UlLltHIt PULL AttOOIATID ) BiPORT
OOVIRS THE MOHNINQ FIILO ON THB LOWIft COLUMBIA
VOLUME LX NO. 18.
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ASTORIA, OREGON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 1905
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TAXATION MS
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QcckSubslltutcdforStock
in New YOrk Life
CASHIER TELLS STORY
George C Putins Describes the
Part He Played in Selling
Railroad Bonds.
HAMILTON'S NOTE TAKEN UP
Motfaa k Compaoy Advauced Money
t the Rteueat of President McCill,
According to Testimony Civta by
Ptrkito tad McCall Yesterday.
New York, Nov. 27.-One of U most
Interesting feature of the Insurance In
vestigation today, km tho testimony of
ThHstore V. llanta, rashirr of the New
York Ufa, who mid that, beginning In
101, Bdraund T. Randolph, trcaurer
of the company, removed from th com
pany' vault, in New York City, stock
valued at $7Mi,noo Mid put a check of
the him amount in it 'a plate.
Thi stock waa kept out fur a few
days and then the oJicek wa withdrawn.
Thit transactions were not recorded on
the books of the company so far a
BunU knew. The effect of the opera
iiiHi, by anyone having that amount of
atirk. would be that lie would hnva
$7(M),)(iO worth of unUuble property
at the end of the year. Baiit did not
kilo who received Die stock. Randolph
U expected to testify tomorrow.
George W. Terklna, tit president of
the New York life, and member of the
firm of J. P. Morgan A Company, today
described the transaction which resulted
In hie receipt ftf about . $40,000 from
Kidder, Pebaody 4 Company a half
thei proflta of Ue aale of $2,0001000
worth of bond, of the Mexican Central
Railroad Company. PerMna aald ho en
tered the transaction fur the benefit
of the Nyllc fund, wjhtth in owned by
tho agent of the Now York Ufa, which
k handled. He aald he profited to the
extent of five per cent lntiret, on the
$030,(iJO toand to the fund by tho com
pany, but that the company had no
right to tho $40,000 proOU.
Pcrkin also said Morgan k Company
had taken up the note of Andrew Hum
ilton aud K. E. McCall, formerly justice
of the Xew York Supreme Court, for
$54,000, at tho request of President Mc
Call fur the New York Life, out of the
profit of the syndicate of the fluted
State Steel stock. McCall, who tett
fled after Perkine, atated that the New
York Life owed Hamilton about $5u0.
and had taken syndicate proflta to pny
blm. The mult wa the. payment did
not appear on the booka of tlie com
pany. The reason waa that it wa
wanted to) keep Hamilton' e .pti
down.
Much) ejvldewjue given by boUi
Perkin and McCall, regarding the New
York Security k Trust Company'a par
ticipation In the United 8tatea Steel
corporation. '
A
DED
MINISTER IS CHARGED
WITH LAND FRAUDS
Omaha, Nor. 27. Jler. George C.
Ware, rector of the Episcopal church,
at Lead. South Dakota, waa indicted
today by Uie Federal Grand Jury for
complicity In defrauding the Govern
ment of 123,000 acre of land In Ne-
no crfAircs for mrsv Rogers.
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Supremo Court DecIUee to Inttrfaro la
Valilugfii(,or U7Th Supreme
Court Ua' tic4 t intervene In the
ae of Mr. Jtitp-fi,, ft&drr aentenro In
Vermont, to ham for tho murder of her
husband. i'J
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Will Rot cWti Date.
Walden, Nov. 27.0overnor Bell, when
informed of the dUkm of the Su
premo Court, in Mr. Roger' caae
staled he atood on tho same ground aa
lie maintianed in thU case before. Ho
aya he will not Interfere, with the ar
rangement or the data art for Mra.
Roger's death. Tho data of the execu
tion ia December 8th.
CLATSOP COUNTY SUSTAINED
la Two Dedslon Sopreme Court Op
holda Jodgo McBridVi Ruling.
Salem, Nov. 27.The Supreme Court
banded down two declaiona thin morn
ing.
In the raee of Charlotte Ortmberg, ad
nilnUtratrlx of the eotate of Emanuel
(irlmbttrp, apnllanfc, agalnAtt tllie Co
lumliia Itiver Parker' Aaxiriatlon,
wherein the plaintiff aura for damag-a
for the death of Crimberg, the dccUlon
of the circuit court of Clatn County,
which granted a nonauit, U afTlirmed.
In the caae of field, Murdoch k Co.,
agaUint Alaaka FUhermen' Packing Co.,
on appeal from Clateop County, Uie de
cUlon of tlte lower court waa affirmed.
Pulton Bro., wero tho attorneys for
defendanta In both oaeea.
FIGHT OVER GROUND
Wutfula-Pacific and Portland
Seattle Lock Horns.
PAYMENTS AREQUICKLY MADE
To Cuard Agalnat Futnro Contiageadet
Both Companieo Aeqalro AH Avail
able Territory OrrliHger Files oa
Tract Graded by Ural Una.
Portland, Nor. 27. The Orcgonlan
will print a apecial from Vancouver to
morrow, which In effect, ataiea that
though official of tho Portland k Se
attle Railroad Co., deny thai any ob
tcle have been placed in their way,
the record of the United States Land
Office there ahow that both tho Port
land 4 Seattle, and tho Wallula-PaciAo
"errlpping" land along the north bank of
tho Columbia, river.
According to the Oiegmiian, one tract
in particular, over which tlie Portland
k Seattle i already conot ruction 21X10
feet of grade, waa today filed on by L.
Cfcrlinger, of tlie Wallula-Paciflc.
Both companic, the article aay, are
battening to make payment on option
on the acrenge other than Government
land, a a aafeguard againHt future con
t ingencie. .
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DECISION FOR HEARST. .
New York'7-Xov. 27 )j j Kti'l
Ich today diTi(lel that contented bol
lote which have a murk in the circle of
the Republican ticket and in the circle
over JeromeV name, and alo in vot
ing places before Heart'a name, clearly
indicate the intention of the voter to
cast the ballot for Hearst and Jerome,
but otherwise to vote aa tho Republican
ticket jand should be so counted.
braksa. Cases are also pending against
Ware for illegal fencing. He is one of
tho wealthiest men in Lead, and has
been general manager of tho I. B. U.
ranch, which contains several thousand
head of cattle, in Western Nebraska.
AD
ITS
IS
ADMIRAL CHOUKNIN
Mutineers Have Deserted the Koiaz Potemkine
and tbc Yessel Is Now in the Hands
of the Government,
MUTINEERS FORTIFY THEMSELVES IN BARRACKS WITH GUNS
When Fresh Troops Arrive Admiral
Stronghold, Although Ho Fears Artillerymen May Join tho Mutineers
Attempt by Mutineers to Maa Black Sea Fleet and Sail it to Odessa Is
Frustrated by Admiral Chouknin, by Spiking tho Gums.
Odessa, Nov, 27. Governor Kaulbars
ha received the following di patch from
Admiral Chouknin:
The mutlneera left the Kniar Potem
kine today and the vewl is now in my
hand a.
The sailors, together with soldiers of
the l!rrt regiment, who mutinied, shut
theniitelvea In LajererT barmcLa with
noma gun.
Vhen the freh troops arrive I shall
attack, though I fear tho artillerymen I
may join the mutineers, A very sen-
oti state of affairs prevails today. Sev
eral odlcers have been killed.
According to private dispatchee Ad
miral Chouknin frustrated the design
of the mutineers to seize tho Black
Sea fleet, and sail for Odesaa, by ord
ering all the gun locks broken.
DISPATCHES OPTIMISTIC
St Petersburg Heart the Mutineers are
Ready to Surrender.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 27.-Tbough tho
mutineers at Sebaatopol still master tho
situation and though the aimed parties
apparently have free access to the town
and notwithstanding the announcement
of the authorities that tho roads are
blockaded, dipatcbee received from
Admiral Chouknin depict the situation
in an optimistic light. These dispatches
utate that moot of the mutineers have
decided to surrender their arm, though
uch action involve their trial by a
court martial.
On the other hand the dUpatchee to
the Associated Pre from Sebatopol
my the revolutionary orator yesterday
succeeded in winning over the battalion
recrviU, and in spite of re inforce
mcnt to the number of several thou
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W-ftii W.V i? j 'i?1 v3 i
stand, and declare she will tell all the'cry, exjtcd solely in Imagination of
fact coneernig her financial dealings. th newspaper.. There waa no crisis, he
She states tht if she is compelled to
go to the penitentiary, she will give
out interesting information. She as
sert number of financiers were bene
fited by her dealings, and sees no rea
son why they shall not be punched with
her.
GIVEN ULTIMATUM.
London, Nov. 27. The Daily Mall
publishes the following frpra Mitylene,
dated November 27 1
Eight warships of the,, combined
arrived Ua morree Admiral von
Jcdina and the Austrian conusl proceed
ed to the government house and handed
their ultimatum to the governor. This
afternoon 600 soldier landed and seised resolution requiring the corporation
the customs and telegraph offices. Ev 'council, Jame Hamilton Lewi, to pro
cry thing is quiet jpare an ordinance prohibiting football.
TIE SITUATION
TEUS OF THE MUTINY
Chouknin Will Attack Them ia Their
sands, the authorities did not dare inter
fere with the review held by the muti
neers in the hear of tho town. So far
a known, moat of the dsnand of
the mutineer concern the service and
conditions, Including the release of the
rwervUt, who served their time, in
crae U pay, Uae of food and the
removal of alleged and incompetent
and brutal officers.
Beyond a determination to proclaim
martial tow, nothing definite haa been
arrived at by tho council of ministers,
but it ia reported the council agreed to
the justice of many of the-demanda by
the mutineers and will 'recommend to
the emperor that immediate steps be
taken to ameliorate the condition- of
the sailors. The latest dinpaichea from
Sebastopol say the mutineers forced the
officers aod crew of the cruiser Otobak
off to leave the tehip. The crew of Uie
battleship Rostislar and TrU Bviatalia,
a far aa known, have not mutinied.
Martial law haa been declared ia tho
fortresa.
Troopa Leave for BebaatopoL
Pavlograd, Nor. 27. Six companieo of
troop left here today for Sebastopol,
under urgent orders.
Disorder! ia Troopa.
Taahkend, Nor. 27. Disorder hve
broken out among a battalion of rifle
men and sappers in this district
Dismissed in Disgrace.
London, Nov. 27. The Mohcow cor
respondent of the Standard says that
Governor Durnovo of Moscow has been
dimied in disgrace, owing to the revo
lutionary proceeding of "the Congress
of Peasants.
NEWSPAPER IMAGINATION.
London, Nor. 27. Austen Chamber-
I
Cbacr'r afctcbequer speaking at
io . jedTWtcK tontht, said the cabinet'
declared, and added bo waa unable to
say when the general elections would
take place.
GILLETTE DENIES REPORT.
New York, Nor. 27.-Dr. Gillette,
vie president of tho Mutual Life to
day j denied the published report that
Preeident McCurdy had resigned, or that
R. II. MoCurdy had retired. Gillette
admitted that Louis A. Thebaud, presi
dent McCurdy'o son-in-law, had relin
quished the position of tho company'a
general agent la Now York.
MOVE AGAINST FOOTBALL.
Chicago, Nor. 27. Alderman Harris
tonight introduced In the city council a
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE.
Washington, Nor. 27. An lmjKrtant
conference occurred at tho White
House. Secretaries Root, Taft, Bona
parte, Senator Knox, and Commissioner
Garfield were among those with the
President. Tit nature of tho confer
ence io rigidly guarded.
ONLY A JOES.
Indianapolis, Nor. 27. A special to
the Star, from Logansport, state that
six schoolboys appeared in police court
today to answer a joke played on Carl
Hitlon, a fellow pupil, who it ia alleged,
waa bound with wire to tha Wabash
track Saturday night, and rescued by
five girls, just before the train paased.
The boys were released with a repri
mand. KING OSCAR FRIENDLY.
Christiania, Nor. 27. King Haakon,
who waa crowned king of Norway to
day, received, among other congratula
tions, one tneftsage from King Oscar,
which assures King Haakon that every
ecort looking to good relations between
Norway and Sweden will be given sym
pathetic reception on Oscar's part
BLIZZARD HITS ST. PAUL.
St. Paul, Nov. 27. A blizzard struck
St. Paul thi afternoon and ia raging
tonight with unabated fury.
Similar report are coming from all
part of Minnesota and the Dakota s.
TO HOLD INQUEST
Coroner-- Begins Acton - When
Young Field Die.
FAVORABLE FOR TWO DAYS
Then MiUknairt'a Sot Growa Gradual
ly Weaker Uatil Death Bullet from
Revolver Perforated Lim and Spleea
and Injured Spinal Cord.
Chicago, Nor. 27.-Marshall Field,
Jr., died at S o'clock tonight at Mercy
hospital Young Field waa the only son
of Manhall Field. Uie mulU-mUIloaaire,
and waa accidentally shot in the ab
domen oa November 22, while examin
ing a revolver. The revolver waa dis
charged, the bullet striking him in the
right side, perforating; the liver and
the spleen and injuring the spinal cord.
He wa hurried to Mercy hospital, where
aa operation waa performed and the
bullet removed. Physicians from the
first, gave slight hopes of recovery, al
though the paUent for two days, seemed
to hold hia own. Thi morning a de
cided change for the worse occurred, and
Field grew rapidly weaker until death.
When the coroner was notified of
Field's death, lie immediately began pre
paration for holding an Inquest The
jury was empanneled at the Mercy hos
pital, and the coroner continued the
hearing until Friday.
. , . SEVERS IN .MONTANA.
Miasoula, Nov. 227. A severe blia
eanl, accompanied by strong winds and
a decided fall of temperature, haa been
raging in Wee tern Montana since Sunday.
ENGINEER IS BLAMED
FOR TERRIBLE WRECK
Lincoln, Mass., Nor. 27. After a day
spent by the wrecking crews clearing
away Uie trace of bvt nights disaster
at Baker Bridge, on Uie Fitchburg di
vision of the Boston and Maine railroad,
and Uie investigation by the railroad of
ficials stte authorities and the news
papers, practically decided that sixteen
FURNISHED BY
EX-CONVICT
Jaii-Breaker Tells Where
Arms Were Secure!
WERE HID UNDER BENCH
Money Provided to Man Recent
ly Released and He Made
the Purchase.
GOT EXPLOSIVES FROM MINES
Plan to Capture the Prison Official,
Force Them to Open tho Gates, Steal
a Locomotive and Blow the Bridge
Behind Them to Delay Pursuit
Jefferson City, Mo.,. Nor. 27. A com
plete confession waa made tonight by
George Ryan, one of Uie convict re
captured after their- escape from Uie
penitentiary Friday.
Ryan stated that H, E. Spencer, dis
charged from the' penitentiary on No
vember 9, agreed to furnish the pistols
and nitro glycerine.
He waa to purchaae tho pistol in
Kansaa City with $40, which they gave
him and go to Carthage and steal Uie
dynamite and nitro glycerine from the
mine there.
He waa to climb the atockade which is
not guarded at night, and place Uie am
munition an)i gun nndeit VaugrAui'a
bench in Uie factory. These weer found
Thursday.
That afternoon Uie prisoners decided'
to capture Warden See, Yard master Gil
via and Deputy Yard maa Moore, aad
make them open tho gate. They pro
poned to capture aa engine aad aaaha
Use run to Mooreao, aad Mow wa tho
Missouri Paeifio bridge to proveat fus
auit uatil they reached aaie plaea.
Warden Sea haa- seat telegram all
over the country asking for Ppeaew'l
arrest.
MXRRTWETEEX WILL TISTIFV
Annapolis, Nov. 27. No great re
gresa wa made in Uie Merri wither
court martial today. Perhap tho most
interesting development waa tho de
cision of counsel to put Menriwether oi
the stand and Uie . appearance of Dr.
Glaiebrook, who was present at the au
topsy of Branch's body yesterday, ia the
role of adviser to MerriwetherV coun
sel Most of the testimony today , wa
from midshipmen, relating to the de
tail of Uie fight ,.'' i
GREAT STORM ON NORTH SEA.
Cuxhaven, Ger, Nov. 27. A great
storm, accompanied by lightnlqg aad
hail, la raging over Uie North Sea. The
regular FlRgiih service ie overdue aad
shipping ia entirely stopped. There ha
been great damage done.
peraoaa had loot their lire, twelve ee
ioualy Injured aad a scon cut aad brak
aa the result of the rear end eoHJeioar
between Uie Montr! exprese aad a km1
train. President Lochia TutUe of Uie
road declare that H. W, Lyon, the; en
gineer of th leading VqcosaUv on-the.
Montreal train war rjespoaiibJe. for tha
disaster. "
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