PUBLISHES rUlL ASSOCIATED PRCS8 IRKPORT
COVERS THC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
VOLUME LXIII. NO. 284
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY JANUARY 9, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RAILROAD IS
IN TROUBLE
Receivers for Chicago
, Great Western.
OBLIGATIONS PRESSING
Boilermakers Strike Partially
Responsible for Financial
Straits of Road.
Ilrowii 1 a promissory nolo for $350,
000, which he Indorsed forlh Western
in Mint Investment Company hi favor
of thii defunct Atrutrli'uii JU'Scrve Bond
Company, now in possession of the
Western Trwft and tsovlngs Hunk, re
eclver fur the Iittli-r concern.
SWINDLES DISCOVERED.
Large
Consignment Billed end Only
Part Shipped.
MUCH FOR RECONSTRUCTION
Judge Sanborn in the United Statei
Circuit Court Appoint Receiver
Judgment! for I70.000 Already Secured
Against the Roll
m ST. 1'At'U .Inn. 8. Judge SanlMirn In
thn United Stai' circuit court today ap
pointed A. II, NtU-kney and Charles K.
Nmlth, both residents of St. Paul, reeelv
era of the Chicago Ureal Western Rail
road. Stlckney in llie ptviidriit of the
road. The firm of Kellogg & Severance,
of M. Paul, wu appointed attorney for
the receivers. The ap)oiutment of re
ceivers follow the Inuliillty of the com
pany to mm l obligations fulling due in
l'.H.S, uitd the failure to secure an ex
UVuiai of time, The hollrrninki-r
liii.e ! uivt-ii tin a partial cause for
lliu l..i,uii'..i! Uniu of the load. It
uliMi Hiii.li-d out In the proceedings to
day 1 lull during the lal ten year the
road hn expended J 1!I,ikki,(H)0 in reemt
at ruction.
Aa oon a thu complaint, lit behalf
of the stockholders had heen II led
answer was II led in liehalf of the direc
tor, who diet today mid Voted lo be
come n party to the receivership pro
eecdings. In nuking for a rccelvershii
Kellogg anid the preferred "A" and dc
Im-11 tore tock, each of which represented
CO per ecnl of the ordinal first mortgage
bond, are secured ly trut deed to the
Manhattan Trust Co., of. New York..
He said t licit will be n delimit in pay
incut of these obligations on .(miliary IS
Kellogg said the (ireiit Western owe
Sl0,ll."(O,(MK), now due or fulling due
wiin n 1 lie text tour vein. 01 w men
Kite to the amount of )f "i-t."i.lH K) have
gone to protest,
Kellogg said under the laws of the
at 11 lea, in which the road operates, credi
tors might secure an attachment on Us
property thus wrecking the rond an.
preventing it from fulfilling Its oblign
tiona to the pulilie. Primarily on this
ground and becnuso of the ndditionn
ground a $70,000, judgment has already
been secured against the road, Judge
.Stillborn ordered the iipHliitnuitt of re
eeivera.
M;V iORK, .Ian. .--windle thut
may run Into hiiuilreds of thousands of
dollars have been discovered in the
wliidtisule commission house of diaries
Headway ltou sml yesterday Ilernard
''My, a picture frame and mirror dcslc
was arrested charged with forgery In the
third degree. The amount involved I
aid to be $30,01)0 d ,0 wu held in
10,000 bull, it I claimed thut the
swindles, wTflch it is thought have been
g'dng 011 for a number of yesrs, were
perpetrated through the assistance of
buyers ami checkers In the store.
i4irgn consignments or good were
hilled, it is said, and only "from 30 to 40
per cent of the goods shown on the bills
were delivered, it is expected that
number of other arrests will follow.
PURELY UNSELFISH.
FAVOR BRYAN.
TACOMA, Jan. 8. dust before tho
ndjournment of tho Democratic state
centrnl coinmlttee, which todiiy decided
lo hold Its convention In dune, at
Spokane, for the selection of delegate
to the national convention, It was unnni
mously adopted to draft a resolution fa
vorlng Drytin for president.
GAS COMPANY BUSTED.
Schedule in Bankruptsy Show
D?bt; Few Asssts.
Much
I CHIOAGO, Jan. 8 A petition In bank
ruptcy was died yesterday by John H.
Brown, former president of the Western
(ins nnd Investment Company. He
scheduled $411,582 of debts and $707
aseots.
The Western Gas and Investment Co.
was declared bankrupt nearly two years
ago and its a wets are now in the hands
of a receiver,
The largest liability scheduled by Mr,
Banker Walsh Had no Desire for Per
sonal Cain.
CHICAGO, Jan. B.-John H. Walsh. In
hi first public explanation of the affairs
of the Chicago National Hank, took the
stand Way in hi own behalf, to defend
himself agninst the charges of misapply
lug fund. Ue declared he had engineer
ed loans of millions of dollars to rail
road", in which he held large blocks of
inn-It. lie sIihi m-kirwh-dgrd that the
"iiismorandum" system of notes used
in nunks wa III, lie denied 110 ever
thought of personal gain claiming that
the interests of hi bank and it allied
Institutions were his chief concern.
Walsh was on the Und four hours,
Ktnmiuation of the witness was still in
progress when the court adjourned.
CRACKSMEN CAUGHT
Safe Blowers Engage in Duel
With Officers.
HAD KET OF BURGLAR'S TOOLS
Traced to a Lodging House Three Burg
lars Are Taken Into Custody Secured
$850 and Were Trying for $5000 More
When Interrupted.
.sKAItCIll.lUIIT, Nev dun. 8-Caught
in the net of blowing open the safe of
the llrown-Uosocy Company's stoic,
early this morning, William MeVcy,
Thomas Nolan and William Kellogg, the
hitter two (ioldllcld miners, engaged in
H running plHol tight with Deputy Otto
Ikidie and John, Commit, jl'he men were
traced to a lodging house. OlUeers
forced the door open and found all three
fully dressed and pretending drunken
Less, A search of the room revealed
a full kit of burglars' tools and a buttle
of nitro glycerine. When caught the
robbers had blown off the outer door of
the safo and secured $850 and were pre
paring to blow open the strong box,
which' contained $5000. $:)50 of the
stolen loot was recovered.
CLERGYMAN UNFROCKED.
Dean Eddie Deposed by Bishop Spalding
at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, Jan. 8. Dean James
II. Eddie, convicted a year ago by the
ecclesiastical court of immorality, was
unfrocked today by Bishop Spalding at
the Protestant Episcopal Church. When
the dean wae deposed women burst into
tears and hinges wore heard from some
ofthe men. iCddie accepted an opportun
of the men. Eddie accepted an opportun
unfalrly conducted and the evidence
against him was fabricated, The chief
witnesses against him were choir boys in
St. Mark's church, 1 1
SEARCH FOR
YOUNG LADY
1
University Students Join
in Hunt
IS FINALLY LOCATED
Niece of Prominent Lumberman
Causes No End of
Excitement
FOUND AT ALBANY HOTEL
Miss Winafred Kelly Thought to be Lost
Causes Diligent Search on Part of
Students and Citizens) of Eugene Who
Fearei For Her Safety.
WOKS' K, Jan. 8.--X0 end of excite
ment. Inspired by fears of drowning,
murder or perhup, a worse fate for XUs
Winafred Kelly, of this place, and which
caused the dismissal of the student body
END IS NOT REACHED.
Luxury of Tran-Atlantic Travel Being
Increased.
ytM yOHK. .fun. 8. Although it
would seem thut the extent of luxury of
trnns-Atluntle travel had been already
reached, this is not the ease according to
the descriptions of the Hamburg-American
liner Ktiropu. which is now leing
built ut Ilcirust. I lie new liner is to
have all the improvements that are to
be found on the latest steamers, eleva
tors, swimming pools, gymnasiums, palm
rooms and in addition is to have a few
conveniences that are new to ocean
travel. Among other things will be a
complete I'srisisn dressmaking estab
lishment and a tailor shop with Knghh,
French and American tailors. There will
also lie a jewelry establishment which
will carry a large stock of diamonds and
other jewels purchaser may make use
of the time they huve to spare in mak
log such purchases and put in the
usually limited time In Paris and Lon
don doing other things. Die steamer
will carry two enormous tanks in which
it is. planned to bring live soles from
Dover and Sett In for Now York markets.
The Kuropa will lie of 40,000 ton gross.
LIVING MUSIC.
Enetrtainment By Chicago Society Great
Success.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-"The living music"
entertainment of Chicago society; a
token of appreciation to the members
of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, pas
ed Into history last night in a blaze of
From the entrance of the "Anitra"
group to the final pageant crossing the
stage to the majestic strains of the Elgar
of the University of Oregon, to partici-' "Pomp nnd Circumstance" march, things
puie in the search, came to an abrupt
and pmaic end some hour after night-
ihii louigni, wnen trie vounir woman
locaieu at Albany, iiregon.
Mls Kelly hsd not returned after
leaving the residence of her uncle, J. V.
Kelly, one of the most prominent lum-
licrmen on the coast. She could not lie
(011ml this morning .and to aid in the
search tho university Ikijs were dis
missed. Ihese, augmented bv a lure
number of citiscii, put in the day dili
gently hunting for the girl or her body.
The hunt was still in progress when it
become known the young woman was at
ho! el in Albank and had Iteen since the
night before.
HEINZE LOSES CONTROL.
Copper King Deposed From Mercantile
National Bank.
NEW YOHK. Jan. 8. Unable to meet
payments due on his stock in the insti
tution today, F. Augustus Hcinze lost
control of the Mercantile National bank,
the conduct of which, as its president,
had brought about hi arraignment in
tho United States circuit court, earlier
in the day on charges of over-certifica
tion. One year ago Iiciuze bought the
controlling interest from Kdwiu Gould,
with whom he pledged his holdings, as
security for his promise to pay for
them in full within one year. The loan
was $1,200,000 and up to the lust minute
allowed him Heinae, t niggled to meet
his obligations.
This means the Gould interests will
control the bank's affairs, ,
Hcinze entered n plea of not guilty
when arraigned today for over-certify
ing checks of his brother's brokerage
firm, involving $40,000. Permission was
had to alter on withdraw the plea.
went with a sweep that would have done
credit to a company of professionals.
It is estimated that $10,000 net will
he realized from the tw-o jierformances
to form the nucleus of the, newly es
tablished invalid fund of the orchestra.
RUEF TAKEN
TO BASTILE
Curly Boss Now Inmate
of Cell
ELISOR IS DISMISSED
Judge Dunne Makes Order Piac
ing Former Politician in
County Jail.
MEMBER OF NOTABLE COLONY
ProminentDemocratHas Boquets
for Ex-President
PARKER AN IDEAL CANDIDATE
RECOMMEND TAXATION.
NORTH YAKIMA, Jan. 8. In order
to Insure an equitable assessment of
timber lands the State Assessors' Con
ention today appointed a committee of
18 assessors and three tax commission
ers to prepare a schedule of values of
arious sorts of timber. The taxation
of all lands belonging to the Northern
Pacific, Land grant was recommended by
the commissioners.
TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
STOCKTON', CaL Jan. 8. Tunnel No.
4 on the Santa Fe line, located a mile
this, side of Pinole, was rendered impas
sable lte yesterday afternoon by rea
son of a heavy landslide. Up to midnight
seven trains, local, overland and special,
were tied up waiting for clear tracks.
It was expected that the large crew of
men working in the tunnel would have
it ready for use at any early hour this
morning.
Morgan J. O'Brien Believes Reverence
For Party Tradition Should be Pre
served Rather Than Popular Drifting
After Men Uphold Party Tradition.
NKN OKl, Jan. 8. Speaking on the
topic "Why is the Deniocrntio party
divided?" Morgan J. O'ltrien, ex-justice
of the appellate division of the Now
iork supreme court, a guest of the
Democratic national club tonight, de
dared it was due to our failure to stand
lirmly on Democratic principles to the
preference shown, by some for the popu
lar drifting sentiment as contrasted with
sound doctrines, and to a preference for
men rather thnn reverence for party
iromuon. ue reiewea to Cleveland in
highly complimentary terms and by in
ference to Parker as "An ideal candidate."
MILLIONS DISAPPEAR.
Circulating Medium Withdrawn During
Period Since August.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 According to the
monthly circular of the National City
Bank $276,000,000 in cash disappeared
between the call for the condition, of the
national banks responded to last August
and the one last month. This includes
a net reduction of $41,000,000 in the
cash holdings of nil the national banks
in the country and a loss of $13,000,000
cash reported by the New York Trust
Companies, together with the known ad
ditions to the circulating medium during
this period, including $100,000,000 of
gold imported from abroad and $72,
000,000 cash released by the United
States Treasury.
Men Formerly High in the Social, Politi
cal and Financial Circlet of San Fran
cisco Now Companions of Thugs and
Murderers,
SAN" FRANCISCO. Jan. 8.-After be
ing held for ten months in a private
prison in the custody of an elisor, with
private guards, his own cook and auto-
bile, iu which he was allowed to go out
for an airing or attend to business, Abe
Huef, former political boss was tonight
taken to the county jail at Iugleside,
and placed in a cell. Not far removed
fro mhim are ex-Mayor Schmita and
Louis Glas, the former general manager
of the Pacific States Telephone 4 Tele
graph Co. In this colony, notable for its
members who were high in political, so
cial and financial circles of San Francisco
are J. Dalzell Brown, former general
manager of the California Safe Deposit
Co., W. J. Bartnett of the same institu
tion and former vice-president of the
Western Pacific Railroad, and James
Treadwell, a prominent mining man and
director of the wrecked bank. The trans
ference of Ruef took place today when
Sheriff O'Neill, who 'was disqualified by
Judge Dunne, went out of office and
SheriH Dolan was installed.
The sending of Ruef to the county
jail met the opposition of the bribery
graft prosecution and was done despite
the efTorts of his friends.
The district attorney's office, it was
said, was apprehensive of Ruef having
an opportunity to associate with Schmitz
lest obstacles be thrown in the way of
the prosecution in the bribery cases.
Judge Dunne was obdurate however, and
at noon today signed the order dismiss
ing Iliggy as elisor.
DEVOTES LIFE TO LEPERS.
Young Belgian Will Make Home on
Molokai Island.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Determined to
devote his life to the care of the lepers
in the cokmy of Molokai, Hawaiian
lalands, Vincent Masoin arrived in New
York yesterday from Antwerp. He is
only 21 years old and will spend a year
in the college at Fair Haven, Conn, be
fore he will be ordained a priest in the
Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Masoin is
a graduate of the University of Lonvain
in Belgium and decided to devote hi
life to the lepers after reading" of the
lie nt Molokai of Father Damien, the
priest who sacrificed his life on the bar
ren island from which no one returns.
Mr. Masoin, who is an athlete, ruddy
faid, jolly young man, saya be expect
sooner or later to succumb to the dis
ease, but trust he will be spared long
enough to do some good for the prisoner
on the leper island.
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Seminole Drag Anchor and Carries
Acres Bow of Oil Steamer.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. The
Standard Oil Company tanker Ashta
bula, 'which arrived from Mororan, Mon
day night, reports that on December 10,
when lying at anchor in Mororan, a
strong northwest gale sprang up and
caused the British steamer Seminole to
drag her anchors. The Seminole wa
carried across the bow of the Ashtabula
and Collided with the tanker. In the col
lision several plates on the starboard
uarter of the Seminole were stove 'in
and she was otherwise damaged. The
Ashtabula's stem and hawser pipe were
also damaged.
MORE ITALIANS KILLED.
SPOKANE, Jan. 8.A special to the
Spokesman-Review from Sprague, Was),
says two Italians were killed south of
Sprague by a dynamite explosion. Three
other workmen were injured.
STATE WANTS PUTER
Land
Fraud King Rearrested
on Three Counts.
SCHOOL LAND TRANSACTIONS
"THE HERMITAGE."
Favor of
Solons Listen to Address in
Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Little busi
ness was transacted bv the House to
day. A rule, giving the bill to revise,
codify and amend the laws, the right of
way, along with other preferred meas
ures, was adopted, the reading was
laid aside long enough to permit Gaines,
of lennessee, to address the House m
favor of the appropriation for "The
Hermitage," the home of Andrew Jack
son, near .Nashville. Adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.
KRAGEN'S ASSIGNS.
Big Department Store of Bay City Goes
to Walk
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. The big
department store on Market street,
which went under the name of Kragen's
went yesterday into the hands of an as
signee nominated by the Board of Trade
who will take charge as soon as minor,
j formalities are complied with. The firm
is reputed to be in debt to any extent
from $250,000 to $400,000.
' The principal creditors are in the east.
The Board of Trade has nominated C. R.
lfavens of Murphy, Grant & Co. as the
assignee.
The value of the assets are unknown,
but experts from the Board of Trade
are now at work on the books.
Pardoned by the President the Notorious
Violator Of the Land Laws is Again
Charged With Subornation of Perjun
Bailed Fixed at $3000,
SALEM, Jan. 8. S. A. D. ,Puter, the
"Land Fraud, King," who was released
from jail in Portland on Monday and
immediately re-arrested on a charge of
subornation of perjury in connection
with school land transactions in this
state, appeared before Judge( Burnett in
the state circuit court today and was
immediately re-arrested on two addition
al count involving the same charge.
Puter had furnished $1000 bait on the
first charge and mill be required to fur
nish $1000 more on each of the other
counts.
PEOPLES' ASSISTANCE.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 8.-Caleb
Powers today issued a statement asking
the people to sign a petition praying for
his pardon on the ground that he was
tried unfairly three times and that at
the last trial 10 jurors voted for his ac
quittal.
LAND FRAUD TRIALS.
HELENA, Jan. 8-iFeJeral Judge Hunt
will leave for Portland Saturday to pre
side at the land trials. Judge Diedrich of
the Idaho district will preside over the
federal court during Judge Hunt's absence.
VIOLATE LAW.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Attorney
General Bonaparte directed the varioua
United States attorneys to institute
suits against a large number of railroads
for alleged violations of the safety ap
pliance law.