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"foes '0 UtUtMItrrULl AttOOIATIO PM flf PORT COVIPI THE MORNINQ FIILO ON THI LOW! COLUMBIAN VOLUME LXI NO. 148 ASTORIA. OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENT Jlwmiiii SENAT SL1 HI CIIUL IS SAFER Ml LOCK lilt Majority Report ot Senate Committee on Oceanic Canals Recommends Sea-Level Canal as Less Liable to Damage. REPORT INFLUENCED BY FEATURE OF MAJORITY REPORT IS DISCUSSION OF THE EFFECT OF SEISMIC DISTURBANCES ON LOCKS AND DAMS SENATOR KITTEREDGE SUBMITS REPORT TO SENATE RE PORT IS GIV EN IN FULL. SKONTS ON REPORT. WASHINGTON, May 17. "None of lb work no fur done on the isthmus i designed cspeclullv up I lu construction of lock canal and consequently the money expended will not bo , wasted even if congress gree to a sea level iNinal." was the statement of Chairman Shout on (lu decision of (he senate committee on oceanic canals in , favor of it se level canal. WASHINGTON, 1). C. May 17. Tlmt tin earthquake Unit destroyed Sun Francisco m mi i m t t m n t factor in determining 'I"' '"I' Senate committee on lnteroccuiiic canals in favor of a sea level typo is upparcnl from the fact that n feature of the ma jority report h n discussion of the effect null an earthquakes might have on lock ami damn. Tho majority report in favor of a sea level canal was suh initteil today !y Senator Kittrrdge. On the subject of danger from earthquake on the isthmus and the possible elTect on t lie two types of ennal proposed the report says: Feari of Earthquake. The reernt cnhimity that overwhelm cd one. of our great cities hit caused ninny forebodings. The assertion that nny iartieular spot in the tropic i exempt from all danger from such eon vitlniunH of nnt lire a recently visited California wrought great lmvoe near Charleston. S. ('., in ISSfl, or changed the face of nature in Southeastern Mis souri, near the beginning of this cen tury, would not he lmarded hy nny wine man. That the isthmus of l'annma i not exempt, conclusively tippon 1-4 mid we ran have no guaranty that the canal none will in the future he exempt from Mich disaster. Locka Liable to Injury. The ennal structures that would be BRICKMAKERS STRIKE MAY REACH SETTLEMENT COI5YMANS, May 17. - Indications tonight point to a settlement, probably tomorrow of the brick makers' strike and a return to Albany of the militia. The bricklayers today made overtures to the strikers to concede to their dee mnnds except a recognition of tho Union nnd the proposition will probably be accepted. Five Italians and one negro were placed under arrest today charged OR CALIFORNIA DISASTER most eiM'd to injury by the parage on uii earth wave or violent movement of the wutli'a uic are the locks pioMwd by the minority whose walla. .many hundreds of feet, or even two or three thousand feet long at (iatun, would, at least Mime of them, be more than seventy-five feet high and entirely .supported one one fide. save for a part of the liei(jht by water. If thee wall should Ih- moveil at all the natural and probable result would be in their leak iii(; ami o prevent the closing of the jjutes --an injury for which a suggestion of extra gutcs on hand would be use ch, for no one could guess the extent of the movement. Hut the most likely .effect of Mich shock would be the frac ture of these lock in retiring of which much time- month or years might lie required, and thus cause interruption of trallic or the abandonment of the canal. Settle Uncertainties After reviewing the legislation and the iiic-.age of the president on the sub ject of the canal that tho report that it U due to the executive branch of the government that the uncertain! ie con fronting the president as to hi power in the premise lie settled and disposed of afiirmativcly, once and for all by the only nationnl authority competent to pass upon the question the national legislature, the division among experts as to the best type of canal is treated by tho report, which says that the con clusion has been reached that the fol lowing propositions are irrefutable: That the ideal canal i one ot sea level j that its construction would lie attended with probably no, less hazard than one with locks nnd dams on doubt ful foundations; that the sea level ennal is safer and more convenient than one with locks; that it would take but little .longer time to build; that it is the simpler and the more economical in operation and maintenance. More Time For Sea Level Canal. The estimates of the minority and the majority of tho board of consulting engi neers on the time, that would be required 1 with riot One of the Italians is also I held on the charge of shooting Engineer Fred Southard, who was wounded in yesterday's battle. Tho arrests followed a house to house search in the Lilian quarter by deputy sheriffs, under a guard of troops with loaded rifles. A big col lection of rifles, shot guns, pistols and ammunition was confiscated. In one of tho houses 050 rounds of shotgun and pistol cartridges were found. MAKES to excavate the different tye of canal are reviewed and the majority report concludes that the sea level canal would not rquire more than two or three year more than the lock t,te. The claim is made by the report that (ships of all classe could be pad through the tea level canal in eight houiv and half that lime would Is con sumed in passing ship I h rough lock atone. The -t.of annual maintenance i estimated at $1340,000 for the sea level, uud M.3.10,000 for the lock, typo. Discussing the advantage of tin- sea level canal to the country controlling it In time of war, the report aya: If free from all obstacle to quick transit I'M) warship of average sine, moving in one direction, route clear, could be passed from ocean to ocean In less than a day. Naval Men Oppose Lock Canal. All 1111 vii I commander and couuuerciul masters of the great national and pri vate vessels of the world are almost to a man opposed unalterably to the intro duction of any Imk to lift vessels over the low summit that nnture ha left for u to remove. The majority argue that nn enemy (Continued on page 8) Ottoman Government Issues An Imperial Irade. POWERS WILL ENTER PROTEST Makes New Law Regulating and Re stricting Operations of Foreign Stock and Investment Com panies Ottoman Favored. LONDON, May 17.-The Standard's Con-lantinople correspondent says: The Porte is again disregarding capitula tions, by 11 promulgation under an im perial irade without previous reference to the embassies, of the law dealing with foreign joint stock and investment companies doing business here. Many provisions in the new law hamper for eign enterprises. I teal guarantees by .deposits invested in Ottoman fund are demanded and only Ottoman subjects will be allowed to act as provincial travelers, while numerous opportunities are afforded for oflieiul meddling. It is certain that Irade will lead to a concert ed protest- of the powers. NAVAL BILL PASSED. House Passes Big Naval Appropriation Measure Carrying $100,000,000. WASHINGTON, May 17. Aftor two weeks debute the house today passed the naval appropriation bill carrying almost $100,000,000. An amendment providing that the secretary of the navy shall go into the open market to pur chase chains, anchors ' and cordage, if it was demonstrated that this was cheaper than that manufactured by the government, va.s defeated toadv. The Jdll provided n four pei' cent differential in favor of bids from the Pacific Const on construction there. After the passage of the naval budget the house resumed jts consideration of the so-called natu ralization bill. GIVES JUDGE THE LAUGH. TACOMA, May 17. Frank Andrews, aged 23, Lighted in Judge SnelPs face today when sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary for a long series of robberies. He was known ns "Augur Hole Kid" as his favorite method of en trance . was by boring holes through doors. Andrews was caught in Seattle with four suit cases packed with loot. TROUBLE BREWING EXPLANATION ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE. Oakland, San Jose, and Otner California Towns Shaken Last Night. OAKLAND, May 17.-A slight earthquake shock was felt here tonight and at San dose and other point. No damage i reported. SWINDLED THE LADIES. SKA'ITI.K, May 17. lohn II. Tu velle, who for the pust year has lived in Seattle, ing a a retired army oflieer was arretted today at Mission, B. C. Travelle is wanted mainly on charges of swindling prominent women of sum ranging from $2500 down, on his promise to secure them a lucrative o-i-tion in the government service. IMPERIAL GARRISON LEAVES. VICTORIA. May 17.-The last im perial garrison in Canada, that at Es quimau, which has been replaced by Canadian troops, left for England today via Quebec. BAILEY EXPLAINS Treats Senate to Another Install' mcnt of Explantion. GIVES FAMOUS MEMORANDUM With Exception of Bailey's Digression Senate Devotes Entire Day to Reviewing Amendments to the Rate Bill. WASHINGTON. May 17.-The senate today received another installment of Senator Bailey's version of his effort to secure an understanding between the democratic senators and the president on the terms of the railroad rate bill, and in presenting it he included ths memorandum of former Senator Chand ler to the president in which charges of bad faith against Bailey had been pre dicted. The Texas senator again ar ranged his critics in sharp language. With the exception of Bailey's digres sion .the entire day was devoted to a review by the Senate of amendments made in the committee of the whole and covered somewhat more than half the measure. There was a prospect of con cluding the reading until the section granting the interstate commerce com mission power to fix rates was reached and the question of the constitutionality of that provision was raised. The ques tion was still under discussion when the senate adjourned. The clause was sharply attacked by Teller, Knox and Foraker. Knox doubt ed whether the bill was constitutional even with the section on the discretion ary power omitted, and Foraker was certain it would not be. Also consider able debate occurred on the pipe line, rebate nnd anti-pass amendments and also common carrier enrrving articles produced by themselves. SOLDIER SHOT DOWN. SALT LAKE, May lT.-Private Smith of the 120th battery of light artillery today attempted , to escape from the guard house at Fort Douglas and was shot down by the sentry. He was prob ably fatally wounded. Smith was under arrest for theft. Pacific Coast League. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 5 Fresno 3. At PortlandPortland 8, Oakland 4. At Seattle Seattle 4, San Francisco 1 BAILEY AGAIN CHARGES Texas Senator Endeavors to Explain His Connection With Effort to Secure Understanding Between Roosevelt and Democratic Senators. PAYS RESPECT TO TRIBUNE'S CORRESPONDENT STATES CORRESPONDENT'S ASSER TION THAT COPY OF CHANDLER'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT HAD BEEN CIRCULATED AMONG THE . DEMOCRATIC SENATORS, I S NOT TRUE GOOD FAITH NOT IMPUGNED. WASHINGTON, May 17. Senator iiv m.;n L- !,. flnnr in th un. ate to further explain his connection with the effort to secure an understand- ing between the president and the demo- 1 , .",. randum an impeachment of his good cratic senators on the railroad rate of three dayg afterward bill basing his statement on the articles he asked Bailey to confer with him and in the New York Tribune and Chicago attorney general; and it was inconceiv THbune charging him with bad faith ble the President with a suspicion of hi . . . . x. intergrity in his mind would have per and giving ex-Senator Chandler as the . , , . A1 , , . .. 0 0 . nutted his attorney general to transmit authority. I to Baj,ey tbe amen(iment to be incor- l'.ailey read a letter from Chandler porated in that measure. dated yesterday and addressed to Bailey In which Chandler says: "I did not give the President any as surance as to your attitude relative to the so called 'game' because I had not seen you and did not feel authorized by anything Tillman had then said to give any assurances in your name." Later Chandler saw Tillman who said neither he nor Bailey were entering 'games' with the railroad senators. This Chandler told the president on the evening. uaney read u,e mucn aiseusseu memo- ot ghow it to him Qhinilet did randum, which is the same as quoted by not It , addreS!ie(i to Loeh, the presi the New York Tribune's correspondent ent 8ecretarv. I will leave it to the and also a further extract from the Chandler diary. Never Saw Chandler's Letter. Proceeding with his remarks, Bailey j said he had made inquiry and not a j sinrrle democratic senator had seen a copv of Chandlers letter to the presi-, A . . .. . . . , . , .... , , ' never yet intentionally done injustice dent as the New York correspondent!, , ,. , . , , , . I to any man, and untu now his candor asserted, but that he is enabled to say ! , , ' . , , . , ,, . , . , , A, 1 had ever been impugned, and no one that yesterday the president showed the letter to a republican senator and also j i i i initiiilini1 nf ilia lmiiea an1 if tIiij !a ! denied he will mention their names. Bailey then declared not a syllable in .that letter impugned his (Bailey's) good tfaith." He does not say I was playing a game, but that others were. I will say a game was played to catch others and very successfully." ITe then called attention to the fact upon the president's authority, that Chandler's veracity had been challenged in the senate by Lodge and asked: "I view that fact does lie in the mouth of these people to assail me with a state PENNYSLVANIA ROAD GAVE COAL COMPANIES REBATES rmLADFinilA, May 17. That the Pennsylvania Railroad gave rebates as recently as 1903 was the charge made today by Frank B. Wigton, head of the Morrisdale Coal Company, before the interstate commission which was in session in Baltimore; Vice-President DENIES OF BAD FAITH nient like that from a name whom they have denounced as a false witness!" President Had Faith in Bailey. -Continuing, he said the president ap- Paying his respects to the correspond ent of the Chicago Tribune, Bailey said ' his attack does not appear to have dis turbed this correspondent because the ! correspondent says b was overlooked in : Bailey's attack on the president "Per haps," Bailey went on, "He regards it , as being overlooked to be called an un qualified and malicious liar." Regarding the correspondent's assertion that the : Mm9ni)m1.nt ha(, Bepn tlie mpmoran. i d 11 111, Bailey asks who showed it to him, and answm the question saying. country and the senate to say who fur nished him his information concerning it." Wronged No Man Intentionally. With all the numerous faults Bailer could do it now and escape denuncia tion. "Across the brow of such a man," he said, he would put the "brand of ,liar, so that all men might know and shun him." During the entire speech, there was jntense interest in the senate and the galleries. , OVERDUE ORANASIA ARRIVES. SANTA MONICA, May 7.-The Brit ish ship Oranasia. 299 days from New castle arrived at the Port of Angeles today. She was delayed by rougfc weather. Thayer of the Pennsylvania testified that the company had made no ponces sions since 1899 Wigton gave a detailed statement of conditions in the soft coal region and accused the Pennsylvania road of discrimination in its allotment of coal cars, citing cases to substantiate his charges.