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.,(.. - r- 3 ' -rv :r' V Occasional light mow tonit end I ' Saturdays northerly winds. 1.V0U IV. NO. 74 PORTLAND, . OREGON, FRIDAY EVENIN Or JANUARY J9,-f 1906.SIXTEEN--PAGES. PRICE'TWO-CENTS.- VISIF Z1 (OoorrUht. UOe, hr W. B. Hearst) . i-'- "..': "! i '"" ' , iiDtl'll'll!!!!!!"'"' i'tw,lwin,,l"wn,Kl11- uul 7 DR, HAD L&Tin km mmmmm ryw i ii ! j r r u u c .i 'uii hi v , .... . v t. T j,... J.uk Wrigfrt Mad Ambandor 7 ;to Open Negotittion.'for th Sal of th Philippines to the Mikado. 1thol:pson for Mexico; "S. ia-0RISCpa,F0R BRAZIt Henry C. 3td of Vermont It Made jT Governor-General T of the , Phllip V ptoe,; to ie Succeeded Next June : by General Jamce P. Smith' of Call- ;-.i' "n ' (Joaraal BpeeUI aerrtoa.) " .' ' - Washington, .D. (X. Jan. !. It U an nounced by -tbe stats department today .'. that the first' ambassador to Japan from the United States .will be Luke E. Wright of . Tennessee, now. ' gxnrarnor ; gcnaral of ' the PhUipplnea. . Wrlg-ht , : ene to Waahlncton prcaumably to cob' aalt tbe aovernmant ragardlna the pro- poaJ rallroada throughout tbe axchl- paUao, ana it haa boon atatad for aoma ' -' time that he would Aot return thore aa aoTernorjT 1 a- -J - . ' ''; - It ta alao aifnouneed "that Darld B. Thdmpaon of ; Lrneoln, Nobraaka, until v; recently ambaaaador to Brazil, will be . appolated ambaaaador to .Mtxioo, vice " ; Kdwln H. Conger. - Tbompaon waa a - raJlrond contractor and la vary waalthy. . ; Ha lavalao-praaldent of -the Columbia - Fire Inaurmnce- company. - Ortaooat ta Tnoaapaoa'a naea. , ti lt la alao announced that Lloyd Gria- '' eom, of : Harerford, ' Pennaylvanla, tbe proaant mlalatar to Japan, will auooacd Thompaon ' aa ambaaaador te BraaU. . Orlecom la home en a rlalt. ': ' v Vloa-'Oorarnor Hoary C. Ida of Var- inont. tbe ranking member of the Phll Ipplno oommlaalon, waa today appointed to-aaoeeed "Wright aa r6rror-Boaral. Idar will, eafre vnta hext'Juna 1, when General Jamea r. amlth of .California ...will auoeoad him. Bmlth and Ida hay wem rtral oandldater for the poaC Oeneral Wright baa baen praaldent Of "r the Philippine') oommlaalon elnce 1II. " He. la S yoare ef aae and a natlTa of ' Tenneaaea, la polltloa he la. a .Ool4 Damoerat 'Tj ' ' m i),' t Henry. Clay Jtde le a" natlre of Tar- mont, a fed t yaarav Ha waa 'appointed to tbe Philippine commlaalon In April, ', 10, and haa baen aooretary -of finance and juatlca for the Philippine lalanda alnoa September 1, 1101., He ie a grad- - -uata of Dartmouth college., Ha waa ap- ' pointed r United Btatea commander-' of Samoa m 1191 and waa chief Juatloe ef -. Samoa fronr? lift to 1JI7,: v' -f vj. ; ': y 'A Diplomat at as. ? ,.,.V " Lloyd C. Oiiacom la one of the young oat dlplomata In the eervloe, being bet - II yeara of age.- - Ha la a graduate of ' the Unlreralty of, Pennaylvanla and be TTaari hla dlplomatlo career aa aeoretary , to Ambaaaador Bayard In ' London in " lltl. Ha waa a.volanteer In the Spanlah .! American war. In 'which ha attained the ,' rank of captain. . He tree appointed aee '.' retary ef the legation to Conatantinople --in July,-H, and waa placed in charge of affalra a few montha later. la ltOl he waa made mtnlater te ferala and in i 1101 minister to Japan. . Sale ef nmtpptaeav 'U: n eonnectlon with the appointment . ' of Wright It la stated that aegotlatlone . t may ba opened for the eale of . tbe Philippines to Japan. .. ' Senator Dubola of Idaho aaya that It ' thla ahoull be accomplished It 'would meet with hla-hearty approval; The senator, who bad visited the PhUipplnea , , in an official capacity, aald In an in formal Interview that It la a miafortune i'. . that we have the PhUipplnea and that - before going lie did believe In the Inde " : pendenoe of the Philippines, but did not . upon hla return and would regard thfc ale to some oriental country aa moat .i i fortanata.1 : , . ,-.-',- -.v. V-4 'J ' ::;,' BIGELOWS1 CASE. I V f OommitW la aTxeoative ealaa OoaaloV : , eraria Bafmaal e JUawea. yj, - tlaaraal aelal InHi ' ' -' , Waahlnrton. D. d Jatu 1. The een- ate .committee "on canals went Into ax- ' (Continued on Page Two,) FLOOD OF THE COLORADO FAST FILLS iSUiEiBAi?OFmlll?SEii uOldChannel.ot-the River. Dry as - , - v - i -r FromiTrt TO-FineeiT-Miies-wiae-no r-ortyuve Miie i-ong i; f Twenty Feet of Water Now on Site of Salt Works. r: ". r r r (tamnax gpwul Serviea.) C ' ' 1 ' San Franoiaco, Jan. II. A staff man ' aent by tha Chronicle spent 10 daye In veatlgatlng the condltlone on the deaert '.where the Colorado river is pouring Into Walton basin. He reports that tha flow of tha Colorado and Olla rivers Ie pour ' Ing Into tha Sal ton sea, the- bed of . which la. St fast below sea level. Be low the point where the Colorado leavee , the old channel the bed of the stream, ' which formerly emptied Into the Gulf of :, California, 10 miles away, la now ae ' 'dry as dust.. :- J Sal ton baatn is rapidly becoming a great Inland sea, which threa,tena e modify the climate of all southern Cal ifornia, r-' t i Is now from 10 ta . It !' -V. v i " r I'-", Ii Indignation throughout 'JFnuiee Over Treatment Aocorded - Her Charge 'AfTalreti' i:'9t VtntzueleV C'rtV. ;.,. , . . , ; ',. "i ; i,V :--:u ':--.:.v: NAVAL DEMONSTRATION PLANNED BY REPUBLIC CooncQ of Mlnlatera ' Favora Ener :(etio afeaanrea to Avenge Inault Invaalon of Country May Reault Wanhlpa Aaaembled' m Caribbean : Watara.to Bi" Sent SonthJJJj; (jbaraal gpeelai Service'-' .Parle, Jan. I- A council ef minis ters thla morning discussed the. action that France will take toward Venesuela. Bouvlar . advocated energetic, meaaurea. The government'7 will ' consult the na tional aasembly.f ? . . The : departure of Talgny, y French nhMM a mttmtrml . fMm VenaatMla. . la oouflnned. " He waa praotleaily ejected by President Castro. Much excitement attended the embarkation. . M. ; Talgny want abroad the French steamer Marti nique at La Ouayra to gat Inetruetione which were- sent in charge of a French poatal agent, -owing; to tha eelxnre of the , cable office and was prevented from' returning to the shore on the pretext that he did not have sanitary certificate. - i i. . i - - ilntenae. indignation prevail a through out ' Franca at tha treatment accorded their representative by Castro - and there ta unanlmoua demand .that war ahipa' be aant- at, opoe i to punlah. the Veneanalan for his- lnau.lt to the re publlo. ;..j.?t-',. ?. ::.' It la understood that plana are under way tor. a naval, demonstration against Caracas , by Uj. -division of . warships recently assembled In Caribbean waters. : Although tae details era not made public and- Information regarding the proposed'', punitive expedition - is with itnaMi Hiera ie a bus and atly a an f denartmenta, - which - confirms - the ru mora, .that extended . preparations have been rmada te call President- Castro ta account Though, jtae expulsion of la. Talrny ciirinot ba construed as an abao luteJr forcible one, yet it- amounts te as act of .. hostility.. alnce,, Talgny, had left the shore in good faith to board the French snerchantmaa and therefore could not ba considered aa having left tha territory.- When, the . Venesuela n authorities offered armed opposition te hla ralandlng tha act cannot remain un puniahed and France will have the eup port of the civilised world In demanding reparation, even If Invaalon la necessary. fom:e co::es to hiter Lump of $limy Ceiatinous Sub stance Provet to Be Ambergris Worth Five Thousand. V f f "i.;, ' ; 5 . i--. . ''- ',"' '(Joaraal IpeHU gervlee.)''. ' ' San Francisco, .Jan. 1. Out In the bay there came a fortune to Joaeph Brown, nalnter. yesterday. ' To have hie fortune augmented by $1006 Just be- cause- a -eltany,- gelatinous soPstanca-.iay acroea his path as he waa hunting, be cause he knew enough to realise that It was ambergris, was the lucky expe rience he had,: On the beach at Point Richmond he picked it up. and gather ing every scrap of the precious stuff to gether, he holde It now, ; ! pounds, every pound- worth 1190. W- v Brown waa hunting along the beach tu the morning when he made the And. He started from home with a ebotgun, and the height of hla ambition waa to secure a few teal or widgeon. He did not dream more valuable game would be encountered. -He almost stumbled upon the - great ' lump of- ambergrla Gathering It, together, he showed it to DrrJ." L. Riley and othw sdentlne men, who declared without hesitation that he had found a lump of ambergrla. k' . -r Dust Inland .Lake-Is , Now a ' ' ana' '" which Is Increaalng at -the rate of over half aa inch a day. . The area of the basin, which Ie below sea level, ta !. square mllea J ... "i , - If the flow of the Colorado ' is not controlled It will. In time, again fill the entire basin to sea level. At present the flow te about t.oee enblo feat a eeooad, -while- tha evaporation -ever the area new covered by water te four on hundredths of an Inch for every n houra '.' " .:: .1 Where formerly stood the town of Saltan and the gre-V salt works the water la now feet tp. afoot of the buildings have gone and the others are rapidly going. It le well nigh. Impossi ble to turn-the fivartbdek to Its old channel: as the new channel Is fully five I t below the level of the eld he ' eaaaaawer- - J M f . h a. V m. . - M f 1 I II HTffs mm Ifl I fcYf 1 I I I sad I 1 II I I lulllnl I LaWi. 1 J Ml I 1 II 1 Poor eOTIHlLTSOO" 8teel Magnate to Open Six-Mil-.HorvDollar Palace With Old-''' ' c fashioned Hoedown. '1 NO INVITATIONS OUT .vi: ;i FOR SOCIETY, people Friends of Day When ' Iron . King . Waa Poof Aeked to Coma ; and Brine Their Hob-nailed Shoe and SClothDreaaSuit ""iV'i. - (Joaraal Special Barries.) , BraddocK, Pa.; Jan. It. A shock to New Tork " society " will be handed out soon - by Charles M7' Schwab when he opene hie new 10,000.000 house on River- elds drive, ' Newt' York. ' Schwab . has made no attempt to break into New Tork society yet and aaye that ha haa ne mind" to;- cOnseQtientiy'membera ' ef the Four- Hundred will be absent and merely "eld friends" will he the guests at the' house-warming. i -When the committee from the 'Brad dock, Pennsylvania;',, hospital, eonslst rnr f Messra- Moora. Hogr nndKata, traveled to New Tork to get $10,000 from W.'E. Coreyfor. the hospital fund they received a check: on eight. Then one of them suggested going up to see "Charlie Schwab's, new .house."- As Schwab showed them through the mag nificent mansion, ha said: , " r, "I'm going to have a house-warming a regular old-timer, like the hoe-downs wa used to have Ha Braddock.--1 . want you all te come, all my other 'old friends' end their families from - Brad dock." . ,;.' -,'. 'Hotaill shoee and alir aald one of the men, ahyly. - . . .. "Tee, hobnails and alL No dress suits. Just our old Sunday clothes,, as we" need-tor cmJlr them.." TIT - send, a formal Invitation 1 at the' 'proper time, but . let them know now that ; I want them all to coma", .' , , , .; , ; . . . CHICAGO COUNCIL ADOPTS DUNNE'S RAILWAY PLAN T.'j ' - (Joaraal flpecisl aervtce.) Chicago. Jan. 1. The Chicago coun cil by small majorities passed both ef Mayor Dunne's ordinance under the Mueller bill last night.- One authorlsee the city to operate well aa own street railways, and the other provides for the Issuance j of ITf.000,000 street railway certificates. . The plans .at Mayor Dunne for municipal ownership have thus reached the people, who must ratify the ordinances . passed at the April election, or tha matter drop back to .where It waa yesterday.- , . . . UNIVERSITY STUDENTS :'i IN PAJAMA: PARADE :,,''; ;'.'v . v- -t - ', ' . ("peetai btsnatsb as The" Jwrl. . " Eugene. Or.,' Jan 10 Students of the state untrerwlty, - after distinguishing themselves by a "pajama parade." - In which 10 dormitory youths clad In the garb ef slumber time, serenaded their young lady friends, proceeded to raise rough-house at a local vaudeville thea tre, Wednesday evening; Students be gan calling out to the actors who re taliated by personal remarka not claaeed aa complimentary. Finally the etn dentsv who had-lntended to break up the performance, were ejected. ' . SCHWAB TO SHOCK Oily! I .Know Just HeAa;HeFeels.::.-;v r ::H '-' ASSERT DORA JEUniriGS GOnFESSED CRIL1E TO B ..f. .':,rJ Prosecution States That Accused That She Killed Her Fatner Scene of Tragedy -Speelsr Bhaatek W ru'7mnLt-K-- O rants Paaa, Or Jan. II. The jury, attorney a, reporter and entire Joeephlne county court went out. to Oranlte Hill mining , camp today te make an Inves tigation of the scene of tha. murder of N. M. Jennings and to gain Information In the bearing of the case of Dora Jsn nlnga, daughter of the old man, who. is now' being - tried. ." The girl accompa nied the - court - through the storm to give testimony on the ground.. Nearly all of yesterday was required to select a jury. Late yesterday after noon the attorneya,' both for the state and the defense, reviewed the ease and touched upon the - testimony, and . evi dence that they expect te present. Dis trict Attorney Reamee explained - the ease pretty muoh aa he did that of Jas per, explaining that slnoe-both the boy and girl are Jointly indicted for ' the crime the testimony bearing .on , this case will be almost Identical with that Introduced during the trial ef Jasper. The prosecatlon expects to prove that the killing of Jennings waa In cold blood and the result of a plot made by Jasper and Dora, and that the night of September 0 waa ehoaen as tha-time for the murder.-The prosecution's theory is that the hoy Bred tha abot whlle-the girl held the light, killing the old man while he lay sleeping: ' - , - s-- Claims Oenfssatea. ' Attornsy Reamee also told the , jury that Dora had eonfesaed to the erime. The confession was made on the' night of September II. . That night aha was In.townand she and her chum.' Blanohe Roberta, occupied a bed at tbe residence of H. C Perklne, this city. While they lay: In bed talking. the aubjecf of the murder came up. and Blanohe eal3 (she wondered who could . have- killed the old man. "Dora broke down and began to cry, and aald aha would tell ' if Blanehe-wortd notWeilie-earrlble se cret away. sTha girl then confessed that she killed her father, but said she had killed him la self-defense. . ..' SAILORS SNORE AS FR0:.l r A CATAPULT SWpwrecked-.rjCHnglng Jo. --Mast Are Thrown to Safety lliWhen. Vessel LurcbesJ 1 y.-. (Jearaal sseHal BervW) : : New Tork, Jan. i.-Aa unusual story of the aea waa told today by the sailors of the three-masted schooner' Xauea. which went to pieces on the coast of Cuba, December J last. Captain Kras tin and one passenger, Leon Uchlvlt- sky. and one sailor got ashore lh a boat, but tha other sis sailors reached terra flrma In a mannetunlqueidar rived here , yesterday. ,.-- , , x' When the schooner struck the rocks. Captain Kraatln, LJohlvltaky and one sailor got In a lifeboat and before the other sailors eould get In. the boat was ewept away - and the occupant a of the lifeboat bad a hard right to keep arwai. The next morning, " when Captain Kraatln landed from the boat, he was surprised to find tha six missing sailors ashore. They had escaped la a manner LiiilOBERli Girl Told Brother's Sweetheart Jury Goes out to investigate at Granite Hill Mine. : Forrthe"aefeneer"Attoniey William Colvtg made an extended review of the case. He Paid it would be proved in be half of tha girl that she took absolutely no part In tha erlme, and that she knew nothing of the affair till after Its oom mlsslon. . "There was no hatred between the girl and her father," said Attorney Colvtg. "Tha girl waa head of the household and was entrusted with the affairs ef tha family. Her . father treated her kindly and gave her all the money ahe needed. On tha evening of September 0 a little party waa held at the Jennings home. In which several of the neighbors joined., '"- S". .-. - t.' i fhV Drowned y nSL ........ ' "Some time that night Dora's father waa murdered, and In tha same room In which she and her younger slater. Julia, slept. ' Neither -of the' girls heard the shot. The two boys who slept just over head were not awakened by any disturb ance during the night, and both will tell yon they heard no shot. .' This, may seem strange to you now. but when yon get oat there end make an Investigation and take Into consideration tha noise made by the 10-stamp mill only a short distance away, you. will readily under stand how tha ahlldraa eould have alep without being awakened by tha shot. - "As ,to the testimony the state will Introduce to tha effect that the girl made a confeaalon. let me tell you there will be no evidence to substantiate that Dora will tell you she never made any such confession. ' But will bring a witness who will' testify before you that she waa. told by Blanch Roberta that it was Jasper and not Dora who told her that Dora had killed the old man. When you learn that Miss Blanch Roberts and Jas per are 'engaged,, you will, better under stand the situation-and the Impulse that led to the statement given' the dis trict attorney in writing and which statement we will prove la untrue." The-taking -of- testimony In Aha ease will not. begin - till tomorrow morning and the trial -will not be finished be fore the last ef next week. almost : Incredible. " Tha ' stern of the schooner swung clear or tne rocaa ana bore inland almost . against the cliff. The aftermaat, which remained upright, saved them. Shinning up this, the sailors in turn waited for the ahlp to pitch landward, when they let go, being flung ashore aa If from a catapult.. The sailors were badly bruised and cut, ,, AMERICAN NOT PLACED-- -UNDER ARREST-IN RUSSIA ' - '"'' (Jearaal "serial Service.) II Chicago, Jan. II. William Waning, a student of . social condltlone In Russia, has cabled hla brother In thle city thie morning that hie arrest aa rumored, for complicity In the" revolutionary move ment, le neither hinted at nor possible. He aaye that the rumor ia absurd. , v MOHAMMEDAN SABBATH STOPS THE CONFERENCE ', ' ' . i , f.'l, , . V ' ' (Joaraal special servwe.'" ' J ' Algeclraa, Jan. 10. The Mohammedan sabbath was observed today and there waa no session of the Moroccan confer ence. The Moore used the villa-as a temporary mosque, where they held services and prayed -fervently for the preservation, ef their eouatry. Federal Court Censures Colonel Ftobert B. Roosevelt for Wreck- 4 ; ; Ing Holland Building v ', V r:;, Association. t ' i r i ,.,.,. J.'''. j ;..-'V- .V.'v BETRAYED ASSOCIATES 1 -r-R0BBEO fllPARTNERS Guilty of a' Deliberate Act of Spoila tion to tha Extent of a Hundred and : Twenty-Seven Thousand Dnllara 'Exchanged Aaeeta of Company for Worthleaa Securities. i' . c . Keaf "York, Jan. 1. The TJnlted Statea circuit court of 'appeals, in sn opinion filed today, holds that Colonel Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of the Presi dent.' Is eolaly responsible for the wreck ing ef the Holland Building association of Now Tork. The decision aa handed down declares that Colonel: Roosevelt la guil ty of a deliberate act of "spoliation" to the extent of 1117.014. ; The language of the opinion ta harsh, and arraigns Roosevelt for having be trayed the financial relations between him and his buslnase aaaoelatae, and for having violated hla duty In not protect ing the Interests of the Holland Building association,- whloh was stripped of Its every' dollar through a transaction for which the appellate division- holde the uncle of. President Roosevelt respona- The complainant Is Xlbert.A. Brinck erhoff,' stockholder in the ruined Hol lands Building association. ; Hie specific complaint is that Roosevelt t sold the Holland Building association to the Hol land Trust company for securities whloh proved worthless. Roosevelt at tha time was president of the Holland Building association, aa well ae of tha Holland Trust company. Roosevelt also, K ta alleged, tnduoed the building association to surrender a mortgage given by the trust . company to secure payment. Later ' tha trust etfmpany failed. The building associa tion itself is penniless, except for se curities which are worthless. GREATER KE17 YOSX TO HAVE LARGEST UNIVERSITY -'.'-'- r . - . ' V '' " ' ' i' - L i " ' "" '' ' Metropolis to' Have Magnificent Seat Of Learning Tuition to " ' '. Be Free. to All. 1 .: ; (Joaraal Heiftsl aervtee-l New Tork, Jan. 1. The first official step toward tbe creation ef the Uni versity of Brooklyn; which at the open ing ef its doors is expected te surpass In attendance any university in America, was tha application to the state board of regents today by founders of the In stitution for a charter. ' - The founding of this university means that- Greater New- Tork will maintain, put ef purely local taxes, colleges of law, medicine, pharmacy, engineering, theology and art. In addition to the classical and sclentifle- courses -now taught by-tha CoUege-'of-the-Ctty-of New Tork." .. ' - . - Enough membera of tha 'board to In sure tha voting of money have pledged themselves te the appropriation, not only for the university's support, but also' for the -erection of several quad ranglea and magnificent buildings. - Edi fice the coat of which will aggregate many millions, will be located at East ern Parkway, near tha entrance te Pros pect park. . Tuition In all eases, except the technical courses, will be free to all residents of the city. '. . . . I SUNDAY j IT IS BRIMFUL OF THINGS TO INTEREST YOU For the children, in addition' to Z tie a atory, of Margaret Carnegie in a .moit, delightful way how the ZTKrig'lpendrlSerplay time. Read If jroiLAfe going to the opera T grand opera oeason and tha stare ' . ." , . . -a. no series oi letters nas imicica moit iiicuuou iiuu iu guh'hyTV'1'' iJennings Bryan in last Sunday's Journal describ ing hie .trip' around the world. . Next Sunday Mr.- Bryan tell of hie arrival- in Japan. , 'iJ' ;-- 1 - ''";'y ' v - "When Royalty Visita Royalty ja an article of intereit, finely illustrated in colors. ' ; .V;.-1 ';.'- - The movement to change thedate of the presidential Insujura- X tion from March 4 Is taking change are told m The Sunday Journal and illustrated in c In Tha Journal's leriea of "Banner Short " X ! jTarkington'a "Mra. Protheroe For the man of business the much of interest. ' These, wi h c'.' r i t Jo All Chicago Suspends; BusTnet ' " ' for One Hour In Honor . i -i-!'.;.bf Late Marshall ; .,V'.. FUNERAL IS SIMPLE :?4:t AND UNOSTENTATIOUS Membera of Family and Intimate) Frienda of Merchant Prince Oathet at Field Manaion at Nodn It Is Thought . Wealth Wm Dsacend in Bulk to Immediate Membera, (Jearaal gpeelsl gerrtea) Chicago, Jan., Ii-Business waa gea erally suspended from IS to 1 o'clock -this noon, all Chicago paying to the memory of Marshall yield, tha tribute of an hour of silence, , Tbe funeral eor- . tegs of tbe city's greatest merchant paased from his home on tha south side to - Oraceland cemetery, on the - north eider today Private services were bald at home and only a few were admitted to tha graveyard. ' Employes of tha houses owned by Field attended the memorial eervicee at tbe . Auditorium thle afternoon. '-.- ..;. The funeral service was simple and unostentatious. The membera of the family and intimate friends gathered at the Field mansion at noon, heard a short ssrvloa and then followed tha body ' to tha cemetery, where tha merchant waa Interred beside his son, who- pre ceded him by only a few montha . Out of respect for ' the .memory of Marshall Field all the Field eatabUab menta will remain closed until tomor row. The Field Museum at Natural -History waa closed all day., . ; . . - - SMspestttoa af Beaete, ; Until the teat 'will of Marshall Field la made publla ne ana will know the enact disposition of hie fortune, es timated at between I100,000,0oe ' an J t2OO.0OO.eoe, probably about midway be tween these flguree, . - It Is understood tbe will was modi fled and changed after hla marrlaga last summer to Mrs. Arthur J. Caton, and again changed after tbe death of hla son, Marahall Field Jr4 laat November. : gtoriea that an attorney waa at tha bed-, side awaiting an opportunity to have tha' dying man alga another will are denied. ' Mrs. , Field, .the .widow, possesses a fortune in her own right, estimated at ia.000,000 or 4.000,000, but aba will probably ha generously cared tot In the will.. .v ,: , It haa long been taken for granted that a, large aunt, perhaps 1 10,000.000, would be left for the building of a mar ble palace on the lake front for the per manent home of the Field museum, now. houaed in tbe old Fine Arta building oa the world's fair grouada , In Jackson Park. - It Is certain the museum -. has -been liberally provided for. - It la thought, therefore, that hla vast wealth will descend in bulk to membera of the family, poaalbly through the Una of succession, but that-it will ha kept Intact la reasonably certain. - There ia aoma curiosity to know what provision was mads for hla daughter, Ethel M. Field, tha wile of aa EngUaa o nicer, who haa lived abroad for years. ' It Is known that he took out a straight Ufa - Insurance polloy- for X,00e la her favor In 1181, but there ta no fur-" ther hint as te what aha may expect. It Is a curious fact that Mr. Field carried very little life lnauranca, pros-. aMy-about fll.ooe in all, certainly no mora than . tit. 000. - Twelve thousand af this is payable to his aetata. Saves thousand waa originally taken 'out in favor of hla son, but after hla death la believed to have baen tranaf erred ta bis) estate. - . - . . , Ask Fareoa fo (Jearaal gpeeUI Berries.) " Dee Moines, Iowa, Jan. la. The Iowa senate this morning petitioned tha gov- ' emor of New Jersey , to pardon Mrs, Tolls, sentenced to hang for murder. , "" ' '"""I , !, !.. the colored comic pictures, there and her pett. -Aim Brewster tells daughter of the millionaire steel- it to the children. "T you will want to read of the coming who will be in Portland. . . . . . . i. . . shape. The reasons for makir a will be ptibKsh . Workeri 7 JOURNAL