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v "' ' ' i ..far. w,.. ,.)...!' " f 'rfr - a A., i UtLltHIt FULL AMOOIATID ) MPOftT OOVIRt TMI MORNINQ rilLO ON TrfB LOWIh COLUMBIA T VOLUME LX NO. 251 ASTORIA. OREGON. MONDAY. FEISKUAKY 12, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENT ifMl L A. A.. V HHP III 11111 0ttttft TSr POWERS ARE UNEASY Fear Result; of Algcciras Conference RUPTURE MAY FOLLOW Pipers Throughout Europe Ex . press Uneasiness Over the Anticipated Failure. FRANCE AND GERMANY FIRM Long Dispatch From Algedraa, Semi official la llitur, Published la Pari, Declares Negotiations Have Beached Point Wbero Pianca Sfutt Step. IjOXDON, IVb. I2.-Tlegieme fiom European capitals and edilorlala in Lon don papers till, morning reflect A re aawai of tbe oaeailncu over tit an ticipated failure of Ilia A Italia, ma , ferns. A long Atgwrira dlpath, emi oftlclal In nature, a puhllahed in Iert Unlay and seeina to foreshadow an abortive result if not an actual niptur" if "IhV conference, and declare line bive been rcrM,"bV)o'nd which it I not Hwibla fur France to go. Special dispatches to the Indon paper reflect a rritk-at aspect In that eituatlon. Edi torial decline in any case to believe war will result even If the conference fail. Germany's Poaltioa Stated. PARIS, Feb. 11. A frv.h semi official note, emanating from Germany and claiming that Germany'e amour pwpve drmande that the poll. of Mo rotvo ba aithar regulated by the Zone eytem under various powers or entire ly trusted to neutral power, has at tracted much attention here. The Temp, today point, out that either the stm-lal right of France inuat ha recognised be fore the Algeclra conference, and imit 1 confirmed without thereby Injur lug the general right of other nation, or Fiance'e elaim mut ba entirely re jected and the general right of the aither powere thua remain uugunmii 1eed, in othi-r woide a reMimption of the former ltuaton. "If. however," the paier y, "the conference glvee it' mandate to Franca, It would ba itv tli nature of a guaran tee (or the polii-e, and averting tha poa eilillity of French ilominion $n permit ting all nation, to reap an equal ad vantngr from the open duor. A a whole, tha power rcpreaentcd, would guarantee the proper carrying 'out of It' deci-ione." "Thi Milutioil of tha queatinn," th TYnipa declare, "la the only one accept able to France." BIG FIRE LOSS. XKW YORK. Feb. 11. More than a quarter of a million dollarf of property wa deatroyed today liy a Are and ev iral flremen Injured. The Are deatroy ed a ale atory atore- and factory build lu at R-'lO Rroadway. MASKED MEN LYNCH NEGRO CHARGED WITH MURDER GADSDEN, Ala., Feb. 11. Twenty-1 tour ma.ked men made abort work of Tiunkia Richardaon, a negro charged with tha a.aault and murder of Mr. ! Th( goytnmt totnmtfei the aentance of Parab White lat July. Richardaon the third to Ufa imprUonment and Rich wa taken forcibly from tha jail early ardaon, the fourth, waa not yet in linlay and hanged to the bridge over dieted. . . ', ' . . . " HELD IN SLAVERY. Captalni of Norfolk Oy.t.r Ptaat Use Inhumaa TraatmanL KflRPUlJ, Fab. ll.-1'nited HluUt Marahal Treat and Coniiniaioner Strph iiii returned tmlay from an edl tbm aaioug tha oyater dredging rl.et. W hile over forty veaaela wera boardrd and the condition Indicated that too captain in many In.tancea were hold ing the cr.wa la a .lata boaadaring on alarary, only on arreat waa nada. The eommaadrr of tlta achnoner Denial waa taken Into ruatody charged by a mem ber of tha craw wltb inhumaa treat nient. In ' cabin two and half feat high and ix feet wide four men were quartered. A Hainan aert. tbe eabia waa often flooded and we and hi mate are eompellrd to .leap in tha water. DISPUTE UNSETTLED. Partioa Ambaaaador Daauadt Tarklah Troe to Ivaeante Iahadaa. rONSTANTlXOPLK, Feb, ll.-The Turko Peraian frontier dispute ramaina unwilled. Ilia Peralan amUaaador ha demanded of tha Porta, the evacuation of lahadan, by the Turkiah troo and eonipenaatlon for tlie dciuedation of the TuiVUh oavalry. CARDINAL DIES. AlTl'X. Fab. ll.-Cardinal Perraud died Saturday nluhl of pneumonia. A FIGHTING PARSON PlanU His FUt In an Offending Trustee's Eye. PASTOR IS KNOCKED OUT Trouble Ariaea Over Taking Coatriba tioa Patter Objacta to Two True tatt and Fight Eaauei Truetee'o "Lamp Damaged. ST. PACI., Feb. 1 1 -The effort which Nu ilaiuca' Afrh-au Mcth.xliat iliurch ha been making to oual the pnator, Itcv. Seymour, riiliuinatcd in a riot dur ing tha aervlce thi morning, during which Itev. Seymour planted hi flat in tha rya of Trutee Miner, knocking him down and waa hiinarlf aent to the floor in front of hi own altar1 by Trustee Lwe. Tbe mclce occurred during the collection. When the paatur annoiinird the eontrihution would be taken, Trim tee Mim-r and I .owe came, forward to lake up the collection, but Rev. Sey mour failed voclferoualy to two ate want faithful to him. Iter. Seymour at tempted to take the box held by Miner and Miner objected. Rev. Seymour promptly awnng hi flt in Miner eye and the latter went down. l.oe, who waa holding the other box went after the pnator and felled him. Ry thi time tha entire coiiKivgnlion waa in an uproar and it looked af I a frca Unlit would occur when tin- police arrived. RETAINED BY JEROME. XKW YORK. Feb. ll.MMtth.-w ('. KIcmiiiK. aaaociuted witli Churlca K. I tunica a coiiucl In the IcjiUliitive In uranea inveatljiation ha been retained by District Attorney Jerome to ait ill tlie prcMtiitioit ot the t-ax-a a)jiiin. tha lite limuiance company otRclal', whom it U aaid tha district attorwy will pniM-cute. the Cooaa River. Four m-groee were rged with the crime, whk-h waa one the State. Two war li'tmllr executed. ITS OF HE WEEK AS FORECASTED KING OPENS BRITISH PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY Opening Somewhat Clouded as Court Is in Mourn lug Burial of King Christian on 18th--RMsevcIt-Longworth Wedding. BATTLE MONUMENT DEDICATED AT EL CANEY WEDNESDAY PRINCIPAL EVENT OF THE SOCIAL WEEK IS THE WEDDING OF ALICE BOOSiwVELT AND REPRESENTATIVE LONGWORTH TO OC CUR SATURDAY NOON IN THE EAST ROOM OF TBE WHITE HOUSE COAL OPERATORS MEET IN NEW YORK WEDNESDAY. Tha following i a foretsat of the event foe the coming week: Tha ceremonlea attendant upon tbe auembling of the new Uritl-h Parlia ment will bo aomewhat clouded by tha fact that tha court la In mourning for King Christian. Tomorrow the Houae of Common will aaaembia for the elec tion of a epaaker and tbe remainder of the week will be given to adminhtering the oath of offtce and Other prrliini nariea. King Kdward will formally op en Parliament on Tueaday of next week. Aa almoat unprecedented gathering of the crowned heada of Europe will be present at tha burial of King Chriatlau, which will occur on February Iftth. The King will ba burled in the chapel of Frederick tha fifth in the Cathedral of Roakilde. where the body of Queen Loulna liea. Clement Artnand Faillicrea, the eightb President of the third French Republic will take on tha rein of government, aa ia becoming the ruling executive, on February lth. The inauguration will ba attended with great pomp and fes tivity. The dedication of the battle monu ment at F.I Caney, Culm, will occur on February Nth. A party of dltinguih- ed officer of tha United State Army and navy left Xew Y'ork on February ftth to participate in the exerciea at tending the dedication. Tha Cuban government will play an active part in the cercinonie. The wedding of Mi-a Alice T.ee Rooe- velt to Reprcaentative Longworth will take place at noon February 17th. Tbe ceremony, which will be performed In the hiatoric Kat Room, will lie aolemn lied by the Rifjht Reverend Henry X. Satlerlee, tlie Irotetant Kpieopal Hihop at WabiiiKton. Theiw will be no bridetnaid. The griMim'a let man will be hi claaxmate and friend, Thomaa Xel-on Perkina of Boston. Other of lAiiiKworth'a frienda, relatiwa and c-la-matea will act a tther. One thnuaand invitation to tha wedding have been ieued. Thoaa invited to the excluive wedding party arei Mrnitiera of the cabinet and their wive, former niemliera of1 the rabinet now in the United Statee Senate and their wivea, jutice of the United State Supremo Court and their wive, tha ofllcial membera of the Taft party to the Orient, the Xew York and Ohio delegation in Congreaa. Ijite in tlie afternoon Lnngworth and hi bride will leave Waahington for Florida traveling in a apcclal ear. 'After the adjournment of Congreaa they expect to make a trip to hurope. The meeting of the coal ope rut or to iliacua tha threatened coal atrlko will be held in New York oa February 14th, and on February 10th there will ba a joint conference of miner and opera tor. Great lntereat attachea to tbcae meeting a both 'the operator and miner are reported aa firmly adhering to their respective demand. On Wednesday the Senate will vote on the aubaidy - bill and Monday and Tuetday will bo given over to a diacua- aion of thia bill. The joint atalehood bill will ba nude the order of unAniihed htisineaa for Thursday and will continue to bold that place until voted upon or displaced. No decltoB la reached aa to what will follow the atatehood bill. A decieioa oa that point will reat with the ateering eouimtuaav lUir daeiae will Ho be tweea tlie railroad rata bill and tbe Philippine tariff bill. The week' pro ceeding will lie opened today by aa effort oa tbe part of Tillmaa to aecure an investigation of the railroad eondi lion in West Virginia aa a result of the complaint of Governor Dawson of that State. It ia possible the question of the propriety of caucua dictation in dealing with treatiea, which waa raised by Patternon'a resolution, will be re vived aome time during the week by Spooner who will auMain Patterson. If Spooner speak Tillman will reply in behalf of the Democratic caucua. Many conservative member are trying to pre vent a revival of tha aubject. The Senate adourned over Saturday to per mit the Nenatora to attend the Long wort h Roosevelt Wedding. With two appropriation hi I la on the calendar and aa anticipated discussion of a bill eatabli-liing tha whipping poat for wife beater in tha District of Co lumbia and adjournment during the wedding day of Misa Roosevelt and Representative Lnngworth, the House begin a somewhat busy week. Monday will be District of Columbia day and will lie followed by the fortification, bill on Tuesday. The army appropria tion bill ia elo on the calendar and ill rwrive every consideration. ATTACK PRIEST. Angry Pariabonert Try to Kill Their Prt. CHICAGO, Feb. H.-Aa a result of the attack of a crowd of angry Lithun ians upon the residence of Rer. Edward Stafanowict, a Catholic prict, one per son I fatally shot and a 'number are injured. Dimension among the congre tlon over the contrtil of church funds culminated thia morning in violence. Pursued by worshipper the priest re treated to bia residence. There he wa laeigcd for mora than an hour despite the effort of a squad of police. After repeated attempt tlie polk were only able to disperae the crowd, who had krmrd themselve with rlub and atones by firing into the crowd. NOT ADVISED. LONDON, Feb. 11 Neither the for eign offli-e or the Indian office bad any knowledge of tbe British garrison in Tbiliet being aurrounded by native. MITCHELL IS SILENT. . XEW YORK, Feb. ll.-Pridcnt Mitchell of the Mine Workera arvlved today from Indianapolis. Ha refused to talk concerning the strike aitualioa. FALSE TO TSUST. Baak President Convicted of Speculat ing With Depositor Mosey. SPOKANE, Feb. II. Cr le. C. May, prcaldetit of tha defunct Big Bend Xa tioa Bank of Davenport, who ha been oa trial for wrecking that institution, waa May found guilty by a Jury ia the federal court. May', downfall ia attributed to speculation in minea with depositors' money. The penalty rangea from five to ten yeara in the peniten tiary. An appeal will be taken. May is probably tbe bast knowa citizen of Big Bend and until bin eunvMkm eonfl den in bis Integrity waa absolute. BUYS TERMINALS. Harrimaa Pnrcaaeee Terminal i la Te tania For Railroad. TACOMA, Feb. ll.-Xegotiatkm be tween the Union Pacific and the St. Paul and Taeoma Lumber Company are closed whereby the Ilarriman inters! have acquired seventy acres of title la nl forming an ideal aite for railroad terminal. The property has a front age of VtOti feet and aUiut IMiO feet oa tbe Puyallop waterway. Tbe eonaWe ra tion waa approximately ll.tHWOO. In pun-haing the projierty one of the con dition ia that the Union Pacific ia to improve it and knte if railroad ter minal and ahipping warrhoue upon it within a certain time. (Hlicial of the St. Paul reftioe to state the exact time Jimit, but it ia understood to be almiit twenty month. PLOTS REVOLUTION Venezueltan Vice-President Would lOverthrow Castro. FOREIGNERS HATE CASTRO Castro Said to be Boasting bo Will Test Monroe Doctrine Franca Caa Rely oa Entire Foreign Popalatioa to Fight Caatro. Wn.l.EMSTAD, Feb. ll.-Condition in Veneiuela are unchanged at the date of tbe latet advice fro mthat coiinlrv. A report is that the attitude of Vice President Gomet, who is aaid to be plot ting a revolution against Caatro in ease of a French blockade, ia causing great anxiety. It ia reported also that Gen eral Veliitini, second vice-president, haa a secret understanding with France and. he aspirea to the Presidency. All the turmoil over the French Cable Com pany a concessions, ia attributed to Veliitini and it is expected he, will soon abandon Castro. President Castro Is said to be branding that he will test the Monroe IVctrine. Report any Fram-e or any other foreign power can rely upon almo-t the entire population to fifflit Castro and anxiety is every where exprc-ed for the arrival of the French Ac t to solve the problem, which beyond the resources of the Ycneiue- Ian themselve. The government ha made no preparations whatever for the commisnariat. Castro continue his campaign against foreigner. LONGWORTH BETTER. WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-Repreen- tative Longworth. who ha been suffer ing with tnnsilitis, i much improved and will probably Is? out tomorrow. ANTI-FOREIGN VICEROY MAY SOON BE REMOVED HONG KONG, Feb. 11. A dispatch received from Pekin saya the anti foreign feeling there is due to the atti tude of tha Viceroy who appear de termined to create friction with the United States. Tbe Viceroy up to the NO CAUSE' TO STfilllE CoalMinersi Will Loose, Says Dolan. RESIGNATION IS ASKED President of the Pittsburg District Union Stands With Coal Operators. STATES CONDITIONS GOOD District Prcaidcat of Coal Minera Uaioa Sayi Operatori Hare Granted AO Reaaoaable Demands and Strike Would Bo Fooluk and Unfair. PlTTSiJUKti, b. ll.-Preaident Do lan of the local district of the United Mine Workers, whose resignat ioa wa demanded last week because ba voted with tlie operator, to maintain the present wage schedule, tonight issued a statement in which be rieclarea tbe aa thracita minera bave bad' their wagei increased mora than 100 per cent and tbe boors reduced from ten to eight. Dolan assert the mine workers nertr won a soft coal strike and goes oa at length to cite the number of soft coal atrikes and their enormous coat to tKe miner and declare it ia unreasonable to force tbe anthracite minera into a atrike ia eupport of the soft coal Strike, Issues Statement. rilTLADELPHIA, Feb. ll.-Ceorge Baer, president of tbe Reading company has issued a statement regarding tbe action of tbe House of Reprcaentatirea of Pennsylvania, in adopting a resolu tion directing the attorney-general to bring suit against the anthracite ooal carrying roads, if be And them violat ing the constitution of tbe State. Baer aserta the Beading company baa a right to owa the stock of coal eompaniee un der the charter granted before the adop tion ot tbe new constitution, which es pressly declare them valid. DESPERATE FIGHT. Whir Shoots Negro Who Grabs Revol ver and Wounds Assailant. LOS AXGELKS, Feb. II. In a fight between Harry Alton White, and Harry Simpson, colored, both men were .hot with the same revolver and Alton la probably fataly injured. During the quarrel Alton drew a revolver and ehot Simpson. The latter grappled with Al ton and secured the weapon, with which he shot, and it is thought fatally in jured tbe white man. INJURED BY PUFF BALL, ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. IE-Bruce" EIIU, an 8-year-old boy, waa badly in jured Saturday while playing with some puff balls out door. Ha struck a match to one of thetu, when it exploded like ' powder, burning him m the face, hands and artn. He haa since been nearly aightltsut, hi artn also being swollen and painful. present hat taken no action in connec tion with the representation by the con sular body regarding tbe recant attack, oa foreigners. A leaflet has beea wide ly circulated ia Cf ' ting the peo Tie. to co-operate (r pub-ion of tbe Viceroy. Vf '-1