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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23

V, Allchs, was accepted. The defense
excused Vim. Dencb "a he was opposed
10 dance halls on general principles.
James Winters, logger, was accepted,
a. was X. Basil, q contractor. William
lee was excused as his prejudice against
the business might influence him In ar.
riying at verdict. II. r. Campbell
superintendent Of the Astoria Box cons
pany, was accepted. james Finlayson
was objected 10 by the defendant, ss he
possessed decided opinions against the
dive business. Robert Carruthers and
t. Mansur were excused for the same
reason. John Munsen was accepted a.
a. was w. A. Goodin, o contractor, and
Y. G. BELL.
Attorney George Noland, City Attor
ney Smith and Y. J. Taylor, who have
assumed the defense Of Wise and steph'
enson, consulted frequently during the
examination Of the jurors.
The venire being exhausted, Mr
Chance was instructed 10 summon sis
more purors and court took recess
until l;30 o'clock At the afternoon ses'
sion Benjamin Young was accepted al
though he was slightly prejudiced. A
@. Spexarth was excused by the defense
because he had decided opinion about
the business, and z. Lawler and u. l.
Ward we're excused for reasons mater
tally the same. c. L. Houston was then
accepted. The attorneys agreed to try
the case with ten jurors.
District Attorney Harrison Allen open
ed the case for the State. lie briefly
stated that the State proposed to prove
the facts alleged in the indictment; that
Charles Wise had kept dance hall Ia
this cit, county and state and was fire.
quentcd by women and had the reputa
tIon Of being q bawdy house and thai
the women invited men TO dance, drink
at the bar aud go up stairs for immora
purposes. lie contended that II makei
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23

Cleveland, June 22.-It is probable
that in an investigation tomorrow it
will develop that a boy II years old
meddled with the switch at Mentor sta
tion, last night and caused the wreck of
the "2Oth Century. Limited"
William Usher, ticket agent for the
Nickle Plate, and James Barnes, of Will
loughby, were on the scene of the wreck
20 minutes after it happened. On the
way they met boy carrying a lantern,
They questioned him and he said he
had been down to shut the switch,
The men went to the scene of the
wreck and found the switch open, but
locked.
Many are of the opinion that the boy
thought there was a freight ahead Of
the "20th Century Limited" and opened
the switch to let it through and onto
the siding,
H. S. StOrria, general superintendent
Of the Lake Shore, said the matter win
be investigated tomorrow, although he
is inclined to doubt the story that the
boy turned the switch.
The list of fatalities in the wreck.
which is the largest in the history of
this road, numbers 10 persons. All Of
the victims are prominent in business
and professional world in New York
Chicago, Cleveland and other cities.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1905.

austenance in a merciless world before
him; took the now accuser into his
Office "A a partner giving him the funda.
mental help which later gained him the
prominence and respect be enjoyed pre-.
vious TO his confession, followed his
every word and watched the proceedings
with bated breath. Among the specta.
tors there was tense hushed attention
for the sermon In the court room was
stronger than any that may be preached
in place Of worship.
The morning session was devoid Of In.
terest the prosecution continuing In q
chronoligai introduction Of the doeu-
mentary evidence, but when the after.
noon was half passed, Heney began to
question Judge Tanner as TO his trip 10
meet Mitchell in December last, when
the senator was returning TO Portland
a short time prior to bis FIRST indict-
ment.
Tanner told Of going to Kalama to
meet Mitchell. The senator, he said, was
very eager for land fraud news and
asked IL there was any danger Of the
government agents having had access
10 the books OF the firm. Mitchell ex.
pressed, said the witness, deep con.
cern about the entries and the transac-
tions the firm had had with Kribs and
that he wanted to see the books. On
the following day, Tanner testified
Senator Mitchell went to his Office and
in company with him (Tannerl looked
over the books.
According to the testimony OF Judge
Tanner, Mitchell expressed surprise at
the way the entries had ben made and
demanded that the books be destroyed,
saying the entries in regard to the kribs
transactions would not only indict but
convict him It they fell into the hands
OF the government. Tanner testified
that he told the senator that though
it might necessitate perjury he would
stand BY Mitchell and do what he could
to help him. He agreed to destroy the
books II necessary, and had called the
senators attention to clause in the
partnership agreements by which Sen.
ator Mitchell would receive all fees for
the work done before the departments.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
WIFE MAY HAVE SHOT
HUSBAND IN ScUFFLE
New York Man in Hospital, Bullet
in Back Of Head.

New York, June 22.-Edward W.
Crane, of East New York is dying at
Brooklyn hospital from a bullet
wound in the back Of his head His
young wife was taken charge Of by
the police. Crane is 81 years old ana
has lived for some time in the modest
cottage where he was shot. He ra-
fused to make any statement wheh
told that his end was near.
A policeman heard the shot and
rushed up to the door just as revOl'
yer dropped from the bedroom window
above. 1t grazed his shoulder in fall
ing.He picked it it up forced open the
door and going to the second floor saw
Crane lying full length on the floor,
partly clad. He was unconscious.
Beside him was his wife who was
moaning and wringing her hands, call
ing upon her husband to speak to her.
Crane revived when physician haG
been called, but refused, as he did la.
ter at the hospital, to make any
statement.
Mrs. Crane was taken to the station
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
Gives Testimony Detrimental to
the Man Who Was Ills
Benefactor.
HE DESCRIBES THE DEALINGS
Court Room flushed. Spectators Follow
Proceedings with Bated Breath. Aged
Senator crestfallen on His Seventieth
Birthday Anniversary.
Especial 10 the Astorian.l

Especial 10 the Astorian.l
Portland, June 22--The examination
OF Judge A. H. Tanner was continued
this morning by the prosecution in the
trial Of Senator J. II. Mitchell. The
aged senator, on the day that marked
the seSentieth milestone OF his journey
through life, his face blanched until the
blue veins stood out, big and black,
across his temple, with beads of pres
peration glistening on his forehead, with
hands elasping and unclasping along side
OF the table at which he sat, listened
10 the testimony given, with every evil
dence OF the shame and humiliation OF
Judge Tanner, his lifelong friend and
law partner.
Judge Tanner was not one whit less
white, or less agitated, and during the
examination, his words came hesitat-
ingly, and falteringly, and so low that
the rythmic click Of the court room clock
was audible throughout the hour or
more which the confession consumed
He was pale and wan of feature, His
former partner and benefactor, the man
who, in 1885, when Tanner was an am.
bilious lawyer, in poor circumstances
lately married and with battle for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
GOOD ROADS MEETING
SCENE OF GREAT TUMULT

June 22.--The National Good Roads
convention assembled little the dull ses,
sions that ordinarily characterize the
assemblages previously gathered in this
city. The morning passed according to
the program, but in the afternoon, when
President Moore stated that there would
be no election of officers, a storm broke
over the assemblagc such as has never
before been witnessed in any gathering
in this city.
Excited men jumped to their feet,
shouting for recognition and were quiet
ed only by the recognition OF Secretary
r. w. Richardson, who arose to protest.
A tumult broke loose later on an appeal
from the presidents ruling in the matter
Of the election to be laid on the table,
The president announced a vote in the
affirmative and II was so ordered.
Col. Richardson In protest demanded
to know the meaning Of such ruling,
He was told that the executive COM
mittee at st. Louis had decided that the
present session was not NATIONAL
affair, and that the election will be held
later in the year. The secretary We
hemently denied the authority Of the
executive committee to make such a
ruling and stated furthermore that this
is National convention and II has
been so specified in the contract with
the Lewis and Clark Fair management
and the Fairs subscription of $25OO was
based on that understanding. Col
Richardson demanded that the ruling
be submitted to the delegates for en-
dorsement or rejection.
When the assemblage was asked
whether the presidents ruling in the
matter be laid on the table it was re-
ceived with a storm Of "noes" and few
eayes." Nevertheless, President Moore
ruled the motion carried.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
APPOINTMENT REQUIRES
SPECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS
Lieutenant Uhjustly Dismissed From
Army Ordered Rsinstated.

Washington, june 22.-President
Roosevelt has ordered that First
Lieutenant Hamilton Foley, unjustly
convicted by court martial in the Phil
ippines, and dismissed from the army
be reappOinted to his grade. The law
however, prohibits the appointment Of
civilian as commissioned officer in
the army unless he is under 81 years
of age. Foley is over the age limit and
the only way in which to restore him
will be through a special act of Con-
gress.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23

Then did the tumult break out again.
Efforts were made to secure q standing
vote but were unavailing, the president
refusing to entertain such a motion.
With matters in this state, the con.
vention adjourned for today. 1t Is
stated that II President Moore carries
his point the exposition will refuse to
pay its subscription. Previous to the
subject of the election, routine pro.
gram passed off without break. The
first speaker of the day was Hon. Martin
Dodge. Following Mr.. Dodge, the gov.
ernment good roads expert, Hon. James
w. Abbott spoke.
James w. Abbott, following his in.
troductory remarks in which he de.
Cribed the origin of the trans.continen-
tai highway, dwelling at length and In
a florid strain upon the Old Wilderness
road, the Cumberland Pike, the Santa
Fe, Oregon and Overland trails, those
first blazed ways over which civiliza'
tion rolled westward in successive tides
Of occupancy, the paths which for nearly
a century held strategic Importance
which characterized them as military
roads, only to be superseded by the
regular highways and finally by the
great trans.continental railways which
are the connecting links between the
East and the West said in part;
"The automobile has brought to the
world a new source of recreation,
health, pleasure and education. The
The touring habit viii grow. This first
trip from the Atlantic to the Columbia
undertaken by two little 0ld's run
abouts, Is to be only the beginning Of
a practice which win grow with the
years. In my judgment the automo-
bile furnishes the main hope today to
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
TELECRA PHO BRIEFS
TOdsy,s weather.

Portland, June 22.-Western oregona
Friday, cloudy with probable showers
in the northern portion, slightly warmer
except near the Coast.
Washington; partly cloudy, possibly
with showers. Slightly warmer, except
near the Coast and the Southeastern
portion.
Eastern Oregon; cloudy, possibly with
showers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
Made Doctor Of Letters at VIII
liams College.
Distinction Il Unusual. Chief Executive
Leads Strenuous Life in aBay" State.
Makes Speeches at College and From
Railway Coach,

Wllliamstown, Mass, June 22.-The
zigzag journey of President Roosevelt
among the colleges of Western Massa-
chusetts ended today with the depart
ure from Williamstown after he had re-
ceived from Williams College the honor
AIRY degree of LII, D. doctor of letters),
an unusual distinction.
His stay in this state was a busy one.
The president attended three college com
mencements, at two of which he received
high honorary degrees, travelled several
hundred miles, and besides, delivering
significant addresses at each of the COM
mencement exercises made a number of
speeches from the platform of the car.
During the trip there was not an un-
pleasant incident. Yesterdays rain was
disagreeable, but today, though the
skies were cloudy, no rain fell until after
the train bearing President Roosevelt
had started south.
The presidents train is due to reach
Washington early tomorrow. He may
return to New England next week to
attend the commencement at Harvard
University.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
PRICE FIVE CENTS

where the police say she declared that
her husband came home late, started
quarrel and threatened to kill her.
In scuffle over revolver which he
held she said he was shot. How the
bullet happened TO strike Crane in the
back Of his head the young woman
refused to tell.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAANA
COURTS OPINION.

e. COURTS OPINION.
. II believer said Judge Me- 4
. Bride yesterday during the trial I
. Of the Astor street bro,hel krsp'
D eru, "that ! am familiar With the I
. Law on this subject A hurdy'
. gurdy housn is place whde there I
. usually a bar room. The legisla' I
. ture Of Oregon provides u license 4
= Of 800 per month Tor conducting 4
. such house, and man who Is I
. licensed TO conduct place OF
. that character has just as much I
q right as man who conducts q
y Sabbath school. But II he runs 4
. q place that is disorderly, or a 4
. nuisance or grossly disturbs
= public peace or health or openly I
. outrages public deccncy or Is In. 4
. furious TO public morals, his 4
. license would not protect him in I
. conducting such a place
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
WILL BUILD NEW
STEAMER.

. Victoria, D. G., June 2l.-The
= Canadian Pacific Railway Com.
. pany has given a contract to
. local company for the construc.
. ton OF new passenger steamer
= TO cost in the neighborhood OF
100000. The new steamer will
. be used in Northern British Co.
. lumbia and Alaska trade.
4 u Il u u Il a n a a u u a 4
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
Millions For the Military.

London, June 22.-Indian Secretary
Broderiek in presenting the Indian
budget in the House Of Commons said
it was his duty to ask the House to
increase the charge for military SER
vices by about sl2,2OOO,OOO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
Defeat Naval Budget.

Rome, June 02.-The, Chamber Of
Deputies, voting secretly, have re-
iected the proposed increase in the ma
val budget by vote Of 100 against 4s,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
BOY MAY HAVE
CAUSED wreck
Believed to Have Tanipeftd With
Switch.

Matter to Be Investigated Today. List
Of Fatalities in "soth Century Limit
ed" Disaster Numbers Nineteen, AL
Prominent In East.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-23
ENTER PLEA OF GUILTY
Attorneys for Defense Startled by
Array Of Witnesses 10 Testify
- Against Bawdy Houses.
COURT GIVES AN OPINION

Maintains that License 10 no Excuse for
Existence Of Insult to Public Morals
Dive Keepers sfust Not Abuse Priv
sisges. May Result In End Of Halls
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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-25

ladies of the Cemetery Association
assisted by other local talent, will
give the far-famed Madam Jarley's
Wax Works" 1t is hoped that it will
be well patronized, as it is certainly
for a deserving cause. The members
of the Association have labored faith
fully for five years in order to beau
tify the cemetery. The expenses are
considerable each month, and as the
funds are getting very low they take
this means of replenishing the ex-
chequer." They have been delayed
longer than was expected on account
of not being able to get suitable
building. but by the kindness of the
school board they obtained the audi
torium of the high school. There will
be good singing and instrumental mu-
sic Price Csc. Tickets will be placed
on sale Monday. Watch the paper for
the place. No reserved seats. Remem-
Der the date and place, Tuesday, Aug.
% at High School.
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Trinidad, Colo. Aug. 25.-Thirty-
five lives are reported lost and a
score of homes washed away in
cloud burst which swept down Berwyn
Canyon last night. The report, howev-
er. cannot be definitely verified, as
the telephone and telegraph wires
were swept down in the first rush OF
water. The branch line of the Colo
RADIO and Southern to Berwin was
torn away, while a heavy volume OF
water rushed down the canyon all
night, making it impossible to pene-
trate to the point where the loss OF
life is said to have occurred.
The first report came from Hast
ings, where a call for the central sta
ton from Berwyn and Tabasco gave
the information that twenty-five lives
were lost by the sweeping away CT
twenty houses inhabited by Italians,
which were located low down near
the creek. Another call a few min
utes later estimated the loss of lives
at thirty-five and asked for help, and
then the wires went down.
Tabasco and Berwyn are located in
deep narrow canyons about a mile
apart and three miles from Ludlow
Junction on the Colorado and South
ern railroad The population of the
two camps was about two thousand
mostly foreigners. The Colorado and
Southern lost both it's bridges near
Ludlow, and it will be many hours
before trains will be able to pass
The Santa Fe had a washout at More
ly, west of this city. All trains in the
mountain district are unable to reach
Trinidad The track of the Rio Grande
is out in number of places between
| Trinidad and Rouse Junction.
At noon today Coroner Espey re
ceived a message from Hastings thai
| five bodies had been recovered, Jos
eph Veltre, wife and three children
drowned at Tabasco. The property
| loss is estimated at half a million.
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New Orleans, La, Aug. 25.-New
cases of yellow fever since Thursday,
1e; total cases to date 1919; deaths
past % hours, 8 total deaths, 22e.
New Orleans. La. Aug. 25--f all
the houses are properly disinfected,
there are reasonable hopes of ces-
sation of the yellow fever on or be.
fore October first, was the message
of hope given by Surgeon White to
a meeting held this morning in st.
Pauls Episcopal church. If the citi-
zens will but do their part. the doctor
said, they would deserve the COM
mendation of the whole civilized
world.
Considerable trouble is had with
the Italian community at Good Hope,
Louisiana, a short distance above
New Orleans. An emergency hospital
has been erected, but the Italians are
in rebellion, and there is not suff-
cient police force to compel them to
submit to the regulations. DIR. Chas-
sangae yesterday discovered a large
number of cases in Baton Rouge. Z
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-25

ed in yellow and green. Large cut
glass vases were seen everywhere
filed with golden glow
The Shaver home was very attrac-
tive on this occasion, and everyone
present declared it to be a most en-
joyable affair
Those present were: Misses Little
field, Christina Littleneld. Edna Lit
tlefeld, Hedgcoxe, Kellar, Campbell,
Augusta Campbell, Greenlee, Den
ming. Totzek, Smith, Rabb. Ogle. Pat
terson, Hinson, James, Bessie James,
Fort, Laura Hedgcoxe: Mesdames
Shelby, Mumford; Miss Woods, of
Sterling. Kan; Miss Weisner, of Hi
10, Texas.
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Miss Shaver entertained the Ch If
ing Dish Club with a few of her
friends, at her home on the corner Of
Seventh and Pennsylvania avenue
yesterday afternoon from three Until
six o'clock.
musical program was the fea-
ture of the afternoon. Miss Rabb,
Miss Denning and Miss Ogle delighted
all with vocal solos, and Miss Edna
Littlefeld, Miss Hedgcoxe, Miss chris
tina Littlefield, and Miss Hinson
pleased all with Instrumental solos
After the program was finished.
yellow and green menu cards with
pencils attached, were passed The
answers to the game, "A Culinary
Courtship," made the menu of re
gular nine-course dinner. After all
had finished guessing. answers were
read. Several had guessed all cor
rectly, but Miss Mary Greenlee won
the prize. pair of Sterling silver
embroidery scissors
Late in the afternoon the follow
ing two-course luncheon was served:
Potato chips. bread and butter sand
witches. olives. coffee and chicken sa
lad, garnished with yellow nasturti
ums and their leaves: also ice creau
and cake. On each plate Of the last
course was placed one large golden
glow.
The house was artistically decorat
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-25

Four Homestead Claims are Filed.
Four homestead claims were filed
in the land Office yesterday, as fol-
lows:
VIM A. Turner, of Cornish, l. r..
the NEA of section 30, township 2
south, range 35 east.
VIM. H. Hawkins, of Roff, |. T..
the SWA of section 80, township 4
south, range 80 eacst.
VIM. o. Posey, of Cloudcroft. N. NJ.
$50 acres in section 81 township IS
south, range IA east
Robert G. Ingersoll, of Roswell, the
SWA of section IA, township II, r.
"a east
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-25
STEAMER STILL BURNING.

British Four Masted Schooner Struck
by Lightning Yesterday.
New York, Aug. 25.-The British
four masted schooner Marlborough
Hill with a cargo of oil and naptha,
which was set fire by lightning last
night. was still burning today nine
hours later, when towed from her
anchorage off Tompkinsville to the
dock here. The upper decks having
burned away during the night, the
hull was taken to the wrecking lock
where water could be more easily
poured into the hold.
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MRS. JOHN fowler is DEAD
Consumption Takes Lady who Came
Here for Her Health.-Funeral
This Afternoon

Mrs Maggie fowler, wife of John
fowler, aged A years died last night
at her home at the Hindes place two
miles southeast of town. She came
here with her husband and family
from Russell, l. T., for the benefit of
consumption three years ago this fall.
The climate helped her and prolonged
her life, but her case could not be
cured even by the air of the valley.
She leaves four children, the young
est of whom is Is years old. The fu-
neral was held from the home at two
O'Clock this afternoon. Interment was
made in the South Side Cemetery.
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BIG CONTEST TRIAL FINISHED

Argument was Concluded at Three
O'clock This Afternoon and
Result is Awaited.
The trial of the contest case from
Artesia that attracted so much atten-
ton was concluded in the Government
land office at three o'clock Thursday
afternoon. This case was entitled Joe
Davis against. Nora B. Clayton, wife
of Joe Clayton, who is a son of E.
Clayton, one of the founders of Arte-
sia. J. M. Peacock. of Roswell and
Captain E. P. Bujac of Carlsbad were
the attorneys for the defense md
Judge F. Williams was the counsel
for the contestant. The result of the
trial is anxiously awaited although
it cannot be received until the at
torne-rs file theii. briefs,