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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1907)
VOLUME LXIII, NO. 95. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS SALT MI CHI VI Demands, of the Men Granted. GOVERNMENT STEPS IN Post Office Officials Guard Cars Carrying United States Mail , on Thirteen Round Trips. SYMPATHIZERS EGGED CARS Strikers Wr Ordrly Th Dmg Don Wst Work of Thlr Prltnd End of Strike Wm Awompllshed Through Aid of tho Citluno. HALT LA KB, April 30. It W an nounced at 13:0 thit morning that through tho Intervention of cltUen. tho itrvet cor trlk wm muled. Th demand of tho men woro granted, SALT LAKE CITY, April t AH negotiation between tho Utah Light A Railway Company anil Ito otrlklng rnotorma and conductor havo boon lrokn off, and what promlowi to ho a Mttor contest la now-n. Attempt of tho company to run a few car' on Main alroet tbla ntornlnf c,ud a repetition of tho disorderly ocenoa of yosterday, but no ono wa seriously injured. Tho company expect to bring , carload of trlke-brker from Og Uon tonight. Tht Pot Office Department at Washington took a hand tn tho atrlke actuation today In tho form of an ordor to tho local poat office offlclala that upoctal deputy manhalt bo placod aa iruard on all car carrying mall. The mall cor run over four lino, reaching Fort Douglas, Caldor Park, Murray and Sugar House. United State Marshal Spry at once nwora In dopullo enough to guard the , car. ' Altant Postmaster A. P. ealer arranged a plan, whereby a total of It round trip would be made each Jay by tho mall cara, and he gave nnsurance that all passenger on these oar would receive complete protec tion. Thla aolved the difficulty for miburban resident who wore thu enabled to ue tho car both tn coming ,to and returning from tholr place of buslnes In the city. , The atrlker thomsolve did not take any part In tho dUordor. The leader In the disturbance were Idlor. many of them half-grown boya, and, a on yesterday, they threw egg, cut trol ley rope and, taking hold of hoio' bridle, forced team attached to honvy wagon to draw thorn aeros the track In, such a1 way aa to rendur further progress of the car tmpos atblo. , Tho car today wore manned by uperlntendent and Inspector who till remain loyal to tho company,' Th only demonstration made by the atrlk er was a parade, In which more than 500 mon -conductor, motormen and barnmon too kpart. The electrical worker, who are also employed toy tho Utah Light & Rail way Company, will aubmlt an ultima turn to the company thl afternoon. They not only demand adjustment of tholr own grievance, but will Inform the company that union a lettlement la reached with the street car men the eleotrlcal worker will go out In gympathy. If they atrlke the city' ource of light and eleotrlo power will be out off. Hope for end of the street car atrlke within the next ti hour wero ex pressed today by those who for seven hour had been lrf conference oh the xltuutlon. The parties to the confer- nc wre th arbltna ,v jmmltue (if th Commercial CI O, Pratt, chairman of th ' , committee of the Amalgamate ' Aoolatlon of Street and Kleotrk Jo iy of Ameri ca and Prosldon' roft of th Utah Light Pow" V Atpany, Nothing wa given ou, O , conference except that th conferee had paved tht way fur reaching th nd of th atrlk, Another conference will be held to morrow. CHICAGO COURSING CLUB. New Riehland, Minnesota, Hound aRlngmttr," Tak Flrt Prli. CHICAGO, April :. More than loOO pron saw C. 15. Root' hounJ Ringmaster win th Mini annual coursing atake bold under th aus pice of the Chicago Coursing Club at Mount Greenwood, III., yesterday. The valu of th ovunt wa $1000 of which 1400 went to the winner and attracted enorumen from all part of the west. Ringmaster wa brought down from New Richland, Minn. Second prise went to Allen and Wll4n' Cloa Shave, oC Whiting, Ind. Grand Character, brought here from Ban Francisco, for the contest took third money. Other !vunda which started, wore: Fortunate Ef fort, from San Francisco; Cut Glass, of Redwood Fnll, Minn.' Fine Edge, of Denver, Colo., Colleen Dawn, of SewaM Me., Game Sport, of New nfdhland, MJnn Alice Ruahman, of San Francisco, Master Red Patch, of 1C1 Reno, Okie 0rry Owen, After Me, La Garcia, Fine Art. Llaale Doe, Rartago. May Allen all of New Rich fund, Minnesota, Twenty-four dog In all competed. IN Big Bond Theft Grows as Inves tigation Progresses. IT NOW TOTALS $300,000 Original Amount Taken 8upped To Have Bn But 150,000 Douglas nj Dnntt Buepeeted of Having Pile Stowed Away, NEW YORK, April 88. The big bond robbery, In which the Trust Com pany of America, wa the victim con tinue an absorbing subject In the financial districts where every de velopment Is eagerly scrutinised. The robbery at first put down a a $50,000 affair, ha steadily grown, until today it appears that securities aggregating $800,000 In value had boon taken by William O. Douglass, the bond clerk now uhdor arrest. These figure are reached a the result of an IritorvloW glvn by a member of tho executive committee of the trust company who suld that It took $166,000 to redoom tho securities hypothecated by the broker for loans by O. M. Dennett, who Is under arrest In connection with the robbery, and that the securities were pledged for less than one-third of tholr value. Ho also anid that it was $300,000 and not $20,000 worth of securities that were hidden, In Brokor Dennett' bed at the Manhattan Club. Taken at the executive committee man' own figure that Douglass and Dennott realised only a part less than a third on the average It can bo seen that $165,000 that the trust company ha loat on the outstanding securities represent a value of nearly $500,000. Adding the $300,000 found In the bed of Broker Dennett make $800,000. What haa become of the money Doug lass and (Dennett raised 1 unexplained. The trust man who talked yesterday said, that while he was t of the opinion that much of this ha dbeen lost in speculation he felt sure that the pair had a nug um tucked away some where. ' '" , . . .' The total market value of the securi ties abstracted from the Trust Com pany of America by W. O. Douglass, assistant loan clerk wa $570,000 ac cording to a formal statement issued by the company, The company' not loss will be $140,000. KILLED HIS MURDERER Men Fired at the Same Instant. BOTH BULLETS COUNTED Two Horse Theives Endeavoring to Escape Across the Border Held up. Two Brothers. DEMANDED FRESH HORSES Th Brother Refuted On Bandit and On of th Brother Drew Pis tols and Fired, Killing Each Other The Other Bandit Wa Captured. i IMPERIAL, Cal.. April 29. Fred Vaughn, a young farmer, living with hi brother, seven mile east of Holt villa, wa murdered yesterday, and at th asm Instant, Vaughn killed his assailant Twd alleged criminal at tempted to ft across the border Into Mexico, demanded of Vaughn and his brother that they saddle two horse for them. The brother refused, when on of the men drew a pistol and fired Just a Vaughn raised his gun. Both fired at the same Instant and both war killed. Vaughn' brother held the other man and he wa turned over to the constable. The men have been Identified a hore thieves, CONEV ISLAND HONORS DUNDY. All Amusement 8tood Still 8unday For Half Hour. NEW YORK, April 2.-Coney I land stood still for half an hour Sun day afternoon, a a mark of respect to the later Elmer 8. Dundy, one of th founder of Luna Park and a pio neer In the building of Coney Island. At 4 o'clock, Mr. Dundy's body wa removed from the receiving vault In the old Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, to a now vault prepared for it. Promptly on the strike of that hour all business wa suspended. The mu sic stopped and the restaurants ceased to serve their patrons. Thous and of visitor were wonderstrupk when they learned the reason, they Joined In the silent honors to the dead. AERIAL BATTLESHIPS. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell Talke on Airship Prospects. , LONDON, April 29. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the tel ephone, Is quoted In an Interview a saying that It was only a question of a brief period when aerial navigation would make it possible to have dinner In America and breakfast In Europe the next morning, covering the dis tance across tho Atlantic In less than 20 hours;. :" f ::v Dr. Bell, said that ho expected that an airship would be perfected capable of making 175 to 200 miles an hour. He wa also of the opinion that the next step in aerial navigation would take the form of such improvement as would make possible the creation of aerial batleships. He was of the opin ion that America would be the first country to perfect aerial batleships. RAI8ULI KICKING OVER AGAIN. TANGIER, April $9. Information has reached here that Ralsull is fo menting an agitation Among the Lak me tribes and It is believed that he will obtain the support of the Tetuan tribe which are under French con trol. French troops have been sent from Algiers to reinforce the Tetuan column. DISARM ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS. Lay Down Weapons of All Descrip tion Before Allowed to Land. NEW YORK, April 29. Nearly $000 Immigrant on the steomp Clta dl Mllano and Nord Amerlka, of the Italian line, just la from Naples and Genoa, got a taste of th law of country when agent of the line ap peared on the bridge of each vessel and shouted that all weapon and knives must b thrown away or left with the plncer of the ship before the Immigrants would be allowed to land. There wa aa Jnstxyitaneou shower of stllletto, ugly looking kntve and re volver of ancient and modern make. Tomorrow when the (migrant land on Elll Island It 1 believed they will be the most harmless set of alien re ceived there In many a day. PLANING MILL DYNAMITED. BAN FRANCISCO, April 2. Two heavy explosion of dynamite tn the lower part of Oakland startled that city last night They were quickly followed by an alarm of fire from the box at Second and Jefferson street and when the police and fire department reached the scene they found that a large part of the California Standard Planning Mill Company' plant at 6 Second street had been wrecked by an explo sion of dynamite. Th cause, of the explosion remain a mystery. Toe plant W practically, crippled and a number of men will be thrown out of work. The loss is estimated at $;0, 000. , REFUSES TO TALK Senator Borah, 1 Silent on ' Being Indicted. His PROSECUTE M0YER-HEYW00D Because of Hi Connection With the Famous Cas, Will Not Discuss th Grand Jury' Action Until After th Trial Ha Been Finishsd. BOISE, Idaho, April 29. Senator Borah returned last night from Wash ington where he spent some days In connection with hi affairs. The Sena tor declined to discus the recent ac tion of the grand jury which 1 al leged to have found an Indictment against him In connection . with .the land frauds. ' '' "I am In the midst of Important work In assisting the prosecution of Moyer, Heywood and others charged with complicity In ' the murder of Governor Steunenberg," said , Senator Borah to the Associated Press, "And I think it would not be my place to discuss such affair at the present time.' it Is my wish to go Into this great case unhampered by an utter ances concerning the action of the grand Jury. If that body has taken any action, I am content to leave my good name in the hands of the people of my state and of the government Naturally, I am much distressed at the turn things have taken, but I do not wish even In my own defense to say a word that might prejudice one side or the other in the approaching trial that mean so much to the country. After this case Is over, I may have much to say." SHEEP CAMP DESTROYED. Masked Men Bind Herder and Dyna mite Camp- and 700 Sheep. CHEYENNE. April 29. An explo sion of dynamite at John Linn's sheep camp last night killed 7000 sheep and completely (destroyed the camp wagons and other possessions of the camp. The story of the outrage was told by the herder, who said a band of masked men raided the camp and after binding htm securely arranged the work of destruction. Nil JURORS ACCEPTED Jury in Ruef Case Fear ing Completion. ( NEW VENIRE ORDERED Judge Dunne Orders Venire Of 'Fifty Talesmen For Selec tion of Three Needed. HOPE OF TAKING EVIDENCE On Part of Prosecution Some Time This Week End of a Two Month's Task and Start of Trial i( New in 8ight SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. Four juror were finally selected and five worn In, U the result of today' pro ceeding In the Ruef trial. Thl leaves three additional juror to be obtained for the completion of the panel, a task begun two month ago. The prosecution la hopeful of beginning the Introduction of evidence sometime this week. The panel was tentatively filled today by the accept ance of three talesmen. Three of the eight probationary Juror were sub sequently challenged peremptorily one by the state and two by the defense and the remaining five were sworn In and took their seat with the four other to whom the bad been admin istered. Judge Dunne issued an extra. ordinary call tor a venire for 50 more talesmen to complete the Jury. No session of the grand today. DIAMONDS GOING UP. American Buyer An Cornering the Stone at th Higher Price. NEW YORK, April 29. Diamond Importer who have returned from Eu rope within a few days agree tn saying that 'they have been obliged to pay higher prices for diamonds than ever before, and that all American buyers are eagerly taking all the choice stones they can get. The output of South African diamonds' have been in creasing In quantity a well aa In price, according to the New York dealers. Meantime the South. African diamond trust has declared S3 J-3 per cent net profit on Its apparently in exhaustble clay beds, 2000 foet under ground. One of tho Independent com panies, it is stated 'Is paying 400 per cent profit this year and in the last three years has returned $3,000,000 in dividends on $400,000 capital. FLOODS IN OKLAHOMA, Crops Ruined, Stock Drowned But No Lives Lost According To Report. OKLAHOMA,' April 29 With Light enlng Creek running out of Its banks and the Canadian rising steadily, the people In the lowland of Capitol Hill a suburb of this city, are tonight fac ing a situation that will become criti cal If the heavy rains of the lost 24 hours continue. . The low lands have been converted Into a veritable swamp, the crops ruined and much stock has been drowned. No human lives have been lost so far ha been ascertained. STRIKE TO BE SETTLED. NEW YORK, April 29. The strike of the lamplighters union which went Into.effeot last week at the Wellsbach Light Company for recognition of the union and higher wage may be set tled today. A conference between representa tive of the company and the atrlker ha been arranged and will be held today. The light were kept burning In the city yesterday all day a they have been since the strike wa started. QUEER CATCH. CHICAGO, April 23. A dispatch t the Tribune from Elgin, III, say: While flsdlng In FoxMver, III., Ste phen Bora booked aV bundle of clothing- which he pulled ashore, and found It to contain the bodies of three Infants, twin boy and a girl Coro ner Norton Is of the opinion that to bodies may have been hurled from a passing train. The clothing . found; with them was of fine quality, but had no marks on them. CREW AWAROED DAMAGES. For Sufferings and Hardship Endured While T acorn Was to Bound. SEATTLE. April 29. Federal Judge Hanford today awarded $10,200 d&m age to the crew and officer of the Northwestern ; Steamship Company", Tacoma, for sufferings and privation endured during the 42 day the iteam er wa Ice-bound In La Perouse Sound In 1905 en route from Seattle to Vladivostok. MINERS ENTOMBED. LIEGE, Belgium, "April 29 Eighteen miners today were cut off by a flood In the Anglaur Pit near thla city. Two hundred others escaped. The flood oc curred In gallery 200 feet from th surface. The entombed were prevented by falls of earth from making their way out Relay of rescuer are en deavoring to reach their comrades. BARRICADED DQQ Man and Wife Attacked by For- mer Friends. MAN DEAD-WOMEN INJURED Ordered Friend From th Premi Who Returned and Attacked Bar ricaded Coupla With Knivte Mur derers Were Later Attested by Polio CHICAGO, April 29. Crashing an outer door with an axe, three men attacked John Morris and his .wife with knives In their home, 52 Sholto street early yesterday. They left Mor ris dead and bis wife severely wound ed. The motive for the murder Is be lieved by the police to have been revenge for an affront placed on the men by Morris, theif former Wend, In ordering them from his home one night last week. . It was accomplished after the couple had barricaded tho door against them with every movable piece of furniture at hand. Five men were arrested. They are said to be members of the "Sholto-street gong." They are Michael O'Sheo, Jerry Sulli van and William Sheehan, who have been identified by Mr. Morris and George Reed and James Nonsen. Mends of the others who are held pending a coroner's inquest Accord ing to the police the men arrested were frequent visitors at the Morris homo. After Morris drove them out because of a quarrel which was of a trivial nature, they threatened to kill them, according to Mrs. Morris. ALWAYS HAS BEEN A CTRL. MADRID, April 29. An article calling atentton to the historical fact that the first born child of Anglo Spanish royal marriages has always bn girl, has appeared tn a popular journal here and Is causing much dis cussion. The public hopes that the present case will prove an exception. SNOW IN ITALY. ROME, April 29. A cold wind 13 blowing over the Italian peninsula, particularly in the northern part where it is snowing. At Messlnl there Is still great apprehension over an eruptlou of the Stromboll volcano.