"v'oOD EVENING. THE-CIRCULATION OF THE JOURNAL , YESTERDAY WAS IMS ." Til WthTl Tonight and Tuesday, rain; brisk to high southeast winds. 1 OL. III. NO. 17. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY. EVENING, MARCH 28, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AGAIN DAMAGED IN FIERY OF HURTLING SHELL RAIN Another 4 Bombardment of v Port Arthur ' Ends With Battered Fortress Holding Its Own. Russians Claim to Have Damaged a Japanese Battleship Steamer Etiropa Sunk in Col- , . . lision in Harbor Japs Again Blockade - : (8pclil DUpatch to The Journal.) ' s New York, , March 28. A special dis- patch to IThe World from, its corre spondent," H. 3. ' Whlgham. at ' Ylnkow, under today' date, says: ' . "In the course of bombardment of Port Arthur -Sunday the -Japanese dropped more than 200 shells among i the Russian warships lying In the har bor. The Retsivan, Pallada and Bayan were again damaged, : but , to ' what ex ' tent' Is not positively known. The guna ; of the forts appear to have been-out-ranged by the guna of the "Japanese' fleet. ." ,,'f -,' .'.'.' "The Russians report, however; that Japanese battleship was damaged by the guns of the ReUlvan. "The steamer Europa was sunk by. a collision In the harbor of Port Arthur, but the name of the vessel -with which she collided. Is unknown; 'The repeated, bombardments by the . Japanese are gradually doing damage to 'the Russian fleet, but there Is no evi dence that Port Arthur has been in, any way weakened. The river here Is com pletely open to navigation." JAPANESE ASS BErrLSXD. 1 ; , ,. , v . Xnsslans Claim Attempt to Bottle Xar ' Tor ! W Vletory Jtx Tnsm. - (Journal Special Barrlce.) t St' Petersburg, March 28. Advices ire from Port Arthur aj. another at tipt was made by the Japanese fleet sterday to bottle up jthe fleet within te harbor. . Under cover of torpede . oats four ships were run Into the har oor's mouth, where it was designed to ink them. ,f , The torpedo-boat destroyer Sllnl, which had been outside the entrance to the harbor, was the first of the Russian fleet to give battle, to the oncoming Jap anese. She discharged a torpedo at the foremost of the enemy's ships- and fought the torpedo-boat convoy with such effect that in the confusion the Japanese ships which were Intended for sacrifice were beached near Golden hill. The firing then became general and the Japanese fleet withdrew to a range too great for the runs of the fort. . Later when Admiral Makarof f sailed out to give battle the- Japanese declined the challenge and withdrew. ! The Silnl Buffered terrible losses among the members of ber crew, hav ing seven killed and eleven injured. , As she retreated to the shelter of thev'guns of the fort after het valorous dash slTe received a shot which for a time dis abled her. i Later Investigation shoved the damage to be to the steering gear. It la said she can be repaired and will be effective again within a few days. , Can ITse Three Ships. - . It Is also stated that .three of the four Japanese . vessels which were In tended for sinking in the harbor's mouth can be utilised. One of them Is so bad ly damaged, however., as to.be rendered worthless. ' 1 "h - ' ; ? ' Orders are about to be given to the workshop at Sormove for the construc tion of an Immense flock for Port Ar thur, which is to be. completed within four months. This dock will facilitate the repairs of all vesselsthat are dam aged by the Japanese,, not only in the oft-recurring bombardments, but also in case naval engagements take place wlth , in short sailing- dlatance from the port ' Japanese Spy Arrested; . A Japanese named j3ked& was arrested while taking photographs, of the town of Chata, near the Manchurlan frontier. It was then supposed that the taking of photographs' would be the most seri ous charge against him, but, An examina tion of his person after he was taken to the detention office revealed compro mising documents and, other matter. He is being held as a spy and will doubtless be executed. ., A. 'V-: wuItbmJbkt roccsM. i Bay that Port Arthur's Harbor Xa Vow . Most Effectively Closed, 'y (Special DUpatch to The Journal.) Toklo. March 28. According to; the Japanese accounts Admiral Togo was successful in his attempt to bottle Port Arthur Bunday. - ' Four steamships were sunk across the mouthof the harbor. Later in the day the Japanese battleships, began a bonA bardment, which was continued for sev eral hours. . - w CZAS HOW ECONOMIZES. Orders Konsehold 'Expenses to be Cut for Benefit of Bed Cross Pond. , . (Journal Special 8errlce.) St Petersburg. March 28. The csar, following the example of the Russian workmen, most of whom contribute 7 oer cent of their wages to the war fund, has ordered his household expenses cut at leant 400 roubles dally, the proceeds of which economy will go to . the Red Cross society. - He hai denied himself of all liquors and side dishes, sTich, as caviare and sardines, which ' are' ex pensive, and curtailed his dally supply of cigars. " Fruit is served only -on state occasions. 4 : " . The newspaper Novostl, hpwever, com plains that public interest In the war is lagging, and that this Is .particularly noticeable in diminished contributions to the Red Cross fund. ' ' - - JEWS KVST TBATEXh Klshlneff Order of Expulsion Will Vot ' be Postponed. " (Journal Special Berrlce.) . London. March 28. A Central News dispatch to Vienna quotes a Klshlnelf dispatch ' stating that Prince " Usuroff, governor of Bess Arabia, has declined a petition by the Jews that he postpone until after Passover an Introduction of the expulsory law. . All Jews within a radius of 60 versts of the western fron tier must remove, into the interior, add' lng to the congestion within that pale. I 1 ' '-' XXTEBEST XV SAVSr asxssxov. Koreans Believe Be Will Aid Emperor to : - Preserve Integrity of Country. ' (Journal Soeclal Service.) ' Seoul, March 28. There is much in terest in the secret mission of W. W. Sands, who came, to Seoul as. the sec retary to the American legation. Sands has long enjoyed the ' confidence of the Korean emperor, but at present Is in temporary dlsgrak'vtixar"ben forced to resign , his post because of ' alleged loss of certain war maps of which lie was temporary custodian. , It is an open secret that this charge was trumped j up against the secretary simply to discredit him with the Ko rean government and the emperor. Mr. Sands will soon be on bis way to the United States and It is understood that he has adjusted bis differences with the Korean government and is going to pro ceed to Washington to lay the case of the emperor before President ' Roosevelt.-- .''.,. V -'-. - - ;.:. '; The emperor would like to secure the definite assurance of the United States that the Integrity of Korea will be pre served. He distrusts Japan and fears that if victory perches on the mikado's banners the sovereignty of Korea will lose all significance. ' . r . ' It must be born In mind that all dis patches, both local and cable, sent from Korea are subject to the strictest censon ship and nothing unfavorable to the Japanese is sent out. Therefore, all state ments that the Koreans, hailed the Jap anese troops with delight must be ac cepted with a great deal of reserve. . . The only way that messages can be sent from here Is by placing them in the hands of a disinterested party who is on his way to a Chinese port, where they may be filed or mailed without being made the Special subjects of investigation by the censors. ; J War Hews Unsatisfactory. .. News of the war received at Seoul Is very unsatisfactory. It is certain that there has been no serious conflict It is also certain i that the Russian force south of the Yalu Is merely a corps of observation, and is prepared to retire before a Japanese advance. The number of Japanese troops in Korea at the present writing is about loo.ooo. The building of ! the Seoul- Wiju railroad, the fortifying of all im portant , points by the Japanese and the manner in which the Japanese commis sary department is arranging for the provisioning . of large bodies of men plainly indicates that the Japanese are preparing for a hasty invasion of Man churia. - '; . . ;-' Preparations for a mighty conflict are on but when this conflict will occur it is impossible to predict In the meanwhile the Koreans stand tremblingly by ha rassed on one side by Tartars and Mon gols and on the other threatened with annexation to. Japan, waiting for the end to come. , XOUBOPATXXBT XV UAJfCXVBXA.', Rome, March 28. The Agenda Libera reports that General Kouropatkln has arrived at Llao Yang, In Manchuria. CANAL COMMISSION READY FOR ITS DUTY (Journal Special 8tt1o. . :i New York, March 28. Admiral Walk er and his colleagues of the Panama ca nal commission are rounding un in this city preparatory to sailing tomorrow for the isthmus. The commissioners decline 10 aiscuss ineir onicial plans other than to state their Intention with a view to deciding upon plans for .the future of ti.e work, '. .-4 . ' The rumored legal hitch In the trans fer of the property from the French company to the United States govern ment Is not expected to Interfere In anv 1.1. .L . -.1- d a v. way wnii mo wur oi me commission. It Is understood that William N. Crom well, counsel for the, Panama Canal com pany, prior to his departure for France two weeks ago. sent orders to the com pany's agtmt at Panama to afford to the commissioners every facility for exami nation or for such action as they might desire to take,-the same as though the canal was formally in possession of this government. - -y.-.-. ACTUAL PICTURE OF THE FIRST B A TTLE OF M - F . tar. ' - ' ' , . - ; " - . - - v 1 '4 .". ' ,. , " - i v.:-; i : .. : :, :? . "it 1n latin fsf mil f Hem - -nil iH'ii wsl iisHTTsTi ibiisj in i mis Iiibii i am is iiTiiihi n isimi - - -. - . . xsV ' ' ... , . ... ,; . . ..... , t , , rn 1 E ,wr"!'iV J "1 Brutality of ;SoIdiers( Who Are Seeking to Eject Colorado Miners. ' (Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) i Trinidad, Colo., -March 28. The great est excitement - prevails here today, . oc casioned by 1 house to house raids ' for firearms,' and-because of the authentic report that further deportations of strike leaders will-be made tonight Troops 'are said' to ' be acting more brutally than at any time since the ln clpiency of the trouble, and in their at tacks on houses it is not - Infrequent that doors are battered down,' regardless of the fact that admittance had not been refused.- -f . - - In all small towns .throughout Las Animas county rough usage is reported at the hands of soldiers. At one house admittance was refused because a little child was dying ;Of diphtheria, notwith standing this fact the doors and win dows were battered in and the premises searched. The child is dead. ' MEBOEB BTTLI. IW JAIL. , , (Journal Special SerrlM.) - Tellurite, Colo., March 28. At noon today President Mercer of the Western Federation of Miners ; was - still unable to secure bonds and is in Jail. - . Unionists who own. property, and are willing to go surety are quietly informed to go Mercer's bond will make them persona ' non grata. The federation will probably arrange a cash bond this arternoon. Secretary and Treasurer Forbes of the, Tellurlde union, one of those deported' last night, has returned and was arrested today. Three other exiles who returned have thus far been ablo to elude the military. NEGROES RESIST SEPARATE SCHOOL (Journal Special Service.) West Chester, Pa., March 28. A hear ing was had in court today on the writ of alternative mandamus obtalnel by the colored residents Of Kennett Square to compel the school board of that place to admit colored children to any; of the schools. The board recently decided to establish' a separate school .for the ne gro children, and this has aroused much opposition among the negro population. The case Is of .peculiar Interest be cause Kennett Square was an early cen ter of the -anti-slavery movement and In the Friends' meeting houses in the vicin ity William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretla Mott and many other . noted abolition ists addressed large meetings in the ex citing days prior to the war between the states. .. In few places. In fact was tie doctrine of the equality of the races preached with greater favor than r la Kennett Square. .. . , EAST BEDS FXOFEBTY BAX0B. : The German Savings and Loan com pany today sold to M. II. Stanford two lots and a three-story brick building on the northwesj corner of Grand avenue and East Washington street for I32.S00. At the time of its erection the building 1 alone cost 115,000. Fourv Chinese .Smuggled . 'Into Country. Nailed Vi j ; : by-Officers, j ' Whai'ls believed to be a regular trafr flo Of smuggling Chinese into Portland was discovered Sunday morning when fpur celestials were found in a Pullman sleeper ' attached 1 to 'the' North ' Coast limited, from Seattle. ' The Chinese were occupying upper , berths In the car Helena when the Northern Pacific :' ar rived here at 7 o'clock yesterday morn' ing. - They were placed under arrest by Inspector J. . H. Barbour and ' taken . to the county ' jail ' to await ' examination. They 'will' be arraigned before Commis sioner MaKee. ' - ' ' . The prisoners admitted that they were smuggled ashore at Seattle from a' ship. They gave their names as Louie-Gin, Lee Sang, 'Louie ' 8ul Po and Louie Chong. ' C Chambers, a porter.- was In charge of the car. ' . . - Chinese : inspectors ' are ' Stationed ' at the Union depot to watch every train, nd all strange ' Chinese are,' detained. But 'the Illegal entry of - Chinese has continued for : some time, and Inspector Barbou- resolved to search 'the trains. The quartet of trembling celestials Were found crouching In the corners of the upper ' berths of the' Helena. All ' other occupants of the car had left their beds. f "It la aJ curious faot,'k said Mr.' Bar bour this morning-, "that white pas sengers are always awakened before th4 yards are reached, and are ready to leave 'the ' cars when the train stops while in this case the Chinese were un- disturbed. I believe there bas been an understanding that Chinese are not to be-aroused until after the car is placed on the side track." x . The' Chinese under arrest oald they were taken by electric car from Seattlb to Auburn,: about 24 miles south of Seattle, and there placed on board the train. ' ,- . ; - - . . No other arrests have neen- made, but iae inspectors are at work on the case, and it is understood a thorough inve tl cation Is. being conducted at Seattle. Porter Chambers left' last night for 8e attle and Is not due in Portland until tomorrow morning at 7 oclcck. WILD MAN FOUND '. . IN FROZEN NORTH (Special Plipatcb te tb. Journal) Seattle, Wash., March 28. It is re ported here from Nome that the people of that distant mining city are agitated over the capture several days ago of a wild man. The strange being iaf held in custody and leaps about his prison room chattering unintelligibly and tear ing away the clothing, with, which he has been supplied. His hair and beard have grown to his waist, and his finger nails are long and twisted... v - f -: A,-.. There are many who are of the opin ion that he is a survivor of the Andrs party, while others are of the belief that he la an escaped Russian convict who has losfc his mind by long exposure in the northern wilderness. , - , , THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN PROM'A FROM SHANGHAI TO DALNr TLB AND -REPRODUCED PROM THE- LONDON GRAPHIC. - SETT S LAND LE R Residents of Coos Bay Country Start ..Agitation : kf or Opening jpf jVt Tract ; Granted' by ; 1 Courts. If -the contention of Coos Bay settlers proves right 80,000 acres of land.. six miles in width, from Marshfleld to Rose burg,' a distance of about 60. miles, will soon ' be' thrown- open - for settlement. Since the spring of 1869 this large pody of n4. lying in alternating' sections on, each al side of the Coos 'Bay wagon road, has-been withheld . from '. settle mentr. It was granted to t the state of Oregon by ; the federal ..government to aid in the-construction of t ther highway and Is at-present owned by- the Southern' Oregon company. - . i v. i : , It Is claimed that persons desire to settle 'upon -the land,: but , that the holders .of the . grant refuse to dispose of the property.... Suit is contemplated In the United States . circuit court v to have the law. authorizing' the grant . con strued, v 'i- if f '',,.- The original act conveying the grant Is dated 1 March "8, 1868, and provid.s that it is : to "be sold in quantities not greater .than one Quarter of a section 160 acres to any1 one person and. at a price not to exceed $2.50 an acre or not less than 11.25 an acre. . Those, who de sire to settle upon the land declare that the present holders of the grant are merely . retaining It in trust and that who ever desires to settle upon It may do so by paying 12.60 an acre. The Southern Oregon company .. did not secure the land directly from the state of Oregon but from another com pany and that company in turn re ceived It from another concern that was granted it by the state. A large, number. of. would-be settlers. MYSTERY OF PIGMY FORESTS OF AFRICA : , Journl Special Sertlce.) London, March , 28. Edgar Gell. 'an American traveler,' has Just arrived , in England on the conclusion of a three years' Journey In which he has covered more than 76,000 miles. Mr. Gell, who is a native -of ' Philadelphia, left that city- for the purpose of visiting the various mission fields of the world with a view to collecting independent evi dence regarding the value ot Prbtestant, Roman Catholic and Mohammedan mis sions throughout the world. In bis researches in numerous out-of-the-way places Mr Gell encountered his strangest experiences in the great pigmy, forest In Africa, The plgmlea will nt do any work, says Mr. Gell. but devote their entire time to hunting. The for est Is inhabited not only by pigmies, but by people ot ordinary,, slse. . These lat PORT ARTHUR PASRRNGER STEAMER EN -ROUTE ON THE muHT'Or THB' BAT- . ' CLAIM FOR-ENTRY It Is understood,-have applied. to the Southern Oregon company for the pur pose of purchasing the land and the re fusal, of the company to dispose of it hAs caused the raining of a fund - to bring, the matter Into the courts. .Sea brook & McKnlght, a Marshfleld . law firm will represent the settlers in case sctlon Is instituted, which . is probable.. ' One "Of the principal shareholders In the Southern Oregon company is Elijah Smith of Boston, at one time president oft the . Oregon' Railroad & ; Navigation company. Mr. , Smith arrived In : Port land several days ago and is at-present at' Roseburg.. - The contemplated action of the Coos Bay settlers is denied as being the cause of his present visit. He is, expected to return to Portland to day.' 1 The Title, -Trust & Guaranty company of Portland, Is said to have been . en deavoring ' lately .' to secure options . on the land. .Concerning this. J. .Thornburn Ross, vlee-presldent and manager of the company, said:' . "Neither ' the" Title Trust & Guaranty company nor myself are concerned in the matter. E. B. Sea Brook, of the law firm of Seabrook & McKnlght, of Marshfleld. was formerly employed in our offices. He has been re tained, by the settlers." . : . The Coos Bay wagon road was com pleted, but it is claimed that' the dis posal of the - lands in the grant bas never been according to the' letter of the statute. ' - The,, legislative . assembly of Oregon assigned , Us grant. October 22. 1870, to. the Coos Bay Wagon " Road company to aid In the construction of the road. . , . ... ' . ter are completely terrorised by the pig mies, who make them do all the work while they hunt. Mr.' Gell ay the pig mies are verr bright, clever and Inde pendent people, and might be described as the Japanese of Afrloa, only they are smaller in stature.' r -s i i AJTSBJB X.EOAX.&T - DEAD. (Journal special Herrlce.) Stockholm, March 28. The Stockholm court ' has Just pronounced the Arctic explorer Andre to be -dead in- law, the. legal term of disappearance having ex pired. ' Andre left Spitsbergen' July 11, 1897, with ti(0 companions, in a balloon, with; the 6bject of reaching the north pole.1' No authentic truce has ever been discovered of the Ill-fated expedition. '":'., wan. xaiTDzm bzbb. Mrs. Margaret Lander, who was mar ried to' Lieutenant of Marines Frank C lender In Seattle last -week, is at the Portland.- Mrs. Lander la on her way to Washington, D. C, via San Fran cisco, ..;' ' ' . ' ; DISGRACE United States Senator Found Guilty Before : Federal Court. ' FOR TAKING BRIBES Accepted $2,500 for .'His Efforts Ini Delaying Issuance of Fraud ' Order Collapses When. - Verdict Is Announced. (Joanul fiprtal Benriee.) . ' . ' ' St Louis, March 28. Senator Joseph! R. Burton of Kansas was found, guilty! at 12:80 today of Illegally accepting fees from the Rlalto Grain company. , The Jury hearing the case retired for! deliberations at 7:30 o'clock Saturdayl night and remained 41 hours in dlncus-i skm before a verdict was reached. It! is said that the Jurymen took very little' rest and at no one time were more than! three of them sleeping. No case in the history .of a St Lou Is court, has attracted so much attention,; me j interest extending all over th; United States. Telegrams have been re-, ceived by the hundreds asking for the; Ondlns; of the 4ury 4. i 1 : All day yesterday and all through the. night: the United States district court was kept, open with instructions to the bailiffs to at once announce to Judge. Adams the finding of the Jury or any desire on that body's part for further in-! st ruction.- i , '.; : ;.' - ;- . ' From early morning the court rooms' have been crowded by some of the most representative men of this community who expected at any moment that the verdict would be returned. . Pool rooms were busy all morning selling pools on the result with odds slightly in favor of acquittal. v Paced Up and Sown. At the Southern hotel Senator Burton paced up and down the corridors all night long and remained silent to the scores of requests for interviews, ex cept to now and then say, "I cannot dis cuss the matter at this time." , . At 8 o'clock this morning he sent a private messenger to the district court i asking If there was any show for an early return of the Jury. He received I the reply from a court officer that no on knew. '..',--..'-...;'.;,-- . - .. Senator Burton walked to the desk and said be would retire,' but left lnctruo- Hons to be call in two hours. - At 10 o'clock he appeared in the cor-1 ridors looking pale and worried. . He refused to be interviewed even by his, friends and begun again his tramping,' up and down the balls. - I , A former friend of the senator, but one I who was unwillingly called into the easel to testify said to a representative of the' press that Burton would surely be con victed as the .checks he had received from the alleged fraudulent grain con cern ' were stubborn , evidences of his guilt He had accepted the checks for; his efforts in the concern's behalf to I have the government admit its advertla-i lng circulars and letters through the malls. , , Five minutes after this remark was made word came from the district court that a verdict bad, been reached. . ; Judge Adams , was called from his chambers and assembled the Jury. Jt was polled and the foreman delivered the verdict of guilty. ' , The Penalty. . The maximum penalty In the esse or Senator Burton is a fine of $10,000 and two years perpetual disqualification from, holding public office. - The sentence will be fixed by Judge Adams this week. The dlsgrsced man 'was found guilty on six counts, several having been dis missed during the trial. Motion for a new trial was Immediately filed by his attorneys. ... , i Upon the announcement of the verdict the senator trembled slightly and speak ing in a -whisper to his attorney sank back in his chair: and burled his face in his hands. He refused to be Inter viewed and was driven away In a car riage to a destination he would not An nounce. The Bpeelflo Charge. The specific 7 charge under which Bur ton was tried was for accepting a brlhe of $2,500 from the Rlalto Grain A Se curities company- to use his influence with the postoffice department to pre vent the issuance or . a fraud order against the company. The trial begun on March 22. Among, .the. . government witnesses were William II. Cochran, chief post office Inspector: William H. Jones, com missioner of Indian affairs; Edward W. rrhalleaton. nrlvate secf-etnrr to Wil liam H. Jones; George M.'Smlth f Ui. postoffice department, and Arthur T. Boyce of Washington. ' - Peeling In Topaka.' ' Topeka, Kan., March 21 renting1 t affirmation of Henatnr liur'or.'a f t:-: Vict Ion it Is not proi.nbla that i'v-rn ,r Bailey will tiikf any action In U;, r' appointing a t"ifipi'iary aucw-MHor or '!' convening a !:Ih1 m-ion of tvvj 1;,' ' 1 1! j:c to IU1 tin j'.-.'Uji y. ,. j