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yalencia Breaks Up at
...Noon Wednesday, .
FIFTY THROWN !MTO THE SE
Wreckage Swarms With Live
Jjman Beings.
SEEN BY MEN QN-fcLIFFS
3?xoiessor Bunker Tells Why r His
-Party Hit the Trail Instead' br
Making Attempt aURcs
- cue From the "Shore.
TNVBSTIGATTON 16 DEMANDED.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
passed the following resolution, in
troduced by Josiah Collins:
Whereas, It was Jen own in Seattle
Tuesday noon that the Valencia had
been -wrecked on her voyage from San
Francisco to Seattle.
Whereas, The steamship Queen was.
according to the published statement
of her master, within three-quarters
of a mile of the wreck of the Valencia
and those on board -the steamer knew
that there were from 50 to GO people
still clinging to the wreck of the
Valencia. . .
Whereac Said steamship Queen, re
portedly under orders of the agent of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
in order to avoid loss of time .in
carrying her freight and passengers
to San Francisco, upon the arrival of
the steamship Topeka abandoned said
steamship Valencia.!
Whereas, Neither the said steamship
Queen nor the steamship Topeka sent
any assistance whatever to the Val
encia, claiming that the na and
weather were so rough as to eaaaager
the lives of would-be rescuers while a,
llferaft from the Valencia .much over
taken was able with unskilled hands
-to reach the Topeka.
Whereas, Jt is reported that the Jlfe
boats of the Valencia were 111
qulpped with seamen and had de-
i rectlve plugs and oarlocks, rendering
I them unr&fe.
T Whereas, It Is charged, by the, pas
i egers and survivors, e-f aid wreck
wlhat there Tsd br-s sa tftee 4nM-tYer
7 -drills of any sort by the crew -of (The '
Valencia on this voyage and that raid
t crew Was w-n skilled and there was
lack cf discipline on the steamehlp
"Valencia.
Whereas. "Among -the number of
those rescued the crew of the Valencia
greatly predominated .and the story of
the wreck doea not recount the rescue
of a single woman -or child.
Resolved By tho. Chamber of Com
merce of the City of Seattle, that the
National Government be petitioned to
cause an investigation bv qualified of
ficers sent from Washington into the
causes of the wreck of the Valencia
and the action of her officers, the
officers of the steamships -Queen and
Topeka. and the officers of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company, to the
end that If their action was all that
could be demanded of men -engaged In
their respective duties, they may be
relieved of the criticism and odium
that now, in the mlndB of the cora-
I munity, attach to their behavior.
SEATTLE, Jan. 3L (Special.) The pos
itive declaration made by Frank Itlchlcy.
a fireman aboard the Valencia, that he
had refused to risk wearing a tulc llfc
.preeerver; the statement of T. Brown, a
passenger that the preserver he found
ashore Immediately sank when thrown
into the water. Were the sensational fea
tures of today's inquiry into the Valencia
wreck.
Supplementing these sworn, statements,
and equally as Important, Is the peremp
tory demand of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce that President Roosevelt send
from Washington a committee to make a
thorough Investigation of the wreck.
Coincident, too, with the Valencia in
quiry Is an answer made by Frank F.
Bunker, assistant superintendent of the
Seattle public schools, who has been se
verely criticised in the testimony of some
witnesses for falling to go back up the
clWT opposite the wreck and take a line
aliot from the boat. He telegraphed to
day to tho Times from Victoria:
"I have just - learned that I am being
criticised for -not cllmblnc the cliff upon
which the Valencia went aground to catch
a line from the wreck. I did make the
attempt. "We climbed a bluff at a consid
erable distance from the spot, thinking to
get into the Interior and -obtain aid from
the inhabitants and go back to the cliff.
Bunker Party Goes, for Aid.
"Wo found no inhabitants, but a rude
trail leading along the telegraph line. "We
were in doubt whether to follow the trail
or stay by the wreck. "We were also in
doubt whether we were near enough to
fee able to push through to the vessel. Our
judgment finally led us to follow the trail
to some point where we could summon
help both by land and sea and then re
turn to do our part.
"Wo found a station and telephoned the
news, but by that time our party was com
pletely exhausted, and it was impossible
for us to get back over the trail that even
ing. The next morning the rain had so
swollen the rivers that even Logan and
HO S
, hie rescuing party, who were on the aide
nearer the wreck, were unable to get
toac.
"I And that every one Is passing the
reapeneiWn'ty from one to another, and
the investigation shows a .series of mis
understandings, with the result that when
the steamer broke jap and the paseegere
wsrc swept to the sea on rafts and wreck
age there was no ateaaraer standing by to
rescue them.
Fifty Dumped Into tin Sea.
"Lineman Legan, who did all that a
man could e, was standing on the cltff
:tovc the wreck wkh Dak la and Maria.
I wm a have the wreck, aad auU see ft
clearly, Jd hie afeaieatent. made directly
te me, is that hetw. K ai4 L P. 3d.
r&4HtA0d&yv ill C11 'WllsWsfe fcwl 11 )M
been iUtiV the way5, -hro her ha etc
and d-o-used'iip'like a ctoatftg jackknlfe,
throwing the people wh rwalrd a the.
spars and rtesiag let taw water. More
than W people floated .aut to sea then from
the wreck.
"Then I talked with Ioyan within an
hour, he liavis come in over the trail to
where I was, and asked me to telephone
the news in to Mr. Patterson that the'
vessel had Trpkcn up and everybody was
gone. Igaa aad hie two comrades will
all verify the statement that when the
wreck broke tip there was no steamer
standing by."
"W. Joslyn, one of the sailors who got
ashore, made much the same answer -In
today's inquiry. He declared the hushea.
were tooi thick to permit those ashore to
reach the top of the cliff. "At Cape
Bcale," he added, "we were told a party
of men had started from Bamfleld, o we
thought it was all right."
Officer In One Lifeboat.
Fireman Jtlchley'a declaration that no
officer went off jn cammand of 'No.' G life
boat was the other sensational feature of
the day. Richley tatpmcnta. though,
are not worth much, for he was badly
mixed on the stand when examined, and
later .the sailor Joslya contradicted him
flatly on points where Rlchley had wa
vered under cro&s -examination. For in
stance, Joslyn said:
"I was stationed at No. . Richley was
mistaken when be said he went out on
No. 5. The passengers climbed In the
boat without orders. I went in and
screwed up the -patent plug. The pas-
sengcrs were excited, and attempted to
cut the falls. The second mate, was in
the boat ajfa trying to keep her off the
ship's side.
"I did not hear any one give an order
to lower the boat, except to hear some
one say: 'Let her go. Both myself and
the sailor stationed at the after-falls
stood by all the time." -
Joslyn then testified that alter the No. 6
boat had gone he went to No. 5.
Falls on Boat "Were Cut,
Contradicting the testimony of H. A.
Hawkins, who yesterSay said the forward
fall on this boat had broken, Joslyn said
it was all right. He stated that the
after-fall had been cut. When the last
boat was lowered from No. S falls, he
said, it had .become necessary to take the
lall from No. over and Tig them on the
No. 5 davits.
"Did you make any attempt to go back
to the ship after landing at Cape Bcaler'
was asked.
"Yes, we -tried to go back along the
shore, but could not, owing to the high
cliffs. The shore line was so steep that
we would all have been lost had we at
tempted to go that way." -
Later he said it was impossible because
of heavy undergrowth to reach the wreck
from Cape Beak.
Xifc-PrBrer Sinksin, Water.
'After I "had succeeded - in reaching
shore I -picked up a llfcprescrver and
-threw it into the water, it Immediately
sank?' Thte was the startling statement
made by T. Brown, a passenger "who suc
ceeded in saving his life at the time of the
wreck. "When asked as to the weight of
the preserver. Brown said it weighed
about 40 pounds.
"In the corner of the room in which the
investigation is being conducted is a bar
rel in which the Inspectors made a test
of one of the lifcpreservers. The preserv
er is. floating, despite the fact that a SO
pound piece of lead Is suspended from It.
Brown dJd not know the preserver was
weighted down, and was asked to lift it
and make a statement as to the relative
weight of the preserver that he found )n
the shore and the one in the barrel. He
lifted the preserver a foot from the top
pf tlje water, but could not see tho lead
attached to it. A queer look came over
his face, and he said:
"It is funny that this will float. It is
about as heavy as the one I threw into
the water and which sank."
Guess Weight Correctly.
The preserver that Brown lifted from
the barrel, together with the attached
piece of lead, weighed, although he did
not know it, 40 pounds the same weight
he said the preserver he found on shore
weighed.
Brown was positive that the preservers
were of no advantage to a man in the
water. He said when he reachtd the
rocks he-saw several scattered about there
where persons trying to make their es
cape ha,d thrown them away, finding they
retarded their movements.
Brown gave a graphic description of Uie
hardships he underwent. The boat Jn
which he left the ship was overturned,
and he was spilled Into the breakers. He
told of reaching the rocks four or five
times, and being Oiurled back into the seas
by the waves. He Anally managed to reach
the cliff.
Tackle Was in Bad Sliic
William Dougherty, a fireman, stated
the lifeboats' tackle was In bad condi
tion. He said that when the order was
given to lower the boats It was difficult
to do so, because the ropes holding them
to the davits were entangled. He heard
some one order the boats lowered, but
does not know who gave it. He helped
lower one of the boats.
When asked what chance the passcn- -T
gers had of getting onto the llferaft he
gave the significant answer:
"They had as much chance as the
crew."
Charles Hoddlnot, one of the survivors
of the Valencia, swore that before the last
llferaft put off John Cigalos. the Greek
fireman who had made one attempt to
swim the breakers tb the shore with a
line, but had been beaten back, was Im
portuned by the passengers again to at
tempt It. He refused. Then the passen
gers took up a puree, several contributing
$60 each, asking him to make the attempt.
He again refused, saying it was impossi
ble, but that if it were possible ho would
readily make the attempt without asking
for any money.
GREEK ACCUSES BUNKER.
Says Profesew WoaW 3ft Try to
Help From Shore.
SEATTLE. Jan. l.In his testi
mony before the hoard of inquiry Into
the Valencia, disauter this afternoon,
George 9efcgo, k Cknk coal passer
(CMotooed oa' Pae -
MARRIES AGAIN
BUI DEI
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Preacher Says He Made Mrs.
Yerkes Mrs. Mizner, She
Says He Did Hot.
WITNESS CONFIRMS STORY
Widow of Millionaire Insists, In Face
or Evidence, She IsJStiU Mrs.
Yerkes Husband Is a
f Rich Klondlkcr.
NEW YORK. Jan ' 3L Several New
York newspapers announce today the
marriage of Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes,
widow of. the traction capitalist, to Wil
son Mlsncr, of San Francisco. No con
firmation of the marriage announcement
was obtainable from Mrs, Yerkes or
Mizner, but when Mizner was asked if
he would deny that the marriage had
taken place, he replied that he would not.
He. added that he had no statement to
make .on tht subject. The witnesses to
the ceremony are reported "to have been
J. L. Eastland and Emlf Brugere. of San
Franckco.
Efforts io confirm .the marriage report
were unsuccessful up to 11:40 A. M. At
that time, communication with Mrs.
Yerkes' home by telephone had been cut
off, and Mr. Mizner could not be located.
No denial, however, had been made by
any of those interested or supposed to be
in possession of the facts.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Andrew Gillies of 12J West Seventy-sixth
street, pastor of Su Andrew's Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Rev. Mr. GiUIes said tonight:
"I was called upon at my home yes
terday afternoon by a man who said he
wac Wilson Mizner. He came to me like
a man and said he was about to be mar
ried. He asked roe to be la Mrs. Yerkes'
home last night at half past 7 o'clock to
perform the ceremony and I promised o
be there. .
"Why he came to me I do not know,
and I did not ask him. It was enough for
me that there was no objection to their
being married. I went to Mrs. Yerkes'
home, as agreed, and about S o'clock Mr.
Mizner and his friends arrived. Mrs..
Gisodscil was already there. The only
witncn&ses of the ceremony were Mr.
Sruccrc, Mr. Eastland and Mrs. Good
sell. "As to the filing of the certificate of
marriage. I shall certainly attend to that
within the ten days prescribed by law.
and in view of the publicity of the af
fair I shall try to sec that the certifi
cate Is filed tomorrow or next day."
Mrs. Yerkes tonight, in an Interview,
would not admit that the marriage had
taken place. Even after a representative
of Mr. Mizner bad made known the name
of the clergyman and the latter had con
firmed the marriage Mrs. Yerkes said:
"Tho story is ridiculous. I do not know
how it originated. If I intended to get
married l should announce It to my
friend, although I should not consider
it a matter in which the- public need be
interested. But I have not been mar
ricd since Mr. Yerkes' death, and I bavo
no Intention of marrying again. I shall
devote myself to planning and building
BEKF TRUST ATTORNEY WHO
CAYK CHICAGO REPORTER
JtRXRR.
J mitt e Geo nee W. Bran.
Judge Georso W Brown, of Chi
cago, the central figure in the latest
btcf truit scandal, is the attorney
for the trust who Kave an Inter
Ocean reporter $100 for a favorahje
report. Judge Brown denies that he
Intended to bribe the reporter and
saya he jrave the $100 rim ply as an
'evidence of klndly feeling."
the hospital for which my husband made
provision in his will, and I expect that
my interests In the hospital and In the
Convalescents Home, which I shall
found, will occupy mo for the remainder
of my days."
Mrs. Yerkes, when seen for the sec
ond time, just before midnight. . practic
ally reiterated what she had said earlier.
When teld of the statement by Dr.
GillicH, she exclaimed: "Ridiculous.
do. not believe she said such a .thing.
Even If I did marry Mr. Mizner it would
he nohodjrs business but my own. But
I aaa still Mrs. Yerkea."
NEW YORK. Jan. 2L-J. L. Eastland.
of San Frawesoee. this afternoon, con
firmed the report' of the marriage of Mrs.
Charles T. Ycricoa to Wilson Misner. of
mi ttjico.
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tho Yorkos raoidtnea, In Fxth avenue.
The other witaosoo were stmMe Brucere,
also of Saa Frwesoeo, aod Mw. GoodoaU.
a woosaa mmnaolf of Mas. Yerkea.
HAS GIVEN" HUSBAND DO WHY
Mrs. Ycrkcs-Mlsncr Will Now Claim
Her Dower Rljfc
CHICAGO, Jan. 51. (9shiaL)-Mrs.
Charter. T. Yerkes, whooe suden mar
riage last night In New York to Wilson
Mizner, of San Francisco, was announced
today, is aM to have met Mm through
"Freddie" Greenwood, his: friend, well
known in San Francisco society. Accord
ing to the report, Mr. Mlonor arid Mrs.
Yerkea became engagod soon, after Mr
xerxes' oeata. Mr. jatznor sa strap
pins' young fettow, broad-sfeo uSdered and
athletic He was a pioneer late the Klon
dike country, where he is said to have
"cleaned up" a fortune. Mrs. Yerkes, al
though 59 years of age, appears 15 years
younger, and has preserved much of tho
beauty of her youth.
May Claim Dower Klgbts.
According to dispatches received here
today from New York. Mrs. Yerkes, be
fore her marriage to Mr. Mizner, settled
the income of ?1,?.0 upon the bride
groom. Inasmuch as there Is no stipu
lation In the Yerkes will forbidding her
to remarry. It Is also predicted that she
will now seek her dower rights In the
estate Instead of accepting the sum al
lotted In he will. Chicago lawyers fa
miliar with the will say there, Is nothing
In the way of such a cow&C should aho
elect to get more out-st the estate than
was provided In theSrilL Dnder the law
her dower rigkts woahl Include one-third
oi tee personal property outngnt ana a
life Interest In one-third of the estate.
Of the Yerkes estate, it is estimated more
than JW,(0 is in the personal prop
erty class. She can also claim homestead
rights In the New York mansion.
Dower rights also grant her the privi
lege of leaving this property to her chil
dren, or, lacking Issue, she can will It
to any one she elects. It Mrs. Yerkes-
Mkmer goes after her dower rights, it
will mean considerable more than the
left her by the traction mag
nate. It Is thought here that all these
things have been considered.
Xo Surprise in Chicago.
While Mrs. Mizner is SO years old and
her new husband -barely 30, he Is said
to have a fairly clear Idea of the value
of stocks and bonds.
The wedding did not cause much sur
prise In Chicago, as everybody expected
It, despite the Indignant denials of Mrs.
Yerkes less than two weeks ago. The
Idea was highly repugnant to her.
"I shall never marry again." she said
to a persistent Interviewer here. "The
memory of my dead husband so fills ray
thoughts that no one else can ever take
his place. He was the one man In the
world for me. He always was- and always,
will be. Please do not talk to nse of
another mrrior,""
However, jat that time Mr. Vlrrj. was
stopping at a hotel here and made fre
qaent calls at the Yerkea came. When
Mrs. Terkes departed for New York the
next train east carried Mr. Mizner. The
sr rants at the Yerkes home wagxevthelr
heads and tongues, and today are teVing
that Mrs- Yerkes Intimated that whVn
she .came back she would bring some one
with her.
Boycotted by Society.
The story of how, for 17 years. Chicago
society turned Its back upon this sensitive
woman makes a most Interesting chapter
in a life that has seen much of sadness.
When the traction magnate married her.
the daughter of a poor preacher, and
suddenly thrust her Into riches and stiff.
formal society, the ordeal was most try
ing. It would have been bard enough
had society welcomed her, but It re
jected her through the belief, undoubtedly
unjust, that she bad been responsible for
the separation of Yerkea and his first
wife. Elaborate receptions were given
by the Yerkes,. but only men, mostly
bankers, attended. The subsequent social
successes in New York and London did
not serve to break the social Ice In Chi
cago, and, now that Mrs. Yerkes ha
again married, the smart act here Is
more Indignant than ever.
CONFIRMED BV BRIDEGROOM
Mizner Admits Marriage, and Sur
prises His BroOcrs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. SI. A special
dispatch received in the city says that
"Wilson Mizner this morning positively
confirmed the report of his marriage to
Mrs. Yerkes.
Wilson Mizner Is the son of the late
Lansing B. Mizner. former Minister to
Mexico and Guatemala, who resided at
Benlcla, Cal., for many years and was
one of the prominent lawyers of Cali
fornia. He Is 29 years okl, a native of
Benlcla, and has been extensively en
gaged in mining In California. For some
time he was in Alaska, engaged In mln
ing ventures. More recently he has re
sided In New York. While here he was
prominent in club and social circles.
He has four brothers In this city Dr. J
William G. Mizner, Edgar, Lansing and
Addison Mizner. all of whom were sur
prised at the aewg of ithe marriage In
New York.
Doubted by Agent and Son.
CHICAGO, Jan. JL Louis S. Owsley,
of this city, who is financial agent for
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, said this morn
ing regarding- the reported marriage of
Mrs. Yerkes te Wilson Mizner in New
York:
"I knew nething about the matter be
yond what I have seen in the papers. I
do net believe the story, however, and
cannot understand how It could get
abroad."
Charles T. Yerkes, sen of Charles T.
Yerkea, declared that the story was
without feundatien.
"I de net care te dlecuss it,' he said,
"hut I knew that It Is absolutely untrue.
If such a thing had happened, I would
have been ene ef the zkat to hear about
it."
French Guards Defeat Raiders.
ALGIBRS, Jan. JL A hand of 75 Moor
iahraMecs w he had eaaKured HM camels
were srtied by a arty of French
frentier guards at Queataesly. South of
Meeted. A fierce tight- feNewed in which
twehr ef Om rajdeni were killed. The
eaisls were eaeHtrsd.
CRITICISMS
SCHH
CRY
Accuses Taft of Falsehood
About Pacific Mail
Steamers.
HITS BACK AT COMMISSION
Says Delays at Panama Arc Dne to
Stevens' Mismanagement Walker
Favored Steel Trnst Denies
He Has Monopoly.
WHAT TAFT CHARGED.
Secretary Taft and Chief Engineer
Stevens stated to a House committee
on January 23 that since the abroga
tion of the freight agreement between
the Panama Kallroad,and the Pacific
Mall Steamship Company the latter
company's 'steamers had neglected to
caJJ at Tanaraa for freight for San
Francisco and had even left port with
only part cargoes, leaving great quan
tles of freight on the wharves and
causing- a freight blockade.
They also charged that the appar
ent motive of this course was to force
shipments of canal material overland
from New York to San Francisco and
thence by Pacific Mall steamers in
stead of by Government- steamers
from New York direct to Colon, and
that this had been the effect.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Robert P.
Schwcrln, general manager of the Pa
before the Senate commltee on Inter
oceanlc canals today. His atention
was called to a statement made by
Secretary Taft criticizing the service
between Panama and San Francisco
for Its part In contributing- to teh con
gestion of freight at Panama. In re
ply he said:
Secretary Taffs statement was
made either through malice tending-
to lnjuro an American industry, or
through ignorance of the causes of
the difficulties of which he has com
plained." A description of the condi
tions on the Isthmus since the Canal
Commission took charge of the Pan
ama Railroad was given by Mr.
Schwerln. He said tha freight had
accumulated on the wharves, all com
mercial shipments, having- been held
up by the movement of canal' mate
rials; and teh difficulty. Mr. Schwerln
asserted, was due td" "culpable negli
gence on teh part of managing- officials
of the Pa nama Railroad and utter In
difference to their obligations as a
common carrier. He explained this
to some extent by teh statement that
the equipment of the railroad had de
teriorated greatly during- the two
years prior to teh sale of teh property
to the United States', and said:
As soon as control of the road passed to
the United States the conditions described
began to grow worse. The railroad company
cut the wares of men who worked on the
docks, which caused a strike. As a result.
we are both paying higher wages than we
were before tor the poorest labor In the
world. It became the understanding that the
United States had bought the railroad to
ONCE A DITCHER. IS NOW GOV
ERNOR OF INDIANA.
J. Frank Hanly.
J. Frank Hanly. Indiana's reform
Governor, who is cleaning out the
Statehocse and golnr after grafters
and lawbreakers generally through
out the state, says he wUt continue
the crusade to the end of his four
year term of office. '
The Governor as a boy had little
time for recreation. . lie worked early
and late and. unlike the majority of
lads, did not seem to object to it.
When be got big and strong enough
he became a ditcher, and at that
labor stored op a lot of health and
strength. "Always interested In mu
nicipal and state affairs-, he naturally
drifted into politics, and so well was
he liked that he could have almost
any office he wished. His political ris
was rapid.
He was elected and re-elected, and
at the last general election was made
Governor bySQ.OCO. plurality. Through
the new laws enacted with his Influ
ence. Governor Hanly has Instituted
many reforms. Hanly has mopped
gambling and pool-sellinir at races,
stopped the sale of cigarettes, closed
gambling-houses and compelled the
saloons to observe the laws. He has
removed Police Board In several
towns, for falling to enforce the laws
and made new appointments. He fe
ruling state affairs with a Arm haad
without favor or discrimlaatlaa.
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Mid the canal and cared aothlng for the
commercial fcwsiacsa across the isthmus.
Commercial bwiaess- waa neglected and it
was said by Secretary Taft, Mr. Wallace.
Admiral Walker, the ex-chairman of the
Commission, and others connected with the
building o the canal that commerce was
seceadary to tfie movement of the canal
material.
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It was that condition that brought about
the congestion. It is shown Just- the same
lm shipments by steamer from New York- A
steamship may be loaded with commercial
trosiaess and a rush order, he received 'for
canal material. The commercial business
would be removed and canal material sub
stituted, but we would be notified of tho
shipment of the business desired for West
ern porta and receive papers' for the busi
ness. The result was that we would re
ceive bills of, lading and manifests for goods
that coald not be found, and our ships would
be delayed for days. We found It impos
sible to segregate the shipments for par
ticular leadings, all of which was due to the
Inefficiency of the officers of the Panama
Railroad Company.
Government Delays Steamers.
Mr. Schwerln said that lumber ship
ments from New York were held up so
long that there were bills for demurrage
amounting- to $1S,S17 between August 1
and November 30, 1905, and the Panama,
Railroad will have these to pay. He said'
that the Pacific Mail steamships were
there was no way this company can en-
held at Panama for long periods, and that
force demurrage charges. He charged that
the railroad company had further delayed
the Pacific Mali Steamship Company's
ships by refusing to furnish them with
coal, as It Is required to do under a con
tract, and that complaint was made to"
Superintendent Humphrey, of the railroad
company, and he said the fault lay with
higher officials. Mr. Schwerln said he
had resorted to every means to bring
about improved conditions, even making a
protest to the State Department.
Mr. Schwerln complained also that the
Panama Railroad had arbitrarily reduced
rates from New York to ports on the Pa
cific Coast,, where the haul was divided
between the Panama Steamship Company
and the Pacific Mall. He said he was in
formed that the reduction was a conces
sion to the Steel Trust, which had pro
tested to Admiral "Walker, the former
chairman of the Canal Commission, that
the rates were, lower from Europe to Cen
tral America than from New York to the
same ports. Mr. Taft had then taken the
matter up, said Mr. Schwerln, and author
ized a reduction of the rates. In the ab
sence of a contract, he added, the rate,
could ont be lowered except by mutual
consent, and the adjustment of the rates
Is still pending.
Denies There Was Monopoly.
It was denied by Mr. Schwerln that his
company had had a monopoly on the Pa
clnic Coast, and he declared- that there
had been no money In the business be
tween San Francisco and Panama.
4 ""He complained of the criticisms pf ' the
company made by: Mr. TaftT and said oa
a result the company had been held up
to ridicule. He asserted that the state
ment of Mr. Stevens that the freight con
gestion was the fault of tho Pacific Mali
Steamship Company showed that Mr.
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather'
YESTERDAVS Maximum temperature, 5t
deg.: minimum. 44. Precipitation. 0.01 of
an inch.
TODAY'S Fair. North to east winds.
Foreign.
Japan will ask Britain lo reform her army,
hurting ally's' dignity. Page 3.
Seizure of French churches causes riots.
Page 3.
Anti-Austrian riot at Belgrade. Pae 4.
Election campaign begins la Russia. Page 4.
Massacres renewed In Caucasus. Page 1.
Alfonso courting under difficulties. Page 4.
Natieaal.
Schwerln attacks canal management and
accuses Taft of falsehood. Page 1.
Senator Patterson supports Roosevelt's for
eign policy to disgust of fellow Demo
crats. Page 3.
Debate on rate bill in House. kPage 3.
Senator Fulton's reasons for opposing new
timber land law. Page 4.
Kvldence In packers' .cose. Page 3.
Domestic.
Missouri court must decide whether Rogers
should answer questions. Page -- .
Mrs. Yerkea marries again and then denlcj
fact. Pago 1.
Plans and route" of North Coast Railroad.
Page 1.
Woolgrowers oppose paying for grazing land.
Page 2.
-Stockmen raise fund to send lobby to Wash
ington. Page 2,
Equitable Life begins suit against Hyde and
other grafters. Page 4.
Pacific Coast.
No rescue vessel stood by when the wreck
of the Valencia went to pieces. " Page 1.
Bodies of victims of Vancouver Island dis
aster to be taken to Victoria. Page G.
W. S. Walbridge kills former wife and him
self and wounfls two bystanders In San
Francisco. Page 6.
Mayor Wright of Tacoma. declares under
oath that he took no bribe. Page 6.
Harrlman to build to Puget Sound by way
of Portland. Page 0.
Sport. .
Multnomah Club committees hold banquet
asd discuss year's work. Page 3.
Commercial aad Maria e. '
Interesting position .of canned tomato mar
ket. Page 15.
Slump In potatoes at San Francisco. Page 15.
Chicago wheat market-weak and lower.
Page 15.
Spasmodic recovery in stock market. Page 15
Foot of Flanders street presents disgraceful
scene, and Harbormaster takes' action.
Paga 14.
British ship Argus comes seeking charter.
Page 14,
Steamer Olympian starts for New York.
Page 14.
fttrtlaad aad Vicinity.
O. R & N. seeks to block Portland & Seattle
from crossing the Peninsula. Page 11.
W. D. Edmunds found guilty of maintain
ing staaghter-house In city limits and
aned 3100. Page 13.
Tollce Judge Cameron compels prosecuting
witnesses to pay costs when dismissal is
asked. Page 14.
"Mysterious Billy" Smith's tangled rtatrl-
monial affairs before divorce, court.
Page it,
Portland women pack Marquam Theater to
doom to hear beauty doctor lecture.
Page 3.
Tom Richards' hofel llcanse Is reroked by
City Council. Page 10.
United Railways Company gives names of
backers as guarantee of good faith.
Pago IS.
Northwest SabbaaH School Association would
aheHh Sunday trains, street-cars, newa
vaeers and theaters. Pare 11.
Kven it Washington Railroad Commission or
ders Joint rates on eastern Washington
wheat. Portland wUt hold its prestige, as
wheat-ahlpflsg pert. Page It.
NORTH COAST IS
NQEPENDENTUNE
Promoter Outlines Plans of the
Railroad Across State
of Washington.
WALLA WALLA TO. SOOND
AVlll Connect With All Transconti
nental liincs and Develop Rich
Goal and Timber Belt.
Route Is Cowlitz Pass. .
BROOKLYN. N. T., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Details in connection with the North
Coast Railroad project are progressing
rapidly and satisfactorily, and it is ex
pected that construction will commence
In the course of three or four months.
Mr. Strahorn, who has been In the East
for some time, looking after matter refer
ring: to the new road, and has Just returned
from Boston, where he was formerly In
the banking: business, and where it is be
lieved he succeeded In interesting former
flnanical friends in the road, says all talk
about transcontinental connections is the
wildest speculation.
"The North Coast has been badly misun
derstood." he said. "It Is being: built by
himself and stron? financial Interests to
develop a vast territory in "Washington.
This region is now In the first stages of
development, and is suffering even now
for lack of transportation facilities. The
North Coast is a legitimate railroad en
terprise, which will be amply able to
stand on its own bottom.
Will Connect With All Roads.
"Surveys are being completed and rights
of way and terminals are being: secured.
The greater part of the right of way Is
already owned, and most of the terminals
have been secured. We hope to be ready
for construction in about three or four
months. When all plans are pompleted,
it will be found that the road will connect
at convenient points with the Milwaukee,
Northern Pacific. Union Pacific, tireat
Northern and Canadian Pacific, arid,
doubtlese. ultimately with, the Northwest
ern and Gould systems. .
"They .will all have use for us. because
we will occupy the beat tonnage-producing
belt on tbeJPaciflaCoast. There will nor
be a. lean niHe on our road. Jt will trav
erse a timber country having ten billion
feet standing, and wilt pass the only an
thracite coal tract west of Pennsylvania.
There will be plenty of coking coal and
minerals on the line, and It will run the
full length of the wonderfully rich Yaki
ma Valley. The road will have the best
grades and curves of any In that region.
The maximum grade will be IVi per cent,
the maximum curvature in the mountain
sections six per cent, and In the valleys
three per cent.
Route Though Cowlitz Pass.
"Starting at Walla Walla, the main line
will run direct to Kennewick. misslns;
Pasco, then to the northwest, paralleling
the Northern Pacific at a distance of
about ten miles through the Yakima Val
ley to North Yakima, where It will cross
the Northern Pacific, passing to the south
of it. Through the Yakima Valley It will
skirt the Rattlesnake mountains, which
will divide It from the new Milwaukee
route. From Yakima, the North Coast
will run northwest through the TIcton
Valley and Cowlitz Pass, where It passes
through an anthracite coal area. From
there it goes on to Tacoma and Seattle.
It will average In this section a distance
of 50 miles from the Northern Pacific.
"The whole project includes about 600
miles, and there will be several branches.
A line will be pushed from Kennewick to
Spokane.
"Construction and engineering work will
be done by the prominent firm of J. G.
White &'Co. The connection of this firm
with the project Is a guarantee of its sub
stantial charter. The firm has offices
In New York. London and Manila. Philip
pine Islands, and does all kinds of engi
neering work. It has just completed a
52,5CO,0CO contract for the electrification of
the tramways In Belfast, Ireland, and
h.as been awarded a contract by the Phil
ippines Commission to build railroads in
the Philippines to cost 5U.00O.C0O."
CHRISTIAN LIES IN STATE
Left Only Small Fortune, Having:
Given. Away Large Sums.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 31. The body of
King Christian was today placed in a
plain casket' lined with swan's down and
covered with black silk. It lies tonight
In the apartment of the Amalienborg
Palace, known as the "Garden Room."
to which It was removed after a memorial
service this afternoon. Only- the court
physicians were present when the body
was removed from the bed to the casket
after the service at which most of the
members of the royal family were pres
ent. Great banks of flowers and wreaths
line the room, which Is guarded by the
King's Adjutants. No official announce- -ment
regarding the date of the funeral
has yet been given out.
It Is stated that King Christian left
only a small fortune, amounting probably
to less than 5233,000. The King was ex
ceedingly charitable, and gave large sums
of money for the relief of the poor, aad
to deserving institutions.
King Frederick has issued a decree., of
amnesty releasing; any offenders.-'"
KJnsr George for Copenhagen.
ATHENS, GREECE; Jan. irLKing
George will start for CopeaaageSatur
day or Sunday leaving Crown Prinee Con-
stantlne as regent. The court "wiltSzo in-
i ta n&euralngr for six months.