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hi dJ&;te4U' ft' ,eUBLI)HES FULL ASSOCIATED HfPORT COVERS THE M0RNIN9 FIILD ON THE LOWEFf COLUMBIA.' VOLUMK LX NO. 271 ASTOKIA. OREGON, SUNDAY. MARCH 4, 1901 PRICE FIVE CENTS e IB II I II II 9 f"WW MANY PERISH N STORM Norwegian Fishing Boats Caught By Gale. BOATS SEEK SHELTER Storm Comes Up SuddenlyOnly 79 of 300 Boats Report ed Safe. SHIPS SEARCH FOR MISSING Norwegian FUhermen Art Caught by Fierce Gala and Driven Helphn Befor tb Wind-Few Boat Arc Saved From Seas. TKONDIUKM, Norway, March. 3-Of the 300 fishing lxt which were caught in Friday' storm on! meaty-nine bar reporUJ uli at th Flatanger, Koktvi and Gjmdingvrnt island, though oibly other limy have reached the shelter rf mn of the thousand of inland" dotting the coast. Hnutum aie cruising about in hope cif picking up aurvhor. The fining Im1 are nuiilly manned by t ltix or four men, o tho lu of life must he great. The weather la bitterly cold and if the hip iccki d fishermen reach the uninhuiiitiitt'd islands they will pcrl-h unlcs iecned imme diately. W in n the men vent to sen Fiiday the weather was propitious, hut the line and lieu weie hardly cul when tlie storm broke with a violence neier be foic ei-u hy the hardiest Noie tWInr men The fleet immediately dispersed, the only thought ludng to lencli the mainland. Steering ua impossible :md the boats limited helplessly in the blind in;; mow squall, .mailing the end. NO SPLIT IN PARTY. ST. A l l l.l!. Maich .1 Local Chinee deny the story sent from St. 1'iiul today that there wan u -plit ill the imperial high commission and that the menders were left behind. They Mute three member went to I'm (land to study the school of Oregon luter to California. They are following out the Peking plan and will join the main party at Wash ington. KINO ARRIVES. PAWS March II. King Edward ar rived today. lie wai met by a repre entntive of Pr-eident FnlliiioH and the British embassy, He will remain three days as the Dul.e of l.nneiiHter, during which time he will have a conference with Fullierc. The King's arrival attracts comment in connection with the Algeciras confer ence an being a timely rcnfllrmalion of the Anglo-French agreement. MOROCCAN CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS POLICE QUESTION ALGKC1RAS, March 3.-The confer ence took the most important step to day on Great Britain's Initiative in de ciding to proceed with tho immediate consideration of the polleo question. Voting on this proposition showed Ger many had W'ith hec Austria nnd Mo rocco, while eight representatives of the powers supported Great Britain's propo sition. Belgium and Sweden announced that they would nbido by the decision of the majority. The proposal to refer the matter to a special commission to MIDDLE COURSE. Italy Believe CompromUe Will be Kllectel at Algeciras. HOME. .Man h 3. -The official newt received liem from Algeelran la hopeful ami point to the oihility of the adoption of a miildln fours between the Fiench and German pretention toward which Italy nnd Aii'trla are working, while at the mine time they art en ilciivoilng to i, Main the adlie-lon of the t'lliled Slute. It i Iwlieved in oltleial quarter her that thin eoiiipi online would exercise such n moral inlluenee that it would aure almost the character of a media tion compromise, and it I added, it may consist practically of giving con trol of the Mo rowan state bank to France, which in exchange will give Important concession regarding the control of the Moroccan police PREPARING FOR WAR. SEATTLE, Mart). 3. The Great Northern Steamship Company ha been requested by tho War Department to name it price for chartering thu Mln wota and Dakota to be uel a trns port in cm- of war with China. Tim company ha replied, naming it' pri.-e, which i intUfoetory. The ait nation in the Otient I becom ing teii.e and the government it pre paring for any emergency. Hepburn Railroad Rate Bill Causes Much Discussion. REVIEW FEATURE IS FAVORED An Informal Poll of the Senate Member Seem to Show Majority Favor Court Review Provision Nothing Di'tinite Decided. WASHINGTON'. March 3.-Confer-erne (in the Hepburn Kailroad Hill are becoming more nuinciuux nnd confusing. (iioiipH of licpuhlican Senntora advo ealing an nmemlinent roviding for a judicial review, and group of Kcpubli eun Seuatora who will Hiipport tlie bill in passed by the houxe and group of IVinociutie .Senators, may be aeen in clo-e con-iiltation nlmoxt every hour of eveey day. The firnt group argues that unlesa ainciided the bill will be declared un eoimtitiitioiial.. It is "aid by Home of these Senators thai nn informnl poll hnw the majority of the Senate in in favor of the review feature. Doltiver nnd C'lapp, leaders of the fac tion support ing the lloit.'e bill, however, still believe the bill ought to go through unamended. No amendments have yet been submitted to them, which they are willing to accept. They will luivo a conference with the Pivsident Monday. Some Democrat believe that in ease their party gets together on the bill as it en mo from the Unife quite a largo number of Republicans will vote with t lii-iu. However, the whole matter relating to the rale bill is still in the realm of speculation for gome time to conic. prepniv a project and submit it wns lost. The result of the vote on tho British proposition caused something of a sensation as it means the delicate Franco-German contest over policing Morocco has been forced to a decisive issue in which both sides will be com pelled to show their hand. Moreover, the vote gave the first indication of the strength of the two sides. While this is not decisive, as the vote is not upon the merits of the polico project, yet it disclosed Austria and Morocco are the only countries voting with Germany. SENATORS DIVIDED AID SEN! TO MERIDIAN Help Sent From All Parts of Mississippi. LOSS IS VERY GREAT Nineteen People Killed TwenlyFour Injured By Storm. and MONETARY LOSS $1, 000, 000 Citizens Subscribe Eight Thousand Dol lar to Aid Suficrer and Mlasi tippi Legislature Appropriates Five Thousand Mort, MKRIDIAN, Min., March 3 -Nineteen people are ktiowa to be killed at re sult of lat night' tornado, and twenty four are injured and a property loss of tl,(MHI,(MK) Was inflicted. Twelve blocks in the very center of the. .business sec tion were swept away and not a house of any eoneo,uence along Front street was left standing. In the terror and confusion following the storm, reports of an appalling loss of life were cur lent, but after a careful canvass tonight the correct number appears to have been twelve white people and seven negroes. Sixteen clerks in the Queen and Cre eent office reported killed, are all ac counted for. A mass meeting of citizens was called today and $SiH)o quickly subscribed to aid the destitute and injured and the Mississippi legislature today appropriat ed $.'000 to the relief fund. Governor Vaidaman seemed a special train and loading it with convicts from the Rank in county farm, dispatched it to Merid ian nnd the city now enjoys the unique speeatclc of state convicts aiding in the rescue work. Business is completely. suspended nnd every citizen is giving ; his best effort toward the alleviation of the suffering. The gretest loss of life is reported fivmi the east end of town in what is known as the "Cotton Mill Settlement." A large cotton mill was partially wrecked and probably 400 small houses demolished or badlv dam-1 aged. Besides the damage along Front sheet and to the Cotton Mill Settle ment, the tornado did severe damage j along Twenty-second street where sev eral houses were wrecked. It is gen einlly understood that little tornado insurance was carried and the loss will therefore fall heavily on the owners of property. DROP PROCEEDINGS. TOPKKA, March 3.- Kansas will drop it's ouster proceedings against the Standard Oil Company, which has been pending more than a year according to the announcement made by Attorney General Coleman tonight. The suit was dismissed with the knowledge and consent of the officers nnd organizers of tho Kansas Oil Pro ducers' Association, the body which has been conducting the anti-Standard Oil crusade. STRENUOUS SPORT. CHICAGO, March 3.-John R. Rooney, tho "Giant Grip Man" and Leo Pardel lo, the Italian champion, wrestled catch-ns-catch-cftii style tonight, Rooney win ning on n foul. Tardollo won the first fall and Rooney the second. In the third, Pardello picked his opponent up bodily and threw him ovee the ropes into the crowd. Rooney was caught by several spectators as he descended head first to the floor. SITUATION BETTER, VIKNVA, March 3.-Diplomats here regard the situation at Algeciiiis as more favorable. It. wit- stated today that Austria, Hungary. Russia, and the United States had made strong representation to Berlin in consequence of which Chancel lor Von Bulow appear to have adopted more conciliatory attitude, and is in clined to entertain France's proposals. PRICES LOSE GROUND. Heavy Liquidation Marka Week in the Stock Market. NFAV YORK. March 3,-Tl.ere hus been some heavy liquidation in the stock market this week and prices have lost ground. The exhaustion of the re serves of the bank and the calling of margins have forced some selling of stock. The unprcednted prosperity of the country as revealed by current reports of earnings has not served to keep confidence firm in the maintenance of the high level. legislative activity as to corporation affairs, the laW con troversy in the coal trade, the failure of confirmation of many rumors of pro jects which were subjects of previous speculation and the fears of animoities among capitalists, suggested by the course of life insurance affairs have helped to keep sentiment unsettled. WANTS MONEY BACK F. Rockefeller After His Brokers For Coin Due Him. HE WOULD RECOVER $500,000 Had Large Holdings of Stock in Name of Prior, Who Suicided Stock Sold by His Brokers and Large Sum Realized NFAV YORK, March 3 -Frank Rocke feller, brother to John D., began a suit in the supreme court today against various individuals and brokerage firms in this city and Cleveland. Rockefeller is seeking to recover !?;oo,ooo. The suit is the outcome of stock tran sactions with Leland W. Prior, who committed suicide in Cleveland on Jan uary 0th. Prior's brokerage firm, Deni son, Prior and Co., suspended operations after Prior killed himself and is now in the hands of a receiver. It appears by Rockefeller's coin plant that he is desirous of holding the New York correspondents of Denison. Prior and Company responsible for the money he lost through their dealings with Prior. Rockefeller asserts at the time Prior committed suicide, he had large holdings in Republihan Iron and Steel in the name of Prior. When he loarned of the suicide he ordered the deals closed. His instruc tions were carried out, he declares, and he asserts his brokers realized large sums, more in fact than was advanced on the stock in the course of the pur chase of it. Rockefeller wants the money realized over what was due his broker. PROSPECTS ARE NOT BRIGHT. Friends of Statehool Bill Trying to Find Method to Save It. WASHINGTON, March 3-A confer ence regarding the statehood bill, now pending in the Senate, was held at the White House this afternoon, the parties to it being, besides the President, Senators Long of Kansas, Burkett of Nebraska and Warrun of Wyoming, all supporters of the measure. It is conceded that tho prospects for the enactment of the measure into a !iw are not bright, and the conference was hold for the purpose of considering means to save the bill. Earlier in the day, Senator Beveridge, chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories, talk ed to the President along the same lines. TEN THOUSAND iE LOST Terrible Storm Occurs on Tahiti Island. PROPERTY DESTROYED Reported That Thousands Per ished and Property Dam aged to $5,000,000. WIND BLOWS 120 MILES Ht)UR Hurricane Strikes Islands at Midnight of February Seventh People Com pelled to Abandon Their Homes and Flee For Their Lives. SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-The Evening Pot itates that 10,000 per ished dnrinr terrible storm on Tahiti and the adjacent islands, several of which have disappeared. It places the damage at ?5.00O,0O0. These reports are not confirmed by . the officers, of the steamer Mariposa, which brought the news of the disaster from Papeete. Bridges and roads were badly dam aged n the Inland of Tahiti. Bread fruit, cocoanut, banana and plantain trees wvre blown down in great num liers, which will result in hardships to the natives and material affect com merce during the next two or three years. The French gunboat Zelee has gone to the Tuamotu Islands with sup plies of food and fresh water. The British Consul has appealed to the United States Government officials for aid for 500 British subjects. The hurricane reached the velocity of 120 miles an hour. It struck the islands about midnight on February 7. and con tinued until about 4 o'clock on the next afternoon. The Island of Anaa, Tua motu gniup. is believed to have been the center of the storm. At Papeete, about 7 o'clock on the evening of February 7, the sea began to break heavily over the reef; the waves in the harbor washed over the quay. There was no wind. Toward 10 o'clock people dwelling in the vicinity of the waterfront were compelled to abandon their homes, securing, as a rule, only a small part of their things. The merchants and clerks went to the stores and warehouses only to dis cover that it was impossible to save goods on the lower floors. An hour later high seas broke, completely de molishing the government slip. PREPARES FOR EXPEDITION. PARIS, March 3. Walter WeHman sailed for Havre today on the French liner I.a Lorraine. His polar dirigible Balloon will be completed in May, after which the expedition will proceed to Spitzenberger for trial trips prepara tory to a departure for the pole. REACTIONARY CABAL IS ST. PETERSBURG, March 3-The re actionary cabal nt Tsarskoe Selo headed by Count Ignatieff, General TrepolT and Prince Putialin made a last ditch fight at the recent meeting of the special council to defeat the decision of the Emperor to incorporate in the funda mental laws of the empire a provision hereafter that no law be effective with out the consent of the national assembly and the council of the empire. When it became apparent that Premier Witte and the Emperor's counsellors, who MARRIED NEAR PASADENA. PASADENA, March 3.-With, the simplo Episcopal ceremony occupying only eleven minutes, Wilhelmina, daugh ter of Adolphus Bunch of St. Louis, and I ieutenant Edward A. Scharrerof Stutt "art, Cermany, were married late to-l-v in the church of the Angels near ' .-adena. The bride was given away by i:.r father. DECLINES APPOINTMENT. WASHINGTON, March 3.-D. IL Jama called upon the President today and informed him that for business rea sons he was compelled to decline tha appointment as Governor of Alaska; which the President had tendered. Among the candidates for the place are W. T. Perkins, of Nome, W. B. Hoggat, of Juneau, and John P. Clum, postmaster at Fairbanks. The announcement of the appointment will probably lie made in a few days. BOAT COLLIDES WITH STEAMER. ST ECB EN VILLE, O., March 3.-In a collision with the Virginia, the largest steamer on the Ohio river, a row boat in which were four men was capsized at Mingo today, drowning Joseph Zerbe, Gregory Maul and Herbert Springer, while Geoie Mshnich, a saloonkeeper will die. j Idaho Authorities Reticent Con cerning Adams Confession. WILL NOT TELL ANYTHING Adams' Confession is Thought to Con tain More Than 25,000 Words Prisoner Was in Trouble in Cripple Creek Troubles. BUlSK, Mauli 3. Nu tiling wliatever has becu learned regarding the confes sion made by Steve Adams beyond the general statement made in these dis patches last night. The authorities refuse absolutely to make public any details. That the con fession covers a wide field is indicated by the time consumed in taking it down, This was seven and eight hours and the entire document is thought to con tain more than 25,000 words. Adams was in the Cripple Creek re gion in Colorado during the labor troubles there and was arrested in con nection with an attempt to wreck a train. lie was also arrested in connection with the explosion in the Vindicator Shaft. He is said to have disappeared from Cripple Creek shortly after th Independence explosion. TRANSPORT ASHORE. MANILA, March 3 The Inter-Island transport Ingalls is ashore on Raporapo Reef off the southern coast of Luzon. She will probably be a total wreck. A battalion of the Twentieth infantry was on board but were rescued by a coast guard cutter. NOTHING EARNED DEFEATED IN PURPOSE argued only such renunciation of the imperial power as could appease the sentiment of the country, would carry day, Count Ignatieff made a last per sonal appeal to the Emperor warning him bluntly that on the eve of as sembling the national assembly such an irrevocable step would put an end for ever to the autocracy. The Emperor, however, remained firm, and ordered a vote taken and when the proposition carried, his majesty formally confirmed tho decision.