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VOLUME LXI NO. 220 ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY AUGUST 30. 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS BRYAN GETS GLAD HAND Receives Ovation on Arri- valln New York. "HOME FOLKS" FIRST Nebraska Delegation Pint (o Greet Idol of Democratic Party. RtFUSES TO GIVE INTERVIEW Bryan Will Not Discuss PoMlcs-Will Make Formal Entry Into New York City Today on Yacht "IIUol" NEW YORK, Aug. 20,-In exhuberant plrita and bronted by the aun of many nation, William Jennings Bryan today riyd 0 ovation from the larga wel coming parties, which went down to quarantine to meet and cheer the In coming ateamer Prince Irene and lta distlngulthe'd pawnger. Bryan will not enter New York city proper until to morrow afternoon, when ha will be re ceived at the Battery, by delegations of prominent Democrats from all part of the counttry and escorted to a hotel where he will make hie headquarter while here. He wa taken off the Prin ces Irene by special permission of President Roosevelt ahortly after the vessel anchored In quarantine. First he " went aboard two tug chartered by "Bryan'a Nebraska home folk," where he waa exultantly greeted and hailed a the next president. lie then went aboard the trim little yacht "Illlnl," belonging to his Hfs long friend Edward F. Goltra of St. Louis, and 'where urh well known Democrat! aa Norman E. Mack and Daniel J. Cam pau were awaiting him. . Bryan waa taken to the landing of the Ocean Yacht club at Stapleton on Staten Il and, where he landed and waa whirled away In an automobile to the home of Lewi Nixon, "Bon Braw,H on the height of Tomkinavllle overlooking the harbor. Here Bryan epent the night, the evening being devoted to a serious conference with hi intimate personal friend and the men of prominence In hit party. No especial political significance i attached to the conference by those who attended It, and who declared It purpose merely to loarn Bryan' wishes regarding the plans which have been made for him during the next few week nnd to ac quaint him with the drift of affair at home, Bryan could not be drawn into a discussion of political questions to day, He declared what be had to ay will be said tomorrow evening at Madison Square Garden reception. It wa said tonight' conference might have ome weight regarding the feature of to morrow night'a speech, which will be In the nature of a response by Mr. Bryan to the Indorsements which recently have been accorded him by the various state conventions a to hi next Demo cratic presidential candidacy. Asked pointedly regarding the probability of his candidacy, Bryan said he had noth ing to add to the letter he wrote for mcr Senator Jones In which he said he might accept a third nomination un der certain conditions which he named. Bryan will spend tomorrow opening the vast quantity of mail which wa handed him today 0n board the steamer. He will work with his secretary answer ing auch communications a are urgent and will then board the "IHinl' to make bis formal entry Into New York, SECURITIES SAFE. Presbyterian Fundi Believed to B In ; PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ' SBReceiver Enrle today took charge of tha affaire of tha Real EtaU Trust company, which failed yesterday. Until Earl complete his investigation, the condi tion of the company'! affairs cannot be told. The receiver, however, expressed the belief that the trust fund are in tact, i John It Convei, a director of the company and one of the foremost Presbyterian laymen In the country, to. day said he waa satisfied the securities of the Presbyterian church are safe, The Presbyterian Hospital, of which the late Preident Iflpphj was treasurer, today elected a fidelity trust company a hi uccesr, and through that concern learned that the institution' securities, amounting to a million and half, are Intact. While It Is believed the eecur files of tha General Assembly are safe, It will be necessary to elect new treas urer before the fact can be determined. On of the rumor aald today that the local bank have evolved a plan to raie a guarantee fund of $7,000,000 with which to rehabilitate the trust company, but tht could not lie verified. It Is the hope of the directors, how ever, to reopen the doors of the bank, and with this end In view they held numerous meeting today with the re ceiver. Adolf Segal, who Is the central fig ure in tha collapse of the Trust com pany, stated tonight that he had orae day ago placed in the hands of the company several million dollar worth of bond, la order to make his borrowing absolutely secure. MUST KEEP PEACE. Mayor, Schmitt Determined Strike Shall Be Peaceful. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Mavor Schmlti this afternoon had a long eon ference with the president and secretary of the Carmen's Union, which wa ut terry without result. State Labor Com misatoner Stafford had an Interview with President Cornelius of the union and President Calhoun of the Railway com pnny In an effort to keep out the strike breaker. He secured aome concessions from Calhoun. After the conferences today Mayor Schmlt made this aigniflcant statement "I talked very plainly to both Calhoun and Cornelius, and they know I mean business. I don't propose to tolerate any rioting in this town if we have to disarm the men supposed to be on the way here, when they arrive from the east." SERIOUS REVOLT. Indiana on Skeena River in State Turmoil and Troop are Needed. of VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 29,-The Babine Indians on the Skeena river have revolted and the rising la of auch a aeriou nature that a call has been sent for tho military. Operatives on the Skeena have declared they are utterly unable to cope with the situation and unloss a force of military I rushed north there 1 grave danger that murder will be done. It la declared a force of not less than one hundred is absolutely essential aa no smaller body will be able t effect t!:e nnwt of the Indians, who have become terribly excited. DISINTER VALENCIA BODIES. Revenue Cutter Grant Will Carry Fifteen . Bodiea to Seattle. WASHINGTON,"!. 29.-Tbe Treas ury department has directed the revenue cutter Grant to proceed to British Co lumbia and receive fifteen bodies of the victims of the Valencia disaster and take them to wattle. These bodies were burled on a very rough part of the const inaccessnble except to small boats. An ocean tug has been provided for the friends of the victims, who will disin- iter the bodies and transfer them to the Grant. , , k RUSSIAN CONSUL DIES. TIEN TSIN, (Thursday) Aug. 30.) M. Laptew, the Russian consul here who waa shot yesterday by a Russian con tractor named Levinsky, died this morn ing, he murdered Is not a revolutionist. REVOLUTION IS GAINING Insurrection Spreads AI Through Provinces. PEOPLE ARE RESTLESS Recruit Cannot Be Relied On By Cuban Government to Re main Loyal. REBELS WANT INTERVENTION Insurgent Leader Colonel Asbert Say America Should Intervene Cam paign of Destruction Scheduled to Begin September 13. HAVANA, Aug. 29. Hie surrender today of some of the more rigorous leader in Uie province of Matanza and Santa Clara and the coming in of few eeattfcrfng bands of Insurgent in response to he government' offer of amnesty Is ve-tly more than offset by the ' insurgent sentiment"" looking stronger daily in the country districts of the provinces of Havana, Pinar del Rio. and Santa Clara, and which is now reported to be gaining headway in Santiago. The testimony of persons arriving here from the country I unan imoua to the effect that the people are restless and becoming more and more ex cited. There are grave doubts of the loyalty of the recruits and especially of the negro recruits, who are suspected of willingness to join the other side with which many of their race are identified. Government is Weak, Considerable doubt exist as to the ability of the government to cope with the movement and interest centers In the projected meeting of Cuban Veter ans and other prominent men to con sider tho question of compromising with Guerrena. Meanwhile a rapid Are ar tillery corps, with American officers, is being organised. The insurrection in Pinar del Rio has spread across the mountains to the north coast and the town of Cabanas is reported in the hands of the insurgents. Guerrera again threatens railroad olilcials. No eon flicts today were reported in Havana province, though small bands are nu merous. In Matanzaa there is no fighting and n Santa Clara the insurgent are evi ilently avoiding engagements, since their recent defeats. " Hunting for Rebels. Captain Teppv Cardenas, President Palma's personal aide, started this af ternoon with two hundred mounted men In the direction of Guinea, in Havana province, with rue object of encounter ing the insurgents under Col. Asbert As bert, who '8 ne loader In Havana pro vince, in an Interview today, aald he had orders that if the government did not accede to the insurgents demands by Sept. 15, to begin an active campaign, destroying trains and burning personal property without regard to foreign own- rship. He added: "We prefer Ameri can intervent, whioh would guarantee le gal elections, for which we are contend ing. In order to avoid contact with the troops and therefore bloodshed, we are changing our camps every eight hours." ANSEL IN LEAD. COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 29. Returns from the Demooratio primaries give An sel, the anti-dispensary, a good lead for governor, The legislature is still In doubt and will require an official count. Senator Tillman r has been heavily scratched, amounting from 30 to 35 per cent. DICE MAXES STATEMENT. Personaly Ht Regrets Antagonism To i ward Ohio Senator and Friend. Akron, Ohio, Aug, 20, Following the statement given out by Senator Forakcr Sunday night on the, Issue of indorse ment of the Ohio enatore by the Re publican convention and other matter, Senator Charles Dick gave out a state ment yesterday. Both of tha statements follow the address of Harry M. Daogh erty, former chairman of the Republics 11 State committee, at Cleveland last Sat urday, In which be urged the retire ment of Senator Dick a chairman of the state executive committee and a less cordial endorsement of Senators Foraker and Dick than of President Roosevelt by the Stat committee. Hens tor Dick in hi statement aay "Personally no one can regret more than I the antagonism or opposition to ward Ohio senators and their friends. "If the Ohio senators were disposed, for any reason to retire from the con flict, they could not do so now. Tbey owe It to their mends over tne entire state as well as to themselves to fight this matter to a fini-h. In this con test their friends wi'l be found on one side, their enemies on the other. In the controversy however, the. national ad ministration Is not involved, since no one opposes a strong and emphatic en dorsement of the preiddent. The whole situation has shifted to one of opposi tion to the Ohio senators and the present party organization. The coming state convention, all delegates participating, must decide these matters.'' MAY NOT GIVE BONDS. CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-The question of whether the Standard Oil company will be required to give bond for its ap pearance on each of the indictment re turned Monday by the federal grand juries on charges of acepting rebate from railroads ha not been settled. bond 'of $25,000 was filed by Judge Be thea when the first indictment was re turned against tho company several weeks ago. The indictment waa on 19 counts and if the same ratio is main tained with the 6,428 counts in the ten returned on Monday, the required bond would be $9,350,000. "I don't think bond will be required,' said John S. Miller," attorney for the Standard Oil company, yesterday. far as I have been able to discover there is no provision requiring it from corporation when Indicted. The Standard Oil company is not going to run off to Europe It is different when an indmd ual is charged with crime." . BABE IS BAPTIZED. Little Grandson of Kaiser tened. is Chris- POTSDAM, Aug. 29. The son ol Crown Prince Frederick William was baptized this afternoon, in the socalled Jaspis Gallery of the Palace which had been arranged ag a chapel, in the presence of the royal family, the Crown Princess of Greece, representing the Queen of Greece j Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein, representing the King of England j Archduke Joseph, rep representing the Emperor of Austria; Grand Duke Vladimir, representing the Emperor of Russia; the Duke of Gen oa, representing the King of Italy; the diplomatic corps; prince Von Bulow and other members of the German cabl net; and high military officers. The child was named William Frederick Francis Joseph Christian Olaf. The in fant has nineteen cod-parents. After the ceremony -the Crown Princess So phie seated beside the cradle, held 1 levee. A dinner followed in the mar ble hall at which Emperor William toasted his first grandchild. OPEN REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. Arrangements were practically completed last night for the opening of the Republican fall campaign in the west with a monster mass meeting, as it is called on the posters, at the Auditorium on the night of September 22. Senator Albert J. Beveridge of In diana will be the chief speaker of that occasion. It is expected that Speaker Jo seph G. Cannon and J. Adam Bede, con gressman from Minnesota, will also ad dress the nleeting. The "dollar dinner'' Idea has been abandoned. ' . WANTED TO SAVE SON Mrs. Ormsby Begged Hus band to Tell AIL DISCRACE WAS FEARED Mother Pleaded for Husbond to Confess What He Knew of Herman's Conduct ORMSBY AVOIDS THE TRUTH Ex-Superintendent of Forests Admits Be Lied to Government Officials De fendant Would Protect Binger Herman. PORTLAND, Aug. 29. In the effort to save her son, Menritt, from being punished for his alleged complicity in the conspiracy to defraud the govern ment in the Blue Mountain reserve case Mrs. Addie Ormsby, the wife of Capt, S. B- Ormsby, formerly superintend ent of forests, fell on her knees before her husband in the office of Attorney L. BL- Tarpley and begged him to tell Special Assistant Attorney-General Heney and Secret Service Agent Burns what he knew of Binger Hermann's connection with the land frauds. This w&s elicited from Captain Orms by by counsel fop the defense this morning in the trial of Franklin Pierce Mays, Willard N. Jone and George So renson in the Federal Court, before Judge Hunt and a jury, while he was being questioned as to conferences which he held with Heney and Burn at the Portland Hotel. Captain Orma by was represented by counsel at these meetings and had been fully advised of his rights. - ; A systematic effort, it is claimed, was made to protect Hermann, as it is in timated by counsel that their clients cannot be punished unless he is also dealt with as a lawbreaker. Congress man Williamson, aa well as Binger Hermann, figured in the hearing this morning. Captain Ormsby was forced to ad mit that he had described sections of land in the Blue Mountain reserve which he had never- seen and on which grew nothing but sagebrush, as densely timbered, because of the influences brought to bear on him by others and the bribes given him by Mays. His veracity was questioned several times and he admitted that he had not told the truth in conversations with gov eminent officers. " STEAMER PRINCESS SINES. SELKIRK MAN, Aug. 29.-Tha steam erer City of Selkirk arrived here tonight from the north end of Lake Winnipeg and reported that the steamer Princess, with 16 hands on board, ran into a rock near Swampy Island Sunday and six of the crew were drowned. Only one body was recovered. The vessel was ngnged in the fishing trade. It is sup posed she was too heavily laden and be ing strained by the storm, broke in two. CAN SHOOT AT WILL. MOSCOW, Aug. 29. On account of the frequency of, the attacks on policemen, the prefect of police today issued an or der declaring the men were wounded ow ing1 to their own fault in not taking precautions, adding that they musi hereafter employ their arms in the m& energetic fashion In case suspects she a attempt to approach them. There is considerable apprehension in conseqnei of this virtual license to shoot at will.' TO US ELECTRICITY. S. P. Will Employ Electric Power in Carrying Freight Over Mountains. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug.' 29.-Th Southern Pacific is seriously consider ing the use of electric power to take the heavy reight and passenger trains , over the steep grades of the Sierra Ne vada mountains. Electric power can b easily installed, according to the pre liminary reports, to do the work, with an increase over the present speed of trains of about 100 per cent. The best speed of the powerful locomotives now hauling the freight cars can attain over the steep grade is 8 miles an hour, and sometimes three locomotives have to be attached to attain this. It is un derstod that the new electric power will take the cars over the grade at a min imum rate of 15 miles an hour. , It is proposed by the Southern Pacifla to do away with some of the hardest grades by the ue of tunnels, which will be bored in the vicinity of Summit and Truekee. In all probability the solution of the power question will be found in a plant on the mountains. It Is urged that such a plant can be built and equipped at a moderate cost, using oil as fuel and can supply all, the power necessary, ' If the proposed improvements are made, it is estimated that the cost of hauling the trains will be cut In half and the freight carrying capacity of the road over the summit of the Sierras will be almost doubled. Oil will be used with the electric engines and the ex pense will be considerably decreased. BOMB FOUND IN TIME. Infernal Machine in Ship' Hold Discov- evered Just Before It Explodes. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. An infer nal machine was discovered today in the hold of the steamship Eagle Point, as the vessel lay in the Delaware river. The steamer was saved from destruction by the fraction of a second, for tho bomb exploded a it touched the water after being thrown overboard. The in fernal machine endangered the life of Captain Robertson and his crew of thir ty men. It was discovered in the af ter hold by a stevedore, who carried it to the captain. The captain threw it overboard. As it sank it exploded, send ing a column of water fifty feet into the air. It is hinted that a former mem ber of the crew, who felt aggrieved at the captain, placed the bomb on the ves sel . , WILL GO IN BODY. NEW YORK, Aug. 29. There was an Informal call for a conference of mem bers of the Democratic national com mittee today at the Hoffman House, at which it was decided the members should meet tomorrow evening and pro ceed to Madison Square Garden in a body. Thomas Taggart, the chairman, and Committeeman Roger Sullivan of Illinois, were not present. BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS. ST. PAUL, Aug. 29. Tonight's session session of the American Bar Associa tion's twenty-eighth annual meeting drew an attendance which filled the large chamber of the house of representatives in the State capitol to the doors. Ros- eoe Pond, of Lincoln, Neb., and J. J. Jenkins, chairman of the judiciary com mittee of the national house of repre sentatives, were speakers. At today's session the principal event was an address by President Peck. ST. PAUL BUILDINGS BURN. . ST. PAUL, Aug. 29. Fire which started in the plant of the Heinze Pickle Company, on the West Side, hortly after midnight, destroyed that plant, the large factory of the Amer ican Can Company, and a three-story frame tenement building. POPE IS OPPOSED. MADRID, Aug. 28. A royal decree published today restores the civil mar riage formalities and suppresses the ob ligation on the part of the parties de siring to get married to declare their religion. This Is directly opposed t the Papal nuncio' claim.