, - THE WEATHER. Tonight mad ' WedaesiaWT partly eloaey, witk aistahlr . iierj triads suet ,-Mrtar ' -'rly. '.-'. ... . f. . :' PORTLAND. OREGON.? TUES PAX' EVENING, DECEMBER! 9; 1902. VOL. I. NO. 235. FRICE ETVE CENTS. ALL OVER THE SMTE new pdumi m mmxmmwm SPORTING MEN -tt WANT PRECEDENT " ' . . ; " . ; ; -"Pave Your Streets" Say They, "and We Will Be Glad to Furnish'You With ; the Money to Do It 'M fcelleve that the elty should celve revenue for Its gambling, privi leges and any effort te defeat such proposition had better bs discouraged. I am In line with Henry Griffin In hls statement In yesterday's Journal, when he eald that fcarter would go on until the world ends. I recently came from Minneapolis and have Invested In property In the City of Port land. I Intended to establish an elite gaming resort, but found that I could have no protection. Had I created such an Institution the city, under Its existing laws, would not receive a cent for my privilege, although I am safe In saying that my house could run. "Last Friday I returned from Grants Pass. While In that town I was Informed that an effort was being made to secure per cent of the voting population of the state with which to call a referenduM that would delay Portiana s new cmncr unm me next "Personally, I believe tne meaeure to ds hi aavisea, for wu The Board of Control made necessary by the new charter can -regulate ; 'ttimtffirTov end "from tne-pTrvTfegei-Minir eertn--mower -mmmm "td "pave- - every street In this --city. -Mayor Williams "Is no Silurian,' and so long as men will gamble, It aeems to me to be a choice between two evlle then take the lesser." DEL BEDFORD, In Blatler's this morning. That the gamblers of Portland are en deavoring to defeat the charter la an as sured fact. They are not spending' their own money In maijjjtaiBtrlcts throughout the Btate for nothlrtJ. as Is found by the following telegram received from Astoria -today: "Del Bedford. Portland. Ore.: "Can get 20 per cent, of voters here. It la ou.- object to establish a precedent. We do not care what Portland does, but we do not waht mossback towns. GrasB should not grow In atreets of any city, town ot village In this . commonwealth. I Inform you of "this and want you to re port to' Grltfln, Blazler and thereat. Im--TTOviyoim-ty-'iJytW& ittrfgr Tees "you" get. v J. D. DAWSON." , CYCX- FATHERS SILENT. At the Glty HaH this morning- expres , elona., qrj(, tha gamblers' entimnta. Nobody from tb,a mayor .down would o on record, bat aometlmea a straw tells the way the wind blows, and It now seems to be a growing opinion that three or four thousands of dollars each month la much better in the city treasury then in the tills of gaming houses that run wide open today. "Barkis is wining." says Henry Grlfl fln. "There la no, denying the fact tha wo want to confide in the law. Give us police protection. Let ue pay the city. rUamp gllurlanism deep down. Portland Is promised the favor of this vast North west, so do not make the pretty place an asylum for putative respectability." HOW WILL IT END? Just what will be the outcome of the present situation seems at present a very difficult question for any one to answer. Ttio city officials are saying nothing, the mayor, naturally, will not disclose what his poilcy wtll be when the new charter comes into force, and while the gambling fraternity are not averse to discussing-thf- matter, they also are singularly reti cent as to the scope or the originator' of 'what It Is now certain is a concerted plan to block the system of "closed towns" which now Impends In Oregon. THE STATK CRUSADE. This much is sure. In Astoria, lit SUGAR UP : Market Still Rising A Rise of Almost $1 in Short Time. Sugar is still continuing to rise. The market report shows another advance In 20 cents, making the price per sack, $5.30. Where not so. vpry long ago one could purchase sugar at $4.35, today the price Is almost one dollar higher and is still ad vancing. The consumer, of course. Is tne one to bear the burden, while the retailer makes very little if any profit in the sale of this commodity. The direct benefit of the rise in the market price is derived by the manufac turer, and Is In turn partly derived by SWORE TO -trt : Anarchists Taken While Plotting to . Murder Ruler-Fierce Fight Wre Caught ROME Dee. 9. Jdst as they had bared their breasts and had begun, upon the points of poniards, to swear a dreadful oath that they would kill Italy's king, thirteen Anarchists were surrounded by the police last night. The officer heard the men repeating the oath and they will probably be tried and execisled. The police rushed them, each having a man to deal with! but In the melee that fol lowed the lamp was overturned and a desperate fight In -the darkness followed. When the assaasln3-effi nt last overpowered 1 anct -g -ItghT-witSsTrucK-orie"po-"TlMmanwas found to have been fatally a tabbed and a member of the Anarchist brotherhood was lying on the floor with a bullet hole through his head. The reet of the crew were prisoners. There Is not lack of evideno?, as the officers were for some tlm concealed within easy hearing of the conspirator. This' is con eidered further proof that organised Anarchlatie activity is assuming dangerous proportions throughout Europe.- I , ' ' yenvrtu oicuuun j Grants Pass, In Marshfield and In many of the towns of Haaiern Oregon, emis saries of the gambling fraternity are ut work, and from all accounts they are meeting wfth no difficulty In getting the signatures of far more than the required 5 per estit. of the voters, which will bring tht city charter of Vortland under the action of the Initiative and referen dum. Who the genius was who originated the Idea and his object In go doing is the subject of much interesting conversation,, among the citizens of Portland, and there are many who claim to dlncern the tine hand of the machine politician in what is generally regarded as one of. the most get'?ssrdr'c)i5s"In "tne pell Teat ETsTory" of the state, i lEX - SHERIFF TALKS.-" Ex-Sheriff William Frazior, who knows ,iLoyievisiSrIswes . -ofrt mtwjleS!i- oefatlv" anwrsaidthis ttTOmoonr "Big gamblers! "trf" TbrtlaniT aire endeavoring to gain a referendum for the new charter. That they will- succeed Is problematical. For my part, and I know the situation from A to Z. I believe Erickson. Blaster and the rest of them-should leave it to Mayor Williams. In my Judgment, tjie chief ex ecutive is a live man. I honestly think that he will appoint a board of control that will-legally license gambling. I have met Del Bedford, who in of very sound mind, and with him, I think that the effort to defeat the new charter Is 111 advised. "I understand that a large sum of money will be spent In the state, between now and the time when the Legislature meets. The smaller towns In Oregon are adverse to Portland's precedency." In conclusion Mr. Frailer said: "I stand for good government. I cannot go further. I am convinced that so long as men will gamble, it is far better to have it done openly, with the mayor's sanc tion, than to patronise, secreted Joints that can only perplex the police.. Put me on record." continued Mr. Fra iler, "as voicing my belief that a refer endum call Will not be made, and in my conversation with the" men who gamble I have become convinced that tjiey believe a 'little bit' In the mayor." .ithe.whl4leid--Jbberr-whil-'th4Te taller must nay any price set by the com- " Thejsjneunjej; jjllLo.f jtaufNtjaet. "pa.yryery rmuch more, a-rta therefore -the burden must be borne by both the retailer and the consumer. CANNOT MOVE NAST. NEW. 'YORK, Deo. J. It Is announced here that It will never be possible to remove- the remains of Thomas Nast, who died Sunday In Ecuador, back to the United States. The contagious nature of the disease from which he died will ren der such action -impossible. O'BRIEN MUST DIE. LEXINGTON,' Dec. 9. The Jury trying O'Brien, the boy burglar, who, with his partner, killed C. J. Chlnn. returned a verdict this afternoon of guilty and .fixed the penalty at death. O'Brien Is un moved. KILL KING OF ITALY With the Police Red-Handed " . ii ..........p........ ...... im ....m BIG WARSHIPS WILL GO TO , - t. LATEST TYPE OF AWERICAN BATTLESHIP, - WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. It Is certain that several of tfie stronger vessels now maneuvering In the Carrlbean will be detached from the fleet of Admiral Dewey anot sent t once to the Venezuelan coast to look after American Interests and prevent violation of the Monroe Doctrine, durbig the present crisis between Germany and Brituln on the one hand and the government of President Castro on the other. : RON HEEL Germany and Britain Will Not Recede From Their Present Strong, Stern Stand Regard ing Venezuelan Payment LONDON, Dec. 9. A cabinet meeting was held today for discussion of the Venezuelan situation. Nothing definite has been given out. It Is understood that vigorous action will be at once taken, aa Britain has gone too far to stop with any halfway course. CARACAS, Dec. 9. There Is con sternation here. For the first time the people have begun to realize the serious situation In wlilc. tb,e country has been placed and with gaping brown guns of the German and British warships frown ing upon them they are in a position from which there is no such thing as ad vance or retreat. Completely within the power of tne "foreign devils" they are . 3PP.med. t ft. jcate. jKluUevdc. iaoe.. terme shall be dictated to them. Castro continues to bluster and affects tw-taogft-HfTht? ;tdta W seriburf omplica-' tlons following. They will not. They are already here. Venezuela is facing the most stirring climax of her existence as a separate nation. In spite of the common enemy that confronts the nation Internal rebellious fires continue to burn and it Is hard to tell whether the greater peril to Castro's administration is from within or without. However, the greatest danger to the country is without doubt the gunboats of Germany and England, knocking at her treasury door. AT WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. At the State Department this morning a long dispatch was received from Minister Bowen, at Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. This message confirms the heretofore unoffi cial stntement that the German and Brit ish ultimatums have been presented to the Venezuelan Government. It further announces --that both - the British and German ministers turned, over their SHE BALLED MR. DUFFY OUT He Was on the Tracks and Happy --Portland Police His Enemy. t v "My poor man. I sympathize with you. Take this gift, for you must be In sore need." Mrs. 'J. C. Beats of Corvallls said this last night when the train waa pulling out for Tacorna and Seattle. His name Is Duffy and having battled with Chief McLauehlan's men for more than two weeks he decided to move to greener fields. Mr. Duffy climbed way up under the rods on the first coach of the 1135 train last night. Mrs. Beals saw him aa he executed .hlsJitnti.It.w.ai.then she pereff under tne car and called htm. She tendered a sliver dollar, and this Is what Duffy said: "Lady, you're all right: but yoit've balled me out. I was comfortable on the trucks and could have ridden to Ka huna, but now yon hv nol m." COAST OF VENEZUELA i i ' ' r A "I I , l ' business to the American legation before departing on board the warships. Shortly after the message from Bowen was received a messenger called at the State Department from the German Kmbaasy and left a note from the British minister. It Is supposed that it contained formal notification of the action and at titude of Germany and England. A cabinet meeting was held this morn tee; and - the-- Veflpraelfffisltoatton'" was" discussed at length. Nothing has been given out but it is notlJhpught proba.Ule flierif'will be any departure from the poilcy aa already outlined. UP TO BIG GUNS. WASHINGTON, Dec 9. When the British and German representatives at Caracas had delivered the ultimatums of their countries they at onoe left Vene zuelan soil and went on board their war ships. That meant that anything that was to be said' by Castro must be said by special envoy. After presenting the ultimatums it was In the hands of the government to which they had been de livered and anything that was to be done mdst emanate from that source. It would appear that whatever there is to be done must be done quickly or the matter will pans" Into a period when action on the part of Germany and Britain will have to be taken. It Is admitted In diplomatic circles here that Castro is in a very tight box and It will be extremely diffi cult for him to stjulrm out of It. Ap pearances are that he must either pay orflght and fighting is out of the ques tion.. . - - . v - When he had finished. Officer Wilkin son came up and arrested Mr. Duffy. Duffy has his dollar yet, and he says when he gains freedom he will walk to Puget Sound, rather than endure the privations of Portland. . U. S. DISTRICT COURT. Tatum & Bowen. E. C. Atkins 4 Co and George Ainsile A Co., creditors of) the St Helens Lumber Company, died a petition in the United States Court this morning requestlnsMhe court to de clare the latter firm bankrupt. William T. Mulr appears as attorney for the cred itors. J. T. Tantls of Fossil, Wheeler County, filed a petition this morning In the United States Court, praying to be adjudged-a tjankruptVDgbe assets are leas than $1.SU0. FIRST MESSAGE OVER CABLE The first message sent over the new .cable. Jh-onV-Ylctotla. -CU-to. Autra41 baa been received in this city by the Portland Flouring Mills Company. The message was from a I firm In the Fiji Islands and waa for a Urge order for flour and feed. It cosf 68 cents a word, a reduction of nearly, fcalf f the charge before th cbl al flniahmt - t - V ' v mm s They Must Endure It or Starve Strong Evidence of Black List Is Given Before Commission at Scranton This Morning. SCRANTON, Dec. 9. There was some thing out of the ordinary this morning to break the routine of proceedings' be fore the coal strike settlement committee In the announcement of the death of Dr. Rice, one of the Independent operators. When the news was given out, President Gray, of the commission, paid a high tribute to the memory of this man and expressed the sincere regret of the entire membership of the board at his untimely death. Dr. Rice was one of the most lib eral of the independent operators. .Xtvstimoty Uiking--u-pesurrKii M-s Melgle, a former employe of the Markle Company, Was the first witness. Evl-. dene given by this man "was most sen sational and detailed how an effort had been made to compel him to work under dangerous hanging rocks and at the peril of bis life. . . HE WALKED OUT. Rather than placo himself In the threat ening danger he quit his Job. Shortly thereafter he was evicted from his home and, together with the members of his family, turned into the world without a house to live In or remunerative em ployment. McMeigle went into details over the statement of his wrongs. When put to work in the dangerous tunnel he had complained against the danger, but was told by the foreman that unless he did what was assigned to him he could have no more work in the mines. The miners were there to work and not for the pur pose of choosing where that work should be carried on. ANOTHER INSTANCK. McMeigle also detailed "an Incident of another miner who walked out at the same time with himself and refused to work In the dangerous shaft, lie was also compelled to leave jhls homo and went for months without employment. Since the strike, however, this man has been put back to work at a place, where he can make but GO cents a day. All this evidence is along lines that tcd to show there Is a blacklist In operation in the mines and that If a miner is once found guUty of disobedience', to e-cn th sHghtesr -wish- of the operator 'or theif bosses he Is piaced'forever under the ban. EXCURSION TO CHICAG6. A circular has been- issued by the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation Company giv ing the reduced round-trip rates from points on the Coast to Chicago during the exhibition of the National livestock Association, -which will be held in that city next month. The rates are as fol lows: From Portland. Puget Sound and common points, JfiO: from Spokane, Pen. dleton, Lewiston, Intermediate and com mon points, $55. Stations west of Uma-tiiia-. double-4oca4-rale Is added to tmj rate from Spokane, not to exceed rate from Portland. The dates of sale will be' January. & and only, and the limits will commends date of sale, and going will be for continuous passage, while returning stopovers will be allowed with h rm!t of to dnv If WORLD'S GREATEST -FIGHTERS IN CITY; - ...... MS. , ..-.... V ' )BaBaBaBMMBBaMBWaMnB,MaBV Champion J J, Jeffries and Robert Fitzsimmons: Will Spar Tonight:Some Talk of Their Future Plans. Portland has for her guests today two men whose names are known In every section of the globe. The visitors are marvels In the Antic arena, and. the great est glHdlatora of the present, decade. The men are James J. Jeffries, the mighty bollermaker. and Robert Ftttsimmons. the brawny smith. They have, by the exer cise of grit, , science and perseverance, worked themselves to the top ot their profession, and stand ready to defend their tit Ips as the greatest boxers on earth. They stand In a class by them-B.-lveM. head and shoulders above all other usplrants for the worldUl honors, In the art of self defense. As specimens of 1'liys.lcjtl development they are bordering on the. pw tuct. -Theyv arrived ' In town this morning, and are spending tie day visiting friends and having a good time. They ure both In tine form, full of life and vim, and bubbling over with good nature. They are like two overgrown boy's out on a vacation, cracking Jokes and making the most of their outing. For the past, 1U days thuy have been hunting wild geese In California, and the weather lias bronied their faces with a healthy tau. JEFFRIES' POSITION. Champion Jeffries, In conversation with The Journal, stated: "My plans for the future are uncertuln. I don't know what day some one malr call upon me to defend the championship title. At present there seems to be no immediate prospect of lighting. A few fights among the lesser boxers may develop a man who is en tlllea 'to Meet ?he champion." t ' thltilc that the time is not far distant when from same. artion of ther gldbe a big, strong man will be brouKht out, who will make an I effort to gain sv.DreBafiS5K1JUi.,,fSfe--r : f AWTKht-'ciaBs. While at present I am the undefeated champion, I am not egotistical enough to think that there are no other men on earth who are not as strong and sclentine as I am, If they go through the proper training and experience. When a man who Is in my class springs up, and . Ha u til led te meet rat hi will have a chance to do buslneae. only w men who have any demand on me at pres ent for a fight are Gus Kuhlln and Cor bett. I qon't think that they are willing to meet me on terms that I would de- FAVOR STATES Telegrams From Different, Sections Presented to Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Two tele grams were laid before the Senate this morning urging adoption of the omnibus statehood bill and opposing the single admission of Oklahoma. One of these was from the Commercial Club of Kan sas City, and the other waa from the Chamber of Commerce and " prominent citiiens of Guthrie. Oklahoma. At the conclusion-q( routine business, the mlll ttarfcrtll --intur trtewttpi-v.- -r In the House the London dockage bill was called -up- nd dlscaswftd. THIS tHir provides there shall be nothing In con tracts between shippers and the ship companies whereby the latter can make charge of the dock tax imposed at the port of London. AMES GONE. -? LOUISVILLE, Dec. 9. The sheriff of Minneapolis, assisted by the local police, are searching the city to find and arrest ex-Mayor Ames of Minneapolis, for whom a requisition has been IfHurd. He Is be lieved to have gone to Boston. His bond has been withdrawn and he Is now a fu gitive from Justice. t BRITISH COW PONIES. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9. The question of restocking Transvaal farms has again brought (Ireut Britain to the American markets in search of mules and horses. I The cow pontes of the "West ..frill ..be. shlppefl from this port in large numbers during tho coming Spring. FIRE IN ATLANTA BURNS SIX PEOPLE The Whole Business Section Swept and Property Loss Is Placed at Fully $1,000,000 : in the Southern Qty . -: ATLANTA, da., Dec. 9. A fire which originated In the mats business por tlon of the city early the morning completely destroy ed an " Immense furniture enatsllHnmeOt; the" largest la TtieB6W;nTnaiausea" other damage"7 and" the probable loss of half a dosen lives. The total loss ki estimated at fully 11,000, 00. ' In the very center of i the area that was swept over by the fire fiend was a cheap hotel which Is always well patronised. The firemen struggled through ! the' flame and smoke and did their, best Uj arouse- the sleepers. . Many came staggering cut through the Intense heat and reached safety, but six ar still rn Inn ing and it Is believed they were' strangled by the smoke and perished. In the flnnea. . -.v. N- "i : .''-"..: " .'.'" -v-' .. s a-. ''.. r-.. mand. When I fight again It will 1 for ( the purse and a side bet, I will not, divide the purse with anyone. . If any one thinks that he can defeat me, that - -arrangement should be satisfactory. I , think that I can defeat any one on earth. -and if I fight I want all the fruits of Tic- tory. I will not divide a purse with any man. I don't think that any of the men now before the public will meet me oa this basis." FITZSIMMONS TALKS. Robert Fltzslmmons says: "I am so sit uated that I don't care whether I ever fight again. I have a good thing In my ' Institute of physioal culture., at Betilon hurst. N. Y. The business there la In- v creasing "every day. I am willing to fight anyone for a purse that Is to go to the winner, or for a side bet. I am going to take a trip to Australia to see my , ' mother at the first opportunity. The . ! present sparring trip may take us around tho world. Jeffries and I are friends, but the play may come up so that we may . again fight at some time in the future, but at present there Is no probability. Our exhibition will be. for points, and my system has always been to mix thing when I go Into a ring. I will land on ' Jeffries good and hard at every oppor. j tunity and have no doubt that he will come back rough shod. With the eoft gloves we can not do any serious dam age, but I expect tha both of Us will -hit the floor many times before the tour is over." FIRST " MEETING. . Since the great battle at San Francisco - In which Fitzslmmons was put ut in -' !" the eighth round, the two men have been healing their battered hands and recuper- p l( m attfc fwhnr Wry' leTfteTts " 6r the "strenuous'"" '.. engagement. The meeting tonight will be. the first of the twognen In the ring since that occasion. They wtll. adopt the same tactica that they used in the champion v , ship battle with the exception of guarding against points that they at that time learned by experience. Jeffries spars In' a crouching attitude and Is continually' ' ; ' forblog s.uead. Fltxsltamon Is lanky find . depends on foot work" and side-stepping'""""' ' to keep away from the assaults of his . sturdy opponent. The exhibition will be a pretty one from a sparring standpoint. - Ill COAL til Five Are Dead and Many More Hurt WILKESBARRE. Pa., Dec. l-Falling several hundred feet down a mine shaft ' and striking the hard floor of the tun nel, a box of dynamite exploded this) ' morning, and created havoc In the Le high colliery. Although It la not possible ns yet to determine the extent of the damage, tl is feared thatflve men have been killed and many more Injured. The bodies of four men have been re moved from the mine already and nine men, who are dangerously hurt, have been removed to the hospital. The others are less seriously hurt. Tho box contained 50 sticks of dyna mite. The extreme cold weather ren dered it unfit, for use, and it wasbelns; thawed by a stove. When a workman un dertook to carry it into the shaft he stubbed his toe and fell. The explosive fell down the shaft". The man's body was blown into small fragments. The colliery will not be closed. WHEAT. MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Wheat 7i76c