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PUILISHCt rUU At fOCIAftO REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 194
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1903
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JURY INDICTS 6
IRE OF THE
LEADERS
Of the Recent Springfield
War With Negroes
ON TWENTY CHARGES
All Blacks Are Ordered to Leave
Buffalo Town, by Sharp
shooters MINING CAMPS COMPLAINING
That the Whites and Blacks Still
Rafuae to Work Together, Each
Rape Being Apparently Distrustful
of the Other.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. -Six
more alleged riot leaden were indict
ed by the grand jury, 20 icperate of
fense being charged. The jury has
contented ittelf investigating the riot
.atl.oper'n ting houe except in the
case of Abraham Reymor indicted for
murder yeiterday in connection
with the lynching of William Donne
gon. Loper testified today. Testi
mony before the coroner' jury yes
terday wait inconsequential but his
testimony today in the privacy of the
grand jury room is important
Trouble in small towns continue in
the danger spots. At Buffalo, IS
miles from here, the following notice
is conspicuously posted: "All niggers
are wanted out of town by Monday at
12 a. m. sharp. Signed, Buffalo Sharp
shooters." Complaints are coming in
from the mining camps that the
whites and negroes alike, are appar
ently distrustful of each other.
The city is guarded tonight by dep
uty sheriffs and the police with the
Seventh Infantry in reserve.
BY WIRELESS..
The United Wireless station on the
hill reports the oil tank steamer Col.
E. L. Drake, as passing the mouth of
the river last night bound from San
Francisco to Seattle, She reports
"All Well."
COAST RECORD BROKEN.
CIIICO, Cnl Aug. 21. -Another
coast record was broken today by
Foster D the two-year-old, pacing a
mile in 3:134. a quarter second under
the record last year by Ray O'Light.
BLOW UP HIS HOME
THEN SHOOT HIM
Is the Fate of Negro Strike Breaker Who Takes
the Place of Union Miner at' Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 21. t
Anthony Davis, a negro non-union
miner, whose house at Pratt City
was destroyed by dynamite on Wed-
nesday, was fired- upon from ambush
near his home tonight and fatally in-
jured. Quite a number of shots was
fired into his body. Davis was work-
ing steadily since the beginning of
the strike and claimed he had recog-
nized the men who dynamited his
bouse. Governor Comer has not de-
cided what action he will taken in
VICIOUS
STORi
HITS
LA GRANDE VALLEY
Lightning and Winds Damage
Fruit Crop Stops Threshing
LA CRANDE, Or, Aug. 2t.-One
of the worst electrical and wind
storms to visit this valley in many
years passed over the city and sur
rounding country last night. Thresh
ing Is at a standstill as a result. There
are many apple trees that suffered
slight loss of fruit, and many others
were knocked down by lightning.
The Unton and Cove vicinities were
specially unfortunate in fruit losses.
Telephone wires are down in that
section of the valley. The valley was
thoroughly soaked, and the beet crop
is flourishing, as a result of the
heavy rain.
FRIEND SUIT FIGHT.
EUGENE., Or., Aug. 2l-Th
City Council solved the bond issue
problem yesterday by agreeing with
the Williamette Valley Company to
fight out a friendly suit, in which the
Willamette Valley Company will re
fuse to take the bonds, on the ground
that ,they are illegal because of the
procedure in authorizing them.
niAH 11 FOLLOW
BRYAN'S MEETINGS
WILL MAKE REPLY TO DEMO
CRAT'S DISCUSSION OP THE
NATIONAL ISSUES.
WILL BE AN EXTENSIVE TOUR
James S. Sherman Will Undertake
Work the Last Week in September
Mostly Through the Central and
Western States.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-For the
purpose of selecting from the republi
can membership in Kansas the most
effcciivc speakers for the use of the
national campaign, a conference was
held tonight, Hitchcock and James S.
Sherman, the republican nominee for
vice-president. The speaking tour
which Sherman will undertake begin
ning the last week in September is
more extensive than had been expect
ed. It is likely now that he will con
tinue to deliver addresses, most of
them in the central and western states
until election day. It is planned now
to have him follow Bryan at several
important meetings and reply to the
democratic candidate's discussion of
national issues.
the matter of putting troops into the
field, A great pressure is being
brought to bear upon his augment
forces,
Reports from the miners' strike
district is discouraging. The deputies
at the Arcadia Mine, in the eastern
part of the county brought to light a
plot to blow up the miners' headquar-
ters and shoot down the deputies and
soldiers who might turn out. The ac-
tivity of the officers prevented any
trouble.
Bfill'S FIRST CAMPAIGN SPEECH
HITS REPUUIJ TARIFF
Starts the Ball Rolling Before a Large Crowd
the Des Moines Base Ball Park
PLATFORM BREAKS DURING HIS ADDRESS
Says the Aim of Kis Party Is to Secure Justice in Taxation, and
Believes Individuals Should Contribute According
to Benefits Received
DES MOINES, Aug. 21. Compar-
ing the attitude of the two dominant
parties on the tariff question William
J. Bryan, the democratic candidate
for the presidency at the baseball
park in this city tonight before a vast
audience fired the first gun of his
campaign. He attacked the republican
tariff revision and asked if the demo
cratic party was not justified when it
included in its platform the declara-
tfon that "The people cannot safely
entrust the execution of this import
ant work to a party which is so deep
ly obligated to the highly protected
interests as the republican party."
"The whole aim of our party," he
said, in summarizing, "Is to secure
justice in taxation. We believe that
each individual should contribute to
the support of the government in
proportion to the benefits which he
receives under tb potecti :g govern
ment. We believe that a revision of
the tariff approached gradually, ac
cording to the plan laid down in our
platform, will equalize the burdens of
taxation still more If the republican'
TILLAMOOK - ASTORIA RAILROAD
MAY BE STARTED SO 0 N
Renewed Interest Is Being
and Hill Interests in Oregon
HARRIMAN REPRESENTATIVE IN TILLAMOOK
The Fact That N. D. Miller, the
Adds to the Belief That the Road Will Soon Invade
Western Oregon.
Announcement is made from Port
land that both the Harriman and Hill
interests are displaying a renewed ac
tivity in the questions of railway mat
ters in the State of Oregon, and it
begins to look as if there is now a
chance that work will again be com
menced on the Lytle line to Astoria,
and also on the line to Tillamook.
The fact that Julius Kruttschnitt,
the chief assistant to Mr. Harriman,
was recently in Astoria and is now
in the Tillamook country, makes it
appear as if the entire matter will be
soon renewed, and this is corroborat
ed by other circumstances that bear
directly on the matter. In the Port
land Oregonian of yesterday was a
long article on the question, which
says in part:
"That important railroad develop
ments, second to none in importance
to Oregon, are impending, and that
definite announcements of new trunk
lines in this'state will be made within
the next few weeks, is the belief of
those in close touch with transporta
tion matters. Both the. Harriman and
Hill systems are believed to be laying
their plans for new railroads in this
state, and the projects have progress
ed so far that it is believed the two
systems are on the eve of beginning
at
party is to have the support of the
people who find a pecuniary profit in
the exercise in taxing power, as priv
ate asset to their business, we ought
to have support of that large major
ity of people who produce the na
tion's wealth in the time of peace, to
protect the nation's flag in time of
war, and ask nothing from the gov
ernment but even handed justice."
While Bryan was speaking at the
ball park the temporaryplatform on
which were seated several hundred
people, collapsed. Nobody was hurt
and there was no panic, but Bryan
was interrupted only five minutes
while arrangements were made for
him to continue his speech from the
grandstand where he finished his ad
dress". Upon the conclusion of the tariff
speech, Bryan addressed an overflow
crowd in the auditorium and empha
sized his views regarding the election
of senators by a vote from the people.
Bryan left for Chicago tonight. He
will remain three days and have fre
quent conferences with his campaign
managers.
Shown by the Harriman
Hill Engineer, Is Located Here,
work.
Because .f the progress being
made it is not unlikely that James J.
Kill, when he attends the banquet
that will mark the opening of the
North Bank road, will have further
announcements to make of new mil
age to be constructed in this state,
similar to his original declaration
that he would build the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle, which he made
at a banquet given him here during
the Lewis and Clark Fair.
"From the Harriman people, too
much is expected by the time the
next construction season opens at the
latest. Not only Mr. Harriman's
presence in the state, but other sig
nificant moves by the officials of the
system, foreshadow important devel
opments. "Furthermore, activity by
the Hill interests means railroad
building by the Harriman system as
well, in order to maintain the prestige
i of the latter in this state.
"Perhaps as important a move as
has been made lately in railroad cir
cles here is the trip of Traffic Man
ager J. G. Woodworth, of the North
ern Pacific, to Tillamook. Mr. Wood
worth, after consultations with promi-
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ROBBED. MURDERED AND
THROWN Ifl RIVER
m If - ". . r
A German Known as "Russian
Pete" Meets Horrible Death
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Aug. 21.
With his hands tied behind, blood
oozing from his mouth, and a gash in
his head, the body of a German known
as "Russian Pete" was found in the
Feather River today. He was evi
dently murdered and robbed and then
thrown in the river,.
BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.
Washington 3, Detroit I.
Philadelphia 8. Cleveland 7.
Boston 7, Chicago 8.
New York 3, St. Louis 4.
National League.
Chicago 5, Boston 3.
Pittsburg 2, Brooklyn 1.
St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 3. '
Pacific Coast League.
San Francisco 3, Los Angeles 0.
Portland 1, Oakland 2.
Northwest League.
Tacoma 1, Seattle S.
Butte 3, Spokane 3.
Vancouver 0, Aberdeen 4.
HARRIMAN CALLS HIS
CHIEFS HOI
WILL HOLD CONFERENCE
WITH ASSISTANTS AT
PELICAN BAY
TO HEAR O'BRIEN'S REPORT
It Is Thought That the Meeting Will
Mean More Than the Construction
of the Road to Klamath Falls, as
Proposed.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 21.
E. H. Harriman has summoned to
Pelican Bay for a conference Julius
Krutschnitt, who is known as the
chief assistant to Mr. Harriman in all
his railroad business, E. E. Valvin,
vice-president of the Union Pacific
system, and William Hood, chief en
gineer of the Pacific system, as well
as a number of other prominent rail
road officials connected with the Har
riman lines. The object of this con
ference means more than a consider
ation of the road to Klamath Falls.
It means that J, P. O'Brien, manager
of the Harriman lines in the North
west, who , has just . made a trip
through Central Oregon with Gover
nor Chamberlain, is making a report
upon the country to the north of here
STRIKERS BATTLE
WITH HINDU MEN
Strikers Use Stones and
fend Themselves With
TACOMA, Aug. 21. Maddened by
the sight of 40 Hindu strikebreakers
fitling th:ir places in ths Northern
Pacific yards 50 Italians armed with
stones, clubs and other weapons,
twice today engaged with the Hindus
in a pitched battle but were repuls
ed by the latter with bullets. One
Hindu is in the hospital with a bruis
ed face and the foreman was struck
by a stone. No other casualties were
G If II
iSAULTED BY
Authorities Make Effort
to Hide the Crime
ATTACKED BY 32 MEN
Her Escort, a Petty Officer, Is
Beaten Senseless by His
Comrades
TWENTY-SIX MEN ARE HELD
Young Woman is Left Bruised and
Unconscious For Several Hours,
After Which She Manages to Crawl
to Assistance.
DENVER. Aug. 21. A news spec
ial from Laramie, Wyo., says that
while every effort is being made by
the authorities of Camp Emmett
Crawford, the military maneuver
grounds, to keep the fact a secref, it
is known that an atrocious crime was
committed last Sunday by members
of the artillery battery who assaulted
a young woman and leaving her
bruised and unconscious on the
ground. According to the story of
a non-commissioned orhcer he was
escorting the young woman when
they were attacked by 32 men of the
artillery battery. The officer was
beaten into insensibilty with a gun,
and the unfortunate young woman
was dragged to an isolated spot and
assaulted. After lying half dead for
hours the victim of the outrage re
vived and succeeded in crawling to a
house some distance away and told
her story. Twenty-six men are alleg
ed to be implicated in the outrage and
are under arrest and chained together
in the camp prison. They are under
constant guard to prevent lynching as
sentiment in the camp is strong
against them. Six of the alleged as
sailants escaped but three were appre
hended at Rawlins today. The other
three are still at large.
and that Mr. Harriman and his offic
ials will consider the advisability of
the extension of the road from this
city through to Natron and making
it the main line of the Southern Pa
cific between Portland and Sacramen
to. The officials are expected here
at any time and the conference will be
held upon their arrival.
Clubs and Foreigners De
Powder and Lead
reported..
The leader of the strike has prom
ised Miyor Linck that there will be
no further trouble tonight and to
morrow he will have a conference
with the railroad officials. He will not
vouch for the behavior of the strik
ers after tomorrow night, if the
Hindus remain at work, and they
must protect themselves. The rail
road officials say the Hindus will be
given every protection. They have
appealed to the sheriff for deputies. '
SOLDIERS