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VOLUME LXI.NO. Id ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1006 PRICE FIVE CENTS BRYAN WANTS FREE HAND Makes Brief Statement In ' London Papers.. WILL NOT BE BOUND Does Not Regard New York Re ception it Presidential Endorsement. CANDIDACY NOT ANNOUNCED "Silver Tongued" Orator Do Hot Dt air to bo Placed Where ho WIU bo Bound to Keep i Silence, . IJNDON. July S.-VIUUm J. Bryan and Mr. Bryan arrived tonight from Norway. Tltero wet a largo number of teller, at the Hotel Cecil wbero the Uryaoa arc stopping. . In a statement to the newspaper men, Bryan aU the flrat tiftgetion of a reception in New Vork came from the Commercial Tret- alert League, More there wee any die euteion of the next campaign. He stated tbo reception must not bo regarded in the light of a presidential endorsement lie eeid "While I appreciate, the com pliment paid by the various state con vention, I do not regard their expre aione a, binding upon them or upon the party of their elate. I Mm 11 not prose cute them for a breach of promise if they transfer their alTwtlon to another. To allow the reception to be regarded a en endorsement, would be unjust to other, who may be candidate. I have seen the name of several mentioned a poible candidate,, among them Con gretaman Hearat, Senator Bailey end Governor Folk, who have all rendered conspicuous) service to their party- and country and their claim ahoukl bo con sidered. The party it entitled to the most available man and the question of availability cannot be determined o far In advance." Bryan said he did not wish to be placed In the position of announcing hi. candidacy, but that he prefer to tie in : the position where he can eay what he like, and write what he like and do what he think, should be done, Bryan Will tpeak at the American Society din ner tonight. SENDS MIKADO DRAWINGS. NEW YORK, July 3.-A London dis patch to the Timet aay that hist No vember Henry Mayer, the cartoonist, forwarded to Tokio at a gift to the Mikado the originals of hi, drawing! on the Rno-Japanese wnn, which had appeared in the Time,. He ha, just received word that the Mikado has accented the irlft and a a return courtesy hat tent him a pair of Japanese cloisonne vases with the im perial crest thereon. Mayer it asked to accept the.vaet at a token of the Mikado't appreciation of his pictorial sentiments. ', ZULUS UP IN ARMS. DURBAN. July 3.-Tbere wat fur t hep fighting between the relwl native, and Brit Mi today. The later came in contract with the enemy' vanguard, killing 350 men, but the main Zulu force numbering 8000 It still at large. BEYOND REPAIR, RAN FRANCISCO, July 3,-In a re port mde today Kuprlor Nicholas, cl'tlinisn of the building coiiimlltet, stated that the city hU tl a Mai wrk and (he hall of Juti will have to be fa if "'d. 1 . .TERRIBLE TEACHINGS, :' CrcflWd, Holy Roller' Leader, Shows to Be Terrible 4foniter, ' KKATTLK, July S.-llurgit Starr, the hudbmwl of Mitchell' sister, wa the chief witness for the defense thlt after noon. He told 'a revolting tale of the doctrine, taught by CreuVId and of Mitchell's revelation from hi, mother', spirit, that ha mm kill Cremeld to eve hit tlter Ethr from Creffleld' ttrange power. The wltnest eald, ,"I told him (Mitchell) that my wif had been approached by Creffleld to get Esther out of tchooL He (Creffleld) told my wife, that Esther we a Virgin and the had to "bring forth the Chrltt to take up hit work when ha was killed.'" The witneaa told of the confession, of hi wife to him of Creflteld't teaching that hi, flock mutt tat hi firth and drink hit blood. Prosecuting Attoreey John IL Manning, of Multnomah County, Oregon, arrived and may be wttnee on Thursday., ' , : (M i Antil n'r. . ?jt O - v c c ySfcY I , 'mi V vll v. " ii' afi I ' MUST HAVE PAINED B0NI, PARIS. July 3. By a vote of 253 to 201 the chamber of deputies today an nulled the election of Count Boni de Catellane on the ground of corruption and bribery. The Count made similar charget against hit opponent and taid the atUck started, against hhn during hi, "painful family diaicultics." MULKEY TO MAKE ADDRESS, Athland to Properly Observe Independ ence Day With Exercise. -ASHLAND. Ore- July 3.-The citl.cns of Ashland will cerebrate July 4. The affair U directly In the hand of the fire department and a large sum of money hat been ivlwd for that mrpoe. A grand ball will be h Id In tht evening at ( laniard' opera bouae, The fture of the day are parada, tpwial vmA base ball game, reliiig of the f laratlun of Imhiwudeni', and iir by 11, F. Mul-k7 II St. Michael's Church In Hamburg Burns to Ground. MANY PEOPLE ARE INJURED Tall Steeple 4 Feet Kith Falla to the . Earth Four People Dead; Thirty riremta Injured and Twenty Pertona Are Missing. , HAMBURG. July 3.-8t Michael't church, one of the most Interesting buildings in Hamburg was . totally de-. stroyed by fire this afternoon..' Tlte steeple which won 426 feet high fell In lest than forty nnnutee after the fire started. A large department store and twelve houset were entirely destroyed and 20 other buildings were damaged. t Twenty perwnt are missing, four are known to be dead, and thirty firemen ore. injured. , ; v ',; , v i ; -, ; ' ' : ft ; . y-.; ' SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. , ALBUQUERQUE, N. . M July S. Early yeterday morning at Socorro, 73 miles toutb of this city, was shaken by a awveMlon of the at verent rarthiUJikes In the memory of the people of the city. The dl'turUrn out limed at interval of a few iniitui fur Mf an hour ami then M'd, N keiiou iImilujw wat don, Th riittl, ejff i!!y U.a u Uvea, pert gitly fjlgl.td. CI1URC DESTROYED ELEVEN RUI OVER Mine Car Turned Loose, Kills Eleven Men in Path. UNION STRIKERS ARE BLAMED Become Sore at the Mine Official and Tarn Car Loose Down Steep . Grade, With Mott Diaat trout Remit. ALTOONA, Pa, July 3 Some malicion person lffcjt night loosened the brake on a mine car on the mine branch track near Puritan, causing the car to go in a wild flight and killed eleven men and ser iously injure several others, in the run of three miles, when it brought up with a crash against a number of cart stand ing on a side track. All along the path bodies were found at intervals, until 11 in all were recovered by the searohers. The victims of the juggernaut had been to Portage buying supplies for the Fourth of July celebration and were re turning home, laden with 'food tuppliet and fircworkt, ' They were traveling leisurely home when overtaken and run down by the runaway car. Official of the Puritan mine declare their belief that the rer wa started down the lln by ttrikor at the mines, that were re opened on a non union U,i, several week ago, ' FATHER MUST BANG. XAKKAS OTY, July 3,-Jihn Pper, w, twlay onvhiei of the iwurder of hi iniii but ptlng. ROOSEVELT AT HOME. OYSTER BAY. July 3.Rooevelt to day took up the work of administering governmental affair from Sagamore hill tomorrow he will make an address to his neighbors in celebration of the fourth. It in axecrtttined that the salary of Sec retary Bishop.- in the canal commission will be $10,000 year. 'This leave Bwhop's condensation exactly at be' fore( when he drew I7500O at a member o the commisftion and $2500 at it sec retary. Great crowd are expected here tomorrow to celebrate the fourth and a large Dumber of extra police and deputies are tworn in. MUST COM2 TO OREGON. LOS ANGELES, July 3,-Judge Well born today decided that the Lot Angeles men accused of land frauds should be remove to Oron for trial. The attor ney for the latter lay they will appal to the appellate court. WILL CARRY APPLES. New Lin of Steamer to Engage In the Apple Trade. NEW YORK. July 3 The first steam ship service ever operated exclusively for the exportation of American apple, it now being arranged for by Harry M. Isaac of a firm of fruit importers of London. The ships will ply between Boston and London and Hull Formerly it ha been the custom to thip the ap plet on the large freight ship, but the bwines has grown to at to. tupport a tine of ileamert. Mr. Io. who U now in Nw York tayt that the exportation of applet will be greatly xpdiUd by the new service and much of the fruit will be marketed to hetUr advantage abroad. The steam ert will i every fortnight and will have a cpadiy of tflM) barrels. Th total Kp(Ht of lt aiB rota all fwU w 14134! Isriv'i. , I DISSOLUTION AT Gorcmykin Ministry Holds 'Midnight Session. CHANCE IS PROBABLE Constitutional Democrats Wif Likely Be Represented in Ministry. FIND REVOLUTIONARY LEAGUE Soldiers at Viln Discover Ample Evi dent of the Existence of Strong Revolutionary League Dis orders Among Agrarian. ST. PETERSBURG, July 4. -The meeting of the cabinet called by Premier Goremykin afWr his return from visit to Emperor Nicholas at Feterhoff began t 10:30 o'clock last night and continued until bite into the night. There is no authoritative announcement of the rea son for calling this extraordinary mid night conference or its decisions, but there ia little doubt that it is connected with ft change of ministry; though in dividual ministers declined to admit that explanation. Hint dropped by the construction, democratic leaders indicate that overtures for their participation in a ministry at the present stage, have to do with , cabinet under the leadership of former minister of agriculture Amil off. This is deemed improbable in well informed quarters but the Associated Press has strong grounds to believe the constitutional democrats will participate in ft ministry under leadership of Ivan Shipoff, former minister of finance. League Seal Found. All doubt of the existence of an or ganized military revolutionary league which is inspiring the mutineea and up risings in the army, were set at rest by the discovery of the seal and documents of the league during ft search of the soldier attached to staff headquarters at Vilna. War Minister Kudinger.has ordered ft strict investigation of all de tachments of troops in order to deter mine the extent of the revolutionary propoganda, and the bet methods of counteracting it. Martial law was declared at Vilna to day on account of the ferment among the troops there. " Two Different Views. The administrative and parliamentary viewB of the Bialystock excesses were published tonight Though the two re ports differ in many important respects they unite in holding certain officials, or at least the inferior police guilty of inciting and participating in the ex cesses. It is significant that Shiremstoff, tbo prefect of police at Bialystock, has been Bummoned to St. Petersburg. The parliamentary commission's report de clare the program and preliminary events show evidence of a general and deliberate plan, while the administra tion's commission takes the view that revolutionary activity and terrorism are responsible for the anti-Jewteh feeling. Agrarian disorder continue in the central and southern provinces. Serious encounters In which many were killed, hat been reported. t SCHMITZ WRITES LETTER. SAN FRANCISCO. July S.-Msyor gchmltt today ft4dr'id , third li tter to th executive commit of the United Whipping 4 Traiiport,tl(in A'xftl'n requiting arbitration of the matter of ttrtke on th waUtrfront. The Ujr derUrr a ttl-iriil if th tiwWe i for (In Ut luitnJtk bt th vi'y. I