ay grad! tnd through a dl.triot rich in natural reaourcea. Thia, it ia aaid, ia on rea toa why th Northern Pacific may bav wl.hed to acquire tht Atoria and Co lumbia River road. Construction work ha been atarted oa th lln from Seaaida toward Na- eanlcum Pie over th divide and it i aid to b th Intention of Dill to flnUh thia lln at toon aa he haa disposed of th other railroad project h now ha on hand in Oregon and Washington. HIDEOUS MURDER. ; i HAVANA. Jan, 7.-Domlngo Bo court, aa old negro, and Victor Molina, a mulatto, were garroted at th prison ner today, liotn wer regarded a "witches'' by their associate.- Their crime wa the hideous' murder of a white baby, Zoila Dial, for the pur Mme of procuring the heart of a white female child, which the "witches" pro scribed a a poultice for a certain wo man's cur for barrenness. Th child' body wa found moked and salted several week after the crime. Th execution psed off promptly. There was no special incident and no witnesses excepting those officiary de signated to b present. HAS CRIMINAL RECORD. , CniCAOO, Jan. 7.-InvestIgation by th nolle of the murder yesterday of Mr. A. W. Gentry, reaulted in de velopment which lead to th belief that Frank J. Constantino, accused of th murder, had a criminal record pryv ion to thi crime. Letter found in the fugitive' trunk written by hi parent from New Rochelle, K. teem to Indicate that Constantino bad fled from hi horn to escap tht result of his trim. ' ALL QUIET. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-A diapatch to th navy department received from th senior commanding officer in Do minican water with hia station oa th northern coast of th Wand report that al b quiet. PREMIER SPEAKS. CampMU-Baaacraua Addrtt Popl aa Lata Cevermmeat' Record. WSWS, Jan. 7.-Th election ad dres of Premier Campbell- Bannermana a a wholly devoted to a severe in dictment of th bit goverament' ree- ord and ita policy oa proisctioa, and to referring , lector to hi public decla ration on assuming offlco for th x posi tion M hit government' intended policy. Th premier declare that the last decade represent a well aigh unbroken expanse of mismanagement aad legis lation, eoaductd for tb benefit of th privileged class, and of war and ad ventures abroad, hastily embarked up on and recklessly pursued, and tb le gacy which th Unionist havt be queathed their auoessort I in to mail a legacy of embarrassment. RAILROAD COLLISION.' Norther Paciftc Traia Strike aa Ea- I tat Text Injured. TACOMA, Jan. 7.-Tbe Norther Pa cific local train south bound from Seattle to Olympia collided ia th fog with a light engine in South Tacom today. Th express messenger waa se verely bruld but bis condition is not dangerous. Two other tnea were slightly Injured. ONE HUNDRED PERSONS PERISH. LONDON, Jan. 7.-A dispatch from Tokio to th Dally Telegraph save on January 4th explosion set Or to tb mine at Akita, Japan, and 101 persona wer burned to death. Mysterious Murder of Edwards Puzzles Officer. BOTH BROTHERS WATCHED Detective Keep Clot Guard aa Chariot Hflkr aad Hi Brathar, Maxd, fot fear They Will Try t Eacap Ia- veitigatioa Continue. NEW HAVEN, Jan. 7-Dcvelopmenta in th matter of the death of Charlea A. Edward war few today. Lata ia th afternoon three person wer turn moned to the coroner' office. Two of them remained thera for aoma tima They are unknown to newspaper men her. Th third wa Charlea A. Hil ler who wa with the coroner for tev era! hour. It I understood in th wide range covered by the inquest that much testimony a to the family affairs of the Hitler ha been taken, tome of it bring quit atartling in nature; yet none ia tuch a would show by whom, or for what specific purpose Kdwards wa killed. Tonight it waa understood that two headquarters detective had been assigned to the Hiller homestead nd until the Inquest was completed. 'harle Hiller will lie under as rinse a guard aa hia brother, Maxcie. Today, while Charles Hiller waa out for a alk, two detectives kept hint ia eight. SEISMIC SHOCK KANSAS CITY, Jan. 7.-A slight earthquake shock waa felt In thia city early thia evening, about 6:17 o'clock. No damage waa done but the movement shook the chandelier tnd rattled dishes. 'Another dispatch from Topeka tate the shock waa observed ia that ity at 0:13. with no damage. Other rltiet throughout the State hav re pored similar disturbance. BUYS ESTATE. Dowager Emprsta of Suaaia Purchases Batata ia Denmark ta Rwtid la. COPENHAGEN, , Jan. 7.Th Dow ager Empres of Russia bt purchased an estate in Denmark, with a view of lengthy residence, but the rumor that sht would not return to Ru-sia ia with out any basis. BATTLESHIPS COLLIDE Evans' Squadron Has Slight Accident KENTUCKY IS DAMAGED Kearsage and Kentucky Run Aground and Alabama Rams Latter. INJURIES ABOVE WATER LINE Tht Three Ship Float at High Tide and Alabama aad Keamarg go to Sea Kentucky Order! ta Vary Yard for Repair. XKWJ YORK, Jan. 7.-While the bat tkrhip equadron under tb command of Admiral Evan wa proceeding; to ea today, th battleship Xearaarge and Kentucky ran aground in tha bar bor off tb watt bank light-house, Tb Alabama and Illinois were following arxt in line, aad before they could alter their coarse th Alabama collided with th Kentucky, striking her a glancing blow. Tb Illinois ju-t managed to get clear of th tangle, and proceeded dowa the bay, anchored utsid the bar, with the flagship Maine. The starboard tide of the Kentucky above the water line, waa quit badly damaged. Pb will 'com up to tb nvy yard tomorrow for repair. Tb accident occurred shortly after 1 o'clock thi afternoon. Th Alabama itood by to render asautaae to tha Kentucky and Kearaarge, and wireless meaage were sent to the Brooklyn navy yard for tug. At t:i o'clock the Kear sarge 'and Kentucky both floated and started out to sea, accompanied by the Alabama, Th Kentucky, however, wa ordered back, and returned to Tomp kiatville, where h anchored late thia afternon. It wa nearly 1 o'clock thi afternoon before the squadron got under way. Th flghip Main with Admiral Evan on board headed th column, th Kear- sarge andv Kentucky following. ThtM latter wer twept (lightly out of thir cours and being deep la th water with heavy supplkt on board and coal bunker full, grounded just off the west bank light. Th navigating officer of the Alabama made every effort to swing wide of the grounded (hip but th sweep of the strong flood tide running, carried the Alabama into the Kentucky with a crash. Luckilv the blow wa a glancing 'one. The Illinois barely es caped colliding with th two vetel al ready in trouble. There wa a rapid exchange of signals, the Alabama which waa not ceriouily injured being order ed to stand by and render assistance to the Kearsarge and Kentucky. When the navy yard tuga arrived the battle ships soon pulled into deep water and both started for sea. Admiral Evans, however, ordered the Kentucky to tur back and proceed to the navy yard for repair. WITTE SAYS REVOLUTION . . WILL ST. PETERSBURG, Jan, 7.-When Interviewed by th official telegraph agency today, Count Witt protested what he characterised at unfounded and aensatlonal report ipread abroad in the foreign press, and expresses the PICKED RATS. Banel of Prmd Rate Antra Frm WASHINGTON, Ja. 7-Word haa beta received at th isatioaal Museum that a barrel of rate ha beta shipped to that institution from Maaila. They an comma; ia pickle. Bom month ago rate wer rery aumerou ia Maaila and tba aarrottad tag parts of Lunwi, and many of them wer. affected with a disease which ia sometimes communicated to maa. Tha health authorities offered a bounty mt half 4 cent (gold) for each rat brought ia. Th aat ire set at work kiiliag, trapping aad staring rate by thou sands. Major Edgar A. M earns, auigaoa ia tht United State Army, is aa eatbasi tie naturalist and collector. Ha toon perceived that many of th rat had considerable acentifie value, aad that torn belonged to specie which ara an- known to aaturalista. Tha bamlful ia w oa ite way to th National Mo- COVISXMZNT GRAFTERS. Tha Gayaort, B. D. Greene, aad Obcrlia Carter WiH B Triad. pavaa.aii, i;a, Jan. J. Th eat gainst John F Gtynor, Bcaj. IX Greene, Wm. Gaynor, Edward Gaynor, and former Captain Oberlin M. Carter will be called ia th United State court Tuesday., The dcfendaaU ara charged with defrauding the United State government of about t2flto$O0 in carrying out tht Savannah Harbor contracts. A KANSAS TEKl Cornhuskers Experience Slight Earthquake Shock. V NO DAMAGE IS REPORTED Seiamal Disturbance Throughout Middle West Laating for Almost a Miautt Bufldinga Shake Peopl Eva lata Street ia Fear af Their Urea. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 7. A distinct earthquake shock, with a distinct mo tion from north to south lasting from twenty-three seconds to on minute, wa felt ia Western Missouri. Eattera Kaunas and Southern Nebraska, from 6 to 7 p. m., this evening. With th ex ception of knocking th plaster from the walla at torn point ia Kansas, no damage ia reported, although persons ran into tha streets for fear that th houe would tufiible. At Emporia, Kan,' there wat aa earthquake shock this evening. It waa too alight to do damage, but wa dis tinctly felt aU over this part ot th countrv. Telephou menage from Sallna,, Minneapolis, Clay Center, and Waniego, Kansaa, aay th shock waa perceptible at those point. At Wame go building were shaken ao it wa feared they would collapse. At Joplin, Mo., a (light earthquake shock wa felt about 8:20 o'clock thii evening. There wa ao damage, and also at St. Joseph thero was a distinct earthquake shock. Yrd from Marysville, Kan saya that ther waa aa earthquake ahock and every towa ia this part of tb county makes the nam report by telephone. BENEFIT RUSSIA eonvk-tioa that Russia would emerge from th present trouble rejuvenated. He concluded by declaring that Franco continued to display toward Russia sentiments of Headship and good-wilt which Russia reciprocated. i