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VOLUME LXI NO. 182 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 12 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS JEWS FEAR OUTBREAK Flee From Warsaw and 3 Lodz By Thousands AUTHORITIES ON GUARD Police and Solders Incensed At Attempted Murders of Comrades ADMIRAL CHOUKNIN IS DYING Physicians Mold Out No Hope For ths Wounded Admiral's Recovery Was Universally Hatei by Sailors Of Black Sea Fleet. WARSAW, July Il.-The sensational rumor (hat wer current today that an anti-Jewish outbreak might be ex peeled tomorrow have resulted la a pants nit thousands of Jews hart fled from the town, Similar scene occurred at Lods. The authorities kavt adopted far rvachlng measure t all the mora neces sary a the soldiers and police ara In censed by the numerous attempted mur der of their comrade. Llttla Hop For Facowrjr. SEBASTOPOL July 11,-Ths doctor hold out no hope for tlia recovery of Admiral Chnuknin. who wa shot by an aln, The admlral'a assailant I thnujjlit to be one of the sailor of the battleship Otehakoff, and hi act li sup posed to be in revenge for the execution of Lieutenant Schmidt, a revolutionary leader, Cbouknln wai universally hated by hi sailor and at the time of the execution of Schmidt the revolutionist condemned lilm to death i 1O0 of their number pledging themclvr to carry out tha sentence, Thia we the second attempt einee the hmhlt execution. The first attempt was made by a woman and after her effort failed Chouknln or dered her killed on the apot, and hii orderlies brutally carried out the sent ence in tha court yard. For thin the ad miral was again condemned to death by the revolutionist. Hit name we never mentioned among the anllora unles ac companied by curses on account of hli overbearing and severe manner. Cavalry Surrender!. TAMBOV, July 11 Both aquadroni of the Seventh Cavalry which mutlned on July 7th, surrendered their arms to day and express contrition for their conduct. ' ST. PETERSBURG. July II. The preparation which the war ofllee hni been mnklng at nil the principal cities to meet the armed revolutionary move' ment, prove very elaborate, plant for the defense of Riga have fallen into the hand of the revolution pnper "MMn." which this morning published the entire plans for the defense, The commander In framing the plans for the defense, even designated his successor in cae of being killed, or incapacitated. Similar plans it it understood have been drawn up by every commander of garrison or city. In addition to special troops trains equipped with machine guns are In constant readiness, at St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw and other stroge tic points. ' ORDERED TO FIRE, ST. PETERSBURG. July ll.-The labor group in the lower house declare they have absolute proof that orders have been sent from St. Petersburg to the police authorities in the province of Saratov to fire on gatherings addressed by members of parliament after proroga tion of that body, It is asserted the or ders instructed the police to single out the deputies and afterward make It ap pear the shooting was accidental, STEAMER QUIACY . , , IS WRECKED ' LA CROHSK, .Wi., July 11. The ateauier Qulwy struck a bank In the darkiic nar Tro moNbau, Wis at 10(30 Wed-n.-wlny night, and turned half over and caught flra. It 1 be lieved a majority of tha 200 pus senger were saved, Only one was drowned to far as definitely known. Early Thursday morning 00 pasMtngeri arrived here on the train, but their accounts are no wUe positive regarding the drowning. ' , ' -? ' BLACKS RESTLESS. JOHANNESBURG. Transvaal July 11. -Dlnjuli tiiig rumors that the blacks of the Rand contemplate an uprising on July 17, are borne out by the fact that the native servants have warned their mistresses to retire to place of safety, Similar rumors have been .circulated in Reef, but the police ridicule them. How ever much anxiety is expressed. ASPARAGUS FIELDS FLOODED. ' STOCKTON, July II. -Today the CroM Levee below Levi and Jones' tract on Roberts' Hand, gave way be fore the pressure of the flood of water. Over Wo acre of aparagus and other crops are inundated. CRMS TO FRONT Write Letters Professinj Knowlcje : ofTMwWhittMurdcl LETTERS WOULD FILL BOOK Attorney's For Thaw Receive Hundred! , of Missives From All Parte - of the Country Most Let ters Are Lies. NEW YORK, July ll.-rosibly, no case In the history or American juris prudonce has brought to the front great number and variety of cranks a the Rilling or Stan lord wmte ty Harry Thaw. Every person directly or indirectly in tereted has been Inundated by letters from persons professing to have know! edge or advice that they ore willing to sell for a consideration. 'I am nutting aside material that would fill a book after this case ia over," said Terrence J. McManu, one of Thaw counsel, yeterday. "I am convinced that almost every show girl and every giddy young creature with less tangible means of support is now boasting of the atten tion that Mr. White paid to her in his life time and every man to whom they tell their story experts to realize some cash by offering to sell it to us. The most absurd yarns arv being received, and we investigate the. most promising. "We have heard from all the profes sional cranks in tile country, but there k an absolutely new crop. Persons ere wrting to us from Kankakee or Kala maeoo that while in New York they overheard comments of White over Mrs. Thaw, which mut certainly have reach ed her husband's ears end that if we will si'iul them enough money to get back to the metropolis they will supply the facts and remain here until the trial.- ,, ; ... "Other persons say they will come here from New England, or the West ami stay so as to serve as jurors in the case, witii the positive assurance that they have known Thaw to have been justified and that they will vote to ac quit. Some New York men "moke the same pledge, also adding, 'Please remit.' One man writes to Thaw that he believes the lutter has a good heart, in spite of the shooting and having a large income should show his kindness by sending a check. Practical jokers have mailed Thaw mining stock for a million dol lars or so, declaring they wish to have TEN MEN ROB FIVE OTHERS Darin? Bandits Secure Passengers' Money. RIDING ON THE FREIGHT Sheriff Notified and Captures Three Men One Is Killed. TRIES TO ESCAPE, IS SHOT Passengers Riding on Freight In Mon tana, Compelled to Give up Their Belonging Posse Searching For Rett of tha Bandits. BUTTE, Mont, Jur 11.-A Miner pecial from Billings, says a daring hold-up occurred mar Dariel today in which ten men at the point of revolvers vere compelled to giva up money amounting to 92000. The party was traveling on a freight tralawA Und"of Ave uaaked men boarded the train at a water tank at Laurel. Perry Little, a passenger, was struck a heavy blow on the back of his head with a gun. He thre away a pocketbook with $30 in money and a draft amounting to $000. He afterward found the draft, but not the money. After the robbery, the rob bers guarded their victim until the train reached Rapids when they quietly disappeared. News of the -hold-up was sent to Billings and the sheriff wired his deputy at Columbus to look out for the bandits. When the train reached there a search was made and three men sup posed to be the right persons were found. One of them attempted to get away, and was shot dead by one of tha deputies. The other two were placed under arrest. the money applied to the defense. There is no possible suggestion that has not been made. Thaw Changes Attitude. NEW YORK. July ll.-Harry Thaw's attitude toward the press and the public underwent a striking change between morning and evening today. Immediate ly after breakast he secured permission to have a number of newspapermen brought to him at the Tombs' prison, telling them after a friendly interview, that to talk with anyone besides law yers, doctors and prison olucials, was like geting a "whiff of fresh air from the outside world," ,. . ' This evening it was different. When the newspapermen sent Thaw a note'ask ing if lie wished to add anything to his formal statement of Tuesday he sent in reply, that lie had said all he wished to saj and in the future would be guided by the advice of his counsel. ', j Garvin said today that his detectives had succeeded in serving a subpoena on Mrs. Beatrice Sch warts, the woman' at whose house Thaw is said to have made threats against White, May Mackenxie, an actress and friend of Mis. Thaw, was juestioncd by Garvin today. She had heretofore refused to furnish the dis trict attorney's office with any Infor mation, but it is understood she today told Garvin what She knew. STAGE ROBBER ESCAPES. FRESNO. Cal... July ,11, Information has been, received which makes it seem certain that the Yosemite, robber has escaped. , Sheriff Jlmes ' of Madeira" has given up Jthe search though the sheriff of Mariposa is still in the mountains. iAU trace, of the robber is lost and If he officers have any clew they are guarding It. , . FIVE KILLED IN TROLLEY CAR; WRECK Train of Buffalo-Lockport Trolley Cars Smash Into Train on Siding, BUFFALO, Jul II -A train of trolley cars, west-bound from Lockport on the line of the interurban railway, tonight ran into sn open switch at a skiing just east of Martinsville and crashed into a trolley freight motor and a train lying on a siding. Five psengers were killed outright and a score injured, some of whom tnay die. The passenger train was goiag at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred and the impact was terrifflc. The foremost car was ut terly demolished. The wedge shaped end of the frright motor cut it in half and the rear car completed the work of de struction. The rear car was badly stove in, but remained on the tiwclc HIGH PRICE 0F ICE. KANSAS CITY. July ll.-Ex-State Senator Lyons, president of the Central Ice Company, gave interesting testimony at the "Ice "Vunt" bearing today. After stating, he started in business in 1000 with a capital of M0, he cleared $40. 000 the following year, and now owns a plant valued at $4M).0O0. Lyons stated prices ought to be higher than they are now. Lyons stated he had made two advances in the price of ice this spring, because the other companies did. AIo. he said, he was not in the ice business a a philanthropist, and wanted all he could get for hi Ice. Lyon said he knew of no combination in the ice buine. KILLING IS ADMITTED Curtis Jctt Boldly Asserts He Kill- " ed Wircum. ' HE HAD LONG HATED HIM "Marcum Bad Prosecuted M in Sev eral Caaea, and Was My Bitter Enemy, and 1 Am the Man Who Killed Him." BEATTLMU.E, Ky., July ll.-Curtis Jett this afternoon at the session of the trial of Judge Hargi for murder took the witness stand and admitted the anamination of Marcum and told the , manner in which the crime was com' mitted. "Marcum had prosecuted me in sev- eral cases and was my bitter enemy and I am the man who killed him," said dett He then told of the assassins tion, tallying with the description given by B. J. Ewan. Jett said he had not conferred with White in regard to the killing. The pistol he used, he said was his own, and had been owned by him several months. Jett suddenly lost his memory at the crucial point and would tell nothing of his or White's actions preceding or following the murder. Jett could not remember seeing White in the court house at all and as far as he wai concerned White was perfectly inno cent. MODUS VIVENDI SIGNED. SANTIAGO DE CHILE, July 11. A telegram from Lima yesterday Snnouno ed that a modus vivendi between Peru and Colombia has been signed, abrogat ing the proctocol of September, 1905. and instituting a new arrangement, provid ing for the removal of the garrisons and civil and military authorities of both countries from the Putumayo river. Pending the delivery of the arbitration award by the Pope, the Peruvians are to be allowed free navigation of the river, KILLED AT LAST. umuAutA July u After s:o years' experience as a "steeple Jack", James H. Glenn was killed yesterday. The rig ging to which he was holding, on the top of a smokestack at Thirty-sixth and Butler streets, gave way, and he fell 165 feet to hiB death. Glenn, who was 40 years old, had suffered more than 20 falls in his career as a steeple jack. DIVISION IN THE CABINET English Ministry Divided on Naval Program. INCREASE IS OPPOSED Majority Want Reduction in Ap propriation for Naval Enlargement. IS "DANGEROUS ECONOMY' Question of Whether England Will Al low Other Nations to Outdist ance Her ia Race for Naval Supremacy Argued LONDON, July II. The Ex pre- thi morning aajrs the cabinet is in the throes of a serious crbtis and is sptit in twain o nthe vital question of whether the navy ahail be maintained in a con dition of "invulnerable efficiency or shall be weakened considerably and rival na tions permitted to outdistance us in the race for naval supremacy." Tha paper point out that some days ago the cabi net decided to reduce this year's ship building program. Three or four mem bers of the cabinet it is asserted ex pressed themselves as opposed to "This most dangerous economy." At a meeting of the cabinet Tpeday, after a prolonged discusion a majority stood steadfast for a reduction. A pro- tet however had the effect of postpon ing the consideration of naval matters until July 27. BORAX IN HEAT. Boston Meat Investigators Shows Pack era Put Borax in Their Goods. BOSTON, July 11. The city board of health today made public the results of its investigation of canned meats, from every possible source as well as the can ned meat establishments. In a general way the results of the investigations are favorable to the manufacturers, both in the east and in the west, but it was found that many preparations contained a large amount of .foreign matter. Sev eral brands of prepared meat was found to contain either boric acid or borax. VOTE ON INCREASE. Traction Employes In Chicago Will Vote on Acceptance of Increase in Wages. CHICAGO, July 11. "L" employers wil vote tonight on the acceptance of a wage increase, which, when lumped with the advances in pay given to employes by other traction companies, brings the total increase obtained this year by the street car men of the city to more than $500,000. This is the largest wage in crease ever received by a body of work ingmen in Chicago since the Inaugura tion of the labor union movement here. It averages $50 apiece for the 10,000 street car workers. It is probable the Lake street men will accept the offer of the company by a large majority vote. The proposal carries with it an addition to the wages of every employe from interlocking switchmen to porters, the advance rang ing from 1 cent to 3 cents or more an hour. It is in effect a compromise upon the demands of the men and maintains the new wage standard set by the other elevated roads. Labor problems on the traction sys tems have all been adjusted with the exception of the Lake Street "L' con troversy. With a settlement reached in this case the danger of street car strikes will practically be removed for another year. PAINFUL MEETING. Politician Run Down By Vice-President's Auto Shakes Victim's Band. DANVILLE, III. July ll.-An auto mobile carrying Vtee-Preidant Fair bank and party, lute today crashed in to a buggy driven by P. M. Dougherty, a prominent politician. Dougherty was thrown out of the buggy and painfull injured. When the injured man regain ed his feet Fairbanks alighted and ap proached his victim smiling, and apolo gizing, Dougherty said: "You are Vice-President Fairbanks, I believe. My name Is Dougherty." Fairbanks grasped the outstretched hand and shook it warmly, and said: "Mr. Dougherty. I am pleased to meet you." Dougherty expressed his pleasure, but said he had been pleased better, if the meeting had taken place under slightly different circumstance. Dougherty's in juries are not serious. HOSTILITIES BREAK OUT. Salvador and Guatemala Once More Art Scrapping on the Border. WASHINGTON, July 1L Hostilities between Salvador and Guatemala have broken out and anew on the border be tween these countries, where peace was supposed to have been established, pend ing a settlement of the trouble between these countries, Leslie M. Coombs, the American minister to Guatemala, who is on his wav to the United States to assist in a settlement of, the difflcultie between these countries has been ordered back to Guatemala CHyl ' HAY PLEAD GUILTY Three Land Frauders Likely to Admit Guilt HENEY SO INFORHS COURT William H. Davis, Ex-Mayor of Albany, Clarke E. Loomia, Former Special Land Agent, and S. B. Onnsby, May Plead Guilty. PORTLAND, July 11. That pleas of guilty are likely to be entered to in dictments pending in the United States Circuit Court charging William H. Davis, former Mayor of Albany; Clark E. Loomis, formerly special agent of the General Land Office, and Salmon B. Ormsby, once a forest ranger in tha Cascade Forest Reserve, with complicity in Oregon land frauds, was indicated this morning, when Assistant Attorney-General Francis J. Heney Informed Judge William H. Hunt during the calling of the calendar that he did not expect the cases against these defendants to come to trial. Ex-Mayor Davis was indicted January 31, 1005, charged with perjury in having sworn falsely when making Anal proof on a homestead entry. He voluntarily went before the Federal Grand Jury, and it is understood that he made a clean admission of his connection with the fraud, although warned that the evidence he gave could be used against him. His story to the Grand Jury is believed to have been little short of a full confes sion, and it is not thought that he will undertake to acquit himself of the charge by standing trial. Two indictments are pending against Loomis and Ormsby charging conspiracy to defraud the government out of public lands. They are jointly involved with Henry A. Young, William H. Davis, and George Sorenson, on one indictment re turned December 27, 1004, and an indict ment consolidated with it involVes Con gressman , Binger Hermann, S. A. D. Puter, Horace G. McKinley, Emma L. Watson, Daniel Webster Tarpley, Elbert K. Brown, Mrs. Nellie Brown and Frank Walgamot, a Portland Dentist. When this case was reached on the calendar, Mr. Heney Informed the court that he expected pleas of guilty, but that the case was ready for trial, and had it set down. ,