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TTV Q . Get Them in by Ifoon aturday-nnd Pay '5 Cents ; II iT IT! a Line tor O n e Insertion M o n ct ay-mara All ,;: y GOOD'ElVEinr?Q. . . ; ' tsb weatzzx ; i i ., TonlffM, partly cloud, with light . ;, i , froat; baturday, fair and warmer; y ' westerly wind.., . - , - . THE UKLULAUU.H : I "71 WDM' ?im CFTKE JOURNAL ; 17 III YESTERDAY WAS I nf tI 5T i "V PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. III. NO. fi3. v. PORTLAND, OREGON,' FRIDAY EVENING; MAY 6, 1804. JM4 (Tl , run II II II II II w II 1 1 IV 1 1 MM II W M II J A . if k'V. .sp y v y jt ur vr Port Arthiur-s.Larid Communication Is - Now Entirely Cut 6ff--Russians Be; lievc ' Fortress , 1: J, f 1.4 - Impregnable. Japanese Account of Landing Tells of Gunboats' Kussian Army may iuoouueo flouraal SnwUI Sorrlo.) : troopa. on Undine .at FeUiwo, , navj eut thaJand, communication with port Arthur, fi' F T. ? V - Th Ruaalan ' version of th lanfllnif. obtained fromv Chlnesa arriving- at Port Arthur, la that 10.00 Inen cam aahora from ' 0 tranaporta. Notwlthatandlnf thla'tka.war oOc M)m. tnatj, Port Arthur U Jmprenahl either; br land or aea. and the fortrea tha offlclala claim la provlaloned for a year. Admiral Wlttaoaft baa been ordered not ta taka Him warahlna from Port Arthur, t No poaltivo information haa been re- eeirea nera aa w wmuw vraumu rokl'a army haa- advanced from lt po sition oa the Talu, , The oaalbUlty ot m flanklna; move ment to, the-northeaat,f.Fen Huan r-hn ta belna wall auaraed. 4 A 4 A report 1 current that the entire BuaaUn army will be mobilised on the 11th Inatant. When a (rand review will r taka' Mace.-' ' i A (aUUV bivi wee i " - 1 . -.A ntlai MPV BrtaV. ..tia diimUd raourcea for i r .hiner troorm to, thA .front, and , It U ' . . . a i j i a. ihnt wtXaH tanaK. waaaawv ww w " " . . - - . - f 1 BAae eae -may aer orrren m-wm-j w Arthur, area thoucti they. may aucceed In landing heavy podiea oi-iroopa. in the meantime the campaign" aa planned by Kuropatkln will doubUeaa be con- tlnued lrreapecuva ox.ue wi ruu, ' situation.;: . ,.V i ... a - .- . - pZSXXBAmZZD ftAPZDZiT. ;. . Took Voaaeaaloa of WXO Wltaaut &otm :. l a Mam ox SIxtBa Shot. -' ' (Joaraal Ipedal ferrlee.) if ',-' Toklo, May I. General Hoaoya, de-taUlna- the , landing of the Japanese troop os the Tung penlnaula. In an official report, aaya that the Seventh division.' with two torpedo boats and two transports, arrived off Ua Tung on the morning r me ein, pooioaruau m number of the enemy" patrols and landed a party .of 'aallora, who waded ashore a distance of 1.000 yards,' and nir lyiiMMion of . t range er mus. planting their Ha vrltlwut a shot being - fired. ; ,..,'.........- -,.. ... Three gunboata ware employed to dl tract the enemy's attention. kUllnt.aev- eral of the enemy's man. The first fleet of transports, seeing the flag en the hllW began, landing troopa -at -o'clock that nlghtr- tha troopa wa4-, ..hn until ciara were erected. ., ' Admiral :Tger attwdeoT a-meettoaj f the war council in xoaio iob7; - Ins the Port Artnur neevoon knot' destroyer, which carried him to v.nHkt where a specUl train took . . . mMtinf of the war council he -assured the- authorities- that Uhe -Rus sian fleet was unaoie to interior -niiu any landing on the Lla Tung peninsula. ' it was theft1 decided that the transports should be sent io secure- uju iuuui. 'Togo Immediately returned to the fleet to a Walt the arriva ot ." Vaaiasul But SO XUlss - Wlda WU1 . M.-il-.k arh.ta' at Majltlajra. . 4;Jeraal Isadal larrlce.K . '' London. May The- Central lWew 8C Petersburg reports state- that, the Japaneae-hava landed at two different polnta in the- vicinity of Port Arthur, ; Petsawo and Port " Adama :? The two "places are on opposite sides f the Lla Tung peninsula and the forces landed are only 0 mllea apart. ' Th' apparent object- of the Japanese in landing on the Lla.1 Tung peninsula la to duplicate the move of Qeneral Bhaf bar at Santiago and attack fort Arthnrj with heavy .torces from . the rear. u. , ' --' . . . Pprt Adam Is on a Barrow Inlet on the west coast Of the peninsula, while Petssewo m on. th east eoast Each .which Port Arthur la the ape. ' v Dispatches received this aRernoon an th hills on the road to Feng Huang Cheng without firing a shot" The. Central News Toklo correspond ent ita tea that Oeneral Kurokt says he has occupied, Tang Kang Cheng, midway between Antung and Feag Huang Chang, and can hold the poeltlon with ease.. Beuters Toklo correspondent says report has been received from ' Oeneral Kurokl stating that la th retreat Sun day a large body of Russians mistook a smaller body of their countrymen for Japanese and attacked them with great fury, and 180 were killed and wounded. - A St. Petersburg dispatch today give th cost of th war for the first flv month to Jan 1 as f 121,000.000. After June 1 the estimated monthly ct will be IJS8.800.000 for the navy. and, $18,000,000 for the army, making a total for the year closing January 1 next Of 1254.000,000. - v . 4 The new loaa to be floated In Paris next week will probably go to $10,000.. 08 in : th , nature of treasury ; per oent bonds.- ,.. When th war began Russia had $200. ooo.oo n gold to lta credit. r i ; eiim, i T'" 'CT I - ajt-wwTIM K I V os Ja A ffV 7 . S j aawOaf mmmm mm mrmm w mm dPva Sevar xaad to Maa Tight sTa Paw (Joaraal Special sarrtea.) . Washing-ton, , May 0. The Japanes legation has a Toklo dispatch ' saying that Qeneral Kurokl reports that on May th enounUd scouts after 4 se vere hand to hand light near Fng Huang Cheng dror back, th Russians. Captured officer -say -that -th only bodies which retreated in order en May I, were flv. or six infantry battalions and two artillery companies. - Two hun dred more killed and wounded Russians were found that had been left on th battlefield, and more are expected to be found.-',-. : i --! Th state department has been offici ally advised of th landing ot th Japa nes 46 . miles northeast of Port Ar thur. "TtAWAXXMW BUT STXAJa London, May 0. Ths Canadian Fa- clfid steamships Tartar and 'Athenian have been sold to th Japan Tusan BANDITS YfELOTO HERDER MISTAKE ul.t tI.M Ak aa rkst' Jaaawstatl a ' -- - 1FVSM aMywvv w w-wts mmm a ' Enterprise, Or- May Th two des peradoes who robbed th Imnaha post-t office escaped, did battl with a small posse under Biierirr enaexjerora m which on was slightly wounded, again got away and then for several days 14 a larger posse of determined men over th hills, hav added to th .Interest of But thy dldnt sUy surrendered. . A rJ Km ri r" r And th sheriffs pose la still chaa- J-l 1 i l aff.aW i mr while on ion aneinra suarcuna . . - - --- -,Y X '' f-- - ' bl flocks musingly wonder why h let .,..;..,. --V:--v-,.p--''''-an'opportunltyvto',mak mor money r "'"'V" ' ' - . f. ' than h earn In many months, go sllpi . . ping through his fingers. .What th outlaws ar dolnr I unknown. - but if their sens of humor ts a well developed as their tendency for crime, they probably enliven their Journey with laughter. ' ' ; -rTh news haa been received her that th two robbers, shortly aftar , mldnlgbt yesterday, were fright ened by a band of horse doubtless aroused by th desperadoes' night. Journey. The plunging of th horses through th brush led th outlaws to believe th posse was after them in fore and tull cry. They, fired three shots in th direction of th flying horse ana waited for a further attack. . - A. sheen herder who was camped within a short distance, aroused by the tiring, suddenly appeared upon T ' tbar seen, when th desperadoes, believing themselves surrounded, tamely surrendered their gun to their T T visitor and declared themselves ready to flv up and at r, . . , ' ,'; - Wltnout regaraing in action as - singular, in snepnera iook in guns, conuuciea mem dsck io ns camp and prepared his queer visitors a hearty meal. 1 . . . ...... - While th sullen desperadoes wer eating as though famished, th flock tender warmed up and ex plained how frightened to bad been when h beard th shot. A few adroit Questions from th surprljad 1 robbers and Innocent replies from their Informant, caused th two to abandon their meal and roll In laughtar, on th ground. -. .-. - ,.-,' , . Befor th sheperd realised what had happened he was ordered to "turn over them runs," compelled to cook a liberal supply of food, mak It loto at convenient pack by, robbing himself of his overalls, and cheer-, fully bad "good-by." ' ' -t ' - , ' . ' - This sheuhard unlike Zavld of old. didn't vn throw v brlok at th retreating Hants,--- --- ' Bherlff Bhacklaford has organised a new posa and gon in pursuit . Advices today Indlcat" that th . robbers are heading toward Snake liver. ' ' M Mr IVEPr BY TORNADOES First Hanging in Wash- Texas Towns Wiped From ingtonPenitentiaryUn- Off theitarth Ueatn der the, New Law. List Threatens. : :r: :::'r iti r (Mraat Rmcui smce,i waits, waua, vu i .-- jh... taka place la the tat . pemienuvr under me new sww iw. daatrorlns; two vlllaaaa. Champoux passed a good nigm anui- . Slept undisturbed.. ie xpressra mm mm Rolling Mill Employe Meets His Death in Curious Manner; Damaging Report Against Postmaster Filed by Inspectors HIS REMOVAL URGED Second Investigation Into Alleged Vio lation of to Made by Local Inspectors WUI Welther Af- firm or Deny Charges, death to many persons, swept over Par ker and Shark! ford counties last night Th wires are down and th towaa entirely cut off. INCLEMENT-WFATHER KEEPSjCROWD.AffAY , .(Joaraal Special. Sarvica.) StjUuls, May O.Elghty per cent ot the world's fair exhibit bav been received, and inside of a week it is thought they will all b here, w-' - - Th inclement weather today , kept down the attendano. although the Chi nese dedicatory ceremonies brought out a large number. ,,- - . ' -A German locomotive has been set up la th Palace of . Transportation as an exhibit ; It mad. is mile an hour In a speed test In Kast St Louis. This engine has no "cow-catcher.'. Three"carloads of Indian ponies from Pin Ridge agency. South Dakota,, have arrived at the world's fair to tax. part in the Indian oispiay.'V"-"''-.:1' -.-' "i ' South Dakota has installed in th Min ing .Gulch . at th world' fair a fiver stamp cold-reduction plant, which re duces five tons of. or dally, and shows th cyanide and amalgam process of ex tracting gold. . - , i' nnrSFAPxx kabtb vxcxbb; Bounce that th. Japanese haw occupied cause, J f Ik (Josraal Ipeelal Serriea.) J ,; St Louis, MCs, May .--Paul Moore, a well known newspaper man, suicided on street-car this morning by shooting. The- car was crowded and blood and brains wer spattered : over the pas sengers. : ; Despondency through failing eyesight and loss of money was th slept undisturDeo. n. " "' so that particular hav not been re- aaif as flm In th belief that he would ' go to heaven, Immediately arter, aeain. Moreland and Putnam, both good-ud USX at a, hearty breakfast and seemed towns, ar reported as wiped - off the unawed by the near approach of death, earth, and many persons killed. As in when ths condemned man w.a marched I -k reserva- Into th xcutlon room. - With m J tlon. was also struck and th death list black hair, black clothing ana cien i trom ther threaten to b a large one. shaved whit face h entered with as firm a step ss that of hi accompanying guard. On entering the gallow room he looked up at the scaffold, walked up it unassisted and took his stand on th drop. His last words, were, -oa,iss you all" and immediately after th.Mrop v faiL ftreakina nis nca ana onnsins stantaneoua . death. Six minutes later examining physicians announced that his heart had ceased beating and his body -was taken down. . ,i .... ,-( , , - Chaaapoax' Orlsa. Here In Fort Worth the wind reached a terrific speed, but only, small damage was. don to frailer structures, plat glass windows and smokestacks, UTBS LOST. Casual tl. Xaeemplet Beoaas ' f sU4:'wlr-.;;, f; P (Joaraal SpecUl.Barrlce.) Danas.'Tx.. May -Th loss of lif. la estltnatad at 20 as a result of last nlsht's - tornado, whloh -swept north T th. laat A. J. Boeckert IsnorOd to western Texa. Th crippled condition OI m m w 1 rwm nun iu, wiwvuub save the neck of Champoux. but clem of ncy could not be btalnd from th fP '.t! ,!T,"lbU governor, and th ourt had refused to touch th as again. Th last conten tion . waa . that th. duith warrant . was defective. In that.lt was addressed to the "superintendent of the penitentiary."- wheirth "ls--flo"ofllciat so design nated. .;' .;' Champoux was hung for th murder nd.th details secured ar few. xabsas cztt sxtftzbs. Blr Vats Xala Swept Away Aaothar Badly . Damagad Watar Tamia. (Jonraal Special Servto..) ' r.nu, ritr. ua. Um Tha worst of Lottie Brae, a .variety hall girl. Inf.... tl a uttan raln-atnrm that vlaltad th Arcade theatre early tn .th. morning mB Ticlnlty yesterday waa - th dam of November- vil02.i The girt, with tglng ot city water supply. One her mother, father and sister ltved on of th4 m 40-inch pipe, was badly u mua ra hi iu n w and the other, a 10-inch pipe, waa Dawson. Champoux wa employed by ,wtpt completely out Much of the city Mr. Brace to cut wood, and he hung to without water and th remaining por- arouna me caoin in wmcn ma xamuy tlon will far in a imUaf manner hould lived, such Is the story the father teUa tba 40ilnch main break. The man showed the girl freat ttn- Thousand hav been driven from tion, and thl waa reciprocated aa long tMt iem by th high water in Rose as.h. had money,' or such 1 th tale data ant Ka.naaa Citv. Kansa. Champoux himself tells, . H. wanted! tn this city street-car ar delayed n gin iivs wiin mm. ana so. jail and ln m Upg;6 portion Of th City th ui aionows.ivr .Vancouver,, a ana ajectrlo light ar Out Of Service. Biuav . i ; :r.y. uenaorat nraraev. i Va nxisaan a finxoiii - Following her' southward Champoux I wAir... Ta m, Thr. . nA found her in a SeatU wiety hall. She damage ln this Immediate vicinity from was with her sister. The thre. sat atl,h. in..fn,m Him,. . a UbI in the balcony, and then surted umbT 0f buildings near Merld.n, six down stairs. As Lottie turned through mna nth f h.ra. itonlv,, fhnmilAtiv T1 irri Ittf-A tu right temple a stiletto h had carried i f'-: cunceaieo dui open in aia pocxex, Tne BO UTSS ABB LOST. girl died a the knife waa removed two I .Zf9-' .T1TT ZZrnZrZ days later. Champoux was sted aa Z Xlt ZZii l ZXZ hour after the girl had fallen to 'thZJJS nnnr. ani tnniMl th- hnm tha ah destroying crops and a number of buUd- floor, and . expressed th hope that she would dl H waa defended in th courts on th ground that h was In- sane, and that stars under which he was born mad murder a ruling passion tn ilngs, but bo lives were lost .At 10 o'olock last night A. Mlchsels, employed ln th Portland roller mill a tengunranerv left hi work for a moment to get a drink from a fanoet outside the mill, and 10 minute UUr ti. was discovered with his head sub merged in the barrel of water under the drinking tube. Apparently he had dropped dead from heart failure, but h may bav. suffered death as th result of drowning. HI body hung over th edge of th barrel An autopsy will be held by coroner Flnley this afternoon to determine the exact cause of death. Coroner Flnley was Immediately noti fied of th peculiar death, and dispatched deputy to investlgabn That it was purely accidental waa soon discovered, and no Inquest will b held. Th dead man waS found by J. W. Baker, a fel low employe, after a 10-mlnute search. Michael' work. Ilk. that Of th. other men employed in the bleating depart ment 1 exceedingly hot and he fre quently left hi plac to drink of th cooling water in the faucet close by, but which la In a rather obscur. place. From th position of th body when found. It i presumed that b stooped. placing hi lip to th mouth of the faucet and that while in that position he either fainted from fatigue or Mart failure. Hi head fell Into the water In th small barrel under the faucet and, being unabl to help himself, he wa drowned, it- i Believed. - Michael' duty was 'to transfer tn molten steel from the furnaces to the roller a very hot task. He was seen to leave hi plac for th water faucet and it being very common for him to do sor no on paid any need to it. Michael was single, ana s or is rears old. So far as known, he had no relaUve heret He . Uved In a. email houae near th mill wher h. was em ployed, at . Twenty-nrst ana xsicoiai streets, Nortn rortiana. naa tmn in th employ of the mill II months. and was a good workman. - Am aoon as Michaels was discovered Drs. Herbert W. Cardwell and F. Smith Were summoned, but death had claimed its victim befor they had time to ar rive. . : ; SXYX3KB WXBO-STOBJg. Omaha, May 0. A sever, wind-storm "PALMIST" TRIES TO ENTICE GIRLS . .(SpedU IHspatch ta Ta Joarsat), v.- Oregon City. May .---Th city author? ltle drove out of twn yesterday evwo man passing aa a palmist, who ha been here more than a week.. Sh gav her nam as Mr. Fisher. ' Her . headquarters were in a building oa th south end of Main street 8h would not ' pay ' the regular city llcnsc . After investigate - ing her case the authorities learned that : -K wa. k,M tn-HPim vlvl np Stalt putabl houses- in' Portland and in St Louis. It" I not known that she se cured any girls here but ber attempts wer very evident as she broached th subject to thoa whom . she - thought would be ready listeners. " , ' - She impressed her victim .with . th. usual fortune teller' e glided story -and said that th young man of her cll.nt's cholc could b met in Portland, In most instances would nam th street where haeould b found. . f-,-" : Sh tried to get my sister to go away with, her and made her promises of a trip t Ssn Franclaco and possibly to St Louis." said one-woman today, "I told my sister she was not a good wo- man."' - his breast yet lndioatd that h would 'now1 "mHI cloudburst struck haver hang. iff I HEARST LOSES THE ; -CONNECTICUT VOTES north of Cheroke, Is., badly washing th track of th Illinois Central Rail road and completely blocking traffic, ; CrC&OVB STBXrES OXXAKOMA. f Oklahoma City, Okia., May . A re port from . Bridgeport . say that cyclone struck near that plac traveling In a northward direction. Whil. no lives ar reported lost th. property damage la Accurate report ar ' , (Jowmal BDedal Serviea.) . ' Hartford. Conn.,- May . Judge Parker said to b heavy, will have the Connecticut delegation, (hard toobtain a all wires ar down, ..... m . . a in.'.. . . w u.u mm , wer. outvoted two to on tn th Demo eratlo stat convention" todays" A reso lution instructing th delegate for Parker; was. adopted,., u:-"v"- M':H . BttlTTtV BBATJMOBT gvSB TBB OB9, ; . f Special DtapatehTo The Joiraal f ' Seattle, May vHaaet Beaumont alias I TURRET HOTEL BURNS. AND LIFE IS LOST (Jearoal Ipseial sarvlcaV Sal Ida, Colow Mar tVTh Hotel Tor Rebecca Reed, was fined 1100 and sen-fret at the Turret mining camp. 1 J miles teneed to SO days in Jail ss a vagrant to-1 north, ,wa burned at midnight Ray- day In Justice George's court This-sen-1 mond Zooks, a Cheyenn mining man, tenc followed her serving a suspended I was burned to 'death, and a number t sentence. ' Her consort George Barrett I suest naa narrow escape, in origin 1 shortly to b tried as a vagrant lof-th fir is unknown. LOCUST GAP, MINERS ENTOMBED BY FIRE (Joaraal Spadsl lerrlea.) Shamokln. Pa., May 1 Fir. I burn Ing fiercely in the Locust uap mine. Michael Shannon and John Michael Bog- land are entombed. Thousands of em ployes are idle. Rescuers are endeavoring to reach th entombed men with but slight chance of success. When the fir first broke out several hundred men wer below the surface, but all succeeded in reach ing the-outside, except th. mentioned. BRAZIL AND PERU MAY RESORT TO ARMS , (Joaraal'Spaeial Serrlos.) Washington, May . Th. stat. de partment haa received from the Ameri can legation at Rio Janeiro a statement that If Peru refuse to withdraw he troops from the disputed territory pend ing negotiations to be followed by arbi tration, Brasll will resort to force. (Spadsl Ptsssteh to Tea Jeerssl.) Washington, D. C May I. The re port f th potofflc inspectors wno have made a second Investigation into the aliesed discrepancies In the Portland offlc discloses a repetition of th Irreg ularities which were charged against postmasrer Bancroft six , months ago. The supplementary investigation was made lii March, and th report ha re cently reached department headquarters. It la charged In the report that aitsr hi promts to refrain from misusing nubile money, Mr. Bancroft nas repeat edly used various sums sine th former Investigation. It 1 alleged that It was discovered that he had frequently drawn aa much as NO snd $40 per day from the safe. The funds, however, had In each Instance been replaoedV- fa a th Investigation went ther wa bo Shortage, but it wa In no way a white wash of th postmaster's administration, as, It Is freely charged? 'was Intended when tn supplementary Jnvstlftioa was" ordered. -- r It Is stated, though from unofficial sources that - in concluding th report th Inspector recommended th removal of th postmaOMr In View Of his second violation of th department rule and regulations covering th use; of public fund. Officials her refuse to confirm the reported recommendstlon ' for change . -' : f. Kay Mav Bm n.rt. , , Th' report assert that 'Just prior to th investigation, Mr. Bancroft was as much a $(00 short in hi aocounta, but that th sum had been replaced before the second investigation was begun.. It Is stated that he frequently drew as much as $40 and $10 per day from th funds and applied his saury eacn aay towards replacing the amount - It la th privilege of postmaster to pay them selves their salaries each aay u they so desire. By letting hi salary remain each day. It is said, he was able to re fund th amount whicn naa been drawn. Th second examination , wa ordered from headquarter at th suggestion. It is said, of Influential politicians Who de sired to secure a report completely ex onerating the administration. - Instead of an exoneration, the inspectors claimed to have discovered evidence of additional irregularities. ."yr, f ;.i i PLOT OF '' ' " ' s f '' ' ' ' ''''' Charter; Changes Sought by Them to Perpetuate Licensed Crime. "OPEN TOWN FAIR YEAR" Grafters - Seek - Immunity t to Rob tb Visitors to the' Centennial Ex-posIUoV--RepBblican Ha . . chine Prefers Fight ' QVABTBB MZUXOaT PXBS, ; - (Jooraal SpecUl gvrvies.) , Camden. N. . J., May 0. Fir this morning destroyed th fiv-tory war hous. of -th Camdea Storago company. Th loss Is estimated at $260,000. ; " aasaSskBaasjsaaaMStaaaMMMSBnsjBsskBBBWaa ,? OBXXT larrCBS 1BB1A1 I j T (Joarsat Speeta) senic ' ""London, May .-John Morlsy today denle that h. has any Idea f Joining th CathoUo thurch, . , " Bo Oonftrmi Im. t Inspector Butler refused to either can- firm or deny the content of th forego ing dispatch from - Washington today. He declared that any Investigation that might hav been made would have been reported -to headquarter and. that he had nothing whatever to say. . , "We are not authorised to make any statements in this connection," he said. "and It is not my plac either to deny your telegram or to verify it. - Whatever we do is strictly confidential between ourselves and officials at headquarters and consequently I am not In a position to give you any information. - , -. . Bancroft xfss m Talk. Mr. Bancroft said h was 111 at his homo today, but responded to the tele phone. - He declared that be had no statement to mak over the phone, but would come down town. He refued however, to state where ho eould be found or at what time he would decide to present his side of the case to. the public - . - , " "I do not ear to mak any statement over th phone," he said. "I am ill to day but will be down town shortly.'! He then hung up th receiver and further ef forts to communicate with his residence In that way failed to receive a response. ) Th chm t otpon th city lo- tlon ot n.xt year until 1104 undoubtedly had It Immdlir origin with th gam blink interests, who chief concern 1 to perpetuate the. present lax adminis tration until after th Lewis and Clark fair. Great a th profits of th gam- , bllng house hav been sine th mayor- . plan ot licensing them went Into effect th harvest . will b . infinitely greater next year if the same policy continue. With a wide open town and. gambling game running day and night th gam blers expect to . reap enormous - gains from th throngs of visitors , to ins fair, ";- - ' . With an audacity born of th licens they hav enjoyed, the gambler eon calved th. Idea ot securing n amend-; ment to th olty-charter which should ' give on mor year of official lu to Mayor Williams' administration, with , Its attendant Immunity tor themselves. The gamblers knew well that they could ount upon th aid of bothi th.Or gonlan and th Republican machine. The former ha at all time been th ready ally and protector of the gamblers, and -th machln. found In. th. schema .--proposed Horn strong reason for up- porting It ' f . - Maeklae's BCotlv SIflsh, .. - . . Th Republican faction now In power , I ager to retain complete control of , both th olty and th county govern- . ment and to that end would ' greatly prefer to postpone next year's municipal election until 1001. If th election 1 held next year th machine will have to make lta fight unaided by any issue save thoe directly relating to city af fair. Th nam of Roosevelt or ot Mitchell cannot then be used to becloud the mind of th voter, and mak them forgetful of th.' real question which ar Involved in th selection of th , city's offlclala . On mor year of con trol ot th municipal patronage would materially i strengthen ; th . machine's bold, and Would render so much easier Its campaign In 1000. These considera tions led th bosses to give prompt ac quiescence to th gamblers' scheme to postpone th -tetty lectlon,''-t-m",-r - But with a stupidity thst has sine brought down th malediction of its allies, th Oregonian "threw th fat In th fire." In a labored editorial, de- . signed ti persuade th -voters that the " public welfare demanded the change, it . set forth reason why th city should abandon th plan of holding separate elections and should continue th pre- ' ant administration until after the fair. Th Oregonian placed m low estimate upon th intelligence of It readers when It fancied that they, would be deceived . . by auch shallow pretense, or would fail to understand - the real atgnlficanc of , th proposed changa, . ,t 1 . : r - Pot or Against th law, ' Th charter I tn no danger of amend ment except at th hands of the legla- ' lature, and The Journal lost no time In calling upon the : legislative nominees of both parties to deolare whether they ar for or against the gamblers' scheme. Twenty-five of th candidate hav re plied and though on or two of them writ in somewhat uncertain, terms, th large majority ar. outspoken in their -opposition to charter tinkering, AH 'of th Democratlo nominee plac them selves unequivocally on - record - as against th change desired by th gam bler end the gamblers' organ. Seven of the regular Republican nominee ar arrayed on th same side snd C. W. Nottingham, Independent Republican candidate for senator, J comes -, out squarely against th scheme. ! '- . " r It was learned this afternoon that on of the Republican nominees, Frank P. Mays, from whom no letter had been received, had Just returned from his (Continued on Pag Thre) CHIEF HUNT'S DEFI TO CITY COUNCIL "If th city council passes an ordi nance abolishing boxes In saloonsv , 1 shall take it for granted the council want th ordinance enforced, and 1 shall" enforce it to th atrlct letter. "Th. ordlnanc ok th city' book regulating boxes in saloons and restau rants at th present time ts being en forced. This 1 all I car to say at this tim regardinr th box matter." lit th. foregoing language, Chief of Police Hunt today threw down the gage to' the . city Councir whose members we quoted in last night's Journal as stat ins that, if the anti-saloon box ordl nanc is passed it will not be enforced. Mr. Hunt was brief, explicit and em- phatlc. Tnre isi no mtsthhlnsr his meaning. V i t ' 1 ta d 1 r. t res --rl t': statements made by th councilmen as aimed at him, but that h did consider them as a -"knock" on Mayor Williams administration. He said they wer not to b given particular attention. Id police circles it la regard! as certain that the statements mmie br th councilmen yesterday were aimed t Chief Hunt That sorn. Ill feeling ex ists is known. - for it wa but t r months ajro that n;n. memTs rf i city council cllei tir-o.i " r Hams and toll him V t Hunt is the or ' v t ;. trntlon." To i never rui ! r- In i e1 a t ' t '