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COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWEit TMBIA
88th YEAR. NO. 55.
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1809
W PRICE FIVE CENTS
H CROWDS
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Washington Bears a Martial Ap
pearance With Troops and
Organizations
CAPITOL GREATLY CONGESTED
Governor of Foumcn Statei Will
b In th Grtat Ptradt Rootevtlt
WUI Walk to tht Train After tb
Inaugural Strvictt Art Over. ,
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 3.
Thr U heavy rain this evening,
but vast throng of vUltori tramped
gaily the lighted ttreeti just the lame.
The weather condition tomorrow
will largely govern the length of the
cercmonict. If fair and pleasant the
txercitc on the itand in front of the
capitol will be prolonged in order
that tht audience attending the pro
ceeding in the senate chamber may
make it way to the Inaugural stand
and see Taft take the oath of office.
In the event of rain Taft will imme
diately take the oath and begin his
addreU Over 200,000 visitor are
in the city.
"Fair weather inauguration, is the
mesinge flashed by the weather bu
reau today. Inauguration day will be
aomewhat cooler than the local ther
mometers have registered for several
days past, and the mercury i expect
ed to fall to between 35 and 40 dt
grees.
The storm which originated in the
West and swept this way, will ac
companying rain, was ' reflected iu
condition here, for a coql, misty day,
with occasionally a drizzle, greeted
the early arrivals.
Pennsylvania avenue bore a martial
appearance all day. Troops and or
ganizations in mingling colors and
bedecked with flags, to the accom
.paniment here, and there of patriotic
airs, marched, and thousands of spec
tator tramped the streets and side
walks. The new terminal station was
almost a solid jam. The great con
course there was filled with the arriv
ing host and their welcoming
friend. Long line were formed at
each station gate, and the in-pouring
army had to run the gauntlet in the
forced passageway' formed through
the crowd from gateway to exit.
Trains a regulars, train as spec
ial,' train a extras, train of many
aection, running on the same tched
tile, extra cars, every possible facil
ity, brought the crowds Into Wash
ington, There were many distinguish
ed visitors among the arrival and
military .organisations and civic bod
ies were constantly coming In.
vvnn every nrosnect ot trood
every prospect
weather, with all preparation com-
piete and with each incoming tramline prospect.
SPECIAL SESSION
MAY BE CALLED
Governor Has Almost Decided to Issue Call for
' Session to Begin in About 10 Days
SALEM, Or., March 3.-The Indi
cations are that a call for a special
session of the legislature will be is
sued by Governor Benson tomorrow
though the Governor has not defiJ
nitely decided in regard to the pro
posed step. The extraordinary ses
sion will be called to convene prob
ably Friday ' or Saturday of next
week, March12 or 13.
' More assurances are being received
by the Governor today from individ
ual members that they will use their
efforts to prevent the introduction of
general legislation.
The considerations urged upon
and boat adding to the numberless
liotts gsithercd here from far and near
the Nation' capital await the com
ing of the morrow, when William H.
Taft will be inaugurated President of
the United States. ,
So great is the congestion In the
street at the hotels and everywhere
except at the vast Union Station,
large enough to house a standing
army, that the ordinary routine life
of Washington ha been temporarily
suspended. The lime-honored inaugu
ral parade, which greater number
will bt enabled to witness, it claim
ing greater attention than the inau
gural ceremonies.
The latest estimate of the number
of men who will march is placed at
50,000, not the least of which will be
the Governor of 14 ttates, each ac
companied by hi staff. Among tht
state executive already here, are:
Governor Wilson, of Kentucky;
Carroll, of Iowa; Hughes, of New
York; Prouty, of Vermont; Harmon,
of Ohio; Hadley, of Missouri; Penn
eywell, of Delaware; Quinby, gf New
Hampshire; Sanders, of Louisiana;
Stuart, of Pennsylvania; Noell, of
Mississippi; Deneen, of Illinois; aud
I'ernald, of Maine.
Having encircled the globe with,
the battleship fleet, 3000 bluejacket
are here to take part in tht parade.
Marching club are arriving from
every direction and they will form a
conspicuous feature of the parade.
Probably the largest of these dele
gation will be composed of the 1000
member of the New York County
Republican Club, which will have the
distinction of escorting the retiring
President to the station before fall
ing in line in the inaugural parade.
Mr. Roosevelt will walk to the sta
tion and will occupy a modet draw
ing-room during the trip to New
York.
FAIRBANKS IS PAID RE-
KABLE TRIBUTE
, t n u
BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEM
OCRATS MAKE MAGNIFI-
' CENT PRESENTS.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 3.-
Behind closed doors the Senate today
paid Vice-President Fairbank one of
the most remarkable tribute ever
given a presiding officer. He was
presented with a magnificent silver
service a the gift of the entire body
of senator and a loving cup as
present from the Democratic mem
bers. The presentation was made by
McCumber who spoke of the Vice
President' ability and devotion to
the work. Daniel spoke for the min
ority, dilating on Fairbank' uniform
fairness. Fairbanks' exhibited a deep
feeling in his reply. Then, practically
the whole Senate surrounded the ros
trum and all shook hands with Fair
banks. LOVELACE, HORSE, IS SOLD.
FOREST GROVE. Or., March 3.
J. S. Wright of thi place bought
yesterdray from Josh Merrill of Cor-
nclius, Lovelace, out of Almeta,
Governor Benson by those who want
the appropriations are weighty and
he himself says he recognizes the
urgent needs of fire protection for the
asylum and of mor accommodations
for the rapidly increasing number of
patients at that institution. It is
known that members from the nor
mal school vicinities are absolutely
commanded by their constituents (to
introduce legislation for the relief of
those institutions for the governor,
will endeavor to exert enough Influ
ence to keep the normal school
troubles for interfering with the ser
enity of the special session.
lUSAlSLOSE
Till LIS
Terrible Catsrophe Happens to
..Chinese on Canton River ;
h .In China ; V t
FLOWER BOAT CATCHES FIRE
Burnt to the Water' Edge and Other
Boat Near Catch Fire From it
Thousand Jump in the River and
Art Drowned.
VICTORIA, B. C, March 3--A
terrible disaster occurred in the Can
ton River involving the loss of con
siderably over a thousand live fol
lowing the overturning of a kerosene
tamp on a flower ' boat while the
steamer Akl Maru which reached this
port today was at Hong Kong.
The boat burned to the water's
edge and the flame reaching to other
boat permitting no time to escape
and over a thousand jumped into the
river. Three hundred person were
saved by sampans.
GETS BIG JUDGMENT.
PORTLAND. March ; 3. - Judge
Gantenbein, in the circuit court to
day, awarded Attorney A. C Emmons
a judgment of $3000 against Thomas
Owens and T. J. Tobin for causing
Emmons' arrest in Drain, Oregon,
February, 1907, on the charge brought
against him in connection with the
taking from Tobin' possession by
the C E. Loss Company of all their
books and papers. Emmons was an
attorney for the Lost Company at
the time.
FORAKER GETS LOVING CUP.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March. 3.
In appreciation of his efforts in the
behalf of the discharged Brownsville
battalion, negro citizens at Wash
ington will present to Senator For
aker next Friday a massive soldiers
silver loving cup.
RECEIVES COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 3.
Among the persons received by
President Roosevelt today were
members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Chairman Knapp told
the President that the country was
indebted to his persistent efforts and
commanding influence for notable
measures of regulation. In response
the President said:
"You have done the work while I
have seem to get credit for it. I
have tried to be a decent President
for a decent people."
The last Roosevelt dinner at the
White House was served tonight with
14 present, constituting members of
the families of the retiring and in
coming president. Mr. and Mrs. Taft
"were the principal guests.
WILL NOT SURVIVE AFRICA.
GLENWOOD. SPRINGS, Colo.,
March 3. "If President Roosevelt
persists in going to South Africa, he
will probably not return alive." This
statement was made today by Jake
Borah, the guide who piloted Roose
velt on his Colorado hunting trip and
who was invited to go to Africa with
him. Borah says that Roosevelt has
malaria in his system and that he
could not be 24 hours in Africa be
fore being stricken with fever. Borah
made known today the fact that the
President was ill with malaria four
days whjle in Colorad
ARRIVES AT WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 3.
President-Elect and Mrs. Taft step
ped from their automobile in the
driving March rain tonight and en
tered the White Houseto make it
their home for the next four years.
They were received wtih simple cor
diality by the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt.
WONDERFUL STRENGTH.
WASHINGTON', D. C, March 3.
Two samples of the chain to be
used on the gear on the looks of the
Panama Canal are being tested at
the public road division of the De
partment of Agriculture. The two
cction were submitted to a tensile
test of 147,000 pounds to the square
inch before the metal parted and on
a second test developed a strength of
6000 pounds greater.
MODERN PIRATES.
NEW YORK, March 3--A house
which the police say has been the
headquarters for a gang of Long Isl
and Sound pirates, was raided last
night at the entrance to Flushing
Bay. Three men were arrested
Ernest Krause and his two ion, Max
and William. They were locked up
charged with burglary and grand lar
ceny. . l
BIG FIRE AT SAN QUENTIN.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal, March 3.-
Thefire at the jute warehouse in the
m.iic penitentiary louay caused a toss
'of $50,000. The flames were fought
by a force of over a hundred con
victs and firemen from San Fran
cisco and San Rafael. One thousands
rounds of ammunition exploded but
no one was hurt The warehouse is
situation outside the prison walls, but
none of the other building were en
dangered. BIG DOCK COLLAPSES
! lilllAITTEl
BIG LOSS OF LIFE NARROW
LY AVERTED WHEN THE
CRASH CAME.
PORTLAND, March 3--Under-
mined by water from a basin formed
'behind the concrete sea wall, erected
'about nine months ago. the Star
i Sand Company's dock at Fifteenth
and Front streets collapsed this
morning under the weight of 3000
tons of gravel and sand. The struc
ture came down with a deafening
crash and was completely wrecked,
i The loss, estimated at $10,000, will
fall entirely on the owners.
j It was lucky, that the accident oc
curred when it did, for an hour later
would have meant the death of at
, least 20 men and that many teams.
The night watchman on the dock,
who had a narrow escape, said the
structure caved in at exactly 5:30
'o'clock, or about an hour before the
J men and teams were due to arrive for
('work. The loading of the wagons is
done on a roadway underneath the
dock and there are usually from 15
jto 20 teams lined up there air the
time. All told, 60 teams and drivers
.are employed and about one-third of
them are at the dock at a time.
The company's towboat Star, Cap
tain Joseph Wolff, arrived at the
dock with a barge load of gravel at 4,
o clock this morning and some of the
crew were on the dock making fast
lines a few minutes before it began
to creak and groan under, its heavy
burden. Realizing that it would col
lapse they hurriedly cut the lines and
steamed out into the stream, towing
the barge and a pile driver and donk
ey engine that had also been moored
at the clock. Half an hour later the
fall of the dock cam. :
. Manager G Minsinger says very
little of the gravel was precipitated
into the river and that most of it can
be saved. He admits a terrible loss
of life would have occurred had the
structure fallen in an hour later. The
dock will be rebuilt as soon as the
debris can be cleared away.
"The entire dock was rebuilt about
nine months ago," said Mr. Minsing
er, "and a concrete retaining wall, 12
feet' high, four feet wide at the base
and two feet at the top had been
built across its entire length of 325
feet. This wall had been built on
filled in ground and water that had
gathered on the shore side gradually
undermined it. Having discovered
the action of the water, we had the
wall and dock examined yesterday by
i Engineer Gallagher of the Northwest
Bridge Works,' which .'occupies the
rear part of the dock. He pronounc
ed it safe."
I1EWPENAL CODE
PUSSES
Both Houses of Congress Final
ly Enacts I! into Law .
' T.oay
VERY LITTLE . CHANGE MADE
Commission Was Originally Ap
pointed Eleven Years Ago and Hat
, Just Finished Labor Beveridge
Eulogizes President in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 3.
The new penal code enacted into law
today through the adoption by both
Houses of Congress on conference
report on the bill drafted by a joint
commission orignially appointed in
1897 and reappointed at the close of
the 59th Congress. The bill is com
prehensive and coherent, revision and
compilation of practically all the
purely penal laws.
For several days there has been
filibustering in the Senate against
the section relating to use of troops
at places where general or special
elections are held. Finally the con
ferees struck out the provision relat
ing to keeping of the peace at the
polls because it was recognized that
the federal troops are not now if ed
for that purpose-
Conferees also dropped all refer
ence to the statute of 1875 -which for
bids discrimination on account of race
or color in selection of grand or petit
jurors but left the law as it was orig
inally enacted. The commission found
it difficult to make uniform laws that
would operate in all states among
these being the prohibitory liquor
laws.
It was found this class of cases can
only be covered by a general statute.
Practically the only new legislation is
to punish "leaks"' of government sta
tistical information and regulation of
interstate shipments of intoxicating
liquors. In order that any serious
error 'might be corrected the bill is
not effective until January 1, 1910. A
joint resolution was adopted.
Declaring the adoption of the
Bailey resolution would be construed
as a rebuke to the President, Senator
Dolliver said he hoped that never
again would the floors of Congress be
used as an arena for the disparage
ment of the motives of the chief
executive. ' "
Beveridge eulogized Roosevelt at
length and closed the statement by
saying that Roosevelt had wrought
mightily and for the permanent wel
fare of all the people regardless of
creed "or color.
Bailey replied in one sentence,
"While it is true that the world has
forgotten the names of the villifiers
of Washington and Jackson, it is also
true it has forogtten some of those
who have delivered fullsome eulogies
on them."
Clarke of Wyoming of the judic
iary assured Bailey that the commit
tee would do its full duty in the
premises.
OXYGEN AND MUSCLE.
Prooves a Boon to Young Corbett in
His Battle Tuesday Night.
NEW YORK, March 3.-The ad
ministration of oxygen considered by
most persons as a fanciful scheme for
strengthening athletes under strain,
proved a boon to Young Corbett in
his fight with Johnny Marto, in which
he had a shade the better last night.
His natural courage, combined with
the oxygen treatment enabled him to
put up the fight which surprised so
many of his followers. Copious doses
were given to him after each round
and the effect was immediately no
ticeable. While some evperts de
clare the fight was,a draw, the vic
tory was generally conceded to Cor
bett. The lOxygen treatment it is
predicted, will be used often in the
future.
PRICELESS DELICACIES.
Served At Chinese Banquet In San
Francisco.
"i " ' "
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-At
the banquet given in this city last
night to celebrate the establishment
of a Chinese Chamber of Commerce,
priceless Chinese delicacies were
served. Among the guests were fif
ty Americans. Although chop sticks
were used, all of the speechmaking
was in English. Some of the items in
the dinner, that cost $25 a plate were
Snow Fungus, which retails at $40 a
pound and is one of the rarest of
Chinese delicacies; sharks fins.birds
nests, preserved eggs 100 years old, I
melon seeds which the white guests!
could not eat with' chop sticks; brains
of yellow fish, water lily seeds with
duck. In all there were 17 courses.
DIVORCE LAW.
Chicago Clergymen Favor A Propos
ed Remedy.
CHICAGO, T March 3- Chicago
clergymen heartily endorse a bill in
troduced in the Legislature provid
ing for a fine or imprisonment for
divorced persons who by falsehood
and misrepresentation ' prevail upon
ministers to marry them- It is intend
ed to remedy a defect in the state
law, which provides that no divorced
person shall re-marry within one year
and in some cae two years after
the decree of divorce. This , act pro
vides no penalty for the making of
false answers. . ....
MRS. TAFT'S SECRETARY.
WASHINGTON, D, C, March 3.
Miss Alice Bleech, an attache of
the Bureau of American Republics.
has been selected by Mrs. Taft as her
social secretary. ; ,t. ,
MAY WHEAT STILL
OARS UPWARD
f Vic
WITHIN HALF A CENT OF THE
PRICE PREDICTED BY MAR-
KET MANIPULATORS.
CHICAGO, March 3. New high
records for the season were estab
lished by wheat, corn and oats on the
Board of Trade today. May wheat,
the supply of which is concentrated
in the hands of a prominent trader,
led the advance, by touching $1,191.
which is within half a cent of the
price predicted by the speculator
mentioned some months ago and
only two cents under the highest
price of the Gates' campaign four
years ago. July wheat sold at $1.07,
and the advance in the latter delivery
was based on damage reports from
the principal Winter wheat states, ex
pert gossip having it that July would
prove to be an "old crop month,
that is a month in which delivery on
contracts would have to be made
from the previous harvest The record-breaking
rise in corn and oats
was due to sympathy with wheat.
May corn sold at 67 3-4, and May oats
at 561.
ATTORNEYS PLAN
TO RENEW BATTLE
Governor Patterson May Not be Put on the Wit
ness Stand Again by Prosecution 2;
NASHVILLE, March 3. -Attorneys
on both sides in the Cooper
Sharpe trial were in conference to
day. Witnesses yet to be put upon
the stand were examined and plans
laid for the resumption of the battle
tomorrow.
The State has decided definitely
not to recall Governor Patterson for
cross-examination. Several of coun
sel for the State are bitter enemies
of the Governor and they favored a
grilling of the chief executive, but it
was learned that nine of the 12 jur
ors are strong Patterson supporters.
Attorney-General McCarn feared the
TERRIBLE FIRE
iiiitiiEfffl
Ten Persons are Burned to
Death in a New York Fire
' . Horror - 1
MANY HEROIC RESCUES P.tADE
Most of the Occupants Were. Asleep
When the Fire Started Which Wat
First Discovered at the Foot of an
Air Shaft by a Watchman.
NEW YORK, March 3.-At least
nine persons met death early today
in a fire which swept through" a
crowded four story brick tenement'at
374 Seventh Avenue near Thirty Se
cond Street. Nine bodies had been
recovered at dawn and it is expected
the death list will grow. Several child
ren are missing. Tht flames were
started in the basement and swept
rapidly up the stairway, cutting off
the escape of terror stricken tenants,
many of whom tried to jump from
the windows. The police and fire
men made several , spectacular res
cues while a crowd which surround
ed the burning building cheered their
efforts. Among the dead are a man
and a woman and two children, but
as there was great confusion around
the scene of the fire and a number of
bodies were badly charred, early
identification was out of the ques
tion. '
The tenement was inhabited prin
cipally by Italians of which there
were about 30 families. In many ca
ses the flats were divided so as to
prevent adjoining structures from
catching fire and had the flames un
der control before 4 o'clock.
It was impossible for the firemen
to ascend the blazing stairway and
this necessitated the use of the big
extension ladders. By this means an
unconscious woman who was found
on the third floor was carried safe
ly to the street. She was found lying
in a rear flat after the firemen had
groped for ten minutes in the smoke
laden atmosphere.
Three alarms were sounded before
the blaze was under control and am
bulances were rushed to the scene to ;
care for the injured. Chief Croker
personally directed the firemen. .
MR. GRISCOM RESIGNS.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Lloyd
C. Griscom American ambassador at
Rome, has sent his resignation to the
State Department. He intends to de
vote himself to business after reach
ing the United States. Following the
practice in vogue on the change of
administration, the resignation of all
the members of the diplomatic corps
will be forthcoming in the next few
weeks. :
effect on them of any attack upon the
Governor. ,
. The second reason for ' excusing
him was that he told no new facts,
confining himself simply to corrobo
rating other witnesses as to what
happened at the famous conferences
the day of the tragedy.
The defense is rounding up. its re
maining witnesses to be used in re
buttal and is preparing to fight the
expected attempt of the prosecution
to develop the conspiracy theory or
to show the condition of Senator
Carmack's mind the day of the shooting.