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mm ' a L. UBLIt-HKt full AtwOOIATIO ) AlPOnf UOVIRS TMI MORNIN MILD ON T lOWl OOLUMSIA 7 iv OLUME LX NO. 225 ASTORIA OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS !i i 1 PLACED HER T brother-in-law Is Suspect cd of Murder. FAMILY DISAGREEMENT Coroner's Inquest Brini Out Many Suspicious Facts Concerninj Murder. .TOWARDS EXPECTED DEATH llitsd Reaeattdlr t FiUBit That a Expects t Dlt y VtoUac HUUr Gesi lat Hjnttrici W Takes t tb City Jail NEW HAVEN, Jib. 4,-AllaB Mail him.- i. i i 1 a. m. . i - rj I Jtl, il tonight, for a short itlat. ordered to U placed In 1he lookup by Ooroswr Mix. Th coro ner explained thai Hiller wai pimply wanted ha the inquest a held later i id evening. Th action wa taken after Ave hows of Wring at th coroner's office. Hiller wit tber when th order was five to th drteotiv to tak him to th polio sUtioa. Erliss 1'. Ervln counsel for Hlllrr, accompanied him to th station. Th latter walked calmly tn tha tat loo bouse, but on reaching that place begm to gesticulate wittily and talk Irrationally Ha appeared on tha point of collapse from tha mental and nrvou atraln M th past thirty-six hours, The new of tha voroner'a action apraad Ilka wild fir and th gnral uimmii that HilUr had bn arrtd. lllllar wa en of Kaw Uarn'i bt ron and !connrtd by blod and marrlair with nian of tha aristocratic famllW in foantlout, Tha violent dath of Ed Urd, who marrlad Hlllcr' iitr, Im tanmta rkwa to famllk-a inliinally eon- x-trd with the uphullillng of Yale t'nlwraitf. Ilillrr and hi brothr, Churl, with i fomir aarrant, wr oallrd hito the nqufwl by th roronr in this aftrnnop In A aubjfoltd to a rigid examination. rh Una of inquiry wa almmt nlir r into th affair of th lllllcr family. nlfrlng on the rjoi1l troiiblo b ara Maxl and Chart and their lur, Mr. Edward', wif of th vic tim of tha ahootlng. It wat dtrmind by th autopoy hld thi aftrnoon, that Edwards died from a bullet wound which could, not have been sitlf inflicted. It developed that not only there id been bitter disagreements between llillera and Mr. Edward over their nothi-r's estate, but that Edwards re atlly told frtenda that Maxie Hil r mad threat agalnt him. Th weapon used ha not yet been found. It is understood th examination did ml develop any special features. When he Inquest at midnight adjourned until nornfng, Maxl Hitler entered a hick A1ES (VERDICT FOR $5,000,000 AGAINST EDWARD HARPER NEVJ YORK, Jan. 4.-Tbe verdict for ,vrr $5,000,000 agaJm.1 Edward L. Iirper, once th vlo-proldent of th Idelity National Bank lw affirmed oday by tha United State. Circuit ourt. Eighteen year lit Harper was oovicted of having caused, th failure f the Fidelity Bank an iervd six and wa drlvtn hnsaa. Two datctira w.r la tha law oarrlag. Th coro nr laid nothing la rvgard to th la qurat. Mail Illlhir, ha aaid, wa not unjrr aiimillaaeo and abaolutcly bo eharga b against him. At th eloao of th hearing tonight tbara arvmrd aor of a ytary than at any previous tlm. C001TMAITIAL IHTEJUtSTlHO. aVrnal KldihlpaMa Ask t W Ixcaaad . fram Giving Any Tasdataay. AVNAPOLISL Jul l-Taiay'i pro- ONdlnga bWor tha oowrtaMrtial which was trying MldihlpaiM Yoatar for ta a)lgd haalng cf MUUhkpmaa Robarta, wara of lntrt aa aot only wr som hi for nil of baaing axplaraad, but a aumbr of wltn sought to b muad oa th ground that'thy would lacrlmlnaU thmW. Th court ru)d thla a inJd.Mpraan could not Incriml aat himself by lifting ha wsi pra nt during th hating if b did not ac tually tak part. Kvn aftr thla ax ptinatioa avral askad to b xrusd. TWO ILID; 14 INJUSZD. TROY, Alabama. Jan. 4.-A storm truck Joi, In thi county, yesterday, wrarklng a school hou and killing two pupils and Injuring fourtata. Tber a ntuth tlauiag to property. GUILTY AS CHARGED. SALEM, Or, Jaa. 4. Aftor thr hour' drllbratlon th jury thi after noon rturnd a,Trdict of guilty la th u of A. T. KalUhar, ehrgd with forgery la th procuring of fraudulent signing of csrtlfloit of slat land. Fl Ruulin Authoritio'DUcovtr Ure Quantities of Arms. ARE SHIPPED! FROM AUSTRIA Bom tCntainlng 41,000 RiTolm Cart ridg Selatd at Railroad Statioa Odeiaa Betide Three Antomitio Ma chin Cubs Which Ar Iagliih Mak. 8T. rETKRSllURn. Jaa. 4.-Boxes containing 42,000 revolver cartridges, hipped from Austria, hava been seiied at tha railroad station of Odessa, Amolig th arms captured tn Moscow were thra lutomitlo gun of English make. Persons arriving from Potl, re port tha local population armed with axcellcnt rifle of foriirn mak and have driven out th lluin aulhori tie. Th garrison, ronsMing of lingle wjuadnin of Coasacka is afraid to venture ouUlile the fort. The Novo-Rixiyik-R(tto(T raihtMd was In th hand of th striker, and the penoni mentioned abov travld without ticket on cirds stamped by the chair- man of th strike committee. Sotdlari Angry. KIliA, Jan. Although titer was no conflict today between the troop and revifliitlonUta, tha soldier are in a very bitter mood owing to the niacre of their comrade and it is feared they will get out of hand and execut sum inary vengeance on th workmen In th Provndnlck Rubber Factory. .Sollogub in order to appease th soldiers, today ordered an official Inquiry and promise th guilty will U punuled. year in prison. The verdict handed down todayv grew out of that failure. Th original amount wa 82,500,000 but today 'i verdict represent th claims and Interest accrued during eighteen year of litigation. Harper at present la general manager of the Union Iron and 8tec Company In thla city. 1 ORCHARD CHARGED 17ITH WANTED FOR TERRIBLE Sheriff Bell Wires Caldwell Sheriff to Hold Orchard on Charge of Blowing np Independeice Mine When Fourtcci Were Killed. THE OFFICERS HAVE HUNTED Oa f th 7atara of th Dy Was Ifcwa that th law firm f Robert so a, Roarahinp, and Millar of Spokaa, Would Defend Harry Orchard, Alia Thomaa Bogaa, Aoraard of SttttBcabcrg Kardar Captaia Swaia Be Ua Thar Wa a Caaipirae t Murder Ea-CortrBor. DENVER, Jaa. 4. Bberiff Bell, of TellcY county, lodsy telegraphed the sheriff at CakwelL requesting hba to hold Harry On-hard oa a warrant charging him with murder committed ia Cripple Creek, should th charge of assaiainating former Governor Steunen berg not b pressed. Orchard U ao- cued of having blown up the Independ ence mine oa June 4, 1904, and killing fourteen non-union miner and injuring a aumber of other. It b aaid be fled Immediately after the explosion, hav ing Once eluded the authorities. He has been traced through aeveral state and Anally Into Idaho. Feature f Day. BOISE, Jan. 4. Th feature of the day In the Steunenberg aaintlon eas, wa th new that the law Arm of Rolier t son, Roaenhaup and Miller, of Spokane, would defend Hary Orchard, alia Thomaa Hogan, i&used of th AWFUL CATASTROPHE, Twanty-Oa Miner Ar Killed la Coal Min Exploiioa, BLUEF1EJJ)8, WEST VA Jan. 4.- Twenty-on miner in theCoaldal Com pany shaft at Coaldale were killed in an explosion today. Three whit and eighteen colored men ar entombed and there ia no typ that any; escaped! death. The explosion waa of terrific fore and caused interna excitement throughout the aiirounding ' country, many believing an earthquake had oc curred. At four o'clock on man was brought out, hi dody literrally tor to pieces. Up to a let hour tonight no other bod lc were recovered. KILLS HIMSELF. PAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-Lwmiee Van Winkle, connected with the wholesale iron and steel firm of A. S. Van Winkle and Company and a wealthy young man of San Francisco, committed suicide todav in Golden Gate Prk by ahootlng himself. He was about 35 year old. Last week he wa sued for S2S,0Oa damage by Charlea N. Watson, of Cacadero, oa the allegation of alienating Mrs, Watton'i affections. FIGHT IN FEBRUARY. CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-A dispatch to th Tribune, from Butte, Mont., aayit Tommy Ryan and Tommy Burn will fight for the middleweight chimplon- ship title early In February before tha Paclflo Athletic Club, of Los Angeles, ocording to an jnnounoement mad last night by Manager Curly, acting for Ryan and Harvln Hart, who ar now in thla city. Ryan yi he will fight at 158 pounds o'clock. . MURDER IN COLORADO ORCHARD FOR A LONG TiME murder. . That firm ha long represent ed what la known as tb Dyaamito Ele ment of the Coeur" d'Alrne. CapUii Swain,- la charge, of the case, ia vlnced that there wa a conspiracy aad ia working on that theory. It ia considered peculiar that th Arm should be prepared to take up th cane, aa Orchard ha had ao communicatioa with anyone since hi arrest. He itated in court that lawyer -would hasten to hla aid a soon a they heard of hi being in trouble. Out f Twa. SPOKANE, Jan. 4.-F. C. Robertson th Spokane lawyer who defended the member of the miner' union when on trial for violence in th Coeur d'Alene i not tn th city, Fred Miller, how ever, la on hi way to Southern Idaho. Miller waa -asked by a reporter if be had been called there to defend Or chard or represent th Miner' Union, but refused to answer. III THE SOUP. I . Japan Maiden Another and Boil Flesk for Soup. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 4.-ew. wa received from Tokio by tb Kmpre of Japan today that the Japan police have solved a strange crime when prov ing the murder of th celebrated Jap- ane poet Nesei Foguchi by NoguehL it wa lound that some year ago Osaburo murdered a boy and cut a piece of flesh from hia victim to mak soup, which he fed to hi footer parent who were leperous. He did so because he read that soup mad from human flesh would cur leprosy. BASIN CR6P SOLD. California Raisin Grower Sell Eatir Crop oa j-Cent Ba&a. FRESNO, Cal., Jan. 4. The entir raisin crop in the hand of th Califor nia alxin Croweri' Company bai been old to packer on a three-cent basis. By the concluding of thla sale ia ended a seaeon of unrest in the raisin busi ness. At the' beginning of th season a combine was entered into between the Growers' Company aud several packers. The price was set too high and th re nult wa that the grower in thq com pany were unabl to market their raisin. ' ' ' THINGS DOING. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Fabio Flallo, consul-general of Santo Domingo, ia New York, last night said he bad just received the following telegram) Three day' battle at Puerto Plata. Demetrto Rodriguei killed. Many dead aid wounded. General Ce pedes her of the victory. POBTLAJTD HAS mi. Aattera Eatcl a Ttath aad WaaUag tea Birmi Dm, rORTLAXD, Jaa. S.-A r whkk apparently originated ia the storeroom of a sewing taavhia establishment gar a aever frijft.t to th oerupaat of th An tiers Hotel, a pretestiaw rootling boa oa the corner of Tenth and Wash ington street at 1 o'clock tbfai taorm iag. Th guest war quickly aroused by th den mok and scaped.' The k will be in the sx-ighborWul of TJNPORTOSATI ACCIDENT. Tw Lis f Steamer ChekaJJ Break Jaat a Sa Eater fart SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-A mishap oerurred today which will largely lea se the Chehalia aalvage. A tow Una broke, aad tb tug Relief, which hd bee following la tb wak of the steamer passed a line arxrd, th Puebla and brought her into Saa Francisco. Passenger state that after tb first ex citement they experienced ao feeling of alarm, TEXAS TORNADO. FORT WORTH Texa, Jaa. 4.-A tornado pae4 over the western part of Jacksonville, a small town in Et Texaa lat night. The house of William Walton, containing a family of Ave, wa lifted from it foundation, and car ried into th street, seriously Injuring all of tli occupant. Fiv ether rei dracre ao were destroyed but the oc cupant were not hurt. is "imi mm EnjlandU Midst of Heated Potitl cal Contest JOS. CHAMBERLAIN IS HISSED He Attempt t Addre Meeting at Derby ia Support of th Unionist Caadition But ia Howled Down by th Mob. LONDON, Jaa. 4. The political cam paign is now warming up. Already a number of disorderly meetings ar re; ported and tonight when Joseph Cham berlain attempted to address a meeting at Derby in support of unionist candi dates, he was howled dowa from the beginning and was unable to secure a hearing. Sir Henry. Melrose appealed to the audience to giv Chamlterlala a opportunity to outline hi views. Chamberlain waa visibly enraged, and again aroe and said he waa mUtakea in appealing to the intelligence of the people of Derby. ' Thia caused a re newed nproar, and though Chamberlain fought hard he wa unable to overcome the opposition, and, bis voice failing, ha retired amid a continued uproar. NAUGHTY PLC A. Wanted to Play "Saphe," But Mayor Said No. SPRINGFIELD, Mae, Jan. 4.-May- or Dickenson today prohibited the per formance of "Sapho" by Olga Nether sole in thla city on Monday nexC REFORM IN CURRENCY NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Unleaa tber U currency reform, a panie beside which former panics will seem insignificant waa predicted by, Jacob H. Schiff ia a ipeech before the New York Chamber of Commerce today. Schiff said be did not regard such a panic imminent but believed it would com anlesw some LAFOLLETTE FED : Scat la Senate. ESCCJTED BY SPOONER Laiolictte's Political Enemy Ushers New Senator loto the Clumber. SPECTATORS CROWD GALLERY Mack Interest Manifested by Pabli Betaa Spoeacr Eaearted LaisIIett t Vice-Preaideafi Desk -Me Bar Beea Bitter Eacmie for Year. 1 WASHINGTON, Jaa. 4.-After wait- ing almost a year R. M. LafolletU ap peared ia the Senate today to claim hia eat a Senator from Wisconsin, aad th eat waa administered by Vlca- President Fairbanks. Th ceremony' waa witaeaed .by a crowded gallery which manifested interest ia the pro- beighteaed by tb fart that LaFoOett "was escorted to the vice-president's desk by Spooner, betwea whoa aad La Foilett tber has beea ia recent year a difference of opinion a to party and public politico amounting to personal antagonism. The Senate discussed at some length' the proposition to re-print toe saiga tin article of Senator Newland's and also th resolution regulating Senate patronage. Both were adopted. A reso lution calling for information' regardinf tb San Domingo situation wa pre sented by Till man, who made am unsuc cessful effort to secure tb immediate consideration of it. The Merchant Ma rin shipping bill went over to Monday. Ia the house th cause of th Philip pin was advocated by Payne, tb Republican House leader for almost four hour today. - H represented th majority of th ways and mesa oommitte on th Philippine tariff bill for reducing th duties oa sugar and tobacco tS . per cent and admitting other product fre. The President' message wa disposed of within the first twenty minutes' session. The invuranc question was temporarily disposed of by the adop tion of a resolution calling on the judic- inary committe for aa opinion aa to the extent of the power, Congress ha to control corporations other thaa rail ways. Acting oa printed charge that members of the hou ar sendingr chais, libraries and all other manner of article free through the mails, th hou-" instructed the post offtc com mittee to make aa investigation wheth er the members ar abusing tbeir franking privilege. LONDON, Jan. l-Harrlson W. Weir, th artwt, author, and journalist, died today. lie waa boria in Lewis, Suaex. May 5. 1824. EA OR PANIC, PREDICTED thing wa done to remedy the lack of elasticity ia tb present currency sys tem. Schiff favors a currency based on commercial paper aa more helpful to the general busines interest of th country. Hi speech caused a sensa tion ia financial circles and raued a sharp break is price oa Wall street.