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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1907)
UBLIBHtt FULL ASBQOIATBD FRBSB RSPORT OOVIRt TNI MORNINa flltO ON TH1 LOW ft COLOMBIA VOLUME Ulll, NO. 100, ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS THE LABOR SITUATION Frisco in Midst of Labor Turmoil.' SCHMITZ MAKES EFFORT Tried to Bring Officials and Car men Together In Compromise ' and Failed. TELEPHONE OPERATOR STRIKE Uutfntw Badly Crippled Strlk Gain Ing In Strength and Cum SaHou noonvnlne lrnworkr Ara Still Out Csrmen May Itrik Boon. BAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-Mayor Hchmlt thla afternoon mad a lart futlla cntort to bring President Cal houn of tha United Railroads ana to xecutlv committee of the carmen to guther In a compromise that mlKht wvart a tie-up of tha etrect railway nyatem of thla city. Tha conference km productive of no result. Tha altuatton now dwlarwl to -be hop In and It la feared that the carmen will vote to ftrlk when they gather 1n a maa meeting at 1 o'clock tonight There waa little change on the telephone etrlke today. The company had a tow more operator at work hut the eervir waa badly crippled. To night the cablea containing all of the wire runnlug Into the "Weal" ex change wera cut on one of the pole. Vntll repaired thl leavea a large see ilon of the city entirely wlthotft tela phone connection. s j BAN FRANCISCO, May 4-The out look In the labor altuatton here la not particularly bright and no chance for an Immediate aettlement of any of the luetlona now Involved la at present apparent The telephone atrlke 3tat crippled the service and lat night the whole ayatem had practically coma to a atandatlll. Tha operator are now aeourlng aupport from all dlroctlona and It la feared that the linemen will go out on a sympathetic atrlke, which ma etlll further complicate the situa tion. In the caae of emergency So, jiltals It ha been found necessary to dispatch mounted police to act aa me engora and goneral buslnea ha been ax'rlounly affected. In the etock mnrkets a decline fol lowed tha suspension of the device. So far no disturbance to amount to anything ha accompanied the atrlke. Th Ironworker -are still Arm In their demand and the proportion for a acttU'inent by arbitration hue now been abandoned owing to the negative position taken by the trades oouncll. The carmen will moot tomorrow morning to vote on the question of the threatened atrlke. The men are stand lng by tholr demand for $3 and an' eight-hour day, while the company I atlll firm In Ita position and that the ' rat established by the board of ar bitration la the limit bf-yotid which It will not go. The outlook I generally considered unfavorable for any pacific aettlement of the difficulty, and the worst la feared, LUMBER INDUSTRY TIED UP. ' ' Fight Between Federation of Labor and th I. W. W, In Montana. BUTTE, May 4. A Plain, Mont., dispatch to the Miner atates that dif ferences between the Industrial Work ers of the World, and the Montana Federation ot tabor have resulted In practically tying up the lumber In dustry In Weetern Montana. The op erator are willing to accept the recog nition of the Federation ot Labor, but refuse to recognise the L W. W, Wed nesday afternoon the men voted, It Is understood, for returning to work. All preparation to resume th drive were made, when representative of the In dustrial Worker ordered the men to continue the atrlke. . V ' - IRISH EXPOSITION OPEN. De!gnd To Rvls Drooping InUrtttt of th Country, DUBLIN, May 4.-Th Irish Inter national Exposition which open here today 1 an event of far reaching In tereat to Ireland, a It fa designed to revlva the drooping latere is of the country and at th aaine time preient a picture of Irish development and progreai. Men of all ctaaana, headed by the Marqul of Ormond, have worked Indefatlgably, a guarantee fund of nearly ,11,000,000 baa been rained and an exposition cllplng anything prevloualy attempted In Ireland la aurd. Tha oppoalUon manifested by the natlonallai baa somewhat abated and the ahow promises to be successful, Comparatively few foreign nation have become Interested In the enter prise, foremost of lho participating lining franco, Italy and Japan, but the principal colonics have font fine ex hibits. SINGER BUILDING. Steel From Frisco fir Being Ueed In New Construction, NEW YORK, May 4.-Much of the ateel which I being used In erecting the Singer building at Broadway and Liberty street If malarial that has passed through the earthquake and Are In Ban'Franelsoo more than a year ago. Twisted andwarped beam from the Golden Gates were purchased and hipped around Cap Horn In sailing vessel to the contractor' mill on Siat Island. These were melted, tem pered and rolled again Into good straight beam for structural pur poses. Steel Hull Filled With Lumber Completely Destroyed. ARTHUR FITGER OF GERMANY Crew Escaped In Lifeboat Flames Tee Fiero For Fir Tuge Vessel Valued at 9129,000-Cargo at 130,000 Both Were Covered by Insurance. SEATTLE. May 4. Loaded with lumber the full big steel hull of the German schooner Arthur Fltgor. lying outside Salmon bay, near the west point lighthouse, wa burned last night The cargo, worth $30,000, wa completely destroyed, Both cargo and vessel were Insured. The tire started In the paint room aft and crept slowly but with irre slxrlblo Impetuous forward and In about two houra the flnmea poured from stem to atcrn, The Are boat and numerous tug that stood alongslJe were repolled by the Intense heat. , The crew of IS men In the forecastle when the flames broke out gathered up their belongings and lowering a lifeboat escaped to the Bhore. The Arthur FlUger waa owned by the Schmidt Company of Hamburg, aurmnny, shippers, and was valued at 3125,090. She was built In Belfast, Maine, In' 1880. Her tonnage was 1727, and ahe was 282 feet long and 23 feet beam. ' ry ; ; Before going to the Sound the Ar thur Fltgor was at Astoria. She ar rived hore from Antwerp during the hit tor part of the winter, with a cargo consigned to Mtoyer, Wilson & Co., of Portland. Falling to got a grain charter for the outgoing trip, he was flnojlly engaged to go to Port Blakoley In ballast to receive a cargo of lumber for the West Coast ot South America. While she was at Blakely the mill plants there were burned to the ground and ahe waa obliged to go to another nearby port to load. 1 ' AGED AZTEC D(EAD, SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 4. Follx Rodrlgue. an Axteo Indian, died here yesterday at the age of 119. He was In the battle ot the Alamo in 1836 a a teamater In charge ot the pay master's wagon of the Mexican army. Aftor the Texas victory he returned to Mexico where he lived until four year' ago when he came here. He died without family. HISSED THE PRESIDENT Heywood Sympathizers Parade in Gotham. SEVERALRAW SPEECHES Speakers Say Roosevelt Violated His Oath and Term Him an "Undesireable Citizen." ! HEARING FOR BRIBING JURY W. N. Yost Held Subjeet To Servlee For Attempting To Bribe J. L. Wsggenert Twenty Thousand Men and Women Marehed In Big Parade. -J NEW TORK, May 4. Two long line ot men and women, probamy 20,000 of them, trailed through toe street of the upper and lower Eaat- slde today In a demonstration oi sympathy for Moyer, Heywood and Pettibone. A part of the paraaure crowded the Orand Central Palace to wind up the demonstration In one of th biggest union labor and socialist meetings seen in New Yoik la a long time, There wa no disorder. When Chairman Morris Hllqulst mentioned President Roosevelt's name It wa received with a torm of h!e. It was not a fact, Hllqulst ald, Moyer, Heywood and Pettlbone had done any of the thing wltn which they war charged that made them "Undesirable cltlsena," li waa the fact that they were law-abiding citlaen. earneat worker for their fellow man that in duced the presldont to make the statements he did against them. To th laboring men, he said, Dbs, Moyer and Heywood are not "unaesiraDie cltlsena." v "Undesirable citUena" to th labor ing men ara the capitalists, mlneown- rs and governor or tne otaies ei Colorado and Idaho. "To u," he said, The man who ha been elected to the highest office In the land and who . w uses his , power to irampia uowu ie men whose Uvea may depend up on openness and fairness of the public mind has violated his solemn oath. He Is an "Undesirable eltlien." Editor Joseph Vanblbe ot a Socialist paper spoke for an hour, and Intro duced a set of resolutions covering every phase of the case which w'U be sent to all the members of congress, to the suprome court and to the presi dent Fallowing him William A. Coak ley spoke. He said the laboring men are good Americans and that they believe they have certain rights under the consti tution and propose to have them. He said Organised labor believed these men were Innocent, but ell they asked Is fair trial. If Moyer, Heywood and 'ettluone are guilty of this crime, he snld, they ought to be hanged, It In nocent, they must go free. V BOISE, May 4. W. N. Tost, charged with attempt to corruptly Influence X Waggoner, one of the Juror who will be subjact to service ; in the Steunenberg Oases, was today held In ball of 1500 to the district court of Ada County. The preliminary exami nation waa held In the justice court and attracted very little attention. Waggoner testified today that on April while he was serving as a juror In the murder case, that. Tost approached hi mand offered htm 120 to poll the white cross precinct as to Its attitude on the Moyer case. Tost further atat ed that according to Waggoner, that the men on trial for tho murder of Steunenberg were being " railroaded through to the gallows,' Waggoner refused to take the money stating to Yost that he was on the jury at that time and had only been excused for one day, that he was very busy oa his farm and could not spare the time. Waggoner said he told Tost that he (Waggoner) was no friend of the Gooding or state administration, and according to the testimony given, be gave a hi reason for not undertaking the work, his lack of tlma, Waggoner also testified that he himself did not know positively at the tlma that he would likely be one of the Juror In th Heywood case, and hod no reason to believe Tost knew be would ba. Attorney Nugent, one of the Heywood Mbyer-peitlbone counsel represented Tost and moved Tost' discharge for a lack ot evidence. : This waa apposed by the prosecution and wa refused by the Justice. GEOLOGICAL 8URVEY, Mansger Whyt Reoeive New From Department on Work In Oregon, Manager Whyte, of the Chamber of Commerce, received a letter from act ing director of the United States Geo logical Survey H. C. Rlxner, bringing the new that a .geological survey 1 being mode In .certain part Of Oregon. Namely In part of Josephine, Doug las and Coos Counties. Mr. Mlzner make a mention of the fact that the state Is co-operating In the matter of a, topographical survey and recom mends that the same be done in order to expedlate the geological work. Th advance work in the Matter of a sur vey of this kind for Clatsop haa been started and will bo given all the Im petuous possible the Chamber , of Commerce. MAJOR BELMONT GUILTY. NEW TORK, May 4.-Tbe Tribune tomorrow will ay Major Francis P. Belmont ot the Fifth Infantry, who waa tried before the general court- martial, has been found guilty on even out ot twelve count. Th court sentenced him to lose 60 flies tn the military rank on the list of major. A HORRIBLE DEATH Slipped and Fell Between Jaws 1 of Sleamshovel. THE BODY SEVERED IN TWAIN Operator FaiUd To Obterv Aeoident and Noise of 8hovol Drowned Cries of Sptolator Hd anq" 8houlder Hoisted Before Maehin Stopped. CHICAGO. May 4. A dispatch to the Inter-Ocean from Stirling, HI, says: Slipping down a gravel bank in a railroad cut here yesterday George Nelson tell between the jaws of a huge steam shovel and his body was bitten in two by the closing of the sections. - The operator of the shovel did not see the workman fall, and the puffing steam engine drowned the cries of the onlookers. The metal Jaws closed upon Nelson just below the heart, and his body waa cut com pletely In two. The head and sholders, Inside the shovel, were borne high in the air before the englno was re versed. BURLINGTON FLYER WRECKED. Seoond 8eotlon Crashed Into a car Killing Fireman. Hand' BUTTE, May. 4. A Miner special from Manhattan says: The fireman waa Instantly killed tn a wreck of the westbound flyer on the Burlington, just east of Manhat ton, Montana, thla evening and 25 passenger sustained Injuries, many serious one and one fatal. The train ran down a handcar. ' The Burlington train was traveling tn two ' sections which was apparently unknown to tbe section men who were pumping their car leisurely along, when the second aectlon crashed Into It TEA CAU8ED DEATH. , NEW TORK, May 4. Testing samples ot tea to determine ther grade for Import duty valuation un dermined the health and Indirectly brought about the death yesterday tn the world. He was engaged In this duty for the government for 24 years. Tea merchants say that samplln tea always affects the health of those en gaged In It i SEVERAL INDICTMENTS Will Be Returned by the Grand Jury. MORE FOR BOSS RUEF Grand Jury to Vote on 19 Counts Against the ". Boss. SOME FOR UNITED RAILWAYS Th Number of Prospective Indiet- menu To Be Voted On By Grand Jury I 67, For Bribing of Super visors and Higher Municipal Offioials SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. Follow Ing the refusal yesterday of Presi dent Calhoun and General t Manager Mullally to testify, and the subpoen Ing by telegraph of Chief Counsel Ford In Los Angeles, it wa learned today that it la the intention of the grand jury to vote on returning brib ery Indictments against certain offl cers, sometime next week, probably not lateMhan Thursday. Both Lang- don and Heney refused to state against whom these Indictment will be returned. It was learned that a number of proseptlve Indictments are to be voted on next week with refer ence o the United Railway there are SVcdmprising the alleged complicity of the three men In tha bribing of the 18 supervisors and of another and higher municipal official, at the same time the grand Jury will vote on the returning of 19 other Indictments charging the Political Bos with the same crime in the same deal. The amount of money, part cash and part bonds, 1 alleged to have been by the prosecution to have been ex pended, la approximately 1750,000. WASP IN TROUBLE. Serious of Mithap to th Steamer at Aberdeen, ABERDEEN. , Wash., May 4. The learner WaD. ' which was towed to sea yesterday by the tug Sea Rover, on Its way to San Francisco, ha had all manner of trouble while here, and her experiences will cost her owners a pretty penny before they) are . done with her. Upon her arrival here, she struck a snaa while going up the Wishkah River to the American mill, which tore out some of the blades of her propeller. She telegraphed her owners about the matter, and asked whether to have repairs made here, or to be towed to the city for them. She took on part ot a load and in dropping down the river Monday night a collision with tbe dock seeming lm mlnent, the master dropped the an chor, which caught In the electric light cable which lies In the bottom of the river, and cut it In two, putting part of the city In darkness for an hour or so. She then had her deckload removed and was towed to Ltndstrom's ship yard, where she was hauled up on the marine way tor repairs. She had no sooner been put in triace than one of the links in the chain broke and she slid down the skids aa if she were shooting the chutes, playing smash with the ways and putting them out of commission for a tlma This took away the only chance she had of be ing repaired here, and the tug came from the Sound to take her to the city. Upon the arrival of the Sea Lion her master was fined 1200 for lack of a license to, navigate these waters, and $320 for having 11 un signed men on board, making ,a total of $420. He has applied to the proper authorities through the local custom house for relief and expects an ad justment of the matter. ADVANCE IN STOCKS. Du T Aetlvity Centered In Tha Union PaoifiA i NEW TORK,' May 4.-The advanc In price of stock this week wa due In large part to the sympathetic effect of the great activity centered In Union Pacific, which a unexplained by any; new developments, although It wag also accompanied by floods of rumor. The copper stock have shown soma Independent strength, based on con ditions In the market for the metal. Crcp new has been of mixed effect Report 'of Improved condition early bt tha week- helped stocks. Th effect of the later strength in the wheat mar ket wa modified by the part played by foreign crop damage report. Monday conditions have grown to ward greatet - ease both here and abroad and confidence in the money outlook ba Increased, , . Tha issue of Atchison convertible bonds to bear I per eent wa an un favorable factor. STOCK I8SUE AUTHORIZED. United Railroad To Issua $5,000,000 . First Preferred 8toek. ' i NjCW JORK, May 4. The United Railroads of San Francisco, It Is mad known In the annual report of tha Railways Investment Company, ha authorised an Issue of $$,000,000 first preferred stock, to bear Interest at the rate 'of not less than 'I per cent per annum. This issue has been au thorized to provide - fund for new construction and Improvements, and $1,500,000 1 to be Issued In the near fture. All of this stock will be taken by the RallWays Investment Company, which owns all the stock of tbe United Railroads ot San Francisco aa -well a a controlling interest in ' th Philadelphia Company of Pittsburg. LANE lif ATED Portland's Popular Mayor Re Ceives Endorsement Again. DEVLIN FOR REPUBLICANS Hartry Lan and Thomas A. Devlin, Present City Auditor, War Nomi nated by the Democratic and Re publican Parti by Large Majorities PORTLAND, May 4. Mayor Lane, Democrat waa today renominated and Thomas A. Devlin, Republican, present city auditor, was nominated for Mayor by their respective parties. Both men were selected by handsome majorities. POLICE INDICTED. Alleged Complicity of Fore in Mayor alty Campaign. CHICAGO, May 4. The grand Jury returned four Joint indictments aralnst former Chief of Police Collin this evening and against the other police and city officials in connection with corruption In the police depart ment The action follows the allega tion that the police force was used during the recent . mayoralty cam paign to further the Interest of for mer Mayor Dunne. Those Indicted ara Chief Collins, W. L. Connell, former Commissioner of Public Works and chairman of the Democratic City Committee; Edmund H. Roche, city purchasing agent; Frank (D. Comer ford, a former police attorney and Detectives McGrath and McNutty. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. GUATEMALA CITY. May 4. An other mine containing many pounds of dynamite, waa discovered yesterday on Seventh avenue In front of a building not far from the residence of President Cabrera. YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL 8CORES At Seattle Seattle 9. Spokane 8. At San Francisco Portland I, San Francisco 7. Northwest Leagu. At Vancouver Butte 5, Vancouver 8. Coast Leagu. At ' Los Angeles Lo Angeles 6, Oakland 3.