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m, Mi i . - .... rtmlHfl UBLISHIt FULL AttOOIATtD PRISSRtFORT OOVERS THC MORNINQ FIELD ON THI LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 167 ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS 4u UOrt ULtortcal 2 Suafer Ziji NAN ON TRIAL Sensational Developments . Not Forthcoming. PROSECUTION IS WEAK Miss Patterson Expresses Herself Satisfied With Evidence Submitted. STATE TO CLOSE TOMORROW Riotous Scenes AtUncUd th Opening of th Court in th. Afternoon, Wo men and Msn fighting to Ott Pest Polio to Listen to Trial. New York. April 28,-The climax In tli prosecution of Nun Patterson was rmclied today when llyman fltcrni the pownbroker, falM to Identify J. Morgan HinlUi a tit man whom the pltol U wlh which Young was killed, Tlil feature hus been looked forward to with much Interest, and was expected to make somewhat of a ernsatlon. On the contrary, however. H caud hm a ripple of comment and surprise In the court room althouish It waa the dramatic moment of the trial.' Stern alao fulled to IdMUIfy Nun Patterson or lira. Smith aa the woman who accompanied the man that purchased the revolver. Smith had been brought from Jail to confront Stern, and after the latter' testimony Smith waa taken back to the tomb. TMoutoue acenea attended the open In of th court room for the after noon session. Women and men fought to get past the police. Several women tainted and many had their dressv torn. Throughout the entire Jay Nan Pat ttfifton followed, the testimony with more Intene Interest than on the pre vious days and when adjournment waa announced, she carresned her father and remarked: "I think thla has been a good day for me." Only two witnesses for the proiecu tlon, Caesar Young's widow and his racing partner, John Mlllcn, remained to be esamlned when ths trial ad journed, this afterlioota. Prosorutor Rand announced that by noon tomor row the state would close. Abram Levy, senior counsel for the defense, then asked for an adjournment for a Any, and if granteJ, the opening speech for tht) defines will be made FrtJay. AMERICAN SUPERIORITY. Schwab 8eeures Contrset to Build Formidable Battleships. St. Petersburg, April 26. American superiority ovr foreign rivals again triumphs In complete success which crowned the visit of Charles M. Schwab to 8t Petersburg. Schwab's negotiations with the Russian admir alty resulted In practical conclusion of arrangement for the construction ot a number of formidable battleships of a type which will start) th world. They will be monster 18,000 ton vessels of enormous horsepower and of a pe culiar type, combining projectile re sisting power of battleships with speed and a wide radius of action of cruis ers. BANKING IN PORTLAND. . . .I i h United States Nstionsl Absorfass ths . Wslls-Fargo Bsnk. Portland, April 28. The United States National bank of Portland to day completed arrangements by which It absorbs Wells-Fargo bank of this city. From this time on the two Insti tutions will be conducted under one management. Merger Is In line with the policy of th Wells-Fargo company as It U Its Intention to devote all its attention to the express business. ' DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE. , Two Days' 8ssion Commenced In ' Portlsnd Yesterdsy. Portland, April 28. The Oregon De. velopment league commenced a two days' sessloa In this city today. The address of welcome was delivered by (Jovernor Oeorg K. Chamberlain and President Cootie of the Lewla and Clark fair. Response were mad by B. X Smith of Hood River. After listening to th addresses by W. I. Vawter of Med ford and; Charles L, Galloway of McMlnvllle, the con vention adjourned until tomorrow. WOMAN KILLED. Boasted to Nslghbor That Sh Had Considerable Money. New York, April 28.-Hr money and other valuables gone, her cloth ing torn and disarranged, marks of violence about ber head and neck, and a wad of cloth Muffed far down bar throat, so that It probably caused ber death by suffocation, Mrs. Marie Ducct, 4 S years old, was found dead today In fler little two-room apartment In Spring street. The discovery wss made by ber 1-year-old daughter Ror sle. The police are searching for two Italians, one known as Andrew Des- poslto, and the other unknown by name. Mrs. Duccl frequently had boosted to her neighbors, they ssy, that she had a large sum of money, and that she always carried It In ber bosom. When her body was discovered today It was tying on the floor, and the front of her waist and th corset had been torn. Two bent safty-pln. Inside her corset, marked the place where the money had been kept Jefferson's Body Arrives. New York. April 28. Th body of Joseph Jefferson, accompanied by sev eral members of th family, arrived In Jersey City today from Florida. Th casket will lie placed On board th midnight train for Boston. The fu neral will be held Sunday at Bustards Buy. The Interment will be In Day View cemetery at Sandwich, Mass. Sheep Men Killed in Klamalh County. A CLASHING OP INTERESTS Two Men Killed Over Controversy Over' Sheep Ranges Caused by Camp Being Burned and a Large Number of 8hp Killsd Last Week. Klamath Falls. Ore.. April 28. A re port reached her lust night from the Lorelia district, about 35 mllea In a southeasterly) direction from Klam ath Falls, that two men had been killed In th rang war existing In the east ern nart of the county. The men are supposed to have been herders, but no names could be learned, and people here ar anxiously waiting details ot th killing from the remote stock coun try, with which there Is no means of communication except by courier. Th trouble Is supposed to have taken place at pavtd Ebler's camp, not far from Lorello, Eblor's camp waa burned on the night of April IS, fol lowing the slaughter ot 90 shehep be longing to Creed McKendree, a sheep man ranglug In th same district. While th actual marauder wer un known, the sheepmen shrewdly sus pected the men really back of th shooting. . After hi camp was burned Ebler armed his employes thohroughly and put a close guar J over his bands, the announcement being made that fur ther attempt to driv him out would mean trouble. Th sheriff and deputy sheriff of Klamath county .left for the eastern border several days ago. Neither has been heard from since. . Had blood between sheep And cat- tleowncrs In southeastern Malheur was carried over from last season. No serious outbreak occurred In 19?4, though sheep have been killed In the past in th Dly district This spring It soon became evident, however, that the long-pent-up feeling would mani fest Itself In violence. A few minor Incidents are said to have taken place, but the first serious dinonstratl4.n was April 13, when, as previously stat ed In a Klamath Falls dispatch nine masked men assailed Creed McKen- dree's camp and shot nearly 100 sheep. From killing sheep to killing men ap pears to have been a quick step, aa the last news from Lorella stated that the temper of the opposing factions was t danger point. TROUBLE RANGE HUNTING BEAR Roosevelt and Party Take a Rest. ARE ON DIVIDE CREEK Secretary Loeb Visits President ( and Brings Large Amount of Mail. WOMEN SEND CAKE TO CAMP Bear Killed by th President Mondsy Furnished On of th Finest 8kins Ever Seen and Is in th Hands of a Tsxedermlst for Mounting. Glonwood Springs, April 28. Rest wss taken at Camp Roosevelt today by all members of the party. They wer utterly worn out after th hard chase on Monday and Tuesday. Secretary Loeb visited the camp today and found the president reading and several hunters telling stories when he reached the camp on the east divide. Mr. Roosevelt questioned the secre tary concerning the happenings of the post few days, preferlng to get his news in this manner rather than by reading th b'lg bundle of papers taken to camp by Courrler Chapman. Mr. Ioeb was urged to remain several days with th party, taking th place of P. B. Stewart, who left yesterday. The secretary has not decided what to do. but he expects to return tomorrow night. IT may hunt a part of th day befor riding to New Castle. The women of New Castle sent a high fruit cake to camp today and Dan McPherson, a rancher, sent a basket containing several dosen of fresh eggs. Th bear killed by the president on Monday furnished on of the finest skins ever seen here, according to the taxedermtat with whom it waa left for mounting. The bear waa of th brown variety with long hair and uniform In color. The animal was shot directly through the heart. After It had been overtaken by dogs It went up a tree to a position 25 feet high. After the president shot it .It went 20 feet high er and then dropped to the ground. STRIKE NOT SETTLED. Chicago Tamstr' 8tr!k Spreads to , Other Houses. Chicago, April 28. Instead of being settled as predicted last night, the strike of th teamsters, at the estab lishment of Montgomery ft Ward's has spread to ether firms, and the Indica tions are tonight before the contro versy Is finally adjusted there will be a general strike of union teamster employed throughout th city. Th demand of the Chicago employers' association that all teamsters deliver goods to Montgomery & Ward under penalty of Instant discharge resulted tonight, In a spread of the strike to Carson, Plere, Scott ft Co., Marshall Wells ft Co., J. V. Farwell ft Co. an.J the Forbea Cartage Company. Tha spread of the strike threatens to con tinue tomorrow. An understanding la said to have been reached among lead ing teamsters in various firms throughout the city, that whenever a member of the unton Is discharged for not making deliveries to Montgomery ft Ward that all men In the barn are to quit work. ; TAX COLLECTOR A DEFAULTER. Edward J. 8mith of Sari Franoiseo Short Over $70,000. . San Francisco, April 28. Edward J. Smith, tax collector of San Francisco, was today officially declared to be a defaulter. The amount of th alleged embexslement Is said to be between $50,000 and $70,000. The . actual con dition of the affairs of his office will not be known until tomorrow, when tha experts conclude the Investiga tion. Six days ago Smith announced his Intention- of going on a vacation In the southern part of the state. No attention was paid to hi departure until today when Cashier John Smith, brother of the tax collector, upon noti fying ,1 he Southern Pacific of Its de linquent taxes amounting to about $40,000, was told by the company that they bad paid the amount to the Us collector personally. Smith Immedl ately notified Mayor Schmidt, who suspended the tax collector. Soon after the announcement' of the defalcation came the statement that two week ago the absent man secured $16,000 from Chief Deputy City and County Treasurer Devoto on bis per sonal check. Tonight It Is reported that there Is an additional shortage of $15,000 was found in Smith's office. With the announcement of Smith's suspension it came to light that two ears ago his brother John Smith made good a shortage on Smith's ac counts In the tax collector's office amounting to $160,000. Mayor Schmidt 1 authority for the latter statement. Since th defalcation waa made, pub lic it Is said to hav lost considerable money In gambling and betting on horse races. The police believe he will be apprehended, although they confesr that he has six days' start, which Is a bad handicap. MINISTER TO CHINA. Prominent Russisn Appointed to Rsp resent Government. Pekln. April 26. M. Pokotlloff. one of th directors of the Russo-Chlnese bank, baa been appointed Russian min ister to China, to succeed M. Paul Lessor, who died recently. M. Poko tlloff has had many years' experience In Chinese affairs atftl Is const Jered very suitable for the position. His selection has, however, created some surprise, as he has hitherto held no diplomatic appointment JAPANESE KILLED Passenger Train Runs Into Gang . of Workmen. ACCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE Southern Paeifio Train Was Passing Through Beowana, Nev., and Literal ly Plowed Itself Through a Gang ot Workman Befor it Was Stopped. Reno, Nev., April 26. The east bound passenger train on the South ern Pacific railway In passing through Beowana. Nev., this morning, going at a rlgh rate ot speed, ran' Into a gang of Japanese who were employed repairing . the railroad , track. There were about SO men in the -gang and the train literally plowed Ua way through the men before they were aware of Its approach, killing two and Injur ing several. An Investigation showed that the accident waa unavoidable. The train suddenly rounded a curve In the road and struck the laborers before the en gineer had an opportunity to slow down the train. The engineer was not aware that the laborers were at work aa no signal flag had been dis played which is usual when men are working on railroad work. FATHER AND SON. John Paul Jones Body Burried in 8am Vault With Father. Paris, April 2. When " the news wae first circulated that the body of Paul Jones was burled In Klrkben church, Dumbrles, Scotland, where tlie tomb is still seen, Ambassador Por ter, although be had already verified the exact burial place as being Parls wrote to the pastor of Dumfries' Manse' Manse. Rev. McKensle, who replied as follows: "The tomb Is that of the father ot Paul Jones, and the Inscription Is: In Memory of John Paul, Sr., who died at Arblgland, October 24, 1767. universal ly esteemed.' "Below appears an Inscription: 'Erected by John Paul. Jr." "John Paul was the original name of Admiral Jones," - t . Basebsll 8oors. Portland Tacoma 10, Portland 4. San Francisco Oakland 0, San Francisco 8. Seattle Los Angeles 1, Seattle 4, SCHNOItRERS ProfessionalBegprMes Fortune. HAS MONEY TO BURN King of Beggars Association is Arrested in New York ru.. txrv vuy. WAS VERY SMOOTH GRAFTER His Scheme Was Worksd Among Uni versity Men Upon th Pisa That He Had a Remittance Coming from Home Which Had Not Materialized. New York. April 20. Hermann WU- helm Troebner, 'king of the 8chnor rers," as a band of professional beg gars Is known. Is loked up here await ing arraignment on several complaints by the Charity Organization Society. Officers of the latter allege that Troebner has cleaned up tens of thou sands of dollars In the past four or five years, and that the full list of persons from whom his unique method procured money would read like a so cial register of New .York. Troebner has lived at expensive hotels and for years has maintained a home In Bo- boken for his wife's child. He is said to hav lost large sums in gambling, both here and In the west. Under arrest with him is his secretary. Otto Wlttles, ,to whom he paid 125 a week to attend to the clerical work of his business. Troebner began his operations as a professor of Sanskrit from Heidelberg or Lelpsic. University men, and espe cially professors, were much In hie favor and his story generally waa to the effect that remittance from home had failed to arrive, leaving him tem porarily in need of funds. In 1902 he was sentenced to six months' imprls onment for mendicity. In that case he used the name of Baron von Man teuffel. Recently he returned to New York and the charity organisation heard of him through the officials ot a copper mining company to whom he represented himself as an expert min ing engineer. Technical questions asked him placed him under suspi cion because he failed to display much knowledge on the subject. When arrested Troebner and his secretary were en route to Boston, whence they expected to sail for Eng land. WESTERN PACIFIC. Important Meeting of Directors to Be Held in New York. San Francisco, April 28. Three ot the local directors ot the Western Pa cific departed last evening for New York where they are to attend the Im portant meeting called by George Oould for the purpose of reorganising the' board and placing contracts foi the construction of the big new trans, continental road. The . directors who left town last evening were J. Dalxell Brown, David F. Walker, and J. A. Batchelder. Another local director, A. C Kalns, has already left for the east. The majority of the board will be residents of New York and all future meetings will . be held In that city. Among other things W. J. Bamett will relinquish the presidency of the West ern Pacific at the meeting next Mon day and that office will be given to E. T. Jeffery, president of the Denver ft Rio Grande. Mr. Bamett will become vice president and gendroU ctfuns! of the company. Contracts for the con struction ot the entire line from here to Salt Lake have been decided upfcn and It la announced that they will be officially awarded at Monday's- meet ing. City bonds disappear. Some One Has Copped the Asetts of Salt Lsk City. Salt Lake City, April 18. Foui thousand dollars worth ot Salt Lake City bonds have mysteriously disap peared and city officials are making an tfffort to locate them. In 1892 the city issued S per cent bonds to the amount of $548,000. Last year ther was a reissue at 4 per cent to replace th former issue. The new bonds wer taken to New York by Recorder J. 8. Critehlow and left at the Wells Fargo bank. The bank baa notified Mr. Chltchlow that $20,000 ot the old Ss have been presented, but there ar only $10,000 of 4 to exchange for them. No explanation of the discrepancy baa yet been found. CONSULTING ENGINEER. , Germany Name Engineer for Isth- - mian Canal. : ' , Washington, April 28. The German government has dlslgnated Mr. Lln- canza as the German member of the board ot consulting engineers for the isthmian canal. Mr. Lincanxa is said to be connected with the German mln- instry of public works and Is one of the leading civil engineers of Ger many. The compensation of these consult ing engineers has not yet been fixed, but It is Secretary Taft'a purpose to make It very liberal In view of the high grade of expert talent required. It is proposed to Increase the mem bership of the consulting board to IS or 15 member. Jockey Laid Up. New York, April 28. Grover Cleve land Fuller ot Chicago, the Jockey thrown from his mount at the finish of the excelsior handicap, is said to have sustained a fractured knee cap. He Is at the Jamaica hospital and probably will not be able to walk for several weeks. S Jap and Russian Armies Have Mix Up in Manchuria. SMALL LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES Engagement Was of Short Duration "and After Endeavoring to Fight the Russiana Flew the Coop and . Con tinued to Retreat in Good Order. Toklo, April 28, 2 p. m. The follow ing official announcement was made today: "On April 24 a Russian force con sisting of five battalions of Infantry, IS Sofnlas ot cavalry, and one battery of artillery. In pressing our advanced cavalry, attacked them In the vicinity of Kalyuan. Our Kaiyuan force at tacked the Russians In return, defeat ed and pursued them north to Mien huachieh. Qur casualties were IS. The enemy left about 250 dead on the field. "Two other Russian forces, one con sisting of aix battalions of infantry and 18 Sofnlas of cavalry; the other ot 12 Sofnlaa ot cavalry and one bat tery of artillery attacked Changtu anl Siaotatxu, respectively but re treated north when the other Russian force was defeated at Kalyuan." BRIDGE WASHED AWAY. High Water in Colorado Washes Out ' Railroad Track. Trinidad, April 28. The Las Anlmaa river reached Its highest mark today. The south approach to the Rio Grande railroad bridge haa dropped Into the river. Railroad rails were thrown Into the river to keep the wrecked portion of the bridge from washing away, but the force of the flood was so strong that it may be washed away any min ute. A temporary water supply has been furnished the business portion of the city today by laying water mains across the Rio Grande bridge. WILL JOIN THE ARMY. Prince Fredrick Leopold of Russia to Take the Field. Pekln, April 28. According to prs- ' ent arrangements, Prince Fredrick teopbid of Prussia will leave on Sun- ' day next, via Kalgan and Kiachta, t Join th Russian army In Manchuria. His visit here has been very quiet. He, officially visited their majesties, the'emijeror and the dowager empress. l Th nrinci exttVeVdedl himself very RU ANS REPULSED ,, r - f 1 muca pieaaea wiui.ow