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PU1LISHCS FULL AffVOCIATID PRESS REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 206
ASTORIA, OREGON,-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 08
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TOWN OF RAWHIDE DESTROYED
BYFIRE 3000 HOMELESS
Nevada Mining Camp Suf
fers $750,000 Loss
FAMINE THREATENED
All Provisions Destroyed by the.
FlamesSubscription List
Brings Relief
FIGHT FIRE WITH DYNAMITE
Over Ton of the Explosive Used
to Check Flames Which Gain Rip-
id Headway Special Traiiu Leave
Reno For Stricken Camp.
RAWHIDE, Nev., Sept. 4-Three
thousand people homeless, a icore or
more Injured and a property lost of
over $730,000, it the result of a dis
astrous fire which started at 9:30 this
morning in Dr. Gcrner'a office, locat
ed in, the Rawhide Drug Company's
building.
The lire spread quickly to the
Ross Hotel, from whence its sweep
was uninterrupted south and east to
Balloon avenue, and up Rawhide ave
nue to within 50 yards of the People's
Hospital.
Over a ton and a half of dynamite
was UAcd in the demolition of build
ings, which in a measure stayed the
flames' progress. The volunteer fire
department worked heroically, but on
account o tne wnammaoie construc
tion of the buildings they were swept
away like tinder. At 11 o'clock the
business portion of Rawhide was a
smoldering mass of ruins, the flames
being finally checked south of Bal
loon avenue.
A famine threatens now, as all the
grocery and supply houses were de
stroyed. J
A subscription list has been started
and over $5000 already has been sub
scribed, and by nightfall it is expected
$30,000 will be in the hands of the
committed The relief committee Is
headed by E. W. King.
The newspapers Press, Times an J
Rustler were saved although the
machinery of the News plant was
destroyed. Perfect order prevails.
A special train left Reno to rush
provision!!, bedding, etc., to the
stricken camp. There is not enough
food in the town to last the day.
Rawhide is a typical mining town,
and up to two years ago had a popu
lation of about 8000. Since the ex
citement of first discoveries abated,
however, the poulation has rapidly
decreased, and there arc now prob
MAY EXPOSE LONG
CHAIN OF CRIMES
Failure of Jos. Berry in Donohue Case to Show Up
Rouses Suspicions of More Foul Play
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep?. 4. In an
effort to determine the responsibility
for the death of a woman known as
Alice Donohue, the police of Oak
land, according to the report tonight,
will proceed with the theory that
Joseph Barry, whom Donohue in a
letter which was written before he
committed suicide, was virtually ac
cused of the murder of the woman,
also has been made away with. A
search will probably be made for his
body, The police argue that his fail
ably 3000 people in the camp. The
buildings are mostly small and scat
tend, though there. are a few sub
stantial structures. Among these are
the Rawhide Hotel, Hotel Dormon,
the Bank of Rawhide, the Moss
building and Tex Rickard's building.
One of the first telegrams sent out
from here after the fire wai an or
dcr for lumber for the construction of
six buildings. Plans for the recon
struction of the town were under
way long before the, full work of
deduction was realized.
PROVISIONS FROM COLD FIELD
GOLDFIELD, Sept 4.-A relief
train of five cars' with clothing and
provisions left here tonight for Raw
hide via Mina, Automobiles were aent
ahead on flat cars to be used to trans
port from the railroad to the burned
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ill A re ri
SINCE VACATION
KLAMATH , COUNTRY DOES
80ME WONDERS FOR THE
RAIL KINO'S HEALTH.
ON HIS WAY TO PORTLAND
Magnate Will Stop at Roceburg. Al
bany and Salem, En Route to the
Rosa City His Wife and Party to
Leave For the East
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 4.
E. H. Harriman came down from
Pelican Bay Lodge at upper Klamath
Lake in the private launch Pelican
and left here at 12:45 p. m., on the
launch Lucette for Tetcrs Landing, 20
miles from the Falls on the Klamath
River. From Tcters, Mr. Harriman
will be driven by an automobile to
Calore, the present terminus of the
California Northeastern Railroad,
where a private car at Arden awaits
him. The railroad king is scheduled
to stop at Medford, Albany and Sa
lorn on his way to Portland. Mrs.
Jfarriman and her party will leave
here next Sunday for the east via
Sacrament, and will not go to Port
land as previously arranged.
Mr. Harriman's health has greatly
improved during his stay at the
lodge, He came here a sick man but
when he left today all who saw him
remarked the change In his appear
ance. Mr. Harriman is completely
recovered' from his attack of rheuma
tism, lie has had a delightful out
ing and the daily horseback rides
among the pines and other out-of-door
pleasures to be had in this vi-
ure to appear "to clear himself of the
crime, indicates that he is unable to
do so, It is suggested that Donohue
sought the assistance of a third man
whose identity js closely hinted at
and made a way with Berry.
Because of the discovery of certain
property positively identified as be
longing to the dead woman in the
home of Gustave Arkell, the latter it
is announced tonight, will be detained
until his connection with the case is
thoroughly cleared up.
HARK
PANIC STRICKEN CIS
LEAP FROr.l WluDOWS
Fire In New York Skyscraper
Causes Much Excitement
NEW YOftK, Sept. 4.-A fire in a
12-story building at 652 Broadway
today caused a panic among 400 girls
working in a millinsry factory on the
upper floors.
j All were taken from the building
safely. A few were slightly injured
by jumping from the windows of the
seventh floor, when the exit was cut
off by smoke to the roof of an ad
joining building a story or more be
Iw. The loss is $60,000. Hundreds
were saved by the elevators which
were kept running up and down
through the stifling smoke. -
cinity have done wonders for for him
physicially. All who saw him today
noted the improvement of his step
and general carriage which the
month's stay in the'Klamath country
has accomplished for him.
EDITOR DROPS DEAD.
NEW YORK, Sept 4. -Alexander
Troup, proprietor and editor of the
New Haven-Connectitcut "Union"
and former decocratic national com
mitteeman. He was stricken in the
waiting room of the Grand Central
station with heart failure tonight and
died without regaining consciousness.
H1IY GENEVES ; FRANCE
HUG HER A LEfll
Kaiser Suspects Frenchmen Are Plotting to Gain
Advantage in Morocco
FRANCE RESENTS INTIMATIONS FR0M1BERLIN
The French Insist That They Are
tions, But Their Business Is for the Interests
of All the Powers
BERLIN, Sept 4.-The French
policy in Morocco has ben interpret
ed in this city as designed gently to
maneuver Germany out of any direct
part in Morrocan affairs with , the ul
timate purpose .supported by Great
Britain, of acquiring" that paramount ,
position which was the object of private arrangements for the protec
r ... .I.- a I : 'e i r . m.
France previous to the Algeciras con
ierence. "'
The French aims are regarded to
lay as being precisely what they were
before Germany brought about this
conference, and they therefore come
nto- conflict with the present demonstration-
of Germany. This also may
be described as exactly what was held
it the previous Algeciras conference,
namely, the independence of Moroc
co, politically and commercially, with
no superior position for France ' or
my other power.
Germany declines to recognize the
theory of the French foreign offic;
that France and Spain, . being the
mandatories of the powers in Moroc
co, alone have the right to initiate
suggestion.
In order to impress this view, the
Germany foreign .office took oppor
tunity to be the first in recognizing
Mulai Hafid. Germany is ' not dis
posed to allow Mulai Hafid to be'eom
pelled to take over large and indefi
nite French pecuniary claims, the ef
fect of which at the outset of his
reign would be to reduce him to the
position of a French vassal.
It so happens that the Autumn
maneuvers of the German army in
Alsace-Lorraine synchronize with the
revival of the Moroccan controversy,
NEITHER MP OEM
1BM'
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Chafin Says in Address' That
Older Parties Are Insincere
PORTLAND, Sept. 4. -Eugene
Chafin, candidate for the presidency
on the prohibition ticket, addressed a
large audience here tonight. Address
was devoted to the tariff and pfohibi
tion. He said that neither of the old
parties wecr sincere in their tariff talk
and would not take radical action;
he declared himself against internal
revenue and said if elected he would
abolish it and would substitute an in
come tax. He declared himself
against local option as s half way
measure, and said that the only pro
hibition is the full extent and a law
forbidding the manufacture of spirit
uous liquors would stop the sale of
liquor.
COUNT TOLSTOI VERY WEAK.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 4.-A
letter received here from Countess
Tolstoi, wife of Count Leo Tolstoi,
says that her husband is better, but
that he is still weak and can receive
nobody.
WACO, Texas, Sept 4 Dock Wat
son, of Hillsboro, Or., shot and killed
a young man named Carl Horn and
shot Miss Ethel Edsal, s telephone
operator, and then killed, himself. The
girl is believed to be fatally wounded.
IS
Conducting No Private Negotia
PARIS, Sept 4.-French official
circles resent deeply the intimation
conveyed in inspired communications
from Berlin to the effect that the real
purpose of France in delaying the
recognition of Mulai Hafid is to per
mit the republic- to make advance
tion of special French interests. The
Associated Press was today authoriz
ed to publish the following:
"You can categorically deny such
intimations. We are conducting no
private negotiations. What we are
. doing is in the general interest of all
the powers. After Mulai Hafid is
recognized we are confident that we
will be able to take care of oifrselves."
The German attempt to make it ap
pear that France some time ago sent
a consular official like Dr, Vassel to
Fez. also is officially repudiated. It
is explained that the man France sent
to Fez was a native of Algeria, whose
mission was simply to act as custo
dian of the valuable French achives
there. He was in no sense a consul
ike Dr. Vasset.
With reference to the German sug
gestion that France is trying to se
cure from' Mulai Hafid advance in
dorsement of the loans made by
French creditors to Abd-El-Aziz, it is
explained that the French creditors of
Abd-El-Aziz offered his jewels as se
curity and other loans were made by
the Moroccan state bank in which
Germany, like the other powers, has a
representative. : ' v
.France is still awaiting Spain's ap
iroavl of the joint note before com-
.nuntcating ;t to the powers
DHL Wl
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WHEAT THIEVES GO TO JAIL.
MILTON, Or, Sept. 4.-Oru Steele
and Jerry Stantorf were brought up in
Justice Miller's court for stealing
wheat and were fined $50, in default
of which they were committed to the
county jail at Pendleton. On their
release a similar charge wilt probably
be preferred against them on com
plaint of William Hass.
' THEY NAB BLAKE.
SAN FRANCISCO, CaL Sept.
4 E. A. S. Blake, the well known
San Fwncisco contractor, ' ac
cused of attempted bribery by John
M. Kelly, venireman in the Ruef
trial, was arrested today and tonight
was indicted by the grand jury, and
his bonds wer fixed at $10,000. The
indictment followed a submission of
considerable evidence.
NOTABLE VISITOR FROf.l
EUROPE AND ASIA
COUNT DE BRIONDE AND HIS
PARTY REACH SAN FRAN
CISCO ON MONGALIA.
IS TRAYEUNG INCOGNITO
Will Return to America in Another
Year and Study Her Institutions
and Industries Are Well Pleased
With the Outlook.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 4.-Ac-
compained by a party of friends, in- j
cludmg Count H. DeBrtonde and
Countess DeBrionde, Duke Ferdinand
de Montpensier, son of Louis Phillipe
de Orleans, claimant of the French
crown, arrived from the Orient on the
Pacific Mail Liner Mongolia yester
day and is registered at the St. Fran
cis Hotel as M. P. DeVillers in order
to escape publicity.
The Father of Duke Ferdinand was
the count of Paris who served in the
Union army in this country during
the Civil War. ' .
Duke Ferdinand said yesterday that
his party expected to stay in San
Francisco several days and would
then visit various parts of the United
States and Canada, sailing for Europe
in October. He said that he expec
ted to return to this country in a
year's time and would then make use
of no incognito.
Owing to the desire of the duke to
retain his-incognito it has not been
possible for any of the local officials
to extend him any official courtesy,
BRYAN APPEALS
TO THE FARMERS
Democrat Thinks Rural
Fight for Rights
LINCOLN, Sept 4. Bryan, the
iemocrattc candidate tor the presi
dency, today made two avowedly non-
political speeches to his home folks.
The first at the state fair grounds
where he is participated in the dedica
tion of the new auditorium and the
second at the Tabatha 'Home near
Fairview where a new building is be
ing dedicated for a hospital for the
aged. At the fair grounds Bryan ap
pealed to the farmers to take the live
liest interest in the legislation, both
state and national. , ,
"I believe that with more farmers
TEllS TRAGEDY OF
HUSBAIID'S DEATH
No Clew to the Slayer of
Omaha Physician
NO FAMILY TROUBLES
Says They Had Been Married
for Ten Years and Never
a Cross Word
DENIES SUICIDE THEORY
Does Not Agree With the Police
That Her Husband Took His Own
Life, But is Firm in Her Declara
tion That tie Was Murdered.
OMAHA, Sept 4. Seated in the
same room with the coffin containing
the body of her husband, who was
shot to death so mysteriously sitting
on the front porch of his home early
last Tuesday morning, Mrs. Frederick
T. Rustin today told her story. She
said she was awakened by a pistol
shot She went downstairs, opened
the front door to where her husband
was sitting in a chair. She said she
rushed to his side, and exclaimed,
"Oh, what isthe matter, Fred? What
has happened to your" "A man has
shot me," he murmured, and ' then
fainted. , Her first thought was to get
him to a couch or bed. He was a
large and heavy man, but she man
aged to get him inside the doorway,
! where she screamed to her maid, who
found Dr. Rustin lying on the floor
within the door. Mrs. Rustin said
this accounts for the report that the
doctor was' within the house when the
shot was fired. A physician was tele
phoned for as was the doctor's
mother. ' :ij
.The injured man was removed to a
hospital where he died 'within an
hour. She said the police were not
notified sooner because of her unfa
miliarity with such matters. Her first
thought was for her husband. She
spoke to the physicians about it and
they promised to attend to the matter
but in the hurry of the operation they
forgot it until after his death. Mrs.
Rustin has no credence with the re
port that her husband committed sui-
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but their baggage was passed without
inspection. The Duke is 23 years old.
He is a cousin of, the King of Spain
and related to the King of Portugal.
Folks Should Make Harder
From the Railroads
in the councils of the nation, more
idrmers arc prepared to exert an in
fluence upon the public thought
through the pen and pencil and by
the tongue, that we shall have a
change and that this will help to re
tard, if not to stop, the tendency now
from the farm to the town. The
farmers' influence has- not been what
it ought to have been. Take the re
bates that have built up the great
centers, and destroyed the smaller
towns. Why have they been given ?
Because farmers have not had a voice
in the regulation of the railroads."
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