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VOL. XLV.- XO. 14,034.
PORTIiAT), OREGON, TIIHRSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MUTINEERS LOSE
BLOOD! BATTLE
Fleet Surrenders and
Stronghold Stormed.
THEY BOMBARD LAND FORTS
Flagship of Rebel Admiral Rid
dled and Burned.
SHELLS HIT SEVASTOPOL
Strike of . Telepraph Operators Al
most Cuts Off Russia From the
World Arrest of Leaders
of Union the Cause.
TWO MORE MUTINIES.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 30. (Spe
olal.) The Standard Is authority for
the news that a mutiny has occurred
at Llbau and It Is feared that another
uprising has occurred at Cronstadu
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 29. Sevas
topol was today the scone of a desperate
battle between mutinous sailors and the
troops in the forts on shore. During
the battle the town and the forts wore
bombarded by the puns of the cruiser
Otohakoff, which lies a burning wreck
off Admiralty Point, its hull riddled
with shells and its flaunting red en
sign of revolution hauled down. Many
of the crew of the Otohakoff wore
killed or injured.
Troops Begin Fight.
Owing to the interruption of the tel
egraph, details of the battle are diffi
cult to obtain, but. as the Associated
Press is authoritatively informed by
the Naval General Staff tonight, the
battle was bogun by the troops on
shore, who opened fire on the Otchakoff.
which was defiantly displaying the red
flag.
The commander of the OtchaTcoff.
Lileutonant Schmidt, lmmcdlatoly ac
cepted the challenge; replying with
both batteries, one trained on the town
and the other on the Fort Aloxandcr
batteries on the north shdre.
Captain Zeilotti, aide de camp to Ad
miral Wirenlus. chief of the Naval
General Staff, informed the Associated
Press that the latest 1 dispatches re
ceived from Sevastopol showed that
the Otchakoff was on fire and badly
riddled, with its revolutionary colors
hauled 'down, but he was unable to
give mora definite information.
, Rebel Fleet Attacks.
According to a more detailed roport
received from another source .and pur
porting to come from the Admiralty
Department, the battle began at 3
o'clock this morning, when Lieutenant
Schmidt opened fire from a fleet of ten
ships, to which the northern batteries
at Fort Alexander, artillery posted on
the shore and several vessels, which
romalncd loyal, replied.
During the naval battle the sailors
on shore, intrenched in the barracks,
defended their position with machine
guns and rifles against the attacking
Infantry. After an engagement lasting
two and a half hours, with the Otcha
koff riddled and on fire and the cruiser
Dneiper and another vessel sunk, Lileu
tonant Schmidt, who had been badly
wounded. urrendered the entire squad
ron. The mutinous sailors on shore sur
rendered to the Brest und Blolstock
regiments.
Kninz Potcmkin Injured.
According to this report the Pantc
leimon (formerly the Knlaz Potomkln),
was Injured below the water line -and
a torpedoboat Is ashore on the rocks.
No details of the casualties or of the
damage suffered by the town are ob
tainable by the Admiralty, but owing
to the confined space in which the ac
tion was rought it is improbable that
the town escaped without heavy dam
age. The demands of the mutineers are
said to include the convocation of a
constituent assembly and the complete
realization- of the liberties promised by
the imperial manifesto. ,
MAX CUT OUT . ST. PETERSBURG
Operators Strike and May Stop Ca
ble's Working.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 29. (U P. M.)
The operators of the St. Petersburg
tolcgraph have decided, to strike at mid
nighty It ip not known whether communica
tion can be maintained, as most of the
operators were arrested yesterday for
sedition and as the cable operators,
though they are foreigners, may be Intim
idated into leaving their keys.
The lino to Finland Is still working.
WITTE'S POSITION DIFFICULT
Fighting Reactionaries on One Side,
Reds on Other.
BERLIN. Nov. 30. The correspondent
of he Tageblatt at St. Petersburg says:
"Count Witte's position Is 'one of lnT
security. The reactionaries are using the
new strike as an instrument for his over
throw. A strong court party is against
him and for the declaration of martial
law in Russia, which would Inevitably
lead to revolution and a state of bank
ruptcy." .
The Lokal Anzelger says It has received
the following telegraphic reply from War
saw: "The posts In the kingdom of Poland,
arc still working. Regarding Russia, ap
ply to St. Petersburg."
It seems from this that the Polish tolc
graph officials are working for .Poland,
but not for Russia.
The German Post and telegraph officials
are accepting telegrams for Russian
points only at the risk of the senders.
These are telographed to the frontier and
forwarded from there by mail. Tele
grams betweon St. Petersburg and Berlin
are cabled by way of Coponhagen.
ALL TELEGRAPHERS GO OUT
Russian Government Knows Xot
What Happens in Provinces.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 2S. (12:15 . P.
M.) The situation has again suddenly
grown exceedingly grave. The Russian
capital is shut off from telegraphic com
munication with the Interior. The pan
Russian strike of telegraph operators,
declared yesterday, has gone Into opera
tion, and the workmen's council is delib
erating whether to declare a goneral po
litical strike throughout Russia tomor
row, predicated this time on the ailoged
unwarranted arrest of the mombers of
the Peasants Congress at Moscow, and
also calling on the people to oompol the
employers at SL Petersburg who locked
out 70,000 men, to open their doors.
The telegraph strike draws an impene
trable curtain between the capital and
the provinces, which. In 'such a crisis,
renders the position of the Government
almost desperate, as being in Instant
and constant touch with the military and
local authorities in the interior is im
perative. If the telegraph strike can be main
tained the government will bo compelled
to grope blindly In the dark. Only two
lines are working out of St. Petersburg.
Telephonic messages from Moscow, which
are momentarily expected to stop, say
the operators on the Siberian lines and
on all the lines .outh, north and oast of
Moscow have struck. The operators on
the lines throughout the Baltic provinces
also have struck.
The telegraphers strike is the direct
outgrowth of the government circular
prohibiting telegraph operators from
Joining a union, which prohibition is at
tributed to M. Durnovo. Minister of the
Interior, for whose removal from office
the Radicals are vigorously working.
The Minlstor recently summarily dis
charged the leaders of the Moscow Union,
(Concluded on cage 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 42
dog.; minimum. 33. Precipitation. 0.72 el
an inch.
TODAY'S Rain or www. Southeasterly
winds.
Ruftria.
Sevastopol mutineer, beaten In bieedy bat
tle, nurrender. Page 1.
General telegraphers' strike steps all com
munication. Page 1.
Father Gapon opposos revolution. Fas; 1.
Mutinies at Llbau and Oonstadt rnrtod.
rao 1.
foreign.
Sultan afraid to moseaorc Christians In
Turkey. Pago S.
Ito tries to calm fears t Corea. Page &
Attempt to kill Japanexe peace eoramUMen
and destroy treaty. Page 3.
National.
Minister Squlera resign beeause Pine Inland
Is Riven up. rage -4.
Interstate Commission rate bill. Page 5.
Meriwether tostMon about fight with Branch.
Page 3.
Sentence on Senator Burton. Pago 4.
Politic.
President opposos beseixm in New Yerk.
Page 4.
Tammany stilt resists recount In Now York.
Pace 4.
Severe sentences for election fraud. Page 4.
Iiomotlc
McCurdy resigns as president of Mutual Life,
and Judge Pockham denounces him.
Page 1.
More evidence In Insurance Ina&lry. Page J,
Cause nnd effect of SL Paul read's Coast ex
tension. Page 2. '
Senator Patterson fined for osntompt.
Pape 2.
Thrilling incidents of lake storm; Immente
damage. Page 4.
Land-fraud revelations coming in Nebraska.
Tagc 4.
Sport.
Oregon Agricultural College play University
of Washington today. Page 7.
Pacific Coast scores: Portland 0, Oakland 2;
Los Angeles 10, Tacema 1. Pafje 7.
New York University will abolish football.
Page 3.
Teamf well matched for foetball game oa
Multnomah Plold today. Page 7.
Boxing bouts and wrestling contests at
Y. M. C. A. pleased fpoetators. Page 7.
rarlflc Coast.
Steamer Roanoke leaking fast In a howling
storm. .Page 1.
Pennsylvania weman sent to Oregon Asylum
has fallen heir to fortune. Page 5.
Spokane smart set agog over postponement
of a fashionable wedding. Page 0.
Oregon's state expenses for 11KW will bo
about $025,000. Page 6.
Cold wave Is felt all over the Northwest
Page 0.
Edward Honey lived for more than a cen
tury. Page C.
Commercial and Marine.
Farmers holding their wheat. Page 13.
Top prices paid for hops at Independence,
Page 13.
Wheat closes with good gains at Chicago.
Page 15.
Rain causes easier wheal market at Chi
cago. Page 15.
Advance in Industrial stocks cheeked.
Page 15.
Portland ships enormous quantities of wheat,
flour and lumber to foreign and do
mestic ports. Pago 14.
Steamer Ellerlc chartered to load lumbor for
the Antipodes. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
1P05 will be Portland's banner year In realty
'transactions. Page It.
Otto Prag charged with embezzling funds
raised for newsboys' benefit. Page 11.
Third-street Jeweler pursues and captures
thug who attempts robbery. Page 14.
Portland & Seattle will be double track road.
used Jointly by Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul. Page 1.
City Council orders purchase "of acreage on
which Forestry building stands. Page 12.
Thanksgiving Is most popular holiday of
year In Portland. Page IB.
Anti-suffragists decline to debate upon ex
pediency of woman's rights question.
Page 10.
Services in Portland churches today. Page
10.
Congress asked to provide funds for con
tinuing Dr. Day's experiments. Page 10.
Gamblers fined only small amount In Mu
nicipal Court. Pane 1L
.Race of Hunt Club Interesting event of day.
Page 7.
Council orders pay of Captain Bruin held up
pending Investigation by .special commit
tee. Page 10.
Pastor who united mental -weaklings In
marriage tells bla rid o sty, 2'&ge 11.
ROANOKE IS
LEAKING FUST
Storm Has Increased
to a Hurricane.
CRIPPLED VESSEL FAR AT SEA
Goes Out of Her Course to
Avoid Fury of Winds.
TUG IS SENT TO RESCUE
Jjivcs of Eighty Passengers Imper
iled by Captain, Who Refused to
Berth at Eureka, Lacking;
Repair Facilities.
SAX FRANCISCQ. Nov. 2J. Sfoeial.)
For 24 hours no word has horn received
as to the whereabouts or condition of the
steamship Roanoke, whieh stroke her
steering gear off Eureka Monday after
noon, and then, with a Jury rudder, start
ed for this port under her own steam.
- The storm, which lms ben raging on
the coast, has steadily incroasod In fury.
ORJS. J I Viw
I C2 :yy
MAP JMUSTRATTNG EXTBSSIOS OF
and tonight it Is almost of hurricane pro
portions. At t"hc ofnee of the North Pacific Steam
ship Company, tho owners of the vessel,
it was stated today that no alarm Is felt
for the safety of the Roanoke. It Is felt
that the whsoI will proceed far to sea in
an effort to escapo the storm, and will
then slowly mako tho trip southward to
the Golden Gate.
That the steamship officials, deepitc
tholr assertions to tho contrary, axe wor
ried, is plainly ovIdenL Soon after Mid
night, upon the receipt of a report from
Eureka that the Roanoko had again been
rondored helpless by tho. storm, the com
pany sont the tug Dollance. in charge of
Captain James, up the coast at full tpoed
to succor the distressed voseel.
The feature of the case which 1ms
caused tho greatest anxiety among the
friends and relatives of the SO passengers
aboard the Roanoke Is the fact that the
steamship Is now known to be loaking.
She has been taking in water since Mon
day afternoon, when sho first met witji
disaster. The water was running slowly,
but under the stress of weather this be
comes an alarming state of affairs.-
ThTO is a disposition here to censuro
Captain Dunham, of the Roanoke, for not
putting In to Euroka, Instead of risking
the trip down the coast in tho face of the
storm with his injured vessel, lite Teason
for net berthing at Euroka was that ho
could not make tho noceseary rofMlrs to
the Roanoko at thatporL She 'carries
SO passengers, whose lives ltave boon
placed, in jeopardy by his decision.
Passengers Added at Astoria.
Among tho passengers from Portland
are Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Webb, of Fif
teenth and East Morrisou streots, who
started for California for tho benefit of
their health. Besides tho 49 passengers
who Joined the stoanrer In Portland, some
wont on board at Astoria, among them
being Captain Peterson, formerly master
of the schooner William Bowden.
INSULT AMERICAN FLAG
Moorish Soldiers Haul It Down and
Assault" American.
TANGIER. Nov. 20. A party which ar
rived -from Tetuan today reports that sol
diers there severely assaulted an Ameri
can citizen who was the retiring holder
of a tobacco monopoly. While the Amer
ican was disposing of his stock, the suc
ceeding concessionaire requested the au
thorities to Intervene and prevent such
disposal.
The American. then hoisted the United
States flag, which the soldiers hauled
down, and ejected the proprloter.
Will of Harriet Lane .Tohnston.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. In issuing
a decree in the case of D. K. E. Fisher
and others against the Harriet Lano
Home for Inx-alid Children, of Balti
more, Justice Staffdrd. of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, to
day construed the will of tho late Har
riet .Lane Johnston, mistress of the
White House during the administration
of her uncle. President Buchanan. The
decree orders the payment of $100,000
bequeathed for the purpose of erecting
a monument to the memory of Presi
dent Buchanan and also of many
smaller bequests tp relatives and char
itable Institutions," located for the most
part In Baltimore. Court reserved de
cision In the matter of the works of
art left to the United States.
HERREROS Dl OF THIRST
Driven Into Desert by Germans,
They Fcrisn Wholesale.
BERLIN. Nov. 3d (Special.) A report
of the headquarters staff presented to
the Rolohstag deolares that the Herroros
In the northern provinces have been prac
tically exterminated. They fled from the
troops across the Omahene desert, where
they perished by thousands from hunger
and thirst.
Rondored desperate by their sufferings,
they dug holes In the ground CO feet deep
In the hope of finding water. Hundreds
of bodies were strewn over the sands of
the desert.
A splendid record is ascribed to the
troops, who were compelled to make
forced marches over CO miles of sund
dunes, ranging from 20 to 500 fect in
height.
GIVES MORGAN HIS ROAD
Erie Officials Decide Xot to Buy the
Dayton.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. The board of
directors of the Eric railroad announced
today tbajit had voted unanimously to
accgr)t the offer of J. P. Morgan himself
to aVsume and complete the purchase of
the common stock of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton road, on his own ac
count. In the latter part of September It was
announced that J. P. Morgan & Co. had
bought from the H. B. HolIIns syndicate
the subscription rights of 46.000 of the
.OX! shares of Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton, held in a voting trust at ICO. A
few days-later came the announcement
that the Eric had decided to purchase this
THE CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE Jt STi'RACE,
TACOMA.
stock from Morgan. An Inspection of the
property by the Eric officials aroused
their suspicions that some of the com
panies controlled by th Dayton road
would not specially benefit the Erie. 31r.
Morgan also looked Into those properties
after the rale. Mr. Morgan decided tho
same thing and offered to tako back the
share, thus releasing tho Erie from its
part in the bargain.
GAMBLERS, FOOL POLICE
Slop Poolroom Haiti by Setting the
Building on Fire.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. Flro was used
to baffllo the police today In one of the
bigpeet racetrack poolroom raids made in
New York during the recent months.
Forty men were arrested. The alleged
poolroom was on East Eighth street, on
the third floor of a "five-story building.
When the police appeared paraphernalia
was heaped on the floor of the room and
set on Ilri. Although the building Itself
caught fire, the men in the room locked
themselves in behind steel barred doors
and. raising the windows so that the
rtnoke could escape, they shouted in unL
son "fire, fire" A panic immediately
broke out In another part of the building
among the factory girls, who rushed
down the stairs upon the police and who
hd to be rescued and quieted, before tho
raid could continue.
When the officers entered the room tho
last vostlgc of the evldohco which they
hoped to secure was burning on the
floor.
I KLONDIKE IN ANTARCTIC
Great Gold Stampede to Straits of
' Magellan.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Nov. 23.
Great oxcitpmont prevails In tho gold
Holds bordorlng on the Straits of Ma
gellan. Many companies have been
formed and thcro has boon a groat
opening of tho fields and washorlos.
The field promises to bo a second Klon
dike GOVERNORS SON WEDDED
Dr. Charles Chamberlain Marries
Miss Boatncr In Louisiana.
NATCHEZ. Miss., Nov. 29. Dr. Charles
Chamberlain, son of Goornor Chamber
Iain of Oregon, and Miss Deborah
Boatner. daughter of Judge S. Boatnor
of Vldalla. Liit. were married at the
Presbyterian Church hero tonight.
TIsdalo's Drowned Body Found.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. The body of
John N. Tisdalc, ji wealthy mining
operator, who disappeared, from the
Hotel Seville on November 5. was found
todaV- In the Harlem River. On the
body were found a gold watch with the
Initials J. N. T. and about H0 In
money.
Lackawanna's Extra Dividend.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. An extra divi
dend of 10 per cent on the stock ' of tho
Delaware. 'Lackawanna Western "Rail
road was declared today.
'GUHDY PITS
HIS FAT OFFICE
Resigns Presidency of Mutual
Life Because Health
Is Bad.
ECKELS HIS SUCCESSOR
McCnll's Son Going: to Paris to Sum
mon Hamilton Home 3IcCIeI
laml's "Legal Fees' Mu
tual Reserve Under Fire.
NEW YORK. Nov. 29. Richard A
McCurdy today resigned as president
of the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
His resignation was accepted by the
board of trustees and Frederick Crom
woll, treasurer of the Mutual, was
named as temporary successor. While
no definite announcement was made
regarding the selection of a permanent
succossqr, it was persistently reported
that the presidency had boon offered
to Jam or II. Kckele. who was Control
ler of the Currency during tho admin
istration of President Cleveland. Mr.
Eckels is now president of the Com
mercial National Bank of Chicago.
Mr. McCurdy's resignation was sub
mitted to the board of trustees in a
letter in which he declared that his
eondition of health imperatively de
manded retirement from active busl-
TO PORTLAND- SEATTLK 'AND
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4
noss. He had been dissuaded from sev
ering his eonnoctlon with the company
last June, when he reached tho age of
70 years, "only by the serious disturb
ance which previously had arisen In
Insurance affairs." In view of these
conditions, he boliovod It his duty to
romnln at his post. Ho declared, how
ever, that ho overestimated his physi
cal strongth and It was upon the advice
of nis physicians that ho tendered his
resignation.
Tiie resignation was acceptod unani
mously, and the trustees passed a res
olution in which thoy express the hope
that "much needed rest may afford the
roliof requisite for such recovery as
may be hoped for at his time of life
and assure him of their best wishes for
his future comfort and happlnoss in
circumstances more congenial to his
present tastes and inclinations."
The1 resignation of Justice Rufus W.
Peckham, of tho United States Supreme
Court as a trustee of the Mutual also
was proton tod at today's mooting, and
was acceptod. Justice Peckham had
beon a trustoe of the Mutual for more
than 20 years.
rECKIIAM WAS ASTONISHED
Urged McCurdy's Retirement on
Reading His Testimony.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. Justico Peck
ham, of the Supremo Court of the United
States, in speaking tonight of his reasons
for resigning from the board of trustees
of the Mutual Life Insurance Companyr
said he learned "with astonishment and
great Indignation tho facts testified to by
Mr. McCurdy before the Legislative com
mittee thai the funds of the company
had boon used to Influence legislation,
ami that they had been furnished to po
etical parties as campaign contributions,
both of which practices I regard as im
propriety. "I expressed my amazement and indig
nation." he added, "that President Mc
Curdy's salary had boon so enormously
Increased by a sub-commltteo without
even a roport to the finance committee.
'Those things bad been done without
the slightest knowledge of the board of
trustees as a board, and T do not know
that any member of that board was
aware of them.'
Justice Peckham said he had written
to the special committee regarding the al
leged evils. He hnd suggested the eradi
cation of uch evils, expressing the belief,
among other things, that the retirement
of 3Ir. McCurdy would tend to re-establish
public confidence In the company and
that the salary reductions would not suf
fice.
M'CIiELLAND'S MEMORY BAD
Forgets What Money Was For Ham
ilton's Retreat Discovered.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. George P. Mc
Clelland, an ex-State Senator from West
chester County, nnd now United States
Appralsor. testified before the Insurance
Investigating committee today that ho
lived In the Mutual Life Company's house
In Albany, conductcd-by AndrcwC. Fields,
in 1S03, while he was a member of the in
surance committee of the Senate. He
stated that it never occurred to him as
Improper, as he and Fields were old
friends. He offered to pay, but Fields
laughed at him. It was shown that In
several years, while Mr. McClelland was
not a Senator, he was retained by the
Mutual Life Insurance Company at $3000 a
year, and Mr. Hughes had much difficulty
In obtaining a statement of what he did
to earn that retainer. He said he ap
peared before legislative committees to
argue against the savings hank tax and
franchise tax bills.
Mr. McCIellan had just stated that he
was never employed by the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, when Mr. Hughes
showed him a voucher for J35CO paid by
that society to the firm of which Mr.
McClelland is a member. It was written
In his handwriting, but Mr. McClelland
said he could not remmeber it. It was
crcdltod to a "water company account."
as were also other vouchers paid by the
Equitable to William N. Johnson and
Charles T. Lewis, amounting to
Will Go to Fetch Hamilton.
John C. McCall. son of the president of
the Now York Life Insurance Company,
told the committee today that Andrew
Hamilton, the legislative agent", who got
large sums of money without an account
ing from the New York Life, hnd been
located in Paris, and that he had received
a message from President McCall asking
him to come to New York to appear be
fore tho committee, or. at least render an
accounting of .his expenses. To induco
him to do that, Mr. McCall said he was
going to start for Paris on Saturday.
The committee and all of Its counsel
held a protracted executive session at the
close of tho day's hearing, after which It
was announced that the committee would
complete the investigation by December
21. ns it js due to roport to the new Legis
lature In the first week in January. The
committee will sit five days next week
and through the Christmas holidays.
McCIelland's Memory Fails.
Mr. McClelland said he knew before
1S0O thut Fields went to Albany to repre
sent the Mutual Life, but did not know
what ho did there. He supposed he was
In Albany In the same capacity as repre
sentatives of other corporations. Fields
rarely appeared oponly in connection with
legislative matters. Witness did not re
call that Fields ever asked him to sup
pOEt or oppose any specific bill. He said
that Fields' house was as quiet as any In
Albany. It was not a house of entertain
ment. He never saw but two members of
the Legislature there, and they came to
see him. not Fields.
Mr. Hughes showed witness ten vouch
ers for money paid McClelland by tho
Mutual Life Insurance Company from
February. 1S83. to March. 1001 Mr. Mc
Clollund said he was not a member of
the Legislature them. He did not receive
a salary from the Mutual Life while ho
was In the Senate In 1C03. In some years
he received more than $3000, but he was
obliged to submit an Itemized bill for tho
exact amount Only once did he appear
tor the Mutual at Albany and make an
argument: that was In 1200. Governor
Obeli was then trying to pass his indirect
tax. blllrt. he said. The Mutual was op
posed to the franchise tax bill and the
savings bank tax bill. He appeared he
fore thu Senate committee In opposition
to the savings bank bllL He also drafted
some bill3 for the Mutual. Mr. McClelland
said he went over with Fields the bills
in the Legislature and discussed what at
titude should be taken toward them, but
was not an artist in lobbying.
John C. McCall was asked If tho pay
ment of $33,310 to Andrew Hamilton to
settle ur advances made by J. P. Morgan
Sc Co. was on the books of tho New York
Life as charged to legal expenses. He
said it wa3 not. nor Is the payment of
$1S,000 by the New York Security & Trust
Company to Andrew Hamilton.
Mr. Hughes asked McCall to get an or
dcr from Hamilton to his agents here to
surrender his papers to Mr. McCall. This
the witness promised to do.
Mutual Reserve's Steep Rates.
Georgo D. Eldrcdge, first vice-president
and actuary of the Mutual Reservo Life
Insurance Company, said his company
had divided its policies Into la, 10 and
five-year classes. The 15-year class. Is
sued prior to 1S30, showed a large deficit.
The 10-year class showed a surplus and
the five-year class a deficit of about $100,
000. Prior to 1S05. he said, tho rates of
premium on the policies of his company
were too small, and the company in
creased Its ratos. When the rate finally
was mode what It should have been. It
was not sufficient to recoup the losses
which had resulted under an insufficient
rate. Mr. Eldredge said Louis F. Payn,
tho State Superintendent of Insurance.
after an examination of the increase of
rates, reiorted that some increase had
been necessary, but did not Indorse that
which the company had made.
Willard V. King, vice-president of the
New York Security & Trust Company,
presented a statement of the account of
that compuny with the Union Suvings
Bank & Trust Company of Tacoma,
Wash. HIb company tvas trustee of
some debenture bonds Issued by the Ta
coma company, a large part of which
were owned by the New York Life Insur
ance Company. The statement showed a
payment of $16,311 to Andrew Hamilton
as 10 per cent of the warrants collected
after the City of Tacoma had repudiated
them. Mr. King produced the check for
$16.3H.pald to Hamilton. Mr. King said
he had seen letters Indicating that Ham
ilton paid $35f)0 to a 'receiver and also
legal fees. Mr. King produced a state
ment of payments made by the New York
Security & Trust Company to Hamilton
from 1?I5 to 1002. It showed an aggre
gate of $114,000, apparently In Mr. Hamil
ton's notJS. but Mr. King mid he
thought some -of these notes were re
newals of others.
Bought Out Weak Company.
Mr. Eldredge went on the stand again
and told how the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance Company had purchased the
business of the Northwestern Life Asso
ciation and paid therefor $211,000. a total
of $276,000. The assets were worth $234,000.
Mr. Hughes and Senator Cox brought out
that the policies were treated separately
and made to pay their own dca.th claims
and besides that a "loading" of 23 por
cent of their premiums went towards the
general expenses, of the Mutual Reserve.
This loading was about twice the amount
usually assessed upon policies. H said
tho Northwestern, when It was bought,
wasr-fast getting Into a position where It
could not pay Its death claims. Its
policyholders accepted a reduction of
their insurance. The chief benefit to the
Mutual Reserve Company. Mr. Eldredge
said, was: the added expense money which
could be collected on those policies.
Mr. Hughes asked why the Mutual Re
serve Company had Increased salaries at
a time when It was being compelled to
make extra assessment" upon policy
holders. Mr. Eldredge said the company
Concluded oa Fagc .).'
DOUBLE TRACK
' ON NORTH IAN
St. Paul Road Will Us
Hill Line.
COMING IHTO PQRTLAH
Trackage Agreement WilfGiv
Entrance to City.
COMPETITION IS AVOIDEI
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Id
Xot After Local Business, but
Seeks Outlet for the
Oriental Traffic. .
COMING OF ST. TAUT. ROAD.
TRACKAGE AGREEMENT MADE
It can be stated on what seems to
be .authentic information that the
Northern Pacific will construct a
double track down the north bank of
the Columbia River from the Junc
tion with the main line into Port
land. Over this line the trains of
tho Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paut
will run under a trackage agreement
covering the distance between Wallula
and this city. This plan picks up the
last link In the chain of projected
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul ex
tensions as announced by the New
York offices of the Company. The of
ficial announcement outlines in a gen
eral way the course of the road as
far west as Wallula. but makes no
mention of a route further toward
the coast.
WALLULA PACIFIC PLAYS LONE
HAND The "Wallula Pacific, the re
cently incorporated road of which L.
Gerlinger. of Portland. Is the presi
dent, stands alone under the track
age agreement plan entered Into be
tween tho two .transcontinental lines.
Supposedly backed -by the Harrlman
system, aa a block to Northern Pa
Hfic construction In the first place. It
has been deprived of this strength by
force of circumstances and Is playing,
to all appearances, a lone hand In
the game against the heavier roads.
EFFECT ON PORTLAND The ap
pearance of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul In Portland will herald
the upbuilding of an extensive trans
continental freight business as the
road will haul principally the produce
and manufactures of the East and
Middle West designed for Oriental
ports, receiving In turn lumber and
raw materials for use In the Interior
and on the Atlantic Coast.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & 3t. Paul!
Railroad, with the aid and assistance!
of that philanthropic gentleman, James
J. Hill, is coming down the north banl
of the Columbia River Into Portland.1
i
To enable this feat the better to bcl
accomplished Mr. Hill and his Northern!
Pacific associates will build a double!
track down the river bank from Wal
lula, or It may be that the four lines
of steel will extend still farther!
toward the heart of the Inland Empire.
Great tales come with the official an
nouncement by the Chicago, Milwaukee!
& St. Paul sent out from the New York!
office, and they are supported by ad
missions made by Northern Pacific men!
who should be on the inside, whether
they arc or not.
There Is no doubt that the St.1
Paul road Is coming to Portland, for
the ofllclnl announcement made yester
day definitely brings tho road as far
west as Wallula. This announcement
Is borne out and verified by the fact!
that as many as 25 surveying parties
known to be In the employ of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul are oper
ating between Lolo Pass and Wallula.
TIdollat lands have been purchased in!
Tacoma and Seattle. President A. J.
Earling was recently in the district!
looking over the ground and perfect-!
lng his plans. All of these things show!
conclusively that tho road will come.
In all the chain of circumstances upj
to this time there has been one link!
missing tho distance between Wallula!
and Portland. While the other roads I
were busy buying rights of way, secur-j
lng options on large, tracts of land in
and around Portland for terminal
grounds, running surveys for bridges
and seeking tho easiest grades, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul line has
rested dormant, evidently not wishing
for track? or terminals or any prop
erty farther west than Tacoma, Seattle
and Wallula Junction.
All that Is now explained by the
story of the double track and trackage
agreements planned by the Northern
Pacific, and It is said that the InfoJ
mation comes in a ' reasonably direct
line from Northern Pacific sources.
After the Long Hauls.
Tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
ha3 no great desire, so It Is argued.
invade Portland, establish terminal
here, or reach out to the Pacific frc
its present Western terminal slmr
In order to compete against the Norl'l
cm Pacific and the O. R. & N. for th7
local business arising in the wheat belt!
of the Northwest. The road Is not after
the local traffic of the Northwest tribu
tary to Portland, but want's the Ions
hauls of Portland and Oregon lumber.
and the produce of the Washington
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