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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1905)
Jfl0tiritl!j UBLIDHEt FULL AttOOIATED PASM RIPORT COVERS THE MORNINQ FIELD ON THE LOWEN COLUMBIA Or, for, vol er. VOLUMK LX NO. U) Afca. OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21,1005 PRICE FIVE CENTS AWFUL STORM ON LAKES Twelve Lives Known to Be Lost. r MANY BOATS GO DOWN Worst Storm That Has Swept Over the Great Lakes in Fifteen Years, SHORE PROPERTY DAMAGED Sthoonrr Minnedosa Founders in Lake Huron and Ent re Crew Perishes Damage Is Heavy at all Points on Lake Michigan Storm Still Raging. ( hirago, (h t. 20. Tin- ktotiii, which lal night a nl 1mU' swept out North-4-i n iMkr Michigan, l.akr Huron, ami Ijikr F.nr was one of tin' most srvrrr iii ri-Tiit years. A fur aa rrluru am obtainahln to night flrvrn vrl air completely wracked ami twelve to llfU-i-n other air mitre or lra severely damaged. Twrlve livr are known to lie lost, and the train on Southern like Huron and lake Frle i atill blowing llrrerly to niht, tt in frared that otlii-r Iomc of iHith life am! procrty will lx rrpoitrd within lli nrxt 24 hour. The greatest hm of life wa on tlip schooner .Minnrdi, which fmindrtrd Iw anl one 1ml f miles off llmlMir llrai'h in lke Huron, rally tslay, ami which curried down the entire new of eight turn. The gain created such a cn a ha not been exeiirnred by sailor on the lakes fur the last fifteen year. Fat luke Michigan uir-rtl erre Iv. Dock projM'ity was swept away at St. Joseph, South Hit veil, llolliiml. Grand Haven and Muskegon. The total damage done on the east shore in estimated at $50,000. Much summer rrsidrnre projicrty along the eiiwt sthore of l.ake Michigan is Iwdly damaged. JOSEPHINE ROACH SHOOTS A TOO ARDENT ADMIRER She Alleges That He Tried to Cut His Way Into House. bi Angeles, Cal., M. 20. -Mr-. Jo i'iliini Roach, living at 1034 Went TwenuyrViirth otnut kisu night tele phoned to the police station that she had shot and probably killed a mini and that she desired to surrender herself. Officer went to the s-ene Hint found Julius .?. Ijiveiitlifll, a on of a I.hbI clothing dealer, sufferim; from a pi. lot wound that may prove f.ititJ. Mr. Roach related a atory of low taven thai, whom she hail known for several year", and to whom she had lately de nied admission to her home, came to the residence and after being lefused ad inittanee, started to cut hi way through a aereened wrindow. After warning lilm that aha would nhoot, Mrs. Hoarh fired, the bullet from the revolver strik RING'S ADMIN?ATION is found Inefficient Wahington, P. P., (Vt. 20.-The ac tion of the navy department upon a court of inquiry convened at the re iliieat of ray Director James A. Ring, X'JLnited Ftatea navy, to inquire into his i nrtminlKtraUon of the oiilce or general tore keeper in the Boston navy yard, vas made public today. The court finds that Ring's adminis ing livrnthal and priHlm iiig a neriotia J wound. Tin- rouplr hud Wu well artiaintrd for nrvrral yriir and tjivriithul claim rd hr wa in iUHt of a rinp which he had prvlouly 'iven Mr, Ilmtc'i. Th" woinnn i separated from licr Inixliinl, who rmi.!e at Itedun b. WILL LIMIT IMMIGRATION. MrlUmrnr, Victoria, (a t. 20.- Nrgolia tion are in progreia lirtween the coin monwralth and tha Japauee govern mrnt in eonnert Ion with the rentrir tiomi placed on immigration. It i undrntood that Japan ha ask ed that tha edueatbnal teat he not ap plied to mrrchanta, tourinta, and arhol- ara a-credited ty Japan, and ha Indi ra U-d her Intent ion to limit the niimhrr of immigranta from Aiutralia if Ute eommllon peraiata in applying the re strictions. RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP XNIAZ POTEMKINt IS RECHRISTENED Is Nsmed After a Famous Russian Church Martyr. St. lVU-rliurg, fVt. 20.-The Utile- whip Kninx I'otemkinr, the rrrw of which mutinied in the harhor of (M- laat June, has hy Imprrlal order, leen rrchritrnr thr "I'aiidli-imon," after tlir fainoii martyr of the Kuinn cliunh, who died in thr thinl century, and who in lookd upon hy the doctor aa their patron aaint. $22,000,000 IN GOLD Director of the Mint Prepare Interesting Statement INCRFASE OVER LAST YEAR United State and South Africa Are Still Working on a Rising Scale of Production in Precious MetaU Aus tralia Is Reducing its Contribution Waohngton, I). I'., Oct. 20. (Jrorgr K. Koliert, the diin-tor of the mint, has prepared a ntutrmrnt of the world' pro lurtion of gold and ilvrr for the ral rndar year 1WM. This statement ahnws total gold valued at $347,I.'M.700, an aggregate of HW.4!i:i.r.:iH line ouncro of hilver and a tiuiiinrrciiil vuliir of nilver totaling ti7.7'.'0,.'l'H), the eoiiiugt' value of which in $217.h:0,200. I'lirw flgnii' kIhv an iucrea-e of alHitit JJ.(HH.ihh in Kiild over the lui- rrau'a estimate fur the caleinlar vrur I00.1. The l liileil Stntra kIiowh a gain of about f7.(NM).OiK) and South Africa of $lA.0On,O(M). The director nays that both of thexe cuuntrk'n are atill upon a rising wale of production. Autr!ia, on the other hand, is an impoiUut pio- ilucer, which ahowt a tendency to re duce ita contribution, although the filli ng off not large ami may lie tem porary, t oti-lilcriug ilrvriopinrnlt- in well known llcliU it we in a rciiHonable foreeaHt to ep'ct the world' output in l!Mt.1 to exii-ed that of 1004 by fi.i. OOO.OOt), with another gain probable in I0O0. In view of eiirent diaruaaion upon the Influence of the increafdng gold aup pliea upon commodity prices and wages, the bureau has been at some pains to collect data to ehow tha influence of higher roata upon the gold mining in djmtry Itself. tration wa lax and inefficient lieyond exeuHe, and that ha had ahown disre gard for the provisions of the navy regulation to such an extent aa to constitute a grave dereliction of duty. The court, however, recommenda that no further proceedings be taken. The secretary of the navy refuses Ring'a request to be retained as the gen eral store keeper at Boston. TAFT TALKS OF HIS TRIP Will Be Absent About Three Weeks. PERSONNEL OF PARTY Secretary Has a Number of Ques tions ta Discuss With the Panamans. REPORTS VERY SATISFACTORY Generally Believed That Secretary's Mission to the Isthmus Han to do With a Plan to Construct Terminal Defenses Several Engineers in Party Waxhingtiin, I). C, (M. 20. Secretary Taft announced today that he and hie party would arrive on thr Wthmti on Noveniler 2d. and remain thrrr until Novmilier iMh. rrt liming to Nhinton about Novrmlirr lilth. the party innit of Srrrrtarv Taft. (Jmrral Storey, former chief of artil Iny, retired; Col. Black, of the en gineer'a corpi Col. Waile, ihirf of the hurra ii of Innulur affaire and W. W, Uchle. Secretary Taft eaid there are a num ber of qurxtions he want to dicua with thr 1'anaman, and he wihe to re what hu Wrn accomplikhed thi year no he can compare it with lent year' work; that the chief reason for making the trip i hi desire to go be fore i-ongrcM and tell where the monry ha la-en expended. In thi connection Secretary Taft aid that hi reports from the isthmus were very atifactory and he coinpli mented the work of Chief Engineer Stevens, Governor Magoon and Chief Sanitary (rfficcr (Jorgns. To Fortify the Canal. Washington, I). C, (Vt. 20. Fortifl cation of the terminal of the Tana' ma canal i one of tin Hiihject to lie conhidcred by Secretary Tuft when he make hi visit to the isthmus, and for thi purpose hr will In accompanied by memU-r of the first committee of the Tuft fortification hoard. Thi commit tee consist of Major J. P. Storey, form er chief of artillery retired; Brigadier (letierul Alexander MrKenie chief of engineer; . m. ( roricr, chief of or dnance; Samuel f. Mill, chief of ar tillery; Captain Charles Sperry of the navy, and Major (leorge Oothnls, corp of engineer. All the memlicr of this committee will not accompany the Sec retary, and utiles definite orders are issued it is probable that General Storey. Captain Sperry and Major Geo thai will be the members who go to Panama. Fortification of the canal wa forbid den by the first llay-Pauneefote treaty, but this treaty was so amended by the senate that Great Britain rejected it. The canal treaty which was finally ad opted and is now in force and which superseded the Clayton-Bulwer treaty has no mention of fort i Acs tion, but does allow the United States to use such military force as moy be necessary to protect and police the canal. As noth ing is said regarding fortifications thi government assumes the right to erect such works as will adequately protect the canal. RENOUNCES HIS SUCCESSION. Brussels, Oct. 20. The Count of Flanders brother of King Leopold and heir apparent to the throne ia about to renounce his succession in behalf of his son, Prince Albert. The count's action is due to his poor health and total blindness. SUIT TO CLEAR TITLE Rainier Brings Legal Proceedings Sett la Street Lines Controversy. to Kainirr, ( t. 20.-Tbe suit of ' thr town of llainirr v. Astoria & Colombia River Railway Company et a!., waft filed by the city attorney at St. Helrnt on Monday, October M, and Judge Doan be gun at one to get signatures to the document accepting service of the sum mons. There are a great many defend ants in the case. Now that it is start ed, it is tha intention of the city au thorities to pre the matter to a final determination aa rapidly as the court procedure will permit. A soon all ran be served who are within rwh, the summon will be advertised, and it will thm take six weeks for that, so at thr brst it v ill probably be some time in the first part of next yrax before everything can lr disposed of, should anybody desire to contest the position taken by the city on the street linen. A final si-ttlrinrnt of this cae will be awaited with inU-rrst by the citizens of Rainier. COOK CAUSES EXPLOSION. Sheridan, Wyo., (Jet. 20.-By the ex plosion of ft barrel of alcohol, fire was etarte! In the basement of the state hospital here toduy snd Charles Foss, assistant cook, who struck a match in the basement, was fatally burned. The patients were unharmed. YOUNG 18 ON TRIAL Commander of Ill-Fated Benning ton Takes the Stand. BOILERS IN POOR CONDITION Commander Young Claim That Ha Marie Thorough, Inspection of Ship When Be Took it Over and Found Ev erything in Good Condition But Boilers .Mare Island, (XL 20. Conundrr Young, who ia being tried by a court martial on charges growing out of the recent explosion of the gunboat Ben nington, at San Diego, California, took the witness stand today. lie said that when he assumed com mand of the Bennington that lie, with his predecessor, mude a complete inspec tion, including a thorough inspection of the engineer's dopartmeut. Hi attention was called to the tumh ling down of the crown sheet patch on the boiler, In a few days he made a re port, but not until after satisfying him self of the actual conditiiai existing there. . After inspecting the ship' crew and witnessing drills, he found the ship in good condition regarding cleanliness, t'p on hia inspection of the engines and ap purtenances he found them in good shape, but the boilers were in poor con dit ion; but if no undue strain was plat ed on them they might- last aa in definite period. Young's examination was not con eluded today. SUBMARINE BOATS DAMAGED. Cherbourg, France, Oct 20. An in cendiary fire in the arsenal here, where three submarine boats are being built, did extensive damage to the boats and other property. WILL DISMISS SHYLOCKS. Washington, D. C, Oct. 20. Commis sioner Wagner, of the pension bureau has announced his inter4' jf recom mending the dismiss . if ' Vber of employee engaged L j . ciioney in the bureau at usurii l- In some cases ten piT cent 4 monCJ i charged. WOULD SHOW NO MERCY. Odessa, Russia, Oct. 20. The govern or today Issued an order to the police instructing them that in the event of disturbances to fire directly into the mobs without preliminary volleys ia air. E Police Find Another Wad of Currency WRAPPED IN LAUNDRY Cunliffe Had Entrusted Portion of Stolen Express Money to a Friend. HE PASSED IT TO A BUTLER News of the Finding of the $80,000 Is Not Well Received by Express Robber as He Expected to Negotiate for Terms Witn Adams Express Company Bridgeport. Conn., Oct. 20. The police have rei-oiercd $!7u0 more of the money stolen by Kdward George Cunliffe, the Pittsburg express messenger, making a total of about '.2,HX) recovered and ac counted for of the 101,000 taken. The money wa rrcovered from the possession of a butler employed in a prominent family at Black Rock. Be bad innocently accepted the money in the package from a friend of Cunliffe, to whom it had been entrusted by Cun liffe to take care of it. Cunliffe' friend, a man named George Eisenman, had discovered the contents of the psckage, which wss wrapped in some laundry and abstracted it De tectives who were watching, saw him give the bundle to the butler. It de velops that Cunliffe was betrayed by a former friend, James Missitt, who was seeking the reward of $2500 offered by the Pinkertons. Cunliffe Is Depressed. This forenoon Cunliffe seemed more low spirited than when first captured. Tie explained this by saying that he had hoped to arrange for lenient treatment on reaching Pittsburg by trading on his secret as to the whercaliouts of the stolen money, but the fact that the de tectives recovered IS0.0O0 of the money at Bristol, Conn., last evening removed the prisoner's hope in this respect. After having ocen told by the de tectives of the recovery of this money. Cunliffe said that he had burned the rest of the amount stolen because the bill were of large denomination and all on a certain hank, and making it dangerous for him to carry them about. GREAT THRONGS CONTINUE TO GREET THE PRESIDENT Outdoor Exerdsea Are Held at Atlanta in Hia Honor. Atlanta, (Vt. 20. The president's vis it to Atlanta today aroused tremendous enthusiasm, lDO.OOO people welcoming the executive and Mrs. Roosevelt. At the fair grounds, where the out door exercise were held, tens of thou sands cheered the chief of the nation warmly, applauding his utterances. Sen ator Clay introduced the president, who delivered an interesting address on top- RECOVER HR MONEY TALK OF BOYCOTT BY Seattle, Wash., Oct 20. Steamship Minnesota, arriving at noon today from Oriental ports, brings confirmation of the stories that the boycott agitation in China is subsiding. The imperial commission, which was to have gone to Japan on the Mnne- sota, abandoned its trip after the bomb explosion in the Peking railway station, i- that werned to greatly pleae hia oearera. i If... 1. .1. ,. t A . .iiii-i nun iinm ki. i ne i iciimoni emu, at which were gathered 100 guests, there followed open air exercises. Re sponding to the welcome extended by John Temple Graves, editor of the At lanta Daily New, in which he spoke of thr president a "Georgia'e most illus trious gTandson," the president said: "I told Governor Terrel I bad a kind of ancestral reversionary right to his chair because the first revolutionary gov ernor of Georgia was my great grand father, Archibald Bullock, after whom one of my son is named." WANTS HUBBY TO RETURN Mrs. France Offers Reward for Informa tion of Missing Man. Los Angeles, (Jet. 20. Mrs. If. S. France, wife of a former motorman of the Pacific Klectric Railway Company, has inserted an advertisement in all tha leading daily papers of this section, ad vertising that she would pay $2000 for information that would lead to the dis covery of the whereabouts of her miss ing husband. France left hi home with $2000 in this city last August and has not been heard from sim-e that date. Mrs. France ha lately fallen heir to four thousand dollars in cash and large prop erty interests from an uncle in Ala bama. Mrs. France ay she wants her husband to return and enjoy her good fortune. Grand Jury After Minnesota Insur ance Officials. ALLEGED MISUSE OF MONEY Former Officers of the Northwestern Na tional Life Insurance Company Are Under Fire Charged With Bribery and Contributing to Campaign Committees St. Paul, Oct. 20. An investigation made by the grand jury of the old of ficers of the Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, of Minneapolis, payments. of money for corrupt purpos es have come to light, it ia said. The testimony placed before the grand jury involves two former stat officials. It is alleged that the payment in a room at the Ryan hotel of a $5000 check for the suppression of report exposing the condition of the company and voluntary contributions of $1000 each were made to democratic and re publican state central committees. Another state official is credited with having received $300 in installments of $150 each for Sunday work done in a clerical capacity. As to the campaign contribution, they are said to be vouch ed for iu a confession made by one of the old officers of the company, but the receipt is denied in the case of the demo crats. The Northwestern Life Insur ance Company, a re-organized, is not concerned in this investigation. PRISONERS RELEASED. St Petersburg. Oct. 20. The non- Japanese prisoners at Medvid, including three American, a Norwegian, and two British subjects captured on board Jap anese ships, have arrived here and will be repatriated at the expense of the Japanese. ONE MORE SCANDAL CHINESE IS SUBSIDING ,at which Wu Ting Fang, former mini- ter to America, was injured and two servants killed. The party will sail on the Dakota for Japan, and expecta to continue the trip to America when the Minnesota returns. Miss Alice Roosevelt wa ft passenger on the Minnesota between Moji and Yokohama. The boat made an extra, stop at Moji to take her aboard.