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V OOD EVENING. .. .v!,- Tonight and Frklsy. partly eleudyu cooler tonighti westerly-winds. i i i I i i ii -i ; 1 1 1 i ill i vol in. no, tea -'V "-o PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1B04. PRICE PtVE CENTS. CONVICT'S CIPHER LETTER. AND ITS TRANSLATION - .'.a l 3 hi J ... .4 'Vr ,. . - V . - I . i TO BEGIN IN 30 DAYS T;-t. f - 1 'nj" y ; '--.- ''..;:.(,.. , t, , , , t , L -, , , Knropatklri's Retreat Is Steadily Contested by " the Japanese. - .; '.. ' " , lliOKHAPTlJRESCiS 'a- n . y-r V.4;V., ' " 4 i I . M Ixl ' - U4T iBspecu inc whuc lint i wvuMwtu St. Plttnburc 8dL A. brff Ala. , patetr vu today voealvad from Oonaral A Karopatkia, It wma aant by Mm at :S0 ; o'clock ywtaraay r owatnK and atataa that bis troopo ara now about II aillaa . aat wf tha rallwar, whlla Oatiaral Oku ; to about SO mttM wst of Una, Tn aaaaral aUnT nor enacts U ro- -: valve news of another battle at any time. -v Kuropatkln's dispatch eonflrme the be lief thai the Ruaelan rear guard la attu rdlstant from Uukdea; Tha renei-al says '; ttila portion of hie force extends arer a distance of 17 an ilea aoutk- of Mukden. riB-ntlnc he says, eontlnuea steadily, v-- but that moat of the engap;emeots are little more than heavy aklratlahea. KuropatklB eoncludea that both analea oro-an the vera of aoHapae - hroua axftauatlen. r . , : - , Kay Mast a Ylettmer. . The staff offleera her refuse to aive out any information as to what may be expected In the oouree of events In and around Mukden. There' Is a very Eenaral theory tnonf the eorreepondenta. ere that tha next severe flahUoc wlU - Uka place at Tllln. ' , For obvious reaaona' tha government bureaua,-. whtolrrara- highly Impartial, giving n one preae 'representative any newe that la not given eirauHaoequelr In Identical form to all the others, de- " IIm any mrormarton a te tha trana-- portatlon -proa pacta, tha probable aaoW , ysatloM a. Heet manauyeegt . , ., ftmneror Nicholas left todav fnr Cmr - atadt. Where be will Inspect the Baltlo r fleet, which has returned from Its ex tended trial tripe In which the recently built erutaera have undergone tests. . Tha same air of mystery pervades tha 'movement ef tha fleet.- It la certain that tha veaaela composing it are ready to- aatl at- a moment'a notice, and that - - the fleet la formidable. Why it delars ' la not known, unless, it be with tha Idea that theseaaon la ao far advanced that ; the wlaeat course la to wait until winter : baa set In, rendering land operations) Im practicable, but making the commerce of Japan subject to harassment and ne iceasttatiag the soatterlng of the Japma , aee fleet for lr protection, .,,,- rim . " naofsi floatb af ttnxdasi An wttU - Jeeraal gsecM gerrlea.) -' ' - tendon. Sept I. From St. Petersburg - today oomea a dispatch tailing of a re i newal of fighting south of Mukden. The Russian loaaes are said thus far to have exceeded Lees men killed and wounded. This Is taken as an indication that a stand Is being mads south of . Mukden to give th Bueslans retreating from ; that point to Tleltng ample time to as sume favorable posltlona be for again confronting the Japanese. "There la actually nothing here," says tha correspondent, "to show that- tha Russian army expects to retreat farther , north than Tleltng. It Is not even known through any official ecu re that , It Intends to retreat even that far.1 " . Tha dlapatch eontlnnes with a oaleo Utlon gleaned from different official re ports and dispatches from the front to the effect that In tha flight from Llao - Yang the Russlsn army has lost M ? cannon. Tha guns la sll oaaaa were thoe of the extreme rear guard, and X were need until the last possible mo- xaent, when they were abandoned, Under mora favorable conditions of road and weather It weuM have been possible to carry forward many of the , guns, but the telling rain mads the roads ao nearly tmpaaaable that . any J-- attempt nt sulek retreat with heavy 'Hcfleld pleoas waa rendered nseless, . Russian officials lay no stress on the toe, a they aay that many of the guns were impracticable for field oper- v t tons, being too heavy to be used by an army requiring mobility. Smaller x guns are being sent to the front aa rapidly as possible. Experience has . taught .tha fact that Japanese modern - mountain guns are tha Ideal weapon of . Offense and defense for . tha frontier. It la confidently believed by eeverel ; eorraspondeata at, the. Russian capital (Continued an Fags Two.) PARROT RESCUES JHE BABES IN - g perrasl Seeetet flmrley.) tyw Angeles, Sept.. la Orse Corerln. led It years, with bar. little brother Willie, wandered Into loaely Sepulveda canyon Tuesday. An eld pet parrot bopped and. fluttered after them. , Tha little children, like tha "babes hi the wood, fell asleep under th trees Oreo was awakened by the presence of a drunken tramp, who had crept upon th steeping children and was crouch ing over hr. Th girl, wild with fright. Screamed: "Help, murder, help. there ones flutter of wtags rush. li r , -., - , CHARGE IS ARSON; j NEVER IN COURT .j ' , RBdelius Oil on Bonds Without Be fall Arraffae r Evei flaviol la ") tan-tlt. Filed Against lliivw Whett it was oMacovered this meraing that L Nudlaman, ohnrged with arson, had bam released from the county lail last June 17, two days after he was arrested, and that ne bend baa) been given, filers was 'a flurry at the oourt- Jrauaec1 Jut Inveattgaetonr showed that Nudlaman has been credited with ball La the awoeat": of $ree., former barlir Storey, tut .abet there mn a seaap of paper to show far' it. Presiding Judge-Oeasgej as? ch-1 ntffr court was Immediately apprleed ef the state Of affalri sad huued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kudletnan. Sheriff Ward and Deputies Corda.no and Srrott searched all morning for Aim. i was, anally located by Cordanp and arrested.' . Shortly afterward District Attorney Manning, .by whoee advice Sheriff Storey Is said to havceleaseeV Nudleman, tele- Shooed BherlB word and ordered that ladlemaa be Again set at liberty; The sheriff flatly refused to bead tha ardor. and said that Nudleman Should not again be given hla liberty until a, good and sufficient bond, had bean died. Ha had not succeed ed in getting' bondsmen up to s o'clock this afternoon. The affair la marked by a number of peculiar circa mat a noes, Nudleman, with P. F. Wallace and Bea Rykua, waa ar rested June IT and charged with burn ing Nudleman'e at or la order to de fraud the Insurance company. Sheriff Storey Journal shows that two days later Nudleman waa given his liberty end e red I ted with bonds In the amount of U.00.. Though tale Is- true, Nudle man has never been srralgnad aav th charge and no information- haa - been filed against htm. No man oomea within the Jurisdiction of the circuit court un til aa information la filed agalnet him there, and a bond could not be accepted even In proffered. -.. ' . ? v,-- Bonds In tha eunount of -to each wars glvdn by" Wallace and Ryftue July 14, on -which data Informational were died against him. - They were arraigned and given 10 dare In which w plead before being released. . They appeared In court and pleaded not guilty Jul It. Nudleman haa never been to court at any time . ' -t- v 1 t Rykus1-bond was signed by B. Nudle man. P. Nudleman and J. J.. Sugarman. Wallace's- bond la signed In Hebrew by threevmen. Both bonds wars accepted by Judge George! Sefar aa known, this Is tha only bond ever signed In 'Hebrew which haa been . accepted v by an Oregon court. What; names are signed to the bond ar not known., Aaj. no, Hebrew, scholar la employed by th circuit court It la not even known whether the three signers appended their ewq namea or those of the three graces. . V ' MONTANA CONVENTION , 4 RENOMINATES DIXON . (aptctal Mspatch te The JoaraaL) 1 ' .Helena, Mont, Sept eVtfB the Re publican stau oonventlon at BUllngs to day Oongreeanmn Joseph M. Dlxou was renominated by aoelamatlon. , ' The Urns of th convention Is befag osnsumed in a debate aver the several plana in the platform relating to the Initiative gad referendum and the Colo rado labor trouble - THE WOOD :;..'; and before the startled tramp could re cover from his surprise, Polly had fast ened her e rooked claws la th collar of hla coat and was repeatedly striking his fee with her cruel - beak, each savage - dart bringing blood. . Tha man finally shook himself free and Van. leav ing the parrot master of the situation. The terrified- children fled to at party of campers farther up the canon and an attempt was made to capture th tramp, but the latter mode good his escape. .Of fleers of Le Angeles- wr noUned by tleptooev , ;. . A COMPANY OF COSSOCKS PARKER RECEIVES 'V -7T. NEWSPAPER Says the Vermont Elections, Altboagh Giving : Indication of the National Results,. Teach . J a"tessonrhat Jlannony; IsEssentiaT9p ?t h ' 'I' .tt..-,,. " SparW far,''-' Saopua. Ni T.. Sent. . A delegaUoa of ISO OemocnUlc editors arrived, by the steamer Sf. John at ilia o'cloek this -morning. . The . edHora took a special train from New York and traoa f erred to thbt boat at Hyde Parkt Ar riving here they marched from the land ing to Rosemont, where they were heartily greeted by Judge Parker. . HMltor Charles W. Knapp ef the 81 Louis Republlo addressed the candidate In behalf of the editors. He predicted the election ef Parker and Davhv In' response Parker expressed'' his pleaaurs in welcoming a body of such repreeentatlv mea of the press and aald: "Newepaper- are on of the mighty foroas la spbulldlnr asHfjuH vBlinunt yeaterday-adm strengthening sturdy American oltisen- sblp. Parker Said there wars quest ions of- great Importance to be passed upon by th people in November and that it was the duty of the press to present, them honestly and ao clearly that the people could understand them thoroughly. - Th speaker took up the challenge oontafceed la tha Republican-platform -In which It-Is escorted- that the Republi can party has displayed high capacity for' rule and government. . He mad comparisons between the expense un der the- Republican administration., and that of Cleveland, and said; -TJurlsMi Cleveland's - first-term th average annual expenditure waa about fMt.ooe.OOO. For 'th past three years It haa been about ll.99,v0. FINDS PARASITE T0 DESTROY CODLIN MOTH It' '6 "(Jneeaal IhiU IwHM.) V v .... . f. .. San Franc lsoo, Sept. 1-Th most Im portant dlsooverr vr mad for th benefit of horticulture announced.. It la is pscsatto which destroys ths cod tin ninth, and was Jtound la South America by Oeorg ComDsre. who waa employed Jointly, by Horticultural Commissioner Cooper and by ths West Australian gov ernment to find beneficial insects. . Comnere is now on his way to ahlp ths first oolonles of ths bug, or beetle. Which will destroy th spa) pest.- Mil Hone of dollars have been spent by th orchard lets of this stats yesrly la fight ilngl tb eodHu moth. - - . . FAMOUS EXECUTIONER ! DEIBLER IS NO MORE - ff 111 ) " (Jearasl SseHsl Serrlea.) ' Parts. Sept. Delbler, ths celebrated French executioner, died at Autell today. As slats executioner he for years lived a life of Isolation shunned by all on ao oount of hla gruesome sailing. He was an of th faost pltursqe characters m France. . ' KOTOTXO aXAaTSatD. . . . (leans! gaerlsl Ssrrlee.) Washlnsien. Pa.. Sept. I. Ml lover Kovovl waa hanged la ths Jallyard thla morning for tha murder of Sampel Fet e-neon, a contractor. Je slew Fergu- oa fof money, which the latter was car rying to a par station. VBAJUI (Jearaal ssastal Si . f Dover, Bngland, Sept. t- Purses, tha French swimming champion, mala an other unsuccessful . attempt to awlm th channel today. He we attack- with erampa and quit the water when but two axilae fjm U French, soofSt t b . . fu ( , s- - -w -v.sr, CHARQINO THE JAPANESE. MEN 4 'J t TnrltoeJ rtsmft 'of such trsvagnne Is that there la a deficit In stead sf a surplus of le0.SOg.SO, which the present executive found am seeum Ing control. . . Now' th - deficit Is "Kxtravagane f running rlet in fed eral, stats and municipal sovernmenta in' spits of the wel-d1reeted efforta of some excellent officials. Bre long the people will demand a reform In admin latratlv xpens, and they will do tt hew If they ars made to appreciate the whole truth. Th coming elect km cannot be d Jutnnined by the September vot tn1 leealy Republloan states where local is sues are grievously handicapped; but the us that the harmonious co-operation -of all and tha elimination of personal, fac tional and . unimportant differences, in-, volvlng no surrender ef principle, ars es sential to Democratic auoceea.- - The nominee, observing hla usual cau tion, made no attempt at extemporan eous speaking, but read hla addreee, which was brief, from a manuscript. He read It In a clear, full.-even tone of volo,. -which- was- clearly audible to each of his guests. 1 At 1:10 o'clock ths editor returned to the, landing, where they boarded , the steamer and started thelrrturn to New York. The steamer's whistle Joined In th cheers with Which the visitors bade good-bye to Judge Parker, who waved hla hand- in recognition of th parting TRAIN WRECK KILLS! I iW0 AND HURTS SIX :,vv (Joeraal gpVeW'gervkw.) -ARoonsi Penn., Sept. t. Aftsr a race of eevea, miles from Oallltam tunnel to HoTseshos curve a runaways Pennayl vanla eoaltrajn of It oara last, night shag over a Sfts-foot embankment killing two train men and1 Injuring six. . Ths dead are: William "Boartmaa, engineer, and ftV Too hey, bra iceman. nWSsTWr TVS 'p, bg. 1 (Jeorssl .Sosrtsl aVnrlm.i i New" Torn. Sept. Dtgenaro, g pas senger on the- HohensoMern of the North Oerman Lloyds 11ns that arrived today, was arrested. Tn g trunk sod box were found s large' amount of 'sliver and jewelry, stolen from ship pease n-era on ths voyage. ' . ,'''' RELIEF FUNIT FOR ; POLICEMAN NELSON Patrolman- 01 Nelson, ahot down' while capturing a Street car highwayman. Is fast recover ing from th wound which at first tt waa thought would be fatal Mr. Nelson has a family dependent upon him, and will be put under the extra expense sa every Sonvsleecent la. even after be bj dlsohsrged from- th hos pital. It will be some lime, poe slhly seversl months, before hs will he in condition to resume his piece en th police fore. There haa been subscribed t "The Journal's fund for Nelsnn's ' relief and . previously acknowl edged IM4.S0. John Bain In creased this today by a contribu tion of $1. ; : ttj-z&Z .e Af &ih 2i-2 1 2 r- ' 1 L-J i.r , A3ar if sl- 3.L 11911 X3" ntizjzj- f 7k -753. Sou not answer it? It was dated September 3. They are go lg to put me on the rockpikt tomorrow, but I wilT go to the holeM first. The trusties on the floornow are no good,wpn't even take a note for me. Spoke to sheriff about it today. Don't be" afraid, come before It is too late Answer immediately if you get thia safely v Your true friend.. HARRY VOLKER, - A? B, C, D, E, F, Oi H and I are represented respectively by fio-iirea. over which are dashes: I. K. L. M. ft. O.' P. O and R bv figurea under which are dashes ngurcs wiuwut nnaiira, t . CLEVER OF CITY CROOK Inmate of Jail Has Letter in His Shoe Deputy Sheriff Morden. Finds Solotion Harry Volker-Would Try. Sheriff Torn 'Word dleoovered what hs believe to be a plot among th prisoners of th county Jail, Tuesday, to make another sttempt to gain their freedom. Thla Plot waa revealed through the finding of a cipher letter In th aho of Harry Volkar, a prisoner serving a year's sentence for laroeny. written te a friend on she outside. Ever since the last break, waa mad three weeks sgo and ths subsequent capture of th escapes, there has been much nnssslness manifest among tn iMMtaa a tha tell. Sheriff Word has suspected there was a plot on foot for another break and has been keeping close watch to discover what was In ths sir. . Certain questions ef Harry volker to him ths other day aroused the sus picions of th sheriff and hs decided to watch ths fellow. His queer actions in creased th suspicion of th sheriff that all was not right with Volker, -and hs decided to search him. Volker went through th ordeal last Tuesday fternoon. His e1othlna was tnorouaniy aesrenea, sui no sign u any letters or knives or saws was found. At last he was commanded to take off hla shoe. Volker did so very reluctantly. The sheriff picked up on and looked Into it Nothing waa found. Then he caught up the other one and peered into that, but heaw nothing. Then he HORRIFYING TRIALS 3 END IN DEPORTATION : j Oosrsel Sseetal Ssrrtoe.) ' ' San rranelsoo, Sept. . i Chinese have been deported n the steamer Coptic, alter s three weeks' stay which Included s remarkable experience. They entered Mextoan port, a contractor having agreed to ship them across ths border Into ths Unite State Th smugglers locked th six Chinee in box oar without food or water and billed the ear to Los Angeles. Aftsr a six darsf trlv over Che deeert In tha hast. ths oar reached Loa Angeles. When the' oar was opened th were tn a terrible plight. They were naked and utterly insane, as mars wrecks of men they were taken to a hos pital, and were barely strong enough when they reached here to be taken to a ell. The six days sf torture by beat hunger and thirst left marks which they will bear through Ufa. They had gnawed their own flesh in places to bat isfy their terrible oravinga for food and moisture. , (Jearaet sesrlal Serrtee.) ' Waahlngton, Sept. a The comptroller of th currency today. Issued a call for n report of th condition of national banks up to th eloss ef business, Tues day, ntosabr . . riJ.fi H.-J8b7-V f - t r- .. - TT-4Cil5" -Ttltf 4-! f S, T. U, V, W X,Y and Z by -:r"t hn:f) .-vf 'C- to Esape Again. slipped his hand down to to th toe, and dulckly withdrawing ' It pulled out a crumpled bit of yellow paper, on which were many, flgures. It was s elphea letter addressed to Albert Gannon. Sheriff Word was elated over hla discovery, but he could not read tha letter. neither would Volkar reveal th key. Volker was eon fined to hla sell and Deputy Sheriff Morden aet to work and within a few houra had discovered ths key and bad translated the letter. By the reproduced sopy f th cipher letter It will be seen that some of the figures have .dashes , above, others dashes below, while a few ' have no dashes st alL The key to the letter la very simple. Th figure correspond to the letters of ths alphabet. The first nine letters In turn are represented by the figures over which ar dashes. The second nine letters in turn correspond to ths figures with 'dashes under them, while th last eight letters correspond to th figures having no dashes. With this key , anybody sea translate th letter. That Volker ' haa pals on the outside who ar lending him assistance to escape leads the officers to suspect him ss th leader of the Isst JsU break. Volker will be closely watched In the future- and will be gtven no opportunity to communicate with the outside. Meanwhile th officer are anxious to capture -Oannon. to whom th cipher letter la written. They ar confident that tf they can find him they will be able to learn something more regard ing th break three weeks sgo.' - Volker -l considered a bad man by ths officers. He wsg arrested soms time ago for breaking open telephone boxen and, stealing the nickels After his trial he was sentenced, to on year In th JH. He was one-; of th seven who escaped from the jail three weeks ago but he was recaptured near Trout dale. Since being returned to th Jail he ha been rather aurly and Ala de meanor waa such that Sheriff Word has been keeping th closest watch over him. virntn FIGHT TO THE DEATH ON LOFTY SCAFFOLD New Torn. Sap. S. Standing in ths Street M feat below a scaffold, a crowd numbering 10 ' persona "With bated breath watched two Ital lan masons on the frail pianklsg high in th air right ing Ilk wiad men. - The eyes of the crowd were only diverted when one Ittn ra sn to stab ths ee-v . it tr 4 m&nt bat-s. a Open River J Association Has Assumed 6nstruc- Hon of Portage Road. . CONTRACT SICNEfr v C.I.UM SVilt lll.l.k. Cm. a kufinms win iiiUKVtaiciv ooivcy New fiotte Whlck Will Not Cm-' i f Wet With Celilt tast-l tt. I N. flakes No OppuefUn. - ; y. -" ' - -.. . i - '& ' Details ef ths -preliminary contract whereby th Open River aaaoetaglon W . to pndsrtsk th oonatructlon ef th portage road war definitely settled this -morning and the eontraet was signed by ths officer of ; the- sssoctation smd by - the members sf the Stats portag board. The oonfermio at which this -was accompitabed was -of the gresteet ' import no isasmucb a tt. marks th successful eonsummatkm of th Initial' plans for Urn Immediete.constructlon of the road, which Is now regarded aa aa sured. Within tS daya from today tha . Open River association aspects' to hav all obntaclea to the .work removed. By the terms of the preliminary eon- "" tract executed this morning - tt - waa agreed between the state portage board ' and th Open River association nhat th latter ahall have SS days within which to secure ths right of way far the road. to provide a responsible contractor she shall furnish bond to guarantee tha sat- Isfactory completion of tha work, and to raise Such funds ss -may be required excess of the unexpended balance of portage road approprlatlos. . , .- , ,- O- S, ft at. wansks to ato MS. - A resurvey of th rout for -the port,' age road will be mads immediately by A, i. McMillan,, who u appelraed yeeter- : day aa th anglneer of the stats board, W. H. Kennedy, chief engineer of thd Oregon Railroad ft Navlgatlew eompanr -and A. McU Hawks, who In a-measure represents th contractor who is to do the work of construction, , ' Th en- glneers are expected to looat th road ao that It will not encroach upon tha . right of way of tha Celllo canal, and all delay that might arise from negotia tions with the government will ther f or be obviated. An understanding has aleo been rcbd with the- a&IK. oompany which will no losses oppose the con struction of the portage road. At two Points on th proposed route tt will b ' necessary to move tn O. R. N. tracks. but thla the Open River association la to d without expense to the railroad com- " pany. The - company, haa consented to this arrangement. By the plans which hav been formed"' by th open river sssoctation ths chief obstacles to the early completion of tn portag road are practically eliminated. There will be few or none of the delays which have hitherto threatened tta project, and th relief -for which th 1 people of eastern Oregon hav, long prayed la apparenty not far distant Ths only points st which there has been any difficulty Inr locating the port age road so that tt would not encroach : upon the canal right of way, are at th ends of the route. There th apses be tween the river and ths a R. ft N. tracks is so narrow that there' is not room for both th canal and th road. This difficulty la to be overcome; how ever, by moving th O. ft, ft n. tracks, snd te this no opposition is now offered by the company. In a communication to the Open River association Monday af ternoon, General Manager B ft. Calvin aald: "W ars afraid that th portag road will hurt Portland as well as the O. R. ft N., but Portland wants tt, and WS will not oppose if . Tffl sTnt Tight flaaSemiallin 1 For several rears th railroad com- -pany has contemplated etralgbtealng -Its tracks at the two polnta mentioned, ' and when thla has been done there wU be ample room for the portag road. Th Open River aaaoclatlon purpose to i beer the expense of relaying these--tracks for the a R ft N. COv. and th ' company haa tacitly greed that upon thla condition it will lnterpoee ao ob-r Jectlone to th change. The oonvany haa not yet agreed to deed the tandV that will be-1 1'enired for th portage road, but It will sot fight proceed In to condemn It o that ths Acquisition of ths right of way will be . matter of little difficulty. Th expense of constructing the road ' will probably exceed the appropriation ' made by the legislature of ltOS, but no. trouble 1 anticipated In ratal ng all th funds required. -Assurances have st- ready been received en thla acer that ar thoroughly satisfactory to the pro moters of th project , I- ., . . ,, U I - I I- '-, -! for ft rope which was oasgllng to ground from the end of tha euawunai slid to 'the street. Not on mas ' alive to the edvl fleeing H' n aa licem-n ft iiav a bti from s r a v , twe e. 4 'V - - - . -