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4 mnm U1LIHI FULL AttOOIATIO RIPOrlT CO VIA THE M0RNIN9 NILO ON Trial LOWI COLUMBIA f" Or Historical Societf ASTOIUa; OREGON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I 1 1905 VOLUME LX NO. 174 PRICE FIVE CENTS M I 1 1 iii J STRIKE FAILS 10 SPREAD Committee Coldy Received at Moscow. ROADS STILL OPERATE Present Movement Lacks $pon tinelty of the Last Strike. MANY WILUNG TO RETURN Official Manifesto Lift Great Tai Bur dtn from tfclj Russian Peasants Chicago Jews Would) Arm Buaalaa Brethren, Raise Money for PurpoM. 81. Petersburg, Nor. 17. Though the Industrial tie-up at St. Prtenburg yes terday, was even more complete than thai of the day More, Wednesday, and 1 hoiih no break haa yet been manifest ed In the rank of tin workmen and strikers at Moscow and Veral the roost important featuroj of yterdayB da vrlopmrnt wa the failure of the walk out to spread geerBy outside tlf capital. Tba present movement appears to lark the spontaneity and contagiousness f the lat Itrike. The factory strike at Moscow, which airaed consider able proportions, ha no direct connee tlnD on the St, Petersburg walkout, and dUpati-hea from the old capital say the railroad men received the atrike coin initio very coldly. Moscow Roads Still Operat. The) whole great network pf rail road entering at Moscow, except the fit. Petersburg line, U still in operation. At "level the employer of the railroad shop "truck, and their reason waa not atated. In Ft. Petersburg, yesterday yesterday aspsed with , complete order - in all the tmtlisUlal quaruVifc The woikmen, in obedieiH-e to tlie orders of the strike eommittee, kept generally in dors and did not attempt any demon stations, so there waa no occaion to re' sort to force to avert trouble,. Tlie striker forced nlieJ closing of the Moscow railway station early ye tenliiy by shiplng all outgoing traffic for Moscow, and lat night finally u c'ii-i in closing the elect i iu stations. ami cutting olT the lighU from the city. Committee stopped K'rfonimii(f at scwrul theatres and ordered the phar macist to close, and threatened them with destruction if they refund. Expected Strike to Ind. At a meeting of the strike committee last night, the question of the termina tion of the ntrike waa not brought up, 1iit the Associated PreRa noticed an ex pectution on the part of many dele irate to Me the atrike end by Saturday night. . There la a betterment of agrarian con dition. DlieU'hes received from Kusk, DEFENSE OF PRINCIPLES. Ilomhay, Nov. 16. Lord Cur ium, at a banquet In .hia honor, stated oa hia reason for rtign Jng the vtceroyithip of India; that 4 H wssiot on personal ground, but in defense of hi two great ' principle, first that there ahould be' subordination of military; tq lvil authority and aecond (1m mwesalty of paying a "bexoming O regard to Indian authority in determining the need of India. 4 Lord Curaon contended (hat be had great . preponderant of 4 Indian opinion behind him. PRINCESS FOR SPANISH KING. Madrid, Nov. Ifl.-The Herald make the positive statement that King Alfonso' return will be followed with the announce ment of hia betrothal to an Eng lish princes. Poltava, Ilia tan, Mmara ami other province, .continue U report the spread of disorder, which In Poltava are tak ing the anti-Jew ih turn. However, Urn impei ImI manifesto regarding the dlstrl tuition of crown domain, which waa finished lt night, wilt -issued early today, ami will help to pacify the peas anU and have a tactical effort on the coming struggle with the NocialiM and oUier aiili(veniiieti fonv in the flection for the Douma. Hasty Official Dismissed. Kiiiierpol, Nv. 10. -The Coventor has dimid the officer a bo fired on the public, during a inanifeutiou for the publication of the uianiteto. Moacow Roads Working. Mowow, Nov. 10. The lailroad en tering at Mocow are working normal ly, except the St. l'oterbiirg line. There U a big atrike In aeven large'indiitrial factories bar. Jtwa Agaia Threatened. I'olUva, Nov. 10. Agrarian dlnord- ers are now directi-d agaiu4 the Jews. The fJovernment ha ordered the regu lar to guard the threatened point. (Continued on page 8.) Immunity Not Guaranteed the Chicago Packers. MOODY MAKES STATEMENT Plea that Civil, Proctediagi Debars Any Criminal Prosecute (Wig Be Re listed by the Government, and Speedy Trial of the Isaacs Sought. Washington, Nov. 10. Attorney Gen eral Moody today made a statement in reference to Uie pica of the, defend ant of the indictment againt the beef packer at Chicago. In anwer to tlie pica that the evidence required by Our- field, under a guarantee 'of immunity from prosecution, was lined before the grand jury, the attorney gt-neral nay uch wa not the cae, and further, that when the M-ker refuel to answer the iielioiis, In cei tain direction, without first tsdng given Immunity, the cnnimis sinner refrained from pursuing the in quiry further iking thone lines. Answering ti- cint-nt ion that tJie ( iovei rtnient unlawfully wiml certain paper of the defendant and submitted them to the grand jury, he oay the tiov ernmcnt obtained no- aer otherwise than by the proees of sul)Mcna. direct ed to persons having possession of them. A the attorney general answer the plea that because the Government has hitlier to proeeuted the defendant un der the Sherman anti-trust lav, and secured an injunction against the de fendants, the Government haa thus er ected to pursue civil remedies," and is thus disbarred from proceeding under criminal law, the statement conclude by saying the Government will renlst these pleas and urge a speedy trial of them. ESTIMATES GRAIN OUTPUT. Portland,' Nov. 18. The Evening Tele- i gram prlntaxan Interview with n. V, Jones, of Minen polls, the official crop estimator of. Eastern broken. He esti mates the grain outfit of Oregon and Washington and Idaho at . 63,00,000. Jonea predicts that, wheat will go to a dollar a bushel in the Eut next May. he estimates the output of the coun try at 823,000.000, or 83,000,000 less than the government estimates. PRO! S MADE L IS CALLS HYDE'S TESTIMONY " BASE CALUMNY " Made No Threats in Order to Secure Settlement or Mercantile Trust Soft, and No Political Pressure Was Brought to Bear, DEPEW TOLD HYDE HE WAS TOO YOUNG TO BE AMBASSADOR At Hyde's Request, However, He Saw the President, Who Informed Him It Was Utterly Impossible to Make Such an Appointment Odtll Also Ad mitted that He Wrote a Letter to Washington in Hyde's Behalf Mil lions of Dollars Loaned at End of Year to Clerks, of Kuhn, Loeb k Co. e President McCurdy Asks That Salary Be Cot in Two. e New York, Nov. 10. At a special meeting of the truntee of the Mutual Life today, at which the preliminary report of the special in- e vestlgating committee recently appointed, was submitted, President Mc- 4 Curdy caused a stir by announcing at hi own request, that his salary be cut from $130,000 to 173.000 ymr. Tlie salariea of other executive olllcer of the company were alo reduced, thus saving about (130,000 4 per annum. The preliminary report recommended a retrenchment in expense and change in practii fact are loose, unsound, and open New York, Nov. 10. Former Governor n. B .Odell, Jr., and United States Sen ator C. M. Pepew, as witnesses before the Armstrong Investigating Committee today denied the parte of the testimony of James 11 Hyde, in which their names were ucd. Odell called Hyde's statements "base calumny," and when asked whether he directly or indirectly, made threats to have the charter of the Mercantile Trust Company revoked, hia face flushed and striking the arm of tlie witness chair with his fist, exclaimed, 'there la no truth in that statement, so help me God." Odell Called First Mr. Odell waa the first witness of the day. He said that no political pressure had been brought to bear in th settlement of bis suit against the Mercantile Trust Company and that it wa nettled the same as the suiU brought by others. He said he was ad vied by counsel that his claim was a just one and that any court would award him more than he received in settlement. He knew of the introduc tion, of the Ambler bill which he said might have aiTected the Mercantile char ter, and while he did not suggest tiie introduce. on. he saw no objection ot it. Odell denied that'ihe ever made the statement to Harriman or anyone else, that retaliatory measures would ever be taken against tlie Mercantile. Wrote Letter for Hyde. Witness said he and Harriman were personal friend, buj that they had no business relations, lie wrote a letter in behalf ef Hyde's candidacy as ambds sador to France. This was at the re quest of William H. Maclntyre, one of I FEIGNS PART IN IS SMITTEN t ucs amines, not. io. Front assumed s. ' a ' . . 'raV - to aetua blindness within three-' days Is the experience of Mrs. Elizabeth Conger lleaton, niece of Former Minister to China, K. H. Conger, Saturday evening Mrs. Heaton played the part of Blind Bertha in a drama tization of Dickens' "Cricket on the Heath, presented by Unitarian so ciety club. Mrs, Heaton put her soul STATEMENTS FALSE by the company, "which on their very 4 to critk-ism." e) the vice presidents of Uie Equitabe. Odell said he never solicited political contributions, but possibly some moneys might have come to him through the National Committee or sent by Senator Piatt, as tlie latter always, gathered together the funds in New York state, except last year. Pepew waa examined regarding his syndicate participation and his duties as counsel to the Equit able. Told Hyde He Waa Too Young. Regarding the ambassadorship to Par is, Drpew said Hyde came to ( him and solicited hia influence to secure the ap pointment. Hyde. Depew brought to the attention of the President, although he told Hyde he waa too young, and the President said it waa utterly impoa sible to make such an appointment! The Senator advocated tlie interest of Ufe public, limiting insurance risks and favored a public auditing of ac counts of tlie company, at stated per iods bv a chartered accountant. John Gilchrist in charge of tlie security de partment of the Kqtiitable, told of mil lions of dollars in loans, made at the end of years, in the names of clerks of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., to comply with the law that tlie surplus should be in vested or cash balances kept down! These Joans were made at the instance of T. D. Jordan, former comptroller of the Hipiitable, and were taken up on the first of the year. Insurance Man Sees President. Washington, Nov. 16. Senator Dry den, President of one of the largest in sura nee companies- in New York, had a talk with the President today on the ftubjecti of .life iiurance, whjrfi the PLAY AND TOTALLY BUND int6 the part and' won the- highest! praise. Yesterday while walking the streets 'her sense of seeing vanishd and she was obliged to call for help and be taken home. . 1 PhysKHtna say that the retina of each eye baa been divided and that there is but a remote possibility of saving one eye. Mrs. Heaton ia 23 years- old and Is the wife' of a dentist. TWO KILLED IN EXPLOSION Peoria, Nov. 18. In an explo sion at the Buckeye Powder Works, at Edward's Station, two men met instant death and sev eral twitu were injured, two seri ously. President will discus fully in his forth coming message. Senator Drydett will introduce bill, providing or FeuVi?! supervision of life insurance. Dry den in response to inquiries, indicated the Supreme Court had never passed on questions of constitutionality of Fed eral law regarding life insurance. The Senator atated that eminent lawyers of the country, differ on the subject. POISONED FRUIT FOR CHINESE. Kan Francisco, Nov. 16. Miss Camer on of the Presbyterian Chinese mission, today informed tiie authorities she had received information that poisoned fruit and beer had been sent to the Chinese woman being deported on the Mongolia; that vessel had sailed and an attempt to convey warning to her officer bad proved unsuccessful. AUSTRIAN WILL COMMAND. Vienna, Nov. 18. Admiral Von Jedina will command the combined fleet of the powers which is to make a demonstra tion against Turkey, in the event that the Utter continues her refusal to ac cept the power's ultimatum, to make reforms in Macedonia. HEIRESS IS MISSING Chicago Chi Goer for Sttmip tki Fails to Return. BUT ONE TRACE IS FOUND Coea to a Pawnshop and Pawns a Vain able Diamond Brooca. and Gives the Money te Children Who Were Peering Throagh the Windows. Chicago, Xov. 18. Although heiress to an estate valued at $3,000,000, pro vided with every luxury, and furnished wit an ample income, Dorothy Carter, the 16-year old daughter of M. E. Car ter, president of the Second National bank of Colorado Springs, Colo., has de serted of her own volition, her 'tempo rary home at 1716 Michigan avenue, Chicago. Police of the city, and her sister, Miss Mabel Carter, a graduate' of a Chicago law school, are searching for her. The disappearance dates from November 1, when Miss" Carter left her Michigan avenue home, ostensibly to visit a neighboring dnig store to procure stamps for a letter to her father. 'Since that time but one clew has been found by the police of the missing girl. On November 1, she visited a pawnshop and sold a valuable diamond brooch valued at $150 for $16. Fifteen mintues later she gave some money to two children who peered through the windows of the pawnshop. She seemed to lie much excited and bore evidence of some mental and physical Buffering. The neat tailored bine suit she wore when she left home was besmirched with mud and the picture hat of blue velvet trim med with a white feather and other adornments had been replaced with a common black fascinator of the cheap est pattern, folded around her head. John Dues, a bartejndev, saw thti woman run down the street after the two children and saya a' man met her at the next tcorner east and with her turned South in a cross street. The man ia being sought by the police. Miss Mabel Carter ia inclined to at tribute, her aister's disappearance to the results of an attack of typhoid fever more than three years ago, when the girl suffered soma mental disturbance. This la her second disappearance within five weeks. She voluntarily returned the first j time after 14 hoxir absence. FIRST SIGN OF BAD FAITH TammanyitelnjiftedFails to Appear in Court ; MAYER IS INDIGNANT Declares the Defendant ' Has Reasons other Than His Own. FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF LAW Sensation Created in New York Su preme Court, When John Krnp, In dicted for Illegal Voting, Fail to Ap pearIgnorance Professed by Counsel New York, Nor. 16. A ' sensation was created in Justice Davie' branch of thn Supreme Court this afternoon, when John Krup, indicted for illegal voting, failed to appear for pleading. and hia' attorneys expressed ignorance of his whereabouts. Earlier in the day Krup' release waa secured under an Inuraa-ed baiL . StaU Attorney General Mayer, who wa in court, was In dignant at the turn of affairs. Tonight Mayer made a public statement that every effort will be made to find who put up $2300 ball, and who employed counsel to defend Krnp. "The failure' of Krnp to appear in court is as flag rant a defiance of law as I ever heardL of," he declared.- "The disapearsncs of Krup is the beet confirmation of the statement made in court, urging the in crease of bail. I believe there were reasons apart from reasons of his own, why Krup did not appear." Justice Davy declared the $5000 bail forfeited. i ' ON STILL HUNT President Earling of tht Milwaukee Is Looking for Terminals. ' Portland, Nov. 16. President A. J. Earling, of the Chicago, Milwaukee it St. Paul railroad, is alternating beJ tween Seattle and Tacoma this week, presumably, although he still refuses to talk, for the purpose of perfecting de tail for extending hia railroad to the coast. Up in Seattle, it ia said that the rail road has been making some purchases of water front tidelanda through the me dium of an agent. Other men, whoso identity is kept quiet, are thought to be working to get possession of more la nd. From Eastern Washington stories are coming in to the effect that right-of-way men of the company are acquiring right-of-way privileges for almost noth ing, so anxious are the farmers to have a railroad. . . At least $83,000,000, is believed to ba necessary to build the new road over the mountain. GIRL CLIMBS LOFTY PINNACLE . Waterbury, Conn., Nor. 18. Fifteen year old Griaella Held, 4 chief in all the innocent mischief $ in her class in the grammar school In Rockyville, snswered a $ dare from her classmates Tester- day by climbing to the pinnacle of a big stack of a manufactur- fttg plant. It Is of concrete and rises 180 feet. CrbeUa rssver faltered until she placed fia? on the very top of the big stack. She says she would like to try It 4 again at an time the weather is favorable. '