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vf 1 ml Jill I !. I 4 f 5 1 i 1 5 Nr V V PUBLISHES full A9OCIATE0 PRCS REPORT 70VCR3THC MORNING FIELD ONTHX LOWCRC0LUM3IA 33rd YEAS. NO. 261 AST0SIA, CRECCa SUNDAY, K37r3ER 8. 1EC3 nv I . v t4 I J l Hi TiU I! 14 ?! I w v TRIPLE TRAGEDY FEAR OF Two Women Ihvo Throats Cut from Ear to Ear, MURDERER A SUICIDE Inhales Chloroform and Found Dying In a Trunk In the Woman's Homo, DETECTIVE IS INVESTIGATING George llaruell, Evidently Fearing Victims Would Tell Deulli of Hie Wife's Death Kills Them With Rasor -Nearly Seven Head. ; riTTSDURC, Nov. 7,-An appall tng triple tragedy was revealed in East Pittsburg today when the body of Mrs, William Casey wis found lying on the led In her home with her throat cut irom ear to ear. Beide the body, on the floor, was found the body of Mri. Casey's daughter, with the head almoit se vercd, Beside it was t razpr, red with blood. George Hartzcll, sort in law of Mr i, Casey, wai found breathing hi last, MartzeH'i body was squeezed Into a trunk and an open bottle of chloroform waa near hia nostrils. The bodici wer found by William Casey when he returned from a po litical ratification. i Detective Englcrt, who was sum moned and investigated the cane, said this afternoon that he was posi tive Hartzcll killed the two women with the razor and then locked him self in the trunk and committed sui cide with the chloroform. The detective declares that he has learned that , Hartzcll bought the chloroform and that he told the druggist that he wanted It to use in killing dogs. Last December, Hartzcll was changed with murdering his wife, sis ter of Miss Casey, whose body .was found on the floor today. lie was tried and acquitted, as Mrs. Casey, the chief witness in the case, refused to testify against him. William Casey is unable to give any reason why Hartzcll should have oesirea to ena inree lives, Dut detec tives say they believe they will be able to prove that he feared Mrs. Casy and her daughter would turn against him and tell the details of the death of his wife. STOCKMAN KILLED. PAWHUSKA, Ok., Nov. 7.John" Milam, a prominent stockman resid ing near this city, was shot and killed at Forakcr, 20 miles north of here, today, during an altercation In the store of F. S. Steward, a hardware merchant of Foraker. Seward sur rendered to the officers. He claims self-defense. FOREIGN MISSIONS MEET. ST. LOUIS, Nov; 6. The general commission of foreign missions of the Methodist Church at its session GRUISER YANKEE IN BAD POSITION Vessel Aground Suffers from Recent Heavy Weather But Thus Far flo Serious Damage Done. BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 7-Teleg-raphtc advices were today sent to the Secretary of the Navy informing him that the cruiser Yankee, which went aground here recently is in a precarious position. During the heavy weather of the past few days tremen dous seas have been breaking over the vessel but without any serious damage, John Arbuclde, the contrac tor who has contracted to raise the IS CAUSED BY EXPOSURE this afternoon began itemizing the accounts of 1908. A spirited debate took place over the first Item on ap proprktlon that of general ex penses. Because of the late financia stringency It was urged that the amount collected for publicity our poses In America be reduced and In spite of some opposition this itig- gesuon was adopted. During the day the report of Dr. A. B. Leonard and the address of Dr. Robert H. Stunti were read. LEANS ON GUN; IS KILLED V1RDEN, N1.,"nov. 7.While us ing a shotgun as a brace as he was going down an embankment, George Graham, sued 14 years, accidentia uisenargca the gun into , his neck, killing himself this afternoon. He was in company with three other boys and they had started out hunt ing when the accident happened. . ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED RO M E, Nov. .-Duke D'Abruss today announced by discussion his reported engagement to Miss Elklni in both American and Italian news papers. , , PORTER .0 Dill CAR THWARTS ROBBERS DISCOVERS THEM ON CAR AND SUMMONS CONDUCTOR ; WHO GRAPPLES WITH ONE ONE MAN DYING, ONE HELD Injured Man Slashes Conductor With Knife and in Escaping to the Roof of Car is Thrown by Lurch nd Fractures Skull. , COLUMBUS, Nov. 7-An attempt to rob the Big Four train No. 18 from Cincinnati due at Columbus at 9:55 o'clock was foiled by the discov ery of the presence of two robbers on the dining car by a porter. As a result one man, Harry G. Emmitt. aged 38, a pressman of Columbus, is dying at the hospital and a man who says his name is Patrick Mahem, whose home is in Cleveland is held by the police as a suspect pending identification. The porter called Con ductor Reese, who immediately tackled the men. He grabbed Em mitt who cut the conductor across the hand with a knife and rushed to the platform and climbed oi) top of the car but was thrown by a sudden lurch and it is believed fractured his skull. Mahem claims to have been a regular passenger on the train trav eling from Springfield to Columbus. NEW YORK LOOKING UP. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-The buoy ant outburst of speculation which followed the election results exceed ed the calculations of nearly all pro fessional observers who had looked for an early reaction from the weight of hte sales to realize profits which Yankee, expresses the hope that he will be able to save her. ABERDEEN FLOATS. EUREKA, Cal,,' ? Nov. 7. - The steamer Aberdeen which went ashore yesterday floated at , high tide last night. No damage was sus tained but she lost her deckload of shingles overboard. ' - : , were awaitintr opportunity, Rcnorts of revived demand for commodities of all trades had much to do in stim ulating the effect of the elections on the market itself, The Northern Pa cific extra dividend although long ex pected was an additional factor. Con tinued use of monev hclned the socc ulation. Sales of stocks attracted by the rise in prices were on a very large scale but they were absorbed without materially affecting the ui ward tendency of 'prices. The larce demand for bondswas feature of the week, ., . TARIFF REVISION. WASHINGTON, Nov. -Representative Payne had a long confer ence with President Roosevelt on the tariff, Payne declared that tariff re vision would not be taken up during the coming session of congress, but tnat an extra congress wdl.be called for the purpose, the date depending entirely upon the wishes of Taft. Payne is of the opinion that the ex tra session win be called about March 15th and that it might be pos Bible to nass a tarilT bill bv the mid die of July. SUICIDE BY HANGING. '. ELKTON, Md., Nov. 7. -Mrs Annie Evans, widow of the late Col Andrew A. Evans, U. S. A., commit ted suicide at her home here by hanging. She was greatly worried over the new county assessment law which increased taxes on insurance She feared it would greatly reduce ner income. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. SUPERIOR. Wis.. Nov. 7.Si teen men were killed, one' seriously injured and four slightly injured by an explosion this afternoon in the Wisconsin Central roundhouse which is being built in this city. The crew were eating dinner and were sitting near the boiler when it blew up. All are foreigners. TREATY REVOKED. WILLEMSTAD, Nov. 7.-The treaty of 1894 between Holland and Venezuela has been revoked bv Hoi land in accordance with an ultima tum delivered in Holland's second note, The Curacao novernmcnt has received an order to declare the port tree for import and export of weapons and ammunition and it also is announced that the government would in no way interfere with revo utionary movements. PROSPERITY REPORTS STILL COIMI BUSINESS INACTIVITY GIVING WAY TO INCREASED FA CILITIES ORDERED EVERYTHING IS PTCISISG Mills Are Opening While Those Al ready Open Are Increasing Num ber of Operatives and Also Work ing Hours. BOSTON. Nov. 7.-Business inac- tivity which marked the pr-election pejhi uas given way wun a rusn in New England, the announcements of resumption of operations having been made in all directions within the last three days, Manv industries are af fected but reports indicate that tex tile concerns acted more prompt ly and -in greater numbers in order ing longer hours and increasing num ber of operators. Other lines have already arranged for an increase in operating departments including jew elry and rubber factories, thread, yarn, knitting mills, machine and tool-making plants and railroad re pair shops. r NEW HAVEN, Nov. 7. The re vival of industrial activity can be felt ih Connecticut in nearly every branch of trade, especially in Nauga tuck Valley, Center Brass and coop er goods making. Increase of or ders to electrical equipment concerns will be followed immediately by a resumption on full time in many ilaiits in Waterbury and Bridgeport. MOBILE. Nov. 7.-The shops of the Mtobile & x Ohio Railroad at Whistler, which were running on half time, started on full time today. GLEN FALLS, N. Y.. Nov. 7.- The International Paper Mills in this city and Fort Edward which were running on part time sine the strike instituted on August 1, will resume full operations on Monday. Nearly all the striking papcrmakers applied for reinstatement, a GlLUiETTERS VS. IIEIOEII Clash at Meeting of Fish Commissioners. GILLfJETTERS LOSERS Government Superintendent cf Hatcheries Sides With Wheelmen. NO REGULATION OF GEAR Warden McAllister, II. M. Lorntsen, Warren, Seufert and Superintend ent O'Malley Only Salmon Men Present Other Were Invited. PORTLAND, Nov. 7. A minia ture war between owners of salmon wheels and cillnets was enacted to day before the members of the fish commission of the foreign conserva tion committee an organization which is probing the salmon strife to determine the best way of saving the Lhmook industry of the Colum bia river. The gillnetters were knocked down on practically every one of their contestations by the tes timony of Henry O'Malley, superin tendent of the United States hatch eries, of the Columbia River hatch eries, who was authorized to an nonuce the opinions of the bureau of the fisheries and of himself, by H. M. Bowers, commissioner of bureau. The conflict was especially note worthy since it was the first time that a : United States expert has thrown the authority of the govern ment opinion against the Astoria fish nterests in a public meeting and in defense of the wheelmen of the up' per river. H. ML Lorntsen, secretary of the Fishermen's Union at Astoria, rep resented the gillnetters, and R. F. M Warren and F. A. Seufert, the wheelmen, the -latter being the big gest owner of that class of gear. the inquiring commission was com posed of Richard W. Montague and Dr. J. R. Wilson. Numerous salmon men had been invited to attend, but those who came were only H. C. Mc Allister, Oregon fish warden: Lornt sen, Warren, Seufert and O Malley, The gillnetters and wheelmen crossed swords in the old familiar way on the fishing proposition and on each of them Ut Malley sided with the wheelmenr Prohibition of bar fishing; less fishing In spring and none in Aug ust; no fishing on Sunday, and the regulation of all classes of gear and abolition of none (meaning wheels), were subjects urged by the wheel men.'. Early this week another hearing will be held, for the purpose of tak ing testimony from other fish men. -- - ; - HEARST CASE TRANSFERRED. OHAMA, Nov. 7. The petition of Hearst for the transfer of the $600,- 000 damage suit of Governor Haskell of Oklahoma against him in the fed eral court was granted by Judge Es- tell of the district court of Douglass county last night and the papers were filed today with the clerk of the United States Court. ELECTIONS RETURNS. WHEELING, W.-Va, Nov. 7.- Oiily four counties" are now to be heard from. Up to date the result is: Bryan, 95,276: Taft, 120,810. For governor: Benett, Democrat, 100,926; Glasscock Republican, 112,805. STANDS BY GOMPERS. OMAHA,'' Nov. 7.-The Central Labor Union of Omaha adopted res olutions tonight instructing its dele gates to the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor which will meet in Denver next week to vote for Samuel Goinpers for. presi dent first, last, and all the time. WILL STEAL A MARCH. COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 7-Gover- nor Harris has decided to certify to the Ohio Senate when it is called n special session next January the appointments of. insurance commis- skn, fire marshal, oil inspector, high way commissioner and a number of trustees of state institutions. The senate is expected to confirm these appointments at once and it is ex pected by Republicans that when Covernor-elect Harmon sends in his appointments, the senate will be in a position to say that position are already filled. JOHN VANCE CHENEY, CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-John Vance Cheneyhas resigned as librarian of the Newberry Library and the resig nation has been accepted by the board of trustees to take effect next July. Mr, Cheney became librarian at the new library years ago. In a letter to the board Mr. Cheney says the reason for his resigning is the poor health of his wife who must leave Chicago. . FOOTBALL GAMES. BERKELEY. Cal, Nov. -Cali fornia university (Rugby) 11, Neva da University 0. SEATTLE, Nov. 7,-University of Washington 6, Washington State College 6. 1 LAWRENCE, Kas., Nov. 7-Kan-sas University 23, Washburn 0. CHAMPAIGN, 111., Nov. 7. Illi nois 22, Iowa 0. t . CINCINNATI, Nov. 7.-Kenyon i, university of Cincinnati 0. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Nov. Harvard 17, Carlisle Indians 0. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. Transylvania 6, Georgetown 7.- 7.-Col- lege 5. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 7.-Auburn 44, Georgia Technical C. CLEVELAND, Nov. 7.-Case 18. Ohio State 8. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7. St. Louis 6. Sewannee 0. DES MOINES, Nov. 7.-Missouri 11, Drake 6. MARIETTA, III, Nov. 7.-Mari-etta 40. Bethany 0. ...- APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 7.-Ma-quette University 17, Lawrence 0. OMAHA, Nov. 7. Kansas Agri cultural 13, Creiehton 0. BLOOMJNGTON. III. Nov. 7.- Illinois State Normal 30, - Lombard Galesbtirg 6. ' NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 7.- Vanderbilt 16, Tennessee 9. : VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 7.- Rugby team defeated by Stanford University, 11 to 3. PORTLAND, Nov. 7.-First half: Multnomah 5, Aberdeen 0: second half: Multnomah 28, Aberdeen 0. I1II01FE IS c: TRIAL FOR BI SCHMITZV FORMER SECRE TARY ON WITNESS STAND TO SHOW RUEF'S POWER GALLAGHER NEXT WITNESS Ach Objects to Hcney's Question Regarding Ruefs Relations, Social, Political or Other Since 1901 The Objection Was Sustained. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.-Geo. B. Kene, former secretary of the boodling board of supervisors and also former secretary to Mayor Schmitz, was the principal witness today in the trial of Abraham Ruef. "What were Ruefs relations, po litical, social, or otherwise, with Schmitz from 1901 to the time of his indictment?" asked Assistant District Attorney Henry after a few prelimi nary questions. . Attorney Henry Ach. for Ruef. ob jected to the question, arguing that Kuet s relations with Schmitz orwr to the introduction of the trolley or dinance for passage by the supervis ors were not material. . An hour s argument between counsel was end ed by Judge Lawlor, who sustained the objection. Keane s testimony was to the fact of the existence of the board of supervisors after' the earthquake, the status of the ordinance and the legal processes through which it passed. Heney declared that Keane s tes timony would tend to show th domi nance of Ruef over the supervisors. He said that former Supervisor James L. Gallagher .would probably be called next. WAR VESSEL LAUNCHED. DAVENPORT. Eng.. Nov; 7.- The Collingwood, the most powerful ot all Jtiritish battleships and the sixth vessel of the Dreadnaucrht tvoe was successfully launched this after noon. 1ERI UUIUIUIJIUH Ul GUI I CHARGED ill 0 TO RECEIVE PENSION. HAVANA, Nov. 7. In response to an appeal by Jose Miguel Gomez, liberal candidate for the presidency. Governor Ma goon today issued a decree providing for an annual pen sion of $3000 during her life to the widow of the late late president, Tomas Estrada Pafma, YALE GUN CLUB WINS. NEW HAVEN, Nov. 7.-Yale gun club today defeated the Harvard gun club by score of 224 to 223. ; BANK ORDERED CLOSED. NEW KENSINGTON, Pa., Nov. 7. The doors of the First National Bank of this place were closed to day by order of the comptroller of the currency, it is believed the bank will re-open next week. jail inspector dead. Montgomery!" au., Nov. 7.- Dr. Shirley Bragg, state jail inspec tor and a nephew of General Braxton Bragg, shot and killed himself to day. It is not known whether the shooting was accidental EX-BASE BALL TLAYEH COR SHOE BRINKS CARBOLIC ACID IN A .SALOON IN PORTLAND WAS DESPONDENT. LCVE AFFA!3 f.'AY CE C.VJSE Bert Ross, Member of The Dalles Baseball Team Ends Life Left Note Asking That Young Lady in The Dalles be Notified. , . PORTLAND, Nov. 7.-Bert Ross, formerly of Los Angeles, but recent ly a member of the Dalles baseball team, committed suicide in a saloon here tonight by drinking carbolic acid. Ross left a note asking that a young woman of The Dalles be noti fied of his death. From- this circum stance it is inferred that an unfor tunate love affair caused his despon dency. ; THE SALT TRUST. CHICAGO, Nov. 7. Salt Lake City, the home of the Mormon Church, has heard the rumor that the Mormons are going into the salt business and have sent a representa tive to Chicago to close a deal for the holdings of the salt trust. Accord ing to the dispatch from the city in Utah. D. W. Clayton, manager of the salt works on Salt Lake, is the man who will negotiate the sale. He is said to have unlimited capital be hind him. Joy Morton says that he has never heard of Clayton or of any attempt to purchase any of the salt properties in which he is inter ested. ' ' ; BLIND TIGER RAH RESULTS FATALL" Policemen and Whiskey Sellers itea Dec! h Officer, .Two Lien and BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 7.-A raid on an alleged blind tiger tonight cost the lives of Policeman Little, Mr. Womack and a child of J. VV. Harrison, who were instantly killed. Harris was fatally injured. Little and Policeman Jones had gone to the suspected place which is a priv ate residence. Jones remained at the front of the house while Little knocked at the back door. When Womack opened it and saw the offi cer, he began firing.. Harris, who m m ma f f f r- fk r- T F ihnli II L I ! M It mm am w Judos Rest D m f Thorough Invrfcthr? DENIES ALL CHAHGE! Will Ca Isvcs:; 8 CflS: ::n Frs.n t.' j Hi t iiW I C;r root km ctzzxi t:i VCLYED Corrupt Solicitation and Alll Payments of Money to Ir.fkeace Decisions to be Sifted Judgt Root Was Recently elected. OLMPIA, Nov. 7.C!.rir??s of corrupt solicitation and, the alleged payment of . money involving the names of Justice Mho A. Root of the supreme court and Judge A. M. Gor don, formerly chief justice of the supreme "court, but later " division counsel of the Great Northern at Spokane, are to be investigated by a committee from the State Bar Asso ciation, appointed at the -suggestion of the supreme court. In a letter sent today to President J. B. Bridges f'f the association, Chief Justice 11, E. Kadley. recite;' that Judge Boot has uu hi tore his associates charges affectinsr hw integrity and has asked !vt a thor-n:.;h investigation. Judge Hadley ase-J that the committee, if it finds the facts warrant, shall rec ommend what criminal or disbar ment proceedings shall be instituted. Jjdge Root denies the truth of the cha-ges.. ; Judge Gordon resigned from the employ of the Great North era a few weeks ago and since then charges have been published that his resignation was due to alleged short age in his accounts of $50,000. The report that Judge Root laid before his associates today was that Jude Gordon and his attorneys have bt.cn claiming this money was paid to Root at the latter's solicitation to in fluence his decisions in railway ca3 pending before the supreme court. . In Justice Hadley's letter to Presi dent Bridges the name of Judge Gor don was not mentioned but Justice Hadley said orally that it is the in tention of the court that the whole matter will be silted to the bottom that the good name of the bar of f state be preserved. Judge Root h-i been on the supreme bench since 1905 and last Tuesday was re-elected for a term of six years. Judge Gor don was elected to the supreme bench in 1894 and served until June 1, 1900, when he resigned to accept a position in the legal department cf the Great Northern. The committee appointed will con sist of J. H. Powell, Harold Preston of Seattle; Judge T. L, Stiles, R. G. Hudson of Tacoma and II, M. Steph ens of Spokane. TAFT WAY AHEAD. CINCINNATI, Nov. 7,-On the present total of 4171 precincts oit of 4430 in Ohio the vote stands 726,453 for Taft, and 466,003 or Bryan. it,, a Child AroYdlkd owned the house heard Jonc from the front an i ,d t ing, the otneer returning i Harris was f it "j t ,i 1 1 was struck by a is l y I ..ti a.. , LI tiil Emperor ot ( cording t ) n partiin i,i f were rece