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UBUtHt Utt AttOOIATIO MPOMT ' "oOVMS THB MOHNINfll FIILO ON Tilt LOWSft OOLUMBIA. VOLUME LXI NO, H40 PRICE FIVE CENTS ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1906 DEATH COMES TO TREPOFF Tryannlcal Russian Gen eral Beaten By Death. WAS NATURAL DESPOT Dies at Villa al Peterhof Alter Lingering Illness-Was Reactionary. HATED BY REVOLUTIONISTS Defeated General Leader of Reactionary RepreMlon in Buta One of Bu caucracy'a Strongest Support Maimrtsy of Ctar. ST. I'CTratXIiriMJ. Sq.t, IS.-Grn, Dmitri Feodorovlch Trepoff, eomman- limit of I lie iiiiHTiiil U'i', died at 0 clock thl, evening at hi, villa nt IV .Icrhuf of Angina Pectoris. General Trepoff. whose name I ln dillbly linked with reactionary repres sion in -ltii-i. wa a renwrkttiiie man II.- uii s natural despot, a tvrant by liiiljuatinit, .chii-at Ion and conviction He wa ons'of those men who liave constantly appeared in Ruian hltry, lnt at the time when condition were mit promising for putting an end to depot i-m and to turn the Kusslan rul er from liU-ralisiu to reaction. Trepoff would have Wn fil year of age in eendter. For several month he lui lieen suffering from heart affection and asthmatic troubles. ORDER GENERAL STRIKE. Wabash Road's MachinUta, Bollermak. era and Blacksmith, Will Go Out. CHICAGO, Sept. 15. A general strike of all shop employe on the Wabah Railroad ytem has been ordered to take effect next Monday morning nt 10 o'clock The order affect 1,000 skilled mechanic, including machinist, bolter niBkcra and blacksmith. ,lame O'Connell, preldent of the In ternational Association of Machinists, bcfoiv leaving Chicago for Wnhlnp ton lat night, nid everything pol hie had la-en done to avert a strike and that a walk out of all the employe. In the repair and inadilna department of the road could not lie avoided nn 1c the company should agree to the term, of the men. (Wi-rence. Iwive bW Ini profiles, lietwecn the ofllcinla of the Wnlmsh and Mr. O'Connell during the Inst week, The question at issue concern, wage, the machinist liclng chiefly interested. The request of the machiniHt that the wage wale he rained to a standard aim ilar to that In effect on a number of other railroad ayatema was not re ceived favorably by the road official. They offered to continue paying the present wale, which range from 28 to DO cent nn houft The demand of the men Included a graded seale of wage running from 33 to 35 cent, an hour. When it became apparent that negotia tion would prove fruith President O'Connell nought the sympathy of the other trade employed In the other de partment, of the railroad server, He asked that In eae of a strike, the boil-,-rmakers, blacksmith and other shop Bd repair men should agree to walk out in "I'Iwt of the machiniHt. The promise of other trade wa secured and lolnt action wa, decided upon. TWO GREAT PLAYS. The "Sidewalk of New York" and "The Little Minister," the two produc tion with Which the well known Swain company open, their tock engagement heiv, Sept. 24, are probably two of the liet known and lent seen play ever written. Both are masterpiece, of dra matization In their respective - atmos phere, and have beon two of the lead- lug ofrrlttgM of the Hwnln company for the pnt several, )'ear. Alde ; from thee two day, however, tlitf company litis nn extem-ive repertoire of trletly llrt Ha production which they pre sent with complete complement of m-eidc unit electrical setting In which liut I ww rew( they carry the larg est Hiiioitnt ever attempted 1y any similar attrnrtli.il, and a a reult of which every production i complete In every respect, '.". WANTS REHEARING. WASHINGTON, Kept, 15.-A brief in aupKrt of the petition of Former I'uJt ed NtaU' Senator Hurton of Kanxa for a re-lienring in tin raae In which he ha been found guilty of accepting a fen fur amice rendered the Uialto Company of St. UmU, wa filed In the Xnprcnm Ourt of the I'nlted Btate, )eterday The lnef I in the nature of a niippicntton for another opportun ity to prewnt the cae,, and say in parti "llebieving that the trial in the court below wa, not a fair one and that the verdict rent on evidence not technical ly but iibtantially improper, evidence which removed the. cae from the re gion of fact t the real of suspicion and believing alo that evidence was excluded which alone could meet and rebut the evidence wrongfully decided, we earnestly pray for a rehearing," PLEASED WITH WEST. NKW YORK, Sept. 13.-lwight M. Panleen, sceictnry of the Xew York Central, has returned from a trip to the Vet, which Included Minneapolis and points west to Portland. From there he went to San Francisco and wa in the other more luiortant cities of California, With the exceptions of Sun Finneieo condition everywhere he found to I1 proierou. He say,! "People In the Ivaat cannot realize the enormous buine that I, being done In the West unle they actually si. All cliisse of buine are active, with f cwiiTrw tfifl eropa the basia. The railroad are having all they can do to. handle their traffic. ; "Rvwbi fn Han Francisco there i great ciithuiam and optimism." BIG FRUIT SHIPMENTS. SAN" FRAXC1SCO, Sept. 15. I'p to Inst night, according to Southern IV rille Freight cial. 4,000 car, of green fitiit had lieen ent to oint east of the Rocky Mountains, 'J hey expect an an ditioiial 1,51m) carload la-fore the sea son end. In their opinion these 6,.Wrt cars of deciduou fruit represent a mar ket value of :i.(MK),(KK), or an average of M.OOO nor 'ar. Each car ent east contain 24,(K pound, of fniit. So far this season the total shipment, east will aggregate 132,000,000 pound. CONFESSES TO MURDER. Man Confewei He Murdered Father and Son on Continental Divide. DENVER, Sept. 13. A New special from Rawlins, Wyo says: Deputy Sheriff V. S. Johnson of Wapanuka, I T arrived here tonight having in eiftody J B. Hickman, who ha con fessed to the murder of Thoma Trwine nnd hi young n AivhkS wliilc tr.cy were ti-nvelling overland to Baker City, Oregon, on the continental divide near this city last June. Hickman in his confession Implicate, his cousin Hugh Hickman, for whom the officer, are now searching. GREELY SUCCEEDS C0RBIN. ST. T.OUTS, Sept. IB. Major fieneral Adolphns W. fireely formally took hnrge of the Northern Division of the U. S. Anny here today, succeeding Gen. Henry C. Corbin, retired. ACCOUNTANT WINS. XEW YORK. Sept. 15. .Tame, Bra- dv's $45,000 colt Accountant nt six to five, won the $25,000 annual champion ship stake nt two and a quarter mile nt Rheenhend Bay IT. P. Whitney's Ironsides wa, second. Time, 3:55 2-5. BATTLESHIPS SAIL. NEWPORT. Sept. 15. lender orders received from the Navy Department nt Washington, the first elns battleships Txmisinna and Virginia sailed tminy. Their destination was not learned. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. At Seattle-Seattle; 10; Fiesno, 4. At Portland-San Francisco, 4; Port- I land. 0. At Oakland- -Los Angeles, 1-, Oak- hind, 2. RAILROAD TRIP TO SEA ENJOYED YESTERDAY Portland and Astoria Chambers of Commerce With Distinguished Guests. VISIT THE COLUMBIA Splendid Reception at Fort Stevens and at the Federal Engineer ing Department By the Oflicers In the Command There. SEVENTEEN GUNS SALUTE JOURNEY MADE OVER FIVE MILES OF BLUE OCEAN WATER-MAPS AND MEMORANDA OF JETTY WORK SCANNED CLOSELY WON DERS OF THE GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING REVEALED RETURN TO ASTORIA-BANQUET AND SPEECHES. At 11:43 o'clock yesterday morning the Portland expres pulled into this city with a special car attached tear ing a group of prominent Portlandcr. member, of the metropolitan chamber of eommeivo and their guest, to-wit: R R. Hoge, president of the Port land phamber; Edmund C. Oiltner, it secretory; W. p. Wheelwright, George Taylor T. B. Bmimgartner. J.-tT'Flan-ders, J. C. Ainsttorth, C. If. IVvers, C. F. Adams, and C. A. Stewart, of the A. 4 C. of!W there. The giieMts of hon or ls-ing Hon. Joseph K. Randcll, rep reMentntive in Congress from the Fifth district of Louisiana, memlier of the Hon- committee of rivers and har bors, and president of the National River & Harbors ('ongivs; Hon. W. I,. Jones, representative in Congress from the Stnte of Wuihington, and member of th- House committee on river and harbors; Governor George E. Chamlierlnin, of Oregon; United States! Senator Charle W. Fulton and John t flortiin. of Oregon: United States c..n..t.,i-.nlool VmA V Afiilkov. nf Ore - gon; Congressmen-elect W. R. Ellis and W. C. Hawley, of uregon; ex-won .... M.,l.,r,l, A Mnnlv. of Ore gon; Colonel W. S. Roessler, chief of the ' .l.1AH.Anl In MlfirffA r1 iloimrtnient. in eharce of the government work at the Columbia river jetties; State Scnntor J. N. Smith, of Salem; Peter Loggie, pres ident of the Coos Hay Chamber of Commerce, and C. M. Sain, editor of the Coos Bay Harbor; and Lester Scott, representing the Oregoninn. The instant tlie- gentlemen reached this city they became, foe purposes of the further trip to Fort Stevens nnd the jetty, the guests of the Astoria chamber of commerce, and that body was represented by Chairman Brennnn Van Dusen of the committee on com merce and navigation, of the chamber, who Jind issued) in.itntion(s to forty of the lending citizens of Astoria, to join the party at the depot; but of this number only the following were able to respond, to-wit: County Judge t p Trenchard. Mayor Herman Wise, State Senator W. T. Schoficld. Represen tative John) C. MeCue. J. C. Mayo, gen eral passenger agent of the A. C; Charles IT. Cnllenuer, K. ti. uyer. r. W. Tnllant, Gabriel Wingate. -lames Finlavson, Captain Dan McVicker, of h. iit service, and Captain Jns. Tntton, ex-bar pilot on the Columbia. As soon as the tram tor ron mo -ens could be made up, and the specials attached thereto, the tram swung , for the margin of the Pacific ana tne pleasant processes of introduction nna ubequent interchange of courtesies held the boartls for the hour used iii .. ik .rrnnndi. nt Fort Stevens, where Colonel Walker and his staff, and Mr. Bngnnll of the engineering iorcc, were on hand with cordial greetings for all bands. As the pnrty disemliarKed jrom me special the park battery at the fort ...,. ...i n,.t. a salute of seventeen guns in honor of the governs or joe ou of Oregon, ana i . -i.i l.A iliniM nulla T f IL UrC" crrotmds brought their puns to a pre- ... a Al ... f lift I nnd kept them Inst gun was fired. RIVER BAR JETTIES IN HONOR OF GOVERNOR That the party had been anticipated wa, inrontetablr nroven bv its beins inntantly hailed into the mess-room of the engineering barracks and seated at tame eenerouslv laden with splendid and abundant lunch. There ,. r . : i n. tun r, rt.n.naii nn.:,i:.. ! ,nj Colonel Roe-sler doing the honors at r "V royally entertained, nof alone with the viand from which they drew the erea ture comforts of the hour, but with Ul in iHt- null iiiiT llllV ail cident to the occasion, and just as the the flow of bright and lively talk in party had comfortably disposed of the bounty provided, the jetty-train ran alongside the banquet room, and all hands were carefully bestowed on the onen cars in use on the system and Colonel Roessler gave the engineer the signal that started the tram over the nnrrow-trauored rail that had their out Iward and over the far blue waters of the Pacific. The gentlemen of the national del' ecatiom at Wahini?toii. were on the 1 f Ar nrl if fho train u-liuth tra& miKtiAii to its destination hy the sturdy little engine), and were surrounded by Col I n,.r 0f maps showing in detail every I f.rtl Af iLA -1. InA.tt n all n( Koessler and his staff with all man foot of the ereat work to-date, all of which was carefully explained to Con irressmen Rnnsdell nnd Jones, who were perhaps the most unfamiliar with this particular huge undertaking, and the intellieent exposition of the actual conditions of the jetty and its objects, wa ample to put them in possession of Hie daU they most desired to pos sess. Congressman Ransdell gave his un divided and earnest attention to the JeastJ and, largest items of inflorma tion at his command and amplified and fortified it by a line of apt and il lnminnting questions that showed him to be no novice in the science of jet ty-building and entirely 'en rapport with the system as it applied to this bar and river; and all the way out and back the interesting dissertation was kept going to the genuine pleasure and gratification of those who had the good fortune to lie within ear-shot of the elaborate discussion; the trend and close of which left none in doubt of MV. Rnnsdiell's profound understand ing and appreciation of the vital need of the completion of the jetties on the north nnd south of the Columbia river bar. Everybody enjoyed the unique ride, five mile out over the gleaming wa ters of the quiet ocean, blue and qui escent in the warm afternoon sunshine, with only the spidery line of long trestling to be seen before and be hind them, with the foaming, long- drawn billows sweeping in under them, the 6moke of a distant steamer, or tne Heck of a white sail on the horizon nlntiA mnrWinr the infinitude of the alone mniKing me uuinuuuo u un . -.i. .j i kn:JO r seawara prospect; mm uro uuoii.c the day was' momentarily forgotten in the strange and exhiliroting sensations incident to the trip. Colonel Walker, in command oi wie past and i,i8 aKies were on board ! 1 4 hit ronl n and contributed immensely to the real pleas ures of the rule by pointing out to tne uninitiated the marvels and beauties that lay everywhere abroad and a soon a the train wa again in the grounds of the fort, they took charge of the party and showed them everything, in detail, from the stately batteries and mortars on the surface, to the conning room and magazine far beneath the grounds; examining everything is Sim ple and convincing term that anyone hinted a desire for Information about; all of which was a revelation to those who, looking for the first time upon the innocent and unsuggestive hills that flunk the bay and ocean at that point, undreaming of the superb and potent force hidden there, made the most of, with due appreciation of the valuable opportunity at hand, all of which wa gratefully acknowledged a they left for the train. The converted expre wa then switched down the line to the main pier at Fort Stevens, where the hand some eteainer of the engineering de partment, the Arago, under command of Captain Buchanan, lay in waiting for the party. At this point and hour (4:10 p. in.), the farewell were said and all hands went abroad the Arago with the conviction that the day had been happily and profitably 'spent, and in a whirling exchange of good wishes and good-byes, the steamer swung out into the stream and headed for As toria. Thirty-five minutes later she wa alongside the Havel pier in this city, and the party disembarked, and, under the guidance of Chairman Van Dusen made a bee-line for the Hotel Occident, whene they were joined by Secretary Charles K. Higk'ns, of the Astoria chamlier of commerce, and sev eral other citizens, and turned over to the tender mercies of "Uncle Charley" Wright. " That eenial host led the throng to the dining room and in a jiffy all were seated at the big T snapea laoies, where forty covers awaited, and din1 ner was soon under way, the jolly sounds of table-furniture ming lintr happily with the Incessant and sparkling conversation raging on all side, and attuned to the pleasant re- I hpnrnl of the day's doirifis. After tne meal had progressed to a point where la safe intrusion micht be made, U. S. , . ; i ,i tnaior runon rwe u. - cordial terms miroaueeii noo. uu-pn 13. Ranwlell, of Louisiana, as the guest nf the state and the day, who had I - ... , something to say in relation to the trip ana us great purpo. Mr. Ransdell rose amid a rattle ot hand-clnpping, and calls for a speech, and at its subsidence, said in part:. "Gentlemen of Astoria: I am pro foundly grateful for the opportunities this dav ha afforded me for meeting you and familiarizing myself with your paramount want. The time pre.ses loo hard to permit me to indulge in a lengthy review of the great engineer ing problem that confronts you bi uip month of your noble river, but I may assure you I have due appreciation of your creat and immediate needs in tnis relation; and I beg to say mai u i mi. never converted before to the im mense and urgent requirements of the Columbia river and Us bar, i am mor- oughly convinced, since my visit ine Dalle a few days ago, and the ex cursion of today; and to sum up the mnaf that T mislit say under more aa- ...ninnnAiia Mrenmstanctrs. i iriwc .1 T ta assurance with you that in me you ,I11BR'VU. " - ' have from this time forth a devotea friend in the Congress of the United otof T thank you asam fop the excellent things, and abundant courte sies that have fallen to me today at your hands." Congressman W. L. Jones of asn- incton was then hailed to tne noor and spoke briefly in the following terms: ' rnnHemen. I. too. have to tnank you sincerely for a pleasant and profit able day. I am sincerely giaa to nave m the neonle of Astoria; glad to have been able to visit the great bar tt,. nmnth of the Columbia; you know your wants infinitely better than do; but I know them better toaa.y than I ever did before; 1 snau uo ...t..A.. r an t onen vour bar, with due consideration for other and equal ly important interests. I thank you again, and wisn you goou-oy. a a ti, Wnahmeton statesman took his seat, President Hoge of the Port- ij Mmmher of commerce, arose ana gave a full expression to his sense of appreciation of the warm and eordial reception accorded the guests of that u organization by the Astoria chamber and the citizens here, and lit tered the hope that the day ana issue might lead to the consummation of the granest project possible for the m ; - eitn f rwtmn and the Northwest. , . At. this point "Jimmy," the Oeci- dent's indispensable and popular por- ter, thrust his head in the i dining room aoor ana uiu.uuia r 6:10 train to Poruand," whereupon (Continued on page 4) WILL AID IN PACIFICATION Taft and Bacon Prepare for Cuban Trip. WILL GO ON CRUISER Official Party Will Make Journey On Des Moines-Chiefs of Bureaus Meet. GET READY TO SEND TROOPS Taft Meets With Bureau Chiefs to Plan Movements of Troops in Case the United States Decides to Intervene. WASHINGTON', Sept. 15. Interest in the Cuban situation was intensified tonight by the circulation here that Secretary Taft wtfh Assistant Secretary of State Bacon had been directed by the President to proceed to Havana and aid in the pacification of the island. Ba can will probably arrive here tomor row morning. Taft is not certain that he will vet away tomorrow afternoon, as he first intended. Tie is engaged id preparing a magazine article which 1. - 1 , .l UnCn I. a Inntraa Washington. According to present ar rangements the official party will pro-, eed to Cuba on the cruiser Des Moines, which will meet them either at Tampa or Key West. Taft said tonight that he had received no further advices from the President regarding Cuba. For more than an hour Tatt was sur rounded by the Chief of Bureaus, who would have to do with the active prep aration for the movements of troops in the event the administration decided to intervene in the Cuban conflict These chiefs were General Ainsworth, the Military Secretary; General Bell, Chief of Staff; General Crosier, Chief of Or nance, and General Davis, Judge Advo cate General. While it is not admitted that the question of moving troops or prepara tions for hostilities were discussed, the gathering is a significant one SPIRIT OF PATERNALISM, BERLIN, Sept. 13. Mr. Goere, rep the denartment of Commerce & - ' TaW at IVa-shins-ton. in the course of a speech before the International Con- gress of Insurance Actuaries nere, saia there had been in IW United SUtea n snlrit. nt naternnlisiii. but he was hap- bv to say Americans had recovered from the hysteria that seemed to possess them. The government was confident .. .. . .. . , rti. t . that no institution in tne united maies was more firmly based or possessed wis- administration than life insurance. The congress adjourned to meet in Vi enna in 1009. EMBEZZLER DIES. PAVfiV HTTY. Colo.. Sept. 15. Her bert F. Mellen, once a prominent socie ty man, but who tor several years im Win o nrisnner in the state peniten tiary here serving sentence for embez zlement of the funds of the Interna tional Trust Company of Denver, died last night after a lingering illness. While in the penitentiary Mellen wa, a model prisoner and was employed as bookkeeper for the deputy warden.. The remains will be sent to Boston for in- L0ST ONE RETURNS. niTPT.iVfiTfVNr'. Iowa. Sept. 15. Christ Burmaster, who disappeared from Burlington 51 year ago at the age oi 17 ronra and who since had not been heard from by his family, returned yes terday a wealthy man. His family had annnrwed him to be dead. He went first to Dakota, and made a fortune, nnd then to Los Angeles, where he now es He met several brothers and sis ters yesterday who have been bom since left home. -p. i r sjj T:WirV4l-'rit-S9S'k f---2UI0,