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rrt ff fin (ITT fffi PUILlSHtt UU At VOCIATID PRESS REPORT SOVERSTMt MORNINQ flCLO ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 83rd YEAR. NO. 282 Jul! d. inoiD on hie SID Ml FACTS Gives Information Re garding! Unknown Loans HADE TO BARNSDALE Standard Oil Trust Liquidated andJts30;Sub$ldlary Com panlesJ3rought Under One STANDARD OF NEW JERSEY Tbt Sum of 17,500,000 Was Loaned to T. II. Bantdala to Enablt Him to Continue OQ Operation Ottr th Country. NEW YORK, Dec fc-Procettei through which tht Standard Oit trust wat liquidated and ita 30 tubl tldiary compiniei brought under the control of tht present Standard Oil oC of New Jersey, was enveloped la an interesting deail today by John D. Archbold, under crossexamins tion in the Federal court to dissolve tht Standard Oil Co. Archbold de clared that the trust bad been liqui dated In the period from 1892 to 1899 with all good faith to obey the man dates of the Ohio supreme court. There was no ulterior motive in fact that SI per cent of tht trust certifi cates were liquidated Into stocks of subsidiary companies, preferring to retain their certificates which had a market value rather than obtain in finestslmal, small parts in several minor companies, Archbold made it clear under the series of questions from the government counsel that the Standard Oil of New Jersey had been selected as the holding com pany because the laws of New Jer sey were reasonable in their treat ment of corporations. During the day Kellogg for the government succeeded in throwing tome light on the loana made to T. M. Barnsdale of Pittsburg, an inde pendent oil producer, Archbold tes tified that loans aggregating $7,000, 000 had been made to Barnsdale to enable him to continue oil operations in various parts of the country. Part of the contract was that all crude oil produced by Barnsdale should be csrried in Standard pipe lines. Dur ing the day Archbold testified that Former Congressman Sibley ofj Pennsylvania was Identified with the Galena Signal Oil Company, a tub- CORONERS JURY BRINGS IN VERDICT Finch's Defense Will be Self Defense and Emo- ...... . , . tional Insanity at the Time of Deed PORTLAND, Dec. 2.-J. A, Finch was given a preliminary examination today before Justices of the T-eacc Olson and Bell and was bound over to await trie action of the grand jury. No evidence was introduced at the "hearing further than Ralph B. Fish er, prosecutor of the bar association came to his death by a gunshot wound and that Finch did the shoot ing, It appears in connection w'ith the case, that a lawyer named J. H. Hitchings was haled before District Attorney Cameron yesterday to give information regarding anonymous letters. This was denied by Mr. Cameron yesterday but today he ad- nutted that such wai the fact and that he had Hitchings before him idiary of the Standard. It was to Sibley that Archbold addressed many .. LI- t .... ... vi mi iciicrs mat were made pub lic during the recent presidents campaign. OFFICIAL COtJNT. CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2. The compiling of the official returns Of the November election was fin ished yesterday. For president: west Virginia gave Taft 137.869 and Bryan 11I.4I& Chafin, Prohibition ist, received 3107; Debs, Socialist, 7, and Hisgen, Independence, 46. Ml LY OF NEGROES FOUNO AND REPORTED DUTCH NAVAL LIEUTENANT DISCOVERS THEM IN RE PORTED SOUTH AMERICA MIXED BLOODAND LANGUAGE Oold Also Found But Art Guarded by Nature's Insccessiblt Barriers nuw TURK, Dec. 2. A ttrange tribe of negroes with a language of their own it aald by Lieut R. H Wymana of tht Dutch navy, who arrived yesterday from an expedi tion from unexplored parts of South America, to be one of the most inter esting discoveries he and his party made. The negroes were encountered af ter the explorers had proceeded i hundred miles up the Surinam river, and then ut across the country to the boundary between British and Dutch Guinea. They appeared never to have teen white men before, and while perfectly black, yet were not of the thick-lipped type. After con :j 1. 1 . . . .. . ucraoic enort tneir language was found to be a mixture of several European tongues Dutch, Portu guese and English predominating. Wymans was of the opinion that they were descendants of the slaves who had escaped from the coast. doubtless many generations ago. Gold was found to abound in the country, but cataracts and other na tural features of the sort that would prove serious obstacles to the open ing of the land were found in great numbers. The Morning Astorlan contains all the local and Associated Press re ports. apain today. It developed today also that Finch's defense will be self defense and emotional insanity. WITH THE PUGS. CHICAGO, Nov. 2. Packey Mc Farland yesterday received a tenta tive offer for a match with Freddie Welsh at Coff roth's club at San Francisco on New Year's afternoon. While the financial terms are not quite to 'the liking of Manager Gil more, he expects there will be no trouble In adjusting them. He wired yesterday suggesting that the weight be the same as in the last match, 133 pounds, at 10 o'clocfl. The batle Is to go 25 rounds,' ; - ASTORIA, SHUT OUT OF BUSINESS. SALT LAKE, Dec. 2.On the witness stand today J. M Moore, Western sales agent of the Union Pacific Coal Co., and defendant in the case, admitted that he had cut off the coal supply of D. J. Sharp because Sharp insisted in cutting the retail price of coal. Moore repudi ated the idea of conspiracy and de fended his action on the ground that the dealer had violated his agree ment under which coal was sold to him and his actions tended to disar range the tariff schedules of tht companies.' , FRUIT GROWERS MEET. : PORTLAND, Dec. 2. -President E.' L. Smith of Hood River called to order today the Northwestern Fruit Growers' convention. The visitors were Invited to make themselves at home by Mayor Harry Lane and responses were made by various del egates. During the morning session the convention appointed a commit tee to co-operate with the Ipwa growers in securing a lew prohibit ing the sale of impure insecticides and a resolution ..was passed recom mending that legislation be enacted fixing the siie of apple boxes at 2156 cubic Inches. CONTRABAND OF WAR. NEW YORK. Dec. 2,-With her hold filled with what her command er is free to admit as contraband of war intended for the use of the reb els in Hayti, the two-masted schoon er Alice is moored in a long Island harbor, practically in readiness for start on her voyage when her cap tain deems considerations propitious for sailing. Capt Jas. L. McPherson marine soldier of fortune, who said to have a record of several sue cessful filibustering expeditions to his credit, is the resputed comman der of the Alice and it is said will take charge of her on her coming trip. . 6EU WILL BID E LOG RAFT WILL BE FOR SAWMILL AT SAN PEDRO, IN SOUTHERN .... CALIFORNIA. LARGEST EVER BUILT0N RIVER Will be Over One Thousand Feet in Length and Work on Cradle Haa Been Commenced on Columbia Near Clatskane. PORTLAND, Dec, 2,-Longer by several hundred feet than any craft that ever plowed the seas, drawing 20 feet of water and containing ten ordinary coastwise cargoes of lum ber, will be the monster log raft which the S. Benson Logging Com pany is preparing to build at Clat- skanie. Like many of its smaller precessors, it will be floated next July and towed down the Columbia river and down the coast to be work ed into lumber at the Benson Com panys sawmill at San Diego. This huge cigar-shaped bundle of logs will be more than 1000 feet in length, 50 to 60 feet wide and its mean draft will be well above 20 feet, leaving about 10' feet projecting out of the water. When completed it will contain about' 7,000,000 feet of logs, while the average lumber drogher in the coastwise trade car ries about 750,000 feet for cargo. The company has already begun work on the ,mammoth cradle in which the raft will be built. The cradle will be built in sections and will not be completed much before the middle of February. As soon as it is ready, the construction of the raft will commence. This is a big task and will take another 60 days to complete. The cradle will be knock ed and the raft tied up until the fa (Continued on page 6) OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1008 ins wis BEEII DEPOSED Aged Ruler to Step Down and Out of Seat GOVERNMENT F0RE1EL Not a Shot Fired or a of Blood Shed In Coup - Drop AMERICANS AND FRENCH LAND General Legitime Hat Accepted the Presidency of the New Administra tionMinisters and Officials Have Taken Refugee in Legations, PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 2.-The people of Port An Prince have turn ed against Nord Alexis. The palace is surrounded by an infuriated mob, calling upon him to leave the coun try. Almost everybody in the crowd is armed. Haytain women, beside themselves with rage, are calling down curses on the head of the aged man who was today deposed from the presidency of the republic and hurled coarse epithets at him and his family. Sailors from the American cruisers are at present in the American Lega tion, where they are arranging a sys tem of signals betwen the legation and the cruisers, in order that a de mand for a landing force may be communicated quickly, should occa sion arise. 2 P. M. Armed sailors from the two American cruisers and the French cruiser in the harbor were landed at 1:30 today. .They were guaridn g their respective legation;. The rage of the mob against Nord Alexis was appeased for a short time by giving out of the news that the former president had embarked on vessel at b distant point. This is not true, for the president is still at the palace. The people are now realizing, however, that they were deceived, and now groups are again forming around the palace, Their attitude is distinctly menacing. PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 2-The people of Port Au Prince have re volted against the government. They are now in possession of the city. There has been no fighting with the government troops. A provisional government has been established and General Legitime has accepted the presidency of the new administration. The events of the morning came before they were expected. " Uneasi ness was noticed throughout the night on the part of the people, but it was not thought 4hat the outbreak would occur so quickly, nor that the movement would be successful with out the shedding of a drop of blood. The deposed president, Nord Al exis, is still at the palace. The mem bers of the diplomatic corps were in conference at 9 o'clock for the pur pose of taking measures to facili tate and hasten' the departure of Nord Alexis from the republic. The coup has been remarkably successful. All the remaining min isters, together with the military of ficials under Nord Alexis, have taken refuge in the various foreign lega tions. These are the same men who nine months ago were protesting vociferously against the granting of the right of the refuges to unsuc cessful revolutionists by the foreign diplomatic and consular representa tives. Today they are only too hap py to seek the protection of a foreign flag to escape the fury of the peoplei The only man to remain loyal to Nord Alexis Is General Camille Ga briel, his nephew, who for the last six months has directed the policy of the Alexis administration. Gabriel is at the palace with Alexis. A CHANGE DESIRABLE. BERLIN, Dec. 2.-The constitu tiotfal debate in the Reichstag today was notable for the unanimous view expressed by all liberal parties and supported by the powerful center party, that some change In the con stitution desirable to the end of mak ing ministers responsible to the country. Motions were brought in, howver, varied considerably in their phraseology and because of existing party jealousies it does not teem possible that an agreement regarding the final formula can be reached. "TO THE WINDS." , CHICAGO, Dec. 2 In accordance with official expressed desire, the body of Miss Emma Renshaw, Chi cago s oldest practicing nurse, who died suddenly from pneumonia Mon day, will be cremated today and her ashes cast to the winds on the lake. She was one of the city's unique figures,' and though she had enjoyed a clientelle among the well known families ever since she came here New Orleans during the Civil war, little Is known of her ancestry. She had no relatives, she said. CREDITS EXCEED DEBTS. CLEVELAND, O., Dec 2. A receivership for the Globe Packing Company, a big fish concern and an accounting of the books was asked yesterday in a suit filed by Wm. L. Chanlers and Chas. S. Mischler, re ceivers of A. BoothA Company. T. R. Nutt was appointed receiver. The plaintiffs state that the company owes A. Booth & Company $35,000 on a note now overdue. In all the petition states, the liabilities are $50,- 000 more than the assets. ' PARKER FOiD 6UILTY Of FALSE SUII VICE-PRESIDENT OF BAKER VITY BANK CONVICTED IN U. S. DISTRICT COURT GUILTY .OFj'DOUBLE DEALING Evidence Went to Jury at 10:30 Tuesday Morning Which Deliber ated For 16 Hour Before Bringing in Verdict PORTLAND, Dec. 2.-James H. Parker, vice-president of the First National Bank at Baker Uty, was found guilty of the charge of swear ing falsely to a non-mineral affidavit by a jury in the United States dis trict court this morning. The evidence went to the jury at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning. All day the jurors deliberated. At 9 o'clock the men were unable to agree and were locked up for the night. At 2 o'clock this morning the verdict was reached. The indictment against Parker was returned by a federal grand jury sev eral months ago. The principal wit ness for the government was Fred Wunder, an old miner, who had been working a mining claim since 1882. Parker filed on the land under the timber and stone act and swore that the claim was more valuable for its timber than for its mineral. Before the filing had been made 't was brought out by District Attor ney John McCourt during the trial, Wunder. went to Parker and told him that he had a mining claim on the land in question. Parker promis ed to investigate, saying that if he found this to be true he would make no effort to take up the land. At the time Parker agreed to visit Wunder and go over tl;e land with him. This it seems Parker failed to i)S. RUSH our do. Parker took the stand in his own behalf, and gave testimony to the effect that he had gone over the claim, as required by Jaw, and had seen certain mining improvements, consisting of reservoir and ditches When he made final proof he swore to a non-mineral affidavit The prin cipal contention of the prosecution was that Parker had made no effort to see if the claim of Wunder was being worked and developed for its mineral. If -this had been done, the government asserted, the question would have been settled by a hear ing before . a commissioner of the land office. . 1ER SIDE OF CASE IJ BROUGHT IN COURT PRINCESS DE SAGAN HAD IN NINGS IN COURT IN THE CASTELLANS CASE. CLEMENCEAU'S FINE SPEECH Mercilessly Scored the Record and Character of Count De Castellane Whom be Said Wat Wholly Unfit For, Custody of Children. 4 PARIS, Dec 2. Princess De Sa gan (Anna Gould), had her innings today in the hearing of the case brought by her former husband, Count De Castellane, to have the three children of the union placed in the custody of his mother, Marquis De Castellane. During the afternoon hundreds of women, including some of the most prominent members of French society and the American and English colonies crowded '.he courtroom where the side of the Princess was presented by M. Clem enceau. Without esaying the impas sioned oratory of M. Bonnet who last week presented Count De Cas tellane's side, Clemenceau cooly and calmly but with cutting irony and keen ridicule met every accusations brought against Princess De Sagan, whose character he insisted was blameless. He mercilessly scored the record and character of Count De Castellane and said he was wholly unfit for the custody of his children. He charged that the real purpose is to raise money and to satisfy his vengeance on the Prince and Prin cess, even at the expense of the in terest of the children whose minds he had continuously tried to poison. Neither Princess De Sacan nor the Count was present. . I IES1 BABY EMPEROR TAKES THE THRONE Ceremony of Enthronement of Emperor Was Very Interesting and Inpressive-Uuch PEKIN, Dec. 2.-The ceremony of the enthronement of the Emperor today was one of striking interest. It included an obesance to the tablets of the dead Emenorors and nrostra- tions before the infant emperor, the three-year-old son of Prince Chun who formally took the throne. The functions began by the Princes of the Imperial family and high officials Kok Towing to the memorial tablets of their hif majesties. After this they all Kow Towed in turn to Pu Yi. Pu Yi then offered a sacrifice before the tablets of the emperor and empress. After this he was re lieved of mourning and clad in a diminutive imperial garment em- broidered with the imperior draaon. 101 ILII it oli,;; 'A Unruffled by Cress-Examination cf Attorney WAS CORROBORATED Servant in Ruslin Housa A!; Testifies and Collapses o.i Witness Stand COURT DELAYED 10 KIX'JTE Mrs. Rustin Testied That She Had Seen a Man Resembling Davis Near Rustin Home Just Befors Midnight Corroborated by Servant OMAHA, Dec 2.-Mrs. Rustin finished her testimony today in the case of Charles E. Davis, charged " with the murder of Dr. Rustin with out becoming unruffled by cross-examination. Miss Hannah Dineen, servant in the Rustin household, however, collapsed during the direct examination and the court suspend ed ten minutes awaiting her recov ery. Her testimony corrobarates Mrs. Rustin that she had seen a man resembling Davit near the Rustin home just before midnight Over the objection of the defense, Dr. W. R. Lavender, who performed the autopsy on Dr. Rustin's body wat allowed to give expert testimony to the effect that the shot which killed Rustin could not have been self inflicted, . INDIANS DEFEAT NEBRASKA. LINCOLN, Dec. 2 - Outclassing Nebraska State University, the Car lisle Indians today won a brilliant gridiron victory by 37 to 6. . FINED FOR REBATING. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 2. Judge Knappen today fined the Stearns Slat & Lumber Co., $10,000 forJiaving accepted rebates from the Pere Marquette Railway. , BODY EXHUMED. PARIS, Dec. 2. -The body of Mme. Japy Mme. Steinheil's step mother exhumed today. The prelimi nary examination showed the spleen intact. This fact tends to show that Mme. Japy's death was not due to strangulation, as appeared when the body was discovered. The nurses performed this duty with great attention and care. Thus ar rayed, the toddling emperor ascend ed the throne amid a fanfare of drums, bells and firecrackers. He made his way alone and showed no heed of assistance that willing hands would have given had, his little feet faltered. From the throne, Pu Yi Kowtowed to his stepmother, Dow ager Empress Yehonala. He then received Kowtows, while still on the throne, of all princes and officials present. This over he descewkd and was again clad in his little dress of mourning, The officials present were selected with- the greatest care and were the highest men ia the empire. pIEIES