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1 VOL. LVIJ. ASTORIA, OKKOON. THUtSIJAY, MARCH , 1901. NO. 127. BIG BUILDING CRASHES TO GROUND Twelve Story Frame Work of New York Apartment Houie , Collapses,, Burying Workr! i men In the Ruins. . Portion of Wreck Demolishes the Dining Room "of Hotel, Kill t ln Woman at Table. V,l FLOORS WERE OVERLOADED Contractor Kcpeittell Wanted lly Inspector, Jltit Proceed With Work CrlmliiMl OurleNNueNM. thfct the building department had placed repeated "violations" against the building, the last- one being tiled today At the Instance of Inspector Charles W. French, because the "aide walls were more than two stories In advance of the front wait, and the floor beam were not properly bolted and tied." , In pit of thin' and previous warn Ings, those responsible for the con struction of the building went ahead regardless of consequences. New York, March I Nine Demons are known to have been killed, about 6 score Injured and eight or 10, all of whom are believed to be dead, are missing, through the collapse today of the iter I skeleton tif the Hotel Darl ington, a 12 story apartment house in the courie of erection. The eted framework had bren erected aa far as the eleventh floor and the structure was swarming with Iron workers, ma sons and laborers, when, without an Instant's warning, the upper floor sagged and collapsed and the whole structure fell with a crash which was heard for blocks, and shook all the buildings In the vicinity. A portion of the steel frame fell upon the rear of the Hotel Patterson, on West forty aeventh street, crushing In the wall of the dining mm and killing a woman as she whs silling at luncheon. Efforts to recover the bodies of the drad and to rescue those Imprisoned In the wreck were begun by firemen Im mediately afur tbi rraah, and at 11 o'clock tonight the contractor In charge ' of the wrecking work said that hl men had discovered seven bodies and two wrre known to be pinned In the v wreckage on the east side of the build ing. The cause of the accident was over loading of the floors, The foreman In charge of the Iron, workers stated thre was a birge nunntlly of cement and other building material on the fifth floor, and on the ninth floor were 83 lieums which were to have been Vied In constructing the remaining doors of the building. That criminal carelessness Is charge ftbla to somebody Is shown by the fact UNION LEADERS ACQUITTED. MMMMaaW Jury Finds Them Not Guilty of Con plrlng to Wreok Passenger Train. Cripple Creek, Colo., March 2. The jury In the conspiracy rase against Hhcrman Parker and Thomas Foster, the Miners' Union leaders, who were charged with conspiring to wreck the Florence ft Cripple ('reek passenger train, tonight rendered a verdict of not guilty. There was no demonstra tion when the verdict was announced. Immediately after the announcement of the verdict, the district attorney nolled the case against Mherman Park er, W. F. Davis and II. 11. McKlnney, In which they were charged with the overt act of train wrecking, and also the cases against Bteve Adams, W. F. Davis and Charles 0. Kennlson, all union leaders, the latter being presi dent of Miners' Union No. 40, of Crip ple Creek, charging thwn .with the murder of Melvln Uccks and Charles H. McCormlck, who were killed by an explosion In the Vindicator mine. All the men, with the exception of McKln ney, are staunch unionists and several of them hold official , positions In the Western Federation of Miners, which organisation has stood behind them throughout the trial. Surveys Are Finished. San Francisco, March I .The Santa Fe railroad has finished all of Its pre liminary surveys for a new line to Eureka, Humboldt county, and Its en- gfneers are now Ilgurlng on the cost so us to decide upon a final location. It U known the company has made three general surveys it a considerable out ley of Mm nnf money In an effort to gst a good modern line through the mountainous country of MenJoc'.no and Humboldt counties, ft will cost the Kanta l In the neighborhood of 1. OOO.tOO to complete Us connection be tween Eureka and San Francisco bay. Ten Million Feet Lost. Vancouver, II. (. March 2.-Ten million feet of logs has been lost from booms during February, owing to the rough' weather prevailing along the British Columbia coast. That Is the estimate of W. II. Hlgglns, president of the rsrltlsh Columbia Lumbermen's Association. fuse wer I V.1 lti V .Tf HirtSchiffntrj V M.rx Hnd Tailored ONLY OFFICIAL DISPATCHES VIA RUSSIA ARE READ IN LONDON PRESS No Actual News of Russo-Japanese War Received By the Outside World, Only Vague Rumors Being Published. Discredited Report Sent Out That Russian Post West of Haicheng Is Attacked by Brigand Bands, Both Sides Losing Heavily-lf True Serious Danger Confronts Muscovites From This Source Japan Permits Correspondents to Accompany Forces. , London, March 3. Hardly a word from the seaj of war, with the , ex ception of the Russian official dis patches, Is published here this morn ing. From VInkow comes the uncon firmed report that &00 bands, armed with modern rifles, attacked a Russian post to the' west of Halcheng (Hatch- eng Is 32 miles northeast of New Chwang), and that there was severe fighting and both sides lost heavily. This report Is discredited at Ylnkow, but If true Indicates that serious dan ger Is confronting Ilussla In these well armed brigand bands. According to the Dally Mall's account of this af fair, six Japanese found among the bandits were killed. This would tend to show that the Japanese are organ ising bands. Reports received here from Toklo declare that Japan has granted per mission for 63 foreign newspaper cor respondents to nccompany the Jap anese forces. Seventeen of these cor respondents are Americans. Tfie date of their departure haa not been fixed. A' mile and a quarter of Siberian railroad, according to Toklo reports, has been destroyed In the Nlnguta dls trlct, between Vlndlvostock and liar bin. - , NO SIGHT OF ENEMY. We are soiling superior, grade hand tailored cloth ing in latest styles .and materials at prices any man can afford. . ins Nr un' ar Russian Petrols Cevsr Radius of Sixty Miles Looking for Jsps. St Petersburg, March 2. In a dis patch to the eiar. Viceroy Alexleff says: Admiral Stark, telegraphing from Port Arthur today, says that the en emy did not appear off Port Arthur either February 28, 29 or March 1. Reconnolssances by cruisers and tor pedo boats over a radius of 60 miles from Port Arthur also failed to dis cover the enemy's vessels." Major- General Pflug, Viceroy AlexlefTa chief of staff, sends the following telegram, dated March 2: ' : According to additional Information which has reached me, our patrol ap proached Ping Yang on the morning if February 29. The presence of our i patrols near Ping Tang caused great alarm and soon the enemy' sharp shooters manned the wall and towers, expecting an attack. Our patrols found the town surrounded with new ramparts. It Is supposed that the Japanese have more than 1,000 men In Ping Yang." masking as a coolie was found on board the transport Cambu Maru as the ship was leaving port filled with soldiers. Before he could be taken he jumped overboard. When he arose and was swimming the ship's guard shot him to death. Horses as Locomotive. St. Petersburg, March 2. Cars on the Ice railroad over Lake Baikal are now drawn by horses, the locomotive which performed this service having broke through the tee. , MANAGER -TREASURER CHARGED Hsvs Wsllsce H. Harn Thought to Stolen Charity Funds, Boston, March 2. A warrant, charg ing Wallace K. Ham with the embez zlement of $34,000 from the funds of Ht. Luke's home, was Issued today. Ham was arrested last week charged with the embezzlement of 3104,000 from the American Surety ..Company, of which he was the Boston manager. He was also treasurer of St Luke's home. brutality to him resulted In the action at law, appeared In court, The society put on two witnesses, both gave strong testimony as to the cruel treatment and the decision of the court was prompt. The boy Is now being cared for by Humane Officer Clark, who has expres sed a desire to legally adopt him as his son. BILL TO EFFECT LATER. Fores of Philippine Shipping Measure , Will 8s Felt in Year. ; ' Washington, March 2. The bill for the regulation of Philippine shipping was again the principal subject for consideration by the senate today and was amended so as to defer for a year's time, when the bill shall take' effect A large number of private pension bills were passed. New Clubhouse Burned. Seattle, Wash., March 2. The hand some new home of the Rainier Club, which was to be ready for occupancy April 1, was gutted by fire early this morning.' The loss Is $30,000, and Is covered by Insurance. Chief Cook says the fire was the work of an In cendiary. The club house will be re built. . . . CpNFLICT NEED NOT SPREAD. All That Is Necessary Is for France and England to Keep Cool. Paris, March 2. The London corre spondent of the Echo De, Paris has telegraphed an Interview with a cer tain person In "London, who, although his Identity la not revealed, Is obvi ously Paul Cambon, the French am bassador to Great Britain. According to the correspondent this person declared that the beginning of hostilities by the Japanese came as an absolute surprise to Great Britain, which had done its utmost to prevent war. Spreading of the conflict will be avoided easily, the correspondent's In formant continues. If France and Great Britain keep cool. Physioisns Attend Banquet New York, March !. More than 300 physicians, among whom were eminent prsctitloners and men connected with institutions of medical learning from almost every state east of the Missis sippi and, some beyond have attended a drnnor here to conimomorate the 25th anniversary of the Inauguration In this country of post graduate medical induction and to honor Dr. St. John Roosa, ptesident of the Post Graduate hospital in this city and a pioneer work er on behalf of the form of practical education It affords the medical profes sion. Dr. William Osier of the John Hop kins university who attended Senator Hanna spoke on the need of post grad. uate Instruction for specialists. He syaa, however, improvements are nec essary If medical Instruction In this country Is to answer Its purpose. CAN 8ELL SPOKANE BEER. Olympia, March t. The gupreme court has decided that William Jensen, proprietor of the Bismarck cafe in Se attle, may dispose of the stock of Spo kane beer which he may have bad on hand and for selling which he was de clared In contempt of Judge Bell's de partment of the superior court The Seattle Brewing A Malting Company, through a" contract had with Jensen, was able to obtain an Injunction In Judge Bell's court to prevent the for mer from selling anything but Rainier beer. . ' . Later, when Jensen attempted to dis pose of the stock on hand, the brewing company asked to have the Injunction modified so aa to Include the selling ot the stock on hand. Judge Bell stated that this was unnecessary, as that had been his Intention, and the journal en try of the clerk would so show. The Judgment which, tho court signed did not so specify, however, and formed the basis for the appeal to the supreme court The court holds- that the signed Judgment should be taken as what the court had decided as against the jour nal entry of the clerk. FIRST DAY OF THE SMOOT HEARING Joseph W. Smith, President of Mormon Church, Asserts 'That He Is Believer in Old Doctrines. Has Received Inspirations From pod, But Has Not Yet En tertained Any Angels. SECRETS ARE PRIED INTO Protestants Relieve They Hava Scored Vlctoty Because Court Practices Will Not lie Adhered to. Washington, March Effort to un earth secrets of the Mormon faith was manifested In the first day's pro- cedings before the senate committee on privileges and elections, which Is investigating the protests against Reed Smoot . ' .: ,' ' President. Joseph W. Smith, the highest official of the church, was on the stand all day. He said he adhered to all the teachings of the church re garding divine revelations, and he himself had been visited with divine Inspirations from God. though no an gels had come to hi me as in the case of his uncle, Joseph W. Smith, found er of the church. He also said he still believed In polygamy. ... ' The testimony was directed In a slight degree at Senator Smoot and no attempt was made by the defense to curtail the admission of testimony until President Smith was questioned in relation to the polygamous cohabita tion of certain officials of the church before manifesto 1890.. Attorneys then objected, but the committee deicrriini-' ed to allow the utmost latitude to the hearings, which means court prac tices will be avoided. The Protestants said they regarded this as a victory for them. . . .. Annual Convention Opens. Washington, March 2. The 12th an nual convention of the National Whole sale Lumber Dealers' Association was begun here today, There are more than 200 lumbermen and they are from j every state and territory In attend-1 ance. , , " I ' Last Dividend Paid. ' Chicago, March 2. The accounts of the world's Columbian exposition of 1833 were closed today with the payment- of the final dividend of 4.65 per cent This payment Is exclusive of the dividend of 10 per cent paid in 189& Guam's Governor III. Vallejo, Cal., March 2. Commander Willam E. Sewell, of the United States navy.. who has been governor bf Guam since August 1, 1902, arrived at the Mare Island navy yard today. Com, mander Sewell Is critically 111 and was taken to the hospital. Value of Whitney Estate. Mlneola, N. Y March 2. Harry Payne Whitney, executor of the will of William ' C. Whitney, has filed a stutement showing the value of his father's estate, liable to taxations In this state. He Axes the value of real estate at 11,000,000 and the personal estate at 110,000,000. - . Ambassador Returns. London, March 2. Count Benecken- dorft, the Russian ambassador to Great Britain, arrived here tonight from St. Petersburg. i ! ' . .. 'V s- Spy Shot by Guard. New York. March 2.' Many, alleged spies have been Identified and Impris oned In the Japanese seaports during the past three weeks, according to a World dispatch from Nagasaki. s One D. C. Bill Considered.. ' Washington, March 2. The house devoted the entire day to the consid eration of the District of Columbia ap propriation bill, but .did not conclude action on the measure. The house In committee of the whole decided, by unanimous vote to, fix minimum rates which may be charged the District of Columbia for telephone service, or for telephones In private residences, at $25 to $50 per annum. BOY GOES TO HOME. Humane Officer Expresses Wish to Adopt Young Athlete. Seattle, March. 2. The custody f Ray Sansome, the little acrobat has been permanently awarded to the Washington Children's llome1 society by Judge Bell In the supreme court. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Shone, who have had the boy and whose alleged The. Bee lve We have just opened up an immense stock of ' New Spring Goods Consisting of Shoes, Dress Goods, Underwear, Muslins, Sheetings Table Linen, Percales, Cor- t sets, Shirt Waists, Skirts, Ladies' Suits, and iit fact all kinds of new spring goods, and , You can buy them cheaper at he Bee Hive T P. S. We intend to maintain the high standard already established by this house for Fine Millinery, and have engaged the serv ices of Madame Dillard, of .New York, who will have charge of this department. Do you know it all Pocket Dictionary, only 25c. . f Hand Eooks, now 25c. ' Iloyles Games, only 50c. " ..! Pocket Encyclopedia,for. 25c. . , . . See the show window tells the tale. : J. N. GRIFFIN