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' THE "WEATHER. Tonlght anrf Saturday," fair coblor, probably -frost In early morula. mm VOL. I. v NO. 190. P01lTLAiat OltrGON, A FBIPAT f UTENING, . OCTOBEB 17. 1902. PBICE ' FIVE CENTS. y ir v riiiv i rill 1 1 h i 4 iiv niui luiiiuii ft- TO BALK RUSSIA. Great Britam andjapaa y - Combine Forces ORTHPAdHC pflfierStfJBoth, Countries to In r ytsttgate Ship Yar ds-Sig- : ; aif leant llov - ' r OTJDONHOce, neat ilfnlfioant ' ty Rlcl tnad to British and fcipanase naval -circle ha Just coma to - f lgbt and has creaUd somewhat of a sen 1 fiatfcm amen acme at tha other Dowers. ' V Jt has just seen announced here thai evmtremanta have beea inade for a num br of Japanese officer to vMt the Brit I tih dock yar da, whUe at the same time British offlcers win visit ttoe. ship yards Bf Japan with a view of making a thor- ouaij Inspection of the ulpiiient of the yards, eta .After, the slfuati t - thoronrhr been cone over by the Ins pect in offioers ther ' will make reports to their respective rovernmiants as to 'the vVest neans.of rerulaUna' the baleooe of power in the North Paoino. b)a Indicates that Japan and Great Britain win make a treat effort to seeure absolute control of the Nertlt PaolAo aitu Russia Is to . be kept from-maklns aay further enoreaohments either, la China or Manchuria. . What view the Caar will take of this aotlon and what attitude fio will assume In reslsMns; E2aland aad Japan la hard to surmise. However, It is not probable that ha will lve up a post tlon'be has so long ooveted without m ak in a straggle. . . ' The control of the North Pacific is most Important, for it . Is an undeniable fact that the government which can establish sufficient force to command these waters rwOl have a grasp on the Far Eastern Situation which will be hard to shake off. RUN DOWN BY TRAIN . u a Fog. IRONTOK O.. Oct 17. Charles David eon and fienry Qeswlne were instantly killed and Frank Geswlne was fatally In jured early this morning by being struck by a Norfolk & Western passenger train which was running at full speed. The men were walking along the track In a fog, which was so dense that the engi neer did net see them until the engine Bra almost upon them. MORE BONDS m Secretary Shaw Announces An other Purchase This Morning. WASHINGTON. Oct, 17. Secretary fth&w f&la morning armounoed . that he Should pufehase five mlllfons of fours fconds at fLSt flat. The announcement "Iiaa" ISaued""iiiillo "a "'stir "hi rlna'nbfal clr-' cles. TO INDICT YOUNG Grand Jury Investigating Harder of Mrs. Pulitzer ..KHW YORK, Oct. 17.-The grand jury .jfodajr. began . the lavestlgatlea ef the murder of Mrs. .Pulitzer. It la expected that an Indictment of murder in the first degree will be brought In against Homer &ronc, who Is accused of the crime, this afternoon. :MS f " BIG DEMAND FOR 0IL STOVES "T jnjSv YORK. Oct. 17.-Ther has been 1io& a demand for oil stoves. for cooking . and ti eating within the last few days that the manufacturers are unable to fill toe orders that have coma, to them. Many of these orders are from out of town. Any kind of an Oil stove is acceptable, whether . It la up to date or the kind used at the tljhe oil etejrea were first invented. .Ana In si majority of cases those ' who are " taxing them are paying 30 per cent more ifojtou tnaintfaanirers than they paid last ; treaiyiwhep fciere was no coal strike. SOH COAL STOVES. v- : CHICAQOk Oct. 17. 8teve manufaotur Ura of tha Central West are swamped faitbl tmslness. The demand for soft coal Store and oil and gas heaters is the jrreatost ever, known. Dealers predict' a kerloas shortage of "soft coal stoves If the anthracite Strike should continue. , The r" d.iaaad for" hard uuat stovg;la scarcely largo onough to warrant manufacturers In-placing them with the Jobbers and re talleMk' The 'demand for soft coal stoves . is equaled by the demand for oil beatera Fho. Chicago manager of the Standard JDH Company doubts the ability , of the jrTgtiTir. to toeet tha tsa WORK OF FIREBUGS 'f.yi Three i Attempts Yesterday to De l . V stroy Fort Stevens. -" (Journal Special Bervloe.) -ASTORIA, x Oat. 17-Iaoendlaries again making an effort to destroy Fort Stevens, the - new Govornment post - at the mouth of the river, but have succeed ed tbu far only la destroying soma old buttdlnca. The first plan to destroy the fort by Are, soma three months ago, did not result in tha wholesale damage In tended, the blase havlng been ex ttnguistiad Wore 1( bad "got under, lead way. Kor the second time, attempts to set lire to the post were made yesterday morning; and during the day, and .this time the inoondlarlea succeeded la oompletetr destroying one JjuUdlng. ' The renewed aU tempt has created much excitement at the post; and every effort will be made to bring to justice tha guilty party or parties. Threa separata fires were started yes terday. The first plase was dtsoovared ahestty after midnight aad was la aa old buildm that had been used as a store house. The building was filled with vara able supplies and . the loss .would. have proved heavy had not the troops . sue ceded in extinguishing tha fire. The In eendlarlas bad carefully planned their work, and U was only after the most dili gent efforts that the fire was got under control. The building was damaged, but the contents were not affected by tha fire. , j., ; ; V The second blase was discovered at t o'olosk yesterday morning, in the newly oonitructed lavatories. , The ' destruotlon of these buildings was threatened for a ttae, bat th' efforts' of the troops were again suooessful la preventing great loss. The third fire occurred at ll:l in some old buildings uied as pumping stations. The last fire was burning fiercely before It war discovered, and., although the troops responded, promptly and bent every energy, the buildings were entirely gutted. 'wataBiaowattaertlble- - I6asr"Am''e4aot7 statement of tha total loss from the fires could not be obtained, but It is probably between $300 and 16000.- . - 1 . v ' Major Humphriea, commanding at Fort Stevens, ts at sea for an explanation of the man or men who have been starting the fires within the fortifications. He stated yesterday that he believed the lnoendtary must be insane, as no reason for the effort to destroy, the post could bo found. " V . ,, -i The offlcers will conduct a most search? Ing examination and teeva nothing un done to find the men who are bent upon the destruction of one of the best equipped forts on the Coast TWO BOYS KILLED (StigSiatlral Watcrville. WATERVILLE, Wash., Oct. 17. The saddest aooldent that has ever befallen this community, occurred Wednesday and cast a gloom ever the entire vicinity. Leonard Pepper, of this place, and his friend Tow FSrren, 'Jr., of Bntrat, who was visiting him, were caught in a slide while loading aand a mile and a half northwest of town, number of people have been -hauling sand from this place and had dug back under f the .. path or bank which projected over where the boys were working, which caved in and buried theaau They started in the. morn ing; fir a toad of sand and not returning to dinger. Leonard s father became un easy and.aent 4 man to learn the cause. of the delay. He found the team stand ing by tha pit No boys were in sight and the bank fallen in. He reported what had happenad and a number of town peo ple went t their rescue. Both boys were found beneath the sand dead, and had evidently beea there several hours: lUSOLINO DYING... Notorious Bandit Becomes Maniacal , at Times. ROME. et 17.-The report has just been given out here that Musollno, the moat notorious bandit of the age, whose, Crimea war the most brutal ever re- corded In-tJvl GOiin.tryT-la dying AfiaE- many fruitless attempts to capture Him, he was finally run down and overpowered by a posse and turned over to the auth orities. He was tried, and convicted on various charges and was sentenced to life' Imprisonment at Elba. Soon after he was sent to the prison his confinement began to tell on his health until now he but a liTing skeleton of .bis Jtormer self. At times he becomes violently in sane, and it is necessary to keep a strict watch over him to prevent him from kl(l lng himself. His death is expected at any moment. MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS. The tenth annual' meeting of the Co lumbia River -eaeh of the Woman For eign Missionary Society of the First M. R. ohuroh was opened last evening by Aa organ voluntary by Mrs. M. Av Smith and a commualoa administered by Dr. rli. C Rockwell, D. . r. This morning the meeting was opened with devotional servloes led by Mrs.- ML. C. Wire, after which committees were appointed. This afternoon Mrs. 11 E. Whitney and Mrs. N. A- Laua gave soma of the impressions of the execntive committee. A musical program haa been arranged for this even ing. Mr May B.TLrtly will speak, on Singapore. and 11. WJwartt jrtjj, speak on Japan." ". T WHEAT MARKET. CHICAGO Oct 17. Wheat Tl 72140. SAN FRANCISCO. " Oct M. Wheat VOtGANOaa DESTROYS Soufrferc SUH ui;oIent TOWN THREATENEET - . v . . AH Communication With George- town Entirely Cut Off May " Mean Destruction. KINGSTOWN, Oct 17. Report are still coming in of great destruotlon being wrought by Soufriere, which has been in violent eruption for the last threa days. No detail' can be secured as to tha amount of damage being dons, but it la feared that several towns have suffered greatly and a possible .loss of ,llfe Is anticipated,, People in the range of this terrible monster are preparing to leave as rapidly as possible, aa It' is extreme ly probable that the worst is yet to come. Every efleort to get word from George towa has -failed, as all communication with tha town has. been out off. Great anxiety Is expressed for the inhabitants, and it is feared that the town has been destroyed. ' ' ': NORTIffiRK PACIFIC' Report of the Earnings for the Last Twelve Months.' SEATTLE, Oct 17. X. A. Nadeau, gen eral agent of the Northern Paolfie, hat received the annual report of the North ern Pacific Railway Company .for the year ending June SO, 1902, which baa lust been Issued. The report shows that tbs gross earnings of the road for the year were t4tS87.87S.71. The total operating expenses were $21.288,413.8& The taxes paid amounted to Jl,149,890.32. Deduotiag the operating expenses,- the taxes, ths interest he rental of leased lines,.- and the dividends paid, Yrom the total, gross earnings, leaves a balance as surplus in .oama.At .ftOH'M.ra.-M s-rs-?"?'' General Manager Thomas - Cooper re ports that the company has 621 passenger cars, a gain of 61 over last year. It has 30.961 freight cars, with a capacity of 848, SSI tons, an increase Of 4.257 cars over the fiscal year ending June 80, 1901. Of this number 17,372 are bo! cars and 6,060 flat cars. COULD JPT:AGPE Democrats Adjourn Witlipixt leaking Nominations." . -' BfOSTON, Oct 17. The Democratic oon vefi'tlon 'In "the-"Ninth Congressional dis trict, after several days of balloting, ad ourned yesterday without making any nominations. . At times during the ses sions the. delegates became .boisterous and encounters were prevented only by the Interference of the police. The dis trict Is overwhelmingly Democratic and has been- remodeled -f roav-ttae old-Ninth,- long represented by John F. - Fltigerald, who at one time had the distinction of fbeTng" NW"Engltuia:rs ""only Democratic Congressman. DECLARED INVALIDi HARRISBURQ. Pa., Oct. 17. A bitter political fight was brought' to an end yes terday when the Daupln County Court declared the certificates "of the state nom; lnees of the Pattison and Pennypacker factions of the Union party invalid. This disposes of the effort to secure th en dorsement of the Union party rival can- dldates on the Democratic 'ana F-iP"M- can tickets. COPPER AND SILVER Important Mineral Discovery in - Josjtphmt &untyV GRANTS PASS, Oct, 17. A "new copper district has been discovered' in Josephine County and is located in the Butcher Knife district on Upper Slate Creek. A few weeks ago this district was naught but a wilderness, secluded and unknown now there are seven -mines or claims be ing developed there, and a number more have been staked out and will be worked later on. Each of these claims are lo cated oh the same great ledger the values of which are carried in sllvfjr aad copper. A. H. Ramsey, a miner of. that section and the owner of one of the claims, earns) Into Grants Pass yesterday bringing with him a quantity Of .ore from th "newly discovered mines. Many of tha ' chunks brought ln are pure native "copper and silver. In some the native copper ahowa up without alloy In snow-white ealclte, making the specimens of , remarkable BSftuty" as" well " I'orth.JTay newly- discovered district la but a few hours rido from Grant Pass, and la reached directly by the Swede Basin road.' Tha ledge haa a width of from f to 100 feet, The district is heavily timbered, aad offers every facility far lsasHsf a great rala- tng dlststei,. ' - ; MAY K0T ACCEPT panther,:-Valley EDners z :i Want Guaranteeo Has No Doubt That . Strikers Will - Uphold Cia-fKe Scores ' '.;."th)e'(erators.' . TAMAQUA;- OcW i7.-tt la now feared that many of tha Panther Valley dela stea . wiU rbo Vlnstructed .to reject the operators' proposition, as tha miner want a guarantee before goihg to work. The houae of Foreman Palhia was dynamited last night while-tie family was absent. General SchaU aanoueeed tola-morning that the troops would bo kept ia Panther Valley for two week afu th atrtk la dooiarod o.- -. , V.. : . , ' MITCHELL SCOaa OPERATORS. WASHINGTON. Oct r H.-Frealdent Mltohell's aooeptanee ' oft the ;arwtratlon oommlsslon.; dated the lath, , was mads publio " thla - morning.? i awo 'words he exhausOvely ( explain tie, miners' atti tude." He says tha district presidents ac cept tha arbitration ootcmlMlon and wilt mo. riauiuKtlai thes- cinvMlton." -Me comments, bitterly ontke conduct of. the operators at the first ; White house con forenoo, characterizing their attitude as insulting and unmanly;' Ke closes by say ing that ha haa hop -and belief that , the results' of the arbttratMtf commission will be completely satisfactory and a perma nent' solution of the troubles which, from time Immemorial, have vexed the anthra cite coal fields. ,yf- fa . 'X DELEGATES INSlilUCTED. ' ' MT. CARMEL,.Pa Oct 17.-Twenty local unions today elected and Instructed delegates to follpw President Mitchell's advice.' There are" at I delegates coming to tha convention, i TIIE-0THER SIDE ContradorTTjTvelheif Version of Roseburg Strike. GRANTS PASS, Oct. 15.-TO tha Ed itor The following appeared in the Ore gonian of October 10: "The plasterers employed at the new Masonic Temple In this city went on a Strike this morning. They have been" getting U a (day, and aske S3. The con tractors refused to granttheir demands, and the . plasterers walked out. - The gtrjke was made Independent of the labor unions, and concerns ; this one building In regard to the itiowse wish to say that We. called on the Gregonlan reporter and gave him a true 'Version of the af fair, and he agreed to correct It, but so far has failed to do ao. In the first place, wages had nothing- to do with the trouble.. While we were paying- $4 per nine hours, they were earning about half that amount, and would not or could not do a day's work, and the quality of the work was the roiigbi'St. MO we thought it would be to our Interest to mpke a change. Up to the time the men stopped Wrk they..were memUsre of up.torvtmt the organiser of the local Federated Trades got after them ana?. Initiated them, a rd at their meeting Saturday night the union agreed to stand by them, notwithstanding the fact that President G. T. Harry, when he Initiated this union, told the men emphatically that the Minion was not to molest this one job. CALVBN A CLARK. Contractors. JMQItXOgRT -HAPPENiNCSr-r The jury In the ease of W. T. Hume vs. Mrs. C. E. Robinson to collect a bill for defending George Barrett In a murder case, found a verdict for defendant. An Injunction suit of C. A. Moore against J. C. Shofner, tnvoltng the pos session of four lots on Portland Heights was hea,rd by Judge CJeJand yesterday. A decision was given in favor of tlfe de fendant. Archie Bryant, who Is under Indictment for polygamy, may be released on bail. Judge Sears fixed bnll yctsterday in the sum of (405. The sureties lie in Umatilla County where they will Justify In the Circuit Court to save the exepnae of their coming to Portland. Murphy, Sweet and Watts,, the attor neys, for A. L. Beldlng, the condemned murderer, filed their bill of exceptions with the County Clerk this morning and the case will now go to the Supreme Court for .hearing. .PROPELLER? BROKE. . The case ef Wllhelm Wilhelmsen vs. Nta-Uk Pacific Lumber Co. was occupying the attention of the Ulnted States Clr oul Court this ssemlng. It appears that the lumber company1 camalT. -boat. the r3sa4teW4aesaY"Steair or which Waaelmsoa is caataln. WUhelm son aaalma that in so dob; the propeller of al ship was broken. The lumber peo ple dais -that the proajeller -. Waa act broken aad if It waa, Jtwsraa aoi eaaaed by -tha Faany running clnto t lsf ipar reaoaL iAa ffat the case haw not kwMr .tttdod. ' .-, ' . r--- AMNESTY GRANTED Saltan's Heart Softens a-Littlee i REVOLUTION ENDED Porte Issues a Statement Announc ing Peace in Mace; donia. CONSTANTINOPLE, , Oct 17 Great satisfaction Is expressed hero over the report that peace has ..been restored in Macedonia. Today the Porto Issued a statement la which It is announced that tha revolu tion In Macedonia, which has been 'the cause of so much suffering- to both sides, was at aa end. . U In the wake of the announcement of the ending of the revolution comes the state ment that the Bultaa had. to a small degree, been affected with a change of heart and has. gone so far aa to grant general amnesty to those who have so long been the object of his terrible hat red. As to how' long this state of af fair will last It only remains to be seen. C0PNG-H0ME Canadian Premier , Lauder Sails ?V.,JFrom London Today. f ;. LONDON, Oct 17. Among, the passen gers of note who have, booked .passage on th outgoing steamers sailing tomorrow are Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ..the i' Canadian Premier, and Lady Laurie"- Sir Wilfrid came Over to represent, the Dominion t King. Edward's, coronation, in company with a party of other noted Canadians. During their stay he and Lady Laurler have been the guests of the Earl ot-Ab? redeen and other persons of highest eta-, tlon bbttTIn England 'ahd'Bcotlanar Huil neas, however, has not been neglected for pleasure and Il ls believed, that Sir Wil frid, by his dlplomiatlfl tact and personal pepu1arnyV'"hiuiIccompIlshed mlich in promoting the interests of the Dominion not only In the mother country, but also in France, where the Canadian Premier conducted successful negotiations with M. Delcasse, the French Foreign Minister, on ths subject of a Franco-Canadian commercial treaty. AT THE PROPER TIME Taft Tells Filipinos They Can Have Independence When Time Comes. WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Considerable comment Is being made on the speech recently dellvled in Manila by Governor Taft - '1 Governor TafV In his recent spee,rh at Manila, copies of which have Jut been received al the War Department, gave the Filipinos to understand thnt when the proper... time. -Comes.. . tbsx. 8.h.aMhttyethe privilege of saying whether or not they wish to be Independent of the United Stares: rrfnr"hH tfhartfi( ' WssTd-ThaX" It would probably require one or perhaps two generations before they would be come fitted for self government. Although It has met with some adverse criticism on account of Its giving the Fil ipinos to understand that it would be a very long time befdre they were fitted for self government, the speech undoubt edly reflects the views of the Adminis tration. WILL" HANG" 0CTr3T Judge George Refuses Belding Stay of Execution. Judge Georgs yesterday refused to sign a certificate of probable cause to stay the hanging of A. L. Belding. He signed the bill of exceptions, however, on which the case Is to be taken to the Supreme Court, and If It concludes that Belding had a fajr trial nbd refuses to Interfere, he will be executed on -.October Si. , Boldlng sent a note to Judge 'George yesterday that h wanted- to see him. The Judge had him brought to his chamber. Belding requested that Ed No di ne. his brother-in-law, be permitted to adopt his C-year-i?ld boy, who Is now In the custody of the Boys' and Girls Aid Society. Judge George told him It was a matter which would have to come before the County Court Unless directed, otherwise, 8heriff Storey will oommence Monday making preparations for the exeoutiott. ' A force of extra clerks has been put to work by County Clerk Fields to make the delinquent tax roll. The tax books were dosed Monday by Sheriff Storey, but tax es have stiH been received with the costs and ,easltleaadded. AnecSaturday no taxes will be received and preparation for sal at testament property will begin. ZAN COURTS ! ' f. - I1WSTOATI0N He Says He Is Not Guilty of Ex travagance as Aflcged " Dr. Zan, the City Physician, who Is ac cused of extravagance la the conduct of hi office, was- busy around tha Ofty Au ditor's office thla morning looking over his bills and awaiting as opportunity to discuss the matter with Mayor Williams. The- doctca elaliM tba there-haa- been aa extravagance in bis office but that the increased1 expense has been entirely on account of aa Increase ia tha number of contagious cases, ' .;;'""' To a Journal' reporter this morning he said he Invited the cloSaet investigation of the affaira In his office, fully" believing that suck aa investigation would entire ly free him from a suspicion of extrava gance. He produced aa array of figures to substantiate his claim and believes that he will bo completely exonerated. Seme of tha members of the Council do not take such a rosy view of tha condition of affairs in his office and be lieve that an Investigation will show gross extravagance In tha conduct of his office. No meeting of the committee on health and police, - to which tha charges were referred, has yet; been called .and. tha matter may not be taken ap until the regular meeting of tho committee. BELIEVED INSANE The Authoress of "The Wedding Nights Commits Suicide. aa-iW.;.-)1J-J.aJi NEW YORK, Oct 17.-Ida Craddook, the authoress who created suck" a sensa tion with her book called "The Wadding Nlht4" committed suicide hare thla morn ing by inhaling gas- She had beea sea tenced (n tha lower courts to a fine aad imprisonment for mailing tha .book, which the Jury decided was obscene. An appeal was pending, but the worry of the trial Is believed to have caused tbS woman to become deranged. v sf'vv A BIG STEAL; v Diamonds Taken From Counter of ... ... a Bank;------'--"'-' DULUTH; Minn.. Oct lT.eVen "thou- aaad. dollars, woata oi, alasaoado- were stolen from ""the counter of th First Na tional Bank here last eveningV They had just been taken from the safsty deposit box by the owner, Mr Merrill, when the thief grabbed them and disappeared. COAL IN VANCOUVER Valuable Discovery Made in Heart of the City. VANCOUVER, B. C , Oct.17,-In exca vating for the foundation of a building ou Abbott street in ths heart of the city, a seam (of good coal six fest Wide was uncovered last avenlng and today crowds are evtiluning. the scene of the -strike. Opinions vary aa to its value, but -many ex press tlay opinion timt the find may re sult In a coal mine being started In the center of the. city. DELAY "COSFMOWEY. SV"B. H6TchKlS."a"rwealthy 'timber man from Michigan, la grievously disappoint ed because he did net purchase timber lands on a previous visit to this country which he made last year about this sea son. "I was offered at that time," said Mr. Hotchklns this morning, "several fine tracts of timber at prices which were very reasonable but I was not then prepared to purchase. I came out to the Coast this time from my native state with the Idea ilHimsW-tfay-iaCTtl to me last fall, providing, of course, that they proved to be as represented to me. I And that all three tracts have been sold j and In one case I am told that the tract will not be sold at any price for the pres ent I will remain here for a tew days looking after some other business and will then leave for Washington." TENNESSEE LOCAL AGENTS. KNOXVILLE, Oct 1J. The annual meeting of the Tennessee Association of Local Fire Underwriters, which began In this city today, is the largest in point of attendance In the history of the associa tion. Prominent insurance men from the chief cities and towns of the state faoed President J. A. Sylvester this morning when, he called the first session of the con vention to order. Addresses of welcome and officers' reports occupied the opening session. This afternoon the convention took up the reading and dlscuasloa of pa pers, dealing with various matters affect ing the Insurance business. - Before ad journing tomorrow the convention will choose ten delegates to represent the as sociation at th mooting of the national association to be held la Louisville next week....: , f r-,'-.- - . TENEMllS0l7H0RSE THIEVES- .. ' . .... .. . PAOLA, -j Kea., Oct. ft-Tbo ' Kansas State Anti-Horse Thief Association ta In annual session her. Members of the as sociation are. in attendance .from nearly every county of the stats" for tha discus lien of ways' and means for prosecuting their chosen work with Increased vigor. NICKEL IN SLOT HacliinesAre Put: 0til of Business. ; 4'v;::.r' j ".:?," -r ." - ' THE GAMBLING WAR On in Earnest Dealers Have An- other New Scheme. Tha first gua la th slot maebin wa wear fired this morning. 7110 feastl was) ' not opened by the Chief of Folleo or tha . Sheriff, who are th peace officers ta, whom the pablio looked for action.' Con - stable Jackson aad Deputy "Adkls. of Justice Reld's Court, are 'th OfBoers ' who started th campaign. "They have beea holding bask for several days, la the hop that tha official la higher po sition would act They ware aader the Impression that those offioers In high au thority would shako oft their apathy and no longer over-ride the will of th peo pie and perislst la violating their oath of office. When they became aatisled tbat tha negligence would continue, and that tha enforcement of th laws was sot considered by those who should Invoke them, they decided to take actio oa their awn iwjpcaanty:,,;.,.;,,". The proprietors of cigar stands and aa- . loon where alet machine arc operated, were told to remove, them. They were given to understand that ; If ; the ma elnes were in tha future found oa their counters they, would bo seised , sund sr. rests mad Most ef the proprietor com. pUed with the order r with a show of cheerfulness, aad sxpr eased tha : opinion that the removal of the machine would. t only be temporary. , Soma- few , became1 - Indignant overthe orders, and took it aa ' .v a personal affront oa tha part of tha ooa.; stable. ... . ' -i. t i-f, -s !;i V,v,,t';ii4 i ' LAW OP THH ISSUa ' ?- ' The offioera are proceeding -. nader a state law, which Is oompleto aad oever r , the case In every phase. In substance It BrpTWe-haii.,ny person having In. hM ; '- possession a slot maohlne or a device of a similar character, or any person found playing suoh ";a machine, ' whether' for money or any representative value, : wherein enters any. element of chance. guilty and can be fined in any sum' from -tiO to $100. Ia lieu of fine the offender must servo time In the Jail at tha rat of $2 per day. Allowing a machine to be In a public place shall constitute evidence of possession. One-half of the-fine goes , to the prosecuting officer, and the other Into the county treasury. ' The Justices a have concurrent. Jurisdiction wiUwaho Clr- V ; cult Court In the trying i of these viola- . SUNDAT-CLOSING NEXT- Attorney Lord, for the Enforcement. League, this morning prepared; a letter to bo- sent to all tha peace officers, calling . their attention to the law on tha Sunday closing, and notifying them , that ' they must act or suffer the consequences." Mr. . Lord stated: "The move of the Con stables Is gratifying. : The warrant for the arrest of the Sheriff and Chief of Po lice will be withheld at present - Air w -desire Is action snd results in th matter and as the war Is being waged we do hot care who Is doing It The device being -substituted at many cigar stands in place of the jnachlna .will not be tolerated. -It -is a dice game which comes under tho . ordinance and will be suppressed. The iiare doe not-intend- to-be outwHte' by any barren make-shift tor a gambl ing device. In which the results arc tho same. . ' THE NEW DEVICE. The banishment of the slot machine from the cigar stands this morning baa brought out a new device. The resource- ful dealers had little trays containing five dice out on the counter. "These die differ from the ordmary lory cubes, in that they each have ten sides and on tha crd' ef a yUy- ing pack. The man who desires to got hi a cigars for nothing may still take all the chances that he did with the old machines by paying five cents and throw ing the dice. BURLINGTON EXPANDS. - easMSsBsiBsaBsSBBB - "" ' v' """' A notioe has. been received - her that theChlcago, Burlington Qulncy will put another line ia the field shortly, front Des Moines to Sioux City, aad tt ts un derstood that location ia to bo made this fall and rights of way purchased, i Tht line will be an extension of the Alblna A Des Moines Division and tho projected route, la about 180 mUes long; as against the too miles of tho proposed rout. - - TROOPS TO GO EAST. ; - i -in - ; . ..'.;f?','J"' One hundred eighteen men.: thro af -fleers, twelve women and children aa six guns will bo transported from Towi Walla Walla to Fort Basiling, aear St Paul, tomorrow, via tho O. R. N. Co, It will require about 17 eoacho to accom. modato th soldier aad all win bo Is readiness at tho appointed time. Th route ever which they will travel la as foUowsf a R. JT" Oregon 'ShorT -LlaerWnlmr-saTtnaii'lfio Chlaaga, Mllwaukeo St Paul " . ,' : : DEATH 617 VETERAN. SAN ANTONIO. Oct M.S. WL Bostlck a Mexican War -veteraa) aad one of tU three men who captured, Santa MexloUf tfictafor, ; died thla saoraic agofj SS year;.-. ;." . , rV -" "" I -I . - v;-iX ,1 .' ' : ; 'A 4--