33rd YEAR. NO. 215
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1803
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NOMINATION OF
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
Many Calls for Governor
to Speak in West
MAY MAKE THE TRIP
Leaders Plan to Schedule Him
for Tour Through West and
Middle States '
PREDICT NORMAL MAJORITIES
Representative Boutellt 8ayt the Re
ultkb of the Min Election Will
Have no Bearing on National Elec
tion. CHICAGO, Sept. IS. Republican
leaden Irom the 14 states who were
ancmbled here today expressed the
gratification at the renomination of
Hughes for governor of New York.
Without execption the leaden declar
ed the action of the few York con
vention will aid the republican! in
their campaigns in all the debatable
elates of the west, The request that
Governor Hughes to be sent into the
western states are received in, great
numbers. It is said he may be sched
uled to speak in Kansas, Nebraska,
and other western states where his
popularity is strong. Chairman Hitch
cock and Senator Dixon, director of
the speakers' bureau left tonight for
Cincinnati where they will confer,
with Secretary Taft concerning Taft's
Itinerary for the western trip. Rep
resentative Botttelle of Illinois who
Just returned from campaigning in
Maine fays the small republican ma
jority with 'which Maine was carried
by republicans has no particular bear
ing on the national election. He
thought the return of the entire con
gressional delegation to congress
meets with the approval of the entire
atate, He, predicted the normal re
publican majority in the November
election.
. EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE.
AIX LA CHAPPELLE. France,
Sept. IS. Five killed and sixteen oth
ers injured by an explosion of a boil
er today in the Laura Mine near
Ileerlen on the Dutcher border.
SPENDS BUSY TIME
ON 5 1ST
Taft Declines to Go Further in Newspaper Contro
versy of Campaign Issues With Bryan
CINCINNATI,' Sept. lS.-Judge
Taft today declined to go farther with
Mr. Bryan in newspaper controversy
over issues of the campaign. There
Is nothing in Bryan's statement today
which seem.; to require an answer.
Should it appear so later, I will take
up the subject in my public spcechs."
This was Taft's ultimatum as he
expressed his willingness and that
Bryan should have the last word on
This, the Slst anniversary of Taft's
birth, proved to be the busiest since
his arrival here a week ago. He de
livered an address tonight to the Af-'
rican Methodist conference which is
in session here, the first speech of
liis camapign to negroes. The address
was not political but it gave a clear
iusight of the sympathetic feeling en
HUGHES TO HELP
A FOUL MIX-UP,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-The
proceedings in the case of Cutave
Ahltedt, the Emeryville man, arrest
ed on suspicion f complicity In the
murder of Mrs. Daniel Donohue, and
who was handed over to local author!
ties on a charge of burglarizing the
home of Mrs. Laumeister, four months
ago may be enlivened to-day by the
court's investigation of two threaten
ing letteri received by Mrs. Laumeis
ter. The anonymous warnings have
been given, into the custody of the
prosecution. One declares that the
writer has been selected by lot to kill
Mrs. Laumeister before the end of
the year. The woman has a theory
that Daniel Donohue killed neither
his wife nor himself, but was killed
in order to throw suspicion upon him.
BRYAN AGAIN ATTACKS
TAFT IN ADDRESS
DEMOCRAT HAD STRENUOUS
DAY ABUSING JUDGE ON
ALL SIDES.
SPEAKS AT PHILADELPHIA
Expresses Sorrow For People Who
Have to Live Under the Republi
can Administration Refen to Pres
ident as Taft's "Godfather."
TRENTON, Sept. IS. Pouring hot
shots -into Judge Taft and the repub
lican party at every point where he
stopped Colonel Bryan tonight in this
city concluded a strenuous day of
campaigning in New Jersey following
a few hours in Philadelphia, where,
in front of a newspaper office and be
fore an enthusiastic audience he ar
raigned the republican party and ex
pressed sorrow for the people who he
said were compelled to live under its
rule. Switching into the national
politics he asserted the republican
standard bearer promised there will
be no panic and that Roosevelt as
Taft's godfather, promised the same
thing. Bryan wanted to know how
Taft could prevent panics when
Roosevelt already had one on his
hands, Only an hour before his ar
rival in that stronghold of republican-
BIRTHDAY
tertained for the struggles of the race
held by the candidate. V
BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.
St. Louis 7, Detroit 8.
Chicago 0, Cleveland 3.
Washington 6, Philadelphia 1.
Boston 0, New York 1.
; National League.
Brooklyn 0, Cincinnati 2.
New York S, St. Louis 4.
Boston 3, Chicago 2.
Philadelphia S, Pittsburg 6.
Pacific Coast League.
Portland 4 San Francisco 0.
Los Angeles 10, Oakland 0.
Northwest League.
Seattle 2, Tacoma 7.
Vancouver 14, Spokane 2.
SALT LAKE
DEFEATS
LOCAL OPTION
'T,
Republican State Convention
Meets Nominate Ticket
SALT LAKE, Sept. IS.-The plank
favoring the passage of the local op
tion law was defeated in committee
on resolutions of the republican state
convention which met here today and
the matter will not come up on the
floor of the convention. The conven
tion nominated the complete state
ticket headed by William F. Spry of
Salt Lake for governor and Joseph
Howell for congressman. Electoral
ticket of three presidential electors
was nominated and adopted a plat
form which warmly endorses the
Roosevelt administration and candi
dates on the national ticket. ' "
ism, Bryan fired broadside at Taft in
a statement in which he cited his
record in several matters on which
Taft challenged hi mto declare him
self. Incidentally during the day he
attacked F. Coleman Dupont of the
republican executive committee, reit
erating his former charge that Dupont
as a trust magnate is unfit to occupy
the position of attempting to institute
reforms. In this city Bryan's speech
covered much the same ground gone
over the day. , .
GHES RE-NOMINATED Oil 1ST
BALLOT BY BIB flllTY
Governor Gets 827 Out
Wadsworth 151
NOMINATION MADE UNANIMOUS BY BARNES
Naming of Hughes Ends Desperate Struggle on Part of County
Leaders, Who Have Spared No Effort to Discover a '
V Candidate Who Might Defeat Him
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. IS.-The
republican state ticket:
For governor Charles E. Hughes
(re-nominated).
For Lieutenant-governor Horace
White, Onondaga.
For Secretary of State Samuel S.
Koenig, New York.
For attorney-general Edward R.
O'Malley, Erie.
For comptroller Charles H. Guas,
Albany.
For state treasurer Thomas B.
Dunn, Monroe.
For associate judge of the court
of appeals Albert Haight, Erie (re
nominated). Hughes was re-nominated today by
the republican state convention by an
overwhelming majority and on the
first ballot. He received 827 out of a
possible 1009 as against ISt for James
W. Wadsworth, Jr., of Livingston
county, speaker of the state assembly
and 31 for former Congressman Ste
wart of Montgomery. The nomination
was made unanimous on the motion
of State Committee Barnes, who has
been perhaps the bitterest and most
outspoken opponent of the governor.
The governor's re-nomination follow
ed the utter failure of a desperate
struggle on the part of county leaders
who for , four days have spared no
effort to discover a candidate upon
whom they could unite to defeat him.
The remainder of ticket was made up
m tn c good old-fashioned way. The
organization slate announced an hour
oi; more before the session of the con
vention began by Chairman Woodruff
of the state committee, after a con
ference of local leaders. It was 183
votes, of all, but of one district in
New York county, that carried the
governor's total beyond SOS, the ma
D MARAIS SUR
ROUNDED BY FIRE
Six Indians and a White Man
Thought to Have Met Death
DULUTH, Sept. lS.-Grand Marais
is girded by roaring mountains of fire
and smoke and it is believed the white
man and six Indians who were mak
ing effort to save the homesteaders
have perished. This news was receiv
ed here by the steamer Gopher. Lut
zen, a small settlement near Grand
Marais is in the greater of danger.
Surrounded by fire and everything
seems doomed to destruction although
it is not thought the loss of life will
occur. At Colville, six miles from
Grand Marais, everything went. The
situation looks very bad at Chicago
Bay. Officers of Gopher declare grav
ity of situation on North Shore not
exaggerated in the least.
' CHOLERA IN PHILIPPINES.
' WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. -Adjutant-General's
office was advised to
day of the death from Asiatic cholera
in Philippines of Bert T. Christianson,
of Company H.f 26th infantry. At
the surgeon-general's office no fear is
felt of the disease spreading to any
extent and much less, that the army
Would suffer if it did.
of a Possible 1009-
and Stewart
jority of the convention. When nine
votes from Nassau brought the total
up to 395, a hush in which was con
centrated all the intensity of bitter
ness and suspense.
The secretary of the convention
then called "New York." President
Persons of the New York , county
committee responded:
"Four for Wadsworth, balance of
county, 183 for Hughes."
A thousand pencils footed the
Hughes total to 578. In as many
heartbeats every person in the great
hall knew the battle was over and
the hall instantly became a bedlam of
cheering. When the secretary an
nounced the result there was another
pandemonium, which lasted fully a
minute before anything could be said
or done. Then Hughes' nomination
was made unanimous. Other nomina
tions were quickly made and the con
vention adjourned at 5:30 p. m.
HUGHES GETS NEWS.
ROCHESTER, Sept. IS. "I am
deeply sensible of the honor confer
red upon me. I wish to express my
appreciation for the confidence re
posed in me by the republican party."
Thus did Governor Hughes make the
first public statement after his nomi
nation for governor of New York this
evening. Beyond that Hughes would
say nothing, either to his running
mates or his policies, if he be elected.
PRESIDENT IS PLEASED.
. OYSTER BAY. Sept. 15.-News of
the nomination of Governor Hughes
was received here while the president
was out riding and not until some
time afterwards that he was made ac
quainted with the information. It is
known that the president is greatly
leased with the action of convention
in nominating Hughes. '
THREATENS r.1'ALLISTll FOB II
FISCIITIIIG 8111 CATCH
INSPECTOR RESIGNS.
Thomas B. Neuhauser Who Secured
Evidence in Land Cases.
PORTLAND, Sept 15.-Thomas
B. Neuhausen, special inspector of the
interior department, who was promi
nent in the securing of evidence upon
which many of the land fraud indict
ments in this state were based, today
telegraphed his resignation to Wash
ington.' Mr. Neuhausen is retiring
from the employment of the govern
ment to engage in private business in
this city. -
FERNALD IN LEAD.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. lS.-Prac-tically
the complete returns for gov
ernor tonight give Fernald, republi
can? a plurality of 7799 over Gardner,
democrat.
OF DYNAMITE EX
PLODES, KILUIIG 6
MANY OTHERS INJURED IN
AWFUL WINDSOR, MIS
SOURI ACCIDENT
MANY OF INJURED MAY DIE
Noise of Explosion is Heard for SO
Miles and Shock Shakes Town as
an Earthquake Telegraph Wires
Cut Off and Communication Lost
KANSAS CITY, Sept. lS-Six dead
and 30 injured, some of them perhaps
fatally, was the result of an explo
sion of a car of dynamite at Windsor,
Mo., today. So much confusion exists
at Windsor that accurate figures on
the casualties were unobtainable up to
5 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour
the dead numbered six, as follows:
FREDERICK YAKES, depot
agent, M., K. & T. R. R.
DEE HALL, of Windsor, a dray
man An unknown tramp, and three un
known laborers.
Many received broken bones and
were terribly lacerated.
The injured were made up of the
usual crowd commonly found about
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CAR
CONVENTION REACH
HARMONOUS TERMS
Connors, Murphy and Mack Take Contested Cases
in Hand and Arrive at Satisfactory Adjustment
ROCHESTER, Sept. IS. A satis
factory adjustment of difficulties be
tween the factions of the four coun
ties in which the contents were cen
tered in the convention hung on the
counter of uncertainty until State
Chairman Conners, Leader Murphy of
Tammany and 'National Chairman
Mack acting as a committee of har
mony took the contested cases under
advisement and - after a hearing
brought harmony out of the unrea
sonable discord. Asa result McCar
ren and Murphy both lent aid in
bringing about , the success of the
state, and national tickets, in Kings
county and the McCarren candidates
were withdrawn. In Chatauqua coun
ty the Mott and Heffernan factions
were given seats. Contests in Oneida
and Herkimer counties were with
Warden Gets Ton Wash
ington Side Fish
TO NAB ALL CATCHES
Seufert Calls Act Grand Larceny
But McAllister Will Nab
All Catches
BOTH MEN OLD TIME FRIENDS
McAllister Claims That Senfertfc
Have Been Violating , Law Ever
Since it Went Into Effect, Septem
ber 10th, the Opening Day.
PORTLAND, Sept. IS.-The vigor
ous interstate salmon war which is
now raging along the Columbia as
sumed spectacular proportions this
morning, when Master Fish Warden"
Harry C. McAllister opened a mart
and played the role of fishmonger in
the door of a boxCar at the Union
Depot. McAllister, in connection .with
his arrest of F.A. Seufert and T. J.
Seufert at The Dalles last night, con
fiscated about two tons of salmon,
which the fishermen had caught on
the Washington side. These were the
fish McAllister disposed of, and the
proceeds, about $120, less freight and
costs, went to swell the state hatchery
fund.
F. A. Seufert, one of the two sal
mon kings of the upper river, says
the act of confiscation was grand
larceny, and he declared he will have
the Master Fish Warden arrested on
that charge. IT such are Mr. Seufert's
intentions, Oregon's fish watchman
had not been made aware of it up to 1
o'clock this afternoon. He, however,
took the precaution to secure legal
advice on the point, so that the fisher
man who have been violating the law
will not be able to checkmate his fu
ture moves in this interesting chess
game. now being played. McAllister
denies that he is guilty of any crime
that the law is explicit as to his du
ties when he discovers any breaches
thereof. It becomes his duty to take
possession of whatever catch has been
(Continued on page 8.)
drawn. The conference with leaders
this morning delayed the convention
until long past the hour reached for
assembling., Chairman O'Brien deliv
ered his opening address, creating an
outburst of cheering second only to
the mention of the name of the pres
ent candidate for president when al
luded to the late Grover Cleveland.
When the chairman finished, there
was a roll-call, noting of contests,
adopting resolutions governing ap
pointment of committees, after which
the convention adjourned until to
morrow. The question of the nomi
nation for governor is still unsettled.
The leaders devoted the entire day4o
straightening up , the contests and
gave but little attention to the mat
ter. The surface indications point
to Lieutenant-Governor Chanler.