33rd YEAR. NO. 98
W ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1808
,
il WRECKS
A DWELLING
nutMsmst
Probably Meant for James
L. Gallagher
WITNESS IN GRAFT CASE
The Bomb Had Been Placed
the Porch of William E.
Scheneck's House
In
BOY HIT BY FLYING MISSILE
So Quickly Did the Newt Spread
That 2000 Persons Were on the
Premises Within Few Momenta
No Arreata Have Yet Been Made.
OAKLAND, Col., April 22.-What
It believed by the police to have been
an attempt to assassinate James L.
Gallagher, one of the main witnesses
In the San Francisco graft canes, oc
curred shortly after 7 o'clock tonight
at the home of William E. Schencck,
hi brother-in-law, at East 20th street
and 19th avenue, Just Oakland, when
huge bomb placed in the porch tore
away the whole front of the houie.
Gallagher was upstairs with his wife
at the time and Schencck was in a
rear room with his wife and four
children and Dr. Guy Drown. All
escaped but one boy who was hit In
the neck by a flying missile. That
none were killed was but little short
ot a miracle, uailagher a hat was
pierced by a splinter. The house was
completely wrecked. The report was
heard all over Oakland and many win
dows in the neighborhood were brok
en. A post belonging to the porch
was, hurled 100 feet away. So quick
ly did the news spread that 2000 peo
ple were on the premises in a few
moments. The ex-supervisor was
spied in the crowd and some one re
marked, "I guess that was meant for
you."
"Yes, I guess it was," replied Gal
lagher, "but they missed me."
A man was seen running down 19th
street a few moments before the ex
plosion but up to a late hour tonight
no arrests have been made by the
police.
Chief of Detectives Peterson made
a careful inspection of the demolish
ed house and had a long talk with
Gallagher afterward. But Utile light
could be thrown on the matter. Late
tonight Gallagher went to San Fran
cisco and' went into hiding for the
night. .
PASSED THREE BILL'
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Instruct! Attorney-Gene.
mence Suits for Or X"
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The
summary of today's proceedings in
the House was the passing under
suspension of the rules of three bills
and the defeat of one, When adjourn'
men was reached there was pending a
measure which instructs the attorney
general to Institute suits against the
Oregon and California Railroad Com
pany for the forfeiture of aeveral
million acres of land grants in the
State of Oregon. ,
The bills that go through were as
follows: Declaring the right to en
ter at oil lands certain mineral lands,
authorizing the alienation of certain
allotments of five civilized tribes and
removing the restrictiont against
foreign thipt with respect to trade
between the United States and the
Philippines Dy a large majority
the bill to allow the importation of
foreign white laborers into Hawaii
was defeated.
LOST OLD BIBLE.
HELENA, Mont., April 22.-Miss
Anna Pearson, whose home at Haw
ser Lake was washed away by the
breaking of the dam last week offers
a reward for'a Bible printed in 1703
and which was given to her ancestors
in Sweden by an F.uropean king 20S
years ago. lhc limit has been hand
ed down from generation to genera
tion for over two centuries.
ROADS MAPPED OUT
Oregon Electric Company
Build Interurban Roads
to
DESPERATE
ACCIDENT
Jetty PMriver Falls Into
the Ocean
TWO LIVES SACRIFICED
Other Men Badly Hurt, But All
Will Recover Miraculous
Escape
MACHINE MAY BE RECOVERED
Prompt Assistance Sent Out From
Fort Stevens Tugs and Life
Savers do Fine Work First Grave
Accident in History.
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS TO DA
They Have Filed Supplementary Ar
ticles With the State to Increase the
Capital Stock From Two to Ten
Million Dollars. - .
FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER. '
NEW YORK, April 22.-Jay Gould,
who recently added to his laurels in
the tennis court the acquisition the
gold racquet by his third victory in
the Tuxedo tournament will be
among the men of the Olympic team
which will compete in the Olympic
games at London this summer. He
has sent his entry to James E. Sul
livan, secretary of the Olympic Com
mittee. v
SPEEDY VERDICT.
Jury Out 35 Minutes Bring in a Ver
, diet of First Degree of Murder.
OAKLAND, Cal, April 22,-Mark
A. Wilkins, who is on trial charged
with murdering Vernie Carmln, of
Springfield, Mo his putative' wife, at
Elmhurst,' last' October, was found
wunoui a rcLuuMiiciiuiiuun mis aiier
noon after the jury had been out 30
minutes. Wilkins was unaffected by
verdict.
-v r w t ft r-v . .
ruKiUAivu, April a. An an
nouncement made today simultan
eously with the increase of the capital
stock of the Oregon .Electric Co.,
from $2,000,000 to $10,000,000 that the
company will begin tomorrow actual
construction on the first of the 283
miles of extensions branches and
laterals to the Portland Salem Elec
trie Line which was placed in opera
Hon within the last few weeks. The
roads mapped out are: Portland to
Tillamook, via flillsboro, Portland to
Eugene, via Corvallis, Salem to Mill
City, Salem to Dallas, Salem to Al
bany and Albany to Cascadia. The
supplementary articles of incorpora
lion 'necessary to increase were filed
today in the office of the county clerk
of Multnomah county, Oregon. Guj
W. Talbot, Edward Cookingham
James B. Kerr and George F,
Nevais are the nominal incorporators
all signing the new articles. The
road is backed by Woffat and White,
the bankers of New York City. Work
will be begun tomorrow on the Port
land-Hillsboro-Tillamook line,
The Oregon Electric Company of
which Charles M. Pratt of New
York is president, ljas just finishfcd an
electric road to Salem and the an
nouncement that this city is to be
made the pivotal point of 283 miles
additional of interurban roads is the
most important made since the decis
ion over two years ago of the Hill
lines to parallel the line of the Harri-
man system down the Columbia
River. When completed the system
of electric roads of this company ter
minating in Portland will exceed 330
miles.
NIW YORK, April 22.-Theatre
relics of 30 years ago which were col
lected by the late Annie Pixley and
her husband, "with a-quantity of the
actress' personat'effects and household
goods 'Are on exhibition in an auc
tioneer's windows. The goods have
been ordered sold at auction by the
storage concern to pay the charges. a
The City of Astoria was shocked to
its center yesterday morning when
the sad word came up from the offices
of the jetty, at Point Adams, telling
of the dreadful accident that had be
fallen the pile-driving train and its
crew, on its way to the day's work
at the outer end of the big federal
enterprise; by which two lives were
sacrificed and a number of people
badly injured.
. The train pushing the huge "pile-
driver now in operation there, left the
shore-plant at the usual hour of 8
o'clock, and fifteen minutes later it
had plunged over the side and into
the ocean, at "crossover No. 6," four
miles to seaward; carrying down with
it eleven men. 1 How the accident oc
curred is not yet determinable, but it
is presumed that the wheels, in pass
ing from one track to the other rode
out of the frog and before its tend
ency could be noted and stopped had
reached the edge, the disaster fol
lowing with awful rapidity. The boil
er on the pile-driver was ready for
service and. as th-plunge was made,
this exploded with tremendous orce,
among the scrambling men who were
instinctively seeking to jump and save
themselves from the flying and fall
ing timbers with which the train was
loaded?
There .were fourteen men on the
outfit at the time and one or two by
a miracle of agility, saved themselves
from the fearful fall, and clug desper
ately to the trcstling. The noise of
the explosion of the boiler gave the
general sigual of the disaster to those
at work at the outer end of the jetty
and to the headquarter people ashore;
and instantly every resource at the
jetty-plant at Fort Stevens was in
play and speeding to the front with
all the devices for first aid; and at the
same time word was sent to the tug
Samson to proceed to the scene in
stanter, and this it . did, giving a
swift tow to the Point Adams life
saving crew just starting out. Every
detail of the rescue work was carried
on without a hitch or a moments de
lay of any sort, and to this expedi
tion is due the minor measure of life
sacrifice in the sad case.
In the over-throw of the great dri
ver Jacob. C. Lehman, of Hammond,
was struck in the chest by one of the
huge spiles and his life' crushed out
instantly, but his body was quickly
recovered and was later ta"ken to his
stricken home at Hammond. Martin
Carlson, also of Hammond, had his
head badly cut and his ; right leg
broken, but survived long enough to
reach the post surgery at Fort
Stevens,, where everything possible
was done to save him, by the surgeons
in charge, but he succumbed lates to
what must have been internal injuries
and died just about noon. He too
left a family; one of his daughters,
Miss Anna Carlson, being an account-
nt with the Troy Laundry inthis
city, the proprietor of which establish
ment, Mr. Tait, placed an engine at
Miss Carlson's disposal at once and
hurried her to her Hammond home,
Mr. Carlson was well known in this
city and section where he had resided
for many years, and his family shares
the profound sympathy of the whole
countryside, with the bereaved, ones
of Mr. Lehman's family, in the sud
den and awful distress that has befal-
Jcn them.
Others who went down in the
wreck, happily escaped death, but re
ceiving bodily injury, were: Jphn C
Fullhard, left leg broken. Anders
Hansen, right side crushed and back
injured. That this was the limit of
fatalities and injuries in so appalling
a condition of affairs, is a literal mar
vel to every one who saw the dread
occurrence, or is at all familiar with
the conditions surrounding it Cor
oner W, C. A. Pohl leaves down this
morning to take what official steps
may be necessary in the unhappy
premises. The rumor afoot here last
evening that Mr. Hansen was about
to dit from his injuries was denied over
the wires at 8 o'clock p. m. by well
informed people at the post who said
that he was rallying finely and would
pull through successfully. ,
The accident occurred at the outer
rim of the huge sand bar that has
formed on the north side of the jetty
and the derrick lies, apparently un
broken, and intact, upon the shal
lows at that point, having fallen
INTERESTING
DIS 1
(Continued on page &)
OUTSIDE TALENT
Promised for Tomorrow
In the Senate
Commissions Are Unpopular In
Both Houses of Congress
VERY LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED
The Leaders Have Reached the Con
clusion That Such Bodies Organized
Shall be Composed Solely of Mem
bers of Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 22,-Con-gress
is preparing to go on record
against the policy of drafting legisla
tion through commissions authorized
for the purpose. Three propositions
for the establsihment of commissions
for the present session and may have
to be disposed of before adjourn
ment. -
The principal one of these commis
sions is that proposed to investigate
tariff conditions and plan the revision
that will take place next year. An
other commission now in prospect
that before the house in connection
with financial legislation and a third
has been suggested by the National
Civic Federation. The last named
would provide for a general review of
legislation affecting capital and labor
with the object of suggesting amend
ments to the Sherman anti-trust, after
the manner provided by the Hepburn
bill which was advocated bv the
President in a special message to
Congress.
The leaders of the Senate and the
House have been given the subject of
the appointment of commissions con
siderable thought recently and have
reached the conclusions that any such
bodies organized shall be, composed
solely of members of Congress. So
far as a currency commission is con
cerned the members seem to prefer
one of ten members,, five from each
body. If a tariff commission is to be
authorized which is not now thought
possible, the number might be in
creased to 20 members equally divid
ed between the two Houses. Con
gress leaders are almost unanimously
opposed to any commission to sug
gest amendments to the Sherman
anti-trust law. ,
It has been pointed out that com
missions made , up of outside talent
are expensive. Usually the salaries
authorized are much larger than
NAVAL BILL WAS READ
Hale Will Propose an Amend
ment Appropriating Money to
Begin Construction. .
WARNER'S SPEECH STILL ON
Reverting to a Recent Speech Against
Military Enlargement he Read
Statements From the Secretary of
War Disclaiming Increase.
WASHINGTON, April 22. The
Brownsville affair and' the naval ap
propriation bill occupied practically
the entire time of the Senate today
and both subjects will again be under
consideration tomorrow. Warner of
Missouri continued his remarks on
the disctarge of the negro soldiers
and quoted at considerable . length
from the testimony taken in that
case. He did not conclude and his
remarks will be continued tomorrow,
The naval bill was read through with
the exception of the sections relating
to the battleships which will probably
lead to an interesting discussion to
morrow. Hale announced that he
would propose an amendment appro
priating $7,000,000 to begin the con
struction on the new battleships so
that there might 'be no delay in that
work and there is no doubt but that
the amount will be appropriated.
Warner reverting- to a recent speech
by Hale against military enlargement
read 'the statements from the secre
tary of war and the chief, of staff dis
claiming any purpose ot increasing
the regular army.
SCHOOL FUND.
SALEM, Or., April 22.-The fol
lowing, aggregating $119,100, have
been paid to the counties on account
of apportionment to be made from
the income of the common school
fund by the State Treasurer: Baker,
$4000; Benton, $2000; Clackamas,
$6000; Clatsop, $3000; Columbia,
$2000; Coos, $3500; Crook, $1500;
Curry, $500; Douglas, $4000; Gilliam,
$800; Grant, $1400; Harney, $750;
Jackson, '$4500; , Josephine, $2000;
Klamath, $1300; Lake, $750; Lane,
$6500; Lincoln, $1000; Linn, $5000;
Malheur, $1500; Marion, $8000; Mor
row, $1300; Multnomah, $28,000;
Polk, $3000; Sherman, $900; Tilla
mook, $1200; Umatilla, $5000; Union,
$-1000; Wallowa, $2000;. Wasco, $4000;
Washington, $5000; Wheeler, $700;
Yamhill, $4000. Total, $119,100.
BASEBALL SCORES.
At Tacoma Tacoma 5, Vancouver
0. .
At San Francisco Portland 4, Oak
land 4. Game called in eighth inning
on account of rain.
At Seattle Seattle 8, Butte 4.
END IN SIGHT.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.
Rapid progress is being made with
the Ford trial today the testimony be
ing introduced is much the same as
that offered in the preceding trial. At
the present rate the case may go to
the jury the latter part of next week.'
TIlC ITIDIIITV Dili
MIL LIiUILlll UiLL
Signed by the President and Be
comes a Law
BELT LINE.
(Continued on page 8.)
CHICAGO, April 22.-That the
United States Steel Corporation is in
earnest in its reported plans for
railway to connect Milwaukee, Wis.,
to Gary, Ind., and Joliet, 111., was
made evident yesterday when a trust
deed was executed to the St Louis
Trust Company at St. Louis for $20,
000,000 to provide funds for the road.
The plans grew out of the failure
of the Milwaukee-Southern deal,
which road was to connect Milwaukee
and East St. Louis by way of Joliet
and by acquisition of the Illinois,
Iowa and Minnesota Railway. Of the
money raised at St. Louis $5,500,000 is
to pay for the latter road which will
form part of the new system.
It is understood the new steel cor
poration is working through St. Louis
capitalists in securing the construc
tion of the new road, which will con
nect the Allis Chalmers Company's
plant and the Bay View Rolling Mills
of the Illinois Steel Company at Mil
waukee with the Steel Corporation's
Gary Mills and the Joliet plant of the
Illinois Steel Company.
The steel corporation has, it is
understood, considerable interest in
the Allis Chalmers Company which is
working on a $15,000,000 contract for
t Vi flan, tnilla
There have been heavy transfers of
land along the proposed right of way
of the new road near Milwaukee re
cently and it is said that the prelimin
ary work has all been done.
The new road will be a steel corpo
ration belt line around Chicago, inter
secting every railway entering this
city- ),' ' N '
MF1SHRF is rnwQTmmnuM
Employe Not Assured to Have As
sum the "Risk of His Employ
ment' Where Any Statute Enacted;
for Safety of Employes.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today signed the em
ployers' liability bill upon receiving
an opinion trom Attorney-ueneral
Bonaparte that the measure is- con
stitutional. The bill makes railroads
and other common carriers liable for
an injury or the death of an employe
in whole or in part from the negli
gence of any of its officers, agents or
employes of such common carrier or
by any defect or insufficiency in the
equipment. The employee is not as
sumed, by the provisions of the bill,
to have assumed the "risk of his em
ployment" where any statute enacted
for the safety of employees contrib
uted to the injury or the death of an
employee, and any contract, rule, reg
ulation or device to enable the com-'
pany to evade liabilfly is rendered
void by a specific declaration. The
provision, however, is made that the
carrier shall receive credit for any
contribution made to him or his fam-
ly in the form of insurance, relief,
benefit or indemnity.
SALISBURG BEQUEST.
WORCESTER, Mass., April 22.
The Worchester Art Museum be-
came one of the most richly endowed
institutions of its kind in this country
by the transfer to that corporation
last night, under the terras of the will
of the late Stephen Salisbury of pro
perty valued at $2,738,000. This sum,
added to the amount already possess
ed by the museum brings its total up
to $3,320,000 giving it a rink in point
of wealth second only to, the Carnegie
Museum in Pittsburg.
HARVARD WINS RACK
' ANNAPOLIS, April 22By less
than" half the length of their shell
today, the naval academy lost to the
Harvard eight-oared crew. Time:
Harvard 10 minutes 30 seconds; navy,
10 minutes 32 seconds.