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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1906)
r V UBUtHIS PULL ASSOOIAT1D R1POP UOVIRS THI MORNINQ FICLP ON TH LOWE OOLUMBIA.: VOLUME LXI NO. .108 ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS REFUSES TO INTERFERE President Stands Pat on Discharge of Soldiers. NO ONE ARE EXEMPT The Same Rule Applies to Both White and Negro Soldiers. ALL SOLDIERS TREATED ALIKE Mr. Roosevelt Say., Had Whit. Troop. Committed th. Sim. Act. of Vio lance. Punlihmant Would B th. 8. ma. NKW YORK. Nov, 20. Secretary of Wnr Tuft got hire from New Haven til) night nicl went to the home of lirnthiT, llnry V, Taft IK' de clined to tnlk about th 1)nylnir In carrying out the order for tho dla honorable dlarhnrge f the ru'itro aol dlera. Collier' Weekly hna received a dis patch from It enrreapnndent, who la traveling with the Prpaldenl, In reply to ono m-nt naklng If Mr. Ronaevelt would auipend union In regard to the negro aohllera until he not home. The reply "' the PrpHlilont'a view ore "clear and unchanged,' 'that tho lla Imiulinenl la dun to him, nnd Hint the President' view la that the negro "l dlera, In refusing Informiitlon nwei aary to tho npprthenalon of the men who committed criminal arts at llrownavllle, Texas, struck ut the very heart of mllltnry Jusllce nnd discipline. Mud white troop done the anme thing, the reply any, they would hnve Buf fered the anme penalty. In rnnclualnn tho reply atutea: "ft the offender black or white, the Prealdcnt propone to eombnt nice antagonism by hla ac lion In the Hrnwnsvllle matter which wa token In the fnce of much ndverae Influcnco nnd advice before he left. There can be no amelioration of the penalty until the men concerned ahow their aenan of duty na citizen nnd aoldlera by Riving up the offender to Justice." JURY STILL OUT. Robnett Land Fraud Jury Unabl. to Agree, MOSCOW, Mnho, Nov. 20. Thla morning at 9:30 o'clock Judge Ilpntty charged the Rohnelt Jury nnd barred moat of the evidence, except that of Roblnaon nnd Ferris, fThe Jury went out at 10:30 n. m. and have not yet returned. Yesterday Attorney Forney com pleted hla idea nnd Hornh closed for the defenao In a two-hour speech, baa ing his plea on the fact that auch ac tion wero common and should not convict obnett while the other were let go, Rulck then closed for the prosecution, being on tho floor when the court adjourned at 4:30 p. m., and continued In the night session until the court adjourned at 9 p, m. He reviewed the evidence carefully, rend ing at times from a transcript, most Hy from Robinson's testimony. CHECK ON CRIMES. Utep. Taken to Prevent Kidnaping of Eskimo Maid.. SEATTLE, Wash,, Nov. 20. One of tho first efforts to break up the In human practice of certain whaling vessels In Alaskan waters In the kid naping and carrying out to sea of young ICaklmo girl resulted here y terdny afternoon n the Indictment of Whaling Minder 14. W. Newth, alleged brutnl master of Mm Jcniiette. Newth was released under bond1, For year, men who come out of the North have told tale of the ayatemn tic tibdui'tlon of F.xklmo women and glrla, aumctlmea by actual violence and soinflltni' by craft. In the for mer cuae the whaler almply attack a village nnd carry their prey away bod ily; In the other, the Inaldloua Influ ence of the white man's whlxky or drug la employed and tho female lured on board, after which tho veaael haatlly anil. The remoteneaa of the locality nnd the difficulty of getting proof hna hitherto prevent"! punish incut of the kidnaper. STIMULATING TRADE. HAN FRAN'ClHC'O, Nov. 20. Bhlral aha, general munager of the Klaen Knlahit Bteamahlp Company' line, arrlve'l from Oklnhnma yeaterdny on the American Company's atenmer. II apenka In glowing terma of the proe perlty of the lalnnd and tell of large plan of hi concern to meet the growth of trade between thla port and the Orient. "I have come here to see how our business la progreaalng and what the outlook In fr trade with the Orient," he nli. "It haa been reported that my company intend buying me atenmahlpa of the Pacific Mall com pany, now plying between thla port and Hong Kong. We have no auch Idea, We are building two ateamera In Japan for the American trade. They will coat 12,000.000 ench." RYAN HAS RESIGNED Prominent New Yorker Gives Up Duties as Director. TOO MANY RESPONSIBILITIES Mr. Ryan Was a Director in About Twenty-five Different Railroad., Be.id. Other Important Com mercial Organizations, NKW YORK, Nov. 20. Thomas F. Ryan' announcement yesterday that he had resigned as a director from all of the railroad nnd Industrial corpor nllons with which ho had been Iden tified nnd that herenfter ho would re tain hla ofllclal connection with only some of the flnnnclni nnd flduclnry ln atltutlona with which he la Identified, while a surprise to financial men, was generally considered by them In line with the action of Jacob Schlff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Company, who took similar action recently. Mr. Ryan, like Mr. Schlff. stated that his Reasons for resigning were that his nccumulnt ng responsibilities rendered It Impos sible for him to properly discharge his obligations to tho stockholders con cerned. Mr. Ryan was a director In ubout 25 railroad and Industrial con cerns. The chief of these were the Interborough Metropolitan compnny nnd a number of subsidiary compnn- es; tho American Tobncco Compnny, the Consolidated Gas Compnny nnd the Senbonrd Air Line Compnny. Mr. Ryan's resignation n director, It is understood, does not menn that he will wlthdrnw his. financial inter est In the companies. It Is stated that Mr. Ryan's sons, A llnn A. nnd John, will probably take their father's place on a number of the companies' boards. REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The first ofllclal printed report on the member ship of the House of Representatives of the 60th Congress hna just been Is sued by the clerk of the House. The epubllcana are shown to have a majority of B8. The Republican membership Is 222 and the Democratic membership 164. POLITICAL II Harrlman Denies Control Ing Railroad Lines. RAILROAD REGULATIONS Rates Are Not Made By Railroad Men, But Are Only Equalized. INTERSTATE COMMISSION Mr. Harriman Contend. That R.c.nt Pow.r. Granted Int.r.tate Com merce Commi.tion Are Too Great for Publio Utility. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 20. In reply log to George J. Klndel of Denver, who charged that the rallroada were guilty of unfair rate dlacrlmlnatlon Mr. Harrlman said In substance: "It la a mlataken Idea that any one man controlla or that he hlmaelf controlled more mllea of railroad than any other one man. Mr. Harrlman declared that no man can exert thla control. He said that the control of all the rnll- ronda of the United Statea waa vest ed In a board of directors, who In turne derived their power from 15, 000 atockholdcrs. He snld that the rates are not mnde by railroad men only equalised. The money centers he declared, must be treated alike, Rates are controlled by commercial necessities and you cannot disturb rntes at one distributing cetner with out affecting every other distributing center. He said thnt there would be no necessity or occasion for a commis sion to ever use Its powers, but If It should make a mistake, conditions might ensue from which the' business of the country would not recover In ten yenrs. He snld thnt while com merclnl necessity now control the rates, under the new law, rates may now be controlled by political oppor tunlty, Politicians may promise a re ductlon In rates In order to secure election to office. WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE. William Randolph Hearst May Be I Candidate for President. BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 20. Wm. K Connors, chairman of the Democratic state committee, In an Interview yes terdny snld: "The Interview with William Ran dolph Hearst, sent out from San An tonlo, Texas, In which he Is quoted as saying: 'I will never again be a can dldate,' means that he will never seek the governorship of New York ngnln. He hns told me the Bame thing. Mr. Hearst Is a loyal Democrat and If the party demands his nomination for higher honors, he will answer the COIL- TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. Commander Peary'. Steamer Roose velt Encounter. Severe Gale. ST. JOHN'S, N. S., Nov. 20. Com mander Peary's arctic steamer Roose velt, which Is still at St. George's Bay, N. F., storm bound, Is reported to have had a terrible experience irt coming south from Labrador. She had to tie up for eleven days In Bat tle Harbor, Labrador, on account of a hurricane. In Battle Harbor the Roosevelt carried away her heaviest anchor and severa lllnes had to be P T N run out to keep her off from the rock. She wu short of coal and It became necessary to augment this fuel with wood and blubber. A portion of the shlp'a Interior work was dismantled In order to secure wood. During a blinding snow storm It 1 declared that the Roosevelt was nearly wrecked on the west coast of New Foundland. ANARCHISTS MEETING. Advocate Demonstration on the Visit of King George. ROME, Nov. 20. The anarchist held a meeting here today to discus the advisability of making a demon stration against the police during the ojourn In Rome of King George of Greece. The moat energetic measures have been taken by the oollce to pre vent disorder. All person not in habitant of the city and without any occupation will be eent away from Rome before the king arrive.. MORE INDICTMENT8. 8an Franoi.co Grand Jury Return In dictment. Into Court. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. The grand Jury returned two Indictments this afternoon, one accusing Pater Duffy of perjury, and another accusing Supervisor Fred Nicholas with agree ing to take bribes. Duffy Is a hanger on about the courts and was former ly elevator man In the Hall of Jus tice. The charge against Nicholas grow out of the purchase of furniture for the city. In the Indictment Mam lock I reported as having been an Intermediary between the furniture company and Nicholas. American Sugar Refinery Found Ouiltv in New York. HEAVY PENALTY WAS IMPOSED Mr. Choate, Attorney for the Defense, Declare. No Precedent Ha Been Established in American Lew For Penalty. NEW TORK, Nov. 20. The Ameri can Sugar Refining company was found guilty by a Jury in the United States Circuit Court here today of accepting rebates amounting to $26, 000 from the New York Central Rail road Company and was fined 9 108, 000. Jos. H. Choate, formerly ambassador to Great Britain, In his argument for the defense In today's trial declared that there was no precedent In Amer lean law for such an enormous penal ty ns the statutes against rebating provided. The defense offered no tes tlmony and after Judge Holt's charge to the Jury, the Jury took the case In accordance with the Instructions of the court and found a verdict of guilty. OPERATING SWINDLES. Several Underwriting Companies in Chicago Raided. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Several under writing companies, which are alleged to be the largest fraudulent concerns of the kind ever operated In Chicago, were raided today by the United States marshals, assisted by the post al Inspectors, and seven men, accused of operating a swindle and promoting fraudulent enterprises, were arrested. According to the federal authorities, the men accused of operating the swindles had many victims and ob tained nearly a million of dollars by the scheme. The names of the arrest ed men and concerns with which the federal officials say they are connected are: W. J. Root, W. H. Welch, and W. D. F. Hurlburt the Qentral States Underwriting and Guarantee Company, Charles E. Brown, president of the Prudential Securities company. ACCEPTING REBATES CHINESE EXCLUSION Roosevelt Oppose to Chin ese. Japs Immigration. WILL BE INVESTIGATED United Siiits Commissioner of Immigration Arrives in San Francisco. WILL SAIL FOR HONOLULU President RooMvelt i. Interested In the Question of Immigration and Directed Commi.aioner Sar gent to Investigate. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. Unit ed States Commissioner of Immigra tion Frank P. Sargent arrived here last night He will sail at noon to day on the steamer- Korea for Hono lulu In company with Secretary of the Hawaiian Territory Atkinson, who is here to meet Commissioner Sargent and conduct him to the Islands to aid in carrying out a scheme proposed by the territorial government . This Is the importation of a large number of Portguese to aid In settling up the country and developing its re sources. President Roosevelt Is greatly In terested In the question and has di rected Commissioner Sargent to see that nothing Is left undone to Insure Its success If that be possible. In discussing the condition of Asiatic Im migration and the extensive objections made some time ago to President oosevelt's direction that the exempt) classes of Chinese should be treated with more courtesy and their coming facilitated, Commissioner Sargent said: "The position of the President should be well known. He desired to enforce the law and to keep out the Coolie class, but he wishes the exempt classes give nproper recognition. In the past many certificates for mer chants were given to those not entitled to them, many having paid for at so much a certificate. The consular officers who failed to do their duty have now been removed and In view of the fact that greater precautions are taken to see that only those de serving them are given certificates, landing of exempt classes Is thus vast ly facilitated. This is the only end the President had In view." INVESTIGATING COLLISION. SEATTLE, Nov. 20. The list of victims of the marine disaster which occurred oft West Seattle Sunday nlgjtf now wavers between 45 and 50. .'or the first list of missing five have since been accounted for, while others have been added to the list, so that the exact number of dead is not known. Everything Is in readiness for the formal inquiry into the collision which begins at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. United States Inspectors Turners and Whitney have subpoenaed nearly all the survivors as well as the officers of the boats. No bodies from the wreck have been recovered. The report of one body being found yesterday is unconfirmed. HARBOR GRAB. Local Plot to Gobble Up Valuable Property Foiled. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The Portland Harbor grab will evidently be knocked in the head. Major Roess- ler's report received thla afternoon declare against any change In the harbor line as proposed by Allen ft Lewi, J. Couch Flanders and the Or egon Railroad ft Navigation Company. Another narrowing of the channel he deem Inadvisable, but If the de partment disagrees with him he says the property-owner should not be permitted to extend their docks as far Into the river a they desire. The chief of engineers does not make known hla attitude, but It la evident he will recommend against a change in the harbor line and that the secretary of war will approve thl recommendation. , BLOW UP HOTEL. Dynamiter. Kill Girl and Man and Injur Other. VANCOUVER, B. C. Nov. 20. A special to the Province from Grand Forks, B. C, says: The most terrible outrage ever per petrated i nthe Boundary district oc curred about 12 o'clock last night, at Niagara, a small railway village, sev en miles up the North Fork of Kettle river, wheh unknown pfersons blew up the Canadian Hotel of that town with dynamite. The explosion killed a girl named Louise King .aged 18, and an Italian, whose name Is unknown, and Injured nine other people. Three boxes of dy namite, obtained by breaking into the storehouse of Contractor Tlerney, were used. Dr. W. G. Dickson went to Ni agara early this morning and brought the more seriously wounded victims to the hospital. Louis Gabner Admits Beating Man to Death With Gaspipe. ROBBED AND MURDERED JAPS Dabner Confessed That He Was the Man Who Committed the Murder While an Innocent Party was Serving Time. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. Louis Dabner, the young man charged with John Siemsen of beating three men to death with a piece of gas pipe. wept In Judge Shortell's court this af ternoon when the captain of detectives read his signed confession. Siemsen, however, smiled when portions of the confessions were read. Several Jap anese told how the murder of Kim mon Ginko had been committed. To verify the story told by Siemsen to a cell-mate, he confessed that he had dug up $5,000 in gold cached at Wayne, near Santa Cruz. Captain Duke called the young man accused of murder before him, and Siemsen confessed to having dug up the mon ey, the location of which had been told him by a convict whom he had befriended at San Qulntln. Siemsen admitted that he had brought this money to the city and hidden It, but refused to tell where. Captain Duke then detailed the detectives' search for the coin among the safe deposit vaults of the city. A dispatch from Sacramento this afternoon states that Richard Dow dell, who was sent to the peniten tiary in Kansas City for fifty years from San Francisco for highway rob bery, for holding up ex-Coroner Le land, was pardoned this afternoon by the governor. Danner and Siemsen, the "gas pipe' thugs, confessed today that they, and not Dowdell, robbed Dr. Leland. VERDICT OF GUILTY. SPOKANE, Nov. 20. A Moscow special to the Spokesman-Review says the Jury in the Robnett land fraud ' case brought in a verdict of gu1" one count and not guilty "' er. Robnett was accused' tlon of perjury. SIGNED CONFESS
