YUAN REFUSES TO
BECOME TRAITOR
China's Premier Will 'Resign
Rather Than Surrender
Monarchial Idea.
MONEY IS GREATEST NEED
Agreement Possible Between Yuan
and Several of Rebel Provinces.
Retirement of Dowager
Fmprws Offered.
-TX. D 32. Yuan hl Kal. thi
f'r- i.ir, rtdntly Ptlll remain stead
s' l In Ms decision not to arrpi .
rnubllan form of fovrnmnt fo
China as the price of peace within the
empire.
Memoers of tie Premier's entmira
today rlteratd that Yuan never will
adfl3 the abdication of the Emperor
an4 thereby beome a traitor. They
ay that if thr formation of a republic
in unavoidable he will reMjrn as rTime
Minister.
PrAn-ajrrmrat ot Prvbable.
It has been suspe:td that Tan
Shao VI. the representative of Yuan
and tl: imparl., frovernment at the
fhmnjr-hi prate conference, and Yuan
Wfre plavlnir a prearranged frame with
the Intention to nhrar the Mancbus of
power gradually and thereby prevent a
Manrhu rif in in Pekln. but tlie Taci
that Tnw hae telraraphed friends here
ajiklr.fr tnem to endeavor to persuade
"Yuan of the necessity of accepting a
republic eem!ns;ly indicates that Tans;
and the Premier are not In accord.
After many conferences prior to his
departure from iihanprhal. Tans; evi
dently believed that Yuan had been
won over to the republican Idea,
while on thm other hand Yuan thought
Tanpr had ben brought around to see
the necessity for the continuance of
the, monarchy.
Rota !Hea clf-relTed.
Members of Yuan's entourafte de
clare In thenc beliefs each man was
elf-deretved.
Though no members of the foreign
eratlon will venture a prediction on
the outcome of the situation, there Is
a feelins; that an agreement Is possible
between Yuan and several rebel pro
vinces, perhaps not Immediately, but
after several renewed armistices. Yuan.
It Is thought, may offer the last con
cession possible, namely, the retire
ment of the ttnprfM Dowager, and the
appointment of a Chinese regency to
effert peace. The premier has stead
ily been replacing; officials and army
officers through the northern provinces
wit, trusted men. loyal to hlmsolf.
Ia l riat Lot Rs forvea.
He beiirves he could regain and re
tat n many of the rebel provinces If
money were available. A quartet of
hanker Is willing to support hi in. but
up to the present time the legations
have dlsarreed regarding- a loan. The
HriMsh pat Ion desires the monarchy
continued but is receiving serious pro
test from business Interests In the
south, which dread a boycott of their
goods. The American legation and also
that of Japan advocate supporting
Yuan FM Kal financially.
The government Is continuing Its so
called patriotic loans, which are more
or less enforced from the princes and
high officials.
JAPW READY TO IXTKKVEXE
Preparations Completed Thonjrh Ac
tual Movement Is Delayed
TOKIO. Dec 22. Although the re
ports of Japanese military Interven
tion In China are premature. It Is
understood, that preparations have been
completed to send an expedition to
China if necessary.
The belief prevails here that the
Shanghai peace conference Is a pretext
en the part of both the revolutionists
and the Imperialists, In order that they
might strengthen their military positions.
CARE OF EXPLOSIVES AIM
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pawr Strict Rule.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Elaborate
general regulations for the protection
of explosives and other dangerous ar
ticles shipped by freight and by ex
press were Issued today by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
In Its effort to minimize the danger
to life and property In the transpor
tation of dangerous articles, tne Cora
miss ton has made the rules almost
absolutely rigid In order to avoid any
misunderstanding or equivocation on
the part of either the railroads or the
shippers.
STANDARD HASH PROPOSED
Iianu Will Xot Denature, bat Only
Modify, "Mixed Foods."
TOPKKA. Kn.. Pec. J I. With th.
u'llTC&tr object of standardizing all
b uih served In puWlc places tn Kansas,
Stat. Board of Hralth today Insti
tuted an Investigation aa to the Ingre
dients commoner used by restaurants
and hotels In th. concoction of th.
dif h.
"This department ha. found." said
Pt. S. J. Crurnblna, secretary of the
BoarJ. '"that all mixed food, must be
star-.i'.ardUrd or the pur food law can.
r.cl be enforced. The Koard doc, not
lrip. t- denatur. l.a.ili merely to
tone It down."
ANNOYER PLEADS TRANCE
Man Who Pursued MlM Flklns Com.
mltu-d to .ylum.
"HliAI". Pec. 2J I'endinc- Ms re
rowry. SaiqupI B. McHcnrr. who re
cently u arreted In Washington.
P. C. for annoyinc Miss Katherln.
F.klr.a. daughter of t!.e late Senator
K.kica. was sent to!sr to th. Dunning
Asylum by Judee Ow.na.
il -Henry Mid that be wrote letters
to Miii li.klns when In a trance and
he wns on him way to call on her and
reKlje when he was rreted.
WslNih lCere-iTrrship In Kffrct.
ST. IH'IS. TVc KdwaM R
Tryor. Frederick A. Delano and V K.
Wxbr. receivers of the Wabah I Rail
road, filed bonds of $200,000 each in th.
t nlted States Circuit Court lat. todav
after Pi.trlct Judc. Pyer had approved
th.m. This action formally puts Into
act the receivership.
WARD OF LATE MILLIONAIRE AND SOME OF HIS EICH GIFTS. WHICH SHE WILL SELL AT AUCTION.
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ABO-E. MISS FMIUK GIUGSBV AXD I.IBRARV IX HF.R HOISE-BKIOW,
HOME.
DRAiriXG-BOOM IX MISS CRIGSBT'S
MISS GRIGSBY GOES
Art" Treasures Given Her by
Yerkesto Be Sold.
ART OBJECTS ARE RICH
Yoanjr Woman to Wiom Late Mill
ionaire- Left Uonse and Cash
Social Failure In Xew York.
London lifferenU
.fn' Trrwxr Ti ? t n e el a 1 I
Contents of "th". house of mystery-" at
0 t'ark arenue. in. nomo
Kmlll. OriKSby and given to her to
a-ether with a srreat lortane by th.
lat. Charles X. ernes, are 10
at auction. YerKes wonaenui cona
tion of furniture, tapestries and art
ork will (to to the highest uiauer. ior
Is ward has decided to llv. In Eng
land. The auction will take plac. next
lonth.
r Ynrlixr. h.VI aeiSan th.
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opportunity offered by the preliminary
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xnioiuons i. imi-wi. "
erkes collected. Th. house, at Blxty
.nnih rrent .nd Park avenue. Is a
larire pray stone building.
There ar. a grrm. many iuuiuto.i
furnishlnits. Including beautiful ruK
. . i Th. wall .nrl ceiling
decorations of th. drawing-room are
scenes from the ieneiunseu
don. by Alfred Kerter. KccleslasUcal
brocade, in delicate tones cover th.
carved rlano In this room. Another
terestlng leature is an ivory c
In
with a sld. and back of soft gray bro-
cade. There Is a collection of Jade,
some fin. miniatures and some Inter
esting Spanish combs. There Is also a
blnet collection of watches.
viiwm Pfarf Hamdaovae.
The furniture hi th. drawing-room
Is upholstered Aubusson tapestries, in
. . .t..i.. a l an the ehalra and
uin ut-iii.uvu
seats ar. of tapestries. In this room
are many nanasom. .uvrr i'icvn, "
eluding a silver tea set which one. be
longed to Gladstone. Th. table serv
ice is of silver gilt. In Miss Grlgsby's
library are andirons which once be
longed to Francoin Coppe. and a
hanging lamp of red which once be
longed to a cardinal. Miss Grlgsby's
own room. In Italian walnut, contains
some beautiful Chinese porcelains.
Miss Grigsby is a social failure In
jfew York. 'She has had much bettffr
success abroad, where she has spent
much of her time in the last few years
and where she proposes to live. New
York society turned th. cold shoulder
to Miss Grlgsby when Yerkes tlrst
brought her to tomn from Cincinnati.
T erkes was Introduced to her there by
her mother, a cynical Kentucky wid
ow, who observed that a rich man was
able to mak. life very pleasant for a
pretty glrL
Iftw Yorker, Rata Kyebr.ws.
In view of Miss Grrhy' Inability
to get into the 00 here. New Yorkers
raised their eyebrows when word came
from London during th. coronation
festivities lat Summer that Miss
Urigsby was a great favorite at court.
Princess Mary was greatly attached to
the American girl and It was said that
their companionship had th. fullest
approval of th. King. Miss Grlgrtby
dated some of her notes to friends
from Buckingham Palace, and when
th. gala performance waa given at His
Majesty's theater. Miss Grlgsby oc
cupied a box with th. Duchess of Marl
borough. Mile. Pussard. a KrencJi woman of
culture and refinement, and tutor to
th. Princess Mary, la said to have se
cured entr. to oourt for MUs Urlgsbv.
If eyebrows war. raised tn New
York, they fairly soared In th. Amer
ican colony lu London. A buas of
comment at MLaa Urlgbya prcunln.nc
went the rounds and it was said that
soma of it did not fall to reach the
enrs of the King. At any rate, when
Miss Grlgsby cam. home In Septem
ber. It was reported that she was not
as Intimate with th. Princess Mrjy.
Miss Grlgsby came back radiantly
beautiful and with $800,000 In gems.
She Is 35 years old. but doesn't loo If
It. Sh. declined to discuss her re
ported conquests in London.
VAULT YIELDSBOTH WAYS
Prisoners Break Into and Out of
Depository of Treasure,
BOZEMAN. Mont, Doc 22. After
breaking Into and out of the "burglar
proof vault of th. County Treasurer,
six prisoners escaped from th. new
County Jail her. today and still ar. at
larse.
Th. prisoners escaped from th. Jail
cage by prying off a lock on th. cag.
door with an Iron bar and succeeded
in making their way Into the base
ment of th. building through a hoi.
In th. masonry designed to contain a
ventilator.
They then attacked what they sup
posed was the outer wall of the build
ing and after tearing through two feet
of solid masonry found themselves In
th. Treasurer's vault. Finding no
money In the vault they broke through
another wall and found themselves at
liberty. Deputy Bherlff Bull slept
peacefully through the disturbance
and th. escape was not discovered un
til this morning.
ROBBER CHASES DOCTOR
Sal cm I'liyician Runs When Told
to "Throw "Em I" p."
EALEM. Or, Dec 22. (Special.) An
attempted hold-up tonight followed the
two successful Jobs of th. previous
night. From th. description of th.
man. all have been th. work of the
same person. Dr. J. J. Kenwell was
the Intended victim tonight, although
the highwayman did not succeed in
taking anything from him.
The doctor w as on his way home and
had Juat croased the Race on South
Winter street, when he was surprised
by a revolver .hot by a stranger who
approached. Thinking It was some
smart kid. Kenwell started to reprove
blm for such foolishness, when th.
man commanded him to "Put 'cm up."
Kenwell ran and the stranger gave
chase, pursuing Kenwell almost to his
horn, at T4( Mill street.
CARMEN'S STRIKE LIKELY
Union and "Kaly" Railroad Fail to
Settle Differences.
KA-AS CTTT. Dec 22. A general
strike of th. carmen employed by th.
Missouri.' Kansas & Texas Railroad
Company probably will be called soon,
according to a statement by J. A.
Franklin, international president of
the Boilermakers' Union, -today. Fail
ure of representatives of the road and
the union to settle their differences In
a conference In St. Louis last Monday
was given as the cause.
The road refused the demand of the
union that the carmen's union be rec
ognized. GOOD ANDJEAUTIFUL
Royal plum pudding. Royal pie. Koyal
cakes for Christmas. Don't forget the
cunning little German Christmas cakes
w. mak. fresh and wholesome. They
serve as tree decorations, and they are
Just dandy to .at. Any branch of the
Royal Bakery and Confectionery. .
Arbitrator Grant Wage Increase.
CINCINNATI. Pec. 22. A board of
arbitration appointed to adjust th.
rillterencea between the Cincinnati.
Hamilton Dayton Railroad and its
maintenance employes today granted
th. employes Increases In wage aver
agin about i per cent.
GHOULS SEEK GEMS
Tomb of Parisian Actress En
tered for Robbery.
TRAIL OF BLOOD IS LEFT
Pearl Necklace Worth $80,000 Is
Anions Jewels Subsequently
Discovered Intact When
Search Is Made.
f PARIS. Dec. 23. A sensation waa
caused In Paris today by the
announcement that the tomb of
the Parisian actress. Mme. Lucie
Lantelme. in the cemetery of
Pere la Chaise, was broken into last
night and valuable Jewels wrenched
from her body and carried off. The
gems Included a pearl necklace which
alone was valued at 180,000, but it was
found later that the Jewels had not
been taken.
Qne of the would-be robbers appar
ently was wounded while forcing the
metal casket, for a trail of blood was
left near the tomb and along the path
ways leading to the gates of the ceme
tery. The greatest mystery surrounds the
affair. When the guardians of the
cemetery first discovered the violation
they lighted newspapers, so as to ven
tilate the tomb before they entered.
The whole sepulcher was soon In
flames. These were extinguished in a
short time, but the accident prevented
an immediate Investigation.
The report that ghouls had stolen the
Jewels in the vault proved untrue. The
examining magistrate entered the tomb
and found the Jewels enclosed In an
envelope under the bead of Mme. Lan
telme. PRISONER'S HOPE FADES
RECORDS DESTROYED IX FIRE
ARE RESTORED.
6encince of 2 I Years 19 Again Im
pending, After Liberty Seemed
Almost In Sight.
6 AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22. John
Black, said to be a relatUe of United
States Senator Cullom of Illinois, again
stands In the shadow of a 21-year sen
tence in the Folsom penitentiary, after
spending more than five years In the
county Jail, with liberty almost within
sight. Black's case Is unique in the
criminal history of the state.
When found guilty of a robbery
committed In March. 1904, In which the
-. Rl..lr nrftnarHl an
Ticum hm euvh. . - -
appeal. livery paper and every order
made in roe cane wj -Supreme
Judge Dunne at the time of
the conflagration of April 18. 1906, and
was destroyed. Since that time Black
has been, held In Jail. Recently he ap
plied to the District Court of Appeals
m i An hahMji rornuL on the
ground that he was being held without
legal autnority.
. i .Ha tnAnv hv .Tndfir. Dunne
JXJl IHUBl ' J " ' , .
restoring the record a prepared by the
District Attorney, u uo-..
search, operates automatically to nul-
. . . .... w.Ka- .nrrni. nroreMll as
my w -
well as the ritrht to appeal from the
Judgment Black tiled notice of his
Intention to nght the ruling in a high
er court.
t-v i . inrarrmtlon Black has
iUWUH
tmistv. making money throuch
a tobacco selling privilege. -
LAST CHANCE TO GET
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
The increased facilities of our magnificent new store have placed us in a most
excellent position to handle an enormous Christmas business this year. Our sales
have been more than double last year's.
fier-ardless of this enormous business, we have been enabled to keep our stock
aboutcomplete. Every make of machine and every record made may still be
found in our store. ,
Yesterday placed 56 Talking Machine sales on our books, yet there was no
confusion; every caller was shown courtesy and attention. '
Our sales on Player Pianos are two hundred per cent greater for December
than any other month during our career. We have never before sold so many
pianos and the quality of instruments in demand reflects great credit on the
musical and artistic taste of the people of Oregon.
Come in today and select your Christmas gift from our unbroken stock.
All kinds of Talking Machines and Records
Vir-t.nrs from $10 to $100.
Victrolas, $15, $40, $50, $75, $100,
$150 $200.
Grafono'las, $15, $25, $35, $50, $100,
$150, $200.
Edisons, $15, $27, $35, $50, $65, $75,
$100, $200.
Select the one you prefer all are
here. We'll help you determine which
is best for your purpose.
'r.v,,-ir,,r sv--. Twk-Pr & Sons. Kimball said 36 Other Makes of the Finest Pianos.
The largest and finest stock of Player Pianos ever assembled under one root.
A complete line of Sheet Music. All kinds of small instruments Violins, Mando
lins, Cornets, Clarionets, Drums, etc., etc,'
Every thins; we sell Is high
grade but low-priced. Nothing
unworthy la material, design or
workmanship ever find place
imoiif our stocks.
The ' at Ion's Largest.
IX OUR
NEW EILERS BHILDIJIG,
ALDER STREET AT
SEVENTH
RAILWAY PLANS MERGER
VAXDERBJXT MXES MAY BE
CONSOLIDATED.
Sew York Central Asks Consent of
Bondholders to Take in Lake
Shore for Beginning.
NEW YORK, Dec 22. What was re
garded in Wall street as the first step
In the long rumored plan to consoli
date the subsidiaries of the New Tork
Central system with the parent com
pany was taken today when the New
Tork Central & Hudson River Railroad
Company addressed letters to the hold
ers of Its J110.000.000 3V4 Per cent
collateral trust bonds, which were giv
en in exchange for stock of the Lake
Shore & Slichlgan Southern and Mich
igan Central roads, their consent to
merge either or both roads with the
parent company. ....
It is proposed to consolidate only
the Lake Shore at this time, but ow
ing to a provision of the mortgage,
the consent of the holders of the Michigan-
Central proportion of the issue
must be obtained. The way thus is
left open, however, for a consolidation
of the Michigan Central with the New
Tork Central and the bondholders are
Special Furniture
MADE TO ORDER
The Dependable Furniture Co.
has opened a salesroom at 387 Al
der St, people's Theater Build
ing, where they will display their
line of high-class genuine Ammo
nia Fumed (not stained) and
Golden Oak Mission Furniture;
every article made in their fac
tory at 427 Hancock street, and
which they sell at greatly reduced
prices in comparison with that
asked for the same grade of Eastern-made
furniture.
The specialty of this company
is that of making to order any
kind of furniture desired, and we
will be glad to give estimates
npon request.
asked ' to give their consent to such
consolidation.
According to an officer of the com
pany, the Immediate object of the ab
sorption of the Lake Shore is to ob
tain a through line to Chicago under
the management, to the end that Its
operations may be placed on a less
cumbersome basis.
The bondholders are asked to re
linquish their lien upon the Lake Shore,
pledged as securities for the bonds,
and to accept in return what would be
second mortgage bonds in the consol
idation system. Several other New
York Central lines south of Chicago
and in Lake Shore territory will be
merged with the parent company when
the Lake Shore Is taken in.
Control of the Michigan Central and
the Lake Shore was secured by the
New York Central in 1908, -when it
issued its 8 per cent bonds for $50.
000,000 of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern stock at 200 and $18,738,000
Michigan Central stock at 115. It was
denied by officials today that any fur
ther plans for a comprehensive uni
fication of the system are contemplated,
but It is reported that such is the goal
the directors have in mind.
Pension Examiner Recommended.
WASHINGTON, Dec 22. Representa
tive Hawley has recommended the ap
pointment of Dr. C. H. Meissner as a
member of the Board of Pension Exam
iners at Oregon City, to succeed W. E.
Carll, deceased.
Postal Savings Banks to Open.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington Dec. 22. Postal savings banks
will be opened January 19 at Browns
ville, Or.: Odessa and Edmonds, Wash..
and Ashton, Idaho.
Accompany
MULTNOMAH FOOTBALL TEAM
TO SEATTLE
SPECIAL
TRAIN
EXCURSION
Leaves Portland Sunday, December 24, at 2:30 P. M. Arrives
Seattle, 8:30 P. M. Tickets good returning on regular trains.
Dining-car and parlor-car on special
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
$7.SO Round Trip $7.50
The greatest football game of the season, between Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club and Seattle Amateur Athletic Club, at
Seattle, Christmas day, December 25.
For Full Information and Tickets Inquire.
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club Clubhouse.
A. D. Charlton, A. G. P. A., N. P. Ey.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, Corner 3d and Morrison Sts.
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