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) $ fc wig volume tornx ASTORIA,' OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1904. NUMBER 304. GRAND JURY POINTS OUT THEIR DUTY Declares That City Officials Must Sec to Enforcement of Laws Regulating Children'! Conduct. Appalling Condition of Affairs in Astoria Demands Prompt and Vigorous Action. STATE OFFICIALS TO STEP IN If Police Are I' liable to Put Stop to Practice or .Juveniles Who Hohiii MlreetM nt All Hour of Xltfht. If the officials of the city of Astorlu , continue to fall to enforce the ordi nances prohlbltlnw children from roam i lug the streets after certain hours, the i (authorities of the state will tuKe h hind I fir. the mitttr. Should th state au ,' thorltir take up the problem, they will do a most vigorously, for they are de termined that youthful tndlacrellon ahull be curtailed at once, and event ually obliterated. The flnnl report of the grand Jury wo aubmltted laat evening, and In it the appalling condition existing In As toria are dealt with. The grand Jury condemns the practice which seem to be prevalent In the city of permitting children of both sexes to roam the street at almost any hour of the day or night, and attrlbutee to thla practice the vice which haa resulted In so many Juvenile case during the past two years. The Jury recommends that the city authorities take steps toenforce the ordinances which ought to be made to 'apply In such caaea, and which pro vide that children ahull not be qrt the atreeis after certain hours. The, City's Bed Reoord. During the past two years" many Ju venile cases have been reported to the district attorney's office, and .for a time the attention of state and county officials was directed almost wholly , to the oases of children, At the laat term ot tne circuit court two men were sent to the penitentiary for crim inal aaauult, and at the term of court Just closed another was sent to prlaon for a similar offense. The number of little girls Involved at the time ot the cohvlctlon of Slpola and Adams Was surprising, and a condition of affairs waa unearthed that was actually ap palling, The grand Jury attributes this to the practice of permitting children to run the streets. Girls of It to 17 may be seen on the streets late at sight, VspecliUly during the summer months. and the only wonder Is that there have not been more arrests aqd convictions. The city ordinances fully cover the matter,' but It s difficult for the police to enfprce the regulations without the SNlatunce of parents. Laws Must Be Enforced. , However, the law must be rigidly enforced, and If the city offlcliils are unable to do ao th,oae of the state and coonty will take up the matter. The grand Jury plainly Intimates that the state authorities should step In tf the police fall to remedy the evil.- , "The morula of children are becom . Ing lower every year, and prompt and vigorous steps must be taken to curb the general downward tendency," said a prominent county official last evening. "The report of the grand Jury s per haps In the nature of a warning to the police,. and Ifj conditions do not lm prove you may rest assured the state officials will step In. Children muat be kept off the streets and removJ from the Influence of evil . asolutea Until this Is done we may expectto, have one or more cases for aseauj, ,ti,t every term of court." Other Matters Reported Upor The neport Includes a statement cemlng the criminal casus brougl - fore the grand Jury for Invent! . , . , . ... five, true urns ana two not tr were returned. The not true r returned in the cased of the 'l" George Hansen and the state ',i Cook. True bill were retui w case against Harry H,og, , Huber, Henry Miller and ,. Jay Hh lor. Hogue, lluber and Millet have Ifh snt to the penitentiary; lh Hiiylor by wltt be trid thin week. The (ia ml Jury evidently wu mil inude up of .boin,et-)ihrowr, but nev ertheless It compliments the county court up n the sfps taken to provide it new oihfil house fr the county. Th graii'li, Jueu examined the foundation i-pd .ihe,w.erk thu fur done f- the i.ew naiiuttiH lutn 'on .,..1 (IllHi III it10! . grand Jury also considered the question of cure of the county poor, and recommends that the county court be very careful In considering appli cations for assistance. No recommend ation Is made with reference to the mooted proposal for a county poor farm. Evidently the grand Jury was sal laded with the city halt construction, for no reference to that building la made In the report, nor, Indeed, to any other municipal proposition excepting the violation of the curfew' ordinance. THREE BRUTES. Torture Aged Couple to Obtain Their Money. Wllkeabarre, Pa., Sept. 24. Three masked robbers who broke In the house of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gibbons, re siding near Uosburg, have tortured the aged coupra In an effort to find hidden money. Gibbons and his wife were pulled from bd and asked where their money wu hidden. Tbey denied having any and when threatened continued their denial, Gibbon, was then thrown back on the bed while the robbers kicked and choked his wife until she became unconscious and probably will die. The robbers fled but one waa cap tured and taken to Jail under heavy guard. AGENT OP BLACK HAND. Italian Bey Kidnaper Has Been Ap . , ..preftendeeVf-.-, ; - . New York, 8ept. 24. Antonio Cucoi- ih. the M-Yter-old. Italian who was arrested In connection with the re cent mysterious kidnaping of Antonio Mnnnlno, ths (-year-old son of a weal thy Brooklyn .contractor, has pleaded guilty. He was charged with having lured the child to Manhattan as the agent of the kidnapers who released Mannlno after several days and have thus far eluded the police. Cucosza disclaimed all knowledge of the mysterious "black . hand" and the Judge smiled when the boy gave It as his opinion that there Is no such or ganization. He will be sentenced later. HIT HIM AGAIN. Way to Man's Hsart Is Through His 8tomaeh. Newcastle, Pa., , Sept 24. Mrs. Charles V. Foulks of this city, prin cipal speaker at the 21st annual con vention of the Lawrence County Wo man's Christian Temperance Union has advocated a strike among the mar ried women If their husbands refuse to . give the right or suffrage so the women can vote down the liquor traf fic. She said:., "If the men do hot recognize our right to political suffrage the women ahould retaliate by refusing to cook for the men. In this manner the men will noon be brought to time and will recog nise a vAian'g power." ENGINE MEN STRIKE. Ms. Trains In Italy Stopped for Lack of ' f Men. Naples, Sept. 24. Though there has been a cessation of the general atrlke In Italy there Is still on a atrlke of 2366 engine drivers and stokers against their chief engineer. At first -It waa con sidered of little Importance but It now seems that It may spread to a aerl ous extent. Some railway trains have been forced to cease running because of julnck of-engine driver. MANY INDIANS WILL GATHER. l-'ivThouand to Choose Sucoessar to Lata Chief. Joseph, ' kane)Stnt. ?'.' A special to the zsms'.v le c -i Lnwlston 'yijtl'r been vir id "1 i.' SIX PORT ARTHUR FORTS SAID TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND JAPS ARE SANGUINE Tokio Satisfied That Fall of Beleaguered Post Must Occur Soon and Are Jubilant In Consequence. Reports From Mukden Are Conflicting, but the Japs Are Moving Forward Very Slowly General Stakelberg Is Not Includ ed in the Disgrace of General Orloff, but Is Commended for His Heroic Conduct Various reports regarding the situation In the far east were re ceived today, but they give no indication of any new movements. The most interesting information from St. Petersburg is the statement that General Orloff, upon whom was plsoed the blame for the step neces sitating the absndonment of Li so Yang will bs detached from the Man ehurian army and given another command in Europian Russia or re tired. At Tekio the belief is expressed that the Japanese have cap tured six of ths forts at Port Arthur, and the downfall of the place is confidently expected. Toklo, Sept. 24. It Is believed the Japanese have captured six of the forts of the second line of defenses at Port Arthur since September It, and hope of speedy reduction of the fortress Is running high. ' BATTLE IS IMPENDING. Russian Impatisntly Awaiting Arrival f the Japanese. Harbin. Sept. 24. A Japanese col umn Is reported to be advancing along the LJao river on Tie pass, ' and the Russian troops are Impatiently await ing the engagement REPORTS ARB CONFLICTING. Mukden Unable to Glvs Definite State ment of Situation, Mukden, Sept. 24. The situation can not be definitely stated, a each day brings forth conflicting reports One day It Is suld the Russians ex pect a Japanese attack, and the next that the Russians are assuming the offensive. According toi a Chinese report, the Japanese are engaged in fortifying Llao Tang, and have completely demol ished the railroad bridge over the Taltse river, of which the Russians only suc ceeded In burning the woodwork. RUS8IANS ARE SANGUINE. Believe Port Arthur Will Hold Out Agsinit Japanese, St. Petersburg, Sept. 24. The situa tion on the Hun river remains In an uncertain condition. One correspond ent of the Associated Press wires from Mukden that the greatest uncertainty prevails as to whether Kuropatkln will accept- or refuse battle. Another As sociated Press correspondent tele graphing from Harbin on the same date, say It Is rumored a Japanese column I moving up the Llao river, threatening Tie pass. Meanwhile the advance of the main Japanese forces continue extremely alow. The general staff has not received a 'report of the fighting September 20 at Sun Lun Yu, mentioned In the re port of Oyama, the Japanese command er, In which It Is claimed the Japanese drove the Russians north. It la alleged the defeat of the Rus sians at Sun Lun Yu waa probably a trifling affair, which Kuropatkln did not think deserving of mention. The report of the arrival of several shiploads of provision, medicine and ammunition at Port Arthur la causing satisfaction, and strengthen the con viction that the fortress will hold out. The ability of vessel to enter Port Arthur 1 taken to Indicate that the Japanese blockade la by no means as effective aft In the eitcller stage of the siege. STAKELBERG WAS BRAVE. Not Included in the Disgrace of Russian ", . General Orloff. , . St. Petersburg. Sept 24. The rumor ilut General Stakelberg Is Included In the disgrace of GeneraLjOrloff Is not true. Kuropatkln amended the original re nt, Ih, which he criticised Stakelberg, now exonerates the latter of all blame for the Russian reverse at Yen tat, adding that Stakelberg displayed the greatest bravery. MUST LEAVE PORT SAID. Russian Cruisers Ask Permission to Take en Fuel There. Port Said, Sept. 24. The Russian cruiser St Petersburg and Smolensk are here awaiting permission to take coal and provisions enough to carry them to Bizerta, Tunis. They asked sufficient to reach Llbau, but this was refused, and they must proceed within 24 hours. The British cruiser Furious Is .under order to be In readiness to sail at two hours' notice. Her destination Is not known. Japs on ths Wrong Road. , v Mukden, Sept. 24. The correspond ent of the Associated Press reports from the east that Japanese are re newing their advance, and that they attempted 'to join the eastern division. Learning that the Mukden road was occupied, they were compelled to re turn and take the northern route. Japs Capture Dalin Pass. Berlin, Sept 24. Colonel Oaedke, the Taggeblatte'a correspondent, tele graphing from Mukden September 24, says the Japanese occupied Dalln pass, September 22, after a light engage ment Quiet at -Mukden. Mukden, Sept 24. Quiet prevails here. The Russian advance guards are several miles south of the Hun river, and the cavalry has penetrated 20 miles to the southeastward. BECAUSE 8HE CHIDED. Former Assessor In California Swallow ed Strychnine. Santa Rosa, Sept. 24. William Long more, former assessor ef Sonoma coun ty,' despondent over a chiding from his bride of a few months because he had i been- spending more time with con-! vlval companion than at hi home, swallowed a big dose of strychnine this morning in the office of Sheriff Grace, j His death Is momentarily expected. Longmore married a few months ago Mrs. Henry, the wealthy widow of the late Judge Henry of the superior court . ot Mendocino county, and they made their home at Largo, Mendocino coun ty. Recently they arrived In Santa Rosa to visit friends. The demands upon the goodfellowshlp of Mr. Long- more were greater than his bride thought were necessary, and, It Is said, the fact that she called this to her husband's attention so preyed upon his mind that he took poison. RECOVERED NO PLUNDER. But Offioer Scoured Evidence Against , Montana Trainrobber. Butte, Mont, 8ept. 24 A Phtlips burg (Mont.) special to thf Miner sa'ys that the report of Trainrobber John Christie having led the officers to a mountain- cache where several thou sand dollars of plunder taken from the north coast limited passenger train at Bearmouth was secured by the offl- cers prior to Christie's trial. Is un founded. According to the officers Christie expected to fmd 11000, but suc ceeded In unearthing only some old clothing. The find, however, is said to be Important, as the clothes are be lieved to be those Hammond used the time of the first north coast limited robbery at Bearmouth In 102, when Engineer Dan O'Neill was killed. The evidence found, it Is said, may yet be used and result In taking Hammond from the penitentiary to be tried on s charge of murder. CARRIE NATION GETTING READY. Promises to Start Something in the Awful Town of Wichita. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 24. Carrie Na tlon haa issued an appeal to the moth ers, wives and daughters of Kansas to' Join her crusade. In part she eayr: "I have frequent appeals from poor, heartbroken mothers all over the coun try to come and help save their sons, but from no pi -ice have I as many as from Wichita. Kan. Last week two agonizing appeals came to me. "I can not turn a deaf ear to them, and am now resolved by the help of Almighty God, to go to that awful city of death and murder. I ask the women over the state and elsewhere to meet there September 28. Bring your hatchets! I will pay the railroad fare of those not able." . . INSANITY PLEA 8AVES HER. Woman Who Strangled Granddaughter Freed by 8pokne Jury. Spokane, Sept 24. The Jury in the case of Mrs. Jeannette Harris of North Yakima, who killed the Infant son of her unmarried daughter by strangling It in a thicket In the outskirts of Spo kane, brought in a verdict ot not guil ty tonight A strong defense of in sanity was made by Mrs.- Harris' at torneys. t The woman brought the child here and tried to place the baby In the or phans' home. Falling, she went to a secluded place, tied a cord around the baby's neck and strangled it Her queer actions led to her arrest before her return to North Yakima. She con fessed the deed atid guided the officers to the scene. ' j BANANAS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Engineer Raises a Crop From a Home Grown Tree. Manchester. N. H.. Sept 24. That bananas can be grown in New Eng land has been demonstrated by Jl La aelle, engineer of a pumping station here. He distributed his first crop the other day among his friends. . Mr. Lasalle sent south six months ago and obtained a banana bulb, which he planted. In a tub. It began grow ing and kept on growing, until now It Is 15 feet high. Until last faU noth ing resembling the fruit was in evi dence. At that time a bunch in em bryo formed and continued to grow, until Monday, when Mr. Lasalle picked It off and brought it to the city. FUNSTON STARTS EAST. General Williams, His Successor, to Arrive September 27. Portland, Sept. 24. general Funs- j ton, accompanied by Mrs. Funs ton and sons, McArthur and Frederick, left to night In the private car of General Manager B. E. Calvin of the Harriman system over the O. R. & N. to Chicago, where Funston Will assume command of the depai Intent of the laker Gen eral Constant .William?, who succeeds Funston In command of the depart Iment of the Columbia, will reach Port- land September 27, accompanied , by Mrs. Williams Croxton. and daughter, - Mrs. Irrigation Project Jeopardised. Butte. Moi.t, Sert ' 4.A Mmer s,e clal from Missoula says that the Big Blackfoot Milling Company, one of the Amalgamated Copper Company's lum bering interests, has given notice that It will contest the building of a dam by a syndicate of eastern men, headed by Samuel Dtnsmore on the Big Black foot river above Bonner. The proposed dam la part of a gigantic Irrigation scheme. Big Naval Increase. Berlin, Sept. 24. The naval budget contains estimates for an Increase In the personnel to 40,000 officer and men. Peru's New President " Lima, Peru, Sept. 24. Jose Pardo as jumed the presidency of Peru today. amid great festivities. MANY D!AD IN FEARFUL COLLISION Two Passenger Trains Meet on Same Track Near Hodges, ; Tenn., and Fifty-six Are Killed. Orders Governing Trains Are Dis regarded and Crash Comes v at Sh.rp Curve. tNGINEER PROBABLY ASLEEP Scene of the XJtmoat Horror Are Witnessed by Those of the pAKtfeugers Who Es caped Death. Knoxville, Tenn., Sept 24. Running on a roadbed supposedly In high condi tion of maintenance, and having about them every safeguard known to the modern railroad, two trains; on ' the' Southern railway, (arrying heavy list of passengers, came together in fright ful head-on collision near Hodges, . . Tenn., today, sending S4 people to their death and injuring 120, ot whom sev eral probably will die. Some of the bodies have not been recovered and many remain unidenti fied. The appalling loss of life and ths maiming of the living resulted appar ently from the disregarding of order given the two train to meet at the station, wrich for a lone time had been the regular meeting- point This actios on the part ot the engineer of the west bound, train was made the mora Inex plicable by the fact that the accident' happened. In broad daylight and, ac cording to the best Information ob-. tainable, he had the order In a little frame In front of him as the engine ' rushed by the station and a mile and a half further on came full upon the eastbound passenger train. The pos slbiHty exist that the Ill-fated engi neer had been asleep. ' ; Train Meet on Sharp Curve. ' The train were on time and not making over 35 mile an hour, yet the Impact as they rounded the curve and came suddenly upon each other was frightful. Both engines and the ma jor portions of both trains were demol ished, and why the orders were disre garded or misinterpreted probably -nrVS never be known, as both engineer were crushed, their bodies remaining for hours under the wreckage. The collision was between 't'm east bound passenger and the westbound : passenger from Bristol. The east bound was a heavy train, carrying three Pullmans, two day coaches, tnaB and baggage cars. The other was light local train. .The greatest loss I life occurred In the eastbound traliy while In the westbound train only the engineer and firemen were killed. Re lief trains were dispatched from Knox ville within an hour' and all the physi cians in. the vicinity of the wreck were doins all they could when the local corps arrived. ' Fearful Scenes Followed. - , John VT. Brown of Rogersvllle. Tenn, a newspuper editor, was In the coach of f he . westbound train. When the . fearful Jolt came, he said, all the seats in the car were torn loose and people -and seats hurled to the front end of the car, . ' ;. . "I Isft the car," said Brown, "as soon as I could and walked to the main part of the wreck. The most terrible sight I ever witnessed met my eyes I saw a woman pinioned on a piece of split timber, which had gone complete- , ly through her body. A little child, quivering In death's agony, lay be- . neath the woman. I saw the child die.. -and within a few feet of her lay a woman's head. The decapitated bod. was several feet away. Another little girl, whose body was fearfully man- 's gled, was plteously calling for her ' mother. I have since learned that both parents were killed. I heard one woman terribly mangled, praying to be spared ' for her children, but death ensued in a few minutes." . .. Congressman H. Gibson of Tennes see was a passenger In the day coach of the eastbound train. . He and another man were , the only persons to escape illve from the demolished tar. for n