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VOLUME LXI NO. 214 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. 1906 . PRICE FIVE CENTS HOT TIME ON CONEY MRS New Yorkers Refuse to Pay Double Fares. ARE BACkEDBY GAYNOR Company Demands Ten CenU for Farc-JudgeSayi Five and People Resist. THOUSANDS PUT OFF CARS right and Ejectment! Along Routt of Cam Continuous Over 30,000 Ptraoni Wtro Compelled to Get OH and Walk. NEW YORK, August 13,-Tbe deter ruination of the ppl to rSt tb pay moiit of ten cenU to the Brooklyn Rapid 1'rwniU Company, for pas-aga to Coney Island. Supreme Court Justice Gayoor hAving decided that 8 cents was the legal fare, led to further excitement to day. Late tonight the transit company relaxed ft enforcement of the rule that double Urea must be psld. Numlier of passenger on the car bound for Coney Inland, who would not pay the extra fare were allowed by the conductor nd inspector to proceed on their way. That the ofticinl of King county und Brooklyn Borough. are pre pared to enforce flaynor' decision, I enine apparent during the day. District Attorney Clarke of King county detail ed one of lil aa(-taiita to hear com plaint of rough treatment by the com pany' employes because they failed and refuied to pay the extra fare. Clark announced that prosecutions would fol low every proven cae of maltreat ment Sunday a Strenuous Tim. The disturbance on the Coney Inland surface cars snd elevated train that Deputy Police Commission O'Keefe and the Brooklyn Police looked forward to ye'tenlsy because of Justice Gaynor's statement of Saturday that the Brook lyn Rapid Tronsit Company did not hove a right to demand a double fare to tin Wand, took place on schedule time. They j lasted from early morning until early today, when the overwrought nerves of tho people permitted a panic following a shooting affray in which four persons were dangerously injured by an .un known man who escaped. At daylight belated ones were still making their way to Hi city. ' More than ft quarter of a million people started to' Coney Island during the day and most, of them got there, but only after most trying exper iences. And while this enormous crowd was fighting its way to the pleasure Tesort incidentally making the record day of the summer cars were stalled in lines that extended for miles while the Brooklyn Rapid Transit inspectors ar-, gued and pleaded with passengers to pay the second fare, and finally wound up by dragging obstreperous passenger from the cars and throwing them Into tho streets by thousands. The company did this with the aid of 2-r0 special police men and a corps of chairs. A similar number of regular policemen were on hnnd to preserve order, but failed to do so. Over 50,000 Hve to Walk. Men, women and children were forc ibly ejected from the cars; from 50.000 to 73.000 were compelled to walk for distance of from one to three miles. The first steps were taken In scores of damage milts, and the Brooklyn Rapid Trnn.lt representative defied JVpuly o ri'iiiuilMlmier O'Keef of Brook lyn. Lawyer, and lawyers' rlerk'wnn. about the point where p"-"if" " put off and took the iiaine of wit nesses, j A an outcome of the day' doing committee of cltlen Is being formed tn Brooklyn to enforce Jutlce Gaynor's ruling. Hherin Flaherty - of Kings tounty w Informed last night of the purpose of the committee and that tho committee Intended to call on him, a licrlif, to protect them as citizens In up holding their rights. Sheriff Flaherty said 1 , ''I have not been requested to act at yet, and I have not taken the matter under advisement, If such ft demand was made and I felt that I should act, niy force of deputies s so small that 1 would be compelled to rail upon the gov ernor of the state to give me some of the 01111118." CAPTURED BY A RUSE. THE DALLES, Ore., August 13. lto k Allery, the uma who has terrorized Mill Creek nelghborhod for years, and has resisted arrest, was captured Saturday night by Sheriff Chrlsman and Deputy Ed. Wood. He bad barricaded his house, and to avoid bloodshed clev ft ruse wa worked. E. Bonoml, a rattle buyer on friendly term with Allery, was tent ahead, snd coaxed Allery to the barn on pretense of buying ft calf. The officer, concealed In the bruh, lea pea out and cut Allery off from the bouse, h here his weapons were kept, and hand cuffed him. Examination of the houe disclosed 1 knife, a hatchet and ft 44 rifle. He had a dsffger when captured. He was exam Incd today by Dr. Logan and committed to tn Iniane asylum. FIRES INTO CROP Coney Island Scene of Terrible Shooting Affray. ASSASSIN MAKES HIS ESCAPE Unknown Man Emptie Hi Revolver Into Crowd of People Four Are Hit Angry Mob Hunt For the Assassin. NEW YORK, 'August 13. -While Oceanic Walk, in the Bowery, at Coney Island, was still crowded early today, an unidentified man pulled ft revolver, fired two (hot Into the back of a waiter at Staueh'a restaurant, and then turned the weapon into the crowd and fired four times a quickly as he could 1ull the trigger. Four persons were writhing In agony on the board walk when the man lied toward the ocean, threatening any person who would pur sue him. The injured, three of whom may die, are: FITZ PATRICK THOMAS, 23 years of age, 218 Eat Fourteenth street, Brook lyn, shot In the breast and side; may die. MeDOXALD THOMAS, ID years old. lOfl Conner street, Newark, N. J., shot in the back j may die. ANNIE SMITH, 20 years old. 203 Kckfurd street, Williamsburg, shot in thigh and lcgj serious." GEORGE WHITE, 20 years old, Rail road avenue and Twenty-second street, Coney Island, shot in the back may die. At the time of the shooting a crowd was pouring from the restaurant. In the throng were many women. At the sounds of the shooting, and the screams of the women who witnessed the shoot ing the crowd broke in all directions. As they fled the man deliberately turned the weapon toward them and as fast as he could pull the trigger, fired the leaden messenger iu their backs. As shot after hot rang out, and the men and women fell to the walk, screaming, a panic broke out. The stranger defied anyone to follow hiiii. He held the revolver In hi tight hand, and laughingly shouted: "The man who follows me I will W1L" No one ventured to approach him. Fully 10,000 person stood at the en trance to the Bowery and front them 1 cry swelled tlmt the murderer miut be (Continued oa pag I) FLAMES RAGE ON SANTIM1 f 1 U ! Hit I H'iyU Forest Fires Absolutely Beyond Control. CROSS SANTIAM RIVER Fire Now Rages in Linn County, Threatening Hoover's Saw mill Above Detroit CAMPERS FLEE FOR LIVES Britenbush Hot Spring Endangered by Severe Fire Seventy Squ; Miles of Timber Destroyed Fear For Campers' Lives. ALBANY, Ore, August 13.-The fire in the Santiam Mountain Is burning this evening a fiercely as ever and l absolutely beyond control. The flames have crossed the Santiam River Into Linn County, burning ft fine stretch of timber, and ar now ten mile from the point where they crossed the stream. This fire is now threatening Hoover's saw mill, above Detroit, and tonight is traveling toward the summit of the Cascade Mountains, Another fire ha traveled up the Breit- enbush river in the direction of Breiten bush, Hot Springs. It has covered ten miles and bn burned over a wide area. Up to tonight, fully 70 square miles of timber are destroyed. Many campers are coming post Jiaste to towns, and others, which it is thought, have been temporarily cut off by ths flames, it is believed, will later make their appearance, though they are now in some danger. ; Fire Starts Saturday. The fire atarted Saturday afternoon and swept four miles "of timber in two hour. Everything In the station of Berry, near the mouth of the Brejten- bush River, was oon destroyed except the bii hotel. The buildings burned in clude a store, some dwelling-houses, two old saw mills not in use and ft large bunch of deserted houses and cabins for merly used by ft logging camp. Fanned by ft strong wind, the flames ran straight toward the town of Detroit, the terminus of the Corvallis & Eastern, and a village of 200 people. The town is surrounded by a large clearing and this saved it, but for hours smoke was so thick in Detroit that one could not see 20 feet, and the citizens had a hard fight for their homes. . Thouch in the center of the path of the fire, the Corvallis 4, Eastern track is said not to be seriously damaged. It is bordered bv a clearing on both sides. The only loss of the railroad company thus far is a few flat cars, winch were standing on n siding near Berry . Origin Is Unknown. The origin of the conflagration Is un known. It is rumored that It grew from fire left by fishermen in an old shack. That nothins but rain enn check the erent fire all familiar with it agree. It has acquired such ft start that it coa never be stopped by human efforts. Whether there has been loss of life is as yet unknown. If knowledge of the aiiproachiiitr fire was gained by camp er si ion enough to enable them to reach Detroit, they are believed to l safe, It hough terrible ordeal confronted them In the way of enduring heat and use amoka. The fire is the topic of onveratiim in Allninv today, snd people familiar with the burning dUtt'b't are speculating as to Hi poibIe avenue of escape for camper and resident of the neighbor hood. It is impossible for human agency to render any aiitunc at the present time, the fire lieing ln-tween the valley and the (wit lenient at the terminus of the railroad. MORES CONVICTS PAEDONED. SALEM, August I3.-The hearts of two convicts serving time in the peni tentiary were made glad at 2 o'clock this afternoon through the exercise of executive clemency In their behalf by Governor Chamberlain. One is Thomas Leonard, who has served 15 month of a minimum sentence of three years upon a plea of guilty to a charge of burglary on the East Hide, at Portland, In April, 1004. The other is C. J. Smith, having served one year of a two-year sentence for assault with a dangerous weapon, from Curry County. The former was granted ft pardon upon the recommenda tion of Circuit Judge Frazer and Dep uty District Attorney IL B. Adams, of Multnomah County, and the tatter upon the approval of Circuit Judge J. W. Hamilton and District Attorney George M. Brown. This is the first time Judge Hamilton has recommended a pardon for a convict. RUSSIAN COURT MARTIAL. CRONSTADT, August l.1.-Trial by court martial of the first of the group of mutineers here, the sailors, was be gun today. The sappers will be tried later. The proceeding are behind closed doors, and even officers in the rank, even to that of eolonel are not admitted. TELLS OF MURDER Mrs. Scheck Confesses to How Husband Was Murdered. HEARD THE BLOOD "GURGLE" Testifies to Shooting; of Her Husband by Stackpole and of Plans Made to Collect $500 Life In surance. LOS ANGELES, Cal., August 13. A long expected sensation in the trial of Ernest Stackpole for the murder of Joel Scheck developed this afternoon when the prosecution called to the stand Mrs. Arilla Scheck, widow of the murdered man and who is under arrest as an ac complice. Mrs. Scheck testified as to the proposals for killing her husband made to her by Stackpole. When this should be accomplished she was to col lect the $500 life insurance and marry her slayer. After confessing to illicit relations with Stackpole and describing the final plans for the murder, to which she consented, Mrs. Scheck testified as follows: "My husband and I retired about 11 o'clock that night (June 13th last). About 1:30 Stackpole' step outside the house awakened me, I got up and opened the kitchen door for him. He came in. He wore a big black mask over his face. I turned and stood a little distance from the bed and put my hands up over my face. I heard the click of revolver, then I heard my husband rise up in bed and say, 'Why, what's the matter!' then I heard two reports. I went over to the bed and said to my hus band, 'Honey, for God's sake, say some thing;' but he did not say anything. All I heard was running of blood and that awful gurgle in my ears. Then I rushed out and told the neighbors that two burglars hod shot Joel, as Stackpole had made me promise to do." DOCTOR KILLS DOCTOR. MATSVILLE, I. T., August 13,-Dr. Patterson shot and Instantly killed Dr. Herrod here today. The scene of the hooting was ou the niulu street The killing is the result of bad feeling, which has existed for some time over business affairs, the former having sold bis prac tice to J)r. Ileriod and latt-e came back Into town and re-entered the practice of lilt piofelon, WILL FIGHT LABOR PARTY Taft to Co to LittleiWs Aid in Maine. IGNORES LABOR'S BAN Seemingly Does Not Fear Hatred ot Labor Caret Not for Consequences. ROOSEVELT SUPPORTS TAFT Every Reason to Believe That Presi dent Fully Approves Course of Taft in Going to Congress man Littlefield's Aid. WASHINGTON, August 13. If Seer tary of War William H. Taft is a can didate for the presidential nomination. be is going about bis campaign in a de cidedly novel way. It Is not the usual thing for ft man with presidential .as pirations to deliberately offend a very large body of the electorate, especially when those electors are thoroughly or ganized and promising to play a strong hand in the game of politics. Yet, it reports be true, Mr. Taft contemplates doing that very thing. Word comes from Murray Bay, in Can ada, where Mr. Taft is spending his vaca tion, that the war secretary will go to Maine and take the stump in behalf of Representative Charles E. Littlefield. Now, the republican plurality in Mr. Lit tlefield's district is normally between 6000 and 7000, and ordinarily it would be unnecessary, not to say absurd, for a member to the cabinet to rush to his support. It must be, therefore, because of extraordinary conditions in Mr. Lit tlefield's district that Mr. Taft feels called upon to address the Maine elec tors. That extraordinary conditions do exist in the Second Maine District is most true. They were brought about by ths fact that organized labor has decidel that Mr. littlefield is unfriendly to la bor's interests, and the labor unions have set out to encompass his defeat. From the Washington headquarters of tha American Federation of Labor the edict went forth that Mr. Littlefield must not be returned to the Sixtieth Congress, and as labor unions are numerically strong in that part of Maine there is ap prehension that, despite the tremendous republican plurality, the successor of Blaine and Dingley is in danger of re tirement. In agreeing to go to the succor of Lit tlefleld, Mr. Taft shows a fine disregard of personal consequences, though politic ians would condemn his move as a hid eous blunder. Mr. Taft's course smacks strongly of Roosevelt ism, and, indeed, it is alleged and generally believed, thai the president advanced and approves of Mr. Taft's contemplated invasion of Maine. The question from the viewpoint of the practical politician i: what will the labor unions do about U! Will they write Mr.; Taft down as "unfair" and mark him for slaughter should he ever seek the suffrage of the people! That would be the natural thing for them to do. It is solely because the unions are fighting Mr. Littlefield that Mr. Taft is going to make speeches in the Second Maine district. Therefore, Mr. Taft is arraying himself directly against ths unions and what they conceive to be their lnteret. It was because Mr. Lit tlefield and other members of Congee opposed what the unions conceived to be their Interests that the American Federa tion of !lxr decided to take a land in politics. Mr, Littlefield and other op piMted the pajj of the eight-hour, the anti-injunction, and other measures of the unions. Becaute they did so, the union are trying to defeat Mr. Little field and other. Mr. Taft 1 opposing thin purpose of the unions and is endeav oring to return Mr. Littlefield ami other to Congress, where they will have op portunity to again oppose the measure of the unions. There would not seem to lie any material difference between the attitude of Mr. Littlefield, and of Mr. Taft towards the unions. And, there is every reason to believe, Mr. Taft ha the support of Mr. Roosevelt and the na tional administration in the stand he has taken. , Thus the issue is sharply drawn at the very inception of organized labor's entry into politics. Labor's campaign will be puerile end pusillanimous if it fights the Littlefkdds and ignores the Taft ani Roosevelt who are upholding the hands of the Littlefields. If on the other bands labor picks up the gauntlet which the Roosevelts and Tafts have thrown down, there is going to be some mighty inter esting doinings in this country during the next few years. The labor party will shows its strong hand, and probably de feat all candidates who are unfair to organized labor. SALOON ROBBED. BAKER CITY, Ore., August 13. Un masked men entered the club saloon at II o'clock tonight and with a large gun ordered the proprietor and occupants to hold up hands. They first thought it ft joke, but the dozen occupants saw in ft minute the man was in earnest and all hands went up. The robber secured be tween three and five hundred dollars and made his escape. HAS HVO RECEIVERS Defunct Chicago Bank Situation Grows Complicated. LEGAL CONTEST IS EXPECTED On Creditor's Application Judge of Cir cuit Court Appoints Receiver to Replace One Named by the Superior Court CHICAGO. August 13. The banks of the Chicago Clearing Association have offered a reward of $3000 for the appre hension of Paul O. Stensland, the fugi tive president of the Milwaukee Avenue Bank. The failed bank has two re ceivers tonight. Jude Gibbons in the cir cuit court this afternoon appointed the Chicago Title &, Trust Company receiver, the appointment being made on ft peti tion of one of the creditors of the bank. The new receiver has made formal de mand upon Receiver Fetzer, that he turn all the books and papers. Fetzer has refused and a bitter contest is expected. It is declared by the attorneys, who asked for a new receiver that Judge Bretano of the Superior Court, was with out proper jurisdiction, when he appoint ed Fetzer. . , . , SALEM WAS IN DANGER. SALEM, August 13. For two or three hours, late Saturday afternoon, the en tire residence portion of the southeast ern part of Salem, was threatened with being wiped out by a conple of miniature prairie fires which sprung up at about the same time in the tall grass of two open fields. It required the efforts of all of the aavilable help that could be mus tered to subdue the flames, which wers slowly but surely eating their way to ward thickly settled district, which was accomplished after an exceedingly hard fight. Scores of men, including A crew of Southern Pacific workmen, rush ed to the scene and participated in the fight. About 30 acres of field were burn ed before the fire was put under con trol. MAY CHANGE CAPITOL. TANGIER, August 13.-H is reported in official circle that the Sultan intends to transfer the cpit"l from Fes U Morocco City, owing to the strategic insecurity of the former place.