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. r- .Mimr--- wi - t. ?-.(.; r lfii1l1rtp1fii1i f$ A". 1 K " PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNINO FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA , 1 ,86th YEAR. NO. 102. ASIATIC TURKEY 'NIHIL Fears Entertained .That the Worse Is Not Over and Mors Bloodshed Is Expected- CONDITIONS NOT IMPROVED Every Day Adds to tha Sufferings of Refugees Whtlt Churches and tha Houm Art Destroyed, Burned And Looted. BEIRUT, April 27.Later advices received here show very little move men! in the condition! throughout tha ditturbed regions of Asiatic Turkey. Every day adds more and more lo the horror and sufferings of the refugees and to the death list A dispatch from Adana says, all the fires have been extinguished, but there is fear among the populace of more incendiarism All the mission buildings, tha Catholic school and one Gregorian church have been saved. The Jesus and Armenian Ca tholie Protestant churches and schools have been burned' It is es timated that 20.000 people are desti tute and unless relief cornea at once. the death list will be serious, as there are very few supplies of any kind. The town of Hadjin is still besieg ed. It has wltstood all attacks made upon it, but owing to the inability to procure food supplies, it cannot hold out much longer, and grave fears are antertained that the entire town will be destroyed. All American mis sionaries are reported to be safe up to last night, but what the result will be during the next few hours can not be stated. There were no direct reports received from there today, as all communications, except by mes sengers are cut off. LONDON. April 27. Dispatches from Constantinople give sensational accounts of the methods employed In the deposition of Abdul .11 amid who is represented as being in a state of abject terror. Some report even say that he is dead. None of these accounts can be 'verified and the afct that Abdul Hamid met hia deposition with courage and resigna tion, proves their inaccuracy, BERLIN, April 27.-Bclgrade dis patches to the Telegraph says, ac cording to the news from Macedo nia, the ominous movement among the Albanians is increasing in the district around Monastir. A dis patch to -the Tageblatt says Abdul Hamid when told of his deposition said: "Since renewal of Osmanic con stituiioii I have never departed from If I leave the Instigators of this tragedy to good justice. My inno cence concerning these occurrences ii proved by the fact thafno shot, has been fired from Ylldix during my reign. We won the Greek work and 1 have saved my land in several crises. If my abdication is desired, let God's will be done." , ' LONDON, April 27 Dispatches to the Times says, it was stated in the Chamber that Abdul Hamid would probably be sent to Saloniki. Com mittee has seized all former Sultan's effects, including his jewels and his vast personal estate. EOOR WOMAN FINDS VALUABLE STOCK Buried in Trunk for Years Now . Found ,to. be Worth Millions of Dollars to the Finder , SAN FRANCISCO, April 27. Sixty shares of stock in the Bell Telephone Company, purchased in 1882 has been brought to light in this city, and the purchaser, a woman who invested $1500 is expected to be in a position to dispose of her prop erty for $1,750,000, which she must divide with the agent of the company TAFT, TO PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON, D. C. April 27. President Taft, accompanied by several members of 'his cabinet, left here for Philadelphia at noon today over the Pennsylvania railroad. Arriving in the Quaker City this evening, the President will be given a reception and later will be the prin cipal speaker at the Grant birthday banquet of the Union League club. ODD LOT OF LEGS. NEW YORK, April 27.-Several crates containing zoological freaks are awaiting a claimant in a Jersey City express office. One crate con tains a sheep with five legs. The surplus leg is attached j to the left shoulder.- Another crate contains a three-legged hen, its superfluous ap pendage being fastened to the upper part of her right leg. The third crate contains a pair of Mexican ground hogs. They are all addressed to Dan Siesert, who is not known and have been awaiting him since last Friday. . " t RECEIVES DAMAGES. NEW YORK. April 27,-EdwarJ A. Miller, a druggist, in the Bronx, will have to pay Mrs. Edith Dreyer $8000 and her husband 5450 for doc-j tors' bills and medicine. Mrs. Drey' I er ordered Miller to fill the prescrip tions two years ago, one for ergot and the other lysol, a poison. In court she proved that he filled both bottles with lysol. As a consequence she mas made ill and has not fully recovered- She claimed $10,000 dam ages. mm DEPOSED ! RULER: OF TURKEY NEW SULTAN USHERED IN BY BOOMING CANNON AND A GENERAL CELEBRATIO CONSTANTINOPLE. April 27.- The reign of Abdul Hamid was end ed by his deposition and the acces sion of his brother Mehmed Raschad Effendi. He is the 29th Sultan since the conquest of Constantinople. Mar tial law was relaxed tonight and the people gave themselves up to a cele bration of the victory of the Young Turks, Many buildings were , deco rated and thousands of rounds joyful ly fired by the soldiers. The question The question of the new cabinet has not been settled. When the as sembly of delegates arrived at Yildiz palace to notify Abdul Hamid of his deposition Djeved Bey tried to gain admittance by knocking ana after this continued for IS minutes the door was opened and Abdul Hamid appeared. He accepted Fetva with out comment. The deputation was ushered into his presence and the spokesman said: "You no longer reign over us." Abdul Hamid gave a deep sigh of relief on being Inform ed that no designs were entertained again his life. u BRIGEGROOM IS KILLED. ST. LOUIS, April 27,-Instead of being a bride today. Mrs. L- E. Stone who was to marry Albin C. Little this afternoon is mourning his death. Little was killed last night by a street car while he was on his way to the home of Mrs. Stone for his last ante initial call. Mrs. Stone collapsed when she heard of her fiance's death. who locate the valuable security after it had reposed in her trunk, re garded in the light 6f warthless pa per, during a period of 27 years. ' At the time of her marriage, according to her narration, the woman was ad vised by her husband that the shares of stock were valueless and deferring to his advice she buried the stock cer tificates in her trunk. ' ASTORIA, WHO IS GUI! the mm. i Prominent Chinese Merchant Discusses the Gambling Ques tion Prevalent in Chinatown UGLY RUMORS ARE AFLOAT All Tha Leading Chinese Merchants Run Gambling and Lottery Games and Receive a Large Patronage From the Public. That the leading Chinese mer etiants read the Astorian and are in terested in current events, is evi denced by the eagerness manifested by them lo secure the paper early in the morning to see what is published about gambling. Since the agitation started, Chinatown has been un usually perturbed for fear that the in nocent pastime indulged in by the Chinks, assisted by a large -number of white people, will be interfered with by the authorities. Probably one of the best posted men in China town, and who is known to be a lead ing spirit among the gambling fra tcrnity, and whose experience in foil ing police raids is one of his chief characteristics, related to an Astor ian representative some of the inns and outs and difficulties that beset the Celestials. "John", although not his right name, in answer; to an in quiry as to gambling, said: "Yes, most all Chinaman gamble, and white people too. If white peoi pie no gamble, business Very dull. Just now business heap good. China men bosses make good money. Af ter fishing season, Chinese merchants make heap money. They no work, no sell goods in stores, not cost much to live, smoke hop 'and sleep and have, vely good time- Poor Chinamen who work all summer in' cannery, keep them in plenty of money." ' This representative of the gamb ling element went into the details which are interesting to " those not acquainted with the ways and tricks of the Chinese which have been al leged to be peculiar. He- states that all the leading stores run gambling games. , The dealers pay .the store man $30 per month' for each tabic used. The number of tables vary from one to three. The average an nual profit to each gambling house varies from $5000 to $7000, depend ing to a large extent, upon the play and , money received from the white population. He stated that many of the most prominent ladies in As toria purchase lottery tickets. Occa sionally the dealer allows some white woman to win, say $80, and she is so elated she tells all the neighbors, with the result that extra help has to be employed to wait upon the throng anxious to win. From the loss of $80 the income sometimes runs up into the thousands- . Asked if the merchants or the dealers paid anyone for ' the privi lege, John said: "bet your life. How spose Chinaman run game he no pro tected?" He refused to divulge the name of the person or persons receiv. ing the monthly, rake-off, but said it was no policeman or sheriff, "jes may be one, maybe two white men, catch urn rake-off every month." Whether any of the protection money ' goes into the hands of any of the officials, deponent sayeth not, as he did not know- They only deal with one or two men "alle same cousins." . As there are at least 40 gambling 'and lottery gsVncs running in full blast in Chinatown, including the numer ous fan tan games, and if the protec torate receive the same -rake-off as the city used to, $25 per month-for each game, someone is making an income of $1000 per month, and they could afford to use a little political grease where it would do the most good, or a preparation to dim the vision of those entrusted with the en forcement of the gambling laws. Tfiat someone is getting a divy Out of the gambling is an admitted fact, but who the beneficiaries are, is now ihe question that is interesting many. The Chinamen "no sabe" for fear of being closed up. When asked if he were not afraid of being closed up, he said: "what for be afraid. We pay money to rum OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL policeman or sheriff no bother us. If sheriff or policeman make raid, we know long time before hand. If de tective make raid, no uniform some time he catch cm." In other words those engaged in the alluring festivi ties have no fear of police or other official interference, according to the statement of John Henry. When asked if young boys were permitted to. gamble and buy lottery tickets, John said, anybody who has the money can play, and that the "kids" of Astoria arS among thoir best cus tomers. Even young girls hit the lottery ticket frequently. Occasion ally one win a small amount and mis stimulates the drtire among others. John further stated, that were it not for gambling most of the merchants would have to close up. 1 hey have a stock of Chinese mer chandise, including a supply of tri china, which looks like hogs picked before they are ripe, but a favorite dish among the followers of the Joss, but they ;sell very little, depending entirely upon gambling. In Chinese gambling, he general rule of gambling prevails. The deal er wears diamonds on his shirt front and the players wear Cleveland badges on their pants. The incentive for gambling predominates among all classes and is not confined alone to the Chinese. Some of the Astoria sporting element claim to have a kick coming. They maintain, and justly, that Chinamen, who pay no taxes, are granted certain privileges and im munities not vouchsafed to the white contingent who are ready and willing to add their monthly stipend to the depleted city treasury. The question is, who is getting the rake-off, and is it personal or run on the co-operative plani and how often are dividends declared? One thing is certain, no amount of equivocation can convince the general public that the Chinese are not paying for protection, and unpleasant accusations are , made against some of those whose sworn duty is to enforce the state laws and ordinances of the city. HI GIVES HI OS JtffHS FI6HI BELIEVES JOHNSON STANDS . NO CHANCE WITH THE CHAMPION. NEW YORK, April 27.-Jim Cor- bett says he does not see how John son has any chance to defeat Jeffries. He says he don't know how long it will take Jeffries to knock Johnson out, for that depends upon how long it will take Jeffries to catch hinj. Johnson may stand still with other fighters but when he sees the big bear coming for him, he'll run so fast he will burn in his shoes. Corbett thinks Ketchell has a good chance with Johnson- U. S. WILL RECOGftlZE EVTURKEY DYNASTY WASHINGTON WAITING FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ' INSTALLATION. ' WASHINGTON. D. C. April 27. Prompt recognition will be given to the new government of Turkey by the administration when official news of the new order of things reaches Washington. The officials depended entirely on the Associated Press dis patches today as Ambassador Leish man is evidently awaiting the formal announcement of the selection of the new Sultan by the Turkish ' foreign office. ' i v THEY WERE ALL STUNG. NEW YORK, April 27.-When Mrs. Hetty paid her two weeks' bill at the St. Regis, where she' has been in seclusion, she was confronted last evening as she mifched from her apartments, by a long array of hotel attendants in glittering uniforms. It is Customary for patrons of such a hotel to tip the servants liberally on departing, and they line up for that purpose. Mrs. Green looked at them for a moment, gave them some good advice about walking and exercise and departed without giving them gratuities. 28, 1909 JUDGE GDRDOfl BEFORE COURT Arraigned on Charge of Embez zling $24,000 From Great Northern Railroad Co. ENTERS PLEA NOT GUILTY I Spokane Grand Jury Will Adjourn and Endeavor to Secure the At tendance of J. J. Hill, an Important Witness. SPOKANE, April 27. -The Spo kane county grand jury will adjourn before the end of the week to re convene about June 1 for a brief session. Under the Washington law the jury must be dismissed not later than June 10. It was reported today that a new grand jury will be sum moned to report within 24 hours af ter this jury finally adjourns. The purpose is to make certain that sev eral high officials of the Great North ern who are needed as witnesses in the Gordon investigation shall not be allowed to pass through the state without giving testimony. Prosecu tor Hugh declares that the grand jury will be kept in session from now until January 1911 if necessary to secure .this evidence. Judge Gordon was arraigned this morning and entered a plea of not guilty. He further pleaded that by a dismissal of the - information prev iously filed by the prosefuting attor ney, he had been acquitted of the crime charged; also that the grand jury is without authority in his case as the information had been filed be fore the grand jury was convened. The case has not been set for trial and probably will not be until Great Northern officials can be secured to give evidence on bealf of the state. AFTER THE SMOKERS. CHICAGO, April 27. Smoking on the street cars and elevated railroad trains is to be prohibited by law of recommendations made to Mayor Busse and the city Council by City Traction expert Herely are carried out. In his annual Herely declares that smokers are a common nuisance and shouid be suppressed. The ordi nance prohibiting spitting on Moors and platforms of cars never will be effectually enforced until smoking is abolished according to Mr. Herely. He says he makes the recommenda tion in the interests of public health and comfort, as smoking is offensive to the great majority. SEEKING A REBEL FLAG. LANSING, Mich., April 27.-Gov- ernor Warner has- received from the Department of Archives and History of the State of Alabama a letter ask ing if the flag of the First Alabama Cavalry is at present i m Michigan. The flag in question was captured during the Civil War by the Fourth Michigan Cavalry at Middleton, Tenn., and is preserved in the collec tion of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society at Lansing. The matter has been referred to Colonel James Cox. . . SHAFT UNVEILED LAFAYETTE, Ga., April 27,-A magnificent memorial to the soldier dead, consisting, of a shaft of Italian marble surmounted by the figure of Confederate private, was unveiled ere today with interesting ceremon ies, the oration was delivered by Col. George M. Napier of Atlanta. The Eleventh cavalry band from Fort Oglethorpe furnished the music for the occasion. MEETING OF CHURCH CLUBS. NEW YORK, April 27.-"The Emmanuel Movement and Its Deeper Meaning" is one of the chief topics to be discussed at the seventeenth na tional conference of church clubs of the United States, which began its sessions today in the vestry of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with Robert H. Gardiner of Boston presid ing. Othersubjects to be considered by the conference include "Immigra tion and the Church." and "Christian Unity and Unchristian Division." YESTERDAY'S BALL SCORES. Northwest League. At Spokane Portland 6, Spokane At Seattle Tacoma 8, Seattle 4. At Vancouver Vancouver 5, Aber deen 2. ': . Pacific Coast League- At Portland Oakland 0, Portland 2. At Oakland Sacramento 2, San Francisco 5. ' At Vernon Los Angeles-Vernon game postponed; rain. National League. At Philadelphia Brooklyn 2, Phil adelphia 3. , At New. York Boston 10, New York 0. At St. Louis Pitts 7, St Louis 6. American League, At Washington No game; rain. At Cleveland No game; rain. At Chicago St Louis 0, Chicago 1. t At Boston New York 4. Boston 3. KILLS SELF, SHOOTS HER. POCATELLO. Idaho, April 27 William J. Woodland of Rawlins. Wyo last night shot and wounded Grace Agnes Rooney in the girl's rooms at a lodging house and then committed suicide. Miss Rooney probably will recover. Woodland was about 30 years old. The cause ot tne rasn act,, it is supposed, was due to requitted affefction. HESWCOilET ED AND TRIAL BEGiNS rtt THE STATE WILL COMMENCE THE INTRODUCTION OF TESTIMONY TODAY. i.j be. submitted to the, senate from the , i "' " committee on ; finance. Provisions have been, completed except articles FLUSHING, N. Yv April 27.-The.on the. free 'list that are to be taxed jury to try Peter F.- Haines Jr., was completed today. It took seven days to select 12 men. The state will put on its case tomorrow by the in troduction of evidence. With one ex ception all the jurymen are married. The defense has fought all along for married men and peremptory chal lenges were made to a few bachelors who qualified. , The idea that a lun acy commission will be appointed to pass on the captain's mental condi-1 tion is gaining ground. GOTCH VS. ROLLER. KANSAS CITY, April 27.-Frank Gatch defeated Dr. B. F.: Roller of Seattle here tonight ,at wrestling. Gotch secured two straight falls in 37 minutes, 55 seconds and 18 min utes ahd 29 seconds. WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK, April 27.-H. A. Wright tonight won the national amateur billiard championship by tearing t t. conkJin ot Chicago Dy a score of 307 to 249. ARREST MAY BE JOKE. NEW YORK, April 27.-William , Hunkins, a young Englishman, who says he recently struck it rich in Globe. Arizona, and who came here as a member of a party of 27 persona from Globe, about to sail for Great Britain was artested by the New York police last , night upon the re- ceint Of a teleeram signed I. H. Thompson. Sheriff of Gibbs County." Hunkins was at loss to account for his arrest. Members of the party say it may only be a practical joke- HENEY AND ROGERS AGREE Result of Days Altercation be Settled Out of Court by the Belingerents SAN FRANCISCO. April 27.- Francis J. Heney and Earl Rogers of general counsel for the defense in the Calhoun case agreed today that their private differences, arising out of a clash over the admission testi mony,' shall be settled out of court at the first opportunity following the end of the trial. The agreement re sulted from an exchange of threats PRICE FIVE CENTS PAYNE TUFFS BILL DEBATE Senator Bailey , Completes His Speech and Scott anp Gore' ( Continue the Argument LITTLE PROGRESS IS MADE Provision Has Been Completed Ex cept Articles on the Free List That Ara to be- Taxed Specifically When Imported From Other Countries. WASHINGTON, April 27-At the last half of his two days' speech Sen ator Bailey devoted nearly three hours in the senate today to a dis cussion of the legal aspect of his in come tax amendment to the Payna tariff bill. ' Citinir numerous cases and authorities to maintain his view that such a law would be constitu tional He was interrupted frequent ly by senators, who at times object ed to his position or suggested au thorities to sustain him. Scott 'spoke on the tariff with special reference to its effect in the south. Gore de nounced the protective tariff in every particular. Numerous "conferences were held between members of the senate to day to further consider the subsd- jtute for the maximum and minimum (feature of the Payne bilL which will japecmcauy wnen imported from .countries that fail to give the United States advantage of their, best rates. From present indications it will, be six weeks before the bill is finally agreed to and passed; At least one half of this time will be taken up by speeches from different senators, par ticularly interested in their respective localities. TO ADVERTISE ST. LOPIS. ST. LOUIS. April 27.-The Million Million Population Club has decided that the city's population can be in creased by the expenditure of $100,- ,qoo and the municipal assembly will be asked to appropriate that sum. This ' action was decided ' on ' last night. The idea is that one-half of the amount shall be spent with local newspapers in monthly supplements, dealing with the advantages of St Louis. The other half is to be spent ;'f0r magazine and billboard advertise de-!jng and circulars, TO OUST FUNNY PAGE. CHICAGO, April 27.-The Nine- teenth Century Uub of Oak Park nas Degun a campaign to eliminate the comic supplement of the bunaay newspaper; - Many .women assert mat the pranks depicted in the funny pages have had a bad influence on their children, who are apt to be imi- tative. One woman declared that on returning nome-iaie one evening sno discovered her dog running about the house witn ner nusDands oress skirt, collar and cravat dangling trom its neck. TO FIGHT in Calhoun Trial Will during the examination of former Supervisor Coleman. The session was otherwise stormy and during an ex change of compliments, Heney ad dressed Lewis F. Byington as a "barking cur," and Byington' retorted by addressing Heney as "a trailing dog." It is believed tat the animosity existing will result -, in something serious. '