VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, Jl'LY 21, 1903. ; ' NUMBER 173.
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After Lingering Near Death's Door for
Two Weeks Pontiff Sommoned
To His Final Rest
End Was Calm, Serene, Grand,
stowed Upon Devoted Churchmen Who Knelt
By the Bed of Death
Iv, Father J. Water, piutnwif
AMorlu, ha penned the following tribute to the dead pontiff. Father Wat
tern states thut upon receipt of officllul notification of the dewtb of Pop
1 .(), special jira yen and service will be Mild in the AHtorla church:
Leo XIII Ik no more!.' After q quarter century reign-the longest In the list
f kj'?h after a most remarkable struggl with the grim destroyer, the
lra nl "Id Man of the Vatican ha succumbed. On the morning of Febnuiry
.'0, ltCs, when Joachim, t'nrdlnal Pecc I had received more than the two
ihlrd vote reyulred and waa proclaimed pope. Cardinal Ferrieri. who had 'op
iw. the nomination of Leo, exclaimed: "This is not an election but a di
ivne li)K.rutlon." When we glance tittle through that long, marvelous
reign and weigh the momentous topics dealt with and the undeniable result
iichlcv-vl. we find it difficult to call
'ui.lliihl Ferrler's declaration. Dark
intend to the throne of Peter, owing
ttut with a skill unsurpassed In a tatesmanshlp, he surmounted every
ilmlucle and directed the church onwa-d to the great success which she has
"ttninel during the past ' years. The lire of Leo XHI has been an insptra
lon to mankind. Ills charity, meekness, candor, tenderness, sollicttude for
h'ininnkind touched a responsive chord throughout the world. lie was u
iiinu burn for preeminence; his Intellectual, executive, and spiritual qual
ftVatluna were of the first order; his far-reaching encyclicals, on the great
Imt-nlng questions of the age, social,
"f his gnlus. """ s
I cannot close without calling attention to Leo's great love, admiration
and Interest In this country and her In
truth, all the world nyiy rise up and
hi soul.
Ktutic, July 20. Pope Leo XIII is dead. The last flicker of li
expired at four imputes past 4 o'clock this afternoon and the ponti
now lies at rest. The period of
in the shadow of death was no
splendid battle against the disease was watched the world over with
sympathetic admiration and ended after tremendous efforts to conquer
the weakness ol' his aged frame
Plenro pneumonia, with which
scarcely as responsible for his
which ensues upon 03 years of life.
so often before human ills, was bound to break at last.
Tonight the emaciated and lifeless frame lies on a bed,in the Vati
can. A red daiuak coverlet rests
let capo is about the shoulders, while on his head has been placed the
pnpal hood of velvet bordered with
Dounu about -ins ciun ana in tne
thousands has been placed the crucifix. So the pope will remain, nit
til tomorrow, watched by uniformed
rough clad Franciscan penitents, who will keep a ceaseless vigi
until the, burial ceremonies. Tomorrow the Sacred college of cardi
nals will assemble for the official duty of pronouncing the pope dead
After this sad function has been performed the. body will be taken to
the small throne room adjoining the
embalmed.
llio mnerai ceremonies win extend over nine days, the remains
being removed to St. Peters, where
mate resting place of tho dead pontiff
ica of the St. John Lateran.
His was no easy death. 1 he hour
Lapponi and his devoted valet, Bio
" l lie pain i suiier is inoBt lernuie.
not of tho physical anguish he suffered, but were whispered benedic
tiona npon the cardinals and his nephews, who' knelt at the bedside.
and tho last iook oi ins almost sigiitless eyes was toward the trreat
ivory crucifix standing m tne cieatn
dinals now in Homo, knoeling at the bedside, watched the passage of
his soul. E-ii'lier in tho day, Cardinal Lerafin Van Nntelli. had . im
pressively pronounced absolution in
liove him, Dr. Mazzoui suggested
Lapponi did not agree, fearing the
supreme moment, Dr. Lapponi gives minute description. lie said:
"Death occurred through exhaustion, although iii the last two
hours l ope Leo made a supreme effort to gather together all
his energies. He succeeded in recognizing those about him by the
sound of their voices, as his eight
mado a marvelous display of his
grand. It was resigned, calm, and
candle to ins moutn mree times, according to traditional ceremony,
nnrl aftm-wai'd declared the 'DOTH) to be no nmro. T tlifin wont-, tn n.
form Cardinal Urcgalia, dean or the
assumed lull power.
Meantime events or momentous
dom were occurring. Ihe death
preme power into tho hands of the SacVed College of cardinals as its
temporary custodian -during the interregnum. - Perfect administrative
machinery of the church provided against the slightest interruption of
government authority. ' As sonor member of the Sacred Collego, Car
dinal Oreglia, to whom tho pope today solemnly confided the interests
of the church, has now become exponent of tho cardinals until Pope
Leo's successor has been elected. This has brought forth Cardinal
Oreglia as the striking personality of the hour!,
... t i i " " "
IS NO MORE
His Last Words Being Blessings Be
Ht. Mary's Roman Catholic Church In
In question the literal correctness of
and trying was the outlook when Leo
to the attitude of European power
religious, and political, are monument!
solutions. In this Instance Jn very
say, "This was a man." May God rest
. .
over two weeks that Pope Leo passed
less wonderful Jtlian kirlife. II
by the marvelous power of his mind
his holiness had been suffering, was
death as the inevitable decay of tissue
The tested steel which had bent
over the body. A cardinal's scar
ermine. A silk handkerchief
lianas that nave oiessea so many
officers of the Noble Guard and
death chamber, where it will be
, . '
they will lie in 6tate. The ulti
will be in the magnificent basi
v
before he died, turning to Dr.
Qentrarhe murinered:
". letins parting words were
chamber. lYactically all the car
articulo mortis. Wishing to re
morphine be administered, bat Dr,
end niieht be Quickened, Of this
was almost entirely lost. Still, he
energy and ven death was really
serene. I approached alighted
bacred College who immediately
importance to Catholio Christen
of the pope meant passing of sup-
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Pool Room Not
In Great Favor
Council Votes Down Ordinance to
Repeal License on Tables
Routine Business
The city council last night, dealt a
My blow to ihe ordinance to repeal
the license fee on pool tables. Bums,
Hansen lui ru. .Wi voting in favor
of its passage,- and Lelnenweber, Mor
ton, Nordstrom and Wright lining up
against It. In the discussion thet pre
ceded the walloping Chief of Police
Hallix-k was prodded for not using
more dicretlon and less partiality in
the performance of his duty. Burns
euld that the license fee on pool tables
Is an Imposition on the owners inas
much as there are not enough devot
ees of the game in the city to make he
tables pay, and he Inferred that only
a few of the operators are compelled
to contribute to ;he coffers of the city
for the privlledge of running the tables
In connection with their business. He
h1o hinted that It Is possible to get
something that they make In the moun
tains of Kentucky "not very far from
here" and he said that he had never
heard of that Institution paying for
the privilege. The same Institution
also owned pool tables, too, he said.
Hansen said that if the councilman
knew of places where pool tables are
running and not paying license It was
his duty to see that such licenses are
collected. . "If the chief of police won'
collect them I suggest that we take
steps to have them collected, and
necessary, to cut his salary oft until he
does collect them." This waa the sub
stance of the remarks of the gentle
man from the First ward and Leinen
weber backed him up with an emphat
Ic approval. Then they nailed the or
dinance.
Property owners on Franklin avenue
between Eighth and Ninth streets pe
titioned the council to improve that
thoroughfare with macadam instead of
nlankuiir. and Mrs. Matilda A. Beren-
tics also petitioned for the privilege of
putting in a cement sidewalk and curb
on Ninth street, and to be exempt from
payng for that porton of the Improve'
ment.
Dr. J. A. Fulton and A. V. Allen
also petitioned for a similar prlvllige
In front of their property on Frank
lin avenue between 11th and 12th
streets. The petitions were referred
to the proper committee.
City Surveyor Alfred S. Tee report
ing on the mst practical gmde for the
improvement of Ninth street between
Fimnklin and Irving recommended
that the grade of Ninth street be es
tablished with the certain avenues tne
grades of which are already .establish
ed. He also lecommended that Nlntn
avenue be not Included In any contem
plated Improvement owing to the steep
grade, but that the blocK
between Jrvlng and 'Jerome be Includ
ed for the utilising of the excess of ex
cavations from tne portion or tne
street between Harrison and Irving av
enues. Reporting on the resolution to ascer
tain the most practical manner of Im
proving Franklin avenue. City Survey
or Tee in a communication stated tmit
the ordinance passed in June 1891 is
signed by Is iac Bergman, president of
the council and is an Illegally estab
lished grade, which would have to De
re-established prior to any Improve
ment on the street.
The ordinance providing for the con
veyance to Cushing Post, No. 14. G.A.
of lots in Ocean View cemetery
was passed on a suspension of the
rules.
An ordinance waa passed providing
for the payment of U.OOO for i,000 feet
of hose recently purchased for the fire
department.
New ordinances were Introduced as
follows: Accepting improvement of
th street from Bond to Astor; Bond
street from Ninth to 14th; commer
cial froml'th o 20th streets. Estab
lishing grades on Exchange street
from 14th to 17th street. '
Confirming the assessment rolls for
Fourth street, from Bond to Astor;
Eleventh street drain; Seventh street,
Bond to Duane;? Uth street from Je
nnm tj Jfutgva avenue.
Iti-solutlons" wer Introduced as fol
lows: To establish the grade of Ntnth
rtrert from Franklin to Jerome; . to
equalize the assessment rolls of the fol
lowing districts: Fifth street, from
Commercial to Astor; 14th street, Com
mercial to Bond, and (1st street east.
The board of equalization will meet on
August 1. at I o'clock, to pass on these
matters.. " . .--'," . ' : I
Owing to the hcAvy amount of street
work on hand, the council- adjourned
to meet again next Monday night.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The following claims were ordered
paid:,, ' ' . ,.
Olaf Peterson, $M; Mrs. H. H. Shea
board of county prisoners, $19.4;
Cutta Percha and Rubber Manutactur
Ing Co., $1000; , Andreir Asp, $12.10;
Prael & Cook Transfer Co., 50c; Schol-
fleld It Hunke, $8.20; Uppertown Trans
fer Co., $7.25; Eagle Drug Store, $4.35;
John H. Clay, J34.55; W, Fredrkkson,
$S; Astoria Electric Co- $8; Fisher
Bros., $10.50; A. G. ling, $3fi; J. Han
son, $4.R; Holmes ft Slebert $18.75;
Reliance Electric works, $3.80; B. F.
Allen, $4.60, Clatsop Mill Co., $6.70;
Prael & Cook Transfer Co., $35.01; J.
C Clinton, $22. CO; Sherman ' Transfer
Co., $5; Uppertown Transfer Co., $2;
board of assessors, $40; Foard ft Stokes
Co., $6.40; board of street assessors,
$20; J, C. Clinton. $4.58; board of St.
assessors, $20; J. C. Clinton, $2.50;
Ast. Box Co., $23.76; .airev Asp,
$5.25; Holmes & Slbert. $11.50.
Liquor licenses were granted to R. L
Jeffry. Bond street; John Harry. Eagle
saloon; John Stephenson. Horseshoe.
Ten Years For
Smith and Lane
Judge McBride Imposes Maximum
Penalty on PerjurersMotion
for New Trial Overruled ,
Ten yars Imprisonment In the state
penitentiary, themaximum penalty un
der the statute for the crime of per
jury, was Imposed on Josiah S. Smith
and Charles B. Lane by Judge McBride
yesterday afternoon. Attorneys VT. J.
Donovan and George Noland filed a
motion for a lew trial and arrest of
judgment In behalf of Smith, which
were overruled. The court aUowed
them 90 days In wjiich to prepare and
present a bill of exceptions.
In passing sentence'judge McBride
characterUed the offense of the defend'
ants as the highest degree of perjury
and said that he could not find a single
exienuaiing curcumstance that sug
gested any reason why tie should not
impose the severest penalty permls
slble under the law;. '
Attorney W. J. Donovan made an elo
quent plea to the court On behalf of
Smith. He reviewed the previous good
character borne by his client for a
period of 50 years In Contra Costa
county. Cat, and said that the superior
Judge and sheriff of that county had ex
pressed a willingness to subscribe their
names to depositions testifying to Ms
good reputation In the community. He
told of misfortunes that ' Smith had
borne duriug the past few years, which
included that loss of his farm and Im
provements through some technical
Haw in the land laws of the United
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CONTRACTOR :
DROPS DEAD
N. S. Johnson of Portland Dies
Suddenly on the Street
at Seaside.
HIS FAMILY IN THIS CITY
Defeated Waa at Coast for Pur
pose of Building Cottage-
Coroner Summoned. v
A telephone message from Seaside
last evening announced the sudden
death on the -rtreet of N. S. Johnson,
a Portland contractor, who had gone
to the coast for the purpose of bulldlnf
a cottage. Mr. Johnson had not been
well for the past few days, but yester
day morning was feeling better and
the members of his family, who cams
down from Portland with him, left Sea
side for the purpose of going to Long
beach, after wMch they Intended to re
turn to their home in Portland. Mrs.
Johnson and bet son and daughter
stopped at the Parker house and were
making preparations to leave for the
north shore when the sad news reaclw
ed them. They returned to Seaside on "
the evening train. '
The death- of Mr. Johnson occurred
ft
on the street in front of the Johansen
More. He was seen to fall, his face
striking- heavily on the sidewalk.
When assistance arrived he was found '
to be dead, i
Coroner Pohl was notified. He went
down In the evening and is expected
to return today with the body, which,
will be taken to Portland for burial.
States. This farm represented the toil
of 30 years, at the end of w hlch he
was dragged Into an endless chain of .
litigation tnvolvne the title of the olace
and which waa not settled until the
highest cour In the United States had
passed upon it Then his wife became
sick, and Is today suffering from the
effects of a fatal disease. Mr. Donovan
pleaded for a lighter sentence than
was Imposed on Lane.
' The court stated that he could not
differentiate between the two crimes.
Smith, he pointed out, was not an ig-.
norant man. He knew the law and un-
: derstood the seriousness of his crime.
Despite this, however, he came to As
toria to fabricate the cast for the pur
pose of obtaining money by such
fabrication, and he did the same thing
in other cities. Continuing, the court
said:
. "My mind Instinctively goes back to '
the transaction With Mrs. Hinton, In
which these men forced her to give
them a note for $300. This was a poor
woman, yet Bock told her a story, as
crocodile tears ran down his face, of ,
having received painful Injuries by fal
ling on the sidewalk In front of her
pioperty. There is nothing In the case
that appeals to my sympathies for the
men, and I must Impose a sentence of .
10 years in the penitentiary on Joslab
S. Smith.';
The motion for a hew trial was based
on the following grounds:
1. Insufficiency of the evidence to
justify the verdict, and the said ver
dict is against the law.
2. Error In law occurlng at the trial
(Continued on fourth page.)