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VOLUME LXI NO. .102
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15. 1906
PRICE FIVE CENTS
AFTER THE
rot
Money Sent for Earthquake
Sufferers Stolen.
HENEY IS AFTER THEM
Over One Million Dollars Has Been
Stolen By Jan Francisco
Grafters.
MONEY SENT TO SCHMITZ
President Roosevelt is the Moving
Spirit Behind tht Investigation
and Say "Lot No Guilty Man
Eteap.'
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov, 14. The
Chroitlrlo my tolny:
A new Investigation I progressing
In thn course of development u tho
lorn) graft sc-anditl. It now appear
that many soma of money, large and
mall, that were sent from different
state to Bn Francisco, for the relh-f
of the suffer from the cnlamlty, nov
or reached the relief committee. Some
of these nmouiit, which aggregated a
large num. were mailed to the cure of
Mayor Hehmlt F. J. Honey, Detec
tive Wllltnm Burn and about 100
government agents, have heen making
uti Investigation. President noose
veil I the moving spirit behind the
Inquiry and he declare that no mnn
guilty of diverting the relief funds
shall escape Justice.
The eases come within the Jurisdic
tion of tho federal authorities hecaune
of the Interstate character of the
postal service, which, It Is alleged,
wa criminally tampered with.
A considerable sum of money was
also sent through the express com
panlvi and Wells Fargo which com
panies are now Investigating tho dis
appearance of 1S. 580 sent In one
package by the clthens of Searchlight,
Nov., which the relief committee say
they never received and which the
company says was delivered to the
represnetatlve of the commlttoe to
whom It was addressed. The crime of
forgery Is said to be Included In the
offenses of the raiders, of the relief
contributions.
It Is said that In tho aggregate the
stealings will amount to a million dol
lars. HEMBREE SENTENCED.
Receivti an Indeterminate Sentence
In Stat Penitentiary.
TILLAMOOK. Nov, 14. A, J. Hem
bree, who murdered his daughter at
San. Lake In Tillamook county, wbb
sentenced to an Indeterminate term In
the state penitentiary by Judge Bur
nett In the circuit court here this
morning. Tho sentence Is an Inde
terminate one, Hembree having been
found guilty of manslaughter, the
Jury's findings being a compromise
verdict.
Tho crime for which Hembree was
found guilty was one of a revolting
character. It was for tho murder of
Ms daughter, Ora Ellen Hembree, a
young woman between 18 and 17 years
of nge, which took place on tho night
of December 28, 1905, at Sand Lake
In Tillamook county. It was at Sand
Lnke where Hembree had lived for
a number of years, and at the time of
the crime had a wife, daughter and
two sons. The house was a small one
and a half-story frame building, and
on the! night of December 28 this
was burned down and tho next morn
ing nil that was found of Hembree's
Wife, and daughter were a few charred
bones,
CHAUFFEURS STRIKE.
W. H. Palmer Bombarded With Ste se
and Seriously Injured. q
NKW YORK. Nov, 14-A ,1c
rub In which W. II. I'alr -?s r
tary of tho New York T' (atlon
company, whose chauf g ,ere on
strike, while rldlnr Jgh 69th
street near 6th Av v ,t 1 o'clock
this morning, wik,h 5 warded with
sticks and stones " striking chauf
feurs. The cab was smashed and Mr.
Palmer was bruised about the body.
Detective llarrlgnn arreted John
Vanlne and charged him with being
the ringleader, llarrlgnn had to draw
his revolver to keep tho crowd from
rescuing his prisoner.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR.
Man With Long Nam Return Im
proved In Health.
NKW YOrtK, Nov. 14. After a
year's absence due to reasons of
health, Baron Mayor de rianches, the
Italian ambassador, returned yester
day on the Kaiser Wllhelm I!. lie has
entirely recovered hi health. "I have
become a convert to the automobile
and shall provide me with an American
car as soon as possible," he said
"When I left last year I was quite
broken down. I stayed lant winter
In Home and In the summer at my
country place In Piedmont, and had a
season at Salxo-Mugglore. Hut bet
ter than any other treatment was the
automoblllng I did In France. Rowl
ing about In the open air ha made
m a new man."
SENTENCED TO HANG
Heney Hose Will Stretch Hemp at
the Penitentiary.
DECEMBER 21, DATE FIXED
Visit the Grave of the Woman He
Murdered and Order Floral Tri
bute for Last Resting Place
of Madge Doyle.
PORTLAND, Nov. 14. Henry Hose,
the ocnvlcted murderer of Madge
Doyle, alias Madge Wilson, was
brought before Judge Qantenbeln this
morning and was sentenced to be hung
at tho state penitentiary on (Decem
ber 21. About two houis later, Hose,
accompanied by Sheriff Stevens and
Deputies Beatty and Leonard, visit
ed Lone Fir cemetery, where he viewed
the grave of the woman he killed,
and arranged with the sexton to place
some flowers on the mound.
Sheriff Stevens and Deputy Sheriff
Beatty brought the prisoner Into
the courtroom a little before 9:30
o'clock and when court opened Hose
was ordered to stand.
"Honry Hose, you have been con
victed of murder," said the Judge.
"Have you anything to say In your
behalf?"
"I have not,' was the ready reply
of the prisoner.
"Mr. Seton, have you any statement
to make why sentence should not be
passed at this time," said the Judge,
addressing counsel for the convicted
man.
"I have none."
"It Is ordered and adjudged by the
court," said Judgo Oantenbeln, "that
you, Henry Hose, convicted of murder
In the flrBt degree, be remanded to
the custody of the sheriff of Mult
nomah county; that he, the said sher
iff, deliver you within 20 days from
this date to the superintendent of the
penitentiary of the state of Oregon,
that you be confined within the walls
of the said penitentiary until the date
of execution; and that there, In the
said penitentiary, of the state of Ore
gon, on Friday, the 21st day of Decem
ber, 1906, In the manner provided by
law, you, Henry Hose, be hanged by
the neck until you are dead.
"May the father of us all In his In
finite goodness have mercy on your
soul."
There was no display of emotion of
any kind on the part of the prisoner
during the reading of the decree,
or when it was concluded. Then the
sheriff and deputy led the convicted
man to his cell In the county Jail.
WASHINGTON
FLOODED
Three Hundred Square
Miles Under Water.
FIVE LIVES ARE LOST
Railroad Traffic is Almost Entirely
Suspended in Western
Washington.
DAMAGE WILL BE ENORMOUS
Seore of Town Cut Off from Com
munication, Bridge Waehed Away,
Railroad Track Washed Out
and Wire Prottrated.
PORTLAND, Nov. 14. Never since
the white men came west has the
state of Washington suffered from such
a storm as Is raging tonight. Wind
and rain which for the past week, has
wrought havoc with coastwise ship
ping, tonight swept Inland and vent
Ing unheard of fury upon the whole
state, especially Puget Sound coun
try and lashing with Ita tall the north
ern part of Oregon and western part
of Idaho.
The railroad service out of Tacoma
and Seattle Is demoralized, only one
train service from the latter city to
Portland being manntalned. Creek
and rivers, and brooks In the Cascades
are roaring torrents. On Puget Sound,
Snohomish, Sumner and Auburn . are
under water. In central Washington
the floods are raging In the Natchez
and Yakima valleys. Although nothing
has been heard from the Walla Walla
country. It Is only fair to presume that
the floods eaxt and west of there and
rivers In that part of the state are
still on a rampage.
At Portland a heavy wind Is blow
Ing and torrential rain falling. Al
though no damage has been done, fur
ther than to put the electric lights
and power house out of commission.
The wires across the state are pros
trated and no news has been received
from eastern Oregon. At a late hour
tonight the reports are very dlscour
aging. The storm has abated nowhere
and the streams are rising continu
ally.
With the flood area embracing ap
proximately 300 miles, Northwestern
Washington Is now face to face with
a state of affairs, which, unless the
waters subside soon, will prove far
more disastrous than the floods of four
years ago. Fed by constant heavy
rains ond melted snow from the slopes
of the Cascades, almost every river
and creek and stream In the North
west Is out of Its banks and spread
ing across valleys and low lands and
has brought the monetary loss which
will run up Into the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. Scores of towns, In
cluding Seattle, have been cut off
from communication for the Inst
twenty-four hours. Bridges rave been
swept away, railroad tracks washed
out, telephone and telegrap wires
prostrated, and as far as can be as
certained, about a half dozen lives
were lost. Darkness fell tonight upon
a scene unparalleled In the history
of the state. Watchers from the high
lands looking across the rain swept
landscape, saw nothing but an Im
mense expanse of water with here and
there the tops of submerged houses.
. SENTENCED TO BE HUNG.
Man Who Threw Bomb at General
Rheinbot Must Hang.
MOSCOW, Nov. 14. The man who
on November 12, threw a bomb at
General Rheinbot, local prefect of po
lice, and was In turn shot but not
killed, by the general, was today tried
by a court martial and sentenced to
death by hanging
AGREE TO DISAGREE.
Senator Piatt and Hi Wife Exeoute
Deed of Separation,
NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Senator
Thomas C. Piatt and wife, formerly
Mrs. Lillian Janeway, have agreed to
separate. The agreement between
the parties states that owing to un
happy differences between them, they
have executed a deed of separation.
The agreement says that they wish to
assert with all possible emphasis the
falsity of the scandalous articles
which have lately appeared In public
prints. The agreement declares that
there Is no question of the fidelity of
either, and that It has never been
raised.
NEW ZEALAND TARIFF.
Preference Are Being Given to Cana
dian Good.
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 14. An Ottawa-
dispatch says:
The Canadian Commissioner In New
Zealand reports that substantial pre
ferences are being given to Canadian
goods over those of the United States
In the new tariff of New Zealand. Of
many classes of goods the tariff on
United States goods will be 20 and 30
per cent on Canadian goods. On bi
cycles, fittings of all kinds, gas and
oil engines, gum boots, printing paper,
railways and tramways, sail cloth,
canvas, surgical and dental Instru
ment United, States rroducts will
be taxed a duty of 20 per cent while
Canadian products In these lines will
enter free.
Yakima Valley Flooded and Con
siderable Damage Done.
WATERS ARE STILL RISING
The Yaki ma and Natchee Rivers Are
Higher Thjan Ever Known and)
Head Gate of Power Plant
Washed Out.
NORTH YAKIMA, Nov. 14. The re
cent severe storm which has prevailed
over the northwest has created havoc
here. The Yakima, and Natchee rivers
are higher than ever before In the
history of the valley and much dam
age to railway and other property has
been done. The headgates of the
canal of the power plant of the city
washed out last night and other head-
gates have gone out of canals north
west of this place, with the result
that there is grave danger of flooding
the city and surrounding country. Dy
namlte was used by the power com
pany this morning to blow up Its em'
bankment a mile from the Natchee
river to divert the water and prevent
It from coming down to the city.
The city and county authorities at
noon today held informal meetings to
consider the seriousness of the im
pending flood. The rivers are still ris
ing and some county bridges have
washed out. The North Yakima &
Valley Railway trestles were washed
out at the approach to the bridge
across the Naches river, five miles
from here, and all traffic on the
Northern Pacific Is tied up. The wa
ter Is overflowing the banks of the
rivers and the lowlands are Inundat
ed. The northern part of the city Is
partly Inundated by reason of the
washing away of the headgates of the
power ditch, and the Schanno ditch.
Both canals are now carrying more
water than they can hold. The sur
plus Is flooding out over the whole
country northwest of Frultvale. It Is
reported here that several Northern
Pacific bridges In Yakima Canyon
have gone out. Two miles of the main
line track west of Cieelum have been
taken out and all traffic suspended. If
the rains continue all the county
bridges will be washed out before
night. The rainfall In the mountains
Is the heaviest ever reported in this
county. Damage to property will
amount to thousands of dollars.
RAGING
TORRENTS
COUNTESS
CASTELLANE
Granted a Divorce From
Bom by Gallant Judge.
BONI PAYS THE COSTS
Court Refused to Allow Him Ali
mony But Can See
Children.
EVERY CHARGE IS PROVEN
Count Boni Wanted $50,000 Annually
a Alimony, but the Judge Ruled
the Claim Had No Founda
tion in Law.
PARIS, Nov 14. The Tribunal of
First Instance of the Seine, Judge
DItte presiding, at noon today grant
ed a divorce to the Countess de Cas
tellane, formerly Anna Gould of New
York, and gave her the custody of
I the children, who, however, will not
be allowed to be taken from -France
without the consent of their father,
Count Bonl de Castellane.
The end of the famous case came
suddenly. The court brushed aside
the request of the count's lawyers for
the examination of witnesses, and, aa
anticipated, the public prosecutor did
not even ask to be heard. As soon
as court assembled, Judge Dltte hand
ed down the Judgment, which is a
sweeping victory for the countess.
In granting her petition for divorce,
the court gave the countess the cus
tody of her children, the count being
allowed only the usual rights to see
them, and share In the control of their
education, which was not contested.
The count is given the right to Bee
the children at stated periods at the
home of their grandmother and keep
them a month annually during the
holidays. The count's demand for an
alimentary allowance of $50,000 an
nually was pronounced by the court
without foundation In law and was re
jected. The only point decided in
the count's favor was the imposition
of the inhibition on the countess not
to take the children out of France
without their father's consent
The court appointed the president
of the Chamber of Deputies to liqui
date the affairs of the husband and
wife. The Judgment was given with
costs against the count.
The decree, the reading of which
hardly consumed five minutes, was de
livered by the Judge in a voice so low
as to be practically inaudible to the
eager crowd filling the courtroom.
Many women climbed the chairs In
vain efforts to hear the decision and
when they were aware that a divorce
was granted they seemed actually to
resent the loss of a public trial at
which people In high society would be
compelled to testify.
Anna Gould, the youngest daughter
of the late Jay Gould, of New York,
was married to Count Ernest Bonlflce
de Castellane, the eldest son of the
Marquis de Castellane, at the New
York home of her brother, George J.
Gould, March 4, 1895, the late Arch
bishop Corrlgan officiating. Miss
Gould's dowry was understood to have
been $18,000,000 and it was further
stated that her Income was $600,000
a year. Immediately after the mar
riage the couple left the United States
for France, where the extravagant
manner In which they lived attracted
considerable attention. About five
years after the marriage the Count
and Countess de Castellane were re
ported to be financially embarrassed,
it being alleged that the count had
already spent about $7,000,000 of his
wife's money.
An adjustment of the affairs of the
Count and Countess became necessary
and considerable litigation followed,
with the result that the Gould family
Intervened and the Income of the
Countess was cut down to $200,000.
RAILWAY FORECLOSURE.
Bakersfield Venturna Railway to Be
Sold.
LOS ANGELES, CaL, Nov. 14.
Foreclosure proceedings were com
menced today against the Bakersfield
tt Ventura Railway Company to se
cure payment of mortgages amounting
to $2,000,000 held by the late Eben
Smith, who was president of the com
pany.
The action brings to a climax the
affairs of a railway venture that was
the pet scheme of Major H. M. Rus
sell, who says he will fight the fore
closure to the end.
Major Russell says that the action
Is but another move to keep Gould
and his Western Pacific railroad out
of Los Angeles. He denies the rumor
that Senator Clark has bought the
controlling interest In the Bakersfield
and Ventuna railway but on the
other hand, admits that It is his belief
that Senator Clark is trying to gain
control for the urpose of building a
railroad from Los Angeles to San
Francisco.
According to the trustees notice of
sale made public today by the Title
Guarantee & frtyst Company, the)
property of the Bakersfield and Ven
tura Railway Company will be sold at
public auction In the blacksmith shop
of the company at Oxnard December
5.
Snow Melts on Western Slope of
- Cascades..
TRAFFIC IS SUSPENDED
The Full Extent of the Danger and
Damage Not Estimated;
Northern Pacifio
Deranged.
TACOMA, Nov. 14. Swamped by
a succession of warm rains, the snows
on the eastern slopes of the Cascade
mountains have melted and flowed in
to the rivers at the base, thereby re
sulting in what looks like one of the
worst Hoods this section of the coun
try has seen for years.
Bridges have been washed away,
telegraph and telephone wires) are
down, the train service of the North
ern Pacific is completely disarranged
and up to the present time one life
lost The whole country between here
Auburn and the Cascade mountains
Is reported to be in flood. Every riv
er and creek between these points
has reached marks as high as known
to the memory of men who have lived
there for years past 1
The full extent of the danger and
damage is difficult to ascertain. All
wres being dowr, the informaUon
received is but meager. Telephone
communications received at the office
of the Norhern Pacifio railroad in this
city Indicate that unless the water
subsides soon all the country along
the shores of the Green, White, Green
water, Black and Stuck rivers and
those through which the innumera
ble creeks and feeders to the large
rivers flow will be flooded, causing
thousands of dollars worth of damage.
In three hours yesterday afternoon
the White river rose three feet and a
telephone message to the Ledger last
night stated that It was still rising.
Reports received by, the Ledger
from Hot Springs and Lester state
that the railroad bridges at both these
points and one at Fairfax, have been
carried away in the sullen onrush of
the waters.
The Northern Pacific expects to get
into communication with the flooded
country by noon today, but so little
is known of the exact state of affairs
and so serious Is the outlook that It
Is possible that the expectation may;
not be realized, . .
FLOODS
REPORTED