publishes" full associated press report
COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14,
PRiCE FIVE CENTS
BRih Tun. NU. U. i
knox mm
CONTEST OVER
BIE
13 EXPECTED
Indicated by Minority Re
port From Committee
NOT A PARTY ISSUE
Although Reported Unfavorably
Confidence txpresseu iur
Enactment of Bill
t
road rate law. claming the law .
Insufficient to cover the caei in
cluded in lti provision. ' jwaauen oi
..-!. ..(.... tn the Increase in
Illinois riiiiiv"
freight ratei alnce the taw went into
effect. Washburn of Massacnue,
(avored a modification of the &ner-
man intltruit law in order that I
might be leas burdensome. nayes
of California, attacked the rules of
the house. Langley of Kentucky,
criticized the administration In the
affairs of the laws of the Indians,
and Foster of Vermont, pleaded for
the adjustment ol tne posm
affecting merchandise sent mrougu
the mail. The Indian bin was pcu-
ing when adjournment was had.
HAYES ATTACKS HOUSE RULES
Variety of Subject Discussed In
House Indian Appropriation Un
der Conalderadoa But no Action
General Debate Moat of the Day.
INSIGNIFICANT MATTER.
But American Crowds Are Bump-
itoua About Their Flag.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13-With the
air filled with patriotism during the
many Lincoln celebrations yesterday,
Gustavus Henning, a consulting en
otnrer. who lives in West 142nd St.,
selected a very inappropriate time to
disolav the British Union Jack above
the stars and stripes. However, hi I
hung the British emblem on the roof,
and the Red White and Blue from a
second story window. A neighbor
indignantly noting the position of the
the flags complained to me ponce
and whether by strictly legal right
or not, detectives were sent to notify
Henning that the British flag must
be brought down at least to the lev
el of Old Glory. Henning complied
with instructions and throughout the
remainder of the day the fjags flut-
. . . . - , . I !J
tered in the breeze siueoyuc
HUGE RAILWAY DEAL.
mi! ROBBERS
SEISM
IB MIL COL
LAPSES: KILLS 5
MEET DEATH FIGHTING int.
FLAMES IN MILWAUKEE
MANY INJURED.
Thrpft lien Instead of
Two Holdup D. & R. G.
MAKE EASY ESCAPE
Railroad and Police Investiga
tion so Far is Without uue
to the Bandits
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Al
though the bill removing the bar to
the eligibllty of Knox to become
secretary of state In the Taft cabinet
was reported promptly to the house
Mlna of the 'minority re-
port from the committed on the elec
tion of president, vice-president and
,.nr-nitlvei in congress, indi-
is to be made
...u.. the osssase of the measure
Representative Gaines, author of
the house bill. Identical passed by
.1. ..-.,-ti to csll ud the
measure Monday under the suspen
i .i. and motion will b'
made to substitute the senate bill,
which, if passed, would bring the
two houses into immediate agree
ment. In spite of the minority.
Clark of Missouri, the Democratic
floor leader, says the measure will
not be made a party Issued therefore
enactment of the bill Is confidently
..j fh, mlnorltv members
t.u k.4 i.ii. nn Its face the Gaines
bill only seeks to fix the salary o
secretary of state of $8000 the re.
. u whether members of tne
United States senate during whose
l office salary of secretary of
Urresaed from $8000 to
$12000 a year can hold the office of
secretary of state, any portion of the
Z ,!,, the said senate was
term , , .
elected, provided that the salary of
the secretary ot sia.e oc
!.-. it .... k.fnre raised.
.nMi-Hi were (lis-
A variety vi m
j u .h. house of represents
CU1SCU III " " ,
tlves today. The Indian sjpropr a-
.-!. .,hnlp11v under consm
non uein ivv ,
eratlon. but many members availed
i. -i the onoortunity lor
i J.h.te Lamar of Florida
. .u. .-.nnment of the rail
IIHU.U v -
MIT.WAUKEE. Feb 13. Five
firemen killed, about a dozen Injur
ed, two fatally, by the toppling of a
brickwall while fighting a fire in the
H, W. Johns Manville manuiaaunng
plant today. An employe of the con-
eern was badly ournea snu ui ...
the hospital later. The loss is su.-
000.
WINNIPEG. Feb. 13. The Can
adian Western Railway, a new cor-
nnrntinn. nromoted by Minnesota
capitalists, has been granted charter.
The company Intended to build 4
milwav thronirh Southern Alberta
frnm Caluarv to the international
i.nnnd.irv and a branch line from
Pincher. Alberta, into the rich lum
ber territory of the F.Ik River valley.
rtritUh Columbia- The line will DC
nntinued south from the boundary,
connecting at Dutte, Mont., with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. I'aul at
Helena. Mont., with the Northern
Pacific, and at Browning with the
Great Northern. Thet final survey
will be completed in the spring. The
promoters are O- A. Robertson and
F. B. Lynch of St. Paul. r. fc.. K.en
aston of Minneapolis, and O. L.
Boynton of Winnipeg.
TALLY'S THE KNOX CASE.
TRMTON. N I-. Feb. 13.-A case
similar to that of Senator P. C. Knox
of Pennsylvannia, concerning whost
eligibility of the office of Secretary
of State a question has been raised,
is that of Ex-Governor George T.
Wertsiof this state. Mr. Werts de
sired to go on the supreme bench,
hut because as a senator he had vot
ed to increase the justices salaries.
irt nn wan taken similar to mat
which is orooosed in Senator Knox
case, that is, the salary-increase law
was reoealcd and Mr. Werts took
hi seat on the bench, mere nas
never been any question raised as to
his being legally seated, altnougn tne
the salary increase law was afterward
re-enacted.
EVERYTHI AGA
BETVJEEtl W
UIIBilH MU
SH BH W
THOUGHT TO BE IN DENVER SENATE WILL have to hur-
RY TO COMPLETE PRO
GRAM BY MARCH 4.
Detective! Think Thieves Are Now
Hiding in Denver-Robbery Wat
Carefully Planned and Work Indi-
II iDIK
inns
I
-ASTOUNDING STATEMENT ."
CHICAGO. Feb. 13.--W. E. Cur
tis, in a special article in the Record
Herald todav. under a Washington
date confirms what he characterizes
as an "Astounding statement by
President Roosevelt recently that
'The losses to farm products due to
injurious mammals is estimated at
$130,000,000 annually and the loss
through insects is estimated at $659,-
000,000 annually.
"Th statements, savs Mr. Curtis,
"are confirmed by the Secretary of
Agriculture and the scientists of that
department, who have charge of such
matters.
MAY BE RUNNING YET.
Great Britian and Ger
many Rejoicing
IT WAS ALL JEALOUSY
Diplomats Point Out That In
terests of; Two Nations no
Longer Clash
ACCIDENTAL
on
KILLS 1, INJURES 3
FATALLY OCCURS AT POPE
HOME NEAR ABERDEEN,
WASHINGTON.
BUNCOED "BLACK HAND."
Then A New York Victim Fooled
The Would-Be Murderers.
NEW YORK, Feb, 13--That mys
terious organization known to Ital
i,. nnrf the oollce as the "Black
Mand" has adopted up to date meth
nAm of nnrratinor in New York. An
attack from an automobile was made
..trHs on Gus Merino, a Hariem
t..nb rUaW. who had been receiving
.1. n;n Inters demanding the AWfRnEEN. Feb. 13. By the
llll Sfl(i. 1 , I ' " .
payment of $5000 for several weeks accidental discharge ot a snotgun
. uri,.n M.rinn left his shoo and 1 ,1,. k.Kv of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pope
ti.: .tnn thu sidewalk a I..... t,;n.j nJ Mrs. Pons and two
WIM l MIM fc'iivu
machine dashed up to the curb and 0lher children wounded. The chii-
. a aisaann I . . t ft M T n i 'l n
one of the tnree occupam h'"b aren seriousiy. n tawny vi
out and began firing. With great L the Qinault reservation were go-
presence of mind Merino aroppeu " ing up the uuinauit river in
the sidewalk, feigning aeain, mus s- whtn tne acciaeni nani:in:u
caplng without a scratch. The man d,y 8fternoon. No particulars. Pope
. i-.j .v.. miirtclv. turned. n( h hrst Vnown Indians in
if AXGELES. Febl3.-Held
M ond rohbed bv two masked high-
-
waymen and then forced to beat tne
xf...thnn rrrnrd to keeo OUt of
not at bullet fired at hiia by
I:..... s the nnolea
i rescuing jiui.sm
..r.friTvrnTrtxT r r p.fc ft I sant exoerience of one man yesterday
Carefullv Planned and Work Indi-L.. ... a k.r. Liominf. The police do not yet
... r . , i nr senate nas inutu iu w iv.w & , - . .
..M Tht Men Were Professionals lnc scl a . ... . n ,k, ma was. and with
ran mmnete oroeram DCiorc 1 .!" ... ...
ri. i T-k. .t, l.k. m-mnrv of that fusilade of but
ournment, on marcu w . .
. . .. .. .tilt rrh it is not likely the vie-
n.,n u.k it Tk,t the inciuoing aiwu FJ,.r.. ... .... -
f-v .... ... : .,t .-v,CTUm will take tne nonce iui
holdup of the Denver & Rio Oranae , .. he re.tnlist. dence.
ra.ci.nwr train near Denver early ......
is morning was the work of three nt ff the so HU GANS TO FIGHT WHITK
mm instead of two, and that tne " . . , ..
...... i j iA sTnn - -Ttnn anu s.uiiasii i .
robbery of the mail car gave them t v "; e"e5ven over to BALTIMORE, Feb- . 13.-Joe
int of nossiblv $35,000 is indicated ertble time must be given over ,
Aftirii ni nnure oiut-iaia iuuaj 1 . . nr 1 1 1 v. m i n nniinns.
, :.. m " to er important matters on nano we m.
seems probable that the men came to J u .fl . -rit o
Denver and are now mo.ng n
citv. Eiehteen packages 01 regime- - -
- , Dciore aaiourmucui.
.A mail .prr sreured.
LU .....a " -' -
The robbery is remarkable, origin
al and daring. It took place within
RESULT OF THE KING'S VISIT
AFTER AMERICANS.
eight miles of Denver, within less WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 13 The
than two miles of Fort 1-ogan tne Canadian Pacific Railway to further
it -..J c.... tnilitarv reservation immigration scheme.
uniicu swi" ...... j
and at a spot where habitations is
i.ntif,.l. So thorouah was the worn
of the robbers, so well were their
plans laid, that they had fully an
hour and a half start on tne omc3.
A search in the vicinity ot me
holdup indicates that a third man
and possibly a fourth was engagea
in the robbery. That a rubber tired
buggy was used in the holdup and
.1... . An.. nrl a red sienai nri
ma. iuiiivuw - -
were used unsuccessfully in the at-
. . tn. stnn the train before i"-
,iupi v r
...-m,tir revo vers of tne roooers
were brought into play bringing the
train to a stop.
From the manner the homup
accomplished it is thought the rob
bers are the same ones wno -w
COLrOA INCREASES II
VIOLENCE
an aggressive immigration stucmt,
has sent Assistant Land commission- ,mMTT tm t c VEGE-
Doupe and Chief hagny0uajym
Forshadd to the chief centers
in the Western and Middle states to
ctahiuh agencies on a large scale
o,ith a view to inducinir aericultural-
ists to settle on the company's lands
in Western Canada. More man
TATION FOR MILES ABOUT
N OLIVES YET LUST-
MEXICO CITY. Feb
in Western vanaaa mure iuu
$l,0oS will be spent in this enter- Colima volcano conUnues
r ,: an j mrreased in Viol
prise-
13--The
There Now Seems Nothing at Least
at the Present on tne otbo
Over Which the Nations Can
Quarrel
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The king
and queen were given an unusually
enthusiastic reception after their re-
turn from BerUn today. J-ne vii.
was certainly wonderful is the effect
in the mind of the Bnttsb puDiic an.
whose anUgomsm against uernany
seems to have disappeared. Berlin'
cordial reception of the King anu
the mutual satisfaction at the out
come of the visit expressed the of
ficial life of both countries to have
a way for "better feeling was mani
fested today All this has been so
sudden that the question js already
heir,, raised how long it will last.
Diplomats who are watching recent
developments closely are opurau--
They point out that cruisn
Germany interesting do not clash in
any part of the world ana mat ui
bitterness between the two iiai.u..
really arose over jealousy in the af
fairs in the near east, uermany u
: ....k. an agreement with
. .rHin. Morocco, there ap-
in erup-i"-"- ,.
'"'"" ' . ... -nthinir on tne nornuu
tion and increased in violence today t ,ppear.
..k.. t lmiH snhterranean ae- . k
s WYOMING WILL PRO
TECT HER ELK
I A UUUWV
tonations followed by rain and hot
sand which completely killed vegeta
tion over a large area. Neighbor
ing towns and villages are covered
with dust and ashes. A stream oi
lava a mile long is flowing from the
I double crater, no loss of life has yet
been reported.
k ftrerl the shot Quickly, turned,
pumped Into the machine and whiix
ed away.
MTSS HOPPER MARRIED,
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 13. It s
renorted here that A. O. Brown and
rj. w.iinre Honner have an
u ne of the best known Indians in
this section. He is education and
well to do. A doctor has been
sent to the scene of the tragedy.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
he Denver & Rio Grande last May r ppoMPT GOING TO THE GRAND JURY.
when Express Messenger wr.gru LMilbiAi-" L.a.i7r i
vkH-. T?-k 1?Afica Aarnes
Wallace Honner nave - lhivaw, rcu. .-
nonnecd their marriage which is said Crider is at the County Hospital suf-
nttnrk made uoon her
to have occured six month ago.
WATERS-PIERCE CO.
WANT MORE TIME
fcring from an attack made upon her
k.. niHentified man. She was
-atltino- alon. the street when sne
" O v
with a hatchet, her jaw
being broken and a large gash cut in
her rheek. When she became con
scious she said she did not know the
man who attacked her
Fine of Fifty Thousand Dollars Assessed Against
Corporation Will Not be Contested
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13,-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Waters-Pierce Company will be held
Tuesday and probably will be made
the ground for argument for the ex
tension of time. The attorneys for
the corporation saying they see no
recourse from this portion The
penalty is predicted unofficially that
Comnany will ask
tne . - .
the court to declare the holding of
.. t... ...nlarrl Interests, al-
its stock oy """ . ...
. . 4k- -rminn that such hold
legeo on me -
, ...nts the orinclpal laid
jnK vumi o v..-- -- .
down by. the federal P"mec0";
..i. .Axxrittea casei i
MADE OLD SOLDIER PA
NEW YORK. Feb. 13. Robert
Unrmn. nn aired veteran of the Civ
: Wir anit a member of the G. A- R-
was, the victim of a cruel joke wnicn
resulted first in his humiliation in
rActanrant and later in his arrest.
attitude is adopted one of the great- The old man was accosted last even-
. . ... t . MAmnra. I Tt...1. ...... k n ctr-mtrer nrhA
est legal battles oeiwecn v.... mg on Biuauj uj i.-.-B. -
tions in history of the country may jnvited him to dine but who brazenly
. i.t. kim tn cettle with the waiter who
IOIIOW. icii iiuii .
. .i r tko hill for the meal. When
That Waters-Fierce uh vuuiymij mC,cllvv
of Missouri will on Monday ask the the old soldier was taken to the West
supreme court of this state ir win o . .;. k"
1 .. .Mn - -A iinnrACCAii With M1Q
further stay on tne (mcbuuu w.... . ....r.-- -
that portion recent decree agains.t it story and his plight that he paid the
. . . ....it i u:tt -,kih nrns for a trivial amount.
renuir n? It to loose itseii ihmu uiu, ni..v.. .-. -
was killed.
T-k. i narltacres of reeisterea man
4 11V. v o-
mi ! 1.. .1 a hve
were secured, inere rauu
from Salt Lake addressed to ureeiy,
Colo., Georgetown, Colo-, Waco.
Texas, White Freight, lexas, anu
Denver; one from Peublo to uenver,
one from Colorado Springs to Den
ver; one from Taylor, Wash., to
c...-,hnat Snrinsrs. Colo.; one irora
Winfield. Wash., to Sterling. Colo.;
one from Leadville to Denver, anu
others from Glenwood Springs ann
.k.. Pnlnrado towns.
uiiivi ' - - , ,
The exact amount secured Dy tne
All... ...ant he ascertained. It IS
rODUClo vmi"v ,
known, however that the registered
mail sack from Colorado Springs to
Denver was empty and that i""
of value was in the Pueblo-Denver
sack. The sack from Portland, to
Denver, however, contained $400 '
. A 4a
money order funds consigns -
Denver.
ACTION AFTER HEARING
WF.PORT OF THE ELK.
CPHKANE. Feb. 13. Superior
Tudne J. D. Hinkle yesterday announ
J . ... ,1 j i.k:
ced a grand jury would oe caucu
t- investigate the transac-
ImumiiiB o
tions for which Former Counsel M.
i V.ftrdnn of the Great Ndrthern,
nw of winter retuge, is pru-
the domination of the Standard Oil
Company pf New Jersey was inti
mating from oflicers ot tne locai con
cern today. The fine of $50,000
which was assessed against the Wat-
... -L.LI..
ers-Pierce Company win prooauiy
not be contested.
wk.n the white haired veteran was
v
released from custody he hurried to
his lodgings and procured the money,
then returned and reimbursed his
the nolice station. The
straneer who perpetrated the joke
disappeared.
MAY BE ACCIDENT.
www VOPK. Feb. 13 An exhibi
. r . .k:k
tion of revolver snooiing --
sounds like tales of "Deadwood
Dick," and the Wild West, were giv-
in RronHvn vesterday when uae
r.-n.iii. a saloonkeeDcr, after
IUIIU vvmii") - '
tar..tnrv hppn held ud as he stood De
l:j ki. hor hiHed his time and with
Hum i.,a ' . t
a quick motion grabbed nis pwnn
ch-t the weanon trom mc man
HltU vissw - -
who held him up. The shot attracted
. ,ii,.emnn and the wounded man
and a companion were placed under
.arrest.
ior vi ".. - ,
.nM enntained in the memorial
IU..U was
to congress is asking that the track
of land south of Yellowstone Park
be set for that purpose. The sug-
v ... sir !
gestion comes from the wyomu.B
legislature and has also memorializ
ed legislature of Idaho reguesting
that similar refuge be provided in
,k,t tate alon. the Wyoming, iu
siia- ai-" , . .
ho, boundary line. The action is the
outcome of a report that 20,000 elk
are starving in the mountains oi
Western Wyoming.
SAYS FRENCH ENGINEER.'
MTf.W YORK. Feb. 13. The con
struction of the Gatun dam now be
ing built by the United States win
.....n in the greatest disaster to any
public work, probably, that has ever
been built. This was tne siaiemcm
bv P. Buena Varilla, a
French envrineer who arrivea ner.-
from France today.
T Cordon of the Ureal INormcm
Milo Root, former Supreme juage
and the great Northern Company
:...u kw heen subiected to criti
cism since the investigation by the deavors
State Bar Association.
ance of Angio-uennan l.l..w
ment it is recognized largely oe-
pends npon that between uermauy
and France, for m recent years iu
difference between Germany and
Great Britain is largely from Ger
many's supposed hostile attitude and
Great Britain's new tounu ...v..
friend.
Germany Pleased.
tufwT.TN. Feb. 13- Chancellor
Von Bulow is hopeful for good re
sults by the recent visit to c
by King Edward. He said the result
of the visit was an understanding of
the political aims of both country
which will be strengthened and de-
clared "The discussion oi me
question revealed tor reacii.i.s
1 .t nf hnth in regard to en-
a81...v.u. - ---- - . -
-r i;rear oniaiu "u
(Continued on page 8)
THE PORTSMOUTH
TREAT AGAIN Uf
.... j
American Consul Fasher Expresses Dissatisfaction
of Russian Attitude at Harbon
BLIZZARD IN COLORADO.
DENVER, Feb- 13.--A terrible
blizzard is raging in the mountains
- Colorado tonitrht, and as a result
trains will be tied up for some time.
LONDON, Feb. 13.
mimicioal administration
bin which China alleges contsitutes
the establishment of Russian terri
torial jurisdiction in violation Forts
mouth treaty is again receiving atten
tion in the British foreign office but
Great Britain being without a con
sul at Harbin has been unaoic to
establish the facts. If however they
are found as China alleges the tor-
eign office officials state that Great
Britain and the United States will
Russian fact together to represent to Russi,
of Har- the necessity ot observing tne tern
tory. It is understood that mi
Fasher the American consul at Har
bin has expressed his dissatisiactioi
at the attitude of Russia. The dtp
lomat who is well versed on fa
eastern affairs said tonight, whil
the effort of Russia to impose tr,xr
upon the Chinese at Harbin appear
a small matter, the real affects r
the whole question is of the ope
doors in Manchura "
in norinci" vv" - -