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' j"" f V ""V - - " A flK' G OOD EVENI M EN OF ALL PARTIES The Weamert Tonight and Tueday. lair; north to east winds, ' : r VOL. II. NOJ 281. A Hundred transports Have Been Con tracted for and It Appears That AH Is in Readiness. Russia's Note Delayed Because Too Weighty a Subject to Be Handled Without Great Con- : sideration Presented to Czar Tomorrow i (Journal Special 8errif.) London, Feb.. 1.--A correspondent of the Dally Mail, at CheeFoo cables that he has learned that Japanese naval re serves were mobjllxed last week and that the first armr corps was . partly; mobil ised with great secrecy, troops' arriv ing at their destination disguised as coolies. ' More than 100 transports have ' been requisitioned, ... the correspondent continues, and 28 transports and 38 warships are lying at Sasebo, 25 miles north by west of Nagasaki. Forty trans ports filled with the Kumanato division arw lvinff At Takeshlra harbor in Tsush ima ready 'for action. The destination of these latter vessels is believed to be Chung Yu, whence the Isolation of Korea could be effected. ' -- "Russian and Japanese authorities.? i ii V vui i rojiwiiuciiv vviivuiuuoi norance of the Argun incident, but ? I learn that the Japanese cruistyfl Chiyoda signalled Argun to strip,, and as no no tice was taken she fired across the bows of the- Argun, whereupon the Russian steamef which was beyond neutral' wa ., - atnnnoit tA h . Chlvnrla. sent a search rty or, board. ":. r.j-.-i'j " ''; "Baron Hayashl, the Japanese minister ; to .Great JBritaUv .Informed ..the . Press TOOTH LOCATED IN . YOUNG BOY'S THROAT (Journal Special Service.) Redding, Cal., . Feb. 1. An , X-ray photograph was taken last night of the throat of the 8-year-old son Of Oscar Christian of Tehama county, In order to locate a tooth the little fellow swal lowed seven weeks ago. " ' ' V Jn pulling out one of the lad's front teeth - the mother's lingers slipped and the tooth flew back Into the boy's throat and part way down It . Ever since the Ijoy has had a bad cough. It was at tributed to the pVnce of the tooth. The X-ray phoitgraphwas taken by physicians and djeloped by a photog rapher and showed that the tooth was encysted in the ' right; bronchial -tube. The little boy " has ' improved much lately and as the tooth Is now encysted he will probably be troubled no further with it. v Physicians have concluded to let it remain as it Is, as it cannot be removed without taking great chances. WHITWBT A VICTIM. (Journal Special SerTlce.) v ' New York, Feb. l.-Willlam C. Whit ney, who was operated upon last night for appendicitis, is In a serious condition today. Physicians are in constant watch on the patient, who is 83 years old, thus making the operation very grave. . MAYS'. SUCCESSOR . IN OFFICE TODAY William W. Banks this morning took up the duties of assistant United States district attorney for Oregon, ( relieving Edwin F. Mays. Hereafter Mr. Banks' office will be with United States Dis trict Attorney John H. Hall at the Fed : eral ' court building,' Sixth and Ankeny streets. Mr. Hays will - continue to practice law in Portland. For the past two months It has been known that Mr., Banks would succeed Mr. Mays to . the position of assistant horrors of the torrid: desert (Journal Special SerTlce.) - Los Vegas, N. M., Feb. l.-l-Thlrty bodies of men who perished on the Ne vada desert from thirst .' and hunger have been found by a party of surveyors who are In advance of the San Pedro, Lon Angeles A Salt Lake railroad. ' The victims of the desert met death within the last few weeks, according to all evidence obtainable and - from the condition of their remains ,'.bfn, dis covered.' The-men perlshrf Tu attempt ing to cross a waste of area that stretches a distance of SO miles from Jxm Vegas to the California-line. . Word that has Just been brought In from the sdvance party of surveyors tells of many grewsome findings. Includ ing the remains of a half dozen men lying In close proximity to one another. Thehardv and seasoned men who are 'laying, nut the railroad .route are sick vyiin h. honor of their discoveries. In last night that his government did not know what Russia's answer would be. Therefore it is impossible to say whether war is probable or not. The fact that the . Russian reply had not been " dis patched showed, according to Baron Hayashl, that Russia's decision, has not yet been taken, as it was hardly prob able that a decision., could be reached at this time, , ' 1 ' rmjurcx wobtp kbuf btjssia. v London, Feb. ' 1. The Birmingham Post hears .on the highest authority that the French minister at Delcasse sent Lamsdorf a long note referring to the 'situation in the .far east in which he re views the French-Russian relations. The note makes It obvious., so' the Post says, that France won't commit herself to any measures advancing Russian . interests. ;i THE BTJMXAB . KZFX.T. :'' London, Feb.: 1. The Berlin eorre-" apondent of the Pall Mall Gazette today learns that the proposed draft of the Russian reply, to Japan-will be laid be fore the csar tomorrow. r The contents Itave not been communicated to any 'power; Art eminent ' diplomat says all forecasts to the reply are . mere con jectures. , MIGHT HAVE BEEN . BURIED IN LIFE (Special Dispatch to To Journal.) Pendleton, Or., Feb. 1. After being laid out for dead a month ago, but ris ing in time to stop the burial proceed ings, Mrs. May Stephens died this morn ing after a long Illness from consump tion. About 'a month ago the woman swooned away v several times - In one night' and the last time she was taken for .dead. She was laid out and prep arations were made to tie up her jaws but 1 before they fastened her mouth she roused and said: "Oh, I am so glad." Bhe was buried-thls afternoon. Her age was Z4, ' i . RSKTSHCZB TOM in (Journal Special Serf Ice.) V Detroit, Mich., Feb. 1. Joseph Miller, who surrendered yesterday, confessed that on Saturday( evening he murdered the paramour or Mrs. . Joseph Seville, and he i was arraigned this morning, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced ; to life imprisonment. He was taken to the penitentiary this afternoon. BIXTXEW BODIES IiETT. (Journal Special Service.) Cheswlck, Fa., Feb. X. Sixteen bodies still remain In the fatal mines awaiting removal. ; district attorney, but the former's com mission did not arrive until two weeks ago. Mr. Mays' commission expired the first of the year but he remained in office , until his successor relieved him. Mr,, Banks , Is one of the youngest practicing attorneys In Portland, being 28 years of age. v He was admitted to the bar seven years ago and has been practicing' in the state courts. Last week ' he -was admitted to practice In the, federal' courts, -i , most instances bodies have beert' par tially eaten by coyotes and bussards to such an extent as to be beyond recog nition. The majority of the victims were tramps and. railroad laborers- who. have attempted to cross from the railroad camps In Nevada to the more agreeable climate of California. The 30 bodies Just reported were all found within a radius of a quarter of a mile around "dead man's well." the only water An the entire desert and that Is a delusion which lures men , to Insanity and death. ' Several bodies were, abso lutely nude, showing that; the crated men had cast off their clothing before dropping down to die on the sage brash plains. One hundred feet from this well the surveying party came across six bodies lying a few yards apart. They" had been frightfully torn and half, eaten by drt beasts-and birds of prey, t . - II II II II II. "aW'H'Mru ......ir,:i; II A I II II II I I VI K. '' . 1 ii ' -JH T ... l.V.J .':, 1 V'VX - rgrTTrrrB PORTLAND, OREGON, : . IS " , 5 ! . , - V J-i. . r Lit i-r . AfL- if.,. ' . J . ; 7:Jk; . p.- t ST f'r.1 . ' .., - v. k o j vs. V ,., l i J CSP! v II h rUjif ill . v.;! .V . 1 l7fvh ; V ! . f I .v 7 t I ' ' ' , - 7 ' ' ' 1 t . 1 j t f I - ' ,'S - i f 1 ' v vs- . if ' ' .'.V. ':. :'0 'V ' S!8 'S5 ;: i v - , - ":wa;.fo::T 7:: i-i : . , .-AyA-iiu syi-v0-fz .i.....i.n.,. .J,i.iJ .3 ri, . V. ' v:?::'?.-"- v"7"7C,777:77i;7i v. j,-;;. El , ' jir'i,: "... '7 I Cfs;-f:f .v ?7V .77... 7 -7".- .' ' . . 1 Bli ,.-'. ,. . ).. . .: - -:t.::::.;V I : . ' 1 1 , ; ; - , , j : SHORTAGE BIGGER Li - " '"J '. -:'. 'f;V ; .... . , i7-:.. XMJiWSj, '.II. This is tho latest' picture of, the czar1 of . Russia ', and" his family, i Upon 1 his : word hangs ' the 'decision of, war or peace-in the 'Far. East. -'Above 'this family group' is a picture of Tsarkoe-Selo, where. the most Important coun cils are. held.'-, ...... t-v t- .;;:. . r . . POINTED QUERIES FOR MR. GODDARD '' v. " ' " . ' '' ; "' ) ' "-, ' .... . . . , : ; . ; Member Executive Bpard Refuses to; Be lnter: viewed Other ' Railroad Men Patiently Await ; .:- 7 Promised h Explanations- "I have nothing to. say," 'sald' H. W. Goddard this morning when asked for. a statement concerning charges circulated against him by the railroad men, of the city who allege that Mr. Goddard had used his Influence as ; member" of the executive board to secure the shipment of 4.000,000 pounds of steel for the Morrison street bridge ; over the . Bur lington road, for which. Mr. Goddard Is assistant general agent 'H; x;- ; Mr. Goddard returned last evening from 1 thl sound ' and during the morn ing conferred with representatives .of the Northern Pacific 'who are concerned in the big freight shipment , that will soon arrive over . their; . line ' and 1 the Burlington. During the morning none of the freight, men who publicly ex pressed ; their ; opinion ; of Mr. Goddard' methods in securing this shipment, re ceived the palls promised .by, Mr. God dard In a public statement,' made! yes terday, in which he said: r ' - , ' "I have nothing more, to say,. except a rew remarKs wnicn win ne' deliv ered privately, arid not for 'publication." General agents who have been making the complaint state that as Mr. Ooddard ls"only.a soliciting freight agent -hy da not : regard. .Kls communlcafllon'. aa Vital or valuable. ' , ' , , ' MONDAY EVENING, .7.1' "t" " N - ' Another - point on which interested freight , men take' Issue with Mr. y God dard is1 where he makes the statement that "Mr Butler ;of the Pacific Con struction company sought him at his of fice and ' asked about the Burlington handling, the freight. There Is not an agent In the city who ever experienced the deep satisfaction of having a shipper come and offer him a hundred cars for a long haul, and the agents who work often for a week to secure half a dozen cars on a short haul are ' skeptical of Mr. Goddard' s statement. Those who have known of the traffic arrangements ' between the Burlington and J. R. Bowles do riot deny Mr. God dard's,' statement that for years' Mr. Bowles had shipped ovtr' the Burlington. They do; however, pointedly question If this long friendly alliance did not have something' to do with the securing of the ' Marquam gulch ' contract . by Mr. Bowles, and .also add ' that the recent order of street signs, which went to Mr. Bowles on the motion of Mr-, Soddard In, a meetlng,of the executive hoard, Is at least circumstantial evidence ' that this ."friendly alliance'? that has .existed for years is bearing fruity in the way of city contracts. k ; . Continued ;on Page Two.),"- mvmm FEBRUARY 1, 1904. STTXT'TO BEOOTBB f307 TBOM Xn Q. IWEATialTO, , TOBKBB COXTHTT OUSBK, B0V-8XntTXD ABB A HEW OOlOriUUBT BESCABDZBa ZJLBOEB BUM WttO, BB PBEBABED. On the ground, that , additional short ages had been discovered in the books, of ; It. Q., Swetland, . . former . . county clerk, counsel for , Multnomah county took, a. non-suit this morning in, the suit against Mr. Swetland and his surety, -the American Bonding & Trust company. It was explained to the court that -the-object of the non-suit was to file a -new complaint, embodying all of the countyta claims against the defend- anis. owetiana emphatically declares that there is no shortage . whatsoever, and expresses the belief , that , the county's attorneys do not expect to bring tho question: to an Issue..' ... - When the case was called In the cir cuit court this morning Frank P., Mays of Carey ;& . Mays, cQunsel for , the county, rose and requested that a non- suit be entered "for the reason that we found, upon Investigating the evidence preparatory to the trial, that the amount of the shortage in - the defendant's ac counts Is greater than the sum set forth in our; complaint" , . , Judge Pipes Objects.. ' Judge Pipes,, who la 8 wetland s at torney, promptly replied: "I will agree that the'' plaintiff's, complaint . may be amended now, and that Mr. Mays, ma j put In any sum that he chooses. We want tu try this case." "What do, you say to that, Mr, MaysT asked Judge Cleland. "I- am not ready for a trial now. 1 ' I was not looking for this,'' replied the county's representative. "Of course the county can take a non suit,, and we can't help- it," said Judge Pipes, "but I want to protest agalnst'-lt. I a-ni willing that the complaint should be amended at once." : 1 "That offer Is of course merely a grandstand play," retorted Mays sharply. . "And the motion for a non-suit is al lowed.": declared Judge Cleland, putting an end to the tilt of . the attorneys. The amount Qf the shortage) alleged In the suit thus terminated la. SS07.14. According to the expert who has ex amined the county records, this de ficiency was found to have arisen dur ing Shetland's term of eight months as county clerk. A second examination i,., Continued on Page Two.) . SENATORS WILL PUSH THE PROJECT XXTOXEXiXi .' ABO . PTTliTOW " WBXTB THAT TKIT WHL SO UL TXBT ' OAB TO ABTABOB 'BZBBOT KAtX. SEBTZOB BETWEtB FOBT&ABB ABB THE OBIEBT. United Sl.ttes "SenalorsJohn" Mitchell and Charles W. Fulton will render all the assistance In their power' In trying to secure ' direct mall service between Portland and . the Orient. Letters re ceived at, the chamber-qf commerce this morning from the twb Oregon represen tatives in the Uppe house of congress In which they agreed to work for the di rect service with ports of the far East Senator Mitchell says: r , f I "I will take this Important subject up with the. i postmasterigeneral, inquire fully Into the present conditions and se cure if possible some arrangement as will meet the wishes "of 'our business people and of your board." ; s Senator Fulton said, he would confer with Senator. Mitchell. on. the matter. SPECIFIC CHARGE AGAINST GRAYSON (San Francisco Burets of The Journal.) , San Francisco, Feb.- 1. J.' F. Gray son, ; the. Portland .youth arrested Sat urday, .was booked this morning on a charge, of. obtaining money under false pretenses. , This son ofa Portland mil lionaire last week was having a gay time here. He is said to have given a check on the Wells-Fargo bank for $2,250 In payment for an automobile. When the automobile .man ; went . to the bank he discovered that Grayson had no funds there and could not get the money. The charge on which Grayson Is to be prose cuted, is that of securing 125 from E. F. Pratt, a saloonkeeper. ROCKEFELLER IS GIVEN A-REBUFF (Journal Special SerTlce.) New York, Feb. 1. John D. Rocke feller, Jr., was annoyed yesterday be cause members of his Bible class could not give the .dennlMn of the word "conscience" to suit him. Mr. Rocke feller had chosen for his subject "The Value of a Oood Conscience,'' suggested by 8t. Paul's trial before the Sanhedrim In Jerusalem. He pictured the apostle entering the Sanhedrim and recognising some of his former pupils Whom he looked In the eye, saying to them .."My conscience is clear." . Mr. Rockefeller then aaked his class to give a definition of the word, "con science," but the answers he received did not please him. ' One defined it as "the policeman of one s better : self ;" another as "the word of God down in the soul," and a third as "the safety indicator ..which tells you right from wronsr." . .. .. , , c, . . " ... ; Like The Journal for the Reason That It la the Only Paper Which Is Not Tied to Clique or Faction, PRICE FIVE CENTS. Mi OFFICES Not the End of the Army; Scandal in San Francisco ' According to Evans. WOMEN ARE ACCUSED Report Made to Washington Covers' All Charges Threatened by Lieutenant Robichon The ; v Affair Not Settled. (San Francisco Bureau of The Journal.) j San Francisco, Feb. 1. Captain Ey-I ans, of the unitea Biaies army, that Lieutenant Robichon, who threat-i ens to stir uo a Kreat scandal In the- army that will Involve many army lad leaf and several omcers, aoes nui kuuw mi he Is talking about " Captain Evans ha sent back nis re ply to Washington, and In answering Roblchon's insinuations brings further evidence to bear on the Madden divorce: case. . '.. Mrs. Madden says she will not taiK. of the, trouble that has cost Robichon, his position, and has brought her con-f slderable notoriety. Mrs. Madden says; that out of respect for Captain Evans"' wife she Is hot inclined to go Into much detail regarding the offenses the captain is said to have committed, and that tne, subject Is already one of great comment! among his fellow officers. -...-.j Captain . Evans does not seem at all worried over the probable outcome. He. declares he. can without difficulty clear himself of every aocuaatien Robichon has made. Mrs. Brown. , the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, who was mentioned in connection with the case,, also maintains silence,-and It Is under stood that the statement she made, ac' been destroyed, or at least has been! withdrawn. ' i Robichon still maintains he Is gullt-j less, except his fondness for dancing In company with other men's wives. FOUND HIS GIRLS AFTER LONG SEARCH (Special Dbpatrh to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., Feb. .1. After search; Ins; for nearly four years, Fred. Mar-: shall located his two daughters In Pen-' dleton Saturday . evening. While living In Boise over three years ago, his wife, eloped with, another man and took her daughters with herfihe dressed them in boys' clothes and this Is the reason they could not be located. The husband sold his property at Boise ,and spent all his time In looking for his children. The wife and unlawful husband were located at Echo, where the woman died last year. The disreputable man left the girls, and they had to be cared for by Echo people. They were. In Pendleton Saturday and the father, who is living here and who had given up the search !n despair, discovered them accidental!)', but witn .tne greatest joy. WILL RAISE $800 FOR SHOTGUN TURKEY . (Special Dtspteh to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., Feb. 1. Local sports. mens association at a meeting naiur- day evening decided to raise $800 fof the big shoot to be held, here in June. This will take the meet from either Dayton, Spokane or Tacoma. 'Several hundred, people are expected to attend, as It Is the biggest shoot of the year. ABCEBIOA BEUBOTBO. (Journal Special Serrlee.) . Rome, Feb. 1. Belval has suggested. that America be entrusted with the pro tection of Catholics In the 'f- far east. This, hitherto, has been the special prov ince of France, but there Is a strain be tween the Vatican and France, and. Del vat desires to ; show favor' to America, which caused the secretary's : sugges tion. ' .. ' . ' , ' ... ' 'There Is no living man," said Mr, Rockefeller, . "who can look back upon all that he has said and done and look on all that has been, and declare that he Is conscious of no defect and no guilti ness before God. Let us cultivate ou consciences and follow it, and we will reach a more perfect standard of man kind.". ., --'-v :- Mr. Rockefeller then lectured his class on their Inattention and ral the study of God's word should be para-! mount and an hourly devotion. One member said he had to work ten hours a day at other things, and bad hourly time. . . "Give up yourwork for the Lord,", said Rockefeller. The member retailed that he had a small family to support and It rrum It fed, and that onlv a very few men r blessed with millionaire fathers t. i supported tuerr