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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XLIV. NO. 13,729. PORTLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. (Dmroiuan. Jtl SOBS DUT STORY Mrs. Chadwick Breaks Her Long Silence. NO WORD ABOUT CARNEGIE Her Attorneys Alone Free to Discuss Matter of Notes. VERY BITTER TOWARD SISTER 'Queen of Borrowers" Declares She Was Only Raised With Woman For Son's Sake Will Not Ex plain Mme. Devore Affair. DEVELOPMENTS IN CASE. Mrs. Chadwick s unable to give $15, OOO bail, and is taken to prison. She makes her first statement, and denlca Mrs. York, of San Francisco, Is her sister. Mrs. York Rives alleged family history. Alleged notes signed by Carnegie are not discussed, inquirers being referred to attorneys of woman. "Warden will allow prisoner no privi leges. Ohio officials -vrlll issue a number of "Warrants for Mrs. Chadwick on the general ground of forgery Mrs. Chadwick faints -when about 50 photographers turn their cameras upon her. NEW YORK, Dec 8. Mrs. Chadwick was interviewed by a representative of the Associated Press tonight as she lay on a couch in the office of United States Marshal Henkel, waiting' for her coun Bel to return from their fruitless search for bondsmen. She and her nurse and pon -were in the office with a Deputy Marshal. The nurse and boy sat be fcide the -weeping woman and were try ing to comfort her. Discussing the statement made by York, of San Francisco, Mm. v.badwick said: '1 have not read all of it, but I will leave to public opinion and to refined and educated persons what conclusion they might draw -when one sister makes a statement like that against another sister. Tonight in the pres ence of the Marshal I said to my little boy, 'Emil, have you read Aunt Alice's statement?' He said 'Yes.' I was In hopes he had not, and said to him, 'What do you think about that, dear?' and he roplied, 'It is nothing more than I expected from her.'" "Mrs. Chadwick, Is Mrs. York your Bister?" "No; she is neither my sister nor my half-sister, nor my sister-in-law. We were raised together." "Will you say anything about her statement that you are Madame De vere?" Silent as to Madame Devere, "I have made absolutely no statement about this Madame Devere business from beginning to end. Out of justice to my little boy, I would not do It at the present time. I don't think that any responsible person would pay any at tention to a statement made by Mrs. York. If I had a sister or brother who was in trouble, no matter what their past might have been, if I could not do him or her any good, I certainly would shield him or her from harm. It is unkind and unfair of any person to give such a statement for publication, and I question whether she gave It un less she was paid for it. There must have been some inducement. "For the newspapers and the public, I would sugest that the newspapers send two or three responsible people In Cleveland and who know Mrs. York, and ask them what they think of her statement that Is. if her word would be taken, how much reliance they would put in her word. "Everything -will work its way out all right for me, and I don't want to say anything against Mrs. York at alL I shall make a statement here in the very near future and also one in Cleve land. The newspapers possibly have written up a great sensation, but I wish you to say that Madamo Devere's whereabouts and everything else In connection with this case will bo shown In a very short time. In justice to my child, I don't think it right to make any further statement at this time." Mrs. Chadwick referred to a publica tion which intimated that the lawyers who had come here from the West were her enemies and not her friends. Closing of Banks. 'T think there is nobody I am moro friendly -with than these lawyers," she said. "Not one of them came here with any thought of prosecuting me. I don't think the public quite understands the situation. Mr. Newton brought this lawsuit against me on Monday. On Friday they had a run on the Wade Park Bank. Of course, that frightened the people because of the enormous amount of the lawsuit, $210,000. That is a very large amount in a little city of only about 400.000 inhabitants. That amount of money atractcd attention. The depositors of the Wade Eark Bank became alarmed that the bank was go ing to be ruined, when in reality I owed the bank $17,000, and It was one of the best and most conservative banks in Clex-eland. 'Then there was a note in the Ober lin National Bank. On Saturday even ing the Oberlin Bank opened to re ceive deposits, according to its ;custom, from 6 to S o'clock. The depositors in that bank read the sensational story that I owed the Oberlin Bank. They rushed into the bank that very night, and Instead of making deposits com menced to draw their money out. It was a small country bank and only had on hand $11,000 or $12,000 in cash. The other money belonging to the bank was in the Cleveland bank, and it be ing Saturday night, they were closed. "The depositors drew heavily that night. Some one came in with a check. I think it was for $2800 or $3800, and they did not have money enough to pay. Therefore they had to close the bank. They could not open it again then and notified the Bank Examiner. They said they could not demand the loan against me because I was down here in New York. The story had gone out that-the bank had failed, and it was too late for anything to bo done. Mr. Miller, of Canton, the Bapk Examiner, had to he sent for. He got to Oberlin on Sun day and they went into conference. Sun day evening. Mr. Miller found the bank in such condition that it had to be closed, because the depositors had be come so excited about the reports that they all wanted their money and noth ing would quiet them. "If it had only happened differently the bank would not have had to fail.S because the obligation would havo been paid. I would not like to live a minute if I did- not think I could pay these poor people back. I asked Emil, my son, if anything should happen to me if he would do everything possible to see that the obligations were paid." Refuses to Talk of Carnegie Notes. "Mrs. Chadwick, those alleged Car negie notes that have figured so largely as a senatlonal feature in this case that no doubt the public would like to know what you had to say in relation to that." "Whatever is said about these notes must be said by my attorney, Mr. Car penter. That is an entirely different matter," she replied. "But you already have been quoted as JJenylng that Mr. Carnegie had any thing to do with your business affairs or that you had any notes of his." "As I said before, you will have to talk to Mr. Carpenter about that," the woman answered. Mrs. Chadwick seemed to be grieved especially that any one should construe her removal from the Holland House to the New Amsterdam Hote, and from the New Amsterdam to the Hotel Bres lln as a flight from the secret service men. SAYS SHE IS HER SISTER. Relative of Mrs. Chadwick ini Sari Francisco Gives Family History . SAN PJtANOISCO. Dec. 8. A sister of; Mrs. C. I Chadwick resides in this city in an elegantly furnished flat on Geary street. Her name is Mrs. S. M. York. In an Interview uublisbed todav she f-ald:.- "Mrs." Chadwick is my sister. W were born and brought up in Canada. Our birthplace was Appen. Oht, a little vil lage near London, Ont. There were five girls in the family, of which I was the second. Mrs. Chadwick was the next to me. All the girls were married early. The present Mrs. Chadwick, in 1SS0, mar ried a man named C. R. Hoover and went to live in Cleveland. Mr. Hoover died in 1887 and left her an estate worth in the neighborhood of $50,000. Mrs. Hoover, dur ing the next ten years, lived on her money and incidentally traveled for a wholesale millinery establishment." "At what time was Mrs. Hoover ar rested for forgery and sentenced to a term in the Ohio penitentiary?" ' was asked. "There was some trouble. Mrs. Hoover got into difficulty, and I would sooner not discuss that portion of the story. You know what I mean. I am not deny ing any of the reports that have been spread broadcast about her, nor am I endeavoring to hide anything. There was trouble. "In 1897 she married a very wealthy physician and surgeon, named Dr. L. S. Chadwick. She has traveled around the world and dabbled in financial matters In this country. I never knew of her ac quaintance with Carnegie or any other wealthy people of that stamp. I do know, however, that no matter what difficulty she is In at present she will surely get out of it, for she possesses more than sufficient money to make good any amounts she may have borrowed on notes or loans." According to Mrs. York, Mrs. Chad wick's Christian name is Elizabeth. Sho Is 38, four years younger than Mrs. York. The family name is Bigley. Mrs. York disclaims all knowledge of Mrs. Chad wick at any time during her lift attempt ing to do business as a medium or as a clairvoyant. "Not one of our family ever posed as a medium," declared Mrs. York. "There was no necessity for such a move, for all of us have had money during our lives. When my husband was alive ho was one of the most successful machine manufac turers in the State of Ohio. He became interested, in 1897, In the Buffalo Radiator Company. This concern ate up his money. When we went into it he was worth $250,000. When he died, exactly one year later, his estate owed more than $74,000. The loss of a fortune killed him." Mrs. York has two daughters living with her at her Geary street home. Mrs. York today announced her in tention of soon leaving this city, but whether she was going East to appear as a witness in the cases in which her sister, Mrs. Chadwick, is involved, was not divulged. WILL AMEND CONFESSION. President of Oberlin Bank Is Prepar ing a Statement. CLEVELAND, Dec 8. United States District Attorney Sullivan spent a good portion of last night In conference with President Bcckwith, of the Citizens' Na tional Bank at the latter's residence in Oberlin. As a result of this conference President Beckwith is now preparing a complete statement covering every trans action between the bank, or himself, and Mrs. Chadwick. Mr. Sullivan refused to divulge the naturo of this statement, but from another source it was said that Beckwith had made some Important addi tional and startling revelations In con nection with the loans made by the bank to Mrs. Chadwick which he did not men tion in the confession he gave out several days ago. District Attorney Sullivan stated today that he had received a telegram from An drew Carnegie which Mr. Sullivan declared convinced him beyond a shadow of doubt that Mr. Carnegie had not signed the notes. Grand Jury Drops Matter. CLEVELAND. Dec Action on the Carnegie notes has been dropped by the Lorain County Grand Jury. The matter now rests with Prosecutor Keeler. of this county. BULLS jNFBENZY Wall Street Flooded With Selling Orders. omnunnrurnn i unnm mr 01 UUAOuLFlLnALLI ULuLlflt Amalgamated Copper and Union Pacific Are Features, LAWS0N ADVISES ALL TO SELL Large Banking Interests Then Appear In the Market and Prices Rally Transactions the Largest In Many si Day. SENSATIONAL DECLINES. Points. Amalgamated Copper .10 United States Steel Corporation SH Union Pacific 5V Southern Pacific American Sugar 6? American Tobacco preferred......... 3$ Brooklyn Rapid Transit 7. St. Paul 75i Colorado Fuel .. Michigan Central 11 MUsouri Pacific 55 Tennessee Coal & Iron fli NEW YORK, Dec 8. (Special.)-An-other .gala day was witnessed in stocks iodayv The scenes at the opening of the .exchange were wild and excited. Brokers plunged from crowd to crowd in their haste to execute orders,, and It seemed as though a fright had extended through the country and started a wave of liquida tion that was hard to' either check or restrain. The houses with telegraphic connec tions had their wires kept hot with sell ing orders from outside points, and for a time it semed as if the bear party would remain iri complete control"of the- mar ket Amalgamated. Copper, which has been (tanadejjihe prominentaturc ofwthe mar- Ket, continued its downward course in the early trading, selling at 59, against 584 .yesterday and 82 at the opening on Monday, but rallied with the rest of the market and moved up after noon to The decline was accompanied by ru mors of trouble in many quarters, but the only embarrassments seemed to be confined to the curb market and to the Consolidated Exchange. Before the end of the first hour buying orders from the most important banking Interests ap peared in the market on so large a scale that they overcame the selling wave and started a scramble to cover shorts. Union Pacific, which declined early in the day from 111 to 103. rose to 105; Colorado Fuel, after a break from 4S& to 38, rallied to 44; the Steel stocks re sponded, and after declining from 91 to 84, the preferred stock advanced to 88, and similar movements were recorded all through the list. The transactions on the Stock Exchange were so large that the tickers were away behind the actual trading. Commission houses were packed with customers giv ing orders to buy and sell, and the firms were hardly able to handle the great number of orders given. Customers and traders were both nervous, this feeling being aggravated by another statement from Thomas W. Lawson, which was put on the ticker, In which he advised the public to sell the whole list of stocks and especially Amalgamated Copper. The gallery of the exchange was crowded with persons doing business in the district who had heard of the mar ket's demoralization and were curious to witness the scene. It looked at one time during the forenoon as if the day would go down In history as "LawBon panic day," although the President's message was regarded as really the only bear factor. Wildest Day Since May 9, 1901. The decline in prices was the most sen sational the Exchange has known since the historic Northern Pacific panic of May 9, 190L Warned by the signs of the coming storm made visible yesterday In the preponderance of orders to sell over those to buy, the traders were early on the floor of the Exchange. When the gong sounded for the opening of business there came from the struggling groups of brok ers on the crowded floor a roar of human voices so loud that it thrilled those who heard it At first It seemed that all were sellers and none was left to buy. As the shrieking men surged around the trading posts, the "Impending Important develop ments' In the stock, "the possible in crease of dividend" on another, "the com ing agreement with its principal rival," of a third, or whatever were the bull argu ments on which advances were based were all forgotten, and brokers nought only to get rid of the stocks they held. The shrinkage in quoted values from Tuesday represented about $45,000,000 on the common and $36,000,000 on the pre ferred, an aggregate on the company's capital stock of more than $80,000,000. Val ues throughout the entire list were cut down with great rapidity, weakly-margined accounts were wiped out, and for nearly two hours the demoralization was complete. During this period the transac tion amounted to about 900,000 shares. Then came the rally, and the close was, comparatively speaking, severely quiet. The total sales of all stocks today were 2.905.400 shares. Many causes for the day's selling were suggested, but the general opinion seemed to be that the bull market had brought in many buyers on small margins, and when the signs of an Impending break" were seen yesterday the holders were forced to sell out their speculative purchases at what ever prices were obtainable. LAWSON HAS MADE BIG FORTUNE Advertising Responsible for the Suc cess of His Great- Raid. BOSTON, Mass., Dec 8. (Special.) Thomas W. Lawson, the Boston copper stock manipulator and author of "Fren zied Finance," backed by John W. Gates and others, has knocked over $114,000,000 off the value of the stock market secur ities within the last three days, and 'has developed the greatest bear raid -In the nistory of finance. The greater portion Mf of this shrinkage in value h.s come to Amalgamated Copper, which lost nearly .. ,.-,vy - m jj t vu.iue jviuim two days. Leavlngout the. other Boston con per stocks, which suffered severely, but not in comparison with New York stocks, the principal shrinkages were: Balti more & Ohio, over $4,000,000; Illinois Cen tral, $5,000,000; Pennsylvania, nearly $10, 000,000; Steel common $21,000,000; Steel pre ferred. $16,500,000, and Southern Pacific $7,500,000, with .Missouri Pacific. New York Central, Brooklyn, Rapid .Transit, Reading, Tennessee Coal & Iron, Sugar, Colorado Fuel and Union Pacific trailing in the millions. Lawson has developed the most orig inal method of raiding the stock market known to the "street." Sitting quietly in his room at Young's, he has battered the newspapers of the country with tele graphed advertisements and. bulletins, for which he has paid enormous sums in space and y telegraph tolls. Today he wired every evening paper of consequence hourly bulletins simultaneously, telling just what he proposes to do. "Frenzied Finance" magazine articles and their subsequent reviews in the news papers have secured him a publicity and blind following such as Keene, Jim Fisk. Hutchinson, Lelter or Gates would never have dreamed of. He has cleaned up a huge fortune. Broker Forced to Suspend. NEW YORK, Dec 8. W. A Badeau.J one of the officials of the Consolidated Stock Exchange,, has arnouned his sus pension. KxAnge officials" say that they understand Badeau's liabilities are comparatively small. '05 PAIR BOARD ORGANIZES. New York Commission Will Ask Leg islature for More Money. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec 8. The commis sion recently appointed by Governor Odell to represent New York State at the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland, Or., has organized with F. R. Greene, of Fredonla, president; Dr, Samuel J. "Ward, of Albany, vice-president, and Harry T. Williams, of Buffalo, treasurer. The commission considers the present appropriation of $35,000 inadequate for the erection of a state building, and will ask 4-the Legislature for more. - Ships Only Went Ashore. PUNTA ARENAS. Chile, Dec. 8. The British steamer Cumbal. from New York for Valparaiso, with a cargo valued at $300,000. lld not founder, but went ashore .ft Sithe Channel, Chile. IJecem her 4. -Shells Intact and assistance has heer sent. y Weber Pleads Not .Guilty, AUBURN, Cal., Dec. 8. Superior Judge Prewett today refused to 4t aside the information in the . case of Adolph Weber, who then pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering his mother. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S Occasional rain; southeast winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 44 deg.; minimum, 30. Precipitation. 0.01 inch. Russo-Japanese War. Japanese havo sunk all the Russian battle chips and cruisers at Port Arthur. Page 1. Son of General Nogl was killed In attack on 203-Meter Hill. Page 1. Many of shells sent to Russians at Mukden prove defective. Page 1. Americans interested In cargo of steamer Arabia failed to find appeals In time and must lose. Page 5. Mrs. Chadwick. Mrs. Chadwick breaks long alienee and dis cusses her case. Page 1. Unable to give $15,000 bail, she occupies cell in Tombs. Page 4. Mrs. S. M. York, of San Francisco, declares sho Is sister of the prisoner, and gives family history. Page 1. Ohio officials will issue a number of war- rants for the woman on the general ground ' of forgery. Page 4. CoBgress. Civil Service Commission Is severely ar raigned in House. Page 3. Attempt to bring up pure food' bill in Sen ate falls. Page 3. Roosevelt abandons Idea of special session of Congress In the Spring to consider tariff revision. Page 5. Domestic. Wall street experiences the wildest day since the memorable panic of .May. 0. 1001. Page 1. Attorney-General desires to hasten trial of Hyde and Dlmond for land frauds. Pago 4. Sports. American Association votes to curtail pow ers of minor leagues. Page 14. Tacoma defeats Los Angeles, 7-2. Page 14. Trotting Association will not allow record of Cresceas to stand. Page 14. Pacific Coast. Telegraph operators of Canadian Pacific may Involve other roads in threatened strike. Page 1. List of members of the Oregon Legislature. Page 6. Twelve bodies "taken from the Burnett. Wash., coal mine. 'Page 6. Raid on Spokane gambllng-houscs; ten men captured. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Violent break In stock market followed by nearly full recovery. Page 15. San Francisco freight market Inactive. Paga 15. Increased demand for flour causes rally In wheat. Page 15. Port of Portland declines to pay old bill of rubber company. Pago 7. Elleric will finish cargo at San Francisco. Page 7. Portland and Vicinity. Stamp mill In operation may be seen at Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 10. Under Sheriff Morden raids the Portland Club. Page 0. Mayor's sewer commission makes report to day. Page 10. Politics In City Engineer's office a subject of Inquiry. Page 10. Poolroom case Is argued. Page 12. ' Prises for articles on Oregon presented at Commercial Club reception. Page 14. Boys of the senior class of the High School hold rump convention and elect their' own officers. Page 9. Attorney-General Crawford discusses local! option law. Page 7. . Miss "DellaDalj- takes vell 'of tsisterh'ood.at St. Mary's Page 7. :.-, "'. . 4, SIMKMQRESH Japanese Fast Gaining at Port Arthur. NO SLAV BATTLESHIP LEFT Same Is True of Cruisers and Two Gunboats. REMAINING BOATS UNDER FIRE They Are of the Torpedo-Boat De stroyer Class Crews of Russian's Boats Apparently Make No Effort to Save Them. VESSEIS IX) ST SINCE WAR BEGUN. Russia. Battleships Petropavlovsk. 10,960 tons; torpedoed and sunt. Poltava, 10,060 tons; sunk. Sevastopol, 10.060 tons. Peresviet, 12,674 tons; sunk: Pobleda, 12.674 tons; damaged. Retvlzan, 12,700 tons; sunk. Czarevitch, 13.100 tons; torpedoed and put out of commission. Armored cruisers . Gromobol. 12,336 tons; damaged in Vladivostok. Bayan, 7.S00 tons; on fire in Port Ar thur. RoBsia, 12,130 tons, damaged In Vlad ivostok. Rurik, 10,033 tons: sunk. Protected crulsera Bogatyr, 6,700 tons; damaged near Vla divostok. , Varfag, 0,500 tons; sunk. Askold, 6.500 tons; Kiao Chou. Diana. 8,500 tons; Saigon. Pallada, 6,630 tons; torpedoed andi dam aged. : - Boyarln, 3.200 tons; driven on rocks and lost while mining harbor. Novik; 30O0 tons; Shanghai. Korietz, 6,500 tone; sunk. OtbtVr vessehv . Yenesel. torpedo-transport: ijlown Up by a mine. "' Kherson, auxiliary cruiser; torpedoed. Ryeblielnl, torpedo-boat dcstroer; towed away by Japanese. Rustorcpny, torpedo-boat destroyer; blown up by Russians to; prevent ; capture. Japan, Battleships Hatsuse; sunk by mines. Mikasa; sunk by mines. Protected cruiser Yoshlno; sunk In collision. linarmored cruiser Mlyako; sunk by mine. Reported from London sunk; confirmed by Tokio not LONDON. Dec. 9. Tho Daily Tele graph's correspondent before Port Arthur telegraphs that all the Russian battle ships and cruisers, together with the gun boats Giliak and Fusadneck, were sunk or destroyed, and that only the torpedo boat destroyers remain intact. According to a special dispatch from Tokio and Shanghai giving unofficial re ports, the crows of all tho Russian war ships in the harbor of Port Arthur were landed, and apparently no effort was made to move the vessels. The Japanese will now turn their attention to the torpedo boat destroyers, and when these havo been destroyed the guns will be directed against steamers and transports in tho harbor. Mail advices to Japan describing the capture of 203-Meter Hill say the Japanese drenched the timber works of the trenches with kerosene and started a furious fire, which was fanned by a strong gale. Tho Japanese advance was very slow. They were obliged to 'make roads with bags of earth. It was a sudden decision, to mako a night attack that brought victory to the Japanese. Nothing Is yet officially known as to the extent of the Japanese casual ties. TOKIO LEARNS OF VICTORIES. Commander Also Reports Remaining Russians Ships Under Fire. TOKIO, Dec S. The commander of the naval forces on 203-Meter. Hill, before Port Arthur, reporting at 2:30 P. M. today, says: "At 12:30 o'clock today it became known that the Peresviet has been sunk. She was In the same condition as the Poltava. The Pallada is beginning to list to port. We are vigorously bombarding tho Pal lada." "The battleship Poblelda's middle fun nel Is seriously damaged. The vessel Is listing aft and Is submerged to the stern walk. "The battleship .Peresvlet's upper deck is submerged. "The battleship Retvlzan is listing to starboard and her upper deck is nearly submerged." "The protected cruiser Pallada, which 13 lying between tho Retvlzan and the mine ship Amur cannot be-distinctly seen, but there seems to be a slight sinking astern. The actual extent of the damage sus tained by her la not yet known. "The armored cruiser Bayan Is now burning to her foredeck. "The battleship Sevastopol appears to be lying In the east harbor, alongside the great crane, but only the tops of her masts " are visible. A hill completely hides her hull. ."The principal alms taken by the na val and' military guns today are at the .Pallada. Bayan and SevstopoL" (A Ions list of -decorations and promo- tions of naval officers at Port Arthur, signed October 24, and published at St. Petersburg November 25. showed that the warships at Port Arthur on the former date included the battleships Retvlzan, Pobleda, Peresviet, Poltava and Sevasto pol, the armored cruiser Bayan, the pro tected cruiser Pallada, and the gunboats Vsadnlk, Giliak and Bobr, the coast-defense vessel. Otvashni, the transport Amur, since described as a mine ship; the transport Angara, since referred to as a hospital ship, and the torpedo-boat de stroyers Stroinl Sllni, Smely Zirdltl, Bolkl. Bezshumi, Storosevoi,' Ratsiastchi and Rastoropny. (Of the destroyers the Rastoropny was blown up at Chefoo, having entered there with dispatches for St. Petersburg. Of the other named ships, as the result of the Japanese bombardment from 208-Meter Hill, the Poltava has been sunk; the Ret vlzan is listing to starboard and her up per deck nearly submerged; the Peresviet, according to the report of the commander cf the naval land battery, received at Tokio at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, has certainly been sunk; the Pallada is begin ning to list to port, and is still undergoing a vigorous bombardment; the Pobleda, according to the latest official Japanese advices. Is seriously damaged, listing aft and being submerged to the stern, and the Bayan is aground and burning. (Thus two of the Ave battleships have been sunk, two have been seriously dam aged and are in danger of meeting the fate of the Poltava and the Peresviet. The Sevastopol seems to be somewhat out of the Japanese range, protected by a hill, above which only the tops of her masts can be seen by the Japanese gun ners. XJt the cruisers, the Bayan seems to have been altogether disabled, while the Pallada Is listing and Is .the special object of the Japanese fire.) General Nogi's Son Is Killed. HEADQUARTERS OP THE THIRD JAPANESE ARMY, Dec 7, via Fusan On the morning of December 2 the Russians granted permission to the Japanese to gather their dead, and wounded from the eastern fort ridge fight of November 25. Yesterday the same concession was asked for by the Russians concerning 203-Meter Hill. The request was granted, but the privilege was withdrawn today. In the fighting of November 20 the sec ond son of General Nogl was killed on 203-Meter Hill. General Nogi's eldest son was killed in the battle of Nanshan Hill and ho Is now childless. At Scene of Awful Six-Days' Fight. HEADQUARTERS OI THE THIRD JAPANESE ARMY BEFORE PORT AR THUR, via Fusan, Dec. 8. The corre spondent of the Associated Press visited 203-Meter Hill, the scene of the awful six days' fight which ended with its cap ture by the Japanese. The advance works and the crest of the hill were torn away, the slopes of the hill were covered with debris and the trenches were smashed and filled with dirt. In a single section of the trenches 100 yards long over 00 Russians, dead or wounded, were seen. They had been hor ribly mangled with dynamite grenades. Entire Japanese Fleet Off Arthur. CHEFOO, Dec. 8. The lightship which was stationed at Niu Chwang arrived here today, having left the stution in antlclpa tion of the Immediate closing of the Llao River "by Ice. Her .commander reports having seon four Japanese battleshins three cruisers -and ten torpedo-boats out side of Port Arthur. He believes the en tire Japanese fleet is now there. Askold May Try to Escape. LONDON, Dec. S. It is rumored from Shanghai that the Russian cruiser Askold Is coaling and replacing her machinery preparatory to an effort to an escape and Join the fleet of Vice-Admiral Rojest vensky. RUSSIANS FILLED WITH RAGE. Many of the Shells Sent to Forces at Mukden Fall to Explode.' MUKDEN, Dec. 8. The Russians have experienced much difficulty with their shrapnel, which should have effectually checked the Japanese attacks during the battle of Shakhe, but failed in many cases. Some of the consignments of shrapnel sent to the front appear to have been almost worthless; not from any radical defect In, the Russian time fuse, as this proved throughout tho war to be a very satisfactory device, but In poor construction of the shells. One Instance was particularly noted. When the cor respondent was with the Philemenoffs battery, the Japanese Infantry advanced to attack a Russian position and came under the battery's range a number of times while crossing a tract of broken ground. The battery had the range and sent flvo shells over the column all timed to burst above the ranks. But they flew harmlessly overhead and buried them selves In tho ground beyond without ex ploding. The time fuse was' set for shorter and shorter Intervals with no better re sults, only one shell In several dozen ex ploding. The battery officers stamped with rage, and finally used the shrapnel as solid shot, getting in a few rounds be fore the Japanese finally passed out of sight. This was only one of several in stances in which the Japanese were al lowed to come up within rifle range, whereas their attack could have been broken at Its very inception had the Rus sian battery been supplted with proper ammunition. Numerous Japanese Taken Prisoners. MUKDEN, Dec. 8. Numerous Japan ese prisoners are being brought in as a result of constant night sorties. The Si berian corps, especially delight in this sortie work, and seem to regard the stalk ing and capturing of pickets and sentries as exhilarating sport. Some of the prisoners declare the pre vailing inactivity Is having a greatly de pressing influence, upon the massos of Japanese troops. Others of the captives refuse to answer questions. The Japan ese eviaentiy are not snort or. rood, but the cold Is extremely trying on them. Ordered to the Front by Russia. WARSAW, Dec. 8. Two divisions of the Sixth Corps, stationed at Lomsea, are under orders to go to the front The reserves are being drawn from dif ferent portions of Poland, and practically the whole transport service of the War saw district has been requisitioned. Denies He Will Use Turkish Flag. CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. S.-Charles R. Flint, of New York, is here completing ne gotiations for the sale of 14 pneumatic guns to Turkey. He denies that he has arranged to use the Turkish flag for the transfer to Russia of Argentine and Chilean warships. Russian General Has Close Call. MUKDEN. Dec. S. Lieutcnant-Gencral Linevitch had a narrow escape from death recently. He had gone within 1000 yards of a Japanese battery when a shell dropped near his staff and killed an en- ustea man. Russia Has Not Bought Warships. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 8. The state ment that Russia has purchased Argentina or Chilean warships Is authoritatively denied. . . 1YTIEN1RE! Canadian Pacific Oper ators.Dissatisfied STRIKE IS THREATENED Great Northern and Northern Pacific May Be Affected. MORE PAY AND LESS HOURS Dominion Road May Use Telephones to Move Trains if Men Go Out at Word From Union Head quarters at Montreal; NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C, Dec. 8. (Special.) A big strike of telegraph oper ators on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and perhaps the Great Northern Railway, the Canadian Northern and the Northern Pacific, is pending. The telegraph operat ors' union on the roads mentioned is hold ing the companies up for a 10 per cent raise in wages. The companies refuse the demand, and offer in return to raise the wages of some employes In certain long-worklng-hour stations and In others to give additional assistance in the way of more helpers. The union also wants an eight-hour day, but the companies refuse to hear of this. The telegraph operators declare that they have been asking for this raise In wages and shortening of hours for the past eight months, and that the response of the com panies has always been: "Wait till the Northern Pacific Railway Company gets its affairs out of the courts and then we will unite in trying to better your condi tions." The union waited, eight months, and as nothing Is being done toward a settlement the union took steps last week to bring matters to a head. A committee consist ing of several men from each road was appointed. These drafted a bill of griev ance and demanded a settlement by De cember 7. Today Is December 8, and eo far nothing has been heard from head quarters regarding a settlement. All op erators are holding themselves In readi ness to strike at the word from the head quarters of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Montreal. The companies claim they offered to submit Ihe matter to arbitration, hut thi union refused, demanding a-.stralght raise of 10 per cent in wages., and a shortening of hours from nine to eight: Some operat ors are working 16 hours a day for 575, while others are getting nearly 5200 for nine hours' worir. The union demands a more uniform rate in money and time. The companies state that they have of fered their terms, and if they are not ac cepted the operators may .strike if they wish. If they do, tho companies declare they will operate the trains by a telephone system. On the Canadian Pacific they have their poles strung all along their line, and have nothing to do but run tho wires. Moro than 100 operators out of work applied at the Canadian Pacific headquarters in "Vancouver today for work If the union struck. Union men say If the companies will not grant them their re quest they will call on other men of the railroad unions to assist them in tying up tho systems till they get what they want. Confined to Canadian Pacific. SEATTLE. .Wash., Dec: 8. (Special.) Operators employed by the Northern Pa cific and Great Northern in Seattle de clared today that they had presented no such grievances as are outlined in the New Westminster dispatch. They infer that the trouble is confined to the Cana dian Pacific. Ultimatum Is Presented. MONTREAL, Dec. S. After being In session for seven weeks, the committee of the Order of Railway Telegraphers has presented an ultimatum to Vice-President McNicholl, of the Canadian Pacific Rail way, regarding changes of schedule for the company's telegraphers. If this re vision Is not agreed to the entire 700 Ca nadian Pacific telegraphers threaten to strike. JAPAN READY TO JOIN. Will Engage in Peace Conference If Present War Is Not Discussed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The Charge d'Affalrcs of the Japanese Legation today Informed the Secretary of State that tho invitation of the President to the sec ond peace conference has been communi cated to the Imperial government by tho United States Minister In Japan. The Charge was instructed to say that tho Japanese government cordially sympa thized with the beneficient purpose that Inspired the invitation. The Japaneso government, he said, does not find In tho fact that ItJs engaged In war any suf ficient reason" why It should not, under the present circumstances, take part in the proposed conference, provided the con ference to be assembled, does not take or assume to take action relative to or affecting in any way the present conflict. Subject to these reservations the Imperial government, he said, gladly accepts the invitation, and will be at all times prepared to exchange views with the Government of the United. States as to matters to be considered by the new conference. ASK ROOSEVELT TO HX SUH Bondholders Willing He Say What Part of Debt Panama Assume. LONDON, Dec. 8. At a meeting to night of the bondholders of bonds of the external debt of Colombia, a resolution was adopted requesting President Roose velt to act as arbitrator between Panama and Colombia in determining what por tion of the debt should be paid by Panama. Children's Home Destroyed. JOHNSTOWN. Pa., Dec. 8. The Chil dren's Home of the Sisters of Mercy at Loretto. Pa., was destroyed by fire today. Sixty orphans were in the building when the fire broke out. All but three have been, accounted for.