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;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
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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
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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.