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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
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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
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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-
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