PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XLVIII. 0. 14,739.
PRIEST
SLAIN AT ALTAR
Father Leo Heinrichs
Shot by Anarchist.
POLICE CAPTURE MURDERER
Kneeling, Assassin Puts Gun
to Victim's Breast, Fires.
GLOATS OVER BLOODY DEED
Confined In Iioncly Cell, Guaranac
cio Boasts of Crime and De
clares He Is Enemy of All
Priests Panic In Church.
DENVER, Col., Feb. 23 Father Leo
Ileinrlchs was shot and killed when ad
ministering the sacrament at early mass
In St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church,
Eleventh and Curtis streets, this city, at
6 A. M. this morning:. Kneeling at
the altar rail between two women,
Guaranaccio pressed the muzzle of a re
volver against the body of the priest
after receiving from htm the consecrated
wafer, and shot the man of God through
the heart. Exclaiming: "My God! My
God!" Father Leo fell prone in front of
the altar and died without uttering an
other word.
Dashes for Door, Gun in Hand.
With an articulate scream of triumph,
which the communicants declare was the
yell of a demon, the assassin sprang into
the aisle and, waving the smoking gun
, about his head, dashed to the church
door. For a moment the hundred or more
people In the church were dazed. Then
a woman shrieked and the congregation
became panic stricken. Some women
fainted and many became hysterical. Sev
eral men rushed to the aid of the priest
and others started in pursuit of the mur
derer. Among the latter was Patrolman
Daniel Crcfin, - who- overtook the fleeing
Italian on the church steps.' Guaranaccio
attempted to shoot the policeman and
was foiled and overpowered only after a
desperate fight, in which several men had
to come to the assistance of the officer.
Police Fear Violence.
The murderer was hurried to the City
Jail, and as threats of summary justice
were made by many men in the crowd,
which quickly gathered In front of tho
church. Chief of Police McHale Delaney
called the reserve force of patrolmen,
who were kept on guard day and night.
Before the commotion caused by the
tragedy had subsided, the Franciscan
Brothers connected with St. Elizabeth's
church silently brought candles for the
dead and placed them beside the body of
their superior where he lay. By direction
of Bishop Matz, the church was closed
for the day and the following notice was
posted on the door:
Asks Prayer for Departed Soul.
Owing to the frightful tragedy enacted
In this church by an unknown criminal, the
wanton killing of our beloved pastor, supe
rior and friend, rather Leo, all services will
fos discontinued for the day. Kindly, reader,
breathe a silent prayer for the repose of the
soul of our beloved friend.
"FATHEll EUSEBIL'S.'
Deputy Coroner Daniel . Hayes took
charge of Father Leo's body, which was
removed to the city morgue. A single
hole in the white communion robes of the
priest showed that the bullet had gone
straight to his heart. The bullets re
maining in the revolver had been sharp
ened to a One point.
Placed In Lonely Cell.
Guaranaccio was placed in solitary con-
linement in the City Jail. He admitted to
a policeman who interviewed him that
the prfcst whom he had killed was a
stranger to him, and in explanation of
his crime made the following statement:
"I just went over there because I have
a grudge against all priests in there.
They are all against the workingman. 1
went to the communion rail because I
could get a better shot. I did not give a
damn whether he was a German priest or
. any other kind of a priest. They are all
In the same class.
Assassin Gloats Over Awful Deed.
"I left Italy three months ago: went
first to Central America and then came
to the United States and to Denver. I
am an anarchist and proud of it. I shot
him, and my only regret is that I could
not have shot the whole bunch of priests
in the church. I am a shoemaker, but
have not worked since coming to Den
ver." "
Father Leo Heinrlch was born at
Koeln, Germany, August 15, 1S67. He en
tered tho Franciscan order December 4,
1SSS. and was ordained July 2fi. 1S3I. He
came to Denver Jast September from
Paterson, N. J., where for three years
he was rector to St. Bonaventures. He
had previously served three years in
Croghan. N. Y. In Orange, X. J., he dis
tinguished himself by rebuilding the
church, monastery and other buildings
that were destroyed by fire in 1902. He
was planning to sail to Germany in June
and visit relatives whom he had not seen
for 10 years.
Hustled Out of Town.
Although no actual demonstration
against the murderer had been made,
there was considerable talk around town
throughout the day of the Justice of
DENVER
lynching him. In order te avoid an at
tack on the CitysJail, Giuseppe was taken
to the County Jail, a more easily de
fended building, where he remained sev
eral hours. Small groups of men began
to congregate near the jail building and
after a consultation the. authorities de
cided to take Giuseppe out of town. Ac
cordingly he was hustled into an auto
mobile and a fast run was made to Lit
tleton, 14 miles from Denver, where a
train was boarded for Colorado Springs.
Planned to Kill Four Priests.
An examination of letters taken from
Guaranaccio showed that the only defi
nite address he appeared to have was No.
10 Wales Place. Wakefield, Mass. Guar
anaccio told Chief of Police Denaley,
Sheriff Nes-blt and several detectives, who
questioned him, that he started out this
morning with the intention of killing, four
priests. Had he succeeded In eluding
capture he says he would have gone
from one church to another until his vow
had been carried out.
Guaranaccio displayed no remorse for
his crime and reiterated his previous
George C. Brownell.
statement that he believed he was bene
fiting the poor people by taking the life
of the priest. He said the church kept
the people poor, while priests lived on
the fat of the land.
Among papers ta"ken from theassassln
was a list of assassins connected with
the murder of Czar Paul of Russia, in
1801, also the killing of the King of For
tugal. A miniature Italian flag, pasted
at the head of the list, he declared had
no significance whatever. No notes or
comment of any kind were Inscribed or
attached to the Itet.
The prisoner was closely questioned
concerning ilia residence at, Paterson, N.
J., but nothing. Important was learned.
He declared that he knew nothing of
Father Leo when the latter lived at Pat
erson, and In fact had never seen or
heard of him before today.
FATHER LEO GREATLY LOVED
Paterson Friends Weep on Receipt
of News of Tragic Death.
PATERSON. N. J.. Feb. 23. The
murder at Denver of Father Leo Hein
richs, or Father Leo, as he was best
known here, created a sensation in
this city, one large section of which Is
in the parish of St. Bonayenture, and
connected with the church is the mon
astery of that name, the father house
in this country of the Franciscan order
of which Father Leo was a prominent
member. At vespers in St. Bonaven
ture Church tonight the congregation
wept throughout the service. At the
monastery no public expression was
made by the priests.
In this city Father Leo was widely
known, and by his parishioners he was
greatly loved. He came to this country
Jn 1888, and was ordained a priest in
1901 by Bishop Wigger, of the Diocese
of New York.
LEWIST0N locked tight
CARD GAMES STOPPED FIRST
TIME IX 40 YEARS.
Complaints of Citizens Responsible
for Enforcement of Law Off!
cials Say Must Obey Letter.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb. 23. (Special.)
For the first time in 40 years Lewiston
today enjoyed an absolutely quiet Sunday,
as every cardroom in the city was locked
tight and fast under orders of Prosecutin
Attorney Daniel Needham. who holds that
cardrooms are places of puollc amusement
and are therefore amenable under the
statute.
No Sunday saloon opening has been lo
cated since the statute became effective
but card games have flourished as usual
Complaints of citizens are responsible for
a stricter enforcement of the law and
every effort will be made by authorities
to enforce the letter of statute although
telephone and telegraph companies are
not molested because they do an inter
state business, even though their Inter
state business is small.
WILL BARE RUEF'S SECRETS
Prosecution's Position to Be Show
In Court Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Every de
tail of the negotiations between the graft
prosecution and. Abe Ruef will be bared
in the exhaustive affidavits to be filed
in Judge Lawlor's court Tuesday morn
lng by District Attorney Langdon. Assist
ant District Attorney Francis. J. Heney
and William J. Burns. Heney and Burns
spent today in preparing their affidavits
and while they would not discuss the
contents of the documents, both said that
the sworn statements would include every
important detail or their relations with
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DRQWNELL HOTLY
RESENTS GHARGES
Says Senator Fulton Is
Misinformed.
DOES HIM GRAVE INJUSTICE
Ciackamas County Man Feels
Deeply Wounded.
GUILTY OF NO DUPLICITY
Says Senator Must Have Been Ijed
Into Error or Out of His Mind.
Base Ingratitude Shown in
His Answer to Heney,
BBOWXELL'8 ANSWER TO FCI
TON'S CHARGES. ,
Make general denial of charges
made a train it him by Senator Ful
ton In reply to Heney.
Emphatically denies that he has
been promised Immunity by Heney
for having testified in the Hall trial.
Denlea tbat he has ever charged
Fulton with having been & party to'
a bonsnlracy with Hall by which
Brownell was not to be prosecuted
for alleged complicity In the Ore
gon land-frauds.
Re-asserts that he returned to Ful
ton several letters written to htm by
Fulton, toicether with Hall's tele
gram to Brownell from Washington.
Insists that he did not surrender to
representatives of the Government the
famous Mitchell-Fulton letter until
long after Heney was In possession
of the same letter transcribed from
the stenographer's notes.
Intimates that he may make fur
ther interesting disclosures of the
inside political history of the state
If his erstwhile political associates
do not desist In their attacks.
Resenting what he declares to be false
charges, George C. Brownell, ex -State
Senator from Clackamas County, has
taken a hand In the controversy between
Francis J. Heney and Senator Fulton.
Brownell -jumped into the fray yesterday
after reading Fulton's reply to Heney's
First Congregational Church speech. In
that reply Fulton charged Brownell with
duplicity in various political matters, in
eluding insinuation that the ex-political
leader of Clackamas County gave per
jured testimony at the recent Hall con
spiracy trial in return for a promise of
an Immunity bath from the Government.
Brownell charges that in replying to
Heney, Fulton has gone out of his way to
make an unfair and uncalled-for attack
on him (Brownell) in an attempt unneces
sarily to Involve Brownell In the Heney
Fulton controversy. It is denied emphat
ically by Brownell - that he has been
promised immunity by He.ney, and he de
clares that he testified truthfully in every
detail as a witness for the Government in
the trial of Hall. He denies that he at
any time charged Fulton with being party
to a conspiracy with Hall whereby
Brownell was to toe protected from Indict
ment and prosecution for alleged compli
city in the Oregon land-frauds.
Did Not Give Up Letter.
Brownell further reasserts that he re
turned to Fulton prior to his (Brownell's)
indictment several letters of a purely per
sonal and political nature that had been
written him by Fulton. With equal posi
tlveness Brownell avers that he did not
deliver to the representatives of the Gov
ernment the famous Mitchell-Fulton let
ter until long after the prosecution was in
possession of a copy of the letter that
had been transcribed from the stenogra
pher's notes.
While professing not to wish to do an
Injury to his long-time political associate,
Brownell Intimates that he has by no
means told all he knows about Fulton,
and the latter'a relations with the poli
tics of this state, and that if pressed, to it
ihe may make some further Interesting
disclosures.
"I cannot understand why Senator
Fulton wants to drag me into his contro
versy with Heney," said Mr. Brownell at
his home in Oregon City yesterday. "Mr.
Fulton's attack on me at this time and
in this connection is unfair and unwar
ranted, and he must be out of his head
to make the charges against me that he
does In his reply lo Heney.
Owed Success to Brownell.
"On the night that Fulton was elected
United States Senator, and I was then
president of the State Senate, he stood
up in the presence of several thousand
people and, with his voice trembling with
emotion, said that he owed his election
almost entirely to me. I thought of this
when I picked up this morning's Orego
nlan and read his uncalled-for and unfair
attack upon me. It conclusively shows
the heartlessness of the man or Indicates
that he has entirely lost his head.
"Why I should be brought into this con
troversy with Mr. Heney and abused for
something that I have never done Is what
I cannot comprehend. I can only explaiin
it on the theory that someone has mis
represented to Fulton my testimony in
the Hall trial.
"The published report of my testimony
at the Hall trial in The Oregonian will
show that it In no way reflected upon
Senator Fulton. I testified that I met
Senator Fulton at the Imperial Hotel and
handed him some letters, and that the
EVENTS OF COMING WEEK
Moth Hraricr in New York.
The hearing in court of the cases
against harles W. Morse, financier,
and Raymond Hitchcock, actor, in
New York; the meetings of the base
ball magnates in the same city; the .
formal opentng of the tunnels under
the Hudson river between New York
and Hobokcn, X. J., and the vote in
the New York Legislature upon Gov
ernor Hughes' recommendation for the
removal of State Superintendent of In
surance Kelsey, will be important
event of the week.
Big Fleet at Calloo.
In the foreign field the doings of
Admiral Evans' fleet at Callao, Peru,
and the scheduled speech of Sir Ed
ward Grey, British Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, on the Macedonian
question in the House of Commons are
matters of lively interest.
In Congress, the Aldrlch. currency
bill In the Senate and the supply meas--
ures in the House will keep to the
fore. . ..
Kaiser to Send Week at Sea.
Emperor William expects to board
the Deutschland, one of Germany's
biggest warships, on Wednesday at
Kiel and possibly will spend a week
at sea, witnessing the maneuvers of
the ships now in Kiel Harbor.
Hall telegram to me from Washington
was included. . Fulton admits that I
handed him the telegram, but he denies
having received any letters from me. He
must be fearful that a wrong construc
tion might be placed on the letters if he
admitted having received them.
Fulton's Memory Faulty.
. "The faets are that I did hand him a
few letters, and if he will stop and think
a moment he will recall the conversation
between us regarding the matter. One
of those letters and this is what we
spoke about was one in which Mitchell
had used Fulton's name. How It could
do Fulton any harm for- me to hand him
these letters is beyond my comprehen
sion, because I stated in my testimony
that they were purely political or per
sonal letters and in no way connected
with any Government land transactions.
"I have never said at any time, or to
any person, that Fulton was in any con
spiracy with Hall to protect me from In
dictment, and never so testified at the
Hall trial, as the report of my testimony
shows.
"Senator Fulton mentions to show his
kindness toward me that when I had
been indicted he offered to employ Judge
Bennett for me. The facts were that a
year prior to this trouble I had at one
time needed $500 and Senator Fulton in
dorsed my note and the money was
loaned to me by Frank C. Baker for one
year. At the end of the year, and the
day the note became due, I paid it my
self, Including the interest.
Was Refused Loan.
"The following -year I was indicted. I
desired to employ Dan J. Malarkey and
I wished to give him some money. I
went to Astoria and asked Senator Ful
ton to sign an accommodation note or
loan me $300, both of which he declined
to do, but he did say in that conversation
that he would help me with Judge Ben
nett. I paid Judge Bennett myself $90 on
a retainer all the money J. had. What
ever was done for me was done by Mr.
HENEY SAYS WE WILL ANSWER
FCLTOX.
SAM FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. (Spe
cial.) When asked today if he wouldi
- reply to the attack made on htm by
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, which was
published yesterday in Portland. Fran
cis J. Henej said that he would not .
until he had read Fulton's statement
in full. When shown a brief synopsis
of Fulton's statement,. Heney said:
, "There la nothing: new in the
charges Fulton makes. He merely
denies my charges against him,
charges which I still stand by. If he
says that he never promised to sup
port Hall, well. I reply that Hall him
self swore that Fulton did promise
that. I will be in a position to an
swer Fulton when 1 see his complete
statement.
Malarkey, and if Mr. Fulton did any
thing for me with Judge Bennett I am
not aware of It.
"Senator Fulton says that I testified
CConcluded on Page 8.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature B3
degrees. Minimum, 32 degrees. ,
TODAY'S Cloudy, with possibly rain;
westerly winds.
Foreign.
Australia invites visit of American fleet.
Page 1.
Russia plana world-wide secret service
against terrorists. Page 2.
' National.
Bacon makes amendments to liauor traffic
bill. Page 9.
Full text Townsend report on Oregon &
California land grants. Page 4.
Domestic
Fish gives up light against Harrlman.
Page 1.
"Black Hand" threat to blow ud naval
magazine. Pajre i.
Denver Driest shot dead at altar by anar
chist. Page 1.
Six persons killed at railroad crossing.
Page 2.
Glacla Calla. operatic star, accuses hus
band of murdering her brother. Page 2.
Opening of North River tunnel will be cele
brated fittingly. Page 3.
Sport.
Autos towed by horses through snow drifts.
Page 8.
Pacific Oast.
Misunderstanding in debate on Japanese ex
clusion in Seattle.. Page -1.
Trouble at Willamette University result of
old row. Page 3.
Ownership of North Coast subject of much
. conjecture. Page 3.
Portland and Vicinity.
George C. Brownell hotly resents charges made
by Senator Fulton in answer to Heney.
Page 1.
Fire on East Side puts eight lives In peril.
Page 14. .
Mrc. Abigail Scott Duniway defends Coroner
Finley's action in Rowland case. Page 5.
Park Board makes statement, asking for ex
tension of park system and skilled superin
tendent. Page 1..
Dr. Brougher preaches on "Wagea of 6ln."
Page V.
T
HREATTO BLOWUP
POWDER STORES
Letter Received Signed
"Black Hand."
WANT MEN PUT BACK AT WORK
Message Follows Discharge
From lona Island.
3,000,000 POUNDS STORED
Sote Say9 If Married Men Are Not
Taken Back All Magazines' AVill
Be Destroyed Approaches Are
Guarded Xight and Day.
NETW YORK. Feb. 23. In a letter
signed "Black Hand" and addressed to
Commander Braunstrueter, in charge of
the United States naval magazine at
lona Island, the threat has been made
that the enormous stores of smokeless
powder on the island will be blown up
unless the married men discharged from
employment on' the island January .1. 1908,
be put back to work at once. There are
3,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder and
other explosives stored in the numerous
magazines.
Secret service men are working to dis
cover the identity of the writer of the
letter. Printed by hand, the letter was
mallei at the Haverstraw postoffice two
weeks ago. It was as follows:
If the married men that were discharged
from lona Iland are not taken back again
at once all the magazines on the Island will
be blown up. The writer does not fear death.
BLACK HAND.
On January 1 between 30 and 40 men,
all civilians, who had been employed on
the island were discharged, owing to de
lay in forwarding funds from Washing
ton to continue work. This delay was
looked upon at the time as temporary.
and it was understood the men would
be taken back as soon as the money ar
rived. . .
Among the men discharged, most of
whom were laborers, were many Italians.
Sine the receipt of the letter every ap
proach to the Island has been guarded
day and night by marines, It Is said, and
the civilian employes have been kept
under the strictest surveillance.
lona Island is about seven miles south
of West Point.
SHOOTS WIFE; KILLS SELF
Gambler Enraged Because Spouse
Will Not Iiive With Him.
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 23. Because
she refused to dismiss divorce proceed
ings which Bhe recently began at Rath
drum, Idaho, and return to him, Mark
McClemmy, a gambler known among his
associates as "Buck" McClemmy, shot
and fatally wounded his wife and then
committed suicide in the Hotel Pedicord,
In this city, this afternoon. The couple
had been Involved in domestic trouble for
several years. Until about a montli ago
they lived at Coeur d'Alene City, Idaho.
She left him and came to Spokane. He
followed and had her arrested, claiming
that she had stolen JTW from him. After
Investigation she was released. In par
tial settlement of their troubles at that
time she took their daughter, Iva, aged
six, and he took their son, Harold, aged
eight. Mrs. McClemmy secured a room
at Hotel Pedicord and he, with the boy,
went to Sand Point. McClemmy returned
to Spokane.
He met Mrs. McClemmy today and
after hearing her emphatic refusal to
live with him again, drew a revolver and
fired four shots at her. Ha then placed
the muzzle of the gun against his right
temple and blew out his brains. Mrs.
McClemmy was removed to her room In
the hotel. Her case In considered hope
less. ARREST PORTLAND WOMAN
Taken in Alaska on Suspicion of
Having Stolen Jewelry.
SEATTLE. Feb. 23. Passengers on
the ship Cottage City, arriving today,
report the arrest of a woman giving
her name as Mrs. Charles Holme's, of
Portland, Or., at Wrangel, by Deputy
United States Marshal Shoup, on suspi
cion of having robbed a Jewelry store
at Juneau several weeks ago.
The arrest was made on a telegram
sent from Juneau to Wrangel. Mrs.
Holmes is detained at Wrangel. She
asserted her Innocence. Her baggage
was searched, but the missing jewels,
said to be a tray of rubies, were not
found. Deputy Marshal Shoup has gone
to Portland. '
Search In Portland falls to reveal any
Information bearing on - this case.
Neither police, county nor Government
officials know anything about the
matter.
SHOPS WORKING OVERTIME
Baltimore & Ohio Busy Building
New Freight Locomotives.
CUMBERLAND, Md., Feb. 23. At the
Baltimore & Ohio shops and roundhousep
in this " city, nearly all the furloughed
men, besides a number of car-repairers,
have been called back to work. Some of
the men have been requested to work
overtime in getting out . freight locomo
tives", work on which was suspended
about the first of the year.
LABORERS INDORSE PRESIDENT
Also Denounce Rallroad9 for At
tempting to Cut "Wages.
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 23. Fifteen
hundred railway men, representing all
of the different labor unions whose
members find employment with the
railroads centering here, met In mass
meeting today and adopted resolutions
indorsing President Roosevelt's action
in ordering an investigation of the re
ported cut in wages to be made by
railroads when the so-called nine-hour
law goes into effect March 4. Another
resolution denounced the attempt" of
the railroads to "reduce wages, and ac
tion was taken looking to a permanent
organization of those represented at
today's meeting.
BORROW MONEY TO GIVE W ORK
Plan for Municipalities to Secure
Loans From Government.
BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 23. Twelve
hundred unemployed men, at a meeting
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gtuyvesant Fish. Who Has Aban
doned His light to Wrest Illinois
Central from Haxriman's Control.
tonight, passed a resolution calling
upon the National Government to loan
to states and municipalities on non-interest-hearing
bonds, to be used In
the construction of highways, bridges
and other public works, with a view
to relieving the condition of the unem
ployed.
AUSTRALIA WANTS FLEET
CORDIAL INVITATION SENT TO
THE PRESIDENT.
American Armada Asked to Visit the
South Sea Ports Rousing
AVelcome Promised.
MELBOURNE, Feb. 23. Australia
wants the American fleet of battleships,
now on its way to San Francisco", to come
to this country. The government has
already given the matter due consider
ation, and a letter has-been sent to
President Roosevelt Inviting the fleet to
visit the chief Australian ports in the
hope that "such a visit would mark a
new era In the history of this part of the
world.' . -j-
As yet no reply has been received here,
but today the Prime Minister, Alfred
Deakin, issued the following statement
"The federal government, realizing the
significance of the visit of the American
fleet to the Pacific and the importance
of future developments of the appear
ance of such a great body of warships
decided last December to send a cordial
invitation to the President of the United
States inviting the presence of the fleet
at the principal Australian seaports. If
the invitation is accepted, the reception
given the fleet at Rio Janeiro. Valparaiso
and Callao will be repeated oy Australia.
The visit would make a new era in the
history in this pari oi tne worm.
JACKIES ENJOY DAY ASHORE
Men From Battleships Take in the
Sights in and About Callao.
LIMA. Peru. Feb.. 23. This was a day
of sightseeing for the Americans of the
battleship fleet now lying in me narDor
at Callao. More than 3000 of them came
ashore during the day, the majority of
them sDendin the time in Uma, am us
ing themselves in visiting places of
amusement and buying souvenirs in the
shoos kent onen for their benefit. Oth
era took short excursions on the railroads
to near-by points of interest, while many
stayed close around the Hay or Laiiao,
The conduct of the tnousanas or Diue-
jackets and marines was admirable, as
thev all seemed bent on getting as much
pleasure as possible out of their shore
leav.
Consul-General Samuel I. Taylor and
Mrs. Taylor will give a banquet on Tues
day evening at the Hotel Maurey, at
which the Admirals of the various dl
visions and 32 other officers of the fleet,
as well as Minister Leslie Combe and the
staff of the American Legation, will be
among the guests.
ARRANGING FOR RECEPTION
Governor Gillett to Tell of Califor
nia's Entertainment of" Fleet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Governo
James N. Gillett, of California, arrived
here today for a week or 10 days' stay.
Governor Gillett will confer with Sec
retary Metcalf regarding the reception
which California purposes to give the
battleship fleet. "The people of Call
fornla are looking forward with th
greatest Interest to the approaching
visit of the fleet to the Pacific," said
Governor Gillett. "Already several
Coast cities, particularly San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, are making -ex
tensive preparations. The fleet soon
will arrive at Magdaiena Jiay And,
it is my desire to acquaint Secretary
Metcalf with the plans our people ar
making to receive it."
While here. Governor Gillett will
pay his respect to President Roosevelt,
1SH GIVES UP
TO
Drops Fight for Control
of Illinois Central.
LITIGATION NOW IS USELESS
Union Pacific Able to Circum
vent Court Orders.
RIGHT WILL YET PREVAIL
When Wall-Street Magnate Can Be
Smoked Out, Fish Declares Hie :
Position in Kato Contest
Will Be Justified.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Stuyvesant
Fish announced today that the contest
In the Chicago courts to prevent the
voting of Illinois Central Railroad
Company stock held by the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company was closed. Mr.
Fish .made the following statement
concerning the closing of the litigation
in Chicago:
'I went Into the contest at the solici
tation of many' stockholders who had
for many years entrusted me with their
proxies and upon the advice of counsel
with great reluctance. My effort has
been to protect the Illinois Central and
my own large holdings therein of
12,432 shares from exploitation by men
whose acts in other corporations
have been denounced after full in
vestigation, by officers of the
Federal Government, and who are In
volved In suits. in the courts here In
New York, In Utah and elsewhere and
have done my best to advise the stock
holders of the situation. When Mr.
Harrlman and his associates shall at
length be forced to answer the ques
tions which they have been evading
for a year past, my contention that the
destiny of the Illinois Central and the
Interest of the State of Illinois therein
should not be entrusted to Harriman
and those selected by him will be jus
tified.
Submits Under Duress.
"I- take this opportunity of thanking
the holders of more than 300,000 shares
of the stock of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company for having honored
me with their proxies and their confi
dence in this contest. Submitting to,
and not acquiescing In Judge Ball's
decision, the contest in the courts is
now closed."
Mr. Fish expressed dissent to Judgo
Ball's conclusions and declared continued
control of the Illinois Central by Mr. Har
rlman would yield no good to the stock
holders of the Illinois Central or to the
State of Illinois.
Iitigation 19 Useless.
"The terms of the directors now to be
elected will expire before an appeal can
be prosecuted to the court of last resort,"
Mr. Fish stated. "In the meanwhile the
Union Pacific will have filled the whole
Illinois Central board with creatures of
Its own selection. As three Illinois Cen
tral directors are elected annually for
terms of four years each, it would there
after take three years more to put an
end to the Union Pacific domination. Un
der any circumstances a final decision in
our favor would be circumvented by the
transfer of stock heretofore enjoined, to
friends of the Union Pacific, all of which
transfers would have to be attacked by
additional litigation. In which the proof
of their simulated character would de
pend upon the elasticity of the consciences
of the transfers.
"The Union Pacific has announced its
intention of electing as directors the fol
lowing citizens and residents of the state
of New York: John Jacob Astor, who
owns 7000 shares; A. G. Hackstaff. ICS,
and E. H. Harriman, 130, together with a
fourth person, as yet unnamed.
Harrimans' Under-Hand Game.
"It was judicially determined In Judge
Ball's court that the 14,000 shares which
were transferred Into Mr. Harrimans
name In September, 190", for the obvious
purpose of supporting his false state
ments as to his being the largest stock
holder In the company, belong and have
belonged to the Union Pacific. Indeed,
Mr. Harriman has not owned more than
130 shares since in the Summer of 1!)06,
he sold his large holdings to the Union
Pacific with such secrecy that neither
he nor Charles A. Peabody, nor Robert
Walton Goelet, who are also directors
of the Illinois Central and of the Union
Pacific, allowed an inkling of the fact
to come to the knowledge of any of their
colleagues in the Illinois Central until
the record thereof in the minutes of the
Union Pacific board was ferreted out
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
and made public in January, 1!07.
Refuses to Serve on Board.
"I have been directly and credibly in
formed and believe that the fourth direc
torship was offered to John J. Mitchell,
of Chicago, the president of a bank in
which Mr. Harriman recently was, if not
now, a stockholder, and- who was asso
ciated with him in the Chicago & Alton
Railroad, the stock of which Ihe Union
Pacific owns one-quarter, but that this
gentleman refused to serve. I. ani unable
to say whether the reasons for his re
fusal are such as would apply to ",b-
holding similar positions."