33rd YEAR. NO. 212
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
III! ENGINEERS LEAVE TO
DECIDE RAilROAD ROUTE
Expect to Fix Course in
About Ten Days
THROW DIRT IN HONTHJ
Party Includes O'Brien, Bosche,
and Buckley To ' Select
Mid-State Line
WILL TAP RICH TERRITORY
Will Use Automobile to Investigate
the Wilds of Eastern and Central
OregonTrip Will Cover Several
Hundred Miles.
f
PORTLAND, Sept. Il.-Upon the
results of an investigating tour to be
made by leading Harriman officials
into Central and Eastern Oregon
within (he next 10 days will depend
the route of the proposed invasion of
that vast territory by. the "Wall
Street Wizard." In the party of of
ficial which are to make the trip are
General Manager J. P. O'Brien, Chief
F.nineer George W. Boschko and
General Superintendent M. J. Buck
t ley, of the Harriman linen, who are
veiling the real purpose of their
present trip by a run over the Elgin
Joseph extension, which has just been
completed. .
General Manager O'Brien and Chief
Engineer. Boschke left . for La
Grande in Mr. O'Brien's private car
hit nght and picked up General
Superintendent Buckley, who has
been in Eastern Oregon for several
days, After the trip over the Elgin
line to Wallowa, its present terminus,
the party wilt return to Bigg and
will start on one of the longest autOi
mobile trips ever made into the wilds
of Eastern and Central Oregon from
Shaniko. It will be several hundred
miles in length and.will cover a good
ly portion of the great Oregon em
pire now untapped by railroads.
Mr. O'Brien expects to take a hur
ried look at the country around Ma
dras, which would be the object point
In case the new Harriman line is pro
jected eastward from the Corvallis &
Eastern terminus at Detroit, ahd will
continue his way down to Prinville,
and from that point the movements
of the party are largely a matter of
convenience to themselves, though
during the trip, which wijl require
about two weeks. Klamath, Lakcj
Harney and Malheur counties will be
visited, and the most feasible routes
considered from all standpoints as to
productivity of adjacent territory,
cost of construction and other details.
INCREASE OF PAY
BETTERS TOE ARMY
General Funston, in Annual Report, Expresses Hope
That Additional Officers Will Be Supplied
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. In the
annual report to the war department
General Frederick Funston, comman
der of the Department of California,
cxresses the hope that the depart
ment will succeed in its efforts to
obtain an additional-number of offi
cers to take the place of those detach
ed of duty from, their organizations
He adds that this is a question affect-
WILL NOMINATE WHITE.
NEW YORK, Sept It. It was
scmi-officially announced at the re
publican national headquarter! today
that State Senator Horace N. White
of Syracuse will be nominated lieutenant-governor
at Saratoga by the
the prtwi'-. here i.
that no other candidate than Hughes
will be placed in nomination for the
governorship.
MUST TAKE TEST.
Colonel Steward Will Make 90-Mile"
Ride And 50-Mile Walk.
LOS ANGELES, Set. ll.-A dis
patch from Fort Huachuca Arizona
says that Colonel William 1. Stewart
the coast artillery officer, who has
been in exile at Fort Grant is at Fort
Huachua awaiting orders from Wash
ington to take the 90-mile riding test.
He expects to start Sunday. Possible
he wfll assist also in taking the 50
mile walking test after he has finish
ed the 90-milc ride.
I'
-BE SLAYER OF
DREYFUS FREE
MAN WHO ATTEMPTED MA
JOR'S LIFE AT ZOLO EX
ERCISES RECENTLY.
EXCITEMENT IN COURT ROOM
Presiding Judge Refuses to Reopen
the Old Dreyfus Issue and Compels
Witnesses to Leave the ' Stand
When They Attempt It
PARIS, Sept. II. Louis A. Gregori
was today acquitted of the charge of
attempting to kill Major Alfred Drey
fus at the Pantheon in this city some
time ago. During the ceremonies at
the Pantheon in connection with the
canonization of M. Zola, Gregori fired
two revolver shots at Dreyfus, one
ball taking effect in Dreyfus' wrist.
The presiding judge continued to
day, as yesterday, to rule out all at
tempts to reopen the old Dreyfus is
sue, and there was considerable turbu
lence in the courtroom as witness af
ter, witness was suppressed. These
included M. Berteaux, former Minister
of War, and Colonel du Paty de
Clam. Henri Rochcford took the
defense.
Colonel du Paty de Clam's ramb
ling statement, in which he claimed
the men now in power were in league
to prevent the disclosure of the truth
of the Dreyfus affair, was interrupted
by the judge, who compelled'him to
leave the stand on the ground that
ing the greatly efficiency to the army
"The beneficial results anticipated
from the recently legislation increas
ing the pay of the army,"' says the
general, "Are already becoming ap
parent. Company commanders report
that a much larger proportion of de
sirable men are, enlisted than was
formally the case, and that former
soldiers are returning to the service."
OLD
TAFT'S FIRST TOUR TO
BE IN THE WEST
Candidate Will Make 3 Speak
ing Trips Before November
CINCINNATI, Sept. U.-Taffs
first spcecn making trip will be
through the west. ' A. I. Vorya left
here' for New York today and will
personally represent the candidate
before the national committee in ar
ranging the trip which will take in at
least the states of Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
Two other trips are being planned,
one through the eastern state! 'an
other through a number of soutberr
states. These will not be worked out
until the western journey lias been
arranged. It was said Vorys took
with him no specific recommendations
from the candidate. Mr. Taft gave it
as his opinion that the western trip
will extend as far as the coast al
though he is not certain about it
his testimony was entirely irrelevant
Georgia asked M. Rochcfort to dis
close the deposition made before the
Court of Cassation, but the judge re
fused to put the question. M. Roche
fort left the stand with an appeal to
the jury to acquit Gregori.
M. Bourbonne, another witness for
Gregori, when he was announced by
the judge, made this explanation:
"I wished only to speak of the
Munstcr memoirs, which the German
government seized and never pub
lished." ' " ;."
Gregori thereupon shouted to the
jury: '
"Now draw your own conclusions."
UNITED STATES SENATOR
RIVES AT
Republican Leader in Oregon for the First Time in
Two Years
IS CONFIDENT OF JUDGE TAFT'S ELECTION
Senator Gives Out Information That His Trip to Oregon Is to As
sist Taft In Carrying the State Will Form
Many Taft Clubs
PORTLAND, Sept. 11 United
States Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
arrived in Portland tonight. It is his
first visit in Oregon for two years.
He passed through La Grande this
mornjng, and was met at the depot by
a number of local Republicans, with
whom he talked while the 0. R. & N.
train was taking on passengers and
freight.
Senator Bourne announced that
Taft would be elected, and of this
he entertained no doubt. Regarding
conditions in Oregon and the Sena
tonal question, Bourne had nothing
to say, the train pulling out before an
extensive interview could be ob
tained, i
Before leaving for his home, Bourne
gave oiit the information in the east
that his trip to Oregon was for
the purpose, of assisting Taft carry
the state. How many weeks he will
devote to this work is not stated, and
when he expects to return to Wash-!
ington is also a matter of uncertainty.
While in Oregon, the Senator intends
organizing a press bureau, which will
send out personally tetters from him
to voters in all the counties. He will
also organize a crew of boosters for
Taft, who will work in their hdmei
neighborhood, stirring up sentiment j
for the national ticket, . - i
, One of the principal objects which
will command his " attention will, be
WRIGHT fslACHINEAGA IN
BREAKS
RECORDS
Aeroplane Makes Flight Lasting
Hour and Ten Minutes
WASHINGTON, Sept 11.-In
a flight lasting one hour, 10 minutes
and 26 seconds, Orville Wright today
surpassed all of his previous exploits
for time and distance flight for hcav
ier-than-air machine. Two flights
made Fort Myer, Va., today, the first
being of 10 minutes and 50 seconds'
duration for the purpose of showing
the rate of speed He had been travel
ing iif the long nights for the past
three days. Today's test according to
aviators' calculations has a new
speed recordbreaking the flights of
Wednesday and Thursday 39.5 miles
an hour. ' ,
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.
Pittsburg 2, Cincinnati 1.
St Louis 3, Chicago 0.
Boston 2, Philadelphia 7.
Brooklyn 1, New York 6.
American League.'
Cleveland 4, St. Louis 1.
Detroit 2, Chicago 4.
Washington 2, 0, Philadelphia 1. 2,
New York 4, Boston 2.
Boston 5, New York I.
Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles 12, Portland 9. ,
San Francisco 0, Oakland 1 (ten in
nings). . .. - . 4:.
Northwest League.
Tacoma 3, Vancouver 2.
Seattle 3, Butte 5.
Aberdeen 6, Spokane 4.
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the organization of Taft clubs. The
Fulton faction of the Reublicans will
not meet Bourne with open arms, and
they will block his plan of organizing
Taft clubs, until the Senator concedes
that the Fulton people are the whole
thing. It appears to be merely a fight
to gain the credit for carrying Oregon
for Taft and Sherman.
Senator Bourne will be informed
that if he wants the Taft clubs which
John C. Young is organizing to be
recognized and have standing with
the state central committee, which is
controlled by the Fulton faction," he
will have to co-operate with the state
central committee, and that all in
structions to the clubs must be issued
by the state -committee, anl not by
Young or . Bourne. Those in charge
of the state committee will not rec
ognize or admit the -existence of Taft
clubs on any other ground.
The fight against the Taft clubs of
Young has already commenced, and
came to a showdown last night at
Salem. This fight was led in Marion
county by State Senator Smith, one
of Fulton's chief lieutenants. Two
Republican clubs were merged, but
rather than designate the new organ
ization as a Taft "club, which might
lead .the .voters to a supposition that
Young was entitled to some credit for
its organization, Dr. Smith succeeded
in having the name changed to the
Salem Republican Club. ,
THREATENS
HO SHORE TOWNS
NO UNION JACK.
School Directors Will Have None
But Canadian Emblem Over
the School. '
NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C.
Sept. 11. Tlie school trustees of this
city ceased to raise the Union Jack
over the school buildings as ordered
by the provincial government. The
question was thoroughly discussed
and decided that the government's re
quest will be complied with but that
the Canadian ensign will be the only
emblem permitted on the flagstaff
head.
WAS CALIFORNIA MAN.
SAN BERNADINO, Cal., Sept. 11.
O. D. Collins, who was killed at
Spokane Wash., yesterday, was for
merly superintendent of the San Ber
nardino Valley Traction Company. In
March he went to Spokane to assume
the general managership of a large
enterprise. His two sisters and chil
dren were about to leave for Wash
ington to make their home with him.
WINDSTORM
GREAT DAMAGE
STORM SWEEPS TURK ISLAND
AT 100 MILES AN HOUR
- CLIP
MANY LIYES REPORTED LOST
Town of Grand Turk Devastated in
Tornado Several Serious Marine
- Disasters Also Reported Death
List as Yet Unknown. '
GRAND TURK, Turks Island, B
W. I., Sept. 11. A storm of great
fury swept Turks Island last night
and this morning. The town of
Grand Turk is devastated. A num
ber of lives have been lost but how
many cannot be said. At 4 o'clock
this morning the wind was nearly a
hundred miles an .hour. Several ma
rine disasters are reported with the
loss of life.
IGNORE FISH -LAWS.
Fishermen Stand Off Authorities With
Arms When Capture is Attempted.
NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C,
Sept. 11. Trouble between the fisher
men on the Fraser river and the Do
minion fisheries officers, resulted last
night in an open defiance by the com
pany of fishermen who stood off the
officers with fire arms and prevent
seizure of their boats on a charge of
illegal fishing during the closed, sea
son. Five arrests were made today.
KAISER DOES NOT
GO INTO FRANCE
Emperor William Changes
ter French Territory,
ALTENBERG, Alsac Lorraine,
Sept. 11. Emperor William . disap
pointed the general expectation that
he would set pot on the French ter
ritory today in the course of his sight
seeing trip along the Vosges ranges.
The French authorities forwarded his
Majesty a hearty invitation to do so
and had made every preparation to
welcome" the imperial visitor. He had
LAKE SUPERIOR
Grand Marais Burning
and Is Doomed
PEOPLE TAKE TO LAKE
Entire Cock County in Danger
Inhabitants Panic Stricken .
With Fear
GREATEST LOSSES IN YEARS
Government Officials at Washington
Claim This Year's Forest Fires in
Northern Part of the Country Are
the Worst fa 25 Years.
DULUTH, Mian., Sept. 11. Unless
a heavy rain falls within the next 48
hours the total destruction of every
town on the northshore of Lake Su-
perior in Cook county is almost cer
tain. Tonight, wild-eyed and shaking
with fear, the inhabitants are gather
ed along the shore prepared to take
to the lake in small craft should the
worst come.
The town of Grand Marais is now
on fire. The latest reports say the
fire has overwhelmed the outskirts and
the- town is burning. The town ap
pears doomed and it is feared before
morning that the 1500 population will
be homeless. -
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. -Government
officials here say the whole
northern half of the United States,
from coast to coast, is likely this year
to go down as one of the worst in the
last quarter of a century in the mat
ter of losses by forest fires which
will be high up in the millions. Offic
ials say the fires have started a wide
spread movement in many states to
check them by adopting national sys
tems of fire protection. The total cost
of forest fires on carefully patrolled
national forest reserves for the sea
son exclusive of salaries of forestry
officials is not more than $30,000. ;
ST. PAUL, Sept. 11. Governor
Johnson tonight received a message
from Mayor Haven of Duluth to the
effect that Beaver Bay is in imminent
danger of being destroyed by fire and
asking help to be sent to the settle
ment at once. The governor has re
quested the captain of the America al
Port Arthur to go to the threatened
town.
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. ll.-An
official statement of the cholera situa
tion at St. Petersburg shows today 58
new cases, eight deaths and 107 pa
tients in the hospitals with the dis
ease. Plans and Does Not En
But Sends Thanks
intended to ascend Hohenck highest
point in this vicinity, which is situated
on the French territory. From it a
splendid view may be had of Remire
mont and the valley of the Mosele
river. Emperor William arrived late
this afternoon and decided not to
proceed across the frontier, but he
sent his thanks to the French officials
for the courtesy shown him.