THE
OREGON
MIST.
VOL. XXI.
EVGNTSOFTHEDAY
OAHItlKCO PROM ALL PARTS OP TUB
TWO MEMISPiIl'Rl'S.
Comprchtnalv Review el the Import'
nt Happening ol the Put Weak,
I'raMnted In Condensed form, Alost
Likely to Print Interesting I Our
Many Reader.
Tli Japaneao are laat preparing to
forie till) Iftlu.
IttinMi would make an agreement
ilh (irrdt Britain to Ralu an outlet t'
the sea.
Noidomilor, the Chicago rarharn
bandit, mali two desperate attempt to
wnl hU life, the II ml neatly proving
urrosahil.
The ImiiMi ha paaaod till change
tlm Washington custom l.radquartora
Ir. mi Tort TuttiiM'itd to Hrattlo. despite
tlir protest of conurt allien.
Tint foreign roiintrloa represented at
tho H. l.oul lair will I Invilml liy the
liiivrriilni'lil to transfer their exhibit
to tho 11 ami Clark oipoeltloii.
Thtt ronfe-roiiee Committee hat llml-rinlt-l
(mm tlm military appropriation
dill tlm appropriation ul $90,000 r a
bridge acroa tho Hoka(it) rlvn at Hpo
kauc. Senator Kul lm ha Mf-urnl an
amendment l tbe sundry civil bill in-!
creasing the appropriation lor road In
Ctiitiir lake national park Irotu :,(HI0
to 1 1, )O0.
The eeiiale ha adopted an amend
Itiviil ol Senator Mitel all ti the rlm l
gency appropriation bill by which tlm
Himtor eipecta to have $100,000 al
!..d. il for continuing tho Improvement
al the mouth ol the Columbia riror.
Chlnrae mid Utmiao Iron) iirarly
clashed In Manchuria.
Tho lirand Honda valley la a vaot
lake and thoiinoda ul aclea ul wheat
art ttoolo.,
The ItiiMiiitn pre regarda Iha Anlo
Fteinh treaty aa a hard blow to Uur
limn prceliiie.
1 tul tana who bad plotted againat the
liln ul president IHilwt, ol Franco,
luve l-en arrealed.
In a riot between police and blur
lackol at PeiicoI, Fla, una man
lnt and our othrra wounded.
A lour .lory hotel at Indianapolis,
In t., burned and lor time th Uvea
ol uiuro than 300 gurala were in wrll.
Admiral Togo mt ha placed the
mine which blew up the ItiiMlan war
hip and udla how it waa dona. Kua
stana emphatically deny it.
President Moyer, l the Federation
ol Minir. declare Governor Peabody,
ol Coloia.lo, baa violated hia promise,
having agreed not loinoleit tho 'minora.
Senator Mitchell baa Introduced
amendment to the euwrgenry appio
prlalioii hlU to rolitinuo Iha improve
ment ol the t'oluuibia and lower Will
aitii'ltn river.
A heavy mow baa fallen In Not thorn
and Central Now Yolk.
Altogether 10 Riirwian veaaele have
Wen dainngmt or loat aim' tlio out
brrak ol the war.
Iltiania baa iiotiflod all nation that
rthu kIII regard aa .pica corriioinlrnt
naing wlrohwa Udrgtapby.
Tho I'ort Arthur a.iiadmn will not
ai(iii n U riakotl In battle until ruin
l.irol by the Haltlc fl.-et.
Japan diMili-a that aba lm any iol
marine boat and aayi the Ituiwlan
I i i woru aunk by torpedo.
Caim(le baa croaUMl "hind lor
him.-," and act a. Me 5. 000, 000.
Not ol kin ul thoae who loae Ihoir
Uvea w ill alao bvuvtlt.
A party ol 60 prominent Filiplnoa
hat tnrU-d (or the HI. Iula (air.
Timy will ale vlalt the principal citiva
ol ttie Cnit.il Ktatoa.
Heavy ralna atoppeil all n-gnlar
tlirouuh tralllc on the Houlhern l'ai'iflc
and O. It. A N., into I'ortland, leaving
tho Northern Taclllo the only route lor
Kaatcrn mall.
The houae haa paawd the rbiilpplne
hotid bill to eiu'ouraite the building ul
railronda.
Ht. PetnrHburg liaa the rnpoit that
Ton mink rteveral ateamert and cloetul
tho cntrriiic-B to l'ort Arthur.
Kx-Muyor Amea, ol Mlnneapnlia, hai
Ihmii arrrWl, charRml with having ao
rcptml a bribe while In ofllre.
1-nnilKrnlilxir Hcniion hai lom
olnlmcd by two wlvea at Ban Krauclaco.
Ancording to talent aceounta Htiaxin
loat about (IR0 men and olllcora In the
Inking ol the batlWthlp and torpedo
boat.
Tho iwnnto committee on approprla
tloim provide! (or no Northweat harbor
work, aave The Dallea-Celllo canal, in
tho ttiudry civil bill,
VVnwknuo waahed aabore at Van
couver IhIiiihI lndicHtei the loaa ol tho
callnn atdiooner Trliunph. There
wore 20 persona on board,
A Runnor'a mate on the Mlaaourl la
found to have aavod the ahlo and the
Uvea ol (100 men by jumping into tho
miiKtinine anil cloaiua the door. Tho
Injuriua ol two ol the aoainon huvo
proven fatal,
RuaHiana have won two amall land
engaetnontH,
Cardinal flatolll, with thepoitnlaalon
ol the pope, la coming to the United
otatua. He haa no miaalon and Ir to
KUSSIA IN N;Q 0H MONEV.
laiut ol 100,(()(),0(H, i p Ct,
Bonm will Kuon bt Mad.
Ixmdon, April 20.-H..iortai8aKaln
in i irctiliuion hero ol Ituanlu'i need
ralae money. When the war btoko out
Hie gold hold abriad by the Hunk ol
HliaaU amouiittMl U) 7,fi00,000. Of
thia amount 150,000,000 haa been
.n.iou ami ineretoro, avcording t(
theaii rcporla, It would aoon Im, nmen
ary o liavo rwouriw to tho gold hold
In the ticimiry, Acioiding to a Udo
gram (rum llriiaaela printed thia morn
In.. l.u J.i .
...a ... .Mm, in um wayi ami niiunH
conferi.uio at Ht. Petersburg will I tin
maim oi a. Mm ,01)0,000 III 6 kI cent
trcnanry Iximla in I'arla, liriixMda and
Aiiiaterdain.
Vice Admiral riiiro'a ronorl ao
reptod hero aa hilly captaining the mya-
icry oi wim iliHtiriu tlun o the battlcahip
IVtropavlov.k and tho newriiaiH.ra nay
warm trihutn to tho darin- and nkil I
dinpUynl by tho Japanc.f, coiitraHting
uii-ae Willi llin appnrent lack ol lore
eight and vigllome on tho pait of the
iiuaaiana. War ciirrenpon.lcnta arrlv
Inn at l'ing Yang n-porl that the road.
are In terrible condition, but that the
Japam-ao troope In uiarching di.play
I'M'ii'iin rniiiiranco,
n.i. f. tt.fta ...
ino j'ttiiy .nan a ring vana correa-
pondnut y that tho lood iippliea arc
Ifliiit ihi.IiimI lorth on a sivaiit c tH-nlii
All the preparation prove that the
Japani w are in rca.linca u, iiiatnln I
prolnnged campaign. Tho correa
Hiuleiit ilcN-nlM'a tlir Irrraiatihle rour
ago ahown by the Jananrax in tho fiKht-
ing al Chingjil, charging rccklciwly up
Mil In the liui. nt anperlor numhiea.
The Pally Chronicln'a correapondelit
at Khan llui Kwan givoa a irport that a
Japuiiiw ilwt ol vi vraatda haa Uvn
vn racorling 100 tranaiiorta north of
I'orl Arthui.
WILL CAtSR 1)1 BATU.
Pca.loa Bill Will Come I'p Bclora th.
adnata Thia Wctk.
Washington, April 20. There will
be an effort to kwp appropriation billa
to the front all tho time during the
priarnt week in the aenalc, and to thia
end the inidry civil bill w ill le taken
up flrat. When it la di.omHl ul the
ii.ini appropriation bill will lie pre
ntrl, ami il ia boird that the hill
ill in turn la iimunlialely follow ed
by the general dettcleucy liili. The
acinic tcailera are apprehenaivo ol tho
cITcd ol tho ronaideration ol various
billa on the calendar, and aie exercla
Ing their ingenuity to keep them in the
background.
There arc aotne tcaturca ol tho aun-
dry civil bill which will rattae diarua
ion, and it in iH-lieved it will occupy
two days. Tho pension bill usually
give through without debate, but it ia
probable there w ill be quite a little dis
cussion on the pending bill.
II opportunity la nlTered, N-nalor
llaiinbrotiith will endeavor to obtain
ronaideration of the Indian agreement
bills, m-nntor Kairhaiiks also atands
ready to acite the fiiat chance that offers
to ptvaa hia bill lor a new executive
building in Washington.
BC0 EATS IP WHARF PILINQ.
Rca.mbl.1 Water lira ana work al
Edge ol Water.
Iloqulam, Wash., April 20. Com-
miasioiier t.. I'avis receimy wriu io
Weatpnrt and made an examination ol
tho Wcstxirt wharf. He finds the en
tire piling ol the wharf practically des
troyed by a amall bug resembling a
water Ilea. The piling waa put In
but five years nifo and now la ruined
ami wlll tw replaced lor safety.
Mr. 1kv1 found the bug nam ai
work, llocutaof! tho piles l low
ui,.r mink, so that lH-inch piling la
found to be within a lew inches of bo
fill en lirolv cut off. Cedar, which
usually is proof againat inaerta, has no
terror lor tho bug, ami no cms una
luster than fir.
H well driven t ng n to lasi mu
flvn vcara. it tneaiiH wnne milliol must
Iks found to snvo them or an oodles ex
pense I certain. The tnetH-t la Known
to scientist aa the llminohio, and Is
id to Ui very destructive to wooii oi
this kind. An effort will bo maiio io
flint a remedy ll tho peat.
Inquiry on Iha MUaourl.
Washlntgoii. April 20,-Tho navy
i ...,., i imlnv received a dispatch
IICI'lll .." -j i
from Hour Admiral Harker, command
ing the North Atlantic licet giving the
personnel ol the court ol inquiry that
ia engaged in making an investigation
of the cause of tho rocent accident on
thoMiHsourl. They are: Hear Ad
miral Chadwick, president; taptam
Joseph N. Hemphill, command ing the
Kearaarge ami :oniuiaimi --"
ti . f.l......l..,wl with I. leu-
commuuoii'K i"
tenant Mark ltrlstol a auvia-aio. ic
Invcatigiition wilt require a week.
Rutalan Victory I Denied.
Bt. lVtershurg. April 20.-Tho mili
tarv general atuff dlscrellta the a ory
J,7lth.Ro.lnittHoka,l 12,000 Jap
anese troop at the moment of landing
at Yogtin.pho and ilrnve them back to
tbelrahip-. No affuir of that aort haa
been reported by Oenorl Kouropatkin.
1" reported that Viceroy Alcxieff ....
c ived formal order, that the float
must not leave Port Arthur tof tto
arrival of tho new commander, Admiral
Hkrydloff.
J.panShlp Reported Sunk,
;,......i...... Anril 20. A
dla-
imtch from Port Arthur ayoverl eye
w,u . ... ......i.i.. rwt Artbnrdiirlng the
ST. HELENS,
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
INDIANS ON TUB MOVD,
ftovlng Portion Blna to Lcava Roaer.
vallon lor Iha 5umm.tr.
Pendlolon The roving portion of the
Indian on tho reservation or those
who winUrod on tho Columbia, la al
ready stirring abroad, and making in
some caw for the foothill. The aurn
uiering season of the Himill band of no
mad begin eurly in April. There are
many Indiana seal torcd over the country
who do not cult i vii to the advantngei of
llin niservution.
Tho more imliistriou and leu proud
of these red men make money, off wool
at thia season. With a paekhorao or
two, they wander around the the ahecp
districts, and while tho buck get the
living by bunting and fishing, the
piaw pulls or pick up wool wherever
alio ran find it. Hit of fierce pulled
oft wool wagon, when the latter aturt
running, or even woo) from sheep
which have died on the range all go to
make up the sackfulls, which are after
ward pocked to town for sale. Indian
will rarry load like this 100 or 150
mile lor eitfht ecu la a pound.
I lie migration ol the reservation In
linn doe not lake place until May,
w ht-n hundred ol them go to the moun
tain lor the summer to spend the araa
on hunting and llshing. A summer
progresses, he pushes farther and farth
r into the lulls, not to come back to
tho reservation until the early snows of
autumn drive him back.
LOOUnii LEASIiS NECANICUM.
Clataop County Court Oranta Carefully
Guarded Privilege.
Astoria The county court ha grant
ed the petition of ('. C. Clarke, the
Seaaidc logger, to leaae the portion of
the Necanicum river that run through
section 2K, township 0 north, range 10
weal. The lease ia for a period ol Ave
years and givea the lessee the right to
mprove the river channel, to erect and
construct such dam, booms, and make
uch other improvement a may be
necessary Ii.r the purpose of making the
atrcam a public highway for floating
ogs, timber and lumlier.
lie is also given the right to collect
toll for the rafting, floating and boom-
ng of logs, limber or lumber at the
rate of 30 cent per thousand fret,
t'nder the term of the lease tho least
to secure the necessary . right-o-way
from owner o( property ailing the
course of the stream, and he givea a
ootid in the atitn of f'.'.OOO to hold the
county of Clatsop hatmles of any and
II damage occasioned to any peiaon
r to proprcty by the use of the atream
for floating log. The county reserves
he right to annul the Icate without
notice, sltould any of its provisions be
iolatrd.
Orand RornU Drive Start.
Im (iriindo Tho log on the Orand
Hondo river at Perry have begun to
move. I he monster urive nas sinrieu
from the headwater of the stream to
ward the mill at Perry. The Grand
Hondo Lumber roniany will drive
about 111,000,000 feet of log this
pring. It will become necessary to
build railroad to tho vast India ol pine
lying on the bend ol the tinind Hondo
iver and .Meadow creek, as it will no
too costly and tedious to haul the log
to the river and depend on the annual
Irive to supply tho mills.
Hospital lor Chemawa School.
Salem Congrcasan Ringer Hermann
ha Ixen honored by having his name
M'stoweil upon the now ho? pi In 1 build-
ng w hich i to lie erected nt Chemawa
inlian school this year. An InsinH-tor
ol the department of Indian affairs has
icon here and a site for the new buikl-
n u waa selected. The structure, which
will bo of brick, and will coat fl5,00,
will bo loetaod on the cast side of the
Southern Pacific track, and north ol
he new school building. It will be
nown as Hermann hospital.
Young Trout at Clackamas Hatchery.
Oregon Cliy-In tho last three months
tho government hatchery at Oregon
;Miy ha received ooo.uou trout eggs
from other government stations located
at Northvillo, Mich.; Manchester, la,
and Uadville, Colo. The egg, which
include the Uike, HalnbowanU Eastern
brook varieties, have all hntcliett out
and will bo planted In the mountain
streams of this state by July l. inese
are tho same varieties that have been
placed in tho Oregon streams.
Factory May Reaum Work.
Pendleton Steps are being taken to
got the Rigby-Clove combined harvester
manufactory anil louuury on a nuuu
basis Bgaln. W. T Rigby, the prlncl-
al owner, was lmrtl lilt ny me u. b.
Wado failure. T. J. Glesler, a Port-
mid man. Is here w ith the intention oi
organUing a stock company to operate
tho concern. xne iinrveswr mnmi
facturod is the invention of Mr. Rigby.
Warrants to Bear Six Per Cent.
T.a GrandeThe county court
of
iTiilmi coiintv has cancelled 127,000 ol
county warrants, and the list included
all warrants that were bearing 8 per
cent interest. Hereafter the Interest
charge on county warants will be but 0
per cent. Much of the time of the
court waa devoted to road and school
district matters, and at thlB session the
list of judges and clerks of election was
completed. '
OB EG ON, FBIDjLY,
QOUD WEATHER FOR SHECP.
DaaUrn Oregon Wool Will Bo of Better,
Cleaner Quality.
I a Grande The sheepmen of Eastern
Oregon say that the late spring, which
is 30 days behind time, will have a
splendid effect upon all of the flocks of
hastern Oregon, and the great supply
ol water now pouring down the hills on
every aide will insure good pasturage
way into the summer, and yearling
thia summer will lie stionger and fatter
and bring better price than ever before.
Lambing is now at its height, and
the increase in the flocks promises to
bo very large. Wool t hi -year will be
of much finer quality and cleaner than
last year because the sheep will not
have to rim In dut so long before
shearing time, which in this part of
hatern Oregon will lie about May 25,
and the sheepmen throughout the coun
try seem very jubilant.
Wool from last year's crop in Eastern
OrVgon ha been sold in Philadelphia
within the past week for 17 cents, and
this is a good indication that prices
tlii year will go high.
STOCK LOSSES REDUCED.
Warmer Weather Averted tho Danger
Threatening tho Herds.
Pendleton Stock reports from south
ern Umatilla and Grant counties show
condition much improved since the
heavy snowstorm ol two weeks ago, and
atix'k looses, which threatened for a
abort time to materially thin out the
herds, have been to a great degree
averted. In valley, where it waa pos
sible, range stock was gotten out to
where grant could be found, while
enough feed was on hand for domestic!
rattle.
In valleys where stock could not be
gotten out to better locations, cattle
and sheen went on short rations for
some time, but escaped after nominal
oss, as warmer weather came. Nights
wore not severe after the storm, a con
dition which also greatly helped. Sev
eral thousand head of sheep and cattle
perished, but tne Iobs was probably not
over one or two percent above nominal.
Stock Eacapcd Sever Season.
Athena Foothill stockmen east and
southeast of here have not sustained
nearly as severe stock losses as was
feared three weeks ago, when a sudden
heavy snowfall with severe weather
when feed was about run out, caused
apprehension that hundreds of good
cattle would be lost. Snow is now out
of the lower hills sufficiently to allow
grar.ing. and no more will probably die.
Aa it was, it is said 200 or 300 head,
principally old rattle or those in poorer
condition, will rover the loss in the
mountain section.
Report From Penitentiary.
Superintendent James, of the peni
tentiary, has filed his report with the
secretary of state covering the quarter
eliding March 31 The principal fea
ture of the report is the financial state
ment of tho institution, which shows
that the total expenses amount to t'-0,-305.87.
Of this amnont, $1,025.19 is
ileducted from the betterment fund.
There were S14 convicts in the prison
at the close of the quarter, against 311
at the rlose of the last quartet.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; bluestem,
c; valley, 80Slc, export values.
Harley Feed, 1 13.50 per ton; rolled,
(24.60(325.
Flour Valley, f3.90-l.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $44 25;
clears, 3.85(4.10; hard wheat pat
ents, 4.40t4.70; graham, 3.50t4;
whole wheat, 1(S4.25; rye flour, 4.50.
Oats No. 1 white, 1.17H1.20;
gray, fl.12SiCx.15 percental.
MillHtuffs Bran, f 1920 per ton;
middlings, 2f5.60(27: shorts, 20("S
21; chop, $18; lineced. dairy food, f 19.
Hay Timnthv, $15(810 per ton;
clover, SI011; grain, $11(3 12; cheat,
11(!12.
Veeeatblea Turnips, 80c per Back;
carrots, 80c; beets, fl; cabbage,
2c; lettuce, head, 2540c per dozen;
parsley, 25c; cauliflower, 1.75;celery,
(I0(!?90c per down; squash, 2c per
pound; cucumbers, f 1.75(82 perdoaen;
asparagus, 8r; pea, 6,Hc per pound;
rhubarb, 79c per pound; beans, 10c;
onions, Yellow lianvers, f 2(2.40 per
satk.
Honey 303.50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, tl.201.85 per
cental; common, 76c(?tlj new pota
toes, 3,H4o per pound; sweets, 8c per
pound.
Fruits Stiawberries, (3.75 per
crate; apples, fancy Baldwins and Spit
zenberss, fl.502.50 per box; choice
(K41.50; cooking, 75c,fl.
'.Eggs Oregon ranch, 1718e".
Hutter Sweet cream butter, 30c per
pound; fanry creamery, 25c j choice
creamery, 2224c; dairy and store,
nominal.
Butter Fat 5wect cream, 28,c;
sour cream, 211 H!c.
roultry Chickona, mixed, 1313Xc
per pound; springs, small, 20c; hens,
13.Hi(S14c; turkeys, live, luis'ivc:
dressed, 18'920c; ducks, 89 per dos
en; geese, live, 8o per pound.
Choese--Full cream, twins, 12 13c;
Young America, 14 15o.
Hops 1903 crop, 28025c per pound.
Wool Valley, 16 17c; Eastern Ore
gon, 1214o; moluir, 3031c per
pound I r ohoice.
Beef Dressed, 67Jc per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 67tic per pound ;
spring lambs, 8c,
Veal Dressed, 6.(370 per pound.
Pork Dressed, 7i8o per pound.
APJtlL 22, 1904.
AMERICA CAN HARDLY ACT NOW.
Prccrdent Against Intervention for Wire
ksa Telegraph Company.
'Washington, April 19. One of the
principal wirelcsa telegraph companies
haa filed at the state department an
energetic protest against the decree of
Admiral Alexieff that newspaper cor
respondents in the Far East during the
war shall be treated as spies. The
state department Las taken the protest
under consideration, but following the
almost unbroken practice It probably
will decline to take any action on a
hypothetical case. If an American cit
izen Is arrested by the Russian officials
the state department immediately will
lay down a line of policy to meet this
novel departure in international law.
It is realized that newspaper corres
pondents using wireless telegraphy in
the neighborhood of naval operations
might unwittingly give information of
great value to the enemy, whose ves
sels, being also equipped with wireless
telenrahy, might readily take op mes
sages sent to a snore station.
The state department is loath to es
tablish a precedent by protest that
might hereafter embarrass onr own
naval commadners. The matter is
said by a distinguished military officer
here to emphasize the pressing need for
an international agreement fixing the
exact status of newspaper correspond
ents in case of war.
WILL ASK NATION 10 MAKB HASTE.
Oregon Delegation Desires '05
Fair
Board b Named at Ones.
Washinton, April 19. Copies of the
Lew is and Clark exposition bill, as it
was signed by the president, were de
livered from the printing office today
ana distributed among the various gov
ernment departments. The Oregon
senators, early this week, expect to see
cabinet officials and nrge the early ap
pointment of the government board
w hich is to have supervision of the gov
ernment exhibit. Until this board is
appointed and makes an estimate of the
amount of space that will be needed for
the government exhibits and for exhib
its from Alaska, the Philippines, Ha
waii and the Orient, the supervising
architect will be unable to proceed with
he preparation of plans for buildings.
For this reason, it is desired that the
board shall be named without delay.
The senators also expect to see the
president and lay before him the list of
countries which it is desired shall be in
vited by this government, through the
state department, to participate in the
exposition. When this is accomp
lished, there is nothing left for the
Oregon delegation to do in furtherance
of the exposition so far as the govern
ment is concerned.
DON'T KILL LAWS.
China's Action on T eatjr WIU Have
No Effect on lbcm.
Washington, 'April 19. Attorvney
General Knox has handed io the presi
dent his opinion regarding the validity
of the Chinese exclusion law. Wnile
the opinion has not been made public,
it is known the attorney general holds
in effect that the denunciation of the
treaty by China does not operate to nul
lify the existing laws, and that the ex
clusion can be enforced as rigidly here
after as under the treaty.
In its effect the exclusion law Is more
drastic than the treaty. While the
treaty is in force, the points of differ
ence between the law and treaty are de
cided in cacordance with the terms of
the latter. It is the hope of the Chi
nese government that a new treaty will
be negotiated which will prove more
favorable to Chinese, immigrants that
is the present treaty. Indeed, such a
treaty is now being considered.
Canal Papers All Drawn Up.
Paris, April 19. All the papers nec
essary for the transfer of the Panama
canal to the United States are now com
pleted. They include inventories and
schedules of the property belonging to
the company in Panama, here and else
where. These have been carefully gone
over and checked by W. A. Day and
Charles W. Russell, the assistant attor
ney generals who came fiom Washing
ton to assist in the transfer of the prop
erty and the officers of the company.
The most'important paper is the con
tract for the sales.
Will Not Let Fleet Oo Out.
Paris, April 19. The Eclaire's St.
Petersburg correspondent says he is in
formed that a formal order has been is
sued to Vicreoy Alexieff not to permit
the Russian fleet to leave Port Arthur
before the arrival of Vice Admiral
Skrydloff. It is the opinion in high
naval circles that it will not be neces
sary to dispatch the Baltic squadron to
the Far East, as the army, it is be
lieved, will be able to cope with the
Japanese forces.
Japan Will Have Submarine Boats.
London, April 19. While it is au
thoritatively stated that the Japanese
have no submarine navy at the present
time, and therefore it is impossible that
the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk
could have been sunk by a boat of this
class, it is understtood that the Japan
ese arsenals and navy yards are working
overtime on two or more submarine
boats, which will be ready before the
Russian Baltic squadron reaches the
Far East.
RUSSIAN VICTORY
SURPRISE JAPS WHILE TRYIN0 TO
LAND 12,000 MEN.
Enemy Waa Lying la Walt and Inflicted
Heavy Loss In Men and Oune Ad
miral Togo Again Bombards Port
Arthur Without Damage to Fort, Al
though Stvoral arc Killed.
London, April 18. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Standard
sends a rumor to the effect that Vice
Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japan'
ese landing of troops to the westward
of the Yalu river. When 12,000 men
had been landed the Russian troops,
which were lying concealed, suddenly
attacked them, driving thra back to
the ships, with heavy losses in men
and guns.
Russian Fortification Completed.
St. Petersburug, April 18. A dis
patch from Liao Yang says that the
Russian fortification on the Yalu river
have been completed. The center of
the line of fortified positions is Aa
tung. The right flank rests on Ta
Tung Kau and the left flank on Kiu
Len Cheng, on the west bank of the
Yalu.
A0AIN BOMBARD PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese
Fire Many Projectiles,
Cause No Damage.
but
St. Petersburg, April 18. A tele
gram from Admiral Alexieff from Port
Arthur to the emperor stys that from
9:15 o'clock this morning to midday
the Japanese fleet, in two divisions,
bombarded the fortress and the town
alternately from the Liao Tshan prom
ontory, firing 185 projectiles.
The Russian squadron, including the
battleship Pobieda, replied from the
anchorage by a plunging fire. The
batteries also participated.
The losses on land were seven Chi
nese killed and five soldiers and three
Chinese wounded.
The Russian warships sustained no
damage and there was no loss of life
on them.
This attack. is taken hereto show
Admiral Togo has not given np bis
purpose of damaging the rest of the
Russian ships, now that there is little
possibility of them again going to aea.
Unquestionably he is aware of the
effect of his previous bombardment,
and the fact that he has repeated it in
dicates to the officers here that be be
lieves there is a good chance for a pro
jectile hitting a taiget. In order to
drop a shell into the harbor or city, a
high angle fire is necessary. This is
the reason the Japanese squadron took
up a position at Liao Tiahan. Other
bombardments were from the same
point, which, at the time, did not
seem to be w:thin the range of the Rus
sian batteries.
MAY QIVB UP POSTAL INQUIRY.
Senate Now Looks With Little Fcror Up
on an Investigation.
Washington, April 18. Pres dent
Roosevelt had an important confeience
today with Senators Aldrich, Spooner
and Penroee, the last named bring the
chairman of the committee of post
offices and poetroads. The conference
related to the proposed investigation by
a senate committee of the affairs of the
poatofhee department. AU parlies to it
were reticent as to the details of the in
terview, but enough is known about it
to indicate that an inquiry into, the
postal affaire is not so likley to be au
thorized as it was a day oi two ago.
The subject is being considered confi
dentially by the senate leaders, and a
definite decision, one way or the other,
may be reached soon. Objections to a
congressional investigation have been
suggested which may induce the senate
to abandon the proposition altogether.
A searching investigation into the
affairs of the Washington and New
York postofficea is now being con
ducted. These inquiries were insti
tuted by the president himself,, and
they are being made very thorough.
In addition to these inquiries, Messrs.
Conrad and Bonaparte, under general
instructions from the president, are
still pursuing their investigation into
postofnee department matters.
Commander ol Cxarovltch Perished.
Paris, April 18. A dispatch to the
Temps from St. Petersburg says:
"The causes of the catastrophe at fort
Arthur are United to two hypotheses,
a submerged Russian mine oi an explo
sion on board the Petropavlovsk. All
the victims are badly burned and the
catastrophe was complete within one
minute and a half. The fleet ' remain
ing at Poit Arthur is reduced to a
strictly defensive basis. The com
mander of the Czareovitch perished on
the Petropavlovsk before he had, as
sumed command.
Mr, Botkln In Polk Court.
San Francisco, April 18. Mrs. Cor
ilelia Botkin appeared today in Police
Judge Conlan's court for her prelimin
ary examination on the charge of pois
oning Mrs. Joshua Deane, of Dover,
Del. 8 he was represented by Attorney
R. C. Larke, a friend ol her former
counsel. The taking of testimony of
the Delaware witnesses was at once be
gun. Mrs. Lizzie L. Kemp, formerly a
clerk in the postoffice at Dover, being
the first witness called.
Urgea Nation Pay lor Work ol Mob.
Washington, April 18. President
Roosevelt today sent to congress a mes
sage recommedning an appropriation of
$25,000 to compensate William a.
Radcliffe, a British subject, for loss of
property by mob in Colorado in 1901.
NO. 19.
WAR LOSS STUNS.
Russia Finds Japanese Also Sunk
Torpedo Boat.
St. Petersburg, April 10. On the
heels of the announcement of the sink
ing of the battleship Petropavlovsx
come the news that the Japanese sur
rounded and sunk the torpedo boat des
troyer Bezstrashni. Only five of her
crew escaped, although it is probable
some were taken prisoners.
News of the reverse was communi
cated to the czar by Admiral Oukomi
sky. He wired today that the destroy
ers and four consorts were outside
scouting during the night. The Bezs
trashni lagged behind and became lost
in the mist. When day broke, aba
tried to creep in along the coast but
was discovered, cut off, overpowered
and sunk. Admiral Oukomstky's dis
patch concludes as follows:
"I have taken command provision
ally of the fleet since the disaster to
the Petropavlovsk. During some ma
neuvering of the battleship squadron
the Pobieda struck against a mine
amidships on the starboard side She
was able to regain port by herself. No
one on board of her was killed or
wounded."
The Russian word in the text of the
official dispatch describing the accident
to tbe Pobieda means either "mine" or
"torpedo," but the qualifying adjective
indicates something moving toward tbe
ship. This dispatch puts an end to
the idea prevailing here that there bad
been an engagement following the dis
aster to the Petropavlovsk. It is con
sidered remarkable here that the Jap
anese did not take advantage of this
terrible accident to attack Port Arthur.
PENSION ITEM IS 14,000,000.
House Committee Completes OeaeraJ
Deficiency Appropatlou BUL
Washintgon, April lo. The house
committee on appropriations today com
pleted the general deficiency appropria
tion bill, carrying a total of 110,388,
744. Tbe largest item in the bill ia
$4,000,000 for pensions. Of this sum,
$1,600,000 is an estimated deficiency
which will be caused by tbe execution
of the recent service pension order.
Tbe minority members of the commit
tee made a fight against this amend
ment, and it was ordered reported by
a party vote.
As the item is included, a minority
report accompanies that of tbe major
ity to the house. Th minority views
are signed by Underwood, Brand ige,
Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay
lor of Alabama, was absent. The con
clusion of the minority is that there
was no warrant of law for the appropri
ation of the million and a half dollars
lequested by the commissioner of pen
sions requested for the purpose herein
stated. It quotes the recent order in
lull, and says that while there are
members of congress who favor a serv
ice pension law, it is not wholly the
jurisdiction of the appropriations com
mittee to consider the question. "Our
duty," the report says, "is confined to
providing the money to pay the obliga
tions of the United States contracted
under tbe law. The point we desire to
make ia that there is no law on the
statute books of the United States that
allows the $1,500,000 appropriation
asked for by the commissioner of pen
sions to pay the deciency caused by ex
ecutive order, and we will move on the
floor of the house to reduce the appro
priation asked for pensions to the ex
tent of $1,500,000 for that reason."
Ask Smoot to Help Find Them.
Washington, April 16. Senator Bur
rows has notified Senator Smoot that
five witnesses subpoenaed in the pend
ing Smoot investigation have not been
found. Senator Burrows suggested to
Senator Smoot, that in view of the
statement of President Joseph F.
Smith, that he would endeavor to have
all witnesses summoned or wanted
to appear, it would be well to inform
Mr. Smith that the witnesses named
were wanted. Senator Smoot wrote
President Smith to this effect.
SUBMARINE BOATS IN PLAY.
Japan Believed to Have Two to Plant
Mines at Port Arthur.
Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg
correspondent to the Echo de Paris,
under this morning s date, sends the
following:
"I learn that a firm opinion prevails
in naval circles, based on telegrams
from the surviving officers, that the
loss of the Petroplavlovsk and the in
juries to the Pobieda were caused by
torpedoes launched by the Japanese,
and by submarine vessels. Hitherto it
has not been believed that the Japanese
had any submarine boats, but it is now
admitted that such boats might have,
been received with the cruisers bought
from Argentine and brought out from
Genoa by English crews. It is diffi
cult to verify this, but the admiralty ia
of the opinion that tbe cruiser brought
out two submai me vessels."
Alexieff Ordered to Take Charge.
Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris tel-
ergaphs the following: At 3 o'clock
today the emperor telegraphed Viceroy
Alexieff ordering him .to go to Port
Arthur immediately and assume com
mand of the squadron pending the ap
pointment of Vice Admiral Makaroff't
successor. The viceroy leaves tonight.
Rumors that Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky was in action againat 18
Japanese vessels is unconfirmed.
Snow Palla la Maryland.
Cumberland, Md., April 10. Snow
fell here and throughout Western Mary
land today. At Foetburg and other
points it covered the ground to the
depth of two inches.
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