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COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THC LOWER COLUMBIA PUBLISHC9 FULL AftOCIATIO PRC88 RKPORT 33rd YEAR. NO. 117 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS HEAVY RAIN AT OKLAHOMA Six Dead-Hundreds are Homeless CROPS BADLY DAMAGED Railroad Tracks Washed Out in Southern Part of State, Bridges Gone Over WORKS GREAT HARDSHIPS Along Valleys of North and South Canadian, Cimarron, Arkansas, Wa ihita and Red Rivera, Thousand! of AcresCrops Greatly Damaged. OKLAHOMA CITY, May 25 Six dead and from four to five hundred homeless, thousand of lowlands in undated, a hundred house washed away or damaged, railroad and wagon bridges are gone over, a large area of the southern part of the Mate and the tracks of nearly every railroad oper ating in the state cither washed away entirely 6r damaged seriously, in those sections visited by heavy rains. Along the valleys of the north and aouth Canadian rivers, Cimarron, Arkansas, Washita and Red River, thousands of acres growing crops been damaged and many homes have been wasljed away. WHOLESALE ARRESTS. 300 Men Arrested, In Hope For Clew to The Holme Mystery. CHICAGO. May 2S.-Spurred to action by the murder of Robert C. P. Holmes, whose dead body was found in an alley last Thursday the Chicago nnlit'o .irret,1 404 miMl vpstenla V. V Ragged street beggars, well dressed idlers, negroe! from "crap" games, old and young, were picked from the army of the unemployed and locked tip. All were searched but none of the Holmes jewelry was found. Though they arc not held as suspects, the police admit that there is a possibility of getting a clew to the Holmes mys tery through the wholesale arrests. A HEAVY FAMILY. NEW YORK, May 2S. Lieut Ar chibald Taggart, the biggest police man in New York, six feet, six inches tall and 300 pounds in weight, has re tired after 20 years on the force. He will become a butcher. Toggart earned several medals for bravery. He comes of a Newburg family, noted for the number and size of its members. There are eight sons and three daughters, whose total weight is 2,344 pounds, an average of 213 pounds and whose total height is 68 feet, 3 inches, an average of 6 feet, 2 1-2 inches. The father, now dead, stood six feet in height and weighed more than 300 pounds. The mother was of average size. HEARING CONTINUED. PORTLAND, May 25.-Edward H. Martoin and son Hugh Martin former captain of detectives of New York were today arraigned in the state cir cuit court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering Nathan Wolff, pawnbroker in this city a few days ago. On motion of Attorney J. P. Kavanaugh of counsel for the Mar Jin case had the hearing continued un til June 1. PORTER'S DEATH. To Investigate the Death of Jaa. J. Rosengren, DENVER. May 25.-Howard Le- monds of Frederick, Oklahoma, is in j;iil here pending iuvestgation into the death of Jan. J. Rosengren, porter at the Columbia Hotel, who was found dead in Lcmond's room in the hotel yesterday from a bullet wound in the head. Lemonds denies the killing but admit! that the revolver found in the room and from which a shot had been fired wai his property. When first arrested, the police say, Lemondi stated that Rosengren had called him an offensive name but persisted after that he did not shoot him. ROBBED DETECTIVE. Chicago Detective Robbed While in Bed by Negro. CHICAGO, May 2S.-A burglar with a humorous turn of mind who picked as his victim a detective noted in his district as an expert "thief catcher" is one of Chicago's latest ac quisitions. The midnight prowler broke into the detectives' room while he lay aslep in bed, appropriating two diamond cuff buttons, sticks pins, other article! of jewelry, and lome cash, which he found under the detec tive'! pillow. The thief added insult to injury he left the policeman's gun, not even removing the cartridges before he left, but he took hi! star. Detective Sergeant Percy Reynold! was the victim of the midnight raid. Wm. Levy, alias George Davis, a negro, under arrest, is said to be the burglar. Reynolds asserts he was chloroformed before he was robbed A Young Woman Poet and Chicago Dentist . HE ENDS LIFE WITH GUN Girl Was Found Lying Face Down wards With Face in Shallow Pool of WaterSome Think She Held Face Under Till Drowned. CHICAGO, May 25. A young wo man artist and poet and a man who had a reputation as a writer of verses committed suicide yesterday. The girl was Florence Ferrin whose body was found in Zion City where she had lived. The man was Dr. Howard N. Lan caster, a Chicago dentist. He ended his life with a pistol. The body of the girl who was only 20 years old, was found lying face downwards in a shallow pool of water. The water was barely deep enough to cover and those who entertain the idea that the girl committed suicide by drowning say that, if she did, she must have held her head under water until she drowned. Berney Ferrins, a sister of Florence, is the Zion City girl who went to New York to intercede with Gov. Hughes on behalf of Chester Gillett, the mur derer of Grace Brown. Excusing himself from a party of friends who had gathered at a dinner in honor of his return from a South ern trip, Dr. Lancaster, the poet-artist went to his room in his house and shot himself in the left temple, dying almost immediately. Dr. Lancaster was a poet of some ability. With his professional duties and his literary work the burden proved too great, and a year ago Dr. Lancaster's health failed perceptibly. A month ago he went to Alabama to recuperate. He returned home Saturday show ing little improvement, DOUBLE SUICIDE ATTACKED BY THREE IN " ' ' r . New York Bank Employes Carrying $43,000 WOMAN TO THE RESCUE Thugs Threw Pepper in Faces of Victims, Waitress Struggles With Leader WAS ON THE WAY TO BANK Man Captured Gave Name as Cassimo Ricobono Hie Father and Three Brothers Arrested on Suspicion Woman Brings Policeman to Rescue NEW YORK, May 25-While three empolyes of the Jefferson Bank were on their way from the branch office at Clinton and Houston streets to the main bank on Canal street, carrying $43,000 in cash, they were attacked on First street by three men who jump ed on them and threw pepper in their faces. The leading thug attacked Edclman who carried the money while the two other robbers attended to Edchnan's companions. Edclman tried to shake his assailant off but was geting badly pumelled when Mrs. Eva Javornicka, a waitress in a near-by restaurant grappled the lead er and screamed for a policeman. She made so much noise that the policeman heard her, and coming to the rescue frightened the other two thugs away. The patrolman was right upon the man who attacked Edelman before he could shake himself from the woman's grasp. He was captur ed, and gave his name as Cassimo Ricobono, The police tonight arrest ed Ricobono's father and two broth ers on suspicion. SUIT TO BE FILED. In Federal Courts at Portland This Week. PORTLAND, May 2S.-Upon the arrival in Portland of B. D. Town send this week, a suit wil be filed in the Federal courts by the United States government to compel the res toration to public domain of 3,000,000 acres of public land now held by the Oregon & California Railroad Com pany under the railroad grant con ditioned upon the railroad company disposing of these grants to settlers at $2.50 per acre. If the allegation of the government is correct, the rail road has broken the obligation to the government by failing to so dispose of these lands. Tracy C. Becker of New York, the assistant to Attorney-General of the United States, has begun getting evi dence to be used in the untried land fraud cases which will be taken up by the federal district court on June 2. The first cases to be tried will be ! that in which J, H. Booth, ex-federal grand selected today and considera tion immediately begun of evidence connected with alleged land fraud said to have been committed in Umatilla county. Subpoenas have issued for 118 witnesses, principally residents of Umatilla county. It is expected that fully ten days will be required to present the evidence to the jury. The alleged frauds are in connection with 25,000 acres of unal lotted lands originally comprising a part of the Umatilla Indian reservation. BILL PASSED. WASHINGTON, May 25.-A bill was passed by the House today au thorizing the sale of surplus of unal lotted lands of the Spokane Indian reservation and to place timber lands of the reservation in the national forest. CLOSER RELATIONS. KANSAS CITY, May 25.-The co operation and closer relations leading ultimately to the union with other churches of ihe Presbyterian faith, duty of church to the negro and re ligious education were important sub jects considered by the general as sembly of Presbyterian Church to- dv- i i :! CREW ARRIVES. Six Members of the Ill-Fated Cacique Crew Arrive. SAN FRANCISCO, May 25. -Six members of the crew of the ill-fated British steam Cacique, which burned 200 miles west of Point Selina, Ecqua dor, April 23, have arrived here by train from Mayquil. The crew, 31 all told, took to the boats, and after three days were taken on board the torpedo boat destroyer Liberator Bolivar off Point Selima and after ward transhipped to the cruiser Cota paxi which took them to Guayaquil The steamer Cacique left Seattle, Sep tember 20, 1907, bound for Mollendo, Peru. Her ill-luck began when she was forced to return to San Francisco to get oil. While taking oil at Loibtos, she was driven ashore by a gale. The delay prevented her from getting to her destination, thus she was forced to lay idle for three months at Mol lendo before she could dispose of her cargo. Report That Mrs. Harry K. Thaw Intends Doing This SHE WANTS TO BE TRUSTEE The Agent of Thaw Estate Says That Executors and Trustees Have Ab solute Control of Harry's Interests in the Estate. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 25.-on- cerning a report that Mrs. Harry Thaw will abandon proceedings to annual her marriage and attempt in stead to be appointed trustee to her husband's estate, Frank Semple, agent for the Thaw estate said today that the executors and trustees under the will of William Thaw have absolute control of all of Harry's interests in his father's estate. The fact that Harry is insane, Semple declared, could not in any way alter the terms of his father's will. CURRENCY LEGISLATION. Was the Chief Topic Among Con gress Leaders. WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The currency legislation was the chief topic conversation among the leaders of Congress today and it gave rise all sorts rumors agreement of conferees on Aldrich-Vreeland bill. Many Re publican members of Congress did not seek to disguise fear of Congress adjourning without passing an emer gency scurency bill failure to take action would be disastrous to the majority. Early today there was reports cir culated that there was a movement on foot to dove-tail the bills. DROP PROCEEDINGS ADJOURN IS HURRIED House Disposes of Great Amount of Business COLUMBIA CHILD LABOR Project for Reduced Hall of Rep resentatives Was Defeated By Large Majority RESULTS OF DAY'S BUSINESS Prescribing Penalties for Selling Gov ernment Property by Soldier Au thorizing Sale of Unalloted Land at Spokane Reservation. WASHINGTON, May 25.-Work-ing under a heavy pressure with a single eye to adjournment at the earliest possible moment the House today disposed of a great amount of business. The net result of the day's business was: Agreement to confer ence reports of the sundry civil bill, pension appropriation and District of Columbia child labor law. Bills were passed removing discriminations against naval officers, authorizing the sale of unalloted lands at Spokane reservation, the encouragement and development of the Alaska coal de posits; prescribing penalties for sell ing government property by soldiers. The omnibus public land bill was sent back to the conference. The project for a reduced hall of representatives was defeated by a large majority. BISHOPS CHOSEN. BALTIMORE, May 25.-Dr. Wm, A. Quayle of Chicago and Dr. Chas. W. Smith, editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate, was chosen bish ops on tenth and twelfth ballots, re spectively in the M. E. general confer ence today. The thirteenth ballot was taken and the result is said to have been no election. SENATE IN SESSION. Twelve Nations Have Agreed to Ar bitrate Future Disputes. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 25.- With little discussion and publicity the senate has at this session passed on 37 treaties more in number if not in importance than had been ratified dur ing the twenty years preceding. In making effective so many agreements with the nations, in the advancement along three distinct lines. Twelve nations have agreed by treaty with the United States to arbitrate future disputes, which is taken to mean noth ing less than that the world has now been established on the plan of ar bitration. The foundation for con tinued friendly procedure in adjusting questions with the orient is believed to be contained in the treaties and the legislation in respect to Japan to which is added the friendly visit of the fleet to that part of the world. A basis of settlement has been ar rived at with Great Britain by which long standing questions between Can ada and the Uunited States are assur ed of satisfactory adjustment. To these important international ac-' complishments, directed throughout by Secretary Root may be added a number of lesser magnitude. The territory available as asylum for the fugitive from justice has been further restricted through extradition treaties with Spain, Portugal, Uruguay and San Marino, while naturalization treaties have been concluded with Peru, Salvador and Portugal. The gain for arbitration is regarded as a distinct victory for American dip lomacy, initiated by the instructions to the American delegates to the Ha gue conference. The result so far is the approval of general arbitration treaties with Great Britian Japan, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, Portugal, Netherlands, Swed en and Denmark. Besides the gen eral arbitration treaty, eleven of the treaties resulting the Hague confer ence were approved. As to the Or ient, the important accomplishment is the bringing of Japan into the group of nations committed to arbitration. In the adjustment of the Canadian questions, a century and a quarter of strifs will be brought to an end. But greater even than this is regarded the moral effect on the world of two great powers of the world making practi cal use of the arbitration principle. This principle is to be invoked in ad justment the New Foundland fisher ies question. In but one instance did the senate fail to comply with the request of Sec retary Root on the question of treat ies. It failed to approve the conven tion for the regulation and transmis sion of wireless messages. It is pre dicted this treaty will be agreed to later. KILLED BY FATHER. Thirteen-Year-Old Lad Ran Within Range as Parent Fired. ST. HELENS,"o7, May 25-While crane hunting yesterday afternoon, George Barger accident shot and killed his 13-year-old son. The boy had accompanied his father on the hunt, but had become separated from him. Barger saw a good chance to bag a crane and fired. The boy, un seen by his father, had run within range, and the rifle bulet penetrated his brain, killed him instantly. Barger is prostrated with grief. OHIOLEAVESSEATTLE Battleship Goes to Bremerton for Supplies TO BE DOCKED AT FRISCO Eleven War Vessels in the Harbor at Seattle Attract Thousands Grand Parade of Marines and Land Troops Today. SEATTLE, May 25.-The harbor today presented a beautiful marine picture to large crowds assembled from all parts of the northwest. Eleven war vassels lay in stately majesty in wide crescent extending from Smith's Cove to the south end of the harbor. Early in the day the Ohio detached and went to Bremer ton to take on supplies for the trip to San Francisco where she will be docked. The sailors were entertained today at Woodland Park with a bar becue and athletic sports, while the officers were attending a reception by the society women in the afternoon and an elaborate banquet tonight. To morrow there will parade 6000 ma rines and land troops from Fort Lawton. UNDER INDICTMENT. Officers Are Charged With Bribery in Southern Oregon. ROSEBURG, Ore., May 2$.-The land officials who were charged with bribery in connection with the alleged acquisition of public lands in Southern Oregon, Becker stated today cases against ex-Congressman J.. N. Wil liamson and ex-Congressman Binger Hermann at one time commissioner of the general land office at Wash ington will be tried by S. F. Heney of San Francisco late this summer, Wil liamson and Hermann are under in dictment in contraction with Oregon land frauds.