?(..... . '";'"l.f lUaLHMIt:FULL AttOOIATID !. RIPOHT C0V1BS THE MORNING rilLO ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LXI NO. 203 ASTORIA, OREGON; THURSDAY. AtTGUST 2. 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS LAWYERS ARE DISMISSED Judge OlcotPs Firm Drop, ped From Thaw Case. NOTIFIED BY MOTHER Firm of Hartridge & Peabody Are Now in Charge of the Case. PLEA EMOTIONAL INSANITY Dtfenx Will Rely on Emotional In sanity and Will Endeavor to Show Justification Under the "Unwritten Law" NEW YORK, August l.-Ylelding to the persuasion of her on, Harry Thaw. Mr. William Thaw today dlpened with th services of th firm of Blsck. GlcoLL GruUx A Jlonyage, whom she had retained to conduct tlx defense of the young man, on the charge of rour dering Stanford White. Thi action wa taken follow inn a family council last night. Mr a, Thaw, notifying the firm of ' the action sgreed upon by letter today, and akfng that all paper, and data connected with the caae be turned over to Hartrldge and Tcabody. Thl i Uk- en to mean that hla pica of "not guilty" will stand and th.it emotional Insanity and the evidence going to show justifl caltnn under the "unwritten law" will be relied upon to secure an acquittal. It i understood Hartrldge will be at luted in the defense by several other lawyer, Including one of the mot noted lawyer in the United State. Olcott declined to dleu the mutter. MUTINEERS FIRED ON. HELSlXtiEOUS. August 1 (10 P. M.) At 7 o'clock tonight the battleship Czarevitch and the cruiser Bogntyr opened fire on the mutineer at a dint ance of fifty cable length. The muti neer replied but the shot seemed to fall short. The firing ceased at 0 o'clock and boats wem een leaving the Island with .wounded. CABINET APPOINTEES. ST. PETERSBURG, August 2.-Prom lor Stolypin proceeded by yacht yester day to Peterhof, where he laid before the Emperor for hie signature the for mal nknac appointing Count Ileyden Prince Nichnla a. Lvoff and Alexander OueliofT to portfolios in the re-organized cnblnct. BEFORE LABOR COUNCIL. SAN FRANCISCO, August l.-A new eale of wage and condition for cook and waiters adopted by the San Fran cisco Labor Council ia now before the National Labor Council for ratification. Under the new schedule the waiter re ceivers two dollar for n day of ten hour. THIS BEATS. THE "YELLOWS" ST. PETERSBURG, August l.-A re actionary newspaper of Moscow pub lished the news of the murder of M. Hertzenstein yesterday morning, more than 12 hour before the perpetration of the crime, and several hour before the murder information wn asked by tele phone regarding the crime. PEACE IN THAW FAMILY. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Harry Thaw's wife end mother visited him in prison this morning together. OFFER ACCEPTED. American Going to Berlin Offers Aid in Compelling German Companies Pay. HAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-J, II, (lore, a Virginian, who 1 going to Berlin a official delegate from tht United State to the International Congress of Actuaries to be held In the fierman enp itnl neat month, ha written to Mayor Submits offering hi ervl a mediator between the Ran Francisco policyholders and the Herman Insurance companie. Mayor Schmlti in a letter accepting the offer ayi "I ihould appreciate It very much If you would take tkl matter up with th German government a we art having a great deal of trouble with the German liiMirance comjianica. more than with any of the other companie. At the present time they have taken the stand that they will pay no los whatever from fire bccatine the earthquake damaged the building before the lira totally destroy ed them. ThU I absolutely untrue. The damage from earthquake In San Francico wa very alight a can le read ily aeen in that portion of the city which wa untouched by fire." CHOLERA IN MADRID. MADRID. Augut 1. Several aporadic cae of cholera are here and there I enniderable alarm. Contaminated water U believed responsible. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. At Tacoma Spokane 0, Tacoma 2. At Seattle-Seattle 3, Oakland 18. At FreanoFreano 2, Los Angele 3. SHOOTS 101 iun Tonopah Gambler Mistakes Friends for Enemies. KILLS ONE, WOUNDS OTHER Patsey Dyer Kills Conductor, and Wound County Recorder Is , Overcome When He Finds Out His Mistake. AUSTIN, Nov., August 1. On Tue day Patsey Dyer, a gambler of Tonopah and Jack O'Brien, a bartender, from Monhattan. had quarrel in a saloon here and when they parted there was an understanding that when next they met they would meet shooting. About 8 o'clock Dyer went looking for O'Brien and turning a corner saw Alliert Williams a conductor of the Ne vada Central, and County Recorder. II. W, Dyer, standing together and in the inoolight mistook Williams for O'Brien and Dyer for Louis Woodcock, O'Brien's partner. Without a word Dyer fired three shots, one bullet entering William' brain and killed him. and another bullet truck Dyer in the left leg between the onklo and knee breaking both bones. Dyer was arrested, but being Intoxicat ed did not realize the enormity of the crime, Today Ryer wa taken to Dyer's home and Identified and later taken to view the remains of Williams. Thinking up to the time that ho saw Williams' body that he had killed O'Brien, Dyer collapsed. LABORERS BADLY NEEDED. CHICAGO, August l.-A circular 1ms been issued by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to all its district rep resentatives in the United States notify ing them of the difficulties being en countered in the rebuilding of San Fran cisco owing to a scarcity of nil classes of labor. The statement declares that be cause of the inability of employers to secure sufficient labor, skilled and un skilled, despite the high wages being offered, the work of reconstructing San Francisco is being badly retarded. Ac cording to tho circular men nre needed in the building trades and the demand for thousands of structural iron workers is especially urgent. GOODING IS RENOMINATED Idaho Republicans Name a Full Ticket. ' BORAH FOR SENATOR Goodlng-Brady-Borah Combina tion Score Victory Over Opponents. "INSURGENTS" ARE ROUTED Ticket Composed of Gooding, Governor; E. A. BurrilL Lleut-Gov.j G. H. Ste wart, Supreme Justice; B. Lee, Congressman ; Borab,Snator ( POCATELLO. Idaho, August l.-The Idaho republican state convention today nominated for Governor. Frank R. Good ingj Lieutenant-Governor, K. A. Bur- Hllj Justice of the Supreme Court, Geo, if. Stewart; member of Congress, Bur ton Le French; United State Senator, W. E. Borah, and a full state ticket. Fifty or ixty insurgent delegate from Northern and Eastern Idaho who or ganized last night to fight what they termed "machine" and "gag" rule, were in caucus again this morning and re ceived a reportl frcdu tlieir steering committee, appointed lat night. The committee recommended that the can didate who were turned down in the caucus of party leader be placed in nomination before the convention in op poxition to the "state" ticket, but while in -Mil gents were practically unanimous in their desire to fight the state ticket, they generally admitted that the Gooding-Brady-Borah combination con trolled more than a majority of the 2!19 delegates and that the opposition can didates would stand little show before the convention. After excluding from its hall all delegate favoring "program ticket" and all outsiders, the insurgents voted to first center their strength on Dr. Hugh France, of Wallace for Governor in op position to Gooding. At ft caucus of the delegates favoring the Gooding-Bonih Brady ticket, hold before the convening of the convention, the Bannock, Canyon and Cassia County delegation joined the other delegations indorsing the state ticket, thus assuring the nomination of the ticket agreed to by the leaders. State Chairman James It. Brady called the convention to order and announced that the state central eommittee'had agreed upon the follow ing for temporary officers of the con vention! Chairman, B. C. Bnrbar, Nez Perce; secretary, Addison C. Smith, Twin Falls; assistant secretary, W. S. Chaney, Poca tello. This recommendation was indors ed by the convention, following which a committee was appointed to escort to the rostrum United States Senator Hey- burn, Congressman French, Governor Gooding and W. E. Borah. Senator Hey burn was the first to appear and was heartily applauded. When Governor Gooding. W. E. Borah and Congressman French were escorted into the hall together the convention cheered and applauded for fully a min ute. Temporary Chairman Barbar's speech was brief. His reference to Presi dent Roosevelt was applauded, and when he referred to the determination of the republicans of Idaho to uphold Gover nor Gooding, it seemed to be interpreted to the prosecution of the so-called dyna miters' case at Caldwell and there was great applause. RAISING MONEY. Republicans All Requested to Give Dol lar to Bar Campaign Expenses. NEW YOftK, August 1. Congressman Sh Titian, chairman of the RepublU-afl Congreiorml Committee said yesterday that the response to bis appeal to every republican voW to contribute to the nyitiblii-an fund ha been very satis factory, "We have figured," he said, "that probably not more than ten republican in 100 will see the appeal. If one out of every ten, however, sent u a dollar, we will have enough to meet the e penwa of our campaign. According to the vote for Roosevelt there are 7,000, 000 republicans in the country. One dol lar from one per cent of thcae would give u $:am." Mr. Sherman was asked what the rallying cry of the campaign would be. He nwered: "Prosperity and Roose velt, and you may add that the record of the last congress will also be mad" a part of the argument to voters. We have every reason to ) proud of that record, although prosperity and Roose velt I inspiring enough." LIBERALS WILL DEMONSTRATE ST. PETERSBURG, August l.-Tlie Liberal are planning imposing demon stration here and at Moscow for the funeral of thei murdeid ex-Deputy Hertzenstein. Judging from the present temper of the people, thee demonstra tions may result in collision and blood shed aiich a marked the interment of Prince Troubetakqy. The murder is ascribed to the Black Hundred. WILL INVESTIGATE Grand Jury Will Inquire Into In' surance Methods. POLICIES NOT PAID IN FULL San Francisco Policyholders Are Com pelled to Accept Less Than Full Amount Due Them on Their Policies. SAN FRANCISCO, August 1-To sup port the charge of criminal conspiracy which the grand jury is trying to fix upon the insurance brokers, who have com pclled policyholder to accept less than was due them on their losses a subpoena waa issued today directing Prof. A. W. Whitney, insurance expert of the Uni versity of California, to produce evi dence of the settlements made. Whit ney is in clwrga of the insurance Bureau of the Merchants' Exchange and the In terior Bureau, to trace as nearly as possible every settlement made subse quent to the great fire, THREE SWEDES KILLED. SPOKANE, August 1. The explosion of dynamite at the extension of the Northern Pacific eight miles from Cul desao tonight resulted in the death of three men and the serious injury of an other. The men were Swedes employed by Frank Johnson at Camp No. 3. CUMMINS NOMINATED. DES MOINES, August l.-The repub lican state convention today renomi nated Cummins as chief executive on the first elective ballot completed the nominations for state officers, but with few contests, adopted a platform favoring the "Reciprocity inaugurated by Blaine and advocated by McKinlcy and Roosevelt," and adjourned. SIBERIAN-ALASKAN RAILROAD. PARIS, August 1. In accordance with an order issued by the Emperor of Rus sia, tho American Syndicate, represented by Bnron Loicq de' Lobel, is authorized to begin the work of the trans-Siberian-Alaskan railroad project. , REBELS ARE IN CONTROL No Important Change In Sveaborg Situation. CANNONADING GOES ON Report Current That Four Ships of Baltic Fleet are in Open RevolL GUARD CRONSTADT CLOSELY Streets ef Fortress Swarm With Loyal Troops Excitement in St Peters burg is Intense News is Very Hard to Obtain. HANGO FLEET MUTINIES. . ' ' VIBORG, August is re- ported here that the Russian fleet stationed at Hango, Finland, has O mutined. imprisoned the officers, and sailed to the assistance of the mutineers at Sveaborg. HELSINGFORS. August 2 (1:40 A. M.) Except in the vicinity of the fort, the town presents practically a nominal aspect. During the evening large crowds assembled on the quays, listening to the cannonade and watching the dense col umns of smoke rising from the Islands. AH traffic in the harbor is prohibited. Railroal traffic with St. Petersburg is restored. White Flag Hoisted. The white flag has been hoisted on one of the islands, but it is premature to say whether the revolutionists have surren dered or not. In any event however, the fire from the battleship Slavs and an other warship undoubtedly had its ef fect The mutineers report that the Slava was struck several times by their fire. Last evening the strike committee declared a general strike to begin at 7 o'clock having received the intimation that otherwise Helsingfors would be bombarded. Up to midnight however there was no evidence of this strike. The Senate has issued special orders to all governors to adopt measures to maintain public order and security and to strengthen the regular forces witi civilians. Revolutionists of Finland have issued an appeal to the troops to sup port the people in their fight for land and liberty. News Awaited With Anxiety. ST. PETERSBURG, August 2 (12:15 A. M.) St. Petersburg is anxiously awaiting the news of the outcome of yesterday's battle between the muti neer and the government forces at Sveaorg. No definite information has reached here owing to the damage done to the overland telegraph wires. Ad vices received by the government by wireless were not divulged. Great im portance is attached to the conduct of the fleet. According to semi-official in timations, the crews are still under control of the officers, but private ad vices say a portion of the crews has been confined for fear of a mutiny. Four Ships In Complete Revolt. A rumor was in circulation here to night that four ships of the Baltic squadron were in complete mutiny and roaming at large in the Gulf of Finland and that the commandant at Cronstadt had been notified to be prepared for an attack by the vessels. It is worthy of (Continued on page 8) RUMORS FALSE. Reports of Uprising of Mexicans Against Americans Are Untrue. WASHINGTON, August 1-Tl.e State Department has received the following dispatch from Ambassador Thompson at the City of Mexico s - . "You will plea cause the Associated Press to say that statement in American paper relative to an uprising of Mexi can against Americans in Mexico Sep tember 16 is without foundation so far a is discoverable in Mexico were seem ingly all known of uch uprising comes from reading American papers received in thia city. ' "President Diaz assures me this morn ing, as he did a week since that he U unable to find cause for any of the alarming interviews and statements re ported to have been given out by Amer icans returning to the United State from Mexico. "The Mexican Government, however, because of the alarming stories put in circulation are vigilant to the last de gree and should disturbances develop at any point the offender will I dealt with a their case may permit. The real way organizations have been named in some American newspaper articles as the instigators of the anti-American sentiment. Last night the chief officers (Mexican) of one of the two organiza tions in Mexico (the Grand Liga de Era plicado de Frerocarril), called to tell of the great injustice the American press is doing their business and saying that their people had no grievances, against either the Mexican government or the foreigners, their sole object being to propagate peaceably a better condi tion or the railway employes." HE FISH FIGHT Frazer River Canners Paying 8 Cents Apiece. WILL PAY FORTY CENTS SOON War For Fish Starts Among the Can ners and the Scale of Prices Agreed On Has Been Broken. VANCOUVER. August 1 (Special) A fierce war for fish has been started among the Frazer river canners and fish are now being sold at eight cents each, more than the scale agreed upon at the beginning of the season. It is believed 40 cents apiece will be paid by the can ners in a day or two. ENGINE EXPLODES. GARDEN CITY, Kas, August 1. By, the explosion of a locomotive on a Santa; Fe freight train at Mansfield today, en gineer E. E. Holmes and an unknown boy were killed. Fireman E. W. Quin tan wa seriously injured. It was Holmes' second trip. WILL CROSS CONTINENT. SAN FRANCISCO. August l.-From San Francisco to New York in 15 days is the time planned by L. L. Whitman, ad C. S. Cariss. who will leave this city today in a six-cylinder runabout in an effort ' to lower the transcontinental motor car record. Whitman and Cariss are holders of the present record of 33 days which they made in two cylinder car in 1904. AIRSHIP EXPERIMENTS BERLIN, August 1. A company hav ing the object of experimenting with motor airships, was organized here yes terday. Admiral Von Holtman was elect ed president and distinguished men were chosen directors. The Emperor's in fluence directly brought about the move ment to make a systematic investiga tion of air navigation and, with practi cally unlimited , capital to experiment with motor airships.