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.