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EVERY RESIDENT OF PORTLAND IN BUYING SHOULD GIVE PREFERENCE TO PRODUCTS OF HOLiE INDUS juU G OOD EVENING. ::' '. The Weatneri Tonight and Friday,' rain; south erly winds. wttu mi. I 1 eSHMft M?tta N Q PAPER ; Ever Printed in Portland has Ap : proached THE JOURNAL'S Record of Enormous Gain in Advertising dur ' ing the last three months of last year. VOL. Ill NO. 260. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1904. PRICE FIVE OENTS. NO HOPE APPEARS ON FAR EASTERN HORIZON FOR PEACE BETWEEN THE RUSSIANS AND THE JAPANESE EILID IS ACTIVE r WARFARE ' Belief Is General That by End of Week Crisis in Situation Will Come. RUSSIA'SNOTERECEIVED Ten6r of Reply Leaves No , Alternative for Japan but to Fight- Bellig erent Movements the . Korean Waters. LEWIS AND CLARK IN GREAT FAVOR (Journal Special Service.) London, Jan. 7. The sealing up Of official sources of news tends to depress eny hopes f peace that might -remain and 'encourages the belief that Russia's reply Is wholly unsatisfactory, y A St. Petersburg dispatch received this morning says the idea of the pos slbillty-bf peace has sunk nearly to r.ero and that the publlo Is prepared to hear at any moment or an armed coi llslon arising1, from Japanese t troops landing In Korea, to prevent which A Russian fuBtleen battalion ha left The Novoe Vremya. prints today an ominous dispatch from Vladivostok vlnir that no threats ' whatever will rause Russia tp recede and no further diplomatic correspondence lri relation to Manchuria will be admttted. ; The dis patch adds that there Is still possibility ' of reconciling Russian and Japanese Interests in Korea, but what - success may be expected can bo Judged from tho number of warships at Port Arthur and i troops in Manchuria. The dispatch further says there can be notdoubt that Russia's reply Intimates In a friendly wsy that Russia cannot possibly accept Japan's- pretensions to. Interference nor allow Japan to acquire territorial rights In Southern Korea. It makes no demand beyond suggesting a moderation in Japan's attitude, and if she is unable to modify her desires the responsibility will He with her. There are two indications this after noon that-nothlhg new or definite has developed In the far eastern crisis and that nothing is likely to develop until the end of the week. The first of these Indications Is that members ; of the British cabinet hav been notified to as semble on Monday. The second is the meeting of the Japanese cabinet, which It is believed was certainly called for the purpose of considering the reply of Russia to the last Japanese note. ; It may take a day or two to determine this matter. It is equally certain the meet ing of the British cabinet will be for the purpose of discussing the attitude of Great Britain in the light of the Russian reply.- Ten British officers with a body of naval pensioners and reserves have started for Genoa to take two Argentine cruisers, recently purchased by Japan, to Yokohama. These ' vessels, ' which were formerly known as the Rlvadavlo and Moreno, have been rechristened the Nisshln and the Kasaga. were, built at the Genoa shipyards and It was re ported when they were purchased that 444444444444444- Washington Bureau The Journal. 4 . Washington, Jan. 7. -The - senate committee on jexpositlona' 4 at a meeting this morning prac- 4 tically decided ' upon a favor- 4 able report on Senator Mitchell's 4 bill for the Lewis and Clark ex- 4 position at Portland. Or. The 4 meeting waa attended by Com- mlssloners Scott. Myers and Boise who were prepared to sub- 4 mlt arguments In behalf of the 4 bill. :- . ' ' "4 It was decided in view ef the 4 unanimous sentiment of the com- .4 mlttee in favor of the bill, that 4 arguments were not necessary, and the members of the commls- 4 slon were requested to submit 4 written statements relative to 4 the proposed exposition, the 4 same to be Incorporated , In the committee's report 4 A sub-committee consisting 4 of Senators ' Burnham, Fulton 4 and Newlands was appointed and 4 authorized to prepare' a report '4 and also to poll the full commit- 4 tee when the' report" is prepared, 4 thus obviating the necessity for 4 further meeting. The sub-corn- 4 mlttee will prepare a eport at .4. an early day,! so that the bill may 4 go on the calendar and come Up 4 for early passage in the senate. 4 At . the . headquarters ,. of ' the 4 Lewis and Clark corporation. 4 this 'morning the following tele- 4 gram was' received from Harvey 4 : W. Scott dated Washington D. 4 C. January 7: 4 "Senate committee on Indus- 4 trial expositions has unanimous-" 4 ly voted to report our blir." V 4 Senator Fulton, who will pre- 4 pare the report, says it will be 4 ready for presentation in a few 4 days, '- 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ' 4 4.. 4- 4 ' 4' 4 4. 4 4. 4 4 4 4. 4- 4 4 4 4444444444 4 4 4444 (hey were rapidly approaching comple tion. --. , - ' Tho delay in the departure of Russian warships lately , assembled at Bixerta, Tunis, which are destined for the far East, Is reported to be due to the fact that Instructions have been received di recting them to watch the Japanese Cruisers Kasaga and Nisshlu. The Rus sian cruiser Aurora has left Bixerta for Piraeus, and the Dmitri Donskoi has gone to Suda bay to await the departure of the Japanese cruisers from Genoa. Japanese vessels will be followed through the Sues canal If they go that Way. Oslyabya and other vessels of the Russian squadron remain at Bixerta. Some of these vessels will . follow the Japanese cruisers if the, sail west ward. The purpose, in either case Is to capture them If war is declared. ' " The Japaneso thus have the alterna tive of running the gauntlet of Russian ships or being bottled up in a neutral port i ' ' , FBEPAXATXOH AT TAITOOVTSB. Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 7. It was re ported today .that a telegram waa re- ,(Continued on Page Two.) UNCLE. SAM TAKES A GRIP ON SAN DOMINGO (SpeeUl Dli(ch to The Journal.) Washington, Jan. 7.With a firm hand the government at . Washington from now on" will protect American life and property In the Island Of San Domingo., The following dispatch was received at the navy department today from Commander Dillingham, command ing the cruiser Detroit: ' - "In this vicinity anarchy prevails, business is at a standstill. Puerto Plata is quiet at present The revolution- la not one of principle, but between factions. I will not allow Interruption of commerce. ' Went to Sousa on the morning -of January 1: returned to Puerto Plata yesterday afternoon to see the Cherokee out of port. The fighting at Sou 3 a December 26, between Morales and Jlmlnes troops, took place on the United Fruit company's' property.' Without notice the houses were looted, the lives of United States citizens abso lutely disregarded; women and children had to flee for safety and property was destroyed." ., ; ' Orders have been sent to protect American property and interference on the part of the government is likely. Minister Powell cables the state de partment from San Domingo that the provisional government- has established a blockade In all parts save San Domingo city by raeans of sailing ves sels capable of .firing solid shots only. Ships sailing from the Wet Indies are given 80 days in which to clear, while those from the United States and European ports may take 45 days. ' It is believed In Washington that this gov ernment will not recognise the blockade. SACAJAWEA MINE TO GIVE COPPER (Jmirnil Bpwlat BrTle.) Helena, Jan. 7. Col. iHenry AHman. 'president of the Sacajawea Gold and Copper Mining company, has expressed . an lnjenllon to furnish the coppr for . the Hara.lnwPa stntuo which Ik to he tivcted in Portland, Or., by-the women Df the country, as their contribution to the Ijewis and Clark centennial. Colonel Altman has been making some experi ments with the various ores to procure a good anneal, both here and in Utah, but wllh take the ' copper ' - from the Sutaja canine if possible. AFTER THE BALL BEGINS TO, ROLL FATAL ACCIDENT ON ELEVATED ROAD 44444444444444 ,4 4 4 China "Hire's where I get a chance to aoak Russia." Franco "Mills Tonnerel Sacre papier! China and Japan fighting Russia! The Franco-Russian allianeajja mands that I help Russia if two powers jump on her." . , ' England "Well, blast ma heyes. Franco is fighting Japan. Japan In case two powers combine against her. The Anglo-Japanese alliance demands that I help New Tork, Jan. 7. Brooklyn' 4 waa thrown Into excitement this. 4 morning by a fatal accident on 4 the Kings county elevated road. 4 John Sulick yardmaster, James 4 O'Brien switchman, and an un- 4 known man, were killed and sev- 4 eral seriously injured, by a rear- 4 end collision on - the Williams 4 and Pltklns avenue line. 4 The wreck caught fire and as 4 the cars burned a panic ensued. 4 The current was turned off the . 4 third 'rail in time to avert a 4 greater loss of life. . Part of the cars were thrown 4 from the structure into the 4 street by the force of the coll Is- 4 ion. O'Brien's body was found 4 where it fell from the trestle 4 with almost every bone broken. 4 Sulick was caught between the 4 cars and crushed to death. 4 Twenty of the Injured were, sent 4 .to the hospital. ' ' 4 DESPERADO KILLS ; STREETCAR MEN (Journal Special Scrrlce.) Salt Lake City, Jan. 7.-Owlng'to rusty revolver not working in the hands of Motorman Gleason, a holdup shot and killed Jilm and then mortally wounded Conductor. Brighton at midnight last night. The robber got away. Doubts as to the Validity of the Act Passe(Ut Special Session. CAN'T CHARGE COUNTY Circuit Judges Are State Officers and Their Compensation Should Be ' Paid Out of the Treasury . . . of . the State. The source of the recent epidemic of streetcar holdups on the east side, the police believe, can be traced to soldiers st Fort Douglas. ( . ., .. ?. Last night's affair was particularly cOld blooded. When the masked desper ado appeared in the car, which was about to leave the lonely east side ter minus. Glesson showed fight and - got the drop on the bandit His revolver snapped, after which the holdup shot him 'dead. As he left the car he shot Brighton In the stomach. He secured no booty, . t With tho result that things will hum in tho Orient From the Chinso Tribune.. il PORTLAND'S CLIMATE MALIGNED." E. T. GERRY "Portland" said Commodore. E. T. Gerry, . interrogatively, 'That la a sub- i ject that always gives me great pleas ure to discuss." and the noted philan thropist of ' Newport and Providence settled back In his chair in the reading room of the Portland hotel and smiled. "Portland," he continued, as e ' con, tentedly , puffed his after-dinner cigar, "Is one of the progressive cities of the West. Its people are hospitable and generous and the city is destined to be come a great business center. ; "Its climate is greatly maligned. While the people in New Tork are wad ing through the -slush and the snow we are enjoying the balmy . weather .. of spring. The Christmas I have just spent here In Portland was the most pleasant I have ever experienced. , The weather was simply perfect -. - "The city of Portland Is rapidly gain ing In prominence, and the coming ex position in honor, of the early explor ers, Lewis and Clark, will be an. affair of which the residents of the Northwest may well- be proud. 1 believe the cen tennial will be a grand success and It will be the means of bringing thousands of visitors to the coast and of dispelling the haziness which many , Easterners regard this portion of the great Ameri can continent - - ,'. '. "The Easterner has the hasy Impres sion, that the West Is a wilderness; he' should come here and see. I did not feel as if I had been West until after I passed Denver." ; C, Mr. Gerry. Mrs. Gerry and their two daughters have been In Portland frr three weeks attending Peter Gerry, the commodore's son, 'who is 111 of typhoid fever. , "The weather and everything else has been so much In our favor that I expect to be able to remove my son from the hospital to the hotel s today." continued Mr. Gerry, and -his expecta tions are realized end the patient els now with his parents. The length of the Gerry's stay in Portland will depend entirely upon the condition of the son. "We go when and where the doctors or der," said the commodose.. . In closing, Commodore Gerry paid ' a compliment to the newspapers of Port land. . "They are original," he said, "and I greatly enjoy the reading df them. They don't bother you to death and make RUTH CLEVELAND A DIPHTHERIA VICTIM Ex-Preeldent's, Daughter Dies Suddenly This Morning After aa XUams . ' of Only a Jew - 1 .. . Days. . i.' ' . " (Jonrnil SpwHal Scrrlr.) " Princeton. N. J.. Jan. 7. Ruth Cleve land, oldest daughter of Grover Cleve land, died at home this morning of diph theria. She was bom In New Tork in 189i The child waa 111 but a few days. Shewas first taken with tonsllltls which developed lato diphtheria yesterday and death occurred suddenly this morning. - some attempt at accuracy and truthful ness." During the conversation last evening Commodore Gerry, as is his usual cus tom, talked rapidly, with his hands folded, his elbows resting on the arms of his chair. Scarcely a gesture dis turbed his position, for his words were such and spoken with such precision that no wave of the hand was needed to further emphasise them. He was dressed for the ballroom and woro In contrast to the silk hats about him a small, stiff vlsored, plush-covered cap. . . As a parting word tho commodore said: . "I like the West and not wishing to be vain, I believe the West likes me," end tho old commander of the New York Yacht club took such . a position In his chair that denoted, a mind at peace with the world and a body resting. MILLION DOLLAR SCHWAB TESTIFIES New York, Jan. 7. Charles M. Schwab waa on the stand today in tho shipbuild ing case. . He was subjected to a par ticularly severe examination regarding the Bethlehem Steel company's share in the shipyard trust. The room was crowded with brokers and financiers. Mr. ' Schwab was represented by Mr. Guthrie. .He denied that there was a period of great inflation in the steel industry, but said there was a good de mand, j He believed the properties in whlck'he was interested suffered no in flation of values, , , HEATH SHOWS UP AND SAYS THINGS (Journal Special Bmlce.) V Salt Lake City, Jan. 7. Perry Heath appeared at the Tribune office at .mid night last nigh and stated that he had Just returned from Denver and denied emphatically that he evaded the service of United States Marshal Heyward. The latter Is a close friend of Heath and stated that he received a subpoena for Heath a week ago to appear In Brook lyn, N. T., as a witness in the case of the United States vs. Drlggs, the (former congressman. He said he had made a diligent search and yesterday afternoon, six hours before the arrival of Heath, be had returned the subpoena to Brook lyn endorsed "NO service.": , MISSING ENGINEER " ' DELAYS INQUEST ' Topeka. Kan.; Jan. 7. The coroner's Jury of Waubausee county, which con vened this morning, began the investiga tion of yesterday's Rook Island wreck. The Jury met In the pfflce over the un dertaker's where 10 victims lie dead. There are 2ft witnesses, including the en gineer of the Ill-fated train on whom the blame Is cast by his superiors. Engineer Bonjamln who Is wanted as S, witness 1n the Rock Island wreck, failed to attend the inquest. Ills son says he Is 111. Owing to his absence the Inquest wjjl probably be adjourned until the latter part of the week. A search Is being made for him. . Although the state legislature, at tho recent special session, undertook to in crease the salaries of the four circuit Judges In Multnomah county from J3, 000 to $4,000 per annum, doubts have been expressed as to the validity of tho act and it Is possible that It may prove fatally defective. The supposed imper fection In tho law lies primarily in the fact that it provides that the increased compensation of the circuit judges is- to be paid out of the funds, of the county, whilo the Test of their salaries Is paid by the state, the, circuit Judges being slate officers, - This, It is argued, is an unwarranted appropriation . of county funds for state expenses and is there fore unconstitutional.. ;t : ; ,i . By its terms the act was to take ef fect immediately, upon approval by the governor, who affixed his signature De cember 24. 1903, one day after tlu measure had passed the legislature. But owing to the peculiar wording, of the emergency clause, some lawyers are In cllned to. doubt whether the act can In fact be considered as taking effect im mediately, the argument being that the referendum was not suspended and that 90 days must elapse before the act is in force. A second legal question Is thus raised which- will require deter mination before the Judges can begin drawing any additional salary. - County Board to Act Both of these questions must come up for consideration by the county board, which is charged by tho act with the duty of paying the Increase in tho Judges' salaries. ' If tho act is void it is clearly the duty of the board to re fuse payment, for otherwise It would be making an illegal expenditure of county funds. If tho act is valid, the question still remains whether it is now in forco or whether 90 days must elapse from its passage before it is operative, if valid and already In force, the four Circuit Judges are entitled to draw their additional salaries from December 24. when tho act received the governor's signature. ' :: .. Acting upon tho assumption that tho act Is valid and already In effect the four Judges have filed with the county auditor their claims for salary that ac crued during' the last seven days of December, and these claims - will come before tho county board for considera tion tomorrow afternoon. It la highly probable that the board will decline to take any action until it has had time to consider -the legal problems Involved. Tho Amended Section. . Section 2926, Bellinger and Cotton's codes, provides that the salaries of cir cuit Judges shall bo 13.000, payable quarterly from tho state treasury. Tho legislature, at the' recent special ses sion, amended this section by adding to it the following language: , "Provided that when any county con stituting of Itself a Judicial district, shall have a population of one hundred thousand or more, thero shall be paid annually by said county out of th county funds, to each of tho said Judges of the circuit court in such county, the sum of one thousand (tt.000) dollars in addition to said sum of three thousand (13.000) dollars. Said one thousand dol lars Shalt be audited and paid monthly In the same manner that county ofR- (Continued on Page Two.) Which Is tho ."K;V, Rainiest City in the United States To the Editor, of The Journal: I have had' an argument with a visitor here who claims that according to the rec ords of the weather bureau, Portland Is the rainiest city In the United States. I claim that It is not Whl.-h Is right? ' PORTLANDER. Tou are. According to the official ' records the rainiest city In the I'nitcd States Is Mobile, Ala., .with an annual precipitation of 62.2 Inches, while New Orleans is second on the list with record of 60.52 Inches. What Is caili-il Portland's normal annual preclptttlit Is 46.S3 inches, which .Is lss by nf-m ly three Inches than that of lionton dnHi. the 10 years between 1893 end r,KH. i, . elusive, although the nriTin! mini,! rainfall of Boston Is nevrth' r.wi, at 44.96 Inches. I: