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I NEWBERG GRAPHIC. LOUT UNDER FlRB. FtAR ' FOR JtWS SIXTY-THREE DEAD H e a d - 1 >n EVENTSOFTHEDAY Review o f the Import* of the P u t W eek, la Condensed Forai, Moat Likely to Prove later eating. ant Hi Japan has outbid Russia for two war* ships nearing completion in Italy. ' f '■ { Postmaster Bancroft » i l l not be re- mpved from the Portland postofRce. Whatcom and Fairhaven have united and will be known as Bellingham in the future.» * * Santo Ddmingo has now two revolu tionary governments and foreigners fear they will suffer./ The Japanese commissioner to the St. Louis fair ssya Japan will make no concessions to Russia. Ghouls robbed many of the dead in the Michigan train wreck. The death list has been swelled to 21. Russia is not prepared for war and may await a more favorable time, al though she is buying large quantities of stores. The Colombian charge at Washing ton* has little hope of receiving a favor able answer and is preparing to close the legation. i During the present session of con gress the navy will be materially strengthened. When the additions al ready authorised are completed the United States will have a more power ful navy than any other nation except Great Britain. ^ Italy has recognised the new republic of Panama. * - Japan will send a large force to Corea t o end rioting-.— " ~ South M'Alister, I. T., Dec. SO.— A gang of five bank rotbers looted the bank in Kiowa, a smalt town 16 miles north of here, at 3 o’clock this morning and escaped after several hundred shots had been exchanged between the rob bers and a posse of 60 citizens of K i; owa. The robbers dynamited the safe and secured $2,800 in cash, some of which is believed to have been mutilated by the explosion. The bank building was partially wrecked, the damage to thé building being about $1,600. . An entrance to the bank was gained by the use of crowbars through a rear window. While two of the men did the work of blowing up the safe, three stayed outside as guards. The first ex plosion was a failure, making a loud re port but doing little damage. The citi zens heard the noise, and arming them selves with revolvers and shotguns, hurried to the bank. At the command of a leader of the citizens a volley was fired at the robhera, who were visible through the shutters. The fir^ was returned by the guards secreted on the outside. W hile the two men on the inside worked, the three men on the outside kept up a steady fire with the posse of citizens. It took three explosions to open the safe. After the iagt explosion the burglars gathered up their tools and leaving through the front ' of the bank got away in the dark. The posse followed the gang for a dis tance but lost the trail. While some of the citizens believe one robber was Injured not one of the citizens was struck. The latter were protected from the fire of the robbers by stoek pens in the rear of the bank building. £ A posse of United States marshals is in pursuit, with little chance of im mediate results, as the men had several hours’ start. ___ . OUTLOOK OMINOUS. SECOND MASSACRE Japan is buying large quantities of lead for the manufacture of bullets. The United States has ordered a gun boat to Corea to protect the American minister. Efforts are being redoubled to have China ratify the trade treaties with the United States. The Colombian charge will quit Washington if Secretary Hay ignores Colombian demands. Large patent medicine manufacturers w ill, the first of the year, take meas ures to establish uniform prices. Chief Newell, of the reclamation service, will visit Oregon and confer with the people about irrigation pro jects. The Fa * Eastern situation is very threatening. Britain .will aid Japan if she goes to war with Russia. The Coolmbian force which landed on the Island of Pines will have to go. A lone masked man robbed a gambl ing room at The Dalles of about $1,000. Chicago liverymen have decided to fight the union hearse drivers to a fin ish. The bakers of Paris have gone on a strike and the situation has assumed a serious aspect. General Reyes has warned Colombia that war on Panama means war on the United States. China Would Bo NeatraL Pekin, Dec. 30.— The opinion enter tained by the best informed diplomats in Pekin, that war between Russia and Japan is- probable and almost inevit able, remains unchanged. Nothing has been received here to corroborate the special dispatches from Tokio which said . that the Japanese government was adopting an impera tive tone in pressing for speedy reply to this last note. The report is not believed. Official communications received here from high sources say that the Japanese war party is growing in strength and is bringing all its influ ence to bear upon the government. The Chinese board of war haa ordered the viceroys-to furnish fall information as - to the numbers of foreign trained troops available for active service. The viceroys of three of the central provinces in response have reported that 90,000 such troops are in readi ness. This unquestionably, is a re markable exaggeration, as the great majority of the foreign trained troops exist only on paper. The dowager empress has issued an edict at the request of Prince Ching, appointing several unknown and probably inexperienced officials as heads of army departments. One such has been appointed director of training, another has been given command of the department of instruction, while a third has been put in charge of the de partment which has to do with the sup ply of ammunition. JAPAN WILL SAFBQUARD COREA. The Yoeemite national park cannot Russia Mast Modify Her Answer at Once be used as a storage reservoir for San to Avert Such Action. Francisco water supply. Tokio, Dec. 30.— An extraordinary Governor Taft has left Manila for the meeting of the privy council today ap United States. He was given an en proved the issue by the cabinet of an thusiastic farewell on leaving emergency ordinance authorizing the Rear Admiral Walker believes force guarantee of the principal and interest of marines now at Panama is sufficient, of an issue of 10,000,000 yen debent- but two more batallions will probably uers for the purpose of expediting the work on the 8eouJ-Fusan railway, be sent. which is expected to be finished by the Colombians at Bogota are holding end of the year. The ordinance also nightly warlike demonstrations. provides for all possible military ex Tne contract has been let for the penses for the protection of the railway Alaska building at the St. Louis fair. and other interests. It is to cost $13,897. Russia clvssly Watching China. ± European powers will endorse Amer New York, Dec. 30.— The Russian ica if rire refuses to allow Panama mat government is noting with the closest ter to be submitted to The Hague tri attention and keenest interest the un bunal. . w*. common energy now being shown by Senator Hanna will retire as chair the Chinese in making warlike prepar man of the national Republican com ations under the guidance of a large mittee and Roosevelt wants Root to number of Japanese instructor#, cables the Herald’ s St. Petersburg correspond succeed him. ent. This has grown so serious as to Rockefeller ’has just given Chicago come into the first line of Russia’s cir university $1,680,000. . culations, broadening out the situation on new 'lines. Such a complication Scenes at Washington resemble those would bring into place the Fjranco-Rns- preceding the Spanish-American war. sian and Anglo-Japanese treaties. The strike of Chicago hearsed rivers continues to seriously interfere with Panama’ s Stand on Doto^. funerals. Washington, Dec. 30.— The state ment of M. Bunau-Varilla, the Panama Revision of the Dreyfus case And his minister, that his government is will - restoration to grade in the army seems ing to assume a portion of the Colom assured. bian debt, has been received at the Britain and fra n cs have redoubled British embassy and transmitted by efforts to prevent war between Japan cable to the London government for its consideration. “* and Russia. A flUchla A T .. KISHINEF Grand Rapdis, Mich’., Dec. 29.— Eighteen are dfcad and 31 injured, sev APPEARS VERY PROBABLE. eral of them fatally, as the result of the m-r 'collision early this evening of two pas January 7 Has Baca Set as tka Date— senger trains on tiie Fere Marquette railnad, one-half mile west ol East Jcu^sb Societies Will Appeal to Paris, about six miles east of this city. Roosevelt - Harmony C ab of Seattle The collision, which was head on, was Asks AM ef Chief Bxecutlve la Be caused, according to a statement issued by the offl ials of the r a d at the gen half of Those Tbrealrncd. eral offices in Detroit, by the high wind blowing out the red signal lamp at Mc Washington, Dec. 30.— W ith ihe Cord’ s, where the west-bound train, view of enlisting the immediate and ac No;6, should have stopped and re tive interest of the United 8tates ceived orders to pass the east-bound against the reported contemplated mas train at Fox. The officials deny the re sacre of Jews in Russia on January 7, port that a misunderstanding of orders the Russian, New Year, Simon Wolf, on the patt of one of the engineers was representing the United Jew societies, responsible for the col ision. tomorrow will lay before the state ‘ ¡e- According to the statement of the partment an appeal in behalf of his officials, the trains were originally to people representing to him tbns to be 1 have met and passed at Oakdale Park, threatened. | but t>> help th*- east-bound train the Foilowing his visit to the state de . dispatcher issued new orders, fixing partment, Mr. Wolf will be received by Fox as the meeting place. The east- President Roosevelt, at which time the bound train received this order, and whole subject of the status of the Jew« the west-bound rain should have re in Russia will be discussed. ceived the same order at McCord’ s. « Instead it rushed by thiB station,’ and - Seattle Club Maktg Appeal. the operator there, after reporting this Seattle, Dèe* 80.— The Harmony club fact, found on going out on his platform of Seattle, composed of 314 of the most that his red .light, which had been prominent Jews in this city, has sent burning two minutes before, was out, messages of jappeal to President Roose presumably extinguished by the high velt, the members of the Washington wind that was blowing. delegation in congress and William R. The trains met with a terrible trash, Hearst, of N6w York, asking aid and the baggage add smoking cars behind intercession in behalf of the Jews who each locomotive being instantly reduced are in danger of a massacre in Kishinef, to a pile of kindling wood. The en January 7. The text of the telegram gines were completely wrecked, the to the president which is indorsed by boiler of the engine which had pulled Governor McBride, of Washington, fol the east bound train being torn com lows: pletely torn from the running gear and “ The Harmony club, consisting of standing perpendicularly in a ditch at 314 Jewish citiaens of Seattle, appeal ♦he side of the track. to your excellency to intercede in be J »PAN a f t b i ? w a r s h i p s . half of Jews of Kishinef, threatened with massacre January 7. “ Harmony Club. Negotiation« for Two Chilean Vessels nr* “ By M. Snmmerfield, chairman.’ ’ Undcr Way. . AQAINfiT R6P6AL OF LAND LAW. A severe cold wave has swept the War Party Oalnlng Strength la Japan— Moadell Anroea for AmrnSment of the East and Middle West. * Russia will probably modify her de mands rather than go to w*r. , 1 rein coiiiaiaA ia Coats 18 Lives i • Timber / and Stone Act. • Washington, Dec. 30.— Representa tive Mondell, of Wyoming, chairman of the irrigation committee, today ap peared before the public lands commit tee and presented an argument in favor of a modification of the timber and stone act. He stoutly opposed the out right repeal of this law or its radical modification, for he showed it wag the mainstay of the national irrigation act and afforded the great hulk of money that is converted into the reclamation fund. He furthermore asserted - there has been no such extensive frauds per petrated under this law as has been represented by certain department offic ials and in the newspapers. Mr. Mpndell believes the timber and stone act shonld be amended^ so as to permit the government to realize a higher price for its public timber land in Oregon, Washingon and California, where this land is worth more than $2.60 an acre, but. he stoutly objects to having the price raised on timber lands in the inter-mountain states. Chairn an Lacey, of the public lands committee, also addressed the commis sion. He is opposed to the repeal of the timber and stone act but ia willing to see the law amended so the govern ment will derive a reasonable price for its timber lands. He thinks a fixed price per acre cannot be agreed upon, owing to the varying value of timber lands in different'parts of the West. TO AID AMFRICAN SHIPS. Strong Effort Will Bo Made tor BUI corning Philippi"« Trade. Washington, Dec. 30.— Unless there is some nnforseen opposition, it is more than probable that the present session of congress will enact some leg islation for the protection of American vessels trading with the Philippines. It was said today by an officer of the Newport News shipbuilding company that Senators Frye, Lodge, Hanna and other powerful leaders intend to push the bill recently introduced by the Maine senator providing for snch pro tection. The bill Is radical in its pro visions) and ipflfct* as » penalty to for- feitme of any cargo brought to the United States from the archipelago ex cept in American vessels. The bill, if passed, is to go into effect on July 1, 1904. / London, Dec. 29.— Japan is negotiat ing for the purchase oFtw o Chilean warships, the armored cruiser Esmer alda and another, probably the battle ship Capitan Prat, which are for sale. It is now only a matter of price. Ne gotiations with other South American governments for the purchase of war ships are also in progress. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minis ter to Great Britain, said to a repre sentative of the Associated Press today, relative to these negotiations: “ We want more ships. Of conrse, this is only a precautionary measure, and it may be a lot of expense all for nothing. I have no indication of the nature of the Russian reply. Per sonally I scarcely expect it will be de livered for some little time. There is no truth whatever in the report that Japan’s last note stipulated a time lim it.’ ’ Asked anent the dispatch from Ber lin saying the British government re ported to the czar that Great Britain “ deemed Japan’ s demands just, and earnestly expected that Russia would grant them,” Baron Hayashi, while he was not aware of the precise action taken by Great Britain and St. Peters burg, said: “ The British government is well aware that Japan will be obliged to go to war unless Russia modifies the po sition sheb as taken in her last note.” At the foreign office here nothing is yet known of the probable nature of the Ruaisan reply. - FlRB LAID TO MOB. Small Blaze to Destroy Jail Causes Loss — -* f $38,000. % Pineapple, Ala., Dec. 29.— In their efforts to hide the lynching of Arthur Stuart, a colored prisoner, whom they secured from the jail here last night, a mob is thought to have fired the jail, which was not only destroyed by fire, but caused the loss of eight stores, two warehouses and the postoffice, .valued at $36,000. On Wednesday. P. Mel ton, a prominent white man, had a quarrel with some negroes, and one of them shot him. On Christmas day $ negro said to be his accomplice was ar rested and placed in jail, and the friends of Melton, it is alleged, swore vengeance. This morning at 4 o ’clock a mob broke into the jail, and after knocking the negro in the head poured kerosene over his body and set it afire. The flames spread to adjoining build- RAST THROUQH WRECKED IN PENNSYLVANIA. Tlmbcr Which Had . From Freight Trai» the her of Injured Is at Many wild Scenes, Into River. Troops Cannot Enter. Pittsburg, Dec. 30.— The recent cold snap has made dangerous the icq in the Alleghany river. At Rosston the gorge is an immense affair, being packed to the bottom and extending 16 miles up stream. It was formed daring a thaw and the ice, breaking into small pieces, has packed all the way to the bottom, offering resistance that can scarcely be overcome. The water is now,backing ftp and spreading over the lowlands. The gorge at Springdale still holds and hnt little ice is floating in either the Alleghany or Monongahela rivers. fcl> T- .__ ;--- l Washington, Dec. 2ft.— The following cablegram reached the navy depart ment today from Rear Admiral Cogh- lan, at Colon: “ Atlanta did pot allqw an armed force in Colombian territory at any time for any purpose. Two officers landed as usual with swords at invitation of Colombian generals.” Admiral Coghlan also cabled the de partment that he would proceed to Cartagena with his flagship, the Olym pia, for the purpose of bringing Minis ter Beanpre to Colpn, on his way to the United States from Bogota. r on Track Nam Thlrty- • Connellsville, Pa., Dec. 28.— W ith a. terrible crash the Duquesne Limited, the fastest through . passenger train from Pittsburg to New York, on the Baltimore A Ohio, plowed into a pile of lumber at Laurel Run, two miles west of Dawson, at 7 :45 o ’clock tonight, and it is estimated that 68 lives were lost, and 30 persona were injured. The train left Pittsburg this evening, running a few minute# late, in charge- of Engineer William Thornley, of Con- nellaville. When approaching Laurel Run, which ia a particularly good piepo- of road, the train was running at a high, rate of speed. Suddenly the passenger* were thrown from their seats by the lightpinglike application of the brakes, and a moment later there was a terrific crash. The train was made up of two bag gage cars, two day coaches, one sleeper, and one dining car, and at the time wa*- carrying at the lowest estimate 160 pas sengers. The train plowed along for a. considerable distance, and the cars were torn to pieces, passengers jumping, screaming and falling from the wreck as it tore along. Suddenly the engine- swerved to the left and the coaches plunged down ovpr the embankment to- the edge of the Youghiougheny river. The moment the cars stopped rolling there was a wild scene. Many persons were pinioned beneath the wreckage, and the screams and cries that rent the air were beyond description. Many* were injured in their mad excitement and plunged into the river. Others,, pinioned beneath the heavy timbers, pleaded in agonised tones for release. So terrific was the force of the wreck that nearly every passenger suffered a moment's unconsciouness, and many o f the able-bodied men were finable to as sist in helping the injured from th e wreck on. ac oun t of having fainted. The wreck was caused by the break ing of castings on a carload of bi idge- timbers on a west bound, freight train which had passed Laurel Run not more than 16 minutes before the ill-fated passenger train. The wreck occurred on a curve, and it was impossible fo r Engineer Thornley to see tar enough ahead to detect the obstruction on the tracks. LBQISLATURB ADJOURNS. Three Days’ Session Sufficient to Enact Needed Legislation. Salem, Dec. 24.— The special session of the Oregon legislature ended last night at 11:16 o’clock. In a three day session the legislature accomplished all that had been desired, an achievement made possible by perfect harmony among the members.. __Yesterday both houses passed the b ill appropriating $100,000 for securing a right of way for the Celilo canal, and also a number of bills of minor import ance. Killing of Chinese pheasant* ha* been prohibited until 1906. Ten per cent has been fixed aa the maximum rate of interest to be charged upon property sold for taxes. No person, except the person paying the same, will be permitted to maintain a suit to recover fees paid to county re corders under the invalid fee law. . A law has been passed permitting owners of water rights to condemn and appropriate the property and water rights of others for a public use. The total cost of the session has been about $7,600, for the payment of which an appropriation was made. The new barracks at the soldiers’ home at Roseburg will be furnished a t a cost of $2,600. The legislature memoralized congress in favor of the Brownlow road bill which, if passed, will bring an appro priation of $250,000 to Oregon, and also in favor of increasing salaries o f rural mfiil carriers from $600 to $800 per year. ______________________________ Gorge in the Alleghany. FASSENDER TRAIN' For Ratifying Treaty. Washington, Dec. 28.— It is learned at the state department that the period of time from now until October 8 of next year is open daring which the ex change of ratifications may take place between the United States and China of the commercial treaty recently rati fied by the senate. The ratifications must take place in Washington. There haa been some intimation that they never will take place, because secret opposition of foreign poweis may cans# ihe Chinese government to withhold ita ratification of the treaty. M M ta X Authorized to Sign Treaty With Cuba Japan Trying to Boy Warships. Bx-Oovemor Sharp Duad. London, Dec. SO.— Japan is .negoti ating for the purchase of the Argentine warships Moreno and Rivadavia, now building at Genoa, Italy, but the Jap anese legation has not heard of the com pletion of their purchase. Washington, Dec. 29.— Ex-Governor Isaac Sharp, of Kansas, died here to day of, an affection of the stomach, aged 71 years. He was a native of Pennsylvania!, bat went to Kansas in the early fifties. Rome, Dec. 28.— Signor Savina, the Italian minister to Cuba, has been authorized to sign a treaty of commerce and navigation between Italy and Cuba similar to that of 1890 between Italy and Mexico and includingpt'Ovisions for arbitration in the case of disputes. , ' , .
