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X"., - -1 ' '' ' ' ' .. . -- G OOD EVENING. ttum TBE CIRCULATION CF THE JOURNAL " YESTERDAY WAS 1 5,020 LOA1 Tonight and Tburndajr. fair and, continued warm; winds mostly .. northerly. , . VOL.111. NO. 117; PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY ; 20. 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. . Ill II I! II I I I I II II M II' II ' e. r PEACE OP TREMBLING IN BALANCE England Will . Make Tlmperative De- mands in Regard to Russian Right ' of Search Germany Silent; . France Brings Fleet to War Fpoting Canadian Pacific Told to Warn Empress Liners-Russia 1 Hay Shift Blame for Malacca-Seizures vBTUBTXB. ' '. (Jonrnal Special Berries.) ' ' Tendon. Jnlv 10. -i tt. to. A. dispatch received here from "Lloyd's Port " Bald ' agent says that the authorltlea, deaplta tha fact that the steamer Malacca now file tha Russlsn war flsg and haa Bona but Ruaatana aboard, refused to permit tha atearaer which waa preparing to : leave port to sail. . Tha protests of tha Ruaalan captain went unheeded and he waa warned not to holat-ancbora until . Inatructlona are received from the Brit lah government A further attempt to aall under theae ordera would be al moat equal t an open act of war. . It la rumored thla evening that the ,. Malacca la being guarded at Port Bald by two cruisers of the British. Medlter- ' rane&n fleet At the P. O. of nee no confirmation can be had. .., ,- ,. ' St. Peteraburg, July 20. The British embassador called on the foreign minis ter today and presented England' pro- ' teat againat tha stoppage of the steamer ' Malacca, which carried SOO tons of war munition for Hongkong, all being under 'the British, government stamp. , , . . Washington. July 0. The Japanese -legation gives out .tills afternoon' a Tokto cable statin that tha Vladivostok squadron sank a Japanese steamer of til tons at Isoya, 25 . miles from Hakodate. The crew landed safely at Cape xesan. v ,. ' ;'-".. ; '' (Journal Special Smlcs.) London. July 20. That England will ' make Imperative demands In regard to the Russian right of; search la today considered beyond The point of diacus - BloOi The orders Issued te tha Medlter- ranean fleet are stUl carefully guarded. - but the newspaper - argue that v the steamship Malacca will never reach a Ruaalan port. Tha 'German attitude Is A punle to the British. statesmen. - The stock market Is hovering about ' the storm mark again today and ths slump of yesterday In high-class issues wss further accentuated today when u Turkish bonds fell to M. Both. Japanese and Russian bonds fell off quarter. - ZaTUSI CAPTAXBS WABBXD. Canadian Paelse Officials Kea Tkat Oonlsoatloa X eager' Is Great. . 8pcLl Dl.patcb to The JearaaL) ; Victoria, B. C July SO. The Canadian Partflo railway offlces at Montreal were todsy notified from London. England, to give warning to captains ; of the Empress lines running between here and the orient and to other vessels also to keep -on the qui vivo for the Vladivostok squadron which Is now In the Pacino ocean. The captains are warned that there Is danger of the Malacca Incident being repeated. ' Publlo opinion In London", the dis patch says. Is greatly excited over the situation and If It - were . not for the government's doraestto ' difficulties and reluctance to go to another war be fore recovering from the one In. South Africa, "the man In the street" would force the government to stop Russian Interference with British commerce. TBABCB MAT VABTXCXPATB. Orders AH Absentees to Ships, Osten sibly for Orand Beview. ' (Journal Special Service.) , ,'', Cherbourg, France, July 10. Orders were issued today to all subalterns and sailors attached to vessels of the French channel' squadron here, who are now on leave, to report forthwith to take part In a general -Inspection which is called 'for tomorroV by Ad miral Fournler. This unexplalnable measure ' baa created great excitement In Cherbourg, and the report la clrrulsted that the fleet will be ordered to the orient Im mediately. , " mat xzrr sums. t ' ' . (Jonrael Sperlal Service.) Paris. July to. It Is learned from a high diplomatic source that Russia ia MRS. MAYBRICK IS - r i , A ." (Jonrnal Speelal Service.) ' Truro Cornwall, July 2. Mrs. May brick left here today for France. where she will meet her mother and American friends. She la accompanied by rela tives. .1 -.. Mr. May brick Is not free, but Is on a ticket of leave, the renditions of which sre that sentence la withdrawn In con sideration of her prom lee to go to Amer ica snd stay there. She will sail for New York after meetinsr her mother In France, ntid will at' once begin action to efnhnh her ipnocem-e. Jits event of her proving1 her Inno- EUROPE IS prepared to at least In part disavow the actions of the Red sea fleet, because,' it Is claimed, that the commander misun derstood his orders and exceeded bis au th pTtty.-T Therefore the tisar'a -govern ment is disposed to give some satisfac tion to both Germany and Britain, pro vided representations are made discreet-' ly through diplomatic channels.' . , MAXACCA AT VOII SAXJB. Indignant rass angers riaoed Aboard Aa othss Steamer of Sam Una. . . ' (Joaraal Special Servloe.) . Port Said. July 20. The Peninsular A Oriental liner Malacca, seised by Rus sians In ths Red sea, arrived here today with many Indignant passengers aboard and the crew as prisoners under an armed guard. The passengers were transferred to the Marmona of the same line and will pro ceed, to-their destination. The Russian prise crew consists of four officers, and 45 men. - t '. : . . Iimil CBBW XJBZBATK9. Bona bnt Bnsslaaa Bow Aboard tha TJa ' .' fortusata Steamer BTalaoca. t (Journal Special Servloe.) ' London. July to. Lloyd's Port Bald correspondent . states that the BrUlM crew of . the liner - Malacca ha" been landed and none but Ruaalana remain aboard the steamer, which Is preparing to leave port. ,- -'"v,'. SQUASBOB A SBA. Bossla's TladlTostok Ships Strike Terror ' on the yaolflo. . ' ' (Journal Special Service.) 'Toklb, July SO. The Russlsn Vlad Ivostok sauadron Is In tha Paciflo ocean. At an early hour today, k made Ha ap pearance 'to the eastward of Taugar strait and captured an unknown. Jap anese steamer. This unexpected appearance ,of the enemy's, vessels hss created almost panto -In Japanese shipping circles, and all merchantmen are being warned t seek places of safety as rapidly as possible. No torpedo boils are reported as ac companying tha Invading squadron and It la not known at this time what the objective point of the Russlsn .vessels is. The supposition' is that the present plan contemplates a general raid on the east coast of Japan followed by a return to Vladivostok or a Juncture with the Port Arthur squadron. solo xrr ooastbb. j - (Journal Sperlal Berries.) ' -Tokto. July SO. The Russian vessels of ths Vladivostok squadron last night encountered a Japanese vessel. They contented themselves with a hasty ex amination of the boat and permitted her to continue her course unmolested. 8 he wss a small coaster. After sailing through the Straits the Russians set their course in a southerly direction and disappeared. Japaneae tor pedo craft sailed from several harbors thla morning to look for the enemy.' - BBOWBS SB TOVOBBT BZTSB. (Special tHupateh to Tbe JoernaL) Highland. . Wash., July SO. Albert Stone, aged SS, wss seised with cramps while bathing In the Touchet river, near here yesterday and drowned. Stone's home wss at Deer Lodge, Tenn. OrTTXD IT mi. 1 (Sperlal fllnpatrh te Tbe JoaraaL) Davenport. "Wash.. July 10. The May block, one of the largest buildings In the city, was gutted by fire yesterday evening. The department did efficient work in saving much of the furniture. APTOZBT TABAMA PBOBXCXTTOB. Washington, July SO. The - Pansma canal commission today announced the appointment 'of James M arbors Keedy of New Tork as prosecuting attorney tor ine canni sone. WOMAN cence, as her friends claim she will be able to do, she will then Institute suit for. damages againat Oreat Britain for false Imprisonment. When released today she appeared In fairly good health, although at the time she wss brought here from prison she waa almost a skeleton and seemed in Imminent danger of death. H he declined to speak tn any one and left the sisters, with whom she haa been a favorite, in tears. " A closed carriage conveyed her to the railway station, where she st once took a flrst-elsss compartment and was shut from view. , -y ' ' . ' " i - -1 - - iW. ",," S-w- . ' 1 . - ,- . j : SjJk""-- .-as' : ;: - S V ' S J. ' .' i . v . ' ' ' - . ' N h-vi - a ' ' . - -i I f ,r H ' , t, , ' . V-,., . - ' ' '' ' ' MISS CECILIA 'TOBIf. . " . ' m ; .......... ' . . San Frsnclsco, July 20. The opinions Of Senator W. A. Clark's children on bis secret marriage to Ada La Chsp p?lle have not been learned. It Is sup posed, from the fact that Charles Clark announced his engagement to Miss Ce cilia Tobln Of this city, almost Immedi ately after be must have' heard of his father's 'marriage, although "his first wife has been dead 'only a short time, that 'the children feel that by the action of their father they have been eet free from any restraint which may have guided them out of regard for bis feel ings.. . . . t..' PRISONERS PLAN JAIL DELIVERY Thorough Search of County-Prisoners by Sheriff Brings ' to Light Weapons "Dope" and - ' Other Dangerous Supplies . . Through the vigilance of Sheriff Word and his deputies a conspiracy at the county Jail, which might have resulted In a wholesale break on the part of the Inmates and the murder of Jailer Graf ton, has been nipped in the bud, - A sys tematic search of the prison a few dsys sgo resulted In finding several saws, while this morning a slungshot. a heavy hinge, several packagea of "dope" and a mixture of soap and shoe blacking, to be used In filling up hole sawed In win dow bars, were located. . - v For the first time in the history of ths Institution tbe prisoners were forced to divest themselves of their clothing while being searched. Chief Deputy Morden took chsrge of the searching squad and personally located a part of the con traband articles. , The slungshot was cleverly manufactured Out of a belt and tobacco foil. It had a hold ' for ' the wrist and was a most efficient weapon It was found hidden In corridor No. S In the Cell of Albert Gannon, convicted of larceny. In Gannon's cell were also severs! pscksges of opium. In the mattress In the cell of John McCarthy, held with James 'Coleman for the theft of furs from G. P. Rurae lln tt Son. were found a hesvv iron hlnire and a small package of 'com poetttou ' -used in. filling up t holes In bars sfter they had been pertly sawed through. ' Ry the use of this material a bar might have neen almost aawed through, and If. the- conspirators had CHILDREN MUST NOT! SWIM IN RIVER Children under 1 years of sge are not allowed to swim In the Willamette river. " Vnder ordinance H,0(i they are prohibited from going Into the river un der any circumstances.' They must go to bathing hou.nes if they desire to swim. This Is the order of Chief of Polios Hunt. The first arrests were made at S o'clock yesterday by Mounted police man Croxford. Y- " v , Marry' Kuhn,' Fred Bsehler. Samuel Bachler and August . Btavoek r, all . Mrs. Tobln, mother of Cecelia Tobln, says- the announcement of her daugh ter's engagement Is In no wsy connect ed with Senator Clark's marriage. Miss Tobln says she did not know the senator was married again until ahe saw the newspaper announcement. Charles Clark st one time deeply enamored of Miss - La Chappelle's younger sister Amelle, and prevented from marrying her only by the strenuous objections of her father, although the latter then was providing for the young girl's education on the same extensive seal as for ber elder sister. ' i -f' s to desist ln'their work the bole could have been plugged up so that ths work of . the saw could ; not be dis covered. Though every bar In a window-at the prison - was carefully examined, no evidence of work with a ssw could be found. . It Is believed that the vlgllence of the officials discovered tbe plans of the prisoners Just as they were about to begin operations. . Several saws were located a few days sgo,. this being- the second time Sheriff Word has searched tbe Jail since bejng In office. - John McCarthy, la looked on as the ringleader In every . plan to break Jail since he has been Incarcerated. Shortly before Sheriff Storey went out of office 14 saws were located in a board on which which" cards were played In his cell. McCarthy Is a dangerous snd In tractable man. and today wss plsced In what is known a '."murderer's celt." Hereafter ha will be kept, apart from the other prisoners. By order of Sheriff Word, McCarthy waa placed In tha dungeon Monday, July 11. He had been Insubordinate and surly, for several days. He refused to est a bite from Monday to Saturday. He declared on Thursday that he ."would get even" with the officials. Saturday he sent for Word snd afterward ate ravenouslyr'Hla threat," made " Thurs day, caused the search. ' Sheriff Word states that he intends to search the Jail at Irregular Intervals, when the pris oners least expect It. under sge limit, were brought to the central station by Policeman Croxford. They were found In the river in Lower Albtna. They were ' released by Chief Hunt, It being their first offense. BOBTB DAKOTA nOaZBXTXOBXSTaV (Joaraal Ipeelal Bervto.) Fargo, N.-D., July 10. The Prohibi tionists, of North Dakota are holding their state convention la Fargo today with a good . representation from all parts of the state. The convention will Indorse the platform-and nominations of the Indlannpolis convention and name candidates lor members of congress snd for governor, lieutenant governor, secre tary of state and the other officers to be voted foe tn November. WOMAN MAY H AVE BEEN EXECUTED ; ,,'';..'. ;V '''..' '.',;'', . T.:, ::.;.'; ..';'. w . ' l. ' ' (Special Dispatoh to The Journal) r - --' ' ' Seattle, July 20. A ' new rope in which plainly had been tied a ' noose waa found dangling from m tree : pear Ballard yestsrday, and Ol 4r'ln the brenches above a woman' hat was entangled. About the piece, "which la a aeeluded spot on Msadow Point, where the outlaw, Harry . Tracy, landed on hi invasion of 8attle twq year ago, the grass was tramplsd down andS the bushes broken, as If a terrifio struggle 'hd ' taksn place. That woman. was dragged there and hanged is the .belief of the Ballard police, and they are working en that theory. . 4 The rope was found by boy. They first saw the hat In .ths tree, and In elimbing the trunk and out en a big limb discovered wat Is ' believed to have been an executioner' noose. The rope .had evidently . ' been out in the wsather for a week or more, a also had the hat. The ground about the piece had not been disturbed, as far' a eould be seen, as for a grsve, but the belief Is that the woman vwa enticed to the spot or taken there by foroe, that the rope wss tied about her-neck and she wss drawn up after a life and death-struggle, 'd then the body wat. dragged through the 'woods to the beach. Aw rough, newly-mads trail - seem to bear out this, theory. ". e .WW ,. . . . - : - , r., 1 : : ' MRS. LAVINIA Newport, July " 20. Mra ' Nicholas Fish, who Is stopping at ona of tbe cot tages of the New Cliff bouse, has been served with an order from Surrogate Fitzgerald of New Tork county, direct ing her to file an Inventory of the per sonal property left by her late husband, snd particularly a true statement of the bank bills and Jewelry, which be had at tbe time of his death. This order Is the entering wedge In a legal fight which has been started by Mrs. Lavlnla K. Haynea to recover from the Fish estate l&.SOQ In cash and Jew els valued at I5.0G0. She alleges that she Intrusted the property to Mr. Fish few days before bis death. Mrs. Haynes la a middle-aged woman. whoae success aa a prospector won her the title of the "Mining Queen" In Vic tor, Col., a few years ago. She waa PRESIDENT ON TH E CHICAGO STRIKE Intimated He May Take the Same Action as Was Taken in Anthracite Strike and v Tender Good Offices. : (Jonrnal Special SerrW.) Oyster Bay. N. T.. July 20. President Roosevelt enjoyed a period of rest to day. No visitors wsre received at Bag- amore. It was denied on good author ity today that tha president had sent a secret servlee agent to Chicago for the purpose -of Investigating the beet strike. . Secretary Loeb said the .department of conrmerce alwaya aenda men to scenes of strikes Whenever they occur, snd of course already nss its agents in Chicago. Should; the beef strike sssume such proportions that any great number of the people are distressed, and should it become evident that contending (ac tions in ths quarrel cannot reach an agreement, it la more than probable the WOMAN'S MURDER IS A NEW YORK MYSTERY v ' (Jonrnal Sperlal eVerlee.) New Tork. July 10. The body of Mrs. Gertrude Crsmer.. ;a. . prepossessing womsn of S. waa found today on the floor of her apartments at East Eightieth street with marks of Violence on tbe throat. ' The woman waa litat seen alive Monday. Ths appearance of the furnfhlnit Iti the apartment' occupied by the womnn Indicate that a struggle had taken pin. r. but the police are as yet unable to d - E. HATNE3. formerly the wife of W. Butlay Haynea, a rich Chicago real estate dealer,' from whom ahe obtained a divorce. She eays she met Nicholas Fish rn a business way and that she was able to render him valuable, services. In return he made ber presents of Jewelry and aided her to Invest, her . money Judiciously. She has a bundle of letters and tele grams whlcb Fish sent to her at vari ous times. In which be addressed her as "My Dear Frills." "The trail of this case." ssld Lawyer Weill, for Mrs. Haynes, "will bring out arm Interesting Incidents In the career of, Nicholas Fish. "Mrs.' Fish's lawyers have assured us that no Jewelry answering the descrip tion of that mentioned In our complaint was found among ths effects of tbe de- 'ceased. president will take such action aa be did a year ago In the coal strike. The president last evening met ' the delegation from the anthracite miners' union of Pennsylvania, which petitioned him to mske a clone investigation 'Into and remedy the conditions of the mining fields of Colorado.- The president Inti mated that sn investigation wss now be ing rinade through the department of commerce and labor, and assured his callers thst he would do all he could le gally to make such pesce In Colorado as would' be accepted by both employers ana employes. . He celled the attention of the miners to ths fact, however, that until federal aid was sppealed for the federal au thorities would have no ground for In terference In a direct way. termlne whether the motive for the crime was one of robbery or revenge, , lABDSXZSB CAVSBS BAMAOB. (Special IMnnatcb to The JiruraaL) Lewlstnn, Ida.. July So. A Isndsllde occurred in the center of the city yes terday snd caused 11.000 damage. No fatalities resulted, although several had narrow escapes. BBOKB WZTB'S BOSS. Wnnlnr, Ma., July !V Mrs. WIN linn M .1 rovlck of this town has hn li.-r hii-'iiHiii arrei.tl. Hie flaunt he ' i,it v-" n tot cut her fjice while tens to tako h.-r Ufa. STRIKE IS AT A HALT Representatives of Six Large: Houses Go into DISCUSS ARBITRATION Restless Feeling Prevails an! Out come of Conference With Packers ' Is . AwaJtejWlUi-Much! Anxiety. - - (Jonrnal Special SerrW.) Chicago." July 20.' : WUbomlnou i clouds darkening tbe skies of peace; representatives of six or : ths largest packing houses went mto consultation st 1 o'clock this morning, over a letter addressed to them Tuesday by tha coun cil of the allied trades, who seek a fur ther meeting to discuss srbltratton. In the meantime trslnloads of non unionists continue to arrive at the yards, to be distributed therein without manifestation of trouble other than loud Jeering from the bystanders. , Ths feel ing today among the laoor people is de dldedly restless and ths outcome of this morning's meeting with the packers Is waited with much ansrety. ' At 11 o'clock today the packers sent the unions a letter! agreeing to meet tho representstlves of the ilied trades st I o'clock this afternoon at the downtown -offices of' Swift A Co. The agreement by the packers to thus again meet eith the Union leaders Is Interpreted variously. Ostensibly It . makes for future pesce. - ' Donnelly, of the butchers' union, hss been strongly urged to give up bis ten aciously held stand, thst all strikers . that are out must be taken back pending arbitration, but It la unlikely-that he will accede,' aa he claims that ths pack ers have made no concessions whatever. Remarkable peace conditions continue ' to prevail-at the yards, with-sporadic coses of slight disturbances. One- of these occurred this morning when a crowd attacked a negro on hie way to work, placed a rope about his neck and started with him for a telephone pole. , when his rescue wss effected by the police. The negro wss not injured. -' ST. MUL SXTVATXOB YBACBYU&. Blockade a Satranea to Swift's Plant ' Baa Bees B amoved. ; , (Jonrnal Special Serrtee.r St Paul. Minn.. July 10, The strike situation at South St. Paul today Is more peaceful than at any time since the men went out. The blockade at the entrance te Swift"! plant has been re moved, although It Is still guarded by pickets, who surround tbe "plant to pre vent the sneaking in of strike-breakers. Groups of strikers are congregated about tbe main gate, but no one la mo lested. Thie Is the result of a telegram from President Donnelly of Cntcago. advising the men of the probable meeting with the packers, and cautioning them against any drastlo measure. Pending the out come of the meeting the company haa made no effort to put non-union butchers to work. . .... ..,.. i in i . f '-- - STBTBSBS ABB BESTBAIBBO. ' Paoksrs Declare Tbay Threatea Violence aa4 .Prevent Work. . . (Journal Special Service. Omaha. Neb.. July 20. The packer kim Rinmnr aiwiired a temnorarv re straining order from Judge Munger of the federal court, preventing the strik ers from using pickets In .groups of nm mnp. iinlnar threats or trvlns 11 pereuade the non-union men not to go to work er quit worn- ine peimon merges conspiracy and threats of violence. Otherwise tbe situation Is unchsngetL A few more men were lasen on in m strikers' places. . (, , TTT.T. SOO BZBVES, . 1 St. ' Louis. Jnly JO. The pecking houses In East Bt. ' Louis snd ths Su Louis Dressed Beef company have re aumed bunlnesa, slaughtering (10 rsttlo today. The packers claim they will soon have a full complement of men. Strikers, on the other hand, declare they are well satisfied with the progress of tha strike and confidently predict victory. . , 6 MOBS SXAVOBTBBXBO. . . (Journal Spe-tsl Bervtra.) Kansas Cv. July 10. The packers started In without Interference today exceed yesterday's killing record. The union officials announce that l.00 nvn bave Joined the union since the strike waa called. The market Is quite uottve today. :.'''":'."' MISSOURI DEMOCRATS AGAINST BRIBERY (Jncmal gpeetal SrTe.t , Jefferson Clly, Mo.. July 2". Tra third seeslon of the Democrstle slut ' convention this m"mlng ertptt a i.iat form snd took a rece till ttuS fir nocn. The plaiform snnminces tht tre is no room In Hie r-srtr fr i - I repuilla'es their n....rf. M a n. . . law piinlerilrig ni"r . 1 of brile-il'.'l'l". in. I f covery of ff h . er jr. 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