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PORTLAND AFFAIRS :
ARE GROWING WARM
Policy of Mayor Williams Is
Claimed to Be Disastrous
to the City.
LOUD OUTCRY FOR
AN OPEN TOWN
Councilman Merrill Han Large
Ducking For If 1m Attempt to
liicrvnHe Revenue or
the City.
PORTLAND. Oct. l.-Councllman
Merrill1 resolution requesting the po
lk department to enforce the lawa
gulnit gambling was Introduced and
passed by the common council tlili aft
ernoon. The rtaolution la a pla'n re
)UDt to have ordinances enforced, but
It I Intended to compel gamblers to
pay a monthly license. There was a
large audience In the- gallery of the
round) chamber to learn what dlsjo
Iton would be made of the Merrill
resolution.
The aenaatlonal feature of the reso
lution la that It haa for Ita object the
regulation of vice In the city for the
purpose of Increasing the munldpsl
revenue.
The plan of Merrill, aa guiding atar
for the reat of the council, haa stirred
up more comment than any other
proposition put forward In a year, and
It appear to be a topic on which all
are anxious to air their vlewt,
It la not making Portland an open
town. The resolution ' declares that
the police department of the city ahall
enforce the lawa agalnat gambling and
similar vices, punish tha offenders
by Imposing and Collecting fines. If
the violators contlnueto break these
ordinances they are again to be arrest
ed and fined and, so on Indefinite'?."
A point which the advocates of the
resolution wish to make prominent la
that It will atop all grafting, and the
money heretofore paid for protection
will go to the city to be applied to Im
provements. " -
Mayor Williams declares that he la
personally opposed to such an arrange
ment and will oppose It unless the re'
malnder of the city government favors
the plnn, when of necessity, there will
be nothing for him to do but to per
mit matters to take their course for
the time being.
Councilman Merrill among other
things said:
"We would not have gone Into this
matter had not the mayor said he
would not oppose us, and ' would
watch how the test worked out.
"It la up to the council to provfc'e
ways and means to produce money for
the expense of the city, andlf we can
not we will InslMt on the mayor and
police department doing It.
"Clambllng In all clashes and stylos
Is running in Portland and has been.
The pnlJee department knows It. When
our committee went before the mayor
we represented the taxrayera, pure
and simple, and did not represent
gambling houses or any of the sport
ing class. Every one of us Is a heavy
taxpayer, and decidedly object to fur
nishing money for regulating theae
evils, which exist and will continue to
extet. Grafting has been going on for
20 years here, and la still going on
more or lesa.
"If the mayor and police commis
sioners want to know what the pubHo
aentlment la on. this Question they
should put It to a vote of the people
and their eyes will be opened for all
t'me to come. There ar too many
city officials and butneaa men as well
that are afraid to apeak their sent!,
ments: whether they are afraid of the
daJfly newspapers or the pulpit. I don't
know; but for one I am not afraid of
speaking my mind on matters of pub
lic Interest."
THE SHIPPING 8TRUST.
LONDON, Oct. l.-T1ie Standard
saya: -
The Cunard agreement will go far
to render Mr. Morgan's bargain a more
rlaky speculation. We can almost'
feel grateful to the promoters of this
Inflated trust since we owe It to their
navyr cmf cm cmfwyp cmfwyppppwy
enterprise that the strength ct our
navy will be substantially augmented.
Like some other recent events, this
action of the government Is an admon
ition to enterprising American finan
ciers that trana-Atlantto trusts do not
And their peculiar methods quite to
easily applied In this country.
Approval la almlltirlly expieacd of
the agreement with Mr. Mot gun but
the reservation that further details are
rwulred before an accurate Judgment
can be formed. The Dally Chronicle
for Instance want to know what Is
the bond and obligation on Mr. Mor
gan's part to carry out there fair
oron-ibes, and what does he receive
In return. Apart from this the Chron
icle approves of the vust Increase in
the Cunard Company'a subvention as
showing that patriotism la valued.
The Morning Post lays It trusts that
agreements similar to that entered into
with the Cunard ' Company will be
made with other companies.
The Dally News dees not like the
Idea of the Britannia being reduced to
making terms for the possession of the
Atlantic with an American plutocrat,
hut says It was the only safe course to
oursue aa Mr. Morgan la no more to
be flouted than the Atlantic Itself .
In an editorial article the Times says
It considers the agreement announced
by Mr. Balfour at Sheffield to be wise
and rational.
"Doubtless they will rrlthlae," says
that paper, "but most people will Judge
them from the practical view point.
With regard to the Morgan combine It
Is Important to remember, that It Is a
powerful guarantee for British food
sunolies In time of war."
HAVE A RED
' HOT TIME
New York Democrats Break Up
Meeting in a Serious
Quarrel.
Devery Leaves Convention and
Holds Mass Meeting-Is a
' Good Democrat.
6ARATOOA. Oct 1. The Democrat
ic state convention was ro strenuoe
in Us final hours aa to bring on the
most personal conflict and yet termi
nated in .such perfect harmony aa to
allow the completion of the state tick
et, with less than 150 delegates out
of 450 In the hall.
The convention began early In the
morning with a prepared slate of the
candidates. Naturally a great deal of
Interest In the convention centered In
the attitude it would take toward the
seating of W. S. Devery, formtrly
head of the police department of New
York, who had a regular certificate of
the election.
When the convention decided to
adopt Its report of the committee by
a vote of SD1 to 31, Devery wa'ked out
of the convention without allowing
himself to be declared a Rood Demo
crat and proceeded to hold a muss
meeting on the steps of the United
States hotel. Then Devery started for
home and threatened all sor:s of dis
aster for the ticket, but halted long
enough In his denunciation to assert
that he was a good. Democrat.
When Coler'a name had been placed
In nomination and nominations closed,
Nahtan Strauss, of New York, appeared
and offered objections to Coler. He
had hardly begun to state his objec
tions, however, when he was roundly
hissed and finally he was ruled out of
order. He started to leave the plat- j
form, putting notes from which he was
reading Into his pocket, and when hej
reached the steps of the Auditorium
he was surrounded by a number of
newapaper men. who desired copies of
his remarks. A number of Tammany
delegates aurounded him and pressing
him against the wall took the notes
from him and tore them up. Luckily
he had preserved a copy In hla pocket,
and this copy he managed to-hand to
tfte newapaper men.
In the undelivered speech furnished
to the press by Nathan Strauss, he de
clares that If Coler was nominated he
would do all In Ws power to defeat him
at the polls. 8traufs referred to his
work In th distribution of. practically
free of charge, milk to the poor chil
dren of the tenements of New York
City, and declared that Coler had
tried to stop It, although he pledged
himself to help It along.
The following ticket was nominated:
Governor Bird S. Coler, of Brook
lyn. Lieutenant governor Charles N. Bu
gler, of Oswego.
Secretary of state Frank Mott. of
Chntauqua.
Comptroller Charlea M. Preston, of
Ulster.
Attorney-general John Cunnen,
of
Erie.
State engineer and surveyor-Rich
ard W. Sherman, of Oneida,
State treasurer-Ocrge R. Flrch, of
Warren.
Aaoclato Judge tX eeuit of appvals
John C. Gray, of New York City.
The platform says; "The tariff taxa.
tlon. like all other taxation, should be
limited to the necessities of the gov
ernment economically adndnlctered.
When the tariffs are not needed for the
revenue they should te eliminated
The expansion of our trade and com
merce a pressing problem. Imme
diate revision of the tariff Is the su
prerre duty of the hour. The Demo
cratlc party Is opposed to the gigantic
corporate combines commonly known
as the trusts and we especially con
demn the beef and the coal trusts
which have unreasonably raised the
price of meat and coal. The exist ng
law aaginst the trusts must be en
forced, and stringent ones must be
enacted.
'As another means of Imrrellate
alleviation, the Republkan tariff
laws should be amended by putting
those products of the trusts which are
essential to life, comfort and necessl
ties, upon the free list.
Tne Republican party cannot es
cape the responsibility for the exist
ing trust condltons. In full control of
all thebranches of the national gov
ernment, its failure to enact adequate
or to enforce the existing anti-trust
lawn, attest either insincerity of Its
profession or Its Incompetency of ad
ministration
"We are unalterably oppoaed to the
seizing or the purchasing of the dls
tant lands to be held as colonies to be
governed outside of the constitution,
and whose people can never be Ameri
can cltlznes."
THE PRESI
DENT'S CALL
Wants Coal Read Magnates and
Mitchell to Meet Him at
Washington
Shortage of Coal Threatens Na
tional Calamity and Mr.
-- Roosemelt Stpn In.""
WASHINGTON. Oct. L-The follow,
lng was made public at the White
House this afternoon, The telegrams
are the result of conferences between
President Roosevelt and members of
his cabinet which were held yesterday
and today:
White House, Washington, Oct 1
,190!. George F. Baer, president of the-
Reading system, Philadelphia; Pres
ident Truesday, Delaware, Lackawan
na & Western Company. New York;
Ed Thomas, chairman of the board,
Erie Railroad Company, New York;
Thomas P. Fowler, New York, On
tario & Western Railroad Company,
New York; R. M. Oliphant, president
of the Delaware & Hudson, New York
John Markley, 527 We3t Thirty-fourth
street. New York:
"I should greatly like to see you on
Friday next at 11 o'clock a. m here in
Washington, In regard to the failure
of the coul supply, which has become
a matter of vital concern to the whole
nation. I have ent a similar dispatch
to Air. John Mitchell, president of the
United Mineworkers of America.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
"John Mitchell, president of the
United Mineworkers of America,
Wilkesbarre, Pa. I should be greatly
pleased to see you on Friday next,
October S, at U o clock a. m., her In
Washington, in regard to the failure
of the coal supply, which has become
a matter of vital concern to the whole
nation. I have sent a slm'lar dispatch
to the presidents of the anthracite
coal companies
THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
The president's decision to send the
invitations way arrived at when the
lawyers jf the cabinet informed the
president that there waa no way un
der the constitution and form of gov
ernment of the United States for fed
eral Intervention to end the strike.
Every phase of the situation was can
vassed and the determination to have
the mine operators and President
Mitchell meet the president waa reach
ed when It was touud that no otner
method was open.
The meeting of Friday to approach
towards a settlement of the strike will
be an appeal by President Rxosevelt
to both sides to come together aa men
and not to allow false pride or feel
ing of obstinacy to stand In the way
to the elimlnaUon of the great strike
which is fraught with such threats of
misery to thousands of people". It Is
stated by one of the president's ad
visors tllat beyond this the president
cannot go. He haa no powers of com
milslon to bring Into play against
either side and he must rely upon his
Dersuaslve abilities or appeals to their
sense of humanity, If anything tangi
ble Is to be accomplished.
The president intends to lay before
INTERNATIONAL
DELAYS
his hearers the situation aa It appears
to him with all the prospective hor
ror that would follow a uel famine,
and he will urge them In the Interests
of humanity to open the mines and
aunnlv the demand for coal. The pres
ident has taken this action because
he believes It -to be his duty to Co to,
as the executive head of a nation
threatened with a great peril.
Just how, no one can say though,
there Is a suggestion of temporary ar
rangement which will tide over the
cold weather. It Is stated by a mem
ber of the cabinet that there Is no po
litical purpose In this effort. There
wilt be no one present at Friday
meeting except the principals. The
absence of the cabinet will give the
president an opportunity to say Just
what he wants. Indeed, to have a heart
to heart talk with the operators and
Mr. Mitchell, to Induce them to talk to
each other freely, and to re-open the
subject quietly and soberly and Anally
to agree, if possible, to make conces
sions on each side which will termi
nate the strike.
TYPHOON AND TIDAL WAVE.
Cause Much Damage and Lo s of L'fe
at Yokosuka.
YOKOHAMA. Oct. l.-The Japanese
battleship Shikishtma, ' which was
driven ashore at Yoshuka dm lng the
typhoon, of Monday, Is still on the
rocks. Operations for re-floating her
are proceeding.
The estimate of the number of reo
ple who lost the'r lives when the tidal
wave which accompanied the typhoon
swept over the Odawara district, r.ear
Yokohama, was exaggerated. , It la
probable that not more than 2 0 per
sons were drowned.
BAKER CITY GOLD.
BAKER CITY..,. Oct 1. A China
man, who has leased the Salmon, creek
000. This ft by far the largest nug
aret ever discovered In the United
States. The" mine from which the j
nugget waa taken has been worked for
years by white men, and for some years
It has been leased to Chinamen. The
discovery caused an intense excite
ment in this city.
UNDERWOODS FOUND GUILTY.
SEATTLE, Oct. l.-Paul Undewood,
accused with his wife, of drowning
their infant child In Salmon bay, was
adjudged guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree th evening, the jury be
ing out scarcely an hour.
The tnalty is from 10 to 12 years'
Imprisonment.
DYNAMITE ABROAD.
BRUSSELS, Oct. l.-A dynamite
bomb was thrown today at the resi
dence of M. Dewlart, a Catholic mem
ber of the Chamber of Deputies. A
man named Van der Muelen has been
arrested on suspicion, but he denies
having committed the crime.
FIRST SNOW.
DENVER, Oct. l.The first snow of
the season' began falling tonight.
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PRESENTATION
Boer Generals Have Expressed
Wish to Interview Emperor
of Germany.
WELCOME AS HIGH
BRITISH SUBJECTS
Mast Have Letters of Introduc
tion Through English Official
Channels Before They
Will Be Received.
BERLIN, Oct. l.-The Boer generals
reauest for an audience of Emperor
William, remains In abeyance until
Germany learns the British govern
ment's views on the subject. For
eign Secretary Von RIchthoff has noti
fied Ambassador Lascelles of the Boerv
application with an annotation that if
the British government chooses t
recommend the general to the British
ambassador and he presents them, hla
majesty will receive them aa he would
other notable British subjects. It, la
possible though the British govern
ment may refuse, to make the recom
mendation referred to but that soma
way might be found to grant the Boers
an audience and vet keen within pre
cedents, for it Is obvious from the form
In which the question waa brought to
Ambassador Lascelles' attent'bn thai
Emperor William desires to receive tha
renerals. ' "
Nothing would have been made of
his maiestv receiving the generals la
audience a. few dais aa.- put. aloe
the appear1 for. funds, 'partly for
Dutch schools, and as the'r visit to
Berlin Is wholly In the interest of thaf
fund, the British diplomatic Intro
duction of the generals would have
been construed as support of the ap.
peal. Whatever be the disposition of
the subject I is understood to be an
novinar the emperor an it wilt tend to'
overcloud his visit to England.
COWBOYS WILL RACB.
LA CROSSE. Wis., Oct. l.-James
Bradley, of the Black Hill, Dakotai
who to visiting here, announces that,
notwithstanding President Roosevelt's
prohibition of the cowboy race frora
the Black Hills to Chicago, the- even
will be pulled off on the 26th of next
month. The amount of money wag
ered la over 150.000. Horse-owners
and those who are betting on the race
will follow the bronchos In a special
train to leave at the same time as the
racers.
CABLE COMPANY QUITS. T
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Oct. 1. Tha
direct West India Coble Company haa
closed its local office after having op
erated on this Island for eighteen
months. No business was the cause,
of the steo lust taken.
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