Morning Oregonian., May 22, 1905, Image 1

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VOL. XLV. jJsO. 13,869.
POETLAKD, OBEGON, M03SHDAY, MAY, 22, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PftUPEB HORDES
ARE POURING IN
Great Problem Before
American People.
PRESIDENT TAKES IT UP
Many Immigrants of a Very
Undesirable Class.
STEAMSHIPS URGE. TRAFFIC
.Agents All -Over Europe Paint in
Deceptive Colors the Advan
tages of Living in the
nited States.
immigrant arrivals of tex
yhaks.
IKCi SS,r.n6'1001 4S7.91S
lIHj. .. 343,t,0",l!VK; IMK.743
2X0,832 .WAS RT.7.046
1S;S 220.2!!r.i)l 812,670
lsrm 3ii.7;r.:i!MK (cst.).i.oo,ooo
19WJ 44S.572
f HH'AGO. May 21.-(SpecIal.) Walter
We-IIman. wiring from Washington to the
Be -ord-Hcrald, will say, in part, tomor
row that President Roosevolt has taken
up th". immigration question and is pre
paring to call it to the attention o Con
gress and the country- The President be
lieves that one of the most serious prob
lems now confronting the American peo
ple is how to deal with the hordes of un
desirable immigrants Europe is pouring
urcn our shores.
Daring tne fiscal year which ends June
SO nrxt, all immigrant records will be
broktn In those .'12 months well on to
ward 1.000,000 steerage passengers will
hac arrived in the "United States, looking
for !iomc5 or "work. The greatest number
anting in any previous year -was 85T.04C
Cj m- tli 12 months ended with June.
H , t -- iIM iitr tout" va-7T.VT, aim
fn- 5 it win be between 9(0.000 and
1 000,000.
There are appalling figures. They are
thi more appalling when they are ana
lyzl and their significance more fully
und-rstood.
They mean that in a single year there
pours into the country a multitude of
humble people equal to or greater than
the present population of IS states of the
Tr.-n
Mal-c City or Great Size.
V means that if all these newcomers.
poor of purse, and most of them poorer
yet in qualifications for citizenship, were
to arscmble in one place they would alone
make a city exceeded in population by
or.: New York. Chicago and Philadel
phia It means that to every SO men, women
ar.d children in the United States at tne
beginning of the year one is to be added
c-r"-'g the twelvemonth from the steer
ago of the trans-AUantic steamships.
Jt means an increase of about 20 per
cc in the number of men in the United
States whose means of livelihood is such
that they arc officially classed as "labor-c-s
fn the census reports, and this 20 per
cent increase in a single year is reached
by re -konlng that only about one-half of
the - rw arrivals will join the ranks of
wc:k rs at the bottom of the industrial
la. r
Itcports for the President.
1 1 j"w of these amazing facts it Is not
k ;- lsing to learn that President Roose
"vc as upon his dcsk a collection of re
rr bearing upon immigmtlon. which he
is i a f fully studying with the intention of
ug g consideration of the problem upon
C- p-css at an early day. In the opinion
ft ' f President and his advisers, this is
a. i Hem with which the National law
m. k rs and the American people must
w .e, tr.(i that sr.ccdllv.
r ng the first half of this decade the
ttj.' arrivals averaged about 255,000 a
3ci . and during the last half the aver
rg was 58,000 a year. During the' first
tf. r - ears the female immigrants were
40 rr cent of the whole, but during the
've years they have constituted only
0 rr cent.
Fewer of the Desirables.
more serious than the alarming
ir rease in numbers Is the changed char
a tti of the lmmlgaflon. Everyone that
has given any attention at all to the im
migration problem knows how the stream
&hly desirable immigrants that for
mer y flowed from Ireland, the United
3v-gjnm, Germany and Scandinavia has
r-"w almost wholly ceased running, and
h-w a horde of far less desirable Italians,
H-'-garians and Russian Jews has. taken
it- 'acc
P-t It is probable that few realize the
sweeping extent of the shift from the
N h of Europe to the South and South
Of tho 650,000 arrivals during the
fir? Pine months of this fiscal year the
c: z .tries of origin- were as follows:
Auk "i-H Jirary 1S2,44
Germany 2?. 219
Sweden 17,471
Norway 14.S66
West Indlei 10.6S0
France 7.R4S
Denmark ....... 6.175
i- a 1S0.3&0,
J.' 102.19S
r-cand M.062
-T-ar.i 54,11
nd I1.76S
cher words, nearly two-thirds of all
can-"- from Russia, Austria-Hungary and
Ita.y and from the United Kingdom, Ger
man. France and Scandinavia, only a
littlp more than oae-quarter of the total.
Aery Poor aad-Very Ignorant.
Off al returns ? to racial origin. Ht
eraci and financial conditions of the fcn-
migrants arriving the fiscal year ended
last June have been complied and laid
before President Hoosevelt. These returns
throw vivid light upon the social condi
tion and character of the multitudes the
steamship companies are now casting
upon the American shores.
The figures show an alarming increase
in the illiteracy of the immigrants and
the number arriving with less than 150 is
also rapidly Increasing. In the over
whelming list it is also known -that there
are thousands who spring from long lines
of criminals.
-President Roosevelt is carefully inquir
ing into the methods of the various
steamship companies -which encourage
immigration and profit by It. The charge
is made that the steamship coaapanles
have not kept faith with the United
States. They not only advertize tho great
advantages to be gained- by migration
to the United States, but they paint -the
glories of life in this country in such
alluring colors, that the poor people of
other lands are sadly misled.
Agents Throughout Europe.
Then the steamship companies main
tain agents and subagent6 throughout
Europe, drumming up business. The
agents get a commission on each ticket
sold. While the supposition is that the
steamship lines must be careful in order
to protect themselves, as they are liable
to be compelled to carry back to Europe
immigrants who are denied admission by !
our authorities, as a matter of fact the i
steamship lines .exact guarantees from.
suspected ' passengers to meet such- coa-
tingencics, and it Is asserted that, instead
of losing money by being required to
carry back unadmitted persons, they ac
tually profit, getting fares" both ways.
Last month 48 of the steerage passen
gers arriving at Ellis Island were denied
admittance to the United States, 357 on
the ground that they were likely to toe-
come public charges, 51 for violation of
the contract labor laws and because
they had contagious diseases. Nine -were
Insane, three were epileptics, live were
women of evil life and three were ex-
convicts.
FAIRBANKS STARTS-SUNDAY
REPRESENTS PRESIDENT AT
OPENING OP THE FAIR.
"Who Will Accompany the Vice-Pres
ident to Portland HasXot Yet
Been Determined.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Hay 2L Vice-
President Charles' W. Fairbanks will leave
Indianapolis next Sunday for Portland,
Or., where he -will represent President
Roosevelt at the ? opening of the .Lewis
and .Clark.-.Exposition, June 1. A .small
party will accompany the Vice-President,
but JU contpanMun ltU iflt yCtbcen de-"i
termlned. he said tonlgnt.
Alter spending several days at Portland,
the Vice-President will come East.
Vox Popull Not Always Vox Del.
CLEVELAND, May 2L Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie M. Shaw spoke at the
Sunday school of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church here today and said that
he wanted the members of the Sunday
school to know that he and many other
men in public Jlfe at Washington were
church members and Christians, He said
there was a notion In some quarters that
Washington officials did not pay much
attention to religious matters, but he said
that this was not the case.
Mr. Shaw also told the members of the
Sunday school that he wanted them to
know that he had been a Sunday school
superintendent for 20 years. He Bald that
Christ was sacrificed at the demand of
public opinion. He said that it does not
always follow that the voice of the people
is the voice of God.
secretary Shaw left at o oclock over
the Big Four for St. Louis, en route for
Oklahoma City, where he will address
tri-state convention of the Y. M. C A.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
Judge Albion Wincgar Tonrgce.
BORDEAUX, May 2L-Judge Albion
Winegar Tourgee, of Mayville, N. Y.,
American Consul-General here, died today
of acute uraemia, which resulted from
an old wound, aged 67 years. Judge Tor
gee was taken seriously III some months
ago, but his condition afterward Improved
and It was believed he would recover.
Later, however, the disease took another
serious turn, and Judge Tourgee lingered
until this morning.
WASHINGTON. May 21. A cablegram
was received at the State Department to
day announcing Judge Tourgee's death.
He formerly was Consul-General at Hall
fax, N. S.. and was well known asta
lawyer, writer and traveler.
Albion Winegar Tourgee. jurist, author
and diplomat, was born at WUllamsfield,
O., May 2. 1S3S. He graduated from
Rochester University in 1PS2, with the de
grees of A. M. and" LL. D.. and was in
16S3 made Ph. D. by the University of
Copenhagen. He was admitted to the
Ohio bar in ISM. While serving as an offi
cer In the Union Army he was twice
wounded and was for six months a pris
oner of war in Llbby Prison. From 1865
to 1SS1 he lived in North Carolina and
was a member of the North Carolina Con
stitutional Conventions of 1863 and 1S74;
Judge of the Superior Court, 1S6S-1875:
North Carolina member of the Commis
sion for Code Revision; United States
Consul to Bordeaux, 1837-1908: promoted
to Consul-Generalship at Halifax, in July.
1S03. He was editor of the Continent, a
literary weekly, from 1SS1 to 18W: a con
tributor to newspapers and magazines and
appeared on the lecture platform. Among
his best-known novels are: "Figs and
Thistles." "A Fool's Errand." "Bricks
Without Straw," 'A Son of Old Harry,"
"The Man Who Outlived Himself." Judg
Tourgee also wrote essays on financial
and historical subjects.
Peter Busch.
ST. LOUIS, May 21. After a week's Ill
ness from appendicitis, Peter Busch, son
of Adolphus Busch, the brewer, died today
in St. Luke's Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.
Adolphus Busch and their daughters were
on their way to Europe. Before they de
parted from New Tork they were advised
that the condition of the patient was not
serious. An operation failed to relieve
him. and he besan sinking yesterday.
Deaths ia a Demonstration.
BUENOS AYRES. May 21. During a
demoastration of workmen here ted&y,
Socialists ad - tfce - pe-llce had a conflict
sraT In the encounter two - perse were'
killed- and'ttwwindcd.
COMMISSION SAYS
PEACE IS NEAR
Copy of Regulations Found by
State Board Will Cause
Settlement.
ONLY SLIGHT DIFFERENCES
President Goode Will Be Notified To
day of the Discovery Made by
the State Commission and
That Board's Action.
The Lewis and Clark Commission
thinks it has made a discovery that
makes all of the discussion Indulged In
during the past week or more unneces
sary In that it settles the questions at
Issue by the ace of the corporation Itself.
It hag been held by the secretary of
the corporation that no copy of amended
rules and regulations for the gorevnment
of the two organizations had ever been
received by the corporation from the Com
mission. That this was a. mistake or an
oversight was apparently brought to
light yesterday by the dJecoyery of the
document among the pa pars of Secretary
Giltner, of the Comra&etefl. It seems
that a set of rales and regulations ov
ernlng the detail of the management had
been dratted by the corporation and sent
to the Cotsm-lsslon for its indorsement.
These rules were amended in some par
tlculars by the Commission and sent back
to -the corporation on October 12, 1SJL
The corporation considered them and they
were approved by the body and Indorsed
on the back by H. W. Scott, who was
at that time president of the corpora
tJon. On February 26, 1305, the Tcceipt
of a supplementary set of rules was ac
toowlcdged by Secretary Reed by letter,
which was also found among the papers
yesterday unearthed by Secretary Gilt
ner.
Committee Sleets.
According to previous agreement the
committee of six met yesterday after
noon at A :30 o'clock for the considera
tion of the answer sent by the corpora
tion to the Commission and referred by
the latter oganizatlon to the committee
lor consideration and report.
In view of the discovers' made by Secrer
tary Giltner it was deemed best for tbS
.CtnnniliilTjii le1-jsttct"the. jecrerarv'tii-
communicate with the corporation In rc-
garff to Mr. Reed s reply to their re
quests.
It was held that the rules and regula
tions found were the original articles
for -the government of the two bodies.
and, inasmuch as they had been con
curred In by the corporation, they were
binding upon the corporation. The new
rules submitted with Mr. Reed's
reply were not acceptable to the Com
mission in their entirety, but would be
all right Insofar as they1 agreed .with
the original draft. The chief difference
lies in tho -provisions made for the issu
ance of passes and for some other rights
of action. In the old set of rules, yester
day found, it is provided that the presi
dent of the corporation, the -president
of the Commission and the dlrector-gen
eral should be a committee Into the
charge of which should be given the
right to issue passes and perform other
official acts. The change in the by-laws
made at the time of the election of Presi
dent Goode, merged, the office of presi
dent and -director-general of the corpora
tion so that the power delegated by the
rules Is now vested in the hands of
the president of the corporation, Mr.
Goode, and the president of the Com
mission, Mr. Myers.
Secretary Giltner was accordingly In
structed to Inform the corporation that
the Commission stood upon the original
rules as amended by it and indorsed by
the corporation.
fleeting of Commission.
After having discussed the other phases
of Mr. Reed's reply the committee of six
adjourned and a meeting of the Commis
sion was -called. The report of the com
mittee was heard and the recommenda
tions made by It were ordered adopted.
Some discussion came up over the
charge of $2 made by the corporation for
all photo passes issued to the employes
on the grounds. As. It now stands, each
person employed on the grounds, or those
who will be so engaged during the- course
of the Exposition, must have passes upon
which are small photographs of the per
son who Is to use the permit. For this
photo Riser Bros., the official photog
raphers of the Exposition, charge a fee
of $2. The Commission held at its meet
ing yesterday that this charge was too
great, and ordered Secretary Giltner to
recommend to the corporation that the
sum be reduced to 50 cents.
The secretary was also instructed to
ask the corporation that & statement of
the space allotments be made to the Com
mission at the earliest date possible.
The Commission will also insist that no
concessions be given in the Forestry
building to any one. and that the building
be preserved as near in rts present state
as possible. Outside of the exhibits, it is
not desired by the Commission to have
anything in the building.
Another thing to which the Commission
took some exception was the reported
sale of the lavatories In the different
buildings to different concessionaries. It
has been reported to the Commission that
the corporation had sold, -or was prepar
ing to sell, the different lavatories con
structed In the various buildings to a
company formed to take charge of them,
with the understanding that the com
pany should charge a fee for their use. "
The Commission takes the stand that
these apartments have been constructed
by the state and are the property of the
state and were built for the use and .con
venience of the nuMic. -It therefore In
structed the secretary to acaH&tet the
cerjratien with the -fact that it was the'
oi tne weramsMsn mat se soch
concessions be granted, and further, that
use commission insists that no puou
utility or convenience In any of the state
sulkllngs be used as a money-making
prMositlon by the corporation.
In every other thins done by the cor
poration the Commission agreed, aad
tne changes desired are slight, ever
.which, as the Commission believes. there
ill be but small difference of opinion, if
at all. It is thought that there will be
no further discord "between the- corpora
tion and the Commission. The answer o
the Commission Is being prepared by the
president, the secretary and Mr. Minor,
the attorney employed, and will be trans
mltted to President Goode seme time
today.
President .Goode, of the Lewis and Clark
Corporation, when asked about the old
and supposedly original set of rules and
regulations which were produced by Sec
retary Giltner, of the Commission, at the
meeting of that body, would make no
statement regarding the matter. In view
of the fact that he had not been shown
the document or had not been notified of
the action of the Commission as yet, he
did not wish to discuss the question at
this time.
'WAITS FOR NOTIFICATION
Government Will Then Act in Venc
z tla'Ty Aspjvpi tGae.
WASHINGTON. May 21. The State De
partment will await official notification
from the American charge at Caracas of
,the decision of Federal Court of Cassa
tion against the New York & Bermudez
Asphalt' Company before deciding what.
if any, further steps are to be taken by
this Government to protect the Interests
of the company. If It shall appear -that
the rights of the company have been in
fringed and justice defied as a result of
the decision, an effort will be .made to
have the whole question referred to arbi
tration. Just what would be the outcome at such
a reauest. however, is a. mittr nt mnMi
conjecture, as President Castro heretofore
nas curtly declined to agree to this meth
od Of dCtermlnlniT the romnanv'H
The whole question of the dlss?Iutlon of
the contract enioved hv the Jiw "VorV x-
pcrmuaez company nas been pending be
iorc ine mgn Venezuelan courts for near
ly a year. Alter notice- that the irovrn
ment had entered suit for annullment of
contract was siven bv the rovernmsnt If
affalrs were put into the hands of a re
ceiver appointed by the Venezuelan gov
ernment.
D0WIE COLONY IN MEXICO
Xcarly a Million Acres Have Been
Secured.
MEXICO CITY. Vay 21. Gladstone
Dowie. . son Of the Zion nronht. .Tnhn
Alexander Dowie. and Judce Ramf-
"U. adviser, are In the city completing
oeisJifc for the Ukintr over of a. lars
tract Tif land for ?h nnrnn p eaVilfVi-
Jng- a colpny In Mexico-similar to that at
sAtm uuy.-iu. m an interview today Mr.
Dowie said:
"We have secured, an option : k -oh6 Of
Mr YlXCM-'IXlCA- AaLTirUP 1YYM
acres of territory In the State of Tamiil
Jpas. We are also negotiating- to acquire
farmlnsr lands. maJtlne a. total of -t mnrrtv
acres. The papers closing the deal have
been signed by the Zlon agents' and Lieu-.
tenant-Colonel Manuel Gonzales, the own-:
n f thn harlnnHa. anil In 3 tmrr vV
win Begin tne active work of establish
ing our colony.
Monument to Galveston Victims,
GALVESTON. Tex.. May 2L With im
pressiv ceremonies the monument erect
ed by the Woodmen of the World to the
memory of Galveston Woodmen who per-
lsnea in tne uaai wave of iwo was un
veiled today,.at Lake View Cemetery, ac
cording to the ritual of the Woodmen
Among those who participated was J. C.
Root, sovereign commander of Canada.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
lESiflRDArs-Mulmum temperature. 52
dec.; minimum, 4i deg. Total precipitation,
0.09-inch.
TODAY'S Partly- clouiy, with showers:
warmer; westerly winds.
NatioB&I.
Immigration problem will be brought before
congress by Pretldeat Rooaerelt. Page 1.
War Department statement cays the policy
concerning Panama Canal purchase Is
unchanged. Tage 1.
"Vlet-Pre!ant Fairbanks starts for Portland
nxt Sunday. Page 1.
rolltieaJ.
Odell' candidate for Mayor of New Tork has
lost hla prestige. Page 1.
Strike aad Klots ia Chicago.
Negro killed and white man mortally wounded
m more riots In Chicago. Page 1.
Extension of teameters' strike in Chicago may
lead to calling out of troops. Page 3.
Jn the Islaadii.
Striking Japanec laborers ourround whites in
couruioue on iaianc or Maul. Page 3.
Colonel Taylor wounded in light of Philippine
constabulary with tie Pulajanea. Page 3.
War la the Pfer East.
Russian Baltic fleet la said to have eluded Ad
miral Togo. Page 5.
General Llnieritch reports Japanese In force
on bis left flank. Page 5.
Russia.
Cxar announces a board of strategy to make
army and. nary pull together. Page 4.
Russia ready to reach favorable terms with
America regarding Imports. Page 4.
Domestic
Seventy-mile gale does great damage at Fort
vvorth. Tex,; one man killed. Page 4.
Thirteen-year-old girt steals baby buggy in
Toronto. OnL, and kills the baby. Page 3.
Standard Cil pipelines will handle entire
product of Kansas. Page 1.
Judge Albion W. Tourgte, author, dies at Bor-
ceaux. Page i
Dr. Moffat advocates new -reralon of Psalms
to help unite the branches of the Presby
terian Church. Page 4.
Pacific Ceast.
Goremor "Chamberlain will be early In the field
lor re-election. Page S.
Two clothing stores are bnmed in vwh
Taklma; bearlly 1 Mured. Page 2.
Bulk of Father Metayer's estate at Albany goes
10 nia pnrate secretary. Page 2.
tamenae strike of gold made In Southern Or
egon mine. Page 4.
Sport.
Pacific Coast League scores Portland 1-3, San
raausco b-j; taiue 3-3. Oakland 2-7-Los
Angeles 2, Tacoaa 1. Page 11.
Scores of Eastern leagues. Page 11.
Perasd aad Ylefadtr.
State commission. Sada copy of rules' and reg
Tiiauons gorermsg agreement with. Lewis
and Clark Cerporattes. Page 1.
Steamer Kilfeu-nT returas to Fortlaad-Saa Praa-
asco run. page IX.
Braagtltae. "Booth. Salvatloa. Army commaa-
cerv giree twe lectores. ' Page-W.-
Portlaad Consol sated' Railway to be mM for
rag, ji. ,
DesRBcrata -Beed :wee Republfeaa vsXes" to
elct Las. " rxe7.. (
T
Odell's Candidate Mixed Up in
Equitable Assurance Scan
dal in New York.
SOLD BONDS TO S0QIETY
Five Tammany Senators AVlio Voted
Against 75 - Cent Gas Have
Housed Opposition- to -the
Machine of the Tiger.
NEW TORK, May 21. (Special.) Tam
many Leader Chanes P. Murphy Is back
in the city. Republican State Chairman
Odell is expected home from Europe with
in a few weeks, and already the opposing,
political camps are beginning to take on
an air of expectancy.
The candidate who was being groomed
by Odcil, and whose chances of meeting
with approval of the Citizens' Union, is no
longer being considered.
This individual was Jacob H. Echlff, the
banker, and a few months ago he would
have been regarded as an ideal nominee
for the Mayoralty. An independent Re
publican, of high standing in the commu
nity, wealthy, and with a large personal
following, he apparently filled every re
qulrcment.
Just one thing happened to upset every
thing. That was the Equitable Life As
surancc Society revelations.
Weakened by Bond Sale.
Mr. Schiff has been a director of the
society for a good many years. The reve
lations made during the falling-out be
tween the Hyde and Alexander forces
show that Mr. Schiff's firm had disposed
of large quantities of bonds to the Equi
table, and although no wronff lias been
proven, yet the prominence Mr. Schiff
has attained In tne controversy would
weaken him materially if he was a can
didate for office.
Republican leaders admit that Schiff is
certainly out of it. A3 one of them put it
the other dayr
"Schiff possessed many of the elements
of a good candidate, and could bring us
a large campaign fund, but we would lose
the votes of every man In "New York who
has a life Insurance policy. They all are
xboVjaccd taf,gchlrC is-resrws.!ihl for a
good deal of the present trouble, and we
could not convince them to the contrary
If all the life-insurance men and bankers
in the world gave him a certificate of good
character."
Jar. Schiff fully realizes the forces
against him,, and. has accepted hi3 fate.
It-is a bitter blow to him, however, as he
has long cherished an ambition to be
Mayor of Greater New York.
Tammany Senators Repudiated.
An Interesting political feature at prcs
ent Is the fact that the five Tammany
Senators who voted against 73-cent gas
have not been seen in their districts since
the Legislature adjourned.
Leader Murphy has repudiated the. t and
declared that every one must retire to
private life. Their terms have another
year to run, however, and if reports are
true they made enough money to satisfy
them for a while.
All of the five, however, represent what
are known as tenement-house districts.
and the feeling among their constituents
is of the bitterest.
The way the Gas Trust conducts its
business, and its total indifference to pub
lic opinion, must be experienced to be ap
preciated.
Customers are compelled to make de
posits of from Jo to 510. which draws no
Interest, and unless bills are paid within
three days after presentation, the gas is
cutoff.
Bills may be entirely unreasonable; in
fact, there are well authenticated cases
where. patrons have been out of the city
and are asked to pay. largo sums.
Arrogance of. Gas Trust.
Complaints, even in cases like this, are
utterly Ignored. It Is a case of pay or
lose your gas, and naturally Xew York
ers have to choose the least of two evils
and pay.
District leaders are receiving personal
and written complaints from voters the
general tenor of which Is that, unless the
Senators who have disregarded public
sentiment are properly disciplined the
aforesaid electors will do unpleasant
things to the Democratic ticket.
For a lost opportunity to cut gas bills
one quarter is enough to make any voter
riled.
New fuel has been added to the public
Indignation by the action of the Consoli
dated Gas Company (the gas trust) In
reducing Its quarterly dividend from
per cent to 2 per cent-
Some person who is accurate at figures
has estimated that this reduction, which
was unexpected and is -unexplained,
amounts to 51.160.CCO. just about the sum
which rumor had declared it cost the
gas trust to defeat the bill reducing .the
price of gas from Jl a thousand to' 73
cents.
Boast of Drunken Senator.
On the night the Legislature .closed a
certain Senator, while Intoxicated, boast
fully declared that he didn't care
whether he returned again or not, be
cause the gas company had "staked" him
to 5W.G0Q.
This remark has reached the attention
of the District Attorney of Albany Coun
ty, and he is quietly making an Investi
gation. In this matter he is being ably
assisted by District Attorney Jerome, of
New York, who Is quietly seeking to dis
cover whether or not the "suspected
five" have made any large bank deposits
of late.
In .tola1 he has been asmired ef the
active assistance ef Taj&raasy HalL
leader Murpfey aow rests HBkr the sus
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picion of so engineering his Senators that
Just 'enough Tammany, men broke away
to give the trust people a majority.
Despite all his protestations of inno
cence, this view Is generally accepted as
correct, and Mr. Murphy will be very
happy indeed if he can show conclusively
that his followers defied public sentiment
because of cash bribes, and not because
of orders from the Wigwam.
Citizens' Union in the Field.
The Citizens Union entered the field
last week by naming a committee to con
fer with other organizations on tho sub
ject of a. Fusion city ticket.
It is safe, tosay that even If there Is
fusion, the wishes of the "Cits" will not
receive as respectful attention as they
have in the past. To quote one Repub
lican: "Wo are willing that they should ride
in the wagon with the rest of us, but
they cannot furnish the horses and drive,
and expect us to pay for it."
Several leading members of the Citizens'
Union have created terrified excitement
among their associates by talking kindly
of Mayor McClellan.
One of them In particular, John Brooks
Leavltt, wants to know why ho should
not be renominated, as he has given the
city a nonpartisan business administra
tion. TiCavitt a 3Ian Abhorred;
Mr. Leavltt is still alive, but he is re
garded with horror by his straight-laced
associates 'and sits among them like one
apart.
.And as Mr. Leavltt is generally admit
ted to be a pure-minded, publicrsplrited
Individual, without the slightest trace of
personal political ambition. It naturally
causes him to mourn exceedingly.
In the meantime the municipal owner
ship campaign Is progressing merrily,
and there seems to be no doubt but that
a ticket under this auspices will be pre
sented In the Fall.
Mr. Hearst is still In Europe, but the
other leaders are active, and expect to
form a considerable figure around elec
tion time.
STANDARD PIPES II KANSAS
CONNECTIONS TO KEAOII HALF
ACROSS CONTINENT. "
Preparations Made for llHiidliiig'En
tirc Product of the Fields ot
the State.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21. W. F.
Gates, of Independence. Kan., superin
tendent of all the pipelines of the
Standard In Kansas, Missouri, Indian
Territory and 0klahoma, said today:
"We arc preparing- to take care of
nil the oil, production in the Kansas
field. The Whiting, L T.. pipeline will
no completed n few diys and then
we can handle all tho oil produced
west of the MlsissippI Elver."
The; Standard's pipeline to Whiting
from its Sugar Rock refinery is nearly
established on the outskirts of Kansas
City, and will be completed next Fri
day, according to officials who have
visited the local plant. The Whiting:
line, the construction of which was
begun last September, is to supply an
outlet for 6,000,000 barrels of oil stored
by the company at Humboldt, Canea,
Ramona and Needesha, Kan. At Whit
ing the pipeline will connect with the
company's lines to Bayonne, N. J., thus
completing- a line that will reach half
way across the continent.
Tiie effect of the completion of the
line to Whiting- will be that tho Stand
ard OilCompany will bo able to handle
5,000 barrels of oil a day. Already
tho pipeline superintendents of tho
company are laying out new plans in an
ticipation of the completion of the
Whiting line. One of these lines will
run from Paola to Rantoulo. .The con
struction forces of the company are
also working on an order - recently is
sued, for the construction of 150 tanks
of 35,000 barrels capacity each.
Mr. Gates said he was unable to
state just where these tanks would "be
located.
CANAL. POLICY UNCHANGED
Statement Is Given Out From
the
. War Department.
WASHINGTON, May 21. (Special.)
The following statement was given out
at the War Department tonight:
"No little amusement has been created
in the Administration at Washington and
among its friends over the attempt to dis
tort tho facts about the Panama pur
chases, and especially in the attempt to
show that under pressure there has been
an alteration in policy. Ever since Secre
tary Taft and the Panama commission.
with tho President's approval, announced
their intention, there has not been the
slightest change, and all statements to
the contrary have no foundation what
ever." The statement seems to indicate some
difference of opinion between the Presi
dent and Scretary Taft regarding- the
policy of purchasing supplies for the
Isthmian canal wherever they can be so-
cured at the lowest prices.
After the policy of buying supplies either
In America or abroad had been an
nounced, great pressure was exerted by
the "standpatters" to have the matter
left for determination of Congress. Speak
er Cannon was at the white House and
urged this course on the President. The
matter was presented to the Cabinet
meeting Friday and the subsequent Inti
mation given that concessions had been
made the ultra-protectionists to the ex
tent that only necessary material would
be purchased until an opportunity had
been given Congress to enact legislation
on the subject. This is now followed bv- a
declaration from Secretary Taft that there
nas been no change of policy.
There will undoubtedly bo a renewal of
pressure upon the President either to have
supplies oougnt from American manufap.
turcrs at increased prices or nothing done
untu axier assemming of Congress.
Barges to Carry Panama Supplies.
PHILADELPHIA. May 2L In view nf
the possible difficultr of the Nn.tfr.rmi
Government In obtaining vessels to carry
supplies and machinery to Panama to be
used In the building of the canal there,
barge owners of this city will make an
effort to get the business. One barge com
pany has already sent proposals to the
Secretary of War offering to carry the
Government's freight to Colon.
Shipping men say- that the scheme is
practicable, 'although no cargoes have
ever been sent -to, Colon In bargee.
NEGRO MOB GR1E
F00 VENGEANG
WhiteManfCillsColored
Chicago Teamster,
SHOT DOWN BY AN OFFICER
Refuge of Wounded Man Is
Wrecked With Stoness .
RIOTERS-CLAMOR FOR PREY
Police Show the Body as .of. a Dead
Person, and Finally. Induce
the ' Frenzied Blacks
to Disperse.
CHICAGO. May 2i. Chicago.-is threat
ened with a race war of seriius- propor
tions. Embittered by the shooting of
Enoch Carlson, an . S-year-oId boyj last
week, by two negroes, the residents; in
the vicinity of Twenty-ninth and Dear
born streets have armed themselves, and
clashes between white and colored men
have become so frequent since the Carlson
murder that it has been found necessary to
detail. scores of policemen in the district
to preserve peace. Even this precaution
.has been unsuccessful in keeping the op
posing factions apart.
In a riot that broke out in this district
tonight between- the whites and the
blacks, James Grayj colored, was killed.
Harry BcrnsteUt was mortally wounded
and a building In which Bernstein was
being held a captive, suffering from bul
let wounds, was stoned and partially
wrecked by a mob of 1000 persons.
The trouble started when James Gray
accused Bernstein and a white companion
of being trouble-makers. Since the team
sters strike Gray has been employed by a
coal company as a driver. The merits of
the strike and the shooting of young "Carl
uon were up for discussion. Angry words
soon Jed to blows, and in the. fight tha
lu wwcu vji iiy uiii.v a. uiuip, ana uiLacKca
the men.
Bartender Fires Four Shots.
Bernstein, who Is a bartender, drew: a
revolver, and fired four shots. Two of
the bullctf took effect In Gray's body. He
fell unconscious and died while being re
moved to a hospital.
As Bernstein and his companions were
leaving the scene two colored men seized
the bartender and a scuffle for possession
of the revolver began. Special Policeman
Tinsley, colored, came running up. Seeing
the colored policeman approaching, Bern
stein swung the revolver toward him, and,
according to Tinsley, discharged the wea
pon twice.
Tinsley returned the fire, shooting four
bullets Into Barnstcin's body. Bernstein
fell unconscious, and a. crowd that had
gathered made toward Tinsley and the
wounded man. With the assistance of an
other negro, Tinsley picked Bernstein up
and ran into a near-by saloon.
Holds Crowd at Bay. .
Tinsley stood in the doorway .with drawn
revolver. The crowd, which was com
posed of negroes, was crying for ven
geance for the killing of Gray, and Tins
ley, seeing that he would not be ablef to
keep them back unassisted, shut and
barred the door.
Tho crowd, which had now grown to the
proportions of n. mob, moved on the build
ing.. Finding all tho doors locked, and
being unable to force them open, sticks
and other missiles were thrown at the
building, and every window and fixture
In tho place was shattered and demol
ished. While the disturbance was at Its height,
three negroes, who had followed Tinsley
Into the saloon, dragged Bernstein into
tho basement, and, armed with clubs,
stood ready to defend him. In the mean
time two patrol wagons and an ambulance
filled with policemen were hurried to the
scene.
Body Shown to the 3Iob.
It was only after a desperate fight, In
which sevoral of the rioters were badly
bruised by the policemen's clubs, that the
mob was forced back from, the saloon,
shouting for Bernstein. The police told
them that Bernstein had been killed, and,
to make good the remark, the bartender,
who was unconscious, was placed on a
stretcher, a cover thrown over his .face
and brought to the door of the saloon.
This had a quieting effect on the crowd
and they soon dispersed. At the hospital
Bernstein was revived.
Another exhibition of the feeling exist
ing between the whites and blacks "was
given late tonight, when Charles Poske
was shot In the shoulder by a colored man
during a disturbance at Twenty-third
street and Stewart venue. Poske is a
watchman in a coolyard, and he asserts
that several negroes started a quarrel
with him.
REINA MERCEDES REPAIRED
Captured Spanish Vessel Now a
Model Receiving Ship in Navy.
PORTSMOUTH. May 2L The cruiser.
Reina Mercedes, captured at Santiago
during the war with Spain, sailed today
for Newport, R. I., after having been re
modeled as a receiving ship. The cruiser
has been undergoing repairs for nearly
five years and is said now lo be one of
the best-equipped receiving ships In the
Navy.
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