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ST. HELENS,
EVENTS OF THE DAY
QATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprchrnalva Review of the Import
ant llappcnlnga of tha Paat Week,
Preccntcd In Condcnacd Form, Moat
Likely to Prove Intertatlng to Our
Many Rcodcra.
Tin) houau in coijaiiluriiig the loan of
M, dot) ,00(1 aktl hy the Ht. Iuia fair.
Bt'iuitor Iliinnii la ruriting iHir and
hia com 1 it ion i cuiiriidurod a iitttu more
I'licoiirnKiliK.
Tin- I nltcil HtHti-a will preaerve atrii;t
ni'iitiality and hold war ordura until it
ciui I'lmniilt Jupau and Itimaia.
A tornado Hlnioat entirely wreikt-d
the town of Union, Fulton county, Ar
kuiiHa. Tbri-e jitTHona loat their live.
If 1 ho two (lower, do not object, the
American Aeiulic (imilron will proceed
to l'ort Arthur to vtitnem naval engaKe-
IIIVIltM.
Italy haa ordcriil more war vennel to
the Kar Kaatern watera to proU-ft her
interent theru during the Huano-Jap-
anemi war.
reiiih diplouiata deem the final
criinhliiK of Jajian certain. The
French iioverniiient atandii ready to act
aa mediator between the two hostile
Imtlona.
Preaideiil Roowvelt baa teleirraphed
the mayor of Jlaltirnora to call on him
if there ia anything the federal govern
mriit ran do to help the fire atricken
community.
Japan haa immed "firat call" for
auhject In foreign lunda.
A ranvaaa of the eenate ahowa almost
iinaiiiuioui vote for the 1V06 fair
bill.
An organiuition haa been formed In
Chicago for the promotion of Interna
tional arbitration
Britain frara that out of the preaent
Far Kaavern trouble a war will follow
involving al! Europe over the Balkan.
Japan ha ieaueil order that all aer
ret language ineiigca muat flrat be
how n to the authoritlea before beiug
cut.
While at practice the niuule of the
eiKht-inch guna on the itarboard for
aard turret of the hattltahip Iowa
were blown off.
Iiuasia and Japan are thought to
have Hovered diplomatic relation and
the mini.ter at Tokio and 8t. Peters
burg are preparing to depart.
The belief i prevalent with tnanv
that war haa been on for aeveral daya,
but, owing to the atrict cenaorahip
maintained, newa haa not been allowed
tob e nt out.
TImT Russian
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Advice from
hostilities Boon.
fleet baa left Port Ar
all section point to
The house committee promisee to
be
very liberal to the 1005 fair.
The senate haa passed the bill to
lend the Ht. I-oui fair (4,600,000.
Senator Hanna ia gravely ill. His
ickneaa is pronounced typhoid fever.
The Japanese minister at London
says hi nation wants no help to fight
Russia.
An Issue of 1005 stamps is proposed,
similar to those of other national ex
positions. J panose residents of Yladivaotok are
terror atricken and leaving hastily
as possible.
The candidacy of Senator Elkins, of
West Virginia, tor vice preaident has
been announced.
The house haa passed the agricul
tural appropriation bill, thua insuring
tree aeed distribution.
Dominican reliela fired on an Ameri.
can launch, killing the engineer and
thua insulting the flag.
Senator Ilanna'a condition ia prac
tically unchanged.
Charles M. Schwab gives In and the
ship trust will be reorganized.
The house haa passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill.
The last of the American troop in
Cuba have taken their departure.
The naval committee, of the house
tins decided for heavy fighting ships.
A bill ha been introduced in the
Maryland senate to eliminate tha ne
gro vote.
Eastern manufacturers are evincing
great Interest in the 1905 fair and will
make large exhibits.
The United Statea government has
been drawn into the Iroquoia fire affair
hy the. burning of the scenery, which
waa the property fo an English concern
and in this country under bond.
Russia baa dispatched her reply to
Japan's last note. It gives alight hope
for peace. The entire Kuaaian fleet Is
cruising off the peninsula and an at
tempt will be made to send troops to
Coiea. Japanese troop are already
moving toward Seoul.
The house has given the Porto Rican
oniniissionor all the rights of dele-
French cotton mllla are short on ma
terial and the factories are unable to
operate steadily.
The Russian fleet at Vladivostok has
been made ready for Bea. All wood fit
tings have been removed.
A bill has been introduced in the
home to declare the citizena of Porto
Rico citizen of the United States.
OREGON, FRIDAY.
FIRB IN CHECK.
After Thlrty-Two Hour' Fighting Baltl
more licllevea Wont I Over.
Ilaltimore, Feb, 8. When darkm-n
fell toiiiglit, the ieople of tliia atricken
city knew the worHt waa over. The
llami'N which for 'Ai hour, had awept
reaintleHrily through the heart of the
city were checked. An army of Are'
men from miiiiy citicn, working un
wenriedty, am! sided by a muddy little
atrcam, finally conquered.
Worn by a niiiht and day of terror,
the great crowd that watched the ruin
of their city turned homeward, and at
midnight the atrcet were dcFerted,
aave for the police and military, who
guarded the burned area.
To the south, a red glow riaea and
fall, marking 140 acre of devastation,
75 ariiiiirca of property that yesterday
represented value to the extent of
7S,000,000 to 1125,009,000. Not
even a clone approximation can 1
made of the Ion. No Kites can lie
made of the insurance. An expert,
the city building inspector, estimate
the hwa in building alone at 15,000,
000. This, with the goods carried will
carry the total to not lees than f 20U,
000,000. On the other hand it is said
that insurance estimate do not place
the total loss at greater figure than
115,000.000. Ho far there ha been no
systematic attempt to fix the valne
that were represented In the district in
that which ia tonight a devastated
waste.
Not a single life haa been lost, and
not a human lieing ha even lieen dan
gerously injured. The hospital lists
consist of minor burns, with the excep
tion of Jacob Ilgingritz, a fireman from
Yoik, Pa. lie haa a fractuied leg and
ia badly burned.
There has leen little or no excite
ment, and there ha been no hysteria.
Ther" has been no disorder, and there
has been no looting or attempt at loot
ing. Baltimore tonight is aa orderly
a a village, and only the throb of the
laboring fire engine and the boom of
dynamite, aa it brings dangerous walla
to the gr mid, disturbs the quiet.
Ho far there ha lieen no call for aid.
Proffer of assistance have come from
many quartets, from sister cities, from
corporations and from private citizens,
hut Baltimore toniuht cannot say
w hether it will lie needed or accepted.
That will be decided tomorrow.
WHEN FfJAiNCB WILL BE CALLED.
Rnasla Muat Be Attacked, and By Two
Power.
Paris, Feb. 10. Officials have care
fully considered just how far France is
likely to become involved under the
terms of the Franco-Russian alliaiicr
which they say contains two distinct
safeguards limiting French participa
tion. The first of these is that Russia
must l attacked, and the second that
the attack must lie hy two powers.
The requirement that Russia be at
tacked has been one of the chief causes
for Russia'a temporizing, aa she has
not wished to sacrifice the chances of
French support. Officials here, how
ever, have believed and hoped that
Russia would strike the first decisive
blow, as such action would in a meas
ure relieve France from participating
in a profitless war.
Concerning the condition In the alli
ance providing that two powers must
attack Russia before France beronies
involved, M. Delcasse ha distinctly
stated to members of the diplomatic
corn that Cores and China would not
lie considered such powers if either
joined Japan against Bussia.
SENATB MAY VOTB ON TREATY.
Some Fix the Day of Decision as Friday
or Saturday.
Waahintgon, Feb. 10. The senate
will proceed this week with the Pana
ma canal treaty, both in open and ex
ecutive sessions, and there are not a
few senators who express the opinion
that the week may see a vote on the
treatv. Some senators fix the vote as
for Friday or Saturday of this week,
and none puts it beyond ten days
hence.
Senators Hopkins and Clayton will
speak in favor of the treaty. The diplo.
mntic and consular appropriation hill
will be reported from the committee
and taken up at the first convenient
opportunity, when interfeienee wit
the canal treaty will not result there
from. Some attention also may be
given to the general calendar.
Qreat Sum for Irrigation.
Washington, Feb. 10. The secretary
of tho interior has approved the setting
aside of f 2,2o0,000 of the reclamation
fund for the irrigation project on the
north side of the Shoshone river, in the
Big Horn basin, of Wyoming, pro
vided that satisfactory rights to land
and water can lie secured. This pro
ject provides for the construction of a
dam and storage reservoir in Shoshone
river, and a canal heading in tho can
yon above looy. it wilt provide
water for approximately o,000 acres
on the norm siue oi tne river.
New Custom-Houaa Must Be Rebuilt.
Baltimore, Feb. 10. As result of
an examination ot the new custom
house building, it is almost certain
that the entire structure must lie tom
Jown and rebuilt. Nearly 1350,000
worth of work has been done on the
building. The vaults have been found
In good condition in several banks,
where examinations were made. This
includes the vault of the National Ex
change bank, in which it is understood
there ia f 800,000 of government funds.
To Report Naval Appropriation Bill.
Washington, Feb. 10. Mr. Foss,
chairman of the naval affairs commit
tee, will report the naval appropria-
tion bill in the house this week, and i
probably call it up for action late in
the week. '
FBHK17AIIV 12, 1904.
WAR HAS BEGUN
JAPAN ATTACKS RUSSIAN SQUADRON
AT PORT ARTHUR,
Two Battleship and a Crulaer Badly
Damaged-Mikado' Force Escaped
Unharmed Several Ruaslan flcrcb
antmen Also Seized Both Nations
Sending Troop to Cores.
Berlin, Feb. 9. A special telegram
from Ht. Petersburg says three Russian
ship at Port Arthur were severely
damaged last night hy torpedoes dis
charged from Japanese torpedo boat
while the latter were passing the har
bor. Subsequently s large fleet of Jap
anese battleships and cruisers appeared
before the port
Martial Law Proclaimed.
Port Arthur, Feb. 9. In consequence
of the attack by the Japanese torpedo
boats, martial law has been proclaimed
here.
Japan Selzca Russian Ship.
London, Feb. 9. In a dispatch dat
ed Nagasaki, February 6, and which
w as delayed by tbe censor, a corre
spondent of the Daily Telegraph asserts
that Russia deliberately precipitated
the crisis by secretly dispatching, a landing being the only one made with
few days ago from Port Arthur, trans- out actual request from the govern-
no rta loaded with a full division of
troops and escorted by a fleet anil land
ing them near the i am river, thus oc
cupying Northern Corea.
Japanese patience became exhausted,
and today Japan moved her ships and
took unresisted possession of certain
merchant vessels, including the Shilka
and Manchuria, the correspondent con
tinues: "Two other Russian vessels were
seized and escorted to Sasebo, Japan."
The Daily Telegraph sava it supposes
the foregoing seizures occurred at Ma-
sampho, but that the censor suppressed
the location
A special uisnaicn says a strong neei
of Japanese warships, reported to be on
the way to Chemulpo, has seized iv-
eral Russian trading vessels.
In a dispatch from Tokio. a ccrre -
spondont of the Daily Mail says the
Jiji Shimpo has received a telegram
I C,.nd .1 1 ., -1 I t, .. 1.
from Fusan, Cores, declaring that the
firing of guns was heard to the east of
Koje island.
FAIR BILL PASSES.
Senate Votea to Fxtend Aid to Lcwla
nd Clark Exposition.
Washington, Feb. 9. Without a dis
senting vote the Lewis and Clark expo
sition bill passed the senate at 5:30
yesterday afternoon, carrying an aggre
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lion 16 of the bill, providing for the
construction ol a
of a memorial hllildimr
was Btriiken out; the number of na
tional commissioners was reduced from
seven to three; an amendment was at
tached absolutely c'osing the exposition
and grounds on Sunday, and the frank
ing privilege denied to the national and
state commissions. Aside from these
changes, the bill was passed in sub
stantially the shape in which it recent
ly came from the senate committee.
The Lewis and Clark bill came up
unexpectedly at 3:15. The attendance
at this time was slight, but as the de
bate proceeded, senators returned to
the chamber, until, at the time the
bill was passed, there was a fair aver
age attendance. Twice during the af
ternoon it looked as if the bill would
have to go over until some future time.
Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, made a
rather vicious attack upon the large
amount carried by the bill, and threat
ened to force a fight, which might have
been temporarily disastrous
Later Senator Allison became critical
of the phraseology of the bill, and but
for the intervention of Senator rulton
would have forced the senate to ad
ourn without taking action on the bill
The committee amendments were most
ly adopted without discussion, but the
last committee amendment, relating to
Sunday closing, provoked a protracted
debate, and m the end resulted in th
adoption of an amendment offered by
Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, closing
Iwth buildings and grounds on Sun-
da vs.
Japan Cuta Cable to Corea.
Paris, Feb. 9. The French foreign
office was advised this afternoon that
the Japanese have cut the cable con
necting Japan and Corea. The object
of this action is believed to prevent
news of the operations of the Japanese
reaching tho Russians, which was pos
sible, no matter how closely censored
the dispatches sent might be. Follow
ing the breaking off of relations between
Kuasia and Japan and the cutting of
the cable is regarded here as significant
of the purpose of the Japanese to begin
hostilities.
Japan Landing Men In Corea.
London, Feb. 9. The Chee Fee cor
respondent of the Daily Mail rabies
that six Japanese transports are land
ing troops at various ports in Corea,
from Masampho and Fusan, on the
south of Kusan, and Mokpho and Che
mulpo, on the west. Seoul is to be oc
cupied and the landing is to be covered
bv torpedo divisions. The main body
of the Japanese fleet, the correspondent
concludes, will sail in the direction of
Port Arthur.
Executive Ability Counted.
Washington, Feb. 10. It is said at
the war department that Cameron
Forties, of Boston, who haa been tend-
ered the position of I'hilippineeommis-
sinner, was selected principally because
of his executive ability and technical
knowledge of engineering matters.
STRICTLY WITHIN TREATY.
Records Show America Took No Part a
Internal Affairs of Colombia.
Washington, Feb. 6. The presi
dent sent to the senate today a mass
of correspondence in response to Hena
tor Gorman's resolution calling for the
date and circumstances under which
the United State used military forces
in the internal affairs of New Granada,
or Colombia, and w hether such uses of
military force wre on the initiative
of the United Htatoa or by the request
of New Granda or Columbia, or in con
sequence of any official representation
of either. The resolution also called
for copies of the orders by the navy de
partment relating to such use of mili
tary force.
The circumstance under which forces
were landed are given by the preaident
in detail, but orders by thr war and
navy departments concerning the work
ings of such departments, and which
constitute a part of the offices of the
military and naval intelligence, are
withheld on the grounds that the dis
closure of such confidential matters
would be incompatible with the public
Interests.
As preface to the correspondence
Acting Secretary of Htate Loomis
writes a letter in which he says all the
correspondence on record in the depart
ment of state is given, and that from
this it appears United States forces
have been landed on the Isthmus of
Panama 10 timea from Octoljer 1856 to
September, 1902, the last mentioned
ment ol the isthmus.
BITTER ATTACK ON AMERICA.
Russian Caneral Savs M War Comes. It
Will Be Her Fault.
London, Feb. 6. Special dispatches
received from the Far East, and pub
lished this morning, add nothing to
the knowledge of the actual situation.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph quotes from the
Novo Vremya a bitter editorial attack
upon the United States, which he sup
pose to be an outcome of the dispatch
of American consuls to Mukden and
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United States of a desire to win
t. ,mn 0ii nj
exclude Enro'r from the Far Eastern
! mBrVp. .nH Hntr. "if it m.
; Ukely wal breakg out u wiu have
. instigated by the Yankeea with
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their utilitarian views
Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister to
Great Britain, describes the situation
in the Far East as "certainly very
threatening," but said everything de
pended on Russia'a reply.
1904 FAIR STAMPS ORDERED.
They Are to Be On Sale In All Post
office the First Day of May.
Washington. Feb. 6. An order for
?he flrs.t of the.new Lo""" purchase
' "F"
postage stou.ps, which are
to be p'aced on sale at all postoffices in
the United States May 1, has been sent
to the bureau of engraving and print
ing by Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Madden. It calls for the printing
of 90,000,000 of the one-cent stamps,
bearing the portrait of Robert R. Liv
ingstoi.e; 225,000,000 of the two-cent
stamps, bearing the portrait of Thomas
Jefferson; ,500.000 of the three-cent
stamps, with Monroe's portrait; 9,
600,000 of the five-cent stamps, with
McKinley's portrait; rnd 6,500,000 of
the ten-cent stamps, with a miniature
map of the United States, showing the
territory acquired by the Louisiana
purchase.
CHINA AQREES ON WAR ACTION.
Reillng-Stock of Railroad Will Be Brought
Inside Orcat WalL
Tien Tsin, Feb. 5. In the event of
an outbreak of hostilities between Rus
sia and Japan, the railroad administra
tion has arranged to bring the rolling
stock of the extra mural line inside the
great wall.
Russia has ordered another 20,000
tons of Kaiping coal for delivery st
Port Arthur, making 70,000 tons in a
week. It ia pointed out here that if
war breaks out soon the coal will hard
ly reach its destination, as the stocks
here are low and the steamers scarce.
It is reported that the Russians are
building a railroad to connect Mukden
with Sin Min Ting, 30 miles west of
Mukden, on the railroad running to
Shan Hai Kwan and Tien Tsin.
Panic Oeneral In Corea.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 6. Advices re
ceived here from Corea say that the
feeling of panic is general there and
that depression prevails in all the sea
ports, w here massacres of foreigners aie
feared. Europeans aie preparing to
lend their families to Shanghai. Ev
ery steamer from Japan conveys to
Corea many Japanese officers and sol
diers in disguise, and their presence in
such numbers is regarded by the Rus
sians as being a secret occupation.
Sixtv doctors have left St. Petersburg
during the last few days.
Lighthouse Service for Alaska.
Washington, Feb. 6. Secretary Cor-
telyou today sent to congress a report
from the lighthouse board recommend
ing changes and improvements in the
lighthouse administration in Alaska.
The board primarily recommends that
Alaska be made a separate lighthouse
district, and a buoy stfttion be estab
lished at Ward cove, Tungas Narrows.
The board further recommends the con
struction of a lighthouse tender for
service exclusively in Alaska.
Agricultural Appropriation Bill.
'Washington, Feb. 6. The agricul
tural appropriation bill reported to the
house today carries a total of 15,711,
240, an increase of 1233,000 over the
current law.
NO. 9.
FLAMES LEAP HIGH
BUSINESS PORTION OP BALTIMORE
THE SCENE OP DESTRUCTION.
Loss Will Amount to Over 140,000,000
Hclp Summoned From Philadelphia,
Waahlngton snd New York Dyna
mite L'ed to Prevent Firs from
Spreading Troop Called Out.
Baltimore, Md , Feb. 7. The most
destructive fire in the history of Balti
more occurred here today, raging prac
tically unchecked during many hours,
completely destroiyng scores of tha
largest business houses in the whole
sale district, involving losses which
cannot yet be estimated, as the fire wss
still burning fiercely when night (ell.
Owing to the wide extent of the calam
lty it will be tomorrow before an ap
proximate estimate can be made,
though it is certain that it haa already
exceeded 140,000,000.
The fire broke out shortly before 11
o'clock this morning in the wholesale
dry goods store of John E. Hurst A Co.,
on Hopkins Place, in the heart of the
business district, with a series of load
explosions, which were heard in remote
parts of the city, and spread with fear
ful rapidity.
In a half-hour a dozen big ware
houses in the wholesale dry goods snd
notions district were burning fiercely.
The entire city fire department was
railed out, but was ntteriy powerless to
check the spread of the flames, which
weie aided by high winds, and by noon
there was savage fires in at least 30 big
warehouses, and the flames were stead
ily eating their way into successive
blocks northwest and south.
Thongh every bit of the fire fighting
apparatus in the city was called into
requisition as the flames continued to
spread, the firemen realized that they
had a task before them which was too
great for them to combat. Telegrams
for fire engines were sent to Washing
ton and Philadelphia, and about 1
J o'clock six engines arrived from Wash
', ington and fonr from Philadelphia and
j joined in the battle with the flames.
Water plugs in every section witbia
a radius of half a mile from the fire
were in use, and ii is roughly esti
mated that 350 hoee were playing at
one time upon different parts of the
fire.
Fire Still Beyond Control.
Ealtimore, Feb. 8, 4 A. M. The fire
continues to spread in an easterly di
rection, and continues beyond the con
trol of the mnltitude of firemen.
Mobs of wagons are busy at this
honr removing the household goods of
the residents just east of Jones Falls,.,
the hundreds of residences being threat
ened by the rapidly extending flames.
The Fourth and Fifth regiments of
militia, together with a company of
regular artillerymen from Fort Mo
Henry, reinforce tne police to keep the
ciowds in check.
WARSHIP IS SENT.
America Takes Hand la Santo Domingo
Revolutionary Attain.
Washington, Feb. 9. Simultaneous
ly at the state dpeartment and the
navy department today the announce
ment was made that a serious state of
affairs is prevalent in Santo Domingo.
Complaint has been made to the state
department by the owners of the San
Isidro plantation that their property
had been beseiged. and an appeal is
made for immediate relief. Other
Americana having interests in Santo
Domingo have made similar com
plaints. Mr. Moody, the secretary of
the nary, and Mr. Loomis, the acting
secretary of state, had long con erence
with the president upon the subject.
With his return to the navy depart
ment from the White House, Secretary
Moody held a conference with Rear
Admiral Taylor, and a cablegram was
dispatched to Rear Admiral Wise, com
manding the training squadron now at
Guantanamo, instructing that officer
to take immediate and effective steps
for the adequate protection of Ameri
can lives and property at the Domini
can capital, limiting his action at all
times to the recognized tenets of inter
national law.
Mouth of the Amur la Mined.
New York, Feb. 9. A Russian offi
cer, who has lately returned from the
Far East, is quoted by the Moscow
correspondent of the Times to the effect
that the Russian Pacific squadron pos
sesses at least two submarines. They
were built on the Black sea, carried
east in sections and fitted together at
Port Arthur where they now are.
The officer also states that the mouth
of the Amur river is heavily mined
and that the river is equipped with
linht craft, each patrol ing about 66
miles and carrying light artillery.
Ruula Would Still Parley.
London, Feb. 9. A dispatch to
Renter's telegram company from St.
Petersburg says : An authorative state
ment from a Russian source regarding
the contents of the Russian reply is a
follows: "If the Japanese government
is animated by the same pacific senti
ments as the Russian government, there
is reason to hope that it will give Rus
sia's fresh proposals such favorable re
ception as to permit mutual accord be
ing finally reached.
War Suppllea for Rebels Seized.
Cape Haytlen, Hayti, Feb. 9. Mu
nitions of war intended for Genreal
Jiminez, the Dominican revolutionary
leader, were seized at Puerto Plata, on
the north coast of the republic of Santo
Domingo, yesterday, after having been
landed there by the steamer New York,
from New York, January 30.