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VOLUME LXI NO. 252
PEACEWr
INSIGHT
Little Progress in Peace
Negotiations.
SECRETARIES GLOOMY
Arrival of American Warships Has
no Effect American Rule
Is Probable.
RAIMA MAY RESIGN TODAY
Rumor Prevalent That Cuban Govern
ment Authorities Will Resign
Roosevelt Consulted by Taft
Over the Dark Outlook.
. HAVANA. Kept. Sl.-Pea for Cub,
tiniest irom.lsht-. through American
Intervention, seems further away to
night than lfore Secretaries Taft ami
Bacon! bejjan negotiations. The ar
rival today of three battleships and two
cruisers In addition to those already
here, bai bad little effect on the Insur
(rent In the field, who merely aald.
They cannot come to the brush." The
Moderate party this evening decided to
accept any proposition the secretaries
may decide on, In hope the Llberali
may yield similarly. The latter, bow
ever, nave not signified their willingness
to accept the decUlon of the mediators.
A rumor U abroad tonight that Presi
dent Paluia, the members of the cabinet,
and the representatives end senators
elected last December will resign to
morrow, thus conceding practically all
the Insurants have been contending for,
and opening the way for settlement
without intervention, The American
authorities will tomorrow bear what the
nsurgents hava to say.
If they jiewlst in their demands, the
conference will only increase compilea-
ions. Hie mediators have sifted down
the demands of the revolutionaries, and
define them as demand by the insur
rectionists for a new general election,
and the absolute rejection of these de
mands by the government. The secre
taries have practically abandoned the
hope of finding a middle ground and fear
a decision in favor of either side will
result in no more than temporary tran
quility. It is their belief that Ameri
can occupation Is the only way out of
civil warfare, and It is not denied in
tervention must le followed by Ameri
can sovereignty. Secretary Taft has ca
bled to President Roosevelt regarding
the gravity of the situation and the
latter is expected to dictate a further
programme.
Twelve Warships to Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Twelve
war vessels In Cuban waters or en
route there, will be all the department
will send for the present at least.
. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. General
Funston will leave Washington tomor
row for Cuba in accordance with the or
der of Secretary Taft,
MOROCCAN TROUBLES GROW.
MADRID, Sopt. 21. Newspapers hero
are of the opinion that the situation in
Morocco is disquieting. El Patis for
sees that foreign intervention will be
necessary, the organization of an in
ternational police being insufficient to
preserve order.
BANDIT RAISULI POISONED.
iPARIS, Sept. 21, A special dispatch
Tangier says wai uaisun, ue
f. rMpf. is seriouslv ill. He U be-
U to have been poisoned by an
i of the Mngnzen or foreign uoaro.
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.
Three Scientists Slid Down Mount Ori
tabs la Lively Fallon.
CHICAfiO, ft.pt. . Four prominent
college professors, one member of the
University of Chicago faculty, escaped
from death almost by miracle in
Mexico last Wednesday afternoon, In
one of the most daring and arduous ex
pedition ever attempted to gain the
top of Mount Orlsaba.
Word was revived yesterdny from
Hollln T. Chamberlain of the University
of Chicago, a member of the party, de
scribing (he attempt to reach the top
of the mountain and a fall of 3,0)0
feet down a snow slope from the sum
mit, Having gained the top of the peak,
the members of the party spent an hour
In looking out over Mexico City and
the Gulf of Mexico, Then they decided
to descend, but encountered a snow
slope and slid down three-fifths of a
mile before they came to stop.
Professor H. F. Reld. of Johns Hop
kins, Professor A. P. Coleman, of the
University of Toronto and Professor J.
B. Wolff of Harvard were the three
other members of the expedition. They
had gone to Mexico to study geological
conditions. Chamberlain la studying
botanical conditions at the mouth of
volcanic craters. Several important
discoveries wens made, the most Import
ant of which i a new measurement for
the height of the volcano. A govern
ment survey made several years ago
placed the height of the mountain at
18,300 feet. The party on reaching the
summit found that their aneroid barom
eter registered 18.500 feet,
SAGE WILL CONTEST
Fight for Share in Millionaire's
Waalth Commences.
PROCEEDINGS ARE OPENED
Senator Brackett Announces That He
Will Begin Contest on Behalf of
Sage's Grand-Nophew Great
Interest.
NBW YORK, Sept. 21. The an
nouncement that Senator Brackett of
Saratoga would today begin a contest
of the will of Russell Sage baa attract
ed wide attention and interest. The
opinion was expressed among lawyers
that the case would develop Into a bit
ter and long drawn out legal battle.
While Senator Brackett will begin pro
ceedings only on behalf of Edson M.
Cronreed, the three-year-old grand
nephew of Russell Sage, it has become
known that many of the other heirs
have engaged counsel to watch the pro
ceedings. Among the lawyers so en
gaged are Postmaster William R. Wil
cox of New York; Nelson P. Bonney, of
Norwich, N. Y., and A. Welles Stump.
These gentlemen and Senator Brackett
hold a conference yesterday. At pres
ent neither Mr. Wiloox nor Mr. Boa
ney mean' to take any direct steps on
behalf of their clients, but they Intend
to watch devolopmenta and be ready to
Intervcnt at any time. The putting
forward of the Oonreed boy, aocording
to lawyers, is a shrewd move. Under
the terms of the will $25,000 was left
to twenty-five of the nephews and nieces
of Mr. Sage, with the proviso that if
anyone of them attempted to break the
will he would be absolutely cut out.
It was evidently held that no one of
them would risk his share in the chances
of the law. , But Edson can only ex
pect $0,250. He is the only son of the
late Mrs. Nathan S. Conreed, -who as
one of the four children of Alfrett
Lockrow, a niece of Mr. Sage, would
have come in for one-fourth of the
money left to her. If young Conreed
falls in his suit, it will be easy for
all the other branches of the Sage fam
ily to compensate him for his loss.
As they will not appear in the con
test their own legacies remain safe,
(Continued on page 8)
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER i2. 1906
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Dynamite Car Explodes,
Wrecking JelIicofKy.
TWELVE PERSONS DEAD
Awful Explosion Injuries Scores.
Property Damage Is Five
Hundred Thousand.
MANY BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Hardly Chimney in Town la Left Stand
ingNoise of Explosion Beard a8
Miles Physicians Sent from
Knoxville.
JELLICO, Tenn., Sept. 21. Twelve
deaths, Injury to scores of others and
five hundred thousand dollars damage to
property was caused here today by an
explosion of a carload of 20,000 pounds
of dynamite standing on a siding near
the Southern Pacific Railroad station.
The explosion was beard 28 miles.
Buildings were wrecked in the business
section of the town and nearly every
pane of glass in a radius of one mile of
the scene was broken. About two hun
dred persons were injured, counting
those sligbtly hurt, 18 of whom were
hurt seriously. Among the latter are
Mayor R. D. Baird of Jellieo. Two
causes are assigned for the explosion.
One is that three men were shooting at
a mark on a car and one of the bullets
entered the car. The other isJthat the
explosive was detonated by (W carload
of pigiron which was switched against
it, impact causing the explosion. The
explosion wrecked the depot, two ho
tels, five large warehouses and an" oil
tank. In addition several residences
were destroyed and nearly every chim
ney in town broken. Stocks of mer
chandise in several stores were badly
damaged and many people are homeless.
Rescue work began shortly after the
explosion, and medical aid was asked
from Knoxville, fro m which place a
dozen physicians were sent.
PEONAGE MEN SENTENCED.
CAMP" HIRARDAU, Mo., Sept. 21.
The jury in the Smith Brothers peon
age trial found the defendants guilty on
the eleventh count, which refers to John
Reed, a negro, who escaped from the
Smiths' shack at night. Judge Pol
lock overruled the motion for a new
trial and pronounced the following sen
tences! Charles M. Smith, three years
and six months imprisonment in the
penitentiary, and a $5,000 fine, Charles
M. Smith, Jr., two years and $5,000;
Ben Stone and Ben Fields, each one and
one-half years' and $100; W. Lee Rog
ers, William Woods and Floyd Woods,
two years and one-half and $100 fine.
SEATTLE IS FLOATED.
VICTORIA, Sept. 21. The stranded
steamer Cky of Seattle was floated this
afternoon by the wrecking gteamer Sal
vor and the tugs Pioneer and Pilot and
has arrived here. Officers report the
steamer undamaged and will continue
her voyage north tonight. Her pas
sengers have reembai'ked on her.
LOTS OF CRANBERRIES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. Cranberries, of
which there was a short crop last year,
promise to be plentiful this season.
Wholesale prices are now $5.50 to $0.00
for 100 quarts, as against $28 in April
for the last of the 1005 crop.
MONGOLIA FLOATED,
Big Oriental iner Succeeds in Polling
Herself OS Midway Reef.
HONOLULU, Sept. 21,-Aecording to
advices received here today from Mid
way Island, the stranded steamer Mon
golia has been lusted without the as
sistance of any other vessel. The
steamer used her own powerful engines
and gear in pulling herself off the reef.
The Japanese training ship Aregawa
left Midway last night, the Mongolia not
requiring her assistance. The three
forward tanks of the Mongolia are
taking water and pumps have been
rigged to control the leaks. The dam
age to the vecl is comparatively
slight and she will be able to proceed
under her own steam, though she may
await the arrival of the cable ship Re
storer, RESULTS OF TYPHOON.
HONG KONG, Sept. 21.-As a result
of the recent typhoon the Royal Dutch
Petroleum company's lighter, loaded
with oil, while being pumped out into
tanks was stranded, but was subse
quently refloated. The company's pier
was damaged to the extent of $30,000.
Manager Murray and staff were instru
mental in saving the lives of 100 men
and women and children who have been
housed, clothed and fed on the com
pany's premises.
Shipping has been resumed, but is
hampered by the inadequate supply of
steam launches and lighters. The for
mer command $180 and the latter $100
for hire per week.
CASHIER ARRESTED
Rainier Banker Charged With
Robbing Bank.
CASHiER WAS NOT IN HIDING
Sheriff Stevens of Multnomah County
Places Van Auker Under Arrest in
Lawyer's Office Is Not
Alarmed.
PORTLAND, Sept. 21.-. S. Van Au
ker was arrested at 2:15 this afternoon
by Robert L. Stevens, Sheriff of Mult
nomah County.' The charge is larceny
and the bail is placed at $5,000. Ar
rangements for depositing the bail are
now being made and at the earliest pos
sible moment Van Auker will be re
turned to Rainier for examination.
So far as known, there is no evidence
against Van Auker, other than circum
stantial, and the alleged statement that
he had promised to reimburse the Rai
nier bank, of which he was cashier, for
the money which he said was stolen
Labor day, he stamps as absolutely
false.
Aocording to Van Auker, Detective
Hartman and Mr. Allen made a propo
sition to him, saying they would not
prosecute him If he would refund the
missing money. This proposition Van
Auker refused, and then it became pub
lic property that it was Van Auker who
made the proposal.
With a warrant out for his arrest
and detectives looking for him, Van Au
ker peacefully slept in Portland all
night, and rambled the streets In the
forenoon, visiting his lawyer, ex-Coun
ty Judge W. M. Cake. It was In Cake's
office that Van Auker was apprehended
at a late hour this afternoon, where
the former cashier had gone to submit a
written statement to his lawyer, be
fore handing it to 'the press. His ar
rest put a different face on the situation
and Judge Cake refused to have the
statement given out.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
At Seattle Seafttle, 2; San Francis
co, 4,
At Portland Portland, 2 Fresno, 1,
(twelve innings).
At Oakland Oakland, 8; Los Angeles,
2. ,,
SUFFERING H
IN NORTH
Whaling Fleet in Straits;
Lack of Food.
SUPPLY SHIP RETURNS
Steamer Harold Dollar Brings 15
Sick Men, and 31 of Alex
ander's Crew.
GRAVE CHARGES PREFERRED
Number of Captains in Whaling Fleet
Accused of Stealing Native Girls
For Immoral Purposes Deposi
tions Taken.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 21. The
steamship Ilarold Dollar, which carried
supplies to the whaling fleet in the Arc
tic, arrived tonight. She has on board
SI men from the wrecked whaler Alex
ander, and 15 sick men from other ships.
She brought $350,000 worth of whale
bone. The entire whaling fleet except
the Janette expecta to return this sea
son, unless caught in the ice. The men
who return tell of terrible sufferings on
the different ships, one of the princi
pal causes .being the lack of food. They
declare that charges have been pre
ferred against a number of captains.
The men confirm the reports of the
stealing of native girls for immoral pur
poses, and say full depositions regard
ing these charges were taken before they
left.
PITIFUL TALE.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. Weak and
emaciated from starvation, Johnny
Doyle, an infant 14 months old, was
found yesterday beside the corpse of
his foster mother, Mrs. Catherine By
ram, a widow, in the kitchen of her
small apartments in Brooklyn. The
baby had evidently spent hours of in
tense suffering, who having eaten all
the food in the room that he could
reach by his utmost endeavors, he had
been forced by the pangs of hunger to
chew the. sawdust contents of a toy
horse. The floor was strewn with
broken dishes and with kitchen utensils
and panea in the kitchen windows
within striking distance of his arms
were in splinters, all from his strug
gles for food. The little one was tak
en to a hospital. It is believed he can
be nursed back to health.
Mrs. Bynam probably dropped dead
from heart disease. She had not been
seen for four days.
ANOTHER RAILROAD DEAL.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. The World
today states that negotiations are in
progress between E. H. Harriman, Will
iam Rockefeller and the Smith estate,
by which control of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad may be
turned over to the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacifio companies. Upon the
success of their negotiations will de
pend the carrying out of the deal by
which the Baltimore & Ohio is to be
come part of the Union Pacific system.
The World Bays that this statement
was made yesterday by a high Wall
street authority, who predicted that
within 60 days the terms of the deal
would be made known.
LOCATE SMOKER.
KING FISHER, Sept. 21. The miss
ing smoker has been located 600 yards
from the bridge filled with sand. It
is believed three bodies are in it An
effort will be made to morrow to raise
it,'
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ASSUME PROFESSORSHIP.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-A cable dis
patch from Liverpool brings word that
the' Rev. Hugh Black, M. A., of Edln
burg, Scotland, fa on bis way hens by
the steamship Majestic,
i Mr, Black eomes to New York to as
ume his duties as first incumbent of
the new professorship of practical the
ology in the Union Theological semin
ary of this city. This chair was en
dowed by Morris K. Jessup, president
of the New York Chamber of Com
ber of Commerce,
; The chair which Professor Black will
hold is unique in American theological
education. Aocording to Mr. Jessup's
deed of gift, Mr. Black will devote one
half of each year to instruction. Tha
other half of each year will be de
voted in two orders of Mr. Jessnp t
"Preaching and giving addresses wher
ever he may be invited, entering into
pulpits, colleges and universities, and
inspiring the finest in them with a seal
for the ministry."
Professor Black is already known to
the American public as an author and
preacher.
MAKES FINAL REPORT.
BOISE Sept. 21. The United States
grand jury made a final report today.
Five additional indictments were re
turned. One of these was against T. B.
Snyder, U. S. commissioner at Meadows,
but it is not known who the others are.
This makes eight indictments returned.
Two are against Snyder and two against
3eorge Low, both of whom are charged
with subornation of perjury and con
spiracy to defraud the government.
Holy Roller Women Ordered De
ported From Washington.
PROSECUTION WILL CONTEST
State's Attorney Denounces the Verdict
of Insanity Commission and Says He
Will Ask for Restraining
Order.
SEATTLE, Sept. 21. In conformance
with the report of the Mitchell-Cref-fleld
insanity commission, Judge Frater
this morning issued an order directing
the sheriff to deport the women to
Oregon, their home state, under a law
passed at the last legislature for the
disposal of alien insane. The prosecut
ing attorney denounced the insanity
commission and demanded that the wo
men be tried. Judge Frater, however,
struck their cases from the docket. The
prosecuting attorney saya he will ask
the supreme court for a writ of prohi
bition, preventing the deportation of
the women.'
Judge Frater said he would allow the
prosecution sufficient time to secure a
writ from the supreme court, which had
been declared would be asked for. The
judge said, however, that unless re
strained by the supreme court he intends
to have the women deported.
ELIMINATION TRIALS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. The elimina
tion trials for the purpose of picking
a team to represent this country in the
international automobile race for the
Vanderbilt cup on Oct. 8 will be held
tomorrow on a 9.11 course in Nassau
county, Long Island. Interest in the
trials this year approaches that in
the race itself and plans are being
made to handle an enormous crowd.
Persons having houses along the route
are getting fabulous prices for their
rooms and parking space and at a pre
mium. ;
It is estimated that 50,000 persons
will view the trials. The race will
start at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning,
and the cars will leave at one minute
intervals, the last car leaving the
grandstand at 6:14.
ORDERED TO
OREGON