The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, May 15, 1901, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNOTIOHI ooks, Periodicals, Marines, Arc Hot to be Taken rrpm The i a. . ,.,;iiwMit tvrmiaSion. Any ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, I IIJI lit y VVIIIIVJ" ; 1 1 Mm, KiKY i.i jnd guilty 0! 8 4 be liable to prosec The Cheapest Yet A SIX HOLE TEEL RANGE FOR CSC ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Plumbers and Steamfltters Diamond IN GREAT VARIETY Bats, Balls, Masks, Pads, Gloyes And everything else in thut line to make tho boys happy. If you do not )ay bull we can show yoa an elegant lino of FISHING LINES. FLIES. REELS, BASKETS, ETC. GRIFFIN gjtS3g! f WW - '- (Off F";;jSM Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CICARS Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen, Farmers and Loggers. At V. ALLEN, Tenth and Commercial Streets We Rent New j .fj il - v 0.00 Outfits AND AT ALL PRICES & REED Are You Golnj) to Build a Home? Buy Your Locks and Hardware at the Foard & Stokes Go REPUTATION REPRESENTS PUBLIC OPINION Re nutation represents public opinion. How to get In your favor. Make flrat-claaa. re liable article Ilka the Char ter Oak Stove and Range, Every Charter Oak la guar anteed. For Bale In Astoria only by W. J. SCULLY. 431 Bond St., Between Ninth and Tenth. Typewriters. Many new improvements added. See our latest No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter New Art Catalogue Free ... L- H. ALEXANDER ft CO. Exclusive Paoific Ooast Dealers 345 Stark St., Portland, Ore. F W. M'KECHNIE, Lent Agent. MUCH BLOODSHED EXPECTED TODAY Thousand National Guardsmen Patrol Streets of Albany. POLICE UTTERLY POWERLESS Strikers Determined That Non-l'nlo Mei Shall Nat Operate Cars el Uafes Tracllos Company Officials Alt Determines. ALBANY. N. y.( Mciy H.-A thousand Natlonul Guardsmen and 100 mounted men will occupy Albany atreet tomor row and attempt to force the riotous rrowd to let the cr of the ITn'on Trac.'lon Company run with non-unl n men. Th Ttvniy-thlrd regiment, of Brooklyn. the Tenth battalion, of Al bany, anl the Third nlgnal rorp wli; make up the complenvnt of men. They will be re4nfor.ed by MO special depu te. 300 f nlWmin an 1 over 100 Pinker ton detectives. It Ih feared that the bloodshed and rl-t'u a.-ews of todav will r rep-ved with mu.'h greater fa. tallty. DAY of rioting. AUtANV, N. V. May It-When dHrkn- fell thla evening several thou and w.-ary str'tcar strikers and symp.it hlxer vnt to their hou". but they were replaj-rd by a many more who took up the vigil to prevent the I'nlon Traction Company from running; their ii-n-trlc care with non-union men. Dirkn. brought some confidence that th-fe would be no attempt before morning to move the cars, for two attemp's made In broad daylight had brought blixKlithml and riot on such a wale tht the local police, aided by scorm of deputy aherlff and Pinker ton men. had been unable to quell the disturbance. One man lies In the hos pital seriously wounded; one of the two c:rs ttie romp my attempted to run la In a (tutter of the street not two blinks from the car house, wrecked, and the trolley wlrea are cut In several place, practically crippling; the road. Near the car houses nre thousand of men. women and children, wrought up to a pitch of frenzy that bodes 111 If the doors of the car house open to let out another car. Inside the cr house, afraid even to look out of the grated windows, are about eighty-five mm -union men whom the company expects to use In running Its cars. Karly this morning; there were about 150 of them but at nightfall lrty-flve had desert ed and lolnerf the ranks of the strik ers.. The men claim that thev were brought here under a misapprehension ond they supposed they were going to Philadelphia. Thla afternoon the police practical ly admitted that they were power'" o cow with the large, rowdson the streets If the cars were run and General Man nicer MeNamara Immediately called ud on General Oliver, In command of the Third brlgide. for protectli-n. He said "We Intend to run our cars If It takes the entire national guard of New York state to protect us." General Oliver Issued an order as sembllng at their armory tonight the Tenth battalion of Albany, comprising: four companies of the national guard Inf antry and Third signal corps mount ed. General Oliver laid that he would warn the remainder of the Third bri gade to be In readiness for a call. TRACK TORN UP. TROY, N. Y.. May 14 The streetcar trncks on a portion of the Union Trac tion Company's lines In this city have been torn up and thrown ltvto the river. GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED. Machinists Will Quit Work Next Mon day Unless Demands Are Com plied With. WASHINGTON, May 14.-Represent-ntlves of machinery and allied metal trades national and International un ions, who have been In session here for two days considering the enforcement of the demand that union machinists here after shall be forced to work only nine hours a day with an Increase of wages thiU would make the salary practically the same as under the present ten-hour scale, tonight dx ldd that there ahould be a strike May 20 In the shops refus ing to grant the desired concessions. AGREEMENT REACHED. CHICAGO, May H.-The Illinois Cen tral railroad and Its union machinists reached on 8gree;ment today. It was a compromise, the men securing a nine hour diy while making concessions In wages, pay for overtime and apprentice regulations. IN MABHAiCHl'SETTS. JtOSTON. May H.-Report have been received by the local officials of the Ma eh I nlsls' Unloa In this city from every section if the state relative to the uni versal move by machinists for a nine hour work day without a reduction In wairs. which Is to be Inaugurated on May 20. Over 1500 machinists Joined the Uos lon lodge lust week and It Is estimated that at least 1000 more will be Initiated this w.vk. The elaJm Is made that over sixty shop are now working on a nine-hour day schedule and quite a few have adapted the eight-hour day. IN PENNSYLVANIA, WILKKSBARRE. Pa., May 14-The mar-hlnls.s employed at the Kingston shops of the Lackawinna Railroad have Joined the oth'T machinists now on strike at Hcn.uon. Dover and Buffalo. All the machine shops of the Lacka wanna Company are now Idle. NoMce was served un the strikers at Kings ton last night tha If they did not re turn to work on Wednesday, their pUces would be filled by other men. SMITH WAY RESIGN. Postmaster-General Has Given Ud the Lease of His Washington Home. NEW YORK. May 11 A special to the World from Washington says: The postmaeter-general. Charle Em ory Snrlth, haa given up the lease of his Washington home. No. 1774 Massachu setts avenue, and there are rumors that this portends his resignation from the cabinet the coming year. All the personal effects of Mr. and Mrs. Smith were sent to Philadelphia prior bo their departure with the pres idential party and it Is understood that on their return they will live at the Arlington. Those who are eiwe to the postmaster-general say he hi only retaining his office at the earnest solicitation of Pres ident McKlnley and that as soon as practicable he desires to return to news paper work. SHOPS PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Gr;a: Northern Will Hereafter Have All Its Work Done at Spokane or St. Paul. SALT LAKE. May 14 A special to the Herald from Butte says the Ana condt Mining Company and the Great Northern railroad announce that the mining company's machine shops at Anaconda anJ the railroad machine shops at Gr-wt Falls, which have been clos-Ml for jome time on account of la bor troubles, will remain closed per manently and the machinery will be transported elsewhere. The Great Northern will have all its work done at Snokane or St. Paul. According to the company's officials, frequent efforts to treat with 'he strikers at both places have proved unavailing. MRS. NATION GUILTY. Plea of Insanity Did Not Prevent Her Conviction for Joint Smashing. TOPEKA. May 14. The Jury in the case of Mrs. Nation, charged with Joint smashing, this evening returned a ver diet of guilty. The trial was before the district court and sentence will be pro nounced tomorrow. It Is the general Impression that she will be released on payment of a fine and costs. The defense made no effort to deny the truth of the accusation. An effort was made, however, to prove that Mrs Nation was Insane at the time of the raid. The verdict is a surprise, as It was generally expected that the Jury would hang and bring an acquittal. DEATH OF H. B. YOUNG. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., May 14. Harvey B. Young, a famous land scape artist, la dead. GEORGE CONQUEST DEAD. LONDON. May 14. George Conquest, playwright and actor manager, Is dead. Chil Over 400 Just Received In Over Fifty Patterns Bodford Cords and Piques In white, trimmed In colors, and plain white. Percale, German Twill, Cham bray, Gingham and Percale In new de signs for children, 2 to 14 years; Prices as low as 48 cents and running up to $3.50. All 'excellent values. Shan ah an PRESIDENT'S PLANS STILL UNDECIDED Cannot Yet Tell Whether He Will Visit Oregon. TERRIBLE DIN AT 'FRISCO Hearty Receptloa Aro"e4 Preilfeat aa His Official Ealry la tbt City- Given Degree ( LL. D. by 1'ilver lit; t CallUrnln. SAN PrtANCISCO, May 13.-At an early hour this morning (Wednesday) Secretary Cortelyou said that no definite statement could be made In reference to the president's future plans. All was contingent on Mrs. McKlnley's condi tion. It could not be determined un til later In the day whether the Presi dent would participate In the day's functions In this city or not. Mrs. Mc Klnley, Secretary Cortelyou added, waa passing a comfortable night. The oresldent appreciates the anxiety attending the completion of his trip and hopes to be able soon to make a defi nite announcement. YESTERDAY'S PROGRAM. SAN FRANCISCO, ITay 14. Presi dent McKlnley made his official entry ln this city, the objective point of his tour, late this afternoon. After being formally welcomed by Mayor Phelan he was driven through the principal streets by a military and naval escort. To night he attended a public reception In the large nave of the Market 'street Ferry depot. Early this morning President McKln ley decided that, owing to Mrs. Mc Klnley' illness, he would not visit Stan ford University, as had been planned. but would limit himself to the day's exercises in this city. At 2:40 this afternoon he left the Scott residence for the Valencia street station. Here he met the train bring ing the members of the cabinet and the remainder of his party, who had fulfilled the programme between San Jose and this city. President McKln ley was also met here by Mayor Phe lan and formally received. The presi dent, members of his cabinet. Mayor Phelan and the reception committee were then taken by a special train to the Third and Townsend street depot, where the military and naval escort were waiting. Then there waa a terrible din. The whistles of factories and machine thoos of the neighborhood were turned loose. the b-lls of yard engines were furiously rung, thousands of voices Joined in the noisy welcome to the city's guests. The long line of carriages was follow ed by 4000 troops. Infantry, artillery and cavalry from the Presidio led by Gen eral Shafter and 1000 marines and sail ors from the battlsships Iowa, Phila delphia and Wisconsin under command of Admiral Casey. At Van Ness avenue President Me Klnley reviewed th? procession, after which he repaired to the Scott resi dence for dinner. At S o'clock tonight the president w-as driven to the Ferry depot. In the large and handsomely 11 lumlnated nave of the large building the president received a vast crowd of people. DEGREE FOR M'KINLEY. BERKELEY, Cal., May 14.-The de gree of doctor of laws has been con ferred uoon William McKlnley, presi dent of the United States. Only twice before since the founding of the univer sity In 1S6S haa this degree been bes towed. GEER ON AN EXCURSION. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.-Governor Nash, the Ohio delegation. Governor Geer. of Oregon, and other prominent visitors -were guests of Governor Gage on an excursion today. GEER IS ON HAND. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14. Governor Geer of Oregon has arrived here accom oanied by his wife to witness the launching of the bartleshlp Ohio. He will meet President McKlnley and the members of his party and If the health of Mrs. McKlnley will permit the pres ident to carry out his plan of visiting the Pacific Northwest before return ing East he will probably accompany the presidential party on its trip from here to Portland. RECEPTION TO HITCHCOCK. SAN FRANCISCO. May 14. The Mis souri Society of California has com pleted preparations for a reception to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock on next Friday evening. A feature of the affair will be the presentation to Sec retary Hitchcock of a silver-mounted cut-glass loving cup by his fellow Mis- sourians. The quarters assigned to Secretary Hitchcock and his daughter at the Pal ace hotel have been tastefully decorated by a committee of ladles connected with the society. California flowers and fruits are the main features of the em bellishments. PROGRAM OF GOVERNOR NASH. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.-The members of the Ohio Society will turn out In force tomorrow at Berkeley dur ing the commencment exercises at the university. Governor Nash will be present with his staff ond all the vis iting congressmen. Saturday the gov ernor, after attending the launching of the battleship named after bis state, will go around the bay as the gueit of Surveyor-General Glover on be tug Resolute. On Sunday evening the gov ernor will leave for home. HUSBAND IGNORED. New York Woman Leaves Her Prop erty to Her Cousin. NEW YORK. May 14. William H. Williams, the husband of Mrs. Althea Virginia Williams, who died recently in this city, ha filed a contest to the pro bate of the will. Mrs. Williams, who had not been on good terms with her husband, left all her property, valued at over $30,000, to her cousins, with the exception of a few small bequests, cut ting Williams off with $10. Williams, who 1 in 8an Francisco. alleges that hi wife's faculties bad been so far impaired by disease as to make her an easy dupe of the art and In trlgue of those by whom she was sur rounded. He also alleges that she, while under the influence of drug, made a different disposition of her property from what she would otherwise Lave done. The will was obtained, it Is al. leged, by fraud, circumvention and un due Influence. OPERATORS GET LOANS. Corner In North rn Pacific Said to Have Cost Arbitrage Dealers and Bears $3,000,000. LONDON. May lt-The Morgan, Rothschild and one or two other houses readily advanced loans today at five per cent in order to assist operators over their settlement. It is now asserted that but for the action of the stock ex change committee for general purpose in suspending buying In rule, the whole of the arbitrage firms would have de clared themselves bankrupt, a the on ly way out of an impossible situation. It is estimated that the corner In North ern Pacific cost the arbitrage dealer and bears nearly 1,000,000 pounds. BANQUET TO QUAY. Lately Re-Elected Senator Says He Will Never Again Accept Official Position. PHILADELPHIA, May 14.-The Re publicans of the dominant faction from every section of the Keystone state paid homage tonight to United States Sena tor M. S. Quay In honor of his re election to the United States senate. The occasion waa a banquet followed by a reception. Senator Quay in his address declared that he would never again be a can dldate for nor accept any official posl tlon. STAMPEDE NEAR) REPUBLIC. Rich Placer Strike Throws People Into Fever of Excitement. SPOKANE May 14.-Dlspatches to the Spokesman-Review from Republic say: A placer strike on Granite creek, two miles west of town, has thrown the camp into an "ntense fever of excite ment. Hundreds of men and many wo men rushed to the scene of the strike todav and thjy have staked the whole creek for a distance of twelve miles from Its mouth. NO GAMBLING IN MONTANA. First Time Since Discovery of Goid That Faro Has Not Been Dealt in That State. HELENA. May 14. Every gambling house In Montana was closed tcday, At-torney-Gsneral Donovan having In structed every county attorney to see that thev were closed. It is the most radical step at reform ever taken in Montana and the first time since the discovery of gold that faro has not been dealt In the state. RAGTIME DENOUNCED. American Federation of Musicians Wishes "Unmusical Rot" Sup pressed. DENVER. Col.. May 14. The Ameri can Federation of Musicians, now in convention here, has adopted resolutions characterizing "ragtime" tunes as "un musical rot" and pledging th members of the federation to make every effort to suppress and discourage the playing and publishing of such "musical trash." SUICIDE OF FRENCH MARY. Picturesque Figure of the Civil War Took Poison at Pittsburg. PITTSBURG. May 1. Mrs. Mary Leonard, better known as "French Mary," a vlvandlere of the civil war and one of the most picturesque figures produced during the rebellion, commit ted suicide last night by taking poison. POLICE BREAK DP cBAND OF BRIGANDS Renegade Americans Were Com mit tin? Outrages Near Manila. FILIPINO POLITICAL PARTIES Will Amosnt ( Little S Loa$ ni Official Are Appelated War Department FormiUIInf New Tariff With .. flret Care. ' MANILA, May 14. The' detective and police force have broken up a band of American brigands who have been operating In the province of Pam panga, north of and not far from Ma nila. This band committed outrages, murder and rape. NO PARTIES NEEDED. MANILA, May It Since the main declared object of the Federalists, peace and American sovereignty, is nearly accomplished, the party's future Is dis cussed. Under the coming government to be composed of appointive officials, there will be slight use for party ac tivity outside of the municipal elections. The leaders hope the party will b considered a setnl-offlclal medium be tween die government and the masses. They are at present endeavoring to ob tain the release of a thousand prison ers who were convicted of purely poli tical offenses, the con '.en tlon being that they should have the same amnesty as those who were released when awaiting trial. The appearance of Insular issues wilt quickly result in the actual formation of projected opposition parties, NEW PHILIPPINE TARIFF. NEW YORK. May 14.-A Washing ton dispatch to the Tribune describes the war department a exhausting every resources to formulate such schedules for the new Philippine tariff a will be most conducive to the United State trad: with the islands and a fair reve nue for the administration of govern ment. With this end in view." Secre tary Root has placed the proposed tar iff before Appraiser Wakeman and his experts In this city, who are to rive It the final touch before ft is laid before the president for promulgation, unless the supreme court in Its decision on the insular question render all that haa been done superfluous. The opinion of the court Is expected two weeks from yesterday and by that time the new tariff will be ready to be put into operation as soon as due notice can be given to all Interests affected by Its provisions. Last August Colonel Clarence Ed wards, In charge of the Insular division of the war department, assembled a board of army officers who had been in control of customs and revenue mat ters to formulate a tariff which would be more advantageous to many Import ant American Interests than the law al ready In operation. This work after completion was submitted to the lead ing commercial interests in the Islands, publio hearings were given by the civil and military reviewing officials and freedom of discussion was encouraged. After the Interests of the Islands were thus ascertained the schedules were published widely in this country two months ago and criticism and advice wer solicited from American exporters and producers. There has been a gen eral response to this Invitation and a number of changes have been suggest ed, but the majority of comment has been of a character expressing satis faction with the new rates. ' The whole matter, it is now said, Is In such shape that the new tariff. If there Is to be any, can be promulgated by June 1 to go into effect two months later. It 1 expected to produce annually about $15, 000.000 after the first year, although for a short period with conditions now ex isting in the Islands it may not raise more than half that amount. DOUBLE SUICIDE. ' Father Followed the Example of HI 15-Year-Old Son. TACOMA. May 14. A special from Everett says: A double suicide occurred at La Con ner, Skagit county, yesterday. John Fay, employed by the Seattle Bridge Company, corrected his 15-year-old on, who had committed a trivial offense. This wounded the boy' feelings o deeply that he stole out of the room, secured a gun and nhot himself In the head., Hearing the report the father hasten ed to the scene and saw his son writh ing in the agonies of death. He grabbed the weapon and blew out hl own brains. MORGAN REPORTED VUU NEW YORK. May 14. According to the London correspondent of the Trib une, disquieting rumors are again pre valent In that city with regard to t health of J. Plerpont Morgan,