FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
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COVERSTHE MORNING FIELD ONTHE LOWER COLUMBIA
VOLUME LXIII. NO. 401
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LAST RITES
CONCLUDED
King Carlos And His Son
Arc Buried
A GUTTERING PAGEANT
Neither Queen Amelie Nor The
Dowager Queen Maria Pia
Were To Be Seen.
IMMENSE CROWDS ON STREET
Not in Untoward Incident Marred
the Lett Act of Portugal'a Tragedy
and There ia Relief Tonight That
AU Paaaed Off WelL
LISBON, Feb. 8.Vith the church
belli tolling continuously, the bodies
of the murdered king and Crown
Prince in two golden chariots shroud
cd in black velvet and drawn by
eiulit hooded horses, were ecorted
by a glittering funeral pageant today
across the city to the I'antneon
and laid to rest beside their ancestors
of the Braganza dynasty. Seven
hours elapsed from the time the for
eign prince and special ambassadors
of all the powers gathered at the
palace for a ceremony there, until
three salvos of 21 guns and three vol
leys of musketry reverberating over
terraced and sun bathed hills, and
answered Ly the British war ships
in the harbor announced that the last
tad rites were concluded. Not an un
toward incident marred the last act
of Portugal's tragedy and .there is re
lief tonight that all passed off well
in view of the political turmoil which
bas wrenched the country. Immense
crowds aathcred on the streets and
elsewhere and troops on duty along
ill rmi! and at tmiflV points. It
was a grief stricken palace and hearts
turned in pity at the scene in the
private apartments. Neither yueen
Amelie nor the Dowager Queen
Maria Pia were to be seen, but King
Manuel carried" himself bravely as he
might though he was on the verge of
collapse when the ordeal was finished
and tears coursed down the checks of
the young king many times during
the day.
When the members of the court
and the special ambassadors entered
the chapel for the last brief services
the king remained behind. Neither
he nor the two queens followed the
cortege to the chapel. The violent
death of Carlos absolved King Man
ticl from conforming to the tradition
of walking behind the dead to the
grave. Nevertheless his absence and
the absence of Queen Amelie and
the Dowager Queen has caused uni
versal comment, being attributed to
other reasons.
A MATTER OF MONTHS.
Prominent Republican Leader Stated
End o! Monarchy is Near
LISBON, vla'Badajos, Spain, Feb.
8.-The Republican leaders of Portu
gal assert confidently that the Re
public ia now a matter of months. A
prominent Republican leader stated
to the Associated Press that the end
of the monarchy is near, that it will
come as. unexpectedly as did the as
sassination of King Carlos and the
Crown Prince and the world will
wake up one morning to find t re
public in Portuital. The speaker said
the revplution would be a peaceful
one, and that there is a republican
organization in every town supported
(by prominent professional men and
others. lie said King Manuel was
welt iutentioned but that it would
not be long before he falls into the
hands of manipulators.
GRUESOME FIND.
OAKLAND, Feb, 8.-Workmen
excavating for a sewer in Elmhurst
today, foimd the dead body of a
woman in a sack burled three feet
under ground. A quantity of quick
lime in the sack, had so badly de
composed the remains as to be un
recognisable. The body was found
not far from the home of A, Wilkins,
who is now in the Alameda county
jail charged with the murder of Mrs.
Vcrna Carmen, formerly of Kansas
City, whom he says committed sui
cide, though ha admits burying the
body. The coroner is endeavoring to
secure identification of the body
found today, ' '
CHANCELLOR DAY'S SPEECH.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 8.-Chan-cellor
James R. Day was the guest of
honor at the annual meeting and ban
quet of group V on the New York
State Bankers' Association here to
night, and in a speech denounced
those who would create class hatred
and prejudice and cause distrust and
suspicions of business men, "Whose
genius and money turn the wheels
which give employment to millions of
laboring men and women." ,
LOWTHER ACCOMMODATED.
MARTINSVILLE, W. Va., Feb. a
C. F. Lowther, president of the
Lowther Kaufmann Oil & Coal Com
pany, capitalized at one million, to
day asked for a receiver for the com
pany. C. B. Highland was appointed.
MORAL INNOCENCE
Convicted Counterfeiter Filling A
Christian Pulpit
PLANS TO PREACH TODAY
HALL JURY
SAYS 'GUILTY'
Little Surprise Expressed
At Verdict
TWENTYTWONEW CASES
Will Be Taken Up At The April
Term of the Federal Court
in Portland. '
WILL TEND TO FULTON LATER
"There ia no Reason Why I Should
Not Resume my Duties at Once,"
the Preacher Said, "and I ahall Cer
tainly do so."
CHICAGO, Feb. a -The novel
spectacle of a convicted counterfeit
er filling a Christian pulpit is to be
offered tomorrow at the First Con
Kregational Church of Wheaton. Rev.
Jas. R. Kcycs, the pastor, who was
recently found guilty in the United
States district court at Springeld, 111.,
of counterfeiting, will, according to
his own plan and that of the officials
of his church, preach in both morn
ing mid evening as well as directing
the affairs of the Sunday school.
The congregation is declared to be
a unit in the "moral innocence" of the
Rev. Keyc. The officials and members,
therefore, sees no reason why their
pastor should not lead them in ser
vice until he shall go to fulfill his
sentence of two years in the gov
ernment penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kas., or shall be given his full
liberty. '
Kcye himself last night expressed
the emnhatic nninion that his rnnvits
tion whs not the least bar to his ap
pearance as an active minister of the
gospel
Kcye arrived at his home in Oak
IMrk last night He was released
vesterday morning from the county
jail at Springfield, a supersedeas hav
ing been granted by Judge Grosscup
and Keye having furnished bond to
the amount of $2500. Keye will now
resume his pulpit pending the decis
ion of the United States court of
appeals in Chicago, which will pass
on alleged errors in the trial. Luther
Laflin Mills, Keye's Chicago attor
ney, said last night that it might be
several weeks or even months, before
the appellate court could decide the
case and explained that in the mean
time Keyes would be at liberty.
(Continued on Page 4.)
Tracey C. Becker Will Conduct the
Prosecution of All Except Her
mann and Williamson Heney Left
Last Night For San Francisco.
PORTLAND, Feb. 8. -Following
the conviction today of John H. Hall,
for conspiracy in connection of fenc
ing lands to the Butte Creek Com
pany, it was announced that 22 un
tried Oregon land fraud cases would
lie taken up at the April term of the
federal court Tracy C. Becker, will
conduct the cases for the government
with the exception of the Hermann
and Williamson cases which Francis
J. Hcney expects to prosecute late in
the April term. On the motion of
Heney, indictments are dismissed
only against Charles F. Lord and
Charles E. Hayes. The sentencing
of Hendricks and Clarence B. Zach
ary, who were convicted of subordi
nation of perjury, and perjury, re
spectively, in August, 1906, is post
poned until April 13 next The same
date is fixed for the sentencing of W,
W. Steiwer, Hendricks and Zachary
who, on January 22 last, pleaded
guilty to the conspiracy indictment
in the Hall case and testified for the
government.
Mr. and Mrs. Heney and their
party started for .San Francisco to
night to take up the graft cases in
that city. ,
"I do not know that my engage
ment in San Francisco will permit me
to return to Oregon further to dis
cuss Senator Fulton and his candi
dacy for re-election before the prim
ary election," said Heney.
"When Fulton replies to my first
address, I may have something fur
ther to say
ICE MEN IN JAIL.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. a-In a com
munication a prisoner in the county
jail complains that the convicted ice
men are enjoying special privileges
such as receiving visitors at all -times
instead of on visiting days; elaborate
meals are sent in to them; the ice
men are permitted to go to and from
the jailors office at will and use the
telephone and that rugs and other
articles are brought into make the
cells of the ice men comfortable. The
prosecutor will investigate.
JUROR KICKS.
Said That the Attorney Bored the
Life Out of Him.
MACON, Ga.,"Fcb. 8.-During the
cross examination of a witness in a
state case here yesterday Juror W.
W. Aldoman arose and asked a ques
tion which created a sensation.
"What I want to know, your hon
or,' said the juror, "is if we have to
sit here and listen to the attorney
examine the witness about something
that has nothing in the world to do
with the case, and by time is
worth something to me and if the
law can force me to sit here and be
bored this way, I want to know it"
Judge Holman, who was trying the
case, remarked that he did not make
the law and that as long as he had
to suffer that way every day the court
was in session, the juror ought to
live through one day of it.
The jury found against the attor
ney who Aldoman said "bored the
life out of him."
ELECTRICITY MOTIVE POWER
Perfecting Plana to Electrify Its
System.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8.-The
statement was made today upon the
authority of Guy C. Earl, of the
Western Power Co., that the West
ern Pacific Railway, now being built
from the East to this city, will have
electricity for motive power.
The Western Pacific Railway Co,
is now perfecting its plans for the
electrification of its system and has
been holding back only because it
will be the pioneer in the movement
and has no precedent to be guided
by.
HEATH & MILLIGAN FAIL.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-An involun
tary petition in bankruptcy against
Heath & Milligan, one of the oldest
and largest paint manufacturing firms
in this country, failed here today.
No formal statement of the assets
and liabilities of. Heath" & Milligan
has been filed but the attorneys of
the various interests involved say the
liabilities will amount to about $1,
440,000. The assets are estimated at
one million. The inability of the
creditors to agree upon a plan of re
habilitation of the firms finances is
the chief cause contributing to to
day's action.
'LORD, HAVE MERIT
Wailed The Boy Who Shot His
Father.
JUDGE HAD A BAD RECORD
The Funeral of Judge Hargis He
Was Buried Close to the Graves of
His Three Brothers All of Whom
Met Violent Deaths.
JACKSON, Feb. a-The, funeral
of Judge Hargis, who met his death
at the hands of his son, was held to
day. The body was interred close to
the graves of Judge Hargis' three
brothers, all of whom died from bul
let wounds of implacable enemies,
Beach Hargis, the murderer, was per
mitted to view the body of his father
Greatly overcome he fell on his knees
and said "Lord have mercy."
ROBBED AN ACTRESS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8.-De-tcctives
Wm. Boyle and W. J
Deevy of New York arrived in this
city yesterday for the purpose of tak
ing east Edwin Starr, alias Jos. Mur
phy, now in custody here. Starr is
wanted in New York for robbing an
actress. The detectives will leave for
the east immediately.
FRENCH OCCUPY SETTAT.
TANGIER, Feb. 8.-A wireless
despatch received here that General
Amadee .commander of the French
military forces in Morocco has re-
occupied Settat, from which place the
French troops retreated after the re
cent battle with the Moors in which
the French losses are said to have
amounted to 160 men including four
officers, and those of the Moors to
10,000.
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BATTLESHIP
BUILDING
down. The reduction affects 700
men and wages cut 15, to 25 cents
per day. General Manager Franklin
Guiterman says that the reductions .
were made necessary by reason of
the decreased production of the
nniws.
House Committee Naval
Affairs Busy
TO BLilLD FOUR OR TWO
The Department Asks For an
Appropriation For The Con
struction of Four
SUPPORTED BY REPUBLICANS
The Committee Threshed Over the
Greater Naval Question for Three
Hours House Will Vote Monday
on Recommendations Presented,
WASHINGTON, Feb. a -For
nearly thre hours today the members
of the House committee on naval af
fairs threshed over the greater navy
question preliminary to Monday's
vote which will decide whether the
committee recommended an appro
priation for building four battleships
asked for by the department and ap
proved by the President, or recom-
mepded only two in accordance with
the general policy of retrenchment
supported by the Republican major
'ty.
SUNDAY SALOON QUESTION.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8 Thirteen thou
sand and 50 feet of signatures rep
resenting the desire of exactly 168,
062 voters to. pass upon the merits
of the Sunday saloon question, have
insured the appearance of a little
ballot bearing this, at the spring elec
tion April 7.
The great mass of petitions which
have been circulated by workers for
the United Societies gathered last
night, making a formidable appear
ance as they were prepared for the
binder. Stacked together they make
a pile six feet and eight inches high?
The saloon adherent declare the vot
ers which these petitions represent
guarantee an overwhelming majority
for an open Sunday.
Today the petitions will be loaded
on a dray and carried to the office of
the election commissioners in the
city hall.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Headed by
what promises t? be hot campaigns
in Springfield, Bloomington and De
catur, residents of several Illinois
counties will vote on the saloon
question in the spring. Yesterday
was the last day for filing petitions
asking that the issue be submitted to
the voters, and reports received from
many counties indicate that the ant
saloon adherents have been suc.ess-
ful, in obtaining enough signatures to
allow the question to be balloted on
at the polls. It is estimated that
1200 towns will take part in the con
test
Ernest A. Scrogin, attorney for the
anti-saloon league of Illinois, and
district superintendent declares that
reports received within the last few
days it is certain that 90 per cent of
the townships in the counties in his
jurisdiction will vote on the question.
VALUATION RAISED.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 8.-The Tefc
ferson county board of tax suoervis-
ors today raised the assessment of
the Southern Pacific Company from
five million dollars to ten million dol
lars. The Southern Pacific is a Ken
tucky corporation.
BASEBALL AT UNIVERSITY.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-The Co
lumbia baseball squad, it was an
nounced yesterday, next week, wiU
begin practicing in the Grim cage,
Last year's players with the exception
of Lee and Bradke, will report, and
several new men, two of them prom
ising candidates for pitchers, will
join the squad. The team will be
coached this year by Frank A. Good-
man, who captained the Columbia
nine in 1903, his coming marking the
introduction of the graduate coach
ing system at Columbia.
TREATY CONFERENCE.
. WASHINGTON, Feb. a-James
Bryce, the British ambassador will
leave for Ottawa, February 16, to
confer with Sir Wilfred Laurier, the
Canadian Premier and other Domin
ion officials respecting the consum
mation of a treaty between Great
Britain and America for the settle
ment of various issues between the
United States and Canada.
MAY MARRY AGAIN.
BUDAPEST, Feb. a-A report
that Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is to
marry Count Hadik has been receiv
ed here but there is some skepticism
concerning its authenticity. Nothing
seems to be known in aristocratic
circles here concerning the matter.
15 TO 25 PER CENT REDUCTION
DENVER, Feb. a Notices were
posted yesterday a; the Globe Smel
ter, owned by the American Smelting
& Refining Company announcing a
reduction in wages commencing Feb
rnuary 11. One of the company's
smelters at Pueblo will also be shut
RUSSIA ALARMED
Unchecked Turkish Penetration
Into Persia.
MOBILIZATION IN ARMENIA
The Government Has Decided to De
spatch 60,000 Select Troops to the
Frontier With View of Overawing
Turks by an Exhibition of Force.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. a -the
Russo-Turk relations have entered
upon a menacing phase. Alarmed at
the unchecked TnrlUii r ,........:
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into Persia and the mobilization in
Armenia the Russian government has
decided to disnateh fifi (Wl e.i.
awivt
troops with full war equipment to
the frontier with a view of overawing
the Turks by a decisive exhibition of
iorce. ' ,,2 " .-t
MEXICAN TREATY. '
MEXICO CITY" Feb. $.-It is
highly probable that ih w.-
- - - - .IVHIJ ' UI t
1848 between the IlnifH' i .
Mexico fixing the boundary line along
the Rio Grande will be abrogated and
another one signed and ratified as a,,
result of negotiations now in prog- '"
ress. The question at issue is not
to make the Rio Grande navigable to
a greater extent that at present' but
to destroy its present navigability- in
the interest of agriculture and the in
terest of adjacent land on either side
of the stream.
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SMITHSON WINS.
; NEW YORK, Feb. a-The annual
indoor track and field games of the
Irish-American Athletic Club in
Madison Sanar OarHon i
1 - luiva jjiucc
tonight. ' Forest L. Smithson, of
uiinu, uregon, who ran unattach
ed, won the hurdle event, 60 yards,
in 8 1-5 seconds.
MRS. J. P. MORGAN ROBBED
CHICAGO, Feb. 8-A Record
Herald desoatch from r.zU,
- vovuil,
Texas, says: Mrs. J. P. Morgan of
New York who is en route to Los
Angeles was robbed somewhere in
lexas just before reaching EI Paso.