33rd YEAR. NO. H4,
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CLEVELAND
PASSES AVAY
Former President Dies at
rrmceion
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
The End Resulted from Heart
Failure Directly, but Compli
cated with other Ailments
MRS. CLEVELAND PROSTRATED
Ex-President Wat 71 Years of Age,
and Death Endi Career That Wai
Distinguished Had Suffered -from
Organic, Heart and Kidney Trouble
PRINCETON, June 24.-Grovcr
Cleveland, twice the Preidcnt of the
United States, died ai 8:40 thil morn
ing at hit home in this town where he
lived since retirement almost 12
years ago. When the death came
there were in the death chamber, Mrs.
Cleveland and Pri, Bryant, Lock wood
and Carnochan. The official statement
given out by the physicians give heart
trouble, superinduced by atomach and
kidney ailment of long standing at
cause of his death,
Mr. Cleveland is prostrated. When
the nearby friend heard -of the ex
President's death many of them hur
ried to Wcstland to render whatever
assistance they couldt but Professors
West and Hibbin and the physicians
bad matters well in hand.
Among the telegram sent by Mrs.
Cleveland to relatives and friend was
one to President Roosevelt and one
to Secretary of War Taft.
The death of Mr. Cleveland came
as a terrible shock to the people of
Princeton who were proud of their
fellow citizen. They have always had
ft warm spot for both the ex-President
and Mr. Cleveland because they se
lected Princeton ns their home after
they left the White House. His death
to them was not in the least expected
and many at first refused to believe
the sad news. Flags all over Prince
ton are at half mast.
From another, but trustworthy
source, it is learned that Mr. Cleve
land became quite ill Tuesday and
that his condition was serious during
the night, though the physicians did
not consider him so ill as to expect
death so soon.
There seems to have been an effort
cm the part of the physicians to keep
the seriousness of the ex-President's
condition from the public. When
Mr. Cleveland was seen Tuesday she
manifested no anxiety over her hus
band's illness, and when the visit of
the physicians was referred to as ap
pearing significant, she said there' was
no occasion for alarm. Mrs. Cleveland
cither did not know the seriousness j
of the ex-President's condition or did
not desire to tell. Drs. Lockwood
and Bryant came here at 4:24 p. m.
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland celebrated
the 22d anniversary of their wedding
here on June 2. The affair was very
quiet, because of Mr. Cleveland's
illness. A large wedding cake con
taining 22 candles was sent to them
by some of their neighbors.
Mr, Cleveland was 71 years old on
March 18 last. During the last win
ter Mr. Cleveland has. kept close to
his home in Princeton until the ,ap
proath of his birthday, when he went
to Lakewood with his family,
He was a trustee of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society ,of this city,
and up to the time of his going to
Lakewood had attended to corres
pondence.. in connection with his du
ties for that soicety. .
After he went to Lakewood, how
ever, he discontinued that work, and
it soon developed that Mr. Cleveland
was suffering from an attack of diges
tive trouble which he had experienced
many times before.
fin TVTotf 1 a vnnrt krtf'lmA nurcAiit
.
SPANISH STEAMER SINKS.
PARIS, June 24.-A' special
from Corunna, Spain, lays that
the Spanish steamer La Rache
went on the rocks in a fog near
Muros. The vessel tank rapid
ly and a panic followed. Of
the 97 passengers and a crew
of 52, which took to the boat
only 47 of them landed,
which was said to have come from
one of the officers of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society .that Mr.
Cleveland was suJering from cancer
of the stomach. This wai promptly
denied by Mr. Parker, the secretary
of the trustees of the society who af
terwards acted for Mrs. Cleveland in
issuing statements of the condition of
the former President.
Mr. Cleveland remained at Lake
wood for several weeks, thereafter,
and constant reports of improve
ment in his condition were issued
from the hotel. About a month ago
he had sufficiently recovered to be
taken to his home in Princeton in an
automobile.
The news of his death, therefore,
came with great unexpectedness to
the public, and it is believed also to
many of the friends and admirers of
the ex-President.
The surviving Cabinet officers of
President Cleveland are:
" Secretary of State, Richard Olney.
Secretaries of the Treasury, John
G. Carlisle and Charles S. Fairbanks.
Secretaries of the Interior, D. R.
Francs, Hoke Smith and William F.
Vilas. t
Attorney-General, Judson Harmon.
Postmaster-General, Don M. Dick
inson. CLtVELAND'S DEATH
Brings End to Phenomenal
Career
WRITES WILLIAM J. BRYAN
In Tribute to Former President,
Bryan Saya Cleveland Was One
of the Strongest Character in
This Generation.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 24.-W. J.
Bryan tonight wrote a tribute to
Grover Cleveland in which he declares
the ex President's death brings an end
to a phenomenal carer of one of the
strongest characters in this genera
tion. Even those who disagreed with
him were as ready as his warmest
friends conceded him elements lead
ership to an extraordinary degree.
Few men, says Bryan, have exerted
more postive influence upon those as
sociated with them. In concluding'
Bryan says: "We are not far enough
from the period in which his work
was done to measure accurately his
place in history, but the qualities
which made him great are part of the
nation's heritage, and a universal sor
row is felt at his death."
FLAGS AT HALF MAST.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Appro-priate
honors will be paid to the
memory of , ex-President Cleveland
by all the branches of the govern
ment. Immediately upon the receipt
today of the President's proclamation
formally announcing the , death
stesp were taken to carry out its
provisions. All consular and diplo
matic offices will be notified and will
be directed to fly flags at half mast for
a period of thirty days. ' .
Today all the army posts and the
commanders of naval vessels,' naval
yards and stations were notified to
half mast colors, for the same period.
Today's orders so far as the army and
navy are concerned will be followed
by more formal order directing what
is to be done on the day of the funeral
prccribing the number of 'gims to be
fired, etc. All flags on the executive
departments were placed at half
mast.
In Washington, where many of
those who are now leading officials
came into the office during his admin
istration and where thousands. 'of ac-
HOT WORDS
EXCHANGED
In Ruef Tria! at Sao
Francisco
JUDGE RESTORES ORDER
Attorney Newburgh Declared
That the Two Men Are Armed
by Prosecution
STATEMENTS ANGERED HENEY
"You Have Hired Assassins to Kill
Me," Says Heney-" You're a
Damned Liar," Replied Heney, and
Other Similar Remarks.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-In
the Ruef trial today hot words were
exchanged between Heney and Ruef.
Attorney Newburgh declared that the
two men in court room were armed
by the prosecution. Other state
ments angered Heney and he told,
Ruef if any trouble occurs, Ruef
would be the first to get hi. Ruef
then asked what he had done.
"You have hired assassins to kill
me," exclaimed Heney.
"You're a damned Jiar," replied
Ruef.
The bailiffs-and others interfered
and Judge Cabiness restored the or
der. MMMeeMmm
quaintances met him at social func
tions, the news of his- death caused a
profound sensation. Many tributes
were paid by these people.
PRESIDENT CHANGES PLANS.
OYSTER BAY. June 24-A radical
change of program resulted from the
death of ex-President Cleveland to
day.' The President will not go to
New London to witness the boat
races, The President and Mrs. Roose
velt will go to Princeton Friday on a
special train to attend the funeral. A
beautiful floral wreath was ordered
sent to Princeton to be placed on the
bier of the ex-President.
HANSBOROUGH DEFEATED
ST. PAUL, June 24. A special to
the Pioneer Press state the returns
tSnight indicate that Senator Hans
borough has been defeated in the
North Dakota primaries and C. B.
Little (Stalwart) and T. E. Marshall
(Insurgcpt), will be the two high men
in the race.
VALUABLE "AMBERGRIS."
Sailors Waste $20,000 Worth of the
Stu Without Knoging Its Value.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.
Greasing masts, sea boots and oil
skins with ambergris, valued at ap
proximately $400 a pound, sailors on
the British bark Antiope wasted about
$20,000 worth of the sttlff unaware of
the value. It was not until yesterday
that John Mathiesen, master of the
vessel, learned that he had let a for
tune slip through his fiingers. A
small part of the "grease" had been
saved and this was identified by an
Oakland druggist as ambergris.
The Antiope reached here from
Newcastle, Aus., a few days ago. On
the way up in latitude 22 south, a
great quantity of "ambergris" was
seen floating on the surface of the
ocean and a calm prevailing, the men
managed to scoop up several buckets
full of the stuff. The grease was
found excellent and it was used for
slushing down the masts, the balance
being used by the men on their oil
skins and boots, The captain says
mttch more of the material could have
been collected, but thought the
amount picked up by the men was
enough.
COURT ADJOURNS
As Mark of Respect to Grover Cleve
land's Death.
PORTLAND, June 24.-Jury in the
caes against J. H. Booth, formerly
receiver of the land office at Rose
burg, was completed this afternoon in
the United States district court. At
that point the formal announcement
of the death of former President
Grover Cleveland was made to the
court, and an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow as a mark of respect
to his memory.
Booth is accused by the govern
ment of having accepted money for
giving advance information, regarding
the throwing open to entry of public
lands in his district.
LABORER KILLS MAN.
Fires Shots At Wife And Her Sister
And Brother.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 24.-
Wm. Mulholtand, a laborer estranged
from his wife, shortly before midnight
last night entered a hotel where she
was staying with her sister, Mrs.
Me Clelland C. Sappington, killing
Sappington and seriously wounding
Mrs. Sappington. Mrs. Mulholland
was uninjured. Mulholland fled and
has riot been arrested.
CANCEL PASSES
CHICAGO, June 24 In pursuance
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion ruling the western railroads yes
terday decided to cancel all passes to
representatives of steamship line.
All interchange of courtesyes of free
transportation will cease between the
steamship companies and the western
roads. It is thought the example of
the Western roads will be, followed
by all other lines.
S, L.
A'
The Oldest Rural Letter Carrier
In United States
TV
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AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS
While a Student Was Classmate of
Richard Olney and John Hay-
Was Himself a Very Brilliant
Scholar.
ALBANY. Or., juhe 24-Samue!
I.. Swisher, the oldest rural mail car
rier in the United States, died at his
heme in this city this morning after
an illness of several months lie was
75 age -.id and was born December 16,
133, in Franklin county, Ohio. He
was a schoolmate of two men who
afterwards became Secretaries of
State of the United States. He was
a graduate of Brown University,
Providence, R. I., in a class noted for
distinguished men and was himself a
brilliant scholar. While a student at
Brown he was intimately associated
with Richard Olney, Secretary of
State under Cleveland, and John Hay,
who held a like position in Mc Kin-
ley's Cabinet. He was in school
three years with these men. Olney
graduated in '56, Swisher in '57 and
Hay in '58.
After graduation he was instructor
in Il,:nois schools. In 78 he beoame
head master of the cavalry depot at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., remaining
there tul 1883. He came to Oregon
seven years aiio, took the examina
tion foi rural carrier and was as-'
signed to route 3, which he has car-!
ried since 1903. He is survived by a
vidowtwo brothers and a sister.
. JURORS. SECURED.
WALLA WALLA, June 24.-Elev-
en jurors were secured today in the
second trial of Bud Barnes accused
of the murder of Mrs. Aldrich. Seventy-six
talesmen were examined.
OHIO IN NO. DANGER.
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SEATTLE, June 24.-A special to
the Post Intelligencer from Nome
says that the steamer Ohio reported
to be disabled 70 miles from Nome,
is no4 danger. The steam whaler
Bowhead lying in the roadstead at
Nome, caught fire yesterday. Damage
about $.?000 by incendiary.
SWISHER
DIES
EXPLOSION
AT PORTLAND
Air Line of Gas Com
pany FRONT AND GLISAN STS.
Blowing Engine of the Portland
. Gas Company Is Badly
Wrecked
CONCUSSION SHAKES HOUSES
Cause of Accident is Due to Gas
Leaking Into the Air Pipes Says
General Manager Papst of the
Company.
PORTLAND, June 24.-With a
detonation like the discharge of a
cannon the air-line department of the
Tortiand Gas Company at Front and
Glison strets blew up this morning,
demolishing machinery and roof, hurl
ing wreckage and window glass across
the street with such force as to re
duce them to powder, and causing
buildings several blocks distant to
tremble.
Many of the 98 employes were Jri
the shed at the time, and though a
number were knocked down by the
concussion and several narrowly es
caped death or injury from flying
pieces of wreckage, only one man, C.
E. Gilbert, an oiler, was injured. He
was working over one of the engine
demolished by the force of the explo
sion, and his escape from instant
death was little short of miraculous.
He was struck on the hand by a piece
of flying metal, but not seriously in
jured. The loss to the company in damage"
to machinery and building will ap
proximate $1000, and it is not cov
ered by insurance. There will probab
ly be no interference in the illuminat
ing gas service of the company as
pressure can be maintained through
temporary expedients until the ma
chinery is replaced in part and re
pairs made to other parts not com
pletely destroyed.
"The cause of the accident can onlv
be conjectured," said General Man
ager H. M. Papst, "but it was prob
ably due to gas leaking into the air
pipes. A flame would be necessary
to cause such an explosion, and for
that reason we think a valve must
have leaked directly over the furnace.
Only the casings of the blowers were
materially damaged, and $1000 will
undoubtedly cover the damage."
The accident occurred about 7:4a
this morning. The air-line depart
ment, as it is classified, is used to blow
air through the generators and cause
a blast. In the structure , were two
cat-iron blowing engines, and over
head ran horizontaly a sheet metal
tube about two feet in diameter. Var
ious heavy pipes formed part of the
mechanism and set near the walls,
which are of brick, The roof was of
slate, and there was nothing of. an
inflammable .nature in the structure,
except the cotton waste used in pack
ing the parts of the machinery.
The force of the explosion was
such that one side was blown out of
the engine nearest Glisan street, huge
pieces of cast-iron an inch in thick
ness being broken like reeds. The
huge tube over-head dropped on the
engines, bent and torn from end to
end A big steel pipe also collapsed,
missing by a hair's breadth one of
the workmen, who was stooping near I
the east wall to pick up a tool.
HEAVY FIRING. ,
BERLIN, June 24. Lokal Anzeig
ers' Teheran correspondent, says that
heavy rifle firing commenced again
this afternoon but little opposition on
the part of the people was shown to
the trops.
BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.
At Detroit Detroit 1, St. Louis 7.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 6,
New York 6 (game called on account
of darkness).
At Cleveland-Cleveland, Chica
go 0.
At Boston Boston 2, Washington
8.
National Leageu.
At Chicago Chicago 2, St. Louis 1.
At Brooklyn Brooklyn 1, Phila
delphia 3.
At New York-New York 4, 7, Bos
ton 0, 1.
, At Pittsburg Pittsburg 5, Cincin
nati 3.
NorthwestLeague.
At Spokane Aberdeen 8, Spokane
5. , '.'.
At Seattle Seattle 4, Tacoraa 1.
ALASKA POLITICS.
Judge J. Wickersham Will be Candi
date to Success Thomas Cale.
SEATTLE, June 24. A -special
despatch from Fairbanks, Alaska, to
the Post Intelligencer says:
The political situation in Alaska
was made extremely complex today
by the statement which Judge James
Wickersham issued announcing he
would be a candidate to succeed
Thomas Cale as delegate to Congress.
The fact, that Mr. Cale and Judge
Wickersham are warm political and
social friends adds to the oddity of
the campaign. Ronan, the democrat,
and Corsori, Governor Hoggatt's can
didate, were former supporters of Mr.
Cale. Major Gum who inaugurated
his own campaign yesterday, was also
a Cale supporter. In the face of all
this reports which come from the
second division indicate that Cale has
great strength there as well as in the
Tanana. " "
STAR WITNESSES
For the State Trial of Bartender
Anderson
FOR MURDER OF MRS. GORDON
The Prosectuion Try to Prove That
Robbery Was the Motive of the
Shooting The Last Juror Was
Sworn in.
COQUILLE, Or., June 24 Captain
and Mrs. O'Kelly have been star wit
nesses for the state in the trial of
Bartender Anderson, who shot and
killed Mrs. Edward Sam Gordon at
Marshfield. Mrs. O'Kelly saw the
shooting from the window of the
boathouse, and was not 20 feet from
Mrs. Gordon when she fell. Mrs.
O'Kelly said Mrs. Gordon had been
with Anderson the night before the
murder and had taken drinks of hot
Scotch, beer, brandy and wine, be
coming very intoxicated. She was ar
rested and put in jail, but. -on promise
of leaving for North Bend, her home,
was released.
Anderson went home with her, and
remarked to Mrs. O'Kelly that he
had $40 of Mrs. Gordon's money, and
might as well have the rest. He
went to the Wilcox House for break
fast, and said he'd "been out with
Mrs. Gordon and got her money."
The prosecution is trying to prove
that robbery was the cause of the
shooting. Mrs. Gordon came back to
Marshfield the next day, and told
Mrs. O'Kelly she had arranged with
the officers to arrest Anderson at North
Bend, and would coax him to go
there. She went out and came back
with a gun, which she showed Mrs.
O'Kelly.
Just before the shooting she called
at the Belt Cord saloon for Anderson,
who accompanied her and seemed to
go on the launch. He wanted to go
for his hat and coat then, having his
bartender's garb on. Mrs." Gordon
told him "No,", according to the wit
ness ,and told the boatman to start
the -engine and that she would loose
the boat.
Then Mrs. O'Kelly heard a shot,
ran out an saw Mrs. Gordon on her
knees. "I'm shot," she said, "he shot
me." '
There are a large number of wit
nesses. The last juror was sworn in
at 2:30 p.m. yesterday.