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70VCRSTHC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUBLISHES fUU AfOCIATCO PRCtt PORT 33rdYEAR. NO. 161 HEAVY SUIT AGAINST R. R. Involving $36,000,000 Worth of Bonds BY CHARLES DURKEE Estate of the Former Governor of Utah Asks to Have Re ceiver Appointed WILL EE A BITTER FIGHT Charge is That Effort! Were Made to Defraud Him When the Union Pa cific Railway Company Changed Its Name. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 A uit involving $36,000,000 worth of bonds with interest was filed in the United Slates Circuit Court here to dy by the estate of the late Charles Durkcc, the former Governor of Utah, aaaiust the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Union Pacific, the Cen tral Pacific and subsidiary companies, the Central Trust Company of New York, the Farmers' Trust Company of New York and E. 11. Harriman. The plaintiff ask the court to require the Southern Pacific and others named in the suit accounting, also that V receiver be appointed for the holdings of the defendants, Governor Durkcc wns the chief exe cutive in the territory of Utah in 1865. It is alleged in the complaint that diirina the period of the construc tion of the Union Pacific, he acquired $9,000,000 worth of construction bonds and that later he took $27,000,000 of the first mortgage bonds. The plain tiffs claim no accountings were made of these bonds. It is alleged that the claim of Governor Durkcc to the bonds was acknowledged by C. J. Folger, the former secretary and treasurer. Another charge is that an effort to defraud Governor Durkcc out of his just claim was made. when the Union Pacific Railroad Company was merged into the Union Pacific Railroad Company. STILL AFTER GAMBLERS Governor Hughes Keeps Up His V' Race Track Crusode. NEW YORK, July . 14. It is au thoritatively stated in Brooklyn that a special corps of detectives working under orders from Gov. Hughes has been in Brooklyn for several days in vestigating the conditions at the race tracks as to betting, These detec tives are reporting directly to the governor and it, is said their reports are, to the, effect that the law is being violated. There is belief ih Brooklyn that when they have" completed their work the covemor will give the au thorities here who are responsible for the enforcement of the law a severe .shaking up. THROWN FROM HORSE NEW YORK. July 14,-While try- nut n R11I1" ited horse which he bAn.H tn ride durum the review of ... ...i v.J IMiiimrln v fit tne National uuam uu j - - . Seicirt N T Gov Franklin Fort of frauded by Lottghman or by the Unit ,ha. state was thrown heavily on the ed and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Seagirt parade' ground, receiving bruises. The animal was painful frightened by the playing of the band and plunged until the -governor was ti,..., nff' When Governor rort thrown on. vv ucu vuvv . i ; . ., found that he was not seriously hurt hose which Loughman sold to the he re-mounted and rode around thecity while the second signed a bond parade ground. . . ' guaranteeing his contracts. ELKS AT DALLAS. Rush L. Holland Elected Orand Ex- lted Ruler Other Elections. DALLAS, Texas, July I4.-A mon ster barbecue was one of the featuret of the F.lks' celebration in this city to day. The day wbi warm, and the marching clubs were not so active ai on yesterday. Detroit and Lo An eelcs nre working hard to secure the 'next conclave. At today' session of the grand lodge Rush L Holland, of Colorado Spring, wan elected grand exulted ruler without opposition. John D, Shea, Hartford, Conn,, was chosen grand esteemed leading knight. Fred E. Robinson. Dubuque, la,, wai re elected grand secretary, and F.dward Leach, New York, was re-elected grand treasurer. CONGRATULATE JOHN D. NEW YORKTluly 14,-John D. Rockefeller was the recipient of many congratulatory messages on the oc casion of his recent sixty ninth birth day anniversary. Among them were some lines from the pen of Rev. George Thomas Dowling, who was for twelve years pastor of the F.uclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland, which Mr. Rockefeller attends. Mr. Dowlinu's message was as follows: "Cling to the habit of still being voting: "Cultivate leisure without being lazv. "Garner all joys that the poets have fttimr. "And prove every year Dr. Osier is crazy. HOT AFTER ADAMS James McParlan Will Nab Him If Acquitted COLORADO MURDER CHARGE McParlan and Six Assistants Arrive at Grand Junction in Company With Warden Whitney of Idaho State Penitentiary. GRAND JUNCTION, July 14.- Lntc touight James McParlan and six as.istaius arrived here in company with Warden Whitney of the Idaho State' Penitentiary, 'it is reported that thev are here to arrest Adams in case of acquittal on the charge of murdering Arthur Collins. He is also renorted he is charged with complic ity in blowing up the Independence Bank near Cripple Creek, Colo., when 14 men were killed. The arguments of the counsel of Steve Adams would have been given the jury but the members of the jury to whom the court left the matter while holdinir a niuht session voted nmiinst it. Adiournmcnt was taken until tomorrow morning after the in structions toMic jury had been read and all the arguments made except the closing for the defense. SOLD ROTTEN HOSE NEW YORK, July 14.-A suit will be begun to-day by the corporation counsel against Michael Jt'rancis Lottghman, deputy commissioner of water supply, gas and electricity, to wnvpr $23,410. which the city paid to tW Windsor Fire Appliance Comp any for rotten fire hose under three contracts in 1904. This action is tne result of the recommendation contain ed in the report of the Commissioner of Accounts to the mayor, in which u la .Pur.A th.it the citv was de Comnanv of Trenton, N.' J., or both, The United and Globe concern and the American Surety Company will be made co-defendants with Windsor T.onirhman. The first manufactured ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1903 JSUSPICION I tl Japan Bears Only Good Will to United States SAYS TH0S. J. O'BRIEN Declares That the Thought of War Between Two Power Is Absurd HAS BEEN IN JAPAN A YEAR Thomas J. O'Brien, the American Ambassador of Japan Arrives at San Francisco From Tokio on Leave of Absence. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.- Thomas J. O'Brien, the American Ambassador of Japan, arrived today from Tokio. He is on a leave of ab sence to attend to business matters in Europe. In en interview with the Associated Press he said that any suspicion that might be harbored in this country in regard to Japan's sin cerity in maintaining peace with the United States, and its expressions of amity and good ill was without any cause or ground to justify it. He de clared that in the year he had been n laoan he had never had seen the slightest sign of ill-feeling toward America, or Americans, and said it is absurd to think Japan. wants war with this country. Referring Jo the alleged discrimination against the American shippers on the Manchur- an Railway. He said it is probably me that the Japanese shippers are favored but. that the discrimination is not because the shippers happened to be Americans but that the Japanese are the biggest shippers. PARKER WILL HELP Will Aid Bryan The Way Helped Him. Bryan ll ELENA, Mont., July 14. In an interview with the Associated Press :ist niuht Tiulure Alton B. , Parker stated that he intended to offer his services to the Democratic National Committee as a campaign speaker and would devote all the time he ould to making all the speeches he could. He said he would speak out side of New York, but at this time could not say what places he would speak in. Judge Parker said he be lieved the democrats had good chance to carry New York this year and that he would give his hearty support to Brvan and Kern. From Helena Judge Parker will go to Livingston and meet Delancy Ni rol. of New York, and the two .men will spend about three weeks touring the Yellowstone National Park. KILLS AGED PEDDLER CHICAGO, July 14 A despatch to the Tribune from Benton Harbor, Mich., says: After having shot and fatally wounded James Kirk, August Gross yesterday barricaded his home and is now standing off an armed posse which seeks to capture him. Gross is known to have fire arms. Kirk who is 80 years old, is a country meat peddler. He. drove into the Gross yard to make a delivery and Gross attacked him without warning. Kirk was shot throukh the head. Gross then took refuge in his home nnfl has defied the officers. Kirk is unconscious and the cause f of the shooting cannot be learned. UNWARRANTED BASEBALL GAMES. American League. Boston 3, Detroit 5. Philadelphia 0, Chicago, 1; called in th inning on account of rain. Washington 7, St. Louis 4. Cleveland-New York game post poned; rain. National League. Cincinnati 9, Brooklyn 2. Chicago 2, Philadelphia 11. Pittsburg-New York game post- poncd; rain. Pacific Coast League. Portland S, Los Angeles 6. Oakland 2, San Francisco 12. Northwest League. , Tacoma 4, Spokane 7. Seattle 3, Vancouver 2. Aberdeen 7, Butte 2. SHIPS VISIT GUAM 1 GUAM, July 14. The battleships Maine and Alabama, composing the special service squadron, sailed to day for Manila. During the stay of the battleships here a hoard of of ficcrs has inquired into the condition of the island and needs of the people with a view to offer recommendations as to the future government of Guam. Intense enthusiasm aroused at public were preceded by processions with banners. The people petitioned for citizenship, modified laws, and schools, and were unaminuous for a continuance of naval government. Bands of well behaved sailors came ashore during; the stay of the battle ships and we were cordially received by the people of the island. ON COLUMBIA RIVER Textile Manufacturing Town to be Established . 30 MILES FROM PORTLAND According to the Oregonian Eastern and Pacific Coast Capitalists Will Make First Attempt of This Kind in the West PORTLAND, July 14.-The Ore gonian tomorrow will say that the first textile manufacturing town on the Pacific Coast will be established on the Columbia River about 30 miles from Portland by a company of Eastern and Pacific Coast capitalists who will erect woolen mills and scour iug plants to convert the Pacific Coast wools into blankets, fine clothes and other woollen products. The company, according to the Oregon ian, controls one of the finest streams and water-power sites in the west. This is believed to be the first at tempt ever made to establish a tex tile town west of the Mississippi. URGES PEACEFUL METHODS. Charles H. Moyer Addresses Western Federation of Miners at Denver. DENVER. July 14. In his address to the Western Federation of Miners delivered at their annual convention today, President Charles H. Moyer favored the working arrangement be tween this organization and the United Mine Workers of America and declared that he would not op pose the affiliation with the American Federation of Labor, though he did not consider it advisable. He urged peaceful methods for reaching work ing agreements with .employers, de plored the calling of strikes unneces sarily, and recommended changes in the unions to consult with the execu-' tive counsel before ordering a strike. Reports made to the convention show considerable decrease in the Feder ation's membership is attributed to the fact that nearly 20,000 miners have been out of work in consequence to the strikes and the financial troubles, last fall. T. D. JORDAN DROPS DEAD Former Head Equitable Life Assurance Society OF HEART DISEASE Name Was Prominent in Insur ance Investigation by Arm strong Committee AM0US "YELLOW DOG FUND" ury Returned Eighteen Indictments and , One Perjury Against Jordan at Which lie Pleaded Not Guilty Recently. NEW YORK, July 14. Thomas D. Jordan, the former comptroller of the Equitable Life Assurance Society dropped dead of heart disease late this afternoon on the Wall street en trance to the suo-way. uuring the course of the Armstrong committee of Tnsurance investigation Jordan's name came secondly before the pub lic. It brought out that Jordan had secured loans aggregating $685,000 for himself and James W. Alexander, the former president of the Equitable from the Mercantile Trust Company and that these loans had been covered up on the books of this company. This $683,000 came to be known as "the Yellow Dog Fund." The grand jury Tound 18 indictments of forgery, and one of perjury against Jordan. Only recently he pleaded not guilty to the indictments. ' THE RHODES "EXAMS.' Tests Will be Held in Autumn Instead of January. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu gene, Or., July 14. The examinations for the Rhodes Scholarships will be hereafter be held in the autumn, in stead of in January, as heretofore. The change has been made for the reason that the new date will allow the successful candidate much1 more time to select and arrange for the college he wishes to enter at Oxford. Unless selections are made quite early, candidates are often compelled to accept second choice of colleges. The next Rhodes examination will be held in the fall of 1909, probably at the University of Oregon. Oregon will have two scholars at Oxford next year, Mr. Edward Winans of Wil lamette University, who was appoint ed in 1907, and Mr. Wistar Johnson, of the University of Oregon, appoint ed this year. ARRIVES TOO LATE. ALBANY, Or., July 14 M. A. Mil ler, national democratic committee- ,mm from Oregon arrived at his home at Lebanon from the Denver convention last night, just .in time to reach the deathbed of his wife, who died this morning. Mrs. Miller was unable to speak to her husband after he arrived. . PARKER TO STUMP FOR BILL. HELENA. July 14. In an inter view last night Judge Alton B. Park er stated that he intended to offer his services to the Democratic National committee as1 a campaign speaker and would 'devotj: all the time he could ntl tV.o onpprViPd lie rntild. IKJ ULlIWllg CM' vi.v f""'- He said he Would speak outside New York. 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS AMERICA BREAKS RECORD. Flanagan Wins Hammer Throw and First Gold Medal in London. LONDON, July l4.America and Great Britain captured the most laurels of the Olympic shots today. Of the four events finished the United States won two and Great Britain two gold medals. Great Britain however took three silver medals United States one, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and Belgium each got a bronze medal. ; Real work for the Olympic games which were opened by King Edward at the Stadium at Shepherds Bush yesterday was carried out utider rather unsettled weather conditions and there was a small attendance. John J. Flanagan, Irish-American Athletic Club, New York, broke the Olympic "record in the hammer throw and won the first gold medal for any event. M. J. McGrath, New York Athletic Club, was second In the hammer-throw and won the first silver medal. The first bronze medal to be awarded went to S. C. Wish, of Canada, who was third in the ham mer-throw. ' - ' Another American success was scored in the 20 kilometers cycling race, in which L. G. Wienti, New York, Athletic Club, qulified by win ning the third heat. The American , victories brought forth much Ameri- can and Canadian cheering. The final. of the 1500 meters flat race was won by Melvin W. Sheppard, of America. SUSPECT Physicians Not Satisfied With' Hiccough Theory CASTLE ROCK MAN'S DEATH Quite Investigation Begun and Mrs. Kunart and Richard Greenwald Are Arrested, as a Result of Infor mation Received. " CASTLE ROCK, Wash., July 14. Suspecting that Godfrey Kunart, of Castle Rock, did not die from hic coughs after all, Mrs. Kunart and Reinhold Greenwald, a friend have been arrested, on information sworn out by a countryman of Kunart. Kunart died last Friday, supposedly from a malignant attack of hiccoughs, but the physicians who attended him were not satisfied and a quiet investi gation was begun. The result was an inquest yester day, Coroner Bird and Prosecuting Attorney Hubbell, of Kalama, having been notified. Much testimony wa3 taken throughout the day but nothing was elicited sufficient to take a mur der case into court. The body had been sent to Portland last night for analysis for poison. The jury was then dismissed till re turns are received from this analysis when the investigation may be re sumed. The most damaging circumstantial fact adduced ( was the purchase by MYs. Kunart of poison at a local drug store a short time ago and the sup posed unusual friendliness of the woman and Greenwald. Mrs. Kunart has three little children. MINING CONGRESS MEET. DENVER, July 14. A special meeting of the members of the American Mining Congress in the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow evening, will discuss plans for en largement Work of the organization. Some amendments, constitution, and by-laws will be considered. One amendment provides for the expulsion of members who bring discredit on the congress. The plans will be pre- . - ( , of, pared about greater uniformity in the miinug iaw ui mv uiwM-