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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1906)
OOVIR THI MORNING FICLO ON TH LOWER COLUMBIA. :UtUiHtULL AttOOIATIO fit RIPORT VOLUME LXI.NO. 181 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 21,1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS P B EEAK FOR FREEDOM FOILE GUI M MHS IN DESPERATE BATTLE Three Louisiana Life Convicts Attempt to Escape and Deadly Battle Ensues in Which Convicts and Foreman are Killed. DESPERADOS TRY TO ESCAPE IN SHALL SKIFF PRISONERS WOUND GUARD GIBSON AND TAKE HIS REVOLVER SUR PRISE FOREMAN BLOCK AND COMPELL HIM TO ACCOMPANY THEM TRUSTY AND GUARD OGDEN OPEN FIRE CONVICTS ARE KILLED. NATCHEZ, Ml.. Juno Wur men are dead and one parhap fatally in jured, a the result of an attempt of three lift term convict to ecape from tha Angla, ' convict . farm. The dead are i Opt i In J. W. Block, foreman of tha State convict sawmills John Singleton, convict ; Bird, convict; and Dutch, convict. The wounded nun U fluard J. W. (ilbon, ihot In the liver, All the convict were working In the sawmill. ThU morning at 0 o'clock, while Block was reading a paper. Singleton, Dutch nd Bird started to mcape. The at tention of Oihfton wa attracted and he opened fire. Singleton returned the Ore hit! inn Uib-on. Ai Gibson fell Bird ecu red hia revolver. Compelling Block to accompany them, the convict atarted toward tha river and placed their cap tlv Id a kiff when they were fln-d on by a truty mimed Deleth. Singleton then .hot and killed Block. Guard Ogden joined IVlcth and a fusillade of shots followed. In which the three convict were killed. ACQUIT SOCIETY WOMAN. Charged With Murder of Her Husband Goei to Prlaon. PARIS, June 20.Mme. Conahy. the Bordeaux society loader, who waa charged with attempting to murder her husband, win sentenced this week to 13 month' imprimnment for forging pre scription to obtain poion. She waa acquitted on the charge of attempted murder. The court wan crowded to overflowing and tin-re waa a manifestation of sym pathy with Mm. Cannby. Populiir feel ing haa all along liecn against the judge, whose conduct waa deemed unfair, and when Mme. Canaby appeared several voice cried outs "Here he U ngnih for you to torture!" Mine, Canaby, who wa droned in Mack, wss manifestly very 111. She walked slowly, and with evident pain, end difficulty In breathing caused her great distress. The lawyer for the defence was greet ed with cheers when he arose, and dur ing hia eloquent speech Mme. Cannby waa ao affected that he fainted three times. VIOLENT WIND STORM. CniCAOO, June 20. A violent wind, irnin and hail storm fatally injured one person and four person slightly, in(i damaged the Illinois Steel Cornpnny'a plant $150,000 this afternoon. PORTLAND STILL STRANDED. Barkentine Reaiata All Efforta to Dia Lodge Her From Sanda of Hueneme. VENTURA. Oul. June 20.-The bark- entine Portlntul still lien In the sands off llucm-me Point. Kvery effort to di lodge her is futiie. None of the bailor have been ashore at Hueneme, and no information can be gained. The vessel today haa listed badly to the north and she ecm filled with water. The tug Warrior left lost night and it is though has gone for assistance. KILLED BY ROCK. COTTAOK GROVE. Ore., June 20. Fred Plilllipa. a miner, was killed by a falling rock at the Mustek mine Monday night, Phillipe had gone in after a shot to pick down the loose rock and loosen ed a rock la the top. lie warned the men working near him, but in getting away himself slipped and waa caught by the fulling rock. Phillips came to the mine a few daya ago, and nothing ia known of hia family except that hia peo ple live at Klrby and have been notified MALHEUR WOOL STORED. ONTARIO, Ore., June 20. There ore at present 2,000.000 pounds of wool stor ed In the Malheur Mercantile Company's warehouses. A wool sale will be held June 26, and buyers from all over the const are expected to attend. SETTLE SAILORS STRIKE BY MEANS OF ARBITRATION SAN FRANCISCO June 20.-In a letter addressed to ,tluT Sailors' Union mid to the United Shipping 4 Transpor tation Association,' Mayr' Sehmlts to dny suggested that he existing differ ence be Biiinitted h ufbitrutlon. The sailor' union replied j it weild gladly do so. The communiwtion reuehed the ship owners too latefor consideration. Jt ' will probably be taken up tomor row. In communication, the Mayor states he waited until all hope of settlement be tween the parties hud failed before in terfering. He calls attention to the ir reparable hurm being done the good name of the city and beg that both parties Uy aside their private difference, PULAJANES ATTACK BURAEN : MAN'ILA, June 20. A band of 300 Pulajane, under Caesario Pastor, attacked the town of Buraen, on the island of Leyte, yesterday. June Ml, killing five policemen, wounding flv and capturing the remainder of the forge, except the lieutenant In command. Pastor, the Pulajane lead er, was killed during the encounter. The sttack occurred in the morning. The police were caught un awares, and their sentinel was rushed from his post. The bandits then entered the tribunal and a hand-to-hand fight took place. The police fought desperately, but were overcome by superior number. The loss of the Pulajane is believed to have been great, but cannot be estimated, as they carried off their dead and wounded after the fight. The municipal records were taken from the tribunal, piled in the street awl burned. The destruction of the paper was one of the moat serious phases of the raid, as they included deeds, license receipt, etc. The safe containing the town funds was not disturbed. The ban dits carried away the arms of the police and a quantity of ammunition. A detachment of Constabulary, under Lieutenant Johnson, immediately started in pursuit. At the time the raid waa made, Provincial Governor Vecra waa in an other purt of the Island, securing evidence wanted by the Pardon Com mission to obtain the release of a prisoner iu the Dilibid penitentiary. VILL DEAL FAIRLY forty Nine Insurance Companies Siy They Will Act Justly. MANY HAVE NOT ANSWERED Out of iio Insurance Companies Only 49 Answer Mayor Schmlti and Governor Pardee Relative to Lose Adjustment RAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-Of 120 insurance companies to whom telegrams were sent by Mayor Sehmitz and Gover nor Paxilee calling upon them for some outline of their policy relative to the payment of insurance! losses' in this city, 40 have given answers. The ma jority content themselves with a general statement that they will deal fairly with the policy holders; that the claims against them will be settled equitably, and those insured can be confident of honorable and just treatment at their hands. PRESIDENT SENDS SYMPATHY. NEW YORK. June 20. A telegram from the President relative to the Jewish massacre in Russia was read tonight at a muss meeting of Jews in this city under the auspices of the United Hebrew community. The President In his mes sage promised to go over the mutter with Secretary Root and extended his sympathy nt the shocking occurrences. "But," he concluded, "You know also, how well nigh impossible it is to a complish anything, but harm by inter ference." , POSTMASTER GETS RAISE. ONTARIO. Ore., June 20. Postmaster Sproul's salary has been raised from $1000 to $1700. Ontario has been prom ised a new postofllce by the department, which is badly needed, as over 2000 patron are served at present, and the quarters now occupied are inadequate. KAISER IGNORES PRECEDENT. BERLIN, June 20. The court note with surprise Kmperor William' ap proaching visit to King Huukon of Nor way as it ia customary for a new sov ereign to make tha first visit. The prob able nvisou for the step, it U pointed out, 1 that the emperor desire to set at rest the stoiie that he is opposed to King Uaakou'a elect Ion and wanted a gru ih1"hii of King Oscar to be king of Norway. FEAR DESTRUCTION Insurance Companies Witch Price for Pictures. OWNERS MIGHT BURN THEM When Values of Pictures Fall Insur ance Companies Fear Artist Might Burn Picture to Secure the Insurance. LONDON, June 20. The recent sharp fall in the case of the picture of cer tain artists lately sold at public auction haa by no means escaped the attention of the fire insurance companies. Some of them, but by no mean all, appear to te in the habit of issuing valued policies in respect of pictures, and it U pointed out that if the worth of a painting can drop in the course of a few year from so many hundred to o or $10, there would be every inducement to the poassor of a painting by the artist to burn it as quickly a possible if he had a valued policy on it. Fur ther, it is suggested that where there has been a slump in a particular artists' pictures, and they are the subject of valued policies it might be worth any body's while to buy up the supply, get the policies indorsed by him, and then leave the rest to fate. It is, of course, not argued that auc tion vicissitude in the matter of pic ture value necessarily lead to arson. Obviously there is the case of a pic ture protected by a valued policy of, say, $2500, which may be today worth much more money. All that is said is that, in general, the issue of valued policies in the case of picture is re garded as a mistake, as a rule, from a lire insurance company's point of view. Public events are curiously reflected at the patent office. Nervous people were disquieted last year by the occur rence of more than ono "tunnel mys tery" and the number of inventor who wished to patent improvements in rail way signaling went up 81 per cent for the year in consequence. There waa a remarkable falling off in the applica tions for patents in respect of different methods of locomotion., Motor cars and cycles have hud their day of evolution, and railway and tramwaye aliow signs of settling down once more to peace after stormy day of transformation, whilst the flying machine maker i evi dently; discouraged. The triumph of the incandescent mantle lm turned in ventive ge-iilu from thH'triu llybt and brought it back to the tti')ir llluml nanti of gas snd oil, SENATE ARGUES MEAT INSPECTION PROVISION Procter, Bcveridgc and Lodge, Oppose Some Features of House Amendment Warren Against Drastic Legislation no Action Taken. PRESIDENT'S TRAVELING EXPENSES DISCUSSED SENATE HOLDS FIRST NIGHT SES SION, AND DISCUSSES THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PANAMA CANAL AGAIN SUBPECT OF CONSIDERATION-MORGAN SPEA KS FOR SEA-LEVEL TYPE AND PERKINS IN OPPOSITION WASHINGTON. June 20.-The meat Inspection provision of the agricultural bill today was made the aubject of a discueion in the senate. The question came tip on a motion by Proctor to grant the conference requested by the bouse and speeches were made by Proc tor, Beveridge and Lodge against some of the features of the hou-e amendment, and by Warren in opposition to the drastic legislation. Lodge took occasion to defend America's morals, saying they were quite a good as those of Europe. The bill went over without action. There were two speeches on the Panama canal today, one by Morgan in favor of the sea-level plan and the other by Perkins in opposition. The senate had its first night session, which was devoted to the sundry bill. This bill was re ported by Hale. An amendment was adopted restoring $25,000 for the Presi dent's traveling expenses, which had been cut out by the bouse. The senate committee struck out the house provis ion for a lock canal at Panama. Among the additions made to the bill by the senate committee arc: Lighthouses, bea cons and fog signals, $1,270,000; gauging stream and determining the water tup ply by geological survey, $300,000; prep aration of a report of the mineral re sources of the United States. $23,000; continuation of the forest reserre sur Tey. $28,000. An attempt was made at the night session by McLaurin to send tha pro vision for the President's traveling ex pense out on a point of order. Owing to the fact that a roll-coll would de velop a lack of a quorum, at tha re quest of Hale, who was in charge of the bill, the matter went over until tomorrow. HE FELL; DIED FROM FRIGHT. WILL OPEN SALOONS. Workman's Blouse Caught on a Nail Suspended Thirty Feet High. ROME, June 20. A curious accident happened recently in the Rue du Po teau. A workman named Frauchet was repairing the spouting at the top of a house when he lost his balance and fell. A he fell his blouse caught on a nail in the wall and he hung there suspended 30 feet from the ground. A ladder was quickly brought, and Frauchet rescued, but he was found to be dead. The doctor who examined the body certified that he had been killed by fright. MESSAGE IN BOTTLE. VICTORIA, June 20. According to a oispaien tonicnt to tne provincial nonce from Ucluluet a bottle drifted ashore containing the message: "On a life raft 100 miles off Columbia Bay, John Moldren, alive. Come to my rescue. Tune 15, 1900." A life buoy marked "Louis of San Francisco" has drifted ashore at Long Beach. San Francisco Grog Shops Win Resume Business oa July Fifth. SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. Saloons will be permitted to open on Jury 6th and for the first 10 days from 8 in the morning to 8 at night. After that, if the police commissioners so decide, they may keep open all night. WOMEN MAKE THREAT. ST. PAUL, June 20. A special to the Pioneer Press from Sioux Falls, S. D., says it developed tonight that between 50 and 100 society women held a meeting this afternoon and decided that if Mrs. Kaufman was not placed in jail after the conclusion of her hearing and was again allowed to occupy her home while in the custody of a sheriff, they would dynamite the handsome Kaufman house. They decided to do this and they claim, and as a result of their intentions becoming known to the authorities, Mrs. Kaufman was placed in jail. PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT TR0NDHJEM TRONDTOEM, June 20. The event of today in connection with the prepara tions for the coronation of King Haakon was the arrival of the Prince and Princes of Wale on the British Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert conveyed by tha llritUli cruiser Juno and Talbot, llrltinh veiueU entered the harbor late till afternoon and tha Juno and Talbot fired a salute to which (lis Norwegian cruiser and short battalia rponld, Later King Haakon and hi suite visited the Royal Yacht. The meeting between tha Prince of Wale and Queen Maud, hi lter, was particularly yropathetie. At 6 o'clock the Prince and Princes of Wale went ahore, thi'lr departure from the Royal Yacht being tha signal for another erl of salutes, Thajr royalties war given an snthuslajtio r cptlon, sod (h-ard while rout to tlit pake,