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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1908)
23rd YEAR. . K0. 247 A3TCr:!, CSECOS, FBJ0AY, PCTOEER 23. 1S03 DUD SUSPECTED Will IDE Clothing Worn By Prison er Shows Blood Stains. SHERIFF NOT CERTAIN f.!an Claims to Ba a Rancher from Near Eugene andVas Acting Strangely. AGE OF PRISONER 37 YEARS Sice of Suspected Man Tallies With That Given by Several Who Saw Suspicious Character! In Vicinity ' of Crime. . 1'ORTLAKD, Oct. 22. Arrested yesterday afternoon in the Banquet saloon, at Vancouver, Wash., while acting strangely, a man giving the authorities the name of D. C. Me Clain ami asserting that he. U. a rancher of Eugene, ig being held on suspicion of the murder of Henry T, Ilutterworth, the St, John Jeweler. In McClaln's pocket when arrested wai a revolver, the calibre being ' .32 20 or .32 Winchester, as it is commonly called. One cartridge was missing from the weapon. Butter worth was killed by a bullet of this sine. On the dark coat worn by the suspect the officials have found stains which they arc convinced are blood stains. A handkerchief said to be discolored with blood was in his pocket. . Sheriff Steven and Deputy Leon ard took the 10:30 car for Vancou vcr this morning, on being notified by Clue f of Police Seachrist, of that city, that a'suspecwai in custody. Their investigation has caused them to recommend the holding of the sus pect until they can look more full v into the facts and circumstances con nected with the affair. They are in communication with Chief of Police Black of St. John, this afternoon, and it is probable the latter official will join them at Vancouver late this afternoon. At the city prison it was discover . ed that the coat of the prisoner was stained, evidently with blood. A WILL DEMAND AN Representative Rainey of ive Statements About Canal Hatters.' CHICAGO, Oct. 22. -Representative Henry T. Rainey of Illinois has announced through notices to the democratic committee that he fill on the convening of congress in Decem be, introduce a resolution calling for a congressional investigation of the Panama canal purchase. In the course of a discussion of the matter tonight aRiney said: "I am sorry that the president's letter to Sena- v iui jYiiuA uuts nut itme ujj luc inci ter ji the Panama, canal purchase, The president ought to be able to .-it .u.u- f u: i .1 lull VVMlTUlll Ul 1IUL 1119 UlUlMCl-lU" law and the brother of the Republi can candidate for president were interested-in the American syndicate which it is stated, succeeded in get ting control of the securities of the Panama Canal Co., just before the Nicaragttan route was abandoned and the, Panama route adopted." OF BUIIER H BES1 tcarch of his pockets brought forth three handkerchiefs, one of which was bloodstained, and about f4Q. An examination of the weapon he car ried showed that a cartridge was missing from one of the six cham bers. , The suspect gives his age at 37 year and is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and of medium build, with florid complexion and a sandy mustache He wears a dark-colored . . suit of clothes. He says he is an Oddfellow, a member of the Eugene lodge of that order, and bears its symbol. GRAVE CHARGES FILED mm wm HEAVY - s ALASKAN MINING PROPRIETOR INVOLVED IN THE CHICAGO COURTS. JUDGE KCIJLSrUT PHIZES Factional Fight For the- Directorate f tht Property at Bottom of the . Suit t Bar. CHICAGO, Oct.22. Cciieral char ges of fraud made in a petition for preliminary injunction against th directors of the Scandia Mining Syn dicate, met with a spirited retort be fore Judge C. C. Kohlsatt in the Uni ted States Circuit Court yesterday Later in the day counter charges of a serious nature were made against the instigators of the action. The. pe tition which asked the appointment of a receiver to prevent the directors from leasing the corporation s Alas ka properties had been filed by E F. Richardson of Denver, Colo. Mr Richardson brings the suit as a stock holder and represents himself. ' He made a brief argument to Judge Kohlsaat in which he reviewed his petition, which among other things accuses Robert A. Childs, attorney for the corporation of dominating the board of directors and, carrying out his personal plans. Judge Kohlsaat took the applica tion for a writ of injunction under advisement, and postponed until to day action on the application for a receiver. , . . ,: (Continued on page 3) INVESTIGATION Illinois Makes Suggest Rainey added that , th country ought to know all about it and be intends to see that it is made public. CAMERA VERSUS GUM. President Roosevelt Gets A Pointer From An English Friend. NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-That . a camera instead of a rifle would be the best arm for President to carry on his hunting trip to Africa, is the opinion of Sir Harry H. Johnston, who arrived in New York from Eng land last night. For fifteen years Sir Harry has been connected with the diplomatic service in Africa and is" on a six months' visit to America the first vacation he has had, he says, in years. He states that the officjals in Uganda are eagerly anticipating Pres ident Roosevelt's visit. mm HEARTY O 10 FLEET Crdsr Given Pecple to Enhince risers cf Visitors. TOKIO, Oct. 22,-The capital of Japan witnessed tonight a most ex traordinary evidence of the spirit of New Japan, After his audience with th officers of the American battle ship fleet on Tuesday, the Emperor issued an order directing the people to increase in every way possible the enjoyment, comfort and pleasure of the American visitors who came, he said, as historic friends of the' Japanese nation, A response to this mandate was seen and heard tonight Originally a torchlight procession of 15,000 people was planned, but this feature went far beyond the expec- tation and was participated in, by a demonstration which would make Japan's war celebration after peace with Russia and even a New York's. election night revel seem almost in- significant. It would be impossible ' to estimate the number of people who took part in the parade. Admiral Sperry and other officers of the fleet viewed the spectacle from a special- ly constructed stand, "but were com- pclled to leave before the procession finished. Every band in Tokio turn - ed put and their favorite airs were "Yankee poodle," -Dixie," and" "John Brown." The. entire day was taken up in elaborate entertainments to Admiral Sperry, the other admir als and their aide. Sperry will leave Tokkr tomorrow when the scene of celebrations will change from this city to Yokohama and will close with a reception on board the flagship Connecticut on Saturday. no mm he in D STMESII! HERE Cdmes as a Bryan Orator Man Once During a HAKES SPLENDID IL1PRESSI0N ON ALL SIDES Talks Democratic Doctrines Cleverly While Ignoring Their Chief Spenser and Afterwards Goes far Sail on the Bay and Taiks Interestingly ef Coast Defense. True to his Astoria assignment, ex-Captain Richard Pearson Hobson, U. S. N., now Congressman from the Sixth District of Alabama, and ora-tor-at-largc in behalf of the national Democratic ticket, arrived . here on the 11:50 train yesterday 1 morning. He was met at the. A. & C. depot by a group of rock-ribbed Democrats of this city and section, among whom were Hon. Herman Wise, County Judge C. J.. Trenchard, Dr. O. B. Estes and Manager James T, Wal lace, of the County Democratic Cen tral Committee. None of the party knew the distinguished visitor,, by sight, but Mayor Wise- saw Mr. Traviss, of Eugene, alight , from the train, and knowing; that gentle man and that he knew Captain Hob son well, hurried the crowd tip to Traviss and greeted him with the inquiry as to where the expected or ator was, and who he was, only to be met by the startling announce ment from the supposed Eugenite, that "I am Captain Hobson, gentle men"; whereupon there was a vivid pause, and then the party got itself together, and proceeded to make the brilliant young Congressman under stand that he was in the hands of some pretty good friends. Dr. Estes put the party in his big utomohile (which was handsomely draped in the national colors for the occasion), and drove them to the LLUbiillld Oil I llllll ROLLSME PADDE Committee Appointed to Prevent Illegal Voting. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. -Charges were made today by Chairman Con ner of the Democratic state commit tee that the Republican organizations in the upper state counties had padd ed the registration rolls with any where from 1000 to 2000 names and to prevent the casting of fraudulent votes, the executive committee had appointed a state law committee with Judge Alton B. Parker as chairman. Connors said that the law committee will be composed of about 500 attorneys and that on election day these attorneys will be assisted by special deputies in each election district to see that the bal- lots be cast honorably, , Chairman Mack declared tonight that the change in Taft's plans by which he will speak in 34 cities and towns in this state instead of only a few of the larger cities, as prev iously announced, indicated" that the Republican managers feel the su- preme necessity of carrying this state, which is virtually acknowfedg- ing that they feel they are losing in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Kan sas. FOUNDING RESERVE CORPS NEW YORK, Oct 22-The for mation of a reserve corps of stokers for the United States navy to be com posed of gas house firemen- from all over the country, is one of the pro positions which will be considered by the American Gas Institute, now But Never flames His Two-Hcur Speech. t Hotel Occident, where lunch was j served, after which the hero of San tiago had a shave all by himself, and I was then ready to meet "all comers"; 'and there were plenty of them. For the ' man of Santiago" is a national figure arid therefore ediHriidri pfoo- erty, hence th'e eagerness to meet and know him. Long before he was half through greeting those who de sired to shake hands and have a word with him, the captain was hur ried to Logan's hall, where the speak ing of the hour (2 p. m.) was to take place. At the hall he was met by at least 3S0 citizens gathered to hear his ad dress, SO of whom were ladies (the sex, by the way, who are alleged to have hud a peculiar penchant for this redoubtable young officer), and after a hnppy and suggestive introduction at the hands of Mayor Wise, Captain Hobson entered at once upon the work In hand, and began his speech, which lasted full two hours, every minute of which was enjoyed by all who heard hint. He is a fine looking up-standing young American, of 37 years, with a strong" mouth and firm jaw (just the jaw that would be be hind a project such as he ' wrought down in Cuba), with a smooth, low pitched, Southern voice, with plenty of the colloquial tang upon it, and a ready flow of eloquence, but no dash (Continued on page 8) ALLEGED CUD LETTER CAUSES LI! TROUBLE in session here. It is probable that the whole matter will be finally de cided at the National Gas Associa tion convention to be held in Chi cago, beginning December 7. It is estimated that there are employed in the gas houses of the United States more than 20,000 stokers who as a class are considered the best stokers in the country. In case of war stok ers and coal passers in large numbers will be needed and a reserve corps such as proposed would be of much value. DETAILS ARE LEARIIO of great -mm PERHAPS 500 LIVES LOST IN FRIGHTFUL STORM ON LUZON ISLAND. CHEAT HEKCS3M IS SKCV.'N Three Americana Do Great Work in Saving Natives, And Rescue About 100 of Them, Men, Women and Children, in One Village. MANILA, Oct. 22.-Additional de tails of the damage wrought in the Cagayan valley by the typhoon of October 12 indicate that loss of life in the district will reach 500. At Apar ri, where a thrilling rescue of a hun dred natives was effected through the heroism of Lieutenant Robert Clark, Lieutenant Tread way and Postmaster Foss, the survivors say that three hundred residents of the submerged fishing village which, is located some distance below Aparri were swept away and drowned. , The three Americans, aided by one Filipino volunteer, were informed of the danger that threatened the vil lag and managed to reach it by boat Approaching the shore in a series of short rushes through breakers that threatened at any moment to swamp their frail craft, the rescuers found scores of natives clinging to the poles of their wrecked habitations. Lieu tenants Clark and Treadway, carry ing lines from the boat, fought their way through the breakers, and swim ming from house to house in the floodwater, saved the lives of about (Continued on page 8.) TAFT ADDRESSES : ; INDIANA CITIZENS Ridicules Bryan's Charges of Employers of Wore EVANSVILLE, Ind.,! Oct. 22.- During this the first ' of the three days he is to speak in Indiana, Judge Taft has talked to more people than on any previous day of his campaign. In each of his sixteen speeches the listeners and applauders have num bered thousands. : Rejuvenated in voice, energy and enthusiasm, by his one day of' rest, the candidate handled the campaign "with an even greater degre of ( postiveness than heretofore. In the first speech he made1 he ridiculed ' Bryan's charges of "Bribery" in connection with promises of employers to their em ployes of more work with republican success and orders of business men for goods said to be contingent upon the same results. These were not bribes he said, but business. They do not represent false condi tions, but facts. At Linton, to sev Crcughton Brandenburg Arrested at Dayton. FORGERY IS CHARGED Prisoner Claims lis Had Prop er Authority Csfore He Sold the Article. ! r.!AY CE RELEASED ON E'iL At the Time of Arrest Brandenburg Was on His Way to New Yorfc. to Give District Attorney Jerome More Information. DAYTON, O., Oct. 22,-As he was boarding a train here today for New York Eroughton Ikandenburg was arrested by local detectives on charges of forgery and grand lar ceny. A telegram from the New York, police department advised the local department to hold him. He is alleged to have sold the New York Times a letter which he alleged to have been written by .the late Grover Cleveland in . which a statement predicted the election of Taft and which letter is" now declared to have been a forgery. Brandenburg was locked up as the amount of bail was not fixed. In a statement tonight Brandenburg says he had proper authority from Mrs. Cleveland and from Mr. Hastings, the co-executor of the Cleveland estate, before he sold the article to the Times and furthermore asks if it is reasonable to suppose that a sane man would falsify the utterance of an ex-President of the United States tor $120. At the time her was arrested he said he was on his way to New. York City to give District Attorney Je rome additional evidence. He says the arrest was made by those'inter ested in off-setting Cleveland's ut terance, the object being "To secure a dramatic climax just before elec tion." NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-A tele gram was received at headquarters (Continued on page 8) Of Bribery By Premise Work If Taft Wins. eral thousand coal miners he gave the history of the writ of injunction, something he has not done before. At Terra Haute, where he spoke to several thousand coal miners he made a, clear distinction between the Republican and Democratic plat forms on the question of injunction and declared business to be Dton- erty. The largest outdoor gathering Taft said he ever addressed was as sembled at ; Terre Haute. Many present said it was the largest gath ering in the history of the state. In junction was the subject of the speech at Terre Haute. Judge Taft's principal speech here tonight was on the labor question. ATTEL WINS. RENO, Nev., Oct. 22.-Montc At- teil knocked out Bobby Johnson in the second round here tonight.