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Newspaper Page Text'E OREG in VOL. XXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FQXDAT, FEBHUAItY 19, 1904. NO. 10. HOT ON M I A PRICCLrSS MAP Of FRANCE. 1'I average Frenchman must bave had doflult mno or Ituaalao friendship when it th (exposition of ilXX), lit mw the "Jewel limp" of Kraut1 presented to the nation by tb Tr of HumIh. tt wa prlcohwa b ruu unique, say a writer lu tb Windsor Magnslne beeau many of tlitt precious atones employed In uink It urn found In Jluln nlone, find every unit found become tho pi of rl y of th Imperial treasury. Tim limp, which I now In Louvre, li forty Inrhe qonr. Th al.ra of tlm ocean are represented by a whit lull Km y marble, Th ground work of tlm general detdgii l Japer. Portion of neighboring countrle ar uniformly hitwn lu slats colored Jasper; hut tht eighty-seven department of Franii ire ilmio In many color mid gradation of color, from pur whit to deet rod. It iiiunt uot ho auppoaed tlmt tb plei-c of Jaaper tlmt represent tlm de partment hav been hapd "mix how. They allow faithfully the outline laid down In official mapa of tbe roun trj. No cunning ! th workmanahlp tlmt no Joint ahow at the boundaries. and th lghty-ven piece bar limn fltted together witb artistic regard to tho effect produced by th coutraatltig and blending of color. Th rivers of Frnni-o ar numerous and long. In thla map they aro dupli cated by threnda of platinum that milk In tb yellow Jaaper, shine Ilk silver. Hut to most visitors thn chief attraction of the innp Is the one hun dred and six precious atonea that mark th cltle and towna the place being Indicated abut by their uniue, emtio ind In letter of aolld gold. Naturally the eye travel to ,1'nrl. and ther It atup. enchanted by tho Ight of a magnificent ruby which unmt be wortb a email fortune. It 1 prob ably th fluent and moat valuable alnno In th wbol map. Away In the north I Mile, a trifle mailer In le than th ruby not diamond, a It appear, but a phi-nac- He, a variety of rock rhryatal that I very rar. Bordeaux U another larg gem that all would mlaiak for a di amond. It la a very fin aquamarine. Ilavr I a aplendld tnierald, al though not o An a the cgghied emerald that marka Marseille Nante parkle like a tluy pool of i bmupngiie. a particularly bandaom lieryl. Ilmieo I a sapphire, I.yon a tourmaline, Mc a garnet, and Cherbourg an alexan drite, a atone which, although It look green by daylight, la aeen by artiftVlal light a a mixture of red and Wu. Of th other town, thirty-eight ar hown In diamond. quarts chrytl and the like, thirty five are touriiiiilliiea, and twenty-one aro ametbyat. Tb known value of thene gem do not help on to eatlmat the rout of th map, for th flneat Rtoue ar not In tb Jewel market. Heplaclng them with purchaubl gem of corresponding clue. diamond, ruble, Mpphlre and the Ilk, on might be abl to dupli cate th in up for bnlf a million dollar. Making- Jermn Toy. More than Bu.UiO people find employ ment In the manufactur of German toy, Hie minual output for export be ing valued at more than $ia,ooo.ua Tb manufacturing Induairy ha cen tered chl.-fly In Nuremlwrg and Honne berg and the iiiToumllng hamlet. Tb manufacture of toya baa boonm Im portant a a domestic or Iwuoe Itvtu try among the people of many amail village. Koch city ha Ita specialty, ami never figure a a rival to another dltrlct. Tho product of Nurmnlterg are principally of iii.-tal tin soldier, awnrda, railway trains, fleet, inoiWla of inncblnrry and other toya for boy while Honnelierg ue almot exclu sively wood, Mircehilii, glsa and paper In the production of toya bawl ulted to girl. How Could tt lie a Ml. take? What a womnn ibMan't know about newHpnper lan't worth knowing. Th other moriilug Mr. I. waa talking to her liuabnnd. "I nolle In the Pally Hoodoo that Mr. Illffklna died 011 Sunday." "It'a a mlatake, my dear," replied the hiiabatid. "He died 011 Monday." "Hut tbo paper ald Sunday." "I know It. but It win an error In th print." "I thought oo, too, at first, but I got half a rtor.cn coplea of th paper, and It waa tho same In all of them. They certainly couldn't have made tb mlatake over and over agiiln." Th bubund tried to convince hor, but It waa no ne, and ho gave It up. Another Totnt or View. A furrow In reiimtylviiiila lt hi wife and married another and took her to bl home within n week aftf bo bad burled the first one. Tho neigh bor thought he should have waited a little longer, and went around on Ills wedding night to expire their . dis approval. They bed a home fiddle and tin horns, and made distressing; rack et. When tlicy worn well under way the farmer appeared on hi kit1i with bla now wlfo, and Hlumtcd, nngilly; "Oct away from hero; you icople ought to bo ashamed of yourselves to make a disturbance outside 11 horn whore there has Juat been a funerul. Have you no respect for the tlitid?" Would Come Where 1 here's Money. "If yon wore offered three wIhIu-s, Oeorgo, dear, wlwt would they be?" "M01M.7, mony, money." "Why, Qtwrge, I thought you'd wish to have me." "Oh, I'd get you fust enough If 1 hud the money." Cleveland Plain Denier. Each day brings Its separate and distinct opportunities for doing good. PLtNTY OF AIR. Basin! Pbyelclea, Will Car foal CoBsumptlve. Whatever th aymptoma m b. ays Dr. David Wark, a New York con- I sumption apmlallat, there ar preaent wicnout vxcnptlon In every can of oon aumptlon four gi-av morbid condi tion, tit correction of wbkb 1 b i)Iiitly MHutlRl to the cure of til dlaeuae. Tba an roatrli.'ted nwplrg- tlon, dcfectlv blood circulation, de praved nutrition and remiecd capacity to aaalmllat fatty mailer. It la a fact well known to pbynlclau tliat pliiuty of pure air I a aoverelgu rviiHNly In Cue traatmeirt of thla dread dleiM. Moat of the fraternity, bow ever, advocate mountain air for for purity. Thla la wlne Dr. Wark differ from hi profeiwlonal friend. Ilrlefly be bold that It la qunidtl) nior tlwu quality of air tliat the cou aumptlv mwda. Air punt enough to auataln life In luvalld auffurlntf from other caua will prov nitDi'lMtt for th patient aufferlng with tuberculoelt If be can only pump enough of It Into hi Byatcm. liut hi lung capacity I rewtrMed a In it it one- third by oougeatlon and bla bl xxt be come ImpoverUncd for lack of oxygen. Thla Impair the circulation; (Ugowtloa become diTanged, and collapoe U bnuml to follow. Ail the Vital Interchange;; tx-twecu the townee and the blood occur while It flow through the caplllnrloo, aaya lr. Wark. Whatever llmlu the vol ume of oxygen paoalng Into the lung profoundly dlnrdir the capillary cu culatiou of tlte vital fluid, and cauoe Internal congiwtloiia, from which tb lung autfer with aptx-lal .verity. Ulo- eaaed lung (loath cannot hual In Oil condition any more than healing can occur In a aore firmer when congetid by ilgatur unill the coiurtrtctlon I removed and the blood la again al lowed to circulate freely. Therefor. If tlie depoelt of tulNfcIc, Over mttU esilng mai ::u'lttng down, ceualng th accompanying dinlrucllon of lung tlawux, wlih the general blood polaon tng by tb debri. are to be etojiiK-d. rue coiiaiaiit contention pnwent In tW lung tuwui) of cuuaumptlv muat b removed. Vet the accepted medical practice toke no ac-iunt of tbl con dltlon nor adotta any etleoilve treat ment to attain thla tveceiowry mUL lletice the poverty of tlie curtlv re- ult commonly obaerved. II y mean of paonlve uovemeuta, ktlfullv tircecrlhed and applied, the blood circulation can be made to flow lib abeoluu certainty and freedom to or from any organ, tiamie or prt I'ulmoitary comlhloiui cau be dual- PU-d ami the breathing power quick ly and notably Increnacd. and tbe cpll lary circulation can l at one tlniu. latoil to a healthful degre of regulated activity befa-e the breathing capacity baa lieen fully reatorol When the volume of reaplred air ha Uuia beu IncnwwiMl only thre cubic Imhe at each tranquil renplratlon over ana aoove tne reuuca twuui habltuaUv breathed, the extra amount enuring the blood every 24 hour will amount to 60 cubic feet enough to erclae a very powerful curative In fluence. lu conclusion, any Dr. Wark, I & no iH-ellatlon in saying inax 11 " medical profeeelon throughout th cir lllaed world Could be Induced lo adopt and practice tlte treatment bcr kotchod, medll and mechanical, for the cure of chronic conaumptlon, a aoon a It pn-oeni-e cau I detect.!, Oie aitvaniH) In tho heeling art wouia be aluMMt If not quite a great aa that which occurred when vaccination, anacMheala and aurglcal aepl wer discovered and adopted; th deadly tubereullilng iirHcw would D tipped, ibimaged lung healed, th ireiieroJ nutrition tsoitore!. the Dcu extirnated. mid the coiummptlve not only curet but rendered practically Im mune from uhtftiucnt atlacka witn a much certainty aa an accurate dtag- noala cau b matte by an expert dlar noatlttan. LAKE-TO-8EA COMMISSION. Th Ids of a Neutral Amrlca-Cana dlan Canal. U'irh the snoolntment by President rtoossvett of three commlslouer. ln eluding Colonel Oswald II. Bernst, en gineer corps, V, 8. A., to act in Be half of the United State In co-opera tion with a elmllnr ttody representing 5reat Itrlfnln. to Invcstigatie tne qu tlon of wnter route from the great hikes to tho Atlantic ocean, Oie nrst has m-en taken In one of the most colossal enterprise ever proposed on the American continent. The authority for the President' action Is contained In th last river and harbor bill. The enmtuuatloncr are practically required "to report upon the advisability of lo cating a dam at tho outlet or wise kHol" Tlie British member or tne com mission have not yet been named, but the Invitation to appoint them ha boon formally accepted. Tlte project which thla commission Is charged to examine Is so vust, not only In Ita bciirlng upon the Inland com mere of the North Amerlenn conti nent, but In Us possible effect upon th political relatione lietween the United State and Canada, tlmt its serlou consideration by a liody of otllclnl ox pert repreeentlng the two government directly concerned become innttnr of htternatloiml Interest. The enter prise Is worthy of tlie audacity of Anglo-American genius In engineering and construction. Who kuowe, Indeed, but that neutral caiwl, affording onto trunalt for Oie lnrg.st ships between the groat lake and tho son, would afford the final solution for all contro versha gotween the United States ami Canada? For It la true of canals as of seas, tlmt "they but unite the na tion thy divide." Army and Nvy JouraaL LOSS OF NATION MARCUS ALONZO HANNA PASSES TO ETERNAL PEST. Bad Cam AfUr Two flootb of Ilia, Filled With Apparent fteceverie Pol lowed by Rslapaea Last Moment Were Without Palo-Wa Kept AUv by Powerful SclsetlUc Ageacl. Washington, Kob, 18. Honator Mar cus Alonxo Hanns dlod at 6:40 o'clock last night at the family apartment In the Arlington hotel, after an Illness oxtondlng over nearly two months, tilled with apparent recoveries fol lowed by relapse, and finally drift ing Into typhoid fever, which, Id his weakened condition, be was unable to withstand. When the end came all the member of the Senator's family were In the room except Mr. Hanna, th Senator's wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hanna. Mrs. Hanna bad left the room only a few minute before. The last sinking spell began at ex actly 8:30 o'clock. Doctors Carter and Osier were then in attendance. Tbey did not conceal the fact that life was about to end, and all the members of the family were sent for. Mrs. Mc Cormlck, one of the Senator's daugh ters, anil Mis Pholpa were present when tbo end came. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hanna wore the first to arrive, and they withdrew Immediately to the chamber of the Senator' wife to sum mon her to the bedside. It was while they were absent that the Senator breathed hi last. There were no dlatressing Inci dents attending the laat momenta. It was a sinking spell, which terminated In 10 minutes. Just after hla eyea closed In death Mra. Hanna waa able to come Into the room. She bore up well under the ordenl, and tonight she Is showing calmness and bravery. Tho courago displayed by Mrs. Han na Is the subject of the grostest sur prise. Hhe was in almost constant attendance on her husband, though realizing fully there was no hope for recovery. Nevertheless. the re monstrance of tho physirlana and the added Implnrlnga of her children that she tnke some rest were unavail ing until lute In tho afternoon, when he waa attacked by a violent head ache. Hhe was given a narcotic and then she retired to her chamber, but requested that a call be sent as soon as there appeared any change for the worse. Kor tho laat two days Senator Han na hsd not been conscious except at Intervals and then only to obey me chanically same Instructions given him by tho physicians. Fourteen houra before the end was announced llfo had practically suspended, the flickering sparlc being kept aglow by the most i powerful scientific ugencles. UNDER GUARD OP JAPANESE. Russian Consul at Chemulpo, Cora, In 8s f Hands Minister at Seoul to Withdraw. Seoul, Feb. 17. The Russian Consul at Chemulpo Is guarded by Japanese troops. Today all the other Russians In the city have boon ordered into one large house, where they will he de tained awaiting action of the authori ties In regard to their disposal. 1 he Russian Mlulster at Seoul has been requested by the Japanese Min ister through a neutral legation to withdraw, and be haa consented to do so. There are now on British and French cruisers 214 Russians, of whom two commanders. 14 officers and 31 mn are wounded. Six wounded men hne already died. It la now known that the Russian cruiser Varlag lost 40 men and one officer, a Count, killed during the re cent engagement oft Chemulpo. This orhcor waa a midshipman named Nl- rou. The Varlag lost 64 men wound- e l. nnd among them was Captain Ru def, who was In command of the cruiser. His wounds are not consid ered aorlous. Tho Russian dead, with tho exception of the young officer, who fell on the bridge, were locked up In the cabin when the Varlag went down. Seoul remains quiet. The Japanese have demanded the use of several gov ernment buildings In this city to be used as barracka for the troop. On the English and Italian cruisers are a number of Russian refugees, just how many Is not known. Only the wounded aro on the British vessel. RUSSIANS LIE CLOSE. Withdraw Into Inner Harbor at Port Arthur and Prepar for Jap Attack. Cheefoo, Feb. 17. Nothing has been heard here of tho Russian Vladivo stok fleet since Saturday, when It was seen cruising off the sea of Japan. Tho Russians have withdrawn from the roads oft Port Arthur and are now well within the Inner harbor, protect ed by the forts. Great activity is be ing displayed In the fortifications. Works are being strengthened and more guns are being placed In posi tion. General Stark, tt Is said, has been reduced as a result of last Mon day night's defeat. The Wenchow's officers say an Intermittent firing has gono on from tho night of the 11th until last night, when the vessel left Port Arthur. They were told that In Wednesday night's sortie two Japan ese torpedo boats were sunk and one raptured. During the fight there was a panic among tho 400 Jap fugitives on board the Wenchow. Sheila fell all around the Wenchow and the fugi tives became frantic with fear. When the vessel sailed, the Japanese were given a supply of rice, but the Rus sians denied them fresh water. Urges Turkey to Declar War. Port Said, Feb. 17. The native press Is Jubilant at the Japanese successes and urges Turkey to tako advantage of Russia' predicament to declare war on Bulgaria, with the object of administering a lesson to that country and recovering Southern Roumanla. ELEVEN SHIPS NEED REPAIRS. Put Out of Commission by th Japsn- Shell at Port Arthur. Chefoo, Feb. 16. The steamer Wen chow, arriving from Port Arthur, re port that 11 Russian ship were struck In Wednesday' engagement It Is stated that the cruiser Askold, with a big hole at tho waterllne baa been towed Into the Inner basin and beached. Tbe battleship Scbastopol baa a shell hole Just above tbe waterllne and la useless In rough weather. The cruiser Novlk has a hole In ber after port side. Tbe battleship Rotvlzan la on the beach and ber bottom baa fallen out. Tbe cruiser Pallada was torpedoed abaft the engine-room. The battleship Czarevitch, wbicn waa also torpedoed, has been docked. Tbe others were chiefly damaged In their upper worka. The whole of the fleet has been taken Into the Inner harbor and Port Arthur Is depending for protection on ber forts, which have been reinforced. there la frequent firing which 1 pre sumably drawn by Japanese torpedo- boats. Firing was beard at midnight Febr uary 11, at Intervals, also on the nights of February 12 and 13. On February 14 the firing continued until 6 o clock in the afternoon. An eye-witness claims to have aeen 18 dead landed from the Russian ships Wednesday. It Is understood that Admiral Btark has been reduced for hla failure to re pulse the Japanese attack. Tbe cruiser Novlk was tbe only vessel to do ef fectlve work. She gave chase to tb Japanese torpedo-boats and, according to tbe Russian account, sank two and captured one. USED BRITISH PORT. Japa Accused by Russia of Making Headquarter at Wi Hal Wei. New York, Feb. 17. In spite of the denial of Lord Lansdowne, It Is still believed here that the Japanese fleet bad Its headquarters at Wei Hal Wei, says a Herald dispatch from St. Pet ersburg. A note has reached the Bri tish Ambassador here, asking him If the Japanese by some misunderstand ing had been allowed to enter Wei Hal Wei. If so, England Is requested to rooccupy the place, otherwise bar failure to do so will be regarded as a hostile action by the imperial govern ment. Further, the British Ambassa dor has received a note containing the formal protests of Russia against a Urilish expedition to Pekin. Much attention Is given here to the Danish action calling upon 15,000 men snd naval reserves to man aea for tresses. This Is supposed to be the first move toward closing the sound. REVOLUTIONISTS CAPTURE CITY. Army of 450 In Control of Navarrette, Santo Domingo. New York. Feb. 17. 3eneral Jiml- nez' forces, numbering 450 men. with one cannon, have been at Navarrette four days, cables the Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, correspondent of the Herald. Tbey have cut the railroad and telephone wires, and are lu com plete control of tbe city. Traffic between here and Santiago de Loscabelleros has been paralyzed for nine daya past.. Tho revolutionary forces have ad vanced to Laguna, where a battle took place with the government troops un der command of Colonel Camacho. Tbe conflict raged for several hours, and there were heavy losses on both sides. but the rebels won, and forced Colonel Camacho to retire to Arroyo de Las Piedraa. Business is at a standstill, and crops are ruined on account of nearly every man being compelled to fight. ICE BREAKS THROUGH. Russia's Transportation Across Lake Baikal Disrupted. St. Petersburg, Feb. 17. According to telegrams from Missouvia, one of those dreaded storms that terrorize l.ake Baikal has broken out, most un fortunately. Just at tbe moment when the rails were being laid on the Ice. A double rupture of the Ice has taken place some versts from Tanhol, on the eastern side, leaving open gaps of sev eral yards, which will have to be filled up with Ice blocks. The work has been Interrupted some days, while wood sleepers are still missing. Big stocks at Irkutsk have been employed In consolidating the railway there. Japanese Car for Russian. Washington, Fob. 17. A cablegram received at the Japanese legation from Toklo states that a request was made through the British Consul at Che mulpo that 34 of the Russians wounded in the recent naval engagement be placed in charge of some Japanese charitable institution. Consent was readily given and they were put in the Japanese nurses' hospital at Che mulpo and are being treated by the Japanese doctors. Fear Seizure of Steamer Corea. Washington, Feb. 17. There is great interest In the probable course of Japan toward the steamer Corea, which is bound via Nagasaki for Vlad ivostok, with a cargo of beef for the Russian garrison. Beef Is contraband of war, and it is not thought that the Japanese will permit it to reach that port. The American Interests involved will doubtless object vigorously If the cargo is detained. "Let Japan purchase tho beef her self, then there will be no trouble," said a Government official today, when asked his view as to probable compli cations on this point. Russians Become Citizen. Hays City. Kan., Feb. 17. As a re sult of the war in the Orient, the Dis trict Court here is besieged with ap plications for citizenship. There are hundreds of Russians in this country who now seek naturalization papers to avoid taking any chances of being compelled to return to their native land to b drafted In th army. ' AnnC A I fiC IADAM UNITED STATES ASKED TO APPLY TO RUSSIA. Japaaws Held Captlv 111' Aaswcr to Secretary Hay's Not Will B Satisfactory Assurances Ar Re ceived From Paris and Loodoa CbU Neutrality Secure. New York, Feb. 16. A special ca me to the Herald says: According to a telegram from Mis sovaln, one of the so-dreaded storms that terrorize Lake Baikal, has brok en out, and most unfortunately. Just at the moment when the rail for the railroad are being laid over tbe Ice. A double rupture of the Ice has taken place some versts from Tanhol, on the eastern side, leaving open gaps of sev eral yards, which will have to be filled up with ice blocks. The work has been interrupted some daya, while wood sleepers are still missing, big stocks at Irkutsk having been employed In consolidating tbe railway there. Thus the anticipated road across tbe lake will not be com pleted tomorrow, as was greatly hoped. Washington, Feb. 16. Japan will appeal to the United States to prevail on the Russian Government to release the 100 Japanese subjects reported de tained at Port Arthur. Mr. Takahlra, tbe Japanese Minister, will. It is ex pected, present the appeal to Secretary Hay tomorrow. In a cablegram received from Toklo today the Minister was Informed that according to the news brought to Che foo by a British steamer from Port Arthur, 100 Japanese refugees bad been taken from the steamer by the Russian authorities Just before tbe vessel sailed, in spite of the protest of the Japanese. Having agreed to look out for Jap anese citizens In Russian territory during the war. this Government will instruct Mr. McCormlck. the American Ambassador at St Petersburg, to In quire of the Russian Government on the subject as to the Japanese in ques tion. The best naval opinion here Is to the effect that the detention of those Japanese at Port Arthur Is a strateg ical necessity, to prevent the Japanese gaining Information as to fortifica tions, troops, etc. An official said: "During the siege of Paris In the Franco-Prussian war, Representative Hitt, who was then in charge of tbe American Legation there, looked after the large number of Germans who were detained at Paris by the French Gov ernment Although Russia's answer to Sec retary Hay's note, asking her to re spect the neutrality of China and lo calize hostilities as much as possible, has not yet been received, the State Department knows indirectly from Ixindon and Paris that Russia will re ply favorably. It then will remain Tor the Power to fix the scope of their note and to draft a more definite proposition for acceptance by the two combatants. Satisfaction is expressed by Admin-1 istratton circles that. Great Britain as well as Russia, has decided to waive objections to tbe note. It Is expected that all the formal answers to the Secretary's note will reach here early this week. American Consul Looks After Affair. Ying Tszu. Manchuria, Feb. 16. The Japanese Consul at Nlu Chwang left here today, transferring the af fairs of his Consulate to the American Consul. The whole of the Kwan Tung coast Is in total darkness at night In prep aration for a torpedo and military at tack. Viceroy Alexleff has Issued a warning to all shipping to beware of the coast and has forbidden naviga tion of the bays at night The rumor that the Japanese had landed troops at Pigeon bay or else where on the Llao Tung Peninsula are unfounded. MARINES IN RUSH. Board Prairie With Their Entire Equipment Under Sealed Orders. Colon, Feb. 16. Hurried orders from Washington were received to em bark a battalion of marines on the Prairie. A special train left Colon tbta morning and returned at noon with the 450 marines, who were en camped at Bas Obispo station on the Panama Railway. The Prairie boats were kept busy all day embarking the ramp fittings, bag gage, stores, etc., and this task Is not yet finished. Major Lucas will command the bat talion, and the Prairie will sail tomor row tinder sealed orders. It has leaked out here that the ma rines are destined for Santo Domingo. Only about 100 marines now remain at Bas Obispo. Deny Going to Santo Domingo. Washington, Feb. 16. Naval officials say that while the Prairie with the 450 marines from Colon aboard will touch at Santo Domingo, that the real desti nation of the vessel Is the naval sta tion at Guantanamo. Tbe purpose of taking the men there, they say, is to give them a change of climate and sur roundings. After they have been at Guantanamo for awhile, probably they will be sent back to the Isthmus, if the United States continues lo keep up Its present marines there, and others will be given an opportunity to go to Guantanamo. Officials say it is not the intention of the United States to Increase Its marine landing force In Santo Domingo waters, that there Is already an ade quate number of men on board the ships now In those waters If any are needed for landing purposes. Fleet Goes to Culebra. Washington, Fob. 16. Word reached the Navy Department today tha't the battleship squadron of the North At lantic fleet. Including the Kearsarge, the Alabama, the Illinois and the Massachusetts, had sailed from Cule bra for the naval station at Guantan amo. This Is part of the regular pro gramme of tbe movement of the squadron. AMERICANS IN JAPANE8E FLEET. Consternation Among Russians Czar Prohibit Unfriendly Article. New York, Feb. 16. International matters are assuming a very serious aspect, according to a Herald dispatch rrom Ht Petersburg. One of the most serious bits of news at this moment is the aliened con firmation of the statement that aboard the Japanese vessels of war attacking fort Arthur were a number of Ameri can naval officers. This report has caused something aKin to a reeling or consternation among the Russian officers. . The Emperor has Issued the strong est orders, continues the dispatch, that no news whatsoever be communicated through the headquarters staff. Fur ther, ho is deeply annoyed that tbe at titude recently adopted by the Rus sian press of writing upon tbe politi cal situation In a way calculated to raise enmity between Russia and Eng land and also, very specially, America. For Instance, the St. Petersburg Ga zette bas been prohibited, not as is generally supposed for publishing false news about the war, but because of an accompanying article declared to have been highly Insulting to England. The Emperor is said to have de cided that no details of news are to be given out except upon matters of major Importance that is to say, of big engagements. He does not wish that ail kinds of small affairs shall be given undue importance. ENGLAND MAY SEIZE TENEDOS. Would Block Outlet for Russian Black Sea Fleet. Constantinople, Feb. 16. According to reports here, the Balkan echoes of the Far Eastern disturbance are grow ing louaer and more numerous, the latest being to toe effect that England has threatened to occupy Lemnos Ten- edo and other islands In tbe Aegean Sea at the outlet of the Hellespont in order to preserve the neutrality o tne Dardanelles. This would Indicate that Great Brit ain expects Russia to Ignore the treaty of Berlin and send ber Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles on the way to the Far East, without Great Brit ain's permission. Thus in case of a conflict of arms. Great Britain would be in tbe attitude of helping Japan to fight her battles for Manchurian su premacy. Besides this formidable opposition. Russia seems to be threatened secretly with that of Germany. JAPANESE LOSE AT PIGEON BAY. Land Troop West of Port Arthur and Are Driven Off. London. Feb. 16. The Dally Mail's New Chwang correpondent, under date of February 14, cables: According to official Port Arthur tel egrams the Japanese landed a force yesterday at Pigeon Bay, west of Port Arthur. They were then attacked by troops and by tbe land batteries and were defeated with heavy losses. RUSSIA SENDS A SHORT NOTE. Want to Know Whether the Japan ese Fleet I at Wei Hal Wi. New York, Feb. 16. A dispatch to the Herald from St Petersburg says: A corteous but sharp note bas reach ed the British Ambassador here ask ing him if tbe Japanese by some mis understanding bad been allowed to en ter Wei Hal Wei. If so England Is requested to reoccupy the place, other wise ber failure to do so will be re garded as hostile action by the Imper ial government In spite of the denial of Lord Lans- downe. It Is still believed here the Jap anese fleet tad Its headquarters at Wei Hal Wei. Russian Fleet in the Red Sea. Suez, Feb. 16. A steamer which bas Just arrived here reports a Russian volunteer fleet cruiser, a battleship anc four torpedo boats anchored at the Isl and of Jebel Zukup, in the Red Sea, about 90 miles from the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, February 10. The steamer also reports that prev iously she passed the Russian trans port Smolensk and one torpedo-boat steaming slowly south. Cruiser Askold Sinks at Port Arthur. Chefoo, Feb. 16. Passengers who have arrived from Port Arthur say the Russian cruiser Askold was dam aged in Tuesday's battle in the roads outside of Port Arthur, but was kept afloat all day Saturday, when It Bank in 30 fathoms. Bombardment of Dalny. London, Feb. 16. The Daily Tele graph's Shanghai correspondent, under dale of February 14, says it is re ported that the Japanese have bom barded Dalny and landed marines. BLOW AT AMERICAN MACHINERY. English Firms Call Attention to Farm er to Lapse of U. S. Patent. London, Feb. 17. It is expected that the monopoly so long enjoyed by American manufacturers of agricul tural machinery in England and the British colonies will be seriously at tacked shortly. A private circular is being issued to farmers by a number of leading British engineering firms pointing out that many of the Ameri can patents have now lapsed, and that users of American machines need no longer be afraid to introduce English made parts to replace those that have become worn out or otherwise dam aged. The two or three English firms that have been in any way able to com pete with America In the way of agri cultural Implements are particularly active In the present movement, but the larmers are somewhat afraid of In fringing the American patents without serious consideration. Robbing th Tourist. New York, Feb. 17. Robberies of wealthy visitors to the Riviera are rife, and apparently are the work of a daring band of well-organized thieves, Bays a dispatch to the Ameri can from Mentone, France. A wealthy American widow reports having been robbed at her hotel of jewels valued at $20,000. An English woman on her way back from Monte Carlo lost $2000, which ah had won from tb bank. THE TRAP IS CLOSED THE RUSSIANS ARE SHUT UP IN PORT ARTHUR. Railroad Behind lb City I Blown t'p QiMstlon ol Tlm Wtwsj Be league r1 Fore WIU Hav to Surrender to tb Actlv enemy Without tb Necessity of an Assault. Chefoo, Feb. 16. A reliable author ity says that three Russian torpedo boats have been sunk by guns from the fortS. Thnv wan ml.l.l,.. . - - w.MMau LVr Japanese vessels. Toklo. Feb. 16. Thera l ..1,1... able ground for believing that the re port of three Russian cruisers having been sunk in the straits of Tsugaro is at least true In part There la no confirmation of the report, but It 1 betleved that warships were destroyed by the mine ai me entrance to the straits. London Peh lltTiinp.u...j... Of the Dailv Rxnriufl o I D.1.1. i. r - . aiu, in cablegram dated February 12, report that Viceroy Alexleff is practically Is olated, direct communication between Port Arthur and Vladivoetock being suspended. He adds that the railroad behind Port Arthur has been blown up and that 000 Jimnau landed near Dalny. ine Dally Mail's Toklo correspond ent under dato nf Pahnnn 1 ... that the Japanese warship Amakl haa captured the German steamer Yoko hama, which had a cargo. Including dynamite, for Port Arthur. ihe Nagasaki correspondent of the Daily Telegraph expresses the convic tion that RllftHln 1 nulla nnahla a kM the Liao-Tung Peninsula and that a . 1 . . , . ... . rui 1 ariuur is Douna to rail oy the etuuxion of time, even without an as sault Red Cross Women at Work. St. Petersburg. Feb. IK Amerimn and English women here have started on the preparation of materials for the Red Cross Society with Just aa great heartiness as the Russian women engaged in the same work. Various committees and sewing circles that had been already organized effected a gen eral organization today at a meeting nem m tne Angio-Amertcan Church. These women realize, that Rnth armies engaged in the conflict will mase large aemanas on numanltarism. Irrespective of race and they have nat- u rally decided to assist th nfrri-a they can most easily reach, namely. me nussian wounaeo. WINS ANOTHER TRIUMPH. Russia and Japan to Acced to Term of Hi Note. Washineton. Feb" 17. Rwrotarr Hay has added another to his long list of diplomatic triumphs, and the United States is once more enabled by his diplomacy to head thn naiinm in a concurrent effort to preserve th integrity 01 China. Mr. Hay'a note of February 10 to Russia and Janan. ursine them in confine hostilities within as small an area as possible and to respect the neutrality and administrative entity of China, will be accepted by Russia, as well as by Japan, and all the nations win join the Washington government in inviting the combatant in otaa tr the proposition. France Accept. Washineton. Peh IT 1 t the French Ambassador, rallftrt nnnn Secretary Hay today at his residence 10 iniorm nim officially of France s ac ceptance, and inferentlally It is known that Russia's acquiescence will be communicated very soon. At the Rus sian t.mbassy tonight no intimation had been received of the government' probable answer to Secrtm-v u..' note, but Count Casslni, the Russian AmDassador, will inform Secretary Hay as soon as St. Petersburg advises him. Acceptance by the powers of the Washington government's suggestion will be followed hv a further ni'hann of views as to the nractirahllltv nf tho suggestion, to the principle of which in nave given their adherence. As the note is of the most general char acter, it will be necessary tr him.i at some length the possibilities it con tains. It is eeneraliv nnderstnnri that hiu. tillties will he rnnflneH en far o. China is concerned,, to Manchuria, bnannaikwan probably marking the western boundary of the theater nf action. SHOW GOOD SPIRIT. Baltimore Merchants Find Location and Begin Business. - Baltimore. Feb. 15. Just one week ago yesterday the great fire broke out and seven days thereafter It may be truthfully said that the city has shown a recuperative power that must be ac counted extraordinary. The energy exhibited by Mayor Mc Lane and the whole city government In bringing order out of chaos, and the spirit of resolution shown by the merchants whose stores are now shapeless piles, of debris has justly e cited admiration on all side. The great majority of merchants who were burned out have found locations and resumed business, every bank 1 do ing business and the current of trade and financial transactions has begun to flow on as before. The restoration of almost the whole of the city's street car line service I one of the agreeable surprises of the week. Several hundred persons came here today from Philadelphia, Wash ington and other near-by points- to view the ruins; though the prohibition against excursion trains and the se verity of the weather apparently had the effect of keeping away thousands of others. Panama's Conatitutlon. Panama, Feb. 17. The draft of the constitution of the Republic of Pan ama bas been approved by the consti tutional convention and it wa deliv ered today to the provisional junta for ratification. It will probably be rati fied on Monday.