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WWW pttWtl. VOL. XLIV.tfO. 13,730. PORTLAND. OREGONv SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. iiEGE is era Sheriffs Office Loses Portland Club. DEPUTIES THEN REGAIN IT Coroner Places Deputy Sheriff Under Arrest EIGHT WARRANTS SWORN OUT During the Excitemeht, Peter Grant Enters Portland Club Office, Places Watchman In Charge, Who is Also Taken in Custody. STRUGGLE FOR POSSESSION OF PORTLAND CLUB. At 3 o'clock Nate Solomon and Peter Grant decided to arrest the entire Sher iff's force. At 4:30. Special Deputy Wise -was ar rested by Coroner J. P. T"inley. At the amo time Peter Grant took: possession of his office in the Portland Club. At 5:34, Coroner yinley recalled the Deputy he left in charge- of the building jrhen he arrested Wise. At S:30, Chief Deputy Sheriff Morden and his assistants discovered William Gorman in Peter Grant's private o'fflcc They placed liim. under arrest and charge him -with burglary. The fight is on between the Sheriffs office and the proprietors of the Port laud Club, and it will bo to the bitter end. The confiscation of the Portland Club cafe, on Thursday, was the be ginning of what may be one of the bit terest fights in the history of the city. Tcsterday the Sheriffs office lost pos session of the building:, suffered the arrest of one of its deputies, regained possession again and arrested "William Gorman and charged him with bur glary. These events were crowded into the brief space of a couple of hours. Tfcis is only the beginning. Today, If Hskto Solomon -ind Peter Grant kevp their word, the entire staff of the Sheriff's office will be arrested. Coro ner P. J. Flnley was brought into the case and may be again called upon to serve the warrants. The Sheriffs depu ties are defiant and they openly declare they will not submit to arrest. Warrants Are Issued. The story begins with a consultation of the Portland Club proprietors, past and present, with their legal advisers, Ed Mendenhall and S. C Spencer. The result was that warrants were sworn out for the arrest of Chief Deputy Sheriff G. P. Morden and Special Deputy Wise, the guardian of the Portland Club Cafe since it has been seized. In all, there are eight warrants out "for the various deputies that took part in the raid of the Portland Club. The one that was served by Coroner Flnley, who arrested Special Deputy "Wise, and the complaints sworn to by Peter Grant, Nate Solomon and J. A. Morris, are for assault and battery, while it is understood that the other warrants charge the deputies with trespass and defacing private property DErUTjr SHERIFF'S STATEMENT. Chief Deputy Morden, over the tele phone. In discussing the probability of his arrest, said: "I have not been served with papers, and will not submit to arrest." "Will you resist in case a warrant Is served on you?" "I most certainly will. I do not pur pose te be arrested, and will not stand for it." Denutv Cordano went further than his chief. He saltU "Arrested? Of course, 1 won't stand for being arrested. Just let some one try .it. If they are look ing for a fight, they'll get one. I'll answer on the right kind of a warrant, and those who ewear one out against mo would better be sure that It's the right kind." -the defacing, it is supposed, comes from the driving of staples and driving nails into the doors. Only one warrant was served, that upon Special Deputy "Wise. It was rumored that Coroner Finley was called upon to serve the warrant because Constable w. A. Jack son was too busy to serve the papers. Justice Reid's clerk said, however, that Constable Jackson had no refused to serve the warrants and that the papers had been turned over to Coroner Fin ley because he was the one man in the State of Oregon who could arrest the Sheriff. News of the move on the part of Nate Solomon and others and the surrender of Special Deputy "Wise was conveyed to Chief Deputy Morden. In less than an hour and a half, his deputies were In charge of the Portland Club cafe prop erty. Peter Grant Enters the Club. While "Wise was waiting, accompanied by Coroner Finley, for Justice Reld to appear, so that he might be freed on bail, great things were doing at the Portland Club. Peter Grant, who holds a lease to the upstairs of the building at the cornor of Fifth and Alder, suddenly took a notion to look at a huge fan lo rated on the roof of his property. He accidentally found the window to his pri vate office opened, and the doors leading from Fifth street and on Alder street. These he says ho locked. Fearing that some one might enter his private office, he placed William Gorman in charge of bis office. Gorman Is Captured. Mr. Grant did not deem It necessary to Inform Chief Deputy Morden that he had taken possession of his property. He even neglected telling Morden and his dep- viles that he had placed Gorman in charge of his office. When the "deputies regained possession of the building from Coroner Finley they found unmistakable signs of some one having been upstairs. As soon as Morden and his assistants, Ttnnupv. Cordano. Hollinsrsworth. and Wise, were sure they had a bird caught, tney oesiegea une uoor. xihociuhs um ut miiRA finrmnn. Ho was a. deen sleeoer. The noise of the deputies busy at work breaking in the door even failed to get a response from Gorman. It was not until he saw the form of Cordano over the transom that he awakened and opened the door. Gorman savs he was rouKhly handled as soon as the deputies got Into the of fice. He says he was punched in the i timps. received several blows and was also booted. Gorman was taken to the County Jail and placed in cell No. 2, but he hardly got settled be fore a message from Judge ueorge Dore the glad tidings that he was soon to do released. Tieroutv Downey answered Judge George's summons, and in a few minutes Gorman was taKen oeiore nis Honor. Larry Sullivan and Peter Grant signed Gorman's bond, which was drawn up by Attorney Ed Mendenhall. Judge George fixed the amount at $500. As soon as the paper was signed Deputy Morden nnd Downev left the Judge's chambers. followed a part of the way out by Grant and Sullivan. Suddenly Peter Grant ran cht siirht of blood on Gorman's neck and also his swollen Hp. Grant marched Gorman back into Judge Georges cn am bers and said: ".Tnflpp T wish vou to take notice of this hrvr-'o. condition. He ha been Diinched and beaten by men twice his sire, and just because he was taking care of my prop erty." Judge George asked Gorman something about the way he had been treated, and the released prisoner said that he had been kicked and punched and dragged on the floor. He also stated that he had made no attempt at resistance. TOe Dona rends that Gorman is to annear before nnv tvnirt and Attorney Mendenhall Stat ed last night that he would endeavor to have Gorman s case tried today. Peter Grant's Statement. After Gorman was released, Peter Grant' said: "I took possession of my property this afternoon, as I had a right to do. I went to the roof to see about some needed repairs, and finding the window to my office open I naturally walked in. I hold a lease to this property, and It is not a part of the Portland Club Cafe property. I also found the two street doors open and locked them. Before I left the build ing, I put Gorman in charge of my office. My safe contains many valuable papers and jewelry, and there are some valuable pictures hung about the walls. It was to protect these that I left the boy there. I did not deem It necessary to tell the Sheriff's office what I had done, for I thought it none of their business. He is not a burglar, for the boy is a hard working, honest lad." Was Evidence Destroyed? Deputy Morden takes a different view of the matter. While he would not make an open statement that Gorman was In the building to destroy deranging evi dence of some sort, he hinted broadly that this was his opinion. Certain mem bers of the Sheriff's office are of the opinion that one room of the upstairs has been used up to a very recent date as a gambling-room. Morden says that on the day he took possession he saw in this room a roulette table and a faro table. Coroner Finl.ey's duties were not to his liking. He arrested Wise because he was told that he bad to, but he .disliked the job and breathed a deep sigh of relief when Justice Reld told Wise he could go onr the condition that he appear before him at 9 o'clock this morning. In the brief time that Mr. Finley was in the arresting business he became wise to many things. He saw visions of damage suits and other unpleasant things. "The war rant was turned over to me to serve," said Coroner Finley, "and I brought. the man to court. I saw a man I knew and left him in charge of the building and told him not to let any one in until I returned. Believe me, I have no hank ering to assume charge of the Portland Club, and I was breaking out with eager ness when Deputy Corn ado and Morden again assumed possession." Mr. Finley refused to state whether or not he would serve the warrants on the employes of the Sheriff's office. He did say that if it was his duty, he would not shirk it. DAWSON MUCH EXCITED. Serious Trouble Is Expected on Elec tion Day. DAWSON, T. T., Dec. 10. Intense ex citement prevailed in the city last night because of the failure of the registration officers to deliver copies of tho voters' list to the agent of Dr. Wilfred Thompson, the independent anti-government candi date for the Canadian Parliament, run ning in opposition to ex-Governor F. T. Congdon, the government candidate. Political feeling runs so high that vio lence is feared on election day, particu larly if the registration officers persist in their refusal to deliver the lists as re quired by law. Orders were received yesterday from the Canadian Secretary of State, Mr. Scott, directing returning Officer Pierre Ledleu to turn the list over to Thomp son's representatives. STREET-CAR JUMPED TRACK. Four Tacoma Citizens Are More or Less Badly Hurt. TACOMA, Wrash., Dec. 10. As a result of a street-car jumping the track last night. Commissioner of Public "Works William "Welsh was injured to such an ex tent that he had to be removed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he Is now re ceiving medical treatment. Peter Debroe, Superintendent of City "Water "Works, was thrown from the car and sustained a scalp wound. James Lee, a well-known street con tractor, received a bad cut In the head, and Curley Doans, a resident of South Tacoma, was bruised about the face and body. JAPANESE FLEET ON ALERT. Russian Torpedo-Boats May Try to Make Neutral Port. TOKIO, Dec. 10 (11 A. M.) It S re ported here that since the commencement of tho bombardment of the Russian fleet in Port Arthur harbor the Japanese mili tary observers on 203-Meter Hill have not seen anything of. the Russian fleet of torpedo-boat destroyers, and it Is pre sumed it has taken shelter behind Laoti Mountain. The Japanese fleet lying off the entrance to the harbor is constantly on the alert In anticipation of an attempt being made by any of the Russian warships to escape and seek refuge m some neutral port. Cabinet Meeting Is Unimportant. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. A brlof meet ing of tho Cabinet was held today, at which only routine business was con sidered. . . . - - FIND NEW FLAWS Mayor's Experts Con demn Sewer Job. MANY DANGEROUS DEFECTS Mayor Calls Executive Board to Hear Reports. NO DOUBT OF ITS BAD STATE Property-Owners Are Convinced That the'Only Way to Make Tanner Creek Tunnel Safe Is to Rebuild It. RECOMMENDATION OF PBOrERTY OWNERS. "We are convinced that it would be necessary to tear down and rebuild the present sewer for considerable distances, In fact, for the Rreatcr portion of Its length, to make it conform at all to mid plana and specifications." From two separate official sources comes strong substantiation of all that has been said concerning the Tanner-Cteek sewor. As expected, the civil engineers appointed by Mayor Williams made one report, and the two property-owners, also appointed by him, made another report. Neither di vision of the commission knew what the other had written, but that descriptive word "rotten" still applies to the sewer. That the sewer is in danger of caving In most any. time seems to bo the opinion of the two engineers, G. Wlngate and W. "W. Goodrich. The property-owners, N. L. King and R. B. Lamson. made a somewhat more severe report than the engineers, but each amounts to the same thing. The Council committee's experts have practically been backed up in their findings by the Mayor's commission. Mayor "Williams has said from the start that he would defer action on the removal of City Engineer Elliott and Assistant' Scoggin until he heard from the men.be himself appointed Yesfuirday tflt report' went to him, one in the morning and the j other In the. afternoon. Executive. Board Summoned. The Mayor's first move has been to call a special meeting of the Executive. Board for 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. At this session the subject of the Ill-famed sewer will be brought up. As Rodney L. Glisan was an unofficial member of the Mayor's commission, the other members of the board may learn from his oven lips tho condition of the tunnel as he saw It. City Engineer Elliott was given the two reports after they had been submitted to the Mayor. He will probably make some answer or explanation to the Executive Board Monday. While the Mayor does not care to dis cuss the subject, it is generally believed that the result of the Monday meeting will be a request for the resignation of City Engineer Elliott. No Doubt as to Sewer. "There is no doubt now as to the condi tion of the sewer," said Mayor WIHJams late yesterday afternoon. "The engineers have not reported it quite so bad as the property-owners, if anything, but there is not much difference." The feature which Engineers "Wingato and Goodrich dwelt upon was the lack of concrete outside the brick tube. In two places the engineers bored down through the earth on top of the tunnel. They found a space of two feet between the timbers of the old sewer tunnel and the top of the new tube not concreted or protected In any manner. Should the earth settle sud denly, as Is almost inevitable from tho constant filling In of the triple block, a tremendous weight would press upon one spot, and the brick tunnel, loosely made, so it is reported, would then cave In. The City Engineer's specifications re quire that this space shall be filled in and tamped down. The specifications say in fact that any excess of excavation shall be filled and tamped solid with con crete. $20,000 Would Make Sewer Strong. But to fill in this space with concrete would cost nearly 520,000, it is esti mated. It has therefore been inform ally suggested by the engineers that if the sewer cannot survive under pres ent conditions, concrete be laid around the shell. This would make a concrete sewor lined with brick, and though ex pensive would practically last forever. The engineers also report that tho materials used in construction are of fair quality, bbt that the workmanship is not first-class in many particulars. No doubt exists but that the word of these two engineers, G. "Wingate and W. W. Goodrich, will be taken as final. They practically reiterate what has al ready been said by the Council com mittee's experts, and the two property owners and the member of the Execu tive Board who accompanied them moro than substantiate their state ments. Sewer Full of Defects. The report of tho property-owners, R. B. Lamson and N. L. King, is plain and shorn of all .technicalities. As to the concrete they say: "It seemed to us to consist almost entirely of a mixture of sand and gravel, and was without any of the formation or solidity in any cement concrete we had ever seen." They did not find that the stone blocks of the bottom projected under the urch of the walls and that the blocks had apparently never been laid In concrete. One was pried up, and "those adjacent could be raised Ty hand without any difficulty whatever." "The joints botwenn many of the in. side brick showed little or no mortar, and there are numerous holes In which we could insert two. sometimes three, fingers, until they came In' contact with the second or middle ring of brick." The width of the arch was found to bo suddenly contracted in places. "The shape of the arch differed at many points, and in our opinion for at least 50 -per cent of the entire distance it did not conform to the plans and specifi cations in that particular. "Taken altogether, we are of the opinion that not to exceed-50 per cent of the entire brick surface as a whole Is laid in contact with mortar." The mortar tested was found to be of re markably poor quality. Other defects as to missing brick and misshapen arch are carefully, noted. MASONS RESENT ACCUSATION French Order Will Show It Had No Part In Death of Deputy. SPECIAL CABLEl PARIS, Dec. 9. Members of the com mittee of direction tf the Grand Orient of France are conferring to decide what public measures ought to be taken to protest against the accusations made by some leaders of the opinion that M. Gabriel Syveton, the Nationalist Deputy, who struck General Andre, was killed- at the instigation of the Masonic body. Among those making the charge are Jules Lemaitrc, the academician; Henri Galll, editor of the Drapeau, and Fran cois Coppee, the academician. The en tire Nationalist party joins in the charge. It Is stated that the Masonic officials will issue a denial of several recent malicious charges, "with the object of informing their brother Masons throughout the world of their foundationless nature." An official of the grand lodge said today: ."The Impression that wo mix too much with politics is the work of our enemies. French Masons have tarnished their fame because they do not clean up those false reports. I know personally a number of American Masons who were warned before leaving home not to sit in any French lodge. The same holds true of England. Our reply, which will be distributed among the lodges through out the world, ought to clear up this mist of falsehood and calumny." Many Masons feel that it was undigni fied of the organization to reply to the charge that they stuffed copies of hostile newspapers into tho draft pipe of Syve ton's stove, but a powerful section thinks the order has suffered enough unmerited abuse. PORTLAND MAN IN LIST. T. N. Strong Is Made a Vice-President of Civil-Service Reform League. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Tho -cloeing session of the convention of the National Civil Service- Reform League was held today. The league re-elected most of Its present officers, the principal additions being the addition of Thomas N. Strong, of Portland, Or., and others to the list of -vice-presidents. Ono of the resolu tions recited the regret of the league at the frequency with which the President had directed the suspension of 'tho civil service rules. After a prolonged discus sion, during which this resolution was ob jected to on the ground that it reflected on the President, it was amended so as to omit mention of tho President, and was finally adopted. At the final session of the league today President Roosevelt was severely criti cised for the exemptions In the civil ecr-, vice through the executive order, made by. - -rirp 'he last tnrei-years. Nclsin Spencer, formerly a. member of th,e Mu nicipal Civil Service Commission ofNow York City, made an attack oh the course pursued by tho President, which attack was loudly applauded by many of the civil service reformers present. The Pres ident was defended by ex-Civil Service Commissioner Foulko, who declared the country was to be congratulated In hav ing a President who was actuated by con siderations of justice as well as law. CONTENTS OP TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds. .J YESTERDAY' S Maximum temperature, $ 40 detr.; minimum. 39. Precipitation. 0.G8 Inch. Rus-Japaaee War. - ' Detailed account of tlie terrific assault on 203- Meter Hill, which resulted la Japanese vic tory. Paco 1. f Japanese will now try to starve our Port Ar. thur garrison, assaults belns too costlx. Page 5. Russian torpedoboats at Port Arthur may try to escape. Page 5. All remains quiet at Mukden. Page 5. Captain Oado will be disciplined for criticising Admiralty. Page 4. Domestic. Lawson-Gates raid has caused stock values to shrink $200,000,000. Page 1. National '05 Commission allots space and funds for exhibits of Government departments. Page 7. Mrs. Chadwick. Mrs. Chadwick will waive examination in New. York, and face charges filed against her la Ohio. Page 3. She is still unable to secure ball. Page 3. . Boston Post says H. D. Newton has hopes & millionaire will settle his claim. Page 3. Congress. On a strict economy basis. House passe? Judi cial, executive and legislative appropriation bUl. Page 5. House will stand adjourned from December 21 to January 4 for holidays. Page 5. ',' Secretary Hay will ask Congress to increase the salaries of a number of diplomats. Page 6. Foreign. Indictments against assassin of Minister Vcn FIchve reveals a scandal in- high life. Page 4. f. Socialist arraigns Chancellar Yon Bulow, hold ing his attitude toward -Wissla too friendly. Page 4. Prospects of a Cabinet crisis in France are terminated. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Optimistic feeling commercial world. Page 15. Estimate of California's wheat crop. Page 15. Chicago wheat market run by bears. Page 15. Confidence restored in stock market. Page 15. Steamer Spencer withdrawn from Columbia River route. Page 11. Valuable cargo on liner Numantia. Page 11. Pacific Coast. Northern Indian boasts of four murders wlur ax and knife. Page Montana's exhibit at St. Louis will be added to on the way to Portland. Page C Good roads meeting at Sclera, will be addressed by well-informed speaJfeSa Page q. Mrs. Lcona McnwalriWS'nw'fbersilf Jin. same Los Angeles defeats Tacoma, 3-0. Page 7. Jimmy Brltt has taken to wrestling. Page i. Portland and Vicinity. Mayor's experts'1 confirm first report that Tanner-Creek sewc Is full of, defects. Ijaggjl Portland Club 'Is scene of struggle for(p3S? elon. Pace ivy Performance of "Everyman" approaches a re ligious ceremony In lmpressivcnefs. Page 14. Mayor Seufert; of The Dalles, a foe to local, option law. Page 10. Divorce court grinds out fate of mis mated couples. Page 10. Executive Board holds comparatively tame ses sion. Page 10. Frank Olsson attempts suicide in Scottish Rite Temple. Page 10. . Grand Jury may return indictments as result of sewer scandal. Page 12. Northern. Pacific-freight-, agenU.dined at,- Com mercial UUD. NO FEAR OF F Japanese Display Great Bravery at Arthur. LOSSES ARE VERY HEAVY Recent Bombardment by Far the Most Severe, RUSSIANS BRAVELY RESIST Machine Guns Mow Down Great Lines of Attackers, but Comrades Still Press On Trenches Filled With Corpses. HEADQUARTERS OF THE JAPAN ESE THIRD ARMY BEFORE PORT AR THUR, Nov. 28, via Tientsin, Dec. 9. (Probably held at headquarters for cen sorship.) The general assault on Port Ar thur, which began at noon November 28, is still in progress. In the first series of assaults an" attempt was made to capture tho forts on Rihlung and Kekwan Moun tains by penetrating the principal line of fortifications surrounding them and to en velop the city from the east. At the same time a strong force pushed up the gorge of the Shishl Valley between two fortified ridges and attacked the supporting forts in the rear of "West Rihllng Mountain, officially called Sungshu Mountain, with the Intention of enveloping the city from the west. The attempt failed after tho most furi ous fighting that has been witnessed since Port Arthur was Invested. The fighting lasted from noon of November 26 until after dawn the following day. The assault began early In the morning with a tre mendous, bombardment of the forts on the western half of the eastern fortified ridge by a battery which had been placed in position on the crest of a ridge to the rear. For hours the whole western halt of the fortified ridge was deluged with. heavy shells. At noon the principal line of fortifications was a perfect hell of burst ing shrapnel and the spectacle was more wonderful than anything previously seen. Attack Along the Entire Line. The front lines of Infantry, having been strongly reinforced, began an Mtack si- multano it; alons Che ontiro lftusXirom East Kekwan Mountain to "West Rihlung Mountain. Through the haze caused by the smoke of the bursting shells the as saulters could be Been emerging from the' cover of the parallels, as well as swarm ing up the fortified ridge at half a dozen different points. Rifles, rapid-fire guns and machine guns blazed from the Russian positions, where advances were made In the open. The men went down by hundreds. The forts were belching smoke and bursting shells, and the rampart walls were black with assaulters, who on reaching the crests met with an awful fire fromwithin the forts which swept, down line after lino of Japanese.' As fast as the assaults were repulsed more Japanese swarmed up, only to be mowed down In turn. The determination and fury of the Jap anese assaults were equaled by the stub bornness of the resistance of the Rus sians. On the eastern end of the line, the Japanese made an assault In an attempt to capture the Russian trenches situated midway of the slope of East Kekwan Mountain. The Japanese paralleled some 35 yards of the Russian trench line and an entire regiment charged across, the men falling by hundreds before the awful fire of the Russians. But still more men came on over the bodies of those who had fallen, and by their weight of numbers carried the trenches, which they captured at the point of the bayonet. The Russian shrapnel fire made the cap tured portion of the trenches a perfect hell, while the Japanese shrapnel fire assisted the captors to push east and west along the trench line. The assaulters succeeded In holding some 0 yards of the trench in front of the parallels, but their efforts to rush the trench line east and west was a failure, owing to impassable burning pits which filled the whole space of trenches on the northern side, as well as to the fact that their progress was barred by the big Rus sian guns. The Japanese built traverse walls across the trenches under the pro tection of their guns and tried to cross the pits, but they were unable to do so. At 6 o'clock in the evening a furious Russian counter-attack drove the Jap anese back to the parallels with great loss. At 9 o'clock the Japanese again cap tured the same portion of the trench and made desperate but unsuccessful efforts to cross the pits. Trench Piled With Dead Bodies. The awful struggle continued until . 2 o'cock In the morning, when the Russians again, counter-attacked and recaptured the trench, which was piled with dead bodies. For over 30 yards between the trenches there was a veritable shambles. The last attacks and counter-attacks were made ovor the bodies of the slain. The first attempt to rush the fort on the northern part of Kekwan Mountain was made at 1 o'clock In the afternoon, when the assaulters swarmed up the ram part wall from the moat and met with an awful fire within and from the Chinese wall in the rear of the fort. "When the Russians saw It was the Intention of the Japanese to rush the fort they moved a considerable force front the Chinese wall Into a gorge to the east and to rear of the fort. During the four or five furious -assaults which the Japanese made upon fhc forts tho garrison attempted to evac uate the fort over the rear ramparts, but ijjey were fired upon by the Russian Jforcc In the gorge. JAs the result of the firat assault the In the second assault the Japanese suc ceeded In gaining a foothold in the In terior where the defenses were bomb proof, with raised lines of protected trenches In the rear of the fort, where the machine guns swept the front of the fort and the walls. The assaulters at tacked this bomb-proof maze, where the fighting was hand to hand with bayonets and grenades. The Japanese mounted six mountain guns on an entrenched hill called "P" fort. Immediately to the West, In an en deavor to silence the fire of the Maxim guns, but they were successful.. At 3 o'clock In the morning, the Japanese suc ceeded in establishing; a trench line in side the ramparts, which they still hold. The first section of the maze of bomb proofs were .smashed and piled with the bodies of the dead of both sides. Fight to the Last Breach. . The attempt to rush the interior of' the fort proved a failure, but portions of the fort were temporarily occupied. The de fenders were annihilated, or were unable or unwilling to retire and fought to the last breach. In the meantime a strong force of Japanese attempted to pierce the line of works east of the fort, but they were unable to make progress. It was marvelous how the Russians were able to strengthen their lines of defense at the points of attack. Another attempt was made to pierce the principal line of fortifications surrounding the rear of the eastern part of Panning Mountain, where, after four furious at tempts, a small body of Japanese suc ceeded In getting through the wall and in establishing themselves on the lower slopes of "Wantai Hill. The Russians rushed the supports with machine guns from the upper slopes of the "Wantai Hill forts and the small party of Japanese was practically annihilated. The most desper ate fighting took place at this polnt- The last effort of the assaulters wa3 made at midnight, assisted by artillery, which covered the slopes of Wantai Hill with an avalanche of shells. The Rus sians fought with tremendous courage, engaging the Japanese with bayonets and grenades when they came to close quarr ters. The Japanese finally established a trench, line five yards In front of the line of fortifications, which they now occupy. The forces are engaged In throwing dy namite grenades at each other. In the first assault against the forts on the eastern part of Rihlung Mountain, the Japanese were unablo to gain a foot hold, though their artillery made the in terior forts a seething cauldron of burst ing shells. A strong force of Japanese worked up from tho parallels In the gorge between the Fort Hill and Hachimakijma and entrenched on the hill In- an effort to assist the assaulters of the fort, who were attacking it from the rear and met with a terrible fire from the outer works and with shrapnel from a ridge in the rear. A small party of Japanese gained a roadway leading to the rear of the fort, but was forced to retire. Deluged With Shells. The attempts which were first made to rush the western part of Rihlung Moun tain, officially called Sungshu Mountain, also ended in failure. The Japanese reached tho parapets from the moat, but fled as fast as they came from the fire within the fort. The walls wero black with the assaulters, who were deluged with shells from the fort on Antso Moun tain across the gorge of the Shulshl Val ley, between the two fortified ridges and from a fort Immediately in the rear, called the supporting fort of Sungshu Mountain. At 9 o'clock at night a force of 2000 volunteers from the right division, led by a General, started from a point southwest of Shulshl village, pushed up the gorge between the two fortified ridges, and at tacked the supporting fort of Sungshu Mountain, which Is a short distance out ride the1 western confines of Port Arthur, with the Intention of enveloping the city from the west, and also for tho purpose of assisting the assaulters of the two Rihlung Mountain forts. This force reached the Fort Hill and engaged a strong force of Russians upon Us slopes in a hand-to-hand encounter, which lasted . for two hours.. . - At the same time tho Japanese assauu ing the east and west Rihlung forts made desperate attempts to rush the. interior of the forts. They gained the ramparts. In side where they established trench lines. The Interior defenses of both forts are the same as those on North Kekwan Mountain, but the east Rihlung fort is the largest and strongest of the forts. It has upper and lower levels. The lower level .was the .scene, of a. terrible struggle which lasted from 10 o'clock until mid night. Under cover of darkness the Jap anese poured over the ramparts and furi ously attacked the first section of bomb proofs. The defenders received them with bayonets and dynamite grenades, while the machine guns on the upper levels poured a deadly hail into the ranks of the Japanese. The struggle was. absolutely hand-to-hand. The defenders of the greater part of the bomb-proofs on the lower levels of the fort were annihilated and the sections and cross-sections of the bomb-proofs were piled with corpses. Mowed -Down by Machine Guns. The Japanese gained practically the whole of th6 lower section of the fort, but were mowed down by machine guns and rifle when they attempted to assault the higher levels. For an hour before mid night the Japanese artillery shelled the higher levels, while the Russian guns shelled the lower levels. A similar struggle was going .on all the time in the west Rihlung fort, where the arrangement of defenses was the same. At 11 o'clock a desperate effort was made by the Japanese to push a force up the gorge between the east Rihlung fort and Hachimakijma to assist the assaulters against the supporting fort of Sungshu Mountain, but again and again this force was repulsed by the Russians behind the works and by the guns on the ridge be hind the fort. At midnight the column attacking the supporting fort of Sungshu Mountain was compelled to retire. Having lost half the force, the struggle in the two forts was continued until dawn, when the assaulters were compelled to retire to the trenches established inside the parapet walls, which they now oc cupy. The fighting all the afternoon and night was the most desperate and sangulnary since the siege began. The opposing forces were so close together that only the fort walls or a few yards of level ground sep arated them. The struggle from start to finish was at close quarters with bayonets and grenades and rifles used as clubs. The ferocity of the attacking Japanese was equaled by the defending Russians, who died at their posts everywhere fighting till their last breath. At daylight on November 27 quiet reigned and the silence during the day was broken only by occasional cannon and desultory rifle fire at points along the fortified ridge, where the forces were fan enough apart to use their rifles. LABORERS FOR PANAMA CANAL Secretary Taft Makes Satisfactory Assurances to Jamaicans. KINGSTON. Dec. 9. Secretary Taft ar rived at Kingston today and was enter tained at lunch by Governor Sir Alexander Sweetenham. They discussed the ques tion of employing Jamaican laborers, on the Panama Canal. Rear-Admiral Walk er, chairman of the Canal Commission, and John F. Wallace, the engineer in charge of the canal construction, partici pated in the discussion. Three thousand laborers are wanted at once. The result of the conference Is deemed satisfactory to both sides. It is under stood that Secretary Taft guaranteed the American Government would bear the cost of the transportation of the Jamaican la borers to the canal. Extra Session of Congress in Peru. L.IMA. Peru, Dec. 9. The government has called an . extraordinary session of Congress for December 10 COST OF 01 Stocks Have Been Sent Down $200,000,000. LAWSON AND GATES' WORK Bulls, However, Again Appear to Be in Control. ADVANCES THROUGHOUT LIST Members of the New York Exchange Cheer Loudly When the Trading Ceases, and No Failures Have Been Recorded. f i7W YORK, Dec 3. rjSpWaX.T:-The-tO tal shrinkages in the stocks' by tho Law-son-Gates bear raid against Amalgamated Copper now amount to at least 5200.000,000,, but when tho stock market closed this afternoon prices had advanced 3 to 5 points throughout tho list, and the recov ery from tho sever slump of yesterday seemed to be complete. When the gong sounded at 3 o'clock, tho signal to stop 'trading, the members cheered loudly and were jubilant ovor the way prices had moved up and tho fact that no failure had occurred as a result of tho sudden break of yesterday. The. opinion was ex pressed that the liquidation had paved the way for a new bull movement, and left the market in better shape than it was before. Before delivery time at 2:15 o'clock P. M. there was some uneasiness expressed about the ability of yesterday's buyers re covering and paying for their stocks, but all stocks were accepted, and as soon as this became known the trading became more confident and after that period tho highest prices of the day were reached. At the opening traders were made ner vous by a decline of from 1 to 3 points, but this depression was shortlived. Tho upward movement was quickly resumed, and continued until the close. Substantial advances wero made- in nearly alt khe acttvo stocks, anc. apart delivery time, the tone throughout the day was cheerful and confident. Among the prominent features were: Amalgamated Copper, which, after an early decline of 2 to 63, advanced to 69U. closing at 68: Baltimore & Ohio, which sold early at 97 and advanced to 100, closing at 10014; Denver &. Rio Grande preferred, which advanced two points to 87; International Paper, Rubber Goods preferred and Union Pacific, all of which made sharp gains, and the Steel shares. ECCENTRICITIES OF LAWSON. He Spent $30,000 for a Flower, $2, 000,000 for Farm of Stones. BOSTON, Dec 10. (Special.) Here, in his home town, Thomas Xawson is not only known as a plunger, but a man of fcnany eccentricities. Once he makes up his mind to do anything, nothing can change him. He made a stockfarm out of rocks at Scituate, costing $2,000,000, because his wife liked the view. He bought a new variety of carnation for $30,000 for his wife. He quarreled with the Standard Oil in 1901, and dropped $10,000,000 in a few days through a sen sational drop in Amalgamated. So his present raid Is largely a matter of re venge. Lawson was born in Charlestown, Mass. His father was a carpenter. At 15 years of age the young man ran away from school. He got a job In a broker's office and made a small fortune when 16 in a "pool" with other State-street office boys. He made his debut in the "street" 17 years ago in a fight against the Law son Store Service Company. He won the fight and engineered "reorganization" with himself on the inside. In 1893 he engineered the stock campaign for tho Westlnghouse Electric Company against the General Electric and cleaned $2,650,000 In 50 days. He plunged in sugar and lost hi3 fortune. He promoted a boom town In Kentucky that didn't boom. He then promoted Butte and Boston stock at 75 cents to $2 a share, and bulled it to $75. He finally Interested Henry H. Rogers In the formation of the Amalgamated Copper Company to whom he sold his Butte and Montana stocks, cleaning up millions. He built a racing -yacht for tho America cup In 1901. but was not allowed to enter her. WANTS BIG SUM "FROM ESTATE Doctor Files Claim for $126,650 for Attending Mrs. McVicker. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Dr. L. G. H. E. Zeigler, who was physician to the late Mrs. Harriet McVicker, who died in Pas adena, Cal., last Summer, today filed a claim In the Probate Court against tho McVicker estate for $126,650. The claim of Zeigler Is certain to meet with resistance at the hands of Horace McVicker, stepson of the deceased woman, who from the first has questioned the right of the physician to any share or portion of Mrs. McVick er's estate. There arc seven items named in the list, but the principal one Is a claim for $100,000, which Dr. Zeigler says is duo him by the terms of a written contract executed by Mrs. McVicker In 1S39. The remainder of the amount is declared by Zeigler to be due for compensation and expenses promised by Mrs. McVicker to the claimant upon an oral contract to leave Chicago and devote all his time to care for her and accompany her as physi cian to California. - 9 1 J 1 I