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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1906)
Jtte iiiii lilt, AtftOOIATtO PRt HI PORT UOVKRS THK MORNING MELD ON THE LOW EH COLUMBIA,! 2& SSL VOLUME LXI NO. 11.1 A STOMA. OREGON, THURSDAY. A1MUL f2 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS TOM! AN 0 VESUVIUS SHOW Whole Vcsuvian District and Castellmarre, Is One Vast Waste Neapoli tans are in Restless Mood. FALL OF ASHES SEEMS TO BE DECREASING REPORTS OP DESTRUCTION OP SA RNO AND SAN GENARO, WITHOUT POUNDATION OTTAJANO I S PRACTICALLY BURIED UN DER VOLCANIC DEBRIS DAMAGE IS INCALCULA BLE AT PRESENT STAGE. NAPLES, April n.-The whole Ve auWui district at far at Naplei, Caterta and Caitellamarre It on vast Sahara desert. Reports from all tides state that the fall of ashes it not to heavy for the last few days and the ashes are much finer. Prom this it is argued the protpecti are much brighter. This has been a disquieting day in Naples. People alarmed by what hat happened have deserted their shops and manufacturer rc all closed. The crouds are in a temper for any excess. It would require only a spark to start a conflagration. Sarno Not Destroy nd. Report of the destruction of Sarno fll Shu Gtuuf tlm fornwir IJ-ving a population of more than 800 arc piov el without foundation. At Sarno 5,0lO pciMim from (lie village nml fit mix have found refuse. (Htnjiuto, where many lives were lost Monday, is practically buried. There in greut difficulty in ascertaining tin- ac- , tunl conditions in that part of the dis trict nearest the volcano. . Trspi and railway track are deep under cinders and ashes, road arc obliterated nuj even the fishermen who ply their cal 1 iritr on the Buy df 1'aples are nfrald to venture out on tin- water anywhere in the vieinitv of Vesuvius. All these -conditions make it diffleult to (five nn Intelligent, estimate of the lo. One FATAL WRECK OCCURS Operator on 0. R. & N. Forgets to Give Train Ita Ordert and Collision Ensuet. POISE, April 11. -A collision oc cured on the, 0. Tl. & N. this afternoon fifteen miles west of Huntington be tween train number fifty five and a work train in which one man was killed, an other fatally injured and four seriously injured, Tho dead man is John Lilly, of Ln Grand Elmer Earl, of Portland, was fa tally hurt. The wreck was caused by the failure) of the operator to give orders to the extra, train. CASTRO RETIRES FROM VENEZUELAN PRESIDENCY NEW YORK, April ll.-Gcnernl Cos. tio has retired temporarily from tho presidency of Venezuela ami General Gomez the first vice-president is the, present executive head. This informa tion was contained in an offlclnl cable gram received today by the Venezuelan QUIETER as Far as Naples, Caserta, -liumte i. that fiO.noo.OOO damage is done and 50,000 persons are homeless. Everywhere in Naples and Castellamarre and in the k'r town outside the dan ger wine are beggared refuges. Until communication I restored and a search made into the houses . in tlx? afflicted district, It will ) impossible to deter mine how many people have periaheJ by the eruption. Condition tonight itt tiie section af fected by the eruption of Mount Vesu vius are greatly ameliorated, The fall of vulcanic ashc is diminished, and scientist express the opinion that the volcano has spent it's force. The tillagn f Sun Gcnaro 1ms lcen partially buried in the snttd and ashes and s-veral house have fallen. At that place thrcis were killed and twenty in jured. In the road nt Torre I)el Greco three persons were found dead of suffocation People remaining nt Torre Ainiutiuta arc in danger of starvation as nil the shops arc closed. Rations for two hun dred persons were sent there. Two American girls who heedlessly ventured Into , the Vesuvius district wnera me nimmioment of the train on which they were traveling brought much discomfort ail no little peril, wewt brought here today on the steamer St. lon. Thev were delighted with their adventure which had no more serious 'ending. SAVAGES EAT GERMAN Man Eating Natives in Admiralty Is land! Lunch Off of Fat Ger man Trader. VICTORIA, 11. C, April 11. -The steamer Mouna from Australia has brought news of the ghastly niurdop of llcrr Schlchan a German trader, who was hacked to pieces by man eating na tives in tha Admiralty group. Tho trader resided on his plantation island San Gabriel. The German worship Con dor went to tho place and burned the native village. Tho fate of the body was not' ascertained out it is believed it was eaten, vice counsel general in this city. Tho despatch, state that Castro desires to rest foi' a time owing to the strenuous work of the past year. Castro adds if the emporary separation brings har mony and good will to the country he will willingly make his. retlreemetnt' permanent. CAUSES SIGNS FIRE ON BOAT'S CREW Guards t Railroad Bridge Pire on Pas ting Boat Killing Part of Crew. I.' FA, April II. Fearing a revolution ary attempt to blow up railroad bridge across the White Itiv-r, guards have several times fired on bouts. Today they discharged a volley at a suspicious steam cr riddling the upper works of the ves sel and killing or wounding several of tho crew. BASEBALL SCORES. IX$ ANGELES, April 11. Los Ange less 3, Oakland 2. SAX FRANCISCO. April ll.-8eat-tlo 1. San Francisco 0. FRESNO, April ll.-Portland 1, Fres no 2. REQUESTS CAVALRY Soldiers Sent to Protect Agent of Umatilla Reserve. HE FEARS HOSTILE INDIANS Stockmen Arouse Indians in Their At tempt to Cross Umatilla Reser vation and troops Are Called to Keep Peace. PENDLETON, April ll.-The second step in the troubles between Major Edwards, superintendent of the Uma tilk reservation, and the Indians, oc cured today when upon the offer of troop by the Bureau of Indian Af fairs, a request for troops of cavalry was made by major Edwards. Further investigation into the cause of the trouble between Edwards and the Indians developed that cattlemen persist in attempting to cross the res ervation with stock, which is irritat ing thn Indians. Recently a permit given to one stockman to cross wun his herd, but the Indians complained so loudly that the ordeer was rescinded. Since thenj Edwards and tho Indian police have worked day and night to keep out the stockmen who persist in trying to drive stock across under cover of darkness, and prevent hostilities bee tween Indians and stockmen. While the cavalry has been nsked for the purpose of .assisting the police, it is currently believed here, that the assertion in the petition of the Indian chiefs sent to Washington yesterday that Edwards' life was in danger unless he was removed, is also a reason for desiring to have soldiers on the scene. DEWEY BREAKS ADRIFT. WASHINGTON, April 11. The dry dock Dewey, broke its tow lines in the Mediterranean dtf Malta and drifted about in a. storm for about 23 hours, but is now again in control of the ves sels which are towing it. This information reached the Navy De pnrtment in n dispatch from Admiral Sigsbee, dated nt Messina, Sicily, yester day. ITe stated in the dispatch that I the Brooklyn remained with the Dewey when it was floundering about, and did not leave it until it was safely in tow. A wireless dispatch received by the Brooklyn after it left the Dewey indi- cated that the drydoek is proceeding safely and satisfactorily. ' A SCHOONER FOUNDERS Bangor Schooner it Wrecked and four of Crew Are Drowned of Maine Coast. BOSTON, April 11 .-The Bangor schooner Ssallie li. has foundered and four of her crew have perished off the Maine coast in Tuesday's otorm. The news of the disaster was brought here tonight by the steamer Bay Mate from Portland, Maine, which rescued the cap tain and one of the crew. PEDESTRIANS RUN DOWN. CHICAGO. A pill 11. Four) person were injured, two of them fatally, to day, when P. J. Daley, mot or man on an Indiana avenue ear ran into a throng of pedctrains who were trying to cross Walmsh avenue, at it intersection with Adams street. W. P. Kelly conductor for the Pull man company and I). E. Tarnalgo, an electrician were so badly hurt that there is .no chance of recovery. Daley made no effort to stop his car after running into the crowd, and was pursued by a policeman, who compelled him to stop the car and placed him un der arrest. T If P, & S. R. R. Is not Restrained Clash Will Take Place. C. V. R. R. NOT RESPONSIBLE President of C. V. R. R. Notifies Judge If Injunction it Not Allowed Against P. & S- R. R. Fight Will Occur Between Forces. PORTLAND, Ore., April 11. Louis Geerlinger president of the Columbia Valley railroad today notified District Judge McCreedie that if the injunction applied fcotf by the) Columbia Valley road asking that the Portland and Se attle railroad be restrained from build ing across certain property in the neighborhood of I-aCamas, Washington. Which the Columbia Valley claims tha ownership of, is not immediately grant ed serious consequences are likelv to follow, for which the Columbia, Valley Railroad Company does not assume the responsibility. The situation today in the disputed district! It comparatively peaceful Portland and Seattle graders are work ing steadily and not over a down feet away, the Columbia Valley gang is busy digging down to their own grade but there is no violence. BROOKLYN BRIDGE JUMPER. NEW' YORK. April 11 Nathan Isaacs, of (ifl Irvington street, this city today jumped from the middle of tho center span of the New Williamsburg bridge into the East river, 135 feet be low and was taken out of the water by tho crew of the ferryboat. His clothing was torn to ribbons, his shoes were torn from his feet and he was terribly bruised by the impact of his body upon the water, He was uncon scious when rescued but soon revived and may lHtcovir. Isaacs made the! leep at an hour when the morning rush of Brooklyn people to the stores and offices of Manhattan was at its height, nml scores cf persons witnessed Ms drop into the river. HAGUE COFERENCE POSTPONED LONDON April 11. The standard to day learns that the Hague conference will be postponed to a date earlier than October. THREATEN ROUBLE PEACE TO REIGN AGAIN THE Conference Between Representatives of Voliva and Dowie Last Night Ends in Sudden Reversal of Elijah's Millitant Policy. ARBITRATION BOARD FIRST APOSTLE' DECLARES THAT OR HE WILL REVEAL HIS WORLD SON TELLS FA ING OR HE WILL CHICAGO, April n. At the conclusion of the day of a conference betweeen rep resentatives of the opposing interest! of the Christian Catholic Church, a state ment was made tt midnight that the whole; controversy would probably be tf(t$c4 bj ctfrdfyffiut Bo-1 "H according to attorney Emfl C. Wetton Dowie's legal advisor are anxious for an amicable adjustment of the whole dispute. This announcement was made by Wetton after hit return from Zion City where he was in a conference with general averseer Voliva and others. The statement ,was made by Wetton im mediately after the conference with Dowie, tonight, which lasted until mid night. Earlier in the evening a state ment had been given out at Dowie's apartments that the whole matter would be thrown into the courts tomorrow for settlement, but after tonight's con sultation with Wetton there seemed to be a sudden change in the warlike at titude, which -all along was assumed by Dowie and his advisers. Wftjtojn in Wji stktnesit declared Dowie would seek redress in the courts onlv as a last report. Considerable progress was made at the conference this afternoon, Wetton said, but noth ing was mentioned regarding who would be the ecclesiastical head of the church. Plans, he said are only in a primary stage, but a plan is being con sidered whereby the whole affair will be left to a board of arbitration to be chos een from representatives on both sides. Fire Opening Gun. CHICAGO, April 11. Dr. Dowie and his councillors tomorrow will fire the first gun in the battle to regain the $20,000,000 said to be involved in the control Ttf Zion City,- when they will file in the state circuit court a bill in chancery petitioning that the transfer between Voliva and overseer Granjer. CRIME RULES IN FRISCO. LAWRENCE. Mass., April ll.-John W. Hamilton of California, who presid eed nt the 77th annual conference of the .New Hampshire Methodist Epis copal Church today, declared that con ditions little short of anarchy prevail in San Francisoc and that crima is rampant there. MINERS DECIDE OPERATORS PROPOSITION NEW YORK, April ll.-The scale commiitee of hard- coal miners today completed a draft of their reply to the counter arbitration proposition sub mitted by the operators, and will pre sent it to the! owners at the joint session tomorrow. It is believed the LATION CUT OF Zl MAY BE NAMED SOON HIS SON HAD BETTER KEEP QUIET TRUE CHARACTER TO THE THES TO STOP TALK- " ... TELL SECRETS! deposing Dowie as the owner' and con- troller of this vast estate be set aside. The; grounds will be; that IV oliva. Granger and Mr. Dowie fraudulently and intelligently endeavored to despoil the former "First Apostle" of proper ty he rightfully claims at bis own. An injunction will be asked prohibiting' Voliva from any way handling tha estate. Will Descend on Zion. The legal steps, however are only; preliminary, for Dowie and his entire party intend to descend on Zion City, and at no very distant date. This statement was emphatically made to day by deacon Peters, Dowie's con stant attendant and adviser since he left Mexico. Dowie lost a sympathizer today in in the person of Miss Elizabeth Mc Lennan a nurse who accompanied Dowie on his trip. The woman went to Zion City today after a heated interview with Dowie in which she accused him of hav ing shamefully maligned Mrs. Dowie and Gladstone at St. Louis. In referring to the threats of Glad stone intimating that if his father didnt stop his attacks on Mrs. Dowie he Would reveal certain deeds said to have occured in 1877. Dowie said he remer bered nothing to his discredit in that year. Coming to think of it, however, he said there was one thing that hap pened that year which he regretted, and that was that the Lord gave him a son whom he named Gladstone. All hit life, Dowie said, he had tried to coun sel him and supply money, but effort to lead him in the path Dowie would have him walk were without avail. He added, "Now I want to "say, that unless ttyijis .JOing niai cease making tfhei threats and insinuations, I will be forc ed to reveal his true character to the world." P. 0. APPROPRIATION BILL. WASHINGTON, April ll.-Afte'r nearly ten days of general debate with the post office appropriation as a vehi cle for the discussion the house today reached the consideration of the bill itself. Little progress was made how ever. TO ACCEPT miners have decided to accept in gener al the iniueownerg proposition, but ask to have tho scope of the inquiry broadened. The operators wanted to limit the inquiry to wages and method for tho adjustment of complaints. VvHiat action the operators will take is not known. ON