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Iff UeKltHIt CULL AttOOIATID Mill fllPORT COVINS THI MOHNINa NBLO OM Tell LOWIfc COLUMtlAi VOLUME LX NO. 248 ASTORIA. OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS i EXPLOSION LI, Twcnty.Elght Men Killed In Catastrophe. , ELEVEN MEN ESCAPE Explosion rYas Caused by Sud denly Striking a Pocket . of Gat. MINERSJWERE INEXPERIENCFD Motf, of Eatoomad Men Wtt Inexper ienced Btogariaai Mi Negroet Wero Rot EintctlogH-Pocket of Cat. Frequently Found la Eaaawha Region CHARLESTON, W. V, Feb. 8At least :enty eight men are euppoted to liave mt death la a WrrlMs mint ox Umhhi la tha Parratl wine wf Oak XIII. Thirty ulna men wvre employed II It -J mine and only eleven escaped alive, At midnight lx bodirt wett r- wvrred near tb month of tlx mine, and it U certain all other la th ml ru nt dead. Th explosion ia iippoed to have been caused by aa aecumuletwn dut. . Th explosion wa caused by a pocket f gat which we struck In a fault In the mine. Tbt explosion wit terrific and it It thought that many miner were killed outright by it. Tha ylrm . of (am wat completely wrecked and all ' th air abut off, leaving tb men, l mother to death. Moat of the entomb ed miner war Hungarian and ucgme, who had little experience1 In tiiiulntf They consequently were not expecting the pocket of g which U nearly al ways lUacovered in th mine fault in th Kanawha region. TWO Miff IMPRISONED 4 IN MINK SINCI MONDAY. " KHtCKTOX, Kelt, i. Caught ' 4 miller a gigantic cat in. two 4 4 miner have lieen entombed HHO 4 fret beneath the earth' surface in the App Mine, at Jamestown, 4 Tuolumne county sine Monday 4 night. Pay ami night the re- 4 cti.rs are digging in an heroic 4 elTnit to nave the Impi inoiied iiirn. Thi aflernmin they were ahte 4 tn roiiimunlcate with tin unfur- 4 4 tunntea lm are almont t- 4 4 hati'tcd fnun lk of Uv and 4 4 water. When the nigtmU w.re 4 4 lieurd and a fnint voiie nid: 4 4 "We are rery weak) hurry!" 4 4 H la rxpeiU'J t'.u' men will lie 4 4 reached tmilght. The families of 4 4 iMilh men have renmlued at the 4 4 mmith of the mine day and uig'it 4 4 aim they weia imprisoned. 4 44f 4444444444444 PATTERSON'S RESOLUTION NOT DISCUSSED IN SENATE , WAMIIN'OTOK, Feb. g.-Thra waa a general expectation that today would wltnes a revival of yralerday'i occur t) rent In tha Senate over Patteron reolution, but it wa not realiied and tha large crowd wa compelled to have In disappointment. 8everal Senator de aired to expreaa thmelve on tha reooltullon, but other Senator thought enough time had been spent In the agi tation of the caueua question and they ALUMNUS SUICIDES. Univtraity of Ortfoa Craduau KQIt Himaalf la Saattl. KK.TTI.K, feb. 1,-D.foa If. Shark, of Huntington, Oregon, coramiltad aui rida In thia eity by (hooting himaalf with a revolver. Tha died omtrr'4 laat night, but the body waa Kit found until thia afternoon, lit waa a Univtraity of Oregon alumnua and a member of tha rma Nu fraternity. No mum la known. He came reivutly fium Abaka. 8M0OT INVESTIGATION. Proaatatloa Ftaiabat XatrodBrtloa of Ita , - TtatlBMBy, " f WAsinxnTtiv, reb. i.-Th fat eaaa, ao far at tha Introduction of testi mony by tha rrotaatanta la roneeraad will probably bo cloead tomorrow. Tk dafenmi hat not anaounead tba number of witnawet It expect to oall, aoe when It will ba ready to procred. The Wr ing today dealt with tha alleged Mor mon Interfrreiuw 1m butlnea arTj(r an I with tha endowment rarvmony. DEDICATE BATTLE MONUMENT. NKW VOUK, Fab. I-Tba army trana port Sumnaa It aald to bava aaiied for Santiago, Cuba, today, with a party of dUtiuguUhed "fBoera of tha army and nary eonttltutlng a battltfiahl comml Ion who will go to participate In tba esenWa attending tha drdiration of tha battle monument at Kl Caney, DALLES CITY SINKS Strikes Rock Near Crates Point and Is Beached. ONLY DOG LOSES IfS LIFE Pilot ElUt la at Wheal Wbata Boat Strike Rock, fct at Oaot Stfiula Full Spaad and Baacbaa Boat Paaaangara Saftly Ltnded. TIIK DAI.I.KH, Or., Feb. 8.Aa a re ult of linking a rock i Cratat Point, the uti-amer Dalle City lie larbed alMint 100 feet from hore on tha Wah ington aide of tha Columbia Klver four milea below Hie Dalle. The ateamer left her at .7 o'clock thi morning with 71 paaaengcra and a gttod cargo of freight, bound for Portland. After getting the veel un der ay Captain tSid Bcammon went to brc-akfaM, leaving Pilot Kd KIIU at the wheel. When rounding Crate Point the vea tt'l nil ink a rock, tearing a hole in ita hull. Klli signalled fr all tha power the engiura could give him and headed for the Washington shore, beaching the boat iusMe of four mimitca from the lima It (truck. The verl aettled In SO feet of Wnter at the stern, while the Imiw is abn water. The pHsnengera diniln j tn the hitrri ran ilcik, and were taken olT in the lifi'lni,iU. The cnw and passenger act ed coolly under th excitement of the wrvek. The only fatality was tha drown ing of a dg in tha engine-room. The Dalle City cannot 1 raited without the -iUiii of atmlhur boat. The passenger of the writ-keil atcain er were brought to the city on the local passenger triiin. (uccessfully blocked further discussion or the time, at hat. Scott' bill giv ing telegraph operatora of the Civil War a pensionable atatua wa passed. Till man again made reference to the charge that tha railroad of West Virginia were 'discriminating against th private coal miner and read letter from the governor of that ttate who elated Penn eylvanla controlled all the trunk linee in Wet Virginia to the disadvantage of that ttate. RATE BILL IS PffiD House Passes Bill Almost Unanimously. GALLERIES APPLAUD The Measure Is Approved by a VoU of 346 to Seven. THE PENSION BILL IS PASSED Tha Hepburn Railroad Sat Bill Goet Throngh Witk Flying Colore Penaioa Appropriation Meantre Amounting to 1140000,000 Pate, WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Juat enough bualntta wu aUoared la tls Homo Ui morning preceding tbo vote on (be Hepburn railroad rata bill to rmit the delafad repreenltt!ve to roach tbab eat. Thrro hundred and aixty-four mem ber voted, for the bill, and aeven, all ftepubllcant, voted against it. Great ap plauee greeted tha announcement of the result by the Speaker; Tha pension appropriation bill amounting to about 1140,000,(100 waa then taken up, whih wat debated and passed. Tha bill make a law of the famous order of tha Preaident declar ing age a conclusive evidence of dis ability. A number of other bill were pawed at tha close of the day, one making it a crime and fixing tbo penalty for the premature revelation of govern ment Information, which might have a bearing on the market price of any commodity, A penalty waa also affixed for government employee who pecu late In commoditiet, regarding which tha government furnishes statistics. MAEES PARTIAL REPORT. New York Lift Iniuranco Investigating Committee Give Report. NKW -YlHtK, Fib. 8.-The tpechil niiitniittee appointed by the New York Life to investigate the affaire of the company made partial report today. The report deals only with the real relation of Andrew Hamilton and the severe arraignment of hi methods. Kx President Met 'all come in for hi hare of criticism, being blamed for his method In connection with the "Union u of taxation and legislation" and for al lowing Hnmilton to pay out vast sunn of money without proper accounting. The committee adds the application made to MeCall for information regard ing these transactions, put McCh.11 in a liad light and the subject cannot be taken up at preMmt. A to Hamilton' health, the commit tee says it i Informed he Is able to travel and every effort ia being made to induce him to return and make full disclosure, but without iiccc. JURY DRAWN. Pat Crowt'i Trial Commence in Omaha Yeaterday. OMAHA, Feb. 8. A Jury wa ecujd today for tha trial of Pat Crowe charg ed with robbing E, A: Cudahy of t24 000 in connection with the kidnapping of the latter'a eon. . Tha introduction of taatimony wat begun just before adjournment. Youl j Cudahy being tha flrat witnesa. Ha rt,t counted bit experience, while prisoner, but wat not able to identify Croe, who it I said, ha changed very much ithe past 8va year. i SET SCRAPER STRIEE. Two Stoat Cnttert Union Art Angry and Will Strike. CHICAGO, Feb. e-Shy acrapera and other large building In Chicago may be involved ia aerie of etriket before tba and of thia week. Tba action of tbo Associated Building Tmdee yester day In ordering warfare against U in dependent union of atone cutter, krt drtdt of wboae member are employed on building construct too, mtkea a num ber of walkout praHkwlly certain. Tk exruM for tbo threatened atrike ia anauaL It baia ia the rivalry be tween the two union of (tone cutter, for several month effort havf. Wa mad by the International Stone Cut ler' Union to swallow ita rival. Pill ing to accomplish thia, building ma chealre of ten or more allied union have been brought into the fight. . SITUATION DUBIOUS. Koitltfr Franca Nor Germany Will Jte cede From Potition, PARIS, Feb. 8. Opinion concerning tbo progroa and Anal outcome of the Algecirat oonfrrenro baa become rather more pessimistic here in consequence of eml-official declarations that neither France nor Rrrmany will iwede re garding the question of Moroccan police. It la considered a point ia reached where further concession on the French tide are impossible. ASKED FOIt MONEY Bristol Writes Utter to Coos Bay , Land Company. WANTED PAY FOR SERVICES U. S. Diatrict Attorney Briatol Writea Letter to Con Bay Land and Invest ment Company Aaking SubaUntial Sua for Ditpoaing oi Property. 1DRTLAXD, Feb. 8.-"The President then read a communication from Mr. W. C Bristol, the attorney for Hoberg A Page, In which be naked to be allowed a substantial compensation for bia ser vice in ca we dispone of the prop erty, mentioned In the agreement, tn Hols-rg A Fuge for the sum of 840,000," Kx tract from minute of director' meeting of the Coo Bay Laad and In vestment Company, held June 10, 1902. That a letter purporting to have been written by W. C. Bristol to the Cm Hay Land and Investment Company was received and acted on by the offl -iala of that company, I shown by the minutes of the board of director at a merlin" lipid June 10, 11102. The letter is dated .lima 4. The record then got" on to y that after considerable discussion It wa moved and carried that the committed Is? authorixtd to call on Mr. Bristol, and that if after interviewing him it wa considered advisable the commit tee should offer hint tM for hi aerv ice in closing the sale. Miaconttrurd, Sayt Crocker. L, II. Maxwell, secMary of the com pany, say that the minute do not disclose any report having been made by the commit tea detailed to confer, with Mr. Bristol. A. M. Crocker, the director, who, with K. T. C. Steven, the preidmt, waa directed to call on I'nited States District Attorney William C. Bristol relative to the commission, declare that iu hi opinion a mistake ba bctn made in placing on Mr. Bristol' lett the construction that ha been generally accepted. The entire letter, Mr. Crocker think, would present the matter in a different light. Secretary L. H. Mxwell, of the Coo Bay Company, aaya he ba been unable to find tha copy of the original letter, aid to have been written to the com pany by Mr. Bristol, or the letter which he aaya wa received from him prior to the bjtter of June 4, 1902, i well a the letter received by Senator Fulton, accompanying a copy of the famous eplatla and inquiring at to the genuin rtci of It. IS Taipcy Says Venezuelans Love Fighting. WOULD WELCOME WAR France Has Difficult Proposition In Bringing Castro to to Terms. CARACAS IS WELL DEFENDED VeneiueUa Charge Think France Will Have Hard Time to Subdue VenetueU Country Difficult to Invade Taigny Leave New York Saturday. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 8.-M. Taigny, formerly charge d'arTaire for the French government at Caracas, Vcneaoela left today for Kew York, whence ba will sail for Europe on Saturday. Taigny, when seen today, declared bo had receiv ed a cablegram -from hi government, but had not been able to decipher it a the French code for Venezuela and the t'nited State la different. Speaking of hi expulsion be aaidi "It i itnpoaaible to maintain satisfac tory relation with n man like Castro. Hi chief object is to get money, no matter from where of in what way. Thi ia the basi for everything. Regarding the invasion of Venetuela by France, Taigny ttated it waa an ex tremely difficulty country to fight in. The country U mountainout. Though only nine milea from the coast aa the crow jlies, Caracas i twenty -five milea from he coast by a road, which ia easily de fended. The Venetuelan love nothing. according to Taigny, more Omn fighting and would welcome such a beautiful chance. 4444444444444444 W inVKItlUKT XAUXS 4 ARE AMBUSHED 4 . 4 VERSAILLES, Feb. 8.-When 4 the commissioner attempted an 4 inventory of the church of St. 4 Svmnhorien totlav he found the 4 door closed. After they . had 4 been broken open the Cure asked 4 that tire gendarme be not per- 4 mitted to enter. The prefect 4 consented and entered tha church 4 with the commissioner. Tbey 4 were immediately lomlard-d 4 with a shower of chairs and 4 hricktkttt by the people who bad 4 lwrriciiilcd themselve in the 4 organ loft. The gendarme 4 stormed the loft and in the fran- 4 ii seven were so badly woumlel 4 that they had to be sent to the 4 hospital. The inventory wa 4 then made. Several mani'est- 4 ants were arrested. VENEZUELA HARD NUT RUSSIAN JEWS DID NOT GET MONEY FROM AMERICA PORTLAND, Feb. 8. According to statement of Dr. Mosessohn, a promi nent Portland Jew, whose assertion are corroborated by the local postoffk of ficial, a large amount of money sent from the I'nited State to aid the Jew ish luffererw In Russia waa never re ceived by those for whom it wa in tended. It I ttated there ba been a geeral failure of the po I office throughout Rut- HOUSE WILL ADJOURN. No Official Recognition However Will be Given Loagwortk-Rootevelt WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-Alt hough tba House, of Representative will not take official cognizance of the wedding of Mite Roosevelt and Repreaentativo Leogwortn on February 17th, na ad journment will be taken on Friday, Feb ruary l4tth, until the following Monday without avowing tbo purpose. In thia manner tba House will avoid establish ing precedent. FUNERAL OF KING. Arrang eenta For Funeral of Lata King Christian Art Completed. ' COPENHAGEN, Feb. 8. -The ar rangementa for the fnneral of King Christian were published late tonight. The body will lie conveyed to Soskilda Friday morning, February 18th, after a short service at Tslottkiere from which the royal Hearse will ba escorted by troop followed by the male members of the royal family in state coaches. GETES LIGHT SENTENCE. MUSCOW. Feb. 8.Poltvatsky, tha youth, who last Juni- attempted to aa- assinate General Trepoff. wa today condemned to five year' imprisonment without the hew of hi civil right. Roosevelt Submits Braun Matter to Congress. SPECIAL AGENT CENSURED Department State aa Brauad Wan At Fault ia Hia Action ia Critkinag Openly Aaatro-Hungariaa Government Affair Will be Dropped. WtiSmXGTOX, Feb. 8.-Preident Roosevelt tubmitted to Congreat today the official communication in connec tion with the affair of Mareua Braun, special agent of tho department of com merce and labor in Budapest last May. The correspondence waa made public in accordance with the resolution of Rep resentative. Sulxer. It comprise tcoren of telegram, letter and statements and review of the case from the flrat in terference with Braun' mail until hi punishment by minor Hungarian offic ials and the termiuation of diplomat io representation on the part of tho dated State. ' In finally disposing of the case Secre tary Hay' letter ttate that in aa much a it appears that Braun was guilty of highly improper conduct in openly at tacking the Hungarian government in the new-paper and hi antecedent are not such at require any further action thun the proper assertion of the dignity of the United States, and in as much at Braun ha be n recalled and the offend ing otlicials punished, the department doe not feel it is desirable to press the matter further with the Austro Hungarian government. jsia to cash the postal money orders, which have been aent to Jewa in that country and many oi these money or der have been returned to tender with the statement that they could not be cashed. The letter accompanying them returned with tho order cite varioua reason for their being dishonori-j, one, of which it that order were issued from St. Petersburg to refuse payment on them because the money waa fan thai purpose of aiding the revolutionists.