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1Q UBUSHKSI.CULL ABSOOIATID PNItS HIPONT UOVR TMI MORNING FIILD ON THI LOWK COLUMBIA; VOLUME LXI NO. 188 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 28 190G PRICE FIVE CENTS FIERY TUN GROWS ABM Bailey Fiercely Answers HEARST GErS BLAME Senator Asserts Hearst Spent Mori Money Than He Did. FACTS ARE MISREPRESENTED Article in Coimopolittn On "Treason of the Senate" Declared Falie in Every Particular Entitled to Contempt. WASHINGTON, .lun,. 27.-The Senate wa in open session about five hour and half today and the day was crowded with iinjKjt Unit, bueiue including the announcement of Proteor, Chairman of the Senate committer on agriculture of a dead lock in the conference on the meat Inspection provision of the argicul tural hill, and a reply hy Bailey to a recent attack on him in the Cosmopoli tan magazine; the parage of the until raliain hill; n continuance of 1-aKol lette'n effort to pass hi hill limiting the hour of service on rnilrond trains the acceptance of an almost complete report on the mi miry civil hill, and n speech ly Warren in support of his reo tut ion relative to the livestock indust ry Denies Allegations. Bailey denied nil the allegations in the foxmopolitan article and holding Williiiin It. Hearst responsible for th attack, said in ull the six political campaigns made hy himself he had riot apent as much money a Hearst had epent in one ward in his recent raw for " Mayor of New York. Bailey mi id he did not mnke it a pine.' lice to notice criticisms, hut lu said the fnct that the Cosmopolitan in owned hy nieiuher of congress takes the ease out of the general rule. He then spoke of the published matter ns "False nnd offensive;" hut said he did not propose to eonlder it. from a personal stand point "because it is of the kind which, if dealt with In thnt way, would require n different place." He said he bad been informed several months ago that the Cosmopolitan had Wn sold to W. It, Hearst nnd immediately after, the "Trea- eon of the Senate" articles began to nppear. He declared thnt instead of be ing written with care and a regard for truth, these articles" have been so maul feslly designed to prejudice rather than to inform the public, that intelligent men have laid them aside in absolute dis gust." Facts Misrepresented. 1 Bailey took up the charges innde against the late Senator Gorman, and to their alleged lack of accuracy, nnd to the charges against himself, accusing tho author of misrepresenting some of the facts and suppressing others; continuing Bailey spoke in praise of the generality of newspapers and magazines and com pared the Cosmopolitan to the. outcasts of society. ;, . " , . ."Such publications ns this.'ljio said, "should be scored from tho company of well behaved incii and women; they should bo outlawed by the united con tempt of honest men." In his statement concerning the meat inspection provision, Proctor said the House conferees bad refused all efforts for a compromise and refused to join, in the report. The announcement, gener ally was received ns indicating a dead lock, but the hope was expressed that cooler counsel might prevail tomorrow. MAKES QUICK CONNECTION. X K WVOHK. .June 27.-H. K. Cooper, sugar planter of Honolulu, gut by th customs officials who met the slcanishij Kroii I'rin, Wilhelm yesterday In record time. It happened that Deputy Sue veyor llilinp went down the bay and mt the ship at quarantine, Mr. Bishop learned that Mr. Cooper was In troubl and asked Mm what he could do for him W hen 1 reached the other side I gut a entile message telling me that my wife was critically ill In Honolulu and I tool the first ship I could got. If I get the o'clock train from Jerey City I ca make eminent ion to Kan Francisco and get a steamer tho day I reach the coat Otherwise I must wait nearly a wee there. Mr, Cooper's baggage wn passed. At 4:4.1 o'clock Mr. Cooper got into a cat and w lien he reached the Jersey City ta lion of the Pennsylvania Railroad he bad several minutes to spare. Lieutenant U. S. Grant, U. S. A., wl attended the wedding of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria In Spain, returned on the Kron Print. GETS FIFTY-YEAR SENTENCE. SAX FRANCISCO, June 27.-H tW a jury just five minutes yesterday i Judge Cook's court to decide that John Smith, an ex-convict, was the man wh entered the home of Mrs. I.enii Wilson on Tennessee street last February and se verely leat and choked her until she gave him money. It took Judge Cook aliout the same length of time to deny motion for a new trial and sentence Smith to fit) yearn. The verdict was e cured on the first hallo. MAY RESIGN. VIKNNA. June 27. The persistent at tack on Foreign Minister Goluchowakl, In the Hungarian delegation likvffled to the renewed report tonight that the minister will be compelled to resign in the near future and that he will be re placed by Count MendorffPouillyPiet richstein. now Austro-Hungarian ambav sudor at London. NO AGREEMENT YET Conferees Discuss Provisions of the Rate Bill. WILL MEET AGAIN TODAY It Is Thought Likely Pipe Line Amend ment Will Be Reported Exactly A At The Last Conference Will Close Tonight. WASHINGTON, June 27. Tho con fcrence on the railroad rate bill tonight resulted is no agreement. The discus sion made it clear that the pass previa ion which now is to be perfected for the action of the committee tomorrow, will follow closely the lines of the original senate amendment. It will name certain classes of persons who my rweivc passes mini exclude others. There is iilso ground for prediction that the pipe line amendment will be reported exactly a at the last conference, that is the phrase "Common carriers will give place to the word "railroads." , The effect will be to permit pipe lines to transport produce owned by tho owner of n pipe line. COPTIC BIDS FAREWELL. SAN FRANCISCO, June 2fl.-Tho Oo idcntul nnd Oriental tSenmship Com pany's steamer Coptic will bid farewell to this port ipdny after many years of service between here and the Orient. She will proceed direct to Yokohama and then to. Hongkong. At thnt port she will bo turned, over to the .captain of the Doric, who will take her homo to Eng land. SCHOONER LIBELED. SAN FRANCISCO, June 20-The gao- lino schooner Anvil was libeled yesterday by the Pacific Ship Yards & Ways Com pany for $7200 which is claimed to be .due for materials and repairs. raw is BY E DECLARED MINI Slayer ol Architect Wblte Refuses to Answer Any Questions in Defiance of His Counsel's Advice. Prisoner Talks Witn His Wife. PROSECUTION DISCOVERS IMPORTANT WITNESS MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE HEARD WHITE MAKING DEROGATORY MARKS CONCERNING MRS. THAW WHILE IN CAFE MARTIN, FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MURDER, IS FOUND-THE CORONER'S INQUEST OCCURS TODAY. XKW YORK, June 27.-That Henry K. Thaw, sluyer of Stanford White is per fectly sane was the report made today by the alienist retained by the district attorney' ofliee. This report was made after the physicians had sjient an hour with Thaw, who in defiance of his coun sel, former Judge Oleott. refused to an swer any questions and declared nothing short of actual force could eoniel him to submit to a physical examination. When the committee of physicians called on the prisoner. Thaw said thinly, a the first member was introduced to him by Dr. Hamilton, retnined for the defense, "I beg your pardon, I will answer no question what ever." Then began a conversation on general subjects. Thaw deftly parring anv question that had anv bearing on his mental or physical condition. Find ing him obdurate, the doctors hurriedly summoned Judge Oleott, but to him, Thaw vehement I v reiterated his deter mination to answer no question. He was then taken back to his cell. Oleott said later he was unable to account for Thaw's attitude and he could onlv attri bute it to obstinacy. As his counsel, he said he had no objecion to Thaw's an- wering any of the questions addressed him by the physicians. Husband and Wife Meet After the alienists had departed Mrs. Thaw was permitted to see her husband for the first time since his arrest. The meeting between husband and wife was affectionate nnd they talked alone nearly an hour. Met, Thaw was accompanied to the prison by her husband's brother, Josiah Thaw. Thaw also received visits from his sister, Mrs. Carnegie, and Clif ford W. Partridge of Pittsburg. Before visiting the Tombs, Mrs. Thaw had a ong conference with Judge Oleott and Frederick Deluficld at which it is said it was decided that an insanity plea should .to interposed by the defense. When asked about the letters from White, which Mrs. Thaw yesterday turned over to Dchiflcld. Judue Oleott said he be- ieved they would lie of material value to the defense. He declined to further comment on the case. Will Not Be At Inquest. Mrs, Thaw will not appear at the in quest tomorrow, which according to the coroner will not be a formal proceeding, but merely for the purpose of fixing the crime on Thaw so that he might be held for the action 'of the grand jury. It is also said, that in all likelihood she will not be required to appear before the grand jury, in which case her testi mony will not be taken until the trial. In the meantime tho district attorney's office will prosecute a most searching in- estimation of the habits of Thaw and White, during the period of several weeks prior to the tragedy! No less than 20 witnesses were examined in connection with the case by the district' attorney's ofllce today. , , Among the most important was Wil liam Bedford, Thaw's vnletwho has been in Thaw's service for six years and is supposed to lie conversant with the events supposed to have been the imme diate incentive to the crime. Find Important Witness. It was announced at the office of . the district attorney that Mr. Garvin, who, 1 ALIENISTS RE- is preparing the ca-e against Thaw, to day discovered a witness who alleged he had overheard White make derogatory remarks concerning Mrs. Thaw while in the Cafe Martin a few hours before he was shot. According to the witness, whose name is concealed for the present, he heard the remarks of White, who was seated two or three tables away and evidently was not whispering. At that time Mr. and Mrs. Thaw was in the cafe dining. It is, believed this witness will not appear until the trial occurs, Another Important trltnes examined to day was Nellie Leahy, Mrs. Thaw's maid. POLICE AT WORK. Thaw Case Presents Many Complex and Interesting Problems. XKW YORK, June 27. With the police, coroner's and district attorney's ollicc working practically day and night to learn all the details of the events which led up to the murder of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw, and all sources silent as to their discoveries, there was much room for speculation today on all phases of the case. The motive for the murder the police believe was outlined in Thaw's brief statement that his home had been ruined and with this as a bals of investigation detectives were sent in various directions looking up Thaw's habits in New York and investi gating the many stories told and pub lished concerning Stanford White's con duct. Thaw, advised by some of the most prominent lawyers of New York and Pittsburg, is silent. Mrs. Thaw is with friends today ready to respond to a call from the district attorney's ofllce. Per haps the most interesting developments late last night was the announcement that Mm. Thaw told her husband's lawyers yesterday that she had received many letters' from Mr, White since her marriage. Thaw Vows Vengeance. One of these she threw on her dressing table a few days ago and her husband found it and vowed vengeance on the writer. witue tne nnuing ot this letter may have been the direct cause of the tragedy, Thaw's jealousy of and hatred for, White were of long standing, and the young man made frequent threat to kill his supposed rival. Mr. lute was astonished some months months ago to find that detec tives were following him wherever he went. At first he had some doubts whether the men' were really dogging his footsteps or whether it was a mere acci dent that the same faces appeared when he left his office, his home, on his club at morning, noon, and night. When he had become convinced beyond a possible doubt that reports of his movements were being prepared for somebody he took steps to do some detective work on his own account and to have his shadow ers followed. ' He employed a man to go after him wherever lte'went. so far as possible and then he amused himself by giving the slip to the first detective. The per son he employed discovered that the other detective was reporting to Thaw. Mysterious Document. In this way Mr. White was able to obtain ample warning that the wealthy young man from pittburg suspected him and was preparing some unpleasant sur prises. Mr. White took occasion to men tion this matter to some of his asso ciates and com in en ted thnt one reason, he assumed, that Thaw was angry at him because he was familiar with a document drawn by the present Mrs. Thaw ixtfore her marriage. The nature of this Is not known. There are many stories, too, of Thaw's first meeting with White which is said to have taken place in Paris last spring after Thaw and Miss Xesbit were mar ried and in the course of which Thaw threatened White. Agnea Palmer, a chorus girl, is quoted in an interview today as saying that Mr. White had told her that he knew Thaw was "gunning for him." Motive Not Revealed. Evidence of the motive that led to the nmrder has not come out for a time in any public proceeding and it is believ ed that it will not come at all it was said today. The coroner's inquiry will be a formal inquiry into the cause of the death. Evelyn Xesbit will not tes tify in the coroner' court, but will go before the grand jury whose sittings are secret. An indictment will un doubtedly lie returned, and the plea of insanity will lie put in, and inquiry into the sanity of the prisoner will be the first proceeding. That may take a month and the result is at present a matter of conjecture. After a conference lasting from 11 o'clock last night until after 2 o'clock this morning at the Tenderloin Police station between Captain Hodsrins and Assistant District Attorneys Garvin and Turnbull. Mr. Turnbull made the signifi cant statement that they had located many new witnesses, "including many for the defense. "Interesting developments," they said. "would probably be disclosed." Thaw and White Conferred. The police were busy early today en deavoring to verify a report that Thaw (Continued on page 8) IDE GROWS ANGRY Makes Sharp Reply to Bishop Harty's Letter. DISPUTE OVER LAND TITLE Franciscan Friars and the United States Government Both Claim the Own ership of Property of San Juan De Dios. MANILA, June 27. Publication in the United States of a letter of Archbishop Harty of February 27 to Governor-Gen eral Ide, concerning submission to the courts of the title to the San Juan De Dios property, led Governor Ide, this afternon. to give out his reply to Harty. Ide took umbrage at a portion of the archbishop' letter saying before going in the courts, he intended to have the let ter wxad in 250 pulpits throughout the Archipelago solemnly protesting against this "Attempted confiscation." He added this protest would go throughout the Archipelago and to the White House. Harty concluded: "This step has not yet been taken and time remains for you to recall your order." Ide states the matter rests upon two opinions of the atorney -general in 1902, but no action has yet been taken. le his reply Ide regrets what appeared to be a threat that the course Harty would take, would excite hostility toward the government and agrees that his action would reach the doors of the White House, "But I am certain the result would be for other than the one you had in mind." The Governor said no action had been taken since his letter of March i. The dispute is over the title to San Juan De Dios hospital, the ownership of which is claimed by both the Franciscan Friars and by the Government. EVA BOOTH ILL. NEW YORK, June 27.-Miss Eva Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, is seriously ill. II IN FOUND Big Counterfiding Gang Brought to Time. EASTERNOREGON RANCH Secret Service Men Arrest Band of Six Notorious Counterfieters. OTHERS STILL AT LIBERTY Parts of Money Making Plant Unearthed On Bastian Ranch Near Hunting ton Three Men Arrested at Weiser Yesterday. BOLSE, June 27. Three arrests were made in Weiser thi afternoon in con nection with the counterfeiting case in which William, Coon and Hansen were taken into custody on Tuesday. The men arrested at Weiser are C. K. Mills, and Elmer and Al Turner. No money has been made, but parts of the plant for making five and ten-dollar gold pieces have been found on the Bastkn Ranch near Huntington. Brought to Portland. PORTLAND, June 2.7 Hidden upon a ranch near Pendleton, the largest and most complete counterfeiting outfit ever unearthed in the West, was discovered and captured by Government secret ser vice men yesterday. Ezra R. Coon, said to be the most expert counterfeiter known to the Federal authorities, and who is accused of being the chief of the gang, was found working on the ranch in the guise of a common field hand and placed under arrest. Later two accom-, pliees, one of whom is reported to be the most notorious bank robber and "cracksman" outside of the penitentiary, were taken into custody. They are now in the Multnomah County Jail, having been brought to Portland this morning. One other alleged counterfeiter and mem ber of this gang is still at large and is being searched for by the government officers. Secret service men are also scouring the country for some eight or ten wit nesses who are needed in the prosecu tion of the accused makers of spurious coin, for three years the Government has been on the trail of this th most expert and wily band of counterfeiters that probably ever operated in the United States but until yesterday Cap tain B. W. Bell District Secret Service Director for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, was never able to lay hands upon his men. The raiders yesterday was a, complete success, the entire outfit being confiscated and the ringleaders taken into custody. The maehinery found in the counterfeit ing den is said to be the finest and most modern ever captured, and with it the men have been manufacturing spurious and $10 gold pieces for at least three years, and possibly longer, the authori ties say. At frequent intervals during the past few years the West has been flooded with bogus gold money, and only within the past few days a quantity of the bad $5 pieces was discovered in Portland. DEMOCRATS NOMINATE. HARRISBURG, Pa, June 27.-The Democratic State convention today nomi nated Lewis Emery Jr., for governor Jere S. Blacki for lieutenant-governor; William Croesy, for auditorgeneral, and John J. Green, for secretary of internal affairs. The platform deals entirely with staite issues except one plank which com mends W. J. Bryan. The convention did not go on record as favoring Bryan's BAD DNEY nomination for president.