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JOVCRSTHC MORNING ftCUO ONTHC LOWER COLUMBIA
PUIUSHCt rULl At SOCIAftO PRIfct REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 190
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HIS DEATH
. A MYSTERY
Rancher at Hilsboro Mur
dered in His Barn
SUSPECT HIS PARTNER
Robert M. Wood Second Man to
Meet Strange Death at
Jenning's Ranch
LIVED TOGETHER FOR YEARS
Wood Goes to tht Barn to Milk the
Cowt and Wu Killed With
Piece of Manger Crating by Un
known Assailant
A special to the Oregonian from
Hilhboro tells of the death of Robert
M Wood, a native of England, early
today, The death is wrapped in mys
tery and the circumstances are para
doxical. Wood lived with Mr. and
Mrs, II. D. Jennings on a ranch near
Canton. This ranch is owned by Jen
nings but Wood had a $700 equity in
it. The men were friend. This
morning they arose together, Wood
going to the barn to milk, Jenning,
because of his wife's illness remaining
until after breakfast. A few minutes
after the interval, Jennings went to
the barn to get some milk and he says
he found Wood dead, his body pros
trate in front of the door. An ex
amination by physicians showed that
Wood s heart was pierced and one
rib broken by some blunt instrument.
No blood anywhere was found except
on the sharp end of a piece of manger
grating. The point of the grating was
blooded about an inch and a half. At
the inquest today Jennings testified
that he and Wood bad been friends
for years and that they were part
ners in the ranch, although there is
no documentary evidence of this.
Mrs. Jennings testified that she had
known Wood for IS years and he re-
aided with the family three or more
years. She declared she knew no
reason why anyone should have
sought the man's life. Jenning's ranch
seems to be afflicted with mysterious
deaths. Three years ago last month,
a young man .named McDonald is re
ported to have shot himself there.
The story goes that McDonald was
jealous of Wood because he believed
Wood was enamoured of Mrs. Jen
nings. It is said McDonald snapped
a revolved in Wood's face and then
ran to his room and locked himself
in. When the sheriff was summoned,
and broke in the door he found Mc
Donald dead from a shotgun wound.
BRING HER TO ASTORIA.
Honolulu Merchants And Planters To
Set Up New Steamship Line.
HONOLULU, Aug. 10-Plans are
Steamer Aberdeen in a
Dangerous Position
. EUREKA, Aug. 17. The steamer
Aberdeen, lumber laden, which
struck the south spit of Humboldt
bar this morning was beached tonight
and an attempted will be made to
patch the hull up and tow her to San
Francisco for repairs. The entire bot
tom of the ship .seems to be loosened
tip, The Aberdeen attetnted to cross
the bar this morning during a heavy
being discussed for the Planters, the
Intcr lsland Steam Navigation Com
pany and the Mation Navigation
Company to unite their interests and
build a steamship of not less than
9000 tons to carry freight and pas
senger between Honolulu and San
Francisco. The American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company which has been
built up in the last ten years by freigh
ting the sugar crop of these islands
to market, is said not to have dis
played any willingness to develop the
passenger traffic, and it is the passen
ger traffic that needs additional steam
ship service to meet its requirements.
It is believed that the planters fur
nishing the freight and the inter
Island and the Matson companies
furnishing their facilities and exper
ience such a steamship line as is pro
posed can be made to pay.
KILLED IN PLAY.
While Playing "Indians" One Indian
Lad Slays Another.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. While play
ing "soldiers and Indians" Edward
Finerty a 12 year old boy of Gary,
I tid , was shot and -killed by John
Gormaltdi, a 15 year old companion.
The boys with a number of others
had divided into groups. The Gor
maltdi boy with his party were de
fending the "fort," at which at other
times was the office of D. T. Finerty,
father of the dead boy and an under
taker in Gary.
When the "Indians", commanded by
young Finerty, attacked the "strong
hold" of the troops, Young Gormalt
di flourished a revolver, it was not
known that the weapon was loaded.
There was a report and the Finerty
boy fell with a bullet wound in the
back of his head. The Gormaltdi boy
is being held by the police until the
accident is investigated by the cor
oner's Jury.
VERY ILL
Secretary of State Is Not Ex
pected to Recover
OPERATION AS LAST RESQRT
Cancer of Stomach Attacks Official
Who is in San Francisco Mr.
Benson Has Been 111 the Greater
Part of the Time Since His Election
PORTLAND, Aug. 17.-Secretary
of State Frank Benson, now in San
Francisco, is to have an operation
performed for cancer of the stomach
as a last resort to save his life. His
conditions is so serious that grave
doubts are entertained as to his re
covery. ,
Since his election as Secretary of
State two years ago, Mr. Benson has
been ill the greater part of the time.
Shortly after he was sworn in he was
unable to attend to his duties and for
many weeks the office was conducted
by his brother, Judge Benson.
Should the operation fail of its
purpose, the political situation ot
Oregon, which is now decidedly com
plicated, will be even more involved.
Next to the Governor, the Secretary
of State is the most important official
in Oregon.
fog. When half over the ship' struck
rocks. An attempt was made to back
her off but the chief engineer report
ed if the leaks developed she would
sing in half an hour if taken into deep
water. Rather than founder Captain
Hansen attempted to beach the craft
but when 200 yards from the beach
the water extinguished (the fires and
she was brought to anchor.
BENSON
DEATH LIST
ti
Springfield Offers Reward
for Riot Leaders -
G. SCOTT LAST VICTIM
W. H. Bowe, a Prominent Citi
zen, Passing AwayFriends
Swear Vengeance
MAKING WHOLESALE ARRESTS
"Wait Until the Troopa go," is Pass-
Word Around Town One Prisoner
Confesses to Starting Many Fires
Authorities Working Hard.
SURINGFIELD, Aug. 17. In ad-
diton of two victims to the death list
of the sporadic outbursts of lawless
ness in the various parts of the city
and the Increased symptoms general
ly that the mob spirit still rules in
Springfield, Governor Deneen tonight
issued six proclamations offerings re
wards amounting to $1200 for the ar
rest and conviction of the riot lead
ers. The deaths now number seven,
but since one death was due only in
directly to the disturbance no account
is taken of it. Two new victims are
J. W. Scott and a three weeks old
negro girl baby, The baby succumbed
to exposure when her parents started
to walk from Springfield to Pitts
field in an effort to avoid persecu
dertion. Two privates of the fifth in
fantry were fired at 10:50 tonight un
der ambush but were not hit. Two
troops of cavalry were sent to the
place to make arrests if possible.
Shots were heard from other points
in the vicinity. A second attack was
made on the militia at midnight.
A' company was sent to the place
and as it was about to return to head
quarters "another shot was fired. The
missile struck the scabbard of Lieu
tenant Ridgeway. No one was in
jured and no arrests were made.
G. G. Scott Succumbed to a
gunshot wound received Friday night.
Scott s death brings the total to seven
and fourth chargable to the disorder
in the "Black belt" where the hunted
negroes made their stand firing upon
the heads of the mob from windows
and rooms. Another death is mo
mentarily expected. W. H. Bowe,
chief clerk in county treasurer's office
and one of the most popular citizens
of Springfield is slowly sinking from
the effect of bullet wounds and beat
ing received from negroes Friday
night. Bowe's friends have Informed
the authorities that "Billey's" death
will be avenged and his death will
cause the redoubling of vigilance of
the troop commanders. "Wait until
the troops go" is the word that has
been passed around the town and rec
ognizing the strength of the under
current, the state, county and city of
ficials are taxing every effort to turn
public opinion toward law and order.
Governor Deneen has been in con
ference with various civic bodies and
ministerial associations to that end.
Evidence is not lacking that many
citizens have important testimony
but are deterred from revealing it by
the reason of anonyous threats. Be
cause of the public sentiment only
sheer weight of evidence is likely to
break through the local prejudice and
enable convictions. The gathering of
evidence began today and naturally
many arrests followed. Police men
NOW SEVEN
in plain clothes searched the house
of prisoners and suspects and carted
the loot to the police station where
it now looks like a junk shop.
Eighty prisoners were crowded into;
the cell room at the station and as a j
result only the cement floor is avail- j
able for sleeping place. As one of the i
policeman commented, "That ' will
take some of the rioting put of,
them." '
Roy Young, one of the prisoners
taken yesterday, has confessed to
starting a number of the fires. He is
22 years old and came here a month
ago from Missouri.
NEGRO PLEADS INNOCENCE.
George Richardson, Alleged Rapist,
Said To Have Been Home. !
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-A dispatch!
i.. the Record Herald from Spring-
held. III., says:
"The claim of George Richardson
the alleged attacker of Mrs. Hallam
and one of the negocs spirited out of
Springfield before the rioting reached
an acute stage that he could prove 1
an alibi in the accusation against him,
is generally credited here. J
It is said by reliable persons who
nave iiivcsiiK'iicu ic mailer, uui vii'y
Richardson's wife; but a number of
lilt, M.irli rt n'tiit Qt u'11 ac Klnrtr
nronar.d 'to swear that he was at!District Attorney Will Look Into the
home until late in the evening of the
night of the alleged outrage and that
he could not well have been intoxi
cated as was claimed by Mrs. Hallam
in her statement of the affair.
Mrs. Richardson, who bears an ex
cellent reputation among her acquain
tances, regardless of color, says she
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prciiaicu iu Ui u.n iici uua- jm0re interest than formal arraign
band was at home the entire night of i . .. ... ,
the attempted assault. Neighborent m pohce court today of Cap
are prepared to take oath that he sat 'tain Peter S. Haines Jr, who was
peacefully at home on the front porch shot and killed William F. Annis at
the entire evening. Bayside Saturday was the evidence
KING COMMAS HERE
Two Deadly Snakes Landed at
the New York "Zoo"
LIVE ON THEIR OWN KIND
Expensive Boarders, But Immensely
Interesting Twelve Feet Long
Each Lunge at Their Keepers and
Sulk at the Visitors.
Ktw rUKK, Aug. 17 Two ex
pensive boarders have come to the
Bronx Park zoo. They are a pair of
king cobras from India, which Cura
tor Raymond L. Ditmars says are
the most deadly of all known rep
tiles. These cobras eat nothing but
live snakes. They usually eat two at
a meal. Live snakes cost, the zoo
management $1.50 even for the most
common species. So the weekly mess
bill of the king cobras will be $6.
This- is if they are fed as often as
they are accustomed to eat in their
wild state. But these two king co
bras have eaten nothing since they ar
rived at the zoo three' months ago.
Curator Ditmars and Keeper Snyder
of the reptile house will make an ef
fort this week to procure live snakes
for them.
The two cobras which are fasting'his trial Hains was acquitted.
just now because of the lack of food
snakes are each .12 feet long. They are
the most vicious in the collection and
are kept in a cage to themselves.
Their long fast seems to have no ef
fect upon them, unless it is to make
them uglier than usual. In the morn
ing when there are not many visitors
around the keepers remove the woo
den panel in the rear of their cage.
Inside the wooden, panel is a heavy
wire screen, through, which the Co;
bras can get air. The keepers pass
up and down the corridor in the rear
of the snake cages. The cobras
lunge at them as they pass. They
strike their heads against the wire
screen only to recoil anl plunge again.
When the wooden panel is placed in
position, along about noon, the co
bras sulk in the cage looking at the
visitors through the heavy plate glass.
BOTH UN
US
T. Jenkins Killed a
IT Years Ago
Man
ALSO HIS BEST FRIEND
P, S. HainS, Jr., Slayer Of
Wil
liam Annis, Was Instigated
by Brother
PROSECUTION IS INTERESTED
Histoiy of T. Jenkins Haines, and
Will Hold Him as an Accessory to
the Crime.
j NfcW YORK, Aug. 17. Of far
I -
which came into the hands of District
Attorney Darrin, bearing upon the
motive for the shooting. It was es
tablished that Hains and Annis were
on such friendly terms that as re
cently as May 29th they went auto
mobiling in Annis' car accompanied
by two women," whom the police be
lieve to have been Mrs. Annis and
Mrs. Hains. The party was arrest
ed for speeding. Annis was held in
$100 bail. He had only $20 and the
police were about to lock him up when
I Hains stepped forward and four $20
gold pieces and obtained Annis' re
lease. The district attorney said he
has also been informed that this
friendship ceased after the talk Cap
tain Hains had with his brother, T.
Jenkins Hains. He states he intends
to have T. Jenkins Hains tried as an
accessory beforehand during the fact.
Another remarkable feature of the
case is the friendship between Mrs.
Annis and Mrs. Hains. Mrs. Hains
called on Mrs. Annis yesterday af
ternoon, it was learned today, and re
mained with her until nearly mid
night. Mrs. Annis is prostrated since
the tragedy. It is said she has sev
eral letters written by Captain Hains
to her husband threatening his life.
The district attorney was interested
when he learned that T. Jenkins
Hains had killed a man at the Fort
ress Monroe 17 years ago and wilt
secure a copy of the court proceed
ings during his triat. Ned Hannigan,
the man Hains killed, was his best
friend and it is striking coincidence ( will give half the proceeds of the com
that he shot him in a sailboat. On ing series of lectures to the campaign
Says Father Is Crazy to
Keep Him From Marrying
PORTLAND, Aug. 17.-Thrown
into jail on a warrent charging
insanity sworn out by one of his
six sons, Joseph Meyers, the head of
a big dry goods firm at Salem,
Ore., and one of the most prominent
merchants in the state is today pre
vented from taking a second wife.
Meyers, who is 70 years of age, ar
rived in Portland today and after ar
ranging with a clergyman to perform
OUT FOR LAND AND ORDER.
Chicago "Black Belt" To Stamp' Out
Its Worst Crimes.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-A law and
order league, composed of negro res
idents of the South Side to stamp out
lawlessness and ,crime in the "black
belt" of Chicago and to prevent any
such happenings as have marked the
last two days in Springfield will be
formed tomorrow night at a mass
meeting in the African M. E. church.
The decision to form such an or
ganization was taken yesterday as the
result of a stirring appeal by the Rev.
H. E. Stewart, pastor of the church.
"The !.ad f. ' i . .. ilcnr,l f
the sierra ta-c alw;y; has aiti will
continue to affect the better element
vastly more than the lawless element
of the whites will affect that race,"
the preacher said. "Our people are
judged by the worst element of our
race, and unless we rise and condemn
and fight against those lawless ele
ments we will be rightly judged.
"In the trouble at Springfield we
are apt, perhaps to condemn the
whites, but we must accept our share
of responsibility. We shoud form an
organization, a' law and order league,
to rid our community of negro law
breakers. We do not want the impres
sion broadcast that our people har
bor the criminals of our race and we
must act in our own defense and in
defense of the future good name of
our people." i .
, ONE KILLED, FIVE HURT. t
SEATTLE. Aug. 17 In a head-on
collission at Woodinville on the N. P.,
20 miles north of Seattle .this after
noon, Joseph Thompson, ail clerk,
was killed, and six others fatally hurt.
FALSE, SAYS BRYAN
That He Sold Out to Kerr to De
feat Guffey
NEWSPAPERS TO RAISE FUNDS
Democratic and Independent Publica
tions of Chicago Will be. Asked to
Start Subscription Funds For the
Democratic Campaign.
-am)
FAIRVIEW, Aug. 17.-The most
important happening at Fairview to
day was the emphatic denial by Col.
Bryan of the story printed in the
Pittsburg papers that he had "sold
out to the Kerr faction in order to
accomplish the defeat of Colonel
Guffey for the national committee
men for alleged price of $200,000 as a
campaign contribution. The charge
is said to have been made that Bryan
"made good" but that the Kerr fac
tion did not "Come through" with the
money. Bryan said he never heard
of the offer or agreement. Bryan did
not permit himself to be drawn into
further discussion with President
Van Cleve of the Manufacturers' As
sociation. His decision is based on
the fact that Van Cleave had failed to
defend his former contentions but had
shifted to other questions.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma sent
word to the nation committee that he
fund.
the ceremony, went to the county
clerk's office to secure the license.
Alt the desk he was met by a deputy
sheriff who served a warrant and
placed him! in jail, where he is to
night. Meyers said tonight it is mere
ly a question of money and hi3 sons
fear in him marrying that he will
lose his money. He has employed
lawyers, who will bring habeas cor
pus proceedings tomorrow.