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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904. OUR SENATOR HOME AGAIN And He's Tickled to Death to Be Back Among His Fellow Townsmen. HARBOR OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT Balance Will Una Things Until Next Session of Congress Makes Appropriation for th liar. United Statef Senator Fulton's smil ing face will be seen today on the streets of his home city. Senator Ful ton arrived home last night looking just as happy as a boy who has been away from his folks for six or eight months. When the senator left Astoria for Washington he wore rather a troubled look, due to the rush of closing up his business affairs. Then, again, he had whom he discussed matters of local interest. Glad to Be Horns Again. "Am I glad to be home? Well, I should say I am! Ours Is a great country; there are many attractive places In it, but to me there's no place like home. The very air here nils me with enthusiasm, and the presence of my lifelong friends arouses my senti ment afc nothing else can. Really, I was never so homesick in all my life as during tny stay at Washington, and many a time I longed for a glance over the broad bosom of the Columbia and goo deep breath of the pure ocean breexe. This thing of remaining away from home is not all that has been claimed for it. It's nice to make trips ind all that sort of thing, but a fellow longs for home, just the same, whether '.ie happens to be a Vnlted States sen- MYSTERY AT NORTH SHORE Evidence of Murder Disclosed at Chinook by Finding of Badly Decomposed Body. - SKULL HAD BEEN CRUSHED ator or Just a newspaper man.' The Harbor Improvement. "What Is the outlook for the harbor, senator?'" was asked. s "Well, sir, I am very much pleased with the prospect. When I called upon the chief of engineers at Washington in March there was an available bal ance of something like $900,000 for the mouth of the Columbia river. This sum Is available for extension of the Throat Had Appearance of Strangulation and Hod)' Had lleeu Weighted aud Thrown Into the Itlver. lis- 3j;r x jr r -A i U. 8. SENATOR C. W. FULTON. Just emerged from a pretty warm polit ical campaign, which was not calcu lated to allow htm to gain flesh. But the senator's legislative career at the national capital did not interfere with bis health, and he comes back looking Just as bright as a new dollar and with the same hearty laugh and pleas ant smile that endears him to Astor tans and arouses their pride in their distinguished fellow-townsman. Senator Fulton went to his home last night as soon as his train reached the city. A delegation of Astorians had met him at Portland and a crowd came down with him last night. Mrs. Fulton had arrived the previous even ing, as had Charles W. Halderman, the senator's secretary. At Portland Sen ator Fulton was kept pretty busily engaged, and he hastened home last night to secure some much needed rest. However, he found time to talk with an Astorian representative, with Jetty and operation of the dredge Chi nook. I had a long talk with the chief and was assured the. sum would enable the local engineers to do much good work. Of course, it's not as much as we would like to have, but, everything considered, we are in fairly good shape. "I tried all the tricks known to legis lative Washington to get an appro priation at the late session, but was unsuccessful. As I explained in The Astorian some months ago, there was an aversion to any general rivers and harbors bill It being the aim always to minimize appropriations in presidential years and a sort of emergency meas ure was passed. This bill could not carry anything for the Columbia. There was a general understanding, however, that we would receive an appropria tion at the next session, and that money will be available in February or March next. In the meantime we will get along as best we can with the $900,000 balance, and if the expectations of the Tzirnr is una m m m mm mm IVliVb pit $M ii K IIP O In I ill "fin ; .Absolutely Pure IT 1G A MATTER OF HEALTH Evidence of foul murder came to light yesterday at Chinook, according to reports brought over yesterday by steamboat men. The badly decomposed body of a man, with the skull crushed, marks Indicating strangulation on the throat and a rope with a sack attached around the waist, was found In the "lead" of the flsh trap of R Suther land. All the circumstances point to murder, but there Is ltttle likelihood of the mystery ever being cleared up. The body was almost naked,' being covered only with an undershirt. It was taken ashore and Justice Dalton empaneled a Jury to make an Investi gation. It was found that the skull had been crushed in, as If with a heavy club or stone and that marks indicating strangulation were on the neck. Around the waist a rope had been tied and to It was attached a sack. Presumably the man had been choked into unconsciousness, then killed with some heavy weapon and the body weighted and thrown into the river through an effort onthe part of the murderer to hide evidence of his foul crime. It was stated by a gentleman who had been at Chinook yesterday that the justice's Jury was tatlsfled the cose was one of murder, but there Is absolutely nothing that might tend to throw any light on the mystery. The body had been in the wa'er for fully two weeks, and the face had been rendered unrecognizable by the nib bling of fishes. Members of the jus tice's jury were of the opinion the corpse was that of a Chinaman, but when the Chinese learned of this they caused the body to be exhumed and made further examination. They pro nounced the body that of a soldier from one of the neighboring posts. Every circumstance in conectlon with the finding of the body Indicates that murder was done, but, because of the condition of the corpse, there is not the slightest chance that the mys tery of the man's death will ever be cleared up. the largest majority which any preal dential candidate has received for years, and that the party has only to go through the formality of nominating him. REBEKAHS ELECT OFFICERS Choose Full Set at Yesterday's Ses sion and Adjourn Until 8:45 This Mornino to Finish Work. engineers are realized we will do very well. Tou know the rivers and harbors are always looked out for every second session when they are neglected at one session. We will, therefore, get our money at the next gathering of con gress. I did not make any statement as to the amount we would require, as that Is a matter for future considera tion. 8urvey of Astoria Harbor. "I tried my level best to secure an appropriation for a survey and esti mate for Astoria harbor, but the gen eral tendency to cut down appropria tions prevented me from getting It. My resolution passed the senate, but was held up by the house committee. It provided for placing Astoria In a sepa rate improvement district and set aside a sum for the survey, likewise directing an estimate of the cost of the work. When thff emergency bill, to which I have referred, was sent to the senate, I tacked my resolution onto it in the form of an amendment. The senate accepted it, but when It went to the conference committee there was a roar from those representatives who had measures of the kind which they want ed to get through. They insisted that mine would not be permitted unless theirs were favorably acted upon. It will be observed that I was trying to sneak in the Astoria harbor appropria tion amendment, but the other fellows wouldn't permit it. "At the next session I expect to get through the measure without opposi tion. This was a bad year for appro priations, as you well know, and I think we did very well to get as much for the state as was appropriated. But we will do better next session, never fear." The Political Outlook. Senator Fulton says the political out look is all that could be desired by the republicans. In the eastern states Roosevelt is the great and only choice, and his nomination is, the senator be lieves, assured without a struggle. Sen ator Fairbanks is the senator's choice for vice president, although he admits that his colleague does not want the place. Mr. Fulton added that Presi dent Roosevelt would be re-elected by ine Keoeitnit assembly of Oregon yesterday elected officers for the com Ing year, transacted routine business, heard the reports of the various com mittees, ana at 5 o'clock adjourned until 8:45 this morning. The ludles were busy yesterday from the time the session was begun, at o'clock, until the hour of adjournment. The entire forenoon session was de voted to committee reports and legisla tion. By the noon hour the legislation enacted was sent to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows, and. with a single ex ception, all matters legislated upon by the Rebekahs were ratified. Upon the reassembling of the con ventlon In the aftemon the action of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows upon the work of the assmbly was first pre- sented to the Rebekahs. Then followed the election of officers, which resulted as follows: President Mrs. Nora Harnett of Mlgonette No. 88, Athena. Vice President Mrs. Ella Fraxler of Eugene No. 59. Eugene. Warden Mrs. Clementine Bullock of Acme No. 32. Portland. Secretary Mrs. Ora Cosper of Al- mtra No, 28, Dallas. Treasurer Mrs. Sophie Severence of Morning Star No. 52. Tillamook. Trustee of Odd Fellows' home Mrs. Mary Tomllson of Utopia No. 62, Port land. Assembly trustees Mrs. Icilla M. Sears of Reulah No. S5, Albany; Mrs. Herthn Henderson of Pauline No, 13, Pendleton: Mrs. Mary V'anderpool of Star No. 23, Dufur. The re-election of Mrs. Cosper to the secretaryship was a well 'deserved tribute to the popularity and energy of that woman. Yesterday Mrs. Cos per was re-elected secretary for the eighth consecutive time. The election of officers developed little contest. The new president of the Rebekahs, Mrs, Harnett, was formerly vice president, and Mrs. Frasler, this year's vice presi dent, was last year warden. This morning the Rebekahs, upon assembling at 8:45, will proceed with the Installation ceremonies. It is prob able the work of the assembly will be concluded by the noon hour, and that adjournment sine die will then be taken. It Is expected the Rebekah dele gates will leave the city on tonight's train and boats. Superintendent .Mc Gulre of the A. & C. Is anxious to ac commodate the Rebekahs and has promised to hold the night train for half an hour If necessary. The convention has been a most har monious and successful one and the delegates are greatly pleased with the treatment which has been accorded them. During the recesses they have been shown about the city, visiting the canneries and docks, and have evinced much Interest in the shipping of the port. It has been a pleasant out ing for the Interior delegates, who sel dom find it convenient to visit the coast. COLLAR ' BUTTON SALE 28,000 tl 28,000 S rj! IF. 8 Buttons Collar MUST BE SOLD THIS WEEK. H Cent Buttons for Cont Buttons for Cent Buttons for 3,2 Cents 10 Cents Cents See Window Display S. DANZIGER $ COMPANY, ON THE SQUARE. Csptured Smugglers. Seattle, May 18. Customs officials early this morning captured a Japanese fishing boat that Is supposed to have JUST OPENED NEW GROCERY. Groceries, tobacco, soft drinks, con fectionery; home-made bread and cookies, etc., etc. T. E. 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Sherman's followers today continued to vote with Deneen, but Cook county developed no additional strength. The Yates followers remained firm. Homer Tlce, Sherman's manager, has sug gested that a secret ballot be taken and this plan Is under consideration to night. Nine ballots were taken today, and the result on the last one stood: Yates, 482; Lowden, 4036, Deneen, 432; Hamlin, 11; Warner, 38; Sher man, 2; Plercej 33. The convention will meet again at 10 o'clock in the morning. racing reports at Chicago, Atlanta and Hun FranclscOj hs well as at New York. While the poolroom proprietors In New York have made money on the Morrlw park races, they are said to have lost ulmost without exception on western ruces. BALFOUR WIN8 OUT. Dsfsatsd Attempt to Upset Govorn ment on Fiscal Question. London, May 18. By a majority of 55. Premier Balfour tonight success fully defeated the attempt to upset th government upon the fiscal question, an Interesting debate, characterised by some heated exchanges, took place, resulting In the premier's reiterated determination to shelve the question of fisrul reform until the next parlia ment, in this decision Joseph Cham berlln publicly concurred. POOLROOMS REJOICE. HEARST LOSES AGAN. Not One Delegste From South Caro lina Can Be Claimed. Columbia, May 18.-The South Caro lina state democratic convention today elected delegates at large to the St. Louis convention. The delegates were not instructed, but the unit rule wna adopted. The delegates all expressed preference for Judge Parker, though declaring their decision might be changed. Of the 18 delegates certain ly not one Is a Hearst delegate. Plewant, Palatable, Potent, Taito Good, Do flood, Kever Sicken, Weaken or Gripe, lOe, He, M. Nevef old In balk. The fennlne tablet atamped 0 00. Quranteed to ear or roar money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chlcsco or N.Y. got IIV&X. SALE, TEN K.1LU0H E3XES ,.f&,. Action of Western Union Meets With Groat Favor. New York, May 18. Poolrooms here profess themselves as well pleased with today's action of the Western Union Telegraph Company in supplementing the order of yesterday by discontinuing tb collection and distribution of horse Tibet Worries Britain. London, May 18. The Central News? agency learns that In consequence of Important war news from Tibet the cabinet has been hastily summoned to meet tomorrow. In the highest polit ical circles it Is believed that the gov ernment will be compelled to under take an extensive Tibetan campaign-