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ii ivitif . .'ZateS jure .... -v .urxzLfUin UBLIfMf fULt AttOOIATIO Kf.eOHY ( COVIR THC MORNINQ FltLO ON THf LOWIN COLUMBIA Volume lviv. no. 243 ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 211905. PRICE FIVE CENTS V RESIGN THE CRY GOVERNMENT DEFATED Redistribution Movement Results in Defeat of England By Three. Scene of Greatest Excitement Caused By Libetabj and Irish Memberi Crying "Resign" Whin Vote te Announced. Balfour Would Make No Statement. UnJon, July 20, The government wa defeated In the houa of eotumoii today by a majority of 3 on the motion to reduce the membership from Ireland. On the announcement of the rote a scene of the greatest excitement was 'roducrd by the liberal and Irish mem ber yelling, "Regn." The iucblcnt i orMiiWred hardly of sufllcb-nt Importance to Justify- the gov ernmcnt In resigning, but when akcd by Wr Henry liauw-rinaii, the leader of the opposition, wlit eoure he intended ti pursue, Premier Balfour declined to mule a statement WASHINGTON BANKERS OPEN CONVENTION Financial Men of Northwest State in Session at Portland. Portland, July 2ft. The Tenth annual convention of the Washlnjjton State Itankcr Association aNmblcd In Port land today. The convention will con clude Saturday. Itoutine matter occu pied the fore part of tmlav' elon. After appointing a credentials commit tee, President Latimer delivered bis an- mini n.l.lrma In which he MVS a Slim- innry of the development in the state of Washington, during the year Just closed. Secretary Kauffman wad bte report bowing the membership to be 203 hanks, or 00 per cent of the act Ire banks in the state. K. W. Purdy. of Belling bum. chairman of the executive council, In hi report spoke of the inuecesful attempt to secure the passage of a bill by the stats h-gislntur regulating the tanking In the state. W. I). Vincent, of Spokane, read the report of the protective committee which showed the committee had secured the DEVLIN'S BAD SECURITIES CLOSE ANOTHER BANK Kosa City, July 20,-The Clly Na tional Hank failed to open its door to day The bank held paper of C. J. Pev trn, of Topcka, to the amount of up ward of $100,000 and the failure la the direct result of the closing of the First National Hank, of Topeka, of whluh Mr. Devlin was tho principal stockholder. Some time ago the comptroller of the currency at Washington Instructed the cffli-r of the City National Bank to re pair its capital. This was done by bor rowing from a local capitalist. Follow ing the failure of the First National Sank of Topeka the Kanas City capi talUt became Insistent upon payment of Ms loan, and this demand caused the oftlcer of the City National to decide upon closing iheir institution. The City National Bank was organized in 1000 and ia one of the youngest of the national banking institution in the city. Its capital is $.100,000, and it has deposit of $1,470,649. Imprisonment of 1H men, guilty of for gery or obtaining putney unU-r false pre ton during the past yipm ... J ' Tli eion today elv adopted new constitution and byIaw. At the aft ernoon session, among the address de livered wa one by Walker Hill, of St. ! Loul. Another wa the addr of J. II. Cameron, of Chicago. i ' GIVEN TO STATE. Logan Historical Collection Presented To Iillnoii By Mrs. Logan. Springfield, III., July 20.-In a letter received by Governor In-en, Mr, John A. Logan formally tendered the valua ble historical collection owned by Mr. Igan to the slate of Illinois. The col lection which I closely connected with the life of General John' A. Logan and the history of the country and the state, in now in Memorial ball, at Mr. Iptn's limine in Washington. SMALL BOY KILLED. Sit on Track and Bun Over By Elec tric Train. Spokane, July 20,-Clcn Olen, the l monb old son of Mr. and Mr. Len Olen, was run over by an electric train and Instantly killed today. The lty wandered from home and wa seated on the track. The motor man made a desperate effort to stop the train but the distance wa too short The accident occurred at Hunter' sta tion near Couer IVAlene city, Llhn. Clark Better. Xew York, July 20. Senator Clark continue to iuiprova steadily from the effect of the recent operation. WILLIAMS TO HANG TODAY Execution of Murderer of Mrs. Ncsbit at The Dalles. Last Execution to Take Place Outside The Penitentiary. Drop Will Be Sprung at Half Past Six O'clock This Morning. Linville Will Be Present I The Dalles. July 2ft. (Social) -The Mast execution which will occur out-dde the State Penitentiary at Salem will be j at 0:34) o'clock tomorrow morning when 1 tunic I Norman William will bo hanged for the murder of Mrs. L J. Xesbit, of Omaha, Neb., and her daughter Alma. near Hood River; in March, 10(10. . In so far a Williams' crime wa com mfttcd previous to the passing of the slate law dictating that all executions should occur in the state penitentiary ! the hanging will not be affected. A ' number of Invited guest will be present 1 among whom is Sheriff Thomas Linville, of Clatsop county, who arrived today. The bunk wa closed by E. K. Ames, bank examiner, under, instruction from the comptroller of the currency. The comptroller yesterday, it is said, in formed the oflleer of the bank that they must take up $100,000 in bad paper at oaee or they would not be permitted to ojen today. . It Is stated that the general knowledge that the bank held other bad paper and wa In a weakened condition bad led to a gradual withdrawal of deposit. At no time had a run of any big proportions been on, but H i stated that withdraw al had been made quietly for several month, and that within 00 days $i00,-1 000 bad been taken out. The majority of the bank's depositors are persona in medium circumstances, two-thirds of whom live outside of Kan sas City. There was no excitement at the doors of the bank when the notice was pouted today, les than a down de positors appearing to withdraw their money. 1 OT AFTER 45 JURY IS DISCHARGED Juror Cook Earnest Advo cate for Conviction ; from Start. . " Judy in Willlamson-Gessoer-Biggi Trial Is Discharged. Stood Tea to Two in Favor of Conviction. Flook and Wal ker Favored Acquittal Portland, July 29. After standing ten to two tu favor of conviction for forty- five hours, the jury In the Williamson- Cessncr lliggs cae wa unable to reach an agreement and was discharged today. According to the Evening Telegram, O. IL Flook, of Olalla, and O. O. Walker, of Walker, Ijine County, favored the acquittal. Juror Cook, of Eugene, who it was rumored wa banging the jury, it de velops, was an ardent advocate for the conviction of all three of the defend ants from the beginning to the end of the deliberations. MAY SUSTAIN DEMURRER. , Arguments Heard By Judge De Haven In Joses-Potter Cat. Portland, July 20. Argument in the demurrer of the Indictment charging former state representative, Willsrd N. Jones, Thaddeu R. Potter and others with conspiracy to defraud the govern ment of public land were beard in the t'uited State district court today by Judge IV Haven. It wa practically conceded by the prosecution that the indictment wa not all it should be, and it is understood that the demurrer will be sustained tomor row. '' The contention in the defense of the indictment 'fail to describe the nature of the conspiracy with which the de fendants are charged. STRIKE HAS ENDED. Chicago Teamsters Surrender and Will Return to Work. Chicago, July 20. The teamsters' strike, which began 103 days ago, was at 12:30 tonight officially declared off by the members of the teamsters' joint council. The men of the order will seek their old positions and H i estimated that less than one half of them will be re-employed. The strikers made a com plete surrender1 and apply for work as individuals without an agreement of any kind with the employers. The action of the teamsters joint coun cil was taken a.t the end of a day whose events clearly foreshadowed the collapse of the strike. . Three unions have already voted to return to work as far as possible and certain unions, which have not yet voted on the question, will take' a similar ac tion. The council, believing further ef forts useless, decided to call off the NAMES OF INDICTED. Work of Federal Grand Jury in Idaho ' Made Public -v Boie, July 20. The following indict ments were returned by the . federal grand jury investigating the alleged land fraud in Idaho. Bench warrants were issued for the rret of Geoje F. Kester, cashier, and William F. Ketton bach, prehldent of the Lewiston National HERD OURS Hank; Jackson OTveefe, Asotin, Wash.; William Dwyer, Clarkston, Wash.; C. W. Ilobnett, bookkeeper for the Lewis ton National Hank, I t en Comelt and three others whose name are not yet made public-. Kter, Kettunbach, Dwyer and O Keffe are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United BUtes. Kester and Itobdett are indicted for sulmrnation of perjury. Cornett and the three others unnamed for perjury. , FAMOUS ENGINEER DEAD. Was Promoter and Constructor of Many Street Railways. Sao Francisco, July 19. Phineas Ilronadondo, perhaps the most promi nent constructing engineer of the coast, is dead at his" residence In tbls city at the age of 73 year. Ho came to San Francisco in after finishing hi first engineering work, the construction of the public garden at Boston, and the first horse ear line ever operated between Boston and Charlcstown. The famim omnibus line, the first horse car system of the Pacific slope, was the fruit of his engineering skill, being finished In 1H02, a year after he had built the old San Frsncised and San Jose railroad, which was the first steam line west of the rockie. Then he laid out the Portland street railway. Going to Iw Angele he became tlie constructor of the Pico Street railway, the first trolley system ever establislied on the coast and the third in the United States. AUTO KILLS MILLIONAIRE. Crashes into Buggy While Running Rap idly and is Wrecked. Ijm. Angeles, July &). M. T. Han cock, a well known millionaire plow man ufacturcr, was killed in an automobile accident on Main street tonight. His automobile, while being driverj at a bight rate of speed, crashed into a bug gy and was wrecked. 'WLEOLN'S FRIEND DEAD Death Overtakes Playmate of Mar tyred President's Son. Gustave Sherman Dies la New York. Waa Bootblack When Civil War Com menced. Met "Tad"-Lincoln and Boya Became Fast Friends, '1 '. Xew York. July 20. Gustave A. Rohuf man, one of the youngest men to enlist in the northern army at the beginning of the Civil war, drummer boy arid bug lt.r for Generals Birney, Stoneman, and Sickles, and friend and playmate for months at the White House of little "Tad" Lincoln is dead at the home of his danghter in this city. He was h bootblack, only eleven years old, when the war begun. The lad's father prevailed Upon Col onel Riley, of the 40th Kew York, to take him to the front. At Belle Plains, the youngest met "Tad" Lincoln, who had aeootnpanied the president and his mother o a vUlt to the army. The boys engaged in a horse race and be came much attached to each other with the result that an order was issued at taching the bugler to the president's household. ' ' President Lincoln told General Sickles that they needed diversion at the White House. It is believed that their wish waa attained, for there are still stories of two boys to whom such a thing a a cabinet meeting had fto terrors. When Ie made his daih for the north the bug- lnr went lack to General Sickles. Since the war Mr. Schurtnan "occupied positions at the custom houses and var ious city departments. Baseball Scores. Portland, July 20. Portland, 1; Ta coma, 3. San Francisco, July 20. Oakland, 5; Fan, Francisco, 3. i . . S . i AS FOUND NO Si EQUITABLE MORTGAGE State Bank Examiner Goes Over Mercantile Trust Company's Books. Says He Made- Careful Study and Found No Record of Loan to Equitable or Anybody Connected With Society. May Have Existed. New York, July 2ft. State Bank Ex aminer Judson late today made the fol lowing statement: "I have examine dall the assets of the Mercantile Trust Company and not only find no trace of a Urge mortgage for the loan of $685,000 to the Equit able Life Assurance Society, or to Jas. W. Alexander or Thomas D. Jordan, a trustees, but I find no record of such a loan to any persons connected with the Equitable." Mr. Jordan, in a further conversation this afternoon explained that although he was absolutely certain the loan did not at the present moment appear on the books of the Mercantile Trust Com pany, there was nothing in his exami nation to show whether or not it exist- ; ed a few weeks ago and had since been taken np. EQUITABLE LOAN PAID. World Will Say Today That Payment Was Made Last Friday. Xew York, July 20. The World will say tomorrow that the loan of f085, 000 to the Equitable Life Assurance So ciety by the Mercantile Trust Company has been paid. The World says: "This loan was paid last Friday by Former President Alexander and For mer Comptroller Jordan, or by some persons unknown, for their account." Jordan, when called pver the tele phone, refused io say a Word regarding the matter. Alexander is very ill at his retreat near Babvlon. Iti attorneys decline to JAPANESE PEACE ENVOY ARRIVES AT SEATTLE Seattle, July 20. Baron J. Komura, foreign minister of Japan, and one of the two Japanese peace commissioners, is buried beneath a mass of diplomat ic correspondence at the residence of S. Hisamidzu, Japanese consul at Seat tle. Baron Konuira woHktd until 5 o'clock this morning upon cabfcgrams and letters reaching him when the steam ship Minnesota arrived at Tort Town- send. . Komura and his party will work un til 7:30 P. M. on the cipher dispatches and will carry with them a mass of un finished business to be taken up on the Great Northern train en route East. The private car of J. J. Hill, in which the party will proceed East, will be the lambasoador's working office. . Baron Komura was welcomed at Se attle when tbe Minnesota reashed port at 11:30 A. M. by more than 1000 Jap anese. On a tug in the harbor a small crowd of Japanese exploded day fire works in honor of the party, and a band interspersed Japanese and American airs in a musical program of welcome. Mayor Ballinger, on behalf of 'the city, wel make any statement. State Hanking Superintendent Kiibum said to a World correspondent at Albany & night that the loan was made by the Mercantile the "League of League" wa held to-. .. , , , , . mo ai i(U9utb, wiiiiuui swuriiy. CUBAN GOVERNOR IN TROUBLE Blocks Inspection of his Again By the Government Commission. Havana, July 20. General Jose Mig uel Gomez, the fusion candidate for pres ident is charged with causing various difficulties for the government in the province of Santa Clara where he is gov ernor. A commission sent by tbe inter ior department to inspect the munici-, pal affairs of tbe town of Vueltas has been prevented from doing so by the Alcalde and a squad of rural guards has meeting of the executive committee of rying out 'of the government order. General Gomex, it is said, has been to an undue extent, granting bis followers the privilege of carrying arms and it is said that this matter will be inves tigated. CHINA'S NOTE Official Text of Notification to Powers at Washington. Government Will Not Recogniie Any . Arrangement Relative to Manchuria In "Which She la Not Consulted Be fore Hand. Washington, July 20. China's officia' notification-to the powers that she wi'l not recognize and arrangement regard ing Manchuria concerning which she is not consulted beforehand,- has reached Washington. The arrival of the test of the note disposea of the unofficial report reaching Washington recently, from Europe which found credence in" official circles and in which China re quested that she be allowed to partici pate in the conference. China has not taken this step for several reasons. The Chinese government is anxious, so far as possible, that both belligerents be allowed to negotiate directly with each other and is adverse to their being forced into negotiations, China's motive in addressing to Rus sia and Japan such notification waa to remind them that he never acquiesced in tbe alienation of the province of ilancburia from the Chinese sovereign ty and she expected as" the" Bfri result of the war to full restoration to Chinese control of that province. comed the diplomat at the gangway, and . . . ,, a special tram brought mm to ttie city. Aboard the Minnesota Tuesday night a farewell reception was given by Baron Komura. He and his party received in the ladies parlor on the boat, and later Baron Komura distributed a number of presents among the officers of the boat. Those minor officials and employes who waited upon him were treated lavishly, the Chinese stateroom attendant being given a ?40 tip. All the prizes won in the ship games during the voyages were distributed Friday night. Baron Komura made the presentation speeches and in sisted upon , personally donating the prizes. The quarantine officer prompted by a treasury department suggestion, made sn infection of the Minnesota at 4:19 this, morning,' daybreak. The boat waa ready to proceed at 5:30 A. M., but was held at Port Townsend for an hour and a half, to avoid arriving at Seattle be fore breakfastf Train connections could not be made, and as Baron Komura had worked until 5 A. M., and some member of his suite all night, the rest was required. HAS ARRIVED