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lepmrnt. VOL. XL. NO. 12,519. POETLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Any Size Any Quantity MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL-CLOTHING Rubber Boots and Shoes, BeltlnQ, Packing and Hose. Largest and most complete assortment o f all kinds of Rubber Goods. Goodyear Rubber Company K. H. PEASE. President. F. M. BHKPARD, jr.. Treasurer. J. A. SHEPARD. Secretary. Cameras at Reduced Prices PREMOS, POCOS, RAYS, ETC. We want to close out all on hand now before our new stock arrives. PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES 144.146 FOURTH STREET, PORTLAND, OR. Shaws Pure Malt The Condensed Strength and Nutriment of Barley and Rye BllfmaUer & HOCtl, I0S and HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregoa HOTEL PERKINS fifth and Washington Sts. . . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN First-Glass Check Restaurant Connected With Hotel. J. r. DA VIES. Pres. St Charles Hote CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. JSI viarnr'KUii MANUFACTURING FURRIERS Alaska Sealskins . Rs,an blouses and Eton Jackets with bishop or bell sleees and shawl collar. In broad tail Persian lamb and Moire Astnohan trimmed with :able, chinchilla, ermine, mink and marten Isewest stjles In rapes, collarettes, animal scarfs. four-in-and scarfs, boas, muffs. etc Highest cash price paid for raw furs usic accessil The operation of the Plnnoln is simple, reauire no mnslcnl knowl cdpre on the pnrt of the plnjer, jet there arc no limitations to the nrtlstlc. cftects obtainable. M. B. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Acpian Company Aeolian Hall. 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park. Portland, Or. V ar Sole Agents for th Pianola; also for the Stelnway. tho Chase and the Emerson Pia nos. FORTIFICATIONS BILL. The Menfcure, "Which "Was Reported to the Hoase, Carries $7,000,000. WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. The fortifica tions appropriation bill was reported to the House today. The estimates on which the bill is based aggregate 2U, 1$1 193, and there is recommended in the Wli appropriations amounting to $7,227, 161, which is $156.17 less than was ap propriated in the last fortifications act. In the report made upon the bill It is stated that the total appropriation made for fortifications and other works of defense since ISSb and since the rec ommendations of the Endlcott board of 1SS5, including appropriations made .n dtflciency acts and allotments made from the National defense fund, amount to 5S2.5W.016. The scheme of sea coast fort ifications contemplated by the Endicott board, which has been followed by Con gress in the appropriations made since 1SS. it is now estimated, will cost in the aggregate $U2197,27, of which sum there already has been provided S51.3S4.996, the Engineer Department having received $C2 142.161, and the Ordnance Department 5281S2.W2. Among the more important Items In the bill are: Gun and mortar batteries $1,165,000 Searchlights for defenses in New York harbor 150,000 Reconstruction of fortifications in Galveston harbor 9P2.000 Armament of forts 3.454 394 The bill specially provides "for the purchase of submarine mines and neces sary appliances to operate them Tor closing the channels leading to our prin cipal seaports, Including Porto Rico. Chinese Exclusion. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The House committee on foreign affairs today acted favorably on the bill of Representative Jenkins to regulate the coming of Chi nese Into this country, and making more effective the present exclusion laws. The bill makes stringent provisions to prevent the bringing of Chinese across the border. One of the provisions of the bill is that If any Chinese person shall enter the United States clandestinely or without permission, he shall be deported to China, even though he might hae applied for such privilege in the manner provided by law. Another provision requires masters of vessels to give a bond of $5(0 for a Chinese person not entitled to enter, and who comes here temporarily, which bond remains alive until the Chinese person returns to China. The bill also revises the court practice so that conviction of Chinese Illegally in the country is ex pedite. The "War Revenne Bill. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The report that the Senate committee in the amend ments it suggested to the war revenue reduction bill removed the tax from cos metics, perfumes, chewing gum and sparkling wines is erroneous. The com mittee reduced the tax on some medicinal preparations and removed It from others, but left It on the artloles mentioned as la the existing law. Any Style 73-73 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. Rooms Single 75e to J1.50 per day Rooms Double $1.00 tq.J2(00 per day Rooms Family Jl.Wito $3,00 per day C T. BELCHER, Sec. and Treos. American plan ...... $1 23, $1 50, 1.75 European plan 50c, 75c, $1.00 S5 warn -.-i, nny, 126 Second St., near Washington Our Specialty. EXTRA SESSION TALK. President' Recommendation Caused Much Speculation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The brief rec ommendation In the message of the Pres ident to the Senate today, urging Imme diate legislation in the interest of the Filipinos, caused great surprise among Senators and occasioned speculation upon the probability of an extra session of Congress immediately after March 4. Senators generally say they have no in timation from the White House that a special session of th entire Congress may be-desirable, but they unite as one man in saying that no Philippine legisla tion Is possible during the remaining five weeks of the present session. The Spooner bill, vesting all power for the government of the Philippine Archipel ago in the President, is the only Filipino general bill It is believed that whenever an earnest effort is made to secure legis lation bearing upon this subject, much time will be required. Some Senators also express the opinion that legislation may be necessary in connection with the Cuban situation, and, while there are differences of opinion as to this neces sity, all agree that if such action should become necessary. It would be impossible to secure It at this session. LANCASTER JOINS SCORPION The Cruiser Ordered to Venezuelan Waters. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 Under special orders from the Navy Department, the cruller Lancaster left St. Vincent, West Irdies jesterday. for La Guayra. The gunboat Scorpion arrived at Curacoa yes terday from La Guajra. .It was stated at the Navy Department that no fresh news has come from Ven ezuela to make necessary the dispatch of the Lancaster to the Venezuelan port. It was explained that the Lancaster had been sent to La Guajra. there to await the return of the gunboat Scorpion to the port, the latter vessel having sailed to Curacoa to coal. The Lancaster will go first to St. Lucia to coal, and will then proceed on her way to La Guayra, the trip consuming two or three days. The Scorpion arrived at Curacoa yester day, and the work of filling her bunkers will consume several days. When tills is completed and the gunboat returns to pet, the Lancaster will pro ceed immediately on her training cruise through West Indian waters. At the State Department also It was stated that no late advices have been received upon the situation In Venezuela. Pilgrrlmnise of Shrlner. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. Preparations are being made by the members of Island Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, for the entertainment of a party of about 300 Eastern Shrlners who will pass through tbls olty early In March on the way to Honolulu. READY FOR A CHANGE Time for Civil Government in the Philippines. RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS The President Transmits to the Sen ate the Report of the Taft Com mission Its Acts and Recom mendations. WASHINGTON, Jan. S3. The President today transmitted to the Senate a report from the Secretary of War inclosing the report of the Taf t Philippine Commission. In his message of transmittal the Presi dent says the report includes not only the report of the commission, but its acts of legislation and other important Informa tion relating to the wants of the Philip pines. Concluding, the President says: "I earnestly recommend legislation un der which the government of the islands may have authority to assist in their peaceful industrial development In the di rections Indicated by the Secretary of War." Secretary Root's letter of transmittal, dated January 2-4, addressed to the Pres ident says: "A personal letter received by me from Judge Taft, dated December 14, 1900, says: " 'Since writing you, about 30,000 insur gents in Ilocos Norte have surrendered and 10,000 persons who were not well af fected towards us in Panay have taken the oath of allegiance. I have already received two papers from native priests, 18 in number, and I am told that there will be a great many more papers signed by a great many more native priests, ten dering their allegiance to the United States and promising fidelity without mental reserve. The native priests are those who have held out longest In favor of the insurgents, and against the Amer icans, and I deem, this action as of great Importance. The Army is hitting small but hard knocks against the insurgents everywhere. Since the election there has been a great falling off In the activity of the insurgents In aggressiveness.' Spooner Bill Approved. "On January 2 the commission, as a body, reinforced tho views contained In their report by the following dispatch from Manila: " 'Root, Secretary of War, Washington; If you approve, ask transmission to proper Senators and Representatives of the following: " 'The passage of the Spooner bill at the presents session Is greatly needed to I securr Jrbest results from the Imprpy- jKpelylyllBiovernraenfa can,Jbe;estab BlBaeGTno publicVranchlse of any kind irahted.tndanoubstantiaWnveJtment'fj--! private capital in internal .improvements Is possible. AU are needed as the most important step in complete pacification. A strong peace party is organized, with the defined purpose of securing civil govern ment under the United States, and rea sonably expects civil government and re lief from the inevitable but annoying re straints of military rule long before the subject can be taken up by the new Con gress. The time is near at hand, In our opinion, when the disturbances existing can better be suppressed by the native po lice of a civil government, with an army as an auxiliary force, than by the continu ance of complete military control. The power to make the change should be put In the hands of the President to act promptly when the time arrives to give the Filipino people an object-lesson in the advantages of peace. Quasi-civil govern ment is under way, with power most re stricted and unsatisfactory. The com mission is embarrassed in securing the good material for judicial and other ser vice by the necessity of the provincial character of the military government and the uncertainty of tenure. " 'The sale of public lands and allow ance of mining claims Is Impossible under the Spooner bill. Hundreds of American miners are on the ground, awaiting the law to perfect their claims, and more are coming a good element in pacification. We urgently recommend an amendment to the Spooner bill, so that Its operation, will not be postponed until the complete suppression of all insurrection, but only until, in the President's judgment, civil government may be safely established. The conditions are rapidly improving to a point where civil government, with the aid of the Army, will he more efficient to secure peace than military control. " 'COMMISSION.' Improvement in Conditions. "A dispatch from Judge Taft, dated January 9, 1901, says: " 'Conditions are rapidly improving. Rifles, officers and privates are being captured or surrendered dally in consid erable numbers in North and South Lu zon. The same conditions are in Panay, where more than 35,000 have taken the oath of allegiance. The Insurgent forces are completely scattered, and the leader, Delgado, is negotiating for surrender. Work in Samar is slower, because of an Insurgent band long uncontested in the occupation of the interior, and now swol len streams delay tne campaign. The campaign In Samar has driven bands into Leyte, producing a disturbance, but in formation is that conditions there are fa vorable to the Federal party for peace. It is a direct result of the election. It is well organized and rapidly Increasing In Manila, and preparing to extend the or ganization to many provinces on press ing and numerous Inltations from lead ing citizens.' "The report shows that tho islands are estimated to contain about 73,000,000 acres of land, of which less than 5,000.000 are held in private ownership. More perma nent laws than the military government can supply are needed. "The s-ection of the report on the liquor traffic in Manila indicates that the pow ers of the commission are amplo to deal with that subject, and the success which it has attained will compare favorably with the results In this country. Many false and misleading statements havo been made regarding the use of Intoxicat ing liquors in Manila. The fact Is that this traffic is more rigidly and effectively regulated and kept within bounds in the City of Manila than in any city of similar or greater size In the United States." The Liquor Question. Appended to the Secretary's report are these telegrams concerning the liquor traffic: "January 15, 1901. Taft, Manila: Cable answer to the following questions: What is the present condition In Manila as to the use of intoxicating liquors, drunken ness and disorder' How does It compare with the principal American cities? Do the natives frequent American saloons, or drink American liquors? How much drunkenness among American soldiers? Are houses of prostitution licensed, pro tected, or In any way encouraged by the authorities? ROOT." "Manila, Jan. 17. Root, Secretary of Wart With reference to yout cablegram of the 15th: First, very good; second, bet ter than any American city ht the same size; third, practically not ut all; fourth, considerable; the same is much more con spicuous than at home, because several barracks are near the heart of the city and frequented saloons on narrow thor oughfares. A new license law was passed banishing saloons to places less accessible and annoying for the general public. We are Informed by Army authorities that actual drunkenness Is not much. If any, greater than at home. The absence of home Influence and the lack, of the usual amusements would naturally increase It. There Is marked Improvement In this re gard since the Improved political condi tion in this city has .permitted more at tention to the subject. Fifth, no, but it is true that in November, 1898, the spread of venereal diseases among soldiers led the military authorities, in order to main tain the effectiveness of the Army, to sub ject prostitutes to certified examination and confinement of the diseased in a spe cial hospital, the expense of which is paid from the fund In the custody of the Army officers, secured solely from fees charged for examination of 60 cents to $2, accord ing to the place of examination. The! system has greatly reduced -the percentage of disability from this cause. It Is purely an Army police measure, outside our jur isdiction; a military necessity. The result Is better than futile attempts at total suppression In an Oriental city of 300,000, producing a greater evil. Prostitutes known are not permitted to land. A number were deported. The general moral condition of the city is greatly maligned. Measures of violence are now compara tively few. Gambling has greatly de creased. Native vino shops In Manila in August, 1898, numbered 4000, and are now reduced to 400. American saloons, in cluding hotels and restaurants, were re duced from 224 In February, 1900, to 88 now. Of these, only 48 are licensed to sell spirituous liquors. COMMISSION." Americanizing the Islands. The report Itself Is a very voluminous production, divided Into "many heads, ex hibiting the progress made by the com mission in carrying out its plans for the Americanization of the Islands. A par ticularly interesting section of the report, introducing the whole Philippine question, deals with military and political condi tions, the effect of the American elec tions and legislative procedure and acts. The commission says that examinations of many witnesses as to the form of gov ernment best adapted to these islands and satisfactory to the people show "that the masses of the people are ignorant, credu lous and childlike, and that under any government the electoral franchise must be much limited, because the large ma jority will not, for a long time, be ca pable of intelligently exercising It. " "From all the Information we can get, it seems clear that a great majority of the people long for peace and are entirely willing to accept the establishment of a government under the supremacy of the United States. They are, lipwever, re strained by fear from taking any action to assist the suppression of the Insurrec tion. Any one suspected of giving Infor mation to tho Americans cojicernlng the insurcrents Is lrriraedlafelv marked for as sassination. The rarnincaUons'fOf the con- tho terrorism of, an; entire people. Itji Mafia oh1 a very larce scale." In Southern Luzon, the conditions hove- (Concluded on Second Page.) SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEtySL Philippines. The report of the Taft Commission was sent to the Senate. Page 1. It recommends passage of the Spooner bill. PageL Conditions are ripe for civil government In the islands. Page 1. Congress. Depew made an argument in the Senate for the subsidy bill. Page 2. The House passed the naval appropria tion bill. Page. 2. The House adopted the conference report on the Army bill. Page 2. An extra session may be called to pass Philippine legislation. Page L The Dead Queen. Victoria's coffin was closed for the last time. Page L Services for members of the royal family were held at Osborne House. Page L Parliament voted condolence and congrat ulations to the King. Page 3. The funeral route will be through London. Page 3. v Foreign. Verdi is dead. Page 2. A hurricane did great damage In South Pacific Islands. Page 2. An attempt was made on the life of the Queen Regent of Spain. Page 2. Domestic. The reports of trouble in Indian Terri tory were exaggerated. Page 3. Mayor Fleischmann, of Cincinnati, grant ed a permit for the Jeffries-Ruhlin fight. Page 2. Mrs. Nation was the target for egg throwers. Page 3. Northwest Legislatures. A bill for electors to choose United States Senators, the Legislature to canvass the vote and officially declare the re sult, passed the Oregon Senate. Page 4. The Oregon and Washington Legislatures have adjourned until Monday. Pago 4- The Oregon Senate has voted a 1-mrfll tax for the payment of the outstanding scalp bounty warrants. Counties which have paid assessment will be reim bursed. Page 4. There Is no change in the Oregon Sena torial situation. Page 4. The Washington resolution requesting em ployes oi state institutions to remain away from tho Legislature until sent for was expunged from the House rec ords. Page 5. The Idaho Senate passed an Initiative and referendum measure. Page 4. Pacific Coast. Martin Stickel, the self-confessed mur dererof three people, was hanged at Kalama j esterday. Page 5. Miss Susan Mulkey, of Tacoma, fatally shot herself in a San Francisco hotel. Page 5. Eugene, in mass meeting, declared against granting Linn County any Lane terri tory, as proposed by bill now before Or egon Legislature. Page 4. Portland and Vicinity. Chief of Police McLauchlan ordered to suppress all forms of gambling. Page L Proposed city charter revolutionizes meth od of Htreet assessments nd improve ments. Page 12. Prominent lawyers hold the Senate plan of taxation for state purposes to be unconstitutional. Page 8. Jacob Johnson, pioneer of 1S49, dead. Page 1. Port of Portland bill authorizes $400,000 bonds for a drydock at Portland. Page 10. Grist mill to be built at Falrvlew. Rage 9. Captain Nleman. of the "steamer Milos, arrested for Violating Quarantine regu lations. Page 8. Remonstrance against legislating Circuit Judge Cleland out of office. Page 12. Mavor Rowe calls a special meeting of the Council to levy a tax-fpr municipal expenses. Page 7. Woman's Club nominates Mrs. Iu W.81t ton lor school Director. page,iz. Queen Victoria memorial Strvlcesst- poned. Page 12. o THE LAST FAREWELL Victoria's Coffin Was Finally Closed Yesterday. KINQ EDWARD ALONE PRESENT Services for Member of the Family "Were Held atTOsborne Houses-Naval Display Off Spithead May Be the Greatest in History. COWES, Isle of Wight, Jan. 26. 12:45 A. M. The royal family yesterday took their last loving look at the features of the dead Queen. About 10 o'clock In the morning the shell was brought into the - THELATB JACOB J0HNS05. JacohoRnsoTVrtho jrell-knqvsTploaeiftj,- who hadHyed' many years on Jonn onJCreektlMount Scott; died yesterday morning; 'ta his 72d year.- Mr. John- 5ma4tofesonyln1184er-lle"'warbornthifeniana County;lDrforurl82S?"Hlsf" - father, William Johnson, settled at the place where the family has slnceresld V ed. Johnson's Creek thus, took Us name. , Jafcpb Johns'ohnook a land claim some distance further tip th6 creek, and afterward removed to Portland, where he lived till 1861, when, having bought the old home place where his father had settled, he moved thereto, where he had since resided, and where he reared his family, of whom four sons and five daughters Burvlve. Jacob Johnson was one of our best-known and most useful citizens, a generous and most worthy man. He was known for his distinct Individuality, quaint speech and perfect Integrity. In the community where he lived he was a man of force and Influence. For many years he was a Director of the schools in his district, and once was a Representative In the Legislature from Multnomah County. In his early manhood he attended school at the old Academy In Portland, and married here. His wife was Martha J. Lee, who survives him. Following Is a list of his sons and daughters: H. L. Johnson, now In Alaska; W. "W. Johnson and J. J. Johnson, of Portland, and Charles Johnson, who llyfes on a part of tha old homestead at Mount Scott; Mrs. James Clark, Mrs. George P. Lent and Misses Aramlnta and Jennie Johnson. Other relations of the- family are among the pioneers of Oregon. W. C. John son, the well-known lawyer of Oregon City, is a cousin. The Interment will be at Multnomah cemetery, on Sunday. The funeral will be under the direction of the Patrons of Husbandry, of which order he was long time a prominent member. Jacob Johnson leaves to the world the name, tho memory and the works of an honest man. - -m h bedroom, where were waiting King Ed ward Emperor William, the Duke of Con naught, Sir James Reld and the royal la dies. The latter having retired, Sir James, with reverent hands, assisted by the house servants and the King, Em peror and the Duke, removed the 'body from the bed to the coffin. In death it was lovelier than in the closing days of life. Not a trace of the ravages of disease were visible. The ser vants having retired, Queen Alexandra, the Princess and the children were re called, and with lingering steps and stifled sobs, they passed slowly before the white-robed and peaceful figure. At the foot, never moving, stood the King, and when the mourning crowd had passed there remained only the son and grand son of the dead Queen. Emperor William weptr even more bitterly than the royal ladles. Finally he also retired, and the King was left alone. Sir James Reld, beckoning to the ser vants, who were holding the coffin lid, asked the King's instructions. For a few seconds the King stood speechless, stricken with emotion at the last fare well. Then he said quickly: "Close it finally; It must not be opened again." Thus the remains of England's greatest ruler were forever closed from human view. Revently the coffin was borne Into the dining-room. Officers and men from the royal yachts took their stand around the coffin, over which the King, Queen and Kaiser gently laid the robes of a Knight of the Garter, placing at the head a dia mond crown. Beneath lay the royal en sign, while hanging above was the union jack. At the altar was the rector of Whlp pingham, who read a portion of the fu neral service in the presence of the royal family. Emperor William covered his face with his hands, and the grief of Princess Beatrice was pitiful. After the benediction each placed a wreath upon the coffin, and then all retired. The correspondent of the Associated Press is Informed that the will has not been opened, and that, according to pres ent arrangements. It will not be opened until after the funeral, its details being unknown to the royal family. There Is no truth in the statement that King Ed ward and iimperor William knelt by the bedside of the Queen and swore to pre serve peace. A significant feature of all the deathbed scenes has been their abso lute naturalness, and the absence of false or dramatic elements. According to a rumor circulating at Os borne, King Edward desires himself to he styled "His Imperial Majesty," in or der to emphasize the fact that he is Em peror as well as King. Today (Saturday) the local volunteers and the forces in the vicinity will pass through "the ohapelle ardente; After these will pass the corpsof the leading papers of the world. A4 very remarkable feature f e??S thpm T?,fnT 1 Q'r which pervades them. The naval of all the proceedings is the Intense mar- parade off Spithead is to be the greatest, if possible, the world has ever seen, and the military arrangements at Windsor will eclipse anything of the kind ever at tempted. Tonight grenadiers are mounting their silent guard over the coffin, with arms crossed and beads bent. The silence Is unbroken save by an occasional shuffle by the soldiers in changing their uneasy position. NEGOTIATIONS CEASED. Temporary Stoppage, Oivlnsr to Queen Victoria's Death. PEKIN, Jan. 25 -Owing to Queen Vic toria's death there has been a temporary cessation of the negotiations. The va rious nations today fired minute guns in honor of the memory of Her Majesty. The request of Prince Ching and LI Hung Chang for the transfer of the For bidden City to the Chinese In order that preparations may be made for the Em peror's return was referred by the Gen erals to the Ministers, who replied that they saw no reason to alter the previous decision that the Chinese must show deeds proving their desire to comply with the demands of the Joint note before any concessions would be granted. The Russian authorities have refused to have any -share in the fortification of Ching Wan Tao, claiming that It merely guards the mines and other property belonging to the English, and that It is England's duty to bear the whole cost of the work. .' Germany Disrupts Plans. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. A dispatch to the Herald from Pekin says: Germany has put the screws on Eng land, with the result that the negotiations have retrograded to where they were three months ago. Tung Fu Slang, whose head is asked for, possesses, as the Ministers well know, at this moment more real power and controls more troops than any other man In China. Moreover, the Emperor is at present in his custody; yet he is expected, with his scribes and eu nuchs to overpower the Kang Su Army and behead its General. Count von Waldersee Is making osten tatious preparations to leave, but evac natlon is not now clear. The peace and tranquillity of the country are further away tha never. More Chinese to Suffer. PARIS, Jan. 25. A dispatch from Shanghai says the diplomats have de cided unanimously to notify the Chinese Plenipotentiaries that the military ar rangements of the powers depend upon the promptitude with which China exe cutes her engagements. They will also request that the death penalty be im posed upon four Chinese functionaries, Including Chpuang YIng Nien. A po thumous death penalty will also be de manded for Prince Kang Yl (assistant Grand Secretary and President of the Civil Board) who committed suicide. They will finally ask that the death penalty be decreed In the case of General Tung Fu Slang, and that it be carried out when he is captured. Missionaries Pleased VIth Ching. PEKIN, Jan. 25. Tho foreign Ministers have sent a note to the Chinese plenipo tentiaries on the lines previously stated. On the receipt of the dispatch, announc ing the death of Queen Victoriaithe meet ing of Ministers then In session Imme diately adjourned. Prince Ching yesterday assured a com mittee of missionaries that there was no intention or desire on the part of the Chinese Government to place restrictions upon the missions, and that the Govern ment Itself never had in the past any ob jections to the missionaries or their meth ods. The missionaries are greatly pleased witlkPrlace Chlngs frankly expressed as surance. Rot Known in Berlin. BERIlIN, Jan. 25. In official circles in Berlin it Is asserted that nothing Is known officially regarding the Anglo-' r Russian incident involving the Elliott and Blonde Islands. GAMES MUST CLOSE Chief of Police Instructed to Suppress Gambling. ORDER TAKES EFFECT TONIGHT Slot Machine Banished "With tho Faro-Box and Roulette Wheel Knights of the Green Cloth Surprised. Gambling of all kinds will be stopped In Portland after tonight. The official an nouncement was made lost night by Chief of Police McLauchlan, who said: "I have been Instructed by the Police Commissioners to Issue an order that gam bling of all sorts must be suppressed in the city after Saturday, January 26. They who persist In gambling after that date will be arrested, and brought Into court. Policemen will be sent to the gambling houses tomorrow to say that gambling must stop." There was little short of consternation among the gambling-house proprietors when it became rumored that tonight would see the last of open gambling, and all other gambling as well. One Burn-side-street boss voiced the sentiment of his associates when he said: "This order to close has nearly taken the breath from me. It is a surprise. The usual monthly fine was paid January 1, and we expected that the money would give us the right to do business until January 3L The Police Commissioners have not treated us fairly, and have not allowed us to get our money's worth. Still I'll close up gambling Saturday night and obey the law, because I have to." The police say that the order Issued means that fantan. nlckle-in-the-slot ma chines, card-cigar machines and every gambling device in Portland must cease business tonight when the clock strikes 12. At that hour policemen will be sent out to see tnat gambling has ceased, as far as they can reasonably see. Five hundred professional gamblers, earning $10,000 per w eek, will lose their po sitions, and will probably move to San Francisco. Rev. J. E. Snyder, one of the members of the ministers' committee against gam bling, estimates that gambling has de creased about 15 per cent since the agita tion by his committee began. Mr. Snyder arrives at this conclusion from reports made to him. by his workers, who have recently visited gambling resorts and who have noticed a drop of about 15 per cent in attendance at the tables. One keno operator explained the position yesterday as follows: "I have been playing keno, roulette and jjfcker since gambling, became open last July7 but since the crusade started I have stopped playing. One never could tell what the police might dor and they might have raided the very place where I was playing and arrested me. I did not take chances, and there are many other players who feel the same as I do." In one of the large Burnslde-street gam bling-houses, last night, a proprietor point ed to the slim crowd around the tables and said: "Yes; trade Is quiet. Either the boys are 'broke,' or the ministers have scared them away." "How much money do you suppose, on an average, these customers of yours have?" was asked. "Say 5 cents per head," replied the gambling boss. "The crowd Is poor, and if a man has only a nickel to spendover the bar, how much can he place on the faro-table? In my opinion, the North End crowd 13 'broke,' and If we did not get the miners and loggers, we could not do business." The proprietors of cigar stores were bitter against the ministers, yesterday, and said that the agitation started against the use of card machines would send a few cigar dealers out of the busi ness. One dealer argued that a card ma chine, although a gambling device, Is necessary to sell cigars in these days of fierce competition, but other dealers said they had sold cigars before, without tho aid of a card machine, and could do so again. "Will the reputed owners of saloons and gambling-houses lose much, In tho way of bar fixtures, faro tables, etc., now that the police has given the order to close?" was asked of a prominent worker In the gambling crusade, last night. "The men whom we know openly as the proprietors of most of the city gambling-houses will not lose much," was the reply. "The men presiding over the gambling-houses are simply employes on a salary and getting a percentage of the gains." With reference to the work of the min isters and citizens committee In the gambling Investigation, Rev. Mr. Snyder said he thought that the people misin terpreted the motives of the city officials when they adopted the system of open gambling. "It was adopted only as an expedient," he said. "Now that the po lice are taking steps to suppress gam bling. It should be the duty of every citi zen to co-operate with them. Now that the order to close gambling has been given, If a citizen finds out that any one keeps a gambling-house or gambles, such Information should be at once given to the police, so that the offender may be prosecuted " DEADLOCKED LEGISLATURES o Elections Yet in Montana, Ne braska or Delaware. HELENA. Mont, Jan. 25. The vote for United States Senator today resulted a3 follows: Mantle (Rep.) 32 Frank 23 J. J. Qulnn 11 MacGinnis 0 Scattering 0 LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 25, The eighth Joint ballot on Senator today resulted: Allen (Fusion) ,, 53 W. H. Thompson (Fusion) 41 Hitchcock (Fusion) 17 Crounz 6 Currie . 21 Hainer 4 Hinshaw 15 Melklejohn 32 Martin Jj Rosewater 18 D. E. Thompson 36 Scattering ..- U ' DOVER, Del., Jan. 25. Today's ballot for tho United State3 Senatorshlp In tho deadlocked Legislature showed no ma terial change from those of previous dates. Electrocution In Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 25. The Senate) today by a vote of 37 to 2 passed a bill making electrocution the mode of inflict- ling the death penalty In Indiana.