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InAddition to Bonds , and
f Other Collateral. Held;bj
I: ITim Bank Is Owed Jtoney
; Loaned to Boy Interest in
: Bailroad.
The Oregon Trust- and Sarin ga
bank owns 46 per cent of the United
.Railways company and -suit will be
brought' by the. receiver to compel
restoration of fts share of the stocks
and bonds of the company,' which
are now In the possesion of Herman
Wittenberg. The bank-' two -weeks
ago offered the Wittenberg syndi
cate a compromise, which has not
been accepted. Tha i bank's action
will also embrace. the enforcement
of a demand upon1 Mr.' WltUnber
to restore to the Jcuatody ot the' rt-
celver cdllatar alfon a loan. jjf. 425,'
000 to-Mr. Wittenberg, 'wUV wilch
money s he t originally , purchased : M
Interest la the united Kanways com
pany: and $750 of interest coupons
alleged to have been wrongfully ap
propriated.' V;-: v '
'.I Dating- from ttH. withdrawal of C'.B.
Lois from th-. United Railway deal,
thla railroad company' financial at
fairs have bco manag-ed by Mr. Witten
fcr, who last Autust formed a ayndi
eat of .six men for tha purpoaa of jUkn
lnf over tha MBQr.OOO of bonds that had.
been i'cued on tha project ana i per
cent Of tha capital stock of .$$.000,000,
The syndicate financed its deal th cough
the Orgon Trust & Savings bank, which
i concern advanced most 01 tna money.
with the understanding that the stocks
and bonds should be left In possession
ef tha bank as collateral security for
Whatever moneys It should become nec-
in tn navnnce. i ne svnaicaie. od-
eratlng through" the bank, succeeded
with $100,000 cash In getting from the
Los -Angeles promoters the 1460,000
of issued bonds and $1,760,000 of the
stock of the United Railways company.
Each member of the -yndlcate was to
fay $25,000 cash into tne pool, ana tne
60,000 left, after the purchase of the
hAMri. .tiutvi warn a rM ni 'in
furtbcrjng constructloa of , the road.
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President; and Democratic
Members Said to Have Dis
cussed the Assignment of
English Cruiser Fleet to
Esquimalt.
Belief Prevalent Great Brit-
ain Fears Trouble Be
tween United States and
Japan Friendship With
This Country Unbroken.
(Waibtcfftoa Baraaa of Tbe Joorntl.)
Washington, Feb. 6. News of the
assigning of a fleet of nine cruisers
to Esqulmalt by .Great Britain was
the subject of- ,a conference this
morning between- President Roose
velt and the Democratic members of
the navy committee of the house. In
ff4 then belief, of, those who, are posted
the assigning of vessels' of the cruiser
type to the British Columbian eta
tlon Is indicative of the growing
seriousness of the situation in the
orient which cannot be disguised.
Great Britain and the United
States will not under any clrcum
stances have trouble over the pend
lng oriental difficulties, but England
wishes in her own - Interest and In
view of the) fact that her Canadian
subjects are) down on oriental lmml
gratlon, to protect herself in event
ot trouble . between Ameriea and
Japan.
The president, it is understood.
wants to Increase the naval appro
priation $69,000,000 for more ships.
SECRET ALARM CAUSED
DTSP A TC.H OF SOU A UP ON!
San Francisco, Feb. 6. A Washington special to the Call says: Documents
of the greatest importance which justify stronger defenses for the Pacific coast
Z and upon which the president based his order directing the Atlantic fleet to make
the trip around the Horn is in the possession .of the nation s chief executive. 4
This valuable information, the nature of which may never be divulged,, was in ;
the hands of the president long before the Atlantic squadron was ordered around )
the Horn. v. r
If congress had questioned the propriety of sending the fleet to the Pacific,'
the president would have been compelled to produce this information. Fortu-,
natelv he has hpn nhl tn withhnlH it frnm rh nnhlir althnncrri f ri cnhefinr nt "
it is known to congressional leaders. ';"
The reasons for making adequate provision for eventualities in the Pacific ,
are overwhelming, and the president has ample justification for concentrating "
the naval strength of the country in those waters and for making provision to
increase the strength ot the coast defense companies by drawing upon the mili
tia of the coast states if necessary. This information did not relate to the immi
gration question, but the settlement of that difficulty, with Japan would render
the' other matter less important.
Further publicity of this subject is barred, but it is asserted that if . con
gress had sought to block the president's military and naval operations the
country would have learned something startling. .
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New TorkV FebV S.--flss. Elisabeth B.
in kob-js 1 Cook ' denies that . she t will withdraw
and "one sixth of the1 $1,760,000 stock. 1 from" the1 TrIAngoiar-' league aeDate or
l'he remain! n bonds were to be left J Columbia. Cornll and . Pennsylvania
In the custody of the bank, and sold to colleges. . Cornell,
t Bonds WUk Bank.'
The $25,000 payment by e.ach member
entitle! him to take szc.ooo
Provide money ror continuing construe
loa When thla source of revenue was
exhausted, the. railroad's indebtedness
was to be refunded, a4arger bond issue
was to be 1 floated on the partly con
structed property, ana in this way it
was figured that enough money could
be ' ultimately . raised to complete the
road. The profit to the financing syn
dicate was to accrue, in tne way . usual
to such undertakings, from the stock of
the company,- wmcn wouia remain in
Bossesslon of the syndicate- members,
after they should have satisfied .for
unv Individual Indebtedness to the Ore.
gon Trust & Savings bank. The three
sixths held nominally, in the .interest
of Messrs. Moore, Lytle and Morris
re unaerstooa to no ror tne ban K.
decision , that a
woman can enter in intercollegiate con
testa has settled the trouble that oc
curred when the young woman declared
that she was going to try for the league
debating championship. Miss Cook was
selected-bv Cornell and the other two
colleges protested -on .the : ground that
toomn could not enter : any I such col
legiate contests, Cornell has brought
the Intercollegiate, rules .to bear -mo er-
ectually that the opposition has almost
withdrawn lta. fl ht aeainst . Miss Cook. I
The report was spread that the young f " fflrnP,r
?5" ,.5!raw . but f this .he "rest He , alle.
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N OREGON W IMER
were unaerstooa to De ror tne can k. I " ... wj. tTn. t j.
iJnder these conditions and elrcwn- George W. Y0UIlg, VVflO IS tO
stances, It lssald. . the bank,,-ihrouirhl " & . . - J3' -
gASfW Wed Singer, uwns ,rrop
oe. Zerty rNear Grants : Pass.
cate manager, $26,000 with which to
purchase his Interest in tha syndicate,
and took his note for one 'year, with
the "understanding that his bonds and
stock should be left in custody o the
bank as collateral security ror tits note.
Dnn-ufxth or $25,000 was bald in by J.
M. i Healy,- The remaining sixth was to
be taken by C H. McBride and C. .
Loa, but they, railed to come in,
Aoted aa Trustee, v''
' Tha Oregon Trust 4; Savings bank
onnttniiod to act : as trustee for' the
United Railways syndicate untjl the day
subsequent to tne closing oi tne Danx
on last August 82, at wnicnttne.Fresl
dent Moore turned "over to Mr. WHtfen
berg all of the- stock and bonds that, the
bank had been homing ror tne a;
Syndicate.
and Mr. Wittenberg, instead or tna
iMtrnm iha truntea. '
V The constituting of this new trustee
ship was unusual m one respect, tnat it
made Mr. Wittenberg trustee not only
for the syndicate's holdings, but In
cluded the stocks and bonds that were
held by the bank-as security Tor tna
$28,000 of depositors' money that had
been loaned to Mr. Wittenberg.,
i-wliaa Beeelver XJevlla to"5- charge and
taa bond assets -of; tha bank war
checked sp It was found that, tna new
trustee for. the Tnlted BaUways syndi.
eat -had possession of $38,000 of the
bank's bonds as well as 'the collateral
security for Us awn ' loan of faa.OOO,
. (Continued on Paga Two.). - v."
(Special Dispatch to Tbt Journtl.) ' '
Grants Pass, Or., Feb. 0,- George W,
outtg, the millionaire mining man to
whpm 'Madame Lilian Nordlca, the , fa'
mous singer. Is to be married in New
Tork within the next few days, Is a
well-known miner, of Grants Pass. . ke
is the sole owners of, the Preston Peak
copper mines, located on .the : ctest. of
the Siskiyou mountains. . and has : ex
pended a big sum In getting them in
shana for operation, it belnr nit dream
to erect one of the blearest smelters in
t America on the heights, of tha Sisklyous
"near his bronerties. No doubt the eon-
bank, per miner and his bride will spend a
portion of their honeymoon In the wilds
of the Sisklyous. hunting bear and deer
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BATTLESHIPWISCJONSIN
TO GO INTO SERVICE
. .(United Press tested Wire.) ,
Washington. Feb, On April 1 next
the battleship Wisconsin .WlH. be placed
in commission at the navy yard on Pu-
get sound.- Her commanding officer has
not yet; Deen jteiectea.' . Tne Wisconsin
has been lying at the Puget sound navy
yard for several- months . underaoLna
repairs. " - ' , ' "
PR EM I EH FRAflCO
FLEES TO ITALY
Deposed Dictator .of Portu
gal Leaves Country and
Will Never Return.
JEFFRIES SUED FOR
OUSTING CIGAR MAN
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Los Angeles, Feb. (. James 3.
Jeffries, pugilist and saloonkeeper, ap
beared aa a defendant In a civil action
heard before Judge Smith of. the su
perior court yesterday In company with
hta partner, J. Kipper, both of whom
were sued bv Morris Berkowlts for $24
000 damages on failure to carry out a
contract. Berkowlts at up that he
entered Into an agreement with Wlllard
ft Karten to lease a cigar stand in front
anises on sou in spring
ea that Jeffries ft
tha saloon and thev
recornise the lease. The
case will be concluded today.
"IN GAY NEW YORK."
.(United Press Ltawd, Wire.)
Lisbon, Feb. Italy will be the fu
ture home of former Premier Franco.
He has already arrived Id, that country I
nqver mora to return to troublesome
Lisbon. J '' ' -v
Manuel, the boy king of Portugal is
showing marked- improvement as a
ruler, and his ability to grasp situa
tions is surprising his new ministers.
The cabinet Is trying to persuade him
not to attend the funeral services of his
father and brotner on Saturday, but so
far he is determined to accompany the I
mourners. - '
' The diplomatic corps" will visit the
mortuary -chapel tomorrow to view the
remains or tne King ana crown prince.
MRS. MORGAN HUNTS
HEALTH m SOUTH
. fTTnttMl Prm tmrA W1ri, 1
New Orleans. La.. Feb. e. With all I
sorts 'or saieguaros tnrown aoout ner,
in order to assure .secrecy . of every i
move, Mrs. J. merbont Morgan, wire
of the -noted Wall afreet financier, with
a party of New York ladies, traveling in
a sumptuous special tram, stopped os
here yesterday while en route to Ban
Antonio.' Texas, and the Paclflo coast.
After leaving the Texas city they will
m tn loa Anteles. Mrs. Morsan. it waa i
stated, la 111 and desires rest and quiet.
THINK BANDIT
! ADMITS .CRIME
George Hastings Confesses
to Killincr Encrineer in
Montana Train Robbery.
ROBBERS WORK;
POLICE NEAR BY
While Officer Phones About
Robbery Burglars Loot
Adjoining Store.'
(United PreM Leased Wire.)
Boulder, Mont., Feb. 6. When, his
case was ready to go to the Jury George
Hastings, on of tha trio of robbers that
killed Engineer Clow of the Northern
Pacific In an : attempted hold-up last
May, confessed this morning. The
court promised him that he would not
oe sentenced to orison ror lire.
Henry uruber. one or tne aiieaed
robbers, who oonfessed yesterday, will
be sentenced to 10 years' Imprisonment
James Towers, the third man has. al
ready been sentenced for life. He took
tha stand In the Hastinrs case tndav
and told about the circumstances of the
attempted hold-up. He declared - that
Hastings Was so anxious to shoot after
he had killed Clow that he was. almost
killed himself.
FLEET STAYS AT
PUNTA ARENAS
em-
work
Rear Admiral Evans Decides lSJ
to Spend Two More Days
With Chileans.
(United Press LeMi Wire.)
Punta Arenas, Feb. 6. Rear-Admiral
Evana has decided that a visit of tw
extra days -here would not Interfere
with any-of his plans during the -re
mainder of hia .trip to San Francisco
bay and he has announced that such a
stay will be made. This will give him
an opportunity to return the courtesies
showered uion himself and. his officers
and lackies by the Chileans. The sauad-
ron ' was originally scheduled to sail
from - Punta Arena yesterday. The
fleet will be off , the Valparaiso harbor
on- February, 14.
Burglars entered the Superior res
taurant at 1$; Fourth street, near Tarn
hill, twice last night Tha tailor ahop
adjoining, at 185 Fourth street, the op
tician's place at 181 Fourth street, the
Bay City market on the corner of
Fourth and Yamhill streets and the
Portland Outfitting company, adjoining
the market at 282 Yamhill street, were
all entered in auccesslon by the burg-
lara. Nothing has been missed by the
proprietors of these places except a
few dollars that were In the till In the
restaurant ana a couple of pies.
Just after R. Lane had closed the
Buperlor restaurant last night a man
dashed through the front door and
robbed the till of $2. The door', had
puriroeeiy Dcen leri open ror an
noys who had not finish
or the nla-ht.
The burglar ranar ud $8 on the res-la
ter, but had taken only $2 when sur
prised by tha employe still in the rear
of the restaurant. The burglar ran out
and disappeared down the street. .
About 11 o'clock Lane was called on
tha phone by the police and told that
his place had been robbed again. While
tne omcer waa taming to Jane the
burglars were busily engaged in looting
tne rest or tne places on tne corner in
rant. Tha search waa evidently tor
money, as nothing was missing from
tha four other places. The remainder of
the money in. tha restaurant tllL how
ever, was taken. 1 '
Tha placea were entered rrom-the
rear. Locks were broken and doors
shattered. . Tha big safe in the Bay City
market was moved out to tha middle of
the gallery office, but the burglar evi
dently had no meana or ODeninir it
There were $300 in the safe, the receipts
or - tne oay s DUBiness. a revolver in
the drawer of the desk was undisturbed,
though the drawer was open. Tha gun
was unaer a pne or letters.
George Rubenstem, the optician.
whose place waa robbed, says he has
missed nothing. H. Applestone. the
tailor, found one of his coats at tha
back of the place in the mud, but other
wise tne anon waa not -: greatly dis
turbed.
MISTER OPENS
WEDDHiB OFFICE
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San Francisco Parson Estab
lishes Business, of Fin-
ishing for Cupid. - :
New York. . Feb . This ts the cold
est day of tha winter In New York. -The
thermometer dropped $4 degrees
in tne 14 nours to 7 o cioca tnis morn
lng, when it touched
degrees above
And the cute show about' how It bao-
pened tn Gotham. Aren't you glad you're
In, Oregon t v , , ,
SAYS COfiTELYOU
Mioiiocn cimno
IIIIOUOLU lUHUi)
Senator Culbertson Makes
Grave Charges Against
Government, Officials.
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. ,- (United . Press Leased Wire.)
X Washington, jXV. C, Feb. , 6.-Senator
Culbertson this afternoon In the presence
of a run gaiiery. resumed in tne sen.
ata ' his onslaught on the administra
tion of the United States treasury. Tha
senator fried six specifications-of -al
leged Illegal actions against Secretary
Cortelyou and charged that New. York
bank used $75,000,000 of the govern
ment's money in speculation that was
not legitimate. . ,-......,' ' . u.
The senator dlspated the assertion of
Secretary Cortelyou that the New York
banks had put Into the channels - of I
trad more than $65,000,060, exclaiming: I
."I assert (hat Secretary Cortelyou s i
report destroy a ftia own statement. '
i New York National Guard.
(Catted Press Leaved Wire.) ..
Albany, N. Y.,)Febi 6. -Plans for bet
tering the state militia organisations
and increasing their efficiency, aa well
as steps for complying with the require
ments of the Dick law., will ba exhaus
tively discussed at the annual conven
tion at the National Guard ansoclatlnn
of the stat of 'New York, which began
Its' sessions today at the caoltol. The
local -organisations throughout the state
! are represented at tha convention.
(United Press Leased Wire.) ' )
San Francisco, Feb. Lawyers' hav
office where you can arrange for a di
vorce. Doctors put up. their signs and
wait for patients. It has remained for
the Rev. J. Harwood Plero of Oakland
and San Francisco to bias the trail
for the office minister. - i r . .
The Rev.Piero has 'opened tn th
Hibemla building.' close to tha m-rtrar
license department ; of s the - county
clerk' office. AC th office the - regular
fee foe getting married la IS. hut if
Hiberata building, close to th marrlag
anyway. , ...... ?-..- t- i , .,
He will give advice to those who wish
it and' will marry; tios who so desire.
Th advice la free. .When a minister
is wanted to officiate at a funeral the
Rev,. Pierce will be ready to perform
that duty.: . -'-; . - ' . . i.
ABElOEFl
TRIAL TODAY
Former Boss . Appears in
Court to Answer Charge, .
of Philips Bribery. v
' (Cblted .Press Leased Wire )
San Francisco Feb.. S. 'Abe Huef ap
Pa red in Jndg - Dunn' !; court thla
morning for sentence on the extortion
charge to which- he. entered a plea of
guilty, but the matter was put over st
the request of the prosecution. This
afternoon Ruef will appear in Judg
Lawlor- court to be tried on the indict
ment charging-hinrvwith 'having bribed
penning jrnuipa, . , ,a; ; memner or. tne
boodl board of supervisors, to vote In
favor of -granting an overhead trolley
franchise to the United Railroads., ; .,
MEERIMAIn ItTJMIXG
-tOJf STATEMENT X0.1
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' (United Press Lesaed Wire.) .
. Salem, Or.r Feb. .aeorg,H. Merri-
man of jKIamath Falls, has ;Jd his
petition for th Republican nomination
for joint senator front 'the Seventeenth
district. He pledges himself to rep t
the wishes k of th Republican voter
for choice of United States senators.
SETS FORTH PROGRAM
'OR THE: DSPOSTION -OF
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
, ' (United Prees Ltased Wire.) v ' ' ;
Washington. D. C Feb. . In a reso
lution offered Wednesday'wpon which
he Intends to deliver a speech. Senator
Stone of Missouri sets forth a definite
program for the disposition of th PhiL
lopin islands by th TTnlted Statea mi
name December. 10, ISIS, aa the dt
upon which. the.- government shall give
th lslanda ttomplcte Iti4'pn.lence.
a a preummary to tne final step, tne
resolution Instructs the nreslt'nt In
open negotiations wltli olhnr tmiloni
"for the pul" ot swurlng an
ment v for the neutralisation r tl.
Philippine iflimlf the rcfriiit".i
of tlllr ivli.-pi)(1n-e v, whrtievvr ti n
same .snail t granted by tlie t'nltt l
State " -
Decern ne' ' Is hoaen ti"' It U
the anniversary of sltcniiiir of tha it;
Ol" I'aiiK 111 189X, -n.'ii.'y ti. l!.
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