The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, April 17, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJi0fltg COVCRSTHC MORNING FltLO ON THK LOWER COLUMBIA PUILISHCt FULL A8S0CIATID PRC88 REPORT IX' VTw 33rd YEAR. NO. 93 GORED BY AN EL Miss.Gibbs Pinned Against 'Heir House TWO MEN BADLY HURT Flu Which Started In the Stand- ard Oil Company's Tanks Caused the Trouble THE ELEPHANTS BROKE LOOSE The Sells-Floto Clrcui Three Block Away From th Fir Were About ' to Give an Afternoon Performance and Diamiiied the Audience. RIVERSIDE, Cal., April 16.A a result of a fire which started early this afternoon at the Standard Oil Company's storage tanks Mists Ella Gibbs, a Church deaconncss, was f Rored and trampled to death by a maddened elephant, and 1 K. Wor sley lies fn the hospital fatally burned. The sullen boom heard at 1:30 , marked the explosion of the first large tank. ' . ' Worsley was the driver of a de livery wagon from which fire com municated to the tanks and he was hurled many yards from the spot and picked up with his clothing ablaze. The flames spread quickly tp the tanks which instantly became a ' mass of flames. Sclls-Floto circus, three blocks distant, was about to open for the afternoon performance. The explosion and fire caused the showmen to lower the tents after dismissing the audience which had assembled. A herd of elephants be came uncontrollable and ' tearing loose from their fastenings, dashed to the east side of the town, knocked , down fences, nuthouses, and despoit Ning, the orchard that lay irt their paths. Many pcrsClls" h'arYowly es caped being trampled to dValh by the crazed animals. In a' short time all 'but three of the largest elephants EPHANT were' rounded up. The leader fhfl'if changed his courc and entered the center, of the city, a mile distant. He entered. the court of the Clenwood Hotel. Miss Gibbs was in a yard in front of tier house. The elephant pinned her against the house between his tusks',fheo threw her to the j ground and trampled upon her, 'crushing her crest and inflicting fatal injuries, The animal then proceeded 'to the court 'way, where, the guests were rushing panic-strickn, in doors. The beast crashed through the doors and walked through the barber shop and oufon, to, the main street, crossed . the street and crashed through a heavy plate glass window in a store, : "Before being rounded up at a down- '," town public stable, the animal trampled upon another man and 'ser iously gored him with his -tusks. One -of the keepers attempted to subdue fhe animal but he was hurled over a 'high fence, sustaining painful ln 'juries. Not until four other ele phants were'brought to the stable -was 'the huge beast got under eontrol and 'taken hack to fhe circus 'grounds. 'By this time the entire town was in an uproar. Women on the east side were afraid to venture into the streets fearing that the herd had not 'been captured. . ' y , Miss Gibbs died 'tonight and Wor-i sley is not expected to live through1 : -the night,. ' ( . . ' '. j The fire at this o'il tank -continued "throughout the entire afternoon and1 60,000 gallons of oil was consumed. The oil loss is $7(XX) and the losi on the buildings $4000. ' Miss Gibbs came here from Chi cago three years ago where she had been prominent in slum work. Since her arrived here fhe had done mis sion work among the Chinese and Japanese and also spent much time assisting penniless consumptives. The keeper of the elephants, whose name is not known, was the means of saving at least two lives before the big brute was placed under control. At the corner of Orange and Seventh streets the' elephant had thrown Frank A. Dird and was about to crush him with his full weight when the keeper came up close behind and tirea three shots Into the animal's neck. This caused the big beast to swerve and distracted Its attention from its Intended victim. In the meantime however, Bird had sustained a brok en leg and ether injuries. , In the court yard of Glenwood Hotel, D. P. Chapman was thrown by (he elephant and might have sustain ed fatal injuries had not the same keeper arrived In the nick of time. He fired the remaining four shota Into the elephant and the brute turned his attention from the matt M the ground to his keeper. The keeper's trousers leg was ripped wide open by the Infuriated beast and his leg pain fully lacerated. The flesh on the keeper's right hand was also scraped away. At the stable where the ele phant was brought to bay, another of (Continued on page'8.) LAND FRAUD. Witnesses in Hyde-DImond-Ben-son-Schneider Land Fraud OREGON BANKER TESTIFIES Telia of Numerous Transactions In volving Lands of Oregon In Which Himself and Hyde Were Interested. Drew on Hyde For Reimbursement WASHINGTON, April ioVThe principal witnesses, for the govern ment today in the Hyde-Dimond Benson-Schneider land fraud cases was E. P. McCornack, a banker of Salettt, . Of g6U He told of riuittcT ous transactions' involving the public lands of Oregon in which Hyde and himself were interested" financially. The defense souchf to cWset the weight of McCornack's fesf i'nYwiy re latin to the land transactions by ad mittiii'ir; that Hyde had' furnished the money fV finance certain deals a'i4 that McUornacK was oniy nis agen. McCornack testified , that he paid his own money foY all land purchased but that he always drew on Hyde for reimbursement. CLARKE DEFEAT fie. Mayfield Goes "Wet" and" if NVw ( Mayor Will be Chosen. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal:, April 16. The last screw was put in the lid on the students here Tues day, when Dr. Jordan issued a stater ment which almost totally ignores the appeal for reinstatement presented by a committee of San Francisco alumni. Chairman Clarke, .at the same time, mailed notices to the 41 suspended men notifying them that the usual two weeks', time of grace was up and requesting them in effect to "beat it." In the town election held In May field, adjoining the university, made dry by Clarke, and where Chairman Clarke is Mayor, the results show (hat Clarke Is out. His candidate was defeated and the "wets" seem to have the majority. Clarke will step down next Monday, when a new Mayor will'bc -Chosen by the board. CASES ,lA, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908 11 POWERLESS Governor Sends Troops to Chester. TWO EMPLOYES INJURED "r, The Strikers and Their Sympa thizers Stormed Trolley Cars That Were Started. IMPORTED STRIKE-BREAKERS Tw4 Troopa Were Ordered to the Scetii of i the Disorders, One of Which H4i Alredy Arrlved-No Arrests Were Made Today. CHESTER, Pa., April 16. -the most serious disturbance which has marked the strike of the motormen knd conductors of the Chester Trac tion Company occurred early today, during which .two employes of the company were shot, but not seriously injured. The company attempted to operate a car, and William Borg- mann, who acted as motorman, was shot in the foot during an attack on the trolley by a large crowd of strike sympathizers. Earlier in the day William Gricsemeir, a claim agent of the company was shot in the leg while leading a squad of 40 men who had been Imported to take the places of the strikers to the car barns. Disorders were spasmodic during the night, but the serious outbreak began with the attack on the Import ed men shortly before 5 a. m.. An attempt to lead the men from the hotel which they were quartered to the car barns by way of back streets was discovered by the strikers and their sympathizers; and in a hand-to- hand fight the. imported workers We're routed and driven to shelter in the barn. Griesemcier, who was in charge', was struck by a bullet, and he was helped Into the bam. ' The company decided at once to Srt out a car. The car had hot gone far when attacked. Men swarm ed! aboard from all sides. The trolley oole w'ii dulled .frc-iif'the wire, the controller wa" taken from Borgmann, Anil thf the cYoVd began to beat him and the conductor Bricks, pieces of lead pipe and otfe'. tuissiles were thrown, and every vHttdotf irt the car was broken. A" numWif .6f.. revolver shots were fifed, and one MitieHtfticfc Bormmnn in the foot'. A s'lrong de tachment of police rushed tfp and after considerable crtort sttf cecusw driving the crowd back. , The car wa left standing on the tracks, and .Borg mann and the conductor were har ried Into the barn. s The oolice roped off the streets ad jacent to the barn, and are now on guard, about the building". Mayor Johnson came to fhe' scetitf, 4d strongly condemned the traction" com pany for attempting to resume serV ice without his his perhiissidn. Thff maior then called a hVeetirig of the police committee' of the city council to consider the" situation": ' The strike began' oh Monday; ow s to the refusal'df thV employes to accept . a reduction of wa'geir. The company also operate lines' between Philadelphia and Chester,' and' CJhes ter and Wilmington, Del. ; ' President Rigg, of the. .Chestet' Traction Company, requested Mayor" Johnson to ask that a detail' of ' lW state policemen be sent here. Mayor' Johnson refused because he 'said hV feared the presence of the state vp'6-v lice might cause another outBre'a'fe;1 CDC LIU, Thereupon Mr. Rigg telephoned to Governor Stewart at llarrisburg and requested that i regiment of. th State National Guard be ordered out. The Governor this afternoon ordered three companies of State .Police to Chester. RIVER RECEDING. HELENA, April 16,-High water in the Missouri river north of this city caused by the break in the Hauser dam has receded and the river is now about at its normal stage. The latest reports from Craig Indicate that the damage to property in that village will not exceed $10,000. Work will be begun at once in repairing the partially wrecked structure, according to the general manager of the com pany. There was no property loss at Great Falls on account of the flood waters. The Great Northern it is announced will resume train traffic between Helena and Great Falls by next Saturday evening. VICTIMS OF, CHELSEA FIRE, BOSTON, Aprii 16.-Thre mOr corpse have been recovered- today from the ruins of Sunday's fire in Chelsea making a total of 10 bow re covered. In addition two have, died this week of causes incident to the fire. ''. JUR6RS STILL LACKING. SAN FRANCISCO, April I6.-N0 more jurors were secured today in the Ford trial. ' CONVENTION ENDED Turbulent Democratic Conven vention in New York Closes, REORGANIZE KINGS COUNTY The Meeting: of the State Committee Was Held at Hotel Victoria and Lasted Only Half an Hour Wm. J. Connors Elected Chairman, NEW YORK, April 16. -The gathering of forces of the state demo cracy which, has caused such exciting scenes and sensational action, chief of which was the deposition of Sena tor McCarren as the leader in Kings County came to end today -with a meeting of the state committee. The meeting took place at the Victoria and lasted hardly more than half an hour. The committee re-elected Wil liarii J., Connors of Buffalo as the chairman 'and appointed a committee of 12 to re-irgantee the demoracy of Kings County. The motion to re organize the Kings County demo cracy was in accordance' with a reso lution adopted by the state conven tion and was unanirnpusty agreed to by the committee. , Thp' committee is headed by Arthur A." MfcLcan of Or ange county. J. Sergt&nt Cram of New York is a member' of the com .niittee. ' ' A UNIQUE SENTENCE Gets Sciuare Meal and Three Cays In Jail. BROO'KLnI April 16. A Riari 1 describing ' himVSjlf, as John Murphy, 25 years old , ai. homeless, walked into the Clynter s4eef station last ....... f t . ... flight while the rain was tailing m torrents and askerf the lfeufelriant be hind the desk to give him' shelter for thtf night. Murphy sawfhe w'aV With out htfme and friends. ,He was ac"; commodated, and this morrJng when taken before Magistrate Higginboth am repeated his story. Murphy? told thY magistrate he had eaten nothing in" four days, whereupon the magis trate' sent Mufphy out to a restaurant With a" policeman" with instructions to eat his fill. After a' good square meal Murphy came" t&clk to court and went to jail for'-' three2 day at his own re- INDIAN GIFT TO CLAPF Chief Plenty Coos Appre ciated Treatment APPROPRIATE GIFT DUE He Took From One of His Followers a Huge War . Bonnet n ' CLAPPWAS "FLABBERGASTED5 Chief Said he Was Now a Man C$ : Peace and the War Bonnet of Less Value to Him Than to a Senator in Congress. WASHINGTON, April 16.-Sena- tor Clpp is how "Heap Big" Indian chief. Chief Plenty Coos and his fellow Crow tribesmen who have been before the committee for the past three weeks, stalked into the com mittee room today and Plenty Coos phlegmatically informed the "Senator that ' the Indians appreciated the treatment accorded them and that an appropriate gift was due the white chief of the committee. Plenty Coos then took from one of his followers a huge war' bonnet carrying upon it the chiefs insignia, which had been worn, by Plenty Coos in battle. He said he was now a man of peace and the bonnet was of less value to him on the reservation than to a Senator in Congress and therefore he wanted Clapp to accept it. Clapp was completely "Flabber gasted," according to his own de scription of, his emotions. He took the war bonnet and thanked the chief. Plenty Coos and his band will start for their home in Montana tomorrow. COUNT KILLS HIMSELF. BOLOGNA, Italy, April 16 Count Coltelli went into a local undertak ing establishment last night and mystified the undertaker with a re quest to be allowed to lie in a coffin he selected several days ago, "as he said, for a friend. He wanted to see if the casket was the right length, he explained. The Count's wish was reluctantly granted. When Count Coltelli had stretched himself at full length he sent a bullet into his brain, dying instantly. He will be buried tn the cothn, which he had chosen for himself. It was the finest the undertaker had in stock. The Count's suicide is attributed to a visit he paid to a fortune teller last October when the prediction was made he would soon lose his wife and him self meet with a violent death. In January the Countess eloped , with one of her, husband's friends, which is believed to have unsettled the no bleman's mind. RIOTERS ACQUITTED. Other' Complaints Will be Filed Late today. SALEM,-, Apffl iAfter , scarcely 10 miutes' absence' from the court room the jury Jn iKe" case, against Mrs. Nettie Rhodes', of foreland," and Miss" Lulu Goode. Tasoer wode" and Mr; a"nd Mrs. Roy Phillips, !Tiarged with, disturbing a religious meeting, arising duf of the whipping of Pre siding' 1 1'deY W. N. Coffee, of : thY Free Metllodisf Charch, two weeks ago) v brought; in" a verdict of not guilty at 12:4? this afternoon., The case has twetTofn trial since yesterday afternoon, rad! it- wis" c-Uarly shown PRICE FIVE CENTS by the testimony introduced by the prosecution that the religious meeting had adjourried from five to ten min utes before the trouble occurred, hence there was nothing for the jury to do except bring in a verdict of not guilty, which , was agreed upon on the second ballot. Only one mar. voted for a verdict of guilty on the first ballot.- The complaint against Mrs. Roy Phillips was dismissed be fore the case went to the jury. , Other complaints will be filed late today, it is understood, charging the defendants with assault, riot and dis turbing the peace, and before the end is reached the whole history of the factional strife among the congrega tion of the Salem church will be made public. There h a charge of assault Tpending against Elder Coffee, and this will probably be disposed of be fore any other , cases will be tried against the defendants in the action just concluded.!. EVANS SENDS REGRETS. ' ""' ' .' ' rrS"J ... ' ,': .. 'f . PASO ROBLFlS, Cat, "April 16. For the first time in a week Admiral EvanJ was given an outing today. He felt so much stronger that his son, Lieutenant Evans, wheeled him about the hotel grounds, Many of the hotel guests noticed his improve ment since last week. The admrial today sent a message to the Los An geles 'fleet committee expressing re gret tnat he will be unable to partici pate with his officers and men in the welcome prepared f4or them. SUBMARINE DOATS Secretary Wakes His Own Selec tion of Submarines LIVELY DEBATE OVER THEM A Humorous Speech by Williams In Which he Had Friendly Clashes With Hobson Over Warships and Baloons Commanded Attention. .WASHINGTON, April 16-A long existing controversy as to whether the United States navy should hav submarine torpedo boats of the Holland type, as recommended by the committee on naval affairs was settled in the house today when, af ter a lengthy and lively debate, the proviso limiting the secretary of the navy to purchase only those of the Holland type was stricken out. The eifect of this action was to give the secretary a free hand in the, selection of submarines. The members hag gle dover almost every line of the three pages of the bill remaining to be disposed of when the house mer, but the principal action was that with regard to the submarines. A humor ous speech by John Sharp Williams in which he, had several friendly clashes with Representative Hobson over warships and balloons, com mandded the attention of the house for a time. After agreeing to take up the diplomatic and consular appro priation bill next, the house adjourn ed until tomorrow. ,' .xj TO STUDY COAL FIELDS. CHFcAdO, April d-Professor Wallace W. Atwood, of the Geology Department at the University of Chicago, has been appointed by the United States Geoogic Survey De partment to survey the coal fields of Alaska, with a view of Ascertaining the extent and the best place to t. ablish a coaling station for the Navv Department. The professor will u . for Alaska April 19, tc? assume charge J, he .surveyingr party. This will be Professor Atwood's second visit . he fecently has returned from a two years' trip, .du'rjng which he studied tn eminerals of the country.