f CARNAGE0FT1IETURKS i tn(V Further Information of (he Armenian Massacre. MANY VILLAGES ARE WIPED OUT Cholera Bu Broken Oat la Virulent ' Form M Keeult of (ho Wholesale Slaughter Nunbn of XtuHni Keeohen Between i.000 and 10.000. Boston, November 28. Further in formation at to the massacre ol the Ar menians near Bitlii, Turkey, has been received by Secretary Guilson of the United Friendt of Armenia. One letter dated Bitlia, September 26, gives the in formation that newt bad been received from the region back of Mooah that forty-eight Tillages are laid to have been wholly blotted oat. Another, dated Bit lit, October 3, ttatet that the day pre vious a letter from Moosh had been re ceived, which told of the outbreak of a virtulent form of cholera, which wat , killing from twenty-five to thirty-five persons dally, It is canted, it is said, by the stench of the carnage, which took 51 ace not far back in the mountains, 'be number of massacred will reach be tween 8,000 and 10,000. The Governor tried to have the people here sign a pe tition to the sovereign, expretumg satis faction with bis rule and disclaiming sympathy with the Armenians, who have " stirred up matters." The people have refused to sign the address. Another letter dated Constantinople, October 31, states that information has been re ceived from Bitlis that twenty-seven vil lages have been annihilated in Sassoun and 6,000 men, women and children massacred by the troops and Kurds. . The massacre occurred in the early part of September, and was the result of an affray between Kurds :"5t Armenian villagers, from whom tl f Kurds had stolen their flocks. The tdltan ordered' infantry and calvary to this place to put down the Armenian rebellion. The Armenian Catholics have written to the London Society of Armenians to commend the efforts of the Armenian colonies in Europe to expose the wretch edness of Christians in Armenia. Suit Agalait Senator Squire. Utica, N. Y., November 28. Before Justice Williams in a special term of the Supreme Court this morning wat be gun the suit of Floyd C. Shephard against Senator Watson C. Squire ol Washington State. It la alleged that about twenty-five years ago Colonel W. C. King of Minneapolis, Philo Osgood, John N. Goodwin and P. Remington of Ilion, N. Y., purchased a large tract of land near Seattle, Wash. In l7ft the property was turned over In trust to Mr. Remington. When Mr. Remingtondied, some years afterward, the property came into the hands of Senator Squire. This suit was instituted on behalf of King, Osgood and Goodwin to compel an ac counting, it being alleged that none has over been made. The Idaho Miner.' Strike. Wabdnkr, Idaho, November 28. The ; strike situation remains unchanged. ' Secretary Murphy says: "A wrong Im pression has gone out relative to the union's demands. All we asked was that the non-onion men be discharged. There is no controversy over wages." It is rumored to-night that a telegram was received this evening from the offi cers of the company to shat down in definitely. Manager Bradley refused to. confirm or deny the rumor. Captain Howgate't Trial. Washington, November 28 C. W. Doing, the jail-guard from whom Cap tain Howgate escaped in 1883, was ex amined before the grand Jury to-day to show that Howgate was a fugitive from Iustice. W. G. Bone of the Treasury Jepartment was -called, but could give no information about the missing vouch ers, which the District Attorney savs will establish the defendant's guilt. The argument on the demurrers was concluded this afternoon, and Judge Me Comas took the matter under advise ment. . . ..... . Confened Their Crime. ' Los Anoblss, November 28. Healy and Sealy, the two men charged with 1 'having murdered Camille Elikan, the young merchant of Long Beach, a few nights ago, had their preliminary ex amination this morning. They con fessed the crime, each blaming the shoot ing and sandbagging to the other. The officer found all of Elikan'i money hid den in different places. V Million and a Half the Frlee. ' Sam Bernardino, Cal., November 28. C. Phillips of San Luis ObiaU county ha purchased the Chino rssjehn. pries psid being $1,600,000. -erty consists of 41,000 -includes the C ' This ranch is or nd productive F Upon it stand .. rltet London, and Dick before bl, this evenin advantage i his man in defeated M , the Natlom nteelip Boston, challenge 1 erbinpV at le Bftid tin forfeit all not defeat " VllNNA, i of Magnate bills agaii probably these biVt : clous tha" Btiru-p '! Kossntl'?"-"" tlie K Cm discovery sio, state dX bodies in an pnea one upon a Ofas Rnmu ..J. for money recent er. while searclA discovery, whiaU ' I ' " " 1 11 1 " """"" , ,' ",',"' ' " ". " .I. , i - i 1 11 - m 1 . ' t . I T nww ma vvavai a.? jwJwj - '1 VOL.1. IIILLSBOEO. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVRAfRRR 9Q ism' Kf) 5fi 0 -J I - 7 " ' - ' down) M. 1 W I I 1 ' " a ! " ' . ' .i- ..I, I - " I THE AWARD OF BONDS. The Bid of the, lWnk.iV Syndicate Ha. Been Accepted, Washington, November 28. Secre tary Carlisle to-day acted in the matter of the allotment of the $60,000,000 6 per cent bonds, bids for which were opened at the Treasury Department Saturday, He accepted the proposals submitted by the syndicate represented by John A. Stewart of the United States Trust Com pany of New York and others to take the entire issue at 117.077. It is the ex pectation of the treasury officials that the deposits of gold for the payment on the bonds will be made very promptly, and as the understanding it that none of the gold is to be taken from the treasury, an early restoration of the gold reserve to above the f 100,000.000 mark will be the result. The bonds, including pre mium, will realize to the 'government about (68,600,000. The gold balance will, II the expectations of the officials regarding the deposits of gold bonds are borne out, be increased to about $110, 000,000. Before to-day, however, there has been $4,660,000 in gold drawn from the subtreasury at New York, presum ably to be used in payment for the bonds. Assistant Secretary Curtis learned during the morning unofficially that $8, 000,000 in gold has been deposited in the subtreasury for bond payments. The bonds are deliverable as soon at the gold is deposited, and as the bureau of en graving and printing has been busy at work preparing for the issue, it will, it Is expected, soon be ready for distribu tion. The denominations of bonds which the syndicate will take are as follows: Coupons Fifty dollars, $25,000; one hundred dollars, $26,000; one thousand dollars, $34,050,000; registered ten thou sand dollars, $16,000,000. The conditions on which tha bonds are accepted are shown by the original proposal of the syndicate, which is in the following terms, minus the names of the companies composing the trust and the denominations wanted : "We hereby propose under the terms of your circular of November 13, 1804, to purchase United States 6 per cent ten-year bonds, described in said circu lar, of the face value of $60,000,000, and we agree to pay therefore at the rate of 117.077 and accrued interest per $100. This bid is for the whole $50,000,000, but not for any lesser amount We further agree, upon due notice of the acceptance of this subscription, to deposit the amount thereof in gold coin or certifi cates with the United States Assistant Treasurer at either Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, New Or leans or San Francisco, in accordance with the terms of said circular. We de sire (registered or coupon) bonds in de nominations as stated below, and we wish them to be delivered to us as fol lows: "$40,000,000 at New York, $3,000,000 at Boston, $3,000,000 at Philadelphia, $2,000,000 at Chicago and $2,000,000 at San Francisco or other United States treasuries as may be approved by the Treasury Department." LOSS OF THE CHINESE. Two Warahlpa Are Reported Dunk off Port Arthur. ; Yokohama, November 28. It is now stated that the Chinese loss at the battle of Port Arthur was 3,000 men. It is re ported that during the hottest fighting a portion of the Chinese forces fled to the warships, which were held in readi ness for embarking of troops in the event of the position becoming untenable. The Japanese squadron fired and sank two warships. The advance gnard of Field Marshal Oyama's army and the second Japanese army has started on the march to New Chwang. TO ATTACK WEI HAI WEI. Shanghai, November 28. The report is confirmed of the capture at Port Ar thur by the Japanese of the special cor respondent A Renter's Telegram Com pany. The Japanese suspected him of being an officer in the Chinese c He was subsequently released. P lleved here that a Japanese land west of Wei Hi ' place in the rear march to Pekin THE ARGUSo -wtj - ' avvuvkT. cTTrnvicffra & STORY OF THE CAPTURE Oy ami's Report of the Fight at Port Arthur. STRONG RESISTANCE OFFERED Two Hundred Will Cover the Japanese Lom In Killed and Wounded, While That of China ! Unknown Natjr vjouk Mo Part In the Fighting-. London, November. 27. The Times this morning publishes a dispatch from Hiroshima, Japan, giving the report of Field-Marshal Count Oyama, whose army captured Port Arthur. The re port says; " The second army began the attack on the landward forts at Port Arthur at dawn November 21. The Chinese of fered a very strong resistance until final ly we seized the forts to the west of the cavalry and artillery parade grounds at 8:30 o'clock. We took the forts on Golden Hill at 4 in the afternoon of No vember 22. All the forts were then taken. Over 200 Japanese officers and men were killed or wounded. The Chi nese loss and the number of prisoners is still unknown. The spoils are abund ant, and include a specially large num ber of guns and a quantity of ammuni tion. The Chinese garrison at the low est estimate was 20,000 men." A Cliee Foo dispatch to the Times says that Port Arthur is still burning; that twelve Japanese warships have been seen there, and that the Chinese fleet is at Wei Hai Wei, while a Shang hai dispatch to the Times states that it is reported from New Chang that the Chinese army commanded by General Suns has been divided. One part is firmly holding Mot llei Ling and con stantly repulsing a part of the first Jap anese army. The other part is making a forced march to Port Arthur to attack the Japanese there. A part of the first Japanese army is following the Chinese on the way to Port Arthur. a' stoby mobs in detail, London, November 27. A dispatch sent from Port Arthur via Hwang Ju Thursday has been received here. It states that the Chinese fought vigorous ly. The Japanese lost 260 men killed or wounded. The Chinese loss was over 1,000. The dispatch adds that for over a fortnight past Count Oyama's army has been steadily marching in two di visions down the peninsula to Port Ar thur. No organized resistance was of fered by the Chinese troops for three quarters, of the march. Afterward, how ever, there were occasional brushes with the enemy. Tuesday the right division of the advance guard had a skirmish with the enemy, who retired in good or der. In the afternoon the fort and vil lage of Shuisy Chine was captured. Both divisions moved forward during the night. Early in the morninz the right division crept up the range of low hills to the northwest of Port Arthur and carried them with a rush. Guns were then dragged up and fire opened on a strong redoubt 1,000 yards distant. The enemy returned the fire briskly. The Japanese infantry advanced against a well directed fire without faltering. A little before 9 o'clock the fort was car ried by storm in most gallant fashion. The Chinese stood for a minute or two against the final onslaught, fighting fiercely. Then they fled toward the dockyard. The right division then ad vanced in force against the Kokin San fort, which was armed with several heavy Krupp guns, which were well served. Scores of men were killed or wounded in this brief advance. At noon the fort itself was stormed rA after a short but H By 3 o'clock' division w wester w" miral Ito did not take part in the attack because the entrance to the port was studded with torpedoes and the usual landmarks for guidance for pilots had been removed. CHINA BINDS OUT A DENIAL. London, November 27. A dispatch from Paris says that the Chinese officials are telegraphing everywhere that the story of Port Arthur's downfall is a wicked invention, and that 30,000 brave Chinese soldiers still defend that strong hold. 4 TBI INTENTION OV JAPAN. Washington, November 27. That the Japanese government proposes pushing its past and present advantages with a view to the capture of Peking is not doubted here. The capture of Port Arthur, which was officially confirmed at the Japanese legation to-day through message from the Chief Secretary at na val headquarters to Lieutenant Myaoka, the naval attache here, makes easy the progress of the Japanese troops to the Chinese capital. Competent military authorities, who are thoroughly familiar with the physical conditions of China, say that a Japanese army could march from the east coast of the Gulf of Pe Chi Li to Peking in ten days. It is be lieved that the third army under Field Marshal Ayama, which is vaguely re ferred to in the recent dispatches from the East, is not in fact a third army, but simply a division of the troops which have captured Port Arthur. These, it is said, will be pushed across the gulf and, when suitably reinforced, hurried to Pe king. THE INOLISH PBESS. London, November 27. The Times wili say to-morrow: Perhaps Japan's policy will continue until the arrogance of the Chinese be beaten down. Al though the capture of Port Arthur is of the highest strategic importance, it is no reason why the powers should depart from their neutrality. The Daily News will say: To further prolong the struggle would be an offense against humanity. We hope that Japan will hear favorably her abject enemy's overtures. The Standard will say ; Probably Wei Hai Wei and New Chang will be cap tured in a few days. Japan ought now to accept Mr. Altring's offer of peace. China will waive all rights to Corea and pay 25,000,000, if Japan insists on such a sum, although China could not raise it without being crippled for half a cen tury. The countries which hitherto have stood aside must decide soon whether they will allow Japan to crush China ut terly, not alone politically, but also com mercially. The Anglo-Russian entente can be directed to urging Japan to be temperate in the use of her victory. FATE OF THE IVANHOE. One of Her Life Buoyi Ha Been Found on Vancouver Iiland. Seattle, November 27. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Victoria says that the wreckage reported ashore on the northwestern end of Vancouver Island as that of the ill-fated Ivanhoe is now proved beyond a doubt, and when the steamer Mischief returns it Is more than probable that Captain Foot, her master, will have definite news of the fate of this long-missing vessel. The coasting steamer Maude retured to-night from the west coast, having gone as far north as Kyukot Sound. The weather during the trip was too rough to permit much investigation, and the captain had not heard before starting of the reports brought by the steamer Mystery last week. Almost his first words on land ing were, however, of the Ivanhoe. He said; - " I guess there is no further hope for the Ivanhoe. She's made another of the long list of vessels battered to pieces on the west coast of this island. When we were at Barclay Sound we heard of hex. Two white miners called last Tuesday at an Indian's hut near the entrance to the eonrd, and the first thing they noticed --rt.h Ivanhoe's PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Condensed Telegraphic Re ports of Late Events. BBIEF SPAEKS FBOX THE WIRES Budget ol Howe TorXair Dlgeetlon Tram Different Parti of the Hatei of Wash ington, Oregon and Idaho Iteme of Interest to Paelfle Goaat People. Jennie White, on trial at Spokane for murder, was acquitted. There is any amount of borax in the dry lake beds of Okanogan county. Many farmers have been protected from future floods by the diking of the lower Skagit river. A Committee of One Hundred is pro tected for Spokane by the Christian n deavorers, having for its object "good government through good citizenship." A number of society people In Walla Walla are rehearsing a drama entitled "Comrades," to be given holiday week for the benefit of tome charitable insti tution. . A few of the veterans of the Indian war of 1866-7 in Washington met in Olympia recently for the purpose of se curing pensions from the government for their services. The Pendleton scouring-mill is wind ing up its season's work on a 10,000 ponnd lot of blank wool. Seven car loads of lumber have arrived for build ing a new warehouse. There are over 6,000 Good Templars and 3,000 Juvenile Templars in the State of Washington, or the largest representa tion in proportion to the population of any State in the Union. Lena, the 18-montbe-old child of B. Shapiro of Seattle, accidently knocked a kettle of boiling soap over herself Sun day morning, terribly scalding her head, breast and arms, and after intense suf fering died at 4 o'clock Monday morning.- . . ,.; Grant county, Oregon, has decided to rescind all orders heretofore made allow ing bounties on panther or cougar, wolf or coyote, wildcat or catamount and ground squirrels. No further bounty will be paid on such animals after the first of January. O. J. Posey, a young employe of the W. D. Knight Printing Company, Spo kane, has deserted his wife and three chikhwand run away with pretty Maud Murray, who was working in the com pany's bookbindery. The couple are supposed to be in Seattle. Horse and cattle thieves have been making frequent raids through the val leys between Tacoma and Seattle, and Sarticularly in the Pnyallup and White liver Valleys. At least a score pftattle and horses have been stolen in that sec tion during the last two months. By vote the citizens of Olympia have authorized the incurring: of the neces sary indebtedness for building a solid roadway across the bay to the west side to replace the bridge. This will be filled in with the material now being dredged from the harbor under government con tract. ... . ; v: '' Judge George M. Welty of Colville has received advices from the United States Fish Commission to the effect that he will receive, at the proper season, 10,000 bass for the Deep Creek Lakes. The Judge will plant his fish, secure a post office and open a general merchandise store at the lakes within the next four months. . The apple crop on the Coquille is large again this year, but is likely to be un- Sathered, owing: to the expense of mar eting them. The boxes coat; 10 cents each, and as shipments to San Francisco are found to net only 13.84 cents per box for raising, packing and hauling, it hard m --T. . The Coquille apples are very - r crossed there UPRISING. Alleged Confirmation of the Keperte Received From Hoaolnla. Pobt Townbend, Wash., November 26. The press dispatches from San Fran cisco intimating a probable uprising of the royalists in Hawaii to overthrow the present government and place Queen "Lil" on the thrown receive part con firmation in this city. A well-known and responsible ship broker made the statement to-day. that he knew from his own personal knowledge that large quantities of fire arms and ammunition have been recently shipped clandestine ly to Hawaii on lumber vessels. He said he had heard a load of arms came out from the East over the Great North ern to Puget Sound, where it was trans ferred to a small tug, which intercepted two sailing vessels in the straits below Port Townsend after they bad cleared from the custom-house, and there trans ferred the cargo. The shipments were originally marked as general merchan dise destined for the Sound, but the car was sidetracked at a small station near tidewater and the contents transferred to the tug. All this occurred in early September, and after the arms were placed on the vessels the tug returned, and several cipher telegrams, it is said, were sent to Honolulu via San Francisco and Vancouver. That the contraband consignment was intended for the royal ists there can be no doubt, owing to the surreptitious movements surrounding the shipment. This information was promptly sent to the Secretary of the Treasury, as was also the fact that less than a year ago a consignment of rifles and cartridges from the East was re ceived over the Canadian Pacific and sent from Vancouver to San Francisco on an ocean steamer for transhipment to Hawaii markets as merchandise, and consigned to a well-known shipping firm in Honolulu, and one not very friendly to the new government From statements made here by per sons engaged in business transactions with vessels plying in the Hawaiian trade there is every reason to believe that army stores and munitions of war have been smuggled into Hawaii, and at a prearranged time every royalist in the country will suddenly appear well-armed and prepared to overthrow the present government. There can be little or no doubt as to the truthfulness of the story about the clandestine shipment of fire arms from Puget Sound to Honolulu. THE STRIKE COMMISSION. . It! Reply to All Crltlelami Will Made In an Official Manner. Be Washington, November 26. Hon. Carroll D. Wright, Chairman of the Strike Commission, to-day addressed, in answer to the open letter to the commis sion recently published in the Railway Age, a reply to the editor, Harry P. Robinson, of that paper. Mr. Wright says: "Yoan of the 19th instant, inclosing a copy of your open letter to the Strike Commission, was duly received. I have examined the points you attempt to make against the commission and find every material position taken by you is false, while our own position is In the main chierh tnbrtantiated by the evidence take ,. by the commission, and chiefly by t e swrn testimony of the railroad and J ollmin officials. This evidence can be f ) eely examined by any one you see fit t. send to this office, as I have an extra co; y of if, or you can find a copy of it in the ban is of Judge Worth ington at Peoria. The testimony will be printed by order of Congress, and then every one can satisfy himself as to the truth of the position taken by the com mission. I believe the report of the commission to be thoroughly impregna ble as to every material statement of facts. Whatever specific answer .the commission may make as to the change of the Railway Age and the other .'pa pers, I presume the commission V ill orefer to make officially, and not to any .nblication. Such an answer i ke, because I nf .the. Chief of Pollee of St. reterebmr Bald Have Bees Arretted fo Maltreat! Newepaper Beportora and Ordering - Mourning- DecermUoaa BemoYed. London, November 26. The Dally ' News' correspondent in St. Petersburg. says that the Czar is displaying unex pected energy. It is stated that be placed M. Wahl, Chief of the St. Petersburg police, under arrest for three days in his own residence for ordering the Countess ' J StroganofTa mourning decoration re moved because they were erected With- out police permission ; also for treating . the foreign newspaper reporters badly. The News' correspondent in Vienna says that the Czar will visit Berlin and VI. enna in the spring, and will visit the Russian provinces with the Empress the following autumn. From Odessa the News hears that owing to the recent die- . tnrbance in tbe university, arising Iron the rector's proposal to send Ajr ""' tt Alexanders iunerai, set s have been arrested in th Of nearly 600 students i the wreath, while the rem The report is confirmed that Grand Duke viauimirwiu ku as uovcruur m uisvbup casus. He will be succeeded as commander-in-chief of the St. Petersburg troops by Grand Duke Sergius, while the . husband of the Grand Duchess Xenia will take Grand Duke Sergius' place as Governor of Moscow, j . KAERIAOB CONTBAOT SIQNED. St. Pbtebsbubo, November 26, The marriage contract of the Czar and the ' Princess Alix was signed to-day by M. de Giers, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Count Voronzoff-Dashkoff, Minister ' of the Imperial Household, It contain! certain provisions for the "bride both , during the Czar's life And in the event ' of his death. ; , , NEW WXISTSR to francsj. ' London, November C6. A Berlin dis patch to the Daily lews says the report . is confirmed from 8b Peterburg that $ Baron Mohrenheim, the Russian Ambas- ? sador to France, will be recalled, and that his place will be filled by Prince Scheremtieff, now Governor of the Cap- CASUS. - ' "J : THOSE INDICTMENT. , Governor Bogg of Tezae Say Ha Knewe nothing of them. " Austin, November 26. Governor Hogg was interviewed to-day about the indict ments alleged to have been returned by the McLellan county grand jury against John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefel ler, H. M. Flagler and others of the Standard Oil Company for violation of tbe anti-trust law. He disclaimed know ing anything about them. No requisi tion papers for the gentlemen had been issued nor have they been asked for. In tbe Attorney-General's office the only information vouchsafed was that the . case was in the hands of Assistant Attorney-General Bob Henry, who is in Tyler. The law provides that foreign corporations violating its provisions may be prohibited from doing business in the State by injunction or other proper pro ceedings in the District Court of Travis county, and it is made the duty of the Attorney-General to institute such pro ceedings, but no papers have been filed in tbe court here nor does the Prosecut ing Attorney know anything about the case. It is believed here that, if tbe in dictments have been found, they are againBt the chief officers of the com pany. The law exempts farmers from its provisions, and good lawyers claim 'this clause invalidates the whole lav and makes it unconstitutional. 1 Hai Closed Ite Door. Spokane, November 26. The Browne National Bank closed its doors to-day and went into insolvency. The failure was not a surprise, as the bank was known to be cramped for funds. The suspension caused no flurry in business circles. There was a small withdrawal from other banks, but they are in no danger. Individual deposits subject to check at time of the last published state ment amounted to $43,000. Since then the bank has paid off most of its depos itors. Cashier Show puts the assets at 1211,660; liabilities, (77,900; deposits, iwrt,0bank was organized in "-vthe chief stock- 26 J if I 'J ... ys . When his p cbmiludcd Cons" Miele for TI ,,; American Women Imj ' r