Ore. Historical Society
50VIRSTHI MORNING flf LO ON THC LOWER COLUMBIA
PUtUSHCS rUU At BOCIATIO PRESS REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 185
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENT3
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BOBBED OF
THFIR WAGES
Masked Bandits Hold Up
16 Loggers
y. PAY-DAY AT STERLING
Victims Secured in Relays and
Are Imprisoned After Being
Robbed
THIEVES GET ABOUT $700
Twelve Lumbermen Owing to Their
Numberi Are Allowed to Paat Un
moleited in the Midst of the Seriei
of Hold-ups.
REDDING, Cal, Aug. I2.-Two
masked bandits, heavily armed, made
wholesale hold-up last night a mile
from Eat Stirling on the Feather
River bridge 16 miles east of Chico.
Sixteen lumbermen returning to camp
were the victims. They were not
robbed in one bunch but in relay of
two, six and eight.
Twelve lumbermen were permitted
to pass unmolested in the midst of
the series of hold-ups. At the cast
end of the bridge there is a deserted
' cabin. This was used as a prison for
those who had been robbed. It was
pay-day at Stirling City and all the
boys were returning in high spirits.
The first ix arriving at the bridge
were confronted by the bandits and
stood up. They then were marched
to the cabin and robbed by a "Little
Fellow" while the "Big Fellow' kept
them covered. When the clean-up
was made the big robber, a German
by accent, left the little man in
y charge and went down the road. He
soon returned with two more loggers.
These went the same route of the
f previous six. Again the robber went
down the road. Twelve more log
. geri were coming up the road in a
bunch. There were too many of them
and the robber let them pass. Next
they turned the eight prisoners loose
and told them to keep going; Next,
one man came along. He was robbed.
Then seven more men came along
and they were relieved of their valu
ables and were orderd to move along.
One of the first squad of victims in
stead of obeying cut across the hills
back of Stirling and notified the
officers. The deputies took up the
chase but could find no tract of the
robbers. They say the robbers are
sure to be caught but give no reason.
The hold-up netted them about $700.
TAFT WILL SPEAK.
At Dedication of Monument to Prison
Ship Martyr's.
,
N.EW YORK, Aug. 11. The invi
' tation extended to Judge William H,
Taft to speak at the dedication of the
monument to the, prison ship mar
tyrs on top of Fort Green Hill, Brook
lyn1, has been accepted. The exercis
ca will be held on November 14.
Congress appropriated $100,000 to
erect, the shaft, which is now almost
completed. It sands over the graves
of the twelve thousand American pa
triots who lost their lives in prison
ships anchored in Wallabout Bay,
Brooklyn, in the Revolutionary war.
New York City contributed fifty thou
sand dollars, the state gave $25,000 '
ana ine same, sum was raiscu uy vol
untary contribution. ' , ,
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.
New York 0, Chicago 4.
liohton 2, St. Louis 0.
Philadelphia 1, Pittsburg 5.
American LeaguC
Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 6.
Detroit 2, Washington 3.
Chicago 6, New York 1.
St. Louis 0, Boston 3.
Pacific Coaat League.
Oakland 5, Sun Francisco 1.
Los Angelei 3, Portland 2.
"TEDDY" HAS THEM GUESSW.
OYSTER BAY, A"- U-Unusual
activity at the government executive
office here which has been apparent
for almost a week, both during the
day and often far into the night has
Ibeen the subject of considerable
curiosity. The executive staff has
been, augumcnted by the arrival of
two clerks from Washington from
the executive office.
Acting secretary to the President,
Forester, has been making two trips
to Sagamore Hill, daily consuming
generally about two hours each. On
one occasion recently started making
a night trip, remaining with the presi
dent frequently as late as midnight
and sometimes after that hour. Just
what is the occasion for this extraor
dinary activity cannot be learned.
BY WIRELESS.
The United Wireless Station on
Telegraph Hill, this city, reports the
oil tank steamer Col. E. L. Drake as
paising the mouth of the river last
night at 11 o'clock, bound for San
Francisco to Seattle. She . reports
"All Well." . ,
CRAZED BY LIQUOR
George Craig of Portland At
tempts Murder
THEN HE COMMITS SUICIDE
Craig Was Employed by Farming
I Implement Company, Shoots at
Lawrence Wrinkler and Son, But
Both Escape.
PORTLAND, Aug. 12. -Over-crazed
by over-indulgence in liquor,
George Craig committed suicide to
day in a North End hotel, after hav
itiur dred at Lawrence Wrinkler. and
the son of Wrinkler, while Wrinkler
jwas passing the open door of Craig's
,room. Craig was employed in the
'shipping department of a farm imple
ment concern an had been induced to
go to his room by a companion. On
entering the room Craig ordered his
friend out at the point of a pistol.
Just then Wrinkler passed along the
hall in front of Craig's door.
MOTHER SEEKS JUSTICE.
After Government And Slayer Of Her
Soldier Son.
, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ll.-Mrs.
Mary English, mother of Private W.
F. Enelish. of the coast artillery, who
'was shot and killed by a sentry while
attempting to escape from the guard
house at the presido last Wednesday
declares that she will bring a murder
charge against Private Ryan who did
J the shooting and also institute suit
for damages in the sum ot $WU,uuu
against the United States Govern
ment. English, according to his mo
ther's statement, had not recovered
from an illness which led to his treat
ment at the insane ward prior to his
discharge in January. , He later re
enlisted but Mrs. English says that
his trouble came back on him and
that he should have been sent to the
hospital and not the guard house. Pri
vate Ryan is now being tried for the
Shooting of English, by court mar
tial, this being the military practice
in such cases.
IB WIPES
OUT TON
300 Inhabitants of Koot
enai Are Homeless
SAND POINT IN DANGER
Hum bird Lumber Company Lose
a $200,000 Plant In the
Conflagration
SPOKANE SEND FIRE FIGHTERS
Sand Point, Idaho, Has a Population
of 10,000 and the Approaching
Flames Are Being Fought by 500
Volunteers.
SPOKANE, Aug. 12. -A Sand
Point, Idaho, special to the -Spokesman
.Review says: ,
With the wind blowing a gale and
the adjacent town of Kootenai wiped
out it seems now that no power can
save Sand Point. At 6 o'clock this
evening a small forest fire north of
Kootenai was blown into the town
and the town of three hundred inhab
itants was burned to the ground. The
Humbird Lumber Company has a
$200,000 plant at Kootenai which was
burned to the ground and only partly
isured. At present the fire is only
2000 feet from the Panhandle Smelter
which seems doomed. The homeless
people of the little hamlet of Koote
nai have been brought here and are
being cared for. Over 500 volunteers
are fighting the approach of flames.
Sand Point has a population of about
10,000. n appeal has been sent to
the Spokane fire department for aid.
It is impossible at midnight to learn
the extent the damage by the fire at
Sand Point. Telegraph wires are
down and connections has been lost
with the regular telephone line, but
the operator of the independent office
at Sand Point says the town is in no
immediate danger. Reports are con
flicting about the smelter at Ponder
ley, one report declaring it is burned
and an other that the smelter is still
safe. A special train left Spokane at
II o'clock with a steamer and hose
cart. Sand Point is 70 miles distant
and it is expected that the run will be
made in an hour and a half.
IS FALSE, THEY SAY.
Kentucky County Officials Deny the
. , Governor's Charges,
AUGUSTA, Ky., Aug. ll.-County
Judge S. T. Bradford and County At
torney George B. Kinney, of Brac
ken County yesterday issued the fol
lowing statement in answer to Gov
ernor Wilson's charge that they have
not done their duty: , ;
"The statement from Governor
Willson that the county judge and
county attorney of Bracken county
have failed to do their duty as officers
of said county, is false. They have
been ready able and willing at all
times to do their duty, and the coun
ty of Bracken at the present -time and
for months past has had no trouble
of any character, other than the trou
ble caused by the Governor's troops
riding the turnpike and intimidating
and frightening citizens and creating
an expense unnecessary, . ;
"The Governor of Kentucky never
made an investigation of the facts and
situation in Bracken county. He has
listened to false Statements, made by
the merican Tobacco Company those
who are opposed to the American So
ciety of Equity."
DEALING WITH HONDURAS.
State Department Takes Up Matter
of Exequsteurs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. li.-The
State Department is taking up direc
tly with the government of Hondu
ras the settlement of the question
arising from the cancellations of the
exequateurs of the American consul
and vice consular officers at Ceiba,
which was done by President Davila
because of the alleged intervention of
those officers in the political affairs
of Honduras. For this purpose it has
directed Mr. Dodge, the American
minister at Salvador, to proceed at
once to Tegucigalpa, the capital of
Honduras for conferences with the of
ficials of the foreign offices there.
ELECTIONS IN CUBA.
Conservatives Seem to Have Carried
the Contest
HAVANA, Aug. 10. Approximate
ly complete returns for the provin
cial and municipal elections of con
servative governors and provincial
councils in Santa Clara, Mantan
zas, and Pinar del Rio Provinces.
The returns for the election show
that out of about 440,000 registered
voters about 260,000 cast their votes
of which the Conservatives received
104,000; the Miguelites 93.640, and
the Zeayaists 60,000. This leaves
about 160,000 registered electors who
did not vote. The Conservatives
claim the majority of these and claim
they will give them a preponderance
of power in the presidential election,
over the othe"r two parties.
STREET CARS .CRASH
Three Killed in Bad Collision in
Ohio Town
NEARLY FORTY ARE INJURED
Both Trolley Cars Were Late and in
Addition to Their Usual High
Speed Are Said to Have Been
Making up For Lost Time. .
PIQUA, O., Aug. ll.-Three per
sons were killed and nearly forty oth
ers were injured, several of whom are
not - likely to survive, when the two
limited electric cars of the Western
Ohio Traction Company collided at
a sharp curve a few miles north of
here last night. The dead:
JAMES KEHOE, passenger, Day
ton, O.
WILLIAM McCLELLAN, passen
ger, Lockington, O.
WILLIAM BAILEY, motorman,
Piqua, 6,
Both trolley cars were late and in
addition to their usual high speed are
said to have been making up lost
time. It is said that the south bound'
car had orders to lay over at a sel
dom used . siding just south of Sid
ney, there to wait until the north
bound car from here passed. As the
south bound car rounded a curve just
before reaching the switch the north
bound car hove in sight, approaching
at a high rate of speed. In an in
stant there was a crash. The south
bound car telescoped and was almost
completely reduced to splinters. It
was on this car that the greatest num
ber were injured.
ALASKA ELECTION RETURNS
SEATTLE, Aug. 12. Specials by
cable to the Post-Intelligencer from
Treadwell, 'juneau, Douglass, Sitka,
Skagwayv Raines, Wranglell, give the
following incomplete returns of to
day's Alaska elections. Delegate to
congress, Wict:ersham 500, Corson
300, Roman 175, Chilber 564, Glum 1.
RETURNS ARE
INCOMPLETE
Victory Indicated for the
Machine of Both Sides
KABN AND HAYS LEAD
Lincoln-Roosevelt League Car
ries But 4 of 17 Districts in
San Francisco
AND BELL GETS 6 DISTRICTS
Lincoln-Roosevelt League at Los
Angtle', Elected 148 Delegates Out
of 332 But at Fresno Elected All
Delegates.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-At
11 o'clock tonight the returns from
the Republican and Democratic pri
maries which are being held through
out the State today are incomplete,
but the figures indicated the- regular
organization or the machine in both'
parties had won a victory. There is
no contest in the independence leagut
or FJrialist and union-labor parties.
In San Francisco the Lincoln-Roosevelt
League carried but four of the
seventeen districts and one of those
is in doubt. In the Democratic side
Bell, or the opposition ticket, had
carried only six districts.
Organization of Republican ticket
has carried the fourth and fifth con
gressional districts, assuring the re
nomination of Congressman Kahn
an Hays. At Los Angeles the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league elected 148
delegates out of 332, but 80 per cent
of Los Angeks county gave the
league a majority of 25 in the county
convention. San Diego city went for
the "Regulars" but in the county the
league was more successful. It is
thought the "Regulars" will control
the convention. In Alameda county
the league. will control 135 out of 225
delegates. All of the candidates for
the assembly in this county are
pledged to the re-election of United
States Senator Perkins. The organi
zation has carried Santa Clara courity.
In Stockton the organization carried
every ward.
The Lincoln-Roosevelt League
elected all the delegates in Fresno.
Landslide for organization in Sacra
mento. CHAFIN IS CHIPPER.
Aged Candidate Thinks Prohibition
ists May Elect Him.
CHICAGO, Aug. ll.-Eugene W.
Chafin, presidential nominee of the
Prohibition party, arrived in Chicago
yesterday from Lincoln, Neb.
He will leave Chicago immediate
ly, but will return next Tuesday to, be
notified of his nomination. He will
then tour every state in the Union,
speaking three to eight times a day
until election.
"Wouldn't it have been awful if I
had come to my death by water?" he
said, speaking of his escape from
drowning in the Y. M. C. A. natator-
ium, at Lincoln. "I don't mind for
myself, but it would be tough on the
party to lose its head in that way, so
until the election is over I'm not go
ing to have anything to do with wa
ter except by the glassful."; .
"Do you expect to be elected?"
"It would be a rejection on the in
justice of the American public for me
to think otherwise." 1 -
WANTED IN HELENA.
Four Men And A Woman Are Arres
ted in Detroit
HELENA, Mont., Aug. ll.-Louis
Martin, John Maguns, Louis Ceste,
Ritce Schoff, alias Magnus, and Mary
Due, alias Jac, arrested in Detroit
last Sunday, are wanted here on a
charge of safe blowing, buglary, and
forgery. It is said the crimes were
committed here several months ago.
The prisoners lived on Clore Street
here,' in the restricted district, for
some time and after they left the po
lice secured information , which led
them to believe the men knew some
thing about crimes which had been
committed.
NEEDED THE MONEY.
President of Guatemala Is Charged
With Strange Methods.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ll.-CG.
Cano, of the American Trading Com
pany, an arrival on the steamship Ac-
apulco from Central America yester
day, tells a rather strange tale of the
methods of President Cabrera of Gua
temala. Cano says that during his
stay at Guatemala City the represen
tative of a tobacco firm of Honduras
closed a deal with a Gautemala mer
chant receiving a check for eleven
thousand pesos. As he left the
merchant's office he was seized by
two soldiers and hustled to jail where
he was tortured, until he signed the
check over to Cabrera. Cano says
that on his advice the merchant stop
ped payment. . .
RAN INTO A DITCH
Bad Wreck on the Northern Pa
cific Railway
TWO KILLED, MANY INJURED
Engineer Did Not See That Fire
Had Destroyed a Small Bridge Be
fore it Was Too Late Fireman
and a Tramp Dead. .
GLENDIVE, Mont, Aug.. 11.
Northern Pacific train No. 2, the
North Coast Limited, met with a dis
astrous wreck about 12 miles east of
GJendive, last evening. Fireman A.
B. Matthews and an unknown tramp
were killed and probably 20 or 30 in
jured. Many of those injured were
not seriously hurt and alt but one,
Wilson, an express messenger, will
recover.. The train was traveling pro
bably at a speed of 50 miles an hour,
when within two miles of Allard Sta
tion it rounded a curve and ran into
a burned bridge about 15 feet long.
Engineer Litch could not see that the
structure was out until the train was
virtually on the chasm. When he did
see it he quickly reversed the engine
and threw on the emergency brakes,
which action prevented all the coa
ches except the smoker and mail car
from going into the ditch.
A relief train bearing physicians
left this city at once for the scene of
the accident and a wrecking train was
made up and is now at work clear
ing the track.
The dead, together with all the in- t
jured, were brought to Glendive and
are now being cared for.
BRYAN ADDRESSES PRINTERS.
FAIRVIEW, Aug. 12.-Bryan was
tonight the principal speaker at a
banquet given by the Lincoln Typo
graphical Union in honor of- G.
Humphrey O'Sulivan, of Lowell,
Mass. Bryan was vociferously ap
plauded throughout. Bryan't speech
dealt with the usefulness of labor or
ganizations. He believes in them and
believes that the improvement in la
bor conditions is due to their influ
ence. . .