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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1906)
ItWOtttlg UJM' 1 ki III! - I I M A AAA 3 U8LIIHII PULL AMOOIATiO NIPOftT VOLUME LXI NO. 310 ASTORIA, OREGO PRICE FIVE CENTS '"'' VP TH MORNINO MILD ON THB lOWEh COLUMBIA;) NTtiiiifcl A Vi r 0 V EMBEIwirl 90G IMPENDING REFORMS Opposllon of Reactionary Elements to Demands. ALLIANCE WITH JEWS Constitutional Democrats Have Entered Into an Active Alliance. WILL BE LEFT TO PARLIMENT Election of Stronger Faction of Ra dical! It Conceded and tha 8o eiallita Intend to Participate in Tha Elactlon. ST. PKTIcnsntma Nov. 23,-Th announcement of the Impending Jew ish reform hna aroused, aa expected, tha opposition of ilio reactionary ole ment. Telegram of protema are reaching the Kmperor and Premier Btolypln from all part of tha Km pi re. The Party of Lfgul Order, which formed the extreme right of tha con atltutlonnllat mrtl' nt the last elvo tlon, hua Joined the openly ivnctlon- ary IfRRuea It la stated on good nu thorlty thnt the reform already con tompliitril will not be abandoned, al though It In the Intention of the niln Istry to leave the mitln Jewish que (Ion to parliament fur aettlemcnt. The constitutional Democrats have entered Into an nctlve alliance with the Jew In the western province. The former will nnmlnnte ft Joint par lkiini'iitnry ticket with the Iz-ngue of Jewish Equality and expect the sup port of the Jewish bund. The party leadera are not wllllnir to commit themselves to definite predlc tlona regarding tha results of the elec tlons, but the general Impreaalon I" that the new parlliini'nt will con tuln ft much stronger conservative wing thnn Ita predecessor nnd that It will he rnnked around Count Hoydon, Michael Stnckovlteh, and other rogen eratlonlsts, nnd be disposed to com promise with the administration In Blond of exhibiting the unbending op position displayed by the Constltu tlonal Democrats In the Innt Purlin ment. The election of n stronger faction of the extreme rndlcnla Is nlao conceded, n the Socialists, Instead of boycotting; the Parliament, Intend to participate nctlvoly In tho electlona. The Constl tutlonnl Oemncrata, nn nceount of the extension of their organization, are Apparently certain to return to Par liament na the largest group, but with diminished nunibera on nceount of the government'a nctlnn In limiting tho franchise, the nbondonment of the Socialist boycott and tho establlsh ment of the regeneration pnrty na ft rallying point for Liberals who are averse to the full programme of the Constitutional Democrat a, The Social Democrats, unablo to se cure permission to hold meetings to discuss their own party programme, have been obliged to resort to the Bubt erf uge of taking the programmes of their oppononts ns subjocts for dis cussion The first meeting under this arrangement to bo permitted by tho police will be held today and the pro grammes of the Octoberlsta and peace ful rogeneratlonlst parties will be de bated. Prominent cnnstltutlonal ond Social Democrats will take advantage of this occasion to appenr before tholr followers. The hostile feelings toward Count "Wltte hold by almost all the members of the present cablnot, combined with, the distrust Inspired by the supposed Intentions underlying hla recent return to Ttussla, hna taken the form of an active campaign to counteract hla In fluence. A former official of the min istry of the Interior, who Is now pri vate secretary to Premier Htolyplp has been sent to Berlin to start press campaign against Wltte for the purpoae of undermining the prestige still enjoyed by him In Europe, and the United Htatea A further muni festatlon of personal enmity la to ba aeen In the report that atepa are be ing taken to cut off the big stipend, In addition to hi regular salary of 14,000 a year aa a member of the Council of the Empire, which Wltte hna been receiving since bis retire ment from the Ministry of Finance. Report from the famine districts of Russia show thnt the distress Is stead ily growing acute. The peasantry In the government of Kazan have been driven to desperation and are selling their daughter Into alavery to Mo hftmmednn or the Cauoasua, Olrla from 11 to 17 years of age have been sold for 150 to $75. TROUBLED CONSCIENCE. Stole Three Hundred Dollars and Mind Became Unbalanced. LOS A NO ELKS,, Nov. 23.-Milton JT. Fountain, whose mind Is believed to be unbalanced ns a result of bis efforts to evade arrest for a crime committed In Chicago two year ago, was yesterday taken Into custody by a Riverside constable to whom he made unsolicited confession. Fountain stat ed that he robbed the It. S. Keeler company of Chicago of 1300 In 1904. Prairie Fire Sweeps Through Tex as and New Mexico. CATTLE WITHOUT CRAZING Taxa Ranchmen Are Preparing to Ship Their Cattle to the Nearest Market and to Other Range In the 8tat. SANTA FE, Nov. 23. Reports are coming In of a prnlrle fire which awept western Texas In Pnlmcr, Deaf Smith and Oldham counties, nnd burned for from thirty to forty miles to Pecos road In New Mexico. A northerly wind arose after the fire had swept the district and turned the fire bnck Into its own track, otherwise a much larger nrea would have been burned over, but after being turned back It soon burned out. No loss of life la reported In New Mexico, but It Is bellovcd thnt several persons perished In Texas. It Is es timated that between fifty nnd one hundred thousand cattle will be left without grazing, ns the Are swept through the best grnsslng country In the stnto. Ranchmen nre preparing to ship their cattle to the nearest ninrket, whllo the Inrger ranchers will drive their cattle to other ranges. It la difficult to estlmnto the loss, but It will aggregate about $100,000. WILL BUILD HOSPITAL. NEW TORK, Nov. 23. At the an nual meeting last night of the Board of Directors of the Sldenham Hospl tnl, Iswic Guggenheim announced that ho would erect for the institu tion a new building to cost $500,000, If tho board would guarantee to him that It would secure for the hospital an annual Income of $50,000 to $60, 000 a year. That the Income stipu lated by Mr. Guggenheim would be raised was the opinion of the members of the board. SILVER FALLS. LONDON, Nov. 23. The price of sliver fell 8 l-6d to 82d per ounce In this market today. PERISHED N FLAMES FJ5lCT IS GUILTY Enrico Caruso Guilty of In suiting Hannah Graham. FINED TEN DOLLARS Petty Case Which Has Occupied Attention of the Press Dispatchts. DECIDED ON IT'S MERITS An Appeal Will B Taken to Higher Court and Caruso ia Confident of Reversal of Judgment of Low er Court. NEW TORK. Nov. 23. Enrico Ca ruao, the famous tenor singer, who has been on trial the past week on a charge of Insulting Hannah Graham, was found guilty today. He was ar rested last week for alleged Insult to Hannah Graham In the monkey house In Central Park. The court Imposed a fine of $10. Caruso's counsel Im mediately announced that an appeal would be taken. Tonight Director Conrled of the Metropolitan Opera company an nounced that the conviction would not Interfere with Caruso's engagement with that compnny at next Wednes day's performance. When asked If he would write an extended opinion of his decision, Magistrate Baker said: "My verdict Is confined to Just four words: 'Guilty, fine ten dollars.'" Caruso said tonight: "I am natural ly pained nnd amazed at the verdict After all the evidence has been pre sented I took It for granted I would be discharged Instantly and honor ably. I do not doubt the verdict will be reversed on the appeal." After rendering his decision Magls trate Baker snld: "I have decided the case on Its merits. Nothing guided me but the evidence. The position of the defendant cut no figure. I nan died it as I would have handled any ordinary disorderly charge. I am per fectly willing they should appeal on the evidence." Considerable Importance hnd been attached to this case, not so much as to the gravity of the offense, which Is a simple misdemeanor, but on ac count of the high standing of the de fendant. Had a dozen similar cases of ordinary men been tried on a sim ilar charge, they would not have re ceived local notice In the metropoli tan dallies. LUMBER ADVANCES. Horizontal Raise of $2 Per Thousand in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23. Local lumber dealers yesterday mnde a hor izontal raise of $2 per 1,000 feet on rough fir, common lumber fir flooring. redwood, rough common and $1 per 1,000 foet on redwood, rough clear and clear stock patterns. Cedar shingles were raised 25 cents a thousand. The dealers ascribe the Increase to a similar action on the part of the northern mills. 8PRAYINQ FRUIT. Willamette Valley Farmera Pleased With the Law. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Nov. 23. Noth Ing recently has given the conscien tious fruit-raisers of this county more real Joy than the decision of the courts giving to fruit raisers the right to compel spraying. Yamhill has many fine orchards that are kept In excellent condition, but the old-time moss cov ered orchard Is also here in great numbers and the wormy product of the latter spoils the good name of the former. The big red apple will grow to perfection In the rich soil of Yam hill If only given a chance. Fruit Inspector A. C. Goodrich of North Yamhill, say the fruit Indus try in this part la taking a new lease of life and that a few years will re veal the .fuet that the Willamette Val ley, as well as Hood River, can raise perfect fruit, Mr. Wallace and Mr, Van Dorn of this locality have demonstrated that It pays big to raise good apples. Mr. Wallace last year sold $300 worth of Baldwins from one acre of land. NEGROES DI8SATI3FIED. CHICAGO, Nov. 23. Two thousand negroes In Bethel African Methodist Episcopal severely criticised Presi dent Roosevelt for discharging the three companies of colored troops In volved In the Brownsville, Texas, riots. In a personal letter to the President and In resolutions addressed to the War Department the mass meeting urged the rescinding of the action. As an illustration of the depth of their feeling In the matter the spokes man of the negroes declared that Chicago would take one of the com panies and support It here until the President comes to see the Injustice of his course. Resolutions were adopted deploring the forthcoming visit of Senator Benjamin Tillman to Chicago, but calling upon Chicago negroes to con trol themselves during the event Three Days Session of Trans-Mis sissippi Congress Ends. RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED Introduced by W. J. Bryan, Including An Indorsement of the Proposition Submitted by Secretary Root on Merchant Marine. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 23. After selecting H. D. Loveland of San Francisco as president for the ensu Ing year, and adopting two resolu tions offered by W. J. Bryan, after they had been voted) dfown In the committee, and after adopting a set of resolutions Including an Indorse ment of the propositions submitted by Secretary Root for encouraging our merchant marine, and for increasing our intercourse with South America, Trans-Mlsslssippt congress adjourned late today to meet In Muskogee, I. T. The resolutions submitted by W. J. Bryan related to the settlement of all International questions by form of ar bltratton and placing the congress on record as being opposed to private mo nopolies. Bryan was not present at the time, having gone to Columbia, Mo., to deliver an address. CHURCH INVENTORIES. PARIS, Nov. 23. There remain very few church Inventories still to be taken. Inventories In six depart ments were completed today. In most cases no restrictions were placed on the churches, but In several instances troops were stoned by peasants. There were thirty arrests during the day. In one Instance the soldiers fired over the heads of the rioters, dispersing the. mob. FIRE IN FRISCO. SAN FRANCISCO Nov 23. A fire which started late last night at 18th and Kentucky streets destroyed a number of dwellings. The .loss Is es timated at $50,000. CONGRESSADJOURNS POLITICAL ASCENDENCY U. S. Judge Grosscup De- liveres an Address. KNIFE . AND FORK CLUB Attituds of Corporations in the Country Responsible for Feeling. RECONSTRUCT CORPORATIONS William Randolph Hearst Ha Ob tained Hia Power and Influence by Attacka Against Corpora tions, aa Has Bryan. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 23. United States Judge P. Grosscup of Chicago was the guest of honor and the prin cipal speaker at the Knife and Fork Club tonight In discussing corpor ations, the Judge said: "Unquestionably, the Important po sition that William Randolph Hearst has obtained In politics In New York and the country. Is due more than all other causes combinedto the ret latlons the corporations of the coun try are believed to bear to the people of the country and to Mr. Hearst's at titude on the questions that those re lations exercise, and out of this cor poration question, Bryan, too, has ob tained political power, and from the same causes, President Roosevelt has obtained his political power and posi tion." Judge Grosscup declared that the remedies advocated by President Roosevelt, Bryan and Hearst were In effective, and he proposed the recon struction of tho .great corporations, so that the people would have their share In them, and favored the reg ulation and control of all corporations by the government, but not govern ment ownership. He contended that this question would be the paramount Issue In the next presidential cam paign, overshadowing the tariff and other Important questions, and that the Democratic party would be the first to advocate the. doctrines, with a good show of success at the elec tion. GEORGE OF GREECE. Famous King Arrives at Rome and Is Cordially Received. ROME, Nov. 23. King George of Greece arrived here this afternoon and was received at the railroad station by King Victor Emanuel and other dlgitarles of the state. Accompanied by King Victor Emanuel, King George drove to the palace. The sovereigns were warmly acclaimed by large throngs of people who had assembled to witness the Greek monarch's ar rival. WILL INDICT M'GINN. District Attorney Manning Will Fol low Grand Jury. PORTLAND, Nov. 23. District At torney John Manning today said he would act in accordance with the di rection of the county grand Jury in proceeding against Henry E. McGinn for contempt In entering the grand jury room November 12, when that body was considering the Oregonlan libel suit. "The necessary papers will be pre pared today and probably filed tomor row," said District Attorney Manning this morning. "In taking this step I am acting on the direction of the grand jury, which request and di rects in Us report that such proceed ings be instituted. I shall place the matter before the court on a petition setting forth the facts." LABOR FEDERATION. Brewery Workers, Engineer and Teamsters Have Separata Union. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 23. The American Federation of Labor today settled the old fight as to the juris diction between the brewery workers, engineers, foremen and teamsters, by allowing each organization to estab lish itself under a separate charter. The convention refused to adopt the resolution Introduced by Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee, Instructing all affiliated bodies to hold absolutely aloof from any connection with the militia. TWENTY HOUSES BURNED. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23. A, fire which broke out at the corner of Minnesota and Mariposa streets at 1 o'clock this morning burned lta way through the block to 18th and Ken tucky streets. Twenty cottages were destroyed before it was extinguished. . The loss is estimated at $50,000. BARGE TURNS UP. HURON, Ohio, Nov. 23. The barge Athens, supposed to hare gone down In Lake Erie Wednesday during the severe gale with all on board, la re ported safe with all the crew. Government Ownership of Trans portation Remote. SO SAYS E. H. HARRIMAN The More The Question is Discussed and Agitated, the More Will the People Become Enlightened and Opposition Stronger. CHICAGO, Nov. 23. A special to the Record-Herald from Elkhart, Ind., says: , "Government ownership of the transportation facilities of the coun try would be incongruous, impractic able and utterly impossible." This statement was made by Edward H. Harriman yesterday as the Twen tieth Century Limited sped toward New York. When first asked to give his opinion regarding government ownership, Mr. Harriman flatly re fused, declaring: "Oh, I couldn't talk about that Why? Because government ownership is not now an imminent question and in my judgment will never become such." "Do you not think that the present agitation and the present inquiry Into the ownership and operation of rail roads in directing the mind of the public into channels which may ulti mately lead to government owner ship?" he was asked. "Not at all," said Mr. Harriman, emphatically. "On the contrary,, the present agitation Is going to have ex actly the opposite effect. The more agitation there Is, and the greater the discussion on these subjects the more the people will see the Incongruity of government ownership. The questions Involved In the transportation prob lems of this country are being more and more understood in their broader sense and significance. This must re sult in a better understanding by the people generally of the conditions which surround the transportation business and the conditions under which the railroads are operated. ' When there is a thorough public un derstanding of these conditions the conclusion on the part of the people will be Inevitable and will be such as I have indicated." DONGS OF RAILROAD