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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Employees Of Several 81. Peters
burg Factories Again on
a Strike.
BATTALlONs GUARD WORKS
Conditions Seem to Be Returning TO
the Critical Stage and Employers
and Government Officials Are
Psvturhed Over Outlook.

Berlin, Feb. s.-Press dispatches
from Sosnovice describe the bloody
character Of a conflict between tae
military and the strikers at Rather
eenen iron works. One correspondent
telegraphs that Is persons were killed
and IS woundsd while another gives
the number killed at so.
The military fired eight voileys.
Another collision occurred at the
Nifka mine, where, It is rumored, $50
persons were killed A. third collision
occurred today In the forenoon near
Milovic. but this affair was bloodless.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
STRIKE RENEWED.
Men in the Capital Are Again Leaving
Their Shops.

Men in the Capital Are Again Leaving
Their Shops. -, a. !.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 9.-Men in two
more factories. one Of which is a small
concern, ceased work today, and more
employees of the Pptiloff iron works
joined the strikers, The renewal of
the strike has not yet gained threat
ening form, and the general mass Of
workmen, though somewhat restive, Is
not showing troublesome disposition.
Two battalions of troops are stationed
at the Poutiloff works. but there is not
the slightest disorder.
-Four other establishments are idle,
but rumors Of a strike at the govern
ment arsenel, with which rumor tn,
city was filled today are positively de-
MED.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Senators Arrested.

Sacramento, Feb, 9.--As. a result of
the bribery scandal in the state legis-
lature, Senators Bunker and French
were arrested tonight on warrants is
sued by the grand jury The sheriff
is searching for Senators Wright and
Emmons who were also Indicted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10

washington. FEB. s.--As soon as the
land frauds are cleared up In Oregon
1t is expected the government win de-
vote attention to cases growing out Of
alleged frauds in washington Mon
tana and wyoming. The present ex.
pectatiOn is that these viii be looked
into with the same vigorous policy as
has marked the proceedings in recent
months.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Romhardinn Iaps.

Toxic, Feb. s.-kA8report from Man
churian headquarters Gays that the
Russians have continued their BON.
bardment in the direction OF shakhe
river since the night of February Z
They continue intrenchlng in front of
Liuchenpao and In the vicinity Of Hell
koutal. f&
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
No Aatohsries Now.

Washington, Feb, s.--The house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries today voted to postpone ac-
tlon at this session on the omnibus
fish hatchery bill. This measure pro-
vIded for the establishment OF SO fish
at a cost of s5O).OOO,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Give Soldiers pslicsoiss.

Toxic. Feb. . (ll:sO a. m)-The ems
peror and empress a. Japan have given
100000 yen S4s,OOO> to the army and
navy deprtment to purchase wines and
dellcacies for the celebration of the
national holiday which win take place
on Saturday next, February IL.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
sroRMsouND.'
Pork City Traffic Delayed by Snow and
Iee,Clad Rails.

Chicago, Feb, 9,-Plowing through
snow drifts and creeping with halting
gait along ice-eovered rails trains due
in Chicago yesterday were many hours
behind their schedule time, In some
instances arriving ten or twelve hours
late, Many trains due last night had
not arrived early today.
Better conditions are promised to-
day. as the weather forecaster an
nounces that the great snowstorm is
over. The total fall since Saturday
last has been nearly 12 inches.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Socialists Bitterly Denounce Rus;
sian Government.
q MONSTER MEETINGS HELD
Maxim eorky Is in Good Health, But
ls Allowed to Talk to None But
Relatives and counseL-sOon
TO Sc Tried.


Berlin, Feb, s-Socialists held 21
monster meetings in Berlin and SUBJ
urbs tonight to express flaming in
dignation at the 4butcheries and mas
sacres which the Russian government
performed on the defenseless men. wo-
men and children Of st. Petersburg. I"
Sharply worded resolutions passed.
The meetings were addressed by
Herr Bebel ana other leading socialist
~ ,ltssssss .
members Of the reichstag.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
FOR A DIVORCE.
French Ministry ssparstes the Church

French Ministry ssparstes the Church
FL" and State.
Paris, Feb. s.--The RouvIer ministry
today presented IN the chamber Of
deputies the draft Of new bin for
separation OF church and state. The
measure was aiixlously awaited, owing
10 doubt raised by friends of former
Premier Combs concerning the sin.
certify OF the new ministry In carrying
forward the policy Of separation. Tht
text OF the new measure makes the
separation definite anj conclusive, but
oTnits "a number Of details In the
Combs bill which aroused antagon-
ism.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Korea DELAYED,

San Francisco, Feb. Slowing to the
necessity for some repairs to her hull,
the liner Korea win be delayed on
drydock and her sailing day has been
postponed until next wednesday, FEB
ruary IS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Arizona Satisfied.

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb, s.-The iegisla-
ture today passed concurrent reso-
luton thanking the United States SEN
ate for eliminating Arizona from the
statehood blll. and asking the house
to concur in the amendment affecting
this territory
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
NleHr 1RAlNs.

Panama Railroad Win, Try to Dodge
Revolutions.
New York, FEB. s.--At meeting
here the directors of the Panama rail-
road have decided to run trains over
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
uNFRulrFuL TRIP.
Democratic Embassy to Salem FalIs
4 Down Hard.

A small bunch of the grooms of the
democratic jack-ass faded away to
Salem wednesday night to influence
legislation by putting a pin on the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
TWELVE KILLED IN NINE EXPLOSION
Dangerous Gases In Shaft Became lgni.
ted.

Dubois, Pa, (Special) Twelve men
were killed and one will die as the re-
suit of an explosion at>the Eleanora
shaft, near Big Run The shaft is To-
Gated -and-a-half miles from Big
Run, on the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg Railway, IL miles south of
here. 1t is in an isolated part of the
country. The mine is owned and oper-
ated by the Rochester and Pittsburg
Coal and Iron Company, and is a COM
paratively new shaft, having been opened
two years ago
The mine was thought to be free from
dangerous gases. The night shift was
small, or there would have been more
fatalities. Every man who was in the
mine at the time of the explosion ex-
cept one, is reported killed. Three bodies
have thus far been recovered. Two of
them were brothers named Kirkwood.
The men were Fnglish-speaking and
resided at Eleanore, small mining viii
lage two miles from the shaft.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
OGDEN SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED.
Prominent People NorrowIy Escape Death
Some Are Injured.

Greenville, S. c. (SpeciaD While
rounding curve inside the yard limits
of the Southern Railroad, at Greenville,
and running at the estimated speed OF
so miles an hour, the special Pullman
train bearing Robert c. Ogden and 100
members of the Southern Conference
on Education crashed into the rear end
of freight train at 7.55 o'clock A. M,
killing four persons and injuring score
of others. None of Mr.. Ogden's guests
was killed.
The combination baggage and club
car and two diners, together with the
locomotive and freight car, were piled
into heap, and in an instant fire broke
out in the cooking end of the diners.
Mr. McKelway, Professor Farnam, Mrs.
Farnam, Mrs. Thorp, DR.. Dreher and
Robert M. Ogden were eating breakfast
in the second diner, which was torn to
pieces. The floor collapsed and the pas
sengers were picked up from the track.
The seven sleeping cars behind the din
ers were left intact, but the shock sprung
many locks, imprisoning the occupants.
Seth Low and Mrs. Low, DR.. McVickar
and others were rescued when the doors
were smashed open with axes. The pas
sengers in the St. James were quickly
removed, but the three negroes could not
be saved. They breathed the flames and
died. When he saw that the crash could
not be averted Engineer Hunter, of the
Ogden train, applied the emergency
brakes and jumped. Practically all of
the baggage, said to be valued at $I2.-
600 was destroyed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS

China has informed the United States
that she is using every effort to prevent
the departure from her waters of the
Russian cruiser Askold and the Russian
torpedo-boat destroyer now interned at
Shanghai. -.
A rule has been issued placing immi-
grafton inspectors in the classified list.
The Red Rock Fuel Company, of
Faimont, w. Va, has filed a complaint
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company.
Hugh L. Bond, of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and George R. Peck,
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul, discussed the rate problem before
the Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce.
Admiral Dewey gave a luncheon to
the officers of the feet who were with
him at the battle of Manila Bay. At
night there was banquet celebration of
the event.
1t was rumored, but denied, that POST
master General Cortelyou will be offered
the presidency of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society of New York
Messages were received from Ministers
Russell and Barrett accepting their new
appointments.
The Supreme Court decided that John
A. Benson, accused of being involved in
the public land fraud cases, must come
to Washington for trial.
At the meeting of the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce James H.
Inland, third vice president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Company, made statement regarding
railroad rates which specially affect
Northwestern traffic. -
The appeal of Chief Naganab, of the
Chippewa Indians, of Minnesota, in his
case against Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock was docketed in the Supreme
Court.
Secretary Taft will. if the President
assents, order Minister Bowen, at
Caracas, to return Immediately to Wash
ington and explain the charges against
Secretary LOOMS.
A police census of the District of
Columbia shows a population of 322,-
44s, of which 227,6o7 are whites. There
is a gain Of 1877 over the federal CEN
sus of 1900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
GIFTS TO SOUTHERN COLLEGES.
DR.. D. K. Pearsons, OF Chicago. Distributes
Sum Of Sl35,000.

Chicago, (SpeciaD DIR. D. K. Pear
sons, of Chicago, announced gifts to FIVE
Southern colleges. The amounts donated
range from $4,000 TO $4,000.
The total amount is SI35,ooo. DR..
Pearsons announced that he had rejected
requests of over 400 institutions. The
selections are as follows:
Guilford College, Greensboro. N. C.,
$4,000; Piedmont College, Demorest,
Ga, $4,000; Washington College, Wash
ington Tenn, $4,000; Grant University,
Chattanooga, Tenn, $4,000; West Vir-
ginia Seminary, Morgantown, w. Va,
$4,000.
DR.. Pearsons, who is wealthy retired
business man of this city, has made
donations heretofore aggregatng over
$2,5oo,ooo.
Referring to the gifts made today,
DR.. Pearsons said:
"The colleges TO which give these
presents must raise S. Nor every dollar
l give them, and this must be done with
in a wear"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
BANK LOOTED BY MASKED MEN.
Bandits rerrorias Village in New York
State.

Oneonta, N Y, (Special).-A band
of masked robbers rode into the village
|of Gilbertsville, about IS miles from
here, at 8 o'clock A. NJ, blew open the
modern and supposedly burglar proof
safe in the private bank Of E. c. Brewer,
and made good their escape with booty
estimated at between $1,000 and $Io,-
ooo When the startled villagers were
awakened by the muffled roar of the
explosion and had been halted by the
pistol fire of the retreating bandits, they
found that the robbers had completely
isolated Gilbertsville from the outside
world by cutting all the telegraph and
telephone wires. Efforts to communicate
with neighboring towns were futile and
when the village folk finally started in
pursuit, the robbers had gained lead
which could not be overcome.
Parties are searching the woods in
every direction, in the hope that the
robbers have sought shelter in the thick
cts and will seek to leave the vicinity
of their daring exploit under cover of
darkness. Several teams which had been
stolen from various barns, and used by
the robbers in their approach to the
village and their subsequent flight, were
found abandoned by the roadside. Day.
light found the bandits not far from
Gilbertsville, and it is believed they then
left the highway and went into the
woods afoot. The bold attack rivals in
the details of its thoroughness, its daring
and its success the exploits of the most
notorious bandits of the Western coun-
try.
1t is believed there were five men in
the band. That all were heavily armed
was shown by the frequency of their
fire when the villagers arrived near the
bank. The men first pried open the
front door of the bank Not a light
glinmered in the village, and they evil
IDENTIFY set about their work leisurely.
Two holes were drilled into the heavy
steel door of the newly installed safe,
and into these the explosives, believed to
have been nitroglycerine, was inserted.
The explosion which followed wholly
wrecked the safe and shattered every
window in the bank building.
The robbers hastily gathered up all
the money exposed by the explosion
and started on run just as the first of
the awakened villagers reached the
secene Other residents quickly came
up, but in the mean time the invaders
were making good their escape, firing
as they went.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
North and South United.

New York (Specia) Cheering under
the Stars and Stripes entwined with the
old Confederate flag, 800 women of the
North and South sang yankee Doodle"
and Dixie" with equal enthusiasm at the
annual luncheon of the New York Chap
ter of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy at Delmonico's. Mrs. Fairbanks,
wife of the Vice President, struck the
note of sympathy in saying, Your or
ganization and the one l have the honor
to represent have helped to hide the
scars of the past division of our country,
and they have covered the divisions with
the flowers of forgetfulness and the gar
lands of gentle remembrance"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
ENrOMED IN MINE.
Thirteen Men Probably Dead Near WlIburton.
Oklahoma.

Wilburton, Okla, (SpeciaD Thirteen
miners were entombed and probably
killed by an explosion in the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Coal Company's mine,
near Wilburton. Their bodies may not
be recovered for several days.
The men went into the shaft at mid
night. Foreman William Ray, of the
shift that left the mine at that hour,
says that the mine was in good condi-
ton as a gas explosion was hardly
probable. His shift left shot hanging,
and this the new shift may have fired.
1t is suggested, from the force of the
explosion, which could be heard for
miles around and which tore heavy
timbers aside and piled tons of dirt
into the shaft. that bad shot had set
off some dynamite, which had been stored
conveniently for work in pushing the
entries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
KILLED BY A TORNADO
A Furious Windstorm Sweeps Across
Texas.
THE CITY OF LAREDO IS IN RUINS.
Enormous Property Damage, Accompanied
by Great Loss of Life, In Southern Texas
A Hundred or More Are Injured, but II Is
Thought They VIII cover-School and
Hospital Wrecked.

Laredo, Texas (SpeciaD .-Twenty-one
persons were killed and 100 or more
injured in Laredo and in New Laredo
by a tornado which tore through these
cities late Saturday night, crossing the
Rio Grande. Rumors of others killed IN
places outside Laredo lack confirmation
The property damage is large.
The damage wrought at the Laredo
Seminary is extensive. Not one OF the
group of excellent buildings which go
to make up that institution escaped
damage. The barracks, the primary
building, Emery Hall and the chapel
were damaged from so to rs per cent.
The escape of the teachers at the in
stitution was narrow, as the walls OF
some of the buildings which they oc-
cupied were demolished. Mrs. Easley,
one of the teachers, was rescued by sew
eral young cadets, students of the insti-
tuition, who lowered her by rope from
a second story. She was severely
bruised.
The roof of the Mexican National
Hospital building was lifted from the
edifice, and it will require much time to
repair the building for patients.
A trip through the town fails to show
block that has not suffered from the
storm. Trees, fences, telegraph and
telephone poles, corrugated roofs, CHM
neys and walls and debris of all kinds
strew the streets.
The city authorities are at work clean
ing away the wreckage of the storm.
Linemen are at work endeavoring to
straighten out the tangle of wires, and
it is believed that within two days the
electric light service can be resumed. 1t
is hoped to re-establish telegrapllic COM
munication, at least partly, within two
days.
Conditions in New Laredo, across the
Rio Grande, are similar to those exist
ing on this side. 1t is not definitely
known how many dead or injured there
are in New Laredo, but city officer
said there were five dead that he knew
Of. The FIVE known dead added to the
list of dead on this side of the river
would bring the number of dead IN
both cities up to Fl persons.
The storm made its appearance from
the southwest in the neighborhood of
Lampasas, Mexico, u miles from Lare-
do, and it is reported that great havoc
was wrought at Lampasa, although it IS
not thought that any loss of life re-
suited.
When the storm struck Laredo the
huts occupied by the poorer classes were
RACED; and as the wind increased in
force the more substantially constructed
buildings were unroofed, and in many
cases, were demolished.
Lightning flashed wildly and contin-
uously, adding to the fears of the peo-
pie. The storm lasted about one hour.
The Mexican National Railroad has
temporarily abandoned its servise on &C
count of lack of telegraph wires for
the dispatching of trains. Physicians are
busy attending to the wounded, and it is
thought that all the injured will recover.
DIR. H. J. Hamilton, of the United States
Marine Hospital service, has placed $50
tents with bedding at the disposal of the
homeless.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
MINISTER BOWEN CALLED HOME.
Must Justify His Attack on Secretary LOOMS
His Successor.

Washington, D. e. (Special) .-Secre-
| tary Taft has received instructions from
the President to call Minister Bowen,
now at Caracas, to Washington; also
to send Mr. Russell, now minister to
Colombia, to Caracas, and Mr.. Barrett,
now minister to Panama, to Colombia.
1t is stated that if Mr.. Bowen's action
relative to the charges affecting Assist
ant Secretary LOOMS are not subject to
criticism it is the Presidents purpose
to send him as minister to Chill and
then probably as ambassador to Brazil.
The cablegram to Minister Bowen, i'll
structing him to report to Washington
forthwith, was dispatched by Acting Sec
rotary LOOMS. If the Minister is par
ticularly active, he may reach NaShing-
ton about May 8, the day the President
expects to break camp and start home
ward. If he misses this steamer, the
Minister must wait at least week tor
another Arriving here before the Presi-
dents return, Mr. Bowen will make his
statement to Secretary Taft, who is
disposed to deal with the case himself
and not permit it TO remain open 10
| add to the bulk of important business
which will confront the President upon
his return to the capital
Secretary Taft also sent cablegram
/ to Minister Bowen stating the reasons
for his summons to Washington. They
are, in brief, first, because Mr. Bowen
has filed charges against Mr.. Looms;
second, the publication of those charges
in the New York Herald; third, Mr.
LOOMS complete denial; fourth, Mr..
LOOMS countercharge that Mr. Bowen
had secured that publication, and fifth,
Mr.. LOOMS desire to be confronted by
Mr. Bowen here The Secretary added:
IF all goes we'll, you may return to
the diplomatic service"
The official admission that there is
possibility of Mr.. Bowen's eventually be-
coming ambassador to Brazil indicates
the Presidents purpose to make change
at Rio. As matter of fact, David Z.
Thompson has for sometime past been
seeking to effect the transfer from no
to the City of Mexico. The President
was DESTROYS of accommodating him, but
found it necessary to promote Minlster
Conger from his place at Picking, and
Mexico afforded the only opening among
the embassies. So Mr. Conger was sent
to Mexico with the understanding that
he should relnqush the place within the
year in favor Of Mr.. Thompson, and, to
console the latter for the delay in the
realization of his aspiration, the Bra
lillian ministry was erected INTO an en-
bassy Mr.. Thompson will however, in
IL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
Foreign.

The Norway Storthing sanctioned the
state loan of $Io,ooo,ooo, insuring a
military reserve fund in the event of it
becoming necessary for Norway to pro-
vide for her own defense.
The Russian soldiers in their brutal
attack upon the people in Warsaw broke
the heads and limbs of women and chill
dren with their rifles used as clubs.
The Social Democratic party of Po-
land, as a result of the troops firing upon
the people in Warsaw, called general
strike.
During torpedo boat exercises at
Berehaven the destroyer Syren ran on a
reef and broke her back.
The so-called debts of the Russian
peasants RENTED by the Car amount
to $45,ooo,ooo.
The French cable connecting Cadiz
Spain. with Tangier has been completed
The entire fifth Japanese loan OF $780,
100000 has been placed at premium.
The Cars removal OF religious disa-
bilities enabled the old believers OF
Moscow to celebrate Easter in the
churches of the Rogoshk quarter, the
affairs of which had been closed for 4e
years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
CONDITION OF Y. M. c. A
A fetal Membership Of 6Ss.ooo In Forty
Countries.

Paris, (By Cable).-The greetings of
King Edward were presented to the
Worlds Conference of the Young Mems
Christian Associations now in session
here, through Lord Kinnaird, one of
the vice presidents. Messages were also
received from rulers and notable per-
sons in Norway, Italy and other countries
and from the Young Woman's Chris
tian Association. The report of the
conditiaa of the associations by Prince
Bernadotte, second son of King Oscar
of Sweden and Norway, showed there
were 1861 associations in 40 countries,
with a membership of 688,ooo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05
Lawyers Have Pistol Duel.

Birmingham, Ala, (SpeciaD.-R. L.
Leatherwood and w. A. benson, promi-
nent young lawyers, engaged in pistol
duel on South Twentieth street, in
the retail district. Ten shots were fred,
a negro drayman being wounded in the
leg and neck. He will probably recover.
Leatherwood is in jail. The shooting
grew out of a feud which began last
year by each of the participants reporting
the other to the State Bar Association
for alleged violation of legal ethics