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tua I... tttttl VOVin THK MOftNINQ fit LO ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA (,T :UBLIMt.rUtL AttOOIATIO PMII RIPOHT VOLUME LXI NO. 190 -ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY. 26 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS WW RAILROAD 0 BE EXTENDED A.&C. R.R- to Enter Nc halem and Tillamook. INFORMATION POSITIVE Hammond Wilt Also Extend C.& E, Across Central Oregon to Ontario. WILL NOT SELL EITHER ROAD Announcement Made That AitorU & Columbia Rlv.r Road Will Be Extended Beyond Seulde Into Nthalem and Tillamook. l"OUTI.AND, July 23. According to the Oregonlan, the CorvallU and Eat rn Railroad I to bo extended by the Hammond Interest, it present owners, from the terminus at ldanha, I.lnn eoun ty, acr Central Oregon to some point on the Snake River, prolmbly Ontario. Another Hammond road, the Astoria and Columbia River will lie extended with along tin' coast from Seaside to the Ne halem and Tillamook country. Moth thce project aggregate over 330 miles of new construction, and It l expected tlie road will lie In operation within a few year. During the pant year there have lieen many minora of the sale of the Ham niond line. flrt to one and tlien to another of the great transcontinental system, hut in thia connection, not only is Mft Hammond not contemplating the sale of either of hla lines, hut he intend to add a very large mileage to them. Many believe thi move aurc the en try of the Gould line into Oregon. It U aaid that the destination of the CorvallU and Eastern may not be to Ontaria. but to a point In the Klamath country, where a junction will lie effected with the Cali fornia. Nevada, and Oregon, an alleged Gould line running north from Reno, Nevada, to a point in Northern Califor nia near Alturna the county seat of Modoc, juat aero the Oregon line. " CONSTANTINE ARRESTED. Murderer of Mrs. Louis H. Gentry of Chicago Arrested in Poughkeepsie. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 25. Frank J. Constant ine, wanted In Chi cago for the murder of Mr. Louis IT. fientry, hint January la loeked up in the Duchess county jail In this city on a charge of murder. The prioner wa positively identified tlila afternoon by n young woman of Chicago, The, woman once lived in an apartment building in which the murder was com mitted. .She reptfrtcd to the police au thorities and the nun w arrested. The prisoner does not deny his name, but says he i ft brother of Frank J. Con stantino. CHICAGO, July 25. The murder of Mr. Ocntry waa one of ft aeries of brutal crimes against women committed In this city early In the year. No motive fur the' crime was even discovered. Con stantino nnd Mrs. Ocntry were alone in an -apartment at the time, Constantino being a boarder In the Gentry apart ments. YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES. , Northwest League.' At Aberdeen Tacoma 10, Gray's Har bor 0. At Spokane Butte 0, Spokane 2. Pacific Coast League, At Portland Portland 3, Seattle 1. , At Oakland-Los Angeles 4, San Fran cisco 0. - At Fresno Oakland 3, Fresno 1. McKINLEY COMING FROM ORIENT. Arch Conspirator in Land Frauds Report ed to be on Way Horn. PORTLAND, July 23.Horace O. Me Klulcy, one of the archconplralor Iji the land frauds of this State, la said to be now on hla way to San Francisco from China, ami will arrive at the Hay City within two weeks, Hlnee his con viction last year In the United Htatcs District Court of Oregon, along with S. A. I). Puler, Dan W. Tarplcy, Frank If, Walgnmnt and Mrs. Km ma I Wat miii, Mi Klnley has traveled over a con siderable portion of the United States and China. IMcctlve were on his trial during large portion of hi wanderings, but he finally escaped them and went to the orient. His bondsmen never surrendered him and he l free to come and go al most as he plesaea. Four Indictments are pending against McKinley in thi late and It was to await his trial on these Indictments that Assistant United States Attorney General Heney consent ed to his release on bonds before pre senting him In court for sentence under s former convletlon. It l expected lie will come north and submit to sentence at once on his arrival at flan Francisco. 8. A. P. I'uter, who was convicted with McKInlcy, was sentenced to two years In the Multnomah County Jail and a fine of $7000. Emma U Watson Is In jail here, having been surrendered by her bondsmen. 8h is held in $29,000 bonds. Walgamot and Tarpley are In thia city at liberty, pending their call as witnesses In other cases. MAYORIN CONTEMPT Cleveland's Executive Refuses to Obey Injunction. STREET CAR TRACK TORN UP Mayor Johnson Refuses to Stop Tearing Up Track of Opposition Electric Company Cited to Appear For Contempt. CLEVELAND, July. 25.-Papers were erved ou Mayor Johnson late this after noon citing him to appear in the common pleas court tomorrow and show cause why he should not be punished for con tempt, for violating the temporary in junction Usued by Judge Ford today. The injunction was issued upon applica tion of the. Cleveland Electric Railway Company, restraining the city from pro ceeding further with the tearing up of the street railway track In Fulton street, which was begun by a large force of men under the personal direction of Mayor Johnson early today. The work of tearing away the tracks was well under way when the restraining order was served on the Mayor, and no atten tion was paid to them, when they were served. . The matter Is the outgrowth of a win test which Is on between the Cleveland Electric Railway Company, which is a new municipal line backed by Johnson and others. MAY MOVE PLANT UP THE McKENZIE EUGENE. Ore, July 23. I. W. Ander son, of Spokane; Edwnrd Sherwood, Warren A. Reed, and Howard Butcher, Jr., of Philadelphia, accompanied by E. W, Hull of Portland, all connected with tho Willamette Valley Company, arrived here yesterday to inspect the company's water nsd electric light plants in Eugene and Springfield, ond the gas plant now in course of construction in Eugene. They left today on a fishing try) up the Mc Kcnzio River and at the same time will look for ft good location fop nn electric power plant. It is said that the company Intends to remove the big plant at Springfield, which furnishes light and power for Eugene, to some point on the McKenuic, where water power can be utilized. LOOKS LIKE DIG GRAFT George Westinghouse Used Company's Cash. CHARGES OPENLY MADE Accused at Stockholders Meeting of Launching Private Enterprises. ; WITH THE COMPANY'S MONEY Stormy Meeting Takes Places in Pitts- bury and Directors Make Serious Charges Against the President of the Company. PITTSBURG. July 23.-At a sensa tionsl meeting of the stockholders of the Vetinghoue Elwtric & Manufacturing Company today. George Westinghouse, president of the company waa charged openly by the stockholders with launch ing private ventures with the company's funds. The directors were charged with aiding him in this, but after a bitter squabble the slated board of directors were elected and the official coterie won out. James Carrothers, one of the minority stockholders, led the opponents of West. inghoue. The incident grew out of the report of the Company. Mr. Carrothers called attention to the assets, in which were stock and bonds of the Lackawan na and Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit Company to the value of $0,300,000. Mr. Carrnthei wanted to know how much was the stock and how much was the bonds. There was a hot discussion and it de veloped that the capital stock of the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit Company is $3,000,000 and that road cost about $0,000,000. No one was sure that these figure were correct and there was more or less confusion. Mr. Carrothers said: "We have $0,000,000 worth of bonds and $3,000,000 worth of stock. Who has (he remainder of the stock t This com pany puts up all the money that is spent on the road and gets only $3,000, 000 worth of stock. "Why shouldn't this company have all the stock if it pays for the road?" No one present was able to explain the report in detail. The adoption of the report was moved, but John Gregg, one of the directors said: "Before we close I want to know from whom the stock of thi rapid transit company was purchased. I understand that these stocks were purchased from Mr. Westinghouse. that this stock is a private corporation and that Mr. West inghouse unloaded stock on the com pany." A voice was heard: "At twice its value." After several calls for votes the report wa adopted. Tho meeting today 1 the first held in nine years. All the old board of directors were re elected. RECALCITRANT WITNESS. NEW YORK, July 25. That the New York croud jury i investigating the Western Trunk Railroad lines suspected of having grunted rebates to the Ameri can Sugar Refining Company, was made known today when W. E. Foster, general auditor of that company was taken be- fore udge Hough in the United States circut court as a recalcitrant witness be fore the grand jury. Foster had declined to produce certain books and documents demanded of him, and was given until tomorrow morning by the court to pro duce the desired books. Failure to com ply with the order will result In his punishment or contempt nnd as a recalci trant witness. DAN R. DIES. Famous Pacer Suddenly Drops Dead of Heart Failuic. NEW YORK, July 23.-A special to the Times from Pittsburg, Pa., sayst Dan R-, the famous pacer who had a record of 2: 01 J, dropped dead of heart diesc at the Brunot I -land track her yesterday. The horse was brought to this city last Friday by Edward Benyon of Cleveland, with the understanding that if the pacer could come near equal ing bis former record he would be pur chased by a prominent Pittsburg man. A short time ago Mr. Benyon refused $10,000 for him. Yesterday the horse did not apix-ar to be in good condition, but made the last quarter in :23J. He was driven by Dave (1, Mi-Donald, gen era manager of the Brunot Island track. Just as he finished the quarter the horse steimltJed and fell. When McDonald reached bis fide he was dead. Dan It. made his mark of 2:013 at Providence, U, I., In 1903." REPORTS DENIED. DOUGLAS. Ariz, July 23. United States Consular Agent John B. Breathitt of Cannnea, Mexico, arrived here tonight with an emphatic denial of rumors cur rent along the border of another upri Ing at Cananea in which Colonel W. C. Greene wa alleged to have been shot He said that newspaper correspondent are sending out this trash '.availing them selves of rumors they know to be with out foundation. WILL NOT GET SAGE Millionaire's Body is Locked in Steel Case. WIFE IS AFRAID OF GHOULS Encased in Hermetically Sealed Copper, Envelope, Within Solid Mahogany Coffin Body of Russell Sage Will Be Safe. NEW YORK, July 25. Encased in a hermetically sealed copper envelope, placed within solid mahogany coffin the body of Risell Sage will today be placed in a chilled steel case, four inches thick, rivited with steel bolts, locked with a lock which can only be opened i om the inside, and lowered into a grave earpeuted and lined with evergreens on which the clods will be heaped and the mound built. The steel case weighs three tons. It was shipped to Oakland Ceme tery, yesterday. t Immediately after the steel box and contents are lower -d into tho grave, elec trical connections will be strung so that an immediate alarm Ml', be given if any attempt is made to tamper with the re mains. The exraordinarv nrts to II wart atteinpt: by grave robbt-r? was sanctioned by Mrs. Sage and by' her closest advisers, Ti er.tndit.re (w this proteelion au ' for the coffin ni accessories wi'l be greater, so far as known, than any sum expended iu the burial of any other private iu the United States, and is in striking contrast with the rigid econo mies practiced during the long lifetime of Mr. Sage. Mrs. Sage, it is said, has had a dread of a violation of sepulchre, sinca the stealing of the body of A. T. Stewart and she readily consented to the pro posal for safe guarding the grave of her husband. The steel case is of such hardness that it would take two safe experts a full day to break the outer shell and then only by the employment of specially constructed tools. There is no visible lock to be picked. Once the lid is closed down a self-locking mechanism clamps it inside at 20 points, and not the slightest opening is left for the insertion of a wedge. The coiners are all rounded. Following a brief committal service at the grave today tho lid of the steel (Continued on page 8) COUNTRY NOT YET READY Threatened Strike Will Be Postponed. WAIT FOR THE HARVEST Revolutionists Will Wait Until Peasantry Are Idle to Call Strike. GOVERNMENT HARD PRESSED Officials Are Facing the Serious Problem .of Securing Cash to Procure Food For the Starving Peasants. ST. PETERSBURG. July 25. Though it is difficult to obtain a true picture of conditions in the interior owing to the embargo that has been put upon press dispatches, all indications point more and more to a postponement of the threat ened general strike until the government shall be less, and the country more pre pared for such an event, and until the harvest is finished and the revolutionary movement develops spontaneously among the idle peasantry. What news, has been received from the provinces today indicates that conditions are scarcely ripe, except in the famine districts, for an upheaval Strategists of the revolutionary coun cil are laboring with the hotheads to in duce them to postpone the call for a general strike until it can come as a supplement to the movement already underway. A definite decision will be reached within a day or so in the re organized council of workmen. Constitutional Democrats Weak. The remnant of constitutional demo cratic deputies, many of whom, after having collected arrears of salary and mileage due them, have started home ward, are caucasing industriously, but their importance has gone, and neither the government nor the revolutionists are paying much attention to the former dominant party in the lower house of parliament. The government has not abandoned its efforts to enlist the mod erates in the cabinet. The most urgent problem which will be for the govern ment, in case of an immediate outbreak, is relief of the distress in the interior. The cabinet meeting Tuesday evening was devoted to this subject and it was voted to extend the relief work in the famine districts. A commission was ap pointed to decide where the budget could best -? cut to find the $7,500,000 voted by parliament for famine relief. Government Needs Cash. It will be necessary also to provide more cash for a settlement of claims for damages to estates during the peas ant excesses, the commission for Yeka terinoslav province, alone demanding $150,000 in addition to $250,000 already expended, but this is capable of being deferred. Premier Stolypin announced to the council of the empire today that he had obtained from Emperor Nicholas, special powers for Admiral Skrydloff in restoring and maintaining order and dis cipline in the Black Sea fleet. The ad miral who departed today for Sebasto- pol, told the Associated Press his first task would be to investigate the arrests of sailors of the fleet and liberate those unjustly sent to prison. Statement Issued. Premier Stolypin tonight authorized the official St. Petersburg agency to issue the following statement to the foreign press: , "From the very first days of its exist ence, the lower house of parliament over stepped all limits of law. In its reply to the speech from the throne, a modifi cation of the fundamental law was de manded in the shape of a suppression of the council Of the empire and the crea tion of a responsible cabinet. "By its agrarian pnrigram, based on the expropriation of land, the house raised hopes thai eoiiid not be realized and weakened the respect for the prop erty of others, already enfeebled "In the speeches of its member the house consistently discredited the gov ernment, which it ever accused of organ izing Pogroms and disorders.5 by send ing a deputation to Bialystok, it openly aspired to usurp the executive power. "Fourteen deputies appealed to the people, inciting disorders, a tep which called forth no expression of disapproba tion from the house. In the last month of its existence the house declared that the government had acted illegally in explaining to the population the nature of the agrarian project, proposed by it self, and decided to address a manifesto to the people, persuading them not to believe the government regarding the question, but to await its settlement by parliament. Several members also under took journeys to the interior of Russia with the object of supporting agitation. Their appearance being greeted by re nowed disorder Pogroms and strikes. All these causes necessitated a decision to dissolve the house." - Officers Blamed. He intimated that he considered the officers largely to to blame for the mu tinous spirit of the various crews. The (Continued on page S) CLERK BIDS BONDS Obscure Employe Secures $5, 800,000 in Panama Bonds. REFUSES ANY INFORMATION Employe of the American Express Com pany is Successful Bidder For the Canal Bonds Working For the Company. NEW YORK, July 23. The identity of Samuel Byerley, the successful bidder for $3,800,000 of the new Panama Canal 2 per cent bonds was learned yesterday. Byerley turns out to a clerk in the ac counting department of the American Express Company. Ever since the. bids for the bonds were announced last Sat urday, Wall street has been trying to learn something about Mr, Byerley and has been speculating as to the interest behind Jiis bid. Byerley was not in clined to answer any questions yesterday after he had been located. The treasurer of the American Express Company said "This is entirely a personal matter with Mr. Byerley, who is one of our clerks. There is absolutely nothing in the rumor that he represents interests in the company." Byerley has almost taken the breath away from some of his fellow elerks. He had a host of callers yesterday, who wanted to know how he could afford to bid $5,800,000 of Government bonds, but he had nothing to say. The general opinion among those in the American Express Company is that Byerley is taking a little flier, which has not cost him anything more tangible so far than nerve. Under the terms of the sale no money need be put up until August 1. Byerley made four bids. For one million bonds he offered $104,125; for the second million $103,990; for the third million $103,975, and for $2,819,580 he offered $103,807. The New York syndicate that got one-half of the $30, 000,000 bonds put up a price on them yesterday of $104.40. It was ciphered out by the bond experts yesterday that should C. H. Byerley sell his option at 104 he would clear $2850, without put ting up a cent save for the postage stamp which carried his bid to Washington. Byerley, it was learned yesterday, was once a clerk in a bank in California. Hi bid has aroused no end of talk in Wall street and there are some bankers who have expressed the opinion that here- (Continued on page 4) j