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J. 1 dti ntfffl fin hi at uuhm ruf "oowTi riport VOVIR THE MORNINQ FIILO ON TH LOWtN COLUMBIA I 1 VOLUME LXI NO. 230 r ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS MAYS SCORED BHUTER Land Frauder Exposes His "Co-Conspirator PLOTS ARE SET FORTH Details of bribery of United States Senator Mitchell Are Related. BROWNELL "FIXED" JURORS Stephen A. D. Puter Gives Damaging Tesllmony-Sayi Ex-Stats Senator George C. Brownrll W Em ployed to "Fix" Jurors. rORTLANI), Sept, fl.-Steplien A. I). Puter o( National land fraud fame, went on the wltnen, Un, In the trial of Mate Senator May, W. N. .Tone and fieoiv Soremoii, bcfoie Judge Hunt In the Federal court (his morning and gave damaging testimony against bin former attorney and associate, May, Hit story covered various hind fraud transaction and before the hour for adjournment came, the shades of the late Senator Mitchell were once more brought forth in criminal relation. No witness thin far examined created inch an impression Or gave testimony o damaging a did I'utep till morning and that he is re- gnnlei) n a lisngeroii mitn to the de fense I evidenced hy the vigoroiu r)i jectiotia offered liy the defendant' conn el and rigid cross 'examination to' which ho was subjected hy W. I). Kenton. Hay CH?4 Conspirator. Puter hrouglit May directly into view a a cn-conspirotor in other cane) told of lilt vUit.to May when the latter complained that Horace Q. McKlnley had no right to "butt in" on the Illne Moun tain recrve, and demanded that ho sur render half hit certificate or lie cut out; of how May acted a hi attorney and for the Northern Pacific Railway com pany In a content in which both were Interested; how May promised to get and succeeded in letting fraudulent claims to patent in Douglo county for which both he and May stand indicted; declared In angry tone that Mays ought to have been Indicted In the famous 11-7 case, In which ho himself whs convicted; told how Mays confessed to him while acting a his attorney that "they were hewing pretty clone to the line, and were apt to draw him Into the conspiracy," and that he (Mays) had bet .draw out of the caso as far as the court work was concerned, and related a circum stance of hi having been employed ex State Senator George 0 Brownell to "fix" grand Jurors for him, Mays, said the witness, promised him Mint he would havo tlio case against him and McKlnley and others postponed from time to time ond finally dismissed altogether, And told him It would be a good thing for him to be Indicted while John IT. Hull wa in office. Mitchell Paid $1,000. Putcr related In detail tho payment of a bribe of $2,000 to Senator Mitchell In Washington to use his Influence with Blnger Hermann, then Commissioner of the Land Office, to expedite to potent clnlms in which he was Interested and said that notwithstanding Hermann had told him the claims wore doomed and would havo to go back to the local Land Office, he did expedite them within four days after he gave tho money to Mitch ell. He corroborated the story of the payment of this money by producing a note book, which, however, was ruled out as evidence. The famous land-fraud vetoran was the center of all eyes when h walked to the witness-stand, lie looks rather pale and bleached from confinement In tb county jail, but wa perfectly com posed while u told hi story to the Jury. ILL IPf GERMANY. NKW YORK, Sept. ("..-According to private cable advices received here, Karl Muck, the first conductor 01' the Hoyal per House in Berlin, who was to come to tbl country for one eaon a successor to Wllhelni Orlcke, at the bead of the Boton symphony orcnestra, is HI In Germany a the result of an oeratlon performed two day ago, Mr, Murk was to sail for this coun try qii Sept. 24, and If hi Illne should lie as serious (s the reports from Ger many Imllcat, this plan probably will be Impossible, SHIPS in COLLISION. DKTIIOIT, Sept. fl.-The Western liner Milwaukee collided with the steam er Nelson Mills In the St. Clair river near St. Clair today. The Mill plunged to the bottom t once. Two were Jrowncd. OH, WHAT A SHAME! NKW YOUK. Sept. 0.-A cable dis patch to the Herald from Bordeaux, ov: The famous Celier wine house burned here Wednesday, The vats exploded and $400,000 worth of wine flowed into the streets. The books and papers of Hie fir mwcre saved. IS Governor Chamberlain Chosen head of Irrigation Congress. DISCORD OVER SECRETARY D. H. Anderson of Chicago Finally Chos enSacramento Selected for Next Meeting Place Congress Ad journs Last Night. BOISE, Sept. fl.-The fourteenth na tional Irrigation Congress closed its ses sions this evening after voting to hold the next Congress At Sacramento and electing Governor Chamberlain, of Ore gon, president. Governor Chamberlain wait the unanimous choice for President and when he was escorted to the plat form and expressed his appreciation of the honor he was given an ovation. In his speech of acceptance, which was brief, he said: "I assure you that this great honor conferred upon me is appreciated, be caiiKe it came unsolicited. I promise you the beat effort of my lifo will be de voted to the interests of irrigation dur ing the coming year.' . There was some evidence of discord In connection with the election of sec retary. ). II. Anderson, a Chicago pub lisher, was tho choice of the nominating committee. His published utterances criticising the federal reclamation ser vice, were urged against him, but the convention endorsed his nomination, The report of tho resolutions committee was presented today. After striking out the resolution urg ing congress to extend to the fedral oourts jurisdiction over water rights on Interstate streams, the report was adopted and tho convention adjourned sino die. SULLIVAN WILL ANSWER. NEW YORK, Sept. 0. Interviewed by a morning paper, Roger C. Sullivan, the Democratic National committeeman from Illinois, who Is at the Waldorf Astoria, refused to make any reply to tho attack made upon him by Mr. Bryan In Chicago. "I am content to think things over for the moment," he said, "but I'll have something to say all right, when I get back to Chicago." SUN UNSETTLED Cubans are Still Bickering Over Peace Demands. LIBERALS ARE ACTIVE Revolutionists Demand that Lib erals Deposed Last Year be Restored. THEY WANT PALMA PUT OUT Rebels Defeated in Fight With Colonel Valle in Santa Clara Province Gov ernment Also Suffers Defeat Near Santiago. HAVANA, Sept. 6. While peace pros ecti have caused a general suspension of the revolutionary operations, no ep pm-iable progress toward anything like a satisfactory understanding has been made. The demands that come from the insurgents include the restoration of the Rural Guards to their former positions, the reinstatement of the lib erals who were last year deposed from their positions, and other radical prop ositlons, The Liberals have not yet re Unfinished the hope that they will lie able to force tho resignation of Palma and all high government official. Hie government's report of today's fight in Santa Clara province says that Colonel Vallc's men pursued 30 men who had risen near Palmira. The insurgents were reinforced and a light took place in which the Insurgents were repulsed They were again attacked by Captain Mayato and several insurgents killed or wounded. Captains Figuera And Delga report a fight in the hills south of Santiag de Las Vegas, In which four rural guards were kilted snd pools of blood all over the battleground indicate that many insur gents were wounded, but no bodies wore found, t GOVERNMENT DEBATED. C1ENFUGOS, Sept. fl.-A detachment of fifty government troops encountered General Guzman today near Camarones. The government force was routed, many being killed or wounded. WAR AGAINST "FRATS." Chicago, Sept. 0. The principals committee on high school athletics yes tciilay voted without a dissenting voice against offering a football chum pionship pennant this fall. At the same time, board members said that the war against high school fraternities and sororities would be re opened as soon as the courts untie the hands of the board. A suit for injunc tion to restrain the board from rcfus' ing to permit "frnt" and "soority" members is now ponding in tho courts. Should the injunctions bo granted, board members declare they will resort to other measures to push out the high schools' secret societies. MANCHURIA RESTING EASY. HONOLULU, Sept. fl.-The Manchuria is resting easy and it has been ascer tained that she is little damaged. The work was delayed by an accident to the dredger Pncifto while working on her. There is now 24 feet of water In tho Transport Sheridan, Captain Hum phrey, her commander, is confident of saving the transport. Captain Peabody, on the other hand, says she is ft hope less wreck. COMMITTEE WILL REPLY. NKW YORK, Sept. fl.-The Tribune today says; It is understood that the Internation al Policyholders' Committee at its gen,' eral convention today will issue a atrik Ing rp!y to Hishop McCabe' letter to former Judge Parker, In which the bishop urged the committee to endorse the "administration tickets of both the Mutual and the New York Life In surance rompunies. At the executive meeting at the Waldorf last night, it seemed to be the general impression that, while Bishop McCabe might have wen at liiHrty to criticise the commit tee's publicity methods, he was scarce ly justified in urging the support of the administration tiekets, especially In view of the fact that he did not at tend any meeting or take the trouble to acquaint himself at first hand with the company's work and aims. At the meetine last nitrht, it is said several committeemen were outpoken in their criticism of the Bishop's action, some going so far a to suggest his resigna tion. G0MPERS IS SORE. I.KWISON. Me., Sept. fl. Samuel Gompers resumed the campaign against Congressman Littlefleld tonight. He de clared in answer to Speaker Cannon that he (Gompers) wa naturalized In New York in 1872 and had been a voter ever since. He denied that the members of the Amrirane Federation of Labor were assessed to carry on the campaign and denounced Littlefleld for indulging in personalities. Experts Will Investigate Philadel phia Bank's Status. THE BANK MAY REOPEN SOON Receiver Says Defunct Institution May Reopen and All the Depositors Will Be Protected Inquiry Still Con- tinues. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7. To deter mine the responsibility of the directors of the wrecked Real Estate Trust com pany, State Banking Commissioner Bir- key came here today and appointed two expert accountants as special examin ers, who will tomorrow begin a thor ough examination of the defunct con cern. The receiver said tonight after a conference with the directors that he hopes the bank will re-open soon and all depositors will be protected. The preliminary hearing of Adolph Segal, the promoter, William F. North, the treas urer, and Marshal S. Collingswood, the assistant treasurer, took place today. They were held under heavy bail for trial. When it became known that Bir key had decided to interest himself in the affair there arose many mmors con. corning the probable criminal action against the directors. That these re ports are not without foundation was made plain by Birkey, Birkey stated that during the past few years prac tically every director of the company had certified to the reports filed in the state banking department'. These re ports, he said, appear to have been false. If his examination sustains this falsity, Birkey declared he would pro ceed against the directors. Evidence presented at the hearing of Segal, North and Collingwood disclosed the methods by which Segal and Hippie worked the trust company. The most damaging tes timony was that both Hippie and Segal had overdrawn their accounts with the knowledge of North and Collingswood. On the day Hippie died there was a $04, 000 overdraft. At times these drafts amounted to $800,000. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. At Oakland Oakland, 13; Fresno, 12. At Portland Portland, 5; Los Angeles, MAY DIFFER IN SPELLING Congress May Not Ap prove New Reform. CLASH NOT UNLIKELY Communications From President in New Spelling Might Be Refused. SOME CONGRESSMEN OPPOSE Phonetism or Anti-Phonetiam May Be come Issue Between Parties in Fu ture Slavery and State Rights Minor Questions (By Sheldon S. Cline.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Has the thought to be invincible Roosevelt been hoUt on the petard of spelling re form t Is phonetism or anti-phonetism to become an issue between the par ties. It is easy to imagine aspirants for presidential honors asking these ques tions of themselves. And what a bound less field for speculation it opens up! If Mr. Roosevelt is to be the Repub lican nominee in 190S, as a great many good people ans convinced he will be, a decent regard for the seemliness of things would require that the national platform be written phonetically, thus officially committing the Republican party to the Carnegie school of spell ing. And there would opportunity knock at the Democratic door! A straight-out plank in the Democratic platform declaring against any presr dential monkeying with the king's T.ng lish would rally to the cause goodness knows how many Republican voteib who had a hard enough time learning to spell once, and who would rather risk a Democratic administration than tackle the job again. Of course, it may not come to such a pass as this, but just now spelling reform is paramount. Tariff reform isn't one, two three. Regulation of the railroads has become a cheap and common thing alongside the regulation of vowels and consonants. Even the matter of governmental owership of trasportation lines has been forced to a rear seat by the question of Mr, Roosevelt's ownership of the English language. A prominent senator suggests that the president should be known to fu ture generations as "Roosevelt the Reg ulator." He forced Congress to regu late railroad rates, and Congress claims it really enjoyed the job; he issued a preachment for the regulation of the size of American families, and a good many American women made no pre tense of enjoying it; and now he has set out to regulate the English lan guage, despite the clamoring of pedan tic professors and the bowlings of the British lion. What have the English got to say, anyhow, about how Eng lish shall be written t Not in old Eng land, but in Young America, is plant ed the seed that is to save the tongue of Shakespeare from joining the ghost ly legions where march the Greek, the Latin, the Hebraic, and othei languages that have no place in the world of liv ing things. These are the days of the strenuous life, and there is nothing, from a man's religion to the color of his hair that may not be made the subject of magisterial supervision. Trouble in Sight. There may be those who will as- (Continued on page 8) REBATING IS CHARGED. Agents of Mutual Life in Texas Alleged to Give Rebates, NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Ceorge T. Dexter, second vice president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, made this statement yesterday relative to charge contained in two letters sent by men in San Antonio, Texas, to the In ternational Policyholders' committee: "The statement that the Mutual Life agents in Texas were rebating was first brought to our Attention through A communication to the president through a discharged and disgruntled employe of our San Antonio office. "Specific charges were made and the names of the policyholders alleged to have received a rebate were furnished. An investigation was immediate start ed and we have a written statement from every policyholder" we have so far been able to reach, denying the charge. The complainant has been informed of the fate and asked .to furnish proof of his claim. We are ready to take sum mary action in this or any other case where proof is produced that agents of this company are violating or have violated our instructions prohibiting re bating. Our instructions are explicit and agents wll be dismissed whenever the offense is reported." The complainant referred to is one of the two men who communicated with the international committee. The whole matter has been referred to Gro ver Cleveland, rebate referee, for the three big companies. GILLETT N01I California Republican Convention Names Him for Governor. PARDEE IS BADLY DEFEATED Present Governor Sidetracked Direct Primary Law is Urged Rate Bill Approved Stricter InsnrAnce Laws Recommended. SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Sept. 6.-Con-gressman James N. Gillett was unani mously nominated for governor by the Republican convention today. He was named on the first ballot today, receiv ing 5911 votes to 2331 for Pardee, who was his only opponent. Prior to the convention the San Francisco delegation held a caucus and declared for Gillett. This it is believed influenced many votes, though the roll call shows Gillett would have been chosen without the vote of the city delegation. After the ballot Pardeen congratulated Gillett, saying: "I hope you'll have as pleasant an Ad' ministration As I did. God bless you. The platform adopted reaffirms the na tional platform of 1905; commends con gress for the rate bill; the national and state administrations are endorsed And thanks are returned to all those who aided San Francisco in her hour . of need; it recommends a federal enact ment permitting the free entry of lum ber to San Francisco for three years, and the legislature is asked for reme dial measures, the exclusion of all ori ental labor is favored, and a Iaw is Ad vocated requiring substantial deposits by insurance companies before being al lowed to do business, And the direct pri mary is urged. COLLISION CASE UP. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Secretary Bonaparte took up today the case of the the naval officers concerned in the col lision of the battleships Alabama and Illinois, at Newport July 31. Admiral Evans was appointed a court of inquiry and it is understood the court will hold Captain Comly and Lieutenant Pressy of the Alabama responsible and recom mend courtsraartial for the alleged mis management of their vessel What Bon aparte's action will be cannot be pw dieted. ', , j