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Newspaper Page Text. - ' G cod EVEiniro. .... . The Circulation' cf ' The Sunday Journal '"' Yesterday Wia 165: The Weather. V Tonight and Tuesday, eeeastonal ralaj oath to west. winds, " J. Tv7 . VOL. NO. 6. PORTLAND, : OREGON. MONDAY: EVE.NINO, MARCH 13, 1905. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS, IS A(MI1:5URRGUM)ED AND 1 TIE PASS KWMTKIN FACES iA; SEDAN TIE PASS r-v -'- Koropatkin May Coitinm ' Retreat to Harbin Be fore Giving Baitle. JAPS-MOVING NORTHWARD IN NEW FLANKING MOVE Russian Losses in Killed and Wounded Estimated at Nine ty Thousand, With Forty r Thousand aa 1 Prisoners, ; Parte, March IS. (Bulletin.) A tele gram from St. Petersburg says ,lLhat strong acitatlon has been started on tha Boors and-in commercial" circles look ing toward peace, with Japan. - . ) ' """(Isstbsi spmui iinin.) ","V' ? London. Much -ll.-A Tiellag dis patch states that tha Japanes are near : Ins that place, moving; north from Muk den In detachmepta. -Rumors are cur rent that 'Oyama Is already attempting another wide turning movement, en deavoring by forced marches -4o turn the Russian flank and drive them from Tie Pass. . Indications are that Kuro 1 patkln will evacuate Tta "Pass"" and 'bon . tinue his retreat to Harbin, where be ' will reorganise before giving battle. - Se -r has su mmoned a war coun cil for' tomorrow to consider the situa tion In Manchuria and the general war ectvad from the front this morning; but the magnitude , of the catastrophe la apparent to alL Tha war office admits , that .the remnants of the arm la still ' la danger. 'r-ry It Is reported from St Petersburg that the Japanese flanking columns are In touch above Tie Pass, and It may be a Sedan there. -It la admitted the RUs t slan killed and wounded already totals . S6.000. J y A dispatch' to- Toklo from the front states that he Japanese forces have ' driven the enemy completely out of the district for a distance of It miles north of Mukden yesterday, and are atui pur- ' suing the Russians In all directions, in flicting heavy damage upon the enemy. ' The Russians have-aba ndoned count- . less carta of supplies, and ammunition ' throughout thia district. Urge captures ' being affected south of Chlullkotsu west of tha railroads. It miles north of Muk den, and In the vicinity of Kaolltua.- Additional stores Intended for the Rnsslana have been seised at Sinmlnttng. One' of the colors capture belong to the Hid regiment from Vllna, which has been engaged' In three previous wars. 1 At the latter piece one of the Russian . officers of - the Port Arthur garrison has been arrested for breaking his parole at Shanghai. ' """ Reporta from ths front regarding ' losses Is as yet Incomplete. . Oyama yesterday estimated the number of his prisoners at more than 40.000, Including . General Nakhimofr. 'The klUed and . wounded of the enemy he estimated at 0,000.. He-states that the enemy left , dead on the field of battle numbered ' S0.600. " ' - ,' . - . The Japanese captured, so far a ' enumerated, two flags, (0 guns, 00,000 rifles, ISO ammunition wagons, 100,000 shells, I6.000.WOO rounds of small arm ammunition, TS, 000 bushels of wheat, 271.000 bushels of fodder. 41 miles of light railway outfit, 1,000 horses, 13 cart loads of maps snd 1.000 cart loads of clothing, 1,000,000 rations of bread, 30, - 000 tons of fuel, besides hay, tools, tents, - buHocks, beds. - stoves, telegraph wire and poles,, timber-and numerous other . Items. - -' Oyama reports that In the direction of Slntlng, the enemy's losses have not yet been ascertained, but more, than 104 ' Russian corpses have already been found on tha field. According-ro statements of prisoners, the Seventy-first division of the Russian army was almost annl . h Hated. . Although the Russians burned . store houses at Manchuntan and other places, large quantities of fodder, am munition and war material fell Into our : hands. The Russian forces - arrived - at Tie Pass In a demoralised condition. . Or ganizations are being reformed and as ' signed to new positions, bat It Is not i yet known whether en attempt will be ' md to hold Tie Psss or whether the flight wlU be continued to Harbin. -The Russians lay their defeat largely to tha weather conditions, which en abled the Japanese to approach unob served In the . heavy dust storm. The success of the -Japanese In their attack at Fu Pass necessitated a rapid change of front. In which tha regiments be came Inextricably confused. During the battle a hurricane raged, driving the dual In tha faces of the soldiers, closing their eyes, blotting aut objects at ,- a short distance. . '" Koropatkin has wired that np to Sat . urday night his losses were 1.1M officers and 4441 men missing from roll call. The wounded have bens sent to Harbin. The Japanese casualties are estimated at il.JJ2. - peace, talk Is heard ' throughout the - Russian empire,, but tha government announces thst a new array will be r BURGLARS CITY LAST W1GDT Dozen Houses Entered, Money, Clothes and; Jewelry Stolen, t But No Arrests Are Made. v; :.( ELMER WALLACE LOSES WEDDING GARMENTS DwtressirtgExpjirience ; of the Claggetts, wno watcnoD- t . ber- Loot .Their House. 'Awakened by a bright light flashed In their fsees about 1 o'clock thia morning, Mr. and Mrs. C. B, Clsggett of 441 Flor ence street gaxed Into tha muxsie of a gleaming revolver.- . . "What do you .want?" demanded Mr. CLaggaUrwhe 'Was at first, blinded, by the rays of an electric dark lantern, but aoon made out the dim outlines of a man--standing brtaetftr bwr.-- just ss he asked the question his wife, now thor oughly aroused, gave a slight scream. itbut ' upl" gruffly erasred the la traden - 0on't make any mora- nolsa or vou'll set hurt. Uou I say keen BtilL and no harm will come to you." Mr. Clsggett sooks a few sootning words, to his wife, who threatened to become- hysterical. .Burying ner neaa under the bedclothes, ths frightened wo man mads no further outcry, but isy trembling until the burglsr hsd left the house. Ordering Mr. Clacrett to move closer to the wall, ths robber placed bis nana Under the pillow. I His victims thought he was looking for valuables, but their minds wsre soon clarified. "I didn't know but that you might have a gun under that pillow," remarked the robber. In a matter-of-fact way, Skeleton Key Weed. .Flashing his light around th room, the marauder delved Into , drawers Of bureaus and commodes and then searched th clothing of Mr. Clsggett. He secured a gold watch and chain and a few dollars, During this procedure he frequently threw the light -or , tne electrio lantern on tne oea 10 see lr jar. Claggett waa making a hostile-more. After securing, the watch and coin, he warned his victim to make no outcry and dlaanoeared. As soon as he was satisfied tnst tne robber hsd gone Mr. Claggett rose to see how entrance had been obtained to the house. The resr door hsd been un lacked.' As a key had been In the lock from the Inside, It must . have been turned with a pair of nippers. The po lice were immediately notified of the robbery, " Tha CI ag sett's was only one out of a dosea - households which suffered last night through the depredations of burg lars. " ' - "' - - Sauls tha WedaJaf " While Mr. and Mrs. Earner J. Wallace lay'asleep at their home,-Si7 Ivy street, a burglar entered the bouse and stole a pair of trousers ' from a chair three feet- from tne beads or the slumberere. They contained no money; Mr.- Wallace's coin -was in tha pocket of a waistcoat, which waa not molested. r, "Saturday waa the -anniversary of my wedding," said Mr. .Wallace. "and I donned my wedding garments..! I . also wore, them Sunday. That Is the reason I dislike to lose the trousers. Otherwise I ahouid have said nothing about tha affair. - It wss a pretty bold deed. Neith er my wife nor I beard a sound, and I did not -discover' the loss until this mornfng.-. ' ' ' The residence of O. Waiting, at 4SS Florence street, only m few doors dis tant from ,the Claggett home, was en tered by a thief, doubtless 1 the same man, by means of a skeleton key, and a pair of trousers and I3t secured. H. B. Taylor, living at 417 Prescott street, was also visited by a burglsr who scureda gold watch and a pair of trous ers. , V ' ', - ; '. Overlooked tha Xoaey. From M. O. Allen, of S60 Kast Ninth street, north, a gold watch,' f 11 in silver snd currency, a pair of trousers snd an Elk charm were stolen. A pocket book oontainlng r 60 lay on a dresser nesr the watch, but was overlooked by the thief, . Early Sunday ' mornlnfr Proprietor Fretler of the Alblna Club - saloon, on Russell street, who sleeps In a room In the rear of hla bar, was awakened by fh sound of a man falling over a chair. In the dim light be saw the fellow, who had "isen to his feet. Draw ing a revolver from under his pillow, Prebler shot at him, but the light wss so poor that he m lined his mark. . The burglar, however did not wait, but vaulted tnrough an open window: Preb ler shot twice at him as he waa fleeing. Several other burglaries and larcenies of a minor character wsre reported. Hut no Information was gHren out by Chief Hunt. The victims of the thieves era. In several Instances, angry over the Jw t ' 9 V ' ' ' . 1- --' ::xy -s How One Shell Put a Russign L C. L. TO ASK NEW TRIAL Wilt Carry Her Case to the United BANKRUPTCY CASE On That ' Day Effects Found in - Chadwick Mansion Will Be Sold by Receiver. . (Joaraal SpecUl Service.) . 1 Cleveland. O., March It. Up to noon the attorneys for Mrs. Chadwick had not fUed a motion for a new trial. Thia'ae tlon will formally be taken, however. It Is .the Intention of the woman's at torneys to carry the ease to the United States supreme court If necessary. 'Mrs. Chadwick Is 111 In her cell In the county JaiL - Dr. Chadwick has not yet called to see- her. Her- son. .Emll Hoover, how ever,' remains devoted In his attendance. ' The Chadwick bankruptcy proceedings will be postponed until Friday, on which day. the effects of ths Chadwick ma sion will be sold by the receiver of the Oberlln bank. Ca abler Spear will prob ably be placed on trial thia month. - It Is rumored "that new evidence will be presented by the defense.-which it Is hoped will have a bearing that will tend toward placing a different aspect on the ease as It. now stands. - The prosecution. It is said, has evidence : that ' waa not produced In' the" present- trial - which would, if made public, create somewhat of a sensation. Inasmuch as - It Is ru mored -other persons whose names are high In financial circles would be shown to have had business relations with- the defendant which would not redound . ta their ' credit- aa conservative business men. , . . ' , 1 WIRELESS WIZARD -TO WED AN IRISH HEIRESS .:. (Journal Special Servlea.) London, March 11. Acordlng to Bo logna advices, tha banns for the mar riage of Slgnor Marconi to Miss O'Brien were published on Sunday st the city hall. ' The wedding, - the . local papers state, la fixed for next Thursday, the -re ligious ceremony to take place at the Roman Cathollo Church of Bt George In this clly. Miss O Brlen, who met her future hus band last year' at Adare manor. Lord Dunraverfs seat In County Limerick, will bring him a dowry representing aa an nual income of 120,000. After the wed ding husband and wife will leave for New York, where they will remain until the end of April. They wui then go to Rome, where It Is reported they will be the guests of King Victor Emmanuel for a few days. .. -.'..,. GOVERNMENT CONSENTS TO UNIONIZING WORKERS 1 ( (Joarnal Special Barrlce. ) ' . ' Pittsburg. Pal. March 11. It Unan nounced that President Roosevelt, after a conference with the labor leaders, has consented that representatives of labor unions may go among government work men for the purpose of discussing union ism. The men may loin, anions, but ho coercion Is to bp' used to get them to Join.; . f e . 1 ' HITCHCOCK CONFIRMED AS CORTELYOU'S ASSISTANT (Joanal ftpertal ferries.) . .. . , Washington, March . The senate In executive session today confirmed the nomination of Prank M, Hitrhcock Of Massachusetts for. first aslta-t post cnADwicK 'mmmmmmm f v I m V --' . . ey " a-. --jnr - -irs m mi Jr. " 'Xv aVWv.i .sSW W W . li W . ,r- . : 1 ': : ; , wmw-'i : Si 1 a - "4. . fl; 'irriwim ' 1 'v r.! i Batttery Out of Commission. 1 SsWISSS ' A Bu-daeye View of the Walled City of Mukden, Captured by Oyama's Army. The Dotted Lines Show the : Points of Attack and the Distances Covered by the Assaulting Fortev Copyright, 1905,' by W. R. Hearst" ' CZAR'S PAGE ACCUSED OF, ATTEMPTING MASTER'S L.IFE ,-7mrvt Speelal Bervlee.l - St. , Petersburg, March 1J. A , report said to be authenticated. ' is la circula tion In the Russian capital today' that an attempt haa been made upon the life of the c&ar at Tssrskoe Belo by the tsar's Dersonal attendant, the senior- page of the palace. - r The page was arrested and the matter la being Investigated. A sesrch of his rooms revealed that he had a large va riety of chemical mixtures concealed within the palace, and communications were unearthed Indicating that he waa in constant touch with the, revolution ists.. Among ths chemicals found were high exnloaives of the most dangerous Char acter, and It Is presumed that the page waa only awaiting word irom me ter M'DONALD. LIKELY , ' . TO BE GOVERNOR Both Adams , and Peabody May 'Lose Colorado RuleDship by 7 Supreme Court's Decision.' ; (Jonrsal Special Serrlca.) Denver, March U-Tha state ao- oreme court thia afternoon will render a decision In the gubernatorial contest. It Is believed that the court, will take Jurisdiction and declare that the legis lature has a tight to declare the office of governor vacant. If this la done, the legists ture will oust Adams and allow Lieutenant-Governor, McDonald . to fill Oi- nancv. This end of the Peabody contest for the governorship would sat isfy everybody. -. , " PORTO RICANS CREATE FORTY; BRAND NEW LAWS ; .' ! -- ' y.-, : ' IJosrnal Speelal Servle.) . San Juan, Porto Rico, March; II. The territorial ' legislature has adjourned, having psased 40 lawa out of Its intro duced.' There were no vetoes. ... paxxs fomrr nwr. ; ISmn-UI 'IManatrk , Ttin Joarsat.t Vsncouver, B. C. March II. Richard Dedwlch. a laborer, was killed st Vs nanda. B. C. Saturday,- He fell 40 feet from tha top of th coal bunkers. He Intoxicate, body, waa brought HITCHCOCK TOO IN VOL VED. ; ' '(Washington Bureau' of The Joiirnat.) .;; , Waahlngton, March, 13. According to accounts of a recent cab inet meeting the triala in Portland next June of Senator Mitchell nd t RepreaenUtivea. Hermann and .Williamson, accused of land frauds in r Orgon, will determine the fate of E. A, Hitchcock; secretary of the interior, as well as that of the men accused. , ' ".- . '.. At the meeting Mr Hitchcqck explained what had beerl d9ne in . the way of securing indictments. t f , " "That la all very weU,1! President Roosevelt commented. "But .the time. is sdon coming When you will have to prove the charges you . have' made against these members of congress. If you fail I shall -hold you, personally responsible." , v "So far as I am concerned, Mr. President, I ami confident of being r sustained In everything I have done in thia matter when the cases come to trial,? was Secretary Hitchcock's prompt reply. .-,---11 V -i. P. J- Heney, special prosecutor, who was also present, supported Secretary Hitchcock's assurance. He believes that the "trials will sus tain, the government's contentions in nearly every case. : ' ' " With; results so momentous depending upon the outcome of these . trials the entire power of tha department of justice and of the interior .: department will be invoked to secure every possible bit of evidence that, can strengthen these cases.-' -- - ; . . "While, the president is' eager that no one guilty of fraud upon the government "shall escape, punishment, he ia anxious to see that every man accused haa fair-play," said a high official today. "I am sure he haa every confidence in Mr. Hitchcock and is satisfied that ; the secretary would.' not proceed without ' sufficient grounds for. Z . action.-. vv . ':' teVee i.MMMeeeeeeeee4Meesesee rorist organisation to make away with the emperor. - In the arrest of the page and the con sequent discoveries, the authorities be lieve they have solved the problem ss tp how ths sealed message recently picked up by-the emperor 1 ss he wss walking within ths palace corridors csme to be there. It was evidently plsced there by e personal attendant, who almost alone had acceas to ths person of the car and knew his walks and habits. This letter warned the emperor that he had been marked for death on account of the massacre of Bloody . Sunday by the Terrorists and caused a sensation at the time. .. It is believed that other of the palace attendants are concerned In the plot, sad the" utmost precaution Is being main SEATTLE, DEAD BROKE, FACES GRAVE CRISIS City Is Two Hundred Thousand Overdrawn and All Pub- ' V lie Work Stopped. v ' speelal Dlaratek te Tae JoersaL) Seattle. Wash., March U.e-Because the city council; In the first two months of the present year, hss' Used up the street V Improvement fund provided . In the tax levy, for the whole',of thia year, ths mayor-will-tomorrow probably place his veto to $1,000,000 worth of paving bills psssed a week ago. ' v 1 The condition developed by the- acta of the council means thst all atreet Im provements In Seattle will stop, for the rest of the year. The general fund' has been overdrawn $40,000 for new .work, and there Is not a dollar with which to put forward other Improvements until the 1900 tsxes begin to come In, The city tax levy Is 14 mills. " - The general fund st the present time Is almost $100,000, overdrawn and with outstanding warrants . against it and other funds which must be taken up ss soon aa the taxes for thia year come la, by August 1 there Is not a fund In the city, with the single exception of the wster rental which is more then self supporting, that will have cash to pay the drafts for the regular ' conduct of city affairs. The matter Is now being considered by the advisory . board of tha city and it may he thst to relieve, the situation a new bond leans will have lo he railed for and ay special electloa held ta author 'r. ' tained, while a complete system of es pionage hss been Instituted. The emperor is reported prostrated by (he discovery that treason permeates hla household, and that even his favorite servant has turned against him. . Letters, were found In cipher on the person of the page, which it la believed were from the revolutionists. Asked for sn explanation, the servant refused to tslk snd haa been commuted to tne fort ress Peter and Paul, where torture will be used to extract Information. Meanwhile experts ere busy trying to make out the cipher, who it is believed will expose the plsns of the terrorists snd lead to many arrests. The page is believed to be tha tool of persons high in official ' court circles, and the ex posure of their names will create an Im mense scandal ACCUSES OFFICERS v OF ROYAL LEAGUE -t ,.r , F. C. Butcher Says Fraternal In surance Order's Heads Spent Thousands Unlawfully.' . n It Rr4.1 1 Chicago; March 13. A bill was" filed In the United Mtates circuit coiirt today by P. C. Butcher of Cleveland, alleging that Charles Piper, secretary, and 'Wil liam Hyde Archon, supreme council of the Royal League, a fraternal Insurance society, have spent unlawfully more than $20,000 of the funds of ths society. He asked thst the officers be enjoined from mishandling the funds, . PEONAGE LAWS UPHELD BY THE SUPREME COURT . ''. '. ' - :. 1 (Joanal Special 8-rrics.) "lT' Washington, D. C, March 13. The supreme court todsy rendered a de cision In the ease of Samuel M. Clyetl of Florida, against ths rolled States, holding that the I'nlted States peonage lawa prohibiting hla arrest, holding him for return to peonage, were constitu tional. The ease' In question, however, waa remanded for a new trtaL ' sorrom t-.t.msw sbaz. . ' ' , -' r ' ' . ' (Jnorml Speelal Serrlea.) Minneapolis. Minn. March 13. How ard Rl!m-n. managing editor of the Min neapolis Times, died today of Bright PLAN OF. GAWDS Gamesters from Portland tffouldTOp rirhPeaccK J ful Milwaukie.: i UNDER GUISE OF CLUB . " v , ARE WOR KJ NGLQUI ETLY- Having Been Driven From Thia City Queer Class Gets Option on Land in.ClackamasXourr' ty .for Nefarious Business A "Monte Carlo" -within 51 mlnntes ride of Portland, lust across the line In Clackamas county, where gambling de vices would be maintained to-eempt tha unwary, is said to be one of the possl- ' billtiee. Prominent Portland men. It Is reported,' have an option oa a tract at ' land on the river front It .Mllwaukla. known as the Church property, and In- eluding a small grove on the bank of i the Willamette river. The option ex pires tomorrow" but there la ye-UmeV'' to close the dejj for Its purchase. Residents of Mllwaukla are in' arms against, thapropeeel to--transfer tha .. scene of attempted law-breaking to their quiet rural town, and make It the ran- ' desvoua of those who, by the efforts of Sheriff. Word,, nave been compelled to abandon their ; conduct of gambling games In Portland.- They fear, however, " that the plan for tha -Monte Carlo" will , be Consummated, and that during the coming summer they will be subjected te the annoyance! of having la their com- munlty a horde of gamblers, who will ' hold high revel 'snd defy tha statutes ' of the atate. Information haa been received from Milwaukia that - a . contractor of . that place haa beea asked to bid on he con-- struction of a fcluh house, to be 10S by 300 feet In dimensions and to have elegant appointments. This club-house Is known to be Intended as a covering , -for the many gambling devices that 1. would be Installed, were the .project cart . . ried out, in the hope that the-authorities of Clackamas -county would wink at It' and thus nullify the results 'of 'the law ' enforcement, campaign ' that has bu successfully prosecuted'; ia Multnomah ' ', county.- -.-,. - About 13 years ago, -Bob" Smith. who later attained' notoriety on aooount - of his escapades' la Alaska when the Klondike boom, wss In progress, eon ductsd an Institution similar to the one projected for Mllwsukls. on North Third , streetln Portland. -It was dosed by th officials hsre because it gained such no toriety that public opinion, even In tha days whgn gambling had not come Into such 111 repute as now, forced action Bgainat It. Compelled ta closs their houses In Portland and to sign agreements to keep them closed, the gamblers have been) restive on account of the possibilities ' of immense profits during the Lewis and ' Clark exposition. They have been loath' to forego their accustomed shuffling nf cards and have walked the streets with- , out means to employ their time - and without revenues to maintain their usual standard of living: To furnish work for the, scores of dealers and -"touts" hss been a problem, and the Milwaukle "Monte Carlo" Is said to be planned as a means to permit the opening of a place where every one who wishes ta tempt .Dame Fortune may find,. the op portunity. . i , . , HE SPREAD THE GOSPEL , FOR OVER FORTY YEARS "'. (Joarnal Special Service.)' ' Rest Orange. N. J.. March 11 Rev. James C. Hapburn. probably the ' best known foreign missionary of the Pres-. byterlan church, received a flood of eon- grstulatlons today on the occasion of als ninetieth birthday. Dr. Hepburn has - a record of over 40 years devoted ta . spresdlng the Gospel among the people of the fsr east, snd enjoys the . addi tional distinction of having been tha first Presbyterian missionary, ss welt as the first medical missionary, to go to Japan. '-' '-!'. WIRES IN CALIFORNIA ARE CRIPPLED BY STORM " (Joaraal gpeetal 4brvteO ' San Francisco, Msrch 11. -Telegraph and telephone service throughout Cali fornia are crippled today by thefieavy wind and rainstorm which rsseI throughout the state yesterday. Tb storm In this city wss the most sever of the season, a number of ship in the harbor sustaining damages. '. . MILLIONS SPENT BY ENGLAND Of1 HER ? asrss Speelal reW.t . London, Mar-h 13. The army nates for 1to5-S was issued today. 1 total Is 140.la0.S0O, an Increase of t y t.OOO.OOtf pounds over the Ir l ' mate. The Increase Is f it armament of the art1 mates provide for s XConUnued on Page XwaL CooUsaed. en Page Twojc mastar-f.enara, - . 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