uaLiHt r
,cV -iATBD PRKSS RIPORT
COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWe COLUWBI4.I
vomwk lxi no. ion
ASTORIA. OIIKGON, SATl'HDAY, MARCH 31 1900
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HALF
WHS ME 1BI
is if tii n am
I I Entoomcd Men Reap
pear After 20 Das.
MEN ALMOST STARVED
Miners Subsist on May and Mor
sels of Food For Three
Weeks.
CROWDS BESIEGE MINE
Imprlsoord Men Relate Tale of Horrible
Suffering and Deprivation Other
Minert Said to be Alive and
About to be Rescued.
LENS. France, March 30. Fourteen
of the 1100 minera who were entombed
in the coal minea at Courieiei twenty
daya ago were taken from the mine
alive and well today. They had lived on
hay found in one of the underground ,
tablet and the morarls of food which'
they took into the mine with them near-1
ly three weeka ago. All attempt! to
reaoie the entombed men had been aban
doned more than two werka ago.
Startling Apparition.
Tlir "ll'hlill a p pea 1 a II i 11 I'f III'' illl J
pii'iniril mi'ii m it-nil (iiii (art i'lii. A
t'llllV l't lllnij.'l'll llil'l just l'lilll'l"'t''ll
tlinr tilylit'- umk, whin they writ
ularll'il to wf n I'mup of miner-, t 1 .
4 1 1 - Iniggiiid i'hI exhausted ami wild
1 v" sunken, appear from 11 ivinnte pint
of pit n. l!. Tli'' l riiii("i't of I In- party i
mill they lni'1 1'H'kcu nut nf ii 1 1 - t n 1 1 1 j
g.llcr, hIiI'II' till')' llil'l l'll I'llll'llllnil
since till' disaster nf Mill I'll In !ln
ic-cil'd IIH'11 Were lukell ll I It- delator
tilt t W'le unnlili' to mii" owing (n tin'
ituyyliiti? iliivlitiht I
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Men Talk Feebly.
Tin' mini' ofllciuls wrri' deeply affected
n tlic weeping survivor were taken tn
a hospital. 'I'lii' mi'ii were able to t talk
feebly, 1'iit umlilily. They nil u-ked for
new of relatives and friends, nml wish
Pil to go Inline immediately. Tin doc
tor, however. Ill I'VI'Ilt I'll tlll'lll with cl i r -
hVully fnini n doing.
biter crowds, la-sieged tin' mine in
tin' hope of further escape, nn i'H"itut
ing tlir employment of u strong police
fori-1 nnil iletiichinent of trMip to mum
tu In onli-r.
It i naiil tlmt otlii'in of the eninmU'd
iiiinrm arc alive ami nboul t be
lnouiilit out, tli'-ir ninniil lia injj Im-i'U
lieard,
TRAIN IS DITCHED.
FORT WAYS' K. Iml.. Munli :.--Whlli'
an I'list liouinl Xickli' I'liili' pin-"onut'i-
tiiiin No. 2 wa Hppi'oiirliiiij; tlic
town of South Whit lev thw iifti-rnoon.
the miioki' i', dit v ''H'I. nml I've fl'T'"U !
iiri left (In1 truck nml turnnl ovrr in
tlic ilitili, injuring twenty-three per-im
mill din filially.
MERIWETHER GOES OUT.
ANS'AI'OI.IS, Miiivli .'Ml. Navnl Ani
tlemy uutlioiltii'H wcifl notified toilny by
Strivtaiy llnniimrlo tlmt the icHinat ion
of Mi(lhipiniin Minor Meriwether .Tr.. of
Loiiisiium wiih awpted. Meiiwetlier
left tlm Ai'iuli'iny thin afternoon
HOUSE PASSES $30,000,000
APPROPRIATION MEASURE
WASHINGTON, March ,'IO-Tlie house
today passed the legislative executive
nnd judieitil appropriation bill, eurrf Mig
thirty million dollars, after eonsidciing
Hie measure for two weeks. The fea
ture of today's proceedings was the elmi
MILLION
I DEBATE ON OFFER,
1 i v i i v ai'hi.is, Mltr. h :m. A letter
I t Ufm iimr Gooding tif liluhu iuvit
iliif I lie inlnliiil t (u Investigate cnlidi
I I inn., thrie wn I'lid. A motion tu allow
I'li'ii'lt'ht Mitchell In iiiilni' Midi colli'
llllllcc, ti.(-l (,T ttilll President (Jumpers
"t tin' American Federation of Liilxir,
j hiiiiij.ltt nil a pmhuigiil debut". I'lfn
j il-nl -Mid-lu ll Hit il In- hud asked 1'iesi
! t I Jumper fr his view, hut (mil tu
'i''l un reply. The mutter on motion
Mill . fcH'l ll 1 tie illllllllllilMllll I'M
iiiliii- boutd to take such action nil
iiniy In- njH-i'il u )! uilli ln" American
I I 'll llllillll of UilMir,
bklknap gets one' year.
SOI HI l;l, tt,, Man li .1(1. -U'lllimii
lilkniii it hi'iiIi-ik-hI to one
i'ii i in tin' M iiilintiiii y Wi-ilncxiliiy by
Supi'iinr .linlj,'!' A. K. Uirr for tin1 ciime
of Hi'iliiillnii, nf wliii h hi. m roiuiiti-,)
tun iiinntlin iifc'n. Ili'lknup i a ini-inlx r
of inn- of tin' iim-t pioniini'iit fnmilii' on
tin- loi-r I nliiinliiii rii-r. I 'n inin' thut
In-. irt im .i uIhuiI in liriny un m lion
ii(.'iniil litiu. In- i'i in Ori't'ini, uhi'ic Iip
l.ltl'l llppti'lll'llllill III I'l illl'l illf.
HARVARD WINS DEBATE.
NKW IIAVKN. Miinli :mi Tla annual
Vulr lliirtiiril ili'lmli' toni,'lit uhm won
In lliitviiril.uliirli uplii'lil tin- it lit inn
tin' n (In- iuilioii: "Thiil ii would
If fn tin' intiTi-xW of S'i'w Vurk City
ln'n it- iln-i t uiilwiiy tij xti'iii."
Roosevelt's Action Dismissing
Commission Investigated.
GENERAL DAVIS ON STAND
Fomer Governor of Panama Canal Zone
Called to Give Testimony, But
Objects, as it Would be Criti
cizing the President.
WASIIIMiToN, March HO -The eouw
of (lie I'ictiilt'lit ilixiui-iHiiii.' iiii'iiilM'i-t of
tin' Witlkcr Ciiiial Cnnuni-Hiiiu wuh in-
ipiiivil into by Si'iiatoi- Morgan t(luy
when Ueniial (ieorye W. l)nvi, former
(iovenmr of the Canal Zone wa on the
"(and. Senator llopkiim objected on the
t'louniU that an olllcei- in thu arm y
hIioiiIiI not be put in a portion criticis
ifl Hupi'i'ior ollirei.
"It, would be the height of iiiipi'nprie
ty," Hiiid flenenil Davis, "to express ap
proval or ili-appnivul of the I'l'eniilent
who in my superior ollicer."
Senator Morgan mild he would not
pre--, the iiiestion. He commended the
wiliic-N for the eonrr-c lie hud taken, but
criticized Senator Hopkins for his ef
forts to prevent an inipiiiy into an alfnir
which milit in any way relleet on the
a1 in i n inl ru t ii n .
(iencial Davis expressed the opinion
that the 1'niled States is exM'eted to be
ililibed in iidjustinj,' titles to land in the
canal .one, and that the cost will be,
many millions of dollars. The cost to
this noveininent would be much greater,
he thought, if the minority pluim for thoi
canal were adopted.
nation of the age limit of clerk's, a pro
vision which created much discussion and
which incited the fight against the bill
The bill as passed curries nearly $70,
000 less than the lust impropriation bill
foi' similar purposes.
COURSE QUESTIONED
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0 I N Dl AN'AI'OI.IS, Miiicli .'III. It "t.it'd (oiiijilil by a iepivi'nlatie Of
0 of Hie nml intire-ts nf Westi'in Pennsy Ivaiiia tlnit lit ! o'clock thin 0
0 iilti'innon notices were posted at forty independent mines in the Irwin Of
O ili-lii'l, of Ue-ti'tn I'i'iiiiHylvnilia, that Hie I !.'t scale would be paid. Oj
0 These mint', it i- nid, eniployed 12 'MHI men with mi annual output of Oj
0 H.iKiil.lHMl lot:-. l ii also (dated that I'. I.. Itobbin-. r prcinl iny the 0;
0 1'ili-biiij: Co.il Cnuipaiiv would in nil ptobiibility post iuiilar nolices. 0;
0 and make an clfnrl to iyn the scale for the mine, beloii'.'in to his com- O
O pain- mid those lielniij-injf in himself cil ln-r louiorniw or Monday. O
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WOULD ABOLISH FAX
Chicago Real F.idate Board Urges the
Abolition of tlw Personal Prop-
erty Tax at Once.
I 'II If AMI. M.ii'h .'H' Spcakei lit the
fnily ninth mutual I -n m 1 1 1 i-t nf the Chi-i-iiy.i
Ueiil llslate Itiiiinl la-t iiijjht tiriP'd
the almlitiou oi pel -mini property tax
The ilieiiiiiii was led by Kredelick, for
eijjhl M'tiM preidelit of the St. Iitlin
lioiinl of n'nsoi and each speaker in
turn set foith the dcviU of the system
all coticludiu thai it hould Im abnn
doiied its soon n- some other schcine
for liiisin revenue can be substituted.
THOMPSON FIXES PARKER.
SPoKANK, Man li .'Ml. - Mauiiee
Tlniiiipsoii. of llutle, kniK'ked out Kid
Parker of Denver in the sixteenth round
More the SHikne Athletic Club to
niL'ht.
HEROIC DEED.
Policeman Saves' Child From Being
Struck by Train.
Clllf.VIIO, March 30. Policeman John
Kemie lust ni'lit ri-ked his life to save
Trillin's MiHire, !i years old, from beinjj
cni.hed to death under the wheels of a
special train, on the tanks of the C'hi
caifo. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
The little fill was .lainlin' in the middle
nf the truck when u special train was
hacked down on the main track toward
her. The little jjirl's buck was turned
and there wu no wui'nti;; whi-tle from
the train.
Ollicer Keane realized that it would be
un'lcs to .hunt to heron mt'ount of the
tioi-e. lie spruiiL' in front of the train
ctiiiljhl the L'irl up in his at ins, and ran
across the track with her us the engine
ru-hi'd bv. serapinp his face nnd shoul
der. UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.
OI.YMPIA. Wash.. March ,10,-Tbir-teen
in an unlucky number for Simon
Brooks, who thirteen days from today is
to be banged at the state penitentiary
ut Walla Walla for murder. April 13
is the date set for his execution, Friday,
and there is no possibility of n stay of
proceedings. His cell number is the fatal
13, and his legal death will be just 13
years to a day from the date he left m
eastern home to come west. Kven his
lust journey will be linked with the
" 13," for then' are that number of steps
to Hie pint form of the gallows . from
which he will be hanged.
STRUCK BY FLYING ROOT.
SOI'TII 11KND. Wash.. March 30.
Perry Mcliowan, a young hook tender
in Arui-trong's enmp on the South
Willapa, was seriously, perhaps fatally,
injured, Wednesday. The log hook
caught, in a big root while the engine
whs in motion, the root was pulled awny
and struck Mef!ownii with terrible force,
breaking four ribs nnd puncturing bis
lungs, He was taken at. onee to the
hospital, and is hovering lietween life
and dentil, with small chnnee of reeov
cry.
AIDING STARVING JAPS
Christian Herald Raises Large Amount
of Money to Help Famine
Sufferers in Japan.
WASHINGTON, March 30 The Chris
tian Herald today sent another cheek for
$2.",000 to the state department through
the Red Cross for transmittal to Japan
for the relief of the famine sufferers.
This makes a total remittance from this
source of $125,000.
MEN
! PUT IN TRUNK ALIVE
Inquest Over McVicar's Body Shows that
' Deceased Was Poisoned, Then
. Jammed Into Trunk.
STOCK TON', March :!n. Th impicst
lishiv over the ImmIv of A. X. McVicar
dceloped the fact that, the deceased was
put into the t in nk alive ,and death was
due partly to the pni-mis administered
ami partly to anphy xiut ion. The physi
eian believe McYicill' win. in a stupor
when put into the trunk. Chloral hyd
rate and morphine .ison. were used
The verdict of the jury expresses the be
lief that Mrs. Kmina l.e Doux h re
sponsible, and that she was unaided.
MEDICAL SETTLEMENT.
CHICAIIO, March :iO.-A medical set
tlement in one of the most congested di
tricts of the West Side is the latest ven
ture in Chicago philanthropy. The new
in-tit ul ion will lie built under the
mipices nf the Chicago Tuliereulosis In
stitute. The plans were announced yesterday
by Dr. A. C. KJebs, who originated the
medical social settlement idea. The
novel feature will lie a large roof garden
to he used as a play ground for children.
The building will cost $ l.'i.OOO,
President of Labor Federation De
clines Gooding's Invitation,
WILL NGT INVESTIGATE CASE
American Federation of Labor President
Turns Down Offer of Idaho to
Investigate Charges Against
the Federation Officials.
WASHINGTON, March 30,-President
(Jumpers of the American Federation of
Ijilnir declined the invitation extended
to him nnd to President Mitchell of
the United Mine worker of America by
Governor Gooding, of Idaho, to appoint
a committee to meet at Poeatello, Idaho
on April 12th to investigate the condi
tions growing out of the charges of con
spiracy between the state officials and
the mine owners to punish innocent men
for the assassination of Governor Steun
enberg. Governor Gooding referred to
the confessions of Orchard and Adams.
President (Jumpers tonight telegraphed
Governor Gooding ns follows:
" Surely, if Orchard and Adams can
not give the details of the confession
what benefit can result from Mr. Mit
chell's and my hearing of their general
statement. In any event such state
ments would only be ex-parte without
cross-examination and without being
confronted with the accused men. The
justiflnction for suspicion lies in their
unlawful extradition nnd brutal kidnap
ing from their homes and states."
BOYCOTT DYING OUT
Dispatch From Orient States That Chi
nese Boycott is Fast Becoming
Thing of the Past.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30. The
Bulletin says it has direct information
from the trade ports nnd centers in
China to the effect that the boycott
against American goods shipped from
the United States is rapidly dying out
w ith a prospect for an early resumption
of business.
00I1PER
REFUSES
TO
S
WHY WILL SEE COAL
MINERS NEARLY ALL IDLE
I Only Those Mines Where Operators Agree to
Give 1903 Wage Scale Will Be Worked-Pittsburg
District May Adjust Differences Shortly.
STRIKE WILL PROBABLY
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF MINE WORKERS ADJOURNS YESTERDAY
AFTER AUTHORIZING NATIONAL AND DISTRICT OFFICERS
TO SIGN rgo3 WAGE AGREE MENT WITH ANY COAL
OPERATOR WHO IS WILLING.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 30. The Na
tional Convention of United Mine Work
ers of America adjourned sine die today
after authorizing the national and dis
trict officers to sign the wage agreement
with any of the coal operators who would
agree to pay the scale of 1903 or its
equivalent for a period of two years,
This is an advance of 5-55 per cent in
wages in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and
Western Pennsylvania and all other dis
tricts except the Southwestern composed
of Missouri, Kansas, -Texas, Arkansas
and Indian Territory, where an advance
of three cents per ton is demanded, as
the 1903 scale is practically in force in
that district.
Miners Refuse Arbitration.
The convention declined the offer made
by the operators of Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio to sulmiit the wage differences to
arbitration. When a civil operator owns
mines in different districts the scale
must hp signed for all properties at same
time bifoiv any will be allowed to run.
The action of the convention will brin'i
out of the mines of the country 500.500
men in the anthracite and bituminous
fields. These will remain on a strike
until settlements have been signed by
their districts or with the individual
operators.
Only 35,000 Will Work.
The only miners at work Monday will
lie 25,000 men in New River, Pocahontas
Fairmant and the Central Fields of West
Virginia, where an agreement made sev
eral days ago will allow the men to
continue work until the district conven
tion now in session at Charleston has de
termined its course of action.
WILL RETURN TO WORK.
Miners in Pittsburg District Will Work
Monday Under 1903 Scale.
PJTTSRURG, March 30.-General sen
timent in the Pittsburg district of the
bituminous coal fields tonight is based
upon the news of the action of the min
ers' convention at Indianapolis, that
while a strike is now inevitable, in
Western Pennsylvania, at least, it will
be of short duration. Ry the adoption of
the resolution permitting miners to sign
the 1003 wnge scale wherever it is of
fered by the operators, a way is opened
for the operation of the Western Penn
sylvania mines, 53 per cent of which are
controlled by the Pittsburg Coal Com
pany. Dispatches tonight from various
points where there has been trouble an
nounce a restoration of the 1003 scale
and it is the intention of the striking
miners to return to work Monday morn
ing under that scale. It is expected
however, that a thirty-day suspension
at least will be called in this district
NORTHERN PACIFIC STARTS
BUILDING EXTENSION
SPOKANE, March 30.-The Northern
Pacific will start construction shortly on
the 05-mile extension up the Snake river
from Pasco, Wash., to Riparia, Wash
In connection with the Pasco-Portland
line and the 0. l. and N, the Northern
TKIKE
BE OF SHORT DURATION
This, it is stated, will be done in order
that the large stocks of coal that the
industrial plants and railroads have been
accumulating in anticipation of a general
strike may be reduced and a reversion
to normal conditions obtained
Will Meet Tuesday.
NEW YORK, March 30. George F
Baer, chairman of the operators commit
tee of anthraeite mine owners has tele
graphed to Mitchell from Philadelphia
that the operators would meet the min
ers' committee in this city next Tuesday
at 10 a. m. to further discuss the wage
scale in the anthracite field.
AGREEMENTS HEARD
Habeas Corpus Proceedings in
Perkins Case Begun.
JUDGE'S DECISION RESERVED
Arguments Made in New York State Su
preme Court Before Justice Green
baum Briefs of Opposing
Counsel to be Filed. i
NEW Y'ORK, March 30. Arguments
on the habeas corpus proceedings in the
case of George W. Perkins, former vice
president of the New York Life Insur
ance Company, charged in the warrant
issued by Magistrate Moss with the lar
ceny of $48,702 belonging to policyhold
ers of the New York Life, which he ad
vanced to Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer
of the Republican National Committee
were made today before Justice Green
baum in the state supreme court. A de
cision was reserved. Briefs will be filed
on Monday by the contending counsel
and then Justice Greenbaum will take
the matter of the legality of Perkins'
arrest under advisement.
APPLICATION GRANTED.
NEW YORK, March 30. Justice
Dowling in the Supreme Court today
granted the application made yesterday
by District Attorney Jerome for a spec
ial grand jury to investigate insurance
matters. Justice Dowling said he had
consulted his associates, and that they
agreed as to the advisability of grant
ing Mr. Jerome's request. The special
grand jury will be culled about May 1.
, Pacific will have a joint line from Pasco
to Riparia, this will give the Northern
Pacific a water grade from Portland to
Stites, Idaho, and it presumed this new
work is a link in the construction of the)
Missoula-Lewiston cut-off.