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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
Skeletons Of Eight Valencia Vic.
Tins Lie In Lonely Cave.
INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE
Indian Finds Skeletons Lying on Pom.
toon and Boat Inside Vancouver
Island cave--Lightkeeper's Son
Makes Inquiry

VICTORIA, Aug. 2s.--The steamer
Queen City which arrived today from
the Vancouver Island coast, brings con.
hmation Of the reports Of the finding
Of boat with eight skeletons, in a
cave near Paehena Point, not far from
where the Valencia was wrecked. The
boat was found BY an Indian cruising
In n canoe in the vicinity. He climbed
over the rocks at the entrance and swan
in, finding the wreckage at the end,
among which was an iron safe, a pom.
toon and boat, practically unchanged,
with eight corpses. all decomposed be-
yond recognition; only the bones being
left. The Indian reported his find to
Lightkceper Daykin, who sent his son
to investigate, The young man found
the boat and the skeletons. The infor-
nation was given 10 the captain of a
Canadian government steamer at uclue-
luct and an investigation may be made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
Hearst Would Run for Governor
on Independent Ticket.
SAYS JEROME OBEYS BOSSES
Hearst Is Not aSore' at Bryan--will
call on Nebraskan when He Arrives
Jerome Nothing But a

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-In an inter
view today W. r. Hearst when asked il
he would accept the Democratic nomina-
tion for governor Of New York, stated
that il he ran it would be as candi-
date of the Independent League. Re
garding Jerome's candidacy, Hearst said
he thought Jerome was doing what he
had been told to do by the interests
which contributed to his last campaign
fund. Asked ii Jerome would receive
the Democratic nomination for governor
he said he would If the convention was
controlled by Ryan and Belmont. Con-
cGning statements that G. r. Murphy
leader Of Tammany Hall, is supporting
him, Hearst stated that it amused him
He says such men as Murphy, McCar.
rem and Sullivan do not mean what
they say. The object Of these bosses
Hearst declares, is to confuse the vot.
ers at the primaries. who are really on
Hearst's side. Hearst denied emphatic
ally that there was any coldness be-
tween Bryan and himself. He said the
secret Of his attitude Regarding the
Bryan could be explained very simply.
Hearst said he was member of the
Independence League, which represents
both the Democrats and Republicans,
and thinks he should not Officially take
any part in this Bryan matter, as it
might be construed as allying the league
to Bryan. He says he win make a pri-
vate call on Bryan, however
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
TERRIBLE MURDER.
Woman Found with Body Terribly
Slashed and Mutilated.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.--A womar
known as Mrs. Annie Moore was found
murdered early today In furnished
room at 0 Second street, She had beer
horribly ripped and slashed
One cash had several the jugular vein
the left side Of the throat, another had
almost severed the windpipe, the breast
was badly slasied and deep knife
thrust had ripped open the body, disem.
bows,sra it.
No weapon was found and there were
few bloodnarks around the room.
James Moore, who had posed as the
womans husband. was held by the po-
lice on suspicion. It was he who noti.
fed the police Of the murder He ran
up to two detectives at Second street
and the Bowery at 2 o'clock this morn.
ing and told them he had just gone to
bis home and thought his sister-in.law
was dead, The police hurried to thp
house and began to investigate the crime.
Moore told the police he and the wo.
man had been living together for sew
eral years. The woman, he said, was the
widow Of his brother, who died ten
years ago.
No one in the house could be found
who heard any sounds, as IL struggle
was taking place, Herman Won Rohlen,
who has an adjoining room, was aroused
by the police and said he had been in
bed since 8 O'Clock In the afternoon and
had heard no noises whatever,
The dead woman was 80 years old,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
STRIKE CONTINUES.
San Francisco Car strike as Unbrcken
~ Ever

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ~. s.-The
three principal developments IN the street
railway strike today were the receipt
Of the report that Thomas M. Farley
had left New York with 300 strike
breakers. the statement Of ThornwaIl
Mnllailey, assistant 10 President CAL
houn, declaring that The United Railways
was finding no difficulty In engaging
men to I'll the places Of the strikers,
and the meeting Of ten unions connect.
I'd with The electric and cable roads,
including the iron workers and teamsters,
who decided fully to support one anoth-
er in the present controversy.
The carmen today issued a statement
In the form Of an appeal to the public,
declaring themselves unwilling to return
to work unless upon some offer more
definite than that conveyed in the COM
muDication Of President Calhoun, invit-
Ing 10 return to work pending the con-
sideration Of their demands.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
New York Mecca Of Hundreds of
Bryan Welcomers.
RECEPTION PROGRAM SIMPLE
Acting Mayor MCGOWAN Of New York
win Meet Bryan on Yacht TIlini
and Extend Freedom Of
the City.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.- The town is
filling up with Bryan weleomers and
other excursionists From now on un-
til the day Of the reception delegates
from all over the country viii be ar
irving almost hourly and they will bring
with them lot of others
Attorney General M. ]. Cunningham
of Louisiana reported at the Victoria
Hotel headquarters yesterday that he
expected delegation of about twenty
five from New Orleans next Wednesday
and for whom he il looking up accom-
Inodations. The West Virginians have
begun to decorate at the Hotel Breslin.
where they viii have headquarters. The
Missourians and Illinois men, who viii
lead the delegations in noint Of numbers
were expected to arrive early today.
The st. Louis Democratic club, $50
strong, will be at the Saranac. The Iro-
quois Of st. Joseph, Mo-, viii reach
here on a special train on Wednesday
mornig. Iowa is sending delegation
Of about 200 on special train.
Edward F. Goltra, Of st. Louis, upon
whose yacht the nlini men and Mr.
Bryan viii be taken Off the steamship
at Quarantine, said yesterday that he
did not know who would be his guests
with the Bryans aboard the Illini.
The programme for the reception at
the Battery on Thursday will be the
simplest possible, Mr.. Bryan win be
met, as he steps off the yacht, by Act
ing Mayor MCGOWAN. President William
Hoge Of the Commercial Travellers AM
Thrust League, Lewis Nixon, chairman
Of the plan and scope committee. and
one or two Others. Probably Mr.. Nc
Gowan win extend the freedom of the
city to Mr.. Bryan, who viii be escort
ed to carriage, in which the acting
mayor, Mr.. Hoge and Governor Folk will
also ride. A few other carriages, with
the members of the reception commit
tee, will follow.
After the ride to the Victoria hotel
Mr.. Bryan win be received in the hc-
tel by committee of five distinguished
Democrats from each state.
The proposal to have Mr.. Bryan spend
part Of the time before he lands off,
ficially at the Battery in a yacht does
not meet with favor with the Nebras-
ka delegation, it is said. Mayor J. 0.
Dalhman Of Omaha, who had been made
chairman Of the delegation, had views %
his own on that subject yesterday,
1--WE are going down to meet Bryan
in boat" he said, @and you can bet
we will bring him back II I've got to
assoc him myself.
Last night the Nebnska delegation
went 10 q theatsr to see the play Writ
ten by Mr. DFyans daughter
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
Asked Reason. Says She Opened
\ Them Because She Wanted
To'--CompIaint Made.
PAYS OUT LOTS or MONEY
Inspectors Discover Miss caughili Paid
Out Thousands OF Dollars on Mon
ey 0rders--Letters Of Advice
Unopened.

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 2s. s.-The re-
port Of Post Office Inspectors Riches
and Camp to Assistant United States
District Attorney James Cole regard
Ing the manner Of conducting the post
Office at Gold Beach. Oregon, BY Post
Mistress Miss Lizzie cauehill, forms the
strangest chapter in the history Of the
postofiice department.
According to Mr. Cole there has been
complaint relative TO the manner in
which the Office has been conducted ever
since Miss Caughill's appointment two
years ago.
One OF the complaints, he states, was
that Of ]. B. True, who accused the post
mistress Of opening his mail When con-
fronted BY the inspectors with tins
charge, Miss Caughiii declared that True
authorized her to open oil his mail. This
True denied, and according to report
Miss Caughill naivcly declared she "must
have opened them because she wanted
tor
1t also developed that Miss Caughill
opened the answer from the postal Of.
ficials. In. answer to True's complaint.
Another instance of her peculiar meth
ods, II is asserted. is that of registered
letter containing two $50 bills sent by
Mrs. Martha Mcyey to Mrs. Mary A.
Mcvey at $500 Sacramento street, Sen
Francisco No return card was received
for this. and when Mrs. Mcvey inquired
about It she was told the San Francisco
fire had probably had something to do
with the delay. Later Mrs. Mcvey in
quired again, when II is charged she was
given forged receipt
TIE inspectors also discovered that
Miss Caughill ha spaid out thousands Of
dollars on money orders, the letters Of
advice for which have never been opened
and great stacks are still piled in the
office.
The strangest part Of the affair is that
although the inspectors found large sums
of money involved in the young woman's
mismanagement, they cannot find that
she proated in any way by the opera
tion.
Miss Caughill il the daughter of
former captain ef the gasolene schooner
Berwick and well known mariner along
the coast. She. also in charge of the
local telephone office and placed 50 If.
fective censorship on tthe outgoing
news that it was not until the return
of the inspectors that the particulars
were learned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
EXPERIENCES STRONG CURRENT.

HONOLULU, Aug 2s. Captain Houd.
lett Of the ssaamer Sierra which ar
rived here ssslay from Australia, says
that during the last two days he exps-
rienced al extraordinary northwest cur
rant. II was shs strongest he ever en-.
eountered. throwing bic vessel thirty
miles out oi her course 10 one day. Ia
attributes the ztrandsrg Of the Man
chnria to the same current. The ccndI-
ticn 81 the Manchuria II unchanged. The
question has been raised a. TO the right
Of the cable ship Restorer, British yes.
sel 70 engage In salvage operations on
the Manehuria. The matter haa been
referred 10 the Washington authorities
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
COMMENCES BIG SUIT.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.--Thomas c,
Watkins filed yesterday summons and
complaint in the city clerks Office, at
Brooklyn. He has instituted a suit for
sSs,5OO against the Transatlantic Fire
Insurance company of HAMBURG Ger
many. He alleges that the company had
failed to make good certain losses caused
by the earthquake fire IN San Francisco.
Tie Il assignee Of several Of the assured
people who sustained the Losses,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29

citing higher results .

citing higher results.
President Fipple was always regarded
as Il conservative fnancier. but follow
ing his sudden death last Friday investi-
cation showed his loans to segals had
been made regardless Of the proper se.
eurity and he had made false statements
To the directors of the banks condition.
Friends of the president believe Segals
exercised hypnotic influence over Hip
pie.
The persistent mmors that Nipple
committed suicide were borne out tonight
when 1t was authoritatively stated that
he took his life Friday morning by taxi
ing laudnaum. While still conscious hs
filed the bathtnb with water and was
found later apparently drowned. The
family decline to make statement.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
TILLMAN UP AGAINST II.

COLUMBUS, 3. C- Aug. 2s4 Scatter
ing returns from today's primaries in
dicate that L. ?. Ansel viii lead the
ticket for governor. The election 81 An
Vel means defeat for the State dispenr
sary and Senator Tillman.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
Real Estate Trust Company Has
Liabilities Of $1,000. 900
TO Face.
DEATH or PRESIDENT QUEER
Frank X. Nipple, Banks President, Dies
Last Saturday Suddenly and Au-
thorities Suspect Suicide-Pres-
byterian Church Interested.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2s.-UDable to
meet its obligations because Of the large
amount Of money loaned on insufficient
securities BY its president. now dead.
the Real Estate Trust Company Of Phil
adelphia, which up to Saturday was con-
sidered one Of the strongest financial
institutions in the city, closed its doors
today. Soon after the doors were closed
George Fl. Earle, a prominent tnancier,
was appointed receiver. The liabilities
are estimated at Sl0,O0O,0OO against
which are quick assets Of S4,50O,0O0 and
collateral Of about $S,0O00OO, which is
not negotiable or readily convertible
This bountiful collateral is held mostly
as security for loans of about $500, 900
made to Adolph Segals, promoter. The
man responsible for the failure was
Frank H. Nipple, one of PhiladeIphia's
best known citizens, who died suddenly
last Saturday at his country home at
Bryn Mawr, under circumstances which
under the light Of today's developments
have led to suspicion that he might
have committed suicide. Nipple, in ad-
dition to being president Of the Real Es-
tate Trust company, was treasurer Of
the board of trustees of the Presbyter-
ian General Assembly and of several
other church funds and was q director
Of the Franklin National Bank. Re-
Gently Nipples accounts Of the Presby-
terian church were examined, and found
to be correct, but it cannot be stated
positively tonight whether the secur-
tiles belonging to the General Assembly
are intact. DR.. w. n. Roberts, Stated
clerk of the General Assembly, said that
in addition to deposits Of the General
Assembly amounting to over $95O,OO0.
the Real Estate Trust company also had
about $4,000 Of he funds, placed there
by Roberts as Stated Clerk. The Pres
byterian hospital and the Presbyterian
board of relief, he said, also had funds
on deposit there
Besides Presbyterian moneys, the bank
had 100000 Of the money of the city
of Philadelphia and $l75,0O0 of State
deposits, Desperate efforts We're made
BY bank officers today to prevent the
crash. The board OF directors attended
a meeting Of the clearing house associa-
ton, at which there were present al
most fifty bank presidents. Trust COM
pany officials stated they needed about
$7,O0000O, but the most the bankers
could do was to guarantee about $4,000
600 and this was not enough, and when
Vice President Houston found the case
absolutely hopeless, he telephoned to
the bank to close its doors. Receiver
Earle, in statement made after the
meeting with the directors of the bank,
expressed the hope that he might soon
be able to recommend a plan to the
depositors that win better conserve their
interests than will continuance Of the
receiyership. In his Judgment a receiy-
ership Is always costly way Of ad'
ministerlng corporate affairs and he said
he trusts he may be able to make IT
plain that there il a hopeful method that
viii be less expensive and capable Of In
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
Body Of J. r. Sloane Found In
Alley With Head Chopped
10 Pieces.
BOY TRIES TO HIDE MS CRIME
Father Comes Homo and Ia Struck Down
In His Room by Son--Youth Wanted
Five Hundred
Dollars.

SPOKANE. wash. Aug. 2s. The body
OF James y. Sloane, pioneer merchant
OF this city, was found behind pile
of rocks Ii an alley near hla home, on
Sixth avenue, near Stevens street Great
gashes on his head showed he had been
murdered, apparently with hatchet, and
trail of blood led from the alley TO
Mr. Sloane's home Investigation proved
that he was murdered in his room short
" after midnight, his body being loaded
into whcclbarrow, trNnded to the al-
ley and dumped against the rocks.
Sidney Sloane, the l7.year-old son Of
the murdered man, was taken into GUS
tody BY the police shortly after the
body was discovered. At first he pro.
tested complete innocence, but broke
down and confessed the murder. lie said
he slew his father with m ax, In the
hope Of getting $500 which he thought
bis father was carrying. The murdered
man has been one Of Spokane's leading
merchants for years, being the senior
member 81 the Sloane.paine company.
Investigation OF the Sloane murder
shows one of the most eoldbloodcd
crimes ever committed IN this city. Sid.
ney Sloane, who was the only member
Of the family In the city excepting his
father, had made every preparation for
covering up his tracks. He had stolen
an ax from his neiehbor's back yard,
and waited his fathers appearance on
The upper floor Of his home. Evidently
he struck his father on the head with
the ax as the latter entered his room.
The noise awakened Mrs. and Miss Sy-
pliers, who were sleeping directly under
Mr.. Sloane's room, sloane was a heavy
drinker and they thought he had STUN.
bled over the centertable, so let the
matter rest.
As soon as the boy had searched his
fathers clothes for the money which
was the motive for the murder he went
to neighbours back yard and unloadcd
lot Of apples from wheelbarrow and
carrying his fathers body down stairs
placed IT IN the vehicle. He then wheeled
around the block and dumped the body in
an alley. Returning, he washed out the
wheelbarrow, replaced the apples and
left them In their original location. He
carefully washed of the ak and also re-
placed It,
There were rugs on the floor of the
bedroom and the blood from the wound
In Mr. Sloane's head had soaked through
the rugs onto the floor These rugs the
boy rolled up and carrying them to the
back porch thoroughly washed them. He
washed the floor clean and placed sew
eral Indian blankets on the floor. He
arose early this morning and calling to
Mrs. syphers told her his father had
been In that night and that he was GO
Ing out 10 look for him. While he was
talking several policemen arrived and
told the boy that his fathe rhad been
killed. The boy at FIRST pleaded Inno'
nenee, but finally confessed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
CONSTRUCTING EARTHwoRKs.

HAVANA. Aug. 2s.-The construction
Of earthworks for the defense Of the
city Of Pinar del Rio is being pushed.
1t is stated a considerable number of
the insurgents have deserted and gone
to their homes, asserting they were de-
cciyed BY those who induced them to
join the revolt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
BIG OIL FIRE.

BEAUMONT. Texas, Aug GA boil
er exploded In Keith Ward Tract tonight
setting FIRE to the oil storage tanks and
denicks. Fifteen have been burned and
The fire n spreading. The best wells In
the field are located IN tds tract.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
JEWISH ORPHANS RELEASED.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-All but two
Of the thirty Jewish orphans ordered de-
ported BY the Ellis Island authorities
were released from the immigration sta.
tion this evening under orders from
Washington
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-29
NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTED.

LONDON, Aug. S--The Standards
correspondent telegraphs that General
Rennekampff has been appointed sue
cessor to General SkalIOn, as governor
Of Warsaw.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-08-25
WORK AND WORRY COMPARED.
The Former Blessing, the Last a
verltabIe Destroyer.

Work means exercise, movement,
latent energy set free, and hence It
means life and health to the tissues
AID renewed vigor to the organs; also
as 1t strengthens the body and in.
creases its physical powers OF resist.
ance IL strengthens the will, teaching
patience, perseverance and fortitude;
and with the hope of future success is
born the courage to persevere.
II Is not the bedmaking, dishwash.
Ing sweeping. cooking, or laundry
work that wears you out, for these
homely duties of the housekeeper are
most wholesome ones, and the regular
bodily exercise-vasied as 1t is--that
such work inevitably casries with II
conducive to health and strength, not
sickness and death.
No, 1t Is not your work that Is kill
ing you; you are no worse off physical
ly for having to do without a servant:
and, indeed, you not only need not be
worse of. but would be actually better
way you take your work. the fact of
your allowing your work to fret and
worry you, and not the work itself
that wears upon your nerves and TEN.
per. robs you OF your self-control,
ruins in short time your disposition,
and eventually your health itself, de.
clares Nine. Hebe, in the Chicago In.
ter-Ocean. II only | could help all you
dear "homemakers" to see this and
realize the actual physical benefit that
may be derived from your daily work
II you but approach the same with
new spirit-a spirit TO do and do
heartily each homely duty as II comes
to hand should feel that | had in.
deed accomplished some good in this
beautiful world OF ours.
Worry brings gray hairs and
wrinkles. ugly frowns. and soured TEN.
pers; but work brings health and sun.
shine, good digestion, and real enjoy.
ment az the good things of this life.
Worry can take all the pleasure out
Of daily duties and do more harm to
the tissues and organs than many
hours OF gymnastic training or spe.
cial massage can cure; but work gives
them wholesome exercise and makes
the body strong In all ways.
Work. mated with worry. however,
makes a sorry team indeed. and the
unhappy victim who rides behind such
a pair is to be pitied.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-08-25
poIIIes.

The round doilies, made of left over
bits OF linen or table damask, and I'm,
ished quite simply with a scallop. have
lost none OF their popularity, But var
iations OF the original theme are being
developed from time To time. Dotted
damask-the good old staple kind
which is In use for tablecloths and
napkins In nine out OF ten houses
makes the newest OF them. Both the
squares and dots are used, but usually
only the smallest size OF either The
scallop is embroidered heavily and
sometimes a smaller circle described
inside, couple OF inches away from
the edge, the scallop reversed, so that
the firm edge comes nearer the center
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-08-25
Porch Ruqs.

In the large rugs To be- used In the
center of room ON a hardwood floor
or on porch where a room is fitted
out on II, the large Shakis are most
seryiceahle and are particularly 81
fectiye, for they come In such pretty
browns, greens, tRns. with Just a sug
gestion Of color In the body made by
tho introduction OF conyentionalized
Indian arrows, a combination OF deli
cate reds, pinks, greens, oranges, etc
Across either end they are finished
with a border IN tones 10 match the
colors In the arrows and In a white
fringe These rugs are reversible
and the oolors are all fast. and for
that reason they will be found par
ticularly satisfactory for use ON q
porch or whore they are constantly ex
posed 10 the rain and sun.