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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1904)
tttttt 1 'i ??t-z&rr n'((-Ai1f----'j OOVCRt TNI M0RNIN9 FIKLD ON TM LOWIR COLUMBIA PUBLISHM FULL A" ASTORIA, OREGON. TUESDAY DECEMBER 20, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME' m1W Y JAPAN I MILS Tbc Deeds of Heroes Nations Praise. Get TOGO SOON RETURNS Finishing Touches Arc to be Left to a Jnnlor Admiral of the Fleet. EMPEROR WILL GREET HIM Torpedoboat Mak tha Moil Th' atrieal Coup of tht War Slnoa tha Engagement of tha Fleet la for Port Arthur. Toklo. Dec. 19. Although aecu tomed to hearing fit acta of bravery on th part of their eoldlere and aallora, the Japanese thrilled today on hearing of tha detalle of tha desperate attack of tha Japanese torpedoboat agalnat tha Ruaalan battleship Sevastopol, and tha other craft on tha outside of Port Arthur under tha Are of tha vessel and tha protecting ahora batteries, Yeito and Lieutenant Nnkahara were tha heroes of theae attarka. Yetoe taamad valiantly to almott certain death through a l.llndliif anowatorm alona, and succeeded In locating th Sevastopol and waa abla to get close enough to hear tha Russian crew talk Ing. Yoe fired a torpedo at thla range. then went cloaer and II rod a second !' thla time the Sevasloiml waa arouaed, however, and a atorm of ahot wne dl rm-t-Nl at tha devoted vessel. Oiia ahell atnxk Yesoe In tha abjomcn cutting hla body In twain. A portion of the body waa auved and waa brought back to the fleet. They will probably be returned to Japan for Interment. Nakahara went to the reecue of the disabled torpedoboat. which under the command of Lieutenant Nukahorl. waa wept by ahot that killed the lleuten ant and five of hla men. Nakahara'a boat waa repeatedly hit, but he sue tforied In reaching and rescuing the major portion of the crew of Nak nhorl'a boot. Togo Qoaa Horn. It la understood that Togo will re turn to Japan, leaving the final opera tions against Port Arthur In the hands of tha Junior admiral. He Is sum- nn.ul hv the emiieror and will be alven magnificent public and private pereotlona after hie arrival. . Togo's rnrntwlgn of 10 montha la generally r.r.inil to be the most brilliant and uccessful In tha hlatory of naval war fare of any country. Togo telegraphing December II says: "There la reason to believe the ves sels In Port Arthur harbor are unfit for aervlce, and Sevastopol la disabled It Is 'certain six torpedoboata In Port Arthur harbor are Intact. A atoff off! cer who landed at Port Arthur reports the bottleshla Pcresvlet Ilea 1100 metera north of Tigers the stern walk. Poltava li too metera north of the point of Tigers Tall, submerged to th afterdeck. Doubtless la ngrouna. Retvlaan la BOO metera east of Pol tava with after deck submerged and lists five degrees to the atarboard Pohledn la 220 metera northeast of Tlirera Ttull with the starboard after- deck aubmerged at high tide, "and Is unround. Palluda Is 100 meters north of the Pobleda, Hated to port, and In the same condition ua the Peresvlet, aground, Rayan la 400 metera southwest of the harbor entrance, llste IB degrees and is aground. All haye been abandoned. No bombs were seen near them. Tall, aubmerged to TORPEDO ATTACK. Made Things Hum for the Sevastopol Dlviaion. Toklo, Dec. 19. 11 a. m. Vice Ad miral Togo'e report upon the torpedo operations agalnat the Russian turret ship Sevastopol waa received toduy. It aaya: "On"the night of December 14 our torpedo flotilla made a ga'lant and brave series ot attacks again? tlie Russian turret ship Sevaatopol "The flotillas arrived outalde the entrance to Port Arthur about mid' night on that data. The leading Dot Ilia, under Commander Unchlda and a special torpedoboat, partly for at tack and partly to reconnolter, closely approacbeJ tht Sevaatopol at 1 o'clock and under the eearchllghta and Are of the enemy'a ships and short batteries they attacked her. "A ahell struck Commander Mlta mura'i torpedoboat and four ahoti h't Commander Nakamuta'e boat, wound Ing three aallora. Subsequently our flotillas attacked, acting Independent ly. Flotilla A. Commander Kaaama, advanced flrat for the purpose of de troylng the defenses protecting the Sevastopol and aim to draw and divert the fire under the enemy'a searchllghta, flotilla B, Commander JtnguJI flotilla C, Commander Otakl; (lot II la D. Commander Sekl. and Flotilla E Commander Kawaae, approached auc (naivety and bravely continued the attacks from i until 4 oclock In the morning. Commander Otakl'e flotlll approached the closest and delivered the most vigorous attack. "While ( retreating one torpedoboat received several shots simultaneously her commnnder, Lieutenant Naknhorl, and five others being killed. The bouU lost her freedom of moment and Lieu tenant Nakahura'a boat went to the rescue and despite the heavy Are, en deavored to save her. While towing the best the enemy's ehelle served the hawser. Lieutenant Nakahara'a boat waa also hit and one man killed. Bube quently several shells hit and almost disabled Lieutenant Nakahara'a boat, forcing him to abandon hla comrade ship, which waa sinking. Lieutenant Nakahara, however, steamed back, rescued the crew and abandoned the torpedoboat to her fate. "Commander Kawaae'i boat be longing to the same fltllla waa struck by a shell, killing one of the crew and wounding Lieutenant Takhahl and (Continued on Page 1.) Sheriff Llnville Makes a Sensation al Catch. LOWE TO BE BROUGHT BACK Waa Standing en Depot Platform When Sheriff Was Riding Through on a Train on Hia Way to 8pokane No Resistance, man will be tomorrow morn- A sensatlonul capture of a criminal waa made last night by Sheriff Lln ville when he captured Hurry Lowe, one or tne prisoners wno crone juu here Saturday night. The aherlff left, on laat evenlng'a train for Spokane whither he went to bring back a man wanted here for em beiilement. He waa looking out the car windows, when the train reacaed the little, station and saw his man standing on the platform. A word to the conductor, and the train waa held until Llnville could atreat his man. There was little or no acuBle, and the sheriff took hla prisoner aboard and on to Portland, where he will place Lowe in the jail there. The brought back down Ing. v Lowe la the man who eacaped from the county Jail Saturday evenlng'dur Ing the temporary abaence of Jailor Anderson, nnd left In company with Fred Stanch, who waa incarcerated on charge holding that he atole goods from the freight house wnue in me employ of the O. RAN. Lowe Is a telegraph operator, and It waa expected that he would follow the line of the railroad In attempting to make hla escape, and It Is considered that the other man muy have been In the vicinity, though this la by no meaiiB ertaln. Stanch la wanted more than the one aptured, but the sheriff's frlemls are waiting to congratulate nun on me stage capture of the one he did get. END NOT YET Herman and Mitchell are Racing to Portland. SURPRISES TO BE MANY One Reason for Postponemen of Second Case is Now Made Apparent WHAT WILL FEDERAL JURY SAY Unl.it There Are More Deveiopmenta the Jurors May Refuse to Inter rogate Hermann and Mitchell When They Arrive. Portland, Dec. 19. The reuson for the second postponement of the sec ond conspiracy case was made appar ent today when It waa ascertained that the defendants In the first case -held a conference on the evening of Decern ber 11 which reached fur Into the night. At the meeting were present 8. D. Puter, Mrs. Watson, Horace Mc Klnley, Mrs. Ware and. It is believed. D. W. Tarpley. It waa argued that with' the excep tion of Mlsa Ware, they were at disadvantage, since they hud been con victed, and aa there la much, trouble ahead, all things considered. Puter, Mrs. Watson and McKlnley could not see why they should suffer In silence w hile the Instlgutora of the conspiracy rested in peace and security. The conclusion reached was that the conspirators mentioned agreed to tell all that they knew, with the exception of Mlsa Ware, who would not concede nythlng except to appear before the grand Jury again. In return for thla concession It la said that the defendants were promised aa light a sentence as possible, and, aa to the postponed caaea It Is unlikely that the public will ever hear of them again. The fulfilment of the agreement was begun today when Puter and McKlnley went beofre the grand Jury and told all they knew. The disclosures are not made public, but It Is Intimated that they will reach persons In very high places. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. St. Schooners Missing. . Johns, N. F Dec. 19. Several schooners belonging to the Island have not been reported that were driven off by the gale of December 11. It la feared the membere of the crews num bering about 60 have been lost The schooner Klondyke came ashore at Cape St. Mary's yesterday and la a total wreck. The crew waa saved. High Offieiahi Are Quaking In Their Shoes Today. Portland, Dec. 8worn to Inquire Into all crimes agalnat the government brought to Its notice, the federal grand Jury for the district of Oregon recon- ened today. From the capital, S000 miles away. United States Senator John H. Mitchell and Congressman Ringer Hermann are hastening to ap pear Into the presenec of that body as fast aa stenm and rail can carry them. Rumors of the most sensational char acter are rife on every hand. Tales are told that in the event they turn out true, will veritably shake up the official and almost the social fixity of things. Reports are In circulation about peach lnga of notorious land-fraud con apiratora and of conferencea between them and government officials. Tales are running the rounds that big men are shaking In their shoes, and this is but the beginning. Truly It does seem that Federal officialdom In Oregon is on the eve of great events. But this Is not all. It la not alone in Oregon thot rumora run rife. Tidings from over the wire hence from the na tional capltul confirm every local sus- clon, and more. Intimation is said have been received here that the plan of the government officers is to Indict both Senator Mitchell and Rep resentative Hermann, and, further, that it Is Intimated at the capital that the state of facts against them is serious more so than either of them suspects, and that in thla connection Secretary Hitchcock Is on their trail. Have Puter, Watson and McKlnley peached T This has come to be a burn ing question. Rumors are afloat that a conference has been held between them and the government officials, at which the question of peaching waa talked over. The atory la that Puter and the rest asked to be let oft with heavy fines, but were told that nothing but a clean breast of all they knew about the frauds would entitle them to any consideration that when they 'got In thla state or mind It would be time to talk of leniency. No confirmation of this report la obtainable, nor does the story In this form have to deal with what waa done by way of an agreement or whether any waa reached at all. I For several days the peaching story has been current. Nothing can be learned, from Special Assistant Attor ney General Heney, for his relations with grand Jury preclude the possibil ity of any statement, even were that officer disposed to talk. Puter, when asked If there was any truth In the atory of hla having peached, looked aurprlaed and aald It waa the flrat he had heard of It, but aeemed Interest ed to know that auch a atory had gained currency. There la much speculation and many are wondering if the fuct of the land fraud cases going over had anything to do with the attitude of the govern ment officers In the matter. There Is speculation, If there had after the first conviction, been a revulsion of front on the part of the conspirators, and determination that It would be best to tell all and by Implicating those In higher stations, purchase Immunity for themselves. Whether It is a fact or not that Puter and his associates have turned government's evidence against any others who may have been associated In any way with a conspiracy to de fraud the United States, it certainly Is a fact that many people are express. Ing an opinion that such haa been the case, and that for this very reason Sen ator Mitchell and BInger Hermann will And themselves In hot water on reach ing Portland. At the recent land- fraud trial, there was evidence to show that Senator Mitchell Introduced Puter and Mrs. Wataon to Hermann, then commissioner of the general land office, (Continued on Page Thnje.) DOZI KILLED Building Collapses in Min- neapolis Today. , FIRE ADDS TO HORROR Victims Number at Least Eleven Maybe Others Have Perished. SHOVED THE QUEER Cleverest Counterfeiter is Caught At Last FOUR BODIES TAKEN OUT Responsibility for the pieaeter ia Sup posed to rest on the Fire Chief, Who Did Not Attend to a Dangerous Wall. sesalon of court, Benjamin O. Mulxl mer, manager of the Cleveland Fur Company, told of furs and ruga valued at 12000 which were held for Mrs. Chadwlck. He denied Mrs. Chad wick purchased a $100 ful-tined coat. New York, Dec. Dr. Leroy a Chadwlck and bis daughter Mary have started for London, cables the World's Paris correspondent It is said they probably will aatl on Saturday next on the Cedric for New York. The doctor waa Intensely nervous and could not be persuaded to talk. Upon leaving hla hotel he carried a beavlly-laden case which be never once allowed out of hla . hand after be bad come from hla room. , 8MOOT CASE LAGS. POLICE ALSO GET THE OUTFIT Enough Paper to Have Floated Another Million Dollars la Found Prison er Ha a Previous Bad Rec ord in the East New York, Dec. 19. Secret service agents are reported to have succeeded In locating In thla city the materials and pirating presses used in counter- felting "Indian Head" five dollar bills, which have been extensively floated all over the eastern states. A long cam paign against the gang culminated last week In the arrest of Charles Adamson, ho Is now In Jail at New Haven, Conn. Great secrecy has been thrown about the cos and Secret Service Agent Flynn. who handled the case, absolutely refuses to discuss it. Adamson was kept in the local agency of the depart ment three days and nights before the case waa completed. He waa arrested In a furnished room In Eighth avenue, where. It la alleged, he was negotiating for the sale of some hote. The supposed buyer was a detective and he arersted Adamson on the spot. No trace ot the printing out fit could be found, however, and this being the most Important part the search was continued over a wide sec tion of the city. Information Anally was obtained and the materials were gathered In at different houses. Adamson Is asserted to be well con nected In this city. He Is highly edu cated and Is said to be one of the cleverest men of the kind In America, but is asserted to have become a user of opium, which of course, he was not permitted .to have after his arrest Quantities of paper and Ink enough to print $1,000,000 worth of 5's, were found In many hiding places about the city. There was a press and a photog rapher's outfit together with many deli cate instruments and the coloring ma terials of the skilled counterfeiter. Adamson was taken to Connecticut for hearing because a case haa already been worked up there In which two of his alleged pal or under Indictment Minneapolis, Dae. 20 (3. A. M.) Eleven people, possibly more, are be lieved to be dead, a a result of the falling of th east wall of tha O. H. Peck building, which waa gutted by the great conflagration which awept the city laat week. The wall f.ll upon the Crocker hotel, buried it in a heap of ruina and the mass of debria caught fire. - AH of tha city fir department was hurried to tha scene, and the aid of the police waa given, but the flames made efforts to extricate the bodies perilous and alow, and the flames were so hot that the firemen were able to make but little headway. A few of the guests managed to escape from the lower part of the house. Including the proprietor, but aa the latter did not have hla register It waa Impossible for him to say how many were not accounted for. He places the number, though, at 11 or more. Later At J; 30 a. m. the Are Is slow ly being drowned out and four bodies hare been taken from the ruins. The Are la atill too hot and the debris too deep to allow ot quick work. Responsi bility for the catastrophe la believed to lie with the chief of the Are depart ment who did not have the wall torn down. Senate Failed to Develop Anything Sensational Yesterday. Washington, Dec.. 19. The senate committee developed nothing sensa tional today In the Smoot Investigation. Evidence waa Introduced by member of the committee In statements made by A. C. Nelson, superintendent of public Instruction for Utah. This state ment had to do mostly with the meth ods used concerning school buildings and' the teaching of the Mormon re ligion, but waa tame tn character. Apostle John Henry Smith was on the stand for two hours, but there was nothing In hia testimony that has not been thrashed out before. Among other witnesses waa Isaac Birdsall, a Mormon, who said that hla daughter was excommunicated from the Mormon church because she did not obey a decision of the blsbop'a church which deprived her of a piece of prop erty to which she had a title In law. Testimony from a Boise editor was also Introduced to show the political affairs as they exist In the state of many wives and more children.- i- NAN MAY GO FREE NO INAUGURAL BALL. At Laaat It Wont Be Held in the Capitol. Washington, Dec. 19. The house to day emphatically disapproved of the proposition dear to the hearts of so ciety In Washington of giving the In augural ball In the capltol building. This action Is expected to create con siderable of a furore aa It was under stood that the advent of President Roosevelt to his second term would be signalized by this concession to the festivities in his honor. It is not known whether the president expressed himself In the matter, but the house was almost a unit in voting It down. The house also voted down a resolu tion making a special order for Janu ary 6 of a bill to restore to the naval academy three cadets who were -ex pelled for basing. Denies All (he Allegations of the State. SCENE WAS VERY DRAMATIC s Court Room Became Hushed When tha Former Show Girl Related the Event Leading Up to the Fatal Cab Ride With Young. MRS CHADWICK ILL. May Not Appear In Proceedings Brought Againat Her. Cleveland. Dec. 19. Four wttnessea were heard today In the bankruptcy proceedings against Mrs. Chadwlck after which the hearing was continued until tomorrow, when receiver Loeser hopes to have the woman present. Mrs. Chadwlck's appearance will depend on the report of Referee-ln-Bankruptcy Remington, as to her physical condi tion, her counsel stating in court she is ill and It being agreed by several phy sicians they should make an examina tion tomorrow morning. But little Information was secured today as Mrs. Chadwlck's Jewelry creditors think she has the missing trunk and valise the receiver desires to And. In the examination today the testi mony of two wltnessea Emll Hoover, Mrs. Chadwlck's son, and Freda Swan strom, maid, centered about three articles. From several admissions made. Receiver Loeser, however, will continue the Inquiry in the hope of lo cating the property. At the afternoon New York, Dec. 19. "Did you, or did you not shoot Caesar Young, Nan? said Lawyer Levy in court today to Miss Patterson. . "I did not" aald the witness In a Arm voice. "I would give my own life to bring htm back, if it were In my power. I never saw the revolver with which he was shot There ' was a flash and then the end." Then, In a voice . quivering . with emotion, but Ailed with dramatic In tensity, Miss Patterson related to the Jury her dealings with Young. Not only did she swear that she did Bot kill Young, but she denied every cir cumstance tn teh case which the state brought against her. She said that she was not dismayed by the fact that Young was about to leave her and go to Europe. On the other hand, she testified that as a result of her con ference with Young she agreed to Join him in England, where they were to go and take apartments at the Hotel Cecil, In London. She was to keep her whereabouts a secret. An Important feature brought out was that Young gave the woman a postal card which he wrote his name and address on, saying that It was something she might need. The crowded court room became suddenly atill when the former show girl took the stand. At Arst her tes timony relating to herself was given in a low, even tone, but her voice be came "more tense as she reached the account of the fatal cab ride when her voice was Ailed with tragic expression. Baker City Wins. Washington, Dec. 18. Secretary Shaw today transmitted hla statement to the houea relative to public build ings under construction. He recom mends appropriation to cover the cost of buildings on the sites purchased. The list of altea Include Baker Clty Ore,