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New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
THE BLOCKADE BROKEN.
Louisiana Boats Chase and Overhaul
Mississipms.
[RY rELEGRAPH no rHE rRIRuNE.l ]

Rigolets, La. Aug 4-The situation along the
Louisiana waterfront to-day has been greatly
improved as a result of the presence of the naval
reserves. One of the quarantine vessels, working
under the orders of Judge j. H. Neville attorney
of Gulfport, has been captured and the crew sent
to the parish jail of St Bernard Parish. The
waterway at Chef Menteur is perfectly free for
navigation, and at the Rigolets all vessels are
allowed to go when and where they please In
fact. Lake Borgne is perfectly free excepting for
the presence of the United States cutter winona
which is acting as king pin of the invading fleet
The famous Grace. owned by Colonel Jones' of
Gulfport and commanded by Walter Blunt has
been changed from a Mississippi quarantine
boat to assistant revenue cutter and marine
hospital vessel. This change came a result of
a pointed conference held by Captain ]. w Bos-
tick. upon his arrival here at daylight aboard
the Marie.
The Tipsey towed into the Lake Borgne
Canal ana Sheriff Nunez took the crew 10 Jail.
The schooner still rides at anchor near the canal
Her captain stated that he knew he was wrong
and had business in Louisiana waters. but
Walter Blunt towed him there and ordered him
to remain.
The tow arrived at the Rigolets about o'clock
this morning and dropped anchor. Lieutenant
Ivy. upon the arrival of the Marie. made his
fbre evening a telegram of congratulation for
the captain and lieutenant arrived. When Gov
ernor Blanchard and Captain Bostick were keep
ing the wires hot the feet of vessels was ScOur-
ing the lake Wolverine III was ordered TO
Chef ilenteur. after the quarantine boat there
She ran out of the Rigole:s and found. outside
that the Grace tied up alongside the cutter
Winona When the Winona caught sight of the
Wolverine she got under way full speed 10 over
haul the Louisiana vessel. but she underesti-
mated the Wolverines speed. The Winona saw
that she was losing ground ard headed off for
Mississippi Wolverine III searched every out
let between the Rigolets and Chef Menteur
but found no Wolverine III informed
the people of Chef Menteur that they could sail
or steam when and wherever they pleased. and
an armed guard would be furnished them IL
necessary.
Captain Bostick left the city thoroughly
clothed with authority. and he lost no time in
using it. He overhauled the Grace and de-
rnanded 10 be shown the orders under which she
was operating. Captain. Blunt replied that his
papers were signed by j. II. Neville. Captain
Bostck wanted TO know who and what Judge
Neville had TO do with Louisiana. The Grace's
officers declared that all they had done was
under orders. and they confident that
some had made serious error. Captain
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
CRlSWELL HAD VERTIGO.
NAY HAVE CAUSED DEATH
FRIEND Declares Investigation Would
Haze Shozon No Crime.

opinion was divided yesterday as to whether
ROBERT w. Criswell. Editor of THE New
lorker' who was killed by a subway train at
'-u-sr Thursday night, committed suicide or
was victim of vertigo, from which he had been
suherlhS for several months At the office of
ie bistrlct Attorney doubt was expressed
maj he was a suicide. and that his reason for
eiiuilis MS life was the probable result OF the
-4Neslisa1on which Mr.. Jerome's men had
oesuh against Crswells publication Americas
0iioSt famll1es." AT CrisweiS office the
vertigo theory was held by every one
III developed yesterday that there is a bitter
leud between Town Topics and THE New
Yorker Some time ago Town Topics an
nounced that THE New-Yorker' was dead 1t
assigned several reasons why the publication
for which the man VINO was killed by the sub
way train at the 72d-st. station yesterday was
sponsor should suspend publication.
The answer to this attack was written by
Criswells own pen. 1t began with a quotation
from Shakespeare:
The man who
Sold the lions skin while the beast lived
Was killed i'll hunting him.
Crswel took the occasion to call Town
Ioplcs some hard names. Among other things
he declared that:
People who live in glass houses should not
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Inc District Attorno-- declared. 1 know, that
ne VIII go anywhere to arrest the author of the
aILcle. know the District Attorney was more
anxious to get the author than the publisher
when last saw him.
MRS. CrisWelL at the Hotel Belleclaire last
evening positively denied that her husband had
committed suicide in a statement she made to
coroner Scholer. She maintained that her hus-
band met his death through accident Mrs
CrlSWell, according to Coroner Schoer said that
her husband was in good health and spirits
when he left home. He had had no Illness or
vertigo, she said but she was convinced that no
thought of suicide had entered his head or was
IN his mind when he left the hotel.
John Crlswell. a brother of the editor, and his
son, who is a newspaper of Cleveland ar
rived in New-Yorb last evening, and also main
tanned the accident theory. On the other hand
platform man No 300. who on the 12d-st
platform when Mr.. CrisweIl met his death is
positive in his statement to the coroner that he
deliberately threw himself before the express
train. He said that the train about twenty
five feet away when CriSWell leaped directly be-
tween the rails
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
SOME DELAY ON WESTERN ROADS.
Managers Report That Telegraphers Are
Returning to Work-Freight Moving Well.

St Paul Aug 4-Although the strike OF teiegra-
piers on the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific railroads has not tied traffic. delays have
been caused in the moving of freight. and tonight
passenger trains running late While nearly all
the morning trains both roads were time, two
afternoon overland trains arrived several hours late
on the Northern Pacific The Great Northern was
more fortunate to-day. two fast trains arriving
couple OF hours late
The strikers say that when the heavy movement
of crops begins the railroads will be paralyzed-
Perishable freight received to-day In many
cases WITHOUT prepayment. Iron ore traffic AT the
head okxhehakes is moving without delay.
Reports from official sources the number OF
union strikers and the number OF stations opened
vary widely. General Manager Horn of the North
ern Pacific and General Superintendent Sads Of
the Great Northern say that they continuing 10
get many from the union ranks and President
Perham of the Telegraphers' Union declares that
these statements are greatly exaggerated Several
stations have been opened.
Tonight union Sgineers and conductors en-
ployed the two systems received orders from
their union chiefs to cease assuming any OF the
functions of the telegraphers. The telegraphers
say that much OF the success the roads have
had in moving trains was due TO the aid given
by members of these two orders
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
10 CANADA FOR MIDDLE
Jachson s Father Goes to Montreal
May BE Court Martial

d. n. Jackson father of the missing midsb,n-
man of the battleshp Missouri left the c.rana
Hotel last night for Montreal Mr.. Jaoksor a.
ciced to go within an hour before he fool. N =
train, and ii is said did so on the strength of =
new clew which traced his son to that CITY. II
was learned that the police got letter addressed
TO olga Maxwell, the woman in whose comnanv
young JACKSON was last seen here, sent from
montreal The woman says she received let
ter from jackson dated Montreal Mr. Jackson
was informed of this late in the afternoon. and
started at once for Canada
Earlier in the day he had told the newspaper-
men 'na' ne mad not the slightest ciew TO his
son whereabouts. He had been pacino tho
corridor of the Grand Hotel for several davs
with worried look on his face
MY worry is nothing compared 70 that of
LII vmI Ipihs p at nome he said. I'm afraid my son
TboSa aoatt HaGse Oh ms mothers death"
ihose acquainted with the habits OF sailors
-; IIat hdldshlpman Jackson will surprise
Harbor. us 0Np at Bar
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Cruiser Makes a Successful Ran
Under Forced Draught.

The armored cruiser West Virginia came into
port yesterday and anchored off Tompknsville.
She left Newport last Wednesday. and for two
days made a of speed under forced draught.
She made twenty-one and one-half knots under a
considerable handicap. On her trial trip before
she was accepted by the government, the West
Virginia exceeded twenty-five knots. She has been
in the water eight months and has taken a
growth of barnacles, which materially affected her
speed TO New-York. In addition to this drawback,
the cruiser came up from Newport sixty-three men
short in her engine force Her complement for the
engine is 263 men
The work of the cruiser under the circumstances
was considered most favorable by every officer on
board. The West Virginia is in command of Cap
tain Conway H. Arnold Her trip to New-YOrk
was not only for a speed test. but also for try
out of her guns, electrical equipment signal SER
vice and searchlights She is short eighteen 3-nch
guns but will probably take them the Brook
Iyn Navy Yard, where she is to go in drydock in a
few days. Full charges fired from all the
guns in all positions and at all elevations.
When guns fired for the first time
ship there is always some slight damage done TO
parts of the ship in the line or hre but hrlng on
the West Virginia had comparatively no effect on
the superstructure
Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownsun. who is TO
command the second division of the cruiser squad
ron left the West Virginia at Newport, but will
board her at the navy yard
The painting of the West Virginia is a departure
from the regulations, which provide for white paint
below the deck line and yellow above it, The
high above the deck line, painted white. This
decoration gives the West Virginia an appearance
experiment which must receive the sanction of
Rear Admirals Evans, Sigsbee and BroWnson be-
fore it is adopted.
posed of Captain James H. Dayton, Captain Z. II.
c. Leutze, Commander Reeves, Commander Potts.
Major McGill. Of the marine corps, and Naval Con-
str Robinson
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
TRIED TO BLOW UP SHIP.
Fuses Likely to Cause Explosion
Found IN Hold of Vessel.

San Francisco, Aug. Am attempt to blow
up ship III mid-ocean was reported by Cap
tain c. Touze, of the French ship Asnieres
which arrived here to-day from Swansea. Eng
land loaded with coal. The ship left that port
last January, and six weeks later a dozen
capped fuses. such are used by miners to
explode charges of dynamite were discovered
in the hold of the ship. among the coal Had
one of the fuses become ignited by a shock in
part of the hold where coal gas had accunu-
lated the ship would have been blown to atoms
Two three of them had exploded but fortu-
natey at points where there was no gas Con-
SeQueutly damage done.
The presence of the fl. IS among the coal was
discovered only by acCi tent, whom in rough
weather, men were sent nto the hold to level
the coal
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Tor the mterborough Company. Patrolman
Payne, of the West 6Sth-st station. turned in a
report in which he ascribed Criswell's death to
Suicide" The coroner refusad 20 ,.oo; -,
report. 'e
Coroner Scholer complained IN tho c,,ho.
authorities of the action of the roads emnIovas
at the station immediately after the accident
He said they denied that any accident had ~
ience. 'Sii-
Cincinnati, Aug. - Congressman Rbirocl,
reached Cincinnati to-day after brief absence
He said he was shocked by the news of Robert
w. Criswelrs death in New-York In speakins
of the case he said
1t probably was suicide. but 1 do not believe
s she charse l MED against him prompted the act
for fol SIISWeli knew thele was nothing immediate
Tor MIN TO fear in my case. Other affairs which
the general public have not been informed of
prompted the deed, L think. AS matter of
1act' l do not believe it is revealing a secret
now to say that since the publication of mis-
arrest on the complaint 1 made Criswel had
peen summoned to the District Attorneys office
iaif dozen times cases entirely distinct
nom nom mlne. After the ice was broken Others who
had not up to that time dared to take action
went to Jerome or his assistant KroteI and told
thelr stories. l believe Crsweu saw himself
hopelessly enmeshed and decided to end it all
believe Crtswel was sincerely sorry for the
publication He so impressed me. and as / told
YOU at tne start he gradually drifted along
getting his paper more and more sensational
without realizing the extent to which he was
going.
he dld not reveal to the author of the
article, but promised to do so at the hearing in
september if by that time the man did not
come forward himself and acknowledge the
authorship.
He was not promised immunity told him
would DO what could for him if he told all, but
that dld not mean much, as it not my case
put that of the District Attorney. 1 am only
witness in whatever the case develops into
even now. Assistant District Attorney Krotel
Cld not promise him immunity. that 1 know
put ne told Criswell he would be easy he
could.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Bostick, in reply 10 the statement that the
Winona was not far away, advised Mr.. Blunt
to at once go to the WinOna and ask Captain
Chaylor 10 come to the Rigolets. Blunt also
removed at the captains orders, the yellow
quarantine flag.
Governor Blanchard was being kept fully in
formed, and he advised Captain Bostick TO take
no further steps until he received word. the
case was being discussed with Washington
The reserves will be held here until some word
comes The backbone of the blockade has in
the mean time been broken. Vessels of the
Louisiana forces have been in every part of
Lake BOrgne and other Louisiana waters AS
the situation stands tonight the naval reserve
forces are living TO anchor in the Rigolets
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
LEGS BROKEN; WALKED.
Had Some Trouble, but Got around
for I'zco Weeks.

With both ankles fractured David Lesser
forty-two years old, of No. 294 Henry-st
walked the streets for two weeks until yester-
day. when he admitted to Bellevue Hos
pital He said that he had been kicked by
horse in front of No. 2 Broome-st.
How did you get around all this time?" asked
DR.. McGregor. in amazement. after he had found
that both ankles We're broken.
We'll, the legs troubled a good deal to-
day. and I thought I'd come to the hospital l
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
NEW BIGELOW SWINDLE FOUND.
Said to Have Misappropriated to His Own
Use 100000 in Bonds.
fnr rELEGRAPH 20 IL TRInUNE.

milwaukee, Aug. 4.-The fact has just come out
that 100000 in bonds OF the Grand Rapids (Mich)
Edison Company was misappropriated by p G.
Bigeloy. and by him disposed OF to innocent pur
chasers.
The Grand Rapids Edison Company needed 100000
at one time and, as Bigelow was director OF the
company he advanced the loan through his bank
The Edison Company gave its note for the loan.
and in addition gave as collateral 10000 in bonds
which was intended for the First National Bank
here The package came, however. addressed TO
F. G. Bigelow as president. Bige.Ow failed 20 turn
these bonds over the bank from which the money
they were intended 10 cover had been advanced
Instead IL is said he sold the bonds on his indi-
vidual account.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
SAVES LIGHTNING BLINDED EYES.

Further details of the accident to Mrs. William
+, Cochran who was blinded by a lightning fash
were received in Yonkers yesterday. From them 1t
apnoars that the accident happened while Mrs
(,ochran was visiting at the home of Anson Bald
win clerk of Surrogate's Court Of Westchester
To,iptv In North Broadway. Yonkers The matter
1ss kent quiet and only relatives and few intI-
rnato friends were informed of the facts Special
- ere al once sent for. and everything done
10 save the sight. Mrs. Cochran left Yonkers i'm
- ii,+al,, for Sorrento Me. Word received yester
h etaises that both eyes have saved but
~ Cocbran is still under the care OF physicians.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

hoped that Bob would turn up when the fleet
reached Frenchman's Bay but he had not ap
peared tonight, and the ships officers feel that
he has Intentionally delayed and is willing to
abide the consequence of absenting himself from
duty.
The Illinois, which detached herself from
Admiral Evans fleet Wednesday on the run
from New York to Frenchmans Bay, joined the
1eet to-day. having been experimenting with
wireless messages to and from the fleet while
many miles from the moving squadron.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
ARMITAGE MATHEWS NOT WANTED.
Cleveland Company Revokes His Power of
Attorney.

The Bankers Surety Company of Cleveland yes
terday filed in the United States District Court
revocation of the power of attorney granted by 1t
70 Arnitace Mathews who has been its repre-
sentative here. and who IS now under indictment
with Samuel | Ferguson, another LAWYER, Tor
grand larceny in connection with the alleged loot
Ing of the Weissel estate of which the convicted
bank president David Rothschd, temporary
administrator The power of attorney IS granted
to Henry White. in Mr. Mathews.s stead
Mr.. Mathews is now in Italy being out on bail.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
SWALLOWS RECEIVER AT TELEPHONE.
Boy Dies from Suffocation Before Aid
Reaches Him.
IRr wELEGEAru 40 ruE 1R1nrNE. l

Elizabeth. n. j., Aug 4.-Harold Fowler, ten
years old who lived with his parents between Sea-
warren and .ahway, was choked to death on Thurs
day night bv a piece of rubber from the mouth
piece of a telephone at his home The rubber in
some way became detached and the lad accidental
ly swallowed it as he using the telephone.
He experienced no Ill effects. but a couple of
hours later ne complained of a suffocating feeling
and began TO gasp for breath. He died before med
icaI aid could reach him. 1t is said the rubber be-
came fastened in the thorax slowly strangling the
I,-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
LAND FRAUD JURY DISAGREES.

Portland, Ore. Aug. 4-For the second time, after
celebrating for more than forty hours jury In
the United States District Court yesterday reported
to Judge De Haven that they were unable to reach
an agreement in the of the United States
against Congressman ]. N Williamson, DR.. Van
C;essner and former United States Commissioner
Marion O. Biggs, charged with conspiracy TO suboTn
perjury in connection with securing liegaIly part
The case will be tried for the third time on Au-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
ENGLISH GROUP SYSTEM FOR U. OF C.

lbY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE-l
ONieago, Aug. A big change is to be made at
"4@ University Of Chicago President Harper has
announced a. that the Oxford and Cambridge system
u group divisions is TO be installed in the fall
tfobaby six eight groups Will be formed at first
members of the junior colleges will be divided into
separate groupe
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
BOY CHUMS DIE FIVE MINUTES APART
LEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE II

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
Braddock, Penn, Aug. 4.-Harry Durant and
Willie Shearer, boy chums and fellow church work
ers are dead in adjoining houses here. Both died
this morning after an illness Of nearly two weeks
The lads inseparable The Durant boy, hf-
teen years old died only five minutes ahead of the
Shearer boy. The latter was thirteen years old.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
SAT ON LIMB, SAWED 1T OFF.

Bloomfield n. J., Aug (SpeciaD.-Tony Cal
lano an italian in the employ of Martin j. Gala
han a contractor was sent up tree in Orange
St. to-day to cut off q limb Caano is left handed.
He sat on the limb and sawed away. He was on
wrong side of the w. but there was on one
around TO warn him of his danger. He dropped
thirty feet His left broken and he
iri
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
COTTON STRIKE NEARER.
British Employers to Resist De-
mands of Operatives.

Manchester. Aug. AT a meeting to-day Of
the executive board of the Cotton Masters
Federation. it was decided TO urge the members
TO resist the demands of the operatives for a
per cent increase in wages.
The executive board of the Bolton Employers
Independent Organization also met to-day ard
resolved to give one months notice of > per
cent reduction in wages. The situation is con-
sidered critical
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rn1arxrl

Bar Harbor, Me, Aug. 4-Midshipman Robert
Allen jackson, who left the battleshin Missouri
IN New-Hork on July %. and was said bv Olga
maxwell the RUSSIAN girl with whom he is
'housht 10 nave gone to Boston. to have decided
10 go 10 virginia his home or New Mexico, had
not reported at his ship to-day and the period
OF unexplained absence having expired, he is
liable to court martial His midshipmen frian6s
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
MORE SAILORS DETAINED HERE.

The Mallory Line steamship Nueces, which ar
rived yesterday morning from Galveston. was de-
tanned in Quarantine by Health Officer Doty As
a result of his examination. three members of the
crew and one steerage passenger, who found
to have high temperatures, removed TO HOff-
man Island for observation. 1t later learned
that the persons detained would be released this
morning
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
BROKE HER NECK LOOKING AT MOON.

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIEUNE-l
Ansonia Conn. Aug 4.-Endeavoring 20 look at
the new moon over her left shoulder TO give her
luck Miss Mamie Marvin. young
ployed in one of the local factories. broke tha
cords OF her neck last night and Is suffering ..
verely as the result OF her experiment
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
NORTHWEST NEEDS 10000 lABORERS

St Paul, Aug. 4--Nearly ten thousand harvest
hands are needed in the Northwest, according TO
a circular issued to-day by the Northern Pacific
pouroad Wages range from 81 70 to 50 so day.
The towns wanting the largest humber of men
are: Grand Forks, 5000 Fargo, 1000; McIienry.
400. Jesse Sheldon MoOrhead. Grafton, Hanna
ford and DaZey 300 each
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
MALARIAL CASES AT SANTIAGO.

Santiago. Cuba. Aug. 4.-The board of ply
scians which has had under observation five OF the
of the steamer Athenians. from Colon, has
unanimously decided that they suffering from
malarial fever and not yellow fever.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
REGIMENT LEAVES OTTAWA.

Ottawa Ont Aug. 4-The 43d Canadian Regi-
ment left at $50 p for Boston Colonel Rogers
is in command. with Majors Helmer Cameron and
Sutherland The Rev. ]. Nj. Snowdon. the chaplain.
accompanied the regiment.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
GUARD SHOT BY NEGRO CONVICT.

Hattiesburg. Miss. Aug. III. O. smith an ola
white man in charge of the city convict force. was
shot and killed to-day by William Horn. one OF
the negroes in his gang. The murderer escaped to
the woods. where a hundred men have him sur
rounded.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
noNyr LIKE SUBWAY DlNNERs-sTRlKE.

ttouebton Mich Aug. 4-Ncarly 800 miners at
the Adventure mine went on strike to-day because
the management ordered the men TO eat tnsn % n dn-
ners under ground iilSteau "a SOii'"- !" '''' ''
4ace as before.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

The largely increased circulation Of The
Sunday Tribune neoessitates our going to
press at early hour Advertisers will
confer n favor by sending in their copy as
the earliest possible moment
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-05
To AIl Whom Il May coneern.

Please take notice that the copart-
nership heretofore existing between
Charles Laine and Charles Niemi. car
rying on a saloon business at No, 1881
Franklin avenue, In the city Of Astoria,
clatsop county. state Of oregon, known
as the Halfway House." is this day
by mutual consent dissolved; the In.
terest in the said business having beer
sold and transferred TO Charles NIemi
Said Charles Niemi will continue In
said business and Ia authorized to col.
lect and receive all outstanding ac'
counts due ana owing said firm. and
has assumed all the obligations Of tn,
said firm, existing at this date.
Dated at Astoria, oregon. this II
day OF February. 1905.
CHAS. LAME.
h CHAS. MEM.