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Title Guarantee & Trust
Company Depositors Given
Three Months by Court to
Prove Claims Small Sum
on Hand.
There Is Only $70,000 Avail
able for Payments Re
ceiver Hears Cannot Fore
cast Possible Sale of Real
.Estate Assets. ,
Depositors of the Title Guarantee &
Trust company have been given notice
that the court will grant them tbreo
months, or until March 16, to prove
their claims before the receiver. There
In no near prospect of a dividend, ami
no estimated time when one may ba
reached."' The present cash on hand Is
IH0.0&O. and about $70,000 of this Is
trust funds which must be held Intact.
Receiver Meara sjid today:
"To trv to venture a guess as to
when the real estate of the company
run h illnnnsed of would be Useless.
do not Intend to sacrifice any of the
nrnnartv now. but will diSDOSe of It 8
rapidly as such action Is warranted by
Ronilktlona of the market. I believe that
In six or eight months the properties
can be disposed or to better advantage.
At the same tlms. If I received a good
offer at any time, for the Commercial
building, or the .Marquam building, or
rfny other property. I would accept It.
1 am now negotiating for the sale of
the abstracting plant at a fair price.
The safetv deposit vaults nre paying
a revenue of $S0O per month, which Is
n verv good thing for the depositors
I shall sell the vaults whenever I get
the proper offer. We nre running the
company's business now with about 10
mrsons. I expect to cut this force
down an nulcklv as nosstble.
Ths most difficult part of the sltua-
t on is tie exnosition grounds prop
erty owned by the company. We can
not go ahead and operate It. but are
shutting It down as tight as possible.
The Interests or the company were so
varied and widely scattered that It re
quires an Interminable amount of work
to get them In shape to dispose of."
JIRS. W. J. BRYAN OFF FOR EUROPE
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Correct Story of Recent Muss
Over political Ambitions
of Secretary of Treasury
Ixeb Gets Busy With
Strings.
Eastern Politicians Begin
ning to Give Serious At
tention to W. J. Bryan for
Democratic Nomination
Chanler for Vice-President !
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B E FORE THEY, SAILED. FOR EUROPE'. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
ARE MRS. BRYAN, HR""GRAND.CHILDEN AND BRYAN LEVITT,
MISS RUTH RAYMOND AND MRS.. BRYAN'S DAUGHTER, MRS. W.
H. LEVITT. THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE
AMERICAN-JOURNAL SERVICE.
"In common with many other
citizens, I have decided views as
to politics and as to candidates,
but I shall refrain from express
ing them until I believe It Is
proper for me to do so. Upon
this statement I am entirely con
tent to leave the people to draw
their own conclusions regarding
such rumors as those to which
r have referred. L
"If In the future I shall decide
to be a candidate for any office
I shall be prepared to say so
frankly." Secretary of the
Treasury Cortelyou, In statement
to press Tuesday night.
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Largest Business in
its History.
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San Francisco, Dee. 19. Discussing
yesterday's action of .the grand Jury.
Prosecutor William Hoft Cook said to.
day that after listening to testimony
against J. Dalzell Brown, Walter J.
Bartnett and other officers of the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit & Trust company,
he considers them more guilty than
ever.
Messrs. Brown and Bartnott are sub
jects of an investigation started to
clear the atmosphere concerning the
disappearance of the Colton securities.
"I feel certain that indictments will
result from the testimony heard yes
terday," continued the prosecutor.
"Nearly all the witnesses examined so
far have supported the stand we tike
that the atiairs or tne DanK were crim
inally mismanaged."
'GENERAJj FUNSTON
RETURNS TO FRISCO
(tTntted Press Leased Wire.)
Goldfleld, Nev.. Dec. 19. Genera)
Funston, accompanied by his aide, Lieu
tenant Hornsbv Evans and Major W. W.
Bethel, who Is Judge advocate of the
department of California, left this
morning for San Francisco.
Just before boarding the train. Gen
eral Funston declared conditions In
Goldfleld are peaceful, but he reiterated
his statement that troops should' not be
entirely withdrawn from the camp.
Portland's Poatofflo Christmas
Business.
largest business In the his
tory of the office.
Stamp sales yesterday and to
day nearly $6,000. ,
Two carloads of mall sent out
yesterday., Equally as much to
day. ,
Small army of men and women
engaged In dispatching gifts to
destinations all over the world.
Twenty-six extra clerks em
ployed sorting ' the mail going
out and the matter wfhich Is
Just beginning to arrive.
All told 264 employes are
working at the postoffice, nlgnt
and day. so that Santa Claus'
presents will arrive on tlmei
In addition a driver and, a two- ,
horse delivery .wagon and the
12 regular wagons are engaged
;in collecting and delivering
Christmas goods.
PEACEOFWORLD
Would Have All Nations of
the Eartli Kiss and
JIakc Up.
By John E. Lnthrop.
(Washington Bureau of Tbe Journal.)
Washington. Dec. 19. The gist of
the controversy between Secretary Cor
telyou and the president Is that the
former Is now recognized as an aspi
rant for the presidency, lie overplayed
himself by manipulations of federal of
fice-holders In the south, ostensibly for
a third term for Mr. Roosevelt, and
that he and others notably those who
were booming the third-tern Idea
simply forced the hand of the presi
dent and compelled the Issuance of the!
declaration that he would not bo a can
didate.
Cortelyou Angry.
ii nas passed me stage or mere
speculation that Cortelyou Is angry at
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CHURCH OF THE ISLE OF THE KNIGHTS, STOCKHOLM,
WHERE THE REMAINS OF KING OSCAR II OF SWEDEN WERE
LAID TO REST THIS AFTERNOON. HERE IS WHERE THE LATER
KINGS OF SWEDEN ARE BURIED. WHILE THE KINGS OF MANY
CENTURIES AGO ARE RESTING IN THE CATHEDRAL AT UPSALA.
.
The business at the Portland post
office Is the largest in Its history. Al
together, there Is a force of 264 men
nnd women working night and day to
take care of the holiday rush. Twenty
si of these are extra clerks employed
on account of the unusual amount of
business.
Two carloads of Christmas presents
coiner east and to the middle west and
south were rent out of the 'Portland of-
(L'nlted Preaa cased Wire.)
, Washington, D. C. Dec. 13. The first
public act of Congressman Richmond
Pearson Mobson since his election to
congress was taken today, when he In
troduced ' In the house a resolution
urging pcaco among the nations of the
world.
The hero of the Merrlmac asks con
gress to adopt a policy placing the
United States In the position of seek
ing the abolition of treaties with other
nations, lie would grant The Hague
jurisdiction over such classes of con
troversies that other powers wisii to
have transferred from the field of war.
CongresrmRn Hobson would have con
gress advocate the establishment ot an
International congrefs to assemble pe
riodically and suggest such changes In
international law as events call for.
"The prosperity of all the nations of
tne worm, i-iodboii declares, aepenas
upon the development or a suitable sys
tem or law as a substitute ror war in
the international realm.
(Dnlted Pra Leaaed Wire.)
Stockholm, Dec. 19. Impressive serv
ices marked the funeral of King Oscar
II this afternoon. Royal representa
tives from the various courts in Eu
rope were present and telegrams of
condolence were received In large num-
the whole lot of politicians who made bcrs from all parts of the world.
possible his recent humiliation when Throughout the entire land the peo-
u Deeame Known mat he had used t ie are nonoring ine memory or trie
FORCED 10 LEAVE
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EXPLOSION IN MINE
ENTOMBS HUNDREDS
OF MEN IN TUNNEL
Judge Waymire, University
of California Regent,
Evicted by Sheriff."
Pittsburg, Dec. 19. An explosion 'occurred at 11:30 o'clock this
morning In the Darr mine, near Connellsviile. Four hundred men
were ' entombed and it is feared that many of them are dead,
The explosion did much damage . to Connellsviile and created a
panic among the people. Orders were Bent from the mine headquarters
there for relief trains and surgeons and nurses were quickly sum
moned and sent to the mine. . . .
About six hundred men were working" Jn the. mine, but ,two hun
dred of these were employed In another tunnel from that in which the
explosion occurred. - " jx '. '' ,r. ,' " , ' .
(United Freaa Leaaed Wire.)
Alameda, ;al.. Doc. 19. Judge James
A. Waymire, regent of the university,
boyhood chum of President William
McKlnley, and prominent 'in the legal.
Journalistic and political history of
California, has been evicted from hi
beautiful home, Oak Shade, by dopu
ties froHtthe sheriffs office. He was
dispossessed of his residence at the in
stance of the Hlbernla bank of San
Francisco, wblch.-foreclosed on a mort
gage of (16,800.1 Whdn the Waymires
learned 'mat tney would nave to vacate
the beautiful place they have called
their home for 22 years, the wife of
the Jurist, a distinguished clubwoman,
broke down and wept.- All the furni
ture was moved out of doors and stored
in a warehouse. The family went to
the home of hospitable friends.
The financial reverses of Judge Way
mire began some years ago when he
lost heavily in the Turlock Irrigation
project, of which he was one of tne
principal promoters.
The bank had frequently extended the
mortgage.- j
presidents third-term popularity and
the federal office-holding forces In the
south to build a foundation for his own
presidential ambitions. He has not
concealed his bitterness and is posi
tively known to be angry with Private
Secretary Loeb. Mr. I.neh. loval tn
Taft causej Influences to bear on the
presid?nt to make his recent declara
tion of refusal. It was taken immedi
ately by Cortelyou as directed at him,
as in effect It was. It was absolutely
known that v'ortelyou was utilizing the J
uuiiirrn on ico-ijoifiers tnrougn tne
activities of First Assistant Postmaster-General
Frank Hitchcock, and had
built up a strong machine whlc.i. when
ine president had decided on his no
nomlnatlon program, was to be used for
Cortelyou booming. The president's
eiaiemem came too soon, ana the re
sult was to spoil the Cortelyou plans.
Democratic Plana.
While theso things have occurred to
split the Republican camp wide ooen
the events of the past few weeks have
drawn closer and closer together the
elements in tho Democratic party which
tor years nave ocen riven asunder.
Such significant matters as assurances
that Roger Sullivan, one-time enemy in
iiunnis or w. J. tsryan, that he will
not fight the Nebraskan any more; tho
out-and-out pronouncement by John
Sharp Williams that he Is Jpr the nomi
nation of Bryan; the manner in which
Mr. Bryan has commented on recent
financial disturbances, and his disposi
tion to assist recovery of normal con
ditions rather than play cheap politics;
growth of nls popularity In tho north
east, heretofore constituting "the en
emy's country." and the tendency to
count on Chanler of New York as the
vice-presidential candidate with Mr.
Bryan, have welded together the frag
ments of thi Eemocratln party which
for years have laid apart In scattered
piles of an almost destroyed political
organization.
Six months ago Republican leaders
here scorned the mention of Bryan.
Today they ask each other seriously
what the recent events mean, anri few
or mem assert tnat the residential
election, so far as Bryan is concerned,
Is already decided.
From the Washington nolnt of view
n is regaraea as oy no means settled
tnat juryan couia not beat even Mr.
nouseveii, a statement wmen half a
year ago would nave sounded queer indeed.
dead monarch nnd In the cities and in
the moat remote country villages the
church bells are tolling the mournful
notes of death. The important eveni is
recalling to memory the obsequies of
King Charles XV In 1872, when King
Oscar inherited the throne, scarcely im
agining that to him would fall the lot
of going down Into history as one of
1857, he married the Princess Sophia
Wllhelmfna Henrietta of Nassau, and
ascended tho throne of Sweden and Nor
way. September 18, 1872, upon the sud
den demise of his brother, Charles XV,
in the city of Malmo, September 17,
1 872. The coronation occurred May 12,
1873, and on December 8, this year,
the king died, surrounded by his fam
ily and grand and great-grandchildren,
after a glorious and peaceful reign of
35 years. By his death Europe's oldest
monarchy, our dear fatherland, Sweden,
has lost a ruler who, by right, is enti
tled to king of peace."
The speaker then referred briefly to
the private life of the king, his chari
table Inclinations, his deep considera
tion for tho poor and his successful ef
forts along channels for the develop
ment of the country. Its resources and
LAW WIS
AIJHIH
GAB
City Attorney Tomlinson
Admits in Court He Has
No Proof Against 30 Ce
lestials Caught Red-Handed
in Games.
Amount of Fines in Several
Former Cases Apparently
Arranged by Agreement
Between City Prosecutor
and Orientals' Lawyers.
the nation's most honored and beloved , commerce. How well he succeeded along
rulers.
The remains will rest in the vaults of
the church of the Islo of Knights, where
rest the bodies of the royalty since the
time i or modern nistory. uustavua 11
Adolphus lies buried there, and his
sarcophagus was decorated only re
cently with all honors that could be be
stowed upon the memory of the dead.
The demonstrations In honor of the
funeral today were such as would have
appealed to the dead monarch, had he
been alive simple, but all the more Im
pressive. Flags at half mast were dis
played everywhere and business was at
a complete standstill throughout the
day.
HONOR KING'S NAME.
3IUST SALUTE THE
NATIONAL BANNER
'United Preat Leaaed Wire.)
Washington. Dec, 19. Hereafter on
formal occasions members of the United
States army will not be require4to
stand attention while any band Is send
ing forth the strains of the "Sfar Span
gled Banner." An order doing away
with this rule was Issued by tne war
department today. The soldiers will be
asKed simply to salute at the last note
of the music, i .
Local Swedish Teople Sing Praises
of Dead Monarch.
Scandinavian-Americans to the num
ber of about 2,000 assembled last night
in the First Presbyterian church.
Twelfth and Alder streets, to pay re
spect to the memory of the late King
Oscar II of Sweden, whose funeral ls
being held this afternoon at Stockholm;
The services were in the Swedish lan
guage throughout, but many Nor
wegians Joined in paying homage to the
memory of the king, whom personally
they loved and adored with the highest
degree of reverence. Denmark, Norway,
Kngland, Germany and Japan were, rep
resented by their respective consular
representatives.
The speakers platform and - pujprt
were decorated in "wnrte lines and
arreens and draped in American flags
and black and white. Draped in Swed
ish flags were a broken pillar and a
large picture of King Oscar.
The program opened with "Ase's
Death," from Grieg s suite "Peer Gynt,"
an organ selection by Professor F. W.
Goodrich. Singing by the congregation
was followed by Bible reading by Rev.
John Ovall and prayer by Rev Erik
Scherstrom. Swedish Vice-Consul Endre
M. Cederbergh then read the following
cablegram to be forwarded to King Gus
tav V:
"His Majesty, Gustav V, Stockholm:
Condolence, love and reverence for his
majesty, the late king. Swedish-Americans
tn memorial service assembled.
"VICE-CONSUL FOR SWEDEN."
Xilfa of Dead King". -
The Swedish Singing Society 'Colom
bia rendered "Hear Us, Svea," after
which Rev. R. J. Tnoren delivered an
Interesting biography of the dead, mon
arch. He said. In part: . '
"Oscar II via born in the royal pal
ace Stockholm. JanuarT 21. 1X29. tn
i Oscar I and Queen Josephine. June 6,
those tines, the speaker remarked. Is
shown by the fact that Sweden owns
its railroads and, taking into considera
tion tnelr value, at a very low eslt
mate. Is free from national debt.
"King Oscar was a literary man, a
poet and a painter," the speaker contin
ued. "He captured the grand prize of
tne Swedish academy of science in 186 (
for his poem entitled "Reminiscences
From the Swedish Navy," and upon va
rious occasions he was honored with de
grees from the world's leading Institu
tions of learning. He always had in
mind the welfare of his people and hu
manity In general. His present from
the Swedish people at the time of the.
twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign,
he diverted to the establishment of a
sanatorium for the eradication of tuber
culosis, with the result that there are
now several large Institutions of its
kind throughout the country and free
to the people.
Celebrates Golden Wedding.
'Tie celebrated his golden wedding an
niversary by presenting 100,000 kroner
towards the betterment of social condi
tions in the cities, and this Initiative
was followed by the larger cities, Stock
holm at once appropriating 200,000
kroner for the same purpose the up
lifting of the poor.
"King Oscar was a fluent public
speaker, and was heard everywhere, at
banouets. tho opening of new railroads,
the laying of corner , sones-.and -in the
Riksdag. Everywhere' he commanded
attention. But above all things, he waa
a king of peace. Ho was criticised not
a little for, his stoical way of.'aeeepting
the action of tho Norwegian riksdag
when deposed as ruler of Norway, but
he pointed to history .and declared that
future generations would appreciate his
action, and co he stood for peace. He
took the matter philosophically and
trouble was averted, although the IncU
(Contlnuea on Page Five.)
Thirty Chinese, who were arrested .
two weeks ago in a raid made by tbe
police on a Chinese, lottery game in
Second street, hpe to escape panlih
ment because of lack of evidence against
them. Up to the present time no ap
parent effort has been made by Deputy
City Attorney Tomlinson or the police
Officials to press the charge or to se-'
cure the legal evidence necessary to se- '
ire a conviction! ' ' ,
Yesterday ' the cases against the
Chinese were called In the municipal
court for the second time since the raid
was made. The police officers appeared
with the charts and tickets used by the
Chinese In conducting the lottery and
which were captured at the time the
raid was made, but there was no one
on band to testify to a knowledge of
the use of the articles or the manner
In which the Chinese conducted the lot
tery with the operation of which they
are charged.
Deputy City Attorney Tomlinson con
fessed, with commendable frankness,
that he knew nothing about the case
and had no Idea of bow the physical
evidence produced bv the rollce could
be made to serve the purpose of proof
of the crime charged against the de
fendants. As the police officers are
equally at sea tn the matter. Judgo
Cameron set the hearing of the cases
for a future date with a decidedly caus
tic Intimation that the deputy city at
torney would do well to inform himself
as to the details of the casea in which
e la supposed to represent tne inter
ests of the city.
Ho far as can re learned tne ponce
have made no effort to inform them- -selves
regarding the workings of a
Chinese lottery game, although It la a
well-known fact that there are several
scores of people within a block of po
lice headquarters who would willingly .
take the witness stand and explain to
the court the details of the use of the
charts and tickets that under present
conditions are worthless as evidence.
During the past 10 days three parties
of Chinese have been before the mu
nicipal court charged with violation of ,
the gambling laws. In each of the casea
the evidence against the accused was
practically Identical. In none 'of -the
cases, however, was there anything
more' than a nominal prosecution, the
whole matter, apparently, being ar
ranged by stipulation between the at
torney for the Chinese and Deputy City
Attorney Tomlinson. , . , ,
The clients of Attorney Logan were
fined $20 each; the clients of Attorney
Freeman were required to pay a fine of
J17.50 each, while the clients of . At
torney Malarkev escaped with a flna of
but $10, each. What the next agree
ment will be In a similar case lti being
made tho subject . -of much speculation ,!'
among those. Interested 'In police af
fairs. i . . . , , i . , .
N.
Dedrick Dies at Silverton! "
(Special Dlpatch to Tbe Journal.)
Sllverton, Or., Dec, 1 N. Dedrick
died late last night at 1 the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Charles Goss. He
was 78 years of age-r He came to Ore
e.?, f 'ew years ago, The .funeral
will be held tomorrow,
DEDICATORY SERMON
BY'BISHOP, CARROLIi
(United Trees Xeieed Wire.) '
Seattle, Dec. ;i.The tenta-
e 1 1 ve program for the dedicatory e
exercises at the. 1 500,000 Catholic
. cathedral is vready-- for Sunday,
''next According to. present'. plana-;
j.the sermon on., the occasion will.,"
4X;.be;prcachbd "by the- Right Rev e
John P.-v : Carroll. bishop of
7 Helena. Montana, who. ,1s, pne of
0 J the., foremost iCatholhv prelate's '
In the united States. He will
be assisted by Bishop Msthlas
C. Lenlhan of Great Falls. Arch
bishop Orth of . Vlctocla and
Bishop O'Reilly of Baker City.
Oregon.. , " , ,
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POSTMISTRESS WITH
SMALLPOX HANDLES
MAILS;, TOWN IS SICK
(United Press teaaed Wire.)
v Colvllle, AVash., Dec. J 9. -Dr. . A. B.
Cook, -county coroner, v returned last
night from Maud, II miles southwest
of thta place where he was called by
a report of smallpox. lie found is
cases of the disease dintrlb'.it-d amour
15 different families Iw-Iu'I.'m S!r.
Alice Vert, the pofctm
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