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ornfnfl UBUBHf FULL AttOOIATID PMit RBPORT COVIRS THK MORNINQ FIELD ON THS LOWS COLUMBIA VOLUMK LXI NO. 110 ASTORIA. OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 15 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS SIX MEN KILLED mm am i "m mm nu tir Cornerstone of New House of Representatives Build ing, Is Laid Amid Masonic Ceremonies President Often Applauded. PRESIDENT CONDEMNS ADVOCATES SOME SORT OF TAXA LIFE OR INHERITED TO PR AMOUNT GOING TO ONE CLEAN WASHINGTON. April N,Thc laying of the cornerstone of the office build ing of tli houe of representative with (ilfltlll Masonic ceremonies this after- noon made notable by tin- presence tif ili.' n?iliiit and nmny member of the cabinet, (lie nprem court, repre cnlnliw and n Inr'ii propott inn of Vnlilti(ll' MI)tllli0ll. I hi' day Wa Ideal, utnl without o iiiui'Ii u n trilling ilclny the immense stone wiio ilni'il in position with tin' ancient ceremonial of lite Miiuiiiic fnith. Tli president accompanied by the cabinet mill e'oitci by the office buil ding riiiiitiiiiuii, upcakcr Cammii and other eprcn-iitatiw arrived early, When I hi' president rump into the view nf th iiinuiii-p audience n roar of kind k greeting met him. Somewhat liidr thr Vice piesidentlul party it t rivrtl and in tliey took their si'llU I III' Vice )l'l'll'llt' pITKOIIrr wn ii No luiiilly indicated by the assem blage. Ceremony Begins. rpnn the arrival of tin f;i'tirttl lodge MuKiiim of the District of Columbia with Walter A. Brown, Grand Mutter nt the head the ceremonies of laying the corner stone were carried out. An her metically sealed box vn placed in thf slow, u ml nu it was lowered the marine l.ii ml played nn intermezzo from the "Oavallicr Rullcana." Com mid oil were poured over the stone according to the nneieiit custom, following which (.'i-nnd master Brown delivered nn ad dress. An Instrument 1.) tJon followo nml then the president and the speak rr of the house of representatives en tered (he president's box. Hound after round of npplnnc greeted thorn. With out so much as waiting for the applause tn c;eap, the speaker waving bin hand to silence the audience. lIdt "Citizen if i my privilege thin CRY OF "FIRE" CAUSES FEARFUL PANIC IN CHURCH CinCAflO, April It During n panic following the cry of fire tonight while 400 persons mostly women nnd children were participating lii the Easter ser vices nt the St. Lmlilmns Romnn Cath olic church three children nnd one wo man wero killed nnd a wore of others injuwl, several seriously. As soon ns the false alarm of fire was given, the congregation became panic stricken, and soon all were in n tangled mass, fighting to escape the supposed danger. Many jumped through the win dows, hut the greater portion crowded the tauter awH Thei extfa we'igh'.t proved too much for the floor nnd some of the k'uins supporting it broke. AGITATORS OF UNREST TION ON FORTUNES GIVEN IN EVENT MORE THAN STATED INDIVIDUAL HE URGES LIVING. time ( introduce to you one who need no inf rmlurtiion, Theodore Rooe veil. President of the United State.." The president wn lu splendid voice nml throughout the ddrem lung con tinued npplnue greeted bl word. President's Address. Ii 4"H'iit RofwiitltJ (lined the, ninn with the murk rke in the Pilgrim'. I'logrt' to illustrate the mini in every Hay life mho refuses to see anythin uplifting, but fixe IiIh eye on nil thill i vile ii ml debasing. The president said then- wti mueh til t It oil the floor of life which nuiit be M-rtiped up wilh the muck inkii nil lichii'cl every ilvil until and thing whether in public or pri viiilc life xhould In- relent lennly eM).d. The pieii nl haiU ni a iH-nefuctnr, ev ery writer or speaker who inakeii ueh ariigiiinl w ith in ili-,- m'uI v, pioi'idctl that n'wny the attack U tib enlutily truthful. Liar No Better Than Thief. A liar i no better than u thief nml if hi mendacity lake the form of (dan der he may Ik- worte than mont thieves. An epidemic of ImliHcriminntc nlunder duel no good, and bring hnppinrm to the ooitl of every nemtndrel who seen nn honel iiihii nKHailcd or- even n hcouii- ilicl aimiiled untruthfully, Kunlly nn had unid the preident whk too gineral condiMiination, in which the innocent miffcr with the guilty. Thi will remilt either in n cynical indifference to public corruption or the inability to discrimi nate between good and Imd. Rooevelt counselled the use of great disctin(iiuition betw'n tihei ifortiine4 made nml well won, nml those made by keeping merely within tha limits ot the law of honevty, "Of course" said the president, " no nniount of charity in Bicnding such fortunes in nny wny eonipensiites for misconduct in making thorn." Should Tax Rich. As ii mutter of personnl conviction The .crackling of timbers increased the fright of the now thoroughly terrified people and men, women nnd children began fighting desperately with each other to reach the outside. Women and children suffered most nnd when the church was finally emptied lhree chil dren wero lying dead in the nislo and one woman was so badly injured that she died on the route to the hospital. A boys prank whs responsible for the neident. While the pastor was offering evening prayer, one of a crowd of boys outside stuck his head insido the door and shouted "Fire" seeing the serious effect his words had on tlio congregation the boy rnn a wny nnd the police are un able to find him. the pre.lil 'lit believe tlwit llltilliutely we will have some mirt of taxation on folllllie. tthh-li lire eilhel given ill life or liihciiteil, to prevent more thnn a mtiited ainoiinl pHsxing to anyone in ilividuiil, 'J liis taxation which he t: lievea should be made by the iiutionat government should lie aimed only at those fortunes swollen fteyoml nil heal thy limits. The president, also advo cated government niipcrviiim of cor Hiriitions, by legislation framed to do justice both to them and the public, ll denounced the warped morality which denouncer1 bribery, and is blind to blackmail, which foams with rage at favors to corporations and hors hid ously when the corporation itself is wronged. The president declared the on ly public servant to lie trusted was the one just as willing to protect one as the other. In effect he said a man who yielding to public clamor would wrong a corporation would secretly wrong the public in the interest of a corporation. Agitators Condemned. The president condemned the eiiiall.v rich man who plotted to prevent the regulation of control of their business in the interests of public good, and wild preacher of unrest and agftntors agninst the entire existing uriler1 of things. The niot Important of nil is sym pathy, man for man. The welfare of the wage worker and a tiller of the soil he declared, will depend on the welfare of the entiiv country, and not on pulling of othera dowft. He urged a broader economic oppor tunity and rlean living and thinking and concluded by declaring the founda tion stone of the national life must be high individual character. IS NOT HIS WIFE Maxim Gorky Living With Rus sian Actress. GORKY DENIES THE CHARGE Story thaft Russian Rttvolutiojiisl Is Traveling With Woman Not Hia Wife Is Vigorously Denied by Him. XKW YORK, April 14.When Max im Corky arrived in this country Tues day he stated to immigration olliciaU that he was accompanied by Madame Corky. This morning a statement was published that his companion was not his legal wife. As a ix-Milt of the an citation Corky today issued a state ment denying the accusation. Gorky says he does not believe the American people originated it but it was concoct ed by friends of the Russian government He declares that Madame Corky is his wife the wife of Maxim Corky. He also stated that the publication of such a libel is a dishonor to the American press and is surprised in a country not ed for fair piny that such slimy slan der should have gained credence. The published story asserted that the Mnd anm Corky now with the author is Andnt Eva. n Russian' actress, witlj whom it is stated Corky has lived since the separation from his wife two years ago. An explanation was made that it wns impossible, for Corky to secure a divorce in Russin owing to strong of ficial antagonism and to secure a di vorce in Finland , nnd ho was married to Andre Eva before n notary. Mary Twain when asked whether he would refuse to act on the committee to forward the Russian revolutionary causa i said he did not know what . , ,t ii , 11 1 41. clleet tne puoucaiion woum nave on mtj members of the committee. He added thnt he believed in sticking to the flag until everybody eise deserts and would hear what the other committeemen had to say before deciding. , , ' Willian Dean Howells, nnothei' mem ber of the committee stated it was too delicate n matter for him to bo quot- ON TCjD ed on and he will not answer any juei tios at present. The fiorky party left the hotel I'd laire today at the request of the pro prietor and arik now guts at the home of H. tinylord Wilshirc. HAVE LITTLE HOPE. I'lni.ADKU'IflA. April H.Depite the nptimixiit of President Mitchell re garding the anthracite situation, the miners themselves and buines men ex press little hope of a peaceful settle ment of the existing differences. The operators are obviously making prep arations for a long and extended sin-pen-ion of mining. FEARS ANOTHER ERUPTION. NAPI.KS. April I4.-Several more bodies were recovered today at Otta jano nnd there was a considerable fall of ashes there, and at (astidlamare. Sulphur fumes are coming from the fiasures which opened at Ottajano and ears have been awiised of the opening of a new crater there and the swallow ing up of. the town. Basaltic massei exploded here today wounding several soldier. HE SEES MATTEUCCI Associated Press Correspondent Journeys Up Vesuvius. DESOLATION -IS EVERYWHERE Correspondent Sees Ruin and Death on All Sides Poor Peasants Starving Ashes are Over Three Fexjt Dep NAPLES,' April 14. An Associated Press correspondent today visite the observatory where Professor Matteucci has vigilantly lvmaiued through the perfect inferno of the recent eruption. This mountain climb gave the corres pondent nn opporUinityto see the des olation in the stricken districts. Hi route lay through Portiei and" Resina passing over Herculaneum to rompeii Here the ashes had fallen to n depth of three feet and hundreds of military wagons and a squad of soldiers were piling them in drifts. Portiei was a sorry sight. The houses were streak ed with mud and ashes up to the window fills. Five hundred refugees were gath ered before the city hall demanding help Pompeii' and Ilcrnlancum were closed, huge piles damming the entrance. The lower slope of the mountain, once dot ted with villas and parks ver all blasted under the rnin of ashes. A, Donkey on which the correspondent rode labored through three feet of ashes. A wie-rd silence prevailed for even the birds ' have disappeared. As the cor respondent journeyed upward a new cra ter suddenly burst and from tho summit of the volcano enormous- masses of sand and mist shot skyward. The monster, trembled seeming about to renew its conviiltions, and the native guides hesi tated declaring the warning had already been given qf another outibrwik to day. Fortunately it was a passing man ifestation. Toward the top of the moun tain the picture was one of unutter able desolation, but the natives ' were strangely persistent and wrinkled with age, emerged from their dugouts just below the observatory offeving milk and eggs to' the party. Vesuvius has no terrors for them. KEARSARGE E EXPLOSION ON BATTLE SHIP BY IGNITION OF POWDER Accident Occurs Just at Conclusion of Target Practice in Carribbean Sea and Cause is Unknown at the Present Time. PRESIDENT SENDS A CABLEGRAM RECEIVED AT WAR DPARTMENT FROM ADMIRAL EVANS COKVEYS SAD INFORMATION ACCIDENT BELIEVED CAUS ED BY THROWING OF SMOULDERING CANVAS IN-1 TO THE AMMUNITION HOIST. WASHINGTON, April 14. Two years later to a day, from the day of the fa tal Battleship Missouri disaster, on Fri day and on the 13th of the month, six men were done to death in the forward tunett of the battleship Kearsarge by one of those accidents which acquire additional terror for sailors because of their obscure origin and their almost impossibility of prevention. The At . . ... . ..,... M in rllA tnnet aevr Hrilla in tha Car. ribbean Sea, cluminating in the quarter ly target practice. This practice was just concluded with the most satisfac tory results when today just at the close ! of the week's work at the department, a cablegram came from Admiral Evans telling of a dreadful accident on the Kearsarge. The news came from Cai menera, a little cable station at the mouth of Guanatanamo Bay and was as follows: "On April 13th, at 35 P m. shortly after the completion of target practice on the Kearsarge, while the powder was going bedow, three sec tions at a 13 inch charge of powder ig nited. The charge of powder in the other lift just below and one section of tions of a 13-inch charge was ig cause is unknown. The matter is being investigated. Lieutenant Joseph M. Graeme, the gun umpire was sent to the Maryland in a very critical state at 9 p. m. The following have since died. Lieutenant Huggins, turret offiicer; Pet er Norberg, gunners mate; Theodore Nagely, seaman; Anton 0. Thorsen, sea man; Julius E. Koester, tunet captain; Elias H. Athey, seaman. The following ara dajngaj-ously, "injure: W. King seaman. Message of Sympathy. Immediately after receiving the mes sage acting secretary Newberry carried MOB OF FIVE THOUSAND LYNCHES SPRINGFIELD, April 14. Another negro has just been lynched. SPRINGFIELD, April 14. A mob to- night took two negroes from the county jail and hanged them to the electric tower in the center of the public square and built & fire under them as they hung. The negroes were Horace Dun can and James Copeland, both under twelve years of age. They were in jail charged w-ith assaulting Mable Edniond son a white girl last night. Fully five thousand people went to the county jail tonight, and with a telegraph pole and sledge haiumeds literally tore the jail to pieces. Filially the two sus pects were dragged from the jail and taken for a mile to the square through MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY it to the president, who authorized, him to send an expression of sympathy. As the cablegram states the cause of th ignition is unknown, but the first be lief at the Navy Departmen isthat in cleaning up the turret and throwing ojien the breeches of the big guns af ter the last round had been fired some small bit of smouldering canvas bag ging was blown out of one of the guns as the big breech block swung around onlv to fall in the ammunition hoist where the surplus powdpr was being I 11 n ! returned to the magazines below. Lieutenant Craem did not belong to the crew of the Kearsarge. He was at tached to the Maryland and was aboard the Kearsarge as umpire to check off the performance of the gunners, a neces sary function in view of ihe .keen spirit of rivalry obtaining between the dif ferent crews of the fleet. Seven Reported Killed. GUANTANAMO, Cuba, April 14. The United States battleship Kearsage has arrived here. The Casualties re sulting from the explosion are reported to lie two officers and five men killed and fourteen men injured, eight serious ly. The bodies of the killed will be buried in the naval cemetery tomorrow BASEBALL SCORES. LOS ANCET.ES, April 14.-I.03 An geles 6, Oakland 3. . SAN FRANCISCO, April 14. San Francisco 7 .Seattle 3. FRESNO, April 14.-Fresno 3, Port land 2. . . BERKELEY, April 14. The univer sity of California won the second base ball game in the intercollegiate series from Stanford today by a score, of 4 t 3. THREE NEGROES the principal streets of the town by a mob which was shouting and firing pis tols. Mablo Edmondson who came here recently to secure employment as a domestic servant ind a yong man nam ed Charles Cooper went buggy riding last night. In a secluded part of the city the couple were held up by two negroes, v Cooper was beaten unconscious and the girl dragged from the buggy into the woods at the roadside and assault ed. ' : The two negroes lynched tonight were suspected and were arrested, but only partially iudentified. The mob threat ens to return to the jail and hang four other negroes -charged with murder.