v 1 t The CIrcuIi-on Of The Journ&l f ; ; Yestarday.sV&s Tie) Weather. : fealties i Palp tonla-ht and Friday; winds mostly north to Mil . ....... - - - .r - a . . v - i i !-'- , VOL. IV. NO. 3. PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY. EVENING, MARCH 0, 1805. SIXTEEN PAGES. i PRICE Fit E CENTS. WIPTHEIR IN RUSSIAN REM - ' -..-11 liiji,;, J II Mil' I I I I V v v r. HlLlii ail Russians Deny r Defeat, But Oyama v 3 :Has to Ebrbid Putfloff Hill in the Hands of Ilikado's Hen and i Russians Appear on VCTge of Full Flight ;:: y'. v v-Battle Rearing the End; : ; , . (JoOTMl SpmUI 8rvtc. ' IxnJon. March . A . dispatch from Tolclo states that It Is officially announce? . that the Japanese army, after desperate - Sshtlnc In which thousands were lost - on both sides, succeeded this morning In "reachinr the railway xO miles' north Of ' .Uukden and cutting; the line. The whole district west of the rail road and south of the Hun river is in ' . the hands" of the . Japanese. ; On the rleht bank of the Hun desperate flght- ',: ins continues, the Russians making a I'stubborn resistance. " . - -. -. The. Japanese are now pressing for " ward toward Mukden They have occu pied 81ao Chi Tun. five miles northwest of Mukden and Bun Tat Tse, Ave miles north of Mukden, having destroyed; a large section of the, railroad north of Mukden. - ..s.--t ' ., f.-. r Marshal Oys ma reports that he' beaten the enemy in every dlrsctlon and '. that the Russians still continue the re ': treat they began laat Wednesday morn ing, with the Japanese troops in vigor ous pursuit. .' Today's dispatches would Indicate that General RennenkampfTa force ' on the east v flank im cut off by the Japanese. . who are also advancing upon Tie pass, i e --"miles . north of Mukden, whither Kuropatkln hopes to fall back. - A large number of, siege guns were abandoned in the Shakhe river while Immense ' quantities of stores were destroyed at .'Mukden...; . 1 A Urge body of Jspanese troops is reported in the vicinity of Tie pass. Where these forces come from is not , Stated. , , , ," ",. ;" A;- BaUroed Xe Ont. . :)yV.' -The cutting of the railroad by the , Japanese leaves only rough roads, which re still frosen. by which the Ruastsn army can escape from- the cordon of troops surrounding It. Kuropatkln : Is - thoroughly - entrapped. If- he ' escapes at all it must be with the loss of prac tically ell his stores, ' his heavy siege guns and even the light artillery. The 'next few hours will tell the story. If Kuropatkln succeeds In wlthdrsw . ing the bulk of his army, the perform ' ance will eclipse his masterly retreat from Llao Yang, but the feat' Is con sidered by military experts almost im . possible. A Rerlln disnetch states that the Tvokal Anselger prints the news that the Japanese have occupied Mukden, but this is not confirmed from Toklo and it is believed to be premature. Oyama has prohibited his troops from quartering in the city of Mukden. - This order Is intended to preserve the sanc tity of the ancient Manchurian capital, which Is considered holy ground by the Chlnesa. . .-.v ...f. .1.;.-. r r .- ' - Oaptnre Uoff Sill. A St Petersburg newspaper announces today that the Japanese occupied Putl loff hill after a desperate charge last night A Russian correspondent at Mukden reports that two divisions of . the Japanese are north of Mukden, that the railroad Is cut and that the Indies- - tlons ere that Kuropatkln is completely hemmed In by the enemy. - . A 8t. Petersburg dispatch states that the general staff -ot the Russian -war office admits the peril of Kuropatkln's entire army, especially .the rear guard. , They admit that Mukden may have been evacuated but It so It Is not officially announced. - ..- J ' The suppression of hews at St. Peters ' burg causes the existence of the wildest ' rumors. It is stated that the army in - the east is retiring In good order on the cent en destroying stores as they go, and ihat the fighting 4has become a rear "guard -fection. -'-'--. -s--v.-- The Russian general staff report that . Kuropatkln's losses on Wednesday In killed and wounded were T.000. North CHADWICK N EARING THE JURY L . (Jeeraal Bpectal Berrlee.) . . ; .Cleveland, ' March" Mre. Cassle Chadwlrk was serene In ' manner this . morning end confident of aoqulttat. In the belief that the government has not , proved conspiracy. Her lawyers claim that bad bookkeeping and financiering .unprofitable to the bank, only have been shown on tie conspiracy charge of the Indictment. . . , , v ! Kxpert Arnountant Ivwtltttle was re called and. w tut ever the books, after of MuVden the Japanese ere reported working from a position parallel to the railroad three '.miles north of the Im perial tombs end three and one half miles' from the railroad.- " --.v..- Oeneral Sarakof f, Kuropatkln's chief of staff, telegraphs today, ""Several fierce attacks -on our north front were made -during the night and repulsed. In other directions the fight was continued throughout the night," ; : - ' Kuropatkln, under date of Wednes day, wires: "On the right bank of the Hun 'the' enemy assumed the defensive towsrd Mukden from the northwest and north, l' The center and left flank of eur armies have fallen back without fighting to entrenched positions on the right bank of the Hun.. Today the enemy attacked the north front, driving small detachments of the outposts from the village of Pudiasa two miles north west to the village pf Trentsan. Japaa Celeiratea victory. v A Toklo dispatch states that the of ficial announcement of theresuK of Oyama's pursuit of ,the Russian forces is expected today. .-Flags .are flying throughout' Japan In celebration of -the victory. General MacArthur and other American attaches leave Toklo lor the front tonight ' ; ' J i. The news of Kuropatkfn's defeat Is suppressed throughout the Russian em pire. ' Only to the officials Is the disas ter - known.. Kuropatkln's , telegram stating that Mukden must be abandoned has not yet been published In Russia. The nawfwill be kept secret until suf ficient military preparations are made In the provinces to offset the general out break by revolutionists which is feared. The entire vsst system of earth works south, . east , end westward of Mukden proclaimed impregnable by Russian engineers ie now In the handa.of the Jspanese.-, . '- ' ' , ' V - No estimate la made or the losses to both sides, but they have been enormous and probably exceed a total of 190,000 men.' During the. whole two, weeks of, fighting the battle has raged continu ously, cannonading by the heaviest guns ever used In the field has been fol lowed by reckless and desperate bayonet charges and the Russians have been driven from redoubt to redoubt at the point Of the bayonet . -.- v : ; i. -i.- -s. , ... Xuropatkla Xe Desperate. Kuropatkln Is making desperate ef forts to save something from the wreck. He laWlthdrawtng his reserves north ward toward Tie Pass' where he eaa reorganise his army for another con test. - - The disaster Is . the worst .that has ever overtaken the-arme of Russia. De feat has come on every- side and only the moat skillful maneuvering can save the remnants to serve ss a nucleus tor a reorganisation. -' The defeat of Kuropatkln renders his deposition certain. War Minister Bak haroff is named as hie probable suc cessor. ..." . . ., . - ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT - SUICIDE BY SHOOTING ' (Special Dispatch te The' Journal.) 1 , Cottage Grove, . Or.. March f. After writing a letter explaining hie Intended actions, John Fletcher today proceeded a short distance west of town and snot himself In the head in an attempt to commiiTsulcide. - He was not dead when found, end physicians have hopes f his recovery. .,.'' :.,'.,. X .-.it . ; BaTTOlUTtOaT TaU.SOaT. - (Jearsat BpeeUI gerrke.) ' . San Pranclsoo, March I. The steamer Acapuloo reports that Guatemala and Nicaragua are threatened with rerolu- tlona.- CASE NOW which the defense surprised everybody by announcing that it rested. The government had ' no rebuttal to offer. The lawyers consulted about the time for argument and the Jury was dismissed till 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. Chad wlrk.' a counsel moved the court for in order for a verdict for the defense end also that the case be taken from the Jury and arguments be "made before the court alone. ' Counsel said that only a bank officer could certify 'a check end that Mrs. Chadwlrk couldn't, hence there was no conspiracy, - . r ... " .: ;.:'. . . - POLICEMAN HELD UP BY SLEEP WALKER Highwayman Proves to Be Oc ', ' togenan'&n Somnambulist ' - With a Rusty Weapon. ' .; BURGLAR'S KIT CONSISTED OF SCISSORS AND A COMB Twenty i Friends Testify That Aged.Assailant Has Habit ' of Walking in Sleep. ' ' (Special Donates te The Journal.) ' ; Seattle, March . To be held up by an octogenarian somnambulist carrying a rusty old gun useful only as a his torical feltS. was the fate of Policeman John Kelly as he was entering his sub urban heme at S o'clock this morning Kelly, who Is the veteran of the police force, was about to open bis gate when he saw a man rapidly approaching him with a gun which-was shoved , under his nose. Kelly Immediately, knocked the weapon ug"e. the supposed high wayman's hand and with a well-directed blow sent him reeling Into the street, where he lay dased until Kelly picked him up and went through his pockets, finding that ft pair of scissors and a fine comb comprised the. burglar's out fit. .. --, - . . Kelly ordered the highwayman to move on. which he did In a bewildered fashion, while the policeman retired. to his needed rest. - On reporting the affair, Kelly was ordered to find the criminal. In an hour he returned with an, old man, bent with ; age, who stated that he .had passed his SOth year. -j. ' t ' -- Twenty .friends of the old man called at the station before the prisoner could be- examined and testified that he was given to walking In his sleep and always took an old rusty gun with htm. The weapon Kelly captured ' was examined and found to be so rusty that It would not work. - The gun was returned to the alleged fObber and' hs was told to go-home and walk in his sleep no more. - - MINER KILLED HAD BROTHERS IN PORTLAND . - r8pselal Dispatch te Tbe Joaraai.) ' . LeadviUe, Colo., March I. John Bren nan -and Patrick Deery, miners, were killed in the Coronado mine this morn ing by a premature explosion, : Deary has' two brothers In Portland, Or. - Owen Deery, a brother of Patrick Deery, who was killed. Is employed ss a core-maker at the Pacific Iron works, Kast Third and Burnslde streets, this city. He left this afternoon for Lead ville. Another brother was employed at the Paclflo Iron works until recently, when he went to - a mining camp in Montana, r , . .,,- HORSES AND COWS , : VPERISH IN FLAMES (pedal Dispatch te Tke Josroal.) Diamond, Wash., March t. A barn eontalnlng several ' horses and cows, much grain and valuable machinery was- burned here this .morning. The loss " Is 1 J.BOO with a smalt insurance It was owned by John Carroll, who went to the barn when the fire be stun, but had no knife with .which to cut the rope end free the animal. l: YES, THE CZAR WOULD CONSENT TO DIAMOND THIEF TO ' ID SOTO GIRL Belle of Des Moines tyill Marry . . Frank;Shercrrffe( t$e) No tonous Desperado, r WEALTHY WOMAN THINKS - BANDIT HAS REFORMED Groom Has Served Term In Pen itentiary for the Pollack " Diamond Robbery. - (Joorsal gpeetal Service.) ' Des Moines, la, March . With firm belief that Sherman Morris, known from the Mississippi to the Paclflo as Prank. Shercllffe, tbe desperado hai thoroughly reformed. Mies May Berg strom, a Des Moines society belle, will becom the former bandit a wife. The wedding will not take place until Frank Shercllffe has appeared at Logan, Iowa, this week, wnee he will be a wit ness against Tom Dennlson, the noted gambler politician of Omaha, who will be tried for complicity in -the $17,000 Pollock diamond robbery ef - several years aco. - ..i. Prank Shercllffe, .who did me actual work of robbery, was tried, convicted and sentenced to 17 years In the peni tentiary. He completed hie sentence a few months ago- While Shercllffe ' was serving sen tence, pressure was brought to bear on Governor arant to grant nun a paroie. Shercllffe came out of prison and ' lm mediately made a confession concern ing the details of the "robbery, impli cating Dennlson as the one who maiXe the nlana and engineered toe oeai. - - Shercllffe's parole caused Governor Shaw a great-deal of embarraament, as sensational charges were made against politicians in both Nebraska end Iowa who were instrumental -in securing nis freedom. The parole was zinauy, re voked and Shercllffe - went back to prison. 1 y .-" - The bride-to-be Is prominent and wealthy and her friends ere astounded. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP: . - OF PANAMA RAILROAD - (Joaraai gpeetal service.) Washlncton. Mareh f. The report of the subcommittee of the house commit tee on interstate commerce on the in vestigation of the Panama railway pays high tribute to the maoagemeni or me road, but crltlclsee the Isthmian canal commission. The report advocates gov ernment ownership of the Panama rail road. ,- , ;' ' " ' EFFORT TO STOP FIGHTS . FAILS IN CALIFORNIA , 1 (Joemal BpeHal ItHa.) ' '. ''1 ' Sacramento. CaL. March- The Ral ston antt-prise ilghtv bill, was defeated In the lower house of the legtalntare today. The measure. If It had passed, would have put an end to professional fights In California. It passed the sen ate several daye ago. , . . -v UfSTAsTTIiT aTT.T.lTO. " ' rRpeelal Dhpstrh te The JooraaL) Helena, Mont., March O.Purley Atkin son was Instsntly killed tiesr Lewlston todny while trying to pull a rifle from a wagnn mnssle first. - The nnltnt pene trated bis hearty caualng isstanO death. lie wag 91 years eld, - 4 PEACE. FALSE MUSTACHE J. C. Crossly, Having Removed Hirsute Adornment Will Be Supplied by'Costumer . SHAVED TO PREVENT 1 HIS IDENTIFICATION With Dunne Win Co to Albany for Examination on Criminal ' Charge. ' J. C Crossly will wear a false mus tache tomorrow, when he faces the dis trict attorney of Linn oonuty at Albany, in his examinstlon for alleged robbery ox ui LDenoiu Dank. crossly and Dunne are to be taken to Albany by Sheriff Word and Deputies Downey and Moreland. and Mrs. Dunne will go as a witness. Crossly's new mustache will oe worn, not from his volition, but be cause he shaved off the one he worj when he was arrested for the allegw) crime ana sougnt thereby to make iden tity impossible In the hearing. He was given a rasor with which to shave him self In the county Jail here veaterdav. and, while Jailer Grafton was not look ing, -cut ore his mustache. Crossly has been Identified by several wltnesess. who described him as a man with a mustache. With a smooth nnn.r lip, these .witnesses would txtwriann. difficulty In making oath that be Is tbe man tney saw in Albany on the day before , the robbery In Lebanon. ' The hearing .tomorrow is 4o ascertain whether or not these men should be in. dieted and tried. They have been held to the grand Jury by the city recorder oi Aioany, ana the district attorney sits tomorrow as grand Jury on the case. No further trace has been found of the whereabouts of J. JBV Kingsley. sup posed to be the leader of the arena-, op ui zai. ijonana, anoiner member. .But tt is thought that evidence has been ad. aucea to warrant Indicting Dunne and urossiy. v-h. v. Hendricks, father of nrs. uunne, is to go ss e witness. NATURALTICETACTORY DISCOVERED IN IDAHO (Special Dlapatck te Tke Joaraai.) Moscow, Ida.. March . Li.k Mlllfll. has a natural Ice factory that produces ice at-aay time of the year. The fact is not generally known and the location Is known to but few. This "natural fac- ifj u. iwain muuui a quarter of a. mum inrai viyue spur, oetween Vou. men and Kendrlck, About a quarter of a mile Dace; xrotn the spur Is a bench at the foot of a cliff. Rocks have fallen from the cliff and formed a huge pile. It la here the Ice la formed. The cliff la about to feet In height and Is of basalt. ''Water coming from beneath the cliff freesee la the numerous Dock ets abounding In the cock. While the supply Is not largs enough for commercial purposes, those who live near the place and know its location often go there on the hottest days and procure enougn io rreese ice-cream. A bucket of water placed In any of the holes freeses solid In a short time. The area Is about 40 feet In diameter and on the hottest days, when the sun is beat ing down On the place. It Is cool anj picuaiii. rtiiumri vunuui ISCK IS IIMC near this - spot there are warm areas. Even la the winter when snow falls all around there are some spots where no snow; "ran be - found and e vapor or mist seems to Issue from the ground at all times, showing ft to- be much warmer uaA ute rocs, lormation, .. . ABATE THE ItAILH SIlllSiCE ilETAUATEf . Facts Gathered .Support People's Right of Way at Bridges.. RECORD OF OPENINGS KEPT FOR SOME DAYS River Traffic Would in NoJMarfc liiT&$ Inconvenienced if the :y Public HadHour Morning .," P- V'. -v. " and - Evening ' v; .rants strongly supporting the eonteri- tton of cltisens in thejhovement to abate the drawbridge nuisance have been es tablished by e .record kept dally, from the morning - of ,' February SS to the evening -of March (, by a man who has kept a tally of all boats paaatng through the drawbridges during the hours from T;1S to a. m. and 6:S0 to :S0 p. m. This record shows that, during, those hours, there is practically no boat traf fic through the drawbridges on days when the river boats leave Portland on schedule time. ' Upon this facf erguments are based for the closing of the drawbridges one hour morning end, evening for convent enoe of the public, for It lss.tlhoae hours the travel over the bridges . is heaviest -by. people of all classes going to their work. The man who hss kept the dally rec ord on the bridges was In the employ of Edward Newbegln, manager for R. M. Wade aV Co., who la a resident of tile east side and has taken a lively Interest, with cltisens of that part of Portland, in the effort te secure ; relief at the drawbridges.... SEeoovd 'CoReoav ... 'An affidavit will be made aa to the correctness of the record, end from it facts . and arguments will be adduced to convince the county court that there will be no Inconvenience to river inter ests, but a vaat benefit to the general public using the" bridges, it the draws can be kept closed an hour morning and evening for uninterrupted travel in street cars and vehicles, and on foot, over the bridges. . - - -v While at first glance It would seem that our contention is weakened by the very fact that there la so little traffic shown "by our week's record at the drawbridges," said , Mr. Newbegln, "a review of the paat shows that tbe record really furnishes unanswerable reasons for a definite and substantial closing regulation at the draws. Prior to the agitation for closing hours, the boats used the bridges without the slightest consideration for the convenience or rights ot the public, and draws were kept open almost, constantly at -.the busy hours of travel over the bridges, mora' Ing and evening. . . . . . - Change Wrought by Agitation. "The mere agitation of the - aublect has wrought so great a change that it has been made plain that there will be no real InconvCnlenoe to the river boatf It tbe brldgee are closed at the hours desired by the public. -unouia such-regulations not be put into effect by the authorities, the old conditions Will soon retarn, sod the pub- no will sgaln suffer- from - the draw bridge nuisance' in its most aggravated form. What we want, now that we have made the showing of facts in the case. Is that the drawbridges be closed an hour morning and evening, for uninter rupted travel by the people of Portland going te and returning from their work." An ' astounding change - has been wrought by . the work that has been done during the last three weeks by cltisens; and The Journal In support of the movement lor-morning end evening closing of the -draws. White' jdrmerly boats passed through the draws In pro cessions at the busiest hours of pub lic travel over them, aad It was common to have eight or 10 street cars and hun dreds of people held up at the draws from 10 to 20 minutes, it Is seldom that a drawbridge Is kept open longer than five minutes, and most of the openings are made in three or four minutes. ' Tbe record shows that but few boats pass through the draws between - the (Continued on Page Five.) Infl) MARQUIS AT DEATH'S DOOf t (Joaraai Special Bervlre.) ' Monte Carlo. March . The Marquis of Anglesey ls , dying of consumption here. The marqula la SO years old. Of 0c tally he Is described as the fifth Mar qula of Anglesey, Bsrt of Uxbrldge, Middlesex snd Baron Paget of Beaude sert, county of Bufford.. Six years ago he came Into his estate from which he derived an annual Income of I5S0.0OO. Iat year he went , Into bankruptcy with liabilities of S3.000.000 and th sale of amaslng glmcrarks on ' which his ffirtune had been squandered aroused e Inicter ef-luuiope, Jie spent coa- AH the New Construction r Work Is Stopped in ; POLICY OF DO NOTHING ADOPTED BY THE SYSTEf.1 Lines' Object to Being Made tov Pay Taxes , and Think the : ..Public Does Not Ajpre. , ' ciate Their Efforts. : ' , " -: -, - . , (Joaraai Special Sanies.) - . - Chicago, March t. The managements, of the Chicago eV Northwestern and Chi-i cago, Milwaukee aV St. Paul railroads i have taken the. bit in their teeth andi will retaliate agalnat the state of Wis-' eonsln for the hostility the - state of ft cials are displaying toward the corpora tions. As the flrat move the railroads, announce the abandonment of. SIO.OOO,-' 000 worth of improvements which the roads had projected during the year. . , The Northwestern - especially had. planned several hundred miles of exten- '" slons, Including the Sheboygan, Vareen Bay aV Northwestern road. - Upon alt , these President Hughitt has , ordered, work on the preparation ot plans a topped. The orders even extend to the terminal Improvements and provisions for facili ties for shippers. " ' " - - 1 J -. ' . The .railroad -officials are firm In the conclusion that to make additional rail- ' -way Investments is hazardous. ..They also feel that there la a lack of appro- -elation by the publlo aa to what the railroads have done to develop the re sources of the state. "The railroads have decided to adopt x the policy of doing nothing for the Wis consin publlo while the public Is trying' to Injure tbe railroads, so one railroad official put It s STUBB RESIGNS. Bodes Of the molting- Trast te Saeoeedl Xlm. AooordiBg te BMpoct, (Joaraai Special So-rlee.) Omaha, March 1. A well authenticnt-i ed rumor states that J. C. Stubbs. the traffic director of sll the Harrimani lines, hss resigned. V Wi Bcclea, of New - fork, at present vice-president of the American Smelting e Refining company.; Is reported to have been appointed to succeed him. Socles was formerly weet-r ern passenger agent ot the Oregon Bhorti Line. - - I Stubbs resignation is reported due toi the friction engendered through the die- . covery of a traffic agreement whereby. the bualness of the Southern Paclflo; and Santa Fe was pooled in California: , between the two systems. The resignation of Paul Morton, whoi signed the pooling agreement for the! Santa Pe road, from the president's cab-i Inet is expected as a result ot the dia-i covery ot the document. tTTAjrSAJUl I BACK. . . (Joaraai Special Strviea.) . . Topeka, Kan., March I. Tbe Santa . Fe railway-has refused to give the, at-, torney-general of Kansas Information re garding the system or to. permit its books and records to be examined In thei suit being brought sgalnst the road by) the state for a violation ot.the antK trust law, i . . i- t The 'Perry Oil A Oas company, the; Kansas branch of the Standard Oil com-, pany, has Issued tan order that It wilt1 not buy any oil testing below SO degrees gravity. This practically means that It will buy no Kansas oil. ' ' otnu act ox rxntk i 1 ' (Joaraai Sperial Serrlee.) -:-Jefferson City, Mo.. March . The senate haa passed a bill making all pipe , lines constructed to carry oil common carriers and placed them under the di rection of the railroad commission. AJIJITUObTT amm tbtst. ' (Joanial BpeHal Servle.) '"J. '; V Cynthlsna, Ky, March t. TheVgrand -(Continued -on Page Two. ANGLESEY - slderably: more than- 4t.e"9.f f Jewelry and dresscsV r the amateur .theatrlra waa paaslonalely fond. eoeentrle. For Instance , , t wera. usually pink. He i , i beautiful daughter of Kir imt ' wynd but they ser-ted w " - honeymoon tour, 1 i year on her. In J' . annulled hut ' ' Ing his d v Ansbisev n 11 i i COl