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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07

vices from Shanghai state that owing
10 nm accident al the wharf there, the
discovery has been made that arms
and ammunition have been srhuggled
through Shanghai to the disaff sctei
districts where rebellion IL In prog" ~.
A Chinese newspaper reports 10,-
900 Mauser rifles and five million
rounds Of ammunition have been Import
ed into China from Japan by the rev.
olutionary party. DR.. Sun Yat who ~
one Of the prime movers Of the rebel
lion In AT TOXIC and stated to be the
head Of the rebel junta there, with
agents In the United States and Chin
esc treaty settlements. This discov-
cry Of the running Of guns at Shang-
MAJ naa siiri'ar Ia ne maan-r III Whic1
the officials learned Of the smuggling
Of arms for the Taipings 80 years ago.
wncn the last serious rebellion took
place In China. Vernacular Chinese
newspaper state that boxes Of arms
arc being imported. labeled, Books" p"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
PASS BILL PASSED.

SALEM, Ore, Feb. 6.-The compul-
sorry pass bill blouse bill 24D by
Freeman, passed the House, 4S to IL,
this morning. The bill cut out $780,
900 in mileage fees aid annually to
state officials. Freeman stated that
the bill would give free transportation
to all state, district and county Of
ficials, a condition precedent to a land
condemnation suit brought by rail-
road being considered. Freeman ar
gued that the railroads should give
some return for their right Of eminent
domain. and that if free passes were
compulsory, there would be no odium
attached to these passes.
Northup said: "The people opposed
free passes, at the last election by a
majority of three to one, and If we
are their representatives we had bet
ter follow their wishes. We are ask
ing $40 a day and free passes for the
legislators, too. We had better be
content with less"
Those voting no were Chase, Carter,
Barrett of Umatilla, Holt, Huntley,
Jones of Clackamas, Jones of Polk
Lincoln. Northup, Purdy, Reynolds,
Settlemier, Simmons and Washburne.
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Much Apparatus Removed But
Loss is Ten Thousand
Dollars.
ROAD PASSENGERS GO HUNGRY
Three Hundred Persons on Trains
Caught by Landslides Brought to
PortIand-Women Fed, But
Men Endure Days Fast.

PORTLAND. Feb. 6.-lmprovemen'
all along the line is the report tonight
OF conditions in the willamette and
Columbia river valleys. The recent
thaw has expended It's energy and nor
mai conditions will certainly obtain by
the beginning OF the week. Today,
however, recorded the first serious
damage in Portland from high water.
Early in the day the Portland Row.
ing clubs boat house broke from Its
moorings southwark OF the city and
driftei away on the ten miles an hour
current. The house boat landed against
n schooner moored to an uptown dock
and rested there for several houTN
This afternoon mass OF ilotsam
drifted against the house and crushed
II In like an egg shell. Even this mis-
fortune had It's saving clause, for the
club officials had foreseen the mischief
that was likely and had removed all
the costly rowing apparatus belong
ing TO the club and Its members The
contents OF the lockers and many pairs
OF fine oars, however, will swell the
total damage to the club and Its mem
bers to about $4,000.
Railroad conditions are perhaps lit
tie better than for the past few days.
The 0. r. & N. will not be able to
get trains through for day or two
more, but connection was made early
today between some of the delayed
trains and the river steamer Harvest
Queen, and about 800 passengers were
brought to this city. No serious sur
fering was endured by any of the pas
sengers. TIL ewomen all had theii
meals regularly, though the men mac
n go almost all the last twenty-foul
hours without eating.
The train crews subjected them
selves to severe hardships and made
several trips over the Ice and snow
to secure provisions for the passen'
gers on their trains. The Southern
Pacific Is sending out trains each da!
but they are not maintaining an
schedule
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
EMULATES coBBLER.
Assumes Garb Of Officer and Cashes
Z Bad Checks.

CHICAGO, Feb, 6.~Not to be out
done by the German cobber who in a
borrowed captains uniform captured a
town. "and made the whole world
laugh" William A. Kappon, 10 years
old tx said to have used the garb Of
lieutenant Of the United States army
to obtain quarters at the Victoria Ho-
tel and cash checks a Marshall Field
g. Company. At the hotel he assumed
the name Of Lieutenant w. A. Blue.
His quarters were changed soon to
cell at the Central Station. and he
was booked under the plain name Of
Happen, with four charges Of forgery
against him.
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Tho reform school management re-
ported that $4,000 was needed for i'm
proyemcntH. the report showing that
there was no gymnasium. 40 that the
boys were forced 10 remain inactive
Indoors during the long rainy season.
The school roof leaks. there Ii no
place to store the vegetables needed
for the winter months. and even n
woodHhcd In lacking
Conditions nj the school for deaf
mutcA arc not much better. At lchst
S3,600 IN needed there, according TO
the report Of the superintendent. This
building IN pronounced by architects
as the poorest owned by the state, ex-
cept the oldest venerable asylum barn,
and the plumbing IN the old shell "
that one installed in 1hc reform school
and reJected later by AN examining
board.
The pcnitentiary must either have
now pumps or go without wnter; n
new barn is reported an essential. 10
cost $4,000. tho roekpilc In considered
sufficicnt gymnasium. but the library
has only few hundred tattered books
and 1000 In recommended 10 pnr'
chase current magazines and new
books. Total extra appropriation FOL
peni,cntiary. 1880.
The school for the blind is modest
the management thinking that $500
| In addition to the regular approprla
ton. will do this session.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS

and told him Of 1t several days later.
He also told detective sergeant about
the incident. Jerome cross examined
the witness more than an hour, but
Boman adhered to the story In every
detail
Thomas McCaleb, the Californian,
who was with Thaw's party on the
night Of the tragedy, testified that
while at dinner, Mrs. Thaw had scrib-
bled a note to her husband. The wit
ness did not know what the note con-
tanned and he was not allowed to state
what effect 1t produced on Thaw when
he read 1t.
1t has been reported that in this
note young Mrs. Thaw, referring to
white, wrote to her husband, THAT
black guard Is here
1--WE understand" said Delmas, that
this note Is now in the possession Oh
the learned district attorney. We
want 10 get the contents Of that slip
Of paper, believing it to be OF ma
terial evidence. We demand that the
learned district attorney produce It."
Jerome sat silent. There was abso-
lutte and dramatic silence in the court
room and Delmas stood waiting and all
eyes were turned on the district at
torney. After waiting moment Del
mas resumed:
Il take 1t that the silence OF the
learned district attorney is not In
tended as discourtesy, but concep-
| tion Of what ne feels to be his duty
in the matter We will attempt later
to prove the contents Of the note
McCaleb detailed so far as he could
the incidents Of the night of the trag-
| edy. 1t came out on redirect exam
ination that McCaley had met Jerome
several months ago and discussed the
| case with him.
The same witness answered ques-
I ton to which the district attorney had
taken exception and which was upheld
by the court.
why did you answer it?" demanded
Jerome. 81 call the courts attention
to this man, this literary person. COM
! ing here and answering questions to
which there is objection; it is inde-
cent"
Justice Fitzgerald agreed, but adj
monished the witness to be more care
full.
"You say you met me at the clubT'
l said Jerome to the witness. Now,
: how many drinks had you had on that
night?'
81 don't know, had one with you,''
came the reply, and it was sometime
: before order in court could be restored.
: DR.. Deemar was recalled today and
testified that Henry Copley, an uncle
S of the defendant, was insane. The
witness then attempted to testify that
t Thaw's cousin was insane, but on
d Jeromes objection the testimony was
ruled out until after 1t has been
= proved that the character Of Harry
d Thaw's insanity is hereditary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
MORE VANCOUVER SOLDIERS.
Force TO Be Increased and Money Ap'
propriated to Build Quarters.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6!-under
the Warren act increasing the artil-
lery. Vancouver Barracks gets an In
crease of one company of field artillery
colonel, staff and band. The war
Department today appropriated $780,
$50 for the construction of one bar
racks quarters for colonel, three
captains and eight lieutenants, gun
sheds, stables, band barracks, etc., to
accommodate the additional force at
Vancouver.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
HORSE KILLS MILLIONAIRE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a dis
patch received last night from Los
Angeles says that ]. ]. Moore, the mil
lionaire shipping and commission mer-
chant of San Francisco, was kicked by
a horse at Ascot Park and suffered in
jur!es which may prove fatal. Moore
was watching the horses exercise when
he was knocked down and severely
kicked by one named Dan Collins
which had run away and thrown Its
rider. His skull, 1t is said, was frac-
tured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.
Indian Appropriation Bill Still Before
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 6.-The In
dian Appropriation bill Is again the
sole topic Of discussion by the Senate
today, but little progress was made.
The day was spent in discussion of
the proposition to repeal restrictions
on the alienation of surplus lands in
the Indian Territory. No conclusion
was reached on this matter when the
Senate adjourned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. CA cable
was received from Bill Squires, the
Australian heavyweight champion
yesterday, saying that he would leave
for America on the steamer Ventura
and challenging all American fighters
in his class. He will be accompanied
by his hacker. The Ventura will ar
rive here about March IL.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
AMERICAN TO PAINT POPE.

ROME, Feb. 6.-William E. Cook or
independence, Iowa, has been sig
nally honored by Pope Plus, who has
consented to give the painter sittings
for a portrait Mr.. Cook will be the
first American to paint picture of his
holiness. The actual time for the be-
ginning of the sittings has not been
announced, but will be in the near fu-
ture.
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Finding Actress Gone With Rival
Had Promised to Kill
the Latter.
JEROME MEETS WORTHY FOE
Prosecuting Attorney Finds Delmas
for the Defense to be Dangerous
Antasonist-Retort of Witness
Moves Court to Laughter.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The defense
of Harry Thaw under the direction Of
Attorney Delpin Delmas Of California
began to assume definite shape today.
When the court adjourned the testi-
mony had been placed before the jury
to the effect that Stanford White had
been heard to make threat to kill
the defendant, coupling the threat with
the display of a revolver; that Thaws
actions following the killing OF White
on the roof Of Madison Square Gar
den were considered by several wit
nesses to have been Irrational; that
an uncle of Harry Thaw was insane;
that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw passed a
note to her husband during the dinner
at the Cafe Martin on the evening OF
the tragedy; that the district attorney
has this note and refused on demand OF
the defense to introduce 1t into the evi-
dence. At the close of the days pro-
ceedngs it was announced by Del
mas that either Thaw's mother or his
wife would be the first witness tomor-
row morning. The alleged threat
against Thaws life was made two and
half years before the tragedy.
Jerome objected to the evidence, de-
c!ar!ng the defense was not understood
by him to be one of self f-defense. Del
mas replied that they intended to take
every advantage allowed in the state
of New York, be it insanity, self
defense or any other legitimate justi'
fication for the taking of human life
This was the first of a series of in
teresting tits between Jerome anc
| Delmas during the day and 1t was
agreed that Jerome had found Thaw's
new leading counsel foeman worthy
of his best efforts. The two men are
widely different types, Jerome quick
passionate, forceful, sarcastic anc
brilliant at ridicue. Delmas, calm
courteous, resourceful, witty, craft!
and ethical, to whom the district at
torney was always "the learned dis
trict attorney" and there was neve'
a deviation from this form of address
BENJAMIN Boman, formerly stag
doorkeeper at Madison Square roo
garden, was the first witness, who tol'
of Thaw's threat. Boman was OF
fered as a witness yesterday, but tn
district attorney was successful at tina
time in blocking the evidence by OBJ
jections.
Bowman declared that on Christina
eve, 1908, White came to the stag
door shortly after II o'clock an
asked for Miss Nesbit, but the door
keeper told him the actress had gon
home with Thaw.
White at first accused the door
, keeper of falsehood, but went to Mis-
, Nesbb's dressing room and not find
ing her there, walked rapidly out G
, the theatre with a revolver in hi
. hand, muttering:
: "Tl find and kill that--befor
] daylight"
i The witness said he had believe
the threat to be directed against Tha'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
RICH FLEE BOMBS.

MADRID, Feb. 6.-Alarmed by the
recent bomb outrages that have oc-
Cured here, many wealthy citizens
have left the city. The anarchists are
still active and have made threats
that they will continue the work. The
abolition of jury trials has been ex-
tended to include the Province OF
Caronia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.

LEAvENWORTH, Kan, Feb. g.
Former Captain George w. Kirkman,
prisoner in the United States peniten-
tiary here, will make application for
a writ of habeaus corpus in the fed
eral court at Topeka today. He will
claim that according to the military
law under which he was sentenced.
he is wrongfully held.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-07
Joint Committee will Recon-
men Large Appro
priatlons.
ASYLUM WANTS ARE URGENT
Inmates Of Home for Insane Threat
ened with tuberculosis Through
infected Barn institutions
Withou. Enough Water.

SALEM. ore. Feb G.--Not n state
institution with adequate water sup
ply.
Few with heating plans rightly con-
H,ructed or big enough TO keep the
hundreds OF patients or inmates COM
Portable In the winter.
Nothing but mud for walks
No place to store the thousands OF
bushels of vegetables needed every
winter.
Poor drainage facilities.
None with anything better than a
septic tank to dispose OF sewerage.
Barns soaked with tuberculonin In
fection and cndnngering tho health OF
herds that supply fresh milk to insane
patients.
Tumble. down outhouscs aud barns
No place TO keep patients with con-
iagious diseases.
Poor plumbing
Bad roofs,
trnpainted buildings.
OvercrowLcd wards,
An insufficient working corps,
These arc some OF the things found
out by tho Investigators OF the joint
ways and means committee which met
with tho superintendent OF the state
institutions yesterday.
with every desire TO cut down ex-
pcnse the present Legislature must
give with more liberal hand than
ever before, and even then adequate
provision cannot be made for many OF
the inmates that will demand admis-
sion 10 the institutions before the
two years are gone.
The asylum budget for extra appro'
prlations the next two years will pro-
badly be reported by the committee
at $l3s,000. This will provide for d
new wing to the main building that
will be ample to accommodate the sur
plus patients for the next two years
purchase OF "a acres adjoining The
building site for needed expansions
build new barns and increase the wa
ter supply
The report of the superintendent
showed that the asylum was increas
Ing in population 70 n year and tina
accommodation for the additional pa
tients would cost about $4,000 ever!
two years for building alone. The re
port showed that the asylum did no
have an adequate water supply o
anything but q septic tank seWerag
system. 1t further showed that tn
farm barn for the asylum herd
cows that supplies fresh milk for tn
inmates was saturated with contaglor
that the herd had with great difficult
been recently freed from tuberculosi
and that the old barn was constan
source of danger and might easily in
feet the cows and through the milk tn
inmates. Still further the repor
showed that the shack Of a pesthous
would only allow the isolation Of on
sex at time, and II a general cpl
demic of smallpox or fever caught tn
institution, the results would
frightful.
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SCOTT RECEIVED BY POPE.

ROME, Feb. 6.-Harvey w. Scott,
editor Of the Portland Oregonian, Mrs.
Scott and daughter, were received by
the Pope yesterday in private au-
dience.
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CHINESE sMueoLE ARMS.

pisaffscteA Districts Import Mauser
Rifles Labeled as Books.
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VICTORIA, B. c., Feb, Snail ad-
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-04-18
ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE.
Inhabitants Terrified BY Shocks and
Town Is In Total Darkness.

City Of Mexico, April 15.-An earth
quake lasting four and half minutes
startled this city. The earth rocked
In n long, swinging motion, terrifying
the inhabitants, but doing no damage,
81 far as can be learned, in this city.
Telegraph wires we're put out OF
commission, and in short time the
ciiy vas in darkness owing to the fail
ure of the electric lights.
One wall of the Associated Press
nHlce WIS cracked from floor to cell
Ing
The asphalt on a paved corner on
Cinco de Mayo street, one of the prin-
cipal business streets Of the city, was
cracked open for distance Of ten
yards.
The shock Is pronounced the heav-
lest here in ten years. People are
thronging the streets, many having
fed from their huts and dwellings In
their night robes.
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Two Policemen Shot.

New York. April 1f.-PoIicemen
George NJ. SechIer and Alfred Selleck
and Chas. Vincenico. young Italian
were shot and fatally wounded by Sal
vptore Govornele In a running fight,
which began In Washington square
and ended in tenement at the south
west corner Of Thompson and West
Third streets, Sechler dying. Govor-
male. Immediately after his arrest, was
hurried to st, vincent's hospital,
where he was identified by the three
dying men.
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ROBERT N. CROW
DREW A REVOLVER AND SHOT
HIMSELF THROUGH STOMACH
WAS A FRIEND OF HARRY K. TnAW
II 10 Believed Jerome's Address To
Jury in Murder Trial Caused HIM
To Lose His Reason.

Pittsburg, April 11.-Wlth her arms
outstretched toward a tier of boxes
In the Grand Opera House, Ethel
l.evey, divorced wife of George M.
Cohen, started to sing the chorus OF
"UnrequitCd Love- At the same time
Robert NJ. Crow, aged %, stockholder
and officer in several banks. including
The Union Trust Co., owned by II. g.
Frlck, arose in box, drew a revolver
and shot himself through the stomach.
The house was crowded to Its ca
pacity. the majority being women.
Without missing a note Miss Levey
flninshed her song as Grow tumbled
over and almost fell out of the box.
Until the employees rushed to the
box the audience thought the shooting
was part of Miss Leveys act. When
officers picked up the dying man there
was a panic, and, despite the singing
Of Miss Levey, women battled to get
out and a number received slight
hurts.
1t was the most dramatic happening
in the history OF Pittsburg's play
houses According to w. G. McEldow-
ney, president Of the Union Trust Co..
Grow had no cause to shoot himself.
He was rich, had no troubles, beauti-
full home and a loving wife, and why
he selected a box in a crowded theater
to attempt to end his life Is not
known.
II was denied by Miss Levey that
she even knew Crow, who Is dying.
The display Of nerve by Miss Levey
was most remarkable. While singing
she saw Crow draw the revolver. rise
out Of his chair and fro the fatal shot,
yet she continued her act.
"I acted as any other professional
would" said Miss Levey. ITO cease
would cause attention TO the box and
possible panic. was scared, Of
course, and feel awfully about the
mans act am glad no serious panic
resulted"
Grow was an intimate friend Of
Harry X. Thaw. His relatives declare
the Thaw testimony aggravated an
ailment from which he had been suf-
fering for years. 1t Is believed the ad-
dress of Jerome caused him TO lose
his reason entirely.
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STATE WILL PAY
pairymen For Cows That Are Con.
demned and Killed.

Columbus, O.-Dr. @ o. Probst, sec.
retary of the state board of health, in
letter from DR.. Paul Fischer, state
veterinarian, learns that the state may
make tests for tuberculosis in cows,
at no cost to the dairymen. However,
the dairyman must first enter into an
agreement as to the appraisement of
the animals, In case 1t should develop
that they must be slaughtered. This
may considerably relieve the inspec-
tion of dalries at Cincinnati
The secretary states that the munich
pallty has the right to make restric-
tions regarding the sale OF milk, and IL
It is desirable, may compel each dairy
man to have certificate from some
registered veterinarian. 1t Is probable
that DR.. Probst will advise that the
Cincinnati health authorities work
along lines mentioned, in order to thor
oughly stamp out tuberculosis among
the dairy cattle In that section Of the
state II there be any.