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I, X).I1J0J l ')!'' if'il '0 tt :uLiHiei.ruLL AM00IAT10 ph mport COVIRS THE MOHNINQ FIILD ON THB LOWS COLUMBIA VOLUME LXI NO. 206 ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY. AUGUST 5. 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS : Mlfc, HENDRICKS IS GUILTY Jury Returns their Ver dict Night. OUT BUT SHORT TIME Judge Hunt Gives Potter Months, and Jones One Jear in Prijlon. Six FINES ARE IMPOSED ALSO Wlllard Jones Coti tor the Penitentiary for Year and U Fined Ijooo T. S. Potter Given Six Monthi and I500 Fine POKTLANIX August 4.-The jury in Judge Hunt' United State circuit court tonight returned a verdict of guilty in the ce of Hamilton 1L lieu drkl indicted February 8, 1903, in con section with land fmudi In thia itate, Specifically Hendricks i charged with 11 violation of section 0303, of the re vised statute, with suborning George W. Hawk to commit perjury by testi mony before the Federal Grand Jury in connection with Hawk' lioinntviiJ entry, nnd awulng Hendrlck of a aiuii lar offense in the matter of the home atead entry of Clyde Brown. At the time of the crime Hendricks wa United State Commisloner at Fossil, Ore. The jury made no recommendation. The Jury was out but a few minute, the verdict bring arrived at on the first bal lot. Willard X. Jones, member of tha Oregon Legislature of 1003, wealthy con tractor and timber dealer, wa. this morning, sentenced by Judge William H. Hunt to serve one year' imprison- incut in the Government prison on Me Nell' Island and pay a line of (2000, Jones waa convicted of conspiracy to defraud tho government In October of last year. Thaddeua Steven Potter1, a well known Portland lawyer, who waa tried and convicted jointly with Jonee. waa aenteneed to aerve aix month in the Multnomah County Jail, and pay a line of $500. Potter wan the lesser of the two offender, and wa shown leniency ny iuugo Jin". WILL RUSH WORK. PENDLETON, Ore., August 4,-Thnt the Interurban electric line from Walla Walla to Milton will bo ready for opera tion by Xovcinber 1 wan declared here today by C. M. Rader, attorney for the power company. According to Mr. Ra der the material for constructing the rond nnd part of the equipment for the nine nro now on the ground at Walla Walla. While here Mr. Rader filed with the County Recorder a copy of a mortgage fori $500,000 given by tho Walla. Walla Traction Company to the Germantown Trust Company to secure a bond issue made by the traction company, Also a leae of the company's right of way and electric road to the Northwestern Gas & Electric Company, was recorded By the terms of the lease tho electric company is to operate and manage the line for a consideration named. HEAD ON COLLISION. VERMILLION, Ohio, August 4.-In a hend-on collision, between two passenger trains on tho Lake Shore Electric road today, two were killed outright, a third fatally injured, and a score or more in jured, several seriously. The eollisfon it is said was caused by a mlsunder etnnding of orders. ALPHONSO EXPECTANT. Gentl Whisper Abroad That Spanish Bride Will Soon Be Mother. LONDON," August 4,An lnterctlng report reaches London from Madrid. It Inn Wn whiperod from court to court that King Alpmmso bears himself proud ly In anticipation of the expectation of Queen Victoria, Then thing are watched preety eloe ly In royal households. A male heir to the throne of Spain will under the clr cumtam of the union and the family of Queen Victoria, go far to retor to Spain her prestige, and will be a further guarantee for the peace of Europe, The report, to which every credence is given, Is. therefore, of tremendous interest not only a a matter of gossip, but becauit it l really of the lilghet political im portance. . SUIT COMMENCED. Policyholder in Williamsburg City Fir Insurance Company Want Money. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.-Orga-nird policyholder of the Willlamsburgh City Fire Insurance Company yesterday commenced suit against the company to recover 150.250, alleged to be due the plaintiff on policies due and unpaid. This is the first of a series of eight ac tions which attorney have been em powered to institute. An attorney representing unpaid pol icyholder of the Trans-Attantie fire in surance company of Germany has an nounced his determination to bring sep arate suits on behalf of the alleged cred itors in the court of Germany. The action will probably furnish a precedent foe a large number of policyholder who have been unable to collect insurance from German companies. All IS IN HARMONY Mrs. William Thaw Makes State ment for Publication. THERE HAS BEEN NO TROUBLE Mother of Murderer Thaw Say She Changed Lawyer Because She Thought Harry' Idea Were the Beit. NEW YORK, August 4.-For the first time since her return to the United State Mrs. William Thaw today 1 pressed a desire to make a statement for publication. While in the office of At torucy Hurt ridge ahe said: "It wa not on account of any influ ence on the part of my daughter that I changed my view about the ease. When came to New York I began to look into the mutter and to study it. From my observations I concluded that my son wa absolutely in the right, and, I have taken his view of the case. "Another impression I wish to con tradlct is that there never has been any lisngreement or misunderstanding be tween cither my son or myself or be tween Harry's wife and myself. We are all on the best of terms and are work ing heart and head together; I really do not see why I should be colled upon to deny all these silly stories. Evelyn and myself have often visited Harry together. I am sure that neither of us nix acted as if there wos any ill feeling exiting between u. If I have acted otherwise, I am sure it must be under stood that I am burdened with the greatest sorrow of my life." Mm. William Thaw nnd Mrs. Horry K. Thaw spent about an hour with Thaw in the Tombs, Thaw seemed to be in the best humor and said he never felt better in his life. ROOSEVELT TO VISIT PANAMA. PANAMA, August 4. Governor Ma- goon today informed President Amador, that Roosevelt will visit the canal zone in November. President Amador through Magoon extended a formal invitation to Roosevelt to visit the city of Panama. LIGHT VOTE IN ILLINOIS All Parties Hold Primaries On Same Day. Y0TE ROT QUIET THIRD Cullom Is People's Choice for U, S. SenatorCannon Has No Opposition. LORIMER AND MANN IN LEAD Both Men Secure Majority in Tbeir District For Congressmen Fritited is Snowed Under by Lorimer, CHICAGO, Augimt 4. For the fiit time in the history of Illinois all the primaries of all the parties were held on the ame day. The voter were given an opportunity to expres their prefer ence through their ballot, from eandl dt for United States Senator to sheriff. The totai vote cast wa slightly over 120,000 out of a total registration of 375,000. Today' vote for Senator is merely an expresion of preference, not binding on the legislators. The total vote cast for Cullom was 30.783; Yates, 2137J and Webster, 3871. Both congressmen, Lorimer and Mann, secured a majority of the vote cast in their districts. In the sixth, the indiea tions are that Lorimer received twice as many votes as his opponent, Luther P, i nested. Returns from the state outside of Cook county, indicate the selection of Cullom over his principal opponent former Gov ernor Yates. In the 18th district, Jo seph G. Cannon, speaker of the house of representatives, had no opposition and his re-nomination is assured. EXPENSIVE HOTEL. New Palace Hitel in Frisco Will Be Bet ter Than Formerly. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4. It is definitely decided that the new Palaci Hotel will cost $3,000,000 with $000,000 allowed for furniture. The ev York architects who are preparing preliminary plans, have been instructed to make certain alterations which will increase the cost $200,01)0 over the original estimate. There an to be 700 rooms. The additional expense will bo for women nnd men's grills and the court. In nearly every respect the famous old court will be duplicated. ACT IN HARMONY. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4. The. seven labor organizations represented in the employ of the United Railroads re solved yesterday to act in harmony and unity in presenting demands upon the street railway company. This decision was reached at a secret session at which delegates from the unions were present, The carmen which includes gripmen and conductors, will meet tonight to discuss the advisability of sympathetic strike. AGREE ON ONE POINT. PHOENIX, Ariz., August 4. The re publican and democratic territorial com mittees met here today and combined by appointment of a joint committee against joint statehood. This will not interfere with a campaign delegation to congress, ine conventions of both par- tics will be held at Bisbee on Septem ber 3. OFFICIALS MAKE VISIT. JUNCTION CITY, Ore., August 4. The l)unlh congregation at this place wa visited Aiigut 2 by Rev. J. M. Greguene, of Kimballton, Ia who is vice-president of the Danbdi Evangelical Lutheran Church In the United States, and also Professor Benedict Nordentoft, who is principal of the Danish Theolo gical Seminary at Grand View College, of I Moines, la. Thee men ar visit ing all the Danish settlements on the coast. They left today for their trip through Washington, "SWIFTWATER BILL" IS AGAIN SEEKING FREEDOM SEATTLE, August 4. " Swiftwater Bill " Gate, who has made half a dozen fortunes in Alaska and been the bus band of four wives in the last seven year, ha commenced action for di vorce from Kilty Bardon Gate, bis last wife. Statutory offense is the charge, and t wo co-respondents are named. The fortune of Gates is estimated at from $500,000 to $1,000,000, and the wife want her share. She is at present said to be ill at a hospital, and it is alleged that Gate has not furnished her money for physicians or living expenses. She is about 20 years old. Gates is living a retired life at a downtown Seattle hotel. MAKES NEWPORT A VISIT. NEWPORT. Ore. August 4. The United States Government Lighthouse tender Heather, arrived in port yester day, where she attracted a great deal of attention by a searchlight display, wbich showed Newport and Nye Creek and the shore line. GAVE LIVES IN VII Two Women Drown Vainly Trying to Save Third. MEN REFUSE TO GIVE AID Three Young Ladies Bathe in South Coos RiverOne Gets Beyond Her Depth Companions Try to Save Her. MARSHFIELD, August 4. Miss Cal- bretb, a school teacher and the Misses Hilda and Margaret Sawyer, were drowned in the South Coos River near Alleghany today. The young ladies were in bathing and Miss Galbreth, who could not swim got into deep water and cried for help. Several men were stand ing on the bank, but none offered to help the young woman so Miss Hilda Sawyer went to the rescue, but could do nothing with the drowning girl. Then Miss Sawyer went to the assitance of the two girls and cave up her life in a vain endeavor to lend them aid. Miss Galbreth is from Prairie City, in Eastern Oregon. COLD GREETING. VICTORIA, B. C, August 4. Baron Komura, who has recenty.becn appoint ed Ambassador of Japan at the court of Great Britain, aud who is shortly to be made a. Viscount of his own country in recognition of his services in bringing about the peace of Portsmouth, has just passed through Victoria on his way to London to take up his new duties. Here, as in Japan, his. countrymen are not yet reconciled to the terms of the fact which ended the war with Russia, and s a consequence his coming was ignor edbut two Japanese out of a colony of hnny hundreds being present at the ocean dock to accord the diminutive diplomat a welcome. BOMB EXPLODED. MOSCOW, August 14. A bomb ex ploded today in a room of the Kanzan- Moscow railway station occupied by the train superintendent. Two employes were killed. HEARTS NOT IN STRUGGLE Strikers Enter Fight With Little Hope. LACK OF SPONTAMETY Government Has "Black Hund reds" On It's Side-Liberals Fear Revolt POLICE FAVOR THE STRIKERS Meetings Against Government on Streets of Capitol Not Disturbed by the Police No Serious Collisions Occur Yet. ST. PETERSBURG, August 4.-With a general strike formally declared and the country apparently on the thresh- hold of a gigantic struggle, minor issue fade in the background. Although the strikers here number Bearly 70,000, many appear entering the struggle with heavy hearts, and it is possible the government will not be driven to the point of naming a military dictator, if the showing made by the St. Petersburg proletariat today is an indication of what is to follow. There is a lack of spontaniety; the endurance of the people seems to have been snapped by the long strain; the sympathy of the more conservative lib erals has been alienated by fear of a revolution, and the lowest elements in the population have been organized into "Black hundreds" ready to tight on the side of the government if the signal is given. Dissension is rife among the leaders over the inopportuness of the battle. If the military support of the govern ment stands up as they did at Cron stad and Sveaborg, the leaders acknowl edge the game is lost but even so, they declare that defeat, if it forces the dis affected portion of the army to show it3 colors will only prepare the way for final victory. Workmen in Ferment In the workmen's quarters, which the Associated Press correspondent visited tonight there was a ferment. Dragoons and Cossacks were in evidence in the principal Btreets and tho police were armed with rifles on almost every cor' ner. Nevertheless the correspondent heard orators addressing crowded meet ings in many places. The police dis played open sympathy with the men turning their backs to avoid seeing what was going on. Ihere were no corns ions up to midnight LAYING IN SUPPLIES. MOSCOW, August 4. When the special editions of the newspapers today announced the ordering of a general strike in Moscow, the populace hurriedly icgan to lay in supplies of food and oth r necessities of life. Workmen in in dustrial quarters were excited, but thus ir the cessation of work has not been general. WILL DO HIM GOOD. Son of General Kuropatkin Compelled to Work on Streets of Vancouver, B. C. BETXINGHAM, August 4. A Van couver special to the Herald says: With hands blistered and raw from unaccus tomed work as a laborer iu the streets, Captain Kuropatkin, son of the famous Russian general has left for Seattle. He complained bitterly while here of a nobleman having to perforin peasant labor in order to keep alive. LAND IS RICH. Investigations Show Douglas Creek Min- ral District Very Rich. CHE YENN E, August 4. Thousands of acres of placer claim in the Douglas creek district of mineral deposits esti mated by expert to be worth in excess of $15,000,000, will be opened as a re sult of a report received here from David T. Day, chief of the division of the United State geological survey. Sam ples, the poorest of which could be found in the center of the placer field, show the dirt runs $780 a ton in gold. 30 per cent magnetic iron, and 54 per cent hematite, making these among the richest placer field in the country. The samples carry, platinum, on which Day made no report DATE TO BE CHANGED. VICTORIA, B. C, August 4.-The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada will convene in this city on September 10, instead of September 17, a prev iously arranged, the earlier date having been agreed to meet the convenience of J. Ramsay Macdonald, M. P., secre tary of the British Labor party, who will leave this city for Australia about September 14. The Dominion Congress has fully decided that his presence in Canada shall be made the occasion of arousing interest in labor matters. YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES Pacific Coast League. At Fresno Log Angeles 0, Fresno 2. At Oakland Portland 6, San Fran cisco 4. At Seattle-Seattle 3, Oakland 2. Northwest League. At Tacoma Tacoma 5, Spokane 10. At Hoquiam Butte 2, Gray's Harbor 0 ENORMOUS COMBINE Big Coal Trust Formed Controll ing Mammoth Output COMPANY HAS 125,000 ACRES Corporation Controls Cool Lands Con taining 900,000,000 Tons of Cool Has 1,000 Private Railroad i Cars of Its Own. - . ' -r " r v SCRANTON, August 4. It is report ed on the best authority that the corpo ration known as the Pennsylvania Beach Creek & Eastern Coal Company with a capital of eight millions, has acquired a 999-year lease on all the property and business of the Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Company, the Beach Creek Coal & Coke Company, the North River Coal & Wharf Company and a number of electric light and water companies. The new company will control 123,000 acres of coal lands containing 900,000,000 tons of eoal with 44 mines and over 1000 ovens now in operation. The company ewns 1000 private railroad cars and will control the business already established in distributing coal throughout Penn sylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England. DEPUTIES PROVE FALSE. MINSK, August 4. The Polish depu ties which represented Lithuania and White Russia in the late Parliament have returned from Viborg and created sensation by issuing a statement to their constituents, which criticises Parliament for its program and justified its disso lution as constitutional. The deputies appeal to the voters to prepare peace fully and quietly for the new elections. BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD. NEW YORK, August 4.-In an ath letic carnival given here today for the benefit of the San Francisco Orphans' Asylum fund, Ray C. Ewry, a member of the American Olympic team at Athens broke his own world's record for the standing broad jump, clearing 11 feet 6 inches. His former record was II feet 41 inches.