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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1907)
Ittortttttft Stetorktt eUBLISHtt PULL AtSOOIATID Pll8 PtfPORT UOVKR8 THI MORNINQ FIILD ON THB LOWEh OOLUMBIA.l VOLUME LXIII NO. 17 ofORIA, OKKGONt SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS FOR ARMY PA Higher Wages of Civil Life Draw Men Away. THREATEN ARMY'S LIFE San Francisco Hod Carrier Re ceives More than Sec ond Lieutenant. FOR SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE Brigadiar Central Funiton R.com mends Fifty Par Cant Incraass in Pay of Man and Non-commli-tionad Officers, Brigadier General Kunston In hln annuiil report to ihn Secretary of War mnkiti a strong plcu for belter pay In tho urmy, ! "' a bricklayer, pliu terr or plumlwr In Hun Krunclsco re ceive more niy limn it ii i t ii 1 n In the rmy after twenty year of aorvlco itttlotiri) iri.nny of thn pout near tlmt city. A hoit currier receive more pay thitn ft nwnnil limit I'tiimt. Kunston eaya: "No "no bellevi that nrmy of fleer should attempt to comete In dlapluy with porwona of wealth, but they should bo able to llv decently without being continually huruioe-d by the fr of debt." Continuing, the report says: "Of ven greater Importance than the 4u'tVn of officer' pay Im tlmt of the enlisted men of tin- Hi-rvlro, for tho nrmy will always huve nil the officer tho Ihw nllnwH, regardless of pny. but the vi-ry existence of the uniiy In thrticnel If wage hi vll life von tlnuii to rise, unles step are taken to Increaso the pny of tho rimk an J file. The wonder I lluit tho wretched pny offered In thn nrmy obtain a many good men a It doe. A CO per cent Increase In tho pny of non-rotu- mlssloncd officer and a like Increase for private uflPr tho first pnllstmont should work u revolution." MANY CRAFTS IDLE. PORTLAND, Jan. 19. Approximate ly 400 men are temporarily out of emplomont bocauao river Hteamer are tied up by the Ice, In the Columbia. Twenty-two boatn are out of coinmln xlon 12 lojf-towlnn craft and 10 cn aruKod In the frelRht and imaaenRiT Irado. The only craft not Idlo In till pint of the dlHlrlct nro tho steamers operated by the On-Ron City Trans portation Company between Portland and points on tho upper Willamette. Cuptnln .Tame Shaver of. the Shaver TraiiHportatlon Company, anya that nono of bin bonta will bo aont out again until the Columbia river Is free of the Ice Jama. I to was on the M. V, llpndcMon, which returned from Stella yesterday, after delivering a cargo of provisions; to tho logging camps, The skipper declares that the situation down that way Is worse than lias been depleted. In places It Is estimated thq depth of the Jams Is clone on to 15 feet. Some of tho float ing "bergs" are almost submerged, and make It necessary to exercise the greatest care to avoid collisions with them. The residents of the Washington ldo of the river are practically cut off from the rest of the world. With the river full of floating lee, they are unable to cross ov'er to tho Oregon Hide to got to the railroad. It Is fully 20 miles from Stella to the nearest railroad station on tho Washlngt sido of the river. Unless navigation can be resumed In the next three days, Captain Shaver Is of the opinion that Intense suffering will be general In the little towns north of the lower Co lumbia. Tho residents have only a limited amount of supplies on hand, having deponden wholly on getting .everything they need from this city. It In fwunil dint three or four" 5 jf win in wfiiuiur will be required to Ihuw out (he let m, tho bout can b put buck on iin.ir respective run. ANOTHER BIO WRECK. Singular Coinoidenoa Ooourt on Big Four Lino, th. TEICIIK IIAUTK, Ir..!., Jan, 19. 111k Knur olllclaU lata tonight received a report rroin Hunford, Ind., ulna mile west of heie, thai ,ar of powder exploded on a siding, and wrecked tho went bound passenger, The wreck age caught fire a nil wun conaiirned. Tho freight cur of powder wu nlao destroyed. It h believed Ibat everal were killed mid u score Injured. Re lief truln have biieii sent lo the scene. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20, 12:30 a. in. t " noifl .: :i 1 lulvlcea throuKh railroad source tint,, thill nlRht or ten per anna were killed ami 25 to 30 permit Injured at Hanford, It la reported tlmt the Injurod arn hid no; taken to Maitoon, III,, and IVrre Haute. Ind. Home, however, ar being cured for by Hanford people. GENERAL LEE HONORED. WASHINGTON, Jim. IS.--Tho one hundredth aiiulveraury of tho birth of cieiiernl Hubert K, I-e wna commem orated here tonight, under the nus pice of the Unltod Confederate and Southern Hocletlea of tho IiMtrliH of Columbia. The hull room of tho New Wlllard Hotel waa filled to overflow Ing. A special etlon wim a't apart for the Confederate veteran who man bed lo tho hull raeorted by the Hpuiilah War veteran. Although un able to n'.tend. President P.oo.ievc! sent a let tor in which he extolled the virtues of the Confederacy'a great general. HI auggeatlrm that the cen tennlul anniversary t celebrated by thn establishment of a permanent Ie memorial with aomo great representa tive educuttonul Institution In the South met with favor. The exerclaea were prealded over by Military A Herbert, former aecrelnry of the navy, The reading of the President's letter was nsslgnnd to Mrs. Ralph Wnlah president of the District of Columbia dlvlHlon of ihe t'nlted Daughters of the Confederacy. Speeches were made by Senator Iterry. Arkansas; Justice Ttavld Rrew er, of the t'nlted States Supreme Court, and Representative John Sharp Williams, nf Mississippi. The annual ceremonies of presenting crosses of honor to the Confederate veterans of distinguished military record then oc curred. 8TRANGE DISEASE. Kill Twenty Fiva Peraona Within Last Fifteen Daya. SIIAWNIC10, Okla., Jan. 19. Twen ly five deaths within the last 15 days Is the remarkable record of fatalities from a strange disease In a region along the Canadian river, about four and a half miles from Konoway In dian Territory, southeast of here Many otliern are seriously 111. The dlsntiso resembles spinal meningitis, but physicians declare that tho malady Is different In u number of ways. ANTICIPATE NO TROUBLE. Officers Not Alarmed Over Threat to Release Blaok Trooper, KOI IT SIM Okla., Jan. 19. Major Chillies W. Taylor, commanding olll cer of Kort Sill, Inst night Issued n Hlutement bearing on the rumored threats of negroes to forcibly release corporal Knowles of tho 25th Infantry, colored, In the guard house awaiting court martial on the charge of assault ing Captain Edgar R Mucklln at Kort Reno on tho night of December 21. "I have heard of thes0 plans, pur ported to bo well materialized, but I want to say emphatically thut we are prepared for any such contingency. I do not anticipate any trouble at all." Knowles Is closely guarded night and day. His defenso will bo an alibi. BUILD INTO MEXICO. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 19. It Is stat ed here In railroad circles that the El Paso & Southwestern Ralyway Company will Increase Its capital stock from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 for the purpose of extending Its line Into Mexico. FIRST IN WAR. PARIS,, Jon. 19. Eugene Lachatre, who fired the first cannon In the war of 1870, has JuBt died at his home In Mont Luclan, RELIEF FOR l( Supplies anD Medicines Are Rapidly Sent. LITTLE LOOTING DONE American Marines Used Only for Work of Rescue of Buri ed Bodies. LUNATICS ROAM AT LARGE American Warahipt Bring Much Need ad Drugs and Proviaioni Many of Island Wish to Leave Sal vation Army Help. KINGSTON. Jan. 19. The work of clearing the stp-eta of Kingston of debris, wreckage and corpses of the vlctlma of the earthquake and confla 'gratlon Is proceeding rapidly. The American battleships Indiana and Mis sourl arrived here Thursduy. Admiral liavls at once visited Governor Sweet enhum and offered guards for the banks and public buildings and res cuing parties to aid lo recovering the dead. The rescue detachment were graciously accepted and marines were landed Thursday morning, and are still working like trojans, performing ser vice that forever will be remembered In this little Island. The offer of guards for banks was declined, as the local troops and militia and consta bulary were deemed sufficient. The conduct of the populace Is ad mirable. Thero have been but few at tempt at looting and these were con fined rum, shops and have been summarily stopped. The guards have not 11 red a single shot and perfect order prevails. CHICAGO, Jan. 19. A movement fo the relief of the Jamaica earthquake sufferers was started here today when the officers of the British Empire As sociation met nn Jlssued an appeal to the clllzens of Chicago for funds. The Salvation Army began Sv.lve work for the relief of the sufferers when Western Commander George A. Kllbey Instructed his officers la Chi cago and throughout the est to canvass for aid for the victims, each officer to work on the plan he thinks best. The army has a well organized body In Ja maica, NEW YORK, Jan. 19. A Kingston, Ja dispatch to the Herald states that the battleship Missouri, lying off the penitentiary overawed the unruly con victs by firing two rounds of blank cartridges and landing an armed party. The help was thankfully received by the government. The Herald's correspondent reports that the Inmates of the asylum are at large, but he says that In the present state of mind nearly all Kingston Is crazed. Many persons were rendered Insane by the shock, the most notable being Gerald Lowder, well known In London. A dispatch to the Sun from Holland Hay, Jamaica, soys great suffering ex ists among the poor of Jamaica. A delegation of fifty sufferers appealed to tho government for a systematic distribution of relief. Tho spokesman said many were dying of neglect. He charged that those with money had been applied with food and medicine. Port Royal has ngoln sunk nnd gey- sera are springing up In the streets. The land has now subsided eight feet. The American consulate was wreck ed. Tho acting consul tried yesterday to get a cable dispatch to the state Department asking for help. He has to travel all night In a small boat to reach Holland Bay from where the cables are sent. KINGSTON, Jan. 19. The United States warships Indiana and Missouri HON arrived this morning from Gunnaturno, bringing large iuaiitlllcs of medicines and foods, Tho lorpedo destroyer Whipple arrived during the night with a boat load of medicines which waa sent ashore In charge of surgeon Mc Donnell, The cruiser Yankee la expec ted to arrive here soon. Many of the Amei leans who wer In Kingston at the time of the disaster have been ta ken aboard the warship. They Int'-nd d to take passage for the t'nlted States on board the Hurnburg-Arnerl-venael ran ashore near the wreck of can steamer I'rlnz Krederleh, but that the steamer Pi Inzensln Louise last night. The Plum Point light house was smashed by the earthquake and vesseia arriving at night have no lights to go by. The steamer Prlnjs Walde mnr Is also hard ashore. The wreck er Premier has gone to the aid of the stranded vessels. Several alight shocks of earthquake fell here last night. The death lift Is now about 700, The work of clearing up the street of debris Is being push ed. Dynamite is being used to blow down some of the ruins. The peopl here greatly appreciate the action of thu American government In senJlng warships und supplies. A remarkable Incident of the earth quake bus Just come to light. An En gllsh cb'rk In a store was burled un b-r falling walls, und for many hours great fires swept over him. Wednes day the clerk was dug out alive. His Injuries are not severe. Five hundred persons arc still undc treatment In the hospital. No Ameri cans lost their lives In the disaster. NEW YORK, Jan. 19. A sign that order Is being restored at Kingston Is the fact that yesterday the Western Union Telegraph Company's one lntac able from Jamaica was monopolized argely by the Island government. The officials are beginning to make extra alls on the company In ordering sup pllea and transacting official business. The Western Union is many hours behind In handling general business to and from Kingston, but messages were received last night which led to the belief that one of Its Incnpaclated ables to Holland Bay would be In working order some time today. VISIT THE COLUMBIA. Those on Board the Icebound Steamer May Be in Need. PORTLAND, Jan. 19. E. F. De Grandpre. of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company, made a sit this afternoon to the steamer Columbia, Ice-bound at Warrior Rock three miles above St. Helen's, to as certain If the passengers, officers and rew are In need of anything. Aside from the crew there are 90 people on board the steamer, who took passage n her Wednesday night at Portland for Son Francisco. Of course they did not know that they would be bilged to spend the best part of a week cut off from civilization In the middle f the Columbia river, and It is feared that many tf them are in need of additional clothing or other ersonal effects. If the passengers show a willingness to walk over the e for a mile or to, It is claimed they can bo taken to St. Helen's in small boats. Then they could take the train for Portland. The Columbia has a sufficient amount of food on board to lust two weeks, and there Is no un easiness on this score. ETIQUETTE INTERFERES. LONDON, Jan. 19. The Madrid cor respondent of tho Standard says that Queen Victoria wants to nurse her coming baby herself but she will not be allowed to do so because It Is con trary to Spanish etiquette. An Eng lish nurse has been engaged. MILL OBLITERATED. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 19. A Are that broke out in the planing mill of J. M. Kruse, at Treat Avenue and Twenty Third Street last night de stroyed the entire plant, entailing a loss of $25,000. ALI NOW SHAH. TEHERAN, Jan. 19. The coronation of Mohammed All MIrza as Shah of Persia occurred this afternoon In an Impressive manner with a brilliant display of .oriental grandeur. KNEW OF MACKLIN AFFAIR. LA JUNTA, Colo., Jan. 19. Z. T. Andrews, a negro, was arrested here yesterday, charged with having knowl edge of the shooting of Captain Mack lln, at Fort Reno, Okla., a few weeks ago. MANY ARE DESTITUTE Floods Along Ohio Drive People from Homes. WATERS FLOOD CITIES Gradual Kise Inundates Houses and Crowded Business Districts. NO SIGNS OF ABATEMENT City of California Completely Sub merged Stores Are Being Used to House the Homeless Free Soup Houses Opened. CINCINNATI, Jan. 19. There was no sign of relief from the flood condi tions tioday. At 8 o'clock this morn ing the stage at this point was 62 feet, the water having passed the highest records since that of Febru ary, 1889, during the night. For a distance of four squares from the normal water front the lower por tion of the city Is flooded. The bridges are cut oft from the land, ex cept for narrow footpassages, leaving the railroad bridges the only means of communication for foot passengers between the Kentucky side and this city. This effects seriously several thousand people who work In Cin cinnati, whose homes are in Newport, Covington and other Kentucky sub urbs. The town of California, just ebove the city, Is reported completely under water. In Newport It Is estimated there are nearly 100 blocks under water and that fully 5,000 people are homeless and almost destitute. All stores haxe been closed, and are being used to house the homeless. Free soup houses were opened here today. It Is estimated that at least 15,000 people are homeless today, owing to the flooding of the lower sections of Cincinnati, and the cities on the Ken tucky side. Nearly 3,000 have been driven from their homes In Cincinna ti, and all the other cities within ten miles of this city report thousands suf fering. A special meeting of the city coun cil today voted bonds to the amount of $10,000 for the relief of the flood suf ferers, and the mayor was authorized to draw $13,000 additional for relief. CINCINNATI, Jan. 19. With the rest of the flood not yet In sight and he prospect of a near approach to the loss of February, 1SS4, attempts were made today to estimate the losses from he present tlood in this city. Commis sion houses located In the low lands lost at least a hundred thousand dol ors. Many thousands will be lost by factories through enforced Idleness and unproductiveness and more than 40,000 men will lose wages. Not less than 15,000 have been driven from their homes, most of them being forced to depend on charity for the necessi ties of life. Reports from river cities both above and below Cincinnati are bein grecelved with pleas for help. Many small towns are Inundated. EQUIPMENT INADEQUATE. Northern Pacific Has Not Cars Enough to Supply Trade. TACOMA, Jan. 19. The Investiga tions into the lumber car shortage by Interstate Commerce Commission er Franklin K. Lane today developed facts showing the Northern Pacific equipment Is entirely inadequate to handle the lumber products of west ern Washington. Sawmill owners told how small concerns were gradually be ing forced into bankruptcy, how larg er concerns have sustained losses that reach into hundreds of thousands of dollars and how thousands of mechan ics have been thrown out of employ- ment by the failure of the Northern Paclfl cto furnish cars enough to en able the 750 wood working companies on their lines to market their product. GAIN FOR MEXICO. Change in River Threatens Change of Boundary Line. EL PASO, Tex., Jan, 19. At a meet ing of the citizens of Ysleta and So corro and the citizens of the Rio Grande Valley below El Paso yester day It was decided to appeal to the in ternational boundary commission for power to cut a canal on the Mexican side of the river, straightening the course, In order to save the towns of Ysleta and Socorro and several thou sand acres of the valley land from be- ng thrown into Mexico, by the cut ting of a new channeL For years the river has been gradually cutting Its way into the American side. SAT WITH NEGROES. But President of Constitutional Con vention Took Exception to Act ; GUTHRIE, Okla., Jan. 19. Captain Silas Greeley, of Guthrie, formerly a member of the legislature from Okla homa, and a wealthy citizen, was eject ed from the constitutional convention here today by President Murray, as a result of a contention regarding the President's order respecting the "Jim Crow" section of the hall. Murray recently set aside a certain section of the hall for negroes, and Seeley had occupied a seat In that section upon several occasions. VERDICT IS MURDER. Coroner's Jury Report on Ghastly Death at Chehalis. CHEHALIS, Jan. 19. The coroner's jury in the death of J. A. Wallls to day returned the verdict that Wallls was killed by Alban Fllnk, a saloon man, who beat out Wallls' brains with a piece of iron as a result of a quar rel. The assault occurred last Sunday in a boarding house, where Fllnk re sided. Wallls died yesterday. Fllnk has disappeared. BRAZILIAN REVOLT. ASUNCION, Jan. 19. A number of Brazilians residing in Paraguay took part in a revolt against the authorities of Matto Grosso. They succeeded in crossing the frontier, but were over taken by Brazilian troops and dis persed. The Brazilian soldiers pursued some of the fleeing revolutionists into Paraguay, but were forced to with draw by the Paraguayan authorities. GIVE ARGENTINE STATUE. BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 19. The government is advised by the Argen tina consul at New York that Mer chants in the United States having in terests In Argentina wish to present to the municipality of Buenos Ayres a statue of Washington to be unveiled In 1910, the centennial of the Argen tina revolution against Spain. The government has received the plan fa vorably. MINERS DIVIDE. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 19. The convention of United Mine Workers of America adopted the report of Pres ident Mitchell, but refused to concur In the report of Vice President Lewis. Mitchell endorsed the action of the last national convention, allowing min ers to sign agreements by districts. Lewis had taken the opposite position. BLACK TROOPS PLEASED. FORT RENO, Okla,, Jan. 19. It Is announced at the fort that the bat talion of the 25th Infantry, colored, slated to serve In the Philippines, would sail March 15 for the islands. The negroes are pleased with the In dications. TOKIO TIDAL WAVE. CHICAGO, Jan. 19. A special to the Dally News from Toklo says: There was a tidal wave at the entrance of Toklo bay yesterday. No report of damage has been received. NATIONS ARE FRIENDLY. CHICAGO, Jan. 19. Baron de Ku kuchln, formerly a cabinet officer in the Japanese government, arrived here last night. He is on his way to New York, where he is to sail for England on Tuesday. Baron Kukuchln ex pressed himself as satisfied with the friendship existing between his coun try and the United States.