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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1908)
il 11 1 I ! I MORNING ASTOIUAN, i STOIUA, OIIEGON. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19, 1908. d THE 111 II II .1 .Ill-Ill ll.l-ll .1 ' I . HONEY Guaranteed Pure Small Bottle 25 cents Large bottle 50 cents PresH From the Busy Deo Gallon Can 70 cents 1 Gallon Can $1.35 A. V. ALLEN PiuHM Branch Uniontown! Main 711, Main 2871 Phone Main 713 Sola agent for Baker's Barrington Hall Steel Cnt Coffee. HOPELESSLY NSANE May Never Be Taken Back to England for Trial. WAS CHARGED WITH PERJURY BOUTEUE'S SPEECH Speaker Cannon's Presidential Boom Given Impetus. PLAIN PEOPLE WILL VOTE sides when the speaker made no re ply. He stepped from the rostrum and amid wild cheering retired to his room while the House considered the pension bills. Most of the day was taken up by the discussion of the bill to provide for the next census. His Remarks Were Based on the Fact That Today Was the 34th Anniversary of Speaker Cannon's First Speech in the House. WASHINGTON, Feb. ia-Speak-er Cannon's Presidential boom re ceived a marked impetus today in the House when Boutelle brought the subject to the fore as a climax to a half hour's speech. His remarks were based on the fact that today was the 34th anniversary of Cannon's first speech in the House. Boutelle spoke with enthusiasm and when he closed with the remark that within the next two months, the "Plain people of the country would join the voters of Cannon's district in conferring upon the nation's final honor," the speaker was given a great demonstration. There was keen disappointment on all MARBLE CUTTERS TO STRIKE. NEW YORK. Feb. 18.-Vholesale monument dealers in this city who have been watching the situation pre dicted yesterday a general strike of the cutters and allied unions against the quarry men beginning March 1, which will extend throughout New England marble and granite district and affect the trade all over the country. The differences between the quarry owners and their employes, the wholesalers say, includes in addi tion to a dispute over wages, which the men. want increased, a demand for the continuation of the Saturday half holiday throughout the year. A general strike, it is said, would prac tically stop the sale of New England marble and granite for tombstones. Middlemen do not carry a surplus stock and the retailer buys as he sells, while the quarrymen at present have at present only a small supply on hand. The quarries are well union ized and a strike would very likely, it is said, tie up the whole industry in this section. Claimed Intimate Acquaintance With Prominent People Long Dead Told First of Disappearance of Body of A. T. Stewart. NEW YORK, Feb. la-That Cald well, who has been declared an incur able paranciaic and was yesterday taken to the Manhattan hospital for the insane on Wards Island, was pre paring another statement with which he expected to startle the world, tne opinion ot nis uaugiuer, miss Georgine Caldwell. For years Cald well has claimed intimate acuuain tance with prominent men long since dead and has declared in several cases that he was able to solve mysteries which have never been solved, He first came into prominence by a story he told relating to the mystery stir rounding the disappearance of the body of A. T. Stewart, Sind later claimed personal knowledge of facts tending to prove the contenions of claimants to the estate of the Duke of Portland. It was in the latter case that he testified in London and was charged with perjury. The British consul in New York will make a sep arate v examination into Caldwell's condition' before withdrawing the ap plication for his extradition. Cald well possesses several trunks filled with newspaper clippings and docu ments and for several days prior to his being taken to the insane hospital pored over them constantly, hinting t anew mystery, which he was about to reveal which would be even more tartling than any of the others he has told about. BUTTON PICTURE. Woman Crushed to Death by Train Identified by Husband's Picture. , CHICAGO, Feb. lR-Through the picture of her. husband on a button she wore on her dress, the mangled form of Mrs. Margaret Wilson, wife of John Wilson, was Identified laM uisth. She had bceji crushed to death by a Northwestern Railway passenger train at Elizabeth street oil Sunday evening. Besides the picture of her husband, Mrs. Wilson carried nothing (hat might identify her. The body was so crushed that the feature were unrecognizable. Last night Mr. Wilson saw his likeness without name in a newspaper, accompanied by an account of the death of the unknown woman. He immediately went to the county morgue and claimed the body as that of his wife. Astoria Theater Saturday, Feb, It RANGE SHIP FOR FLEET. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. The navy auxiliary steamer Buffalo, Cap tain C. F. Pond, U. S. N., in com mand, will leave here tomorrow even ingjor Magdalena Hay to make ready there for the big tleet. The Buffalo is carrying stores, ammunition and targets for Admiral Evans' battle ships and also mail for the officers and men. The Buffalo will act as range ship for the big ships during their target practice. The Buffalo will reach Magdalena Bay about two weeks ahead of the fleet and the officers of the auxiliary steamer expect they will require all of that time to do the work that they should have finished before the fleet arrives. 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IS.-- In cap itol conspiracy trial today forme Governor Prnuypacker testified tha .Mi.i.'iuni.iij rcimmon nail ueen taken to safeguard the commonwealth m the payment of bill by requiring the architect and superintendent the grounds to certify them and have ihe contractor make oath as to their correctness. J'eunypacker udmittei that he did not know that $l,lo9,0il0 had been paid to Sanderson without the approval of the board and that on January 111, 1W5, $2.tKK),iHHI ha been paid linn in excess of Huston's estimate for furniture. ASTORIA THEATRE. The Clay Clement Company that is to appear at the Astoria Theatre on Saturday evening, February 22, i direct from 'New York and Astoria will have the distinction of being the opening city for tins company, which is a most excellent organization am the same play and company that played New York last season for $2 will be seen here for $1.50. 'DECISIONS IN CASES. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 18,-De cisions as follows weri handled down it! four appealed cases in the United State's District Court of Appeals yes- icnwy:- R. F. Laffon and W. J, Sutherland, creditors of the bankrupt Creek Boy Mining Company, against Henry Ives trustee in bankrutpcy, and Charles H. Pearcc, a creditor. Appeal had been taken from the district court of Mon tana and judgment was reaffirmed. James McCloskcy against the. Pacific coast- company, an appeal from the Pdistrict court of Alaska from' the judgment of that court, granting a preliminary injunction in a suit in volving littoral ' rights; judgment ariirmccj. The Alder Company against Ilrid get i'lemmg, administratrix of the estate of William F. Fleming, deceas ed, an appeal from the circuit court of Montana, where a jury awarded $6000 damages on account of the death of Fleming, a miner. The case was taken up on a writ of error and judmgent was affirmed. 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