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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
Gasoline Launch Queen Almost
CoIlides With Perry.
ENGINEER FALLS OVERHEARD
Launch's Engines Break Down - Craft
Drifts Three Hours, Helpless -
Anchor Holds in Time to
Avoid Striking Perry.

An accident that almost ended in
very serious consequences, occurred late
last night, when the engines OF the
gasoline launch Queen became disabled
while the craft was on her return trip
to this city from Gray's River, and for
three hours the boat drifted helpless in
the darkness, down the river, and only
escaped disasterous collision with the
revenue cutter Commodore Perry by
the narowest margin.
The Queen left Gray's River after
dark, and about eleven o'clock the en-
gines went wrong. Efforts to repair
the injury proved futile, and the boat
drifted with the current.
In his efforts to aid in obtaining an
anchorage for the craft Engineer Steve
Williams fell overheard. twice, and was
only saved after hard work by those
aboard,
As the boat drifted down the river,
all bearings were lost, and number Of
passengers on board, became badly
frightened, The current carried the
Queen swiftly, and as the crew were
working frantically to get an anchor
age, they failed to see the Perry which
was directly in their path.
Suddenly when the Queen was within
100 yards of the government ship Miss
Lucille Black, one of the passengers saw
the outline of the Perry loom up out of
the darkness, and at once notified Cap
tain Hall. At the same moment the
watch on the Perry saw the oncoming
craft and warned by the cries of those
on the Queen that something was
amiss, boat was put off which went to
the Queen's aid, Luckily however, the
Queens anchor caught, when within a
few yards of the Perry and the coils
ion was avoided.
The cutters boat removed the pas
sengers from the Queen to land, The
swift current at this point would no
doubt have carried the Queen into the
Perry with great force, and serious
consequences have resulted, had not the
anchor held in time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17

prietor, but at present is employed in
the local railroad yards in which CAL
frey also was employed as switchman.
Da Crane, the son of a well known sad
dlery merchant, was the third arrested.
Crane moves with the best OF society
pople. These three were released on
bonds. 0at Hall. the last man arrested,
is a police court charge. Hall Is in jail.
Cannefax today went to the sheriff and
asked how much the damage to the
iail amounted TO. When told $1,000
Cannefax said collection would be
taken up to repair the loss, but his offer
was fatty refused
The grand jury will meet tomorrow
and expect to indict those in the mob.
Up to noon today the men who had
been in the mob made no secret of it.
They stood on the street corners and
joked especially about it, but when the
word came that Governor Folk had Of
fered $500 reward for the conviction of
any member of the mob, and when Dis
trict Attorney Patterson openly declar-
d his intention to work for the arrest
and conviction of every man concern
ed. there was uneasiness.
At noon it was known that twenty
five warrants charging murder in the
first degree were in the hands of the
sheriff and the lyncher5 became fright
ened and left the streets. Soldiers are
still encamped here and no one expects
of the mob any further trouble as long
as the military stay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
PRESS MEN TRAVELLING.

MEXICO CITY, April l6.-The Cali
fornia Press Association made up of
seventy-six gentlemen and ladies visit
ing Mexico will in a few days be pre-
sented to President Diaz by Ambassa :
dor Thompson. They will visit Cuer-
navaca and on their way home will stop
at Guadalaiara.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
EDWARD GETS DEGREE
The University of Pennsylvania Gives
King Edwards Degree of Doc
tor Of Laws.

PHILADELPHIA, April l6. King
Edward, through Ambassador Sir Nor
timor Durand received the degree of
Doctor of Laws from the University of
Pennsylvania Thursday, at the uniyer-
sity's bi-centennary of the birth of
Benjamin Franklin, celebration, which
will last from tomorrow to Friday.
Degrees will also be conferred upon An
drew Carnegie, Sir George Fl. Darwin,
Gugliet Marconi Huge Deyeris, and
Il. G. Pickering.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
REACH AN AGREEMENT.
Miners and Operators in Hooking Val
ley to Come to Agreement.

PTTTSBURG, April l6 Chairman
Robbins of the Pittsburg Coal Company.
announced tonight that all the Hooking
Valley mines except the Sunday Creek
Coal Company started work this morn
ing, the operators and miners having
concluded wage agreement. The ac-
ton affects $500 men, At the end of
the agreement clause the united mine
workers say it will make no difference
in the agreement of any operators in
this district.
Robbins declared this was the begin
ming of the end of the "stand patters !"
in Ohio 1t was said a trailer at the
end of the agreement expected to tie up
operations of the Sunday Company un
til it agrees to the 1908 scale.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17

States transport sherman, under guard
as insane, jumped overheard during a
storm on April 5th, three days after
the steamer left NagasaM, His body
was not recovered,
Captain Martin went to the Philip
pines about three months ago
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
KILLED BY BROTHER.

NE@ YORK April 10. Antonio
Drilleir aged ~ years. an ironworkcr,
wns sifot and stabbed TO death at his
Cherry'sssect home early today. Al.
phonsc Drilleo, "a years old, a brother
of the dead man. il under arrest Al
phonse pornea. Salvatore Pronca, broth
err. and Pictro leotti are also locked up
IN connection with the killing. None Of
the prisoners would talk about the
death Of DrilIco, which il supposed 10
have followed a quarrel.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The State
department has been in cable communi-
cation all day with Ambassador Meyer
in st. Petersburg relative to the posi-.
biity of an anti-Jewish demonstration
on great scale during the Easter
holidays, concerning which there is con-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BOUNDARY DISPUTE UP

Oregon, boundary question, a stipula.
tion to close taking testimony by Aug.
lst 9th was announced. The case of
Washington VS.. the Northern Securities
Company, involving the merger of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railroads was dismissed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
LADRONS MAKE ATTACK
Headquarters Of Philippine Constabu'
larry on Luzon Is Attacked
by the Natives.

MANILA, April l6-The headquarters
of the Philippine constabulary Mt
Maololos, in hzon, were mided several
days ago by band of Ladrones and
three native members of the constahu'
larry and one ladrone we're killed, The
affair has created no alarm here where
it is regarded as merely an incident in
the effort to restore order through the
employment of the native constnbulary
Slight conflicts are more or less fire.
4nent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY.

CHICAGO April l0 Daniel X. Pear.
son.. milF9naire and benefactor Of
small colleges, celebrated yesterday the
eighty sixth anniversary OF his birth.
His wife died \ short time ago, but in
spite Of the abe encc Of bis lifelong ad-
visor. he cirried,out his inyariable Gus.
tom Of making plans for the years
philanthropy,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
GENERAL RETIRES.

LONDON, April lG - Telegraphng
from Belgrade the Chronicles cores
pondent states that General Tauots.
kovich, the ox.minister of war and the
reputed leader of the regicides, has re-
tired from the army.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
I'LL IN ARIZONA.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10. - A dis,
patch has been received here which says
that c. W Clark. son Of Senator Clark
of Montana, i. seriously i'll AT Jeerome,
Ariz., where he has been in charge of Il
smelter
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
ANTI. JEWISH. UPRISING
NOT FEARED IN RUSSIA

siderable apprehension among the Jews
Of this country. Secretary Root receiv-
ed the most positive assurances that
every precaution has been taken by the
Russian government to protect them
and reports at hand indicate an uprising
is not to be feared.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
SECURES OPTION.

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, April To-
The Union Oil Company has, it is said,
secured an option upon eleven-twelfths
of the new Love ranch in the oil fields
of It's county for $l,500000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
PASS ANTI-pERJURY BILL.


ALBANY, April l0--Thc Senate to-
night passed the so-cOlled anti.periury
bill proposed by the insurance investi-
eating committee, The bill hal already
passed the assembly, but having been
amended by the Senate must return to
the lower house for concurrence
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17

WASHINGTON, April lG - For the
first time in twenty.nine years the
United States supreme court has called
its docket of original cases with view
Of eliminating as many Of them as pos
sible. In the case of Washington VS..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17
JUMPS OVERHEARD.

HONOLULU, April 10, 1885 p. m.--
Captain Martin of the Light Artillery
en- route home on board the United
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-17

family took refuge ut the ncighbors
The deputy was roughly handled but
npnin enenned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
THE vERMoNr MEAT sCANp,


The scandal eliminating in indiet-
ment OF high state meat inspection Of
ficials and proprietors OF slaughter
ing and rendering establishment in
Vermont for collision in selling large
quantities OF diseased meat for food is
an admonition OF the enhanced neces-
sity OF more stringent state inspection
laws. The necessity arises from the
fact that the drastic new national law
Is now in force barring diseased, filthy
or unWholesome meats and meat prod
ucts from entering into interstate COM
merce, and leaving the only field in
sumerB within the state where they
are slaughtered.
As under the national law the large
packing houses, which necessarily de-
pend upon the interstate and foreign
markets, are under unacceptable off,
cial scrutiny into every. detail of
slaughter and preparation from hoof
to can" 1t follows that the sole chance
AOE ulopOSlhB VI Ahedto rum uleShSSu
and UNIT animals now is to packing
houses and small slaughterers not
within the jurisdiction Of the national
law.
State and municipal meat inspection
regulations as a rule have hitherto
been VIGOROUSLY inefhcient and unless
they are remedied the effect of the
new national system will be. in part
at least, merely to change route by
which unwholesome meat will be inn
posed upon consumers. Nothing less
than the virtual reduplication of the
national law in all its provisions and
enforcement within the STATE jurisdic-
lions will meet all requirements of the
\ situation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02


lily as the southern states. Induetrially -
well as agricuiturdily and commercially
the entire nation enjoys a peculiar handl-
cap over other nations on account OF its
cotton production. ~
The fourth ereat advantage which the
United States has IL In tie supply Of cops
per. AS corn Is the basis OF The meat pre-
ducing pre-eminence Of the United States.
and as cotton Is the source Of the clothing
supply Of the vast majority OF the people.
so copper ranks drst among those agen~
cies which are necessary for the diffusion
of light to the millions OF people gathered
in the progressive cities Of the world.
Coal, corn. cotton and copper suggest the
enormous wealth Of resources with which
this nation is endowed. Yet these should
be looked upon not solely az material
means for the enrichment Of ourselves. but
also as the means OF service which is In
volved in the great task Of International
prosperity. All these things are not 80
much the subject OF boastihe as the in
struments for the worldwide beltorment %,
which the best endowed nations are the
responsible trustees t
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mayor Mcclellan OF New York Is an in
veterate novel reader. He always has a
pile OF new books at his elbow. wherever
he is.
Roger Pocock, founder OF the Legion OF
FrontieFsmen, has been in turn cowboy.
novelist. poet missionary and prospector.
He led an expedition to the Klondlke,
served in the mounted police in the north
west and was a scout In the Transvaal
war.
Edwin Sandys, who was known as an
author Of books for boys and an authority
on hunting and fishing has just died Of
heart disease at his home in New York
City. In the authorship Of UPLAND Game
Birds" he was associated with President
Roosevelt
Prof. Zinno. who has made an exhaustive
examination OF the ashes cast out OF
Vesuvius in the recent outbreak. says that
he has found them free from ingredients
injurious TO plant life. while containing
matter helpful to the growth Of grapes
grass and vegetables.
Maxim GorlSy has arrived I'm Naples and
will shortly go to Sorrento for the purpose
OF completing his three-volume book on
America. He will also write a novel, TO be
entitled "Fatherland" in which he pur-
poses to set forth the actual reasons for
the present disturbed conditions in Russia
He speaks enthusiastically about America
and says HE impressions were precise,
vivid and profound"
John B. Henderson. senator from Mis-
souri, from 1864 to 1859 is living in WASH
ington. 50 years OF age. Francis NJ. Cock.
rell, whose twenty years service as sena.
tor from Missouri ended last year Is now
q member OF the Interstate Commerce com.
mission and Y years OF age. Daniel T.
Jewett ex-senator from Missouri and a
well known attorney In Llncoln's time.
died a short time ago, aged o. Carl
sehurz. senator from Missouri from 1853 to
1875 died recently at n. Jewett was born
IN Maine. schurz in Germany. Henderson
Ga Virginia ana Cookrell u Missouri
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
-FOUR GREAT ANgRlcAN c's.
Coal, Corn, Cotton and Copper Lead
the Procession.
wan stree, loprnal.


wan street Iour:al.
The four great economic wants Of the
world are fuel, food clothing and light,
and the four basic commodities required to
supply them are coal corn, cotton and
copper, In each OF wnicn the Uniteo states
holds a first rank
Last year the coal output Of the United
States was S52694,OOo tons The worlds
production was SSS,6z3OO9 or more tnan
third of the worlds production occurred in
the United States. Next in order stands
Great Britain with 2S9 $4,000 tons, and Ger
many ranks third with 1736s4,OO0 tons. The
presence OF this large measure of coal sup
ply puts these three nations I'm the front
rank of the worlds greatest industrial
powers.
Corn among our staple crops In the agri-
cultural economy OF the United States If
the malnstay OF the countrys animal food
supply. As food for human consumption
1t often served a pioneering purpose, be-
fore wheat became general as bread
food; but its Importance lies rather IN its
being the basis Of the animal food supply
OF the country. American agriculture with
out It's corn crop would be IN little better
position than most other countries which
lack the capacity TO maintain large sup
ply OF live stock economy, but Is to a
large extent the free working capital OF
the American farm. 1t IL the most univer-
sal American crop in its relation to anil
NAL production and maint nance. It Is
this crop that gives the United States the
advantage In maintaining the meat food
supply and thus the physical standard of
living which counts for so much in inter-
national competition.
The third great factor IN American trade
prosperity Is the cotton crop No part OF
the world has anything like the natural
monopoly which the southern portion OF
the United States enjoys In this fiber The
exports OF cotton determine the balance OF
trade in favor Of the United States almost
wholly and alone No other part OF the
world can grow cotton 50 economically nor
expand the volume OF production 30 read
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

BLOWING HOT AND BLOWING COLD.
For a most beautiful example Of
blowing hot and blowing cold at the
same time commend us to the demo-
Gratis in the present Nebraska cam
paign. They have been beating the
tomtom of anti-pass legislation behind
candidates long recognized on the rail-
way free list and blowing the hornaof
railway regulation while secretly un-
der contract with the railroads to pro-
tect them in their tax Sinking pro-
gram. The most nimble game of
thimble-rigging which our democratic
friends. have been playing, however,
is in the field contested between the
liquor interests and the anti-saloon or
CARNATIONS.
Here IN Douglas county the demo-
Gratis are bidding strong for the sup
port OF everyone in any way connected
with the liquor traffic. They have
put a bartender on their legislative
ticket and they have been busily try
ing to make out that the safety of the
liquor interests lies in democratic sue
cess.
In other counties, however, where
the shoe is on the other foot, the cards
are being dealt from the under side
of the pack. Down in Jefferson
county, for example, the democrats
have endorsed the prohibition csndi-
date for the house and are hoping to
win by fusion with the prohibition
party.
In Boone county the democrats
have injected third independent leg
islative candidate into the race with
the idea of corralling enough anti
saloon votes of both parties to let the
democratic candidate slip in between.
Coming nearer home, the democrats
of Sarpy county have nominated a
candidate for the house known as an
anti-saloon extremist, against whom
the liberal elements who usually train
with the democrats there are entering
vigorous protest.
With the democrats it is anything to
win out a doubtful district in Ne
braska this year. They are ready to
tie up with the prohibitionists or with
the saloon keepers, or with both IL
they can fool either, and should they
accidentally succeed by such methods
it would probably turn out that they
had fooled both.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
ELEorRto LINE EQUIPMENT.
Important Questions Raised ny Al
lantic city Disaster.
New York Commercial.

lantic city Disaster.
New York Commercial.
The terrible accident last Sunday ON tue
Pennsylvania new electric line from Cam
den to Atlantic City is sure TO bring TO the
front some important questions as TO cleo
trio line equipments IN their relation TO
human safety At this writing Il would
appear that the immediate occasion OF the
accident that resulted In such appalling
lost OF life was a displacement OF rails Al a
point where a drawbridge crosses deep
tidal river That this displacement, either
through the failure OF the Waterman on
guard to properly lock the draw or through
other causes, would have resulted In a like
derailment OF any train-electric or steam
lis very probable. This nigh: even have
been followed by a similar plunge OF the
entire train into the waters below, but this
Is seriously questioned among practical en-
gineers and railroad men. Three light
steel cars, without the steadying influence
OF the ponderous locomotive OF the steam
train, are still novel proposition In
emergencies like the one near Atlantic
City There will he Found plenty OF practi-
cal raiIroaders, doubtless, to bemoan the
absence OF a locomotive rs an element Of
safety in an accident OF this nature, In
the way of checking the disastrous progress
Of the train after the first truck has left
the raile. The weight Of cars, the nature
Of the door and window fastenings In their
relation 10 the escape of passengers and
other important features Of the electrical
trains equipment will now come up for
practical and serious consideration in way
that only such catastrophe az that Of
Sunday would have precipltated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
now no GET MORE PoLIoEmEN.

HOW TO GET MORE POLICEMEN
No matter where the blame is to be
placed for periodic outbreaks of law
lessness and for lack of law enforce
ment from. time to time, It is univer-
sally agreed that Omaha needs a
larger police force and that our police
cannot cope satisfactorily with the
problems before them until there are
more of them.
Omaha has been growing substan-
TALLY in recent years not only in
wealth and population, but in the dis
tribution of its people over a wider
area, yet the police department is no
greater in numbers than it was a de-
cade ago. What has prevented Omaha
from enlarging it's police force stead
lily as the city has grown has been the
inability to provide the necessary
funds out of the proceeds OF city taxes,
especially with the great terminal
properties of the railroads escaping
their share of municipal burdens AL
most entirely.
The way for Omaha to get more po-
licemen is to get more money into the
city treasury, and the way to get more
money into the city treasury is to force
the railroads to pay city taxes on their
property the same as is paid on other
property within the municipal juris-
diction. II the railroads paid up like
other people Omaha would have an
increased tax revenue of approx
mately 100000 and could put on the
additional policemen which It so badly
needs.
Terminal taxation is, therefore, the
key to the police situation in Omaha.
Every one who wants better police
protection should see to It by HIS vote
that a legislative delegation is sent to
Lincoln, from Douglas county which
will go to the front for terminal taxa
ton. Every republican legislative
nominee is pledged to this proposition,
while the democratic candidates are
openly lined up with the tax Sinking
railroads.