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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, KOYEMBER 30, 1905. OWN. 01 FREEZE ine Men Perish on Wrecked Steamer Mataafa. VIVORS TELL STORY ted by Iilfcsavers, Tliey Relate ie of Dead Scvoral Additions the Ijlst of Wrecks on Lake Superior. DAMAGE TOTALS $2,000,000. rHICAGO. Nov. 29. Up to midnight Iht vessels. representing a total ft of $815,000, had been reported total v-rccka and there are fUIl lut a dozen or. more vessels the reabouti5 of xrhich Is unknown which may have to be nnmed ionj; the list of totally destroyed. least a score of vessels have- been orted stranded, but since the atement of the hurricane It is bo- Ived the majority of these boats be save'd. Eloren lives have hn lost. I'fle total loss to shipping to to- bht caused by the storm Is estl Ued at Sl.500.000. and when the fa returns are In the figures will. all probability, be at least 1 000.000. LlJTH, Minn.. Nov. 29. A completo ft thOfe wno pensnea on me led steamer Mataafa which found- near the canal entrance yesterday toon follow?: LIAM MOST. Cleveland, chief en- UDE A FARING ER, Cleveland, first it engineer. ES EARLT, Buffalo, second" assistant er L CARLSON. Chicago, oiler. ILTAM GILTHRIST, Wharton. Ont.. MAS WOQDGATE, residence unknown. id at Conneaut, fireman. MAS M CLOUD, deckhand. "WRIGHT, Cleveland, steward. TER BUS.H, Amherstburg, Ont.. setf- iok. Ifrht shining through the porthole of hlataafa was the only evidence of lintll shortly after the day . broke jrm of a man was seon at the door Captain's cabin and a cheer of cn- igement 'broke from those on tho The llfesaving crew was on the early and, assisted by the watchers, iurf-boats wore brought to the beach. fi time it seemed as If the violence sea. was subsiding, but at 8 o'clock ks heaving with renewed fury and hunching of the boat was postponed. Perilous Work of Rescue. legaphone was secured and In re- le to the repeated calls of the life- Is a man appeared on the deck with Igaphonc and shouted: alive forward; can you get us fe?" Irred to renewed efforts by tills ap- und?r Captain McLennon the life- Is manned the boat and many willing shoved her Into the breakers. The were railing fiercely" clear over lTek. while clouds of blinding spray masthlgh, at times completely ob- lg the vessel. . ,' , Ised like a chip - hut finally trlum- the lifeboat reached the side of kreck and a rope was thrown to the hands on deck. It was made fast pe work of lowering the .half-dozen ibegan In silence the watchers on saw the first man twist himself fhe frozen rope and glide down to jfe-boat, which every moment threat- to capsize. He was caught and ?ed from the spouting water as it led over the deck's side Jn torrents the boat, drenched and half dead. kafe. Swinging Ashore on Rope. pre was no confusion or useless hurry Board Each man as his name was El stepped from the poor shelter of aattercd cabin, crawled forward and litted himself to the rope which led fiercely by the force of the blast. itened to dash out his life against the of the vessel. Five times -was this luver repeated. The Captain gave iignai and the return trip was begun. Izen times the boat seemed about to over or crash against the rocks, but a nnai lurch she came almost broad- Ion the beach, and the crowd rushed lrd to seize the lines and drag her nd ree of the survivors were carried to limbulance. while the other two, half Img and half carried by the crowd, ted a cab and were driven to a hotel. First Attempt Falls. )m the time of the arrival of the saving crew at 5 o'clock, desnwnt. Its were made to get a line to the DUt Without avail. In the. nrnnA pousands of people, who watched the b breathlessly, the line -was flrsfl ship three times from the cannon. u caugni, ana uiose on the forward Df the boat where it landed began to it in. but the rocks on the bottom Gt in two. midnight the officials of the com owninc the boat advised the. irpw live It up until daylight, saying that men oi tne lorwara part were safe enough till morning, and on the stern not a sign of life .had .been detected since shortly after dark. From the survivors It was learned that not a sign had been heard by those for ward from the rear end since early. In the evening, and the death of all there was certain. The night oh the Mataafa was a, fearful one to the living men. to say nothing of the terrible torture that must have fallen to tho lot of those who died. Tucked In warm hods In hotels today, members of the crew tell of what they underwent. Desperate Effort for Life. Charles Byrne, Henry Saunders and Herbert Enlgh made the trip In the aft ernoon from tho rear of the boat forward across the slippery deck, over which great waves rolled. Four tried It. a fire man, name unknown, being another, hut he failed and retraced his steps, now being numbered among the lost. This fireman was three times washed over the side, but held his grip on the rope railing and climbed back, only to he defeated In the end. The three that made the trip owe their lives to their courage. They would rush forward after each wave and then throw themselves on the deck and hang on as another Toller came. As they reached 'the forward part their comrades there dragged them on the deck. The poor fellows on the stern end of the boat had little protection. In the lee of the -engine-house they could find no shelter, fori the--waves covered the deck to the height of the rail. They finally climbed up under the shelter of the big smokestack, but wet as they were and with the biting cold, they could not long stand the exposure, and were last seen slipping down tho ventilators, apparently to find protection, but In all probability going to death by drowning. 2SET RESTJIT OF GREAT STORM Wrecks AH Along Shores of Lake Superior and Many Deaths. DUL.UTH, Minn., Nov. 29. The net re sults of the great storm on Lake Superior as far as known are the total wrecks of the steamers Mataafa. Crescent City. Edenburg and LaFayette; the sinking of the Ell wood in Duluth harbor, the strand ing of the barge Manila and the steamer W. B. England; the stranding of the Bransford at Isle Royale, and two barges missing, the Maderla and Constitution. The Bransford escaped with a puncture In her forward compartment and succeed ed in reaching Duluth. A fireman off the LaFayette was drowned and tho second assistant engineer of the Edenburg was IosL Tho names were unobtainable. President Coukby, of the Pittsburg Steamship Company, arrived at midnight on a special train with much wrecking apparatus and an effort will be made to save some of the stranded boats, among thorn the Mayflower. The steel steamer XaFayette and the steel barge Manila are on the rocks on the mainland. Just north of Encampment Island, nine miles from Two Harbors. The entire crews of both boats, with the exception of a fireman, whose name is unknown, were saved. The LaFayette broke in two as soon as she struck the rocks, but tfio two vessels were so close together that the men on the steamer were able to pump from the the stern to the Manila. In making the Jump, one of the firemen slipped and fell Into the water-and disappeared. Tho escape from the Manila by both crews was easy. The vessel was so close to shore that the branches of several trees hung down over the deck. The sail ors, taking hold of the branches, pulled themselves .up and In this way reached the land. The LaFayette Is practically a' total wreck. The Manila is In good condition and may be saved. SAVED BY BIG BONFIRES. Steamer Gould Guided Safely to . Port by It. , m DULUTH. Minn.. Nov.. 29.-Huge bon fires:."biillt on- the shore" to cheer the sail ers on the steamer Mataafa afforded a heacon to which pie big' packet freighter George Gould, from Buffalo and Erie, was able safely to pass the piers last night. "To the people who built the fires on shore I am deeply grateful," said Cap tain Cottrell, of the steamer Gould. "Had it not been for the fire, which threw a brilliant light on the pier, I am satisfied we should have shared the fate of the Mataafa, for the sea was running terribly high. "When we left the Soo we had no in timation of the coming storm, and did not notice anything in particular until we reached Keowenawa, at midnight. The gale, accompanied by a heavy snow, struck us from the northwest. "Ve tossed a little until we reached the outer island, one of the Apostle group. Here wo ran into a terrific sea, the worst I hae ever seen. The wind veered to the north, and almost died away at 2 P. M. yestorday. I picked up the north shore about 30 miles north of Du luth, and closely .followed the shore until we entered the piers, where a terrible sea was running. We came through without mishap. "I have been following the sea for 26 years, but it is, the worst storm within my experience. "We saw two boats going down the Jake this afternoon as we were coming up, but they wero too far away to identify them. We were followed about four miles by a steamer, but we could not learn who she was." Cold Wave in Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 29 A general cold wave, extending over this section of the state, has prevailed since 9 o'clock last evening. The thermometer at the Government Weather Bureau registered 10 degrees above at '10 o'clock this morning. Damage From Floods. CINCINNATI. Nov. 29. Heavy damage from floods and rain Is reported by dis patches from Ohio River .points today. A cloudburst at Carrollton. Ky.. caused damage estimated at 530.000. The town of Murphysville Is under water, the people having been forced to the iilgh lands for safctr. ?ISSIXG WITH TWENTY ?EEN Steel Trust's Big Steamer Lafayette Given Up. CHICAGO, Nov. 29. Manager jColby of the fleet of the United States Steel Corporation, received a message today that the steamer Lafayette, one of the best steel boats owned by the com pany, had, with its consort, been out in the worst of tho storm and nothing had been heard of it- The boat carries a crew- of 20 men. Lumber Schooner Abandoned. DETROIT, Nov. 29. The Maunaloa arrived here today with four of the seven members of the crew of the lum ber schooner Olga, which became water-logged and was abandoned on Saginaw Bay during the terrific storm of yesterday. The Olga was in tow of the steamer Fred Meyer, whioh rescued the othor three members of the crew. . Big Steel Barge Ts Lost. CHICAGO. Nov. 29. The big steel barge Madoira had not rcaohed safety up to this afternoon and advices from tho head of Lake Suporior indicate that the vessel has been lost. The Madeira was built in 190D and was 36 feet Ions' by CO feet beam. Her tbnnagc was 3039. She was valued at 3175,000. Steel Trust's Loss Complete. SUPERIOR, Wis., Nov. 29. A respon sible omployo of the United States Steel Corporation assures the Associat ed Press that the corporation's financial loss during tho storm will be complete, there having been no insurance on the steamers lost. Drop of Thirty Degrees. OKLAHOMA CITT. Okla.. Nov. 23. The Government Weather Bureau here reports a drop In temperature of 20 de grees In the past 24 hours. This is the first cold snap of the season, and is general in Southern Oklahoma. Snow Delays Tra Ins. ST. PAUL. Nov. 29. The cold and snow have made all trains due in St. Paul this morning two to 14 hours late. The Coast trains are from five to 14 hours behind time. Missing Steamer Comes to Port. ALPENA, Mich., Nov. 29. The steam er E. T. Judd has arrived at Alcona, badly battered". NEBRASKA'S TURK GOMES GREAT EXPOSURE OF LAND FRAUDS IS PROMISED. Grand Jury Will Unearth Wholesale Perjury and Subornation or Perjury, Says Lawyer. OMAHA Neb.. Nov. 29. (Special.) "Ne braska, will become the storm center of tho land-fraud investigations," said Dis trict Attorney Baxter today. "The Inves tigation into fraudulent filings on public lands has Just begun. A great mass of evidence of the mos startling character has been obtained by the special agents of the Land Department, under the direction of tho Department of Justice, relative to wholesale and individual perjury, and when these cases are brought before the grand Jury or the civil courts, there will be a rattling of dry bones, compared with which the 'fence cases' already Inves tigated will pale into Insignificance. "One result of this will be that a vast number of acres -will be restored for hon orable public entry under the homestead and other laws. As the work proceeds, tho extent of these fraudulent appropria tions of the public domain by porjury and subornation of perjury become startling. They will be carried out to the end. how over, for the Land Department and tho Department of Justice don't intend to let any guilty man escape." BROKER SUED FOR MILLION Accused or Keeping Stock Trans ferred to Him in Trust. SOUTH NORWALK. Conn.. Nov. 29. A body writ for ?1.0W.0!X) has been eerved upon C. Munson Raymond, a former New York brokor. In a suit brought to recover securities and bonds to tho amount of over 51.O00.C00, which, it Is alleged, wore entrusted to Mr. Raymond's care more than two years ago. It Is said that Mr. Raymond has evaded service In the suit for two years. He was found here last night at the home of his nephew; Sey mour Curtis. In preforence to going to Jail in default of J1.O00.O00 bonds. Mr. Raymond agreed to be constantly under guard of two dep uty sheriffs'. The suit was brought by John D. Slay back, of New York, In the New York courts to recover 10.000 shares of Carbon Steel Company stock, with 10 years' divi dends. He says he transferred the stock temporarily to Raymond while in diffi culties ten years ago. and Raymond failed to return it. DIFFERS WITH COM Minister Squiers Resigns Over - Pine Island. FAVORED THE COLONISTS Morgan, Retiring: Minister to Corca, Succeeds Him Squiers' Rela tions With Cuban Offi clals Were Strained. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Edwin V. Morgan, relieved from his post as American Minister at Seoul, Corca, by reason of the establishment of a Jap anese protectorate there, has been ap pointed American Minister to Havana, to succeed Herbert G. Squiers. whose resignation has been received and ac cepted. Messn. Morgan and Squiers were both appointed from New York, but Mr. Squiers was born in Canada, For a long1 time past the relations between Mr. Squiers and the Cuban government have not been thoroughly satisfactory to the State Department, which regards It as essential to the conduct of business between the two governments that their respective Min isters shall be thoroughly acceptable at their posts. It Is said that in inter views I nthe Havana Telegraph and a leading New York newspaper the Min ister afforded much encouragement to the American colonists on the l6le of Pin os and Americans at home who had proporty on the Isle. The Adminis tration had all- along been advising these people to submit themselves to the Cuban government, as shown in Secretary Roofs letter to Mr. Raynard, published this morning. Fought Boxers at Pekin. Mr. Squiers was appointed Second Secretary or the American Embassy at Berlin in 1894. remained there, three years and became First Secretary of Legation at Pekin Jn 1S9S. He was In the Legation compound throughout tho famous Boxer siege of 1900 and was one of the most prominent figures in that remarkable historical event. Hav ing a military training, he was prac tically put in command of one of the most difficult foaturos of the defense and It Was owing in no small part to his energy and tactical ability that the Legationcrs successfully resisted the siege. Mr. Squiers was appointed Min ister to Cuba May 20, 1902. Morgan's Good Service. Edwin V. Morgan, the new Minister to Havana, was appointed Secretary to the United States Commission to the Samoau Islands in 1S99 and partici pated in the formulation of important agroemonts under which was effected tho dissolution of the tripartite control of Samoa and tho division of the Islands on the present basis. He was appointed Secretary of the Legation at Seoul, and also Vice and Deputy Consul General there in 1900. In the following year he went to St. Petersburg' as Sec ond Secretary to the American Embas sy at St. Petersburg- and. when the First Secretary, Mr. Pelrcei came to Washington as Third Assistant Secre tary of State. Mr. Morgan accompanied him aa his confidential clerk. He was appointed Consul at Dalny in January. 1904, but was prevented by tho war from proceeding to his post, and in March, 1905. was made Minister to Corea. tho position which he now vacates. MINISTER SQUIERS RESIGNS Resents Criticism of Pine Islnnd Policy Morgan Succeeds Him. HAVANA, Nov. 29. The American Min istor, Herbert G. Squiers. has cabled his resignation to Washington. The Minister declined to be Interviewed on the subject, but It can be asserted that the Cuban government cabled a message of complaint to Washington against Mr. Squlors attitude on the Isle of Pines question, following his persistent opposition to the Anglo-Cuban treaty, which the Cubans have chosen to consider unreasonable. On the receipt of Secretary Root's mes sage with reference to the complaint, Mr. Squlors immediately cabled his res ignation. Government officials think Cuba would be humbled before the world If an American warship assisted In keep ing order in the Isle of pines, as had been suggested by Mr. Squiers. This matter appears to have caused a cli max In their growing animosity to Mr. Squiers. On the social side. Mr. Squiers main tained a beautiful and costly home, which was the center of social life of the Cubans as well as the Americans. He entertained Cubans there on num berless occasions, but tho American Minister was never invited to dine at any Cuban home excepting-on rare and formal occasions at the palace. President Palma says the govern ment has made no complaint against Mr. Squiers, ana added that he deeply regretted that the Minister had re signed. Secretary -O'Farrill said: "I cannot remember the precise lan guage of our dispatch regarding the Isle or Pines matter. Possibly there was something In that message which was considered adverse to the Minis ter." Members of the Cabinet expressed the greatest surprise and regret at the Minister's resignation. ONE IN TEX IS ILLITERATE Census Bulletin Shows Steady De crease in Ratio. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-According to a "bulletin Issued today by the Census Bureau, about IK persons out or 1000 in the United States over 10 years old are unable to write, which Is equivalent to about 1 in 10. Or the native white population, only 46 out of every 10CO, or fewer than 1 In 20; of the foreign born white. 12S out of every 1000, and of the negroes, 445 out of every 1000 are illiterate. International comparisons restricted as far as po-iMble to correspond in classes of the population are. on the whole, favor ablo to this country, indicating that in most European countries illiteracy is much more prevalent than it is here, al though the United States is still far be hind Germany, Sweden, Norway, Den mark and Switzerland. There is also ground for satisfaction In the statistical ovidence that illiteracy is steadily being reduced. In 1S0O the num ber of illiterates per 1C0O was 133 for the total population. 62 for the native white population. 130 for the roreign born white and 56S for negroes, Indians and Mongo lians. The female sex is shown to be more Illiterate than the male, the Illiteracy for females being 112 per 10CO and for males 101. But the contrast is less marked than It was In 1SC0, when illiteracy for the two sexes was 144 and 123, respectively. FIGHT FOR JOINT STATEHOOD Enormous Petitions From Arizona and New Mexico. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. The strongest effort yet made In the direction of se curing the admission of New Mexico and Arizona as a state Is under way, and the statehood advocates propose that nothing wril be left undone that will induce favor able action by Congress. Enormous petitions will be presented In both .Houses with all the signatures that can be obtained. Senator Beveridge. chairman of the Senate committee on territories, will introduce and press the Joint statehood bill as early as possible In order to get it out of the way of other important legislative business. Friends of the movement express the belief that the bill, which came so near being passed at the last session, provid ing for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state, and. New Mexico and Arizona as another, . Is very likely to receive favorable consideration early in the session. Germany Denounces Treaty. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. The Ger man gpvernment today, through its Embassy here, formerly denounced to the State Department the agreement of July 10, 1900, drawn under section three of tho Dingley act. which regu lates the admission of certain German products to the United States In return for minimum tariff rates on American products. The agreement will expire March 1 next. Conference on Oregon Land Frauds. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29 Secretary Hitchcock held- an extended conference with the President at the Whlto House tonight, presumably regarding land fraud investigations and prosecutions. He was accompanied by District At torney Ileney, of Portland. Or., who has charge of the Governmnt's inter ests in unearthing the frauds and prossing the cases In that state. Closer Inspection of Supplies. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. In order that uppiios furnished the Govern ment under contract may be submitted to a closer personal inspection by com missioned officers of the Army, in ac cordance with an order recently Issued by Secretary Taft, as an outgrowth of the developments at the Schuylkill Ar sehal, additional Quartermaster officers have been assigned to duty at several of the principal Quartermaster depots, as assistants to the officers In charge. Under this order. Captain Courtlaml. Nixon has been appointed to the gen eral dopot at San Francisco. Refunding Government Bonds. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Socretary Shaw's offer to receive 3 and 4 per cent bonds. Issued on September 2S, for re funding Into 2s. expired today. The amount received up to the hour of closing the department was $52,416,900, of which $39.426.40 wero 4s and $12. 991.530 3s. Secretary Shaw says ho Is welt pleased with the result of his offer. Weyler Crushing Catnlonia. MADRID. Nov. 29. The ofllcers of the garrison have been confined to their bar racks In order to prevent a proposed dem onstration in favor of their comrades at Barcelona, where the trouble betweon the military and ;be. separatist movemont has assumed serious proportions. General Weyler, Minister of War. yesterday In formed the Cabinet Council that he would be able to maintain discipline. More Yellow Fever at Havana. HAVANA Nov. 29. Two new cases or yellow fever were reported today. There are 10 cases under treatment. Three new suspected cases are under observation. ENTICED 1 JRIL Senator Burton Must Also Pay Fine of $2500. CAN NEVER HOLD OFFICE Disgraced Statesman Hears His Pun ishment Silent and Unmoved. Another Appeal to Supreme Court Is Coming. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 29. United States Senator Joseph Ralph Burton, of Kan-" sas. was today sentenced In the United States Circuit Court to serve six months In the Iron County Jail. Iron ton, Mo., and to pay a flno of $2500, as the penalty for conviction on the In dictment oharging that he had acted In tho capacity of a paid attorney in behalf of tho Rinlto Grain & Securities Company, of SU Louis, before the Post office Department to prevent the Is suance of a fraud order. Senator Burton was found guilty on six counts of tho indictment, four of which charged that he agreed to re colve compensation for his service as an attorney before the Postofflce De partment in behalf of the Rialto Com pany, and two charging that ho re ceived such compensation. When court convened today, the at torneys for Senator Burton secured an additional two hours in which to com plete their petition for a writ of error, upon which to base an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Now Trial Denied. Tho application for a new trial was overruled by Judge Vandcvanter Imme diately upon the reconvening of court. A motion in arrest of Judgment was also overruled, and United States Dis trict Attorney Dyor then moved that sentence be pronounced. Judge Vnndevanter orJered the de fendant to stand. Senator Burton arose, but remained standing by the side of the table occupied by his coun sel and did not approach directly In front of tho bar as Is customary. Judge Vandcvanter said: ''You have beon present during the progress of this trial and have heard the verdict rendored by the Jury. Have you anything to suy?" Pale and Motionless. Senator Burton, standing pale and motionless with his eyes fixed un waveringly upon the court, replied: "Nothing." Judgo Vandcvanter then pronounced the formal sentence. He said that the penalty of Imprisonment for six months and the fine of $2503 was im posed on count six. which charged him with having agreed to accept compen sation, and sentence of six months' im prisonment alone was imposed on count seven, charging that he received com pensation. In regard to counts one. two and olght. Judge Vandcvanter said that as they involved the same trans action as count six, no separate Judg ment was Imposed, and that as count three was the same as count seven, no separate Judgment was Imposed on that count. Counts four and five were quashed beforo the trial began. As provided In statute 17S2. which Senator Burton was convicted of having vio lated, Judge Vandcvanter Imposed the additional penalty debarring Senator Burton forever from holding any office of honor, trust or profit under the United State3 Government. The sentence Imposed in the previous trial and conviction of Senator Burton before Judgo Adams was six months In the Iron County Jail and to pay a fine of $5300. On appeal, the verdict was reversed by the United States Su preme Court. Preliminaries' to Appeal. After Senator Burton had been com mitted to tho care of the Marshal. At torney Lehmann submitted his petition for a writ of error, which was allowed. Mr. Lehmann then asked that the writ of error upon the acceptance by the court of a proper bond would operate as a stay of execution of sentence. This was allowed by the court, who an nounced that the bond for $5000 offered by Senator Burton as principal and R. C. Kerens, of St. Louis, as surety, was approved. Senator Burton immodiatoly left the Federal building, after refusing to make any statement for publication, saying that it was upon the adviee of his counsel that he refused the request. WILL NOT ANNEX C0REA Ito Explains Policy and Emperor and Ministers Weep. LONDON, Nov. 20. 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Marquis Ito admitted that, when he ex plained the terms of the convention, the Emperor was profoundly moved, and de clared that the loss of the control of for eign affairs of his empire destroyed bis sovereignty and rendered him guilty In the face of his ancestors throughout five centuries. The Premier also wept when ,the convention was signed. The Marquis explained that Japan her self desired the restoration of normal conditions as soon as the progress of Corea was assured, and that the new Res ident General's policy would be free from all arbitrary or hasty elements. In conclusion. Marquis Ito said that upon Japan rested the gravest responsi bility to justify the confidence of foreign states by leading Corea kindly and tact fully along the path of progress. Ito Explains Policy to Cabinet. SEOUL, Corea. Nov. 29. Upon the re quest of the Emperor of Corea, the Mar quis Ito postponed his departure for sev eral hours and Interviewed the Cabinet Ministers. 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