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VOLUME LX NO. 195
ASTORIA, OREGON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 1905
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IS IN FROZEN
NORTHLAND
Message From Norwegian
Scientist.
TELLS OF DISCOVERIES
Says H Traversed Entire Length
of Far Famed Northwest
Passage.
FIRST TO ACCOMPLISH FEAT
Navigator, Explorer and Scientist
Amaadaea, Takt Accurate Astroaoml
ral Observation Within 90 Mile of
tht Magnetic Pel-Pol not Shifted.
Seattle, Pee, By special arrange'
nient with the Post Inteligcncer, which
secured th following from Eagle', AU
ka, last sight, via Dawson, It la learned
thai' TSpfltrf bnaiAtt(lM,-- the
Norwegian acientUt and navigator ia at
that place ami will remain in the Nortii
until ha hear from Nansen by mail.
H.ii)i hia cable mc'sage, he hat sent
& mail report to Nansen, soldered up
in a bra cylinder, weiglng 21 pound
Captain Mogg, of the San Francisco
whaler Buianza, wrecked off King
Point, accompanied the explorer on his
700 mil Journey overland. Amundsen
state he has traversed the entire length
' of Uie ' far famed Northwest pnj;V
Icing the first man to do no, liaveling
from East to West. On Bootblu. in
land he took accurate Mtronomhal ob
servation within 00 milea of the mag
nctlo pole, lie believ bo pasted over
the pole, but the needle observation
made, other Variation po-sibla. He
state aa a result of hia work, that the
former navigators have been correct in
their observation and toe pole has not
ehlfted.
Amundsen passed the graves of three
of Franklin's men, and ssy the grave
stone erected by Sir John Franklin.
At the mouth of the MarKcnzio,
Amuudiwn reporta the declination of
the needle I forty-five derives Kant.
Mg, who accompanied the explorer,
report five whalers osojM in the ice
at llerwchel Ulsnd. The crews include
200 nwn and the two offlceis' wives,
who are with the party. The women,
M-vcruI officer, and some of the men
have started over the ice to Point Bar
row with tb purpose of going to Nome,
Tim wflutler a plentifully supplied!
with provision and can bold out until
next August. Plonty of caribou, moun
tain slieep, and muk ox, sue clone at
liand. The icebound whalers hove phy
sicians wltji them and a sufficient sup
ply of medicine.
Amunden enpecU to start back to
hi ship with the North wot mounted
poliue this winter, taking with him Dr.
Varicle, a. French explorer, who has or
ganized, in Seattle and Dawson, an. ex
ploration society.
TWO MINERS ARE BRUTALLY
SHOT FROM AN AMBUSH
Spokane, Deo. 0. A Wilbur,' Washing,
ton speckl to th Spokesman Review
eaysi "While L. Heady and Gu Pear
son were coming from their mining
claim on the Colvllle reservation, they
wer fired upon from, ambuh. Both
wer badly wounded. Heady crawled
back to the tunnel and remained until
the moon rose, when ha went to a set
When the ice 0en up he expects to
continue his jouruey .to the westward,
completing the circumnavigation of the
ghtl, and traveling through Arctic
water.
KANSAS LAND FRAUDS
Grand Jury Return u Indictment
Against Cattlemen.
Toeka, Dec. 9. After submitting a
partial report containing 24 Indict
indictments against the cattlemen, the
I'niUd State grand jury in ej here
during tlie pst week, investigating the
Ksn-s land fraud casea adjourned until
Thursdsy of next week. Three indict
ments charge conspiracy to defraud
the I'nited Mat government out of a
portion of the public domain, and sub
ornation of perjuryin securing fraudu
lent homsiead entries. The other 2.1
indictments, clmrg unlawful enclosure
of public lands. All the men indicted
are wealthy cattle barons.
COAL IS LOST
Wind Storm Caasca Coal Barge to
Sink.
Hawctville, Ky., Dec. 9.-Tonlght the
ton boats of Harry Brown and Raymond
llmer with tows of coal for New Or
lean were caught in a wind storm op
tKMitc here. Brown lost 27 barge,
while Homer lout saven. Kaqh barge
conUined 25.WK) bushel of coal The
coal Is valued 'at $120,000; th barges
at A4,0M. No lives wer tost.
Leader of Opposition' Party Talks
to Constituents.
GIVESREAS0N5 FOR RESIGNING
British Statesman ladicitsa UaionUU
"Attack WiU B Centered on Home
Bui Record of Liberal Vot of
Conftdenco la Placed In Balfoar.
Manchester, Vbg., Dec. 9. Arthur J.
Balfour, now the leader of the opposi
tion party in the United Kingdom, op
ened the campaign by a striking speech
lefore his Manchester constituents to
dy. With the utmost frankness, the
former Premier explained that the res
ignation of Ms government was on the
ground of expediency, and showing how
each step wss carefully considered some
time before acting. Balfour defended
hU action regarding the rnlonlxet gov
ernment, in its retention In office, on
the ground that it Is ecntial to wait
until the Anglo-Japanese treaty is fin
ad ly concluded and other necessary fea
tures of the government program are
carried out Balfour plainly indicated
that the Unionist attack would be cen
tered on tins Home Rule record of the
Literals; Mhilc the Unionists would use
their own record on home, foreign and
colon i nl policies as their bulwark of de
fence. The meeting concluded by pass
ing a vote of confidence in Balfour.
RELATIONS BROKEN OFF. -
Pii ncc toll. Dee, -O.It U announced
here tonight that Harvard has broken
off WcIiaII relations with Princeton for
next sen Hon becauH of failure to agree
on the number of game to be played.
tlement on Columbia river. He was
very faint from loss of blood, and
it took him twelve hours to travel the
Ave mile. Heady thought his partner
was killed, but a rescuing party found
him in his cabin newly dead from the
loss of blood.' It is not thought thnt
either will recover. William Sohlmin
ski, 19 years old, has been arrested,
charged with the crime.
BALFOUR
PEAKS
AFTER 'TIMBER SWINDLERS
IN EARNEST
I ' I
HIRAM G0DDARD SWEARS OUT SIX WARRANTS
Wealthy Wisconsin Lumber Dealer Alleges That He
Was Cheated Out of $100,000 Worth of Land
And Now Wants Revenge.
CERTIFICATES OF 7,000 ACRES LAND PROVED FORGERIES
Many Investor in Wisconsin and Minnesota Especially . Hear , La Crosse Art
Canght la Timber Shark Maw Horace McKinkjr and ft. A. D. Pater
Principal ia th, Enormous Land Graft Jefferioa .onnty, Washington
Place War Conspirator Carried aa Extensiv Fraud in Fake Oil Well.
JLa Crosse, Dec. 9. In the effort to
pronecut the timber- lsnd operators,
whom be claims swindled him out of
Oregon lands to the value of $100,000,
Hiram Ooddard, a wealthy lumberman
of this city today swore out warrant
for the arrest of six men, Thwe turned fan that toe certiScatca were forg
in the warrant lref 8. A." D. Putor, d and thwaaos of acreflfof land nm
convicted of conHpiracy to defraud the disposed of in this manner. Hibbard
govMitment at the time of the Luid claims never' to have known Hiram
fraud casea in the "seven ekvtu" dis-
Uict of Oregon, 11. H. Dlgg, George
Hibbard, Kay McKay, John Doe, and
Richard Uoe.
Word waa received here that George
Hibbard is already under arrest In
Portend. '
Ooddard is said to have purchased
from tha men named, certificate far
7000 acres of timber bind in Oregon.
Tha certificate he say are proved to
be forgerie. Many investors in Wis
consin ami .Minnesota, especially In
vicinity of La Crosse are said to have
been caught in th sanie manner. ,
. Ooorge Hibbard, of Grand . Rapids,
Michigan," waa arrested her kst even
ing on request from tha La Crosse, Wis
consin, authorltle after an investiga
ti.m bjr State Land Agent Oswald West
West waa convinced that Hilrd was
unjustly accused, the inquiry leading
him to the belief that Hibbard bsd been
used ea a cata paw by Horace G.' Mc
Klnley, S. A. D. Puter, Kay McKay
and other in the Interest of Eastern
investor in Oregon bands. At the sug
gestion of West, th Wisconsin author!
tint consented to release Hibbard on hi
own recognizance. It is believed that
Kay McKay ia Hibbard uncle, and
through him, he became interested In
-
land speculations with Mckinley, and
Puter, et al., acting somewhat in the
capat-ity of a broker. ' .
Certificate of Oroa . sehol larU
put in his possession, he induced cer
tain Eastern people to buy. It now ap-
GudUrd, and had no dealing whatever
with him. It is iugjreted that perhaps
1HE LAST STAND OF THE GAMBLE RS AND DANCE HALL MEN.
FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR ON WHIC H SIDE OF THE STREET ARE YOU?
Goddard purchased certificates from in
nocent victim of the land ring.
Hibbard came to this coat about two
years ago, in the interest of Wisconsin
investor who had been induced to pur
chase stock in th Pacific Land & Oil
Company, organised at Seattle, Wash
ington, by E. G. Rogdon and Horace
MoKuiley. The company secured forty
thousand acres of land by.proce of
mineral locations in Jefferson county,
Washington, and raid stock to the
value of about sixty thousand dollar
to develop the property. Welts were
sunk and in all about $1000 expended in
development. What, if any interest
McKay had in this company cannot b
learned, . but it is known that nothing
was done in the wsy of oil development
after a few thousand dollar were spent
in unsuccessful efforts to extract oil in
paying quantitiea from the ground.
Kay McKay is believed to be in Se
attle, Washington.
BASEBALL SCORE.
Los Angeles, Dec, 9. -Los Angeles, 4);
Tacoma. 2.
IMPERIAL UKASE ISSUED
Certain Provisional Law Granted to
the Russians.
Ht. Peternburg, Dec. . An imperial
ukae today contain the provisional
law, governing tl press in general.
Censorship of periodicals and illustrat
ed papCr are abolished, exoept la coun
try district. PuninhmenU for periodi
cal press i practically abolinbed. Re
ponibility for breseie of tle pre
law must be etablibed ia courts of
law. The right of the minister of the
interior to prohibit the publication or
diHCuasiun of ijuestions affecting the
government is abrogsted. The ukse
contains a long list of exceptional eas
es which will entail leg) proceeding
with, penalties on convictions ranging
from a fine of $1j0 to imprisonment or
deportation. ;
SMALLPOX ON SYLPH
President' Yacht I Now ia Quaraa-
tine.
Wahin;ton, Dee. 9. Tiw re is small
pox on the naval yacht Sylph, aligned
for the ue of the President add his
family. The vecl is practically quar
antined, and the crew U under close
observstion. Only one case has yet de
veloped, that of a negro sailor, who
was removed to the contagious hospital.
It ha been a month' or two since the
President and any of the members of
hi family have been aboard the Sylph,
and no la mi ia felt on that score.
PROTOCOLS SIGNED.
Caracas, Dec. 9. Foreign Minister
Ysbarra and Pr. Delgrac, tht Brazil
ian -minister yesterday signed protocols
of settlement in the boundary quentioa
between Venezuela and Braail, whdoh
have been pending since the treaty of
1859.
GETS 1 4 YEARS
Man
Convicted of Criminal Assault on
13-Year Old Girl
Bollingham, Dec 9. D. A. Griffin, a
prominent hotel man, and pioneer poli
tician of Drming, was today sentenced
by Judge Neterer, in. th Superior
Court to serve 14 years in the peniten
tiary for criminal assault npon Winnie
Johnson, a 13-yeor ok! domestic in his
household. Xotice of appeal was given
(mediately.
MILLIONAIRE SUICIDES
BECAUSE OF DESPONDENCY
New York, Dec. 9. Robert D. Ballan-
tine, aged 35 years, a grandson of Pet-
er BallsnUne, who founded the brew-
ery firm of H. BalUntina & Sons, com-
mitted suicide at his mother'a home)
her byJooting. Despondency was the
cause. His father, John It Ballantine,
COMMERCIALS
DEFEATED
Seattle Athletes Get 35
Points to Locals None.
ASTORIA OUTCLASSED
Local Boys Fight Hard Against
Overwhelming
Odds.
SEATTLE HAS ITS OWN WAY
Waaljiagtoafau Have tUo Pigakia
Practically all Game Might Have
Doubled the Score Had They Wished
Astoria Wat Outweighed.
Seattle, Dec 9. The Seattle Athletic
Club football 'team defeated the As
toria, Oregon Comercial Club team this
afternoon by a score of 55 to 0. Se
attle bad the ball practically all of th
ntf a4 ' tnkrfltt Maitv hare doubled
I ha ann tiait it aa vtahsd. Astorht wws
outweighed and outclassed.
The lineup of the Commercial Club
eleven was a follow: Abercrombie,
quarterback; Sutton, left tackle; Big
ginbothemv rigfty half; CaCmmal, left)
guard; Bays, Center; Graham, left
half and captain; .Tully, right tackle
Goddard, right guard; Blair, sub, full;
Minard, right , end; ' Sovey, manager
Painter, full; Mathena, left nd; Me-"
Carron, sub end; Campbell, sub quart
er.
ENDS IN SOW
MnlUomah-CorraBisi .TootbaH
6tUM
Proved a Fare. '.
Portland, Dee. . Th referee In t
dav' football gam between th 14nlt
nomah Amateur AthMie Club and ft
Oregon , Agricultural Oollega ekrvWaV
decided that Multnomah had Wni
the contest by a score of d to 9, a
tha Agricultural College team had f3j
ted the gam shortly after tha begtsv
ning of the second half on account of
alleged questionable decisions by ad
fidals. The game was a miserable ex
hibition, punctuated with prolonged
wranglea between the player and th
officials.
WOULD DESTROY FRIGATE
Famous Old ShTp Constitution to Go to
th Boneyard.
Baltimore. Dec. 9. Secretary of the
Navy Bona part in an interview today
touching to'ie old frigate Constitution is
.t . I K Inunnfln aa aavlntf illAt
all his correspondents on this subject
do not know the true history of this
frigate. He says his idea in recommend-,
ing breaking up of the Constitution,
which has been repaired so often, and'
ia so patched up and re constructed that
the original Constitution has practical
ly tost it' identity in the re-constructed
hulk now lying in the mud of the'
Charleston navy paid. ' '
with the latter'a brother, Robert, ue-
eeetled tb founder 'of ( tbefim as 4
after the death of John H. Ballsntlne,
his interest in the busin-RS which waa
estimated a worth $3,000,000 reverted!
to the widow. He was a gaduat of
Princeton and unmarried.