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pHE Journal OCirs OOD EVENING. . . . - ''"." 1 '- "" 5 The Weathers Tonight and Sunday, occasional Tain; high southerly1 winds..' j . mm A chance of a lifetime to the tiny and girls of Portland, . Oregon and the neighboring tat, A trip to the tL Louts exposition and all ex penses, paid there and back. 9? VOL. II. NO. 280. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING', FEBRUARY (5,, 1904. PRICE EI VE CENTS. FORGES ELAYS CONFIRMATION -A WD IHCA ITT rURTCAD ftZrt Ft rfrr xi. f .- r..-. OWN Wl W PPORARi Y JL ! aCa! JLasiasa.-" JL '. BEGUN ZAR mil WIM OF -WAR D Great Britain Awaits the Sound pi the - First Gun as All Hope for Peace : Seems Gone.' RFPfiRK SAY TUP :fmm IIAVF LIFT BlSVg Vlt f ' VIII ' Japanese Government Issues Call for Its Subjects to Come Home Reply of Russia Received Vv! at Tokio jThis Horning, :.; t444444 The British foreign office la t - , - . . .m ... . , more earnestly into the work of protecting her Interests la the. Far 0 East. M'. ,.f 1 i ' 3 f v . ? i i f'v 1 . i :U V , . The" Tokio correspondent of the Times tonight says the situation ! is regarded as hopeless, and that the voluntary ; subscriptions , to the' war fund exceed 2,0p0,000 yen. , . , A dispatch from the' Pekln correspondent of the Times dis-' cusses the possibility of the flight of the' Chinese court and says It j is perplexed by divided councils, but it is not likely to flee unless Russia attempts to Invade Inside the Great Wall. . . London, Feb: 6. B p.vm. It Is - now Vnown positively that Japan has re ceived the TUIK explanation os -wnma reply and that the unsatisfactory nego tiations have been prolonged, both sides wishing thereby to appear aa If avoid- A ...... There are persistent rumors that there has already been a clash and al most nothing Is allowed to come through either Jtuaslan or Japanese sources. . It ts thought news of actual hostUt- lies Will D JirBU mciiiu uuvuii respondents who make their way to un censored cable stations in China.,; It Is accepted here as a final fact that the Russian fleet at Fort Arthur haa been maneuvering, which under , the strained altuation existing; is practically r a dec laration, of wr-v57w'h', VrKh-r- MUIU. M w n n mm - San Francisco, Feb. The Japanese consul here today confirmed the report that the Japanese government has Is-. SUea 113 nvBl Cll IV cut vui.rus ui mm. country residing In foreign lands. t The call includes Japanese who have com- ii.A ..Mrl.. Im th. T na nrmt , m T-m-w within- the last four years, and some will sail Wednesday. The call ereated intense excitement in the local Japanese colony, where It is taken to mean that Japan Is about to declare, or already has declared war.', t r;.v"i'-''v,'&:, .' XVSSXAX C0UDZEB8 ATTACKED. ' ' '- London. Feb. A Seoul dlSDatch this afternoon says Russian soldiers encoun ter Korean gendarmes' this forenoon be. cause the- former aeieed .three women. The gendarmes were" victorious. One Russian, was" wounded. Koreans declare Russia will destroy their country, . The insurrection has broken . out 60 ; miles "north Of Seoul and the prefect's house was destroyed. V , SO BUCKET DXSPATCXXI. .. New, TOrk, Feb. . The Commercial Cable company today, announced that It has been advised b the Japanese gov ernment that secret language is pro hibited In. private messages to Japan. JTXWS AT WABKUrCrTO. 'Washington, Feb; l-Mlnlster Gris- DISEASE HAS ABOUT REACHED ITS CLIMAX Washington. '-c Feb. . This morning at the Arlington hotel the bulletin was published that Senator . JIanna's condition was : unchanged. , Ore. Rlxby and Ma- ' gruder will" hold a consultation this forenoon. At 10 o'clock another bulletin show's Hanna's temperature half ; a degree higher; than yesterday. ; Dr. Rlxey believes the . disease " is reaching Its climax ;. H. M. Hanna of Thomas ville,; Ga., brother of. Marie; was today wired to. come to, Washington at the request of Mrs. Hanna. Other . members of the family were no tlfled there was no Immediate ne- cesslty of their presence. ' LIEUTENANT WILL " GO BEFORE SENATE (JoarAal Speeltl SerTiee.) San Francisco, Feb. j 1 From the present Indications' Hector A. Roblchon will present his case to the senate com mittee in Washington. His request for reinstatement In the army will be on a technicality. He claims to have posi tive testimony that the Judge advocate imiihmw ..... Mia mm iiih a nw waiting for. the sound of the 1 a, . a . tti l . a. com i of Tokio . cable' the state depart tnent this morning that the feeling ob tains lit Japan that more than a reason able period has 'elapsed since sending- the-not a tu Rush la and,, that there, is great Impatience. Diplomats feel, that It la not improbably that, relations r twem the two countries may be broken off at any moment. .-- Ttis or nstci sxa sattui. ; London, Feb. 6.The Echo Says this afternoon that a rumor Is current that a London merchant received a cable this afternoon frdm his agent in Japan that a battle occurred between Russian and Japanese ' battleships in which ' three Russian and two Japanese battleships were sunk. The rumor Is not confirmed. r i ins xo or wis. London, Feb, 6. A dispatch' from Bt Petersburg this afternoon says Japanese Minister-Kurin Is making preparations to leave, s ravr ckuesxm saii. Singapore. Feb. 6. The new Japanese cruisers Nisshin and- Kassaga sailed from here this afternoon.' . ' . , J AT AH SHCOtrXAOXB. London, Feb. ' 6. It Is learned today that Great Britain believing that 'War between Japan and Russia Is inevitable. Is nowt giving Japan active encourage, ment. .. . RUSS1AW KEPLT MCIITIB. Tokio. Feb. . The Russian reply was received today through Russian Minister Derosen. " . , - SO CBESEHCS OZTZK. ' ' London. Fob. . The Japanese em bassy has heard nothing of the Echo re port of the . sea battle and gives no credence to It. svssxAirs occtrrr wxjtr.. ''(Saa Francleeo Bnrpaq of Th Journal.) ' San Francisco,' Feb. The Russian fleet has again left 'Port Arthur and 10.000 men have occupied the post at WIJu. ' y . The local offices of the Western Union Telegraph and the Postal Telegraph A Cable companies have been notified to accept no messages for Japan and Korea except at the sender's rlsk. The Postal company has been further notified to accept no cipher messages. : '; K - W. T. Cleverdon, local representative of the St Paul Fire & Marine Insurance company, stated today that Lloyds of London would publish another Insurance rate on vessels Monday and It is his opinion that owing to the serious aspect In the far east that ratings on American and British ships will be doubled and advanced three times on Japanese ves sels.. The rating on American and Brit ish ships today is 20 cents, with an ad vance of 8-8 to M per cent on Japaneso vessels. "The Japanese ratings." he said, "are indefinite owing to the uncer tainty and much depends on the calling date of the ships, the destination and the speed. -Sixty to 70 guineas are quoted today as against war. being de clared." r ,' ,: J', "' " .; ;.., - T. Alba, "the resident' iapanese? eon sular agont says he has no information concernlnr this. matter, and he Is with out any advices as to the situation In Japan. ' ' , was called In and talked with the mem bers of the court-martial when he, the accused, aa . not present. The dis missed lieutenant says that this action of, the judge advocate was not legal and that In three' instances': where, the same thing hud occurred the ruling of the court had been set aside. He Is confident of his early reinstatement, ' .. ... ,,, ,.:Wr-f.--- , -. . "Three-and-forty years Claim Double the Amount TheySay They Lost , to a Player. ' Lewisv.W Robertson has sued Peter Grant, Nate Solomon and Harvey Dale; proprietors of the Portland club, In the state circuit court '.to - recover',. $1,480; double the amount he professes to have lost in their gambling house. .In their answer, the club men endeavor to hoist Robertson with his own petard by set ting up a counter claim for 11.490, twice the . amount they allege he : won from them.' In his reply, filed "s this morning, Robertson denies that he"wou a cent and asks judgment as specified in his complaint' Not only is the suit unique In every respect and especially In relation to the charge of the - club men, that , Robertson . won l Instead of losing, but it promises to lead to a spirited legal battle. , ,, , " The original complaint was filed -last January 23 by Robertson,, who was chief of. police under j Mayor Fennoyer..- He specifies that he lost $740, in the gam bling house at the faro table between September St and November 28. 1908, as follows! On September 26, $160; en September 30 $1(0; on October 10, $100; on October 24,- $140; on November" 100, and on November 28, $100. 1 The answer of - the ' defendants, filed yesterdayw, alleges that Robertson . won, Instead , of . losing. Dates and winning! are given as follows: ' September 26. $240; October 10, $180; October 24. $190; November ! 7,'; $265, and November 18, $370, making a total of $1,245. REBELS ARE BITTER AGAINST AMERICANS - ' (Journal Dpeeltt Sertlee.) Washington, Feb. 6. The government has . issued no new 'instructions regard ing the action to be taken in San Do mingo for the killing of Sailor Johnston by the rebels.,; It is assumed that Min ister Powell is taking all the necessary steps to capture the : murderers., - iAd vlcea today say 4 he insurgents continue the devastation of property without. re gard to the ownership, and there Is a strong feeling agMnet the Americans, ' Sims liip ft . i i . -. "MOVEMENT WITHOUT PROGRESS. I ... -i Hm i : ............ . . t : I,- ,! the Oregonian has been 'marking time." Rumors of Bad Condition of institution kit 'Unfounded; V (Jooroal Speelil fWrlr.), : Oakland. Cel.. Feb. 6. The expected run on the Bank of Savings 'scheduled for this morning failed to materialise. A number of timid customers gathered in front of the building an,, hour before the doors opened s but when , the great heaps of coins- were stacked up on the paying teller's desk many left, confi dent that their' funds -were safe. But a few withdrew their deposits. The rumors that the bank's affairs were In a disabled condition were freely cir culated last night but all met prompt denials from the officials of the Insti tution, i ,' - ;-.:--- ,v-. ; . , -... i ... The bank was helped outbf its threat ened failure by the action of other Oak land and San Francisco banks in loan ing all the money necessary to pay off every depositor In full If such an act became : necessary.' , Bank ;. officials of this city say; the rumor was started by some one in an attempt p Injure, their business and they also say that whoever spread the various reports knew nothing about the conditions, as every institu tion in the city Is In good condition and Is well, able to pay, dollar for dollar on every deposit K necessary. EDNA WALLACE HOPPER GETS DUNSMUIR MONEY "..' - ,v.. , :. ..... ' - - ' , i ... ' it (JonriMl Hpe'll ,Belee.) Victoria. - B.i C( Feb. 6.4-J udge Drake of the supreme court today gave a judg ment In . the celebrated - will . action brought by . Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress, . against - . James -Dunsmuir to break the will of his , brother, Alex Dunsmuir, and to aequlre. the millions left by' him.' ! The-Judgment Is a long one.,. Judge Drake contends that though Alex Dunsmuir. was a heavy drinker, he was, competent to make his will, which wa made regularly. ; The costs were charged against the' plaintiff and jlnter vener, who- Is a mother of James -and Alex, Dunemulr. An appeal will be at once . taken.- to the. full court, the case coming up prubauly la May or June.. Opening Sentence In an Oregonisn mm TUB National Council Will Work for Great Reform Servant Girls. (jonrnil gperid herrlce.)" Indianapolis, lnd., Feb, ,,6'. Tlie Na tional Council of Women today deter mined to enter -the arena i of reform' in all branches. The . council will . advo cate a serviceable and hygienic dress to begin with, as being opposed to the ex tremes In fashion. This Is believed to mean bloomers , If., necessary, and even more pronounced change, r '. ,', At will argue everywhere that ex cluding married women , from holding salaried positions In public schools and elsewhere Is an adverse restriction and criticism upon honorable wedlock; upon the rights and privileges of wives and mothers and the ourtalllng of the valuo of schools to boy and girl pupils and wrong to the body politic. It will take such steps a are neces sary for the- establishment of juvenile courts In states in which they do not already exist. It will use Its influence to place domestic service on a business basis by establishing and assisting to establish schools for housekeeping, eon ducted not as charitable institutions, but on pure business principles, thus raising the position of a domestic to the level In society where she of times belongs. '. FLOGGED AT STAKE FOR WIFEBEAT1NG " .-, . . . s . (Journal Spool I gervtce.) Newcastle, Del.t Feb. . Corbett Iee today gained the distinction Of being the first man in the state to be flogged at the post for wlfebeatlng. In the presence of a large crowd of spectators he was given 10 lashes on his bare back. He wilt now serve a month In prison for-the crime. -'Kc- . ' AKSAXOKED TOH rOXOEXT, tt - , ;,v'T'f .ir;'.- 1 (.Trmmal aperta! SerrW.V ' . 'New York.' Feb. 6. James AbeH.! who used tne name of Goelet to win the af fections, of a girl, was today arraigned oo th charge of .forgery. He gave bonds for $5,000, .. , - ' ., Birthday Editorial. 1. LOCK Young Champion's Auto mobile Jumps Into a Buggy But He Wins. (Journal Sporta! grrlre.) . 8an Francisco, Feb. 6. ''Young Cor bett" had mixed luck yesterday. On the way to the race track his automobile grased a hay wagon and bumped Into a buggy. ' Later in the afternoon the world's featherweight champion wort between $6,000 and $6,000 from Ingle side bookmakers. It was In trylhg-'to avoid the hay wagon that the chaffeur of Corbett struck the buggy. The owner of the damaged vehicle seised him by the . arm and demanded damages. . Cor bett handed the gentleman his card and promised to do whatever was considered fair. On learning of Corbett's identity the man with the buggy allowed the champion to resume, his Journey. Cor bett made his biggest winning on the track in the decoy race.4 He also cleaned up handsomely oyer Diderot's triumph, the closing event and his winnings for the day, are placed at $5,600. It was said last night , that Corbett . Intended blossoming out . as a bookmaker. He will take advantage of the immense crowds that - will assemble to witness the Bums handicap and will lay odds against the horses Instead of trying to pick the winners as has been his prac tice, since he began attending the races'. BRIDE AND MUST , . . " . (Journal Special Serf Ice.) ..Pes : Moines, la... Feb. I. MarrlHges in the state of Iowa cannot be under taken until each person tot the coare mony shall have gone through the pre scribed course of Instruction before a physician and obtained the latter's cer tificate authorizing the Issuance of a Hcenee, if the bill introduced today Itu the legislature becomes... . law. The measure proylUes for ine creation of a ... CORBETT AVFUL THE TEiiii Insurance Swindlers Did; Murder and Will Be Shot in Mexico, GREAT DETECTIVE WORK Last Chapter in the New York Life'i Hunt for the Criminals Details DaaJ mm m Vatial ' ft ' Prominent Men. (Joarnal Special Service.) New York, Feb. 6. Leslie W. Hurl burt, formerly of the district attorney office New York, and Dr. C. R. Harle, physician, of El Paso, will be shot to death some day next week at Chihuahua. Mexico, for many, murders-committed by means of slow poison. With their death the New York - Life Insurance . company 'will conclude Its final chapter or one or the most sensational life in surance swindles In the history of tile country. ' While these men are - charged wltl but two specific murders, they have ad . mltted to seven, and have confided alar that they collected insurance fraudu lently on a suore of persons" lives. They have, admitted also that fraudulent in surance was procured on consumptives by having Dr. Harle pass on them, and then, they collected all. or part Of the premium. :.,. ;:' ?',.: '...v Racing south from her home in 1:1 Paso is the old mother . of Dr, .Harl, who has gone to Mexico hoping that one last appeal will ; save her .son ? from death. SThose who are v familiar with the brutality of the nurders in which this physician was engaged say there Is no chance and that he must die. W. J. Garrison, a detective, was em ployed to go to Texas to furnish some clue that would bring the gang of swindlers to earth. Not until Garrison. who went under the name of Gray, had gone far in his Investigation did it de velop that murder was being done, and that Hurlburt had Joined the forces of the El Paso physician, the two oper-' ating In Mexico. Garrison found Hurl burt living in elegant style In Mexico. . Garrison found great difficulty In meeting Hurlburt, but after some months met him In Dallas at a hotel! Garrison at once began to bemoan the fact that he was unable to get lnsuranca on his life because his brother was u consumptive. . Hurlburt arranged for the policy at once and had it given t Garrison. No man was even examined by Harle for the plllcy. - . , .; COLONEL BUTLER IS ACQUITTED OF CHARGE (Jrarnal Special rle.) t. , 'Wultnn . Mn. Vrfi. Th 'Vila morning rendered a verdict acquitting; Col. Edward Butler of bribery of St. Louis , house delegates. v TEKuno OAS xxrziosxoir. ; , (luernal Biieeiat gerricj . , Hcranton, ra,, reo. . -mere was a terrific explosion of gas in the Storr'a mines this morning. Evan Gabriai was killed and- three others fatally burned and five were .seriously Injured, The mine was badly damaged. .-. POPE PIUS SAID TO BE LOSING SIGHT ' 4 ' London, Feb. (.-A dispatch to Dalxlel's' agency from Rome re ports on tha authority of a per son having constant contact with the 'pope that the latter Is prac tically blind. His sight has been falling ever since . his ac cession to the papacy, owing to the extremely damp air of the Vatican.', Two celebrated ocu lists have ordered that he refrain entirely from reading. ' . . ; : ' 4 GROOM BE HEALTHY bureau of marriage reform and I he In struction director of which shall l named by the governor. Thin i:n- r sha,ll formulate the course of liiirit.f. tlon and acquaint those who (. !.! . marry .with . all the danger tit m,hv. glenlc living, the dangers or tutor r -Ti. with nature, and the MfcruM. ary to. prevent the hr!:.n , i world of - ph.vMtutll.v, m. u.. a . I t ,. ftclcnt children.