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: , , V " . WHERE ROLLS ; THE OREGON " rxm wbatceb.' ' .. ;.; . Tonight and Sunday, occasional ralni southeasterly winds. f - -- -- - - - - - ; : - " - ' ? . -- -v-- - - . . VOL. n. NO. 184. ronTLAND, OKEQON. SATURDAY EVENiyg, OCTOBER 10. 1003. . jl, . .1 '" . -i , Ml I ISJ S IIIW ' II ' L i -V - .. . I- ! l II. " Wi . i , tlM... ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. RUSSIA; Mm DEG0ARE WAR WIT TOMORROW UNLE55 THE BROWN MEN RECEDE FROfi THEIR MANCHURIA ATTITUDE GRAND DUKE-AND DUCHESS VLADIMIR Czar Will Retain Manchuria-Japan Assumes Ugly Attitude. MANY - COMPLICATIONS Believed That Other Powers Have Not a Right to Interfere The . Mikado's Minister Does Not Worry. ASPIRANTS FOR RUSSIA 'S 77?A Utah State Prison Treat ed to a More or Less Successful Revolt. LIFE-TIMERS ESCAPE One , Felon Killed, Three Wounded- One Guard Shot, and Another Badly Beaten-Posses In Pursuit. (Journal Special Service.) Berlin, Oct. 10. p. m. The Berliner ZeIluhgthIs eVehTni""p"ufciihe 'a dis patch from St. Petersburg which states that Russia will declare war upon Japan tomorrow (Sunday) unless Japan altera her atttltude towards" Manchuria. The Cologne Gazette has ' equally alarjnlng dispatches from' St Petersburg;. London, Oct. 10. According to the Times, It would require a day's reading to cover the far East situation in ku en tirety. Treaties by the score between this nstion and that all have to be taken into consideration before war : between Rnsslar ajit!-JsH lm T-eUTt; . ,. I On the International chessboard there are a hundred moves to be made by vari ous powers before the problem is solved. That Russia means to keep Manchuria ts certain, - That Japan Is active and ' threatens Is also true, but the little brown me, mar be overawed by the dts .' plsp ttf. nearly a, hunded fierce- battle ships now. maneuvering at Port' Arthur . and all flying the Russian flag. . Then' comes the open-uoor treaty with China, which, . with the czar in posses sion of the territory, .will probably not , be, changed.' With Japan the matter is more.' serious for the reason that Korea, its priceless possession. Is in danger ol being gobbled, by the Russian bear, 8hould the .mikado lose Korea, his em- pirrvttt be diminished In wealth and In fluence. . At St. Petersburg. From 'St. Petersburg 'this morning come ' reports that in diplomatic circles an un ' easiness is felt, hut a peaceful solution Is expected. M. Kureno, the Japanese min ister at the Russian capital, states that he feels no worry, as he believes that nothing serious will result. He is quoted as saying that he hat ever found the for eign ministry of Russia ready to discuss the situation' with no aggressive senti ment. China- herself Is - helpless. She is in no position to order Russia to evacuate. Her treasury Is depleted, her small force of armed men, an army with no discipline and credit gone. With all the cdmplldations, there seems no solution but that Russia must figure out the game with Japan, as it Is assert ed hera that" no power of Europe or America has at present a conceivable right to Interfere. . . . . . WasUngton Silent. Washington, Oct.- 10. On the Manehu rlan question the state department would not be quoted today. "It is too early to discuss the matter," said a high official, "and I know that President Roosevelt has not Intimated to any but his cabinet his attitude or that of this government." (Journal Special Service.) Salt Lake, Oct. 10. Encouraged prob ably, by -tne-suoeess f the Folnom con victs, certain felons In the Utah state prison made a break for liberty last night Just at the time they were being locked up. Premeditated was the at tempt and well organised were the con victs. As a result three prisoners are seriously wounded, one. Is"dead and two others escaped. Guard Jacobs was badly beaten, and Guard Wllkina was shot In the leg. The three prisoners wounded i are Abe Majors, Ed Mullln snd Wad- dell. Mullln was serving a three years' J sentence for burglary, Waddell - seven : years for the same offense, and Majors doing life for the murder of Captain Brown of the Ogden police. ThrleirTnso'scapea" aFeTHcF Ha- worth and James Lynch, both serving Ufa sentences for murder. They are be lieved to be. uninjured. A posse of 50 men with bloodhounds are in pursuit of the desperadoes, but at S o'clock this afternoon no clue to their whereabouts had been gained. . The outbreak occurred about 1:30 last night, when Guards Jacobs and Wllkina were locking the convicts in their cells. The two guards were overpowered and their keys taken from them. The two men who escaped had revolvers. After attacking the guards tney unlocked the cells of five other convicts, and then rush waa made for the walls. Wllkina, although badly wounded, was mads to walk ahead of the desperadoes and act 'as a shield. He wan made; to ascend the ladder placed against the wall first. As the convicts began to appear on the top of , the wall. Guard Nay lor, on the south wall, opened fire.- At the signal other guards ran toward the scene Guard Driggs Intercepted Dayton and Mullln as they were climbing down the' outer side of the wall. He commanded them to surrender, and then shot, killing Dayton and wounding Mullln. The lat ter fell over the body of Dayton as he tumbled down tns wall. The other five convicts succeeded In getting beyond the confines of the prison, but Lynch and Haworth were the only ones who got away. The others were wounded before they could make the dense brush which encircles the prison grounds. All night long parties of manhunters beat" through the desolate country, but without success. The search goes on to day, and all towns and railroad centers have been notified of the occurrence. ILLINOIS THREATENED WITH A COAL STRIKE Washington, Oct 10. The receipt of the Information that Russia will force Japan to- an issue is regarded here as serious, despite the tenure of dispatches from London this morning that a peace ful solution will probably: result Sec retary. Hay will make no statement, but it Is believed that ths United States gov ' eminent Is .In receipt of Inside news on the situation, and believes matters to be very grave.. ......... . . Status Quo Must S Maintained. Port Arthur, Oct 10. -The Novy Krai today says that the status quo fixed upon by Russia in Manchuria must be maintained. The , affair now interests China snd. Russia only and is none of the business of other powers. ' .Russia did not evacuate on October 8, nor will she at any other time. Manchuria la for Russia. x CSACXKBS OET HO BOOTT. (Journal Special Service.) Scotland. N. D.. Oct 10. While at work on the courthouse safe a gang of burglars were surprised and one was captured. He says that three men com prised the gang. ' ' : : , (Journal Special Service.) Peoria, 111., Oct 10. This state IS threatened with a strike In its entire coal mining territory owing to the re fusal'of the operators to 'grant the de mands of the hoisting engineers. They offered to grant a half of the 25 per cent Increase demanded by the latter, but the engineers refuse to accept. They say that If operators don't recede they will tie up every coal mine in the statd. MISSOURI'S EXHIBIT DESTROYED BY FIRE Kansas City, Oct 10.- Almost the en tire Missouri state 'fruit vexhlblt for the St. Louis fair was destroyed by firs to day. ' - - . BOT GETS XiITB KEBTXVCS, (Journal Special Service.) -Stillwater, O. T., Oct. 10. Ivory Rog era, the self-confessed murderer of Mary Frokash, a 11-year-old girl near here, has been sentenced to prison for life. lv":-W.?w$HU. .Ill :. ' a1 'I' :'? i f r " - . ' , m ' i ' ii,f f i m in i it i ' 1 1 1 at N mjmjr j 'J i j jj s I - ri. I At i v f . jl ji if n A I . m mm hi . mm m r - ati in ' - - - g? . i , r -r t . ii -i .i.-i at in i m . ii i " i it tw j.i.nai i - ii vm in i wy yyy m y I ..AM J H. fill x ,J 1 - mm --' r--"1 mr wr-Tmrn h m rm m i wt -J. i f i liu lui iv it n 7 l mnn aiii nn Mi I 11IL WIIU m RIC WA VFC IDTIOTl! ANDJOHY Mountainous Seas of Terrific Force Imperils Government Work. TORRENTS The East Suffers From most Terrific Storms In History. LARGE ROCK IS NEEDED Lesson Taught By the Partial De- struction of Old Jetty Should Be Profited by-Story of Tilla mook Light Wreck. Capt. Gritzmacher Refuses to Alter Records to Show-Escape. HUNT RELEASED HIM Minority Member of the City Executive Board Causes a Sensation By Bringing New Charges Against Hunt. WILLAMETTE RSING SX INCHES A DAY sX. During ths past week the Willamette has risen at the rate of about six Inches aday, but' at present it is about on a standstill. . The river Is now at a good stage for eteamboating. - . Forecast Official Beals - reports - that . there is no danger of a freshet or ex tremely, high water, t Hs ssys f,bat ths river has never been known to get out of its banks during October, and only , once in November, v That was November 19, 1898. when H rose to 20.2 feet above low water mark. . Frequently the J-wa ter - rises to that height . during December and . January. But In the fall of the year it very sel dom gets much higher than It Is at present The . winter freshets usually follow the - first : fall of ; snow up the valley. . When ' it - melts all the upper tributaries become swollen bankful and crowd th WUlametts's capacity, ' In an effort to clear-himself of the charges prefered at the meeting of the executive board yesterday, Chief of Po lice Hunt this morning placed himself on trial before the squad of policemen on day duty. Gen. Beebe of the police commission was also on hand to help Chief Hunt clear his record. Chief Hunt first referred to the charge that., he . had released E. E. French, a circus hand arrested August 25, for a heinous offense. He was sentenced to 60 days in the city jail, but was sdt at liberty after serving 10- days. . The Journal at the time published the fact that Chief Hunt said the man had escaped, while Capt. Gritzmacher said that he hadjbeen released. The chief first asked Officer . Shane If he had made this arrest the patrolman replying in the affirmative. 'well, I have been accused of letting this man go.'V said the chief before Gen. Beee and the detail ofday officers. Chief Hunt, blamed French's release on Jailor Branch. Turning to Capt. Gritzmacher, he saldr Now, captain, will you change the record?" Refuses to Alter Xacord. There was a stir of surprise when that officer said "No." The record showed that the man had been released by the chiefs orders. To Capt. Grits macher the facts warranted this nota tion and he stood by his guns. He de fled the chief and said he would not alter his bookc. Chief Hunt was wild with rage. Defied in the presence of his men, he brusquely ordered the captain to change the record to show that French had escaped. But Capt Gritzmacher stood, his ground and said he' would not Finally, Gen. Beebe, to avoid . a scene", stepped In and re quested that the matter be dropped for the present. Then the chief took up the charge of his having roughly treated two boys ar rested last week for shooting pheasants. Several officers who "were in fear of the officer's wrath replied that their good chief had done nothing wrong. Chief Hunt was now pleased. Then he turned to the captain and asked him if he had'seen anything wrong. "Yes, you handled those boys as you should not hav done," replied Capt Grltsmacher. : ' . Saab Raises . tktiHM. Gen. Beebe mads a speech to the men.' St Petersburg, Oct .10. In view of the czar's continued nervous state and the Impending troubles of Russia lh the ,. Far. East, which will not improve his condition, the people are speculating onrwhoi-"wlH Her Nicholas successor. Owing to the sickness of . the csar's brother. Grand Duke Michael, it is con sidered a strong. . possibility that Grand Duke Vladimir will succeed to the throne if the czar should die without a male heir. He is acknowledged to be a believer in ths theory of ,eter I that Russia may rule the world. IN JAIL 3 DAYS UNDER CHARGE WXUJAlf B. SEXTET SATS XS WAS KEPT IW COKPA1TT WITH BATS AND BUGS AITS BEPUSES PEB MXSSXOV TO C0M3iirHXCl.TB WITH TBZENBS. Arrested While at Work, His Children Knowing JTothlng of His Whereabouts and Lacking Fuel, Finally Accused of ' Attempted Assault on 14-Tsar-Old X,ena Olsnsr He Says ths Charge Is Groundless and ths Work of Enemies. WOODEN BOAT IS NOT FIRST CLASS STOVE OP THE PACIFIC FIXE UJT BEBWBZTEBS TEUS WHT POBT- i. Aires nrsuBAxrcE bate wirt - HOT BB -BEOUCED BT THE EX PEOTEB 10 PEB CSHT. Ths Fire-rtgnter Contracted for Is at Disadvantage Compared With a Steel Boat, As Zt Cannot for Its Own Safety Venture Into Places Where ths Fire proof Tsssel Would Be Entirely Se cure from Harm. . (Continued on Page Five.). Thrown Into the city Jail without know ing the charge against him, kept under locK and key without being permitted to send word to his friends, and passing three days and nights in this placethls is the charge made by William E. Seney, house painter and paperhanger, who was set at liberty on bail at 3 o'clock yes terday afternoon. He was arraigned yesterday .morning on a charge of attempted assault on Lena Olsner, 14 years old, waived exam ination and was held to the grand Jury. The police were about to send him to the county jail in the afternoon when his friends appeared to go his bail. Fred Holcomb of the Frank Day company and R. Craddock, a contractor, qualified for 1250 each, while William Hawes of the City laundry qualified for $500. Thursday Mr. Hawes sent word that he . would be surety for the entire amount, but the prisoner had hot been arraigned and the bail was not fixed. Seney is a widower living at 888 East Tenth-street North. He Is 35 years old. and has three children. A 17-year-old daughter of a neighbor has been keep ing house for him, and this girl's younger sister, Lena .Olsner, Is Seney a . accuser. He denies the charge in to.to, and toys he believes-tne wnoie analr is a scheme of an enemy. "I was arrested about p. m. Tuesday while I was at work finishing the paint ing in a house at Eighth and Prescott street, near Highland," said Seney, after his release yesterday. "Detectives Ker rlgan and Snow came rushing up all out of breath -and told me, I was under ar rest. I thought some one was chasing them, from the manner in which they rushed up to the house. I asked if it was not a mistake. They answered 'No.' but refused to tell ma the charge. They simply told me to go down and see the chief alut-U. They said hs would tell insv."T-v"-'''"A. v " 1 '1 wanted . to take . olt ray . working (Continued on Pag Five.) "I do'not consider a wooden flreboat flrst-olass," said J. C. Stone, surveyor in charge of district D, board of fire under writers of the Pacific, "mainly because of the danger from the flames to which such a craft would be subjected. A steel vessel Is what I pronounce a first-class boat, provided she is equipped with standard, pumps." Mr. Stone says he Is not recommend ing any particular make of pump, but names the following as among those '(rec ognized as standard by the underwrit ers: Blake, Drane. Knowles, Miller, Trade, Duplex, Snow, Valley, Worthing ton and Barr. "There are other pumps equally good," said the surveyor. "Of course, the Installing of a flreboat on the river, no matter of what it Is con structed." he said, "is bound to lower Insurance rates along ths water front. As I have stated before, a flrst-claaa boat would mean a reduction of at least 10 per cent. What the reduction will be with the installing of the wooden craft I am unable to estimate." Had the recommendations of Fred A; Ballln, the architect and mechanical en gineer employed by the city to report on the first flreboat bids, been acted upon favorably, a steel boat would now be-In process or construction, instead or a wooden craft. Of the bids submitted in July, the lowest was from Moran .Bros, of Seattle, who agreed to construct a Steel-hull boat, equipped with pumps of the firm's own selection, for $56,600. .This bid wss $409 less than that of the Fhoe nex Iron works of Portland, which agreed to construct a wooden vessel for $57,000. The reasons stated why the ' flreboat committee returned the bids submitted to. the .council without, recommendation arei - - ' r'-'r v-.' : v.r: "We were unable to accept. from the foregoing bids any proposition by which an all-steel twin-screw flreboat with suit? able pumps and other equipment can be Constructed for' price-within the limit (Continued on Page Five.) Thi tremendous destructive force of the ocean waves is an all-Important consideration in determining the kind of rock required in Jetty construction. The question whether the rock which the Northwestern Construction company proposes to furnish for the completion of the Columbia river jetty Is suitable for the purpose depends primarily upon the violence of the storms which It will be expected to withstand. The Oregon coast is dreaded among. mariners because of the exceptional se verity of the storms which visit it Many a stout ship has left her bones upon this part of the western seaboard. The storms which sweep up the coast -anfr-scross th wide- expanse of th cine strike with unchecked fury and the tale of the havoc which they have caused Is a long one. Tns Jetty at thte month of ths Colum bis river was planned therefore with the knowledge that it must withstand seas far more violent than are expert enced on less exposed portions of ths cqast The . two contracts which hsve been let to the Northwestern Con struction company call 'for a large pro portion of very heavy rock snd the past has shown that It is essential if the jet ty Is to endure. The old Jetty has suf fered severely and half a dozen years ago 3.600 feet of it was swept sway. It Is more than probable that the new work now in progress will be seriously damage before the coming winter is over. ' Tremendous Pores of Seas. The waves which strike the jetty from the south and southwest break with a force that would seem incredible to anyone who has not actually wit nessed their effects. The huge, 80-foot piles, sunk 25 feet in the sea bottom, clamped together with bands of iron, supported by heavy braces and anchored with many tons of rock are sometimes torn from their places and tossed about like toothpicks. The rock Itself Is some times rolled from the Jetty and big blocks are split as by the blows of a mighty sledge. The great storm of December 9. 1894, affords striking illustration of the de structive energy of the ocean waves and of the manner in which they hurl about even large masses of rock. It was in this storm that the Tillamook light was almost wrecked." and even the prosaic and unimaginative reports of the light house bureau present a graphic picture of the havoc wrought by the seas. Waves Boss to Kelghth of 136 Fert. The lighthouse at Tillamook is a square tower rising from the center of the keeper's dwelling, and the lantern is 136 feet above mean sea level. The foundation of the structure is 88 feet above the sea. The official report terse ly describes the storm as follows: The high seas broke over the whole station, destroying 1$ lights of glass in the lantern snd damaging the lens and revolving apparatus. The seas broke In the roof of the dwelling and flooded the entire premises. It also dis lodged the loose fragments from the face of the rocks and hurled them upon the roof of the dwelling and fog signal station, crushing it in many places." Mr. Hegardt, the government engineer stationed at Fort Stevens, said, in speak ing of this storm, that one of the frag ments of rock picked up by the sea and flung through the roof of the keeper's dwelling weighed 163 pounds. Theo dore Barker, chief, clerk of the light house inspector's office In this city, has In his possession s piece of rock weigh ing about 60 pounds which was thrown into the building in the same way. Bocks Thrown 100 Pset Into Air. These fragments of rock were carried by the waves to a height of over 100 feet above sea level, and as stated in the official report, the lantern Itself, 136 feet above the sea. was almost de stroyed by. the missiles hurled against it It is said that so great was the force of the waves that large pieces were tarn from the face of the solid CITIES ARE SUBMERGED Philadelphia Cut Off From Civilization -Scranton, Pa. and Patterson, N. J. Are Great Sufferers by the Flood. (Journal Special Service.) Scranton, Pa.. Oct. 10. Not , In the remembrance of the oldest inhabitant of the Wyoming valley has so terrific a storm occurred ss that which is in progress today and has been raging since midnight yesterday. From Wilkes-' barre, 20 miles above hers, come ths same reports. Bo far north ss Will lamsport it is ssld ths tempests are raging. This industrlsl city is flood-bound to day. The Lackawanna river Is a1 rag ing torrent Many of ths largest bridges sre swept away. No streetcars . r..nniJAJLnd.alLpfler hniisas-ar... tinder water. Nearly all the factories In the city are under water and shut down. The only railway running train is ths Delaware ft Hudson,- which hs but ons track open and engines are plowing through ths water with ' aa psns submerged. Philadelphia Out Off. Philadelphia. Oct lO.i-The Quaker City is cut off from the outside world today. All trains to New York are abandoned arid 'only one 'train west 'wss able to leave. - In , the Maynauk mill district all establishments sre , closed, waters from the Schuylkill "river ha vlnr noooed the rires. The Delaware river is filled with debris snd houses and barn from farming districts. c ' . A Stricken City, r Paterson, Oct 10. This city is still In the throes of the flood. Water in the Passaic is steadily rising and promise to pass the high water mark of 1902, when the damage was appalling. Hun dreds of families sre driven from 'their homes, the torrents in soma, places ris ing above the first story. Ths mayor has hired the Apollo hall, which- is being used as a refuge. Many' pris oners were taken there this morning who had not tasted food for nearly a day. . " . : ' AH the silk mills srs shut down and . the Rogers Locomotive works Is also ; flooded snd idle Nearly all railways are tied up and the city will be without light tonight The property loss is al ready immense. Great Damage in Faasalo. Passaic. N. J.. Oct 10. The Weasel creek . overflowed this morning and ha washed away a long stretch of th Erie railroad. Duttonvllle Is . sub merged, but it is believed no lives ara lost. The town is completely deserted. The Passaic river continues to rise snd damage is Increasing hourly. The city will be In darkness tonight and official are this afternoon holding a meeting looking to the relief of flood sufferers. (Continued on Page Two.) Storm Otst at Hsw Tork. New York. Oct. 10. The awful storm is believed to be about over at this hour, noon. Nearly 10H inches of rain--fall resulted this morning breaking all records ever known. . I Highest Hark Ever Bsaohed. Paterson. Oct 10. This afternoon at S o'clock the Passaic river reached a' higher stage than' ever before and the streets In ths low-lying sections, are under two to six feet of water. Damage to mills, factories and householders will be enormous. One case of -drowning 1 1 so 'far reported... . Unfortunate Browned. ' Port Jervls, N. Y Oct 10. Ths worst flood ever know in either the Delaware or Navesink rivers is on today. - Th largest portions of lower Port Jervls and auburbs are under water. Hundred of persons were rescued with boats thia morning. The bridge across the Dela ware collapsed while three men were on It Two were drowned. Railroad-, traffic is partially suspended. Thesands snd thousands of dollars will be th. damage. . 1 - ; DRANK HIGH BALLS ; ': AND WERE OUSTED Washington, D. C., Oct. 10. -Captain James . G. Steese, - flrstclass cadet, and W. A. Ganoe, with a standing of 47 at West Point have beeh sentenced to dis missal. Both Pennsylvanlans were In vited to dine and each drank three high balls, a quart of champagne and a quart of chablas. Thejr were dismissed for taking advantage of the regulations al lowing cadets to dine. out if at proper invitation. . - It is stated in the findings that the young men were given to associate with certain persons at Garrisons, across th Hudson river from west rotnt. ana tns frequently there were females in their company- of fair repute. ' but ' who hs4 more experience with high-ball , wrest ling than, the- embryo soldiers. Ths two in question. It is said, went beyond th long glass snd tackled bvr sges that caused them to think of oht thinga than duty. Captain Stewo b. Ileved at one time, late In the ''evenirsT when ha digressed, that hs was br tender at West Point. r