COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
M PUailSHCS PULL A9f OCIATIO PRESS REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 126
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1908
PRICE FIYE CENTS
DREYFUS' LIFE
ATTEMPTED
Assailant Is Beaten and
Arrested
DREYFUS SHOT IN HAND
It Was at First Thought That
President Fallieres Had
Been Shot
230 ARRESTS IN CONNECTION
Incident Took Place at the Conclu
sion of Ceremony, in Connection
With Placing Emit Zola's Body in
the Pantheon.
PARIS,' June 4. At the conclusion
of the ceremony thin morning in
connection with the placing of the
remain of M. Entile Zola in the
IVintheon, and while the procession
.ik emerging from the portico to
vitness the defile of the troops, a
member of the staff of the France
Militaire, who gave his name ns Ore
gon, fired two shots points-blank at
Major Alfred Dreyfus. The latter
was only struck once, in the hand.
His assailant was tirrestcd, Dreyfus'
injuries arc only slight.
A total of 230 arrests have been
made up to 6 o'clock this afternoon in
connection with the attack,
The incident occurred at the foot
of the Catafalque, directly in front
of the tribune from which M. Dau
erL'c. the Minister of Public Instruc
tion, delivered an eulogy on M. Zola's
matchless courage, in rousing the
conscience of the nation to the neces
sity of doing justice to Dreyfus. As
the last refrain of the orchestra's
playing of the Chant du Depart was
floating away through the classic
temple and after President Fallieres
,nnd the members of the Presidential
tWty, after shaking hands with
Mttdamc Zola and her two children,
were moving out towards the portico
to review the garrison of Paris, two
sharp reports startled the vast as
semblage. For the instant everyone
believed that President Fallieres had
been shot.
A scene of indescribable confusion
followed ,and many women present
shrieked and fainted. The crowd
surged forward but quickly broke and
scattered when the members of the
Republica Guard, who lined the tran
septs, rushed up. The assailant of
the Major was struck down. A fierce
knot of soldiers and civilians were
struggling over Major Dreyfus and
his fallen assailant. Major Dreyfus,
his hawk-like features pale as death,
but manifesting complete composure,
was holding up his hand, from which
blood was streaming, while the sol
diers could with difficulty prevent the
enraged crowd from beating and
kicking the man upon the floor.
Upon the command of Prefect of
Police Lepinc, who was immediately
on the scene, the assailant of Drey
fus was dragged to his feet. He pre
sented a pitiable spectacle. From a
!,lood-snicared face, his wild eyes
looked around, appealing as if for
sympathy, but they met only the
angry crowd, and his ears heard only
'mprccations upon his foul deed.
The man's clothing was in shreds
and his coat and vest had been lit
erally torn from his body. Major
Dreyfus, accompanied by his brother,
Matthew, who was the first to strike
the assassin, after he fired; Dr. Pozzi
and several other friends, was led
away to the Mayor's office opposite
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SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT.
American Housewife Cuts Down Use
Of Meat 20 per cent.
NEW YORK, June 4.-Just what
it is has not developed but that the
American housewife has found a
substitute for meat is what is inter
esting the meat packers. She has
somehow cut down her purchases of
meat 20 per cent and there is no tell
ing how little she'll buy when the
summer comes with its abundance of
fresh fruit and vegetables.
The ' unusually wet spring has
brought promise of exceedingly boun
tiful crops and everything is cheaper
in the eating line except meat. An
official quoted in the trade paper says:
"I do not know what substitute the
public has found for meat but I do
know that all the big packers have
experienced this year the longest
period of bad business they ever
knew,"
PROMINENT BOWLER DIES.
CHICAGO, June 4,-James Y.
Chalmers, one of the present holders
of the national bowling championship
in the two-men events, having won
that title with Harry Kiene as a
partner at Cincinnati last February,
died here today.
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.
ATLANTA, June 4,-At 10 o'clock
tonight in the State Democratic pri
mary election the details were too
meagre to predict the result. Gov.
Hoke Smith claims the state by about
20,X)O, while managers of Jos. M.
Brown claim he was chosen by 40,
000. SHOOTS POLICEMAN
Thos. 0. Young, a Former
Frisco Strikebreaker
MURDERER WAS CAPTURED
Young Falls to Sidewalk Pretending
to be Shot When Officer Shoots
Into Sidewalk, as Officer Bends
Over Him He Is Shot
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.
Policeman Wm H. Heins was shot at
an early hour this morning by Thos
O. Young, formerly of Gait, Cal., but
more recently employed as a strike
breaker during the strike a few
months ago on the United Railroads
streetcars in this city. The murderer
was captured, together with his twin
brother, James Young, after a fierce
fight in which several policemen took
part.
The two Youngs became involved
in an altercation while in the "O. K.
Saloon" on the Barbary Coast. A
fight started and officer Heins cnte
ed the place to investigate. The two
brothers ran and when they did not
halt Heins fired his revolver into the
sidewalk.
According to the testimony of eye
witnesses, Thomas O. Young dropped
to the sidewalk, pretending to be
shot. As the officer bent over him
Young discharged his revolver
through his clothing, which was set
on fire by the powder. Heins stag
gered to the pavement and expired
in a few minutes.
At the city prison the alleged mur
derer maintained his innocence, des-
pite the testimony of five or six men
who claimed to .have seen him fire
the fatal shot. He said that his
father is an inspector for the United
Railroads of San Francisco. He ap
pears to be about 25 years old.
TOBACCO TRUST PROSPERS.
NEW YORK, June 4.-Directors
of the American Tobacco Company
today declared a quarterly dividend
of 1 1-2 per cent on preferred stock.
This is unchanged from the last prev
ious quarter.
PORTLAND
AUTO RACES
Witnessed by 10,000 En
thusiastic Spectators
14 MILE IDEAL COURSE
First Races of Their Kind Ever
Conducted on the Pacific
Coast
THE DAY FREE OF ACCIDENTS
Club Proposes to Make Annual Event
of Races First -Race Won by
Harry Baker in a Studebaker; Sec
ond by H. M. Covey in Cadilljc.
PORTLAND, June 4. Ten thou
sand enthusiastic persons today wit
nessed the 58 4-10 mile and the 102
2-10 mile road races, conducted by
the Portland Automobile Club this
afternoon. The races were the first
of their kind ever conducted on the
Pacific Coast and the club proposes
to make an annual event of them
in the future, the course mapped out
was an ideal one and through oiling
the roads, scraping and otherwise per
fecting and bettering them. The per
fect course was ready for the drivers.
The club hopes to make the event one
of as much importance in the auto
mobile world as is the Briar Cliff, at
Savannah, and other eastern contests.
The course in todays race was pa
trolled its entire length, 14 4-10 miles
by the state militia and perfect order
prevailed. The riders not being in
terfered with in any degree, nor was
there a single accident to any of the
drivers of the racing cars or to any
of their mechanics.
In the 102 1-2 mile event, Harry
Baker won in 2:04 0-8, and N. R.
Cooper run second in 2:18 4-7, both
the cars were Studcbakers. Fred
Dundee of Portland in the White
Steamer came third, time 2:28:59. The
58 2-10 mile event was won by H. M.
Covey in a Cadillac in 1:13:20, and
William Slimmon of San Francisco
in a White, took the second place,
time, 1:20:00.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Decrease Fictitious, Due To Cunning
New Bookeeping System.
CHICAGO, June 4. A dispatch to
the Record-Herald from Galveston,
Tex., today says:
There is a decrease in gross earn
ings of railroads in the last nine
months of $4,000,000, instead of $7,
000,000, as claimed by the roads.
The Railroad Commission declares
that over 50 per cent, of the alleged
decide is entirely fictitious, due to
the cunning new system of bookeep
ing. The comparison of railroads is
made with the earnings of 1907, which
the Texas Commission shows was an
unexampled year for Texas railroads,
ni which they had more traffic than
they could handle. Earnings for the
last nine months, as compared with
the same period of 1906, show an in
crease of $2,500,000 it is claimed.
BASEBALL SCORES.
Pacific Coast League.
At Portland Portland 0, Los An
geles 5.
At San Francisco San Francisco
10, Oakland 5.
Northwest League.
At Spokane 'Seattle 4, Spokane 0.
At Seattle Seattle 0, Voncouver 1.
NEW CHAUFFEUR.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 4.
Baron Scheinvogcl left this city yes
terday for Siberia to replace Emilio
Sartori, as chauffeur of the Italian
car in the New York-to-Paris auto
mobile race. Sartori is returning to
Milan, and the car in the meantime
is being run by Henri Haaga, the me
chanic. Baron Scheinvogcl is a prom
inent Russian sportsman who has
made several exploring trips to
Africa.
WITH OPEN ARMS
Everett Receives About 1000 Elks
For 4 Annual Convention.
SEATTLE, June 4. A special to
the Post-Intelligencer from Everett
says:
.Everett today received with open
arms about 1,000 Elks, including the
delegates to the 4th annual conven
tion of the State Elk's Association.
The parade was the spectacular feat
ure of the day and brought hundreds
of people of the city from distant
points and thousands from the sur
rounding country.
Seattle was chosen as the meeting
place in 1909 and gained the addition
al honor of having Charles A. Arnold
of Seattle, Lodge 92, elected presi
dent of the association. The other
officers are: H. M. Fisher, of Port
Angeles lodge, vice-president; Tom
Shields, of Ballard lodge, second vice
president; D. J. Williams, Tacoma,
third vice-president; Ray Hodgdon,
Seattle, secretary, re-elected; R. C.
Gamwell, of Bellingham, treasurer;
Rev. Jeremiah McKean, of Monroe,
chaplain; John P. Hanson, of Everett
scrgent-at-arms.
AWFUL EXPERIENCE
40 Hour Battle With Hungry-
Mad Dogs
10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
With Only a Knife to Defend Him
self Against Pack of Dogs Wilfred
Grenfelt, the Celebrated Missionary
Physician, Has Narrow Experience
SAINT JOHNS, Newfoundland,
June 4. Battling for 40 hours against
a pack of hunger-mad dogs on the
ice off the coast of Labrador, with
the temperature 10 degrees below
zero and with only a knife to defend
himself from being torn to pieces by
the savage brutes, Dr. Wilfred Gren
fell, the celebrated missionary-physician,
recently passed through a
thrilling experience.
Grenfall had left Battle Harbor,
Labrador, to attend several patients
at another station ten miles distant
and was traveling over the ice with a
pack of dogs when he found himself
driven off the coast by a moving ice
field. Before he realized it he was
in an area covered only with broken
drift ice and before he could stop the
dogs the animals had carried him into
the water. The dogs attempted to
climb on Dr. Grenfall's back and he
was obliged to fight them before he
was able to climb on to a solid piece
of drift ice. The dogs also succeed
ed in saving themselves. As the
wind and cold increased when night
came on Dr. Grenfall decided to kill
three of the dogs to afford himself
more warmth and to supply the other
beasts with food, fearing that be
coming hungry they would tear him
to pieces.
As it was they attacked him savage
ly and he was bitten tcribly about
the hands and legs. Though the ice
was fast receding from the shore, the
doctor took the legs of the three dogs
and binding them together made a
pole, to the top of which he attached
part of his shirt to give the signal
of distress and this proved his salva
tion for the flag was seen and a res
cue effected from the shore.
PORTLAND
ROSE
PARADE
Yesterday Was the First
Clear Day
BEAUTIFUL DECORATION
Most Prolonged and Spontane
ous Applause Greeted Japa
nese Section of Pageant
THOUSANDS VIEW SPECTACLE
Japanese Colonies Throughout the
Northwest Contribute to Fund For
Their Floats Many Fine Horses
and Swell Turn-Outs.
PORTLAND, June 4. Kissed by a
smiling sun for the first time since
the week of pleasures began, Port
land, the Rose City, entered upon the
day of greatest activity and entertain
ment of the festival season, this
morning. Old Sol, who is about the
only person who hasn't had a ( smile
for the Festival during the three days
of the celebration, beamed pleasantly
down upon the splendor of the long
est and most brilliant of the pageants
so far held. Portland has held pa
rades and parades of flower-bedecked
vehicles and floats, but for variety of
decoration, smartness of equipage,
elaborateness of detail and painstak
ing care in the keen rivalry that ex
ists among the lovers of fine horses
and swell turnouts, this morning's
procession wondrously excelled them
all. The breadth of subjects covered
in the floats entered, the manifest de
sire on the part of club and society
to make the finest show, and the
seeming disregard for what the en
tries might cost was likewise unpar
alleled. There were things to enthuse over,
to warm the cockles of the most
anaemic heart, and the organizations
which took part had hores of boost
ers stationed along the route, and
they didn't overlook any chances in
"boosting." Perhaps the most pro
longed and spontaneous applause
greeted the Japanese section of the
pageant, which was an exact repro
duction of the "cherry blossom" fea
ture of the famous national festival
of Tokio. The Japanese colonies of
'the entire Northwest had contributed
to the fund raised to build these
floats, for there were two of them,
with a natty' escort, of fine-looking
Japenese students, and this was pre
ceded by a beautiful decorated vic
toria, in which were seated members
of the Samurai, the old war lords of
Nippon. They were gorgeously cloth
ed, and each of the occupants wore
gaudy, and what "Yankees might call
ugly-looking masks, also in keeping
with tradition. The first of the Jap
anese floats represented a rustic tea
garden inclosed, and upon which
rode representatives of Uncle Sam
figures of distinguished Japanese, and
the four horses, fully caparisoned,
were driven by a son of Nippon. The
next Japanese float was an imported
Japanese cherry tree in full bloom,
and about it were several as pretty
Geisha girls as were ever seen on a
comic opera stage. '
In all the decorations and equip
ment of the Japanese entries every
deference and respect was shown to
American customs and American in
stitutions. It was really a message
of good-will and cordiality to the peo
ple of the Northwset that these public-spirited
Orientals brought this
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JUNE EXERCISES.
State Military Academy At West
r Point
WEST POINT, N. Y, June 4
With their drawing power to the
public somewhat diminished by the
fact that the first class was graduated
prematurely, the annual June exer
cises of the United States Military
Academy are now under way here.
An interesting incident is the ar
rival of the Board of Visitors, com
prising L'eutenant General S. B. M.
Young, U. S. A., Retired, of Yellow
stone Park, Wyo.; Colonel L. H. Hig
ginson, of Boston; Charles H.
Hughes, New York City; Robert S.
Bean, of Portland, Or. ; George H.
Patton, of Los Angles; Senator Mor
gan G. Bulkeley, of Hartford, Ct;
Adin B. Capron, of Stillwater, R. I.,
and John C. Chaney, of Sullivan, Ind.
The members of the Board came
here unaware that their official visit
has been cancelled by order of the
last Congress, recentlly adjourned,
and that there were no official duties
for them to perform. They will re
main, however, until the close of the
exercise next week, the courtesy of
the Academy having been extended
to them by the authorities.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS ARRIVES.
DENVER, June 3.-Colonel John I.
Martin, of St. Louis, sergeant-at-arms
of the Democratic National
Convention arrived here today and
will remain until after the close of
the convention. Preparatory to the
final meeting of the general commit
tee on arrangements, a list of assist
ant sergeant-at-arms is being pre
pared. The total number will be
about 600.
HELENA FLOODED
Result of Heavy Rain Fall in
Last Week
TRAIN SERVICE STOPPED
Landslide at Flat Head Has Stalled
Nine Trains With Thousands of
People Aboard Little Prospect to
Pass Slide For 48 Hours.
HELENA, June 4 The greatest
railroad tie up in history of Montana
has resulted from the rainfall of the
past week. Tonight the streets of
'Helena are flooded and on every side
of the city the railroad tracks are
washed out. Reports received here
at midnight stated that the Great
Northern tracks are out at Wolff
Creek that is 30 miles from here and
under three inches of water. No
trains will be able to pass through to
night and railroad officials are unable
to state when train service will be
resumed.
Word has reached the Western
Union here that the landslide at'
Whitefish in Flat Head county has
stalled nine Northern Pacific trains
which came in last night, and early
today, and were sent west over the
Great Northern tracks. Several thou
sand people are said to be on the
trains and there is said to be little
prospect of getting past the slide for
48 hours.
LOS ANGELES BANK CLOSES.
LOS ANGELES, June 4.-The
Consolidated Bank of Los Angeles
capitalized $25,000 and having de
posits of $40,000 closed today by or
der of the bank commissioners and
receiver in charge.
GENERAL COURTMARTIAL.
SAN FRANCISCOJune 4.-Capt.
Samuel D. McAlister, 38th Coast
Artillery, is to face a general court
martial at the Presidio on next Satur
day. There are two charges against
him involving violations of the 33rd
and 62d Articles of War.