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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1906)
, ""'""ur e'l V . v. ... 1 . UOVIRS THI MORNING PIILD ON Trft LOWS COLUMBIA UltltHltlfULL AStOOIATtD MIM RIPONT PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LXI NO. 133 . ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY. MA V 3, t90G ANTHRACITE FRENCH LABOR SEEMS Troops Have Arrested All the Leaders of the Strike and Conditions Are Once More Becoming Quiet Danger Is Over. SOLDIERS WITHDRAWN FROM FINANCIAL CENTERS PUBLIC WHICH FOR TIME WAS EXTREMELY AGITATED AND FEAR FUL, HAS RESUMED TRAN QUALITY AND BUSINESS IS PROCEEDING AS USUAL WORKINGMEN ARE QUARRELING AMONG THEMSELVES. PARIS. My 1 The main force f the tiiU mov.mnt it effect llu elty and country appear lo have wnt it.ilf Tuesday, although detached move ment continue to ngHate the viiilou trade rritilrijt contnt iiirrv.-itlanee by the police ami Hie continued pres ent tt i-otiil-iullr number f troop, However, tin- aiithoiiiic. mi lonj.'. r treat the movement ii n limit iiiniiti. The public which for n week wa deeply agitated ntul fearful, ha re.iiniod it tranquillity ami bii-lm- i proceeding a ii-uul. Troop hiive I"-'"! withdrawn from the fliuinrial i-entcr, but the work Ill)? (li.trirU today continued In a tati of c-fferveoeiie, wijh small affray, none if which required tin- intervention of the troop. Occasionally a single company would gallop around Palace !)e U Ki pul'liiiii' a a migi'tivc warn- MUCH MONEY IN SIGHT. San Funclsco Will Hm Over $joo,oov ooo Available for Her Rehabilitation. S.W KHANCISCO, May 2. -An In-ve-tluiitiiii inndi' todiiy demon-trated thnt the f.nr thnt San Fmncieo will HilTer n periiwl of deprenoinn a on ftenuiith of the dUiii'tious fire, U un founded. Careful etiinnt(' by author I Up eouiMtent to t.peuk, liow (lint within the next yenr thei, will be ov er i?2f)0,00(i,(XN) nviiiliible for the re piabiHtnion of Siin! HrancW. ThU uniount doe not take Into consideration the inn noeeary for the beautillention and iiitprovenient of the eity.,. The proh leni of locating n new Chinatown will probably bo notUod to the entisfaction of the ('hiii(e. It i the de-ire of the nulhnntieK not fo hain thi class of foreigner. At a lnecliuj; of Chines cliplonmts and icpivsentalive of the general coniinittee today thin understand injr wn reached. .' , The nnburned neetion of the city i HOW' rcntoretl to nejiily nonnal eon; GOVERNMENT AID NOT WANTED AT PRESENT TIME WASHINGTON May 2. That the California delegation does not conolder thnt at prenent there should be an ef fort to secure government aid in the re construction of San Francisco was made evident to the senoto today. The ques tion came up on Newland' resolution directing the finance committee of the sennte and the, ways and means com mittee of the hou'so to conlder the feasibility of the government's guaran ting bond to aid in the rehabilitation of MOVEMENT TOTAL in to loiteier. Toward night full B piad of cav nit j w drawn up In front of the I-aW exchange a it was frd the after noon meeting of the worklngmcn would rcmilt in another demonstration. The precautions proved unnecessary. The utrike among the wotlliigmcn ha not become definite. About three quart-r according to tin prefect of police, re turned t" work, while uthem propose to hohl out until the hour day U jrrnnteil. Thi divUion will rnu mnny individmil coiiiHct hclwecn the utrikcr mid the lion lriki r. who nrr lieinjf oliclted to join thoM who hiive wiilked out. Thin condition nho prevniled in the u1miim nd other fm-toiy center. ThiM'oiifedemtlon of Inltor hn ppiir etitly emued it effort to o-ntrnlie the movement oinj ti the arret of it princi)iil ofTiclnl. ditiou. mid when hoiiM! wive ore per mitted to return to their kitchen to eook after the required chimney innpec tion the "iret'ts will have their old time appearance. FIRST REPUBLICAN RALLY. rOUTI.ANJ). Ore., May 2. (Special) The llrst republican rally of the cam paign will take place at Corvulli on Monday evening May 7th. when the Mate and eongiTional candidate will peuk. Ttenton wunty auks that the' campaign open there on account of vVithyconibe. Other rallie will be nt once arranged for In all the other coun tie. .. STATE OFFICERS NOMINATED. TOl'KKA, May. 2.For the principal Ktate ollice the republican), today nomi nated the following candidate, Cover nor K. Y, Hochj Lieutenant Governor V. .J., Fitzgerald; Secretary of State, E. ('. D.ntenj Attorney Oenerul F. S. .blckoll, " , - ' : the stricken city. lloth. Flint ;,nnd Perkins declared the Introduction of the resolution 'was ill tinicd and both indicated the opinion that the California delegation should have been consulted before introducing the men sure.. The Resolution .was re ferred to the finance committee. Daniel concluded his speech on the rate bill. The .Army appropriation bill was rend, but it consideration not con FAILURE SMOOT MAY BE OUSTED Senate and House Committee! on Prir ilegti and Elections, Favor Sus taining Charges. WASHINGTON', May 2.-A poll of the wnale and liouoe committee on pilvllege and election developed that a majority will vote to utain the charge against Senator Smoot, but that the full srength of the opioillon can riot' lie held for a report recommending the expulsion of tlu Senator, which would reijuire only a majority vote of the eiiute. In view of thl showing thoe who lM-lieve that the charge against Smoot wer,- proved are figning an agree ment, by which a report can be made in favor of un-eHtjiig him and without taking into ipotion the eoiititutknal qiiextloii involved. If thl was done it would have lo the senate the de termination a to whether a majority or a two-third vote i required to tineal him. SAMTARIUM BURNED CHICAGO, May 2.-The Glen Ellen Spring Hotel a KXl.Ono structure, w hich wa ued lat summer , a the Tribune's sanitarium' for poor children, wa struck by lightning yesterday, and 'together with $20,000 worth of famish ing, was burned to the ground. The building was untenanted. ' WiTTE HAS RETIRED M. Oorcmykin Has Assumed Pre mie nhip of Russia. NEW POLICY IS INAUGURATED Ceremonial Observed at Opening of Nat ional Parliament Will Be Cut to ' the Minimum Would Avoid "Glitter." ST. PETERSBURG, May 2. The Im perial rescript announcing the retire ment of Count Witte from the Premier ship will not appear in the official mes senger tomorrow as was expected, but to all intents and purposes M. Gorem kin has assumed the helm. The first evidences of the altered policy are the announcement of a change of plans for the opening of the National Parliament The ceremonial of which, according to i seini-ofTiiial intimation will be cut to the minimum. It is possibly believed that the parliament will stand suffici ently in the lime light without the glitter of a pompous opening, o it .dissolution, if found necessary, would involve plenty of risk. I The view is advanced in some circles thnt the rvnetionism of Goreniykin. ow ing to the calibre of the man, may not be much worfl than the "Liberalism" of the past few months. It is intimated he has not sufficient strength to initiate a formidable 'campaign of reaction. TOWNS NOT IN WANT. SAN FKAXCISCO. May 2. Tn re ponse to numerous inquiries regarding the condition of several towns gover nor Pardee replies! ''HolhNter, is in good .condition with it loss of $75,000, There' Is no suffering and plenty of pro visions, and the town stands ready to help others. ( , "Snnta Cruiz is nil right,, and needs no nsistanee, and has sent relief to other localities. 1 ' v "Salinas, suffered a heavy property loss but no assistance Is needed. They are helping others, I OLYMPIC GAMES END Victorious Athlete Are Presented With Prizes and Banqueted by the King of Greece. ATHK.VS, May 2.--Amid the strain of the national anthem and cheering and hand clapping and in the presence of an Immense gathering, the Olympic gamen came to an end thl evening. AH afternoon King (ieorge, Queen Olga, the Crown I'Kiiee Con-tuntini and other1 members of the royal family tood in the jicat of the sun. distributing presents to the Hucceniful competitors. When the King started to go, after the preenta tions, the American team gave three chwr in hi honor. King George tonight gave a gain din ner of 401 coven to the foreign dele gate., the Athletic committee, the judge, winner, etc. ooooooooooooooooo 0 COAST BASEBALL GAMES. 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I Pacific Coast League. At Portland.-Portland, 1 Oakland. 4. At S-attle. Si-attle, nothing, San Francisco 11. At Fresno.Fre-no 1, Lo Angeles, 2. Northwest League. At Tacoma. Tseomi, 4; Grays Har lr fl. At Spokane. Spokane, 15; Butte 11. 18 ONLY GOSSIP Stanford "Building Graft" founded Says Jordan. Un- INSPECTION WILL BE MADE President Jordan Says Charge That Wrecked Buildings Were Faulty in Construction, Has Not Founda tion in Fact. . STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May 2. In a statement made to the Associated Press, President Jordan pronounced the article published yesterday that faulty construction was responsible for the overthrow of the buildings, was appar ently based on irresponsible gossip. He then goes on to say that with the ex ception of the gymnasium which wifs somewhat wtak, the buildings wero .strong enough for ordinary purposes. Reiterating his statement thnt there is no truth in the charges, Jordan says: "If there has been any graft in the con struction of the gymnasium it remains for the trustees to ferret it out. "If there was any graft in the build ing of the chapel andJibiury, then Mrs. Stanford was , swindled, because the structures were put- up with her money and under her direction." He concludes ,by saying that undoubtedly competent engineers will be called to investigate the ruins and the reconstructed Stan ford will be of steel and earthquake proof. EMPLOY AGED MEN. CHICAGO, May 2. Employmmt of fices in which especial attention Is to h given to men and women past 15 years of ve are to be .ipciied by thi Chicago Bureau of Clarities, it was an-no'-n-cd yesterday. A special office will located n the busirft district and there will be branches in different parts of the city. Positions will be found for un fortunates who because of physicial or mental .infirmity have been, unable to get work in the past, PROBABLE LITTLE HOPE THAT AN .J AGREEMENT Tri-District Convention of Opens Today-No Way Out of Strike Unless ; Miners Back Down From Position. DELEGATES ALL UNFAVORABLE TO GIVING IN MITCHELL, OF MINEWORKERS, H AS MYSTERIOUS CONFERENCE WITH UNITED STATES LABOR COMMISSIONER- SUSPECTED HE IS ENVOY OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT RESULT OF CONFERENCE ANX IOUSLY AWAITED. SCR ANTON, May 2. The tri-ditrit convention of mineworkera which opens tomorrow will declare a strike through out the AnthraciU field U the uniform opinion of every one here in touch with the situation. It seems there is not a way out of a strike unless the mine worker back down, and this, all the delegates so far arrived, are very far from favoring. President Mitchell ar rived this morning. During the day Mitchell had a mysterious conference with Pr. Neil!, the United States Labor VALENCIA VICTIM INSANE. SEATTLE, May 2. According to the story of Mrs. David Logan, wife of Line man Logan, who recovered niot of the bodies from the Valencia wreck there U reason to believe another survivor of the disaster is wandering insane in the vicinity of Darling creek. The informa tion to this effect was brought in by Indians. Mrs. Logan report finding the body of another victim. The remains were those of a child decomposed beyond recognition. . . NEARLY COLIDE. French Flgship and American Flagship Almost in Collision. NEW YORK, May 2. Hiding at a long cable Admiral Cam; ioa's flagship, the Marseillaise, came very near striking Admiral Biownson'a flagship West Vir ginia as they swung up river , at the turn of the Hudson tide yesterday. The French ship is not as heavy as her Ain encan scort, so sbe responded, moid quickly to the change of the current with tho result-that at dinner time, w hen the West Virginian had just begun to swing, the other was so close to her that a pebble might have been tossed from one to the other. Bugles were rounded on both. The officers left their !u si-j m.i '.' . . .... BIG DECLINE IN PRICES ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK, May 2. Not since the Northern Pacific panic of May 0, 1901 has there been such a spectacular decline in prices on the stock exchange as today. Heavy selling almost regardless of the price offered began with the opening of the market and from that time on un til nearly tho close the tone was generally weak. There were rallies from time to time when the bears brought WILL RESULT Anthracite Alincworkcrs eomniisMoner and Sliding Scale Com missioner of Washington. Dr. Neill aft er the conference stated that merely the conference was in the interests of peaee. When asked if he was the envoy of the president, he said he bad not seen Roose velt for six week. Mitchell said Neill's visit was of no great importance." It seemed to be the general impres sion here tonight that Neill will report to the president. It la believed his conference is the result of an attempt of the civic federation to "feel" its way into the situation. tress. . The Frenchman ran up a bit on her mooring chain, while the Yankee paid, out a little on hers and the warship missed, scraping each other by a safe margin. . 1500 BELIEVED KILLED. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-Captain Gwiun. from Greeleys headquarters, called at police headquarters today and asked assistance in recovering the-dead bodies now covered in the ruins. Gwinn called attention to Coroner Walsh's statement today, that he believed the death roll would reacs 1500. when those covered by the ruins were found. Gwinn has been looking up the deaths several days and states he doe not believe more than 500 bodies have been recovered. MONEY IS SAFE. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-S. Zeberg one of the proprietors of the American hotel, the guest of which were worry ing over the supposed disappearance of Zeberg and his partner with $10,000 of the guests gold, and jewelry has made himself known today to the police. Ze berg states the guests valuables are on deposit at Sacramento exactly as he promised. stocks to cover the sales they made at higher prices, and , when some strong financial interest sent in buying orders to protect the shares in which it was interested, but each rally except the last one just before three o'clock was followed by a resumption of the selling movement. The day's trading was ex tremely heavy, rising to a total of 2, 440,000 shares. Nearly 700,000 share changed hands in the first hour. ' '