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. , ..- . r .. - . THE WEATHER. Tonight and Wednesday occasional rain; south to west winds, . . VOL. I. NO.' 181. POETLAND', OREGON, v TUESDAY -t EVENTNQ, OCTOBER 7, 1902; PBICE FIVE CENTS. v GRAND-JURY PROBING HARD The Lines of Investigation Adopted Will UneartK Graft If Any Exists Many Witnesses Are Called If Gambling Has Existed, Why? If , Laws Have . Not Been Enforced, Why? If Money Is " Collected by Specials, Why? The Journal demanded that the grand jury Investigate the sensational charge! of graft made by Councilman Fred T. Merrill. Yesterday he was brought he fore that body and put in the "sweat box." There were but two things for him to do. Qne was to get in and make a clean breast of his information, and as an official of the city offer every possible suggestion to sift the matter to the bot tom. If his statements were "hot air," it was up to him to also candidly admit this fact It Is believed that be aide stepped the real issue by dealing in gen eralities. Before the investigation he slated that ho would not go before the grand Jury and incriminate anyone. Prom his own statements he was familiar that, corrup tion was general and could bring the proot Whether he has vindicated himself von the Issue will not be known until the findings of the Jury are made public It Is inferred from the, statements of those' who have been before the grand Jury, that if anything rotten exists they will unearth it. They have opened up the right avenues of Investigation, which will lead up to results if the condition of af fairs are as pictured by Mr. MerrllL GAMBLING AND WOMEN. Among the features that are being in vestigated are those of gambling and fall en women. The questions that they will endeavor to solve are whether gambling was allowed to run with the knowledge oC the police. Whether policemen were instructed to take action in this matter if they saw the laws violated, or whether they were by inference" given to under stand that they were to keep their fingers out of the gambling pie, unless other wise Instructed. Also if the authorities had exercised proper diligence In the en forcement of the laws in this respect. If gambling has been running continual ly, and if so, why not stopped. The phase of special policemen will al so be handled. If these officers are work ing with the police department; if they paid any money for the privilege of hold ing the North End beats; If they collect money from the fallen women, and what becomes of It. Other lines of alleged graft will also be looked into. SUICIDE BBBSiasSaSSBSSSSBBSSMSBSSSSSSBB) Samuel Renshaw a Let iertorierejumpstnto the River Early this afternoon a letter carrier named Samuel Renshaw drove onto the .east end of the steel bridge and, aban doning his horse and cart, hurled himselt over the railing Into the chilly waters of the Willamette below. Men are at work with grappling irons, but have not re JcjfOvereo the body at a late hour. The carrier's cap was found floating in the river. . V NO CAUSE KNOWN. No 'cause is known for Renshaw's rash act.' He was sober and industrious and teemed to be getting along nicely. Post- tnaatetCroasman-stt4d-ef-the occursenoe:. .VRenshaw came to the postal service from one of the street car companies. He was put on as a substitute letter carrier and seemed to be get.ttng along nicely. He may have gotten his distribution box mixed up, however, and had some trou ble in his delivery and, becoming de spondent, ended his life. "Put a substitute on a new route and lie is liable to get mixed up a little at first It U to be expected. It is no cause for suicide, however," FOUGHT HARD. SALT LAKE, Oct- 7.-In a fight be tween a crowd of Slavs at Murray, And . Marhsall Hunter and , deputies, Antou Bartnlck was killed and Deputy Malloy fatally wounded. While Bartnick was mortally wounded and' lay on the floor, bis wife placed a revolver in his hand ind urged him to keep HP the fight The "ttmwaarktckedmt tjf his itamt and tie then gave him a knlfev ' Af fCr a fierce lgnt, he was finally killed. BIG TAXES, 1. mver Tnp V rr TTn rmn1nt fmml kxea today the flrst of the collections (mounted to 0,700,000. The Jargest single ' layments came from the Vanderbllts and .toe New Tork Central. They came irr be form" of one check for S800.QOO. The Uto estate paid 1350,000, - - TODAY'S SESSIONS. This morning's session of the Grand Jury was an uneventful one, according to what the different witnesses had to say when they left the Inquisition cham ber. The first one put upon the rack was Frank Llschke, police reporter of the Journal When he came out of the wit ness room with.the perspiration stream ing down his face, be told the Journal's court house reporter that there was "nothing, doing," but that he gave them some sources of Information which. If followed with any degree of intelligence, would lead to surprising results if there was anything at all to the charges made by Councilman Merrill. - Former Captain of Police T. J. Hoare was the next witness. When he was dis missed he, said that the only thing be was questioned on was alleged grafting in connection with gambling. Mr. Hoare resigned from the force to accept a spe cial beat in that portion of the North End known as "Wbitechapel." He has only one gambling house on bis beat, but a large number of "cribs." "They confined their questions to gambl ing and grafting in connection therewith. I told them that X -was aware that gam bling had been going on, but that I never knew of a dollar being paid for the.priv ilege of running. I -was not questioned about the time I was captain of police. Neither did they question me about the cdlbs." Voaeph Macqueene, the Oregonlan's po lice reporter, was also called, but he could jiot, 'throw, any Jtgai. upo-the'Heged graf thjgvj : Stle,-Jaftd, oo personal knowledge of any grafting. EX-CHIEFS SUMMONED. There were only three witnesses exam ined this morning, but there are three to be called this afternoon who can throw some light on the subject if there was any grafting during their administration. They are ex-Chiefs of Police Spencer, Hunt and Robinson. Ten men, some of them prominent In business circles. Will be subpoenaed this afternoon to appear " tomorrow morning, but Deputy District Attorney Spencer re fuses to divulge their names until serv ice is had. No subpoeriae has as yet been Issued for Police Sergeant Church. CONVENIENTLY ILL. Queen Christina's Health Compels Her to Retire to Seville. MADRID, Oct 7. Considerable com ment is being made here over' the condi tion of the health of Queen Christina, as he has decided, on account of it. to henceforth live in the Royal Palace at Se ville. .... It has been announced here that young King Alphonso's mother, Queen Chris tina's health is so poor as to make It nec essary for her to move to Seville, where she will reside In the Royal Palace for an indefinite period. Her health has been failing for some time, and it is thought that th relief from the constant strain of court life will be of great benefit to ber. However, the knowing ones are east ing side glances and wondering if the rea I veause f -the retirement.. 4nto . prac-,. tlcal obscurity of the Queen Just at this time is not due to the fact that the King was so highly lnsensed at her marriage with her Master of Horse. It is trie popular belief of those who are in a posi tion to know, that the King's displeasure at her secret marriage during the. Austrian tour was the direct cause of her retire ment, and the Queen will shortly be Joined in her retirement by her husband. Count Escosura. U. CIRCUIT COURT. In, the case of J as. Wilson and Simmons Hardware Company, a corporation, vs. John Mohtag, as surviving partner of the firm of Henry Cleave and John Montag, copartners, doing business under the name aid style of Portland Stove Works, and John Montag, as administrator of said partnership, Judge Bellinger, In the United States Circuit Court, ordered this morning that the appeal be sent to the ,Oirolt Curt tee tbtlth Ju4e4aierr"t eult. upon the complainants' giving bond In the sum of $500. DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED. NEW'YQRB, Oct T.-rThe retiring di rectors of the Northern. Pacific "were all re-elected today at the annual meeting. BIG DEFICIT. WASHINGTON, Oct. -7.-Tbe Post Of fice Department shows a deficit for the year of CSSS.10Q.' IS ON IN : EARNEST Big Parades of Qvil War Veterans, A LIVELY CONTEST Interest in Election of Commander-in-Chief Is Growing Warmer. Washington, oct7.-The Grand Army parade here this morning was made under a threatening sky, and In spite of the fact that torrents of rain were expected at any moment, the turn out was one of the best in the history of the organization. The crowd attending the encampment is one of the larajt ever seen in Washington. A GREAT DISPLAY. WASHINGTON, D. c Oct. 7. The thirty-sixth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic is on in earnest and the constant succession of events leaves little rest for the veterans AMBASSADOR FOUGHT BY VJtHDERBILT FAMILY l 4 whmMm f ?. I n .,& : mwmw7'-''' WT s ' wm "... ;n. jn if :f ASHINOTON, D. C, Oct 7.-It. is likely that Sir Michael Herbert, named by King Edward as Ambassador from the Court of St. James to Washington, seems to have won out in the fierce light waged .upon him by the Vandr-rbllta. Herbert married one of the daughters-of Secretary Wilson, of the department of Agriculture, and the Vanderbllts are at outs with the Wilsons. The Herberts will find a practically new embassy in which to live during the winter, tne building ha-vlng been remodeled and made over In many respects. It is the most commodious embassy at the natlona' capital, and when completed will be exceedingly elegant. Lady Herbert Is popular in Washington society. and other visitors. The day has witness ed the customary parade of the naval veterans, reunions of the various army corps, meetings of the Woman's Relief Corps and other auxiliary bodies and a monster receptionrfor the veterans at the pension office. Commissioner Ware re ceived the visitors and to each veteran presented a souvenir card. Business ses sions of the encampment begin tomorrow. The pre-election contest for commander-in-chief Is hourly growing warmer. The supporters of General Stewart of Penn sylvania, declare that his election for the honor la assured, but the friends of Gen eral Black of Chicago, General McElroy of this city, and the others whose names chave been mentioned, have not abandoned hope and irtve evidence of an intention to fight "to the last ditch. GIANT MERGER Irrigation and Trans-Mississippi Congress to Combine. COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct 7. A move ment is taking shape In the Irrigation Congress here today to merge the organ ization with the Trans-Misslssippl Com mercial Congress, thus forming one large and complete Western organisation. CAHF0RNIA TIMBER ENG. ASHLAND, Oct 7. Thomas B. Walker, late of Minneapolis, is now the timber king of Northern California, owning more timber lands than any other single in dividual. And he Is constantly adding to his possessions. -For over a year past he has Jeen buying jd ,1)8, Umbersland In Shasta and adjacent counties that answered his purpose, and at the present time has a clear title to 64,874 -acres almost , ninety square miles of valuable timber In Shasta County alone. He is assessed on the rolls at $170,850, or at the average rate of $S per acre. WHEAT MARKET. Wheat SIxty-n Ins half. BAN FRANCISCO. three-eights, ma- L Waeat. llflHOUl t-U ' t HMZE: SCORES. Forces : Clark's Montana Mining - Company to Shut Down. (Journal Special Service.) BAN FRANCISCO Oct 7.-The Federal Court today granted a. writ of supersedeas directing Receiver Harris, of the Butte 8e Consolidated Mining Company, of Mon tana, to cease all operations In the mines pending the 'decision now on appeal In the case of F, August Helnse vs. the min ing company. .The effect will ibe that it will throw many men out of temporary employment. ' j GIRL CONFESSES. Breaks Down and Tells How She Pushed Her Rival Into the River. i WHEELING, W. Vs., Oct 7. Miss Ro della Bain, who has been under suspicion of being connected with the murder of Miss Gay Smith here last week, has brok en down and confessed. In her statement she says that she threw Miss Gay Smith, who was her rival for the love of a young man named John Nolan, off the Wheeling wharf on Mon day of last week. She says that she made an appointment With her victim to meet her there- when she heard of the an nouncement of the Nolan-Smith engage ment and confessed to her her relations with the young man, which she said had been brought about through his promise of marriage. However, the statement had no effect on Miss Smith, who refused to give Nolan up. When she saw that she had no hope of securing the man who had done her so much wrong, and be coming enraged at the-girl who had tak en her place in his affections, she grabbed her and threw her off the wharf. When she realized what she had done she be came terror stricken and' fled, leaving her rival to her fate. . - - JOHNSON-HANNA The Senator's Challenge to Debate the Tariff Question Accepted. CLEVELAND. 0., Oct. 7 In reply to tho challenge issued to Tom L. Johnson yesterday, by Senator Hanna, who made a'poltttcaTBpeeoTi at StuBeiivITle yester dav. Mayor Johnson said that he would meet the Senator on any question 1-e might select, and on any terms he might desire. The challenge specified that the debate was to be on the tariff question, and the discussion was to be from a strictly economic standpoint and with no reference to monopolies. Mayor Johnson will, remain in this city from October 17 till the election. WHITE AMBASSADOR Will Succeed Meyer at Rome, Who Will Resign. t WASmXG-TOf. Oct- 7. President Roosevelt has decided to appoint Henry -Whiter-new aeftasy.t-theAibasy. ist London, as Ambassador to Rome. The appointment will probably be made ef fective after the holidays, Ambassador Meyer having announced his Intention of resigning at that timet UNDERGROUND WIRES. The BoardOf Public Work will hold its regular meeting this afternoon. ' ffne members do not know "-of . anything oC Importance coming up lies It might be the address of gentleman oa the srope- slUoa te put telephone wove underground. ROAD TO YUKON .... -a . r White' Pass Company Contemplate Work TO SPEND $100,000 Large Quantities of Lumber Needed by the Government School Teachers Scarce. - (Journal Special Service.) TACOMA, Oct 7. Late advices from Alaska state that extensive prepara tions are being made for work on the new Yukon road this winter. The Whits Pass Railway Company will employ a large number of men and will spend 1100,000 in establishing roadhouses and relay stations along the new winter-road from White Horse to Dawson, which will replace the old and more difficult route over the ice. This will permit quicker service and prevent the vexatious delays which have heretofore been experienced between the end of navigation and the WITH ACERBITY. solid freeze upon the Yukon river. LUMBER FOB MANILA. An Immense amount of lumber will l.c neejled by the government at an early day for use In the Philippines, and nearly all of It will be furnished by lum ber dealers of Oregon and Washington Eight sets of barracks for the new mili tary post are to be .constructed the com ing winter, and this will require eleven million feet of lumber ami one million feet of finishing material. Quarter master Bingham, at this place. Is now receiving bids from lumber dealers to supply the government with the needed material. SCHOOL TEACHEP-S SCARCE. , Complaints are coming In from all "over the state of -the scarcity of school teach ers, and for the first time In the history of Washington. It seems Impossible to secure the required number of teach?-s Eastern Washington la paicwlaTly"ulf-" fortunate In thU respect, and the super intendents of Asotin and Whitman Counties state that many of the county schools will be compelled to remal.i closed this winter unless teachers can te secured from other states. LOST- DIAMONDS Thief Steals $17,000 Worth From Under a Pillow. NEW. YORK. Oct 7. Abraham FreS man, a Jeweler In Maiden Lane had sev enteen thousand dollars worth of uncut diamonds stolen from beneath his pillow on which he was asleep last night He took the diamonds home with htm, har Jng J5en detained after deposit l,ouT- ' m r- WHITE MURDER CASE, The White, murder case is dragging long very slowly in the Circuit I Court, Attorney Dan Malarkey. who Ms ques tioning the talesmen for the defense. Is erf painstaking and using all the dill--fence possible-to keep any ens out of the Jury box who a lii any wsy enter tela prejudice against the defendant- At 1 o'clock thto afternoon;, only 11 Jury men bad been accepted since yesterday tnorninsV ' " MAKES A PLEA TOfflTGHELL ' . .- a . . President Roosevelt Asks Him to Re turn Miners to Work Pending ' National Investigation. May Also Proceed Against Operators Under Anti-' Trust Law Important Conference Being Held at Buffalo Troops Assigned ' SHOULD REFUSE. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The memb here of the Executive Council of the Fed era 1 1 on of Labor this afternoon agreed th at Mitchell should refuse te accept the) -President's offer on the around that th e proposition contains no tangible advart, tags to the miners, being dependent on future aotlon. President Compere says the Federation will continue to stand by the strikers. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The announce ment was made at the temporary Wnite House this afternoon that on Monday, Hon. Carroll Wright, Commissioner of Labor, went to Philadelphia and gave John Mitchell the following communica tion from tne President: "If Mr. Mitchell will secure the imme diate return to work of the miners the President win at once appoint a commis sion to Investigate, thoroughly, all mat ters at Issue and do all in his, power to obtain a settlement of the questions in accordance with the report of the com mission. ... f President Mltchefr has taken the matter, under consideration, but the President has not yet been advised of any decision. AFTER THE OPERATORS. WASHINGTON, Oct. ' t.-At present nothing is being considered by President Roosevelt but 'the strike situation, . - President Roosevelt has practically side tracked all public business In order to give him an opportunity to look . into strike matters. This morning he held an other conference with Knox, Moody. Payne and J. 8. Clarkson. - Nothing as to the details of the meeting has been given out, but it is believed, howev, that the primary question considered was the ad visability of proceeding aganst the coal roads under the anti-trust laws. Attorney-General Knox, who Is .investigating the matter, has ordered the District At torney of New York to look into the evi dence produced by those seeking such a solution to the difficulty. CONFERENCE IN BUFFALO, BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct 7. President Mitchell, of the United Mine porkers of America, and District Presidents Duffy, Kahy and Nichols arrived here this morn ing and at 'once, went to a hotel, where a conference wrtH'' committee of "the National Manufacturers' Association will be held regarding the strike situation. President Parry also accompanied the committee of the association. WILL MAKE TOUR. TAMAQUA, Oct. ".The miners wer3 PELEE AGAIN Preparations Being Hade for Whole sale Emigration to Guiana. PARIS. Oct 7. The government Is be coming alarmed at the renewal of dis turbances of Mont Pelee. and will take some action at once for the safety of the Inhabitants of the Island. The colonial office, becoming fearful of a repetition of fattalitles, should Mont Pelee again break forth in violent erup tion, are making rapid preparations to formulate a plan to facilitate ajwhqlg, sale emigration of 4ae-rrihatfrtants of the Tsfand of Martinique to Guiana at the earliest possible' moment. The recent report of the renewal of disturbances of the giant belcher which has wrought so much dearth and destruc tion on the Island, has caused a state of alarm here for fear she will break out again. TO BUILD VILLAGES. , PARIS, Oot. 7. The Council of Min isters has voted an appropriation to re build in South Martinique, the exact counterpart of villages evacuated In tha North because of the Pelee eruption, hoping to thus prevent the depppulation of the island. A CAR FAMINE. WHATCOM, Wash., Oct T. The mer chants of this city are complaining of the trade depression, which they ascribe 10 the carshpitagewhlcb.prey.ents the shipment of shingles, an Industry of great Importance , la tWs. county .At Bumas one mill alone has 169 cars of shingles cut and awaiting shipment The same is true in a like ratio of every other mill in the cotaty. The 10Q 'cars of shingles at the Somas mill represent a tie-up of at least U7.600 la money. In the county there are at least 1150.000 Worth of shingles await ing transportation East, and the mill owners cannot realise a cent upon them, as the bank advances only upon .bills of lading. Should the situation not be ma terially ..-relieved wtthlir- afiort time.1 there will be a general close down of mills throughout the punty, ' . V . 1 greatly excited when they learned thai the entire state militia had been call -"I out President Mitchell nas sent word ' urging good order and said he would ad dress the miners of the entire region during a tour which Is to be made by; him In a few days. V . STREET TRIOT, NEWt)RLEANSr Oe"T,-n g'ttenirC to run the street cars here this morning precipitated a street , riot. Three non. union motormen and one conductor were) beaten and three cars wrecked. an'd left standing In the street. The police were unable to cope with the situation. - FRANCE WORRIED. ; r " LENS, France, Oct T. Thirty-! thousand coal miners In the . Noeusiej : mines are out on a strike. A thousand i strikers forcibly prevented the . lahdtni of a force of foreign miners this mom- 5 Ing. In view ,of the American situation, ' Francj3.now worried.' t T-" - ASSIGNS TROOPS. - HARRISBURO, Oct 7.-MaJor-Gene-l -Miller today sent out the assignment c . der.s to the troops all of Whom are ex- pected to be on the ground by Thurs- 'day; 1 ' """" " OPERATORS JUBILANT. . ' . NEW YORK, Octt 7. The coal presl4 dents met at 1 o'clock In a regular week, ly meeting. All seem jubilant and sax they will find plenty of men to take the places of the miners now that military, -protection has been gained. WILL NOT ACCEPT. ' BUFFALO, Oct. 7. The conference rf President Mltchel) and the Manufactur- , ars Association adjourned to meet to morrow in Philadelphia where they hop to have the "operators present Th manufacturers will try to Influence the operators to arbitrate. President Mlt chell declares the miners will not accept President KooseVeltK' propoitton-"tcr "tw turn to work, pending an investigation of their grievances. , BRYAN COMMENTS,', Says Roosevelt Is to Be Commended for Attitude in Strike Hatters. ' LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. T. "President . Roosevelt should be "commended for bis efforts to settle the miners' strike." el4. W. J. Bryan during an interview here . ; last night. Mr. Bryan suggests thst since the operators have refused to arbl -trate, the President's hands are pre- . tically tied, and urges him to call at extra session of Congress to take up the - matter. In commentingfJJrtherOB altua-t Unr her sa til:"" "" ' ' "A law establishing a National Boar of 'Arbitration consisting of three or Bra members to consider, and report on ail ' controversies between the corporation . , engaged In interstate commerce and their ' employes; a law abolishing goversmen' .- , by Injunction; a law that' will dUcrlm- ; lnate between the natural man created -by the Almighty and the corporaMtM: giant created by legislation;' a law tak ing the tariff off coal; a taw which will prevent railroads engaged In interstate , commerce from operating coal mines e cept for the purpose of supplying fuel for their engines." . ' 4- INTO OPEN SWITCH. Engineer Killed and Hany Others" Injured, . ROANOKE Oct f. -passenger lr: on the Roanoke Sonthern ran at htrh u speed Into a switch engine la the Walnut Cove yards last night, klllref Engineer Flgart and fatally " Injuring JVera- Richardson, alep slightly injuring twero passengers. The accident was caused bjr. misplaced switch. " - ; JAP FIGHTERS. , YOKOHAMA, Oct T.-The Jrf. Ministry of Marine has d.clJ-J to bull I fourbattIeshIpj Pari I lUr-f!rBt-r!iu ero. erm, involving an annual expenditure f j HO.ffJQ.OOO for six years.! I