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SECOND EDITION 4:00 A.M. VOL.. XXVI XO 14,532. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 7 OF FORCE TJ Why Battleships Are Coming to Pacific. PUSH OPEN THE DOOR IN CHINA Japan Has Blocked It and Broken Promises. ROUTE FLEET WILL TAKE Evans Will Assemble 19 Battleships at San Francisco Officials Try to Minimize the Importance of the Demonstration. COMING PACIFIC IXEET. SHOW IS Battleships: Tons. Guns. Speed. Connecticut l,non 24 18 Maine 12.500 20 IS Louisiana 19,000 24 18 Missouri 12.500 SO 18 Virginia 14.948 i4 19 New Jersey 14.94S 24 19 Rhode Island ... 14.944 24 19 Alabama 11,525 18 17 Illinois 11.525 18 IT Kearsarge 11.525 22 16 Kentucky 11.525 22 18 Ohio 12.5O0 20 18 Minnesota 17.650 24 18 Vermcnt 17,650 24 18 Protected Cruisers: . Charleston 9. TOO 14 22 Chicago 4,500 18 18 Milwaukee 9.700 IS 22 St. Loui 9,700 14 22 Gunboat: Torktown ' 1.T10 S 16 Totals 731.054 876 'Knots per hour. WASHINGTON, July .5 (Special.) 1 Interest in world politics end the pos sibility of conflict with Japan was re newed here today when the definite news that a great fleet of United States warships would be sent to the Pacific Coast became generally known. Also a new phase was put on the matter when It became:" known that the move, calculated as It Is to impress Japan that she Is not dealing with a power like Russia, hinges on something; deeper than the resentment of Japan at the treatment her citizens have re ceived at San Francisco. The real Is sue, it is pointed out here, is the open door in the Far East. Japan Blocks Open Door. Ostensibly It was for the open door a that Japan went to war with Russia. But after her victory the door of trade in Manchuria and Corea was pretty well blocked up with obstacles placed by Japan, much to the discomfiture of . American and British merchants. America was given assurances that the door would remain open and, though the President Is at Oyster Bay and other officials of the Government are out of the city, it is reported here that the United States Intends, if it should be come necessary, to be prepared to Insist that the Japanese government put no restrictions In the way of trade with the continent of Asia Fleet Will Stay in Pacific. While it has been constantly declared fcy the Navy Department that no menace to Japan is intended by the dispatch of the fleet, and Ambassador Aokl, of that country, has asserted that Japan will not construe the presence of the fleet in the Pacific as- such, it Is understood here that the arrival of the battleship squadron In the Pacific marks the Initial step toward the maintenance of a per manent fighting fleet in the Paclfio here after. Whether the entire fleet of 18 vessels which la now destined for the Paclfio remains there or not, it is asserted on the authority of well-informed officials that the American Navy in the Pacific will never again be inadequate to cope with any emergency on that side of the continent unless there is a vast change In the aspect of international politics. SHIPS - AND ROUTE TO PACIFIC Battleships and How They Will Make Long Voyage. WASHINGTON, July 6. Details of the vast movement of the Atlantic fleet to Pacific waters have been theoretically worked out weeks In advance by the . Naval General Board. But these details are necessarily subject to constant change resulting from the withdrawal of battle ships from active commission on account of having been declared antiquated or In need of repairs and the substitution of other- ships just going into commission and fresh from the builders' hands. There Is in the Navy Department today scarcely anyone authorized to afford any Informa tion as to the contemplated eet move ment. Secretary Metcalf is in California; As sistant Secretary Newberry is at Watch Hill. R. I.: Admiral Brownson. Chief of the Navigation Bureau, who is next in line, has gone to New Tork, and the Act ing Secretary of the Navy is Rear-Admiral Mason. Chief of the Bureau of Ord nance. Magellan Route In 60 Dai's. The opinion of the officers on duty to day is that the route most feasible for the big ships is by way of the Straits of Magellan. The route across the Atlantic nd through the Mediterranean and Sues Canal Is open to . the objection that It would bring the big ships almost into Japanese waters, and the movement might consequently be regarded as a menace, which Mr. Metcalf has stated was never contemplated. The Suez route, too, is longer by a thousand miles than the Magellan route. This, according to the best calculations and allowing for short visits to ports not upon the nearest sailing route, is about 13.000 miles in length. The battleship Oregon covered the dis tance from San Francisco to Jupiter In let, Fla., in 1898 in 63 days. But she Was handicapped by the company of the little gunboat Marietta, which was scarcely able to make mora than eight knots an hour, and also by the fact that as a precautionary measure the Oregon was sent around the West Indies, sensibly lengthening her route. The opinion now Is that under ordinary cruising speed, which for the big battleships means about 10 or 12 knots an hour, and allow- ........ I ' - ' " 1 It " f vZS- ' i I :: i ' f . i Z , : fiR-.it 7 I ,- , -j i t s '?'''','!' ' I : v i fit ;: t t ftSs l t United States Commissioner of IaImit Charles P. Nelll, Mediator In Tele graph Operators' Strike. ing a reasonable time for coaling on the way, the Atlantic fleet can make the passage from New Tork to San Fran cisco In less than SO days. Tt is conceded that Rear-Admiral Evans will have the honor of commanding the fleet. It is believed now that the route will be about as follows: Where Stops Will Be Made. Leaving New Tork or Hampton Roads In the early Fall, the battleships would probably steam . straight to Culebra, where coal would be taken on. The next stop would be Rio de Janeiro and from that point the vessels would not halt un til they reached Sand Point in the Straits of Magellan. Here again the coal sup ply would be replenished for the run to Callao, Peru. The next stage would be from Callao to' Panama and from that point the ships would proceed without a stop to San Francisco. It is believed that after reaching Peru vian waters the movements of the ves sels will be much more deliberate than up to that point. Although the reason for this statement is not officially ob tainable. It is apparent that the explana tion Is to be found in the fact that the battleships will be within easy reach of San Francisco, in other words, they could In an emergency arrive at that point before any other fleet could. Naturally, the coaling of the fleet is a very serious question. Two methods of doing this have been provided for in the plans of the general board. The first is to send with the battleships a suffi cient number of colliers to enable them to replenish their coal supplies without any dependence upon foreign coaling sta tions. . In .this, case a fleet of no less than 20 colliers will be necessary, because something like- 77,000 tons of coal will be burned on this cruise. In the - second case, the plans provide for the free use of merchantable coal along the route, which of course would diminish the need of colliers. Under the latter- plan, it Is probable that the five colliers already attached to the Atlantic fleet would be sent forward to Sand Point. Coal at that point is scarce, and extremely bad. Will Have 1 9 BatUeships. Admiral Evans, it is expected, will start with 16 battleships besides as many colliers. The armored cruisers - Wash ington and Tennessee, which are now in French waters, are under orders immedi ately to refit and proceed to the Pacific Coast to form part of an armored cruiser squadron to be assembled there. It is possible that they will be detained and accompany the battleships on the cruise. When Admiral Evans arrives ' off the Coast, his fleet will be increased by the addition of the battleship Nebraska, new ly completed and simply awaiting the rounding out of her skeleton crew. The battleships Wisconsin and Oregon, now at Bremerton Navy-Tard, Puget Sound, will probably have completed their ex tensive repairs by next March, so that they too may be added to the fleet, which will then comprise 19 battleships, besides the armored and protected cruis ers of the Pacific fleet. The composition of the fleet today is as follows: Battleships. Connecticut Captain Hugo . Osterhaus commanding: tonnage, 16,000; guns, 24; speed. 18 knots. Maine Captain Nathan Nlles; tonnage, 12.500; guns, 20; speed, 18 knots. Louisiana Captain Richard Wainwrlghf tonnage, 16,000 tons; guns, 24; speed 18 knots. Missouri Captain Greenllef A. Merrlam tonnage, 12.500; guns. 20; speed, 18 knots. Virginia Captain Beaton Schroeder; ton nage. 14.948; guns, 24; speed. 19 knots. New Jersey Captain William W. Kimball; tonnage. 14.918; guns. 24; speed. 19 knots. Rhode Island Captain yet to be assigned' tonnage. 14,94s; guns, 24; speed, 19 knots. Alabama Captain Samuel p. Comly; ton nage, 11,525; guns, IS; speed. 17 knots. Illinois Captain Gottfried Blocklinger tonnage, 11,625; guns. 18; speed, 17 knots' Kearsarge Captain Herbert Wlnslow tonnage, 11,525; guns, 22; speed. 16 knots! Kentucky Captain Edward B. Barry: tonnage, 11.525; guns. 22; speed, 16 knots Ohio Captain Lewis C. Heilner; tonnage. 12.500: guns, 20; speed. 18 knots. Minnesota Captain John Hubbard; ton nage. 17,650; guns, 24; speed, 18 knots. Vermont Captain William P. Potter; ton nage, 17,650; guns, 24; speed, 18 knots. (Concluded on Page 2.) OLDFIELD TRIES TO TAKE HIS LIFE Smashes Windows- in Effort to Leap. ViFE'S SCREAMS BRING HELP Crazed by Charges of Fraud, He Takes to Whisky; ENRAGED BY REPROACHES Pounds Glass With Fists and Cuts Himself Severely, but Portland Hotel Detective Drags Him Away to . Doctor. Brooding over his troubles, growing out of the recent automobile races held at the Irvington track last Wednesday, Barney Oldfleld, the speed marvel, who was arrested Thursday on a charge of fraud, attempted to commit suicide by leaping from the window of his room at the Hotel Portland at 2 o'clock this morning, but was restrained by the in tervention of his wife and Detective Joseph Resing. Since the publication of the alleged faking of the race meet and his arrest for obtaining money under false pre tenses, Oldfield has been worrying over the affair and has been drinking heav ily. This morning he returned to his rooms at the Portland Hotel after hav ing been absent most of the night, and was taken to task by his wife, who is sahj to have upbraided him severely for his conduct, whereupon he became frenzied. Tries to Leap From Window. As near as could be learned at this hour, Oldfleld rushed to the window of his room and smashed out the windows with his bare hands, which were se verely cut during the operation. His wife rushed to his side and, by catching his clothing, restrained him from leap ing until the arrival of House Detective Joseph Resing, who was attracted to the rom by the noise and the screams of Mre. Oldfleld. Mr. Resing burst into the apartment, seized the .crazed automobilist by the arms and dragged him by main force from the window. Mrs. Oldfield was almost hysterical at the sight of the bleeding and lacerated hands of her husband, who was hustled as fast as possible to Nau's drugstore on the ground floor of the hostelry, where the wounds were dressed and the flow of blood stopped. Mr. Resing afterwards took the speed marvel to a physician. Takes Fraud Charges to Heart. Oldfleld has taken his arrest and the notoriety gained through the charges of fraud very much to heart, and In spite of the admonition of his friends he has taken to drink, which is unusual for the great automobile driver usually a most temperate man. He says his ar rest Is an injustice and, owing to his prominence In the automobile world, he thinks the notoriety given him- will damage his . reputation considerably. Lest night he Is said to havo Indulged heavily in strong drinks and acted like anything but his usual self, and to this his friends attribute his rash action. After being cared for by Mr. Resing and the . physician he became normal again, but refused to discuss the af fair. The employes of the postoffice heard the cries aird soreams Issuing from the hotel window and rushed to the street, FLAGSHIP OF t,4i.m..ujMuvtt.'Wi'.iMMu m.ji mm HIP aknVJ. thinking a murder was being commits ted. Several automobiles and carriages were also attracted to . the scene and most of the autolsts knew the great driver and expressed their sympathy for him. Aside from the cuts on his hands, Oldfleld Is not hurt and will suffer no permanent ill-effects from the episode. OLD VETERAN PENNED IN Government Inquires Into William Rockefeller's Game of Squeeze. WASHINGTON. July 5. An Investi gation has been ordered by Postmaster-General Meyer, with a. view to de termining whether the Postoffice dis continued at the town of Brandon, New Tork, shall be re-established there. The Inquiry Involves a unique state of affairs. According to the papers on file in the Postoffice Department, It Barney Oldfleld, Automobile Racer, Who Attempted to Commit Sui cide Last Night. appears that several years ago Will iam Rockefeller, who owns a large estate comprising more than 50,000 acres in. the vicinity of Tarry town, conceived the idea of " acquiring the site of the town of Brandon to till out his estate.- Brandon was a flourishing place with a Postoffice and two or three smal Btores and a small number of inhabitants. Mr. Rockefeller pur chased all of the property from Its owners except one small tract' that was owned by a Civil War veteran named Lamora. Lamora refused to sell, and persisted, in fishing In a stream, which ran through Mr. Rocke feller's estate, and in using the roads, which had been open to the publio, it is said," for a- generation. The Postoffice at Brandon waa abol ished, ai.J another was opened at Bay Pondthree miles within the confines of Mr. Rockefeller's estate. There the people who formerly received their mail at Brandon were expected to get it. Lamora was arrested for trespass ing on Mr. Rockefeller's estate, and he and his friends fought the case In the courts, but eventually were de feated. A court order was made preventing Lamora, in person or by agent, from goiny onto the estate of Mr. Rocke feller, It is stated, and that therefore he was unable to obtain mail for him directed to the Bay Pond office. . The matter was brought to the at tention of the Postmaster-General by letters from various parts of the coun try, and he is determined not only to ascertain the facts regarding It but if possible to re-establish the Post office at Brandon, or at some nearby point outaide of the estate of Mr Rockefeller which will be convenient ror the people of that vicinity. WILL COUNT . CATHOLICS Population in United States Is Estl- mated at 15,000,000. ST. LOUIS, July B. Archbishop John J. Glennon, of St, Louis,- has just been appointed by the United States Census Bureau as a special agent to compile statistics of the Catholic population of the country, estimated at 15,0J0,000. Archbishop Glennon has appointed Rev. J. J. Tanneth, of St. Louis, his chief assistant, and has written to all the blshbps tn- the' United States, ask ing tfceir cq-pperation. . t Ik , 7 iff , l r ips BATTLESHIP FLEET WHICH WILL COME TO PACIFIC COAST ( ':;nr s : "i t UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP KEARS ARfiE. SKYSCRAPERS TO OREGON HOTEL Annex Buildings Will Cost $500,000. TWO TEN-STORY STRUCTURES Hostelry Will Become Largest , . in Pacific Northwest. MODERN IN EVERY DETAIL Wright and Dickinson Secure Leases on Adjoining Ground and Work Is Begun on Park-Street Side Credit to City. Two 10-st'ory additions to the Oregon Hotel are to be erected at a cost of $600, 000, making that hostelry the largest In the Pacific Northwest. Definite an nouncement of this improvement was made yesterday by Wright & Dickinson, proprietors of the Oregon. The plans as outlined assure Portland not only addi tional hotel accommodations much need ed for the entertainment of visitors, but a fireproof and strictly first-class hotel that will In all ways be a credit to the city. Preliminary work on the first annex Is already under way. This building Is to stand on the lot Immediately adjoin ing the present hotel in the rear. It will face on Park street, between Stark and Oak. The contracts for both excavation and construction already have been let. the old frame structures on the property are being razed and the city's first sky scraper hotel is an absolute certainty. It Is to be built by Margaret S. Ainsworth on the lot owned by her and under lease to Wright & Dickinson. The second annex will occupy the lot Immediately north of the present six story building of the Oregon. This ground is now covered with a three-story annex which will be removed. The ex cavation for this annex will be made sim ultaneously with that for the one facing on Park street, but the building will not be erected until the first annex Is com pleted. Leased for Twenty .Years. ' Negotiations for the lease of the site of the Park street annex have been un der way for several months but Wright & Dickinson have kept their plans quiet until all details have been completed and all Is ready to proceed with actual con struction. The lease to the proprietors of the Oregon has been signed for 20 years. The cost of the Park-street an nex will be $250,000. Specifications have been prepared by Sutton & Weeks, . a San Francisco firm of architects and the contract for the construction has been let to the Contracting Engineering Com pany of Portland and Tacoma. As soon as the old buildings now occu pying the property have been removed, C. J. Cook & Co. will begin excavation work. One of the old buildings already has been torn down and the work of demolishing the other will commence to day. The building will be of reinforced con crete, the third large structure of this character to be erected in Portland. The others are the eight-story ' Couch build ing on Fourth street, now nearlng com pletlon, and the 11-story Board of Trade building, at Fourth and Oak streets, now well under way. The big Oregon annex will be faced with buff-colored Twin City pressed brick, with terra cotta trim mings to match. This front will be es pecially attractive In appearance and 1 "it i "" ir -- MTv-'s ..m..n. w will be an Important Improvement for Park street. The annex will increase the capacity of the present hotel by about 150 rooms and 75 private bathrooms. It will be as near ly fireproof throughout as modern con struction can make it and be equipped with every convenience. The floors will be of concrete and the halls of tile. The building will be equipped with its own water-pumping station, electric light and power plants, using oil for fuel, as well as a complete system of refrigeration for the barrooms and kitchen; also with a compressed air cleaning plant, probably the only one In the city. The ventilating system will be one of the most attractive features of the build ing. It will furnish filtered air taken in at the top of the building even to the grill room In the basement, so that in not more than 15 minutes, and as much oftener as desired, the air of the entire structure will be changed. The usual conveniences of telephones, hot and cold ; - ; -1 - Ct : " c ' ' : ,v v. A v. v.v . I if ji t J2k 2:!n Iris nil iiinwi snii i- mnr-iiiiaMMJ Admiral Rob ley D. Evan, Who Will Command Battleship Fleet Coming to racifla Ocean. water, and two high-speed elevators will be Installed. Grill to Scat 700 Guests. As soon as the lower floor of the an nex is completed, the present grill room will be enlarged to 100x100. This will then become the largest grill in the Paci fic Northwest and will seat 700 people. It Is planned, as a novel feature, to employ two orchestras, one stationed at each end of the room. The grill will occupy the entire space beneath the main floor of the present hotel, and the culinary de partment will be removed to the base ment of the annex. When the two annex buildings are com pleted the hotel will have 400 guest rooms and about 200 rooms with private baths, as well as numerous sample rooms, with baths, for commercial travelers and many sample rooms without baths. As every detail has been completed for the Park street building. Its construction will progress rapidly. It Is expected that the building will be practically com pleted within six months, and that Wright & Dickinson will occupy the property with their hotel business not later than 10 months from the present time. A member of the firm of Sutton & Weeks has been In the 'city for some time putting the finishing touches on the plans and has Just returned to San Fran cisco. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 78 degree; minimum, 62. TODAY Fair. Westerly winds. National. Fleet ordered -to Pacific as atep to force open door In China. Page 1. Route and composition of battleship fleet. Page 1. Postal Department Inquires into William Rockefeller's oppression of veteran. Pag 5. Both Rockefellers arrive In Chicago to testify before Land Is. Page. 1. -Fore Inn. Hague conference has lively debate on American propositions. Page 3. American woman In London accused of using Morgan's name In swindle. Page 4. Japanese formally demand licenses In San Francisco. Page 4. Politics. McClellan stilt fights recount and Hearst gains votes thereby. Page 5. Domestic Victory for Kansas over C. O. D. liquor sales. Page 10. Runyan Is captured in rooms of woman who betrayed him. Page 5. Chicago operators to vote on strike; Neill trying to keep peace. Page 4. Antonio Apache, darling of Portland and New York 400, proves to be negro. Page 3. Row between Tillman and Dolllver causes talk of duel. Page S. Wisconsin tornado kills 21 persons and doe Immense damage. Page 5. Paclfio Coaat. Evidence In Haywood case relating to Or chard's prepared alibi. Page 2. Salmon fishing Industry rapidly dwindling. Page 6. Work of United States Fish Commission in - Oregon and Washington. Page 0. Rev. W. Brougher has twice refused Seattle offer. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Flour sent to China on consignment. Page 15. 8Iump in Eastern wheat markets. Page IS. Stock speculation Is narrow;' continued im provement in business outlook. Page 15. Colonel S. W. Roessler, United States En gineer, completes annual report; deep channej on Columbia River bar is assured. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon Hotel to be enlarged by addition of two skyscrapers, each ten stories high. Page 1. Portland labor unions will fight wood trust by engaging in fuel business. Page 11. Federated Trades Council condemns action of Industrial Workers of World. Page 11. First Congregational Church calls Dr. L. R. Dyatt, of Brooklyn, to the pulpit. Page 11. Police Inspector Bruin said to be slated for dismissal. Page 10. Interior Warehouse Company sues O, R. 2. for $31,890 damages by car short age. Page 10. Knotty problems, puzzling Oregon politicians. Page 10. STANDARD CHIEFS ' REACH CHICAGO Both Rockefellers Will Be in Court. SLIP INTO CITY UNOBSERVED Only Two Witnesses Cannot 13e Found by Marshal, ROGERS IN FROM EUROPE Long: Wst or Oil Men to Be Kiam Ined About Stock Holdings, Many Questions Will Bo Asked by Iiandia Today. i STANDARD OIL DIVIDENDS. CHICAGO, July 6. (Special.) The , Btandard Oil Company, whose dlvi- dends hava furnished the foundation ' of Mr. Rockefeller's great wealth, is , productire of dividends of dazzling , proportions. Fifteen individuals and ' estates, based on estimated holdings ' previous to the formation of the Stand- i ard Oil Company of New Jersey, con- I trol more than 90 per cent of the stock of the corporation. They have received ( in the last ten years dividends aggre- , gating $364,004,000, or an average of i 36.400.000 a year. ; Th average yearly dividend on ( Standard Oil stock over the last ten , yean was f 40.04 a share, so that the i entire dividends on the authorized capi- tallzatlon of $100,000,000 for the ten , years ending December 31, 1007. will , have reached $404,000,000. of which all ' but $30,990,000 has been credited to the 15 Individuals or estates. , John D. Rockefeller owned 27.4 per . cent of tho capital stock of the Stand- ; rd Oil Company and apparently he t I haa received an average of more than I , $11,000,000 a year on the shares over t . the last ten years. It has been said - t ; that Mr. Rockefeller has largely in- J creased his holdings since then. I The Standard Oil Company pays more . to Its shareholders than any corpora- I I lon ln existence. Its disbursement of ! , $40,000,000 a year exceed the present , dividend payments of the United f ' 6tates Steel Corporation by more than I $4,600,000 a year. I CHICAGO, July S.-John D. Rockefeller, president of the Standard Oil Company, and his brother, William, one of the di rectors of that corporation, are in Chi cago tonight, ready to appear tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the United States District Court before Judge Landis and be ques tioned regarding the management of the corporation. The two Rockefellers reached Chicago at 4 o'clock this afternoon over the Michigan Central Railroad and their ar rival ln the city was known to but few outside of their attorneys and relatives, for several hours afterward. It had been thought that Mr. Rockefeller was travel ing over the Lake Shore, road and would reach here at 9 o'clock tonight No ona except those who knew what road he was traveling on paid any attention to the arrival of the Michigan Central trains, and the brothers left the train without being recognized by any one outside of their attorneys and relatives. Consult Their Attorneys. An automobile was in waiting for the two oil magnates ajid they lost no time ln getting away from the depot. They were driven direct to the office of Alfred D. Eddy, one of the Standard Oil attor neys. Waiting with Mr. Eddy were the other two attorneys who will represent the company ln court tomorrow John F. Miller and Morlts Rosenthal. The two men remained in conference with the at torneys for over two hours, when they Jumped into an automobile and went to the home of Harold McCormick, 88 Belle vue avenue. Mr. McCormick Is a son-in-law of John . Rockefeller, and he. together with his brother, will make the McCormick residence their home while here. A telegram announcing that William Rockefeller was on his way to Chicago and that H. H. Rogers had returned from' Europe and had been notified that he was wanted in Judge Landis' court was received by the District Attorney from United States Marshal Henkel, of New York. Following the receipt of the tele gram by the District Attorney, it was reported that Mr. Rogers had started for Chicago when he learned that his pres ence in court was desired. The tele gram received by Mr. Sims follows: Only Two Missing Witnesses. Have Just been informed by Mr. Elliott, one of the Standard Oil attorneys, that Wil liam Rockefeller will be ln Chicago July 6 without a subpoena. He Is now en route. Have also learned that H. H. Rogers has Just arrived on the steamer Baltic and will start west at once. Rorers did not go to his Broadway office, and there Is soma doubt about his being in Chicago tomorrow morning. If Mr. Rogers reaches Chicasro in timi. to appear in court, all but two of the witnesses ror woom subpenas were Issued will be present before Judge Landis. The two exceptions among the 18 wit nesses sought- are H. R. Payne, vice president of the Union Tank Line Com pany, and H. W. Tllford, treasurer of the Standard Oil Company of New Jer sey. Mr. Payne, according to a report maae Dy sa.r. nenjcei to oar. mms. is at the bedside of a sick son, but the New York Marshal said he was unable to Concluded oa Page 6.)