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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1003. About Ifyouarenot quite satisfied with the FLOUR you are using, try our CUPID Brand IT is sure to give satisfaction. $1.40 sack; $5.25 bbl. A. V.ALLEN SOLE AGENT FOR BAKER'S BARRINGTON HALL STEEL- CUT COFFEE, 40c PER CAN. PHONES 711 AND 3871 BRANCH PHONE 713 ROW Yot Mil WIPES OUT A TOWN Lmdo Practically Wipes Out the Town of Bellevue GUINNESS HORROR SEVERAL OTHERS DEVASTATED Physicians' Reports Given to a Coroner's Jury CONTRADICTORY HAPPENINGS A Tornado Late Today Wrecked the Towns of Louisville, Bellevue and Richfield and Killed Several Per ions and Injured Large Numbers, SPRINGFIELD, Neb., May 12. A tornado late today wrecked the owns of Louisville, Bellevue and Richfield and killed several persons and injured large numbers. The heaviest losses of life and injured are teported from Louisville, the junction point of the Missouri-Pacific and the SorHngton Railroads in Cass county. The number of deaths is unknown and ma Barnes have been secured, but it as said that between 40 and 60 are injured, many seriously and some fatally. The town of Bellevue is de clared practically wiped out, but it is not known that there are any fa talities. Bellevue is the seat of the Presbyterian College. LINCOLN, May 12. It is difficult so get any definite news out of Louisville. Reports are to the effect that the town was blown away and the people panic stricken. The Bur- Irogton station was torn to bits, most of the businesses houses were wreck ed and 30 residences destroyed. The Missouri Pacific station is standing but both telegraph and telephone wires are down. There were four fistinct tornado clouds seen at Springfield. They made their appear ance shortly before 5 o'clock. Heavy damage is done in the country and it is feared there is some loss of life. Dispatches received at Lincoln say hzt there were severe storms along the Missouri River further south at Kemaha City and Falls City. OMAHA, May 12. Twelve per sons are known to have lost their Ives and a score were injured by the tornado which swept over the north ern part of Sarpy county at S o'clock this afternoon. The storm which gained velocity on its way south started in Omaha about 4:30. At Eellevue the college buildings are iamaged to the extent of $50,000 and several persons were injured none fatally. The storm then moved to touisville, Litchfield and Springfield where the principal damage and loss f fife occurred. . The storm was the most severe that trer struck Eastern Nebraska. At tellevue the panic stricken students ran to the basement and in this way any fatalities were probably avert ed. Following south the tornado attack Fort Crook damaging several Jarrack buildings but nobody was in jured. In the town of Fort Crook, iorever, a number of buildings were wecked and other damage done. Substantial Progress Was Made To wards Bringing the Case to a State Where it Will bo Transferred to the Courts. CONTRACT DENIED. Hfew York Times Will Not Show the Committee Their Contract. WASHINGTON, May 12. -The ease of the newspaper publishers has iren presented to a special committee f the house investigating the wood jmlp and print paper question. When ttie committee adjourned today John Norris, the representative of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association announced that he had Swished his statement, but -will be on the stand tomorrow as members of the committee desire to question him. The next witnesses to be examined rill probably be the paper manufac turers. Norris today described the Siternational Paper Company and Atvnted the cost of manufacture of LA PORTE, May I2-The evidence to establish the identity of the three additional victims of Mrs. Guinness was the most positive development of the day filled with contradictory happenings. Both the prosecution and the defense received setbacks from discoveries and revelations but on the whole substantial progress was made toward bringing the case to a state where it will be transferred to the courts. The reports of the four physicians who conducted the post mortem examinations on the bodies found in the ruins of the Guin ness home were given to a coroner's jury this morning. They failed to es tablish the manner in which the wom en and three children met their death and it is probable that the coroner's jury will return an open verdict re garding them. The proccedure in Indiana does not provide for the coro ner's juries to consider the individual conclusions of Dr. Mack. CHICAGO, May 12.-A despatch to the Tribune from LaPorte, Ind., says: , A complete solution of the myster ies of the Gunness murder farm is ex pected within 48 hours. The officials who have been conducting the search for the victims of the house of many deaths practically admitted this fact yesterday. They refused, however, to make known their purposes further than to say that the final step may be taken today or tomorrow at the latest. The mystery surrounding four of the fourteen deaths which are known to have occured at the place is cleared by the allegation that Pay Lamphere, the farm hand prisoner in the county jail set fire to the home of Mrs. Bella Gunness on the morning of April 28 and thereby caused the death of the widow and the three children. For this, if proven guilty, he is liable, under the provisions of the In diana state laws, to coviction for murder in the first degree as well as for arson. Indictments against him upon both these charges will be asked of the grand jury on Wednesday." As to the manner of death of the ten murdered persons whose bodies were uncovered in a little patch of ground guarded by closely woven wire netting the silence of the officers in response to queries as to the arrest of one or more accomplices provides the only answer. That the victims came to their death through the administration of a deadly amount of chloral has been proven. The places at which the drug was purchased during the last eight years have been found. That the inanimate corpses then j were dismembered either in a cham ber of horrors on the second floor of the Gunness home or in the basement has been shown to the satisfaction of the investigators. Two knives, one a six inch dagger and the other a needle-pointed double razor edged surgeon's knife, have found in the ruins. paper was greater under the consoli dation than under the individual own ership of the paper mills. The contract which the New York Times has with the paper company was denied to the committee and in this connection Chairman Mann took occasion to state that while news papers arc insisting on speedy action Step into Judd Bros'. They will show you the latest styles and patterns. Their clothing is guaran teed to hold its shape, Man ufactured from all-wool ma terial. They are the exclusive agents of ALFRED BENJA MIN & CO.'S famous line of ready tailored clothing. They also carry the latest line of Boys' Clothing in the city. Latest styles and prices right. The World's leaders in furnishings. MALLORY CRAVE NETTE HATS, REISER'S CRAVATS; best made wear guaranteed. Dents' Gloves, Globe Un derwear. Quarter size Collars. UO.B 10) The Woolen Mill Store jf x 4 f : : . , y- v L.y ! Vv; j j iti: j' v! I ff ' i t 1 1 1 1 if v!r. if? i ;!?! ' 1 j 1 1 ' l r '' J 'M -iff ?i , x I ill" n 'iff i in : b 'Ay: ., i 5 f I 1 , ft ' i t 1 I I ' IVJ' ' 1 :'.?i '"' I . I. j I : ) f ! I Ajua iStrajsimnjuinj"' 8aWgbt uk Quit POST CARD HALL Entrance Whitman's Book Store i 3000 Postcard Stock WHOLESALE and RETAIL Free writing desk and material in connect ion, also stamp department; stamps of all denominations; post cards, books of stamps and newspaper wrappers sold. SEE SHOW WINDOW Whitman's Book Store W5 PRACTICAL POINTS ON BANKING NO. 4. Diligent Saving. It is a very good plan to establish reg ular dates for depositing your money. You will find that this will soon be come a verv valuable habit, and you . will be much pleased to see how soon your funds will accumulate at com pound intesest. Interest paid on Sav ings Accounts and Time Certificates of deposit. SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK. ; 506-508 Commercial St.. Astoria. On rTTTTTTTTTTTITTITtl ?t T 4 4 4 44 44444 4 44 by Congress, a great majority of the larger papers are showing a disincli nation to furnish the committee the necessary information upon which td base any just conclusions. This raised the question in his mind, he said, whether the papers are not well satis fied with the contracts they now have and are putting ' up this request as matter of bluff. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. James W. Tread well, a director and the controlling spirit of the defunct California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. was indicted today on a charge of perjury. His indictment was brought about by the testimony given by J. Dalzell Brown. Treadwell swore be fore previous grand jury that he knew nothing about the hypotheca tion of the Colton securities. Brown gave information to the contrary. John Fox, Pres. F. L, Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings Baik, Trwa. Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON WORKS Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Street FIRST Mil L BAR ASTORIA DIRECTORS Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor J. w. Ladd Capital........... Stockholders' Liability.. 100,000 Vjr. U X? LAVEL b. S. Gordon sinn nnn 25,000
