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' PUIU8HCB FULL ASSOCIATED PRCS! IMPORT C0VER9THC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LXIII. NO. 289 ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS HUNGRY ARMY PARADERS Marched Through Town to City Hall. CALLED ON THE MAYOR Assured Them He Would Do All In His Power to Give Them , Employment ARMY LED BY JAMES EADS HOW Tho Mayor Promised to Divide tb Work Being Don for tin City Md Give Part of it to tho Thinly Clad Mtt. 8T. LOUIS, Jan. 18.-Uungry and out of work, $00 thinly clad men marched through tbe mow and cold to tho city hall yeeterdsy, seeking Mayor Wells In order to make application for )(a alt once la securing employment Jamca Bade How. phllanthroplat and adon of a promliwir'. family, who proud ly otyks hlroalf "hobo," led tho pro cession and the Welfsro Association, of which ha la tho founder and benefactor, formed tho nucleus of tho army. Vhll Uia hungry horde lined up In the city haU grounds, committee rep resenting tho "army" waited on Mayor Wells. Mayor Wells assured tho nun that ha would do all la hit ower to give thm employment, "I cannot give you charity work," aald Mayor Wells, "Un der present condition, the only thing I can do la to divide the work now being done for the city and give part of It to JOT." ' Thle met with the approval of the committee and after IU departure, Mayor Wolls Instructed Street Commls oloner Travllls, to prepare an ordinance caiumr lor an appropriation ui eiu.vw for street work. GOVERNOR SPEAKS. Saya Heedleat Duties Should Cease to Ifamptr Our Industries. NBM YORK. Jan. 15. Governor Guild of Massachusetts; .peaking last night at the National Boot BUoe Manufacturers' banquet at the Hotel Astor, tonight, aaldt "A demand will bo made after the next national election for a special ses sion of eongre. for tho revision of tho tariff In the Interests of common sense. I am a protectionist. I believe that pol icy, mora than any one thing, nas bum no the Industrial domination of the United Statesi I believe that policy i-hould bo continued but tho time has coma -when lllotrlcal and needless duties should ceaee to hamper our Induatriea and our people." GOVERNMENT TO BE TURNED OVER HAVANA. Jan. 10. President Roose velt's declaration that the turning over of the government to the new Cuban president and congress must occur not later than February 1, 1900, was given out at the palace yesterday too lato for publication In the afternoon papers. The news, however, was rapidly circulated throughout the city and was received o very where with expression of the keenest satisfaction on confidence In the determination of President Roosevelt to carry out his pledge to restore the re public at the earliest possible moment The American officials) unanimously sgreo on the practicability of President Kooeevclt'a progress. -t- MENTALLY UNSOUND The Burden of Littleton's Argu ment WOOL GROWERS IN SESSION. Result of Its Labors Not Gives Out Last Night HELENA, Mont, Jan. 15. While neither Case J. Walsh, chairman, nor .any other member of the committee on reaoultlons of the National Woolgrowers' Association, will give any Intimation of the result of that body's labors tonight, is Ma tea on tne auwoniy or, one closely in touch with the situation that the' committee will tomorrow ask' the convention to adopt a sot of most -scathing resolutions against the administra tion's policy relative to public lands. In fact, it is the1 intention of the associa tion to send to Washington during the prosent session of Congress three promt iwnt sheep men, who will wage bitter warfare on the proposed legislation re (rarding grazing lands in the west Be cause of his support of the President's action, Senator Warren, the present bead of tne organisation, baa lost all Ua former supporters except tho Wyo ming delegation and even In that there are dissenters. At tbe election tomorrow It Is more than probable that the asso ciation will choose as its head Dr, J, M, Wilson, of Douglas, Wyoming. NO BAIL SO GOES TO JAIL CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Mrs. Thomas Metoalf, who fired several shots at Samuel R Ham 111, the attorney, and one of the counsel la the Walsh case, yester day, continued today to preserve a veil of mvstery In which she wrapped her- aelf Immediately following tne exciting incident. She was arraigned today and being unable to furnish $1000 ball was committed to jail. MOTHER TO GO ON STAND Littleton la Beginning at the Very Earl' lest Period of Thaw's Life and Will Introduce Hit Evidence in Cbronologi cat Order. . . t NEW YORK, Jan. 15. Adhering strictly to the promise or not to intro duce other dofeme than that of insanity in behalf of their client the attorneys rcpresnting Thaw at his trial today con tinued their examination of witnesses who .wore that young Thaw at various times in his life appeared to them as Irrational and mentally unsound. Prac tically all testimony was entirely new to tho case and had to do with his acts down to the day of the tragedy Itself. Then came 10 men who sat on a coro ner's jury during the Inquiry Into Stan ford White's death, all of whom declar ed that the defendant the day following the shooting acted Irrationaly. In the day's testimony there was more delving Into the history of the Thaw family, Al fred Lee Thaw, of Richmond, the third cousin of tho defendant, In taking the stand and tolling of that taint of insan ity which had caused his father and brother to die, In the atate insanjd asylums." .Some of Thaw's alleged eecen trictics which were revealed for the first time were related today by Christopher llaggan, ateward of tho New York Whist Club, by Miss Matilda Stein, telephone operator, and by August Weber, former butler in the T,haw household. Thaw spent a portion of the' afternoon of June 25, 1006, at the whist club and at that time, a few hours before the tragedy. was pictured by the steward as being highly nervous and frequently exclaim ing "It is awful.; lie asked the steward to have a valuable package put Into the safe and after the shooting the package was opened and found to contain three ciga rettes wrapped in tin foil. District At torney Jerome in cross-examining the club steward brought out tbe fact that Thaw played bridge whist there with prominent men. Witness said be was not supposed to know what Mir. Thaw, Mr. Gates, Mr. Schwab and others play ed for, but he was sure that nothing but mineral water wa. ever served at tables. (Continued on Pago fc) MINISTERS RESIGNING Japan Threatened With Political Panic. NEW CABINET PROBABLE Statesmen Unwilling to Accept Responsibilities Under Pres-, ent Conditions. EFFORT TO FILL VACANCIES maintained at present, which it is claimed, is not warranted by tbe present international situation. MONTGOMERY The presentation of a synopsis of the budget to tbe leadet of both houses which it had been arranged to do, sud denly postponed and it was announced that a change bad been mads in cer tain Items, It is unofficially learned that tho esti mate for tbe coming year amount to about $013,000,000 for expenditure and $010,000,000 in receipts. This would make a deficit of nearly $500,000, which tbe finance minister expected to pay by increased taxation. AUSTRIAN NOBLEMEN ARRIVE. There is no Reaaoa to Doubt That the Present Situation la Duo Entirely to the Financial Problem Immigration Question is Unaffected. TOKIO. Jan. 15. Any accurate pre diction concerning tho probable life of tho Marquis Saionji's cabinet is impos sible. The inability of tho government to avert a climax and the resignations of the ministers of finance and communi cations has crested a situation ap proaching a political panic. Even those boat informed aro unable to forecast to morrow's developments with any , de gree of certaluty. A consensus of opinion is to the ef fect that tho present either with double portfolios, or possible additions filling the vacant posts in the ministries of tho interior and justice, will face the diet which opens on January 20th. An effort is being made today to fill those vacancies, but a difficulty is en countered in securing tho consent of statesmen to accept the responsiblity under existing circumstances. The opposition and even tho friends of the government are apparently to force the government to appeal to the country, M'Sth an unpopular budget, the constitutionalists lack nine votes of an actual majority in the lower house. Reliable, authorities think the constitu tionalists will refuse to accept the gov ernment's financal policy, when the budget is presented. In this event, the cabinet will resign, the diet will be dis solved and the former budget will be continued until another cabinet is form ed and a new budget is drawn and passed. By such a method,' the constitutional ists will be in a position to appeal to tho country, and say they aro not responsible for Premier Salonji's mis takes. They can also point to the fact that they repudiated a budget involving increased taxation, the ' suspension of public works,' and the unnecessarily heavy expenditures for the army. It is believed that with such a posi tion the constitutionalists will secure a majority at the general elections and that the cabinet will be reformed by Marquis Katsura, the ex-premier, or possibly by Admiral Baron Oorabei Yamamoto. The latter, however, is im probable. ! ' ' ' ' , There Is no reason to doubt that the present situation is due entirely to the financial problem. The immigration question is absolutely unaffected, and had nothing to do with hastening the climax, It is firmly believed on all sides that the immigration question which exists with America and Canada will be settled amicably. In fact, since the present critical situation developed the emigration question has been hardly mentioned. An interesting feature of the situa tion la the' increasing Influence Of the commercial classes in the politics of Japan. Yoshlre Sakatanl, ex-minister of finance, Is , the son-in-law of Baron Khlbusawa, who bitterly opposed the proposition to increase the taxation, in common with other prominent business men who were antagonists to tho con tlnuod heavy expenditures on tho army Come to Attend Sxecbenyl-Vanderbilt Wedding. NEW! YORK. Jan. 13. iA. party of friends of the Austrian bridegroom and who will be guests at the approaching wedding of Miss Gladys Vanderbllt and Count Szecbenyi, arrivedyesterday on the steamer Kron Prinzessin Cecilia. Tbey are Count Denes SiechenyL the bridegroom's olJent brother, who is sec retary of the Hungarian embassy at Berlin; the latler's wife, Countess Ksecbenyl; Count Anton Sigray who it is reported, will be the count's best man; Count Paul Esterhaiy, an old com panion of Count Sreenenyl. and Mr. and Mrs. Kelson O'Shaughnessy of .the American embassy at Vienna. LONE HIGHWAYMAN Holds Up the Potter Valley Stage Coach. DOES NOT STRIP HIS VICTIMS IS INDICTED Was President of Hamilton National Bank. LAX MANAGEMENT Overdraft and Over Certification Have to Do With Acts Alleged. TEMPORARY RECEIVERSHIP JURYMAN HAS EPILEPTIC PIT. NEW) YORK, . Jan. 15.-An epileptio fit put a sudden end to the trial of Rocco Quinte, at Long Island City yesterday, after the jury bad agreed upon a verdict Qulnto wa charged with abduction and asmault It is alleged that ho enticed 15-year-old Minnie Ferroro from be home and kept her bidden for two weeks. The case bad been finished and the jury had retired to their consultation room and had agreed on a verdict, when one of tbe jurors fell to tho floor in a fit brought on by the excitement of tho trial Judge Humphrey at once dis charged tbe jury, holding that a verdict under such circumstances would not bo legaL Was a Gentlemanly Sort of a Fellow and Handed Back the Driver One-third of His Cash, and Then Tells Him to Drive On. URIAH. Cal.. Jan., 15. A lone high wayman held up the Potter Valley stage tbfs afternoon near what is called Wolcck near Wattenberger'e. The rob ber was a gentlemanly sort of a fellow and evidently did not want to take all his victims had. The stage driver threw out his purse containing 0 and the rob ber passed him back $2 saying he did not need it all. Two passengers were assessed $3.50 and one $2.50. Tho robber then wished them good luck, and told them to drive on. , . . .. NEW BANK TO BE ESTABLISHED. Tho Court's Announcement Overjoyed the Depositors so Much That They Marched to Montgomery's Home Head ed by Brass Band and Cheered Him. NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The grand jury today returned two indictments against William R. Montgomery, president of the Hamilton National Bank, charges, involving overdrafts and over certifica tion, have to do with acts alleged to have been committed before Montgom ery became president.' ' , A The Hamilton bank suspended Octo ber 23. Recently the courts decided that the receivership should not be made per manent and the overjoyed depositors headed by a band of music marched to Montgomery a home and cheered him un til he responded in a speech in which he said bis personal vindication as an offi cer of the bank would follow the inves tigation of the bank's affairs. At that time Montgomery had been accused of lax management by Receiver White. Montgomery pleaded not guilty and was released on $50,000 bail. NO REPLY FROM SECRETARY. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The, Senato has not received a reply up to today from the Secretary of the Treasury to its resolution calling for Information concerning the financial situation as bad been promised and in its absence Ald rich assented to the passage of Culber son's resolution on the same subject. Without further comment tho resolu tion was adopted. The Senate passed a joint resolution reducing from $24,000, 000 to $11,000,000 the war indemnity from China. Tho remainder of the ses sion was devoted to a discussion of tho penal code bill. To be Located in Washington to Have $100,000,000 Capital IMMIGRATION QUESTION SETTLED. TOKIO, Jan. 15. (The Canadian immi gration question has been settled. The Japanese government has received notice that the report of R. Lemkux, the Cana dian minister of labor is entirely satis factory to the Canadian government and that it would accept in good faith a ver bal promise of restriction of emigra tion of laborers relying upon the Japan eso government to enforce the reguhv tions which are outlined in its memo randum. Nothing now remains except the exchange of memoranda between the two countries." " WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The es tablishment of on "United States Na tional Bank of America" is provided for in a bill introduced in the house today by Fornes, Democrat of New .York, The bauk, as conceived, is to be located in Washington City, and to have a capital of $100,000,000, divided , into 100,000 shares at the par value of $100,000. Three-fifths of these shares are to be purchased by, the United States treas urer at par, the purchase money to be raised by the sole of $00,000,000 bonds, payable in' 50 years, and bearing 3 per' cent interest. Two-fifths are to be offered at not less than par to National Banks of the country, to be paid for in gold coin. The bank is to open for busi ness September 1st next and cease to exist September 1, 1058, unless its life! Is extended by Congress. Branches are to be established in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Denver, St Louis, Cincinnati and Portland, Ore. Tho bank shall be governed by a board of 25 j directors, elected by stockholders and tho Secretary of the Treasury shall bo chairman. The bank may issue addi tional notes in amounts not exceeding $40,000,000 and such notes shall be available for general national bank cir culation upon deposit of proper, secur ity. Four per cent dividends may be paid stockholders on tbe bank's earnings. CAN'T ENTER AUTOMOBILE RACE. NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-Mra John Omen will nob 'be permitted to drive a motor car in the stock car race wmcn will be held over a 30 mile course in Wtest Chester County in April. Mrs. Cuneo sent in a formal entry aoeom oanied bv a check for $500, half the en try fee required. The committee in charge of the race promptly declined the entry. No reason was officially given, but it is known that the other contest ants of whom eighteen have already been entered, objected to the presence of a woman driver in the race, Mrs. Cuneo took part in the lost Glidden tour. being the only woman to make the entry, driving her own car. CHAPTER IN WALSEUjUAL. CHICAGO, Jan. 15. The final chapter in the Walsh trial began today when District Attorney Fletcher Dobyns be gan his final summing up to the jury. Previous to Dobyn s argument John S Mailer and E. C Richter of counsel for the defense had concluded their argu ments in behalf of the banker Dobyns will probably finish tomorrow and the case will likely go to the jury early in the afternoon. 170 PERISHED IN THEATRE FIRE. E0YERSTOWN, Jan. 15. One hun dred and seventy persons perished in the Rhoades opera house Monday night, according to figures computed by the coroner today. ' Commission to Meet Saturday Next January 18. DISCUSSION TO BE THOROUGH The Views of tho Members Will bo Out lined, and a Committee Probably Ap pointed to go to Washington and Call on Congress. v CHICAGO, Jan. 15. Currency reform legislation of a safe character, that will afford, a remedy for the inelastic sys tem held largely responsible for the re cent financial strain may have its birth in Chicago. The currency commission of tho American Bankers' Association will meet here next Saturday. This commission will voice the currency reform ideas of the 10,000 members of the association. It will represent in a general way tho bankers of the United States, metropoli tan bankers, country bankers, etc. The commission will then discuss the question thoroughly. The views of its members will be outlined and a commit tee probably appointed to go to Wash ington and impress , these , views upon Congress and the President The meet ing of the commission was called yes terday in telegraphic messages sent to each of the members by the chairman, A. B. Hepburn, president of the National Bank of New York. DOESN'T WANT IT. NEW! YORK, Jan. 15. It became known today that the interests identi fied with the , reorganization of the Knickerbocker Trust Co. had considered the name of George B. Oortelyou, among others to take the Presidency of that institution and that intimation, more or less positive in character has been con veyed to him of the consideration of his name. It was stated however that no response had been received but this statement was made before Oortelyou hod given out the authoritative an nouncement that any tender or intima tion of his coming to New. York ai president of this company had been defi nitely rejected. . . . t i vt iroiTTn rsciTa wrrar aw PORTLAND, Jan. 15. The time of the federal court today was taken up with tho examination of tho Jurors to try tho land fraud conspiracy case against ex-U. S. District Attorney HaU and Edwin Mays. When court adjurned the entire jury was selected and tho decks will be cleared for action for tomorrow morning's battle. i ... . . - , - .... - MM '