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PUBLISHES PULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT '0 COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA r3 NO. 240. VOLUME LXIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1807 PRICE FIVE CENTS NORTH BANK ROAD TO ELECTRIFY Will Harness Waters of the Columbia at the Cascades. DEVEL0P30,000H0RSEP0WER r "Will be One of the Greatest Projecti in the Northwest James Hill U Reported to be- Bck of the Filing of Water Rights. ae that also depend upon the wishes of the interest which I represent. Under the pre-emption claim which I filed we have exclusive water rights at that point and I will soy that I am somewhat sur prised that some other people have not tried to get ahead of us We now have control of it for all time." Mr. Eekenbcrger would neither admit nor deny an connection between his people and the North Bank road, so far as this project was concerned, declaring that the power was to be used Ioi com merclal imrooses, which statement, of course, would easily cover the electrifica tion of the Hill road. ! ' The pre-empting of 10,000 cubic feet per second of water at that point will have no appreciable effect on tne to lumbla River's discharge, lor even at low water 67,000 cublo feet of water tumbles over tne rapid every teconu or n equivalent of 170,000 horsepower when converted Into energy. What this volume is at high water is not known. CONVENTION AT SEATTLE. (1)RTLAND. Oct. U. The flrat steps ever taken at any point to harness the tremendous waato energy oi uie uoiura ila River were initiated at the Upper Cascades last Saturday, and when the project then inaugurated is finally brought to consummation 90,000 horse power, or one-sixth of all the water that is discharged over the Upper Cascades, will be put to commercial use in the gen ration of power for commercial and manufacturing purposes, Just what the early and furtive steps that have been taken mean is enshroud d In an impenetrable pall of mystery, though it Is known that local represen tatives of vaftt capitalistic interests are behind the scheme, The first Intimation that the gtcat volume of water that pours over the Cas cades Is to 1 utilised In the industries came to light as the result of the filing of a innocent-looking document in the .county adulter's office at Stevenson, the county seat of Skamania county, Wah. last Saturday, in which II. C. Kckcn berger, of Multnomah county, Oregon, filed a "pre-emption of right of way for a ditch and location of water," for the exclusive right of way for a flume or water ditch from the Columbia Kiver. , While it is Impossible at this time to learn who are the heavy interests be hind this project, and fop what purpose they intend to use twice as much horse power of electrical energy as Is now created by any power plant in the north west (including the Catadero plant), the roost acceptible thuory is thut the Nprth Bank, or Hill railroad is to be electrified s soon as the power plant is prepared to furnlnh the energy, steam traction to l "abolinhcd as rapidly n electrical equipment can be supplied. There are two almost incontrovertible reasons whv thin theory is the onlv loir- I f -A - , Al. t V- cai explanation oi vne inysienou p jer which have been filed in Skamanjn county. In the first place the plan cleifrly sets out a project of erecting a power flume more than two miles in length from a point above the Cascades ' and right along the very right of way of the North Dank, or Hill, road. In the second place, the man who has filed the application for the exclusive water right is none other than H. C. Ecken lierger, general' manager of the New York Central System, the first great railroad system in America to electrify its vast system of lines. The immensity ' of the scheme, as shown by the horse power, that Is to 'be required, indicates that it.is to be a project of great 1m . portanee, just how big Mr. Eckenberger refused to say this morning, "I was In hopes," lie said, "that no ! publicity would attend the filing of this ATOlicatlon, because it may interfere " considerably with our plans. Iam guid' d In my actions entirely by the capital 1st -who have decided to harness the Columbia River. The 10,000 cubic feet per second of discharge will mean X little more than one-sixth of the total discharge over the rapids at minimum ' low water. Just how much It would t dean at high water can only be conjee tured. We will not be hampered in our , operations by back water, as is the case - with the power plant at Oregon City when during ifreshets the amount of available cower is greatly reduced. In high water we will be benefited, as matter of faoty because at such times there is a current of about 23 miles an , liour at the Upper Cascades. Our people will bo ahead iust as rapidly as condi iions will warrant. I am franfc to say it will be a big proposition, but just how tig, just who are behind it, and when it wiU be completed, how much money will lie spent and for just what purpose it ' is to be developed, Japanese-Korean Exclusion League Will Attend Convention. 8 AN FRANCISCO, Oct, 14. Delegate from the various organizations which are affiliated with the Japanese-Korean x elusion League have decided to attend a convention to be held in Seattle begin nlng December next for the purpose of framing a Japanese exclusion law aim ilar to that of the Chinese exclusion act now In force. CENTRALIA GRANTS FRANCHISE. CHINESE FIGHT SLAVE TRAFFIC making in this part of the state is that out-of-date machinery and appliances have been used. There is a large local demand at present for brick for building purposes. WARSHIPS TO TARGET PRACTICE. Chinese Native Sons' of Golden State Have Secret Ser ' vice System. THEY WILL OVERTHROW T0NG CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct.' 14.-Tbe City Council, at its last meeting, granted a franchise to B. II. Petley for gas prlvl leges. The( franchise is for 25 years. II luminating gas is to be furnished to con sumens at rates not to exceed $2 per 1000 cubic feet for the first five years; 1.50 for the second five years, and $155 for the remainder of the life of the franchise. The company Is to pay" the city 2 per cent of the gross receipts, and the city reserves the right to purchase the plant at any time after giving six months' notice. Secret Service Extending Along Pacific Coast Adopt Plana to Aid the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor in Pre- cention of Sim Traffic. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. The Ex amlner says that a secret meeting In Oakland last night of 100 members of the Chinese Native 6ons of the Golden Stale mealed the fact that elaborate an secret service is maintained on the Paciflo Coast among the native born Chinese to fight the slave traffic which has become so prevalent within the past Ave years. The meeting also resulted In the adoption of a plan to overthrow the tong war and tong organization which have become a great factor in thepro tection of slave dealers. The secret serV' ke'yitem r organization extends along the Pacific Coast as far east ae Mon tana. At the meeting last night, plans for drafting a petition to be presented to Secretary Oscar Straus of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor asking him to utilize the secret Chinese organl zation for prevention of slave traffic were adopted. "' ' I cannot discuss at this time. "I can't even say when actual work of construction on the flume will begin. CLEARLY SUICIDE Lieutenant Sutton Dies by His Own Hand. SHOT HIMSELF THROUGH HEAD Board of Inquiry Submits Its Report and Say His Death Was Clear Case of Suicide and Family Notified to That Effect . r .. . SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14,-Orders hare been received from the authorities In Washington dispatching Admiral Dayton's squadron to Santa Barbara, and the two big ships of Admiral Swin burne command, the Charleston and the St. Loui, to Magdalena Bay for target practice Admiral Dayton's ship go to Mare Island and coal before proceeding on the southern cruise. So will the St. Louis and Charleston. Coaling will begin Mon day. LONG SHUTDOWN EXPECTED. PARK CITY, Utah, Oct. 14-People who have visited the Daly-West mine report that the property has the appear a nee of having been shaped for a pro tracted shutdown. The windows of the mill and hoisting plant have been nailed up, the boarding house has been closed and outside of the few men who have been engaged in putting the property In shape for an era of idleness, the place is completely deserted. , THAWS TRIAL IN DECEMBER. !NEW YORK, Oct. 14 Harry K. Thaw's trial for the killing of Stanford White will begin December 2nd This agreement, was reached between District Attorney Jerome, Martin W. Littleton, counsel for Thaw, and Justice Do ling of the Supreme Court today. Littleton wanted the date fixed for Kovember 1st. but Jerome opposed him. WRIT AGAINST - ONION PACIFIC Temporary Injunction is Issued Against Voting Illinois Cen tral Stock Tomorrow. different times worked in the shops here, but is unable to hold a position on ac count of his appetite for the drug. When searched he had. a bottle of morphine and a hypodermic syringe. He was re leased today and ordered to leave town, which be did. SUPPOSED COMPANIES. CLAIM TRANSFERS ILLEGAL BRICK AND TILE POSSIBILITIES. CENTRALIA, Wasb Oct. 14.-There are considered great possibilities in the war of brick and tilemaking in the vi cinity of Centralis if a company will i a l m it'. 1 f iSKe noM oi me proposition in a dui-nes-like manner. An expert brick and tile manufacturer has made a thorough examination of the clay and pronounces it capable of making the very best brick and tile, provided the right kind of ma chinery is used. The trouble with brick- THE AILING EMPEROR. VIENNA. Oct. H.After visiting, the Emperor tonight the doctors gave out the f olio winjr statement; Catarrh" con tinues; cough is stronger and fever is less; appetite ; is better; nourishment taken h sufficient; general condition not unsatisfactory, THREE TRAINMEN KILLED. REYNOLDS, Oct. 14. Three twin men were killed and much property dam age done this morning by the explosion of an engine of the Central, of Georgia whkh was standing near the station. RECEIPTS OF WORLD'S BASEBALL SERIES. Tuesday ...t....$ 30,000.00 . $16,000.00 Wednesday . 20.430.00 14,272.50 Thursday 18,212.50 0,727.50 Friday . . . ... . ... .i. . 17,285.50 0,334.17 Saturday . ...i 12,638.00 6.824.32 Total $ 5,000.00 4.750.40 2,431.25 3.111.39 - 2,274.84 , .,. ... .1 . . .$102,560.00 ' $50,158.49 $17,507.88 Tuesday's Is as estimated by Chicago Inter-Ocean. $ 3,000.00 2.643.00 1,62155 1,728.55 1,263.80 $10,250.00 Stnyvesant Fish Secures Temporary In junction and is Satisfied With the In junction or Other Proceedings to Pre vent Voting of Stock. CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-Stuyvesant Fish, through bis attorneys, today secured a temporary injunction which If made permanent will restrain voting at the Illinois Central meeting on Wednesday of 286,731 share8 of stock of the Illinois Central which otherwise be voted in the interest of E. H, Harriman. The writ is directed against the Union Pacific Railroad, railroad Securities Company, of New Jersey, and the Mutual Life In. surance Company which combined, held above share stock. In addition to the temporary injunction sought, a final de cree was asked that the Union Pacific and Railroad Securities Co., have no pow er under the laws of Illinois to own stock in Illinois CentraL It is also asked that these companies be directed to sell their stock within reasonable time. Practice of Standard Oil Co. to Fool the Pubttc Discontinued, NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Hampton G. Weetcott, vice president o fthe Standard Oil Company of Kentucky testified to day in the federal suit against the alleg- ed trut that in several southern states the Standard Company had found it ex pedient to sell much; of its product through companies which public believed to be independent. This practice was discontinued two years ago according to Westcott. ' SUES FOR MANDAMUS. GUTHRIE, C&Ia4 Oct, 14. A suit for an alternative writ of mandamus was filed in the District Court of Garfield county today by Attorney-General Crom well against the We? tern Union Tele graph Company. The purpose of the ac tion is to secured an answer from the officials of the corporation as to why business offered for transmission has been delayed or refused as alleged by affidavits considered by the department of justice. t " WILL BE AVERTED. . ' if SEATTLE, Oct. 14. Telegraphic ad vices received here today from Valdes are to the effect that the situation is quieting and that the threatened acts of violence of 500 employes of the Rey nolds Railroad who stormed towns Friday- asking for their wage will be averted. The petiUon charge unlawful scheme T HUNGARIAN PACT ARRANGED. of Union Pacific to control the com- , BlDAjrEoi, Oct. 14. A new augleich, or arrangement between the "kingdom and empire, has been concluded after a day of apparently hopeless, negotiations. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct. 14.-Seoond Lieutenant James N. Sutton, U. S. M. C, is dead as a result of a 32-calibre bullet fired into bis head at 12:30 o'clock Sunday morning. Statements of Second Lieutenant Adams and Lieuten ant E. d Hookler, Who were with Sut ton are to the effect that the latter fired the shot with Biiicidal intent. The three had returned to the marine camp from a dance that had been given at the academy. ' Shortly after arriving at the camp, Sutton is said to have been dis covered in the road nearby, with a re volver, and several fellow officers at tempted to disarm him. They succeeded, but In the struggle the weapon was dis chanrod, and Lieutenant Adams and Hookler were ' slightly wounded. It is said that Sutton suddenly drew another reolver and fired the fatal shot into his head. ',' : ' - Sutton was a son of James N. Sut ton, of Portland, Or., and aged 22 years. He was formerly a midshipman in the present senior class, but resigned in his third das year. , A board of inquiry has prepared a re port of the affair which will be submit ted to the Navy Department. Afterv being in session all yesterday, the board of inquiry appointed by Cap tain Badgen superintendent of the na val academy today convened to further investion of the death of Lieutennut Sutton of the marine corps. That Sut ton's ; death was clearly suicide is the gist of a telegram sent to his family at Portland, Or., this morning in answer to oneasking for further particulars The board' findings will be forwarded to ashlngton before being made public here.j These are the receipts of the Detroit-Chicago championship series: The players' share is divided 60 per cent to the winners and 40 per cent to the losers.v The National Commission, previous to the seines, named 22 men as eligible to partake in the series for Chicago, and 10 for Detroit, so each of ,the members of the Chicago team will re-ceive $1508.86 and each of the Detroit team $112858. rffi! T . The receipts the first day of the series were the largest ever taken in at a ball game, but the total receipts of the series falls $4000 short of the money short of the money taken in when the White Sox and the Cubs battled alternately on the South and West Sides of Chicago. ViVM i - e&& nY .... ' i p .---' Uncle Sam Just as I'm getting in a pleasant and sane state of mind that darn fellow bobs up and gets me loco. merce of the United State by buying large blocks of stock in prominent transportation companies which own and opn and operate parallel lines, both in and outside of Illinois. It is charged that it is unlawful for the Union Pacific to own and vote stock in such parallel and competing lines. It is charged that in an effort to control Illinois Central that the Union Pacific T acquired the stock of the Railroad Securities Com pany whose only asset is 95,000 shares of Illinois stock. It is charged that 15, 000 shares of this stock was transferred to Harriman and 18 employes of Harri man whom he controls by sham tran sactions Bill declares , that Directors Peabody, Auchinloss and Vanderbiit of Illinois Central are trustees of Mutual (Life Insurance Company and have com bined and conspired with Harriman and Union Pacific to aid the Union in get ting control of the Illinois Central and to that end propose to vote 5500 shares owned by the insurance company at the company election It is claimed that un? der the laws' of insurance of Hliqois, in surance companies cannot vote stock in the Illinois Central It is alleged in pe tition that the object of the Union is to perfect and perpetuate its control of the directorate of the Illinois Central so as to have the Illinois Central operated to its irreparable damage, as a mere feeder to the Union Pacific through its connections at Council Bluffs and at New Orleans to the Southern (Pacific Company which petition alleges the Union Pacific controls absolutely. It is claimed that under the laws and public policy of Illinois neither the Union Pacific ; Kailroad Securities or Mutual Life can own and vote stock in Illinois It is believed that Harriman attorneys tomorrow will seek dissolu tion of the injunction and it is not pos sible at this time to state whether argu ment Will be completed in time to allow Judge Ball to make a decision before the day of the annual meeting. ; Fish said today after the granting of the temporary injunction that he has all along been satisfied with the manner in which things are moving. He says that he never has been obliged to seek proxies and shall not do so. Nq one, he declares, can foretell the result o fthe contest, but that stockholders both at home and abroad are alive to the issue, and are send their proxies; in by hundreds. He says that, he has every confidence in the outcome of the injunc tion or other proceedings. DRAGGED FROM THE TRACK. . CHENEY, Wash., Oct. 14. James Rogan, a "dope fiend," was arrested last night by Acting Marshal MeComb and lodged in the city jail. He was lying with a part' of his body on the railroad track, near the depot, when arrested, and was in a stupor from the effects of the drug. Rogan is a tailor, and has at PINS IS F OP Much Wanted Man is Still on Earth. REPORTED TO BE AT SPOKANE Says Orchard's Confession is All Rot and is Not Afraid to go Back to Boise and Stand Trial for Stennenberg Mnrder. ' ' SPOKANE, Oct. 14.-Jaok Simpkins, the man hunted by Pinkertons and Idaho officers, wanted in connection with the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg, is not dead, as reported, but alive, and 20 pounds heavier ihan ever before in his life. Simpkins was in Spokane last week and recognized. Few people know him, as he never was well acquainted with the rank and file of the Miners' Union. He would hardly be recognized now from published descriptions of him just after the alleged confession of ' , Harry Or chard, implicating him with Haywood, Pettibone and Moyer. His head is close ly cropped and his face, which once was adorend by a heavy mustache,' is now smooth shaven. , The " easy life he is living and his happy-go-lucky nature have made him fat. Where, when bur dened With the, duties of organizer, his checks were somewhat sunken, they now are full, giving his features almost an entire change. Even those who knew him more than a year ago when he was ac tively engaged in minere affairs, would not know him. Many a man when hunt Simpkins, however. "I make no effort to avoid arrest," said Simpkins, "only I am not courting ed, as he has been and is today, would be sunken-eyed and bent different with it, for I realize that once I am caught, it may be two years or more before I am brought to trial I dread to lie in jail during that time, : I have brushed policemen and detectives in several cities right here in Spokane today I was at a saloon bar when an officer came in; in Denver they have seen me, also Se attle, the Couer d'AIenes and other " (Continued (from Fags 1)