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I UBLISHIt UIL AttOOIATIO PRIM RtPOAT UOVIRS THI MONNIN9 FIBLO ON TrfB LOWlfc 03LUMXA VOLUME LXIII, NO. 97. ASTORIA ' 1EG0N, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS & III Ot ttl J MB IN TROUBLE Oil Shore Leave (Attacked By Police. - . ' OCCURED AT SANTIAGO Absence of Detailed JReporta Letvet Authorities In Doubt as Seriousness of Trouble. REPORTS SAY TEN INJURED Salient From Crulaar Teeoma Enter Disorderly Houm and Later 0Moms Mixed Up In Brawl VHh Cuban Polio and Ar Wonted. . WASHINGTON, May l.-Th Navy Ieuartment bu received a cablegram from Commander Wood, of Uta Dixie, at Havana, transmitting a report of Cornnwiitlor Tappan, of tbo gunboat Taooma. now lying at Santiago, Cuba, stating that trouble had occurred bo twwn turn of tha aallora of tha tblp on iboro and tba local authorities, Tli lllapatch promise detail later. While full report of tbo affray at Santiago la not at hand, It la tramtd at) th Navy Department that Commander Tappan baa cabled tbat ton of , tha personnel of tho Taroma woro In jured In tba attack by tba pollca at Santiago. , HAVANA. May 1, la tha abaaaoa further dotalla concerning the reported attack by tha pollca of Santiago upon tba United Statea aallora, tha authori ty ara unabla throw any light what ver upon tha affair. Tha only report received thla afternoon waa from tha Oovernor of Orlente, who merely aald that all waa quiet and tha author Itlea aa a precaution against any fur ther disorder had asked Commander Tappan not to allow hie aulloia aahora t night flfMrifW f n rrtm iaM lhA Aflau.lntA v.v. ...... .. .... prese today that he considered tha affair a mere, brawl, Incident to pay day. Thla opinion la also ahared by General Barry. Mayor Mean, of Santiago, told the Associated Press tonight that the brawl bad occurred early Sunday In a Ulaorderly bouae which resulted In the oonfliot between the police and tho aallora but that It waa not aarloua. Ho aald that ho could hardly credit the report thnt tho police had wanton ly attacked the aallora. The mayor aald the aallora were usually well be haved and that cordial relatione exist between them and the cltlaen and the police. Police Coptaln Laya who , la alleged to have led the attack on the aallora, the mayor declares, la an offi cer of long aervlco and baa on excel lent record, and that It waa moat un likely that he would resort to violence except In an extreme emergency. Moaa dclared that ehould the police be found guilty of attacking the aallora, he would Inflict aummary punlahment. DANIELS TO RETIRE. I NEW YORK, May 1. The Now ' York Central officiate announce that Oeorge Henry Daniels, who haa been connected with the company for 21 yeara, will today retire from active " service. It la understood that he will occupy a consulting position, Mr. Daniels waa born In Hampshire, 111., December 1, 1842, and began his railroad career when 15 yeara of age, jj as rodmon In the engineering corpa i of the Sorthern Missouri Railroad. In 1886 he entered the service of the "COUNTER! EXCLUDED. Clalma to ba Ciara Couiln And Waa Exiled From Russia. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1A land Ing In tbla country baa ben dented "Counteaa CovaUneky," tha woman who dreaaod in mala atilre arrived recently with hr huaband on tha Ven tura, J ;t , .'( I.. ,, Tha Counteaa and her husband came here under tha name of Ooorge and John Pvpper. After their arrival aha aald tbat aha waa a daughter of tha Duka of Buckingham and a coualn of tha Caar and that aha bad bean ex iled from Ruala becauaa of br mar riage to tha paeudo Pepper, who was much beneath ber In eoclal atatlon. She also told of being auapected of murder, of which aha waa Innocent and of being exited on that account. The storloa led to br examination aa to her aanlty. Tha physicians who examined ber pronounced ber san. The woman, who la at 111 on board tba Ventura wlilfber huaband, will appeal ber caaa to tha Department of Com merce and Labor at Washington. BRYAN AT DOLLAR BANQUET. Will Arrive Late But Will Make Hla Speech Just the Same. NEW YORK May 1, 1M7. William Jennings Bryan will ba the guest of honor at a dollar banquet dinner given by the people lobby of Newark, N. J., tonight, Mr. Bryan haa aant word that be will positively make tha speech on political question that haa been assigned him. The dinner will ba given at 7 o'clock tonight and while awaiting Mr. Bry an'a arrival, e peach ee will be made by Stale Senator Everett Colby, Mayor Mark Fagan, Oeorge I Record anJ othora. THE HUEF CASE Ruefs Friend Ordered From the Room By Judge. WHISPERED TO DEFENDANT W. D. K. Olbaon, Brothar-ln-Law of tha Spreckela, Treasurer of 8preekela Company, Exeuaed Beeauaa he Would Not Care To Ba Triad By Jury. BAN FRANCISCO, May 1-Although nine taleemon were eubjoct to exami nation and cross-examination today, neither of the two seats remaining va cant on tiiQ Ruef panel waa filled. The Incident of the day waa the ejectment of Myrtle Cert, one of Ruef a atauncheat friends fro mthe court room, by order of Judge Dunno. He waa holding a whispered confidence with Ruef when ordered tr leave 'the room. E. P. Troy, an Insurance mun, In alsted on making a apeoth In answer to nearly every question asked htm by Ruof'a counsel and waa finally excused. More than ordinary Interoat was shown when the name of W. D. K. Olbson, treasurer r of the Sprecels Company, and a brother-in-law of John D. and Rulolpn Spreckela was called, Olbaon thought ha could try the case Impartially, but on hla admis sion he did not care to be tried by 12 men In hla own frame of mind, he atood aside on the challenge of the defense. LAURIER TALKS ON AMERICA. Claims Canada la Batter Country and Haa Better Lawa. LONDON. April SO. Sir Wilfred Lnurler, premier of Canada, addres sing the Canadian Club tonight aald he had no fear that Canada would be Am erlcahlxod. The American Immigrants In Canada were a practical people who had quit the United Slates for Canada because they believed It to be a better country with better lawa which were administered tenfold better than the lawa of the United Statea. STMINT Issued In Behalf Moyer-Heywood-Pcttibone. CLAIM RANK INJUSIIffl:; Charges Perjury, Discrimination ard Persecution on part of President, Newspapers. PETTIBONE'S WITTY JESTS Telle of Oroanlxation of Weetern Fed eration and Laya Claim to Revolu tionary Anoaatora For Self and Hay wood Martial Law May ba Declared BOISE, MAy 1. Clarence Darrow, of the counsel for Moyer, Heywood and Puttlbono. tonight Issued a formal statement In behalf of the accused. The statement, which la In tha first person, begins with a description of tha crime tha men ara charged with, and then asserts that during their year's loarceratlon, all the press of the country and particularly that section of Idaho where they are to be tried, haa bitterly denounced them and the Weetern Federation of Minora They declare they were not in Idaho for yeara before the crime waa committed. "Under the law we could not be ex tradlcted from Colorado, but in spite of thla, we were arrested on a per jured affidavit, and on tbla perjured affidavit, known to be false, to tha gov ernor of the two atatea of Colorado and Idaho, kidnapped ua In night time, refusing ua an Interview with our family, friends or counsel or a chance of appeal to tha courte and brought ua here on special train. Into a etate and community systematically poison ed agalnat ua by tha newpaper and ofnclala." Reiterating that a campaign baa been made to educate , the community that they are assassins, the statement gooa on to aay that at thla time when the case la about to be reached, the "President of the United Statea, In no way Interested, officially or otherwise, sends two letters broadcast over the country, charging ua with guilt and crime. These ara published In every paper In the bind, and especially by every paper In Idaho. Tho Oovernor of Colorado, a day or two later, adds hla words of aplte to the venom of tho president and says that we are not guilty of the crime charged but of many othora too. While the president of the United Statea and the Oovernor of Colorado are sending out stater menta to compass our death, the judge In .this county haa brought a citizen before him for Contempt on the charge that he tried to Influence the mind of a prospective juror by saying 'The state administration Was, trying to railroad us,' "On the appearance of this man in court, the judge promptly told the state' attorney that he Bhould have this obacure farmer Indicted for felony because he tried to Influence the mind of a prospective juror. The president know how much greater weight will be given hi worda than those of an obacure private cltlsen. "Aa we are about to be tried In court every law-abiding cltlsen should do his power to cool the passions of men, rather than add fuel to the flames." The three prisoners do not show the effects of their confinement except by the ' prison pallor. Pettlbone, whom they used to call "Happy Hooligan" back In (Denver, Is the funniaker of the crowd, and ho talked In so humor ous a vein to the Associated Press, that even the quips about hla own hanging brought laughter. Striking a 'more aerloua note. Pettlbone told of tho history of the Western Federation of Miner which be aald bad been or ganised In tbat same room, they oc cupied back In 1882, after the trouble up In the Couer d'Alene, when they arrested ""lot of our men" and held them until 1MI when the supreme court decided that were were illegally In custody. Pettlbone then described to the Associated. Press the conditions that tba miners In tho Couer d'Alene were obliged to endure. Pettlbone aald tbey were miserably housed and fed and that tha company paid In script and compelled the mlnera to buy from the company storea extortionate pricee. Tbey were com pelled to aubmlt to an enforced a eeesmcnt to pay for the company doc tor, and on one occasion he had seen thla doctor refuse to come to the bed aid of a dying miner. . . ..... . pcttibona later atatea mat ne is a descendant of John Pettlbone, who came to thla country In 1651, and he haa a Revolutionary ancestor burled at Wblta Plaine. Heywood Is 'o of Revolutionary stock, according to Pettlbone, who declared that one of Heywood'a fore fathers signed the declaration of in dependence. Moyer, he added, la of Pennaylvania Dutch etock and that have been In America for aome time. , Governor Gooding stated to the As sociated Press today when ahown the statement that It waa not bis Inten tion to place Ada county under martial law at the commencement of the trial that martial law would not ba declared tinlce disturbance should occur to make such a step necessary and be did not expect any such breach of the peace on the part of the people of his state. , "r Noted Editorial Writer Died in Hamilton Bermuda. CAUSED BY HEART FAILURE Chief Editorial Writer For New York American and a Man Widely Known Feeling Better and Wrote to Hia Friend of Hia Return to New York. NEW YORK, My 1. Arthur Mc Ewen, chief editorial writer of the New York American, died suddenly to day at Hamilton, Bermuda. Heart failure Is given aa the cause of his death. McEwen went to Bermuda 10 days ago on account of bis health and finding " himself much improved this week, wrote home to; friend express ing a hope of returning to New York In a few days. McEwen was 56 years old and a native of Scotland. ' TO OUST OIL COMPANY. Attorney General of Ttxae In York Gathering Evidence. New NEW YORK. May 1. The Ameri can says today that J. P. IJghtfoot, assistant Attorney General of Texas, has been In the city for ten days, qui etly getting evidence to be utilised In an attempt to oust the Wafers Pleroe OH Company from his state. Both the hearings, It Is said, have been held In a small room In the Wall Street district H. M, Rogers, John D. Archbold, H. C. Fierce, and some subordinates have been examined. PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA. NEW YORK, May 1. Fran Knel sel, the leader of the Knetsel quar tette, la reported to have been selected as conductor "of the Philadelphia Or chestra to succeed the lato Frons Scheel, and, It Is sold, has Indicated a willingness to accept the place. It Is stated that If Knelsel goes to Philadelphia, It will mean that the Knelsol quartette will disband. RIOTING ON HAY DAY Parisian s Holiday Causes the Trouble. A THOUSAND ARRISTS Many People Were Injured and Serious Disorder Prevailed in Certain Sections. ATTEMPT TO LYNCH AMERICAN John Law, Ruaaian, Who Haa Baan Naturalized in This Country, Wound ad Two 8oldir With a Revolver and Barely Escaped With Hia Life. PARIS, May 1 The expectation that May day would pass without violence waa not realised. The "day began calm but toward evening the working canter In the vicinity of the trades unions headquarters became a scene of aer loua disturbance In - which many were Injured. Precautions were taken by the authorities and a stern deter mination to repress all riots, however, brought tranquility before midnight Over a thousand arrests were mode during the day, twenty persons were badly Injured and a great number of others suffered contusions. During the afternoon, John Law, a Russian, who is a naturalised American, from the! top of a bus, fired five shots which wounded two soldiers. The crowd at tempted to lynch Law who was drag ged fro mfhe omnibus. He was rescued by the police after being severely beaten. TILLAMOOK PIONEER DEAD. Warren N. Vaughn, Oldeat Known Citixen In Tillamook. TILLAMOOK, Or., May L Warren N. Vaughn, one of the first ploneera of Tillamook County, died Monday morn ing upon the homestead he took up In this county In December, 1853. He we probably the oldest known cltlsen In Tillamook. Ho was born on June 9, 1823, In Steuben County, New York, being a son of Constant Vaughn and a descendant of one of the early Hol land families to emigrate to tha United States.-.' Removing with his parents to Michi gan when about 14 years of age, Mr. Vaughn assisted In the pioneer labor of clearing and Improving a farm from tho wilderness, remaining beneath the parental roof until ' 18 years old. Subsequently serving a year's ; ap prenticeship to the cooper's trade, he worked untH 1846, when he returned to his early home in New York, where he remained a year. The ensuing two yeara he spent In Michigan working at bis trade. Then joining the joint stock com' pany commanded by Frank Brown, he started for the gold regions of Cali fornia on March 4, 1849. This band of 21 men, with their five yoke of oxen, were six months In crossing tho plains, arriving In Oregon City the following October. At Foster, Or., the entire outfit, teams and all were sold for J 500, which was paid in franca. The company took passage and after a voyage of 27 day landed at San Francisco, going direct to Placerville. Mr, Vaughn waa unsuccessful In finding the golden ore, so embarked In trade at Sacramento, where he re mained until 1850, Thinking tbat more would be made In Oregon than In California, ho returned by boat to Portland, thence to Dayton, In Yamhill county, where ha located on govern ment land and resided nearly two years. Searching for a permanent piaoa to locate, ha left Dayton in 1352, and came by way of Astoria to Tillamook county, walking the entire distance from Astora, reaching Tillamook De cember 19, 1852. He took up a dona tion claim of $29 acre about four miles from tbla city, which he Im proved and has made hi home since. CIGAR MAKERS STRIKE. HAVANA. May 1. The atrlke In tho cigar industry : contlnuea , without overture being made by either sldB to end It, Tbe cigar makers declare; they are receiving ample funds, wbloti have come from tbo United States, and that they will be enabled to hold out for montn. MAXIM GORKY IN ROME. Under Police Surveillance and Decline to Attend Meeting. ROME, May t The fear that tha meeting over which Maxim Gorky was ached uled to preside at, tonight, at tha Coliseum will be productive of troaMa Is so great, that the government re fused to allow It to be held. The pro motors, 'however, say the meeting will taka place unless governmental orders to the contrary, but Gorky, owing to ill health, will not be present It la believed the pollca have Gorky under surveillance and that is really the rea son he has declined to speak. Tba garrison I in preparation for any May day riots that may break out TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES. Coast League.' . '. At Seattle Seattle 2, Spokane t. At San Francisco Portland t, San Francisco 8. CLUE TO MURDERER Sheriff Sappington Believes He is on Murderers Trail IN WOODLAND AT THE TIJ2E Suapieioua Actiona on Night of Mur der Load to Belief That He la Im plicated Crossed tha Columbia At Kalama Whar Trail Waa Lost PORTLAND, May 1. A special to the Oregonian from Vancouver, "Wash statea that Sheriff Sappington 1 bunt ing for a man named Carrigan, whom he believes to be implicated In the killing of James Foster at Woodland, for which crime Tom and James Bax ter are under arrest Sappington atatea that Carrigan was at work at Wood land at the time of the killing and ac cording to the people 'by whom he waa employed, Carrigan left the house on the night of the murder In his stock ing feet and returned later In tha night They told the sheriff that tho next day,' Carrigan went away leaving his belongings, some money and wages due him. The sheriff says that Carrigan was traced to Kalama, where he crossed the Columbia River and then all trace of him was lost SEATTLE VS. BROOKLYN. High Schools to Play tnteracholaatio Ball Game in Brooklyn. NEW YORK, May X. The Seattle High school of Seattle, Wash., haa challenged the Brooklyn high schools for an interscholastlc' baseball game, or series of games to be played In Brooklyn early In July. Tha challenge will be accepted. The game will probably be played on tho grounds of the Brooklyn National League Club. GRANT CONCESSIONS TO MEN, OAKLAND, CaL, May 1. Twenty- one out of thirty-four shops in this city have granted the demands of the machinists for an eight-hour day and 14 cents an hour In wages.