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VOL. III. NO. 867.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1904. SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CHIEF OF POLICE HUNT CHARGED BEFORE GRAND JURY WITH
ACCEPTING MONEY TO MAKE PORTLAND WIDE OPEN TOWN
HUNT IS
ACCUSED
Nickel-in-the-Slot Agents
Say He Took
Bribe.
PROMISED THAT THEY
COULD OPERATE HERE
Letters Are Produced and Wit
nesses Called Before Jury,
Which Gives Entire Morn
ing to Investigation.
Chief of Police Charles H. Hunt la
'used by witnesses who appeared be
fore the grand jury this morning of an-
Kent of an eastern slot machine com
pany on the promise that lie would
throw the town open to gambling. Fall
ing to "deliver the goods," It la alleged,
lie made numerous excuses, but refused
to refund the money.
Practically the whole morning seaslon
of the jury was devoted to an Investiga
tion of the charge. Disclosure made
by the first witness wsre of such, a na-
Jura.
that several subpoenas were, lm-
mediately Issued, and othsr witnesses
were taken before the Jury by deputy
sheriffs.
Worn the statements . made to the
Jurors this morning by the various wit
nesses. It appears that the slot machine
company had two agents in Portland.
They worked together, and finally (heir
accounts became complicated, and they
fell behind in their settlements with
the employing firm
- - Pressed for an Immediate settlement,
one of the agents. It Is alleged, wrote a
letter to the firm. In which be made
explanation of his failure to remit the
money. In this letter he asserted that
he had paid Chief Hunt several hundred
dollars on the promise that he would
'throw the town open."
Bef used to Beturn Money.
, He declared that he had seen Chief
Hunt several times about carrying out
his part of the agreement, and was al
ways met with the assertion that other
officials were Interfering In his efforts
to make the city "wide open," but that
verything would be all right In time.
All the correspondence between this
agent and tne slot machine firm was
sent a local attorney, to be used In the
effort to secure the money from the
agents. It Is now In bis possession, snd
is said to have been shown the grand
Jury this morning. A subpoena was
laaued for the agent es soon as this
evidence was secured.
Moved by The Journal's revelation of
actual conditions la the north end, where
are located the numerous dives and dis
orderly houses Just licensed by the city
council, the grand Jury last night tourecH
that section and visited and carefully
mined the disreputable places that have
been licensed again by ths city council.
It Is understood thai the Jury has been
looking Into the matter today, and had
before them Councllmen Flegel and
Whiting of the license committee.
Last night's tour was conducted by
1 leputy Sheriff Cordano, who was des
ignated to that duty by the sheriff at
the request of the Jury.
WtU slot goon Forget It
And It was a Journey that will not
aopn be forgotten. They went to the
notorious Paris house, to Bob Patter
son's saloon, and to Blaster's, Brickson's,
Frits's, Qreenleafs, the Thetis, ths Kle-
Siwit, the Badger, the Reception, the
ouse of "Liverpool Lis" and several
Japanese houses.
Everything was open In brasen and
fearless defiance of the law. In saloon
boxes were women drinking snd in all
stages of Intoxication. There were wo
men, too, bearing the appearance of re
spectability, who, pursuing ths fetich of
tiltra-Bohemlanlsm, were across the line
from the respectable district wherein
they are presumed to remain.
There was everywhere such brasen
flaunting of sin and degradation, that
members of the grand Jury were heard
frequently to exclaim that certainly
some one- Is lax In that a number of
licenses ars not revoked. Apparently,
too, they followed their tour with some
questioning of members of ths city coun
cil committee on licenses, and are con
sidering what steps, if any, they should
take to correct the sbuses that are to be
seen on every hand In the north end of
Portland.
After covering that territory, ths
Jurymen went to several saloons In
other localities reputed to be of espe
cially bad character, and when they com
pleted their Journey and returned to
their homes, they were quite thoroughly
convinced that Portland suffers under
conditions whose cure demand radical
measures.
Terlest Honeenee About Jnry
Someone has circulated the story that
the county grand Jury now in seeslon
was "stuffed." and many persons who
have been directed to appear In court to
answer serious charges have assisted In
giving It wide publicity.
Those who tell It as truth avsr thst
(Continued on Page Two.)
SHIPS ARE
CAPTURED
f -
Japanese Fleet Seizes
Seven Blockade Run
ners at Arthur.
SMALL BATTLE FOUGHT
ON BANKS OF SHAKE
Togo Is Welcomed to Tokio
Rabble Threaten the Zemstvo
Members Russian War
ships Return.
(Journal Special Berries. )
Rome, Deo. to. A message from
Chefoo states that the Japanese, fleet
at Port Arthur' has captured seven
Junks which were attempting to enter
the harbor loaded with provisions. ---
The attempt to enter the harbor by
the blackade runners was made while a
heavy storm was raging, ths com
mandera of the vessels thus hoping to
elude the watchful Japanese and de
liver their cargo of provisions to the
1 beieagured garrison, which Is
sorely In
I need at supplies of various i
the consignment on board the Junks con
tained.
tooo za wnooi
(Jimroul special Serrlee.)
Tokio, Dec. 10. At 9:30 o'clock today
Admiral Togo and Vice-Admiral Kami
mura with their respective staffs ar
rived From Kure to Tokio their pres
ence was the signal of an ovation the
like of which has 'never bef ore ..been
witnessed In Japan. The party was
greeted on Its arrival at Bhlmbashi sta
tion by representatives of the emperor
and empress. Prince Fushlma, Jr., and
thousands of people. After a brief stop
at ths navy department Admiral Togo
accompanied by Vice-Admiral Kamunur
went to the palacs to interview the em-J
peror. Their stay in Tokio Is expected
to last about a week.
SXMSTOTS.
(Journal Special Serrlee.)
St. Petersburg, Dec. SO, After a
meeting of the Zemstovs representatives
at Tamboff today, the members were
received by the crowd outside with
threats of violence. .-
Prompt action, however, on the part
of government officials prevented any
demonstration of a serious character.
and the representatives quietly and
quickly departed for another part of
the city.
A T-A-D IT O STTO X.
(Joaraal Special
Chefoo, Dec. so"T -The steamer Canton,
which has Just arrived from Vladivostok,
reports great activity there in naval
circles. Kvery effort is being mads to
complete the drydocks before the ar
rival of ths second division of the Pa
cific squadron, and many mines sre be
ing removed from the harbor, which
will soon be closed with toe.
BOATS
(Journal Special Serrlee. )
London Dec. $0. Router's reports that
ths battleship Orel and cruiser Tsumrud
of the Russian Baltic fleet have been
recalled as unfit to proceed to the far
TEXTILE WORKERS VOTE
TO CONTINUE STRIKE
(loeraal Special Serrles.)
' Pall River. Mass., Dec. $0. The cot
ton mill strike will continue, a majority
of the unions Involved having today
voted in favor of its contlnuanos. This
action has created somewhat of a sur
prise, as many yesterday believed that
the leading spirits among the striking
textile workers would at today's confer
ence decide to bring the struggle, that
has now lasted almost six months, to a
olose.
GIRL JIU-JITSUS
WOULD-BE MASHER
(Joornsl Special Service.)
New York. Dec. $0. A hanUsome
young woman who, it Is said. waJ Miss
Estelle Wymann. a guest of the! Hotel
Msrle Antoinette, gave an exhibition on
Madison avsnus last night of JiujJItsu.
Ths subject was a young man In till the
glory of evening attire, crush hat, (opera
topcoat and a large expanse of Ishlrt
front. The gladly clothed person wkiked
past Miss Wymann twi or three time.,
a ling her. Finally he halted, raised
i hat and spoke to her. Then occurred
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Street Scene in Goldfielda, Ncv., Where a Shocking Condition of Sickness
DISEASE STILL
STREETS
(Jeersel Special serrlee.)-'
Reno. Nov., Deo. 10. Reports re
ceived from Tonopah and Ooldfleld to
day state that while the reports of
from pestilence at
aggerated. the death rat I alarming,
and smallpox, diphtheria and pneumonia
continue dally to claim victims. Sup
plies of medicine and food have been
received in the past day or two, reliev
ing the situation somewhat, snd ren
dering It possible to assist the suffer
ers. '; -f.
The sanitary conditions ars ths worst
possible. Patients ill with different' dis
eases are huddled together in thin tents,
or 'permitted to mingle with the crowd
at Marge. Absolutely no effort Is being
made to Isolate the smallpox patients,
no provision of any kind existing for
their care. . - .
There is no sswsr system In the town,
and lit tie attsmpt at cleanliness. Small
pox and pneumonia patients mtngls to
gether In the crowds at saloons and on
LIEUT: BOONE MET
BY ARMED GUARD
Runaway Officer Under Arrest at
Vancouver Barracks His Dif
ficulties Due to Rack Track
Lieut. Francis M. Boone, who broke
arrest while detained In quarters three
months ago today, yesterday telegraphed
Colonel Huston at Vancouver barracks.
Wash., that he would be In last night
snd asked for a conveyance to meet
him at the .ferry. Instead he was met
by an armed guard and now occupies
a solitary celt In the guardhouse at
Vancouver barracks. When he broke
arrest he was In custody on a charge
of being absent without leave. It is
alleged that he went to Canada In com
pany with a woman, leaving his wlfs In
San Francisco.
An enlisted man Is posted as a de
serter after 10 days' abssnce without
leave, while an officer la not considered
a deserter until absent without leave for
three months. ' Although Lieutenant
Bodhe returned of his own free will the
night before his three months expired,
he will nevertheless be tried for break
Ing arrest, though possibly not for de
sertion. Some of the officers express the be
lief that Boone Is mentally unbalanced.
Lieutenant Boone's difficulties have
been attributed to the last race meeting
held In this city, although he hss been
In a number of escapades before. While
at Fort Lawton, Wash., he was under
arrest several times and was not al
lowed to . leave the reservation. His
action here wss not a great aurprlse to
those who knew him Intimately.
what must have seemed to him an earth
quake Miss Wymann thrust her right arm
across the masher's bosom, under the
chin, seised his left shoulder, put hsr
right foot across bis ankles, grabbed
the small of his back with hsr left
hand and with both arms gave him a
pull and a push. Before he had. time to
tli Ink. the young msn was hurled head
over heels In the middle of the avenue.
He Jumped up. picked up his hat hastily,
trying to rub the eticVv mud from his
clothes and hurried away.
until they are too 111 to
Baker City, Or.. Dec. 30
conditions at Tonopah and
-"Sanitary
Ooldfleld,
tiSl ssa, mlewresaai,
reports," said alike
who has Just returned from the Bonanza
districts. "No overcoats are worn In
the day, and only the nights are cool.
Water Is good at both Ooldfleld and "Co
lumbia, but not very good at Tonopah.
There is ho snow yet, and streets were
dusty whsn I left, especially In Oold
fleld where the dust was over my shoe
tops and fine as flour.
"Ooldfleld la a town of tents, although
It has a stone postoftVe and three banks.
Tonopah has a number of good frame
buildings and hotels. I estimate that
Tonopah has a population of about 3,000,
and Ooldfleld 4,000, and It Is safe to es
timate that 2,000 people have Just left
the two places for. the new excitement
at a place known as Bullfrog, which Is
on toward Clark's San Pedro railway.
"Prices of everything sre high at both
Tonopah and Ooldfleld. At Bullfrog wa
ter is 5 a barrel. At Tonopah hay la
OUR CIVILIZATION
VERY PERISHABLE
President Eliot of Harvard Says
America Is Leaving Noth-
ing Durable.
LITTLE MATERIAL FOR
FUTURE ARCHAEOLOGIST
Stone Wails Are Thin Veneers,
Books Soon Rot, and Only
Subways Last.
(Journal a. pee 11 Service. )
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. $0. At the
second day's sssslon of the Archaeolog
ical Institute of America at Harvard
university President Eliot spoke of the
probability of AmeTlcaTeavTiig anything
to the arohaeologlst of 2,000 rears hence
by which the race could be characterised.
Eliot said In part: "You have studied
the matertsls thst have endured under
earth for S.000 years. I have found it
difficult to find any such durable things
In our buildings, arts and great manu
factures. All the products of our trade
nn. i commerce are temporary. Even the
stone walls are veneers three or four
Inches thick, backed up by bricks.
"The products of our grest Industries
are perishable In a high degree and all
are becoming more so. The old books
of Oermany will last, but ours will not.
for the papsr will rot or dry a short
period hence.
"Where, then, will be found material
for the archaeologist 2,000 years hence?
There is only one thing that will last
our subways. Brooklyn bridge, which
is foremost engineering structure,
needs constant care."
HEAVY STORM RAGES
ALONG PACIFIC COAST
(Joarnil special Service )
San Francisco, Dec. $0. The heaviest
storm for months Is rsglng on the Pa
cific coast. The wind Is blowing 50
miles an hour. No reports of damage
to shipping havs been received, but it
is feared thst they will come with the
restoration of communication. Craft In
Han Francisco bay was endangered but
ell wsethered the storm except a coat
bursa, which capslsed Its crew was
rescued
the streets,
move.
and Destitution Is Said to Exist.
STALKS
OF GOLDFIELD
145 a ton, and about $$0 a ton at Oold
fleld Lumber at Tonopah is $46 a
thousand, and MO at Ooldfleld At the
hotels of Tonopah lodging la $1.50 a
, night, and board a third mors than at
Baker. Common labor receives $4 a
day, cooks $8, carpenters $7.60, bartend
ers 15 and waiters 16.
"Ths mines of Ooldfleld are work
Ing onry about 160 men, and those at
Tonopah not to exceed 76. They are not
good camps for rich men or poor men,
either. Prospecting Is high, feed f of
a horse ts a day, and it costs 60 cents
a span to water horses anywhere there
outside of Ooldfleld. There are six ship
ping mines In Tonopah and Ave In Oold
fleld. v There la no real estate changing
hands at present In those places, al
though some fabulous deals are re
ported. I found one lot that was re
ported to have sold for $12,000, and It
was talked of everywhere.
"Many Baker City men and farmer
miners of this district are In the camps,
and Bela Kadlsh Is erecting a sampling
works at a probable cost 'of about $26,-
000."
TWO FRIENDS ENTER
INTO DEATH COMPACT
f
Homeless Men, Companions in
Life, Die With Hands Clasped
Together.
f Journal Special serrlee.)
New Tork. Deo. SO. Two homeless
men, fast friends in fortune and mis
fortune, known up and uown the Bowery
as "Happy" and "Jolly," became tired of
the struggle for existence snd Wednes
day entered Into a death compact. Their
bodies were found today, side by side,
In a room at the Union hotel on the
Bowery. A elx-ounce bottle of cyanide
of potasatam. containing enough poiosn
to kill an elephant, was tightly grasped
In the hand of "Happy." Letters have
been found Indicating the agreement to
quit together. ;
Under the names of Oeorge Webster
and Oeorge Brown, the men had been
known at the Union hotel for more than
a year. Whence they hailed from, what
their calling and former station in fe,
whether their natn ere real or assumed,
are matters Into which the Bowery never
Inquired. Both were fairly well dressed
snd able to write letters which Indicated
education and culture.
The men were Inseparable companions,
one never appearing at the hotel without
the other. "Happy" and "Jolly" will be
burled side by side In the potter's field.
(Joornal Special Service. )
St. Petersburg, Dec. SO. A change la
being made oa the International commis
sion at Paris that Is to Inquire into the
North sea Incident. The Russian com
missioner. Admlrsl Kasnakoff. la to"" be
replaced by Vtce-Admlral Doubassoff,
the former returning to Russia.'
CITIES DARKENED
BY A WILD GOOSE
(Joeraal Special Service.)
Redding. Pa.. Dec. $0. A wild goose
became entangled In the wires of the
North Mountain Power company at 10
o'clock last night at a point near Pitt
river and made a short circuit. It put
out svery light for 224 miles of wire
and was i-ooked to a finish.
The company has two power stations
one st Shlngleton and the other at
North Cow creek. $0 miles dlstsnt.
The former wss Is service when the
goose caused the short circuit A Jing
RIVER ON
RAMPAGE
Will Flood the Docks
- Portland Tomor-
: tow Night .
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE
WILLAMETTE TO RISE
Logs and Driftwood -Rushing
Down the Stream Threaten
to Do Much Damage on
Waterfront.
Swollen by the hesvy, continuous
rains of the psst fsw days the Willam
ette river Is threatening to flood a big
portion of the valley. By tomorrow
night or Sunday morning the lower
floors of several of the docks at Port
land will be under water. The occu
pants have been advised to move by
District Forecaster Beals, and they are
losing no time in heeding his warning.
The mountain streams are pouring
Into the upper river at a fearful rate.
It Is estimated that th dbger point In
this city will tag reached by early to
morrow everrrrJfp" when a stage or 16
feet above low water mark; will be
reached. This will be sufficient to
Inundate the lower noors or ins ash. i c,,ttlng ra
Alnsworth snd Alaska docks. All hf5,avlgatloii
perisnaiu gooos ai meaaa inc ,
being removed to higher ground. The
task will be completed In ample time,
so It ia announced to avoid damage.
The crest of. the flood has not reached
ths main river, but enough data hss
been received by the weather bureau to
show that there will be a rise in the
stream at Portland of almost seven feet
by Sunday morning. It now stands s.s
feet above sero, and consequently wiien
the freahet Is at its height there will
be almost 1 feet at this city.
Carried Away by Current.
Driftwood sawlogs and debris of
various kinds sre being carried down by
the swift, tortuous current. When
struck by a heavy swell last night three
rafts of logs were broken loose from
their moorlnas at Ross Island. The en
tire outnt floated down against
. i
piers of the Madison street bridge,
where two of the rafts lodged and the
third went up against the Morrison
atreet structure, where it remained The
west side channel was blocked to navi
gation in which condition It remained
until tugboats removed the heavy tim
bers, which were Jammed In almost
every conceivable shape.
The dredge Portland had a narrow
escape from being put out of commis
sion by the floating loga She was
Arrtnm in the channel between the
two brldgea. Some of the timbers col
lided with her discharge pipe and car
ried It down stream a considerable dls
tsnce. The pipe was not damaged.
Full reports have not been received
from all the points trlbutsry to the
Willamette, and It Is possible that the
flood may reach far greater proportions
than are now Indicated. Back In the
mountains the melting snow snd rains
have caused the streams to overflow
their banks, snd they are emptying
great volumes of muddy water Into the
main river at an alarming rate. A re
port from McMlnnville atates that the
Yamhill river at that point Is J8.S feet
above low wsterrimtrk--H te the first
time that readings have been secured
from thst locality, snd what the ordi
nary rise is at this season of the year
la not known.
Heaviest Bain Ovee.
At Hsrrlsburg It Is 5 feet and at
Salem 1$.$ feet, a rise of . feet dur
ing the past 24 hours. Late reports
show that the various tributaries sre
still rising. Mr. Beals says that the
heaviest of the rains Is over, out ne
predicts occaslonsl showers for the nsxt
day or two. It Is feared that' these will
cause even a greater flood than was at
tlrst belle ved-
The storm has subsided at the mouth
of the Columbia and It Is thought that
no further damage will be done to the
Jetty. Major W. C. Lansfltt asserted
this morning that there Is still J. 100
feet of the structure remaining Intact
(Continued on Page Two.)
ling of telephone belle at the Cow creek
plant served notice to the latter plant
to start up. The crew of men sta
tioned there Jumped out of their bunks,
opened up the water gatss and In 16
minutes were ready to furnish power
over 224 miles of wire down ths Sac
ramento valley, but In the meantime
the gooes was cooked the short circuit
destroyed and lights restored
Kvery town from Vina and Willows
north as far eg Keewlrk wag Inconve
nienced by the tool goose.
RATE WAR
DECLARED
Jfarriman Will Have No
r Opposition in Ocean
:- Commerce.
SCHOONERS TO FIGHT
FOR LUMBER TRADE
Independent Vessels Have Been
Carrying Freight Too Cheaply
Between This Port and
the Bay City.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
San Francisco, Cel., Dec. 30. Pr eel
dent Harrlmsn's big western railroad
system's steamship line has declared
war on lumber schooners, the owners
of which are engaged in ocean traffic
between, here and Portland. The first
steps taken by the railroad magnate show
J. hat the schooner men mean business
when the schooner Nome City offered
to carry lumber to this city st the rat
of $2.&o per 1.000. which Is gl .SO lee
than the regular rate charged by other
schooners.
This announcement m followed try
declaration that the Harrlman pen
will place several schooners on the
route. Unless the schooner men quit
rates the Oregon itiilmud &
omnany, through which
Harrlman la acting, will carry on the
KT relentlessly. ' w,
Harrlman s move Is ths result of a
recent protest by merchant and Job
bera of Portbuul to General Manager
Hchwerln of the Oregon Railroad 4
Navigation company to the effect that
the schooner met ate cutting rates be
low those of the Oregon Rallroa I its
Nuvigutlon company, greatly iniurlng
ii.. business of thut city. It prvs 'iitj
iiws of commercial bodies of 1'oitlarM
were sent to this city to confer with
Oeneral Manager Schwcrln. -who assured
them that he would take the matter up
iii'li President Harrlman.
The result was the decision to charter
se eral schooners and enter Into com
petition with the schooner men.
The Nome ,City Is the property of
i'uriii ii uriv xr i n. ana nil m. car
rying capacity or l.uuv.uvo reet
The steam schooners are also cutting
ua on passenger business.
When shown the above dispatch J. H.
Dewson. local general manager of the
Harrlman steamship lines, said:
"That is the first that I have ever
heard of my Intimation of a rate wer
between our company and the steam '
m hi oner men. l-'it for all I know on
the subject It mtv be true It Is poe
slble that Messrs. Harrlman and
Schwerln have decided to take attest
action. They wouiu not neceasarllv let
me' know anything about it."
It has been knuwn among local ship
pers for several months past that the
relations between the Oregon Rail rood
A Navigation people and the steam
schooner operators have been far from
harmonious. Of late, the letter have
been cutting Into the passenger truffle
that has Ion been exclusively enjoyed
by the O. R. A N. Co. By the Inde
pendent lines passengers are taken to
San Francisco from Portlan 1 at $.
steerage snd $t2 qabln. while the rates
on the Columbia and Elder are $10 and
IK.. It Is supposed that the raje ws,'r..
wllf be inaugurated more for the pur
pose of compelling the opposition to
cease carrying passengers then for arty
other reason, as the O. R. a N. steamers
do not hsndle lumber.
Oeorge' D, Gray, president of the Cnl" :
Ifornla & Oregon Coast Steamship com
pany, spent yesterday In Portland
From here he went to the sound, where
the steamer Nome City le being con
verted Into a steam schooner. For
several years past the C. A O. C S.: Co.
has had n close 'inderstanding with
the O. R. ft' N. The steam schooners
Despatch and Aberdeen, owned and ope
rated by the forme", have been making
the trip from the Itav City wlthou car
rying cargo. On the return voyage they
took out lumber end gsaln. It Is said
that, they came empty up the coist, be
cause the O. R. N. wanted nil the up
freight for the Columbia and Elder But i
since R. P Schwerln succeed. -d to the j
general management of tho llarriman
stammers It la said that this arraiige-
mMi waa distasteful to him. as ha wag H
opposed to subsidising s company to
keep it from handling freight The fn t
that the former relationship will not
be renewed Is believed to be another
potent resm for the rate wsr.
STEAMER DRUMELZIER
POUNDING TO PIECES
Uoaraal Special Servlrs
Fire Island, N. T.. Dee. $0. Wreckers
who bearded the Druaielster today re- J
port tiMi rne eiearnvr is iirmni in vww
and rapidly pounding to pieces, l.litte
ran be done today In the way of so, log
her cargo on account of the high sets, -;
which has not ceased since the rsscst.
went ashore In a blln. ing snow gts
thai caused the officers of the say
lose their reckoning.
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