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Newspaper Page TextI&6& i'muwmsijzizi.t!S3 -SB- fe l3. -X'J V..A & 6l.i The New Age. t- KM r . ' VOL. IX. POilTLJLND,' OKEGON, SATURDAY, AP11IL 16, 1904. TtfO. 3. r ' y I r . it I ... ' f ftf s kJklsji i-i,t t rt i vc v , lW- V" s1 1 I X . ' jt i Wt" - ' ., r Ik Tt, f LADD T1LTON, BANKERS PORTLAND OREQON.H. Established In 1B. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections made at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit issue reliable in Europe and the Eastern states. Bight exchange and Telegraphic Transfers sold on New York, Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore ton, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Colombia. Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong. BAINK OF COMMERCE, LIMITED. BOISE, IDAHO. ' opE',,JPHI!'. " F- OT.DKN, President) M. ALKXANDKlt, Vleo Preildent) It. N. COP- " . . jriJi'. Can h I or : J. JI . IIAINKS, Assistant Cannier. milKOTOltSt Ilobt. 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D an UliOKGIt IIKOWNK, Secretary Wallace, John S. Baker, Henry Hewitt, P. C. KauOman d George lirowne. First National Bank of Seattle SPECIAL. ATTENTION GIVEN TO COLLECTIONS ON SEATTLE AND TOINTS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST LHSTHR TURNER. President CIIAS. P. MASTHRSON, Cashier M. McMICKKN, Vice President R. I'. FAKKHUKST, Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS-Lester Turner, M. McMlcken. 8. G, Simpson, W. D. Hofius, J. H. McGraw, Clias. i, Mastersou Ask: Your Dealer for GOODYEAR'S RUBBER GOODS tho buHt tliut can bo miidu of rubber Goodyear Rubber Company P. II. PEASD, (Resident. 73 and 75 IVont Street, PORTLAND, OKEUON. BEST FRESH MILK SUBSTITUTE BT3 PURE RICH AND UNADULTERATED CARNATION t HI n "lis t CREAM CHEAPER THAN FRESH MILK -E- UNEXCRIXHI) FOR COOKING A DELICIOUS CREAM FOR COFFEE ALWAYS THE CREAAl OF CREAMS Lnndgrnbbor Bciiboii line boon clnimed by two wives at San Francisco. Tliu house lias passed tho Philippine bond bill to encouraga tho building of railroads. St. Petersburg lias tho repot t that Togo sunk several steamers and closed tho entrance to Port Arthur. Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, has been arrested, charged with having ac cepted n brlbo while in olllce. According to latest accounts Itussla lost about 060 men nnd ollkors in tho sinking of tho battleship and torpedo boat. Tliu ecnato committco on appropria tions provides for no Northwest harbor work, save The Dalles-Colilo canal, in tho sundry civil bill. Wreckago washed ashoro at Van couver Island indicates tho loss of tho scaling schooner Triumph. There were 125 persons on board. A, gunner's inato on tho Missouri is found to havo saved tho ship and tho lives of (100 men by jumping into tho mngaxino nnd closing tho door. Tho injuries of two of tho seamen have proven fatal. Popo Plus is again roportod ill. Russians havo won two small land engagements. A young anarchist attempted to as sassinate Prouder MasTru, of Spain, ut Barcelona. A work train on tho Canadian Pacific was struck by a land slido near Winno peg and a number of mon killed. Cardinal Satolll, with thopetmission of tho popo, is coming to tho United States. Ho litis no mission and is to mako tlio tour us a private citizen. Tho house committco on naval affairs has reported favorably tho bill author izing tho presiden, at his discretion, to reinstate cadots suspended for haz ing. Tlio secretary of tlio interior has is sued permits for grazing 87,815 sheep in tlio nortliorn division and 100,000 slicop in tho southern division of tho Uascauo lorcst resorvo during tlio com ing summer. A bill lias been introduced in tho scnato authorizing tho secretary of war to purchaso tho original manuscript copy of tho order book of General Arth ur St. Cliar, who was governor of tho Northwest territory and commander of its military forces during tho adminis trations of Presidents Washington and Adams. Tho agitation In Spain over Franco's acquiring a firm hold on Morocco does not causo anxioty in Franco, as it is believed tlio irritation will subsldo without straining tlio rolation between tlio two countrlcH. Spain is very bitter becauso of tho Anglo-French treaty. Easter servicos in Russia aro mucli more impressivo than usual this year. Hobson, tho hero of tlio Morrimnc, was defeated for congress in Alabama. Ice jams in the St. Lawrenco rlvor are flooding many houses in Montreal suburbs. Russia Finds Japanese Also Sunk a Torpedo Boat. St. Petersburg, April 10. On tho heals of tho announcement of tlio sink ing of tho battleship PotropavlovsK comes tlio nows that'tho Japanese sur rounded and sunk tho torpedo boat des troyer Uezstrashni. Only flvo of her crew escaped, although it is probable some woro taken prisoners. News of tho reverse was communi cated to tlio czar by Admiral OukonU sky. He wired today that tho destroy ers and lour consorts wero outuiilo scouting during tho night. Tho Bezs- trushnl lagged behind and becamo lost in tho mist. When day broke, slio tried to creep In along tho coast but was discovered, cut off, overpowered nnd sunk. Admiral Oukoinstky's dis patch concludes as follows: "1 havo taken command provision ally of the fleet since tho disaster to tho Petropavlovski During somo ma neuvering of the battleship squadron tho Pobieda struck against a initio amidships on tho starboard side She was able to regain port by herself. No out! on board of her was killed or wounded." The Russian word in the text of the ofllcial dispatch describing tliu accident to tho Pobieda means either "mine" or "torpedo," but tlio qualifying adjective indicates something moving toward the ship. This dispatch puts an end to tho idea prevailing here that there had been nn engagement following tlio dis aster to tho Petropavlovsk. It is con sidered remarkable hero that tho Jap anese did not take advantage of this terrible accident to attack Port Arthur. SHIP GOES DOWN CARRIES ADMIRAL MAKAR0FF 800 MEN WITH IT. AND While Returning to Roadstead, Alter Steaming Out to Meet Japanese Fleet the Russian Flagship Strikes o Sub merged Mine and Turns Turtle arand Duke Cyril Among Wounded. COLON RUNS ON RUEP. PENSION ITGM IS $4,000,000. Mouse Committee Completes Oeneral Deficiency Appropriation Hill. WnBhlntgon, April In. Tlio house committee on appropriations today com pleted the general deficiency appropria tion bill, currying n total of 10,!i83,. 744. Tho largest item in tho bill is (4,000,000 for pensions. Of this sum, 1,000,000 is nn estimated deficiency which will lie caused by tho execution of tho recent service pension order. Tho minority mombors of tho commit tco made a tight against this amend ment, nnd it was ordered reported by a party voto. Ah tho item is included, a minority report accompanies that of the major ity to the liouso. Tli3 minority views aro signed by Underwood, Brundigo, Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay lor of Alabama, was absent. Tho con clusion of tho minority is that there was no warrant of law for tlio appropri ation of the million nud a half dollars requested by tho commissioner of pen sions requested for tlio purpose herein stated. It quotes tlio recent order in full, and says that while there aro members of congress who favor a serv ice ponsion law, it is not wholly the jurisdiction of tho appropriations com mittee to consider tho question. "Our duty," tho report says, "Is confined to providing tho monoy to pay tho obliga-' tioiiB of tho United StntcH contracted under tho law. Tho point wo desire to mako is that there is no law on tlio statuto books of tho United States that allows the $1,500,000 appropriation asked for by the commissioner of pen sions to pay tho deciency caused by ex ecutive order, and we will move on tho floor of tlio liouso to reduce tho appro priation asked for pensions to tlio ox- tent of (1,600,000 for that reason." St. Petersburg, April 16, Striking a submerged mino at Port Arthur today, the Petropavlovsk, tho flagship of tho Russian fleet, went down nnd carried with her Admiral Makaroff and be tween 000 nnd 800 men. Grand T)uko Cyril escaped, but is wounded. Admiral Makaroff ordered his entire squadron out to engage tho Japanese fleet of 40 vesielH Which appeared off tho port early in the dny and began an attack which still continues'. According to tho Associated Press in formant while Admiral Makaroff was returning after going out to attack tha Japaneso fleet the Petropavlovsk struck a mino on her starboard side nmldshlp and immediately began to keel. Before the crow could Hood tho port compart ments of tho vessel, she turned turtle and sank in a fow minutes, carrying down nlmost tho entire crow. Captain Njakovloff, tho Grand Duko Cyril and two other ofllcers wero saved becauso they wero standing on thosuper-bridgo. Tho frightful loss of life .among tliu olllcerH and men was duo to the fact that they wero all at their stations ready for action. ULOWN TO DUATII. Pacific Mall Liner Wrecked on Salvador Coast Passengers Saved. San Francisco, April 14. Tho Merchants' Exchange lias received n cablegram stating that tho Pacific Mail stcatnship company's steamer Colon, which left this city March 22 for Pan ama, with a number of passengers and n cargo of general merchandise to Mexi can nnd Central American points, has been wrecked. Tho Colon is reported to havo struck on a rock at Puntn Remcdlos, causing injuries which made it noccHsary to beach her at Acajutla. There was a big list of passengers when tlio vessel went out of this har bor, but most of them were bound for ports north of Acajutla. . Tho vessel left Acaulla yestorday afternoon bound south for Panama, and slio had only gone about 15 miles whon she hit on the rock. Tho reef where she struck is considered one of the most dangerous along tho Central American coast, and many vessels have found graves on it. According to seafaring men who know the reef, tho steamer was fortunate in getting afloat after striking nud getting back to tlio harbor at Acajutla. MONEY TO RIVERS HOUSE PASSES DILL $3,000,000. CARRYING. No New Project Will De Undertaken Channela are Only to De Maintained or Restored No Amendments Were Made-Money Becomes Immediately Available. QRBAT FORCO MASSED ON YALU. Twenty-Nine Hen Killed In Disaster on Battleship Missouri. Pensacola, Fla,. April 15. By tho explosion of 2,000 pounds of powdor in the after 12-inch turret nnd tho hand ling room of tho battleship Missouri, Captain William S. Cowles, command ing, tliis afternoon, 20 men wero In stnutly killed and flvo injured, of whom two will die. This is the most ecrlous accident that has occurred in tho American navy since tlio blowing up of tlio Mnitiu in Havana harbor in 1808. The Missouri was on tho target range with the Texas and Brooklyn at practice about noon, when a charge of powder in tho 12-inch loft-hnnd gun ignited from gases exploded nnd, dropping be low, Ignited four charges of powder in tho handling room, and all exploded. Only one man of the entire turret and handling crew survived. But for tho prompt and efllciont action of Captain Cowles in flooding the handling room and magaizuo with water, one of tho magazines would have exploded and tlio ship would havo been destroyed. Russians Strongly Fortify a Town In Manchuria to Oppose Japanese. Seoul, April 14. Jnpaneso advices from Northern Carea state that tho Russians have strongly fortified Chiu Tien Cheng, n walled town on tho Mnuchurinn side of the Yalu rlvor, about ten miles north of Antutig. It is estimnted that there aro 20,000 Rus sians of all amiH at Antutig ready to oppose tho Japanese crossing. Webb Hayes has returned hero from a journey to Anju, thonco to tho Amer ican mines at Unsan, nnd thence north to tliu Yalu river. He reports that ho received hospital nnd medical treat ment from the Japanese, nnd ho com pllments'tho equipment of'tho Japanese field foiccs, the effectiveness of their pontoon bridgo at Anju and their trans port organization. .PRGSID13NT WAITS ON KNOX. Over I3XPQCTS JAPAN TO STRIKE. Not No- W. P. KBTTBNBACU, President J. ALUXANDKR, Vice Prei. CHA8. It. KI5STKR, Caihler LEWISTON NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus, $135,000 LEWISTON, IDAHO DIRECTORS W. F. Kettenbach. Grace B. PfifHIn, R. C. Beach, J. Alexander. C. C. Bunnell J. B. Morris, Geo. II. Kesler. ' GREAT FALLS NATIONAL BANK OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. Capital and Surplus, $150,000. Undivided Profits, $48,000 Old, Reliable, Conservative. u WE ENDEAVOR TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS IN EVERY WAY. WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS jaaaW' Maai im' Jy$laaaV rmmmmJ$myfJ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaZ THE CELEBRATED UNION UASENOINB, J. M. ARTHUR & CO. 40 and 42 First Street PORTLAND, - - - OREGON Union, Marine and Stationary Gasoline Engines laundry Machinery, Wood Working Machinery, Iron Working Tools, Logging Englnei, Flour Mill Machinery, Mln lng Machinery, Engines, Hollers, Bhlngle Mills, 8 team Pumps, Chain Helling, Baw Milts, Lace Leather, Belting, Wire Hope, Eawi, Files, Oils, Emery Wheels, Link Belting, Wood Pulleys, Mill, Machine, Mining, Railroad, Steamship and Logging Supplies. Russia lias demanded that Japaneso instructors with tho Chinese army bo dlBiniesid. Tho passage of tho Yalu by tho Jap anese will not bo strongly opposed by the ItussIanR. President Fro Tom Frye, of tho sen ato, and Speaker Cannon, of tho house, havo signed the 1005 fair bill. Colorado militia ofllcers, adjudged in contempt of court for action in the striko, declare they will defy tho judgo. A battleground has beon picked out by tho Russians in tho Interior of Man churia, wore they proposo to slaughter the Japaneso. Quoen Alexandra's persistent urging makes Britain ready to deal with Rus sia. Burke Cockrnn, of New York, says the house is losing caste and bids it wake up. The sonato has passed the 1005 fair bill in tho same form as it came from the houso and the measure is now ready for the president's signature. Russia ii short of men for her fleets. Exiled Colorado minors say they were subjected to most cruel treatment by the militia. The port of Portland dry dock is in position and In a fow days the first vessel can enter. A leading dignitary in the Church of England holds that the old testamont is a pack of lies. A favorable report has been made to the houeo on Representative Jones' bill opening tho suiplus lands of tho Yaki ma Indian reservation to settlement. The Anglo-French colonial treaty haa been signed in London. Ex-Oueen Isabella, of Spain, grand mother of Alphonxo, is dead. Three persons were killed and nine injured in a tornado in Texas. Makaroff has engaged the Japaneso fleet off Port Arthur. 'No details are obtainable. SUBMARINE BOATS IN PLAY. Japan Believed to Have Two to Plant Mines at Port Arthur. Paris, April 10. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent to the Echo do Paris, under t It Ib morning's duto, sends tlio following: "I learn that a firm opinion prevails in nuvnl circles, bused on telegrams from tho surviving ofllcers, that tlio loss of tho Petroplnvlovsk and tho in juries to tlio Pobieda woro caused by torpedoes launched by tho Japanese, and by submariuo mssoIs. Hitherto it has not been belioved that tho Japuue.su had any submarine boats, but it is now admitted that such boats might havo beon received with tlio cruisers bought from Argentine and brought out from Genoa by English crews. It is diill cult to verify this, but tho admiralty is of the opinion that the cruiser brought out two subinailno vessels, " Bayan Evidently Damaged. London, April 10. Tlio Daily Tolo graph's correspondent nt Wio Hai Wei, telegraphing under auto of April 13, says: "Tho British cruiser Espiegle roports that at 5:45 o'clock this morn ing she sighted Ave Japanese warships engaging tho Russian cruiser Bayan, making for Port Arthur from tlio di rection of tho Yalu. Tho Russian cruiser Askold and another cruiser is sued from Port Arthur to ansist the Bayan. At 0:45 o'clock tlio Russians got under tliu shelter of tho forts, hut the Bayan wus damaged. Novoitl Says, However, It Must Think Russia Lacks Leaders, St. Petersburg, April 15. Tlio vosti tliis morning growlingly eulogizes Vice Admiral Makaroff, recalling tho vigilance nud persistency with which he patrollud tliu sea in emlcavoiiug to induce tlio Japanese to engage in com bat. Tho papor says: "In Russiu tliu nows of tho untimely end of tho brave commander calls forth deep grief, The death f tho experienced, warliko and glftod admiral, whoso authority waH recognized everywhere, especially in that land of sailors, England, is in tho highest degree regrettable The bitterness is lightened only by tho knowledge that tho admiral died at tho iiost of duty and tho fleet has other gifted ofllcers who will prolong the grand activity. In any case wo havo got to reckon immediately with tho consequences of the catastrophe, Above all It is tlio expected that the Japanese will hasten to take advantage of tlio catastrophe and renew their at tacks on Port Arthur. "Tim Japanese nro greatly mistukon if they think this fatal accident can In tlio slightest measure shako tho strong and steady determination of Russia to curry on the war to a glorious end." Russians Driven Hack. Tokio, April 15. Anolllclal telegram from Wiju says that a company of Rus sian troops attempted to cross the first stream of tlio Yalu river west of Wiju this morning, and that a company of Jupanesu attacked and drove tho Rus sians back. Tlio bodies of L'O dead Russians, tliu telegram adds, woru found a'tor the fight. Tho dispatch adds that small parties of Russians, without uni forms, attempted to cross tho Yalu river at dlffreent points between Wiju and Yongumpho and tliut tliey wero all driven buck. With the Cabinet He Again doei Chinese Exclusion Matter. Washington, April 14. Chincso ex clusion nnd the probable necessity for legislative or executive action, in view of tho denunciation by China of tlio ex isting treaty, wns again today tho prin cipal topic of discussion ut tho meeting of the cabinet. Tho president nud his advisers consideied tho subject in all its phases, but reached no definite con clusion, chiefly perhaps because Attor ney Gcnornl Knox has not beon nhlo yet to prepare his opinion ns to the legal status of tho mattor. As soon as tlio attorney general shall havo decided whether, in his opinion, existing leg islation relative to the exclusion of Chi nese will bo valid on the expiration of the treaty witli China, souiu decisive stops will bo taken. If It should bo determined Hint the legislation will lupsq with tho treaty, then congress will provido against n general Chinese immigration by tho insertion in u rend ing appropriation hill of nn amend ment covering the subject. PROTECTS CANNI3RYMBN. Washington, April 13. Tlio houso today passed tho bill reported by tho committee on rivers nnd hnrbors appro priating 13,000,000 for tho restoration or maintenance of channels, or for oth er river nud harbor Improvements. Burton (O.), chairman of tho commit tco, in explaining tho bill urged tho adoption of settled principles with re gard, to rlvor and harbor work. Bur gess (Dcm., Tex.) and Knnsdcl! (Dom., Ln.) favored increases In tho appropria tion for river nnd hnrbor Improvement, tlio formor urging that they should bo doubled and tho latter regarding f 100, 000,000 as not too much. Quito n largo number of bills of minor import unco wero passed. Tlio houso then wont into committed of tlio whole for tho consideration of tho emergency river nnd harbor bill, general debate being limited to tiireo hours. Burton, (O.), in charge of tho bill, mado nn explanation of it nnd gave a general survey of tho subject of river and hnrbor improvements. Ho said tho amounts expended for this purpose, when tlio vast extent of our waterways was considered, wns vory small. Tho system pursued in tho q United Stntes, ho thought, contrasted, most unfavorably with thoso of foreign countries. The bill then wns passed without amendments. Undor its provisions. tho monoy appropriated becomes imme diately available, and Is to ho expend ed under tho direction of tho secrotnry of war nnd tho supervision of tho chief engineers. DIFFICULTIES OP IRRIQATION. lor Alexlclf Ordered to Take Charge. Paris, April 10. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo do Paris tel ergaphs the following: At 3 o'clock today tho emperor telegraphed Viceroy Alexleff ordering him to go to Port Arthur immediately and assume com mand of the squadron (lending tliu ap pointment of Vice Admiral Makuroff's successor. Tho viceroy leaves tonight. Rumors that Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky was in action aguinst 18 Japaneso vessels is unconfirmed. . Snow Falls In Maryland. Cumberland, Md., April 10. Snow fell hero and throughout Western Mary land today. At Frostburg and other points it covered the ground to tho depth of two inches, China Displeases Japan. Tokio, April 15 Tho leading Japan ese newspapers express great discontent tliut China has failed utterly to enforce or attempt to enforce neutrality along the Lluo river, where tliu whole district lias been drawn upon by Russiu for nil kinds of supplies. Tlio newspapers de clare that Japan seeks no fuuir, hut asks fair play, and that China's con duct is craven and ungrateful, consider ing that Japan Is defending her integ rity. Explosion Cause $200,000 Fire. Detroit, April 15. A gasoline explo sion at tiio Cadillac Automobile works today caused a tL'00,000 fire. Four employes wero injured. A numhor of the 500 men employed at the plunt wero compelled to slide down poles alongside of the building and to jump from the windows. Pulton to Father n Bill or Retaliation Against British Columbia. Washington, April 14. Senator Ful ton is dinftiug, nnd will soon intro duce, a joint resolution authorizing the president to prohibit tho exportation of fresh salmon from Puget sound and tributaries during the canning season. Thin is in tlio nature of a retaliation to tlio action of British Columbia in re fusing American canneries the right to purchase fresh British Columbian sulm ou. Thu canning interests of tlio North Pacific coast havo protested to Senator Fulton tliut, under the existing condi tions, Canadian cauuers aro buying large quantities of Puget sound salmon, canning them and reshippiug them to tho United States, while Puget sound camiets lire denied tliu rlv;lit to pur chasu British Columbia salmon for can ning purposes. New Immigration Law Needed. Washington, April 14. There wero landed at Tacoma, Wash., recently, 50 Filipinos, who wero brought to the United States under contract to take part in tliu Philipplno islands exhibit at tlio St. Luois exposition. Thirty nine of tho numbor were afflicted with trachoma, a disease of tlio eye. Un der n ruling by tho attorney general, natives of the Philippines and Porto Rico aro not ulieiiH in the meaning of tlio immigration act, nud they had to bo admitted. Cog r ess will be asked for legislation to meet such cased. Qeologlcal Survey Point Out Need Oreat Clrcumitractlon. Washington, April 13. Tho pro gress made fn tho Irrigation work of thu government ia reviewed in a publi cation issued by tho geological suivcy, which points out tlio necessity for groat caution nnd conversation! in tho ex pan-, slon of tho reclamation work. It sayn that of tho irrigation projects favorably reported in 1003, which included tlioso on tho Truckco river in Nevada, on tho Salt river in Arizona, on Milk rlvor in Montana, on tho Sweetwater river In Wyoming and on Gunnison rlvor in Colorado, tho Novada nnd Arizona pro jects linvobcen found feasahlo and con struction "on tho engineering works along tho Truckco nnd Salt rivers has progrcsped to u icusonnhlo oxtont. Tlio Montana project, however, has presented unexpected engineering difll cultles, us well as complications regard ing wator'rlghts, so that progress is slow. It has beon found necessary to modify tlio llret plans in ordor to achieve early results. Engineering difficulties nro encount ered in tho Colorado project. Tiio amount of arid lands thereby leclama bio ia less, too, than was expectod. OPPOSES QBNERAL. STAFP. Makaroff Again Putt Out. St. Petersburg, April 14. The Cos sack scouts on tho bunks, of tlio Yalu river havo not reported the appearance oi tlio Japanese there. Tho emperor received a telegram that reported tliut all is quiet at Port Arthur; that tho naval f-quudrou is again putting out to sea, and that Vice Admirul Makaroff bus sent a fow torpedo boat destryoers to explore tlio coast wheio some of the enemy's torpedo bouts aro believed to bo lurking. America lust Pay lor Lots of Ship, New York, April 14. After long lit igation it wus decided here today by Judgo Adams, in the United Stutes dis trict court tliut tlio United Stutes must pay 1203,2113 to tliu owners of tho Biit isli ship Foscolla, which was sunk on tlio night of May 18, 1808, by tho United Stutes cruiser Columbia, which was doing scout duty off tho Not th American coust on tlio outlook for tho Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera, Secretary Moody Cllvei House Commit ice Hla Reasons. Washington, April 13. Secretary Moody is not in favor of tho creation of a general staff in tho navy modeled after tlio general staff of tho organiza tion in tlio army. This fact ho com municated to tho houso committco on naval affairs today In a hearing granted him on a bill of his own drafting, "to increase tliu efllcleucy of the navy." The secretary explained that this hill did not really enlarge his present au thority in thu matter of nn advisory board. Ho now has the right to create such a board of any number of olllcerH and continue them on tho board for an v length of time. Ho said u civilian had been, nud always would bo, nt tho head of thu navy, ami it wus proper ho should have export advice, but ns ho was responsible to tlio country lie should be master of thu situation. No board, ho Haiti, should bo created which would usurp tlio (lowers of tlio secre tary. Tho committee took no action on the hill. Navy to Be Seen In Miniature. An effort is to lie made to havo tho attractive collection of United States, battleships In miniature brought to tho Lewis and Clara: exposition. One of the provisions of tlio appropriation bill is to tlio effect that President Roosovelt may ntimo any additions lie may seo fit to the government exhibit nud on thu strength of this provision President II. W. Scott, of the Lewis and Clark cor poration, will confer witli Mr. Roose velt witli n view to inducing liftn to send on tlio reproduction of the United Stntes navy. Sure Japan Lost a Chance. Niu Cliwang, April 13. Tlio Russian ofllcers commanding hero openly deelaro that .Itipait lias lost her chance to enpt tiio this port by failing to assault be fore the modern artillery now in place could bo mounted. Tliu defenses aro now declared to be ample to insure tho repulse of any forco that enn bo mus tered by Japan. An excessive rainfall has flooded tlio railway and blocked all of thu roads in Sotithorn Manchuria, leaving tho country impassublo. Congress to Be Invited to Fair. Washington, April 13. Congress has been invited to attend tho oponing of tiio Louisiana Purchaso exposition on Saturday, April 30. rl ""- j. ' -----'" lift J fc Winnti irn ii i . 1 niltM .,.11 It. IUAja .llLab!i J" ...w,.-. ' ' " "