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Y - V f COD EVENING. . 'V" - The Circulation '... ". The Weather, .'"''..'ty Tonight Mid Friday, showers; va riable wind.'' - v "t 1 ' Of The journal ' ;. h. J :L. Yesterday Was . - r,.-iv; R V VOL.; IV. NO.. 9. v Portland; oregon, Thursday ; evening. 1 march ie, 1905. fourteen pages . PRICE FIVE CENTS. Ml mm- tie pass LORD OF , 4 TARIFF FOOD BABIES. ' , (OprrtshV. 1008, by W. S. Hearst) ID HAD '? ' 1 : Kuropatkin Reports, 'Our Troops :i Are Passing Through Tie Ling in Good : urucr uu w OyamYSuccess Com pels Russians to Evacuate ; Defenses ; v . HikadoY Forces in-rPursdi' :: Bt. Petersburg, March 1. (Bulletin.) Kliropatkln Report: "Our troops are passing? through Tl Ling In rood order on my .rout to im north. l uvt en my trains all in moving order. When I left Tie Ling fighting had-not com- - monced." . , - , . . ' Another ., dispatch from ' Kuropatkln Utea there haa been no- fighting today, and adds: The troopa nave been reor ganised and drawn up in readiness for Jurther Jigbtlog.". .... ?.,. , ' (Joaraal Special Swvfee.) London. March If. Tie Pass Is In possession' of the" Japanese army ami Oyama lr in full pursUTf of the Ruv slans, who are hastily retreating towero Harbin, pursued by the enemy. Fighting is in progress today along the whole line. v . -' ' " Following Nogl's sttark on Tuesday the Russians abandoned 4helr advance - positions along the Fan river and burned their supplies. The Japanese . lost no time In occupying the evacuated : en trenchments and yesterday afternoon ad vanced to the attack on Tie Pass. Afler a brief engagement Koropatkln's ' army was driven back to his main position at Tie Pass, and ai nightfall the fortifica tions surrounding Tieling wars evacuat ed and retreat begun la order to prevent the Japanese flank movement from be coming successful and entirely, cutting oft the Muscovite 'array from Its seat 'Of Supplies. .w;" At 11:10 o'clock this morning the Japanese occupied Tieling... The advance ; columns of -the Japanese , are crushing - Ihe enemy everywhere, and a heavy bat tle is being fought at the front today. ' Baaing- far Xartla. ' ' ' V pen the -success of -the Js panes Hanking movement that haa been In progress since; Sunday lies the fate of Kuropatklo and his army. , large col umns oft Japanese are racing by fproxl . marches n both the Russian rights and left to Intercept Kuropatkln and cut the railway between his forces and Har bin. If Oyama succeeds in interposing a sufficient force between the retreating Russians- and their destination, f uro- patsin s rate la sealed. He will be com- pletely surrounded and must fight to break through, and if he escapes It will - be with but a remnant of his army and with the loss of all his stores and guns. It is possible thst a Japanese force ' that engaged General Mlstchenko on the Russian right flank yesterday is the force of Japanese that disappeared from observation during the battle Of Mukden. These troops are reported to the north- taat of Tieling, headed for the railroad. JTogl's Artaek a reins, ' ' ' The attack made by Nogl, which was repulsed on Tuesday, was undoubtedly a feint towlthdraw Kuropatkln's atten- ""liohTTfom Ihe rearinovement, which was against the Russlsn flank and - whose . success haa compelled the evacuation of , Tieling. . 1 That the rsar Intends to prolong the war Is evidenced by tne Imperial decree, issued todsy at St. Petersburg, signed by ths emperor, ordering the mobilisa tion of more troops In the military dls- " trlots of Warsaw. Moscow, Kleff and Vasean. It Is feared that the calling out of the reservists will be the signal for a Terrorists uprising. Conspiracies - have been discovered , among the troops in central Russia to foment organised disturbances in the army to prevent being sent to Man churia. - Many of the soldiers have been court-mart laird and shot. The attempt ' to call out the reserves . will certainly . meet a violent' opposition throughout these districts a the peasants are us ing the torch as a weapon against the oppressing ' nobles, 1 Hundreds of coun try mansions and miles of forest belong ing, to the nobility have beon burned. .t ... - ' xnropatkin Bettered. . - The Berlin Tageblatt says that ths , rsar haa ordered Kuropatkln to transfer his command to lilnevitch pending the arrival -of Grand Duke Nicholas; Nlchol alevltch. ; - The council of war at St. Petersburg today decided that . General Grlppen- . berg's action during the fighting on the Shakhe .river was perfectly Justifiable. He was accused by Kuropatkln of ex peed Ins his orders In pushing beyond ' Bandepu and becoming involved in an engagement In which he lost heavily. Gfippenberg claimed that his loss was sue to the failure of Kuropatkln to sup port him. .The Jspanese Intelligence department states that the Russian wounded are be ting transported to'Kalyuan, 14 miles north of Tieling, on the confines or-tne ' Manchurlan desert Although Kalynan Is Inferior to Tlnllnrf in facilities for defense, the exhsusted Rusxisn troops tre retreating thither, and It Is thought the retreat will be 'continued to Harbin. , Lloyds-reports ttat 2. (Japanese war ships,, belonging to Togo's squadron, ailed from Singapore yesterday,, en route to meet Rojestvensky. The Russian squadron l reported to be still off the coast or Madagascar.' The mikado today sent a message of thanks to his victorious Manchurlan army, re joicing In its victory and urging it to - itttl greater achievements. Kuropesn llnsnclers generally are op posed ed ta a eontutuanu of the war, and FQS HARBIN dy nur uu "V though It is reported that negotiations for the new Russian loan of I1S5,00,000 are expected to tie concluded, la Paris within 10 days, the report is given small credence. The retreat from Tte Pass, coupled with the recent enprmous lossts sustained' by Russia; have convinced bankers that the only way to call Rus sia off Is to cripple ber financially, and this feeling accounts for tne reluctance of Frenchmen to make additional loans to the csar'S empire. , . V Oaaw tm Collapsings . . 'A news agency dispatch states that details of the Russian loan are settled. It will be issued at under 0 per cent, beaVlng $ per cent interest, and redeem-, able In eight years. . The financiers who engineered the loan .received a large commission. - An artlcle'-In the Berlin Schleslche Zeltung today aays that ths cxar la col lapsing under the severs mental strain. He suffers from a prolonged acute head aohe. At Intervals he-la apathetic - At Such times he is indifferent to either victory or defeat of his armies.' a The inhabitants of . Niuchwang " are IdhilantA over- the capture of Tie Pass, which will release, as soon as the river opena, over a thousand- Junks, -long' de talaad on ths upper LAao riwes, having oa board a vast accumulation of beans end .bee ease. Traffic snl'tbATHl Kow and Sin Mia Tla. rsllread wag re opened today. i .. - - DEMAND FREE PEECH, to . Test Czar's aUaoerlty. ' fnrika Tnn nursartstnos Xacriaais. - ' " (JomI gpadal Bervicir ; T' ' St' Petersburg, March 1. The im perial ukase Issued simultaneously with the rescript conferring upon individuals snd institutions the right to freely peti tion the emperor through the committee ministers .is. being taken advantage of by the semstvos, Doumas and other or ganisations. They 'are demanding repre sentation upon ths commission which Is elaborating the rescript. They propose to test - the government's sincerity by openly - organising - clubs for . debating political -ftuestionsv : Strike conditions seem everywhere improved.- Social Democrats here are ad vised by the strikers, who are without money, that they are confronted with starvation or a return to . work. . .Less thsn 10,000 are now out. . Agrarian disturbances on a large scale are becoming more threatening, and causing the deepest concern. The agi tation has spread to ths Siraublsk prov ince. Where the peasants are making ready to begin a division of land as soon asihesnowmelti, J It Is reported that the terrorists have formally notified the government that they will cease activity for a month to await the result of the rescript. , predicts Japan will fight united states Congressman Hull Says That T. Mikado Lusts for the Phil . Ipp'ne Islands. A' .(..,' i (Joaraal special Serrtca.) ' Des Moines, la.. March it. Congress man John A. T, .Hull, chairman of the house military, committee, declares that the United States will have trouble with Japan, and It is likely that there wily be a bloody war over the Philippines In the near future. Ho aays that In Wash ington snd various occidental " capitals the opinion in entertained thst If Japan wins from Russia she will proceed to drive the 'occidentals out of landed pos sessions in tne isr east. Ths United State in the Philippines will come second to Russia. "The Japanese; need the Philippines," said Hull, "and they certainly could wrest them from as. We must rement ber. that In a war with them we would be In the same 'aituat Ion that' Russia is now Japan olnae to the son of war and we distant 7,000 miles. Kven If we had a powerful fleet In the Philippines we might have It crippled as that of Rus sia was. "Japan will prefer to buy the islands, and if ha 'collects a great Indemnity from Russia she may do so. If we do -not -want to sell 'we can safely axpect the Japanese will lose no time in find ing an occasion for trouble. "The United States must be powerful enough In the Pacific to keep Japan in fear of her navy, else It can never hope to retain 'the islands. Our policy should be to fortify the Islands snj Hawaii." V . BaSTT.taW UTOLT CBUSKajJ."" Juna Special Servke.) Rio Janeiro, March It: A decree has been Issued terminating the a tats of martial aw -which was proclaimed No vember 1. as a result of the revolution ary movement. aii I' " P MARRIAGE i- As J., It. Hamilton sat In his 'office counting the applications 'for life com panions reocived that dsy. - he recalled the time be was offered f 600 for an In terest in the business snd -refused, hop ing that a higher hid would be made. .. A melancholy smile stole over his counte nance and he sighed. ' "We all get in wrong at times,", he ob served. . . , - The" stenographer didn't quite grasp the significance of his remark and asked him. what be. meant- He did nor reply, but resumed his' work. Mr. Hamilton was owner and manager of the "Inter state Introducing society, the most, reli able marriage club In the world," with offices in the Langs hotel. Sixth arid Washington streets. There wss an alf. of quiet industry about the place as a man well past the prime of Hfe entered the room. He stood hesitatingly in the doorway and coughed to attract attention. . Mr.l Ham ilton, glancing up from his desk, at once perceived an applicant for a wife, and rose politely. , i v. . sranghty, Vsnghty Wink, I . "I ain't been to town for quite a spell," the newcomer remarked, "and I thought I'd come dowtrarttf what's goln on. I told the girls -that maybe I'd bring a look homs-Klth rar." and Dt wlnkedcjnb ningly as he said It. , He arrived a week ago. and In the course of the "conversation Mr. Hamil ton learned that Kin nameiwas Andrew J. Cochrsn.-of Cdndon( Or., and that-he was' looking-for a wife, -Mr. Hamilton Incidentally -learned -that he -had con cealed somewhere about him a., sight draft for $700. Mr. Cochran was Imme diately made a partner In the-business. He is said to have paid, $360 for a half interest. .,. , . Mr. Hamilton had occasion .to. go to Seattle. As soon as the active manage ment of the concern . fell, on him, Mr. Cochran began an Inventory of hls-prop-erty. With the stenographer's ssslst snce he went over .the list of marrlaga- bla women. He lingered . long - over a certain description. which read. Xiooked wood to SUsa. " "No.. 00000.' Widow . with I excellent character, wants to marry gentlemsn of medium slse. about 40 to 60 years of age. American preferred. -Prefer farm er with country home. . Age 44, weight 150 pounds, eyes, blue, snd am a No. 1 housekeeper. Would like to meet gentleman either personilly.or , by let ter." , i ' - ALL OF THEM READ THE President E. L. Smith, of the terview: ... ';; ' ' V'5 ' ' - . v,. - -rrrt t- , "I read The Journal every day, and I like it more as time foes on. ' I think the paper took the right stand In many matters of legislation during; the recent session. 1 like the way it has handled public ques tions. It U doing much good, and U growing rery rapidly iri respect and influence among the people of the state." "Every talesman examined by the lawyers while securing s Jury at Albany yesterday, in the trial of the Lebanon bank robbery case, when asked if he had read of the affair in any newspapers, answered that he had read of it in The Journal, said Sheriff Word, today. The case was called for trial yesterday, before f "Judge Burnett, with Eli Dunne 'and - . . ' . . ana tne courtnouee waa crowaeo. . Many caiesmen were excusea bj nm wjm ir uwmv mutt v-iumi, euiu , ' great care was shown in their attempt to prevent men .who had formed opinions from going on the jury. ', I The question was asked of eSch talesman regarding his source of information 'as to alleged facts pertaining' 3 '' to the case, and there was no exception , in their answers. (Everyone pui read The Journal, and, when asked I ' 'I they believed w"hat they read in The Journal, hey replied r 0I otwrte,.' ie' htUyt ii ' j i I w44w-wwe - V.. .. -...;.....! : , j.k.' -ro'i : -v.'.f ;;'". It Makes Them Fat and Happy. BU Mr. and Mrs. Andy " Reference '. to the files : showed ' Mr, Cochran that, the applicant waa 'Mrs. Sarah Kmlly Keyes, residence Mtlwaukie, near. Portland. He read ' it over care fully several times. - k. . Just ',cratch thafone ' off."? he said to the stenographer, i "I'll take her my self." ' v - - ' ' That evening he proceeded to bar ad dress, where he Introduced himself. Previous to bis. arrival, however, Mrs. Keyes had read In ' the "Matrimonial Register," a publication Issued by the society, of a man who - wanted to get married. He was a little .older thsn she really wanted, but few persons in this 'world obtain ' Just exactly ' what they' want, she reasoned. - "I airi awldower by dlyorce." the de scription ran, ; " years . of ' age, blue eyes, religion, the golden rule. I play on a violin some, and my accomplish ments ' are ' an all-round man.' 'I' wish an early marriage, would prefer dark Oregon Development leigme, who was Ji C Crossly, 'alias Jim Reynolds, as - . , ' , i J REAQMER; " v 1 1 ." ' , p .;.; '-:V;- ;":.-', V' '--' ..' "'' t - ' i, ' f ' i --i'-. ' o 1 1 -- 1 Cochran. complexloned lady, , but that is not es sential." . ' , " ' ' She waa reading It when she heard a knock. Opening the door, a good look ing man, who. In appearance, was scarce ly 46, raised his hat and asked If Mrs. Keyes was: at home. . In a very few minutes he told his mission. ' ' "Yes. you see, I don't make no great bluff-on., this Ulk game,"" he gald. I mean' business, and we might Just as well talk about It." . .- She agreed with him and said she didn't lay any special claim to conversa tional pre-eminence. . -', ' "But. I' ain't what you asked for in the advertisement," he said, smiling, af ter he was ure It hsd been fixed. "I'm way over the age you. mentioned. "Tea, but I could overlook that part of It," she replied, "if I round the right kind of man and) I really loved him." ' (Continued on Page Sis.) , JOURNAL In Portland today, said In an ta-t defendants ' interest was keen, J i r . j r i i e THE HS Meyer Giiggcnhciin, Head of Smelter Trust, Dies V in Florida. FOUNDED COMBINATION XONTROttING CONTINENT Leaves Seven Sons; Each Worth . at Least" Ten Millions ; . His Own Right , -r? 'v-'.ni - .Hia Rise.' ;-r,VJ-. ' (leanal Special Service. New York, March !. Meyer duggn helm,Uhe copper magnate, and head of that well known family, la dead at Palm' Beach of pleuro pneumonia, aged 78. Ho -built the sm-ltlng works at Pueblo. He leaves seven sons. 1 : ,' ; . Meyer Guggenheim haa been the most conspicuous character In the western world's . smelting operatlona. - Rising from the lowly position of a dealer lr metals to the bead, of .a smelter com bination dominating the American con tinent, and patriarch of a family vari ously estimated to b worth from 179, 000,900 to 1120.000,000, haa not been the mostconsplcumis aspect of hls career, for under .the Guggenheim regime there have been 'great 'metallurgical improve ments in ore reduction snd perfection of a vast system for the transportation of the' crude product and marketing ' the refined mejais.- t ; -n .-. - ; ''' . : enacted a yeaSvme. :.' .'";' ' Mever Guggenheim's mining . career bessn In I Lemdvllle. H bought stock in first one ot the silver-lead producers and . later In another. Leadvllle ' soon boomed, jOuggsnhelr prospered In. his acquisitions end,nnauy reainwo sosae thlng llkd SI.ooo.voe on this mining ven ture. He waa among the first to enter Into the ore . reduction tmsiness, - com mencing In a modest way. Success came ham also, and the Guggenheim smelter Interests spread from ieadvllle to other parts of Colorado and culminated in the organisation ei tne American nmeiung S Refining company, which la popularly known as the smelter trust. This com pany waa capitalised originally at $100. 000.000, the Guggenhalms holding a heavy fjjterest . , , .' -. Covers the Centlnewt, -1 Following upon firm establishment of the smelter combine, the Guggen heim Exploration -company was organ ised, to acquire mining properties. Hand fn hand with the smelter combine, this concern has gone Into Mexico and all parts of the west in the United States buying mines ' and smelters. Recently consolidation of the two companies haa been arranged, with capitalisation of tlt0.000.eoo. In which the Guggenheim Interests are- again seemingly In the ascendant Details of this merger are being perfected at this time. , . The Whltneys, Rysns and other cele brated Interests SPe Identified with the Guggenheim family In these operations. John Hays Hsmmond Is consulting en gineer for the syndicate ar a salary or 1100,000 a year and 'some of the most famous metallurgists snd engineers of the country are on the start . Seven sons were oorn to tne smeuing nktriarch. each - of whom has been eaoeelallr trained In some department of the great work which tne lamer nas been carrying on, ana some or wnom are now classed among ths most aoie or the mining fraternity.,' - The relna of power have long been held In effect by the humorous progeny, sll of whom work In harmony, to the common end of up building the Guggenheim fortune. The old gentlemsn boasted in uenver soms time sgo that for eacn oi nis seven sons he had at that time $10. eo.ooe. The- family - fortune . was Im mensely augmented oy tne smeiier merger, when sll uuggenneim properties were turned Into the trust at great figures, and In the last merger It Is also expected that they will reap; many millions In the same manner. CALIFORNIA ROADS " ARE' AGAIN BLOCKED .1 s.BnnBBsawasnamsejta Renewal of j Heavy; Storm Ties " Up Traffic and Does some : .''!;,. '.; Damage. - ";' -i (Special Dinpatcfe to Tke Joaraal.)' Saa Francisco, Mash le-All" rsll- rosds In southern California are again blocked this morning ss a resultsf the rsnewsl of the storm last night. Seven Southern Pacific trains are .stalled be tween Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, rood for passengers on the trains thus held Is scares but the roads are sending supplies. t Freeh evidences of the dlssster, such ss sea wreckage, are coming ashore but ho bodies of persons drowned hsve been found. The city streets of Los Angeles are running-full of water and It la still raining. " . Nearly an Inch of rain fell at Baa Diego last night. 'bringing. the total for the season up to 1J.M inches. Reser voirs now contain more than 7.004.000, 000 gallons, the largest supply on record. The damage done at San Diego Is In consequential, except St Coronado, where the high surf washed away property lines and will .make necessary the re moval of ntn residences from the oceaa frout. ' HARM ISOMEl 7. " ' '., ; . ' . . . George Gould Said to Have i weed mm uut or tne Union Pacific WILL PROBABLY RETIRE AS CONTROLLING FACTOR Reported Action Follows Several -TUtJWitlv Associates ami Is 1 Conrirmed ; by Heavy ' , .' , "- Stock Sales. ': . J- ' (Journal Special Seealca.J L.'' Chlcago, " March ' It. Financiers and La Salle street railroad men have re-' ceived the authoritative statement that Gould haa forced Harrlman out of the Cnion Pacific, that Harrlman Is out of stock, and that the selling is done lit. anticipation of retirement from his po sition as a controlling, factor ' In the Union, Pacific and other Kuha-Loeh-x Rockefeller properties. . .. Harrlman has bad several serious tilts with his associates in the last few years, and for a long time in 1902-1 he waa actually at swords' points with George J. Gould. These men, who feel certain that .Harrlman is to retire, are . equally certain that Gould will be hla successor.- ' ' - Some dispatches from New Tork to La Salle street houses discredit' the rumor that Harrlman in to retire, but at the same time readily concede that he has recently been a very heavy seller : of Union Psclfic 'Those who feel post, tlve that Harrlman is out of the run nlcg base their belief principally upon the fact "that there has been more or less friction with his -associates, and argue that this has reached a point i where some one .anast step out. and they ' aisert that George Gould will not be the ' nSaa to retire. .The heavy selling by Harrlman Indicates that he, has tired of the game. ... .-:,.. ,:'.,.,..:. WEDDED A CHINESE r .. . . TO DIE IN MISERY " -:' " '' f Romance' of Petted Daughter of - English Nobility Ends in , a Sad Tragedy. , Uearasl Special Berries.) Chicago, March 1. A haxe of my: tery surrounds the death of a girl who waa Ju tally burned by an overturneoV lamp In a West Madison street hotel en Monday. A strange story waa revealed i by a Chicago business man, the romance of a petted daughter of a noble Eng-t llsh family, who had broad views as to what she thought was woman's opportu nity la America. She utat aside the wishes of her parents for the brilliant, career planned for her and came to America, where she met and married a Chinese. When her family realised what she' had done she wss disowned. The name; of the girl's family was not revealed. WhTle"IyIhg-Tn IheWunty-norpltar she ley for hours In a half-conscious con-, dltion, refusing to give her reel name, j and frequently asking, "Has he come yetr , -.' ' , ' - The Chicago merchant. whose name Is)' kept secret by the hospital Officials, and! whom, she sent forr did not receive the, message until too late - He told the hos pital attendants this story; - . "She came to. me about two montha, ago and told me her story. - It was tho most pitiful tale- that I had eves- heard.) She hoped to get away from her hua-' band, 'Wong, who followed her wherever she went snd . would find her. About ' tho mlddl of January she went to the! " Chinese Inspector and made a complaint: ' that her husband .wa 'here Illegally.!. Wong was arrested, his certificate I proved to be a forgeryi and he Will be I returned to China, but the woman le1 dead." - ; .- . ; BABY CAST INTO FIRE BY ITS YOUNG MOTHER '.(Joaraal Sptclai Service.) Indianapolis, March 1. Miss ThelmS 8tone. a young lady of respectable fam--11 y. Is under arrest, charged with In fanticide She has msde aconfesslon,.' In which she said that she wrapped her;: Infant in a blanket and, threw iy into a, furnace. ' Three days ago detectives called at the rear of a hotel on Indiana avenue, where-they. were told, that a dead Infant lay in the. ash heap. They found the partially burned remains ef sn Infant, possibly three days 01J. They began aai investigation. , ' . lA woman in the hotel; whose room, adjoined that of Miss Stone, ssld she hsd heard an Infant. Further Investi gation showed thst Mfss Stone hsd been under treatment of a well-known Indian-, spoils physician slues she came ie the city. "'.' 'The young woman confessed that she was the mother of the child, snd under the sdvtre of her physician had thrown It Into the furnace. - lr is supposed the fire was low In the furnace and, that II was clesned out before tks body waa sn-. tlsaly consumed. , . , r. . Unureel Spwlal fWvlee.) Washington. March la. Gen. . J R. llawloy Is dangerously Ul at t'J here, i .... ., ; V