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VOL III. NO. 8.
'PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1904.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
mm
Private Dispatches Re
port Big Battle on
the Yalu River.
BEAR CLAIMS VICTORY
Japs Said to Have Lost Eighteen Hon
dred Men-London Officials Await
ConfInnation-St. Petersburg
Pleased with Japs' Delay.
POPULAR PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE
"PINAFORE" ' 'V'.'" .
(Copyright 1904, by I W. B. Beant.)
. (Journal Special Service.)
London, March A dispatch to
Reuters from Chef o'o states that a pri
vate dispatch reports fighting between
the Russians and Japanese on the banks
of the Yalu. The Russians claim to
hare captured 1,800 prisoners.
As Chefoo la the most probable place
at this time to which reports of a near
by Yalu engagement would be sent, the
story Is given soma credence. It will
: not be accepted, however, In officialdom
until further advices are received.
The disposition of troops In that vl
cinlty is such that embattle of magnitude
, seems wunin we returns ox puBBiuiuiy.
, The military expert of tho Times, who
IS considered one of ' the most con
' servatlve and best Informed men now
watching the situation, places , some
? faith In the report and points to' a re
cent prediction made by him wherein,
; after reviewing! the forward movements
,f troops and ,. concentrations, he ex
pressed it as his opinion that an en
counter in force might be expected with
in the near future. It is regarded as
certain that if such battle did take
place, its seen .must have been con
fined prlclpaliy to the southern bank, of
the Yalu. . ".' ' - - a
BATTLING
FOR PLACE
Bitter Contests in Repub
lican County Con-Invention.
"Some yean ago I served a term ,
As a trust attorney in a big law firm.
' I did my-worksofaithfullee-
That I'm now attorney-general at Washington, D. C.'
CHOlCED AND ROBBED
BY MASKED MEN
BVSSXAJTS AM EKCOTOAOZD.
Xogard . Japanese Delays ta Manchuria
, , as TaTorahle to the Bear.
, ' ' (Jooroal Special Bertie.)
St Petersburg, March 19. -Members
. of Russian military circles are greatly
encouraged by the Japanese delay In
land .attack in Manchuria. They fully
expected one to be made by this time,
possibly necessitating a Russian evacu
ation of all territory south of MukdenJ
except Port Arthur.
Now re-lnforcements have arrived and
it Is believed possible to prevent any
serious Japanese invasion. Russian
troops continue to stream into northern
Korea in excellent condition, while the
Japanese are reported to be in a bad
state due to an epldemio of typhus.
MILLIONS THREATENED
-r BY A WEAK DAM
(Journal special Service.)
Reno. Nev, March !. From Tahoe
to Pyramid the- banks of the Truckee
river were lined last night with men
dreading the signal that may come
announcing the breaking of the big lake
Tahoe dam. now being strained in re
taining a body of water .10 feet in
depth and covering an area of, 186
square miles. . - Danger Is Increasing
. every moment and in the event -that the
meagre restraint gives way, millions of
dollars' worth of property will be de
stroyed and miles upon miles of the
richest and most ' productive land ; in
this section of California as well as in
Washoe county, Nevada, will , be a
stretch of desolation and ruin,
CAN'T GAMBLE AND
REMAIN UNSULLIED
; (Journal Apodal Service.)
Vew York. March 19. Andrew Car
negie sailed this morning on the steamer
8t Paul ior nis tscotcn. casus. Asaea
about the Sully failure tho great iron
master said: "No gambler can remain
unsullied. . .
Tho pun didn't dawn on him for a
' moment when ho said: "Well, well, who
would have thought It of me; it comes
naturally. But drinking and gambling
are tho curses of this , country." Car
k negle also had an announcement of gifts
. tie lntenas va ratmo.
FOURTEEN HUNDRED
CAN MAKERS STRIKE
(Journal Special Service.)
" Ran Francisco, March 19. Fourteen
Ymndred members of the- Can Makers'
union, employed by the American Can
Co., struck this morning.
Tho-trouble Is duo to the company's
li.Md refusal to abide by the agree
ment made with the . union several
months ago. y
- grmaffST YXXXJ3S BATOB. ,
'.' (Journal Special Service.)
pittsburr. Pa,. March 19. -Victor
tr.rhArt'a contract with the Pittsburg
.h.tra exoired today. The contract
i... nnl been renewed as Mr. Herbert
v. nroteaslonal demands make It lm
possible for Wirt to longer give his time
nth orotieMtra, Jie wm wtuwo w
lork City, his future residence, y .
7
Hrs. D. Eo Flanders, -Bound, Gagged and Beaten,
Watches the Theft of $215 She HadHidden--;
: Chalk : Crosses . Guide the Thieves,
V A '-'f-fffI- sT r
B1U DULL
A lone woman choked in tho front
room of her own home by two desperate
thugs, gagged, searched, then thrown
Into a corner, where she watcnea tn
theft of $215 in gold which she had hid
den under the mattress of her bed. ; This
is the story of one of the boldest rob
beries in the long record of recent crime
In Portland. : -
Mrs. IX B.1 Flanders, who resides, at
722 Thurman street, at 10:30 o clock
Thursday night was called to her door
in answer to a loud knock. She had
moved into her new home ths afternoon,
of that day, and until half an oour m
for had been enaaa-ed in putting down
carpets, assisted by W. M. Plumb and.F.
Domingo, two young c men wno nmn
boarded with her when she lived at Hi
Roosevelt street. i s j ' "
The carpet-laying had been eompietea
and the men left tho house. Hearing a
knock at the door soon after tnoy nao
left, Mra .Flanders, who had retired, be
lieved they had, returned and hastened
to tho door to admit .them.
'- Itory ta BetaU. ,v
.What followed is best told in Mrs.
Flanders' own words. -
"I was not aceualomed to tno- aoor-
lock and had some difficulty In turning
the key, but I t believe now that my
trouble ' was " caused by the robbers
pressing from tho outside. When the
door did open it flew wide back, and
there on the threshold' stood two men
with white masks over their faces, with
holes cut for tho eyes. - ' : ;
"I Was almost frightened to aeatn as
they pushed mo into the room and shut
tho door.'. One of them, who was taller
than the other, said, Oivo us your
money!' replied that I had none, but
he grabbed mo roughly and tors my
wrapper .open where I am accustomed to
carry my poeketbook.
."The smaller of the men held a dark
lantern in hi hand. Which he kept flash
ing in my Tace. This was the only lignt
In the house. ,Thls fellow never uttered
a word while the robbery was in prog
ress. - ': ' -' ' ' ' ' '
The desperado who had searched mo
was very profane, and after saying,
T n you, we want that money quick!'
he took me by both shoulders and pulled
me into the bedroom.-where, he said I
must point out tho coin. , . '
"The roan with the lantern followed
and stood at tho door. I then recovered
from my first fright and screamed loud
ly, for which I received a violent wow
on tho mouth, Tho brute took a dark-
colored rag from his pocket and jammed
It Into my mouth. Then ho threw me
roughly into tho corner by the bed.
Terribla Treatment. ' .
"I am not a young woman, and the
terrible treatment put me in an awful
state. I saw the thief searching, my
"Ha tore all tho clothing front it
and shook each piece before throwing
it uoon the floor and partly over me,
At last he came to the mattress and
as ho lifted it to better pursue his
hunt, my nocket-book fell on tho floor.
He picked it up leisurely and turning
to. the other fellow isald, you see the
has iied.'.,-
"He then came to where I was lying
and banged my head against the wall.
Then the nalr went out' of the door
throuch which they had entered and
dlsapeared In the rain and darkness.'
"It was hours, before I recovered
sufficiently to get to my feet I did not
then alarm neighbors as I am not ac-
tjualnted In the neighborhood. It was
not Until yenterday noon that I was able
to notify the pollcei Friends- or Whom
Mr. Plumb was one, insisted that I must
do so. Officer ilemiwortb and another
policeman were hero yesterday investi
gating, and detectives' are also working
on tho case. Officer Hems'worth brought
a man hero for me to identify last night,
but he is neither of . the fellows who
robbed me. The thug who did the talk
ing had long thin hands and very whits
ones; the fellow who held the lantern
had a small hand. ' The man brought
hero by too officer had thick fat hands
and hard : looking."
Opinions of Officers. ,
It is tho opinion of an officer who Is
working on the case that in all proba
bility tho crime was committed or in
stituted by some person who .: became
acquainted with tho fact that Mra
Flanders had drawn 800 ' from . ths
bank Thursday morning for the purpose
of making furniture purchases which
she did.
In concluding her account of tho af
fair this morning, Mrs. Flanders said:
"The person who did the deed marked
the house, for at' dusk when tho last
of tho furniture came I was at tho gate,
there were no marks upon it, but yes
terday . morning there were several
crosses made on the 'woodwork in
chalk. The police believe the "robbery
had been planned and - that my new
(Continued on Page. Two.)
- (journal Special Service.) .' -New-York.
March 19. Despite the
declaration that their suspension, was
no more than temporary and due to slow
collections from Europe, D. J.- Bully
Co. were compelled - to make -. an - as
signment' this morning for tho benefit
of their creditors, ; i- ! . ; ; 1
Before tho market was opened a per
sonal letter from the great bull cotton
leader was received at the cotton ex
change in which he said that be would
meet all his obligations. Tho effect of
the letter was pleasing to those who
were on: tho wrong side of tho market
The street was kept in - this - state of
speculation and wonderment but a short
time.
With tho opening quotations Sully ap
peared and expressed himself as high
ly satisfied -with the market,' but to the
amazement of many it was but a few
minutes after this when tho announce
ment cams that an assignment had been
made for the benefit of the firm's cred
itors, Joseph H. Hadley being announced
as assignee. . .
The feature of the cotton dealing both
here and in Liverpool was tho equanim
ity which characterised trading.
It will not be known immediately how
many firms are involved in the big fail
ure, but It is presumed they are few. ;
Oarrisoa Mm rails. '
As tho day advanced and trading be
came" stronger another check on - the
market came in the announcement at
the cotton exchange that J. H. Garrison
& Ca . had (-suspended.' Tho announce
ment of suspension carried no statement
as to liabilities. ,, , : , v .
SULLIVAN GULCH
BRIDGE WRECKED
Two Disasters in Less Jhan 24 Hours Car
; Barn Falls In the Sewer Floods-Loss bf
' Many Thousand Dollars. , ,
RUHELIN FOR MAYOR;
i
Curious Story - Circulated That G. LL';
Williams Is to Be State Supreme .
Judge Matthews Hand
In Many Combinations,
Tho
which
ThA s hrldee over ; Sullivan's gulch,
on Grand avenue, dlrecUy over the O.
R. & N. Co.'s tracks, suddenly collapsed
at 12:15 , today. No ono was on the
bridge at -the moment though ' two
women had just steppea oa tne onage
when it went down, '
. Tho damage was 1 confined mostly ' to
the bridge itseu. and the six-inch gas
mains which ran directly beneath the
flooring of the structure. These were
broken off at each end, and the vicinity
was. Ailed with tho escaping gas. :
, The O. R. & N. company was notified
and sent an engine and a force of men
to clear away tho debris from tho tracks.
Tho gas company also sent men quickly
to tho scene to repair tho breaks in
the mains, v "- ' ' ''
Tho bridge Is a very. old one, and was
officially condemned about two weeks
ago, though up to that time was used
a great deal for heavy travel. Even the
fire department made runs over it lately.
As a result of tho Tanner creek flood
the car barns of the Portland Railway
company at Eighteenth and Washing
ton streets , have collapsed, 10 of the
company's cars and tho wreckage lie in
tho overflow from the sewer, and the
Nineteenth street bridge is rendered so
unsafe that it cannot bo crossed by cars
or teams. - Tho Alder street bridge is a
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It will contain a brilliant discussion of the
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The features that appeal to women are many
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full page illustrating the fashion article of Mrs.
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A brilliant page is devotid to a copyrighted
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This list , does not include everything of in
terest that the paper will contain. The :aim
is to make it an all around, representative Sun
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try and it is felt that the public will share the
pardonable pride ; in having measurably at- "
tained that purpose.
Ask for The Sunday Journal tomorrow and
kick if you don't get it,, for it will be worth
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wreck. Multnomah field is again covered
with . water, to a depth of several feet
the grandstand is in danger, people have
been obliged to move from their bouses
and the exposition building is in dinger
of. sinking Into the flood with the re
mainder of the debris. .
Oar Barns Collapse.
Tho collapse of the car barns occurred
at 6 o'clock last evening. Sit work
men, who were making an attempt to
removo the cars and cut the wires lead
ing to ' the bams , had a narrow escape
from death. Shortly before the barn
collapsed City Engineer Elliott dis
covered the building to be settling and
gave out word that it was unsafe. . The
railway company .was .immediately no
tified and sent six men to take tho cars
from -the- bam.-r-While thesernenrwere
at work the barn fell with a crash that
could be heard for blocks, taking the
Alder street bridge with It Tho work
men barely escaped with their lives.
The, uncut, wires -were immediately
broken and fell into Washington street
rendering it dangerous to passers-by,
- In the wreckage are 10 summer cars,
one - of them new. The ' majority of
these were smashed into kindling wood.
The building fell a distance of 20 feet
timbers were snapped off at the base
like match-wood, beams were wrenched
into an unshapely mass, and almost the
entire building - is "wrecked beyond re
pair. Other buildings iff the vicinity
and on Morrison 'Street were discovered
to be sinking and word was given the in
habitants that they were unsafe. Then
began an exodus that lasted far into the
night, The row of houses and small
shops on Morrison street, the rear of
which is supported- by piling that is in
the flood, setUed at least six inches.
Inmates of the rooms above tho stores
moved, last night as soon as the state of
the buildings was discovered. . Unless
heavy rains prevail there la no immed
iate danger of .these collapsing. ;
, Story of tho Crash.
'' Mr. McCommon, who operates a phar
macy at 684 Washington street was
standing near the corner at the time the
barns fell. -
"I wis watching the workmen remov
ing the cars," said McCommon this
Bepublican county convention
assembled this morning at tho
Empire theatre is engaged In tha task
of nominating a county and a legisla
tive ticket, and electing delegates to tho
state convention and members of tho
county - central committee. A bitter
fight Is on over some of tho county
nominations. . There are many evidences
of tho manipulations of the party mav
chine, and the assertion that tho con
vention is to be an open one now finds
few believers.. Tho hand of Jack
Matthews is plainly seen in some of
the combinations which have been
formed, and there will be a strong ef
fort to program tho county nominations,
though whether this will be entirely suc
cessful is a matter of much doubt Tho
legislative ticket will be framed strictly
in accordance with the views of Judgo
Carey and his advisory committee.
A. A. Courteney, who presided over
the Republican county convention two
years ago, waa unanimously ' elected
chairman. The olive branch was ex
tended to the handful of Simon dele,
gates, who received recognition upon the
standing committees. The morning
session was occupied by the work of
organization, and it was not until af
ter the delegates reconvened at 1:30
o'clock this afternoon that tho battle
over ths county nominations began.
- . Bnmelin for Mayor. ;
Interest centers in the nomination of
sheriff, and in tho fight for thla office
are V. A. Storey, Charles K. McDonell.
James Stott and II. C. Smith. Council-
man Rumelln was at one time a candi
date for this nomination, but has with
drawn from the fight and the explana
tion given is a sensational one. - Ac
cording to those who' profess to bo on
the Inside, Mayor George H. Williams
Is to be placed upon the bench and
Rumelln is to succeed him as the city s
chief executive. Mayor Williams is
said .to -cherish the ambition of closing
his publlo career as a judge of tho state
supreme court and according to tho
storyi he js to receive the Republican
nomination . at tha hands bf tho state
convention, which will be completely
dominated by the Mitchell organization.
His successor as mayor would be elected
by the city council, and the council
men would be expected to "take prof-
gram ' and put Rumelln in the vacant
office A " feature of the schema is
said to be the enactment of a law by
the next legislature extending . tho
term of the city officials to 1908, and
making future municipal elections come
at tho same' time as the state elections.
A variation on this story is that
Mayor Williams and Judge A. II. Tan
ner are to be nominated for circuit
judges in this county, and that tho in
cumbents. Cleland and Frazer, are to
be turned down. None of the Judicial
nominations will be made until tho state
convention meets -next month. This
story has found credence among many
of tho politicians and would explain
Rumelln'a sudden withdrawal from tho
contest for tho shrievalty.
Tho right for Sheriff.
Of the four candidates still In tho
field. Storey is supposed to have the
greatest number of votes, though prob
ably not enough to elect It seems ap
parent that there will be no nomination
on the first ballot and if tho report is
true that Judge Carey is opposed to
Storey's nomination, tho latter's show
ing is likely to be disappointing.
"Storey la a dead one. Tie machine
doesn't want him," said one delegate
this morning, and the statement yolced
the views of many others.
McDonell is making a hard fight, and
his friends are doing loyal work in his
behalf, but are less confident than they
have been hitherto. Simon men are bit
ter against McDonell, who was formerly
allied with their faction,, and It Is
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OUTING; FOR SUNDAY
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They are -all Journal boys Sunday
Journal boys- and they let all Port
land know it At 10 o'clock this morn
ing one of , tho longest cars on the
Portland street railway halted ' before
tho (OfrTco of The Journal, at tfifth and
Yamhill street There were 7a boys
waiting for it 75 boys with tin horna
and lusty lungs, brim full of happiness
and enthuslaum for The Journal's big
enterprise. Helter skelter they piled
aboard. 1 There was hardly room for all
of them, but they clung to the bra.-ts
rods, cllmhed up on seat and wedged
themselves in somehow. Every boy
hful a tin horn in his hand, bag of pea
nuts in one pocket and a bag of candy
In the other. lu tween peanuts, '-.candy
ajil tla liorr.3 Uiev .were pu;-jf crw.
Along tho sides of the car were ban
ners bearing this inscription: Tn't
fail to get The Sunday Journal tomor
row Portland's popular paper."
Then the car moved off. Rows of
eager little faces peered out of tho ope n
sides of the car and read the words on
the banner upld down. From ono n.l
to the other of tho town, over every lin
of' the Portland street railway yt-m,
rode tho shouting, cheering, horn -Mowing
crowd. From 10 o'chu k nut,, I 1 ; 'J
their bright face provoked m.mv n r-.i
In every part of tho city, n- i i - r
chemr. three time thi-fl fn
nai, were e lio I J.v r. ;
knew thiil fT tln nrxr tn
pendent Hunl iv n- :
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