m Jo. A- UBUOHIt fUlk AttOOIATIO . RIPONT OOVIM THC MORNINS FIILO ON T LOWIft COLUMBIA VOLUME LX NO. 220 ASTORIA. OREGON, SATURDAY. JANUARY 20, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS A KING DAVID IS M ED British Ship Driven on Nootka Island. SEVEN MEN ARE LOST EihUcn of Dew Picked Up By Steamer Queen City. SUFFER EXTREHE HARDSHIPS Ship ia Wrecked Waalka Island and Crw Reack Short km f Crtw Try ta Kaack Cap Baal asd At Lot VICTORIA, Jan. lO.-Tht British kip King David, lof overdue from -lrn) Cnu fur Puget Sound, wa iRjVJv recked oa Bajo Point, Nnolke Island er Vancouver lalaad, Ik- tr 1.1th. The rrw managed to get to short ml reached u Indian village what hltf wm secured. Chief Officer A. Wallstrota. who belongs to Oxford, N. Z, with six seamen, left In one of th dip's boaU for Cap Beale to seek as eUlanre and baa tut since bwn heard of, cad b Miami luUlmi. The ' steamer Quota City, which rvached Ctayonunt thit ft'rivxm, eg rout to Victoria reports having picked up Captalo CotUrell and tha survivor, eighteen In all from the beach on January 13th. Tha men suffered cuneldcrahle pri vation. Donald McIod, a sstlinsker. died on board tha Queen City on tha loth Tha ateamnr Quern City also report having picked np Iba American choner M. Turner, of Han Francisco, on January IHth, In dlstre-e off tha Vancouver Island coast Tha schooner had been blown northward by the heavy iralea and the sails Mown away. Tha Queen City towed the Turner to KllUnlch IlarW near Kyuquot It la etpactad a tug will be arnt from here to bring the vessel to Victoria. The King David, 1M days from a Mexican port, waa reinsured at Sit per cent, Lack of information and bad chart am lil lit tha dispatches from tha wot eiwst to 'be reponlhle for the droning of Chief Officer A- WalMrom. and elx seamen of tha wrecked British hip Ktng'ftrrld. driven nahore on Ba jo Reef on DiWmber 1.1th. Although tha arena' 'ftf the dla-ler l within eight inilea of the Indian settle went of Xootka. where a large trading pt in locat-d, and a new light house and telegraph atation and a Urge settlement at Clayoquot Captain Dav idson ent the boat' crew to Cape Deal, on hundred mllea away for as l.taw and the bnafa crew never arrived. STATEHOOD COMMITTEE GRILLED BY ONEIL 'WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-At today', joint Statehood hearing la an Impass ioned speech Fai gen OWell declared the committee was acting a judge, jury and prosecuting attorney in advocating th joint Statehood bill and character-1 .- bed aa a crlm the way the bearing waa conducted. BIS THE IUH. Ortfoi Eicarataaiatt Cat Out af Call lorala Sala Finally. 8 A N'T A MARQARITA. CaL Jan. IB, -For tha first time alno leaving tb Wlllaawtt Valley, tha Oregon Da rclopmeol lingua excursionists aa Iba un today. From Pao Roblea tha rid through tb ganta Margarita Val ley proved tha mot eajoyabte of tha trip, to far. Victor Wood, Murveyor-Ceaeral of California, met the party at Paaa Koble and lnltd oa a apecial atop being niada at haa lila Obkpo, where a bra band greeted the peial at It rolled Into the depot. Tbe Chamber of Cora mere t-ndrred tb vUltur aa Informal reception, and refreshment war enjoyed, together with bountiful gift of flower and fruit Governor Chamberlain addreaard tha eltUent, and hi ramarka were w thulatlcally received, m tka tow la a Deinorratle atronghold. Two box ear, ditched a abort dit- anr from thU pUe. delayed the prrUI a few momenta, and a email land.lid I reported at Cone prion. SIV01UTI0NISTS a COMTKOL. Ct'AVAQUIL, Ja. 1.-Th revolu Ii4nirie hava entered Quito tb eapi tal of uadr and VlcV PmlaYnt II querlco Moreno baa attumed Iba xecu- i iv power aim win appoint a new cabinet DEFICIENCY BILLS House Discusses Mikinj of De ficiency Appropriation. MONEY FOR KNOX'S PORTRUT Lhtaaar Stat Haadi af Dcpartmrata Sheuld B Curbed la Demaaca Far Dfldaey SupplUa Mi) Paid Far Picturt af Attaraey-Caatral Kaai. WASHIN'GTOM. Jan. 10.-A reform in th mattar of makl- flrienry p prnriaUon, agitated n today, and the entire t'"e led to ll' diculon, with option of a hort apeerh ftv ie hldea by Perkint of New York. Th urgency of tli deficiency bill I bring considered under the general de bat order and Ultauer, of New York. In charge of th bill et th pae by pointing out th failure of th legUla tktn of lat )wr to curb the head of tli departmenta in their demand for deficiency atipplie. The only prrin illui-atton in need for reform, cited. u th appropriation of WO 1 5 for a portrait of Attorney-General Knox. which Attorney-General Moody had paid out of the contingent fund of the department of Ju.lUsi and for which tlie bill make provUion. I'nder the new limitation thia ue of Ilia contingent fund will not be permit ted. The general debate will proceed Monday." RESTORED TO DUTY. XUVRE 1SUVSD, Cel. Jan. 19. Newe w receltl from the Secretary of the Xavy that Kuaign Wade, U. & N., 1 aofiiltted of all chargea in connection with the ltanlngton diaater and baa been restored to duty. Democratic member -of th commit tee agreed with 0Neil and encouraged him to continue hi speech which threw the committee into aa uproar. Chairman Hamilton today Intimated that the joint Statehood bill might be reported by committee oa Monday. FRENCH WILL IKE NAVAL DEIBN DISPATCHES FIVE WARSHIPS TO VENEZUELA Castro' Offeusive Attitude MeTaignyis Personal Grudge He is Now Dis pleased Willi Russell's Actions. UNCLE SAM MAY SEND WARSHIP TO VENEZULAN WATERS Preiident af Vntul Seema ta Regard TJ. S. Minittar Sauell'i Actiaaa la Behalf af Franc u Paraoaal Rather Than Official VeneiutUa Habok Will b Givea ta UndmUnd That United State Will Met Tol.rat Any Sack Treatment at Wu Accorded French Representative. WASIIINGTOX, Jan. 19. Thro French wanhlp ire off tbe VmetueUa eoaat preparing to deliver th anwr of Franca to Prealdent Ceatro'a treat ment of Talgny. the French representa tive at Caracaa, by a nival demonatra tion'ln Veneauelan water,.,,,,... Twa (dditional warohipa will join them at auoo a they can make th trip acroae th Atlantie. Tha delicacy of Iba altuatioa at Caracal waa graatly Increaaed by the new which recently reached her from Caracaa regarding tha attitude which Caatro, appear . to baj umliy tb. ward Ripaell, tha American miniater. I'nlea thia attitude la radically modified it my ba neceaaary to dia patch aa American wandilp even nearer I HADLEY DEFENDS FOOTBALL: XKW YORK, Jan. 19. -More than graAuatea of Yam attended the Xew York Alumni dinner at Sherry'a tonight, at which President Hadlry wa one of the principal speaker. II extolled football aa one of the major sport and not as dangerou aa claimed. He aaid tha trouble waa in tha graduates and "pectatora who overestimate tb importance of tha gam and not with the player. Tba trouble ia," he aid, "football la not too much play-d but too much talked about" Walter Camp spoke almilarly of the overestimated dangers of the sport DEITIES STATEMENT. A peat 1 Smith Say H Did Hot Say "It Waa Only a Trick." SALT LAKE. Jan. 19,-Apostle John Henry Smith, in a statement given to- my, malu-a vigoroua denial of the pub- lUlit-d report alleging to quota him in relation to the Woodruff manifesto. AKtle Smith is quoted a saying In an interview with on Prof. W. M. Wolf that the Manifesto issued by the late President Wilford , Woodruff pro hibiting th practice of polygamy "waa only a trick devised to beat tbe devil at hi own game." It I pur fiction ba say. HOLD CONFERENCE. Commltt on lattntata and Fortlga Commerce Confer oa Bat Bill. WASHINGTON. Jaa. 19-Tha Repub lican member of the House committee on Interstate and foreign eommrc held a eonferenoa at th capitol tonight at which tba nepbura rata bill wa dis cussed at eonsiderabla length. Th bill will be reported ta th House next week la a (lightly modified form. Senator Dolliver attended tha confer ence and joined With tha Republicans In reviewing tha provision of th mess ur. Th eauru wa held in Hepburn's committee room. 1 Toward France Regarding the Venetuclaa onat than haa already beeo planned. Caatro, it la aaid. will be given to nnderaUnd that any treatment of aa American representative auch ai that accorded to Talgny will not ba tol erated. The enuae which eaa b aa- cribed her of Caatro'a attitude toward Ruwa-ll i that, tha former hwiata npoa regarding aa personal rather than of ficial, the effort which Ruaeell hu made to aaiat In the peaceful settlement of the Franco-Venezuelan trouble. Th request of tba French govern mnt that it 'a inter! In Venezuela be looked after by Ruell waa immedJ airly granted for the reason that auch a requeet ia invariably granted by a friendly power, however, difficult the task!. BIG INCREASE. Cant dia a Government Increase, Sal mon Caanriea Tax. VANCOUVER, B. O, Jan. 19.-An in crease of over S00 per cent on the aver age and from 400 to 1000 per cent ia iiulividuaKcaae haa been mad in the provincial tax levies for 1906 against the salmon canneries on the Fraxer River. SALOON HELD UP. BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 10, Th Discoll saloon on North Main street waa 'held np Uiie morning by two men and about 9 ISO, taken. Tba robber escaped. About a doien men ware in tha saloon at th time of tba robbery engaged in a gam of card and they were compell ed to hold up their hands. DEFEND WAGS INCREASE. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19.-An in crease in tha wage of th coal miner equivalent to tha reduction accepted by th United Mine Worker In th joint wag conference of 1004, 1 the proposition which the operators ar ex pected to defend la joint conference to eonren in India naplis next Tuesday upon the adjournment of tha present annual convention of tba United Mine Worker. USE 8TS0H0 KA6IIT. Pawerfal MagBat Will Draw Piece af Steal From Xaa'a Head. rillLADKDPHIA, Jan, 19.-A power ful magnet will be aaed tomorrow at a hoepital here in a effort to 'draw piece of ateel from the brain of John Kail of Win.M. X. C. ' While Xit aa at work in a chine ebop aix month ago, a piece of tee penetrated hi akull aver tbe right ear. It wa drawn outa but a plinter of atetl remaina in tb brain. Recently be arrived here and physi cian with X-Bay, foand tha bit of tex-l. The akull wa opened and there wa hemorrhage. That made it im poaaible to proceed. Tbe magnet will be applied to Xail'e bead tomorrow, to draw out tbe piece of ateeL KZ-PSESIDEVT DIES. Bartholmie Mctria, Farmar President af Argentine, Paaaaa Away. BUENOS AYRES. Jan. 1!). General Bartholmie Metric died today. Ha waa 8.1 years of age. He wa president of Argentine from li? to 171 and gen eral in chief of tbe army of BnuiL Argentina and Uruguay is the thnee years' war with Paraguay. Ha gained conHiilerable ditinrtin al-o in litera ture, hi works including a translation in Spnih of Dante's "Divine Comedy." MRICIS RULE Porto Rians Complain of Ameri .. cin Officii!. DO NOT CONSULT ISLANDERS Porta Kicana Charge That th Six Americana at tha Head at Depart ments af lntnlar Government, lu Affair ta Suit Themaelraa, WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. -Broad charge as to the indifference of American official ia Porto Rica to tba wishes of th Porto Rkan were made by Mayor Roberto Todd, of San Juan, In a hearing today before tha House committee oa insular affairs on the proposed bill to re-orgaaiae the insular government. Todd charged that the sis American members of the executive council who are also head of the de partments of tha Insular government, do not consult the five native members of tha body and do not even Invite them to the meetings of the council. Thia body is both executive and Irgislativ in its function and stands in th re lation of tli Senate to tha House of delegate of Porto Rico. CLEVELAND H.L. NEW YORK. Jan. 19. Former Presi dent G rover Cleveland loft the home of Paul Morton yesterday and is now with Dr. Joseph D. Bryant hi friend and physician, in East Forty-eighth street. Dr. Bryant said last night that Mr. Cleveland was feeling . ill and would remain in the city for several day. It waa' aaid that that Mr. Cleveland was still slightly, indisposed. CHAUNCEY. CANCELS ALL SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Senator Cbauncey M. Depew, whoa health is said to b impaired, waa la consulta tion today with several physicians, nnd it wa announced that he ha cancelled all hia social engagement. Cbauncey M. Depew Jr., In speaking of hia father' condition, aaidt sAtyr father' health ha given way. DISORDER II Liny "Red Sitzdarto Decele rated Quietly. PEASANTS WILL MOURN Revolutionists Have Conc!u&4 Not to Stir Up Any Bloodshed. THE C0NSTITUTI0N1STS MEET Constitutional Democratic Party Hold Sessiea Prepeait-oa t Beyeett Ile tiana Far Doaata Meet With Scant Faver. J ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 19,-There ia little prospect of disorder Monday next though the revolutionary labor orgs n tut ion and a vast mass of peas ants ar determined to honor Urn memory of tba OH starred follower Father Capon by a eeatioa of work, and pleasure on tha anniversary of their death. Tba anniversary of Red Sunday will be observed aa a' day of mourning and not of strife." aaid a leading mem ber of tbe revolutionist committee ta tha Associated Press today. Ha dis claimed all idea of collision with tba troops, who. he say, after tha events at Moscow must ba considered loyal to th government A dispatch to th Associated Press from Moscow nay no bloodshed is ox ported there. Another manift-statioa of tha abas, donment of aa open revolutioa waa given at today's session of tbe constitu tional Democrats party whea tba proposition to boycott tha eiecUona for tha Douma, though urged by soma of tba iatransigeniet met with scant favor. Hearty applause greeted those a peak er who urged the fullest parties pat ion in th elections. Rnase-Amaricaa Academy. ST. PETERSBURG. Jaa. 19.-Ia or der to further tb good relations be tween Russia and America, Prof. Bona Gardiner, aa American, a professor at tha school of technology and for many year a resident of Russia, baa applied to the minister of education for per mission to open n Raso-Americaa academy under the name of Franklin College. In addition to the umial Rue- sian branches, th curriculum will la- cludfe course ia the English language. American history nnd political and economic science. Instruction will ba conducted in Russian. ar;.' SANTO DOMINGO, Jin. 19 Tbe Dominican Government in receiving th surrender of Monte Criati permitted tha revolutionary governor. General Arias, to depart for Porto Rico nd granted general amnesty to other revolutionist. Ha will not M able to accept any mora dinner invitations) alt bis engage ment hsva been camelled. ' "Ha U now nt tbe tim nf life whea h And ha must be careful of bis bet lth. He will return to Washing ton Sunday night He baa no inten tion of giving np hi work) la tb Sonata." ,