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THE CHRIiSTMAiS JOURNAL WILL CONSIST OF 72 PAGES, BIGGEST AND BEST IN THE FIELD llife44UUilll1 " G OOD EVENING. The Circulation Of The Journal Yesterday Wat 17.400 Tonight, Increasing cloudiness. warmer; Saturday, rain; southeaat erly winds. , VOL. III. NO. 245. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 16. 1904 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FOES IN FOR OPEN INSANITY MAY BE THE PLEA OF MRS. CHADWICK ST COUNCIL T. W. Lawson Visits Col. Greene Instantly on Latter's Arrival SIMULTANEOUSLY WHOLE LIST STARtS UPWARD REPORT Representative Baker De mands Facts in Beef Trust Investigation. MAX PRAGHT RESIGNS FROM LAND OFFICE Amalgamated Copper Recovers Three Dollars and a Half Ad vance However Occurs on Light Trading. Oregon City Man is Believed to Have Forestalled Dismissal Consul Miller Wants Trans fer to Kobe. (Special Dtapatcb t. The Journal.) New York, Dae. If. The expected has happened and yet It hasn't. Colonel Oreene of the Oreene Consolidated Cop per company haa met I my. won. Whether this was the cause which led te the general rise In the New York stock exchange today Is not known but It Is believed that Lawson and Oreene have come to some agreement and there will bo no blood shed. Under forced buying by the Standard Oil-Amalgamated brokers the market to day began business with an advance shown through all parts of the big list and (his was continued all through the day One of the special features of the board today waa the big advance show by the Pacific Mail Steamship company nock despite the fact that word cornea from New York that the existing con tract between the United mates govern ment and the steamship company will soon come to an end. 'This contract has not been a fat one for the steamship line and the regular speculators do not see what has happened to raaks Pa clflc Mall stock Shaw such an advance as It did today. Paelflo Mall has been one of the stocks fostered by Uawson and since it made the sensational ad vance several weeks ago. It has been In active , with the exception of one time when the Amalgamated people forced It down in order te hurt their openly stated enemy, Iawrrra Today Pacific Mall was a good seller end began to show an advance from the very ft rat sale. The market opened strong at'43fe, fully $1 higher than the previous day's close. Yesterday there was not a single sale of the stock snd It wss not quoted. After the opening the price seemed to become stronger and It lumped to 41 and Was even stronger at that point than at the open ing. It mads a quick but steady fcaln to 44 and closed at 44 . practically the high point Ita rise from the previous session was (3.12fe. The largest gain during the day was insde by Tennea.ee Coal a Iron, which showed a net rise of 14 orer the pre vious closing. The market opened stronger at IH. This was an advance of S3 over the close of Thursday. There wss but a temporary reaction back to (a after the opening. It became strong sgain a few minutes later and went back t 70 and made s gradual rise all through the session. It closed at 71 1, the high point of the day. The following were the advances shewn during the day. as compared with those of yeaterdsys closing: Close Close Oaln Today. Thurs. Today. Amalgamated . Atchison i Bug tr Refining Smelter trooklyn "It" alttmore a O.. . ock Is., com . C N. W St. Psul . . Che. A Ohio . . . Colorado Fuel . , Canadian Pac. . Erie Illinois Central. .. 154 I. .V N 14S Metropolitan "U".120i Manhattan "I" Katy. pref. ... Missouri Par. . N. Y. Central . Pennsylvania . Pacinc Mail People's.. Oas Reading, com. Southern Ry. Southern Pac. . Tenn. Cos! .. tin. Pac, com. leather, pref. Steel, com. . . . Steel, pref. . . Car Foundry Amalgamated copper stock had a sub stantial gain today and did not seem to If . S3 tuff 13S . 1'4 ,to, . 7S . Sr.'. : p .110 fa . 81 e 32 l4M (e.&ZVi 81 1.B2V, 13 3.02V 71 152 MM 1J5 203 1(7 2.&0 1.36 4 .13H 12g 17.", 38 .78 138 1.25 110 1.12 i 1.28 1 2.00 100 1.12V 134 V 3.375 Uit IV 105 l.sSJt 77 1.1S 33 1 .114 01 1.07 7 4 00 l(( 2.00 101 3.50 27 1.07 " 2.37 30 2.12 (W..nia(too Bureau or The Journal.) Washington, Dec. 14. Max Pracht'e resignation, and a request for the trans fer of Consul Miller from Niuchwang. were the items of greateat Oregon later est In Washington today and the matter of broadest interest perhaps, was the renewed attack of Batter on the truss through a resolution in the house. Baker la the representative from New York whose resolution to Investigate the steel trust was recently tabled. Tods he Introduced a similar resolution aimed at the beef trust. The resolution as offered requests the attorney general to report to the house the progress of his investigation In the prosecution of the beef trust under the Sherman anti-trust act. Oreat Interest will center on the action taken on the resolution ss It will be taken as a fair Indication of what may be expected un der the new administration of the office. The senate committee on territories today reported tbat the statehood bill would be announced as soon as the Phil ippine bill Is out of the way and will move to make it unfinished business in the senate. Oregon Matters. Max Pracht, the special agent of the general land orrice at Oregon uity, nas resigned, his resignation to take effect January 11. It is believed that his res ignation was tendered to forestall a re quest that his resignation be handed In The house today passed Hermann's bill to pay George McOheehey of Rose burg 3137 due on a mall contract. Senator Pulton has asked the state de partment to transfer Henry B. Miller. the American consul at Niuchwang. China, to Kobe. Japan, wnicn is a more Important post. Congressman Williamson will have a hearing before the rivers and harbors committee tomorrow In behalf of ex tending the lower Willamette and Co in irjbla river projects to Include Robs istend. : (Journal Special Barries.) Cleveland, O., Dec. 10. Evi dence In the Chadwlck case Is not lacking today to indicate the possibility that her atomeye will plead Insanity as the eause for her remarkable transactions. The prisoner's frequent changes in statement, sudden disagreements with attorneys and complete Ir responsibility In Interviews, to gether with the many contradic tory stories she haa told, are said to be the grounds for the pos sible Insanity plea. Even In her meeting with Banker Beckwlth, whom she ruined, can be found an excuse. She met him listening without the slightest sign of remorse, and there was no change in her demeanor when the wracked banker, weak physically and mentally, pleaded with her to aid him. JsJa gkgaBgfill f ' 'ffli I Jd i " ' ' .' 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Huntington, who occupied tne tin reported the theft to the police station. Detectives found the tree In the home of Johnnie Mulvey. 10 years old. and Tommy 1 Milan, 12 year old. 'We didn't want to steal." said the. boys, "but-we did want a Christmas tree We Just went out and cut one.' The youngsters wers- taken before Hunting ton. He lectlured them; they said they would not repeat the offense. Then he said he would not make complaint against them. "And here, boys, he said; "taka the tree." (Continued on Page Three.) PANIC-STRICKEN GIRLS LEAP THREE STORIES 'Journal Special Serrie.. ) Portsmouth. Dee. 1. Effle Phillips was killed and Mattle Rice and Ola Smith fatally Injured as the result of a panic caused by an explosion In the toy cap factory of Lloyd Adams. The three girl. Jumped from a third story window. Many other employes were burned snd bruised. The building was partly destroyed. tCBOOL OIX KLLBD. IRperful Dtasatrb to Tk. Journal ) Toppenlsh, Wash . Dec. t(. Nina Mar tin, aged 13. was yesterday struck by a train while going to school nesr here snd killed Instantly. She was thrown 10 feet. PORTLAND THIRD IN WHEAT SHIPMENTS Orrrrnment statistics prepared by the department of commerce and labor. Just received 1n this city, show that thera ara only two ports In the UnMS4 States from which more wheat was exported during the 11 months ending with November than was shipped from Portland during the same period. Galveston takes the lead with 18.341.833 bnshels to her credit, and New Orleans comes next on the list with a shlpmint of io.7ig.sos bushels, Portland Is third, having ex ported 4.011. 0 bushels of the creel Puget sooftd te fourth with a shtpsaant of 4 344.174 bushels, while Ban Fran cisco is a close Afth with 4,10,1(3 bushels. But In the matter of flour shipments (or the same period Portland ooctiplca seventh place on the list. She leads Ban Francisco, but falls far Id the rear of Puget eound ports. - This is easHy explained by the fact that the Portland A Asiatic company was unable to take car of all the flour offered for shipment to the orient from this port, snd It had to be sent by way of the sound. Had there been adequate transportation facilities hare It la prob able that the government figures would have been reversed In favor of Portland. The flour exporta from the eight legat ing porta for the 11 months are as fol lows: New York. 3.83t.Tt barrels; Baltt more, 3.052.07. Philadelphia. 2.342.505. Puget sound. 1.803.39; New Orleans. 1.230.874; Newport News, 3(0.354; Bail Kranciaco, (11,1(1; Portland, ((3.(01. (Journal Special SerrteS.) Washington. Dec. it. The contract between the Pacific Mall Steamship company and the Panama railway will be ended within a tvw months, accord ing to authoritative Information. Secre tary 'raft, during his recent visit to Panama, looked thoroughly into the property affairs of the Panama railway. He will confer with the president re garding th policy to be pursued In the management of the road, but It may be stated on high authority that the de termination to end the contract with the Pacific Mall company baa already been reached. The Panama railway has heretofore been run as a close corporation, ap parently for the purpose of paying fat salaries. The president, general man ager, resident manager and several other officials receive salaries of 36.000 each, and the total expenses are 32oo.00o a year. To rates this sum the rates on western coast. 47 miles of road were raised to pro hibitive figures. Until recently the passenger toll from Colon to Panama was 38. It has been reduced to 34 By binding Itself to the Pacific Mall by a contract whereby all through busl- neaa was handled excluaively by that company, the Panama company pre vented the growth of general commerce and the establishment of steamship connections. The Income under this sys tem was barely enough te pay the high salaries of the road's officers. With the railway open to all busi ness offered, when the canal te opened for traffic, u will oonstltute a valuable aid to com me roe across the Isthmus. if the rata fixed by the United Statea are reasonabJs and ara designed merely to cover the cost of operation, it te expected that the through rate to New York add the Pacific coast, and vice versa, via Panama, will be much lower than the transcontinental rata, to the corresponding benefit of the HENEY DEPUTIZED TO ASSIST HALL Moody's Action Will Enable Him to Appear Before the Grand Jury in Land Fraud Cases. Par the purpose of allowing Francis J. Heney to appear In behalf of the gov ernment before the federal grand jury, which Is to convene next M.mday. ie has bean appointed to the position of assist ant district attorney for the district of Oregon. A Vilegram apprising him of his sp polhtment was received oy Mr. Heney this morning. The significance of this sctlon te tba; Mr. Heney, wbo conducted the trial of Puier and ate eo-cvnsplr- ntota, la to have charge of the prieenta- tton of evidence to the grand jury, which te expected to present fresh indictments against persons Implicated In the tend frauds. There was some question whether. under the federal statutes, any other than the United Statea district atorney and bte assistants could sppear before the grand Jury in behalf of the govern ment. To remove nil question on this point It was decided that Mr. Heney ehould be made a. .latent to District Attorney John Hall, and a dispatch was accordingly sent to him by United States Attoraey-Oeneral Moody Informing him of the action taken. Though nominally a deputy of Mr. Hall, Mr. Heney Is etui la full charge of the prosecutions of the land thieve. Numerous wllnen.es have already been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury and It Is certain that a num ber of indictments will result. GREAT RAILROAD DISPUTE IS ENDED Pennsylvania System's Man agers and Could Now Do the Lion and Lamb Act. Journal Special Sendee.) New York, Dec. 1(. Information has been obtained from a source so high that the financial world has not the .lightest question of Its accuracy that the dispute between the Pennsylvania and Gould Interests haa been settled add that traffic arrangements of a very BeXJBB scope have been entered Into. Embraced In the arrangement are the Pennsylvania. Baltimore a Ohio, Nor folk a Western, Western Maryland. Wa bash snd the Missouri Fmetflc roada. The agreement was signed by represent atives of both the Pennsylvania and the Oould Interests. This ends one of the fiercest fights ever waged by rlva corporations, which at one time threatened to bring about a trafflc war Involving all the railroads In the trunk line territory. The most prominent financial Inter ests of the country have been trying for two years to bring about a settlement of the different es. Wall street bank ing circles credit the amicable outcome to John D. Bockefeller. William D. Rock efeller and H. C. Prick. Bankers re gard rile settlement as the most Impor tant In financial developments that has been seenred In several years. I BSBwawawawJaa ' (waBwawawawawai 4 ' t2 l" ' 'fToSs avj- 8 llf I I aflrSasV: 1 & 1 A BBS r'" 1w.il BW iallllllllv(ia'rl ' 'BBS " ' ' "" ' I .Bifl jfl ' ' ' HbBwjVsbV fl arKSsfaT Sal WS ' LrsrTJawJa am bPAbbbbT .''fl W '. Freda Swsnstrom, Mrs. Chad wick's Maid, and Her Son, Emit Hoover, the Two Persons Still Constant to Her, and Now Her Companions in Prison. SUIT FOR MILLIONS IS FINALLY LOST (Jearnal Special Service. ) 1 Infringement 'on a device applied to f 1r New York. Dec. 1(. The United Htatee : engines by Knlbbs several years before circuit court of appeals yesterday set- With ( per cent Interest from 1S77 tied the case of Campbell against the I and other considerations demanded, the city, which Involved the payment of amount Involved aggregated nearly (1 1 - 312.ooo.ooo. snd which had beam In the courts for more than a quarter of a cen tury. The decision absolve the city from paying a cent, and puta the coeta of the suit on the. claimant.. The suit a brought hy rip heirs snd ae.lgnees of James Knlhhul In November. 177, who claimed HllffM from the city for IJearael SpWtal Beetles.) Algiers. Dee. 1(. A disastrous fire 1s raging In Mustaphsh. a suburb, snd the entire garrison and a number of Hus sion, seasaen are ssstetlng the firemen. The loss will reach many million fraaea. oars tirs sasmssTca. (Journal Special Berries) flallnes, CsX. Dee. 1( Private Wil liam Alen of the Ninth cavalry (colored) who. In October murdered Sergeant Tooiey of the Hfteenth Infantry, in a row in a bawdy house at Monterey, The suit waa lost through the neglect of Knlbbs to apply for a patent in time. He made application in 1S4. hut the device had been In public use for four years prior to that time. By a well established principle of the patent law, two years prior publta use of a de vice Invalidates a patent. WORD WILL DRAW JURY Judge Frazer Speedily Overrules Gamblers' Objections. . TRIBUTE PAID BY THE COURT TO THE OFFICER Special Venire Will Be Issued at Once and Case of- Fred Fritz Will Be Tried at This Term. Judge Fraxer this morning, in ruling the objections Interposed by Ate torneys Msndenhall and Spencer to the) sheriff drawing the extra men needed to complete the Jury panel In the Fred Frits gambling" case, delivered some strong advice to the attorneys and thslr clients, and upheld the sheriff in almost every step he had taken. Attorney Men denhall objected to the sheriff on the grounds that he was Interested In the prosecution of the case, and had taken such active Interest In bringing the gamblers to trial that he would be preju diced In selecting jurors The court re plied: 'To say that because the sheriff has simply been enforcing the law and Imply following the statutes te not ao cuslng him of any wrong, and It would not be right nor Just to say that the sheriff in oarrylng out the law and in his attempts to enforce the law would die qualify himself from performing any other duties. This Information waa filed by District Attorney Manning, and the sheriff waa following the Inatrwv tlons of the district attorney and the statutes In making the arrest. And te) say tbat thla would disqualify him would be to reproach him for enforcing the lawa, and be cannot he reproached for following the" express direction of the statutes. I do not think tbat the sheriffs efforts in carrying out theea laws under the express direction of the statutes snd his Intention having been called to thera by the legislature, te suf ficient to disqualify him from perform ing any other duties Imposed by the statutes." Considerable argument has been In dulged m before the court gavs this opinion. Attorney Mendenhall had urged that other Juries had not been Just what they should have been, but la this the court Out him short by saying that such statements would not be allowed. All the objections of the attorneys for the defense were overruled and the sheriff wss Instructed to draw the special ve nire. This is the only gambling ease set for this term, and la the last of the big cases.. All the others go over until the Jsnuary term of court. The Chin ese who were to have been tried for conducting a lottery have until January to prepare their case, ss Sheriff Word, who Is the principal witness for the state, te out of the city. BANDIT RAISILI IS AGAIN BELIGERENT Raids Caravan in Heart of Tan gier, Holds Up Another and Takes Captives. first degree and was given life Imprisonment. (Journal Special Sarvtea.) Tangier, Dee. It. Hals nil. the no torious bandit. Is again terrorising the province and today celebrated hie advent by a eerie, of setsures. Almost In the heart of the city he held up a caravan and lined hta captives up until he pouts' give them an examination. Finding that men whom he sought were not those captured, he released the withdrew from the city. Previous to entering Tangier he raided a caravan almost within sight of the outskirts and took 11 men captives. These were held outside under escort until be returned freM hte etty raid, after which be retreated with them, aad without molestation. CONNORS IS HANGED IN IDAHO PENITENTIARY (Jesraa) Spatial Set tin.) Boise, Ida., Dee. la. James Connors was hanged this morning in the peni tentiary for the murder of Deputy Bheriff Sweet of Blackfoot on Septem ber 8. The condemned man refused spiritual comfort and walked to the gal lows with steady steps. When Connors arrived on the gal lows he declined to say anything about hte life or crista, and ended hte refusal by saying that he wae ready. He claimed California as bte home. GAYN0R-GREEN CASE UP IN BRITISH COURT (Journal Special Berries.) London, tree. 1 aThe privy haa began Ita hearing la the s the American Canadian courts tor the to extradite oeynsr sad a. .sad with ami j M testa nah harbor frsssSB. Sir BM A m(rt?es fSBBSSJ J J