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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1906)
V I III III i& 41 W UBLIBMIt FULL AMOOIATIO RIPONT UOVIIIS TMI MORNINQ PIILO ON TH LOW (ft COLUMBIA VOLUME LX NO. 252 ASTORIA, OREGON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENT I r a J I .t a. Li' F0RTLAND MS BIG FIRE Four Persons Lose Lives In lie Flancs. MANY ARE INJURED Fire Starts Early Yesterday MomIn on the Eitt Side. PATHETIC SCENES WITNESSED Or 1(1 1 of Fin U Unknown Firemen 4 Police Make Detpsratt and Heroic Struggles to Savt People lav prisoned ia Barn log Buildings, liiKTUM), Feb. li.--Four known dead, leven seriously Injured, and one fetaly, and a financial luet of fcvooo brUfly suntsBania tat r"nlti 7 an Imflfinanhf eonrUgfttSin." which Iprd out U10 busy little business dis trict cloa to the East Knd of tho Mar rion street bridge today. Tho know led 'i Edward Ilkjr, aged 9i Nathan Young, aged Wi and an uv UntiM woman tbouht to bo Mrs. Cochise, aged OS year, aad an uniden tified man. v Tha Injured. . L P. DAII.EY, badly burned about body and face; not expected to re over. MILS. M. BAILEY, fare and band seriously burned. FIjOYD DAILF.Y, llwlr on, aUmt 17, fare and band rlouay burned. MRS. KETTIK RROWX, a llaw. dialorsUd her blp when he jiuiimd f mm tka eacond story, WALTER BROWNE, a aon, who work In tha livery atabla at Front and Madiaou street. MRH. KAN' KIMCXW, roome with Jim. lire w net frai-tured her riU whn lit Jumped from tha second story; ah aUo burned alauit Ih body. MUM. MAK Ma.lRVIX, a widow with thre t'hildran, Jumped from eccond tory srhSovi back tad blp badly sprained. R. If. BAIKXXK, Sherlock, Mich., lift blp annulled; jumped from second-story window) ha wife at Sherlock, Mich., 1o eon at IiiihImt cum at Fuldii, Wsah. FRF.i) KRl'F.iiF.ll, from Detroit, Mich., rooming with Mn. Hrowno at tha Alpine, Zttll F.at Moerl-nn street, left wrlal fractured and bark sprained i JiiinN-d from second story. ll In an employe In the g and chandelier house of M. J. Valh, and wa Ural to discover lira In tha house. MK8. U MfKS, UiJIy burned hU.ii' tll flC', M INS HICKS, Imrnetl on the hunt'. . That the Iomi of Ufa w nat murh ' t'retiler due to tho work of the fire- lui'n ho rewued many perwma f rn precHiioiu poition. The firemen re ' tmive) neveral Injured persona from burning bulldlnira. Two firemen were FORMER PREMIER BALFOUR DISCUSSES FISCAL REFORM IX)NT)O.V, Feb. 12-Former Ti-emler llalfour wa tba principal apeakea at tha 'banquet tonight given by the Con eervatirre of London to Blr Edward Clarke and Albaa Gihb. Balfour, who apeeeh baa been anticipated with at In ten Interest aa wa hia reply to Chamberlain's pronunclacnto, ipoka at partially aufffirated during the pnigrrw of the rtinflagrathm. The rauMi of tbt fir U n't drier mined. Bursa Fiva Hoara. Ilia i.nirty V M raai-k well in to tha thousand, a tha result of the fjra a hUb burned for five hour on the Kat Mile thla morning and ata Ha way throujib tha Idurk bounded by Kat Mirl.n. Ka.t AMer ad Eaat Water atreota and tho rlve, beaidra aaraadlng to the blink aouth, and destroying part of the ' Morrlon-atroet bridge. Heventeea kuraea belonging to taa Eaat Hide Tranifer Company wwe bunted to death. Tha early work of the firemen pre rented a great om to adjaoent prop arty, a a etronger northerly wind fanned tha Bam, and for a time it seemed aa If tka block on tha aouthead comer of Eat Water and Eaat Morri eon etreete would go. Heroin act of the Bremen a red lodgora in the building on tha north want come ft Waaua YeUs "Flu." David Stanford, a rtrhman for Jo- pn. BuppW In tba boatyard at the foot of Itrlmont itreet, reported to hi employer that at I o'clock thla morning be heard a woman arream, and ruhed to the bridge approach, where ha found her arrayed in aranty attire and yelling that the lodirlna bonae wa ahlaar. He ran with tba woman JLo the flre-alaim hog on the corner and tried to ring In, but be aya tba alarm would not wo t. o ba telephoned to tha fire boat Caorgr If. Willlama. Ulet an alarm wai turn d In from Grand avenue. The Bra ia believed to hare atarted Ir tba aabion of I). T. McCartney, oa tin nortbweet corner of F-at Water and Eatt MorrUon atrrel. No one baa been (Continued on pagl i) JT MAY FORFEIT RIGHT Government After ColumWi Valley Railroad Company. FAILED TO BUILD THE ROAD Secretary of Interior Aaks Why tka C. V. Jt S. Haa Not Built Lioe-Kight Waa Granted in 1M9, With Five Years ta Build. VANttil VER, W.h Feb. !2.-From infonuation reorivrd today frum a re liable muri-a It apeara the government will title a hand in tha contention he tWM-n the rival railroad roiiipunie over tit right of way down the north bunk of tha Columbia Itlver. The Secretary of the Interior ha ilirm-ted the ivifixter and relvea at tha Yaneouvi-r Ijind Olll.e to call on the Columbia Valley Itallrond Company to how mue a by their right of wy over the piihlie land hoiih not lie forfeited for fniliire to eoii'truct the rnol within the time liin itod by law In IKHtl the Columhia Yal hy ('niii)iiiiy Died mnm under the act of Congre, March S, IH78, whirh ire thi-m the right of way over all hind then a pin t of the public domain. It provide bjirtvevrr that any company eliiiiing the benefit of tha act nmt eoiitrviet within "fi yeaia. The In Htriietion. of tho KoereUry of the In terlor are that unlei proof of eomttruc tion i made, that anit be instituted in the name of the I'uited State, to ad Indue' forfeiture. The Columbia Valley Company never cnnt meted any road. great length, confining bimielf mainly to tha Aaeal question. Balfour main tained tha reeult of the election eould not ba accepted a n rardict againt f) cal reform, H declined to argue the que tion of - protection verua free trade, but maintained the policy be hitherto had advocated apart from the controvemy. REPUBLICANS OP CLATSOP COMPLETE ORGANIZATION EFFECTED LAST NIGHT Representative Men Present From AH the Precincts In ana Oat of Astoria Witb Pluck and High Purpose Behind them. THE PAST IS PAST. THE FUTURE HOLDS ALL WORTH GAINING TWO HUWDRED KTEN ASSEMBLE AND SPEAK FOB THEIB CONSTITU ENTS OVEK THE COUNTY, AND SPEAK TO ONE END, THE CERTAIN SUCCESS OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN JUNE. AND TO THIS END, RENOUNCE EVERY CAUSE AND PHASE OF DISCORD AND OR GANIZE THE CLATSOP COUNTY REPUBLICAN CLUB. The Republican ataiua of Clateop county I renewed, revivified, and again firmly founded on tha bai of complete and comprtbenaive undrtanding wrought by the gathering. Uat night, of KM represent a tire member of the party, at the Ctatiop court bouw, and the epontaneou abnegation of every old ore, every rancuuroua farting and every atom of jakiuy aad ntilrut. The nirit of tha meeting took if avor from tha opening remark of temporary Chairman IfarrUon Allen, who, taking Abraham Lincoln for hi text, pleaded Indirectly, for tba harwony that cer tainly enaued. It wa appropriate and apropoa, and wonderfully auoceaaful in Mtabll.hlng tha bet of feeling for the evening. J. A. Eaken, of thia city wa chosen aa temporary aecretary, and diacharged tba dutiee accurately and with dinpatch, and received hi reward later in the evening when hi work, and office, wa made permanent, There wa a broadcaat determination to do annifthing definite In the way oi re-organiaatlon, apparent in tha pret ence and habit of every ma a at the meeting ami the logical reault of inch condition, mad the founding of the CLATSOP COUNTY REI'IBUCAX CL('BM an eaay matter. There waa enough of boneat candor, enough of satirical humor, enough of genuine fun. exhibited on all tide, to act a n blank et for the niot lining of the laat park of htteut feeling, if any wa preaent. and render grateful and eonivrnatory, the work of the earnet and loyal He piildhwn of Clataop toward re-union ami party kindredhip. It wa plainly and happily aurceful in every ingle letail, and there i notliing left for Itenuldican In t hia county to do, but at lid pat 'for the nominee and work neeuHintly and understanding for he ,fon victory. i The very tpoiilam-ity of the meeting. h utter abaenn of all pre-concert, tr ide oen opportunity for iranna ex- I irelon, the general and generou ad- miaoion of pre v ion fault and future loyalty, were fuel or In the ret oration that followed, and no man left the hall laat night but wa eonclou of the new condition, and tha dulle incident thereto, Tliere were rec.hee galore, ahort, Impromptu, direct, boneat, and all with one idea fore-fronted and imperative, for the good of Republicaniam in gen eral, and for tha auceeaa and pmitive amalgamation of the party In Aatoria and Clateop county. Mr. Bautmin lead off in a phaant, yet trenchnt vein, and wa followed in quick continuity, by J, C McCue, Robert Abbott, Charle Le ter. Ilarriaon Allen, F. J. Taylor, Charle Wright, John Korditrom, Mr. Jewell, C. Judd,' Charle DuBoiae, Pn In gall, Walter Ingalli, Dr. Linton, H. L. Burke, Tbonua Linville, U 0. Bclland, Dr. J. A. Fulton, J. 8. Dillinger, and other, each and all In the twiag and plrit of forbearance and loyitty and partizanry that wma good to are, and mut antvly redound to the achievement of auocaaa In J una. Tba key note of the addreaare of but night were heralded by Dan. Ingall, aad hia call for ft "new deck and n new deal" by Walter Ingalla pleft that county and eity Republican Stop aleep ing with Democrat") Qiarlee teeter's call for "new men and young men" and other pertinent and wholeaome auggen tion that Bear about tha houaa in flaab ing and convincing faahion. It ia not poaaihl to relic rae one hundredth part of the trenchant and pregnant thing that were aid In tha two hours devoted to tha meeting, spaoe forbid tha ran ture, but it ia all aaid, when the aub- ttanca and meat of the convention i given in the tale of Ita prima euecee and aplendid, permanent reault. lion. Harrleon Allen wa unanimously choaen a preaident of the clubj the a. me honor befell Mr. Eakin for eecra' taryj two hundred and sixty-nine men are on the elub roll) the gathering di reeled the president and 'aecretary to appoint neveral leading Republican S each ami every precinct of the county, aa preeinet committee tor the org nUIng of local clulai in every precinct with the underatanding that the preni denta of uch local rliilaa were to be declared to ba vk-e-preaidenta of the central rluh eatahliahed here; that the chairman appoint an auxilliary com uiitte of capable men, of hi own choo ing, to aait in the organiaathin of the outide clnUi that thia, and all country eluU be, and are. organized upon the common, baalc, principle, that there ! to be no dictation a to nominee an J no interfereni'e with the iaauca of th primariea, and that such nominee a ahall emanate therefrom ahn.ll be deem ed the llepuhllean camlidatc for, ard from. Clatii county, and entitled t the untiialined and umiieMioned an Mrt of the party within thi county at the June poll. , H wa a good night'a work, thorough lv well don. And leave the Repuldi can of Clataop county aholu'.ely free and uutraiiinieled in the choice of their party nominee, and unite theni In t compoaite, and etfectlve alignment for the electoral victory that i lnc(iaraMe from Repuhliiwn harmony here. The Aatorian endorse the outcome ahaulutely and will lend it aid in every conceivhl war for the culmination of the best hope of the prty a, the primarle and at the June poll, and will at and by every maa whoae name hall be aent up tor eonaideration en April SUth for county and legislative preferment. Hail! And All Ha ill To the Clataop County Republican Club!!! MUSICAL SHIVERS. CHICAGO, Feb. li-Musicel ehiver such a accompany the villain'a stalk anroae tha stage are not conducive to the , preservation of tha artlttie temp erament. Thia psychological fact ha beea diacovered by the muilcian' union. Aa n balm to injured nerve, according ly, tba muaiciane have voted to aik 2 higher wage in thoae tbeatree whm the tremolo" flight ia luppoeed to pro aura cold chill. The union took the matter up for diruwion yeterday and it waa the unanimou opinion that art moat be aafeguarded at the expenne of tba box offh reoripU. ' la eighteen playbonaea where melo drama bold forth, tba proteit w ill , be Bled by the union, witlin the) next few day. They will be offered tba al ternative of getting along with ordinary "rag-time" or advancing tha player pay from IJ20 to 128 n week. RELEASED FROM ARREST. Midshipman Meriwetber, Pardoned by Reoscvslt, is Out of Prteos, AXXAPOLIS, Feb. ll-Midahjpnun Meriwether, who waa convicted of bas ing and aentenved to ba diamiaeed, but who haa Wa pardoned by the Preai dent, wa relraned from arrrt thia af ternoon. Meriwether muat, however, aerve tlie aentenee of one year' confine ment to tlie academy limit in connec tion with hi Hght reault ing in the death of iiram-b. AFTER RAILROADS. Pennsylvania Ljfjiflators Will Prost rate the Railroad.' ir.tRRlSnt lH:, I'enn, Feb. li-Tlie Houae tonight adopted a concurrent rewlutbn dim-ting Uie attorney -general of the atate to iiujuire into the legation of the Prnnaylvaaia, Xew York Central and Buffalo, IUx-heatcr t Pitt.burg Railroad Companiea and their leaned line, engaged in the min ing of bituminou coal, which ia al leged to bo unconstitutional, and if the allegation are found true that ba pro ceed againat them. TO PROTECT COAST Canada to Equip Salvor Life Savini For SEND A BOAT FROM LAKES Will Eatabliah Uie Boat Station on Vancouver Island--Witnesses Testify That Qnaen, Salvor and Csar Could Have Given Steamer Valencia Help. VICTORIA, Feb. 12. Agitation for a mean of life aaving on the Vancouver laland roast ha resulted in order be ing given by the Marine Deiartment at Ottawa, according to a special dis patch, for the immediate transfer of a life bout station on the Great Lake to Vancouver Island. Arrangement hve also been made to equip the Salvor, which receive a government aubaidy of 10,iHHi vear, with a life boat of niod ern construction, a line throwing gnu and other apparatu. Immediate ar rangement will be made for the per fection of a telegraphic and telephonic service on Vancouver coast. At the Valencia investigation today aitnes-e tetil!ed the ateamer Queen and Snlvor and the tug Czar eould hav given aaai-tance to those on the wreck. Doherly, a a niter who turvived, said he wa very much excited, and wa not under the direction of anybody. 11 aaid gnat confusion existed and a icrted no woman could hare endured the privation on the raft; the men, he said, were nearly "all in" from ex posure. WORLD FAMOUS IS MENTALLY DERANGED CHICAGO, Feb, 12.-For nearly eight hour today Mrs. Fannie BloomSeld- Zcisler, tha world famous pianist, wa missing from her home, and friend and relative with tha polio were scouring the city for her. During the afteraooa she returned home utterly exhausted. She declined to say where aha bad been or what she wta doing. For tome tiins IS BRILUANT mm Prominent Speakers at Lincoln Banquet. SPEECH BY CORTELYOU Poftmastcr General Eulogizes Lincoln, McKinlcy and Roose ' vclt in Address. ALDEN SMITH TOASTMASTER Fourteenth Annual Banquet of tba Lin coln and Young Ken's Republican Cluba Held in Grand Rapids Many Distinguished Men art Present tiRA.VT) RAPIDS, Feb. li-Tbe four terntb annual banquet of tba Lincoln and the Young Men'a Republican Cluba which wa held tonight waa a brilliant event both la the attendance and the character of the speakere. Congreman William Aldea Smith, wa toaatmaater, and the speaker were Pctmter -General Cortetyou, Minister Core of Nica ragua, Ambaaaador Xabueo of Rraxil, Minister Martinet of Chile, Minister Queia da of Cuba and Congrcfiman J. Adam Bede of Minnesota. Postmaster General Cortelyou, who poke on "Lin coln's influence on tha American public Life," began hia addreta with a graceful tribute to the memory of McKinlcy. Then be aaid ia parti "AMhat an illustration hia Ufa afforded of tha truth that early privations need be no bar to ultimata succeaa; that obstacle overcome are the greatest of educator; that integrity and honor and fair dealing are living factors in every real triumph, in every abiding family;' that faith in the people and devotion to their interest are essential to hat ing honor ia public life. "For the greater part of tba past three quarters of a century, Lincoln' influence on American public Ufa baa lawn felt in ever-increasing measure. It wa reflected in bis contemporaries and thoae who have followed him in the presidency make no concealment of their lasting obligation to him. 'In government of the people, by tha people, and for the people, rest our salvation. Danger beet u on every hand when w at ray from that ideal Kvery ondition that disturb u can be U ted by it," Mr, Cortelyou quoted from the woii of Lincoln, MrKinley, and Hay. , "From thec leader who died In that faith we turn to it living embodyment Theodore Roovelt. lit cherished the aatne tradition, be is actuated by the same high ideals. He is figiiting, aa they fought, the battle of good citizen ship. . By every consideration of loyal ty, by recognition of purity of life, of singh ne of purpose, of splendid grasp of tha great questions of statesmanship, he U entitled to our unswerving and enthusiastic support." PIANIST Mr. Zeisler baa beea troubled with her eyea and the fear of being 'compelled to abandon musical work haa ao prayed oa her mind that the baa become at time subject to periods of oalaacholia. Mr. Zeisler stated tonight that aa soosj aa practicable Mrs. ZaUler- would bo taken to n aaaitarium , for rest andl treatment.