VOLUME LXIII, NO 140.
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1S07.
;PR!CE FIVE CENTS
SCHM1TZ 15
II1ME
Imprisonment Will Cause
His Death
CONSPIRACY ALLEGED
Schmltz'i Attorneys Assert that
Sprockets and Others Want
Control of City.
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
Lawyers Ak For SchmUi Release On
Writ of Habeas Corpus Oo tlx Ground
That Bt Is Deprived of Bit Liberty
Without Dui Proms of Lw, .
6AX FIU.VCI.sa), Juno 20.-Myor
ftchmlti attorney lata this afternoon
untied to tb district court of anneal
for the release of the Mayor on bull by
a writ of habeas corpus, Sixteen show
ing are made in the petition end at
irai one or uiem is aeeiueuiy sensa
tional. In it. it I declared bv hi it
torney, that the Mayor I. suffering from
n iwurame usrste and that Imprison
nient in the lull wilt mum Mm .Utih.
It I understood the disease with
which the Mayor i affected ) mi ffe
tion of the kfflner and that it ha. ad,
vanwd to a eriou tge. The petition
allege that the aertloo of the penal
ends under which the Xtivnr vu nr.
drred into custody, is unconstitutional
in that the petilloneer it deprived of til
liberty without due proof, of law,
Tlie petition further allege that the
Imprisonment of Mavor Srhmita l In
furtherance of a eonnlrcv hv llmloli.li
Ppeckel and other, through their
coercive power- over me board or mper.
visors, who have confessed their atuilt
of bribery, to usurp the office of the
Mayor and to erure full political con
trol, of the attain of San Francisco.
...
RECOVERS FORTUNE,
Siocum Inheritance la Finally To Be
Tu rated Over To Heir.
CHICAGO, June 20.-A dispatch to
the Tribune train Ludington, Mis
eayei
After being deprived of bit inheritance
for more than half a century, Dr,
Franklin Siocum, a prominent physician
of thi city, left yesterdny for Wash
ington, D. C-, to conclude final arrange
niente through Huron Rosen, the Rus
sian ambassador to the United State
'for the recovery of hi father's fortune,
which amount now to more than $1,
(100,000. The story of the ciure of the
talcum fortune, the original amount of
which was about $275,000, goe back to
the time of the famous Russian" up
riding in 18411.- At that time the elder
blooum wa an importer of milk and
tea from China and Japnn, doing busi
ness In Moscow.
Incensed by the exceivo importation
duties exacted from them by the Bit
sinn government, a number of import
er, Including Slocuin, made personal
remonatrance to the Cinr with the re-
ult that they and thclri families were
banished from the "oountry and one
half of their property eied by the
government to be held lu trust for Ihel
heirs.
RUSSIAN POLITICS.
leader Return To Incite People Facing
Sure Arreat.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20.-J. A.
Alcxlnsky, one of the Social Demo
cratic leader In the late lower House of
Parliament, who attended the London
conference, has Arrived hero - from
ftwiticrland by way of Finland, volun-
fnrily facing almost certain arrest and
lonii imprisonment in responso to tho
cull of his party. He crossed and fron
tier unnoticed and thus far has escaped
the attention of the police, M. Alexin-
ky plans to visit the factory districts,
addrliu secret tneetlms. and ar
the enthusiasm of the work'
whom be is Immensely po fi. a
continuance of the etr
government. lie said toda, ey a. he fully
expected to be arretted, but if be could
keep out of the hands of tha police
even for a week, he would consider tbe
sacrifice well paid. M. Alexloky Is an
exponent of extreme measures, and hl
return lis greatly strengthened the
movement fr a general strike, upon
which the Social Democrats are stilt
undecided. He holds that tbe govern
ment by arresting Social Democratic
representative has declared war upon
the working cle and that It Is neces
sary to reply by any mean at the
disposal of the proletariat;
VISITS SOUTHWEST.
British Ambassador Enthuse Over the
Sljhts Irt Southwest
NEW YORK, June 20.-Tbe Hon.
James Bryee, British ambsssador to
tbe United States, Is, according to the
friend of President A. J, Davidson of the
St. Louis & Ban Francisco Railroad, who
has been traveling through Kansas,
Oklahoma, and tbe Indian Territory
with Minister Bryc) learning more about
the southwest than is Involved in tbe
study of Indians.
The Agricultural Department of that
part of the country and tbe Inrush of
Imputation have aroused bl keenest
Interests. Mr. ltryce it quoted as ssy-
"The southwest possesses the agrl
cultural wealth of Franc, th rural
beauties of England and the tinted
...... .LI., nf l.lu
.,. sj '
STEAMER ON ROCKS.
HOLYHEAD, Wales, June 20,-For
half an hour today the Irish steamer
Anglia, with five hundred passengers,
wa fast on a submerged rock, which
she struck in a thick fog. The officer
maintained order with great difficulty
Life preserver were distributed and
boat were lowered, but the esptatn got
the ship off the rocks with her own
it cam.
FRENCH RIOTING
Troops Fire on Besieging Mobs
atNarbonne.
MOBILIZATION IMPOSSIBLE
Troop Are Placed So That a General
Gathering of the Populace Is Impos
ible Most of Wounded Are Suffering
From Gunshot Wounds or Sabre Cuts.
PARIS, June 20,-Owing to the cen
sorship In the south, only brief items of
new of the winegrower demonstrations
have readied Paris up to this afternoon,
These however showed that the conflicts
between, troops and the mob are more
sanguinary than was at flint supposed.
At Aarbonne, three were killed and fully
a hundred soldier and civllans including
a score of women, are said to have been
wounded, several fatally. The troops
who were ordered to fire In the air, shot
straight at the mobs besieging them in
the courtyard of the mibprofecture, The
whole army corps has been put in mo
tion to (leal with the rebellious wine
growers, but the government claims the
forces are so distributed as to isolate
the different sections and render It prac
lically impossible to effect a general mo
blliintlon of the disaffected people.
Narbonne is reported as presenting a
remarkable speotable. Paving atones
which were used in the assault upon
the troops, encumber the streets, walls
were marked with bullets, windows were
broken end cafes wrecked, the furni
ture having been used for building the
barricades, Broken bottles and clubs
litter the streets everywhere. Most of
the wounded are suffering from gunshot
wound and sabre gashes, or fractured
skulls and limbs.
FORAKER ON COLORED SOLDIERS.
"
XKNIA, June 20. On the campus of
the Wilberforce University this after
noon, Senator Foraker discussed the
matters developed bv the Senatorial in
vestigation of the Brownsville affair.
roruker paid a high tribute to the
bravery of the colored soldiers in the
Spanish-American war, especially the
Ninth and Tenth cavalry and the 24th
and 25th infantry.
PROSECUTION
THROUGH
Tbe State Closes Its Case
Today.
MOVE FOR ACQUITTAL
Haywood Defense Will Move
Court to Instruct for Verdict
of Acquittal.
OPEN STATEMENT SATURDAY
If Court Rules Adversely On Motion of
Defense Attorney Darrow WiU Make
the Opening Statement For The De,-.
fense on Saturday. ,
B018E, June 20. Unles there should
be an unforeseen delay la securing tbe
couple of final piece of evidence, the
state will tomorrow close its case
against Haywood, whom It charge with
the murder of Frank Steunenberg. Tills
announcement wa made this afternoon
by Senator Borah, one of Ihe special
counsel and when Clarence Darrow of
the defense took up the discussion of
the arrangement of time, he made it
very clear that directly after the etate
closed, be and bls associate would
move the court for instruction direct
ing.a verdict of acquittal, It 1 now an
ticipated that the state will close its
case by noon. That the afternoon ses
sion will be devoted to the argument
of the expected motion of the defense
and if the court rule adversely on the
motion, the opening statement. In be
half of Haywood, will be made, by Dar
row, on Saturday, '
The prosecution succeeded, today in
again showing a direct connection be
tween the store of George Pettibone, in
Denver, and Orchard while at work on
the Bradley crime in San Francisco and
promise to make the connection with
Pettibone, personally, by the handwrit
ing expert who will be called tomor
row. The original record of the Postal
Telegraph Company were produced and
showed that in September and October,
11)04, remittance of over $125 were
made. The first was by "J. Wolff and
the second by "P, Bone," from 1728
Stout street, Denver, the addresa oi
Pettibone' tore, to "H. Green" in care
of Peter L. Huff at 211 Taylor street,
San Francisco. .It is claimed that the
handwriting in both instances is the
snine as in the letter Pettibone wrote
to the Mutual Life Insurance Company
when Orchard joined that company as a
solicitor. The state also showed that
while at Silver City, Idaho, in 1890,
Haywood declared that Steunenberg wss
a tyrant and a monster, who should be
exterminated and by Jarne Kirwin,
acting secretary-treasurer of the West
ern Federation of Miners, that Jnck
Simpkiiis snd Marion Moore were made
members of the executive board, in 1905,
and that the control of all expenditures
made byi the organization wss vested in
the president and secretary-treasurer.
For the rest, it was a day of reading
with Borah as first reader. Judge Wood
admitted many of the strongly worded
articles ,ln the Miners' Magazine, in
which Steunenberg was bitterly de
nounced. These were admitted to show
the animus of the Federation officials
against Steunenberg, and against Jus
tices Oabbert and Goddard, whom Or
ohard swore he tried many times to kill.
It was stated tonight that the prose
cution ha received a telegram from
Denver showing the date on the draft
for $100 sent by Haywood to Simpklns
was December 21, 1005. Orchard testi
fied that an unsigned letter received by
him at Caldwell after the Steunenberg
murder and which was written by Pet
tibone, had informed htm that "That
had- been sent to "Jack" on December
21, 1905, The state produced the drafts
sent by Haywood to Simpklns and
among them was the one. for $100, sent
some time in the "20's" of December,
1905. but the particular day had been
cut out by the perforator used on the
draft, Tile detectives 'traced the $100;
draft and a telegram from the Denver
fttate Bank records show that Decem
ber 21st was the date of Issue,
KENTUCKY CONTENTION.
Republicans Nominate State Ticket and
Endorse Roosevelt's Policies.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 20We ap
prove the policies and commend the
ability, courage, and integrity of Presi
dent Roosevelt, and hi administration,
and, without expressing preference for
any candidate, favor tbe selection by
the national convention for President,
one In full accord with those policies
and who will energetically carry them
out into the interest of all the people."
This plank formed the sole contribution
made to national politic by the Ken
tucky Republicans at their convention
which lasted into the early hours to
day. The delay was occasioned by bal
loting for minor state officer. The
choice of the convention for Governor
Augustus E. Willson, being unanimous.
Tbe full ticket is as follows t
Lieutenant-Governor, W. H. Cox,
Masevillei attorney-general, Judge J as.
IL Breathitt, Hopkinsvillc; auditor,
8. P. James Haitodsburgi secretary of
state, Benj. H. Bruner, Munfordvilte;
treasurer, Chapman 8. Farley, Paducah;
superintendent of public instruction, J.
G. Crabbe, Ashland; clerk of the court
of appeals, N. Adams, London; commis
sioner of agriculture, X, T. Rankin,
Jackson.
' U. OF C. DINNER. ,1
NEW YORK, June 20.-The Sons of
the University of California Club will
give a dinner tonight at the Hotel La
i .ru to tomr Cf Prtsient Beniamin
Ide Wheeler, of the University Of Cali'
fornia to leave the University and ac
cept tbe presiency of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technotogv. President
Wheeler will addre the diners.
: TORNADO IN CHILL
VALPARAISO, June 20. A tornado
from the Andes ha devastated the cop
per mine works at El Tentiente. Five
men were killed and a number injured.
PARALYZE TRAFFIC
Frisco Operators to Strike Un
less Demands are Granted.
CRISIS WILL COME TODAY
A Series of Local Strike Will Be Called
Throughout the Country Which Will
Paralyze Traffic Operator WiU Bring
the Matter Before Congress.
SAX FRANCISCO, June 20. The
Chronicle will say tomorrow, In sub
stance:
A crisU has been reached in the fight
between the Telegrs pliers' Union and
the Western Union and a strike will be
declared in this city tomorrow, unlesa
the demands of the local union are met
by the company. Sam Small, the presi
dent of the union, is in this city and
will have personal charge of the fight.
A committee of the union called on
Superintendent Jaynes of the Western
Union this afternoon but carrying out
the policy of the compay from the very
start, he refused to see them as mem
bers of the union, although he was will
ing to meet them as employees of the
company. To this the committee would
not consent, as the operators are de
termined to make a fight on the union
question. A meeting of the union was
held in Oakland tonight, at which the
committee reported it's failure to secure
a hearing. A new committee of five
was named, which will again call on
Jaynes, tomorrow, and demand a hear
ing. If this is refused a strike will be
called as soon as the leaders can get in
touch with the operators which will not
take long.
The demands of the union are for an
advance of 25 per cent, which is intend
ed to be only temporary and In effect
only during the present period of high
price following the fire. This demand
is purely local, affecting oiily the oper
ators In San Francisco and Oakland.
The first, which will open here tomor
row is merely an open skirmish In the
greater battle, which the operators will
wage throughout the country.
President Small said tonight:
"Our .plans are fully prepared and we
will carry the fight through the halls
of Congress, before we are through. We
LONE
BANDIT
AT WORK
Two Wawona Stages Were
Heidi!?.
NOTORIOUS BLACK KID
Compelled Passengers to Alight
and Deliver up Jewelry
and Cash.
USED WOMAN AS A SHIELD
Bandit Compelled Woman to Stand Be
hind Him Aa a Rear Guard While Her
Husband Passed the Eat Helps Him
self to Peachea, Potatoes and Cracker
WAWONA, Cal., June 20.-Two of
the regular stages from Raymon, bound
for Wawona were held up and sixteen
passengers relieved of their valuables
yesterday by the "Black Kid," the
notorious lone bandit of this section.
Yesterday afternoon in the locality of
his former successes, tbe bandit stood
at the side of the road with a 44 Win
chester rifle leveled at Archie Turner,
the driver. He called upon Turner to
hold up and then commanded the pas
senger to put up their hands. He
waited until the second stage appear'
ed when he commanded all of it pas
sengers to alight and hold up their
hands. The bandit singled out Francis
S. Eaton, of Boston, to pass the hat.
demanding of the frightened passengers
their purse and watches. After having
made the collection Eaton was compelled
to tie the wealth, consisting of jewelry
and $250 in a handkerchief and pass it
over to the robber. - While the collect
ing process was going on the robber
compelled Mr. Eaton to stand behind
him thus using her as a shield for any
attack from the rear. While waiting
for the second stage and when the col
lection was going on the bandit talked
pleasantly to the driver. The robber
helped himself to some peaches, pota
toes and crackers from the stage, re
marking that be had a hard night be
fore him. When he finished, the general
holdup and and replenishing of his stock
of foodstuffs, he ordered the passengers
back into the stage and commanded
the drivers to go on.
ao TO i SHOT WINS.
Nealoa, a Western Horse, Wins Subur
ban Handicap.
NEYi YORK, June 20. Nealon, a
western horse, owned by C. E. Durnell,
and quoted at 20 to 1," won the great
Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay,
today, Montgomery was second, two
lengths behind the winner with Beacon
Light third ,tiine 2.-0G 2-5. Electioneer,
the favorite, and the heavily played
Keene entries, Superman and Veil, were
badly beaten. Nealou's victory was a
surprise to the horsemen. It was with a
rare buret of speed in the stretch that
he flashed out of a winning field of 16
horses and sped across the finish line
while 30,000 people cheered him as the
winner of a $20,000 prize and the high
est turf honors. The distance of the
Suburban Handicap is one and one
fourth miles.
do not intend to declare a general strike
throughout the country, but will caivy
on a Guerrila warfare which will con
tinue until we secure justice and con
sideration. We will call a serious of
local strikes in various cities of the
country which will paralyie traffic. We
intend to continue fight until Congress
meets and then propose to place the
whole matter in the hands of the law
makers." There is some uncertainty whether or
not the Postal Company will be Involv
ed in the controversy. Local sentiment
is that it will not be concerned in the
trouble. It was announced, tonight that
Presidet Small stated, that at one
o'clock, tomorrow, the companies must
make a definite announcement of their
decision,
REDUCED RATES WITHDRAWN.
Transcontinental Passenger Association
Calls la Cheap Rate.
CHICAGO, June 20. The Transcon
tinental Passenger Association granted
tow rate to the Irrigation Congres at
Sacramento In July. Tbe most impor
tant of the day's proceeding wa th
withdrawal from all eastern railroads,
of the right to sell reduced rate tick,
et to California, except to railroad
employe and member of a dependent
family and clergymen and missionaries,
but not their- families. This will exclude
army and navy employes, Indian school
teachers, and all others who have here
tofore enjoyed reduced rates.
CHICAGO THEATER FIRE.
CHICAGO, June 20. The Olympic
Theater, the oldest vaudeville house
in Chicago, wa practically destroyed
by fire at midnight. The. los will ex
ced $130,000. The fire caused a panic
among the guest of the Union Hotel,
which adjoin the theater. Crossed elec
tric wires are supposed to have caused
tbe fire. Fire Chief Morsn and several
of his men were hurt.
YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES.
Coast League.
At San FranciscoSan PrnnAwn Si
Los Angele 1.
At (Portland Portland S, Oakland t
(11 innings).
Northwest League.
At Butte Butte 8, Seattl-
At S'" -v ,
....ire Ahfrtei 8, Spokane i
At Tacoma-Tacotna 4, Vancouver i.
THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
No Chantje 6f American Attitude Ori
Limitation ef Armaments.
THE HAGUE, June 20. It was of
ficially stated that General Horace Pot
ter's reservation yesterday covering the
right of the United State Uy present
the question of the limitation of arma
ment does not mean that the Washing,
ton government has definitely decided to
raise the subject. On the contrary it is
stated that there is no change in the
American attitude.
LAND C0NVENT1
First Public Land Convention
Comes to Close.
NO RADICAL MOVES MADE
Letter Waa Received From Roosevelt
Saying That Government Policy Had
Not Changed Toward the Actual Set
tlement of Public Lands,
DENVER, June 20. The first public
land convention ever held came to an
end late today with tbe adoption of a
series of resolutions which were not so
radical ' as waa expected. A letter was
received from President Roosevelt and
was the feature of the day's session. The
resolution over which there 1 was the
most dispute read:
"We oppose any chance in the exist
ing law and custom as to the grazing
of the livestock upon the public do
main, outside of the forest reserves."
The resolutions state that experience
has demonstrated the wisdom of dispos
ing of land to actual settlers and the
people of the West are opposed to any
change of this policy. The forest re
serves should only be created where
they do not infringe upon this policy.
The resolution favors the prompt elimi
nation from the forest reserves of all
lands not timbered or suitable for re
forestation or necessary for conserving
the streams used for irrigation. Ia his
letter, President Roosevelt saya the
advance program of the convention
which has come to his hand, contains
misrepresentations of the government's
policy, which he wishes to correct. He
says there has been no change in the
policy and that the administration has
steadily been and is now and will be, to
promote and foster actual settling and
actual homemaking on public lands in
every possible way.
PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION.
CinCAGO, June 20. Delegates to the
First National Convention Playground
Associatio nof America, began arriving
here yesterday in preparation for the
convention which open today for a
three ays session. . ,