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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
A GOOD ACTOR.
How a Famous French Advocate Won
Hopeless Murder Case.

How a Famous French Advocate Won
a Hopeless Murder Case.
Maitre Lachand, the famous advo-
cate, was perhaps the greatest master
of comedy in France, and not few
eminent actors envied him his marvel
ous powers Of mimicry. He was once
employed to defend q murderer,
against whom the facts were hopeless
ly clear.
When his pathetic appeals and his
tears-which were always at call when
he pleaded before a country jury-fail-
ed to touch his stolid audience, he re-
sorted to the most impudent piece Of
trickery. Thrusting his moistened
white handkerchief into his pocket, he
demanded If the jurors were men, If
they had human hearts, If they could
bring themselves to condemn fellow
man like the accused, whom he had
credited with all sorts Of chivalrous II
not sanity merits.
His eloquence was not merely fruit
less, but the jury responded to it at
first with uneasy shutting, then with
biting lips, and finally with loud and
uncontrolled bursts of laughter. La
chand, while flinglng about his hands,
had Intentionally dipped his fingers into
the great inkpot in front Of him, and
as he drew his right hand across his
forehead, as if in agony of despair at
the certain fate Of the accused, he left
upon his brow an enormous black
mark like a crescent moon and drew
two other black traces down his cheeks
as he put his fingers to his eyes to dash
away the tears.
Feigning high moral indignation at
their conduct, he continued You are
about to decide whether one of your fel-
low men shall be thrust by you out Of
the ranks of the living, and you choose
such moment for indulging in cruel
and thoughtless laughter. Is this ex-
travagant mirth a fitting mood in
which to decide whether a man shall
or shall not diet?
The argument actually told upon the
jury. The man was acquitted.-Paris
Journal
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
Ancient Dress StilI Worn.

In the little town of Munsiedel, In
Bavaria, there exists one Of the most
curious charitable foundations in the
world. One Of the burghers, Christie
pher Wanner, died in 1451 and left his
fortune for the establishment of a
home for aged poor. He attached, how
ever, the condition that every old man
who was taken in should wear his
beard and the same cut Of clothes and
cap as he himself used to wear; con
sequently the ancient pensioners are
still to be seen wandering about the
streets Of Munsiedel in the costumes OF
the fifteenth century.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
FOR RENT-H0USES.
FOR RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS AT
No. 677 Exchange street. 4-3'lw.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO.
PARTNERSHIP.

Notice is hereby given that the firm Of
Scholfeld & Hauke is dissolved BY
mutual consent. W. T. scholfeld, re
tiring. All bills due said firm are pay
able at once and al bills payable should
be presented for payment Immediately
Dissolution to take effect April !, 1905
The business after this date will be
conduced by
E. Hauke & Co.
In retiring from this firm, W. T. Schol'
field desires to thank the patrons fol
their generous patronage and bespeak:
for the new firm the same liberal treat
ment.
w. T. SCHOLFIELD,
2. HAUKP.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

Father" said the little boy, every
now and then l hear you talking about
somebody who was old enough to know
better"
"Yes, my boy"
what age is that, fatherY
And the old gentleman after some
thought replied:
my son, there isn't any such thing,
It's like the golden age-purely mytho'
logical"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
Knew the Gossip.

why do you keep such an inefl.
cient servant as that and pay her such
oigh wages?'
my DEAR she has been a maid In
every family Of prominence in our set"
Baltimore American.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
CALL FOR WARRANTS.

Notice is hereby given to all parties
holding Oatsop county warrants endors-
ed prior to June |, 1905, to present same
to the county treasurer at his office,
$50 -565 Commercial St., for payment, in
terest ceases after this date.
(Signed), CHAS. A. HEILBORN,
County Treasurer.
Dated Astoria, Oregon, this 26th day
of March, 1906. Ali
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
NOTICE.

All voters OF Clatsop county, irres.
pective of parties, are hereby invited
and requested to meet and participate
in mass meeting to be held in Logan
hall " at Astoria, on Saturday, April 81,
1905, at 10 a. m. for the purpose of
nominating a full county ticket to be
voted for on Monday, June 1, 1905.
C. J. TRENCHARD,
Chairman OF the Citizens
Committee Of Astoria, Ore,
MAN W. POHL,
Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
MINERS AND OPERATORS MEET.
Conventions in Number of Districts in
Effort to Settle.

Indianapolis, Ind, April AL
though a half million members of the
United Mine Workers of America, did
not resume work today awaiting the
granting of their wage demands by
the coal operators OF the country there
is nothing at the national headquar-
ters Of the union that would indicate
anything unusual has happened. All
Of the officials are out of the city and
q corps of clerks and stenOgrapherS Is
in charge of the offices.
President John Mitchell is in New
YCrk to meet the anthTa cite operators
tomorrow in a final attempt to arrive
at an agreement in the anthracite re-
Ohio directing the strike in that state
and Secretary Treasurer w. B. Wilson
is at Cfearfield, Pa. attending the joint
conference of the central Pennsyl-
vania district Samuel NJ. Sexton,
editor of the Mine Workers Journal.
the official organ of the national
union IS the only Official in the city.
Reports are coming In from differ
ent states but they are being forward
ed to President Mitchell or held await
ing his return.
The feeling at national miners
headquarters, concerning the situation
in the bituminous fields. is sanguine.
In West Virginia and Iowa the district
joint conventions between the Ope-
ators and miners are in session at
Charleston and Des MOines, respec-
lively. and it is hoped at national
headquarters that the opera tors will
meet the demand for an advance.
The Michigan miners and operators
win meet tomorrow at Saginaw, the
central Pennsylvania meeting will be
held tomorrow at Clearfield and the
Kentucky meeting at Louisville to-
morrow. In the central competitive
district composed of Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and western Pennsylvania the
miners are celebrating the day, the
anniversary of the esght hour day.
The miners IN all the districts have
quit work awaiting the signing OF the
scale demanded. 1t is anticipated that
few operators in the southwest dis
trict, composed of Missouri, Kansas.
Arkansas, Texas, Indian territory and
Oklahoma viii grant the scale for the
present and a prolonged strike may
follow. In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
the same outcome is anticipated.
Wellington O'Conhor. president Of
the Indiana miners organization, an
nounced today that all the operators
in Indiana. south of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad except two and several
in the central part of the state had
signihed their willingness to sign the
scale.
VIII Pay the Price.
Pomeroy, O., April 2.-There will
be no miners strike in the Pomeroy
Bend district. The operators will pay
the price demanded and will sign the
scale this week
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GRILEY IN FIGHT.
Councilman Whips John Alexander,
Former City. Official
Councilman Iosenh Grilev- al t

Councilman Joseph Griley, of the
Second ward. and John Alexander,
Republican politician and formerly
deputy commissioner of elections, en-
gagged in a fist fight at about 1890 this
morning at the corner of Fourth and
Adams streets. Griley got the better
of the mixup, knocking Alexander into
the gutter.
The fight was precipitated by dis
cussfon over the Second ward council
man fight.
Alexander is the larger man of the
two but did not seem to be able to
handle himself so well as GriIey who
is short and stoclzily built
Mr.. Griley said: I'VE met each other
at the corner and got to discussing pol
itics. Alexander made some slurring
remark about my character something
about being for the beer combine.
resented it and knocked him down into
the gutter, hitting him on the mouth.
He didn't land on me once. kept fol-
lowing him right up and he didn't have
d chance to land on me. He picked him
self up from the gutter and apologized
for what he said. He said that he
guessed that he had been a little too
hasty in what he said and that he had
no reason in making the statement
which he did. We then parted. There
was no blood shed"
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ony prevailed in all business trans

mony prevailed in all business trans
acted.
Judge Arthur Fuller. who has been
for several months presiding judge Of
the Thirty eighth district was noml-
mated by acclamation as the Repub
hcau candidate for district judge. The
following resolutions we're adopted
unanimously;
I'VE. the Republicans Of Crawford
county. in convention assembled. here
BY renew our allegiance TO the grand
est of ali political organizations and
congratulate the Republican party on
the fulfllment of all the pledges made
in the platform Of 1904
we heartily indorse the national
and state administrations.
We especially commend to the vot-
ers OF the Third congressional district
our young and fearless representative,
support in the gallant fight which he
is leading in the interest Of the people
Of this country
I'VE indorse the candidacy Of J. 81.
Nation for state auditor, G. W. Wheat
ley for railroad commissioner and. Mark
Tully for state treasurer, and request
that the delegates to the state conyen-
tion from this county give them their
earnest support"
The following were elected as dele
gates to the state convention: E. Har-
riger, J. S. Pyle, W. T. Cochran, Owen
Mcmahon, Charles Jones, Frank B. Hig-
gle, c. ". Shaeffer, NJ. G. SlaWons
Phillip Jones, Henry Washburn. F. c..
Bevins, Peter Bickell, Nick Simeon,
Sam French, J. B. Smith, A. z. Van
hook, Dr.. c. A. Fisher, J. T. Moore,
c. N. Price, J. NJ. Wayde, z. T. Por-
ter, A H. Bushby, A. A Gardner, J. z
Shaffer, H. Ldsenbee and H. NJ. Forde.
The following were elected dele
gates to the congressional convention:
F. A. Jewell, G. R. Sparkling, James
Staupner, J. A. Morgan, George Cor,
Archie Grimmell, J. S. Ashby, James
Jones, D. c. Noel, Charles Kurtz, J. N.
Stone, P. J. Grafton, Casper Lange-
gan. R. Purgatori, J. w. Miley, C. L.
F'riskel. J. W. Deplkin, J. K Stephen
son. John Ruby, F. N. Chadsey, J. c.
Cove W. L. Sugden, John Lansdowne,
Ben Harris, J. A huffman, w J. Wat
son, W A. Beasley, Charles Howe. c.
Hogan, Wilson webb, G. H. Merwin.
A. H. Mccormick. J. J. Campbell and
Jake Ditman.
Hugh Monahan and DR.. c. F. Lewis
were elected as delegates at large.
Smith Center. Kas., April 2.-Jo-
seph Wright, the Pop editor, says the
Democrats will not get very far in
their effort to resurrect Senator W. A.
Harris politically. He accuses Harris
of riding into the United States senate
on a. deal that carried with it the rep
utation Of the Pop pledges for railroad
/ legislation in 1897, and says that as
4 much as the Democratic leaders de-
4 sire 1t to be forgotten the Kansas
farmers still remember it.
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5. made the following

Miners OF Illinois. made the following
statement today:
i have been busy all morning an
swering telephone calls from operators
from all over the stats who are willing
TO sign the scale of 1903. as demanded
by the miners. The prospect that
large number Of mines viii be in oper-
alton tomorrow is satisfying. The Ilh-
nois Coal Operators association win
meet in Chicago tomorrow so ] don't
care to give the names Of opera tors who
are signing the scale today as do not
wish to embarrass them. 7 Will say,
however. that among the signers are
25 owners Of 25 or 80 OF the smaller
mines in the Danville district. Will
hanson county operators are also among
the signers though they have hitherto
been among those who were strongest
in declaring that they would not pay
the advance In several instances
where our state or subaistrict officers
are unable to sign with the operators
today operators are making prepara-
tions to resume work tomorI ow. I have
been promised their miners shall return
to work tomorrow pending the signing
of the scale"
The state executive board of the
miners union will meet here tomor-
row.
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FILIBUSTERS.
Five Thousand From Europe to Invade
Venezuela.

New York April 2-The World says:
"One Of the largest merchants in New
York says that arrangements are be-
ing perfected here and in Paris and
London for a division in Venezuela
which win annfhflate Castro and open
up that country to American capital
and enterprise
"A number of rich New York mer-
chants are said to be interested in the
movement which. the promoters declare
will involve the employment of 1900
soldiers and the expenditure of $5,000,
600 in the campaign. President Castro,
II The plans do not go astray. is to be
either expelled or destroyed, and a na-
tive Venezuelan statesman is to be in
stalled as his successor.
In this connection it is said that
Castro, anticipating a successful revo-
luton against him sooner or later, has
converted some Of his alleged $40. 600. 600
fortune into cash and has sent it to
America and France.
Carlos B. Fuegerdo, Venezuelan
consul in New York, said that he had
heard such an expedition was being
organized or being promoted, but had
been unable to learn anything definite
about it. He said he had understood
shares in the scheme were being sold.
I would like to get hold of one of
those shares he said, I will buy all
that are offered
The consul inquired eagerly as to
the point the expedition was to sail
from.
THE expedition is to set out shortly
from Europe in three large steamships
which are already under contract. They
are to carry about 10000 volunteers,
with the following quantities Of arms
and ammunition: Eight thousand Mau-
ser rifles Of the latest pattern. q, O00
rounds of cartridges. SOC, GEO shells. eight
rapid fire guns, 5000 army belts, 200
officers swords, I. 900 or1Icers' revoivers,
5000 machetes and swords, together
with other supplies"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
DOUBLE LIABILITY.
Enforced Against Omaha Bank by a
Supreme Court Decision.

washington. April 2.-The supreme
court today decided the case of Henry
Wyman and others against Sumner
Wallace and others in favor of the lat
ter, upholding the lower court wal
lace was the holder of one Of three
notes for $4,000 given by the Amer
lean National bank OF Omaha, Neb.
The bank went into voluntary liouida-
ton in 1896 The lower court held
the stockholders liable Tor $97 on each
share Of stock. the double liability.
The fact that one minority stock
holder of the bank, Justice Brewer
said voted against the liquidation of
the banks affairs, does not relieve him
from responsibility.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
THE JURY DISMISSED.
Cannot Agree in the Caldwell Case at
Salina.

salina, Kan, April fudge Rees
dismissed the jury in the Caldwell case
at noon today. the foreman having an
nounced that the 70 men were unable to
agree upon a verdict. In addition court
begins at Minneapolis Tuesday which
requires Judge Rees' presence there.
County Attorney Burch announced that
Mrs Caldwell would be tried again at
the August term of court notwith-
standing the county was raked with a
hne-tooth comb to secure the present
jury. It is doubtful If Mrs. Caldwell
can secure bail at present as the
amount is $1,000 and former attempts
have proven fruitless. However, Judge
Rees may lower the amount Mrs.
Caldwell has been in Jail since Sep
tember 4, last
At the time Of the murder the Cald-
wells owned a good farm but the It'll
cation Of the two trials has eaten up
the estate and the farm has been sold
The jury has had the case under con-
sideration since Thursday noon.
salina, Kan. April 2-Judge Rees.
after deciding to leave for Minneapolis
on the noon train where he opens court
Tuesday. changed his mind this after
noon and decided to drive overland.
leaving at 4 o'clock.
The judge explained that this would
give the Caldwell jury a few hours
longer to try and come to some agree
ment in the Caldwell case. If not
agreed at that hour the jury VIII be
dismissed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
AT STAR THEATER
young Man Tries to Get on stage
Doorkeeper Beaten

There was a small sized riot 81 the
Star theater Saturday nigat ard the
Greek boy known as Gus Gustos vino
takes tickets was rcugEly used aFA,1
beaten by a gang OF young men VINO
took possession of the khealer.
ore Of the young men in the aufiisnee,
whose name is Shaw, evidently under
the influence of liquor, tried to get GA
the stage When a young Csfeek earned
George Mettrokos who has charge Of
the reserved seat section inteEfered the
friends OF Shaw drove him off, Tnea
Gus Gustos. another Greek who had
charge Of the outer door, attempted -
eject Shaw and was beaten, kicked a.szss
battered until some one turned on rne
lights ard Gustos SGT away
10 arrests were Inade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
WAR CLOUD IN EAST.
Collision Between Russia and China Is
Suggested.

Moscow, April 2.=The Russkoe
Slovo has received a sensational tele-
gram from its correspondent at Har-
bin, Manchuria, saying that hostilities
are imminent between the Russian and
Chinese troops He intimates that the
Chinese, Influenced by Japan, are
moving forward: that the situation is
so tense that the Russian demobiliza-
ton Of troops has stopped, and Cen
eral Grodoff the Russian commander
in-chief. has issued Instructions to pre-
pare for eventualities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
A POINT FOR VERNON.
He Il a Good Campaign orator and
Works without Pay in Cash.

Washington, April Representative
Tawney, OF Minnesota, chairman Of
the house committee on appropriations,
who was chairman OF the speakers
committee during the late presidential
campaign, today hled q strong letter
with Senator Burrows in favor Of
Vernon. He said Vernon was enc Of
three campaign orators most IN de-
mand and woulds not accept q cent of
compensation for services. Burrows
will take up Vernon's case In his sub
committee probably tomorrow. There
IS little doubt that the subcommittee
VIII recommend his confirmation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02

Paola, Kan, April 2svsr street.
hotel. frame structure kept By MIS-
Trrohenour. was burned 1SuEdF Mrs.
Umbenour asserted that she had $1z5.
sewed up IN a mattress, but when the
mattress was carried into the strict
and examined no trace OF the money
could be found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
Burton Is After Evidence.

Raleigh, N. c., April 2-Senator
Burton of Kansas, whose case is before
the supreme court of the United States
has sent a representative to North
Carolina, charged with the duty of Sc
curing copy of a document that he
believes will have an important bearing
on his case.
The document in question is a letter
that Is alleged to have been written by
the present United States district judge,
James E. Boyd. to former United
States Senator Peter c. Prftchard now
United States circuit court judge
Te letter was written about ten. years
ago by Boyd to Pritchard. At that time
Boyd was assistant attorney general of
the United States and Pritchard was
serving his first term. On the day on
which the letter was written Boyd was
the acting attorney general of the
United States in the absence of the at
torney general.
Senator Pritchard, desiring to repre-
sent some of his people as attorney be-
fore one or more of the departments
at Washington wrote to the depart
ment OF justice in reference to the le-
gality and propriety OF doing SO.
The reply of the department, writ
ten by the acting attorney general,
Pritchard hat fhert 7vas no legal OBJ
lection on the part bf the department.
upon the strength of which Senator
Pritchard IS understood to have repre-
sented his clients In the matter while
serving as senator, and probably re-
ceived the usual fees.
Senator Burton fas convicted in the
United States court at St. Louis several
months ago of practicing before the
postofice department while a United
States senator. He appealed to the su-
preme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02

Mound city. KAN April
Howard, a 5eweler Of LaCyEne, aas
Eeen given his liberty b. 5urp IN the
district court here after being OH t1ias
charged with murder ia the 1ftsi de-
gree. Howard IS said TO have SHAFT as1d
killed George Hudson, his prot 1er-iEs-
law, IN the streets o8 5sa(>ysae III Az
gust of last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
IT COMES TO TOPEKA.
lutheran Orphans Home Board Takes
Action.

An orphans home for children of the
Lutheran church will be founded In
Topeka by the church. An eastern man
Of wealth viii act as the donor of the
site and the building
The building viii be equipped and
taken care of by the Kansas diocese
The exact location has not yet been de-
cided upon. About twenty children
will be IN the home when completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
JEFF DAVIS WINS.
His Majority Over Senator Berry Is
About 10000.

Little Rock, Ark, April 2.-Unoficial
returns from every county in the state
show that Governor Jefferson Davis de-
feated Senator Berry by about 10 600
majority for United States senator in
last weeks primary elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
Receiver for Baden Produce Co.

Winfield, Kan. April 2.-In the district
court here today J. F. Ballet, cashier of
the Cowley~ County bank was appointed
receiver OF the ]. p. Eaden Produce Co.
opposed by the minority stockholders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
REAL April WEATHER
Month Comes Ia With Touch Of
Genuine Spring.

Commencing April the first the
weather station IN this city began the
Issuing OF the regular daily corn and
wheat bulletins which also give the
temperature and other Information
gathered at the fifteen stations scat
tered over the stale.
The temperatures today have been
of the nnidsummcr variety az were
those Of yesterday though the indica-
tions for tomorrow are that there viii
be showers or snow with falling tenn
peratures.
Under the head of remarks the
weather bureau says: The weather
was pleasant this morning over the
district. being clear IN western Mis-
souri, and in Kansas except in the east
central counties where It was more or
less cloudy with trace of rainfall at
Manhattan The maximum temper
atures ranged from 81 degrees in
northwestern Missouri to "A degrees
in northwestern Kansas and IS de-
grees in southwestern Kansas
The hourly temperatures in Topeka
for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
Temnernftres in 80 Cihes-

Chicago, april s2=.7 a. m. tempers-
lures: Boston, 81; New York, 84;
Philadelphia, 40: Washington. 40;
Cincinnati 38: Chicago, 20; st. Louis.
40; Minneapolis. 3s-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02

Chicago. April 2@Forecast for
Kansas Probably rain tonight and
Tuesday; colder Tuesday and in west
portion tonight.
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BURTON CASE NOT UP.
May Not Be Reached Tomorrow In
Supreme Court

Washington. April 2.-The Burton
case will not be reached today in the
supreme court It may not be reached
tomorrow. It is far down on the
docket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
kansas CITY Blues Hero Sunday.

Sox. announced this afternoon that he
had finally made arran ngements for q
game with the Kansas City Blues to
be played here on Sunday afternoon
next