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G OOD EVENING. AND STILL IT GROWS THE SUNDAY JOURNAL INCOM PARABLE II PORTLAND Tonight and Tuesday. occasional light rain; southerly wind. VOL. III. NO. 247. PORTLAND. OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1904 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PUTER ON THE STAND BEFORE Most Vigorous Inquiry Into the Land Swindles Begun Mitchell and Hermann Hurry Home iioomis and Ormsby Who Made False Reports to Government Sought with Subpoenas But Latter Cannot Be Found Behind th cloned doom of the. federal (rand Jury room began thU morning th Inquisition which la expected to result tn th Indictment of th greater criminals in th hug conspiracy to defraud the government of Its public land. Fear haa seised th conspirators and confessions have been made implicating men high In public life and In th affair of th state. Senator John H. Mitchell and Con gressman Blnger Hermann are hurrying home from Washington to face th grand Jury and make an effort to clear themselves of complicity in th frauds. 8. B. Ormsby and C. E. Loo mis, th former employes of th land depart ment who mad false report upon the fraudulent homestead entries of th Puter-McKlnley ring, must face a rigid examination before th grand Jury and It la confidently expected by those familiar with the facta that they will both be Indicted. Stat Senator Franklin Pierce Mays must explain hi dealing with the conspirators and another state senator la also to undergo Inquisition. Men of prominence in this city and In the stats are deeply Involved, and the army of w itnesses subpoenaed by the government plainly shows that no guilty man will b pared. ill Te4 I Wide. Merer In the history of th country haa th government mad more extra ordinary efforts .to sift a crime and to bring the criminals to Justice. Th eon duct of th Investigation has been taken wholly out of th hand of the district attorney's office and Is directed solely by Francis J. Heney. Th keenest de tective of the secret service have been detailed on the case and they are now assembled tn this city. Among them are men of national reputation whose skill In the detection of crime has made them famous. Every man who 1 suspected of com plicity in th land frauds la under the closest scrutiny. The utmost preoau tlona have been taken to prevent th escape of any of the guilty persons. The extraordinary precautions that are being taken indicate the government's de termined purpose to get to th bottom of th great conspiracy and to punish those concerned in It. KM Fnter Confessed t S A P Puter was called before th grand Jury at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and It is expected that his testimony will at last make known the Identity of the persona in Washington whoa power and influence were great enough to proetl tut th land department to th ends of th conspirators It la believed that th government haa secured a full confes sion from Puter and from Urn ma Wat son, and that th knowledge thus gained has laid bare all the secrets of the con spiracy. Marie War la also said to have mad complete confession, but her knowledge whs limited to occurrences her In Oregon. Subpoenas were Issued several days ago for " K Loom I and 8. B. Ormsby, but as yet neither of them has bean found, by United States deputy mar shals, i.oomis was In Portland last week and stayed at th Imperial hotel. Saturday evening he paid his bill and left without aaylng where he waa going. Iomls went tn Eugene and a tele gram from that town at t p. m. today says he Is still there. . Ormeby's home In Salem Is looked, gays a message from that place today, and neighbors say that Mr. and Mrs. Orsmby went to Portland last Wednes day. It is considered Strang that he should not have been found at once. The mar shal's offloe refuse to give any infor mation as to either Ormsby or Loomla, but it Is known that as yet th search for them has been unsuccessful. Xltohall aad Hermann Coming. Interest naturally centers In the ques tion whether Senator Mitchell and Con gressman Hermann will be Implicated by the evidence to be submitted to th grand jury. Both officials war Inter viewed In Washington before their de pa rt u re last evening and both expressed themselves as confident of establishing their Innocence. They refer to the In vestigation as "malicious persecution" on th part of Secretary Hitchcock. Senator Mitchell and Congressman Hermann will arrive In Portland Friday evening, and will undoubtedly be given hp early opportunity to appear before the grand Jury. Against Hermann the government has some very strong evl- RACE OF GIANTS NINE (journal Special aervlee.) Philadelphia, Dec. "After a yea r"a visit to the land of the Eskimos. ( apt. Christian Jensen, of the bark Silicon, haa arrived home here. A strange tale Is told by Captain Jensen of s remark able race of glante. some of whom vis ited the Eskimos and Danes at th min ing eettlemenl of Arsuk. 10 miles from i.,4-t.. k. v (iresnland. J , " MaM mm hstfnr seen i new uwpiw - r th shies tbt r GRAND JURY dence. Muoh of It relates to facta which war published last spring during his campaign for re-election to congress. He will be obliged to explain why he ordered patenta to Issue upon th fraudulent homeatead entries of Puter aad his confederates, aad that too at a time when be waa In possession of evidence of their fraudulent character. He must explain also why these appli cations were railroaded through to patent, sometimes within three days after their receipt at Washington, while legitimate settlers had to wait from on to three years vldence Against tlimil But the explanations which Hermann has given in the past will not now suffice, for the government la In possession of some most damaging facts, which seem to establish his con nection with the frauds. The same evidence places Senator MltcheU in a damaging light. It waa through him that Puter and Emma Watson were introduced to Commis sioner Hermann, aad It was at his re quest that their claim were put through to patent. Senator Mitchell has repeatedly stated to hi friends that Puter brought him a letter of Introduc tion frogs Pierce Mays aad that it was upon the strength of this letter that he himself Touched for Puter to Hermann, he himself Touched for Puter to Her mann. But there la reason to think that other considerations led the senator to interest himself actively In Puter's af fair, and these circumstances will re quire explanation to the grand jury. Franklin Pierce Mays had extensive dealing with the Puter ring He bought lands from them which had been ac quired by fraudulent homeatead entries, but apparently Mays waa at least sus picious of th crooked work that was going on, for he caused th deeds to b mad, not to himself, but to Thaddeua 8. Potter, a lawyer in Mays' office. Pot ter than conveyed to other parties Who had bought the land from Mays Potter testified before a former grand Jury that he acteahmerely aa Mays' agent and that he had no Interest In the deals. Judge Bellinger's Charge. The grand Jury convened at 10 o'clock thla morning la the federal courtroom. Judge Bellinger's charge was very brief. He said: "In view of the Interest that at taches to th Inquiry you are about to make, both on the part of the public and of the individuals that It concerns, it becomes my duty to enjoin upon you the utmost secrecy In respect to your pro ceedings, th testimony given before you and your own opinions or Impres sions or probable action In regard to any matter upon which you are required to pas. Tour duty requires you not to permit any parson, during your adjourn ments to make any statement or rep resentation or auggeatlon that has a tendency to Influence yon aa grand Jurors, or that appears to be made with that object; and If any person, whether through mere thoughtlessness or other wise, is guilty of such a thing It will be your duty to report the feet to thla court or to th judge at the earliest possible moment, and thla duty Is Im perative You oannot let friendship, or personal regard, or kindness of heart, or feelings Of delicacy on-. your part atand In th way of it I do not ax pact that any such occasion aa Is sug gested will arise, but If It should, you wiU know how to deal with It." The Jury. Judge Bellinger added a recommenda tion that the grand Jury allow any per son whose acta were under Investiga tion to appear and testify In their own behalf. "Thla la not a legal right or such persons." he said, "but It would be proper for you to allow them to ap pear, and I recommend that you do aojf Th Jury then withdrew to the Jury room. The Jury consists of: W. H. H. Wsde, foreman; A. Bettlnger, L. N. Edwards. Oeorge Oustln. I. M. Herrln. J. R Hays. Al Vogle. V. W. Roblnett, Foster Adams J- W. Jory, John Shsw, Chrtaten Chrlstensen. Joseph Fetsner. Carl Phelps. Joseph Essner, W. P. Dut tnn. Oeorge D. Peebles and Fred O. Buffum. Mr. Heney la conducting the examina tion of witnesses before the grand Jury. Many peraona have been aubpoeaaed and the hallway outalde of th Jury room Is (Continued on Pag Three.) FEET HIGH In feature they reeemble the American Indian. "These strange people." said Captain Jensen, "represented tn the Eskimos th traditional and almost legendary tribe of giants, stories of which have been brought down until they regarded th rack aa mythical. They oannot speak th language of the Eskimos, and rould only make known by signs that they bad been driven from their homee In the In terior by great storms sad eevsrs cold ' KKNtKSk'''' at " f . A ItfBBSBaitaftm H9SK aSH. 'I f T" aj txaLaBBSBSb. "s i PiQbw '' win Dan O'Neil. USED HER GUESTS TO SMUGGLE GEMS Mrs. Chadwick's Tour of Europe with Young Ladies Was - Businsss Ventura. EACH GIRL CONCEALED FORTUNE IN DIAMONDS Ten Society Misses Used as Tools by High Preistess of Frenzied Finance. (Journal Special Berries ) New Tork. Deo. It. That Mrs. Chad wick's open-handed hospitality In taking 10 young women from the best known families of Cleveland society on a tour of Europe was really -a cold blooded business proposition, is th latest de velopment of th oaa In which thla remarkable woman figures aa the high priestess of f renal ed finance. According to a dlapatch from Waah lngton. Mrs. Chadwick used th young women In a gigantic smuggling deal The young women didn't realise that they were merely tool of a mercenary woman, but thought that she was an obliging and kind hostess when she permitted them to conceal 120,000 or more Jn diamonds on each of their re spective person and in their baggage, all of which escaped customs duties. Treasury officials Are questioning the young women, who as Mrs. Chadwick a 10 young guests made the European tour in oar of a well known excursion agency. The expenses were f 10,000. By smuggling 8800,000 tn dlamonda with the aid of th girls. Mrs. Chadwick probably cleared a handsome prom on me irip She bought the dlamonda In France and Holland. MRS. CHADWICK'S TREASURE , Trunk aad Talis riiisAals Jewelry aad Pae. (Journal Spelts I Servke.) Cleveland. Dec. l In the hearing to day before Referee Remington In the Chadwick bankruptcy proceedings, Emlle Hoover TSnd Frieda Swanaon testified that a steamer trunk and a Talis, sup posed to can tain Jewele or papers of value, were aent from the Holland house, New Tork. to "some safe place," where they supposed them to be now. This was done by Mrs. Chadwick at th time Kmll Hoover delivered to her the mysterious package, to get which h mad hla unexplained visit to Cleve land. (Joeraal Special Berries.) London, Deo. It. Dr. Leroy S. Chad wick sailed today for New Tork on th ateamer Pretoria, accompanied by his daughter. He said that he would help defend hla wife. RYTHER CHILD'S HOME IH TURMOIL Charged that It Is Recruiting Station for Hosts of Dowis. (gpedal ntspetcta te Tee Joornal.) Seattle, Waah, Dec. It. For many months past th Rythar Child's horns has been a recruiting station for the hosts of 'Elijah" Dowle'a Zion. Mrs O. H. Ryther, th deposed matron. Is a follower of that cult She admits thla and declarea ah I proud of it Sine the establishment of the home she has been inculcating Into the minds of th little one entrusted to her ear Zlon Idsas In th event of Illness they have been taught to pray a cur and "Lay Brother" Earnest has been celled In to do the laying on. of the hands According to the atatementa given out by th board of directors, Mrs. Ryther haa frequently refused to allow physi cians to see alck children, insisting that she and her fellow Ziooite could do all that waa necessary. Further than thla th directors al lege ' they -have In their possession evi dence of Immorality within the walla of th. Institution during th ttm Mrs Ryther waa matron. In the Institution are many girls said to b converts to th Dow Is faith. It la charged that misconduct haa been practiced with them end that the con ditions at the Institution are most de plorable (Jneresl Special Service.) New ITlm. Dae. 1. Dr. Oeorge Koch, a prominent young dentist, has bees charged with the brutal murder of a business rival. Dr. Oebhardt. He waa arraigned thla morning and pleaded "not guilty.' Th trial was set for December II. DAN O'NEIL PASSES ON Well-Known Pioneer and Steamboatman Dies at Holmes' Farm. CAME WITH REGIMENT OF MOUNTED RIFLES Many Friends Will Pay Last Re spect to a Useful, Unassum ing Man Who Hslpsd Build the Stats of Oregon. Dan O'Neil finished his last voyage yesterday evening at 11:10. Death moored the frail craft at the old Holmes farm, near Oregon City, and tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock hla funeral will be held. He was born in Duaneaburg, N. T Jan. , 1838. From the time that Dan O'Neil reached Oregon in 1849, with the mounted rifle regiment of the United States, until the prolonged Illness that terminated la death, he waa known to moat Oregon lane, He assisted United Bute Mar shal Joe Meek In taking th first Ore gon census In i860. The same year he became purser on the Columbia steam boat, plying between Portland and As toria, which was the flrat steam craft in Oregon waters. In 1IBI Mr. 0NI1 went to Melbourne, Australia, and engaged successfully In business. Five yeara later he returned to Oregon and married Mlaa Mtrvana Holmea, daughter of a pioneer of 1842, who lived near Oregon City. Bride and groom returned to Australia, where O'Nell's Melbourne business prospered until 1870, whan he eold to his partner, realising a few thousands in cash, and taking heavily the paper of the pur chaser. A tour around the world for th Oregaa man aad hla wife terminated sombrely with the news of his partner s failure. With th few thousand dollars he yet had Dan CNell courageously went to England and bought another took Of goods for Melbourne. Fate was against him, for .the vessel bearing hla all burned at th dock In Melbourne a few days after arrival there, and the loaa had not a cent of insurance to re coup It After th double disaster In Austra lian territory. Dan O'Neil returned to Oregon. Theodore Wygant, secretary of the Oregon Steam Navigation company, gave him th position of purser on on of the Columbia river boats, and for IS years his gonial face was constantly associated with river traffic. Later he was on the Bailey Oetsert, while mak ing The Dallas run. In th last days Dan O'Neil has been nursed by his wife on th Holmes farm, which haa been In the possession of the family sine taken up In 114. Th funeral la to be at Roe Farm, near the old family horns Frlenda In thla city have arranged to attend, to pay their tribute to an unaaaumtng, use ful man. who will long be remembered by the state bulldera of Oregon. RICH WIFE LEAVES THE EX-UNKISSED (Joornal Special Service.) London. Dec. 18. "Mrs Oladatone Dowle, formerly Ruth Hofar, haa re turned to her home on th ahor of Lake Constance." says th Geneva cor respondent of the Dally Mall. "After five months' stay In Zlon City she discovered that It waa her money and not heraelf that Oladatone Dowie, the "unklased" son of "Elijah the Prophet." waa In lov with. Her married life waa unhappy. Bb found herself. Instead of being a wjffi. In reality, a sort of an upper servant. Th neglect waa continual and th hy pocrisy practiced opened her eye to the true atate of affairs, and Dowle'a posing aa a restored Elijah waa th last straw. "Sh determined to quit Zlon City at all costs. Th Dowie at flrat refused to let her go. She threatened to run away and Anally they gar In. Her mother sent her money and dlalllus loned, broken In health and spirit, she arrived at her old home the other day. Her brothers, who are rich manu facturers In Geneva, were delighted to see their sister out of th clutch of the Dowie. Mia Hofar was considered the richest and most beautiful girl In the country, and her fortune la esti mated at $5,000,000." auuraoros. (Jeeraal Spaelal Berries. ) Rome, Ga., Dec 18. The execution today of Jack Bon la the first of three hangings which are slated to take place In the county Jail here during the next 24 hour. Bona will, be followed to the gallows tomorrow morning by two negro murderers Courtney Baker, who killed hla wife, and Bob Sutherland, who killed three negroes at a dance. QUALITY OF TURKEYS BETTER THAN EVER d a Turkey 18 cent a pound. Aa during the Thanksgiving 4 - season, the prospects now are a 4 that the supply of turkeys for 4 I d Christmas will be small, but 4 dealers believe titer will be d enough to go around at the price. e a Already th wholesale price of e) d good dressed turkeys has reached a 88 cents a pound and it la not be- a 4 lleved that the market will go be- a 4 low thla. 4 a The auppllea now coming are a a of better quality than those re- e d calved at Thanksgiving time. FOUR MEN DIE IN FIRE ON OIL BARGE (Journal Special Service.) New York, Dec 18. Four men wer killed and four aertoualy Injured In th burning of the Standard OH company's barge No. 81. off the New Jersey coast yesterday. The fir waa cauaed by an explosion which blew up the deck end set Or to million Of gallons of oil. The tug Standard picked up the survivors and brought them her this morning. Ths desd are: Capt. G. P. Blokes. A. Salt, engi neer; I Brandt, fireman, and a seamon, name unknown. WITNESS TESTIFIES PLUNGER SHOT SELF Cigar Dsalsr States He Saw Caesar Young Shoot Himself with Rsvolvsr. HELD GUN IN BOTH HANDS FELL OVER AFTER 8HOT First Witness Who Actually Saw Shooting Exonerates Flora Dora Girl. I Jour nl Speclsl Barries.) New Tork. Dec 18. Nan Patterson will go on the witness-stand to tell the atory of her relations with Caesar Young and all the circumstances which led up to the bookmaker's death. Tan witnesses subpoenaed by the defense will be called to the atsnd today to re fute th prosecution's case. Mlaa Patters. n cam Into court this morning dressed in black. She greeted her father affectionately. The Earl of Suffolk waa preaent thla morning and took a deep Interest In th proceeding. Mia Townoend, telephone clerk of th St Paul hotel, testified regarding th message which paaaed between Toung and the defendant on the night of June 8, arranging for the meeting. Edward Grossman, son of a cigar deal er, testified that he was in the vicinity of Wast Broadway aad Tork street on the morning of June 4 aad saw a hansom cab with a man and woman holding each other's hand paaa. He saw the girl drop her hands, then he saw a 'red flame and the man fall over A revolver waa In his two hands Than sh put her hands to his head. Nan Patterson took the atand after ra ces. Sh answered her counsel'a ques tions in a faint, constrained vole. Sh told of her flrat marriage and divorce and of her meeting Toung on th train while going to California, and of their subsequent intimate relations Sh ob tained a divorce at hi suggestion Bhe accompanied Toung to various race tracks, to Chicago and New Tork. She said she was with Toung th evening of May 8 at th Hotel Navarre, and sev eral drinks were ordered. She then took a drive with Toung. PIPE OIL STREAM ACROSS CONTINENT Starting from Indian Territory Petroleum Will Be Pumped to Nsw York City. (Journal Special Berries.) Had Fork, I. T., Dec 18. A sluggish stream of oil will in the near future be pushing half way across th con tinent. Starting from Red Ford. It will ' toss KanreT and Missouri, then under the Mississippi river, serosa Illinois and Indiana, to Cygnet. O., where It will receive a f reh Impulse from the largest oil pumping station In the world. Thence It will continue across Ohio and Pennsylvania to the refineries of the Standard OH company at Bayonne, N. J , and Nawton Creek, New Tork City. Only a few sections of pipe line re main to be completed, a line of pipe having been already laid from Red Fork to Kansas City. ELECTION FRAUDS SEND POLITICIANS TO PRISON (Journal Special Servlee.) Denver, Dec 18. The supreme court today sent another batch of Democratic election officials to Jail for frauda tn precinct two. ward seven. Former can didate for senator. Leonard Rogers. William Adam and Louis Hamburg were sentenced to three months' im prisonment and lioo fine, and Thomas Kinsley to three months' Imprisonment. Th trial of City Detective Rogers, boss of the tenderloin district, and hla cohorts, charged with election frauds. waa resumed thla morning. MOSCOW RIOTS RESULT IN DEATH OF FOUR STUDENTS (Journal Spaelal Servlee.) St. Petersburg. Dec. 18. Dispatches from Moscow state that the casualties Of the anti-war demonstrations In which 8.000 students participated yester day, wore four students killed and 60 In- lured. Three hundred students have been arrested The demonstration was made by stu dents with ths palace of the Grand Duke Serglua aa aa objective point. Th mob was dispersed after several charges by the police. VAT (Jeeraal Mparts I Service.) Kansas City, Dee. It. The court of appeala today affirmed the fine of 810 Imposed upon State Senator W. H. Sul livan for soliciting bribes for vote the pure food measure during th leglalatur. OFFICIALS TREMBLING Councilmen Learn Grand Jury Will Investigate Garbage Franchise. ATTEMPTS JOB THAT JUST MISSED SUCCESS Details of ths Manner in Which the Businsss Was to Have Been Operated and Com pensation for Votes. Coneternatlon was cauaed In city hatl ctrjcjej today when the rumor became current that the grand Jury was about to make an investigation of the at tempted garbage franchise graft. In which the names of Ave councilmen sre connected. In all probability as soon as they have disposed of the charges of extor tion made by Ferdinand Joplln against B. D. Slgler, councilman from the Fifth ward and county aaaeasor-elect. and have completed their inquiry Into th Front street bridge scandal. In which Councilman Rumelln'a name la linked, the grand Jurors will sttempt to un ravel the garbage mystery. That an attempt was made to got the franchise and levy a tax upon the pep pie, there seema no doubt and th an nouncement that 'Ave or six mom hers of th council were Interested In the deal cauaed It to fall through. It waa the proposition of the petitioning garbage companies, of which there were three, to take the collection and consumption of garbage all the hands of the city. They asked for a franchise for 88 yeara. Only one of tha companies proposed giving anything In return. They fixed a flat rata to b charged property own ers for th collection of the garbage, which waa enormoua and out of all pro portion to the benefits to be derived by th residents and merchants. Their franchlae waa to be exclusive, aad no property owner was to be allowed to dispose of his garbage in any other way than by turning it over to than. It waa currently reported that several councilmen wr Interested in the com pany promoted by M. Relnsteln. and that they would use their influence to turn the f rs nehise over to him. When the cltlsans heard of the rumors regarding the proposed deal they Indig nantly protested and the council was forced to table th franchises. The proposed grab of th franchise was one of the boldest attempts to Job the public which has ever been perpe trated In this city. It la aald thst flvs councilman war to receive an allotment of atock equal in value to 88,000, their reward In awarding the franchise to th company. They were to be allowed to retain thla atock If they desired; If not they could turn It back Into tha company and re ceive the face value of the atock In cash Th entire city was mapped, and It was known Just what amounts war to be received eech month In collections livery individual. If occupying only two rooms, was to be forced to pay hi monthly dues to" the company for picking up his garbage. Such a plan If carried to a successful Issue would have been worth a large sum to th company. WRECKAGE INDICATES SHIP IS LOST AT SEA (Special Dlapatrh t The Journal ) Victoria, B. C, Dec It. Word haa been received here that wreckage Is coming aahor at Cloose, near Carmanah, on th weat coast of Vancouver Island. Appiea, orange, onion and other wreck age Is washing In. The wreckage comprise whit painted lumber like cabin fittings, part of a ves sel's bottom, copper fastened to hard wood knees and stanchions, slabs of pork and empty salmon tins of corn bread marked with a green acorn and red letters MME. M0DJESKA APPEARS ON VAUDEVILLE STAGE (Joeroal Spaelal Berries.) New Tork. Dec It. Th latest of the vaudeville stars to be recruited from the ranks of the legitimate players la Mme. Modjeaka, who. after refusing many offers, haa finally consented to appear upon th vaudeville stag dur ing the remainder of the season. She made her debut this afternoon at tha Victoria theatre, appearing in a con densed version of one of th emotional pfjjsB in which shs became famous. SOCIETY BELLES AS WASHERWOMEN (J normal Special Servtee.) Waahlngton. Dec. It Washington So ciety Is staggered at the announcement that two of ita members are about to open a laundry. They are young woman whoa names for several seasons past have figured on the moat exeraslve din ner list, and who have been belle at many dances In Ike most elegant ball- Tha young women are the daughter of Cejrtain John Mullen and own a en Connecticut a Mull an will road i asiiaamaas rsamence JAPS SAIL TO BATTLE Fleet of Forty Vessels Now Enroute to Meet Baltic Fleet MIKADO PLANS TO STRIKE BEFORE RUSSIANS UNITE Aim to Destroy Rojestvsnsky's Fleet, Which Is Now in Two Divisions, Before Squad rons Get Together. (Jonrasl Special Carrie.) Washington, Dec. 18. The Japanese have dlapatched a fleet of 40 vessels to mset and deatroy the Ruaalan Baltto fleet. Thla news haa Come to ths gov ernment from official sources in Toklo, the original source of Information be ing the American conaul at the Island of Formosa. Th news of the government 1 con tained In the following Toklo cable: "It la reported that a Japanese fleet of 40 vessels paaaed the Pescadores 1. lands yesterday going south. Th re port Is confirmed here." Varloua theories are offered as to th destination of th Japanese. The Rua alan fleet I in two divisions, on Just entering the Indian ocean from the Red sea, the other near the Cape of Good Hope. It i likely the Japanese plan to strike them before they units The great naval battle of tha war la at hand. TORPEDO BATTLE. ship asrvastopol. a- (Journal Special gsrvlee.) Toklo. Dae. 1. Admiral Togo report regarding th Japan torpedo flotilla attacks agalnat the battleship Sevasto pol outside Port Arthur. Dec. 14. Th attack waa mad at midnight. A shell struck Commsnder Mltamura'a torpedo boat, and four shots hit Commander Nakamuta a boat, wounding three sailors. "Flotillas advanced to attack sepa rately While" retreating, one torpedo boat received aeveral shots, her com mander. Lieutenant Nakahara. and five of her crew being killed. Lieutenant Nakahara'a boat came to the rescue. He had one man killed, but rescued th crew and abandoned the boat to her fat. "Commander Kawase's boat was struck by a ahell, killing one of the crew and wounding Lieutenant Tekahastrts and two sailors. Lieutenant Shono'a boat waa hit and one of th crew killed and five wounded, while th boat waa tempo rarly dlaabled. "All other boats auccaeded in deliver ing th attack without receiving any damage. The reault of the attack la not definitely known, although It la evident that numerous torpedoes took effect." tin AT DALIT. (Journal Special Soralee.) St. Petersburg. Dec 18. A telegram from Mukden atatea that Oyama ha re ceived a number of heavy calibre aieg guns from Dalny of the newest type Thirty of them will be posted opposite Kuropatkln'a right Hank. FOavr XB ( Journal Special Hervlee.) Toklo. Dec. 18. The report that th Japaneae have stormed and captured the North fort at eaat Keekwan moun tain, after exploding a mine under taw fortifications, is confirmed. PRESIDENT RECONSIDERS JUDGE BAKER'S REMOVAL i Journal Special Sarrlee.) a Washington. Deo. It. President Roosevelt today reconsidered hie action dtamlssing Judge Benjamin S. Baker of the supreme court of New Mexico, and after giving s full hearing on the merlta of the case, revoked the order. As Baker doesn't car to serve longer he tendered hi resignation, which will be accepted. (Jeeraal pedal Service.) Detroit. Mich., Dec. it At a spaelal meeting here today the stockholders sf ths Per Marquette road voted to author la th execution of a mortgage for ftO.000,000 In lieu of the refunding mortgage for MS.nno onn. dated July It, 1104. which will be canceled. The new bond 'Will run for to year and will bear 4 per cent Interest. laundry bualneee to get an assured means of livelihood. They already bar s Isrge amount of work promised. The mother of the Mullaa girls was) Miss Rebecca Williamson, a ball Baltimore before sad war. After her some year la Mullen v-law m xwajasrvsaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai toallstfMpJHHHM wOTIBQ -P saWw yfttfL--asttl fiBBBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBS& , .. Waaaossssssssssssssssa attests