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EVENTS OF THE DAY
OATHHRED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprcbcnalva Review of the Import.
nl Happcnlnia of Ih Paat Week,
freaented la Condcaaed rorm, Mo.t
Likely to prova Intercitlnf to Our
Many Header.
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Till' aiilln.i i.f TntLi.t' liny r..fiiu...l I..
ri'ii ivi. tin. AtiHtri-liiiiaii imti' uijin
ri'diniia iiljlii) llulkitiiM.
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VUnl 4-1 111. t. ll.ll. Ill III lll.U lu... .'1.1 fr..m
(I'll, iino to f:nii,iwi.
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Ilitrriiimii uill not mh-ih! nnv inuri.
ni"". y iniii.iviii; Iiih ruliniinlH alter
lliin vi-nr. I. ut u ill cut iluun rxm nwH
BH llllli Ii K nm.ilill'.
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u "iiii'im iliif," i tfi ni tul in liin iilni'
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lu.itiiiKn.
Tin liii.iiritv nf lite Alitfatiiili 1.. .llli.l-
nry i "iniiii.-ii.il. th hiivi- ntlixi'l thrir
aih'iiittur.'a to tin' treaty ruiiriiliiiK all
lull ..hi' jHiint to Anii'ri.'a. Tin ln
I. ii n in j In ii rniiitiiii..iiilii'lfl ri'dlMil to llllill
tlii-ir "iiuituri" nii'l lift tin. room
lull' tin' otm ra Men- eiiiln.
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lllm-liuri'.l.
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tlieir liiirmil ton n in a inn. Pi more mill-
tHiitinl iiiiimii r.
I'ill.u... Itti... Iitliorera u.-r.. kille.1
mi l 40 injure.! in i'olliioll of tinim-
nenr rreiit.m, N.J.
l?.u.....lf 1".. iLrl.'r..l u it lul niu u m of
UimI itloii); Ajtlrkuli Htreama with tin
i.leu nl 1'i.ul'hphmi; niliii'iu hut. In-1 u h
The Ihmieite meet iim in New York
mi. ureiitly i!itui Im-. l.y tho rnrintin.
"Kliiiih II" Kiin-i tliein lollirttvi'ly
nii.l iii.livi.liiitlly.
'flu. ...i.v ili-iiiirliiielil l-Rther tlmtl Ik'
In-1. 1 mi hv luml.ivi iter, will ttrikc otlt
iliiiiate ..r the enliir'mi lit ol the
I'ugi-t hoiiinl navy yard.
lieiierul Kunaloti, in li i Biiinial ro
ort on il..rtnient o l iiliiinl.nt
affnira, r'.inimeii.lri that Kurt Walla
Walla I. hI.biiiI.iihiI. lie kuvh the pay
it tlic .rtvate m loo Milan.
Tho entire l'liilipiiiiu. exhibit in now
at Kt. Ij.uiri. There nen- f.O rarloa-U
in all.
Morn aluriiiiat relnirtu ore U-inif nelit
out conrernintt the Kn-J'lim'o it
uatioii. Ii,. r ,it,. la lifter HIM'tlllitll! B llllV 111
InkiitK rmumlinuH, Iiml there is 19 feet
! water oil thi) loimnmtt ur ai i-
liile.
John AleJiiin.ler Pnwie rtiul 3,000 if
lui. (..llowrra have reaihoI Nfw 1 rR
where thev intend to eoiivert the tinU'-
licvera.
I l.tl(..'..UUlt..lll .lotien. ol Wafhiniitoii,
will follow thu il ..(.his coiiNtitui-ncy
imt volo for t'uhan reii'r.x'ity, !
:hoii(;h iipiM.in(t it.
Coiivi.t Wiaal iil Murphy, who
ith other I'KiaiHfl from Kolrtom, Cal.,
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IH'liiteritmry ami wrrv reii.no-M
Uen held to annwi-r to tin- cnargo 01
niinler.
Senator llanrihorouuh, of North I'a
iota, will introdiire ''ill for th iU
.f timU r hiuda at miction, and rvnitir
iii! tliial proof Mom desert entrion can
lie transferred.
After Ix-inif mt - "llrH i1,r' '"
ho Tillman i'tiw retiirnc.1 a verdict of
lot guilty.
Morr.Him reliela Imve won anotliCT
,ictory, ami the lwiti' ' B,,lta"
a beciimiiiK denpcrati'.
The iutciKtitto coiiimcrce coiniiiiiwion
Iihh iirnntiKl devernl railroiul n:oreiiine
for cimipliiince with tho nafety-appli-
nco law .
The Miltttn ol Turkey in connidering
he rwoiiinifmdutioii nl the porto for
Titrkinh participiittoii in the M. i.tw
xponitiou.
ti.. a t..r.l ntant of the Vliitod
1 ll nin. ...... ' I
HitoH Kisliiction Running company
St
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Colorado City reminteii orauon,
or an idlenewi of six weeks on c-
aft
count ol a Htrike,
Through aloeping cur service lx-tweon
Cuioftgo and Loa Angeu aimtii rn.ii-cim-o
and iHdw.H.n Chicago and Oalvea
ton is to lie established by tho W abash.
Surgical instrument dealers, manu
facturers and importers ol me inn
States and Canada are about to organise
.iii.,.i i.i w known as tho
ail ri.oi ii.""" , .
American Surgical Trade association.
While digging for coal hi an Bband
ed mine near Pravosburg, Ta., Paniel
,rg and two brothers discovered Bbout
So
5
,000 worth ol cunning, rj gi.,
ban
are etc., secrvteii in uosermi
portion of the mine.
The Russian aoundron has rotiimod
to Port Arthur.
Registration frauds in conntH-tion
will
h the coming iew ion ,
u...u,nriinr. Fiftv Italians were
aire
ttiv
en natiiraliwirtion papers on reach-
ing
thet ily.
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The emir has abandoned Ins visit to
Rome.
I.o
ird Rosebury has come out strongly
OREAT ARMY IN CAMP.
Reiulari and M lilt la Aaatmblo at Fort
Riley, Kanaaa.
I'oi t Itiley, Kim., Oct. 21 . The lurg
ext military rump ever formed in this
country in time of peace is now bcaU.l
here on the government reservation.
About 12,000 ii ii-ii are here. The inan
etiveiH will commence in full strength
toiuorow and continue for a fortnight.
The militia holies now in camp and
to Ih. here by tomorrow morning are
the Missouri Provisional regiment, the
Texas Provisional regiment, the Sec
ond Nebraska, the Kifty-fifth lows, and
I'atteries A and I', KiinaHS artillery.
The regular tropin comprise the
Sixth, Secninl, Twelttll and Twenty-'
liiHt iiifaiitty regiments, eight ",uail
runs em Ii of the Fourth, Kighth and
Tenth cavalry regiments, a batullion of
ciiit-iucers under Major I-aeh, and the
Sixth, Seventh, Nineteenth, Twentieth,
Twenty-tilth, Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth
Imtterii'S of light artillery.
The force is divided into foul' brigades
of infantry, commanded respectively by
Urijiadier (ieneruls (irant, liell and
I'.utiy, of the regular army, and 1 Inches
of thi! Kan Him National (itiard. It is
expected that there will b a great
numlier ol foreign military attaches in
attendance.
The work of tomorrow will lie an at
tack on a rear guard. This is to be
commanded by Colonel Duncan, of the
Sixth infantry, which is to march out
early in the morning and at 12:30 is to
-lart hack t camp.
As soon as he starts, tieneral Barry,
w ith the regiment of troops, will lie af
ter him, and Colonel Duncan must get
into camp the Is-st way he can. The
road" have dried out and the weather
cannot Is' surpassed.
SCANDAL IN COLORADO OUARD.
Caati of Four Officer Will Be Inveatl.
gated by Court-MartUL
Denver, Oct. 21. Everything is in
readiness f..r the general court-martial
that is exjMTtcd to prol- the National
iiiard scandal. Governor Peabody de
clares that the investigation will lie
rigorously pnrdied.
The caw of tienerul John Chase will
lie taken up first when the court con
vene tomorrow . So far tieneral Chase
is the only ollicer against w hom charge
have 1-111 ollicailly filed w ith the court.
He is charged w ith failure to oliey or
ders of the governor, conduct unbecom
ing an ollicer and perjury.
There was some talk ol compromis
ing the whole affair without a trial,
under tin iigreomMit with Chase to re
sign shorlty after matters had quieted
down. In reply to this rumor, tien
erul Chase said:
"I shall imt resign from the Nation
al litiard. All re)rts to the effect
that I had ever considered offering my
resignation arc false."
Three other ollicers are expected to
le charged Is-fore the court with mili
tary offenses. They are Major Arthur
wfiliams, Colonel Frank K. Kimliull
and Colonel Fnil Gross.
Major Wliliams is accused of conduct
tinlsvoming an ollicer and violation of
military discipline.
Colonel Kimball and Colonel Gross
are accused of alleged irregularities in
connection with the payrolls and com
missary department.
MEDIATOR IN FAR EAST.
Sir Claude MacDonald, Brltlah Mlnleter,
Said to Ba Negotiating.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 21. A news
piiHT published at Port Dalny is au
thority for the report that the British
minister to Japan, Sir Claude MacDon
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rtl.l, lias uiiocriiiKeu or iiu-i.inio w.
Russia and Julian, and having secured
Japan's consent to certain propoils
is now negotiating with Hussia.
These proposals are that Russia shall
restore Manchuria to China, and that
the principal Munchuriun towns lie
opened to foreign trade; that Russia
withdraw all her troops from Man
churia with the exception of railway
guards; that she renounce her forestry
concessions on both sides of the Yalu
river, as well as the Yongaiiipho conces
sion and that the whole country south
of tho Yalu bo admitted as lielonging
to the sphere of Japan.
War -noves Doa't Alarm Legation.
l.m.ton. Oct. 21. The Japanese
legation here attache no importance to
the reports of tho landing of Japanese
ni I'iiiu Yanir. Corea, or to the
alleged concentration of Jaiianese forces
in the neighborhood ol liuKouaie, jap
an. Hie legal ion say meie m nv.i
reason to ludiove tho situation has not
changed materially since last week s
.......,....; ..tl'wiul teleirrniii from Tokio.
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and tho opinion was expressed that the
enar s appoiiitmenl oi a special mission
would tend to limit the powers of Gen
eral Alexieff.
Servants Stole the Oun Flttlnga.
Oct.. 21 The recent episode
... !, itriiiuh lemition in Pekiil. which
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has Iwn descrilied as an attempt to
blow up tho legation magazine during
a military ball, was in reamy uie rou
lHry of certain ordnance stores, sup
posedly by Chinese servants who carried
the gun fittings and other portable arti
cles away with them, but left the de
tonating apparatus outside the maga
zine, apparently finding dilllculty in
carrying it.
Killed by Barth Tremor.
London, Oct. 21. A dispatch to the
Standard from its correspondent at
Odessa says news has reached there
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irolll IVIIOlni.rau i
, j,wt j H earthquake at Turshu,
Persia. Thirteen villages were de
stroyed and some 5,000 persons are now
homeless.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
RICH BOHEMIA LEDOE.
Snowa Thouaaada of Tona ol Quartz
Carrying (7.
Eugene Information baa been re
ceived at the office of the North Fair
view Mining company, in this city, of
a very rich strike that has been made
in the Belle of Fairview claim, in the
Bohemia district, showing probably the
largest deposit of free-milling ore ever
struck in this section.
Tunnel and shafts already made,
block out over 100,(XK) tona of oxidized
dccoinioed quart, carrying an aver
age of 7 tier ton in free gold. The
lodge is a great true fissure, and is
from 18 to 40 feet wide where it has
been opened. In the different crosa
tunnels the ore shows continuous crop
pings for 2,300 feet over on the west
slojie of Fairview mountain, and from
the present indications there are over
1,000,000 tons of the same quality as
that already blocked out, and the vein
is 40 hi t w ide at the west end of the
claims, where a tunnel on the vein
will tap the ore body at a vertical
depth of 1 ,200 feet.
This ore can lie mined and milled for
$1.50 per ton, which leaves a hand
some profit for the owners.
TO TEACH FARMING.
A New Stady lor Comasoo School Conrao
la Propoaed.
Salem The teaching of the elements
of argiculture in the common schools
of Oregon is advocated by Superinten
dent of Public Instruction J. H. Acker-man.-
The purpose of the introduction
of this study would not lie to teach
the children the technical side of scien
tific farming, but rather to give them
an undeistanding of ench elementary
facta and principles aa every person
who resides in an agricultural country
should know. Superintendent Acker
man believes that at some future time
such a study should be placed in the
common school course, and that before
the teaching of this branch is com
menced, time should be given for the
teachers to prepare for the work they
will be required to do. He would have
every applicant for a teacher's certifi
cate take an examination in the sub
ject of elements of agriculture.
Seeding Season at Pendleton.
Fendleton This is the busy season
for the farmers of this portion of th
Blue mountains ' district. Not for
years haa wheat been planted so early
as it is this year. Some of the grain
is already above the ground and so rap
idly are the farmers rushing the work
all seeding will be completed by the
end of this month. The rains of a few
davs ago put the ground in excellent
condition. The acreage planted this
year is about the same as last year.
Some of the wheat this year, however,
was spring sown, but there will be lees
of that for the 1904 crop.
Caacara Hunters Disappointed.
Corvallis Corvallisites who went to
Alsea and Fachats region in search of
cascara homesteads are returning home.
They did not generally meet with the
sucess they anticipated. Cascara tree
locators w hom they were to pay 50
for each quarter located failed to place
them on lands that promised to justify
the required outlay. None of those
who returned have as yet filed home
stead papers. Something over six sec
tions of land have, however, been filed
on under the homestead arrangement
within the immediate past.
Oovernor Beatowa Soma Honor.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed the following residents" of
Oregon aa delegates to the Mississippi
River Improvement association conven
tion: Dr. S. SI. llanbv, J. Weslev
r.a.ld. W. L. Brewster. John Van
Zaute, William Reid, Phil Hen, Port
land; W. M. Kaiser, Salem; Mose
Fouchs, I. B. Bowen, Baker City; C.
E. Oliver, Portland; Eugene Schow,
La Grande: Owen Caraher. Portland.
The convention will be held at New
Orleans October 27.
Faw Hop Salea la Polk County.
Indeiiendence There are large quan
tities of hops stored in the warehouses
here and but few have been sold. A
part of some of the croj.Mi were con
tracted last year and have been deliv
ered. Some few growers have sold and
have sold well. Those selling have re
ceived from 24 cents to 2b4 cents per
pound. The latter price seems to be
the highest that has been paid in the
county yet. Many are holding, expect
ing to got even better figures than 2a4
cents.
Apportionment ol School Funds.
Albany The Linn county school
fiovl has been anoortioned amomr the
various school districts by County
School Superintendent W. L. Jackson.
The total amount of the fund is
399.30, ancj it has been apportioned
among 22 districts. The amounts
range from $138.00, which is the sum
set aside for the smallest district to
$2,183.70, the amount that will sup
port the district embracing the three
Albany schools.
Building Material Scarce.
La Grande La Grande is in a bad
way for lumber and other building ma
terial. The construction of sewer
through the main business portion of
the city is at a standstill for the want
of lnmlier. Dwelling and business
block building is at a standstill for the
want of material. There are a number
of buildings under construction, but
they cannot proceed because of the
shortage
SMELTER FOR UNION.
(treat Plant to Bo Installed Shortly la
Eastern Oregon.
Union The consummation of one of
the most gigantic mining propositions
ever promoted in Union county, if not
in the entire state, was announced here
a few days ago. George II. Downs, the
mining promoter, who has been mak
ing the town of North Powder his head
quarters the past two years while at
work upon this big deal, stated that
his project has the backing of New
York capitalists, and that the matter
has reached the point of certainty of
consummation.
The company has just perfected its
ineoriwiration, and the articles will be
filed with the county clerk here and
with the secretary of state. The name
of the corporation is the Kastern Oregon
Mining, Milling, Transportation, Smelt
ing A Generating company. The capi
tal stock is placed at $5,000,000. The
first officers of the corporation will be:
II. O. Gorham, president and treasurer;
W. II. Gorham, vice-president and
George 11. Downs, secretary and gen
eral manager.
The company proposes to erect a 250
ton smelter near the town of North
Powder, in Union county, about 15
miles south of Union, for treating all
the various grades of jrold and copper
ores found in the southern part of
Union county and northern part of
Baker county, and in order to bring
such ores to the reduction works it ia
propised to build a number of short
electric lines to the mines, covering a
distance of over 50 miles.
These lines are to lie built not only
for carriyng ores, but passengers anil
freight as well. Manager Downs de
clined to give particulars"" to the
routes of the lines, but says the entire
project is a certainty.
Must Supply the Water.
Ontario Some weeks ago a
suit was instituted against the Ontario
Land k Irrigation company for dam
ages caused by insufficiency of water
during the season, when the water had
been paid for. A decision has been
handed in by the jurors of the circuit
conrt allowing Dr. G. A. Pogue $1,800
damages. This ditch over which the
suit arose, is controlled by David Wil
son, and goes by the name of the Wil
son ditch. The winning of the suit
gives ground for damages each year un
til the ditch is improved.
Sale of Rogue River Fruit.
Medford The Rogue River Fruit
growers' association shipped two car
loads of Winter Nellis pears this week
one to Cincinnati and the other to
New Orleans, La. They also shipped
one carload of apples to New York.
E. J. Dellart just received returns
from a carload of very fine Buerre de
Anjou pears, which were shipped to
Chicago. The pears were sold f. o. b.
Medford for $1.50 per box, and Mr. De
Hart was highly complimented on his
methods of packing and the qualitv of
fruit.
Orouad In Condition for Plowing.
Salem The rains of the past week
have moistened the ground so that it
is in good condition for plowing and
grain farmers will have an opportunity
to get their fall work done in a season
able time if subsequent weather should
be favorable. The rain has also been
beneficial to pastures. In the hills,
where prune drying is late, the rains
have caused some of the fruit to crack,
but the loss from this cause will not be
verv heavv.
Johns Will Lecture on Mining.
Baker City Hon. C. A. Johns, of
this city, has received an invitation,
which he has accepted, to deliver an
address on the subject of mines and
mining at Eugene Dwember 16. Mr.
Johns is already collecting data for his
address, which will certainly be most
novel and interesting. Mr. Johns is a
forceful and interesting speaker.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 74c; blue
stem, 78c; valley, 7677e.
Barlev Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
$21; rolled, $21.
Flour Valley, $3.753.85 per bar
rel; bard wheat straights, $3.75(84.10;
hart! wheat patents, $4.204.50; gra
ham, $3.353.75; whole wheat, $3.55
4; rye wheat, $4.50.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.10; gray, $1
1.05 per cental.
MillstufTs Bran, $20 per ton; mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chop, $18;
linseed dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$13; grain, $10; cheat, $10.
Butter Fancy cr?amery, 2527Xc
per pound; dairy, 16$20c; store,
1516c.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young America, 15 16c; factory
prices, ll)c less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1010)e
per pound; spring,10c; hens, llll)c;
broilers, $1.75 per dozen; turkeys, live,
1516c per pound; dressed, 16S!18e;
ducks, $ti7 per doxen; geese, $7(310.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 27)ic; Eastern,
fresh, 26c.
Potatoes Oregon, 6575c per sack;
weet potatoes, 22)e.
Hops 1903 crop, 1922c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool Valley, 17 18c; EasternOro
gon, 1215c; mohair, 8537),c. "
Beef Dressed, 67c per pound.
Veal Small, 78c; .large, 5),86c
der pound.
Mutton Pressed, 5(S53Jcj lamb,
dressed, 6c.
Pork Dressed, 7X8c.
MITB TO CANADA.
America Loses but On Point In ths
Boundary Case.
Ijndon, Oct. 20. The Alaskan boun
dary commission has verbally agreed to
grant all the American contentions ex
cept that of the Portland canal, w hich
goes it) Canada. The formal agreement
is being drawn up.
The successful termination of arbitra
tion came as a complete surprise to all
interested in the case, except perhap
the commissioners themselves.
No hitch occurred during the entire
deliberations, and as these progressed
the confidence of the American eommis-
sioners that a decesion substantially
upholding the American claims would
be given, increased; Imt it was admit
ted it would be necessary to agree to a
compromise on the Portland canal.
The only disquieting feature for the
Americans during the last few days had
been a vague idea that Chief Justice
Alverstone, even if he concluded to take
the American view, might lie unwilling
to go on record with a decision to take
effect, and a disagreement was not un
likely. All that now remains to lie done ia
for the commissioners to affix their sig
natures to the decision and complete
the map which will accompany it. On
the map will be marked the "boundary
line, definitely fixing the division of
American and British territory on such
a basis that no American citizen will
lose a foot of land he already believed
he held, while the United States will
get all the waterways to the rich Alas
kan territory with the exception of the
Portland canal.
Whether Messrs. Aylesworth and
Jctte, the Canadian commissioners, will
sign the decision and make it unani
mous is not known, but it will not
affect the validity of the agreement if a
minority report is submitted. The
actual marking of the line on the map
which shall forever determine the re
spectiveterritories will ocupy soma
time.
CANADA IS MUCH DOWNCAST.
Portland Canal Concession la Little Bet
tor Than Nona nt AIL
Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 20. The Canadian
government has not yet received the
official notice of the reported decision
in the Alaskan boundary matter. If
the decision is as reported, namely,
that Portland canal is to remain in
Canadian territory, there is a feeling in
official circles that the Dominion hag
not much to be thankful for. Canada,
in holding the Portland canal retains
Wales and Pearse islands, which over
look Port Simpson, the proposed term
inus of the Giand Trunk-Pacific. It
would be inconvenient to have lost
these islands, but as they were clearly
marked on Vancouver's map as being
in Canada, it is difficult to see how this
could have been done.
As the'govemment has no official in
formation, none of the ministers will
speak on the subject for publication.
North of Port Simpson, Canada will
have no harbor and no outlet on the
Pacific coast from the Yukon goldficlds..
WILL RISE TO A MAN.
People of Russia Ready to Uphold tho
Czar In the Far East,
St. Petersburg, Oct. 20. While ex
pressing the hope of a peaceful issue off
the far Eastern crisis, the Novoe Vrem
ya points out that if war breaks out,
the Russians will rise as one man at
the call of the czar, and there can be
no doubt regarding the ultimate issue.
The Novoe Vremya asserts that the
Japanese belief that Viceroy Alexieff
represents the Russian war party is
quite erroneous, adding:
"While the viceroy has been given
extensive administrative powers, he is
only the executor of the orders of the
czar in matters of foreign policy. One
of the czar's chief aims, the mainten
ance of peace, is the fundamental basis
of Russian policy in the far East.
"TWs has been mollified since the
institution of the viceroyalty, and the
holder of the post cannot depart from
the very clearly defined policy of the
Russian government which has no other
object than the peaceful prospreity of
thesatte."
Press Again Be 111 re rent.
Paris, Oct. 20. Although the offi
cials do not take an alarmist view of
the Russo-Japanese situation, their lat
est advices indicate a renewal of its
somewhat serious aspect. The Russian
admiralty has prepared for a concentra
tion of warships on the Mediterranean
station, and at other European points.
The reason for this is understood to
be the presence of Japanese warships in
European ports. The Japanese press,
which for a time was restrained by the
government, has again adopted a belig
erent attitude.
Postal Fraud Report la Completed.
Washington, Oct. 20. Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Bristow
had a conference with the president to
day in which he told him that his work
in preparation of the report on the ir
regularities in the postoftice department
had been practically completed, and he
assured the president the report would
be placed in his hands early this week.
The report will be presented to the
president in printed form, and will
cover several hundred paegs.
Ruler Is to Bo Slain.
Saloncia, Oct. 20. Recent advices
received here say that the Macedonian
committeemen have decided for the
present to continue fomenting excite
ment by assassniations. Reports arriv
ing from Sofia say the murder of Prince
Ferdinand of Bulargia has been decided
upon, and the Russian consul general
here is said to lie in great danger.
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