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III IM II III IH III IB lit III M ii. -il. - M'nXZ3VZL-."r?? PUILI8HKS full BOCIATID PKCU IMPORT Surfeit C0VCR8THC MORNING FICLO ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA - VOLUME LXIII. NO. 282 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1907 . ,. PRICE FIVE CENTS PRESIDENT OBDURATE Will Not Allow Troops at Goldfleld. OWNERSAREDEPRESSED White House Officials Believe State Should Try to Pro tect Itself. MOHAWK MINE HAS REOPENED Third Mill in Troubled District Opiu With Titty Men it Work Sherid Prepare For Trouble and U SwMring ia Kuty Deputies. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The appeals to President Roosevelt to have Federal troops remain la Goldfleld, iu tbt opin ion of WBiito House onieJals, indicate a desire on the part of those sending tbeni to rely eolrly on the National Govern mntt (or protection. The position the President haa taken In the matter I that the State of Nevada should fx haunt every mrau within Ita power to control the altuatiou, and Hint Fedora interference should be supplemental to the rtTorta bring made by the state Nothing in the appeal ao far receive! Indicate that any steps whatever are beitio taken by the state. Until this ia ahown to the President, it was state at the White House today lila order of Saturday, withdrawing the troops December 30, will not be changed. After a consultation with President Roosevelt today, Senator Nixon, of Ne vada, expressed it as bis opinion that the President could not very twell modify bit order directing the withdrawal of the troops. The question of having the aiaie laae some acuve nan in nroieei I ii i i .1 a r i, ii At. fl ing me imprests ai uoiuneiu, uie eena' ir said, is under consideration. Just what would be the result or what meat ures are being considered, lie said, II would be Impossible to discuss. "One thing is certain," be aserled, "and that I that the Western Federa tion of Minors will not be known in Goldfleld when this trouble hns eluded." FOUND ON THEIR KNEES. Men In Ill-Fated Mttie Were Praying When Death Came, JACOBS CHKKK, IV lite. 23. Six more bodies were taken from the Darr mine this morning, making a total to date of 30. Many others have been located. By tonight the number la expected to be elose to 100. The condition of the tlx brought out today was good. Others to I brought up later are, it I said, practically blown to pieces. Rescuers itsle that a number of the men were found on their knees, allowing that they were praying when the black damp caused death. The unidentified , dead were placed in a large tent near the mine today, and from 9 at m, to 3 p. m. dally friends and relatives will be al lowed to view the bodies, in the hope that some will be recognized. NARROW ESCAPE. PITTSBURG, Dec 23.-Tbat 100 men narrowly escaped cremation in a Are In the Sohoeuberger coal mine, at liaird Station, 30 miles from here, yesterday became kaowo today. The Are ignited from eleotrie rks, it is believed, and the 100 flieu bad to flee for Uieir Uvea. Today tl mine Is to be flooded. HILLHAND KILLED. TAUOMA, Wash., Deo. 23.-P. Perry was struck ia the abdomen by a slab at the mill of the Edgewood Lumber Com pany this morning and expired on reach ing a hospital about an hour later. While oa the way to the hospital he told the attendants he waa not much hurt. lie leaves a family near Edgewood. con MOHAWK MINE REOPENS. GOLDFIELD, Nov., Dec, 23. With 60 men at work underground, the Mohawk Mine was started up this morning after lieing shut down for over three weeks. The Consolidated mill and the Nevada- -Goldfleld Reduction Works are running. Sheriff Ingnls added a large number of deputies to his force today, the men be ing paid by tlie Mineowners' Association, to iat as guards and patrolmen. ; The Mineowners' Association assort! j that during the week a large number of strikebreakers will be brouglit in. Very , few of the strikers have returned U i work. - I BANKS DOING BUSINESS. I SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 23. -The period of legal holidays deolaxed by Gov s ernor Glllett to meot the recent financial stringency having expired at midnight I last Saturday, all the leading banks -, transacted business as usual today. Nor I tnal conditions prevailed and there was s no run or crush of people anywhere. I Many deposits were made and the with f drawal of funds did not exceed the amount customary during a day's busl- , J IICI. VltMllllfJ'UVUPV tvAbiiiuavc uvu- - tlnued in circulation, but when coin was required it iwas readily obtainable. i NO RACE SUICIDE. ' KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 23.-In Roosevelt Place, a street In Kansas City, Kan., last nlgl, brlplets wdrt born to Mr. and Mrs. Barton Curry. The babies, a girl and two boys, and the mother are doing well. Curry is laboring man. HENEY NOW AI CAPITAL Will (Discuss Land Fraud Situation, " AFTER FULTON'S SCALP Note Awaits Prosecutor From President and Requests Im mediate Call. BOURNE BACKS SCHUEBEL WILL ASK DISMISSAL Defense Will Argue Motion to Free Pettibone. WILSON AND HAWLEYHAVETILT Miller Affair Causes Lively Discussion by Coufnsel Clarence Darrow Still Unable to Attend Court State Rests Case Defense Will Ask- for Dismissal B01SK, Idaho, Dec. 23,-Owlng to tho failure of oue of the state witnesses to arrive today, only a brief session of the Pettibone trial was held this morn ing and adjournment was taken until to night, when the stalo will rest its case and a motion by the defense for the court to advise a verdict of not guilty will be argued. Clarence Damw was not in court an,! his condition is such that it may be im possible for him to make tlie opening statement for the defense before Thurs day. E. M, Sabin, an attorney from Colo- rado Springs, Colo., was called and tes tified that Lyte Gregory, whom Orchard said he killed at the direction of Hay wood and Pettibone, was employed to look up evidence in the cases of Federa tion men who were charged with de stroying the property of the Sun & Moon Mining Company in Colorado. The state called Otto Peterson, deputy clerk of the court, to show that a sub pena for Fred Miller had been served at Spokane held that the subpena was not competent. Wilson and Hawley engaged In a lively tilt over the MJllor affair. Hawloy claimed that Miller had kept out of the reach of a subpena in both the Pettibone and Haywood cases. The records were called for and showed that Miller is still an attorney of record in the case. Impression Prevalent That Henry Will Explain Oregon Situation and to Strengthen Bristol's Claims Fulton Refuses to Discuss Simon's Candidacy. WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-Francls J. tleney arrived here today and found a note awalting him at the White IIousj from President Roosevelt. The note if understood to request that Mr. Ileney call immediately on the President for the purpose of discussing the Oregon land fraud situation and the Bristol cast before be sees anyone connected with the Department of Justice, Chris Schuebel, who is here from Tort land, claims he has the support for Bristol's position of Fulton and Bourns. Whether he has Fulton's support is not known but it is quite positive that he is backed strongly by Bourne. However, the Impression here is tlist Heney will explain the Oregon situation in suqh a manner as to strengthen Bristol's claims without actually supporting the prescnl I'nited States attorney for Oregon. Senator Fulton refuses to discuss the possible candidacy of Hon, Joseph Simon for tlie United States Senatorship. Ueney arrived here at 7 o'clock and lunched with the President at 1:30. He came from Chicago on the train with Bonaparte and talked with him about the land-fraud cases. He was asked: "Are you hero concerning tlie Bristol matter t" He an swered "No." r "Does your visit have anything to do with your present charges against Ful ton!" 'No, I bad the engagement a long time ago. This time it is the general hind-fraud business that brings me." ma unswi nave in ma possession evidence of fraud cases or did youl" He sidestepped this and finally ad' mitted, "some papers not among land offices' records relating to cases are not in Bristol's possession, I've had them." He wouldn't deny that he might talk over the Bristol case with the President. DEADLOCK OVER SUCCESSOR. Powers That be Can't Agree oa Man to ' . ? ' Tak Bristol's Plac. WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-Indications point to a deadlock In the Oregon delega tion Over1 Hie nomination for a man to succeed District Attorney Bristol. Sena tor Bourne is expected to stand pat for Schubel, reaitllf-M of the intentions to the remaining members not to indorse him. An effort will be made to have a meeting this 'week with a view of de manding a recommendation before Sena tor fulton leaves for Oregon. He will leave here tills week for New York and then go to Oregon to remain until the close of the recess. Fulton ssw the President this morning but did not discuss the attorneyship. He declines to talk of Hcney't visit. C0NSUEL0 MAY ACCEPT TRUCE. Marlborougha May be Reconciled is the Rumor in London. LONDON, Dec. 23. London" society circles have it that there is a possibility of a reconciliation between the duke and duchess of Marlborough. Those familiar with the true reasons for the separation, however, think St doubtful if a genuine reconciliation is possible, but believe that for the chil dren's sake the couple may continue to live in the same house and appear to gether In society. They are correspond ing at present over business matters and it is thought possible sn agreement may be brought about. ARGUE BOUNDARY SUIT. SALEM, Or, Dec. 23. Attorney-General Crawford leaves Saturday night for Washington, D. C to appear with Senator Fulton in the Oregon-Washington boundary suit which involves con sideration tide land and islands In the siderable tide land and Islands in the hearing January 0 before the Supreme court, which has original jurisdiction in all such controversies. FLOTILLA DISABLED. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec.23.- The American torepedoboat flotillawhicJi left here yesterday morning at 8 o'clock for Rio Jancrio, on Hs way to the Pacific, returned here today, because of an ac cident to the machinery of the Law rence. Tlie damage is not serious, and flfis estimated that the repairs can be made In a day. The supply ship Arethusa has gone on to Para. The battleship fleet has not yet been sighted. ROBBED OF PACKAGES. UAS1TLE ROCK. Wash, Deo. 23,-The postotrlce here was robbed some time after midnight last night and the regis tered packages, value unknown, and a few dollara in money taken. The thieves did not take any stamps. The first en tered a blacksmith shop and secured tools with whioh they knocked the com bination off the safe without using powder. Woman Drinks Toothache Drops With Suicide Intent PROiKD AN OUTRAGE Naval Men arc Wrathy at Marine Expert. MALICIOUS STATEMENT Navy Experts Discuss With In terest Unca.Iled for Attack. , ARTICLE WITHOUT FOUNDATION Henry Reuterdahl Employed by an Eng lisa Paper Makes Violent Attack Upon Personnel of American Battleship Fleet and Navy Says Hard Things. DISAPPEARS AFTER TAKING Mrs. Ella Rosenberg Drinks Deadly Potion Rushes Out of Sister's House and no Trace of Her Can be Found .Police Searching. . PORTLAND, Dec. aS.-uaffing the contents of vial of toothache drops, apparently with suicidal intent, Mrs. Ella Rosenberg fled "from the home of her sister, Mrs. Johnson, 494 Mississippi avenue, yesterday afternoon, and all trace of the woman has been lost Whether the deadly poison did its work and the body of the unfortunate is now tying exposed to the elements in the brush, or, failing to accomplish her! purpose, Mrs. Rosenberg cast herselt' into the river, are questions that the police are now endeavoring to solve. It iwas about 4:30 p. m. that Mrs. Rosenberg, who bad been visiting her sister for several weeks, without a word of explanation drained tlie contents of the bottle containing a mixture for the alleviation of toothache. Immediately after swallowing the deadly potion, she rushed out of the bouse and disap peared.- , A pliysician, to whom the bottle was submitted for examination by Patrol man Bigelow, who was notified of the matter, declared that the wivtnrA f exceedingly poisonous, and if the woman had taken a aufflcient large dose death would quickly result. Patrolman Bige low, although- making thorough search of tlw neighborhood, was unable to find a trace of the missing woman. resulted in the United States navy be ing now possessed of a battleship fleet which commands the admiration of the well-informed naval critics of all coun tries, and which, ship for ship, taking each in its own period of design, is be lieved to be unexcelled by any known fleet." WIRES ALL DOWN. CHICAGO, Dee 23. A severe sleet storm which set in last night has badly demoralized telegraphic communication in all directions. Early today it was Im possible to reach St. Louis from Chicago, save by way of Omaha and Kansas City. Peoria and Bloomington were both out of the world so far as reaching them by wire was concerned. All wires to tit north" were working badly, and in the East it was difficult to make a wire work through from Chicago to New York, most of them being cut and dispatches delayed at Pittsburg. The Weather Bureau predicted that the storm would continue the greater part of the day and night in the Middle West. - ' Mrs. Jl A, Gwinn, of Salem,. Ore., ar rived on last night's train' and is regis tered at the Occident. "WASHINGTON, Dec 23. Navy ex pert are discussing with much interest the uncalled for attack of Henry Reuter dahl, the marine writer, "who knows all about battleship armament," Without an exception the navy men pronounce the article aa an outrage, and it is believed the writer will be ordered ashore when the fleet reaches Trinidad, as his com ment is denounced at the state, war and navy building as "maliciously false and evidently written with malice afore-, thought. Reuterdahl, wbo is employed by on English newspaper-, made a violent at tack on the personnel of the American battleship fleet. The article he has wr" ten for a magazine is said not to have been bis first offense against this coun try's ships. -, i ' Admiral Dewey says that the attack is an atrocious misrepresentation, and Admiral Bronson of the bureau of navi gation repeated this morning that there was not the slightest foundation for the libelous article, and that there never wa a fleet sent out by any country that could eclipse, the American battleship fleet. , .. ' . i , ,' , "The fleet was in the very best of condition. So far as armament is con cerned the United States knows aii about the efficiency of its vessels' ar mor and don't have to ask a magazine writer to tell it twhat to do to protect itself from enemies." "Tlie gun fire of the American gun ners has only one equal that of the English gunners. One great accomplish ment of the American gunners .has been the fire on the dipping and rising the ship," said a naval officer attached to headquarters. "For accurate work with heavy guns, rapidity of fire, concentra tion of attack and general squadron or fleet, the American navy haa no superior in the world. As to mechanical efficiency the present voyage of the bat tleship fleet will set all malicious liars to rest on this particular subject" Bear Admiral Copps, the chief con struetor of the navy, very seldom re plies to critics of the navy. He was, bowever, forced to say something in view of the rapid fire of irresponsible critics, and that is what he wrote to the secre tary of the navy: "It is a real satisfaction to the pres ent chief constructor to be able to testi fy that, despite the minor mistakes which nave been made and will con tinue to be made so long as men are human, and liable to errors, despite the unfortunate results accruing from changes and commended by those whose merely casual connection with warship designs does not enable them to speak accurately, despite the foregoing, the chief constructor repeats that it Is a real satisfaction to bear testimony to the splendid achievements of his. pre decessors b office and their colleagues on the board of construction which have POWDER WORKS BLOW UP. NANAIMO, B. C, Dec 23-Tbe Hamil ilton Powder Companys works blew up yesterday morning at Depature Bay, 40 miles from here. Damage, 440,000. No one m-as killed or injured. Im Vancouver, 35 miles away, housewives were shaken so badly that it was believed an earth quake bod occurred. Many persons rush ed to the street in alarm. The nearest building was the manag er's bouse, a mile away. Its windows were smashed. . Many panes of glass were broke in Nonaimo also. , BRIDGE NEARLY DOWN. , SALEM. Or,? Dec 23. The Norta Commercial street reinforced concrete bridge, completed last Fall at an ex pense of over 900 to the city, ia being undermined by the flood coming down Mill Creek, and there is grave danger of its total toss. WEALTH AND TITLES v Wisconsin Farmer Falls Heir to English Estate. HE WILL REMAIN AN AMERICAN Advertisement in Chicago Paper Heralds flews of Estate Waiting for Claimant and Inquiry Results in Disclosure of Wealth Awaiting George Nortnedge. ' V ; ; CHICAGO, Dee. 23.-An advertise ment in a Chicago newspaper has, it is alleged, brought an inheritance of more than a million dollars with a title of nobility to George William Northedge, a farmer of Marinette, Wis, hereafter to be known as Sir George Northey Northedge. He is sole heir to an estate valued at $1,185,000 in Montreal and one of 75 heirs to a larger fortune in Eng land. Sir George never has been in England, but his wife,. who formerly was a lady in waiting to Queen Victoria, leaving that position because her family desired to force on her an undesired marriage. Coming to America, she met Northedge and was married to him iwithout sus pecting that thereby she was winnin? a position in English society. An advertisement Inquiring for in formation' as to the whereabouts of m. son of William Northedge, United States army, was the means of locating him all unaware of his own true position. Reading the paper in his Wisconsin home he recognized the name of his fatheiv Inquiry soon disclosed to him the wealth awaiting him. George William Northed ire was born in Canada and is 66 years old. Both he and his father served in the army during tne uvu war and both (were wounded. With an attorney Northedge will go to Montreal soon to adjust the estate there. Then he will go on to England and pick up the rest of his fortune. But neither fortune nor title will lure Northedge from America, When inter viewed at his home he said he would stick to Wisconsin and invest all his money there.