33rd YEAR. NO. 68
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1903
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PAVING Ml
FREEDOM
FOR
J .
Judge Wood's Remarks
Stir Up Mills.
V
J WILL REMAIN PASSIVE
Ernest Mills, Acting Secretary
of Federation of Miners Ex
plains Orchard Case.
VIEWS OF JAMES McPARLAND
It Hat Btn Claimed All Along That
Orchard Had Bean Promised Hit
Freedom by Ooodlng for tht Con
fenion Made at the Trial.
' DENVER, March ia-"I know
nothing about what will be done with
Orchard," said Jamei McParland, the
detective who aecured the confeeiion
of Orchard, today. "He wat never
promised any Immunity and he never
aied any. 1 do not know whether his
tentence will be commuted or not."
"lie is guilty and be confessed hit
guilt, lie hat told all he knew about
those who caused him to commit hit
crime. The fact that they were
cleared by juries makct no difference
to him."
Ernest Mills, the acting secretary
of the Western Federation of Miners
aaid today that the Federation will
remain passive In regard to the dis
position to be made of the Orchard
case. '
"If Judge Wood made the state
ments credited to him," said Mills,
"There can be little doubt but that
he is paving the way for the freedom
of Orchard. It has been claimed all
along that Orchard had been promis
ed hit freedom by Gooding for the
Vonfessions made at the trials. That
the political ring back of it hat prom
ised to go down the line for Orchard
is also a well known fact."
MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION.
Mouse Adjourns in Respect to the
' Memory of Senator Whyte.
WASHINGTON March 18. -The
general debate on the pension appro
priation bin continued for over four
hours in the House today. The sub
jects discussed took a wide range,
m pu sjsnaj 'ajueuij '3)od
dent's hut special message all recelv
ing attention. At 4:24 the House ad
journed out of respect to the memory
of Senator Whyte of Maryland. The
Senafe wat In testion but 10 minutes,
adjourning out of respect to Whyte.
HONEST JIM ELECTED MAYOR
! NEW YORKTMar. 18.-"Honest
Jim" Riley, the village blacksmith of
North Fcham, one of New York's
mosj populir suburbs, was re-elected
president of the village yesterday for
the third time by the largest majority
he had ever received. The women
and children of the village made an
enthusiastic campaign in his favor,
the reason for their activity being
that Riley organixed a uniformed
police force and rid the village of
toughs who formerly congregated on
the street corners and made insulting
remarks to women. They met every
train in North Pelham yesterday and
no commuter escaped them before he
had been to the polls and cast his
vote. When the result was announc
ed a great crowd of people including
many women and girls, marched to
the smithy and cheered Reilly to the
echo. - ' ,
When Reilly was first elected the
village was heavily in debt He has
paid off every cent of it and there is
a snug balance In the treasury. He
refused to announce a platform or
make any promises. Aristocratic
Pclham has been inclined to scoff at
the unlettered blacksmith but his
sterling honesty, force of character
and executive ability have been so
clearly demonstrated that many of
the wealthy residents lined up for him
it the oolls yesterday.
. His political success has made no
change In the blacksmith he works at
his anvil every day. v
GOV. GUILD SERIOUSLY ILL.
BOSTON, March 18. -It wat an
nounced late tonight that Governor
Guild who hat been ill for two weeks
it in a very critical condition. Hit
phyticiant found the Governor to ter
iousiy ill late today that it wat de
cided to call other -phyticiant into
consultation.
The Covernor Is suffering from a
complication of diseases. It it ttated
tonight that all hope hat not yet been
abandoned and a fatal termination of
hit illness will not be looked for
within the next 12 hours.
ARDENT TAFT MAN
Paul Morton's Views on the Re
publican Convention.
NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION
Sayi Taft Will be Nominated With
out Formality of Ballot-Tell Rail
road Companiea What Will Happen
if Regulation if Refuted.
LOS ANGELES, March 1&-Ac
cording to Paul Morton, president of
the Equitable Life, who arrived here
today, Secretary Taft will be nomi
nated as the Republican candidate for
the Presidency by acclamation with
out the formality of a ballot. Morton
reiterated the opinion expressed
few days aso at St. Louis that unless
the railroads concede the principle of
governmental regulation, the govern
ment regulation is certain to result
probably at no distant future date. He
thinks the Aldrich bill better than
nothing all, though personally he
admires the Canadian form - of an
emergency currency.
SEARCHING FOR LETTERS.
POLITICAL
ADHERENTS
Father Leo Said to Have Received
Threatening Letters,
DENVER, Col., 'Mar. 18.-The
News to-day says:
To an Italian woman of Paterson,
N. J., Giuseppe Alia, the assasin who
murdered Father Leo Heinrich at the
ultar of St. Elizabeths Church in this
city whispered a black prophecy on
the eve of his departure for the west.
"Within six months you will hear
of a murder that will shock the
world" said he. When over the wire
came the news of thd assassination
in Denver, the woman, striken with
terror, repeated the words of Alia.
Father Euscbius, while in Paterson
whither he journeyed with the body
of the martyred priest, was Informed
of the interview which Alia had with
the woman and caused inquiries to be
made. He returned to 'Denver last
night with Information that may prob
ably put the police on the track of a
blood thirsty band of anti-clericals.
Father Eusebius learned that Father
Leo had Informed certain priests In
Chicaaro some time aito that he had
received threatening letters. ; The
writer declared they would kill him
because of his denunciation of anar
rliv A&rrfc ta tinw heinff madft
among the effects of Father Leo for
these letters.
Senator Saxe Introduces
a Resolution.
INVESTIGATE CONDUCT
Of Attorney General Jackson With
Reference to Receivership
of Banks.
DISTURBANCES AND DISTRESS
Senator Saxt Said Today That he
Introduced the Resolution at the
Request of Certain Banker in New
York City.
ALBANY, N. Y., March ia-Sen-ator
Saxe introduced a resolution to
day in the legislature providing for an
executive investigation into the con
duct of Attorney-General Jackson and
especially with reference to the re
ceivership of banks and trust com
panies. The general impression is
that the resolution will be adopted.
The essential paragraph of the reso
lution recites and widely charged that
Jackson and hit subordinates used
their offices to prevent the resump
tion of various solvent banks and
trust companies which were compell
ed to close their doors during the re
cent panic; that he hat procured the
appointment of political adherent! at
receivere and that by "Corrupt prac
tices" the present financial disturbance
and distress had been prolonged. Saxe
said today that he introduced the
resolution at the request of certain
bankcrsin New York City.
NEW YORK, March 18. -Attor
ney-General Jackson said tonight he
would welcome an investigation into
his conduct in an impartial manner
without personal feeling or any con
sideration of politic. Jackson says
every charge can be easily disproved.
GENERAL D. II. BUSH
Notified By the President of As
signment to.
DEPARTMENT OF COLUMBIA
Headquarter Will be at Vancouver
Barracks General Bush Succeeds
Colonel T. C, Woodbury Who Has
Been in Command. ".
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18
Gcneral Daniel H. Bush today re
ceived a telegram from the President
assigning him to the command of the
Department oT the Columbia with
headquarters at Vancouver Barracks.
Bush succeeds Col. T. C. Woodbury,
who has been. in command since the
departure of General Greeley.
NEGRO SHOOTS TWO MEN.
JACKSON, Miss., March , 18-An
unknown negro . shot, and mortally
wovlnded Baxter and Rufus Burns at
the Burns home late today. v '
Both are relatives of United States
Senator McLaurin, The cause of the
shooting is unknown. '.
DR. HARRIET HOOK GUILTY.
CHICAGO, March 18-Dr. Harriet
A. Hook, head physician of the Lin
coln (III.), Asylum, for feeble minded
children, wat found technically guilty
yesterday by Municipal Judge Morri
son of disorderly conduct Sentence
wat deferred.. The case grew out Of
Dr. Hook mysterious visit, clothed
in padded garments, a black wig over
her blond hair, her eye browt dark
ened and representing herself, at a
newspaper reporter, at the home of
Benjamin M. Giroux, father of Frank
M. Giroux, the 18-year-old boy whose
terrible injuries last December at
the Lincoln Asylum started an in
vestigation of the State Asylum. The
boy fell on a hot radiator while in an
epileptic fit.
PHILADELPHIA BORROWING.
1 PHILADELPHIA. March 18.-
Foltowinir a conference of city offic
ials here yesterday, Mayor Reyburn
announced that immediate ttept
would be taken to borow $9,000,000
under loant bills authorized by coun
cils a year ago to put under way mu
nicipal improvements which will give
work to the city unemployed.
"SPEECH WAS ROT"
The Remark of Bank President
James B. Forgan.
LA FOLLETTEE'S ADDRESS
A Deliberate Stirring up of Passion
and Rage Among the People Who
Have no Facilities For Acquiring
Knowledge at First Hand.
CHICAGO, March ia-James B.
Forgan, president of the First Na
tional Bank of Chicago, in an inter
view today regarded La Follette's
speech in the Senate yesterday said
the Senator was false in his assertions
and a panderer to class prejudice.
"The speech was rot," said Forgan.
"It was worse than rot; it was a de
liberate stirring up of passion and
rage among the people who have no
facilities for acquiring knowledge at
first hand and are dependent upon the
men whom they trust. The entire
import of his speech is absolutely
false."
ANN ARBOR STUDENTS.
No Excuse For Violating the Law
Because They Are Students.
ANN ARBOR, March 18,-Friction
between the university students and
the police continues. Two students
were arrested last night charged with
stealing a cuspidor from the Cook
Hotel. The hotel management re
fused to prosecute but the students
were brought into court nevertheless,
charged with being drunk and disor
derly. Tb,ey pleaded guilty and each
was fined $10 and costs.
DECLINES TO REINSTATE.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Mar.
18. The faculty student affairs cpm
mittee today declined to reconsider
their action dismissing 12 students
for participating in anti-prohibition
parade. The petioon of 226 men who
were in the parade, stating that they
were equally as culpable was present
ed. It asked that they should receive
the same treatment and asked that the
12 bfc instated. Chairman Clarke re
fused to reconsider the matter and
said he would give his answer tomor
row noon. From his attitude it is
expected he may dismiss all the sign
ers. Another petition signed by 600
students will be presented tomorrow
asking for the reinstatement of those
dismissed on the ground that the pun
ishment was too'sevcre.
CANTILEVER
BRIDGE OPEN
It Links New York and
Long Island.
COST OYER $24,000,000
Was Traversed By Pedestrians
Its Entire Length to Day for
the First Time.
GIRDERWEIGHEDTWENTYT0NS
Midway of the Foot-Bridge Alderman
' Sullivan Broke a Bottle of Cham
pagne Over the Rail and Whistle
on the River Tooted Salutes.
NEW YORK, March la The
great cantilever bridge over the East
River known at Blackwell't Island
bridge which was constructed at a
cost of nearly $25,000,000 was tra
versed its entire length by pedestrians
today for the first time. Alderman
Sullivan, as the personal representa
tive of Mayor McCIellan, headed the
delegation across the narrow foot
bridge built on top of a single steel
girder which now links the New
Yor and Long Island ends of the
bridge. The girder weighing twenty
tons was fitted into place today in
the presence of the delegation. Mid
way of the foot bridge Sullivan broke
a bottle champagne over the rail, the
American flag was broke out and the
whistles on the river tooted salutes.
JUDGE WOOD'S SPEECH. .
Reccmmends That Board of Pardons
Commute Orchard's Sentence.
CALDWELL, March 18. -Judge
Wood, who today sentenced Harry
Orchard to be hung May 15th, and
at the same time recommending that
the board of pardon commute Or
chard's sentence, laid special stress
upon the crimes in Idaho and plainly
intimated that the end of the prose
cutions of those believed to have
perpetrated them had not yet come.
In this connection he said:
"Judges and executives may be put
out of- the way by the hand of as
sassins, but there will be others to
take their places, just as ready and as
determined to perform their duties
as their predecessors, were and back
ed by, a public opinion that will fer
ret out and discover the author of
every such crime and bring him to
punishment. ,
PEARLS CONFISCATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18.-
By a decision of Judge De Haven
yesterday in the federal district court
the United States is now the owner
of $12,000 worth of pearls which were
smuggled across the Mexican border
in 1906 by M. J. Cornejo. Condem
nation proceedings were brought in
behalf of the Government by Assist
Jhnt United States Attorney Black.
Cornejo was arrested by the customs
officials and was released , on $4000
bonds. He failed to appear when his
case came Monday and unless he
answers in court within 30 days his
bond will be forfeited.
The pearls probably will be sold at
auction and an informal offer of $12,
000 was made yesterday by a mem
ber of a large San Francisco jewelry
firm.' When the pearls were seized
in 1906 they were worth about $8000,
but since then perals have increased
in value. :
IOWA FOR TAFT.
DES MOINES. March 18.-The
Republican state convention today
elected four delegates at large to the
national convention and instructed
them to vote for Taft; endorsed Wil
liam B. Allison, and approved of the
plank of the Ohio platform, calling
for a revision of the tariff at a spec
ial session of Congress. The Allison
people dominated the convention and
had their own way throughout The
Commins people, although defeated
in the convention, took a special de
light in having as they declared forc
ed the "Stand Patters" to endorse the
plank calling for a revision of the
tariff, and they made a point of fre
quently reminding the Allison people1
of that fact
METAL TRADE CONVENTION.
NEW YORK, March ia-In con
formity with a resolution passed at
a national convention of the unions in
the metal; trade preliminary', steps
were taken here yesterday to form a
New York branch of a metal trades
department of the American Federa
tion of Labor. A second convention
is to be held in a few days to elect
officer.
OBJECTIONS OF ACH
Judge Lawlor Listens to Ruefs
Counsel's Objections.
BOTH SIDES WERE PRESENT
Ach Had 334 Objections to Hency
Affidavit and 114 to That of Burns
The Court Disposed of Them in
Three Different Ways.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March ia
Arguments upon the objections of
Henry Ach, the leading counsel for
Ruel to certain portions of the affi
davits of Heney and Burns occupied
the attention of Judge Lawlor this
afternoon. Ruef was represented by
his associate counsel, Frank J. Mur
phy, and the prosecution by the as
sistant District Attorney Ogara.
Ach's 334 objections to Heney's
affidavit and 114 to the affidavit of
Burns were taken up seriatim. The
court sustained some of the objec
tions, denied many and reserved the
ruling on the others. When the
court adjourned only about half of
the objections been disposed of.
ARCTIC EXPLORER'S WIFE.
Saves the Children Then Turn in the
Fire Alarm.
NEW YORK, March ia-When
smoke last night began to fill the
house in Brooklyn occupied by Mrs.
Anthony Fiala, wife of the Arctic ex
plorer who led the Zeigler expedition
on a search, for the pole, Mrs. Fiala
ran to the third floor where her three
children were asleep and ( wrapping
them in an Eskimo robe carried them
down to the street. Then she sent
in a fire alarm. The firemen had
little trouble in extinguishing a small
fire that had started in the basement
and which did about $300 damage.
On the top floor of the house were
stored the records of the Zeigler
expedition as well as many souvenirs
of the trip valued at $5000 by Mr.
Fiala. These were not injured.
HEAVY REGISTRATION.
CHICAGO, Mar. 18. Registration
for the aldermanic election April 7
and the primary election August 8
placed 64,553 names on the enroll
ment books yesterday, a total much
in excess of that which had been ex
pected. Two years ago when
there was the last sirdilar registration
for an off-year aldermanic then
there were no candidates except for
was 49,251.