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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
important Witness Discovered In
Nan Patterson Trial.
YOUNG COMMITTED SUICIDE
Woman Who Was IN Few Feet Of the
Cab Containing Young and Miss
Patterson Saw Young Have o Re-.
volver In His Hand.

New York, April 27.--Another per.
son has come forward through the
newspapers with n story Of having
seen Nan Patterson ana Caesar
Young a moment before the book
maker met his death, June 4 last. In
a cab on West Broadway, The new
witness Is Mrs. Fannie Shaplros, wife
OF an east side dentist She claims to
have been within n few feet OF the
cab; that Young had revolver In his
right hand which the woman AT his
slide was trying to tear from his grasp,
AS the cab passed her Mrs. Shapiro
says the man started TO rise from his
seat, A second or two later she heard
a shot. Several persons ran towards
the cab and being IN delicate health
the dentists wife hurried from the
scene.
She made her way back home on
Second avenue and told her mother,
who confirms the story. They decided
that owing to Mrs. shapiro's poor
health she should keep the story Sec
ret In the hope that other witnesses
would come forward and describe the
events. thus saving her an unpleasant
ordeal on the witness stand ana much
notoriety Having watched the pro-
gress OF the trials, Mrs. Shapiro final
ly became convinced that she had
made an error in keeping silent and
has Just told her husband, The lat
Ter decided that his wife should at
lnce make her story public.
When Mrs. shapiros win be sum-
noned as a witness is not known as
he attorneys In the case will learn OF
Ter existence today for the first time.
drs. shaplros declares that so close
vas she to the cab when the shot was
lred that II would have been ply
iical impossiblllty for anyone but
young to have fred the shot so Arm
Y was he grasping the revolver when
he cab passed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
WILL RECEIVE REWARD.
Sheriff Pepper Of Dakota Makes Two
Thousand Dollars.

Helena, April 27.-The case of E.
Pepper. sheriff of Steele county, N. d.
who captured John Christie, one oi
the two highwaymen who robbed the
North Coast Limited near Bearmouth
Mont, last June, against the North
ern Pacific railroad and several claim
ants to recover the $4,000 reward Of
fered for the arrest Of each hold-up,
came to a sudden termination today,
when the attorneys for R. ]. Blrley
and Martin Burns Of Spokane and H.
B. Custer, operator at Bearmouth, who
claimed the $4,000. said their clients
had decided to drop the case. Pepper
viii secure the entire amount
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28

II nearly doubled tonight ana as q
result nearly all the larger stores on
state street will be without drivers IN
tbs morning. Many large business
houses have not teams Of their own
but contract with team owners to do
their hauling. A meeting Of these team
owners was held tonight TO determine
what action they would take. II was
decided that II any OF their teams.ers
were interfered with while attempting
to deliver coal. there would be nothing
10 do but 10 return to the yards. This
Is equivalent TO declaring that tho
cam owners would take no part in
he strike.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28

OF Milwaukee, $4,000; Second War,
Savings bank Of Milwaukee. $75,ooo
German American bank Of Milwaukee
$4,000; Marine National bank Of NIL
waukee, $4,000; National City bank o
New York, $4,000: National Bank o.
Commerce Of New York, $4,000; FRS
National bank Of Chicago, $4,000: Ma.
tional Park bank Of New York. $50.
900; National bank of Commerce Of ST
Louis. $4,000.
Unsecured creditors.
Broadhead estate. 100000; Caro-
lIHe Watkins. $4,000: Mrs. Kann. So
900; Samuel Watkins. $4,000; un-
known person. $4,000.
The estimated total liabilities Is
about $22Oo.OoO. as Attorney spooner
stated that the petition is so incom-
Nrlete and may be subject to so much
amendment that exact amounts can
not be given at present.
The table OF assets with the valua-
tons placed upon them by Mr.. Bige-
low himself. to the best of his recol-
lection, is as follows:
sundry life insurance policies with
face value of 100000: 1850 shares Of
First National bank stock at 5000
share, $S7O.O0O; 1900 shares of Ma
tionai Electric stocks, $4SO,OOO; 1900
acres OF coal land, Kuerfane county.
Col, $4,000; $500 shares in Del Norte
Company, $4,000; shares in Idaho
Company, $4,000; shares preferred
stock McKenna Process Company Of
Pittsburg, $4,000; shares common
stock McKenna Process Company, $e,-
OOO shares Comanche Mining &
Company, $4,000; shares in
Chicago Highland Association. $1,000;
Locori National bank, Atlanta, $4,000;
shares In Fond Du Lac bank, $500;
stock In Northwestern Iron Company,
10000; shares in Zion Furnace Com
pany Ashland, $4,000: notes of sundry |
$4,000; shares Grand
Rapids Edison Company, $4,000;
Camp Real Estate Company $4,000;
shares in Milwaukee Iron Works
Company. $4,000; $500 shares ]. L,
iates Land Company. 100000.
Included in the schedule is Mr..
sigelow's home at Astor and Knapp
treets, on which he places a valua-
ion Of $4,000 which, less the exemp-
lon allowed by law on a homestead is
alued at $4,000.
This schedule OF assets is as fol-
,ws:
Furniture $4,000. horses $4,000, car
ages $4,000. books $4,000, house s4O,-
20; total, $4,000.
Excluding the full value of the ]
lsuranee policies, the estimated value '
the assets, according to Mr.. Blge- t
WIS figure is about $1.41s,OOO, but At
rney Charles P. spooner who filed \
lie petition, said that undoubtedly the e
cures win be subject to considerable a
lange as soon as the exact value 4
these assets is determined. He said C
at 1t was probable that there would v
J considerable change in these to- a
Is, both Of the liabilities and OF the B
sets. cl
"The petition was formulated in such h
ste" said Mr., spooner. that the W
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
London. April 27.-No further news

London. April 27.-No further news
has been received Of either Roiestven-
skys or Nebogatoff's squadrons. The
report has been confirmed that the
submarine cable has been cut at Hal
nan, but according to the Telegraph's
correspondent at Toxic. the authori-
ties have learned that the Russians
are using Hainan for base.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
TAFT KNEW 1T.

Not Surprised at President Roosevelt
to Break Camp.
Washington, April 27.-Secretary
Taft, when made aware Of the presi-
dents plan to leave Colorado May s.
showed no surprise, for 1t was known
to him before the president left WASH
lngton. He feared he would not re-
main longer than May s, and he had
consequently formed an alternate pro
gram based on that belief. There is
no pressing emergency here that re-
quired the immediate presence Of the
president.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28

Milwaukee. April 27.--Frank "
Blgelow. the defaulting bank presI
dent. has confessed an indebtedness
TO banks, commercial institutions an,
estates, OF which he had charge, which
viii aggregate between s2.0OO.0O0 AM
100000 and( based on his eonfes.
sion a volutary petition In bankruptcy
has been filed in the United States
district court, which contains the
names OF as many of Mr.. Bigelow's
creditors as he can remember. togeth-
er with list OF assets on which Mr..
Bigelow's valuation is si.4is.0o0.
by his own admission. his creditors
extend all over the United States. One
estate has been looted. his indebted
ness to the Boardhead estate being
500, 600.
The debts are unsecured. Il Is also
believed other trusts held by the for
mer banker have suffered. Those ia
mliIar with the situation and with
what information they can CLEAN from
the former banker, fear his liabilities
will run up to considerably more than
his present estimate. as they believe
subsequent revelations viii reveal
transactions OF even a more startling
nature.
Attorney Charles p. spooner who
filed the voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy In behalf Of Mr.. Bigelow, who
was compelled 70 make up the petit
tion In such a short time that II is
far from complete and will necessarily
have to be amended. So far as could
be ascertained Mr.. Bigelow had no
system Of keeping a record OF his
financial transactions and the sched-
ule OF liabilities and assets had to be
made up from a list made In pencil on
half sheet of note paper in Mr.. Bige-
ow's handwriting.
Mr.. Bigelow was not positive OF the
names of some of his creditors, nor
II the nature Of some of the COM
,aules and had nothing Mt hand to re-
resh his memory, so the attorney was
obliged to use his best Judgment in
lgurIng out what concerns were
meant.
The revelations as to the system OF
Ir. Bigelow in conducting large af-
airs are such as to stagger the belief
{ bankers, to whom method In such
Is as second nature.
he filing OF the petition in bankruptcy ,
III necessitate the withdrawal of the
which were turned over by
Ir. Bigelow to the First National bank
! being made within four months Of !
he fling of the petition in bank 3
lptcy. II constitutes an act OF pre-
renee of creditors and the amount 1
hlch was estimated at about $780, q
10 will be equally divided among all |,
e creditors of Mr.. Bigelow, This win t
no way AFFECT the bank. however as 4
e guarantee OF the directors and a
ockholders more than covers the de- g
lcation. o
The schedule Of assets and llabili- Il
IS OF Mr.. Blgelow as filed is as fol- b
ws: I,
Creditors secured to some extent; al
First National bank OF Milwaukee
100000; Wisconsin National bark h
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
PORTLAND SELECTED.

VIII be Headquarters for Women Of
Woedcraft.
Los Angeles. April 27.--The Women
Of woodcraft this afternoon selected
Portland. Ore. as the location for
their permanent headquarters. The se-
lection was made on the third ballot,
Portland receiving eie votes: Denver.
no. and Oakland and Leadville. 20
each.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
Thirteen Hundred Teamsters Went
Out Yesterday From Prom.
inen; Houses.
LARGE!sUBsCRIpTloN RAISED
Oven One Million Dollars Contributed
Yesterday to tho Employers Team.
stsrs, an Organization In Opposition
TO the Union Tsamsssrs.

Chicago. April 17.-whh 1880 team
sters on "a strike tonight: with con
nIant accesuions being made TO thei
number. and with an expressed de.
termination Of the Employers Asso.
.ciation 10 take arm stand against
the open shop" and fight the team
stcrs' union to IA finish. Chicago to.
night. TO ell appearances stands on
the eve OF one OF the greatest indus
trial upheavpls In her history.
Rloting occurred In various parts OF
the city today, deapite strdng guards
OF police and private detectives hired
by the Employers Association 10 pro-
tect their wagons. During the trouble
three persons were seriously injured.
two OF whom will probably die.
The declaration last night by the
Employers Association that they
would promptly discharge any team
stcr who refused to deliver goods or
call for them at the establishment OF
Montgomery & Ward Co. brought out
the teamsters In the downtown mer-
camille houses during the day and the
number is expected TO be Increased
largely tomorrow morning. Strikes
have been declared tonight against I2
leading nrmn, and 1891 teamsters
have gone out In addition to these
Arms teamaters employed by num-
Der OF small concerns were called out
late this evening. The business agents
of the teamsters' union declared to-
night that by tomorrow they win call
out 1000 truck drivers ana thereby
cripple 10 large extent the entire
business OF Chicago II is also de-
clared that the drivers for grovery
houses which deliver goods to any firm
where the strike exists viii be ORDER
ed TO joint the lockout
Subscriptions were taken during the
day TO strengthen the Employers AS
Teaming Company. the
weapon with which the teamsters'
inion will be fought. and tonight II
s announced by the presiden; that he
,as sl.O0O.OOO at his disposal and has 1
lssuraaceS that he could have many /
imts that amount II It was neces- ,
ary. :
The strike this mornIng was opened
promptly at the establishments OF {
Field q Co. and Carson, '
'lere and Scott. when the drivers, [
Who refused to deliver goods TO Mont h
omery a Ward Co. were discharged. r
III union men quit and both firms v
'ere badly crippled during the day q
nd out-of.town deliveries were not o
tempted, In order to protect wagons n
nd drivers from assaults while pass. g
lg through the streets, the Employ /,
rs Association secured the services m
| large number OF guards and these HI
zen show decided disposition TO re- "a
lllate vigorously when any attack is OF
ade upon them by strike sympathiz-
8. Inn
The situation tonight Is on the III
hole far from reassurinr. The labor ht
aders say they, II nessary. viii cnll NJ
1t every union driver in Chicago and W
AXE appeals to freight handlers and III
ganizations or railroad men II they si
Id they are not able to win the strike "
emselves, lily
The number of teamsters on a strike tn
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
Baseball Scores.

Portland-Tacoma 1. Portland 2.
San Oakland /. San
Francisco 4.
seattle-Los Angeles 2, Seattle 5.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
FIRE AT PIcron.

Coal Mine on Fire and Several Men
Have Marrow Escape.
Trinidad. April 27.--A FIRE. the origin
OF which Is unknown. broke out In the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company's mine
al Picton shortly before noon today.
A number Of miners narrowly escaped
death. several being overcome by the
smoke. The firc IL still burning fierce
ly.
General Superintendent T. Kebler
left Trinidad this afternoon for Pic
ton, The mine employs $50 men ana
the output is 100 tons daily.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
BICELOW ROBBED WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
Creditors Compelled to File Petition in Bankruptcy to Protect
Creditors and SwindIe innocent Victims
Out Of Money
BANK WILL BE PROTECTED BY ACCESSORIES IN CRIME

Statement Of the Resources and Liabilities Gambler Who
ussd tho Money Of Widows 10 Fa..en
the Gates and Gang Gamblers in the Wheat Pits and
Stock Gambling Games Of New York. with Ps6dy Shame
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-28
no INDICATION OF FIGHT
Report ThatSubmarine Cable Was
Cut at Hainan Has Been
Confirmed.
THE MAY DAY REVOLUTION

Russia Making Elaborate Preparations
to Crush Any Possible Disorder
Planned BY the RevoIutionists to
Take Place on the Frst Of May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-31
LIGHTNING KILLS FIVE.
Nine others Seriously Injured on
COney Island.

New York, July 31.-During a thun-
der storm of terrific intensity which
passed over New York Sunday after
noon, five persons were struck by light
ming and instantly killed, and nine were
seriously injured, at the Parkway baths.
Coney Island. At the same time one
man was killed and three others pros
trated at Gravesend beach.
The intense heat of the morning at
tracted a great multitude to the shore
resorts, and late in the afternoon when
the storm blew up from the westward,
the park and beach were thronged with
bathers and spectators The rain des-
cended in torrents and hundreds of men,
women and children sought shelter I'M
der the big bath house, which is elevat-
ed above the sand on piles. The light
ming was incessant and terrific thunder
claps shook the bath house, to the ter
ror of the crowd huddled together be-
meath it. A few minutes before 5
o'clock bolt struck the Flagstaff and
grounded in the very thickest Of the
crowd. Nearly fifty persons were
Frustrated and the crowd rushed out in
to the storm. Those who had remained
in the water were also panic stricken
and ran in all directions. not daring to
enter the bath house, which appeared
| to be on fire. Anbu1ances were sum
moned from all the nearest hospitals
and, on their arrival, five persons were
| found dead and nine unconscious under
the bath house. The bodies Of all were
scorched by the electric fluid. The nine
injured were removed to a hospital,
where it was said that some would prob
| ably die Many persons less seriously
hurt were taken home by friends A
! slight fire in the bath house was quick
| " extinguished by the rain.
About the same time. Henry Rams
weller was struck and killed while shell
tered under a tree at Gravesend beach,
and his son William. with John Apple
and Daniel McCauley. were rendered
unconscious.
Lightning struck at various points in
the city. A store in Flushing avenue,
Brooklyn, was burned. and car in
Sixth avenue Manhattan, was set on
! fire. but the occupants escaped unhurt.
The electric light and the teIephor 9
wires in Bellevue hospital were struck
several times, extinguishing all the
lights and causing much alarm among
| the patients.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-31
SHE Is TOO YOUNG.
Accordingly Blanch WOodall Won't Be
Tried for Slashing Rival.

The case of State VS.. Blanch Wood
all was thrown out Of court this morn
ing by Judge McCabe on the grounds
that the court has no jurisdiction, as
the defendant is under 16 years of
age, and should come under the obser-
walton of the Juvenile court. This
case grows out of cutting scrape
which occurred at Metropolitan hall
decided to so disfigure one of her
dusky rivals that there would be no
future cause for jealousy. She man
aged to do fairly good job in this re-
spect and when she got through with
her rival that lady found that the con-
nection between her nose and face had
been severed, and that she was affect
ed with numerous other facial dis
Inducements, and could no longer be
ciassed as a rival of Miss WoodaH for
the smiles of the dusky Lotharios.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-31
JOHNSON AFTER 1T.
Jefferson County Man Wants to Sue
coed Tom Kelly.

]. N. Johnson, county treasurer of JEFF
ferson county, has evident aspirations
to succeed Tom Kelly as state treasurer.
He is now serving his second term as
county treasurer. He was appointed
secretary of the board of control, but
after coming here and looking the
ground over, he refused the job.
AS evidence to his ambitions, the fol-
lowing which he printed in his home
inquiries of men from different parts of
the county, extending back over months
of time, as to whether 1 would be
candidate for state treasurer or not
when the time comes, I think it but
justice to my friends to at this time
state my position. / have been urged
by some of the leading men of the state
organization to get into the race, with
the promise of their help should I do So
Many friends in this county have also
been good enough to pledge me their
support. I have thought it was too
early to make a definite announcement
at this time. I wanted to see how
things cleared up, and feel sure of get
ting enough support out in the state to
make it reasonably certain, If I asked
for the support of my county, that 1
would win a place on the state ticket
for Jefferson county, and not go TO the
state convention with nothing back of
me. In due time will make announce
ment of my intention. Respectfully,
JOHN N. JOHNSON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-31

Wall St. New York, July 31.-STOCKS-
The first prices on the stock market start
ed higher today on a we'll distributed vol
ume of business. Tennessee Coal gained a
point and Smelling Is point National
Enamel became active, selling up points
on light transactions. United States Steel,
Union Pacific and Louisville and Nash
Vile were slightly heavy.
The small opening gains were mostly
wiped out by the selling which developed,
of speeialties advanced The metal indus
trials were conspicuous, Pressed Steel Car
rising 2ss points, Smelling rs points. Ten
nessee Coal IL points and American Car
and Lead / point. Minneapolis. st. Paul.
Sault Ste Marie gained 35s points, the pre-
fefred IL points. Northern Pacific IA
points Kansas City Southern preferred Ia
points Westinghouse Electric 21k points
and Chicago Great Western preferred 2
points. Laclxa wanna rose points over its
record price of Saturday, to 424. The re-
Spouse to these gains in the general list
was rather sluggish.
Prices were inclined to drop in spite of
awanna touched 4251z. Tennessee Coal and
Consolidated Gas rose PA points. Mime
sofa and st. Louis IL points, the preferred
and Colorado and Southern first prefer
red points, Chicago Great Western pre-
ferred B IA points and Steel Car preferred
point and a quarter in Norfolk and West
ern,115 points in Northwestern and points
in Chicago and Eastern Illinois certif1-
Gates.
Bonds were steady at noon
Prices dropped further until l point
Nashville, Great Northern preferred, AL
disclaimers preferred and Virginia-Car-
DINA Chemical preferred, Pittsburg Coal
rose "a points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-31
NEGRO RULES THE CITY.
seas" Addicks' Man Now Boss In
Wilmington.

Wilmington, Del, July 31-"Postles."
That is the biggest name in Whining
ton today. Here "Postles'' is pronounced
with a chuckle, wag of the head and a
slap of the knee; there "PostIes'' is ac-
companied by a grinding of teeth and a
horrfd rolling of the eyeballs-but it's
all "Postles."
Thomas e. Postles. negro, is the boss
of the Wilmington city council and as
a result there is fury in Republican
breasts such as has not been known in
years.
BY some f1uke, which no one can ex-
plain. the negro was elected, as an Adj
dicks Republican, at the recent election,
and coming into the council under the
flag he did he was expected to be
properly humble and to vote as he was
told. Had he done so the Democratic
officeholders would have been turned
out, for, counting Postles, the new coun-
Gil consisted of seven Republicans and
six Democrats Now, however, it con-
sists of six Republicans, six Democrats
and Postles
Republican caucus and in a subcelIar
conference made a deal with the Demo-
grassland here begins the explanation
for the crashing of molars. The result
of the alliance was the election of five
of PoStleS' nominees for city jobs, two
of them being negroes and one of these
Postles' own son, Joseph E., who was
made city treasurer'S clerk. The other
negro was George w. Anderson. bailiff
of the council.
PostIes permitted three white men to
get in under his banner. He made Dan
iel F. Stewart coal oil inspector, Benja-
min A. Spence city auditor and JOS
eph c. Moore market clerk. With great
magnanimity the new boss allowed the
Democrats to keep in office Council
Clerk Monaghan and City Auditors
Clerk Connell.
But, look here. you Democrats .
warned Postles, If you try any skull
doodelin tricks on me I'll go back to
my Republican friends, and I'll have
Council and Monaghan fired bodily
The rage of the Republicans is I'M
canny to witness. All their caucus
nominees were ingloriously beaten,
Postles to Gas Addicks, whose fol-
lower the negro is, apparently put
ting farther away than ever the
chances of John Edward for a seat in
the United States senare he so long
has coveted.
Joke to New Boss.
The anger of the Republicans only
causes the new council boss to roar
with laughter. He doesn't care what
the councilmen do. 3
"I got the whip" he says chuckling.
"Those Republicans and Democrats
will never work together. I'm the
boss of all those white men,
The particularly repugnant thing to
the Republicans is,sthe giving of the
treasurer's clerkship to Postles' son.
In this they declare they will defeat
him, and a subscription has been
started to hire a white man to do the
work of the Office, keeping young
salary, $500. White school teachers
are up in arms and threaten not to
accept their checks If they are made
out by young. Postles.