83rd YEAR. NO. 279
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1803
PRICE RYE CENTS
illllli HE
A TERRIBLE
Over One Thousand Men
Have Been Killed
34 BODIES RECOVERED
Rescuers are Working Hard to
Find Men Know to be Alive
Entombed
THOUGHT 20 MAY BE SAVED
Tbt Power Houw of tha Plant Ha
Bmii onverted Into Morgue and
Coffins Ordered From Plttsburj,
Monangahela and Washington.
PITTSBURO, Nov. 29, -More
than 1000 men were. killed by the
explosion In the Marianna mine of
the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
yesterday which entombed a large
number of miners. At 1 ociock inn
mnrninv the reacuillff DsrtV bad re
covered 34 bodies and brought them
to the bottom of the shaft perpara-
tory to removing them to the sur
face. All the victims wert found in
the mine entries, the debris in the
works making It Impossible to ex
plore there.
The official! of the company assert
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scene lay that a larger number were,
in the mine when the explosion oc-
eurred.
Shortly before midnight Peter Ar-
nilltl, ntituiv,.
brought to the surface suffering only
. . I . f 1.1. . .M.l . ..fl.ri.nM
lime irom nm irrm
One of the rescuing party reported (
that there are other men alive below ,
and the rescueri were Immediately
set to work clearing away the debris.
Deputy Mine Inspector Louitt be
lieve! that 20 men may yet be aaved.
The power house has been converted
Into a temporary morgue. Coflini
tiave hern ordred from this city,
Monongahela and Washington. '
Steps have already been taken tor
the relief of the dependent! of the
rfrarf An authoritative estimate of
the loss has not been made at this
time but It will be heavy.
FIRST REPORT OF DISASTER.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 2R-A serious
mine explosion occurred shortly be
fore noon today at the mine of the
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company at
Marianna, Washington county; and
while there ii nothing definite yet as
to the number of fatalities, it is be
lieved many men have lost their
lives.
Reports from Marianna say there
are between 200 and 300 men in the
TARIFF REVISION
Lead and Leather Were
Yesterday and Important Progress Hade.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Hides
ware returned, to the free list and
the duty on leather goods, belting
and shoes was materially reduced.
This ii the expected result of the
united apeal of tanners and of shoe
leather and belting manufacturers
for the free entry of hides , made
before the house on ways and means
committee today. There were num
erous charges made today that there
is a monopoly in control of Ameri
ca's production of hides. Important
admissions were also made by the
leather people regarding the amount
of protection required by their in
dustries. At the night session num
erous reports of art leagues, mu
DISASTER I
CALAHITY
niln. Al the general office "of the
coal company in this city it is laid
about 100 men were in the mine.
At 1 o'clock, an hour and a half
after the accident, dense cloud of
moke were pouring from the two
shafts of the nine, but not a aign of
a miner had been aeen.
Special trains from thi city and
Monongahela are bound for the
icene. On one of them are official
of the coal company and many prom
inent minera who are coniidered ex
pert! on the work of rescue, The
latest appliances from the new Unit
ed States laboratory in thii. city,
which were recently letted before
foreign and American experts in the
avinir of life in mine explosions.
have been hurried to the acene.
A majority of the miner are
American, and their familici are at
the mouth of the mine in a state of
frenity,
Shortly after 2 o'clock thii after
noon word was received from Marl
anna that a rescue party had iue
eeedd in entering the mine. The res
cuer! have been able to advance but
a little way, however, and are at
tempting to force their way through
the ilebria to where the miners were
caught.
It is not considered likely any of
the miners will be rescued alive. The
explosion was terrific, and if all were
not mangled by Its force there seems
little doubt that they perished in the
subsequent fire or were suffocated by
the deadly fumes.
:A1RIIIY1UI60I
10 HER LAST REST
SISTER VINCENT DE PAUL,
founder of hospital, at
v.MrnirvKP micH ntEa
VANCOUVER, WASH, DIES
A PIONEER SAMARITAN
j
Slater Vincent De Paul Entered the
Sisterhood in 1855 and Came to
Vancouver a Few Yeara Later
Wai 84 Yeara Old.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 28.-
sister Vincent De Paul, onff the
founders of the House of FMdence
i citv. over SO vears aeo. is
,ca here aged almost 84 yeara
Sister Vincent died of old age. She
was born near Montreal, Quebec,
lamiarv 1. 1824. She entered the
i i.lrrhnnrl in 1855. Column tO van
couver with Sister Blandica. Sister
insenhinc. Sister Mary and Sister
Praxedes, a few years later where
they founded the present Home of
Providence, in a little log hut on the
reservation. Sister Blandica, the last
survivor of the self-sacrificing little
oarty. visited Vancouver two years
ago when Sister Vincent was clothed
with the full regalia of her order.
IS PROGRESSING
the Articles Taken Up
seums and educational institutions
asking for fre entry of works of
art. It is not expected that the com
mittee will favor any reductions in
duty on works of art for general use
Asking that the present duty ot $ju
on lend in ore be retained, U H. Al
len of Salt Lake representing the
mine owners in Utah and Edward A.
Rosier speaking for the lead indus
try of Southeastern Missouri ad
dressed the committee. : Milton L
Lisburgcr, speaking for the lead
manufacturers asked a substantial
reduction in the duty on ore and
said the manufacturers were willing
to have the duty taken off manufac
tured lead articles provided they get
their raw materials free of duty.
A BURGLAR NEMESIS.
Chicago Banker Hae a Theory About
Two Robberies,
CHICAGO, Nov. 28. -John V.
Clarke, president of the Hibernian
Ranking Association, has started the
police on a still hunt for a burglar
nemesis, who, he believes, robbed his
residence Wednesday evening in ex
ecution of a vow made 12 years ago.
At that time Mr. Clarke surprised a
burglar in his house. The robber was
sentenced by Judge Wimles to 12
years in the penitentiary. As he was
leaving the court room he glared at
Mr. Clarke and hissed: "I'll see
you again as soon as I'm free."
lie was liberated a few weeks ago.
This fact, coupled with the (incrimi
nation shown in choosing only eas
ily pawned "loot" convinced Mr.
Clark that the man who robbed hii
house this week is an old-tinier and
probably is the same one that rob
bed him before.
Mrs. Clarke and Miss Mary Rend
were dining on the floor below while
the burglar ransacked the bedrooms
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke. He carried
off "loot" valued at $2000, but a por
tion of this, because of association,
was considered priceless by the own
ers, .
TROPICAL DELUGES.
Rain! in South America Are Terrific
and Disastrous.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 28-Ac-
cording to C. C. Smith, a mining en
gineer, who returned yesterday from
South America, flood! ol a ternnc
nature have done great damage in
the Interior of Costa Rica, compell
ing many mines to auspend opera-
tioni. bmitn tens ot a storm ounng
wh ch the rain noured down con
tinuously for 30 days, washing out
railroads and completely altering the
appearance of the country, lhou
sands were destroyed and many na
tives killed. The house in which
Smith was living with several other
mn was washed Into the river be
fore they could escape and they
were close to drownmg. finally,
thev landed on an island, where
thrv were held bv the stream for
many days, living on corn. Smith is
a graduate of the Nevada Umver
citv a criant in stature and was a
noted football player while In col
lege.
POLITICAL BANQUET.
NEW YORK. Nov. 28 President
elect Taft will be the guest of honor
at the 23rd annual banquet of the
Ohio Society in New York, Decem
ber loth. Governor Hughes and
Mayor McClellan will also make ad
dresses.
MEET DEATH IN . SNOW
DM PEAKS
THREE SANTA PAULA BOYS
START OUT TO SEE SNOW,
DO NOT RETURN.
FOUND BY SEACHERS DEAD
Three Boys Ranging in Age From
9 to 17 Yeara Take Adventurous
Trip Which Results Fatally Were
Improperly Clothed.
VENTURA, Cal., Nov. 28.-Fro-en
to death in the snow that covers
the high peaks north of Santa Clara
Valley Wednesday night, the bodies
of three Santa Paula boys were found
late today after a Search of two days.
The boys, Clifford Tharp, 17, Cuba
Tharp, 9, and John Blaes, 13, started
out on Thursday morning to see the
snow. They went without coats, in
tending to be home in time for
Thanksgiving dinner. When night
came and they had not returned, the
community was notified but nothing
could be done until daylight. Friday
morning searching parties were or
ganized, everybody joining even to
two gangs of Japanese laborers, and
a search was kept up all day. Today
Henry Newman and W. Hamlin
found the bodies at the head of Tim
ber Canyon, ten miles from Santa
Paula. The boys had evidently got
ten into deep snow and became ex
hausted and perished from cold and
hunger. The fathers of the boys are
well known ranchers.
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LOVERTESTIFIES
Relates His Amours With
Her to Examiner
HE WOULD NOT MARRY
Bordcl Advises Mme. Steinheil
Not to Secure Divorce From
Husband for Him
AUTOPSIES WILL BE MADE
It is a New Theory That Steinhed
and Mme. Japy Were Poisoned
Before Being Strangled so Autop
sies Ordered Performed.
PARIS, Nov. 28. At a late hour
today Maurice Bordcl, widower, who
admitted that he was the latest lover
of Mme. Steinheil, voluntarily told
hi story to the examining magis
trate. He is a rich retired merchant
He related his armours with Mme.
Steinheil, but insisted that Mme.
Steinheil could not have hoped to
marry him after obtaining a divorce
from Steinheil as she declared to
Bordel she intended to do,-because
he had advised her against obtaining
the divorce and told her he would
never marry her on account of his
children. Magistrate Andre tonight
ordered that autopsies be perform
ed on Steinheil and Mme. Japy on
the new theory that they were pois
oned before they were strangled.
Couillard testified that he saw Mme.
Steinheil pour wine for her husband
and her stepmother on the night of
the crime, something she nad never
done before.
RAIN STOPS. FUN.
Seriously Interferes With Program
For Men of the Fleet
MANILA. Nov. 28. -A steady
downpour of rain continued here all
dav. seriously interfering with the
program of the reception to the men
of the Atlantic fleet. A brave at
tempt was made to carry out the
elaborate program of the military
hippodrome, which was the feature
of the day's entertainment, but the
participants in the various events
were drenched and the grounds con
verted into a veritable morass, ren
dering it impossible to continue.
The sailors are evidently glad ot tne
opportunity to stretch their legs
ashore after the long confinement
aboard ship and despite the storm
hundreds of bluejackets v plodded
through the sodden and rain-swept
streets of the city all afternoon bent
on seeing the sights of the town.
TAFT ENTERTAINED. .
HOT SPRINGS, Nov. 2a -Presi
dent-elect Taft was entertained at a
dinner tnnicht bv Mr. and Mrs.
Timothy L. Woodruff, Representa
tive and Mrs. Persons and James k.
Sheffield, all of New Ygrk. A con
ference on political affairs in New
York which Woodruff came here to
have with Taft has not been held
but doubtless will take place tomor
row. Oklahoma came forward to
day with a huge turkey sent to President-elect
for his Thanksgiving din
ner but which was delayed in tran
sit.
WENT CHEAP AT THAT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 Twenty
one dollars was the price paid yes
terday for a letter written by Theo
dore Roosevelt dated Sagamore
Hill, Oyster Bay, Oct. 10, 188a This
is the letter in whicn Mr. Kooseveu
eritioizerl President Cleaveland, spell
ing the name each time he used it
"Cleaveland." Its sale was negotiat
ed at an auction of an autograpn cot
lection in Brooklyn. v
THE YOUNG AT WORK.
Air Craft and Science Engaging the
Interest of Boya in East.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. -Experiments
with aeroplanes and other air
craft are not to be confined to adults,
it seems, for the joy of flight has in
vaded the ranks of the youngsters.
According to announcement just is
sued, "the first annual exhibition of
the Junior Aerial Club," will be held
at Madison Square Garden, this city,
from December 18 to 26, inclusive.
Any boy in the United States under
21 years of age may enter model or
drawing of model kites, minature
glider, aeroplane, spherical balloon,
dirigible car, motor 'suitable for mod
el work, wireless telegraph or tele
phone, etc., designed or made by
himself. No models shall be more
than six feet in length (over all) and
preferably not more than four or five
feet. Any kind of motive power may
be used.
ROOSEVELT ON CHINA.
President Will Write For The
look" "When he Retires.
"Out-
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-The cur
rent issue of the Outlook contains
an article by President Roosevelt on
the "Awakemnf of China." Although
Mr. Roosevelt will not become an
associate and advisory editor of the
magizine until after he retires from
office.
In the article Mr. Roosevelt after
speaking of the. Christian influence
which is being exerted in China says:
"The awakening of China is one
of the great events of our age, and
the remedy for the 'Yellow peril,'
whtaever that may be, is not repres
sion of life, but the cultivation -and
direction of life. Here at 'home we
believe that the remedy for popular
discontent is not repression but jus
tice and education. , s
"Similarly the best way to avert
possible peril, commercial or military
from the great Chinese people is by
behaving righteously toward them
and by striving to inspire a right
eous life among them. Our Christian
missions have for their objects not
only the saving of souls,, but the
imparting of a life that makes pos
sible the kingdom of God upon
earth.
'As Bishop Brent has said, now is
the time for the West to implant its
ideals in the Orient and in such a
fashion as to minimize the chance of
a dreadful future clash between two
radically different and hostile civili
vations; if we await until tomorrow
we may find that , we have waisted
too long.
JUDY DEFEATS THE
1AVY 111 FOOTBALL
FIERCE GAME PLAYED AT
FRANKLIN FIELD BY OUR
FIGHTING BOYS.
THIRTY THOUSAND PRESENT
The Teams Were Evenly Matched
and the Defensive Playing Was All
That Could be Desired Many Dis
tinguished People Present
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2a-In
one of the, fiercest football games
seen on Franklin Field this year, the
army vanquished the navy this after
noon by a score of 6 to 4, a touch
down and goal, against a goal from
the field.
Thirty thousand persons saw the
sturdy midshipmen-conquered by the
husky cadets in a contest that never
lagged. The naval boys were simply
overwhelmed by the unexpectedly
strength of the army.
The Annapolis boys entered the
game practically sure of a victory
while the cadets only hoped to win
The army victory, notwithstanding
the strength shown, was due more to
a misjudged punt by one of the
navy's backs than to the good work
of the opposing team, but the latter
took advantage of the misplay and
lost no opportunity in making a
score. The navy's four points, how
ever, were earned by hard and con
stant playing.
The teams were evenly matched as
HIE THE OBJECT OF GOLD
BLOODED
was possible to make them. The de
fensive playing of both was all that
could be desired, so powerful in fact
that neither team could make much
impression upon its opponent, and as
a consequence both played a kicking
game. , In fact, the two forward
passes and the two on side kicks
were so-called modern plays at
tempted and of these only one a for
ward pass by the navy was success
ful The day was ideal and a bril
liant crowd saw the fray.
In the army stand were Secretary
Wright, Representative and Mrs.
Longworth and Assistant Secretary
Oliver and party. Opposite in the
navy stand was acting Secretary
Newberry, Mrs. Newberry, Miss
Ethel Roosevelt and Mrs. Metcalf,
wife of the retiring Secretary. To
their right was Admiral Dewey's
box.
WAS "BUFFALOED."
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-The first
American buffalo to be shipped to
South America did ; not ' make . the
trip. Because of the strict quaran
tine regulations, as a result of the
prevalence of the foot ' and mouth
disease in this country, Percy, the
800-pound bison at the Bronx Zoo,
who was to have taken the trip, was
sent back to his quarter! yesterday
after all preparations bad been made.
He will be probably ahipped later.
Percy was to have gone to Buenos
Ayres in exchange for iome birds
sent here. 1
BOY i;;CEl!ARY HAD
ADULT JSEDCE
WM. LAMM ARRESTED CHARG
ED WITH COMPLICITY
WITH ANTHONY BOY.
HAD IMPROVIDENT HABITS
Officials Believe That Lamm Was
Implicated Though Perhaps Not
in the Firing of the' Creamery and
Chyrstal Laundry.
BAKER CITY, Or., Nov. 28-Wil-liam
Lamm was arrested here to
night on a charge of being an ac
complice of Golden Anthony, the
self-confessed boy incendiary who
caused the destruction of six build
ings here, including two schools,
two barns, the Fault residence and
the Standard Ojl warehouse. The
arrest of Lamm resulted from An
thony's allusion to him in the confes
sion. Lamm is described as a man
of improvident habits and with no
occupation. The officials think there is
grounds to believe that Anthony was
implicated, though perhaps not as a
principal in the firing of the cream
ery and the Chrystal Laundry.
JAPAN'S AGREEMENT
WITH AMERICA
Receives the Support of Several Nations and Ac
quiesence of Interested Powers
.WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-The
cordial support of and the sympathy
in the ends sought to be obtained by
Japan and, the United States In the
agreemtit regarding China (outlined
in the Associated Press dispatches
printed today, has been given by
all the nations of Europe having in
terests in that section of the world.
Its influence in maintaining status
quo and peace in China is considered
to be great enough to make the
agreement second to few .recorded in
the recent pages of the world's his
tory. That negotiations have pro
gressed to a point of the actual sig
nature of the agreement thus indi
cating a : tacit acquiescence in the
UU
James Finch Recently
Disbarred Kills Fisher
DEATH WAS INSTANT
Finch Was Apparently Inloxicat-
ed Though Carried Kim
self Erect
"HELLO RALPH" SAID FINCH
The Victim Was Chairman of the
Grievance Committee of Oregon
Bar Association and Had Received
Anonymous Threatening Letters.
PORTLAND, Nov. 2a -James
Finch, disbarred lawyer, ' shot and
killed Ralph Fisher, chairman of the
grievance committee of the Oregon
Bar Association, at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. The murder took place
in the Mohawk building at Third and
Morrison streets.
Chester V. Dolph, an attorney on
the same floor of the Mohawk build
ing, captured the murderer as he en
tered the elevator to make his es
cape. Dolph took away the still
smoking revolver and turned the as- .
sassin over to the police, who had '
been notified by Dr. Roberts, whose
office is in the room adjourning Fish
er's office.
Dr. H. F. Leonard, whose office is
just across the hall, heard the shot
and was the first person to enter the
room where the killing was done. He
did all he could to revive Mr. Fisher,
but found that death must have been
instantaneous. The bullet from the
murderer's pistol entered the back of
the head at the base of the brain.
' As far as is known the only wit
ness to the shooting was Verna
Burkhardt, Fisher's stenographer.
She ran to the elevator and entered
at the same time as the murderer.
The bellboy, seeing the smoking
gun, thought that Finch was trying
to murder the girl and his cries for
assistance brought Attorney Dolph
from his office. ,
Finch made a slight resistance
when the attorney reached under his
coat to get the revolver, but seemed
dazed and kept muttering, "Send for
the sheriff, send for the sheriff."
The murderer was led to a nearby
room, where he was detained by his
captor until Detective Tichenor and
policemen from headquarters ar
rived. Dr. Roberts, Dr. Kelly and Dr. H.
F. Leonard, who had hastened to
Fisher's office on hearing the shot,
(Continued on page -8.)
course by other nations having large
interests in the Far East, marks so
diplomatic officials state decided step
in eastern question.
FRANCE APPROVES.
PARIS. Nov. 28 The terms of
the American-Japanese agreement
regarding the integrity of China was
received with satisfaction by the
government. The clause pledging the
two governments to communicate
with each other for the purpose of
arriving at a mutual understanding
before adopting any measures in the
.event that status quo be threatened
was considered of immense import
ance. ' . ,