THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 190.
USE GOLD
STEEL
Desperate Fighting Be
fore Port Arthur.
BATTLE OF FIFTEEN DAYS
Japanese Charge Over Masses
of Their Own Dead,
STOESSEL TELLS HIS STORY
Awful Slaughter Accomplished With
Russian-Shrapnel and in Hand-to-Hand
Conflicts in Trenches -on
203-Meter Hill.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 18. General
Stoessel's dispatches to the Emperor,
which were received Friday night, were
given out today. The first Is dated No
vember 26, and is as follows:
"I am happy to Inform your majesty
that on November 20, alter an increased
bombardment, the Japanese attacked one
cf the forts on tho northeastern front
-and leaped with a portion of the forces
on the parapet They, were annihilated
by rifle fire and bayonet and thrown
back Into the trenches. Their reserves
were scattered by shrapnel.
"From November 21 to November 23 the
enemy violently bombarded the fort, and,
in spite of great losses, effected by their
perseverance a passage between two forts
on the northeastern front.
"At 5:30 o'clock on the evening of No
vember 23, after heavy firing, the Japan
ese suddenly hurled themselves against
several works on this front and seized a
portion of the trenches, but they were
thrown back by -the reserves after a
fierce bayonet struggle.
Slaughtered by the Bayonet.
"They returned to the assault at mid
night and again occupied a part of the
trenches, but were annihilated by our
bayonets. At 2 o'clock in the morning
all was over and your majesty's heroic
troops were able to rest and started re
pairing the damage caused by the bom
bardment. 'From the 20th to the 24th the Japanese
lost more than 2000 men. All of our
troops behaved as heroes. The following
especially distinguished themselves: Gen
eral Kongdratenko, NIkltin (commander
of the artillery) and Gorbatowsky and
Lieutenant-Colonel Naoumenko. (A dozen
other officers in lower grades are men
tioned in the dispatch.)
"Bombardment of the town-and harbor
continues daily. A number of buildings
have been destroyed .and the harbor has
sustained some damage. The ' garrisons
are In excellent spirits."
Bloodiest Days of Assault.
In other dispatches, dated November
E, eneral Stoessel says:
"The 26th and 27th were the bloodiest
days in the assaults on Port Arthur. The
attacks- began on the night of the 25th
against our left flank near Pigeon Bay.
The first was repulsed with great loss
to the Japanese. The same night the
enemy attacked a detachment on Pan
lung Mountain, but were repulsed, as
also was their attack on Visokala (203
Meter Hill.)
"On the 26th the Japanese began to
bombard and attack fiercely the forts on
the north front and advanced trenches.
The trenches repeatedly changed hands.
Nevertheless, on the night of the 26th we
threw back the Japanese at the point of
the bayonet. The enemy succeeded In
blowing up the parapet of one of the
forts and began building parallels there.
At another fort on the same night they
laid sacks along the rampart, but our
artillery dispersed them. -
Leave Heaps of Slain.
"Toward 10 o'clock in the evening the
Japanese attacked a battery on our left
flank In considerable strength, and at
first obtained possession of a portion of
jthe works, but bur heroes brought bay
onets into use and the Japanese retired.
leaving a heap of their men. Along the
whole front the Japanese reopened a vlo
lent fire against the interior of the for
tress, keeping It up until 5 o'clock In the
mornjng of November 27.
"The help which God sent us on the
birthday of our mother, the Czarina, gave
us further victory."
The message mentions the same fpur
Officers as given in the preceding dis
patch, together with several others who
especially distinguished themselves.
A further dispatch from General Stoes
sel. dated November 30 said:
"Since November 2" Japanese have been
carrying on a violent bombardment and
making Incessant assaults in considerable
force against Visokala (203-Meter Hill)
Their assaults were repulsed."
December 2 General Stoessel reports as
follows:
Thought Assault Ended.
"The 12 days' assault, which com
mencod on November 20, was definitely
repulsed last night. I am happy to say
that your majesty's'' heroic troops alone
could have been capable of doing this
There has never been such "-a fierce as
sault. The following contributed princi
pally to Its repulse: General Kongdar
enko. NIkltin and GorbatotVsky and Colo
nels- Irrrnann and Erotiakoff and Lieuten
ant-Colonels Naoumenko and Gandourlne.
It is, thanks to the'm and the heroic
.officers and naval sharpshooters and the
artillerymen, that Port Arthur succeeded
again in resisting. tTho Japanese, ac
cording to the prisoners and Chinese,
lost at least 20,000 men.
"We .request your prayers and those bi
the mother Empress, which are manifest
ly shielding us.
'A5SGeneral A id -de-Camp to your maj
esty, I have expressed your majesty's
thanks to the garrison."
Capture of -the Hill.
December 5, General Stoessel reports:
"At 7 o'clock A. M. the Japanese, hav
Ing concentrated all their forces, began
an assault on Visokala Hill, bombarding
it simultaneously with 11-inch and lSinch
Bhclls. Toward evening the Japanese suc
ceeded In obtaining possession of the
crest of-the hill and Immediately .got two
machine guns Into position thereon.
"Among the woucded &re General
Tsperinsky .and Lieutenant-Colonel Bou
tonsoff, of the frontier? Boards. Colonel,
Irrainann. performed prodigies c valor."
General Stoessel's last dispatch is dated
December 10, and Bays:
"Since the capture of Visokala fell our
ships In the harbor have been suffering
from 11-Inch Japanese shells.
"General Tsperinsky succumbed to Ms
wounds.
"The troops arc In excellent spirits."
Russian Losses Are Heavy.
CHEFOO. Dec. 19. (1:30 P. M.) A Jap
anese camp-follower who saw a portion
of the fighting at 203-Meter Hill, and who
arrived here from Dalny today, says that
Commander MlzzeneofTs description of
the fighting Is not exaggerated. He be
lieves, however, that the Russian "losses
were heavier than stated by Commander
Mlzzeneoff, as the Russians repeatedly
brought up reinforcements until It seemed
that the entire garrison must have been
In that section.
The Russian dead, he said, were Indis
criminately mingled with the heaps of
Japanese dead. The slope of 203-Meter
HH1 being very steep and smooth, the
Japanese prepared for their advance by
shelling the hillside. The shells In ex
ploding hollowed out footholds. In some
instances the Japanese found protection
behind the heaps of their own dead.
NEWS HELD FOR THREE DAYS
Japanese Have Placed Heavy Guns
Beyond Crest of Captured Hill.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 18. General
Stoessel's latest dispatches from Port Ar
thur were published today, but as eiven
out do not carry the story of the gar
rison's stubborn defense beyond Decem
ber 10, thus leaving a ean of at least five
days between the official word of the mil
itary commander and the unofficial story
of Commander Mlzzeneoff, which was
given out at Chefoo.
It Is not pretended that the dlsDatches
are published in full. They contain much
that is of strategic Interest and matter
which It is obviously Impossible to dis
close to the public The dispatches have
been In the hands of EmDeror Nicholas
three days, but their contents were known
to few besides His Majesty and his per
sonal aides. Prince Orloff and Count Hey
den, who deciphered the dispatches.
The story of the operations, as far as
it has been given out, is intensely Inter
esting, and shows that there has been an
almost uninterrupted assault of the most
desperate character from November 20
to December 10. when the Japanese, after
losing over 22,000 men. captured 203-Meter
Hill, and were able from that position to
shell the squadron in the Port Arthur
roadstead. There the official account
ends, but It is explained that the Jap
anese do not occupy the top of the hill,
which is still exposed to a deadly fire
from the Russian artillery.
The Japanese are using a plunging fire
from very heavy guns from behind the
crest of the hill, but that this fire is ef
ficiently directed Is shown by the damage
suffered by the Russian squadron. The
Japanese are credited with using 11-Inch
and 16-Inch mortars and howitzers. The
effect of these must be most deadly when
turned upon the neighboring forts.
The public reception of General Stoes
sel's dispatches as a whole is not bad.
Every voice Is loud in praise of General
Stoessel's defense of Port Arthur, while
teh authorities assert that the main line
of the forts has not yet 'been broken.
The Japanese so far have used every
device of engineering skill In making ap
proaches, but with enormous sacrifices
have been able to take only the outer
line of defences. ,
It Is declared the garrison probably will
be able to hold out a considerable time
yet.
A matter of much speculation- Is why
the order to take' out and sink the squad
ron In deep water was not carried out.
The only explanation offered Is that the
crews arid guns were drafted ashore, and
that at the last moment It was Impossible
to move the ships under the heavy Jap
anese fire.
DEATHTRAP KILLS JAPANESE.
Hundreds of Japanese Burned Alive
in Blazing Oil.
LONDON. Dec. 19. According to the
Dally Telegraph's Chefoo messenger from
the Japanese lines at Port Arthur, tne
Russians had prepared at the fort at Pah-
lung a moat 600 yards long and 30 feet
wide, which they filled with petroleum to
a depth of several feet, then covered it
with wood and straw. In the course of
an attack upon the fort early In Decem
ber, tho Japanese storming part sank
into this morass, which the Russians fired
with an electric fuse.
The fierce conflagration lasted all night
and day, and hundreds of Japanese wero
burned to death, but the second night, the
trench having dried up, the Japanese, ad
vanced In small detachments, protected
by large wooden shields, and engaged in
a savage bayonet fight- The Japanese,
the report continues, captured the posi
tion and made prisoners of 152 Russians.
DUMMY SHIPS ON GUARD.
Japanese Blockade Vessels Said to
Have Gone to Singapore.
LONDON, Dec. 19. A report from Che
foo that a portion of the Japanese fleet
has left for Singapore and that a number
of Japanese merchantmen have been
lightly armed to maintain the blockade
of Port Arthur Is published today in a
Chefoo dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
SIX VESSELS ABANDONED.
Official Reports Received at Tokio on
Russian Fleet.
TOKIO. Dec. 19. 11 A. M. Official re
ports state that the Russians at Port
Arthur have abandoned the. battleships
Peresvlct. Poltava, Pobleda and Retvi-
zan and the cruisers Pallada and Bayan.
Gbes to See Port Arthur Fall.
TOKIO, Dec 18 (8 "P. M.)-Cantaln J.
E. Kuhn. of the United States Engineer
thorps, who was a military attache with
General Oku's army, and who, after the
fighting on the Shakhe River spent a
week with the besieging army at Port
Artnur, observing the operations there.
has been reassigned and will Tvltness the
fall of Port Arthur. He left for the front
today from the Shlnbashl Station.
Escape on British Steamer.
SHANGHAI. Dec IS. It is reported
that Commander Pelem and others of the
Russian torpedo-boat destroyer Rastorop
ny, which was blown up by her crew a:
Chefoo, 'November 16, have, escaped t
Vladivostok on the British stAnmor tci
gretia. It is said that the Japanese will
attempt, to eriect tneir capture.
Generals Given Their Commands.
MUKDEN, Dec 18. General Kuropat
kin on December 17. at
the available troops, formally invested
uenerais Lrrippenberg, Llnevltch am
Kaulbars with the command of their re
spective armies.
Lost Only Two Boats.
TOKIO, Dec. 19 (10 A. M.) The Jap
anese have lost two torpedo-boats during
all the operations against the battleship
Sevastopol, which was reported yesterday
in aavices xrom I'ort Arthur, to be com
pletely disabled.
Report of Sinking Vessel.
LONDON. Dec 19. A special dispatch
from Tokio reports that the Japanese
naval bombardment on Saturday, sank a
Kussian torpedo-boat at Port Arthur.
"Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver
Pills5 They are a positive cure for sick
headache and all xhe Ills produced by
cusoraereo. liver.
GUTDOWN IN SQUADS
Bravery of Charging Japan
ese Is-bublfme.
EIGHT MEN FALL WITH FLAG
Russian Officer on 203-Meter Hill
Tells Men to Spare Life of the
9 Ninth io Seize the
Staff.
CHEFOD. Dec IK Pne ferU.. -ta
sustained desperation on both sides, tho
struggle for the possession of High Hill
was probably the moso remarkable in the
history of the .siege of Port Arthur a
siege noted for slaughter. This statement
oaaea on an interview which the cor
respondent Of the AKSnrtnteri Pro.s YA
with Commander MIzzendeoff, executive
officer of the battleship Poltava up to the
"me mat vessel was disarmed, and who,
as already told. hMdnl th narfr nf cm.on
Russians who left Port Arthur in a sall-
Doat Jjecember 15. and after extreme suf
fering while crossing in a driving snow
storm, arrived here Dprpmhsr is
dispatches which were turned over to the
xvussian consul ror transmission to St
Petersburg-. These dispatches, it is un
derstood, consist nartlv of n. taHafii
report of the effect of the Japanese bom-
uiiwiincnis, ana mere is nothing in them
to indicate that General Rtnosni 4a THtK
out hope that the fortress will be able to
noia out.
Commander Mlzzeneoff. xchn n-aa
wounded in the leg during the battle of
High Hill, said to the Associated Press
correspondent:
Since the Japanese on Novpmhfr s v.
gan their attack on High Hill, which they
call 203-Meter Hill, the fighting has been
continuous. The steep and sandy slopes
of the hill were streaked and dotted with
snow when the Japanese began the battle
Which Was desttnri fn furnish an mam.
deeds of heroism that they became com
monplace, xnere was so much slaughter
uiai even .fort Arthurs war-hardened
'eterans shuddered at the sight.
Delayed With Shot and Shell.
"The Japanese wero mmnpiiori tn rinm
ber up the slopes of -the hill, in many
cases wunout nnng. in the face of one of
the most murderous deluges ever poured
from rifles and machine Bins. T
there, and It seemed to me that flesh and
blood would be unable to stand our fire
for a minute.
"The encmv went down in tnn.iHg nnH
companies, but always there were others
grimly comlnsr forward. Thlr hmvn.
was beyond praise, as was that of our
own men. bomcumes tne lighting was
hand to hand, with the muzzles of rifles
at me orcasts or the contestants, the bay
onets being used as swords. The sides of
the hill were strewn with bodies, and the
snow was crimsoned with the blood of
the wounded, some of whom had crawled
into it, seeking In Its coldness surcease
for the dying agonies.
"Evpnttiallv. flI In clmllnr InilonKno
which were to follow, we -retired, leaving
tne work of driving the enemy from tho
summit to the resistless guns of the
neighboring forts, notably those of Lla-
ou uouniain.
Tore Flag With His Teeth.
"One incident of this assault will re
main forever" impressed on my "mind.
When the Japanese standard-bearer
reached the summit and planted his flag,
a gigantic Russian Corporal left his re
treating, comraaes anp, rusmng . oacK,
seized the Japanese flag, which he waaj
tearing with his hands and with his teeth
when he fell, pierced with several bul
lets. I
'"When the Japanese retired . under an
artillery fire, the Russians rcoccupled
the summit.
"The second and third assaults were re
plicas of the first, although the second
was the most ferocious, being nearly
hand-to-hand fighting. In which mercy
was neither asked nor given.
"A remarkable incident occurred in the
third assault as the Russians, still facing
the enemy, retreated. A Japanese standard-bearer,
holding his flag aloft, climbed
the pinnacle and fell dead clutching the
colors. In his tracks another arose with
the colors, only tb fall Instantly with a
dozen wounds in his body. Six others
followed and met the same fate. At last.
when the ninth man appeared, a Russian
officer exclaimed:
" 'Don't shoot that fellow with the flag:
it will be planted, anyhow.
Red Glare Lights Up Inferno.
"The Japanese adopted a curious ex
pedient, which assisted them greatly in
the third assault. They had prepared
huge piles of wood, coal and cornstalks,
which they Ignited, the wind being- in the
faces of the Russians. The resultant fire
was immense, and the flames and smoke
compelled the Russians to retire.
"The red glare from this fire disclosed
a ghastly picture more infernal than ever
dreamed by Dante.
"The assaults thus far had cost the Jap
anese easily 12,000 men, while our own
were under 2000. The sides of the hill
were literally covered wltlv dead and
wounded. The trenches were rivulets of
blood, and every visible spot was dyed
crimson.
" 'We might retake the hill,' said Gen
eral Stoessel. 'but the hill is not of suf
ficient Importance to us to justify fur
ther sacrifice.'
"Since then numerous small engage
ments have been waged, butnhe respon
sibility for keeping the Japanese from oc
cupying the hill in force or from mount
ing guns thereon has been left mainly to
the shrapnel fire from the other forts.
Wounded Buried With the Dead.
"Even the Japanese, who singly use the
hill to observe the harbor, do so at great
peril: -
"Following the third assault an armis
tice of five hours was agreed upon to bury
the dead.
"In this task great speed was necessary.
The Japanese; undoubtedly made many
awful mistakes, and beyond doubt heaps
of bodies containing helpless wounded
were shoveled in masses into the pits and
trenches. The Japanese could not, owing
to the'darkness and their feverish haste,
distinguish betwpen the dead and wound
ed. "Scarcely an officer participating in the
battle of High Hill escaped unhurt, and
the proportion of young officers killed
was very high."
SOLDIERS IN WARM HUTS.
Plenty of Provisions and Clothing in
Russian Camp.
MUKDEN, Dec 18. Artillery fire
still continues along the front of the
Russian army. It was particularly se
vere December -15 when the Japanese
made a demonstration against the Rus
sian advanced positions on the railway.
The Russian camps present a pictur
esque appearance. The sides of the
hills and the fields around the villages
are dotted with mud" huts" and little
chimneys of dugouts, from which smoke
is rising. These habitations of the
common soldiers are even more com
fortable than the officers' quarters in
Chinese houses.
The huts for the enlisted men are
well-built, roomy, with small glass
windows, and each is provided with a
sheet-iron stove. The men have every
comfort possible, including great quan
tities of warm clothing and heat-pro
ducing food. The transport service is
working- well, as the roads are hard
frozen and In excellent condition. Large
supplies of hay and grain are belns
brought from Northern Manchuria by
wagon roads, several of which now ex
tend direct to the southern and eastern
positions.
The stores in Mukden are well stock
ed with every class' of goods, but the
prices are extremely high. Tho rouble
has -depreciated in value as the result
of the stoppage In the shipment of sil
ver. The supply of certain classes of
Chinese merchandise coming through
Chinese territoryUo Manchuria has also
been cut off.
There aro In Mukden 28,000 "Chinese
refugees who are being cared for by
Chinese officials and missionaries. The
feeding- of these will become a problem
unless. the Chinese are allowed to bring
grain from northern granaries. The
weather continues clear and cold. The
lowest temperature yet reached is 10
degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
FOOD AND FUEL ARE SCARCE.
Japanese Are Paying Treble Prices
for Chinese .Labor
GENERAL OKU'S HEADQUARTERS,
Dec. 18 (Noon), via Fusan. There is a
probability of a serious shortage of food
and fuel among the Chinese this Winter.
Wood is ?) a ton. The prices of Chinese
food has been trebled, and the end of the
supply i in sight Trie. Japanese are pay
ing treble p"rlces for Chinese labor and
are also paying the market prices for all
fuel and other supplies purchased.
The cold weather continues. There is
no change In the situation.
Artillery Drives to Shelter.
HUANGSHAN. Dec 18. A correspond
ent who went over all the front positions
of the Russian army from Poutiloff (Lone
Tree) Hill to Erdagou on December 15
reports everything quiet, except that
midway-between Poutiloff Hill and Sln
mlntin the Japanese were observed trying
to extend their frontal works and en
trenchments on Double Hump Hill. The
artillery of Poutiloff Hill and Erdagou
opened -upofi-Jthe Japanese and forced
them to quit work and seek shelter.
There have beenfew cases of frost-bite
by the low temperftttrresl
The postal -service is working badly,
and many letter? and papers are delayed
or lost. The field telegraph system, how
ever, is maintaining an excellent service.
v Revenge of Russian Officer.
CHINSIAMATUN. Dec. 18. The night
of December 18 a Russian officer and two
scouts concealed themselves In tombs
along the Shakhe River, from whence
the Japanese were in the habit of firing
upon Russian soldiers going to the river
for water. The Japanese began to show
themselves- at daylight, when the Rus
sians in concealment killed six of them
and retired, carrying off five rifles.
The Japanese tried to surround them,
but failed, the retirement of the Russians
being covered by the fire from the Rus
sian positions.
Treasury Loan Condemned.
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES
AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN.
TOKIO, Dec 19. The lower house has
passed11 a resolution condemning the
Treasury loan of (3,000,000 to the Osaka
Bank, which was threatened with bank
ruptcy. The resolution went through,
despite the explanation by Minister of
Finance Count Katsura that the Treas?
ury had acted at the Instance of leading
bankers in Osaka, and in consideration of
the injurious impression which might
have been produced by a monetary panic
In time of war the resolution is not like
ly to affect the position of the Cabinet.
$0 TIME TO SQUABBLE.
Russian Admiral Says Officers Should
Drop Pens for Business.
ST. PETERSBURG' Dec. IS. Admiral
BIrileff, who has gone to Libau tq super
Intend the completion and preparation of
vessels still in the .Baltic Sea, in a letter
to the press has administered a rebuke
to those naval officers who have been en
gaged in a newspaper controversy rela
tive to the question whether Vlce-Admlral
Rojestvensky'a squadron Is strong enough
to cope with the ships o.f Vlce-Admlral
Togo without reinforcements.
Admiral BIrileff expresses the affirma
tive opinion on this point, declaring that
beyond question the Japanese ships have
suffered severely, as evidenced by the fact
that the Japanese have ordered 10S armor
plates, 14 for the battleship Mlkasa alone.
Nevertheless, he considers it to be abso
lutely vital to prepare a third squadron
should It prove necessary to support or
replace the second squadron.
The Admiral says every day's delay is
a misdemeanor, and every week's delay
a crime. The business of naval officers,
therefore, he remarks. Is to lay asldo
their pens till the war is over and attend
to business. There Is no time now to try
to locate the blame for the fact that Rus
sia's navy was no better prepared.
"As a matter of fact," Admiral BIrileff
says, "we are guilty. If our heads are
still on our shoulders. It Is due to the
forbearance of my long-suffering Em-
peror."
Indicates That Askold Remains.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. IS. Madame
Gramtichkoff. wife of the Commander of
the Russian cruiser Askold, now lying
disarmed in the harbor of Shanghai, to
which place she escaped after the sortie
from Port Arthur on August 10, will leave
soon for Shanghai, accompanied by the
fiancee of one of the Askold's officers, who
will be married there.
This Is regarded as a good Indication
that there la nb immediate prospect of the
Askold leaving Shanghai.
Bustle Over Third Squadron.
LIBAU, Dec IS, Work is being hurried
upon the vessels of the prospective third
Pacific squadron. AH of the ships are
being stripped and their machinery over
hauled, Irf preparation for a long voyage.
At present there is a shortage of work
men, but this, it Is expected, will soon
be remedied.
Boris Given Gold Sword.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dee. IS. The pro
motion of Grand Duke Boris to be Second
Captain has been gazetted. -The Grand
Duke has "also been presented with a
golden sword for bravery.
PIATT LOOKING FOE 0DELL.
Wants to Talk Over Question of
Junior Senatorship.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Senator
Thomas C Piatt arrived late today and
it is said, will try to arrange a meeting
wiin tiovernor uacii at wnicn it Is ex
pectqd the question of the junior Sena
torshln will come ut. It rler lc ar
nounced that a number of other state
leaciors, inciuamg uovernor-elect Hig
glns. will come tp the city In the course
James P. Sanders.
NEW YORK. Dec 18. Jamea T Row
ders, believed to be the oldest past
grana master oi tne uraer of OddfAl
lnws in this country, was m'nvTiifst
by gas In his home in Yonkers today.
agea eo years.
Canght Cola While Hnatlar a Burglar.
Mr. William Thomas Lanorgan, Pro
vincial Constable at Chapleau. OnL. sava:
"I caught a severe cold while hunting a
ourgiar in ims ioresi swamp last iall.
Hearing of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, I tried it, and after using two small
bottles I was completely cured." This
remedy la intended especially for cotfsrha
and colds. It will loosen and relieve -a
severe cold In less time than by any other
treatment ana is a iavonte wnerever its
superior excellence has become known.
For sale by all druggists. ,
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS
Congress Will Do no Business
Until Next Month,
HOUSE WRANGLE OVER BALL
Inauguration Function May Be Held
in the Capitol Building as a Com
promise of Divided Opin
ions of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. The Senate
will adjourn on Wednesday for the Christ
mas holidays, and no business will be at
tempted previous to that time. A large
number of the Senators already have left
for their homes to spend the holidays,
and there is an understanding thtft Imme
diately after being called to order on Mon
day the Senate will adjourn until Wednes
day and that Wednesday's proceedings
will be confined .to mere formalities.
Soon after the Senate reconvenes in
January, the committee on appropriations
will report the legislative appropriation
bill. It will be the policy of the Senate
to take it up as soon as possible and to
have other supply measures follow speed
ily. Deadlock on Inaugural Ball.
WASHINGTON. Dec 18. The exodus of
members or the House from the city since
the adjournment Friday indicates that the
lower branch of Congress will be without
a quorum when It meets tomorrow. Should
this be the case, and should any member
make the point on the floor of the cham
ber, the only thing that can be done Is to
adjourn from day to day until Wednes
day, when the Christmas holiday recess
until January 4 begins.
The question or where the inaugural
ball shall be held is the only matter of
legislation In eight In the House for the
week. This will come up under suspen
sion of the rules, on a motion from Rep
resentative Morre.ll, of Pennsylvania. The
Senate has proposed the Pension Office
and the House the Congressional Library.
Tnere are- indications that a deadlock
will be reached on the matter and that
when it is discussed again the Capitol
building will be proposed as a compro
mise. NEW RULES FOR STEAMBOATS
Result of the General Slocum Disaster
Investigation.
WASHINGTON. Dec IS. A number of
important changes In the rules and regu
lations of the Board of Sunervislne- -in
spectors of the steamboat Inspection serv
ice nave oeen approved by Secretary Met
calf. of the Department of Commerce. an?
Labor. These chances are th result nf
recent protracted meetings of the Board
or supervising inspectors of the service.
wnicn followed soon after thn General
Slocum disaster at New York, at whfph
nearly 1000 lives were lost.
me changes reaulre. amonsr other thinsrs
that metal airtanks in wooden Hfrhont
be Provided: prohibit the use of l nnso nr
compressed granulated cork in the manu-
iacture or urerafts or life preservers or
the use of Kaook life preserver. TJf
preservers must be suspended on wnndn
slats or cotton cords, and not on icir nA
at a height of not more than seven feet
from the deck, and there must be One life
preserver for every passenger and mem
ber of the crew on all vessels. All na-
senerer Ktenmers must- ha nrnvMnri mitVi
"fire buckets, barrels and axes, instead of
on inland steamers only, as before.
The regulations reaufrA that
pumps shall be capable of throwing an
enective stream of water for a distance
of not less than 50 feet through at least
two nre connections each, on th main
deck and each deck above the main dpolr
On excursion steamers the rules call for
one additional watchman for every 200
persons carried and two deckhands for
every 250 persons.
Ferryboats encased In excursions: mnt
carry same officers, crew and equipment
as required ror excursion steamers.
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Marco! Habert Given Warm Recep
tlon in Paris After Banishment.
PARIS. Dec. 18. ThA VnHnnnl loJ
er. Marcol Habert i-hnso a ia,,.
banishment for nartlelnatl On In n nlnt
to overthrow the government expired
at miani&nt Saturday, was wAinm.i
at tne urieans station here today by t
crowd oi several thousand persons
This evenlncr there was a c-renf mMi.
ing at St. Paul's RIdlntr School irh
Habert formally resumed direction of
the League of Patriots.
The mcetlntr resulted in
campaign for Paul de Rnnio.? on
other exiles. Colonel Marchand has
definitely declined to be a candidate
ior tne tnamucr or Deputies.
Celebration at St. Pettr's,
ROME. Dec IS. St. Peters was es
peclally decorated for the formal an
nouncement this morniner nf the hoH
fication of Gaspare del Bufalo, founder
or tno congregation or the Precious
Blood and canon of San Marco under
Plus VIII.
This afternoon Pnni Vina "V nnnr.
panled by the cardinals of tho rmirt
and all the bishops and dignitaries of
tne cnurcn at present in Rome, went t
venerate the blessed Rufnlo. flvnr nn
000 persons crowded th,e Basilica. Pope
Plus, instead of walking to St. Peters,
s had been arranered. went In thn
Sedia. He was unable today to walk
hecause of trout, with whloh h lian
suffered so much the last few days that
ne was oongcd to sit during- the occur
rence.
.THE BAY'S BEATH BOLL.
Rev. L. H. Trowbridge.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 18. Rev. L. H.
Trowbridge, of Detroit, for 32 years editor
and proprietor of the Christian Herald of
that city, died In Los Angeles today. He
came to Los Angeles a month ago for the
sake of his health.
Marcus D. Grover.
ST. PAUL. Dec IS. Marcus D. Grover,
general counsel of the Great Northern
Railway, died at his home In this city
today, after an illness of two weeks, aged
62 years. Mr. Grover drew up the articles
of Incorporation of the Northern Securl
ties Company, ,whlch was designed to take
over the control of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific Railways.
Says it Is Unconstitutional.
OMAHA, Dec. IS. Frank II. Cunning
ham. president of the National Rural
Letter Carriers' Association, recently re
moved from his position as a rural car
rier, Issued a statement today, in which
he declares mat me recent order of
President Roosevelt forbidding Govern
ment employes to solicit increase in their
pay Is in violation of the Constitution.
Macedonian Situation Aggravated.
LONDON. Dec. 19. There is xeason to
believe, according to the correspondent
at Sofia of the Times, that marked ag
gravatlon In the situation In Mace
donia Is seriously occupying the atten
tlon of the powers. The warfare of
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Bulgarian and Greek bands, the cor
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there have been several fights recently.
while the Porte has done nothing in
the direction of the repatriation of
Bulgarian refugees in the Adrlanople
Vilayet.
Strategem of a Hungry Artist.
Leslie's Weekly.
It is related of tho late Mr. "Whistler
that he went one day with an artist 111
Paris who was not overbundened with
this world's goods and was surprised at
the sumptuous lunch provided. On asking
him how he managed to live so well,
his host replied: "I have a pet monkey,
which I let down from my window by a
rope into that of my landlady and trust
to Providence,' Sometimes Jacko returns
with a loaf, sometimes with a ham. His
visits are full of surprises one never
knows what may appear." '
Lord Ayimer Made Inspector.
LONDON. Dec. IS. Colonel Lord
Ayimer has been appointed Inspector
General of the Canadian forces.
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H H Stutts and wlfo
Son Francisco
A A Allen. Tacoma
M Donohue, S F
H K Brown. S F
S H Friendly. Eugene
J M Gilbert. N T
J ? Flood. Denver
A M Drake. Bend
G E Bent, Seattle.
J A Sheffield, Vancvr
8 D Stewart. Glasgow
C S Koster, 5 F
F A Brand. Benlcia
W D Caldwell, S F
W Baxter, San Fran
H S Wampole. Phllad
W Wilson, Victoria
H McArthur, W Wal
B B Hodgman, N Y
A L Davenport. Abrd
G W Wilson. Seattle iW Watklns. St Joa
J Davis, NT IG Lawrence and wife.
R A Rohrbeck. So Bd Winnipeg
Mrs Rohrbeck, So BdlH W Sewall. St Joe
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Mrs F S Stlmson andS Magnln, San Fran
nurse. Seattle J E Neahr. N T
M Blum and wife. SFJ Jennings, Salt Lake
Mme T Gndskl. BerllnjK R Owen. Butte
Miss Tauscher and IT K Campbell, CottgG
governess, Berlin JD H McMullen, Tacra
S Myrowltz. Berlin IG W Sanborn and wf,
D A Montagnon. N T Astoria
F W Walte, San Fraw
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L N Rooney, Eugene
Geo Meagley, Eugene
C E Hill. San Francii
Vt J Massey. Vancouv
Jas It Johnson, Whit
tier. Cal
Mrs Massey, Vancouv
(Miss Ellis, Vancouvr
II J Rowley. Whlttleri
Mrs Rowley, Whlttler
T C Klrkpatrlck. DUas
Mrs Kirkpatrlck. do
Robt Palon, Hoqum
F P Blair. Grant's P
James Wlnton. Asto
John Bogart. Woodld
Mrs A B Correll.
Grant's Pass
W J Idieman. Alaska
L B Bartell. Blue Rv
H.J Russell. Rosebrz
Miss Sophia Johnson.
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M Wllman, Colfax
Mrs Wllman, Colfax
H E Foulks, Tckoa
L E Hoover, Medford
E V Hoo-er. Rosebg
Jas T Peters. T Dalls
G L Boardmon. T DUs
J W "Stewart, Corral
J D Bennett. Harrisbg
Carl Philips. Gold Hll
W Sude. Goldendale
Clyde Dannals. Alby
C G Roberts, Hood R'B D Wells. Albany
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J J Cohn, San Fran
Chas Martin and" wife
Seattle.
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J u Walton, city
Allen Jones. do
T B Kecny, do
R Sktpton, do
J M Hlll&rd. Indepeml
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E L Jones. Salem
J F Wood and wife,
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T M Wltten. No Tarn
Virgil Wltton, No Im
J W Scrlber, La Grnd
H J Schaeffur, Seattle
Nora Thompson. Chg
Mrs E B Linton, Eug
W C Webster. Denver
M Sullivan. Carlton
C B Staples. B C
J L Rand. Baker City
Wm Barker. Jr. Asto
J T Bridges. RosebrgiGeo F Stone, Seattle
W J Kilmer, Spokany
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L N Rooney, EugeHe
C L Devoe. Chicago
H R DeLaplaln and
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V H Parr. Detroit
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o xirown, Astoria
J R Westdahl, Asto
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H W Fuller. Carroltn
N McFee. Seattle
W A Dwyer. Seattle
J P McDonald. Tacm
J Orflnger. Holly
E A Rutter, Kelso
G Richards. Kelso
B T Day. Tacoma
A R Smith. Tacoma
G Ellington, Seattle
C Plummer. T Dalles
S D Plummer.
A B Baker. Pennsylv
A MeCollum. ' Pennsyl
W GIvan, Grants Pass
L J Gray. Woodland
A A Strebe, Seaside
F H Taylor, Hood Rv
C C Taylor. Hood Rv
C S Butterljeld. SeattI
G E Biggs, Welser
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A Olson. Deep River
W Aker. South Bend
T Nassa. Cathlamet
Mrs- Ellington. Seattle
Miss Ellington. Seat
P Norton. Seattle
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G S Burkhard. Bakr
S B Short, Baker Ct
T J Emerson. Mayger
R Brooks. Goldenda'e
G A Courtney. Oswego
A C Stevens. San Fran
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J B McGammon. lac
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Mies Boffler, Camas
L Nilllger, Taklma
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P L Tate. Goldcndale
Mrs Eastabrook, A3to
T Swanson. Astoria
Miss Maggie Hoctor.
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Mrs Swanson, Astoria
T D Campbell, CorvlsiC J Westpfal; BrldalV
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W H Mills. Seattle
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IT Schwarts. Milwauk'
J A Fannahlll. Hnqm
Wm Gregory, Palmer
E E Barlow, San Frn
R A Heales. city
J A McArthur. Or C
M Earl. Farrell. Idah
M G Pierce, Farrel
W C Campbell, city
Mrs Chas Johnson.
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C L England. Castle R
Chas Hanson and wf.
W W Johnson. Lewlstf
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Mrs O E Brooks,
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