IN FEBR.UAR.Y THE JOURNAL PRINTED 154 MORE COLUMNS OF ADVERTISING THAN THE TELEGHAI,! G OOP EVENING. The Circulation of The j Journal Yesterday VVoa The Weather t ' Tonight,. fair,, with front:, Thurs-v '. day, increasing Cloudiness; south erly winds. - 14,050 VOL.. II. S07. PORTLAND, OKEGQ3ST. WEDNES DAT - EVENING, MARCH 3, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. '. ii FRENCH STATESMEN URGE MEDIATION BY THE GREAT - - - ; - . . - ; ., - No Overtures Have the Belligerents titude Is Rumors Are Current in London That Port Ar thur HvFate But No Confirmation is Obtainable, Communication Suspended Paris, March 2. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Honotauz has started an agitation in favor of intervention by the powers to put a stop to the Russo-Japanese war. High officials of the French gov ernment are deeply .interested In the movement and count much upon its success. Grave fears are entertained that if the war continues much longer all of Kurope may become involved in it, and the Japanese victories leave little1 ground for the hope that the war will come to an early conclusion if tlio combatants are left to fight it out without inter--ferenee. .;'.. Since the movement for an Intervention by the powers originates In France, it is believed that . Russia will be the more inclined to give it favorable, consideration. . Japan may be less inclined to do so, but could scarcely resist the combined recommendations . of the neutral powers. London, March l-r-Tlus rumors of proposed mediation between Russia and Japan. have aroused prof.CrTind Interest, but it Is learned from . f the highest diplomatic authority that as yet no overtures have been made to either of the belligerent governments, with a view to ending the wan . . f . If such overtures should be-made. give them careful attention' and. may if assured that her vital Interests will . n j (Journal Special rlee) .London, Martin 3. Again there Is an absolute dearth of news from Fori Ar thur or the vluinlty of the Yalu river, Horn significant la attaehed to tills, as possibly Indicating that a fight Is in progress at Port Arthur, and that the use of the wires by? correspondents has consequently been Interrupted. Rumors are current that the Japanese have sustained reverses, but there is no confirmation of these'reports. The feeling is growing that China will become Involved In the war, as she per sists In taking Initiative action against I Russia In the matter of massing troops and allowing Chinese brigands to harass the Russian flanks. The Tang Tse squadfon has been placed on a war fool ing. JAPS IBEX OTT TXASZTOSTOX. Keserre fleet Keported In That Vicin ity, According to Russian Dispatches. (Journil Special Berrlc.) St. Petersburg. March 2. A Vladivo stok telegram states that a Japanese lleet was recently seen off that port. It is believed to have bpen composed of reserve, vessels and those not powerful enough to blockade the port. Private adivces received at Vladivostok, says the telegram, are 'that 2.400 Japanese have landed at Chung Chnng. 200 versts north of Oensan, Korea. The object is believed to be to threaten HunChun. which Is a short distance southwest tff Vladivostok. mVXOB ATTACK is DsrxmxEo. (Journal Npc-lal Kervlre.) Washington. D. .. March 2. Infor mation received here- from "Japanese sources is in me eneci mat me Japanese attack on Port Arthur peninsula may Dot occur for a fortnight. DETAILS Or FIGHT AT CHEMULPO. (Special DlKpatib to The Journal.) Victoria, B. C Martft 2. The Km press of India brings further news of the naval battle t Choinulpo. The story in toto is that the Japanese fleet, under Amlral Urieu. anchored the Jap anese transports and approached the entrance of Chemulpo harbor. On Feb ruary 8 ths fleet reached an island seven miles off the town. Torpedo boats re WORK AT.PANAMA MAY BE DELAYED (Special Dlipatch to The Journal.) Wash Ington, V. CT March 2". Accord ing" to Rear-Admiral Walker, who has been named as the president of the isthmian canal commission the public need not expect the United States to take charge of the ifctual work of ex cavation on the Panama canal for a, year, and perhaps two years. , . Admiral Walker said that after fhe commission had been confirmed the members would organize and map out the work and perhaps one or two mem bers "would be sent down to look over the Held. Admiral .Walker's Idea , Is that there- must be a vast amount of preliminary work before construction can be begun under the auspices of the Vnlted States. ' Matters relating to the Panama canat were under discussion by ; President Roosevelt and hts cabinet today. It was ' said after, the meeting that no money could be -pa Id by the govern ment until , a clear title to the property was obtained., but no Intimation, wan given as ' to the. length uf lime which POWERS TO Yet Been Made to and Japan's At-" Uncertain, , It is understood that Japan will possibly, consent to mediation be sufficiently protected. ... '. ...... - turned the" fire 'of "'the" Russians, but without effect, and Admiral Koriets re turned -to an anchorage In the harbor. The Japanese fleet then approached the harbor and ordered the Russian warships to leave before noon. The order was obeyed and -the flght ensued as detailed in tha reports of the battle already re ceived. tUSSIAW FLEET CASTBTOT PASS. Turkish Government will Hot Allow Xt to Oo Through tha Dardanelles. -,- - (Journal 8pedal Berrlce.) " " Constantinople, Mar A 2. The Turk ish government Is resolved to forcibly prevent , the Russian Black sea fleet from passing through the Dardanelles. The defenses, to the straits have been strengthened,, due to - England's threat to make a demonstration in case the Russian fleet attempts to pass though. POST ABTXTJB KE POSTED TAXSH. (Special Dlnpatcb l Tut Journal.) London, March 2. The rumor was circulated in the house of commons lobby today that Port Arthur had fallen. No authentio .Information is obtainable, and communication with the seat of war is practically suspended today. , BT7SSIABT CSTJZSEB BAILS. Port Bald, March 2. The Russian cruise Aurora sailed today towasd Can din. The cruiser Dimltrl Donskot will be permitted to remain- Ave days for re pairs. REPUBLICAN SENATORS FEAR INVESTIGATION (Journal Bperlal rVrrloe.l' Washington, March " 2. The senate committee on post offices held a meeting today and it Is charged that certain of the Republican members left the room in order to break the quorum and thereby prevent the possible adoption of a reso lution providing tor an exhaustive in vestigation of the postofflce department. The accusation has caused a sensation and has revived the rumors that the dfs closures of fraud already made have left many of the chief offenders undiscov ered. might elapse before a decision would be reached. . For some time ,a detachment of mi rlnes "will continue to guard the isth mus. As naval vessels must remain there1 it was thought best to allow the marines to continue to do land duty. XTXOX 18 MORE BAJrauXOTi. Washington. D.C. Maifh 2,-,-AJttor-ney-General Knox gave out the follow; ing statement this afternoon; ,"t have ad vise J the president thai he is author ised fi pay Immediately to the Republlo of Panama the $10,040,000 stipulated by the treaty,- the ratification of which huve just been exchanged: also, lie Is authorised to pay to the new . canal company the $40,000,000 which, under the agreement between the Untcert 8tatea and that. company, we are to pay for its property, and I have notified the! canal company that we are ready to close the transaction. ' The details in connection with the transfer of fhe canal company's property ehoiMd not require more than 30 days." - i ''''( BRING RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR TO v, - . i, - , . - v . ? t "v.Sjf.i pyA-;? v ThM- tfffllrgJJ$ I "BssBBBMBaasBSBoa)jii. "vy ,mim&-&? "x Tmmmmr-TJ yrA Vessels of the ty.pe shown Imthe picture are being used by Japan as scouts and dispatch boarri. They are armed with torpedoes and have already proved themselves dangerous antagonists, -having Inflicted serious damage upon Rus sia's ironclads. ' .. WOUNDED JAPANESE Hospital Ship Brings 71 to Nagasaki and Losses Reported Heavy. (Hearat Spertdl Serrlee.) Nagasaki March 2. The hospital ship Kobe Maru has arrived In port, bring ing home 71 wounded Japanese. This is accepted as evidence that the fighting at Port Arthur has been heavy and that the Japanese losses may have been con siderable. Other vessels bringing wounded are expected to arrive. No list of the killed is obtainable, -and the authorities will notpermit any in formation to be given out. The wildest rumors are in circulation, but none of tbem are confirmed and popular excite ment is at fever heat. The people are waiting In the most Intense anxiety for definite news of the battle at Port Arthur. It Is learned that the Japanese ad vance into Korea continues and It is known that a large body of Russians is approaching the Yalu river and is ex pected to arrive there today. Their ad vance guard, was there yesterday. DIFFERENT PENALTY (Washington Bureau of The Joornal.) Washington. March 2. Representative Hearst of New York is gatnering ma terial for an elaborate speech ?n the operation of another anti-trust law, de signed with particular reference to the Imprisonment feature of the' present etatute. He believes that the penalties under the act should be confined to the imposition of fines large enough to make it unprofitable for even the richest cor poration to take any chances In in fracting laws. He contends that experi ence has proven that courts will not en force the imprisonment clause of the law, because of the personal hardship to b suffered by men who are not crim inally inclined, but who are simply tak ing advantage of business conditions to extort large- profits. If these men are brought before courts which will impose large fines without hesitancy, Mr. Hearst believes that there are enough-antl-trust laws on the stajtute books to control these corporations over which there Is so much complaint, and he has a bill pend ing furnlHhlng an amendment which he believes necessary for this purpose. . . ANOTHER OUTBREAK OF ALCATRAZ PRISONERS (San Francisco Bureau of The Jonrual.) ' San Francisco, March 2. An outbreak, the second within two months, occurred among the military prisoners on A lea trax island yesterday afternoon. As a consequence five men are confined in the prison on a bread and water diet. The disturbance two months ago was .occa sioned by a complaint .concerning the prison' food. Yesterday's trouble arose from a dislike on the part of the offen ders for the work allotted to them. The military prisoners were marched out to their work by a, corporal's gti.rd, according to custom, and were put to breaking stones on the road that, runs .round the island. Suddenly five men HEARST PROPOSES A JAPANESE DISPATCH 6 : W A -j jet ;i ( THE FOt'R GRAND DUKES WHO ARE GOING TO WAR. In the. order shown from. top. to bot tom, they are: Boris, Michael Nlcolale vlch, Nicholas and Alexis. Copyright, 1904, by W. R. , Hearst. threw down their tools and flatly re fused to go on with their work, declar ing it was too hard., They were sur rounded at once and although some ugly threats were passed they were taken into custody without difficulty. They were taken before Major Faxton, the officer commanding the troops on the island, and after a brief examination, were sen tenced to confinement In : the dungeon for a period of five days, j- From now on extra precautions will be taken by the prlsqn authorities against a, possible mutiny. It is seen that a spirit of disaffection exists among prisoners on the - inland snd henceforth the slightest rumor will be given the most seiluus attention. BOAT PEASANTS IN REVOLT Russia Confronted" with Imminent Danger of Revolution. (Jonrnal Special Bar rice.) Berlin, March 2. The Taeglische Rundschau publishes a report that Rus sia is on the verge of a revolution, and that the Imminence of the danger has aroused the gravest fears. The Russian minister of the interior, Plehve, con siders the condition of the peasantry as most threatening. Their smouldering discontent promises to- break forth at any moment into the flame of rebellion. Bands of starving rustics maddened by the excessive use of vodka are plunder ing estates and murdering the landown ers. The government Is aroused -to the seriousness of the situation and has proclaimed a mild form of martial law in 63 of the 71 provinces of European' Russia. The discontent of the people Is fanned by the secret - agents of the Nihilists, who are eager to take ad vantage of Russia's embarrassments abroad to incite rebellion at home.v HAY HAVE TO FACE (Journal Rpceial Serrlre.) New York, March 2,The scene of ac tion in the ship trust scandal may be shifted in a few days, it was said today, from the civil to the criminal courts. The refusal to consider the rights of bona fide stockholders has angered those who bought the securities on the strength of the big names behind them, and. full Information will be laid before the prosecuting attorney. Daniel Leroy Dresser became the storm center agalrn when he testified In the civil suits that the board of di rectors of the truBt company adopted a resolution endorsing 1I he did in re gard to the flotation of the trust. This resolution would lay all the directors liable to punishment the same a Mr. Dresser. Some of them now deny 'that they ever Adopted such a resolution, and say that there is no copy of it on record. Dresser's friends insist that they did. TWO APPOINTMENTS ON PHARMACY BOARD (Special Plupatih to The Journal.) :" Salem, March 2. Governor Chamber lain today appointed George C. Blakely of The Dalles a member of the pharmacy board, vice Yerrtngton of Eugene, re cently deceased, Mr. Blakely's term will expire May 20, 1905. The governor ap pointed J. M. Lowrle of Portland a member of the same board, to succeed himself, his term ending May 20, 1905. raw rornusTiu nr o&boox. CRIMINAL CHARGES ( Washington Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, March , t. Postmasters have been appointed for Oregon as fol lows: A,t - Hallston, Peter Cook; at Beaver, Joseph Bixby; at Neskowln. Lima X. Scherxinger. : BTTBAX. MAXL CAJUUXKS ATPOnTTBS (Washington Bur-HU of The Journal.) ' Washington. March 2. Lester Holt has , been appointed regular "rural mnll carrier , at Thomas, or, arid Henry Struckmiere substitute, - , . .. MISSli A. C. Probert of Dayton, Oregon, Strangely Disappears. SOUGHT IN PORTLAND The Bank Opened and Examined by Citizens -Had Some Trouble with Directors Known in the East. Arthur C. Probert, manager of the bank-at Daytonr Or.r has" mysteriously disappeared. His friends In Dayton think he may hate come to Portland, but several indications point to the con trary. Mr. Probert is the manager of the State Savings bank at Dayton, which, was opened about a month ago. Probert was last seen by friends about 11 o'clock last evening. This, morning several persons went to the bank. Find ing it closed and no one in sight, they notified City Marshal R. Earl, who went to Deputy District Attorney. Conner and told "him of the circumstances. Mr. Con ner advised the marshal to collect a del egation of prominent citlsens to inves tigate the matter. In company with D. A. Snyder, 8. W. Slgler, A. W. Flshburn and Robert L. Harris, the marshal broke open the bank door. The investigators found the safe shut and . apparently locked. There was no confusion about the outer office. ., In the back room, where Mn Probert was accustomed to sleep, they found that the bed had been slept in, the wash basin , had been used. Probert's watch dog was in the room. Telephone wires were soon busy be tween Dayton and Portland making in quiries about the missing man. John E. Davit of the Diebold Safe company received a message of inquiry this morn ing, but so far has found no trace of Probert in Portland. ' Mr. Davis says Probert bought a safe of him about the time the bank was opened, and that he has not seen him since.. There had been some misunder standing among the directors of the bank at Dayton, and all of them resigned. The assistant cashier. L. A. Ruffner, worked only a short time when he also resigned. A. C Probert came to Portland frpm Chicago shortly before opening the bank at Dayton. In Chicago he was engaged as .promoter and had been successful. He is well and favorably known in Port end by Henry C. Prudhomme of the New York Life Insurance company and B. W. Barnes, both of whom worked in bank ing, houses which he established in northern Wisconsin. Mr. Barnes as cashier and Mr. Prudhomme as assistant cashier. Mr. Probert is described as a man of splendid address, erect, about S feet Inches tn height and weighing probably 17S pounds. His complexion, and hair are dark, and he wears a short beard sprinkled with gray. ' ' BHOUIK ITMFintT TOB JAVA. Ixmdon. March 2.- Twenty-flve Jap anese officers left for Japan today via America. A large crowd bade them farewell, and the demonstrations of sympathy for Japan were marked. AMERICA'S OLDEST CITIZEN IS DEAD (San Francisco Bureau of Tha Journal.) New Brunswick. N. J., March 2. Noah Raby. said to be the oldest person In America, died today at the -poorhouse of Pisrataway county, aged 132 years. For more than 30 years he mads his home in the poorhouse, and for the last few years he was totally blind, al though otherwise in 'the full possession of his faculties. It was his boast that he had been a BUFORD CROSSES THE BAR PROMPTLY With no delay at the bar whatever, the United States transport Buford sailed at t o clock this. afternoon for Sai ran clsco. She left Portland at noon yes terday,' ami reached Astoria this morn ing without incident. The quick dis patch she made In port and getting to sea is a subject of much favorable com ment among shippers, : On account of the excellent record roadd;, thejr. believe that the government will continue to si)d transports to Portland to load CttV goes for th. Inland posesslons. . AN END ROW OVER A LEVY Otto Burckhardt Starts a Little Campaign. Fund. HIS LIST IS REVISED Several Who . Contribute Strike Out Their Names Storey Puts Up $500 for the Good of "the f action. What is asserted to be an attempt. oi -the part of F. Otto Burckhardt, deputy, county auditor, to collect a campaign fund without the authorisation of the county Republican central commute has aroused the keen antipathy of tha clerks and deputies at the courthouse. In fact, the dissension is so great that Charles H. Carey, chairman of the com mittee, repudiated the action of Burck hardt and quashed the whole proposition. This action was taken by Carey as soon as he learned of what had happened. The' list of subscribers to the fund started by Burckhardt will probably be thrown Into the waste basket. In connection with the storm which has . been raging all morning at . tha courthouse over the action of Burck hardt. who is a member of the Matthews-. Burckhardt political combination, it la declared that when MeCerd and the two deputy clerks, F. W. Prasp and H. V. Bamford. demanded that their names be scratched off the list they were in f ormed by Burckhardt that he bad - al ready turned the money over to Chatr mart Carey of the county Republican central committee. Carey was tele phoned and denied that he had received the money. Thereupon the list was again demanded and the names scratched off. Bo heated was the feeling that Judge Carey went to the courthouse, this morning and made a personal in vestigation. What he learned caused him to make the comment: "Burck hardt has made a fool of h lmself Bnrckhardt's Ust. It appears when the various state ments are arranged in sequence that Burckhardt, desiring to create the Im pression that he ia zealous in the work for the committee, of which he is not a ' member, began the circulation of the list last Monday, himself heading it for 120. The argument he . used in securing sig natures waa that money was needed to carry on the work necessary before and during the holding - of the primaries. For some time the deputies and clerVs) in the "county clerk's offlc. both male and female, have been devoting time after hour to keeping up the precinct registration bftpka. It waa understood that for this reason they were not to be called on for financial support. The sal ary drawn by each la only $75 a month and it was felt that the amount asked was exorbitant. , lorn. Contributions. Not only was the amount asked deem ed large, but the" procedure waa re garded as entirely unwarranted by precedent-Collecting before the primaries and prior to the nominees being known was looked on as something out of tha (Continued on Page Three.) smoker for more than 120 years, and had used liquor until' he was forced to give it up on entering the poorhouse. Old residents 1 claim that "Uncle Raby's" age is well authenticated. He was born at Gates, N. C. April 1, 1772. His mother was white, and his father was an Indian. The old man took a great interest In politics, but had not voted for years, , because he could not pay his poll tax. The oriental liner Iudravslll arrive! this morning, and Is expected to rea )i Portland late tonight or early tomor row. Hhfi is brltiKlng full ..,,,) of general cargo and about 70 .et-rnkc pas. sengers. It Is probable that the tmn,r encountered some pretty rough "'!c oi tha voyage, as be Is about. a lattvof sc-beihilH t!ni, . The Claveting will proba'.fy n , -t I , morrow. Kb saiien. rnym , '"o yesterday.'' ' Full out 4 are HMtUu btth ve,- t 1