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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1906)
J :UBLItHK FULL AtSOOIATIO Pt W T COVER THE MORNINQ FIELD ON THE LOWE COLUMBIA. VOLtJMK LX NO. 21 ASTORIA, OREGON, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1900 PRICE FIVE CENTS GOVE GIVES N OFFICIAL SMUT OF STEUNENBERG MURDER Orchard Relates Complete History of His Life Giv ing All Details of Twenty-Six Murders and Names of Parties Involved. CONFESSION MADE TO DETECTIVE APPEALED TO ORCHARD'S EARLY TRAINING AND HIS CONSCIENCE SMOTE HIM, 80 THAT HIS ONLY THOUGHT WAS TO MAKE PEACE WITH HIS MAKER FEDERA TION OFFICIALS ARE TREATED WELL. ' TiOTsT, Fb, 21 Governor (Untiling tonight imid the following statement regarding the Steunenberg jIii tiin (m: "1 want to olalr oftiiiullv that lluiry nluir! made full coiifrion a, to tlif manner and mottte of the ni-iini-nation of Striineiilierg, telling tli iln nude and giving Hip iimno of tliooc who made thrill. The nK,ii,iiinlion on IIpitiiiUt .101 h was tlif thiid attempt Orchard Hniili against Slriinriilii'iy't life. TliU statement was niioli to ( iit. .'nmr Mrl'm land nnd it includes hiloiy of diehard' life frm boyhood to I In- tl.it he wh arrested. "In hi fonfrnion Orchard impli futed nil those now under nirct mid others including .1. I.. SiinpkiiK. It in n story of twent ysix murdip', the re- iilt of coiiHpirai'ii'H in which ull tin Accused parties were intcioleil. When the story in given to the public I be lit it will he the greatest immilivt' of crime which the world known. "Theie litiM never been liny doubt of tin' truth of Orchard's confession among llioh.- familiiir with t lie crimen com mitted in Idnlio mid Colorado." 'I'll statement goes on to uy tlmt McParliind did not promise clemency or reward to Orchard, but got it l ap pealing to Orchard's enrly training. In Orvhurd's lMiyhood the Bible was rend very morning by his parents. Or chard's conscince smote him, nml it is li it only thought of making pence with IiIm Maker., The statement asserts the finding of the ImiiiiIi nt Judge Goddard's gnte and mil n v other tiling which provii thn truthfulness of Orchurd'N confession. After saying the (date desires only t.) f-rcure justice, Governor Hood ing snys: "There is no thought of punishing the, innocent or making war on any Inhor irgiiiii7.nl ion. Assassination was the grave offense nnd as I was the 'liicf executive I felt it my duty to licml every energy toward discovering the guilty parties nml their fitting punishment." The Governor says all rewards have been withdrawn except $1000 for the BATTLING NELSON HER0ICLY STOPS DANGEROUS RUNAWAY HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Feb. 25. Battling Nelson, champion lightweight pugilist, was painfully, but not serious ly injured in stopping a runaway at Ulue Sulphur Springs todny. A horse nttnehed to a buggy containing a wom an and two children became frightened, RNOR GOODING $AYS ORCHARD CONFESSED DETECTIVE McPARLAND apr'henion of Simpklii. Thli wi iloue ecnue Orchard was arrested previous to the employ merit of any de lectiva agency, and the lover nor does not Is'lieve the detectives are entitled to nny reward offered liy the State. Tim Governor givet assurance of a fair trinl for the accused and says the people of Canyon county have no pre judice against any clns, lie they rapi tali"! or lulsiiers. He conclude ttv saying that. Mover, Haywood mul I'eliibono are given as much leniency ns the penitent'mry rules permit. They are not given prison gnrb, and eat the sniue food ns is provided for employees of the ption. With the ex ception of the state pner, they are al lowed nny papers they desire nnd are allowed ncce to the prison library which the (inventor cays eipinls nny in Idaho. PANIC AMONG SCHOLARS. ALTON, 111., Feb. 25 -Fifty children, pupils of the Cuthcilitil orphanage, l'r aline Convent and St. Mary's school, were hint this afternoon, none ser iously ,ii) n fiiic following the ignition of a loll of tilms being used nt an entertainment. OLD FEUD BREAKS OUT. WOODIiniY, Teiin.. Feb. 2.'.-The Johnson Motley feud broke out afresh last night nnd as a result Sum Hlair. Hob Motley nnd Kichurd Johnson are fatally wounded. The trouble originat ed ten vein's ago over the operation of ait illicit distillery. STEAMER FOUR HOURS LATE. rmi.ADKI.PIHA. Feb. 25. The steamship Xoordlnnd itemed here today four hours late. The steamer encoun tered several heavy gales. BISHOPS CONSECRATED. llOMK, Feb. 25. Pope Tins today consecrated nineteen French Bishops, who were crciitcd Wednesday. Several thousand were present. ' bolted nnd ran. As the runaway nenred Nelson, the pugilist leaped for the horse's neck and succeeded in stop ping it after he hud been dragged a con siderable distance. Nelson was taken to the hospital where ho received attention. NO STRIKE PROBABLE. INWAN'APOUS, Feh. 25-In a utate merit iued tonight to the Associated I'rens, Vice rri-sident Lewis of the I'riited Mine Workers, declared that there would be no strike of mine work ers on April 1st, saying that the opera tors will restore the reduction accepted by the miners two years ago and per haps more. He laid that F. I- Robbins and If. A. Taylor, leaders of the opera- j tors, recognized the untenability of their position and gracefully submitted to the inevitable. SILVER WEDDING Gcrmin Emperor and Wife Ob serve Anniversary RECEIVE MANY PRESENTS On Tuesday Anniversary of Their Wed ding Will be Observed Statesmen Offer Congratulations Wed ding Next Tuesdayj IIF.KI.IX, Feb. 25.-Fmperor William and Kmpress Augusta Victoria. receiveJ deputations from the Kcichstajj, Prus sian diet, Prussian House Loni and other governmental bodies at the palace today who 'tendered their congratula tions on the iher wedding anniversary of their majesties which is next Tues day. Deputations from Many German cities also presented written addresses. The Kmpcror also received deputation from the 1'nited German Veteran So cieties of .North America, constituting the soldier who fought in the war with Denmark, Austria and France. This delegation presented a huge silver bowl resting on an onyx column, the whole of which was Hve feet in height. The wedding of Prince Eitel F'ritz and the Duchess Sophie Charlotte of Olden burg is on Tuesday nnd will be a re plica of that of the Crown Prince last dune. Hotels urc already filled with members of the minor German royal families who hnvo arrived to attend the wedding. WALLACE WRITES. Ex-Chief Engineer of Canal Advocates Sea Level Canal. NKW YORK, Feb. 25. John F. Wal lace, former chief engineer of the Pann ma Canal has contributed an article to nn engineering mnga.ino, recounting his observations and experience during the year in which he was in charge 'of the construction work in the canal zone. Wallace declares his belief that 'It will quire time and money to construct the high level canal on the eighty-five foot plan under the present methods of gi(fl(r1nincnt contnul, tytanj itl will flo construct a sea level canal provided the work is accomplished by modern nnd efficient methods." ITo advocates either placing: control of the construction in the hands of one man, a practical engineer, and giving him unlimited authority or let ting the work to a contracting firm. SOLDIERS DELAYED, 1tS AXfSKLES, Feb. 2.1-A trainload of the soldiers of the Klghth Cavalry which are being rushed across the country to eiitch a transport at San Francisco were delayed several hours yesterday by the derailing of a pas senger train at Hui'k Station, and will not pass here until tomorrow mining. The soldier are being sent to the Orient, it is stated, with the expecta tion of seeing active service in the near future. OBTAINS INFORMATION. JKKFKRSON CITY, Feb. 2.-After a ronfereni with Attorney-CJeneral HaJ ley, secret service Agent Marehand stated he had obtained valuable infor mation regarding the freight rates paid by the Standard Oil and alleged sub sidiary companies. The inforanition will I used by the Inter-State Commerce Commision. EX -SPEAKER DIES David Henderson, Former Speak er of House, No More. FAMILY AT HIS BEDSIDE Distinguished Mn Passes to Final Reward Had Been Sick for Last Nine Months of Paresis Funeral Next Thursday. DHirQl'K, Feb. 25 Former Speaker David H. Henderson, of the National llou-d of R'tyreseiittttlivef died at 2 o'clock this afternoon of paresis, which has attacked him several times during the last nine months. He began to sink Friday, rallied Saturday morning, but today lapsed into unconsciousness and failed rapidly until the end. All his family, except one son, were at the bedside. Colonel Henderson has been unable to recognize anyone but his wife since a week ago, except on Friday, when he partly regained his faculties. Henderson was strictken with paresis in May and bis condition became so grave that he was removed to the hospital in September. His condition remained unchanged except for the usual pro gress of such disease until a week ago Friday when he suffered another stroke, which resulted in total blindness. The former speaker failed both physically and mentally until Friday, when his mental powers returned for a few hours, followed by a relapse ending in death. The funeral will be next Thurs day, with services in the Episcopal church under the auspices of the G. A. K. NO CHANGE IN DISPUTE PITTSlsl'UG, Feb. 25. F. L. Kobbins is not in the city tonight, but earlier in the day stated that there was no change in the dispute between the bituminous operators and miners since the joint conference. He added that there can be nrt compromise or offer made without meeting the operators, and no such meeting has been called for or held. BODIES RECOVERED. GAMIER, Ohio, Feb. 25.-The char red bodies of Cadets Bunker, Henderson nnd Fuller were found in the ruins of Delano Hall this afternoon. There is no explanation of what caused the fire. It may have been spontaneous combustion. RUSSIAN OIR L TO TERRIBLE TORTURES Arrested for Shooting Chief of Police and Stripped Naked Subjected to Revolting Indignities by by Cossacks and Officers. NEWSPAPERS DEMAND VENGEANCE FOR CRIMINAL SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL, AFTER BEING STRIPPED BY CAPTORS, IS CONFINED IN DAMP CELL TWO OFFICERS AMUSE THEM SELVES BY KICKING HER BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE CELL BODY IS MASS OF BRUISES. ST. Petersburg, Feb. 2.1 -Great wrath in Liberal circles was aroused by the publication of a letter of Mile. Spiridonovo, a 17-year-old girl who shot Lu.henoff.-ky, the chief of the secret police at TamhofT, which describes the indignities and brutalities to which siie was subjected. The letter says that after the shoot ing of Lu.henoflsky she was knocked down and beaten by the whips of the Cossacks and their rifle butts. Then she was dragged downstairs by the hair to a sleigh and taken to the police sta tion where she was undressed and thrust into a damp cold cell, where she Tillman Reports on Rate Bill Today. Expected That the Introduction of Measure Into Senate Will Prov voke Heated Discussion. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The fol lowing is a forecast of the events scheduled for this week: From the time Senator Tillman pre sents his report on the railroad rate bill today, until that measure is finally disposed of by the Senate, the bill will actually, if not technically, occupy the foremost place on the calendar. There is no immediate prospect of its imme diate displacing the statehood bill, but intimations are that such a course will be pursued, when a few weeks later, the Senators find themselves entering what all believe will be the real con flict of the session. Aside from the statehood bill, meas ures to be considered this week inolude a bill for the settlement of the affairs of the "Five Civilized Tribes," the for tification appropriation bill, the delayed WEEKS FORECAST CASTRO WILL DRIVE ALL FOREIGNERS FROM COUNTRY AVILLAMSTAD, Feb. 25. Advices from Venezuela are to the effect that Castro says he will humble France, break the Monroe doctrine, clear out the French from Venezuela and then start on Americans, Englishmen and Germans, who, he declares, are worse than Chinese. lie is reported as say AI TREATED was subjjecled" to eleven hours of tor ture in order to force her tj reveal the names of her accomplices. The girl says two officers took brutal pleasure in kicking her back and forth across the cell, tearing her hair, and burning her flesh with cigarettes and Uireatenii& hen abandonment to ths Cossacks unless she confessed. She is now in a hospital in a serious condition. Her skull is fractured in two places, one eye injured, and her body a mass of bruises. The newspapers demand the punish ment of the two officers, but vengeance of the revolutionists will probably an ticipate official action. consideration of the army appropria tion bill and District of Columbia legis lation In the House the Indian appro priation bill and the legislative, exe cutive and judicial appropriation bill will probably be considered this week. The feeling of unrest so apparent at the deliberations of the Algeciras con ference during the past week seems at least temporarily supplanted by a more hopeful and conciliatory attitude on the part of the delegates. The sessions of the special committee on banks will continue this week and dispatches in dicate that with the disposal of this subject the problem of policing Morocco will come to the front again and with a better chance of settlement. Advices from European capitals show that none of the more important powers inter ested, have given up hope of an ulti mate agreement. FIGHT AT PRAGA. WARSAW, Feb. 25 Another en counter between the National Demo crats and Socialists, the latter being bent on breaking up the meetings held by the former, took place at Praga to day. One person was killed and fifteen wounded by revolver shots. The troops surrounded the hall where the meeting was held and many were arrested and a large quantity of arms confiscated. ing that he will clear the country of foreigners. He is very bitter against Americans, who, he says, are after his country. The populace are yearning for an American protectorate and the bet ter class of Venezuelas are reported as saying the situation demands imme diate intervention by the United States