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PUBLISHES PULL ASSOCIATED PRESS IMPORT COVERSTHC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LXIII. NO. 288 ASTt ,A, OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS HARRY THAW FACES JURY Ills Counsel Springs Sen sational Surprises. JEROME IS SURPRISED Littleton Bringing Doctors and Nurses From Europe to Up hold his Contention. THAW WIDE-EYED AND PALLID Evidence of Hereditary lawolty Hot Hinted t In flrst Trtal by ThaWa Attorney Jerome Makea Many Objec tions, Some Are Sustained. NEW YORK, Jan. 13 -The Thaw trial moved with rush today. After the state presented iti direct case end Assistant District Attorney Garvau had characterised lira killing of Whito a "In-mediated, deliberate and cowardly murder," Martin W. Littleton, for the defense made the owning plea for the prUoner. Ill promlte of new evidence ii ideational and held the attention of all In the eourt room. PUtriot At torney Jerome seemingly taken by sur prise, seated himself in a witness chair better to hear the outline of the new defense. ' Littleton promised to forge a chain of circumstances and to produce a Hue or ttimony which will prove that Thaw was undeniably Insane at the time of the homicide. 'Evidence of heredity In- anity and of strange and unuiunl acta of Thaw that wore not hinted at during the flrnt trial wae told by Littleton. Who laid that physicians and nurt-es who hnd attended Thaw were hurrying here from Europej that teacher of the . . . . . i I t I. I ......1.1 l. uoienuani in cnuunmxi wmu w " to give their Impression of tbo "wldo- eyed, distant boy." . In conclusion, Littleton challenged the district attorney to produce a aingle reputable physician who would say Thaw wan not insane at the time he killed the noted architect. Littleton's speech fairly briittlcd with surprises. Jerome had his surprises to offer too, and when Littleton atarted to launch in to relatione Whllo had 'with the girl Thaw married, Jeromo was on hi feet with objection a also he vas when Littleton alluded to the girl's atory a alio told it to Thaw. , Jerome won sustained in both his ob jection During Littleton's speech Thaw " eat wide-eyed and pallid, looking fixedly at his counsel. Toward the close he seemed rather displeased with something that was said and leauing forward . scribbled a note. After his speech Littleton was asked . In what manner he would attempt to prove Thaw waa sane at the presont time if-ho offered such an accumulation of evidence as to progressive Insanity up to the time of the killing. "I can only aay I will cross my bridges as I come to' them. A man can't ride two horsos going In opposite directions at the same time," he replied. The first evidence probably of a medi cal character, will be taken tomorrow. CANNOT AGREE. KKATTLK, Jan. 13-J. 0. Wood worth, trafllo manager of the Northern 1'aclflc, In the l'ot Intelligencer, will say to morrow that the' railroad tried to agree with tli lumbermen, but thev did not eminent to any revision of the tariff but insisted upon the 40 cent rate to the Missouri river. Wkiodworth says the facts have been grossly misrepresented to the public. He declares the lumbermen have circu lated a statement that In 1W0 they paid the Northern racillo $28,000,000 on 3,500,000 ton of lumber and that their payments exceeded the operating ex pense of the road by W.000,000 for the year endlnir Juno 30, MOO. In reality, he says, they paid the road 18,058,500 for 1,117,700 ton which I 13.18 per cent of the total earning and less than 25 per cent of the total operating ex- IH.ti.ps, although representing 33.05 per cent of the total ton miles. J lie ton in I In rate on lumber, he says, was less than one-half ton-mile rate charged on all other business. Thee things devel oned at the Interstate commerce com mission hearing. Woodworth says It bas been the roed's practice to make rates according to commercial conditions without much regard to poible com parison with other rates. STATE'S RIGHTS. Lively Debate In the House Yesterday on Penal Law Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-A vigorous defense of state's rights in dealing with violations of civil rights or with special stato election where troop have been called Into service, served to enliven the debate In the house today in connection with tho consideration of a bill to codify the Dcnal laws of the United States. number of Democrats mostly from the Southern state strenuously sought by amendment to rwrv to the states themselves discretion as to the quallfl cations of voters or of persons to serve on urle and to limit the power of fed eral judges in certain eases; but every attempt failed. The Republicans pre sented a solid front and the votes were all on nartv lines. The bill waa still under consideration when the eourt ar journed. BATTLING NELSON WINS. Clifford Gets Punch In Fifth Round That Gave Him the Dreamy Feeling. 0(1 DKN, Jan. 13. Rattling Nelson seoerd a .clean knockout here tonight over Jack Clifford of Grass Valley, Cal putting Clifford to the floor for many seconds over the count in me man round. Outfought as he always is, Net son, bead down and fist busy, kept coming ovbj; every second of the five busy rounds, and finally, in the midst of a hot rally, near tho ropes, put over a short right uppercut that caught Clif ford full on the point of tho jaw. The Californian went down flat on his back his head hitting tho floor with great force and it was two or Uiree minutes Ijefuif ho regained consciousness was learned after the fight that Clif' ford broke a bono in his lifct wrist In the first round. OFFICER IN TROUBLE. NEW! ELECTRIC DEVICE. DENVER, Jan. 13 Timothy Maloney, a resident of this city, propelled a car at the rate of 35 miles an hour, and claims that H could have attained- twice that speed. The parallel rails between the tracks supplies the current. At In tervals of about half the length of a car there 1 a cut off or break In the rails, which takes the current Into a box at the side of the track and leaves the rails over which the coach just passed "dead." In this way the element of danger which must exist If the Inner rails remained charged is completely reversed. NICK, Jan. 13. Venezuelan General Miguel Corao has been arrested here on the charge of forgery. The police state that ho wrote a letter abusing President Castro, signing to it the name of a Vene xuelan olllcer in J 'aria, who. as a oonse quenco of the lottery was . summarily dismissed from office. The Paris officials traced the authorship of the letter to Corno and placed the matter In the hands of the police. The general Is- well known at tho racetrack here and owns number of race horses. RESTRAINING ORDER. SEATTLE. Jan. 13. The Tugct Sound .' Navigation Company today secured from the superior court a restraining order noralnst the American assocation of mas ters, mates and pilots from Interfering with the company's boats or with the company's employes. The union men re gard the measure as precautionary as the owners have announced that they employ non-association men on their boats. HOLOCAUST ID THE NEW ATHLETIC CLUB. Enthusiastic Meeting Last Night Results in Club Being an Assured Fact. Crowded Theatre Catches Fire From Explosion of Oil Tank 100 LIVES LOST-MANY INJURED Burning Oil Scattered Over Maddened, PanicStricken People - Many Are Trampled to Deatb. BOYERTOWN, Pa., Jan. 13.-Noarly 100 people of this borough were killed in the Rhodes opera house fire and panic tonight, and nearly three score were injured, and many fatally. Many of the killed were members of leading families of the town. The theatre is completely destroyed. . The theutre was crowded with members of St. John's Lutheran Sun day school attending a benefit Riven for that church. While the show was in progress an oil tank exploded. The actors endeavored to quiet the audience but in -their anxiety to make themselves heard and to avert A very enthusiastic meeting of some of the best young men in Astoria, was held last night, at the hall of the Cham ber of Commerce, the object of the gath ering being to organize an athletic club in this city. Much enthusiasm prevailed, and the meeting was a most successful one, and waa enlivened by several spirited speeches bv representative men. who urged the immediate organization of the club, as it will fill a long felt want in this city for a place of clean healthy amusement for the rising generation as well, as for the grown ups. The list at present has 93 names as charter mem bers, and a special effort is being made to increase that number to 100 before the next meeting which will be held at the room engaged for the gymnasium, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. , Ucrt Allen, who is an enthusiastic booster of the new organization was chosen as chairman and made a good talk. Messrs. Franseen, Trullinger, Vin cent and Hawthorn volunteered to ac company Professor Itatblou among the signers for the collection of initiation fees and dues of charter members, and to assist in gaining new members. At the meeting tomorrow all are in vited and those interested are specially requested to be- present, so that the new organization can be started in a blaze of gl"7- H ' proposed to nave a short exhibition if possible in the form of a wrestling or boxing bout. AFTER FORTY LONG YEARS. BOND HE BROUGH TOP Tillman Asks Some Per tinent Questions. CORRESPONDENCE READ Question Asked Why Panama Bonds Were Sold at 102 1-2 When'J1041-2WasBid. j frstaeaesMW BANKERS GIVEN PREFERENCE CHICAGO. Jan. 13. After having been divorced fop 40 years, an accidental meeting brought Mr. and Mrs. Benjan- jClay, of Georgia, asked whether the Private Citizens Bid 104 on Panama Bonds in Blocks of tioooo Worth Bat the Bonds Are Allotted to Bankers at 102I Explanation is Demanded. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. After a short discussion in the Senate the recent bond issue of the treasury department it was agreed before taking up the question in detail to await the report from the secretary of the treasury which Senator Aldrich assured the senator would be before- them .on Thursday. an awful Stampi'de, the coal Oil lamps Used as footlights were over- min Ackley, the latter for some years secretary oe requirea to mat a P re. The lamps which were used to light eacner -ZZZl turned, jetting the place on fire. The lampi the opera house also exploded, throwing blazing oil over the terror stricken people who were frantically fighting to gain the exits. In the mad rush a section of the floor gave way, precipitating scores of persons to the basement. The flames fed by the oil shot almost up to the ceiling and there was a wild rush of 700 persons to escape from the building. Scores of women and children were trampled and several who escaped being burned to death, died after being dragged from the opera house. In many eases, it is said, entire families have been wiped out. The scene which followed the explosion is indescribable. Scores of persons who were in the balcony at the time the explosion occurred, jumped from windows and sustained fractured limbs and skulls. To add to the terrible disaster the fire apparatus became disabled and the struc ture was left to the mercy of the flames. It is almost certain that not a vestige of the bodies of the unfortunates overcome by the smoke and who perished will ever be found. Assistance was asked from Pottstown, but just before the fire apparatus from that place reached here the entire structure was a roaring furnace. Had the women and children heeded the warning of cooler heads in the afdience the terrible loss of life might have been averted, but there was the usual panic and stam pede which invariably follows such a catastrophe. Special trains carry ing nurses and doctors were rushed to this place from both Pottstown and Reading. Every home within a radius of half a dozen blocks of the opera house was made a temporary hospital where the wounded were hurried. Boyerstown is a borough with a population of about 2500, and is located about midway between Pottstown and Reading. At 1 o'clock a special from Reading arrived with physicians and nurses but there was little to do as the injured had been cared for by the local physicians. A few minutes after midnight the rear wall collapsed. Tho flames broke out anew and those who vainly hoped to find the remains of loved ones turned away in despair from the scene. Three children ranging from eight to twelve and one woman who were dragged from the building by persons who had rushed to, the rescue were trampled almost to a pulp. The skulls of children were crushed like egg shells. Tho fire was under control at 1 o'clock, but it is impos sible to attempt a search before tomorrow. It is doubtful if the remains of tho victims can be distinguished. TO RELEASE MEN IN TWO WEEKS. ELY, Nev., Jan. 13. The rescuers In the Alpha shaft reached solid ground to day. Foreman Gallagher expects to re loase the men in about two weeks. DRANK CARBOLIC ACID. Supposed it to be Throat Medicine Died From the Effects. OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 13. Miss Irene McMillan, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. McMillan, of 115 Eleventh street, died early last evening fro mthe effects of drinking a draught of carbolio aoid solution from a glass which she thought contained throat medicine She loft a family at the lunch table and went upstairs with the announcement that she intended taking a dose of the wash that she was using for throat trouble. A few moments later the members of the household heard the girl scream and on rushing upstairs found her writhing upon the floor. She had taken the poison from a glass that stood beside the receptacle containing the medicine. ; MUTINY ON WHALER. SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. The American ship Sintrim which arrived yesterday from Sydney, Aus., brings with her a story of mutiny ori the whaling bark Andrew Hicks. On the Sintrim is Frank Ballinger, who was steward on the' whaler and was put ashore because of sickness at Norfolk Island, where the Sintrim picked him up. Ballinger states that the crew of the Andrew Hicks became mutinous just before Norfolk Island was reached and threatened to take charge of the vessel, They were held' in check until arrival at the island, when the captain throw the whole crew In irons, and set out to communicate with the British and Am erican consuls. At the end of four days he returned and found the men pacific after their confinement and ready to promise obedience. again, and now they are enjoying their second honeymoon. Last week Mrs. Ackley visited Min neapolis and met her former affinity by accident. She addressed a letter to him at his hotel which brought about a meet ing and reconciliation. UNABLE TO TELL HIS NAME. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. Deprived of reason by a blow upon the head, found wandering in the streets of San Francisco, mumbling bits of verse, but unable to tell his name, a man who is believed to be O. D. Ackley, a composer of songs which are 'widely popular was taken to the Central Emergency Hos pital yesterday morning, where he died a few hours later. How Ackley was in jured in such a manner is unknown, but it is supposed that he was the victim cf footpads. RASCALLY RAISUILL PARIS, Jan. 13. A special dispatch the Matin from Tangier says that Rai suili, the noted bandit, has joined Mulai Hafid and that he still persists in his refusal to give np Caid Sir Harry Mac Lean, except by order of the new leader. A dispatch from Rabat to the Ministry says that the Sultan's court is terror stricken by the news that Mulai Hafid is proclaimed sultan. ARMY CANTEEN NOT DEAD YET. 'NEW! YORK, Jan. 13. The governing board of the army canteen association is taking active steps to organize branches of the! association in every state in fhe union, that a united pres sure may be brought to bear on Con gress to restore the canteen. ajor-Gen- eral Frederick G. Grant and many other prominent army officers are giving the movement their hearty support. JEWISH THEOLOGIAN DEAD. CHICAGO. Jan. 13. Rabbi Dernhard Felsenthal, said to bo the oldest Jewish theologian in the United States, recogn ized as one of the world's greatest He brew schoolars, died last night after ten days illness. He was 80 years old. that he believed he was so required, but there was no provision of law stipulat ing how the report should be made. Culberson insisted that the duty of the secretary under the law was to make such a statement on or before January. 1, for the preceding year, con cerning the deposits of public money, lie said he had not seen such a state ment. Tillman referred to the two solu tions by him which had remained on the calender since December 9, calling for in formation concerning clearing-house cer tificates, and bond issues, and said he thought it best to let them go to the committee on finance without attempt- ing to pass them without reference to that committee. He said he wished to lay some correspondence on this sub ject before the committee and read a letter from a private individual who had bid 104 for $10,000 Panama canal bonds and had not been awarded them although, they sold for 102. Tillman wanted to know how it happened that bonds had been sold to banks to lower the price, and denied to citizens, who bid higher for them. He also read a letter" from a correspondent in Augusta, Ga., who wanted to know how it happened that the secretary places the vast currency in the New York banks to relieve the financial stringency. "This stringency seems to be a source of profit to some one," Tillman's corres pondent added. The Senate passed Tillmans resolution calling on the interstate commerce com mission for information concerning pur chases by railroad companies of stocks of competing roads. Unfinished business In the form of a bill to codify the crimi nal laws of the United States was placed before the Senate and the reading be gun when the Senate adjourned. LONG DISTANCE WIRELESS. PARIS, Jan. 13.-HA brief wireless dis patch was received here last night at the Eiffel Tower station from the war ship Kkber, which is lying at Casa Blanca, a distance of 1900 kilometres. This is the first time that a message has been sent so long a distance under similar condtions. PITCHER FATALLY SLASHED. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 13. With throat cut from ear to ear, Pat Seay, a pitcher for St. Joseph and Oma ha in the Western League, and for Rock Island in Three I's, was taken to a hos pital last night, where he is reported to be dying. James Troutman, released from the penitentiary recently, gave himself up, saying he cut Seay's throat. Troutman engaged in an altercation with' a waiter in the Colorado House. He said Seay struck him and he then slash ed Seay'a throat GRAND OPERA COMES HIGH. NEW t YORK. Jan. 13. Every seat for five of Madame Tetrazzini's 15 ap pearances at the Manhattan, opera house has been sold, the receipts being $57,500. Tetrazzini's first appearance in New York Wednesday night will be in "H Trovatore." . )