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ASTOKIA. OKWiON. SAITKDA Y.lMARCH 24 IllOfi
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MINE S AND OPERATORS
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I I OR FT ARE
guilty
Judjrc O'Suliivan of New York Says the Insurance
Officers Who Cave the Company's Funds for
Campaign Purposes Committed Larceny.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME TO ASK ARRESTS
NEW YORK JUSTICE HOLDS THAT P ROCEEDINGS ON LARCENY CHARGE
WILL STAND-EXVICE-PRESID ENT PERKINS OP THE NEW
VORK LIFE; C0RTELY0U AND BLISS CHARGED -GRAND
JURY TO INQUIRE.
VIAV YORK, March I'll. Tli ollicr
if life insurance companies who runt pi
hut (l par I im of tlir company' fund
t.i political compaign rominiltril lar
ceny, in the opinion of .iniUce O'XulII
van, f tli Court f General S-ion.
Justice O'Suliivan eiprciied tiix opln
inn in court today, icplyiug to the
pic iitnient tuhinittod tu him l.y the
j-rand juiy wlnih investigated aome
phase of tin- insurance buine which
wete '1jm-iI hy the legislator com
mittee. Hp IhIiI that larceny wan nun
mittcd liy tlm oillnrs who authorized
mu ll culltl ihutioli", itml charged tlx' jmy
to investigate m to ic-poiihiliilitv for
such crime.
Tlni opinion is iliit'i'tly opposite to
tin; Mile on t ho mi nil' iljM-t which huh
submitted to .lit-1 O'Niilliwin by li--tlirt
Attorney Jerome HI'Vi'lul iluy ago.
Replying to .lii-ticr O'Siilliviin, Di
trirt Attorney -lerome rcit -tut'l hi
opinion I luil tlic nit. of the insurance
olliriiil- did not constitute larceny, mill
tolil the court Unit if lie maintained hi
contrary opinion, llii'n il rented with tlic
grand jury to neck cause for indict mint
for larceny uguiiiHt George W. I'rikiu.
lot mi r vice president of the New York
Life, who admitted giving political con
tribution, and against George 11. Cor
telyoti, chairman, and Cornelius N.
Wiss treasurer of the Republican Na
tionnl Committee, iih receivers of utolcn
bonds.
District Attorney .loiouio Knid, ad
drcffiinK t lie court :
"If Your Honor will i-it a a ng
tnite in thin cu-c, I will miliinit a flVlav-it-
nx to the net comiiiillcd I'V ticorye
1'erkinn, itml will link mirnnl for
liiH airet. A writ of IiiiImiii eorpim
will follow, and (lie nine will l' taken
to tho liihcnt court, whore I will retain ,
Alton It. Parker hm npeciul cminni'l."
.lli-tiiK! O'Suliivan refiiHcd to fjrnnt tlie
wisrrant.
After .TtidfiC O'Sulivan liad dilivered
liin remaA to (lie (jrnnd jury (.here win
Home quetlion an to their exact import,
one portion of the Judge' renin rk deal
iiif with the iicMlion of intent in iuli
a manner a to make il appear that it
wiib the duty of (lie frrand jury to con-
GOVERNMENT TO HAVE
OWN POWDER FACTORY
WASIUXOTON, March li.'l.-Spooner
concluded his speech iu the Senate on
Hie railroad rate hill and (he fortifica
tions appropriation was taken up and
passed. The hill carries $125,000 for the
constructions of a powder manufactory.
Daniels spoke at length iu support of
OTIIX
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of
ider the nutttr of intent in it deter
mination of the tiption m to whether
lui. en y had Wen committed.
IuiIkii O'fSiillivan'ii utatement wai
that larceny made in aniwer to
the hyothetiual (jueation put to him in
which certain mippoMtiom were accepted
a fact. The NuppoMtion dealt with
the making of coiitrihutioru hy author
it v of iii'iuance otlieiiiN.
INSANE ACT.
HAI.'I IMOI1K, March 2.1. At Brook
lyn, Walter 1'ott'c, an insane man, aged
J1', cnleied liin luothci'n huiiM' as tlic
fiiemU weiv (ii'liminj; to attend the
fiinernl of hiit hrother'i child and open
ed (lie with a revolver, et fire to the
liino-e, and h)io(, and killed himnelf.
Nine piinoini were injured I'V the hhot,
lvn nf whom, the luothcr and the
hnilhci in-law. iiiav die.
Governor of Idaho Ssys He Made
no Prodomation:'
Asserts as Fslse, Proclamation Address
ed "to Labor Unions of United
States" in Relation to Prose
cution Federation Officials
HOISK, March 211. The authenticity
of what was purported to he u procla
mation ndilivssed hy (iovernor (loodini;
'"I'n l.nlior rnioiiH of the 1'nited Slates"
in relation to the prosecution of the
Weslei n l'cilenition ollicers. in denied hy
I he pivernor. lie says he told Denver
new -pupei niiiu that if the lulior unions
would invent ijjnle the i-liu I'f-f- against
the men instead of denouncing their
pr cut ion a heller feeling would re
sult, and if the pinper committee should
1hc provision, claiming the nut ion was
t. the mercy of a powder trust. The
hill carries $0,278,1111.1. Tillnuin, on the
railroad hill, suggested that the inter
state commerce commission have au
thority to enjoin railroads- from incivas
ing their rates.
WW
DENIED BY GOODING
UNABLE TO AGFX
lie appointed he would favor iu la-injr
yin'ii evry oppoitimily lo Mtinfy them
che il- to whether til'' tute WH jll
tilled in holding Moyei i-t al aei-oiiutahle
(or th' ctinii'.
.1. II. Haw lev, chiel coiiimi-l for the
pio-iTiitinii, titalcH thai under no eon
iih-ratinn will any one he nhown the
iiilifcjmiou of (Irchard or other tenti-
IIHlllV.
SECURE ROADS.
Act of Congress Allows Establiahment
on Approval.
rr.Mtl.KToS'. die , March i: -Agitation
continued l"r year for puhlie roada
aero he riiiittilla tern (nation will at
hint he ici'f ill.
I'mler an act of Coiigrex, puhlie
iitadt may he laid out across a icser
wilioti in the name manner a elacwhere.
except that the road hat to h" approved
hy the depot tment. In the pant it ha
lieen hehl that the county had no right
upon the reservation, end consequently
the ne of the mad ha Ixen at the
pleasure of the Indians. For several
year the taking of sheep serosa the
reserve ha heen prohihited, and cattle
men have fared little hotter.
Farmer interested in rroing the res
ervation have now started three peti
tions to the County Court Baking for
a many road aero the reserve to
follow routes of the pre-ent thorough
fare. ACTIONS ARE BEGUN
Eight Actions Instituted Against
Mutual's Ex-Officers.
First Complaint Made Public is Against
President McCurdy Alleging Waste
of Money Belonging to Com
any and Unfaithfulness.
XKW YORK, March 23. The first
complaint in a series of eight actions
already hegun hy the Mutual Life
against the McCurdy's and Charles f.
Raymond and Company, and tho com
pany' former agents, was made puhlie
today. This particular' complaint is
against President McCurdy and con
tain. nine separate causes of action
charging the waste of large sums bo
longing to the company through the
alleged neglect of his duties and un
faithfulness. Damages amounting to
three and a quarter million arc de
manded. FIVE THOUSAND MEN IDLE.
MKADVII.l.K. renn., March 2.1. --Orders
arc issued suspending locomotive
ivpnir work iu all shops on the Krie
system. Vive thousand men'' are laid
oil'. The act ion is said to he due to
the threatened coal strike.
STATE CAN PROSECUTE.
HK1.I, FONT A IX K. Ohio. March 2:1.
The circuit conrl has decided tho stale
is within its rights in instituting ous
ter proceedings in a collective suit
against fourteen companies alleged to
constitute the " Itridgn Trust."
SALESROOMS RUINED.
ISOSTON, Mnivh 211. The salesrooms
and store of Warren W. Kuwson & Co.,
seedmeii and dealers in other agricul
tural supplies at 12 and 11 Faneuil Hall,
were ruined by fire early today. The
Haines extended to all parts of the
building, a five-story stone structure.
The lire was directly across a narrow
thoroughfare from Faneuil hall, hut the
latter building was never iu danger.
The loss is estimated at. $100,000.
The head of the firm, Walter J. Raw
son, is a member of the governor's council.
SECOND DAY IS
WITHOUT RESULT
SHAW MAKES SPEECH.
)i;.S MOINKS, March 2.'). There was
an interet ing addie- hen: tonight hy
Sei-retaiy Miaw who made an elahoratc
argument against any change in tariff!
schedule at this time la-cause it would
endanger the Hepuhlicaii "iieee in the
!lOH campaign.
AT CHICAGO'S DISPOSAL.
All Yerkes Traction Securities Placed
in Chicago's Hands.
t'HK'ACO, March 2.1-The Sews to
day ay all the traction securities in
the estate of Charles T. Yerkes are said
tu have been placed at the disposal of
the city of Chicago. The heirs are said
to he anxious to withdraw from the
Chicago Traction muddle and are willing
to take the Mueller certificates in full
payment. At the last legislature a bill
proposed hy Senator Mueller providing
that Chicago might issue certificates to
aggregate $75,000,000 for the purcoase
of existing traction lines, was passed.
n
Jerome Blames Yellow Press For
Policy Lapses.
Says Yawping of the Yellow Journals
Frightened People Into Dropping
Insurance Policies Hughes is
Hailed as Next Governor.
N EW YORK, March 23. The banquet
of the Delta I'psilon Fraternity of New
York in honor of District attorney Jer
ome and Charles F.. Hughes was attend
ed hy five hundred men, representing
thirty-seven colleges and universities.
Hughes spoke briefly. He was hailed
as the next governor of Xew Y'ork. He
said in part :
"I attribute your good wishes to the
spirit of fraternity and good fellowship.
I must, howevei'. leave political aspira
tions where they belong."
.Icrome, in speaking of insurance said:
" I am going to see that those who vio
late criminal law shall be punished. I
was informed the other day by direc
tors of the Mutual Life that one hun
dred millions of dollars in policies have
lapsed. These are policies of the poor
who have been influenced byq the wild
outcries of the newspapers. These in
stitutions are 11s solvent as the United
States, Imt these poor people were scar
ed by the incessant yawping of the
hounds of the yellow press."
DEATH LIST GROWS.
Twenty-six Bodies Taken From Century
Coal Mine.
l'llH.IJI'l. W. Y March 2M.-The
death list in the Century mine disaster
has now reached twenty-six. while
twenty or more arc injured. All day
long the rescue party continued bravely
at work and twenty-two bodies were
recovered, one body remains in the
mine, according to officials. Employes
of the mine insist however, that from
thirty to forty men are still in the
mine, and perhaps alive.
GOVERNOR IMPROVED.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23. Patti
son's condition has slowly but steadily
improved today.
YELLOWS
SCORED
Deadlock Between Miners and Operators at Indian
apolis Conference Remains Unbroken Robbins
Would Grant Miners Increase.
ACT AROUSES LOUD PROTEST FROM OPERATORS
PITTSBURG OPERATOR STATES
THE SAME SCALE AS THEY
OPERATORS DISAGREE
FOLLOWS
1 IXDIAXAI'OLIS, March 23.-The(try
f ,tji.stl,.l- armimDiif liAttt'PPn tho fin-
erators and miners continued today.
Both committees will meet again tomor
row. F. L. Robbins, of the Western
Pennsylvania operators, was the target
for several vigorous attacks on his posi
tion in favor of paying the scale of
100.1, which will mean an advance of
5.55 per cent in wages in that district
and would comply with the demands of
the miners. Robbins stated on the floor
he did not propose to be dictated to by
the operators of Illinois, Indiana, and
Ohio. He said his position was fair and
just to all interests and the Pittsburg
Coal Company, which he represented
was willing to pay the advance in wages
asked. He said he was willing to pay
the advance in his own mines, in Penn
sylvania, Illinois, and Ohio, and had re
ceived notice that an Illinois Company
with an annual output of millions of
tons had instructed its representative to
vote with him. Robbins said the coun-
PRAISES THE IRK
Roosevelt Complements Labors of
Keep Commission.
At Informal Meeting of Keep Commis
sion President Praises Commission
For Rlucing Work of Differ
ent Departments.
WASHINGTON', March 23. At an in
formal meeting last Tuesday evening at
the residence of GifTord Pinchot, chief
of the division of foresters, with the
members of the Keep Commission,
Roosevelt praised the work of the com
mittee in reducing to business princi
ples the various departments of the fed
eral government. The President eaid he
would cut out all corruption, though
there was but little in the service. He
asked the committee when advising him
SHOOTS WOMAN
ONLY
PORTLAND, Mach 23.-George Blod
gett of Kalispell, Montana, today shot
and killed a variety actress known as
Alice Gordon in a lodging house, be
cause she spurned his attentions. He
fired four shots into her bodv. The
HE IS WILLING TO PAY MINERS
RE CEIVED IN 1903 WESTERN
AND HEATED ARGUMENT
BETWEEN THEM.
w 011 hi not permit general strike
on the causes shown and turned to
Mitchell and said he did not believe th
officials of the miners would dare to
refue to allow the miners to work
where the demands were met.
Independents Will Follow P. C Co.
G. A. Magoon, representing the West
ern Pennsylvania independent operators
said that if the Pittsburg Coal Company
paid the advance and operated its mine
the independent operators would do th
same. The discussion between the op
erators became so heated that the rep
resentatives of the miners were asked
to withdraw for an hour. They com
plied, and at the end of that time a
recess until tomorrow was taken. The
operators are in conference by states
tonight. The operators declare the situ
ation tonight has not changed from the
beginning of the conferences.
Prices Advance.
PITTSBURG, March 23.-The critical
situation at Indianapolis is causing coal
price to advance rapidly.
to seek definite plans and submit rec
ommendations on broad principles. He
said he did not want changes recom
mended simply for the sake of making
changes, but that he wanted such rec
ommendations based on actual condi
tions, j
DECISION ON MONDAY. ''
XEW YORK. March 22.-Application
for the removal of Justice James M.
Deuel from the court of special sessions,
because of his connection with Town
Topics was heard hy the appellate di
vision of the supreme court today. The
court declared a doubt as to its juris
diction in the case. A decision on that
point was reserved until Monday,
0RR DENIES CHARGES.
XKW YORK, March 23. President
On- of the Xew Y'ork Life denies that
agencies of that company have been
given rebates on policies and are giving
away policies in return from proxies.
He said "There is not an iota of truth
in the report that steps will be taken
to punish the persons op the person
guilty of misrepresenting."
WHO CARED
FOR HIS MONEY
woman's right rume is Alice Milligen,
at the mercy of a powder trust. The
at Aberdeen, Wash. Blodgctt, who waa
drunk, is in jail. He had spent a great
deal of inoucy on the woman. He has a
wife and family in Kalispell.