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- I, V i THE WEATHER. -j - Fair tonight; Thursday, . Increasing doudinesei cooler;. . t ,i . V..-V VOL. I. 'NO.-176. PORTTAITD.AOIIEGOUV ! WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1,. 1902. PRICE ; FIVE CENTS. TM GRAl JURY MY WILL GO THE LIMIT MINES THE NATION TO OWN INVESTIGATE GRAFTS ANTHRACITE Councilman Merrill Ought to Prove His Statements SAYS CHAMBERLAIN Strong Opposition Develops to the Scheme of an Open Town. MAYOR WILLIAMS AGAINST IT Council Committee Will Stand to Their Guns.Hot Time Coming. WHEREAS, Gambling and other form of via hava been and era con tinuously carried on and numaroua houaes, rooma and premaaa are devoted to said . purpose wHhht thhr City, and the Com mon Council being the representatives of the taxpayer of tha city, awqm to do their duties and to provide for the proper government of the city, the aafety and well-being of Ita citizens and alao to pro vide the revenuea neceaaary for the main tenance of Ita several departments) therefore be It RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of Portland does hereby call the attention of the Board of Police Com mlaaloners to the law forbidding gambling and other forma of vice within the City of Portland and the penalty for the vio lation thereof, with tha request that all persons violating aald laws be arrested and upon conviction that said penalty be enforced. Divested of a number of legal quotations from the city charter, the above is the reaolutlon to tie Introduced lft the City Council this-afternoon and which la ex pected to enliven the session. The njuo tatlong quoted, in the resolution were cited to The Journal recently and pub lished. They simply define different forma of misdemeanor and provide penalties. Below will be found some Interviews on tha subject. COUNCILMAN MERRILL. Councilman Merrill stepped Into the City Hall at noon today and after passing the time of day he approached a table at which three reporters -were writing and said: "The Mayor has gone back on us I see. He certainly said to . committee of four Councllmen last Friday when called upon that If the Council would take the mat ter in ita hands he would give us a trial and if we could run the various ele ments out of town It would be satis factory to him. He said that he was tired of trying: to suppress the evil and would gladly shift the responsibility from his shoulders. There were present at this meeting Messrs Bentley, Zlmmer, Rum" melin and myself. ' COUNCIL HAS RIGHT. "We are told that the Council has not the right to proceed as we propose. We have a perfect right The Council Is sup posed to provide the ways and means for running 4Jbe city. . This we propose to do by a system of fines. If the Mayor and Polio Commissioners want to see how our system Is taken by the publio let them deolde by popular vote. They will then be surprised at the result. But they won't do that, FAVORS CLOSED TOWN. "We are sot out for an open town. On the contrary we favor a oloaed town. We want tha laws rigorously enforced and when violations exist we propose to see that guilty ones are prosecuted and that is the way we propose to raise funds. "Everyone Jtnawsjthat. gambling;-na gone on here for 20 years without Inter ruption. It has existed under a system of grafts. If the Council can not proceed on the plans we bave we will insist on the Mayor and his police commissioners see ing that all laws are enforced. Gambling is running every day and the city Is de- riving no revenue. "This city must be run on business principles. If not now it will come later on. Business men and property owners demand it. There are too many -city of ficials and business men who are afread to speak out. Whether they fear the press or pulpit, I don't know, but I fear neither when speaking my mind on mat ters of public interest." MATOR WILLIAMS. " "When that committee called on me I expressed my very strong disapproval of their proposed action. It Is a cowardly evasion. of the law. After they had ex plained their action to me I Bald that if there was a perfect unanimity in the eouirell I would not set up my Individual opinion against them but would give them a fair 'trial. Such a condition does not exist When I attended? the meeting of the Police Commissioners and found how they stood, 1 thought that ended the mat ter." . "How did the Police Commission 'Stand?" was asked. "Not being a member of the board I am not at liberty to say.. I do not care to bring this matter down to a cbntroversy between the Council committee and my self. I will maintain . my stand and everyone knows what that la" Governor-elect Chamberlain was seen i GRAND JURY SHOULD ACT. District Attorney Chamberlain says:- "The sensational charges of cor ruption an grafting made by Councilman Merrill are of a nature which should be thoroughly Investigated, The grand Jury la now In session, it Is their doty to take the matter up. If they consider that there is any thing back of the story, they can bring Mr. Merrill before the body to ' give testimony to substantiate bis allegations. On the other hand, any one having- evidence to show that the law has been violated, earn make complaint and the case will be vigorously prosecuted- by this office." ,,,, n- " TT--TTTT-TT in regard to the gambling question, and expressed himself as follows: They are now. wrestling with a prob lem which earner up when.I was District Attorney in 1900. I tried to adopt the pol icy that would In a measure at least keep a check on vice and at the same time realise for tha city between 000 and ttttOO a' month. My policy was disapproved by the city authorities and by many cltisens as well. The city authorities took hold of the matter and I left the whole sub ject to them to carry out auch a policy as they pleased. "As a matter of fact nothing can be done in reference to the suppression or regulation of vice within the city with out the active co-operation of the city authorities." During the period .mentioned by Mr. Chamberalin between (25,000 and J30.000 was netted to the city by his plan. POLICES COMMISSIONERS. George W. Bates, of the Police Com mission, had this to say:. "We have talked this matter over in formally for some time and bave come to the conclusion that We Will not allow the town to open. The plana being agi tated in the Council were trjed by the police once and it was nOta success.. Speaking for myself I am utterly opposed to the scheme and won't stand for it. 1 think the other Commissioners are of the same opinion. . WILL BACK THK JOURNAL "If the state of affairs is as printed in the papers, then I think that an investi gation by the grand Jury must be had. If The Journal demands an investigation the Portland Board of Trade will back It up." So spoke Secretary Moore, of the Board of Trade, when seen by The Journal this morning, regarding the gambling ques tion. " CASE AT AN END. Fate of Paul Underwood in Hands of Jury. (Journal Special Service.) SEATTLE, Oct. 1. The fate of Paul Underwood, charged with the death of his infant child, Is now in the hands of the Jury. The case has been on trial for several days and has attracted much attention. Underwood was on the stand nearly all day yesterday, and bla manner of telling the story did not create a favorable impression. His father and mother were afterwards placed on the stand, ' but their testimony was unim portant. Dr. Franklin L. Powell was called as a witness, and stated that, ,4n his opinion, the death of the child re sulted through the Influence of chloro form, although Dr. Whiting maintained the position . .that death resulted from drowning. Other witnesses) were called, but their testimony threw no light on the affair. Arguments then began and were conclud ed at 1 o'clock today, when the case went to the Jury. It is the general opinion that a verdict of manslaughter will be returned. LYNCH TO FIGHT. (Journal Special Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct L On leaving today President Lynch, of the Typographical Union, said he had lit tle hopes of any- settlement Of the typo graphical fight with the Times of Los Angeles, and if no settlement were pos sible, he would make the fight of his life. TO RIDE ANYHOW. The Cowboy Race Will Be Palled - Off October 26. LA CROSSE, Wis., Oct 1. James Brad ley, of Black Hills, & D., announces that notwithstanding . President Roosevelt's prohibition of the cowboy race tha event will be pulled oft on October X, The race will be from Black Hiils to Chicago. The amount of the stake Is $50,000. Bettors will follow the- bronchos- oa r - special train. 0 HAVE BAH. READY. LONG BRANCH, Oct L Laura BIr gert has not yet been apprehended. It Is understood that Pugilist Corbett and friends have the money to bail her 'out if she surrenders or is arrested. ASK $300,000. (Journal Special Service.) SALEM, Oct 1. The Indian War VeS erans Convection adopted resolutions asking 1300.000 of the Legislature. TAR AND FEATHERS Delegate Wilcox Has a Narrow Escape LEPERS ENRAGED They Object to the Bill Segregating the Sexes in the Leper Colony. (Journal Special Service.) "BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. Word has Just reached here from Honolulu that Delegate Wilcox narrowly escaped being tarred and feathered in the leper colony. The bill Introduced by Delegate Wilcox, which provides for the segregation of the sexes in the leper colony has almost created a revolt of the lepers, and aroused their anger to suoh an extent that when the commission, of which Wil cox was a member. Visited the colony for the purpose of making an investigation, an attempt, was made to give him a coat of tar and feathers. TO SEPARATE SEXES. As a result of a report to the commis sion which showed that unlawful cohabi tation was being universal Indulged in among the lepers Delegate Wilcox intro duced a bill providing- that the men and women of the colony be separated In or der to prevent such a. state of affairs. It was shown that many Illegal children were being born to the lepers owing to the fact that Illegal cohabitation was per mitted and an effort to put a stop to it was made by Mr.. .Wilcox. REVOLT FEARED. When the action of Delegate Wilcox became known in the. colony for some time it was feared that there would be a general revolt among; the lepers and when the committee visited them it was with great dlfttcultty that theyware pre vented from assaulting the Investigating committee. Delegate Wilcox was the principle object of their rage and if it had not been for the timely interference he would have been given a coat of tar and feathers by the enraged lepers. It has not been decided Just what ac tion will be taken in this matter, but no doubt a move will be made to bring the oolony under more rigid discipline in or der to, prevent the . conuanpe ,.o?,the existing conditions. FALLS DEAD AT WORK Antoni Tartarni Expires Heart Failure. From About noon today Antoni Tartarni was prostrated from heart, failure, in a. Junk shop on Front and Jefferson, streets. Dr. George H. Btrowbrtdg-e was sent for and arrived on the scene but the old man was too far gone to be saved. A son of the stricken man came in time to have a few words with the parent before the death occurred. The deceased has a family, which resides at 263 Arthur street- The body was taken charge of by Coroner J. P. Finley. No inquest was considered necessary, as the death was plainly from natural causes. DR. GHORMLEY'S LECTURE. An Interesting lecture on "Where Rolls the Oregon," was delivered last evening at the First Christian Church by the Rev. Dr. J. F. Ghormley. The subject was-well -treated and ably delivered. Dr. Ghormley will leave- shortly for Omaha, where the Christian Church con vention will be held. The doctor intends lecturing on the tame subject while East and thus advertise Oregon, inducing set tlers to come here. DROWNED IN THE SIUSLAW. ' (Journal Special Service.) EUGENE, Oct 1. News Has Just been received, here of the drowning of Gens Larsen, a fisherman, in the Sluslaw River at Florence, last Saturday. ,He was at tempting to board the steamer Mink and fell into' the river and before .rescuers could reach him, had tank for tha last time. It is not known whether Um body was . recovered . President Roosevelt to : Take Action, WIRESlPRINCIPALS In .; Anthracite Strike to Meet Him In Washington r Friday. WASHINGTON. Oot. L-Fresldent Roosevelt- has sent-, telegrama to all the leading operators aad President Mitchell, representing -the miners, asking them to meet him here at ll'o'clock Friday morn Ing for the purpose of consultation wltn the hope of ending- the strike. THH DtSPATCH. The President addressed Baer, Thomas, Fowler, Ollpha'nt arjd MarkJe aa follows:. "I should greatly like to see you Fri day at 11 o'clock here in regard to the failure of the coal supply which has be come a matter of vital concern to the whole nation. , I have sent a similar dis patch to Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers." The dispatch to Mltrhell was worded the same, except-Closing as follows: "l have sit a similar dispatch, to the presi dents of the anthracite toal companies. ' FOR FEASIBLE PLAN. WASHINGTON Oct. l.-A special meeting of the cabinet was held at the temporary White- House at 10:30 this morning to further consider measures to be taken by the administration or the President personally to settle the strike, with Secretaries Knox, Root and Moody and Postmaster General Payne present. Secretary ' Shaw was expected later. President Roosevelt Is prepared to go to the extreme limit of his executive au thority, but as yet has been unable to discover any feasible plan for federal Interference. The President has been quietly endeavoring to effect a compro mise, acting in' a" personal capaolty. It is believed that -Secretary Root's trip to New York ?a .WJne.sdy, .JUwt. was. ..to. communicate the - President's desire to the operators and that be submitted his report at this morning's meeting. CABINET A fcJOUKHED. . WASHINGTON, Oct l.-The Cabinet meeting adjourned at soon. Secretary Shaw having arrived a short time pre viously. It is stated that an official memorandum will be given out by Sec retary Cortelyou thla afternoon. MANUFACTURERS ALSO. DETROIT, Oct. 1. President Parry, of the National Association of Manufactur ers, composed of prominent business men, today wired President Mitchell that the organisation would take a hand in an at tempt to Settle the strike. If Mitchell would appoint a miners' delegation to con fer. President Mitchell Immediately re plied: "A committee of five representing our organisation will meet you In Buf falo on Saturday at any hou you may determine." i President Parry fixed . o'clock as the time. THE RESULT OF LABOR SESSION Decided to Work for the Passage of Four New Bills. The executive board of the Stats Fed eration of Labor completed its sessions today at noon. Today matters relative to the welfare of the organisation were ex clusively dlaoussed. The greater portion of yesterday was consumed in considering resolutions touch ing upon legislative matters, which were adopted at the last meeting of the State Federation. There was a host of resolu tions requiring their attention, and the board decided that It would be an utter Impossibility to secure, the passage of all bills, at the next session of the State Leg islature that were recommended, and the most desirable, therefore, were seleotsd. TJiere are four of these, and all efforts will be concentrated to secure their passage. They are a law creating a Bureau of La bor Statistics, a ohild labor law. an eight hour law and a law preventing the over crowding of theatres. President O. T. Harry and W. H. Barry have been instructed to draft the bills. B OILER EXPLODES BlHng Proprietor and His Son and i Two Others ROCKY HILL. Ky Oct l.-There was a terrible accident here this morning whence mill boiler exploded, killing the proprietor, Jesse Klnslow, and hjs son, Charles Krum and William Crumpton. . . WHEAT MARKET. - CHICAGO. Oct 1. Wheat 1i68o.' BAN FRANCISCO. Oct. X. Wheat ll.M4ai.tia4. , SO NATIONAL DISPLAY. PARIS. Oct L At-the meeting of the Ministerial Council here . this 'morning the subject of giving Author Emlle Zola a national funeral was discussed. After the matter had been thoroughly gone over It was decided that it would not be Just the correct policy to pursue, so the Min isterial Council this morning gave out the statement that Zola would not be given national obsequies at the funeral to be held Friday. However. M. Chauml will represent the Government on this occasion and deliver a speech of eulogy. - LOOK FOR TROUBLE Rangers Will Attempt to Stop Herds SEND ARMED FORCES to Intercept Sheepmen and Blood shed Will Probably Result. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Oct 1. All kinds of serious trouble Is being looked for on the ranges of this state owning to the recent leasing of a large tract of land by the Sweetwater Range Association, The Sweetwater Range Association, which has recently succeeded In secur ing a lease on a quarter of a million acres of land in the southwest part of Wyom ing, has sent a big armed force of range ridersto intercept a number of foreign herds of sheep which are said to be head ing In that direction. 11' W Tared that' when the herds are intercepted by the rangerlders that a battle will ensue which will cause a con siderable loss of life, as it is believed that eaeh herd Is accompanied by a strong foroe -of armed tnen prepared to resist any effort to compel them to change their course, and both sides are determ ined that they will carry out the in structions of their employes and will fight to a finish. Reports of bloodshed are expected from that section every hour and It Is very likely that the authorities will have te take a hand in the matter to prevent the wholesale destruction of property and a terrible loss of life. ENDS LIFE WITH BULLETS Rash Act of a Woman Suffering From Disease. Buffering from an incurable ailment, from which the only escape was the (rray$t JWtured. hy r condltlop of ,iMin lessness and despondent over the outlook for the future, Mrs. Eleanor Bowman, yesterday afternoon sent two bullets tear ing through her breast. The woman was the wife of B. M. Bowman, the cashier of the Brunswlck-Balke Collender Company Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ooudron, her brother, E. D. Goudron, and her sister, Mrs. F. ratchet, all reside In the city. The sufferer had an engagement to take a treatment from Dr. W. F. Hubbard yesterday at S o'clock, and had mad.5 arrangements for her husband to call there for her about this time. When he arrived at the place to keep the aiipoint menthis" wife"hsT"i5orafrtved. e'fqp phoned to her people and learned thai they had not seen her. He then went home and found his wife dead with a re volver clasped in her hand and two bullet holes in her breaat In the vicinity of iV heart ' Coroner Finley made an Investigation of the case and under the circumstances their is no doubt butyhat tha death was one of suicide. H00R IN LEAD Prominent Candidate for President of Republican League. CHICAGO. Oct. L It Is almost certain that the Bepublleaa .Lesij. Conyuion which opens here tomorrow will make 1,' Hampton Moor Ita next president The city is filled with arrivals all of whom are favoring him. The Los Angeles dele gation is here working hard , to secure support for the selection of Los Angeles for the next meeting place. " REAR ADMIRAL DEAD. SILVER SPRINGS, Md. Oct 1. Rear Admiral James Jouett died here, this morning frojn a complication of diseases. He was 74 years old, having hew retired m 1900. - .'."., i .-. ? 4 POPE EXPRESSES HIS DISPLEASURE i i Very Much Annoyed by -Letters ' From American Clergy. ROME. Oct. l.-The Pope Is consid erably annoyed at the many letters being received by the Vatican from the Amer ican clergy regarding affairs in the Phil ippines. Every day many letters are being re celved at the Vatican from the American clergy concerning the views of Ireland regarding the Cathollo affairs in the Philippines. Some of the letters are strong In their support and some are Just aa pronounced "in their opposition to Ire land's vluws. Tha consequence Is that the Pope Is very much annoyed. ' It was announced today that the Popo has expressed his displeasure at these letters and is seriously considering whether or not the time is opportune for calling the American olergy to order, as he maintains that the Philippine affairs are entirely out of their Jurisdiction. SUPPLIES AND HELP WANTED The Fire Relief Committee Wishes Ladies to Help Distribute - Clothes - - The ladles having the distribution of supplies for the fire sufferers In hand wish to cull--the attention of the public to the fact that there is much work yet to be done and that supplies and help are necessary. Blankets, bedding, clothing, hats, shoes, etc. In fact anything that can be used or worn by man, woman or child Is needed. The ladles are almost worn out by the good work they are doing and request any other person In Portland who has the time to come to 12 First street and help them. 'The fund for fire relief work is being used to muoh advantage. This morning the people of Hubbard sent In $14.38 as their contribution to the fund. Money for the fire sufferers is being sent out right along. The executive committee will meet next Monday morning and arrange a report for the general committee. TRAINS BURNED Two Santa Fe Freights Collide " With Fataf Results. FORT WORTH, Oct. 1. Two Santa Fe freight tralna collided head-on near Gainesville last evening. Fireman W. C. Lyth is dead and Engineers Henry .Dick and James Pangburn were fatally in jured. Fireman M. P. Corry and Brake man Nuemaker were seriously hurt. The locomotives of both trains and 40 cars were wrecked, caught fire and burned. SHAW'S CIRCULAR Shows That Only State and Muni cipal Bonds WiQ Be Accepted. WAAHJNGTON, Oct. l.-ecretary Bnaw will today issue a eiroular Informing the banks of the details of the plans pro posed for the relief of the money system. He has decided that In accepting other than government bonds he will take nothing but state and municipal bonds. BURGLAR CAPTURED. DALLAS, Oct l.t-Fred Weatherwax, who is charged with burglarizing tiie Im perial saloon at Independence, was cap tured at Rainier and in custody of Deputy Mofan was retutiMrd-te this pm for trial last night Owinglo the prisoner's dis position it was necessary to put him in Irons on the pain. ATTACK MADE TODAY. FORT- RILET, Kan.. Oct. i. The wea ther was fair today and the army man euvers were resumed. -The' spectacular attack on the eonvoy was made today and presented a magnificent eight"' This, at tack should have been made' yesterday, bat. was abandoned on account oc bad weather.- 3, ' Significant Plank in the New York Democratic Platform; C0LER IS NOMINATED Hill Had Entire Control of the. Convention Many Sensa-, tional Incidents. BIG CHIEF DEVERY OUSTED Failed in His EHort to Have Rlnti District Represented, and Walked Out. SARATOGA, pet 1. A bulletin has Just ( been posted here which has caused the greatest sensation of any action yet taken by the 'Democratic state conven tion. ' , It says that the Democratic platform ' of the Empire state declares for the Na- ' tional ownership and operation of the anthracite coal mines by right of eminent domain. Many expressions are being made by prominent men as to the significance of, this declaration and It is almost the nnk- -versa! belief that it is the Intention of . the Democratic leaders to make this the ' most prominent issue of the coming Na y tional campaign. Following close onto the adoption of the platform came the nomination of Bird 8. Coler to be the choice of the' convention ' as the Democratic candidate for Gover nor. In addition to the National ownership :' of anthracite coal mlnea, the platform demands . free. -list Qf, the necessaries 2. ot life, arraigns trusts . and monopolies f and condemns the Administration in Its , Philippine policy, which it declares vacll- , latlng and uncertain. . BIG CHIEF LOSK8. ,, 1 SARATOGA, N. Y., Oct L There was , a sensational scene In the Democratic -convention here today when Big. Chief 4 .v Devery delegates and the Goodwin dele gates were thrown out ot the convention. , Despite the mighty efforts of both Dev- . ery and Good win to seat their respective delegations from the Ninth district in , the convention they were compelled to .. retire. Hill was In absolute power and v all the pleading the leaders could do did - . not have any effect on the attitude1 tie had assumed towards them. A tremendous storm was raised in the f convention when the report of the com mittee on credentials was read , and amidst the terrible uproar Big Chief Dev- , ery forced his way . to the platform, climbing over seats and hurling those who would, stop him aside as if they were feathers In a hurricane. Finally he reached tha platform and in his charac teristic way made a speech appealing to ' Hill as the leader of the opposition to pre- t-., vent , the barring of the Ninth district , tHow )i iv -W represented on- the Y- - floor of the convention. HILL OBDURATE. But Hill was obdurate, plead as he might Devery could not move him from his determination, and finally the blg, jj chief became desperate and demanded a ' roll call, which was Immediately granted. Hill was the one to cast jhe first vote for the affirmative of the report and the other delegates oould hardly, watt tor ' their names to be called to fall In line and carry the report by a vote ot 4St for the affirmative and 21 votes for tha nega tive. Thus the only satisfaction that ' De-very -could- -getwasthat' th -minority report of the committee on credentials was In his favor. When the result ot the vote was an-. ' nounced absolute quiet had been restored and in profound silence Devery rose from his seat and followed by. bis friends he slowly left the halt Y0HE CAN MARRY All Obstacles Removed by Making . Lord Hope's Divorce Absolute. "LONDON,"' Oct " f.-May"Yoh,e Is 'no' - free to marry Bradlee Strong; owing to di votes being granted to LordHope. Lord Francis Hope's divorce" "from" HayT'7" Tohe was made absolute today by J'i . ttce Jelf. This leaves no legal obstacle ' m the ( the ectreus, marrying Mr, ; Strong. ' Strong and Miss Tohe are at present in Buenos Ayres where an an nouncemenl of their intended marriage was made some days ago. This will per haps be the last act In the drama In which all the principals gained so Much notoriety. 1 ' -. J i'VHEGRO LYNCHED. PORTLAND; Ark.. Oct L-Walter HuU Hvan. a nesro, was lynched this mon.!; t for shooting Dave Reddy, a white u . 1. J. -A I