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COVCRSTHC MORNING FICLO ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
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ASTORm, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1907
PRICE FIYE CENTS
ENDEAVOR TO
KEEP TROOPS
Taft Urged to Suspend
Order.
WITHDRAW SOLDIERS
Senator Newlands Wants Gover
t nor to Call Session of
Legislature.
SHERIFF SWEARS IN DEPUTIES
Both Side of Ubor Controversy it
Goldneld Anxiously Await Decision of
Court on Injunction Proceeding-Tbs
Miner WIH Fight to Better End.
(JOLDF1ELD, Dec, 27.-Botb kle of
the labor controversy t Ookllleld are
tuulght anxiously amsitirig word from
Carsou t the rernilt of Uie attempt
, by the mine owner u secuiv from the
VniteJ. State circuit ourt nn Injunc
tion against the members of the West
ern Federation of Miner and the Gold
field MliK'iV Union." prohibiting them
from picketing the mines end to oe
meeting or conducting the business of
"(lie union in (iolillh'kl The union lead
er declare tlu-y will fight any such In
junction if it U tfranicl, to the bitter
end. A to action no( apparent effort
it being made on the part of the union
to prevent the granting of the injunc
tion. The eheriir today swore in 150
more deputies who are compelled to give
bond In the sum of $2500, and who
must m ready for the mil to duly any
moment after the troop depart.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 27. -Senator
Newlands, of Nevada, I endeavoring to
prevent the withdrawn! of the troop
from OoldflVld until aoine other mean
of protection la had. He urged Taft
today to suspend thu order for with
drawal of troops until he has had an
opportunity to confer with Governor
8patks 111 an endeavor to Induce him
to convene the Nevada legislature. Taft
tin conferred with Root and the matter
I " i I 1.1. H. lr.!.l..n
tm luntu nil n.Hi " , , -
fine Knot.
Following the receipt of Newlnntl't
protest Taft tonight, communicated with
Roosevelt in regard to the withdrawal
of troop from Goldllcld. 'k The Secretary
declined to state what eouwo lie had
recommended or whether he had heard
from the President In return.' i
FEEL FINANCIAL SLUMP.
2 Car Builderi Find Orier for New Equip
ment Hai Fallen Off.
CHICAGO, Dee. 27.-lUilroa.ls of the
United State and Canada have expend
ed approximately half a billion dollar
for rolling etoek this year. Tlila enor
moua sum cover only the coat of
product of ear building concern and
doe not 'include car and locomotive.
According to the Railroad Gazette,
the effect of the financial (lump will be
keenly felt by the car builder next
year. Order ifor new equipment, to be
delivered during 1008, have fallen off
greatly.
The total number of oar built in the
United State and Canada this year It
$00,045, against 243,070 In 1000. Of
those built thit year 284,188 were
freight cam, and 64S7 passenger coaches.
The output of looomotlve was 7362
against 6032 in 1006.
, Freight caro oot an average of $1100,
an Increase of $100.) paseonger cars,
(8500, an Increase of $500; locomotives,
$16,000, an Increase of from $500 "to
$1000. Taking these figures as a basis,
thtk fvtnl AvMinrllt.iirn ifor rollinir stock
wa $477,000,000-n increase of 28 per
cent over last year,
The mileage added this year wst
0220, against 50.12 In 1006, Only 340
mile of road went Into tint hand of
receivers this year, against 657 In 1006,
and only six roads, with a total mileage
of 175, were sold under the foreclosure.
LAUNCH BLOWS UP.
ROSKIlURO. Or., Dec. 27.- report
readied here today from Gardiner of
the blowing up of a gasoline launch on
theUmpqti rtvur and resulted in the
death of the engineer and two Italians.
The owner of the hunch, Warren F
Ibed, and a friend, who were In the
launch, swam ashore. Particular are
lucking,
FLEET TO SAIL FOR BIO JANEIRO.
ItHtT OF SPAIN, Dec. 27,-The ten
dVr Yankton left here today In advance
of the American fleet for Mo Janeiro.
.She 1 convoyed by the auxiliary cruiser
Panther, The fleet will, sal! for IUo
Jam iro Sunday morning, The coaling
will tie flnlehed by tonight.
ADAMS DISCHARGED.
Twict Tried for Murder of Fred Tyler;
Now Taken to Colorado.
SPOKANE. Dec. 27.-Steve Adams,
twlow trhvl for the murder of i'red
Tyler, ha been discharge! and wmi
immediately rearrested by Sheriff
Filspatrtok, of Telturide, Colo., for the
murder of Arthur Collin, of that city,
in 1004. He will be taken to Colorado
at once.
Chief Counsel for Pettibone Is
Forced to Retire.
DEPOSITIONS ARE BEING READ
Defense Presents Documentary Evidence
in Support of It Theory That Orchard
Did Not Place Bomb on Bradley'
Doorstep and Caused Explosion.
UOISK. Dec, 27.-With the exception
f the examination of one witness the
entire time at both morning and after
noon sessions In the l'cttilione trial,
today, whs coiieumed reading deposi-
tlon taken by the defence in support of
its theory that the explosion at the
hmne f Fml Bradley In Sun Francisco
was caused by a leak of gas and not by
a dynamite tamb placed under the mat
on his doorntep as testified to by Or
chard. 'Hie announcement was made
today that Durrow had withdrawn from
the1 cae temporarily, possibly perma
nently, his health being broken and re
(lulling his going to I)s Angeles for an
operation for mastoid. The defense Is
tiotw in charge of former Congressman
Wilson. The, state objected to the in-
itroduotion of the testimony of Mrs.
AHc Fltxyew, ooncerning her relations
lietween Orchnnl and Detective Sterling
of the Mine Owners' Association, but
it was admitted, Judge Wood announc
ed, however, that he would require that
proper- connection be mode before any
further testimony on the alleged coun
ter conspiracy could be given.
V
COWBOYS IN PERIL.
Indian Raiding Cattle and Sheep Camps
In Southern Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec., 27.-Colo-rado
Ute Indian are traveling In bands
in Southern Utah and raiding heep and
cattle men, according to a report receiv
ed by Goveror Cutler. Three cowboys
and a band of cattle are reported con
fined In a canyon by the Indians, The
matter will be taken up with the au
thorities at Washington. '
GUARD
BEING
HELD READY
Race War Imminent in
Oklahoma.
WHITES EXPECT ATTACK
Blacks Reported Massing Near
Town of Henryetta for
Battle.
LYNCHING STARTED TROUBLE
Governor of New State Bean Most
Disquieting Report and Two Com
panics of National Guard Are Held In
Readiness For Affray.
GUTHRIE, Dee, 27.-Governor Has
kell ha moH dUtpjieting reports from
Henryetta, Two companies of the Na
tional Guard are being held in readings
to move to that place any moment.
Tclqhono messages from Henryetta
state the negroes are reported massing
tour miles from the city. The citizens
are expecting an attack at any time.
Up Jo midnight no shooting or other
evidence of disorder has occurred at
HenryetU though diiwiuicting rumors
continue to emanate from there.
Negroes are rapidly leaving Henryetta
where the lynching of James Garden, a
negro, occurred Tuesday after tlie mur
der of Albert Bates, a prominent white
business man. The blacks were given
notice to get out of the town within 48
hour.
A seofuul attack was made on the
jail early yesterday by a mob of citi
xens, who sought a one-eyed negro
nam! Bill Smith, charged mith inciting
Garden to commit the crime. Sheriff
Robertson, however, spirited the man
away from tne mob and took him to
Okmulgee. Jim Johnson, a negro, who
gave Garden a ride, was also token to
Okmulgee.
EMERGENCY HOSPITALS.
Chicago to Have Much Needed Service
of Hospitals.
CinCAGO, Dec. 27.-There is every
indication that Chicago within a few
months is to have its much-needed
series of emergency hospitals the ab
sence of whMi cost at least a score
of live annually. It is probable that
some of them will be established with
in a few weeks. City officers have de
cided to remove the too often fata.1 ne
cessity of hauling dangerously wounded
patients across the entire city to the
(unty Hospital for treatment.
If the plans now under consideration
by Health Onminlseioner) Evans and a
number of Aldermen are carried into
effect, hospitals will be placed at the
city hall, in the wholesale 'district, at
South Chicago, at the stockyards, and
on the North Side.
BROWNSON DETACHED.
APPOINTS DOCTORS. x
PORTLAND, Dec, 27. The Governor
announced the appointment of Dn R.
O. Coffey, of Portland, and Dr. E. B.
MeDanlels, of BaJcer City, a members
of the State Medical Board today.
Formal Order Made Dropping Rear
Admiral From Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec 27. The formal
order detaching Rear-Admiral Brawaison
from duty aa chief of the Bureau of
Navigation was mode publkj today.
The same order detaches him from, mem
bership in the joint Army and Navy
Board. The experiment will be tried for
six months of having a medical offlocr
in command of the hospital thip Relief,
with a merchant crew, and if the experi
ment ia satisfactory thon the expecta
tion is that the assignment of a tur
geon to command hospital ships will b?
a permanent feature of naval adminis
tration. The orders assigning Surgeon
(Tliarles F, &tok to command the Re
lief are expected to b signed very
soon. ,
NELS0N-SCALER.
Term of Meeting Agreed Upon and the
Weight Will be 13a Pound.
AX FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Battling
Nelson and Kid Scaler, the latter a
boxer of the Northwest, bad little diffi
culty In agieeing on terms at 'heir
meeting last nilit for a contest In the
ring next month. They decided every
thing except a to the club which shall
handle the fight and the man who shall
act a referee. It was agreed that the
weight would be 132 pounds at 6 p. m,
on the dy of Uie fight. The purse wili
he divided 75 per cent to the winner and
25 per cent to the loner.
GOTHAM RESTS ON GARNETS.
Mineralologitt Discover Gems in New
York Excavation.
NEW YORK, Dec, 27. That New
York City rest on a vast mas of gar
nets, is the discovery of Ralph E. Mor
gan, an Englinb mineralologist now vis
iting here. Mr. Morgan, while passing
the subway excavation in Thirty-third
street stopped to look at the mas of
rock thrown up and discovered a large
garnet in the pile. n learned that the
rock excavated was dumped at Sbeeps
head Boy and at once visited the dump
ing ground, here he found a number
of excellent garnets. The gema are,
however, of small value commercialL-,
and there are no present prospect of
mining being tarried on In New York
City to any great extent.
JAPS HAVE PLANS
Maps of Portland in Hands of
1 ' Mikado's Spies.
MAYOR INFORMED OFFICIALS
No Cause For Apprehension Need be
Felt a the Little Brown Men Would
Have to Fight Astoria Before Reach
ing Portland. ,
l-ORTfcAND. Dec. 27,-In an address
before the National Guard Association
at the Armory this m6rning Mayor
Harry Lane informed the guardsmen
that Javanese agenU had secured ac
curate maps of the City of Portland,
maps and specifications of every road
way leading into the city and of the
various pipe lines with which the city is
provided with water. The plans and maps
were minute and contained a tfuller ami
more complete amount of information
than any city official possessed, he
said. .
I The foreigners hod completed their
investigation and had gained all the
information thev desired before he
learned of their operations, he declared
As soon as he ascertained what had been
done, however, lie notified the Federal
Government ne forwarded to the au
thorities at Washington all the informa
tion he hod gathered concerning the ac
tions ofthe Japanese agents.
'His communications received an imme
diate reply, in iwihicb the Government
thanked him fop his information and re
quested that he forward any further
details of similar operation that might
come under his notice. -
Mayor Lane delivered these remarks
in the course of his address of welcome
before the second annual convention of
the National Guard Association of the
State of Oregon. The convention was
opened in the officers' rooms ati the
armory at 10 o'clock this morning, and
will continue! until tomorrow. There
are to' be both morning, and afternoon
sessions,
Adjutant-General W. E. Flnxier, pre
sided at this morning's session, which
was opened with a prayer by the
chaplain, Captain William S. Gilbert, of
Astoria. Offfcers front alt parts of the
state are in attendance, many, including
Adjutant-General Finzer, in full uni
HI!
HAKES RULE
Rate Reduced Must Stand
Two Years.
LIMITATION UNLAWFUL
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Hands Down New Ad
ministrative Laws.
COMMISSIONS NOT APPROVED
Employe of Produce Companies Msst
Pay Full Fare in Traveling to Point
on Carrier Lines Where They Expect
to Secure Consignment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-A number
of administrative rulings were issued
today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Employes of produce com
panies must pay full fare in traveling
to points on carrier's lines where they
expect to secure consignment and be
come caretakers; that the limitation
of rates to shipments handled by steam
tower, as against those handled by elec
tric power, is unlawful and must be
eliminated from th tariff.' The grant
ing by carriers of oommissons to per
sons acting as consignees on import mer
chandise is a practice that cannot b
sanctioned. The commission has no
power to relieve carriers from the obli
gation of tariffs, providing the demur
jge charges, on the ground that such
charges have been occasioned by a
strike. ,.', ': .
When after a complaint is made and
before a hearing, a rate is reduced to
the sum demanded by the complainant
the order disposing of the proceeding
shall require the maintenance of that
rate as the maximum for not less than
hvro years.
BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.
Italians Fight Masked Highwaymen
With Axe and Shovel.
SEATTLE, Dec 27. At Snohomish
tonight two masked men visited a cabin
occupied by a party of Italians and or
dered them to throw up their hands. The
demand not being promptly obeyed the
robbers opened fire, three men falling.
Then commenced a battle, the Italians
using an axe and shovel with which
they killed one of the highwaymen, ser
iously injuring the other. The injured
Italians were taken to a hospital The
others were arrested.
STEEL FILES P0ND.
SALEM, Or.. Dec 27. State Treas
urer Steel's bond was filed with the
Governor at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The total amount was $634,500, $20,000
more is on the way. Besides this Mr.
Steel was offered $95,000 more if neces
sary to make up the bond. The total
number of bondsmen was 95. The sums
pledged varied in amounts from $1000
to $50,000.
LABOR LEADERS VAMOSE.
HELENA, Mont., Dec 27. United
States Marshal Merrifield has been un
able to serve Judge Hunt's order on six
Butte labor leaders, who were cited to
appear in court this morning to show
cause why they should not be punished
for contempt of court, for alleged viola
tion of a recent injunction, restraining
all persons from interfering wiith the
operations of the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone Company in this state. It is
said the labor men have gone to
Canada,
GOLD SCATTERED.
Specie in Transit Damped in Street
When Car Strikes Wagon,
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.nvas fags con
taining gold and silver to the amount
of $."0O,O0O, were scattered about the
comer, of La .Sails and Adams street
for a short time last night, but they
were soon gathered tip and taken to
place of safety under tbqr' protection of
a squad of police. ;
An expres wagon on Its way from
the Northwestern to the La Sails
street station with a load of specie was
struck by a street car.., '
Terbeek and Kerker, the guards, were
thrown to the street and the bag of
-jiecie on top of them. Terbeck received
1 fracture of the skulL Kerker was
lodly bruised by the heavy bags of
money falling on him. Both were taken
to a hospital.
DOUBLE THE SATES.
Healiqg Waters at Hot Springs to Cost
More.
CHICAGO, Dr. 27. A dispa&fe to
the Tribune from Hot Springs, Ark,
ay: .
Announcement was made yesterday
that the United States would double the
price for its healing hot waters after
the first of the yean and that all bath
bouse lease would be doubled. A pro
test will be sent at once to Washing
ton. 'The hot water now is dispensed
by the Government at $30 per annum
for each tub supplied. The bath hones
owners state that under the "lid" gov
ernment now in force they are unable
to meet the raise. :
MISSING
Securities Are Not Negotiable
and of Little Value.
PROSECUTION NOT AFFECTED
Investigation Shows That Colton Securi
ties Found Tucked Away in California
Safe Deposit & Trust Company's
Vault Are Not the Missing Bonds;
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27. An
nouncement that the missing securities
of the Colton estate had been tucked
away in an odd corner in the California
Safe Deposit 4 Trust Company, caused
a stir among the officials of the District
Attorney's office, which is directing the
prosecution of bankers Brown and Bar
net, w-ho are the accused in the case.
Investigation showed that only a few
stock certificates had been unearthed by
Receiver Cuhing and they do not ap
pear of negotiable character. It is
said that the finding of the stocks will
have no effect on the prosecution of
Brawn and Barnett as they have not
been accused of embmlement of the
stocks unearthed today. The missing
bonds are valued at $250,000, and have
not been located.
Bartnett appeared before the . grand
jury this afternoon and gave testimony
regarding the missing securities of the
California Safe Deposit & Trust. Com
pany. Bartnett was a voluntary wit
ness. He was under examination over
an hour. Nothing was made public con
cerning his evidence. "
RENT STRIKE.
Residents of Ghetto May Refuse to Pay
High Rents.
CHICAGO, Dec 27. The possibility
that residents in the congested districts
of the West Side might emulate the
lower East Side t New York City, and
likewise call a "rent strike," was duly
discussed In the . Ghetto yesterday.
About 700 people held a meeting last
Saturday at which plans for the organi
zation of a "Union of Tenants" were
made.
The rents are higher in the Ghetto
than" anywhere else in the city, is ad
mitted even by the landlords, who say
this is the inevitable result of "congestion."