THE WEATHER.
, .-Tonight mid Saturday,
occasional rain; southerly
winds.
PORTLAND," OREGON FRIDAY lgTENING. DECEMBER .5. i!902.
VOL.M. NO.- 232. -
PRICE FIYE CENTS.
ASKS SENATOR MITCHELL
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INTO THE STATUS OF TRANSPORT BIDS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Portland Merchants Are Very Anxious to
Ascertain Whether It Is Possible for
Themt
o
Tho following message wt sent by the Chamber of Commerce to Senator John H. Mitchell thla afternoon!
"Please wire ua intentions of the government regarding the transport service and Inform ua what change, If any.
has been determined upon or Is contemplated, particularly 'with reference to adoption by the war department of contract
system of handling transport business by Portland people. Kindly Inform us what disposition will be made of thla. Our
business men desire all information . possible en this Important subject."
The business men of Portland are thor
oughly aroused to the importance of at
tempting t6 get a portion of the United
States army transport service to make
this port a headquarters. Whether or not
Seattle secures the contract for handling
part of the war department freight with
the Philippines, there are fither icon
tracts to be let and Portland can at least
tell the officials at Washington that she
is nla position at all times to bid on
business with the new possessions. I
This moraine noliclc" Ue good
'done hy The Journal- oa -behalf -of the
local merchants, the Chamber of Com
merce wired to Senator Mitchell and
asked him to look into the matter and re
port as soon as possible. The Senator
will -undoubtedly act promptly and lot
the people of Portland know whether or
not it is possible for them to secure any
of the transport business.
An investigation lato the matter at
Washington shows that no definite plans
have been agreed upon concerning the
placing of the contract.
Portland stands a good chance of getting
the contract if her people will act and do
so promptly.
In reply to a telegram sent its Wash
ington correspondent The Journal re
ceived the following:
"The contract matter is still In the
balance. San Francisco is swinging a
big Influence and gradually undermining
Seattle. Portland Is talked of, but ap
pears to have no special representation.
People there would better l take a firm
A1J5IIJII W
J. W Ivey Urges Light
house Establishment
sttf a t t lit T7 (
SayS JlOOtOOO IS HeCded tO tqUip
Coast and Insure Piss
age of Ships.
(Journal Special Service.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. J. W. Ivey,
formerly collector of customs for the dis
trict of Alaska, and who Is here In the
tntnr.ts nf that terrltorv. has ooened
ait
his fight for a Congressional mv;estjgatJon.j.recoiaKiending,Xho rettotattou .f t ha can
-f--the-med"t7f proper light houso facu
lties along the Alaskan coast. He de
clares that couaittunr " are ' sfJcH" at The
present Xim that vessels are ot safe to
travel along the Alaskan coast and that
commerce is rendered backward and
wrecks more frequent because of the ab
sence of light houses from dangerous
points and shoals. He advocated the ex
penditure of $100,000 within- a reasonably
short time In' getting light houses Into
shape and establishing signals.
Mr. Ivey does not hesitate to declare
SAILORS MUTINY
AND LEAVE
Yankee Seamen Chose Open Sea on
Life Rafts Rather Than Serve
the English
QTJEENSTOWN. Dec. 5. The British ship Leictester Castle arrived from San
Francisco today and reports that American sailors that had been engaged for the
passage mutinied on October 23. A bitched battle between the mutineers and
tile crew of the ship who remained faithful to their offloert followed. A number
Of shots were exchanged and the second officer was fatally shot and the captain
three times wounded. Keeping the officers and remainder of the crew terrorized
by revolvers, the American seamen then seized the life rafts and left the ship In
mid-Pacific. They have not been heard from since the vessel slowly filled away
and left them floating put of sight of land upon the open - ocean. Nothing is said
.regarding thw cause of tho mutiny ' ' :
Captain Fettle says he was going to sleep on the night of the mutiny when
Earnest Sears, an able seaman, called him and said a man had broken ' his leg.
The captain went Into his cabin and when he entered, W. A. Hobbs, another sea
man, slipped up to him and said, "Now then Captain;' at the same time Bring
a revolver, hitting the captain above the heart. Feattie clinched and was again
wounded in the arm and battered over the head with a club. The second mate at-
tempted to assist, but was shot through
rlved Hobbs ran out of the cabin shooting
revolver wounds and other injuries, and
The first mate took charge and called
mutineers. The men remained aft until
(Tsft floating past carrying Hobbs. Ernest
Whom, baa bis hast In Portland, Or. ' The
Secure Part of
stand and make the fight and waste no
time over it."
The splendid natural position of Van
couver Barracks, and its healthfulness,
make It the most desirable place for
housing troops bound in from the Philip
pines. The post hospital could be en
larged at a small expense and the bar
racks be supplemented, as they are at
San Francisco, by a model camp of Sibley
tents, well floored and provided each' with
an army stove, '
If the government placed the rreignt
contract th;ere.v..les,VJn- &8:
'utilised would be handled by the regular. I.
transports ay way 01 jortiana. a com
missary storehouse would be established
and a depot quartermaster's store. Many
of the purchases would be made here for
shipment in addition to the big demand
that would be created for additional sup
plies for the barracks.
The Journal special correspondent at
San Francisco wired as follows this
morning:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. The follow
ing special was received here this morn
ing from Senator George C. Perkins:
"I called on Secretary Root and found
him Just returned from several hours
consultation with Quartermaster-General'
Ludlngton. Colonels Long and Patton and
his department. The secretary said he
had given out his Intention in his report
of last year and again this year. He had
been much surprised at San Francisco's
apathy in the matter, in view of the loet
that the Chamber of Commerce of that
city had had an early notice of t,he con-
.that money that' s been apprtrpTteted.
tor the purpose of rendering navigation oft
. Alaskan-WAtars more --.safe. , has .been
wasted and fooled away. What Is needed,
ho says, is vigorous action. The tim Is
past when Alaska can be considered as
a bleak and barren glacier. It Is con
tributing Its share and more than its
share toward the wealth of the nation,
and is entitled to consideration along
commercial lines at the very least.
The board replied to the demands of
Ivey by saying there is not the sum of
$100,000 at hand for work In Alaska. A
special bill may be Introduced and pushed
at the present session. Mr. Ivey says the
sum of $100,000 would be enough to sup- j military posti,' hlch traffic iajptfears serl
ply all needs. ously to affect the discipline taJid morals
of the army." ' ' ' : i u : .
FAVOR OF CANTEEN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. it is almost
certain that the present session of the
j American uukicss wm ue tumjjnuvi
ftakeup ttte army canteen question again.
American Uoiyjress will be compelled io
ana n u in ia.4.eii up il eeui uiuu-
ll),alv hat tVio tumtwrann) rlnUKO will be '
stricken from the army bill and canteens
will again be permitted to dispense beer
to soldiers. From almost every source
the cry is heard that the fight of -the W.
(:. T. v., wnue it won, was sun a iosihb i
one as it has done more to promote in-J
temperance in the army than anything j
else that ever occurred. The latest con
tribution along this lino Is from Pay- .
master-General Bates and Is as follows:
"Thrt rlnim of" the war department, in I
teen to the army, that during the opera- j
tion of the canteen law the discipline of i
me' army was su"perid'r,'' "desertions' fnuch
less, and that there were fewer nnes ana
forfeitures by court-martials on account ' westwanl from Desdemonaliands, Inside
of breaches of military discipline, result- j the mouth of the Columbia River,
ing for the use of intoxicating liquors by i The light will be Bhown 46 1-4 feet
men, appears to be fully borne out by the. ; above mean high water and win be vis
records of the paymaster-general's of- j j,ie 12 miles in clear weather, the ob
flce. j server's eve IE feet above the sea.
"These records show that the rymas- vn ttoe .ime date'tliere will be estab-
ty.n1J'''iJllltheA at the station a Daholl trumpet
listed men (regulars) during the last year ; or
SHIP
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the heart by Hobbg. When lieip ar-
as he ran. The captain sustained five
the place was like a shambles.
the men' aft determined to secure the
morning, when they discovered a life
Beans and James Turner, the latter of
other two wre from San Francisco.
Business.
9
tem plated change and was aware of. the
financial loss it would entail to San Fran
cisco. "It was beyqpd his comprehension that
no bid had been received from there. He
said the transport lines centering at San
Francisco had been especially notified of
this change, yet had not moved in 'the
matter. When I asked the secretary to
hold his decision until a bid could be put
in by this city he asked me if I 'could.
guarantee that such a bid would be of
fered, and I could not. Then he told 'me
"ne waif aomtfYd Nfcw YbrktoTifgmV to "Be'
Tfnnr aYf'W ty mid would hold the itut-
ter over until his return.
"He had today ordered from the quartermaster-general's
' department a com
plete inventory ot the government prop
erty in San Frpncisco, which in event cf
the bid of the Boston Towboat Company
being accepted, he would be obliged to
abandon, and if on his return, San Fran
cisco has a bid. he would consider It in
conjunction with this data. ;
"Whim I called his attention, to the
short term of the contract bid he In
formed me It was for a long time, but he
assured me he would not place himself at
the mercy of the commercial bodies, as
he did not intend selling the transports,
but would rather , put them lrr complete
repair, lay them up In fresh water, so
tlint if the company did not care to renew
the contract for another year, he would
resume the transport service from Puget
Sound. San Francisco would, however,
.lose the business." .
-kr which the cafnreen wasr trrforc, on ac
count of ihe Soldiers' Home-tiues, fines
and forfeitures, -$jf3,698, wMie"during the
fiscal year since the abolishment of the
canteen there was collected by paymas
ters from about 70,000 enlisted men (reg
ulars) on the same account, $632,125.
"The fact, therefore, appears indisput
able by the figures that the tines and for
feitures Imposed upon and collected from
the enlisted men of the army, were vastly
increased during the year subsequent to
the abolishment of the canteen, which in
crease cannot be well attributed to any
other cause than the effects of an uncon
trolled liquor tBtHc in iertotlon with
j fY TTVPTUDUCT
I J HKH 1
TO MARINERS
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Official KOtlCe 01 AtdS tO NaVlga-
tion in This District
On or about December 21, 1902, a fixed
white light of the fourth order, lllumln-frt-lrrg
Mre, enrlfv horizon, writ be "es'fab-
In-iS-feet mean iimr-wnter, 'on Tticwesl- F"
blasts of two seconds duration, separated
by alternate silent intervals of three and
13 seconds.
The structure Is a rectangular platform
1 on piles, supporting an octagonal one and
one hjlf story dwelling with pyramidal
roof, surmounted by a cylindrical lan
tern, and having a small one-story piy.
jection for the fog signal on the west
ern sld' and a one-story annex oft. the
eastern side of the dwelling. The dwel
ling "is wliite. with gray trimmings" "and
4.tjrem ze-eotwr; -rwofT-rTRe antefrt "gray,
wltn Dronre-eoioreu rooi.
Peacock Spit bell buoy, a nun-Shaped
lattice work buoy, surmounted by a, bell,
reported as having gone adrift Novem
ber 4. 1902, has been discontinued, it hav
ing been found impracticable to keep a
bell buoy in position, owing to the heavy
seas and tides.
MUST BE AMERICANS. , ..
"BOSTON, Dec. 5. "America, for Amer
icans" is the motto of a labor organiza
tion that had its origin in Plainfleld, N.
J.. but which is rapidly gaining members
all over the East. Members of the order
pledge themselves not to work with men
who are not naturalized Americans. For
eigners by birth do not count, but in order
to become eligloie to membership a man
must declare his Intention to become a
citizen.
FOUND SUNKEN FLEET.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. It is, under
stood here that an effort will be made
by thrvalgff'icppt n th Philippine
to have several mosquito gunboats which
were sunk by the Spaniards three year
ago in Lake Lanao, Mindanao, raised and
equipped. Friendly natives guided Amer.
lean officers to where the wrecks could be
seen. It is believed the ships will be of
great value la patrolling tho iak. v 1
THIS MAN MAY BE
RUSSIA'S LEADER
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... . s GRA.NQ,. OUKE MICHAEL..
, ST. PWfERSiBVBG. De B.-r-There' are ttesh JUlnbrs- today. rogarO-.
..Ing 4he fltlHk health of theCsarowits, -tusttr as a" result" all " ryes -nfo"
turned toward the next heir to the throne. Grand Duke Michael Alex
androvitscli is the man who seems most likely to become next Czar.
He is well lieloved by his people and Is popular throughout Europe.
10SC5,
1115 Dfflff
Is
Scalped By Private
Irrigation People
The New Members Get the Ruling
Power of the Portland
Board of Trade. '
Moore out. Shillocfc in Is the result
of the fight In the board of trade which
threatened at one time to disrupt that
body.
The' elections were held last night with
the following results:
President K K. Beach, re-elected.
First vice-president William Killings
worth, re-elected.
Second vn-e-pivsident E. E. Lytle.
Secretary-Max M. Shillock.
Treasurer- H. L. Durham.
Executive committee Thomas Oulnean,
J. H., Fisk. .'. M. Idleman. K. W.
Mitchell, F. T. Merrill, W. H. Grinds taff,
A. King Wilson. E. E. Lytle, King G.
Staples, W. A. Laidlaw, T. B. Potter. F.
Dresser, 11. W. Thielsen, L. J. Schell, Dr.
A. W. Moore.
I
Borne i
Ax stated in yesterday's Journal,
members-of the board of trade met at 2
-o'clock,-, pruvidad-.-tor-.-by-.- th. bylaws,--!
and elected F
E. Beach president and
Max M. Shillock secretary. They then
adjourned till x o'clock, the time called
for in the notice. At this meeting Mr.
Moore refused to act as secretary, so C.
W. Miller was elected secretary pro tern.
. TWO FACTIONS.
When the meeting came to order at
8 o'clock the hall was divided into two
parts-Moprs, people and anti-Moore. The
meeting opened with a prayer by Rev."
O.-B: Van Waters: Thomas Gulnean and
C. M. Idleman then Indulged in 'hot"
talks, the result of which was that a
motion was made reconsidering the elec
tions of the afternoon. An election fol
lowed with the results as stated.
Mr. Moore was armed with proxies for
voting, but was refused the use of them
by the passage of a motion declaring that
no proxies be recognized.
THE NEW SECRETARY.
The question was brought up whether
Mr. Shillock would accept the secretary
ship, as some claimed that he did not
wish to have his nana used In the mat
ter. However, the election ot secretary
wss hld.
When Mr. Shillock was seen by The
och
Journal this morning he said:
"In view of the fact that the members
of the board of trad . suited in . good
faith in electing me, I will accept, pro
vided the terms are agreeabta. 1 X did not
Seek tho of Do. v ..
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MINIS
n Mm
So Alleges the Chicago
Police Force
Landlord of the Lincoln, Burned
Yesterday, Is Arrested and
Will Be Tried.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5-The great fire of
yesterday In which 14 people lost their
lives in the overcrowded Lincoln Hotel,
had a sensational sequel today, when tho
proprietor, W, J. Smith, was arrested
on u charge of being accessory before th
fact In the murder of his guests. Tho
night Merk, who was responsible for tho
safety of the Inmates of rooms, and who
was in direct chaigo of tho building, was
taken into custody at the same time with
Smith, lioth men were arraigned. The
case will be taken up December 15.
The police are .active In the matter and
it Is likely that several hotels similarly
lacking in fire escapes and preventatives
will be condemned and abandoned.
GRKJAT INTEREST TAKEN.
A srreat deal of Interest is being taken
in the charge that has been lodged
Against .Proprietor Smith of the. Lincoln
Hotel, and number f other pop! rtar
price hostelrifs are' wondering whether
tttry n9'0-1mci"rtO9'ttr:shori or to ahead
and tako their chances of being placed
in a similar position.
The Lincoln Hotel had been condemned
as unsafe, and It Is stated by members of
j the Are il partment that the place was
' one of the worst "trans" they hava ever
feen. There was everything to aid a
Ire In paining headway and almost no
: chance for Inmates to gain freedom, once
i the flames took hold. Warning of the
i (JansOTjua condition of his.establlsbBwnt
bad been given SmTlh, yet In the face of
: this fact he continued operations, and
i even went so far as to place cots In the
hallways and take In more guests than
his hotel was originally designed to ac
commodate. TO GROW COTTON.
NEW YORK, Dec (.It Is announced
here that a large London -firm-is likoly-to-negotiate
with American negroes regard
ing removal to the west coast of Africa,
where they will be given excellent wages
to work on cotton plantations.
mm. jatifd.
TOPRKA, Dec. 8. Carrie Nation last
night attempted to wreck the expensive
fixtures of the. bar-room of the Cope land
Hot.L She was ejected into the street
and when ah persistently raised a dis
turbance, she was placed in the patrol
wag on and taken to JaU,
SHIPS
AT
MERCY OF
BLIZZARD
The Whole Atlantic Coast in the Clutches of the
Worst Storm Seen There in
Many Years
The Schooner Mader the First to Be Reported
Lost But Many Others Are
Feared For,
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GLOUCESTER, Dee. 6 The schooner Mader la the first victim of the
present storm to b. reported. She waa caught by the storm outside tho
cape and ran for shelter Into this harbor. While maneuvering to gain, pro
tection ins struck the Incompleted breakwater and stove a groat nolo -In
her bowt. .The llfs-savlng crew rescued her occupants, but tho boat lav
rapidly breaking to plecea on the rocks. ' .
... .
NORFOLK, Deo. 8. The big schooner Wesley Oler, from Florida to Maw York, '
went ashore at Ocracoke, North Carolina, thlo mernlng and her entire crew Is
believed to have, been drowned. Tho ship Is a total loss. ''' " - I
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NEW YORK, Dec. B. One of tho most terrific storms ever: known along th' ,
AUuntlc Count Is raging today and no ships acre' venturing out. - Danger signals' 3? .;
are being displayed at every station along the North Atlantic and every ship
that could possibly gain tho shelter of an Inlet has, put In to cover. The weather '' '
is extremely cold und In the streets of New York a bllssard ts raging.' Wires are i '
likely to ko down at any time und shut this city off from communication With
the outside world. , . ? .-
Suffering in this city will bo Intense tonight as there is none too much fueL .
and railroad traoapoi tutlou may be tied up. " l
.....,,..,-.!: ,.,. IN .NEV-ENGLAND.- - . .
From Hoston comes tho report that all over the New. England states snow to '
falling heavily. - A high wind is driving thla snow and causing It to drift danger- '
ously. Croat fear Is entertained for th safety of stock and reports of children v
being frozen while iathelr way-from -seheed-are- cnt down' frtfhl AhA-ariniint
-woods.-- - " ; f ."" .
( FEAR FOR SHIPPING.
NORFOLK, Dev. B Every rock and reef on the Maryland, Virginia and '
Carolina cuasls is being dashed with tho spray from the angry ocean which is
lashed to fury today by one of the. worst storms in history. Great fear is en
tertained for shipping and reports of disastrous wrecks are hourly expected. -
Many of the coasters have taken shelter, but there is no certainty thaf any- -thing
like half the vessels have reuched cover that will protect i.iem from the
howling gale and waves" that are running mountain high. Wires are all down
leading to Cape llatteras and Cape Henry. These are the points where the great
est Hunger threatens, but all efforts to secure information Jiave thus far failed.
Not for many hours has anything been heard. The wind here is blowing at the
rato of tl'l miles an hour. It is extremely cold.
TRAINS ARE STALLED.
HHAMOKIN. Fa.. Dec. 5. Every colliery in this district closed dowtt thl
morning because of the severe blizzard that rendered It impossible for work
to Im carried on. A high wind Is blowing and more than a foot of snow bas
fallen and the precipitation, continues unabated. All trains are many hours late
and there are fears that all service will have to be abandoned, because of
mountain passes drifting full of the fine blowing; enow. If trains should become
stalled In these passes their crews might perish because aid would bo impossible
to obtain. , - -(
The report has reached here from McKeesport that there is eight inches of
snow there and the wind is raging at the rate of 60 miles an hour.
FLORIDA ALSO RAVAGED.
JACKSONVILLE, Kla., Dec. 5 A storm unprecedented In records of th
Florida coast is sweeping upward from toward the Gulf today. The wind blows
Bo miles an hour and there hns been a rainfall of five Inches in less than SO
hours. Great fear Is entertained for shipping and all smaller craft are seeking;
shelter.- Not a vessel has left port for hours and commerce is. at a stanttetllL,---Reports
from Inland tell of ,"gre"at damage to property through excessive fain,
fkli. Tha,-,r4!ri lines-may be Washed out and rendered useless at any time.
GOT THE ROBBERS.
ANACONDA, Mont.. Dec. 6. A special
to tho Standard tells of tho running to
earth of tho three desparadoes who
robbed the Hridger, Mont., bank on Mon
day. The robbers Were found In the
cabin of a rancher and when surrounded
by the officers they gave themselves up
without resistance. After being taken
Into custody the robbers were marched to
ltod Lodge. They were there identified. I
Sheriff T'otter was in charge of the party j
that msdo the capture.
WILL CONGRESS
Bill Introduced to Prevent Publication
of Suicide Stories Under Fine -and
Prison Penalty, "
WASHINGTON, Dec. K The House committee on internal revenu. to t0fla
considering the bill to create a department of commerce. Kepresentattro Jenk .
Ins of Wisconson today Introduced a bill which, if It becomes a law, will prs
vnt the publication by newspapers of suicide details. This bill deniea the Bse of
the mails to all publications containing" such reports and specifies that tho bart
aef.5 .of-TsuIcIdV and the time and place of death only can.be published.
maximum fine of $25 and lmprosimnent for 90 days for offending publishers to pro- .
.vlded.
The omnibus bill was favorably afted upon by tho commrttee b r w
granting to various Government officials the right to accept decorations . from .
foreign governments. In the House today, as a committeo of,. tho whole, .M
begun consideration of JbjllsorhepTjyate calendar. - ' '. ' , A
. The subcommittee on trusts today reported . to the fun Judiciary committeo
that the Littlefleld. anti-trust bill has' been, amended since the last session of
Congress, requiring that reports be made to tho interstate commerce commission
by all corporations ----. 1 jr?-n-:r'-r-vT-' v- j--.
' The committee oi naral affairs today introduced a anbeommltfee s t!l f
organisation,- rank and pay and will formulate av provision to increase tt.e nnm
ber of lino officers, midshipmen and tbo marine corps according to recun.uiejiJa-
, tlona of tbe Secretary t Navy to nujgj the oxisting emergency. ,
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JAB0UR IN TROUBLE. 7
Before Justice of the Peace Reid yes
terday afternoon. Manager George Jaboar, '
of a street fair circus, was sued tot
wages due two of his artists, F. Lamp- S
man and Miss MantelL They claim that
they have 7E coming, to them and that
when Jabour left Portland after the Elks' :
carnival he refused to settle. Judge Reit
decided in favor of the plaintiffs.
WHEAT MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5. Wheat 7372H.
CENSURE PRESS?
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