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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1904)
M 0 tttttt PUBUtMtt rUUL ArtOOUTID fWOAT OOVIR THE MORNINtt FICLO ON THI LOWIR COLUMBIA ' , .r VOLUME LViV. N0.?1 ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY DECEMBER 17, 1904.. PRICE FIVE CENTS FRENZIE U II1UL Him of Strenuous Finance - Sees Greene. DETECTIVES AT HOTEL An Englishman Is Hot After Thomas Lawson'i Hide and ' Scalp. NO BLOOD SHED AT MEETING Chlf Watts Fr "Thar It Man Undr tha Bad" and Makat Round-Up of On of Naw Yark'a "Swallatt Hot!." Naw York, Dae. 16. Art applloatien wa mada today for tha Indletment of Thorns W. Lawaon for showing th books of tha Amlgmtd Copper Com pany at tha offioa of th dletrjet at tornay by Hanry Wellington Wek Mr. Waok, whoa ylae of iMldno la London, oallad at th dlrtrtet attor nay' offioa, aocompanlad by oounaal, and laft formal application for th indlotmant of th "Ceppar King." ' Mr. Waok atataa In moat poaltlva larma that ha own, outright, 1000 haraa of Amalgamatad, and tAat, whn h oama hara a faw wk ago it was worth 181,780, but, aa a raault of Law aon' acta ha assarta that It fall to 69, and ha auffarad an approximate loss of 121X00. Dlatriot Attorney Jerom la abeent from tha elty, but hi offioa premised Immediate submission of th con ton. tion. 'Boston, Dee. 1. Thomu W. Luw aon, the Boston speculator, whose ac tive campaign In the advertising col umns of the newspapers against Amal gnmated Copper shares hue attracted much attention, called at the Hotel , Touralne here thla forenoon to meet Colonel William 0. Greene of New Tork. Colonel Greene waa nt break- fast when Mr. Lawaon arrived, and the conference was delayed until the New Yorker hud finished his morning meal. Colonel Greene, who Is th lending promoter of th Greene Consolidated Copper Company, the stock of which declined heavily In tha recent bear raid In the stock market, cam to thla city to reach an understanding with Mr Lawson, who waa charged by Colonel Greene with attacking him unjustly. Lengthy signed statements appeared In the newspapers of New Tork, Boa ton and elsewhere early In the week, Lawson and Green each giving hie aide of the case, and each attacking the other. The New Yorker then an nounced that he would come to Hos ton Immediately and demand satlHfac tlon, but hla visit waa deferred until today. The Boston trader had a friend with him when he reached the hotel. When Informed tat Colonel Greene waa In the dining room, Mr. Lawson aent In hla card. Th colonel continued his meal and sent word to Mr. Lawaon that he would see him as soon aa he had finished eating. The Bostln man waited In the lobby, aurrounded by a large number of peo ple, Including more than a dozen news paper men. To the reporter Mr. Law son said he had heard Colonel Greene was In th city and he concluded to make an early call on him. Colonel Greene came out of the din ing room at 8:45 and walked up the corridor with a friend on either aide. When the New Tork man appeared, Mr. Lawson advanced down the cor ridor to meet him. "How do ou do, Mr. Lawson?" ex claimed Colonel Green with a smile, as he extended his hand to greet his financial adversary. Mr. Lawson did not smile, but had a aerlous expression. He had no hesita tion, however, In grasping the colonel's hand, and to the onlooker the meet r.nonred like that of friends. Col- r onel Green Immediately asked Mr. Lawson to go up to 'his room. Mr, Lawson said he would be glad to do so. and th two entered the elevtttor with the two friends of Colonel Greene and op to th room and i vjUdlng th newspa per mn. Th newspaper men, shortly after 10 o'clock, sent to Colonel Greene's room note addressed to Mr, Lawson and asked him If It could not be arranged to hav representative of th press present at the conference, In five mln ute a written reply was received from th Boston man, who said he waa qulti willing to hav th reportera in the room, but that Colonel Greene would not permit It. Inasmuch aa h waa In Colonel Greene's apartments. Mr, Law son added, ha would decline to receive any more notes on th subject. He askd th newspaper men to comply with th request. The crowd which had been in th corridor thinned out while th conference, waa In progress, During hla conversation with news paper man tiofor th meeting with Colonel Green, Mr. Lawson said he did nut receive word from Colonel Greene that th tatter waa In Boston. He beard Of th colonel's arrival last night and decided to call at the hotel Just he for I o'clock, but hi presence was not noticed by th few people In th lobby. When he aent his card to the New Yorker th latter. In his message, politely Informed Mr. Lawson that he did not ' twelve callers until after that, although Colonel Greene kept him walling nearly an hour, he was not offended. , Th conference were In session at 1:10. When several reporters went up to teh door of the room they found employ of th hotel on guard. He had received orders, he said, to take In no cards or admit any person. Th or der cam from Colonel Green, who had also arranged with th hotel peo ple to shut off all telephone calls to hla room. !:, , Wort the fonferencc. was ttll In session. Chief Inspector William Watta of the Boston police department, and Inspector Andrew M. Houghton, an (Continued on Pag Four.) LI State of Siege In Cities Will Be Declared Off. CAPTAIN CLADO IS RELEASED Admirals Critloiior Will Appear Be for the International Commission Which la Assembling In Paris. Grand Duka Makss Order. at. retorsDurg, use is. it is an nounced that an impsrial manifesto will ba lasuod on Deoombef IS. Among other thinga will bo granted an In orsase of tha rights of Zomestovos, and an order for th suspension of a stat of ssig in th cities. Clado Is Relessed. fit. Petersburg, Dec. 16. Captain Cludo? who waa detached from the squadron of Admiral Rojestvensky, will appear aa a witness before the In ternational commission. Captain Clndo was arrested for 'criticism of the ad miralty and the Grand Duke Alexia, high admiral. The release of the captain was ef fected by the order of the grand duke, and he will go to Paris to appear be fore the tribunal. Escape From Fort. Chefoo, Dec. 18. 5, P. M. Seven Russians In civilian gnrb but a mili tary training obvious In their bearing, arrived today In nn open sail boat car rying dispatcher They were unwill ing to talk and went Immediately to the Russian consulnte. A high wind enabled them to make a quick passage from Port Arthur. Preserved Egg. Washington, Dec. 16. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ' hns Issued a no tice to Importers announcing that In voices of liquid egg (yolk of egg or white of egg or th two together) of fered for Import Into the United States have been uniformly found to be pre served with borlo acid or borax, "a substance which the department's In vestigation have shown to be Injur ious to health." Th notice accordingly warn Im porter that the secretary of the treasury Will be requested to refuse ad mission of food product of this char acter, i IAN1FEST0 fillUS PASSED Senate Coflfinns;!PhiIip pine Civil Measure. LOWERED BOND RATES Liberal Provision Made for Island Government Expense Account. GOVERNOR'S TITLE DIGNIFIED Mtrio System I Adopt.d for th Us of th Islands Stst.hood Bill is ths Pot Measure to Be Pushed by Beverldg. Washington, Dec. 16. The senate today, by a vote of H to 21, passed the Philippine civil government bill. Thei Anal vot waa preceded by a presents tlon of many amendment, and a gen era! discussion of them aa well aa of th provision of th bill. On some of th amendment a suggested by th democratic senator. everal west ern, .republican voted In th affirma tive, but McCumber wo th only re publican who voted with I he democrat against th final passage of the bill. The moat notnbl change made dur ing the day was the lowering of the rate Interest on railroad bonds to be guaranteed by the Phlllppln govern ment from 6 to per rent The bill as passed exempt from tax ation all bonds Issued by th Philip pine and Porto Rico governments, and authorise municipalities in the Phlll plne to Incur a bonded Indebtedness amounting to 6 per cent of the as sessed vnluatlon of their property at per cent Interest; authorises Philip pine government to Insure a bonded Indebtedness of 15,000.000 for Improve ments at ttt per cent Interest; au thorises the Philippine government to guarantee the payment of Interest on railroad bonds at a rate of 4 per cent per annum; provides for administra tion of Immigration lawa by Philippine authorities; establishes a system for location and patenting of mineral, coal and saline lands; Axes the metric sys tem for the Islands and glvea the civil governor the title of governor general. During the day Beverldge, from the committee on territories, reported the statehood bill and he will make a mo tion on the first day that the senate convene In January that considera tion of th bill shall be entered on at once. CAUSE OF 8UICI0E. Lov Affair Waa Not Sole R.sson. New Tork, Dec. 16. It Is reported that In addition to the domestic scan dal with which he waa threatened, the Inte nationalist leader, M. Syveton as accused of financial Irregularities of a grave character, says a Times dis patch from Parts. . An expert account- nt has been called for an Investiga tion by the magistrate In charge and that search la being made to learn what became of $30.000 part of a fund alleged to have been entrusted to Syveton In connection with the mili tary Investigation sometimes ago. Thla matter, It la stated, was to have been brought against Syveton at his trial for assaulting General Andre, the war minister, - . England on Tariff. London, Dec, 16. Joseph Chamber lain addressed a meeting of London East Enders Inst night. C. A. Pear son, the well known newspaper pro prietor, presided. The hall was filled to overflowing. In concluding, Mr. Chamberlain said that, whether the Liberal party was victorious or not at the next election, which could not come too soon for him, th question of tariff ' reform would remain a vital Issue. Import an Opera. t New YorkV Dec. ! 16. Leoncavallo'a new opera "Der" Roland Von Berlin," the production of which on Tuesday last at the Royal opera house was th feature of the operatic season In Ber lln, will be sung In New York In the near future. Arrangement to this end have been made through an op tion secured by cable, Frit Scheff. It la said, will sing th leading role. PROFESSOR SHOOTS. Waa Handed A Pistol atander. by a By New Orleans, Dec. 16. E. E. Man- gum has been shot through the head and Instantly killed by Prof. J. E. Woodward at Magee, Mis., where Woodward I the principal of the high school. Margum remonstrated with Woodward because the latter had ad ministered a severe whipping to Man gum's 16 year old son. Mangum fi nally lost his temper and shot Wood ward through the wrist. Woodward wigi handed a pistol by a bystander and shot Mangum through the head. Woodward Is under guard at hi rest dene. PIO IRON COMBINE Object Is Protection of Manu fsetur.rs. New Tork, Dec. 16. Representations of the principle producers of pig Iron In the Lehigh and Schuylkill valleyi who'have united to form the Eastern Pig Iron association have, at a meeting her elected B. F. Fackenthal of the Thomas Iron Company, president Fifteen furnaces were represented. It waa atated that the purpose of the organisation Is for protection; for con ference In regard to sales, prices and other affairs of common Interest Meetings will be held monthly In va rious cities to be chosen by the off! cera. Cabinet Approved. ' Madrid. Dec. 16. King Alphonso has approved the cabined headed by Gen eral Ascarraga, as premier and mln later of marine. M Entire Family Is Wiped Out In Night. SUSPICION ON THE FATHER Columbus, 8. C. Dec. 16. B. B. Hughes, aged 42 years; hla wife Eva, about the same age, and two daugh ters, Emily and Hattle, 19 and 15 years. of age, respectively, constituting an entire family, are dead at Trenton, Edgefield county, and nothing remains to explain the mystery of the tragedy. Citlsens of the town were aroused at 6 o'clock this morning by a Are at the Hughes house, and on reaching the scne the flames had gained such headway that It was Impossible to en ter the burning building and not until the fire had burned itself out and the walls had collapsed waa it discovered that the family was dead. The bodies of the two young ladies were found In their bed with the head of both crushed In. Th body of Mrs. Hughes was found In a room across the hall. Her head was also crushed with a pillow over it while that of Hughe lay near the door with a bullet wound through the left tempi. A pltol with one empty chamber lay near hla right hand. ; Hughes wa a merchant and ' far mer, supposed to be prosperous. There Is no reason why he should have been murdered, as he was on good terms with the white and colored people of the community. Th conditions surrounding all point strongly to Hughes as the murderer of his entire family and to a subsequent suicide. The town of Trenton today was as quiet as any New England village on Sunday, Bloodhounds were brought to the scene but could not find a trail, and In the absence of a motive those who held to the theory of murder could not solve the mystery. There was no sign that anybody had left the house nfter the Are started. . The charred remains will be placed In coffins and taken mis aiienioon i the Baptist church or me viuage, where tomorrow a quadruple runerai will be held. Bit Hi Stomach. San Francisco, Dec. 16. Tom Jenk ins was given the decision her tonight In a wrestling bout with Buiayell. The Algerian bit Jenkins' stomach. YSTERfOUS KILLING RH GONE Impressive Ceremonies at Funeral of Old Hero. ENGLAND MOURNED TOO Obsequies of the Venerable Pres ident Marked by a Subdued Sorrow. KINGtDWARD OFFERSTRIBUTE British Generala Will Get no Sreattr Military Aeknowlgdmnt. When Thir Tim Com Two Thou sand Attend Ceremony. Pretoria, Dec. 16. Two thousand burgher attended the Impressive cere monies today that marked the last rites of respect paid to the memory of Paul Kruger. The ceremony waa marked by the national sorrow, as well a the feeling of the hundreds who had personal knowledge of the venerable patriot. Five minister of th Dutch church spoke, all In eulogy of the ex-presldent of the Transvaal, and many prominent people. Including Sir Rlrhard Solomon, the representative of the British gov eminent, were present A large part of the prevailing feeling at the last rltet was coalesced In the acknowledgment of the reigning coun try for a valiant but unfortunte foe. By the special request of King Ed' ward of England a aalute of 21 guns wa fired a the coffin was lowered Into the grave, and the very general that overthrew Mr. Kruger' rule will get no more. FINNS PROTEST. Lawa Proposed Ar Obnoxious to th Diet. Helislsnfors, Finland, Dec. 16. A petition signed by a majority of the members of the Finnish diet has been presented to the presidents of the four estates composing the diet, pro testing against numerous edicts and measures, such as the Introduction of the Russian language into office, the new conscription law. etc., which have been enforced contrary to law and without the cooperation of the diet. and. which have created a condition of afralra, resembling a state of siege. and urging that the diet should, at the soonest possible day, bring forward measures for the reestabltshment of legal administration and the restora tion of legal order. FRAUD IS CHARGED. Troubl Ov.r Louisiana Purchas Awards at St. Louis. St. Louis, Dec. 16. Luarence Gra home, secretary of the National World' Fair commission, In a state ment Issued in response to a request for information as to tlje controversy over the Louisiana Purchase exposi tion awards, says that he has been notified by representative of states and by Individual exhibitors that they will not accept diplomas without the signatures of President Carter of the national commission. He states that charge of bribery and fraud, sup ported by affidavits, have been made by several exhibitors and that the na tional commission will Insist on Inves tigation concerning the charges. A Cabinet Crisis. Paris, Dec. 15. The Combes cabinet, fighting during the week tooth end nail for its existence, has Just repelled three onslaughts led almost simultane ously by M. Rlbot, a conservative re publican, on one flank, and by M. MU- lerand, a collective socialist on the other flank. Both orators bitterly de nounced Premier Combes for alleged protection of taletelllng In every de partment of state, particularly tne army, the navy, the universities, the publld schools and the law courts. After three pitched parliamentary bat tles, M. Combes, with extraordinary adroitness, grit and pluck, won each engagement with majorities, respec tively ,of eleven, nineteen and thirty. HI friends compare Premier Combes' defence of his portfolio to General Stoessel's heroic defence of Port Ar thur, and predict that he will remain In office quit a long a that beleag uered fortress hold out , against thi Japanese. BIG SUIT SETTLED. Immn Fortun Awarded by New .York Court. New Tork, Dec. 16. A suit Involv ing more than $15,000,000 which ha been In the courts for nearly 20 years, ha been decided In favor of the de fendant the City of New Tork, by th United State circuit court of appeal. The case has come to be known aa th Campbell Patent suit waa begun aginst the city in 1877 by the heirs of a name named Knlbbs for an Infringe ment of patent In the use of a relief valve on lire apparatus. The device was adopted by the local fire depart ment In 1865 and soon after In almost every other city. WIRELESS LANDED. Great Difficulty in Way of th W.ath.r San Francisco, Dec. 16. The navy tug Unadllla has succeeded In landing her cargo of supplies for the wtreleaa telegraph on the Farallones after mak ing four previous efforts. The new plant will be established within three or four day and will supersede the weather bureau's apparatus. The lat ter only carries about 20 miles, but the new plant is expected to operate satis factorily over 200 miles. Nan Still Jugged. New Tork, Dec 16. Without hear ing the argument of counsel for the prosecution, which had rested it case, Justice Vernon M. Davis, denied the motion of Nan Patterson' attorney to acquit her, and she will be held. CHAD WICK ISOLATED Is Not Allowed to See Her Own Son. HER NURSE ALSO EXCLUDED Orders of United States Marshal Ar to Keep Her Alone Unitil th Tim ' Com for Her Arraignment in Court The Legal End. Cleveland, Dec. 16. Mrs. Chadwlck will from now until the time of her trial or arraignment be rigidly ex cluded from all visitors, even her aon and nurse being denied permission to see her except on a written order from U. S. Marshal Chandler. This afternoon an order was re ceived at the Jail by Sheriff Barry from Judge Wing of Toledo to deny all peo ple the privilege of seeing her. Her attbrneys declarned this afternoon there will be.no further developments In the legal end of the case until Mrs. Chadwick to brought Into court LOSES HER TEMPER. Woman Embezzler Shows Strain Sh Has Undergon. Cleveland, Dec. 16. Mrs. Chadwlck has settled down to the routine of jail life, and today expressed herself as well satisfied with her surroundings. After taking her breakfast she sent for Sheriff Barry and told him that she did not care to receive any visitor during the day, as she was about to prepare a statement and did not wisn io De disturbed until it was finished. When asked what the nature of her statement would be, Mrs. Chadwlck. declined to reply, but said that she would not make it public until after It , had been submitted to her attorneys. It was expected that today a definite time for the formal arraignment of Mrs. Chadwlck would be fixed, but th matter Is delayed because of the ab senec from the city of District Attor ney Sullivan. It Is probable that the arraignment will be set for Monday morning. During the forenoon Mrs. Chadwlck showed considerable Ill-humor. Sh announced that her breakfast did not suit her, and declared that hereafter she will order her meals from a restau rant which supplied an entire (Continued on Pag I.) and