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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22

NEW YORK. March 2l.-DistrIc,
Attorney Jerome today presented to
Justice Fitzgerald eight afiidavlts in
support OF the suggestion he made
yesterday In the Thaw case, that the
defendant Is now incapable Of under
standing the proceedings against him
or OF making his defense The cour,
was In session for less than an hour
Delmas stating TO the District Attor-
neys proposition was not ready.
Judge Fitzgerald allowed both sides
until Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
to file such afiidavits as they may de-
sire. There will be no further hear
ing In the matter OF the appointment
OF a lunacy commission unless JUS
tice Fitzgerald so directs.
Neither Thaw nor the Jury was In
court today There win be a brief
session tomorrow at which the court
will be adjourned until Monday, when
It Is expected that Fitzgerald will an
nounce his decision. Jerome pleaded
today for permission to examine DR..
Hamilton orally. but In the absence
of waiver of professional privilege
on the part OF the defense, Fitzgerald
said he would not allow the doctor to
be examined further at this time.
The Judge announced significantly
that he would take judicial notice Of
everything which had been adduced In
the evidence during the nine weeks
Of the trial. Hamilton, It will be re-
membered, yesterday testified that In
his opinion Thaw was not at present
capable of directing his own defense.
The refusal of Jutice Fitzgerald to
allow Hamilton to be interrogatei Is
interpreted In various ways by those
In court today The followers Of Jer-
ONE construed 1t to mean that Fitz-
gerald Is already aware Of Hamilton's
opinion and considered further inter-
rogation unnecessary. The defense
construed his action to mean that the
Judge felt he could not take Hamil-
ton testimony into consideration and
consequently the prosecutions case is
very much weakened. 1t had been ru-
mored all day that Delmas will not be
in court this afternoon because Of the
attitude assumed by some OF the other
associate counsel yesterday,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
sTEELHEAD CATCH At END.

ABERDEEN. wash, March 81.
There VIII be no more steelhead fish,
Ing on the Harbor this season, Az the
Winter season has closed and not un-
I'll April Is Will It be lawful to Ash
again. The principal season will open
In August. The catch Of steelheads
this Winter has been below the aver
age and az a consequence the fisher
men have received better prices for
the fish than usual, as high az Z 1-2
cents a pound having been given, while
on the Columbia river s and Q cents
was paid. A prominent FISH buyer
sa y that the catch OF steelheads has
not been more than half as great as
In former years, this Winter. Most Of
the catch was frozen and sent to New
York, while small part OF It went to
the Sound.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
Astorian Declares He viii Not
Spend kopeck to Get.
Nomination.
WILL STAY IN WASHINGTON
Campaign For Reelection Was
Launched At Banquet in His Honor
Last weck-chsm5sr!ain May Be
Opponent.

| PORTLAND. March Ex-senator
Charles w. Fulton today announced
that he will be a candidate to sue
ceed himself in the United States.
He declared thtat he will come out
, out as candidate without leaving
| his post at Washington, and that he
will not spend kopeck to secure the
nomination.
Around the whether or not Of Full
ton'sc candidacy cluster the hopes OF
a number Of Senatorial aspirants,
| Undoubtedly he will be opposed in the
| primaries. but 1t is foregone con-
clusion that some of those who have
hearkened to the buzzing of the bee
will keep out of the race, since the
Senator has announced his intention
Of entering it.
"You may say that shall be a can
didate to succeed myself, barring de-
velopments that / know nothing of
at this time" said Senator Fulton this
morning. while / shall allow my
name to go before the primaries, I
shall make no campaign. shall not
leave my post ht Washington. for
Congress will be in session at that
time. | shall not spend a dollar in
the way of a campaign fund. shall
by that time have been in Congress
for five years and shall go before the
people for the Republican nomination
upon my record as Senator from Ore
gon during that period. The people
will by that time have had sufficient
opportunity to judge of my qualifica-
tions for the Office"
The next general primaries will be
held in April, 1908. Congress will be
in session for the long term at that
time, and in announcing that he will
not leave his seat in the Senate to
engage in the campaign, Senator Full
ton is following the policy first prac-
ticed by Senator Gearin at the last
primaries.
Senator Fulton's campaign for re-
nomination and reelection was prac-
tically launched at the banquet given
in his honor at Salem last week. Gov
ernor Chamberlain who was invited
to participate in the feast, was not
there. Prominent and influential Re-
publicans We're in attendance from DIFF
ferent sections of the state, and every
or inference made to the sub
ject of FNulton's reelection was ap-
plauded to the echo.
Although Governor Chamberlain has
not aid so himself, his followers and
all others in close communion with
the Chief Executive admit that he as
pires to don the Senatorial toga, and
has been building his fences with that
contingency In view for months.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
DECISION MON DAY.

BOISE. March 2i.---The argument oi
tho motion for q change of venue In
tho Moyer Haywood and Pettibone case
was concluded today and Judge Wood
announced that he will render a de-
eision Monday
Perhaps tho strongest point made
by the defense was that the motion for
a change OF venue could at any time
be renewed by tho defense. and that
II present motion was overruled and
circumstances later made It obvious
to the court that the change Of venue
should be taken, then the motion could
be renewed and granted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
SENTENCES COMMITTED.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 21.--The
Governor has commuted the sentences
of William Fultz and Emilia Allisana.
Fultz was sentenced in Pierce County
July 10, 1902. to even years for burg
larry. nlisana was sentenced in King
County, April "a, 1905, to two years
and six months for grand larceny. On
account of the excellent services rem
dered by these men at the stone quar-
ry in Lewis County, the Board of Con-
troll has recommended that their SEN
tences be commuted. The commuta-
tations shorten their terms OF impris-
onment only few weeks as both men
would otherwise have been discharged
in April.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
SEATTLE MILLS CLOSED.
Puget Sound Loss Heavily BY Enforc'
ed ldleness.

SEATTLE, March 21.--Every -four
Ing mill In Seattle has closed complete
ly on account of It's inability to get
wheat and not pound of -four is be-
ing ground In this city. Unless wheat
begins to come into the city within two
days there will be -four famine and
the city will be enforced to send to Min
.neapolis for flour. The -four indus
try Of Puget Sound has received a
blow from which 1t will not soon re-
cover Orders that would naturally
come to Puget Sound are being sent to
other places, and Seattle millers are
losers. Shippers have thousands Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
FOLLY KILLS FOUR.

HELENA. MarGh 21.--Four men
were blown to pieces this evening In
the new Northern Pacific Tunnel near
Lombard The accident was caused
by the carelessness Of one of the work.
men in tamping charge Of black
powder into hole with steel drill
instead Of wooden stick. Details are
meagre but 1t Is supposed the drill
hit against the rock and caused a
spark which ignited the powder.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Ceiba and probably at Pueto Cortez,
In Honduras In order to protect Ameri-
can interests In these ports. Advices
were received today at the Navy De-
partment from Commander Fullam Of
the Marietta. Both coasts Of the war;
ring Central American republics are
completely protected by the American
gunboats. Joint intervention by the
Mexico and United States is now re-
garded probable by 'dlplomatists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
Confesses Attempt to Bribe Grand
Jury Which Indicted Him.
BANK PRESIDENT INVOLVED
Puter Declares That He Received The
Bills Which Rribed Mitchell From
Eastern Bank President--ls Witness
To Win Freedom.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-S. A. D
Puter again testified for the govern
ment In the Hermann trial regarding
fraud and bribery in many land deals
Just as his cross examination was
closing attorney WortHington asked
II Puter had been promised immunity
by the government for giving testi-
mnoy. Puter replied he had to GER
tain extent. That after his conviction
on the charge for which he is now serv
ing term in prison, f. ]. Heney told
him If he would become a government
witness the other charges against him
would not be pressed. Puter also said
he had attempted to bribe the grand
jury which indicted him. The witness
explained that he gave man named
Brownell $50 to influence the grand ju
rors to see that "true bill'' was not
returned against him. Puter also said
that he had dealt in a great deal of
state land with alleged fraudulent til
tie since his conviction. The witness
told the attorney for the defense that
he got the two $4,000 bills with which he
said he had bribed Senator Mitchell,
from Charles Chaffee, president Of the
Wisconsin national bank of Milwaukee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22

tons Of wheat In their elevators, only
200 miles away, but are unable to get
care to bring II 10 the curing mills.
The Hammond, Centennial, Novelty
and Lilly mills have not ground d
sack Of -four for the past week, and
there is no prospect at present Of their
resuming for some time TO come,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
ACCEPTS INVITATION.

Senator c. w. Fulton has accepted
the invitation rendered to make an ad-
dress next Saturday at the Livestock
Fair in Woodburn. The project of a
livestock fair has been taken up with
great energy by the little valley city
and indications are that 1t will be a
complete success,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
PETITION IN INSOLVENCY.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-Rob-
ert Ward of Oakland, who owns some
mines on Horse Fly River, British
Columbia, filed a petition in insolven-
cy yesterday. His liabilities are $685.
Ala with $1,000 assets.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22

SAN FRANCISCO. March .i.--The
Grand Jury today resumed It's work
OF investigation Of tho alleged whole
nile graft and corruption in the mum.
cipnl affairs of this city and after an
all day session, with brief recess at
noon. adjourned tonigh, until II o..
clock Saturday morning No lndlc,-
ments were returned today. The en-
tire day was taken up In probing fur.
ther into the alleged bribing Of the
Supervisors by the Telephone compan-
los on which 81 indictments have al-
ready been based The Grand Jury
made a determined effort 10 trace the
$4,000 alleged To have been paid by 7.
" Halsey. representing the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph Co,
to ten OF the Supervisors TO prevent the
granting OF a franchise 10 the Home
Telephone Co To this end almost all
the officials OF the Pacific States Com.
pnny. including Henry Scott. president
w. J. thinner. formerly Auditor but
now vlcc president; II. G. Carroll, gem
eral agent C. J. Hail. secretary TO Hal
scy; 7. o. Sherwln, auditor and Frank
d. Drum director. were taken before
the Grand Jury to secret service agent
Burns. Nellie Smith, stenographer to
Gerstle Frioh and Beedy. the attorneys
who represented the Home Telephone
Co. In the obtaining Of its franchise
from tho Supervisors. was recalled to-
day and spent over an hour In the
Grand Jury room. She is considered
by Heney and Burns TO be one OF the
most important witnesses In the deal
by which the Home Co, is said to have
paid $4,000 to the Supervisors through
Ruof for their franchise. II ls said that
all efforts to get any testimony from
her have failed,
The supreme court today on the re-
quest Of Ruef dismissed Ruefs appi- |
cation for q writ Of habeas corpus to |
transfer him from the custody OF Eli |
sor Biggy to that OF Shoriff O'Neill. |
Biggy said that Ruef after looking up
authorities had decided that the Su-
preme Court would uphold Judge
Dunno, and withdraw the application
In order to forestall an adverse de-
cislon. II leaked out tonight that Ruef
late this afternoon paid Off three Of his
attorneys. Fairhall, Murphy and Short
ridge, which has revived the report
tina There Is dlssention among them
and that at least one Of them, Short
ridge. desires to withdraw from the
case.
Color is lent to the report persisten-
tly circulated that Burns Is working
on Ruef to get him to confess br the
frequent visits paid by the detective
TO Ruef and the fact that Burns was
closeted with Ruef until $3.50 this morn
ing. From those who are guarding
Ruef II isTlearned that he realizes the
full seriousness Of his situation. For
two nights there was little sleep for
Ruef and he is said to have moanei
and groaned and tossed in his bed
Burns visits Ruef several times each
day. They seem on the best Of terms
laughing and chatting with each other.
Burns in Joking manner
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
AMERICAN MARINES LAND.
Will Protect Interests of Americans In
Honduras.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Blue-
jackets and marines have been landed
from the United States Gunboats
Princeton and Marietta at Trujillo and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22

MILWAUKEE,, March 21.-Officials
Of the Wisconsin National Bank state
that there has never been such per-
son as Charles Chaffee connected with
that institution.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
RUFF MAY CONFESS ALL
Inquiries Into Brlblng o. Super.
vlsors Takes Up En-.
tire Day.
BOSS IS CLOSELY GUARDED

Secret Service Agent Burns 10 Appar.
emily Trying To Wiring Confession
From 6oss fusf Who 10 u, At Ease
--psfsnse's Counsel Divided.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-22
HEARING IS CONTINUED
DeImas Declares Defense Not
Ready to Rebut jerome's
Charges.
s GIVEN TIME TO PREPARE

Justice Fitzgerald Refuses to Allow
Oral Examination Of Or. Hamilton,
Who Testified Thaw 10 Unable to
Conduct His Defense.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
A Turkish Health Report.

The French government, wishing to
obtain definite statistics on points re-
lating to certain Turkish provinces
recently sent blanks with questions
lating to certain Turkish provinces,
to be answered to the Provincial gov
ernors The replies received from
the Pasha Of Damascus are worth
quoting:
Question. What is the death rate
in your province?
Answer. In Damascus 1t is the will
of Allah that all should die. Some die
young and some die old.
@. What Is the annual number Of
births?
A. God alone can say-I do not
know, and hesitate to inquire.
Q. Are the supplies of water suf.
ficient and of good quality?
A. From the remotest period no
one has died in Damascus of thirst.
General remarks as to the local san.
itation: Man should not bother him.
self or his brother with questions
that concern only God.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
MAll-ORDER WAYS
A cad ADVERTISEMENT FOR
CATALOGUE HOUSES.
AT SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE
Sooner or Later II Teaches Every Mall
Order Patron the Error Of
Sending His Money
from Home.

The methods Of the mail-order
houses are their worst advertisement.
Sooner or later there will come a time
in the experience Of every purchaser
Of their goods when he will wish she
hadn't done it," when he will wish he
had spent his money with his home
merchants. This is not only because
he will see the ruin wrought In his
own community by the nefarious prac.
tice of sending the money Of the COM
munity to the city, but also because Of
the practices of the mail order con
err
The story In the catalogue sounds
well. 1t sounds like you would get
the identical thing you wanted and at
a much lower price than you had i'm.
agined it could be bought for. and you
order II. The purchase arrives and
when opened you feel that some mis-.
take has been made, that the concern
has sent you the wrong goods; it ia
not what you ordered.
All, but 1t is! The difference Is be
tween the way it actually looks and
the way it sounds in the catalogue.
You explain that the goods you re
ceived Is not what you ordered and
ask for an accounting, and are told
that 1t Is you that Is in error, tina,
you got just what you ordered, ant
then IL you are wise you buy Of the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15

Detter TO CAL upon Uur local deaIer
and look over his stock where we Ear
@ the goods before buying. There
are then no errors in change or re-
funds to be haggled over across a 300
mile stretch.
Yes, It Is better to trade at home.
Our home merchants guarantee upon
an article means something, as he
wants our good will. Keeping the
money at home benefits home indus
tries and thus. Indirectly. us. We can
not expect to sell our products to the
local merchant and do our trading in
Chicago. il is all one-sided and some
time we would have nc local merchant
to do our buying.
Catalogue houses, / have found from
bitter experiences, are tricky. II those
who are dealing with them will watch
their purchases, they will find it SO
sooner or later. Our last deal, had II
occurred here at home, would have
been Strengthened out in five minutes
and without feeling, but with you II
takes me all winter to get my money
puNh Wutn lit boOuo ~ hot odtioioN
tory, and even then / get only a credit
card which is lost through studied
carelessness upon the part Of someone
in you concern SO that I have moth
ing to show for my claim.
Every mar should trade at home II
conditions admit Of purchasing a good
article at reasonable prices. II not
then he had better trade at the mex
town or city that his money may &c
to build up the country around him
He sends it to Chicago that it may 81
into profits of some big mail-ordei
house until there is enough suckei
money to build and endow some grea
charitable institution as a monumeD'
to the greatness of the mail-order mar
and the gullibleness of the easy pub
lie.
l have already asked that you adjus
the matter of our last deal. / wan
my money returned without furthe
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
State Happenings.
Six Mlssourisns to Hang.

Jefferson City.-The Missouri. sp
preme court has affirmed six first de.
gree murder cases and ordered that
six executions shall take place In diff.
ferent parts Of the state April IS.
Thomas Cooper is to be hanged In
Columbia for killing Warren Mere
dith In a saloon row.
Martin Paulsgrove is to be executed
in Savannah, Andrew county, for Kill.
ing Mary Neuman.
John Brooks and Amelick Brooks
are under sentence OF death In Iron
county for killing John Clemands.
David Long will be hanged in CO.
ruthersville, Pemiscot county, for the
murder Of G.. G. Still.
John NJ. Clay is to meet death for
the murder of his wife Henrietta, in
Kansas City.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
Missouri
Legislature
MAY ADJOURN MARCH 20.
Appropriation Bills introduced and
Legislators Begin on Final Work.

The appropriation bills, which show
600, were introduced In the house Sat
urday. When both branches Of the
assembly have passed upon these bills
the legislature will be ready for final
adjournment. 1t will require from If
teen to eighteen days to get these
bills in readiness for signature, which
would put the sine die adjournment
about March 20. The Today constitu-
tional limit expires March IL.
Proportionately the appropriations
in the aggregate for current biennial
period are no larger than the aggre-
gate of the 1905-06 period, though the
figures seem to indicate an increase Of
more than ST. 00, 900. Two years ago
neither the normal school at Mary
vile nor the one at Springfield was
included in the list of state institu-
tions. This year both are in the
budget, each for $500, 900, which alone
accounts for sGO4, 900 of the increase.
Increases in salaries foot up some
thing like 10000.
For the last biennial period the to-
tai revenue of the state was SS,054,-
1926. OF this amount s2,324,435.3 80
was apportioned to the public schools,
leaving the net revenue of the state
for the 1905-O6 period 49, 29 $40. 96.
The total estimated revenue of the
state for the current biennial period
aggregates sS,277,34G.25. This is to
come from the following sources: Bal
ance in treasury Jan. /, 1907, $685.
530.33; estimatedi receipts for the
years 1907-08, 1000, 900; transfer OF
war claim fund to the evenue fund,
$475,1y8.13 transfer Of insurance
fund, S4,OS0; transfer of sinking fund
S4.437.79. Deducting from this total
$2,333,333.33, which will be appor
toned to the schools, leaves the net
estimated Of the state fol
the ensuing biennial period 1884,
O12.92. In round numbers, and est
mated, the appropriations this yeal
will be something like $G00,0 900 with
in the estimated revenues of the state
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
Honored by Cars Sister.

Kansas City,. A. l.. Waddell, a
bridge engineer, of this city, has re.
ceived from Grand Duchess Olga, sis
ter of Emperor Nicholas of Russia,
notification that he has been elected
a member or the Society of Benefices
because or ais services in connection
with preparing the plans for the trans
Alaska-Siber.an railway. The duchess
founded the order.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
A squeIcher.

II gave that odious Mrs. Dough.
purse something to think of this after.
noon," says Mrs. Bankfull to her hus-
band, who vas amusing himself by
tossing $40 gold pieces into the artif-
cial lake In the drawing room for the
pleasure Of hearing the gold pieces
PUNK as they sunk.
"Whajja say to herr" asked Mr..
Bankfull, rolling himself a cigarette
In a hundred-dollar bill.
"She was boasting about the solid
gold radiators they are having put into
their new house, and / told her we
thought steam heat was so old-fash-
toned that We we're going to heat our
house with radium hereafter."-Judge.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15

primaries, another requiring tso voter
to ask the Judge for the ticket he de-
sires to cast, and another declaring
representative to be a county Office
and exempting candidates therefor
from securing petitions.
Authorizing county courts to dlsin-
corporate towns upon the petition of
three-fourts Of the legal voters of the
town.
Making the office of assistant cir
cult attorney of st. Louis appointive
instead Of elective and increasing the
salary from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
Shelby Has Banner Tax Year.

Shelbyville-Shelby county claims
TO have made the closest collection of
taxes of any county in the state dur
ing the last year. George NJ. Brown.
collector of the revenue of the county.
made a final settlement with the
county court for the year 1906. The
total amount charged to him was &c.,
305.61. He collected s~75,4S0.74, leav-
ing a delinquent list of only SS24.S7.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-15
Testified Against Her Father.

Noel-In the preliminary trial ri
Charles Heath, who Is pleading self
defense in the killing of Charles Mox.
Ter, a school teacher of Saratoga, Lou
Heath, daughter Of the defendant,
over whom the shooting took place,
denied that the teacher acted other
than proper toward her. Henry Noel
a nephew of the defendant. testified
that his uncle threw rocks at the
teacher and then shot him. Heath Ia
a wealthy farmer hear Saratoga.