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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
BIuefieIds. West Virginia. Scene
Of Another Horror.
ONE HUNDRED MEN CAUGHT
Explosion Cuts Them on While Two and
Half Miles Underground--work Of
Rescue Being Rushed--Fierce
Anxiety About Mines.

BLUEFIELDS, w, Va. Oct. 3.--As q
result Of the explosion this afternoon al
the West Fork mines, seventy.fve mer
are supposed to be cntombed,
Two rescue parties have entered the
mine and up to II o'clock two miners
have been rescued and revived. The
mine is reported to be on fire and the
work Of rescue is retarded.
The cause of the explosion is un.
known. Great excitement prevails in
the neighborhood Of the mines and
crowds Of men, women and children re.
main aound the drift mouth, awaiting
news Of relatives and friends.
Reports Of the number Of entombed
men vary from sixty to one hundred and
the real number win not be known for
another twelve hours.
The lack Of brattice cloth retanis the
work of rescue and carload of 1t is
being hurried to the mine from here.
The force of the explosion was hard
ly noticeable at the mines mouth, as
the entry where 1t occurred Is two and
one.half miles in the mountain. A
Of men in another part of the
mine were almost suffocated, before they
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
Bombs and RawExplosivss Taken
From College Labarstory
in Big Job Lots.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS MADE.
All Other Cities Of the Empire Con-
tribute Their Quota 70 the End
less and wretched Story Of
Doom.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 3.-The po
lice today searched the students labor
atory Of the Engineering Institute
which is attached to the Department ol
Railways and Communications. Forty
bombs and seventy pounds Of dynamite
left in the laboratory by student
named Finiek, were discovered. Finick's
living rooms were subsequently searched
and further quantity Of explosives
found. The police also unearthed Q
store Of arms in the room Of the jan
itor Of the institute. Finick and a
number of others we're arrested.
II il rumored that the minister Of
war has been informed that the troops
at Cronstadt intimate they will not
shoot the nineteen sailors sentenced to
death in connection with the August
mutiny.
There is practically an epidemic to-
day. of attacks on the government cash
iers and officials similar to the one at
st. Petersburg, where the attempt was
made to rob the government cashier Of
81 900. Four such attacks are reported
near Tihis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
Mystery Of Carey Synder's Death
Is Now Revealed.
TWO COMRADES DID THE ACT
Snyder Was in the Plot to Rifle the
Forest Grove Bank and Suffered
Death as His Share-His
Wife May Testify.

HILLSBOR0. Oct. s.-Acting Coroner
Fl. T. Bagley now has what he consid-
ers convincing evidence that Carey d.
Snyder was foully murdered early in
December, 1905, and that suicide was
not the case when the Kansas City
bankers son met his death on lonely
night road between Portland and Beth
any, Washington county. As a conse-
quence, that official has ordered the
sheriff's office to reconvene the Coro-
ners jury, which was sworn Monday at
the scene Of the finding Of Snyder's
body. The jury will meet in this city
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
1t is expected there win be evidence
which will go to show that suicide was
far from Snyder's mind and that in
stead he was brutally murdered by two
men with whom he left Portland few
days after the Forest Grove bank rob-
berry, which took place on the night Of
December !, or the morning of December
?. While nothing can be CLEANED from
the coroner, it is thought here that
Snyder was not implicated in the rob-
berry, but that, on the other hand, he
knew who looted the bank; in fact it is
confidently asserted that Carey D. sny-
Ter had agreed with the two men to
oilfer the Forest Grove institution and
hat they were to have met day or
10 before the robbery occurred.
1t is reported here and it seems to
lave the color Of fact, that Snyder went
o a rendezvous to meet the two men,
nd that they failed TO meet him at
he appointed place The next day Sny-
Ter talked with one of them over the
telephone and upnbraided the pair for
him down, not mentioning, Of
curse, the subject Of the conversation.
t is popularity supposed that the two
ompanions then robbed the bank, leav-
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
President Roosevelt Insists Upon
a Square Deal.
IN STATEHOOD ELECTION
Arizona and New Mexico Must Provide
Against All Expression of Undue
and Biased Interests in Com
ing Contest.

PHOENIX, Oct. 3.-Governor Kibbey
has just received letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt stating that grave fears
are entertained in different parts Of the
United States that there will not be a
fair count in the coming statehood
election, and directs the governor to
have representatives Of both the state
hood and anti-statehood parties present
at the count of the votes.
The President says he has sent sim
liar letter to Governor Hagerman, Of
New Mexico. Governor Kibbey has re
quested Thomas #. Wilson, President Of
the Joint-State League, to appoint rep
to serve on election day,
and witness the count from each pre-
cinct.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
not the slightest trace y Al h4,
been found. .
GOOD GOVERNMENT.


NEW YORK, Oct. 3,--With the dec
laration that the Issue In the forth
coming campaign Ia this state II not ons
u Republican principles, nor of Demo
cratic principles, nor D partisan Issue at
all. but the vital issue Of good govern.
mcnt, Charles y. Hughes tonight for.
mally accepted the Republican nomina-
tion for Governor. The ceremonies 81
notification Of Hughes and other candi-
dates was held at the Republican Club
on West Fortieth street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
General Bell Chief, Of staff, Is
Ordered to Cuba TO Help
Dispose Of Troops.
AMERICA NOW IN CHARGE
Cost Of Intervention So Far Has Cost
America Sixty Thousand Dollars a
Day, and This will Steadily
Increase.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.---It was stat.
cd today that the President had reached
the conclusion to send Governor Ma
goon TO Cuba as was announced early
In the day.
During the day advices were received
from Secretary Taft. which intimated
that the arrangements made for Gov
ernor winthrop, Of Porto Rico, assum.
ing the duties Of provisional Governor
Ind gone too far to be changed conven.
icntly. A later dispatch from the sec
retary, however, put the matter in a
different light and indicated that the
secretary was willing Winthrop should
remain in Porto Rico. The President,
who has all along been anxious that
Magoon should go to Cuba, immediate.
ly annunced Magoon's appointment. This
decision, he feels, leaves Winthrop free
to finish the important work on hand
in Porto Rico. Judge Magoon viii leave
for Cuba on Saturday next.
At the presideTt's special request,
General Bell, chief of staff, win pro.
ceed to Havana as soon as possible, to
consult with Secretary Taft as to the
of the American troops.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
PRICE FIVE CENTS
y the National Starch company.

Of the National Starch company.
II 10 set forth In the announcement to
the bcndhclders that many Of tho plants
of the National Starch company are no
longer in operation, and that the w.
carity back Of the bonds Il rapidly de-
teriorating. The company under pres
ent conditions ii unable TO sell any VI
the plants pledged rider the mort
gage, whereas under the plan proposed
by the management Of the company the
Corn Products Refining company, as the
owner Of the National Starch bonds,
would consent to the release Of the
idle plants from the lien Of the mort
gage. This would enable the National
Starch company 70 sell the plants Of
which It Is no longer making any use.
There are s2,s4s.O0o Of the bonds out
standing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
UNHAPPY MOBILE.
First Wrecked by Storm, and Now Wild
Over Negro 0utrages.


MOBILE, Oct. 3,--This city passed a
day Of intense excitement following the
killing Of Roy Hoyle during the search
last night for the negro Robinson, who,
the mob thought, was in Jail here. This
evening another mob was formed and
its committees searched the Jail. They
reported the negro was not there and the
crowd dispersed,
About the same hour the grand jury
returned an Indictment against Robin
son and also against anotheE negro in,
carcerated on the same charge, and this
had a calming effect on the crowd.
PACIFIC LEAGUE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
NEED NO DEFENSE.

DIES MONIES, Oct. 3.--senator Bey.
eridgc opened the Republican campaign
In Dcs Moines today, in speech de.
Tending the Republican administration
and The Republican congress. Beyeridge
also declared there must be some tariff
changes. but not a general revision.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
CHIEF or POLICE ARRESTED.

SALT LAKE, Oct. 3.--Chlcf Of Police
Sheets was today arrested on The com.
plaint Of William Mcwhirter. the
bnncoed out or $4,000 re.
Gently. Sheets IA charged with com
felony. Sheets friends claim
the prosecution Is a political plot.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
WHY DID THEY REFUsEa

CLEVELAND. Oct. 3.-Three were fa-
tally injured and seventeen more or less
hurt, late tonight. when street-car,
bound for Euclid Beach, jumped the
track at the foot Of the Nickel Plate
trestle. It Is said the accident was
caused BY the motorman losing control
Of the can through the brakes refusing
to act.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

HAVANA, Oct. 3.-The alacrity will
which the rebels are laying down theil
arms is the greatest surprise the pro
visional government has yet encounter.
cd.
Seven hundred Of Guerra's men, with
horses, have already been obtained for
pinar del Rio, while one brigade marched
to Guanajay without sign of disor-
der. Guerra had promised 1000 for en-.
trainment today, but the preparation
of the muster rolls, which contain a
minute description of each mans horse,
in order to prevent substitution, re-
quired so much time that another special
train will leave for Pinar del Rio to-
morrow.
II Is reported that some Of Del Gas,
tillo's followers are reluctant to dis
arm, but all the brigade commanders
informed Major Ladd that they will do
so when ordered to by Castillo.
This afternoon Castillo gave the or
der and tonight Ladd win carry out the
disbanding arrangements. The disarm
ament commission entered Cienfuegos
this afternoon and reports are out that
it received an ovation on the way from
Santa Clara The revolutionists along
The line were willing to disband, be-
lieving, thoroughly, in the honest in
tentions of President Roosevelt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
Chosea . Time When fewest People
We're Liable 10 Be In the
Banking House.
POLICE AND DETECTIVES BUSY
Assaulted Men Are Lying at Hospital
Still Unconscious and Their Lives
pespaired 0f--No Possible clew
TO the Thieves.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. s--yo trace
has been found OF the two men who
robbed the japanese bank here today Of
$4,000, although the police and detec.
tive forces Of the city have been almost
wholly devoted TO the search. No crook
nor Granny Of the city, above and below
ground, has been left uncSploredi no
trains. boats, nor steamers allowed TO
leave the city without closest scrutiny.
The robbery is accounted one Of the
boidest In the history Of the city and
all officers are keenly anxious to be
successful In capturing the murlerous
thieves.
Armed with reyoyers and pieces Of
gaspipc, two robbers entered the Jap.
nnese Bank Kimmon Ginko. also known
as the Golden Gate Bank, at 1888
o'Farrcll street, AT noon today and af'
ter probably fatally beating two clerks,
escaped with 5000 In gold.
The robbers chose time when there
were but few people transacting bust.
ness in the bank and the deed was 80
quickly effected that II was all over be.
fore tie crowd Of people passing the
doors OF the institution were aware
Of what had taken place, While one
OF the hold.up men engaged the paying
teller OF the bank. the other walked
to the rear OF the bank and, going be-
hind the counter, picked up sack con.
tanning $4,000.
The action OF the thief who went to
the rear Of the bank was witnessed by
one Of the bank clerks, who immediate.
~ raised cry Of alarm.
The scream had scarcely left his lips
when he was struck down by the rob.
bcr who was carrying out the gold. !.
The thief who had been talking TO
the paying teller, drew piece Of gas
pipe from his pocket, and before the
banker could reach for revolver. struck
blow that stretched him on the floor.
Both robbers stopped long enough to
beat their victims into unconsciousness
then walked leisurly from the bank and
disappeared.
The crime was not discovered until
a moment or two later, when several
customers came into the bank TO make
their daily deposits. They were horri.
fed to find the Japanese lying prone on
the floor and rushed out and loudly
called for help.
The bank was soon filed with cur
lous crowd. The police arrived on the
scene shortly afterward, While one Of
the officers went out to call for an
ambulance, others rushed to
the nearest police box and telephoned to
send riot calls into the police stations.
The surgeons at the hospital found ]
hat the two bankers had been so badly q
beaten that their death may be q mat ]
;er Of but a short time. Both are be- d
ievcd to have fractured skulls and are n
till unconscious Q
II was about 1880 o'clock when the 3
obbery occurred. Despite the fact that il
he police in every portion Of the city \
ire now on the outlook for the thugs q
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
ONE TELEPHONE FOR "a PEOPLE.

NEW YORK, oct. s,--The city Of
New York now has one telephone for
each fourteen persons. The New York
Telephone company announced yester-
day that in September It placed 1884
new telephones in service, which is H.
900 more than any previous months
gain, There are now 100000 telephones
in service, The company declares that
New York Is now ",rhe best telcphoned
city in the world.'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

The estimated cost of Gu
ban intervention is 100000 a
day, The amount varies slightly from
day to day. The army costs more than
the navy. A big item is the transporta-
tion of troops by land and sea In the
navy the ships would be kept moving,
anyhow. The only added cost to the
navy is the landing, transportation and
subsistence on shore of marines.
1t was announced at the White House
this afternoon that upon further con
sideration of the subject, the President
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
WANT THEM TO EXCHANGE BONDS.

NEW YORK, Oct. Bondholders Of
the National Starch company were re-
quested yesterday by the management
of the company to exchange their first
mortgage bonds for debenture bonds Of
the Corn Products Refining company,
which through the Corn Products com
pany controls practically all Of the stock
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
TN A WORLD OF PLENTY.

BERLIN. Oct. 3.-The Kattowitz
zeitung says Investigation discloses
The awful fact that several million 81
people are IN state Of semi starvation
In the volga district, and there are no
means Of procuring food.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

The vigor with which the courts-mar-
tial are employed in the repression of
the recent carnival of crime, is shown
BY the number Of executions In addi-
tion to eleven executions yesterday,
there were today seven at Kherson, four
at Warsaw. three at Kielce, three at
Mitau and one each at Kalisz, Batoum
and Baku.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

LONDON, 0ct. 3.--Aecording 81 TO ad-
vices received here, Captain Dzankowsky
Of the Thirteenth Grenadiers, has been
assassinated at Moscow. The murderer
escaped.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04
OLD GEORGIA STILL SOLID

ATLANTA, Oct. 3-The regular state
election held in Georgia today resulted
in the practically unanimous election
of the entire Democratic ticket, headed
by Hoke Smith, for governor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

POSEN, Oct. S.-The police seized to-
day ten thousand copies Of fiery ap-
peal to Polish parents, urging them to
make demonstration on October 10,
against religious instruction being given
in the German language in the schools
Of this vicinity. Measures viii be TAX
en- to prevent disturbances on that
date.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

Both Germany and Sweden are con-
cerned in the murder yesterday Of M.
Hager, the Swedish vice-consul at Ba-
toum. Hager was German subject.
The foreign Office expressed regret to
the Swedish legation ana declares the
utmost endeavors will be made to ap-
prehend the perpetrators.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

At Los Angeles Los Angeles, 9; Port.
land, IL.
AT Fresno-Fresno, 0; San Francisco
3,
AT Oakland-Oakland. s; Seattle, O..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-04

WARSAW, Oct. 3.-According to Of
fetal report, the number of police and
soldiers killed in the past four months
is thirty-two and the wounded l07. One
hundred and thirty-two citizens were
killed and $50 wounded in the same per-
iod.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
NECKLACE FROM THAMES.
Lost for Year, Recovered by Work
man Who Didn't Know It's Value.

From the London Tribune
A valuable pearl necklace lost in the
Thames over year ago by lady of title
has just been recovered by its owner.
Some months ago q Henley-on-Thames
workman walking by the side OF the river.
near 6hipiake Ferry. saw something glis-
teninS In the water, and getting the OBJ
tect out. he found that 1t was O pearl neck
lace. Thinking the gems. however. were
only imitation. he casually carried the neck
lace home In his pocket and gave 1t to his
wife.
She occasionally wore II, but never
dreamed of its real value until some little
time ago. when she broke the clasp and
took It to a local jeweier to be repaired.
The 1ewe1er at once saw that the pearls
wero valuable and. not satisfied with the
womans story, he sent for the police. Tho
pearls were handed over to the custody of
the police, and in due course were adver-
tfsed by them as found
day or two ago the necklace was iden-
tilted and claimed by lady well known in
fashionable circles, who had dropped II into
the river while staying at Thamesside
mansion near Henley.
The pearls are valued at E40 or ESQ., and
the man who found them has received a
check for Go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
Typical Indians.
From scribner's Magazine.

=
The northwest plains Indian is. to the
average person, the typical American In
dian. the Indian Of our schoolday books
powerful of physique. statuesque. gorgeous
in Dress with the bravery Of the firm be-
lever in predestinauon. The constant.
fearless hunting and slaughtering of the
endurance. and gave an inbred desire for
bloodshed Thousands Of peace-loving.
agricultural-iiving Indians might climb
down from their clt1-perched homes, till
and at nighttime climb back up the winding
stairs to their home in the clouds, and at
tract no attention. But II a fierce band OF
Sioux rushed down on hapless emigfant
train the world soon learned Of 1t.
The culture of all primitive peoples Is
necessarily determined by their environ
ment. This of course. means that all
plains tribes-though speaking score of
Ianguages-were. in life and manner, broad
ly alike. They were buffalo hunting 1ndi-
ans, and only In rare cases did they give
any attention to agriculture. Buffalo meat
was their food. and the by-products their
clothing, tools and implements.
The plains tribes In earlier times were
certainly true nomads For time, In the
depths Of winter, they camped in the shell
ter of some forest along the streams. Other
than that. wherever roamed herd of buff
falo there also wandered the bands OF
northern Indians. The very existence or
these tribes seemed bound to that OF the
buffalo. From the skins their lodges were
built. with the hair on. the hides furnished
the robes for the body, as wei as mat
tresses and bed coverings. The meat, pre-
pared In many ways. with the addition of a
few roots and berries, furnished their entire
food. Advancing civilization has swept
plains and left their human companions
stranded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
IMPOSING FUNERAL OF BIRD.
Sparrow Buried by spaniards with
Military Honors.

From the New York Tribane-
Remarkable was this, funeral OF sparrow
in Cuba which was attended by no fewer
than COCO soldiers. The story oY this s1ngu-
lar event II both curious and dramatic. At
the commencement OF the ten years' war
the SpaniRrds chose the sparrow a. their
emblem. typifying the courage and perth
nacity with which they intended to prose-
cute the war. while they contemptuously
spoke of the enemy--the natives-as cats
One day In March. 1850. SO runs the story, a
Spanish soldier saw cat pounce on spar
row: he rushed to the rescue. disabled the
cat with blow from his rife and took the
dying bird from its mouth.
The tragic event was reported to the gen.
eral commanding the Spanish forces, who
promptly gave orders that the cat should be
court-nlartialed. and that the sparrow
should be Inferred with military honors. All
the principal officials and residents of Cuba
were invited to the funeral. which the
Bishop OF Soianz was ordered to conduct.
A bier was prepared, and the dead bird was
placed on a bed of lilies and roses, the sor-
rewful tribute OF the officers wives. and to
the sound of mufiled drums and the tramp
OF 5000 following soldiers the long process
sion wound its way to the outskirts OF Ha-
vana, where the sparrow was laid TO rest
with full military honors.
To find parallel to this singular homage
paid to bird one has to go back nearly
1000 years to the days of Ciaudius /. fourth
roman emperor when the death Of a crow
plunged all Rome Into mourning. For many
year the bird had been a great favorite Of
the citizens, and Its talents and tricks were
constant topic of conversation. One day.
TO the anger and grief of thousands, the
bird was killed-a crime which cost the cul-
prit his life-and 1t was decided to give the
crow state funeral. The dead bird was
borne to its grave by a couple of slaves
preceded by military band playing mourn
full music. and behind the corpse followed
thousands of mourners. including the most
highly placed and the wealthiest of Roman
citizens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
THE GRAIN MARKETS

CHICAGO, July THE weather was the
main influence bearing upon the grain mar
kets today and all of them were weak.
Commission houses and pit traders were
free sellers of the wheat, and the only de-
mand came from shorts. decline In the
Liverpool market also depressed prices
here. September wheat opened HaA to AaS
lower, at 1SA to Is. and declined to 1917.
Favorable weather reports sent Septem-
Der corn off TO 51Aa512s.
On extensive profit taking September oats
sold down to 34L
September provisions opened firm. pork
at 17.o5, lard at 900 and ribs at 945.
The low point for September wheat was
1888. slight rally occurred In the last
half of the session talk of revived ex-
port demand but the firmness did not last
The market closed weak, with September
off IS al 7Sasa7S52
There was a better demand in the last
half, but corn trading was very light Sep
TENDER sold up to 51Aa51B. The close was
steady. with September off Is at 514s.
Close: Wheat. July, 1915; September,
7Sssa7s3.
Corn-July. 51ss; September, SEA.
Oats-July, BIN; September, 34h.
Pork-July. 1850: September II 121z
Lard-July. SS5; September, 900
Ribs-July. 9521s; September 9.42taa9. As.
Rye-Cash 60a64 July, 60; September, 60.
Flax-Cash. northwest, Ito; southwest,
1864 September. LOO.