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ISSUED Sti.!l-7ttKLf TUESDAY AND FftiDAY ISSUED SEMI-WEE L, TUESDAY ..'ID FHrZAV nrTT-nrTH YEAK NO. 103. SECOND SECTION SIX PAGES. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAf MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1905. . - . i - ' WW! TO GO BEFORE GRAND JURY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME HAS MADE SUCH ANNOUNCEMENT. MORE SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY Develops in Insurance Scandal Investi gation and Protection la Threatened. ; , t Counsel for Mutual Life Makes Some .Interesting Disclosures as Do Other Principal Witnesses More Campaign Contribution Evidence. NKW YORK, Oct. 5. That the as tounding total of more than $2,690,000 has been paid as commissions by the Mutual Life Insurance Company to "two members of the family of Richard A. McCurdy, president of the company, arid the promise of District Attorney Jerome that the insurance scandals would certainly be submitted later to an extraordinary grand jury, were the sensational developments in the insur ance situation Jtoday. Previous to this testimony, W. F. Thummel, attorney for the Mutual Life, testified he had- paid the chairman of the Republican congressional cam paign committee the sum of $2500 in cash 'as a campaign contribution. Jerome, in announcing in court that the scandals would be submitted to an extraordinary grand jury said the in quiry by the legislative committee had shown "greater moral obliquity and moral obtuseness on the part of the per sons important in the business world than did the shocking revelations in re gard to the Equitable Life." Thummell, while on the stand, said the contribution to the campaign fund had been suggested by the danger of a Democratic house, that would result in tariff and other legislation of a character to upset the business and af fect, the policy holders. lie said the other companies had been asked to con tribute, but did not know how many did. Thummell denied paying any money to any legislator for the purpose of influencing legislation or to any othf r jrson for that purpose. - He described the legislative pool, and said the expenses were met by the com pany looking after the territory in wlrtch the expenses were incurred, and later an adjustment of these expenses ira made between the three companies. He received mvMicy from the New York Life in these 'adjustments, but kept no account of his disbursements. Thummell said MeCall was in error in his testimony yesterday that he paid money to the witness to further the federal supervision of insurance. The -witness had talked with McCall on the Subject and Met 'alt promised to -contribute to it, but no money was paid to Thummel. He further descrilted the division of territory in the country under which the three companies looked after; legis lation affecting the insurance interests and said the Mutual Life paid out in 11)04 $15,000 for legislative work. LOCAL MEN TO INVEST. Corvallis Citizens Lend Support to Pro- . posed Water System. ORVLLTS, Or., Oct. ij. Bids are to be opened nerft Monday for the pro posed issue of $75,0O0 of bonds for the construction of a gravitv water svstero for Corvallis. It is asserted that the bonds will sell as low as 4 per cent and that most of them will be bid in by local capitalists. One citizen of ( or vallis wants to invest $50J0 and others wish-to invest amounts varying from $1000 upward. Bids for the construction of the plant are shortly to be opened and it is ex pected that before the end of the month the work of construction will be well underNway. i " '" . SAFELY TOWED IN POET. BAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 5 MereTf ant's Exchange has a dispatch saying the British ship Bermuda, boun.I from Newcastle, Australia, to Aeapulco was caught in a typhoon and lost all her masts. The crew was about to aband on the vessel when tho German steam er Nauphia came to tho rescue . and towed the sh.p to her destination, 300 Chinese' Pheasants t I ..' -,- - v I Killed by Salemftes first day of the seaspn; and it is an even bet that 75 per cent of them ..were eaten by teeth made by Dr.B Er Wright, the Painless Dentist. I have made hundreds iof sets of teeth since coming to Salem, and am sUll making them. ; My business is in creasing every 'month, which speaks volumes for my work. If you need work, arid it is probable that you do, come in and talk'it oyer. HI guarantee to show you where you can save time, money and pain by hav ing me do your dental work. ANXIOUS FOE BETTER BATES , . ' ..... Delegates Representing the Trade In- i dustTial and Producing Interests , 4 j Meet In Chicago. ' CHICAGO, Oct. "ep-With a view" ot arouting interest in the movement for better rates as outlined in the presi dent" ; last annual message, delegates representing the trade industrial and producing interests of the country met in convention nere today. The point forcibly emphasized at this meeting was the necessity of impressing con gress with the extent of the demand of the people in all parts of the mud' try for proper legislation In the rates matter and those present were urged to. bring every influence to bear in or der to bring about this resuJt. ,The part of the president's message dealing directly .with this question is ad follows:' , - .'"-;, Tv'" : ; -' "The interstate commerce commis sion should be vested with the power, where a given rate has been challenged unreasonable, to decide, subject to ju dicial review, what shall be a reason able rate to take it's place; the ruling of the committee to take effect im mediately anl to obtain until it is re versed by the court of review." THEY ARE NONPLUSSED. Tammany , Puts Full City Ticket , in i Field Amid Great Enthusiasm. ' 5 NEW YORK, Oct. 5. Mayor Mc Clellan was tonight renominated for mayor of New York city by the Demo cratic city convention of the Tammany Hall organization. j The Tammany convention was held in Carnegie hall amid much enthusiasm. The fact that the entire ticket .had been decided upon before hand did not seem to diminish, the ardor of the delegates. The ticket named by tho convention follows: Mayor George B. McClellan; comptroller, Herman A. Metz; presi dent of the board of aldermen, Patrick F. McGowan. A resolution was adopted highly com mending President Roosevelt for hi services in bringing about peace be: tween Russia and Japan. McClellan, in accepting the nomination, declared it had Come to him unasked and unsought He said he pledged to no man or group of men, but pledged only ,to the people to do his duty to the best of his ability. SHOW OPENS UP SOME FINE POULTRY STOCK ON EXHIBITION AT THE EX ! POSITION. -: -. - . .:. Fair Weather Increases Attendance j With Poultry Show as the Main At ! traction Lack: of Turkey Exhibit r : Noticeable Feature. i PORTLAND, Oct. 5. Special to the Statesman. More than eleven hundred of the very purest poultry of the Pa cific coast fand a few eastern states are on exhibition at the fair here, al most every breed being-, represented, with the single exception of turkeys, the absonco of -the latter beinjj mos noticeable. "" Extremely severe rains and poor e press service has caused some delay Is the getting of entries in coops but th last one was placed late this afternoon and the seven judges will begin the work of placing the awards tomorrow morning. The weather today has been fair which caused the coming out of an increased attendance, with the poultry show as the main attraction. HE PAYS THE REWARD. Chief - of Police Donahue of . Omaha Rewards Captors of Pat Crowe. . . ; OMAHA, Oct. 5. Chief of Folic Donahue' todav sent a check for $200 to Butte, Mont., to cover the reward offered bv the chief personally for the capture of Pat Crowe.. The check was sent "to Cantain Dunn of the Omaha .lntootivA force, to be furned over to the officers at Butte who placed Crowe under arrest. Crowe will be brought back handeuffed to two detectives. TO MARRY A TITLE. - . LONDON, Oct. 5 Lord Willonghby Deersby', the eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Lancaster, will shortly marry Elolsc, the daughter of the late W. LvBreesa of New York. MEASURE NOT , TO BE DRASTIC WILL NOT BE UNJUST TO INTER ESTS OF RAILROADS. peo visions are explained Of Proposed Bill to Regulate the Bates of Railroads sH Over the , - ; I "Country. Each Townsend, , One of - the Anthors, - Says Railway Commissions Will not Be Empowered to Fix all Bates,; but to Change Them if Needed. f WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Railroad rate legislation was the topic of a long conference today between the president ami Representative Townsend, of Mich igan one, of. the authors of the Esch Townsend bill, "passed" last winter by the house of Representatives. At the conclusion of the conference Townsend said it was his purpose to have his b . in readiness fof introduction in the house assoon as congress convened. After making it perfectly clear the provisions of the measure apply to pri vate cars, -refrigerator cars and termi nal charges, it will-be my purpose, through, the measure, to confer upon the interstate commerce commission the jtower to make its findings in any par ticular case effective within a reason able time after they are announced. 'Efforts have been made to'ereate the impression the purpose of the advo cates of this legislation is to give the interstate commerce commision author ity to fix all rates' of the railroad. This is not so. ltis intended that only the commission, If complaint shall hd made to it that any particular rate is unjust, it shall have the power, after due in vestigation,' to substitute a reasonable rate in case the complaint shall have been shown to be wen founded." BATED AS A LOSS. Cargo of Derelict Santa Barbara Is Water in the' Ruined ty Hold. . :SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. The Ueamer Santa Barbara, which ran on i reef near De Imnr on the Mendocino -otinty coast last Hunday, was" towed into this harbor today by the steamer Porno. The Hant liar bar a became so um pletely water 1 o gged as she approach- ed the port f thafl two knots an hour was the best the' Porno could make with her. The derelict will be towed to the dry-dock and rertai ired. Most of her cargo was rated as a loss. . NOT FOB Requisition for" KIDNAPING. jPat Crowe Charges Shooting and Wounding of Policeman. LINCOLN, Neb Oct. .1. Governor Mickey this eveni g issued a requisition m the governor of Montana for the re , under arrest at charge on which the d was the shooting turn of Pat Crow Butte. Mont. The requisition is in ind. wounding of an Omaha policeman. FIRED THE PHYSICIAN. Dr. Blalocaf of Walla Walla Periten tiary, Dismissed of Typhoid on Account Fever. TACOMA. Oct, physician at the tiary has been' Kees liecanse of h. Dr". Blaloek, chief Valla Walla peniten- lismissed by . Warden the recent outbreak of typhoid fever in ernor Mead state Ithe institution. Gov- today he would not dismiss Warden K ees. PORTSMOUTH TREATY WILL BE IN , EFFECT WITH EXCHANGE Of - RATIFICATIONS. - Simple Ceremony Will Be Performed by Baron. Rosen and Minister Taka hira in presence of President Soose ' Telt a.ad Ferhaps in Whit House. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. The ratifi cations of the treaty of Portsmouth will be exchanged at Washington'.; be tween Baron Rosea, the Russian ambas sador, and Takahira, the Japanese era hassador, f as soon as ' these important documents are received from St. Peters burg and Tokio. The ratifications will contain ench and English texts of the treaty. -This was decided at a confer ence trfday between Baron Rosea and Takahira! which began at the Russian ambassador's apartments and conclud ed at the state department. - 'Special powers are conferred on the two plenipotentiaries enabling the ex change of their ratifications to be ilen tical in scope. The approval of the treaty by the-, privy council at Tokio, which' occurred today," in effect ratifies tho convention-and the farmolity of the emperor's signature will follow suottlv The treaty becomes effective as soon as ratified and the exchange of ratifica tions is only a formalitr. No arrange ments have been concluded for the cere mony of ratifications,, but it will prob ably be even a more simple reremony tuan the signing of the treaty at Ports mouth." The chief difference will be the presence of President JBoosevelt. - It is probable the president will "place the White House at the disposal of the en voys' on this occasion. - VIRTUALLYDONE VETERANS HOLD REUNION. Pennsylvania Veterans Held Their An nual Reunion, at Scranton . , Yesterday. " ' SCRANTON, Pa, Oco. 5. The One Hundred and Forty-third regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers held their an nual reunion here today. A business meeting was held at Grand A rmyv Me morial hall which is also the headquar ters of the association, . this morning. Dinner was served at 1 o'clock by the ladies and the afternoon assembly was opened with prayef by the chaplain. Quite a , number of the survivors of this famous regiment were present with their families and exeaanged greetings and old recollections with-their com rades of the stupendous four years' struggle in which they stood and fought side by side. ; - -, . ' DETERMINED TO FH1HT. Meat Packers WiU,Not Submit to Trial Gently First Effort rails. CHICAGO, f Oet. 5. The packers whose recent attempt o' abate the in dictment found against them charf iog conspiracy to mooopolize the meat in dustry of the country ended in failure, will Mondav 'next enter pleas of... not guilty before Judge Humphrey. To all of the other counts in the indictment against them demurrers will be filed tomorrow morning. The demurrers areJ general antx cjparge amoiguuy, vague ness and uncertainty against the seven counts, and charge in the two remain ing counts that double charges are con tained. "THE CONQUEROR" A FAILURE. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. Theatrical gos sip from the other side states that the blank vers play, ' The Conqueror, ' by the Duchess of Southerland Jhas been denounced with orie-voice by the crit ics of London. TLe play was produced as the opening piece at they La Bcalo theatre by Forbes RobertsbnNnd Ger trude Elliatt. It was splendidly stag'' ed and welt acted but in spite of all was pronounced tedious and dull. , JERRY SIMPSON BETTER. WICHITA, Kan Oct. 5. Ex-Repre sentative Simpson spent a quiet day and was somewhat improved this evening. "GERMAN DAY" OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS SINCE FIRST GERMAN IMMI GRANTS LANDED HERE. Germans and German-Americans Have Anniversary Celebration at Charles ton Prominent People Take Part In the FTbgrsifijtV.,i-"!,-':i "V- ;v :"' - V CHARLESTON, X. C, ct. 5 Today is the two hundred and twenty-second anniversary of the arrival of the first German immigrants in ,this country. The Germans and German-Americans of this city began tho fitting celebra tion of the day with formal exercises at the Kchultzenplatz this afternoon. Orations were delivered by the Kev. Charles Koerner, I). I)., who spoke in German, and Mr. John I). Capplemann, whose remarks were in English. Mr. George Luntz, president of the "Ger man Day ' association, called the gath ering to order and spoke of the signifi cance "of the day, ntent ioning thef act that altlU'iiKii today is 'generally ac cepted as the date of the first German settlement in America when immigrants came front the home country on board the steamer Concord and landed at Phil adelphia, yet it is not historically cor rect, as there is evidence to show that forty , German families settled in Charleston at an earlies date. The park was gaily decorated for the occasion and the two bands, one in the upper . ball ami the other on the lawn, provided music continually. Be sides the bands, there was also a chorus of thirty Voices which rendered Ger man songs during the day. The sports in which the Germans delight, bowling, target shooting and athletie contests' of all kinds, were provided for the crowd a nd prizes were given to the successful contestants. Even the women and chil- lren were not forgotten, there 'being several' events especially arranged for their benefit. Altogether the scene was one of life and vivacity in which every one enjoyed himself to his heart's eon tent in the thorough way in which the Germans know so well how to arouse themselves. YELLOW FEVER SITUATION. PENSACOLA. Oct. 3.-The official summary follows: New cases. 18; total, New Orleans. Oct. 3. The following reports from the country are received Amelia and Bayou. Lourse (three days), seven new eases, one death. Laplace and tieiaity (seven days), twenty-six new eases, four deaths. .- j New Orleans. Oct. 5. The reoort to 6 , p. m.: .New cases, 28; total, 3,122; deaths, 3; total, 403 new foci, 6. With I number of fatalities reduced to almost insignificant figures ' the ' public , has gained the idea " the number, of new eases are unjustifiably large and there is being included In the official list or dinary malarial fever. ! i NO DANGER OF BREAKING. . . VICTORIA, Oct. '5,-fhe Caoaji in government steamer Quadra, Captain Hackett. which left this morning for the west coast of Vancouver island to locate the site for a .new lighthouse hear Kyuqnot, is ashore at lJoscdale reef, near Race Rocks. The Quadra struck soon after high tide. The quar? antine tag art west out, but failed to move the steamer .The tug Lome will be intercepted and asked to assist the stranded vessel. The steamer is testing on an even keel and the water is calm. FOUND SHY IN HIS ACCOUNTS PROMINENT PEORIA BANKER AR RESTED FOR EMBE7!7:T.F.MENT SHORT SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS And Record Dating Back Only Period of Two Years Is Inves- ' tigated. Was Superintendent of School for Over Twenty Years and His Entire Record Will Be Looked , Into Believed v Shortage Will Be Mash Greater. . PEORIA, 1 1L Oct. 5.- Prof. 2sewton C. Dougherty, superintendent of the city schools for more than twenty years and president of the Peoria National bank, and capitalist, was today arrested on two true bills rendered by the grand jury, charged with forgery and embez zlement. ' The arrest followed an investigation by the grand jury of charges brought against Dougherty that the account of the school funds, deposited in the bank, of which he was president, were being manipulated. The investigation result ed in the discovery of a shortage of at least $60,000. The investigation cov ered only a period of from January, 1903. The grand jury now, it is said will investigate the entire record of Dough erty as superintendent of schools and it is believed a much greater shortage will be found. His arrest created a sensation. He has been reputed a wealthy man. CADETS FOB ISLANDS. Agricultural College May Nominate Three for Constabulary. CORVALLIS, Or., Oct. 4. According to a new ruling of the war department, Lieutenant Quinlari will be allowed to select this year three men from the O. A. C. cadets for positions in the con tabulary in the Philippine islands. The pay for the constabulary officers is: Third lieutenant, f 1100 per annum: sec ond lieutenant, $ 12H); first lieutenant, $1300. Lieutenant Quintan, command ant of the cadets, during his service in the Philippines assisted in establishing the branch of army service, and be is considered well fitted to pass upon ap pointment for these positions. A AMTTY WILL BE DET., Common Council's Ordinance Will Take " , Effect Friday. AMITY, Or., Oct. A. At the last meeting of the common council an or dinance was passed prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within the town. Tho ordinance will take effect Oetolwr G, and for the first "time in over ten years Amity will be a "dry" town. Public schools this year have an in creased enrollment. All the teachers of last year have been retained. The Briedwell-Masonic block Amity 's second brick structure, will be ready for occupancy October 20.' NEW POSTMASTERS. t WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. The follow ing postmasters were appointed by the president today: Oregon Burns, F. W, Welcole; Sumpter, Harvey H. Buck. Washington South Bend, Frank L. Turner. CONGRESSMAN SIMPSON ILL. WICHITA, Oct. 3. Ex-Congressman Jerry Himpson is in a critical condition and not expected to live through the night. - ARE FRENZIED KANSAS CITIZENS WOULD LYNCH INHUMAN PARENTS OF TOB TUBED CHILDREN. Coroner's Jury Holds Father, Step mother and Stepsister of Deal Boy .and Dying Baby Girl on Charge of Murder of Foimar. FORT ' SCOTT, Kan., Oct. ,4. The county , jail is surtounded tonight by men- who insist that Mr. and Mrs. George Hlggins and daughter, Clarissa, aged fourteen years, held by the cor oner 's Jury for the death of Biggins' six-year-old aon by his ' former wif e, ihould be lynched. .The sheriff, expect ing an assa'ult on the jail, has, it is re torted. fled with the prisoners. The lail is strongly ffuarded. ' , ; ; That the little hoy was tortiired to death is Bpeeiflcarrjr charged Dy; tie. cor oner 's jury. The boy 's two-yerw-old sister was also crucltv treated and is at the point of death in the hospital here. While Mrs, Hlgiria own children were well fed and . treated kindly, her two step-children, according to the evidence presented to the jury,, were literally starved. ; , j . I' fa. ' - - .: ' V CniLDHEN AI12 CEEMATaJ). Escape Is Cut off in Apartment Houso Fire in Erooauyn. XEW YOBK, Oct. 4. Fir tonight in an apartment house in Brooklyn cut off the escape ' of CbJrles Donnellr, " h?s wue and ; three ' children on th top fioor. ine nremen -rescuea tue latner ! and mother. After the fire was extin 4 goished- the charred bodies of the chil dren were louno. . ,.".'...' IMPORTS MORE THaN HALF. The SUtisties Show that More than a Half of Mexico's Imports Are .' from w. S. " MEXICO CITY, Oct. 3.--The statis tics of the foreign trade of Mexico just issued for the fiscal year ending June 30, show that the total imports amount to $85,761,081 in gold, of . which mere than half, $48,303,167, came from the United States. This is an increase of nearly $6,000,000 over ,tbe preceding year. Other countries showed a slight increase over the figures of last year for imports, while in exports there was a decided decrease in the amount of sil ver exported, bnt a corresponding in crease in the exportation of gold. WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS. State Federation Brings .Interesting Meeting to a Close at Eugene. EUGENE, Or., Oct. o. the fifth an nual convention of the State Federa tion of Women's clubs came to a close today. Last night's lecture by Pro fessor II. C. Howe, oi -the University of Oregon, on "Millit,' was thorough ly enjoyed. , The following omcers were elected: President, Mrs. Sarah A. Evans.; Port land; fiirst'vice president, Mrs. Samuel White. Baker City; second vice presi dent, Mrs. F. S. Dunn, Eugene; record ing secretary, Mrs. M. L. Syaulding, The, Dalles; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Hayes, Portland; directors,' Mrs. Henrv Sengstacken, Marshfield, Mrs. FOX. ' - ' . : STATE CONVENTION OF W. C. T. U, LITTLE RtkjlC, Ark, f)ct. 5.The annual state convention of the Wom an's Christian Temperance; Union" of this state met twre today. The at tendance ; was all that .could be d.-ire"d as delegates wore present from all the loeal organizations in the state and ev ery one seemed interested in the 'dis cussion of the subjects introduced for the improvement of the work of ths Union. V The renorta submitted of tr last yea's work were encouraging and showed that the W, C. T. II. has' been as active as ever in its effbrfs to licttcr e, conditions of the poorer classes among whom the-most suffering' from the universal curse is found. HARD PROBLEM NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION TO STUDY MUNICIPAL' OWNER SHIP PROBLEM, MellvlUe Ingails, of Cincinnati, Chosen Prert lent Full Set of Officers Elec ted Commfrrdori in Session in New York" City. ,.-.' NEW YORK, Oct. 5.f-Mclvill In gails of Cincinnati, . president of the boanl of directors of - the. Cleveland, Cincinnati k, St. Louis railroad, was today chosen to head the commission of national civic federation, which has undertaken the studv of the municipal ownership problem, as it apcars both in this country and abroiad. The com mission met in this city today. The first session was presided over by Samuel Gonier8, of the American Federation of Labor, and first vice president of the National Civic Federa tion. - 5 In addition to Ingnlls as president. the other officers of the' commission chosen today arc: First vice-president, John Mitchell of IndianaiHilis, presi dent of the United Mine Workers; sec ond vice-president, John! G. Agar, New 1 ork Citv, president of the Reform Club, and secretary, Edward A. Moffatt, New York City, editor of the Brick layer and Mason." , RAILROADS AT WAR. Canadian Pacific and Great Northern Having Trouble in British Colombia. ' VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct. 4. A spe cial from Midway, B. ('., says: The Canadian Pacific ami Great Northern have come to a clash In this district. Last Saturday a Canadian Pacific work train pulled into this place with a large gang of men aboard. The workmen roeeeded to a spot on the V.' V. ft E. n the neighborhood of Jackson's ranch, about four miles from Midway. Thero they built a high fence of heavy tlin- ler right across the right of way. No tices were also posted prohil iting tres passing under penalty of prosecution. his morning gradfrs employed !y the . V. ft E. arrived, tore dowa the fence and 'proceeded with the work of cross ing the lots claimed by the Canadian Pacific. Nothing further had developed at noon, but it if expected there will be lively times within the next couple of days. , . GAMES WILL ALTERNATE. A - " ...... Contest for National Baseball Cham' pionship to Begin at FhiU ; delphla Monday. CINCINNATI, , Oct. 3. Chairman August Herrmann, of the national base ball commission today gave out the de tails which, will govern the world's championship series between the New York National leagne and the Philadel phia American league clubs. The own ing game wilt be. played Monday, Oc tober 9, at the American league grounds tn Philadelphia; the second game Tues day,. October 10, at the National league grounds in New York. In this manner the game will alternate until the series shall have been played. MEETING IS POSTPONED. DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 3. The meeting of the Photographers' Association, which was to have taken place here to day, has been postponed until Novem ber 1, because of the change in datei oi me state xair. . STRANDED IN DENSE FOG STEAMER ST. PAUL ON TIIE ROCH3 " OFF POINT OORDA. VESSEL AND CARGO IN DANQEU She Was Fifteen Miles out of Coursa When She Struck the Breakers. Tugs and Steamers Come to Rescue and Save all of Seventy-Five Passengers on Board Vessel Abandoned by Her ' Crew. 1 EUREKA,. vaL, Oct. 5. The steamer St.' 1'aul, bound from San Francisco to Portland, went ashore this morning at Point Gorda, a short .distance south of the entrance to this harbor during a dense fog. She had sevYnty-flve passen gers on board, all 04 whom were safely landed on the beach. The vessel with her cargo of general merchandise is probably a total loss. The tng Ranger arrived at 10 o'clock with five passengers taken from the steamer St. Paul. Thirteen passengers were transferred to the steamer Porno- no, which left here today for San Francisco. The remainder of ,the pas sengers and crew, ninety-eight in num ber, are supposed to be on the steamer Vanjruard, which is now outside of Hutubolt bay, unable to eros on ac count of the heavy weather, it is pos sible the Vanguard's passengers have been transtcrred to tho Pomona also. When the St. Paul struck she was fifteen miles out of her course. The third officer was at the bridge at the time. The steamer struck at 3 o'clock this morning during a dense fog. She now lies with her stern to the beach, 150 yards from shore, and has been abandoned by the captain and crew, it is thought the vessel a total loss. The St. Paul lies in a nest of rocks, her bow to the, northwest and with a slight list to seiiward, one and a half miles below Point Gorda. Apparently she is in god condition, the sea having smoothed down considerably since she struck. It is s in.w.th. between the wreck and shore but rough on the out side; - That some big craft had met disaster down the coast was first reported to Kureka this morning at !: 15 o'clock, when the message came summoning a tug. . The identity of the craft was then unknown and It was decided to await the coining of the steamer Roanoke, which it was thought might have some news of the wreck. The Roanoke hail not seen any craft in dis tress And the life savers ut once-left the city, departing about noon. Wen the tug arrived this evening, all the passenger Were still on the craft, having preferred the ship, which was in no danger, to 'the- rough, inhos pitable const, which offered no protec tion. Two hawsers had been sent ashore ami the passengers could easily have gone ashore any time had it become necessary. The tng was gladly hailed anil without loss of time everybody was taken aboard without oxeident. The tng then started for Eureka, leaving the wreck shortly after dark. - At that time the sea . was growing smoother and the hull of the vessel wss resting more easily. Although the ves sel had hot begun to break tip, it pound ed heavily st times, but the passengers were at no time alarmed after the first shock in the early morning, when the majority were -in their lerths. The vessel struck without a hard shock. The officers soon restored order and as it was seen there was no imminent dan ger, the shore was spoken for assist ance and all settled down to wait for relief. It is lclieved the vessel's plight is partly due to the heavy inshore cur rent which sets in at this time of year. It is extremely problematical how long the St. Paul will be able to hold to gether. j. The vessel is in a position in which it is impossible to reath her in any thing but small craft, "After striking the rocks the St. Paul sounded her whistles ot distress, but owinir to tho early hour snl the absence of houses some time elatsed before any one was aroused. When Charles Bfoli, a ranch er, appeared, he was greeted by cheers irom tue passenges whose fears were assurances given by the officers, It required some time to make BfoJi understand wftat was wanted, but up on realizing the true slate of affairs he left without delay. The, distance from the wreck to the town of Pe troUs was seven miles an 1 Bfoli walk d and ran the distance In less than au boor. He was greatly excited and several minutes claused before 1, eould make known the plight of the vessel and then trouble was experienc ed in reaching Eureka by telephone. oieps were then taken to guard against an emergency, it being uncer tain what damage the vessel had sus tained and bow Jon e It would be w... sible for the passengers Jo stay aboard. The sailors embarking in small boats manage.! to get a huge hawser to land ftnd after securely fastening it, re tanned for another which was hid more easily. The passengers then be gan collecting, their valuables and bits of baggage. j WAS MOST POPULAR BOOH. . SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. .- Uarid narum.' the novel written by the lata Edward Noyes Westacoft, "netted iha author's estate about I12.J.00O, SIMPSON HO ESTTEH. WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 4. Cr .Con gressman Simpson, who is ill in t! i Kt. 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