VOLUME LVIV. NO. 180
ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY & 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PASSES
AWAY
Judge Charles B, Bellin
ger of Portland.
of the prominent representatives of the
republican party now at bur.
For tltewr reasons Judge Bellinger!
death came At an Inopportune ttm
tin! Is regrettd equally by. all per
sons connected wiih tb Important
I cams. What bearing hi d'atfc will
hnvt on. tht land fraud case Is at
present a mutter of speculation.
NEE08 THE MONEY.
Will
Marry a Wife and Government
Mutt Support Him.
aiA.LI,lM ... m Tk. .(...I.,
? JCIU ClUillElU JUAIJI hM voted Prince Oustaf an appanage
I of us,oo m view ot ma approaching
, - Imirriaa-e with Prlnceas Marram 01
'' wmm. IffAnn&uvht. Vlnir Dlrlf tiMfl nrMnt
led the couple with the beautiful chat
Forensic Ability, Clear Judicial n unl
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wina ana in impartial
ANOTHER CYCLONE.
Number of Buildings Damaged at Mar
low, Indian Territory,
n.itti.rl Vv It A torrlfln wind
HONORED ANU KtiPfcUCU and ball atorm struck Marlow, 1 1.
today destroying a large number of
small buildings and damaging mora
substantial structures.
8weral were seriously hurt, none
I fatally. Several surrounding towns
were also damaged,
Judge.
Born In Illinois and Educated In Ore
gon, Editor, Eduostor and Jurist Hs
Built for Himself Name That Will
Eudure Throughout All Time.
President Hsrpsr Recovered.
New Tork, May 11 President Har
per of toe University of Chicago, ha
retuteied here from a trip to Montreal
Ha wltt ritturn la Chtcaao either to
Judge Chas, D. Bellinger of the Unit-morww or gunilfly, Mr, Harper dt.
d State district court of Oregon died dared bis health to be Improved and
this afternoon at MO from a compll- ears tht cancerous growth, because of
..-it . . 1 V. . 4 . . .1 LrVlnli t ...M.lv, Hn4lw.nf An An,
taken seriously lit just after reading oration, ts steadily decreasing,
bis decision In the plea In abatement
ot Benator Mitchell In ths bind fraud
.. The trumcnamis strain attend-
ant upon th preparation of the mo
mentous division greatly sapped his
Vitality and ons complication after
another made themselves apparent
This morning the judge waa surround
ed by his family and lapsed Into un-
conib.lou'jficss. Powerful a'.lmulantt
vera administer with no effect
For the past year the Judge had been
listening to tht story of the land fraud
canes, Ue hud sven men whom he
knew and respected for years drawn
Into the net of the governmnt, Indi
cted mid changed with crltm-s and
misdemeanors, and then compelled In
the strict performance of his duty to
put aside life-lung ties and all friend-
HERBERT V. CHOKER
Son of Richard Croker Found
Dead on Train.
WAS PROBABLY POISONED
ly feelings and decide points at Issue Arrived In Kansss Clsy Thursday and
which meant either the ruin ot these
friends or their acquittal on all the
charges. In almost every case the
judge had found It his duty to decide
against friends and this weighed very
heavily upon him.
6pent the Dsy With Friends at the
Rse Track and Had Been In Com
pany With Several During the Day.
Kansas City, May 11 Herbert V.
Charles Bellinger waa born at Ma
(ion. Illinois, November II, 1888. His croker, son of Richard Croker ot New
parent brought him to Oregon In 1847 tork. the political leader, waa found
"When ha was eight years old. Judge dead on tha south bound train at Chi-
Bellinger1 education waa obtained wn on ths Topeka ft Santa Ft road
In the common schools of Mnrlon coun- between Kansas City and Newton,
ty, Oregon, and at the Willamette unl- Kan.. 'today. He had died during the
verslty at Biilera. He was admitted niht. evidently from tha effecea ot
to ins par. in ism, put practiced law ,0me poison administered In Kansas
xor oniy a year wnen became edl- c,ty, wneM h, took th train for Bliss,
, wr 01 me Arena, a democratic news-1 okla.. last night He waa escorted
paper published af Salem. Poor health ,0 the train by a aegro, who' handed
terminated his connection with tha pa- hlm hi, ticket and some money. The
per two years later. Ho pursued the youmr fellow aDoeared under the In
mercantile business for a year and re- huence ot some drug and'elept after he
eniemi tne newspaper business as edl- g(rt on the train.
xor or anomer publication, the states The conductor did not , attempt to
Kignts Democrat of Albany. As a re- Lroim him to take'hls ticket until at
ult ot the prominent part he took In Un early hour this rdornlng . when he
xnfpoiuicai neia he was elected to founa him dad. The local police
the legislature on the democratic communicated with a request search
tlcket' - j tor the negro. The identity of ths
He came to Portland to reside In young m(ln ws not at first evident but
1870. and assumed sditorlal control of a iter of Introduction waa. found In
the Dally Kvenlng News, which he held h, pocket written by Zach Mulhall,
uoui year wnen ne was appointed tha wild west show man to Joseph 8
prosecuting attorney. During the Mo. MUleri manager of the famou "101
ooo war ne served with such destine- Ranch- at Bliss, O. T gave the clue,
won as coionei or nis regimemt that he lrh. father of the dad man was tele
was commended for gallantry la ao- Uaphed for and startej Immediately
tlon by General Wheaton. for Newton The coroner baa tra
in 1180 he formed a law partnership panelled a Jury.
"'"p"- twipn, Rufus as fue as learned voune- Croker ar
Mallory and Joseph Simon as Dolph, rlved ,n this city early Thursday and
ueinnger, auory ana Bimon, which ,Mnl th. .ft.rB00n at the race track.
lor years was tha most prominent law H, kn6wn t0 hRva been ln company
nrm n me sxais. ne wunarew from wlth .,,ral patrons of the track be
" rore the troip startea soum.
ra juuko Wl uimou ciie ai.inci Later-rThe negro who put young
court or Oregon by president Orover Croker 0n tht train last night was
Cleveland. Judge Bellinger was a law- Charles Woodson, a porter ln the
yer well versed In tha knowledge of
ma iir.u. nuuivon ira yu- arrived at the hotel last night in an
seseea a nneiy namneed juaicial mind intoalcated condition. After checking
as is eviaencea oy a numor oi nis ue- - .nlk,ii v.nu . th. vai rvnk.r th.
clslons which were sustained by the I negro says, asked him where there was
appelate court . . v0B joint" After reneated re-
His Ideas of equity, were strict which quests Woodson says he agreed to ac-
"with the fact that he had no political cAnoanv Croket- t nrh e, TSMimrl
wmiiauona wnn ur .uiafnuaini i"They went together to a Chinese re.
defendants In the present land fraud gort, where they remained an hour,
cases, fitted him peculiarly to try with
Justice the cases which involve many (Continued on Page I.)
SEVEN KILLED
Fatal Dynanitc Explosion
; ' Ja Montana.
BODIES ARE MUTILATED
Framtnts of Men Found Several
Hundred Feet Away Un
reconizab!e.
CARRIED DYNAMITE TO MINE
Believed Wsmps Either Touched Hie
Lighted Candle to the Qiant Cap or
Seme Hot Candls Gresss Fell Upon
It Causing ths Explosion.
been friendly to the striking teamsters
and the resignation of Seovtary Drls
coll from the- Team Callers' Aocla
.Ion may result In the teamsters' aban.
donlng the slrlke. Drlscoll has always
been a potent factor on the side ot the
teamsters In the trouble; "
It Is also announced that the nil
nois Manufacturers" Association, com
posed of the business men from all
parts of the state have decided to sup
port the Employers' Association. The
strikers will meet tomorrow to decide
on their future course.
ANOTHER MAN GONE WRONG.
Short 100,000 in His Accounts and
Commits Suicide.
Oconto, Wis., May 11 Louis J.
Rena .one of the best known men ln
Own to, agent for the: McEachern Co.,
committed suicide tonight by shoot.
Ing himself In this city. He went out
to the bam and putting a revolver to
hla bead blew bis brains out
His shortage Is more than 1100,000,
which waa fJund In his account.
Gambling and speculation were tha
cause of the shortage.
WASCO OUT OF DEBT.
in
Butte, May 11 Seven men were
killed and one Injured, probably fatal
ly by an explosion In the Corra mint
of tha big Helnse properties this aft
ernoon. Tha cause ot tne explosion
Is not known and can only be sur
mised.
Neis Warn pa was carrying an armful
ot about 40 sticks of dynamite approxi
mately 2$ pounds, to his friends for
blusilng purposes. He was climbing
the ladder 1500 Wt underground to
Join his companions on the 1400 fevel
when the dynamite exploded with ter
rible effect.
It Is bfllrved that Wampa either
touched his lighted candle to the giant
cap or else some hot candle grease fell
upon It causing It to explode., Wampa
was blown to atoms ln sickening bits,
fragments of his body being found sev
eral hundred feet away. Two men
who were working nearby were also
blown to pieces, their remains filling
.even sacks. Four others working
about 100 feet distant were Intsantly
killed though their bodies were not
mutilated. 1
Every Outstsnding Warrant Csllsd
and Cancelled.
The Dalles, May 11 Wasco county
Is now clear of debt every warrant of
the county ' having been called andj
canceled by the treasurer. During the
past month County Treasurer Donnell
paid and canceled over f 81,000 worth of
outetandlng warrants, which cleared
up the county's debt and still left
money In the treasury with which to
pay current expenses. It Is the first
time In many years that Wasco county
has been able to cash its warrants the
day they were drawn.
ITALIAN LUNATIC.
Attempted to Break Into the White
House Last Night
Washington, May 11 A man who
said bis name was Daniel Constable,
an Italian, was arrested while trying
to force an entrance into the Wlhte
House about midnight tonight , He
was locked up at the police station.
When questioned aa to bis reason for
being on the White House grounds he
declared that"a spirit had entered his
head and told him that his murdered
lfe waa to be found at the White
House. The man waa batless.
He waa first seen by a negro climb'
Ing over the Iron fence surrounding
the grounds of the White House and
attention was then attracted by'
sound of an attempted entranec at the
rear door. He was tugging f rant leal-
at the door, shouting ,'Trancesca, It
t" Policeman Hopkins rushed up.
hurled him to the ground, when he
made a dash for liberty and six men
were necessary to hold hlm.
JOHN PAUL JONES.
President Roosevelt Approves of the
Burial at Annapolis.'
Washington, May 11 President
Roosevelt today approved of the rec
ommendation of Secretary Morton for
the burial ot the body of John Paul
Jones at Annapolis.
V
GAB HOLDER BLOWS UP.
Four Men Kilted and Twenty Injured
at Point Breyse,
Philadelphia, May 12. Four men
were killed and two score or more of
others were more or less Injured and
seriously burned today by the collapse
of an Immense gas holder at Point
Breyse at the works of the United Oas
Improvement Company In the south
ern part ot the city. The cause of the
collapse is unknown.
PROBABLE END OF STRIKE.
Believed Thst the Chloago Tsamsters'
Strike Will End.
Chicago, May 11 The fact that the
Team Owners' Association, which h,ar
MOB HANGS. NEGRO
Seven Hundred Take Prisoner
from Officer.
HANGED IN PUBLIC SQUARE
Tom Wltherspeon, Who Oply Rsoent-
ly Returned from Penitentisry, Went
to Home of Fred Hess and Commit
ted a 8snsational Robbery
LOSS OF LIFE
One Hundred People Killed
' ot Snyder.
LOSS IS HALE MILLION
Most of the Losers from the Storm
Were Small Prooerty
' Owners. ,
ONE HUNDRED WERE KILLED
The Town Was Virtually Wiped Out,
and Although the Lessee Look 8mall
to Individusts They Lost Nssriy
Everything They Possessed.
v Cairo, HI., May 11 Tom Wither-
spon, a negro, waa taken from officers
at Belmont Ma, 15 miles below Cairo,
thla evening? by a mob of several hun
dred persons and hanged In the public
square.
Early this morning a negro said, to
be WUherspoon, went to the home of
Fred Hesse, three miles below Bel-
mont and committed a sensational rob
bery. ; A posse waa organised, blood
hounds secured front Charleston and
tha negro found In a deserted shanty.
He was bt Ing taken to Belmont by
the officers when mob of several
hundred persons took charge of the
negro-and despite his pleadings, took
him to th public square and secured
a rope from a large swing "and strung
the negro up.
The negro forced the wife and child
of the man named Hess Into the cab
in and sent Hess around to get"$600
among friends. Falling ln which the
negro threatened to kill the wife and
child. Hess secured the money and
set it to the negro.
FLOOD IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Houses, Barns and Outhouses Being
Carried Awey by Waters.
Huntington. W. Va., May 11 A ter.
rifle storm of wind and rain which has
prevailed lor the past IS hours created
havoc throughout this section. Rumors
of loss of life cannot yet be verified.
Above Cattlettsburg the torrent has
washed out 800 feet of the big pipeline
of the Triple State Gas Company, and
the residents of Huntington, Kenova,
Cattlettsburg, Ashland and Ironton
and the smaller towns have been with
out light and gas for cooking.
The unprecedented rise In the Gay
andotte river, 18 feet within IS hours,
carried between 75,000 and 100.000 logs
out Into the Ohio river. Heavy damage
to farmers was reported along the
streams, houses, barns, outhouses and
livestock being carried away by the
rush of waters.
Bnyder, O. T, May 11 It Is est!
mated that the total loss of life will
be somewhat in excess ot 100 persons.
Those who have investigated still
maintain that the property loss will
not be less than half a million dollars.
A partial list of property losses is as
follows: i
B. C. Burnett cohon gin, loss $14.
000; carried tornado insurance for $8,
000.
Tom Wagner, cotton gin, $14,000.
Twenty-five dwellings, on the north
side of the Frisco track and west or
E street, of an average value of $30
each,, either damaged or demolished.
Among the number were soma fine
resl fences, which! wetre) worth much
more. The value given Is taken to be
a fair average.
Prichard building, J1500. Stubble
field building J1000. restaurant name
of owner not known, 8400; loss on
stock $400, Davidson Grocery v Com
pany, loss on building $200, loss on
stock $500; Frank Cuppy, saloon, loss
on building 8200, loss on stock $200
Stofer & Co, hardware, loss on build
ing and stock $11500; on warehouse,
$500. One-story stone building owner
by T. B. Davis, loss $500, occupied by
Miller, Bailey A Co., dry goods, loss
$200; P. E. Griffin, loss on stone build
ing $500, loss on stock $300; P. H.
Stree & Co. of Oklahoma City, furnl
ture, lose on building and stock $1400;
Cornelia building, damaged $150; Bank
of Snyder $1000. grocery store of C
Joyce $500; Judge Logan's office $500;
Mlley grocery store $500; Williams
furniture store $2000; Odd Fellows'
hall, $2000. ' Shaw .building damaged
$500, occupied by Freeman & Menden-
hall, who sustained a loss of stock of
$500; cotton weigher's office $250;
Adams hardware, building $1000.
The damage to other buildings and
residences Is estimated to aggregate
fully $100,000. ;
The estimates given above are the
best obtainable: All agree that they
are very conservative. '
Many ot those who had been travel
ing on the trains reached Snyder at
10: $0 feist nlghtt In numerous In
stances 4hey found that those whom
they came to aid had perished. ,
The Frisco railroad from the depot
to the limits of the corporation In
each direction is strewn with timbers,
pieces of brick and stone and other
things cast there by the storm. It re
quires considerable work to get the
track clear.
ANOTHER TRAIN ACCIDENT.
Crashed Into Five Box Cars Standing
en Track, aa Usual.
Kansas City, May 12. Ten persons
were Injured In a wreck by the Frisco
Meteor on the Oklahoma & Texas
limited train at Rosedale, Kan, rail
road yards tonight by Meteor crash
ing Into five box cars which stood on
the main line.
DUNLAP'S SLAYER.
Corrsolenoe-Haunted, And red Dodson
Mskss a Full Confession.
Gran? Pasa, May 11 Andrew Dod
son. haunted day and night by his
crime, and confronted by the state
ment that the murder of William Dun-
lap bad been witnessed by young Lloyd
Ingram, has broken down and con.
teased. He makes practlcalfy a clean
breast of the whole affair, and ack
nowledges that it waa he who fired
the shot that killed the old miner, on
he Is suffering so keenly In conscience
a September day in 1801 Dodson ears
that be believes It better to tell the
truth, and go by the shortest route to
tha gallows, preferring death to bia
present torment or to life Imprison
ment, . . v. ..
"The sooner I pay the penalty tha
better,' be said dejectedly. His chin
sank to hi breast and there was a
tremor In his voice. "God only know
that I have suffered since then, since
the old man died."
At first Dodson declared it was In
gram who did the killing, but the v1.
dence- of the boy and of the boy's fa
ther, Andy Ingram, waa against him.
Seeing the uselessness of holding out
longer, be baa told the entire story to
District Attorney Reames, the details
or which are unknown, but which will
be brought out In due time.
Dodson says he and Ingram planned
the murder of the old miner, while
they were cutting wood in the heavy
timber near Dunlap's cabin. It waa th
common belief of tM district that Dun
lap bad ' considerable gold, as be hal
previously mined in Colorado and
Alaska, and those who mined with him
said Dunlap had done welL As ba
had little money In the bank, the con
clusion was reached that be bad bis
gold burled about bia cabin. It waa
to get this gold that murder waa done.
French Training Ship on Rock.
Paris, May 11 A dispatch from
Bayonne reports that the French, naval
training ship Duguay Trouln baa
struck a rock ln Saint Jean de Lu
bay. Relief parties are seeking to re
float her.
PRISONERS ESCAPED
Deputy Sheriff Overpowered by
Bandits.
FIERCE BATTLE IN MOUNTAIN
While Deputy Sheriff Webb Was Giv
ing Prisoners Water They Disarms
and Gsgged Him and Made Their
Escape into the Mountains.
Butte, May) 11 A Miner special
from Casper, Wyo., says:
While Deputy Sheriff Webb waa
giving water to the prisoners ln the
county jail tonight, he waa overpower
ed and disarmed by Ed Lee, Martin
Trout and William Wardlowa, thr
desperate outlaws, who made their
escape after securing ammunition and
clothing from the sheriff's office and
horses and saddles from the stables.
They bound and gagged Sheriff
Webb's wife and choked her, but be
fore their departure removed the gag
and bade her good-bye. The trio rode
away ln the' direction of Casper coun
tains. Deputy Sheriff Hart organised
posse and started In pursuit, over
taking the bandits near the summit
of the mountains seven miles from
town, where a battle occurred. Cltlseois
with field glasses witnessed the be
ginning of the fight, but nfght cam
on and the outcome is not known.
RAIN AT SNYDER.
Heavy Rsin Causes Distress and Dam
age to Good.
Snyder, May 12. A heavy rain to
day caused great distress to the home,
less, and much merchandise exposed
by the cyclone la being damaged by the
rain. Teh loss ot life in the city and
surrounding country will reach 125.
8TEAMER DAMAGED.
merican Steamer Garonne Damaged
and Lost Two Boats.
Shanghai, May 11. The American
steamier Garonne from Seattle via
Hlogo, arrived today with considerable
damage to her deck and lost two boats.
She reports having encountered a gal
after leaving Hlogo. The vessel Is repairing.
Nan Goes to Washington.
New Tork, May 11 Nan Patterson
who jwaa released today from the
Toombs, started for Washington to
night.