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11 o,GOD TliE-'-CIRCULATION G OOD EVENING.; HpODAYS News Today! T- That is what is making The Journal - the livest newspaper proposition in " ": . Portland. Til Weather I .. . Tonight and Thursday showers; southerly winds. " VOL: II. NO. 2U5. PORTLAND, OREGON; WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17.: 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. . , r , . '"-vs. ' i j '';' ,v;"v" -'-."'''', ; ' -v - V ' - .; ' I) ME PFOTnF N W li mm TOIA Ai 1GLI v;:-;v-:,,''v'.,;'.v.-'':" ""V; '"'&.::. V" '-v-" v At. St. Petersburg the. People Are Greatly Incensed Over Great Britain's; Partiality for the Japanese. '. --.' - V. '" '. v.. . .r . . . : -. ,. .-'--..-, . .-.I1 j. ' :; ' -. . s .'. ;, . . . ..,..- ' - ..i - v - . It Is the Opinion of Army Experts r That Russia Cannot Much linger Hold Port Arthur in , , - View oV Her Perplexities i, , (Journl SpecUt Serrlr.) London, Feb. 17. Cable advices today say that Russia Is making a move that will end her direct rule at Fort Arthuf, but that she may close around the town at Borne distance, "keeping- a bis body of men between the line of railroad and the town. This is the probable aim. but Japan . would "shave every opportunity under thestf' conditions to land men at wlll However,..KusBla cannot, in the opinion: of army experts,' hold Port Arthur much longer and must concen trate troops for defense of the line of communication before too late. . .''": ' The. attack by, the Japanese torpedo flotilla Saturday ; was not much more .than a skirmish, aocbrdlng; to St Jetrs Imrg advices. One cruiser of Russia's fleet was slightly damaged and one Japanese torpedo boat put out of com mission, according: to this report. The Oght . lasted only l minutes. Th Japanese torpedo boats, are - said to be still several miles off shore awd make a. run. in close at night, all lights out, for the purpose of locating Russian ships. Searchlights on Russian vessels RUSSIA DISCUSSES HAY'S PROPOSITION (Hearit Bpedtl Scrrtee.) St Petersburg, Feb. 17. Information has been obtained at the foreign office that Secretary Hay'a ' proposition to limit the area of war operations Is con sidered "practicable," and ' that a re sponse will soon be forthcoming. Vice roy Alexieft Is being, consulted regard ing the matter, and the authorities are doubtless awaiting indications as to how the proposition wjll ba received In Japan.,' ' -,..( The sympathetic reception given by ABILITY OF ' ' Special Interview Given o the Hearst Papers by aCaJ.-Oen. Joe 4 Wheeler and Printea sjunnitus- 4 oasly in The Journal by Special ; 4 , Arrangement, J. X ' . New Tork, Feb. 17. The wonderful energy of the Japanese land forces seems to be quite as remarkable as that exhibited by Its naval commanders. The Japanese admiralty wemi to have es tablished a naval, base in each of the three .following ports: , Souchon, Che nanpo and Chemulpo, and already Japan ese cavalry . is reported in a position from - Which they can easily reach the ray road, , which is how the line which Hroops In Port Arthur must receive their supplies. ; Also learned that Chinese raiders' have become a menace at several points upon this long Siberian railroad. This will make it necessary for the Russian - commander-in-chief to use considerable force to -meet this .very serious diffi culty. .' . ' We now learn that 'even before the declaration of war the Russians had de termined upon the Talu river as- an im portant line of defense, and had thrown up some . considerable defenses.' 1 The rapidity with which the Japanese have transported their troops and landed them In Korea, far exceeds all anticipa tions. V- For the nation to have moved the force' they now have on or near the river Talu, is evidence of organisation and administrative ability of the high est order. The Russians continue to mass their troops on the northwest batik of the river, and the Russian com mander-ln-chlef at last accounts . was maintaining headquarters in Mukden, , a city, on the Manchurian railway, about ISO to 200 miles from the' Talu river, where the Russian army Is preparing for battle. ..... A good estimate of a ship's capacity to convey trdops is to allow shout SH tons for each soldier. Thrs includes horses, artillery, ammunition, wagons and pro xisluns. In other words,, a thoroughly BETWEEN and forts keep going so, soon as dark ness sets -in. . v .' i ' ' -'" , . . .,-: . Latest dispatches say that the depar ture of Viceroy ; Alexleff from Port Arthur, is confirmed and is .construed to mean the Russians will abandon the en tire Tiaotung peninsula,: defending the line of communication as herein before described.' At Mukden the Russian flanks are harassed ' by Chinese brigands and small parties ' of ; foragers are attacked everywhere-they venture" outk the lines. A force of 1,000-, men was sent out to put a stop to the raids and many innocent Chinese were killed. ' The peo ple are incensed. , .- , -Anxiety 'increases as 'to the 'attitude of Russia toward England.. It is much aggravated by the open enthusiasm of the people i. of the ' British Isles over Japanese successes.. . Fund, have been started for the relief of wounded Japanese and for aid to hospital' corps and have been subscribed to,' liberally. The ; great ' crowds around the ' bulletin boards frequently cheer a Japanese vic tory. , Russia has been apprised 'of. this (Continued on . Page Two.) the powers to Mr. Hay's note,. and the representations the powers have made her, have undoubtedly' had a good ef fect upon official opinion, and the Rus sian government shows a more friendly spirit toward ,dlrect representations made by the United States. . The .American government is now pressing for. an. answer - to the request that the United States army officers be allowed to accompany the Russian fleld operations, but it is explained that Viceroy Alexleff, to whom the request was referred, has not yet replied. THE HIGHEST ORDER equipped army - of ' 20,000 'men can be comfortably 'transported in ships whose tonnage aggregates 70,000 tons. Troops are often transported 'With much less tonnage, especially. upon short voyages, and periods' when, storms are not ex pected, 'and the ..resourceful Japanese manage very well with a minimum allowance.- In " a military sense, the events of the- last ' 24 hours have, . it anything, been favorable to the Japan 0 .v, ' ' " , i . ) f i . i i , ' THE RUSSIAN CRUISER VARIAG (pUILT IN AMERICA),. WHICH FELL INTO WAR WITH TURKEY SEEMS IMMINENT (Journal Special Sarrlce.) ' ! Paris, Feb. 17. The Bulgarian diplo matic agent here said today that an -outbreak ' in Turkey-Bulgarian ; hostilities is imminent ' Bulgaria is seeking , to force , Turkey to take the initiative ' iu order to win sympathy. , . . ' Constantinople, Feb. IT. v 8lxteen thousand Albaniatis are In revolt In the DIakova district against Macedonian re form by Turkey and obnoxious taxes. Several conflicts have taken place, in lone of which the Turks were repulsed with heavy losses. - : TWO WW POSTUaaTZXB. (Waihlnfton Burean ot The Jonrnit) . ' Washington, Feb. 1T.-The following postmasters were appointed today: Mary E. Pause, West Portland, Or.; Clara M. Leroy, Wildwood, Or. , ese, and now comes the news that 600 Russian, soldiers en route to the seat of ..war have succumbed to the rigors ot a very severe winter. - That thetroops will suiter for. supplies,', and 'that! the navy, or what is left of it, will-suffer for coal, seems ' new more than probi able. " - Unless the Japanese generals commit some unpardonable error, their, triumph In this .winter's campaign is certain. V;:;- Will -- -.'.- '. GIVING HIM THE JIU-JITSU. ran .'..;::,.:' (Journal Special Service.) St Petersburg, Feb. 17, via frontier. The Russian troops being' sent to' the far east are encountering Insurmountable dif ficulties! They are being sent in ordinary, freight cars, 29 men In each, with a small stove in the center for warmth. , The fuel used - is wood. - 81edges 'are still being used across Lake . Baikal. ' It is one continuous story, of great. delays and deadly frost bites. 4 ! The barracks at Mtsaayaga are 4 ,, Inadequate to contain the . nura-1 bers sent there and beyond that ' all traffic is demoralized. Food 1 -is scarce, as i 'the plague killed nearly all Mongolian cattle dur- 4 ing the past season. , 4 In Manchuria the Russians con- trol only such land as lies within , range of their rifles, as the coun-; try has been completely ravaged. by brigands, so there is but little food left , ' ' War officials here declare that any serious blockade of the rail- way is liable (o put the troops to ' awful suffering. The temperature ranges from 30 to 60 degrees be- low ero. ...-, ":, '. 4 OF TROOPS )' !'; J.7- ' ' , j f 1 r s V' - ' . , New l'6rk World. DOWIE CHASED BY . HOWLING CROWD (Journal Special Sirrlre.) T London,' Feb. 17. A- dispatch from Sydney, Australia, says that Dowie, the seir-styled Klijali . II, is. being given a lively reception. Rowdy scenes char acterize his meetings and culminating in the breaking up of services last night Dowie escaped the mob in a cab. He was pursued to his hotel by a howling crowd of 6,000. The police were unable to check the onslaught and Dowie es caped through a. back door. WKZLB PBATXS8 WXaUB SAID. (Journal Special Bervlee.) London, Feb. 17. -During service in the church at Baku, Russia, and while prayers for the success of the Russian army were being' said, an 'Armenian threw a bomb at the pulpit, which ex ploded and killed three persons ' and wounded two. . JAPAN IN . Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 17. The blow ing up of the protected cruiser Boyarin with the loss of all on board, is, of course, not a serious blow to the Rus sian fleet as the cruiser la only of 3.200 tons displacement, carrying about '200 men, but the : fact that they recently blew up transport by accident and the destruction of. three torpedo boats by fire from their own- ships indicates a serious lack of efficiency or great de . XX ' ' W K ' : t .' " tin THE HANDS OF THE JAPANESE AT- CHEMULPO FAVOR FOR JAPANESE OROW 1 CIA Russian Authorities at Port Arthur! Blaming Their Own Government, for Not Preparing Sooner for War. Japan Embarks Thousands of Troops for Vladivostok and Port Arthur Making Ready for Any, Emergency - (Hearit Special Serrloa.) London, Feb.' 17. The correspondent of the Standard in Tien Tsln .cables his paper today that Chinese troops are still being moved outside of the . great wall under secret orders. , Careful observers In Peking are unanimous regarding the gravity of . the situation.' Prince Suh- lanah has been dismissed from his post as governor of thecaptal and RaTunf has been substituted, The change has caused widespread dismay. There is ft growing feeling lit favor of the Japanese which is shaping itself into a movement against ; all , foreigners..' Neutral offi cials are being superseded.. The Chinese undoubtedly Interpret the Initial success of Japan over her Euro Dean-adversary, as encouragement to themselves. Great anxiety is felt here. It is of the utmost .importance that a cloe watch be kept over China. . The railroad at, present ' is . intact , at New Chwang. . ', .'S,,-'- ' The Standard's Shanghai correspond ent says: ' "Russian authorities at Port Arthur censure their own government for placing Japan in a position to oegin RUSSIANS SAY THE CZAR WAS INACTIVE . (Brarit Special. Sertlot.) . Vienna, Feb. 17.-According to infor mation received from St. Petersburg the csar, who was greatly depressed and grieved that war was not averted, has spoken in anything but complimentary terms of Casslni, who will probably be recalled. The csar finds his ambassador, to the United States in Washington has failed to rightly inform the Russian government about the state of feeling in the United States, also about the sup port the. war party in Japan would ob tain from, the American side. CONTROL OF THE SEA moralization resulting from recent de feats. Combining this feature with the halting of the fleet on its way to the far east Russia now relinquishes the idea of contesting at least for some time Japan's control of the sea, .: Moreover with indications of the pos sibility of complications in Europe aris ing from war in the far east pr from disturbances in the Balkans it is doubt ful whether .Russia, could safely send - l 4 f 4 fot! the war had been made. They lane gloomiest view of the future." It Is reported from Japan that foul large Russian . cruisers have returnee! to ,. Vladivostok. British ' steamships have received private warnings to avoid the Korean straits. The cruiser Askold. reported to have been Camaged in th engagement at Port Arthur. In reality tvaa sunk. Greatxcltement haar beertr caused in Japan by the action of the Russians In detaining lit Port Arthur 00 Japanese who were Reeing from Manchuria. raw cosntuuroE ron att. .(luurnal Special. Swyice.) ::- St. Petersburg, Feb. 17. r Admiral Roshbestvensky will leave -here imme diately for the far east where it is as serted he will assume the supreme com mand of the Russian navy under Alex leff. One report says he will travel through the Red sea. taking the ves sels gathered there to the seat of war with him. J The Zeltung learns, from a financial source that Russia last week immediate ly after war first began, endeavored to realize a loan In Paris. Negotiations for an issue of 5 per cent Russian bonds at 93 had made considerable progress when at the last moment a financial syndicate withdrew from the transaction on the pretext that they were afraid a new Russian loan would cause a heavy fall 6f Russian securities In Paris mar kets. The above reports must be re ceived with caution. X 44 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 1 j Special Interview Given to the v Hearst Papers by Oapt. Xlchmond P. Hobson and Printed Sixnultaa- 4v eonsly la The Journal by Special ' Arrangement .. any more of her European naval forces : to the far east. In short, it can now be assumed that Japan will enjoy all the advantages of the control of the sea at least until the present season's land campaign is ended. It is almost safe t assume that the disastrous beginning and the difficulty of properly training and drilling ships In maneuvering and other necessary features together with, the serious question of coal supply mv preclude the idea of any future attempt on the part of Russia in an aggressive naval effort to control the sea. , The rceent accidental mine explosion in the harbor of Port Arthur would Indi cate strenuous efforts to put the harbor In a condition for resisting efforts on the part of Japan's fleet to force an en trance! The permanent presence of formidable fleet Inside the harbor would practically prevent the capture of this stronghold by operation from the rear. It must, not be inferred from thi.s fact ; that because the Spanish squadron left Santiago when our armies Invested that city that it was necessary for them t leave.- They could have remained in definitely and their remaining would in itself have prevented the capture of the city by our army. No artillery could b mounted within range of the ships thnt could resist the guns of an armored fleet. We can thus assume that Port Arthur will remain In control of the Russians provided it has supplies adequate to sus tain a protracted siege from land. Unless the Japanese undertake "eoim- termlning to enter the harbor arid en gage th Russian fleet., the Situation is a very interesting one to afford a tet of this kind of an operation, al' t- test submarine boats In entering a luir bor. . - From the Indication of lh fiir!t i,' the Japanese navy smnn fm h f,tt, .., ... , are not altogfther inhV!v. 7 Uf n ,, of course would he r iin'-t th. .1 ,;, flet suppoKinsf Hint tiie i'; .1 . cffli'leiK-y in ul ili.iii ('.! t-i : Itlys of 'their v 1 . i u' I cl. ; .. ; un ei'S,';uiis';-J Ui. f hostilities, when no preparations