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fit i UlUCKIt FULL AMOOIATKO PrllttSftlPORT COVIRt THK MORNING FIILD ON THS LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LVIV. NO. 173 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS STREET RIOTS Chicago Wagons Carrying Winchesters. MOB RULES THE CITY leading Business Men Declare : No Peace Without the Militia. BUSINESS VIRTUALLY STOPPED Continued Rioting In th Street and , Nearly Every Wagon Drlvar la Now Armed With Rifles and Propeia ta Use Thtm Should Naad Be. Chicago, May J,Rloiing In th Ueets of Chicago today ao prolong! end fierce In character that mwiy of tha leading business mtn hav con cluded that there will be neither neae In the city nr eafety for outside In terest until the tUle mllltl ta called out to restore order. A committee of nwnber or the Emyloyeia' Aasocla- t. OrrinM tnnay in rnn- fer with Governor Deneen and request klm tojglv order for, the mat troop to go to Chicago and protect the city from the lawles element The laboi union also hav an xtnslv loby at the raplial and U la probable that they will be heard before any action la taken by the governor. Chief of Polio ONell aaya he la confident that ha can control the altmulon and can keep peace In the city. Deejilte the ordera from Mayor Dunne and th prohibition of the city council, many wagone of concern against which tha etrlke la declared, were handled today by men arm! with rlflea and hagun The flrat rtfl hot during the etrlke wae fired by a guard on a wagon of the United State Expreee Company' at tha Interaectlon of State and Randolph atreeta. In driving pant the corner the driver of the wagon reined hla horaea auddenly. A guard with the wagon aeelng a atreet car conductor atooplng aa though to through a mlaael. pulled the trtgge without the ajlghteat ' baJtatlon. ft eeveloped later that tha "conductor, who" narrowly eacaped death' waa "throwing a swjtch." t f r One hundred' and fifty ' wagona of even expreee companle went to and fro acroaa the city today. In many In. atance completely unguarded and at no time under the eupervlalon of more than one or two policemen. Every wagon carried a guard, eome of whom ft-f Mtn with Wlihyay-rl anil other carrying heavy double-barreled shotguns. The guna were In pUln vUiue throughout the day and no attempt wna made to Interfere with ny of .the expres wiigona. ' The mob that filled the atreeta In the buslnens section waa larger today and uglier than yesterday. There waa fighting In all aeettom In the downtown -districts throughout the day. and ovet a doaen tlmea the police were com pelled to use their cluba and wagon guards, armed with heavy canea awung them whenever they were attacked oi thought an assault' waa about to be :mode. In many easea the guarda were tnot careful whom they hit and a num 'ber of persons were knocked down :almp1y because 'they happened to' be rthe nearest man to the etalwart guard carrying the hickory cluba. Thla waa tthe caae In a fight near the MoJesM hotel when a number of people who had Just emtrged from the place were charged upon by private detective In charge fit. number of coal wagona and were badly beaten up. On the other hand, ".the striker and theli friends were equally Indiscriminate In assaulting people. In a number of in stancies tha mobs boarded -street ears and wantonly attacked, those ridlrtg In them, giving as a reason that they were strikers, when In fact they had , nothing to do whatever In the trouble It l getting ao now, that very few people dare venture in the business portion of the city and business It practically paralysed. Besides score who have been known to have ben Injured there were fully twice as many Injured In the various fight of th day, and whoa name could not be learned. The number el Injured tonight la probably closer to 100 than tO. Mayor Dunne la emphatic In declaring tonight that he will not acquiesce In any call for outside as slatance In preserving order and Inti mates that he la strongly opposed to any move to secure armed Interven tion. The mayor aays he has the power to call on every able-bodied man ovet It years of age and the Intervention of the militia is not necessary. A furious riot which resulted In fa tal Injuries to a non-union driver took place tonight. The delivery wagon ol Fair, a large department store was attacked by a crowd of men who hurled bricka stones and bottles. The de livery wagon driver ran Into an alley and the driver Jumped and ran tot his life. He dashed Into a ealoon, followed bv a howling mob. He wa refused shelter In the saloon and wo driven Into the street, ' He then ran Into a small ahed on the hank of the river, where he attempted to hide. He was soon discovered and beaten al most Insensible. He was dragged from the roof shed and the mob attempted to throw him Into the river. They were unable to pilch him far enough and he fell onto a, pit of coal on the river's edge. The mob surged after hltn end rgaln began! to beat him. He waa kicked In a savage manner, pelt ed at short range with pieces of coal and three heavy shovels were broken over his head. . His no was broken, heaJ cut In many placet and his cloth ng wns a mnjt of blood when the po lice reached him. He was taken to the County hlspltiU.' where he will die. Barkentine Damaged. San Pedro, May I. The barkentine George C. Perkins, which left this port last iriday hr ballast for Tacoma, re turned this afternoon with her riggint badly damaged. Eh encountered a heavy gale Monday PRESIDENTIALPARTY Snowbound in Mountains and Unable to Move. RIVERS RAGING TORRENTS Party Will Net Oe to tha East Divide Creek, but Will Oe to Garfield Creek and Break Camp Saturday, Instead of Sunday, aa Intended. Olenwood Springs, May I. For three daya the president s hunting party have been stormbound In the moun tain, . Rain and snow has fallen con tinuously and tonight there Is no signs of a break. The roads are muddy and the trails exceedingly dangerous foi horsemen. The hunters Intended to move to the east divide creek Monday, but as the party will break up Saturday, tha ramp la likely to be moved to the head of Garfield creek, aa soon as the horses and men can get through. Grlzzley bears are the only kind of game to be hunted from now on. The president Is expected here Saturday night In stead of Sunday morning. If the camp Is located on Garfield creek the party will ride to Olenwood Springs, crossing the Grande river at tht south canyon. The presidential party will leave Glen wood Springe Monday morning and arrive In Denver the same day. TRAGEDY AT SEATTLE. Mother Kills Her 8-Year-Old Son With an Ax. MY Nels E. Nelson, the wife of a Cottage lake farmer attacked her 8-year-old son with an ax and fatally wounded the, child. Several a neighbor's house burned down and the Inmates had a. narrow escape from death. The InclJent so preyed on the mind of Mrs. Nelson, that she finally became erased and thla afternoon went to the woodshed and secured an ax and at tacked hor son without warning, "I wanted to save my child from the Are," she fobbed in explanation of her action. l( Woodbnrn, Oregon, Bank Robbed. ROBBERS ARE PURSUED Hold Up Cashier and Stenographer and Get Two Thousand Dollars. MAKE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE Poste of Woedbum Citizen Organised and Started In Pursuit. But Wen Compelled to Quit on Aeeount of Darkness, But Will Start Tomorrow, Portland, May I. A special to th Oregonlan from Woodburn, Ore., state that two masked robbers held tip th bank at Woodburn about 2 o'clock this afternoon and compelled Assistant Cashier Tracy Poorman to deliver to them the money on the tables amount ing to about 12000. The robbers did not attempt to secure any of the money contained In the? vaulta After th robbery they ran easterly from the town, pursued by a large posse. Their start, however, waa sufficiently great to enable them to get Into the heavy timber along the Pudding river and captor I doubtful. The robber on entering the bank covered Poorman and Mia Gertrude Eddy, th stenographer, with revolv er and demanded the funds of the bank. A the demand wa complied with one of th robber atooa guara, me other emptying the money into his pocket as fast as handed over. Hav ing secured all the money on the tablea the robber backed out of th door, sun keeping the assistant cashier under cover. From th bank Out ran to th Southern Pacific railroad and started up th track. Poorman, as soon as the robber left th bank sounded an alarm and la a brief tint th mal populace of th town turned out en masse. A posse hurriedly formed and armed with rifles belonging to the local militia company, began the chase. The robber, however, had se cured a good lead, and after crossing th country they disappeared Into th Umber where Tracy and Marril se cured a saf refuge during their flight three year ago, Th pose wa whol ly unorganized and by th time the officer arrived from Salem It was dark that further pursuit was aban doned for th night JURY DISAGREE. Nan Patterson Jury Unsble to Agree Upon a Verdiot New York, May I. The Jury In the Nan Patterson murder case disagreed today and were discharged. The charge of the Judge waa concluded at 1:02 and they retired for deliberation. After belns out eight hours they an nounced to the court that they wer unable to agree. The Jury stood I for acquittal and S for conviction. Having failed to reach a verdict and declaring they had hopelessly Ops. agreed, the Jury In the Nan Patterson cas was formerly discharged at 1:30 o'clock this morning. At 1:30 o'clock this morning the Jury was called into the court room by Recorder Goff. 'Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verdict f asked Recorder Go ft. 'No, sir," replied th foreman. 1 there any question of law ot evidence In which I can Instruct you! Is there any way In which the court can help youf , ? 1 The foreman looked for an Instant at hla fellow Jurymen, then turned to the recorder and said: "No, sir; I don't believe you can help ua" 'Then you will retire and consldei the matter." Miss Patterson collapsed on th an nouncement of the Jury and fainted dead away. She was assisted from the court room by one of her counsel and revived In the ante room, ' BAN ROBBER On the second return of the Jury Recorder Goff mad a personal appeal to th foreman to endeavor again to reach a verdict Th foreman entered the jury box and polled the puror in open court, but they were not able to agree. It I understood that a ma jority of th jury were for acquittal, but n what proportion they stood cannot be ascertained. The future proceedore of th case is uncertain. It hae been Intimated by the district attorney's office that th people will probably not attempt an other trial if this should be th case. Miss Patterson will b elthf-r released on a nominal ball or on ber own recog nisance and the Indictment eventually quashed. CANT HOLD THE SHIP. Vessel Net te Be Held up Pending Desertion Charge. Ban Francisco. May 8. The depart ment of commerce and labor has la- sued Instructions that hereafter ves eels are not to be held up at this port when charged with allowing seamen t desert, or like Infractions of regu-' lailons of th Immigration bureau. Heretofore a case of a deserter with trachuma has brought a demand from Commissioner North of the immigra tion bureau that the vessel be held until the matter was settled In the courts. The commission has now. beea Instructed that there la no warrant for such action and It must be dis continued. CHINA DONT TOTE FAIR. Demand by British Merchants That Sh' Observe Treaty. Shanghai, May I. Seventy leading British merchant of this city hav wired the following memorial to Lord Lanadowne, secretary of foreign af fair: - . . "Th British merchant of this city draw the attention of the home gov ernment to the fact that China Ig nores tht Mackay" tr4t.tr. resderias. the same Ineffective in It most essen tial featurea "China actively opposes -the treaty stipulations regarding currency, mtn. Ing taxation and navigation. .J Population of Hotbrook Deserts the Town. SEVERAL TOWNS IF DANGER Big Dam at St Johns Broke Yester day and th Water I Rushing Down th Valley, Destroying House and Property and Creating Damage. Holbrook, May I. The big dam at St Johns, 70 miles southeast of this place, broke yesterday and, a great flood ot water Is rushing down the valley toward Holbrook. Much dam age Is being done to rich farming sec tions through which the flood Is rag- ng. The flood 1 expected to reach Holbrook within a few hours. Con siderable property 1 being conveyed to high ground beyond the reach ot the waters, and will be carried away, adding vclume to the water. The popu lation of thla city Is greatly excited and the worst 1 feared. Los Angeles, May 8. Holbrook is deserted tonight, the Inhabitants hav ing fled this afternoon to the highest ground aurroundlnr the town. ' No new of the condition above! Hol brook. from whence the flood are coming, has been received. IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE. Embesxted 9900 and Escaped but Was , Captured by Polio, Denver, May 3. At the request of the authorities of Sprtnflgeld. 111., lo cal detective have arrested ' H. . P. Raynard, or a he has been known In Denver, H JL, Davenport Raynard la accused of having embexzled over 3900 from th branch of the Schwatsschlld ft Sv'sberger Packing Company, lo cated tt Springfield. The prisoner 1 said to have admit ted hla Identity and states he will re turn to Illinois without requisition pa pera Raynard was employed as cash ier and bookkeeper for the Schwarts schtld . ft , Sulsberger Company at Springfield, for over four years. Sine his arrival In this city he ha worked ae a hotel clerk and an employ In various coffee and spice housea CALIFORNIA FLOODS NO MORE FEES Large Estate Amicably Settled. COMPROMISE EFFECTED Henry Burden Estate of Ten Mil lion In Troy, New York in Controversy. EXPERIENCE WITH LAWYERS After Having Squandered 9100,000 in Lawyer and Court Fee the Heir Com to the Conclusion That a Set tlement I Necessary.: , j New Tork. May 3- -After litigation In , various courts extending over a period of tO years, the son of the late Henry Burden of Troy.N. T., in ventor of a horseshoe machine and other device from which he amassed a fortune, ar' reported to have set tled their difference by compromise. The plant at Troy alone Is valued at 310,000,000 and probably more than $100,000 In counsel fees and court costs has been expended, in the fight among the heir. ' ' " It Is said the compromise . was brought about through the effort ot Robert L. Cutting, counsel in thla city for L Town send Burden, and of Wil liam 3. Rocheat, Alhifiy, . 'svpresaattag James A. Burden, by (be payment of certain sums, but th terms have not been made public. The charge that led to the litigation which began In 1834 waa that th directors voted to pay Ja A. Burden $30,000 a year as roy alties on certain invention. L Town end Burden alleged that the royalties were far greater than the Inventions wer worth and that It wae a fraudu lent scheme to deprive him of hi full hare of the profit. Henry Burden died hvlSTL In 1881 hi concern be came a Joint stock company, having 2000 shares of stock, of which J. A. Burden held 1000 aharee, I Townsend Burden 1(8 aharee and John P. Art waa later selected aa umpire, two sftarea It was alleged by one of the litigants that Arts always favorld the other. Thus th bitter litigation and family quarrel began which ha Jut been terminated. Henry Burden, fattier of the liti gants, wa the inventor of the hook headed plke used on all railroad a, but hla greatest achievement waa the machine which makes horseahoea It was first eet up In 1S34 and perfected in 1857. tORNADO AT OMAHA. Three-Story Building Collapses as Re ' suit of Wind. Omaha, May S. Three persons were killed and six Injured by the collapse of a a three-story brick building at Thirteenth and Grace street today. The building waa occupied by the Omaha Ca&et Company and every one In the building at the time, with one exception, waa killed or Injured. The collapse waa due to a heavy windstorm, which at the point where the factory wae located, assumed tht proportion of a small tornado, Tht building was a substantial one, bulK of brick and was three stories high. The root was raised into the air nearly 10 feet and dropped onto. tht walls, causing the heavy brick walls to collapse. No other dagame Is re. ported In he city. GASOLINE MOTOR. New Invention by E. M. Harriman Will Be Brought to Portland. Chicago, May 8. R M. Harriman has approved a plan for an ocean te ocean tour of the new gasoline motot Just finished and turntd over to tha Union Pacific railway. It 1 the In tention to operate the car from Omaha to Portland, Ore., exhibit It at tht Lewis and Clark exposition, and thence run to San Francisco over tht Shasta route. From Utere It will run to Los Angeles and from there to New Orleans and thence to Chicago via St Louis. ' When th car reaches Chicago It will make a sped and hauling power run from this city to Milwaukee and re turn. After this th motor probably will b taken to New Tork via Buffalo, and from there back to Omaha by way of Washington, Pittsburg and Chicago. thus circuiting he continent This will' give, a thorough test of its long dls tance abilities,1 powtr on grades, and will satisfy the curiosity of railroad men who have manifested unusual In terest In the innovation. ; The motor Is capable ot hauling at least one heavy passenger car Over moderate grades. The machine is pro pelled entirely by ga-oline, there be-, Ing no electric motor. ENGINE BLEW UP, Fireman and Engineer en th Santa' re isiuae. Las Vagae, N. M, May 3. In one of the most teculiar accidents that ever occurred on this division of the Santa Fe. Engineer E. W. Da via and Fire man J. W. Swiaher, hav juat lost their Uvea The boiler of an engir hauling a heavy work train blew up and the men wore Intsantlf killed The engine was blown to pieces, but little damage wa done to the rest of the train. The officials here say the accident Is unexplalnable. STORM IN MONTANA. Thirty Inches of Snow Fall at Red Ldg in Three Day. Red Lodge,'" May 1 The present torm I th worst tn the history of this eectlon. More than 30 Inches of snow has fallen during the last three daya The sheepmen suffer heavy los ses as this Is the' lambing ceason. The cold Is growing more intense and to night th thermometer la gradually dropping. f i Vftm th first Hwuy t ' vm. ! stage are compelled to abandon their trip i Considerable damage to house and bunding are reported and many reof s hae been ' broken tn by the weight ofSe snow. There Is no sign of th abatement of the storm. TEAMSTER'S STRIKE funds Promised to Aid Strikers to Carry on Fight ANARCHISTS ARE IN EVIDENCE Bullets, Mutiliation and Robbery Wer Recorded on the West Side by Tar Flat Hoodlum Who Claim te Be in Sympathy With th Striker. Chicago, Mayv 3. Representatives of the striking teamsters hav voted foi a measure which promise more strength to the striking' driver At a meeting of the Joint council a fund of 335,000 was pledged by the treasurer of different affiliated unions, and an assessment voted upon which, if lived up to, will mean an Income to the strikers of 330,000 a week. ,' The weekly assessment la to be fur nished by the individual driver throughout the city who are at pres ent employed. Each man is to be as sessed 31 a week and the number of men still employed Is In the neighbor hood of 30,000. No sympathetic strtke will be called by th coal teamsters union except In support of a sister organization ot the teamster after the present contract have expired. An arrangement hear ing the sym pathetic strike has been entered Into between the union and the Coal Team Owners' Association, ac cording to an announcement made at a meeting of the latter organisation. Bullet, mutilation and robbery were recorded on the west side last night as one outcome of the strike, which has left the police in that section of the city unable to cope with criminal Crime also was reported from other quarter More than a half dosen per sons were held up and there were sev eral burglarie - Goll Captured. Milwaukee, May 3. Henry C. Goll former assistant cashier of the First National bank of this city, charged with embezzlement was captured in Chicago today and brought to Mil waukee tonight