The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, December 22, 1907, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text-.-2- iAlTNESS IN ORUCE CASE IS ARRESTED Robert C. Caldwell Arrives and Is Taken into Custody , at Once. - FIGURESIN CASE SIMILAR fter A. T. Stewart's Death, Caldwell Makes Affidavit Merchant's Will Is Changed and Body Removed. Statements Not Verified. NEW YORK, Dec. .21. Robert C. Caldwell, the American who has been tne of the-centrtl figures in the famous Druce cae, in London, was arrested upon his arrival from England today n a charge of perjury. The warrant n-as sworn out by the British Consul Seneral here. When. . Caldwell wa taken before a United States Court Commissioner, his. . counsel, declared, he was a very sick man.. He. offerel tt furnish bail in any amount. Two phy liciane appointed by.ihe Commissioner reported him desperately 111, and ball tf i5000 was furnished for the prison er's appearance. The wireless telegraph had carried the report that Caldwell would be ar rested as soon as the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria arrived, and this -had been read in the daily newspaper printed board by Caldwell and all the other passengers. Arrives In State ol Collapse. When the steamer arrived at quaran tine, Caldwell, who . occupied second cabin accommodations, was almost In i state of collapse. When told by a newspaper man of a second report de nying the authenticity of the statement published in the ship newspaper, a great load seemed to have been lilted from him. "Thank God," was his comment. Caldwell, however, appeared to be broken In health and spirits. The temporary relief which came to Caldwell with the news which met him It quarantine, was short lived. Almost Immediately after he had stepped shore at Hoboken, he was taken into custody. Caldwell, on November 8, testified at the Druce trial that he knew the late Duke of Portland, both as the Duke uid as,T. C. Druce, at Welbeck Abbey and at the Baker Street Bazaar. .He idded that, he treated the Duks at both places for a disorder ot the nose. Says He Arranged Mock Funeral. He further testified that, in conjunc tion' with the Duke, he arranged the mock funeral of Druce.. He said that he, at. the Duke's request, employed a :arpenter to make a coffin, purchased the 100 pounds of .lead and put It in the coffin himself. T.he funeral oc-; curred on the following 'day. ' Whan hown two photographs, Caldwell wore that they were photographs of the Fifth Duke of Portland In the character of T. C. Druce, and declared he had seen the Duke wear a false beard. Caldwell related In detail the London story of his introduction to the Duke of Portland in 1884, and tes tified that he received presents from the Duke aggregating about $50,000, besides the fee of $200,000 for medical services. ' Leaves London Suddenly. At the hearing of the case on De cember 13, the prosecution announced that it could not rely on the evidence Slven by Caldwell, in view of the eu plclons aroused during his cross-examination. On the following day it was Discovered that Caldwell had suddenly left London, arid a warrant for his ex tradition was issued. Caldwell, who has a home on Staten Island, at one time had an experience in New York rery similar to that in which he fig ured in of late in London, with the ex ception, however, that no arrest was made In the- previous instance. Tries to Start Stewart Mystery. He had been abroad and returned to the United States in 1870. Soon after his arrival here he mtered the employ pf A. T. Stewart, the dry goods mer chant, as a secretary. After the death sf Mr. Stewart, Caldwell made an affi davit declaring' that he was in posses sion of Btartling facts concerning the Stewart estate. One of these was (hat the Stewart will had been destroyed by a lawyer - after the merchant's death and a new document substituted. In another affidavit Caldwell de clared that the stolen body of Stewart was carried from St. Mark's Church yard back to the cellar of the Stewart Mansion, on Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue, where It was burled. The body was not found when the house was torn down several years go." WORK; OX CAIDWELIi CHARGE Conspiracy and Willful Corrupt Per ujry Exhume Druce Dec. B7. LONDON, . Dec. 21. -The ' charge aca!nst Caldwell is conspiracy and wil ful corrupt perjury in his testimony. Details on the subject are being pre pared by the Home offices and will be fq,rwar.ded. The opening of the vault supposed to contain ,the body, of Druce has been fixed for December 27. One result of this will be' to prove the truth or falsity of one of Caldwell's main statements and probably settle the question of his extradition. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD Joseph Smith, Montana Pioneer. BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 21. Joseph Smith, pioneer, aged 74, is dead at Vir ginia City. He was one of the charac ters of the famous gold placer mining lays of Alder Gulch. Edward Price, Theatrical Man. . OMAHA, Dec. 21. Edward Price, of Kew York City, first husband of Fanny Davenport, the actress, died In Omaha last night of pneumonia. The body will be taken to New York for burial. At the time of his death Mr. Price was manager of "The Grand Mogul" com pany, a Klaw & Erlanger attraction. He was also Interested In "Blue Beard" when the Iroquois Theater horror happened. "The Grand Mogul" company will dis band here tonight. - Price was a 33d-degree Mason and the funeral will be under the auspices of the Masons. Henry O. Turner, Newspaperman. CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Henry O. Turner, a well-known newspaper man of this city, died at his home yesterday of anae mia. Mr. Turner had been a member of the editorial staffs of many of the lead ing Journals of the country. He was born In Portland, Me.. September 9, 1848. His J first newspaper work was on the Boston Journal. He waa a writer for the Spring field Republican for six years, and came West with a number of Eastern news paper men to found the Omaha Tribune. Mr. Turner came to Chicago 26 years ago, and was actively engaged On various newspapers of this city until his final illness. William Henry Rice, Minstrel. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 21. William Henry Rice, one of the best known min strels in the United States, died of pneumonia In a hospital today. He was 65 years old. Frank AIslp, Forty-niner. CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Frank Alsip, brick manufacturer and a well-known "forty niner," died at his home in this city yes terday, aged 80 years. LOGGERS UP IN THE I MAKE NO MOVE UNTIL- BATE CASE IS SETTLED. Washington Association Decides to Make No Change In Prices on the New Contracts for Some Time. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 21. (Special.) Every logger in Western Washington is holding . himself up by the boot-straps until rate matters and lumber mill prob lems are settled up.- This in brief is the manner In which Manager A. W. Blake, of the Washington Logging & Brokerage Association summed up the net results of tne protracted meeting of the logging operators held this afternoon. " It was a special meeting and men rep resenting timber holdings running Tip Into the millions were there. First under con sideration was the action of the Inter state Commerce Commission at Wash ington postponing the reception of briefs of lumber and railroad attorneys until March 4, in the celebrated rate case. It was brought out that because of the fact that the lumber and shingle mills had not received the expected early decision, no orders would probably be filed for logs in January. The loggers discussed this phase of the situation and then de termined to make no change at present In the price of logs to the mills. The next and most vital question before the meeting was the relation of each in dividual logger to the association. New contracts are to be made for the year 1908, but it was stated after the meeting that all members of the association agreed that nothing, should be done in this line until after January 15, or even later. MAKE PREPARATIONS For the cold weather. Get your fire places equipped with the M. J. Walsh Company's grates, andirons, flresets and park guards. It Jb a well-known fact that they carry the best class of goods In the city in their line. They wish to call your attention to their beautiful line of gas and electric table lamps. Just opened up and sampled. You should not miss seeing them. Just the thing for a nice Xmas gift. ' Salesrooms 311 Stark, between Fifth and Sixth streets. GREAT WAIST SALE. One-fifth off at LePalais Royal. All the latest styles; all go at the same re duction. 375 Washington street. Fight for Tungsten Mine. HELENA, Mont., Dec. 21. In the Fed eral Court today, Judga Hunt ordered the issuance of subpenas and a further hear ing .January 8, on the application for a receiver for the Montana-Kimberley Mining Company, owned by Chicago men. Minority stockholders are resisting the attempt of the. larger owners and certain creditors to have a receiver appointed, alleging a conspiracy to secure control of the Tungsten mine. Tungsten is the best known steel hardener and is especially valuablefor naval purposes. Acquitted of Land Frauds. ROSWELL, N. M.. Deo. 21 The Jury in the case of C. Leland and B. H. Tal mage, charged with conspiracy to de fraud the Government out of public lands, tonight brought In a verdict of not guilty. FOR MOTHER Watch and Chain, 5-piece Tea Set, Sand wich Tray, Necklace, Mantel Clock, Electric Lamp, Bronze Piece, Toilet Set. FOR DAUGHTER Comb, Brush and Mirror, Bracelet, Neck lace, Handbag, Cardcase. Purse, Opera Glasses, Lorgnette Chain, Chatelain "Watch. FOR SISTER Bronze Ornament, Amethyst Brooch, Set Ring, Card Case, Miniature, Manicure Set, Back Comb, Hat Pin, Umbrella. : FOR, FRIEND Piece Ivory, Umbrella, Opera Glasses, Wal let, Fob, Link Buttons, Watch Chain, Lock et, Cologne, Bridge Sets, RookwfJod Vase. Patek Philippe Watch es The finest production of the Swiss watch maker and known the world over. SOLE AGENTS FOR OREGON F "PLAHS FOR FLEET Wants It to Come Through the Golden (Sate on Day of April 18. RECALLS THE DISASTER Big Celebration Planned for Anni versary ot Fire, and Arrival of the Fleet Is to Be Made a Part Committee of ,25. . RETURN BY WAY OF SUEZ. ON BOARD U. S. S. CONNECTI CUT, at Sea. by Government Wire- t less, via station at Key West, Fla.. to the Associated Press, New York, Dee. 21. Rear-Admiral Evans today authorized the statement tor publica tion that he personally believes the Navy Department's intentions are . that the fleet 'shall return via the Sues route late next Summer or Fall. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2L (Special.) A request will be sent to the Navy De partment asking that the fleet's vbyage be so arranged that it shall sail through, the Golden Gate on April 18 of next year, the second anniversary of the fire and earthquake. The intention is to have a big celebration on that date and an effort will be made to combine the two events. The fleet ordinarily, would arrive in California waters in April of next year and the local committeemen believe it can be on April 18 aa well as any other day. The celebration will be essentially in the hands of the people of the City of San Francisco. Several bodies endeavored to usurp the honor, but Mayor Taylor ended all discussion today when he named the committee which will assume charge of the celebration. The Cali fornia promotion committee, and the State Board of Trade had sought to take charge of the affair and petty, jealousies had already appeared when Mayor Taylor set all squabbles at rest by taking charge himself. Many Gaieties Planned. The celebration will consist' of a naval parade of welcome down the Bay, a re ception to the officers, a street military procession, and entertainments of vari ous kinds in honor of- the officers and Jackies. The officers will be entertained at the Fairmont Hotel at a public recep tion and at a ball of unusual magnifi cence. The Jackies will be the guests of the city at the Chutes and will be ten dered a banquet on the same broad scale as prevailed at the recent naval celebra tion at Coney Island. Mayor Taylor received the following re ply by mail to his telegram to Rear Ad miral Evans, extending to the battleship fleet a hearty welcome to this port: HAMPTON ROADS, Va., Dec 15, 1907. Hon. Edward Robeson Taylor, Mayor of San Francisco Dear Sir: Admiral Evans authorizes me to acknowledge the re ceipt pf your telegram of the 13th inst. and to thank you, and through you the citizens of San Francisco, for himself and on behalf of the officers and men of the fleet for your good wishes and your kind assurances of a hearty welcome when the fleet shall arrive at San Fran cisco. (Signed) F. H. CHANDLER, Lieutenant-Commander, U. S. N. Personnel of the Committee. The committee of 25 follows: Chief Justice W. H. Beatty, C- H. Bentley, Judge James V. Coffey, Justice James A. Cooper, R. B. Hale, Frederick W. Hall, Alexander D. Hawes, Rufus P. Jennings, Sheldon G. Kellogg, P. N. Lilienthal. E. J. Molera, Justice W. W. Morrow, Jere miah D. Mahoney, Walter Macarthur, George A. Newhall, James D. Phelan, P. C. Rossi, W. C. Ralston, John W. Swee ney, Frank J. Syames. Frederick Till man, Jr., Joseph S. Tobln, Frank I. Tur ner, Raphael Weill and A. A. Watklns. The Mayor in a communication to the Supervisors suggests that they name five of their number to act in conjunction with the commtitee of 25 to take charge of the reception and entertainment ar rangements. GAIN RESPECT OF THE WORM) If Fleet Makes Journey Without Dis aster, Means Increased Prestige. NEW TORK, Dec. 21. General Benja-. mln F. Tracv. who dnrfnsr hi flrat as Secretary of the Navy recommended that the United States warships should make a voyage from the Atlantic to the SIN m sco A SMILE OF SATISFACTION OVER A FELDENHEIMER GIFT is always the result, for the recipient knows the Quality is without a blemish, and the styles the peer of any throughout the land. Tomorrow and Tuesday is your last chance to bny your Christmas gifts at this store. If yon do this, you'll make some one happy, and that is life's pleasure, yon know. SEND FOR OUR -CATALOGUE Pacific, stated today that If the Atlantic fleet is able to go around to the Pacific without some great disaster, other naval powers would hold us In much, greater respect. ' He said that if Japan had any . desire to meet the United States in war, she would have seised the Philippines. Ha waii and Alaska without waiting for the American fleet to move. CHANGE IS PACIFIC FMEET Reorganization of Rear-Admiral Dayton's Command to Be Made. WASHINGTON, Dec 21. A reorganiza tion of the Pacific fleet, to become ef fective after January 1 next, was an nounced at tbe Navy Department today. It is largely an administrative step and incident to the arrival of the vessels at the Paclfio Coast from the Asiatic station and of Admiral Sebree's special service squadron consisting of the cruisers Ten nessee and Washington in these waters. As now the fleet will continue in com mand of Rear Admiral James H. Dayton. The make-up of the fleet is to be: First squadron, first division West Vir ginia, Colorado, Maryland and Pennsyl vania; second division, Tennessee. Wash ington, Florida and South Dakota, to bo assigned later. This division Is to be in command of Rear Admiral Sebree. Second squadron, third division Charleston, Milwaukee and- St Louis; fourth division, Albany and Yankton. Third squadron, fifth division Chatta nooga, Galveston, Denver and Cleveland; sixth division (special service). Rainbow, Concord, Helena, Wilmington, Callao, Quiros and Vlllalobos. Coast defense Monterey, Monadnock. First torpedo flotilla Barrick, Bain bridge. Dale, Chauncey and Decatur. Fourth torpedo flotilla Perry and Pre ble. All the vessels of the third squadron are in Asiatic waters. The intention of the Navy Department at this time is to transfer the Chicago, now at San Diego, Cal., to the Atlantic Coast for the use of the naval cadets at Annapolis. . . MISSOURI SENDS GREETING Signals Message and Lands Man . Sick at San Joan. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico., Dec 21. The battleship Missouri, detached from the fleet, arrived oft this port today and signalled Commandant Rohrerof, of the Naval station, the "compliments of the season to friends ashore." The bat tleship then landed Benjamin North way, fireman, who Is ill with periton itis. He was taken to the Naval Hos pital, after which the battleship re joined the fleet. It 'a reported that the battleship Illinois Has landed two Bail ors at the naval station on Culeora Isl and. No British Pacific Squadron. LONDON, Dec 21. The, Associated Press is in a position to state on the authority of the British Admiralty, that there Is no truth in the assertion pub lished in the Standard today, that the Admiralty has decided to establish next May, a Pacific North American Squad ron, the base of which possibly will ba at Esquimault. "There is no shadow of foundation for this story; it must be obvious to anyone who gives the subject a moment's thought, that such a movement would be the last thing we would think of at the present moment." was tbe state ment made by one of the highest officials of the Admiralty. The emphasis of this denial Indicated that the Admiralty was anxious that the report should , be promptly put at rest with view of allying any suspicion that might be aroused in America, con necting the alleged formation of a Brit ish Pacific fleet with the sailing of he American battleship fleet. Fleet Is Off St. Thomas. ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP CON NECTICUT, Dec. 21, 1:20 A. M. By Wire less Telegraphy to New York. The fleet has run into the trade winds and the sea is now choppy. We expect to reach the Virgin Passage tonight, , . ST. THOMAS! D. W. I., Dec 21. A steamer which has just come in here reports that she saw the American bat tleship fleet maneuvering yesterday on the north side of the Island of St. Thomas. All Hands In White Dress. CHARLESTON, Dec. 21. The DeForest station tonight picked up the battleship Connecticut and received the following message: "U. S. S. Connecticut, December 21. From Wednesday to Thursday we have made 240 miles and are now 600 miles due east of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Speed has been increased to 11 knots. We are-still in double column formation. All hands In white dress." . Steamship Line Vanishes. ASTORIA, Or., Dee. 21. (Special.) A meeting of business men held In the Chamber of Commerce rooms last evening decided not to further entertain the pro position made by W. H. Garland to establish steamer lines between this and the Orient and Alaska points, for the reason that Mr. Garland had declined to inform the committee as to his financial backing and his ability to float the project. A Necklace or Bracelet Is a Joy F m&L .V -I- f J.QBMfMMt- CORNER THIRD AND Store Open HEARST STILL ACTIVE Working in Secret for His In dependence League. FORGETS "NEVER AGAIN" Promise Mad In Last Campaign Never to Run Again for Office Is Thought Not to Be Binding. His Work Is Secret. , NEW YORK. Dec. 21. (Special.) In the face of a recent declaration announcing his Intention never again to run for pub lic office. William Randolph Hearst la continuing the work of secretly building up the Independent League for presi dential purposes. , This fact is beginning to cause com ment and uneasiness in political circles here, and there is considerable specula tion concerning ' the attitude the editor will assume in the coming campaign. The developments of the past few weeks have convinced the sages . that the "never again" statement was issued merely to serve as a sedative to the public and the press while Max Ibmsen's secret service squa-d is working. Within the, boundaries of New Yortt state the Independence League promoters seem satisfied to retain their nresent en rollment, and are not openly seeking proselytes, except ir the rural districts. In New England, the South and the West, on the other hand, they are fol lowing the "organise, organize, organize" motto to the letter. . All the cities of Importance, as well as the towns and villages, are being equippea wun sKeieton associations to which, the sinews will be supplied when necessary. Money is not so plentiful as in the days of old, but promises are used instead. New York state politicians incline to the belief that Hearst will attempt to bully the Democrats into some combina tion, whereby, if he cannot win the nom ination himself, then second place on the National ticket will go to an Inde pendent Leaguer. LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING Another Club to Be Added, but -Doubt as to Which City. . LOS ANGELES, Dec 21. (Special.) The annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Baseball League will be held in San Francisco Thursday, January 2, accord ing to a telegram received here today by Manager Berry, of the Los Angeles club. The principal business that will receive attention is the proposal to Increase the numhor of league clubs from four to six. Manager Berry said today that Southern California would be ready to supply one of the desired clubs, and Mayor Harper, Charles Fox and other interested itrtmn are now anxiously waiting to see wbal the league will do. Information comes from the north that the other club will be supplied by soma city in the Northwest or Sacramento, Stockton or San Jose. . It Is understood that the real difficulty now is in select ing one of the four that will make good in the league and continue through the season. Open Automobile Department. Studebaker Bros. Co., Northwest, have recently added an automobile de partment to their business, and pro pose ' to use parti of the building at 330-33S East Morrison street for show and salesroom, where they expect soon to have on display a large line of gaso line ears, electric pleasure vehicles, also electric trucks and delivery wagons. They have under process of construc tion a new garage near their sales room. The management of this depart ment of their business will be under the direction of C H. Tyler, formerly of Buffalo, N. Y. Black Hand Threatens Pnglllst. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 21. Patrick Gal lagher, ex-pugilist and well known throughout the country as a fight pro moter, received through the mails yester day a letter demanding $500 or forfeit his life. The letter, which stated that the demand came from the Black Hand, warned Gallagher to send the money within three days to "L. F. Jones, Gen eral Delivery, Denver," and cautioned him not to say anything to the polTce about the matter. San Francisco, Dec. SI. Arrived Steam er Harold Dollar, from Everett: steamer Ad miral Excelmans, from Seattle; - steamer Catania, from Seattle; steamer . Bandon. from Bandon. Sailed Steamer City of Pana ma, for Portland; steamer Buckman. for Seattle; steamer Washington, for Portland: steamer Geo. W. Elder, for Astoria; steamer Mayflower, for Willapa. 5 WASHINGTON STS. Evenings The C Mm 1J1ULOL A M id-Winter aie is ree rm THE tailoring event of the season. AN EXTRA PAIR of TROUSERS FREE WITH EVERY SUIT OR OVERCOAT. Many hundreds discriminating dressers have taken advantage of these sales in former seasons. This year the inducements are better than ever. Our line of fabrics now is larger, finer, more exclu sive unquestionably superior to anything ever be fore shown in the West. Cheviots, serges, tweeds, worsteds, homespuns, and other weaves! the very best of American, the choicest of the imported. 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