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itt UBLItHKt FULL AttOOIATID PRItt RIPO"T COVIRt THC MORNINQ FIILD ON THi LOWIft COLUMBIA VOLUME LX NO. 133 ASTOfuV fcGON, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS rfTrr AAv AAA- ytv w 1 I . . CHANGES TO BE IDE Cabinet discussion Chinese Exclusion Laws to Receive Attention of Congress. PRESIDENT WANTS FAIR PLAY President's Effort to Effect Reconstruct toin by Circular to Chinese Minister and Consols Impose Impossible Con dJUona and Fail of Tnelr Purpose. Washington, Oct. 3.-The two most liiterveUng aubjtVU diljussed at (Vie cabinet minting tody wrr Flrt the Chinese boycott against American good, and second, the consideration ol tlte complaint made by the Chines government against the method of exe cution of the existing Chine exclusion law. An luiortant fact deveUqted was, that the president's effort last summer to allay the indignation of the Chines by circular instnictiona to the American mlnlsU-r to Chin and the consular ofllcer thareln, had in a meat me failed of iU purpose and required conlderble amendment to secute the object sought. It developed that the requirement of the American consul to Identify Chin es seeking certificate admitting them to the American porta, imposed task upon thus officials beyond their ability, s a Chines applicant frequently came from anme place far distant from the American consulate and the consul was consequently obliged to refuse to iden tify as proper person to be admitted to tlte United Stfit, many worthy Chine, which of court, led to a bit- IT S71IIII DIM lilt. III! 1 1 BH IBITII LI 10 UllVmLli feeling. Tlien the (lilney merchant, who deaired to send bis son as slop altnt to bia branch store in the I'nlted State, with view of ultimata admitting his aon to partnenihlp, found tho loy barred on the charge that be tra a coolie. Chinese living n British, French and Portuguese Aalatio colonies, being really rltlsen of those nations, did not ace why they could not be admitted at American port under proHr passports, instead of being required to produce the unpopular certiflcate. Then were only a few of the com plaint made against tho adminlstra lion's existing exclusion law. The trend of opinion In the cabinet meeting wa that thcae complaint were directed rather against the construction placed upon the law than against the act lt"clf and especially against the de finition given in California to the term coolie, so It waa practically decided that aome Important changes in the present regulations must be made. FORGER FIGHTS EXTRADITION. Self Styled German Baron la Saa Fran cisco Wanted la Detroit Seattle, Oct. 3.-Martln Von Schlo. NEVADA REVOKES LICENSE OF NFW YORK I IFF - m-- ' -apt. . kw m Carson City, Nev, Oct. 8. Today Stabs Controller and Insurance Com mlwlorter Davis revoked th license of the New York Lift Insursnce company In this state, pending the. investigation wr, a memlr of the firm of Hoelscher k company! win mrrvhant in Ban Krn'seo, who wa arested Sunday night on a charge of bring it fugitive trom Justice from Detroit, where be U wanted In coneetion with tint forgery of $5000 check, today refused to go back eat irnl fir the charge. He em ployed an attorney tp fight bie ex tradition. Von SvbIoer rlaitna to be a German baron. MURDERER STILL AT LAatCE. Edna, Texas, Oct. 3.-Tbere la little new in the situation, regarding the chase after the negro, Monk Gibson, who Is charged with the murder of five of the londitt family. There are still 700 men In the bottom, arart-hing it for miles, with no trace of the negro. Four com panic of militia are encamped here. HEARST DECLINES NOMINATION. New York, Oct. 3. Congressman William R. Hearst, in a letter to Justice Samuel Seabury, tonight declined to ac cept the nomination for mayor by the municipal ownership league. A meeting of the executive committee of the mu nicipal ownership league held after Jus tice Seabuty receive! Hrsrst' letter and Hearst was waited ujion. ITe was told that the would not accept bia dec lination. Hearst made no reply. A committee of 17 also bad a formal meeting and named Heart as the man for mayor. Permission Asked to Bring Suit Against New York Life. Policy Holders' Attorney Sutes That They Are Convinced That the Only Way the Grave Public Question Can Be Disposed of la by Suit at Law. Albany, N. Y, Oct. 3.-Attorney Gen eral Mayer tonight received a letter from William Hepburn Russell, asking permission in behalf of the policy hold aiw to sue the officers of the New York Life Insurance company for resti tution of moneys contributed to cam paign funds. Russell aaysi "We are convinced that the only way in which the very grave publio question involved in this matter can ever be satisfactorily dipoed of, is through the action of the policy holders brought in behalf of the New York Life In surance company to compel it delin quent officers and director to account for the misuse of the rorpcate funds in their band. "We do not always belin that an ! can action by the attorney ? reach this specific evil ar fom ask you consent to tit ( by ua in behalf of our cllnrts other policy holders as my Jot g them of such suits or actions' r BALL PLAYER IMPK07I? Pes Moines, la., Oct 3. FU -; IV man Batemsn, of the Milwaukee Ameri can association team, who was stabbed last night by Catcher Charles Dexter of the Dcs Moines Western league team is somewhat improved at the Mercy hos pital today, and unless blood poisoning set In Batemsn will recover. 9 9 asart W V m mm Bsaflsl flasrf of the charges of corrupt management and fraudulent disposal of funda en trusted to company and so long as John McCaJl and George Perkins retain offices of trust in the management of the New York Life Insurance company. RESTITUTION DEMANDED BnTrn OTEi ASKED SITUATION CRITICAL Germans and Czechs Still Fighting-Troops Are Called Out. MAY DECLARE MARTIAL LAW Disturbances Between the German and Ctecb's In Monrarla Over the Loca tion of a Cirech University at Brnena Assuming Crave Proportions. Vienna, Oct 3. The situation gTOw ing out of the quarrels between the Cicbe and Germans are still critical The premier today received telegrams from the German deputies demanding instant military protection. It U fear ed thay It will become necessary to disjlare a style of siefie in Bruenn, where serious disorders were renewed tonight. Bruenn, Oct. 3. Fresh disturbances between the Germans and the Czche broke out here this evening. The Ctche marched through the streets wrecking stores and Insulting the Ger mans. Almost the whole garrison had to be called out to restore order, the rioter, having continued the disturb ances in the suburbs after being driven from the center of the city, " Many persona were injured and many windows in the Jewish synagogue were smashed. Guard were placM around the pro minent! building for their protection during the night CROWE MAKES STATEMENT Cudahy'a Son Waa in Plot to Kidnap Himself and Shared the Money. Butte, Oct. .3 In a statement to the Evening News, Pat Crowe declared that Cudaby's son was in the plot to kid nap himself and shared the money giv en aa a ransom. He said: "I was la the butcher businesa in a mall way in Omaha until I wa ruined by Cudahy, when I went to work for him, and from this time dates a period of petty thievery on my part, which ended in assisting Cudahy'a boy In kid napping bimreu. 'The boy wanted money to get away on, a he had gotten into trouble. He wrote the lotter to the old man de- fudiding the ransom and laid great r"a on the fact that we would tor him, but we would not have harmed t ' - of hi head. He wanted to work . man for $50,000, but we cut t0 half that amount and of ui ii teceived $0000, while I and my pal, whose name I will not give, divided $19,000. "Cudahy doe not want to prosecute me and would not if he could, and I am willing to return there without requi sition papers. This is the first time 1 have been arrested since Uie kidnap ping." YELLOW FEVER V REPORT Tensacola, Oct. 3.The official summary of tbjs yellow fever situation i today is at follows j New eases, 0; total, 175 deaths, 4i total, 31 cases discharged, 63; under treatment, 82." D GOVERNMENT UPHELD. United States Circuit Court Decides Afalnst Paper Companies. fit. Paul, Minn., Oct. 3. Judge Van LVventer, in the United State district court today decided that the officers of the Hennepin Paper company,' the Itas ca Paper company and the Northwest Paper company should appear before the United 8tate examiner and ans wer such question as might be asked of them in the hearing of the case of the United State against the General Paper company and 23 other defend ant. The court also decided that all book and paper affected in the sub poena should be produced and submitted to the government for examination. The decision follow that of Judge Seaman In Milwaukee, rendered upon a similar application several weeks ago, and from which decision the defendants have eppeakjl to tfr Ursjted States court DEMOCRATS HOLD SE-UHIOIf. Warensburg, Mo., Oct. 3.Former United States Senator Francis M. Cock rell wa the principal speaker at the democratic lepidative re-union held here tonight. Governor Joseph W. Folk, United States Senator W. J. Stone, ex- Governor Alexander M. Dockerv and Congressman Champ Clark, also ad dressed the meeting, which waa attend ed by the most prominent democrat of the state. HYDE FILES Claims That Allegations in Suit Are Not Sufficient for Action, Blanket Suit la Brought by State of Nev-york Against the OH Directors of Equitable to Recover Moneys Wrongfully Converted. Albany, N. Yn Oct 3. Attorney Gen eral Mayer today received a copy of the demurrer filed by James J, Hyde, former vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance society to the blanket suit brought by the state against the old directors of the company to compel restitution of moneys al.eged to have been wrongfully converted by the board. Hyde declares that scarcely any of the allegations contained in the com' plaint state facts sufficient to const!' tute a cause for action. lie holds fur ther that the causer of action are im properly formed. Even if the demurrer is not sustained the consideration of it and of possible appeals would delay the trial of the main action until next spring or sum nier, . New York, Oct 3. Samuel Uter myer, consul for James H. Hyde in a letter to Chart E. Hughes, of the in surance investigating committ.-e denies the power of the committee of direct Investigation, on the ground that it was appointed by a legislature, now dead to report to a legislature .not yet in ex istence. Hyde, he state will however, voluntarily come before the committee, If he may have the privilege of counsel. The letter aserU that owing to the star chamber" methods pursued in Sueprintendent Hendricks' Investigation, Hyde waa grossly misrepresented and be was not willing to subject himself to a repetition of that experience, Hughes stated tonight that Utermyer'a point of the legislative committee, be ing without authority was not well tak en. Ho says the courts upheld the le gality of such committee. BASEBALL SCORES. Seattle, Oct 1-Seattle, 5j Oakland, 0. San Francisco, Oct 3. Saa Francisco, 2; Lo Angeles, 4. DEMUR in CALLED BIG REWARD OFFERED Blood Hounds Will Trace . Great Northern Robbers. - $6,500 REWARD IS OFFERED Bandits Drive Horse Till it Is Exhaust ed Then Leave it Tied to a Tree, Al so Leave Coat Which la Identified Telephone Wires Cut Seattle, Oct 3. The one clue to the bandits who List night robbed tiie Great Northern east bound overland train near Ballard, upon which the of ficers have to work, was discovered to day Uiree mile from the scene of the holdup. It wa a horse well nigh nut to death, tied to a tree and bitched to an open buggy. In the buggy were ar ticle of clothing, among them a heavy rain coat, identified today by the local paengers aboard the train, aa worn by one of last night' robbers. Tracks of three men were found clearly Im printed and in the morning blood hound will be put upon the scent by Sheriff Smith, who will follow them with a large posse. Today the railroad authorities called in Pinkerton's detective and have turned out the railroad force and these with Sheriff Smith, believe the gang has headed into the heavy timber in the northern part of the county, around Lakes Sammamibh and the head of Lake Washington. The Great Northern has offered a re ward of $5000 for the capture of tlte men and an additional reward of $500 for every conviction secured. All day tjxlay, the sheriff" J rxxwoei .was kept at work in the near vicinity of the scene of the holdup, but kte this af ternoon it was called in and tonight a heavy detachment started for the vil lage of Bothell, near the head of Lake Washington and tomorrow morning still another squad of oRlcera will go to Woodinville in the same general loca tion. , The Great Northern sent out a tele gram today from Everett to the effect that the total loss by last night's rob bery was $1305, but there are persiscnt rumors afloat tonight that the sum Is vastly in excels of that amount & ... ( "t Seattle, Oct 3, The lnder "it tele phone operator it KirkhvS 4 . lotified k. 1.. 1 .IT!., it.-i il:. . . L V the local office that til vjjbeen cur. between two towr p r..f that place, and it I- ,f .. V-V,;H the bandit are -..'' ''dTj--deme woods around Bo. hell, whe, the out law, Harry Tracy lulled several officers in a pitched battle three years ago. TODAY'S WEATHES. Portland, Oct 3. Rain. HUNGARIAN PEOPLE TO BE GIVEN UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE Vienna, Oct 3. According to Hun- garian report the reappointment of the Fejervary cabinet, which 1 empowered to carry out the election ia Hungary on a basis modified by universal suff rage is the outcome of th prolonged THOUGHT DOG WAS GAME; SHOT 0WZTE2 Unknown Hunter Crippled a Brother Kimrod for Life While He Slept s Victoria, B. C, Oct 3. Still an other serious accident of the hunting field bas occurred, the victim being Har ry Mooteithof Victoria. Monteith and a conmapion had made a shelter by the roadside near the summit between Gold Stream and Sook bike. They were sleeping in Klondike baks, their dog lying on top. An unknown twi light hunter came along, caught the flash of the dog's eye and fired. The dog was killed and more than a dozes buckshot riddled Monteith' kg. He will recover, but will be crippled for life. The shooter is unknown. INDIAN FAMILY BUSKS. Bellingham, Oct 3. Word ha reach ed here that the wife and babe of "In dian Tom" were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home Sunday on San Juan island, and that the hus band and father will die from hi in juries. "Tom," nearly dead from burns, crawled to a neighbor's house. SOCKLESS JEBJ2Y" ILL Wichita, Kas, Oct 3. Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson is In a critical condition an dis not expected to live through the night Block of rVholesafe Houses Com pletely Destroyed. - Starts in Basement of Paint and Oil Company Store From Spontaneous Combustion and Rapidly Spreads t Other Buildings Loss $110,000. Portland, Oct 3. A fire which to night did damage to the extent of $110, 000, destroyed the entire block of whole sale houses in this city, bounded by Salmon, Taylor, and Front street and Willamette river. The fire started in the basement of a paint and oil com pany from spontaneous combustion in tl- block, of which) all were frame buildings. So fierce did the flames be come at one time that it waa necessary to sound a general fire alarm. The in surance equals about one ball too amount pf the loss, ...... r t i4 PAT CB0WE W All TED, Lincoln, Neb., Oct 3. Governor Mickey this evening issued a requisition on the governor of Montana for the re turn of Pat Crowe, who is now under aqrest at Butte, Montana. The charge on which the reqnWUon is issued waa tue shooting and wounding on an Oma ha policeman. . "-w DR. BLALOCK DISCHARGED. - Tacoma, Oct 3,-Dr. Blalock, chief physician at Walla Walla, penitentiary has been dismiaeed by Warden Keea because of the recent outbreak of ty phoid fever in the institution. Govern or Mead stated today that be would not dismiss Warden Kee. V. audiences which the king-emperor grant ed to Premier Fejervary and bis 'col leagues today. It is reported tl.it In terior Minister Krif toffy succeJd in favorably impressing the k lug-era pror, who withdrew bis opposition to the. principle of manhood and suffrage. BIG FIRE AT PORTLAND