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G OOD EVENING. rpHE JOURNAL'S I - Average Cain in Advertising During 1 October, November and December - - - Over the Corresponding Months ol the . Previous Year wii 333 per cent. - Tonight and Thursday, occasional rain i southerly wind. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1904. VOL. II. ' , NO. 259. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WAR CLOUDS FAST GATHERING ST EXPENSIVE OVER DESTINIES OF RUSSIA AND JAPAN FOR ill YEAR! x I if II M M 11 II II II II kN UJilLi- a iM I I ! 1 1 H ! 1 i i 1 1 I I f A M THE 0 OMINOUS Mikado Is Ready to Attack Masampho-r Reports Say That It May .Be Done Before WAR BELIEVED CERTAIN Officers of the Czar at St. Petersburg Jear the Worst Will Come The Balkans, Will Take ', Opportunity. " ; ,. (8wlal Dispatch to The Journal.) ., New York, Jan. 6. A cable to the Herald from St. Petersburg was received this noon, and in view of the contents It is the general opinion that war be tween Japan and Russia has practically begun. The cablegram says: . "An authentic report was made cur rent today that the Japanese have made the last preparations for occupying the Port of Masampho, and that they expect to begin operttttons'not.laterthan mid night today. "Should such action take place on the part of the Japanese, it will bring mat ters to a climax. Admiral Alexieft hav ing full power to act decisively in case of such provocation, says at no price will Japan be allowed to occupy Ma sampho... which Is the strategical .j?oint between Russia's 'fortified towns. : "A general holding high office here, -and friend 'and conftdant-ot the em peror, and consequently an apostle of peace, said today.-thus corroborating hie expression of .opinion given a, week ago: CannDt Prevent War. "I csnndt any more now than then see a, single circumstance which can prevent a Russo-Japanese war, which I much deplore, and which must needs ha a very severe setback to Russia. But In my mind a greater danger still is that of -war breaking out In western parts of this empire." ' - " He refused to enter into details re garding this last statement. Heavy shipments of coin from Japan to this city are arriving on almost every steamer of late for purposes of remlnt Ing and settlement of trade balances, Indicate how heavy the latter are against the mikado's realm, and natur ally give rise to the belief that these trade balances are on account f heavy purchases of war materials, Aboth in this country and Europe. ' On last Sunday the Occidental and Oriental liner Coptic brought a ship ment of treasure amounting to $625,000 from Japan. Shipments of similar amounts have been brought over on the five or six vessels preceding the Coptic. Instructions have been given Admiral Evans not to allow any movement of his fleet to encourage Japan In the be lief that this country will give her sup port. At St Petersburg this action of oifr government is much appreciated, as the conviction is that Japan unsupported will not declare war at this time. The foreign office at the Russian cap ital is of the opinion that the Bulga rians will take advantage of Russia's occupation elsewhere to kindle flames of war In the Balkans, which would In volve other powers In the trouble. In fact, Russia's position' at the present time is very serious. : KEFLY WOT EECXITED. (Journal Special Berries.) London, Jan. . The Japanese em CARBARN MURDERERS APPEAR FOR TRIAL , ,, t , 1 (Journal Special Serrtce.J 1 Chicago, Jan. 6. The car barn ban dits were arraigned for trial today and not since the trials of the Haymarkct dynamiters has so much interest been aroused faver a' criminal action in the courts. The.aged mothers of Vandlne and Nied ermier sat In the courtroom and smiled encouragement to iheir sons. ; Vendlne's sweetheart, Mamie Dunn, sat as close to him as the bailiffs would permit. Two 1. weeks will probably elapse before a jury can be solecled. ' ' r Never before in Chicago, and perhaps never in all the country have so many desperate crimes been crowded into so short a time as in the cane of Vandlne,; Nledcrmler, Marx and Roeski. Previous to their last arrest the four youths had a criminal history extending over less than five months, with the exception of small offenses of larceny. In that time they killed seven men, wounded several others, robbed five saloons, a railroad ticHet ofllce, the streetcar barns, and ( attempted to dynamite a train. .'Five of the murders were- committed within two months. . ..The most desperate crime of the men wAs the car barn robbery on August 80. : Roeski and Marx arranged the de ' tails, but Ropwkl was not an active party to the robbery. Two men were kHled and $2,250 was taken. Marx, Vandlne ' and Nledermler invaded the barns at 3 o'clock in the morning and began shoot ing without warning. Francis W. Stew art, a student at the Armour institute, at work at a desk in the cashier's ofiioe, was shot through the body and died soon ' afterward. William B. Kdmonil, j receiving cashier, also was shot, but not mortally. James B. Johnson, a. motor . njHi. was killed as he rose from a ,' bench on which he was sleeping. . , , Some time afterward, Marx was ar retted on suspicion, and in the fracas that followed he killed it detective. He DUKE OF HESSE MAY VISIT IN PORTLAND (Journal Special Service.) Berlin, Jan. 6. The Kleine 4 Presse today states with full' authority that the Grand Duke of Hesse, after he has vlBited Eng- 4 land in. the- spring, will tour 4 America in his effort to forget i his great domestic griefs. He was divorced ?rom his wife two ! years ago and was given the ous- . 4 tody of his daughter,' Princess Elisabeth. The latter was pols- ( 4 oned while with him In. Poland 4 recently. He was of the csar's 4 party. 4 The grand duke expects to visit 4 New York and several of the 4 larger Eastern cities and then : 4 San Francisco and Portland, from 4 where he will return through the 4 Tnlted States to the St. , Louis 4 4, exposition. 4 4 After this, Washington, Phil- . 4 4 adelphla and Baltimore will be 4 4 visited.: Before deciding on his 4 4 - tour he asked the kaiser's per- 4 4 - mission. , The emperor - In - reply - 4 said he was delighted when any 4 ruling. German, prince deslred tQ4 see . and study ' America ' and 4 American conditions. .The duke ,4 will travel Incognito and entirely 4 without ceremony. ; '4 4: ' . " - ' 4 444444 4 4 4444 44 44 bassy here denies that the Russian reply to the Japanese demands had been re ceived at Toklo. ' " avAXDxsa xo&ea's xma. (Journal Special Service.) . . Seoul. Korea, Jan. 8. A heavy, guard has been placed around the king's pal ace, although everything is quiet today. 'FRISCO'S THEATRES NOT PERFECTLY SAFE (Journal Special Service.)- ' San Francisco, Jan. 6. Acting upon the suggestions contained in Mayqr Schmltc's letter of December 31, the board of publlo works has been quietly carrying on an inspection of the thea tres of this city for the purpose of as certaining to what extent the Interior construction of the theatres are in pro vision of ordinance. The results of the investigation have been bo startling that the commissioners have decided to with hold: them from the publlo until the mayor can be informed. In the mean time they have withheld the licensed of the Alcazar, the Alhambra and the Novelty theatre at Powell and Ellis streets until such a time as arrange ments can be made to have them recon structed to conform with the ordinance. The license for 'the Tlvoll has also been withheld, but the .-commissioners have not had time to pass upon the new structure. ' , . r made 4- confession, Implicating the other three In the numerous holdups and mur ders, and a vigorous search for the trio was begun. The three youths were fin ally located In a dugout on the sand dunes skirting the southern shore of Lake Michigan, several miles, from Chi cago. In the desperate battle that re sulted In their capture, the young ban dits killed a detective and a railroad brakemari, seriously wounded several others and were themselves struck with bullets, though not seriously injured. "HEATH OUT 011 BIGHT. (Journal gpeelul Br?)re,) Salt Lake, Utah. Jan. 6. Perry" Heath returned here yesterday and drove hur riedly to Senator Kearn's house, where he dropped out Of " sight. Two secret service men were watching htm. It Is rumored they will arrest former Post master Kearns. , ,, Tho fjriiftninl'c I Tnvirit'i11nla , m AAf W lf 11UI WAUt UMVAVV VWft M JM t 1 . . And Still It Grows! IF THE MAN. OF IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT NO ACCIDENTS DEATH COIES INSTANTLY SENATE COMMITTEE TAKES UP TREATY (Journal Special Srrrtce.) Washington, Jan. 8. The senate com mittee on foreign relations this morning for the first time took up the new canal treaty. . Senator ; Money of Mississippi and Clark of Montana were both ill and absent, . In view of Morgan's proclivity for lengthy discussion on anything per taining to isthmian affairs it is expected that the committee will be unable to report for a considerable period. The president sent . in the nominations . of Captain O'Netl to be rear-admiral and Commanders Delano and Wadham to be captains. The house committee on elec tions set February IB for the hearing of the Reynolds-Butler contest from St. Louts. The house committee on Judiciary today decided to send a sub-committee to Florida to investigate charges lead ing to the Impeachment of Federal Judge Wayne, which was recently demanded. IMPORTANT ISSUE IN SUPREME COURT 1 , Waablnston Bureau of The Journal. Washington, Jan. 6. The supreme court of the United States Is hearing an argument today In the case of the United States vs. the California & Ore gon Land company, appellant, from the United States court of the District of Oregon. 1 - The case Involves 100,000 acres of land granted 80 years ago to the state of Oregon to- aid In the construction of a military .wagon road f rora 'Eugene City across the Cascade mountains to the eastern boundary of the state. The gov ernment now seeks to cancel "he grant, thus depriving purchasers from the state of their rights acquired. IN DECEMBER The Journal printed 11,756 more inches of advertising than in November. This was j gain oft 27,181 Incites over the' December of the previous year. The December gain over November was more than 60 per cent and the gain over December, 1902, was over - 460 per cent. . , . , - ';.... , The average gain during OctoberP November and December over the Corresponding months of the previous year was , 833 per cent. , . ' ',' . No other Portland paper has ever come anywhere near this record. ' THE HOUSE HAS TO DO 1 1 . , " s Frightful Train Wreck In Which Twenty 'Are Killed, (Journal Special Service.) 1 1 Topeka, Jan. A tragedy oc curred four miles west of this city this morning. Fourteen s. passengers were' killed in a col- ' Union of the Rock Island Chi cago and San Francisco limited and a freight train. The awful r accident occurred at 1:30 this morning. Twenty people . were , seriously injured. None on board : the train escaped injury. . : A relief train has arrived here with 20 of the most seriously In jured, and two of the corpses. . A . second train is coming with the dead and other injured. An other - report ; says that 20 are killed. ."' The passenger train was 40 minutes late and was running 40 miles an hour when It ran by Wlllard. The engineers and fire men of both trains Jumped and are unhurt.' The locomotives and first cars telescoped. Of, the 20 dead the following , have been Identified: John Black, , Chanute, Kan.; Thomas Small, Topeka; - Z.- A. Wright, Kansas City; Jane Griffin, Clareraont.Mo., W. Martin and William Wells, Dekalb, 111.; Gall Fuller, Jack sonville. 111.; Mrs. Henry Kllser and child. Germany. There are six unidentified children and five unidentified women. The force of the collision was so great that the smoker Jumped high In the air and landed on the roof of the first chair car. The second chair car telescoped vinto this. The engines were com- ' ' cletely driven into' each other. in HIS OWN WORK WILL HAPPEN. From the Chlraco Newa. SEEKING FOR THE GUILTY PERSONS . (Journal Special Serrlce.) Chicago, Jen. 6. George Dusenbury. head usher of the Iroquls theatre, who is charged with having the doors and exits locked at the time of the fire, and several other attaches to the play house were examined by the fire inspector to day.' Witnesses show that the orches tra played a waits all through and then escaped with ease through exits under neath the stage. : Two more bodies were identified this morning, leaving only two others un claimed. TARRED MAN HAS NOT RETURNED TO HOME (Journal Special Berylce.l Cor vail Is. Or., Jan. Another party composed of ten Corv&llls citisens vis ited the Beach house, across the Willam ette, last night about 10 o'clock. The object , of the visit was to ascertain 'if the apostle Creffleld had returned to the stronghold, and If so to deal with him as the offense demanded. He was not there, however, and only Frank Hurt ' and his wife ' and a half-dosen other ."Holy Rollers", were on the premises. Brooks has not been seen nor heard of since he started north the night before last, after the tar and feathers were applied. BKZTT AWD COKSSTV TO MEBT 1 ' (Journal Spccta.1 8rtlc.) , San Francisco, Jan. 6. It is prac tically, settled now. that Jimmy Brltt 'and Young Corbett will meet in this 'city in the near future. Preliminary ar- I guments are only press agent stories. 'VP A V f A ' ' mmm Mayor. Williams in His Annual Report Compares His Own with Previous AdministrationsPraises Police. Urges the Establishing of a Full-Paid Fire De partment and Presses Portland to Get Ready for the Lewis and Clark Fair In his annual report, presented to the I city council this afternoon. Mayor Wil liams covers in detail the' business of the city during the past year in every department. He makes comparisons of expenditures in all branches for the past 10 years. The total amount expended during the past year for the maintain ing of the principal departments is $597,474.76. This is a greater sum than has been expended in any one year since 1894 and Is 9128.327.95 more than in 1900. The principle Increase in the expense for the past year Is in the general fund which is $47,202.67 more than in 1902. The reduction in the cost of the fire de partment is $6,151.46; in the street clean-4 ing and sprinkling work $1,840.12. Over the previous year the cost of the police department was Increased $12,373.81; the light fund,- $1,156.06; interest fund, $201.10; street repair fund, $7,199.93. Polio Department.' Comparison of the work of the 'police department- with that of several former years shows the number of arrests made In the last year were 7,678 or 4,160 more - thanr -in the prevlousyear.- The number of minors taken care of were 997 or 688 more than In the year, be fore. The ' income of the municipal court for the year . 1902 was $5,270.60, for the past year it has been $47,256.45 an increase of $41,985.95. - Arrests for all classes of crime have been increased. which Is attributed to the activity of the police department and- the increased population. ' The total expenses of this department for the year are given as $79,087.75.' Of this $69,658.25 is for sal arles. . miscellaneous, $4,676.72; police stable, $3,068.49; for stationery, $466.13 and for city electrician, $1,218.25. .... Fire Department. 'Expense of the fire department has been for the past year $102,249.79. The estimate for the year 1904 is $160,000; which will Include a fully paid force increased with 16 men and 8 horses and the operation, of the flreboat' when it goes Into commission about the last of April. Resources of the City. The total resources .of the city in cash,--parks, buildings. ..real estate, wa ter works, bridges and miscellaneous property Is given as $9,710,835.14. The liabilities in ' outstanding warrants, bonded debt, buildings, etc., are $5, 862,224.71, leaving a balance of $3,858. 610.43. Of this $699,662.09 is in cash in the city treasury. For the year 1903 the assessed valua tion of property was $44,132,692. The tax levy was $9.60 on each $1,000. The taxes received were $389,886. Esti mates for the year 1904 place the total assessment at $54,232,933, with' a levy of $7.50 on each $1,000. In addition to this a levy of $1.20 on each $1,000 has been declared for the maintaining of free bridges. Also a special levy of $1.50 on each $1,000 was made for pro viding funds for the fire boat. t :. , "Street Repairs. There have been 29V4 miles of streets improved and 76 miles of' sidewalks laid, 60.03 miles of which are made of TO PUT A FIREMAN AT -EACH THEATRE A permanent commission to regulate the theatres and places of amusement, to see that every law and ordinance pro viding for the safety of the patrons is complied with, is provided for in a resolution Introduced this afternoon, at the city council session by Councilman Bentley. This move Is actuated because of the recent Iroquois theatre horror In Chi cago, the particulars of which are so fresh In the public mind. "And because it is Justified from every viewpoint," Mr. Bentley explained today. The resolution calls for the appoint ment of a commission to be composed of one member of the city council, ono member of the executive board, the president of the Master Builders' asso ciation, the president of the Architects'' association- and Fire Chief Campbell: The Immediate object Is a thorough and searching Investigation of all theatres. (places of amusement and dance halls, to Ar!mt - icinrr t ft SJAA1 And Still It ' Grows! cement ' and cost $1,150,000, Wi milefl of which are made of wood; 12.7 miles of sewers have been constructed, cost ing $142,000. In addition to this work has been commenced ; on 80 - streets, which is. now in an Incomplete con dition. The city, during the past year, t has been unusually free from sickness. There has been no epidemic of infectious dis eases, and tofal . deaths from these causes number 68. : The number of cases were 1.046. The mayor applauds the work of the civil service commission. He mentions the letting of contracts for .the Morrison street bridge to eost $331,343; the Marquam gulch bridge, to cost $49,000, and the proposal to erect the Sherman street bridge, to cost $32, 500. He speaks also of the new free ferry at Sellwood and suggests con demnation proceedings to secure' land Ing places for second free ferry at, A 1 blna. Next summer,- he says, the city will be provided with street signs. The repor continues: ' City Vail VnsanlUry.- "During the past year a mounted po lice force of aeven irien has been or ganized, which enables the department to give ; better protection to the ' out lying districts than : they have hereto fore had. Many complaints are Justly made about the condition of the police station, including the city Jail, and its condition is discreditable jto the city of Port Ian d. "Mt Is too' BinalCls unsanitary and unsafe, and In all ' respects is an unfit place for the officials as well as those who are confined there as prison ers. There are no arrangements for , keeping those who are detained as wit nesses and for trial separate from thone who Are convicted of crime, and ths roorrt in which all such persons are con fined Is a dark, gloomy and unhealthful place., As the population of the city increases it will be necessary to have other and different conditions in thd city Jail. I would prefer, if it were practicable, to have a new police sta tion and Jail, but in any event 1 earn estly recommend an appropriation of not less than $10,000 for the, purpose of renovating the present police station and Jail and putting them in a condi tion suitable to the necessities of the public. " "Banc Ralls Abolished." "Much has been accomplished by th police department during the past year in improving the moral conditions of the city by the suppression as far as practi cable of those places where vice and criminal practices are chiefly found. Dance halls which were In operation at the beginning of this administration have been put out of existence. , "Chinese lotteries, which were quite numerous at the beginning of this ad ministration, , have ' been suppressed. Opium dens have been, broken up and money slot machines put out of business. The 'north end" -of the city, where the vicious mostly congregate, has been' greatly -improved, and crimes are much less frequent there than they have beea (Continued on Page Two.) see that they have compiled with the city ordinances in the matter of con struction, exits and emergency appa ratus. The commission is to have power to conduct an investigation, sum mon witnesses and have full and com plete charge of the theatres and play houses. , , The resolution provides, too, that ono fireman and one policeman shall be stationed at every theatre' at every per formance, the expense to be paid by the management of the playhouses directly to the city.. A recommendation will be made to the .committee now working on tru building ordinance to await the' results' of this- investigation and frame the changes to meet conditions as the com mission finds them, , An ordinance was Introduced this af ternoon providing for the appointment of a building Inspector, at a snlary of $125 per month. It is proposed to give this department the task of overseeing building operations generally and to look after the enforcement of the hullil ing laws. The oflU-lals of the' Oregon Watcf Power & Katlrotid company petition fur the appointment of a committee to in vestigate the subject of street car fend ers,, provided for in an act passed by the laq state legltilnture. They thlhk thet the law is faulty" and wlnh to t!mm strate that fact to the members of Uo council. An ordinance was Introduced liy Coun cilman Sharkey granting the prlvltt-xo tit extraordinary celebrations on Chltict'i New Year, and regulating the hours iu'. ing which d'.'moiistratliinn run he rn.nu, by the totputlals. The . bun ttnii.;f. firecrackers Is remoud on Kebieury It from 6 o'clock In the ev-nlnf midl t1 following morning at $ o't'h" k, B'hI f : 1 February 15 uttil March ft, hctuc. 1 , . hours of 6 p. m. and I p. tn. r,,l 1 , -and 8 a. rrt. A jiei,it e-"t ' 1, p n an dNjilay nlmtftyr on l-