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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18

WASHINGTON. June l7.-State De-
partment officials and members Of the
diplomatic corps are much interested in
the statement in Toxic newspaper
that the japanese government probably
win recall viscount Aoki, the Japanese
Ambassador, and viii confer the ap-
pointment on Baron Kaneko. The Of
fcials state that the progressive party
has taken the San Francisco incident as
d pretext to bring about the downfall
Of Aoki, and in this case ii il pointed
out that Marquis Ito has been hostile
to Aoki for many years. IT was stated
authoritatively tonight that sIf the Jap
anese government has any intention Of
recalling Aoki, the news would not be
first announced to the world through the
columns Of the Hochi," and that Aoki
does not attach any credence to the re-
port.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
JENNINGS INQUEST HELD.
Alliance Held While witnesses pis-
embark 70 Testify.

The adjourned inquest on the body OF
cieye Jennings will be held this morn
ling. Additional witnesses to the killing
will be called in the persons OF Fs-d
Thurston and Alex Ross, both Of whom
are members Of the crew of the steam
Iar Alliance That vessel was delayed
for q short time at her wharf yesterday
to enable the coroner to determine whom
y was best To secure. Captain Oleson
was allowed to 20 up the river with his
ship but will attend another adjourned
session Of the coroner's jury on Friday
when the vessel will return, To give his
evidence.
On Sunday the two brothers Of the
dead man Andy and Luke Jennings,
were ID town from Gold Hills which Is
their home. They both said that their
brother was quiet, peacable man and
that be was the last person they locked
for to Get into trouble Of this kind.
Had there been any certainty AZ to the
time of the departure Of the next steam
er for Coos Bay by which the body would
be shipped TO the mans home In North
Bend. the brothers would have remained
over Tor the funeral. But their business
at Geld Hill was left unattended, and
seeing that they could be of no use they
decided to return home
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18

| SAN FRANCISCO, June IT.--Actin
under instructions from District AL
torney Langdon the Board OF Superyis
ors tonight adopted resolution deelar
Ing Mayor Eugene Schmitx temperate
unable to perform his official duties an
appointing Supervisor James L. Gala
CHER as acting Mayor The latter say
be will assume The Mayoralty at ono
and denies that he has made any agree
ment with the district attorney or any
one else to resign at command. In ordel
to make way for reform Mayor who's.
name IA yet to be announced.
Langdon. Assistant District Attorne,
ieney Rudolph, Spreckels and their i'm.
mediate associates In the bribing prose,
cntion are BY this move placed in actual
control Of the municipal situation. That
they will be allowed to so remain with.
out . legal contest by the convicted
Mayors attorneys Il not suspected. II
is the plan Of the prosecuting forces 10
ask the resignation in a few days, OF
some Of the Is supervisors. Acting
Mayor Gallagher win then appoint Il
the vacancy a man named BY the dis,
trict attorney. As soon as the ap-
pointee takes the Office, Gallagher viii
resign from the Mayors chair and hi:
resignation viii be accepted. The board
of supervisors then will elect new
member for its president pro temper
and he will become acting Mayor The
man most persistently mentioned fol-
this place is Attorney Joseph DIVER,
president Of the Independence League
but that his political connection Is said
to render him unacceptable to the
Spreckels, the financial guarantors Of
the whole bribery graft investigation.
The first act Of the reform Mayor, II
the program Is carried out will be to
demand the resignation OF practically
the entire Schmitx administration, whose
places will be filled with reform agents,
as fast as vacancies are created. I'm
less disturbed by the courts the new
regime will endure until next January,
the time Of the induction, the officers
to be chosen at the municipal election in
November.
Schmitz still remains prisoner in
the county Jail. He will he sentenced BY
Judge Dunno on June 81. His lawyers
'ay the incarceration does not render
aim incapable Of performing the duties
,f his office, that today's action il
evolutionary and entirely illegal. Legal
'teps will be taken at once to keep
schmitz in control
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18

SEATTLE, june l7--Fiye people
two sisters, q brother, mother and an
aunt persisted today at Monohan in
the waters Of Lake Sammish TODAY.
The dead are:
y ANTOINE NtyER, aged Is.
LIZZIE MYER.
IDA MYER.
MRS. MYER, the mother
MRS JOHN HERTER, Mrs. Myers
sister.
Antoine had gone in swimming and got
INTO the undertow. Lizzie plunged n "a
save him but got out Of depth. Ida next
attempted to rescue them, but suffered a
similar fate. Mrs. Myers was next a.
sacrifice herself and Mrs. Herter nm
daunted, made an effort that also proved
fatal The bodies Of the four women
were recovered tonight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
NELL DENIES REPORT.


WASHINGTON, june l7.-Commis-
sioner Charles P. Neill of the Bureau Of
Labor, tonight refused to state whether
he had received from President Roose-
velt, the various appeals for executive
intervention to prevent the threatened
|telegraphers' strike. Earlier in the day
Neill said although he had not been in
formed Of the Presidents intention to
entrust with him the responsibility Of
passing upon these appeals, he was pre-
pared to assume the duty to the best Of
his ability. 1t is believed that the APP
peals were tonight received from Oyster
Bay and that Neill win at once begin
investigations.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
Sixtieth Congress to Thresh Out
Reorganization.
SUBMIT DRAFT OF A NEW LAW
National Business League Has Sumbitted
To Administration q Draft Of a New
Bill Which Is New Being Duly Con-
sidered.

WASHINGTON, June l7.--It i likel,
that the sixtieth Congress win be com
PEELED to thresh out again the matter
of recognizing the consular service
Although bin providing for this va,
drawn by Senator Lodge aad enacted
at the last session, the business inter.
ests Of the county are not altogether
satisfied with II. The National Busi,
ness League has submitted to the ad.
ministration the draft of new law,
and the matter is now under considera.
tion, Among Its provisions are:
|. Removal of the service from the
sphere of political influence BY enact.
ment Of merit system Of examina.
tion, appointment and promotion of
consuls
2, Creation Of an examining board,
with examination scale of so to 100,
s. Minimum and maximum age limit
of 2l and 40 years, respectively, for
admission to the service.
4. Consuls to be familiar with one
modern language other than English
and possess knowledge of the natural,
industrial and commercial resources and
the commerce Of the United States.
.. Tenure Of office to continue only
during efficiency and conduct of the
highest grade.
The remarkable strides made by the
commerce Of the United States within
the last five years has rendered it i'm.
perative that this country shall have
representatives abroad. Edu.
,ated men are needed to foster and ad.
vance the trade being upbuilt, and the
TACT that graduates OF colleges having
devoted to the interests
II men for the public service have
made the most enviable records, leads
he administration to look with favor
ipon further "stifenings Of the condi-
ions governing admission to the ser.
ice.
Another feature that undoubtly win
lave 4 powerful influence on the action
il the coming Congress is the exist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18

ence Of the George Washington Uni
versity Of a department that Is turning
out men fitted for the service in every
way. At the commencement exercises
this week 1t was announced that this
department has been completely reorga-
nized, and hereafter will be known as
the Department of the Political Sci
ences. II formerly was known as the
Department Of Politics and Diplomacy.
The university, in its campaign to
reach the goal set for it by the first
President and become the national sfins
ishing school' for scholars ana the IN
tellectual center of the nation. has the
heartiest endorsement Of all the mem.
bers Of the administration, A commi-
ttee. with Professor Hitchell Carroll at
its head, is asking patriotic citizens
throughout the country to make pos
sible the realization Of the university'sI
ambition by subscribing to an endow-
ment fund. The appeal is meeting with
some response, which the university'sI
friends believe will be much greater
when its patriotic character becomes
better known.
It is hoped that the growth OF the
Institution win be great enough to keep
pace with the trend Of public events,
for there admittedly is no city in the
United States in which to train men
for the public service having the ad-
vantages that Washington possesses.
Such men viii have the advantage, not
only of a well equipped institution of |
learning, but also Of being at the very
fountainhead Of government The yari-
Gus departments and the lessons they
contain win do as much to fit them for
the duties Of consular life as the lect-
ures Of the cIassrooms. The two, taken
win result in turning out a
,lass Of men eminently fitted to uphold
The dignity Of the United States in
foreign capitals and trade centers.
IL
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
sHEEpSHEAD BAY MEET.


NEW YORK, June 1.-THE prosperi-
ty Of horse raising in New York is in.
dicated by the fact that the Coney Is.
land Jockey Club, which begins its
spring meeting at Sheepshead Bay on
Thursday next, has arranged its pro-
CANINE which calls for 100000 in pur.
ses and stakes. The chief features Of
interest, next to the the 10000 sub
urban, is the triple arrangement which
viii have Its first running this year, the
winning of the three most important
stakes Of the meeting for the horses Of
their age, carries with it in case any
one horse wins the three events, the
$4,000 as a special prize to crown
the champion The three events in
Clude the Tidal, the Lawrence Realiza-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18

BOISE, June lT--When the Steunen
berg murder trial II resumed tomorrow
morning. Orchard win bc the first wilt
meas TO the stand by the state. lie vii
he first In the hands Of the detenae, II
order that series of formal impeach
ment questions may be propounded am
then the prosecution will take him owe
for his redirect examination. Dcspit
his long stay on the stand there arc sew
eral points relative to tbs Stennenbery
murder and the alleged conspiracy be
hind Il. that were not developed ans
these the state will bring out TN,
prosecution also wants 10 clear up sey'
eral OF the matters dealt with BY the
defense while Orchard was under cross.
examination. When Orchard was brought
back from Caldwell and his guards took
him 10 the Office OF James II. Hawley,
senior counsel for the state for con.
ference was held a. TO his testimony
and at the conclusion 81 the meeting he
was driven back to the peni,cntiary.
The counsel for the state had an extend.
cd conference this afternoon "a 10 the
concluding moves Ii their ease and
chiefly relative 10 the course 10 be pur.
surd by them toward Steve Adams. The
decision as TO Adams was not final, but
II was tentatively agreed not to call
him a. witness for the state. but to
leave him for the defense, II Il sees Al
to make him witness, Adams stands by
the rcpidlation OF the confession which
Il i claimed he made TO Detective Me.
PArland and there his connection with
the ease other than tho use Of his name,
rests for the present. Orchard will I've
succeeded on the stand BY James Kir.
wan, acting secretary Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, Objection IL made
10 the way In which Kirwan was served
with subpoena but the counsel for the
defense waived the matter and stipu.
lated that they would have him in at.
tendance, whenever he was desired.
Several additional witnesses whose
testimony II said to be Of Importance.
10 the state viii arrive here tomorrow
and the next day and win be put on the
stand as soon as the way Is cleared for
them, Charles Neville, son Of John Ne.
yillc, who was member OF the party
which accompanied Orchard on his flight
into Wyoming after 1he independence
station was blown mp, arrived herr 10.
day. Neville's testimony a expected to|
have an important bearing on the truth
or falsity Of 0rchard's story. The prin.
cipal counsel for the defense were in
consultation with Haywood and had an
extended meeting at their Office. They
have not as yet given any further indi. |
cation os to their general plan of de.
fense beyond generally expressing conf. |
dence In their ability to riddle Orchards |
story.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
Father In Hospital Baby Dies
on Train.
Observation-Disclosures
Mother and Child On Way To Portugal
To prepitiate the Mothers Irste
Father when Baby Dies In Immigrant
Train At Chicago.

CHICAGO, June Lin little white
coffin in an undertakers room In North
Iclark Stseet there lies the sole
hope of.peace between stern father in
far away Portugal and young wife
who violated the command OF her faith.
er to follow her husband TO the New
World.
The coffin contained the body d
Baby Rodriguez, SIX months old, dauph
ter OF Manuel and Mary Rod,
riguez. When the infant died In the car
Iof tho Chicago and Northwestern I'm.
Imigiant train from the West yesterday
just outside Of Chicago, Mrs. Rodrig.
uez' errand Of peace came to an end.
Mrs. Rodriguez now occupies a cell at
the Chicago Avenue police station.
Her husband, the chief cause Of the
proposed trip across the continent and
to Portugal, Il lying near death In a
hospital at Sim Francisco.
When baby Rodriguez first saw the
light Of day in hotel in San Francis.
co, It's father was SO weak as to be un.
able TO supply food for his family in
San Francisco.
Mrs, Rodriguez had repeatedly writ.
ten for assistance to her father In
who Is reputed TO be wealthy mer.
chant in Southern Portugal but the let.
ters were returned unopened So, some
weeks ago, she decided she would carry
her baby to her father as 4 peace offer.
Ing. After many days Of hard work
the money to pay the passage to Eu.
rope was secured.
Before Mrs. Rodriguez started on her
journey her husband was taken to
charity bed in the hospital. Then some
ailment peculiar to babies seized the
child and 1t died as the train entered
Chicago.
Il don't know what I'll DO" the won.
IN said, In despair, "Baby's gone and
everything Is black. 1 suppose I'll
20 back TO California" The mother
will be detained in Chicago until after
he inquest over her baby which was
'et for today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
BONDS STOLEN IN TRANSIT.


NEW YORK, June i7.--Chubb &
Sons, marine insurance brokers of ihis
city have reported 10 The postal MI.
thorisies that forty.tiye 0 per cent gold
bonds of the Gnayaquil A Quito Rail.
Company, with an aggwgate value 81
100000 have been Lost or stolen In
transit from London. They were being
shipped to New York bank from its
London branch, and according " cable
adsices, were posted on the steamer
kalserin Augasis Victoria Of the Hams.
burg. American line, which arrived In
New York eight days ago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
LONG ISLAND SOUND PIRATES,

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Sound
pirates, whose depre,iations among the
country houses that line Long Island
Sound have caused much terror are nc.
tive again after long disappearance.
They appeared In black sioop Of
Rye, n. y, according TO police reports
today, and after entering the home Of
Jacob II. i0ngla, president Of the Am.
erieen Hotel Company, secured property
valued at $4,000.
Concentrated Efforts by the authosi.
ties Of the towns along the sound have
hitherto always failed TO catch the pl.
rates Another effort Il being made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18

II is estimated that the new customs
house viii have 4 floor area exceeding
100000 square feet. The suite Of Offices
TO be occupied by collector stranahan
u on ths first corridor from the main
noor. A hand carved screen of maAsige
ante.chamben and reception rooms.
oak divides the main apartment into
The reception room contains d great
open fireplace of carved stone, and an
rcadsi
"on this site Fort Amsterdam was
Erected In i02s- Government House
Was Built IN 100 for President wash-
lngton. Hers George Clinton and John
DAY lived. Used as custom house from
1888 10 1872
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
c0LOMBrA,s NEW LAWS.

B0GOTA, Colombia, June 1.-THE As,
semhly which has just closed its ses.
sions- has adopted some important laws
chief Of which were those which viii
settle questions concerning the bound.
aries between Colombia and Brazil and
Ecuador. Under the administration Of
President Reyes, Colombia has made
great progress. Civil wars have ended
and foreign capital Is seeking investment
in mines and railroads.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
FoRAKER'S STATEMENT.
Says Evidence Does Not Show Browns
vile Soldiers TO Blame.

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Foraker tonight gave out written
statement summing up the testimony
taken by the Senate committee on the
military affairs in the Brownsville in.
quiry and declares that it fails to show
that any soldier took part in the affray.
The statement the Senator makes as
Plain duty to the truth as well as
20 the accused soldiers,D and because
he is More familiar with the testimony
than anyone else.n
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
NOTED PIANIST COMING,

NEW YORK, June l7.--Mark Ham.
bonrg. the pianist, has signed con.
tract with Bernhard Ulrich for a short
tour of The United States during The
months al October, November and Dee.
ember- Ne will be accompanied BY hIs
bride.
Hamburg recently married daugh-
ter Of Sir Kenneth Muir Mackenzie
X. 9, and has become an Englishman
by adoption.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
BODIES RECOVERED.
Three More Victims Of Minnesota's
Launch Disaster RecoveYed.

Launch Disaster Recovered.
NEWPORT NEWS, june l7.-Clad In
full naval uniform and with faces and
hands fearfully mutilated, the bodies ii
Midshipmen r. II. Field, w. II. steven,
son and y. 7. IIolcomb were found in
Chesapeake Bay today.
Tho bodies Of four Of the II drowned
In the Minnesota launch disaster week
Ago tonight. have now been found. The
bodies of three midsl,ipmsn and four
seamen are still missing and the launches
and tugs are still searching The lover
BAY and Roads for them. The fact that
ihe bodies found today had drifted 10
to - miles from the scene of the tragedy
gives rise to fear that all the bodies
will never be found.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
NEW CUSTOMS HOUSE.
Governments New Building In Bowling
Green Nearly Completed,

NEW YORK, June l7.--Rapid prog
ress Is being made toward completion
Of the new customs house In Bowling
Green, and while the contractors pre-,
dict the building will be ready for oc-
cupancy July !, the treasury officials
behevc II win be September before Il
u movMg day from the present build
Ting on Broadway.
The new building has been eight years
In construction and, including the land,
has cost approximately, $s,OoOOOo,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
SANTA rE WRECK.

TRINIDAD, Colo, June l7.-Eighteen
passengers were injured, three fatally,
in the wreck today of the east-bound
passenger No. 8 on the Santa Fe, near
Earl 20 miles east Of there. The acci-
dent was caused BY spreading rail.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18

ton, and the New Fixture, the Coney
Island Jockey Club Stakes. The total
value o. these races TO the winners il
100000. Should one horse win all
three, The $4,000 added for this feat
would net The fortunate owner $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
AUTO ACCIDENT.

Machine Became Unamnagable and Fa-
tally Injured Mrs. H. M. Wells.
SALT LAKE CITY, June l7.--It ID
feared that Mrs. Wells, wife of former
Governor Heber n. Wells, win die as a
result of an automobile accident this
morning The machine operated by for
mer District Attorney Richards became
uncomfortable and ran into oe Of that
|colums at the Eagle Gate, and was COM
|pletely wrecked Mr.. Richards ad wife
suffered slight injuries.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
GALLAGHER IS MAYOR
Supervisors Gust Schmiiz and
Appoint Gallagher to Act In
His Place.
MOVE FOR A REFORM MAYOR

Said That After The Maa picked Out
BY the Graft Prosecution Becomes d
Supervisor Gallagher will Resign and
New Man win Move Up.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
NEW WITNESSES ARRIVE
Orchard VIII Be Turned Over to
Defense Who VIII PROFOUND
Impeachment Questions.
DEFENSE 70 CALL ADAMS

Prosecution Decides Not TO Call Steve
Adams But Leaves Him For The De-
fense--ifaywood's Counsel Confident Of
SCATTERING Orchards Story.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
CAUSED BY .UNDERTOW
Mother, Aunt and Two Sister All.
tempted to Rescue Brother
and Were Drowned.
LAKE sAmMIsH TRAGEDY

One Alter Another Two Sisters, Mother
and Aunt Attempt TO Aid Drowning
Boy and Were Carried Out BY Fatal
Undertow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
PRICE FIVE CENTS

His statement u In answer TO pub
lished statement that the testimony
|conclusively showed that the soldiers ii
The 18th did the shooting
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
DOWNFALL OF AOKI
Rumored That Jap Government
will Recall Aoki.
DOES NOT CREDIT REPORT

Asserted That the Frisco Trouble Was
Agitated In Order To Have Aoki Re-
called--U. 5. State and Diplomatic
Officials interested in the Case.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-30
Entertains her Friends.

Mrs. ]. olmsted entertained about
ninty of her friends yesterday and
this afternoon at her home on Second
street.
The home was tastefully decorated
with trailing vines and Oregon
grapes. The decorations reflected
the autumnal season, particularly
Thanksgiving day, the color scheme
being orange and white. The inter
twining of the decorations had a
very beautiful effect. Mrs. Il. p.
Keefe and Mrs. F. L. Burgan gave
readings yesterday and Miss Ohm
sted a piano selection.
The amusement consisted OF var
ious representations of books, persons
and things of life which afforded
great pleasure.
Today Mrs. George Steele and Miss
Winnie olmstead gave excellent se-
lections. The ingredients of mince
pie furnished the subject for the at
ternoon's pleasure.
Misses Agnes Main. Jean Murray
and Winnie Olmsted assisted in the
serving of refreshments. The event
proved to be very enjoyable.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-30
Firm Sells Business.

The Brown Table Supply company
has sold its stock of groceries and fix
lures TO Messrs. p. #. Randall, Fraz-
Ter and Kilborn. The new firm
will be incorporated under the name
of the Occur d'Alene Table Supply
company. Money has been advanced
on the sale and the final papers are
being drawn up today. The members
of the new Arm have been In business
dt Colfax, Washington, which looks
as though Occur d'Alene was rapidly
being captured by the Palousers so
that the Missourians will have TO hur-
ry and move ON or call for recruits.
Mr., Brown and son have not deter
mined as yet what they will do, any
more than they do not intend to
leave our city.