HFAHT EMPEROR
E
Chinese Dignitaries
Kowtow to Baby.
GORGEOUS PALACE' CEREMONY
Edict of Amnesty Proclaimed
With Solemnity.
CHANGES ARE IMPENDING
Knd of Period of Mourning' Kxpect
ed to Bring Exciting Times.
American-Japanese Agreement
Compensates for Snub.
SC
US
THRONE
PEKIN. Dec. 1 The ceremony of en
thronement of the Emperor today was
one of striking Interest. It included
obeisance to the tablets of the dead Em
peror and Empress Dowaicer and prostra
tions before the infant Emperor, the 3-year-old
son of Prince Chun, who formally
took the throne.
The imperial proclamation for the func
tion was arranged at the palace yester
day. It ordered that music for the oecas
l.m b prepared, but that not a single note
be played: this because of the mournjng
of the court for their late majesties.
Troops entered the eastern gate of the
palate at 4 o'clock this morning. They
tiok up their respective positions inside.,
and the high officials of the Empire be
can to arrive. At 10 o'clock not less than
3.V) carriages, together -with a vast num
ber of sedan chairs resplendent and bril
liant in the Winter sunshine, were wait
ing outside the palace for the ceremonies
to come to attend.
Kow-tow to Baby and Dead Rulers.
The function began by the Princes of the
Imperial family and the high officials of
Die Empire kow-towing to the memorial
tablets of their late majesties. After this
they all kow-towed in turn to Pu YL Pu
YI then ofTered a sacrifice before the
tablets of the Emperor and the Dowager
Empress.
After this he was relieved of his
dress of mourning and clad in a dimin
utive Imperial garment embroidered
with the imperial dragon. His nurses
performed this duty with, great atten
tion and care. Thus arrayed, the tod
dling Emperor ascended the throne
amid a fanfare of drums, bells and
firecrackers. He made his way alone,
and showed no need of assistance that
willing hands would have given hini,
had his little feet faltered. From the
throne Pu Yi kow-towed to his step
mother, the Dowager Empress Yehon
ala. He then received the kow-tows,
while still on the throne, of all the
princes and officials present. This
over, he descended. and was . again
clad In his little dress of mourning.
Coolies Enler as Witnesses.
, The ceremony took place in the
throne hall of the Forbidden City. The
officials present -were selected with
great care and were the highest men
in the Empire, according to old-established
custom, a number of humble
coolies, men from the lowest walks
of life, were brought Into the sacred
precincts of the Forbidden City, to swt
as witnesses. The soldiers played an
Inconspicuous part In the proceedings.
- At 11: the officials began leaving the
palace. Traffic outside the Forbidden
City was at no time impeded. The scene
was enlivened by a number of pilgrims,
who had come on camels all the way
from Mongolia.
All day yesterday sacrifices were made
to their late majesties by the highest
dignitaries of the empire at the five tem
ples of Pekin. the Temples of Heaven,
of the Ancestors, of the Earth, of Agri
culture and of Confucius.
Edict of Amnesty Proclaimed.
The edict setting forth the accession of
Pu Yi to the throne and granting am
nesty was carried with much ceremony
to the throne halt. It was escorted by
all the members of the Grand Council,
who were in turn accompanied by the
members of the Board of Rights. In the
throne hall it was given the official ver
milion seat. This observance concluded,
it was carried oat of the Forbidden City
and thence to the office of the Board of
Rights, where it was proclaimed and put
In circulation.
In addition to granting amnesties for
certain specified offenses, the edict re
wards all the imperial Princes,
Princesses and Dukes; it promotes all
officials by one degree and bestows
honors on their parents: it erases the
demerits entered against minor offi
cials: advances the degree of scholars:
dismisses all pending petty criminal
cases: excuses certain liabilities and
grants bounties to the soiuiers In the
service of the empire.
Radical Change Expected.
The fact that the enthronement of
the new Emperdor has taken place in
part re-established confidence here and
has resulted in the prophesy in various
official circles of an extremely con
servative rule. The Dowager Empress
has reinstated the notorious eunuch,
LI Lien Yeng. as head of the palace
administration. Trince Chun's first
appointee was a personal friend.
The beat Informed ministers, however,
are Inclined to think that the outward
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BOY FRIENDS TO
DEVELOP MINE
CHICAGO GIRL TAKES THEM TO
NEW MEXICO.
, 1
Wlicre She Owns Rich Silver Depos
its Iieft Her by Wealthy
Grandfather.
CHICAGO, 111.. Dec. .(Specials
Through the death of her grandfather.
L. J. Turney. a wealthy mine promoter
of Albuquerque. N. M., Miss Mamie Tur
ney, a society girl of Evanston, is now
the owner of a rich silver mine in New
Mexico. Miss Turney is an orphan and
for some years has been dependent upon
her own resources. Since her parents
died, eight years ago. she has been liv
ing at the home of Thomas P. Smith, in
Evanston.
Miss Turney today received the legal
documents which make her the owner of
one of the richest mineral properties in
the Southwest. Accompanied by five boy
friends, members of wealthy Evanston
families. Miss Turney will depart for
New Mexico tomorrow night, after a
farewell dinner at the young woman's
home. The boys who will assist Mies
Turney In the development of her prop
erty are J. B. McCauley. R. G. Stock
bridge. Nicholas Westrelcher. James Fo
ley and Frank Kranz. They are all
young men of means and education. Misa
Turney'a father was interested In mines,
as was also her grandfather.
CAUGHT IN "RESTAURANT
Theodore Lowe, Alleged Embezzler,
Captured in Los Angeles Cafe.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 1 (Special.)
Theodore S. Lowe, alias Thomas Carle,
formerly agent at a New York substation
of the United States Express Company,
was arrested in a local cafe tonight on a
charge of embezzlement, preferred by his
former employers. He is accused of hav
ing appropriated $450 of the company's
funds three months ago. Officers
throughout the country have sought him
elnce. Lowe intimates that his people
have money enough to get him out of the
difficulty. After he disappeared, a book
of blank United States Express money
orders was missed.
WIFE SITS WITH AFFINITY
Trial of Rev. William Cuinmiiigs
Brings Soul-mates Together.
IONIA, Mich.. Dec 2. (Special.) "When
the trial of the Rev.-William Cummlngs.
of Clarksvlile. charged by his wife with
nonsupport. began this morning, the wife
sat at one side of her husband and the
alleged affinity, her sister, on the other
side.
Cummlngs was appointed to the Episco
pal charge In Elk Rapids. There, it Is
alleged, he was met by his wife's sis
ter. Velva Taylor. They visited various
towns In the North and when found by
officers were living In Charlevoix. Cum
mlngs was found working over a wash
tub In a laundry. He was arrested and
brought back to Ionia.
WEDS HUSBAND'S BROTHER
Eclllngham Widow Journeys to St.
Louis for Second Mate.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Mrs. Nellie D. Opdenhoff traveled alone
from Belllngham. Wash., to become the
bride of her dead husband's brother,
Charles H. OpdcnhofT. of St Louis. She
was Mrs. W. L. Opdenhoff. The couple
were married last night at the First
Methodist Church parsonage at Belle
ville, by Rev. C. Wesley Nichols, of the
First Baptist Church. The bridegroom
said he was a clerk In a St. Louis dry
goods house. The couple were very
stylishly attired and after the ceremony
Informed Kev. Mr. Nichols that1 they
would leave St. Louis today for Belllng
ham, where they would reside.
MURDERED FOR 40 CENTS
Negress Chops Ofr Negro's Head in
Nevada Mining Camp.
CHAFFEY, Nev., Dec. 2. The first
murder to be committed in this min
ing camp occurred at 4 o'clock this
morning, when Mrs. Tens Coby, a col
ored laundress. klUed John Manley,
also colored, with an axe, almost sever
ing his head from his body. The
woman struck the murdered man a
dozen times, beating his head to a
jelly.
Manley had been collecting for 'the
laundry and had failed to return 40
cents. This is the only excuse the
woman has to offer for the deed.
POPE REPORTED IMPROVED
Physicians Visit Holy Father and
Note Change for Better.
ROME. Dec. 2. The Pope, who has
been suffering from a cold for several
days, was visited by his physicians
this morning. Their report set forth
that the Holy Father is much better
today and stronger than he was yes
terday. s
BURTON IN TAFT CABINET
Report That Ohio Man W ill Be Sec
retary of Treasury.
CLEVELAND. Dec. 2. The Cleveland
Plain Dealer tomorrow will say that Rep
resentative Theodore Burton, of Cleve
land, has been offered by President-elect
Taft the portfolio of the Secretary of the
Treasury. '
BOOT ALLEGED TO
BE GORDON'S TOOL
Bar Association Gets
Important Evidence.
GREAT NORTHERN GIVES HELP
Rumor Says Road Gave Root
Money for Favors.
COMMITTEE HAS PAPERS
Decision by Judge Gordon Given by
Root Said to Contain "Joker" Op- '
crating for Benefit of Road.
Higher Officials Implicated.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Carrying original documents and authen
ticated copies of others which show the
relations between M. J. Gordon, of the
Great Northern, and Judge Milo A. Root,
of the State Supreme Court, the members
of the investigating ' committee of the
State Bar Association departed today for
Seattle. While the committee did not
procure possession of or see all of the
documents It came in search of. It' pro
cured enough of them to establish the
fact that Gordon, and not Root, was the
author of the decision In the case of A.
W. H. Harris against the Great North
ern Railway Company, and that Root, In
presenting the decision for filing as the
opinion of the court, acted as the tool
of Gordon. This fact Is established by
transcribed copies of the stenographic
notes of letters dictated by Gordon to
J. J. Lavin. formerly his private secre
tary, now an attorney at Spokane tpr
the Great Northern.
Members of the committee spent over
two hours in Lavin's office In the depot,
going over the Gordon notebooks. In
getting the Gordon notes the committee
was assisted by L. C. Gilman, general
Western counsel for the Great Northern.
Great Northern Implicated.
Since the publication of the fact that
Gordon was short in his accounts, at
which time Gilman verified that fact
In a public interview, Gilman has re
frained from discussing the Gordon
Root matter publicly. The report is
curreni here that, in so doing, he was
acting under Instructions from higher
officials of the road.
. Since the Spokane hearings, Gilman
has placed the entire resources of the
local legal department of the road at
the service of the committee. The
presence of President Louis W. Hill, of
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WIDOW WOULD
BREAK WILL
MRS. YERKES-MIZXER WANTS
DOWER RIGHTS TO ESTATE.
Husband Left Her $200,000 Out of
Fortune Made in Chicago and
'l4ndon Traction Schemes.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2 (Special.) Mrs.
Mary Adelaide Yerkes-Mlzner, widow of
Charles ' T. Yerkes. Chicago's one-time
traction king, is making active plans to
break his will disposing of an estate of
$15,000,000, under which she was allotted
$200,000 and use of one-half of what. re
mained after numerous bequests were
made, and the claims against the estate
were settled. She has finally made up
her .mind, it Is said, to claim her dower
rights, -which would entitle her to a life
interest in one-third of the real estate
and one-third of the personal property
of the decedent.
. Mrs. Mizner's determination to upset
the . will was made known today by
Louis S. Owsley, the sole remaining ex
ecutor of three appointed by the testa
tor's will. Attorney Clarence A. Knight,,
who represented Charles T. Yerkes dur
ing his lifetime and has been counsel for
his widow, was plainly disturbed by the
prospective publication of the plans for
a contest of the will.
LOSES FIGHT FOR ESTATE
Supreme Court . of District of Co
lumbia Decides Drury Case. . .
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, D. C, Dec. 2. The Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia today dis
missed on technical grounds the suit of
George Drury, of this' City, against Mrs.
Jennie Moult'on and her husband, Clar
ence E. Moulton, of Portland, to compel
an accounting for the estate left by their
sister, Ida Drury, who died In an insane
asylum near Tacoma.
Drury maintained the estate Is worth
JSo.OOO and that he never received his
legal share. The Moultons replied that
he was given opportunity to claim his
share, but failed to appear within one
year, as required by the laws of Wash
lngston state, and therefore forfeited his
rights. The Moultons claim the estate
was disposed of by Ida Drury shortly
before her commitment to the insane
asylum. Crury noted an appeal.
WANT LARGE WAREHOUSE
Montana Sheepmen and Capitalists
Negotiate for Wool' Storeplace.
HELENA, Mont., Dec. 2. Montana
sheepmen. Including the members of the
State Board of Sheep Commissioners,
met here today in conference with rep
resentatives of the Chicago Association
of Commerce respecting the building in
that city of a wool warehouse to cost
$400,000. Very liberal terms have been
offered and while no definite action was
taken at this afternoon's meeting, the
project Is generally favorably received.
The Sheep Commission announces that it
has no important recommendations to
make to the Legislature.
BECAUSE SOMEONE "NEEDS THE MONEY.
COMPEL
KAISER
TO BOLD TONGUE
Almost All Parties of
One Opinion.
ONLY DISAGREE ON DETAILS
Reichstag Begins Great Con
stitutional Debate.
GOVERNMENT IS YIELDING
Minister Says Bundesrath Willing
to Consider Making Chancellor
Responsible to Reichstag
Instead of to Kaiser.
BERLIN, Dec. 2. The constitutional de
bate in the Reichstag today was notable
for the unanimous view expressed by all
the Liberal parties and supported by the
powerful Center party, that some change
In the constitution was desirable to the
end of making the Ministers responsible
to the country. The motions brought In,
however, varied considerably In their
phraseology, and, because of the existing
party Jealousies, it does not seem possible
that an agreement regarding a final for
mula can be reached.
The present plan is to refer the five
resolutions on the subject to a special
committee for report, this step to be
taken after the speakers have threshed
out the subject in the House for three
days more. This arrangement will delay
the drawing up of the final and definite
motion until after the Christmas vaca
tion, which will begin December 10 and
last until the middle of January.
Minister Is Conciliatory.
Dr. von Bethmann-Holweg, Minister of
the Interior, spoke for the Federal Coun
cil. He made a conciliatory declaration
and said the Bundesrath was fully pre
pared to consider the subject when a ma
jority of the Reinchstag brought forward
a clear proposition.
Dr. Heinrich Mueller, member from Me
lnlngen, thsn proposed a resolution de
manding, on behalf of the moderate Rad
icals, the enactment of a law providing
for ministerial responsibility. He urged
the House not to allow the constitution,
as it exists today to become petrified, and
declared that the members should avail
themselves of the present opportunity to
bring about the change.
Emperor Not Infallible.
Continuing, Herr Mueller said the nation
desired that the Ministers be fully re
sponsible. Instead of being, as they were
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RUNS AWAY WITH
INDIAN MAIDEN
BALL PLAYER AND PRETTY CAR
LISLE STUDENT ELOPE.
Romance of Sclrool Days Ends In
Automobile R1de to Church Where
Couple Is Married.
CARLISLE. Pa., Dec. 2. (Special.) A
romance ended In an elopement last
evening, when Miss Lista Wahoo. a
Cherokee Indian maiden from North
Carolina, ran away with Joseph Twin, an
Indian ballplayer, who has been out of
the Carlisle school for several years.
The attachment between the couple
grew when they were fellow-students
at Carlisle. The dusky wooer finally
proposed to Miss Wahoo, but when the
young woman communicated with her
parents they were disposed to defer the
marriage.
Last evening Miss Wahoo decamped by
stealth from the girls' quarters and met
Twin, who had engaged an automobile
and was lying in wait Just outside the
school grounds. The machine Whizzed
around a corner and the couple had
eloped.
Telegrams were sent in every direc
tion by the Chief of Police, but no word
of their whereabouts has been received.
HALLAM BEATS RELATIVES
Old Man Proves He Is Able to Care
for Bride.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. David Van
Buren Hallam, a blind and wealthy
septuagenarian, who was married at
Santa Ana, Cal., last Saturday, after
his relatives had secured an order of
court of this county preventing his
marriage here, is now free to proceed
with his new wife, 25 years his Junior,
on his proposed bridal trip around the
world.
Proceedings were brought by a
nephew of Hallam to secure a guard
ian for hjs person and property. Judge
Rives ordered him to appear In court
this afternoon.
Upon the appearance of Hallam, with
his wife and several friends, and after
an explanation had been made that In
his deeds of all his property to his
wife, he had reserved a life interest
for himself. Judge Rives dismissed the
petition.
WILLS CHILDREN ESTATE
Millionaire Blodgett Leaves Widow
Only $160,000 and Annuity.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Dec. 2. The
will of Del os A. Blodgett. multi-millionaire
lumberman, who died a month
ago. was opened today. The bulk of
the estate, estimated at between $10,
000,000 and $12,000,000. is left In trust
to three young children of Mr. Blodgett
by his second marriage. To the widow
is left $150,000, an annuity of $10,D0),
and the homestead with liberal means
ol support. '"
To John W. Blodgett and Mrs. Susan
Blodgett Lowe, children by the first
marriage, Is left nothing In the will, as
at the time of the second marriage Mr.
Blodgett divided his estate into three
portions, giving his son and daughter
a third each and keeping a third him
self. JENKINS IS NOT GUILTY
President of Trust Company Set
Free by Jury In Brooklyn.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. John G. Jenk
ins, Jr., ex-president of the Jenkins
Trust Company, of Brooklyn, was found
not guilty late today by a Jury in the
Supreme Court In Brooklyn, where he
has been on trial for several days on
the charge of having appropriated to
his own use $50,000 of the funds of the
Trust Company.
The defendant was president of the
trust company and was also a mem
ber of the brokerage concern of Frank
& John G. Jenkins. Jr. It was charged
that while president he lent the funds
of the banking institution to the brok
erage concern.
There are two other Indictments out
standing against Jenkins, one for forg
ery and one for perjury. t
FIRED BY INCENDIARY
Mine Horror Laid to Door of Fiends
by Manager.
RED LODGE. Mont., Dec. 2. General
Manager C. R. Claghorn, of the North
western Improvement Company, who has
marie a thorough Investigation of the
cause which led to the great disaster on ,
November 20, has come to the conclusion
that the fire in stope No. 2 was of in
cendiary origin, and today offered a re
ward of $2500 for the arrest and convic
tion of the guilty party.
The officials claim that they found evi
dence of oil on the timbers and from the
odor they have reason to believe that
the crib was saturated with oil before
It was ignited.
JAPANESE STEAMER SINKS
Passengers and Crew Go Down With
Wreck Off China.
KOBE Japan. Dec. 2. The Japanese
steamer Ginseli Maru has foundered off
Wei Hai Wei. The entire crew and all
the passengers on board were lost.
New HIII Line to Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG. Man., Dec. 2. The Great
Northern survey for a line from the
United States boundary to Winnipeg was
completed today. It follows the original
right-of-way. and construction will begin
in the Spring.
DDUBLEPOISONINC
TO GET
Illinois Doctor Accused
of Murders.
WOMEN INVOLVED IN CHARGE
Widow of One Victim Cham
pions Brayfield.
OTHER VICTIM HIS WIFE
Case Expected to Parallel McGill
Sensation Brayfield Says Poi
soning Can't Be Proved Ma
Be Other Indictments.
BENTON, 111., Dec. 2. (Special.)
With rare dramatic sequence, the un
folding of the double death mystery
of Franklin County was precipitated
here this afternoon by the jailing ot
Dr. B. I'. Brayfield. of Mulkcytown,
one of the best-known medical prac
titioners in southern Illinois, on char
ges of murder and forgery. The arrest
was made after the return of two In
dictments by the Franklin County
grand Jury.
One indictment, consisting of three
counts, charged the physician with the
murder by poison of Reuben F. Parrlsh,
who died March 11 last, while station
agent for the Illinois Central Railroad,
at Mulkeytown. The other Inulctment
charged Dr. Brayfield with the forgery
of the signature of the Justice of the
Peace. Isham Harrison, to a document
intended to persuade the Royal Neigh
bors that they had no grounds for re
fusing to pay a policy of $200 on the
life of Mrs. Brayfield. who died short
ly after Pnrrish. The doctor was ar
raigned and remanded to Jail, stoutly
denying that he is guilty and assert
ing his indictment is part of a plot
to ruin him.
Widow Champions Doctor.
The surprise in the case came only
five hours Inter. While the towns of
Mulkeytown and Benton were sizzling
with speculation r-s to the course of
action to be pursued by Parrlsh's wid
ow, whose name for a long while has
been connected with Dr. Brayfield by
gossip, Mrs. Parrlsh, a pretty, birdlike
woman, made answer In person. As
fast as steam could carry her, she came
from her present home In Sparta to
Benton and hastcred to the Jail to see
the doctor. She was pink with wrath
and declared that those responsible for
the doctor's predicament will rue the
day that they meddled in their affairs
at Mulkeytown.
State Attorney W. P. Fcober was un
moved by the excitement. He said
calmly that-he expected to prove that
Dr. Brayfield poisoned Parrish. per
haps with strychnine, as one of counts
In the murder indictment. He pointed
to the fact that the grand Jury Is still
in session and gave out some scarcely
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tmperatur, 43.1
ilfRrees; minimum. 3T.3 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds.
Portland and Vicinity.
Farmers' fpllft Oommllon holds beartnl
tn Portland. l'aBe 10.
Federal officials break up get-rlch-qulck
scheme. Page 9.
Murderer Finch has hearing and Is held to
grand Jury. Page 11.
Fruitgrowers discuss markets open to Ore
gon. Page 12.
Oregon dairymen to meet next week at
Salem. Page 0.
District Attorney Cameron denies use or
indue influence against Martin. Tag. 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Renewed buying of hops on foreign account.
Pago 17.
Bull leaders at Chicago trying to work sen
sational deal. Page 17.
Violent speculation in Kock Island securi
ties. Page 17.
French bark Ville du Havre loads second
largest grain cargo for sailing vessels
for season. Page Id.
Foreign.
Brilliant ceremony at Austrian Emperors
diamond Jublloe. Page 3.
American Princess de Broglle, who sings
for living, sues recreant husband. Page 1.
Clemenceau scores Count Bonl at trial ot
suit against Princess de faagan. I age 3.
Proposal to hypnotize Madame Rteinnell In
order to extort truth. Page 3.
Nearly all parties in Reichstag demand
responsible ministry. Page 1.
Haytl deposes Nord Alexis and howls for
his blood. Page 3.
Baby Emperor of China enthroned In splen
dor. Page 1.
National.
Admiral Capps says criticisms of battle
ships only refer to minor details. Page I.
Arrhhold explains transformation of Stand
ard Oil trust. Page 3
. Domestic.
Illinois doctor accused of poisoning wife
and man to get life Insurance. Page 1.
Mrs. Yerkes-Mlsner will sue for dower right
In Yerkes' entire estate. Page 1.
Society girl inherits Mexican mine and
takes boy friends to develop It. Page 1.
Carlisle Indian elopes with squaw In auto.
Page 1. -Sport.
Coast League breaks off negotiations with
California League. Page 7.
Both Multnomah and O. A. C. teams suffet
from disabling ot star players. Page .
Final game today in Grammar . School foot
ball league. Page 7.
Pacific Coswt.
Judge Root shown by evidence tn be tool
of Gordon. Page 1.
Wealthy rancher sued by his former house'
keeper for $5000 damages. Paga .
IMSURANCE