The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, May 20, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textill ( ft ' PUILISHCS FUU ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT ;OVERSTHC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 112 GOVERNMENT T Mixed Up With the Wood Watt Divorce Suit TRIED TO GET LETTERS The Court Denied the Motion of Counsel for Piatt to Dismiss the Complaint WYNNE HAS NOTHING TO SAY "I Wat Gotten Into the Conspiracy by Powerful Official Whom I Dared Not Diapelaae From k Newapaper or Political Standpoint. NEW YORK, May 19. That high government officials at Washington tried to obtain possession of the love letters written by Senator Piatt to Miis Mae C. Wood was stated in the testimony in today's trial of Mis Wood's suit for divorce from the aged Senator. The court denied the motion of counsel for Piatt to dismiss the complaint. The statement bears the authorship of Martin J. Miller and Miss Wood, who though she did not see the signature affixed, was assured by Miller that it was genuine. The statement was prepared at her re quest, she testified. It declared that Miller was asked by high government officials at Washington and New York to get possession of Piatt's love let ters that the papers was not to be given to Piatt, but were to be turned over to "Mr. Loeb at Washington" and that when the plan to get posses sion of the original papers failed, a scandal was begun in the newspapers to force Miss Wood to come to terms "Wynne, the first assistant post master general started the ball roll ing by getting the New York news paper to print an article as it first appeared," says the statement, which concludes "I was gotten into the con wpiracy oy powertui omciais wnom i dared not displease from a newspaper or political standpoint. I consulted Mr. Howe Piatt's secretary frequently and acted at all times under the di rection of Loeb and Piatt. Former assistant postmaster-general Wynne is now American consul general in London. J. Martin Mil ler, formerly a newspaper man, re cently was American consul at Rheims, France. , "Did Miller ever say anything to you about the letters?" asked the ex amining attorney of Miss Wood. "Yes," she replied, "He said if he ever got the letters Piatt would never get them." "What was he going to do with them?" "Hold them over Piatt's head, I be lieve,' she answered. Secretary Loeb said tonight he knows nothing about the allegations contained In the statement signed by "J. Martin Miller" brought out in the Wood-Piatt suit and so far as it con cerned him Loeb says it was wholly untrue. LONDON, May 19. "I have abso lutely nothing to say on this subject," was the emphatic reply of Robert J. Wynne, the American consul-general at London, when questioned tonight regarding the statement made by Mae Wods today in her divorce suit against Piatt. ST. PAUL, May 19,-Governor Johnson took his defeat in Alabama cheerfully and is quoted as saying it was nothing more than he expected. OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH FRAUD. CHICAGO;, May 19,-John Hamil ton who claimed to have been I lieutenant of Infantry in the United stales Army, was arrested here to (lay on the charge of obtaining money by faUc pretenses. He is wanted by the police of Cincinnati, where he is aid to have obtained money from various people by means of advertise menu inserted in the newspapers, REPORT ON CHARGES. WASHINGTON, May 19.-The pedal committee of the House, which ha been investigating the charges brought by Representative Lilley of Connecticut, that improper methods had been used by the Elec trie Boat Company to influence sub marine boat legislation in Congress, will submit a report to the House to morrow at noon. It is likely that the remainder of the day will be consum ed In reading the report and discuss ing it. LOST PARTY FOUND. BELLINGHAM, Wah'May 19.- 0. W. Crawford and wife, Joseph Lester and Miss Gertrude Webster, who have been lost on Chuckanut Mountain since Sunday were found by a searching party early this morn ing on Oyster Creek, 12 miles south east of Bcllingham, hopelessly lost, nearly dead with fatigue and hunger, and without hope of ever being found. They will be brought to the city this afternoon. Shortly after they ascend ed the mountain storm came up and all sight of the city and Puget Sound was lost. It rained almost continuous ly and the party could walk no further and the men decided to stay with them instead of trying to save them selves. I: Upper and Lower Bridges of False Teeth Found IDENTIFIED BY DR. NORTON The Coroner Stated That he Would Render an Official Finding That the Burnt Female Body Wat That of Mra. Gunness. LA -PORTE, May 19,-That Mrs. Bella Gunness died in the flames which destroyed her home on April 28 was conclusively shown today when the searcher in the ruins discov ered the upper and lower bridges con taining the false ttcth of the woman The lower set of teeth tally exactly with the description and diagram furnished by Dr. Norton, the dentist who built the bridge and who today identified the teeth positively as those of Mrs. Gunness. In view of this un mistakable evidence including the find ing one week ago of rings belonging to the murderess, Coroner Mack stat ed today that he would render an official rinding that the burnt adult female body was that of Mrs. Gun ness. Tonight a few skeptical per- sons remain and their argument is j that Mrs. Gunness after killing the children and setting fire to the house threw her teeth in the fire. WANT INDUSTRY PROTECTED. MONTREAL, May 19.-The strik ing cotton mill workers last evening deposed President Giganac, who op posed the present strike, and Emil Ouellctte was elected in his stead. The counsel also appointed a delegation to wait upon Rudolphe Lemieux, Federal Minister of Labor, tomorrow and no tfy him that he was expected to settle the strike at once by seeing that the cotton industry was given a measure of protection sufficient to allow the manufacturers to meet the competi tion of the United States mills and pay living wages to their employes. GUNNESS DEAD A$Vv OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1908 ibD The Fleet Is Fast Nearing Here POSITION BY WIRELESS At Midnight the Battleships Were Well Up the Coast, North of Coos Bay FIFTEEN MILES OFF SHORE It i Experiencing Heaviest Weather it Ha Encountered Since Starting on the Entire Cruise It ia Making 13 Knot an Hour. SPECIAL TO THE ASTORIAN, May 19. From battleship fleet by wireless, via North Head Wireless Station. The battleship fleet at mid night (the 19th) was about IS miles off the Oregon coast and 20 miles north of Coos Bay. It is encounter ing the heaviest weather it has exper ence on the entire cruise, but are steaming at the rate of 13 knots an hour at which rate it will be tff the Columbia river soon after noon to morrow (20th), PRELATES NAMED. CHICAGO, May 19.-The sub-corn mittee on arrangements for the re publican national committee have an nounced that the following clergymen nave agreed to deliver the opening prayer on the first three days of the convention: Bishop Muidoon, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicago will officiate on the opening day. Rev. Wm. O. Waters of Grace Episcopal Church of Chicago will deliver the in vocation on the second day and Rev. Wesley Hill of the Metropolitan Temple of New York on the third day. Arrangements have thus for been made only with the three clergy men. CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS. FRESNO, Cal., May 19,-The Cali fornia democratic state convention which assembled yesterday closed its session late today after electing four delegates at large to the national convention at Denver and adopting resolutions instructing the entire dele gation to vote as a unit for Bryan's nomination, first, last and all the time. The platform opposes monopolies, deplores railroad activity in state poli tics; favors extended powers for the interstate Commerce commission; fa- vors municipal control of public utilities; exclusion of Asaitic labor; advocates tariff revision and the vig' orous enforcement of the anti-trust laws; the conservation of the natural resources and the abolition of child labor. BOTH CLAIM A MAJORITY. HARRISBURG, Pa., May 19. With both the Bryan and the anti Bryan forces claiming the control of the majority of the delegates confer ence gathering, promises to be one of the liveliest ever held by the demo cratic party in this state. Bryan sup porters are demanding of the conven tion that four delegates at large to Denver be instructed for Bryan. Colonel Guffey, a National Committee man, is opposed to them being in structed for anyone. FIRST GOVERNOR OF N. Y. Body Will be Brought from Washing ton to be Buried in Kingston. NEW YORK, May .-Arrange ments for the reception of the body of Covcrnor Clinton, the first executive of the State of New York, have been perfected. The body will arrive in Jersey City from Washington at 'mid night on May 27 and on the following morning will be transferred to the Battery by the United State gun boat Mohawk. Here the body will be received by an escort composed of United States soldiers, sailors and marines, the old guard and various pa triotic organizations. The National Guard will not be asked to parade be cause of the demands made upon it by the Memorial day exercises and the summer maneuvers. The coffin will be brought to the Governor room in the City Hall and will there lie in state. On May 29 the body will be born to Kingston, N. Y., the governor's birthplacci by a (United States gun- b&at, escorted by a floatilla of small naval craft. On Memorial day. David B. Hill will deliver on address, com memorating the achievements of the first governor. The final interment, will be, however, postponed till Mon day, June 1, and will form part of the exercises connected with the 250 anni versary of the founding of the city of Kingston. REQUIEM MASS. CHICAGO. May 19.-Funeral ser vices were held here today over.the body of Archbishop Peter Bourgade of Santa Fe. Requiem mass was cele brated by Archbishop Quigley and the body was shipped to Santa Fe for in terment. SHE WED TO DIE Tries to Kill Herself When Sen fenced to Jail INHAUNG ILLUMINATING GAS Jennie Blunt Shot Sanford Last Feb ruary Declaring he Had Maltreated Her He Recovered and She Was Sentenced to Four Yean in Jail NEW YORK, May 19.-Jennie Blunt, the young woman who yester day was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary by Judge Oike in Brooklyn for shooting Charles M oamora ,a lawyer, came very near cheating the law today. She was found unconscious in her cell from inhaling gas. Her life was saved by prompt action of a physician. When Jennie was sentenced yester day after a scathing arraignment, she declared that she would kill herself rather than serve the sentence. ' Early today a matron passing her cell de tected the odor of gas. The prisoner was found lying unconscious, a tube from an pen gas jet clenched between her teeth. Jennie Blunt shot Sanford last Feb ruary, declaring he had mistreated her. Sanford hung between life and death for weeks, but finally recover ed. He denied the chargs made against him. She was convicted, and in imposing sentence Judge Dick de nounced her as the most dangerous type of blackmailer, who, failing in her attempt to extort money, would have pursued her victim to his death. FLEET INVITED. WASHINGTON, May 19.-An in vitation from the City of Hobart, Tasmania ,to have the battleship fleet visit that place on its trip around the world, has been declined, as its ac ceptance would interfere with ar rangements already made for the voyage. All STRIKE BATTLES Suburban Car Fired On By Rioters TWO GUARDS WOUNDED Second Car Soon Followed the First and Was Burned to the Trucks POLICE SENT TO QUELL RIOT A Car Ran Over a Little Girl and Killed Her The Motorman Ran His Car Several Blocks Before Stopping. t . " j. Ay. CLEVELAND, May 19.-The most violence of the street car strike which has been on here since Sunday occurred in Lampwood, a suburb, to night, when four men were wounded by bullets one car burned and another partially wrecked. Trouble has been anticipated and the first car run into Lake wood - carried no passengers. When it stopped before the railway bridge, a crowd which had been lying in wait leaped from their hiding places and opened fire on the crew and guards. Two guards returned the fire and more than 30 shots were exchang ed. While the shooting was in prog ress, the crowd grew to nearly a thousand. Another car arrived and its crew joined in the fight. Gasoline was poured on the second car and it was burned to the trucks. The Cleve land police were notified and 60 offi cers were sent to the rescue. The first car was riddled with bullets and the windows broken, proceeded to the barn. Motor Elsholz was shot in the leg. John Gray and J. Alexander, guards on the second car were shot in the chest and Mace Burlingame, who was in the crowd which made the at tack, was shot in the hand. All were taken to the hospital where they were reported to be seriously wounded. An earlier disturbance occurred in the down town district when Yatta Wolkinson, a little girl was killed by a car while attempting to cross the street. As soon as he realized what he had done, the motorman speeded the car several blocks, the police were notified. The conductor sought refuge in a nearby drug store. The crowd attempted to reach him while the others attempted to catch the fleeing car. the police arrived just in time to save the conductor at whom the mob were yelling "Lynch him, lynch him." By mistake two morgue keep ers had been called, one took the head which had been severed from the body and the other took the body. The frantic parents were trying to gain possession of the body inflamed the mob spirit and more serious trouble was narrowly averted by the police. While the car service is slight ly improved today, the general situa tion appeared so serious tonight that the possibility of a speedy settlement is regarded as somewhat remote. SPEECH REHEARSED. WASHINGTON, May 19-A Dem ocratic speech prepared for circulation in the coming political campaign was delivered in the Senate today by Tay lor of Tennessee. Taylor devoted his attention chiefly to the tariff and cur rency policies of the Republican party but also discussed many other issues that will be prominent on the stump next fall. The Senate agreed to a con ference report on agriculture bill car rying a total $11,670,000. PRICE FIVE CENTS TAMMANY DELEGATES. NEW YORK, May 19. -Tammany Hall will be represented at the demo cratic r national convention at Denver by a delegation 650 strong. Five special trains have been engaged and accommodations for the entire party have been secured in Denver hotels. It is estimated that the cost of the trip to the Tammany delegation will be at least $l(JO,0WJ. Each man will pay his own expenses. GIFTS TO VESSELS. -' WASHINGTON, Bay 19.-By the provisions 'of a bill passed by the house, the secretary of the navy is authorized to accept and care for gifts such as silver services presented to vessels of the navy. -i tiii BIG FIRE IN WRAY, COLO. WRAY, Colo., May 19.-Fire, pre sumably of incendiary origin, last night burned every building except one for a block on the west side of Main street and caused a loss of $60,000. BASEBALL iCORE, At Seattle Seattle 9, Aberdeen 0. At San Francisco Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 0. At Spokane Butte 3, Spokane 4. REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, May 19.-A re publican conference will be held to night to determine the attitude of the majority in the House towards the passage at this session a law to re strict the courts in issuing injunction as demanded by the labor leaders. KILLED THE BABIES Cuts the Throats of His Children With a Razor WIFE WAS TERRIBLY BEATEN William J. Hanna a Well-to-do Plum ber Made Crazy by Drink Tries to Murder His Whole Family Plucky Wife Grapples With Him. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-Wil- liam J. Hanna, a well to do plumber living at 1114 Tennessee street, cut the throats of his babies, Burton, a boy aged 1 year, and Bernice, a 2-year-old girl, with a razor, at an early hour today ,and both will probably die. He then invaded the apartment occupied by his wife and three old er children, two girls and a boy, aged, respectively, 4, S and 7 years. "I've killed the two babies!" he shouted. "I'm going to kill alt the rest of you now." Mrs. Hanna jump ed from her bed and grappled with the armed maniac. In the struggle to prevent him carrying out his threat she was frightfully beaten about the head and face, but managed to hold her husband until all of the children, clad only in their night robes, fled out into the street. Then she ran from him and followed them. Hanna then locked himself in the room with his two victims. The police broke down the door and found him holding up by the leg the baby boy whose throat he had cut, and just in the act of drawing his razor blade across the throat Tor a second time. Lying upon the bed with her throat cut from ear to ear by Baby Bernice. Her wound was a ghastly one, but she was still alive and she, with her baby brother Burton, who was rescu ed from the grasp of his father, were hurried to the Potrero Emergency Hospital. They are not expected to recover. Hanna, who was overpowered and handcuffed, is said by the police to have been crazed by drink when he committed the deed.