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5 I COVERS THE MORNINQ PIILD ON THS LOWEFi COLUMBIA. VOLUME LX NO. 20 ASTORIA. OREGON. TUESDAY. FKIHUJARY 27, 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS V SIX MIOTONARIES AR AND MAGISTRATES Priests Try to Compcll Magistrate to Pay Large Indemnity for Destruction of Property-Magistrate Mysteriously Killed. CHINESE ALLEGE PRIESTS KILLED OFFICIAL PRIESTS INVITE MAGISTRATE TO BANQUET, WHERE THEY ATTEMPT TO MAKE HIM PAY DAMAGES FOR DESTRUCTION OF MIS SIONARY PROPERTY HE REFUSES, AND ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE, HE WAS MURDERED. SHANGHAI, Fib. 20.- Somewhat eon-fn-ltij,' reports iv reached here nf the tiuKoiK r- tif iiiinlttiiurir i Nuiu liaiin Kiag'i. Ai near a can 1 ascertained nix iiiiionorii' were killed and one child i( mi KrtjIi-ti niliiiiiiiry wounded. It i- alleged Unit ufter l4ig continued I dispute between the Catholic piifl mill lh- Chinese magistrate of Nail' ehang, the piiets Invited mngi t i at tn U huliqilrt where thty tried to riiiirt-l liiill to figM agreement for tlif payment of ii large iiiili'ituiily for j Hip deduction of Catholic iiijm.iini prii- rrtv. According to one report the mag-i itrate li. rmnc indignant and committed' filicide, Tim Chinese assert n prifnt attacked Ii i m ami killed liim. OlliriaU fearing tin1 arivsl of till priest called n public meeting, whcic- Umiii ( In- Catholics, according to the! hiner version, set Hi to their own rpiriif. The nilili' meeting develop 'd into a riot, in which, according to our sUuy, ix Catholic were killed, though liiti'r account ay I In minilM-r of Catholic killi'tl was four. If. ('. Kingman. Protestant mission ary ii ml hi wife were also killi'il nml inc of their I'liililri'ii wounded. Four tie n American escaped in a boat. Aid Survivors. PICKING, Feb. 26. Sir Ki nr-t Sutow, minister at Peking, Imt telegraphed the licit iNh consul at Nnnchang tn tuk. a gunboat a far as possible ami investi gate tin1 massacres of the missionaries there and to lii'lp the survivors. Allege No Danger. At a merlin; of the foreign office of ficial!! yesterday it was ileeiileil in 'MVct, with reference to the representa tion of the United States, regarding the sending of troop to the Philip pine Islands for Chinese contingencies, that there are no symptoms of veimnt against foreigners; the ltoxer rising will never lie repeated and the government Is nhle to handle all Will listurbnnccs. The government will in TILLMAN REPORTS HEPBURN RATE BILL TO SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 2(l.-Tho Hep burn bill was reported to llic Senate today by Tillmnn in accordance with the action of the committee on inter state commerce on Friday. Large .......uuli luiil nsneinhled in tho irallcrios. anticipating a field day, but were dia upointed. There was little of interest in the proceedings. A brief statement from Tillman wns followed Ly a few MASSACRED BY OiM BETWEEN C struct all minuter aliroad ta make niiilnr irprerntntion to all the gov eminent'1. Chinese official" nrr grratly worried and have minounced over the report circulated aliroad thut China ! in a condition of unrest, and the action of the I'liited States has. hurt their pride. PARLIAMENT CALLED. Russian Government Calls National Assembly for May loth. ST. I'KTKItSWnC,, Feb. 2iV-Reports ale received from the interior showing it i- possible to hold an election in more than half the district and open the national assembly on May 10th, with a working majority. The cabinet has recoui mended the first meeting of the Kii--iiin l'arliametit to la' held and the long expected Ckase to that effect was promulgated today. This di'ltuite announcement ba fur nished a convincing answer to the revo lutionary argument that the govern ment bad no intention of convoking the national assembly. It is expected to do far more toward completing the trnnquilizntion of the country than all the repressive measures of' the interior minister Durnovo of whose waning pow er the ukase, is but one of several in dications. LOSS SATCHEL. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. -Mrs. Frank Drake, w ife of n well known manufacturer of Chicago, lost a hand satchel on a Southern Pacific ferry boat last night. The satchel contained mon ey and jewelry to the value of $700. FRENCH ACQUITTED. SACK AM KNTO, Feb. 2(1. Former Stale Senator French, accused of ac cepting a bribe, was acquitted by a jury today, remarks by Aldrieh showing the posi tion of the five Republicans, who oppos ed the bill ns reported. Aldrieh in dicated there would be no unnecessary delay, but the bill would be discussed according with its importance. The five civilized tribes" bill and the statehood bill divided attention for the rest of the day, with several bills of local importance. Nil MOROCCAN BANK. Thii Question Will Now Come Before Algeclru Conference. AUWIUAS, Krl. 20 M. lt.vnil this aftwnon handed Jleilr Von Itadowits a short note from the French govern ment rclalivt) to the proponed Moroccan dank, pointing out that it is now for the conference to discuss and decide the question, and expressing the view that the French scheme did not prejudice commercial and economic equality. The nature of this reply caused In civiiseil pesimim in quarters already inclined to predict the failure of the conference, but impartial delegates re tain hoe of success through media tory efforts lietween Paris ami Merlin. BOLD ROBBERY. HK1IST;miS. Feb. 20,-Ten men forced an entrance to the Russian state hank last night and secured 50U They were not raptured. The roldiery was committed with amazing laddness in broad day light and in the principal stivet of the city. Expansion of Irrigation Projects a Bit Discouraging. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FUNDS Restriction of Government Investment in Public and Popular Schemes, Means Corporate Money Must be Given Wider Scope. ASTORIAN NF.WS HlKF.AU, Wash ington Feb. 211. The movement inau gurated in Washington and Oregon to have the Covernnient foster a larger nnnilH'r of irrigation projects by fur ther loans of public funds than the money derived from sale of public lands is greeted with mingled conclusions. It is not probable that such a project could bo forced forward to such prominent plare as would command serious con sideration at the present 'economic" session of oCngress, but the work in that, direct ion is having iv salutory effect. In the fust place, the government has its ii t i'ii ion directed to tho fact that not nearly all of the practicable recla mation projects of the West have been adopted. In the struggle for the most accessible and economic propositions, the wrong impression was given many easterners that there were really few meritorious and feasible reclamation enterprises in the entire west. Careless observers have often remarked that the reclamation fund would be idle in a decade, for want of projects. No more sincere evidence of the people's convic tion that the real scope of tho work has scarcely been suggested yet, has been sent to Washington than the demand for vastly more reclamation funds. Another benefit scarcely less potent to the west is the agitation already ap parent in the circles of private capital. If tho government cannot or will not undertake more of the great enter (Continued on page 8) ECONOMIC Si ROGERS MUST ANSWER Missouri Supreme Court Has so Decided. CANNOT EVADE LAW Standard Oil Magnate Will Be Compelled to Tell the Truth. IN SPITE OF HIS REFUSAL Missouri Supreme Court Decreet Foreign Corporations Doing Business ia Missouri Must Obey Laws of State and Show Books. .JKFFF.RSON CITY, Feb. 20. The Supreme Court held that witnesses mnt answer question in the Standard Oil hearing at St. Louis. This decides the point raised by H. H. Rogers at the hearing in New York. The court lays down the law that when foreign corporations are permit ted to come into Missouri to do busi ness, they impliedly agree to obey the laws of the State and must obey these laws. The opinion aNo holds that com panies cannot refuse to produce books and papers, which the authorized repre sentatives of the State demand. The ruling covers the same questions which were Itefore Judge Cildersleeve of the New York supreme court regarding the testimony of Rogers. Petition Gilderslueve. NKW YORK. Feb. 2i.-Heury Woll man. New York counsel for the State of Missouri, announced he had received a message regarding the supreme court decision and that application would be made immediately to Justice Gilder sleeve to sign an order requiring Rogers to answer questions without further delay. STEAL THE CASH. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20,-Robbers en tered the postoftiee here last night and drilled open the safe, securing, it is believed, a large sum of money. The discovery of the crime was not made until this morning. The postmaster de clined to give an estimate of the loss, but it is understood to be in the neigh borhood of $0000. SECRETARY SHORT. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20. An examination of the books of Allen C. Hates, secre tary of tho Mississippi Valley Elevator Co., who committed suicide February 14th, discloses a shortage of $15,000. GHASTLY REMINDER. VICTORIA, Feb. 20 Another victim of the Valencia wreck was found near Cape Reale today. The head was s-one. The body was interred where it was found. GETS GENEROUS. ESSEN, Feb. 20. Mrs. Krupp, widow of the steel manufacturer, has given $250,000 to charity in recognition of the imperial silver wedding. TO WAIVE HEARING. Defense in Steunenberg Case Waives Preliminary Hearing. ROISK, Feb. 20.-H was decided this evening not to take Meyep and hi fel low pri-oners to Caldwell tomorrow. That will be the sixth day since their first appearance. Adjournments can be had two days at a time, and the de fense by waiving it's appearance tomor row, waives the preliminary hearing. This is localise the ease is going imme diately Mum the grand jury. It is expected this lody will inn-ider the case Wednesday or Thursday. Whether Orchard will !' taken In-fore the jury is not yet known. It has leen made ap parent that the state proposes to guard all it's evidence jealously. This was made evident today when Prosecutor Ifawley announced to the correspondent- of the newspaper that any at tempt to interview witnesses would lie prosecuted vigoioii'ly and without dis crimination. CROMWELL EXAMINED. Senate Canal Committee Hears More Testimony. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 The exami nation of William Nelson Cromwell, vftn figured largely In the sale of the Panama Canal property to the United States, began today before the Senate Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals. Many questions concerned the resigna tion of Chief Engineer Wallace and at times the examination assumed an ex ceedingly dramatic aspect. WON WILL AID Is Willing to Help Pass the Pro posed Insurance Laws. HE ISSUES THREE LETTERS States Will Aid Passage of Laws Rec ommended by Armstrong Investi gating Committee Regarding Insurance Companies. BZOSTOX, Feb. 20. In a series of communications issued tonight Thomas W. Lawson states he is ready and will ing to do all in his power to aid the passage of the laws recommended by the Armstrong Investigating Commit tee. Lawson's attitude has been await ed with interest in view of the fact that one of the laws roeemmonded by the Armstrong committee would invali date every proxy which Lawson has seeutvd, after several months of activ ity, from the policyholders of the lead ing life insurance companies. Lawson issued three letters, one addressed to tho Armstrong committee one to the so-called committee of Governors, to whom he has turned over all his prox ies thus far secured, and a third to the policyholders themselves. MURDERER IS HUNG AFTER HE HAD CUT HIS THROAT SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. 20.-John Conley, a miner, who in 1904 killed James Redding and Charles Purdy was hanged today, a few hours after being found in bis cell with his throat cut. The wound did not sever the artery and it was bandaged up. Conley was drag ged to the gallowa and slipped through the trap, death resulting from strangu lation. He wa9 tried by a jury, ROOSEVELT Trying to Avert Threatened Coal Strike. WRITES TO MITCHELL As Result Another Convention of Mine Workers Will Be Held. TRY TO REACH AGREEMENT President Mitchell of United llias) Workers Will Call National Con vention on March 15, and Try to Reach an Agreement NEW YORK, Feb. 26-President Roosevelt has against intervened be tween the coal miners and the opera tors, and as a result of a letter ad dressed by him to President Mitchell, a National Convention of the United Mine Workers will be held on March 15th to try and reach an agreement with the soft coal operators in the hope of averting the threatened strike on April 1st, in the bituminous coat fields. The President's letter and the announcement were both made public tonight by Mitchell after a long con ference with Francis L. Robbins, Presi dent of the Pittsburg Coal Co., and chairman of the bituminous operators. Also present at the conference were Y. C. Perry, of the Southwestern Coal Association and B. F. Bush represent ing the coal interests of the Gould railroads. The President in his letter says he notes with concern the failure of the late convention to settle the bituminous scale c wages. A strike, such as is threatened is a menace to the peace and general welfare of the coun try. He urges a further effort to be made to avoid such a calamity by both Mitchell and Robbins. Mitchell did not announce when the call for the meeting, , which will fix the place for the big meeting, will be sent out. Negotiations for an agreement between the hard coal operators and the workers are progress ing smoothly to all outward appear ances and arrangements for a joint con ference Wednesday between the sub committees having the settlement of the difficulties in hand, are being made. eleven members of which spoke only Spanish, and the trial was conducted by an interpreter. An appeal was granted to the New Mexican supreme court, but Conley did not have money to pay for a transcript of the evidence. The evi dence was not reviewed and Governor Hagerman refused to grant a reprieve. Conley claimed self-defense. He was a civil and Indian war veteran. AP