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iwttlf 111 UBLItHM rUlL!AMOOIATiO PW BiPORT OOVKH8 THK MORNINO FIBLD ON TH LOWEA OOLUMBIA.I VOLUME LXI NO. 284 AST., OEKGON, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS OB 'I " S-" ; H AND Judge Graham Refuses to Hear Argument. GRAFTERS ARE SCARED Court Refuses (o Recognize Either Heney or Ruef In the Court. GRAND JURY IS EMPANNELED Heney SUtfi to Court That First Cturget for Grand Jury Will Bo Againit Ruef on a Charge Of Polony. RAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2L-After a dsy of tremendous excitement, District Attorney Langdon, who was last night mtxiiemM from office by Acting Mayor OftlUglicr, was apparently In ft victor loan position ttiid ha gained & tern . powry advantage over elty official and prominent politician, whom bo had prei'ouly announced thnt he proposed to Indict for felonies and misdemeanors Almost At daybreak, Attorney rep resenting District Attorney Langdon who wa at Woodlawn, appeared at the residence of Superior Judge Scwell and obtained a temporary restraining order, restraining the political leader Abo Ruef, whom Acting Mayor ("Sulla, glier had appointed district attorney to succeed Laugdon, from Interfering with olhVials or the affnlra of the district attorney' office. Judge Sewell aet the case for" hearing one week from today. The writ of injunction was 'erved on Ruef nnd the board of supervisor at an earlv hour thl morning. Under the rent raining order, Langdon or hi as sistant, F. J. Honey, are not to bo dis tur1ed 'from acting In their official ca parity. The excitement of the day came with v the proceeding Una afternoon In we court! at Superior Judge Thomai F. Graham, when the nineteenth and final member of the new grond jury had been chosen, nnd where It wa expected that the court would settle tho quest Ion of recognition of cither Lnngdon or Ruef ns district attorney. When the desired iuror was accented Ilcney aroso and made objections to the action of deputy sheriff who had attempted to search him on several occasions. Ruef stated that the deputy sheriff was act imr under his instructions, It being Ruef belief that Honey was armed. The court warned the deputy sheriff to cease annoying Honey. Ruef attempted to address the judge "as an olllcer of the court." Honey objected to Ruef as auming such right. It was expected that the fate of Honey or Ruef would be decided, but Judge Graham declined to pass upon tho Issue or recognize any one officer of the court. He declined to iheor further) argument on the subject. Ruef, however, succeeded In obtaining permission to speak as "an attorney at the bar," and declared that he wished to proceed with tho examination and qualifications of certain grand jurymen. Heney interrupted, saying that the first thing lie Intended to present to -the grand jury was evidence supporting charges of 'felony and misdemeanor nirainst Ruef. At this juncture objeo. tlonti came ' from Attorney General ' Webb, who declared that tho court should not permit such statements to be made before the grand jury, as It ' might disqualify them and, he averred ijhnt there was a possibility thao they had already become disqualified. Webb then announced that ho Intended to as sume charge of matter bofore the court. Judge Graham ordered the jury dis missed until next Monday. Honey ob - j'-uwu dHwiKiy ngnuiNt tne orucr, sayin mat iJistrfet Attorney Ungdon knew' ,wiat matter would be presented to the grand Jury In Its first hour and that lime would now be given to brlbo cer tain witnesses snd got them out of tho country. Court then adjourned un til Monday. During all these proceeding a crowd of over threo thousand people had as. ciiililcd at tho court room", Before court opened tho crowd packed the court room corridor and a big squad of police w summoned to eject them, Tho police did Dot use tba most gentle method and severl prominent 'citizens were roughly thrown Into the utreet in a damaged condition. . Later certain people were admitted to the courtroom, It being not liable that a large per centage of the gathering consisted of policemen In plain clothes, fleveral thousand people wore on the ouUlde and when I-angdon and Heney appeared they were cheered vociferously. When Ruef appeared they hooted snd hissed, Ine aijgry citizen attempted to strike the political leader as ho made his way to hi automobile, hut the police seize him. Ituef was attended by two dctee tlve from the police department. When notified of Ids removal by Alio Ruef, Frand J, Heney made the fol lowing statement; "The course of Acting Mayor Galla, glier and the board of supervisor in suspending Lsngodn from office and sp pointing Ruef acting district attorney. followed by Ruef removal of myself, a assistant attorney, is not only illegal but so revolutionary In character that It may well be doubted whether those unconvicted felons have not suddenly (Continued on Pago 8 ) IS Danger of Railroad Tracks Being Washed Out. MANY HOUSES ABANDONED Town of Mlnkler Covered with Three Feet of Water and Lou to Stock nd Crops Will Be Consid erable. SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-A Sedro Wooley special to the Post-Intclllgenocr says that the Skagit river Immediately south of the city, Is a mile and a half wide and still rising. Water from the river In Sterling Bend district has gone over the Great Northern right of way and it Is feared will carry the road The damage to ' mills and lumber, farms and stock is inestimable. The town of Minkler is standing in a lake three feet deep and many houses have been abandoned by the people. At Mt. Vernon the river is at a standstill, Tho 'tracks of tho Great Northern rail road at this point are under several inches of water and unless the flood abates, traffic , will be Interrupted on the road. THREE MEN DROWNED. SEATTLE, Oct. 20. A Post-Inte'li- gencer special from Sedro Wooley sayss Word has jut been received that Messrs. Mulkey, Simpson and Jewel lost their Mves -while attempting to cross Baker river In a boat. Tho boat was capsized by floating logs, throwing them Into the river, and being unable to swim, all three were drown?d. Mulkey leaves a largo family. SIGNED ARTICLES. oe Cans and Kid Herman Sign Arti cles for Finish Fight. CHICAGO, Oct. 20,-Joe Gnns, cham pion lightweight of the world, and Kid Herman signed articles for a fight to a finish, to weigh 133 pounds two hours before tltie fight Tho fight will be pulled off before the club offering the largest purse. The winner is to take Cfl per cent and the loser 35 per cent. Siler has been agreed upon as referee. SKAGIT RISING f jo i) Senator Raynor Addresses Large Audience. FOR REVENUE TARIFF Collosal Combinations Make Their Own Prices for the Ameri can Consumers. TARIFF CONSIDERS A FARCE Over Three Hundred Trusts in the Land With a Capital Aggregating Over Eight Hundred Million Dol. lars of Capital, BALTIMORE, Oct. 20,-Bcfore an audience which filled the Lyric last night United States Senator Isidor Raynor delivered what will prove perhaps the most important speech of the Demo- cratio Congressional campaign in this state. Senator Raynor addressed him self chiefly t) tho subject of the tariff, saying In parts "I am not a revolutionists on , the subject of the tariff. I believe In revenue tariff and I would not destroy or Impair A single business interest in this country that was making a leglti mate profit out of its enterprise, hut I am an inveterate enemy of the colossal combinations that are making their own prices for the Amertcsn consumers, and who no longer require the protection of the government for their support. "The United States Steel Trust can go to Canada, Mexico or any place else, pay great freight and undersell the foreign market, and here it declares It cannot compete with the foreign mar ket and Is given a prohibitive duty of 40 per cent ad valorem to keep the foreign product from our shores. , "You will readily understand why there are so many of these trust com blnatlons In the land, nearly 300 alpha. betieally arranged. The capital amount ed to about $800,000,000 before the Ding- ley tariff bill wa passed. Now, based on the reciprocity fraud and the prohib Itive provisions of thd bill, it Is more than six billion. The steel trust alone represents $1,500,000,000, and pays div idens of $150,000,000 yearly. "The President says we ought not to Interfere with the tariff on theo trusts because it might affect the profit of Individual enterprises that are in com petition with them. "With great respect, what a perfect farce this is. There are no private en. terprises In competition with them. "Is there any wonder that the Pres Idf-nt was not in favor of the bill pro hibiting corporations from contributing to federal elections? It passed the Sen ate unanimously, but It met its quietus In the House of Representatives. It would never have done to' pass this bill before an election, because, where would the funds come from that would enable the Republican party to carry the elec tions t "This bill would have been a great blessing to the country and I am anx ious to see at tho next session of Congress whether as Speaker Cannon calls it, that body will be in a suf. flciently judicial frame of mind to pass this enactment." SCHOONER WRECKED. SANTA BARBARA, 'Al.,' Oct. 25.- The Japanese fishing schooner Sea Lion was wHeeked at Dicks IIarbor, Snta Crus Island, according to' a report re ceived here today. The vessel dragged her anchor In a heavy sea and was (li'i. ven ashore and completely wrecked. i O T P I Ml COMBINATIONS TAUGHT TO STEAL. Fifteen Year Old Boy is a Pickpocket; , , , Arraigned in Court. NEW YORK, Oct, 2. When , Hyman Grossman, a 15-year.old lad, was ar raigned In the children's court yester day on a cl"rg of picking pockets, he not only admitted the charge, ' but swore that a man bad taught him to steal and sent him out every morning to look for victims. The boy said his parents were dead and he lived with Harry Stein and the latter' wife. "Does Stein know that you steal f" askej Justice Zeller, "He's the one who put me up to it and taught me," replied the ooy. The yongster then went on to tell how Stein instructed him for weeks in the art of picking pockets before he sent him out. He said he had to practice for hour every day on, Stein and bis wife, relieving them of wallets, pocket books, watches and jewelry, until he be came so adept he could rob them with out their knowledge. If he did the job in A clumsy fashion, Stein would beat him. Stein, who was in court, was placed under arrest. The detectives later searched his house and found a quan. tity of stolen goods. ' VOTE' OF CONFIDENCE. MADRID, Oct. 26. The cabinet has decided to demand a vote of confidence in the Cortes in the matter of the government's policy. In the event of an adverse vote the unanimous regisna tion of the ministry Is expected. INVESTIGATE JAPS Secretary Mefcalf Leaves for San Francisco Tomorrow. JAPS EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL Prejudice Against Japanese in San . Francisco Growing Stronger Every Day and Government Will Make Thorough Investigation. SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.-The sit- uation here regarding the increased in flux of Japanese to the city and state is assuming a serious matter. At the demand from certain organizations, two Japanese students have been excluded from the public schools. The matter was reported to Washington and Sec retary Metcalf of the Department of Commerce and Labor, will leave Wash ington tomorsow for this city to make an investigation and make a full re port, of the situation as affecting the Japanese here. It is alleged that Jap anese children are being excluded from the public schools, and' other strong prejudices against the Japanese ' race exist. The feeling agninst the Japan ese is extending all over the state. REINSTATE JAPANESE PUPIX. Judge Wolverton Issues Injunction to an Francisco School Board. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-Judge Wolverton of the United States Cir. euit court yesterday Issued an order to the board of education of San Fran cisco citing that body to show cause why an injunction compelling the re instatement of I. Yasuhara, a Japanese pupil recently excluded from the Paoc Heights grammar sohool, should not be sued. The board is ordered to an swer on Nov. 6. This order was issued following an application for an injunc tion presented to Judge Wolverton with the intention of making this a test case. The application for the vinjusction is made on the grounds that the present resolution of the Board of Education excluding Japanese pupils from the city schools Is in violation, of the Consti. tution of the United States and also in violation of -a treaty now existing between the United States and the em pire of Japan. TICKET IS OUSTED Supreme Court Decides Against Independents. AN APPEAL TO BE TAKEN Hearst Managers Cry Fraud and Corruption Against Republi can Managers CORTELYOU IN NEW YORK Will Show Republicans How to Raise a . Campaign Fund and How to Dis burse It In the Interests of the Party. NEW YORK, Oct. 28,-The Supreme Court of the state of New York today decided that everyone of the Independ ent League candidates for assembly, senate and congress were not legally nominated and were therefore thrown off from the ticket. The attorney for Uio It-ague announced that an appeal would be taken immediate"y to the court of appeals. , Max F. Ihmsen, chairman of the exe cutive committee of the Independence League( and manager of W. R. Hearst for governor, today made the state, nient in which he charged that the Re publicans are attempting to raise an enormous corruption' fund for the pur pose of electing Mr. Hughes. He also declared that Postmaster-General Cor telyou had come to New York to show Chairman Woodruff of the state Repub lican committee, how to raise such a fund, and how to disburse it. Immediately after this statement, Chairman Woodruff issued a statement denying the statements made and stated that sot one dollar had been contribute ed by any corporation to advance the interests of the Republicans. Hearst was very badly treated at the mass meeting tonight. It was adver tised that 10,000 laboring men would escort him to the hall, but when the time came, only about 2.500 were in line, and they left the hall as soon as Hearst began speaking. There seems to be an undercurrent of reeling among the laboring classes against Hearst, and the Republicans are very much en' couraged over the disaffection in the Democratic ranks. CAN CURE CONSUMPTION. Vaccination to be Adopted by Scientists For Tuberculosis. SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 26.-Div R. P. Ravenar, assistant director of the Henry Phlpps institute for the study of tuberculosis at Philadelphia, made some interesting statements yesterday in an address on "Hereditary Portals Entry of Infection and Immunity In Tuberculosis." Dr. Ravenal Said it was reasonable to expect that in the near future persons would be vaccinated to make them immune from tuberculosis. He said that nothing had done more harm in the effort to prevent tubercu losis than the belief by many that it is in the family and that there is no use to fight agalnsf it. The speaker stated that ninety per cent of all per sons upon whom post mortems have been made have had scars on their been lungs, where tuberculosis has healed. TERRORISTS SHOT. WARSAW, Oct, 26. Three terrorists, sentenced by drumhead court martial, were shot here today. Over 150 terror ists have been arrested. JUST LIKE WOMEN. Woman Married to Four Men At Same Time and Glad of It. J NEW YORK, Oct. 2. In the police court yesterday a cook who was Miss Augusta Bmnning before she admitted marrying four men appeared before Ma gi titrate Steinert, charged with bigamy and was held in $5,000 bail for the grand jury, after undergoing examination. Of her four husbands, three were in court. "I did not know I was doing wrong" by marrying these men. They were all so nice and sweet and I loved, them all Besides, they worried me to marry them so much," said the woman. ' ' WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. Proves a Valuable Assistant Government 'Business. t the WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. A remark able achievement in wireless telegraphy is reported to the Navy Department from the Pensacola station. That plant has been able to keep in constant com munication with the. steamer Preston from the time that vessel left New York until It arrived at Honduras. The station also received messages . from the Preston while the ship was enter. ing New York harbor, where she was undoubtedly bathed in electric waves from other stations and ships. BASEBALL. At Fresno Seattle, 0; Fresno, 2. At Los Angeles San Francisco, 4; Los Angeles, 2. At Oakland Portland, 3; Oakland, 8. BANK DYNAMITED Odin Illinois 'Bank Blown With Dynamite. Up ROBBERS PROBABLY ESCAPE Several Shots Fired at the Gang by Men Who Heard the Explosion . ' and Rushed to The .. Scene. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26. A special to the Republic from Odin, 111., says: The Bank of Odin was dynamited and looted by a gang of safe robbers at. an early hour this morning. The report of the explosion attracted a crowd1 of citizens to the scene and a run ning fight ensued' in which more than thirty shots were flred. The bandits escaped with all their booty, the amount of which is not known. , Edward Parks, night telephone oper ator, was the first man on the scene after the explosion. When he heard the report he ran from his office toward the bank. He was halted on the way by the lookout of the robbers, who fired at him. Parks emptied his revolver at the robbers, and ran back to his office. By this time Robert Lockhart, night station agent of the B. & O., Jacob Al bert, telegraph operator-, and a half dozen others arrived and .opened fire on the robbers. None of the citizens who engaged in the battle was hurt. It is hot known whether any of the rob bers were wounded. According to those present there were three robbers in the The Bank of Odin is a private insti tution. It is uncertain at this hour how much cash was on hand. CALIFORNIA FAILED. New Cruiser Again Failed to Make the Endurance Test. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-The new cruiser California again failed today to make the endurance test. After a run of one hour and a half outside Golden Gate, during which she exceeded her contract speed of 22 knots, she was forced to return to port on account of an over.heated journal on her port en gine.. She will have anther trial next Tuesday,