VOL. LVI1. ASTORIA,". OREGON. THl'KSDAY, JANUARY 2. 190. NO. 7. CHARRED CORPSES HOISTED -A FROM AWFUL DEATH TRAP Absurd, Says Inspector, to Suppose That Any Living Aen Are Entombed in Mine. Funds Raised to Care for the Women and Children Rendered Destitute by the Heart Breaking Catas trophe at HarwicK. Pittsburg, Jan. IT. At ( o'clock Ibis morning 10 charred and blsik.ned corpses wert hoisted to tht eurfact of ttt Harwii K mint at Cheswltk, the scene of Monday's terrific e plosion. As quickly m they wert taken out they wert placed In large sleighs and taken to tbo morgue, which had been Im provised In tht school houst. Tht JO bodlet wtrt recovered about t o'clock tbla morning. All art burned In an awful manner. Many art without heads, others bavt faces ao badly burned and mulllattd aa to preclude alt possibility for thalr ever bring mog- ' PUtsburg ptoplt will attend to tha last aad rttt of, tha dead, who will bt taken from tht mint, beginning today. About i:tMhta morning train load of coffins left tht Wttt'TennsyWanla B' Siauuu hi Each body will bt embalmed and gtvn a separate grave. Bernard t'ttl tagban, dputy itt mining limiwt-tor of tht Ninth district, Upon coming to tht pit mouth, aftr bnura of work of rtarut In tht ml if, slated thtit he was convinced that by Umtitbt all the bodies will have Wn removed from tht mint, lit Mid U wat absurd to think (hart were any living miner tntombtd. A gtntml appeal for aid for tht fain Dies of minors who tout their lives through tht explosion will b issued from Hiurwlck within tht uet I hours. Tht leading men of tht place left allvt art considering tht cull and all tht principal cities and towns of the statt will bt appealed to. Alt effort will bt madt W raise at least tto.ooo, which amount It Is figured, will I adequate to proWrte for tht suffering and almost deetiiutt women and chil dren until tht warmer weather wiw WtwdrNMW fWiwBiwantiWjiitgwRMtM can bt timdt for caring for them. ,' body was found sitting with his back to tht wall of ont of tht rooms. Ha had evidently been overcomt by ftef damp. This Hot may still bt Uicom ptslt, s It Is possible some boys may bavt gont Into tht pit to work nndtr their fathers' direction. ' ; -' j . WORK BODIES ABE FOCND. Plttstmrg, Jan. il. At ! o'clock this morning It Is said that ovtr tt mors bodies hsvt been found and art being collected at tht bottom of tht shaft. DAY OF. HORROR IN A VILLAGE Pittsburg. Jan. 17 Three days havt tlapsed since tht terrible catastrophe at Harwlck mine and at midnight It bodies havt been recovered. Tht day haa been ont of horror In tht little village. At tht shaft mouth huge fires havt been built and groups of men Art gathered there trying to keep warm. In tht blacksmith, shop above the mouth of the shaft art ST coffins, each containing & body. Tht Allegheny Coal Company, In an official statement, positively admitted (hat all of .the men who were In the mint when tht explosion occurred are dead. There are 1T1 names on the list, which does not Include getwyn M. Taylor, or two men who were on the tipper above the mint shaft when the explosion came. Nor does tht list in clude tht namt of Daniel Lysis. He was ont of tht men who went down In tht mint to work last night. His 2 PES CENT REDUCTION Oh Clothing', Furnishing' Goods, Hats, Shoes. Etc. Excepting only Dunlap Hate, E. VT. Cellars, Oil and Rubber Goods and Denta Gloves. THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our goods are sold on very 1 , close margins. SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. - " '"' . asessst" F.A.STOKES MORGAN WANTS LETTER. Washington, Jan. IT. Senator Mor gan today Introduced a resolution di recting the secretary of state to send to the senate a copy of a dispatch or tetter dated January 12. 104. relating to the withdrawal or abandonment of all a niKmlimiHlM In thm Un v.rSltnallaVa. ritla treaty, which was sent by the ; made In debased currency after Octo minister of the United States at Pan- ber 1. 1104. am to Jobs Hay, secretary of state, In which tht reasons for withdrawing the same art' stated. ROWDY KILLS TOWN MARSHAL lvtwlslon, Jan, Paine Sly shot and killed the town marshal, , 3. H. Hayes, of Troy, at that plact this even ing. My was Intoxicated and started t quarrel with his wife, Tht daughter became scared and notified the mar shal. "'. It Is alleged Sly commenced shooting' on Hayes' , approach; and Hayes started to run away, 81 y says he shot In self -defense. - J PRETTY COLO AT ST. PAUL Bt. Foul, Jan. i7. The mercury dropped during the night from U. be low to 23 below, There Is severe cold weather In tht Bed river valley, but at Rapid City, B, D., th thermometer Is tt above, and from there to the coast the weather is comparatively warm Indicating wanner weather for this section of the country. WRIGHTS DEATH CAUSED " RV DHKHM TAk-PM WHII P ai . a vwvi .at wsi 71 untm , 1 HEARING HEAVY SENTENCE Post-Mortem Examination; Reveals That London Promoter Drops DeadJFrom Effects of Cxanlde Potassium. ' PROVIDE FOR MAINTENANCE Manila, J(m. IT. The act for main taining tht parity of the currency has been passed. It provides for the pur chase of Mexican silver coin as bullion, snd Imposes a tax on all contracts DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF A SENATOR DIES IN NEW YORK Mrs. Chas. W.' Clark, of Montana Rasses, Away After 'Several Weeks' Illness. '' , New Toik. Jon. ST. Mrs. Charles Walter Clark, of an Mato, California, daughter-in-law of Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, died In thlJclty tonight. , Mrs, Clark Hhad undergone medical treatmnt here for about six weeks, but was not thought to bt critically III un til Monday, when her sickness took a dangerous turn and her husband and family were notified to come Imme diately. Charles W. Clark, who Is the sen ator's eldest son. Is on his way east from Arizona and Is expected to reach this city Friday morning, Tht funeral will take plact on Sun day, either from the residence of Sen ator Clark or from St. Thomas' church, and tht Interment will bt to Senator Clark's mausoleum in Wood- lawn cemetery. , Mrs. Clark was married June SO, llll, at Butte, Mont There has been no Isajt of tht union. NEW HEAD OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT IS CHEERED Governor Taft Reaches Washington and Is Welcomed by a " Large Crowd. Trial and Sensational Climax Everywhere Dijcu$sed--Governm n Side of Case Roundly Criticised by Representative Papers . -OiTiclers" Had Reason to Fear Suicide: and V , Guarded Afainst IL ' Lindoo, Jan., 27. A pout-mortem examination has shown, that Whlt&ker Wright committed suietd by taking cyanide of potassium. The inquest oVer . the remains of Whltaker Wright, who died suddenly yesterday after being sentenced to sevo.i years' penal servitude for fraud. will ht, held tomorrow. The tragic event is the one topic, of interest, and everywhere Is discussed In all its features. The possibility of the pro moter's escape from Justice to" suicide was clearly foreseen by Detective Wil lis, who brought Wright from , Ne Tork. 1 ' "5- Actlnjr n hints dropped by Wright during the voyage, Willis gave the court officials a. special warning to keep tht closest guard over him. To- ' wards the conclusion of the trial, espe- j dally during Justice Blgham's severe i ruklsm. It became evident that there could be only one verdict, so If Wright was determined on self-destruction In tht event, of his conviction, he haa time to prepare a method for outwit ting the Jailers, as h must have fore seen that an adverse verdict was In evitable. ' A strange document wes found on the est lu court which'hae been eccupted by Wright, showing that he had a pre monition of bis sentenced This was a yheet of blotting paper on which he had scribbled during the justice's sum ming up. The Roman characters "VII" were thickly scattered over the whole sheet. This wag before the ver dict had been rendered, but the num ber coincides with the sentence he re ceived. In the middle of the sheet ap pears the word, "intent," the last word Wright wrote. The opposition papers continue mak ing trenchant comments on tht gov ernment, "which," they say, "dec lined to do Its duty for reasons now shewn to have been absurd In law and which art always repugnant to common sense." "The handling of this matter," says the .Westminster Gssetta, "has reflected more discredit upon the government than its other mistskes win even greater conseoouencea. ninilnrulalMuf people were involved andf some of them have had happy escapes." The Financial News saya: " Wright might have made discloeures which would have seriously discomfited tome people, but he was loyal as well courageous, and he carried his se cret to the grave. To prevent others from divulging what ht chose to con- cesi ht destroyed many papers, that completing hie sacrifice.- It is reported that a six-chambered ivolvcr, fully loaded, was found In A'rlghfs pocket by the police. The investigation made Indicates that Wright must have swallowed the pois on while standing before J as! Ye ISIg bm, after recefrlns- his ee nc. is recalled that he pulled " a "hAttdiw." chief from, his pocket and appeared, to wipe tils' fact and It Is surmised that under cover of this, he took the fatal dose. ; '-:!r;"'-:'-.: 'S.:'V hi . " : . ' " His features showed no tract of tht suffering he must have endured beforo death, Bis fact was calm god peace ful. Bis brain was found t Bars been abnormally large and as the ex : ami nation proceeded the dtcttrs found evidences of cynide potassium, which) Continued tn page tight.) Washington, Jan. ST. William H. Taft, the new secretary of war. ar rived here over the Pennsylvania roud at S: 15 this afternoon. He was en thusiastically wjelcomed by a large crowd at the station. General Chaffee. Assistant Secretary of War Oliver and Colonel Clarence Edwards, formally greeted the new head of the war de partment. Governor Taft was escorted down the long train sheds. When he reached the gates and passed through the line formed, there was a prolonged outburst of cheering, which was reepated voci ferously by the crowd gathered out side.. Governor Taft. . with General Chaffee and Colonel Edwards, both In full uniform, entered a carriage and Secretary Oliver followed in another anil, led by troop E, Fifteenth cavalry, which had been drawn up In the plasa In front of the station, they were rap- Idly driven to the war department, where Secretary Root formally wel comed his successor. From there the new secretary was driven to the Ar lington hotel. , ,k ',' J The Kesne of crgalns, Quality, and Econcay. tyle We have advertised ladie's cloaks, suits and skirts at one-half price. Go where yon will you can't beat it. We give you the quality first and the prices second. More cannot be done in honest merchandising. The A. Dunbar Co. 56G, Commercial Street. SALE CLOSES SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 AT 9 P. M. HONORS ABOUT EVEN IN O'BRIEN AND RYAN CONTEST Philadelphia, Jan. 2T. Jack O'Brien and Tommy Ryan fought one of the fastest sis rounds ever seen In this city tonight, and the Phlladelphlan had a slight advantage. O'Brien clearly outfought Ryan In the first four rounds and in the fifth dropped btm with a hard blow to tht jaw. In the sixth tht honors were about even, both men having received severe punishment. When the gong sounded, ending the fight, both men were In very bad shape. " , . . Tht men agreed to meet here In a six-round bout for a 15000 purse, split equally, and under the laws governing boxing In Philadelphia no decision can bs given. . HARBISON ORDERED RELEASED. , , Chicago, Jan, 2T.-rMnyor Harrison this afternoon was ordered by Judge Tuthlll to be Immediately discharged from custody and relieved from any responsibility for the wholesale loss of life in the Iroquois theater fire. 1 I-ATEST HARCH TWOSTEP "Social Whirl" J. N. GRIFFIN. 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