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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1905)
UBLItHIt FULL AttOOIATlO Mitt RIPOrlT MOVIH THE MOSSING riBLO ON Trf LOWIh COLUMBIA ASTORIA OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS VvLUiuEi EiA HV. iio I n iti Call Money At 125 Per Cent On Market. XCITEMENT IS SMALL Rate Advances Very Repldly On The New York Exchange. BIG LOAN BY RUSSELL SAGE Attn Rsachlng uj on Privately Ar ranged Loans, Rate For Call Money Fell to Sit Par Cent, Advancing at Clou to is Bid, 10 Offered. New York, Dec. 2. The call money maikrt opened strong again today. The flnt Wo reported was $2,800,000, "at the rate of 30 per cent per emim, and this was followed almost Immediately by another loan of $200,iu at IK) per "Bf. IV advance In the interest rale wa ntionelly rapid. From CM there was a quick adtance to 73, 00 and then loo, Hhen 100 per eent waa touched, all Iword since IWmlirr, Inm, were broken. That year, 100 jnt cent wa 'mid for tall loan. After lending at 100 today there were Vn at 00 per cent. TV Ml per cent mntu 'on did not lat long, and at II i ' 110 per rent waa 1I for fund, ! tortly afterward a loan of $400, OnJ Ri 12.1 per rent waa refilled. After having reached 110 er rent on th Stock Kxnliange, and 123 er cent a privately arranged loans, the rate for rail money late thia afternoon fell 1o six per cetw, dt tafore the rinse, it advanced a' In and closed at II bid. and 20 ff I A tl i tnaiket o. i. ( highest ji'io1 at the ih. luM-lt. ill kl.nL U day were reached 9 nek market, except for an early ne, ' li industrial share w fairly at " throughout tlie money tendon. The giratrt part of ttwldyV fTriitjr came fioin out of town Itarika throiich their J .nl mrnimndent. A preat many induotrliil and commeriinl lioiyae aUn loaned through their lunik. !! nil Saf, tliriMih hi rein-ent alive, va rMirtel to hvr Joant-d $t.1MiO.(MM) at (10 to KM) per eeat. More than tlie nnl iliM'timlnntiun wailinwn hy the Vank in the col hi I oral aiieplcd lit theia for loan a. The rate for 00 and DO tLty loan to dity wa 0 per cent and a ciiiiiiiiMion. milking aiirh loan really equivn'iit to ! er cent. Toward 1 o'clock tlie de iiimid for fund eciiied to have Wn tty well natixfted, ami money Ji'ii at 00 per cent. Although broker were compelled to ,Txy the hlgheat price in jeara for cah 'JUt whifh to carry their atock, there waa little excitement over the aituation. Many atock exthanK houe provided COFFIN'S C0URTAARTIAL FOR Uinnllal TVrt OA Th Artnrl m.. ""f" t a-. . m. wua j II1 1 - Midshipman Coflin of Nevada for "".mBneJiord today. The court '" ''the evidence of n confession ' ' ' ! fttade to TJeutenant Cora- '.it t. R JfcVcy. Jr, it ed ! t'h a the nfelon ltttUry The officer taid ' W theniaelvra aeveral month ago with time limn to oarry them, over January 1, wbkh ia a tima when mom-y la at way in great demand for dividend, In teret ami other year-end aettlement. Tliene time loan are not affected by the call money market. t Some atock were aokl out during the morning houra, principally lndutrUla, but in the main atocka beU well in the early trading, conaiderlng the mar ke' uanal aenaltiveneaa to the aituatkm. (m the atock market the excitement ia not great ( SITUATION IS IMPKOVED. New York, Dec. Sn-8emUry of War Taft, who wa In town yeaterday, Ulked a little about the Philippine. "bbe aituatkm there the BocreUry aid, "ia very mock Improved. The rioa crop la large, and e have juat re reived report ahowlng that the typhoon did not caue the damage to the bemp crop that we thought It did. The I'hilippinea have bad right year of hard luck but I think the tide ba aiirely turned." , UNDER MARTIAL LAW. Xovno in Llthuola n Revolting AUo. Kovno, Lithuania, Dee. Thi city ia tindrr martial law, field gun in the Kiiare and machine gjn poated at atmtefde Miint have over awed the revolutionaries. Mcmbera of the JewUh Bund fired on a (mating patrol today, and the paired fired a volley killing two peraon. FOOTBALL REFORM Sixty Eiht Institutions Confer On The Subject. AGREE TO CHANGE RULES Would Do Away With Maea rormatioaa Secure Permanent Official For In tercolletiata Con teat a Appoint Com' mittee to Change Pretent Rnlea. New York Dec, 28. A ronccrnted movement toward reforming the game of fiNttlwll in the college and uuiver aitica of America, waa begun here to day when representative of aixty eight limtlttitiona of learning agreed to act together in aecuring the adoption of iiilc, and the rnforceitM-nt of them that i expected to materially leen( the danger to playrra, do away with mn formation, and occiire permanent oflic ittl -fr intcr-tlhgiMte coiitet. The loufcrcnce erTctted avornmncnt mgani Kill ion, aMiintcd a rule comiiuttce of even which wilt commiuiiiMte with rep reenlativee of Yah-, Princeton, Har vard. Pennsylvania, Cornell,' AnmiKili ii ml Chk-ago t'niverity constituting the existing committee on rule asking for niiutl)(Hination with that IhhIv. None of the above mi'iitiom-d universities were rcprecntd in today' itinfcrem. ARRESTED ONCE MORE. Khlore, Iowa, IVe. 28,-FUin (). Sonic, formerly cah.kr of the Iowa Fall lunik, who cmlx-iM .(O.IMK) three year gt today finished hi aentence at Ananio penitentiary and waa im mediately arrested on an indictment charging embruk'mcnt a bailee. HAZINvJ BEGINS Coffin also asked to be allowed to re sign. Surgeon I, C. Pyrnca, ranking medical officer at the Academy, stated he called in to nee Kimbrough on the night of the bating and found him in an alarming condition en roa exami nation Dr. Ilyrne a id be jnight have died had he not luid prompt attention. ' '- mm i si BE STRAINED GERMANY IS DISPLEASED Will Troubles JArislng From the Rebellion ln Provinces May Lead to International v plications Between Two Conntries. GENERAL STAKELBERG CAPTURED WHILE ON SECRL Diepatch to the London Timea States cefvt Gun They Would be Assured of Victory and the Troopf obliged to Uks Refute in the Kremlin. Where, the Governor Other Authorities Have Sought Safety. London (Friday), Dec. 2H.-Tbe St. Petersburg correspondent of the Timea reports relation between Russia and Germany are distinctly strained and that there ia a possibility of interna tional eompllcatinne arising' from the rebellion in the Baltic Provinces Important Capture. Paris (Friday), Dw. 20.-The Jour nal' St. Petersburg corespondent tele graphing December 2Hth, say that General lUron Stakelberg, who left St. Petersburg for the Caucasus on secret orders, according to a dispatch received at St. Petersburg ha been captured by the insurgent. Revolutionaries Need Guns, London (Friday), Dee. 29. The Time thia morning print a dispatch from Moscow dated Drccmlicr fc'tlt, which say: If the revolutionaries should re ceive gun they would be assured of victory and the troop would be obliged to take refuge in the Kremlin, where the governor-general and other authori ties already have nought safety. Many Are Killed. M.mm-ow, Dec. 28. All the members of the Socisl Revolutionary Committee sre arrested, and a quantity of bomb-, Infernal machines, and correspondence, seised. Three hundred revolutionaries today invaded the residence of the Chief of Secret Police, and killed him. At the Medical Bureau ftoO wounded and 10A killed have been registered but WILL BE BIG STRIKE. ejsBBSB Kousesmittu and Bridgetnen's Union in New Yoik Want More Wapa, New York, Dec. 2H. The announce ment was made today by lenders of the houemiths' and liridgemcn's Union that on Tuesday next, lanuary 2, I'.MMt, the 4000 member would strike for an increase of pay from $1.50 to $3 per day. Thi, the leader dec hire, mean every big building in course of construc tion in thia city and within a radius of fifty mfilca on 1mg Island snd in Xew Jersey in which structural iron work is being done, will lie tied up, and indi rectly will throw out employment altout '3,000 men. REPORT IS DENIED. Germans Are Not Nervous Over Com mercial Treaty With U. S. Cologne, Dec, 2S. The Cologne Gazet te prints an inspired dispatch from Ber lin calling attention to the report Cabled from Berlin to New York rep resenting that German government circle are seriously concerned, and even in a nervous condition because the negotiations for a commercial treaty with the United States have come to a standstill. The Berlin correspondent of the paper says: "The whole mstter is regarded here with greet calmness and without nervousness. It is wholly un true thst negotiations are halting. On the contrary, they are proceeding at a normal pace." ' That if the Revolutionaries 1 ii -1 L it is known fully 1000 uPidcr, are in the Loutchow quarter On Final Stage. St. Petersburg, Dec. 28. Aci advicra received by the govern! night the "Rebellion" at Hi entering on the tnal atsge. warfare wa continued today, smaller scale. (iovernor-Oneral Doubasson' ' ini? with m-eat enerffv and hunl members of the "Drujina are I a i s At . nenina me uar. -,, Tlie strikers have lost heart anu workmen's council is considering t.-. question of calling off the strike. The principal danger now seem to be thst the -Black Hundred" will complete the work begun by the troops and end the revolt with a horrible msutaacre. The lower classes are represented at being enraged at the attempt of the rerolu tionaries to overthrow the Kmperor and even with tlie beat of intention it mav lie Impossible for the authorities to re strain the fury of thea clauses ones sn opportunity offers. Attacks made on striking railroad men at wayside sta tion sufficiently shows the temper of the peasant class. Four "thousand strikers marched out of Moscow and completely destroyed several miles of railroad track between St. Pctmbuig and Moscow, thirty miles outside of (Moscow, to prevent the ar rival of troops by train. The train backed twenty miles to Cline, and it is understood the troops will proceed on foot for their destination, DIET IS OPENED. Mikado Makea Complimentary Speech From Throne. Tokio, Dec. 28. The Emperor, at the opening of the Diet today, made a speech from the throne expressing hi appre ciation of the loyalty of the nation and of the devotion to all the public acr vice which he aid had enabled the war with Russia to be brought to a glorkms conclusion. His majety an nounced friendly relation with Russia had been restored and that the attitude of the treaty power toward Japan wa becoming increasingly amiable. He al luded with satisfaction to the Anglo Jupnncse alliance and to the necessity whk-h compelled Japan to give her guidance to Korea. The House of Rep resenhitivea after adopting the loyal ad dress to the Einror, adjourned to January 20th. WILL LIMIT TIME. Chicago, Dec 28. Uliistle blowing, horn tooting and revolver shooting as a celebration of the arrival of the new year will be limited to fifteen minutes Sundsy night by Chief of Tlioe Colline. The onler waa issued yetterday to all police stations in the city. It prohibits the making of any kind of noise id the vicinity of hospitals. The chief has di rected that every person violating his order shall be arrested and placed in a cell for the remainder of the night. Pur year many citizen have com plained and the hospital unanimously ib-iMMinre the noise tm an outrage. The complaint waa baaed on atatistkn bowing that the volume of aound from Chirago'e 20,000 factotiea, not to men tion locomotives and ateamboat whistle, if centralized would reach 24 000 mile or as far a the moon ia from the earth. It waa supported by the ex perience of !! hospitals, where the rest of patient who are critically ill la disturbed by Xew Year'a enthusiasm. ' WILL REJOIN SQUADRON. Washington, Dee. Tlte Xavy De-partirM-nt i advised of the sailing of tUo cruiaer TkmUin from Panama, for Acapulco to rejoin Admiral Goodrich' W(Ualron. It is stated at the Xavy Department today that to other ve- e) will be acnt to Panama for the present. Oueral Davis, president of the board of consulting engiirs of tlie Isthmian Canal Conaniion( ha returned from New York, w here eeveral memlieni of .be 'lxiai-d signed the completed report pf the board which will shortly be tub- Viittcd to the commbtfion. RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. IT if .then, AU, Dec. 29. Alex MtDon ii " ne8T01' no attempted the life of - olkeman, named Henry Xichols at A lutnt. in tl.is munir ininrcd him ' ' - V ,tly yesterday, was pursued by a fa 'red men, brought back to town a rope around hi neck, and hi riddled with bullets. t Court Overrules Bank- n:?tcy Fndjngs. IN THE FAMOUS SULLY CASE Hawley and Ray Contended That Cot ton Exchange Creditors Claims Were Illegal, Rendering Sully Solvent on the Motning of the Failure, Xew York, Dec. 28. Judge Holt, of the United States district court today handed down an opinion overruling the findings of the referee In bankruptcy in the cae of Sully and Company, cot ton broker,, and sustaining the appeal taken by the trustee in bankruptcy. The court decides that Hawley and Kay, formerly associated with Sully and Company, had no right to examine the book of Sully and Company, or to re examine the cl.iins of cotton exchange creditors with a view of proving, them illegal. The effect of the decision will be to force Hawley and Ray to defend suits brought against them m the supreme court to reewver $1,000,000 by trustee in bankruptcy for Sully. It was contended by Hawley and Ray that the claims of cotton exchange creditor were illegal, really rendering Sully solvent on the morninir of the failure, and that being solvent, the re lease which they claim Sully executed to them was valid. PREPARING TO WED. Rons?, Dec. 28. The Italia says the Prince Fju of Battenberg who will oon lie married to Alfonso, King ,of Spain, will come to Rome in January to be accepted into the Catholic Church at St. Peter. She will be baptised by Archbishop Stoner, the highest English prelate in Rome. BIG DRYD0CK Annapolis, Dec. 28. The gigantic drydock, Dewey, made an suspicions start this afternon on ber 14,000-nule trip to the Philippines under the direc tion of Commander H. H. Jloaley, U. S. X. There wa no mishap of any kind. REVERSED RESIGN THEIR POSITION Richard McCurdy and Son- In-Law Out of Job. .? RESIGNED WEEK AGO From Directorate ef United State Mortagage & Trust Company, PAYN AND CADY ON STAND Payn Denies Emphatically Report of Receiving $40,000 for Allowing Mutual Reserve Ina. Co. to Write Ovn Report of Investigation of Company's Affairs. . Xew York, Dec. 28. It wss learned today that Richard A. McCurdy, former president of the Mutual Life Insurance) Company and his son-in-law, Ia A. Thebaud, who also wa connected with the Mutual, resigned some weeks ago from the directorate of the United State Mortgage and Trust Company. Their resignation was accepted. Louis F. Payn and J. Ryder Cady, s who waa employed at times as counsel by Payn, while the latter was atate superintendent of insurance, were wit nesses today before the insurance in vestigation. Payn in reply to one of the first question asked him, emphati cally denied the report that be bad re ceived $40,000 from the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company and bad al lowed that company to write it's own report of the. investigation which Payn caused to be made in 1809. Judge ady was brought into tlie investigation by reason of his having appeared before Payn in the interest of Prussian in surance com panic j seeking admission into the United States. Thia applica tion was denied by Payn, but two years later, wa granted. President McCurdy of the Mutual Life Insurance Company had asked that this permission be held np until be could see Payn. His request waa re"' fused, but Payn had Cady call upon McCurdy. " Hughes asked if McCurdy said the Mutual Life would pay any money for a- voluntary decision. Judge Cady said he did not but that McCurdy offered him a retainer in behalf of the Mutual Life, which he refused. , XING CAN KEEP IT. 1 Montreal. Dec. 28. J. Henniker Heat on, who introduced the penny postage into Great Britain, when he arrived in Montreal today, waa informed that King Edward hud made him Knight Commander of St. Michael , and St. George. He announced he would refuse the honor. ;j GAP0N NEAR GENOA. Rome, Dee. 28. According , to the Giornale di Italia, Father Capon is re siding in a country bouse at Cordighera near Genoa, several Russisns of note ' meet at hi house every night, " ' DEWEY Sf ARTS. FORV MANli Three vessel in tandem are tow Dewey. Next to the dock is tl tier lirutus, then the collier Caet in front is the tug Potomac, " derj lWfcy will have ,his r . the" Glicier, the. suply boat accents. sy the dock and it ; .:- t,