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VOLUME LXIII. NO. 402
ASTORIA, ' TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1908.
POLITICAL
PURPOSES
Douglas-Bryson Corres
pondence In Evidence.
PRESIDENT'S ATTITUDE
Bryson Asserted the President
Did Not Appoint Strong
Men to Office
MOUNTAIN OUT OF MOLE HILL
During the Day Senator Foraker
Mad Reply to tha President'!
Statement Concerning Uaa of Ap
pointing Power for Political Intent
WSHINGTON, Feb. la Rising
to quetion of personal privilege,
Senator Foraker today replied in tne
Senate to tiie denial of President
Roosevelt of the chargei that he had
Uicd federal patronage for the pur
pose of influencing the Republican
contest. The Senator predicted hi
argument on reference to the Ohio
situation on a letter of Present
Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulka,
the former civil service commiaaion,
which was published today. Me pro
duced the correspondence relative to
the appointment of Charlci 11. Bry
ion, whose nomination aa postmaster
ai Athena, wai withheld temporarily
for the alleged reason that Bryion
had .given an interview while in
Washington recently expressing the
opniou that Taft was losing ground in
Ohio. The correspondence showed
that Bryson who had stood his
ground and his declaration of politi-
. cal independence had resulted in an
other order from White who was
making the appointment.
Communications , on the subject
were octween ncpresemavivc
luss of Ohio and Bryson. In a very
temperate manner Foraker comment
l nn the case, but insisted that rec
ords cWarly show an attempt to
"Coerce Bryson and that his fear
less stand had been responsible for
his retention by the President. The
Senator said it was no exaggeration
to say that there arc hundred of cases
in Ohio where appointments have
been made for political purposes only,
but there were few where documen
tary evidence can be produced.
Reading in the Senate by Foraker
of the Douglass-Bryan correspond
ence today caused Douglass on the
floor of the liuubc to read another
4 letter of his to Bryson which he said
' Foraker hart failed to rend. Dmlglnss
said he failed to understand why For
aker had failed to read all the letter
unless he did not have them. The
letter was in reply to one from Bry
son in which Bryson acknowledged
himself as a Foraker man and assert
ed the President did not appoint
strong men to public offices. .
In the letter to Bryson, Douglass
declared he was making a mountain
ont of a mole hill, and in order to dis
abuse his mind about the President's
feeling toward candidates for public
office, he suggested that Bryan come
to Washlnirton and have a talk with
the President. Douglass said the
whole incident illustrates the fact
that it is not the disposition of the
President to wage war upon any men
' who are not of his way of thinking but
rather the same generosity and broad
mindednes he has always exhibited
in making appointments to office.
Postmaster-General Meyer stated
later that he did not quite understand
the logic of Forakef's speech. For
mer's statement, tie says,show9 in
itself that notwithstanding the Presi
dent knew Bryson favored Foraker,
he still sent Bryion'i name to the
Senate. Meyer says the President in
structed him to hold Bryson'i nomi
nation Up because of chargei of cor
ruption and that Bryion had been
accused of having been violently anti
administration. Meyer investigated
these reports and found them untrue
and 10 reported to the President The
President, he sayi, then directed that
Bryson'i name be sent In.
DOO FIGHTERS ARRESTED.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 Eight
officers of the Society for the pre
vention of cruelty to Animals today
made 23 arrests of ipcctaton in at
tendence at what was to have been
a fight between blooded bull dogi.
The animals were about to be un
Icathed when the raid wai made, and
white those captured submitted only
after revolveri had been drawn, 100
others made their escape in vehicles
of various kinds. The promoters had
selected an orange grove near Covina,
30 miles from this city, as the scene
of the fight and deputies spent the
night in preparations for the raid.
; LLOYD ELECTED.
John Sharp Williams Strong Opposi
tion Didn't Cut Any Figure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. In the
face strong opposition by Williams of
Mississippi, leader minority in house,
James L. Lloyd, of Missouri, tonight
was elected chairman of the Demo
cratic campaign committee.
MONOTONY RELIEVED
Brief and Fiery Speech By Rep
resentative Leake.
SCORED THE DEMOCRATS
Charged Bryan With Taking the Big
Stick from the President and Leav-
r ing the Latter Only a Big Slipper
Indian Appropriation Not Inferred.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lOi-A brief
but fiery speech by Leake of New
Jersey in which he outlined his oppo
sition to Bryan as a candidate for the
Presidency, relieved somewhat the
monotony of the debate on the In
dian appropriation bill in the House
of Representatives today. Leake
charged Bryan with taking the big
stick from the President and leaving
the latter with only a big slipper,
and he further credited the Demo
crats in the . House with having
usurped the right of free action of
the delegates at the Denver conven
tion by nominating Bryan in ad
vance. His remarks were greeted
with hisses from the Democratic side
of t the House. The consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill was not
concluded when the House adjourned.
FISHERMEN ICE BOUND.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. Sixteen men
in two ice-bound fishing tugs are im
prisoned four miles out in the lake
nenr Waukegan. Two of the sailors
came stumbling into that port last
night, having walked over the ice.
They took back-a supply of food.
The boats had been going out every
day or so 25 miles into the lake for
trout. '
DIED AT SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lO.-The
City of Para,' which arrived here
yesterday from Panama brings word
that Captain Edwardson of the four
masted barkentine Koko Head died at
Mazatlan. His body has been em
balmed, and is coming to this port on
the Curacoa. . The mate of the Koko
Head is bringing the vessel to San
Francisco.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
JM-'MIR
L1UF
CLASSED
Burns Wins in the Fourth
Round.
TWENTY ROUND CONTEST
Palmer Was a Beaten Man From
the Moment He Entered
the Ring.
WAS BUSY COVERING HIMSELF
In the Final Round he Wat Sent to
the Floor Several Times and at
Last Was Barely Able to Drag
Himself to His Knees.
LONDON, Feb, 10-Tommy Burns
the American heavyweight pugilist
tonight knocked out Jack Palmer of
Newcastle, the English champion, in
the fourth round of a 20-round con
test for the heavyweight champion
ship. It was a one-sided affair from
the first gong until the middle of the
fourth round, when Palmer, on his
knees, was counted out. The referee
might have given the decision after
the first minute of the contest. Pal
mer was a beaten man from the mo
ment he entered the ring. Palmer
took the count twice in the first
round, and was busy the rest of the
time in covering himself. This was
repeated in each of the other rounds,
Palmer being hopelessly outclassed
and apparently without ability either
to deliver a telling blow or to de
fend himself. In the final round he
was sent to the floor several times
and at last was barely able to drag
himself to his knees where he re
mained with his elbow on the floor,
while the count of 10 was rolled off.
ALDRICH BILL.
Debate Opened by Senator Aldrich
Galleries Packed,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Senat;
or Aldrich, chairman of the committee,
on finance opened the debate in sen
ate today on his bill to provide an
emergency currency. He was listen
ed to with great attention by Repub
licans and Democrats alike, while in
the agllcrics there was a large au
dience.. Among others was J. P.
Morgan, who remained through the
delivery , of the speech. During the
day Senator Foraker made a reply to
the President's statement concerning
the use of the appointing power for
political purposes and had letters
read showing the President's attitude
in one case, Senator Depew defend
ed the course of the secretary of the
Treasury in depositing public funds
in New York banks. Criminal code
bill also considered.
COLLECTION TO BE SOLD.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-A large
callection of loot from Peking, taken
at the time of the Boxer uprising, is
to be sold in New York next" week.
The collection is that made by the
late Edwin H. Conger, minister from
the U. S. to Peking at the time of the
uprising, It is sold by direction of
)Mr. Conger's widow. The collection
is an exceedingly valuable one and
consists of some 1,200 articles, includ
ing pottery, metal work, embroidered
and fur garments and other very
valuable articles. .When the 'allied
forces entered Peking in 1900 there
was much looting done by the sol
diers, principally those of other na;
tions than America. Much of the loot
so gathered was sold at public auc
tion and the proceeds used to care for
the Christian Chinese who had been
gathered in the legations. The prices
brought at these auctions were in
most caci very small and many ex
cellent ipecmens of Chinese art were
purchased by the American minister.
EXPLOSION ON CRUISER.
Boiler Tubes Blown Out and Three
: Men Probably Fatally Scalded.
VALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 10.-Some
boiler tubes on the cruiser St Louis
blew out at noon today. Three deck
hands were horribly scalded. The or
igin of the explosion is not known
but it is supposed it had been caused
by cold water running into the hot
pipes. The injured will probably not
die.
CHINESE CONSUL CHANGED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10-Sun
Sze Yee will no longer be consul gen
eral for China at this port He leaves
for China tomorrow on the Hong
kong Maru, to be gone for a year,
and when he returns he will be raised
one degree in rank, but will not act
as consul general. His successor,
Hue Sing Fai, will arrive here with
Minister Wu Ting Fang. The date
of their coming is uncertain.
When Sun Sze Yee returns to this
city he will hold the rank of poa pai,
a title one degree higher than the one
he hetd, He will devote all his at
tention to educational work in this
country. ,
CAVALRY CALLED ON
Police Powerless to Handle the
. Great Crowd. '
LAID AWAY IN PANTHEON
King Carlos and Crown Prince Luis
Phillippe Finally Laid to Rest
Crowd Struggle to Get Into Cathe
dral and Brush Aside the Guards.
LISBON, Feb. lO.-The bodies of
King Carlos and the Crown Prince
Luiz Phillippe today were laid away
beside those of their royal ancestors
in the pantheon. A great crowd
struggled outside the cathedral San
Vincente seeking to enter and view
the bodies before the doors were fin
ally closed for the ceremony. The
crowd brushed away the police and
the royal archers and piled into the
church. A panic threatened and it
was necessary to call the cavalry.
Women and children were caught in
the crush and many were bruised and
trampled on but no fatalities are reported.
ICE DETAINS SUBMARINES.
NEW YORK,"Feb. lO.-The three
submarine torpedo boats, Cuttlefish,
Viper and Tarantula, which attempt
ed to leave New York on Thursday
for Newport News or some other
southern port for elaborate tests, are
still in the harbor and will not leave
here untill the ice with which the
harbor is now filled disappears. The
tittle submarines find it dangerous to
cope with the greats quantities of
floating ice and it has been decided
to hold them here until there is less
danger of accident. One of the sub
marines was damaged by ice on
Thursday when the attempt to leave
was made and while the damages
were of a minor character, it is not
thought best to run the risk of further
injuries. "
BUILD
BATTLESHIPS
President's Recommenda
tion for 4 Rejected,
TO COST NINE MILLIONS
Hobson Announced After the
Meeting He Intended Making
a Minority Report
WHAT THE HOUSE STANDS FOR
The Bill as Amended Carries a
Total of $101,000,000 for the Navy
Estimate for the Next Fiscal
Year.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lO.-By a
vote of 13 to 5 the House commit
tee on naval affairs rejected the
President's urgent " recommendation ,
that Congress this session authorized
the building of four battleships at
total cost of $38,000,000, and by a
unanimous vote there was included in
the navy appropriation bill an author
ization for the construction of two,
to cost $9,500,000 and each be of
the Delaware type. Those supporting
the President's recommendations con
sist of two Republicans and three
Democrats. Representative Hobson,
one of those who supported the Pres
ident's views announced after the
meeting that he intended making a
minority report recommending the
authorization of four battleships, the
preference of the committee being in
favor of four battleships, but the
voting attitude was explained by
Chairman Foss, who said experience
has shown that it is more profitable
in the end to recommend in the be
ginning what you know the House
will stand for.
The bill as amended carries a total
appropriation of $101,000,000 for the
navy estimate for the next fiscal year.
The committee raised the number of
submarine torpedo boats asked for
from four to eight. The doubling of
the department's estimates of subma
rines was largely influenced by letters
and petitions from Pacific Coast
chambers of commerce. These boats
are to be of octopus type.
"QUEENIE" SHOT.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-A night
spent in hilarity by three men and
throe women ended today in a tragedy
when one of the women, known as
"Queenie," but who is sad to be Mrs.
Annie Conning of Delaware, was shot
to death in a trolley car on Second
avenue. Mabel Couzzie confessed this
aftcrnon that she accidently fired
from the pistol in her muff and
killed "Queenie," but the police be
lieve an element of mystery still
j hangs over the case in the disappear
ance of the men ot the party, lhe
Couzzie woman has been held with
out bail. The Couzzie woman tells a
plausible story. She says one of the
men in the party gave the gun to her
! to keep. In the car an Italian took
exceptions at some of the remarks
passed about him, and in the melee
which followed a revolver was dis
charged and "Queenie" fell dead. The
revolver was dropped to the floor and
one of the men picked it up and with
his two companions fled.
BANK RESUMES BUSINESS.
- NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The First
National Bank of Brooklyn, which
closed on October 25 last, reopened
for business today. A deficiency of
$165,000 has been made good by the
stockholders. .
AERO CLUB.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Under the
direction of various members of the
Aero Club of America. The junior
Aero CJub of the U. S. is being organ
ized here. No person over 21 years
of age is eligible for active member
ship, the object of the
as set forth in the constitution being
to encourage the, study of aerial
science among young persons and to
hold exhibitions and contests with
apparatus designed for aerial locomo
tion, made or owned bv its active
members. A contest for "pilot" bal
loons is expected, it was stated yes
terday, to be held in or near New
York on May 30, next, as the first of
the club's competitive events.
PENNY ARCADES CONDEMNED
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Penny ar
cades on the Bowery are condemned
in a report of a Joint committee of
the Women's Municipal League and
the Peoples' Institute appointed to
investigate the cheap amusements of
the city. While the committee be
lieves that moving picture in which
the cities and people of other lands
are depicted have great educational
value, these pictures are found to be
infrequent, while in' many cases
there are found pictures which are
anything but educational
The same fault is found with many
penny in the slot pictures machines
which are declares by the committee
to be vicious. The cheap melodramas
and burlesque shows on the Bowery
are also condemned as demoralizing.
The committee proposes legislative
enactment to control all such exhibi
NAME SENT TO SENATE.
WASHINGTON Fh. in Th.
President today sent to the Senate
the nomination of Darwin A. TItfr tn
be surveyor-general of Idaho. .
FIVE INDICTMENTS
Returned By the Grand Jurors in
Morse's Banks.
ARE NOT YET MADE PUBLIC
Jerome Stated That the Grand Lar
ceny Charges Were Laid Against
the "Man Now on His Way Over
Here from Europe" Meaning Morse
NEW YORK, Feb. lO.-The grand
jury which has been investigating the
banks with which Charles W. Morse
has been connected, today returned
five indictments. Three of the in
dictments had to do with liquor cases
and wto charged with larceny.
The indictments are not made pub
lic but in asking that a good-sized
bail bond be required, Jerome stated
that the grand larceny charges were
laid against the "Man now on his way
over here from Europe." Following
the court proceedings it was authori
tatively stated that the man referred
to was Morse.
WANTS TAINTED MONEY.
SPOKANE, Feb. ltt-The 150,000
Club, through, its secretary, has writ
ten to John D. Rockefeller, asking a
donation for children's playgrounds,
following a report from the East that
the oil magnate contemplates donat
ing considerable money to such pur
BRIDGING THE WALLA WALLA
MILTON, Ore., Feb. lO.-Two new
bridges are being erected across the
Walla Walla River by the countv
commissioners of Umatilla county.
One is on the North Fork, about six
miles above Milton, while the other
is at Brown's millsite, within the city
limits.
500 UNION PLUMBERS STRIKE.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.-About 5nn
union plumbers employed by mem
bers of the Masters Plumbers' Asso
ciation went on strike todav becau:
of a reduction in wages.