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MARSHFIELD, COOS COUNTY OREGON, March, 26. 1 904
No. 13,
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FLOATING TORPEDO DID IT
Anotlier Russian Vessel Lost in Port
Recent Report Denied
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Was It Cruiser Sayan?
Berlin, Mar, 21 Tlie 8chloJtch Zel
tung itnnouncei tlinl it wm not a .Hub
klan torpedo boat destroyer that wna
blown up by a floUu(C torpedo in Port
Arthur harbor oil the sixteenth, but the
,nrmored crulior Dnynnj nnd almost the
entire crew of eeVeu hundred were
killed.
Was Not Baynn
8t. Peteraburg, Mar. 21 The Derlin
report About the Dayao la denied here.
More Reports Dented
St- roteriburjc. March 2tl Genoral
rfung telegrapba from Mukden today,
itallnK that there Is no truth In thn ro
port that Japanece are croBslnti the Ta
tung and Fe Boa paia or that they had
engagement with RuMlana. The same
Rppliee to the alleged engagement at
Tort Arthur on the nineteenth iu which
elx hundred ItuMtana are alleged to
have been killed and wounded.
A Liao Yang dlipatch tUtee that
'General Kouropatktn wai welcomed to
the Tram-Baikal terrUeryby Liuovltch
in a telegram aayioK the troop are
thinking tot rorenge.'
RUSSIAN ARMORED
TEDDY TALKS'-
TO INDIANS
Washington. Mar. 23-Prestdent
KoosqvoH preached a homely sermon to
u delegation of Indians from Fine rldgt
ithU morning, urging them to sell half
tholr ponies and get more cattle. "The
'(lovornment will help you all It can"
said the President, "hut it cannot help
men who can work and wont." The
bucks nodded approval.
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Pardon Recammended
Washington, Mar, 21-Tnft has reo;
otnmondod thnt tljo Preeldout pardon
general Aquino, tho l'lllpino insurgent
Vlio was oourtmnrtlaled for ordering'
.flvo American prisoners to to shot, re
sulting lu tlio, death of three, lie has
served three ycura and denies hvlK Is
sued the orders
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,' British Force Disbanded
, Ilobnrt, Trtematilu, Maroh 22 Owing
in numerous manlfustallous and ineot
Jnua ovor pay Krievauces. tho - fourth
lirltlnh faemanln forces Imvo been disbanded,
jmvBB sIBB Hn iwf B Ji aaTii W t.
HKMH
fiouth Manchuria and Korea are re
ported quiet.
Russians Movln South
Waehlngton Srar, SiThe American
Minliter at Heoul cable that port Yong
Am I'lio will bo opened to tbu trade o(
the world by the Korean government.
A thousand HuHians have moved
Booth to the Anju rirer but floating ice
makee croRtlng difficult. There have
been few encounters with cassaltittes.
Yogo's Report
Toklo.Mar, 24 Admiral Togo's re
port that Port Arthur was attacked on
the twenty second was received tonight
Togo says the combined fleet accord
ing to plan, and while the destroyers
were under fire, tbey sustained no
damage,
The battleships Fuji and- Yasblm'
were directed to make an indirect bow-,
bardment against the laser side of Fort
Arthir. Daring this, the eey's fleet
oameoattodraw us mm the forts.
Maay o7 their ebelle ellfaear the FaJI
but the ships sustained no daage.-,
CRUISER BAYAN.
IN BRITISH
TERRITORY
Berlin. Mar. 21 Gov. Puttkamer, of
Oamerons, reports that the revplting
natives crossed into British territory and
attacked the 'fcrltsh custom house at
Obekum,
Two companies of German troops are
now holding' tho rebels in chuck
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Land
Robbers on - Trial
8an Franoisco. Hal. Mar. 21 Freder
Ink Hyde and Ileniy Damou were
placed on trlls before the court of Com
missioner lleacouk this mornlag, charg.
ed with conspiring Jto defraud the Gov
ernment of land whose value is estimat
ed at many millions.
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No' Yellow Fever '
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Austin, Tqx, Mar, 24 The health oBM
cerhaa received from the govera(uat
Nuevo Leour jMexico, a denial of the xe--po'rt
that yellow fever exists there;
SNOW SLIDES
if,
WRECKS
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Block Central Pacific
In Sierra Nevada
Mountains
Dan Franciseo. March 23: Wrecks,
knd-slldes arid snow-slides In the snow
c'leds region In the Sierra, Nevadas, la
ledea'progrees bf the CeolralPacilc and
hive carried Away telegraph wires aed
practically cut oft telegraphte eontnuBl.
r ition with the east. Two trains, ewe a
(.'eight and one a wrecking trala were
caught In the slides but there was bo
1ms, of life.
TWENTY :,
THOUSAND :,
TROOPS
Have Now Arrived at
Harbin
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Russian Trade Much
Depressed
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Harbin, March 82: In the last forty
dayn about twenty, (.ho'usand Russian
troops have arrived. Four thousand
each have been dispatched to New
Chawang, Fort Arthur and Mukden and
two -thousand to ' Vja"dlvoetock. The
greater port ofttho rpmalnder are la the
hospital.
Of S3 military trains, arriving slace
the outbreak of the war but half brought
munitions or provisions, It la hoped
that next week troops will arrive at the
rate ol a' thousand dally.
There is still great disorder at Harbin
junction, where fortifications are beln'i
wade,
8t. Petersburg, Mar. 22 The Govern
ment hai ordered trains to distribute
the necelsatles of lifo along the trans
Blborlan railroad, thus putting a stop tq
the rise irr prices. One1 reBult of the
wrvr has been a tremendous revival in
tho leather trade, but other trades
after heavy losses,
At Odessa the finauclal crista is seveio
and at Warsaw the dothlng trade Ispar-
jalyiied. Despite these conditions the
j public response to the request' lor con
i trlbutatlona to the wr fund has been
remarkable.
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Irkutsk March S3: Genbral Kuro
patkla arrived last night and left
for
Lake Baikal tula morning,.
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snow in.
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bawillftfon. Oah. Mar! S3-&A' lieaVy
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snov storm in ewMpIng Eastern Orjegobr
and shaep aa;eudylug from wpdsure
It Is feared t M loss wiu'ba heavy
AND
TROOPS FOR"
COLORADO
IdSupjtort Martial Law
. ' in Lassmassa
County
Trlaldad, fjblo, Mar. 23 Foar haa-
sVed troops lttclading lafaatry, cavalry
aad artlllwy arrived this moraing ia
eisasaand of Major Hill who be military
ralefjta lassmassa county during the
eestiauABCe of martial law, which has
E declared by the Governor, follow
he Tel.urlde ,, precedent. ' A strict
i censorship will be maintained.
A special misers convention in die
t let 16 has called for Thursday bnt any
a teapt at settlement of the strike now
say prove abortive, because of the
f rpvQnQv vC troop's j
fOLORADO. . -j
MINERS MEET
presence of Troops
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Keeps, Things
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Quiet
, TrlaWad Colo;, March 21: The aala
ere iu district IB, after securing the per
mlnrion.of Major Hill met in special eon
ventloto today. Hill stipulate that no
InflatHitory speech be made. The sen
timent now Is that the fight will be con
tinued for the original demands.
There is in trouble here or at Tellu
ride, where troops are oa guard. Stevens
injunction agalntthe Olthsene alllancn
interfering with the deported miners
has aot yet been put in force by the
sheriff, t
RIVERSIDE
. BANK BREAKS
.
Defaulting Cashi.er
Gives Himself
up ,
Wattilngtoa Man 23 The Comptrol-
ler ! if "the Currency has appointed
lkafc, ISxanalH.er Wilson aa receiver for
the Orange Grove aatloaal Bask at
Riverside Calif., owing to a defaultica-
tioa of 194,000 by Hi T. Hayes former
chasutcr. j.'
Riverside. Mar. 23 It is charged that
.
officials fear the arrest of Hayee until
grand jury adjourns, aa Haywi knows
too much of politiral graft. High
olMctaW- are accused of atuaasttiag to
Wiek'the iavestlfeatlon -My Attorney
North into the doings of the Hayee
crowd. '. y
The Bask la In the hands of Govt.
Examiner Wilson, and the question of
reopealBx depends upon thJrwtioa of
the government. Tha Baak f'oflera no
reward for Hayes' capture.
jjUversUU Mar. 24-Totu' Hayes, the
bank wrecker, who returned last night,
made a dramatio entr into the River
sldWcousty olnb.V.tand muddy from a
loBtftramn in the ram. He was not
hHua openly, apdiris charged that
tneoJHciaie,Knew.wiiera jib was nu u
puk4ie InAlguatlon had Mot reached the
(UuMir nolnt he 'would not have return-
Tahtll' after the "grand jury laad issued
Its raporton malcipal ''graltlaji".
NAYAL . BATTLE REPORT Ell.
In Which Russians Lose a, BattleshipStu
dents Declare Loyajty to th6 C&
Wh
Ru'ssfans Lose a Ship
Ixwdoa Mar. '28 A Toklo dwpatch
ays a report hat beea received there
from Mpja, the coast, thata'ltawlnn
battleship ws deetreyed ia an Japaaeee
attack on Fort Arthur Mar, 18.
After the Japaaeee had throws a
BHaaber of shells into the city the 'Has
siaa lleet engaged thesa oateide of the
harbor, the Ituseiaas leaiag ohb war
ship. Japanese casualties are placed at
7. No mention is made of fa jury te tfee-
Japaaeee fleet.
Desires China's Neutrality
Vfeaaa, Mar. 23 The Krleyerea
Iearai that Japan bqs latimaled te
Ohlaa that she earaestly desires that
Chlni'e neutrality b strictly maintain
ed ia the far East, fearing that Chinese
BarUaleatkm wight eerkwely affect her
ferslps trade a) poselWy oaase a Sdxer
aprialag thaa leadbg te iaterveatiea by
fhaBewera.
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Miners
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Turned
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Washiatoa, Mar. 23 Mialeter Allea
at Seoul cables today : A specie eara-
van baaad for the mines was stopped
by Jbe Japaaete fordea south of Aaja,
and thi miners were aot allowed to
proceed farther la that direction.
"Newspaper correspoadeata have
beea called from nortlmn Korea to
Beoul. The censorship U stricU
"Alter a hard sight's mareh the
Japanese troops are arriving at Fjng
Yaur."
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Public Houses Closed
Port Arthur. Mar. 23 Gen. Stosel,'
coramaadant. baa eJo-ed all -public
houses, aa a result ol increased drunken
ness among the roldlers.
Word has been received whlh Btatea
PRESIDENT TO
TOUGH BUTTON
Washington Mar. 24 Tbe President
today aceeded to tbe request of the
Loutsaba Purchase Committee that he
start ttje machinery of the world's fair,
by preaang a button, April 3rnh.
Sam Exptnse ;
Blrwlagham, Ala. Mar.. 21 Ralph
Armstrong, ton of the late Col. Arm
stroag. minister to Brazil under Cleve
land, sentenced to death for the
murder ol hie cousin Miss Alice Arm
strong, hanged himself in his cell nt
Tuakoftee today. '
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, Probabhr All Drowned.
Victoria, Mkrctf 23: More wreqkagej
frpm tha Idstaaaera ladieatea that she
was probably wreekwt 'sd'eys igo Jon
Starlight reaii eat Oaialet bay, aadther
is but little! doabt hat all war.a drowned.
t .
nitipfc
that six h awl red Kereaas at Fefeeetbay
have vetoateereal for the Kasefaa amy
Twa eagiaeert ware killed by aa 'ex
plotloa while leaahrla tke battfeebip
Ret visa.
RusHlng Troops to the Front
St, Petersburg, Mar. 2 Tfee rashisg
ol troop to the freat preecode regular ly".
The kst of the railway ecJalaaMatfer
tba llaes in MaBcharta passed Lke
Bjkal adv. ,. ?-rv - --m, -.
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Students.peciare Leyalty
Bt.Fetersharg, Mar. 22 The Xasaerei
today reaslved a de!watiea tiadsnta
with aa addreea af jralty,
reerd.i
th flMt
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Net Shot Yet
flt Petersburg, Mar, it It la eaWr
lp dealed that Caalala Ivkeff, eaaaattar
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pMBf ft JiplMII jpjft WsW
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SaHaWkaHBH tsBafll 1
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Italian Engineers EmfHeyel
Roate Mar, 33 The Japaaeee ajevara
meat has arranged for a party et ItaUaat
naval eagiaeers aad workraaa te go te
tbe Japaaase docc yards te assist 1st
thewerk there.
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Newsier Suppressed
Toklo, Mar. S3 Tiesak Aklvsm a";
membnr.of ParKmi-Bt and pablUher erf .
a newspaper here is to hi the eabjjt et .'
aa invetttgatle by a aoataaittea o$
Parli'meat, " ' ' .
He ia accused of belag a py, hsiUa
attacked the government In hh p.'psr,'
charging that it fonwd ef iiallela to
nubeeirtbe fw 'fi bouds'. 4 The papejt,
lias beea aapareaaed. . . - '
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Butte, Meat. Mar, 24-T.he severe
aowstarm eeatiuues threagheat tha
state. SUdeeVdalay tbe, tialaa, TlAj.
GreatNortbera Paseeaser eolUdai Wh -a
sapw plow, aad (hree of the trala craw
were Injured. ' Cattle ae drifting befote
tb blijiard. om are 'greater tU
for twelve years, i ,lj J. f
FavoraWa Raawrl fln Fr Bill
Washington, Mar. 24 The Housa
committee ca merchant marine author
izes a favorable report e tbe Frya.blH
extending the coast wiee trade laws ta
tbe 'PBillfppiBea but exempflag thas
inter-hland trade elthd arehlpelafto
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consul FeoaVBomfcay; 'ladle. . QaMaat'
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