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COMPANY
QUITS CALIFORNIA
Startling News to the
Insurance World.
GERMANIA TO CLOSE OFFICES
San Francisco Losses Have
Influenced Action.
NEW LAW HAS MUCH FORCE
Demand of State for Detailed Report
on Policies Declared Confisca
tion Other Companies Like
ly to Follow Example.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 12. (Special.)
The Germanla Insurance Company, of
New York, will write no more insurance
In this slate, will close all its offices and
abandon California as an Insurance field.
Telegrapnic instructions have been re
ceived from tne home office to that effect
and will be followed.
Two reasons are given for this action.
One, general in its scope. Is that of an
ultra-conservative company not caring to
risk any more of its capital In California
losses. The other Is more specific, and
eays the decision of the company was in
fluenced by the Legislature and Insurance
Commissioner Wolf.
Startles Whole Community.
The action of the Germanla Company is
the talk of Insurance circles. When it
was reported that the Eagle and some of
the other smaller companies would quit
California; there was little comment it
was expected but when a company like
the Germanla declared Itself in the same
manner the entire commercial community
of the city was startled. 1
The Germania is one of the strong com
panies doing business In California, having
assets of J7.COO.Oo6. and Is paying its losses
as rapidly as they arj adjusted. Among
Jnsura.'ice men the Germanla is noted for
Its conservatism. It was thought prob
able that the company had been fright
ened out of the state by its recent losses.
This was not fully admitted at the offices
of the company, though it was conceded
that the character of the loss and the
manner in which it was incurred may
have had its effect on the directorate.
Cannot Comply With Law,
"We can give no details of the com
pany' action," said an official. "We have
received telegraphic orders to close our
agencies In this state and will proceed
to do so at once. We cannot obey the
request of the State Insurance Commis
sioner, nor comply with the recent law
enacted by your State Legislature, re
quiring us to make a detailed report of
the policies we have written in California.
To do so would result in a practical con
fiscation of our business. To give the
name, number and amount of the policy,
the location and description of the prop
erty and the date of the expiration of
each policy would be placing our entire
business in tho hands of competitors. Our
policy list represents the outlay of im
mense sums of money, and it is the entire
Block In tra.de of our agents. What mer
chant would consent to give a list of his
customers and the time they would want
to order another stock of goods?
"If we should put a stop to ail our work
of adjustment and paying policyholders
and devote all our time to complying
with the Commissioner's request, we
could not comply with it in the time
specified."
There is every likelihood that a num
ber of companies will follow the example
set by the Germanla. Smaller companies
fee In it a precedent under which they
may claim a reasonable excuse for quit
ting the state, and on the other hand it
may be the pioneer movement in what
may develop into concerted action to se
cure the repeal of the act at the next
session.
SEEKS RELIEF OF CONGRESS
California Committee Proposes Two
Methods to President.
WASHINGTON. June 12. The House
committee on appropriations will hear the
California relief committee Thursday
morning regarding the desire for Federal
aid In restoration of San Francisco. No
form of legislation has been Introduced
and until the matter takes more definite
shape in the way of a recommended pro
posal none Is likely to be. Those who
have canvassed the situation in the
House say there will be difficulty In se
curing any legislation for relief. Opposi
tion to action of this kind is based on the
fear of future bad results which may
follow the establishment of a precedent
of extending Government aid other than
for the temporary relief of an afflicted
and suffering community.
The hearing was sought of the appropri
ations committee, it Is understood, at the
suggestion of President Roosevelt.
The first proposition the delegates sub
mitted to the President was to authorize
the acceptance of the San Francisco bond
Issue of $13,000,000 as security for addi
tional National bank circulation in that
city, and the other that the President
request Congress to make a loan of $10.
000.000 to the National Red Cross with
out Interest, to be paid back at some
future time. The first plan was favored
by the President, and he said that. If
be bonds were approved by the Secretary
of the Treasury, he thought the circula
tlon could be secured without an act of
Congress.
He expressed the belief that the second
plan would not be adopted by Congress
and that a scheme of that character ought
not to be considered for a moment.
Senator Flint then suggested that a loan
of $10,000,000 should be made to the San
Francisco Clearing House, to be paid
back In ten years with interest. This
money would be used in providing suitable
shelter for homeless citizens before next
Winter. The money, it is suggested
would be handled by the clearing-house
banks of San Francisco on Just such se
curity as they ordinarily would accept
from patrons.
Without committing himself, the Presi
dent said he would present this plan to
his Cabinet and that if it thought well
of the. plan, he would send a message
to Congress recommending that such ac
tion be taken.
Extra Session Adjourns.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., June 12. The spe
cial session of the California Legislature,
convened by proclamation of the Governor
on Saturday, June 2, to enact laws made
necessary by the earthquake and fire
of April 18, ended a few moments after
noon today.
As a result of the 11 days devoted to
legislation, the Governor has received 65
bills passed by both Houses. Fifty of
these await his approval and the others.
Including a measure providing for a $500,
OuO state building in San Francisco, which
was signed this morning, have already
become laws. Nearly all provide in vari
ous ways for the assistance of San Fran
cisco, though other places will share In
the aid rendered.
Incorporate to Collect Claims.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. The San
Francisco policyholders in the Traders'
Insurance Company of Chicago have
adopted the report of their advisory com
mittee and have resolved to organize a
corporation for the collection of their
claims. This procedure was decided upon
after the policyholders had been informed
of the refusal of the receiver in Chicago
to afford their committee any information
whatever regarding the financial condi
tion of the Traders Insurance Company
or its stockholders.
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HEARST'S CHIEF EUROPEAN
AGENT CALLS ON NEBRASKAN.
Appointment Is Made by Cable and
Nothing Is Given Out Con
cerning the Interview.
CHICAGO, June 12. (Special.) The Ber
lin correspondent of the Chicago Daily
News cables tonight as follows:
. William .R. Hearst's chief agent. In Eu
rope arrived in Berlin to confer with
William J. Bryan, two hours before the
Nebraskan left for St. Petersburg last
night. An appointment had been made
by cable with the agent, who lives in
London. Mr. Bryan did not disclose the
nature of the interview, but the impres
sion gathered by some of his friends who
saw him was to the effect that he ex
pected Mr. Hearst's representative to
propose some sort of a compromise
whereby the Bryan boom would not be
allowed to clash with the Hearst propa
ganda in New York.
One version Is that Hearst's emissary
attempted to Induce Bryan to decline the
proposed big reception In New York In
August.
DCPONT ELECTED AT LAST
Delaware Legislature Makes Him
Senator, Democrats Not Voting.
DOVER, Del.. June 12. The Delaware
Legislature today elected Henry A. Du
pont United States Senator for the term
beginning March 3, 1905. His election was
practically unanimous, as the Democratic
members voted blanks and all the Repub
lican members save one voted for Dupont.
The exception was Senator Thomas C.
Moore, of Kent County, who voted for J.
Edward Addicks. The election of Colonel
Dupont will be formally declared at the
Joint session to be held tomorrow.
Colonel Dupont is 6$ years old. and a na
tive of Delaware. He is the head of the
great powder works bearing his name, and
Is very wealthy. He served throughout
the War of the Rebellion, and was award
ed a Congressional medal of honor for
"most distinguished gallantry In action."
He is a director of the Reading Railroad.
Colonel Dupont is in Europe, and will
not take his seat in the Senate until De
cember. United States Senator Allee today re
ceived the following telegram from Wash
ington:
"Telegram received. I am much pleased
with the good news you send and heartily
congratulate you upon the result which
you have been so instrumental in bring
ing about, and congratulate even more
heartily the Republicans of Delaware.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
Nominations in Michigan.
DETROIT, June 12. Governor Fred M.
Warner, Republican, was renominated to
day without opposition at the first general
primary election in this state. Patrick H.
Kelly, of Detroit, was nominated without
opposition for Lieutenant-Governor. The
Democrats nominated Woodbrldge N. Fer
ris, of Big Rapids, for Governor, and C.
H. Kimmerle, of Cassopolis. for Lieuten
ant-Governor. Under the primary election
law enacted by the last Legislature the
remaining candidates on the state tickets
will be nominated at party conventions.
The vote today was extremely light, prob
ably not more than 10 per Cent of the nor
mal. Nebraska Populists for Bryan.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 12. State Chair
man Otto W. Meyer, of the Populist
central committee, for Nebraska, eaid to
day at the conclusion of a committee
meeting, that from reports made by com
mitteemen, the party will favor the nomi
nation, of Bryan for President. The
state convention will be held in Lincoln
Aucust 1.
Niedringhaus Still Is Chief.
ST. LOUIS, June 12. (Special.) Thomas
K. Niedringhaus was re-elected chairman
of the Republican State Committee, and
Joseph McCoy secretary this afternoon.
John Rothwell was chosen vice-chairman
of the committee and Walter S. Dockey,
of Kansas City, chairman of the execu
tive committee.
Cities Disagree on Union.
PITTSBURG. June 12. While the City
of Pittsburg returned a majority of over
25.000 today In favor of consolidation with
Allegheny into a greater Pittsburg, Alle
gheny opposed the movement with a
majority of about 6300. The matter will
now be taken up to the Supreme Court to
test the constitutionality of the law.
AT
LOGGERHEADS
ON THREE POINTS
President's Hopeless Disa
greements With Senate,
on Legislation.
WILL LOSE ON STATEHOOD
Compromise Assured on Meat In
spection Hopeless Deadlock on
Canal Philippine Bill Doomed
to Die in Committee.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 12. The President and the
Senate are at loggerheads over three im
portant pieces of - legislation now pend
ing, the statehood bill, the Philippine
tariff bill and the Panama canal bill, and)
In addition there Is a difference of opin
ion between the President and the Re
publican leaders in the House over the
Beveridge meat inspection amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill. The
four topics alone will furnish subject
matter for all the debate that can be
crowded into the few remaining weeks
of the session, but other topics will have
to be disposed of, and it is reasonable to
assume that some of these great fights
will have to go over to the next session
or be compromised. The President can
not win them all.
So far as the statehood bill Is con
cerned, the President stands to lose, for
the Senate and House leaders have agreed
on a compromise admitting Oklahoma
and Indian Territory and leaving New
Mexico and Arizona to choose between
Joint statehood and remaining territories.
Will Compromise, on Packers.
Some sort of compromise Is looked for
on the meat Inspection amendment. The
suggestion of Senator Beveridge was
slipped Into the bill by the Senate with
out debate and without having any com
prehensive explanation made ,of its pur
poses and effects. It went in Just as
many harmless amendments are attached
to all appropriation bills. It was not un
til the bill went back to the House that
the people awoke to the importance of
the amendment,- and then the fight be
gam The packers got busy, their
friends Instituted a campaign to tone
down the amendment, and Beveridge get
busy trying to work up friends for his
amendment- The President heartily ap
proves the amendment, in fact, was con
sulted at the time it was being drawn,
and he is very anxious that Congress
shall legislate along Its lines. Whether
this can be done remains to be seen, for
many of the House leaders. Including
Speaker Cannon, maintain that the Bev
eridge amendment is too radical and
should be altered. However, the expos
ures made by Government Inspectors
show a condition of affairs in the big
packing-houses that cannot be tolerated,
and practically every member of Con
gress is in favor of some legislation that
will guarantee cleanliness and sanitation
in the preparation of meat products for
the market
There will certainly be legislation on
the subject before adjournment. It may
not be as radical as the President would
like, but It will be an Improvement over
the present ineffective laws.
Deadlock on Canal Bill. -
The two houses of Congress are dead
locked over the Panama Canal bill. The
Senate favors a sea-level canal;' the
House stands with the President in favor
of a lock canal. The Administration Is
bringing its heaviest guns to bear to win
this fight over the Senate, but the style
of campaign is doing as much harm as
good. Chairman Shonts and Chief Engi
neer Stevens are working day and night
to create sentiment in favor of a lock
canal, but In this respect they are an
tagonizing the Senate, and many un
friendly comments are made because sub
ordinate officials of the Government "are
attempting to dictate to Congress what it
shall do." A number of Senators are
very angry over the manner In which Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Shonts and others have
urged the lock canal before committees
of Congress, and are Inclined to vote
against the President because of this in
terference, if for no -other reason. If the
Senate Is unable to force the House to
accept a sea-level canal, it looks now as
If the canal bill would go unacted upon
and that Congress would adjourn leaving
this problem to be solved at the next
session, in case the President in the
meantime does not take matters in his
own hands and stipulate the style of
canal to be built.
No Hope for Philippine Bill.
The President will lose his fight for the
Philippine tariff bill. A majority of the
Senate committee on Philippines is op
posed to reducing the duty' on Philippine
goods coming to this country, at least
until after the expiration of the treaty
with Spain in 1909, so the bill dies In
committee. Senator Lodge, chairman of
the committee, is extremely anxious to
report and pass the bill; he Is just as
much interested as the President him
self, but he has not the votes. There was
talk of asking the Senate to discharge
the committee from consideration of the
bill, but it is too late for such tactics at
this session. The debate on this very
question would lead to a filibuster, and
the inevitable result would be to prevent
action before adjournment.
Dubois' Inconsistent Stand.
The defeat of the Philippine bill ls
generally credited to the efforts of Sona
tor Dubois, of Idaho, for it was he who
made the active fight and wrought up
Democratic sentiment against it. It is
true that he and, the Democrats placed
themselves In a peculiar position in sup
pressing a bill that tended in the direction
of free trade, and with Mr. Dubois his
position was doubly ludicrous. For the
past three years he has been crying
Mormonlsm and predicting all manner of
dire things that will happen In the West
if Mormon expansion is not checked. He
has talked of driving the Mormons out of
Idaho, against the encouragement of the
beet sugar industry in the state because
it brings in Mormons, and yet he votes
against the Philippine bill because he says
it will injure the beet sugar industry of
the United States. He actually votes to
protect the very Industry which he would
crush out because it draws an undesir
able class of citizens to his state. Mr.
Dubois is the most outspoken of all op
ponents of the Philippine bill, and he
has refused to yield to the entreaties of
Secretary Taft and others interested in
its passage. The bill may be considered
dead so far as the present session of
Congress is concerned.
Reduced Foreign Powtage Rate.
WASHINGTON. June 12 The Postofflce
Department has announrti that the Uni
versal Postal Congress, recently In con
vention at Rome. Italy, ordered a sub
stantial reduction in letter postage by
increasing the unit, of weight effective on
and after October 1, 1907.
For Great Britain and the United States
the unit of weight was fixed at one ounce.
Under the reduced rate, a letter to Great
Britain will cost 6 cents for the first ounce
and 3 cents for the second ounce, or 8
cents for two ounces. l:i other words,
when the new ratr-hrcome effective a
letter packet weighing- six ounces can be
sent to Great Britain at the rate now
charged for "a two-ounce packet."
BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY
SONS AND DAUGHTERS SWARM
FROM" EVERY STATE.
Louisville Overflows With Loyal
Children for Home-Coming Week.
Many Distinguished Men.
LOUISVILLE, June 12. AH through
the day and so late into the night that
another day had come, Louisville re
ceived the children of Kentucky, who
are coming back for the great "Home
coming Week." Promptly at noon today
the great Armory on Walnut street was
thrown open for the reception and reg
istry of the visitors. Around the hall
beneath the gaily decorated balconies
swing 119 gilt signs, each one bearing
the name of one of the counties of Ken
tucky. Beneath the sign stood a table, which
supported a register, in which the visi
tors as they came wrote their names.
Over each register presided a handsome
young lady garbed in white, a native of
the county whose name hung Just above
her head. Many hundreds registered dur
ing the afternoon, and tonight the crowd
was larger than at any time during the
day.
The services c-f WP:om will be held
at 11 o'edock tomorrow -morning. (Uover
nor Beckham will make a short speech
and the address of the day will then be
delivered by Henry Watterson. Ex-Governor
David R. Francis, of Missouri, will
respond for the returning Kentuckians.
Among the distinguished guests who
arrived during the day were United
States Senator McCreary. ex-Governor
David R. Francis, of Missouri; Adlai E.
Stevenson, formerly Vice-President of
the United States; General Franklin Bell,
Chief of Staff of the United States Army;
former Governor Thomas T. Crittenden
and former Governor Preston H. Leslie,
of Montana. Governor Hoch, of Kansas,
is expected tomorrow -morning. Thou
sands of visitors have already arrived.
Thousands more are coming tomorrow.
TWENTY HOUSES WRECKED
Tornado Tears Track h rough Geor
gia Town Two Persons Injured.
TIFTON. Ga.. June 12. A tornado
swept over this town late this after
noon, destroying more than 50 houses.
Two persons were seriously injured and
many others slightly hurt. No reports
have been received from the outlying
country.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum. temperature, 67;
minimum temperature, 55. Precipitation,
.06 Inch.
TODAY'S Showers, follower by fair and
warmer weather. Westerly winds.
Foreign.
Storm brewing: in Russian Parliament about
duplicity regarding executions. Page 4.
Splendid entertainment in London In honor
of the Longworths. Page 2.
Great ovation to Ellen Terry at Jubilee
benefit. Page 4.
National.
House debates rate bill and' returns It to
conference.. Page 3.
Senate acts on cattle In transit bill. Page 3.
Agreement on statehood going through.
Page 3.
President and) Senate at loggerheads on Im
portant measures. Page 1.
Colvtlle Indian graft approved by House.
fage la.
Debate on meat Inspection In Heuse. Page 4.
Politics.
Hearst sends emissary to confer with Bryan.
Page 1.
Dupont elected Senator in Delaware. Page 1
Domestic.
Big life Insurance company withdraws from
California- Page 1.
Home-coming week, in Kentucky. Page 4.
Wife of millionaire accused of manslaughter.
Page 2.
Great fire on Baltimore water-front. Page 2.
Tobacco trust officials may be imprisoned
lor contempt, rage &.
Maryland mob nearly beats negro to death.
Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Local wheat market on export basis. Page 13
Drouth reports stimulate prices at Chicago.
Page 13.
Strong interests under stock market. Page 13
jwoston wool marKei inactive. Fage 13.
Consul Laid law's report filed at Washing
ton. Page 12.
Business men want another flreboat.
Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Three of the nonunion crew of the ship
Johan Poulsen wounded In an attack
made on the forecastle of the vessel,
led. It Is charged by the -police, by the
walking delegate of th union. Page 1.
Commercial Club now plans to build eight
story structure. ' Page 9.
Director Wittenberg says he will not take
back one word of his remarks about
' Director Williams. Page 8.
Pioneers are .coming to Portland for reunion.
Page 7.
Delegation of Klamath Falls business men
visits this city. . Page 8.
Wiranen given three years in penitentiary
ior mansiauKoicr. i v.
Episcopalians will choose successor to
Bishop Morris. Page &
Assessors of eight counties agree to value
railroads at i.kh a mile on main lines
and $10,000 on branches. Page p.
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Buildings are Toppled Over
and Nearly Every Pane ot
Glass in Town Smashed.
LOSS IS PUT AT $200,000
Denizens of the Xegro Quarter in an
Agony of Fear, But the Reser
vation Indians Are Ap
parently Indifferent.
HAVRE. Mont., June 12. Havre and
Fort Assinibolne were struck by a hurri
cane this afternoon that did damage esti
mated at $200,000. Buildings were toppled
over without warning when the cyclone
struck and not a structure In the path of
the terrific wind escaped damage. Several
persons were injured, but up to a late
hour this evening no fatalities were re
ported. The fierce wind carried rain with it,
which fact precluded the possibility of
damage by fire. Men and women were
swept from their feet by the hurricane
and for several minutes It was courting
injury to venture outside. Later the wind
subsided some and the work of rescue
commenced.
Window Glass Demolished.
An earthquake could not have more
completely demolished the glass In the
city. There was scarcely a whole pane
of glass In the downtown district and
residences also suffered severely. The
Havre Hotel lost 280 window lights and
many other buildings were similarly
treated.
Pandemonium reigned for a time after
the hurrrlcane struck. Women were
hysterical and even the men feared to
venture from their houses. To remain in
side was equally as dangerous, for the
cyclone threatened momentarily to de
molish even the strongest structures.
Stories Torn Off Buildings.
The two top stories of the Havre Com
mercial Company's building, a concrete
affair, were picked up by the wind and
deposited on an adjoining, lot. The lower
floor, used as a store, remained intact,
but 11 clerks, most of them women, nar
rowly escaped being buried In the debris.
' Telegraph wires ate "Sown", and" com-"
munlcation with the outride world is
practically paralyzed. '
In the quarter of the city occupied by
the colored residents a panic prevailed.
Many negroes believed that the end of
the world was at hand and scores pros
trated themselves upon the ground In
supplication.
Indifference of Indians.
Contrasted with the fright of the colored
population was the stoical demeanor of
the Indians from the Assinibolne reserva
tion near this place. The redskins hud
dled In a group near the post trader's
store, wound their blankets about them
more tightly and weathered the hurricane
without a murmur or exclamation of fear.
Locomotives in the railroad yard3
sounded signal of distress when the fire
tower was demolished by the wind. A
score of railroad employes hastened to the
scene and rescued several men from the
ruins.
Damage at Fort Assinibolne.
Meager news accounts from Fort Assini
bolne tell of great destruction wrought
there by the tornado. The large commis
sary building, together with the Adju
tant's office, stables of the troopers and
several barracks went down.
Captain Boniface and seven troopers
had a narrow escape from drowning. In
going to the rescue of a family which
had been cut off by the flood, everal
thousand feet of the track of the Great
Northern Railway west of Assiniboine
have been washed out.
It is impossible to establish communica
tion with Harlem and Chinook, and it is
thought likely that perhaps the track
lying between those points has been
washed out.
Flood Endangers Lives.
.Engineers report that the territory be
tween Havre and Glasgow resembles a
sea. Fears are expressed for the safety
of residents in the vicinity of Harlem and
Chinook, in view of the breaks in the irri
gation reservoirs.
A report tonight states that both of the
reservoirs at Fort Assinibolne have burst
and that the quarters of the soldiers are
being flooded. Four troops of the Second
Cavalry and four companies of the Second
Infantry are stationed there.
Cold Rain Killed Many Sheep.
. PENDLETON, Or.. June 12. (Special.)
As a result of the recent flood and the
cold rain going with It. Umatilla County
sheepmen assert that fully 1500 sheep have
died. All of the loss came from the moun
tain ranges, where the sheep are being
herded.
Three thousand sheep are' now being
held in Pendleton, having been refused
shipment East until an inspector could
reach here and pass upon their freedom
from disease. The band Is the property
of Oxam & Blcknell. of Chicago, who have
already shipped 75,000 head of sheep from
Oregon this season, besides 25,000 head
from Montana. They are bound for Chi
cago markets.
OFFER TO SELL DECISION
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Illinois Supreme Court Cites Lawyer
for Contempt.
SPRINGFIELD, June 12. The mys
tery surrounding the secret session
Tuesday night of the Supreme Court
was cleared when Justice Scott cited
Hardy' N. Bradford, of Flora, 111., for
contempt of court, and Richards
Reaugh, of Louisville, III., to appear
CYGLQN
SIR KES
HAVRE VERY
Friday morning and show hy he should
not be disbarred from the practice of
law. Both men were attorneys In the
"Uncle ,Billy" Hudleston will case, of
Clay County, out of which the present
proceedings grew.
William P. Hudleston bequeathed his
fortune of $100,000 to Ewing College,
a Baptist institution at Swing. Frank
lin County: the Hudleston Orphans'
Home at E wing, and the American Bap
tist Missionary Union, of Boston. Rel
atives broke the will, and the bene
ficiaries appealed. The accused attor
neys are said to have offered to obtain
a favorable decision in the Supreme
Court for $10,000.
TURN AGAINST MITCHELL
Miners Federation Joined by 100,
000 Eastern. Coalminers.
DENVER. Colo., June 12. (Special.)
Great interest centered in the application
of the coalminers of the Eastern States
for membership in the Western Federa
tion of Miners, at the convention today.
These men are now members of the Uni
ted Mineworkers of America, most of
them being employed in the bituminous
regions of Pennsylvania and Ohio, al
though a few come from the anthracite
districts, and all made individual applica
tions. This is done to emphasize their
disapproval of the policy of President
John' Mitchell and the United Minework
ers, who have failed to secure the vic
tories promised when negotiations were
begun with the operators months ago.
Over lOO.Ouo individual applications for
membership were received today and were
referred to the executive committee for
action.
The Federation virtually re-elected
Charles H. Moyer president and William
D. Haywood secretary-treasurer, by mak
ing no nominations for these offices, ac
cording to the constitution, the incum
bents, who are in Jail in Idaho, awaiting
trial on the charge of murdering ex-Governor
Frank Steunenberg, will hold over
until their successors are elected.
C. E. Mahoney. of Butte, was elected
vice-president. The following members of
the executive committee were elected. Dis
trict No. 1, Marion W. Moor, of McCabe,
A T.; district No. 2, L. J. Simpkins, of
Wardner, Idaho; district No. 3, J. C. Low
ney, of Butte; district No. 4, Frank
Schjnelzer, of Silverton, Colo.; district No.
5, James Kirwin, of Terry, S. D.; district
No. 6, Ernest Mills, of Vancouver, B. C. ;
district No. 7, 9. J. Brown, of Platte
River, Mo. J. C. Williams, of California,
was a candidate for re-election as vice
president, but Mahoney beat him almost
two to one.
Denver was selected as the place for
holding the next annual convention. The
convention will adjourn finally tomorrow,
after electing delegates to the annual con
vention of the Industrial Workers of the
World to be held in Chicago next Sum
mer. A resolution was adopted ordering all
unions affiliating with the Federation to
withdraw from the Montana State Feder
ation of Labor, which has Its charter
from the American Federation of Labor.
Building Tied Vp in St. Louis.
ST. LOUI3. June 12. More than 6000
union men affiliated with the Building
Trades Council are out as a result of the
strike inaugurated yesterday, and build
ing operations nww aw confined to struc.
tures where the stone and brickwork has
been completed and to frame houses.
where it Is not necessary to employ stone
masons or bricklayers.
Labor Leader Completes Sentence.
W'FIELD, Kan.. June 12. -X. E.
Cland, formerly a national vice-president
of the American Federation of La
bor, was released from the county Jail
today, having completed a sentence of olx
months for assaulting a nonunion ma
chinist during the Santa Fe machinists'
strike.
FEEDS PAP TO FAVORITE
Rich Perquisite Given by Pennsyl
vania Road to Berwldn-White.
PHILADELPHIA, June 12. The Ber-wind-Wnite
Coal iMnlng Company was
the Issue before the Interstate Commerce
Commislson when it resumed its Investi
gation today into the relations of railroads
to coal and oil interests. Probably the
most Important fact brought out was that
the coal company is allowed 7 cents a ton
by the railroad company for handling its
cars on the Harlsmus pier. This allow
ance gives the coal company about $17,000
a month for this service.
The work is performed, however, by
Pennsylvania crews with railroad locomo
tives, for which the coal company makes
monthly settlement with the railroad, the
amount of the monthly bill being some
thing over $700.
It developed through the testimony ef
Frederick MacOwen, treasurer of the com
pany, that during a period when cars
were scarce E. J. Berwind made arrange
ments with the Pennsylvania Railroad by
which his company secured 1000 Individual
cars, several hundred of which had been
in the service of the railroad. MacOwen
stated the history of the Berwind-White
Company and explained the lease of the
Harsimus pier.
Invite Presidents to Testify.
PHILADELPHIA, June 12. The presi
dents of the big coalcarrying railroads
will be given an opportunity to appear
voluntarily before the Interstate Com
merce Commission and make any state
ment they may desire. Commissioner
Cockrell said today that Invitations would
be extended to the presidents of the Penn
sylvania, B. & O., the Norfolk & Western,
the Chesapeake & Ohio and the New York
Central railroads to appear before the
Commission. No subpenas will be issued.
"You cannot condemn a man without a
hearing," said Commissioner Cockrell.
FLIES TO ARMS OF CHURCH
Josephine Terranova Released and
Will Enter Catholic Institution.
NEW YORK. June 12. Josephine Ter
ranova was released from the Tombs
prison today, and will not be further
prosecuted.
Josephine Terranova was driven from
the Tombs to the residence of Arch
bishop Farley. Soon after her arrival
she was kneeling before the private al
tar in the archbishop's residenoe, and a
little later a mission worker left the
residence with a bundle containing the
personal effects which the girl had -with,
her during her confinement In the Tombs.
Mr. Palmieri, the young woman's at
torney, later announced that when Jose
phone leaves the city she will enter a
Catholic Institution, Her destination was
not disclosed.
Tremblor Cracks Buildings.
NOGALES, Ariz., June 12. An earth
quake occurred at Guaymas. Mex.. yes
terday, about noon. Several buildings
were cracked, but nobody waa Injured. '
ATTACK SAILORS
ABOARD THE SHIP
Three Non-Union Men
Are Wounded.
ASSAILANTS ALL MAKE ESCAPE
Crew of Ship Johan Poulsen
the Victims.
FIGHT ON FORECASTLE
Captain Levison Gets His Rifle and
Attacking Party, Said to Be
Led by Union Walking
Delegate, Flees.
THREE SAILORS WOCXDED.
Three sailors were seriously In
jured in an attack on the
hip Johan Poulsen by union sailors
last night. Walter Later, a sailor,
was shot In the head, causing; a se
vere scalp wound, and Joseph Shoess,
a sailor, was shot twice through the
left arm. Two boatloads of union
men boarded the vessel while the
crew was sleeping and without warn
ing began shooting the defenseless
nonunion men. Olsen, a third sailor
of the ship, was hurt by having his
face smashed in by a rock. Captain
Levison succeeded In driving the at
tacking party from his ship at the
muzzle of a rlfie. A riot call was
turned in by Night Watchman Francis
and a wagonload of policemen was
sent by Captain Bruin to quell the
battle. All members of the attacking
party escaped before the police ar
rived. In an attack on the ship Johan Poulsen
at the dock of the Inman Poulsen Mill,
supposedly by union sailors, at 10 o'clock
last night, two nonunion sailors were
wounded and another was .badly hurt by-
having his face crushed in by a rock in
the hands of one of the attacking party.
Trouble between union and nonunion
forces Is supposed to have been the cause
of a broody battle which occurred.
Two boatloads of men, said to have been
led by the walking delegate of the sail
ors' union, boarded the vessel -while the
crew of six men were in their beds, and
the captain was on the wharf, and with
revolvers and stones attacked the fore
castle in which the men were sleeping.
Attacked While Sleeping.
As Walter Lafer, a seaman, rose In his
bed to find out the cause of the commo
tion, one of the attacking party with a
curse fired at the half-reclining man. The
bullet pierced the top of the sailor's head,
inflicting a bad scalp wound. Another of
the attacking party then assaulted the
unconscious man with the butt of his re
volver dislocating his shoulder.
Joseph Shoess, another sailor of the
Johan Poulsen, as he was pulling on his
trousers, was shot twice through the
left arm and was knocked down and
kicked almost Into Insensibility. Leav
ing the two men for dead, the invaders
attacked John Olsen, another member
of the. crew, and with a rock smashed
In the side of his face. Olsen was not
badly enough hurt to be taken to the
hospital.
Captain Alms Rifle.
Hearing the firing below. Captain H.
Levison rushed on board and descended
to his cabin for a rifle. WhHo below the
attacking party, which is said to have
consisted of about 14 men, clambered to
the 1 wharf, some of them ascending to
the ships' bridge. As the captain came
from below a revolver was placed befora
his face and he was ordered to clamber
from the ship. He raised his rifle, whila
his opponent stood threatening and or
dered him to get off himself. The fel
low scampered. Turning his gun on the
others of the attacking party he threat
ened to shoot unless they got off the
ship. From his exposed position on tha
bridge of the ship he could easily hava
been Bhot, but only one bullet was firedi
in his direction, and that went wide of
the mark.
Turns in Riot Call.
Thomas W. Francis, night watchman
and special policeman for the Inman
Poulsen mill, heard the shooting while
making his rounds and ran to the ship as
the attacking party was climbing to tha
wharf. He was stopped by the crowd of
sailors, but pulled his own revolver, with
which-he threatened to shoot unless he
was given a passage through the crowd.
He was not molested. V ..ile the angry
men stood threatening, Francis hurried
to the mill office, where he telephoned
to police headquarters that a riot was
taking place and assistance was needed.
Captain Hruin hurriedly called all avail
able policemen, and with the wagon filled
with Policemen Wanless, Ogg, Holtz,
Tlchnor. Parker and Isaacs, he dispatched,
them to the mill on the run. By tha
time the policemen arrived the attacking
party had vanished, some In boats and
others through the alleyways. Detectives
Vaughn and Hellyer -were later sent to
the mill to work In tracing down tha
assailants. Captain Levison says that ha
recognized one of the attacking party as
the walking delegate of the Sailors'
Union.
Taken to Hospital.
Lafer and Shoess, the wounded men.
were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital,
where they will probably recover. The
Johan Poulsen arrived from San Fran-
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