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1 . 4. v : - rv ;: -'f --v? s OOD EVENING. .MV TOEGKUUTiai Of THE JOUfiHAL ' ; YCSTEKOAY WAS IK Showers . and cooler tonight; Thursday probably fair warmer;" south to wmi wlnda. 1. - u v"- ; c VbL. "mts NO. 177. r: PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,' SEPTEMBER 28, 1904. ' - PRICE FIVE CENTS. DAYS OVERDUE AND OWNERS ARE ANXIOUS '1 - ' m c nwi'urinrTU A tr BH I S S . aH I J Bfl BH IB BH STEAMSHIP - ARABIA BOUND FOR PORTLAND FROM 1APAN i v rvii ill i iii i J Oriental Liner Once Seized by Russians and - Held. MAY BE TAKEN AGAIN . s. . .. . Bosslu Cnlscn.Bave Bcca . Sighted li Nirth PKific Waters tfUte V !.! May llave Ipcete4 - ' i yA ':' v to.a rlr boor thl afMrnoon ika ariiaui Umi Ambia ted not iwn IfhUd off Um notlh (4 to Columbia rlTr. ab is two darb-ovaraua from Yokohama, aud offtolaJa of Um Portland .4b Aalatlo Muttpany, wnllo diaclalmtnc any faara for ,th !' aafotr. bro jMrValOM anaolfaaUas aoma uoaaai- """"paaaL f ---'.; " Tba fact that thara bar bom avoral trani3B vaaaala, auppoaod to balonf to , tha Vtaalvoatok aqvadron, bortrtnc off 1 tba Pacific ooaat. oauaaa thla unaaal naaa among tboaa who ara tnoraotod la ; $h Arabia, Until ir .arrival baa boan ' raponad. a srm& daal of ooacara will ; ka faU far bar...- , t - v t maaalaa Taaaala Abawt. ' f, wt aara ao tna uaaian erniaar Koraa, waa auppoaaa ta m an mat aauod. and oa dundajr a oarataiiouo va aaft waa alsbtad outs Ida aan Praaelaco barbae. Baa ramalnad In-, via w birl a abort tlma, and auddanlr aailad away la a ooutbara eoaraa. . Har action waa lookad -apon aa rathar alncular, and tba eoBc(ualonwaa ractPi that ha waa a vaaoabar of tha. badly aoattarad Rnaalaa war aquadroni -' awraral- othar -atmUar tnoldanta hava oeeurrad raoantlr which ftava lad atilppara baHava. tbat-osaa- aw Hnauar Hnnma wun ki nw utw Many ara of tha opinion that tba Vuaatan- would feavd no .lay! rich to aiaa a anarehaatman bound for Amarlca from d Japanaao port. It la pointed oat that thay bar nvr dona mo yat, and thera ara mo arouBda apon which tbay would b - Justified In -maklns auah a . aalvura, Otharo ara of tba opinio that tha rapraaentatlvas , of tha caar would Hot ba violating any International treaty by simply detaining- tha Arabia anffletntlr ions to asaertaln it aha ear lied any aontraband of war. Aa tha steamer has been delayed for some rea son. It la declared to ' ba within tha bounds of possibility that aha has bean boarded by officers from Russian men of War for the purpose of learnlnc the aharacter of frettrht aba baa aboard. In apeaklne; of tha matter thla saornliuf Major W. C LangflU oald: n- -Wa aiaolwia On, -far thera has bean ino systematte blockade aatabllehed at any of tba Jap aneaa porta; and vntll that baa been done 3 do not pea that the Ruaslana would Bava any right to seise a saarohaatmaii outward bound from that eonotry to a neutral port. X should think, bowerer. thera would be notblnsT to prerent tha vessel belnc detained until It la learned the nature of the freight aba earrled. It is saraiy proDsoiy tna a eieamer wooia ba oarrylna; contraband of war coming thla way. At least It la hardly reason able to think that suck would ba the Oolleetor of Cvatoma Patterson gave expression to the same opinion. A ease which la almost parallel with taw In stance, was cited, which oeeurrad a nwm . bar of tlntee during the c4t!1 war. Cot ton shipments eonslgned from Be ran nan. .Oa.. to Great Britain, a neutral power. .were seised at every opportualtj by the , wersblpn- flying the flag of the Amer ican union. The only dirrsrenee in tha two eaaea la that Be ran nan ' waa a t thai time waa the cot ten sold by the V south gave her yust that ntuah more 1 money with which to prosecutp the war operation It. Is eontanded that the jtussiana 100a upon ine neavy anipmenis be lag made from Japan In the aame light and at last have decided to put a stop to them, hoping thereby to cripple tha ra aonyaea ef their enemy. af polar At any rata tha Arabia baa not been reported since she sailed from a Japan ese port, although ska waa expeeted to put la en appearance oft th mouth -of the liver two days ago. No storms of -unusual severity are looked for this time of year, and all the oriental liners bar been arriving on time. Tha Arabia's owners say har 'ma chinery may hare been disabled but they hope at any lima now to naaa news of en Tha Arabia an har outward trip from this port waa seised by Russian war easels and taken to Vladivostok, when part of her cargo of dour waa confis cated, and declared aontraband af war. JLater she waa released. WILLIAM J. BRYAN A GRANDFATHER 'J 4 ' ' (JeerMl asveUI wjrvfee.) -Wewport, Sept. !I.A daughter' waa this morning to Mm Aaron I Lerltt. formerly Ruth Ralrd Bryan. Tbo Anfant la Mr. Bryan's drat grandchild. , --' ffwerael PpaeUt aereieri ' ' Berlin, Beat. Sf.-HCmperor William's physicians have ordered him to take aa- othar Mediterranean crulae thla winter far Ms health. It la feared Ala eM aagaaA UPMhm at cnfiurrlai. , MAKES AiFOSTlil; ; MS, 10 WE 'V ' Adolpb I Llcbstera tf New York C(ean ' Up Netrly UfM,m ll Wticat ' r v JDcalT Closes and fietlrei r: , ; (Joaraal aaeeUl -Serrlea.) Cnileaan, Bept SL Having cleared between " M.e)0M and - It. too, 00 through two great wheat deals wbloh began last February and closed thla month, Adolpb, J. Ucnstern has quit the game and Thursday will start with his family for aa Indefinite visit to Europe. He haa closed- his brokerage Mod com mission business. Uchstera, who possessed a fortune al most aa large as the one iuat cleaned up. deelded to take a flyer m wheat, but re solved te limit his capital for the deal to !1S,0 or tlQ.004. Last spring, when everybody waa bearish, he bought l,00. 000 bushels. Tha market walked up 10 osnta and half of Llchstern'e big for tune wsa made. Then It came back and tha dtaoovery waa made that Lie ha tern had closed up and made a pile on tha second bull campaign. He bought till he had millions. Wheat advanced to nearly fl.10 In Chicago. Llehstern sold about" e.eoa.ote at if cents advanoe on the purchase price, got rid af all be oarrled la good shape, with drew from the pit and Quit business. Brokers declare the deal waa made doubly effective and surprising through the secrecy with which Me e Derations were eensuraaiated - . ROAR akwWB Woroeeter. Masa. eL I. There was no material change apparent In Senator Hoar's condition thla morning, with tha exception, Uat be ta a -UtUe TX CADY UBftRICK, NBW YORK'S DEMOCRATIC NOMIKRR FOR OOVSR- i.' SHOWN AT THB 81DR. PARKER HAS AN : EARLY VISITOR David Bennett Hill Calls - at Seville : and Confers for- Half - Hoor-Reports Indiate That ! ! New York Will Go Demoaatic - " (Jearsal Bpselr nervaSe!) ' New York. Sept. It. David Bennett HtH was an early caller upon Judge Par-' ker at tha Hotel Seville thla morning. Ha stayed half en hour. Parker con gratulated hlm.cn the restoration of har mony. In Albany county. ' Other promi nent visitors arc expected during the day and evening. A discussion and comparison of re ports from the different sections of the state by the campaign leaders now Indi cate that Parker will carry the state of New York by a handsome majority. The Information so far received from outside counties, especially those in the rural districts, tends to show that the Demo- Matlc ticket will be well In the lead, and tVa, taken wltb the assertion of both MdipTiy and MeCarren, that New York and Brooklyn will show a much greater gain than In 10, has given fresh cause for rejoicing, notwithstanding reports that Roosevelt would probably have a small majority. ' A movement la on foot In New Jersey which haa tha support of the most prominent lawyers of tha state, to or ganise a Parker Constitution club In that state. The club wilt have for Its object tha rendering of all assistance possible to-the election of Parker to tha presi dency, the advancing of the cause of con stitutional government and adherence to the law. , It m now said that Merrick., the guber natorial candidate, will take, an active personal part In. ' the campaign, and owing to his being a native-born son It Is expected that lie will eiert much In fluence in swinging votes to his aide of the ticket. Juetloa D. Cady Rarrlck. of tha New York supreme court, Democratic nomi nee for governor of the Empire stats, was born 17 rears ago at Egperanee. tn Schoharl county. He Is the son of Jona than R. Hertick, who was a respected merchant of Albany, and late In Ufa the head of a small bank at CobleebllL The Justice Inherited a small fortune from hte father, and his present wealth la ac tinia ted at about 97K.OOO. In 1880. ha was sleeted district attor ney. He was re-elected to that office. Then' he became corporation counsel. It wsa In Its that he waa appointed a Justice ef the supreme court. In UM he waa elected to tba Supreme court bench. w i , (Jeerael BpSrial arvle. . -Boston. Bept, St, The Boston Journal, a Republican paper, prints under a. New York date a statement to tha effect that the Democrat la national committee has at Its disposal the greatest campaign fund a-epr console, being ta eaoasa af 11,000.000, contributed by H of ,tba richest Democrala In America. Thls enormous fund. the Journal agygt "wag. pledged boom tUn ago tar ". MAM A Bt0 BACK. ; . . BsysillMB gagag Asa si aa Tbad Bsmi araaa Raws cHea Oaaipalga Pwaa. distribution among the 'chairmen of state committees on tha day following the publication of Parker's letter of ac ceptance, provided of . co ores that the letter contained no sentiment obnoxious to the contributors." Tha 11 men are said to be August Bel mont, John D. Rockefeller, James J. Hill, Thomas P. Ryan, Herman Riddel O. H.P. Belmont, Joseph- Bullbeer, James MV Ouffey, George Foster Pea body. Jamas K. J one a and Henry C Davis. .1 VATJamAJnca mSatm SOatBBV&a. Vana. (Jeeraal Bpedal arrlea.) ' ' areat Falla. Mont. Bept. It, The Fairbanks special- arrived at t o'clock thla morning , after e aloe night run from Butte on the Great Northern. Tba meetings at Boulder , and Maryevtlle were perforce abandoned by tha state committee and a meeting held here at 10 o'clock this morning rnetesd. Fairbanks- and Dolltvar will now have a day's rest after tba many meetings of the past few days. Neither show the effect of tba hard campaigning. A big meeting will take place la Helena to night. V- ' ' A big open-air reception was held at 10 o'clock this morning. Bin troops of cavalry and four companies of Infantry passed m review and saluted Fairbanks. At the big meeting In the opera-bouss Fairbanks talked en Irrigation and urged a rigid enforcement of -the statutes against violators. Senator Dolllver and ex-Senator Carter also made speeches. THREATEN. TO LYNCH THE COMMISSIONERS (Jearsal Npettal serrle.) -. Butte. Moot, Bept Threats are freely made here this morning that the eranty commissioners will be lynched or driven out of the elty anleae the board resclnda Its notion In naming amotion office re. ', The People'e party chairman, tn a mandamue suit In the district court. alleges that the county commissioners named election officers from among tha Democratic - employes of the Amalga mated Copper company, aver tha pre test of other part lea. ' -RXRB sT ROOXrORA. (Jeeraal Bserlal Berries.)'' Roekfhrd. Wash.. Bept la. Mra Mar guerite Hanson, for 17 rears a reafdent of Rockford. died yesterday after A tonff Illness, aged 0t years. She leaves live children. KM same from Norway ll ywa aaw METHODIST CONGRESS Opening Session of Con ference at Eugene jsj Largely Attended. SPELLMEYER PRESIDES Orfanlzitloi of Hectiof Results Is C L Lewis BeiDf Elcclctf See retiry ind James Moore ' Treasurer.' I (apaelsl nssstek te Ire JearaaL) Bugene, Or., Sept. Is. The Oregon oonferenoe ef the Methodist Episcopal church was formally opened thla morn ing at I o'clock by Bishop Henry .Bpett meyer of Cincinnati. O.. who will nreelda Nt all meetings of the oonferenoe, which la being held la. Humphrey Memortai The opening session of tha conference waa saarked by a large attendance of ministers from all over the. state, who had earl red tha day . previous. More came in oa thla afternoon's trains and a number are due to arrive tonight Today's saaaion opened with BlblS reading and devotions, led by Rev. Joseph H. Smith af Paaisiaa, M,t fob lowed by the opening sacrament f the Lord's supper- - Organisation of the con ference then took place, and resulted as follows: C- L. Lewis, secretary; MV L. Hard ing-ham, C A. House 1. Andrew Monroe. asalstsjits: James Moore, trsaauasr; D. H. Leech. B. C Alford, asslstanU; R. n. Dunlap, statistical secretary; J. K. Hawkins. C O. Beekman, W. 8. Oordon, D. L. Flelda, assistants; C B Craadall, oonferenoe postmaster. . . Dr. H. C. Jennings, senior member or the Western Methodist book concern, ad dressed- the conference. He stated that dividend af fS7 waa due the Oregon conference and urged the ministers to patronise the Ban Francisco depository of the concern, and also urged an In creased patronage of the Pacific Chris tian Advocate of Portland. Dr. 9. L. Hart of tha board of church Insurance made aa address and urged the advantage of carrying Insurance with tha company. A committee on In surance to confer with Dr. Hart was ap pointed aa follows: M. T. Wire, Hiram OouLd. W. B, Holllngahoad. and J. T. Ab bott Thla afternoon the anniversary of the Women's Homo Missionary society ta being observed, the principal speakers being Rev. D. I Rader. D. D of Port land, editor of the Christian Advocate, and Rev. & R. Willis, D D, of .Ban Franclsoo. At :! o'clock a pentaoostaj meeting led by Bvangellat Smith waa held. This evening st 0;i0 o'clock an open air meeting will be held, followed by exer cises commemorating the anniversary of ttis Foreign Missionary society, Rev. 8. B Memlngcr of Portland presiding. The meeting will be addressed by Rev. H. B. Johnson of San Francisco, superintend-. anCof Japanese missions. , ' -t - Ofawaal TWtsm ) Tba official visitors at the oonferenoe ara aa follows; Henry Spcllmeyrr. D. D., Cincinnati, O.: Rev. D. U Rader, D. YD- Portland; Rev. Jossph H. Smith. D. D Pasadena, Cel.; Rev. H. B. Johnson Saa Francisco; Rev. J. H. Coleman, D. D, Salem; Rev. O. L. Tufts, D. D., Port land; Rev. George W. Beatty, Ban Fran cisco; Rev. E. R. Willis, D. D., Ban Francisco, The presiding elders of the state, who are all in attendance, are; Rev. L R. Rockwell, D. D., Portland dis trict; Rev. D. A. Wat tare, D. D, Salem district; Rev, T. B. Ford, D, D Eugene district; Rev. IX T. BuaunervtUe, OranU Paaa district PmblU Bmewalea, ' Last night a public reception was given the members of the conference, at which Mayor O. R. Chrisman, on behalf of the cityh Rev. J. B. McCsllum on be half of Eugene's clergy and Hon. R. A. (Continued on Page Two.) PORTLAND, ME., BIDS .ON PO RTLAND. OR E.. FLOUR Portland, Oregon flour for Portland Maine. ' Thla M the latent wrinkle In the local flour situation Airesdy there are orders In thla city from Maine for 10 ears of Portland made flour and there are now Inquiries for folly double that amount for the same destination. Boston dealers inquire ar roniana millers whether they can obtain about 10 cars of local flour at tha same old n gures of a weak ago, Vat they cannot be aerommodatsd at that price and will very likely pay the small advsnoe. "Please give we your very beet ftgurea aa flour," ig tba boom at several wlrta UNIONISM IS LOSING Situation In Chicago May ; Portend the Death of " the Movement; ' 100,000 PAY NO DUES Barney Cohen, President tf the Hit nlsState Federttlofl at Labor ' 'Ad-'lU the Gravity af T '. ' -the Case. ' (Jeeraal Bsertsl Serrtea.) Chicago, Bept It. "Unionism In the state of Illinois seems doomed." This Is tha statement made by Secretary job of the Employers' ' association today. And there ara many othar sensational features In the situation. Tba sensation caused by the announce ment that 100.000 men who were metw bsrs df labor unions have ceased to pay dues In Chicago was augmented today by an Interview 'with Barney Cobn, presi dent of tba Illinois Federation of Labor, in which he aajd that the union foroea la the state are rapidly disintegrating, and that, unless reorganised, destruction of the unions will speedily fellow. Cohen blames unwise leadership, polH 'icea) giafosrej suia untimely strikee for the present cclsla, Jie says the unloaw. must reorganise an a sounder basis and adopt the same methods now' being need against the unions by the Employ err aa aoclatloas aad Cltlsena' alliances. "We believe," said, Cohen," that eur flghtlng haa always been dona in the open. Certainly It haa been fairer and more ' above' board than that which la conducted by toe Employers' association. which has Ua headquartsrs here, and the Clttsens' alliance, -which Has driven worklngmen and their families from the state of Colorado. It la rapidly becom ing Indian warfare, pnd the unions must adopt Indian- tactlea." MILLIONAIRES PLAY " i POKER FOR SIX DAYS , ' (Joaraal BperUt Bsrvke.) New York, Bent St. A six-day poker game, m which W. K. VanderbtlL Sr., F. W. Vandefnllt, Robert Ooelet and Harry Payne Whitney were particular players, begun on the Kaiser Wllhelm II Just after tha big liner left South ampton and continued practically with out Interruption until the vassal reached Quarantine at New York. The game was not characterised so much by high stakes, aa stakes go among millionaires, but for the persistence with whlcir Vie players stuck to It from early morning until tha bell na closing tba smoking room. - - i ' . , . Immediately after break feat tha fol lowing day tha play was resumed, and so on throughout tba voyage. Five dol lar beta were mad almost eseiaalvoly. and ' nt times several . thousand dollars was In a Jack pot. ' MAKE THEIR LIVING ' ' BY BEING EXAMINED -' ' (leenel IceeUl Bervlea.) ', New York. Bent la. A remarkable scheme for maktsg money haa been brought te light by the arrest of Lewis H. Lombard and Isidore Flnkle. charged with violating that section of the uni versity - law which aiakso It a misde meanor to net as a proxy for another man In taking a regents' examination. Both men were held la 11.000 bait The busineee af taking examinations for others haa reached alarming pro portions, said the official who caused tha arrest. College students especially are guilty of this, and la New York there Is a regular syndicate af young men no will paaa an examination on any thing for prices ranging from 120 up to MOO. from Texaa received mat sight and thla morning. "Olva ma your beat duoUtton an to oars of Oregon hard wheat straight and patent flour," Is the earnest appeal from a Saa Franotscc flour man who also sayai "Please anawer at once." A great many other inquiries ar be ing received from San Francisco and Los Angeles aa wslL The northwest le h absolute cant rat of the Hour markets af th entire Pa cific coast and now that orders are being nmlvMl aa far . east aa the Atlantic seaboard, local millers feel thai thay STEADILY ADVANCING Japanese Continue Their Enveloping Movement Around Mukden, r r URAL COSSACKS ACTIVE Make a Succesfal Night Foray Stan i lede the Japaaesr; Stoesse! f Believes He Cia .':L.:: Pert. Arthar, Hold 4y? -1 : 'sr'-' .V' . - - 'r. , London. . Sept' tl. BOUeln. Tne Vladlvostoh corrwjponaant of the Can- ... trial News reports that, two Japanese torpedo boats and one Japanese steamer -have been sunk by mines near1 Port Ar- v" thur IB the last few day. A cruiser .of " tha NltUaka type la eald to have been ' seriously damaged InJlke manner. - - (Jeeraal Bparlal Barrier.) ' - St iViVrsburg. Sept. . For so many - days has tba word passed out that a bat- Ue might be enpecOed near- Mukden at any hour, that the people hero are begin- ' nlng toioaaall excttemeat and m Some caeca show a lethargy regarding tba " war. It te confidently believed that the , battle whan It doe Occur VU1 resell mors disastrously to the Japanese than to tha- Russlaa.. - foresaw. hence eveti ; . tluiueh tCurnnatkla mav hit. AnMitelled . . to continue bis retreat toward. Harbin, It s la not believed the battle will be de- CMlVC- .' ' 'indm of the staff officers - doubt v! Kuropatkln's ability ac prevent his army x 1 from being surrounded or put to- a dl- -astrous flight. - It ig not expected, .from tha move- mehta of the two armies, that tba battle will- take place to tha east.-and north aat of: Mukden, between Foo Choo and Sin King. - The Japanese aid marching toward tba former point along good roads vf rem Yental and have practically nothing ta Impede their progress Mo effort la ap parently being made by the Ruastana to ohaek this portion of the advance and the Japanese on the ether hand are not, -according to all news, making any en deavor to come within fighting distance of tha Rnaalaa rear guard. ' v - , - Cleared from YeadaL SsAsrday laat marked the departure 6f the main body of Kuropatkln's army from the vicinity of Tenia 1. which haa been a concentrating point of some sig nificance since the abandonment of Liao Yang. The Russian front la now St verets. (practically 10 mUes In length and extends between the Lia river and a -point north of SlnJKlng. Skirmishes are frequent along thla upper frontage but are none of tbsm of serious nature, being, aa the war office believes, the mere petty conflicts that naturally follow the close proximity of two hostile foroea; a-BispslilBa SmOy Bis ul Kuropatkln today re porta aa follows: - "The Japanese vanguard remalna Is the earn position east of the railway. and small offensive parties. have been repulsed by Russian cavalry. ' "The Japanese are now concentrated at the Yantal mine where many pen. toons. are being built r t .iAt Bentswpudsu several skirmishes have occurred In which a number .of cat tle and horses were captured' by ear , troop. . "The Ural Cossacks mat Right at- tacked a Japanese camp. Their rush waa ae 'effective that the enemy was thrown Into a panic and fled leafing be hind their camp supprMs, The Cossacks also ambushed a . half squadron of Japanese, who sustained, considerable loaaea 'before they effected ' their retreat The general trend of Sdvlces received here leads. the efnrtale b believe- that Oram, despite the also of his force, la spreading out to such an extent that his line re thin and may fall sasy pre to the more concentrated Russian troops. Reports show that in his at tempt to envelop the Russian army ha -C-'inuart an Page. Two.), ' Th only drawhark to the dour market la that wheat la vary hard to buy. as farmers have beard of the Mg demsn and are going to bold for biaher Aaur. There was an advance ef 1 rent e buer m the quotations on bluestem wheat n mamlng. . Private advices received here f' Liverpool this morning say that bro hall, the noted wheat crop e it pert, predicted a yield off . a of wheat In France this m against taa.000.ooa bvMhela Uwt . This Is the reason why Kram-e i an active bidder for 'rihw'' 4and tepeelsiiy Waiia Walla b. WW be is. oiover uua ecaeoa . ; A.:. lu