The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, January 09, 1902, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. '"Prosecutorw f a I III 11 a VOL. I.IV ASTOKIA. OKM.ON, TIU'KSDAY, .IAM AWV f). !)0J. NO. ll.i I ECUPSEgDWAREjCa Plumbers and Steamfitters HOIJ! AC1I2INTM .'Oil S27 BONO Blank Hooks, Office and Pocket Dairies, Desk Pads, Memorandums, Calendar Pads, Tide Tables, Etc. GRIFFIN ccREEl), Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS. TOB4CC0 AND CIGARS Supplies of nil luminal lowe.-t ratw, fur iisTienneu, Farmer hikI I'UKt,rs A. Vi AIlwIBN, Tenth nnit Ciimincrilnl Streets C. J. TREINCHAkD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shlcclng. Hotel PORTLAND I'OUTLAXl), OKICCON Tlio Only I 'IrMt-CloM Hotel In Portlintil an nnnnnnAnri run n n n n i v; iu mn rui n i u uuuvan ruuuuuvnn nxuuuvvrui nnf f HE Finest Restaurant in the City I lu'gulnr Meals "J") rents jj PQf Stiinlay Pinner a Specialty j c COMMERCIAL ST MARKET AFTORDS W. W. Whipple 4 i w- ; vs. FINE TAILOR-MADE SUITS To order during tlio immlli of January, n( TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT REDUCTION. 'leaning and Repairing nt lowest prices. The Tailor. A. KII..M Drop Head Seeing Machines ...AT... FISHER SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES 8TRI3ET commi:kcui. st.. astoria, oki!. CuntOitl I i o vl o liroktr. . ASTORIA, ORE CAUTION ! Hrf irc you buy a itov or range examine " floyal Charter Oak Better work, less fuel la lxr, and last longer. Price, reasonable. W. J. Scully, 4M IH)N 5TKI:liT. Between Ninth and Tenth Ni:, '"-'." Conimcielal-st. $17.50 BROS. FIFTEEN KILLED MANY INJURED Passenger Trains in New York Central Tunnel Under Park Avenue Collide. BOTH TRAINS W tKli CROWDED White Plains I'.nuliie Plunges Into Itear Cur of Mntlonlewt Train ami In lrhen to Middle ..I the Car. NEW YORK. Jn. .-- In the New York Central tunnel, lht burrows un der Turk avenue, thin rlly. two Im al trnlns collided today. Fifteen illIWM Kem were killed and IwK that num ber Injured. Tile llrttd are: ALBERT M PERItlN. II D C. FinKKETT a e. ii miu.s. k. iunsdau: Mlt. A. F IliiU'AJU). FRANK WASHIirKN, W I M.IAM LEYS T1IIXDORE FoHGAKD". wn.t.tAM nsnnit WILLIAM JiWAIU. iS'AU MEVRoWlTV.. FRANKLIN ''RoSllY. ERNEST F WALTON. II li DIAMOND II MARKS All of I lie deii.l resided at New Rn . belle. N V. It wim a r.iir end collision between I lie o.itiili Nnrunlil local, that u halted by block signals at the en Iran. of the tunnel, and a White I'lauin !oal. The 1 1 a triM ere i rowiled by Blllmr biiiill.x. M,.i of the dentin, Injurle Hil l diiiiiiKe nim iHUKeil by the rii Klne r the While I'lalin train, uhli h I'luiiKe l lulu thi" rear rur of t e ln tlniilemi train and ' driven t'inui;h to the nil I lie of the car. Within n f. niimitt-a ih.- v ork of i m ile beKun. An nluim th it brouiiht eery UMillnble ainbuliiiiie In the illy, Hie I'olbe reene i.f live l.lei'lni'lS and I he llreinen of the Oiitrul und l'iterii ilmlrl't of Manlia'.lail were H.illllded at oil. e. Uol liiH were run doun tin- lunnel air hafli. and the tinmen and police altarked the di hi In with ropes and nci. The iiiNeiiK'ni already had rallied and were 1 1 I iik to leh ase those Im .iih. iti.'.l lii the debt The In jure. I p. i oiin In need of iin::iedlBtf attention were kIvcii tenirttary drei-s-iiir by the anibiilaioe unit voiunieer xinKcoiix and lion Iioim.i.1 .-i the Mieet Many Park Avemifl iimn-luin rr thrown open t" the HUfTerlnit The renpotiNlhllity for the di-aster m iintU.d. but SuperliUend.'lit Pranklln Mild that an far ax In- had ln.-n nble lo illHcover, John Wis. ho. eiiKit.ocr of the While I'lalnn tram. Is o hlar.ie. The resl.b nin of New lioehollc con tributed the lai'Ki'Mt nuinlier 10 the lanuallN lint. biTiui"i' the rear car of the South Not'u-ilit local was reserv ed for thi in and wan kept loi kvd un til the train reached Hint place. 1IKNDKKSON It. OWKN DK AD, Well-Known Newspaper Man Passes Away at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. S - llendciMin It. Owen, a newspaper man In this city since the lute I'. is. Is dead nt Ills home In Jersey CiMr Heights, N. J. Mr. Owen, who Is .M y.nrs of age, was born In a suburb of Belfast Ire land. He. was graduated at nn early age from yuccus College at Holfa.st and then intended the College of Phy sicians iiiul Surgeons. Dublin, com pleting his course. Coming to this country soon afterwards with the In tention of following his profession of medicine, he changed his uiliid und took up newspaper work, ile was con nected with the leading news agencies and held editorial positions on the livening World nnd the Mercury. I'NDKRCl'T THE DEACON. How til Clhnook, Wash., Terminates In lientTiil Mlx-l'p. II, WACO, Wash.. Jan. S. Mayor A. K. King, of this city, who Is ulso n. Justice of the pence, went to Chinook today to try a tulxed-up case nt hat point in which two boys, n girl and her "fellow" and the deacon of a church too n linnl. Judge Dal ton, the1 Chinook Justice, did not care to try the enw, as It was a neigh borhood light, nnd feeling rnn high. Otto Andrewsund and his girl were on their way to church Sunday night. When near the front door they met two mischievous boys and for some reason the girl shoved one of them off the sidewalk. The other then took the matter up and a fight ensued In which all four took part. The noise attract ed the people Inside the church and Di in on li.'lkiiiiii ri:h.'d out to Ulct the illntui bam e. . The Kill Ihoiixht uiioiher foinbiitunt hml Jollleil In the IlKht. i.hd llhe Willi ready 'for nil i oiiii th and C r; n went nlialKht at him. nut 7nvi the o iiciiii an undercut a la JcftMeH. There were mime it rr.-Ht m und the llwino may or ban Koiie down to Kit In the cane. A M Dill1 'A N HAHltH HIXIHTKD. Mlmiik" of Huiwlan Oltlcem ('auiw Hlralned Relatlnna In i'ekln. l'KK IN, Jan. 8. While the actual iHualtle durlnic the nithllnK at New I'hwanK lie I ween American aallora be. lonicltiir to the I'nlte.) Hlatea gunboat Vlikuhura and the Humlun aoldlera are trlfilnn, the matter tiua resulted In unpleaaantly (trained relation be tween American, Ituimlun and Ilrltlnh authorltlea there, The trouble orlKlnaled In the action of Borne of the UHlloni belonKlnK to the Ilrllliih aloop of war, Altferlne, In car rying aahuie mx rlllea for uae In a theatrical ierfonnnce. The Huaalan ailnilnltnitloti forced ottlcerii to arreiit ItrltUh millorn. The rtulan, by mlii tnke. broke Into the reading room where a party of the Vli MiurK men were aenied and trb-d to arreat them. The Americana ronlntcd. defending thelllKelVell With chulrf. IMIVRTANT Ri:VoLVi:it MATCH. Meeting Arrunged in New York to IV. ternilne the Rent S-'hot, NI-3W YoRK. Jan. i At the unnual meeting of the MetroMiltan Shooting Club, Jupt held In thli city, pinna were i-rfccted for what piomlnen to be the iiiobi linpoilant revolver match ever held In Mils country. In order to de termine who In the bent tliot with the revolver In the I'tilted State It wan decided to hold u KubM-rlptlon match oH-n to all collier for the champion xhlp. The match will Ih- open to all. will Im-kIii noon and end at 10 p. in. on Feb ruary 3. There are to be ?) hot at :o yards, targets unlimited and the bi st four targets of five hots each will count. ROYAL RKHF.ARSM.. 1'reperaUon Itelns Made for opening of Parliament In Full tate. SI.W YoRK. Jan. S Tile first re hearsal of the royal procession for the opening of parliament In full state has Just been conducted here with pains taking care, says n ilispab h lo the Tribune from Iondon. A heavy brake was us.il In place of llhe pompous state rnnch. but other- w Ise was an undress republication of I the npproiii hlng function with cream I ponies, postillions, outriders, milking ! nu n and yeoman of the guard In line. THE PRESIDENT HONORED El.-, ted Honorary Member of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. NEW YORK. Jan. V President Roosevelt was elected an honorary mcinbcr of the Fi i 'iidlv Sons of St. Patrick at the uuarterly meeting of the society Just held. It Is probable that be will oc Invit ed to attend the annual dinner of the society on the evening of March 17 next. SCHEME DID MOT WORK SWIN1M. KH'S ATTK.MI'T TO OKFKAT HV A FA KM Kits. Sertm-il OmtTwii lltimlreil Sif-I iiiittit-o nntl Tlit'ii Printed lroiniMr ote. INDEPENDENCE, w.. Jan. $. A scheme lo defraud scores of funnels in this part of I wu has conic to light. 11 Is estimated that had the plan suc ceeded the promoters would have clear- j cd about J.;:.,000, us notes representing j that amount have been sent to the bank nt Jcssup. In this lounty, for collection. Three months nuo n stranger, giv ing the name of John Smith, covered the western nnd northern portions of the county and obtained farmers' sig natures for various causes. He secur ed the signatures of nt least 20 farm ers nnd possibly more. On Monday a large number of the wealthy sign ers received notices from n Chicago law firm notifying them to meet cer ts In notes. At the bank were prom issory notes lo the amount of $14,000 for collection, bearing the names of nbout Ttt men. The notes revealed the scheme. Plunk sheets of paper were signed and prom issory notes were printed at the top afterwards. The farmers are united in their efforts to fight the case and the best of legal counsel has been re tained. PRICH OF SILVER. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Silver, 66. SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF THE TRUSTS Schwab Says They Are Neces sary Outcome of Our Ad vanced Civilization. PREDICTS A GREAT FUTURE HnjN American Workmen Are Metter I'ulri anil lluipler I n ler Trunt Systeni-Coiii-merclal I'osslliilltle. PARIS, Jan. . Le Journal prima an interview this morning with Charles M. Schwab, president of the L'nlted States Steel Corporation, who defends trusts as a necessary outcome of an advanced state of civilization. Mr. Schwab says that the countries, where trusts do not exist are destined to abandon the struggle for commercial supremacy. He ay that the trusts have nothing to fear from Socialism, and that the American workmen are better paid and happier under the trust system. When people earn good wages, he says, their rights do not trouble them. Mr. Schwab said further that the ci imnerc lal power of the PnlU-d States Is unlimited and unlirnitable. He says she will Inundate France with her products and force the French Indus trial classes to abandon the struggle. America Is only beginning a quarter f a century hence. All here belongs to the middle ages. Mr. Schwab approves of the French plan of Industrial schools In the Pnlt ed States, but expresses his fear that the graduates of these schools, when they return to France, will be paralyz ed by the old Idea prevalent here and w 111 do little or nothing. Je Journal also announces that it Is in rv.elpt of a letter from Mr. Le baudy denying any connection with l he rerted gift of Jl.Ooo.wO to the Pnlverslty of Chicugo for the estab lishment of French school in connec tion with that Institution. I WILL SPEAK IN CH1CACO. Prominent French Politicians to Deliv j er Address on Washington's ' Birthday. i PARIS.Jun. S.-llaron de Constant, the well known French dlplon-ate, ! no mix r of the Chamber of Dcpums .and delegate of France nt The Hague I I'ca.c conference. In informing the As sociated Press that he has a ccp:ed ! the Invitation of the city of Chicago ! to make an uddtess there February 2-, ' Washington's birthday, adds that he lie has striven for a long time past to I draw the attention of Frenchmen to jthe miraculous progress of the PulPd States. Continuing the deputy says: I "We have schools In Iialv and jCrvece to learn lessons of th? piM. We I ought to establish similar schools In the l'nlted States to prepare us for the future. I desire that Americans should know Fiance nnd that French men should know America. K cause an understanding between the two countries would be a most prtctcus guarantee of civilization and the world's peace." MISS GOl'LD TO COME WEST. Will Start Today on Six Weeks' Pleas ure Trip With Eight Young Women. NEW YORK. Jan. S. It Is ann unc ei! that Miss Helen Miller Gould will start tomorrow on n six weeks pleas ure trip through the West and South west. Miss Could says that she Is going to make a tour of the big cities with eight young women uhd that they would leave at 10 a. m., over the New York Central for St. Louis, their first stopping place. From St. Louis they will go to Kansas City ami tlutice to Galveston, where they will spend two days looking over the work of re- modelling the city that was annihi lated by a tidal wave. From Galveston Miss Gould nnd her friends will go to Houston. Los Angeles and San Fran cisco. On the return journey east they will visit some of the larger cit ies. Including Chicago. ROOM IN KAFFIR MAKKES. Prices Have Advanced Steadily During Last Few Weeks. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Commenting upon the situation In South Africa, the London correspondent of the Trib une sas: Lord Rosebery will entertain Cecil Rhodes at Mentmore for a few days and will be brought Into closer touch with the situation In South Africa. Speculators In mining shares are anx ious to Impress foreigners with the fact that there is a boom In the kaHir market. Price have advanced Inter- mptently during the f.-w weeks but the movement is artificial, r-i'.i ;" i latlve pur' hai.-s with borrii i iti mey other than solid Investment i. Operators eager to work up excite ment In the kalllr market refer to the Increased demand for shares from I'arh: nd New York, but ti e evidence of foreign Investment Is tainted with suspicion. The market Is always strengthened when Mr. Rhodes is in London, for his optimism I Infectious. Money is now cheap in the city and speculative purchases of shares are easily financed. TOR MS ARK IMPOSSIBLE. Revolutionists Are Said to Be Divided Among Themselves. .VKW YORK. Jan. 8.-"Nlcaraua continues to help the revolutionists," said Minister of War Concha In an In terview with the Bogota. Colombia, correspondent of the Herald. "The revolution In the Interior of the coun try is a Venzeuelan affair. The situa tion is unchanged but we will have more well armed men on the frontier soon." "flow long do you think the revolution will last, and why not come to terms?" the minister was asked. I "It Is Imposlble to arrange terms," Minister Conhca r"plled. The revoiu 1 tlonary chiefs do not even agree amor-; themselves, and they have no recognized leader w 1th who we can ideal. The guerrillas are getting weak er and tired of fighting. They see no J prospect of success. I expect the revo .lutlon to end within two months. We jare strictly protecting the foreign !ma(ls. The government has repulsed 'all the revolutionary leaders after seven days of fighting." WANTS DIVORCE SET ASIDE. Former Wife of Senator Turner Brings Suit for Large Amount SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. . Blanche C. Turner, first wife of Colonel W. W. D. Turner, brother of Senator George Turner, and a wealthy mining man, has brought suit to have his decree of divorce set aside and to compel him to pay her at least SS3,000. She claims the divorce was secured by fraud without her knowledge, and that the pretended answer from her was filed without her consent. Co!o nel Turner is now a resident cf Mon tana, having married since his decree was granted. nfajacnee mine disaster. i Hopes of Finding the Men Alive AI- most Abandoned. ! NEC, PAN EE, Mich.. Jan. S. The rescue force has been unable to pene 1 trate the Negaunee mine, the scene of 1 yesterday's cave-In. Hopes of finding any of the men alive are almost abandoned. The officials say only nine men are in the mine. i The dead, according to this state ment are: j William Walliams, John Sullivan, 'John Pearce, John Pasco, Jacob Matt- son. Erlck Lofy. Jacob Hanala, Wil i liam Hokanen. Louis Mattson. AFTER PORTLAND CRIMPS. PARIS. Jan. S. According to the Courier Du Solr, De Ijinessan, French minister of marine, has appointed a commission to inquire into the reports or the "crimping'' of French sailors at Portland, Oregon. Willi AMERICAN MONEY tiAS SYMUCATD TO 151 FOKM KI IN PA It IS. New Company Proposes to Sup ply the City and Suburbs tit Kediu't'd Kates. PARIS. Jan. $. La Vie Finanelere announces in its issue this morning that an American syndicate, repre sented by A. Brady, a gas expert. Is preparing to finance a French com pany, which is now being organized, to the am.mnt of lrt.ooo.iKni francs, and that this amount will be increased if necessary to ;.0H.rHH francs. The paper says that the French com pany proposes to take uv the conces sion to supply gas to the cliy of Paris and Its suburbs upon the expiration of the present monopoly in 1'6. and that It will manufacture gas by a new process and that it will agree to sup ply gas to private consumers for IS centimes per cubic metre and for mu nicipal, industrial, heating and cooking purposes at 15 centimes per cubic me tre. The company asks for a conces sion lasting 50 years, the city to have the right to repurchase In 1930. The company demands no guarantee and hopes to be able to pay the six million francs annually out of the profits. Parisians now pay 30 centimes per cu bic metre for gas, while the munici pality pays 25 centimes. The new proposition will come before the municipal council next Thursday. The name of the new company Is La Soclete Fermiere. MAY SELECT THE PANAMA ROUTE Debate in House Develops Senti ment in Buying That Com pany's Franchises. MORRIS MEASURE FAVORED It Kmpowrf Preitldf'nt to Select Panama ICoiite If Canal Com mission ItecoiiiiiienriM It Debate to Close Today. WASHINGTON, Jan. .-The debate on the Nicaraguan canal bill In the house today developed a sentiment In favor of giving consideration to the recent offer of the Panama Canal Company to sell its franchises and porperty for MO.WW.OW, this sentiment taking the form of advocating the Morris amendment to empower the president to select the latter route If the canal commission, upon consider ation of the company's offer, recom mends It and the required cctcessions can be obtained from Colombia. Of the sixteen members who spoke today, nine favored the Morris amend ment The general debate will close tomorrow at 2 o'clock, after which the bill will be open to debate under the five minute rule. The final vote will probably be taken tomorrow. PRIVATE PENSION BILLS. Galllnger Announces None but Meri torious Cases Will Be Considered. WASHINGTON, Jan. . During the consideration by the senate today of private legislation, some statement were made by Galllnger, chairman of the committee on pensions. In respect to the regulations adopted by the com mittee to govern it in the consideration of private pension bills. He announced that none but abso lutely meritorious cases would be pre sented to the senate for consideration, and that the closest scrutiny would be given by the committee to every bill Introduced. EPIDEMIC Hs MINING CAMP. Typhoid Pneumonia Raging at Tono pah Stage Overturned and Two Killed. VIRGINIA. New, Jan. 8. An epi demic of typhoid pneumonia Is report ed at the mining camp of Tonopah. The deaths are said to average two daily. While the stage was coming from Tonopah to Sodaville tonight, the ve hicle was overturned and a man named Ross and two children received fatal injuries. REICHSTAG REASSEMBLES. BERLIN. Jan. 8. The Reichstae re assembled today after the Christmas recess, and the discussion of estimate began. The statement of the financial condition of the empire by Baron Thielmann, secretary of state for the treasury', was even more pessimistic on the subject of the declining trade of Germany than were his earlier utter ances in that connection. DIES OF HEAFvT DISEASE. BAKER CITY. Jan. 8. F. P. White, formerly of Eugene, Oregon, but re cently a resident of this county, dropped dead of heart disease at Ex press this morning. He was formerly principal of the high school at Sump ter. Baking Powder Most healthful leavener in the world. Goes farther. MVAL tAlttM MWOCR 00., NtW TOM. fW fkn