33rd YEAR. NO. 76
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1903
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HCY
BILL PASSED
Senate Devoted the Entire
Session to it.
'AMENDMENTS ADDED
LaFollette Amendments for the
Most Part Were Incorporat
ed In the BiSI.
THE VOTE WAS 42 TO 16
The Interesting Feature of the Bill
Wit the Reiteration by Aldrlch of
Hia Promise for an Investigation
of the Banking System.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The
Senate devoted the entire session to
the consideration of the A Id rich cur
rency bill. Alter further amending
the measure it pasted by a vote of 42
to 15.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-A
passed, the bil provides for not more
than five hundred million dollars of
currency to be issued to the national
banks upon a deposit by them of
State, county and municipal bonds to
be approved by the secretary of the
trcsaury. The currency is to be is
sued with a view to securing an
equitable distrbution of the currency
of the United States in accordance
with its unimpaired capital and the
surplus of the banks n such State.
Banks are to pay for this emergency
circulation one-half of one per cent
per month during the first four
months it is circulated, and after
wards three-quarters of one per cent
per month. The bill provides that
national banks shall pay not less than
one per cent on government funds de
posited with them. As amended, the
bill carries an important change in
the banking laws relating to the
A mnnrlmAnt' nrn.
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ides that of the fifteen per cent re
serve required to be kept by the
banks in reserve cities four-fifths of
this to be kept in the vaults of the
banks and of that amount one-third
can be In. the form of securities of
the kind required. ,
At the instance of La Follcttc, an
amendment was adopted prohibiting
any national bank investing its funds
in the stock of other securities, or
corporation, the officers or directors
of which are officers or directors ,of
the bank, and providing a penalty of
imprisonment of from one to five
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yCrtIS, 111 illvi);wiiK una aiiivuumwiii,
Aldrich stated he had not time to
consider the amendment fully, but
was in sympathy with its general pur
pose, fie said it could be perfected
in conference, The proposition to in
sert a provision for thegovernment
to guarantee deposits in national
banks was subject to an extended de
bate and was defeated by a vote of
1 1 to 46, most of the Democratic vote
being opposed to the proposition.
Another amendment was offered by
La Follcttc prohibiting loans by na
tional banks to its officers or to any
corporation, the majority stock of
which was owned by the officers of
the bank. It was rejected, as was also
the amendment offered by Nelson, of
Minnesota, providing that no officer
or employee of a national bank shall
be a member of a stock exchange, or
engaged in buying and selling stock
or bonds on a commission basis.
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WASHINGTON, March 27.-Pre-,vious
to taking a vote on the Aid
rich bill a vote was taken on the
Bailey substitute authorizing the gov-
eminent, instead of national banks
the issue of the currency circulation
for which the bill provides. Vote on
the substitute was 42 to 13 and en
tirely partisan, even La Follcttc cast
ing his vote with the Republicans,
The interesting feature of the passage
of the bill was reiteration by Aldrich
of hs promise to brng in a bill for
an investigation of the entire banking
system of the country with a view
of instituting reforms.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-
Amcndmcnt by La Follette to punish
by from one to five years imprison
mcnt any falsification in the bank
securities was adopted.
ABANDONMENT CHARGED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 27.-
I'aul G. Bender is in custody at the
City prison on information from
Chicago where he is wanted on
charge of abandoning his wife and
child. Bender is a foundry helper by
trade. He will be held pending the
arrival of an officer from Chicago
with extradition papers.
SENATOR APPOINTED.
TALAHASSE, FIa.f March 27.-
Govcrnor Broward today appointed
Hall Milton, of Marianna, to succeed
the late Senator William J. Bryan in
the United States Senate,
SAHESA STATEMENT
Upholds the Action of the Com
mittee on Student Affairs.
PROTESTS .NOT CONSIDERED
It It a Matter of Regret That So
aMny Men Have Been Drawn Into
This Matter by the False Idea of
College Spirit
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.,
March 27. The most important de
velopment of the day in the student
situation was the issuance of a state
ment by President Jordan in which
he declares the parade was an organ
ized revolt against the authority of
the university. He upholds the action
of the committee, which he says, no
protest can change. Jordan's state
ment follows: "The present difficulty
has had its origin in an effort of the
university authorities, trustees and
faculty to rid the institution of the
'burden and disgrace of student
drunkenness.' The student affairs
committee is the regularly constituted
disciplinary committee, having charge
of these matters, and its actions are
in accordance with the" definite in
structions from the academic council.
The demonstration March 16 was an
organized expression of revolt pri
marily against the university itself.
It was necessary that the offense
should be met squarely and definitely.
This the committee has done and
the university will continue to carry
out its policy without reference to
opposition or protest. "
"It is a matter of regret that so
nlany fine young men have been
drawn into this matter by the false
idea of college spirit, the under cur
rents in the affairs are not appearing
on the surface and the moral issue is
being obscured by sympathy for their
fellows," The president's statement
has not yet been made public, but
when it becomes known it wll have
the effect of stoppng any appeal for
the reconsideration of the cases of
the students dismissed. Jordan left
for Helena, Mbntana, tonight. . He
will remain there until April 7. No
further steps were taken today in re
gard to. the movement of part of the
students to ' leave College, as the re
quisite c2SQ signatures to the agree
ment have' not been obtained.
SMARTING UNDER THE LASH.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
As a result of the stand taken by
the student body, the controversy
CONCHES
SIN
SHOT NEGRO
Thomas J. Heflin Did the
Shooting. '
STARTS TROUBLE IN CAR
The Negro Insisted in Drinking
From a Bottle Heflin Asked
, Him to Desist
HE APPLIED VILE EPITHETS
During the Affray One of the Con
gressman'a Bullets. Went Wild and
Struck a New York Horsetrainer in
the Leg. ,
WASHINGTON, March 27.-In a
desperate affray on a Pennsylvania
avenue car, Tmohas Lumby, a negro,
was shot in the head and Thomas
McCreary, a New York horsetrainer,
was shot in the leg by Congressman
Thomas J. -Heflin, of Alabama, to
night. The shooting of McCreary
was accidental Heflin was arrested
charged with assault and attempt to
kill. Later lie was released on $5,000
bail. '
Heflin and Congressman Ellerbc
were en route to the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopalian Church,
where Heflin was to deliver a tem
perance lecture. Heflin observed the
two negroes, one of whom was Lum
by, in the act of drinking from a
whisky bottle. A number of ladies
were on board and Heflin asked
Lumby to stop drinking, saying
"Don't take that drink; there are
ladies in this car and it is not right.
It is against the law for you to do
this thing in a public, and I hope you
will put that bottle away." The
other negro, who was comparatively
sober, attempted to take the bottle
rom Lumby. Lumby applied vile
epithets to Heflin, who engaged in a
desperate struggle and succeeded in
throwing Lumby off the car as it
stopped. Most of the passengers, in
cluding McCreary and his wife,
alighted hastily. Lumby again re
viled Heflin and made a motion to
wards his hip pocket, 1 whereupon
lefln got his gun into action, firing
at the negro through .the car window,
but missed, his bullet hitting Mc
Creary. He fired one or two more
shots and brought Lumby down with
bullet in his head. McCreary's
would is not serious. Lumby has a
chance to recover. Heflin is the
with the faculty committee on stu
dent affairs will not be dropped as
long as there is a single avenue open
for protest or a single method of ap
peal left untried, and as more than
200 students already have pledged
themselves to leave the university
there is a strong probability of a gen- j
err.l walkout tomorrow. If the sug
gested line of action is carried out the
registration at the university. will be
depleted by a full third within 24
hours. s' .. , . . ;' . V
Definite action was not taken by
the student body until the close of a
stormy meeting held upon the cam
pus and after every phase of the sit
uation had been threshed out in de
tail by - the most prominent and in
fluential members of the undergrad
uate body, graduates and others deep
ly interested in the welfare of the
university. The feature of Over
whelming significance in the action
taken this, afternoon is the deep root
ed feeing expressed that the 'point
has been reached' where all hope of
fair treatment at tire hapds of Uhe
university authorities is at -aii end.'
author ,of the "Jim Crow Car Law,"
and since he introduced the measure
has received many threatening eltters,
hence he caried a pistol. '
JOHN McLEOD DEAD.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.
John McLeod, a wealthy contractor,
was killed in a collision of automo
biles in the park early today. Charles
Bowman at the wheel of Jhe ma
chine, with which the contractor's
machine collided, was arrested and
accused of manslaughter. He claims
McLeod's machine ran into his ma
chine from the rear.
WILL NOT FILE NEW BOND.
SEATTLE, . March 27. Chairman
C. , F. White, of the Lumbermen's
Rate Committee, today announced
that the lumbermen would not file a
new surety bond, as required, by Fed
eral Judge Han ford, in the sum of
$200,000. If this is not done an in
junction restraining the railroads
from collecting the pew lumber rates
will be suspended and finally dis-
solved. .
PLAGUE PLENTIFUL.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, March
27. Eighty-nine cases of the plague
in the Lazaretto here and many
others scattered throughout the city
in private houses.
SLAVONIANS' STRIKE
One Company Sent From Haines
Mission, Alaska
ST&LE TEN CASES DYNAMITE
Acting Governor of Alaska Tele
graphed Secretary Taft for Troops
Will Place a Sufficient Force at
the Disposal of the U. S. Marshal
WASHINGTON, March 27.
Eight hundred striking miners, most
of them foreigners, are possessed of
ten cases of dynamite and desire to
destroy the property and perhaps life
at the Treadwell mines in Alaska was
the situation presented to Secretary
Taft by telegraph from 'the acting
governor of that territory, who re
questedd the' aid of Federal troops
The Secretary acceded to his request
and announced his action at the con
elusion of a Cabinet session today.
General Brush, commanding the de
partment of .the Columbia at Vancou
ver Barracks, Washington, will place
a sufficient force at the disposal of
the United States marshal at Tread-
well to assist him in enforcement of
the law and to enforce and execute
the orders : of the United States
courts. General Brush has sent one
company of infantry to Treadwell, a
distance Of one hundred miles, and
the troops should reach their destin
ation in a day or two. '
FIRE IN THEATER , BUILDING.
muAUU, Mar. :. fife was
discovered in the elevator dynamo
room of the twelfth floor of the
Majestic theater building .tonight
Assistant Chief Schsutler and 150
policemen followed the alarm. Fire-
men were warned not to ring their
gongs after they were within 100 feet
of the place. Eight hundred persons
were in the theater and none of them
knew there was a fire. It was soon
extinguished.'
.UTTERING DEFUNCT BANK
BILLS. ,
" SAN FRANCISCO, ; March " 27.
Charles B. Hulsted, who is charged
with having uttered bils of the de
funct - State Bank of Georgia, was
held by United States Commissioner
Hecacok. yesterday in $1,000 bonds
for his appearance before the district
court in Denver. Testimony at the
hearing ; yesterday brought out the
fact that -the bills had been furnished
to Hulsted "and hundreds of other
tools by a man in Chicago.
EARTHQUAKE
in leic
Chialpa Shaken and Badly
Burned.
THERE WERE 2 SHOCKS
Followed by Fire Originating in
Many Places Among
the Ruins,'
WIRE COMMUNICATION DOWN
The Loss of Life, if Any, and the
Financial Loss Is Problematical
The Town Is Two Days by Horse
back. From Nearest Railway.'
MEXICO CITY, March 27.
Chialpa, a town of 15,000 inhabitants
in the State of Geurrero, was shaken
by an earthquake and burned. The
shocks were two in number and oc
curred early last evening and were
followed by fire originating in a doz
en places among the ruins. Only
meager facts of the disaster are
known and information thus far has
dribbled from half a dozen places,
moer or less authentic The loss of
life, if any, and the financial loss is
problematical. Telegraphic commu
nications with Chialpa is shut off and
the town is two days, on horseback
from the nearest railway station.
Governor Flores has received a dis
patch that great fissures are in streets
and fields of Chialpa, and great dam
age to the buildings, but later ad
vices show the governor's informa
tion to bch ultra-conservative. The
town is practically destroyed, though
no lives were lost Thirty-four shocks
were recorded. Jn the city of Vera
Cruz great damage was done and
during a panic in the theater Mrs.
Jeanett , Dorville, an American,
dropped dead from fright. The cor
respondent at El Imparcial confirms
the news of the "destruction by a
quake and the fire of Chilapa. Asso
ciated Press endeavored unavailingly
throughout the day to confirm the
news of the disaster at Chialpa.
CRIPPLED CHILDREN RECITE.
CHICAGO, Mar. 27.-Minnie Cul-
tra, a cripple, 14 years old, known
as "Little Sunshine" by her compan
ions, and without technical musical
training, proved to be the star at-
tracton at a recital last night in the
Fine Aarts building, even though a
number of well known musicians ap
peared on the same program.
The recital was given for the bene
fit of the Fallen School for crippled
children. Five hundred patronesses
of the school were present, as well
as 42 crippled children, who occupied
boxes. '
Minnie Cultra, arms, legs and body
paralyzed, was carried on the stage
and sang the old song. "There is a
Green Hill Far Away." Tears came
to the eyes of nearly every auditor.
One woman became hysterical and
was helped from the hall.
John Crowley, 14 years old, who
supports himself and brother, by sell
ing papers and Adelaide Baker ap
peared on crutches and gave short
recitations.
THREE JOINT INDICTMENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27-
The three joint indictments returned
by the grand jury Wednesday against
Patrick Calhoun," Tirey L. Ford and
Abraham Ruef have been assigned to
Judge Lawlor's department in the Su
perior Court. Judge Lawlor ; fixed
the bail at ten thousand dollars on
each indictment.
CHARITY PATIENT
Parker The Negro Defender of Presi
dent McKinley dead.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 27.-Be-fore
a class of students at the Jeffer
son Medical College the body of
James B, Parker, the negro who at
tempted to defend President McKin
ley when he was shot at Buffalo,
was placed upon the dissecting table
yesterday. Parker had for some
months been a charity patient in the
insane department. As far as known
he had n ofn'ends here.
MILK DRIVERS STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Mar. 27,-A strike
voted by. the Milk wagon drivers at
a meeting last night. The vote was
967 in favor of a strike and 67 against.
Nearly 1100 members of the Union
attended the meeting. The drivers
demanded an increase of five dollars
a week over the scale, which expires
on March 31. 4 , '
The drivers now will go before the
teamsters joint council with a request
for an indorsement of the strike vote,
sanction of the executive council of
the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters of which the Milk Wagon
Drivers Union is a local, before they
can strike.
Should a strike occur, it will tie up
temporarily 90 per cent of Chicago's
retail dealers. '.
MURDEROUS ATTACK
Brooklyn Watchman Thrown Into
a Sewer Trench.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RECOVERY
He was Found by His Son, Who Was
Searching for Him After His Fail
ure to Return at the Usual Hour in
the Morning.
NEW YORK, March 27.-In the
Norwegian hospital, with slight
chances of recovery, is Dominick
Bugren, a Brooklyn watchman, who
was found and taken to ' the institu
tion after having lain from midnight
until early morning in the bottom of
a sewer trench, where he had been
thrown following an attack by two
masked men, who beat him and cast
him unconscious into the excavation.
Bugren's skull was fractured and his
right arm broken, and he was badly
cut on the head, neck and shoulders.
When he was found he was covered
with two bags of cement, on top of
which bricks had been thrown. As
he lost consciousness in the hospital
he told the surgeons that has assail
ants had demanded money, and en
raged at their failure to find more
than some small change on his per
son, they had beaten him and
pushed him into the sewer. That is
the last he remembered until he was
restored to. consciousness in the hos
pital. He was found by his son, who
had been searching for him in the
vicinity after the father's failure to.
return at the usual hour in the morning-
POST OFFICE ROBBERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 27.-Two
daring robbers blew up the postof -fice
at South San Francisco at two
o'clock this morning and secured
$2,000 in coin and stamps. ,
A posse consisting largely of state
police has started in search of the
safe crackers.
PRESIDENT MELLEN'S. DENIAL
' NEW HAVEN, Conn., Mar. 27.
It is denied on the highest authority
that President' Chas S. Mellen of the
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company, has been in
vited to take the presidency of the
United Pacific R. R. Co., or that he
would accept the presidency even of
invited. '