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THE ; MOBNING OREGQSriAN, THffffSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 190ff.
AtVQRO STILL AT LARGE
IS ARE SAID 'TO BE
oir his trail?
How the Tfote Teller of the First X
tloxtal of Tfew York Stole
the Basic's Money.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 Cornelius L. Al
vord, the defaulting: teller of the First
National Bank, has not been arrested.
Mrs. Alvord left her home la Mount
Vernon and-came to this city -this morn
ing. It Is said jshe does not Intend to re
turn to .Mount Vernon.
It was learned today that when the Al
vords went to Saratoga last -Summer they
took with.lthem. all their horses and car
riages. It took two cars to transport the
outfit. The horses were -blooded animals
and the vehicles were all of the hand
somest description. One set of harness
alone Is said to have cost $1500, and
everything about the stable equipment
was on the same scale.
Vice-President Hine, of the .First Na
tional Bank, In answer to a number of
questions put to him In regard to Alvord
and the general situation, said that the
bank liad cleared up the whole matter
of the defalcation to its own satisfaction.
This was Interpreted to mean that Just
how, and when Alvord nad taken the
moneys had been discovered by the offi
cials. Mr. Hine said he did not care to
talk about the matter.
President Baker, who arrived at the
bank from Tuxedo early today, would not
eay anything to inquirers except to refer
them to the vice-president.
W, G. Snow, an assistant cashier of the
bank, who lives at Montclalr, N. J., sain
last night that he had no authority to tell
-any of the details of the matter, but
continued:
"The money which was stolen came out
of the profits accruing to the bank, and
not out of the capital. If I could explain
the methods of the defaulter to you, you
would see that they were very simple.
The stealing has been going on for Ave or
six years. The bank examiners should
,have dlsn'eredit and so should we, but
It was one little thing that we overlooked.
We trusted Alvord implicitly and had not
the least suspicion of him until last
Thursday. On that day, while the bank
examiner was inspecting the books, one
of our clerics called attention to a cir
cumstance that made us suspicious of
Alvord. It had entirely escaped the no
tice of the bank examiner, for he said the
books were all right.
"Nobody knew of this, not even the
officers o fthe bank, at the time. When
the bank was closed Alvcrd went home
as usual. Then a few of us who knew
about the clerk's discovery started an in
vestigation of the books. We found that
by making false entries he had been
stealing. Nobody knew of our investiga
tion, and Alvord could not have had tho
least suspicion of it.
"He did not return to work next morn
ing and has not been seen since. His
only explanation lor his flight, to my
mind, is a guilty conscience, for I do not
believe he could have guessed that we
suspected him that afternoon. Even the
officers of the bank did not know of the
discovery until next day.
"Ever since last Thursday we have had
detectives on his trail, and I think that
he will bo landed soon. He is in New
York City, I believe, at the present time.
He could not conceal himself well any
where, as he Is a very large man, of a
very striking appearance.
"I wish I could explain his trick to you.
It is so simple. We 'are all .greatly cha
grined to think he could have fooled us
by it. Years ago we lost a few thousand
in the same way, and we took special
precautions to prevent anything like it in
the future. I, among others, stayed at .
the bank night after night studying
methods and we thought "that wo could
not- bo fooled again."
Considerable Information as to the
fashion in which Alvord spent the bank's
funds is Imparted by race-track habitues.
A well-known bookmaker had this to say
about the missing man's acts at Sara
toga: "Alvord was a'regular frequenter of the
tracks. He was always accompanied by
& woman with blonde hair, who wore a
veil, which, while not thick, served to
hide her features, so that if 1 saw her
today on Broadway I would not recognize
her. He generally bet on the English
system. That is to say, he knew all the
bookmakers by sight, and at a race he
would go to a bookmaker saying: 'Bet
me $500 on this horse. He would go the
rounds of the hookies, putting a bet with
each -one. Then every Monday all the
Bookmakers would go to the United States
Hotel and- there he would settle Tip in
cash. Because of this peculiarity the
bookmakers nsed to call him The
Prince.' "
Al Davis, smother turfman, made the
statement that In Saratoga Alvord was
known as the Hon. Mr. Alvord, the
younger son of an English Earl. Davis,
too, says that Alvord was invariably ac
companied by a woman.
The bank's officers positively deny that
any one in the bank or any of its depos
itors "was in collusion with Alvord.
Alvord, according to a dispatch to the
Times from Syracuse, was born In that
city and belongs to a family of hankers.
His father was Cornelius I Alvord, 8r.,
brother of the late Thomas F. Alvord,
formerly Lieutenant-Governor of the
state. Cornelius Alvord. St., was one of
the most prominent men In Central New
York, when, .30 years ago, the family
moved from Syracuse to a town between
Albany and Hudson. He was treasurer
of the Bank of Salina. Afterward ho be
came treasurer of tho Salt Springs Na
tional Bank. C. I Alvord, Jr., Is a
cousin of Mrs. James L. Cheney, of Syra
cuse. His relatives in Syracuse refused
to talk shout him or his family.
The First National Bank has corre
spondents In almost every city of any size
in the country, so that its mall from
correspondents is always very large. In
soroo cities, Philadelphia, for instance,
the number of its correspondents is more
than half a dozen. All through Pennsyl
'onla, in the coal, iron and oil districts,
it has representative banks as corre
spondents, and its mail Is probably larger
than that of any one banking institution
in this city. ' According to Vice-President
Hine. while Alvocd handled a great deal
of the money that came into the bank, he
had nothing to do with money aispatcnea
$o interior correspondents.
In spite of many rumors, some of them
very circumstantial, It may be positively
stated that the officials of the bank have
np definite idea Just what Alvord did
with the large sum of money he stole.
That much of it went in high living and
luxuries for his family is clear, but the
hank officials believe that less than one
fourtit of his pilferings went in that way.
Wall street is full of stories telling how
the defaulter was a heavy loser in the
stock market, and although the bank
-officers Tef us to discuss that phase of the
matter, there is no doubt that their de
tectives are looking Into it, and if Al
vord's broker or brokers can be found,
they will be made to disgorge, if that
should be possible.
In Wall street the opinion prevails that
Alvord was a superior defaulter that is
to say, that he was cleverer than the
average of his kind. He probably real
ized that the majority -of his rivals of the
past got away with very little money.
Banking .men were disposed to believe to
day that Alvord managed to make his
escape -with several hundred thousand
dollars. It was thought possible Schrel
beis Ellzabethport defalcation helped to
uncover Alvord's. operations. Becoming
nervous and apprehensive over the no
toriety obtained by Schreiber, Alvord
failed, through neglect or nervousness,
to check up some of his transactions, and
the result was exposure.
One man who is Intimately acquainted
with Alvord, and who was a frequent
guest at the home in Mount Vernon, de
clared that he never recalled the missing
teller -having spoken of race horses. He
lcnew however, that Alvord speculated
heavily in stocks. This- friend is posl-7
tive that Alvord did- not gamble exten
sively on the turf or at cards and other
gambling games. Speculation and ex
travagant living, he said, were responsi
ble for Alvord's downfall. Bookmakers
ridicule the assertion that Alvord lost
heavy .sums on the track-
A supplementary statement was given
out 1y the First National Bank officials
this afternoon. The most Interesting
feature of the statement is the positive
assertion that Alvord had not been ab
sent from the bank, one business day this
year. Mr. Hine repeated this statement
orally after an examination of the time
books in which every nay's leave of ab
sence by an empjoye of the bank Is en
tered." This contradicts the numerous re
ports that Alvord was a regular .at
tendant and heavy better at the Saratoga
races this last season.
HOW ALVORD WORKED IT.
Hi Plaa Explained by tlte Acting
Controller of the Currency.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. T. P. Kane,
acting Controller of the Currency, today
gave Out the following statement regard
ing the defalcation in the First National
Bank of New York:
"During the progress of the examination
by Bank Examiner Hanna, October 15, of
the First National Bank, Assistant Cash
ier Backus discovered that the note and
exchange teller, Alvord, was short In his
cash to an amount -which has since been
found to be $590,000,
"His thefts have been going on for a
long time. The plan of concealing them
and making the cash on hand agree with
the amount for which he was account
able, as shown by the books, was to take
out of the morning mall, of which he
was in charge, A sufficient number of
cash items to cover the aggregate amount
of his defalcation find add them to the
exchanges for the clearing-house receipts
during the preceding day. The examina
tion of the exchange at the time of dis
covery showed the total amount correct
but $690,000 of the Items had been taken
from the morning receipts and listed with
previous days exchanges, the amount of
morning additions being reduced that
much so that the sum of the two aggre
gated the correct amount.
"A change In the slip by Alvord later
in the day caused inquiry and. comparison
to he made at the clearing-house,' when
it was discovered that the two items of
'previous day exchanges' and 'morning
additions' did not correspond with the list
checked by the examiners, and a count
of the current day's cash and checks. In
the hands of the third teller, revealed a
shortage of $690,000. The shortage seems
to have been about $100,000 two Tears ago.
and has been Increased gradually since
that time, tho teller concealing the same
in the morning additions, which always
amount to much more than the amount
of his shortage, and never enter into. the
count of the preceding day's cash.
"There is no way to have a check on
the morning additions to the exchanges,
except by counting the. note teller's cash
and checks twice, or to begin examina
tions of cash in the evening, which is
otherwise objectionable.
"The bank has charged out the amount
of the shortage without Impairing its sur
plus or undivided profits account.
"A further examination of Alvord's
hooks by the officers of the bank shows
that his stealings have been going on for
several years. Fourteen months ago "he
took a two weeks' vacation, and exami
nation of his tickets preceding his going
"and after his return shows that he cov
ered his shortage while absent by making
a number of charges to out-of-town ac
counts, and credited back the amounts
on his return, before the monthly state
ments were sent out.
"He seems to have gone up and down,
and It Is probable this is due to the fact
whenever he had reason to expect any
investigation of his cash or a periodical
visit from the examiner he would, doctor
it by means of these false charges
agalnsf large accounts. In. the present
Instance, "the examiner- went into the
hank a month ahead of the usual six
months' period, the last preceding exam
ination having been made May, 3300, and
this unexpected visit prevented a manipu
lation of figures hy Alvord and led to. a
discovery of the defalcation.
"This theft could probably have been
prevented by a rotation of the clerical
force of the bank, thus placing each de
partment under the supervision of differ
ent heads successively.
"There Is no -way accurately to check
the accounts of an employe If he has ac
cess to the succeeding day's cash from
which to make good his shortage from the
current day (and this is what Alvord has
always had), and has also the opportunity
to hold back credits for a longer time
than the day on which the letters enclos
ing items are received."
The Patersoa Tragedy.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2. Soulthorp, the
driver of the carriage in which Jennie
Bosachieter, the Paterson mill girl, was
carried about the streets of Paterson
after she had been drugged and assault
ed, as alleged, by four men, was re
leased today under $500 ball to appear as
a witness against Walter McAllister,
George C. Kers, William A. Death and
Alexander Campbell, who are accused of
causing the girl's death. The Coroner of
Passaic County said today that the in
quest cannot be held until a report is re
ceived from the jchemlsts who are mak
ing an analysis of the dead girl's stom
ach, and it may be two weeks before
the chemists' work is completed.
Baalc President Sentenced.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24. William A. Paulson,
convicted of receiving a deposit in the
Central Trust & Savings Banx, of -which
he was president, while knowing the bank
to be insolvent, today was sentenced to
serve an indefinite sentence in prison." A
stay of execution of 30 days was allowed
to enable the defense to prepare a bill of
exceptions for presentation to the Su
preme Court. The Central Trust & Sav
ings Bank went down in the crash which
followed the failure of the National Bank
of Illinois. Its liabilities were $357,160. and
its assets less than a .quarter of that
amount.
TfegToes Lynched.
MACON, Go., Oct. 24. It was learned
here today that two negroes, James Grier
and James Colloway; were lynched hy
white farmers- near Liberty Hill, r- in Pike
County. While out hunting they shot
recklessly Into a farmer's house, fright
ening a young white woman. Word
reaches here" from Wellston, in Huston
County, that a negro was lynched by a
mob of his -own Tace for assaulting a
colored .girl. Another negro was lynched
near there for a similar crime last week.
Domestic sad. Foreigm "Porta.
Queenstown Oct. 24. Arrived, Servia,
from New York, for Liverpool, and pro
ceeded. Browhead, Oct. 24. Passed, Germanic,
from New York, for Queenetbwn and
Liverpool.
Gibraltar. Oct. 24. Passed, Parmenian,
from Genoa, Leghorn and .Naples, for
New York. ,
Queenstown, Oct 24. Arrived, Com
monwealth, from Boston, for" Liverpool,
and proceeded.
Emma. Goldman. ComiBy.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24. The "-various
groups of anarchists- in New York are
in a flutter aver the announcement that
Emma Goldman, the woman anarchist
who has been engaged' in a propaganda
throughout Europe for about a" year, will
return to New xorK aooutjno middle oi
next month. Her return" was hastened
by the authorities -stopping a proposed
International convention- of anarchists in
Europe.
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For any case of nervousness, sleepless
ness, weak stomach, indigestion, dyspef
slo, relief is sure in Carter's vLlttle Liver
Pills.
HOW CALIFORNIA GROWS
ITS POPULATION IS nearly a MIL
LION aW A HALF. ,
Aa Increase of Abemt Thirty Per
Ceat Since the CeaH of Tea
Years -Agro.'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. The population
nf the State of California "was announced
by the Census Bureau today. The pop
ulation of the state In 1900 is L4S5;053, as
against 1,205,130" In 1890, representing an
Increase since 1890 of 276,923, or 22.9 per
cent. A small portion of ihls Increase
is due to the fact that there were 5107
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" HE CANNdT FOLLOW BRYAfo. 7 1- .
So Mr. Anderson Changes, and Decides to Support
M'Kinley. . ;
THE DALLES, Or., Oct. 23. (To the, Editor.) I have no apdlogy
.to offer for supporting "Bryan, four years ago. Hundreds were deceived,
like myself. Conditions were such that men might honestly differ re-
garding the remedies offered. Times were very Tiard, work -was
scarce, and when secured was poorly paid for, and any change
Vould have "been an improvement. But now labor Is king There
is more money In circulation than we, who asked for an increased
circulation, ever thought of'-'demandlng; capital has come forth from
its hiding-place and. is invested in manufacturing industries; why
should the vote of the .wage-earner drive-it back? ,
Over 20 years' working at the anvil on the Pacific Coast, -and
association during that period with skilled' and unskilled labor as
employe and employer, makes me know that there never -was a time
when labor was as independent as during the past two years. Four
years ago we demanded an improvement in the condition of the
workingman and the farmer, and, despite the faot that Bryan' wa3
defeated, some of our pet theories upset and our prophecies unful
filled, the change is here, and foolish is the workingman who .will
cast his vote to call Coxey's army, again into the field. '
If the man with the gold lsv foolish (?) enough to believe, his
Investments are safer under the gold standard, why should the well
pald,laborer make a martyr of himself and victims of hjs -wife ' and,
children in an attempt to prove a theory (and it is only a theory,
after alQ that even its champion, Bryan, dare not advocate amo'ng
business men of his own party in tho commercial cities of ttieEast?
The Bryan of 1896 was well masked, if he was the same Bryan of
today. I saw him then as a- patriot- r.see him now as a hypocrite,.
If nothing worse; the greatest dictator' this century has ever known
talking of the will of the people; "the idol of our country's enemies
preaching patriotism; the slanderer of our country's Idols fearing for,
our National honor; the man who secured the ratification of the
Paris Treaty fighting against the fulfillment of" its provisions; the'
avowed friend of labor asking the wage-earner to fight his ownnd
hiB employer's interests; the great advocate of the principles of Jef
ferson opposed to expansion; a man backed by every disloyal South
ern Brigadier quoting Lincoln;, preaching consent of the governed
for the brown, man and marching arm in arm with those who have
taken the ballot from the black roan.
Was Mr. Bryan the true friend of the workingmen, he would
frankly acknowledge that good times are not only possibly tinder
the gold (standard, but are a fact, and that hadi his dream of elec
tion come true and his promises been carried out nothing better
could have been expected. Such would have been far more worthy'
of his great ability than this howling of imaginary Ills and evils to
come in order to gather 'the discontents and dangerous elements of
all sections to vote for him as a great reformer.
In my Judgment there couldbe no 'greater calamity at this time
than the election of Bryan. Even his most enthusiastic followers
say that much capital would be temporarily withdrawn from busi
ness, and they make no promise of better times afterward. Every
man knows that eVen a temporary withdrawal, anything that would
have a generally bad effect' on business for a day, week or month,
would be fatal to the Interests of labor; that wages would go down;
that history would repeat itself; and the' -days- when goods became' '
shelfworn in the stores, because the workingmen and the farmer had
. no money to purchase them, would return.
The farmer Is prosperous, not because wheat is high, for it Is not;
nor because McKinley brought5 good crops; but because' the consumer,
of his produce can afford to eat pork, beef, mutton, and everythlpg
else the farmer ralseB. His horses bring good prices because every
branch of industry 1$ prospering, and horses are a necessity.
It is undoubtedly true that millions of dollars have been invested
in the past three years in great manufacturing industries, in
"trusts," If you please, and it is equally true that small manufac
tories have been closed in various parts of the Union. It is possIble
that the farmer may "have to pay a dollar more for a plow, or 'five
dollars more for a wagon, or some other farm implement; but he is
better able to pay an extra twenty dollars vthan he -was to buy at
the old price four years ago. Thef Bryan orator who would deceive
the farmer with the cry that trusts will run the price of farm im
plements up indefinitely" is a fool or a'sknave. The small manufac
turer is not dead, and whenever the price goes, where he can pom
pete, le will go into business again, and when the farmer gets his
Implements at prices that the manufacturer with ordinary capital
cannot build them for, he is getting them cheap enough.
Seventeen years' experience at making and repairing farm im
plements and wagons in Oregon enables me to say, without fear of
contradiction, that the farmer never in his lifetime received better
value for his money than he 1b now getting in wagons and imple
ments made by the great manufacturing companies of the United
States. Let the farmer take his fault-finding friend out to the 'shed
. and examine 'his ancient and modern machlnery.t Go Into the field
and compare the work done, and then compare ancient and modern
prices. There are certainly great combinations of capital used
wrongfully to control certain materials, rayr and manufactured, but
It is JUBt aa certain that millions of dollars have been invested1 legit
imately In manufacturing since Bryan "fought his "first battle."
Bryan would destroy all to get rid of the bad ones. Like the, old
farmer who set fire to the wasp-'s nest tinder the eaves of his house,
he -burned the nest and the house, but the4 wasps escaped to go into
business in his barn. There Is but one issue, and that whether pres
ent prosperous conditions continue, or not1 "Imperialism" and ''mll-i
itarism" are but the side shows. . M, J. ANDERSON.
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Indians and 161 other persons, or a, total
of 6268 persons, on Indian reservations In
California, who were specially enumerated
In 1890 under the provisions, of the census
act, but were not included lrf the general
population of the state that census;
'The population of the stato In 1850 was
92,597, and from 1850 to 1860 it increased
287,237, or 310.3 per cent, showing ,a total'
population in I860 of 379,994. During the
decade from 1860 to 1S70 the Increase was
f only J80.252, or 47.4" per cent, but for each
of the three succeeaing aecaaes tne nu
merical increase has been much greater,
though the percentage of increase for
the last two decades bos declined. The
population of California in 1900 is more
than 16 times as large as- that given for.
1850, the first census In which the popu
lation of the state appears.
The total land surface of California is
approximately 155,980 square miles, the
average number of-persons to the square
mile atithe census of "1890 and 1900 being
as follows:
1890 7.7J1900 9.5
Hobuon in Danger of Blindness.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
All hands stood by to receive Lieuten
ant Hpbson at the navy-yard last week.
He was to begin his duties as Assistant
Naval Constructor, and any amount of
work was p'lled"up as a result of the
overhauling of the North Atlantic squad
ron. But" no Hobson appeared. 'Rear
Admiral Barker finally said he guessed
Secretary Long must have granted him
leave of absence. It Is an open secret
among naval officers" here that Hobson
Is highly dissatisfied with the navy-yard
assignment He had expected something
better after being ordered home from the
ABiatic station. Thore is Bald to bo
grave danger of Hobson s going blind.
While In Manila and Hong Kong he con
tracted a disease of the eyes, aggravated
by overwork, which Is regarded as se
rious. The young, constructor consulted
ian oculist here, who advised him to take
a long rest. Tt Is said' he Is preparing to
spend -slxt. months In .Europe, fundepv the
rnrn nf eminent sDeciallsts. .and that
upon hiy return 'ho will take up construc
tion work in earnest, leanwhile, the
ijrooitiyn navy-yara omciaas axe anxious
for another assistant. Work" of a press
ing nature remains unfinished
. .
HERMITS AMONG COMMONERS
The British. M. P.s Arc Not or Sociable
Set Twenty Years of Silence.
There is probably no assemhly In the
world, where so little social and, personal
intercourse takes place. I woW for five
years In the House of Commons without
knowing half a dozen men, outside the
small body of 35 to 40 members .with whom
I acted, writes T. P. tO' Connor In the
London Mall, These were', ' of course,
stormy times, and it was difficult' to say
whether an Irishman In f he' epoch be-
o $ o A
0" i00fe i.6-i
tweentlSS0 and 18S5 had a. fiercer hatred
for Liberals or Tories. Things, -of course,
have greatly changed, but eyen now I
see every day members of the House of
Commons -who. must have been there for
the same, 20 years as myselfj and not
only have I never spoken .to them, but 1
do not know some of them by name.
Amldall this gregariousness the House
of Comomns has Its isolation. Members
retain there the eccentricity or the love
of solitude which' are characteristic of
certain temperaments. Mr. Ch'arrlngton,
thg member for tho MIle-OEnd, for In
stance, who Is one of the 'most unlver-
f sally generous men In the House) and
wno is never dear to a true tale of un
deserved suffering, has rarely been seen
to talk to a single human being. 'The
same. Instinct perhaps, which made him
refuse both a baronetcy and- peerage,
keeps him apart from hl3v fellows.. He
dines alone, he takes his single cigar In
the smokeroom alone, he sits on a back
bench in the House, still and ever alone.
Wolcott to Flgrhi Sharkey.
NBW YORK, Oct. 24. Tonx. 6'Rourke,
manager of Joe Walcott, covered Tom
Sharkey's $2500 today. He offers" to match
Walcott, a welter-weight, against -the
sailor in a battle of six rounds or any
length and, to bet abig sum on the negro.
Graiea' Application.
KANSAS CITY, Oct 24. Judge John F.
Phillips, in the United States District
Court today, postponed to one.' week from
date the -hearing on the application' for a
receivership for the Guardian -Trust, Com
pany, made yesterday by John W. Gates.
Jacquelin Will Not Race.
PARIS, Oct 25. Jacqueliny the.' French
cyclist, now declines to race 'with Mac
Farland, even if the latter vould pay
his expenses. He assigns as a- plea for
refusal that he- Is out of fomv owing to
two, days inactivity. ,
NEW. PACIFIC MAIL DEAL
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HARRIMAN-.VATfDEK8IliT 1NTER--ESTS
SAID TO HAVE CONTROL.
Extensive Trans-Pacific Transporta
tion Enterprise "Will Help Port
land' Oriental Line.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The Times
says:
Control of the Pacific Mall Steamship
Company changes. E. H. Harriman suc
ceeds Collls P. Huntington. Mr. Harri
man and his' colleagues have taken over
a jnajority of Pacific Mall capital stock.
Identified with Mr. Harriman in this new
big deal one of international significance
'Is William K- Yanderbllt Sequels soon
to 'follow will have far-reaching conse
quence. Under Mr. Huntington's direction the
Pacific .Mail 'Steamship Company was a
tender to his Southern Pacific Interests,
Its operations subordinate to Mr. Hunt
ington's great railway system. In Its
new control the company will have scope
never hitherto contemplated. The acqui
sition of the Pacific Mall Steamship Com-
pany makes possible the Immediate ac
complishment of Mr. Vanderbilfs cher
ished plan of a continuing transportation
system virtually under one management
from the Atlantic through to the Pacific
Coast and thence direct to the far East
The New York Central system, linked
to the Union Pacific by the Chicago &
Northwestern, with natural auxiliaries
already possessed, will now connect with
Pacific Mail steamships for continuous
transportation service to China and Ja
pan. Philippine trade is also, of course,
to 'be incidentally competed for.
Under "Mr. Harriman's control control
in which' W. K. "Vanderbilt directly par
ticipates the Pacific Mall Steamship
Company's affairs will be revolutionized.
More steamships not one or two, but
many will bo -forthwith added to the
company's service. Most of them will be
for Asiatic trade.
It may be disclosed that James J. Hill,
of the Great Northern Railway, Is also
Interested in Mr. Harriman's project. Mr.
Hill and Mr. Harriman have come into
close affiliation In Chicago & Alton and
In Baltimore & Ohio reorganization un
dertakings, and Mr. Harriman is credited
with giving more heed to Mr. Hill's rail
road counsel than that of any other trans
portation authority of the country. Now
freight can be taken from the port of
New -York across the continent by rail
without breaking bulk and sent forward
,by steamship to China and Japan all
under a bill qf lading representing one
centralized transportation Interest
'The Pacific Mail Steamship Line be
comes thus practically a mere "division"
in a Vanderbilt system from New York
to Asia. It is, therefore, not Improbable
that-before long there will be a revival
of tho former reports of consolidation or
what, In substance, may be the same be
tween railway systems from New York
to California.
Several shares have been notable on
the New York Stock Exchange", and they'
have advanced substantially. Generally
this improvement has been attributed io
the fact that assurances have come from
Senator Henna and others quotable as au
thorities that as soon as Congress meets
the Hanna-Payne shipping subsidy bill
meet be passed. No possible change In
the political complexion of tho Congress
elected next month will have bearing
upon this programme, the present Con
gress, in its Winter session, having tho
power to enact the subsidy legislation,
though there are independent observers
'who doubt the ability of Mr. Hanna to
hurry through his bill under any cir
cumstances. However this may be, the disclosure of
Mr. Harriman's control of the company
"makes clear the fact that discounting
Congressional action has not been respon
sible ''for the advance in Pacific Mail's
quotations. Mr. Harriman and Mr. Van
derbilt are credited with having bought
Pacific Mail stock largely in the open
market after having obtained, at private
sale, a block of the stock from a repre
sentative of the Huntington estate. Sub
sequent purchases on the Stock Exchange
have been responsible for the activity and
strength. The 'stock bought from tho
Huntington estate is said to have been
taken over at an average of close to $50 a
share.
Some important changes in the person
nel of the Pacific Mall Steamship Com
pany are likely to be soon announced.
The board of directors, as now consti
tuted. Includes Henry Hart Isaac Gates,
Edwin Hawley, Samuel Thomas, Russell
.Sage, George J. Gould, G. H. Macy, of
New York, and R. P. Schwerln, of Sun
Francisco the latter being vice-president
and general manager. Mr. Harriman and
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., may enter the
directory.
Edwin Hawley, for. years one of C. P.
Huntington's chief lieutenants, can have
the Pacific Mail presidency if he will ac
cept. Mr. Hawley Is credited with hav
ing recently declined the Southern Pa
cific Railway presidency for the reason
that he was not willing to give up his
residence in New York.
Mr. Harriman went West Immediately.
Immediately following his return Pacific
Mail changes may be announced. In Chi
cago Mr. Harriman will meet represen
tatives of the Union Pacific and Chicago
& " Northwestern, and If not James J.
Hill personally, one of the latter's Great
Northern associates.
Under Mr. Huntington's control the Pa
cific Mall Company practically confined
its relations to the Southern Pacific Rail
way. Under a Harrlman-Vanderbllt con
trol It will have the business of various
systems.
Best-Informed Circles Discredit It.
'NEW YORK, Oct 24. The Evening
Post today says:
No credit .was given In the best-Informed
circles today to the report that
the control of the Pacific Mall Company
had passed from the Huntington and
Southern Pacific Interests to Chairman
Harriman, of the Union Pacific, who, It
was asserted, was acting in conjunction
with the Vanderbilt interests. Edwin
Hawley, a director of the Southern Pa
cific Company and the Pacific Mall Com
pany, said there was no truth in the
story. "Other officials of both companies
were equally positive in their denials
This
Bottle
Is known all over
thevorld. It will
be found in al
most every family
mediclno T chest
For half o ccnhjry
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
HAS CURED
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion. Constipation,
Liver and Kidney Trouble,
Malaria, Fever and Ague.
Sold by all druggists and dealers gener
ally. See that a Private Revenue Stamp
k bjoVW'the top. of the bottf
that there was any foundation for the
talk' of the control having passed to new
Interests or that such, a development was
possible.
ITonr Roads Tryinjj to Get It.
NEW YORK, Oct 24. The Mall and
Express says that four transcontinental
railroads are fighting to secure control of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and
that the contest is going on In open mar
ket. This fight Is said to be between tho
Atchison, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific
and Southern Pacific. Companies to obtain
absolute control of the steamship com
pany. To this end It Is said that the
Southern Pacific has been a heavy buyer
of Pacific Mall stock recently In an en
deavor to retain the hold on tho property
which It had exerted through Mr. Huntington.
Tweed Doesn't Know of It.
NEW YORK, Oct 24. Charles H.
Tweed, vice-president of the Southern
Pacific Company, who is closely Iden
tified with the Interests of the estate
of the late Collls P. Huntington, was
afeke'd today regarding the report that E.
H. Harriman had succeeded in securing a
controlling Interest in the Pacific Mall
Steamship Company. Mr. Tweed said:
"I know nothing of it except what I
have read In the papers. Of course, I do
not know what Mr. Harriman may have
In his strong box, .but I know of no
transaction which would tend to corrobo
rate the report."
No Denrlnsr on Portland.
President Mohler says he knows noth
ing of Mr. Harriman's relations with the
Pacific Mail, but that the fact that ho
Is In control of that corporation. It the
report be true, will In no wise Interfere
with an Oriental steamship line from
Portland, for which arrangements aro
now being made. Any influence It may
have on the Portland line will be helpful.
HARRIMAN IN CHICAGO.
Deal Under Wny for Tnfcinfr In the
Knnnas City Southern.
CHICAGO. Oct 24. E. H. Harriman,
head of the big railroad buying and con
solidating syndicate thot bears his name,
arrived in Chicago today to confer with
the attorneys of the Kansas City South
ern and President Felton, of the Alton,
regarding the future management of the
former line, and to discuss the recently
formed traffic agreement of the "U'esrern
roads. Just what the syndicate Intends
to do with tho Kansas City Southern Is
not known. The rumor that this line Is
to be consolidated with the Alton, Illinois
Central and Union Pacific all Harriman
roads and the whole operated as one sys
tem, is generally believed by local rail
road men and financiers. It Is said that
several of the owners of the Kansas City
Southern are against any consolidation
scheme, on the ground that it would tend
to reduce earnings of the various roads In
tho Harriman combine. By maintaining
Independence, the road would be In posi
tion to enter Into arrangements with con
necting lines not owned by the Harriman
people. If the roods under the Influence
of the latter were brought together as
one system, the other lines would com
bine against the syndicate in competitive
traffic.
During the day, it is said, Mr. Harri
man met with the presidents of big
"Western roads operating west of Chi
cago, and discussed rates and traffic or
ganizations at length.
NORTHERN PACIFIC SCHEDULE,
One Daily Train East of Billing;: to
Be Dlnconttnned.
The Northern Pacific will discontinue
one of its through trains to St. Paul next
Sunday. The double train service will
be maintained on the Northern Pacific
from Billings westward, but east of Bil
lings but one train will be run. The time
schedule will not be much, if any.,
changed. The train leaving Portland at
11:30 P. M. will be a Burlington tra!nSnd
will turn off at Billings over the Bur
lington lines to the southward. The train
leaving Portland at 2 P. M. will run
through to St Paul as usual. It its pos
sible that the train will leave Portland
about 1:45, when the new schedule shall
go into effect.
President Mellen, before leaving Port
land, told a reporter that it was extreme
ly improbable that a third train would
be put on the route between Portland
and Seattle. He said It had not even been
discussed as far as he knew. The de
mands of travel, he thought, would be
quite fully met by the present service.
New Road to El Paio.
SANTA PE, N. M., Oct M. Articles of
Incorporation were filed here today of "the
El Paso, Pecos Valley & Eastern Railway,
extending from Roswell to El Paso, Tex.,
a distance of 175 miles. J. J. Hagerman,
of Colorado Springs, Is president. Tho
route Is through Chaves, Eddy and Otero
Counties, New Mexico. This line will
shorten the distance by rail between El
Paso and Kansas City and Chicago SCO
miles. The survey is completed and con
struction work will begin soon after elec
tion. Rate to Livestock. Ansoclntlon.
DENVER, Colo.. Oct 24. The Colorado
Railway Association granted tho applica
tion of the National Livestock Association
for a rate of one fare for the round trip
to Its annual convention, which is to con
vene at Salt Lake City, Utah, January 15.
Railroad Noted.
T. M- Schumacher, vice-president and
general manager of the California Fruit
Express, with headquarters in Los An-
geies, nas resigned' tnis position and will
LOOK H
ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?
If so, write to old Dr. KESSLER today. Don't youknow?
613 MEN WANTED
There ore all over this county old. young and middle-aged men.suiScr
lng from the effects of bad habits when boys. Hundreds caught private
diseases, which have never been property cured. Such men are unlit for
marriage or business, and If they let this disease continue, they will break
out with pimples or sores, sometimes rhoumatlsm, heart disease, paralysis,
dizziness, stomach trouble will follow. They go to sleep sometimes whilo
reading or resting. PRIVATE DISEASE. If not CORED properly, will run
Into stricture, gleet, prostallttis, catarrh of bladder and kidneys, and that
awful disease called chancres and bubols, that have ruined so many young
men for life. DR, KESSLER. at thft old St. Louis Dispensary, has been
doctoring these cases right In Portland for many years. He also cures
tumors, wens, warty growths, old sores, cancers, all kinds diseases of noso,
throat or liver", pr any kidnoy or bowel trouble. Call and see the tape
worms they have taken from person? some 35 feet long.
Rheumatism. Piles. Neuralgia, Headache. Indigestion. Dyspepsia, Itch
ing Skin Diseases and that AWFULEST OF ALL DISEASES, Syphilis
(Pox), Gonorrhea, he cures QUICK WITHOUT ANY CUTTING. His private
ofllce is filled with pictures of these awful diseases. This old doctor can
refer to prominent business men. lawyers, ministers, professors, etc, as;
to bis honesty. EVERYTHING PRIVATE.
When you go to see him he sees you In private rooms. When you wrlto
him, only tho doctor reads your lotter. AVhen you go to consult this doc
tor, take a small bottle urine (made the previous morning) with you. If
writlngk send it by express or mall. Address
J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D.,
ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISPENSARY
23(H YAMHILL ST., PORTLAND, OR. -
sjsHyl 4s5 5 Wffi
If a'woman's crown of glory
is her hair, Jessie Frascr, of
Fine, N. Y., must be a queenly
woman. She wrote us, last
January, that her hair was
nearly 64 inches long and very
thick.
And she gave Ayer's Hair
Vigor all the credit for it.
Ayers Hair Vigor may do
this for you.
VVc don't claim the 64 inches
every time, though.
J. C AifEK. Company,
Practical Chnii3, Lowell, Ma.
Ayer's SnpIU
Ay.r PlIU
Aj" Ague Care
Aye? '3 Hair Vigor
An-i -ferry Pectoral
on November 1 assume the duties of gen
eral agent of the Union Pacific at San
Francisco.
The Canadian Pacific is among the first
of tho railroads to display in Portland ad
r vertlslng matter for the Buffalo Pan-
American exposition.
Two cars in a Portland-Sound grain
train left the track at John Day station,
on the O. R. & N.. yesterday morning and
caused a delay of five hours for the pas
senger train following. The train was
going slowly at the time, and no damage
was done except to th car3 that left tho
track.
OUR FACTORIES IH ENGLAND
Ho-iv Tliey RcjTnrd the New Wentlng
hoaie Electrical "Works at Trafford.
Lcndon ExDress.
Quite recently an American manufac
torythat is. founded by American capi
tal, equipped with American machinery
and worked by American workmen, or a
large proportion of them wai laid down
at Chippenham, near Brlstor, for tho
manufacture of pneumatic tools.
The British Wcstinghousc Electrical
Company are now erecting enormous en
gineering works at Old Trafford, ne ir
Manchester, on similar lines, for the pro
duction of heavy engineering plant The
foundation of such alien industries must
necessarily be considered a distinct slin
i of retrogression in a manufacturing coun
try. 3uch as ours, but it Is dimcuit to
see how it can be otherwise than of com
mercial benefit to it. Of the eduatonal
t value of such there can be no question..
On the other hand, the Americans, in es
tablishing branch manufactories abroad,
are only following our own example, as
shown in the works at Spezzla of Sir
W. G. Armstrong. Whltworth & Co.; In
Sweden and in Spain of Virkers Sons and
Maxim, besides others. Such a policy has
never formed the subject of econom'cal
anlrnrtver-ion. to w'-lch. however. It
would appear to be justly -exposed..
Fire In lllnncanta Town.
WABASHA. Minn.. Oct . The entlro
business part of Mlnneis.ka was burned to
day. Including the postoffice. The Farm
ers elevator and sewral loaded cars
were also burned. Loss. $73,000.
X VlrprlnlR. Aiinisinntlon.
BRISTOL, Tenn . Oct. 24. Joseph Ches
ser. a leading lumber dealer, was assas
sinated at Norton, Va. last night whilo
going out of a hotel. Tho assassin b"
not been arrested.
Elht Hours Vorlcj Ton Hour Pay.
REDDING, Cal.. Oct. 24. Over CC0 miners
employed by the Iron Mountain Copper
Company struck today for an eight-hour
day with tho pay current for a 10-hour
day of 12 50.
Dropped Dead in the Pnlpit.
NEWPORT NEWS. Oct. 24. Dr. J. N.
Craig, of Baltimore, dropped dead In tho
pulpit today while addressing the Pres
byterian Synod of Virginia, now in ses
sion here.
An Easy Part. Touth Ch. 1 don't want to
take that character. I'll make a feol of my
self, sure. Maiden Well, you said you wanted
an easy part. Detroit Frt-o Pnis.
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