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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1905)
JBUSMIS FULL ABSOOIATID PRStt REPORT COVINS TMI M0RNIN9 FltLO ON TMI LOW! R COLUMBIA VOLUME LyiYnN0t l91j P l fflfl C ASTORtA, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 25 1905, PRICE FIVE CENTS t V S . v- I . ' . . ... ., , I I STR1KESPREAD Another Effort at Peace c BUSINESS PARALYZED Sink in the Ch!cio Lumber H Yard Spread. WKh Great Rapidity. EXTRA POLICE ARE CALLED On Thousand latrs Polloemen and Several Hundred Deputy Sheriffs Were Sworn In nd Troops Will Be , Called If Oocaslon Demands Thm. - Chicago, May 14. The final rJH t Ion of th union demands, especially thos ot the express lrl vr. .was offi cially announce today by Iht employ ers. They demanded! practically an unconditional' surrender. Neither ald In the strike made any dlrnt etep toward pea and each U apparently awaiting the next root of ! 4pjon nt - 'M f Em ploy ra sent goods nil over the ty eny. undr poll i ntctlon without encuuuterlug any violeiu-e. There was on peace effort today and it was envelope In mystery. It l aid that prometdnt buslnceif mn r making effort to Induce the manager of th express rntui)l'N to make term satisfactory to the etrlk tiif drivers and they hud promised them good new. Nothing cm of the attempt however, and there la no good tiewa tonight fr either aide. The strike In the lumber dlstilct spread today with great rapidity and all business of that kind Is at a stand till. Borne lumber yards are still In ler.tlm, but their vTrtunteer business Is small as to amount practically to nothing One cause for th luck of energy on the part of the employers In the lumber district today was that th city was not able to afford them police protection. Mayor Dunne provided agulnst this contingency tonight by Issuing a cat! for 1000 extra policemen who will be s aworn In as rapidly as the applications are filed br suitable men. These will te the second 1000 extra policemen to be sworn In since the commencement of the strike. Sheriff Barrett today wore In several hundred deputies, the largest number at any time since the beginning of the strike. OHIO REPUBLICANS. Secretary Tsft Clsoted Chairman of State Convention, Columbus, May U. Although the opening session of ths republican state convention was of a very routine charr ncter, the fact that Secretary Tuft, ns temporsry chairman, was to miike nls lebut In his native stnt as conven tion orator drew a large and very at tentive audience. Ills appearance In the hall was the signal of apilause, nnd when he was Introduce as th presiding officer, the applause was long And continues. ' , During the reading of his speech, liesrty applause was given to the men tion of President Roosevelt and to ths president's actlona or policy brought out cheers. The-business of the con tention will oocur tomorrow. BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. Prominent New Yorker Sued for a Quarter of a Million Dollaia. New York, May 24. Damages ag gregating a quarter of a million dol lars us compensation for alleged breach of promlsd of marriage are asked for by Mrs. (Catherine foil ion in her suit against W. Oould Brokaw, a millionaire clubman, was begun In the supreme court. Today. Eminent counsel and scores of witnesses, many cf them peopel of prominence from distant parts of the country, and a packet containing more than 100 letters alleged by the plaintiff to have beep written by Rmksw, will figure In the h. " Thv suthenili l.y of the letters )ln which the sutl Is based Is de led by Ilroknw's counsel. , OYCOTTINO HATe. Leber Unions MJelneo from fteyeot "" ting laetem Hate. Fsq Frani lco, May It. Judge Mor row of the United lBw.e eirclt cour$ hu granted a restraining order again! the California Federation of Labor and the local libor unions from boycotting a firm of hat maker of Usnbury, Ct. It Is stated In the complaint that the action of the labor unions In Instruct ing retailers to handle union hats tnsda hats inclusively has caused a csa tlon In the demand ot the eastern hats on the coast. BANKRUPT RIHfteiS. Will Held a Convention to Consider Important Questions. Nw York. May It. Plana have been completed for the fifth annual conven tion of the National Association ot Referees In bankruptcy. It will meet May J? and SO at Niagara rails. Msny suggestions by business men for Im provement In the bankruptcy act and for facilitating th work of tha refer ees will be considered. t FLOODS IN VICCNZA. Several Hundred Homeless People Take Refuge In Churoti. New York, Msy Floods created by lh recent rains.' are, cables the Milan correspondent of the Herald, causing Incalculable damage and dls tress in the rrovlnco of Vlcensa. Be en nundred persons are homeless and have taken refuge In a church and school at Meledo, with their cattle and pigs. ',Hf8 Many .houses collapsed at Benasso The Inhabitants were rescued. ; RlOf IN;SWILLTOWN Sacramento Fishermen Cut Po liceman Wilson. TWO ASSAILANTS ARRESTED Drunken Sseramento Fishermen As sault Office Wilson With Knives, and Cut His Cost Completely Off and Knock Him Down In a Ssleon. A dlsgrsceful row occurred In Bwlll town last evening In which Police Of ficed Wilson was brutally attacked by a gang ot toughs from Sacramento, who arrived In the city yesterday to fish on the Columbia river. They were making a disturbance and Wilson csutloned them to keep quiet One of then Invited Wilson vlnto a saloon to drink, which he refused, and they called him Indecent names and shook tiielr fists in his fnce. He again cau tioned them to be quiet, when one ot them struck Wilson In the face. Wil son pulled his club and gave the tough a good clubbing. At the same time four or five other men pulled out their knives and started In to cut the ofBcer. They cut his coat completely oft from him. but said from a few scratches Wilson was uninjured. He pulled his gun and b ked up toward the Anchor saloon anl went Inside, followed by the mob. A Ore"k known as "Jackass Joe,' 'took th gun awsy from Wilson and another Greek knocked him down. Before Wilson could recover, the murderous assailants ran out of the door. Chief Hallock and several po lice officers went down and arrested Jackass Joo and one other man and will no doubt arrest tne others today. There Is no punishment too severe for these murderous vllllans and It 1 a pity that Wilson was not able to use his gun. It Is to be hop?d that they will be put behind the bars and have It Impressed upon their minds that mob violence will not be tolerated In Astoria. Cetaj Mors Sslsry. Sun Francisco. May 24. The Bulle tin says: It Is genrally conceded that B. A. Worthlngton will not come to .his city as general manager of the Western Paclfle. but lll go to Pitts burg at general manager of the Wa bash road at & salary of 120,000 a year. 1 PAID PENALTY Veiled Murdress of Royal Blood. " FIFTY YEARS IN JAIL Mrs. Henrietta Robinson Convict ed of Murder la Troy -la 1853. SENTENCE WAS COMMUTED During Her Trial She Wore a Vsil and Refused to Remove It and Although Confined for 60 Yssrs, Has Never Disolossd Hsr Truo Identity. Newberg. N. T., May 14. Mrs. H?n- rleita Robinson, known as the "veiled murderess," died at the Mattewan stato hospital today. 'She was con victed of the murder of Timothy Lan nagan and Catherine Lubee In Troy, N. Y, In Hit. During the trial she wore a heavy veil. Judge Harris, before whom the case waa tried, asked her to remove her veil, but she refused, saying that she would lather hate any verdict pro nounced than to remove It Her coun sel, Martin I. Townsend. stated to the court that he could n6t prevail or) her to remove It Finally she drew the veil for an Instsnt and smiling to the Jury, replaced It She waa sentenced to be hanged on June 19, 1SS3. Her sentence waTalt- erwurds commuted. She wss sent to the Auburn state hospital for the in sane In 1ST! and later transferred to Mattewan. Mrs. Robinson was 89 years old. When, a few days ago, It was certain she must die the physicians at the hospital endeavored to have her re veal her Identity, which she had hid den since her committment She re fused, saying that she had kept the secret for BO years and might as well let It die with her. Only once In her long confinement did she over reveal anything about herself, and then she told a physician that she cam from the English royal family. Then, as If she had forgotten herself, she refused to say anything further. She has em ployed her time In recent years In making lace, which she wore. Some time ago she made a set of false teeth out of buttons and wore them a large share of the time. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. Great Celsbration In London in Honor of Victoria. London, May 24. Empire day .the birthday of the late Queen Ylctora. May 22, 1819, was more widely cele brated and observed this year In Lon day and the provinces than heretofore. The most prominent feature was the big review of troops at Aldershot by the king while the leading event In London was the unveiling In St. Paul's cathedral by the prince of Wales of the sculptured memorial designed and executed by Princess Louise to the 4000 brave sons of Britain over the seas who laid down thftfr lives for their mother country In South Africa. UNCLE SAM BUSTED. Diplomatio and Consular Offices Must Curtail Expenses. Washington, May 24. Diplomatic and consular officers of the United States have been informed that in view of the depleted condition of the ap propriation ' for contingent expenses and the fact that It Is unlawful to ex ceed that appropriation no further payment for the quarter except for salaries and clerk hire and urgent telegrams can be made, and no drafts must be drawn without further In structions. RACES AT BELMONT. Greet Interest Centering In the Brook- V lyn Hsndiosp, . New York, 'May It.' From the long broad stretches of New Belmont park to the historic course at pravesend, eastern racing Interests are centered tomorrow wl.h the 19th running ot classes In the Brooklyn handicap. An even dosen of thoroughbreds named as contenders for the 120,000 prise. Delhi has the honor of carrying tcp weght his Impost being 124. Ths known class of Delhi will probably tend him to the post as the choice of the public, TWO ENGINES WRECKED. Two Railroad Employes Killed In a Wesok at Los Angeles. Los Angeles May 24. Two railroad employes were killed and two o:twrs severely Injured this afternoon by the wrecking of two monster psssenger engines cn the San Joaquin division of the Southern Pacific, about 45 miles north ot Los Angles, The dead; J. CANDY, engineer. E. P. ALLISON, fireman. The Injured: J. C Lockard, engineer. H. A. Russell, fireman; all of Los Angeles. The wreck occurred between Lang and Ruas stations, about IS miles north of Baugus. Both engines, which wero ctyplasf together and ruajnlng light, left the rslls at a curve and plunged Into the ditch at the side of the track. BREWERY STRIKE. New York Brewers Want Mors Pay and Shorter Hours. New York. May 24. A mineral strike has been declared by brewery work ers In this city. They demand a regu lation of hours from nine to eight a day and an advance In wages from fit and til to f 21 and 122 a week. Journey men brewers and drivers, firemen, and engineers have agreements with the owners, and It Is understood will not strike In lymspthy. Philadelphia Gas Lease Carried Into Court REPUBLICANS FAVOR LEASE Msyor Weaver Will Fight the Repub lican Mschine, One of the Most Cor supt in Existence, But Lesse Will Probably Pass Over His Veto. Philadelphia, May 24. The corrupt gas lease fight has been carried Into courts today and In consequence the two directors appointed by Mayor Weaver last evening, are out of office and the directors who were dismissed have a fain taken up their duties and positions. Late In teh day Mayor Weaver went to New. York for a consul ta. Ion with Ellhu Root, the mayor's special counsel, What th next move will be cannot be foreshadowed. The leaders of the re publican organisation announce that their lines tematn unbroken and that Jhe gas lease will be passed over the mayor's yeu next wsek and the lease put Into operation. ..' , Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia came to New York'hls afternoon to con sult with Ellhu Root about the fight with the Philadelphia republican or ganisation on the gas Issue, returning tonight with well defined plans as out lined by the former secretary of war to be carried on In the crusade against the gas monopoly. Asked what he was going to do, the mayor said he was in the fight to stay and had no doubt but Its would win In the end. WILLIAM ZEIGLER DEAD. Capitalist and Promoter of Arctic Ex psditions. New York. May 24. William Zlegler, the capitalist, and promoter of arctic exploration, died this morning at his country home near Noroton, Ct He was unconscious all of last night. The funeral will be held Saturday at noon. Mr. Zlegler had been an Invalid since a runaway accident In. which h was Injured last .October. He sustained Internal hurts and was so severely shocked that the physicians were un able to do llttl more than ameliorate his sufferings, : " ..- CORRUPT B HERS U RING San F:ancisco Systematic ally Robfiei SMITH AND BANKERS Prominent Men in the Rinij Gam bled With Money Belong 5 inijtoCity. SMITH PAID THE INTEREST Smith Pleaded Guilty at Request of Prominent Bankers Who Feared Ex posure of Thsir Dishonorable Meth ods to Rob the Taxpayers of the City San Francisco, May 24. The Bulle tin today says: It is definitely known that a gigantic ring operated with Ed ward 3. Smith, the defaulting tax col lector, who yetserday waa sentenced to 10 years at Folsom, The ring is com posed of prominent bankers of San Fiancosco. who through dishonest deals with Smith, gambled with an enormous sure of the city's money. Smith pleaded bullty at teh request of prominent bankers ,: to sav the banks from s?rlous embarrassment or perhaps -complete collapse. He . took the punishment at the entreaty of the bankers, w ho had been Interested with him and who knew a trial .of the case would bring out ruinous facts. The bankers went to Smith and borrowed from him vast sums. The money was used for speculation and gambling for quick returns. Smith's compensation was 2 p'er cent Interest on the money he allowed the banks to use. The loans were made for a few days at a tlm but afterwards, when the deals In which the financial men , risked the city's money went wrong, they gave notes to be paid In several months. At times during Smiths' three years' in cumbency the amount out on private speculations exceeded millions ot dol lars. , DECISION REVERSED. Vladiviatok Prizo Court Decision R. versed at St Petersburg. Washington, May 24. In cabling the state department the high court of admirallty at St. Petersburg has re versed the decision of the Vladivostok prise court and ordered th liberation ot the steamer Colcha and most of her cargo. Ambassador Meyer reports that these articles of her cargo was liberated, all being American goods; 15,000 sacks of flour. The court con fiscated S6 bales ot cotton and 97 piece of woof and held 77 plecea of electrical machinery awaiting the, excision ot the prise court. It Is probable that the department ot state will contest the decision ot cot ton contraband of war. Officials here express the opinion that it declares co'.ton contraband on the ground that it might be made into gun cotton, while the real reason was a desire to pre vent the Japanese cotton mills from receiving supplies ot raw material which might be made into clothing tot the Japanese army. The Calchaa plies between Tacoma and Liverpool, touch ing at Japanese and Chines ports. She was seised last Auguts by a Russian cruiser. ' ! CHANGED THEIR FAITH. Subjects of Russis Will Go to Hssvsn by Another Rout. Warsaw, May 24. Since the pro mulgation of the emperor's ukas con cerning liberty cf worship and abolish ing the religious disabilities of the Roman Catholic church In the govern ments of Stldlce and Lublin. The cen sor has ordered the Polish press not to make any reference to the subject In one village of 6S0 Inhabitants 7S have changed their faith. The authorities of tne Russian church are taking stringent measures to prevent these desertions. One or der In the Russian church called the Brotherhood of the Holy. Virgin, has Issued a vtolenf manifesto bitterly In veighing against Poles and Roman Catholics. s f DEATH OP JOHN RE1D. Prominent Man Who Served ss Col , one! in Cenfeds)to Army. .... ., New York, May 24. John O. P.eld. who was a native of New York, but erved as a colonel in the confederate army. Is dead at his home n Harrison. N. J. He was living In Arkansas when . the war began and at once entered th southern army, while two brothers served in the opposing ranks. Reid became a member of the staff of General Sterling A. Price and was on of the officers In charge of build ing the defences about Mobile. The southern cross of honor was given him not long ago by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. BURNED TO DEATH. Firs in San Francises Causes th DsaV of a Frenchman. San Francisco, May 24. During s fir at an early hour this morning In s tenement houes In Brsnnan street, between Sixth and Seventh, Emmuia"! Le Heuxsex, s Frenchman, 4 years old, was burned to death, Th fire waa confined to th room In which the fatality occurred and no damage was don to tb rest of the building. LONG TALKED OF CANAL. Ohio River and Like Eri Csnal to Bo ' " Built ' ' -Pittsburg. May 21. The long-talked-of Ohio river and Lalce Erie ship canst Is to become a reality at last through private capital. The undertaking la to be put through by Pittsburg men who have formed a company with a capital Of $2,425,000 which. will be increased to $30,000,000. The company was char tered at Harrlsburg several weeks ago. MLVE-TilOUSni Rock Men and Excavators (n New York Go On Strike. BUILDING OPERATIONS STOP It Is Expected That Twenty-Six Thou sand Laborer Will Stop Work as th Contractors Say They Ar De termined to Break up th Union. New York. May 24. Between 10,000 and 12.000 men belonging to th rock men's and excavators' union have been locked out by th contractors protect ive association In this city. By tomor row It la expected that th lockout will be extended to 20,000 members of the union. Th workmen already locked out wer employed on 100 contracts In various parts of the city. Fop several weoks th men haw been threatening to strike for various concessions and the contractors finally decided to fore matters, apparently with the object of putting an end to the union. Their decision to lock the diggers came when the teamsters' union agreed to stand by an agreeemnt they have with the association. The lockout will stop work for the time on hundreds of buildings In the city where excavating Is Just beginning, but It will have no effect on buildings where work has gone beyond th foundation stage. - FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA. Report That Japan Defeated the Russians in Battle. St Petersburg. May 24. News from the front continues to point to the proximity of fighting on a larfe scale. Llnevlch sent & company of Cossacks cn a daring expedition around Oyma's left. ; Theomoany succeeded In getting to the rear of the Japanese but paid dear ly for It. the Cossacks being badly cut up. Newspaper correspondents at thA front are prevented by the censor from telegraphing any Intelligent view ot the situation and this has always been precusor of Important developments. Bssebsll Scores. Portland, Oakland J, Portland 4. San Francisco, Seattle 1. Sao Fran cisco (. V