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Shxnmn ( ft xititpmNfo D) PJ$RT TWO Pages 9 to 16 J NO. 40. VOL. XX. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1901. mt. flh I "IH CORONATION PLANS Rules and Regulations of the Earl Marshal. BREATHES OF THEM1DD.E AGES Graduations in Kobe Trimming That Emphasize the Distinc tions in the Ranks of the Aristocracy. LONDON, Oct. 5. There is a" flutter in. high society owing to the fact that the Earl Marshal has issued the rules and regulations govern ing what Js to be worn at the coronation of King Edward next year. The whole document breathes of the Middle Ages, when distinctions in dress were considered so essential, and the quaintness of the phraseology in which the attendance of the nobility of the United Kingdom is re quired "at the solemnity of the regal cor onation of their most sacred majesties" and describing the regulations in regard to the dresses and head-dresses Is dis tinctly mediaeval. There is a curious graduation in the fur trimmings of the robes which emphasizes the fine distinc tions existing In the ranks.of thearlstoc racy. All the peers have "been notified that their robes must be of "'crimson velvet .edged with miniver, the cape furred with miniver pure and powdered with rows of ermine" according to their, de gree. Here follows the numerical gradu ations distinguishing the -ranks. Barons are allowed two rows of ermine. Viscounts two and a half rows, Earls three rows. Marquises three and a half rows and Dukes four rows. All the man 1'es and robes must be worn over full court dress, uniform or regimentals. The Earl Marshal's order banishes coun terfeit pearls and all jewels from coronets, which are to be "'silver gilt, the capes of crimson velvet, turned up with ermine, with gold tassels on top. No jewels or precious stones are to be set or used In coronets nor counterfeits of pearls Instead of silver balls." The letter revives a nice sense of distinction. A Baron's coronet bears six silver halls, a "Viscount's six, an Earl's eight, with gold strawberry leaves between; a Marquis' four balls and four leaves alternately. A Duke's coro net has no balls and has only eight gold strawberry leaves. The Earl Marshal next prescribes the robes, mantles and coronets to be worn by the Peeresses. These are of the same materials as the similar graduations In the numbers of liars of ermine and balls. The length of the trains marks the diff erence, in rank. A Baroness is only al lowed a train of three feet, a "Viscountess has one and a quarter yards. Countesses have one and a half yards, a Marchioness has one and three-quarters yards and a Duchess two yards. Then follows a .curt notification as-to-who shall be excluded. Peeresses In their own right and widows of Peers are allowed to attend, but widows who have remarried beneath their rank in peerage are "'not entitled to a summons to attend the coronation." A dispatch from Moscow to the Times, commenting on Russia's absorption of Manchuria, says that last year Russia closed her old far Eastern ports, but Europe, for which Great Britain was spokesman, insisted that Russia's new Liau-Tung (Southern Manchuria) ports be kept open. Consequently, trade was abandoned at Nikolacvlek. the chief Rus sian port on the Amur, and went to "Vladl vostock, and, with the acquisition of Port Arthur, Is going still further into South ern Manchuria. Russia has a grievance in regard to the financial arrangements. Large quantities of dutiable goods enter Liau-Tung ports and go thence into the Amur territory over the rivers, which, for thousands of miles, are not guarded. Russia's military and diplomatic arrange ments are complete, says the Times cor respondent, and by next Spring, if not sooner, all -will be ready, and another Russo-Chinese question will be sprung upon Europe. A dispatch from Rome says the con struction of the new tunnel beneath the Quirinal has so seriously weakened the foundation that the palace is endangered. The walls of the building have sunk and have been cracked and what is known as the Emperor's chamber has been greatly damaged. The opinion of Charles T. Terkes re garding English railways is that they must be taken in hand "by Americans and worked in their way. or else they tvIH be laid down under enormous capitalization and wasteful methods. A mass of tables issued by the government this week on Tailways in the United Kingdom in 1903 is mighty unpleasant reading for the shareholders, showing increased working expense? out of all proportion with the increase in receipts. Of the total paid up capital ot 1,176,000,000, 16 per cent, or 157,000.000, is due to nominal additions on consolidation, conversion and division of stocks. The average rate of dividend is only 3.45 per cent, -as against 3.67 per cent In 1899. It is the realization of these shortcomings which has Induced the de parture "for New York of several promi nent officials of the Northeastern Railway Company, Including George Glbb, the gen eral manager, and Mr. Burt, the traffic manager, who sailed on the White Star Line steamer Celtic yesterday, the object of the trip being a month's study of the American railway system. According to the Berlin correspondent of the Times, during the debate between the Municipal Council over the Kaiser's interference with the scheme for" the crossing of Unter Den Xilnden by street car lines, Herr Singer, the local demo cratic leader.violently attacked the chief Burgomaster, saying he ought to go to the castle and kotow, as he had been there three times and the Kaiser had refused an audience to him each time. Chief Burgomaster Kirschner replied hotly. He approved the resolution, however, and expressed the hope that the city would yet obtain what it wanted. Later in the discussion Herr Singer referred to Em peror William's speech to the Alexander regiment of guards, in which His Majesty said that he would, if necessary, quell the impudence and insubordination of the Berliners with the bayonets of the guards. Herr Kirschner again replied. He said that the Emperor's words were not as strong as reported. They were also ex plicable from a human point of view, as the speech was delivered just after the attack on the Kaiser at Bremen. Never theless, Herr Kirschner admitted the im perial speech had pained him. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, denies that Parliament will meet- this Au tumn to provide more money for the prosecution of the war In South Africa. Neverthless at the present rate of expen diture the deficit for the fiscal year will be ,69,724,000. chile the 60,000,000 of new consols, with which It was expected to meet the deficit, realized, at 94; 56, 700,000, leaving a net deficit which must be provided for by fresh appropriations of 13,000.000. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach doubtless considers that prompt action by Parliament In January will take care of the deficit. The archbishop of York's pastoral pro posing a day of national humiliation be cause of the slow success of the British arms and of penitence for national sins, has been received with astonishment, es pecially as he openly suggests this in imitation of the Boers, who proclaimed August 9 as a day of humiliation. The archbishop quotes the Boer proclamation In full for the edification of the British clergy. "It Is easy." he says, "and not uncom mon to denounce these people as hypo crites and to laugh to scorn their open bibles and meetings for prayer. If, with out hypocrisy, we had long ago taken a similar course, it might have fared bet ter with ur there than it has done." Commenting upon the reception ac corded Sousa's band, the Dally Mall says: "There was never, perhaps, so effective a demonstration of the closeness,, of the Anglo-American relationship as was af forded by the welcome which an enormous London audience gave Sousa's band in the Royal Albert Hall last night Sousa's is certainly a remarkable organization." Other papers comment upon the fact P. M. FNCHEY, MAJOR OP THE FIRST ORE GON BATTALION OF THE UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. LA. GRANDE, Oct. -4. Acting under orders from Minneapolis, ' Colonel J. H. Pease has organized at La Grande the first Oregon battalion of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. Five companies compose the battaltan La Grande, Pendleton, Baker City, Sumpter and Huntington. Captain G. SI. Rlchey, of the La Grande company, was unanimously elected Major of the new battalion. He has not yet appointed his staff. Major Rlchey joined the order In 1S92, and the Uniform Bank In 1S98. In the same year he was made Captain, and has held the office since. He is Councilman from the First Ward, and is prominent in local politics. that at the beginning of the musical sea son, when the holidays are barely over, Sousa should be able to attract such an enormous audience. They eulogize his wonderful command over the band and the range of its achievement. The Times says: "The concert proved an admirable and most surprising lesson In the possibilities of a wind band when ably trained, and Mr. Sousa is to be complimented most heartily upon the remarkable way in which he has his forces under control." The Constantinople correspondent of the Times says the German Ambassador in dining with Sultan Abdul Hamld urged him to adopt measures to remedy the situation in the provinces. The Russian Embassy is preparing for transmission to the Porte an expostulatory note regarding events In Armenia. Instructions from the Sultan have been telegraphed to the pro vincial governments prohibiting theaters and other amusements. The Sultan fears that the action of the British at Koweit will result in the recon ciliation of two Shleks now opposed to each other, and will cause them to com bine against him. The Brussels correspondent of the Times says that upon the reopen ing of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives next Tuesday the mem bers will debate the government's mili tary reform bill. The measure seems to Increase the effective strength of the army on its war footing and to reduce the actual term of service. Repression of Annrchlsni. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. The Hudson County (New Jersey) Bar Association, at a meeting called to hear the report of its committee appointed to recommend leg islative acts for the repression of an archism, ordered the report referred to a epeclal committee. The first section of the proposed act specifies that Y'anar chlsm shall be made a capital felony both as to the principals and accessories, as well before as after the fact. The term anarchism, for the purpose of this sec tion shall be taken to include every act done or word uttered with intent to cause or to incite others to cause the assassination of a President of the United States or any person in the line of suc cession, the Governor of a state or any person in the gubernatorial succession or the chief of any foreign state or any person in the line of succession thereof." The second section provides that every person who, without Intent or cause or to incite others co cause the assassination of the persons referred to in the first section, shall say or do anything -with a view of maintaining or promulgating an archistic doctrines shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor. Pentecost "Will Go to Manila. NEW YORK. Oct. 5. As .the result of an urgent request that he accept from the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis sions a call to work In Manila, the Rev. Dr. George F. Pentecost has severed his connection with the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church of Yonkers, N. Y. Dr. Pentecost went to Yonkers from the Marylebone Presbyterian Church of Lon don, where he had preached for several years. AFTER THE RACES Unbending Sails on the Great Single-Stickers. NO PLAN TO EXCHANGE CREWS Reception "Will Be Tendered to Sir Thomas Upton by the New Yorlc Yacht Club Tuesday Ovation. to Columbia. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. Shamrock H, in tow of the tug Joseph Lawrence, left her mooring buoy In Sandy Hook Bay at 11:15 this morning, bound for the Erie Basin, where she arrived at noon. The OF LA GRANDE. tug then went back for the tender Porto Rico and towed her to the same place. The yacht's mainsail was unbent, and she win prooaoiy oe dismantled at once. After Sir Thomas Lipton, accompanied by Mr. Jameson and Mr. Watson, had paid a farewell visit to Colonel Burbank and his family at the military post on Sandy Hook, the Erin's anchor was hove up and that yacht steamed direct to New York. She was saluted by all the out going steamships on her way up the har bor, and anchored off the foot of West Thirty-fourth street at 3 P. M. When asked if it were true he was willing to put the captain and crew of Shamrock on board Columbia and aliow that yacht's crew to handlB Shamrock In a series of races, Sir Thomas said: "I should be willing to do It if it Is in the interest of sport, and provided, of course, the other side is willing." Secretary Oddle, of the New York Yacht Club, said that such a race might create bad feeling, especially if Shamrock should win. Commodore Kane said the idea was preposterous. Speaking of his future plans, Sir Thorn-' as said he was undecided as yet about his coming engagements, but that' he would go to the Waldorf-Astoria Mon day and. that Tuesday evening he would attend a dinner at the New York Yacht Club. He will probably visit Chicago about a week hence. The date is not yet fixed. Dr. F. Reid Mackay. of the Erin, said there was every reason to believe that Shamrock will be laid up in New York this Winter and that in the Spring or next Summer she will be raced against Co lumbia. Constitution, or any other 90 footer. "For," said he, "we believe that she is actually a faster boat than Columbia and can beat her if she is raced again un der different conditions." The following letter, which explains it self, was sent today: "New York Yacht Club, Oct 5, 1901. Dear Sir: We have to Inform you that Columbia has won three out of five races from Shamrock II In the match of 1901 with the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. The America's cup. therefore, remains with the New York Yacht Club. "S. NICHOLAS KANE. "NEWBURY LAWTON, "CHESTER GRISWOLD, "Regatta Committee. "To Commodore L. C. Ledyard, New York Yacht Club, Chairman of Commit tee on Challenge." Columbia was taken to City Island to day. Her trip up the East River was a continuous ovation from the scores of vessels from the ocean liners down to the smallest tug. At the New York Yacht Club, Secretary Oddle said today that all the business of the various committees had been com pleted, and there was no necessity for them to meet again. Beyond the reception to Sir Thomas Lipton at the Yacht Club Tuesday, 4 no arrangements for his enter tainment have been made. Asked if there was any truth in the rumor that the boats' crews would be exchanged and a new series of races sailed under these conditions. Mr. Oddle said that he did not know of any such arrangement, and did not think there was any. The London correspondent of the Trib une quotes a prominent English yachts man as saying a renewed attempt to capture the America's cup has been made improbable for a long time to come, ow ing to the general disannolniment of Great Britain, over the result of the lat est International yacht races: "Sir Thom as Lipton will not try again," he added, "and there is no other British yachtsman with money to spare for so expensive an. enterprise, hence the cup will remain in America for another decade." A dispatch to the Herald froaa London quotes the Dailjj Mail as saying: "Sir Thomas Lipton has, if we may use .the Irish-like expression, scored a splendid failure. His countrymen on this side of the ocean, and doubtless Can adians and others, have already extended to him admiring sympathy. His country men are fully alive to the great service he has rendered a manly, adventurous na tional pastime, the pastime of a people who have made history upon the sea." RIGSDAG OPENED. Speech From the Throne Rend by King: Christian. COPENHAGEN. Oct. 5. King Chris tian today opened the Rlgsdag in person, in the presence of the King of Greece, the Czarowich, Grand I)uke Michael, the members of the Danish royal family and the diplomatic corps. The King read the speech from the throne. After noting that an interval of many years had elapsed since he last personally con veyed the royal greetings to the Rlgs dag at its opening session, His Majesty proceeded: "In appointing the new ministry we have responded to the wish of the ma jority of the people by entrusting , the conduct of the government to men who are in possession of the confidence of the nation, and we cherish the strong hopB that It will be vouchsafed to us to see fruitful co-operation between the gov ernment and the Rlgsdag. We confident ly hope that It will thus be possible to come nearer to our great goal, namely, the preservation of the Independence of the country, friendly relations with - the powers, .'he development of civil and po litical freedom and the advancement of the Intellectual economic life of the peo ple." ' The speech concluded with an enumera tion of the proposed bills, but the King did not mention the Danish West In dies Islands. The president of the Folke thlng led three cheers for the King and constitutional law. Crolcer Buying Another Estnte. NEW YORK, Oct. 5 Richard Croker Is negotiating for the purchase of the Ham estate of 170 acres adjoining his Moat House property and extending from Let combe to the outskirts of Wantage, says"a Wantage correspondent of the World. The Ham estate has a fine manor-house, 300 years old upon It, and two water mills. Mr. Crokej Is not' likely to get this prop erty under $0,000. He has rushed the work on his. new. artificial lake so- rapidly that it has emptied, owing to the hurried con struction. The handsome electric power station for Moat House and the stables have been finished. The work Is being su pervised by Mr. Usher, who has remained at Moat House this year. Mr. Croker Is also buying another stud farm called Chalow Hill, about three miles from Moat House, to provide accommodation for his increased stock of brood mares and foals. Kins Euxrnrd's Throat Trouble. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. Concerning the re port that the illness of King Edward Is caused "by cancer of the throat, the Lon don correspondent, of the World cables: "The, report from Copenhagen follcHved close upon the visit to King Edward at the Danish royal palace at Tredensborg of Sir Felix Semon, the noted throat spe cialist, who was summoned from London and who was recently added to the staff of royal physicians, with the title of Phys ician .Extraordinary. It was noticed that the mysterious throat trouble had af .fected the King's voice, making it husky, and It was said he had been forbidden to make any more public speeches. He also cut his consumption of cigars down to three a day." Kruger Protests to Roosevelt. BRUSSELS, Oct. 5. Le Petit Bleu as serts that Mr. Kruger has sent to Presi dent Roosevelt a protest against the 'ex portation of horses and mules to South Africa. AVolcott and Lodge Coining? Home. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. The London cor respondent of th6 Tribune says Senator Wolcott and Senator Lodge will sail for New York today by the St. Louis. Ex-Swedish Premier Dead. CHRISTIANIA, Oct. 5.-Ex-Premier Slbbern is dead. HOBOES ARE SHUT OUT. Xo More Free Passes to Railroad Camps. "Since 'the ra!lroad9 of the Northwest have quit passing laborers over their roads," a railroad contractor said yester day, "a large proportion of the hobo ele ment has been shut out frajn the construc tion camps. A few years ago, any man who said he desired work would be passed free to the scene of operations, and a great many would decline to work when they reached the camp. A gang of men would arrive in the evening at the board ing cars with the apparent intention of going out with a working crew next morn ing. They would be given supper, a berth and breakfast, but in the morning they would strike out for some other camp along the line, saying things did not suit them. These same men would reach the next camp and be gladly welcomed by the foreman in charge, and the same pro gramme would be enacted. Such tramps have worked injury to the real working man, who has to suffer for their worth lessness. and nenv all men seeking em ployment on railroad works aie charged 1 cent a mile to the camps. This shuts out the man who is dead broke, but it give9 us a better class of workers, as the man who lays his fare tb the work is very likely to stay until he earns a stake." Demands for railroad laborers continues good in this city, but men prefer to work close by, and so they do not respond in great numbers to the offers of the con tractors. The O. R. & N. is still em ploying a large number of laborers in Im proving Its main line up the Columbia Riven and the Northern Pacific has work for a good many in various parts of Washington. Besides this, there are sev eral logging railroads being constructed, which will require laborers for several months. HenryB. Courrwrlffht 111. CHICAGO, Oct 5. Henry H. Court wright, one of the most widely known railroad men in the Middle East, Is se riously ill at the Lakeside Hospital, where he recently submitted to-4he amputation of his left leg at the knee. Six months ago he retired from his position as chair man of the Western Trunk Line commit tee, on account of poor health. A few days ago he was removed to the hospital, where it was found he was suffering from embolism of the leg, and that gangrene had set in in the foot. Owing to his age, 64, his condition is serious. Texas Town Destroyed. HOUSTON, Tex., Oct. 5. Fire which broke" out at 11:30 last night at Timpson, Tex., destroyed almost the entire busi ness section of the city, entailing a loss of S125.000. ORDERED IT STOPPED District Attorney's Action Closed Gambling. NOTICE TO POLICE COMMISSION Sir. Chamberlain Said to the Boards "If You Don't Close Gaminsr- Houscs, I Will" The Result. "If you don't, I will." Such s the ultimatum said to have been delivered by District Attorney George E. Chamberlain to the Police Commission September 24, relative to the closing of -- PASTOR FIRST UNITED THE REV. F. TV. JONES. Rev. F. W. Jones', who enters h Is work a3 pastor- of the First United Breth ren Church, East Fifteenth and East Morrison streets, was born in Harrison County, Indiana. He entered "Western College, Toledo, la., one of the prominent church schools of his denomination, in 1880, graduating with the degree of bach elor of arts In 1S03. After leaving college ho was for three years engaged la T. M. C. A. ,-work, being general secretary at Marlon and Keokuk, la. For tha last three years he has -Jaeen pasto r of the First United Brethren Church, at i Lincoln, Neb. From there he was selected currence of Bishop Castle and other church authorities. T e - ----o ! Rambling-houses in. Portland. Mr. Cham- T berlaln himself admitted yesterday that he had served notice on the commission that gambling must stop, although he was very reluctant to talk about. It, and said he saw no reason for making the matter public. The story goes that Mr. Chamberlain wrotea letter addressed to the Board of Police Commissioners in their official ca pacity, stating that almost every day complaints were coming Into his office that the laws of the State of Oregon against gambling were being violated; that, moreover, charges were being made that the gamblers were paying money for of ficial protection, and it was highly un desirable that such allegations should be made against the honesty and Integrity of the duly constituted authorities of the City of Portland and the County of Mult nomah. Wherefore, so Mr. Chamberlain's letter ran, the only thing to do was rigid ly to enforce the aforesaid laws against gambling, to the end that a naturally suspicious public might have no further ground to complain or to Insinuate. Mr. Chamberlain's letter, so it is said, further stated that the District Attorney's office proposed to enforce the law; that Mr. Chamberlain, duly appreciated that the Police Department could render valuable assistance in such enforcement, or that it might possibly hinder the work of law and order If It saw fit; but in any event his office -proposed to go ahead and ac complish what it could, either with or without the co-operation of Portland's uniformed guardians of the peace. Mr. Chamberlain's letter is said to have exploded with a noise like unto a bomb shell in the Police Commission when It was read. It may or may not have stirred the commission Into activity, but It Is a known fact that at the very meeting it was received the commission gave out the order that gambling was to be stopped and that divers other vices peculiar to the Whitechapel district were to be pro hibited. A reportet for The Oregonlan called Mr. Chamberlain out Into the hall of the Courthouse yesterday while he was trying the Durphy polygamy case, and asked him If he had written such a letter. "Now, really," said Mr. Chamberlain, "I don't want to talk about that matter. I don't want to claim any undue credit for the closing of the gambling-houses, and I can't see any reason for threshing this matter out in the newspapers." "But," was suggested, "the closing of the gambling-houses Is a matter that Is being freely discussed around town, and it Is rumored that you wrote such a let ter. Will you affirm or deny that you did write It?" and the reporter detailed the alleged contents of It to its alleged au thor. "Well," said Mr. Chamberlain, "L wrote a letter to the Police Commission saying that I was constantly getting complaints against gambling, and that rumors were rife that the gamblers were paying money for protection. I told the board that the only way to put a stop to such rumors was to close the houses, and that I pro posed to do It if the police did not. al though I would be highly gratified if the police would assist me in the work. I sent that letter tc the commission by a messenger boy, and the secretary of the commission receipted . for it. The next thing I kne-w the commission had ordered the gambling-houses closed up. That Is all there Is to the story. I don't want any particular credit for taking the action I did, and, of course, I cannot say whether or not it was my letter that caused the commission to take the action It did." "Will Study Underground Systems. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. John B. McDon ald, the contractor of the subway, sails today on the Campania for England and the Continent, on a tour of Inspection of the underground systems in Glasgow and London, Paris and Budapest. The contract for the electrical equipment and substation apparatus of the Rapid Tran sit Railroad has been awarded by Mr. Mc- '1 donald to the Westlnghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. The Items In cluded are six 5000-kiIowatt alternators, three 2:0-kllowatt exciters, 26 1500-klIowatt rotary converters, 78 500-kllowatt trans formers, and 8 motor generator starting sets. CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE. George Evans, Alblna Barkeeper, Ac cused hy Coroner's Jury. Further evidence was given yesterday before the Coroner's jury in the case of SI Yick, 537 Goldsmith street, and after hearing nine additional witnesses the jury decided that the Chinaman died from hemorrhage of f the brain, caused by his having been struck on the head by George E. Evans, the bartender who works on Russell street, near Goldsmith. None of the white witnesses examined yesterday could testify that they saw Evans strike or touch Si Yick. It was explained that the name of Boo Wah had been given in error to the dead China man. Yong Quon testified that he had worked for two weeks In the Goldsmith street laundry along with Si Yick. and that the latter was an ironer. Thursday, some bad boys threw stones at the Chi namen working in the laundry, and one stone struck him under the left eye, mak ing a severe and painful wound. Thev ft 0 o BRETHREN CHURCH- for the Portland work by the con- boy who threw the stone was about 12 years old, and witness did not afterward see the lad in the laundry. Si Tick went out and chased the boy. Witness wa3 dizzy from the effects of the blow and could not remember clearly what hap pened afterward. Witness lay down and did not see any one strike SI Tick. Yung Sam, another laundry employe, testified that he did not see any China men catch boya? and he did not catch boys himself. Witness saw a white man whose name he does not know walk to the back part of the laundry and strike SI Yick twice with one of his hands once on the temple and once behind the right ear. The blows were hard ones and SI Yick groaned after he had been struck. The assailant was a man who wore a bartender's apron. Witness was sure he does' not know Evans. Policeman Duckworth testified that he had been told that the Chinamen had taken boys Into their laundry. When witness arrived at the laundry the China men spoke to him, but he could not understand what was said. This was about 7:25 o'clock. The Chinaman died about 5 o'clock. Witness could not see any external marks of violence on SI Yick to show that he had been struck. W. H. Kreitz, 511 Goldsmith street, tes tified that he visited the laundry along with others when it was said that the Chinamen had a hoy there and were kill ing him. "We told the Chinaman we met In the laundry to allow the boy to go," proceeded the witness. "The boy jumped through a hole three feet square, at the rear of the laundry, and ran down a back street. I siw nobody struck. Evans was there and when wo entered the laundry he walked in front of me, when we went back. I did not see Evans strike the Chinaman or any one. I was with Evans for a minute or two and then I went away. Two Chinamen were pulling at the boy when we told them to let him go. We left the place together. Evans and the remainder of the men. I do not know that Evans pushed the Chinaman in the face." R. W. Powers, 539 Alblna avenue, tes tified that while he was in the saloon where Evans was bartender, Evans told him about the Chinamen chasing boys along the street. Some children told witness that the Chinamen were killing a boy In their laundry. Witness and other men found two Chinamen In the shed pulling at a boy, and they told the China men to set the boy art liberty. The order was obeyed. Witness was with Evans all the time and did not see him strike or push any of the Chinamen. If Evans had touched Si Yick, witness was positive he would have seen it. "I was looking at Evans all the time, and I turned around several times, but I think If Evans had struck the Chinaman I would have seen it. After I left Evans I do not know whether or not he went back to see the Chinaman," concluded the witness. The medical evidence by Dr. A. C. Smith and Dr. Holcomb was to the effect that the autopsy revealed a hemorrhage in the dead Chinaman's brain; that the hemor rhage was probably caused by a blow or jar. and that this caused death. No ex ternal marks of violence were found on the body of deceased. The jury's verdict was that SI Ylck'3 death was caused by extravasation of blood or hemorrhage of the brain; that Evans struck the Chinaman, and that the blow struck produced the hemorrhage. Harry Smith, painter, 537 Goldsmith street, one of the witnesses examined at the Inquest Friday, wishes to state that the testimony given then by another wit ness, that he, Smith, was under the In fluence of liquor Thursday night, is not correct. Swedish Evnnjrellcal Convention. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct 5. The Swedish Evangelical convention of the Northwest States began a three days' ses sion here this afternoon. Ministers are present from Tacoma. Seattle, Portland and other points. Bishop Colson, of Port land, is presiding officer. ENTERED A PROTEST Senator Mitchell Spoke for Oregon Fodder Dealers. TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT Government Officials Explain. "Why the Dlx TVas Not Given a Chance to Ioad at Portland Deny That They Are Favorlns Any Port. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Senator Mitch ell today had an extended interview with War Department officials concerning the shipment of fodder for the Philippines from Portland. Upon representations made by Oregon firms, the Senator .en tered a protest against the recent action of the department in advertising for for age and cattle In San Francisco, and not In Portland. The department explains that thl3 cargo was to be shipped on the trans port Dix, which, when fully loaded, it is alleged, could not have crossed, out of the Columbia. For that reason. It decided; upon the remaining available port3. The department has, however, ordered the Quartermaster at "Vancouver to load that transport Adato at Portland with .fod der secured in that vicinity from tho lowest responsible bidders. In general explanation, tho department, says it intends to purchase fodder wher-' ever it can he secured at the least cost, and nearest the port from which, it can be most conveniently shipped. In this manner, it is not endeavoring to favor any city, but to best servo the interests of the Government, Had they been con-, vinced that the Dlx could have sailed' from Portland with a full cargo, adver tisements for that cargo would have been issued at Portland as well a3 other cities REINDEER IN ALASKA. Herds Are Thriving: They- Number 4000 Animals. Dr. F. HI Gamble, for the past three years in charge of the Eaton reindeer station near Unalaklik. and superintend dent of stations for Northwestern Alas ka, has resigned his position and will return to his former home In Iowa, say3 the Nome Nugget. It is the Intention of the Interior De partment to close the station at Eaton. The herd of reindeer at that point will be distributed among the natives of the Norton Sound country and the lower Yukon. A Laplander, who has been em ployed at Eaton since the Introduction of tho animals at that place, will also receive a herd of 100, and ha will devoto his attention to raising reindeer. "Scattered at various points between Nulato and the Yukon and Point Hope, there are about 4000 reindeer. The herd new at Teller City will probably be taken next Winter to Kotzebue Sound, where there is mora need, of them than at Teller, and the Rev. T. L. Brevig, who has been In charge of the Teller herd, will be transferred to Kotzebue. The first domesticated reindeer in Alas ka were brought to Unalaska In 1S01. from Siberia. There had been a belief previous to that time that tha Siberian Coast natives would not sell reindeer, believing that It would be bad. luck and. dire misfortune to the sellers. A few, however, were secured and taken to Unalaska, where they were permitted to exist as best they could. It was not until 1S97-98, however, that the Introduc tion of reindeer took practical shape, and herds were established at various points on the Behrlng- Coast and lower Yukon, mainly through the efforts of. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, who foresaw in the Introduction of these animals a source of food supply at all times for tho natives. Whatever adverse criticism may have been Indulged in it must now be ad mitted that the reindeer In Northwestern. Alaska has come to stay; that It is a. blessing to the native and one that "will increaso as the years go by, unless the native becomes extinct. But there 13 a danger that threatens to destroy rein deer raising-in that section. It has arisen coincident with the discovery of gold and lies in the fact that large areas of reindeer moss have been destroyed by fire. When once fire has swept over the tundra, destroying the moss. It never again roots and grows. Patches here and there which escaped the rav ages of the fire spread slowly. There is a strict law against the starting of fires on the tundra, but the reckless men who set it on fire have no thought of the resultant damages as" far as the rein deer is concerned. In the Winter of 1S98 reindeer were largely Instrumental in succoring the ice beleagured whalers at Point Barrow. They were used as a means of communI- cation by the Government relief expedi tion and were then killed and served as food. The natives have taken kindly to tho reindeer and there are many now who have herds of their own. The former reindeer king of Northwestern Alaska was Slnrock Charlie, but he died and his herd of 400 or more is now in the hands of his relatives, including two wives at Slnrock. PORTLAND ECONOMIC LEAGUE First Lecture of the "Winter Season Next Tuesday. The Portland Economic League has just Issued Its programme for the Win ter's work. From now on until the end of June, lectures, followed by discussions, are to be given every Tuesday evening. Nearly everybody has expressed himself more or Jess strongly of late as to the evils of anarchy and the desirability of repressing anarchists. It remains to be seen how many are willing to give time to the quiet, dispassionate consideration of vital problems relating to the welfare of the community. It is very encouraging that an economic league numbering about 250 of the leading men of the city should have been so quickly organized, and it Is hoped that members and other citizens will assist as heartily with their presence at the meetings as they have done with their contributions to its financial sup port. It will be remembered that the following gentlemen were unanimously elected officers at the meeting of tho league, held in June: President, Judge C. B. Bellinger; vice president, Thomas G. Greene; treasurer, C. E. Ladd; secretary, 'Herbert Lee; as sistant secretary, Robert H. Wilson; ex ecutive committee, Hon. George H. Wil liams, R. L. Sabln, Judge A. F. Sears, B. B. Beekman. Rev. T. L. Eliot, Frank Rlgler, W. B. Chase, Dr. H. C. Fenton, Robert F. Bell. The first meeting of this season will be held next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. In the Unitarian Chapel. Henry D. Lloyd, of Boston, will lecture on "Taxation Newest England." Mr. Lloyd Is the weUV known author of "Wealth Against Com monwealth." "Labor Co-partnership," and "A Country Without Strikes."