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PUILISHEfl PULL ASSOCIATCD PRESS RCPU ) COVER3THC MORNING FIELD OMTHE LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LXIII. NO. 403 ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS N II THAI THREE KILLED Sheridan Local Ditched at Forest Grove. TWENTY -THREE HURT The Accident Occured at 5:48 O'clock on a Shallow Trestle. Cause Unknown. THREE CARS OFF THE RAILS All the Passengers Killed or Injured Belonged la the Town Through Which the Train Passed Excepting One Oentlemea From Cleveland. PORTLAND. Feb. ll.-Three per font were kilted and 23 injured to night in a wreck on the west-bound Southern Pacific passenger train, known ai (he Sheridan local, at a point one mile weit of Forest Grove. The accident occurred at 5:43 o'clock on a shallow trestle. The cause it unknown, but it is believed wai due to a broken rail. Three of the five cart in the train were turned over onto their sides. The dead are: JOHN McDONALD, McMinnville. MRS. J. BATES and baby, Forest Grove. ' The injured: J. E. BROWN, Sheridan; seriously. J. E. BROWN, Sheridan. MRS. JAMES BROWN, Sheridan; probably fatally injured. MRS. B. STOUT, McMinnville; seriously. R. C. DEXTER, Sheridan; ser iously. ALEX. TETAL. Portland. M. W. GORDON, McMinnville. I P. F. RIDGEWAY, Portland; ser iously. s G. M. UADDERS, Carlton. THOMAS C. F1NNEGAN, Port land; seriously. L, E. HARBUR, Portland; ser iously,. FRANK KN1GUT, Dillcy. D. M. MAYBERGER, McMinn ville. " W. L. HEMBREE, McMinnville. B. 11. GRANT, Portland. FRANK BROWN, Carlton; ser iously, . A. MORRISON, Portland.' J. W. HOWARD, Cleveland, Ohio. C. C POERINE, North Yamhill; seriously. MAT KARIGUS. CUNNINGHAM, Carlton. GRACE HARDING, Caston. ' G. B, TUCKER, Butler; seriously. of Frank G. Jones in Vance Avenue, one of the most fashionable residen t tal sections of the city, last night thieves entered a second story win (low and made away with jewels valued at $2U,(XW. The jewels were the property of Garrett E. Lamb, his wife and daughter of Clinton, la Kiiests of Mr. and Mrs. Jones. CHARGES AGAINST MORSE, For Over-Certlcfiation and Mitappli cation of Funds. iiiv TUKiv, 1'co. n. it was learned late tonight that the Federal grand jury this evening voted five in dictments. Three of these, it was au thoritatively stated, make charges against Charles W. Morse, formerly of the National Bank of North America of over-certification and mis application of funds. Morse, who is due to arrive from Europe on Satur day, was also indicted today by the New York county grand Jury which is inquiring into the banking situa (ion of this city. ARGUMENT ENDS IN MURDER. TOCOMA, Wash. Feb. 10. In a drunken quarrel the origin of which appears ta have been an argument about religion, Edward Carrell, an engineer and fireman, shot and killed Patrick Murphy in Carrell's cabin at Harding on the Tacoma Eastern Rail road, about 7:30 o'ejock tonight Carrell gave himself up immediately after the shooting. t SULLIVAN-FLYNN FIGHT. LOS ANGELES. Feb. ll.-Jack (Twin) Sullivan and Jim Flynn fought a 10-round no decision fight tonight. It was a poor exhibition from start to finish. TAFT STRONGHOLD Ohio Elected 815 Delegates in the Primaries. FORTY-SIX TO CONVENTION Foraker Not In it For a Moment The Supreme Court Destroyed All Hia Chances in Cuyahoga County Se lection Delegatea Went by Default DOG SAVES HIS MASTER. NEW YORK, Feb, 1 1. Intelligent action by a New Foundland dog re rsultcd in the recuc of his master from drowning m Graveseml Bay yes terday., Edward J. Neary, chief clerk in the law office of Guggenheim, Un termycr & Marshall, Wall street, was walking across the ice-locked bay when he broken through and sank 70 yards from shore, His dog, who had remained on land, ran at the moment his master's disappearance to the edge of the ice and when Mr. Neary re-appeared, fastened his teeth into the neck of his sweater. The dog held the unconscious man while some one from a crowd of other ice walkers who had collected got a plank and succeeded in bringing Mr. Neary to the shore. 1 He was taken home in a precarious condition. MAKE A $20,000 HAUL. MEMPHIS, Feb. 11. While a din ner party was in progress nt the home COLUMBUS, Feb. 11. The net re stilt of the Republican primaries held throughout Ohio today was in favor of Taft. Four delegates at large, 22 district delegates to the national con veution and a list of delegates to the state convention to be held March 3, which will be unanimously in his favor were selected. No opposition worth mentioning developed during the day. The supreme court destroyed , all chances of the Foraker clement in Cuyahoga county be ' declaring Taft county committee was the only organization in that county and the selection of delegates went by de fault, not a ticket being placed in the field against the Taft candidates. In Knox county the opposition to Taft brought an "Independent" ticket into the field, but the "Independents" were all Foraker men. The Taft can didates won easily, the vote being four to one in their favor. Taft's manager, Arthur I. Vorhys tonight is sued a statement declaring Ohio to bo for Taft, the result of the prim aries today completing the demonstra tion. He says the state convention will be unanimous for Taft, for every one. He says, of the 815 delegates is for and pledged for Taft. ' Unani mity, Vorhys asserts, demonstrates that everyone of the 46 delegates to the national convention will be for Taft. ' CURRENCY BILL REBATE Many. Prominent Bankers In Galleries. MORGAN WAS PRESENT It Is Understood That the (Entire Bill Be Subject to Amend ment Hereafter. WIDE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION church but none of her relatives has heard anything of her since and fear ing that she has met with foul play her absence was reported last night. Mrs. Marion, an aunt, at whose home the young woman resided, says she is absolutely at a loss concern ing her whereabouts. She came to Oakland from Davenport, la., about three months ago. The Discussion of a Measure Direct ed Chiefly Toward the Provision for Railroad Bonds as a Basis fori Emergency Circulation. WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-The debate on the Atdrich currency bill was begun in the Senate today and was followed with interest by the many banTcrs who occupied seats in the galleries. Among them was J. P. Morgan, of New York. The discus sion of a measure directed chiefly to ward the provision for railroad bonds as basis for emergency circulation, a wide difference of opinion being de veloped concerning the method that should be adopted in determining the valuation to be given such bonds as well as opposition to the use of such security under any terms. The bill was finally read through and the com mittee amendments were incorporated in the bill it being understood that the entire bill be subject to amendment hereafter. i SALOON QUESTION. Grand Jury Speaks of Expense But Offers no Advice. CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-A despatch to the Record Herald from Geneva, 111., says: In its report to the circuit court. anding in yesterday the Cane county grand jury said: "In view of the present widespread gitation upon the saloon question, this grand jury feels it a duty to re port that in many cases brought be fore us a few drinks of liquor have preceded the trouble. The expenses of this jury, of the state's attorneys nd stenographers, together with the ourt expenses which must follow in order to adequately punish the men we have indicted, therefore, apparent ly flow, in great measure from the presence of saloons open to young men who do not know how to re strain themselves! ' "This grand jury offers no advice, but desires only to call" attention to the waste of time and taxes for car ing for petty crime, whose immediate source seems to be the open saloon. PRISONER W-i,KS OUT. Got by Twenty Policemen Who Were ' ) Visiting. CHICAGO, Feb. ll.-While 20 policemen laughed and talked in the central detail office last night, John Anderson, a prisoner, walked to the door and disappeared. An unknown messenger boy was the only one to notice the escape. He followed brave ly until he was distanced by the hot pace set by the thief, and then he called attention of the sleuths to the absent one. Then Captain Gibbons stormed. "What kind of police work do you call this sort of a thing?" demanded that official "The messenger boy was better." "I took Anderson to the desk ser geant," declared Policeman J. Byrne who had led the prisoner to the cen tral, office. "I thought Byrne had him," ex plained the sergeant. "Well, go out and get him or there will be some work for the trial board," commanded Gibbons. IIIMl fi LAW ENACTED By the British Columbia Legislature. AIMED AT JAPANESE Immediate Provisions Are Made for the Enforcement of the New Law. ON LINES OF THE NATAL ACT unseated by a vote of 40 to 35 this mne eise out consider Senor Gomez's case since convening in regular ses sion on February 3. Senor Gomea made a sensational appeal on Febru ary 10 in which he accused party leaders of playing him false. The speaker was compelled to call him to , order this morning before the vote wa, taken. The action of the assem bly declares his election void. Commissioner Shuster left Manila to-day for a vacation of six months. , SHORT $32,000. CHICAGO, Feb. ll.-A dispatch l.thf Recor1 Herald from Paxton, Illinois, says: ,; S. E. Sims of Pontiac, an expert' accountant who has been examining the books of the Paxton Building and . Loan Association, 'yesterday, reported a shortage of $32,000 in the books of C. H. Langford, ex-secretary who waa v requested to resign by the trustees on December 10. Langford and his bondsmen have turned over $27,500 in property to the trustees and thia amount was accepted by the stockholders.' IT'S ALL OFF. LONDON, Feb. ll.-A special dis patch from Vienna states that Count Hadik emphatically denies the report ed engagement to Mrs. Vanderbilt VIGOROUS SPEECHES Harrison of New York Con demns Secretary Root It is Expected the Japanese Will Contest the Validity of the Law in the Courts, and Failing in This Will Apply to the Federal Court VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 11. Th new immigration law enacted by the British Columbia legislature on the lines of the natal act, became a law today, when Lieutenant-Governor Dunsmuir assented to the bill Im mediate provisions are made for the enforcement of a new law which is obviously aimed at the Japanese and 125 Japanese left at the quarantine stationty the steamer Kaga Maru will come under the provisions of the new law. It is expected the Japanese will contest its validity in the courts and failing in this it is expected the fed eral government will disallow the bill as opposed to the imperial interests KILLED WALKING TRACK. BUTJE. MONT, Feb. ll.-A spec ial miner from Billings states that Frederick Miller was instantly killed and Daniel Schmit was fatally injured by being struck by a freight train. The twp men were walking into Bill ings on the "Northern Pacific track from a nearby ranch, and apparently were too intoxicated to heed the ap proach of the train. . '1 MEMORIAL SERVICES. AND LOUDON DEFENDS HIM The Manner of Handling the Negotia tions With Russia Regarding Pass ports to Russian and Jewish Citi tens of the United States Was Issue WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-The in terest in the proceedings in the house today attached to the mild criticism of the President by Tawney, chairman of the committee on appropriations for having, as Tawney charged, ap pointed the inland waterways com mission without the authority of law. The debate was on the emergency de ficiency bill and grew out of the Sen ate amendment to pay John H. Bank head, the new Senator from Alabama for his services on that commission. The right of the President to appoint such commissions was upheld by Crumpacker jnd Underwood. The house however refused to accept the amendment. In a vigorous speech Harrison of New York condemned Secretary of State Root for his man ner of handling the negotiations with Russia regarding passports to Rus- Chicago People Pay Tribute to Dead King. sian and Jewish citizens of the United HAMMOND LUMBER CO.'S SUIT, i States and Louden of Illinois with equal force defended the Secretary by V SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ll.-The suit of the Hammond Lumber Co. gainst Andrew Furuseth in the U. S. circuit court went over today for a week to endeavor to get Judge Wil-! on down here from the north to bring he case to a conclusion. The suit is r an injunction to restrain various bor unions from interfering with the vessels and the business of the plain tiff, , - ' " MERCHANTS BANK TO OPEN. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The Comptroller of the Currency today telegraphed the Merchants' National Hank of Portland permission to re open and' resume business February 17. . . YOUNG SEAMSTRESS MISSING. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ll.-The Oakland police have been notified of the disappearance of Mrs. Ella Ep pinger, a seamstress, 33 years of age, from her home in that city. . She left it on Sunday morning to attend saying that the negotiations would result satisfactorily to Jewish citi zens desiring to visit Russia. The Indian appropriation bill was discussed but was not 'concluded and the legislative, judicial and executive bill was reported. SUICIDE BY SHOOTING. FORT WORTH, TEX. Feb.ll. When J. M. Lusk, former supt, of the state epileptic colony at Abiline, com mitted suicide by shooting last night it restored the third tragedy of the last 36 hours all having occured with in a radium of four blocks of Main street the principal thoroughfare of the city. Despondency on account of ill health is supposed to have been the cause. CHICAGO, Feb. 11. -Memorial services for the late King Carlos of Portugal and Crown Prince Luiz were held yesterday at St Mary's Church. Father P. J. O'Callaghan in a sermon at requiem mass lamented the fact that crowned heads were so open to the attacks of assassins. Many names were added to the scroll expressing sympathy and con dolence which will be sent to the young king. The various consuls of the city with their families attended the services. Fearing a possible counter-demonstration at the services by anarchists, Chief of Police Shippy, ordered a heavy guard of police at the church. TAX COLLECTOR SHORT. PALESTINE, TEX. Feb. ll.-At a meeting of the council last night a resolution was adopted offering a reward of $500 for the apprehension of City Tax Collector C. E. Davis, who disappeared from this city on February 1. The resolution declares the office jf tax collector vacant and asserts that Davis accounts with the city are $10,000. short. " DARROW GOING EAST. LOS ANGELES, Feb. ll.-Clar-ence Darrow, the Chicago attorney who has been in the California hospi tal here for some time left yesterday for Chicago where he will conduct the defense of a friend, which he was compelled to drop at the time he came here. JOS. S. SPEAR, JR. DEAd4 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ll.-Jos. S. Spear, jr. former supervisor of the port of San Francisco, died here last night . He was 64 years of age. FEARFOL EXPLOSfON At Monongahela Furnace, Mc- Keesport Yesterday. SEVERAL KILLED OUTRIGHT It is Reported That Several Score Were Injured While the Glass in the Buildings for Five or Six Blocks Around Was Shattered. PITTSBURG, Feb. ll.-A terrific explosion occurred at the Mononga hela furnace at McKeesport early this morning. Several were killed out right and it is reported that several score were injured while glass in the buildings for five of six blocks on all sides of the plant were shattered. All the ambulances in the town and other vehicles are being used to carry the njured to the hospitals. V O'BRIEN-WARD BOUT. CHARLESTON, Feb. 11, -Jack O'Brien and Bob Ward fought ten 'round tonight, no decision being ren dered. SENOR GOMEZ UNSEATED. MANILA, Feb. ll.-After a series of exciting sessions Senor Gomez was BOND SALE A SUCCESS. NEW YORK Feb. 11. Fiftv one bids having been received for the' $50,000,000 issue of New York City Doncis to be sold on Friday of this week, comptroller Metz stated yester day that in his belief the sale to be a success. The funds realized from the sale, the comptrollers said, would be : applied "to the city's liabilities on con- racts and land purchased. "With the situation so far cleared up," he added," it will not be necessary to hold another bond sale, . until! next fall when I anticipate a return to the four per cent basis, for city securities." CALLS FOR. OFFICIAL MAPS. BEIXINGNHANMN, Wash., Feb. 11 In order to be thoroughly in formed by the lay of the country in the vicinity of the international boun dary line in case of war, the Secre tary of War has called on the engi neer of Whatcom county for an offic ial map of all roads and shore lines In this county. -Maps and data have been forwarded to the Department of War.
