VOLUME LXI NO. 285
ASTORIA OREGON, THUltt DAY, OCTOBER 18, J906
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CUBA PAYS
THE BILLS
Dills Will be Charged Up
to the Island.
FINENAVALMINIATURES
Agricultural Department Pleased
With Result, of Introducing
the Durum Wheat
PANAMA CANAL CONTRACTS
President Roosevelt Bi a Caller Who
! Over Seven. Feet High Mbu
Ea-Metnber of the Famous Gor
don Highlander!.
(By Our Special Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-From the
plan of the administration, the peo
ple of t hi country will Dot be required
to pejr a alible penny for the eost of
intmenUoB by the Ur.i'.eJ State In
the affairs of Cuba. . Just as, China paid
the expenses of the American troopi
and ships In quelling the Boxer uprle
log In UK)0, o will Cuba lie compelled
to pay out of her treaeury an enormoua
eutti for the fHy which made Ameu
ran lntm'titli)n necessary. The War
IVpnrfnu-nt hue now tflven out the fig
urea of tbe present coat a 123,000
day and th figure will be materially
advanced when Governor Magoon takee
charge and relieve Secretary Taft. The
Governor's salary hna been fixed' at $23,
000 venrlr. tha same amount that the
Cuban people paid to President Talma,
The new Governor ha power to sur-
round himself with all kind of high
priced officials, or he may limit the num
tier and the amount of aalarie at he
aee fit and Cuba will have no say
whatever in fixing the price ahe muet
pay.
On the basis of present plane foi com
plete Intervention, and following the
precedent of the Boxer uprialng, It
now computed that Cula will be re
quired to nay 11,000,000 a month for
the service being rendered by the Unit
ed States.
The Jamestown Exposition will have
a unique exhibition from the Navy De
partment. A small-sued baain, twenty
feet long and ten foot wide, filled with
blue ea water and floating thirty-eight
war ships in line of review, la one of
the surprise awaiting exposition visit'
tort. The ships will le exact rcproduo
tiona of those which took part In the
great naval parade at Oyeter Bay, and
were reviewed by the President. From
each smokestack will pour columns of
black smokej from the mast will fly
the flag which attire the navy's ships
when they have on a holiday dress, and
from each mm will belch tiny shots
fired hy smokeless powder.
Every type of United Statee war
ship will be seen, from the collier to
the battleship.' The work hns already
Wn started, so there wilj be no powd'
bility of the hoavy detail work pre
venting Iti completion by the time the
exposition opens. The cost does not
enter Into the scheme at all. As much
money will be spent as la necessary to
complete the wonderful (disploy In ev
cry detail. ;.
Secretary Wilson of the Department
of Agriculture Is highly gratified over
the fact that 60,000,000 bushels of Du
rum wheat will be thrashed In this
country this year. ITe i pleased that
his department took the step five years
ngo of Introducing Durum wheat Into
the United States, a the results have
been beneficial to a great many farm
ers. This, wheat Is known as macaroni
wheat, because oflta value In the man
ufacture cJf macaroni. It Is a hard
eprtng wheat and cannot be raised In
the winter, but It I now proposed to
hyhrldlM the wheat with the best win
tor wheat of this country. If this Is
successful, more farmers will take op
the raising of Durum wheat. The mao
arnnl business In the United States Is
on the Inareaa and the demand Is for
clean American-made goods of this na
ture in place of that Imported from
Italy, Several Interesting bulletin
have been prepared on tha subject by
the Department of Agriculture and any
one desiring thn sbould address a, let'
Ur to tha Congressman of their dis
trict, who will In tum writ to the
Secretary of Agriculture,
Another of the tall men of the world
has called upon tht President. He was
Rory McKenile, connected with a the
atrical enterprise, McKenxle Is seven
feet two Inches tall and weigh 329
pounds. Ha Is well proportioned and
attracts attention anywhere by bis im
menae height. For many yearn ha was
connecia wun ma uomon mgmana
er of tha English army. The PresJ
dent was particularly interested in blm,
as will be easily seen, when It Is said
that the conversation was upon athletic
subjects, such as putting the ehot,
throwing the hammer, and feats re
quiring great strength. Tbe big fellow
Jut got through the White House doors
without stooping, by the closest mar
a1' .'. .' . ' V-'
EARTHQUAKE IN LUZON.
MANILA, Oct. 17.-Two dMInct
earthquakes were felt today. No dam
ajre.
STRIKERS RECEDE
Poriland Water Front Troubles
Approach Settlement.
AFFAIRS WILL BE ARBITRATED
Originators of Row Wat First Ad'
vance Toward Securing Amicable
Arrangements oo Previous
Baals.
PORTLAND, Oct. 17.-Mnyor Harry
Lane received a letter from the strik
ers this afternoon agreeing to arbitra
tion, provided they will be permitted
to return to work at the old scale v of
wages and under the same condition
as existed when the strike was called,
pending the settlement of their differ
ences by the arbitration board. If these
conditiona will be met by the operators
they are wiling to submit their de
mands to the arbitration board for final
settlement.' In .view of these propci-
sit Inns, a question has arisen to what
may be done with the non-union men
now employed. Some contend they
cannot be discharged rightfully. - Others
think there will be room for all, and
the difficulty may be overcome in this
way. If the proposition of the strikers
Is accepted all along the water front,
work will be resumed at once.
MORE TRUST TROUBLES.
Oil
Company and Railroad Joint Be
fendants.
GUTHRIE, Oct. 17.-A special to the
State Capitol from Watonga says that
an Indlotment was returned today by
the Blaine county grand Jury against
the Wlaters-Plerce Oil company and the
Frisco Railroad, alleging a violation of
the Oklahoma anti-trust laws. .
H0PPE CHAMPION.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. Wllli Hoppe
of this city again proved his right to
the title of world's champion at 18.1
inch balk line, one shot In. The lad
was challenged by the veteran, Jacob
Schaoffer, and won by a score of 600
to Schacffers 472. ' i
PACIFIC LEAGUE.
At Fresno Fresno, 7 San Francisco,
A Oatkland Oakland, 9 j Seattle, 8.
At Lo Angeles Los , Angeles, 7
Portland, 4,
0 1 El
ACQUITTED
Prosecution Fails to Con
vince Trial Jury.
EXPERT TESTIMONY IT
Symptom Hoi Indicative of Arse
nic and Ground
Glass.
PTOMAINE POISONING CAUSE
Tiresome Trial Urged on By Sister-ln-Law
Fails, to Convince jury of
Physician's Culpability
. lasts Ten Days.
TOMS RIVER, N. J., Oct. 17-After
a trial lasting about ten days, Dr.
Brouwer, charged with the murder of
hla wife, was acquitted today. The
courtroom was crowded when the ver
dict was retsrsed. Men and women
cheered and applauded In spite of the
rapping for order and the court officers
bad difficulty In suppressing the noise,
Brouwer was so overcome he could
hardly apeak. When the excitement
died out some, Brouwer shook hands
with his counsel and each juror, and
thanked Judge Hendrickson. As' he
turned from the Jrymen, men, women
and children pressed about the acquitted
man. With his back to the wall the
doctor graaped each extended hand as
the crowd, shouting congratulations,
filed pout him. A fourteen-year-old girl
paused in the line long enough to kiss
him. Simitar scenes were enacted in
the street.
Dr. Brouwer was accused of slowly
causing hi wife' death by administer
ing arsenlo and ground glass, a conten
tion conceived and insisted upon by his
wife's slater.
The defense alleged death from'pto
maine poisoning.
DEFAULTER TRACED.
Cuban Fugitive Landed in South Amer-
tea.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. The steamship
Carmelina, with Manuel Silveira, the
Cuban! banker, whose disappearance
from Havana is said to have brought
about the failure of Ceballos & Com
pany, his wife and two children, arrived
at Curacao a week ago last Sunday, ac
cording to Captain Bennet and several
passengers and the crew of the steam
er Zulla, which reached here today from
Venezuelan ports. The Carmelina left
soon after taking coal, supposedly for
Porto Cabello. Mr. Chase, one of the
Zulia's passengers, said he looked up
the Carmelina's passengerr list and
found the names of Silveiras, wife
and two other Silveiras, probably chil
dren. Chase was told that they landed
at Curacao, but learned that they short
ly afterward went to Porto Cabello.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
OAKLAND, Oct. 17. Miss E. Rogers,
residing at 2124 Clement Avenue, Ala
meda, was brutally , attacked by a
masked footpad near her 1 home early
this evening. The highwayman struck
her several times, knocking her . to the
sidewalk, then snatched her purse and
ran, 1 '?'
DEAD FROM WOUNDS.
Portland, Oct. 17. Frit8 Dierks, shot
at Castle Rock Monday, died today at
St. Stephen's hospital. Tom Miller is
under arrest charged with the shooting.
MEXICO PROGRESSES.
Will Advance Her London and Paris
Legations.
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MEXICO CITY, Oct, 17-In all prob
ability Mexico In the near future will
have more than one ambassador in her
diplomatic service, It being reliably re
ported that the legations at London and
Pari will soon be raised to the rank
of embassies. , It was authentically re
ported yesterday that Finance Minister
Jose Limantour, who will return from
an extended trip to Europe will resign
from the cabinet as soon as he complet
ed the budget for the fiscal year 1907,
and that be will be appointed ambassa
dor to France, succeeding M, B. Mier,
the present minister extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary. ' : .
Name suggested aa the appointees
are' those of Miguel S. Hacedo, now
sub-secretary of the Interior, a min
ister of Public Works, and Joaquin Caa
sius, formerly Minister to the United
States, as Minister of Finance In case
be sufficiently regains hi health to per
mit the assumption of the arduous du
ties. Rumor also assert that tbe name of
Enrique C. Creel is mentioned in
connection with the embassy at
Washington and the finance department.
Relative t$ the poet 'At London de
pendent upon the elevation of the le
gation to an embaasy, it has been re
peatedly, stated that Ouillerao de Landa
y Eacandon, governor of the federal dis
trict, has been slated for the position.
HS RATTLE
Bitter War Over Illinois Central
Railrod.
HARRIMAN BEATEN IN CONTEST
Majority of Directorate Go On Record
as Opposed to Present Management
of Road and Favor a
Change.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-The fight for the
control of the Illinois Central Railway
company waxed hot today, Stuyve
sant Fish, president of the road, and
William Nelson Cromwell, representing
E. H. Harriman president of the South
era Pacific, clashed openly before 250
stockholders who attended the meet
ing. On the face of the record Fish
appears to be the victor, but that the
victory is not final is insinuated by
Cromwfell. A representative of Hani
man said to the Associated Press; "Out
of a directory of thirteen people, there
are seven members who have placed
themselves on record in opposition to
Fish in this contest." There will be
a meeting of the board, probably in
November.
Before leaving for New York tonight,
Cromwell issued a statement charging
that although Harriman , fulfilled his.
part of the agreement by turning over
all proxies, Fish acted in bad faith,
by practically repudiating his agreement
in his refusal to vote for DeForest.
"Although at the last moment he ful
filled his agreement in part by the elec
tion of Vanderbilt, Hanrahan and
Beach. Thia board will elect the officers
of the road. You can draw your own
conclusions
The clash between Harriman and Fish
was waged over an agiement made
July 27 last, and signed by Fish, Harri
man and Charles A. Peabody. In June
Fish began the collection of proxies for
use at the meeting today. He states
that an effort was also mode by Harri
man, through Kuhn, Loeb A Company,
to get proxies. On June 18, Peabody
introduced a movement before the direc
tor that a committee of directors be
appointed to collect proxies. However,
on July 27, Fish, Peabody and Harriman
entered into an agreement as .follows:
"The outgoing direotors to be re
elected. Grinnell's successor to be se
lected by a majority of the several di-
(Continued on Page 8.)
!A LEGAL
. BATTLE
Standard Troubles Almost
Lead to Blows. '
CASE BEFORE THE JURY
Inadmissable Evidence May Ge
Company New Trial if
Convicted,
CLEVtR TRICK OF DEFENSE
Forcing, of Contents . of Telegram Al
most Precipitates Pitched Eat- .
and Complicates Law
at Findlay, O. .. .. ..
FINDLAY, O, Oct 17.-After a trial
of seven days the fate of the Standard
Oil Company of Ohio, charged with con
spiracy in restraint of trade waa placed
in. the hands of the jury at 8:30 to
night. The day's proceedings were the
most strenuous of the trial. Heavy
speeches were made on both aides. Vir
gil P. Kline concluded for the defense
and Attorney General Ellis , for . the
prosecution. The tension between coun
sel which has been on the increase as
the case proceeded reached the break
ing point today and hot words of crit
icism passed, the crowded court room
became demonstrative for the first time
and the court sternly rebuked all con
cerned. The collision resulted from the
receipt of a telegram by the attorney
general stating that the Manhattan Oil
company had today sold out to the
Standard for $2,000,000. This was de
clared by the defense as a trick to in
fluence the jury. The prosecution re
torted that the matter would have nev
er reached the jury had not Kline, who
made the charge, mentioned the matter
in open court. The incident closed with
a severe admonition from the court.
The jury waa told not to regard the
matter.
JAPANESE FILE CLAIM.
Action Deferred Until Investigation is
Reported.
VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 17. Accord
ing to advices (from Japan, directors of
the Toyi Fishing company of Waya
kama, owners of the schooner Toye
Mara No. 5, which had five men killed
and twelve captured when raiding the
St. Paul Island rookery in Behring Sea,
kst July, have approached the Japan'
ese government, asking that a claim for
damages be lodged with the American
government On September 28, two di
rectors visited the Japanese foreign of-
flee and presented a claim to Viscount
Hayashi to be forwarded to Washing'
ton. The foreign minister said action
would be deferred nntil. the report
from the member of the Washington
legation sent to investigate, had been
made. This representative is en route
back from Juneau.
SANTA FE WRECK.
PUEBLO, Oct 17. Two men were
killed and a score of passengers in
jured as a result of a head-on collision
between two Santa Fe express trains
near Manzanolan late this evening. Both
engines were totally destroyed, and the
baggage cars badly damaged, the other
coaches being practically uninjured.
The cause of the wreck is not given
out by the Santa Fe officials, but they
state that the west-bound train was
running on' short time and evidently
trying to make Manzanolan siding be
fore the east-bound train left that station.
FREIGHT CONGESTED
Embargo Again Effective On Soothers
' Pacific. -
SAN" FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-Freight
shipments to San Francisco over tha
Southern Pacific have again been tied
np. The new embargo becomes e (Tee
the tomorrow and no more freight will
be received for shipment to San Fran
cisco or Oakland yards or forwarded.
The congestion has bem rjim!y lucrea
Ing since the embargo was removed. At
present over 3,500 cars are standing on
the tracks. Cars have been coming into
the city at a rate of ever 400 per day
and efforts to get them unloaded have
proved of no avail.
DRINK CRAZED CRIMINAL.
Officer Killed by Drunken Subordinate
in Philippines.
MANILA, Oct. 17. It las been
learned that Sergeant Taylor was crazed
by liquor when he killed Lieutenant Cal
vert of the Twenyt-fourth Infantry.
Calvert was Taylor's commanding' of
ficer. Calvert died instantly.
HEX MEMORY HONORED.
Noted Woman of Confederacy's Funeral
' Friday.
RICHMOND, Oct. 17. At a confer
ence of state and city,, officials today,
it waa arranged that the funeral of
Mrs. Jefferson Davis shall take place
from St. Paul's church in this city on
Friday next
Salt Uke's Chief of Police is
Arraigned. .
STOOD FOrlSHAKE DOWN GRAFT
Sheets Will Now Answer as Accessor
on Compounding Felony Commit-
ted with His Apparenjt
Sanction.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 17.-Chief of Po
lice Sheets was today arraigned 'for a
preliminary examination in the district
court, charged with compounding a fel
ony. Alexander McWhirter, a Scotch
man, one of two brothers robbed of $10,-
000 by bunco-men several weeks ago,
was the principal witness against
Sheets. McWhirter related the circum
stances of being inveigled into a poker
game, of losing $2,200 and of the gam
being raided by bogus police officers
who searched him and his brother and
took $10,000 more of their money. Mc
Whirter told of one of the bogus of
ficers walking him about the streets for
four hours, thereby giving his accom
plices plenty of time to escape and
ten of being taken to the police sta
tion. McWhirter asked the chief if tha
man was an officer and was told that he
was not. McWhirter testified that Bell,
a bogus officer, proposed to return $1.
000 as a loan and took MoWhlrter's
note for that amount. The chief per
mitted Bell to leave and get the money,
which was paid to McWhirter, who te
tified that Sheets told him he had been
buncoed and that "he needn't worry
about paying the $1,000 back to Bell
He testified that although he told the
chief that Bell was one of the robbers,
he was permitted to get away. '
MURDERER CAPTURED.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct 17. James
Dale, a boarding house keeper of Car
mi, B. C, who killed two men and
wounded a third yesterday, was cap
tured at Greenwood while boarding tha
train for Spokane.
1 HOME FROM CUBA.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Secretary
Taft and Mrs. Taft, the Assistant Sec
retary and Mrs. Bacon and General
Funston arrived today from Cuba. ' '
MUNICIPAL
BUNCO