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OREGON VOL. XXI. BT. IIS LBN'S, OREGON, Fill DAY, MAJtCII 25, 1904. NX). 15. MIST. EVENTS OF THE DAY flATHERED FROM AH PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES, Comprehensive Review of th Import nl Happenings of th Past Week, Presented la Condensed rvn, Moat Likely t Prove ltrtl to Owt Many Header. TW second trial of Mrs. Ilglkln haa (ih'iichI In Han Fftnclsro. llrlatow declare that ha, did not regard Heaver is an honest man. Huron 1 Rosen, ex-minister of Jap an, declares that th cabinet wu dragged Into tb war. Ilia bona commutes baa decided to recommend that Federsl Judge Hwsyne oi rlorliia, lie ousted. The British huuaa of coinmoia had a warm debate over Ilia admission of Chlncm Into tha Tiauivaal, but vol of ceiieure waa defeated. Henry Gorman, member of the llritiah parliament, declare that the ruiihtrol of China la tha real Issue of Ilia Japanese Russian war. An amendment haa been attached to thr Indian appropriation bill to pay the Matnatn Imllana $037,007, In art lleiiicnt of their claima against the gov eminent. The senate committee on Indian affair, lu reporting the Indian appro priation hill, rut off the provision for increasing the rapacity ol the Chema wa school. Thla relurea tha appropria tion for that St boot M,000. An Immense steel plant will he erect ed at Nun Diego, California. Andrew Carnegie haa given another $!t,QOU,0U0 for (durational purpose. America haa asked Ruaala to treat kindly Jspaneao noncomhaUnU In Hi btvla. (iermany will support Ruaala In pro uting against the eonrentratlon of Chinese iron). . Ilcpiitiil. ir.e of the Tenth eongims imiat diatrict, Georgia, have nominal"! a negro for emigre, C. II, Markham, formerly of Tort land, la to he made manager of the Houlheru Pacific railruad. Captain Piper, of New York, on in vr.IUKtli.il, declare Chicago police to he a disgrace to the city. Bear Admiral Walker telle the bouse committee that ac tual work on the Panama ranal will be begun about June. Chairman Tawney, of the houaecom mitle on expositions, (till contends that the government appropriation for the lWia fair tuuat be expended by age nla, Hully, tha great cotton king, baa been fontnl to auapond. Japan promlaee Amerlra to protect fully all fominnre at Fusan. The seriate haa confirmed the nomin ation of Wood to be major general, Bonihaidment of Port Arthur hare not cliangiHl the general aspect of the town, I Russian tronpa have been ordered to arreet Coreana instead of fighting them aa bolllgerants. Chief Pinchot nrggri the bouae com mittee to provide foi foreitry exhibit at the 1905 fair. lli-arat haa aakad the houae to ap point a committee to Inveetlagte the working of the truaU. Hooker Washington doc. are encour agement of negioea to be Uzpayer ia the salvation fo the race. The houae will require the poatmaater geneial to make known regulation b- conflict of Match managed to elude fore he can make appropriation for ' t,e Japaneae lire TliiaIcon.lt ia lio handllng "unuaual buaineae." lieveil, will aafeguard the boat from The Ruaalan fleet ha. returned to " HkUtl, a descend Port Arthur, being un.ol. to loo. U.e ()f th- Arn()nUi J gMnff R " "y . aerie of fete for the lienotit of the Rod Ilritaln and France have aettled long Crow aoriety nt hi hietoric monaion. alandlmr dlaoiita over Nr.iiindlnd H.x'lt.tv loader are flguering in the flaheriea, Jan I landing third force In Core, which will Join the aimy at Ping Yang. liriatow exonerate congreeemen from wrongdoing In aecurlng inereaae In poital clerk hire. Japan tell correspondent they can oon go to the front, Indicating that land battle I near. leader Williams, of the Democrat in the house, declare! that the poet ollli'e departmont I corrupt from top to bottom. Dlatrict Attorney Jerome, of New York, ia determined to tend Canfleld to prison, and aska that the law be iimemlod so he can make Reginald Vandcrhlit testify. A Russian torpedo boat enteilng tho Port Arthur harbor atrucg an unplaced inino and was blown up. OnW tour of the crew was saved. This was one of tho largest torpedo boat In the Rus sian navy. The Russian Vladivostok fleet Is on the way buck to Russia to effect a .unction with the Baltio squadron. Russians do not propose to evacuate Port Arthur. Bonator Tillman, of South Carolina, Is much improved. The house hat again had, tha Rrlstow postal leport upjfor discussion Japan believe the Russian fleet has left Port Arthur for Viadlvottok. depends on fikst land batti.g. HMiaia Believes That It Will Deckle wn.th.r China Remalna Neutral Bl. Pcleisburg, March 28, In gov. eminent circle tiioro exist a strong belief thnt the question aa to whether I Ulna will observe her neutrality will lepenu largely upon tint result of the nrst Heavy liuid lighting. A big vict ory l.y tin) Knaaiuii army, It la believed, will insure the acutiicscencn ol the . lesllal empire, hut there are grave Vara a to what might hiipHtn in the event of a signal JnpHnemt success in the earlv stagi' of the lund operation. For the time being the Munition appears to be satisfactory, and it la certainly much belter than it was three weeke aim. The IVkln government haa reiterated tta professions regarding neutrality to Paul laur, the Unssiu blister, and has given him fair assuranes In answer to his question regarding the move input of Chinese troops north of the great wall. Tho native manifest a friendlier diaMiitloii than they did at the beginning of the war, hut the Kna alan know the Oriental clntritelor iu no other Kuropean do. They know how deep etel i the hatred for foreigner in China, and that the only rentiiro of me i(UHian la tlielr atrong arm. The rerent naval aurceaa of the Jai antae liaa not gn-ally irupreaaotl the ( hinernt, hut if the Kumiaiia ehoul. uaiain a ri'auy oiaaHiroua iieieat on land tiie Ciiim-ne mii.'ht audilenly be arouawi, w itn tiie couiilvanre or even the cemteiit of Japan, againat Kuanla. anil iieiliap aiiainat all forrlirner Kuaala'a preaeiit pluna are ImuhsI on the appreciation of tlie npmno importance ol the firat land battle, and no lighting on a large M ale w ill take place, H it poaaihly can be avoided, until the Rua aiana fil morally certain that they can ileal tlie enemy a crualilug blow. WIND LIFTS ROOF. Toraa4o Wrecka I Illy BuUJInt In a MUaourl Town. lllgglnaville, Mo., March 23. Kifty huildiiiga are partly wrecked, one man la murlaily injuied and aeveral other hurt, the town ia in darkmw, and the trivia trewn with dehria a the reitult of a tornado and hailntorm, which etriirk tine) place late thia alUTii.K.n Tlie hail on the atrneta waa a foot deep wllliln flvo niiuutr alter the atorm came, and mine of the hailntoura were very large. IVicena of trei- in the town were blown down and aevera horm.a were killed in the atreet. The atorm came without warning ilie wiuil ami iiail rumo llrat ami were folloaed by a terrillc downjKiur of rain which fimided nearly evetv cellar in the town. The atorm caiiin from tho went. It kept within a narrow path, at leaat the tornailo portion, only altotit two blia ka of the huainexa jM.rtion of the town bring damaged. Two other town in thia aection were In the path of the atorm, and both have population u( from 500 to fU)0. Ac cording to meagre report that are re reived hero tonight eeveral limine in both plarea have been wrecked, but the eiact eitcnt of the damage ia not known. A grocery "tore In tho bnaineai part of this place waa w recked by the atorm. John Oolphi'i), a clerk, waa mortally injured. More than 60 houaea were unroofed. ICON TO SMLD SHOTS. Sacred Relic Stnt to Ruaalaa Torpedo Boat Deatrayer. 8t, Petemhurg, Match 23. Vice Admiral Makaioff ha reportetl the ml- laruloiia rampe of four Bailor from the torpedo tmat deal rover Kten-gum-htrht, which foundered during the naval bat tle off Port Arthur March 9. The men rareped by awiiiitiiing when tho IhirI tank and iic.eoeded iu keeping afloat until picked up. The metropolitan archbishop of Bt. Peternlirg hua ai'iit an Icon to the tor iH'do boat IoahiteIny, which in the dantes at the fotce. One Thousand Soldiers a Day. Haibin, March 23. Only S3 mili tary trains have reached here since war was declnrod snd not less than half of these brought ammunition and provi sions. Of tho 20,000 troops landed hero during the Inst four days, 4,000 have been sent to Port Arthur, Niu Cliwang and Mukden, while 2,000 have boon sent to Vladivostok. Of the rest, the greater part aro on sick have, hav ing sriivod in a wretched condition. It Is stated by the commanding officer that hereafter the men will arrive at tho rale of a thousand a day. Filipinos Are Oood Polltklsn. Washington, March 23. Secretary Tuft has received a mail report from tlovernor Wrlgh. concerning the recent gulierniitorial elections. Klections were hold iu 32 provinces, tlovernor Wright wild that the elections had passed off quietly, and that great Inter est was manifested In tho results, lie added that tho Filipinos showed them selves adepts in political methods, and In some respects bettor than the people of the United 8tstrs. Range Fire Burns Buildings. Homingford, Nob. March 23. Disas trous prairie fires have swept tho raiiRfl tuUiitry. One strip burned Is six by 12 miles, another more than 20 miles long, and is still burning. Ranch sheds, barns, groves on timber claim and properly along the railroad bus been destroyed. Several narrow escapes are reported from the ranches. HAPPENINGS HERE -IN OREGON FLAW IN EXEMPTION LAW, Use of SsmUColon Leave Meaning ol Phrase In Doubt. Kttiem une more flaw lias been found in the tax exemption act passed ly the legislature at Its special session. Whllo there is no uncertainty as to the Intent of the framcr of the bill, the punctuation leave opportunity for question whether there is any limit to the value of household good that may lie claimed as exempt. The doubt arises from tho Use of the semi-colon instead of a comma. Krpresentativa Bhelhiy, of Lane county, father of the bill, was com muiileated with In regard toil, and re plied that it wri his intention that the limitation on the exemption should ao- ply to all the item of property enum erated. In other words, that the 1300 exemption might 1 made up from any or all the items mentioned. The qm-s-tlun Is whether this intention can be ascertained from the language used. Hubdtvision 8, of the act of the Sec ial session of 1103. provides that the following property shall lie exempt from taxation: "The following property, if owned by a householder and in actual use. kept for use, by and for his or her fam ily; household good, furniture and utensils; two cows ten sheep, five sw ine sncl the tools, implements, apparatus, team, vehicle, harness or library neces aary 10 enanie any person to carry on Ills traile, occupation or profession by which sikii ii son earns ins or her liv Ing to the amount of three hundred (,:i00) dollars, the articles to be select ed by such householder: nrovided. however, that when the assessed valua tion of the iiersonal property above enumerated ahull amount to less than hrce hundred ($300) dollars, then only such amount as the total of such properlty herein emimreated shall Is? exempt from taxation." The supreme court of this stute bus several tunes ileciaed that imnctuation marks aro not controlling in construing an act for the purpose of ascertaining Ha meaning. In the port of J'ortland case, decided lust July, tlie supreme court changed the location ol punrtua Hon marks in older -to arrive at the meaning of the legislature. But in that case the court found that the meaning was otherw ise clear. It is not certain that the language of theexemp' Hon act sliows that the punctuation was erioneous. NO DBMAND FOR PRUNES. Eastera Market Haa Been Supplied at Very Low Figure. Salem "The pniuo situation in the Kast didn't look good to me," said Itruce Cunningham upon his return from a recent trip to Iowa. Mr. Cunn ingham is a well-known prune grower of the Liberty neighborhood. After waiting all winter for an opportunity to sell his crop at what he considered a fair price, he took a carload of fiuit hark to Iowa to sell It there himself. "The prune market doesn't look good and I don't see any reason to believe that it will improve any this season," he continued in answer to inquiries. The fact is that the trade is alreadv supplied. Everywhere I went I found that dealers have all the prunes they want and most of it was bought at pretty low prices. I found a jobber supplied with Oregon prunes that he bought from an Oregon lirm at 4 cents in "5 pound boxes. These prunes he will sell to the retail dealer at 5 to t) cents and tho letailera will sell hem to consumers at 8j cents, or three pounds (or a quarter. "How did the Jobber get them so cheapT That beats me; but he had them, and others bought at the same figure. I learned that early in the sea sonas long as last July, jobbers were selling Oregon and California prunes. Dealers bought early and when they lad all they wanted they stopped buy ng. That is the condition that exists the market has been supplied and no mora are wanted. It looks to me as though we will have a considerable quantity of carry over stock to sell in competition with 1904 prunes." Sheep Losing Their Fleece. Echo Sheep shearing it now in full swing In the r.Vlio country, and almost every ablebodied man in the neighbor hood it making arrangements to join some crew and go to clipping wool. The price as established here for shear ing is n cents where the crew board themselves and 7 cents with board. The latter arrangement prevails here this year. As this is a forward apnng in the Cmtttillo valley, sheep shearing will have to be rushed to get it out of the way before haying begins, which is fust approaching. Not Much Illegal Fishing. Astoria So fur as can be ascertained there Is very little if any illegal llshing being done on the Columbia at the .resent time, and the closed season is wing observed more closely than for several years. Deputy Fish Commis sioner Rurton, of Washington, with Deputy F. B. Lippincott, of tho Puget' sound district, aro patrolling the river, but the Oregon olllcers are not out, although they are watching tho shore to see that no fish are delivered. Sowing Beet Seed at Echo. Echo A largo lot of sugar beet seed has been received bore and planters are busily engaged in preparing the ground. BBTTEK LUMBER RATB WANTED. Cottage Orove Cltlzsns Inaugurate Move ment Attesting Souther. Cottage Orove A meeting of the biisinccH men of this place was held at the city hull laMt week for the purpose of discussing and effecting an organiza tion with tho object of trying to obtain a better lumlier freight rate from the Houthern pacific. The rate as it now is is demoralizing the lumber industry in this valley and if a lietior rate can not be obtained many of the mills will be forced out ol business. A committee was appointed to diaft some line of procedure and after much discussion the nutting adjourned to meet again Tuesday night. If the rec ommendations of the committee will be adopted all Western Oregon will be drawn into the matter in question. Far-Rracblng Irritation Rules. Salem Tho proposed irrigation rule which were recently sudbmitted to the state bind board for approval are de signed to apply to alt the irrigation projects in the Deschutes country. The rules were proposed by both the Deschutes imsgtion ond power com- iunv snd the Three Histet irrigation cinopany. The foimer cotnnsnv has absorbed the Pilot Butte development company and tho Oregon irrigation company and acquired other Interest . ' ... A giving it control oi some zuu.uuu acres id arid land. The Three Sisters com pany has a tract of 27,000 acres. Orand Rondc Fruit Outlook. La Orande Judd Geer, horticulturist commissioner for the Eastern Oregon district, stall's that the fruit prospects for this district are excellent for all va- rieties, and that the weather conditions have lieen very favorable for fruit. Iludding has been kept back to an ex tent on account of the cool weather, and the trees are considered beyond the lunger line as far us Irost or freezing is concerned. Mr. Oeer looks forward to one of the most productive seasons in the fruit line that this valley has ever known. Favorable Report oa Rural Rout. Oregon City E. C. Clement, special inspector for the government for rural free delivery mail routes, has inspected and favorably reported on a third route to bo 0erated from the Oregon City postoHice. Tle route was inspected after a largely signed petition having been forwarded to the government su thoritics asking that the route be estab lished. - The new route will disiiense th Beaver Creek, Scbeubel, Carus snd Needy postotlices. Resigns From Fair Board. Salem G. A. Westgate, of Albany, has tendered to the governor his resig nation as a memlier of the state fair board. No reason was given for the resignation. The resignation of West- gate makes the fourth change in the personnel of tho board in the last few months, and but one experienced mem ber remains. Cattl Sold for Nome. Echo R. S. Stanfield has sold to Mr. Cox, agent for the Pacific (old stor age company, of Tacoma, four carloads of his heaviest beef steers. These cat tle will lemain here until April 15 and sie destined for Nome. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; bluestem, 80c; valley, 81c. Barley Feed, $21022 per ton; brew ing, f22.50; rolled, 2425. Flour Valley, $3.903.95 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $4(44.20; clears, $3.85(34; bard wheat patents, $4.40C4.fi0; graham, $3.50(g3.0; rye (lour, $4.50(4.90. Oats No 1 white, $1.15(31.20; gray, $1.10e1.15 per cental. Millstnffs Bran, $1819 per ton; middlings, $24.5026; shorts, $19 20; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy. $1516 per ton; lover, $10(11; grain, $H12; cheat, $11C12. Vegetable;) Turnips, 80c per sack; carrots, 80c; lieets. $1; parsnips, $1; 'abbago, l'4(52i'; lettuce, head, 25(i$ 40c per doz; parsley, 25c; tomatoes, $ 1.50(i 1.75 per crate; cauliflower, 75c (?$1 perdoz; celery, 6580c; squash, 2c per lb; cucumbers, $1.75($2.25 per dox; asparagus, 12,4c; peas, 9c per lb; beans, 10c; onions, Yellow Dnnvers, $2i2.50 per sack. Honey $3t!3.60 per case. Totatoes Fancy, 90c$l percental; common, 60(3 80c; new potatoes, 3Xc per lb; sweets, 6c per lb. Fruits Apples, fancy, Baldwins and Spitzonbergs, $1.602.25 per box; choice, $101.50; cooking, 75c. Eggs Oregon ranch, lti)(Jc. Butter Sweet cream butter, SOc per lb; fancy creamery, 25C27)sc; choice creamery, 23(24c; dairy and store, nominal. Butter Fat Sweet cream, 28H'c; sour cream, 2tl)'c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12K 13c per pound; springs, small, KKilTc; hens, 13 14c; turkeys, live, 15(3 16c; dressed, 18(st20c; geeso, live, 8c; ducks, $89 per dox. Cheese Full cream, twins, 1213c; Voting America, 14 15c. Beef Dressed, 5(ti7Mo per pound. Mutton Dressed, 67c; lambs, 8c. Veal Dressed, 7 8c. Toik Dressed, 7($7c. Hops Choice, 25c per pound prime, 24c. Wool Valley, 17 18c; Eastern Oregon, 1215c; mohair, 32 36c. TO SMOTHER BILL. Heiue Committee Will Prevent of Land Reforms. Paaaage Washington, March 22. Convinced that congress will not, at the present session, amend the public land law In a way to shut off fraudulent operations at recommended by the public lands commission, the interior depart men has determined to take advantage of the present laws, and to construe them in inch way at to minimize fraud Early in the session hope was enter tained that the timber and stone act would be mollified or repealed, and the lieu land law robbed of its vicious features, but there now appears to be no chance ol securing remedial legisla. tlon ol this character. In fact, turns out that the Quarles bill repeal ing the timber act and authorizing the aale of public timber to the highest bidder, was only passed through the senate after a deal hod been made with influential members of the house corn mittee on public lands to smother this measure when it reached them. ' The same fate awaits the Mondell bill, modifying the lieu land law, if passes the bouse and reaches the senate committee. Under the present law, timber en tries as well at lieu selections, can be made only of surveyed land. It ap peart from land office records that the most valuable surveyed timber lands in the West have now been taken up, but , oruer to gti inat wnicn remains on surveyed, speculators and holders of . cr'P "ave oten enueavoring to nave , virgin lands surveyed. It is rule of 1 . V. ,i . a .... - . . ,, the department fiat no township shall be surveyed until its survey isssked for by at least three bona fide settlers an lands within that township. In I number of instances in Orewn, Wash ington and Idaho applications have been recnetly made for the survey of heavily timbered townships, the per Tu - , , "T. repreeeowug lueiurcives ma wna uue seiners, c p- on examination, the department finds that in three out of four cases the men asking for surveys are not residing on lands for which surveys are asked, bnt I hove merely erected crude huts, which I they point to as "improvements The but are not only uninhabitable but are unoccupied, consequently re quests lor surveys are denied. FLEETS TO JOIN. Russia Plans Rode Awakening for the Japanese. St. Petersbuig, March 22. The whereabouts of the Vladivostok sqnad- lou is s profound official secret, but there are those here who believe the Japanese may wake op some morning to find that thee two divisions of Rus sia's Pacific squadron have perfected a juncture. It is betraying no confidence to state that both the admiralty and Vice Admiral Maktroff, before he left for the Far East, regarded the fact that the divisions were separated as most unfortunate for Russia's chances of suc cess at sea. Realizing that offensive naval operations are impossible nnder present conditions, it is believed no opportunity will be neglected to repair this initial misfortune, even should it involve considerable risk. Consequently the report that seven Russian warships were sighted the oth er day rft the Genssn creates much speculation here as to whether they could be the vessels of the cruiser divi sion under Captain Reitzenstein. The number of ships sighted apparently does not tally with that of the Vladi vostok division, which properly consist ed of four fast cruisers and tlie trans port Lena. It is learned, however, that the out break of hoetitities found two ships of the volunteer cruiser fleet at Vladivo stok, snd there is reason to believe that these have since been fitted out with guns taken from mountain batteries. It is therefore possible that the ships sighted were those of Captain Reitzen stein, whose object, if he ventured so far down the coast, could hftwily be anything except to slip into Fort Arth ur. If this is true, it is calculated that the squadron must havealraedy run the gauntlet of the Cores strait snd be very close to Port Arthur. Must Stay Hand of Turkey. Paris March 22. It is the expectation in official quatersthat France and the other signatories of the Berlin treaty will unite in emphatic representations to Turkey against the carriyng out of th esultsn's plans for the suppression and probable extermination of con siderable portion of the Armenians. The government is in possession of much information showing the nature of the troubles and Turkey's intention in dealing with them. Thia Informa tion shows that Borne reports of the atrocities have gone too far. America May Decide. Panama, Marh 22. The monetary question is arousing much discussion here. The partisans of the gold stan dard apparently have a majority in the nationalist assembly, but the most conservative element favors system under which two silver dollars shall be equal to one gold dollar. It is believed that the opinion of the United States may decide the matter, as the adoption of the gold standard would double the expense of constructing the canal. Long-Dlstanc Wireless-Telegraph. Washington, March 22. The signal corps ol the army is now communicat ing daily by wireless telegraphy be tween Forts Schuyler and Wright, a dis tance of 97 miles. This is the longest distance covered by wirveless teleg raphy. The speed of transmission varies from 10 to 30 words a minute. Similar apparatus will be installed at Nome and St. Michaels, Alaska, as soon 'as the weather conditions permit. CAPTURES FORT PORT AfTHLR SAID TO HAVE FALL. EN INTO JAPS HANDS. Engagement by Land and Sea Forces Said , to Have Lasted Two Day Land Forces Were Victorious Rus sians Reported to Have Be a Rooted In Interior With Heavy Los. Tokio. March 23. The newspapers here publish extra editions which con tain a report that Fort Arthur has fallen. They state that comoined land and sea attack began on Saturday, was con tinued throughout the .day and night andon Sunday. The attack was renewed Monday morning and the fortress was taken There is no confirmation from govern mcnt sources of the newspaper reports. A Japanese victory is declared to have resulted from a sharp encounter with the Russians at Chyong Syong. The Russian losses in killed, wounded and prisoners are said to be 600. COLLIDE WITH THE RUSSIANS. Japanese Cross Tatung Pass. Forty Miles From Halcbeog. London, March 23. The Daily Chronicle's Shanghai correspondent hears from Niu Chwang that the Jap anese crossed Tatung pass, 40 miles from Haicheng, and that collisions with the Russians occurred. Reports from eoul and Tokio are to the effect that Marquis Ito has arranged to lend 5,000,000 yen ($2,500,000) to Cores on easy terms. According to the Standard sTien Tsin orrespondent, China is appealing to the powers for an extension of a year n the payment of the indemnity grow ing out of the Boxer troubles. The correspondent at Tien Tsin of the Daily Mail reports that KaUoa, a Japanese merchant and Russian spy, has been assassmaated by being buried live, but that the Japanese authorities isavow any knowledge of the assassin ation. RAMMED IN FOQ. Hoi Torn la British Troopship la the En I Hah Channel. Southampton, March 23. The Amer ican line steamship New York, Cap tain Young, from New York March 15, for Plymouth, via Cherbourg and Southampton, met wtih two mishaps today, grounding oil Cape La Hague, France, in the earlv morning, and lat er coming in collision in the English channel with the Peninsula & Oriental teamship Assaye, under contract to the British government and used as a troopship, bound for Bombay with 600 troops on board. There was gieat excitement on both vessels. The boats of the Assaye were lowered and the troops were mustered, but the bulkhead of the troopship saved her jind the vessel was able to enter Southampton, and the New York was docked at 6 :30 for temporary re pairs. Nobody waa injured. RUSSIA EXPECTED AS MUCH. Abandonment of Anju by Her Outposts Was Planned. St. Petersburg, March 23. General Zhilinsy's official confirmation of the reports that the Russian outposts aban doned Anju on the approach of the Jap anese in force, causes no sui prise here, as such action is in perfect accord with the Russian plan of campaign. The Russian skirmishing and advanced out poets, thrown forward solely for the purpose of harassing and worrying the Japanese outposts, fell back as the main bedy of the enemy moved forward until the strong positions at the Yalu iver are reached. The 50 miles ol country between Anju and the Yolu are very difficult for the movement of a large force. There may be some live ly skirmishing as the Japanese ad vance progresses, but the Russians are resolved to avoid a decisive engagement until certain of victory. I Military Precaution. Paris, March 23. The Russian order stopping entry into Niu Chwang with out a permit is understood in official quarters here to be a military precau tion due to the uncertainty as to which of five places the Japanese will choose will choose for their first extensive land operations. The five points are the Yaln river, Niu Chwang, Port Ar thur, Vladivostok and Pigeon bay. The Russians being unable to determine where Japan will make her main at tack are making preparations and tak ing precautions at all five points. No Battle on the Yalu. St. Petersburg, March 23. Beyond the movement of troops to the Far East, which is progressing satisfactorily, and in accordance with Russian plant, the advices indicate little change in the situation. No official telegrams an nouncing collisions with the enemy had been received up to noon. The government had no information to sub stantiate the reported capture of 1,800 Japanese north of the Yalu river, and is discreted. Midshipmen From Washington? Washington, March 23. The follow ing midshipmen have been appointed to the Annapolis naval academy, from Washington: Guy H. Calhoun, of Seattle, by Representative Humphrey; Ralph Hover, of Hoquiam, by Repre sentative Jones; and James H. McCool, of Walla Walla, by Representative Cushmaq. OOOD SUM TO FAIR. Mouse Commltt Will Favor $700,000 Appropriation. Washington, March 19. The house subcommittee on industrial art and expositions today favorably reported substitute for the Lewis and Clark ex position bill, recently passed by th senate, carrying a total appropriation of $450,000. The substitute bill con templates the expenditure of $250,000 for a government exhibit, $76,000 for the eretcion of a government building, $175,000 for the erection of buildings for the Alaska, Philippine, Hawaiian, Oriental and Oceanic exhibits, and $250,000 for an Alaska exhibit, in ad dition to amounts heretofore appropri ated for the Alaska exhibit at St. Louis. At its next meeting, the full com mittee will consider the substitute bill. and may possibly add an appropriation ior a lorestry Duuiiing. In addition to making provision for the various buildings and the govern ment and Alaska exhibits, the substi tute bill provides for free admission of foreign articles imported for exhibit purposes, snd creates government board to collect, install and care for the government exhibit, as was dona at St. Louis snd authorizes, in connec tion with the government exhibit. fish commission exhibit and a life sav ing station. The subcommittee will further re port in favor of authorizing the coin age of 250,000 souvenir gold dollars. which are to be coined at such time and in such quantities as the expo sition authorities may desire. These coins are to be sold to the exposition corporation at part and may, by them be sold at a premium of $1 each, thus enabling the exposition to increase It earnings. While the subcommttee made no recommend ton as to Sunday closing- of the exposition, it is expected that - the full committee will amend the sen ate bill by striking out the Plstt Sun day closing amendment, and leave the matter entirely in the control of the state. Chairman Tawney, speaking of the subcommittee's report, says that an ap propriation of $450,000 for Portland it eqnvalent to an appropriation of $600, 000 or $700,000 at any other expo sition, as Portland will enjoy the ad vantage of having many of its exhibit Iready collected, requiring only tran shipment from St. Louis. He says Portland will have a better government exhibit than Buffalo had for $300,000, wid should also have as fine if not finer exhibit from Alaska, the Philippines . and the Orient than will be made at St. Louis this year. PRESERVE FUR SEAL INDUSTRY. Senate Desires President to Negotiate With Brltala for Chan re 1 Rules. Washington, March 19. After elimi nating all but three sections of Senator Dillinghams' Alaskan seal bill, tha senate committee on foreign relations has authorized Senator Foraker to make a favorable report on the meas ure. The bill as originally introduced was practically the same as had been presented in the bouse by Representa tive Tswney, of Minnesota. The first scetion of the bill prohibited the kill ing of male fur seals on the Pribylofl group of seal islands, except 5,500 to be used as food for the natives of tho islands, and this was stricken ont by the committee. As passed, the bill provides that the president of the United States shall negotiate with Great Biitain foi a re vision of the rules and regulation which now govern the taking of fur seals In the open waters of the North Pasific ocean and Behiing set, pursu ant to the treaty articles of sward of the Behring sea tribunal of arbitration made at Paris, August 16, 1893. The revision of the regulations is for the purpose of restoring and preserving the fur seal industry'and to abate tha killing of nursing mother seals on the high seas. It is provided also that the president shall endeavor to conclude negotiations with the governments of Russia and Japan for the purpose of securing their areement to any satisfactory revision of the rules that may be bad. Only Settlers Can Remain. Washington, March 19 Senator An keny and Representative Jones today received letters from General Counsel Bunn, of the Northern Pacific railway, stating that his company intends to deal liberally with bona fide settlers on the lands within the "overlap" limits, which passed to the railroad company under the recent decision of the su preme court. Settlers who settled upon these lands in good faith prior to July 1, 1898, and have made their homes thereon, will be permitted, un der the act of 1898, to retain title. Wants to Us Chines Road. Pekin, March 19. Russian commia ariat officers have applied to the Chi nese railway officials at Hsin Min Tun for permission to use their line for tho transportation of troops and stores. The officials have replied that the matter presents many difficulties, and that they must refer the application to the authorities at Pekin. Some ques tions were also asked regarding th possibility of purchasing fodder and other supplies. No Hope ior Mrs. Mil. Washington, March 19. Mrs. Miles, wife of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, retired, is lying ill at her horn inthis city. Her condition Umi been exceed ii gly critical and although soma improvement Is noted today, no bop is held nut for her recovery.