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33rd YEAR. NO. 218 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1803 PRICE FIVE CENTS . ftiL e.a iSszsP esLcia fj wiindSm JXtJ jeXssJ GASOLENE EXPLOSION RESULTS 1 2 DEATHS 3 INJURED Fatal Accident Occurs at Vallejo Navy Yards SUBMARINES INJURED Combustion of 250 Gallons of Explosive Scatters Flames, Scorching War Craft MAY, CHIEF MACHINIST, DEAD Other Victim Wat Unknown Man Who, Forced By the Heat, Leapt Overboard and i Drowned Other . Officer! Injured VALLEJO, Cal., Se.M. 18,-An ex plosion of 250 gallon of gasoline on board a barge moored abreast of the submarine boat Crampus and Pike, at the Mare Island navy yard this afternoon, reunited in the death of Chief Machinist. Teddy May and in juries to Lieutenant J. S. Townscnd, Chief Gunner' Mate Leahy and Chief Gunner's Mate Merrin. Roth submarine were scorched badly. The tender Fortune and the tug Unadilla were also injured, the latter catching fire. The explosion threw the flames in all direction. The men were forced to jump overboard to escape the flames. One man, whose tame wai not ascertained, jumped from the barge into the water and was drowned. . FINE NURSE, THAT SAN 'DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 19.-A ruirse in the county hospital last eve ning confessed to District Attorney Kiiby that she had accidentally fur nished a number of the patients with drinking water containing a quantity of poison. Six were taken .violently ill, one died and the others are in a serious condition, some being uncon scious. It is probable that other deaths 'will occur. The wholesale poisoning was followed by rumors that it had been brought about de liberately, as the result of a plot. The ' sheriff and district attorney immedi ately began an investigation at the hospital and filially learned from one of the nurses that she had used for drinking water a receptacle that had contained poison. FATAL RESULTS OF A CARELESS NURSE Uses Pitcher That Had Contained Atrophine Solu tion, for Drinking Water 4- Deaths Follow . SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept, 18 Fol lowing the drinking of water served from a pitcher which had contained a solution of atrophine, four are in the county hospital dead and three others are seriously ill. The dead: August Fisher, J. Young, Charles Kempy and Henry C. Shutte. Miss Arthur, a 19-ycar-old nurse, is held responsible She had mixed a solu tion to dilate the eyes of one of the patients and was suddenly called to BASEBALL GAMES American League Chicago 1, Washington 0. Cleveland 2, Boston 1. St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 1. ; .St. Louis S, Philadelphia 4. Detroit I, New York S. National League Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 13, Boston 6. St. Louis 4, Brooklyn 2. St. Louis 0, Brooklyn 3. . Pittsburg 0, New York 7. Pittsburg 7, New York 12. Northwest League Seattle 0, Tacoma 9. Vancouver 5, Spokane 2. Pacific Coast League Portland 5, San Francisco 1. Los Angeles 4, Oakland 0. TO OF 111 SELFRIDOE THE LATEST OF A BRILLIANT THRONG OF DEVOTEES LONG LIST OF ACCIDENTS At Claat These Men of the Air Are Extraordinarily Plucky and Resourceful, But He Made One Trip Too Many WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. - The tragical mishap which cose Lieut. Thos. E. Sclfridge of the U. S. Sig nal Corps his life yesterday is the most recent of many resultant from man's persistent effort to conqcr the air. Lilcnthal, a tfcrman scientist, and M. Hilchar, another student of aero natics probably were the first mar tyrs to the cause of the heavier than air type of air craft. The former was killed in the summer of 1896 while experimenting with his "gliding ma chine" which is said to have furnish ed the first model for the Wright Brothers. The latter met his death about the same way in a test of his own aeroplane. On Sept. 3 last Chas. Olice Jones, the Hammondsport, N, Y., aeronaut, fell to his death from his dirigible baloon Boomerang while giving an exhibition flight in Connec ticut. (Continued on page 8.) assist in an operation. In her ab sence someone filled the pitcher with water, not knowing it contained the atrophine solution, and the contents were drunk by a number of the pa tients. . Miss Arthur herself used the water ministering to the wants of patients and was not aware of the facts until the patients became ill, and then held her silence on account Of the disastrous results of her careless- ness. SACRIFICE S AERONAUTICS t . : ia II! II EAST EVENING Restraining Him From Interference With Fishing and Fishermen on North Shore INSTRUCTS DEPUTIES Warden Will Carefully Observe Mandate But Will Continue to Prosecute All Violations in Oregon Waters wwwww ww ww ww ww PORTLAND, ORE, SEPT. 18, 1908. MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, ORE. TWO INJUNCTIONS, ISSUED OUT OF THE UNITED STATES COURT, WERE SERVED UPON ME AT 5 O'CLOCK P. M. TODAY. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IS COM PLAINANT IN THE FIRST AND H. S. McGOWAN IN THE SECOND. AND RESTRAINING ME FROM INTERFERING WITH ALL PERSONS FISHING UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN THAT PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THAT STATE. I WILL CONTINUE THE EN FORCEMENT OF ALL LAWS UPON THE OREGON SIDE OF THE RIVER. (Signed) H. C McALLISTER, MASTER FISh WARDEN, STATE OF OREGON. The forejroing is the text of the despatch that reached this office at 7:05 o'clock last evening, having been supplemented an hour earlier by a telephone message from Mr. McAl lister to the same import and with the request that he be put in touch with his bailiffs and deputies here in order that he mjght instruct them to an instant conformity with the terms of the peremptory .orders thus served upon him. This was .done, and Messrs. Mack, Brown and Settem were soon in iuuch with their chief, and when the .boats went out on pa trol last night it was with the un dcrstanding that the work was to be confined to the Oregon half of the great river. The receipt of this news will come as a sharp relief to a situation that was becoming farily well worked up to a point of disorder and perhaps worse, for the feeling on the river, and especially on the north shore, has not been of the best for the past 48 hours. The issues can now be awaited minus the suggestion of evil and danger, and the hope is broad cast here that an early and radical but wholly satisfactory result will obtain in the big premise. The fact that the injunction suits had been filed came as no surprise to the water bailiffs in this section; They had been expecting this action almost hourly for the past several days. The first information gained of the matter by the three bailiffs, Ole J. Settem. W. A. Mack and T. C. Brown, was through The Astorian, and a little while later Mr. Mack called up Mr. McAllister over the long distance thone and learned fur ther details. As a result of the news the water bailiffs did not go out on the river as they were just about to do, but delayed their trip until they had secured a thorough understand ing of the matter. "What will you now do?" was the question asked of Mr, Mack. "Our orders are not to interfere with the fishing on the Washington side of the river that is, in the Wash ington territory, t According to Mr. McAllister in my conversation with him over the phone, the center of the river will be the dividing line," said Mr. Mack. "On the other side of the center of the river we will obey the .order "restraining us from all interference with the fishing. We shall be compelled to let them do as ri I. . 'iJ 1 '' '-ii NOW ON DUTY HERE 44444 thty please there, at least while the injunctions are against us. "But on the Oregon side of the river we shall continue our activities and shall arrest every violator of the laws just as surely as we can secure the proper evidence." . That there will be a rush for the Washington side of the river today, or just as soon as the word has gone around of the issuance of the injunc tions, may be taken as a foregone conclusions. "Can a man with an Oregon license fish on the Washington side?" was asked of Mr. Mack. , V "I suppose so," he replied. "The only prohibited waters now are on this side of the river, and one license over there is just as good as another, I presume." It is well known that many of the men who hold Washington licenses live in Astoria, and that they will start fishing at once is probable; and apparently it makes no difference what license is held, so long as the fishing is done on the Washington side. '.',... a But yesterday s and the preceding night ;there seemed to be hardly a fish in the river, and there may not be any better luck today and tonight. Several of the fishermen who risked a heavy, fine Thursday night were "skunked," or got only one or two little fish for all their risk and trou ble.' , , ; . Bright and early today the three water bailiffs will be out watching for violations on the Oregon- side. Whether fish . caught on the other side may be sold in Oregon territory may be a question. It is understood that yesterday the Co-Operative Can nery gave orders to all its fishermen not to attempt any more fishing though the injunctions will change all that. The three water bailiffs have se cured evidence against 66 alleged vi olators of the laws. Mr. Mack has sworn to complaints against all of these, and quite a number of arrests have been made on the warrants al ready and the rest will be served soon. , -The issuance of the injunctions will not restrain the bailiffs in their pros ecution of these cases, though many and perhaps the great majority of them had their origin on the Wash ington side of th'e river. Following is a complete list of all 111 D. BOLD REPLIES THE HEARST the men against whom warrants have been issued, and some of whom have been arrested: Gill Nettert John Jarttllo, Julius Peterson, Mar tin Olscn, Charles Tolven, John Hur shala, Jacob Peterson, Mat Kampa, Henry Pirkala, John Gustafson, Peter Guintinen, Frank Neimi, Mat Wau kala, Berg Martin, Mat Karpala, D. Malaguinti, Ole Olson, Henry Pir kala, Gust Patrick. Alex Metelo, Chas. Makinell, Charles Jensen, August An derson, Arnet Nelson, W. Joki, Migi, Alfred Ekoug, Andeo Olsen, A. Man iki, Bernhart Mcgun, Pefe Johnson, John Jensilla, Emil Finney, Mat Pir land, Ole Qffeson, Severn Halsen, Louis Bogdanovich, Mat Garvcy, (Continued on page 8) WITH ElliD LONGBOAT, THE CANADIAN INDIAN, IS CAUSE OF SE RIOUS DISPUTE HE IS A PROFESSIONAL The Late Unpleasantness Has Noth ing to Do With the Present Diffi culty, Tis Said England Wat De termined to Ring Him In NEW YORK, Sept. 19. It has be come known that the officials of the Amateur Athletic Union of the U. S. are serious!- considering sever ing all relations with the Amateur Athletic Union of England, which was chiefly responsible for Tom Longboat, the Indian runner, com peting in the Marathon race at Lon don, notwithstanding he had been declared a professional by the former body. It is said that if the present feelings of some of the A. A. U. members do not change by the time the board of governors has its an nual meeting in November all ath letic ties between the two countries will be discontinued. The feeling shown toward the American commit tee at the Olympic games has noth ing to do w-ith this attitude of the A. A. U. officails, the running of Long boat being the sole cause. ATHLETES i SEVER AEON CREW SAFE ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND English Steamer a Total Wreck But Entire Ship's Company Saved Camping With Help Near VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. .-Cabled advices from Fanning Island state that the steamer Aeon was car ried on Christmas Island by strong currents, setting it on the shore a total wreck. The ship's company, 50 in all, took the boats and landed at a small settlement all safe. Four women and two children, mostly the wives of the United States battleship squadron who took passage to join their husbands at Australia, are camping on Christmas Island await ing rescue. j IB ACCUSATION Says All Dealings With Foraker Were Proper IS ALL PURE FICTION Senator Not on Record as Being Connected With Any Stand ard Cases BILL NO. 500 A PRIVATE OJO Congressional Records Fail to Show Any BUI Introduced During 1900 Relating to Foreign Corporations as Referred to by Hearst NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-John D. Archbold made the following -statement today: . "Such correspondence and relations as I may have had years ago with Senator Foraker were in regard to entirely proper legislation." "If Mr. Hearst had come to Arch bold direct it probably would have cost him less to secure copies of Mr. Archbold's correspondence than for Hearst to have, either employed or dealt with thieves. "Mr. Archbold characterizes Mr. Hearst's statements regarding the al leged attempt to bribe ex-Attorney General Monnett, of Ohio, as pure fiction, and says they were answered and exploded long ago. v 'As to the statements of the al leged relations between Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, and the Stand ard Oil Company, and contributions through him or anyone else to the Democratic campaign fund, there is not the shadow of truth in them. "Mr. Hisgens' insinuations about burning his plant are absurd and un worthy of notice." Foraker Not on Record COLUMBUS, O.," Sept. 18.-Fora-ker was not the attorney of record in any of the Standard Oil cases tried in the Ohio courts. The first cases were filed in 1882 and were carried along in the various courts for more than twenty years. According to the (Continued on page 8.) The Aeon was cast on a coral reef and wrecked beyond hope of sal vage. Gasoline engines from the car go were fitted to the ship's boat to take Captain Downie and the second officer and two engineers to Fanning Island to cable the news of the dis aster and reached Fanning Island this morning. The Canadian, - Australian line steamer Manuka will call at Fanning Island and land supplies. It is due there Tuesday next. It is expected she will go to Christmas Island and take off the survivors of the Aeon.