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VOLUME LXI NO. 727
ASTORIA, OREGON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9. J 906 .
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BIO TRACTION
PROBLEM
New York Spending 650
Millions for Traction.
RACE SUICIDE EXITS
Flat Building Owns Into Millions
of Dollars This
Year.
FROM ZOO TO ORPHANAGE
After Getting Hi Preliminary Educ
tloa AmoBf the Monkey, tit Pyg
my Tret Mn I Taken In Band
by an Orphan Asylum,
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-T0 aolver New
York' rapid transit problem, which In
cludes Ingres and egre from thin city,
m well a transportation within the
city limit. the pity and certain rb
Ho corporation are spending or plan
ning to spend pmm.m). Thl enor
mous turn I about $260,000,000 row
than the present funded debt of the
city. It reprenent about three tlme
the cost of the Spanish-American war.
It make the 5fl,000,000 expended on
the present niibway and Ua equipment
and the 23,0O0,0O0 for the two big ana.
pension bridge ovr the East lilver,
dwindle into Insignanflcane. Nineteen
propod route for subway In Man
hattan and Brooklyn will eot STCO,
000.000 and the nreeary equipment
will foot up $100,000,000 more. In ad
dition, four rapid transit tunnels will
be built tmder the Eat River to coat
J20.00n.000. Eight new giant bridge
structure to span the Ent River and
weld Brooklyn to Manhattan, will eon
time (tgS.000,000 of the clty'a money.
The Pennsylvania, railroad tunnel now
neartng completion will cot $50,000,000
and other tunnela and bridges will
make tip the total. These plana Indi
cate that New York la entering upon
a period of constructive engineering
work uch a the world ha hitherto
never aeen or dreamed of.
There have been aeveral epidemics of
matrimony In evidence in the metrop
olis of late which go to ahow that Cu
pid la no respecter of buslnosa. A abort
time ago one of the big life insurance
wimnantea. which employ acorea of
stenographer, announced that ita of
fice force was being seriously depleted
from the fact that all the stenographer
. were getting married to the young men
of the office staff. Soon after the pub
lis school term began It was dlacovered
that seventy-four of the city's women
teachers had married during the vaca
tion; Practically alt of tnee came
back to work. A by-law 'of the Board
of Education forblda any woman teach
er to marry under penalty of losing
her job, but the Court pf Appeal had
aided with Cupid and declared the by
law null and vrld. In the third and
last Instance of the matrimonial cpl
emio the course of true love ran more
smoothly. One year ago the manager
of one of the most popular French res
taurants and enfea on Broadway an
nounced that he would give $100 to each
of his employes that married and $50
for each subsequent visit of the itork.
Since making the offer.he hat had to
hire a apecial bookkeeper to keep ao
count of vital statistics. Up to Oct.
1 he had pold out $5,050, of which $3,
' 000 went for marriages and the rest
represented the mystical number' of
twenty-threo babies. There Is no raoe
euiolde in that particular Broadway
cafe.
Now that the heated daya are over
the dtv official, who optimistically call
themselves the servants of the people,
can te expected to spend a reasonable
number of hours per week at their
dusks again. During the summer months
the second largest city ; lit the world
was allowed practically to run Itself.
Dust gathered on the elaborate desks
with which the city offices are decked
and spiders wove their webs across the
handsome swivel chairs. Some city of
ficers, like the mayor, took extended
trip abroad, othsrs, like the district
attorney toured their own country,
while s, whole boat Of Mr. Commission
er simply frittered away the summer
In little visit to country resorts or
dally attendance at race track meets.
About the tin) they all got back to
town, tbt Democratic State convention
at Saratoga was at band, and of course,
all the office-bo Were, big and little, tool:
week off for the tremendous occasion.
Two city officers conspicuously stuck
to their desk during tht summer just
like ordinary, business men. These phe
nomenal publlo servant wars Acting
Mayor MoQowaa and Controller Metz,
and Father Knickerbocker wonders at
and admires them. Incidentally he I
trying to flgura out bow he would stand
If bla street railway and lighting sys
tems were run by publlo officials who
took to the woods in June, after the
manner of the political office-holder,
and failed to return until well into Sep
tember. ' , '
probably the time will come wher-
the private house Is a- rarity on Man
hattan Island and all those hardy in
dividuals who still dare and can afford
to live in what was orfelnally New
York city, will dwell In data and ten
ements. The present rata at which
s part men t houses are building In the
city would aeera to justify this conclu
sion. Since January 1 plans have, been
filed for the erection of about 1.000
apartmeut aud fklbouacs In Manhattan
at an estimated cost of cloae to $W,-
000,000." These structures range all the
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JOHN D. ESCAPES
Need Not Testify in the Latest
Prosecution.
HIS REQUEST KINDLY GRANTED
Considerate Ohio Jurist Will Not Call
, the Oil Magnate in Latest Case
Against Corporation in That
Stste. .
FINDLAY, Ohio, Oct. 8.-Chargcd
with "conspiracy against trade" in vio
lation of the anti trust laws of the
State of ' Ohio, the Standard Oil of Ohio.
and its alleged constituent companies,
the Buckeye Pipe Line company and
the Manhattan Oil company, 'will be
placed on trial her tomorrow before
Judge Gideon O. Banker and jury in
the probate court of Hancock county.
In the original information John D.
Rockefeller was made party to the
suit, but through the granting of a re
quest for a separate trial, Rockefeller
will not be called a a defendant until
the case against the company has been
disposea oi it s a no win nun u
summoned as a witness and will not
attend the trial,
' VANDERBILT PICKPOCKETS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. It developed
Sunday thnt the Vandwbllt cup course
during the race Saturday was infested
with pickpockets. Over 100 of them
were' taken into custody around the
grandstand and locked up In a cottage
nearby, until the race was over and the
big crowd had departed.
OFFICER WITH BROKEN NECK.
NEW YORK, Oct, 8. Lawrence Gil
deraleeve,' whose neck was broken four
years ago, has Just been made attend
ance -officer at the Huntington High
school. He entered upon 3iia duties
last week, Gildersleeve was an ath
lete before his neck was broken and
is now able to participate in all sports
he once took part In. Gildersleeve'
heck was broken in, a football soriin-mage.
ilANYVI
POLITICAL
What Prominent Leaders
are Interested In.
REPUBLICAN KEYNOTE
Bcrvrfdge Contends That Only
Issue in Compaign is Good
Government.
HEARST REPLYS TO ATTACKS
Senator Bailey .Volunteers Assistance
and Information In Oil Prosecution,
Both of Which Are Declined by
Attorney General.
BOSTON, Oct. 8.' The annual dinner
of the Massachusetts Republican club
wae held tonight in Symphony hall and
served, as a ratification meeting for
Governor Guild and others of the state
ticket who were renominated last week.
The banquet brought together many
men of pominence In publlo life, Includ
ing Senator Beveridge of Indiana, Sena
to Lodge and Crane of Massachusetts
Senator Lodge, in the course of a
brilliant speech, said, anions other
things:
The nomination if Hearct In New
York and Moran in Massachusetts.
which ere identical in character and
purpose, prove beyond doubt that, the
radical element in the Democratic par
ty, which alms at class) legislation and
strives to arouse class hatred, tends
also toward socialism and the destruc
tion of private property. This element
which has been built up and fostered
by Mr. Bryan in his two campaigns for
the presidency, as well a by the pit
iable collapse of the 'safe and sane'
candidate in 1904. is now powerful
enough to take possession of'tlie Dem
ocratic organization In two great
statee."
Senator Beveridge delivered an inter
esting address upon the theme of good
government, In which the Rooseveltlan
type was made conspicuously and apt
ly manifest. '
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Addressing a
political meeting tonight In Manhat
tan, W. R. Hearst replied to the atacks
made upon him by the newspapers or
New York and denounced a absolutely
untrue the charges that he employed
Chinese labor. He said he had never
emnloved such labor unon any property
which lie owns or. is Interested in, in
California, or elsewhere.
ne denied that he had made any pre-
convention agreement with nny boss to
aecure the nomination on the Democra-
... ntJ V waI mii.
tribute more to his personal campaign
fund than he did to the campaigns of
Cleveland or Bryan.
' AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8. Correspond
eno regarding o proposition of Sen
ator Bailey to assist In representing the
state In the matter of proseecuting the
Waters-Pierce Oil company as part of
the Standard Oil Company, was made
publio today. Bailey wrote a letter to
the Attorney General advising him that
he would be glad to lend him what as
sistance he could in the way of develop
ing facts In connection with the case.
The Attorney General replied that while
appreciating the intfrest manifested by
Bailey, he would be able to handle the
case with the facts confronting him,
but that vif e should need additional
help or advice he would deem It a
pleasure to call upon the senator.
SOCIETY WOMAN FATALLY HURT.
CHICAGO, Oct. 8. Mrs. Iaabelle Cup
ler, wife of Dr, Ralph 0. Cupler. received
I it is feared fatal injuries last night
when ah aulomobilist ran into the
buggy in which she and her husband
and wven year old son were driving.
The autonu&llist was attempting to
guide the huge touring car with one
hand and was holding a cigar in the
other, according to a witness of the
accident. None of the occupants of
the buggy saw the automobile. Mrs.
Cuplcr" spine was Injured and she suf
fered concussion of the brain and in
terna) hurts. No arrests were made.
i SOCIALIST FOR CONGRESS.
Yiddish 'Element in New York Behind
the Project. '
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. The Socialist
party announced Jast . night that jt
would probably elect one of its repre
sentatives, Morris HUIquist, to . Con
gress from the Ninth Congressional dis
trict on the lower East Side.
One of the chief causes for the hope
of Hiilquit's supporters is the Russian
revolution. The district contain a
large part of the Russian Jewish of the
East Side. There are thousands of
families that have lost relatives in the
revolution and the score's of Socialist
orators are making that one of their
strong points and picturing Hillquit a
the man to look' out for the interests
of the Jews.".'. ,','.,i
A house to bouse canvass is being con
ducted for Hillquist and many women
have taken np his cause and are work
ing for his election. A daily paper in
Yiddish will be published the last ten
days of the campaign, and circulated
sfliong the Jews outlining the Socialist
doctrines. . '
Hillquit, if successful, will be the first
man ever elected to the American
House of Representatives on the Social
ist ticket. The candidate is a Russian.
He was born and educated in Riga, and
was admitted to the bar In 1803, aix
years after he came to this country.
PLANS ARE CHANGED
Commission Advises Strongly for
Contract System.
THE CHINESE MAY REMAIN
Report Adhere Strictly to .Financial
Considerations and Insists Strongly
Against Present Arrange
ments. v":
; WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-It has been
finally decided that the Panama canal
be completed by contract. In
f ew
davs the commission will make a
pub-
lie statement setting forth the reasons
. .
iur juvuiwir me cvubiavv pjaiom o-.iu ,
the form of contract will probably be
published showing exactly what son oi
document is believed bv the commis-
sioners lo be necessary in safeguarding
the work. The President Is known to
support the commission In its position
that the work can be done more satis
faotorily by contractors than by
j,e
government.
bul!din tK c-l will I
in no way effect the employment of
Chinese labor. Roosevelt still intends to
visit the Isthmus this fall and unless
there be some change for the worse in
the Cuban situation, will probably leave
for Colon a short time after election.
VALUABLE HORSES TMP0RTED.
First Genuine - Arabian Stock
Brought to America.
Ever
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Twenty-seven
Arabian horses, ten mares and seven
teen stallions were landed yesterday
from the steamship Italia. They have
been on the way from Syria since Aug.
14, This importation is said to be the
largest of the kind ever made and is
the result of the only Irade ever issued
to an American Homer Davenport ne
sotiatinir . the purchase. The animals,
he says, represent the only strictly des
ert bred thoroughbreds ever brought to
this country. . , ,
CUBA VERY
RESTLESS
Politics and Revolutionists
Keeps Things Busy.
AMNESTY GRANTED ALL
General Steinhard Dispatched to
Cienfuegos in Effort to Recon
cile Political Factions.
CONSIDER PAST DIFFERENCES
Taft Has Decided to Overlook Many
Previous Outrages in an Effort to
Bring About a Satisfactory Set
tlement. HAVANA, Oct. 8. The factional ill
feeling that has existed in Cienfuegos
since the presidential campaign of 1903,
resulting in the death of Congressman
Villuendas and Chief of Police Blanco,
increased during the recent revolution
to such an extent that the return of
the rebels from the field is causing a
dangerous , condition which the provi
sional government considers it highly
necessary to end and therefore tonight
Taft dispatched Consul General Stem
hart to Cienfugos with authority , to
take any action that he may deem ad
visable in the interest of reconciliation
of political differences there and in in
augurating a fresh start toward a rea
sonable degree of mutual good will be
tween the malcontent. Taft believes
that IJ is particularly necessary that
the vexed local situation in Cienfugos
shall be settled before the issuance .of
an amnesty decree since he has deter
mined to include in the amnesty all
persons charged with complicity in the
Villuendas murder. - Taft has also de
cided to Include) in the general amnesty
all persons alleged to have been con
nected with the Guanabacoa outrage
last February, when several rural guards
were wantonly Willed in their quarters
by a gang of night marauders. Taft Is
unwilling to furnish any opportunity
for re-opening old sores in these notor-
loua matters and will Insist on the ef
fectual closing- npw of all incidents
wWeh are an outgrowth of the former
I nnlitiitnl afrits i
NOTORIOUS CROOK LANDED.
Possible Solution of Japanese
Bank
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 8.-After
searching the city - and surrounding
towns for seven days the police have
last captured the man who is be-
lieved to hold the key to ii oluiSuu
of the robbery and murder at the Jap
anese bank last Wednesday. The man
is no other than the notorious Cal
Childs, ex-convict and all around crook
and one f the mat dangerous criminals
known to crime in San Francisco. With
Childs was. his confederate, t man whose
name the police are withholding, but
whom they are sure has been operating
in company with the nortoriou jail
bird. '
Childs and his confederates were cap
tured shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and taken to police headquar
ters. ' . ,":
PROMINENT PHYSICIAN INJURED.
Wedged Under Car He Describe Own
Injuries,
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Dr. J. Lewis
Amfter, while out driving Sunday, was
run down by a trolley car and seriously
hurt. While wedged under the car
waiting for the wrecking crew the phy
sician though probably fatally hurt and
suffering intense pain, accurately de
scribed his injuries to the ambulance
surgeon and then asked for morphine to .
relieve his sufferings.
A CHEAP REVOLUTION.
Cuba's Outbreak Docs Most Damage In
The Treasury Department
NEW YORK, Oct, 8. Advices received
here from Havana state that amazingly
little damage occurred a a result of
the insurrection in Havana province,
where much of the fighting was done.
There are no burned houses or barns,
no ruined crops, or devastated fields. In
this respect, ii I stated, It was the
cheapest revolution in West Indian his
tory. Farmers everywhere have re
turned to their fields.
CHINA PROTESTS.
FEKIN, Oct. 8. China has protested
to the International Bureau of Tele
graphic Administration at Berne, Switz
erland, against Japan's continued con
trol of the telegraphic lines In Man
churia. China also charges that the
Japanese are breaking their agreement
Iq operation from Port Dalno to Japan.
IMMENSE PROPOSITION.
CHICAGO, 0t. 8 Plan are on foot
for the organizations of a giant rail
way equipment company, the object of
which is to take the place of the pri
vate car companies, in furnishing refrig
erator, livestock and other special kino
of cars, to railways. It is proposed to
capitalize the projected company at
one hundred millions of dollars.
MIHTABY MYSTERY
Federal and Civil Authorities are
Interested.
NO CAUSE FOR MURDER
Investigating Authorities .Unable to
Formulate Any Plausible Solution
of This Remarkable
Crime. ' ,
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 8. Nev
er before in the history of crime in this
county has a murder occurred where
such deep mystery surrounds the incen
tive for the crime than in the case of
the shooting of Corporal Anthony Brel-
ter of Company M, Fourteenth Infan
try, by Private Thomas Anderson of. the
same company. Altnough tne military ,
as well as the civil officers have made
diligent inquiry so far no motive that
can even be deemed an excuse for the
commission of the act has been discov
ered. So far the act, while apparently
deliberate, seems to have been entirely
e. f 4 1..----. .,
The shooting occurred in an alley
way in the rear of the Weigel block,
on Main street. Both men had been In
Weigel'a saloon for some time, and as
far as can be learned no quarrel had oc
curred between them. Breiter had been
away from the garrison on a pass for
4 hours, which time he had spent in
Portland. He was on his returrn to
the garrison, and at the time was
dressed in civilian clothes. For a short
time before the trasredv several soldier
were in the place. A party of three of
these,, one of whom was Breiter, were
standinsr at the bar drinking a glass
of beer about 5:30 o'clock, preparatory
to returrnmg to the garrison lor re
veille, -when Anderson stepped up to
Breiter and tapping him on the shoulder
asked him to step out Into the rear,
saying he wished to settle some mat
ter with him. One of Breiter com
panions advised him not to go, but he
replied that he would as soon settle
any question then as any other time.