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VOLUME LX1 NO. 180 ASTORIA, OREGON FRIDAY JULY 6 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS WOULD KILL ON SIGHT Many People Wanted to Kill Creffleld. TESTIFY AT THE TRIAL Lewis Hartley Says He Tried to Kill Holy Roller Apostle. HIS GUN FAILED TO CO OFF Ttitimonjr at Trial of Mitchell, Slayer of Edmund Crefficld, Com On la Seattle Testimony li Moat , Sensational SEATTLE. July 5.-Two men In the prima of Ufa or even beyond It, testified lit the Mitchell trial today that they bad ten ready to kill Hoi Roller Oref field on sight That thejr bad prayed the youth! whom they thought erary or looney to lot them accomplish the task rather than for him to blight the whole of bit future life. Ont of them, Lewi Hartley, testified that he had aimed hia weapon at Creffield and pulled the trig ger five timet, hut the gun failed to go off. Hartley went on to discribe how hi daughter and wife had been led atray by Creflleld. Roth Mr. Mary J. Graham, matron of the Boy' and filrlt' Home, In Portland, and the superintend ent at Gardner of the Boys' and Girl' Aid Society, testified regarding the men tal condition of Father Mitchell, Mit rhell'a iter. Mra, Graham had been afraid that Esther would kill the other children while the girl wa in her care, and Gardner among other thing told of a clandestine meeting between Father and her sister, Mra. Starr, in the cellar of the Home, when he found them In close embrace exclaiming! ."Glory to God j down with the devil ; victory I vic tory I victory I" Gardner had been compelled '0 with hold the Bible from Esther because of the exciting effect It had on her. Hartley, also testified that Mitchell told him that "God had commanded him (Mlchell) to kill Cn-meld." E, II. Bryson. Deputy Prosecuting At torney of Benton County, Oregon, and District Attorney Manning of Portland, will probably testify tomorrow. ' ' , ICE COMPANIES SUED. LITTLE ROCK, 'Ark., July fj.-Attor-ney-Gencral Rogers today filed tultt against the Consumers' lee Company the C. L. Krnftt Ice Compauy and the Re tail Grocers' Ice Company, under the anti-trust law, alleging conspiracy to prevent competition. The attorney general aaki for assessment of the pen ally of $5000 against each company for each day since March 25th. Suite will alto I brought against Morris and Com pany of New eJrsey for a penalty of $1,1)18,000 and coats for alleged com plicity. DESCENDANT OF DIRCK TENDROECK IS DEAD NEW YORK, July B.-Frank L Ten Iroeck, former Mayor of Asbury Park, N. J., divd at hi hotel, the Wet End, in Alury Park, last night from heart dis ease, Mr. Tenbroeek wa one of the etrik figure of the north New Jersey count. I'p to the time of the election of ,1a mc A. Bradley, "the founder," four year ago, he hud been Mayor of Abury Park continuously since It liicorpora (lull, II wu a lineal deendaiit of 1I rek W'el Tenbroeek, who sailed fro mllollund In the hlp Faith and land id iu New York In W. KILLED BY BY AUTOMOBILE. Deary A. Ward, Collector of Meteorite . Meet Untimely Death in Buffalo. CHICAGO, July fl.-I'rofewwr Henry A, Ward, the aged naturalist and c! lector of ineteorltws who waa killed by an automobile at Buffalo. N. Y ht night, left Chicago Monday night for Rochester, Ilia newt of hi death wa kept from Professor Ward' wife, Mr. Lydla Avery Coonlcy Ward until today, Hhc wa vUlllng her ton. John Stuart Coonlcy, at 8220 East End avenue. Pro. fer Ward expected to go to Wyoming K. Y- In a few day. Mr. Ward wa preparing to join her husband there and then taii on an extended trip down the Pt Lawrence river, Their plan waif to visit Montreal and Quetae, after wlnrb they expected to camp In the CanadI wood the rent of the summer. Hi collection of meteorite i excelled only by tho of the German and Aim trlan government, with which he regit larly exchanged apeclmena, In tha United State tha only collection which in any way approximate that of Professor Ward I tha one owned by the Field Columbian Museum. Tlii work took him all over the globe, ha having traveled In Europe and tha orient, Africa and Mouth America in tearch of peclmen. Only a few week auo he returned horn from Columbia South America, bringing with him frag ment of a meteorite which fell In that country. L02ICW0KTIIS Ilf PARIS. PARIS. July 5.-RcpreenttIve and Mr. Lnngworth who arrived tonight were met at the atatlon by Ambassador MjV)inrick and the entire of the ta(I American embassy! tha Marqul of Chambrun and representative of Pre!' dent FIIierie and the foreign office. The crowd at the station ahowed much court ey to Roosevelt's daughter. Ser oral Interesting functions will be given in honor of Mr. and Mra. Longworths In eluding a reception by President Fal lieries. Vladivostok Police Shut Houses and Shops. RIOTERS ARE UNDER ARREST Thirty Ringleaders and Rioter Ar retted and Dynamite Seized by the- Cossacki Steamer la Sunk by Rioters. LONDON, July 0. Tim correspondent at Tokio of the Daily Mail report that the itcamer Columbia, which left Vladi vostok on account of disturbance there, report all shops and houses In Vladi vostok closed by the police by order, on June 30th. Thirty ringleaders and riot cr were arretted and eight big boxes of dynamite sei&ed by the Cossacks. The correspondent state the Russian volun teer steamer KiUi laden with military storos struck a mine in ' Possict Bay and sank. Executions In Harbin in con nection with the revolutionary move' ment, the correspondent furthor " says, number six hundred, FENDERO AND ROMERO VISIT. NEW YORK, July O.-Captain August Fendero of the Mexican naval training ship Scagarota, which with 21 Mexican naval cadet on board, is now in New York, paid his respect to Acting Mayor McGowan and General Wade of the United Mate army at Governor' Isl and yesterday, Coptlan Fendrero wiw Bcoompanled by Cayetuno Romero, the Mexican consul-general In New York. The Beagaroaa will Uy in New York for several day, Hhe will then call at Cuban port and at Kingston, Jamulea, Yestwrduy most of tha cadet hud shore have, Most of them It wa old, went lo Coney Maud, SHOPS ARE CLOSED J WM FOR AFFIDAVIT Old Evlyn Ncsbit Start Breach of Promise Suit. CONFLICTING REPORTS Resistent Rumors Circulated That Affidavit to This Effect Exists, 'j THAW'S ENEMIES TO BLAME Counsel For Defense Assert That Re port of Breach of Promise Suit Was Started By Soma Enemy of Harry Thaw. NEW YORK, July 8. -Conflicting stories a to the existence or non-exlst ence of the affidavit made by Evely Net bitt in a breach of promise auiU which it la alleged she took steps to bring s gainst Harry K. Thaw prior to her trip to Europe and marriage to him later, were told today by persona inter ested in the investigation of the Thaw White murder. Early in the day Assist ant District Attorney Garvan waa quot ed m saying there was no truth in the story, that he expected to come into possession of the affidavit and further that he had no reason to believe auch a paper existed. Counsel for Thaw, and Mr. Thaw herself said there was no truth in the reports and added that they had been circulated by some enemy of Thaw', Later in the day a private detective, who had been engaged by Stanford White to shadow Thaw, was examined by Garvan and said he bad submitted his report to Howe and Hummel and Dclancey Kicoll, attorneys. Following this came a statement attributed to the district attorney's office that it was known the Nesbitt girl bed visited the office of Howe and Hummel, and that she had a consultation with Hummel and it la alleged the affidavit in question was the result of that interview. It waa fur ther stated tha while he affidavi was really made, it had been destroyed upon reconciliation of the Nesbitt girl and young Thaw. There was a further re port current tonight that the district attorney' office had been Informed that a record of the alleged document exists and it will play an important part in the evidence introduced by the prosecu tion at Thaw's trial. OFF FOR THE POLE. TROMSOE, July 5.-The . Wellman- Chicago Rccord-IIernld Arctic expedition sailed on the steamer Fritjof for head quarters at Spitzenbergen. The steamer Heljo is sailing tomorrow and will carry the remainder of the material for gas making and the erection of dwellings. The people of Tromsoe gave the expedi tion a hearty send-off. FEEDING THE HOMELESS. SAN FRANCISCO. July B.-The relief commission has adopted its budget for July and will submit It to the finance committee tomorrow. It is estimated the total for the month is about $73,000. Tiiis is for administrative purposes and not the purchase of food and clothing. Approximately 80,000 men, women and children are still drawing upon the re lief stores. B0WLERVILLE WRECKED. JOHNNIE, Nov- July B.-Purlntr a severe storm last night the cloudburst which occurred 20 mile from here caus ed a washout and flooded the country, The wind was 80 mile an hour. The won of llowlervllle I a complete wreck. f DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE. CANNES, 'July 8,-A destructive cy clone swept over this section today and railway traffic ha been stopped owing to the track being obstructed by un rooted trees Many house were un roofed and many fishing smacks dashed to pieces o" the rock. A brig waa driv en ashore, but the crew was saved. Many ailor were injured. GETS SMUTTY, GUTHRIE, Okla- July 8.-A federal warrant wa Issued today for Carrie Nation, charging her with sending obitcene matter through the mails in her temperance publication "Hatchet" The "Hatchet" contained a letter to young girl and boys, in which Carrie used some very pluin language. WILL SEND MESSAGE. NEW YORK. July 5.-In accordance with the time honored cutoin President Roosevelt will telegraph hearty con gratulations to the Royal German family on the birth of the heir to the throne. The message will be in response to offic ial notification which will be received later. If the President's message i made public, it will I by the recipients. CANCEL COUNTY POLICIES. NAPA, Cel., July 5. District Attor ney Benjamin has been authorized by the board of supervisors to cancel the county polities held in insurance com panies, whose solvency I a matter of question and re-insure in companies who are promptly paying their San Fran cisco losses. FOUR DROWNED. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 5. Four were drowned in the St John's river to night while attempting to cross the river in a small rowboat. Standard Oil Entered Into Illegal Combine. TO CONTROL OIL PRODUCTS Information Is Filed Against the Standard Oil Company Charging Attempt to Control Oil Busi ness in Ohio. FINDLAY. Ohio, July S.-Prosecutor David, of Hancock County, filed infor mation today in the probate court against the tSandard Oil Company and John D. Rockefeller, charging that in 1882 Rockefeller combined individual partnership'corporations into the Stand aid Oil Company, the purpose of being to monopolize the production, sale and control of petroleum and its by-products. This it is alleged was a conspir acy ugaiust trade and violation of the auti-trust law. . The Standard's attorneys filed a mo tion to the effect that the probae court had no jurisdiction. Judge Hanker, how ever, overruled he motion. Every at tempt vas made by the attorneys for the defense to have the decision reserved for a month but the judge was firm. SPRECKLES BOUGHT OUT. SAN FRANCISCO, July 5. The Call tomorrow will say tha tall the immense Sprecklcs interests in Coos County, Ore gon, have been acquired by the Southern Pacific The deal involves several mil lions of dollars. ARRESTED FOR LARCENY. WASHINGTON. July 5. -Alfonso Zeluya, son of the President of Nica ragua was arrested today and locked in hi cell on a warrant charging him with petit larceny. Zeluya was recently mar ried to a young lady in this city. Zclaya later released on f 10 bail. MONOPOLY CHARGED DOWNFALL POSTPONED Goremykin Mlnistiy Will Stand Little Longer. A MUTINY AT SAHARA Two Regiments in Provincial Cap ital Revolt and Demand Rights. MAY PROCLAIH A REPUBLIC Soldiers Threaten to Proclaim Republic If General Strike It Declared Gov ernment Fears Present Oppor tunity May Be Seized. , ST. PETERSBURG, July 5Premicr Goremykin and all the members of the ministry except IL Stolypin were pres ent at today's sitting of the connciL The tone of their remarks tended to confirm the "Hech's" surmise that the fall of the ministry has been postponed on account of the refusal of the consti tutional democrats to participate in "a coalition of the cabinet Goremykin to day re-iterated in privae conversation that he was anxious to retire. Regiments Revolt. Dispatches today from. Samara state that two regiments garrisoning that im portant provincial capital mutined and presented a series of political and ser vice demands. The officers promised to officers promised to satisfy their de mands if the mutineers would return to duty j but. the men replied that they would be satisfied only with compliance with all their demands. The mutineers command the situation, but are not in dulging in excesses. The situation is complicated by the fact that in Sumara the revolutionists are pushing a move ment to proclaim a republic in case a general strike is declared and may seize the present opportunity to further their aims. The ferment among the soldiers and sailors at Sebastopol and Odessa is growing. No confirmation of the rioting at Vladivostok has reached the Russian public, but the ministry who control the telegraph would be able to withhold for days any news of auch condition. LIGHTHOUSE TENDER OVERDUE. WASHINGTON. July 5. The light house board received a report from lieu tenant-Comma nder John Hood, light house inspector at Key West, stating the light tender laurel, due at Guan te ns mo June 27th, ho not reported there and search is now being made for the vessel. She carries a crew of five officers and fourteen men. FATAL FIGHT IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, July 5.-In a fight today between a number of striking truck drivers and two guards employed by Buch and Schulzman, grocers, one of the strikers was perhaps mortally wounded. Six union pickets attacked two guards, one of whom drew a pistol and shot one of the strikers nears the heart One of the guards was stabbedj DROWNED IN LAKE. ASHLAND, N. II., July 5IL McK. Twombiey, Jr.. aged 18, the ouly son of H. McK. Twombiey, a New York capi talist, was drowned while swimming in Big Squaw lake today. The young man had nearly swum across the lake which wa about a mile wide when he wa aeen to struggle. Ha sank before he could be rescued. His mother wa Mis Florence A. Vandeibllt of New York. UNION PICKET SHOT. HAS FRANCISCO, July 5.CharIes Ohman, a picket for the sailors' union, wa shot In the right arm this afternoon by an unknown man with whom he had an altercation a few hours before when the tsranger refused to quit work on the steamer Vanguard unloading at Oak land. Ohman wa not seriously injured. GR0VEH CLEVELAND ILL. CHICAGO, July 5. A telegram wsa received here tonight stating that Grover Cleveland waa sick at hi home in Princeton and will be unable to coma West tomorrow at he intended. It waa learned late tonight that Mr. Cleveland was suffering from an attack of asthma to which he is subject. His condition is not serious. : 1 ' WILL COME BACK. MOSCOW, July 5.-Marie Spiridonovo who killed Chief of Police Luzhenoffsky, today started for Siberian with other prisoners. Spectators at the railway station bade her to keep up her courage to which she replied: "We shall soon be back." DOCK COLLAPSES. TACOMA, July 5. While the steamer Al-Ki was discharging at the Tacoma smelter last evening, a pert of a dock collapsed and $9000 worth of ore from TreadwelL Alaska, went to the bottom of the bay. It may be partially recov ered with a dredger. YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES. Pacific Coast League. At Lot Angeles Lot Angeles 2, Fres no 1. - At Oakland Oakland 2. San Fran cisco 4. At Seattle Seattle 6, Portland 4. Northwest League. At Tacoma Tacoma 10, Gray's Har bor 0. THE BLOODY FOURTH Thirty Eight Killed on Independ ence Day, So Far Reported. OVER TWO THOUSANDINJURED -t -rr- Chicago Tribune Gives Statistics About the "Glorious Fourth " Firearms Kill Eleven More Deaths Will Come In Later. CHICAGO, July 5. The Tribune to day publishes its ninth annual summary of the deaths and in juries caused throughout the United States by yester day's celebration of the Declaration of Independence, The figures, up to an early hour today were as folows Dead, 38; by fireworks, 9; by cannon, 1; by firearms, 11; by explosives, 7; by toy pistols 4; by runaway, 1; by drowning, 5; injured, 2789. By fireworks, 1099; by cannon, 261; by firearms, 393; by explosives, 697; by toy pistols, 304; by runaways, 35. Fire loss, $06,450. In Chicago Dead, 2; injured, 1S7. Last year 42 persons were killed out right, but when lockjaw and other dis eases induced by injuries had com pleted their work over 400 lives had been sacrificed. The number of injured 2789 is in excess of last year's figures by 358. CLERGYMAN DIES. ST. LOUIS. July 5 Monsignor Joseph Hansen, aged 76, one of the most promi nent Catholic clergymen in America died yesterday. SCULPTOR ST. GAUDENS ILL. NEW YORK. July 5. It was learned tonight that Augustus St. Gaudens. the sculptor, is ill at his summer home at Windsor. Vt and he is suffering from a number of operations supposed to be for t cancerous growtn.