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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Russian Reports OF Japanese Reverses
Not Relied Upon, Supposition Being
That They are Garbled.
Motive Seems to Be to Influence European Money Markets in Fa
OF Russian Financial Observation-Disclosures are That
vladysock Squadron Has Resained Harbor Though
There Is Nothing Authentic.

London. April 27.--No further light
has been thrown upon the operations
on the Yalu and in the absence Of off,
cial dispatches little attention Is paid
to the Russian reports of Japanese re-
verses which. II In believed, are spread
with the motive Of influencing Euro
pean money markets In favor OF Rus
sian financial operations.
No definite information has been re-
ceived regarding the whereabouts OF
the vladlvostok squadron. but the in
dicatlons are that II has regained the
harbor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
SENATOR cuLLoM's SPEECH.
Addresses Senate on Achievement Of
Republican Presidents.

Republican PorsIuente.
Washington. April 27e-The attention
Of the senate was devoted today 10 a
consideration Of the reports OF the con-
ference Of committees. speeches. pas
sage Of bills. to which there was little
or no objection. and an executive ses-
sion. The session began at 10 o'clock
In the morning. Final conference re-
ports on the sundry ciyil. general de-
flciency postofflce and military acad-
emy appropriation bills were agreed
TO without opposition. A speech was
made by Senator cuIiom on foreign re-
iations.
The speech of Senator cullom. who
Ii chairman OF the committee on for
elgn realtlons. was careful review OF
the diplomatic or international qucs-
tlons. which had been disposed Of under
Mckinley Roosevelt administrations
since 1877 He said that under these
administrations more important diplo-
matte relations had been brought 10 a
successful conclusion than under any
previous administration In the history
OF the United States.
He then discussed in their order the
acquisition OF the Hawaiian islands,
the war with Spain and It's results, the
Philippines. Cuba. the Alaska boundary,
international arbitration. the Panama
canal, relations with the orient, the
Russian Japanese war. reciprocity and
the consular service. concluding with a
glowing tribute to President Roosevelt
and Secretary Hay.
The acquisition OF the Hawaiian is-
lands he said was the most important
in the conduct Of our for
elgn relations after Mckinley be-
came president. They gave foothold
10 the United States in the Pacific and
were the beginning u our great ex-
under the Mckinley admins
tration.
Senator Cullom concluded his ad-
dress as follows: Under the bene-
flcent administration OF republican
presidents the union became CONSOLE
lated into one nation, and In the re-
cent crisis through which our own ma
lCnntinued on page eighty
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
New EnsIandsr Uses Cochran as
Butt for Ridicule. Criticising
Him Severely.
ELUCIDATEsTARlFF QUESTION
Minority Leader Lays Neat Trap
for Opponent, Regarding Con-
duet Of Affairs During Me-
KlnIey Administration.

Washington. April 27.--In the pres
ence OF crowded galleries and almost
full membership LIttleneid OF Maine
and williams OF Mississippi. in the
house today made speeches intended
for the coming presidential campaign
The two speakers were wildly ap-
plauded by their respective sides. but
there was an absence OF personalities
such ms characterized the clash be-
tween Measrs. Dalxcii and Cochran.
Mr.. Llttleneld continually taunted
the democrats with the utterances OF
Cochran and, by name called on sew
eral prominent members of that party
In the house 10 answer yes" or mo"
whether they approved Of cockran's
tariff Views and whether they intended
going before the people on the issue
OF free trade, He defended the pro-
tective tariff system from every point
OF view.
williams. adopting the tactics OF
Littleneld. endeavored 10 force from
the republicans and from Littlefleld IN
particular. categorical answers to sew
eral questions which he deemed peril
nent. Littleneld answered yes" when
asked II he approved of everything in
the Mckinley administration. which
caused Williams TO remind him that
he Qittleneld) and williams had stood
together In opposition to colonial estab-
lishments.
House sat until late hour In the
afternoon and then recessed until 0
o'clock tonight.
when the house reconvened, Burton
OF Ohio presented the conference re-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Action Of Blundering JanitoF
Nearly Causes Death Of
Actors
AND TWO MAY YET DIE
Audience Impatient by Long
Wait While Doctors Labor to
Bring Back to Life Eight I'M
conscious Performers.

Victoria, B. c., April 27.--The per-
formance Of AL g. Fields minstreIs Mt
the Victoria theater last evening came
very close to being a grim tragedy, for
while the audience impatiently pro-
tested against Is minutes delay I'm
running up the curtain, Drs. Nina,
Duncan, Hart, Lucas and Gibbs labored
persistently in the green room, prop
erty rom and Office to bring back eight
members of the company from the
gates OF death.
A Chinaman had lighted the fire IN
the theater furnace, In which gaseous
coke has for some time been used
as fuel. Not understanding the fur
mace, he had turned the wrong draft
and sent the choking gases In a rush
through the dressing rooms and cor
ridors, where 40 minstrels were ass
sembling. They noticed sickly sweet
ish odor in the air and started. for The
outer doors when seized with .giddf-
ness and fell unconscious before they
could reach them.
The house stage manager. EdwaFa
North, discovered them just In time 70
avert the death OF at least eight. a1z
Of whom were removed insensible.
Some OF those were prone In the csr-
ridors, others in the dressing rO0uas
and two on the stage itself AT frzk
the doctors were puzzled by this. then
being no suggestion that asphxfaficn
had taken place, and were treating far
ptomaine poisoning. Then, with TIE
Continued on page eightD
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
COMBINATIONS BY SENATE.

Officers Of Army Given Positions While
Others Are Retired With Honors.
Washington, April 27.-The senate
made the following combinations to-
day;
Brigadier General Fred C. Ainsworth.
military secretary, with the rank Of
major general; Lieutenant Colonel
Henry P. McCane. assistant adjutant
general. with the rank Of colonel; Major
. Tweedall. assistant adjutant general
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28

port on the emergency river and har-
Dor bill II was adopted without de-
bate.
a bill was passed authorizing the
sale and disposition OF surplus or un-
allotted lands In the Yakima indian res
ervatIon In Washington.
Usual scenes incident 10 approaching
adjournment were enacted Many
representatives retired to the cloak
rooms and sang patritIc songs. Peals
of laughter which followed each song
were heard IN the house. but business
proceeded as usual.
At a. m. the house took a recess
until i0:30 o'clock tomorrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
NO ACTION TAKEN.
Attorney General Makes Reply TO
Resolution Of Inquiry.

Attorney General Makes Reply 10
Resolution Of Inquiry.
Washington, April T.-Attorney
General Knox, n response to the reso-
luton OF Congressman williams asking
whether the department Of justice had
taken any criminal action against per-
sons involved in the decision Of the
United States supreme court against
the Northern Securities. answers that
It has not.
In regard to the investigation Of the
so-called anthracite coal trust consist
ing of coal-carrying railroads, Knox
replies that while his department was
making an investigation, the interstate
commerce commission was doing the
same thing. At the hearing of the
commission witnesses refused to pro-
duce papers and answer questions
necessary for the government to make
out case. Action was instituted and
mandate was made by the United
States supreme court directing that
papers be produced and questions an
swered Findings of the commission
viii be laid before the department of
justice together with all evidence.
Further than this" says the attor-
ney general, Il do not deem it COM
patible with public interest to COM
ply with the resolution"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
No News Received.

st. Petersburg, April 81, $3.50 a. m,--
Disappointment prevails In st. Peters,
burg that no official dispatches giving
details Of the operations on the Yalu
river have yet been made public. Press
dispatches are so meager as to be-
cloud rather than enlighten the peo-
pie who are hourly waiting for news.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
FOG BoTHERs OPERATIONS.
vladivostok Squadron AceompIlshes
Little on Cruise.

Little on Cruise.
Paris. April s7.-The correspondent
at st. Petersburg of the Echo. de Paris
says he learns that viceroy Alexien's
telegram to the emperor reporting the
sinking at Gensan of Japanese mer-
chairman was published only In part.
It contained the following additional
details:
"The maneuvers OF the vladivostok
squadron near Gensan In accordance
with the plan drawn up by Essen, were
rendered difiiicult by dense fog. Es-
sen informed Alexieff that he had In
tercepted wireless messages. the tenor
of which he was unable to make out.
but which indicated the presence Of
Japanese feet concealed by the fog"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
PROVISIONS ARE SCARCE.

Miners Leave Thunder Mountain,
Where Living Is High.
Spokane, Wash, April 27.-Food sup
plies are terribly short in Thunder
mountain mining camps. A man who
arrived from there today says that
-four is selling at 25 cents pound;
bacon at 81; sugar $3.50. and beans
at so cents. The mines have had to shut
down. Half the population have gone
out and more are leaving every day.
The trouble is due to the failure Of
stores to lay in an adequate supply.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28

with the rank Of lieutenant colonel:
Captain Henry a. Barber, assistant
chief Of the record and pension Office,
with the rank Of major
To be brigadler generals on the re-
tired list: Colonies e. Timothy e.
Wilcox. and vaIery Hayard.
James NJ. shoup Of Alaska, United
States marshal OF the district of
Alaska.
Beehman Winthrop of New York,
governor Of Porto Rico; Joseph c. Bar
bosa, Andreas Cross and Hermino Diaz
Z. Nazario, members Of the executive
council for Porto Rico.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Heavy Japanese Loss,

Paris, April 2s.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Journal reports
that a Russian submarine boat has
sunk a japanese transport which was
conveying 600 men to Korea and all
the troops were lost.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
TURNER GETS OFF EASY.
Man Who Provided Reckless Youth
With Gun Goes to Jail.

Corvallis, April 27..-Ben Turner, the
young man who gave Chester Ready
the revolver cartridges Sunday after
Ready had wounded Night Watehman
Osburn, was sentenced to the county
Jail today for so days and fined $40,
He will not be prosecuted as an ac-
cessory before the fact to the murder
of ex-Chief of Police James Dunn, be-
cause It was demonstrated that Turner
gave over the cartridges only when
Ready threatened to kill him II he re-
fused.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
JAP FORCE REPuLsEo.
Attack Russians Position During Night
and Suffer Loss.

and Suffer Loss.
LIao Yang, April 27.-The Japanese
troops which crossed the Yalu north
OF Tchangjiou charged. during the
night OF April 26-27, the Russian posi-
ton near Llzavena, village on the
Manchurian bank of the Yalu. They
were repufsed. but their loss is not
known.
Two gunboats steamed up the river
to support the Japanese when the Rus
sian field battery opened fire upon
them, resulting In a duel which lasted
for 20 minutes.
Russian fire was too hot and the
gunboats were forced to steam out of
range.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Japs DAMAGE Line.

London, April 27-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Irkutsk, ST.
IBERIA, under yesterdays date says that
the japanese have blown up a portion
Of the railway at Khailar, but that the
damage is insignificant.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
BIow Up Merchantman.

st. Petersburg, April 27.-The en-
peror has received O dispatch from
Viceroy Alexieff as follows:
Rear Admiral Yeszen, who is at
sea with cruisers and torpedo boats.
has dispatched the latter to Gensan.
Korea. The torpedo boats blew up a
Japanese merchantmen in the road
stead"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Rridaina the Lao.

London, April 2S.--The Tien Tsin
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
SAYS that Russians are constructing
pontoon bridges across the Lao river
20 miles above Tien- Chwang- g-Tai.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Great Reception Planned.

st. Petersburg. April 27.-The capital
Is arranging for a magnificent recep-
ton to be given the survivors Of the
variag and Kuroltz on their arrival
here. The city viii be decorated and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
BASEBALL SCORES.
Pacific Coast.

At San Francisco-Los Angeles o.
San Francisco 4.
At Tacoma-Oa Oakland 10. Tacoma 9.
At Seattle-Portland 4. Seattle 10.
American.
At Detroit-Chicago 8. Detroit s.
At Chicago-cincinnat 2, Chicago S.
Pacific National.
At Salt Lake-Boise 4, Salt Lake 6.
At Spokane-Butte Z, Spokane Q.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Lives and Property Go.

New York, April 27.-Three lives
were lost and property valued at $780,
900 was destroyed by fire at the John
Stanley soap works here today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Russians Harass Villages.

London, April 2S,-The Tien Tsin
correspondent of the Standard sends
the report that 1000 Russians are
harassing Chinese villages west of the
shuang Tai Su river, midway between
Chine Chau and Ylnkow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28

London, April 2S.-The Chefoo cor
respondent Of the Standard says he
learns that the banks of the Liao river
have been strongly fortified and he
estimates that 100 guns have been
mounted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28
Municipal League Meets.

Chicago, April 27.-The annual meet
ing of National Municipal League be-
gan In this city today. Clinton Rogers
woodruff Of Philadelphia spoke on the
Years Disclosure and Developments. "
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AGREE ON CANAL BILL.

FIRST payment 70 Panama Provided
for and Control Of Zone Fixed.
Washington, April 27.--The conferees
on the Panama canal bill reached an
agreement tonight by accepting the
first section Of the senate bill providing
for the payment Of siO.OoO,OOo to PAN
anna and the house provision placing
the canal zone under the control OF the
president.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-28

the Nevsky Prospect from the station
to the palace, will be lined with troops.
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CONTINUED on page eighty
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CONTINUED on page eighth
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23

JUST at the present time Germany is
putting on a very poor face over the
growing deficit in national revenues.
There have been hard times in that
country for the matter of half decade
now, and they are naturally reflected in
the decrease of national treasury re-
ceipts. Among other details that are
noted is the fact that the German peo-
pie have consumed 100000 fewer bot
ties of champagne and 80O,00O,000 fewer
cigars in the last six months of the fiscal
year. The demand for whisky has nat
urally gone up, as it always does in times
of national hardship, but the increase in
revenues from this source does not coun-
terbalance the decrease in the higher
taxed wines and especially not that in
smokeables. Germany endeavors to elicit
the last possible cent out of tobacco, as
do most European nations, by not only
imposing revenue tax as we do, but
making the sale OF cigars national mo-
nopoly. Cigar stores all over Europe
are as much part of the governmental
institution as postoffice.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23

AGITATION looking to the requirement
of safety devices on corn shredders is
certain to arise before the coming legis-
lative session. And it is high time that
something were done. The number OF
accidents which occur every fall through
the deadly shredder is appalling. Dur
ing the season of 1904, just closed, at
least 112 men met with accidents in
Wisconsin, the greater number losing
hands and arms. Think Of it! This is
an age of mechanical advancement, yet
it is said not a single sta tie in the Union
has law on this subject. While pro-
tective measures have been up before
Wisconsin legislatures in the past, they
have 80 far been defeated by skillful lob
byists.-State Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23
New Cars on the st. Paul Road.

The Milwaukee and st. Paul road has
just received from the car shops Of Bar
ney & Smith at Dayton, Ohio, two fine
observation cars OF an entirely new de-
sign. They have been built with view
to increasing the comfort of women.
Their novelty feature consists of the
isolation of smokers in a compartment
occupying one-half the car. The cars
have all the latest improvements in the
way of toilet rooms, electric lamps, cleo
trio fans, writing desks, etc. The obser-
walton platforms are much more extern
sive than in the old time observation
cars, and the cars themselves are of a
much stronger type, being furnished
,with,a seriessof steel arches from side to
side, so that it will be next to impossible
to crush in the sides. The new cars are
for use on the roads Overland Limited
train between Chicago and Omaha. They
will be put into commission immediate.
ly.--Chicago Evening Post, November
80 1904
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23

THREE pending propositions for gov
eminent regulation relate. first, to rail
road rates: second, to trust companies;
and, third. to Insurance. The railroads
as rule are opposing the plan for gov
ernment regulation of rates as proposed
by the President. Secretary Shaw's
plan for federal incorporation of trust
companies, thus bringing those institu-
tions under federal supervision, seems to
be meeting with some favorable consid-
Grafton of officials of trust companies. 1t
is in the highest degree creditable to the
assurance companies that the PROPOSE
ton made by the Bureau of Corpora
lions to bring those companies within
the scope of it's supervision is meeting
with their general favor. The insurance
companies will gain from federal super
vision, if such supervision is constitu-
tional, in that they will then be subject
to one central authority and be relieved
in large measure of the annoyance and
expense which they now undergo on &C
count of their manifold accountability
to the different states. On the Other
hand, the insurance public" : in Other
words, the policy holders-will enjoy the
additional security which federal super
vision will afford
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23
Running a NEWSPAPER.

People think it is easy to run" news
paper. One weeks experience would
change the opinion of most people on
this subject. Did you ever count the
words in column of ordinary newspaper
print? Well, there are thousand words
in a column. Suppose you sit down and
write thousand words upon some sub
ject, and then another thousand and an
other until you have written eight or ten
thousand. Try it, and see if it is right
easy. Keep that gait up for month, a
year, and see if it is easy. Then chase a
single local item all over town, and after
you have gotten the facts all right, con-
dense them into few lines an hours
work can be read in few seconds. Do
this for dozen items that seem insig-
nificant after they are printed but which
you know are important; then have the
items criticised and inaccuracies pointed
out to you when it is too late to correct
them. Oh, yes, it is easy to run" a
newspaper.-LakeC City Republican.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23

Now that the primary election law has
been ratified by the people, how shall
delegates to the national conventions be-
chosen in Wisconsin? Administration
leaders have learned that the law is 81
lent on this subject and the politicians
are beginning to worry over the oues-
ton of how to choose the delegates with
out reverting to the convention system.
Thus far no plan has been suggested
and no other way out of the difficulty is
apparent than to call convention for
this purpose. This will apply to repub
licans and democrats alike. The pros
pect is not pleasing to the administra-
ton men who had hoped TO abolish the
convention system entirely. This detail,
however, was overlooked. To call con-
vention, of course, will mean that the
spring caucuses must be held every four
years in every precinct of the state for
the election of delegates to the conven-
ton. The law, however, makes no pro-
vision for the election of such delegates
and they would have to be arranged for
by the respective state central commit
tees and conducted entirely without the
protection which the law at present
throws around them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23

GOVERNOR LAFoLLETTE has progress
ed far enough along in his senatorial as
pirations to announce that he is willing
to take the job if he can get his state
legislation disposed of in time. Where
there is will there lisa way. Webb and
the rest of the Barkises might as we'll
pull down their lightning rods. The
governors position on this exchange of
offices reminds US of the preacher who
contemplated leaving small charge for
a much more desirable one If he had the
Divine call. A parishioner asked the
minister's little son whether his father
was going to leave them for the bigger
church outside and the boy said, "Well,
pa IS waiting to see whether it is Gods
will, but the goods is packed.-Hudson
Star-Times
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23

SENATOR SPooNER is getting praise
enough at the present time from the big
papers of the country to turn the head
of a less we'll balanced man. When the
bill providing for the building of rail
road in the Philippines came up for
passage he discovered defect which all
the expert statesmen who had had the
matter in charge for weeks, had failed to
notice, and which might have cost the
government good many millions of dol
lars. A very common expression of New
York, Boston and other papers at the
east is to the effect that Senator Spooner
is unquestionubly the best equipped
man in the senate for the Office that he
holds, and that his service there is of too
valuable a character to be dispensed
with.-W Whitewater Register.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-23

SUCH az utterly unpleasant athletic
situation as now exists in the University
of Wisconsin, not only has never been
approached here before, but is almost
beyond human power to comprehend.
The greatest sensation has been caused
by the publication of the fact which it
asserted everybody knows" that sever
al of the leading players of football have
been employed in the capitol. The meth
cd of getting favors and 'jobs' for ath-
letes is denounced by. some of the so,
called reformers at the university and in
this campaign the university paper has
been particularly active. The editor
has given expression against this prac-
tice In vigorous editorials.