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3? O ' WO UllltHIt FULL AMOOIATIO Prlltt RIPORr COVIBt THt M0RNIN9 FIILO ON TM1 LOW! COLUMBIA ! ' - J VOLUME LX NO. 131 s ft-' i J ASTORIA, OJiEGQiS, FRIDAY' OCTOBER 6 1905 i ; -PRICE FJVE CENTSl a: C -rl ASTOUNDING FACTS WORSETHAN EQUITABLE . r . - ' Two Relatives tt Richard J: A. McCurdy Get" - $2,600,000. V WAS PAID AS COMMISSIONS District Attorney Jerome Announce it Court That Scandal Will Be Sub mitted t ca Extraordinary Grand jBry-atlonl.,TetIroony. ;1 i ! ' ' ' - ' v 1 " C ' ' ' Ner York, OcL 8.-That the aloimdi Ing .total o( more than t2.000.WiO. haa lx-HI )aid aa rommllon ly the Mu tual lJfe Imturaui-e company to two nimlfre jt the family of llfchard'A. Mi?irdy, prliIort f tlie company, and the jroml of DUtrH At torwy Jer ome that the Inuratt atwndala will m taiaJy La . aubmittad later to aa ex ra&illnary grand Jury, waa tha ecnaa tutnal uVlprnnU io tiie inuiano eituatioa today. IVevloiM to IhU teImony, W. F. TlmiwifOaJtwneyj, for hc MuCtal tJTe trktUi-d .'tai.M JhiLV", f lirrf tlie reublliaa congrelonal campaign (Nmimittee, the mm ot tiiflOO In teh, a a cauipalgn runtribuiion. Jrrome, In annotincing in court tluit the ttwndaU would be atibmitU-4 to an tronlinary grand jury, aeld tliat he Impiby by the Jeiatfre inniltt. bad ahown "a greater moral obliquity and moral obtucnei on the part Of fron Important in the buina world, limn did tlie aluMklag rewktione In re gard to the Equitable Life." .Tbummrl, whiW on t) Itan'aiil the contrfijution' to the cainlit fund " had lenj uggm - by tla -iUngrof a demorratio kouM that would reuk in Ui Iff and other hgu-laUon er a.tbar- actcr to upnet' the liiurme biiiuc ml effwt the policy holder. ' He khIiI other oonimjilr- had ' leu Mkkrd to contribute, but did not know bow many had done ao. Tluimmd de nied paying any money to any legisla tor1 for the purpot of influent-nig legU laiiui), or to ,an) othr pton for thai lfc""deei:ibed thelegltnUve pool anil ail that the expenaea were -met by the fOlllpny, biokbg afW. Crritory In which the expennea were incurred and Inter an adjustment of thee exene were made between thene companie. f He ald he had received money from t New York Life In ,thea adjust ment , but kept ho ai-count of hi die Imrnemcnta, Tluinmicl aald MoC'all waa In .error in lii tfMthnony ycaterday, lwt Ita'pald money to the witneaa to further the federal auperrUioQ of Snuranoe. The wltneM aakl he bad talked with Mo- Call on the etibject, and McCall prom Ised to contribute to it but no money w ' . NEW; ORLEANS DEATH LISTio - - IS DECREASING RAPIDLY ; Mt t --' New OrleanLOct Jl; nef(rt tojT jt. tn,.New cases, 29 j total, SI 22; deaths, $1 fc)tal, 403 new fofj, 6. With the number of fatalities reduced to almotjinIn'igTilflcantfigureJhe pulijia has gained the idea that tlie fiuiaWr of new tale if djwtiflabl,' large and there' ii.LeiifJ lmhuil( la the , offli.'lul lint, the ordinary malarial fever. 1 Im4 Into md ta hm (Tbuniinel). 1U (urUHNr-dimTiM the dhrWon- of rtml torjr In tlt country under which the trtr o'wnifl""lkt,l iter the kuri lit Ion jKiTectltif Itlm UiuunutM inUreU ml mM the Mutual Life had paid out in m-about 113,000 lot kgikUtlve work. "i ',' :"m' .". ." New Yrk, Oct. 4. lawyer Hughet, niiil for the Ineurance Inveetlgatlog nmimltb toilay tMnl a iKUr to Hani I'tttrrmryrr, raunel for Jamre II. U) dd, Mormiim Um that tha eonmit- tre tronld not make any dUorioilnatloB la fatof 6f it. Hyde on hU examine' tion before tlie eoinmlttee. , FAVORS UGISLATIYKCOffTBOli New York, (KU 0.UgUUtion ;to rvgulate the "life inauranoe eomptniee w; recoBimfli(T ' iy'th NW York Chamber Of vwnmere tcxlay In the fo. lowing reolutkn i "Renolml, That In the opinion of the fbamW of C'omraerw that 'additional b-gUIatlon U DMrT for the proper regulation of We- inautunre companin and , kindred organization who are custodian of Urge and Important fund. ' ' WILL MAJIKT X TITLE. IruIon,, Oct. B. Ixrd WSIIouuhbt Pw-nliy;' the eldest aon of Earl and Oanntee Lanraater, will ahortly marry DoUe. the daughUr of the late V. Li nrceM, of New lorV, L. 9. t rrA i c Kl Timmany Democrats Rcnomin if', Ates Present Mayor, . Fact That Ticket Had Bees. Bedded Up . on In Advance Did Not Pempen Ard or of Dclegatet McClellan Accept PiiaMent Commended. Nw Voik, (A. 5. Mayor McClellan wa4 tonight re nominated for mayor of New York City-by tbe democratic" city convention of Tammaay Hall organia' tLavyTV ,Tfaiatati eonrentiim Vaa held In I'Hriiegie hall amid much enthuL Um. The fact that the entire ticket bad been decided upon beforehand did not Kin to dliuinUh the ardor of the delegate. The thket named by the convention i a follows) Mayor, George B. MiClcllan, comptroller, .Herman A. J (f Ui .V eMhlcnt. of . tlie; board of alder men. Patrick F. McfJowsn. A Jfeolu tion' waa adopted highly commending Pre4drpt Knwevlt lorr hU set vices jht bringing atMMit eao" JtetWeen.ilaia and Japan. , Mayor Mii'li'lUn 'n ,'art;epting the nomination. delar xina to him anaked ami ,'.lle .id he waa ph-dued to m ' ? imp of men, but was pledged - ' 1e peoplo to, do hi duty to fT lis ability. 3 jilssr 'sCmiv? ; . rjETTUt. v a t - Wkblta, Km., Oct K :Ex-l . M-esen-tative Jerry 8impon of Jana, spent a quiet -day, and Is somewhat improved this evening. ''11 ... - e The following report ftjom the coun try lias been received: Amelia and Bayou Lour (threes day) seven new cases! 1 death. Laplace and vicinity (even days) 20 new case, 4 deaths. renaro1a, Octv 5,The official sum mafjr Vf foaee is oaws: New raea',-l) iUilt !203fl aVathi. 3 total. , X , , ; 1. k ,1,1', - .. Jk '. t ' rMELLf : I .. FOi! MAYOR PAUb GOES ASHORE AT POINT GORDA - . . ... .;- ' ," ' PASSENGERS ARE Liner.Struck at 3 O'clock : Now Lies In Nest of ; Rocks, Stern to - : " Beach, 150 Yards From Shore. VESSEL AND HER $60,000 CARGO MAY BE A TOTAL LOSS k 4 i Bancher Ii Attracted by Diatreie Slgnabi a&4 Summons Aaaiatinee From ' Eureka Captain and Crew Abandon Shia Majority of Paiaengera Traas ' f erred by Tog to Steamer Vanguard How Lying Outside Humboldt Bay Owing to Roogh Weatner--Some Go to Saa'Tranc'sco on Pomona. Eureka, taU Of;t. The ateamer rU.Tan! Hound from f?an Fran- , , cleo to. Portland, Ore, went a-diore tbia morning at Toint Gorda, a . abort difttaiice nontU of the entrance to tbia harbor, during a dene fog. 8h bad 93 pmiwengera on board, allr.pf, whom were safely U tided on the bearh. The vecl with her cargo of general tnerVlian- din will probably be a total o ": '' - " ' ' '"" ' f . . . - Eureka, California, October J. The tug Ranger arrived at 10 o'clock with five pswenper taken from the steamer 8t, Faul. Thirteen of the wengera bad been transferred to the Mteamer Pomona, which left here today for Kan Frncioo. Tlie remainder of tbe paMrngers and crew,' 93 in number, are supposed to be cn the steamer Van gtiartl. which is now ouU'ule Humboldt Bay, unable to croe on account of the heavy weather. It is possible the Vanguard' passeng ers have been transferred to tlie ro ntons al. When the St. Paul struck, die was 13 miles south of her course, snd the third officer was at the bridge st the time. The ulcamer struck at 3 o'clock this morning during at denf fog. She now lie with her stern to the beach, 150 yards from the shore, and haa been abandoned by the captain and crew. It is thought the vcel is a to tal loa , ' The St. Paul lies in a net of rocks, In) w to-nortbweal anil with a alight list to the senw-ard one and ahalf miles below Poiut Gorda. , Apparently she is in ginil wnditiim, the " ca having nmootbel ,-dowa MMis'xeiably tnce( ane stna-k1. It I smooth lietweeil the -wreck and shore, but rougS on" the other aide. That some big craft bad met disaster down tha -coast ws first trported to F.ureka this morning at Oi U Jb'dock, wun i mesage came summoning a tug. Tliehdentity of the craft waa, then un known and it we decided to await the coming, of the steamer Roanoke, which it wa thought eiifiht, have ewsf the wreck. Tbe Roarmkefced not seen any craft in ditres and the life suvei at ones' hit te city, -depariuig'at "about 'When, the tug.arriyed son the scene al till' paengers wereJ still on -the craft, having preferred the shin which was- Ink io' jlartgcOo'tlie. rbugb, luW pitalle coast, which offered too proteC- and ' the bsssemers "could s afly; tars United, at ny, tuna bad ii become nees sary. Tbe Jtug w aa gladly balled, and without loss of thee everybody wma tak en bboard MthoufMf. alw'Ueat.V Tbe tug tiieiv started f ot Eureka, Waving tbe wreck shortly after dark. I Jt that time Ui i sea was growing smother and the hull ef ' the xtM . w)aititaur ."rnoce eaity, tArthmigh tbrTenel-hidTiortegtm ttff break up, it pounded heavily at times, but the passengers were at no time al armed after the first shock In. early worn Ing when the majority of them were in their berths. The resl alrork j SAFELY - DISEMBARKED A. M. During Dense Fog - v. . , , ... without a' hard shock and the officers soon restored order and a it was seen that there was no Imminent danger, the shore wa spoken for aitanc and all nettled down to wait for relief. It ia believed that the vessel's plight is partly due to the heavy Inshore cur rent which sets In at this, time of Oie year. ' It U extremely problematical aa to how long the St. Paul will be able to hold together. Tlie feel is in such a portion that it I Imposoible to reach her by anything but a small craft. After triking the rocks the St Paul sounded whistles of distress, but owing to the early hour and the absence of houses, sometime elapsed before anyone was aroused, and when Chsrles Bfoli, a rancher appeared, he was greeted fy cheer from the pavengert, wloe fears were fant subsiding, however, through the assurance given by the ships officers. It required some time to-make Bfoli understand what was wanted, but upon teafizing the true state of affairs he left withoat delay Tlie distance .from the wreck-to the town of Petrolia ia seven ' miles and Bfoli walked and ran the distance in le than an fcoun He was greatly ex ited and several minutes elapsed be fore be could make known the plight of it he veel and then trouble waa ex !erienoed in reaching Fureka by tele ubone. Steps "were then tiken to guard asinxt an emergency, it being uncertain as to what damage the vessel bad sus tained and how long it would be pos sible for tbe paengera to stay aboard. Sailors embarking in small boats man aged to get a huge hawser to land and after securely fattening It returned fqr another which landed more" easily,'., - The passengers began collecting valu ables and bits of beggsge in order to be ready to leave tlie vessel when asit anca arrived, 1' " 1 v Captain Randall, who was in command haa experienced more than hi share of trouble during the past few, months. Ha waa in command of the Elder of the same line wbea she went on the'rocfc in the Columbia river, near Gobla. His officers' and crew bad charge ' of the steamer Oregon jW hich caught Are off Crescent City last summer, and was damaged to tha extent of thousand of dollars. " p - r " : ' ' Tbe cargo she carries is made up at-. most wholly of general merchandise and Ta,uwl t'thlnj like $50,000. It is probable that the freight will prove almost a total losa, which will have to be borne by tbe insurance companies,' As tbe steamera open ting between ' (Continued on psge 4.1 BASEBALL SCORES. Keattle, Oct. 5.cVattle, I; Oakland, Hmb Franci, Oct. 5. Sun Francis co, 3; Loa Angelea 1 "". ' ' -. TODAY'S WEATHE2. , PortUivI, Oct, 8. Wetem Oregon and Wetern Washington: Friday, thowera, wintla mootly aontlierly. Eatteni Oregon, patera Wuhington: fibowcra and cooler. CAUGHT ill TYPHOON, fcaa Fraadaeo, vOct. 5. Tbe Mer chant Exchange baa a dispatch saying that the British ship Bermuda, bound from New Castle, Australia to Acapul- co, wa caught in a typhoon and lost all her maata. The crew . waa about to abandon ; the veel when the German steamer Kauphia came to tha rescue and towed the hip to her port of detinatkm. , . . . ornczEs get xewaie Omaha, Oct S.QM of Polk Dona hue, today 'sent a check fc 200 to Butte, Montana, to cover the reward offered by tbe chief personally for the capture of Pat Crowe. The .check was sent to" Captain Dunn . of the Omaha detective force, to "be turned over to the officers at Butte, who placed Crowe un der arrest' ; , Crowe will I brought back bandcuffei to two . detectives. . , ' School Superintendent Is Arrested lor EmbezzlmenL Was Wealthy . Banker and Haa Been Superintendent of City Schools For : Twenty Tears Grand Jary Will Con tinue laviatigarjons, PerL,"'lii;:Oit .rftt. VtwCon (X ent ofj the cite scboU, of .Peoria-for more than 2 J eur." p reside nf f ' tbe Dougherty, who has v been ' superintend Pcoris Nation! Bank, snd capitalist wast today , arrayed -oa ':t wo true? 1rfls rendered yfctaa graml Jury,; charged with forgery and eiubeuhnent . The tlie . grand jury of the charges brought against Dougherty that were being man-' ipulated. ' -'" " -i The investigation resulted in the dis covery of a charge of at least 10,000. This investigation covered only a perk from January 1003 up to the' present time, butj the "granjj jury wUl now, is said, investigate the entire record of Dougherty a suerintenuVnt of tbe schols and it b believed that a much greater shortage will be found. Dougherty's arret has created a sen sation. . . h- . . LEONARD'S BAIL REDUCED. New York," Oct? 6T -A reduction, ot bail for Henry A. Leonard, the young man, who stole $3o9.000 worth of se curities from the National bank last week, front (23.000 to $1000 made by Magistrate Powell, tonay. . SHORTAGE DISCOVERED PACKERS ATTEMPT TO ABATE INDICTMENT FAILS Chicago, Oct 5. Tbe Packers whose recent attempt to abate tbe Indictment found against them charging them with conspiracy ta monopolise the meat in dustry of the country, has ended in a failure, and they will on Monday next enter pleas of not guilty before Judge ClfEBEK IS HELD ! r LEGISLATION DISCUSSED Mdcntlnfonnd of Pun -poseof Bch-Town-send Bill. WRONG IMPRESSION ABROAD Purpose of Bill Ia Hot to Control ail Railroad Bites, But Applies to Pie Tata Can, Sefrigeratof Can and Ti minal charges Investigate Charges, Washington) Oct 5. Railroad rata lcgb.lation waa the topic of a long con ference today between the president and Representative Townaend of Michigan one of the authors of the Eevh-Townsend bill, which was passed last winter by the houne of representatives. . i At the conclutdon of the conference Representative To n send said it waa hi purpose to hare his bill in readiness for introduction in the houe soon as con gress convened. , " ; , " . ' - After making it perfectly clear that toe provisions of the measure were to apply, to private cars, refrigerator cars and terminal charges, it will by my pur pose, through the measure, to confer up on the interstate commerce coramisaiorlt the power to make its findings in any particular case effective within a rea sonabla time after they are announced. . Kffort have been made to create tlie impression that the purpose of the ad vocates of this legislation ia to give the interstate eommk4(a authority to fix sll the rates of a railroad. This ia not o." It Is intended only that tbe com mission if complaint shall be made to it thst any particular rate is unj-tr shall have tbe power, after due investi gation, to substitute a reasonable rate in case the complaint shall have been shown to . be well founded. ' - ING ALLS HEADS COMMISSION New YorkOct. 5. Melville E.' Ing alls, president of the board of directors of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago k S. Louis railroad, today waa chosen to bead the commission of the nationl civic ' federation, which has , umb.aken tjo study the municipal ownership problem as it appears to be in this country and abroad. The commission met in this city today. , The first session being presided over by Samuel Compilers, of the America ' Federation of Labor, and first .vice president of the national civic fed era tion. In addition to Ingalls aa president, tlfc otjier officers of th( commission . chosen today are: First Vice President, John Mitchell of Indiana poi is, presi dent of the United Mnie Workenj sec ond vice president John G. Agar, of New York City, president of the Re fom elub, and secretary, Edward A. Moffatt of New York City, editor of tbe " pltricklayer and Maaon." Humphrey. To all other counts in tbe indictment against them-the demurrer will be, filed tomorrow morning. The demurrers are genera, ana charges ara blguilty, vagueness and uncertainty against sevent counts and chsrje that la the two remaining eonnta that dowbI charges are contained.