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Tonight and Saturday,' se casionar rain; brink to high .southerly , winds. , - ...,. . lie VOL. I, NO. 280. ' Oregon Daily Jountal PORTEND," OREGON FRIDAY EVENiyQ, "JANUARY SO. 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MINE LOOTING ORE THIEVES GET C0NSPI1VCVIS UNEARTHED ; GANG MAKES FULL CONFESSION FULTON SHOWING MORE STRENGTH Ten Nen, Including Prominent Cit izens, Said to Be . Involved .. J)re SoldJn..Poriland.. . BAKER CITT, Jan. 80. A glgantlcoonspieaoy by nitM of which lomi of the biggest, mines in thla section of the country hav ' been looted systematic ally, baa been unearthed here. Th6usknds Of dollars worth of high grade or hita been secured by the ., members of the gang. One of the conspirators ts-ander -arrest and lias made a ', full confession, Implicating others, The stolen , or was sold In PorGand,.. : Sumpter, and San Francisco. (Journal Special Service.) BAKER CITT, Jan. JO. Detectives who have been quietly at work for weeks have secured the details of a conspiracy to rob the Columbia, North Pole and Other well known gold mines. The richest kind of ore. In the aggregate valued at many thousands of dollars, has been taken from the mines and sold by a system that wss supposed by the operat ors to be proof against discovery. Peter Peterson, a miner employed in the Columbia ' was arrested yesterday at Bourne by Deputy Sheriff Snow and lodged In jail. When arraigned this morning before Justice Messlck, he made a confession of the whole, plot and exposed the methoYls of the thieves. Peterson gave Informa tion that will probably land the remaind er of the gang behind prison bara. Peterson has agreed to turn state's evidence against his accomplices. It is said that men higher in the so cial scale than Miner Peterson will be caught In the toils as a result of the prisoner's confession. Ten men be sides himself are Implicated. Some X , Desperate Producers Force Way Into Oiambfr and Battle With . the Members. AND; .MEMBER :-OF: v'.- wr , ";'.?;' ..''.. .... " i , ,. i .1 j RKHROCK B 1.11;; 1 WIKm M ! h'.vii.n: ii j "-r " r 1 - - - j , j System of Wires Thai Oia Out and 1 ' i'" 'V W AmMIllS I Oathsr in th. stkt Yibratloas. V. ' tAli if? N- Senatorial Vote Unchanged But Lead ing Aspirant Likely to Try a Coup Tomorrow. these are miners and others are Influen tial men of Sumpter and elsewhere. At least f 10,000 has beejj, stolen from the Columbia mine alone. Even more was taken from the North Pole. All of the stolen ore was very rich. The gold-laden rock was disposed of through agents of the gang In Sumpter. Portland and San Francisco. Henry T. Hendryx. Republican poli tician and how candidate for registrar of the land office at La Grande, pur chased some of the stolen ore and a suit is now pending against him for Its recovery. He is now being asked In the courts to pay over SI, 400 as the value of ten pounds Of ore which he Is said to have purchased. It Is said that Hendryx has been play ing the part Of a detective at the inetl- i Ration of Managers Baillle of the Colum bia and Meltssr of the North Pole. - A private detective Is hers also. The Columbia- and North Pole mine managers are doing everything In their power to keep the news of the theft from becoming public. A BIG RIOT IN THE REICHSTAG (Journal Ppeclul Service.) SALEM. Jul). JO. The first Satur day hchbI.,11 Blnee the legislature con veiiod will he held tomorrow. Hut for tli.rietermlned nppoaltlnn of the Fulton in'-nil-!H. there would have been mi n,1- Journmwit t U-Im afternoon until Monday. iuiion8 itttlludo Iium created the lm preHslon that he expects to make Home kiiIiih In tomorrow's hullot for Senator. He han been making stroii efforts to win over Home votes. He lias been to several members, asking If they would vote for him If he could how thut their votes would elect him. ihere Is no evidence us yet that these overtures huve im-t with any Burcess.- (Journal Special Service.) VIENNA, Jan. SO. In the Reichstag today a riot occurred In which several members were Injured. A mob of sugar growers from the provinces appeared at the entrance -to the chamber and at tempted to force their way in. They loudly demanded protective legislation, declaring that their industries would be ruined otherwise. , The door-keepers fought with the mob for a while, but were finally overcome and the mob gained entrance. Members Join Is. Members of the Reichstag then took a hand In the fight. Walking sticks, chairs, tops torn from desks, and other convenient weapons were employed in the melee. The country visitors fought desperate ly and the entire floor of the chamber was occupied by the contending fac tions. When the fight had lasted half an hour the police arrived, and after great dif ficulty, quelled tne disturbance. Several of the Invaders were badly injured and a number of. the Legislative body were also hurt. The cause of the trouble Is the fact that the sugar growers of the provinces are threatened with ruin as the result of American competition. Beet sugar Is being sent" into this country from the United States In large quantities and the effect has been disastrous on the Aus trian producers. MARCONI W trains Inventor Plans to Covsr Whole World With His Woaasrfnl System Ovsrlaad Communication to Bs Bstablishsd Between Bsw Tork and Baa Franolsco Trans pacific) Kessagss Soon to Bs Ac complished. Within a short time communication by wireless telegraphy will be estatfJ lished throughout the entire' com mercial world. Marconi Is now working on plans to achieve this wonderful feat. Within a very short lime overland communication be tween New York and San Francisco w(U to effected. Transpacific ooili niunlcatlon will also be established and the erection of other stations at various points will rapidly follow. Above Is published the very first authentic snapshot of the Marconi system at Wellfieet. Also the first group photograph of the great In ventor and his assistants. 291 CUTS ST. LOUIS OUT Chamber Decides the Expense Is Unwarranted ROME. Jan. 30. The Italian Chamber decided definitely today that the gov ernment will not participate in the St. Louis Exposition. This Is the first coun try that has decided not to have repre After due deliberation It was found that the expense would be unwarranted. as the excessive protection on rorelgn goods has made it Impossible for Italy to conclude a commercial treaty. There was some opposition to the stand taken, but it, was finally passed by an ulmost unanimous vote. ill Mill MI "5 Looks More Grave Than Previously . PORTLAND LABOR UNIONS FORM CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY Big Institution Being Formed to Enter the Field of Building Operations An Unique Enterprise in the History of the City. Minister Bowen Still Has Hopes Cabinet Discusses the Im portant Question. The union mechanics of Portland have wwRhra ofitinn tin i$w-$$r$wnti.m- Dr land, a sawmill and water Tight, and Within a very short time expect -to en gage In a co-operative enterprise on a gigantic scale. The property they In tend to purchase is Bltuated tributary to this city., but its exact location Is being withheld until the deal Is consummated. When the deal is closed they will en gage In the logging and lumbering busl ness,vtake building contracts and per form all work that l now done by log gers, lumber mill workers, buyers "and sellers of the finished product, contrac tors, and carpenters. In a word, Uiev Intend to go Ihto the timber and get thorough material,' and do every parti cle of work that Is necessary to convert It Into houses .and other buildings. Will Incorporate. Incorporation, papers for the big co operative scheme are now being drawn up,, and almost half the capital stock has ,been subscribed. The company will be capitalized at $60,000, divided into 6, 000 shares of $10 each. It is going rap idly, and just so soon as one-half of the hares are disposed of the timber land will be purchased and operations begun. The name decided upon Is the Mechanics' Investment and Improvement Company, t: ,w KiocK, siuiougn union mecnanics are preferred as Investors. No one will be permitted to purchase more than 20 shares, and aclause will be inserted in the rules governing the, , organisation making it impossible for a limited num ber of men ever to assume control of this enterprise. Two Weeks Old. The proposition originated in the Car penters' l.'iiki, but-iiearly all the labor organisaii'puS,iJn-tflS( city are Interest ing tnemselvjBB in It One of the rea sons that co-operation was talked of is on account of the fact that the master builders have thus far shown no disposi tion to stgn the new agreement. in which the carpenters ask for an Increase of 60 Cents per day In wages. The plan was first introduced at a meeting of the Carpenters' Cnion about two weeks ago, and it met with instant favor. It Is argued by its supporters, and there are many of them, that It will do away al together with strikes and all friction between capital and labor. ;C. Bomberger, secretary of the Car penters' Union, and who will be one" of the incorporators of the company, says: Xombergsr Talks. 1 have always been a firm believer in i i SQzQoe r.H 1 1 ve t" t " t io n at- - all times have advocated their establish ment. The days of individual Invest ment have passed. Capitalists are com bining their interests to cdrry on large business enterprises, and it behooves the laboring classes to do likewise. Small Investors are unable to succeed, which has been proven time and again. At last union men have begun to look at it in this light, and the result has been that we are going to embark In business for ourselves. Will Begin Boon. "In a few days we expect to own 1,800 acres of fine timber land, and begin as soon as practicable to put finished lum ber on the market and nt the same time go into the building business. By this method we can avoid 'strikes, which are always detrimental to the public inter ests. There Is always an unsteadiness In the labor market, and the working classes never know what to depend upon. Our project will place us on a substan tial footing, and the low wage question will no longer be a disturbing factor. By conducting the business In a. sys tematic manner the stockholders will soon realise good dividends on their in-vestmenta. (tJourn.il S;.eoiul Service.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. The Cabinet today spent considerable time in trt? dis cussion of the Venezuelan situation. The President and his advisors greatly de plore the attitude of the powers on the offer made by Minister Bowen. The situation seems more acute than It has for a lonK time, and there is some tajk of filing i"!nt protest from tlys country and other creditors among th nations outside .r the triple alliance. Minister Howen Iris not as yet received the official reply of the powers. He still hopes that perluip the reply will be In the nature of a Kl.'id surprise. There will be another meeting of the diplomats tonight, at which Minister Bowen will be present. MOURN FOR CROWN PRINCE VIENNA. Jan. 00. Emperor Francis Joseph and the Archduchess Marie Val erie, his daughter, today obst rved the fourteenth anniversary of the tragic death of Crown Prince Rudolph. In deep est mourning they went to the Capu chin Church, where Ihey prayed beside the wreath-covered tombs of the Crowrf Prince and his murdered mother, the Fmpress Elizabeth. Both father and daughter manifested much emotion. Fultonites Defeat Early Adjournment (Journal Special Service.) SALEM. Jim. 3o The Fulton follow ers won a victory In the Senate this morning when they defeated a motion by Daly that when adjournment was taken It should be until 11:45 a. m. Mon day. The vote was exceedingly close and the announcement of the chair's de cision and u call for u rising vote came together. The Fulton people fought against a re counting of the vote, and Fulton him self led the debate. The chair decided the . motion lost. Daly then appealed from the decision. but was ruled out of order after a warm discussion. He then proposed to ap point u committee to confer with the House on adjournment, but the Fulton ites fought this and It was also lust. corporations had a big lobby hera t accomplish the defeat of the bill. Thla bntjght Davey to his feet with a vehem ent assertion that If lobbyists were pres ent he did not know It and he declared I that lie had not been approached by thm. Mularkey pointed out the absurdity of the present law. "If 1 shoot a man and merely Injure him. he may recover $100, 00"; but If I kill him his family can re cover but $5.00.'" Both Malarkey and Eddy took- strong exception to Davey's assertion that th bill was presented In the Interest of law yers and Kihly paid an eloquent tribute to the American bur. A motion to recommit the bill was eas ily defeated and it was then passed. Hot Rally Over Liability Bill STATR IIOLSK, SALEM, Jan. 30. There was a spirited debate In the house this morning when th Hales bill came up for' Its third Tarftng;'tt providing for the removal of limitation upon the amount that may be recovered by the representatives of a deceased person whose deatli is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another. The pres ent law restricts the amount to $5,000. The Hales bill passed after- a pro longed debate marked at times by per sonalities which aroused much feeling. Davey of Marlon led the opposition to the bill, declaring that a removal of the present restriction might result In ex cessive verdicts against small corpora tions Bftl drive them out of business. He declared the bill as introduced In the Interest of lawyers to enable them to obtain big fees. Malarkey, Kddy. Phelps, Banks, Hale and others advocated the bill s.nd in the course of the debate insinuations were thrown oujt that railroads and other big Galloway Has Fun With Mr. Gault SALEM, Jan. 30 OaUlt's bill to pro hibit photographers from practicing their . calling on Sundays was lost on third reading in the House this morning.' There was no debate, though Galloway of Yamhill suggested that the bill b amended so as to Include a provision, prohibiting hens from laying eggs on Sunday. ' Miller Introduced a bill in pie Senate Uils morning creating a penitentiary chaplain, without salary, and appropri ating $1,000 to defray expenses of re leased convicts. A bill was Introduced In the 8enat appropriating $15,000 to build an execu tive mansion at Salem. Hunt charged gross negligence In en grossing two years ago of th Senate Joint resolution No. 21. for a constitu tional amendment. The Senate has passed a bill for th relocation of county seats on a yot of . three-fifths of the legal voter of th county. Fulton Holds His 1 Own But Gains Not (Journal Special Service.) z SALEM. Jan. 30. There was nti change In the senatorial situation today. The vote gave Fulton, 33; Oeer, 1 Wood. 16; W. D. Fenton, ; Plttock. scattering, 11. Some amusement was created Whe the name of Oault of Washington wail reached on the roll call. He waa tril dently taken unawares, for he respondent loudly "Qeer," Instantly correcting hlmu self with the exclamation: "I .mean Full ton." There was a roar ef laughter allj over the house. ' The scattering vote was distributed at . follows: George H. Williams, I; T. B,. Wilcox. 2; A. L. Mills, 3, and on eaclj for C. E. Wolverton. M. C. George (Continued on Page Two.) J INDICTMENTS HANG OVER HEADS OF SEATTLE MEN Inside Story of Why Chief of Police Sullivan and Gambler' Clancy Disolved Partnership in Tenderloin Graft in the Sound City. (Journal Special Service.) SALEM, Jan. 30. At 3 o'clock McGinn made th? second effort of today tc5 ad journ the session until Monday. The chair rendered a decision that under the Constitution of the I'nUed States this could not be dons, McGinn appealed from the decision of the chair and Fultort' followers sus tained the Speaker by a vote of 17 to !2. This is a good, strong Fulton victory. HANNA STILL IN BED. WASHINGTON'. Jan. 30. Senator Hanna. who has been 111 for some days. Is still confined to his bed today., At 1 o'clock his condition was about ths aams as yesterday. .' "y-r-. ... . u. ovttti Jan. SO. The only witness before the grand Jury this morning was Frank Clancy, brother of the ftar witness Of Wednesday. Clancv was asked to corroborate the evi dence' submitted by bis brother In rela tion to the money paid to the police for protection and power to control all gamb n i th.. tenderloin. Clancy says he told everything and that he attempted to 'mTe?rTrorK - - ' ' It Is said today that the Jury will on Monday return Indictments against two high police officials and that perhaps one City Councilman will be made to feel he effect of the investigation. (Journal Special Service.) 8KATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 30. Johnny Clancy, until recently the controlling power in the tenderloin, has given the whole story of police grafting, official extortion of money from various .vices and the forcing of gamblers to pay cash into the boodle bag of the Republican campaign. At least that is what Clancy declared to his friends when the King County grand Jury finished with him late yesterday niio keeping him on the wit ness stand all day. gome few aay that Clancy was prom ised immunity from prosecution if he would deliver evidence that would con vict officials in high standing whom the jury has Irtten trying to get at. This story Clancy denies with emphasis. For the last two cars, prior to two months ago, there wnj ' not a move of the Police department made unless John ny Clancy was cfr.snltc. But now there has been a quarrel between the chief und Clancy. Clancy's Power. When William I,. Meredith, former chief of police, was killed by Gambler John Considine in June of 1901, Clancy saw st cliunce to have a chief appointed to whom he believed he could dictate. He told Mayor Humes-that he desired the appointment .of Capt. John Sullivan to the office. Sullivan was named and wmrttr'tTmroTnentlfltie orJoKHny" Clancy. For a long tlmo things went along smoothly between, the chief and his po litical benefactor. Clancy was allowed to control KiUuAjllng, say who should gam . ble and who sTOhfMrhot, force gumming houses to pay him a per. cent, of their earnings and generally to be tfie -king of Scflijje's underworld. Clancy got the exclusive black jack privileges, as The Journal i;rts "already told. Johnny Clan cy and his brothers got a big per cent, of the rake-off. Here is where the'trou- ble-botween Clancy andhe thief of po lice started: There was a black jack game in the Seattle bar. Clancy got 40 per cent. Oi the earnings, which. It Is alleged, he divided with Sullivan on very liberal terms. Once a month Clancy went to the keeper of the game and collected his per cent. This Clancy never denied. Yes terday he toli the grand Jury aoout It. He said be had put Sullivan whero he was, ojid he was entitled- to some, con sideration for It. Ho said it was his business, and he didn't care what people said or did about 1U ; Th Worn Turns. One day Clancy called at the Seattle bar, to et his "divvy." II was rebuffed by the proprietor, who told Clanoy ttiati. he couldn't afford to pay th chief of po- ' lice and Clancy too. When Clancy said that tie wanted th Seattle bar gam closed at once, Sullivan told hint, it la claimed, that he would sea to it, but h chief Of police. And so Johnny Clancy wants .a BW didn't. The game ran the same as evsp and the proprietor laughed at Clancy. When the notorious Midway, a disor derly -Imm, apsnrd :tm thmmm 'tender loin, the proprietor went to the boss 5 gambler and told him that he had 50 a month to give out if he (Clancy) would promise him police protection. As the story goes, Clancy -went to Chief Hulllvan with the remark that he -saw - , ' a chance to make 3500 atnonth.asy money; that if Hulllvan would agrs to give his official help he would .cut th "divvy In two. Clancy'B friends say .that th agreement was- reached, Th tirst 3500 was paid over to Clancy, who Is said to have given half th amount : to the chief. When th second install- .' ment was due the Midway proprietor In formed Clancy that he no longer needed v the ' latter's influence, as he had ar ranged with higher powers for protec tion. - ' - ' l " Clancy Dropped. Thus was Clancy shorn of his poww. ' There was a stormy scene between ths . old-time friends, and It ended by Clancy, receiving the den from the ahlct. After that the .- chief refused to the boss' gambler, and the latter vowdj revenge. The chief fought back. Clan cy's' concert hall, two ' blg jamblinjf houses and other resorts '"were contl.m- aUy raided by the iwUte khA Z.ullf, forced to clos. . 1