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I i-V""'""-,!,. .. , ...... . ..Vd;:, :"V ill " " 1 1 '"'lor. ''J , II! Ht. ... w a vf '..Is ; a$TV a 5C' VERSTNCMORNINa FffLD Of THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUBLISHES fUll AOCIAr PRISS RCPORT raw i 3 " ' ' ' .- w M n mmw mil I mmmmmMmm " I IHVh ! VHI " 33rd YEAH. NO. 250 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, CCTGDEH 27. 1CC3 TAFT STARTS ACTIVE CEIPII!- 1 IH THE EMPIRE STATE ncocmcn wnnA nAuru u LOLIULU UMM I JiiilO UUU BID 1D.IIE AT All Candidate Addresses Dig Crowds of New Yorkers. SEES EVENING PARADE Rain Threatened the Night Pro gramme but at Last f'ement , the Skies Clear. , HONORED GUEST AT DINNER TudM Dinsa With Hundred Promt nent Republicans at Banquet Given by Chairman Woodruff, Speake at Academy of Muaic NEW YORK. Oct. 2S.-Devoting the day to a trip into Connecticut and the evening n speech-making in Brooklyn. Judge TaU'i first day of active campaigning on hi present visit to .this jseetion was carried on with vinor and earnestness. While th day, despite Us call for a speech of some length in New Haven and a shorter one at Port Chester was one of comparative ease, calls that were mad UDon Taft upon him in Brook lyn tonight were such as to keep him actively occupied every moment. When he entered that portion of New York late this afternoon he found himself fairly overwhelmed with engagements. Before the night was over he had accomplished five tiDeeches, eaten dinner with a hun drcd prominent Republicans as the guest of State Chairman Woodruff and reviewed the parade. The de luge of rain which broke loose just about the time Taft was entering Brooklyn threatened for a time to in tcrfcre with the evening's parade. The rainfall ceased however, some time before the parade was schedul ed to start and that feature was car ried out with all elaborateness plan ned. Similarly successful were the meetings of the night, particularly at Clermont Rink and the Academy of Music where Taft made his princi pal addresses. able timberland in New Mexico. These were rot the propertyof the government. After an investigation Sherman and hit friends turned the proposition down because they did not think the investment would be profitable, half the money was re turned and the company disbanded. What the other did afterward, Sher man says he doei not know. STILL MISSING. TACOMA. Oct. 26.-Today ended the ilxth day of continuous work in the mountains near Hot Springs am! no trace of Fred Kloeber has been discovered. ' BRYAI1 IS KISSED BY LADY AD01BERS of nil GEM IS 111 FAVOR III WE ; SLAVE Will Csntlnw With Austria fur Peaceful Solution. BERLIN, Oct. 26,-Semi-official news agencies summarizes the re sults of the conference of the Rus sian and foreign ministery Iswolsky and Chancellor Von Buelow as fol lows: Germany has no 'objection in the principle to the proposed inter national , conference, Both govern ments believe a conference can prove useful only in the case of complete agreement of all signatories of the Berlin treaty as to its scope and con tents of program to be submitted Germany will not accept the pro posals to which Austria objects. Both governments will continue to defend the peaceful solution Of all difficulties. ACT OP TWO IMPULSIVE WOMEN AT WALDO Kr-Aa-ASTORIA DINNER. SPEAKS AT MADiCC:! SQUARE At Patterson the Candidate Address es Large Crowd For Twenty Min utes During a Heavy Downpour of Rain. " A GOSPEL LAUNCH. A 1 f , SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-A 60- foot auxiliary gasoline , schooner is to spread the gospel in the South Seas. The vessel, just completed and launched, is named the Hiram Bingham, and is intended for the use of the missionaries of the Gilbert Islands, where travel by water is an important essential to efficiency. The schooner will sail for the islands next week. At tha time of the launching she was blessed by a clcr gyman and consecrated to the work. TRAFFIC KILLED 17. C. T. U. Convention Give Day to Adoption ct Hepcrt3. DENVER, Oct. 26.-The sessions of the W. C. T. U. convention were given over today to the adoption of reports and resolutions. Resolutions reaffirming uniterating belief in total abstinence, declare the prohibition of every man wiping out traffic in in toxicating liquors; demand constitu tional amendment providing for pro hibition; endorse woman suffrage; single standard of morals for men and women and the wiping out of the so-called "White Slave Traffic," cxnress regret at the continued inac tion by congress on the Littlefield bill; demands prohibition in the Dis trict of Columbia' and protests aeainst the use of the national flag as an emblem of "Personal liberty league." PRESIDENT IS 53 TODAY. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. -To morrow wil be the 50th anniversary of President Roosevelt's birth. He will not take a day off to celebrate the occasion but will be hard at work at- his office. No celebration has been planned so fa ras is known, but something in the nature of a sur prise may be sprung on the Presi dent by Mrs. Roosevelt, probably i:i the nature of a dinner party. $50,000 DISAPPEARED. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.-The only development of the day in the city treasury as a shortage of $60,000 having mysteriously disappeared, was the placing of a specific charge of having raised the value of a check from (60S to $5605 against James C, Tomalty, formerly bookkeeper in the city treasurer's office. Tomalty is UU in jail, npt having secured the $30,000" bail to secure his release. SHERMAN DENIES. UTICA,' Nr ., Oct 26-Before leav ing this afternoon to; resume his speaking tour throughout the state, Tames S. Sherman gave out a state ment denying the charges published in New, York World that Sherman had been involved in an attempted leal in timberlands ia New Mexico. Sherman says some years ago he, with a party of other business men put up $6000 to" investigate What had been represented to them to be valu MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, Oct. 26.-At the close of a trying day a day of out-door speaking in the drenching rain, of fast flying trips by automobile and special train of receptions and for mal dinners and of three big evening meetings in different sections of the city, Colonel Bryan address in Madi son Square Garden tonight the most notable gathering of his three cam paigns. '' ; The great oval amphitheatre of the garden held 'an immense throng limited only by its vast capacity be sides a disappointed waiting line several blocks in length. The candidate began his long day with a dash through the mud and rain to Patterson, N. J., in an auto mobile. He spoke in the downpour for 20 minutes and like thousands of the audience, was drenched to the skin. Returning to the city he was the guest at a reception at the Woman's Democratic . Club at the Waldorf Astoria ' Hotel where two impulsive ladies threw their arms about Bryan and kissed him. Next he made a flying trip through Win chester county. On returning to New York, Bryan was the guest of honor at a reception and dinner at the Democratic Club. .Then he be gan the evening tour which took him to Hamilton Fish . Park, Cooper Union, Palm Garden and thence to the Madison Square Garden. TOLD MORSE HE HAD "BUSTED THE BANK" AililD i!(ES SIATEtlEHT 10 All TO HEARST ClIAUGE Brings Ceremony to Llclo Dramatic Climax. inoei PORTLAKDHI GET COLD FEE! AFTER SHOOTING BARTEND' ER TO ROB SALOON, GET SCARED AND RUN. IS ONLY SLIGHTLY I Nil F.ED RETURNS INS CHILD Discarded Wc.T.an Cares fcr Ccy for Four Years Cut Cilks When Suitor r.!2rri;s. Charles Reagan, a Chicago Banker, is Doubled-Crossed Wife Goes Home; Ho Leaves City For Un known Destination With the Child. Denies Editor's Intimation That He Had Written Him Regarding Stolen Letters. ELK III EXPLAINS RELATIONS WITH ARCHBOLD Says tha Letter of Twombly Referred to Coal Lands In Which He Was interested and Asked ArchbDla for Letter to Kan Road Oificiats Which He Did Net Use. Former Vice-President Lee Makes Startling State ment in the Curtis Trial at New York. , NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Aftcr the . admission of the testimony of John ' W. Gates, Judge Morgan, J. O'Brien, Charles M. Schwab, John H. Flagler, and W. F .llaycmeyer to expect that as directors of the National Bank of North America they never authoriz ed the honoring of overdrafts of C. W. Morse'and had never known the . existence of such practice, the prose cution late today rested the case in the federal court against Morse and his fellow defendant, A. If. Curtis, who is being tried for alleged viola tion of national banking laws. Not the ' least sensation of today was the declaration made by former vice-president of the bank, W. W. Lee, that on the day , of the collapse Curtis said to him, "I have just told Morse that he has 'Buster the bank'." NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-John D.i Archbold made a statement today regarding the letters read by Hearst at Carnegie Hall Saturday. He says he is sure neitheV Judge Morrison nor Henderson knew Archbold had written Governor Stone in their be half. He also says Henderson was not appointed until three years after the letter and then by Governor Pennypacker. Archbold states if any word of his could have influenced the appointment of these gentlemen he would be very proud of it because the state has no better servants than they. He says his letters to Elkins referred entirely to contributions to the Republican state committee then engaged in the campaign prclimbar McKinley's nomination, "A subject regarding which I should think Mr. Hearst would be a little sensitive for was it not the election and tragic death of McKinley that came near costing Hearst his precious neck?" Archbold says the . statement re garding Judge Hait is an old explod ed libel which be would not weary .... . 'u . - .' ' tr. the public by again going over, xie announces Hearst's intimation that Hearst has had communication from him rcgaridng the stolen letters, "is a' lie.",. A..' ." "The only favor," concludes Arch bold, "which I would ask or hope to ask of Hearst is that he return to me letters handed him' by his larcen ous , gentleman friend which were written from Japan relating. to fa tal' illness of my daughter in that country. he cannot recalt the incident. PITTSBURG, Oct. 26.-Justice J P. Elkin of the supreme court of Pennsylvania, who up to this time has entered in only a general denial of improper relations with John D. Archbold as inferentially charged by Hearst. Saturday presented a detail ed statement to the Associated Press tonight in which he explains that the letter to Twombly referred to coal lands in which Elkin was interested in Western Pennsylvania. Elkin and his friends had learned that the New York Central was about to build through these lands and he asked Archbold, whom Elkin says he had known since Archbold was a young man. for a letter to some official of the railroad system referred to, which was done. Elkin said it turn ed out that he had no occasion to use the letter and he did not know and never met Twombley. Two other ktters, which Elkin says were mani festly intended to infer that money enclosed was to secure the defeat of certain legislation contained enclos ures for political purposes. Elkin savs there was no session of the' legislature that year., The next 'letter, upon which Elkin says re liance is placed to hitch all these matters together with a suggestion of improper use of money in influ encing legislation, was written 18 months after' the Twombley letter and a year and three months after the other two and could have no ref erence to any legislative matter pending at that time. Elkin says it was a letter of inquiry which he as sumes was received by him although Fred Grubbhel is Shot When he Re fused to Throw up His Hands at Robbers Command Offenders ' Have Not Been Caught PORTLAND, Oct 26. -Two masked highwaymen entered a sa loon at 204 Taylor street, this city shortly after midnight tonight and ordered Fred Grubbhel, the bartend er, to throw up his hands. Grubbhel refused and one of the robbers fired, hitting the bartender in the leg and inflicting a flesh wound. Without further effort at robbing the place the men turned and ran. They have not been captured. . i ' NIGHT RIDERS BROUGHT IN. CAMP NEMO, Reel Foot Lake, Tenn., Oct. 26. Fourteen prisoners were brought into camp today in connection with the recent night rider outrages in this section. This makes a total of 61 now in custody here. Three mounted scouting par ties went out and two returned. The third will not be back before tomor row night. CHICAGO. Oct. 26.-A dispatch . to the Tribune from Fall River, Mass., says: ' Like the climax in a drama was the revenge of a discarded woman at the wedding of her suitor and her rival here yesterday. The marriage of Charles J. Reagan, banker, and Miss Mary B. Chadwick was the so cial event of the season. The church was fiUedJ .-mth friends. After. . the ceremony, the bride and members of ftn wrHilinc nartv started dewn the aisle as the wedding march was play ed. A closely veiled jvomen, clad in black, arose, picked up a 4-year-old boy and held him out to Mr. Reagan. "Stop, Charles Reagan," she cried. "Miss Miss Sullivan!" gasped Reagan. . "Yes, it is I," answered the wom an. "Here he is. Here is your child. I've taken care of him for four years. Now you must take him you and your wife." . The woman turned and walked out The bride fainted and friends were horror-stricken. Reagan stood alone in the chuith aisle, holding in his arms the baby who was crying for his mother. When the bride re vived she returned to her home alone. Mr. Reagan left town last evening refusing to make known his destina tion. He took the child with him. ARTILLERYMEN MISSING. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26. Arrange ments are being made tonight to send a boat to look for the four members of the 28th Coast Artillery and army mechanics from San Fran cisco. Five men left for Coronado Islands yesterday morning on a fish ing cruise were expecting to return last night. They have not been seen since. ." - ' . - V FLEETS POSITION. TOKIO, Oct. 26. A wireless from the Atlantic fleet says at 7;30 this (Tuesday) morning the fleet's posi tion is 37 deg. north latitude and 134 deg. 38 min. east longitude. At 9 o'clock Emery's squadron left the fleet and headed for Arnoy. , JEWELRY AND BUTLER GONE. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. The police are' looking for George eMtcalf, a butler, who disappeared with jewelry valued at $2000 as well 886 in cash from the home of Mrs. E. G. Hopper yesterday. DIG UP $5,000 OR HAVE EARS GUT OFF Robber Forces Ot. Vernon 'Han to Pake Note for Money But He Escapes and With His Ears. BELLINGHAM, Wash., Oct. 26. A special from Mount Vernon says that while driving from his lumber camp to Mount Vernon, Edward English, a prominent lumberman of Mount Vernon, was held up and kidnapped by a lone robber three miles from town. The' robber forced English to make a note for $5000, and to write to his wife begging her to secure $5000 from the., 'bank and telling her if she does not do( so by tomorrow noon, his ears will be cut off. The note was handed to Mrs. English who claimed to have receiv ed it while coming into town. The bandit left his captive tied to a tree, evidently intending to return in the morning to see if the ransom was forthcoming. English, however, man aged to escape and made his way to a; iatmhouse nearby where he tele phoned to his wife and to Sheriff Harmon. The sheriff sent out his deputies in an effort to secure the bandit.