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' ' ftTttT M ifUr u--FULL ASBQOIATID PRIM MPORT COVERS THC M0RNIN3 FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA ASTORIA, OHKOON, SUNDAY, OECEMHER 4, 1904. VOMTMK LVIV. NO. PRICK FIVE CENTS 1 BIG DISASTER 150 Passengers Injured in Train Wreck. DOWN AN EMBANKMENT Broken Rail Projecting From the Track Caused the Sudden Derailment. IDENTIFICATION INCOMPLETE Railroad Company Refus to Dlvulg Namtt of Kllltd or Injured nd( Nam! Cannot Ba Pro cured of Sufferora. 1 Hidden Mo.. Dec. 3. -The record of the worst wreck that ha occurred In the nimal nf the Missouri Pacific rail road I written tmlay In a Hit of 150 passengers hurt, and DO In a condition that In rnnnldered of the moat critical by the attending physician. Highly of the Injured are In a con dition that almont preclude the wsal btllty of recovery, and claim agent of the railway are endeavoring In every way poNHlhle to get satisfaction of their claim before the victim expire, A broken rail projecting from the track on a bridge caused the derailment. The flint coach behind the mall cur taught the upend flrnt and drew the two corn-hen, and the I'ullnmn and din. Ing car from the track, and all plunged down a Jfl-fonl embankment. Had the wreck occurred anywhere but upon a bridge the consequence would have been le erlou, but, a It In, carccly a passenger In the train I unhurt. The lint of the Injured and the name of two nf the victim who have d'ed from Injurlea I not complete In that, at thl hour (9 P. M.) Identification In the confunlon I Impossible. Kvery assistance la being rendered by nurae and physicians, and nearby farm houses are being made extern linrlxed honpltal. ' The car, while almot totally wreck ed, did not cntch fire, and the horror of n holarauat wa eliminated from the calngnry of iiiffering. In nil probability. It will be morning before Identification of the killed and Injured I complated. .,, " - v . j. The scene of th-wreck wtw cm that defies description. The groan of the Injured, and the crle of .the xeaeu era were sound that will be Impressed for life upon the memories of those who escaped from the car windows, and from the doors, and at once aet Hlmut the work of-resrnejnf those pin ioned under' the debris of. the' car which were lying In a shattered heap nt the bottom of the embankment. Trainmen with lanterns, rescued from the wreck, eighteen women who were In the rear day coach. None of them were seriously hurt, but the position of the coach was such that they were tumble to extricate themselves. Names of the Injured, particularly of New York capitalist, were refused, and the total of the survivors of one of the luckiest wrecks In the history of rail roading will not be for publication un til the alarnvd friends of the Injured luctantly made, by the victim of the wreck are secured, ' Later. The relief train which went from hei to the scene of the wreck returned tonight bringing many Injured to hos pitals In this city. Hupponltlon has It that orders were given the train crew at Center View iVxluy to slow up ntlthe water works bridge, on account of a broken rail there. It seems that the train was be hind schedule time and this order was not heeded. When the heavy passen ger train running at a high rate of speed struck the broken rail, which turned and projected from the ground, there wa a tremendoua crash and three coaches, a diner and the sleeper, were hurled down the embankment, 20 feet high, and the but car waa thrown Into the streaift'of water,' garrylng? the bridge with It. Bhrleks and cries arose from mother thinking their children mul men lay under the d"lrl holp Ipm tu ave their families. , Th scene who heartrenderlng, The engine, two baggage tar, unn the mull car panned th bridge safely and remained on the track. WORKERS WAGES CUT. Unskilled Man Oat an Advanea by th Oanaral Reduction. Chicago, ine. 3. When Hit plat mill of tha Illlnnl Bteel company re open next Monday nn unusual rear rangement of tha worker wage will ba put Into effect. Those of tha highly paid men will b redured and tha wages of tha unskilled men will ba rained. The equalising process It la expected, will b carried later, aU though the great plant In South Chi cago. At tha shut down a year ago the pay nf nil classes of worker waa cut but not In tha same proportion. The men receiving large wngea lout JO and 60 per cent and those getting small pay were cut a smaller percentage. Many of the laborer were however, brought down to II 40 and II. GO a day. Now they have been Informed they will get 115 and 12. Practically all the men whose wanes run over 14 a jdny expect to suffer In the new ar I rangement. HAS TWO HEADS. Probably th Effect of Toe Much Massachusetts Education. Homervllle, Mass. Dec I. A fe male child with two heads, born In East Hnmmervllle 12 weeks ago Is at tracting much Interest among the medical fraternity about Boston. The physicians who had charge of th case. In discussing the matter with other doctors said: "It la un precedented In the annul of medi cal science. The child has two sepa rate neck, each supporting a head, one facing to the front and the other to the rear. The latter head I not well (oiined. It f culture are Irregu lar and Imperfect, there being no eye. "The boby I In the beat of health and perfectly normal In every other respect. The mother I 20 year old, "The child weighed 14 pounds at birth." ' JAPS NEAR DEATH Taken Off Submerged Hulk In Ocean Almost Helpless. ALL THAT REMAINS OF CREW V.M.r Struck' Rock; jnd "aftw- Fish That Floated' In Wer Their Only Sustenance.., f i . -'. ' ; " "' Port Townsend, Wn., Dec. ''. Thr schooner W. F, Carman, Manila to Port Townsend, arrived In this port today, with two Japanese aboard who tell a tale of the sea, shipwreck, ex posure and starvation that la quite out of the ordinary, The two men rescued are a part of the crew that left Yoshumura, Octo ber 4th, for the fishing In the schooner Koplna Maru. On the third day out the vessel struck a rock, and shortly afterward filled to the rails. Providentially a plank had been lashed to the bits before sailing, and upon this survivors clung, sub sisting upon such fish as washed up for ten days. ' Qarma suffered very severe weather and nearly every sail Is torn to shreds, and the rudder, which la disabled and relieved by .temporary gear, will have to be replaced. COSTLY FIRE. Eastern Town Wiped Out by a $100,000 Conflagration Yesterday. nusanrda Bay, Mass., Dec. 3. The business section of Hyannia. 24 miles from here with a population of 1300, has been practically wiped out by Are. The burned buildings Include the post office, telephone exchange and half a doxen other . structures. The town baa poadequate flra jpparahi and 'it l expected the' losa will fxceeo llo'o 000. ' , IN MEMORIAM Annual Session to Be Held This Afternoon. UNUSUAL PROGRAMME Grand Principles of the Order in Honor of Jt$ Departed Brothers. CHARITY WITHOUT DISPLAY Th First Sundsy of December of Each Year Set Apart in Commoration of th Departed Brothers Gone Before. On the first Bunday of December of each year, the Benevolent" and Pro tective Order of ICIks, hold memorial services In honor of the departed brothers. This service will be commor ated this afternoon at Odd Fellow hall. The committee in churge have spared no pains to make the exercises this year" better than ever before, and th commute under the supervision of P. D. Kuclner have urrunged a program that will be appreciated by all who at tend. These services are beautiful and Im pressive. The order of Elks In any of Its splendid ministrations Is an oasis In the desert oj life. It spreads out Its beauty and Inspiration before the tired thirsty, famished traveler and Invites him to the enjoyment and rest and of the benafjts and possibilities of life. The story of what the lodge has done and Is doing for aweet charity and humanity will never be told by the pen or by human lips, for It dispenses char ity without ostentation; and Its min istrations are so modest that It touches the world like a summer sypher, which cometh and goeth aa If It were th klsa of an angel, It mission Is that of love. It Is trained to detect the finest tear that glistens on the cheek and to hear even tne half smothered moan that comes from the broken heart. It la In constant, delicate touch with the world, feels Its heart throbs, under stands Its trial and weaknesses and cul tlvates exhaustless resources of heart and treasure to make life brighter and yie world lovller." ' . '"Trie faults of our brotheri we write upon the sands, and their virtues on the ( tablets of love and memory." Is the underlying principle of the order: la the lovllest Jewel In Its crown of glory, sparkling though It does like the, eveplng sky spangled with the burnlnf touch of God. Every object, every principle glows with sweetness of love and Is aflame with man's In terest In his fellow man. All the gold and Jewels that ever sparkled In the earth, all the art that has ever flashed from the mind and hand of genius and alt the wealth of the ages are not as precious or beautiful as the obligations assumed by all Elks, with minds glow ing In the full strength of their Inher ent divinity, and with character like the oak, may bend before the fury of the storm, but will straighten In mag nificent defiance, when the storm has passed. 1 The Elks ever realise that there la a Journey, which all must take; and when It Is begun we turn, from home and loved ones forever. The grave, the picture of unending gloom. Is made bright by these memorial services, and tle thought that mingling with the tears of bereavement which falls like showers upon their caskets, there shall be no shadow of despair as wife and babies think of the morrow, when hus band and father will be sleeping be neath the flowers that loving hands will scatter upon the new-made grave In the cemetery. " ' Justice impartial. Charity unlimited. Brotherly Love unrestrained, Fidelity unwavering, are the grand principles upon which Is erected the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks that holy sentiment Inborn In animated na- turV-th patriotic sentiment aa bound ing a earth' 'domain, and at enduring aa time; that divine emlnation flowing from out the bosom of the great first cause, which was and ever will be, the all-Inspiring essence of an all prevail ing entity. As men ascend the scale of Intellectual and moral refinement In their progress toward a more elevated ptftne of life, the fraternal feeling are Intensified. The ancient reared mon uments of marble and bronze to corn morate the deeds and honor the patriot for hi prowess In war. The Elks have evolved a higher plane. They enshrine the memory of departed brother in their hearts and make these annual sevlees as an offering to their worth and fame. This afternoon they will lay upon the hallowed tomb the em blems of renewed life; tenderly re membered by the offerings of love and gratitude, and aa they do so, the soul on the pinions of faith darts athwart the abyss of time and Joins the loved one gone before. There In sweet com- Imunlon the living and the dead will I nm. mnr, tmllA anil Mam acraln through memory's halls; again drink In the sweet necter of Brotherly Love and bask in the sunlight of fraternal Joys. "Thou go not like the quary slave t night, , (Scourged to his dungeon, but sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave. Like one who wraps the drapery of the couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. While willing hands and loving hearts draw near To do the last service for the dead. Th Program. 1 Processional, "Choppln's Funeral March." 2 O. Divine Redeemer. Choir. 8 Opening ceremonies of the lodge. Opening ode. Air, "Auld Lang Syne." Great Ruler of the Universe, All seeing and benign. Look down upon and bless our work. And be all glory thine. O, hear our prayer for our honored dead. While during. In -out-mlad. --f The memories graven on each heart. For Auld Lang Syne. 4 Duet, "Love Divine," Miss Reba Hobson and Mr. Arthur L. Alex ander. Continued on page 4. CUSTOMS MEN MEET Treasuiy Department Rules Will Govern the Session. D1NGLEY TARIFF COMES UP Prominent Customs Official From All th Ports Are to B In 'At tendance During th Day' Section. New York, Dec.' S. In conformity with an order of the Treasury Depart ment, the annual conference Of cus toms appraiser of the country, will begin in this olty next Monday.. The sessions will continue a' week or' 10 days. .. The Treasury Department has Is sued Instructions to . govern, the con vention, one of the most Important being that referring to the submission of samples of melt-handlse covering point In the Dtngley tariff law about which there Is a question of classi fication for dutiable' purposes. The objects of the conference are to allow of Interchanging of views, to secure uniformity of practice In classification and valuations and to discuss ques tions of administration. Among the appraisers tp attend the conference are John T. Dare. San Francisco; Edward H. Stockable. Col lector of Costumes for Hawaii; J. A. Plum. Deputy Collector, Port Towns- end, Wash., and J. F. Lord. Examiner Seattle, Wash. Fireman Killed. Salt Lake, Dec. S. Through the blowing out of the arch flue In an Oregon Short line engine at Farm- Ington, near here. Fireman Bartlett, whose home Is In Belolt, Wis,, has been killed. Engineer Burke, who was within two feet of the fireman, escaped with alight Injuries. LABOR WARS Model Town Says It Is Being Bombarded. . STOCKADE SURROUNDED Miners Encamped Near the Mi' nois Town of Duquoin and Start Trouble. TONS COAL AN HOUR CAUSE If th Mining Invention Which Is th Property of L.iter Go th Miner Will Have No Occupation, Duquoin, 111., Dec. S. The most pe cular situation in the history of Labor and capitalists disagreements Is now on between Joseph Letter end the cit Isens and otherwise, of hi model town of Zeigler and the disaffected to the number of scores, are encamped four miles from Zeigler. Guarding the town are 80 miners, attached to the Leiter cause, 85 militiamen of one company and 40 deputy marshals. A committee that differed from Leiter on -the-a.rity i(-t-tcla.t-haiidfiig machine caused the trouble, inasmuch as the capacity of the machine ia of vital importto the miners. If the hoist ing and distributing machine will do the work, then the miners of the 1111 nols and Indiana fields are "out of business." Later. Two distinct attacks were made upon the Gordon blockhouse, situated half way between the pump and the office of the coal company. One attack waa at T o'clock, and the second began at 10:30 P. M. At 1J o'clock the firing Is still going on from the outside, and the soldiers are maintaining a brisk Are with their rifles and rapid Are guns. WILL NOT BE REDUCED. Price of 8tl Rails to be Controlled by th Trust. New York, Dec. . The definite statement Is made by steel manufact urers who are In a position to speak with authority that the present official price of $28 a ton will be maintained at the meeting of the Steel Rail asso ciation which Is scheduled to' be held about the middle of December. It Is stated that the question .at. Issue be tween the Lackawanna Steel Co. and the other manufacturers of steel rails Is on the point of being settled, and that the Indications are that the Lackawanna company will become a regular' member of the rail associa tion. The published story that the . um pire who' 'waa selected to settle the controversy has handed down his de cision Is positively denied! 'A a mat ter of fact,, the Lackawanna ' Steel Co. has not yet turned over to the re feree all of its papers. The expecta tion Is that the umpire will render his decision next week and that this de cision will be in favor of the steel rail pool. ' The Lackawanna company Is understood to have agreed to accept the decision of the referee, and it Is stated that the company has agreed to also become a member of the steel rail pool. Czar's Mental Attitude. St. Petersburg, Dec. S. The follow ing story emanates from a reliable source and throws a strong sidelight upon the cxar's mental attitude to wards the far eastern war and the means whereby victory over the Japa nese might be attained. A Jew named Berthold Trauthnhn, residing In Radnltz, Russian Poland, had a dream In which the spirit of Cznr Alexander III., the present em peror's father, appeared to him. The apparition appealed to him to part with the sacred Hebrew relics In his possession for the sake of .his coun try, and to deliver them to the czar. Then victory would crown, the Russian cause, ' ' ... ' . Trauthahn, who enjoy the highest esteem of his cb-religionlst. held council with his friends, who ad vised him to make the sacrifice. He thereupon communicated with tha czar, who ordered the relic to be de livered at the palace. They are now on their way to St. Petersburg. Boy Highwaymen Caught Baltimore, Deo. 1 The adventures of four boy from Buffalo, who started out as highwaymen, ended here today by Nicholas Pelden, seventeen year old, accldentaly shooting himself in a lodging house. Thomas Sullivan, a companion, waa arrested. The other two lads escaped. Sullivan had a ten dollar bill hidden In his stockings. It ia said the boy stole about II, 500 in Buffalo, Sullvan says the boy fled to Rochester, thence to Oswego, where they bought revolvers and pro ceeded to Philadelphia and Washing ton. Recently their money gave out. It was the Intention of the four, 'Sulli van says, to buy some more revolvers and play highwaymen. Several times the proposition was seriously pro posed, but their nerve failed. They had ISO left when the party came to grief. SHE REALLY FLIE8. Hss a Shape Like a Cigar and I a Real Bird Without Song. Alameda, CU Dec. t. George Heaten's airship "California Messen ger" was given its initial flight and behaved In a satisfactory manner. Heaten's airship I 7( feet long, 24 feet In diameter when fully expanded and Is shaped like a cigar. The vessel Is driven by a double cylinder gasoline engine weighing 68 pounds and It ia said capable of developing .15 horse power. ' Attached to the engine are two fana with a surface of eight square feet These fan are tcrew shaped and not only do they propel the vessel, but the current they gen erate acts, on the rudder and steers the ship. , ,. . Embezzler A rested. -r" . Linden, Dec.'- 3. James Wallace, . who was arrested on Thursday on a charge of misappropriating 830.000 worth of stock certificates belonging to James Breitung, of Marquette, Mich., was remanded In the Bow street court today to await extradition papers from America.' Football Came at Portland Goes Against Astoria Players. ' , MULTNOMAH IS TOO STRONG j... ; .... .. .:.. f . r - Commercial Go Against th Men Who Defeated Oregon Short Soma - Of th Best Member . , Of th Team. . a Portland, Dec. ' S. (Special to As- torlan) The heavy line Multnomah put In front today won a victory over Astoria s ..Commercial eleven 21-0. The game was hotly contested at every point, but the visitors were simply but classed owing to the vast improvement in Multnomah since the clubs last met,' and ' because Astoria was "compelled to substitute end play ers, and the captain, -who ia usually a power in the game, was wholly unfit to play owing to a bad knee he got early in the Beason. ' . , Astoria played gamely, and contested every Inch, but was outclassed by the heavy line of Multnomah, and by the local club's superior team work. MARKETS Liverpool, Dec. 3. December wheat. is., z l-z a. New York, Dec. 3. Union Pacific, $1.15 6-8. Preferred 94 1-2 cents. Chicago, Dec. 3. December wheat opened at 31.09, closed at 31.09 3-8; barley. 42 & 49; flax, 31.15; Northwest ern, $1.23. San Francisco, Dec. 3. Cash wheat, $1.50. ,Tia Portland, Dec. 3. Wheat or export; Walla Walla, 80; bluestem, 85; for milling; Walla Walla, 83; bluestem. ; valley, 87 1-2; for the eastern markets: Walla Walla 85; bluestem, 90.. ' , ,Tacoma, 'Dec.' '3, Wheat, t bluestem. 88; club. 35. ., .7 ' t 7, F, if 9 j