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VOL. XLV-NO. 13,949. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. re II ULULMLd 10 HELD MORE Rumored Purport of Re ply to Roosevelt. WHAT PRESIDENT ADVISED Avoid Paying Indemnity by Buying Back Sakhalin. JAPAN WILLING TO ACCEPT New, Plan of Compromise Sent to Czar and Reply Received Iiast Night President Sends Message to AVlttc. PORTSMOUTH. X. H.. Aug. 22.-A long cablegram from St, Petersburg, which Is believed to be the Russian re ply, arrived about 10 o'clock tonight, and Mr. Wltte secretaries, Mr. Xa buckoir and Mr. Plancon, immediately began deciphering It. Considerable excitement was apparent In the annex where the Rueslan head quarters are located. Sheet by sheet the translation was taken to Mr. Wltte'8 room. The rumor la that It Is a refusal a non poesumus a reiteration o'f the Rus sian position that she has given ample proof of her dealre for peace in the articles already accepted, and that more she could not yield with dignity and honor. No - confirmation of this report can be obtained, and It must be accepted with all reserve. The lights In the rooms of Mr. Witte and Baron Rosen were burning long after midnight. PORTSMOUTH. H., Aug. 22. The Associated Press is now in a position to reveal substantially the suggestion of President Roosevelt for breaking the ex isting deadlock In the peace negotiations and rescuing the conference from failure. His solution would lngeniouriy permit the satisfaction of the Japanese demands for reimbursement for the cost of war and at the same time enable Russia to face the world with the declaration that she had not ceded a foot of territory or I paid a kopeck of war tribute to the victor. The solution Is the one which has here tofore been described In the Associated Press dispatches as the natural and log ical compromise. Terms of Proposed Compromise. Tersely stated, It consists in an agree ment by Russia to repurchase possession of either all or half of the Island of Sak halin, now In the military occupation of Japan, for a sum, the amount of which, if the two countries cannot agree, shall be decided by some method of arbitration hereafter to be determined. The purchase money, together with the sum obtained from the ceselori of the Chinese Eastern railroad and the maintenance of the Rus sian prisoners in Japan, would, it Is esti mated, about equal the amount claimed by Japan as her bill for the cost of the -war. Possibly, therefore, the solution offered by the President Involves reces sion by Japan upon article 5 (the cession of Sakhalin), and recession by Russia upon article 9 (indemnity). It seems practically certain, though this cannot be affirmed positively, that the President to day was able to give Mr. Wltte substan tial assurance that Japan would be willing to accept such a compromise. This Is apparently supported by the authoritative statement made to the As sociated Press tonight In reply to a ques tion as ,to whether Japan had not decided to make substantial concessions: "It all depends upon Russia." Roosevelt's Message to Witte, It was the President's message to Mr. Wltte which caused the sensation of the day. Early in the morning had come the official announcement that the meeting of the conference which was to have been held today, had been postponed until to morrow at 9:30 -o'clock. The public rea son assigned was that the protocols for submission at the sitting had not been completed. But a few hours later the true reason leaked out, J. L. McGrcw, one of the stenographers attached to the executive office at Oyster Bay, had ar rived with a communication from the President for the Russian plenipotentia ries. Mr. Witte and Baron Rosen had left the hotel, ostensibly for a ride in an auto car to York Beach, but Instead had quietly slipped over to the conference building at the Navy-yard to receive the message from Assistant Secretary Pelrce. The most elaborate precautions had been taken to Insure secrecy, but It leaked out through a "tip" from New York which reached the Associated Presa Conference at Xavy-Yard. From 10:30 to 1:10 Mr. Wltte and Baron Rosen remained at the conference build ing with Mr. Pelrce. All those present declined to make any statement regarding what transpired at the navy-yard, even refusing to admit, that any. Importance attached to the matter. Mr. Wltte would only admit that he had .gone to the build ing "to send a message," and Baron Rosen and Mr. Pelrce absolutely refused to make any statement. Mr. McGrew took the 2:35 train to Boston, after first inquiring at the Intelligence office for the connections to Oyster Bay. He carried C 7ft D ncpi iw a dress suitcase, which probably con talped the reply to the President. The reply. It Is believed, was 'prepared by Mr. "Wltte and Baron Rosen after Mr. Pelrce had delivered to them the Presi dent's message. A suggestion Is made that during the stay at the navy-yard the Russian plenipotentiaries were In di rect communication with the President by telegraph, but there Is nothing to substantiate this, and under the circum stances It appears unlikely. Mr. Roosevelt's message to Mr. "Wltte and Baron Rosen Is believed to have been the result of his Interview yes terday at Oyster Bay with Baron Kaneko, one of Marquis Ito's close friends, who has acted as the President's medium of communication with the Toklo govern ment. A story was in circulation at the hotel this afternoon to the effect that Baron Kaneko s secretary, Mr. Sakhl, was here In communication with the Jap anese plenipotentiaries and also with Mr. Peirce, but investigation developed the fact that, although Mr. Sakhl had been here a week ago, he was not here today. Czar's Word Will Decide. It has been asserted hore that. In addition to the President's communica tion to Mr. Wltte through Baron Rosen last Saturday and by messenger today, messages directly to Emperor Nicholas have been delivered by Ambassador Meyer at St. Petersburg, but no official confirma tion Is obtainable. The general disposition was to regard today's swift and kaleidoscopic develop ments as materially brightening the chances of the success of the Presi dent's heroic endeavors to save the peace conference from failure. But it was realized that all, as before, depended upon the attitude of Emperor Nicholas" and his advisers. Mr. Wltte, It is posi tively stated, personally favors the solu tion offered by the President, but he Is powerless unless his Imperial master gives the word. With the most Intense anxiety that word was awaited. It spells peace or war. Another slight flurry was created today by the arrival of Colonel Michael, the chief clerk of the State Department. He had come In response to summons from Mr. Pelrce, but both he and Mr. Pelrce stated that the visit waB 'only In con nection with the routine business of the department. Pelrce Enters Denial. Mr. Pelrce tonight Issued the following statement: "No envoy or representative of the President had any conference with Mr. Witte or Baron Rosen today, nor did I have any conference with elthor of them, nor was I closeted with thorn. They had business at the navj'-yard and my duties required me to be present at the yard to make suitable arrangements for their comfort. But In no way, shape or manner old I have a conference with them on behalf of the President In re lation to their relations to Japan. "Mr. Wltte and "Baron Boson had in tended to remain longer In the navy-yard. having a luncheon prepared for them, but owing to a derangement of the stomach from which he. has been suffering for several days, Mr. Wltte, being under the care of a physician at Wentworth, deemed it inadvisable to remain for luncheon at the yard, and therefore took hl departure at an earlier hour than usual, leaving some of his secretaries. who continued tholr work In the con ference building until 7:30 o'clock." WITTE BOUND BY INSTRUCTIONS Cannot Recede on Indemnity and Sakhalin if He Would. PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug. 22. As the situation now stands, Mr. Witte could not. If he would, recede or compromise on cither article 5 (Sakhalin), or article 9 (indemnity). The instructions given him by the Emperor before he left St- Peters burg precluded the possibility of either. and it can "be stated up to the present now every message he has received In directly or directly from his Emperor snows no sign of any change of mind And from private advices the advisers whom the Emperor Is consulting seem KOMURA ACCEPTS COMPROMISE. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 23. (2 A. M.) It Is stated? that Baron Ko mura has agreed to offer at the ses sion at 9:80 this morning the Presi dent's compromise proposition. A high authority believes it Impossible that a final rupture can come today, no matter what the character of the Emperor's final instructions to Mr. "Wltte may be. "If the negotiations can be pro longed into next week," he said, "no much pressure will be brought to bear upon the Amperor that he will not be able to resist," practlcaly unanimous in support of the view that further concessions are Incon slstent with Russia's dignity and honor, and that unless Japan is prepared to yield something substantial not upon ar tides 10 and U, but upon articles 5 and S It Is better to continue the war. There is a strong intimation that the Japanese are opposed to making a prop osition when the conference reassembles. But there is nothing to Indicate that they are prepared to recede on either articles 5 or 9. Articles 10 and 11 they might forego, but that would "hardly "bring peace nearer. Five and 9 remain now, as at the beginning, the seemingly Insurmountable obstacles to peace. Article 10 of Japan's demands provides that the Russian warships Interned in neutral ports shall be turned over to Japan. . Article 11 calls for the limitation of Russia's naval power In the far East. HOLDS RUSSIA RESPONSIBLE Japanese Paper Says Next Confer encc Will Be in Toklo. -TOKIO. Aug; 22. The JI JI, In com meriting- upon the proceedings at the Portsmouth peace conference today says: "The cession of the island Sakhalin and the reimbursement of the cost of the war are the vital points of ou demands and leave no Toom for any compromise. The moderation and rea sonableness of these 'demands will be admitted, even by France. Should the attempt to promote peace fall, the responsibility will rest with Russia, not with Japan. If the Russians re (Cosclu. ss. a.) TRUSTTHROHLES EGONINDM Flax-Fiber. Plants Destroyed by Repeated Attacks of a Secret Enemy. B0SSE ONCE IN ITS PAY Expert Sent Here to Head Off Bcl glnn 3ranufacturer Mrs. W. P. Lord Tells of Cunning Work of Emissaries. SALEM. Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) That three fires have been sot at the Instance of the linen trust to destroy the flax In dustry in Oregon, Is the opinion of Eugene Bosse, the flax expert,, who has been de veloping the industry here. This opinion Is shared by Mrs. W. P. Lord, who was the leading soirlt In the organization of the Women's Flax Fiber Association, which conducted the first experiments with fiber production at this place. Mrs. Lord declares that the association suffered frequent damage to Its property from hidden enemies, and she is satisfied that there is a persistent and cunning effort to prevont the growth of flax and the manufacture of linen on the Coast. Mrs. Lord says that when the associa tion began Its work, the linen trust sent men among the farmers who had agreed to sow flax and Induced them to abandon the undertaking, by representing that it would not pay and they would get their fields full of foul seed. Later, when the association started scutching mills, using wator-powor, the dam was repeatedly broken, so that it was finally abandoned. Because of the damage suffered, an amred guard was employed to watch the flax mill at night. Merits of Fiber Shown. In 1901 the association had demonstrated the merits of the Oregon flax fiber and Interested the DIemels, large Belgian manufacturers, in the industry here. As soon as the American linen trust learned Diemel had come to the Coast to Invest capital in flax manufacturing, Mr. Bosse was indirectly employed by the trust to come here and embark in the flax Industry, so as to shut Diemel out. Bosse was furnished all the money he needed until harvest time, when DiemeL owing t$ the death" of his wife, ceased his negotiations here, and Immediately Bosse was told to discontinue his work. 'He re fused to quit, and when the supply of funds was cut off. he went ahead with his own money and that of James Atherton, of Honolulu. Bosse was at one time offered a con siderable sum of money if he would quit the flax enterprise and write a report saying that flax floor cannot be success cully grown In Oregon, but he unhesitat ingly refused the offer. Numerous other Incidents have convinced Mr. Bosso and Mrs. Lord that hoavy Eastern manufac turing interests arc fighting the flax In dustry here, and the three fires which have destroyed the flax of four crops are regarded by them as the work of agents of the linen trust. Twine at a Third Present Price. "The reason for the trust's course is plain," said Mrs. Lord tonight, "when It Is remembered that twine such as Is used for fishnets on the Columbia can be man ufactured In Oregon for 35 cents a pound, whereas the trust gets $1.15 a pound for it," 'I suppose that an effort will be made to burn next year's crop if one should be grown, but I believe the shotgun method should be tried as a preventative. The State of Oregon should do all in its power to discover and punish the Incendiaries." After reviewing all the circumstances. Deputy Sheriff Mlnto, who has been in vestigating the Are of last night, ex presses the opinion that the flro was set at the Instance of someone determined to kill the flax-fiber. Industry In Oregon. Mr. Bosse returned tonight from Che halls, and Is so broken in spirit by the last calamity that has befallen him that he could not discuss his probable future operations. IKE ROCKEFELLER TELL HIS EVIDENCE WANTED IX SUIT AGAINST STANDARD. Widow of Inventor Claims $50,000, 000 as Royalty on Patent Refining Process. BOSTON, Aug. 22. A motion was made in the Supreme Court today for the ap pointment of a commission to take the testimony of John. D. Rockefeller and other officers of the Standard Oil Com pany, In the $30,000.0:0 suit brought by .Mrs. Elizabeth F. Greenough, of this city. who alleges that the amount is due her as royalty on the oil refined by the company since 1874. The suit is based on an alleged contract maae wun tne late &cnjamin r . Green ough, the inventor of a refining process. by the terms of which Greenough was to receive one quarter of a cent on every gallon of oil sold by the Standard Oil Company. H. H. Rogers, who Is made the chief de fendant, in his reply to the suit, says an agreement was made, but that Mr. Greenough himself vacated It on January 1, 1S73. Virginia's Democratic Nominees. RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 22. In the Dem ocratle state primary today, Thomas S. Martin was nominated to succeed him self In the United States Senate, and Rep rescntatlve Claude A, Swanson, of th Fifth Congressional District, to succeed Aaaraw J. Montague as Governor of the state, by large majorities. Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson, of the Democratic state committee, was nominated for the Lieutenant-Governorship by an overwhelming majority. OVATION T0 FAIRBANKS Ogdensburg Veterans Cheer Hlni With Enthusiasm Through Town. OGDENSBURG. N. Y., Aug. 2. Vice president and Mrs. Fairbanks, accom panied by Representative and Mrs. David J. Foster, arrived here tonight in Mr. Foster's private ear from Manchester, Vt,, and was received at the station by thousands of citizens. Battalions of United States troops and the National Guard escorted the Vice-president's party to the residence of State Senator Malt by, whose guests they are during their visit. A most enthusiastic reception was given to the Vice-president all along the route. Thousands of old veterans stood near the Maltby residence, Mr. Falr baaks standing uncovered as his carriage passed them. Tonight the Vice-president occupied a box at the camp tire of the St, Lawrence County Veterans Association, now in convention here, his presence being the occasion of enthusiastic demonstration. Tomorrow evening the party will go to Alexandria Bay as guests of William B. Rldgely, Comptroller of the city. A re ception will be tendered them In the even ing at the Thousand Island House. TRAINS COLLIDE rTAD-ON Three Trainmen Killed and Two Trains Demolished In Kansas. TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. 23. Three persons were killed shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, in a head-on collision between two Union Pacific freight trains IVi miles east of Rossvllle, a town on the Union Pacific, IS miles west of Topeka. The dead: "WILLIAM H. GIBSON, engineer. Kansas Citj. Kan. OLSEN. fireman. CLARENCE REESE, conductor. The three men killed were members of a crew of an extra west-bbund wheat train, which crashed into the second sec tion of regular west-bound 161 at a sharp curve. The local Union Pacific people refuse to give out any information about the wreck. Two members of the crew of No. 161 are mlrolng, but Rossvlllc reports that a search-of the wreckage reveals only thre bodies. Both locomotives were demol ished. CURE FOR LEPROSY PROVED 2s o Trace of Disease on Body of Former Sufferer. MANILA, Aug. 22. What appears to be a well authenticated Instance of the cure of leprosy by the X-ray treatment has ben found here. A. few weeks ago a patient who haft been af flicted with leprosy and who had been under treatment for that disease died of liver complaint. After the patient's death every part of the body was suspected to a searching microscopical examination ay bacteriologists, but not the slightest trace of leprosy could be found. Dr. H. B. Wilkinson is tne pnysiciaa who treated the patient for leprosy. Ho Is a graduate of the University ot Vir ginia, class of 1&91. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 75 deg.; minimum. 51. TODAY'S Fair. Northwest winds. Peace Conference. Japan accepts Roosevelt's plan of compro mise, but Czar is rcporiea 10 nTe re jected It. Page 1. Japan offers to sell back Sakhalin In place of Indemnity. Page 1. Czar changes Wltte'a Instructions on con cessions and prepares to continue war. Pace 1. Russia. People of Moscow, criticise Czar twuroa. scheme. Page 5. Poland on strike and rioting begins. Pace 3. Andrew D. White's opinion or Douxna. Page 3. I'o re I en. Norwegian Storthing decides to negotiate with Sweden. Pase 2. France will make Morocco pay for indignity to Algerian. Pace National. Chinees boycott effective only in ShaaghaL Pace 2. Axnbacaader Conxer resigns and will not go to China. Page Dome tic, Flala tells story of his Arctic expedition. Page 3. Steamer Athos arrives at New York with crew and passengers halt starved. Page 4. Yellow fever attacks every houie In Louisi ana town. Page 3. Rockefeller summoned to testify In suit against Standard. Page 1. Woman murdered on one of Chicago's prin cipal streets. Page Sport. L,os Angeles defeats Portland. 5 to 4. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Linen trust charged with, attempt to throttle flax fiber Industry In Oregon. Fa Re 1. Arthur Merrill, of Ahtanunu killed "jy being thrown Into barbed-wire fence. Page. 6. Woman tourist swarm" up side of Roanoke in bay on way to the Fair. Page C. Keen Interest token In the Oregon free cir culating libraries. Page 6. Railroad commissioners from Eastern states on the way to the Fair. Page 0, Commercial and Maria e. Hopgrowers not In the market. Page 15. Russian crop news again strengthens wheat market. Page 15. Reading 'and Erie again features of stock trading. Page 15. Shortage of creamery butter at San Fran cisco. Page 15. Numantis. In from the Orient. Page Schooner wrecked off New Jersey coast. Page - World's Fair. Colorado day celebrated at the Exposition. Page 10. Rev. A. S. Draper will speak at Exposition Sunday. Page U. Gatemen are discharged. Page 3. Ogden choir given ovation at concert. Page 10. Educational Congress will attract notable men. Page 10. Airship makes remarkable flight. Page 16. Yesterday's admissions at the Exposition. 19.089. Page 10. rortUnd and Vlclalty. Hot words fly In sessions of resolutions com mittee of Irrigation congress, rage I. Fire destroys East Side blocks. Page 11. Fedfcritf grand Jury begins sessions. Page 5. Circus plays to 59.000 .persons In two days. Page 3. V? Wagon road company a bar to Malheur Irri gation project. Page 14. NEWELL ACCUSED OF FALSEHOOD Washington Delegate's Attack on Chief Engineer Quickly Resented. "COWARDLY," SAYS RAKER Clash Arises Over Question of the . Truth of Mr. Ncwell's State ment That "Washington Rates Red Tape. ADDRESS BY MAJOR ALFRED SEARS. Major Alfred F. Sear. Sr., formerly In charge of the engineering depart ment of the Peruvian government, will give an address this mornlnjc at 10 o'clock at the Chapman School be fore the cllmatologlcat section of the Irrigation Congress. Major Sears will speak on the subject of Peru's coast deerts. During- two sessions consuming- seven hours of hard work yesterday forenoon and last evening- only six resolutions were disposed of by the committee on resolutions of the National Irrigation Congress, and the evening- session was punctuated with one of the sharpest debates that has yet taken place. G. A. Williams, of Washington, declared the statements made before the committee by Frederick 12. Newell, that official "Washington Is united in an effort to free the Reclamation Service of feat ures of red tape that surround other departments, "were 90 per cent false bood." The bitterness with which the "Wash ington man made the statement came as a complete surprise to the committee and formed the subject for a very splr ited forensic contest. In which J. E. Raker, of California, defended tho chief engineer of the Reclamation Service and pronounced the accusation of the delegate as uncalled for and In very bad form, in view of the fact tnat Mr. Newell had given every opportunity for the members of tho committee or others to ask nny questions they might desire. Mr. Newell was present at the early part of the evening session at special invitation of the committee,' -which had deferred action upon the resolution in troduced in "the morning favoring the appointment of a disbursing commis sion to handle the reclamation funds. Mr. Newell explained in detail the methods of making engineering inves tigations, approving projects and awarding contracts for construction and the manner of supervision by the en gineers. He described tne effort made by department officials at "Washington to free the work from unnecessary red tape of officialdom, and after making a very thorough exposition of all the points requested that If further Infor matlon was desired questions be pro pounded. He then asked permission to retire from the room, whlcn i granted. Judcre Raker, of California, tnen moved that In view of the existing con dltlons the resolution be rejected and a vote of confidence In the Reclamation Service engineers be the sense of the committee. It was this suggestion that brought Delegate "Williams to his feet and It waa then he declared that "90 per cent of what Mr. Newell has told this committee Is untrue." Attack Called Cowardly. Judge Raker In language that could not be misunderstood pronounced the attack of the "Washington man cow ardly; made in the heat of passion and In the absence of the one to whonf. it alluded. He said that In the country he came from men would not do that sort of thing, or If thoy did one or the other -would be obliged to swallow his words very quickly. Members of the committee, as whole, did not take any positive post tlou on the subject and the resolution for a disbursing commission was with drawn by G. L. Shumway, of Nebraska, who had Introduced it. and the mem bers of the committee thereby failed to go on record on the subject, but It was evident to tho author and its chatn nlons that It was doomed. The following resolution referring to tho admission of Oklahoma and Indian Tern ton.- was introduced at the morning ses slon of the resolutions committee by Dele gate H. S. McCowan. of Oklahoma, and after much debate, was referred to a sub committee for the "purpose of drafting resolution covering the admission of all the present territories. Sympathy for Territories. "Whereas, it Is one of the fundamental principles of the American Government that men shall nave tne ngnt to govern themselves: and "Whereas. Better local conditions can be secured through state government than through territorial: therefore, bo It "Resolved. That the sympathy of the Thirteenth Irrigation Congress, assembled at Portland. Oregon, is with Oklahoma and Indian Territory In their endeavor to secure Joint statehood for the two terri tories.' Western Immigration Congress. J. F. Callbreath, secretary of the Araer Iran -vflnlne- fTrinrrefiS- fathered the fol lowing resolution upon the organization of a "Western Immigration congress, to mno in Donvcr earlv next year: "Whereas, A more rapid increase in the population and commercial prosperity and development of irrigated agricultural lonitu in mir Western States is now dos stble, on account of the remarkable Show ing nf thA Btfitfv durlnsr the nut ten years In all lines of agricultural, mining and commercial enaeavor; ana "Whereas. It Is nscessary that there should be combined and Intelligent effort on the part of the citizens of tho Western States In encouraging good citizens of the nMa- nt'oton nt Panndri and of certain European countries to populate our vast acreage with prosperous nomesteaos. and "Wlr' Question relatlner tn Imm! gratlon, -while closely allied to the work of this congress, can best be handled both from the publicity and legislative stand point, by an organization which shall give Its entire energy to the solution of these problems; be It hereby "Resolved, That the National Irrigation ongress. assembled In thirteenth annual convention, hereby Indorses the organiza tion of a Western Immigration Congress, .under a call authorized by the Colorado Stato Commercial Association, under which delegates are requested to assemble In the City of Denver In January next, for the purpose of organizing a permanent congress, to discuss anu tormuiate pians for the development of the West as here inbefore outlined. "Resolved, Further, that the president of this congress shall appoint a standing committee of not less than 15 members of this National Irrigation Congress to take part In the proposed Immigration Congress, and to extend the official sup port of the Irrlgatlonlsts to thLs new movement." Dwlght B. Heard, of Arizona, Intro duced at the meeting last evening the following. In regard to the work of the Federal experimental stations, and the resolution was adopted by a unanimous ote: "Whereas, the problems connected with the conveyance, distribution and use of water for irrigation are of paramount Importance In the development of the United States, and "Whereas, the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, through the Irriga tion and drainage Investigation of the office of experiment stations, has, from the time of lt3 creation by Congress, ren dered valuable aid In the solution of these problems: therefore, be It Resolved. That this congress recom mend to the Congress of the United States tnat their work be continued and ex tended." F. H. Newell, of the Government Re clamation Service, made an extended ex planatlon of the Government's position In regard to the resolutions calling for disbursing commission, Introduced at the morning session, and thought If It was adopted It meant a direct slap at the President of the United States. The LIngle ditch, of Western Nebraska, to be extended to the Wyoming line, seemed to be the main bone of contention, and Mr. Carter, of Montana, defended the resolu tion. Question of Red Tape. Mr. Shumway denied that he was In any way connected with Mr. Leavltt In the LIngle ditch enterprise. Newell stated that he had been In the Government em ploy for 17 years and that his depart ment was doing all it could to simplify matters and do away with unnecessary red tatfe. The proposed creation of an advisory board would make "simply a functlonless body and would really hamper Instead of assist. Mr. Newell entered Into quite an extended explana tlon of the methods of operation by the department and he declared that what President Roosevelt wanted was that the real and practical irrigation propositions be expedited and carried to a successful finish at the earliest possible moment. Morris Blen. legal advisor of the Rcc lamatlon Service, explained the trouble over the LIngle Canal and stated that the Government would keep all Its pledges. Judge Raker, of California, thanked Mr. Newell for his Interesting explanation and then moved that the Shumway reso lutions be not adopted, and after this was seconded by several members. Mr. Shumway offered to withdraw his resolu tlon. G. A. Williams, of Washington, declared that the statements of Mr. Newell that misines was expeuitea. were untrue and that every difficulty possible wa3 pur posely placed In the way of actual work, He said that at every meeting of the Ir rigation Congress some member of the Reclamation Bureau was present to tell the Irrigation Congress what to do. The gentleman from Washington -further de clared that almost 90 per cent of the population or this state were vitally in terested in Irrigation. His" speech was so hot that Judge Raker, of California, Im mediately Jumped to his feet and said he considered It cowardly to stab a man In the back, when Mr. Newell had already retired. and challenged the statement that 0 per-cent of Newell's address was pure fiction. He further stated that he did not propose to allow a statement of the kind made by Mr. Williams to go out to the world unchallenged. The discussion was a red-hot one. In dulged In by John McAlplne. Senator Tom Carter. Mr. Shumway, Mr. Williams and several others. Senator Carter moved mat the resolution be tabled but Shum way finally withdrew It for the time being. Irrigation and Navigation. The question of "Irrigation preferable to navigation" then came up before the committee, championed by Judge Raker. and was opposed by Senator Carter, of Montana. Congressman Stephens, of Tex as, also spoke upon the subject, stating that it might arouse much friction in the committees of Congress. H. S. McCowan, of Oklahoma, and Mr. Callbreath, of Denver, also opposed the resolution, declaring that It would cer talnly divide sentiment in the East and work an unnecessary hardship upon the great subject of reclamation. Will R. King, of Oregon, also argued against the passage of the resolutions, while admit ting that his sentiments were for Irriga tfon. He was In favor of putting the resolutions upon the table. Judge Raker then altered hie resolution so as. to apply only to Pacific Coast streams, but It was finally killed De motion to postpone indefinitely, made by G. A. Williams, of "Washington. Judge Raker, of California, Introduced the following resolution: "Resolved. That we urgently request the Congress of the United States to en act such laws and Institute such regula tions as will enable the reclamation serv ice to exercise the rights ot eminent do main when necessary to carry out the purposes of the National irrigation law. Mr. King, of Oregon .spoke forcibly upon tne noiaing oj targe noojea 01 iaua In Malheur County by nonresidents, who were now holding these lands In great bodies and Impeding reclamation projects Congressman Stephens, of Texas, and Mr. Williams, of Washington, argued against the adoption of the resolution not because they were opposed to its sen timent. but that they doubted the const! tutlonallty of its provisions-. Finally committee of three was appointed to draft another resolution covering the subject. Chairman Prince appointed Messrs. Ra ker, Williams and Senator Carter as such committee. Reclamation of Small Tracts. The following resolution was introduced by the California delegation, was passed unanimously, and without debate: ' Resolved. That this congress favors the early reclamation of small tracts of Ian whenever the cost per acre of reclaiming such tracts does not exceed the cost per acre of larger enterprises of a similar character, and whenever In the Judgment of the Administration service. It deems such reclamation of sufficient importance to receive its attention." The subcommittee then reported the fol lowing, which was unanimously adopted "Resolved, That we urgently request the Congress ot the United States to con sider, and If wararnted by the Constitu tion, to enact such laws as will enable the (CoacluJsd on Page 11.) CZAR HEHDT F M 0 F! E FIGHTING Resumes Dispatch of Troops to Front. WITTE'S MISSION IS ENDED Returned General Predicts Further Disasters. PRICE OF PEACE WILL RISE Effect of Czar's Interview With Kaiser AVas AVlthdrawal of In structions to Make De sired Concessions. SUMMARY OF WAR TO DATE. Japan has driven Russia from Corea, Port Arthur, the whole T,laotun? penin sula and Southern Manchuria, to a ltne about 100 miles north of Mukden, and has occupied the island of Sakhalin. Cost of war Russia. $1,000,000,000; Japan, ?0fin,O0O,000. Dead and wounded, including Japan Sea battle Russia. 102,000; Japan, 15.- 000. Shlr lost Russia. GS; Japan, "i. Forces sent to front Russia, S40.000; Japan. 700,000. Japan's present available naval strength is 258,401 tons. Russia's nom inal naval strength Is 226.7807 but of these chips 102.150 tons are shut up In the Black Sea and 38.200 tons are in terned In neutral ports, and are not available for hostilities. In fact, Rus sia has been driven from the f?a. and her few remaining shlpw are either . coast-defense vessels in home ports, or are so scattered that they eoukl not hope to accomplish anything. Japan, on the other hand, has raised a number of tha Russian ships sunk at Chemulpo and Port Arthur, and has captured a number In the battle ot the Japan Sea. which will be repaired for use la war. CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-(3pccial.) Accord ing" to a special cablegram to the Dally News from St. Petersburg, Mr. AVltte's mission at Portsmouth Is considered ended and a rupture Is expected at once. The dispatching of troops and provisions to the scene of war In the Far East has been vigorously resumed, and a special Minister of Siberian Railroads and Water ways has been appointed. "Xobody," he says, "shares In the op timism of the government." A Goneral recently returned from Manchuria Is quoted In an Interview today as saying: "The coming campaign will be of short duration. The numerical Increase In the armies will only Impede the retreat which Llnlevltch must make, because victory Is Impossible. The soldiers are demoralized and undisciplined, the chiefs Incapable, distrusted and disliked." He continued: "The claim that Japan has reached and passed Its climax and is now exhausted is ridiculous. The Japanese are gaining strength in proportion as we are losing. Any delay will only Increase the price of, peace." CZAR'S SPINE IS STIFFENED Takes Back Concessions Authorized After Meeting TVith Kaiser. CHICAGO, Auff. 22. (Special.) Tha correspondent of the Dally News in Moscow says: "If Mr. Wltte withdraws from tho Portsmouth conference rather than ad mit the principle of Indemnity and agree to the cession of Sakhalin, that act will show that his Instructions have been modified since he left St. Petersburg-. As your correspondent haj stated before, an authority hitherto often tried and found trustworthy in formed him at the time of the Russian, envoy's departure that the Czar had sanctioned the payment ot $500,000,0001 and the cession of half of Sakhalin Island. "It was never supposed for a mo ment In St. Petersburg-, notwithstand ing the protestations of Mr. Witte, that Japan would be so self-denying; as to refrain from asking for the strip of land lying off the mouth of the Amur River and for reimbursement of its war expenses. "Tho inevitable inference from these facts is that after the Czar learned from the Kaiser at tholr interview oft the coast of Finland that William In tended to take no action toward France that would require Russia to ospousa the case of her ally , the Czar instructed i Mr. Witte to yield not an Inch ot ter- $ rltory and not a kopeck of Indemnity, s, "From a political point of view, thv reformers are glad that the autocracy appears bent on hastening Its own de struction by contldulng the bloody fares In the Far East. MORE TROOPS FOR IilNIEVITCH Hllkoff's journey a Sign That War Will Be Continued. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 22. Tha sudden departure for Siberia of Prince Hllkoff Is conectcd here with the pur pose of sending further reinforcements to General Llnlevltch. As a conse quence. Increased pessimism Is evident regarding the prospects of peace.