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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1906)
PROSECUTES STANDARD Ohio Determined to Se cure Conviction. ADMISSIONS ARE HADE Prnident of Manhattan Makes Damaging Disclosures On Stand. which Mounded, being drawn by uo- tlon under tn car and derailing tnem, It li tha purpose of th coiuiriliwioo to i to several points In tbo Wst or the purposa i faking a tnorougo Investigation intending over a penoa 01 two months, CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT. Two Killed tnd Several Injured la Acd dent near Butte. BUTTE. Oct 1L--A special from TJvlnoalAn uvi that two men ware killed and thres probably fatally and two arloul Injured In an accident at a construction camp near Hopper 1wU Tha man ara all laborers. A team above! drojped a big rock onto a trelle which gave way and fall on the men beneath. Tba Injured were taken to Livingston. JUDGE CAMERON THREATENED BY A RUSSIAN ' Warned That Certain Russian Defendant Must Not Be Convicted of Crime. champion waa a battle royal between pitchers. The American Leaguers won, three to nothlmr. Twenty-one bats- men were atruck out, and for twelve of then the credit goes to Walsh, the American' pitcher. In addition he I gave only one pane and allowed bnt two hits. In tha first inning. Thereaiter me VailonaJa.' until the ninth, never Dad any aort of a chance to ecore. Pteis- ter, after the first few Dana tnrown, Uadied down until the sixth. Here be went to piece and the game waa lout- According to the official count, u,7i enthusiast, 'encouraged by slightly i .. . . i it.. wanner weather, were present wum gnme began. NATIONAL CAPITOL Situation ' Likened Unto 'Comic Opera. PORTLAND POLICE MAGISTRATE UNDER GUARD SSS INCONGRUOUS ATTITUDE DISCRIMINATION CONFESSED Variation in Pric to Producer Excused At Necessary to Protect Corpora- tica Lines from Independent Companies. OWE BIO FIRE. WASITINOTON. T. C, Oct; 11. Gif- ford Plnchot Chief of the Bureau of Forestry, who baa Jut completed a tour of lntctton. today called on the rre w Went. He aa'd that the reserves are In excellent condition. Only on big fir haa occurred this aummer, and this din hmiJ iwn thousand sure. This la a better rscord even that that of last year when the total area burned $as " but one-tenth of one per cent. FINDLAY, 0 ,' Oct. ,ll.Evlduc was brought by the Slat today In h trial of the Standard Oil company, showing their ownership of the Manhattan Oil company of Ohio, "thought before to be the Federal Industrial Development Company of England, and also that the Manhattan buy and ehips crurtt on ami dnea not compete with the Stand erd, but does "compete with Independent oomnsnles. These facr were brought out in th tllcmny of F. T Cuth tert, president of the Manhattan com pany, A imllr criminal suit Is pend Ing against bla company and be tetl flrfl under an order of court which ren der him Immune from future criminal prosecution. Explaining the nature of the business dnne h the Manhattan company, cutn bert stated that the company formerly Am a eanentl oil bu!ncs, but ha now old it refinery and doe an exclusive pipe Una biiine. In doing tnis it ouy ll from the produce ahd transports It to the atorage atation and sell It to 8. P. Trainer, purchasing agent for th Standard company, who also buy oil from Joepb Zeph, treaurcr of the Buckeye Pipe Le company. In what la known the South Lima Field, whew the Manhattan and Buckeye pipe lines both huv oil th price paid to me producer le five cent a barrel less than , In the North Lima Held, where what are regarded a Independent companies make their purchaser. Cutnoert oe i-lareil this was to oroteot hi line from iUa n am a nli muni of hi competitor, Lliv? 5in,iv" a the National Refining Company and the Paragon Oil Company. Me nam mat ne t.iM conti a barrel more for oil In the North Lima field than he received from the Trainer ' purchasing agency Outhbert admitted that the profit of vi- In tha North Lima field wnrn virv small. Deputy County Auditor Frank C. Shank1 Identified several tax certificate which showed that Theodore M. Tollcs, of 26 Broadway, New York, wa tax agent for the Standard Oil company of Ohio, of the' Buckeye Pipe Line and the Ohio Oil Company. His testimony was objected to by. the dofense, but it wa admitted by the court. a 1 "V 4 DEVICE TO CHANGE MAILS. 'Commission! Appointed to Investigate patents and Safety Device. CHIOCIO, Oct. 11. The commission annotated -'by' the Postmaster General the jchsfct tf vo j " mU at stations where trains do not top will arrive In Chicago and will oon begin a series of test oi vnr.00 tav.ntlnns. The appointment of the commission come through the need of ii nil a. dev?ce which has been empna lzed during tha tat year by -several rnPV whlrh have cost several lives. The wreck occurred from mail saok -.1.1.1. .... . Winn frim train and Presiding Judgi Will Be Killed by Way ol Reprisal for His Temerity In Exercising the Manikst Law or me una as p- plied With Deliberate Justice. TERRORIST TACTICS INVOKED-POUCE ARE ON QUI VIVE ANNEXATION BEST SOLUTION . . . , 1.1. uJa nhiHi I to lia, ) inac, uu 1 i nSHINO SCHOONER SINKS, ST. JOHN'S. N. K., Oct. 11-The flh u..- .t,...ap .lull, truck a shoal in H "y """ - " ' the (W Bav River la Muni ana aana Four aeamen were drowned, but the captain ueeeedd in reaching tha shore, NEW PORTLAND LINE Northern Pacific Interested With Great Northern. HILL'S PLANS MADE PUBLIC Portland tn Pasco Line Completed in 1907 and Portland-Spokane Line Early in 1908 Terminal Prop erty Purchased. NEWi YORK Oct. H.-The first for mal statement of the plans of the Port land and Seattle Railway wnich " be inr built down the north bank of the Columbia river In Washington by James .T. Hill. Is contained In the annual re nort of the Northern raeiflo Railroad. onterdav. The new line will irlve the Hill road a new and greatly improved line Into Portland. Tn the butldlnff of this new road, which will ba 423 mile long, the North em Paclfte Is Jointly Interested with the Great Northern. The detail of this new line show that the road will run from Portland to Spokane and Texas Ferry, Wash., connecting at Spokane with .the Northern Paolfle and Great Northern and at, Texas Ferry with the joint line ion racl'flc. Valuable terminal proper ty has been purchased in Portland, and Vancouver. The report say that It is expected the line from Porteland to Pasco and Texa Ferry will ne com peted bv the autumn of 1007 and the line from Pasco to Spokane, early In 1008. ' ' . i : Kuuian Genjsral Beaches French Sea Coast on Fruitless Chase. Havre. Oct. 11.-M. zotti, friend Cuba Kept Out and Luzon Kept f fwra1 Ouchakoff. who arrived here v ( yesterday in pursuit of bis wife, who is fleeing from bef husband in com oanv with Lieutenant Easihoff, declared that the General nas no aesire 10 a tvm who wronged him. General In Through Policy of Government. Full Career of th, Man on Trial Exposed and Show. Him to Be Dangeron. Anaichiit, Banished from Buai 111 1 m.u, . , of Portland, in Plain Clothes, watcning nuan. mwx . Ing the Magistrate Day and Night. save the woman from the consequences of hep folly and take her back to Rus sia. I PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 11-Ths Ore- gonlan tomorrow will say It is the belief or trie secret ervi agents and detectives of the local po lice department that Municipal Judge George J. Cameron I in danger of as sassination at the hand of a group 01 Rmutlan terrorists. A Russian named Jobn LewandosKi was arrested on a statutory charge sev eral day ago and hi ease come up for preliminary hearing before juoge i--aron tomorrow. A day or so ago, Judge Cameron received an anonyuiou letter throuuh the mails, stating mat u t. .i 1.1 1. .i witiittAil .Tmlire Cam hiduunu h uun , o- aron wi 1 be Hiiea. ine thoiiirhL t be either the work of a prac tical joker or an effort to intimidate the judge, and it wa treated a a .augn able matter until gubsequent Investiga- tions into Iewsndoski's past led the secret service aeent to believe that such an attempt is actually to bo made to carry out the threat, if I.ewandoski 1. nouiul over to the trrand jury. I . . .1 111.. fl According o tne auinonnes, been learned that Lewandoski waa con victed of bomb-throwing in Russia and sentenced to death. Hi sentence w later commuted to banishment fop 25 PACIFIC LEAGUE. At Oakland Oakland, lj San. Fran cisco, 0. At Fresno Portland, 9; Fresno, 7. Ancelea. 0: Se- attle, 4. BOLD SAFE ROBBERY LaFollette Given Horse-laogh for Lot- in? Out in His Own Bailiwick m While Interfering in Jersey Politics. WASHINGTON, Oct 11. (Special Correspondence.) The Colonial situa tion In which the United State finds Itself today would furnish theme for oomie opera. Fraternally . Americans possess a superabundant aupply of good humor and we are wealthy enougn w afford expensive amusements. Howev er, we would doubtless appreciate tno humor of the aituation if wo were on- ater commuted to banishment for 25 . uMU.F.rtf0 humor of We alt"au? u ears in the penal colony on the Isl- Northern PaClflC 2nd WellS'rargO l00ker$ rfttber than the chief psrtia- .. . .... -- D.1L ((.. . l. It nn,nt tnJ tlllt In 1 It- DUM1 JUHCI. and of Fakhalien, from which he es caped durine the Russo-Japanese war, .Tnn ami from there came to the Pnited State. It i admitted, the Oregonlan will say, that the police are alarmed over the matter, and that a number of plain clothes men will be detailed tomorrow to watch over the acta of the Russian and to protect Judge Cameron. TUNNEL CAUSES DEATHS. i NEW YORK. Oct. 11. Boll Bnlsanki, aged 29 years, died In the Belvfcw hos pital late last night from the nenns. ITIs waa the second death of the day of men working in the tunnel, Patrick Ilftley, the night superintendent, hav tn died earlier in the day, Accord ing to the physicians, the men's deaths were due to their having the air lock too quickly. ; . , ' , , UNION DEMANDS REFUSED. 'fimOAGO. Oct. 11. The general man amvr. of the railroads In Cliicago have decided to refuse the demands of the union switchmen lor an eigm-mmr and all other concessions, . ! PORTLAND-TILLAMOOK., United Railways File PreUmlnary Map of It Line. , Lat evening' Portland Telegram sayi : ' "Evidently C. E. Loss will proceed with the preliminarie at last of an electric line between Forest Grove and Tillamook Bay, to connect with u proposed road of the defunct Oregim Traction company, from Portland to the Washington County town. He ha filed a map of location with the clerk of Till amook County for a line from Bay City to the foothills. "The map is signed by C. E. Loss m president of the United Railways Company, and John B- Rogers, cn.ei mncer. The line of the eurvey runs east from Bay City a short distance and then turn south, passing about a nine Aat. of Tillamook. Just why the town of Tillamook is Ignored by the system is not apparent to, railroaders, ior uiej say " that w one yuiuh u v where plenty of revenue would be de rived by an electrio line, my wuy yet in its Infancy? and while residents feel certain it will sme day be a prom- nolnt. thev are confident inia- mook will retain .its share of the trade for some years." ! DID NOT ELOPE. pant. At present we find that in a re mote part of the globe wa have a co lonial possession that has cost us bun- t dred of millions of dollars and tnsu- sands of lives. To an ambitious world- power civilizing by the sword and pop ulating conquered Ianda with us sur- I plus lull"""", "f 1 n attractive. But no one antici- Combined Haul Unknown, But Hardly pates that any considerable number of Uai.Hata A 17 ab flfit iairxir ox 1 manAflni MWni fuiiuierm luu viuiv- A-UCUUAVV vy uM v I av 7 r - SMALL REWARD FOR DARING FROM CASH TO CAKES. Velguth Still Making Dough, But Not So Easily. SAUM. Ore.. Oct. ll.From cash ier's desk to the bakery in the state's Robbers-One Safe Injured and Other Blown Open. holders will ever emigrate to this one of our colonial possessions. . At the same time the Filipinos pine for liberty and a few of thee misguided Islanders who do not appreciate the blessings of , I American sovereumtT. from time to prison, is the story of the rapid fall of fc IU Northern Paciflc.Ex-- time raise the standard of cevo .nd Bernard 0. Velguth, who waa ceived th ,treet last i Y ' .dn. their "T" J - ... . 141,. mum t what thc term uoervy. From the Northern Pacific safe tne roo- - V nTobtaincd $315. The WelU-Fargo but which w. caU 'rebellion.- , ; Espres. safe yielded a number of sealed LTZ S packages, containing, it beuevea. a - - - ; - " - ... large sum of money . hana on to the Philippines, which The robbers gained access from the we hang on W x e f w , one-story roof of the Hickox-Crampton o.t of us do not want, we are d- Paint company in the adjoining uild- clm Cuba a. a , ing, near the corner of Tenth and ra- . ?r--'.m w..v. rifle avenue and then, through a Iran- City, ew -ey '-o v - - lorn into the real estate office of Stern- tagtau give. .JJ rg and Woibert. ro, Kn- tnrouch we ism na imo'cu - . tion into the closet of the express of- of New Jersey looked upon the W.seon lion into ""K v. . .t .-n.toT'. action in in ectinir himself flee Both safe were Denina tne nign . counter and shielded from view inrougn - j. - at the penitentiary from Portland last evening to serve an Indeterminate sen tenca of from one to ten years for em bexzlement of the Portland Gas Com nanvs funds. Velinith took his confine ment in a prison cell last night phllo sophically, and arose bright ana eariy this morning. When he was put to work s helper in the bakery,' ho went about the task with a will and gives promise of being a good prisoner. As there wa a vacancy in the bakery de partment, Velguth will probably remain there Indefinitely and will have prac tically an easy time of it, and with no occasion to mar the softness or beauty of his hands.- i.. v Desire to Avoid Ostentation Cause of Unusual Circumstances. FITTSBTJROi Oct. It It is learned from intimate friends of the. Scott fam ily that. Frederick A. Fairbanks, son of Vice-President Fairbanks, and .Miss Helen E. ott, did not elope as report ed today. The unusual oircuinstance of t.hflr iroinir to Steubenville,- where they were married, was the result of merely romantic reasons, and a dslre on the .rf f th vounir people to avoid a big weildinu ceremony. The father of the hr! u one of the old Carnegie Com pany vice-presidents, and at present is the general manager of tne wicy i nace plant. . " SNOW CAUSES DAMAGE. 7 ' Winter Lays Its Bnd Upon the East With First Storm ot mom. BUFFALO. Oct. 11. A storm of sleet and snow which swept over this part of the country last night and today was the worst experienced in many years. Telem-anh. telephone and trolley lines ore prostrated in all directions, xne dirnnrn In the fruit belt is Incalculable, whole orohards of peach and other small fruit 8 being crushed to the ground. 10 nicht the weather is clear and cold and the line of communication are being i,.,i toMicliPil The damasre in Buffalo is estimated to be about a quar ter of a million. Two deaths- are dl rectly due the storm. AMERICANS TAKE THIRD. Bitterly Contested Battle for Suprem- , acy at micago. CHICAGO, "Oct; U.-Todaytfs game between the National and the American the Tenth street windows. m n open, while tne vveus-.ra.rgo the tumblers pried open. It is Miieveq the robbery was executed about day light, when only a few police are on duty. Clerks were working in the ex press office up to 11 .o'clock last mgnt. The exact amount of the loss cannot be determined until the arrival of the district manager. A sledge and brace were stolen trom a blacksmith shop on Commerce street, five blocks away. ' The express ogice is in the heart of the business section, only a block from the Taeoma Hotel WEALTHY JANITOR DIES- great piece of impertinence. While he waa busy in telling the fSlceeter btate -how "to rmanagelt own affairs;' his" ow fences were being broken down. "The people of New Jersey thought it a joke," says Mr. Bell, "that while Mr. LaFol lette was giving us instructions, his can. didate for governor in his own state was defeated. We. are wondering how much greater Senator Dryden's victory and his own defeat at home would have been had he remained with us longer.' Senator LaFollette is not likely to find Is not likely to find that his posl tion in the Senate has been improved by his excursion into New Jersey politics. What a senator 6ays and does in his own state is largely regarded by ms his own Dusiness, fellow members a NEW YORK; Oct. ll.-Thomas buiw party, denounces them and seeks to aid in their defeat, he is transcending the limit of senatorial courtesy. Senator LaFollette is doubtless laboring under the delusion that the Senate can be in alnniience. On the Bwajeu vj --i - contrary, that counts least of all. Tto ' (Continued on paga 8) nr. formerlv an alderman, and said to be the highest salaried janitor in New York, if not ..in the world, died last night cn Bright's Disease. As cars taker of the Equitable Life AssurancS Society building at 120 Broadway, Clear ry received a salary of $26,000 a year. This was brought out during the in surance investigation. , v J wihui niT v...