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VOLUMK LX NO. 288
M0E0CC0 DEADLOCK
BIO HIM ENGULFS
CAMP BIRD Mil MILL
i
Monster Slide Strikes Mill ana Out Buildings Crash
ing Them Like Egg Shells-One Man Killed,
Others Injured in Avalanche.
LOSS SAID TO BE HALF
AVALANCHE, WHICH IS A YEARLY
HOUSES IN WHICH TWO HUN
SLEEPING-RUMORS THAT
KILLED ARE
nl 'ItAV, I'ulo., Man-It H- A uuninioth
nnwoliili' in the Mount HucflVU district
Hi-Hi here, lat night wrecked the ramp
Bird mini' mill, the tratnphmi', boarding
lioiiHr mill ii tending room, kiltnl one
in.in n nil 'ilmi iiihh-. and it I"
mil tn jut I wo men erinuly. The
.ii..-ilv Ion i about half a million.
Tin' bunker, which were tuxt to the
rending room, In whim were stout 2.V)
men, barely niiWd toing engulfed.
Thl Hvaliinchf, which i an annual
ulTiiir mill i called !tn fulled Slates
"liilc, w ii exceptionally huge this year.
I'!ia!lv it i'mhi itself licfiiic reach
in j the gull, bill thin time il roiil Imicil
mi to the mini- buildings, which it
rr tubed like mi eggshell.
A tilcihoiic in. fiom Sihrrtoii
wliiib ".tnlei tlmt i-inp'x weie killed in
the accident in discredited here.
MUST GIVE ACCOUNT
Policyholders of New York Life
Protest Expenditures.
OFFICERS BOOM THEMSELVES
New York Life Insurance Officials Spend
Thousands of Dollars of Com
pany's Money in Boosting
Themselves for Re-election
KV YOIIK, March IS. Samuel I n
lerinycr, counsel for the International
l'olic holder' t'onimi.lloe of the S'cw
York Life today sent n letter to Alc
iiniler F., Orr, president, prolestiug in
the ninuc of (lie policyholdeis at what,
is lermcd the exlraordinnry effort inn.le
by the ollieers of (he company to ob
tain proxicM for the minimi elect ion next
April, t'lileiiiiyeii hIhIcm he ha cmo of
n litiiulier of piinlcd circulars before
him issued by the New York's head
oilier signed by the cashier, enclosing a
blank proxy, biographies of each direr-
STEAMER ATLANTA BURNS
TO THE WATER'S EDGE
SIII'.BOYGAN, Wis., Mairch lK.-Tbe
steamer Atlanta for Milwaukee burned
to the water's edge twelve miles south
of here today. The loss is $iri(),00(K).
The Atlanta left hero southbound this
morning with a crew of sixty and two
passengers. Fire was discovered about '
AttOOIATIO PRItt RIPORT
A MILLION DOLLARS;
AFFAIR, NARROWLY MISSES BUNK
DRED AND FIFTY MEN WERE
SCORES OF MEN WERE
DISCREDITED.
Tlii. ivenlng & e-ond nowlide oc
curred which carried away neversl other
building including the provision hou
which cut off the food supply. Tbe
miner fearing other nlides, have taken
refuge in the tunnel. Preparation! are
brina made to get provinions to them
hefor the now make it impoible to
reach them. Several other ltd- are
reported in the Ouray district.
Ta Not Credited.
Tl l.l t niDK. March 1H.-I.at iiiwht's
rumor thiit a piiUM-ngcr train on the Rio
(iiitiule and Soiitlicru was awept away
bv iin iivnliiiiclie near (iphir Loop and
thirty live hthoiis killed, appear with
nut fniiiiiliitiou though ilili'Ut iniiiiry
Iiiih been made. Itnilroml otlicialH tate
tbi-ic Hii no Intin in tlmt vicinity at
111.' time ibigiuited.
tin and the oH'urr, iiiclmlinj; (rr him--ell,
whom it i untight to re elect.
Thine l iii iilmv I nlci inver ay were
ptiuted a! the rxpentic of the company,
lie cont iniii-s:
" II" tlice ilociimctiti have been sent
to every one of the policy holder, the
cost tn the company in jtoHtajjo alone in
about $.0.iHM) and the cost of printing
us much more. However to justify such
cvpeiiiltt urcN (to xiiy nothing of the
mniiifeii impropriety of hiuIi action at
tlii- p 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1 -1 I fail to iiiiilci-xluiid.
" Tlie( document ale coming to u
in great iiiiinber from infuriated policy.
holdet'H with the H'lpicht that the com
mittee lake some action to prevent your
I tlniH wit-ting the money of the policy
I holders in an it I tempt to ret urn yourself
to ollicc,"
I REMOVE SALOONS.
i Army Officers Would Abolish "Booze"
Emporiums From Post.
MINSOt'TA March 18 Onicrrs of the
.seventh infantry have presented a peti
tion In I he county coiuinis-iouei's nsk-
ing that saloons neat' military posts be
abolished. It is represented the sa
loons exert a demoralizing influence on
; the soldiers, mid have occasioned ser
; ions ipiarrels and tend to destroy dis-
eiplinr. ft bus been represented to the
j war department that with the saloons
1 within a short distance of the fort, the
j post is not a proper pulurc to ipiiii-trr
soldiers.
11 o'clock and the crew fought it until
I o'clock when thc crew and passengers
put oil' in lifeboats and were picked up
by the tug Ressler. It is thought the
lire was slanted by a carelessly thrown
cigar. One deck hand whs lost while
trying to escape the llumes.
ASTORIA. OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 19 1!M)f
KILLS HERSELF.
Caroline Shoots Herself and Shuffles
Off.
U; Vi:n!TII, Km,.., March !.--
('undine Villi Ill-ill l!unrlii', (,,d to l)
tin' divorced wife n( I'.hiiiii Van Di'iti
l!iiiii' llii'lilfiilniiilicn, of Berlin, ciui
mill i'i miii iili' In wltortt n at tin- home
n tit-1 iiii, l.ii iili'imiil Van Id-Hi Hiissche
ol tin- Kiylilii iitli ('amity id Vint l.oav
jriiuurtli today. Tin' lii'iiti'Diinl i ii
i cousin ill rn-iliriT Van D. iii I!itirit;
II,iiiIciiIiiiihcii, litil -i-iii-tnrv of the
I i i'i inn ii I'liilhiK-y ni Washington. Ma
I iliinir Van Ifc-m Jiti-wlf i tiit 40
1 yci nlil ami tin- . n - of hiT niieidi'
i IllilV In- llll'lillli'llllliil, ils kllli W!l )l'!tfl
i ill a -iiiiiliiriiiin in h-fr lilt miliilnf-r
i
; fin .1 iiI-IVihih ilienc,
NO TRACE OF OUTLAWS.
I VIMTA, I, T.f March l. -A Courier
from Mil i ill. i II Diirroiighs i-iimp in the
jSpmiwiw Hills country states no trace
; of tin- Wirkliffe Imliiiii outlaws has
been found. Jl is not believed tlic out
I it u tit attempt to leave llii- Spnvinaw
country an it affords many place of
roiiri'iiliiicnt iiml tin' Indian ran doubt
lr r.-ruu in hidden there n long time.
HARD AND FAST.
ATLANTIC (TIT. N. .1.. March !.-
1 Wrecking tug tmlay failed to move the
hI camel- (VurriiM' which went ahorv
Friday near Seaidc I'arW. The work of
taking out the cargo continues. The
oflloern and erew remain on board.
AMBASSADOR OUSTED.
I U. S. Spanish Minister is Ordered to
! Come Home.
WASHINGTON', Marrh 1 9 -Other than
admitting that Hellamy Storrer, amhas
sudor to Spain will retire immediately
Secretary Root declined to make any
stitleineiit regarding the change in office.
. It U known there has torn friction with
the administration which none r-onver-
-mil with the situation will (lieiis.
SHOOTS INSULTER
Woman Kills Man Who Makes Re
mark About Her.
I HE WAS GUEST AT DINNER
I Man Makes Insulting Remark Police
Gone Woman Kills Her Tra
duccr She is Arrested.
KANSAS CITY, March lS.-Mrs. Ma
Donielson, while entertaining a party
of friends at dinner tivny, ticeame en
raged at a lvniuik of K, 0. HnmV a
painter, one of her guests, nnfl snot, nnl
the woman's nephew tooK exccprtou. I
killed him. Harris made a remark about
Mrs. Donielson to w hich C. R, Rtggin.
The men (uant'led and Riggins and tlii'
fiiuiily finally went for a policeman.
Wliile they were gone Mrs, Donielson j
killed Harris. At lirst Mrs. Donielson
said she shot Harris in self defense and
Intel- told the police the shooting was j
accidental. There were no witnesses to;
the Iragedv. I
LYNDEN IN DANGER,
SKATT1.K, March 18. A special to
the Post Intelligencer fmm l.ynden, ;
Wash., savs North worn! four miles I
north of l.ynden, Whatcom county, has
hen destroyed by lire. The fire is with
in a mile of l.ynden and grave fears are
felt for that town. Hundreds are fight
ing the fire and the lSellingham depart
ment was sent out by a special train to
the aid of the threatened city of l.yn
den. Manv families in 'North wood are
homeless.
NEITHER POWER
WILL
OF WEEK
Rate Bill Will Occupy the
Senate's Time.
HOUSE WILL BE BUSY
Has Many Measures to Consider
-Statehood Bill to Be
Settled.
THE OUTLOOK AT ALGECIRAS
Postponement of the Conference Until
March 20th Gives Hope That
France and Germany May
Agree Strike Situation.
WASHINGTON, March 18.-The fore
cast, of the week's events is as follows:
The debate on the railroad rate bill
will be continued in the Senate during
the present week. The prospect is that
the bill will more completely monopolize
attention this week than last, for while
under previous arrangement, the bill
could not be taken up until 2 o'clock,
under Tillman's present policy the bill
can be taken up each day as soon as
the routine business is completed. j
The House this week will consider ai
bill abolishing the grade of lieutenant-
general, the legislative appropriation ;
bill, some minor bills and possibly the :
post oflice appropriation biU. Although '
the program is not yet determined, it is
expected the statehood lull will lie
brought into the House Wednesday and
disposed of.
The fact that the Algeciras conference
has adjourned until March 20th has
given rise to the hope that France and
(icrniany in the meantime will reach a
basis of accord. At Algeciras the
symptoms of an agreement are consid
ered inoiv favorable, which the repre
sentatives "of the neutral nations ar?
energetically endeavoring to influence by
mutual concessions.
Bituminous operators to the number
of six hundred arc expected to arrive at
Indianapolis today to confer with the
mine workers. The situation in the,
FORECAST
threatened coal strike appears unchang- j unions were adopted today by a meet
cd. the outcome being in the hands of j j i,Pu i,v ()le Utah Federation of La
the minris. The l!van resolution has
been practically rescinded and the re
port of the scale committee being fa
vorable there is every indication that
conservatism will govern the final de
liberations of the miners and operators.
IS NOT SIMPKINS.
HOISK. March 18.-Detective Thicl
has wired that the man held at Oakley
is not .1. M. Simpkins wanted in con
nection with the Steunenberg murder,
The man has been released. Captain
Swain says the officer are close on
Simpkins' trail in the. north. Swain
adds that Simpkins may have crossed
into British Columbia, but certainly did
not come south.
UOVER8 THE MORNING FIELD ON
CONTINUES
BACK
General Disposition Among Ihe Delegates However,
to Take an Optimistic View of the Situation
-Solution Will Eventually Be Made.
FRENCH PAPERS OPPOSE
FRENCH PREMIER'S POSITION IS
ACCOUNT OF THE UNC0MPR0
FRENCH PRESS, WHICH S
FURTHER CONCESS
AIiKCTRAS, Alarch 18. The general
disposition of the delegates continues
inclined toward optimism, but there i
no further apparent move made in a
solution of the points at issue. Dele
gates of the neutral powers confer with
the. German and French delegates daily
striving to modify their uncompromising
stand. It is the general belief that the
present deadlock, will not break until
further instructions arrive from Paris
and Berlin.
Nothing Given Out.
PARIS, March 18 Although no state
ment ha been given out regarding
France's future plans at Algeciras, the
announcement that the premier of the
Bourgeois ministry will not participate
in the debate on the foreign affairs bud
get on Tuesday is a somewhat hopeful
Labor Unions Allege Plot Against
Mover, et. al.
QIVE MONEY FOR DEFENSE
m . .
Meetings Held Yesterday in Washington
D. C, and Salt Lake City to Pro
test Against Prosecution of
Miners' Federation Officers.
At a
WASHINGTON. March 18.
CHARGE CONSPIRACY
mass meeting f wovkingmcn today ; and later both left on the east-bound
resolutions were adopted protesting 1n,in- A subpoena wms issued for Frank
against the unwarranted arrest of!l iv,'lv to War at tIie cormer,s ln'
Mover and his associates. The resolu-! 'Iu,sl tomorrow-. Detectives are scarch
tion asserts the conspiracy charge j in- ,i,( dt' for t,,p 'm,n? ,nan
against the men is trumped up. A small !
sum was contributed to their defense, j
In Salt Lake. I
SAI.T
.AKF. CITY, March 18,
-Reso-
bor to condemn the prosecution in the
ease of Mover and his associates and
COURT REVIEW
FAVORED
WASHINGTON, March 18. -Senator
Xcwlands of Nevada today entertained
seventeen of his Democratic colleagues
at luncheon the object being to exchange
views on the rate bill. The talk con
verged almost entirely round the court
THE LOWEFf COLUMBIA
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DO
FURTHER CONCESSIONS
VERY DIFFICULT AT PRESENT OH
MISING ATTITUDE OF THE
TRONGLY OPPOSES ANY
IONS BY FRANCE.
sign. This decision coming after the
conference between the foreign minister
and Prince Von Radolin on Saturday is
considered to show that while the Mo
roccan knot is not yet untied and while
the end of the conference is not in
sight, hopes are still undiminished that
a solution of the difficulty will be found.
The premier's position is rendered more
difficult owing to the uncompromising
attitude of the newspapers, the Temp
taking the le.id. which states that France
bus reached the utmost limit on both
the police and bank questions and this
view has the support of a very influ
ential body of opinion. The premier
therefore hesitates at a further conces
sion, realizing that further yielding will
render the ministry unpopular to the
last degree.
the governors of Idaho and Colorado for
an alleged conspiracy to deprive the
defendants of their constitutional rights.
At the meeting held tonight under the
auspices of the Industrial Workers of
the World a number of speakers voiced
similar sentiments and a considerable
sum of omney was raised for the de
fense of the Federation officials.
LIVELY SKIPS.
i Operator Responsible For Awful Wreck
Disappears.
j DENVER. March IS. The police have
i been asked bv the sheriff of Fremont
rountv to TJye thc
, graph operator at Swallow to whose
1 negligence, it is charged, is attributed
the wreck of Friday which caused great
loss of life and injury .to the passengers
i and train men. It is reported that
I Lively left Swallows today and joined
his brother also an operator at Portland
URGING STATEHOOD.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 18.-Hun-dreds
of telegrams are being sent to the
President and other prominent men in
Washington from all parts of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory urging immediate
statehood for the two territories.
FEATURE
BY DEMOCRATS
of review feature and later in the day
Tillman stated that all present with
two or three exceptions favored the pro
vision for the court of review with non
suspension of rebates. Tillman believes
all the Democrats will finally come
around that idea- when a vote is reached.