Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1904)
THE SUNDAY 0REG0NIA2T, PTLAOT, HAY , 190i i GAME TEST rench Predict It Will Come at Mukden. IME IS NEAR AT HAND aris Is Still Confident the Russians Will Triumph. YMPATHY CLEARLY SHOWN solatlon of Port Arthur and Other Defeats Cause Almost as Much Depression There as Exists at St. Petersburg. PARIS, May 7. The critical situation of ussla's land and sea forces excites fever- fa Interest, Russian reverses causing al most as much depression here as at St. ctersburg. The organization called Les emmes de France turned over to the usslan Embassy today two complete 3ld hospitals of 100 beds each. This or- mlzatlon Is composed of women In large Itles throughout France, Including mem- srs of many noble families. Two more Dspital outfits will be assembled shortly. ie Embassy sends this hospital to the Dnt under the direction of the Empress, rho is personally superintending the cf- brts of French women In behalf of the lusslan wounded. The official view Is that Russia has offered a serious, but not Irreparable, Eow. The foreign office had not received anight official confirmation that Port Irthur was completely Invested by land id sea, but a leading official said: 'relimlnary to Supreme Struggle. "We accept the investment as an ac- implished fact, for even If the harbor Is lot completely blocked an investment ex its for all practical purposes. The land- fig Is considered merely preliminary to a lpremo struggle, which will occur soon ear Mukden. Upon this will largely de- and the outcome of the war." I Diplomatic negotiations during the reek took a definite form, to restrain Ihlna from joining Japan or otherwise Ireaking neutrality. The French Min ster at Pekin. and. It Is understood the linlsters of all the powers. Including the fnltod States, joined In the representa- lon. The results have been satisfactory. ie Imperial government giving a posl- Ivo promise not to vary from a rigid ob- srvance or neutrality. Officials are some what doubtful of Chinese promises, as ley recall that a former declaration of Ioutrallty China permitted black flags to ssail French Interests. However, China's osltlve declaration, backed by the lden Real position of the powers. Is consid- red as reducing China's participation to a lnlmum. Evidence of French Sympathy. The readiness -with which the Russian Dan was placed In Paris is- further evi- lence of French sympathy, and a belief li the certainty of Russia's eventual sue- less. Although the outside amount Hussia de- llred was JIGO.000.000. a single group of rench bankers was ready to underwrite $200,000,000 loan. M. Hotllnguer and koetzlln will arrive from St. Petersburg uonday. and complete arrangements to ssue the loan. One of the sons of Baron lotllnguer, foundor of the .great banking louse, married Miss Munroe, a sister of he American banker. This leads to a elief that a portion of the loan might ;o to the United States. American bank ers say no portion of It Is likely to be aken In New York. It is pointed out that the placing of the lusslan securities on the New Tork cchange has not proved the success that Iras expected. A leading Russian official here said that not a single Russian bond had been bought In America since the list ing took place. The same official gave the following interesting account of how the tusslan army in the Far East is paid: "What payments made are in small lusslan coins or Russian notes. These lotes are readily taken by the Chinese. fvho are familiar with Russian financial ssues. The notes are then exchanged by ,tatioa masters of the Eastern Chinese lilroads or agencies of the Russo-Chinose Jank at a rate of exchange fixed by the llnlster of Finance according to the price jf silver In London. The confidence of the Chinese In Russian notes Is not vers' kreat. The Russo-Chinese Bank keeps a Silver fund to exchange notes n Manchu- la, it being a significant fact that Rus sian notes are preferred to silver in Man- :hurla," EVADE A BATTLE. (Continued from First Pact.) 1 ?xert all her strength, and that a lpnb -ar cannot be avoided. The lattor cp'n- lion is shared by diplomats and officials. Comfort Is found In the fact that thus far Russia has not sustained a crushing jefeat, and even should one come It Is de clared it vsould not shake the certainty of the people In the ultimate success of the Russian arms or lessen the determi nation to prosecute the war until Japan shall have been humbled. The Emperor Ip deeply pained over the Russian losses on the Yalu, and regrets that the Investment of Port Arthur could not have been pre vented. He will, however, acquiesce wlth- ut question in the plans of General Kuro- Ipatkln. even should those plans contem plate the withdrawal of the Russian army further Into the Interior. Those close to His Majesty state that he Is more than ever determined that Russian prestige shall be indicated In the Far East, as necessary not only to Russia but to the whelo white race, as an answer to the Japanese b'.ows Reinforcements Are Dispatched. Further reinforcements have been dis patched to Manchuria, and the Emperor has reiterated his declaration that Gen eral Kouropatkln shall have as many men as are needed to Insure victory to the Russian arms. There is no intention on the part of the authorities to depart from the decree out lined in the recent circular to the powers, whenever furthor defeats may be suffered. The depression here has ghen rise to rumors of all kinds of Russian disasters at Feng Wang Cheng, and to a report that the Vladivostok squadron has been destroyed. The former report. It Is believed, grew out of General Kuropatkln's retirement, end the Admiralty places no credence In the story of the destruction of the squad ron, having knowledge of its whereabouts. Toklo Reports the Victory. TOKIO, May 8, noon. The Japanese. captured Feng Wang Cheng day before yesterday (Friday). It was the second line of the Russian defense and a stiff fight was anticipated. General Kuroki pressed forward and attacked before the Russians had recovered from the demoralization and confusion into which they had been thrown by their previous defeat on the Yarn River. Japanese Casualties. TOKIO, Sunday, May 8 (noon.) The cas ualties In the last attempt of the Japanese fleet to block Port Arthur, which took place on May 3, are one officer. Com mander Takayangl, commanding the steamer Yedo Maru, and six men killed; four men seriously and five officers and 11 men slightly wounded. Fourteen offi cers and 74 men are missing and eight officers and 36 men were rescued unin jured. All the officers or the blocking ships, including Commander Takayangl, who was killed, have been decorated and granted annuities by the Emperor. Japanese Take 400 Prisoners. ANTUNG. Manchuria, Monday, May 2, via Seoul, Corea, May 7.-7 A. M- A Jap anese force today charged a thousand men of the Russian rear guard, consisting of a batallion of Infantry and two batteries of artillery, near Hamatan, west of TCiu Lien Cheng. After sustaining heavy loss, the Japanese spiked the Russian guns and captured 400 prisoners. Japanese Land on Manchurian Coast. SEOUL, Ccrea, May 7, 7:30 P. M. Tele grams received hero declare that the sec ond Japanese army corps, besides having disembarked on Llao Tung Peninsula, has effected a landing at Taku Shan, on the Manchurian coast, about 40 milee west of the mouth of the Yalu. Chinese Bandits Attack Russians. ST. PETERSBURG. May 7. A dis patch has been received by the Red Cross Society here, stating that Chinese bri gands have attacked and maltreated Russians who were wounded in the fight at Kiu Lien Cheng. Railroad Material for Orient. S'AN FRANCISCO. May 7. The steamer Mongolia, which sailed today for the Orient, carried a large amount of railroad material for Japan, includ ing a number of engines and freight cars. Corean Emperor Swells Japs' Fund. SEOUL, May 7. The EmperOr of Corea has subscribed $500 to the fund of the Memorial day In remembrance of Japanese soldiers and sailors who have fallen In the war. ITiOTJE IN JAPAU. Canada and Russia Trade. Fighting for (U. S. Consul-General Bellows, Yokohama.) The Importation of flour into Japan was much greater. In 1903 than In the preced ing years, and, although this Increase has been ascribed to war preparations, there Is reason to expect a continued expansion of the market for this commodity In this country. In 1901 the Importation of flour amounted to 81,000,000 pounds; In 1902 It was a little nwre, but In 1903 It Increased to over 259,000,000 pounds, or more than three times as much as In 190L Wheat flour has largely displaced rice flour In the preparation of many Japanese sweets and cakes, and a great deal of the former is now used for this purpose and for paste for the manufacture of fans, screens, etc For this reason Japanese dealers prefer flour rich In starch and dextrin, being less particular about the whiteness: thus the flour which ranks best in the home market sometimes proves less acceptable to the Japanese than that which Is considered inferior in the United States, and exporters should bear in mind this difference in tne re quirements of the market. Among the Japanese wheat flour is not yet generally used for making bread, but a few are beginning to vary their diet by Its introduction, and in the further de velopment of this tendency lies the possi bility of an Immense market for the product of American mills. It has been paid that a Japanese eats on an average one pound of rice per day. The country, exclusive of Formosa, has a population of 42.300.000, and therefore the nation must consume as food 15,439.500,000 pounds of rice per annum. The official report of the amount of rice raised in Japan increased by the excess of Imports over exports shows that more than 16,000,000,000 pounds were used In each of the years 1901 and 1902. If the people of the country should vary their diet by the use of bread in place of one-half the rice now consumed, the amount of flour required would be nearly 30 times as great as the unpre cedented importation of 1903. buch a change in the diet of the nation is not a future Improbability, providing a pound of flour continues to be furnished the con sumer at the same price as a pound of rice and Is found to possess equal nutri tive value. Under these conditions, who is to raise the wheat and manufacture the flour to meet such a demand? In 1901 and 1902 tho United States furnished, respectively, 96 and 97 per cent. Will she continue to dominate this market? Canada and Rus sia are both seeking an outlet here for the products of their extensive, fertile fields, and unless the United States miller and exporter take active notice of this fact our present pre-eminence In this field will be enjoyed by our rivals. During the Osaka Exposition of last year the agents of Canadian firms were systematically and actively engaged in exhibiting the superiority of their flour, and this activity Is already bearing fruit in increased exportatlons to Japan. Rep resentatives of United States mills were conspicuous by their absence. The opportunity exists for such an ex tension of trans-Pacific trade as will forever establish the' position of the United States as the commercial leader of nations in the Orient. European na tions, through years of business Inter course with these people, realize that the fight for commercial supremacy now on Is to that nation best equipped and most ready to cater to the habits, national traits and prejudices of its customera Will Lead the Column. The Dalles Chronicle. Oregon is the first state to vote, and it should be the ambition to lead and head the Republican column with the largest majority of any in the Union, according to its population. The ballot this year will emphatically be the endorsement of the Republican Administration of President Roosevelt, and the verdict of the Ameri can people will be given on his Philllplne policy, the reciprocity treaty with Cuba, Inducing arbitration in the anthracite coal strike, action against the trusts, the re cognition of the Panama republic and the treaty with Panama In reference to the construction of the canal. There may be other questions In reference to his policy In local National affairs; but those named will be the important public acts in which the country at large are interested and rwhich have emphasized Mr. Roosevelt's strong personality, and demonstrated his patriotism and friendliness toward the best interests of the laboring masses. With the history of the country for the past 40 years, and the strong American Administration of President Roosevelt, the Republican party can stand on the record which it has made since 1S61. . Minister Soon to Come to America. PANAMA. May 7. Ex-Governor Obal- j dla. recently appointed Jiinister to me I United States, expects to leave hare for I Washington, June U. TOGO LOSES HEAVILY He Reports on the' Blocking of Port Arthur. GREAT BRAVERY IS EXHIBITED First Fleet of Warships Is Separated in a Storm, but Those to Make Harbor Steam Boldly In. TOKO, May 7. Vice-Admiral Togo's official recital of the latest engagement off Port Arthur, which was received here today, shows that the Japanese have blocked the entrance to the harbor. On Tuesday morning, after the block ading flotilla had been scattered by a gale and the commander of the flotilla had signaled In vain that the attempt be abandoned pending the moderation of the storm, the crews of the separated ships. In no way daunted by the weather which isolated them from their compan ions, proceeded to the work on their own desperate intiatlve. They forced their way In the face of the Russian fire, which was more deadly than ever before as a result of the improved Russian defenses, over the field of mines. Many of these exploded, yet five out of the eight Japan ese blockading ships were jammed Into the Inner channel and sunk in such man ner as to prevent egress from the harbor to all craft excepting small boats. This attack exceeded all Its predecessors In desperation, and the courage displayed by the volunteer crews Is equal to that shown in any event in the war history of the world. Although Vice-Admiral Togo again avoided damage to a single one of his vessels, the attack proved to be expensive In lives. The Blockading Flotilla. The blockading flotilla consisted of eight stone-laden merchantmen. They were escorted by the gunboats Akagl, Commander Fuglmoto and Cholkal, Com mander Iwamura; the second torpedo-boat destroyer flotilla, under the command of Commander Chlda; the third torpedo-boat destroyer flotilla. Commander Tsuchia; the fourth flotilla. Commander Nagal; the fifth flotilla. Commander Mano; the ninth torpedo-boat flotilla. Commander Yashlma; the tenth torpedo-boat flotilla, Commander Otaki; and the 14th torpedo boat flotilla, Commander Sakurai. The blockading vessels and their escort left the main squadron for Port Arthur on Monday evening. They encountered a southeasterly gale, and by 11 o'clock at night the seas were mountainous, and It was found Impossible to keep tho steamers together. Commander HayashI, who was In command of the expedition, observed tho impossibility of keeping the flotilla Intact, and signaled It to abandon the attack. These signals were repeated until 2 o'clock In the morning, but they failed to reach the vessels of the expedi tion, which were swept apart by the tempestuous seas and proceeded separ ately for the mouth of the harbor. Upon arriving there the MIkawa Maru, one of the merchantmen, saw that the enemy was firing upon the 14th torpedo boat flotilla. The men on board the MIkawa Maru thought the other steamers had reached the harbor mouth and they steamed boldly In. She was followed closely by another of the merchantmen, believed to be the Sakura Maru. The Russians had fires burning at the mouth of the harbor and they used also many powerful searchlights on the Invad ing Japanese vessels. They poured in an Incessant fire Into the channel. Anchors Ship, Then Blows Her Up. Lieutenant Sosa, who was In command of the MIkawa Maru. unhesitatingly forced his ship Into the channel, rammed his way through tho booms, and reached the cen ter of the Inner entrance. Here he an chored his vessel and then blew her up. She sank immediately. Another steamer, supposed to be the Sakura Maru, then came to anchor near a projecting rock at the mouth of the har bor and sank. Following the Sakura Maru came the Toml Maru, the Yedo Maru, the Otaru Maru, the Sagami Maru, the Alkoku Maru, and the Asagawo Maru. The six steamers advanced to the mouth jf the harbor. The Russian fire now be came highly effective, while a number of sunken- mines, which were struck by the steamers, began to explode. These ex plosions caused heavy casualties among the Japanese on board the blockading ves sels. The Toml Maru collided with a boom! This turned her stem to the east ward, and she sank athwart the passage. blocking nearly one-half of the entrance to the harbor. When the Yedo Maru reached the mouth of the passage and was lowering her anchor, her captain. Commander Taka yangl, was shot through the stomach and killed. Sub-Lieutenant Nagata succeeded to the command. He anchored the Yedo Maru and sank her. Two other stone-laden steamers, believed to be the Otaru Maru and the Sagami Maru, then entered the outer harbor and sank. The Alko Maru then struck a mine five cable lengths from the mouth of the passage, which exploded and caused her to sink. The lieutenant of this vessel, Uchlda; Chief Engineer Aokl, and eight men are missing. A steamer, thought to be the Asagawo Maru, which appeared to have had her rudder broken, blew herself up at the foot of Golden Hill and sank there. Casualties Are Great. VIce-Admlral Togo In his report says: "This undertaking, when compared to the last two, resulted in greater casualties to our side. Owing to the inclement weather and the Increased preparations for defense completed by the enemy, we could save none of the officers or the crews of the Otaru Maru, the Sagami Maru, tho Sakura Maru, or the Asagawo Maru. It Is to be regretted that nothing particular could be learned concerning tho brave discharge of their duties, but the memory of their exemplary conduct will remain long In the Imperial Navy. "The destroyer and the torpedoboat flo tillas, besides resisting the enemy bravely, fought against wind and waves. The tor pedoboat flotilla approached close to tho mouth of the harbor and rescued more than half the men. Torpedoboat No. 67 had a steam pipe broken by a shell and was disabled, but a consort, torpedoboat No. 70, went to her assistance and towed her away. Three of the crew of No. 67 were wounded. "The destroyer Actaka's larboard en gine was damaged by a shell, and one sailor on board of her was killed. One sailor on board the Hayabusa was killed by a shell. "The third detachment. Rear-Admiral Dewa commanding, reached Port Ar thur at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. The first detachment under Vice-Admiral Togo, and Rear-Admiral Nashlha. sec ond in command, arrived off Port Ar thur at 9 in the morning, for the pur pose of protecting the destroyer and torpedoboat flotillas and search for the crews of the sunken merchantmen. The vessels of these detachments then returned to their base, and since the morning- of May 4 they have been en gaged In other operations." Coreans Resume Evil Practices. SEOUL, May 6. (Delayed in trans mission.) YI-Yungtac, the new Min ister of the Some Department, has re opened the saleof public offices which had been discontinued for some time through fear of the Japanese interven tion. Regaining confidence from the fact thai no drastic reforms have followed the signing of the protocol during the Mar quis Ito s recent diplomatic visit to the Emperor, the palace harpies have rec ommended their malpractices. The Jap anese authorities are not likely to inter fere at present desiring to completely conciliate all parties; -while still 'suspi cious of the Emperor's position or possi bility they are allowing things to run from bad to worse, until it is imperative to Intervene "with a heavy hand. Prefects command from $5000 to $10,000 according to the reputation the districts have for squeezing possibilities. Governorships are higher priced. The Emperor uses the funds so obtained for secret intrigues and to entice political refugees living in Ja pan to return to Corea, where Instant execution would clean up old grudges, the settlement of which has been the Emperor's great ambition for many years past. JAPAN WILL TAKE NO CHANCES HayashI Says She Will Always Hava the Largest Force. LONDON, May 7. Quiet confidence continues to prevail here that the Japan ese in their own good time will carry out all their carefully arranged plan of campaign on the Llao Tung peninsula, which is now generally regarded as being practically In Japanese hands. In diplomatic quarters no events are expected, either in the shape of a Chi nese breach of neutrality or of the media tion of some power which would Interfere with the normal course of the war. For eign Secretary Lansdowne has received explicit information which leads him to the belief that there Is no danger of the Chinese falling to maintain strict neu trality, j. he Chinese Minister called at the Foreign Office here this week and so assured Lord Lansdowne. Any attempt at mediation, according to the general opinion In official and diplomatic circles, must for the present at any rate be post poned. At the Japanese Legation it is thought that Russia does not Intend to make a very determined resistance at Port Ar thur. In support of this idea, it is point ed out that Russia already has largely depleted her garrison at Port Arthur and that Viceroy Alexleff s departure from there hardly seems a step that would be adopted by a commander who desired to risk everything to keep up the morale of his troops and enable them, to with stand a prolonged siege. The Japanese officials here do not count so much on the Japanese commander succeeding In starving out Port Arthur as on the Inevi table demoralization which they believe will spread among the already rather disheartened sailors and soldiers at Port Arthur, and which must necessarily be threatened by a constant sea bombard ment, menace by the land forces and complete isolation. As regards the land fighting In Manchuria and the disposition of the other mysterious Japanese armies, Baron Hayashi said today: "You may be pretty sure that the Jap anese will not undertake any engage ment In the near future unless our forces outnumber those available by the Rus sian commander, and I think you will find the superiority of numbers will gen erally, for the present at any rate, be on our side." WRITERS ARE STILL DETAINED Russia Will Allow None to Come to Liao Yang. MUKDEN, May 6. Still no foreign newspaper correspondents are allowed at Llao Yang, where all the foreign at taches are detained. Captain William V. Judson, of the Engineer Corps, U. S. A., who is to accompany the Russian army during hostilities, and Lieutenant Newton A. McCully, the. United States naval attache, and others have been pro vided with quarters there. The men on the troop trains passing through Mukden on their way to the front are in excellent spirits, and express con fidence In Russia's eventual success. They ask their officers when they may expect to reach Japan, and air eady want to know the Japanese names for tobac co, tea and other articles. Picturesque scenes are frequently wit nessed at the wayside stations where the troops frequently remain over night. The soldiers are drawn up on the platforms, the bugles sound, and then all uncover as the priest utters the evening prayer. Then tho troops in each car, led by a tenor voice, break out into folk songs. The Chinese villagers, with whom the soldiers quickly make friends, gather about, list ening to the songs, which are mostly plaintive airs. The men, many of whom have been 40 days on trains on their way from the In terior of Russia, are all 'healthy, and join heartily in the songs. The Chinese commander of the district, accompanied by an escort attired in bar baric uniforms, which contrasted strongly with their modern arms, waited at the sta tion at Djandzun for an interview with General Kuropatkln, who later reviewed the garrison here. A large concourse of Chinese assembled to witness the re view. TELLS MEN TO BE COOL. General Stoessel Issues an Order to Port Arthur Garrison. PORT ARTHUR, May 7. Lieutenant Gcneral Stoessel has Issued an order to the troops of his command as follows: "On April 30 and May 1 the enemy crossed the Yalu River In great force and our troops fell back to positions which had been previously selected. Yes terday the enemy effected an important landing on the Llao Tung peninsula, south of Pitsewo and In the vicinity of Kin Chou Bay. Now our work Is be ginning. Naturally the enemy will de stroy every communication and endeavor to drive our troops back to Port Arthur and besiege this fortress, Russia's bul wark In the Far East. We will defend It until the arrival of the troops which are coming to relieve us. "I consider it my duty to call upon you to display unceasing vigilance and cau tion, and you must be ready at all times to demean yourselves toward your gen eral with the dignity and order beseem ing the glorious troops of Russia, No matter what happens, you must not lose your heads, but remember that every thing is possible In war, and that we shall be able, with God's help, to cope with the arduous task imposed upon us." PORT ARTHUR RAILWAY CUT. Japanese May Now Try to Land Men at Niu Chwang. SHAN HAI KWAN, May 7. The reports of a Japanese landing on the Liao Tung Peninsula are confirmed. The Japanese are said to have disembarked 10,000 men on both sides of the peninsula, on Kin Chau Bay, and at Pitsewo, and to have cut the railroad above Port Arthur. This report was brought Into Shan Hal Kwan by railroad men who give the Russian censor at Yin Kow as their authority. It is believed here that two other divis ions of Japanese troops will land near Niu Chwang and attempt later to effect a juncture with the army from the Yalu. TO REACH ISOLATED CITY. Russia Relies on Wireless Telegraphy and Carrier Pigeons to Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG, May 7, 10:10 P. M. The Russian Admiralty expects to be able to continue communication with, Port Arthur In spite of cutting the tele graph line. Masts for use In wireless telegraphy have been erected at the fortress to communicate with stations at the north end of the peninsula. Trained carrier pigeons were also sent to Port Arthur some time ago, and WANT ALL THE WOMEN OF THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT PERU-ISA SAVED MY LIFE. a am Healthy and Happy Once More." YLrp Miss Hattie Graco, 251 "W. Porty-Sixth JlK2; HBT"" SkK gv "Peruna has changed yS f? 6 w5B Jl me from a fretful, irritable, U y ' d rjBlj J nervous woman into a Oft -araL 10 'I healthy and happy one. U A T I Nothing seems io worry I liEt& A I and to fret me any more. I JlJBlSBSflL f Since early womanhood I fJ jf suffered with bearing down Wft iPffrP 5FC . pains and nervousness. W vjSjP ( nA I was thin and worried but f&yfltl I If 1 Peruna restored me. Those kljsM it I j $ j il who knew me before can' Irmx I jrll J 7 i not understandthe change, jA 3$ f It If ll y Jvli tt but lean sum it all up in M Ml I J I I If M$y 2$ the blessed word Peruna. "' JfB? m I W yf Wf I 1 ic js&y A Heart to Heart Talk With Women by Dr. S. B. Hartman, M. D. IF ALL the sick nlothcrs, invalid daugh ters and diseased sisters In this broad land would take the following ladles' sim ple and direct testimony to heart and do as they have done, no pen could describe the benefit that would follow. There are &o many women, especially married women, who drag themselves wearily around from year to year without any particular disease, and yet miserable beyond description. They ache and tremble and throb, grow ing more nervous, tired and debilitated every day. For this class of sufferers Peruna is the most perfect remedy In existence. It re lieves, it soothes, it quiets, it strengthens, and no tired, overworked woman in the land should be without Peruna in the house for a single day. Those women who desire to consult Ir. Hartman may do so in all confidence. He has an experience of over fifty years In the treatment of women's diseases and gives his advice entirely gratis. Thou sands of women have been cured by cor respondence. v Dr. Hartman has written a book espe cially for this class of women. It Is en titled, "Health and Beauty," and will be sent free upon application. It gives -Invaluable advice for tho maid and matron. One of Many Letters From Missouri. Mrs. Martha Frederlch, Cole Camp, Mo., writes: "I feel It my duty to write and tell you of the good your Peruna has done me. I was subject to female weakness. For six years I suffered more or less. We have through one means or another the Rus sian authorities hope to retain communi cation. Tne capital, however, has been without news from Port Arthur for almost 24 hours. The last telegram received was filed at 6 o'clock last night. It Is be lieved that the spot where' the Japanese cut the railroad and telegraph lines is near Port Adams, opposite Pitsewo. No news of other landings on the Llao Tung Peninsula 'has reached the general staff. The Admiralty Is in possession of spe cific information to the effect that the harbor of Port Arthur is open. ALEXIEFF TO BE RECALLED. Grand duke Nicholas Is Mentioned as His Successor. PARIS, May 8. The St. Petersburg cor respondent of the Journal says he Is as sured that "Viceroy Alexleff will be re called at the Instance of Vice-Admiral Skrydloff and General Kuropatkln and that the Emperor's cousin, Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolalvetch, will replace him. Will Put Steamers on at End of War. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 7. It Is un derstood that the Canadian Pacific Rail way will, when the war between Japan and Russia comes to an end. put three new steamships on the run between Van couver and Hong Kong. The augmenta tion of the fleet is a matter which was settled more than six months ago. The only questions were tho right moment to buy, the right price to pay and the exist ing conditions. Russians Are Seen Retreating. PARIS, May 8. The Journal's Mukden correspondent says the last train from Cures Grip and EBPln this to letter of credit. Where Tourists can find Hum phreys Specifics: Paris, 32, Rue Btienne-Marcei. London, 49 Haymarket Vienna, Stephansplatx, 8, Brussels, 65, Boulevard de Waterloo. Barcelona, Ronda S. Pedro, 35. Madrid, Calle Tetuan, 3. Alexandria, Rue Cherif Pacha. Manda, 167, Escolta. Rio db Janeiro, 72, Rua de S. Pedro. Buenos Atees, 442, Calle Florida. Mexico Crrr, Calle del Collseo, 3. At all drugstores In Canada, Cuba, Cen tral America, Honolulu, Porto Rico, the West Indies, and in every city, town and hamlet in the United States of America. Cloth-bound Book mailed free. At Druggists, 25 cents each, or mailed. Humphreys' Medicine Co., Cor. "William and John Streets, New York, "TJM L0S a-- J- iifr,y a consulted various doctors who gave me re lief, but no cure. "Ihave suffered a great deal, and my husband had very large bills to pay. In my despair I decided to try Peruna, and the first bottle taken according to direc tions gave me relief. "I have had no back set since then. Since we have used Peruna a doctor has seldom been In our house. "It would take a book If I were to tell all the good that Peruna has done In our family." Mrs. Martha Frederlch. One of Many Letters From Michigan. Miss Gusty Meyers, 660 Sheridan St, Lansing, Mich., writes: "As Peruna was beneficial to me when I was suffering, I am pleased to recommend It. I took It as the druggist recommended It so strongly and claimed that he was sure that It would help me. I soon found that I suffered less pain, and had no more headaches, backaches, and did not have to spend so much of my time In bed as be fore. I took Peruna for only a few months, and it made me quite a different woman, with a splendid appetite,, healthy color, and a robust appearance." Miss Gusty Meyers. One of Many Letters From Wisconsin Miss Eleanor Lindblum, 555 Jackson St., Milwaukee, Wis., writes: "Some time ago , Peruna was recom mended to me so highly as a nerve tonic that I decided to- try it, especially as the doctors did not seem to do me any good. My condition was serious. I was run down .from overwork and worry and my nerves were in a dreadful condition. I could not sleep at night, and my appetite was noth ing to speak of. After I had taken Peruna Port Arthur to reach that place arrived at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The passen gers state that at a point 25 miles from Pitsewo they saw a number of Russians retreating. A Cossack officer ordered the driver to reverse his engine, but Colonel Ouraoft commanded the engineer to go ahead at full speed. The Japanese in pursuit of the Russians fired volleys, and a number of buljets struck the carriages. Three of the passengers were wounded. Warned Against Revolutionist. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 7. Con sternation has been caused in China town by the posting of a notice from the Chinese Consul-General's office. In which the Chinese are warned against the machinations of the famous Dr. Sen Yat Sen, 'the Chinese revolutionist. There Is undoubtedly some significance to the notice, something deeper than the wording will lead the ordinary reader to believe, yet the motive for posting it Is kept a profound secret in the office of the Consul. At any rate, the placard tells all who read It that one whose object is to incite the Chi nese people to rebellion has come to San Francisco to begin his revolution ary work. Schiff Meets King Edward. LONDON. May 7.-nJacob Schiff, .who In behalf of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. ar ranged to .take half the Japanese loan, has had a private audience wita King Edward. This unusual incident Is understood to have been due to the King's desire to express his ap preciation at the fact that the United States and England are co-operating har moniously In large financial undertakings. Sir Ernest Cassell, an old friend of Mr. Schiff, apparently brought the matter to the King's knowledge. The Japanese loan Is nominally quoted today at 2 per cent premium. Japanese Gunboats Bombard Antung WIJU. Corea, Friday, April 29; via Seoul, May 7. The Russian guns from their positions on the hills beyond the Yalu kept up an Intermittent fire since daybreak today upon the Japanese about Wlju. The Japanese artillery replied oc casionally, and there was some exchange of Infantry fire across the channel be tween the mainland and the Island. Only the channel on the other side of the island remains to be crossed by the Jap anese. The Japanese gunboats bombard ed the Russian outworks about Antung yesterday and today. Japanese Intrenching Themselves. SHAN HAI KWAN. China, May 7. An officer of a torpedo-boat who arrived here from Yin Kow today, after confirming the announcements of the landing of Jap anese troops on the Liao Tung peninsula, says the Japanese rapidly entrenched themselves and mounted rapid-fire guns. Sails With Japanese Refugees. ST. PETERSBURG. May 7. Consul Greener, at Vladivostok, has tele graphed Ambassador McCormick. that the British steamship Ettrickdale sailed from there today with 326 Jap anese refugees from the Island of Sak hallen, for a Japanese port. Hostility Exhibited in Manchuria. NEW YORK. May 7. Signs of grow ing hostility toward the Russians have become evident among the inhabitants of Manchuria since the Russian reverse on land, says the World dispatch from St. Petersburg. In consequence of this the for a week, I was able to sleep and my appetite began to Improve. I wa3 greatly pleased and continued to take Peruna for some time, until now I am a well woman with a splendid constitution, in fact, I never felt better. I therefore praise Peru na to all as a very good medicine." Miss Eleanor Lindblum. One of Many Letters From New Jersey. Mrs. Sarah Frye, 204 Sylvan Avenue, West Asbury Park, N. J., writes: "I have not words to express my grati tude for the wonderful cure that Peruna has accomplished. It Is a God-send to all suffering women. "Peruna has done wonderful work for me. I was sick over half of my life with systemic catarrh. I want this letter pub lished far and wide as I was a great suf ferer, but today I feel as well as anybody can feel. Nearly all my life I have spent nearly all I could make and scrape for doctors, but none of them did me any good, but since I started on your Peruna one year ago I have at last found relief. "I had begun to think that I was not go ing to get well, but thank God I am all well today. I hope and pray you may live long to help others as you have helped me. "Instead of being a walking drugstore I am. growing fat and doing well. I will never be without Peruna and Manalln." Mrs. Sarah Frye. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. ' Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. guards along the railway line have been considerably strengthened. According to a Mukden dispatch a railway guard two miles north of Tydnsjatoun numbering 100 men was attacked last Sunday by bri gands. Sharp fighting took place, dur ing which one Russian was killed and a Lieutenant and four men were seriously wounded. No Orders Pending for Torpedoes. BERLIN. May 7. Lieutenant-Commander Potts, United States naval attache, has returned from a two months' trip, visiting navy yards and torpedo manufactories in Austria and Italy, to whose courts he is also accredited here. At Flume, where Whitehead torpedoes are manufactured, he learned that no orders for Russians or Japanese are on hand, all having been filled prior to the outbreak of the war. Will Not Send Troops to China. ST. PETERSBURG, May 7. A cur rent report that Russia proposed send ing troops to Shan Hal Kwan was offi cially denied today. The Russian gov ernment has made no such request of China and has not contemplated taking such action. THE FIRST LESSON That the young girl has of womanhood is not seldom a painful one. She learns to know what headache means, and back ache, and sometimes is sadly borne down by this new experience of life. All the pain and misery which young girls commonly experience at such a time, may in almost every instance be entirely pre vented or cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescrip tion. It estab lishes regular ity. It tones up the general health, and cures headache, backache; nerv ousness and other conse quences of womanly weakness or disease. "I receired your letter some time ago, with adrice about your -wonderful medicine. " writes Miss Stella Johnton. of a5 Brady Street, Dayton, Ohio. "I wajvtroubled frith severe pains every month when I wrote to you for advice. After receiving your letter and followinr its direc tions, I am now happy to say that after five years of untold suffering I have not had any Sains since first using your Favorite Prescrip on.' I was induced through a friend to write to you and follow your rind advice. I thank God and Dr. R. V. Pierce fox the health I now enjoy. I shall urge other womea who suffer as I did to use your medicine., "Favorite Prescription" makes weak women strong, sick women welL Ac cept no substituta for the medicine which works wonders for weak women. Weak and sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspondence is held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Frbb. Dr. Pierce's Common Sens Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the cloth bound volume. Address Dr. R.V. Piesce, Btuf alo, N. Y. 4& KkW . & fl j.