Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1904)
orttttt ortatt PUBLISHES FULL ABSOOIATBO PR! RIPORT OOVIRS TNK MORNINO FIILD ON THI LOWtfl COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 62. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS Ml FATAL STEAM that tht certification of tht check I wat forg try. The office In Lynn u closed meanwhllt and no trace of tht pttudo "ll-'Wiid, Bo lUiV?r,t ..,.r'twlndl perpetrated tuiitt tht police in tht larger cltlee wtrt I tMAA A mnnth nummmA in4 than Cinm Fnd nl Men on tnc ,h upct appeared in Birmingham, , , iaih. mere n was loosing ovtr sue iiiassacauscus. Or A HEROIC LIEUTENANT t I to tUrt a cotton seed oil mill and Iaoon became a member of tht Com mercial club of that city. lit obtained about $9000 on aomt of tht stolen bonds from a Birmingham bank and then waa next heard of In New York City. Ha rented an office I and tried to tell tht bond almost within a atone'a throw of the firm ht had robbed. Detective were cloe Receives Terrible Injuries While upon ,h" tr"" but h fld lu" befor , ..... . ... Ithey arrived and I now reported to be I In Canada. Home of the bond placed with broker her for aale are under- Rescuing His Men in Fire Room. I stood to hav been recovered. DIED IN COURT Carroll's Life Ebbs Away In Front of Judge. WIFE'S CHARGE FATAL Used a Razor In a Sensational Suicide Before a Court Audience. Jimmy Gardiner Win. - STEAM FILLS MEN'S LUNGS Lowtii. '.. drtd j.'-k oKeefe or SURGEON WAS.OF NO AVAIL Chicago tonight In the 11th round of what wa to have been a 20-round fight. Tht fight whs a hard, gruelling tn mnA WMa nri.Hu n.n tinttl fVlf M.f ' received a short-arm Jolt to the atom- arh that left him practically helpless. H staggered to hi corner, and when the font ram fur tht 12th. O'Keefe's seconds, who had been unable to revive their man, toaaed tht aporiRe to the center of the ring. limited round flove contest will not be allowed. Thl reduce tht fight er to Philadelphia and San Fran cisco. LOST HIS ALL SCHOONER AGROUND. Captain Peterson Mistake a Change In tht Umpqua Bar. Marshfleld, Ore., Dec. 15. The achooner Lucy from San Pedro at tempted to aall In ovtr the bar today, aa there I no tug at Umpqua to af- ord a tow, and aa a result the vessel Is stuck hard on tht sand with a heavy ea rolling over her. The appearance of tht channel haa changed since last Captain Peterson made the port, and he made the discovery too late to turn, though the attempt waa made, and the schooner stuck hard and fast on the sand spit before he was able to bring her about. Unless the sea abates the vessel will probably be a total loss. Her crew Is safe. Mrs. Chadwick Faces Her Aged Dupe. BECKWITH HAS HOPES Not Yet Convinced That Oberlin Bank Was Closed by a Swindle. Safety Ladder Hidden by Vapor and fire Room Door Wert Cloted Until Lieutenant Cola Cama tt tht Rescue. Most Dramatis Suioid of Year Oo eura When Demented Husband Kill Himself Aftsr Wife Left Witness Stand. Gift to Monks. New Turk. Dec, 15.-Klng Edward WOMAN NOT CONCILIATORY nas, according 10 a Morula aispatcn from Milan, Just presented the monks of the Great St. Bernard monastery a magnificent new piano, to replace the one given them by Queen Victoria Shook Hands at Parting and Seamed to most of tht time he was In bad health, and not expected to llvt, owing to an attack of Roman fever, during his ao Journ In Italy. After returning to Cleveland, Dr. Chadwick visited a number of cltlea In tht United States, and then came back to Europe for another eight months. Ht made an other trip to America, but aa he waa still ailing, returned to Europe, where he haa since remained. He was still at bis hotel at noon to- day and bad not made arrangements for bis departure. half a century ago. rhlladlephlo, Dec. IS. Caught In a I trap and helpless to. save themselves, I Wirtless Scores. Kansas City, Dec. 15. Wireless tele. Suit Lake, Dec. 15. A shocking tragedy occurred today In tht police three men lost their Uvea today and graph messages wert sent today from court Mon n ,ua,enc, tnat ha4 M four ih.ra i.i,.hi.., i.i.,.i.nr,t wm thl city to Cleveland, O.. a distance M of 725 mil. without a relay. Thla Is """" """" wr i,- th record for overland transmission. nd the writhing body of a sui cide on tht floor was a scene that de- Nt Mere Fights. veloped so quickly that the spectators Chicago, Dec. 15. Mayor Harrison I were unable to realise what had oc C. Cole, wert terribly scalded by a rush of steam and boiling water In the Art room of tht battleship Masachus tt, lying at anchor at tht League Island navy yard. With tht single ex- today Issued an order that prohibit all currej untn tn iplrlt hn(1 flown M(, ceptlnn of Lieutenant Col. all of the flfhtlng In thl. city In future, and even I he lf.murdew ,ay bw Injured are from Philadelphia. on the court room floor. ... . I meni. wins. I l artu utar. or tne caiostropn are ,e. i0t. xttel of - died before a surgeon summoned dlfrll'Ult to Obtain On account Of the ..,... . ...i.t,. UJ. t,n I from a tw H.wr rllHlunt nnlA r.n,h ' Generous Kaisar. Berlin, Dec. 15. Emperor William will offer additional prises to be com peted for In the transatlantic yacht races according to the number of yachts competing. One third of the starter will receive trophies. Believe Result of Investigation Will Disclose Better State of tht Tangled Affairs. Cleveland, Dec. 15. Mrs. Chadwlck's first day in the county Jail was a busy nn. fnr hap Ohi. 1 Old Ship Commissioned. " " New Tork. Dec. 15.-The frlgat " lrura uer orneya. ana neia long Constellation, the oldest ship In the conferences with them; conversed with American navy, naa been, tnorougniy newspaper men. and for 15 minutes overhauled, and was recommlsslon! .tood face to face with Pre.id.nt Rk loaay in me navy yara ai urooaiyn. She will bt used as a receiving ship. Doctor Is Brusque. New oTrk, Dec 11 Dr. L. a Chad wick of Cleveland la still In Paris with Miss Chadwick, according to a Herald dispatch from that city. When seen at his hotel he refused brusquely to discuss Mrs. Chadwlck's case or any of Its details. The doctor appeared Indignant when told his lawyer In Brussels had said that a statement would be forthcom ing. "No one has any right to speak for me," he said. "There is nothing to make a statement about." Dr. Chadwick refused to disclose his plans, but would not deny the publish ed report that he will sail for America within 10 day. NOT ENOUGH JOHNSON. reticence of the omvlnls at the station. R.agan of New Tork. bul It haa been stated that Lieutenant Cole received terrible Injuries In an hemic attempt to save the men who were In Jeopardy and who were undi-r hltn on the warship. The accident occurred without warn lug. The gaaket In the front of the bollerhead gave way, and with a ter- Suspension Bridge Collapsed and nui rvnr Rinuu hiiu vim vmivr i C II I man l.i All tht ftr remm. Thdt rinors reil on icr. of tht Art room wore closed, and the only avenue of escape was that afford ed by the safety ladder, but tht place was so filled with the dense vapor, and It wa so scalding hot that the men who wert trying to makt their escape wert blinded and bewildered, and to erased by the pulns of their scalds that they were practically helpless until Lleutenntit Cole, aroused by the noise, rushed to the scene Mid openej the doors for the men's escape. The blinding rush of live steam scalded him badly, but he saved four of -the men, and received his worst In Juries while trying to get out the bodies of those who died from the In halation of the deadly vapor. The lieutenant thought there might be a ESCAPE OF LITTLE GIRLS Uneendemntd Bridge Which Wat Known to Bt Untafa, Fall and th Eicapt of a Soert tf Ptoplt It Considered Miraeulout. him. W. J. Carroll waa arraigned. charged with assault and battery upon his divorced wife, and It was well un derstood that tht charge of tht wo man was mainly In revenge, and that the assault and battery case was strict ly upon technical lines. However, the couple was well known, and the court room waa crowded by the morbidly curious who gathered as those do who have In view a theatrical treat. The courtroom was filled. In response to the request of her at torney, Mrs. Carroll went upon the stand and testified to the assault She lost her temper, and her testimony was somewhat vehement In utterance. After the conclusion of Mrs. Carroll's testimony, her husband waa called to the stand for the defense. He respond ed, but slowly, and seemed to be suf fering from Intense mental emotion. Arising from his chair he stood and looked at the court, turned and gaiej for a second at the audience in the court room, and then, addressing the "If that woman wants Mathew Beat Walker. Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 15. Mat ty. Mathews of Brooklyn, got t decision vbo had for urn been before loniATni over ruBitrr nuincr ui mjv with, of the Oberlin bank, who came to so much rouble through financial transactions with her. The meeting was dramatic. The aged trolt In a six-round go. WILL UNSEAT ADAMS the county grand Jury, went to the office of Sheriff Barry this afternoon and asked If he might see Mrs. Chad wick. The sheriff readily consented and Mrs. Chadwick seemed eager to meet him. Accompanied by Mrs. Beck' with, who, owing to her husband's 111 health I. .1 .... .1. .1.. .u. . C M ' 1 C J rv J 1 I"-""' " a J B inn Biue, me ageu JUllltlcni i iau(U vucuvcrcu iu banker made his way slowly and feebly Charleston, W. Va., Dec. 15. The bench, he said: suspension bridge connecting East and to make those charge against me, she park of life In the men on the fire weBt Charleston collapsed today, pre- can do It." Then his right hand was room floor and tried to get them out Lnlt8tnf , twmK alld . numDer 0, slipped Into a vest pocket, and. before school children, estimated variously at "ny " c u" 1 from a dosen to 80. Into the Ice-cov- whttt b""s don' he dr'w "I edge oi a rasor inree limes across nis of the way of the scalding blast. Elect Peabody. I up the long flights of stairs leading to Mrs, Chadwlck's cell. She met him at I the entranec of the corridor and shook hands with him cordially. After some general conversation. Mr. Beck with re THE COURT IS REPUBLICAN ferred t0 their business relations, say ling "Mrs. Chadwick, you have ruined me, jbut Tm not so sure yet you are I fraud. I have stood by you to my last Over Thirty Indictments Hsvt Already dollar, and I do think now that the Been Rtturntd Against Demo crats of Colorado for Elec tion Fraud. Denver, Colo. Dec. more Indictments were 15. Several! returned to- TO CARRY OIL. Seven Msst.d P.trol.um Being Built. lered waters. R0 f( below. The following were rescued within ""1 Bnu 8"nK l lne nour' Carrltr Is hour: Zella Smith. years old. arm Tn Jular velnB ere both broken and Internal Injuries; Louise we " " ,n mu0,M OI ,ne necK San Francisco. Dec. 15.-Plans for McWhorter. Helen, Cavendar. Ira ne spinal column, ana i.arrou aieo a seven masted schooner have been urn4 . koHi hrui' wil lim ' man iwu imiiuies. prepared by the Union Oil company Holmes, a driver, badly bruised; Geo. and the contract will be given for the Woodatl. a driver, perhaps fatally In- Estate of Perk. construction of this shin to one of the i..i New Tork, Dec. 16. Through the local shipbuilding yards. It Is to cost Tne dead body of Mamie Hlggln- granting of letters of administration aomethlng like 1350.000 and will be botham. aged S, was recovered. Of IS " the estate of Sam Parks, formerly used In the oil trade along this coast horses, but one escaped. Hay Hum- ot Chicago, the walking delegate, who and between San Francisco and the Dhr.y a missing. died at Sing Sing last May while serv Hawaiian Islunds. Th. hiiira in turtle, aa it went Ing a sentence for extortion, It has Its capacity will be about 36,000 aown Hna oniy one strand of the cable developed that Mrs. Parks, the widow, barrel of oil or 5800 long tons, , . I remains. of the labor leader, died from a cancer Men In boats are fishing In 20 feet of recently In Copenhagen, Denmark, EASY GRAFT. water for bodies. The bridge had been where she went for treatment. The alse I In a dangerous condition for a long of Parks' estate Is not known Certified Cheoks Bscomlng a Fad All time. Around tht Country. The body of Roy Humphreys, aged Aflost In Dory, New York. Dec. lu. Detectives are ir years, was recovered. New Tork, Dec. IB. In a crushed searching Canada for a man who, un- Gordon Long and Tom Mlnch, drlv- dory, resting on a great cake of ice, der many aliases, had swindled two ers, went down with the bridge, but Albert Nordatrom, a barge captain, has big New York and Boston bond deal- caught the edge of the lee and man- floated five miles with the tide on the Ing business houses out of securities aged to reach shore In safety. The Hudaon river. A field of broken ice running Into thousands of dollar, bridge floor was covered with several surrounded the marooned captain, but nolh flrmt have Boston offices. A inches of Ice and snow. It had been a lantern, which he was fortunate year ago Inst September a man considered unsafe for heavy loads for enough to have on hand, enabled him opened an office for the tale of real several months, and on last Labor day to Anally secure aid and escape certain estate at Lynn, Mass. He carried on officers would not allow float In the death In the Icy water of New York an Insurance business and appeared to parade to cross the bridge, on account! bay, be prosperous. Soon afterward he of Its supposed unsafe condition. called on the bond brokers and pur- Arrangements have been made for ... ... Warships Get Away. Phased gilt edged bonds costing more government diver to search the bed of Jibutll, French Somallland, Dec. 15. than $30,000. certmcatea cnecKS the river for bodies. The span .or The vessels of the Russian second . n Mmnant anA afta I -Y.I.. U ...11 . BAA I n . 1 ,1 . .. 1. 1 . 1. II i .were veiiueicu m ji"i". m. .-.v... . im0 uiiuhv wuiuu wjuui ovv i rucinc. squauruu, wuicn wert cumins i tht buyer disappeared, it was found long. The bridge was built in 1852. here, sailed last night. A time has come for you to make known everything in relation to this thing. Beckwlth's voice betrayed deep emotion as he spoke and he leaned heavily on the arm of his wife, who was almost compelled to support him, so great was hi physical weakness. Mrs. Chadwick did not reply dircet- ly to the words of Beckwlth, but her manner and the look on her face was day against democratic election not condiiatory. Judges, and several more precincts In I Mr. and Mrs. Beckwlth said they Denver were thrown out There has hoped the matters connected with the already been enough precincts thrown Chadwick affair would be eventually nut n a-ive Peahnriv a malnrlt v. straightened out The Interview then While the sentiment at Arst was In closed. fntmi. nf Adam, tho i,irin ..loot inn I Mrs. Chadwick thanked them for frauds perpretrated by the democrats, calling, and shook hands with Mr. and the arrest and conviction of several Mrs. Beckwlth, and said she would be the return of at least thirty more In- pleased to have them call again. dlctments. has resulted In changing There Is a possibility the hearing of the sentiment of the people, and even the Chadwick case may be resumed to- democrata of standing now admit morrow morning In the bankruptcy that there Is no doubt of the election court and she may be summoned as of Peabody for governor. The election a- witness aitnougn me proDaoumes frauds perpretrated by the democrats are the hearing will go over to Satur are so glaring and the proof Is post- day and possibly Monday. tlve. that even leading democrats have I The present program of the federal abandoned all hope of ever seeing authorities is to nave Mrs. inaawica Adams Installed as governor of the arraigned In the United States district state. Never In the history of Colo- court Monday. ; rado has there been so much Illegal She will be asked 4 to plead to the registration and Illegal voting as this I indictments and will be given a chance year, and nearly all the leaders of the to furnish bail if she is able to do so. democratic machine are liable to tbe indicted and punished, whatever may have been the attitude of Governor Peabody In the labor troubles the re publicans claims that he was legally elected and their contention la now shared In by many leading democrats throughout the state. It 1b doubtful, in the light of recent experience. If the democrat will ever be able to con trol the politics of the state and Co lorado Is now set down In the republi can column of sure states. German Growth. Berlin, Dec. 15. Berlin has passed. the 2,000.000 mark In population. The police register shows 2,001,500 inhabit ants. Beckwlth and Spear may be ar raigned at the same time, but this Is not yet definitely decided upon. HE IS NOT INVOLVED. Dr. Chsdwick Does Not Expect to Be - Implicated With Wife. Paris, Dec. 15. Dr. Chadwick is still here. During a conversation last night he was asked if Irl Reynolds' prolonged stay In Europe. Dr. Chadwick replied that It was still his Intention to return to America, "Do you expect to be Included in the charges V the doctor was asked., "Most certainly not" he replied. He said he came to Europe In 1901, re maining 18 months, and that during Eleven Hundred and Sixty Seven of Him Is Not Enough. The Justice court was In session yes terday morning to listen to the case of Jacob Hendrickson, charged with as sault and threatening to kill Anna Lea- . fur and Charles Johnson. As to which one of the 1187 Johnsons he threatened to kill 1 not stated. The district at torney wa present, as was the sheriff and constable, and a few spectators. If the! defendant bad been present he wonld have been Informed of his rights and given an opportunity to secure - counsel, but evidently he had Import ant business Is some other part of the country, aa when his name was called District Attorney Allen decided that he was non-est-comatlbus. The corpus de licti was present, bat the candidate for the county Jail was conspicuous for his absence, and the case was continued. Syveton Deliberately Kills Himself in His Home. NATIONALIST LEADER'S LOVES Death tht Ptnalty for Discovery Amours Which Estranged the Politicians Family and Left Him Ostracized of New York. Dec 15. The sensa tional death of M. Syveton, the na tionalist leader was a case of suicide not due either to accident or asslna tlon, is now admitted by the family of the dead man, cables the Paris cor respondent of the Times. The tragic end of the brilliant politician, accord ing to the correspondent grew out of a love affair which threatened to end In his arrest and tt js asserted that with the full knowledge and approval of one or more of those concerned, Syveton shot himself; not In his study but In a bath room. In the room there was acharcoal heater which he lighted, allowing the carbolic acid fumes to escape and then awaited asphyxiation. In a hour's time a member in the household vis ited the room and- found the body which was carried to the study where report afterwards said the death oc curred. MARKETS New York U. P. 108; preferred 95. Silver 60 5-8. Chicago May ' wheat opened at 81.09 5-81.09 7-8 closed at 81.10 5-8; barleyy 41 48; flax 81.lt; northwest ern 81.24. San Francisco Cash wheat 81.60. Portland Wheat export Walla Wal la 81; bluestem 85; milling Walla Wal la 80; bluestem 88090; eastern mar- ' ket Walla Walla 83085; bluestem 90. v