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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
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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." .
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