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"UBLItHtt FULL AttOOIATID PftltS tORT OOVKRS THI MORNINQ FflLO ON THB LOWEFt COLUMBIAN! VOLUME LX1 NO. 119 ASTORIA. OREGON, WEDNESDAYAPRIL 18 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS 0011 H V LI I V A ARE NOT ABLE TO AGREE Question of Wbo Shall Gain Control of Zion and It's Vast Resources Is Unsettled Negotiations are Broken Off. ELIJAH WILL SOON ADVANCE ON ZION CITY "FIRST APOSTLE'S " ATTORNEYS WILL FILE BILL IN COURT ASK ING THAT DEED TRANSFERRING ZION'S PROPERTY TO DEACON GRANGER, BE DECLARED VOID MAY EX COMMUNICATE VOLIVA. CHICAGO, April 17-AII negotiation looking toward a peaceful settlement of the qtietln, who shall control Zl.m City and it vast resource, wen- brok en off today. Dowie, through hi law yer, rejected the proportion advanced by Vollva yesterday that the 121.000,000 etat I turned over to a hoard of control. It wm stipulated that the aclkm of the members thereof should I final in determining whether the "Fir.t Apostle" or Vollva hall tie the recognised head of tha church. Dowle rejected the proposal on the 'ground that not only would he not acquiesce in the appointment of Votiva on the FIGHT DRAW. Davis of Salt Uke jui.l Hilly Dc four SAN' DIEGO. Cnl April 17.-T.-rry eey of thi city, fought twenty round'1 to a draw here lat night, Springfield Was Quiet All Day Yesterday. MANY SOLDIERS ON GUARD Situation Wai Unchanged Yesterday And All Was Quiet --Coronet's Jury Acquits Peters of Kill ins Negro Assaulter, SPRIN'GITELD, April 17 The situa tion is practically unchanged. There have been no disturbances today and the crowds are diminished in size. The soldiers have not appeared in the streets. They remained handy In cnnip ready to limrtih at a moment's notice. The streets entcrsocting the jiiil will lm guarded during the night so thut all likelihood of trouble is diminished. Leslie Teters, who last night shot Ralph Burns, while defending his sweet heart, was today acquitcd by the coro ner's jury. The latest crime has not DISTURBANCES MILWAUKEE ROAD BUYS O. W. P. & R. R. COMPANY PORTLAND, April 17. The Oregon Water Tower & Railway Company, no cording to inforamtion received today, bus1 been sold. The purchaser was not made known nor ore local officials able to shed any light on the subject. It is the belief that the purchaser is tho Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad,, City lxiard, hut he wa no longer recognised a the new leader ly members of the church. In speaking of the ultimatum At torney Haley, representing Dowie, aakl that a aoon aa he can obtain the ncc ewary Information, a bill In chancery will be filed in tha circuit court of Lake county. Thi Instrument ia a petition that the deed from Vollva to Granger of the Zion City property, le declared void. Dowle, it U said, will gq to Zion nty some time thi week. It ia declar ed by Dowieitea whert the " First Apostle" enters the city ha founded it witl he a head of the church. Voll va, they say, will I excommunicated wrought up any great feeling among the whites. Many negroes her declare they are glad Hum w killed. He wan regard cd a n bad man and accordingly feared bv many of hi own race. DIAMOND ROBBERY. SAV FRANCISCO, April 17.--A during. dinmnnd robbery was committed thi afternoon in the Chronicle building Two thleveg entered the store of J. Q. Hutch and engaged the attention of the clerk anil one of them asked change for a $10 gold piece and a the clerk turn cd and 0ened the safe was struck a blow over the head with the butt end of a revolver; and rendered unconscious, A tray of diamonds valued at several thousand dollars was taken from the chow cane. TRIAL IS POSTPONED Rev. Crapsey Charged With Heresy Obtains a Postponement of Trial For Few Days. BATAVI.V X, V., April 17Th trial of Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey of the Protestant Episcopal Church on charges of heresy was called before the eccles iastical court at St. .Tomes' Parish house today. Dr. Crapsey'a first move lo secure nn adjournment, was defeat ed by a vote of four to one, but when his counsel announced the case would be allowed to go by default if tho court insisted proceeding with the trial, it was decided to postpone it until April 25th. and that "the Columbia Valley Rnilrond, now constructing a right of way down the north bank of the Columbia River with tho Portland and Seattle Railroad, is being constructed in the Milwaukee interests and the Milwaukee by means of the Columbia Valley & Oregon Wat er Power will provide itself with a water level route across the Cascades. I SENATE PASSES JETTY WASHINGTON', ), C, April 17 (Special) The Senate today paused the houe appropriation bill, providing for tlffi improvement of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. The appropriation amount to $100,000 mid insure the further carrying out of the improvement. A cfa in.- in the bill, us passed make the money iiiimcilmtely avail able for ue. There was no opposition Ut the nicitMire, which went through along with a number of other bills. Preceding the Inking of the appraised rate bill Tillman called up the resolution directing the committee on timiiice for an investigation of campaign contributions by national banks, and the resolution was re ferred to the finance committee. Foster spoke for almost three hours on the rate bill, contending to validate the prooed legislation and announced his support of the court of review provision, with a prohibi tion against teiiipurnry injunctions, SHOOTING AFFRAY. NEW YORK. April I7.-Two men fought over a girl on a surface car bound in from Coney Ihmd early to day and three of their friends took side, drew revolver and began firing. There were a down other passengers in the car. They with the conductor and motorman, sprang from the car and ran to a safe distance, calling for police. Some of the men hud knives, which they used. When police reserve ar rived four of the window had been shot out and the Interior of the car was wrecked. Three men were at retched 'on the floor. The other fled at the ap proach of the police, but five of them were captured. Vineoo Carrera was shot through the right thigh. Carroll Simono and Antonio Xotaro were cut so badly with knives that they may die. WILL FILED FOR PROBATE. CHICAGO. April 17. The wili , of lVrthol.lt Lowenthal, disposing of an estate valued at $2,000,000, was filed f for prdbate yot-terday. Mr. Nannie Lowcnthal, the widow and Julius W. 1-owenthal, a son. are named as execu tors. Tha bulk of the estate is given to the widow and children, Julius W. Lowcnthal nnd Mrs. Julia Wolf, a daughter. The sum of $2$,0O0 is given to varioti charitable institutions. IS American Attitude Toward Chinese Severely Criticized. COMMERCIAL INSERESTS HURT Noted American Student of Oriental Conditions Terms Empress Dowa ger Greatest Opportunist That He Had Ever Known. NEW YORK, April 17. Members of the Congregationnlist Club, of New York, gave a reception and banquet last night to Rev. Arthur II. Smith, of China, an author nnd student of oriental questions. Mr. Smith was recently called to this country by the American Hoard of Foreign Missions to deliver several addresses and to aid in obtain ing funds for additional missionary work in China. Mr. Smith severely criticised the present attitudo of Americans toward the Chinese. He thought wo were mak ing a mistake which would affect us vitally in a commercial way. Speaking of the Dowager Empress, he said that she was to be compared with the vicar of Bray, who rapidly changed his be liefs nnd creeds to meet constantly changing conditions. He termed her " The greatest opportunist" he had ever known of or had ever read about. Ho likened tho Boxer movement to our spirit of 1776. BASEBALL SCORES. FRESNO, April 17. Oakland fl, Fres no 5. LOS ANGELES, April 17. Los AnT gelcs 2, Seattle 1. SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.-San 11 MADE Francisco C, Portland 2. APPROPRIATION, ARRIVES FROM NAPLES. First Steamer Sinoe Eruption Arrives in New York. NEW YORK, April 17.-Th White Star steamer Republic, which arrived yesterday from Alexandria and Naples is the first of her line to reach here feim-e Vesuvius was in eruption, and while the eruptions were light before the vessel left Naples the rumblings were plainly audible on the morning of April 5. Captain James McCauIcy said yesterdays . ' " On the fourth just le fore we left Naples, I noticed smoke heavier than usual issuing frvmi Vesuvius, but it seemed to come from a new crater fur ther down the mountain. The .smoke was dark -and sulphurous looking and there was a whiff of brimstone in the air. Then there was a roaring sound like that of thousands of heavily load ed trucks parsing !owly over a cobble stone pavement, and to me it seemed that the ship trembled. We got away, however, before the worst came. On the Republic was Thomas P. Fowler, president of the Ontario, and Western Railway, who waa chairman of the investigating committee of the New York Life Insurance Company. Mr. Fowler left New York in company with h wife last February. "I have been away on pleasure," said he, "and have not heard anything of insurance since I left." INVESTIGATE SITUATION.. WASHINGTON. April 17. Attorney. General Moody today gave out a state ment that Charles E. Hughes of the New Y'ork bar and Alexander Simpson Jr. of the Pennsylvania bar have been retained by the department of justice to investigate the transportation' and sale of coal in interstate commerce and advise wha, legal proceedings should be begun and to conduct, under the direc tion of the attorney -general any suits growing out of their investigation. WOMAN IS ATTACKED French Miners Attack Non-Striking Miner's Wife, Tearing Off Clothing of Woman. LENS, France, April 17. There was a renewal today of disturbances conse quent to the strike of the miners in the Pas de Calais district. The wife of n miner; who refused to strike was at tacked in her home by 150 miners, her clothing torn off and the furniture wrecked. Gendarmes, who interfered to stop the riot were stoned and the cav alry sent to their assistance was simi larly treated. A cavalry officer and 15 others received minor wounds. Several women were arrested, but subsequently released. Rioting was resumed tonight. The local authorities are calling ur gently for assistance. HOUSE CONSIDERS BILLS. WASHINGTON, April 17. To clear the legislative decks for pending money bills the House worked uninterruptedly from 11:30 to S o'clock today. Next to the national quarantine bill, the bill to regulate appeals in criminal cases was probably of. the largest interest; the attorney-general deeming such, legisla tion of vital interest on account of the decision in the beef trust case. The House also passed 572 private pension bills. S I A MAS NEGOTIATED IMMENSE1 FOREIGN LOAN Successful Negotiating of Foreign Loan of Foiir Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars Saves Government for Another Two Yean. PREMIER W1TIE ENCOURAGED WITH OUTLOOK REVOLUTIONISTS ARE CRESTFALLEN OVER DECISION OF FOREIGHf BANKERS TO AID GOVERNMENT WITTE HAS UPPER HAND AND DURNOVO IS DEFINITELY SLATED FOR RETIREMENT AT ONCE. ST, PETERSBURG, April 17. Thej successful negotiation of a foreign loan of $450,000,000, as ruinous as are the rates Russia is obliged to. pay for money, extricates the government from much embarrassment and enables it to clear away the accumulation of debts and furnish the cash necessary to keep the treasury above water at least two years, irrespective of the attitude of the national parliament. Premier Witte KILLING CATS. CITY OF MEXICO, April 17. Presi dent Dial and party returned yester day from the hunting trip, having had the good fortune of killing three moun tain cats and seventeen deer. The President was in excellent condition and stood the trip better than some young er men of the party. QUIET IS RESTORED Consbtaulary Arrive in Windber Preventing Riots. ANOTHER OUTBREAK FEARED When the Funerals of the Deceased Members Are Held Today the Miners Will Make Trouble. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., April 1-7. Wind ber's streets tonight are bristling with the bayonets of the state constabu lary, restoring order brought out of the riotous and chaotic conditions pre vailing last night. There is still an undercurrent of feeling that there will be another outbreak, when the funerals of the mob victims occur tomorrow. It needs but a petty quarrel between the strikers and the non-union men to again set the town in lawlessness: OPERATORS ALLEGE NO CAUSE FOR ARBITRATION ' NEW YORK, April 17. The opera tors' sub-committee today held a meet ing arid decided to send a letter to President Mitchell of the Mine Workers in which the operators declare there is nothing to arbitrate except the ques tion of whether there Bhall be any ar bitration. A reply is expected , to Mitchell's recent amended proposition of arbitration. The operators however i greatly encouraged by the outlook. The Associated Press is in a position to confirm the report that Witte has now definitely got the upper hand over Durnovo. The downfall of the latter is a matter of only a few weeks at the most as the Emperor has promised to dismiss him before parliament meets. The opposition and especially the revo lutionists are crestfallen over the de cision of foreign bankers to come to the govennent's rescue in the present crisis. , ACQUITTED BY JURY. BUTTE, Mont , April 17. A special to the Miner from Helena, Mont., says: The jury in the Julia King murder trial rendered a verdict of acquittal last night after being out five hours. . The jury stood eleven for acquittal and one for manslaughter on the first ballot and succeeding ballots showed no change until just before nine when the one re bellious juror receded and made the verdict unanimous. The plea set up by the defendant was a novel one and was the first of its kind ia the history of the state being that of hysteria pro nounced by attorneys to be a more diffi cult mental condition to establish than mere emotional insanity. ARRIVES FROM ORIENT. VANCOUVER, B. C, April 17. Vis count Aoki, the first Japanese ambassa dor to the United States arrived this evening on the Empress of China and will leave for Washington tomorrow. Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, the retiring commander in chief of the British China squadron was also a passenger on the Empress. ; EASTER BANQUET. NEW YORK, April 17.-The St. Nicholas Society of New York held its seventy-first annual Easter Banquet .at Delmonieos last night. Representative. Philip Campbell of Kansas; John Me Elroy of Washington, D. C; and W. E. Andrews of Washington, auditor of the United States treasury department, were among the guests and speakers. NOMINATION CONFIRMED. WASHINGTON, April 17.-The Sen ate today confirmed the nomination of Alfred S. Moore, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge of the second district of Alaska. do not refuse point blank to accept Mitchell's latest plan. They assert all differences between the miners and em plyers have been already decided by the strike committee and there is noth ing for re-arbitration. . The operators assert the miners offer to waive the formal recognition of the miners union is not material and also the miners program to increase the cost of domes tic sizes of coal to $1.20 per ton,