The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, November 21, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texto 0tWtt COVH THI MORNINQ flltO ON TH LOW! OOLUMBIA USJLIaJMf FULL AttOOIATID ) RIPORT ASTORIA, OREGON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LX NO. 178 r - v STEAMER LOST IN GALE Crashes ca the Rocks Off Nova Scotian Coast. SEVENTEEN SOULS LOST The Boat Sinks Quickly And All Persons on Board Her Go Down. m CHANCE TO SAVE LIVES Norwegian Stumer Turbin Goes Ashore Near CUtk'i Harbor, and Captain and Crew and Sixteen Men Perish Spec tatori Unable to Sender Assistance. Clark' Harbor, N. K -Nov. 20. -The Norwegian tVmrt; TuiAdn with! the) captain and crew of about sixteen, are thought to have foundered in a terrifllc gale Friday. The coasting sU-amer Fdna IL, from Mud Mead, today brought news that Friday afternoon a Urge steamer sup posed to be tba Turbin, etruek Black ItcM-k ledg off the aouth coast of Pro vince and disappeared in a raging a. Person on the Island aw the steam er atike the ledge but were a consid erable distance away, and owing to the tremendous sea were unable, to launch boat. So iiiikly did th boat go down that there wa no opportunity given the crow to fight for their live. White the era ft hung on the roil the c made ! an break over her. Suddenly a giant comber lifted her from her retting place end the next In stant she. took her faUl plunge. The only mean of communication be I ween the island and the mainland, la by steamer, the weather being too rough to xmiit using their own boat and ai a consequence the new of the wreck lis not reakhed here till today. ONE DOLLAR BILLS Tammany leader Drew Fifty Thouiand the Day Before Election New York, Nov. 20. Information will lie laid before Attorney General Mayer that a Tammany trader drew $30,000 In one dollar bill from the bank on the day lief ore election, ay the Herald Cla reme J. Hhearn, coihim-I for William H. Ili-arot, aaid lent night lie would make known to Mr. Mayer the name of thin leader, the bank from which the money wae withdrawn and all the other detail. t Mr. Shram wild that In the caa of other Tammany leader alo, he will jrlv the Attorney General epecille In formation of the withdrawal from b ;k of Urge aum of money the day hv.tion. ' - n 4 Sit PERSONS BIT MAD DOl Baltimore, Nov. Adam, an orphan boy, sis' peron bitten In " He i of l0et Now, Va,, by a dog. Tba body of the dog waa eent to Dr. NO. Keirle, bead of the 'Pssteu' In stitute here, who deckrd but, he found evidence of hydroph la. The persons bitten were notified. Two decided to come to Baltimore for treatment, and three will go to Richmond. The sixth i the orphan boy who I without mean. Dr. Ktirle baa offend to donate the treatment if the boy' board la pail. I PRIEST DISPLEASED AT. THE DEARTH OF BIRTHS. ) ) Koehestrr, Nov. 20.- When th congregstion of St Peter ktul St. Paul's Roman Catholic church assembled yesterday they they er surprised to find th baptismal font draped in mourn- lug. Father F. H. Sinclair, the priest, Imd ordered th font draped a protest against tbi dearth of birth ill families it- tending liU rluiruh there- not having lin-n a christening In the church for six week. Alderman Gafiey, Abrmham Levy, Henry W. Unger, Charle P. Dillon and George W. Himpsou will be examined by the Grand Jury tomorrow In the mutter of the diMppearance of John Krup, who wa under I300U bail on a charge of illegal voting. Probably application will be made be. forn Judge Dickey in Brooklyn today to open a ballot box from the annexed iliatrict of the Bronx where fraud i charged. Hegnrdleok of the decUlon In that ce, Mr. Shearn will apply tomorrow to have a baJlot box from a dUtrct either in New York or Brooklyn open ed on the gutund that fraud ha been perpetrated. "Thut U what we have been working toward from the beginning," be aid lat night. "We have not expected to re- vrre the retult by an Inapection of the void and protected ballot and compar ing the tally aheeU witb tho inspector' returnn." Judge Dickey will thi morning begin an innpection of the void and proteited ballot cat in lUchmond, FOOTBALL PLAYER DYING. Lincoln. Neb., Nor. ' l.Homer Gib on, a football player, who waa Injured here Saturday, i reported dying. Ilia Lull ha been trepanned to relieve a blood clot. SHAW VILL RETIRE Secretary of Treasuery Wanb Greater Freedom. TO PROMOTE HIS CANDIDACY Will Remain Until Approaching Seaaion of Congreaa Closea Moody and Hitch cock Alao Wiah to Retire President Urgea Them to Remain in Cabinet. Washington. Nov. 20. Swrctniy Shaw will remain in the Cabinet until the conclusion of the approaching e ion of Coupretx. and perhap wveral month longer. He will retire from the (Vbitiet about February 1ft, with a view of greater freedom In promoting hi cundiducy for the Preidental nomina tion. The Secretary remain at the urgent request of the President. Two other change are in contemplation, it la (mid, but not to occur noon. Alt or ney tieneral Moody exprecd a deira to retire from the Cabinet lat July, in order to engage in the practle eof law, The President puruadcd him to remain another year, nd perhapr until a year from the 4th of March. Secretary Hitch cock haa alxo indicated hia wih to leave the Cabinet before the conclusion of tha President' term, but ha Informed the President, ho will remain to tha end of the present fiscal year and perhaps long er. OVER DUE SHIP IN PORT. Vlctovii, Nor. 20.-Tho British ship Travenvore, long overdue frqm Hong kong, U now in the itraita, towing to Royal Roads thla afternoon. FAVOR TEMPERANCE. . Atkntio City, Nov. 20. Tho National Orange, Patrona of Husbandry, went on record today i n favor of Temperance. POLES ISSUE MANIFEST TO THE RUSSIANS MAKE KNOWN THEIR ATTITUDE AND DEMANDS Review the Country's Sorrowiul History for the Past Twenty Years and Thought of WANT THE POLISH LANGUAGE Covernora of Poliah Prorincea Iwu Counter Manifeato, Which Threatena Pun Uhment to Seditioua Agitatora Threata Made to Thoae Who Seek to Have the Poliah Language Spoken in Government Inatitutiona Laborera Return to Work and Condition Are Normal atthe Ruaaiaa Capital St. Peterburg, Nov. 20. A delega tion of twenty-four prominent Pole which came to St Petersburg to pleat the caue of Poland and make known tha attitude of that country and outline the demand that should be granted, to day iucd a manifesto to the Ruian people, reviewing the sorrowful hlntory of Poland during the past century and asserting the Pole have no thought of separation of Independence, The manl fto declare tb necessity of granting autonomy and the permission to ii the Polish language in the government institutions and entrusting Pole wih the government of the kingdom. Tbe assertion assertion mad by the gov ernment regarding tbe cause of etb lishing martial law in Poland are cat gorically denied. Zematvo Congreaa Divide! Moscow, Nov. 20. Tlie Zemtvo Cn gres devoted two session to the dis cussion of the attitude it should, adopt toward the new Government today, and adjourned without a decision. Tbe de bate indicated clearly the existence of two aparently irreconcilable parties, though the relative strength is not shown. A score of orators participated and they were about evenly divide I be tween the advocate of (mediate convo caton of the constituent assembly and those urging co-operation with Uie Gov ernment, so a sto save th country from PLATT IS WILLING Will appear Before Inveatigating Com mittee to Bestow Happiness. New York, Nov. 20. Senator Thomas C. riutt, said hist night that he would appear before the Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee Tuesday. He snid that he did not have the slightest idea what the committee wanted but added: "You know I have spent all my life obliging people, and if there is any happiness to be gleaned by the members of the committee In my attendance, I am here to bestow It." The Senator said be did not know anything about what Former Governor (Mell had testified to, or what Senator Depew had said. He declared that he knew nothing about insurance business. I am in the express business," be said, MURDERS MAN WITH WHOM HE QUARRELED YEARS AGO Portland, Nov. 20. A special to the I Oregonian) from Vancouver, Washington, states thatta' man named Brooke waa shot ancj killed by Adolph Miller, a teamster.1 today, near Ridgewater. Ac- cording V tirools' confession,' he bad a Assert They Have No Independence. USED IN PUBUC INSTITUTIONS anarchy, if not from complete re vol J tion. Sever Punishment Threatened. Warsaw, Nov. 20. The temporary Governor appointed in the ten prov bices of Poland, today issued manifesto threatening severe punishment to tiiose who bwoe seditious manifesto, tale part in seditious gatherings, carry con vealed weapons or . ask the Russian oftit UI to speak the Polish language. Conditions Normal at Capital. St. Petersburg, Nov. 20. Normal con ditiona are being resumed here. Work men are returning to work, electric light plant are in operation and tele phone communication has been restor ed. The newspaper, appeared thla worn ing. Over Half Million Raised. , New York, Nov. 20. Up to noon yea terday, $562,000 was secured for tbe re lief of the Jewish sufferers. Porta Are Ice-Bound. Washington, Nov. 20. Secretary Ed dy, in charge at St. .Petersburg, baa cabled the state department today that the strike has ended. He adds that Oonstadt and St. Petersburg are Ice bound, thereby precluding any poesibll ity of the Minneapolis, or any other American vessel from visiting these ports. "and so have had nothing to do with insurance." Honest Business or No Businea. Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 20. Superin tendent of Insurance Vsndiver stated today that he had written to tbe Mutual Life and Prudential companies, for la tormsjjfon, preliminary V considering their right to continue to transact busi ness in Missouri. Concluding his state ment, Vandiver states that he baa' no desire to be considered a radical, but will continue to assume all the author ity he possesses to enforce this demand honest business orno businee in Missouri . Absolutely False Says Clunie. New York, Nov. 20.-harle E. Hughes, counsel for the Insurance In vestigating Committee, today ntade pub (quarrel with Miller a year ago, which ended by Brooke shooting at Miller. Brooks went to ' Eastern Washington and returned Sunday, a he expressed it "to get "Miller." Brooks wt captured at Rilgefleld by a posse and is held to await the arrival of tb sheriff. 4 PREACHERS ACCEPT 'GIFTS" FSOX UNDERTAKERS New York, Nov. 20.-De. eribing the "graft" method em- ployed throughout the country in every proejinw, in which he aid that no man wa in a 4 4 po-ition not to be tempted to 4 4 eelt bimxelf for money, Rev. Dr. 4 4 George 8. Pratt, of Archangel 4 4 church in hia eermon yesterday 4 4 "aid that the clergy in many 4 4 cae were in league with the 4 4 undertaker and accepted "gift" 4 4 to turn over buine to them. 4 lie a telegram from Andrew J. Clunle, former Inaurance Commi4oner of Cali fornia, which state the amertion made by 8. 8. KcCurdy, of tho Equitable, that Clunie'e brother received $230 monthly for Chinie' benefit from the Equitable u fabte absolutely. Clunie offer to come to New York and teetify at any time the Investigation Committee will et. PRESIDENT TALES POLITICS. Confers Wiih Gov. Biggin and Secre taries Root and Cortetyou. Washington, Nov. 20. Governor Hig- gin and President Roosevelt, together with Secretaries Roo and Cortelyou, held an important conference tonight, which continued until a late hour. Tbe President invited Governor' Higgina to come from New York to Discus the New York political aituatkm. Only a brief general statement waa given to tbe public. Governor Higgina afterward rtated: "Tb aubject of tbe chairman of the Republican County Committee of New York was discussed." The President said: "I am very solid tous about political conditions in hew York." He said he wa not for or against any particular man and did not propose to interfere; in the selection of tbe- chairman of the county commiwee. Governor Higgina declined to discus Governor Odejl and his continued lead ersbip of the party. HANTS OF AIM Territorial Conreil Dctidu on lb Platform. ASKS DELEGATE IN CONGRESS Appropriation of a Million Dollars for Roads Is Also Requested More Light houses Needed Wants Administra tive Duties in Bands of Governor. Seattle, Nor. 20. The Alaska con vention today adopted the platform and a number of resolution to be presented to the national congress by tha dele gates .to be selected by the convention tomorrow. The platform demands a territorial form of government, a delegate in Con gress and numerous changes in the min ing laws, pending tb granting of self government. Other important feature are' for tbe appropriation of 11,000,000 to build loads, refitting the United State judges of administrative duties, placing auch power in the band of the Governor, the appointment of additional judges, additions! lighthouses and an an nual tax of 1100 per mile on railroads. WOLF MIXING PLANS California Innrane Committ Pre paring for a Fight Sn Francisco, Nov. 20. E. Myron Wolf, tb present state insurance com- mfoionrr, in connection with the de velopments made during the insurance investigation in New York, hat framed a line of action with relation to th Department of Life Insurance, and baa prepared a general plan for bs official attitude as s result of th exposures of maladministration of th compan ies'" affairs, , SEAMAN TELLS SAD TALE Hilda's Surviving Sailor Describes Disaster. ALL QUIET ON BOARD Women and Children Mustered in Hatch and Provided With Life Preservers. ROAR OF ELEMENTS AWFUL Latest Reoprt Show that 119 PeopI Lost Their Lives Realization of Dis aster Comes When Bodies Are Washed Ashore Captain's Body Is Found. London, Nov. 20. One hundred and twenty-eight persons lost their Uvea in the wreck of the steamship Hilda off St, Malo Saturday night, according to an official estimate by officials of th company. The death roll include 21 saloon passengers, 81 French onion deal er and 27 of the crew. St. Malo, France, Not. 20. Tb real- izaiion of the full extent of the disaster to th cross channel steamer Hilda, came to the people of St. Malo today, as report of tb findings of bodies were received from different point along the coast. In all, over aixty bod.- ies have washed up, including tbat oT Captain Gregory, the commander of tb. wrecked vessel Thirteen bodies of -. loon passenger bate been IdeatisOi Tb survivors are rapidly recovering'. James Grttttor, the only seaman sav ed from the wreck says tber wa no panic 6H board when th ship struck at 10 o'clock Stufi Bight Thar was no attempt to lower the boats, a tt rough sea rendered it impossible Grin- tor aava th eantain. when he found it impossible to launch the boats, must ered th women and children in th main batch and tb steward fixed W belts around them. Everybody wa very r m quiet There were about twenty person in the rigging when the vessel broke up. He describes pathetically how tb men gradually dropped off when ex hausted by the errfble cold and saya th roar of the element was awful H says at the time of the rescue be cared, little what became of him. EMMERT BROS. MURDERED. Los Angeles, Nov. 20. The bodies ot two men identified as brothers by th nam of Emmert, residing in Bakers field, were found today near th Seep river, not far from Vntura. It i be lieved they were camping and wer mur dered by tramps. The skulls wer crushd with a club. WANT ROOSEVELT TO BUILD THE CANAL. - - New York, Nov. 2A'erl., pondent of th Herald wrKtof from Panama, say that Psnam- - aniana want Theodore Roosevelt a a resident of the isthmus, to build th canal That h will, says, th correspondent Is the belief of many of th American and the bop of all the'Panam- tana. Ptrhap tha wish i fatn- er to the thought but it is wide- ly circulated that after Mr. Roosevelt retiree from th presl- dency he will' become ehirma of the canal commission and tak up hia residence here.