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TOL. XLV- XO. 13,987.
PORTIAlSiD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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ST. PAULDN ROCKS
OFF POINT GORDA
Passengers Safely Put
on Other Vessels.
OK THE WAY TO PORTLAND
During Dense Fog Vessel Is
Luredjo Ocean Graveyard.
PROBABLY A TOTAL LOSS
Heavy Inshore Current Takes Steam
ship Fifteen allies Out of Her
Course and She Plies Up
With a Gentle Shock.
HAS LOST TIIKEE VESSELS.
Captain Clem Randall, master of the
Ill-fated St. Paul, has had singular
had fortune within the pant few years,
in losing three steamships under his
command, as follows:
Orizaba Plied up on the rocks oft
the coast of Alaska about the year
1000.
Geo. W. Elder Hung on a rock pin
nacle In the Columbia River. January
21. 1005.
St. Paul Run ashore on rocky coast
off Point Gordo, Cal.. October 5, 1003.
EUREKA, Cal., Oct. 5. The steamer SL
Paul, of the San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Company, under command of
Captain Clem Randall, bound from San
Francisco to Portland, "went ashore early
this morning at Point Gorda, a short dis
tance south of the entrance to this har
bor, during a dense fog. She had 75 pas
sengers on board, all of whom -were safe
ly transferred to other steamers. The
vessel, which was laden with --a cargo of
general merchandise, will probably be a
total loss.
The coast off Point Gorda !s feared by
all Coast seamen. It Is rocky and trea-Mi-cjous.
The old .Humboldt was wrecked
then about ten years ago, jmd-was a
complete loss. The Orizaba wenL,ashore
on the rocks there five years ago, and
the Homer was another ship to b caught
on the jagged reefs at that place,
a The tug Ranger arrived at 10 o'clock
with five passengers taken from the
wrecked St Paul. Thirteen of the St.
Paul's passengers were transferred to the
steamer Pomona, which left here today
for San Francisco. The remainder of the
St. Paul's passengers and crew, S3 in num
ber, are supposed to "be on the steamer
Vanguard, which is now outside Humboldt
Bay, unable to cross on account of heavy
weather. It is possible that the Van
guard's passengers have been transferred
to the Pomona also.
Miles Out of Her Course.
When the St. Paul strukc she was 15
miles out of her course. The third officer
was at the bridge at the time. The steam
er struck at 3 o'clock this mqrnlnng. dur
ing a dense fog. She now lies with her
str'.n td the beach, 150 yards from the
shore,, and has been abandoned by captain
and orew. It is thought that the vessel
will be a total loss.
The St. Paul lies lrfa nest of rocks, bow
to thcr' northwest, and with a slight list
to seaward, 1 miles below Point Gorda.
Apparently, she is in good condition, the
sea having smoothed down considerably
since she struck. It is smooth between
the wreck and shore, but rough on the
outside.
That some big craft had met disaster
down the coast was first reported to Eu
reka this morning at 9:15 o'clock, when a
message, came summoning a tug. The
iuentity of the craft was then unknown.
and it was decided to await the coming of
the steamer Roanoke, v which it was
thought might have some news of the
wreck. The Roanoke had not seen any
craft in distress, and llfesavers at once
left the city, departing about noon.
Passengers Stick to Wreck.
When the tug arrived this evening, all
the passengers were still on the craft,
having preferred the -shlp, which was in
no danger, to the rough, inhospitable
coast, which offered no protection. Two
hawsers had been sent ashore, and the
passengers could easily have gone ashore
at any time had it "become necessary. The
tug was gladly hailed, and without loss
of time everybody was taken aboard with
out accident.
The tug then started for Eureka, leav
ing the wreck shortly after dark. At that
time the sea was growing smoother, and
the hull of the vessel was resting more
easily. Although the vessel had not be
gun to break up, it pounded heavily at
timesbut the passengers were at no time
alarmed after the first shock in the early
morning, when a majority were in their
berths.
The vessel struck without a hard shock.
The officers soon restored order, and as
Jt was seen that there was no imminent
danger, the shore was spoken for assist
ance, and all settled down to wait for
relief.
Dragged Ashore by Current.
The St. Paul Is ashore at nearly the
same point whore the old steamer Hum
boldt was los.t several years ago. In that
case, too, the passengers were, all saved,
but the vessel was a total loss, as the
SL Paul is lbcely to be. It is believed the
vessel's plight was partly due to the
heavy inshore current, which sets in at
this-tlme of the year. All mariners have
complained of it, and a vessel once lost
in the fog is .fortunate if she succeeds In
escaping IL
It Is extremely problematical how long
the SL Paul will be able to hold together.
Shipping men are not Inclined to think
there is much chance for salvage, as the
vessel lies in a position which makes It
impossible to reach her by anything but
small craft.
After striking the rocks, the SL Paul
sounded whistles of distress, but owing
to the early hour and absonce of houses.
some time elapsed before anyone was
aroused. "When Charles Bfoll, a ranch
er, appeared, he was greeted by cheers by
the passengers, whose fears were last
subsiding, however, through assurances
given by the officers. j
Cheers for Awakened Rancher, j
It required some time to make Bfoll
understand what was wanted, but upon
realizing the true state of affairs he left
without delay. Another cheer followed
him, for all knew it would be but a few
hours, at most, before a tug or other
craft would arrive in the vicinity.
The distance from the wreck to the
town of Petrolla is seven miles, and Bfoll
walked and ran the distance in less than
an hour. He was greatly excited, and
several minutes elapsed before he could
make known the plight of the vessel, and
he then experienced trouble In reaching
Eureka by telephone.
Steps were then taken to guard against
an emergency. It being uncertain as to
what damage the vessel had sustained
and how long It would be possible for the
passengers to stay ahoard. Sailors em
barking in a small boat managed to get
a huge hawser to land, and after securely
fastening it, returned for another, which
was landed more easily. The passengers
began collecting their, valuables and bits
Of baggage.
A steam schooner, believed to be the
Noyo, aided the Ranger in taking the
passengers from the wrecked steamor.
Record of Captain Randall.
ASTORIA. Or., OcL 5. (SpeclaL) Cap
tain Clem Randall, of the steamship SL
Paul, has been in the steamship and tug
boat service on the Pacific Coast from
boyhood, and has held master's papers
for about 17 years. He began as a deck
hand, running with his father. Captain
S. S. Randall, in the merchants' and own
ers' service of San Francisco, known as
the "Red Stack Line." He remained
with that company for a number of years,
aifd his last berth as mate with with his
father on the tug Wizard during her serv
ice on the Columbia River bar in 18S7.
The following year he was appointed a
master, and took command of the Red
Stack tug Water Witch. Later he en
tered the employ of the Spreckels Tug
boat Company, at San Francisco, and
was given command of the tug Relief, re
maining on her until Captain Dan Has
kell was appointed a bar pilot at San
Francisco, when he succeeded Captain
Haskell as master of the -tug Fearless.
Captain Randall continued as master of
tho latter vessel until about six or seven
years ago, when he took command of the
steamship Geo. W. Elder.
With the exception of jraklntf one trip
to Alaska for the Pacific CoasUAteamship
Company, on the Orizaba, and which was
lost, he continued as master of the "Elder
uritt-?h.e stranded on the rocks near Go
ble. When the SL Paul was placed on
the Portland-San Francesco run he was
given charge of her.
TO COME OX THE AMBIANCE
Passengers of the St. Paul Will Be
Two Days Late.
Confirmation of the wreck of the
steamer SL Paul and advice regarding
the disposition of her passengers was
VESSEL AND CARGO INSURED.
Point Gorda Is 184 miles north of
Golden Gate, 14 miles nouth et Cape
Mendocino and S2 miles couth of
Eureka.
The SL Paul was owned by the San
Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.,
an adjunct of the Pacific Mall Steam
ship Company, and was under com
mand of Captain Clement Randall.
She left San Francisco at 11 o'clock
last Wednesday forenoon for Astoria
and Portland. On board were 87 pas
sengers, of whom 78 were In the
cabin. In the hold was a cargo of
2000 tons of general merchandise.
A valuation of $250,000 was today
placed by the Pacific Mall officials on
the St. Pauly&id she was ald to have
been fully Insured. Her cargo was also
well insured.
received at the local offices of the
company yesterday In a telegram from
R. P. Schwerln, general manager of
the San Francisco & Portland Steam
ship Company, at San Francisco.
The telegram received read:
San Francisco, Cal., OcL 3. It Is reported
SL Paul ashore at Point -Gorda. Said to be
total loss. Pasasngers landed. Am arranging
send passengers Portland per Alliance due- Eu
reka today. Will notify you re substitute soon
as possible. R. P. SCHWERIX.
This indicates that the SL Paul's
passengers were safely Janded and will
be brought to Portland on the Alliance,
but a day or two late. Up to a late
hour last night, the local office of the
steamship company had received no
further Information from either San
Francisco or Eureka.
Negotiations are under way for a
boat to take the St, Paul's run. This
vessel will mainly -take are of the
passenger list, since the boats recently
chartered by the company will be able
to take care of all frelghL x
In the absence of definite informa
tion as to the cause of the wreck, ship
ping men were at a loss yesterday to
account for IL While the SL Paul Is
the third vessel to go down under
Captain Clem Randall, he is consid
ered to be one of the best and most
competent masters on the Coast and
his reputation is such that captains in
port are loath to believe that the
wreck was caused through an error In
navigation. Prior to the SL Paul wreck
Captain Randall lost the Orizaba on
the Alaska coast, while laylne tho
Government cable, and was in com
mand jlI the Geo. W. Elder when
she was' wrecked at Goble last Janu
ary. In both of these cases, however.
It is asserted that the pilots were sole
ly responsible and not Captain Ran
dall. Hoot Holds First Reception.
WASHINGTON. OcL S. Scretary Root
held his first weekly Teceptlon today for
the diplomatic corps. About every Am
bassador. Minister and Charge d' Affaires
now In Washington .called at the State
DeparttnfeBt during tba Xereueea,
CALL GRAND JURY
ON lit FINANCE
Jerome Will Call Special Ses
sion on the Insurance
Revelations.
PUBLIC FEELS OUTRAGED
When Committee Has Finished In
quiry, He . Will Drag High
Placed Thieves Before the
Bar of Justice.
.NEW YORK. OcL 5. District Attor
ney William T. Jerome announced in a
statement to Justice Davy, in the crim
inal branch of the Supreme Court, today,
that he intended to present to an ex
traordinary grand Jury the revelations
affecting" the conduct of life insurance
business which have been made before the
legislative Investigating committee. Mr.
Jerome said the Inquiry by this commit
tee has shown greater moral obliquity
and moral obtusencss on the part of per
sons Important in the business world than
did "the chocking revelations" In regard
to the Equitable Llf.s.
He said there was public' excitement and
a sense of outrage at what bad been
done and that It would undoubtedly meet
with general commendation If he were to
select certain Individual transactions and
place them before the grand jury at once.1
However, he considered It his duty to wait
until the Investigating committee had
completed its work and then to ask for
an extraordinary grand Jury and lay be
fore it the matters disclosed by his own
study of the situation, as well as that of
others. This he said, he intended to do.
Outraged at AVickcd Deeds.
In his statement to the court. Mr. Je
rome said:
It would be a very simple thing for the
District Attorney of this county to select
certain individual transactiona and place them
before the sr&nd Jury when It Is In session.
It would undoubtedly meet with general com
mendation If he should do so. The time,
however, when a public officer, must show
that he is acting according to his Judgment,
and not accordlnc I what may be the ephem
eral sentiment of the community, however,
1b when there Is public exdtemenL I must
eay on thla subject there Is public cxcitemeoL
There Is In this community, and I presume
throughout the state, a sense of outrage at
what haa been done. There Is a. burning and
general desire that eomtbodjj should be hurt
.ior the tblsss which iitve "6efa ooe which
TP
Walt Till Committee tFlalshes.
To take up this examination .at suciu a
time as this would be to work Under the best
conditions. Thus here is this committee In
session which la ilndlnr more and- more facta,
that bear on the whole rltuatlon. which under
the eucceasful handling of witnesses by Its
astute cocnsel Is bringing forth matters that
may very properly be the subject of an ln
qulry by on extraordinary grand Jury.
I have considered the question very care
fully and I have, as Your Honor knows,
conferred with Your Honor on this grave sit
uation, and it would not be wise for me at
this time to ask for the extraordinary Kr&nd
Jury. It Is my duty, whatever the public
demand may be on that eubject at this time,
to say no; It Is my duty to wait until that
committee has completed Its work and then
to aak for the extraordinary grand Jury and
lay before It the matters which have appeared
In the investigation and such matters as I
.have learned by my own study of the sltua?
tlon. r
W7ILIi FIGHT NEVADA'S ORDER
McCall Confident of Defeating At
tacks on New York JDlfc.
"NEW YORK. OcL 5. President McCall,
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, was asked what action his com
pany would take with reference to the
refusal of the Insurance Commissioner of
Nevada to allow It to do business In that
state.
"Wo will fight It to the death." he ro-''
plied.
"By what means?" he was asked.
"By injunction. We cah beat that or
der by proper legal proceedings."
Mr. McCall was asked If he had heard
from the Insurance Commissioner of Colo
rado, who Tuesday was" quoted as paying
that if Mr. Mccau ana Air. Perkins did
not get out of the New York Life, and
President McCurdy. of the Mutual Life.
licenses for those companies, who do busi
ness in Colorado would be refused.
"I have not heard a word from Colo
rado," said he, "but that Nevada chap
sent me his notice In a telegram which
had $6.40 charges to bo collected on IL'
"Did you pay It?" a reporter asked.
"I did noL" said President McCalL "I
sent the telegram back to him."
NEW INSURANCE LAW NEEDED
New York Chamber of Commerce
( Expresses Opinion on Subject.
NEW YORK. Oct 5. Legislation to
regulate life Insurance companies was rec
ommended by the New York Chamber of
Commerce today In the following rcsolu
tlon:
Resolved, ThaL In the opinion of the
Chamber of Commerce, additional legisla
tion Is necessary for the proper regulation
of life Insurance companies and kindred
organizations who are custodians ot large
and Important trust funds.
Resolved. That the subject be referred to
the committee on insurance, who are hereby
Instructed to report at an early meeting of
tne utiimotr upon tne wnoie question In
volved in the rorcgoins resolution.
MUST REFORM OR GET OUT
Missouri's Ultimatum to Grafting In
surance Companies.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. OcL 5. W. D.
Vandlver. State Superintendent of Insur
ance. who last night stated thaL unless
the moneys alleged to have been misused
by theNew York Life Insurance Com
IMiny were returned and a complete
change In management effected, he would
revoke the charter of the New York. Life
Insurance Company to do business la
Missouri tonight gave out the following
statement to the Associated Press:
TherA are other com pan lea that may
have to be dealt with beside the New
York Life, and I think it Important that
whatever action is taken shall be care
fully considered, so that consistency may
mark the treatment au me way mrougu.
Of course, whatever action to taken will
affect only the new business of the com
panies ana can nave no oesnas upuo u.
contract already made. ....
There are three ways in which the in
surance superintendent can act on theso
matters under the laws of Missouri:
First Immediate revocation or tpo u-
tttsnse.
Second The temporary suspension or.
the company pending a further investiga
tion.
Third For the superintendent to de
mand a change of management and re
funding of the misused -funds, or both,
giving the company a reasonable time to
comply with the demand and, if the de
mand is not compiled with, to put in
operation the first or second method of
procedure.
Colorado Proposes No Action.
NEW YORK. OcL 5. Alfred E. Bent,
Auditor of the State of Colorado, was In
New York today and said, commenting
on the reports relative to the alleged
statement of his deputy, E. E. Rltten
houte, with reference to revoking the li
cense of the New York Life and the Mu
tual Life Insurance companies In the
State of Colorado, that he does not be
lieve that Mr. Rlttenhouse made any
such statements, and. If so, they were
made absolutely without authority; that
the policy of the department conserva
tive and no radical action may be ex
pected or Is contemplated. Mr. Bent tele
graphed to Mr. Rlttenhouse as fdllows:
"Your comment on the New York Life
and the Mutual Life noted Would urge
conservatism unui we comer reiauve
thereto."
In reply, Mr. Rlttenhouse said he had
made no such comment
DENVER. Col., Oct. 5. Deputy Insur
ance Commissioner Rlttenhouse, of Colo
rado, denies having made any threat to
bar the New York.Llfo or the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, ot New York,
from Colorado.
"Six states," said Mr. Rlttenhouse. "are
now conducting an expert examination of
these two companies. When the report
is made, "the two companies or their
stockholders will doubtless gladly correct
any abuses discovered. If they do not. It
will then be time for the Colorado com
mission to consider what action Is nec
essary to protect tho policy-holders in
HEISTEH"S BBEWEHY BURHS
FIERCE BLAZE BREAKS OUT AT
EARLY MORNING.
New Enterprise Destroyed Within an
Hour Loss Exceeds $20,000,
With Little Insurance. '
The local branch of Henry Master's
brewery at Thirteenth and Johnson
streets, took fire about 3 o'clock thfs
morning and was totally destroyed, mak
ing a fierce blaze, visible from a long.
distant. ; . mjtmiri;.
.-The barn adtolnurtr waji falod ts Iro V cd .
ibutall the howsnd4omeifth? wagons
- j " JTiJtit-
were saved. v.lsL i
'Mr. Melster residence 'on the adjoin
ing corner at Fourteenth and Johnwm
streets, was In great danger and the fire
men centered their energies on saving IL
A number of warehouses are In the vi
clclty apd nearly the whole fire depart
ment was called out to prevent the tire
from spreading to them, as It burned with
great fury-
The brewery, which Is a frame build
ing two and one-half stories high, oc
cupying a quarter block, was recently
built by Mr. Melster, who came to Port
land originally as agent of the Enter
prise brewery of San Francisco, and had
gone Into business for himself. He esti
mates his loss at $15,000 on the" bulldlnr
and plant and 55000 on the stock of beer.
The fire was got under control before
A o'clock and was confined to the brew
ery. Captain Bailey was on hand with"
a squad of police to keep back the crowd
of spectators.
There Is very little Insurance on the
brewery.
OFF FOR SAN FRANCISCO
All but -15 of tho Passengers Go
Back to Starting Place.
EUREKA, Cal., OcL 6. Of the 1G5
persons on the steamer SL Paul, which
went ashore near Point Gorda early
this morning all but 45 are now on the
way to San Francisco on the steamer
Pomona. The steamer Vanguard arrived
here at midnight bringing Captain
Randall, a number of the officers and
crew of the SL Paul, and several pas
sengers. 40 "people altogether. This
added to the five passengers on the tug
Ranger, makes 45 here In all.
The Pomona picked up 33 from the
lifeboat at Blunt's reef, which was
reached after a 13-mile pull, which
b'egan early In the morning and ended
Just as the Pomona hove In slghL The
tug Ranger and the vanguard ap
proached within a mile of the wreck.
The Ranger launched a boat and the
Vanguard three.
The Vanguard took 70 passengers
aboard and then transferred them to
the Pomona, which started south while
the Ranger came to thfs city with five
persons.
Captain RAndall and his officers at
tribute the wreck to the fofr. There was
no warning, they said, of danger. All
are -reticent but agreed that the steam
er will be xl total loss.
The passengers now hero will be
taken south on the steamer Alliance
tomorrow.
Contracts for Grand Trunk Pacific
MONTREAL. OcL 5. The contract for
the construction of the roadbed of tho
section of the Grand Trunk Pacific from.
Fort William to Lake Superior Junction,
a distance of about 210 miles; was award
ed today to Foley Brothers, Larson &
Co., of Winnipeg. The work must be
completed so that the line may be used
in handling the wheat crop of 1307. Five
hundred raljes have been contracted for
and it Is expected contracts ior aw xnues
more will be let before the end of No-
Bullder of First Pullman Car.
BLOOMINGTON. 111., OcL 5. Leonard
t?rn!-t riud at hlrf home here todav.
aged 75. He built the first Pullman sleep
ing car ever cons true tea.
SCANDALS AIRED
BYWiLLGONTEST
Fame of Milwaukee's Richest
Woman Smirched. After
Her Death.
HR SON-IN-LAW IS CAUSE
Favor Shown Him to Exclusion of
Son and Daughter Provoke Ex
posure of Him as the
" Family's Evil Genius:
MILWAUKEE. Oct. 5. (Special.) The
contest over the will of Mrs. Llzetto
Sehandeln, who was known as "the rich
est woman in Milwaukee," and who was
held in the highest esteem for many
acts of charity, has taken a most sensa
tional turn In the County Court as a
result of the testimony being heard by
Judge Paul Carpenter.' The courtroom
was crowded today almost to the point
of suffocation by the raorbld-mlnded pub
lic, eager to hear the latest morsel of
scandal and revel In the details unfolded
by the statements of witnesses who were
familiar with the private affairs ot the
Sehandeln family.
Mrs. Sehandeln left an estate of 53,000,
000. The terms of the will offered for
probate bequeath the major part of the
estate to Jacob Heyl, a son-in-law. and
his wife, and leave the other children
of Mrs. Sehandeln, Mrs. Ella Frank, and
Emll Sehandeln, life Incomes on property
valued at 5S0O.00O, but which is so un
productive that they will be practically
without support.
Undue Influence Alleged.
Mrs. Frank and her brother, Emll
Scandeln, are contesting tRe will on the
ground that their mother, who was the
aaughter of Philip Best, and sister of
Mrs. Fred PabsL Sr., was unduly in
fluenced by her son-in-law, Mr. Heyl.
In support of this claim, lawyers have
been at work for months taking deposi
tions and examining witnesses prepara
tory to the real struggle in the probate
court.
The scandalous character of most of
tho testimony was concealed from the
public by Judge Carpenter, who held pri
vate hearings. When" objections were;
raised against this form of procedure,
he opened the doors of his court.
"X have don what 1 coma to snieia
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TEfiTERDATS Maximum temperature, 61
deg.; minimum. 54. Precipitation, 0.4i of
an Inch. W
TODAVS Showers. Southerly winds.
Foreign.
Russian universities may close to stop politi
cal agitation. Page 4.
Cuba makes commercial treaty with Britain
against American interests. rso -
Insurance Scaadal.
Millions In commissions paid" to McCurdy's
family by Mutual Life." Page 1.
More campaign contributions discovered.
Pase 1.
Jerome announces special grand Jury will
Investigate high graziers, -rase i.
Missouri moves to shut out New York Life.
PaKe 1.
atlonaL
President agrees with Townsend on terms ot
rate bill. Pase 3.
Canal engineers make trip over Isthmus.
Page 3.
Proposed canal bonds to wipe out surplus.
Page 3.
Shoihone reserve squatters may all be prose
cuted. Page 1.
roUtlcs.
Tammany renominates McClellan and adopts
mrncnhln nlank. Faze 5.
Mayor Weaver and Council Join Issue on new
bonds, f age .
Ownership party In Chicago threatens to
hang Aldermen. Page 3.
Civic Federation Commission starts Investi
gation of ownership problem. Pago 3.
Domestic.
New York banker denounces thieves among
high financiers. Page C.
Peoria, capitalist Indicted for forgery- and
embezzlemenL Page 5.
Scandal unearthed In will contest for Mil
waukee millionaire's estate. Page I.
Yellow fever on the wane in ' the South.
Pirn 3.
Beef packers will- plead not guilty and" de
mur again. -age
Sport.
Pacific Coast scores: San Francisco 9. Los
Angeles 1; Oakland 3, Seattle 2. Page 7.
Winners of Lexington races. Page 7.
FadSc CoasL
Steamship SL Paul goes on rocks near
Eureka, CaL; passengers are safe Page 1
Captaln J. H. McMillan fleeced of fortune by
his apiniuansi. true rss o.
Pat Crowe tells of plot to kidnap John D
Rockefeller and hold for ransom. Pace 1
rtr?nn VoJeratlon of Women's Clubs elects
Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, of Portland, presi
dent. Page 6.
Washington Railroad Commission will fix
Joint rates on coat zrora itosiyn to uouax.
Page 7.
Commercial aad Murine.
Hops mor active and stronger. Page 13.
Call money advances to 8 per cent at New
York. Page 13.
r.rmanr burs wheat at Duluth. Parte IS.
Grain market at San Frariclsc easy. Page 13
Iron trade prosperous. Page 15.
Russian government to establish New York
service, .rage ..
Lewis and Clark Kxpesltlea.
Admissions. 17.52L Page 10.
TnnltT-r show draws 3000 visitors. Pa tee 10.
Non-perUhable Oregon exhibits will be pre-
lervea Djr Sl&ia at saicra. x-ago iu.
r.i.httnnt tMir in hi" nor of Dr. VfLoneh
lln and Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway. Page
JO.
I'ortlaBiI asd Ylelsdty.
Dr Lloyd's declination as bishop coadjutor
'elect was never iccepted. Page 8.
Weyerhaeuser j :tc to build largest
Western lumber -alll on local site within
a year, rage l.
O. R. A J. has quartet of monster passen
" rer locomotives Parte 11.
Ira. Wade Implicated by evidence In" land
fraud esse. Paze IL .
Timofs of alleced discrimination. Pare 11.
Elbert Hubbard expounds his "gospel of
worfc" i-ace iv.
l-niil Ferraris on trial for murder. Pare 11
Big party to attend Lewlston-Clarkston-Fair,
Page io.
o "R fc . employ a. forxer. Pase IL
Things not to do at coming Republican peace
the reputation of the dead woman." he J
said, "and of a house divided against
itself. Hereafter all hearings will be open
and all depositions will bo made public."
Heyl Was Family's Evil Genius.
Much of the scandalous testimony re
lates to stories which were current here
years ago. Former servants of the fam
ily, have contributed testimony which. If
true, supports the charge that Mr. Heyl
and Mrs. Sehandeln conducted themselves
with scant propriety for years, and go
toward establishing the claim of Mrs.
Frank and her brother, that their mother
was wholly under the Influence of Mr.
Heyl.
The man accused of being the evil
genius of Jilrs. Sehandeln became a pro
tege ot Mr. and Mrs. Sehandeln when he
was but 15 years old, and was first seen
by them while on his way to this country
on a steamer. Mr. and Mrs. Sehandeln
took Heyl to their home upon reaching
Milwaukee, and afterward, when he got
Into business, he was always a welcome
guest. Eventually he married Mls Sehan
deln, and, wnen she oiea, ne marries
Miss Clara Sehandeln, hl3 present wife
and heiress to the Sehandeln millions
should the will be probated. He testified
before a commissioner that after the
death of Mr. Sehandeln he had the entire
management of the estate for the widow,
and was paid 510.COO a year by her, also
receiving property worth $1,3,000,- as
agenL
SIster-In-Law5. Experience.
Most sensational of all the testimony
that has been heard In Judge C&Mfenter'B
court was that given by Mrs. FrafiL She
explained that the origin of unfriendly re
lations between Heyl and herself dated
back to when she was only 15 years old,
and he entered her bed chamber at night
and behaved In a manner she described
as "Indecent.-" Three years later, she
said, he again came Into her chamber at
night, and conducted himself in an un
seemly manner.
"Did you tell your mother about Keyl's
actions?" was asked of the witness.
'Yes, I told her on both occasions," was
the reply, "and was Instructed not to let
my sister (Mrs. Heyl) know about the
matter each time. My mother asked me
why I did not lock my door, and 1 said
that I usually did lock It."
Scandal on Ocean Steamer.
Depositions of servants were read. In
which were statements that Heyl and
Mrs. Sehandeln were loving in their man
ner toward each other, that kisses and
endearments were; common between them.
One deposition stated that, when airs.
Sehandeln and Mr. Heyl were returning
together on a steamer from Europe, thcy
conducted themselves as husband and
wife, to the scandal of the stewards on
board.
Emll Sehandeln, the son, also Intro
duced a written statement, which he had
prepared to give his mother long before
her' death,-complaining of Indignities that
had been heaped upon him by Heyl while
at the Schnndeln Summer home at Pine
Lake. Under orders from Heyl, Sch
den stated fc was not p 'fed o ipeak
to his inoiier foJ &..- -vr-i, -c.. was
restricted to the use of an ancient horse
and antique buggy, while Heyl had the
pick of the stable, filled with fine horses
and equipages.
Dr. Joseph Sholdskl. an old friend of
the family, corroborated the son's state
ment today, and testified in addition that
he had remonstrated with Mrs. Sehan
deln on account of her treatment of Emll
as compared with that given her neph
ews, the sons of Captain Fred PabsL
MY ALL JE INDICTED
SQUATTERS ON SHOSHONE LAND
IN DANGER FROM LAW.
Government Investigates With View
to Prosecution for Con
spiracy to Defraud.
- OREGONLAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Oct. 5. The Government Is go
ing to look into the case of the 180 men
who made settlement claims on rich
timber land in the proposed Shoshone
forest reserve, Idaho, and resorted to
fraudulent means to acquire title.
Whether or not theso settlers have
actually violated the law, Inasmuca as
they have not made -any filing. Is a
question to be determined.
It may be shown that there was a
conspiracy to defraud the Government
or that other illegal acts have been
committed. In which event there will
be Indictments and prosecutions on a
large scale. But even If no unlawful
act Is shown, none of the persons
darned In. the report of Special Agent
Schwartz can perfect title to any entry
they may hereafter make on Shoshone
lands. Their previous steps will avail
nothing.
It Is expected that before long tho
President will sign the proclamation
creating the Shoshone forest reserve,
to which Senator Heyburn objects.
WOMAN SOLVES MYSTERY
Identifies Body of Girl Found In
Dress-Suitcase,
LOWELL, Mass.. OcL 5. (Special.) The
local police ore investigating the story ot
Molvina Rivers, who says that the Wln
throp dress-suitcase vlcltlm is May Ella
Kelley, a Maine girl, aged 17. She says
an operation was performed on the girl
at a Plalstow, N. H.. roadhouse, and she
acted as nurse. The body, she says, was
taken to WInthrop by two young men.
In consequence of the story, the Rivers
woman was arrested this afternoon.
Jerry Simpson 3 lay Recover.
WICHITA. Kan., OcL 5. Ex-Congressman
Jerry Simpson spent a good night at
Sl Francis Hospital. Dr. Minick issued
the following bulletin on his condition
this morning:
"Mr. Simpson Is feeling refreshed this
morning after a good night's rest. There
Is a good chance that he may get up and
out of bed again. Prospects are very good
for his temporary recovery."
WICHITA. Kan., OcL 5. Ex-Representative
Jerry Simpson spent a quiet day
and Is somewhat improved this evening.
He fell asleep shortly after 10 o'clock to
nlghL .vember.
iraeoi FAMILY
m GOOD 116
Mutual Life Pays Huge
Commissions.
TWO MEN DRAW $2,600,000
One- Made Money Too Fast,
and Asked for Reduction.
MORE CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Republican Congressional Committee
Got Money Lnst Year Thum
mel Describes Method of
Working PottJl.
NEW YORK, OcL 7 ha. tne astound
ing total ot more than $'J,600.CX has been
paid as commissions by the Mutual Lite
Insurance Company to two members of
tba' family of Richard A. McCurdy. pres
ident of the company, and the promise of
District Attorney Jerome that the Insur
ance scandals certainly will be submitted
later to an extraordinary grand Jcry. wens
the sensational developments In ih Insur
ance situation today.
It was brought out by testimony before
the legislative Investigating committee
thnt Robert A. McLurdy. a son of Rich
ard A. McCurdy, has received as commis
sions on foreign business 51.163.S29, and on
domestic business $541,S52. and that Louis
A. Thlebaud. son-in-law of Richard A.
McCurdy. has received an aggregate of
(390,113 In commissions from the company.
It was also brought out that Robert H.
McCurdy expected his income this year
would be about $110,000.
Gave Money for Campaign.
Previous to this testimony. W. F. Thum
mel, an attorney for the Mutual Life in
surance Company, testified that he had
)uld to the chairman of the Republican
Congressional campaign commltjteo the
im ot 500 In cash as a campaign con
'(rtbiuJor.. - - A y
Mr Jerome, In anrounilng in court that
the scandals will be suoraltted to an ex
traordinary grand Jury, said the Inqulry
by the legislative committee hftd shown
"greater moral obliquity and moral ob
tuseness on the part of-persons Important
In the business world than did the shock
ing revelations In regardtothe Equitable
Life."
Mr. Thummel, the attorney who was
associated with Judge Andrew Hamilton
In looking after legislation for the New
York Life, the Equlmble Life and the
Mutual Life Insurance Company In tho
so-called legislative pool that was exposed
last week, testified before the committee
that he was now employed as an attorney
for the Mutual Life Insurance Company
at a salary of 57200 a year. Mr. Thummel
said he personally placedTin the hands of
J. W. Babcock, chairman ot the Repub
lican Congressional campaign committee,
the sum of 52500 In cash, which had been
given the witness for, that purpose by
Vice-President Robert A. Grannlss. of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Witness
said the contribution had been suggested
by the danger of a Democratic House,
that would result In tariff and other leg
islation of a character to upset business
and affect policy-holders. He said other
companies had been asked to contribute,
but he did not know how many did.
Pool on Legislative Work.
Mr. Thummel denied paying any money
to any legislator for the purpose of In
fluencing legislation, or to any other per
son for that purpose. He described tha
legislative pool and said the expenses
were met by the company looking after
the territory" in which expenses were In
curred, and later an adjustment of these
expenses was made among the three com
panies. He had received money from the
New York Life In these adjustments, but
kept no account of his disbursements.
Mr. Thummel said Mr. McCall was in
error in his testimony yesterday that he
had paid money to the witness to further
Federal supervision of Insurance. Wit
ness had talked with Mr. McCall on this
subject, and Mr. McCall had promised to
contribute to It, but no money was paid
to Mr. Thummel. He further described
the division of territory In the country
under which the three companies looked
after legislation affecting insurance In
terests, and said the Mutual Life had paid
out In 1904 about 515.000 for legislative
work.
McCurdy's Fat Commissions.
It was at this point that Robert H.
McCurdy was, called. He had a number
of documents In his hand as he mounted
the platform, and, when he had been
sworn, he testified that he was the gen
eral mamrger of the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company. Hltf power, he said, was
delegated- to htm by the president and
vice-presidents of the company. His du
ties were principally confined to the supervision-
of the agency system ot the
company In this country and abroaL
Like Mr. Perkins, of the New York Life
Insurance Company, he appeared to be
the one factor that built up the foreign
business of the company. His salary was
5CO.C00 yearly.
Mr. McCurdy showed the attorney a
written statement ot his career, which
he asked permission to read. This de
tailed his various compensations, con
tracts and commissions. There were a
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