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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1908)
33rd YEAR. NO, 101 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1003 PRICE FIVE CENTS DESTINATION REACHED r::x:. Forty-Four War Vessels In Frisco Bay UNDER EYANS COMMAND Last Night the Fleet Lay Outside the Golden Gate Impatiently Waiting for Time - ENTERED BAY AT 12 O'CLOCK In th City Proper the Many Hilli Were Sought by ThousandsRus sian Hill and All the Other Land, marks Were Black With People. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. Through the towering rock portals of Colden Gate into the city of a hundred hills, into the new San Fran cisco risen from the ruins of two years ago, the Atlantic battleship fleet steamed today in view of a mul titude unnumbered. Once inside the entrance to the bay, the fleet was joined by the Paciiic squadron and the navy of the nation .all save a few newly commissioner or reversed ships on the Atlantic and some patrol boats scattered in the Orient, joined in a parade which, for impressive beauty (Continued on page 4) RAILROAD MEN WILL WIN. DENVER, May 6.-A move to ward 8 settlement of the Denver & Rio Crandc shopmen's strike was made yesterday, when the company made new contracts with a commit tee representing the car repairers and injectors. The contracts are effec live from May 1 to December 31, 1908, and are practically the same as the contracts abrogated by the rail road company on March 15. The contrcts of the carmen were abrogated at the same time as were the contracts for the machinists, boilermakers and blacksmiths, who are now on strike, and the new atti tude of the company, as shown by today'i action .opens the way for a settlement of the strike of all the forces. WORKMEN GO OVER FALLS. SPOKANE, Wash., May 6.-Two men, II. W. Engleking and Crant Powell, were awept over the great falls of the Spokane River yesterday and drowned. Three men were re moving some timbers under the Washington street bridge this after noon, working on a raft that was fastened to the bridge by a rope The rope broke, and the swift waters caught the raft. As they rushed by the Howard-street bridge, two blocks below, men threw ropes toward them, and A. Simeon seized one and was saved. The other two men jumped for the ropes but missed, and a mo ment later they were swept over the fall.. NEW BREWERY MAN KILLS. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Cott- fried Crart, 22 years of age, and a recent arrival from Germany, last night shot Charles Seller and Enricht Volk, stablemen at the " Frederickl burg Brewery, and then turned the revolver on himself and fired a bul let into his brain. Crart died instant ly and Seller is not expected to survive. Volk, who was shot in the leg, was not seriously injured. Crart was shipping clerk at the brewery and the stablemen were joking with him, when he drew his revolver and shot before they could grapple with him. The shooting occurred in front of the stable at Eighteenth and Ala bama streets. ARREST BROTHERS Held in the County Jail Suspected of Knowing Something of the Disappearance of Mrs. Anna Aid- rich of Dixie. WALLA WALLA. May 6,-Gco. Barnes, W. II. or "Bud" Barnes and Jack Barnes, brothers, are under ar- Test at the county jail, suspected of knowing something of the disappear ance of Mrs. Anna Aldrich, of Dixie. The officers are sweating Bud Barnes and have succeeded in getting him to contradict his stories in several de tails. He was last seen with the woman last Friday. He claims she went to Waitsburg, but no trace of her has been found there. Mrs. Ald Tich is a wealthy woman and has a fine ranch. Barnes claims that he has verbally leased the place for a term of years. When arrested he was oc cupying the place. AD ESPERATE GUN FGHT HEART OP CITY JUDAS FRIEND BETRAYED GARCIA FOR MONEY His Friend Turned Stoolpigeon for Sheriff Emery of Salt Lake and a Trap Was Laid for Garcia's Capture THE OUTLAW SAW EMERY ANO WHIPPED OUT TWO REVOLVERS AND THE FIRST SHOT HE FIRED MISSED-IT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED WHETHER HE FIRED ANOTHER SHOT- BEFORE HE COULD FIRE AGAIN THE OFFICERS BE CAN A FUSILADE GARCIA FELL WITH BOTH WRISTS PIERCED AND ONE BULLET STRUCK UNDER THE ARM. SEATTLE, May 6 In a desperate gun fight in the heart of the city to night, Jos. Garcia., alias Joe Corbova, who shot Patrolman Ford of Salt Lake City, December 14 last, was himself shot and fatally wounded by Seattle detectives. He is dying at the hospital tonight. Garcia was led into the trap by a lifelong friend who betrayed the murderer for the $500 reward offered by the State of Utah. The friend turned stoolpigeon for Sheriff Emery of Salt Lake and the trap was laid for Garcia's capture. Emery came to Seattle three days ago" and arranged with the stool- pigeon to walk the street at dusk this evening accompanied by Garcia The two strolled into the midst of six city detectives with Emery among them. Garcia saw Emery and whip ped out two revolvers, the first shot he fired missed. It had not been es tablishcd whether he fired another shot. If he did, the shot did not hit, and before he could fire again, a fussi ade from the officers began. Garcia fell with both wrists pierced, one bul let struck him under the right arm. Garcia did not lose consciousness un til after the shooting and admitted he was the man wanted. OUTWITTED MOTHER ADMITS HIS GUILT Oregon Girl Elopes With the Man of Her Choice When She Learned That Her Mother Was Going to Separate Them. LOS ANGELES, May 6.-Hattie Marshall, aged 19, formerly of Em pire Or., eloped last night with Charles H. Torrey of Seattle aged 27. The mother wished to separate them, thinking the girl too young. She had arranged to take the girl to her old home at Empire, Or., Mon day, to place her beyond the influ ence of Torrey. The daughter learn ed of the scheme, told Torey, and they decided totrun away. They got a manage license yesterday after noon, were married and left on the afternoon train for San Francisco. They left notes begging forgive ness and saying they were the hap piest couple in the world. The mother has forgiven them. CURIOUS ACCIDENT MAY ' RESULT IN DEATH SEATTLE, May 6.-A flying cow, hurled many feet through the air by the impact of a Great Northern loco motive, struck Hugh Biggerstaff, a 70-year-old resident of Merietta, last night, and inflicted injuries that physicians fear may prove fatal, says a special from Bellingham, Biggers staff's leg was broken and he suffer ed severe internal injuries. He was taken in a wagon to his home, and later to a Bellingham hospital. A second cow, which he was driving, was taken piecemeal from beneath the wheels of the locomotive. Biggerstaffs cows had wandered, and when he started to drive them home they rushed from the brush on the railway track just as the south bound flyer came along. One cow was thrown some distance from the track and struck Biggerstaff squarely, crushing him to the ground and pin ning him there, badly hurt and suffer ing intensely. The second cow was not thrown from the track. Instead, it fell under the pilot, bringing the engine to a stop. One of the Men Who Held up the Cashier of the Chatauqua, Kansas, Bank, Arrested in Denver and Re turns Part of the Loot DENVER, May 6. Arrested as one of the pair of bandits who held up the cashier and robbed the Citi zens State Bank of Chautauqua, Kan., on April 17, of $3000, William Tenant is 'alleged to have confessed last night in the office of Captain of De tectives Loomis to a part in the job and returned all he still possessed of the loot, $338. The prisoner was arrested in this city by detectives who found him at the home of Mrs. Sarah J. Sturgeon, in Jerome Park, where he had been boarding for about two weeks. The reckless manner in which he spent money created gossip, and this reach ed the ears of the police. His arrest and alleged confession followed. Tenant said today that he would re turn to Kansas without extradition papers. Tenant rode all the way to Denver on his horse, fording several streams and taking many chances in his efforts to. evade the posse that was on his trail, it is said. MRS. THAW VISITS HARRY. POUGHKEEPSIE, N.. Y., May 6. Mrs. William Thaw arrived here Monday and passed the day with her son, Harry K. Thaw, in ' Sheriff Chanter's apartments in the Pough keepsie court house. Mrs. Thaw was accompanied to the jail by Harry Van Cleaf, whose wife is another re lative of the Thaws. CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS. WASHINGTON, May 6.-Pro-gram of the conference of governors to be had at the White House next week covering both the official pro ceedings and the special entertain ments which will be a conspicuous feature of the occasion, has been completed in outline. All the business meetings will be held in the East Room of the White House. There will be a forenoon and an afternoon session each day, beginning at 11 o'clock and at 2:30 o'clock. The president will open the conference on the morning of ' the 13th, immediately after which the regular program of papers will begin, opening with an address on "Ores and Related Minerals." The sessions will continue through Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Friday after noon being devoted to a final general discussion of the whole question of the conservation of natural resources. DYNAMITER SHOT. BUTTE, May 6. Louis Ferris, the Jefferson county rancher, who was shot in the leg Monday by Po liceman Sinsel, while evading arrest in connection with dynamiting of the Burlington tram recently, it is report ed tonight, made a cdnfession. The county attorney is in posses sion of an alleged confession but will say nothing further than it will shed light on the tragedy. NO ION OF RACE FOR SALVAGE. VICTORIA, B. C, May 6.-Tele- gram from Clayoquot reports the steamer Otter, of the Canadian Pa cific Railway a derelict with a broken tail shaft 26 miles off Ahousaht on the west coast with a part of whale oil. The weather is good. Steamer Tees left at 8 p .m. and the British Columbia Salvage Co. is sending the tug William Jolliffe, its fastest sal vage steamer mere will be a race between the two steamers. The Canadian Pacific Railway steamer is being forced in an endeavor to pre vent the salvage boat from saving the derelict and earning the salvage money for the company. BEST BALL GAMES OF SEASON. Harry Orchard Angry Because Frank Wyman His Counsel Did Not Avert the Reprieve Granted by the Board of Pardons. BOISE, May 6. Angered because of his attorneys' efforts to save his life, Harry Orchard has dismissed Frank Wyman as his counsel. In a letter addressed to Wyman, Orchard says that he is not looking after his interests in the manner in which he desires, and that, therefore, he must cease acting in his present capacity. As a result of this action by Or chard and also because of the ques tion of the legality of the Board of Pardons taking up new matters at a special meeting, the Board today de clined to consider the petition pre sented by Wyman that Orchard's death sentence be commuted. Wyman presented a formal request .to Gover nor Gooding asking that reprieve be given until after the date of the next regular meeting of the Board, which is July 1. Governor Gooding com plied with this request, granting a stay of execution to July 2. Aberdeen and Butte Play 20-Inning Game and Was Called on Account of Darkness. At San Francisco Los Angeles 5, Oakland 5 (game called in the 12th inning; darkness). At Portland Portland 4, San Francisco 4 (game called in the 7th inning; rain). At SeattleSeattle 3, Tacoma 4. At Vancouver Vancouver 2, Spo kane 10. At Aberdeen Aberdeen 3, Butte 3 (called in the 20th inning; darkness). BRF10017N Martin Rigidly Adheres to His Story NO COUNSEL ENGAGED Public Sentiment Has Undergone Change Toward Unfortunate Drug Slave KILLED BY A TRAIN. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Her-midas Narcoux, a native of Eastern Canada, 56 years old, was instantly killed when his wagon was struck by a Southern Pacific freight train in the West Oakland yards at Cy press and Second streets, about six o'clock this evening. DISMISSES COUNSEL SALARIES INCREASE GOV. SHELDON IN FRISCO. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Gov. George Lawton Sheldon of . Nebraska and his staff arrived here last even ing. The special object of Governor Sheldon's visit to the city is to pre sent to the battleship Nebraska a handsome silver service as a crift from the State after which the beauti ful ship was named. The presenta tion will take place on May 8. ' Flat Increase of $500 Per Year in the Pay of Army Officers and 35 Per Cent is Added to the Pay of Enlisted Men. WASHINGTON, May 6.-Senator Warren today reported to the Senate a comptete agreement of the con ferees on the army appropriation bill, and it was adopted. It makes a flat increase of $500 a year in the pay of officers and of 35 per cent in the pay of enlisted men in the Army. The bill as originally agreed to carries $95, 382,246. The additional appropria tions made by the Senate for supplies and incidental expenses for the Quartermaster's Department, con struction of barracks and quarters for the field artillery, for the organized militia, manufacture of arms and other items were scaled down and $3,463, 162 eliminated from the bill. ONCE A MAN OF REPUTATION He Was a Soldier and in the Pursuit of His Duties Acquired First a Disease and Through That a Habit That is His Undoing. PORTLAND, May 6.-Hopes held by the police that the prolonged suf fering from the deprivation of mor phine and cocaine would lead Mar tin to make a statement which would corroberate their accusation that he was connected with the death of Pawnbroker Nathan Wolff, or would effectually disprove such a connec tion, have fallen to the ground. Late today Martin's condition became such that it was necessary for city Physician 2ieiglcr to prescribe mor phine to save the man's mind. Martin at no time since his arrest has shown any signs of breaking down. He adheres rigidly to his story that the wounds on his head (Continued on page 4) CUTS FIVE THROATS fi I Italian Boy Who Worked in a Bar ber Shop Cuts the Throats of His v Employer and Wife and Three Men Who Worked There. NEW YORK, May 6.-A 16-vear- old boy, known only as Carmello, and employed in a barber shoo in Brook lyn, early today cut the throats of his employer, Antonio Peraso; Mrs. Peraso and three barbers while they lay asleep in Peraso's apartments in Fulton street. The wounds of Pe raso and his wife are believed to be mortal, while those of the three bar bers are serious, but probably not fatal. The boy escaped. The police have a theory that the boy was an agent of a Black Hand gang. COLUMBIA RIVER BAR REPORT NORTH HEAD, Wash., May 6. (7 a. m., 120th meridian time) Wind north, 2 miles; cloudy, bar smooth. ASSAULTED IN COURT ROOM BY VICTIM'S BROTHER VANCOUVER, B. C, May S. Richard Bond, a young Portland broker, who alleges that his sister was ruined by George A. Walkem, a prominent business man of Vancou ver, assaulted Walkem yesterday morning just before the commence ment of the latter's trial. Walkem was standing near the courtroom door when Bond advanced and smashed several stinging blows into Walkem's face. It took two po licemen to separate them, and close watch was kept all day on Bond lo see that he made no effort to shoot Walkem. Miss Bond, who is a orettv ar nf 24, fainted twice this morning while giving her evidence. She told of var ious visits she had made to Port land, Seattle and Bellingham, where she and Walkem registered as Geo. Alexander and wife. She lived for a time at the Y. W. C. A. in Portland. The case was uncom pleted tonight. Walkem is a nephew of a former Prime Minister of British Columbia.
