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Volume Lvm m 1701: , , . astoria, Oregon, s 111 ! II I I'M I I JllE JEFFERSON Glowing Tribntc to Prom inent Actor. CONSECRATED PRIEST Thoje Who Make us Uitjh, Fully ' Serve Their Purpose In Life. V' THE PULPIT AND THE STAGE Or. Emll 0. Hiraeh Dallvara leotura In Chleago on "Laughter and These Who Maka Ui Laugh" and Eulo gisea tho Lat Joseph Jefferson. Chlcaao. April l.-4n a flowing trlbuta to tho American start Dr Emll O. lllrsch haa declared lht Jo Mdh Jefferson waa aa much a con secrated priest of God aa, any minister In any faith. His pulpit waa hie stage, and for Ihraa generation .ha, ;had wiriiiwi far the bettennnt of the world. i Dr. Htrach'o tribute came at the Close of hla lectura In the TempU Israel, In which ha discoursed upon fLaughter and Those Who Make Us Lauah." "Tha man who does not laugh la despicable," aald Pr. lllrach. "and It 1 tha lealoua. envious, doceltfui hypo crite thai does not laugh. Thoe that make ua laugh fully serve their pur poM In Ufa and the worM la better by far for thlr being. Tha stag la ele vating. For three genaratlona a great nin Van Winkle mada ua laugh. H lifted us. from cares and made ua see thins In a batter Utht. II I paaaad away and hla will be tha kingdom of heaven. Ha waa In truth a conaecrat ..1 of the Almlahty Ood. Hla tr waa hla Pulpit and when ha oc cupleJ It tha theater waa tha temple. "Tha elate preaente to ua life from e,i Ite ape;ta, and. therefore. Hi pic torlal eloquence opena our eyea. to deeper realltWe. The true.atage win never reconle the vile the pure who enter the theater shall loave It aa pure aa they were when they entered. Life la not nil lu Bunduy ecaooi.- TUCKERED OUT. President Roosevelt Is not HI But Is Somewhat Tired. nienwood Spring". 'April 29. Elmer piapman. the oourrlcf between the president and Mr. Ih. vmuea ),. renchim of A. Wlnener and W. I Pmlth, Ixjlh of which re altuated In the west divide country, denies tnai ). t,ri.iilrtnt Is 111. He says the pres 4,!..,,f la in flne shutw. but "kind of The resident and prty will attend 'church In the old Mue schoolhouM near the camp tomorrow. PADERWI8KI GOT IT. Attacked With Something Not (found In the Piano Book. " Albany, N. Y., ' April 2.-Ignace rnderewskl. the pianist, who was yes terday stricken . with nrltls, passed through Vlbanjrnrly today en route to Boston, where he will consult a spe clollst. He was aleeplng when his private 1 car wne detached from the Buffalo train and fcls oonditlon seems not to bav arown worse since leaving Nl- inrnra Falls. . He sat up. propped with pillows to ease his neck and shoulders until 8 o'clock last evening wnon ne .retired. REDUCED TRANSPORTATION. ! Employes of the Panama Railroad Co. j Lower nsxes., WashliiKton. April 29. The execut ive committee of the Panama Railroad Company has decided . to reduce the rate chnrgjd for the transportation of emnloyeys of the Isthmian canal t ' tween New York end Colon fromv$2S to 120. Chairman Hhonts of the Isthmian canal commission has appointed in. a Benson general auditor of Isthmian canal affair. " ' Mr. Jensen wu for tea .years au ditor at the Oregon Railroad A. Navi gation Company. MORROCAN DIFflCUTt Y DlipuU Between Germany ana franca Net Yet tattled. . Tangier! Aoril it.-Conni ya Tftt., tenbach-Aihold. head of the German mlaalon which haa proceeded to Vt to arrange a apeclal commercial treaty between Germany and Moroccco, in an Interview today outlined Oermanya attitude toward Morocco In connection with the Anglo-French agreement , Ha atated that Oarmany would not recognise Franca or French Influence In Morocco, and aought to eatabllah atatua quo prior to the Anglo-French agreement The count aald Germany regarded Morocco' a, field for de velopment by the Germane under the protection of the German government He pointed out the growing need in Germany and room for development Wauae of rapidly Inereaaing popula tion. THAT AINT SO BAD. Grand Duke of Mecklenberg Haa Got the Chicken fax. 1 New York. April St. It la atated at the Villa Wenden, cablea the Her aliTa oorreapondent at Caanea, , that the . errand duke of f Mecklenberg Schwerln'a lllneea at Bchwerln la the chicken not, not amaJI pos, aa pre vloualy reported. He la expected to recover ahortly. WILL HAVE TO BHOW U. Mleeouri Conareeeman Will Ball for ' Europe Tuesday. " ' New 'York1. April . Congreaaman Richard Rartholdt of Mleeouri, preel Jent of the Intertarllamentary Union. hM arrived here from .Wallngton. and will ann next TuaaJay lot Europe, where he will attend a meeting of the executive council of that body. i j ... i THROUGH THE M, Aeroplane Stnta Clara Makes Sue cessful Trip. FOUR THOUSAND . FEET HIGH Airship Wai Lifted Into the Air by Balloon and Began Its Praetioe Movements and Went Through Var loue Evolutions One Mile High. Ban Joes. April t. Watched by thousands of spectators today, Prof B. Monta-omery'e aeroplane, Santa Clara, sailed through the upper air, gulJed at will be the aeronaut, finally landing within a block of the spot from which It ascended. The airship wna lifted by fmsniif balloon. Whn It reached a height of 1000 feet the aeroplane was looned from the btilloon nnd ut once beican Its practice movements. It was up nearly half 'an hour before the earth's gravity attracted It downward and during that time it traveled one mile, returned and went through various evolutions, obeying Instantly every turn of the machinery. -The aeroplane will1 b brought (o Portlahd for the Lewis and Clark fair, - LOOKS LIKE CHICAGO STRIKE Mounted St romboll Goeen Strike and Throws Stones. New York, April 89. Mount Strom- boll Is In eruption, cabled the Herold'a corresponJent at Caounla, Italy. There haa been a heavy tall of stones and much lava Is flowing In two streams down opposite sides of the mountains. The eruption Is accompanied by slight earthquake shock. , . A German scientist."" Dr. Schultx, who tried to approach the mountain, received serious Injuries. VIOLENCE THREATENED. Peassnt Disturbances In Podolia Af Spreading. ' Klshlneff. Awll l.The peasant dls turbances In the neighboring province of PodoJIa are spreading Widely. The authorities; are beiiw openly duffled, violence Is threatened, and all fleJd work has been stopped. Troops will be TRAIN WRECK tree Persons .Killed at Greenville. NUMBER ABE- INJURED Special Pullman ' Train Carrying . the Southern Conference Committee. COMPLETE UST OF INJURED While Reundlno a Curve Inside the Yard Llmita the Train Crashed Into the Rear of freight Train and tha Care Piled Into Mass of Ruin. Oreenvtlli, S. C.t April J.-Whlle rounding a curve In the Inside yard limits of the Southern Pacific railway at Greenville, 8 C and running at an estimated speed of 50 miles an hour, the special Pullman train bearing R. C. Ogden and 100 members of the Southern California educators, crashed Into the rear of a freight train thla morning, killing' the brl-aHmfn and three nearo waiters and Injuring a score of there. None of the Ogden guests were killed. Following are the Injured. Prof. Henry W. Famum, Yale unl- vlralty, arm broken and cut on the head.- . Mrs. Henry W. Famum, badly In jured about the head and arm. Dr. Julius D. Dreiher, former prea- Ident of Roanoke college, cut on head. 8t Clair McKelway, eJItor Brookk- lyn Eagle, bruised n back and aaour- der. "mSZZJl Robert M. Ogden, secretary to Pres ident Ogden, cut on head and bruised. Mrs. J. O. Thorpe, Cambridge, Mass., cut an J bruised on the head. Bishop McVlcar, Providence, R. L, bruised. Six train employes were also hurt. ' The combination baggage anJ club car -and two diners, together with the locomotive and freight car were piled Into a heap and In an Instant caught on nre, whloh broke out in the cook Ins: end of the diners. Dr. McKelway, Prof. Farnum Mra. Farnum, Mrs. Thnrne. Drl Dreiher and Robert M. Oiden were breakfasting In the ecc- nH .linin csr. which was torn . to nieces. The floor collapsed and the passengers were picked up from the track. Seven sleeping cars behind the diners, were left Intact, but the shock sprung many locks, Imprisoning the occupants. 8eth Low and Mrs. Low, Dr. McVlcar and others were rescued when thel core were smashed In with axes. The passengers In the 8t. James were aulckly removed, but the three negroee could not be saved. They In haled flnmes and died. When he saw the crash oould not be averted, Engineer Hunter of the Ogden' train applied the emergency breaks anJ Jumped. t Practically all the baaitrtc. sold to. be valued at iu. 000. waa destroyed. It Is claimed that misunderstanding of the orders led to the accident. Aa a result of the wreck. President Ogden abandoned the trip and a special left tonight for the east. Prof. Farnum and wlf remain ing here in the hospital BUBONIC PLAGUE. Terrible Ravagea Among the Citizens of Pisagua, Chili. Snn Antonio, April 29. Passengers from Chilean porta, according to a dls Yatch to the Express from Mnzatlan, Mexli'O.. bring the' first full informn tlon concerning the terrible ravages of bubonic plngu"1it the city ofPl'flgna, Chile. For some time before Iheir ae i.i.a ilaotha in Plssma hml rnnired I'.viiwiv wv. r, -. - from 10 to 30 a day and the authorl ties were then unable to enforce bur litis. ' Corpses were thrown Into the streets to decompose and spread con tagion.' But little headway had been made In the fight on the disease ana It seemed as though the entire popula tion nf tnnt rhllenn nort misfit be exterminated by the plague. Many per sons had been shot down by the sol dleri on guard .while attempting escape from the stricken city". ; to AMERICAN CHURCH CONGRESS . Cenventies Will Be HeU In Brooklyn Durina May. . New York, April .-ArrangemenU he.ve been oractlcally completed for tha American Church congress, which III be held In Brooklyn from May I to 11 inclusive. The change from fall to Marine w&s made by the executive committee to afford greater conveni ence for moat of those who would Pe Ukelr to attend. BishOD Brewster of Connecticut will w - ... deliver the opening address. Topics or interest la church workers will be discussed bA wall known ministers, from all sections ol tne country. THEATER COMBINE. Mr. Considine Purchases All the Vaud Ivllie Theaters. Portland April 29. John Considine has bought all tha theatrical Interests of & Morton Cohn, embracing the Star circuit of theaters in the northwest and about ten bouses located In New York. The consideration Is not stated, but a conservative estimate placea the price at $100,000. The theaters purchased Include all In Portland and the Star at Aatorla. Monday Is the day set for the trans fer. The Unique at Astoria will close Monday, and the manager of that house will take possession of the Star theater there. " . JEWS WILL CELEBRATE. Settlement ef ths Jew. in th. United SUtH Commoratsd. New York. April 29. A movement inaugurated recently to celebrate tne z&otn anmversary o. .V. T.a th TTnirrt MfftTeS IB lAjE I in iflnlt Brian-. Plans formulated by a committee of 151 piwlde for nnhti eeiehratlons to be held about w - " - 1 Tnuiksslvins day. toaether with re- lii-.--- miamHam i oil th svna-L.r fimH of the country. a nermanent memorial of some sort I will be rected. COMPANIES FORMED Urge Increase in Number of Cor porations Organized. iiriii icnrcv uemt tuc HCt rMCW JLIV1.1 lllUJ I Hi- UJi Indications Point to Laroe Mergers of Manufacturing. Institutions Througn - . . . . out-the ..United States Into Forma tion of Glgantio Trusts. , New York.' April 29,-Papers filed for new companies formed In the east- ern States In April with a capital of i Ann aaa Mnn,unt a tntni of f 1,VVVVVV VI llivtw aavvi " r - U8.lll.lll. against J192.64S.O0O x in March, .when the total was swelled to rvf tl AA AAA Ann Mr tha In - rornoratlon of three concerns. In the lilBS CAWIIl V4 V v- w w " J same period a year ago the grand to- tal waa only S74.700.000. This tnAniVi'g iwnrl rnntn.inM th Central Leather Company, which Is to A ma iiiuntu w am h "T7nlt.1 KtntMl Tafher IM. WT. WV w m - . . . Company, under the readjustmant nlan and haa a capital of JSO,ouu,uu. n JerAV heads the list with J101.- 500,000. LEFT SOMETHING. Defaulter 8mith of 8an Franoisoo Money In Vault Ran PranelBeC ADrll 19. In the course of Investigating the afftiirs of f.iuror.i T Smith, tha defaultlns' ex- m rniiArtnr nf this ettv. the money in the "Joint custody vault" of the treas- rr' new hn been counted andlket drivers' union: Charles Wllbranat found rorrect. The sold was counted 97 sacks, each containing J20,000lr. Golden, president packing nouse . I . V. .Ht. a total of 15.940.000.. fTha money was replaced In the o.ilt n.hlr.h hna been fnlil UD bv .i.. ttia iiinlv MimnaniUhsvIsi nvlil nrnl.lent ChlOOiTO fed inrorAfit,! Jrnd of th Krand jury. The ...I nAnAntit Af thla vault ar under toini I'llHHHIV 111 III? Illl II vbduivi i va tor. Baseball Scores. Portland. Tacoma 1, Portland 0. San FtanctBCO, Onkland i, San Fran. .osco 6. Seattle, Los Angeles J, Seattle 4. iS STORM Sixteen" Killed and Scores : Injured. PROPERTY IS DAMAGED Not One of Group of Buildings of Laredo Seminary Escaped Damage ' SOME MIRACULOUS ESCAPES Huts OocuFied by Poorer Clssses Are Leveled to the Ground and aa Wind Increased in ' Fores - Substsntial Buildings Ware Also Olished. . Laredo. Tex, April 2-81xteen Po pie killed and scores were injured In Lare by.a tornado which tore tato the city late last mgnu , -nmoI, that others were killed at . outside Laredo, but aa yet tie -norU lack confirmation. The-prop erty damage la large. jf0t one of the group ol magninceni tmlidins- of the Laredo seminary -.caned damage. Escape from death . trhers nuartered In the instl- Itntinn is considered miraculous, as h. valla of some Of the DUUUinga demoi tilled. A, trin throush the town falla to ahow lany locality that did not Buffer from the storm. Trees, fences, teiegrapn and telephone poles, roof, chimneys. walls and debrla of ail kinds is strewn nn the streets. The city authorities are at wors clearing away the wreckage and line men are endeavoring to straighten oui h- tanrled wires. It is believed that .it.in Java the electric light S llttlll snv - win b resumed. It la nopea t re-establish telegraphic conrmuni- ..nn. t least partly wuniu iwu m ',w. at New Larendo. across th Rio Grande river, are stml- ie. Tt is not officially known now r. dea or injured' in mai -, hut it Is stated that five are . 1 killed. TAter Five more known dead are added to the list of dead .on thla side of the river, bringing the total num hr of killed up to 21 persona irhen the storm struck the cny, xno huts' occupied by the poorer, classes were first leveled to the ground, but aa the wind Increased In force sun- stantlal atructure ana oui.u...6 lnrnofe.i. and many were demolished. Lightning flasnhed vividly and con tlnuously adding to the tears of tfte lnaknnlA. Tne Biorm IUt.c sv I I'" w I hour. The physicians are Dusy ai- tending the injured ana a no further deaths will resuiu KILLED IN CHICAGO I strike Spreading In Every Direction I and Business raraiyzea rhlr-aro. April 29. Twelve labor leaders, identified with the teamsters' strike, were indicted tonight ty tne Chicago grand Jury. Each Indictment containa six counts and charges me men with conspiracy. Indictments were returned against the following: Cornelius P. Shea, president inter national teamsters; Hugh Mcae ,irlr .Irivorn' union: J MoCarthv. business agent truck ariv era' union; M. F. Keuy. presiaem secretary teamsters' Joint council;, u teamsters' union jonn ouijim dent coal drivers' union; Harry Lapp, i htiKlnPBB aeenf coal drivers' union Lration of labor; Steven Sumner, pres . I T TXT Mont milk drivers- union, I lUUIlKi " M"'""' " narcel drivers' union. Much secrecy Is maintained in tne return of the Indictments, ana even they are returned, an eftorta Is made to keep the names from belnj learned. The strike continued to spread toaay and a large number of teamsters em- ployed by lumbermen, grocers and various coal companies went out. The most serious phase of the trouble to dAy was the atirresslVenesaj of the? wholesale grocers, packers, ' ics deal ers and eommlssloa ana, wha Oecided that they would stand with tho men bars of the Employers Association. This means a lockout, for men have already declared that they would not make 4jUverieJ to boycotted, firm More than 1139 teamster were In volved when this action was taken, There la a strong sentiment among the labor men to have ' President. Roosevelt interfere In the strike when he arrives In the city on his return from his vacation. ' He should arrive on May JO, and will he asked to end the strike, as in the case of the an thraclte miners. V ; Fia-btlna- in the streets today was the most vicious since the beginning of the atrllcB. Tbre person were shot, two stabbed and fully a score are suffering from bruises . and broken beads. It Is not expected that any of the injured will die. An energetic ap peal to employers and anions Involved bv s. committee of disinterested citi zens, appointed today by Mayor Dunn was made today. The first object 'to be sought will be an armlstlc for 41 hours. During the Interval the com mittee expect to make a satisfactory settlement of the strike. GERMAN TARIFF. j. General Tariff Will Be Enforced ' Against, United Statss. Berlin, April 29. The publication of the state department's denial that Germany had officially notified the United States that the tariff agree ment of July 10, 1900, would terminate March X. 1S0S. Is a matter of aston ishment ' at Foreign Secretary von RIchthofTs action was taken after consultation with the cabinet and in consequence it ia understood of in aulrles from the state , department. The German foreign office certainly re rerarJs formal notice as having been sent, and unless negotiations result in fresh agreement the general Uel will be enforced against Imports from the United States after March 1, 1306. f IT'S THE BEER Brewery Union of Washington to i Strike Monday. FORMER CONTRACT EXPIRED The Proprietors Offer sii Incresse In Wages ' to Engineers, Firemen and Car Loaders, But Refuse 'to Agree to a Modification of Contracts.' geattle, April 29. The brewery pro- prleorS of Seattle have been notified by the Joint executive board of the International Union of Brewery Work men of the United States that the proposition submitted by them in lieu pf the new contracts demanded ty the employes had been) rejected. Both sides claim that they are ready for a strike. In the event of new contracts not belns slimed today 1500 brewery employes In western Washington will walk out on Monday. The. old con tracts expire at midnight Sunday. The proprietors offer an increase in wages !-- A.Bmon ami rut Iftftd- iO H1 t ii. " . hut refuse tn fteTee to a modifica tion of the existing contracts on cer tain Questions of principle. They also offer to accept the San Francisco or Portland contracts In their entirety. COUNTERFEITING COINS. Philippines Are Becoming American ' ized at Rapid Rate. San Francjsco, April 29! John , E. Wllkle, chief of the United States secret service, is here on his way to the Philippines to , Investigate : the counterfeiting of American silver coins. The work Is. supposed to be done by Filipinos and Chinese. It has grown to such an extent that the buslnes of the Islands being seriously menaced. Chief Wllkle will organise a large secret force to break un the aanars of counterfeiters ana on his way to the Philippines will stop over In Honolulu, where a branch of the secret service Is about ta be estab lished, i