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

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Newspaper Page Textfife VOL. UV Lest You Forget! HKIIMAN WIMEKiv.Hiititk.t willi every Maii'it a mi Ilv Suit ur Ovorcimt. Out of uvery ton Suits or Over roftU cmo riMtoinor will p't n Suit dr Ovrrcont free. lruw'iii for tin' fn u Suit ami hereout, tuln'-i pliit c) JuiHiury 2. Wo luivo m'lil ttvt'V 10 Min'it Suit.- utnl v rt'imtM iiml nearly .'III Hoys' Suit, and OvctvunH, luriii the last U w iliiyn. Wu liiu you will Ik- one nf tint lueky tun. ? INGERSOL WATCHES Remember ONLY Fisher Brothers ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Plumbers and Steamfitters HOLR AC3K1NTH I'OH S27 BONO BOOKS P A I CNfiADO A bl lrlLiLnUrlH3 PICTURES Many other line, suitable for Clniatma i giving. Prlcen are right. GRIFFIN & REED, COfmml; Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of all kinds nt lowest rittos, for fishermen, Farmers and Loggorg. As V. AIwLtBN, Tenth and Commerclitl Streets ASTORIA PUBUC UBRARY ASSOCfAI i til $1.00 ONE DOLLAR at SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES STREET All tlin latest, iu well an n full lino of special gift books. ll,ck f art calendars, IncluJ lug ninny novelties, A magnificent display, framed and un-framed. OKB. KvKy nirrwirwiiif ASTOKIA. MARCONI SIGNALS ACROSS ATLANTIC Receives Wireless Signals at St. Johns, from (lis Station in England. A (1ENUNE TRANSMISSION Sypilcm Ycl In I'.iiihryoiilc Stage hill Km riliiiiutc Develop ment Deiiionatriitcd hy Thin Kxpeiliiient. HT. JOHN. N. F Pit ll.lgnof Marmnl tin announced the inol wonderful i leiitlflc discovery of mod ern time loiilghl In mating ll.il l had receive.) electric llgnuU lu rom tin Atliinllc ocean frcitn lil tt!jn In Cornwall, England. Ha ftipliiliis Hint Iwfore leaving England lie .m l.- plnr, feir ccniiipllahm-tit of th'e f..-ul;, for wlill.- Ill primary object ila In com niutii.nic wlili ocean I ir'n lii mid. H n. he lici-d alio to mi.'1-" in nt mining thi' w.m l.-tfjl .t.-minc at'lili'Vt-nii'iit nf wlrel.; trli gruphy artunn the Alllin'lc, Hlgn.ir Murciiiir Hi. Ion )r. ', n- all H vry pnwctful. lit- i.riM-H an electric force, generated there. on times greater tlmn hU ori'ini' Ntatliu.ii I fore he left Knclttinl In. arVaiK.-.l with tin- rli TirliJnii In hrgr of tin ntn il'.n. whlrh In I' .ml i"! ni I'nl.llin. Hint kIktiuIh hIiiiuM m-ril ilaMv nfur a rirtiiln iltt'r whlrh Hlgimr M.it'unl wmllil rnlilp hint aftir hnvlnrf i rfvtni lili urrnng.-nii'litti Uerr. Hie or M in n, nl iirilM-i hi-rr a wi-rk ugo Krllay Irrlnl HlKtiul Hill at the rntranrii to thi- hnrlmr a un rtirrliurnt(lig BlMtlon ami iii'iwd hl fiil.nn'til tlrr.-. l.aal Mcti'luy hr rahlril to lhi l'liMIni i"la tl in to iMgln wnllng nlgntln at 3 p. m lift 11 . nml t.i rontlnue thi'iu until ( p. in., tln-iif hnura hrlng r-Rpnthf-ly 1) )n a. m. ami i So p. m . St Joho't ilinu. 1'iirliig lliriM1 hourn V- Ini y Sigimr Miir.nnl drvatril a nil., with mil wire hy ininiu of whl. h Nlgnala are arnt and received. ili r'"M4lm-. at the recorder attahred to the receiv ing nppnratun and to Ilia prof nind K.it Ufnctlon. Signals were received hy him at Interval. arcorJIng t.i the pro grnm arranged prevlumly with the wriitir at I'oldhu Thene alxniilii c n uliited of repeating at Intervaln the letter 'H," which In the Miin-ml (die In made hy three d"t or quick ntrnkea. Thin nlgnal waa n-ieiilej m fn .Ui in ly and no In nifonlnnce with the de tailed plan arranged to provide Fiife- guiirda nculiint the puiwllillli y of mis take that Hlgnnr Mure .nl w.m mitlHllcd thnt It waa a genuine lrunniiln.iiin from I'ngliind. Ag.iln on Thurrdny lining the aaitie hnura a lte waa ele- vnted and the niinie nlgn.il vit.; n newed. Plgnnr Marconi emphnalna the fuel that the ayalem la na yet only In Pin hrynnlc Huge and ihnt the oalbll Ity of lta ultimate development la (lininnatrated hy the rnircru of lh reacnl experlnieula with Incomplete and Imperfect appuratua. Oornwall la 1700 nillea from ft. John. TRAIN WRECKER CONFESSES Addison KIdd Admits He Atone Placed Obstruction on Track of 0. R. & N. Railroad Near The Dalles Causing: Wreck Resulting In Death of Engineer. THH PALUS, Ore.. Pec. H.--AdJ Ison KIdd, colored, held by the county authorities here, today confessed to placing the obstruction on the Oregon Hallway & Navigation Company' track near Celllo, causing the wreck of a pnscnger trnln December 4th, resulting In the death of Engineer Cavanaugh. KIdd, who Is held ns a witness, made a full confession that he alone plac ed the obstructions on the track. The confession was elicited by Detective nellley, after a searching examination during which Kldd's heretofore cool nerve broke down, resulting In the ad mission of the crime. On the after noon of the wreck, KIdd, In company with another tramp, was picked up m ar the scene of the accident and bro ught to The Dalles as a witness. Up on examination he testified to having heard Ave tramps, ejected from a freight train near Celllo, swear vengeance against the company. He was Immediately taken nn a apsclal train to Grants by the sheriff's deputies, where he Identified the five men who were arrested and brought to The Dalles and have since been held to appear before the grand Jury. DEPLORABLE DOSS. Oar of Shamrock II. Destroyed by Fire. INDON, Dec. 14.-Slr Thomas Lip ton suld to a representative of the As sociated Press last night: "J have been Informed from New York that all the Shumrock Il.'s sails, gear and blocks have been destroyed by fire. This Is a tremendous handi cap. I am not speaking of the finan cial loss, but all this material has been A OKIXiON, SUNDAY. DMIICMHKK IS, 1001. ITALV'S PLANS ARE OUTLINED Will Provide Against Foreign Tariffs and Make Treaties Benefiting Agriculture. POUR CAPITAL INTO NAPLES Deputies tru I'niUJ in Making, Sacrlflcca to AiiauiH! ITonpcrily mid iritiie of Country At tiliiue anJ Abroad. ItOMrf, Dec. II. Bunor ZarUenelll, the Italian premier, In the courae of a long atateinent In the chamber of dep. utlei, In which he allowed how the ef furta of the Italian government had Improved the health and material proaperlty of Naples and the Southern Italian province, announced that he hojied to conclude commercial treat lea with Oertnany and Auairla benefitting ly to Italian agriculture. With that end In view, the premier, aald. he waa atudylng a tariff which It waa pro M.ei would eventually provide a a menna of defenae agalnat fnrclgn tar Iffa The government also hoped to cnnclude aatlafnctory agreement with lliiaaln und Ilraiil. Sen..r Zardnnelll aald the country ought to continue to mnk.' Viplc a great nwimifiti'tiirliig i-enter by p..ur log cnpltal Into It and that the g'iv ernment wmil l appoint a g"veriiment committee to cotialib r the problem. II. Illtemleil illlrllig tile n Xt U ndlon of th( ibiiinlM-r of deputies to Introduce a bill to eatalillnh two direct lines of rull roa.la In-tiviM-n Home nml Naplea an J to reduce the Journey bet wet n the two cltlia to two and one half hour. t'oiitlntilng. the premier full he a! ao hoped It might tie poaalble to con atruct a central railroad between Ho logna ami Home, thu reducing the Journey between Milan and Naplea to nine hur. Then, aald Zardnnelll. the Si (Sothard. and the Slmplon tun- n.ia will Indtn-d Ix-come great highways of mankind. Another bill to lie Introduced pro- poaea the cnnal ruction of aqueduct In Apulia, a province of Southern Italy. Theae meaauna would not disturb the finance aald the premier, tweauae the work noiilit lie taken In hand gradu ally. Concluding. Zardnnelll teatlflcd to the unanimity of the ileptitlea In making these sacrifice to asaure the prnatH-r-lly and gn-atnea of the country, since It wna auch sacrifice that rendered the unity of Italy certain and would render her great among the nation The remark were greeted vilth pro longed applause from all aide, the dep. title crowding around Zardnnelll to shake hi hand and to congratulate him. GIVEN IjONO SBNTENVE. lU'TTH. Mont., Dec. K-Judge Mc derail this morning sentenced Patrick Hayes to 99 years In the penitentiary for the murder of Wm. O. McCains. specially tested and the entire boat Is now left In the condition of a newly launched yacht. While I am not will ing to say thnt It will absolutely pre vent a race, It la a great disappoint ment and an Immense handicap In the future." CLARK BUYS PrCTURBS. LONDON, Dec. H-Accordlng to a dispatch from Vienna, United States Penator W. A. Clark, pf Montana, hag purchased Gottfried Preyer's collection of pictures for $60,000. H BLIZZARD SWEEPS,' CENTRAL WEST Snow and Wind Accompanied by Extreme Cold Causes Loss of Property and Life. TEN DEATHS IN WYOMING KaiiKHn, Nebraska, MiaHouri and Indian Territory AImj Suf fer Heavy loaaof Stock andjlluman Life. OITHKIK. Okla , De. U.-The bill iard which has been raging over Okla oma and Indian Territory since Thurs day at midnight, has done great dam age to stock In Western Oklahoma, where the range are unprotected and cattlemen had not anticipated a sud den change. The same Is true In all portions of the two territories. The prolonged drought of the summer In jured all the stock and their condition waa not g.md enough to withstand the fierce northerner. From the Creek and Cherokee Nation of the Indian Territory are reports of Intense suffer ing among the full blood Indians whose ropa were ruined by drouth. The Hllxxard la proving a great hard ship to kettlera In the new country who are living in tents and shacks. DKATIIS IN KANSAS. ToI'KKA. Kas. Kc. II Kansas l experiencing no relief from the cold wave that struck the state last night. Twelve ib-grt-s la-low i.ro la reported lnlhe central portion of the state to night. The Uvea lost so far as known tonight number three. Reports tell of herders on the plains who have not yet returned, and they aro feared to have perished. The damage among livestock Is wide spread. Farmers were not prepared for a sudden change In the weather and had no adequate protection for their animals. COLD IN NEHRA? KA LI Ni'OLN, Neb.,. Pec. 14 The twenty-four hour period ending at 7 o'clock tonight has been a record breaker for December. Since 7 o'clock last night the mercury has at no time been above six degrees below zero. The minimum for Lincoln was 13 In-low. At AJ!!an?i it was 16. and at Greeley below In the range country, where there Is two feet of snow, stock Is suffering and there will be some loss. AT CHEYENNE. CHEYENNE. Wyo, Dec. 14-Late advices received from Southern West rn and Eastern Wyoming show that the weather for the past 24 hours has W en of unusual severity, the tempera ture falling :4 degrees beiow xero at many points. Reports have been received that Ave sheep herders perished In the blizzard near Tolnt of Rocks Thursday night. Four bodies have been recovered. So far ten lives are known to have lieen lost as the result of the recent blizzard In Wyoming. COLDEST FOR 19 YEARS. ST. LOCIS, Pee. U.-The coldest wenther for this time of the year in 19 years was experienced in St. Louis last night and today. AT CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Chlcago expe rienced today and tonight one of the most severe cold snaps on record for the early part of winter. Thre? deaths were reported to the police during the lay, as having been causd by the cold. At S p. m. the thermometer was elg'ht degrees helow zero. Cold weather proved hard on the contraction com panies and many street-car lines had much difficulty In running cars. MONTANA. BUTTE, Dec. 14. A special from Hillings says the cold wave Is sweep ing Eastern Montana. It is reported two sheep herders were frozen to death last night on the plains south of Bil lings. It Is feared stock will suffer severely. The weather changed Inst night, reg istering i3 degrees below at the Crow Agency and at other points farth east 47 degrees was reached. NORTHWEST STATES. ST. PAUL, Dec. 14. Northwestern states, during the past 48 hours, have reported the severest cold wave ever known during the month of December ber. All stations report record break ing "lows" ranging from 15 to 39 de grees below. IN WISCONSIN. MILWAUKEE, Deo. 14. Wisconsin is wrapped In the severest December cold wave known in many years. The coldest point In the state heard from Is Plalnfleld, which reports 35 degrees below zero. 0 AU7 TRADE AUTONOMY OR SOCIALISM Federation of American Labor Ends Convention with Con sidcration of Subjects. AUTONOMY IS RECOMMENDED Socialist DelcKattf Declined to Dlcus (Question Because 1 luie for Consideration JVaa Limited. BCRANTON, Pa.. Dec. H.-The Amer ican Federation of Labor In th last ; minutes of this afternoon's session put Itself on record on two questions which J have been agitating the delegates since the convention convened ten days ago, j namely: I Trade autonomy and socialism. The 'greatest of the two. In the mind of the delegates was that of autonomy. In brief the special committee on au tonomy recommended that where there are only & few craftsmen In a large industrial concern the best Interests of all would be conserved by the few joining the paramount organization In such nn establishment and the pro mulgation of subdivided crafts Into the district and national trade councils, where all disputes should be settled. The recommendations of the commit tee, to the surprise of many, were unanimously adopted without a r'ngle remark. The recommendations are viewed differently by the delegates. The socialists, In declining to take up the discussion, explained that the con vention had so much business to dis pose of in the limited time at Its dis posal, that they would not have an opportunity at this time to show that socialism could cure the ills of hu manity. AU officers were re-elected. Samuel Ooinpers being elected president New Orleans was selected as the next meeting place. IDENTIFIES JEWELS. Lowenthal Recognizes Diamonds Tak en From True Johnson. OMAHA. Dec. 14 Albert F. Lowen thal, the jeweler, who was robbed In Portland. Oregon, of J'.O.OX) worth of diamonds and jewelry, arrived in this city today to Identify the diamonds found In possession of True Johnson and W. H. Woods, arrested in this city Wednesday. Lowenthal was able at once to recognize the Jowels as a part of those stolen from his room In Portland. He has filed charges against the couple. NEW WORLD'S RECORD. ROCHESTER, N. Y.. Dec. 14. Peter I Golden, the Irish Champion, won the six days go as you please walking match, which closed at midnight to nlsht. with a record of 55! miles and 10 laps. This, It is said, will stand as the world's record for a race of this kind over a 20-lap track. RAILROAD OFFICIALS CONFER Representatives of Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and 0. R- & N. Companies Gather at Salt Lake to Consider New Rules for Their Roads. SALT LAKE, Dec. 14. A conference of leading operating officials of the Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and O. R. & N. Co. was held In this city today for the purpose of adopting new set of rules for the three roads. Those who took part In the confere nee were General Manager Dickinson and Superintendent of Transportation Buckingham, of the Union Pacific; General Manager Bancroft.-of the Oregon Short Line, and Superintendent O'Brien and Assistant Superintendent Buckley of the O. R. 4 N. It was decided to adopt, with some changes, the American Railway Asso ciations code of rules. These will ca use a number of changes to be made in the present rules of these roads. RAISINS CORNERED. Member of American Rasln Packing Company Controls Market. FRESNO, CAL., Dec. 14.-W. M. Griffin, a member of the American Rasln Packing Company, has secured control of nearly the entire rasln crop. The advance in the prices for seeded raslns announced yesterday by the American Rasln Packing Company was dictated by Griffin. In December word was sent to each of the several packing firms Included In the' Ameri can company that they must confirm the purchase of their proportion of the crop the following day or forfeit the right. The season was well advanced and market uncertain, and with one exception one after another declined to confirm their pro rata of the pur NO. 120 DEWEV'S VERDICT PLEASES PARKER The Hero of Manila Better Qual ified to Judge Case Than Any Other Man. FOUGHT WITH MODERN SHIPS The Two Other Members of th Court Wr. 111-, M,n a" but ziavt Not Had the Ex perience of Dewey, I NEW fOl?, H.-Captaln Par ker, of Admiral dfbliy's counsel, was ' told early this morning of (he purport of the two Schley report. He said: I Admiral Dewey better than any one else In the world was qualified to judge I this case. He Is the one man living, . besides Admiral Schley, who conducted .a campaign and fought a battle with modern ships, under modern condl i tions. He probably found there was a difference between theory and prac tice, and judged Schley In the light of his own experience. The two oth- i I i er members of the court were high minded men of the highest character and men who would not misjudge .knowingly or willingly. They never had the experience the admiral had, and probably did not see things In the 'same light as he did. We shall leave j the matter to the Judgment of the people of the country, confident that i In the Just popular minds, the findings of Admiral Dewey will be sustained." Captain Parker seemed almost as much pleased that Admiral Dewey had sustained Rear-Admiral Schley as If the court bad been unanimous in the verdict that he (Dewey) rendered. FIRED PALACE. Member of Secret Society Attempt to Burn Kal-Feag-Fu Palace. London, Dec. 14. A dispatch from Shanghai published this morning in the Standard says that on the oc casion of the birthday of the Dowager Empress of China, November 30, some members of a secret society fired the Imperial palace at Kal-Feng-Fu. Two buildings were gutted before the fire was extinguished. It is believed that this attempt, the dispatch says, Is the real explanation if the desire of Yung Lu. Generalis simo of the Chinese army that the court shall hasten to Pekin. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. Bill Introduced In Congress Providing for Purchase of Telegraph Lines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Represen-tative Jackson, of Kansas, Introduced a bill recommending that the United States purchase the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies and therefore operate them In connection with the postofflce department. Pro vision is made for appraisal of the companies and for the payment of Its appraised value when the amount is reported to congress. chase. This exception was Griffin who practically purchased the whole crop. ANGRY POLES. Anti-German Feeling Shown by Poles at a Concert In Berlin. BERLIN, Dec. 14. The anti-German temper of the Poles was shown at a Paderewskl concert here, which was attended by a large number of Polish nobles. They presented M. Paderewskl with a great many bouquets tied with the Polish colors, red and white. The receipts of this concert will go to the families of those persons Im prisoned as an outcome of the 'Wrea chen school scandals, following which 25 persons were sentenced to various terms of Imprisonment for attacks up on Prusian schoolmasters.