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22rd YEAH. NO. 245 ASTOHIA, CSlCOM, WEDSZCSAY, CCTOEEH 2!, 1SC3 ph:ce FSVE C:;iT3 I I CITY STIRRED TO DEPTH Murderers of Prominent Lawyers Still at Largo MILITIA CALLED OUT Captain Rankin Will ba Avenged, Col. Taylor's Whereabouts . v are Unknown til ONE VM ESCAPES THE MOS Man Named Powell Evade Murders by Leaping Into Bayou and Swim ming Across, Returns to th Scene Later and Relates Story. x , UNION CITY, Tenn., Oct. 20.-A dispatch from . Reelfoot tonight, where a mob of masked , men early this morning look Col R. Z. Taylor, aged 60, and Captain Qucntin Rankin, both of Trenton and widely known lawyers, out of their hotels at that place ad murdered the luitefs, failj to report the finding of Cot. Taylor's body or any trace of his whereabouts. A man named JPowell, who hauls fish from The' Log to Myckman Is said to have been forced to accompany the mob which numbered about 80 mem bers.' Powell had been staying at the hotel when the riders called every one out and compelled them to line tip. Col. Taylor, Captain Rankin and a surveyor whose name is unknown, are said to have been taken away, others being permitted to return to their beds. Powell states, it is said, that after killing. Rankin, a vote was taken, regarding the disposition to be made otj Taylor.: After a, dispute, Taylor made a dash and jumped into the Bayou river and started to swim across it. A number of shots were fired at him and in 'the - confusion Powell slipped away and brought back the story of his escape. Search ers found the trees on the edge of the Bayoa clipped with bullets and there were deep footprints in the mud along the shore. On the other side of the Bayou tljere was single footprints. Governor Latterson ar rived" at Humboldt during the after noon and held a consultation with the citizens of Trenton who came to meet him. Governor Patterson an nounced he had offered $10,000 re ward and would visit the scene in person. '""" ' ' Judge Joseph E. Jones adjourned the circuit court this afternoon and called a special session at this city PICTURES A DECLARES Has Not Authorized Posters How in Circulation With Alleged Interview on Political Situation INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 20, In a; of Labor has made no statement ex statement td the Associated Press, - pressing his views, Mitchell says John Mitchell, former president of that the federations' policy is that of the Mine Workers of America, saysorganized labor is not committed : to that , secretaries of various local any political party, but so far as in unions have written " him regarding the use of his picture with an inter view below, purporting to give his views on the present political situa tion. Mitchell says he has authorized no such pictures and takes this means of informing the various locals : of that fact. , He says no poster, con taining his Jikeness is genuine ' and excepting circulars issuetl by the -council of the American Federation which it in hi circuit. He announced that he will have the grind Jury era pannclled at once and will have court ordered immediately. Governor Tat tenon 'will have the militia called out to protect 'section if necessary, One hundred militiamen mobilized at Nashville tonight and left (or Reel foot Luke. . Orderi calling them out d'd not state whethey they will do guard) duly at the court house pend ing the grand Jury investigation or whether they are to go into field service, iisFTS last mm TRIP STARTS TODAY WILL TOUR INDIANA BRING ; INO HIS WORK TO CLOSE AT YOUNGSTOWN. FINAL SPEECH C.'l NOV. 2 National CommSttes Will Send Prom inent Speakers Into ' Ohio, New York and Indiana For Final Whirl in These States. NEW YORK. Oct. 20-Judge Taft will leave Cincinnati tomorrow night and begin at once his tour of Indiana. On return from New York he will close the campaign with a speech at Youngstown, Ohio, Monday night, November 2 The impression that the1 Republican national committee has virtually . taken " charge of the campaign in Ohio is erroneous. The impression doubtless grew out q a statement made today by Chair man Hitchcock that the national committee had arranged to send' a number of speakers into the state. The national committee has done this with full understanding with the state committee. So the matter was explained at the national headquar ters today. The national committee is especially interested in Ohio be cause of the many, though disputed reports of disaffection in several sec tions of that state. The committee in sists it has no doubt of the result in the state as a whole. It now pro poses it was said, to "Clinch the nail." Taft will appear at all the day meetings which have been scheduled in his itinerary in Indiana and Qhio but will not speak at any of them. The object of this is to satisfy the crowds that are expected to attend and, to save Taft's voice for the night meeting's. After the conference late today with State Chairman Wood ruff Mr. Hitchcock said while he never had any doubt about' New KRAUD MITCHELL their power they are endeavoring to- elect to 'office bonafide members of trade unions and others known to be in 'sympathy with political and indus trial reforms necessary to the wage earner. Other than circulars carry ing out this idea which he has writ ten and will continue to write, Mit chell says, were written supporting no candidate. ' . r York, he is confident than ever that Taft ifhd Sherman electors would have a great plurality in that state and that he is just as confident of the re election of Governor Hughes. The final whirl of Republican national campaign will occur in Indiana, Ohio and New York. From now until the day of voting every available speaker of national reputation will be heard in the three states which both parties regard as pivotal. The national com mittee has arranged to throw the fol lowing speakers into Ohio: Taft, Postmaster-General Meyer, Secre tay Garfield, Secretary Straus, Sena tor Doiliver, Senator La Poilette, Leslie M. Shaw, General O. O. How ard, Representative Foster of Ver mont and Representative Longworth of Ohio, The campaign in Indiana also will be conducted with all the vigor the national committee can put into it. . . ".' " ST. ; PETERSBURG, Oct. 20.- Russia has been given to understand from Bulgarian sources that Bulgaria although doing everything for the preservation .of peace, cannot look with indifference V on the military preparations of Turkey and that if mobilization is ordered in ' Turkey, Bulgara will be forced to inaugurate military operations herself. DO NT WANT POLITICS. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. -The supreme court of the United States today' indicated the disapproval of the efforts to bring that court into politics by denying the motion to advance the hearing in the case of the Nobel State Bank of Oklahoma against Governor Haskell and oth ers, involving the constitutionality of the Oklahoma Bank depEs.it guaran tee law. "'' ..'",'' ";, . ' Ill 11 J D ISMI PI ILSITf EOETEllTlffl? Sequestered Convict Sends Out Letter Seeking to Perpetuate IT REACHES THE ADDRESSEE PROMPTLY Henry Elunk Endeavors to Allure Into Further Csi;cert cf Release The Morning Astorian is present-, mg a case this morning that indi-1 cates some very loose methods pre- vailing at the Oregon State Peniten tiary, aside from the foul spirit that actuates the man behind the letters' quoted, and which will make many people in this section profoundly re gret the mistaken leniency with which udge Thomas A. McBride' disposed of a certain criminal matter at the June; term of the Circuit Court for this county, to-wit that of " Henry Blunk, the scoundrel who ruined one sister and sought to destroy the moral nature and character of a younger sister, but was foiled. ,; : It will be remembered that this man blunk ran, away from seaside Hth Clara, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and . Mrs. Millard, the girl go ing up the road dressed in boy's clothing, supplied her by Blunk, only to be arrested i at Portland through the agency, of the Women's Aid Society and 1 restored to .her family. Blunk was nabbed at the same time and brought back here and subjected to arrest and trial, upon a "charge of attempting to lead a minor into vicious ways, and sent to the penitentiary for. one year, he entering .the state's prison list June. The case was notable at the time for the cold and callous infamy of the man's dealings with both ""girls, and stirred up a good deal of popular feeling at the time. Blunk" had hardly, entered the pen' before he secured the services of his cell-mate, one Robert Walze, to write the following letter to the elder BRYAN AT LOUISVILLE, Candidate' Makes Five Speeches to Enormous Gatherings. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 20. -Passing in review before thousands of people along the line of march followed by a parade of many hundreds of march ers and speaking to more people than the sound of bis voice could reach, Col. Bryan tonight made a brief rally south of the Ohio river. The rally in Louisville culminated one of the buricst days of the campaign and the outpouring here equalled any and perhaps surpassed anything, in 'the way of demonstration the candidate has met with since he was notified of his nomination. For the time he left New Albany, Indana, just across the Ohio river until he spoke his final words of farewell, Bryan was the recipient of a continuous ovation, His favorite topic today wer the democratic platform as it relates to labor; guaranty bank deposits and the publicity of campaign contribu tions and frequently aroused his hearers to a high pitch of enthusiasm. DEMOCRATS HAVE $300,000. NEW YORK, Oct. 20-The Dem ocratic national committee today gave out its list of contributors of sums for October 17 and 19. Con gressman Ridder said that the cam paign funds now amount to about $300,000.; Tammany Hall is credited th giving $10,000. John T. Murphy of Montana gave $250 and L. C. Mc Laine of California $100. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 1. Oakland 7, Portland 2. His Crime Utile Clara KiHard cf Seasida Crirn3 With Him, on His Next July of the two sisters he had wronged, evidently with the intention of throw- ing her off her guard as to his subse- quent intentions toward the childish sister:-, -.,.. '...'.:'.J ' '' :. ':' : . "Oregon State Penitentiary, ' "Salem, Oregon, i "June, 21, 08 "Write on Lines on this Side of Paper Only. ' , "Miss Ethel Millard. . ' "Madam. In regards to a Freand of mine by the name hi Henry Blunk. I am pening you a fuw lines to let you know that he is xi"il and think ing of the further to come. As for me taking the liberty to rite to you, why you see he only gits to rite once a month and as he is a cell mate of mine why he got me to rite this note for him. He wants to know how you are gitting along and if you are still willing to marie him. For ' if you ar he is wiling to take you. He does riot blame you for this trouble but he blames your father, he dos not think he acted right. Well hoping you ar well and will anser this letter soon I will close and remain your well wisher . ; v' "Mr. ? Robert Walze" : This letter, with all that pass from the cells of prisoners at the Oregon State Penitentiary, must have passed under the eye of an officer detailed to scan such things, and it would have passed muster alright, since it was just what might have heen ex pected from a man in his position, to the .woman whose life he has (Continued on page 8) 111 ILLS ST. JOIIO'S LI! fOIl DDI W HASKELL SPEAKS. DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 20. Gover nor Haskell before a large crowd at the Fair Grounds, spoke in praise of Oklahoma and Texas and criti cized President Rooseve'H Judge Taft and Senator Beve- idge. Once during his speech V, enthusiastic spectator called out " "What about Hearst?" Governor Haskell replied: "There is some names which it would be wrong to mention where Henry W. Grady once spoke." ABPSS LOQSEBALL GAL? TO JAPS THIRD DAY OF FLEETS VISIT IN EAST BRINGS ADDI TIONAL RECREATIONS. PERFECT C33ER PREVAILS In Every Instant Where There Was a Possibility of Trouble the Jap anese Met Situation With Utmost Courtesy, Avoid;;; g Any Friction. TOKIO, Oct. 20.-The third day of the American occupation of Ja pan brought about every description of entertainment for the officers and men of the battleship fleet and visit ing business men from the Pacific Coast, from the audience and lunch con with royalty to a baseball game between nine of the fleet and the Keio University. For the present Tokio is the center of v attraction, many of the officers and about 600 men are visiting this daily, but Yokohama is filled wth bluejackets who are of fered every form of entertainment while a large numbers of others are visiting nearby points of interest by means of special trains. Up to the present perfect order prevailed among the sailorsV In every case where there has been any possibility of trouble, the Japanese have met the situation with the utmost courtesy avoiding any friction. Tere is no di muniton in the popular enthusasm with which the Americans are receiv ed on the 'streets and whereever car riages are bringing American officers appear the streets are lined with cheeringmasses of Japanese. Base ball ended in a victory for the Keio team after IS innings. The decision of the Japanese umpire was question able but was good humoredly accept ed by the boys of the fleet. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian. AUSTRIA CONDUCT ' ANGERS SERVIANS General Vukclitfs -Arrested r.d Imprisoned rt BELGRADE, Oct. 20. General Vukolics, official of Montencgran rnm-ni -!, fWin.V three days ago for this city with a special message for the Servian government, arrived here at noon today after having been arrested at Agram by Austrian gendarmes and detained in custody for seven hours until a order releasing him was received from the AustroIIungarian foreign minis ter. The general says, notwithstand ing he had passport and safe con duct given by. the Austrian govern ment, he was roughly handled, per- If. T. Buttsnvorth hr dered Entering Her FOLLOWED FRO;.! STORE Dead E.!as Was a Prcninsnt J C V L i rV.'eH Knc m fall cut r;3 Mrs. Butterworth Hears Her Hus band Slam Front Gats and an In stant Later Hears His Body Fall, ' But no Shot Was Heard. PORTLAND, Oct. 20. -II. T. Butterworth, a jeweler and promi nent business man of St. John, a sub urb to the north of this city, was shot through the heart and instaii'Jy killed by a highwayman shortly after 9 o'clock tonight. The murder was committed in Butterworth's front yard. The object was to steal a dia mond ring valued at about $350 which Butterworth wore. Butterworth had just entered his front gate after closing his.sore a few blocks distant Mrs. Butterworth and her two little girls heard the gate shut and arose to meet the husband and father at the door. An instant later they heard Butterworth fall, though no shot was heard by them. Mrs. Butterworth opened the door and ran to the side of her prostrate husband to see what the matter was, and discovering that, he had been shot she summoned neighbors and these called a physician. The serv ices of the latter were useless as the victim was killed instantly. The St. John police believe that Butterworth was followed home by someone, aware that he wore valu able jewelry and that as he passed into the shaded gate the assassin discharged a heavy calibre revolver close to his body. Wifh remarkable swiftness the ring was removed from the fallen man's finger and before Mrs. Butterworth had opened the door the robber had disappeared. LEE BARRY TO TAKE CHARGE MILTON, Or., Oct. 20,-Lee Ber ry of this city has been appointed by the County Court to take charge of the Umatilla exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. by Austrian Gendarmes for Seven Hour sonally searched and his baggage ansackccl. Hie occurrance has again -rousca idling I"wara AUS J - LTn.- e 1: A. tria on the part of the Servians and the people are greatly excited. , The general is the hero of the moment in Belgrade. ' MONTPELIER, Vt., Oct, ,20. The Legislature today re-elected Senator Dillingham : to the United States Senate, and elected former Governor, Page to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Proctor. Both are Republicans.