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33rd YEAR. NO. 154 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1803 PRICE FIVE CENTS 5 LIVES LOST IN FLOOD Highest Water in History of Lincoln, Nebraska LOSS UNESTIMATABLE Chairman Bell Gets Out of Town by Special Effort of the Railroads MANY FAMALIES HOMELESS Almost Toul Suspension of Rail road Traffic-Two Other Lives Are Thought to be Lost Flood Works Much Suffering. LINCOLN, July 6.-Llnco!n today experienced what probably will be the worst flood in its history, caus ing the loss of five lives and possibly two others, the minor injuries to sev .eral, and the property bis which cannot be even approximated; an al most total suspension of railroad traffic, and the misery to hundreds of families who were driven from the homes and tonight are being shel tered in public buildings and private residences. Temporary Chairman Bell, who is together with W. J. Bryan became al most hopeless .about reaching Den ver in time for the opening of the convention on account of the high water which has put railroads leading into and out of Omaha out of busi ness, left the scene of washout for Denver at 5 p. m. The Rock Island line by an ungual effort is able to arrange for a special train from the west side of the washout near Rocke by, Nebraska. Bell and representa tives of he Associated Press crossed the swollen stream and boarded the waiting train which will reach Belle ville, in time to catch the Rock Isl and's fast Colorado express " which will be held for the purpose and are due in Denver at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. SAILOR SUSPECTED Ta ftin HM For The Murder of Josle Gray of Evansville Ind. SAN FRANCISCO. July 6.-A sailor on one of the battleships of the Atlantic fleet now in this harbor, who enlisted as Roy Bateman, is be ing held on suspicion that he is Guy Prcscott, suspected of the murder of Josie Gray of Evansville, Ind. Admiral Sperry telegraphed to the -chief of police of Evansville that he would hold the man until the fleet sails on Tuesday and if no represen tative of the Evansville authorities arrived by time the man will be trans ferred to Mara Island , Navy Yard and held there until the case is set tled. - 'v. ' The body of Josie Gray was found locked in a vault in the furniture store in Eyansville in which she was bookkeeper on the nighj of Match 16, 1907. ; ' , Acting on advice from the Evans ville chief, R. E. Leaf, of Santa Cruz, came here to-day to identify the man, if possible. Leaf formerly lived in Evansville. The result of his attempt to identify the prisoner will not be divulged by the,, officers of the ship . ,.,UlU fin ia hnitirv Uii Willow HV fvnijj nvi. $1,560,000 BAIL. Abraham Ruef Released on Heaviest Bond In History of State. SAN FRANCISCO, July 6-Abra-ham Rucf was released from the county jail tonight on bond aggre gating $1,560,000, the largest amount ever given in a criminal case in this Mate. The sum is aggregate bail on 78 indictments returned by the Oliver grand jury charging Ruef with bri bery on which he was taken into custody for on March 8, 1907. Twen ty sureties including Ruef's father and sister and himself signed the bonds. Others include Joseph and Leopold Friedman and a surety company. BASEBALL GAMES. American League. At Philadelphia Philadelphia 6, New York S. National League. At' Chicago Chicago 4, Brooklyn 5.'. At Pittsburg Pittsburg 2, Phila delphla 1. Northwest League. ' At Vancouver Vancouver 10, Se attle 3. VISIT TAPT. Senator Beveridge Holda Conference With Candidate Several Hours. HOT SPRINGS, Vir, July 6.- Senator Beveridge of Indiana, Repre sentative McKinley of Illinois, and Representative Burke of Pennsyl vania, arrived here today. Beveridge was closed with Taft for several hours and went over the conditions in Indiana with great detail Bever age told Taft not to consider the affairs of party in Indiana in any condition , to endanger state next fall. Taft will have conference with McKinley and Burke tomorrow. Death List Is Already Seventy Two AND INJURED NUMBER 2736 Disgraceful Showing of an Insane nd Unsafe Fourth of July Was, the worst in Deaths and Casualties Since 1899 List Will Grow. CHICAGO, July 6-The Tribune today says: Seventy-two dead' and 2,736 injured are the second day to tals of the "accidents" attending the celebration of the Fourth of July in the United States. This breaks all records deaths since 1899. . The nunber of deaths of this year rqiorted up to 3 o'clock this morning is thirteen more than at the same time last year. In 1905, fifty nine were dead at the same hour. The number of injuries however, is only two-thirds of the average for the last five years. This is regarded "as an indiction that the agitation for a sane Fourth is having its effect. This year's fire loss is $535,435, which' is above the average of the last ten years. I: ARREST BOMB THROWERS. NEW YORK, July 6.-Licutenarit Poterosino and his Italian detectives FOURTH S WILDORGY today are running down the loose ends of their case against Sicilian, Guise'ppe Affinto, who until recently it is charged was the moving spirit in many of the east side bomb throw ings. Affintd is now under arrest charged with'' throwing a bomb at a house in 74th street. He is a fine type of the middle class Sicilians. v.y 4,. 4: " , , . wi ; STAGE COACH IS ROBBED f White Man and an Indian Make a Bold Attack GET $300 AND JEWELRY Big Shipment of Treasure to Have Been Made But Coach Missed Connection BETWEEN YREKA AND ETNA l It is Believed Men Are Making For Railroad at Gazelle But Authorities Say. That Their Etfcape is Im possible. YREKA, Cat, July 6.-The Scott Valley stage, running between Yreka and Etna was robbed today on Forest House Mountain at Robber's Rock by a white man and a quarter breed. The Indian covered the passengers while the -white man took ' watches and money amounting to $300. The Wells Fargo box was smashed, but the amouht" taken 4 nnkhown. A sheriff and a deputy and two posses are out. escape is impossiDie. it is believed the robbers will try to reach the railroad at Gazelle. A big shipment of treasure was to have been made on this stage this after noon but the train missed connec tions. It is supposed the robber knew of this shipment. NOISES KILLED HIM Theory Of Physician In Regard To A Chicago Man's Strange Death; CHICAGO, July 6. Suffering all the agony, physical and mental, and exhibiting many of the symptoms that accompany death by poisoning, John Neriza died yesterday, the victim of hallucination and auto-suggestion. It is believed his condition resulted in have no records of poison in their ex amination of JNenza. Members of his family declare , that he had eaten nothing that might cause his condi tion but the efforts of physicians to assure him that he was not poisoned were futile and he passed into a ... - ... comatose condition and died after hours of acute suffering. The case is one that puzzled physicians of the Alexian Brothers hospital staff and many of them will attend the inquest to-day while alienists will also pre sent to explain the cause of Neriza's death. A weak mental state is be lieved responsible for the self-hypnotism. It was stated by the physi cians that scores of deaths occur an nually in the large cities from this cause. ORDERLY ELECTION Since The Resignation Of Senor Arias, Order Is Again Restored. PANAMA, July 6, The announce ment of the resignation , of Senor Arias as, candidate for the presidency has resulted in dissipating the threat ening conditions which Friday were disturbing the peace of the republic. To-day the war clouds have disap peared and resentment seems to have been forgotten, all things pointing to an ' orderly election throughout the country. It is believed 1 the over whelming majority obtained ' by Senor Obaldia's part is at the recent municipal election in most of the provinces is the chief reason of Senor Arias' resignation, MASS OF VERBIAGE. In Effort to Attract Extremists of the Union Labor Vote the Queition of Injunctin Plank It Will be Kept to the Front at Denver. OMAHA, Neb., July 6.-The fol lowing injunction plank drawn by former Mayor Dunne of Chicago, has been given out. It was said that Mr. Bryan has requested Judge Dun ne's membership on the resolutions committee so it is believed that this plank represents Mr. Iryan's views: "The right of a court of chancery to intervene and protect the status quo- between litigants is unquestioned but no such writ should issue exparte and without notice except where U is clearly made to appear that irre parable injury will result unless the writ issue immediately ' and without notice, and in suth cases the motion take precedence of all other legal business in the court issuing such in junction and shall be heard and de termined before any other business is considered in such court. In all cases where injunctions are issued, with or without notice, an ample bond shall be exacted of complainant sufficient to cover all damages re sulting to defendant-from the issu ance of such a writ, including reason able attorney! fees incurred in mov ing to dissolve such writ. In all proceedings for contempt for viola tion of an injunction enjoining the commission of any act, which by the common law or by statute is made a crime and which is not committed m the presence of the court the de fendant shall be entitled to a jury trial upon the issue of facts as to whether he has committed such crime and thus viclated such injunction We favor , the passage of a law amending the chancery practice so n to secure these results." FlflES IN FORTUND Flames Break Out in Dexter Stables and a Shingle Co. KILLS ABOUT 70 HORSES Damage to the Dexter . About $40,000, and to Company the Gold Medal Shingle Company About $22,000; Cause of Origin Unknown PORTLAND, July 7.-The Dexter stables at Fourth and Ajikeney were destroyed tonight by fire, which broke out about 12:35 a. m. The loss to the delivery wagons and trucks together with the structure will amount to about $40,000. About 70 horses were burned to death. , A fire today of unknown origin de stroyed the plant of the Gold Medal Shingle Company in this city, and burned the roof off the Portland As bestos Company. The loss is $22,000 ' of which $20,000 was on the shingle mill. STUDENT BRINGS SUIT Against Stanford College Professor For False Charges. SAN FRANCISCO, July 6. Claudius Raymond, a Stanford Col lege student whose home is in Den ver, and who was expelled from the college last May by the students af fairs committee on a charge of writ ing obscene letters, has instructed a firm of lawyers to bring suit for heavy damages against Prof. A. B. and the other members of the com mittee, Raymond's father is now on his way from Denver to assist in the prosecution of the case. Handwriting experts have been, retained in Ray mond's behalf. They have been at work on the letters which brought about the student's' expulsion and it is said have declared them not to be in Raymond's handwriting. NOMINATION SEEI1S SURE Wave of Br an Sentiment Greatly Increased HO SECOND PLACE MAN New York Delegation Appoint Committee and Name Judge Parker as Representative PARKER CHANGES RESOLUTION Conditions Would Have Changed Had New York Swung Its Votes Against Bryan Will Adjourn as Mark of Respect to Cleveland. ' DENVER. July 6".-Above the hubub of the strenuous day before the democratic national convention, these main developments stand out prominently. - The wave of the Bryan sentiment has increased to an appar ently overwhelming and irresistable point and the nomination'of the. Ne braskan seems now assured beyond a reasonabledojjbU, aJ efforts to unite on a vice-presidential candidate proved futile and the convention will begin deliberations tomorrow with contest for the second place wide open. The majority of the Pennsyl vania delegation in caucus named CoL Guffel, the National Committee is in open defiance of Bryan's demand, for his displacement and is on the heels of Guffey's, stinging the pubic ar raignment of Bryan as a hypocrite, ingrate and a falsifier." The New York delegation appointed a commit tee to draft the platform and named Judge Parker as the New York's rep resentative on the platform commit tee. Caucuses was silent on the presi dential and vice-presidential situa tion. The Democratic National Com mittee held their first meeting to con sider the contest which resulted in a dismissal of the McCarrens of New York contests and the seating of the Sullivan's Illinois delegates. For the first time tonight the oppo sition disclosed in figures showing what might have happened had New York announced its 78 votes to be swung against Bryan. According to this table the total of 349 votes or considerably more, was enough to block Bryan's , nomination, if they would have swung into line with New York. The meeting was had late today by the various anti-Bryan ele- meni during which the situation was fully canvassed and a practical agree ment was reached that it is futile to continue fight in view of New York's inaction, .... .. ' ,: , ; Tomorrow's proceedings will be brief and after the preliminary organ ization is effected adjournment will be taken as a mark of respect to Cleveland. Tonight the anti-Bryan men made another effort to concentrate the op position against the nomination of the Nebraskan arid claim they are now encouraged for the first time since the delegations began to ar rive. The movement was not how ever, taken with deep seriousness by the men who are leading the Bryan forces. The greatest effort was made to keep the meeting a secret as well as the conferees. The place where the meeting occurred was in the Equit able building and as fas as is known those present were- Daniel F. Cohan and William ' F. . Sheehan of ' New York; Colonel Guffey, former. Sena tor Smtih of New Jersey; A. F. Cox of Georgia; C. L. Straus of Maryland; Josiah Marvel of Maryland, and Fred erick B, Lynch of Minnesota. The meeting was largely directed by Shechan, who declared the only way to focus the opposite to Bryan is to give standard around which it could rally. There '.. was a consensus of opinion among those present that if New York will declare against Bryan is still a chance of defeating him. It has been understood from the first that New York would not vote for Bryan if it believed the decesive result could be obtained by casting their vote for another candidate who meets the favor of the Empire state. Among. the members of the' new national committee ' elected tonight was Milton A. Miller of Lebanon, Or. Aiong the members of committee on resoltutons elected tonight was Robert D. Inman of Portland, Or. THE FRIENDLIEST FEELING All War Talk Is Silly Between The United States And Japan. CHICAGO, July 6.-r-,;There Is absolutely nothing in Japan except the friendliest feeling for the U. S. "War talk is silly," declared Kame- taro Hayashida, special representa tive of the mikado and chief secre tary for the house of parliament He reached Chicago Yesterday, coming at the command of the mikado to confer with architects of Chicago and other principal cities regarding the erection of buildings for which the Japanese government has ap propriated $12,000,000. He says the Mikado wants American workman ship and American ideas for the build ing of the palace. "We consider", he said, "that America has the best of almost everything. America is our friend, our neighbor and our brother and we want closer relations with America." i The secretary will start for Wash ington y omght to visit President Roosevelt. MURDERER CHOSEN For Presidential Candidate on Socialist Ticket PRESTON, SERVING 5 YEARS. M. R. Preston Expressed no Surprise When Shown the Telegram An nouncing His Nomination Knew His Party Would Recognize Him. CARSON CITY, Nev., July 6.-M. R. Preston, who is serving five years in the penitentiary here for murder, and who was nominated on the So cialist ticket at New York for the president of the United States, ex pressed no surprise when he was shown the telegram announcing his nomination. From his cell he gave out an interview tonight in which he said he was confident that his party would recognize, him one way or other. He refused to say anything further at this time on the advice of his attorney. PASS THROUGH LINCOLN ' LINCOLN, Neb., July 6.-The Johnson special from St. Paul and the King's County democracy train from New York arrived at two o'clock this morning. Despite the late hour there was plenty of life in both delegations, and half their num ber were up to see Lincoln. Mr. Bryan had expected to meet the Kings County , men but a six hours rain strom and the late hour made it impossible for him to do so. ;. .Herman Metz, one of the delegates on the Brooklyn special and who is city comptroller of New York City, admitted he was a "receptive candid ate" but did not take too seriously the proposal of Mayor Dahlman of Omaha to boost him for second place.