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(A ttlttM UaLltHltl UU AttOOIATID PRItt RIPOftT UOVtft THK MOWNINQ FIILD ON TH LOWIft COLUMBIA VOLUME LX1 NO. 137 ASTORIA. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS RUM'S FUTURE RESTS IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Faith of (he People is Pinned to Success of National Parliament-Result of Assemblage Will Decide the Country's Future. PARLIAMENT WILL CONVENE ON MAY TENTH SENATE WILL PROBABLY END DISCUSSION ON RAILROAD RATE BILL THIS WEEK NAVAL BILL IN HOUSE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE STAND ARD OIL AND RAILROADS. '.MII;T I), C, May -The following U II fiiM1-i nf 1 rd-lll f'T (lie ruining week ! Tin' National Assembly of (o which no many hoH- fur the fill ill'- of flint riiiiilry are iinn'l, will be con vened at Tumble Palace in SI. Pi-Urn-lung on Thursday. May 10. Nimt before in llii history of Hit i hfi there n-rn an aonibhige whlcli with tin- u in lii m uiul HiiOvul of the t,'iivi'iiiiiii'iit. Inn rfjH'culi'J li people. It would therefore Appear l lx nil x jM-miiirul . iihiii (he oiiliiniii nf which will ilrMiul the future nf lln-'iii. Three bundled mill sev. llly oil llli llits'ls liAf Irf-cn eh-ilcd ( tlin a-ciuhly nf which the ciiiixlittllioiiiil democrats have n rlcur Hoiking majority. The llit iiml nil important mutter l come up will Is- Im' ugraihm problem IIIIll recent St. Petersburg ii-plltehos in dicate the gnu-r iiiucnt will woti. in ire ci.iil wit a the ncinlily in tlii. matter by proposing tlii fm million of a parlia mentary commission tn elaborate plan fnr tin- agrarian piojcet. Rate Debate May End. Practically nil I lip tui'llllwl " nf the Culled States Senate njitro in predict ing tlic pivent week will end the dis niiim mi the railroad rate dill. There l hiiiiio diposit imi among Republicans to antagonize tlir court of review fen lure. Imi fur the fact tluit thin pro vision has Im-cii iiin jt oil n a party measure. While it remains to lie neon what effect the siiioliila( inn will lime on the Democrats, tho chance nre flint after esprossing surprise that the hill COAST BASEBALL SCORES. Northwest League. TAt'OMA, May Taoonm fi, firay'a Harbor .1. SIKKAXK, May (1. Unite 2, Spo knne II. Pacific Coast League. l'OUTI.ANl). May (l.-roitland 4, Oakland .'I (II inning). SKATTI.K. May lb- Seattle li 0, San FrnnoiM-o 3 -11. FltKSXO, May li. l.o- Annek-x 0, l-'ro'-iio 4. AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE. LONDON', May (I. - The Daily Tele graph's eoiTesponilenl at St. Petersburg aaj's it. is reported Wide will be ap pointed nmbawndor lo France. MANY TO SEE OPENING OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENT ST. PKTKHSIlURIi, May fl.-The members of the national parliament nnd council of empire are arriving on every train. In addition quite a number of distinguished personage and foreign journalists nr already hero to witness the opening of Russia's great historical event the inauguration of the Parlia should liecoine a mrty measure and chaffing their opponent, they will let ii ot Is" taken, eneli one voting uc fouling to his wroiml views. How oer, the prevent week will lie rcpiired to inih the work of the l.ill. The principiil debate I In lie on the eourt of leview motion which will probably be reached on Tuesday. After IhW then will I tittle hort left for anything else ami whaUver other amendment l offered will probably crate little dis ctuiiou. House Naval BilL The readiiiK of the nuval bill i ex ctiMl to iHi'iipy the liiiiiite the first thn day llii" wwli. If there should bo ony time loft over there nre two I K-ciiil mutter" iiliemly on the cnleiiilnr iiml the imiiiiiiitiiiii bill iniiy be (,'ivon thi otiitii today. I'he pure food bill hn the riyhl of way when the appio piiatimi bilU mo out of the n-tiy. Standard Oil Inquiry. The llltcrnltltc ciiltllllel'co riilllui-ii)ll on May liMli will bef,'iii one of the moat iIiim- impiinc ever intilntcil into the lolntii'iii of tho inilroaiN with t It -Stiiinlnrd Oil t'ompntiy. Special coun- cl lma I ii eni;iij.'od and hundrcd of iiIihioiiih i-iiiod. (nilopoiidont oil re llnorio have been Hiimmoned and the eotniuiVinn will make the invot Ration n ilintic n poxMiblo. The eciloxin ticnl court which tried lr. r:iioy will reitimie May 01 li to oMimiiie the evidemv and decide the verdict. The next day the court will lianmit the finding; to HiHhop Wilker, who will divide upon the punishment if IIIIV. ELECTION CAMPAIGN CLOSES. I'.VIIIS, May (I. -The election mm pain closed last, night, the poll will be opened throughout France toiuormw. Great interest was taken in the re-nil owing lo the fact Hint, it will mean the count ry'a opinion on the eouiso of gov ernment in connection with 4 lie Mcpara tinii of church and state mid on the re cent labor iigital ion. NEW DIRECTOR. NKW VOliK, May l -Vassnli Safon olT, for llu next three years, will be conductor of the New York Philhar monic Society 4i ml director of the na tional conservatory of music of Ameri ca. A cablegram from Mr. Safonolf was ivocivod yesterday accepting Ihe offers of these societies. ment. Preparations for the ceremonies at the Winter Palace where tho emperor will deliver a speech from the throne, have been arranged and all tho pomp and glitter of a solemn state function, and the idea of a formal opening in or der to diminish tho importance of the position of parliament, having been abandoned. ASTORIA LOO RAFT GOES ADRIFT Kl'KKKA, May 0. -The loir iwft 4 conliiiiiiiiK aix million foot of lumber which left A-lorla Wed- neiulay in tow of the uteHiner Franoea Ijrjfott i reptirted adrift. The luui-tt eiicountored 4 heavy m-b and the banner 4 broke. At lnt reHirt the raft 4 waa nl(bted alaiut twenty mjlea off Cre-(-ent City, 4 EDITOR FOR SENATOR. OMAHA, May . The eamlidney of FMwiiid Rooemary, proprietor of the Omaha Hoe for the llepiiblinin nomina tion for I'riiled Stale Senator at the comiiiji xtat convention will be an nounced tomorrow in a niirned article by hi )n, Victor Uonemary. TO STUDY ENGLISH TRADES. III'.PJ.IX. May C.Fifteen Oerman workmen, ten of whom are memlH-ni of the Christian trade unions, and five mcmhcrii of the Ilinu-h-Duncker co operate lnly, will hottly proceed to Kngland (o study the coulitinn in the coal, metal and textile induslriea and llrilisli methods of avoiding strikes mid lockouts. Tln-y will lie ai-eompan-ier by two high authorities on national economy- Dr. Ziiiiineriiianii, secretary of Ihe Society of Social Reform, and Dr. Hraun of the Rlienih'Yetvhalian Coal Svndieale. FLOAT BATTLESHIP Rhode Island Finally Pulled Off York Spit. . NO NATIVE PILOT ABOARD With Aid of Four Powerful Tugs Huge Warship is Pulled From Sands and Anchored in Deep Water. XFAV YORK, May . The battle ship Rhode Island floated at high tide tonight after having been aground on York Spit liar since Saturday morning. It was due to the efforts of four pow erful naval tugs that the warship wa drawn from the sandbar. The Rhode Island then dropped anchor at the mouth of the York River and will come lo Hampton Roads tomorrow. The ex tent of her injury is not known tonight. It ilovolopos that there was no native pilot taken aboard the vessel when she entered the capes. Virginia pilots any one was offered, but was refused. Xo other pilot would have undertaken to take tho ship to York Ray. Off York Spit there ni-e uumemus shoals extend ing far out into the main channel. Tin's1 shoals are treacherous and Cap tains unfamiliar with the channel nre likely to come to grief if they attempt to enter the harbor without the aid of a local pilot. Captain Onrst of the Rhode Island has been ill and naval oflicers express the opinion that he was not in command when the ship struck. CONGO REFORMS WILL LINGER. King Leopold Has Not Signed Commis sioner's Report. IIRI'SSKLS. May 0. It is jUst nn nounced that the reform, in the Congo will not be introduced as speedily as h'aid 1 n promised and hoped. The Ga zette (leclaiis that the report of the reform commission, which was to lie approved and signed by King Leopold at Villofraiiehe, has been sent back un signed by the sovereign to the Congo government. Moreover, authorization to publish the report has been refused. Xo further explanation, it is alleged, hog been given as to the king's attitude. Union Decamps hud been summoned to Villefranche. This gentleman, who is n well known authority on Congolese law, has returned here, but could make no statement as to the fato of the Con golese reform scheme. SHE CRUSHED MERE MAN. EnglUh Woman at Plato Class is Face tious. IjUNIXIN, May il.-Dr. Rei.h ha jimt cloned the aeries of his lectures upon Pluto a series which has atirred noeial circles to tMr very depths. In his closing addrosH he made a strong pro test against the idea that art was gloomy or melancholy. That wa not so, but the contrary. Art gave us the same kind of consolation religion. Art, as far as people were concerned, was sujierior lo nature. ,-lt is the na ture we create ourselves that is true art," said the lecturer, "and nalun- is nothing but invention." Following his usual custom Dr. Reich started ii discus-ion by a-king a ques I ion. "Is still life really" artr" he inquired. There v.or; various answers, and the ladies Hi-emed to la- far from unanimous in the manner in which they regarded the question. It was pointed out that animals were included under Ihe term "still life," and in pursuance nf his task of extracting tie opinions of hi audience. Dr. Reich asked: "In what way does a horse excel a man 5" "A lior-e is useful." promptly replied a lady at. the back of the room. This Kubtlo, ami t the same tim deadly thrust at. mere man, convulsed the room. Even Dr. Reich, who usually maintains a most impassive counten ance, had to join in the mirth. "That is a very sntive answer," he remarked. DYNAMITING WALLS San Francisco Authorities De molishin g Ruined Structures. OFFICIALS REST ON SUNDAY Yesterday Was the First Day of Rest For Officials Since Great Disaster Many People Visit the Ruins. SAN FRANCISCO, Mav C.-The first accident in connection with dyna miting the dangerous walls by engineers of the army took place to day. Smaller quantities of explosives than were used last week are being fir ed, necessitating two or more charges being exploded before the desired re suit is attained. This morning two charges were exploded umKr the facade of a tall ruin nnd the third charge was being inserted when the wall fell. Two soldiers escaped, but a third was caught by the mass of twisted iron and though partly shielded by part of it, when tak en out after an hour's work, was found to be severely though not dangerously wounded. Today was the first day of official rest since the dit-uster and all municipal departments excepting the police and the hospitals were closed and Franklin Hall, the seat of the San Francisco gov ernment, was deserted. The streets of the burned district were thronged today by Mght seers, each bringing a camera. In expectation of the crush of people booths of street fakirs sprang up over night along the curbs prepared to fur nish refreshments. In many instances the booth's label was the name of a once faniouisi hostelry. On one booth sign "Palace Hotel" appeared the words "Hot. Frankfurters, five cents." This provoked a smile from each passerby. The work of tearing down continued all day notwithstanding the Sabbath. KISSES AT $3.75 PER. PARIS, May C A man milliner of the Rue de la Plax has been sued in the Paris courts by twenty of his working girls for having kissed them. Tine court inflicted the maximum penalty for ev ery kiss bestowed on each girl, and it was found that lie had enjoyed $75 worth. GOVERNOR GENERAL IS WOUNDED WITH A BOMB Russian Terrorist Throws Bomb at the Carriage ol Admiral Doubassoff Killing Two Men and Wounding the Governor General. BOMB THROWER IS KILLED BY THE EXPLOSION ASSASSIN IS THOUGHT TO HAVE STANDERS SUSTAIN SERI0U WOUNDED IN THE LEG BEEN MAD MOSCOW. May 11. A liomb was tlimwn at the carriage of Admiral Doubassoff, governor general of Moo cow as he was lieing driven to the Palace today. He was wounded in the foot nd his aide and sentry were kill ed. The bomb thrower is rejiorted kill ed. He wore an officer's uniform. Ac-ce-v. to the Palace is barred, Doubassoff was returning from the rpenhki cathedral when the outrage took place' just outside his palace. Several bystanders were injured. DoiiliasfeofTa life was saved by the poor aim of the would be assassin. The bomb exploded on the pavement several paces in the rear of his carriage hurling the mutilated eoise of the terrorist several yards backward, and tearing off Ihe arm and side of hi face of the aide. DuohaaHoff was thrown from Ihe A NEW SOUTH AFRICAN ROAD. Formally Opened, and Promises Much to the Country. .JOHAXNESRrRfi, May ft. -South Africa has a new milroad system of more than local interest. The new line from Klerksdorp to Fourteen Streams has lieen formally opened by the earl of Selbournu'. Its completion marks one of the most important stages in the policy of railway development which Lord Milner initiated after the eloe of tho war. After all the heated discussion of the last thrve years as to the best use of the funds available for such a purpose there luas never been any question of the vital importance of this particular heme. The new line connect thfc main route from Cape Town to the north with the coal fields of the Trans vaal and Xatal. It brings Johannes burg into direct communication with Kimberley. It shortens the route be tween Cope Town and the Rand by 00 miles. Finally, it brings Rhodesia with in comparatively easy roach, not only of the Transvaal, but of the ports of Durban and Lourence Marques. The wearisome trip round by way of Maau poort. and De Aar, so familiar to the business men of South Africa, is now a thing of the past. The 144 miles of new railway has taken almost exactly twelve months to build, which, in view of the terrible lack of labor, represents a very credit able achievement for the authorities of the central South African railways. FRENCH ELECTIONS SHOW FEW CHANGES IN CHAMBER PARIS, May C.-The results are thus far announced in general. The parliamentary elections held to day show few changes m the chamber most of the former deputies being re elected, but an extraordinary number of second ballot will be necessary in BEEN A STUDENT SEVERAL BY. S INJURIES DOUBASSOFF IS OTHER ATTEMPTS HAVE E BEFORE. carriage under the horse's heels. His hack was burned and his leg bruised, but he was able to walk unasistd in to the palace. The coachman's kull was fractured. It is thought the as sassin was a student in whose room was the lomb thrown which exploded Saturday killing three accomplices, but who at the time w watching the pal ae? from a room in the hotel opposite. Since Doubassoff was appointed Gov ernor General last December several attempts at assassination have la-en un covered. " During January Prince Kos lovska wa arrested charged with being an accessory to a planned assassination. In March a young woman secured en trance to the palace under the plea that she was a personal friend of Doubass off Her agitation caused her appre hension. WELCOME LOCAL OPTION. HF.PPNER, Ore., May 6. Whether local option will carry in this place or not in June is no longer a question. Even the bitterest foe of the question, the saloon men, acknowledge that they hav not a ghost of a show of beating out; and indeed most of them say they will vote for it, believing it will come sooner or later, and the sooner the bet ter. They argue that the city will be a dead number as soon a the saloons are closed and say that after two years of "closed town" the voters will be glad to see them opened again, and that after this trial the isue will be a dead one here. FAIR BUILDING BURNS. . SPOKANE, May 6. Fire at Daven port, Wash., destroyed one of the coun ty fair building. The loss was $40,000. MINISTRY TRANSITIONAL. LONDON, May fl.-The Times' cor respondent at St. Petersburg says he is able to state positively that the emper or intends to select his future ministers from the Xational Parliament and that the Goreniykin ministry is merely transitional. DOG POISONED. The famous dog belonging to George Cauffman, named "Sam," was severely poisoned yesterday by strychnine, but was brought through all right by the efforts of Ed J.lowellen of the fire de partment. Paris. The present ballot gives the opposition a majority, but the second ballots wbich will be taken on May 20t'n, are expected Jto result in the representation at the capital being equally divided. It is estimated there was a recorded poll of vote today. The day parsed without disturbances.