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VOL. XLIIL NO. 13,436. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. We are headquarters for all kinds of RUBBER BOOTS and SHOES Rubber and Oil Clothing Belting, Packing and Hose GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY R. H. PEASE, 73 AND 75 FIRST STREET. THE AMERICAN ANNUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR 1904 PRICE, 75c BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 142 TO 146 "FOURTH STREET SHAW'S PURE BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and Washington. HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms, fl.00 to $3.00 Per Day According: to Location. J. F. DA VIES. Pres. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED.) FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON European Plan Rooms 50c to $1.50 First-Class Restaurant In Connection SMITH &WATS0N IRON WORKS If you are buying SAW MILL AND POWER TRANS- . MISSION MACHINERY OR LOOOINQ ENGINES Call on us. Perhaps we can Interest you. Estimates furnished on all iron work Office and Works: Front and Hall Streets, PORTLAND, OREGON Let us Figure on F. W. Bakes & First and Oak CONCERN FOR THE KING. Christian, of Denmark, Has Severe Attack of Gout. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. L Ow ing to the indisposition of Kins Chris tian, the Crown Prince Frederick, in His Majesty's behalf, today received the dip lomatic corps. United States Minister Swensen, as dean of the corps, requested that felicitations of the diplomatic body be conveyed to King Christian, with their best wishes for his speedy recovers'. The Minister also communicated to the Crown Prince President Roosevelt's message of sympathy with the King in his Illness and his felicitations on the New Year. It is said on reliable authority that the condition of the King indicates that he is suffering from gout, which is caus ing concern, owing to his advanced age. His Majesty Is still at Gmunden, .Austria, where he went to attend the sliver wed ding festivities of the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, but be Is not confined to his bed. EIRE CAUSES PANIC IN HOTEL. Famous Murray Hill in New York the Scene of the Blaze. NEW YORK. Jan. L Three alarms were sent In this afternoon for a fire that start ed on the sixth floor of the Murray Hill Hotel, at Forty-first street and Park ave nue. The fire burned briskly for a while, and made its way to the seventh floor and through the roof of one wing, caus ing damage estimated at ?10,000. A slight panic resulted, during which many guests left the hotel and one woman fainted. No one was Injured, however. It is thought the Are started from crossed electric wires. Woodworkers Fail to Agree. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 1. The offi cers of the Amalgamated Woodworkers International Union have returned to Chi cago after failing to reach an agreement with o facers of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners in regard to the recent ruling of the American Federa tion of Labor that all members of the United Brotherhood who are employed in mills should be transferred to tjie Amal gamated "Woodworkers. About 35,000 mem bers of the .Brotherhood of Carpenters are directly concerned by the order of the Federation. Another meeting will be held in Chicago. President, PORTLAND, OR. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT- PORTLAND, OREGON FIrt-Cla Check: Restaurant Connected Wlih Hotel. C. O. Da via. Sec and Treac THE ESMOND HOTEL OSSAB JIHDEBSCH, Mau0r' ' - Frpat and Morrison Street FREE 'BUSTOiAND TftOJ AXiX TBAINJi- tti'rt! TrYcr tnti" wr icrJ rT a-mo-V I Itttt. European jXAn, BOe, 75c, .l.Q0.-i.e, . (2.00 per day. Sample rooms la conaectioa. Your Printing. Co., Printers Phone Main 165 M'CLELLAN BECOMES MAYOR. Democrat Begins His Administration in Greater New York! NEW YORK, Jan. L George 3. Mc Clellan became Mayor of New York City today. He arrived at the City Hall, ac companied by his secretary. John H. O'Brien, and walked through lines of Democrats under an arch of plants and flowers to the Mayor's public reception room, where he was . greeted by the re tiring Mayor. The ceremonies were not elaborate, and the speeches were brief. After shaking hands with his successor, Mr. Low said: "Colonel McClellan, the hour has come when I am permitted to give the city into your care. In obedience to the will of the people. Any one who has been Mayor of New York will always be ready to honor Its chief magistrate. Mr. Mayor, I am glad, as one of the -great body of citizens, to salute you and to wish you well." Colonel McClellan responded briefly, saying in part: "I believe I can only fulfill the trust of municipal government, not in the inter ests of the few but in the interests of all the people. I believe in party responsi bility, but party responsibility exists only as the means of attaining good ends. I promise you that there will be no step backward, not even in the smallest de partment of my administration." Mr. Low then retired to his private office, and Colonel McClellan took his stand behind the table in the public office and handshaking began. Long lines; reaching to the City Hall steps, were formed by the police. It took a long time for the Democratic enthusiasts to file by the Mayor's desk. After the re ception the new heads of departments were sworn In. Police Commissioner McAdoo after tak ing office today Issued a statement in which he said he would do everything in his power to prevent blackmailing, ex tortion, grafting or bribe-taking by the police, but it will be useless, he said, to expect a policeman to be honest if he were to pay for his appointment, pro motion or assignment. Therefore, he de clared, preferment would rest on merit. Judged by the best service standards. Cabmen Defer Strike. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1. The strike of cab and carriage drivers decided upon for to-' day has been deferred, pending action of the State Board of Arbitration, which will convene Saturday. LAY DEAD AWAY ChicagoansTurnSteps to Cemeteries. TOO FEW CARRIAGES Work "of Ministers Is Very Arduous. BIG CROWDS AT MORGUES Hoping Against Kop.e, People Search for Loved Ones. SCENES ARE MOST PITIFUL One Man's Sorrow -Is Turned Into " Joy When He Returns Home With- Corpse Taken for Daugh ter to Find Her Safe. DEATH LIST REACHES 682. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. At midnight, only 21 unidentified, dead remained in the several morgues." The total number of bodies that have been ac counted for is 5S2. Of these, 501 have been identified. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Such a day of mourn Ing Chicago ,never witnessed as that which ushered in- the New Tear. In every por tion - of the city almost It seemed as though there, were funerals going or un dertalcers wafrons arriving with 'dSaa. "who 'iftfrfc ilmn.. "VVhllft thft f nnp-rfll .Tvroip!rinjs last" time. While the. funeral .procenaidns were moving through- tha enow-cqvored streets to various cemeteries, the throng about the various morgues and undertak ing establishments' seemed almost as large as ever. Tha scenes here were the same as those of Wednesday and Thursday nights. Many men appeared at the door of Bolston's and Jordan's morgues this afternoon who had been for 48 hours constantly search Ing for those they had lost- The greater number of dead are In these two places, and men who had viewed the ghastly rows of corpses and gone on an unavailing search to every other morgue and under taking room in the city to which the dead from the theater had been taken came back. once more to" Rols ton's and Jordan's almost in despair, but hoping against hope that they might have overlooked their dead in the great number that had crowd ed the tables and floors on Thursday morning. In some cases they were sue cessful; In many others they were not. Practically all of the bodies which -admit of careful identification have been car ried away, and of those which remain the majority are in such a condition that only the most minute and careful inspection will be able to reveal their identity to those who knew them best. One of the Saddest Cases. One of the saddest cases was. that of Herbert and Agnes Lange, of 1632 Barry avenue. Both children had attended the performance, and after many hours of tireless searching the broken-hearted father finally found the daughter, Agnes, In an undertaking establishment. Mr. Lange, almost exhausted through his con tinuous trips from morgue to morgue and from hospital to hospital, from police sta tions to the Coroner's office and then back through the wearisome round again and again, came this afternoon In utter de spair to the office of Chief of Police O'Neill and begged two detectives to as slst him. He also pleaded with newspa per men, and his voice choked and failed as he referred, to his wife, who lay utterly prostrated at their home. Mr, Lange said these were his only children, and the de tectives and newspaper men promised him every assistance, though themselves al most worn out by long hours of work in behalf of other people similar to that In which Mr. Lange requested their aid. Finally the body of the girl was found and the broken-hearted father smiled through his tears as he gathered up the little form and carried it to his carriage. "I have one. of them, at least," he said, "and this will be a great comfort to her mother." Sorrow Turned Into Joy. Mr. Lange's sorrow .was turned to joy when he reached -his home tonight. As he drove up to the door with the body which he had brought from the morgue as that of his daughter he was greeted by his wife, who told him their two children had returned home this evening in safety. They had become dazed, apparently, and had been wander ing around the city, without knowing where they were. Mr. Lange at once re turned to the morgue with the body of the little girl which he thought to be that of his own child. "There was so little by which I could recognize the .body," he said, "that I wbb confident that I never would be able to satisfy my own mind absolutely that it was my daughter, but at the same time there were some strong points of resem blance, and I concluded that It -must be she." Ministers Are Hard Worked. The funeral of the two Regenaberg chil dren .was held this afternoon at the home of- thelc parents, 3440 Michigan avenue, in the heart of the aristocratic section of the South Side. Because of the many calls upon his time, Dr. Emll G. Hlrsch, who conducted the services, announced that he would be able to deliver only a short ad dress. In four other homes of the mem bers of bis congregation were the bodies of children waiting for him to officiate at their funerals. From the Regenaberg home Dr. Hlrsch went to that of Dr. Joseph Zelsler, 3236 Lake Park avenue, to attend the funeral of another young victim, Walter B. Zels ler, who was considered one, of the bright est students in the University of Chicago. The experience of this one clergyman in his round from home to home is but an instance of what dozens of other minis ters of .the gospel were, called upon to per form during the day. K. ' Carriages. Are. Too Few. It was absolutely Impossible for the be reaved relatives to secure all the carriages they wished to convey their friends and relatives to the cemetery. In many cases it was not possible for all the members of the family to ride dn the funeral cortege, because no carriages could be procured for them. The liverymen were simply .over whelmed by the demands made upon them, and earnestly urged .thatas far as possible, the" relative?'- should content themselyes wtn a carriage for the pall bearers, the hearse and one other carriage for the family. Where there were more in a family thanv could conveniently ride in a single- carriage, they were compelled to make their way to the cemetery by other methods of transportation. This was the situation in Chicago today, and tomorrow it will be Intensified. The Coroner's office today issued nearly 300 burial certificates for people killed In the fire. Some of these were for people residing in other cities, but they were comparatively few. POLICE PUSH THEIR INQUIRY. More Actors and the Flyman, Who Knows Most of All, Are Arrested. CHICAGO, Jan. L The, police todayvlg- orously pushed their inquiry into the causes of the fire and made several other arrests of stage hands, among them Wil liam McMullen, the operator for the light which started the fire. He was locked up at the Central Station, and- Wilson Kerr, a flyman at the theater, was also placed In a cell. Fifteen members of .the. double octet, which takes part in the song, "In the Pale Moonlight," have been placed under arrest by the police, Miss Romalne being th.e sole one who has so far eluded the detectives. They are wanted as witnesses, and there is no charge against any of them. Orders were issued by Chief of Police O'Neil to night that none of the 15. would, be re leased -unless a bond of $5000 was fur nished. tt; - v - . AXcMuneri, tas. light, operator, waderwent a searching examination"- by Assistant Chief of Police Scheutler' this afternoon. McMullen's story was as follows: "I was standing on the Iron bridge At the right side of the stage from, which the 'shot', light is operated. The lamp seemed in good condition, but in the middle of the second act. Just as I changed from a white light to a,, blue one, the arc between the carbons sputtered and jumped. A spark struck the frayed edge on the inside of the border of the curtain drapery. A flame which I should say was about 12 inches long shot up. I Immediately abandoned the lamp and clapped my hand upon the flames, but they spread in spite of me. I called to have the Are curtain -lowered, and yelled to the house fireman, to help. me. He came with a patent Are extin guisher, which hadjno effect on the flames. Finally, I jumped from the bridge to the stage. A little child In one of the front boxes bad already been badly burned. I (Concluded on Page 3.) CONTENTS OFJTODAY'S PAPER Chicago Catastrophe. Total number of victims now reaches 6S2. Page 1. Burial of the dead Is begun. -Page 1. Man Who takes corpse home finds bis daughter safe on return. Pace 1. Mayor closes 19 theaters because they have no asbestos curtains. Page 3. Far Eastern Situation. Japanese Minister to Britain Is advised Russia will not meet demands of Japan. Page 1. War appears inevitable. Pare 1. Japanese fleet is exoected, to leave for Corea today. Page 1. Bellicose spirit of all Japan greatly influenced unfavorable action of Russia. Page 7. Domestic. President and- Mrs. Roosevelt hold notable New Year's reception. Page 2. . Fire which destroys Chicago hotel causes .three deaths and injuries to four people. Page 7, Fred Pabst, the noted Milwaukee brewer, is dead. Page 7. ' Panama. Oregonlan staff correspondent tells of prepara- tlons for form of government. Page 11. General situation Is satisfactory to American -Naval authorities. Page 11. Sports. Multnomah defeats Reliance, 18-0. Page 10. Mrs. F. G. Buffum wins Hunt Club race. Page 10. 'Proper wins New Year handicap from Fossil by a nose. Page 10. Terry McGovern wants to fight Young Corbett again. Page 10.- Paclflc Coast. In a drive near Echo, Or., nearly 10,000 rab bits are destroyed; 40,000 get away. Page 4, Tillamook bar has shoaled so badly that com merce is heavily handicapped. Page 4. Under the new militia law guardsmen at Baker City are fined for dellnauenciea. Page 4. Belief of foul play leads to the disinterment of a young woman's body at Kerns, "Wash, Page S. While Amalgamated miners are Investigating a Helnze property, a mysterious explosion kills one and fatally Injures another. Page 4. Portland and Vicinity. Suspicion " that Chief of Police Is connected with slot-machine fiasco leads to voicing of protest against him. Page 14. Fund for consumptive woman la - now large enough to eend her to dryer climate. Page 11. Transport Dlx can load and clear from Pert land without difficulty. Page 7. Death of Edward W. Bingham, prominent at torney. Page 0. Vancouver troops are eager for orders to the isthmus. Page 12. Shoddy mill destroyed by Art. Page 10. Captain A. W.x Clothier, O. N. G., is relieved from duty. Page 10.. HE BARS BOLTER DeArmond Talks of the Presidential Race. A DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST Missourians Want Man True- Blue in Late Campaigns, NEBRASKA HOSTS WAKE UP Senator Newlsnds, Another-of Ora- tors,,Says Bryan, Is the Strongest Man, but Realizes He Can t not Be Elected. 1 DEMOCRATIC SENTIMKNTjS. Congressman De Armond The man who did not support in in 1600 and 1000 is not available for the domination. The platform should tell the world that in our party the criminal trusts will find a foe not to be appeased'or diverted. Senator Newlands No single man has so many follow ers as Bryan, but the country- will not permit his candidacy. The tariff will be an Issue, but not the kind advocated by Cleveland. Free trade is a myth; protection is here to stay. OMAHA, Jan. L Nearly BOO Democrats ol Nebraska tonight celebrated the 89th anniversary of Andrew Jackson's victory over the British at New Orleans, and Inci dentally the 13th annual banquet of -the Jacksonian Club of Nebraska. The speak ers included Senator Francis G. New- lands, of Nevada; Congressman David De Armond, of Missouri, and Congressman Hitchcock, of Nebraska. The occasion was. of special significance to. the Nebraska Democracy, because of a-'reunlon of the factions that have for merly been known as ,fGold and Silver Demdarats.' Congressman DaviS' De SUv mondr of Missouri. addressed the assem blage on "What of the Future." Senator Newlands, of Nevada, spoke to the toast, "Democracy in 1904." Congressman De Armond, of Missouri, in responding to the toast, "What of the Future?" said in part: "It is a question of the ages, and the ages will repeat it until time shall be no more. It is the question of ambition, of hope, of faith, of love, of hate, of charity, of selfishness. The question of great and small, of good and bad. But, as as signed to me this evening, it may appro priately be treated as a question touch ing the outlook of our party. "Can the Democratic party win the com ing National election? Yes. Will the victory be ours? That is not so easily an ewered, for that depends upon what the party will say and do when next It con venes in National convention. If it shall wisely address itself to the issues of the day, asserting nothing offensively, apolo gizing for nothing, and shall name for its nominees men who ought to be and there fore will be acceptable to its rank and file. It will win. But if In folly it repu diates its past Its recent past or if it needlessly antagonizes and drives away elements which were not without it or which left it in its recent past, the prom ise of the times and of conditions will prove delusive, and we shall go down to defeat. I have no platform to suggest, no candidates to commend to the ex clusion-of others. No Bolter, for Him. "I am one of those who believe that no man who did not support the ticket in 1896 or 1900 can be available for the Presi dential nomination in 1904. The reasons for this conclusion are so many and so evident that any specification would be tiresome as well as useless. The Issues will arouse the patriotic citizen to a high pitch of zeal and energy. We shall stand for the reforms so ardently desired by many, so vital to many. The country is ripe for a change. The Republican party has been tried, and surely has been found wanting, sadly wanting. "Labor and capital bid fair to unite in support of the Democratic standard-bear er. The platform should tell the world that in our party the criminal trusts shall find a foe not to be appeased or diverted. We should voice the sentiment of Democ racy and of fairness for a revision of the tariff; not to destroy, but to save from destruction. Extravagance, so typical of modern Republicanism, should give place to Democratic economy, without which governments become intolerable. The af fairs of these United States should engage the best consideration of our Nation's statesmen and wild projects beyond the seas should' no longer absorb our sub stance or undermine our noble institu tions. Practical, Democratic sense will win." Following is an abstract of the address of Senator Newlands, of Nevada. He said: "After two disastrous campaigns Democ racy, though still strong in the South, is now In power In only two of the Northern States, Montana and Nevada, and North ern Democracy has never, since the Civil War, been so numerically weak in the Senate and House as now. The contest of 1904 is to be in the North and West and the candidates, the Issues and the organiza tion, must be selected with a view to vic tory there. - Bryan the Strongest Man. "As to candidates, no single man In the. party had bo many followers as Mr. Bryan, but the country had not suffi ciently recovered from the rancor and bit terness of the two campaigns, in which he led the reform forces with signal cour- j age and brilliancy, to permit his candi dacy. Mr. Bryan, recognizing this condi tion, had wisely declined candidacy. His vindication was yet to come. Outside of Mr. Bryan, It would be difficult to select a man who would be a platform in himself. As to the issues, Mr. Newlands said the last campaign demonstrated that the masses of the people attached llttta im portance to the question of Imperialism. It was clear that the Intense commercial Ism of the past decade hadblunted the sensibilities and conscience of the Ameri can people. - The colonial system was now established and would have to stand (Its trial. As to the money question, Mr, Newlands- "sald that time had vindicated the doctrine of the Democratic party as to the quan titative theories of money. Silver would yet be restored to its old position as a money metal, but the time was not now. The tariff would again be an issue, but the Democratic party would not again present the kind of issue made by Mr. Cleveland. It was safe to say that the radical, uncompromising views of Mr. Cleveland did Incalculable harm both to the country and to the Democratic party. Free Trade a Myth. Whatever might be the demerits of the protective theory in the abstract, there could be no question that the protective system was now thoroughly interwoven with all our Industrial conditions. Free trade was a myth. The tariff would al ways exist, and whatever might be lt3 rates, it would serve as a protection to domestic industries as against foreign im portations. The question was one of per centages, not of principle. Mr. Newlands said that the Democracy could not await until the hurly-burly of convention time to frame Its declaration of Issues. It must be framed long before by the wise men of the party, and must be given out for consideration and delibera tion before the platform was finally adopt ed. The Republican party would stand on its platform pledges to the people. The greatest care should be taken therefore to wisely frame these pledges. Continuing, he said: 'With the exercise of prudence and judg ment in the selection of our candidates; with a clear and unequivocal statement of our purposes in the line of moderate and progressive reform; with a thorough or ganization of the Democracy in the Sen ate and House, so effected as to secure consideration, deliberation and conference between the Democrats of the Senate and the House upon matters of party faith and action, the Democratic party may reason ably expect success." NOTED BBEWEB. DIES. Frederick Pabst Succumbs Unexpect edly to Pulmonary Troubles. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1 Captain Frede rick Pabst, president of the. Pabst Brew- Ins 'CompAdwd.at hii homo, here. today of pulmonary edema aged 67 years. Death was unexpected, although his health had been falling for more than four years. Today Captain Pabst seemed to realize that the end was near, and talked with his family about his affairs until ten min utes before- bis death, when he became un conscious and passed quietly away. Early In December Dr. William Osier, of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, the expert in pulmonary diseases, came to Milwaukee to consult with Captain Pabst's physicians. After a careful diagnosis of the patient's condition, Dr. Osier pro nounced the case without hope.. The sick man did not relinquish his interest in his great business enterprises, but continued to visit hi9 office and direct the operations of the enormous plant. Captain Pabst was a dally visitor at the brewery until ten days ago, when the inclemency of the weather caused blm to remain at home. (Frederick Pabst was born in Saxony, March 28, 1836. His parents emigrated to the United States when he was 12 years of age. , His education was received by his own efforts. For several years he was a steamboat captain on the Great Lake3. He became a brewer in 1862, and built up a great business. He was interested In several banks and-other large Milwaukee Institutions.) Democratic Leader in Kentucky. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. L-John P. New man, of Dayton. Ky., a prominent Demo cratic leader, who was to have gone on the bench next Mdnday at Newport, Ky., as .Circuit Judge, died today. Author and Newspaperman. UPTON, Mass., Jan. L Danial Upton Edlske, widely known as an author and newspaperman, died today, aged 81 years. EX-EMPBESS IS SERIOUSLY ILL Wound In Cheek From Hatpin May " Cause Blood Poisoning. NEW YORK, Jan. L Empress Eugenie is seriously ill at the Hotel Continental, says a. Paris dispatch to the American. The cause is a deep, accidental puncture in her. cheek from a hatpin. Her face has swollen and It Is feared blood poison ing has set in. Owing to the Empress age and feebleness, physicians fear a grave result. Telegrams have been, sent to Prince Vlfetor .and Prince Louis. The latter Is an officer In the Russian army and Is stationed at Tlflls. The ex-Empress Is 70 years old. She was married to Napoleon III in 1S53 and for many yeara after her flight from Paris in 1870 lived in retirement in England. She has recently taken up her residence In Paris. ON THE GOLD STAND AED. Mexico Commission Would Revise the Currency System. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 1. A plan for re forming the currency has been prepared by the fifth sub-committee of the Nation al Monetary Commission. The committee advised that in order to obtain stability or fixity of international exchange the government should be advised by a mone tary commission to adopt a monetary system based on the gold standard. The committee does not recommend the 'im mediate adoption of the gold standard, but rather creating a system very similar to that which the United States Govern ment has put in operation in the Philip pines. Boston Contractor Bankrupt. BOSTON,. Jan. L Mark Lewis, a con tractor and builder of this city, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy today. F1RMN0TDJAPAN Russia Rejects Far Eastern Scheme. WAR SEEMS SURE Decisive Step Momen tarily Expected. MIKADO STOPS MESSAGES London Press Is Unable to Continue Communications. RISK ON SHIPS INCREASED Minister at London Receives Private, Advices Through the British Government as to Attitude the Czar Will Assume. "V ""1 THEIR WAR FOOTING. Russia ' Men 4,500,000 ' Officers 75,000 Guns 5,000 ' 1 Ships 263 1 Japan ' Hen 632.000 1 ' Officers 11,611 Guns .......................... TOO 1 1 Ships 133 LONDON, Jan. 1. Baron HayashI, tha JapanesaMlnister here, has been Informed from Paris that Russia has decided not to grant the, Japanese .proposals. This is the first intimation' any one here admits receivings regarding .tto-ajg,5ij' Tha.' Baron said "toreprcsentatrve the Associated. Press: "If information from Paris Is borne out by the wording of the Russian reply, and if the Japanese' government adheres to its present determination, there seems to be small possibility of averting war." The British foreign office is unable to confirm or deny Baron Hayashi's infor mation. The officials, however, say they are not surprised at the tenor of his ad vices. The foreign office seems inclined to think that Russia will, if possible, avoid making a reply of any kind to the last Japanese note. "My Information from Paris," said tho Minister of Japan, "is not official, but it was information Imparted by the British government and It Is probably correct. If Chancellor von Bulows information that Russia's reply will be framed In a manner Intended to satisfy Japan 'turns out correct, it will be better news than I have dared to hope for." It was learned that Japan has secured a large additional amount of coal in the name of an English shipping firm sending vessels to the Far East. The St. James Gazette says It under- stands that the Japanese government has taken over two vessels of the Nippon Una for use as hospital ships. LONDON PRESS SEES WAR NEAR Japan Will Not Allow Any Messages to Be Sent Them. LONDON, Jan. 2. The Far Eastern out look Is gloomy. No further news has de veloped, but the fact that not a single tele gram from Japan has been received by JAPANESE SQTJADBON TO SAIL. I TOKIO. Jan. 2. A powenui squad ron, consisting Of six armored cruis ers. Admiral Kamlmura command ing-, is expected to leave Saseho to- I morrow lor Masampno, uorea. tsase ho Is a Japanese port, 25 miles to the west of Nagasaki. any London newspaper since Thursday night in itself causes alarm. The tele graph companies are not aware of any delay In the transit of messages, and It therefore Is supposed that the Japanese government Is stopping dispatches. The .feeling of apprehension was reflect ed at Lloyd's yesterday, underwriters de manding additional premium to cover a war risk on all vessels, no matter of what nationality, proceeding east of Sing apore. The London morning papers print alarm ist statements. The Dally Telegraph, la leader type, says: "Even in diplomatic circles, hitherto sanguine of peace, there Is a recognition that a rupture Is all but inevitable. Neith er Japan nor Russia will abate anything of their claims, and there is no disposition on either side to invite the mediation of friendly pawers. It Is believed that Japan will take decisive step3 within the next few days, unless a conciliatory messaga i3 dispatched from St. Petersburg, a con tingency which those best able to form judgment do not anticipate." The Dally Mall deoJs similarly with tha situation, and says It understands that Russia, has reached a decision which, when communicated to Japan, must pre cipitate hostilities. The sailing of the Nippon Maru boat Inaba Maru from Eng land, which was fixed for yesterday, has been postponed. Among unconfirmed rumors in steam ship circles is one that the Pelnsular & (Concluded on Page 6.)