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PUBLISH!! FULl AtlOCIATtO PRCSa HIPOHT ;OVEfts THI MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 131 ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE tt 1908 EMOGRATIC CLACKMANNANSHIRE WINS, STATE CONVENTION irects Delegates to Support Bryan So Long as Name Ap pears Before Convention D. IN MAN FOR MULTNOMAH inwntion Wii a Love Feast From urt to Finlih-Alex Sweek, Chair man Stat Committee O. P. Co- tihow Elected Temporary Chairman PORTLAND, June 9The Demo- klic Kate convention met today and cted four delegate at large, two PKUte from each CoiiRrcwonal trict and panned, a resolution cu rsing the candidacy of William J. yan for presidential nomination e resolution direct delegates to 'port Bryan so long a lii name ears before the convention. Con- jition was a love feast from begin g to end. It was called to order Alex. Sweek, chairman Mate com- tee and 0. P. Coshow, of Douglai nty, was elected temporary i hrman uithout a dissenting vote. n B. jRyan was elected temporary eta-. When the convention re- T. . WenJd after lunch, temporary out I Jvcrc permanent and the plat " f iulitf d. The platform expresses ti'tration at selection of Governor f'crlnin by the people of the s a nominee for the United Senator, advocates the reform postal laws and the increased for the letter carriers; favors ted powers for the inter state prrrc commission: commends jMitiuK law providing for enact- (Irjof laws and amendments by in t:f c and referendum; endorses the 1 Stoma banking law and direct the Sjition of United States senators, that the " Democracy of n is a unit in the tavor ot that nt statesman, William J. Rryan, c President of the United States at as a whole the people of the look with favor upon his can- Long Race From Astoria to "Queens-town. NEW YORK, June 9.-News of the ending of a remarkable marine race of 16,f HXJ miles from Aatoria, 0 to (jurciiKtown, whhich was won by the iiritiKU ship Clackmannanshire was received in this city today. Th vessel nailed from Portland on Janu ary 11 in company with the French bark Mnrthe Koux. Two day a before that the British bark Gladys had sai cd from Portland for Qucenstown and as nil three of the vessels were loaded with wheat, much interest was felt in a prospective race around Cape Horn and across the Atlantic. The real race was begun off the mouth of the Columbia River on Jan 17. According to information re ccived here today the vessels were in company almost throughout th voyage, and reached Queenstown in 137 days on June 2. En route they passed several other vesels which had sailed from Pacific Coast ports ev eral days earlier. LOO RAFTS TEAR LOOSE. Swift Current Down the Willamette Slough. PORTLAND, June 9.-Caught by the swift current which is pouring down the Willamette Slough like millrace, seven log rafts belonging to the Chatman Logging Company were torn from their moorings last night and are being borne toward the sea. Urgent calls from the owners for tug boats to go in pursuit of the timbers were responded to by the Shaver Transportation Company, which dis patched the steamer Wauna to the scene this morning. Other tugs are needed, and an effort is being made to get them. fie convention delcgatcs-at-largc V follows: M. A. Miller, Linn fftyNR. D. Intnan, Multnomah; J. tooth', Josephine; and W. F. Mat ;, Umatilla, i the first congressional , district F, Fry, Marion county, and L. M. vers, Lane county, were chosen gates. i the second district delegates ted are Charles K. Henry of i land, and D. M. Watson of l land. ic following presidential electors nominated: Samuel White, Bak ounty; E. S. J. McAllister, Mult ah county; Bcarnard Daly, Lake ity; and O. P. Coshow, Douglas "y- FLOOD IS SUBSIDING Kansas City Now Sees Relief at Hand RAILROADS HEAVIEST LOSERS FIRE DESTROYS Tnmcn inn MILL 1 Ml 1iilUUUrLU Property of The Pittock and Leadbetter Lumber Company LOSS ESTIMATED $250,000 Fire Starts at 3:30 A. M.-Half-Hour Before Fire Department is Notified Boiler Room and Greater Portion of Lumber in Yards Saved Crops ,Have Been Destroyed, But Will be Replaced With Assurance of Large Yields Part of Stock Yards Flooded Damage is Light DALLAS CONFERENCE. LLAS, Texas, June 9. The con ice of leading Democrats of is, many being members of state nittee was held here today and Mitchell, ex-president of the! : Workers was endorsed for dent on the ticket with Bryan. National campaign in honor of abor leader was launched. KANSAS CITY, June 9.-The Kaw Valley flood at Topeka, and farther west is subsiding rapidly, as .it arose and Kansas City now is the chief sufferer, sees relief at hand in the prediction of weather that both the Kaw and the Missouri rivers will be stationary in height, at midnight to night, and 24 hours later both rivers will begin "allng. Tlie flood here furnished an abundance of work, and excitement for the dwellers in the lowlands and the entertainment for the sightseers who crowded the bluffs, bridges and viaducts.. Part of the stockyards was flooded today and if the rise continues as pre dicted nearly all the yards will be under water. The basement of all the buildings in the bottoms are full of water, but no damage has been done. The railroads which have miles of tracks washed out are the heaviest losers by the flood. The crops have been destroyed but will be replaced with the assurance of large yields. TRIPLETS 64 YEARS IICAGO, June 9. A despatch to tribune from Fon Dul Lac, Wis., e famous Windecker triplets who i to be, for some as the oldest in vorld will celebrate to-day what s Ore last birthday. ' o4 years these triplets, Sidney lecker of this city, Sylvester locker of Byron, and Mrs George ier of Wausau, have been togeth i their Joint birthday., Sylvester ecker is ill of a malady which prove fatal before another anni ry. ' ." : Windeckers were born in Low N. Y. June 9, 1844. CALISTHENIC EXERCISES. 4600 Children Participate Under Pro fessor Robert Krohn. PORTLAND, June 9. The calis thenic drill under the direction of Professor Robert Krohn, the physical director of . the Portland public schools, and participated in by, 4600 children, was held today on the Mult nomah field for the benefit of the grammar school athletic league of this city. The number of children assembled was the greatest ever brought to gether on the coast for such a 'pur pose and the precision with which they executed Professor Krohn's commands, was a continual source of amazement, VANCOUVER, Wash., June 9.- The Pittock & Leadbetter lumber mill was almost entirely destroyed by fire this morning. The mill proper, with ail the ma chinery, is a complete wreck, much damage has brcn done to the dock and a considerable quantity of lumber has been burned. ' The boiler room and the great portion of the lumber in the yards have been saved, this fortunate circumstance being due largely to the fact that at the time of the breaking out of the fire there was an entire absence of wind. The fire started about 3:30 A. M in the cngincroom. about the central portion of the mill. The last report of the watchman on his rounds is in dicated at 3:25; he says it was about 10 minutes later that he first noticed smoke in the encineroom. Accord- n g to his statement, he was at this time making another round, and was under the mam floor of the mill, from where he saw the smoke in the en- gmeroom. As far as he could tell, be says, there was no blaze. He tried to get the telephone office to turn in an alarm, but for some reason could not get central. By this time the en- ire of the mill was in a blaze, and as the best remaining resort the sicam histle at the mill was blown. It was thus about 4 o'clock when the alarm reached the fire department, and the flames had gained such pro portions that it was evident any at tempt to save the mill would be futile. Owing to some defect in the hydrant leading from the big fire tank at the' mill, some more time was lost, and before the department apparatus could be got into action several of the immense piles of lumber were blazing fiercely and almost the entire framework of the null had been con sumed. The firemen directed their efforts to an attempt to check the spread of the fire in the lumber piles, and in this were soon successful. Within an hour of the time of the ar rival of the fire department it was evident that the flames were under control and that the boiler-room and the larger portion of the lumber yards could be saved. By this time the flames had com municated to the lower portion of the mill, located under the flooring of the dock, and this required considerable attention from the firemen. Every foot of available hose belonging to the city was in use, when the chemical and hose wagon from the garrison ar rived and lent what assistance was possible. This wagon carries a con siderable quantity of fire hose. At 10 o'clock this morning the fire was still busning in the piles of lum ber, and while the danger of destruc tion of the yard or of the dwellings in the neighborhood had been averted, it was impossible to even estimate men will be tfljrown out of employ nunt. Mr. I', W. Leadbetter said today that the rebuilding of the plant woul be commenced a soon as the insur ance was adjusted. The business of the company is being attended to as usual and 16 teams are making de liveries today. BASEBALL GAMES. Pacific Coast League. At Portland-Portland 10, Oakland 0. At Oakland Los Angeles 6, San Francisco 0. Northwest League. At Spokane No game. At Vancouver Vancouver crdecn 1. 7, Ab American League. At Chicago Chicago 10, Philadel phia 0. At Cleveland-Cleveland IS, Bos ton 6. At St. Louis St. Louis 4, Wash ington 3. At Detroit Detroit 3, New York 5. National League. At Boston Cincinnati 5, Boston 3. At Philadelphia St. Louis 0, Phil adelphia 7. At Brooklyn Brooklyn 3, Chicago At New York- York 3. Pittsburg 2, New FIRE IN TEXAS. ENNIS Tex., June 9.-Fire early to-day destroyed the buildings occu pied by Bedford's ' Restaurant, the Thomas-Walker Shoe Company, the Independent Telephone Company, the F. C. Vickers Grocery establish ment. Loss $100000. MURDER BE WOMAN II ORDERED NEAR BELLINGhl Mrs. W. Morrison Killed by an Unknown Man at Hazel mere M0TIYE OF MURDER UNKNOWN Was Walking Along Railroad Track With 11-Year-Old Girl When Man Jumps From Brush and Cuts Her Throat Suspect Arrested. BELLI NGH AM, Wash., June 9.- Mrs. W. Morrison was murdered late this afternoon by an unknown man at Hazelmere. She was walking along the railroad track with a 11-year-old girl when the murderer jumped out of the brush and cut the woman's throat. The girl fled and gave the alarm. When the men re turned on the scene they found the woman dead. An armed posses start ed from Blaine in search of the fugitive and returned at 10 o'clock tonight with the suspect and locked him" up in jail. He cannot give a good account of himself. The motive of the murder is not known. AUTOMOBILE RACE PRICE FIVE CENTS ENTERTAINED OFFICERS "foKIO, June 9. M. Cuimarex, the Brazilian charge d'affaires, entertain ed tonight all the officers of a Brazil ian warship now visiting Japan. The entire Japanese naval staff and all the naval attaches were present. TRIAL OF BRITISH EDITOR TOKI0, June 9. A dispatch from Seoul dated to-day (June 9) says the trial of a British editor named Bethel charged under an order of the Brit ish consul with spreading sedition in a newspaper published in Korea, com mences on June IS before an English judge sent from Shanghai, whence al so a King's counsel has been set to ' act for the prosecution. A BIG LOAD. NEW YORK, June 9.-The Kron- prinzess in Cecilie, of the North Ger man Lloyd Line will sail for Europe to-day with a record breaking Est of 1,775 passengers. This is the largest number of persons who have ever made the eastward trip on an Atlan tic Liner. There are 535 passengers in the first cabin, 340 in the second cabin and 900 in the third. EMBEZZLER ARRESTED NEW ORLEANS, June 9.- Charged dwith the embezzlement of $8,000 from the New Orleans Local Xo. 17 Typographical Union, Samuel Stevenson was arrested here last night Stevenson disappeared over two months ago, at which time he was secretary of the union. After his disappearance a shortage of S8.0M was discovered in the Union's funds. l'ORK PARTLY DONE Body of Man Found at Townsend' Port MAY BE J. DAVIS OF FRISCO Body is Badly Decomposed Deep Cashes in Neck Bloody Knife Found Near Money in Pocket Dis pels Theory of Robbery. PORT TOWNSEND, June 9-The body of a man believed to be J. Da vis, of San Francisco, was found to night near Chetzemoka Park. Body was badly decomposed. Deep gashes in the neck, and a bloody knife found near the body, but it is not deter mined whether it is murder or sui cide. It is believed to be one of the gang of men sent to the Treadwell mines to take the place of the strik ing miners. Over $16 was found in the pockets, and this seews to dispel the the theory of robbery. VICE-PRESIDENT SITUATION. Hammond First to Avow His Candl dacy Cortelyou Busy. the amount of loss on this account The machinery in the mill is said to be valued at about $130,000, and at a low estimate the other losses will ag gregate $10t),000. Upon this there, is an insurance of $92,000, CHICAGO, June 9,-Opening the headquarters, John Hays Hammond of Massachusetts today brought the vice-presidential . situation to the front. He was the first to avow his candidacy in a definite form. A coincident with Hammond's ac tivity, came a movement in behalf of Governor Guild, who will be strongly urged by the Massachusetts delega tion. New York candidates are ten tative and otherwise numerous. Cor telyou is busy, so is J. Sloat Fassett. The east has also another possibility While there is, considerable criti ! in Franklin Murphy, the former gov- clsm over the delay in turning in the alarm, on every side there is praise for the work of the firemen after they reached the scene of the fire. Much" good feeling is also expressed over the friendly assistance rendered by the fire department from the garri son. .... This mill is one of the oldest indus tries in the city.' The mill was originaly built by persons , from Michigan, in 1889, and for a long time was known as ' the Michigan millv Since that time the property has changed hands a number of times. For a considerable time, at least ISO emor of New Jersey, and national committeeman from that state. From the west, J. P. Dolliver, of Iowa, the United States senator from that state is most prominently mentioned. Sen ator Burrows, of Michigan, and Lieutenant-Governor Sherman, of Illinois, also have supporters. NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-A fire tonight destroyed a block of buildings in the residence section and swept across the street to another block and consumed several stores. The loss will exceed a hundred thousand dollars. The Entry Blanks For Race To Be Issued In A Few Days. NEW YORK, June 9.-Thecontest committee of the Automobile Club of America has decided on the date df !. . t . 1 t iy us race ior me grana prize ottered r.!M- u- ,,., in competition under the Ostend Con: Committee Adj0UMS With TWO- ference rules and settled all other de tails of the contests. The entry blanks for the race will be issued within e j- m. . . ... iew aays. ine aate selected was changed from that agreed upon be tween the club and the Savannah Au tomobile Club which is to furnish the course for the International race andl untl it can be submitted to the Sa vannah Club for its approval no an nouncement will be made of it. it is expected tne omctais an nouncement can be made this after noon as no objection from Savannah is anticipated. Fifths of Contests Decided FIFTY ARE YET TO BE HEARD Louisiana Contest Most Important in JJay Resulted in Split Delegation Committee Only Three More Days Before Convention. NEGROES SHOT. CHICAGO, June 9.-After working four days with three yet to come be- One Killed And Other Wounded Try ore the covention, the national corn- To Escaps. mittee adjourned late today with two- fifths of its contests decided. Fiftv LONGVIEW, Tex., June 9-Jack contests are vet to be hearH ht flurry, a negro, was shot to death, possibility, that a nmW f -j t;. l , ti t. I - ana ms oroiner, iKe riurrv wasi k. .. ... A . . aJ "c mnsuiiuaiea, inus lessening " j " - ...V, VllUtitllUI V.U I , . . w to escaoe from th court hni.. We w w,",.lvcc. iuc commit- vesterdav during their trial for at- " today decided 16 contests affect- tempting to kill several stockmen. 4 . . for a time it was teared serious trouble would occur but this was averted. CHARGED WITH MURDER ing 36 delegates. Of these 27 are for Taft the remaining nine, all of whom are "Black and Tan" from Louisiana tentatively decided to cast votes for Taft. However no binding agree ment to that effect. Contests decided today to comprised delegates-at-larire in Louisiana and, Mississippi, seven Thomas Young Who Shot And Killed delegates in Louisiana, six districts Policeman Hedns. ' m Mississippi, one in Missouri. The Louisiana contests was most import- :: I . .u - j .. .. ... . SAN TRANCISCO, June 9.- u,c uay."suuea .'n. a sPt Thomas Young the. young painter ZxloZs who shot and killed Policeman Wm, "Lily White" or the Taft delegation, Hems Wednesday, has been charged and "Black and Tans" with half . a with murder before a coroner jury vote for each. and James Young, a brother, who is accused of being a participant in the shooting affray, was charged with be ing an accomplice. BILLIK WILL HANG LA FOLLETTE ANNOUNCES. MADISON, Wis., June 9.-La Fol lette! today announced that Henry F. Chochems, of Milwaukee, would place him in the nomination for .ivv, . cyiLc u. i,can nat nna rnnvontmn governor JJeneen s retusal to com- Imute the sentence of Herman Billik I HITCHCOCK DENIES CHARGES. conviciea oi me muraer oi wiary Vrzal and declared by the police to be guilty of at least four other murders. Billik's friend, Father O'Callaghan, has not yet given up hope. He issued an appeal last night to the people of Illinois to urge the governor to re vise his action.: , , , Billik is to be hanged next Friday. NEW YORK, June 9.-Raymond Hitchcock, the actor, on the witness stand in his own behalf today flatly denied the charges made against him that he had been improper in his conduct to two young girls, Helen Von Hagen and. Elsie Voreks. It is expected that the case will go to jury tomorrow. , .