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Russians v in Full Retreat and ; Only
; r Kuropatkin's Valiant Rear Guard '
Remains to Block Enemy.
Oyama Klakiog Desperate Efforts to Smash the
: Railway North of Hukden in Order to Turn
Slav Retreat Into a Disorganized RouU
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:;Tokio, HarCh A dispatch from General KurokJ autea that the.
Russians under cover of darkneas last night evacuated their whole
line along thejShaVhejjver and are now in full retreat to the north-
: ward with the Japanese infantry pressing them closely.""'. .,:
TThe Russians have burned all supplies and the fall of Mukden is
; apparent .l--.tLr .' . . ''
' The' Japanese this morning- captured Machun Tan jiasa, giving
them control of Uie head of the valley to Fu Shan. ; ' ; : V 5
: ' The Japanese enveloping movement has been aacccasfnl along the
entire line and the only question remaining is -whether the Russian ;
-army will be completely annihilated of whether this remnant titer,
panicky flight, will be able to escape northward. ; if: "
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London, March S. Advices both from
Tokjo ud 8U Petersburg stats that Ku
rop.tkIn has received the moat erushing
defeat ot the- war and Is in full retreat
- northward,' only his valiant rear guard
' remaining to dispute the way with the
victorious Japanese. .
Under cover of darkness Kuropatkin
evacuated his defenses along the 8 ha he
river, having horned all supplies. Oyama
., Is now making desperats efforts to setae
the railway north of Mukden. - If he sue
' ceeda, he will be able to convert the Rus
sian retreat into a demoralised night.
. The . Japanese enveloping movement
. ; has been successful along the entire line.
.' and the only question that remains to
be determined is whether' the Russian
army wilt be crushed end completely in-
; .nlhllated or whether the remnant, after
. a panicky rout. In which guns are a ban
I doned, will be able to make their escape
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. If Oyama succeeds In destroying the
. ...railroad. It Is believed that one of two
: things wilt- happen either Kuropatkin
I' must abandon his guns and stores and
; drop everything in the hope of preserv-
; Ing the remnant or his army, or nia en
tire ' eenimand will have to surrender.
- Th. Jan, nau thla mnrnlnv eantured
Mschuntan. a great pass southeast Qf
Mukden. Its capture gives them con
trol of the head of the valley to rusnan.
A 8t Petersburg. dispatch sutas that
' street rumors have It that the day is lost
to Kuropatkin. and that the Russian
- army is In 'full retreat from Mukden.
PubllJ Interest is at a higher pitch than
at any ltme during the war. Groups of
, people surround the bulletin-boards and
' extra papers sell In sheaves. Despite
',4 the optlmlHtlo governmental reports, the
belief In the publio mind Is that Kuro-
- patkln has been overwhelmed by oyama
and will make his last stand at Tie pass.
, 'His losses are enormous. .
. The fact that no news bar been re
;' efved at 8t. Petersburg causes Russians
. to fear the worst snd It Is currently
reported that only tb gallant rearguard
of Kuropatldn's army remains to stand
off the victorious Japanese. Military
. critics are unable to see. how, If Kuro
2 patkln has met defeatjJieJstoscBpe
"utter ruin. : .' .' '
Late this afternoon a cipher message
. from Kuropatkin was received and
nsmitted to Tsarskoe Belo. The con-
nls are unknown, except that at night-
all the Russlsns still held Mukden, snd
hat the position of the Russian left
is extremely critical, with Rennekampfs
corps in danger of being cut orr.
A Russian correspondent at the front
says that the Japanese bad arranged to
enter Mukden on March 4. The Chinese
governor had been Instructed to prepare
a solemn reception. '
Baasulitcb'a Infantry surrounded a
portion of Kuoki'a men who rejected
the Invitation . to surrender and were
shot down. , . - . -
The Chinese' report that Mukden his
. been completely evacuated and that HS
great mslnes were set on Ore by Jap
anese artillery. Jt is believed that, the
Japanese flanking movement has beea
successful and that the Russian col
umns dispatched to maintain the .opeo
nmdfftned't6'reach'"the deelgnateil po-
, '." sltlon In time.
A telegram received this morning
.' from Antansrlvo, Madagascar, states
that the Russian fleet has sailed for
Jubltll, French Bomsllland, apparently
" on Its return trip. This would Indicate
. that the Bait Id squadron has received a
recall, and that it will not proceed to
' meet the Japaoese fleet or relieve Vlad-
, lvotok. Indicating that with Kuropat?
mn s aereei wm come the. erid of the
. war. - I ' ,
It IS evident that the losses ea botb
side In the battle raging for the, last
two weeks exceed those of - Llaoyang.
The Jspsnese have beea the heaviest
losers everywhere except in the west.
STOESSEL EXONERATED.
KussQha CkmmcU , ef . War
Vert
. ' . Arthur's Xero of Blame. ,
(loaraal Sceelal Hm-tIm.)
New Tork. March . The Herald's St
Petersburg correspondent telegraphs
that the-Russian .council of war has
exonerated General- Btoessel for ths
abandonment of Port Arthur.- The ma
jority of the war council la reported as
being In favor of retaining General
Kuropatkin. ' . . - - a
. M. Witte, president: of the council of
ministers hss tendered . his resignation
on the plea that the. government has
evinced a lack of confidence' In him.
Grand ; Duke Vladimir has received
another warning stating that he has
been marked for assassination, and the
sentries around his house have been
doubled. . ' . .
-TWO SHIPS SEIZED.
sm-saw t i
Jajesess Oaptare .Tsseels . Sena for
Vladivostok, KaUag Total of SI Boats.
ir. " (Joeraal ScmHil BwTloa.r"
Tbklo, March S. The British steamers
Venus, from Cardirr for .Vladivostok,
and the Aphrodite, to the same point,
have been seised by the Japanese war
ships, . making : a total to date of tl
vessels seised. ' '
BARTENDER PR0VEST07
BE GIRL MASQUERADING
(Jesrnal Special Sarrlee.t ' '"
Louisville. Ky March . Birdie
Helm, a girl tramp, who disguised as
a man has been acting as porter and as
sistant bartender of John Leverone's
saloon since. March. 1. was arrested to
day when her sex was .discovered. She
was chsrged with disorderly conduct. -Birdie
sauntered into the saloon on
February 17 and asked for work, say
Ing she was cold and hungry.' She was
dressed In the garb of the ordinary male
tramp, and looked the part, except the
absence of a beard. Not until thla morn
ing was her sex suspected. A
When' questioned, she confessed, and
detectives- were summoned.- She said ahe
had found by -experience that she could
obtain employment easier when dressed
as a man than as a woman.
CANADIANS BEGIN WAR
UPON TRADING STAMPS
(Jearaal Speelal Service.) .
Ottawa, Ont. March S. A delegation
of several hundred of the leading retail
merchants of Montreal and -Quebec
waited upon the government today and
presented a petition urging the neces
sity of amending the law so as to abol
ish the use of trading stamps and pun
ish traders who persist In utilising
them. The protest Is the culmination
oft a - sentiment Hn oppositionto-the
trading stamp system which has been
steadily gaining strength throughout
the dominion for a year or more: The
move of the Quebee and Montreal mer
chant tins ths Indorsement of the
merchants' sssoclatlons of nearly all
the chief cities of Canada. .
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: v This photographic sketch shows the Japanese 'struggle for the possession' of the Da and Che passes wbich.were' captured by .Kurokl after a -desperate
hand to hand Combat, constituting the first success of the present battle. The Sha river is seen to the right of the pictured. The Japanese-
through these passes wer enabled to flank the Russian left, attacking Mukflea from the rear and endangering Kuropatkin's line of retreat. ' :
SUBWAY OPEH BUT
"L" SDKlT-flAflDED
ThirtyiFive - HundrwiJPoIfcemen
'Guard Interborough Com-
v party's Property. ';
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STRIKERS SAY THAT .
THEY ARE THE-V1CTORS
Employers ' Likely to Refuse
Mayor's Offer of Arbitration '
and Rely on Non-Unionists.
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' (Joarnal Special servke.) ' "' , !
New Tork, March 8.- The second day
of the Interborough Rapid Transit strike
found conditions slightly Improved ' In
ability to move trains.) The subway Is
running with . trains from, four to sit
minutes apart No express trains are
moving. The Elevated manager says
they will have (.000 men to , handle
trains by night and be able' to handle
two thirds of the normal traffic, i
The company will probably refuse the
mayor's offer of arbitration. On the
other hand the strikers ssy they have
the situation won. Thirty-five hundred
police- sre "today 'assignedto duty In
protecting and patrolling the oompany's
property. - . . ' . ' ' . -. ;
A collision occurred last night on
the Twenty-third street line due to the
Inexperience of the men operating-the
trains. Fifteen prsons were so severely
Injured that they were sent to hospi
tal . - . .
it no settlement la msde by late this
afternoon the - engineers and firemen
of electric and eccentric unions will be
called out. The members of this organ
isation are employed In : the various
power houses. .: - - , i ,
Strike leaders. In a letter to- the mayor
today agreed, to accept arbitration.
The company officials held a meeting
and It la generally reported' that they
will decline the mayor's offer. . . ,
GOV. PARDEE DECLARES Li
FOR VACCINATION
(Joeraal Special Sarrlea.)
Sacramento, Cat., March I. Governor
Pardoe - today vetoed - the ' entl-compur.
sory vaccination bill, declaring that
vaccination has freed the country from
tone, of the greatest curses Iq history,
and must be sustained. . v.
CHIEF OF POLICE HUNT TO BE INVESTIGATED
Chief of : Polk Hunt wtlL bo sum
moned before the police commissioners
tomorrow ( afternoon to defend - himself
against the charge that saloons are al
lowed to ran by and with his knowledge
and consent In violation of the city ordi
nance, " '-y-im.-
The charge was made by Councilman
A. F. Flea-el at ths council meeting two
weeks ago and later was repeated to
Charles K. Beebe, a member of the com
mission. ' -
Councilman Fie gel evidence that
many aaloone are running between the
hours or isnfi o'clock a. m In vio
lation of the law. Is so. conclusive that
the commiaalonerg were forced Into an
Investigation, snd bow It Is said that
the charges will be probed to the bot
tom. Councilman Flngel has conclusive
evidence that seven saloons have beea
CASSIE BURSTS OUT
Interrupts District Attorney - Dis
cussing Carnegie Notes But
- Court Ignores Her. ; ,.
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PROSECUTION EXPECTS
TO CLOSE CASE TODAY
Irregularities in the Methods of
. .the Oberlin Bank Are Testi
fied, to by Receiver. -
(Journal Special Benlee.)
Cleveland, 'O,' March I. At the ? be
ginning, of .the third. day of .the Chad-
wick-trial the' government-announced
that It would conclude the-presentation
of its evidence today.'-Receiver Lyons
of the Oberlin bank - was . recalled anj
said that. the books of the bank- showsd
that there. was -no. credit in the. bank
to Mrs. Chad wick's account at ths time
the eight certified checks that figure In
the Indictment were drawn.
The defefflnf objected to the" attempt
to have. Lyons Identify. the two drafts
Issued by the Oberlin bank la favor of
Mrs., Chadwlck tn . 103. whose, . total
sraount is igO.000, on the ground that
It was not mentioned in the Indictment,
at the same "time announcing that the
main, feature of the defense of Mrs.
Chadwlck had nothing to do with tho
bookkeeping of the Oberlin bank. The
court ruled that the negotiations ' for
the two drafts, as well as . the check
for. f 12.500, were made the same day,
and that the letter mentioned In the In
dlctment were all part of the same
transaction. t Lyons . testified ' that the
drafts were drawn . on New , Tork.
Jara. Chadwlck made herself heard
for the first, time In the case, when she
Interrupted the district ' attorney, who
threatened to- bring In - the Carnegie
notes, though; not mentioning,; names
outright. .
"Thsfs .what we want," shouted Mrs.
Chadwlck. . '
The Interruption received no atten
tion from the court. ; Cassia smiled over
the evident sensation ahe had created. -
- " (Joaraal Spade!' Service.)
Madison. Wis., March . The legisla
ture has- passed - bill - prohibiting the
sale or manufacture of cigarettes or
cigarette papers In Wisconsin.
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doing busfnes after closing hours, that
the barrooms are filled with ' men and
the boxes with women, since the chief
publicly announced that every place was
closed after 1 o'clock. .
Among . the plaees . which have been
found doing business are the Cosmopol
itan, in the' notorious Paris house; the
Mass, on Third near Tsmhill. streets;
Blaster's South First street resort, the
bar at the Esmond hotel and Blaster's,
Frits" and Krickson's big saloons In the
north end. It Is at no stated that Coun
cilman Flegel will be able to prove-that
the chief knew these places were open
snd - that he would not allow, his-men
to make complaints against them,, but
ordered them to keep away: i
Testerday-Councilman JTegol received
a commOnlcatlon from Charles F. Beebe
of the .commission, la which hs states
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JUBJM
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STANDARD OIL
rCo;raFomfiD
Makes - Entrance' Here ' Through
Purchase of Stock iri Bank '
, of California."". V :
CITY NATIONAL BANK OF J-
. ; NEW YORK THE AGENT
Eastern Capitalists Are Turning
Toward Oregon as a Splendid
"Place of Investment. ,
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A new factor In Portland financial af
fairs Is the so-called ' -Standard Oil
crowd." usually' Identified In New Tork
Otty by. their connection with -the. City
National 'bank. ' New York's ' greatest
banking Institution. It is reported from
San Francisco that these men hsve In
vested In, a large block of stock of the
Consolldsted Batik of California and
London it Han Francisco bank, which
Institution Js now represented In Port
land by the Bank ef California, in the
Chamber of Commerce building. .'
While the statement 'Is not ofllclslly
made, it Is -said the "large snd Influ
ential moneyed Institution" referred, to
In the recent letter ef the directors of
the Bank of California to the share
holders Is the City National bank of
New Tork. , . "
J Since the merging of the London A
San Francisco. bank, into the Bank of
California, 'Portland has become an im
portant center of activity for the capi
talists woo control the destinies of
the great Institution - known nil over
the Paclflo coast as the Bank of Califor
nia. The consolidation was' effected
about a month ago, and the Sign on tho
Portland bank has - been ehanged to
read "Bank of California.! The Institu
tion Is managed by William A. McRae.
who was for a number of years manacer
of the- Portland branch of the London
St Sun Francisco bank. ) The Bank of
California,. for a consideration of about
l,ooo,ooo, took over all the capital stock
snd assets and assumed the liabilities of
the London Ban Francisco bank, with
branches In Portland, San Francisco, Be
attle and Taroma.
The City National has a cash esnltal
of $26,000,000- and a surplus- of more
thsn 117,000.000. and Its deposits are
about tl71.000.0()0. Its directorate In
cludes thfl .ame of William Rockefel
ler. H. AC Taylor, Robert Bacon, James
(Continued on yTage Two.)
the investigation into ITie charges are
to be' made and requests Mr. Flegel to
appear before the commission with his
proof to substantiate the allegations.
The letter follows: . ,
"Hon. A.T. Flegel, Portland. Or. Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt
of your letter of February 27, which
reached my office during my temporary
absence from the city, or would have re
ceived earlier ' acknowledgment . The
statements therein In support of your si
legations that saloons are permitted by
the police department to remain open
during the prohibited hours are noted.
"On behalf, of the police committee 1
beg to1 notify you that H will meet at
the police elation on Thurmduy, March ,
at 3 o'clock p. m fof the purpose of In
vestigating the charges a Hosed, snd
you are requested to be present at that
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BANDITS HOLD UP
CAfffliG PALACE
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Two Masked Men Hold Twenty
.Men at Bay While They Rake
' In Faro Bank Roll. Cr
ALL PRESENT FORCED TO
CONTRIBUTE THEIR CASH
Proceedings Stopped by ; Man
Who Dropped in Who Is Also (
Relieved of Coin.1
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(Jivsal Special SerTlea.) , " . ,
Tucson, A. T., March I Two mssked
bandits entered the Owl saloon and gam
bling palace at Globe shortly after mid
night . lsst- night and held t men at
bay while they raked In the bank roll
of the faro game and relieved the men
of valuables. i .
The robbers entered the front door
snd swept the place with six-shooters,
ordering every one except , the aro
dealer, to line up against the wall .'with
hands In the air. The crowd lost no
time in complying. ' Ben Fox. who was
presiding st the faro table, obeyed- the
command to dump his ' gold -and paper
money into the sack which was provided
by one' of the robbers..- After this, order
had been complied with Fox wan lined
up with the rest, while one bandit kept
the crowd covered and. the other passed
along the line, rifling pockets and fill
ing the bag with the loot..
The proceedings were stopped a mo-,
ment by a man who dropped In, but he
was quickly lined up with the rest snd
forced to contribute to the . sack. ' The
bandits backed out, under cover of guns
and- made their escape with" 1 1,004.
Officers took their trail at daylight, but
the robbers hsd a good start, snd their
tracks were covered by; a heavy rain.
ELOPING MINISTER
SEEKS TO GET DIVORCE
(Journal Spwlal Sanies.) ,, i
New Brunswick. N. J., March I. Rev.
D. J. Cordova was arraigned thla morn
Ing snd pleaded not guilty to two In
dictments for non-support and assault
and battery brought by his. wife. Miss
Jessie Bowne, with whom he eloped, is
still In Jail.. Cordova is endeavoring to
get his wife to sgree to a divorce. TJie
latter refuses. . . .;
time with such proof as you may be pre
pared to present In substantiation of
these charges. , v. .
"I desire further to Inform you ths
the captain on duty during the hours re
ferred to. togethsr with the officers cov
ering' the beats Involved, and-the ser
geant on duty with this relief, will be
directed to be present to furnish such
Information In this connection aa you
may desire to cell for.-, - -
"If there Is anything furtherWhich
you desire to suggest ss being likely to
eceompllsh en absolutely full and com.
plete JnveaMsatlon of the matter, with a
view of determining the exact facta and
responsibility for any evnalon of Isw
which may be involved, and you wi:i ad
vise me. the committee w3 t ' 1 l
rve your re"t a" - .-
Udrones in Provinces cfi
Cavite and Batangas r
in Rebellion. ;
NATIVES HAMSTRUNG AND V
- LIPS CUT FROM FACES
Twelve Hundred Regulars Hur
' ried to Scene aqd Reconcen-
tration Methods May Be - ,
Established. . -
; . (Special Diapatrh te Ths Joeraal.) 7
Washington, March - S. Advices rwV
ceived here from the Philippines are.
that a state of insurrection exists lav
ths provinces of. Cavite and. Batange
In the Islsnd of Luton. Twelve hundrecll
regulars .' have ..been hurtled to th
troubled section: a, ' " '
Although full-partlflulars of the m
turbancea have not been made , publtc,
enough is known to cause the belief that
the present agitation, while not mo far-reaching-
as . at- one. time - prevailed
shortly after-the taking of the Islands
by ths United 'States,, is of a character . 1
more ferocious than has for some time
taen Inaugurated by the uncontrollable
indroncs in the provinces now In rebel-. "'
lion. '.. . i .. . )- . v .-: .' "..'.'
The most horrible atrocities have been '
committed. In these provinces, as wiVL .
as Jn. aisnyothersvthera.isav-erta.' j w.
clsss that is friendly to- the governmen J
esublished. by the . United States, sad
many of these friendly natives endeavor!
to keep the officials of the Island gov
ernment Informed of the actions of the
rebellious .tribes .that are constantly'
conspiring sgslnst the present rule..
This action on the part of the friendly
natives hss led to punishment of th
severest kind ' being nreted out to in- -formers
whenever they: are. caught by;
the ladrone leaders. - 1 ' - - - '-
' The present Insurrection haa ben no
torious f or . the manner of . vengeaneet ,
visited upon the informers. In several
instances the wnereabouts of bandg ot
native ladronea haa been made known to
the authorities of the Islsnd. The In
formers have In many Instances been
captured by the Insurrectionists, snd sa
a penalty for betraying their rebellious
countrymen have .been hamstrung, their
lips cut off. snd left to the flies and)
the ants. . In the last two weeks several
lnatancea of this character have been
reported, two of the victims beinc
women, who were suspected of taking ("
part In furnishing Information that lad
to the arrest of the leader of a band
of pillaging ladronea near Cavite a short
time ago. '....(. v ... f. .
In several .Instances harmless sad law"
abiding natives have been found dead.
having been boloed and no trace of their
murderers hss been discovered, although . ,
It Is well understood that .he dead mea
hsd been msrked by the ladronesv -
. It is understood that an. efforts la te
be made to completely "subdue the
marauding bands, and If the 1.100 regu
lars are not a sufficient number, rete
forcements will be hurried to the scene.
A special effort Is to be made to cap.
ture the leaders snd . members of th
bends who are active In Inciting rebel
lion among the more peaceably inclined
natives. .
If Immediate Improvement .does not
follow, it Is proposed to re-establish re-
concentration method,. ... ...
DRUNKEN INDIANS ON
RAMPAGE AT METHOD
, '(Speelal rrimatrfe im Tke Inoreal.) '
Methow. Wash.. . March S. CoItIRm
ndlms who have bevn given whisky by "
whites are on a rampage. Indulging In
norriDie orgies, nances, etc. , Fells M.
Pugh. deputy ; Unlte-d . Btstes marshnL.
arrested several whites and Indiana
last night- .The entire community Is In
an uproar. - Mr.' Pugh's life was endan
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HITCHCOCK NAMED AS -CORTELYOU'S
ASSISTANT
tJeeraal Rsart.! arres.l
Wsshlngton. - March S. President
Roosevelt sent to the senste today th
nominations of Peter Osterbaua a
Joseph Hswley. to be retired ask br
dler generals. Frank Hitchcock ef 1 -sachusetta
to be first ssslstsnt pot..
fer general.- ... --
The senate In executive session e
firmed the nomlnatlona of ambasaaot
sent In.
WESTERN B0VLi::3
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