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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-
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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