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VOLUME LVIV. NO. 11
''?7rVA ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19 1905
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ARMENIANS
(ILLED
TROUBLE UNCHECKED
Tartars Slay Armenian
Refugees gnd Carry
Off Women.
TROOPS ARE BADLY WANTED
Operator! of Copper Mines Telegraph for
Troop to Frmnt Destruction 01 in
Property and Loa of Life Horrible
Outrage! Occur Dally.
Tim-, Srp 18.-C.Jnrsl Shlrlnkln,
commander of the troop, touay receiveu
' a telegram from the officials of tha cop
jr work at F.IIzabeihpool requesting
him to send a troop of Cossacks to that
district. The telegram aaye the dl-trlct
I surrounded by band of Tartar and
the projierty and live of the employer
are in Imminent danger. Five wagon
Oiled ith Armenian refugee from Shu
sha were etacked by tha Tartar and
inot of the refuse were killed and the
women carried off.
Similar outrage are occurring In va
rioua dUtrlct.
Tifli. Sent 18. Tonluht a mob of
ijfrtt persona Blacked a mail train at
AUefci Utekn and detached tha en
Inc. Troop and police drove rioter
way, kiting and wounding many. Bar
rral other outragea on tha railway have
occurred in thia neighborhood.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 18. The emperor
has ordered a atata of aiege to be pro
claimed In tha town and district of Biel
ostork owing to the disturbance there.
Baku, Sept. 18. Serious outrage
atill continue here and many ahop re
main closed. i
IJost.m, Sept. 18. The Armenian
American citizen of Boston and the vl
"lnity held a man meeting lt night
to protect against tha maacre of Ar
menian In the Caucau. Reo1ution
were adopted denouncing Russian au
thoritie and holding them responsible
for the death of thousand of innocent
person. The local officials were charged
with having actualy incited tha disor
der and encourage Moslem fanaticism.
"Hy wiling the weapon of the Ar
mcnisns" the resolution declared, "the
liutwlnn authoritie deprived our com
patriot of their mean of self defence,
and furthermore did not use their mili
tary power to protect them against the
atack of Tartars but on the contrary,
allowed the leader of the Turk to go
unpunished.
"The Kuian government, in entire
disregard of international law, permit
ted the entrance into it territory of
armed Kurd to join the Tartars Jn their
murder and plunder. .
! "We protest againt thia barbarou
atata of affair In tha Caucasus and ap-
BUSINESS SECTION OF
NOME CITY BURNED
Seattle, Sept. 18. Dispatches received
in Seatle last night told of a disastrous
lira that swept tha heart of tha busi
ness section of Noma on the night of
September 11 From the meager inform
ation It was gathered that from 00 to 63
buildings were destroyed in tha vicinity
of Lane' Way, and that the fir area
peal to tba human aentimenU of tba
American people and government to
bring preMure to boar upon tba govern
ment at 8t Petersburg and put an end
to tba bloodshed."
TO LEAVX FOI HOI
JapanaM Minister TakaWra WU1 Pay
Hi Wife TUt.
Washington, Sept. 18. It ia expected
that befor returning to Japan to vUlt
hi wife, MinUter Takahlra will make
a hurried visit to Washington. The
business of tba legation will probably
be fc-ft to tha rare of Mr. Hiokl, a
chief in rherge, either until Mini,
ter Takahira returns or another ap
polntment ia made.
M. WITTI AT CHIRBOUSO.
Wife
and Friend Meat Him at th
Dock Lave for Pari.
Cherbourg, Kept 18.-Kaiser Wilhelra
li. arrived here this evening. Madam
Wltte, her daughter and a number of
frier! wont on board tba vessel to
meet M. Witt. .M. Witt and bU col
Idrtguaa wer eni'aisiMtJiwIty; cher
ly tha passenger and crowd assemb-
led on tba quaa aa they went aehor
j Tba party will leave early tomorrow
, morning iw isrw,
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Portland, Kept. 18. Western Oregon
Tuesday, increasing cloudlue with
bower on the coast. . ,
Eastern Oegon, Ikstern Washington,
fair.
Gale Hurls Great Canvis Structure
on 10,000 People.
Accident Occur While Singling Broe,
Circu I Showing at MaryiviUa, M.
- People Mak Wild Effort t E-
cape Many Trampled Under Foot
Marysvllle, Mo., Sept 18.-The big
tent of Ringling Itroe., circu collapsed
here tbia afternoon. Two men ar prob
ably fatally injured and Ave severely
hurt, and mora than two score of others
were bruised and trampled upon.
The wind had blown a gale all day
and when with 10,0000 people in the
tent an extra strong gust raised the en
ormou canvas high enough to lift all
the polea and support from their po4
tlims, the whole mas fell upon tlie
audience, thow people, and animal. All
made a wild effort tfc escape. . The
show will 1 delayed here for several
lays making repair.
EXPLOSION KILLS
THREE LABORERS
Donner' Ferry,, Sept. 18.
Three men were killed on the
Spokane Interurban railway Sat
urday through en explosion of a
missed hole. All three were la
borer and their addrcs is un
known. Tl)e bodie were buried
yesterday at Bonner'a Ferry.
covered severs! blocks. K0 loss of life
wss reported.
Washington, Sept 18. Commissioner
Richard of general lands office received
a telegram from tha trustee of the
town tit at Nome, Alaska, today, noti
fying him of the destruction by fire of
uU the town record in hi office except
the plat and tract books.. ' '
CIRCUS TENT
COLLAPSES
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ARRANGEMENTS SECRET
Second InternationalPeace
Congress to Meet at
the Hague,
CZAR OF RUSSIA ISSUES CALL
If Sooner la Basso-Japanea War End
ad . Whan Cur Again Appear a
Universal Peac Promoter Full Par
ticular and Data Hot Yet Learned.
St. Petersburg, Sept -13. Emperor
Nk-hola today again appear before the
world a a promoter of universal peace,
No sooner is tha Russo-Japanese war
over and even before the peace treaty
is ratified, than hi msjesty issues in
vitation to a second peac conference
at The Hague, That the emperor has
dona so waa learned today from a source
which leave no shade on wbk-h a doubt
a to U authenticity may be basid.
It W learned that tha Russian
government purposes to addresa the for
eign powers with a view to holding a
second peac conference at The Hague,
but it ia known that tha negotiations
preceeding this announcement were en
tered into e-peclallf with the United
Statea and conducted with the greatest
secrecy, there being not tha slightest
inkling that Russia contemplated any
thing of tba kind.
It Is absolutely imposibl for us to
learn tonight tha proposed date of the
secon conference or to gain aren an ap
proximate idea regarding it, but it will
not probably be greatly delayed.
Russia, aa the power convoking the
conference, will probably submit aa of
ficial program, other powers submitting
to tha suggestion.
TENDERED FAREWELL BANQUET
Retiring Consul General at Paria Hon
ored by Gennana. .
Rerlin. Sept. 18. A farewell dinner,
under the auspicea of the American a;
sociation of commerce and trade in BeRr
tin, was given at Hotel KaUcr Hon to
night to Frank II. Mason, the retiring
American consul general at Paris. All
the prominent people of the American
colony and numerous representatives
of the German commercial interest were
resent beside many American consul
in Germany.
Charlemagne Tower, the American am
bsseador, presided. He proposed the
health of President Roosevelt and then
that of Emperor William and that of the
members of the imperial family.
SUICIDE ENDS CAROUSAL
Woodbnyer Become Remorseful After
Night of Dissipation.
rendlcton, Sept. 18. Filled with re
morse over a night' carousal and tha
lose of $80 of his employer' money,
which he gambled away, J. M. Stewart,
of Walla Walla, blew out hi brain
here Sunday morning, shortly after S
'clock. Tba deed waa committed at
tha. corner of Main and Webb streets
and at the time the decessed was evi
dently on his way to tha depot to take
the early morning train for Meacham.
Stewart waa about 50 year, of age,
He Is said to have been employed by a
Walla Walla wood firm, and was on his
wsy to tha Blue mountains to purchase
wood for his employer. Ho leaves a
wife and family.
IT0BM3 DAMAGE HHPS
Coast Baud Vaetela Ar Compelled ta
Pat late Part
London, 8ept 18. The German ship
Emits from Shields, England to Port
land, Oregon, pat in at Port Stanley,
Falkland island. Angust 10, with her
rigging damaged. On August 11th, the
British ship Beacon Rock, from Liver'
pool for Tacoma, Washington, put into
Port Stanley with her decks and bul
warks damager. The vessel bad lost
several bunt and soma sail.
PROVES TO BE TYPHOID
Baron .Eomora'a .Physiaan .Finally
Agree on Diagnosis.
New York, Sept 18. It turn out af
ter all, that Baron Komura has typhoid
fever.- His physicians agreed on a diag
nosis today, but said it waa a mild case.
This final diagnosis may alter the plan
to start westward with the baron on
October 2. A bulletin issued by M.
Sato tonight atated the baron's condi
tion to be satisfactory and an unin
terrupted recovery expected.
RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPH
LINES WASHED OUT
Result of Flood ia the Mississippi and
Missouri Kirer Valleys.
Toprka, Sept 18. A special to the
Capital from Emporia states that the
railroad tracks and telephone and tele
graph lines are washed out in ail direc
tions from that city.
OPPOSED TO
Certain Element in Norway Dis
sausficd with Terms.
Commissioner After Two and On Half
Hour Couftranc Adjourn Until Cer
tain Pointa Art Settled by Sub-Corn
mittse Sweden Will Siga Treaty.
Karlstadt Sept. 18. Norwegian and
Swedish deleirate were in conference
two and a half hours today and ad
journed to meet when an agreement was
reached on certain pointa which were
submitted to a sub-committee.
A certain element in Norway ia op
posing tha proposed terms of agreement
thus placing a difficulty in the way of
the delegates. It ia understood that a
basis of an agreement Sweden has
promised to oign an arbitration treaty
as soon as Norway a recognized ss a
separate state, while Norway agrees
to destroy all of her new frontier for
ti Heat ions. The other condition are
still under con4deration.
The Norwegian premier. M. Michel-
sen ,and one of the commiiutionera au
thorized the following statement:
"The reports regarding the mobiliza
tion in Norway are greatly exaggerat
ed and are probably circulated with the
intention of creating a sensation. In
any case no more troops will be destines
to the frontier while the conference is
sitting.
ae).e.ta)e.
REWARD Or JI.OQO
IS OFFERED
New York, Sept 18. A re
ward of $1000 was offered today
by the Times for information
leading to the a rest and convic
tion of tha murderer of Jacob H.
Thompson, the exchange editor
of that paper, wlu was fs tally
assaulted on September 7 in his
room at Hotel St James,
BASEBALL SCORES.
Seattle Sept 18. Tacoma, 4; Scat-
tie, L
AGREEMENT
wincE
REIGNS
FEWERCASESREPORTED
President Will Visit Cres
ent City Despite
the Fever.
NO DANGER IS ANTICIPATED
Mayor Behrman Alter Conference With
Leading Citizen Telegraphs) That no
Risk Would Be Attached to Hi Pro
posed Yiait on October 14.
New Orleans, Sept. 18. Offl-
cial report to fl p. m.t New cas-
es, 34; total, 2005; deaths, 0; to-
tsl, 341; new foci, 31; cases un-
der treatment, 3J7; discharged,
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The number of new cases ia
especially low for Monday and ia
taken as an indication that the
record for the week will be pret-
ty low. Tallulah haa reported
ten new caea and one 'death
and Tere Bonne, 7 new cases,
with one death.
New Orleans, Sept. 18. Today Mayor
Behrman received a telegram from the
president in regard to bis forthcoming
visit in October, saying he would come
on October 24 as previously arranged,
or he would defer it to a later date.
Tonight the committee In charge of
the matter met and afterward the fol
lowing telegram wss sent by the may
or
"I hasv the honor to acknowledge
your telegram of this date. At a meet
ing of the executive committee of citi
zens held this evenig, I waa requested
to telegraph you that we ar absolutely
convinced that there would be no risk
atached to your visit on the dste orig
inally made, October 24, next"
AMERICAN TRADE STIMULATED
Agent ia Russia of American Firms
Take Advantage of Lower Duties.
St Petersburg, Sept. 18. The remov
al of the retaliatory duties on Ameri
can imports has alresdy proved a great
stimulus to American trade here. The
agents for American houses have wired
directions for the shipment of engines,
pumps and other machinery as soon as
the order rescinding the duties takes
effect This prompt action of the agents
was necessary in order to land goods at
Cronstadt before the close of the ne
gotiations. Also in order to take ad-
INDICTMENTS ATTACKED
Chicago, Sept 18. By pleas in ab
atement, attorneys representing li
packers and other persona who are in
dicted by the federal grand jury on
cnarges of cinspiring in trust to mono
polize tha meat industry, attacked tn
position ,of tha government today. The
attack wss made against tha govern
ment on the folowing points; impanel
ing of the Jury; alleged improper ser
vice in the summons on John Mumy,
one of the jurors; unlawful secrecy at
vantage of tba favorable rate under
tha existing treaties for when naviga
tion is re-ope oed a new and higher
scale of duties based a the treaty re
cently made with Germany win be in
effect
SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY
Young Men Wk Terrorized Sumpter
WiH Serv Five Tsar Each.
Baker City, Sept 18.-Judg Whit,
of the circuit court thia morning sen
tenced fteorg Duncan and C. A. Carter,
the young men who terrorized Sumpter
three months ago by firing guns and re
volvers in the streets at men and wo
men, to five years each in tha penitea
tiary.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Sheriff Smith, .and .Dr. .Van .Gesner
Wer Arraigned Yesterday.
Portland, Sept 18.-C. S. Smith, this
sheriff of Crook county and Dr. Van
Gesner were arraigned today and plead
ed not giulty to tha charge of having
tampered with the government witness
es at the first two trials of Williamson
Geoner and Biggs. The data of their
trial has not been set
-OPEN DOOR IN MANCHURTa"
London, Sept 18. A corespondent of
the Morning Telegraph at Shanghai says
thst China has decided to open the pro
vinces of Ninguta, Hunchun, Kirin,
Hwantun and Tsitwir in Manchuria to
foreign trade.
Clerk in Marine Hospital Service
Embezztij $20,000.
Duty Waa to Prepar Bill for Sur-geon-Generar
. Signatnr Forged
Firm' Nam to Whom the Check
Wer Issued Mikes Fall Confession.
Washington, Sept 18. James W.
Boyd, clerk in the Public Health and
Marine hospital service was s rested to-
dsy on a warrant charging him with
embezzlement. .
The discovery of facta leading to
the charge was made hist Thursday in
Boyd's absence, and the amount ab
stracted will, according to Boyd's ow-i
confession reach not less than 20,000.
Boyd's duty was to prepare bills for
the approval of the 'surgeon general,
and when the checks were signed, tbey
were delivered to him to be mailed to
persons for whom they were intended.
It is charged that he manipulated the
bills by erasing the dates and amounts
on duplicates left in the office and he
ecured the money on the checks by
ndorsing' on them the names of the
Snns to which they iter issued. The
illeged defalcation has been in progress
for the past three years and Boyd was
not suspected until his recent illness
impelled his absence from his duties.
DEFRAUDS
GOVERNMENT
IN BEEF TRUST CASES
the time, the jury was drawn from the '
box; the unlawful presence of a sten
ographer in the jury room during the
hesring and the subsequent writing of
short hand notes; the indictment being
returned in the eastern division of Illi
nois, although tha jury which found
the indictment was sitting in the north
em district. There wss no court pro
ceedings and the plea has not yet been
properly filed with the clerk of tha dis
trict court, but this will be done tomorrow.
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