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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1906)
JII0PIM tlr iU 'JSSSLssrJfT-.'U Jafel. "'a i4nf ' UaUtHIt FULL AOOIATiO FRItt ftlPORT OOVCRS THE MORNINO FIELD ON THE LOW EN COLUMBIA. YOLUMK LX NO. 258 ASTORIA. OREGON, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 190 PRICE FIVE CENTS Slti,V SEA OF SEDITION Endless Complications In 'Unhappy Country. KING PETER PRISONER Scheme to Place the Sixth Son of the Kaiser on Throne. BELGRADE A STORM CENTER Complucy, Plot and Counter plot Reign Throujhout Servia German Using Influent to D tbroDt Peter. PELGRADE. Sw-vla, Feb. 18.Klng I'rtar is practically Mi a prisoner by thot who trt rponlbU for the a aawinatlon Of Qu Dragn and King 'Ahutnder. A near relative to the king li authority (or the statement that if any of th officer who participated In th wots of Juno 11, 1903 (that la the polll way in which the aiaaatlnatlon It referred to la Belgrade), deir advanct ttmnt U a place at court, or any other position. thir demand fan not I re fused. Thii relative of the Ling addai . "I( we venture to refute the fate of the Obrerovltchea would be our." Meanwhile Belgrade continue th center of plot almoat without number, ounterplot apparently without reanon. According to on report, a fresh con piracy ha been dleovcred in high military and political circle in Servia directed againat Peter, whom the plot ter are determined to dethrone. They tiave already large um in hand to tipport their plnn, and they intend to lect a king of Hervl Trim Joachim of llohenaollcrn, sixth eon of Emperor William II. y the election of thi young prince, who I scaroely 111 year .f age, they hope to pavo the way for the extension of Cerman influence In the llnlkana and organize a Balkan league. However fur fetched thi acheme nmv appear, it In time to cloudy follow vent in Servia, a the report which ' were spread of the approaching murder f King Alexander and Queen )raga were -circulated months before the mur ders, ; "' v'jf Pawn in Political Game. A allowing how Servia la becoming a pawn in the International game It 1 interesting to nolo thnt during th past few week Servian representative have Veen negotiating at Vienna for a re- newal of the commercial treaty with Austria-Hungary, In the course of the . .. pourparler it appears that Servia and Hulgariu had already completed a union. Not only would thi oauso a very unfavorable reaction upon Aufltriiin ex port to those countrio, which are treated a most favored nation with regard to custom duties, but serious political result would follow on this HARVARD FRIENDS DRINK TO HEALTH OF LONGWORTH ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Tho Har vard flavor which permeated the Long worth wedding ceremony crystallized In tin out-and-out Harvard calibration later. After the departure of many of the guests President Roosevelt, the jf blushing Nicholas and the ushora and I numerous members of the Declllion .... Club, the under-graduate organization of that institution, entered the private custom union. In (act, the commence ment of a Balkan league I to be per wived which, In th lnteret of peac In the Balkan, can not be allowed. Th Vienna government, therefore, broke off the treaty negotiation wllb the Ser vian icpresentative, and desired In nole that Servia should put an end to her custom union with Bulgaria. The Ni-rvlun government, after a ministerial council held under the presidency of King Peter, replied that on no account would they abrogate this union. In eoiisequmice of tbie reply the Vienna government ha actually decided (o 'adopt the sharpest reprisal against Servia. First of ll, the frontier traffic ha Ix eii slopped, o that Servia, whose market fop swine and oxen lie her and in Hungary, And the country closed to her. Other measure are also plan ned, ami these decision have aroused the greatest excitement CLAIMS SUE IS FB0M PORTLAND. KAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lS.-The woman arrested last night In the act of packing up the jewelry of M. J. Har txitir, a guest In the St. Nicholas hotel, claims to have recently arrived from Portland, Ore. She I 28 yeara old and admit the nam of Mamie Durke, which she gave, is assumed. She entered Har bour' room by using a pas key.' SWINDLE IN MINE Frank Rockefeller, Oil King's Brother Brings Suit. BOUGHT A SALTED CLAIM Overreached Himself in Deal With Henry Gross, of St Louis Make an Effort to Get Hi Money Back. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18. Alleging that he wat swindled out of 00,000 in a bogus sine mine, Frank Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller, and him self a shrewd man of million, ha turned hi legal attention from Utley Wedge, of thi city, hi partner and al leged debtor to the extent of $15,000, and through hi attorney, II. P. Finley, of Kansa City, who is now in Phila delphia working on the case, haa in stituted a suit in Missouri against Henry Cross, of Louis ( who, he claims fraudulently turned over property la hi hands. According to Mr. Rockefeller slate incut, the mine was purchased by him with Mr. Wedge a a. partner in 1000 from the defunct St. Loui Mining Ev change, which we run' by Henry Oro. The mine did not pay. Cross quarreled with the association, a received was ap pointed and the, mine sold out. It was learned thnt Gro himself had purchas ed it under another nume. Then the mine hegnn to prosper. Mr. Rockefeller heard of the discov ery of rich veins, and after an exami nation bought the property. When the mine failed Mr.-Rockefeller sued Wedge for the amount of the note in tho .United State Circuit Court. A verdict was returned for the defendant and a motion for' a new trial later de nied. ' Since 1 then Mr. Rockefeller has dropped the Wedge indebtedness a a "dead issue," but is determined to make some one suffer for hi loss, and so has begin the present suit. dining-room, where for half an 'hour the bride and groom were toasted in true club style, with many flagons of wine, merry Jests and Joyous song. The doors were locked to prevent interrup tion, and the only outsider present was the steward of tho club, brought here to officiate at the celebration, Tho wedding, cake proper is reported to have been three feet across and a foot thick. PARLIAMENT TO OPEN Impressive Ceremonies Mark Occasion. KING WILL PRESIDE Pageant Like Former Ones, Ex cept Queen Will Be Absent. IS AT FATHERS' FUNERAL Queen Alexandra fa in Copenhagen At tending Funeral of Bet Father, Xing Chriatlan Ceremony ia Very Elaborate. ; LONDON, Feb. 18.-The first aession of the second Parliament of the reign of Kiaf Edward VII and th twenty seventh of the United Kingdom will be opened tomorrow afternoon by the King. Sine Ilia Maesty ascended the throne he has personally opened each of the six sessions of Parliament adding much to that most ceremonious occa sion. Tomorrow's event ha the added interest in that it will be the first new Parliament to be opened by the King but more particularly because of the great charge that has come over the personnel of the House of Common a a result of the recent general election. The pageant will be much like those that have gone before, though de tracted from the ijbsence of the Queen who ia at Copenhagen to attend the funeral of her father King Christian, and the Prince and Prineess of Wale who are in India, and who in the past have preceded the King and Queen to Westminster giving additional color to the show. Weather permitting there will lie no diminution however in the size of the crowds who will turn out to witness the prooeaslon and show their loyalty td the Scevejign. The quadrangle on which Buckingham pal nee face and all the open apace in the vicinity will bo crowded with people, while The Mall which skirts St. James Park, tho Horse Guards Parade, White hall and Parliament streets and Old Palace Yard will be lined by thousands who will stand for hours and for that reason possibly will cheer more heart ily than ever as the gold crusted state coach drawn by eight beautifully ca parisoned ere in horses, driven at a slow Walk. One line of the procession will be flanked by the Foot Guards and police, not for protection, but as a part of the ceremony , while a sovenign's escort of the Household Cavalry, in ad dition to a detachment of tho Yeomen of the Guard, will act as a bodyguard. The state coach will lie preoeded by six state carriuges occupied by the la dies and gentlcment of the household. This procession and the return jour' noyj from Westminister) to Bucking ham Talaco is for the benefit of the gen eral public. The great spectacle is for the favored ones, who will find them selves in the Peers' Chamber of the House of Lords. There will gather an imposing assembly of Teers, Peereses, Ecclesiastics, Judges, Ambassadors and Minister of Foreign Countries, with their wlvea. , Except in the case of the Dukes, for whom a bench immediately below that of the Duchesses is reserved, the order of preceduce among the Peers is not observed, the early arrivals taking their choice of the seats and the late ones wherever they can find room, Liber als, Conservatives, Free Traders and Tariff Reformers, all freely mingling. All will wear their heavy crimson robes. The Bishops in scarlet robes, with long ermine copes, the Judges in black and gold or crimson and white will in crease the impressiveiicss of the scene. Amidst all thi the ambassador and minister of foreign nation, wearing their varying uniforms, broad green or crimson sashes, ttar and decorations ill constitute a mot brilliant group In the assembly. Among them will be Whitelaw Jleid, the American Ambon sudor, in plain black court dress. In galleries every seat will be occupied by somebody officially or socially promi nent. The approach of the King who will be met at the entrance of the house of birds by the great officers of state and escorted to the robing room where be will don his mantles of purple and er mine, will 1 announced by heralds in rwdival tabards. Preceded bv officers of State bearing the Imperial crown, cap of maintenance and sword of State, the latter in its scabbard held aloft, all havng distinctive significance, the King will proceed to the House of Lord and soon afterward despatch the gentleman usher of the Black Rod to ummon the member of the House of Common, many of whom anticipating the command will have already crowd ed into the galleries. Thi will not in terfero with the carrying out of the 'Contingued on page 8) Wilson Mczner and His Bride Not on Speaking Terms. WIFE WANTS HER MONEY Youthful Husband Withhold Bit Society ia Effort to Tame Her and la Confident That Bia System Will Win. . SANT FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. Silence reigns in the Yerkes-Mixner mansion in New York. Wilson and his mature bride are at outs. This much has been passed across the continent in telegraphic whispers, and the friends of the bride groom are in trepidation lest the nup tial knot, which seems to have been but loosely tied, shall fall apart. As the situation is reported, Mizner declines to converse with his wife until she shall have turned over some of the millions given her by the late traction mag nate. In different apartments, far removed, they live separate lives. If there ' any communication between them it is by formal notes, dispatched by ser vants. It is said that these notes, which were quite frequent during the first few days of the estrangement, have now ceased. What the outcome will be is still con jecture, but friends of Mizner are ready to lay odds that he will be in the lead when the wire is reached. The only question i. How long can the bride of thee weeks stand this isolation! Will sha remain obstinate, or will she write begging forgiveness? . Fersonaly, Mix ner is confident. , How long the situation will continue is causing speculation on both sides of tho continent. BUY LANDS FROM INDIANS. VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 18-The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway has acquired 14, 000 acres, in 'addition to the 100,000 al ready secured, for a. terminus at Kaien Island. The additional land was secur ed from the Indians at $7.50 an acre. The land purchased is on Kaien and Digby Islands, and on the mainland near MHilakatlah. The Indians refused to sell the best waterfront sections. NURSES DYING N4GR0 CHILD. CLEVELAND, Feb. 18.-Mayor Tom Johnson's wife Is nursing a dying negro child in her home. The child is an orphan and Mra. Johnson took pity up on the little invalid. WAITER MAKES FORTUNE. SEATTLE, Feb. 18. Although he made $00,000 in a tldeland deal, a wait er in this city announces his intention of continuing to wait on table. QUARREL QUICKLY CONGRESS TO ADJOURN Session Will Probably Close in May. STATE APPROPRIATIONS Celilo Project and Columbia Bar Improvement Are Being Worked For. GOOD ROADS BEING AGITATED Oregon to Receive Large Appropriations Contract Qredging For Coast Harbors Columbia River Improvement. ASTORIA, BUREAU, WASHING TON, Feb. 17. There ia little doubt in the minds of most members of Con- press than an adjournment will be tak en thi session some time during May. Following completion of work on the rate-regulation bill, Philippine tariff and ctatehood propositions, there is little of auch urgent nature before Con Kress that the members feel it incum bent upon them to prolong this session. Appropriations are to be held to the minimum, because of party conditions, and the multitude of measures affecting only 'sections of the country will be subordinated to the general sentiment for an early adjournment. Oregon Appropriations. In the list of states to receive atten- j tion this year by the government ap propriating power, Oregon will stand high. Every possible assurance that can be given quietly is enjoyed by the Oregon delegation that the very ur gent work on the Columbia river will be continued. It is possible that the War Department in conferring with the managers in Congress, will interpret this most urgent need as existing at the mouth of the river, but there is yet hope in the determined work of the two Oregon senators for steady work on the Celilo canal project. These two great projects on the Columbia have been championed early and late by all of the northern Oregon, southern Wash ington and northern Idaho interests, with the result that their details are familiar to all of Congress. Senator Fulton is pressing the effort for a combination dredge on the coast, which would serve all the harbors of that section. An effort was made to divert him in favor of a contract dredging proposition, but he will not yield the plan for construction of dredge for this work, and expresses the hope that he will be successful this ses sion. Light improvement will doubt less be authorized on the upper Colum bia and Snake rivers. Construction of a lighthouse at Cape Aragao has been authorized by the Senate, under Sena tor Fulton's bill, and favorable action TACOMA TIDELANDS SELL FOR $4,000 AN ACRE TACOMA, Feb. 18. Acting for W. J. J. Roberts, of Seattle, Ellis Lewis Gar retson yesterday secured options on 80 acres of tidelanda at an average price of $4000 an acre. This, together .with the other land secured by Mr. Garret son, is for W. A. Wells, of Ellensburg. Mr. Wells came to Tacoma Saturday night. He was joined here today by Mr. Roberts and another man, whose is expected in the House. There i also assurance that the senior Senator will secure at this sion the mosey required for the federal building at Baker City, for w hich a site ha been purchased, and preliminary arrange ment made for construction. Taken a a whole, the State has fared well for a bitterly economic session, and when final adjournment for the spring is taken, Oregon will unquestion ably have much to her credit. ? Praise For Fulton. ; Oregon's senatorial representation .! ttracting more attention in the East than at Home, Following the courte sies to the junior senator at the time of his appointment, many compliment have been paid the elder member of the state's delegation. One of the brightest editorial that appeared in prominent eastern papers following Senator Ful ton's able opening of the rate-Iegi'la tion debate in the Senate was that in the Indianapolis Morning Star, as fol lows": r "Senator Fulton of Oregon seem to have acquitted himself well in the first noteworthy appearance on the floor of the Senate in debate with men like Fpconer, Foraker, and Bailey. It i three year now since Mr. Fulton wa i i (Continued on page 8) DANGER IN CHINA Ex-Minister Conger Believes Up ' rising Is Coming. SUDDEN CHANGE OF ADVICE After Telling Government Lejatiot Needed No More Guns, He Rec ommends More Be Shipped China Baying Arms. - WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 If anything more were needed to show the immi nence of danger in China, it would be found in the sudden change from optim ism to pessimism on the part of Edwia H. Conger, until recently United States Minister to China. Mr. Conger aees trouble ahead, and in an interview this week he declares his belief that it is near at hand. He adds that a warlike showing should be made by the foreign governments to impress China with the fact that, if foreigners are killed, there will be sharp retailiation. . The American Minister shortly before be left Pekin declared that never would there be further trouble with China, and it was unnecessary to increase the . American force or to add any guns to the battery. The War Department always disliked to. take action which did not meet the approval of the Minister resident, and so the American part of tho defenses was left in a condition which, as far as effectiveness ' was concerned, made this country's forces and equipment look weak and meager br the side of those maintained by other foreign govern ments in Pekin. Finally, Mr. Conger approved a recom mendation by the commander of the American force that aditional guns be shipped from the Philippine Islands, but stated verbally that he believed there was no necessity for the course recom mended, and that occasion never would arise which would make the guns of service. identity has not been disclosed. They made an automobile trip to the tide flats, and the party returned to Seattle. Mr. Wells is a coal contractor. Ho said: "Mr. Roberts Is buying these tide lands for me. That is all I can say at this time." , Asked whether or not he represented any railroad in these deals, he begged to be excused from an interview.