WINS DECLARED A1IS SCOUNDREL .etter of Thornton in Evidence. IEFENSE WILL. FOLLOW LEAD Vay Open to Reveal Scandal Involving Woman. ;how cause of killing oliceman Tells or Thornton Ilalns' Fury Against Annls Captain's Revolver Produced to Show Deliberate Purpose. FINISHING. X. T.. Dee. 23. During he close of its case against Thornton ". Hains as a participant in the killing f William E. Annls. who was shot down y Captain Peter C. Hains. Jr.. last Sum ':ier. the prosecution today brought out ; letter written by the defendant. In it le characterized Annls as a "scoundrel" ind accused . him of betraying his irother's wife. District Attorney Darrin offered this etter In evidence as preliminary to the estimony of Julian Ripley concerning a ;evnd letter from the defendant, which he witnesses had destroyed. Justice Hnf would not permit Mr. Ripley to estify concerning his recollection of the ontents of this second letter. Will Bring Out Scandal. The introduction of the letter." said !r. Mclntyre. "paves the way for us to how what events In Captain Hains" life lth respect to Claudia Hains brought ibout the estrangement with his wife ind the shooting of Annls." Policeman Eugene Fallon testified that Thornton Ilalns during the .Coroner's rniQest declared to him of Annls: "I would go down to hell and get him ind kill him over again." Show Killing Was Deliberate. In evidence, today was a- large leather revolver holster, which the state's attor neys say will play an Important part in the ease. The holster was found strapped under the arm and from the shoulder of Cap tain Peter C. Hains. Jr.. shortly after his arrest for the killing of William K. An nls. The holster is new and Policeman Baker, who discovered it. said that It was so slung around the Captain's shoul der as to enable him to draw it at a moment's notice. Counsel for the prosecution declare that the wearing of such a holster clear ly shows that Captain Hains left Fort Hamilton armed with the intention of killing and disproves any suggestion that he suddenly became Insane on seeing An nls. Counsel further asserts that Thorn ton Hains must have had knowledge that his brother was armed ajid was going out to hont the victim. Hains Show 9 AVorry. ' Since the testimony of Mrs. Helen E. Annls a change has come over the de fendant. Bright and cheery In the early da'S of the trial, his tense face today showed evidence of worry over the char acter of the testimony. "We have not shown our defense yet." said Mr. Mclntyre. chief counsel for Hains, "and will not until the state's case has been ended. A surprise Is com ing In the trial when the defense comes to be heard." The long dally sessions of the court have proved exhausting to counsel and Justice Crane has practically given up the plan of holding night sessions. The case for the prosecution Is expected to occupy another week. TARIF FRAMING NOT EASY Special Committee Overburdened With Testimony. WASHINGTON-. Dec- 23 The tariff framers got some Idea today of the diffi cult and complex questions involved In the problem of revising the present tar iff law. With over 6M) pages of testi mony, voluminous reports and thousands of letters giving information of great value In connection with the tariff, the subcommittee that will draft the new bill will be occupied for a number of weeks in revising the schedule. The tariff framing committee, which consists of the Republican members of the Ways and Means committee, held two meetings tolay. Much routine matter and details concerning "Schedule A" were 1Js posed of. "Schedule A" provides for the duties on chemicals, oils and paints. NEW CHIEF FOR BAY CITY Suovessor to Chief Blggy Xained by Commissioners. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 23. Sergeant Jesse B. Cook, who for more than a year ha been property clerk in the police department, with the brevet rank of captain, yas tonight appointed Chief of Police by the Board of Police Commis sioners, to succeed the late Chief W. J. Blgsy. yho yas drowned on the night of November 27, while crossing the bay In the police, launch patrol. Cbok has been on the police force of this city since February 18, 1S89. For a number of yeara he had charge of the special quad on luty in the Chinees ouaxter of tAis oily. " ENTIRE BLOCK OF HOMES FIRESWEPT THOVSAXD CITIZENS OF BROOK LYN' DRIVEN INTO STREETS. Property Damage Estimated at Over $1,000,000 and Many Modern Flats Destrojed. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. More than 1000 persons were made homeless, and 11.000. VO worth of property was destroyed in a fire that burned out an entire block of apartment houses between Second and Third avenues and Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets. Brooklyn. today. Twenty persons were overcome by smoke, but were rescued by firemen. The great Bush terminal docks were saved only by strenuous work of a fire boat. Occupants .of toe biasing buildings were driven half clad and shivering Into snowy streets and a score of others were dragged unconscious from their apart ments by police and firemen. The neighborhood Is filled with homes of well-to-do working people and keepers of small shops and has recently been almost entirely rebuilt in small, modern apartment houses. SUIT BLOCKED BY DEATH F. A. Burnham, Indicted for lar ceny. Is Asphyxiated. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Frederick A. Burnham, former president of the Mu tual Reserve Life Insurance Company. was found dead In bed in his home at 68 East Seventy-eighth street, of gas asphyxiation. The Mutual Reserve went into the hands of receivers In February last. President Burnham, his brother. George Burnham. Jr.. the treasurer of the company, were indicted on charges of larceny and forgery which grew out of the alleged pay ments of the funds of the company in satisfaction for personal claims against some of its officers. George Burnham, Jr., was tried on the charge of larceny, convicted and sentenced to serve two years in prison, hut the appellate division of the Su preme Court set aside this verdict and Burnham was released. The case against Frederick A. Burnham had not come to tria'. HE TAKES ALL DIAMONDS Tlilef Grabs Trayful in Jewelry Store and Gets Away. HELENA. Mont.. tec. 23. "I will take them all." said a diamond robber tonight at 7:40. after having asked to look at a J diamond In Jaquemin s Jewelry store when . Mr. Jaquemin placed a trayof J diamonds on the counter valued at be tween J5000 and J10.O00. and with this remark he grabbed the tray and dis appeared from the store. But three peo ple were In the store at the time. Mr. Jaquemin. a girl clerk and' an old man. The work was evidently that of ex perienced crooks, as the robber was well disguised and had a companion with a rig stationed nearby, and both made their escape. PANAMA STORY IS DENIED Receiver for Old Company Calls "Scandal" Mere Fable. PARIS, - Pec. 23 In view of a possible Congresional inestlgation In the United States Into the Panama Canal purchase, M. Lemairs. receier for the old company made the following statement today: "While I do not desire to go into details. I do not hesitate in speaking from personal knowledge, to brand the story of theh existence of an American syndicate; to which the purchase money is supposed to hae eventually to have gone, as a fable Invented out of whole cloth. As an officer appointed by the court it would be improper for me to say more. BURGLAR KILLS STUDENT Tragedy in Cellar at New York Cniverslty. NEW YORK. Pec. 23. Vandwight Sheldon, of Lockport. N. Y.. a student In the school of engineering at New York University, lost his life In a bat tle with a burglar in the cellar of the house of Pean Snow, of the School, to day. The murderer escaped after a chase in whlCh several students took part. Young Sheldon was shot In the abdomen and soon died. He -was a cousin of Pean Snow. COSGROVE WALKS ABOUT SI row More Strength Now Than Tor Many Months. PASO ROBLES HOT SPRINGS. Cal., Pec. 23. (Special.) Governor-elect Cos grove is gaining rapidly. Today he haa been walking about the halls and shows more strength than for many months. F. W. SAWYER. Director. Action Prolongs Strike. COLUMBUS. O., Dec. 23. Independent glass manufacturers here this afternoon decided to stand pat on the wage scale signed with their employes last Sep tember, and refuse to make any con cessions. This decision means that 12,000 men will remain out of work until they choose to .come .to . the . manufacturers' terms. Returned Forger I'n molested. , DECATUR. 111.. Pec 23. Felix B. Tait, who disappeared from Pecatur In July, 1907, and who was charged with forging notes to the amount of J66.000, has re turned. Indictments against him were dropped on petltiton of several hundred business men and creditors. GRAFTERS'- VIEW TOLD DETECTIVE Term in Prison Worth Good, Fat Sum. REVELATIONS IN PITTSBURG Councilmen Always Ready, for Melon-Cutting. ONLY SIX REMAIN HONEST Klein, Candid Grafter, Calls Them "Damned Fools" Readily Falls Into Trap nnA Accepts Money on a Paving Deal. PITTSBURG, Ta.. Dec. 23. After De tective Robert Wilson, of the Voters' league, had told an astonishing story of how he trapped the grafting Councilmen and had secured statements from one of them that only six members of the two houses of the City Council would not ac cept bribes, all the accused. Including two bankers, were held under bond for trial today. Mr. Wilson's story was told when the second case, that against Councilmen Brand, Atkinson, Ferguson, Soffel and Klein, was called. According to Mr. Wil son, ex-Councilman W." A. Martin, ' who Is now serving three years In the peni tentiary for conspiracy in connection with the passage of a railroad ordinance in Council, will be liberated . next April, Martin, he said, would be given a par don. Wilson said that at a meeting in a local hotel with Councilmen Brand, Klein. Wasson, Atkinson and Soffel at tending. Klein told him that Martin would be pardoned and would leave the penitentiary with a bank account of $30, OOJ. Took Care of Martin. That's the kind of a gang to . have behind you," Klein Is said to have told Mr. ' Wilson. "We can get the stuff. A reformer went to the penitentiary and offered Martin $10,000 to tell all he knows abOTrTTne' railroad ordinances' and Martin refused to talk. We took care of Martin and we will have Mm out of the peniten tiary next April." According to Mr. Wilson's testimony, there are six honest Councilmen In Pitts burg. On November 16, Klein submitted to Wilson a councllmanic guide which contains the names of all the Councilmen. Mr. Wilson then asked Klein to designate the Councilmen who would take money and after marking oft the names of Messrs. Moran. Hirsch. Wallace. Dletrick, McMorrls and Riley, Klein said: "Now those won't take money. All the other members of the Council can be reached. They will oil take money but those six. They are fools." Mr. Wilson explained that an ordinance l S "MERRY ' ..... . , , ttritTi- PORTLAND'S BUILDING : GROWTH. Portland's building growth during the present year has been remarkable. While other cities were still suffering ' from ' the financial depression following the panic, there -was no pause in construction work here. In fact, the official building permits is sued during 1908 will amount to more than $10,000,000. These facts and many others that show Portland's growth will be con spicuously brought out in the New Year's edition of The Ore gonian. Even more convincing than the statement of facts and figures will be pictures of large buildings projected, under con struction and completed during the year. The Annual, however, will not be a building issue nor a Port land issue, but will co'ver the nu merous industries of the state at large. It will be printed January 1, 1909, and will be sold for 5 cents a copy. ARGUMENT IN CHANG CASE Prosecution Says Cnreasoning Fa naticism, 'Defense Says Justified. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 23. That Dur ham White Stevens, the Corean diplo matic agent who was killed in this ciiy last March by In Whan Chang, a Corean, was the victim of unreasoning fanatic Ism was the argument made today before the jury by Samuel Knight, special prose cutor in the case. Replying for the defense, J. J. Barrett declared that the shooting of Stevens was a case of Justifiable homicide. He also argued that Chang had reason to believe that 3teens was responsible for the course of Japan in Corea, resented by tho people of that country. REWARD FOR MURDERER Idaho Governor Offers $1000 for. Man Who Killed Schlag. IDAHO FAL.I.S, Idaho. Dec. 23. County Attorney William McConnell tonight re ceived a mesage from Governor Gooding authorizing a reward of J1000 for the arrest of the murderer of Waldo Schlag. who was killed in this -city December IX Following the murder, a euspect was arrested at Dillon. Mont., but proved a complete alibi. The identity of the murderer is now fairly established in the minds of the authorities. .GREAIwWESTER N CHANGE Burt Appointed Receiver and Will Become President. ST. PACT Dec. 23. That Horace G. Burt will assume charge of the Chi cago Great Western as a receiver on the first of the year and will eventual ly become president of the road, and that a reorganization of the road will be effected the coming year, was the statement made today by A. B. Stick eny, the retiring receiver.. . . . . - "Bath-House John'' Freed. CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Alderman ' "Bath House" John Coghlan, accused of as sault and battery on layman Atwell. a newspaper photographer, was found not guilty today. LABOR LEADERS ARE SENTENCED Prison for Gompers, Mitchell, Morrison. COURT. SAYS THEY DEFY LAW Seek to Set Up Tribunal Above That of Nation. GOMPERS ANSWERS JUDGE Says Freedom of Speech and Press Denied Appeal Delays Going to Jail Roosevelt Is Asked to Intervene. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Twelve months In Jail for Samuel Gompers, president; nine months for John Mitchell, one of the vice-presidents, and six months for Frank Morrison, secretary, all of the American Federation of Labor, was the sentence imposed by Judge Wright,' of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, today for contempt of court in violating an order enjoining them from placing on the unfair or "We don't patronize" list the Buck Stove & Range Company, of St. Louis. All lot the defendants were In court when sentence was pronounced and notice of an appeal to the District of Columbia Appellate Court was filed. Gompers being released on $5000 bond, Mitchell on J4000 and Morrison on $3000. Judge Wright's decision, which con sumed two hours and 20 minutes in read ing, was , a scathing arraignment. "Everywhere," the court said, "all over, within the court and out, "rampant, Inso lent defiance is heralded and proclaimed; unrefined insult, affront, vulgar Indignity, measures the litigants' conception of the tribunal's duty wherein his cause .still pends." .. Forced I'nions to Support. After referring to the fact that the Buck plant had been anopenshop under 10-hour rules for' 25 years, to the Fed eration's repeated indorsements" of the boycott by speech, letter and circular, the court said members of labor unions were forced to support it. "whether indi vidually, willing or unw.illlng, approving or disapproving." It cited resolutions of labor unions to show the methods of in fluencing members, which "seem to be known as persuasion." The Buck Com pany's customers were intimidated, browbeaten and coerced by direct inter ference and by boycott. How Law Was Violated. Following an exhaustive discussion of conspiracies In restraint of trade, Justice Wright said: From the foregoing it ought to seem ap- (Concluded on Page 8.) FRENCH SERVANTS DEMAND WHISKERS LACK OF HIRSUTE ADORNMENT A BR.VXD OF SUBJECTION. Much Excitement in Paris Over Question or Goatees, Sideburns and Moustaches. PARIS, Dec. 23. (Special.) The demand of the men ' servants of President Fal Heres that they be allowed henceforth to cultivate beards and moustaches, appears to have more importance than was at first thought. According to the organi zation known as "Gens de Maison," or union of domestic servants, It Is intended to rid that class once for all of what it considers a badge of social degradation. If the appeal Is granted in the President's household, which serves as a model for other great establishments throughout the country, the butlers, footmen and valets will have nearly acquired the privilege of the cafe waiters, who, 18 months ago, demanded and received the right to wear hair on their faces. "In this socialistic society clean-shaven servants are an anomaly," said the sec retary of the union today. "If all men are equal," he continued, "why should some have the right to Impose features and expressions on the face of others In order to indicate their subjection? Rightly regarded, the habit of so mark ing men servants is not different from branding cattle." BLAME MEAT INSPECTOR Coroner's Jury Exonerates Caterer in Prometheus Poisoning. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. The Coro ner's jury In the inquest upon the .re mains of James G. Reynolds the walier who died soon after partaking of the luncheon which he helped to serve at Mare Island Navy-yard following the launching of the United States collier Prometheus, and which made scores of the Invited guests very 111, returned a verdict this afternoon exonerating the caterer who served and the butcher who supplied the diseased beef. The jury found that the animal from which the beef was obtained was dis eased before being slaughtered and placed the responsibility upon the in spector or Inspectors, not named, who passed upon .the animal before it was killed by the butcher. DOG SAVES MASTER'S LIFE Awakens Partner of Man Who Lies Unconscious in Snow. ANACONDA, Mont.. Dec. 23. (Special.) Alex Glover. Anaconda's earliest inhab itant, had his life saved by his dog Mon day night at the mining property which he and George Miles have been develop ing 2 miles from this city. Glover, who Is 72 years old. had gone to the tunnel after supper to do some work and took with him his dog. Miles went to bed. and at 11 o'clock was awakr ened by Glovers' dog tugging at his blanket. He arose and- went with the animal and found Glover lying uncon scious in the snow midway between the cabin -and the mine. Glovers' hands and feet were severely frostbitten, A party left here today to bring him to Ana conda. HARRIMAN N0T VERY ILL Only Has Slight Bilious Attack and Takes Rest. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. E. H. Harrl man's physician. Albeit C. Wells, to night denied that the physical condition of the financier was serious. During the few days that Mr. Harirman has re mained at home In consequence of what was described as a slight bilious attack there have been repeated rumors that he was ill. These urmors have been prompt ly denied at his home, where It was said he was availing himself of the oppor tunity sfor a brief holiday respite from official routine. VALUABLE FUR CARGO LOST Steamer Stork Takes Million Dollars to Bottom. WINNIPEG. Dec. 23. Word was re ceived here today by the Hudson Bay Company that its st.amer Stork, which plies between London and Hudson Bay, was wrecked three weeks ago on Lisbon shoals, in Hudson Bay. The crew was rescued. The cargo consisted of tl.500,000 worth of furs. TURKEYS PASSED AROUND Ex-Senator Clark Rcniembcrs Ten Thousand Employes. BUTTE. Mont., Dec. 23. Following out his annual custom of giving turkeys to all married men in his employ. ex Senator W. A. Clark today distributed between 10.000 and 12.000 turkeys in Mon tana. Utah, New Jersey. Arizona, Cali fornia and Nevada. Single" men. the heads of families, were also remembered. Astoria to Use Steel Pipe. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 23. (Special.) The Astoria Water Commission at its ad journed meeting last night decided to re ject all the bids submittted for recon structing a portion of the main pipeline from Bear Creek and also decided not to use reinforced concrete pipe, as had been intended. Accordingly the chairman and clerk were instructed to secure quota tions on miles of steel pipe, which the commission will purchase and then ask for bids on laying it- VENEZUELA ASKS FOR FRIENDSHIP Eight Months' Rupture Draws to Close. WILL SETTLE ALL DISPUTES William 1. Buchanan Leaves on. Special Mission. RECOGNITION IS PROBABLE Though Gomez Government May Hate Some Difficulty With Cas tro Adherents, ' Indications Point to End of Trouble. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-After eight months, the United States has resumed friendly relations with Venezuela, and William I. Buchanan has left on the cruiser North Carolina to visit that coun try, look into the situation, and make a report to the State Departmeht.'Thls will decide whether the United States will accord formal recignitlon to the govern ment, i It has not been fully established that the Gomez government will retain its power without trouble, as there are many adherents of President Castro Incite' country. Indeed, the possihility that dis order may arise is Indicated in a request for(an American sh.p at LaGuayra, to which this government has promptly re sponded. The general opinion Is that the new or der of things will open the way for tha pacific settlement of Venezuela's disa greement with this country. Holland and France. The refusal in March. last of the Castro administration to conslde separately the Issues with the United States made It plain that diplomacy could accomplish nothing further toward their settlement. The five claims which form the basis of the last negotiation were those of A. F. Jurett, who was expelled from the country;, the New York & Bermudez Asphalt Company and the United States & Venezuelan Company, the Orinoco Company, the Orinoco Steamship Com pany, the amount involved running into millions of dollars. Blockade a Failure. In 1903 the Venezuelan government, havJ ing failed to satisfy claims against It by various powers. Great Britain, Germany and Italy, blockaded the ports of that country with the view to the forceful collection of the debts. Venezuela appointed Herbert W. Bowen, then American Minister to Venezuela, as a commissioner to take up the question with the various governments,, and he signed protocols with them which re served a certain percentage of the cus toms receipts, to be set aside to satisfy the claims. The blockading powers were made preferred creditors. Venezuela Open to Kaiser. WITI.EMSTAD. Curacao. Dec. 23. The German Consul here has received Instruc tions fom the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the new Cabinet, to (Concluded on Pare 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YKSTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 41 (iPKreei; minimum temperature, 3fl8 de crees. TODAY'S Partly cloudy, with occasional rain; southerly winds. Foreign. Prohibition of whiskers on French servant! causes protest. Page 1. National. Venezuela make overtures to United States for renewal of friendly relations and Holland . suspends, blockade. . Vage 1. Kooevelt probable reply to iTongreaa on Secret Service. Page 4. Politics. C. P. Taft gains adherents in Senator!.' fight. Page T. ; Domestic. Three standard OH subsidiary cnmpanlej ousted from Missouri by court. Page T-- Frankhauner. robber of Great Northern Ori ental Limited, captured in Minnesota. Page 7. Fire In Brooklyn drives hundreds to street! and destroys property valued at II,- ofxi.000. Page 1. Express companies swamped with Chriatmaj business. Page 2. Gompers. Morrison and Mitchell sentenced ti Jnll tov violating antl.-aoycot,t injunction Page 1. , . Letters put In evidence In Halna trial mmj open ui whole scandal. Page 1. Detective tells how he trapped rraftlnf Pittsburg Councilmen. Page 1. hporta. Chemawa In fine form for Saturday's rami with catholics, page jj. Pacific Coast, letters of Judge Root through which he was accused of "epistolary Indiscretion." Columbia River ferry may be used to ply on Sound for Chicago, Milwaukee St ft. Paul. Page 6. Clackamas county farmers liberally support proposed .electric line. Page fl. Commercial and Marine. Markets show efTect of approaching holi days. Page 19. Wheat quiet but strong at Chicago. Page 1. Good demand for new bond Issues. Page ID. Ice forming In Sryjke and Clearwater River. will cause suspension of navigation. rage 18. Portland and Vicinity. Prosecution closes in Finch ' murder trial and murderer will take stand today tn own behalf. Page 12. Council recommends five-year lighting con tract after heated session. Page 13. Former city detectives will probably soon have all back pay turned over to them. Page 18. Portland will celebrate Chrlatmaa aft.r Um honorea traditions. Fag 13