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33rd YEAR. NO. 235 ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1SC3 PHICE FIVE CENTS JURY HAS BEE Inspects the Scene of , the Terrible Crime OPENING ARGUMENTS State Centers Cass Around tr)e Blood Stained Clothing Martin Were CUTS AND SCRATCHES ALSO Two Witnee Examined For The Protection, the City Physician and the Night Watchman Who Discov ered tht Body. PORTLAND, Oct. 8-Thc jury was completed, the opening argu ment made, the jury visited, the scene of the crime and the taking of testimony began today in the case of Edward HurIi Martin, eHieulen aht in the regular army, a West Pointer and a Spanish-Amman war veteran. Martin is charpfj! with rhe murder" of Nathan Wolff, a pawn broker on the evening of May 1st last. After the jury wa completed the prosecution at once stated it case. The state appear to center it case around the blood-stained cloth ing which it declare it can prove Martin wore onthe night the murder was committed. A cut "on the hand, which Martinasert was self-inflicted while splitting wood, and scratches on his hands, which the defendant claim made by a cat, will figure in the prosecution's cae to some ex tent. The state admits it cannot trace Martin's whereabout , after 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the mur- tier..' ' , The defense in its opening state ment did not enter deeply into the merits, its main contention being that at least three men were implicated in the murder and that Martin was not one. The defense also denied the abil ity of the prosecution to connect Martin with the bloody clothing. Two witnesses were examined, the city physician who testified that the scratches were not indicted by a cat and the night watchman who dis covered Wolff's body. DOUBLE TRAGEDY. SPOKANE, Oct8.'-Hugh Tolan, a teamster, fatally shot his .wife to night and then killed himself. 'Tolari had been drinking. POWERS MAY SOON CLASH IN WARFARE Servians Are Clamoring for Bloodshed and Aus trians Ready Owing to Recent Annexation VIENNA, Oct. 8.-The , war be tween Austria-Hungary and Servia is recognized as a possibility, al though it is believed here that it can be averted. King Peter is in a dif ficult position an account of the clamor of Servians lor war. The Austrians on their part have a new feeling of national enterprise on ac count of the forward movement in 'the annexation of Bosnia and Herze govina and would be more ready for the adventure now, then they were a week ago. Military precautions have been taken in Hungary. Bridges are .guarded and four Danube river mon li SECURED 111 THE H E BASEBALL GAMES. National Lcagua. New York 2, Chicago 4. American League. Washington 7, New York S, . Pacific Coast League. '. San Francisco 3, Oakland 3. Lo Augclc 1. Portland 1 (called 13th inning account of darkness). ... NORDEN SINGING SOCIETY. EUREKA, Cal Oct. 8 (I)y Wire lcs). The Norden Singing Society of this city will participate in the Norwegian Sacngerfest at the Alaska- Yukon Exposition in Seattle riext August. The Kordens have just re ceived new music from Seattle for rehearsal. Lat year, at Astoria, the Nordens were declared to be the best singing society on the coast in competition with 25 other societies. EUROPEAN Mil IS BIO PORTION OF WORLD'S TONNAGE IS LYING , UN PRODUCTIVE. HAHC0R3 FULL CF VESSELS Pattengtr Steamers Coming From South American Porta Have Been Obliged to Pay For the Privilege of Carrying Grain aa Ballast. WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.-The greater portion of the worlds ton nage for several omntlu has remained unproductive, reports Consul General Dicdrich of Antwerp, in furnishing statistics concerning the depressed condition of the world's shipping trade. "Transportation of raw materi al, cement, rails and structural ma terials of all kinds, which forms one of the greatest trades of Antwerp, fell off to an extent hitherto ' unknown. The same appears in the courts 'of other countries. "Since the beginning of the year, Rotterdam has lost 744,000 tons over the same period of 1907, and Antwerp 228,00!) tons. The home ports of the great ocean liners are filled with stea mers lying idle and even at Antwerp, which is only a port of call, over 30 big steamers' are laid up. Passenger steamers coming, from South Ameri ca to Europe have . been "abliged to pay for the privilege Of carrying grain in order to get ballast. Freight itors have been concentrated near Buda Pest, The newspapers contain warnings to Servia. THREE KILLED. .MANILA, Oct. 8. -Charles II. Trotter, an American, Vincente To: ledo and Jose Cnyan, Spaniards, were killed Wednesday - near Lubae, a province of Pampagna by a party of Filipinos, armed with loins.- Trotter j was a contractor . and land owner and had trouble with the Filipinos ; over a land title which led to the killing. . , '''' ' ; badly mm wis. E. II. SOIL!! IS REFUSED Oil Judge Administers Rebuke for Nonappearance In Court RENO. Nev., Oct. 8. Judge Pike today refused to ' gra.it Virginia JIarncd Sothern, the actress, di vorce from her actor-husband, E. II. Sothern, saying: "This, I think, is a very unique proceeding for a party to attempt to secure divorce without appearing in court. ' I think I will deny - the decree. If the interested parties do not deem it of enough im portance to grace court with' their presence I don't see why their family disturbances should be aired here." The court stated however that he would take the matter under advis ment until it could be ascertained whether Mrs. Sothern could find it convenient to appear in court. rates to India have been reduced, "Similar conditions prevailing the emigration business. In July, 1907, the Red Star Line transported from Antwerp 5,170 third class passengers, while last July the same company carried only 5,110. The outlook for better conditions at the beginning of ' f909, however, seems good. NO KELLY-PAPKE FIGHT. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct! 8. SherifT Knell, acting under instructi ons of Governor Davidson, has no tified Milwaukee fight promiter that there could henceforth be no more prize fights in Milwaukee referring particularly to the Kclly-Papke fight, scheduled for Oct. 15. RECOMMENDS PATIENCE. CETTINJE, (Montenegro) Oct. 2. The reigning prince of Montenegro yesterday , isued a proclamation ex pressing the nation's sorrows at the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegov ina. He recommended patience to the inhabitants of these provinces. ' THE DALLES, Or., Oct. 8 -Mrs. John Brogan, of Antelope, Or., who was seriously hurt about two weeks ago in a runaway accident on Horse Mountain, died yesterday from the effect of the accident. The body will be brought here for burial. flEffl DEFEATS M HIS FOR 119 COilESS Next Trans-Mississippi Meeting Will Be Held in the Colorado Capital PRYOR'S SPEECH ON STOCK RAISING, WINNER Many New Resolutions Are Adopted, But Is Thought That Several of the More Important Measures Will Be Retarted Before Session Adjourns at San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8. -As sembling after half a day of recrea tion the delegation to the ninth ses- on of the Trans-Mississippi Con- tcss devoted this afternoon and cv- ing to practical addresses on the velonment of the west and brief leeches explanatory of the resolu tions under consideration by the var ious committees. A new flood of solutions deluged the secretary's sk during the afternoon. Because of protracted debates-in.. sessions of the resolutions committee, it is prob able that action upon many' of the1 im portant measures will be retarded. Denver and New Orleans fought out the question of the - 1909 , meeting place on the floor today and Denver BASE Bill MM SHIP OF THE WORLD Chicago and Detroit Commence 6 Day Series Oct 10 CINCINNATI, Oct. S.-Beginning October 10th the baseball teams of Detroit and Chicago which have just won the closest recorded contest for the championships of the American and National Leagues, will meet at Detroit to enter a six-day series of games for the baseball championship of the world. The first, fourth and fifth games arc to be played at De troit and the second and third, and if a tie is necessary, the sixth game will be played at Chicago, . The national baseball commission will be in charge but the immediate control of the games is to be given to two umpires from each league. TAFT REGISTERS. CINCINNATI, Oct. 8. -Judge Taft became a registered voter today and after that duty had been per formed spent the rest of the morning with A. I. Vorhys in arranging the details of the Ohio itinerary. It is not yet completed. "I was very glad to meet Bryan under such pleasant circumstances, "was Taft's only com ment on the Chicago banquet last night. WARLIKE ENTHUSIASM. BERLIN, Oct. 8.-A special des patch to the Lokal Anzeiger from Belgrade says that the enlistment of volunteers is proceeding in the open aif of one of the public squares. En listing parties are marching around the town with drums and trumpets calling upon the populace to join the army; " ,f " ' ' TEACHERS MEET. Rainier Entertains 69 of the Ladies of Columbia County. RAINIER, Or. Oct. '8.-Thc Teachers' Annual Institute for Co lumbia county began its session yes terday morning with an attendance of 69. There will be three days' ses sions. In the evening a session was ! held at the K. of P. Hall, at which several vocal selections were given, and Dr. Luther R. Ryott of Portland, addressed the large audience. won'by a margin of two to one. One of the features of the afternoon was the address by Col. Ike T. Pryor on the subject cf cattle raising. Another address of importance was that of G. W, Dickie of San Francisco, who spoke on merchant marine and its short comings. One of the messages received to day was from E, H, Harriman, who stated that he was greatly disappoint ed that he could not be with the con vention. Harriman declared that there , was much in . store if there I could be co-operation with 'the 'rail- roads.' v-''r ,'''.' : ," '" ; ! . Harriman expressed his desire to 'co-operate with -the conevntion and asked that the convention recipro cate. ' ' " CIUCABO IIS III LEAGUE PEM1T TYPHOON AT MANILA. MANILA, Oct. 8. Another ty phoon passed close to Manila and still hovers nearby. A gale blew last night but was not troublesome to the fleet which had received ample warn ing. Although the fleet is already to tail, Admiral Spcrry has postponed the sailing until tomorrow (Satur day) morning. This t was the hour originally scheduled. Thirteen new cases of cholera and two deaths occurred in Manila dur ing the past 24 hours ending at 8 o'clock Friday morning. WRIGHT GETS MEDAL. PARIS, Oct. 8 The governing committee of the Aero Club of France has awarded its gold medal for 1908 to Wilbur Wright, the American acroplanlst. CALIFBELL TRIAL OFEflS if HMET THE TOWN IS CROWDED WITH PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE CASE. SEVERAL ASTORIA WITNESSES All of Yesterday Was Taken up With Empanelling a Jury And it is Thought That Evidence Will be Taken Today. CATHLAMET, Wash., Oct. 8. Cathlamct is all agog with excited in terest anent the Campbell trial. The town is. overflowing with people of diverse, but specific interest in the affair, there being something like 70 witnesses on hand on both sides of the case. The defense is represented by the following well known attor neys: Messrs. Dan J. Malarkey of Portland. J. Welch of South Bend and J. C. McCue of Astoria, all of which goes to show that the matter at bar is one of extraordinary interest. The impanelling of the jury is not yet finished but .will probably be closed today; and, it is hoped, in time for the night session the court has ordered . in this behalf. Astoria is well represented in the matter there being a number of prominent citizens here under subpoena, towit: Sheriff M, R. Pomeroy, Captain J. W, Bab- bidge.W. C. A; Pohl, the ex-coroner, William Campbell, the defendant in (Continued on page S) WATTERSON MAKES ATTACK ON "TEDDY" Declares Republicans Have Started Campaign cn False Note, With a Candidate of Straw LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 8-In a speech tonight Henry Watterson said of the republican party, 1 "Having pitched its campaign on a false note, starting out with a man of straw on the platform of imposture, no argu ment is too absurd, no illustration is too rank for men and interests that do not mean to be dislodged if fraud and force can save them. Nicholas Long worth,.- the. president's son in law, says he , did not say it but 5000 listeners say lie did, notes cf two stenographer say he did. What boots it whether he did or not? No one who knows what is going on in Record Crowd Witness flev York's Defeat BY SCORE OF 4 TO 2 Cubs Were in tha Cream cf , Condition, While Giants Were Nervous CHICAGO VTO CI THE THiHD Cuba Make All Their Runs in Third Inning and in Seventh Giants Get Their Last Tally Greatest Attend-, ance in History See the Game. NEW YORK, Oct. -Chicago 4, New York 2. In the presence of a record-breaking crowd, which swamped the polo grounds and left many thousands out side, today's baseball game was played in deadly earnest straight baseball with no frills to settle as a tensely dramatic situation as the most ardent lover of sports could imagine. Chicago won and New York lost the national league champion ship. ' ' " The large black headlines in the newspapers New York, 2; Chicago, 4 are like mourning captions over the story of some great personages death. And yet, - probably Manager McGraw's words ' after the game epitomizes feelings of the army of New York's followers: "I do. not feel so badly about the game; we merely lost something we had won before. The spectators who know the game, however, bitterly they may feel over the tie decision which made today's game necessary, seem to concede that the work of Chicago team today was practically perfect. The giants were outplayed. Chicago was in splendid form. Bril liant errorless fielding, snappy base running and opportune hitting in the third inning, won the game. New York could not hit at the critical times. Mattehwson favorite of fa voritescould not keep his invincible arm power and the effect of the mo ment's lapse could not be overcome." Immediately upon the gates being opened today, hundreds upon hun dreds fairly hurled themselves into the enclosure. The stands rapidly began to fill. When the sale of tick ets ended there was not a seat hard- (Continued on pajr 8.Y the national capital and has been go ing on for a long time need be told that they are undermining the popu lar foundations of our democratic government and converting it into an imperial -republic with nothing wanting of monarchism , and titular nobility except the nomenclature. "The White House h already the palace of a King Shy and should not a member of the court circle blurt it out that Taft, is expected to merely hold down the job for Roosevelt, since it was thought premature to run Roosevelt for his immediate suc cessor." .- Vt-S-i '-; '