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(ltt0tttttti I ULIMt PULL AStOOIATBO RIPONT COV5 TM MORNINa FIILD ON Tril LOWE COLUMBIA VOLUMK LX NO. 173 ASTORIA, OREGON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS VANT TO JOIN THE FOLD Residents of Isle of Pines Tired of Cuban Rule. :0RM NEW GOVERNMENT Territorial Convention Held and and Officials Named For All Positions. LETTER SENT TO ROOSEVELT Feople Assert They Wert Assured the Island Would Be Retained by the United Statu, but that They Were Sold Out by General Wood. Washington, Nov. 13.-Information reached here today, that reidenta of the Ile of Pince have act up a tet rt- InrUI government end will ak admit tarn into the 1'nited Stair a a 1t nu.ry. Th Government however, will k tniiiM to arced t thr reiict, a ft I obligated to ac that it become a art of tuba. TIk Ulandir awrt they own fivealxth of the ground, and therefore have a right to be heard by tbl Government. New York, Nov. 15. A cable die patch to the Ilerald from Havana ay that the resident of the lute of Pine bave iiied a declaration of their In dependence from Cube, and organized a new government a a I'nlted Stat. territory. A delegate to 0mgre will bn sesit to Wahingtjrri, In order to bave the queatlona affecting the future of the inland diarimaed Wore the Houe of Representatives, Ignoring Cuban an thority. Ma meeting, were held under the Dame of territorial convention! and of flrial were appointed to fill all pol tlon except thoaa that mut be named by the President under the coiuttitu tion of the United Mates. Tlx convention divided the Moml in t4 five district and ordered election t lie held Tucaday to select member of thn I-gUlattire, which i to convene next week, tax aeitenmiiM, and collee tut. One ticket wn named in each 1 i-t r iW , the only political question be ing to keep the inland under the aUra and Hlripee. The election Ih proceeding tn an orderly manner under the forma of law, the men on the different ticket announcing that they will take- nfllee Immediately without regard to thoe serving under the Cuban Government. The flmt oflicial notice of the affair i contained in thi letter: Letter to President Roosevelt "Nueva Gorone, Ile of Fine, Nov. 14, 1905, Mr. Theodore Rooevcl, President, Washington, IVar Fir: The people of th! Uland, having purchased DEATH IN MITAL PIT. Philadelphia, Nov. 15. Dur ing the lnqut held today in the case of John Forkln and Jo aeph Garcia, the laborer killed at the Mid vale Steel Work on November 10th, it waa testified that the two men bad entered the pit and the 80,000 pounds "of hot metal poured from a leak and completely absorbed them. No trace of their bodle waa dis covered. The company decided to take about 8000 pounds of steel from the place where the men lost their lives, and bave it bur led out of rerct to the dead men. DEATH IN A FIRE. New York, N'nv. Id. Several m ww, are reported injured, in a flr that broke out in a bulldng on JVventv fourth street and Second avenue thi morning. The wiond alarm waa followed by hurry calk for ambulance 4 unil phy.iciafi. At 3:30 o'clock IM morning no further detail I uml.r the treaty of Pari, lie lie ing it wa United State territory and baring wuitul over throe' yearji for len'iiitioii of their right a Ameri can citieiiK, feiiriiiir a continuation of these condition and feeling alarm at tho condition of Cula during the com ing election have taken preliminary lep for the etalllhinctil of a terri torial government under the constitu tion of the United State, believing thi the proper atop for ua to take and the iuot effective way to receive justice and equity from our national law mak ing body, aUo reiving upon you, our I'reNldent for a aquara deal. We trut our action will meet your approval Your retKTtfully. T. B. Anderon. hairman Territorial Convention." At thn marling there wa only one voi mined against the .action. That wa ly a man who expreei fi-ar of the leMilN, aertiiu; that all are liable o pnnibmcnt under the Cuban law. One Tb'id are Americana. Fully one third of thue now living on he inland are American citizen. About latf the native live tn the little town f Nueva Cerona. Their inclination U aid to bave the island belong to the ni ted States. Thi movement to sever relation Continued on page 8.) : BETTER OFF DEAD Only Explanation Given for .Double Tragedy. KILLS BROTHER THEN SELF 111 from Brooding Over Mother's Death, Loa Angeles Mas Fires Three Shots Into Hi Brother's Body, and Then Sends Ballet Into Hii Own Brain. Lo Angelea, Nov. 15. Frita KaflU, 5 year old, a real etate dealer, laat night hot hi brother, Ludwig, 22 year age, twice through tite heand and once through the heart, instantly kiti ng bim, and ' then turned hia pintol galnnt himself. The cnuxc of the killing in unexplain- I, except that FriU, ill with brooding over tho death or theu nioUier some month ago, wa eeir.ed with a ft of cmcntiu and elew hi brother and hiniHelf. , lie left a note addreed to hi father naving that he Inn! killed lit tirotlier and taken hi own life, because be be- ieved the two were a burden to their father and were better off dead. WIFE STEALS THE CHILDREN Allowed to Visit Offspring, She Takes Them and Disappears. Victoria, B. C, Nov. 15. J, L. Tytkr, civil engineer, today reported to the police that his wife, a stinted by John Doyer, her brother, abducted his two children The mother became Insane two year ago and on recovering went to her parents' home in Ontaria, whence he wrote to her husband that she hated him and would not return. Two weeks ago she and her brother came from On tario and the husband permitted them to see the children dally. During bis ab sence on Friday they abducted the chil dren who were dragged from the house ttmggling and taken On board a launch whence tbey were taken on board a Se ittle bound steamer. Mrs. Tytler subsequently telegraphed to her husband from a way station on the Croat Northern railway, that the hildren were well and bappy with her. VI A N DENIES ALL CHARGES Asserts That Hyde Requested Him to Use Influence nr.n r , .. , nun uuvcrnur uacn to of the Mercantile Trust Suit. ADVISED HYDE TO ADMIT HE WAS YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED Not Sure Whether Governor Odell Had Written Letter to the President Ask ing the Appointment of Hyde Ambassador to France, But Admitted that He Had Spoken to Roosevelt About It Did Not Recommend Hyde, Bat Merely Said the Latter was In Pane, and Had a Good Position There. New York, Nov. 15. If there wa a senation when James Ifaxen Hyde of Equitable Life fame, yenterday made bi charges againat Ilarriman, Odell, Frick and other, the sensation came to a climax today when liar- riman mounted the witnes stand before the Armstrong committee, and almost unqualifiedly denied all of Hyde' allegiatiions. 4 He prung the flpt aurprUa of the day when he denied having been instrumental in bringing about the aettleinent of the Mercantile Trust Company suit, except at Uie inntigution of Hyde. He followed thia with the Miuational Ut-nient tliat he had puken to the Knwident regard- ing ITyde'a candidacy for the French ambaadorhip, only at the re- 4 quet of another person, and that he did not recommend bim. Ilarriman said he advimd Hyde to go before the committee and tell, how the buainrM had been managed; to admit that be was young and inexperienced, but that he would do betUr if given another chance. Hyde spurned the advice. 4 After Ilarriman bad completed hie testimony, Hyde was recalled and 4 practically re Iterated his statement of yenterday, which were amoet flaty contradictory to those made by Ilarriman today. At hia own re- 4 4 quest Governor Odell will be the next witness to testify before the 4 4 committee. 4 New York, Nov. 1J.-E. II. Ilarriman, former friend of James Ilaaen Hyde, againat whom, the latter charged acta of an unfriendly nature in hia testi mony yesterday, was one of the chief witnesses before the Armstrong Investi gation Committee today. Ilarriman testimony was a series of denials of the charges made by Hyde. Ilarriman said that Ilyde came to him month before the Odell settlement waa made and asked him to use hi in fluence to Induce Odell to settle the suit againat the Mercantile Trunt Company, in that it might induce other suit to be brought by other people who sub scribed to the bonds of the United State Shipbuilding Company. Interview Between Hyde and OdelL Ilarriman said he arranged an inter view between Hyde and Odell, after which Odll seamed irritatM. fume days later Hyde and Colby viited Ilar riman, and Ilarriman promised to see Odell and try to get him to do some thing about settling the suit. Another interview then occurred between Hyde and Odell. Afterwards Hyde told Ilarriman he was willing to pay $73,000, and asked him to get the Governor to accept that amount. Odell told Ilarriman, if Ilarri CONVENTION DEVELOPS BITTER POLITICAL FIGHT Seattle, . Not. 15. The Alaska con vention to prepare memorial to Con gress on tho legislation desired by the Northern country, and to select dele gates to represent Alaska at Washing ton, has developed Into a political fight Delegates from different sections have divided over the naming of dele gates, tho Northwest favoring LX Ryan TELLS OF m THAT THE LATTER MAM , ,. . ... unng adoui ieiuement man advised it, Odell would settle for that amount, Ilarriman then saw Hyde and told him if he was willing to settle while he had no advice to offer whether it should be settled or not, Harrimao said he would not stand on 875,000 but make it satisfactory. Ilarriman under stood Hyde saw Odell and made the payment. Ilarriman stated that Odell did not tell him of the bill introduced for the repeal of the charter of the Mercantile Company, and his first inti mation came from his counsel today. Did Not Urge a Settlement Ilarriman denied saying anything to Hyde as to tho desirability of settling the suit because of thef power that might be exercised against the com pany at Albany. Ilarriman said he made no reference to the advantage of settle ment in order to avoid the attack on the company, and denied that Udell urged hi 111 to use hts influence to have Hyde appointed as ambassador to France and that Ilarriman promised when he saw the President to speak to him about it He said he did so, but did not recom mend Hyde's appointment Ilarriman said he did not know whe ther Odell did anything about the ap pointment as Harrimao said ht had no connection between Odell's claim and his of Noma and Fairbanks, and the Ta aajna. and Southeastern people combin ing on Carl Johnson of Fairbanks. The Nome delegation will also try to pass resolutions caitJcUing Governor Brady and recommending CoL W. T. Perkins to ruperoede him. Any con sideration of thia question will be op posed by other delegates who ar bow believed to bo ia tho majority. ' vvveteTe EIGHT KILLED IN EXPLOSION, Morionjrahela City, Penn., Nov. 15. FJght miners were killed in a explosion in the new shaft of the Kranell C'I Company, on the out.kirts of Bentleyville today. It i believed that one of the ilej men carried a lighted torch into the haft, which waa known to be dangerous. - .muhi, n-, .moan said that early in tlie Equitable trouble be had defended Hyde from at tacks on him, but advised him to favor him if b wou,,, m jetand by bim through thick and thin. He also advixed Hyde to state the meth od that he perud, and thoe that were in use wltc-n he went into the so ciety; that he wa young and inex perienced, but that he was sorry and hoped to retrieve himself if given an opjKtrtunity. Hyde, the witness said, objected to doing this. Favored the Frick Committee. Ilarriman, said be might base told Hyde it would be a good thing to have such a committee appointed, as the one headed by Frick. He declared be never said the report of the Frick committee would be favorable to Hyde, and was not concerned in any offer to buy Hyde's stock, and told Hyde and Frick, Hyde ought not to sell it. On the day before the report of the Frick committee was presented to Har riman, he said he told Hyde he did not think anybody but the Equitable Society or Hyde should own the Hyde shares, and if Hyde had any fears on that subject Ilarriman would subscribe (Continued on page 8.) RICH PAY FOR POOR Children of Thoughtless' Reared by the WeI!-to-Do. SO SAYS NEW YORK rVOMAN Saya the Childrea of the Poor Will In crease Like Rabbita in a Barrow as Long as tho Taxpayers Continue to Pay for Expensive Playgrounds. New York, Nor. 15. "Tho better class of people in New York cannot af ford large families, Thir have too much to pay in taxes to support the large families of the thoughtless poor." This was the bomb which Mrs. 8. M. Cory exploded yesterday in tid So ciety for Political Study, ia a resume of the evils that "the patient New Yorkers stand, which created the great est sensation in the society's history. New York property owners" said Mrs. Cory, "pay increasingly large tax es every year, due mainly to the enor mous immigration. '"Who, may I ak, would want to pay taxes to educate I children that should never have been brought into the world! Why should the thrifty pay for tho shiftless! "I am not so unchristian as to say the child once here, should not be cared for. But just so long as the taxpayers pay for expensive playgrounds, et the children of ths poor will increa like rabbits in a burrow. No woi..'.er our houses of refuge and reformatories axe fiBed." ' CHIEF DEES OF DROWNING. Bailburton, Ont, Not. 15.-Chlef of Police Jongs, of Port Hope, and hia sister-in-law, Miss GrioV of Toronto, were drowned near hero yesterday. They were on a hunting trip. OYAMA ORDERED TO REPORT. Tokio, Not. 15. Repling to aa Im perial message ordering him to speedily return to Tokio and render a personal report of the recent war, Field Marshal Oyama has named November 25 aa tho day of hia departure from Manchuria IS Blizzard Alone Saves Day in St. Petersburg. BIG STRIKE IN EFFECT Laborers Desert Work to Empha size Disapproval of Govern ment Policy. FOREIGNERS READY TO FLEE Should Finnish Socialists Toiii Their Rnssian Brethren in the Revolt and Tie Up Finish Railroad Only Egress Will Be by Gulf of Finland. St Petersburg, Not. 16. A fierce Northwest blizzard tonight alone pre vented bloodshed in the Russian capi tal. Bitter cold, by forcing tho strik ers to remain m-doors, did mora to pre serve order than all the Cossack eaval ry patrolling the streets. Heavy mili tary reserves were stationed in ail in dustrial. dutricts, and up to midnight there was no riotinjr. There were ru mors of collisions in different parts, of the city but on investigation they turn ed out to be false. Strike Ia General The Social Democrats had aa Im pressive response, on tho part of all or ganizations of workmen, to aonunoa a general political strike, to demomtrsto their solidarity with tho struggto of tho Poles for autonomy, and to protest against the execution of tho mutinous sailors at Oonstadt Men walked out of aH tho Dig mills and factories, and tho employes of tho Baltio and Warsaw railroads, printers and other classes) of laborers hare also struck, bat tho shops in tho center of tho city are not closed. Troops took charge of tho oleetrk Bghi stations, which were operated by sail ors so that tho city could not bo pass ed ia darkness tonight No Dispatches from Interior. No dispatches arrived from tho in terior, however, to show thst workmen from other cities had responded to de mand for co-operation, and 0 dissension broken out among the leaders, somo of whom believe the strike hasty and ill advised and who say, if it doe not succeed will result in a loss of pres tige. At meetings tonight this faction has; urged the leaders to announce tomor row that the strike was only intended, as m demonstration, but the Radicals. whose aim is to keep up the revolution ary agitation at all hazards, refused all such counsels. They insisted that it was evidently necessary for tho sue (Continued on page 8.) GRA1TD JURY AFTER STUDENTS Mount Vernon, O., Not. 15. Tomorrow a huge number of witnesses from Kenyoa Oollego and Gambler village, will bo sup poenaed to appear before the) Grand Jury to tell what they know of tho death of Studont Stuart Piersoa, who was kilted by a passing train, October 28. Tho mrestigaUoa will probably last several days. James Ms- Gamy, who was assaulted last 4 Saturday night ia still ia so Bar- tous a condition that no one is 4 permitted to seo him. Tho as- 4 sault on eGsrrey will bo investi- gated by tho Grksd Jury". J . BLOODSHED PREVENTED