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4"- JSfftttl OOVIM TNI MORNINa rilLO ON Trfl LOW! COLUMBIA! ASTORIA OREGON. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1. 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LX NO. 240 -""-"' -u - 7 -rv- ' r a ? & GOOD 11 BY FULTON Northern Pacific Grant Lieu Lands. FORCING BILL IN HOUSE To Hit Own Detriment Dots Faithful Duty is a Co!tcae. GOOD ROADS NOW TO FRONT Ortgoa Senator Buty Preparing For Demeaatfatloa aa New Road i at Salem aad Peadletoa, I ba Built After Government Method. Sneetel to Aatorlan WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. -Senator Fulton il ooaeewtratlng kia encrglva Bp- tba Uobm of BeprtMBtaUvea com- Cilia n public hade to get the North a iVloc overlap relief bill through that body. But Uttla time wee luet la putting It through the Senate. There re from eight hundred to one thousand settler affected oa lha Oregon able of the line, and their" plaaa for JuMlce at the hande of Coogre are at laat hav ing effect, through the energetic work f the M-olor Senator. Thai oM bare eecupled the courts for aeverel year, la all, 30W settlers In both Oregon and Washington took land that waa afterward declared part f tba Northern Faciflo Grant. Approxi mately IA00 of theen bad taken their land prior to the ruling of the Interior Impertinent, which advised the settler that they had right to the Und. In general aumbrra, a like umlier of tile have eettled on the grant landa since that ruling. The art of mi took rare of thoe who bad suffered from early vondltbine, and the bill whirh Hanntor r'ultoa baa jut put throiiKh the Janata t.rovM.e that all of im 1)0 who wrnt n the land heten the ruling of tht Interior Dapertrwot and the raveral of thla rule by the Huprenie Court, hall 1 grantad lieu hind ii.ttrnd of tlio-e tbry biat through aaraptlng the Interior IVpartment Inlarpretatloa of the law. A few more than half nf thia mmiir re able la Oregon, and the oth.re are on the Whlngtoo part of the Northern I"a-ltle grant. The quiHitlon ha brrn a difficult one ti mt Hearty before t'ngr. Intid of itolng into tlia twlmiiwl d. tll. rna tor Fullon haa worked on the line of Veeplng Wfore the hVnate the fa-t that the iwtllera were wronged throuH art lug puruant to a govrnim-nt ofllclal'i adviae. Thla eawe IKdicy will 0e pur ued In the effort to get it through the )loue. The fart that 1.W0 piwir eeltlern aulTerd aefnia a aufflilrnt motive for iwrtm.nt of auch a law. If they arr j,iven the lieu privilege, they will looe prart bully nothing, aa they will prob ably be able to gt land worth aa much a that they aoiight to take in the grant area. Funeral Ixpeaaea Paid. The final and only wopiltlon ,.lrd by the I'nited Stelee Senate to (Continued on page 8) LAKE ERIE-PITTSBURG CANAL WASniNGTON, Jan. SI.-The Houaa aubeommittea of the committee oa railway aad canal today decided to report favorably oa tha bill granting a charter for tha oontruetion of a canal HARROW ESCAPE. VICTORIA, Jan. 3I.-Tbe Norwegian Iram miliar Terje Viken, running by read reckoning overran bee course anil waa but two aiilaa from Cap Beale whan (ha Salvor we sighted. Tba Tarja Viken put to aat until aba aerartalned bar whereabouta. LAID XI CASKET. Body af Lata Elng Cfcriatlaa Prepared Fat BarUL . . - ' (tll'KNIIAT.EN, Jan. 11. -Tba body of tba Ula King ChrUllaB wee plaead la the aaakai today, bat BO official aa Bouaoemeat waa mad whan tba firaeral will occur. Tba king It la aald, laft a furtuae amounting to Jaa than 2M,- 00. ' COINQ SOUTH. NEW YORK. Jan. 3L-Former Sana tor David n. Hill, who baa beea ordered south by Ida phytiriaa fur e prolonged rest, tnnprd la town last night and will r aa to Cantbden, 8. C, thia evening. Ua aald that he would remain la the milder cliiimU at least until April 1. HO DEVELOPMENT. ClllCAiiO, Jan. 3I.-Tbere waa no Parkere' ease today. The Packers eoa lliiue Introducing testimony to the effect that Commliwionar Garfirld prom laed Immunity to the Packer for fur nishing information. DEBATE RATE BILL ft 4 House DUcuucs Railroad Rats Bill ft Lcnth. BARTLETT SPEAKS 2 JIOURS Mlaarity Member af tha Committee Re porting aa tha Bill, Spaaka la It'i Support Perkwt af New Yerk Op peeea tha Bill WASIIINOTON, Jan. Jl.-The diarua hm on tha railroad rata bill In the Ifouae today took a whle range and e temlrd to "tm.l rvlU" generally. Bart Mi, of Oeorgk, a minority member of the committee reporting tha bill, made a- two hour epeerh la lie aupport. lVrkin of New York made the Brt prei'h agalnat the bill. He oppoaed goverrinient eontrol of bualwae enter prlara together with the red tape and fixed eondltlona, which he aald, were In separable from governmental action on any matter. The diaeiiMlon on the railroad rate meaaure waa oiinl by (aiiiplu'll (Ri-p. Kan. I. with the avowed Intention of r-uhinir the HUndard Oil Coinimny. Campbell offered an ainpiwIiiM-nt, which he will prea biter, emphaalaing the placing of all private car and trans portation favilitii-a undi-r tha regulation of the Inteiwtate Commerra C'inmi Ion. IL minted from the teotimony of rallrond o(Tlliit ahomlng that the beef packrra urartlrally made their own ratea) the Standard Oil Couiian.r haa dictated In the aame manner) poultry fruit and dairy produota were aubject to tha aame control. Ite verting to tlie Standard Oil Com pany, Campliell declared i Threat of tha Oil Truat. "But yeaterday they laued a dxree to tha Attorney Oeneral and the Oover of Mlaaoiirl that further proeeu 100 MILES LONG 100 mile long and twelve feet deep, from Aatabula, Ohio, on the thore of Uke Erie, to lMttaburg. The purpoee of the canal la to provide a cheap mean of transportation af the iroa or from the Lake region. SENSATIONAL niURDE DIVORCED HUSBAND SHOOTS FORMER WIFE Jealous Man Kills Wife Shoots Himself at Lotta's Fountainat Mcrscctloa oflarkctand Kearney Streets. AWFUL THACEDY ENACTED IN FBAWK WA1BRIDCK, DIVORCED FROM BIS WIFE SEVER TEARS AGO, FOLLOWS BEB AROUHD BEGGING BES TO MARRT HIM MEETS BEX LAST RIGHT AGAIN AND ASES HER TO MARRT HIM SHE REFUSES AND BE SHOOTS HER; TWO OTHERS SERIOUSLY BURT SAN ritANClSOO, Jaa. 31. Ia the aiidH of a throng of pedeatrlan at Lotto' FounUln, at the intersection of Kearney , Canry and Market a treat , to night, WUUam T. Walbrtdga ahot aad ktfed bla former wife, Mra. E. T. Rob- Win. abut two bvatandera and bot and kilW biuiaelt. Jaalouay prompted tha a,t. II bad bera enarato4 from fcer. On bullet etruck atrm-k William T. Pearl, la tba mouth, aha tiered a tooth, and lodged, la Jw- Another by- atander waa ahot in the ankle. Wal brblga waa 40 yean old. II waa one a butrkanmn, out poa aed enough mean to permit hl r- llrrment from work and hia leUure time tion of a auit now pending la the court againt them muat be atopped or they will deatroy the value of billion and billion of property wiOjia tha Btate of Kanaa and tba Iadiaa Territory. "Ye irndet" exclaimed Campbell, after he read a atatement from an officer of the Standard Oil Company announcing that if the proaerutioa ia Miaaouri did not reo tha producer of oil in thai eft ion would lack facflitie to market their product. "The power of monopoly topping the proaerutioa of eulte pend ing la tha eourta by threatening the In nocent producer! Packer Claim of Immunity. "And the beek packer today in Chi aign are claiming immunity from proee- cut ion for crime committed berauxe they admitted their Crimea with what thfjr believed to be an implicit under landing that they would not be proae euted." . MARRIED ALREADY. WUow of Lata Charlei T. Terket Se cretly Wed WUaoa Mitner. NKW YORK. Jan. 31. Several New York newpier aunounce tly the marriaga of Mr. Charle T, Yerke. widow of the traction capitalist, to Wil on Mixner, of San Fmnclaro. No con flnnation of the marriage nnnouncement obtainable from Mra. Yerke or Mitner, but when Mimer waa aked if he wiMiUl d.-ny that the marriage had taken place, he replied that he would not. Ha added that he had no tte ment to make on tha aubject. The wltnee to the ceremony were reported to hare been J. L. Eaatland and .ni Brugere, of San Francic, Efforta to confirm the roartiage re port were unaucreaaful up to 11:40 a. m. At that time, communication with Mr. Yerke' home by telephone had been mit off. and Mr. Mlxner ewihl not be hxated. No denial, however, had been mada br anr of thoa intereated or aup poaed to be In pnaaenion of the fart. RACE WAR BREAES OUT. F.IJZABKT1ITOL, Jan. 31.-A race war haa at-ain broken out la tha region of Eliaabethpol and Shuaha, where the Armenian and Tartar are waaaacring each other. Typhoid fever and atarva tion are adding to the horror. Wounds Two Bystanders MIDST OF IMMENSE CROWD wai apent ia dogging the woman who waa once hia wife. Tha couple were di vorced aeven year ago and the woman married K. T. RobUna of Oakland. The aarond marriage waa performed oa the high eeaa. AHhongH diTorred, Watbridge never Ut hi attachment foe- tha worn an .and coatMtly threatened her for receiving attention from other Bva Rerently be akadowed ker aad after ad minitering a brutal beating to bee eacort, warned him death would follow another attempt to aee Mra. Robbin. Tonight Walbridge met bee at the Foua tala and urged her to remarry him. The two quarred and WalbrWga began hooting. Mr. Robbino died nooa after being ahot. QUESTION OF APPEAL. Rata Bill Will Ba Feaght te a rial a. . WASiriNOTON, Jan. SI.-The divi ion in the Senate over the railroad rate bill aeema to hang on tha question of aa appeal to the eourta from the deck' km of the interstate commerce commie ion when It flxea the maximum rate. Tha llouae bill and Polliver (lay bill in tha Senate provide no appeal, leaving tha railroad to take any raae into court under the preaent law. The op pnnenta have a bill and eimtlaP bill to iniat that railroad have the right of appeal la every raae where the com mi akin flxe the rate. A review of the ac tion of the enmmifti-ion by the court ia the contention, and it appear the rate fljiht will be made along theae line Klkin and polliver conferred .on the aubject but reached no agreement. RAIDERS ROUTED. French Frontier Guard Surprie Moor ish Outlaw. AIXJIF.RS. Jan. 31. A baud of even ty-Cve Moorfch raider who had cap tured 1000 camel were aurpriaed by a party of French froutier guard at Qurdnealy, South of Mcxied. A fierce fiht followed In which twelve of tht raidera were killed. The camel were captured. MAY YET ANSWER. JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. Sl.-Regard linr Justice Gilderoleeve' decUion In Ke York tht H. II. Rouer to not be compelled to nwer the queatkin which ha recently refuaea to aniwer, wnue the' case waa pending In the Miaaouri eourta, Attorney-General Hadley aald if the Supreme Court of Miaaouri de rldea tba question material, under Gil draleeve'a derition. It will be uecerT for Roger to nwer the queation ked him. RUSSUN DOCUMENTS. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. A collection of Ruaelea document and atate paper ha been presented to Columbia University by K Wltte, the Ruaaiaa Premier. M Wttto laat September received from the university the degree of doctor of law. COMMEND BOOSETEtT. Stockmea ladoraa Preaidait'i Stand aa Taiiag Steckmca. DKXVKK, Jan. 31. Ueaoluiiona com mending Preiiident Roowvelt't poliry ia taxing atockmea for gracing oa the foret rMrrvatiiin were adopted today by tha executive rommltte of tba Na tinnal M'oolgroarn' Aworiathm, and a eofnmitt waa apinted to go to Washington to auppurt thia mnooi and advocate railroad rata b-gtbitioa. HCITIKO BODIES. VICTORIA, Jaa. 31.- Mi-a Broer, of Minoipolie, a arity girl, whoae uik-I wa drowaed oa the Valencia, baa va gngrd an Indian girl aa guide and will eean-h along the nbore for bar uarle'a body. Kidney J. Van Wyck, brother to Iurn Van Wy-k, a Hob Franrtwo ao rirty girl, will b-are for the wm-k oa the next etramer. TEH MEM LAHD. VICTORIA. Jan. 31. The tug Lome uumM tra men at tha wreck of tha Va lencia thia morning and racowed three bodii-. tboe of William Sibley Jr., and what i brlirvrd to b? tite two it mi..' rhihin-u RETURN FROM NEW YORE. WASHINGTON. Jan. 31-Mi-a Roose velt and party returned from New York today. WANTED TO IUl Bdoous Wished to Stand By . th Valencia. . BUNKER WOULD NOT STAY Greek Coal Paaaer en tha Wracked leada TeatiSea Before lavwatifattag Board- That Bunker Weald Save Hia Owb Lift First. SEATTLE, Jan. 31. Ia hi testimony before the board of inquiry investigating the Valencia diaaater, George Belogoua, a Greek coal pateer, one of the nine who reached shore after the vessel struck, declared he wanted to Vemaia on shore and try to .rescue tba pawea gvra, "Bunker," he said, "appeared to be the leader of the party and when I. suggested we stand by tha ahip ha (aid: 'I have lost a wife and two children and am now going to aav my own life'." The entire party then atarted inland,' are not making dirt fly aa rapidly aa the witne went on, and when they they want, but 111 not let them make reached the telegraph line, the wltnesathe fur of Pacific Mail fly without giv again urged Bunker to turn back, but ing tha public an understanding the way the latter refused. Ibusine is being done.' Member of the crew examined today j aerted the passenger reponible forj the boat being placed In the water.; George P. Haradon testified the ropea Spanish Sing Will Wed Prince Eaa broke in towering the middle starboard j la Month of June, boat, ami Tony Brown, a passenger,! PARIS, Jan. 31. The Echo de Tana testified that a tulle life belt picked up prints an interview with Marquie de by him on the beach weighed over fifty Viana, an intimate friend of King Ac pounds, ifooso, who says that the marriage of Searching For Boiiea.' !the King and Princes En, win take VICTORIA, Jan. 31. The revenue place in the early part of next June, cutter rerry with tha veteran pilot The ceremonial will follow that observ and master, Captain John Irving on ed at the wedding of King Alfooo the board has gone to search the middle twelfth. , chenel of Barclav Sound for bodies. Ta Victoria Firat. OFF FOR COPENHAGEN. All bodie found at the scene of tha wreck of the Valencia will hereafter be ATHENS, Greece, Jaa. 81. King brought to Victoria. The polk McvT f-eorg will start for Copenhagen Bat on tha Lome haa been instructed to urday or Sunday leaving Crown Prince permit no mora corpora to ba taken di- Coirtantine aa regent. The court will rect to Seattle. fro into mourning for aix months. CORBIN RESIGNS COMMAND OF PHILIPPINES DIVISION MANILA, Jan. Sl.-Gcneml Corbia relinquished the command of the divis ion of the Philippine today to General Leonard Wood, and aalled for Hong Kong accompanied by hia personal staff. IS NOT TRUE Pacific Mall Manager De. nlcs Tail's Chaises. CONCERNING PANMU Steamship Company Has Not Wil fully Allowed Panama Freight Congestion. COVERNMEMT IS TO BLAME General Manager of Pac fie Mail Steam- ahip Campaay Telia Senate Committee That Commercial Shipment Are Held ap by Movement af Canal Material. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Robert P. Schwerin, general manager of tba lax- etfie Mail Stemhip Company, waa be for tha Senate Committee, oa later Oceanic Canal today, la reply to the recent critk-ifiu of Secretary Taft to the effect that the 8teamhip Company wilfully allowed freight to congest at Panama, Schwerin said tha Secretary' statement ' waa either mada through malice or ignorance of causea of tha dinlrultie which be complained of. He aaidw4awal at Tl avian mawm! I aVinmaMla aapauriaB 777 ? I T Tr . , 7 , . . United State had bought railroad to build the canal and eared nothing for commercial businees and it waa said by Secretary Taft, Mr. Wallace, Admiral Walker and othera connected with tha building of the canal, that commerce waa aeeondary to tha movement of canal material. Senator Knox asked Schwerin if be bad not smarted a little under Taft'a criticism. Schwerin said he thought it too bad to be held up to ridicule and disgrace by a high official of the United State when doing every- thing to uphold the American flag to a business that had been almost driven off the seas. He denied the Pacific Mail waa connected with any transcontinen tal railroad. Ha said: "May ba they MARRT IN JUNE. All elasees of busines men declare Cor bin ba done more to aid commerce than any previous commander. There ms a popular demons t ratio a when Cf em bark! . STMltNT