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iff IV III U8LIHI FULL AttOOIATIO RIPOHT COVERS THC MORNtNQ PIILO ON TH8 LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LX NO. 142 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14,1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS MISSOURI IS A LOSER HER BUILDING BURNS Conflagration on Exposit ion Grounds Last Evening. LOSS TO THE STATE IS HEAVY Handsome Structure Totally Destroyed in a Very Short Time Collection of Fine Paintings and Statuary Coei up in Smoke Little Iniurance Carried. Portland. Oct. 13. Tlii Misourl slate building, at the IwU and Clark On tcnnial Fx posit ion, one of the most at tractive structure on tlm eMmition gmuiuls, 'ti completely destroyed ly lire tonight. Practically nothing of the inagnilWnt exhibit gathered by the Mi Miuri state commission w saved and , the beautiful collection of art anl t at fi ll ry which wa one of the feature of the Missouri display, will prove almost a complete lo, but few of the treasure if the art room being saved from the flame. It wa estimated that the euniry loss will exceed tV).(NH) with no Insur Knee, save t-VWO on the art exhibit. All (hat remained standing when the fire ai gotten under control wan a colon tiade entrance, surmounted by half a flown angelic figure which stood out ertr like against the gloom of the t)iht. How tHe fire started U a mystery which will perhaps remain unsolved. The flame were first aeen by a youth who wa walking near the ruined build ing. He immediately turned In the fire ahtrm which summoned the exposition and city fire department to the acene. he theory that the fire wa ofln wndiary origin and that it started among a ejection of pklrig eae stored jta-t in the rear of the building waiting the dismantling of the Mi M.uri exhiliit which wa to follow the formal cloning of the exposition tomor row night. The superintendent of the building, Kd. Crumbaugh, of Colnaibia, Mo., who wa the only person within the struc ture at the time of the (lie- ha an other, more prolwble theory. He stated to the Associated Pre after the con flagration, that when be discovered the fire the wall of the building at the bane of the dome, and between the kitchen and dining room, wa a ma of flame, but he is positive there wa no fire nearer than IS feet of the main floor. CYumhaugh Is of the opinion that the tire had it origin from the same fautly construction which haa been the eaue of the several Incipient blaze which liave occurred in .the different building during the fair.' Three quartern of an hour after the first alarm sounded, the Missouri building was In ruin. That the flames did not spread to some of the adjoning building la due to the almost complete absence of wind and to the SIR HENRY IRVING DIES SUDDENLY AT BRADFORD London, Oct It Sir Henry Irving died auddenly at Bradford this mornnig. The death of the distinguished actor vas totally unexpected. Ha wa en gaged in a tour of the provinces, appear ing nightly, and a few daye ago apoke In mnrvcluu work of the firemen, who fought the fire deperate!y to save tie adjacent exhibit palace. NEW YORK SCORES THIRD VICTORY OVER PHILADELPHIA Plank Pitches Good Ball for Quaker City Team, But la Poorly Supported. New York, Oct. 13. New York acor ed a third victory over the Philadelphia nine at the Polo ! round today, defeat ing the visitor by a score of 1 to 0. I'lank pitched good ball for the Pbillie, but waa poorly supported. McOinnity was a wonder In the box, partially aton ing for hi defeat at Dender'a band last Tuesday. If New York wina tomorow, the championship flag will break to the brreta from the Polo ground flag mat. 11 11 E. New York,.,... 1 S 0 Philadelphia 0 8 1 Pacific Coast League. San Francisco, Oct. 13. San Fran cisco, 4 j Seattle, 0. .Portland, Oct. 13-Portland, 2; Oak land, 1. Los Angclee, Oct. 13. Lo Angeles, 3; Tacoma, 0. , Equala Star Pointer'a Record. Islington, Oct. 13 Dan Patch, with a runner alongside, equalled the world's unpaced record of 1:30), held by Star Pointer and equalled by Audobun Hoy, hy going a mile in 1:51L A stiff breeze wa blowing at the time. Captain; Talari Wins the Suit Ajatrut His Wife. . Court Finds Mr. Taggart Guilty of Adultery oa Four Diffsrtat Occaiioni Defendant Waa 111 and Unable to Be la Court to Hear the Decision Read YYootter, Oct. 13. Judge Fason, who heard the divorce ease of CapUin El more F. Taggart against his wife, rend ered a decision this afternoon. The court grant Taggart a divorce and the cus tody of the couple's two children. Mr. Taggart will be permitted to see them. Captain Taggart wa In court during the reading of the decision. Mr. Tag gart was ill and not present. The charge of drunkenness against Captain Taggart, the court said, could not be sustained. Judge Eaftori began reading the de cision at 2 p. m. He finished reading at 10:30 tonight with but one hour for supper Intervening... Te decision state that tin) change of adultery against Mr. Taggart bad been proved in four different case. There i a provision in the decree, Unit if the Captain and Mr. Taggart can agree on 4 he deposition of the child ren satisfactory to themselve, other than that held by the court, they may be permitted to do so, but if not the children are to be under the care of their father. '-., II . - . ; -i. "it.--: FERRARIS NQI GTOTf.i " -. ., f ; Portland, Out W.-A ttidlet' tt guilty waa returned by tha jury la th case of Louia Panaris, charged with tha murder of Carlo Bonando, lata tonight. Feraria claimed to hare killed Bonado ia defosatt ofhU sinter's honor. a public meet big In advocacy of the movement for municipal theater. Sir Henry played as uswal tonight at Bradford and returned from the theater to hi hotel, where he was seised with an attack of syncope, dying at 1:30 o'clock. DIVORCE AND THE CHEN LYTLE TO BUILD A Ril LI ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE Astoria, Tillamook and Nehalem Bay Arc to Principal Points Touched by tbc Belt Railroad. ASTORIA WILL BE GREATLY BENEFITTED BY THE ENTERPRISE Pacific Railway k. Navigation Compan Which Will Alto Operate a Line o Strike Around tha Peninsula After Eaat Bank of Willamette, Conteati Portland, Oct. 13. Through the filing of articles of incorporation of the Pa cific Itailway and Navigation company, in the office of County Clery Field this afternoon, a new line will be started which will connect Portland witii Til lamook and Nehalem, and will include a branch to Atoria, joining the road of the Southern Pacific at llillsboro or Forest fJrove and the Northern Pacific at ScapiHxme. The latter i to be a line tarting at or near Pittsburg. The incnriioratora are Klmer K. Lyt ic, late president of the Columbia Southern railroad; Charles Wana-r, un ti" recently city engineer and Zcra. Snow, a member of 'ho Portland bar. The capital stock i fixea at 12,000,000. It i also set forth in the article tW it i the purpoe of the Pacific Railway & Navigation company to operate steamers on Tillamook and Ne halem bays and their tributaries as well a on the Pacific ocean. Routt of the Line, It let. forth in the article that the road will start at Portland and extend along the Willamette valey to a point at or near Oswego, in T. 2 S., R. 1 11, in Clackama county; ( thence westerly along the valley of the Tualatin river to llillsboro or Forest ( I rove, Washing ton county, thence in a northwesterly direction from either nillsboro or For est Crove to Astoria, via the most direct and practicable route following the val ley of Hairy creek, the Nehnlein river and Lewi and Clark river, also from some point in Washington county, pass ing through the town of Tillamook, fol lowing the valley of flaW creek and Wil son river; thence in a northerly direc tion along the shore of Tillamook bay and following the valleys of Miami and Foley creek to Nehalem City, located in T..3 N., R. 10 , of the Willamette meridian; thence in a northeasterly di rection along the valleys of the north fork of the Nehalem river and of Hum bug creek, to a junction with the line to Astoria, at or near the junction of Humbug creek and the Nehalem river, located in T. 4 N., R, 7.; also from a point at or near Pittsburg, in T. S fi., 4 W., on the line described toT Astoria, ollowlng in a soutHiterly direction .aVmost practice' oute - a connec tion with the Northern Pacific Railway Company's line down the Columbia at or Bear the tow a of Scappooe, Columbia county. Invadea a Rich Country. The incorporation of the road la the first step taken toward complete .In vasion of the fertile and richly tim bered sections comprised in that stretch of country extending from Tillamook north to the Columbia river. The Port land, Nehalem & Tillamook Railway Company started ita line into Tilla mook and Nehalem from llillsboro, but tha contractor failed to continue work because of financial embarrassment It it known Mr, Lytle and his associates endeavored to reach an understanding with the pioneer company, whereby ten miles of the right of way from llillsboro to Banks Blight bo UtiUied, but it ia FILED Be the y la the Name of the Corporation, f Steamers Proposed Line of Road Will Crossing the Columbia and Skirt Along ng Right of Way O. R. & N. ii After. inferred from the tutor of the descrip tion given in the articles filed today that Forest (irove may become the temporary termlnus of the system. Kngineer are now in the field stak ing out the route across the divide into Tillamook and Nehalem, but other than that work would be commenced a soon a the route wa secured no informa tion could be obtained relative to the future plan. The double connection between HilNboro and the Northern Pa cific at Scapjwose U a scheme the Port land, Nehalem A Tillamook undertook. The officer of the latter company as sert they are planning to resume work at aa early date, and it may mean the coast territory is to reap the benefits fipin the development of two roads. . , Pacific Railroad Incorporated. Seattle, Oct 13. Artkle of incor poration for the Pacific Railryad were fiM m the office of County Clerk today, a rneye and lawyers clerks being na'm eu a incorporator. The, road with a capitalizafjoaj of $3,000000 ia projected from Seattle to Wallula. Sitnul ineous ly with the filing of thee articles a transfer of all tide lands recently ac quired here in the name of J. T. Wood ward, president of the Hanover Bank of New York to the railroad corpora tion occurred. ' These tldeland are in the main, lo cated between the tracts of the North ern Pacific and Columbia A Puget Sound raih-oada. The purchase of Seattle tide lands in Woodward's name began after the visit of rresklent Fading of the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St Paul two yeare ago and it, ha been stated to be in the interest' of that road. ' , " The proj.H-tioa of the Pacific railroad, according to the article of incorporation, will run irt a aoutlieasterly direction to the Columbia , river in Walla Walla county, which would r toward the Cowliti Tass, toward which the Tacoma Ktern and the newly organized North Coast railroad are building. The three systems are apparently links in a chain to crosa the atate from Seattle and Ta coma. . COLORED MINISTERS EXPELLED. . San Jose, Cat, Oct 13.-At today's session of tha Oregon and California African IfeibodisV Episcopal church Rev. 0. It W. Smith of Tacoma was expelled for "groaa Immorality and Rev. A. O. Woodward of Seattle waa also expelled for conduct .unbecoming a minister of the gospel. ' CURTIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. Berkley, Calif, Oct 13. The man known locally as Williau Brusit, or Curti, who, with hi woman companion is wanted for tha robbery and attack upon William Ellis, the Austrian sport-' irrg maa la this rity on Wednesday last, ha been identified by police as Milton Franklin and is wanted for the alleged murder of Bessie Bouton on Mount Cut ler, Colorado, on October 5, 1904. FLASHED BY WIRELESS. New York. Oil. 13. That ten steer age passengers had Wen seriously in jured by the inrus'u of a terrific sea and 11 other were suffering more or less In juries was flushed to the wireless tele graph station off Nantucket station tbi afternoon by Captain John Pritchard, captain of the Campania of the Cunard line, due at North river early Saturday morning. No particular. FOG SIGNALS SILENT. San Francisco, Oct. 13. The investi gation into the recent accident to the steamer Alameda wa resumed today. The gist of the investigation emphasized the principal contention made by the officer of the Alameda that the fog signals at Lime Point and at Fort Point were not Mounding on the memorable morning of September 30, when the Ala meda struck the rocks, although the Ala meda wa blowing Iter own whistles. MINERS ENTOMBED. Frederick ton, Pa., Oct. 13.-Half a mile back from the entrance, six miner arc imprisoned, almost certainly dead, in the mine of the Clyde Coal Company. The mine is on fire and efforts to reach the entombed miners have been aband oned. Two men were burned in the fan houe, one so seriously that he cannot live. Nearly 2'KH) men were in the mine when the fire started. All but six es caped. JN ACCIDENT ! - - Private Albert Lute Is Killed at Fo.i.Riley, Wind Blows Flag in Faces of Artillery Horses and They Stampede and Dash Over a Cliff Carrying Their Riders With Them Several Men Injured. Junction City, Kas., Oct 13. Private Albert Lute, of the Twenty-ninth bat tery, field artillery, wa killed at Fort Riley,' at noon today, Private Connel ly and Simpson of the same battery, are thought to be fatally injured and Private Leary, Norman, Lancaster and Cline, of the same organization are in the hospital with broken limbs and in ternal injurie. The Twenty-ninth battery is one of six making up the provisional regiment of field artillery at target practice. A large red flag was run up on the staff as a signal to the range party at the target to get out of range of the guns. The wind blew the flag in the face of the artillery horses and they stampeded at once. Some of the driv ers succeeded in getting into their sad dles, other were dragged, but most of the drivers were left behind. The hones dashed over a small cliff and went down in a frightful mass. U . : J not THE GAS. rortl? B3.-N. WUfoughby, of Pomen J '. j ..ington, was found dead ia Sixth atreet lodging house from the effecta of gas. He reported to the po lice that Fie had been robbed in a Pull man ear and went to a room where later his body was found. It i supposed he committed-suicide, a he was very de spondent over the loss of hi money. The amount lost is not known. CONSPIRATORS ; LARGE New 'otV, Oct. 13. The pmii s of the alleged conspirators An the tions based on the recent leak in the government cotton reporta arc t seed approximately at 1200.000, awidi to an indictment presented in court lV-on SOLDIERS N CAPTAIN l CENSURED INVESTIGATION ENDED Master of Steamer Jobn McCracken Is Held Responsible. TWO WITNESSES EXAMINED Inspectors Edwards and Poller Decide That Captain Eugene Hayden Is ta Blame for Striking Likhthouse Tend er ManianiU Veael Will Be Raised. Special to Morning Astorian. Portland, Oct. 13. Captain Eugene Harden, master of the steamer John McCraken, was held responsible for the collision between the lighthouse tender Manzanita and the dredge Columbia at the investigation conducted today by United Statea Inspector Kdwarda and Fuller, and hi license was suspended for six month. The inquiry into the cause of the col lision closed after only two witnesses bad been examined. CapUin Patrick Byrnes of the Manzanita and Captain Hayden of the John McCraken, which had the dredge in tow when the tender was struck and sunk. The latter testified that no light were out on the Columbia, and admitted that this negligence was in violation of the law. The witness stated that he had lights on the McCraken. - It appear from the evidence intro duced that the McCraken waa made fast aft of amidships to the Columbia and the lights she carried were back of the dredge and could not be seen by officers of the Manzanita which waa coming down stream. Captain Byrnes testified that the dredge wa lying in such a po sition as to hide the lights. The McCraken ia only 90 feet long, while the dredge is more than 200 feet in length. Nearly 30 witnesses were on hand to testify. J. Couch Flanders was the at torney for the Port of Portland, which probably will be forced to pay for rais ing the tender Manzanita and placing her in seaworthy condition. Kid for raising the craft were open ed ti ajfternoon aiud forwarded to Washington. : ' J. H. Roberta bid of (2873 for raising the Manzanita will probably be accept ed, . JEROME TURNED DOWN Republicans Nominate Flammer for Dis trict Attorney. . New York, Oct 13. The republicana convention tonight turned down District Attorney Jerome for renomination to that office, the) nomination going to Charles A. Flammer, who secured 237 votes to 9 for Jerome. , William M. Ivens, the nominee for mayor sought to bring about a re-nomination of Jerome, but finally gave in to the wishes of the party. CLEAN UP SUM OF MONEY the arraignment before United States 1 Commissioner Ridgway of Frederick 'A. ' Peck nam, and Moses Haa. According to the ' charge made in this indiefment Fdwia S. Holme, Jr., assistant' sUtla ( tician, received $3,017. 1