A G cod Evcrnrro. : . i Fair this afternoon and tonights rain or snow Friday; easterly wind 4, ivVr'i".'--'-- .- . 'v - VOL. III. NO. ZZX .1 i rison fiKrdies?Oflt Its Arms Before - , ; .i m. . i . 1 1 i i- i . . ' . i 1 . 1 . 1 r - . -. .. . . i- ' - !T ' : Great IndiCTuUon Throughout CmJ) : ".Treatment Aaorded.Hcro of Port ? Arthur: . - a- - . ' oanal Ipwlal fcrriwij j:;. Bt Pataraburr. Jan I. It la of f lcUlljr announced -that Oeneral TSteaael, muat " com home to atand a court-martial for j thaurrandr of Port 'Arthur, .W . ; -. ' Thla announcement haa provoked an --.j- outburst of proteat from tho proaa ot v" tha country! who point utthat not a alnala- ntomber of -tha royal' family" r : at the front in th;tr aaat .Crltlelara r or- uiio. typonaa reiuueq in tna aup 7 ri preaalun Of lha Ruaa. - - 1 u -. - -The Nora, Vreraya eUtea: y all '-JMiaa. let ua have a- eourt-martlal and trnaka It, if poaalble, aeyere and' cruel. . Tha ivtigt will- per ha pa .deal leniently ' with thoae who have (lvoti h'ood and tlvaa for their : country., J,erhae,"WaA " tha court wurdetarmina .why tha fort, reaa knows to ba thraataaad by Jttockada - -waa not aupplled-with neceaaary- tootl - - and ammnnlilonjttf jloabU rt ' to hold tHlC V "ifs... - - -' V Among 4ha- paoplo -of tho-ountry 4h I','.'., propoaed .courttinartlal of General 8to aaael la Indignantly received. - Stoeaeel f 'rla looked upon aa the hero of tha war and hla gallant defenee lvea him a ' deep hold on tha hearta'of tha popu "" laea. Tha1 work of-tha-r Port Arthur ? T a-arrleon recolvea nothlna but pralae. 1 Tha-facr la twnjtB- out that Ruaata ;'. kaa had 11 montha of hard but valuable .' experience In tha art of war under, tha new jcondltione Impoaed by modern war ' far and It la unanlnibualy anaerted .that 7- Ruaa la cannot afford to quit a loalnf 's flaht.. The autocracy la held to blame " for. tha fall ' of Por Arthur.- and not Stoeaael and hla band-of-defend ere. -A - apeclal from Mukden aaya that fli4ln ' le proceedlna along the Shakhe river. The Jape neaa have attacked tha Ruaalan - ' Una in aeveral planee. -but ao far have , mot with only rcpulaea. . , ' " ARTHUR GIVES UPirihzr. aad Tortraaa . rorauUly Turned -C Orat. t wMiai oft " :-- Jaaraal Saeelal aarrlee.) y - Toklo. Jan. I. At t b'clock'thia morn. 'tng tha Ruaalan and Japanese comm la alone re began to. aaaemble to off eot tha TTormmrrtuTnlnf'rrof T th i.cltyto General NogL Tha ceremony .wae an . Impoalng one. The entire garrlaon and rion-combatnnta .marched out to tha. moating place overlooktng Pigeon Hay, where the Ruaalan rank and file were made prleonere of war and .will be de tained until they oan - be tranaferrad . to Dalny and from there to Japan, : -Japanea end Huaaiana are rreeiy rra- temlsmg.- Bplendld. order Is being mafnahsmsjivea as mucn aa posaioie in me talned, and. the people are quiet. oreatf"leld, atuL-to-keep as far as possl- bonflrea are still biasing - throughout . . the country In celebration of tha Jap ' aneae . victory, and frequent crlea of "Banaar are heard, ut the celebration la moat orderly.-- " The eight waa an affecting one,' a a ' long line of aoldlera dad In rag and 1- wanted by diaeaae marched' forward to ' atack their arma for the laat time.. To . one aide waa drawn tha Japaneae forcea tn Impoalng "array, with all the panoply f - of war .that reata on vletDHoua troope. ' gad and delectedly. , the . Ruaalana marched forward, tha . remnanta of a ' one mighty army. . . - " - Following the aurrander the Japaneae A - officer gave a dinner at tha fort to the iT Ruaalana, j- ;,. .- ;,t,' ... OFFICERS DISARMEDX "'ftaMtearOaa Wau Mae Arm Smt Tfcete . ' Va la rtoalalted ay Ttotor. , (jearaal tperlat aerrkse. ' - - v , Toklo, Jan. I. A supplementary agree ment waa puMMhed today which pro- ACTR ESSTED GETS HER DIVORCE V" (Jearaal Rpeclal serrlee.l -" Hw Tork. Jan, ft. Miss Edna.Jtfay ' obtained divorce yeaterday from Pted Titus. ; T suit was filed about- three , years ago x The granting of a decree -ha revived .Interest In the storle from England during reoent yeaca, which told of tha Intention of the aotroea to marry ' aartou titled and untitled gentlemen. , Recently theae storle said that M las . Way would marry A. n W. Maaon. the 'author and playwright. Tonight along tipper ft road way it Is said that a "high gjllanre" wH) very soon take place. After the divorce waa granted, Misa ... u- ...'.,.'.....,..'. .. ,.. . ,.., . .v.., . .. ..'!r'i .r. rand Lays Down" Victorious HostSi videf for the appointment of eemmla slonera to auperlntend tha . enforcement of the provlalona in the. capitulation of Port Arthur and deala Willi the treat ment -ot officer and men.. - The commiav alonera met at Peyhu mountain at noon Tueaday.- Offlcera and of fictala are- al lowed to) Wear aide arma, but tha use of arma ia prohibited. - - - . , i- The agreement provide for the trans-. fer of boepltala, the Immunity of non combatants, t heir-freedom of action and tha removal of private property, and r servea the right of removal of objection able peraona - and reieaae of Japaneae prisoner. ' . -, -' ' ' Civil Official at Port Arthur who did not-aerve-as '.volunteers are to be. re leased without parole. . , , : -SQUADRON TO IIETURN BaJtle neet- Will Bara Await v;.:.,..Tafcr4 htrtwi. -- . ,T " (joorni special sernce.. --i St. Petersburg.- Jan..; I. The - Baltic eauadrnii.wlll tint attamnt al -RMMnl tA continue itjiJourneyxto VladlstbklltPraadaJnIdalloi Aamirai ttojeaivenaay win pronamy re turn to European wafers to awett. the arrival of the third squadron, several ships of which are expected to be ready fori eervlce at.the nd of thla month. He may make one of the untobablted Polynealan laland hi baae. . If Vladivostok should be blockaded Rojeatvenaky would be compelled to aall for ita relief. The Ruaalan have buflt- a eerlea of redouble around Vladivostok, there Is ay plentiful supply offpod'and clothing and the fortifications have been greatly strengthened with a, view to threatening ' the Japanese flank. ..RUSSIAN DERVISHES. ' BellgiowaMaalao Wk, aeta Bztai taiaate "Meafhea' Yapaaese. s' ,' (Jearaal Bpeelel terrlea.) - ." 8C Peteraburg, Jan. . Amohr the In teresting letters from Manohurla is one Just received ' from . Artillery Captain t'goraky, who tella of a curioua atata of reHgteus exaltation produced among the uneducated Ruaalan eoldtere by the trained excitement of-the last, few montha" - - - - "In two of the Siberian regiments." he .wrltee, "a sect who call themselves 'Krovoupltsf Bloodaucker ha made conalderable progreaa. These men have sworn to accept, no. quarter,-to -expoee Die mn vxituur Hwnmv HGuuiik-vi ui number of -faeathan! theyhave killed, 1 To alaughter a race which rejecta Chrlat they believe to be a ploua act, and many of them dread any conclusion of peace which would leave a single Japaneae alive. A tv the 'recent battle of Bha-ho some ot theae ntenv oame i Into great prominence. They atood up In the trenchee. Be reamed fierce defiance, aod attempted to rush out to meet the en emy.' One man kept oonatantly exposing himself where the fire was. hottest,- and when a tmlltt went through hla chest screamed dellghHedly, "Now. I am saved, brothers,'- They are Christian dervishes, in fsof aw t-.-i--- -'. a.U V.,. CAXfi rVBOPATXXaT .-aBZTOir. - (Jearaal SpoeM Service. ) - London. Jan. I. The enemlea of Gen eral Kuropatkln 'are, aaya a dlniatcn from Bt. Petersburg, . doing every thing they can to dlsoredlt-.hlm at the present Juncture. The latest report" spread by i, (Continued on Page Two.) - . N AM AY: ' . I ( - -- ' - -r . . - --. --:..'---- i-' . - - May .refused to be aeen. Mr. Petty, of ByraCuaa, father ,of the actreaa, spoke for her, denying that aha had another marriage in proapect. . . The court proceeding . today were short, and few wltneeaea ware examined. The testimony waa highly awnsatlonal. Mlaa Mona Deamond, . the actreaa who waa tbe atorm center of the domestic drama, being named by Miss May In her complaint, waa compelled by sub poenal to be present during the trial to listen to the mbarrasalng thtnga aald about her ' ... 1 Titus was once a champion wheel- PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY' 5. 1805. TWELVE PAGES. I ' Ul-8: 8eiirtor;luboiBWho Has Prt 'snted Affidavit 'Chargg Timber -nt-ii-. MAYOR c AND CHIEF-. XPPEARjK COURT rhdicte'd Officials at Uberty on v Own. Recognizance, Will Be , ' - Arraigned Monday. .' : : BONDS REQUIRED FROM ELLIOTT ANb OTHERS Grand Jury Examined City Jail, v and Is Now Making Up - Final Report. " Mayor' George H. Williams, Indicted yeaterday by tha county grand Jury for malfeaaance . infftMrPPreaarTh courthouae-todey- end arranged to make an appearance on Monday, when he will be arraigned, and, unless granted further time, will then enter a plea of guilty or not. guilty Whan PraaldiasL Jud-el George convened court this morning Dis trict Attorney- Manning moved that Mayof Wllllama .be released upon, his own recognisance. Such an order was entered by Deputy Clerk M. R. Johnson, the mayor will not be required to give bond, - Inasmuch aa. hla appearance tn court is sssured. " Charles H. Huht. ehler Of pollci alao went to the eourthouae. . He. too, .will be arraigned oa Monday. He waa re leased on His own recognisance.' ' Bench warrant were issued Tor the arrest of William C Elliott, ex-city en gineer; J. M. Cay wood, inapeotor; Henry Chandler, aurveybr; B,w. Rlner and R. M. Rlner, contractors' on the .Tanaer creek sewer,- and deputy sheriffs at once proceeded to serv thenir The grand Jury' put In the day ea- amlnlnglhe various offices and inatl tutlona. It - waa announced. aeml- offlciallr,. that .no further rndlctmeata . a. t - -. . . wuuia om rvurnea. rto mora eviaence Is to be taken, and the Understanding la that the Indictments returned yeaterday and that portion of the grand Jury a work. which will be voluminous and deeply In- tereeting, according to common report. Bond a required In the aeveral easce were named by the court at the motion of the district . attorney, . William Ellfott, J. M. Csywood. Henry Chandler. R. M, Rlner and B. W. Rlner will aire eurety for 11.800 each, and in a number of minor eases bond war set at leaser amounts. .. .. . '..- R. M. Rfner asked the court to lower the bond Which wa required of him.-He said that inasmuch aa the defendant in the land fraud eases gave only ff.ooo bond a, $1,100 waa too much to aak of him. - - ' Under the personal escort of Chief Hunt, the county grand Jury Inapected the various dfparhnenta at police head quartera this morning. - Notee on what wa aeon , were taken by Juror tauae. .(Continued on Page Two.) mm Cilsscjla ' Citizens ?Impli icated in Land Frauds;- M in Montana S INDIANS WERE TOOLS OF ; f SWINDLERS, IT IS SAID Information, Pointing to Conrad, Opponent of Gibson for Sen- f :1 ate, '.Has Been ; Filed In . Washington, Says Rumor. V" - (Jaaraal 'Bperlel Bervlea.) Helena,' Mont.. . Jan. . Government agents are on the way to Montana to In spect th alleged Wholesale land frauds, according - to . private ; advice received here. Itis Said Jhe frauds are far reaching, embracing Immense- tract of Umber-and mining land.,-... . . " Information, had been presented to the secretary' of ihe Interior alleging vlola- Uona of the land and deaerrland laws In Montana on a gigantic scale. Th Infor mation . presented . alleges that great tracts of timber land la Missoula coun ty. Montana, were, taken up 'and paten ta aecureat from th government .by per? Jured evidence. i. It la alleged that many or theae ciaima war taken by ' Indiana. . Twelve or fif teen ' prominent aialsen. of Missoula county are , Implicated in th fraud. -:t - It Is reliably stated that Information ha also been presented to the -department Involving W. G. Conrad, of Great Falls. Montr Senator Gibson's principal obDonant for the senatorshlp, In fraud oommltted aarthwaet flf Great-rails. Patents were obtained to ireat a! desert-land.' which has wmej-tt la aJ legedbeen tranaferrad to-WXL Conrad and Is included In the land Irrigated by the big Conrad Irrigating ditch. . - It wa rumored here that Senator Olb on' had preaented the information to the department; but this, according to the meaaage, ne aenieo in poamva mrmm, Sssertlnrtht:H Jsd presented no in formation of any kind to the depart ment and , received no- communications implicating any of.thaxltiaena Of Mon tana. ' ..... ta -.-' i ' ' ' In connection with the alleged fraud a special agent, it la aald, haa Just sub mitted a report to tna secretary ji"i wholesale frauda by ,land companies op erating near Llbby, in Flathead county. Mont. ..j; " 1 All of these cam will b Investigated aa soon as inspectors xan om aeni Montana. In this state n is aaia mm certain wealthy and lnHuentlar men have been obtaining large tracta of desert-land and lande aald to contain cop per and other ores hy fraud. According to the report, women ana men nmvw uwn used as dummies In Montana. Just as they were used In Oregon. . . -. ...... JURY SAYS NOT GUILTY UUUDGELSENTENCES (ipedar-tepatch .t Tee Joaraat) Colfax. Waah.. Jan. ft. Charle Mar tin, charged with murder for th killing f Tnnk Parken waa found not guilty oyTrjuryirTntdnlght on the ground of Inaanlty. - Judge cnaowicaj unmniamj naked the prisoner to stand up, and aa he did so, the Judge said: - "I commit you to the penitentiary un til released by a higher authority." - Such a proceeding la very unueual and the outcome wUL be watched with Inter ast. ' Habeaa corpus .proceeding wtll probably be .Instituted for Martin's- re lease. - " ... .- NEBRASKA LUMBERMEN - WILL VISIT.OREG0N -UvmtX Bpedal lerrlc f- - ' nn. vnni . Jan. 1. Members of th 17.hr- .kt t.umbar-TJealerassuclation. ISO strong, will' vteit tne Dig lumDer mills of Montana, idaho, Washington and firearm in June.'' In search of new markets, according to word received here today or officials or tne uig eiacaiooi Milling company. .The dealera wll leave Omaha June . , ": -'rl-r' CORPSES PURE FOOD-r-i AKER FOUND IN RIVER r Balfle' Creek. Mlch Jan. I. The body of N. a Phelps, th missing financier, who la eonected with aeveral large pure food concern lit this city, wa found In tha river here today. He ha been miss ing several months. . It Is believed that he committed sulcld on account of buai- ness reverses, '' .. .r. - - ARBITRATION TREATY : ' WANTED BY GERMANY ',- (Jearaal special IMWI Birmingham, Jan. I. The Post hear that Germany la seeking to arrange a German-American arbitration , treaty similar - to the Anglo-American treaty recently tgne' , . WW" mmmm m .... ' i . ., ... ; . ; . - r;; f f - . it , -. V, : I , . " . I J I .. I - W-.: .- -r, - I 11 1 . il lk :v 1 : mtmr mm Dr. LW Oitdjrick; Hi Daughter Mary, and Sheriff ' E. D. : Brry ; of Cleveland, Who Took' th Doctor Into Cuitody.. - . BIRTHS FAR EXCEED " DEATBSiieilElCITY Vital 7 Statistics i for. 'Past Year ; rfnw a Healthy Growth in .r't''" : Population. ' ' : ' "Z There- sjjdkfgj. tio blrth--lis tlt olty of Portland the paat' year. V Rating the population at 150.090, each. Individual tn the- city contributed t'.0t toward, the, in creas In population by-birth. The following are the monthly records of births: January, 141; February, HI; March.' Ill: April, H; May.' 11; June. 4iuly2rtrr4pthbrrl 10; October,? I; November, lia;: De cember,. 14t. '? . -.'." ' , The . deaths ' of the year - numbered t,Jll. divided among the mnths aa fol low: , January,' 105:' .' February," 190; March, lit: April.. 117; May,, lit; June, It; Julyi-1; Auguat. 101; September, lit; October. llt; -November,- lit; De eember. lil." . '. ,-.'.'.' " .:'-. . -'.-.'."v , .According to these atatlettcw th In crease tn population due to the excess of birth over deatha la I. At this rate of increase. If the population of Portland were . enlarged from- no mother aource,. It would take . about- tot -years before the population .-waa doubled. . ; litrns on. bovsa.:-; . 1 - ! (Imirml Sprrtil SrrrW.). ' Toledo, O, Jai. Jl.- The Standard OH company today out th price of eaatern crude oil to t cent a gallnn and weatem cent a gallon. '; No reasons art give. Of , 1 . ' ' HOW THECHADWICKS Vs - EXPECT TO ESCAPE (Jearaal SpeHal BerviceTI - Cleveland. ' Jan. S. Inaanlty 4 ; tha defense- of Mrs. Caaate L. Chadwlck, Ignorance the defenae of her buabendV this is aald to be the plan of action adopted! by.: attorneyS'of the couple. -X Dr. Chadwlck It ia said will plead Ignorance of . hi wife's, transactions, . persist - that he knew nothing about - them. ' not consulted and had no sua - Dlclon of the raal atate of af faire. . In - this contention hla e statement It Is understood Will ' be corroborated by that of hie wlfe., ; . Mrv -Chadwlck says that In av . q few day her Statement will be q ' ven out. -- .".'.; '; - 4 DOGGER BANK INQUIRY . POSTPONED A MONTH . . ... . (Joaraal SpMiaf service.) Paris, Jan. I. It I announeed that further proceeding In the - North commission Inquiring Into' th Dogger bank . affalrhave been adjourned .until February. - v - t OAjntAoa wosxs svmsT. 1 "' ' , (Jearaal Special Service.). Brockvllle. Ont, Jan. I. Tbe plant ot tbe Canada Carriage company waa de stroyed" by Are last . nlghL loss is IJ00.O0O. ; '. .. I II, " a a n hi i FOUR HITrONE DEAD, IN-A,STREET DUEL (Jitaraal tpeela) service.) i ' Chicago, Jaa, , In a desperate battle with alleged hold-up men tad train robber at 11 o'clock thla morhlng. Policeman Janjes CKeefa was killed and Policeman Richard Birmingham- was probably, fatally-injured. Olll ln berg -1 fatally . ' and , Frank . Oaygan allghtly wounded. , .. The policemen-were - aent to 'arrest Felnberg and Oaygan - for - shooting a policeman.- After ; conalderable. aearch they found their men, and approaching called on them to surrender. ,-- The men hesitated t and both police men drew revolvers to enforce their de mand, Faloberg and Oaygan snatched ' .' .' .'. V '-. .. Th 4ournl Yesterday Wa vf;; PRICE FIVE CENTS. No Etection In Either of legislature Likely ' on First Belbt : VAWTER HOLDS BALAf.CE -OFPOWERITSEEa His' Stand Wilt Affect Speaker ship and Laycock's ths Presi dency ' of the Senate- rr Many Claims. - Th organisation of tha legislator IS . occasioning one of the keenest political fighta - that Oregon haa- witnessed ua recenfyears. " ' ' Senator Kuykendal) and Benaxor car ter,-the rival candidates for president of the upper-house, both -prof to be absolutely confident of election, - A. I. Mills and T. B. Kay. tbe leading candidate for th speakership, are run ning about neck and nook, while W. I. Vawter.ctho hlrd man In the race, pro fesses to believe -that tne Honor eventually fail to himself. :.- .- J -In the contest over the presidency ' . of th tenate the Issue la plainly drawn -between the machine and the anti-ma- -chin furue. '. Knykandall has- th baew ing of every vote which the RepuMIcaa Organisation, eaa throw to him. At the present time he ,1s .apparently - on the , defensive, for Carter-h carrying the fight to him and la making- an exceed ingly aggressive campaign. - Both refus . to make anr statement of their atrensth - and content themselves- with predictions of victorv. .. - ' BmnwOI Attttnos Bwaatfal. ' : Th xumor grows more persistent aa th - time for- Joining- battle approaches . that-George C Brownelt may refuse to -align himself - with: the Xuykendalt force."" Hla defection would be sertowa, -i for without him the man -from Lano cannot courtt,"TBOtrpoit--mor-than -It votes. It ia notorloua that Brownell has never- been at heart a KuykendaU man. and :that. he was exceedingly dla aatlafled -when compelled by Senator Mitchell and Senator . Fulton, to with- . draw from the race, 'a he had himself , expected to preside over tha next senate. , On the other hand. Senator Layoock Of Crook. Orant, Klamath and Lake, who was accounted a supporter of -Carter, declared thla morning that be was un pledged. ; !' :-: , -. -f . . ,' "1 am not pledged to anyoner' aald Laycook thla morning.' "I want to get through certain leglatatlon in the Inter eat -of my -district and that will prob ably determine my vote for president of the senate. ' We want a law that will afford aome revenue to our-county from migratory, atock. At the present time w ar subject every year to the lnouniona of largo- bands .of sheep from other counties where ' there la no summer ' range. From May; to November thee herds live upon the ranges In my dis trict, end there la no eompensatloa for th eerloua loss, which they Inflicts We went a law which wilt afford aome pro tection from thla evil and some revenue to the county. . , !X. suppose that the from Umatilla. Wheeler and Morrow counties would be -reluctant to vote for-ouch v law aa w want. I think, however, that Senator Rand would support It. I have not promised my vote to either Senator Kuykendall or Senator Carter, though both are good friend of mine. I hali probably vote with whichever one will give the beat assurance of such legts-u . lation aa my district needs.'- - - -- y-r"s This declaration- by Senator Iycock will doubtless afford fresh encourage ment to- the Kuykendall ' forces. Rand isealready- with that faction, and as . Kuykendall la under but slight obllga-' ' tions to eastern Oregon, it Is quite likely that he wtll assure Layotwk of hla aid la securing the legislation he desire. .-." - It 1s highly -probable. however, that there will be no election of either presi dent of the senate or sneaker on tha first ballot In the upper-, house the . number of "doubtful" senators - (Continued on Page Two.) , . ' out pistols at almost th earn momeO and dodging behind tree opened Are. Policeman OKeefe pitched forward ct hi face dead at the first firs and bo t suspects turned tbrlr attention 1 1 Birmingham,.' who stood his grour , emptying hut revolver rapidly, but v careful aire. One of his bullets hit C. gan in the arm, and 'ha went down t moat at "the same Instant that I 'r ' ham Jell fatally shot. As be f,l 1 tngham flred his lat cartridge at 1 berg, who had turned to Yon, Ut t Striking the desperado In t,. r - . Felnberg maae his e - f surrendered. Oaygan polloemaa who e. 11. asa la lance.