XOJj. XIAr-
NO. 14,029.
PORTIiAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1905.
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
Ml
STOLE GOLD DUST x
N ASSAY OFFICE
Cashier at Seattle Is
Under Arrest.
G. E, ADAMS GIVES UP $12,000
Substituted Black Sand for
Precious Metal.
SHORTAGE MAY BE $35,000
Accused Is Prominent Society Leader
and Automobilist of Pugct
?ound Oily Lived High
on Moderate Salary.
THE ACCUSED CASHIER.
GeerKP E. Adams is a native of
Massachusetts, from which state he
came to Seattle 12 year ago to ac
cept a position as cashier of the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Re served In this capacity
until July. IfiflP. at which time he
van appointed cashier of the assay
office by Superintendent F. A. Wlnp.
Adam drew a salary of 51S00 a year
an cashier of the assay office. Octo
ber 16. 1904. he married Miss Emily
flary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Clary, of Seattle. The for
mer was for many years a United
States bank examiner In this district
and the family is very prominent in
sorlety circles In Seattle. The wed
ding was one of the events of the
portal searon of 1004 and was a bril
liant affair. Adams is a well-known
social leader, clubman and autoniobil
ist HI, tourlnc car Is one of the
best known In Seattle.
SEATTLE. Nov. 23.-George Edward
Adams, for eeven years cashier of the
United States assay office In this city and
one of the best-known young1 men In
Seattle, Is tinder arrest, accused by secret
service officials of the theft of 535.000 in
SOd- dust, to which be had access in his
official capacity. Of tills sum 512.0C0 was
taken oft" Adams by Secret Service Agent
Connell, who has been at work on the
case for several weeks.
Mr, Connell alleges that Adams has
made a practically complete confession of
Eullt. stating that he has abstracted
more than 530,000 from miners since June
.last, and substituted black sand to rep
resent the deficiency In weight.
Adams was taken before United States
Commissioner Klefcr this afternoon and
held in 530,000 bonds to appear for pre
liminary examination Friday next. Adams
made no statement other than to demur
as to the amount alleged to have been
taken.
Shortage About $35,000.
Secret Service Agent Connell on the
witness-stand testified that from the re
jlt of his investigation and examination
of Adams' account he had reason to be
lieve that the shortage would excoed
535,000. Connell gave out the following
statement:
Adams' method of operating was to
substitute "black sand, which occurs In
r.early all deposits of placer gold, for
dusL -which was turned Into the assay
office to be weighed and melted. The per
centage of dirt in gold dust varies, from
2 to S per cent, depending on tho locality
from which It comes. ATter the gold
had been melted the weight represented
by the sand would be charged, to shrink
age, thus protecting Adams from detec
tion. Thlp shrinkage became so large,
however, that the fact was sufficient to
attract the department's attention, and
the inquiry resulting from thin suspicious
circumstance led to Mr. Adams' arrest
today.
"When I accused him he delivered over
$12000 in currency which ho' had con
cealed in a belt on his person. He ad
mitted to me that it was his practice to
extract 'the gold dust, and sell It to a
local bank. It was In turn deposited In
the assay office, to be reduced to bullion.
Amounts varying from 520 to 5100 could
be easily removed from large consign
ments of dust without exciting ImmedL
ate suspicion.
Soon to Leave the Service.
' Adams took currency in exchange for
the dust and kept it concealed on his
person. He told ,mo that of tho sum
which the department knows to be miss
ing all had -been extracted during tho
prssent year, the greater portion since
June 1 last- He would have severed his
connection with the office, on December
1 and under the circumstances we had
but a few days left In which to make
the arrest while he was still a Govern
ment official."
The only statement Adams would make
tonight was:
"I do noLiare to make a detailed state
ment of the charge against me until I
hav secured and consulted counsel. As
cashier of the assay office I handled no
money. I am confident that I can within
two days, straighten the matter up."
Jacob Furth and M. F. Backus, promi
nent local bankers, tonight qualified as
bondsmen for Adams, each qualifying In
the sum of 530,000.
Among his friends here Adams was
supposed to be wealthy by Inheritance,
though this is believed to have been his
method of explaining his apparently ex
travagant mode of living;
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Chief Wilkie,
of the Treasury secret service, has been
advised of the arrest of George Adams,
the cashier of the assay office In Seattle.
Ho .said that although there had been
something wrong at the Seattle assay of
fice for nearly a year the secret service
men had been out on the case only ten
days. "When Stephen A. Cohtiell was sent
from the San Francisco mint with two
men to assist him.
"The Seattle assay office." he said, "is
used by the Klondike miners. Usually
there Is a loss of one-fourth of 1 per cent
through Impurities In the assay of gold
ore, seldom varrying from that, but dur
ing the last few months the impurities
at the Seattle office had run to three
fourths of 1 per cent and even higher.
This led to suspicion. Then ore from tho
same vein was seni to both San Francisco
and Seattle, with the result that tho
former assay was a normal one and the
latter far from it.
"When Connell was sent to Seattle he
found that Adams had access to the
vault where tho dust was deposited. Con
nell provided tests with 2000 ounces of
gold dust. Ho had it assayed and
weighed and placed in the vault within
reach of Adams, who entered shortly af
ter noon and Just after everybody had
left after closing- hours. Yesterday when
Adams was arrested a pair of gold scales
and a supply of black eand was found in
tho vault.
"The gold dust Is deposited In cans,
with the names tagged upon each. Ad
ams took out three ounces from each of
the cans and then put back three ounces
of black sand.
"Adams was searched and 512,000 In cur
rency was found on him. Ho confessed
to having stolen 535.000 in gold since last
March. In his house 21 ounces of ore was
found, but the romalnder had been de
posited with the Seattle State Bank. The
cashier had given notice that he would
rosign after the first of the year. He
now says he will make complete restitu
tion. Meanwhile the books are being ex
amined to discover whether the confessed
shortage covers the entire amount"
Adams has two brothers in Amsterdam.
N. Y., who are highly respected. He has
an uncle. Jasper Van Wormer, now head
of an Albany bank.
MAY STOP- COAL MINING
STRIKE OF 300,000 MEN SERI
OUSLY FEARED.
Leaders of Union Declare Reduction
of Wages Means Paralysis of
Whole Industry.
CLEVELAND. Nov. 23. (Special.) Max
Hayes, prominent in labor circles and a
friend of President Mitchell, of the United
Mlnoworkers. telegraphs the Cleveland
Leader tonight Xrom Pittsburg a resume
of the situation in the coal fieldR, declar
ing that a strike Involving a half million
men, which-promise to paralyze the en
tire inouati. is nuro to come.
Vice-President Lewis said today that he
could not see how a National suspension
of work by the coalmlners could be avert
ed, and Mr. Mitchell made his first defi
nite statement when he said that the min
ers will not accept a reduction In wages,
b.ut will insist upon an advance, which. If
not granted, will precipitate the worst
striko in the' industry's history.
According to Secretary Wilson, if a
trlko Is ordered In the bituminous field,
upwards of 300.000 men will respond to the
call. Tho various district have more than
53,000.000 in their treasuries. Ohio. Indi
ana, Michigan. Iowa and several other dis
tricts further south and west aro solidly
organized.
"If the operators Insist upon a further
reduction of wage for coalmlners. it sim
ply means fight," declared Mr. Mitchell,
with emphasis. "Not only will our mem
bers not accept a cut in wages, but" they
will. In all probability, demand a restora
tion of tho 5a por cent reduction agreed
to in the bituminous field last year. 'as
well as a fight for-thc poorest-paid mon
V??nd about th5 mines In the anthracite
district."
FARMERS SLAP AT UNIONS
Assert Right to Work as Many Hours
ns They Please.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 23. Be
fore adjourning slno.dle this evonlng the
National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry,
adopted a resolution declaring "that we,
as American citizens, believe it is every
man's privilege to work as many hours
as he wills for pay; that energy, thrift
and activity aro entitled to encourage
ment ana should command rightful com
pensation for services rendered."
This is taken as a direct aim at labor
unions which fix on eight hours for a
working day, and may mean a contest
between the farmers and organized la
bor. Another resolution adopted prov.'des
that when a Granger is found to be deal
ing in liquor or conducting a saloon, he
shall be dropped from the roll without
notice.
Another resolution indorsed Prwriocnt
Roosevelt and his conduct of the office.
Denver was selected as the pla for the
next annual meeting.
SETTLES UNION FEUDS.
X.abor Federation Adjusts Dispute
Between Rival Organizations.
PITTSBURG. NOV. 23. The dispute be
tween the Breweryworkcrs' Union and the
Engineers'. Firemen and Teamsters'
Union was up again before the American
Federation of Labor at this morning's
session. The vote was overwhelmingly
in favor of the Morrison substitute, which
provides that all engineers, firemen and
teamsters belonging to the Brewery
Workmen's Union shall withdraw and
Join their respective unions.
The jurisdiction of the fight between the
woodworkers and carpenters wa tempo
rarily settled when President Gompers
who had been in conference with commit
tees representing both trades, reported
that an agreement had been entered Into
whereby hostilities arc suspended until
a meeting of committees is held at In
dianapolis January 25, 1906. when a 'mu
tual trade agreement is expected to be
entered into.
Gone to Solve the Mystery.
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 23. "I am
called; I tarn going where Mrs. Todd ha
gone." Tills noto was left by Walter L.
Hoover, a railroad detective, who. de
spairing of solving the mystery of the
death of Mrs. Margaret Todd, committed
suicide bv asDhvxintinn
Hoover had worked, on tho Todd case ever
since ner Doay was found near Philadelphia.
OREGON STANDS
OST OF KLM1TH
Hitchcock Refuses to Make
California Share Irriga
tion Allotment.
FULTON WILL TRY AGAIN
Will Present Facts Showing Call
fornla Shares Benefit Hitchcock
Denounces Wood's Action
on Malheur Project.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU., Wash
ington, Nov. 23. In an interview with
Senator Fulton today. Secretary Hitch
cock renewed his declaration of unwil
lingness to authorize construction of
tho Umatilla Irrigation project In East
ern Orgon on the ground, that he has
already authorized the oxcndlture of
52,000,000 of Oregon money on the
Klamath project which he deems ample
recognition for the stato at this time.
Although he had no opportunity to?
obtain maps and a statement from the
Reclamation Service showing tbelntcr
state character of the Klamath project,
Mr. Fulton again Insisted that It was
unfair to charge the cost of that whole
project to Oregon.
The Secretary combated this with the
declaration that the 52,000,000 which
had been allotted and charged to Ore
gon represents. .Qccgon'8 share in the
project. The entire projeot, as plan
ned, will cost 54,000.000 and ill s the
"Secretary!! intention later on to take
52,000,000 of California's money to com
plete it.
Fulton Argues In Vain.
Mr. Fulton, howevor, insisted that It
was unfair to charge the whole of the
present allotment to Oregon, especial
ly as the land to be irrigated under the
canals which this money will build
lie on both sides of the state line. If
all the land to be Irrigated with this
52,000,000 expenditure . were Oregon
land, there would be less ground for
objection, but the fact is this money will
be spent for the reclamation of Cali
fornia as well as Oregon land, and on
this basis the Senator Insists that part
of the allotment should be charged to
California.
Late this evening the Senator secured
facts from the Reclamation Service
which will establish the interstate
character of the Klamath projeot and
tomorrow will renew his argument be
fore the Secretary in the hope of hav
ing the allotment divided so that part
of Oregon's restricted fund can be used
for building tho Umatilla proJecL
Calls C. E. S. Wood.
Mr. Hitchcock Is more determined
than ever before to put aside the Mal
heur project, because of the attitude
taken by the wagon road landowners,
and for other reasons. In discussing
this matter, he shows considerable
feeling, exhibiting especial hostility to
ward C. E. S. Wood, their Portland
representative, tvhom he accuses of de
liberate misrepresentation. The Sec
retary shows, by his actions, that he Is
more determined than ever before to
hold up this project until the wagon
road people come to the terms -which
he Imposes. He does not expect them
to do so Immediately, yet he Is unwil
ling to divert money from the Mainour
allotment for use on other worksn
Oregon. If he would do this, he would
have ample monoy to build the Uma
tilla project. Irrespective of the dis
position he may make of Klamath,
but the Secretary is firm "on this point
and, while he retains this position, the
52.500,000 allotment remains tied up
and cannot be expended for the ben
efit of Oregon or any other state.
SMOOT WILL NOT RESIGN.
No Action on Senator 'Case " Likely
Before January.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Nov. 23. Senator Reed Smoot,
wno arrived here this evening, says
most emphatically that there is no
foundation for the story giaf ho Intonds
to resign from the Senate, and he Is at a
loss to understand the source of the re
port. He Is surprised to learn that tho
Senate committee will reopen his case and
give further hearings, but has .no objec
tion to that course. He furthermore de
clares his willingness to abide by any
action which Uie Senate may take when
it comes to a vote on his case.
It will probably b late in Januarv be
fore tho committee on privileges and elec
tions makes a re-port on the case. Hear
ings cannot be resumed before the first
week in January After their conclusion
the committee will take spmo time to di
gest the great mass of testimony and it
will b'cj remarkable If it can report In
January. Once the case goes to the Sen
ate, it will receive prompt consideration,
as It is matter -of the highest privi
lege and will bedlsposed of before legis
lative matters can receive consideration.
It.Jp expected the. debate will occupy
several weeks.
Northwest Postal Changes.
-OUEGONIAN NEWS -BUREAU, Wash
ington. . Nov, 23. Iham R. . Laurence
lias been . appplnted . .postmaster, at
Uklah, Or., vice Charles A. Despan, re
signed. Rural route No. 1 has been or
dered established February 1 at Wlnlock.
"Lewis County, Washington, serving 50;
people and 112 houses.
Will -Approve Okanogan Project.
OltEGONIAN NEWS' BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. ' 23. Representative Cush-
man has received an Intimation from
the Interior Department that Secretary
Hitchcock. Is willing to approve the
Okanogan project n Eastern Washing
ton, but no such action can b'c taken im
mediately inasmuch as Representative
Jones has asked that final action on
Washington projects te deferred until he
arrives hero about December 1.
ELKINS PROPOUNDS IDEAS
Offers Suggestions for Federal Reg
ulation of Railroads.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. The Senate
committee on Interstate commerce today
continued tho discussion of measures
relative to amending the railway regula
tions. Many Idcaa were exchanged, but
there "were no developments of import
ance. Senator Elklns. chairman of the
committee, occupied much of the session
In making suggestions and discussing
propositions wWch he thought ought to
be Incorporated in any bill that may bp
reported. These suggestions were nurrf
erous and would mean a lengthy measure
aside from regulation provisions.
Mr. Elklns did not bring forward the
pooling propositions, but Intends to pre
sent It later in some modified form, so
that there may be freer traffic between
railroads. One particular point made by
him looked to compelling trunk lines to
afford better facilities to lateral lines
and small roads which arc compelled to
use big roads to reach a market The
oVtter management of the prlvato car
lines so as to meet the demands of ship
pers and amendment of tho laws bearing
on terminal companies nnd terminal
charges also wore suggested.
There , was a groat deal of talk by
other members of the committee and
during the afternoon the Esch-Townsend
bill was up for comment. It did not
seem, likely that this measure would bo
made the basis of action by the commit
tee, as several members have made drafts
of measures which they will present for
consideration. The committee will raeot
again tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
AS MISTAKEN AS SINCERE
Ripley's Opinion of Roosevelt's Pol
Icy on Rates.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Nov. 3. -President.
E. P. Ripley, of the Santa Fe Ralt
road, who arrived In Los Angeles today,
had the following to say regarding rate
legislation: '
In regard to President Roosevelt' attitude
toward the matter of railroad rate lesisla
Uon. ray opinion dos not differ radleally
frem that of most railroad men. I will say.
In the first place, that 1 think the President
without question Is sincere In Ms opinion on
this master, an in all ethers, hut at the
same time I think he Is as mistaken a ,ho
Is sincere. There is a good deal or hysteria
afloat In the country that Is not based upon
a much knowledge or as much sincerity aa
the President .possesses. What he propose
Is. In my opl.'en. no remedy for the evils
that he sas tUt- There may be evils and
there may be remedies for them, but X do
not think President 'Roosevelt has struck
upon the right oge.
What do you think the effect of the
Panama. Canal will be on the West, and
Western railroads?
I do-not consider that the canal, when It
cornea to. h flnlxhlnr point, will Interfere
-eeriously wltji the traffic of railroad. But
I aon't worry much WUs. Vf atfor X do. net
think the Mr- ultobwlil come Into practical
tie in your day or mine. That will take In
finitely more time and raenejr than Is now
calculated, and I cannot sec that the pres
ent generation has much Interest in It on
way or the other, unless for Its children. I
do not expect to see It approach completion
for at least 20 years.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 47
Hif.; minimum. 31. Precipitation, none.
TODAVS Fair. Northerly winds. . y
v
rordgn.
Allied fleet starts tq sele Turkish port.
when Sultan rejects demands. Paco 1.
Rustlan Zemstvolftts name some terms te
Wflte. which he will reject. Page 3.
Balfour expected te resign today and cause
election in Britain. Page 4.
King Iiaakes starts for t'hrlstlanJa. Page 4.
Amundsen's Arctic exploring ship erushed,
but his party escapes. Page 1.
National.
Medical evidence In Meriwether court-martial.
Page 5.
Question whether Canal Commission has ex
exceeded authority. Page 5.
Hitchcock adhere to rofutal to approve
Umatilla project. Page 1.
Government case asalnrt Burton completed.
Page 5.
Hegardt withdraws from Ro'oburg Land
Office fight and Fulton names new man.
Page a
Elklns proposes previsions of rate' bill.
PZ 1. "
Politics.
Piatt declares himself In right with Odell.
Page .
g&ntescos and arrests for New York" election
frauds. Page 4.
Ohio Democrats aim to control both houses
by unseating ltepubl leans. Page 1.
Domestic.
Missouri exposes Standard Oil methods and
summons Rockefeller. Rogers and others
tKt 1.
Manning testifies In Insurance Inquiry.
Page 1.
Strike of all coal miners threatened. Page 1.
Sport,
Pacific Coast scores: Ixjs Angeles 3, Port
land 0; rain prevented other games.
Page 7.
PaclQc Coast.
George E. Adam.- cuthler of Seattle assay
office. Is arrested for stealing gold dust.
Tage 1.
State aid for road-bulldlng is keynote at
Cervallis good roads convention. Page C
Mayor of Tumwater positively Identified as
"Charlie Howard.- Page 7.
Salmon fishing continues at Tillamook de-
rplte the law. Page 6.
Columbia Southern Irrigating Company will
net quarrel with Land Board over rules.
Page C.
Japanese bank at Los Angeles cracked for
115.000. Page 30.
Commercial and Marlae.
Banana trust losing in hold en Portland.
Page 17.
Restriction of hep acreage favored by Mc
Coy grower. Page 17, -
Reaction in Chicago wheat market. Page 17.
Grain options higher at San Francisco.
Page 17.
Harriman lines buy bridge material. Page 17.
Setback to stock price's. Page 17.
Steamer 11 ford returns to Portland to load
lumher for the Orient. Page IB.
Steamer Leuban arrives from Yokohama and
report vessel bound for San Francisco
off Columbia River bar. Page 16.
Contractor, succeed In floating Ughthoase-
tendcr Mahxanlta. Page 1G. "
Portland aid VIriaHy.
Gamblers arrested in Mllwaukle raid face
no complaints as yet. Page 10.
Bar Association determined to disbar all
unworth'y attorney Page 12.
Aged father's testimony saves ton arrested
for vagrancy. Page JO.
Young man who stole pleads drunkenness as
excuse. Tage 10.
George Faulkner, mestengerboy, run over by
truck at a fire. Page 1
County Judge 1 .Rv Webster and T. B. Wil
cox seek to succeed Mitchell In the United
States Senate: Page IS.
Multnomah farmers form organization at
G res ham. Page 15,
MISSOURI'S IB
ON STANDARD OIL
E-x-Official of the Company
Tells of Methods Employed
to Create Monopoly.
FRAUDULENT .GAUGE..USED
Rockefeller's Three Companies Di
vide State and Prjyc Out Com
petition Rockefeller, Rog
ers, and OtlicrsMJallcd; '
ST. LOUIS. Nor. .23. Inquiry into
methods of the Standard, Republic and
Waters-Pierce oil companies in Mis
souri was resumed today before Spe
cial Commissioner R. A. Anthony. This
will be the last hearing- conducted In
St- Louis until after the Supreme Court
has decided -whether Attorney-General
Hadley has the right to compel the oil
companion to produce their books or
make their ofllccrs testify.
VIHam A. Morgan, former manager
of the Standard Oil Company at Se
dalla. Mo-, testifying, said that the
Standard OH Company-issued orders to
Its agents to undersell all competitors
at all .hazards. He asserted that upon
one occasion he was supplied -with
false gauges to be used In the attempt
to "drive tho enemy from the field.
Morgan's testimony created a sensa
tion, .and the Standard Oil Company's
attorneys offered frequent and vigor
ous objections.
Told to Drive Out Enemy.
Morgan testified that ho went Into
the employ of tho Standard Oil Com
pany January 15. 1898. as a salesman.
Soot afterwards he wan made a resi
dent manager of the company with
headquarters at Sedalla. In his juris
diction were Inculded Randolph. Sheri
dan. Howard. Cooper and Benton coun
ties. He was not permitted to sell' oil
outsldo of this territory. His reports
wero sent to G. W. Mayer, -who had
charge of tho Standard Oil Interests
In Missouri.
-When I took charge of the Sedalla
office." said the witness, "the Standard
Oil Company controlled 50 or 60 per
cent of tho business In that territory.
dnsldo Qf a short time. I had taken
the business away from competitors
and 'the Standard, before I severed my
connection with It In 1901, controlled
90 per cent of the trade In the Sedalla
territory.
"I was told to go Into the field of
our enemy and destroy our competi
tors." continued Morgan. "I was or
dered to sell all goods -possible to cut
prices wherever necessary. The Wa-tcrs-PIerco
Company sold within 18
mllcR of Sedalla. and I was not al
lowed to go Into their territory."
Trick to Kill Competition.
Morgan was then asked to tell it
he knew of other methods resorted to
by tho Standard Oil Company besides
cutting; prices to get business or kill
off oompetltlon. He answered that the
company furnished him with barrel
gauges by which he would be able to
show his customers that a competitor
sold "short" barrels.
"Did you use those gauges?"
"I did not."
"Why?"
"Woll. I did not think If was proper
to use them."
"Who were your instructors?
"I was told by Mr. Mayer to use
gaugas only In extreme cases that Is,
where a competitor oould not be driven
out by other methods or where other
argument" failed to induce the mer
chant to ' ry from "us."
Gauges to Show Sliort .Measure.
"To what extent would those gauges
Indicate a barrel of oil was short when
npplied to a barrel sold by a com
petitor?" "From four to five' gallons."
"Why did you refuse to carry out
Instructions sent to you In regard to
these gauges."
"I had personal reasons."
"What were they?"
"Well, because I thought these
gauges were being used with fradulent
Intent. Jn the first place, good sales
men could show by sharp manipulation
that barrels were short."
HEADS OP STANDARD CALLED
......
3IIsoiirI Wants Testimony of Rockc-
m -Teller and jus Associates.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-Subpenas were
Lsucd today for John D. Rockefeller,
Henry H. Rogers, Henry M. Flagler and
other financiers' to appear as witnesses In
the two suits pending in Missouri to oust
the Standard Oil Company and two other
oil companies from doing business In that
state. The wrbpenas directed tho wit
nesses to appear on December 4 before
Frederick H. Sanborn, of this city, who
was appointed by Governor Folk to act
as Commissioner for the State, of Mis
souri. The others summoned to appear
are.
John D. Archbold, Wade Hampton.
Waltor C Teaglc. James A. Moffett, F.
W Cowan. George B. Wilson. Jaraes R.
Taylor,' Charley L. Nicholas. Edward T.
Bedford, Walter Jennlpgs. Wesley H.
Tllford. Charles M. Piatt, Frank Q. Bar
stow. H. Clay Pierce, Sllaa H.- Paine,
Richard P. Tlnsley, Robert H. McNalla
and Howard Page.
The suits were filed in Missouri on
March Z3, 1C5. and include besides the
Standard OH Company, the Republic Oil
Company and the Waters-Pierce OH Com
pany. The first suit was brought by Attorney-General
Hadley. of Missouri, to
exclude the three different corporatieas
from all corporate rights and privileges
under the laws of the State of Missouri
and that their franchises, rights, author
ity, licenses and certificates to do busi
ness under the laws of the State of Mis
souri be declared forfeited. The trrnuml
for this action was an alleged pool or i
trUSt acreement a mnnr fVi thr rrrrt T
panles to regulate the price paid by retail
oil dealer? In Missouri. Jt was charged
also that thts companiesmisled the pub
lic into the belief thatthey were three
separate and.jdlstJnct corporations, but
that they divided the territory of the
State, each agreeing not to sell on the
others' ground. This suit Is in the Su
preme Court of MIssoth-i. The second
sulc is very similar to the drat, but ls
brought In the Circuit Court of Jackson
County, Mo.
CHAFFE'S SERVICE ENDS
Ends Term as Chief or Staff and
j
Bates Succeeds Him.
WASHINGTON, Nor. 23,-Wlth his de
parture from Washington today for a
month' visit to Southern California.
Lieutenant - General Chaffee practically
terminated his active connection wlta the
Army. Although he will return here
during the Christmas holidays to attend
a reunion of Ma family. It Is not believed
that he will resume the actual duties, ot
the office of Chief ot Staff, as It la his pur
pose to go on the retired list aborHy
thereafter.
Major-Gcneral John C. Bates, now .As
sistant Chief ot Staff, will act as C'hI-jf
of Stiff during the absence of General
Chaffee, and on the retirement of the
latter he will be regularly assigned to
duty as Chief of Staff with the rank of
kLteutenant-General.
BIG CLAUL FROM BRITISH
Ask 91,500,000 for Damage to
Railroad In Luzon.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. The Britlshr
Ambaasador to this country. Sir. Morti
mer Durand. called on Secretary. Rqot
today regarding the question which has
come up through a claim of the Manila
& Dagupan Railroad for 51.530.000 dam
ages. This railroad is in the hands of
English capitalists, who claim .that dur
ing the war between Spain and the
United States and during the revolution
following the American occupation of
the Philippines the use of the railroad
for military, purposes made them suffer
damages to the extent of $1,500,000.
v Transports Every Twenty Days.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. The Poatof
flce Department today announced that In
formation has been received from tin
1'nlted States Army transport officials
that until further notice transports will
sail from San Francisco for Manila on
approximately a 3-day schedule, namely.
November 3. December 15. 1906; January
. January' 25. February 15. March 5 and
March 26. 1S06. and continuing thereafter
In this order, 20 days elapsing between
sailing dates. When the'salllng date falls
on Sunday the sailing will be the day fol
lowing that date.
Postal Business of Iast Year.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. The annual
report of the Auditor of the Postofflce
Department for the year ended June 3.,
1905, shows the fiscal operations of the
department to have been as follows:
Revenues of the postal service, 5152.
S26.5S5: expenditures of the postal
NATION IIA8 GIVEN S?34,49t.
KBW TOItK. Nor. 23. The total
amount collected to date for the Jew
ish relief fund for sufferers from,
Russian masiacre Is now 3T3MD4.
The subscription for today! were
mS,737. '
service, J167.399.163; total amount of
money orders Issued: Domestic, $401.
4l,214. foreign 542.S03.246; total
amount of- money orders paid, domestic
5404,334.974; foreign. 57,150,639; total,
51,176,13,579.
Effect of Newfoundland Policy.
ST. JOHNS. N. F-. Nov. 23. As Indi
cating the effect of the retaliatory pol
icy against American fishermen, the
colonial customs department published
today a state ment showing that while
30 American fishing vessels with car
goes aggregating 45.000 barrels of her
ring cleared from the Bay of Islands up
to November 2, last year., only one
American vessel with 1300 barrels had
sailed up to that date during the pres
ent year.
Just Comes Vp tospeed Limit.
BOSTON. Nov. 23. The battleship
Virginia completed her official speed
test today In a four-hour endurance
run down the coast, during which she
slightly exceeded her contract, speed
of 13 knots an hour by maintaining an
average revolution of her propellers of
129.5 u minute. Her speed today was
announced by the trial board as 19.01
knots an hour.
Hyde-Dlmond Case Postponed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Tho hear
ing by the Criminal Court on the de
murrer filed In the Hyde-Dlmond case,
in which fraudulent land transactions
on the Pacific Coast are charged, which
was set for tomorrow, was today post
poned for two weeks.
EXPLORING SHIP CRUSHED
AmHndsen's Arctic Expedition Es
capes to Natives of Far North.
DUNDEE. Scotland, Nov. 23. George
Cleveland, ot Massachusetts,, returned to
Dundee today from a whaling expedition
In Davis Strait, bringing news from Es
kimo sources that Captain Amundsen's
Arctic expedition ship GJoa had been
crushed in the Ice at Bootha- Felix (the
northernmost part of the mainland of
North America) and that the explorers
escaped and have been living with the
natives. The Dundee whalers who -were
appointed to meet Captain Amundsen with
stores have not been able to trace him.
DOUGHERTY WILL GIVE IN
Peoria Embezzler Agrees td Plead
Guilty of Crimes.
PEORIA. 111.. Nov. 23. Newton C.
Dougherty. ex-Superintendent of Peoria
Schools, now In jail on the charge of em
bezzling several hundred thousand dollars
ot the city's money, today told his attor
neys that he would plead guilty to the
charge of embeaslemcnt. It Is expected
that he will be taken Inte court tomorrow
for taat purpose.
SULTAN'S PORTS
WSEIZEO
Allied Fleet Sails for
Archipelago.
WILL TAKE MITYLENE FIRST
Acts Promptly When Turkey
Refuses Ultimatum.
VAlV APPEAL TO KAISER
Must Reform Macedonia or Lose
. . Revenue Germany 'Stays Out.
Bnlkan States Warned -to
Keep Quiet or Fight.
FI.EET SAILS FOR MITYLKNE.
ATHENS. Nov. 24. -(Specials-Part
ot the fleet of warships which
ha been anchored off Piraeus for 48
hours sailed last night and is be
lieved to be on the av to v-lre the
Turkish customs houses at I.ltylene.
The decision to act foliowd the re
ceipt of Instructions from "Jaron von
Calice. the Austrian Ambassador at
Constantinople.
Admiral RItter von Jedina held a
conference with the commanders of
the -warships and the plan of action
was immediately agreed upon.
LONDON. Nov. 23. The persistent re
fusal of the Turkish sravernment to accept
European control of the revenues of the
vilayets of Macedonia, notwithstanding
tho ultimatum presented by the allied
powers, is about to lead to the putting
Into operation- of the threat of a naval
demonstration, with the Idea of compel
ling the acquiescence of Turkey In the
European control of the administration of
and the proposed reforms in Macedonia.
The obduracy of the Sultan apparently
Is based on the belief that he has the pas
sive support of the Emperor of Germany
and Jpon the Jealousies supposed to exist
among the -powers interested. In diplo
matic quarters It had been supposed to the
very last that the Sultan would yield, and
even now It is expected he will do so he
Tore the international fleet takes active
measures.
Appealed in Vain tov Emperors.
It is understood that the Sultan appealed
vainly to Emperor William. Emperor
Nicholas and Emperor Francis Joseph
against the projected demonstration.
The combined fleet ot the powers now
assembling at Piraeus consists of six
large and four small vessels, commanded
by Admiral Rlttcr von Jedina. of the Aus
trian navy. Great Britain is represented
by the armored cruiser St. George and
the torpedo cruiser Szlgetvar: Italy by
the armored cruiser Giuseppe GarlBaldl
and the torpedo-boat destroyer Ostro, and
France by a cruiser and a gunboat. Ger
many's abstention from participation In
the proposed demonstration makes the
situation Increasingly interesting.
AV11I Seize Three Ports.
The powers are said to have agreed, as
the first part ot their procedure, on the
seizure of the harbors and Custom-Houses
of the Island of MItylene, the Island of
Lemnos, In the northern part of the
LAegean Sea. and the Island of Tenedos, on
"ine west coast of Asia Minor.
The fact that "the session of the Coun
cil of Ministers, at which the proposals of
the powers were rejected, was stormy, and
that all the Ministers except the Minister
of War favored yielding to the ultimatum,
leads to the belief that the Sultan will
yield at the first show of determination on
the part of the powers, after satisfying
his people that he is yielding to superior
force. This is said to be the view of
Count GoIuchowskir the Austrian Minister
of Foreign Affairs.
SMALL NATIONS, KEEP QUIET
Bulgaria Has Ambitions, but Powers
Will Issue Warning;.
BERLIN, Nov. 24. (Special.) The
Klelnes Journal says that Bulgaria has
threatened to occupy Macedonia unless
Turkey consents to the plans of the
powers for International control of Mace
donian finances. Bulgaria regards the
present crisis, when the powers are
threatening to back v their programme
with a show of force, as offering a favor
able opportunity for her to play her own
game in Macedonia.
Prince Ferdinand aspires to annex
Macedonia to Bulgaria and proclaim him
self King of Greater Bulgaria.
VIENNA, Nov. 24. The Austrian for
eign office states that the powers have
decided to issue a collective warning Jo
Servla. Bulgaria, Roumanla and Greece
that they must not avail themselves of
the naval demonstration against Turkey
to disturb the peace of the Balkans.
FLEET ORDERED TO SAIL.
Will -First Seize Port and Custom-
v House of 31ytllcne.
VIENNA. Nov. 23. Baron von Calice.
the Austrian-Hungarian Ambassador at
Constantinople, has telegraphed Admiral
RItter von Jedln for a portion of the in
ternational fleet to sail Immediately, pro
ceeding either to Mytllenc, an island ot
the Grecian archipelago, belonging to
(Oosctuded on pare C).