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1 !TT :" - ""f rf V'.rf OOD EVENING. TUST A'HINT J - ' Tis Wa at hart. - . Tonight, cloudy and warmer: . Friday, occasional rain: southerly ,, - w-'jsds. '..." . . . 1 THE JOURNAL HAS THE LARG ' EST BONA FIDE CIRCULATION J. : IN PORTLAND OF ANY PORT- LAND PAPER. ! vol. n. NO. 236. rOBTLANP, OKEGQJT, 'TIICRSDAY ' EVENING, DECEMBER 10. 1903. peice five crzrm SAYS SHE HAS THE ' - y OALY LIGHTED WAY lATTLE AT id mm - vr.i . w V 4 ' "'' 11 ""' ' '" '. '! ' 1 ,; " 1 ' 1 i nil ' ii Mi ). i i i . i ' I. t ," " ' ' "" ' y, ,.:---' .'V-Vji'tiv ..: -, ,..-'": 1 ' 1 ' "' ; ,' ' " '. ". " " ' " . 4 ... ... ... .... ... .I. I. . j .' 4 ..Vri . LAVLESS CHICAGO mm u 01 JETTY K1 iJ I HI GUT . Seeks Cause of Death of Bo Kam a Chinese , . ; . Slave. - FOLLOWED AN ESCAPE Her Companion Takes Refuge in a MissionChinese Tongs' Hold :;VuenBing Liable For Price of Both Woman. Mystery surrouhdlng the death of Bow Kam, a Chinese slave and the escape ot her companion Chow- Sheem,- also a - slave, -to the Chinese Rescue home, , threatens serious trouble In Chinatown, The coroner Is Investigating 'to learn whether Bow Kam died, from natural 'Causes.. ' ' . - --.-V: .-' :.; Bow Kam and Chow Sheem lived at a slave house at 288 Pine street, con ducted by Moy- Bow. Chow Sheem, the slave who escaped to the home, Is about is years old. and la valued at 12,000 by her owner. Bow Kam was 36 years old, , and less valuable.. She acted la the a ; paclty of . duenna, to .itoe , younger ' "woman. .., ;-"'',?: ..,. :' ; i . At a mass meeting of all the Tonga f Chinatown, called last Saturday night ' to Investigate the death and the escape. It .was decided to hold Yuen Blng, a Chl- nese liquor dealer at First and Burnslde streets, responsible for bothwomen, on the grounds that he had caused them to become dissatisfied with their " sur roundings. It is reported that Yuen has since been : notified to setUe with ' the .'owner for the face value of both, women. ! or setlla with tne highbinders. .. , " ' It is reported that both women became ' -Incensed at-their master because he . made no' apparent -attempt ft ttlr a ; ijebt hanging over them. The debt, it Is aid. was a note for $1,600, secured by. a mortgage on 'both Women, which is past due,. One of the mortgagees, it Is said,' la Tuen Binff, whom Uie Tongs hold re sponsible for the loss of the women, : Both Tried to Escape. . . An attempted escape by the women'to the room of .Yuen . Bing, 1 on an early , morning a few weeks ago, brought af- fairs to1 a crisis. They succeeded in , reaching their destination, but Yuen Blng was unable to protect them from the wrath of their master, and they were t taken back to the slave house, - ' ' Chow, Sheem escaped to the Chinese Rescue" home, StiO Fourteenth street, -, conducted by Mrs. Holt, the Sunday pre vious to the death of Bow Kam. Her flight was followed by the death of the older slave, Moy Bow ; then reported the affair to his Tong. and a mass meeting was called. Yuen. Blng was . present He "said that while the slaves .. bad sought refuge, with blnv he had not advised tbenTto do so; that he kuew ' nothing 'of the 'affair, and was not re sponsible In any way. Notwithstanding his assertions the meeting voted him reoponsible, . . - i- , ; - Bow Kam died --at S o'clock Saturday morning, November , 28. Dr. I Buck of Flrst-andBurnside jtroMs.aUended Jier. The certificate which lie filed at the city hall says that her death was caused by uremia. He has since changed his mind as to the cause of death. . ? ' Wot Uremia But OoasamptloB.'' " "While ln-he certllloate uremia is . given as the, cause of the , woman's death, I have since come to the conclu sion that she died -of consumption," said Dr. Buck last night. "I have learned " that she had suffered with' that disease . and am now convinced that it was con cumptloij and not uremia that caused i her death.. . It . Is impossible, however, that tloath . was caused by other than natural causes. 1 . ,.5'V--";''.' - "I 'was first called 'to attend the ' woman at 4 o'clock last Friday after vnooiv. I found her in an opium den where she had been smoking with lonw companions. ', I called an hour later and , advised that she bo taken to her quar ters on I'lne street,, and there . I again visited her at 8 o'clock. She' was breath-. lng heavy and they told me that she "had just passed out of -convulsions. I called again at 11 o'clock, but found her unconscious.' She rallied while I was in , the room, v and , taking. .. her . watc.i and bunch of keys, motioned for some one to approach the.bedslde. Moy Bow stepped orward, but she angrily waved htm away. Turning, to another Chinese, whose name I do- not know, she deliv ered them into his keeping, and then., agaln lapsed into unconalcousness. 1: culled at 8 o'clock the next morning, but she had died a-few hours pre- vlously." ; s . ' ' A few days later "the young woman .-.escRped. . ... . . - She reached the home between 7 and 8 o'clock In the morning. ' While the Chi nese are straining every nerve to fecover her. It Is probable that she Is safe from - .v(Contlnv on Page Two.)' MYSTERIOUS WOMAN BAFFLES THE POLICE (Jeuronl Bpecld Berrlre.) '' Marlon, Ind.. Dec. .10. The, mystery of the unknown woman, who , has been ivlsltlng the home of Mr; and Mrs. Fred ' Drul y of this city; since last May is deepening. Mrs." Druly was chloro . formed!, and left for dead in her own room today. The unknown" gainea an entrance, into the house and - secreted herself in a hallway. She threw a eleth containing chloroform over the ' victim's head, boro her to the floor and Hob This Morning Beat Street Railway Employes and Smashf roperty; POLICE GROW, FRANTIC Rescue Conductor. From Hands of the Assailants and Club Rigjit and . - J Left Non'-Unloo Men Are "; ' ; Badly Handled. . " (Jonrnal Bpetlal eerrlce.), Chicago, Dec. 10.A serious affair happened this morning, which for a time looked as though a bloody, riot might become, widespread, v .. ,; . Angered because a train crew on'the Halatedrstreet railway, on which a doien union men- were riding, did not wear union buttons, the workmen left the car and .threatened to throw the motorman and- conductor into the Chicago rivef. They smashed alt-tlw'. wlndowg Itf ..tht. train and .'forced the crew to -run for their lives. . The motorman, who ..wail fleet of foot, escaped after being chased a mile and being repeatedly hit with stones. ,tThe conductor was on the. verge of collapse after four blocks' run. When policemen came to. his rescue. The Ul cers . dragged the man into . a ' private house and held the mob at bay with drawn revolvers. . ' f 1 ' '! : A riot call was sent in and the battle was of short duration, as a squad of po lice, angered by a fierce show of resist'' ance. charged "mercilessly on the crowd; striking right and left with night clubs until the. mob finally dispersed. No one was fatally Injured,, although - bloody heads were common, The frightened conductor wasSpscorted to Ihm ear barns. . Both motorman and conductor were badly, beaten, and while the-police were dispersing. the mob. surrounding. the con ductor another contingent nearly demol ished the abandoned train, - tore out all the seats .and .smashed , the woodwork with bricks. , j REPUBLICANS WILL .t. J MEET IN CONVENTION Tomorrow et tot the Important xeet lng Demoo ratio Vatlonal Com ., rnlttea Called for Jann .''". ary 12, 1904. . (Journal Rpoclal BerTloe.) -Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. The.Na tlonal Republican committee which is scheduled to meet here tomorrow prom ises to be largely attended. Members are arriving by every train, and it is said that but three or four will be ab sent. --Af -' '.''... ,',.-;.. In all probability Chicago will be the place selected to hold -flhe convention, and the middle of axt,Jiui6 the time. What the representation will be in the call cannot be-told, an committeemen say they have no authority to speak of the basis. The reduction of representa tives from the South Will likely come up, and a resolution to this effect may be adopted. ' ' The Democratlo national committed will meet In the 8horeham hotel here January 18, 1804. - The text of Chairman Jones' call is the following: v . . There will be a meeting of the Dem- acratlc national corrfmlttee at the Bhore ham hotel. In Washington City, on Tues day, the 12th day of January, 1904, at 11 m., to fix the time and place for holding the Democratic national convention for the nomination of candidates for presi dent and vice president, of the United States, and for such other business as may come before the .committee."' CONDON WILL HAVE A NATIONAL BANK WtHhlncton Biireiu of The Join-nut. T Coil 111 A Wlh V., jv.- ff lil National bank' of Condon, Ore., was to day authorised to begin business with z&.ouo capital, witn J. rrank watson of Portland as president, Edward Dunn as vioe-presldent, : - N.- Farnsworth, the cashier, is of; New York. ' SEW tSGKir rOBTXASTSSS. ' $-t y:.. -a ' Washington Bureau of Thi Journal. Washington, Dec. '. 10. The following Oregon postmasters were appointed to dayV .New Bridge, Fearllss B. Rigdon; Parkers Willis M, Foweli: Pleasant Val ley, Washington Weatherspoon. ' held ho- until unconscious. An 8-year-old daughter returning from school gave the alarm when she found hejr mother.', The.pollce say a plot has existed tot compel JMrs. Dfuly, to leavo her husband and the city. The. first of the case was heard .when the strange woman ratne tgl the house and told his wife that Druly was, a bad. clwraterartd she ought . to be. separated. ' Later'vn an attempt was made to kidnap Mrs.' Druly. The police are baffled, n , - .V . i. , Major's Annual Report Covers Work at Colum bia's Mouth. A FORTY FOOT CHANNEL Chief Engineer Jxplalns the Work in His; Department and Outlines y Plans For' the Future of r the River; Mavjor W. C. Langfltt's annual report Upon the Improvement of the Wlllam ette river, and of the Columbia river, below the mouth of the Willamette, and their tributaries, was received this morning from Washington, D. C, The report has been published In book form, and contains much interesting data rel ative . to projected Improvements. -. Nu merous, maps and Illustrations accom pany the reading matter. Relative . to the work under way at the mouth of tne river,, the report savs: . - "At the beginning of the present fis cal year the work of repairing the Jetty tramway, putting the plant into condl t ion and other preparatory WjOrk was in progress under appropriation of 8500, 000 made by act of June 13, 1902, for continuing the improvement : Thin act also authorised contracts not exceed ing $1,000,000: Up to this time such repairs aa' had been completed were done under appropriation of $250,000 made by act of June 6, 1900. " "With the funds.' available for this work, the repairs to the Jetty; lnfcludlng, " repairs to -approaches, f tramway. plant,, cnanga -or .quarters, .rearrange ment -or tracks, ail rolling stock, plie-4 an vers, exa, ana everything connected with the work, was got tn readkiaes to begin actual work of Jetty : extension so soon as notification was received thai the 'report 'of the board .of ngtnecra had! been approved.: The report of tho board was not completed until January 24. 1903, and did not receive ; the ap proval of . the secrotary of war until March, " . Work at stiver's Mouth. A "The project submitted, by ihe board of engineers, constituted by Bpeclal Or ders No. 19, paragraph 11, headquarters corps of engineers, July 6. 1902, is but a slight modification of .the latest ap proved project,- and. according to - the estimate . of the board, can be carried out - without increasing the cost ovefe that of the previous project. It con sists in extending the Jetty ' seaward some two- and - one-half miles. The thought Is also expressed by the board that to secure the desired depth and a practleable-wldthr-of -channeMfhe -construction of a north Jetty will perhaps be nesessary at- some future - time. Dredging is also recommended. . , i : "Upon notification that the , project had been approved, proposals . were at -once Issued for furnishing piles, , lum ber. Iron, steel, etc., and emergency con tracts were made, and nearly all the material that enters into the construc tion . of the Jetty tramway has since been received. An emergency contract forlhfl-deIlyery of 150,000 tons of rock and formal contract for delivery of 475,000 tons have been entered into with the Northwest Construction company of Astoria, Oregon. The one for the larger amount Is not yet In force, s delivery will not-begin until the contract ' for the smaller amount is completed. Under the smaller contract, which has been In force about one month, but little stone has yet been received and dumped, j, Jrrog ress oa the Jetty The operations during the year have resulted in the redrlving of a part of the washed-away portion -of the Jetty tramway; 4he decayed piles were cut off and spliced, new stringer arid ties laid, and the tracks put In good order. At the ctose of the. fiscal yr th,s wrlt had advanced to station 243-1-60, a dis tance of 1,111 feet. ; - This brings the outer end of the detty tracks within 640 feet of the end of the bid work. Storage platforms were constructed near station 152-00, and on Clatsop Spit storage platforms were aWo built for storage of material to be used in construction. , It was found that he. water supply would,; be entjrely Inadequate for the new worn, arid three new wells were sunk to a depth of 81 feet, pumpa Installed and water pipes laid and a plentiful supply of excellent water has been obtained. Three new locomotives were' purchased, hew piledrlver-tender car built and 16 dumpcars added to the 80 previously built. , . Y , For the receipt of atone which Is to delivered by rail a new system of tracks had to be Installed and new derricks con structed, and this plant at the close -of the fiscal year Is In a very sstlsfactory condition, and it is-expected that J.J00 tons of stone jer day may Pe conveni ently handled. -The quarters and build ings have been put In repafr and two ad ditional quarter oonstructeoV for-use -of the men. . . The efiice and commissary buildings were moved back a distance of about 60 feet In theclear. - ' ' Dredging. ,' The United States transport Grant has been transferred to the engineer depart ment by the war department, and is now being fitted up at San Franclsco.Cal., for use as a dredge for deepening Jhe channel oarer the bar. " y - r yL j-; ..Beolalmlng Said Spits.'yy ' . Under the;-'dlrectton' of-'-Prof.-A. V. Sfubenrauch" .assistant hortieulturtfct,' University i of California, 100 sacks .of sand-btnalng grasses. Ammophila" are naria roots, and one sack Of seed were planted on the reservation ln t "nursery" Where the drifting sands would not cover them, and In addition to this a number of roots wer planted on Clatsop spit, It Is .Continued ot I'age JNine.), y r L KltS. XAXT MitB.STrTSOK. WANTS NO SPLIT IN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE . (Journal Special 8err)ce. -' New Tork, Dec. 10. Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, , mother of Christian Science,! Is apparently not; through -with Charlotte Perkins Oilman f ormerlyy Mrs, I Stet- Bon) -nd now repeats'her 'invitation, or command, , that ther latter ''come -to Con cord, In order that a settlement. of pres ent dissensions ' between" the First church, aiid.7 other ' Christian Science bodies msy .be reached at once. - It' is assured that Mrs: Stetson Is the visible local head .of. the congregation here and an .Immense, following to the creed is being secured, s The -teachings of -r Mrs. . Stetson, are in severalr matters of alleged .importance-not in accord with those, of the discoverer. - or .founder of' the sect. ..Mrs; Kdiiy inists that she has the true- way .of .Invoking divlneassist- ance which must bo followed If 'success, Is desired- ... ,-. , . , , , Aufos will fight , SOUTHERN PACIFIC (Jonrnal Special 8rloe.) Ventura. Cal., .' Dec. 10. -Automobiles will cut quite a figure in the freight and passenger war, which has been in augurated by the . residents-of OJal val ley, and here. They complain that-the Southern Pacific, has - not 'been giving good service-in spite of their protests. Th. flrst-auto to go on the ' road be tween, the towna-of the valley will be brought from -. Dos , Angeles. . The ma chines ore of 34 horse-power and will carry nine passengers and their lug gage;.,! There will be two automobiles each way' every , day. . The service will be Increased If It pays. i' .. i ... i I" "i t i .;'.', . , . DEATH Of It O, WATSOH. " (Journal Special genrli-e.l t -' . ' Albany, Or.,' Dec , 10-H. C.rWatson, a prominent attorney, men at nis home tn this Cltx Jast , night of organic heart disease aged 49 years. , "Mr. Watson was born in" "Tennessee and located In Al bany In 1889. He took a leading part In Democratlo politics and, at thet time of his death was serving as school direc tor. - lie leaves widow snd three chil dren,' The funeral wilf-be held from the Episcopal church, Friday afternoon at i;30 "dock. v, -V. y ... If ' ' 1 i I i tl v - " f , ' i . -' ; -i :Ji . .::.;.i-f-.:-?'.--:.-4''':: ' ' ', ."ti '' ' ' ' -rt ... :.. y. - ' - -aV tV ' , 1 .V? -' "".- : . .! r A ' " . mm BAXXK S9DT. PACIFIC MAIL , 1 Si 'A ' i: ' ''" 'U S ' " -- 'Vr-i", ' . ?i- JO ENTER HERE HEPOXT THAT ITS ' WAJI , AOAI1TST ; 1KB ITSW- CHIBTAi ipOMMEBCIAIi , COMTAITT WtDIi yBB CAMMIXV Vhtto voktiiAito wxtkik' a raw - The .rate, war being waged 1 at San Francisco by the allied steamship com panies. . against the . China . Commercial company Is to be carried north.'-Portland will soon be the scene of operations. 7 Plans are now being -perfected to have a . Pacific -Mall steamer call . here every three weeks on the outward voyage to tie"Orien't. 'The'Clilna' Commercial com pany was formed last May, and, since that data the old-established lines have been using their combined efforts to put the newcomer-out 'Of business. So far they havealled, the new concern meet ing every cut in rates' that has been made. J-.-,'y.- . Recently the China Commercial com pany se,nt the Lothian to Portland to receive a flour cargo. ; That wa a move which' was not looked , for. Seml-ofll dally It is stated that before many days elapse one of. the, Pacific Mail s, freight ers will come up to Portland and se Hire: a' (lour cargo for Japan and r.hlrm This one will bo followed uo by another. and sthl a third, establishing a regular three weeks' service between - this city and the Far East. j If eventually, the - China Commercial Is driven out of the field,! the Pacific Mall will no . longer call at Portland. By that time it Is expected that the Portland-ASlatio company's fleet will be sufficiently, large to handle , the busi ness hero . without outside, assistance. : SENATORS DISCUSS '. . : WOOL INTERESTS ' tVashlnr tan Bureau of The Journal. - 1 Washington. D. C. Dec. 10.' Meetings were held here yesterday and today in Senator- Warren's committee room for the. purpose of reporting on the resolu tions "Of "the - National Wool Growers' association 'and National1 Association of Wool Manufacturers, and for discussing the pending legislation in congress and to suggest -what action Is to be taken at " the ; national ' convention of : wool growers to be held in 'Portland, 'Ore.. January next. ' i The reciprocity treaty with the Argen tine .republic, which, proposes a reduc tion in wool traffic from that-country, was discussed today and the conference Bjgreed that it would b disastrous to the wool interests of 'the United States. The anti-shoddy bill was considered and suggestions made, by which the use of shoddy may be regulated and the con sumer protected. Senator Warren, presi dent of the National Wool Growers' as sociation, will attend the Portland con vention and present the result of the present -conference. . , " ASSSOCIATED PRESS MAN JUST FORGOT "(Journal Special farrier.) "" Washington, p. C., Dep. 10. Charles DUbl. assistant manager: of the Asso ciated Press-,---wan recalled before the committee on milltary affairs thls'mornf lng. There were certain -dlscrepancte in, the dates of his testimony and that ot MelvUle'Stope, manager of the Asso ciated Press, relative to. the employment and subsequent deal lng with Hellu)r, tho ex-convlct and a trusted special corre spondent, lie said he couldn't say' as to whether general, Wood; hd any knowl edge of Bella Ir's history until the latter was scut to Chliuu- ' ,. .... , y: ; T - i - i Wentz Rescue! From the Hands of Bandits After Dererate Fight.. ; BOUND HANDS AND FEET ''if'''.-: Kidnaping - Desperadoes : Demanded $100,000 , Ransom Detectives ? Overrun Tennessee and - s . ' Rescued Prisoner. ' (Jonrnal Special Service.)' ". Memphis, Dec 10.-DcUils of the fight with tne kidnapers of .Millionaire Ed ward Weritx show that a more desperate- plan has .not been outlined for se curing an Immense ransom . The Miss Stone kidnaping case tn Eastern Tur key bore not' the unusual features that this one does. . " , ' t Young Wenta went Into Tennessee on a hunting trln last summer, f After leaving brlstel he i was not heard from until night before last.. Rumors were current that he had been kidnaped by a band of desperate mountaineers, and detectives were sent into the remotest parts of the mountainous state. The chase of the- bandits has -been going on for several weeks. A month ago so close were the officers on the trail of the Outlaws that their aban doned campfires were discovered burn lng. ' A hundred thousand dollars was de manded for the return of the young man, and his millionaire father InPhllu delphla at on time agreed to give the amount if his- son's safe return would Ibe guaranteed, . This waa- not dednltsly piuiuncw, ua u.rvcwcw nno in structed, to continue their search, which euiminatea f. m - the sensational fight Tuesday night, the details of which now reach civilisation. ) . , Tight la the Dark. , ' There was a hand-to-hand fight at mid nlaht in the heart of the Rlaelt monn tains, during which Went was hurried to a horse and escaped. The posse had been on the trail of the outlaws closely the night beforehand last Monday they got within a mile of the gang and closed in.' - They moved to within a hundred yards of the bandits' camp,' but feared to shoot, as the bullets might kill young Wenti. i They waited through the next day and. the kidnapers got wind, but too late, and were cornered and had to stay In the canyon. At midnight i Tuesday "the posse charged the camp, and fought In . the dark. Went was found bound hand and foot. The cords were cut and he was hurried - to a horse. Members of the posse cannot say whether they killed any of the outlaws, as It was Impos sible to see In the darkness. Another party, of armed men has been put on the trail, and It Is expected will arrest" all of the gang. The search has cost Wenti' more 'than $100,000. " TIIEATRICALUlANTlr SALT LAKE HANGS (JonrsaV Special BerTlee.) - Sale Lake. City, UUh, Dec. 10. The almost lifeless form of James McGre gor, a flyman in the Salt Lake theatre, was found dangling from the files last evening by Miss Mabel Brownell, who Is playln the leading role with Stod dard in "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush." Her screams attracted the at tention of the stage hands. The rope was cut' and the limp form of th would-be suicide fell to ' the stage ,20 feet below.-- Although the man's neck was broken.-life was V not .extinct -and he lived until a physician ram, but he did not regain consciousness. The cause of the suicide Is not known. PORTLAND'S OF The monthly contributions from the gamblers continue to pour into th city coffers through the medium of the po lice and .the municipal court. Today $845 reverted to he otty by forfeited bail, y 'W -":-.".i':. ; ; As stated by The Journal yesterday the sum paid by the larger gambling houses Is $25 less than it was the latter part of last month. Chief of Police Hunt explains this by saying that tn the aggregate for , each month .the amounts will, be the same as for No vember, when the total for the month was Increased $50 for half a dosen of the big establishments. , . ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER FEIGNS DRUNKENES S v ' Vv. .. .'..,.. Annarently ". helplessly' drunk, y J", I;W, Masoawa lacked up in the city jail on s charge of larceny this morning. , .. . : T. A, Henley, proprietor or t tne ew Ydrc Mercantile company, , the coniplln Ing, witness, tells thill story; "Masdn entered, the storo an allpped a shirt un der -hi eoat.- ? ifiv went ,out arul wrapped up th shirt In a' newspaper which he found In a saloon, went to the dry goods establishment a- second .time ana tcak Desperadoes Hold Up Pro prietor of Albany Place at Point of Revolver PROFESSIONAL CROOKS Officers Notified, But Bandits Escape ' Toward . Eugene Were ' Seen About. Town During' Two Days, v ' . (Journal Special Service.) Albany,' Or., Dec 10. -Tha saloon of M. Baumgart was held up and robbed last, night by two bold ;; thugs. . Mr. Baumgart. th4 proprietor, was tending bar and was alone, in the saloon at tha time. The two ' men entered about 1 1 O'clock and .after buying a drink one went out of the, front door, but returned almost immediately, Mr. Baumgart had engaged In conversation with the Other man and-was standings in .front of the bar,, when -they ''suddenly! pulled re volvers and demanded his money. They opened the cash register, and took out $17 and then went through Mr. Baum gart's pockets,, securing his ' '. purse. which contained about $1S and a Smith ft Wesson 32-callber revolver. They then--marched their Victim "to the rear end of the saloon and rushed out of the front door, across First street and down an alley, i - ... : Officers notified. McClaln were at once notified and com menced a vigorous search for the rob bers. .They were seen going towards the depot by two citlsens who were on Washington j, atret.j-Ttaj. r oflieers .-injunction" and Eugene were notified, as It is thought that the ; bandits went couth on, the Overland, although, the train was' closel? watched1 ' The two men came to Albany Tues- flair nlarht find were around town durlnir the day. They Inquired of several men regarding the banking gambling games. but were Informed that the town was closed. They said that' it was their understanding that It was a wide open town. - They frequented several saloons during the, afternoon and evening and said that they were roulette dealers and had been in ( Portland for about three weeks. They are about 30 years of age. smooth shaved, slender built and good looking young men. One Is about 6 feet 1 Inch tall, wore dark clothes, sack suit and white ; shirt and a flat: black hat. The other one Is perhaps two inches shorter, wore medium light , suit , of clothes, negligee' shirt and dark brown hat. They did not have the appearancn of working men, but bore. the look of professional crooks. They were under police surveillance, . " but turned their trick Just the same. ' It Is surmised t!mt they were looking for a big haul at some" gambling roll, but when; they learned that the games were not running con cluded to make a smaller stake. CltDCDHD DC 11D1M HfiPFS FOP HAPHMNV (Journal Special Servtee.) : " 7 " . Toklo, Dec. 10. The emperor today opened . the Japanese diet with an ad dress In Which -he referred hopefully to 'the negotiations which he expects will brlng peace throughout the Far East,"' - VOTES KAV XS DBAS. ' . (Journal Special Serrlc. )' ' ; Atlanta, Ga., Iac.' 10.Hal '. DewK aged &2 years, a former supreme court Justice of Georgia, died this monilnsr st Greensborough. lie sprang into na tional .fame, in 1896' by making the speech nominating W. J. Bryan for the presidency. SHARE THE KITTY" Fred Frits, "Jim" Smith, for the Gem club," and, E. Blaster each forfeited $175 ball In, the police court. Each of thes houses paid $3S0 in Novemberin Install ments of $150 and $!00.' This month the same total wilt be forfeited, tn sums of $175 each. , V . . " . " . The others whose names. appeared. on the court recordis as having forfeited their ball money today are:,. A. Shapiro, who paid $100 and the following keepers of poker games each of whom paid $2): D. -Gosnell. V. t Keene, - John Erklund, James Brown, Gardner Bros., a. W. Han. Ion. A. DeMartlnl, J, Werthelmer, C. B, Ixng. George Wilson and F. Anderson. another shirt.. "He was en ity the )iru. prletor who followed "him. into' ii..ii,. t' Saloon where lis-aecureit'-aitlier lil.c.-. of wrapping.5 paper and ,bunll-4.u( i, .bootyV t The proprietor kept. t Hi: t-, sight until he saw Patrolman 'trc, ). arrested the man." -When h'. w;is taking the shirt Mso t , sober. My the time he ra.-ii-d t, , ,", tlon ks appeared tn bo so tlruhlt i-, , could hardly stanO. !,f: