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Newspaper Page Text.fi'UAM Mil )H THE kit 1 ., OREGON MIST VOL. XXI. EVENTS OF THE DAY QATHEKCO FROM ALL PARTS OP TUB TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprthnlv Review at Ute ant Mappenuiga of th Put Week, Frenta4 In C on Feraa, Mast Likely to Peeve laterwetfcag t Our Many Ittor. HiimI ha railed on I more rearevea Mirny (li'imrUHl union miner am ar riving at I'enver, Tint HiiiMilan force at Ping, smith of N i it I'liaang have lieen forced to evacu t. I!iiimIb wilt Hot bead (ho proteat Hrllalii agatnat declaring foodatuflecoii trahaild. An uilcinpt liaa twn made In kldnatj the Italian rtinaul at Tangier, Muiocco y lunula. All Kttaaian warshlpa at Port Arthur ate niMU'twd lo I ready tor service within a fortnight. The (nil li avmlanuual reunion o( 8. lnli HIU) Manona of Oregon U In amnion at Portland. ('miirrwiiittn MeU-alf, of California lit littd to atiiveed Coitvlyou aa neoe. tary of commerce nil labor. The national head of th Kathbons Hiir' il Pythian Htatera, at a rn Irrrnre, have preiiared a titan for the runaolidallon ol tliii two older, A cluudhnrat on th tableland alja rrtit to Hlrrling, Colorado, canard I lic-l nf aater 10 tn I Indira deep to r. vrr the lower portion of the town .Mm 1 1 ilamattn was dona to growing croi In that arotloo. 1 he una nfn- at uregon vity may m moved to I'rotlanil. , Aimer Mi Klnlr), brother of the late l'r. i lnit Mckinley, la dead. the Colorado train roblter have a?aiu eluded the poena and are further Into i lm little. The man who attempted to kilt the tij.aotnh premier haa been aent to firm on fir 17 yeara. The of Mayor Pallinger, of feat' tl', haa liren warned of a plot again! her hudiaiid a life. I hiure report that battle wa f.iufc-l,i June it within aeven mitre of the iimrr forte ol Port Arthur. Tim I'miauia rnmmfaalnnere are rmr a rurtrnrv system acceptable to the t'liitrd Maine will tie adopted by I'atia lua. Mure union nilneia ait being deport' nl Iroin Colorado and the work will be kept up until all are taken out of the tale. Tin- JapeneM are constructing a rail r.l Irmii Feng Wang Cheng to bliak illi, in I lee to Ihe southeast, near the mouth of the Yaln river. It.Miwu-lt deelrra AmbaaaadorChoate to KiiTtwl Kniii aa attorney general. John W, Mlnto baa Im-n anointed I..iii.iitri at Portland, to take charge July 1. IVrdlrarla, the Amerlran held by Muroriaii bandita, will aoon be re- Irnnxl. The Jatianeee have dialwlged Ruaalan Inrim in a nuuiher of town a along the Mao Vang. A nt.TMMit In Oklahoma wt the caiim- oi thrro deatha and waahed aay inany hnnana. KaiiMia iii'J-cta to lielng made the lumping ground for the objectionable I .olorado uiiioniata. Many union mlnera are twing de poried from the Vlrtor, Colorado, iiiiuiiig illatrirt every day. Cripple Creek alllaiu-e haa d.ldel It will mil try lo bieak up the print, fin' union, fearing that the papera will UH'IU. Four Imiidied arliool children were thrown in a maa at Han Joee, Cat., by lln- lucakitig down of a platform in a thiatnr. Nona weia aerloualy Injured. The aocretnry of the Mlneownert' a m intlon miva the dealre to make all loin the union and not tha eight hour lay la the real laaue In the Colorado trouble, I'oalinaatar Bancroft, of Portland, li renlgned. ' The American Mwllcal aaeooletlon Hill mret In Portland In 1006. The alleged leader In thfl Victor, Colorado, riotf haa been captured. In a buttle between Coloiado ranch era ami train robbtira one of the Utter waa killed, HuiiHla ! not negotiating with Tur key for the paaaage of the Baltic fleet tli rough the Dradanellea. tlnnoral Kurokl'a niovementi ate a 1'iiialu to the KiiHHlaua and they do not know what to expect next. The mother of Lewie Ktael, the American correspondent killed by Chi nee, haa fllod a claim lor ,20,000 with China. Attorney General Knox haa been cluiHon to ancceed the late Benator An attempt wna made naer Granta 1'hbh to wreck a paaeenger train on tho Houtliern I'acilic. Tlea placed on a curve wore dlBcoveied by the engineer in time to prevent aeiloui leaulta. No trace haa boon founl of the Victor aHiiMalna, Genernl Kuropatkln, with hit main force la at Lino Yang. tBT. HELENS, OttECJON, jtttlDAT, JUNE,7. KTO. 27. I II II I II M A iJlJLTIVTIIVTfZC UPnil IT AnrnAlt II n nni ruiiniuo 11CIVC in UKCUUll II 1 1 UtiCISION ON SWAMP LAND. J 200,000 M.lp A Paw llmple Riilaa Which WoaM Oer Highwaya. Among tlie element! and forcta of nature there are aeveral eneiulei of g.xid roada, but the greateat ol them 1. water. It waahei away th. materl.l of the road. It aoaki Into the road and "ftena it o that tha wagon wheela cut into the aurfaoe making rut a and hole 11 perumaien ami aoftena the fl.un,l.tl,.n w that the turface of the roal aluka or -.. up. in me winter the water that la In the road frwi. .t.,..i. nd liHMena ami dlalntigratea the road materiel, i ... iiiemoai minor ant th (.. n, ounoing 01 roaIa la lo lernen or prevent the ravagee ol water; yel no feature of the work la ao neglected aa thia. Many ha al rid iiiirvimira aeem lo lIVM tin noiiauierauon lo Itie (pieallon of eraln g, and th reault la a regular mini lilkai(e during aoveral weeka or ttiontha uf the year, The following are a few almoin ml.. the obaervame of which would go far lowaid Iwttering the roada of thlacoun. try! rirat, The road ahould he eo locatnl and Conttructed aa to avoid ateep giadiadown which the water runlie duilng heavy raina tearing up and Mhlng away the road material. Mecond, The foiiudallon of the road ahould he thoioughly drained by on iue oiicnea wim-ii will carry on the ater, ami a here neieaaarv tile diaina ahould be laid in the foundation itaelf. riitnl, The aurfare of the roal ttotiid lie hard and tmooth and have etiihfleut 1 1 ui toward the aidea loaded the an rim e ea'.er. Fourth. Kill and holea on the aur face of the tlnlahed roal ahould be flllnl aa fa.it aa made ao that no wate ran lie on the auilaee to be worked Dp Into mud, Th erne i nlre are ainiple and eaay to ollow, and any one who givea any aeri- one thought to the matter can nee the ledum u( following them. Hllll they re almoat uiiiveraaily Ignored aa the condition uf our ruada abundantly pruvea. hat thia country ncede la a radical lange, a new era In road building. The people have been moving In rut in mute arnaea than one, and II each x-al community la left to work out the road problem alone, they will continue move in the aama ruta, and every year milliotia of dollar will be thrown n lo the in ml, to aay nothing of the neulting from the urn of bed nde. 1 w l lire on road Improvement vein to do very little good. Hooka and lulletin on road building appear to have very little effect. What the local cummnnltiea need la radii n I object leeaona and actual an- aiaunce, and theev ran come only fiom the tate governmenta and the federal ivernment. It la for thia reaaon that road reformcra everywhere are turning toward elate and national aid aa the only eoloton of the road problem. The bad roada of the United State are a blight, a curee, a diagrare and all patriotic, progreeeive citirena ahouiil make a giand united etTort to wle them out and put our nation on a level lib the advanced nalluna ol r.urope the matter of roada. the Peeiltoece la Slaerla. Pari. June 15. Iltera leceived from rorrenpondenta who have Investi gated the condiliona prevailing In Hi lierta alio lliat tlie natlvea are Buffer ing aevercly a a reault of the war. An vntdemic ha broken out among the laboreia alio lire around Lake Paikal, and It I feared the dilteaiie, the exact natuie of which haa not yet been as certained, will affect Ihe troopa who re pnlng through on the way to aian- hum. The unfortunates Biiecieti oy thedimae umially die within forty- igtit hour aitei lieing Brat attaigea, and ao far all known tenieuiea liavo proven inelea. VUlta lb Baealt'a Caaip. Tangier, June 15. J. W. 8. Unger- " . , ..f .1.- M.,.w.an man, coinmiaaioner oi un .....-.. ition at the Ht. Uiul expoeiuon, .r- ived here today from the camp oi ai- II. the liaiulit. In an Interview giv en to tlie Af-latel Preaa. Mr. banner- man aid: "I met Kaiauli ana uib Iwiid fully armed and auaplcloiu oi ine ait. For a few mlulea me biiuwm rritical. but all paed on wen. .m Perdlcari is much bettor and In good apirita over the preepeci oi u. peedy relcaae." Quna Drove Bee Train, T.xii i I ii it 1ARear Admiral Togo 'l.yt Tneadav a nart of the fleet ,mlarded the wcat coaat of the LIo Tung iKMiliiaulB. n' rove back a niimery "'""-,-" or,-ching .outhward. No train have ten m-en Bim. The enemy wa moving In troop, and erecting work leiitly expecting a ibho.i.r Japaneaeat that polnl anu """""" prt paratlona to prevent It. Small g nn- ogo bombarded tne i'"" ork. Port Arthur Left to Fat. ... TmiA IB Belief in felt In mllllry circle. t the remval of diaaemlon in mi'ltary circles. uder.to,Hltliat the aol. rasp, ibll Uy Involved upon uonera. '"- d that no lerlou. - " . ...u..., inrt Arthur. It 1 re- Z' dt. Th Viadlvoatok .q.m.lron roncla.l. It "-7c. that Iha piadron no e-w - on with 1 Aruim uriuinar In Japan. Tollo. Juno 15.-The Ku.alan pri.- ' " r. t- I.. Innill llUIlllKT oner. In the t"'"'mim s 64, Including i n,i J wulle of varloiti iJit. Oaveraor Itrctlve the Teat From Inltrlor lirpartmant. rwium ttovernoi ChamtMirlaln haa received the full text of the declaion of the aecrutary of the Interior rejecting win i-iaim oi tliu atato of Oregon to th awamp inmla within the Klamath In Ian reservation, llrielly ataled, the ueciBion quotes the awamp land act of moo, winch apecillrally provide! that the grant to the atnte shall "include any lamia which the government may have reserved, aold or diapoaed of (In puraiiance of anv law lieretofoie enact. ed) prior to the coullrmatlon of title lo lie made under the authority of the BUI Bl'l. The treaty (renting the Klamath rca ervation Waa not made until IHH4, but the deciaion bolda that the right or vine oi oewancy of the Indiana ex lated t rior to that time, aa recovnized by the act of 1K4H, eataldiHhing theter- rilorlal government of Oregon, wherein it waa piovhlwl: "That nothing in thia act contained hall tie conatroed to impair Ihe lighta of jwiaon or property now pertaining tn the Indiana in raid terriUiry, so long a mil right, ahull remain unextin gulahed by treaty lietween the United htete and audi Indiana, or to affect the authuilty of the government of the United estates to make any regulation reetiiiig audi Indiana, their landa, property or other right., by treaty, li or olheraiac, which it would have been coniH tent to the government to make if thia act had never iibmmh)." The eecrctary of the interior hold that thia proviaion recoknini the title or right of occupancy of the Indian. lo all the country occupied by them and that the treaty of 1NH4 0eruted merely to cede to tlie United State the righta tho Indaina held in lands otbei than thoee net apart a. a place of mi- dence the Klamath rcaervation. In other word, the treaty of 1H04 but re timed the extent of the poeeenion of the Indiutia, whoee right existed prior to tlie awamp land act of INMO and .till exiata. MILLION SHLKP Bti ROUTE. Oolag to the Blue Mountalna for tbe Summar Hang. rendleton Ten of thousand, of aliecp are en route to summer range in the Blue mountain acioe. various parts of Umatilla county. Between 0,000 and 80,000 traveled last week up the Walla Walla river road through Kreewaler and Milton, numerous bands went up the I'matiila, and flocks are moving southward up Birch and simil ar crecka Into routlieru iniaiuia. Tne mountaian range of thia county, and portions of Union and Grant coun ties, are the ultimate dcaiinationa. The annual orotmt la also beginning to go from water uaer. in the irrigated eecttona, who are afraid that the How of their vai ioua atreama will be lessened through aheep eating out underbrush at the beadaalers of theae stream.. Whether the increasing deficiency in flow during the dry Bens.un i. due to extra demands made by the constantly growing number of irrigators, or to the dimpiH-aram e of mountain shrubbery and Connecticut lack of anything to 'e- tain the anoalall is a deputed issue lietween sheepmen and water user., an laaue which brings up the old conten tion aliout whether sheepheiders burn out the undergrowth to help grass for the next season or not. Meanwhile, the bands whose aggre gate will fill the Blue moiintaina of three counties mentioned witn nearly 1,1)00,000 sheep are pouring in, and can lie encouutered on any mountain highway. Hay Crop I Short. HilUiboro The Washington county hay crop will not be more than a half vield thia season, owing to tlie extreme dry weather during the nioii'h of May. In the lowlAinls along me luaiaun aim other small streams the timothy I. much belter tlirn on the plains, where iu many places there Is not a third of a yield. Tlie way things look, Wash ington countv, which lias always aeiiv out thousands of ton. of timothy each season for Philippine shipment, will not tie able to enter the markets to any appreciable extent. Oood Strawberry Crop. Salem The strawberry harvest is now in full awing in this vicinity and one of the largest crops ever seen i lieing gathered. Hie bulk or the crop la going to the Salem fruit cannery, where about 160 person, aro employed nacking tlie fruit. The berriea are ex ceptionally good thi. season. They are now coming to the cannery at the rate of 12,000 pounds per day, and a uni form price of 3 l4 cents per pouuu w paid. No Word of Land Office Change. n.ann Cltv Register A. 8. Dresser, of the Oregon City land otllce. in reply to an inquiry concerning the proposed removal of the local land otllce from Oregon City to Portland, said he had received nothing of any ofllclal nature from Washington a. to me propose.! change. People ot uregon vny ie sur prised at the proposeu cnange na tion of the land office, and will strive to retain tlie otllce Here. Union County Seat Fight. t a nn,ln The complete election re- turn, of Union county show a majority i.. tha ruinova o( tne county bci. The vote on the removal of the county seal from Union to wv uranuo , 552 for removal and 1,008 against, making a total of HV more man me u per cent required. POUNDS OF WOOL. Owlnn-laaacs Llvsatock Company DU- poa of Imasena Clip. Pendleton Two hundred thousand pound, of wool have liecn sold by tbe Ciwlnu-Isiiacs livestock company, of which J. II. Gwinn, secretary of the Oregon Woolgrowers association and a resident of Pendleton, is partner The Uwinn-Isaacs company is consider' ed an Idaho sheep firm, although a large portion of its animals range In summer in the western spur of the Blue mountain, in Grant county. The com pany Is one of the largest sheep con cema operating in the Northwest. I .ale as it is, some of the Owinn Isnucs bands are not yet even sheared. r.ight bamla were trailed into summer range in Grant county from the rinrke river country in Malheur county. Here the company has over 60,000 acres leased from the old Dalles military laud company which secured control of an immense area in Grant and one or two other counties for cutting a road through the interior in the early days, and the Gwinn-Iasac people have 80 sections on a long lease. A. govern ment sections alternate with each sec tion granted to the military road com pany, the sheepmen have an immense territory available. In spite of the normally overciowded condition of the Grant range, no trouble i. experienced with settlers by the Gwlnn-Isaac peo ple, partly because their land is leased and partly because there are few or no settlers in the district they occupy. In addition to thin, their sheep trail 1. through sparsely settled and barren country. The remaining five bands of this company are in the Wood river country in Idaho. Asks for Receiver. Kugene R. McMurpby, one of the stockholders of the Willamette Valley Woolen Manufacturing company, has begun suit ful sequestration of tbe Kugene woo, en mill property and ap pointment of a receiver. This action is the reault of too email capital to be gin with and mistake, in building the mill, eo that by the time the mill was in condition to become productive and profitable the capital and resources were so nearly exhausted that it suffer ed for operating money. Thi. caused the null to be unprodcutive. Big laaaae Asylum Rolls. Salem The monthly report of the state insane asylum for May show, one of tlie largest monthly increases in enrollment in tbe history of the insti ution. The total number of Inmates now the highest it ha. ever been. The report .hows: Number of patient. April 30, 1,238; received during May, 43; ecaies returned, 8; discharged 10; died, 9; eloped, 6; nomber remaining June 1, 1,350. Tbe total expenditures were 114,245. Wool 5ella at High Price. Pendleton Practically all the re maining wool of Umatilla county wa. disposed of at tbe second wool sale under the auspice, of the state Wool- grower.' association. Eleven grower disposed of clip., aggregating 198,000 pounds. The clip of Isaac Knots of 'lot Hock, consisting of 16,998 pounds, topped the market at 1SH cents. The average price was 14 cents. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 70c;blueatem, 8c; valley, 79c. Barley freed, f23 per ton; rolled. 24.5025. Flour Valley, 3.904.05 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $4(34.25; clems, t-3.854.10; hard wheat pat ents, $4.40(94.70; graham, $3.50(94; whole wheat, $44.25; rye flour, $4.50. Oats No. 1 wbite,$1.25;gray,$1.20 per ton. Millstufls Bran, $19320 per ton; middlings, $25.50(327; short., $20($ 21; chop. $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $15(316 per ton; lover, $8($9; gram, $11312; cheat, $11(12. Vegetable. Turnips, $1.25 per sack; carrot., $1.50; beets, $1.25; cabbage, 2(S2c; lettuce, head, 25(S40cper doi; aulitlower, $1.75(SZ per dos; celery, 75w 90c per doa. ; cucumbers, $1.25 1 .50 per doz ; asparagus, 50c ; peas, 6c per pound; rhubarb, 8c per pound; bean., green, 12Hc; squash, $1 per box; green corn, BOc per do.. Honey $33.60 per case. Potatoes raney, 75c$l percental; new potatoes, $1.75(32 per cental. Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 45c per pound; cherries, 50c$l per box; gooseberries. 0c per pound; apple., fancy Baldwin, and Spitxenbergs, $1.60 2. HO per box; choice, $11.60; cooking, 76c$l; canteloups, $5 per crate; apricot, $2.25 per box. Butter Fancy creamery, 17s20c; store, 13o per pound. Kggg Oregon ranch, 18018)0 per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1212s'c per pound; small, spring, 2022c; hens, 12123c; turkeys, live, 1617c per pound; dressed, 1820c; duck., $78 per do.; geese, live, 78c per pound. Cheese Fnll cream, twins, new stock, 12K13c; old .tocr", 10c; Young America, 14o. Hops 1903 crop, 239)ic per pound. "Wool Valley, 1920c per pound; Eastern Oregon, ll15c; mohair, 30c per pound for choice. Beef Drefsed, 67Jc per pound. Mutton Dressed, 46o per pound; lambs, 8c. Veal Dressed, 6W7( per pound. Fork Dressed, G7c per pound. FORCB WIPBD OUT. Twe Batallloa. ef Japanese Arabasbe4 a Peng Waag Cower Road. Haicheng, Manchuria, June 14. A flanking movement of the Japanese around tbe Hussion left from Feng Wang Cheng, June 9, wa. repulsed with a loss of two whole battalions. A large Japanese force moved out in the morning along the Feng Wang Cheng and Haicheng road. The Rus sians had a force strongly posted in ravine SO mile, southeast of Haicheng. Tbe Japanese were preceded by two battalions, who walked into tbe Kus sian ambuscade. They received a murderous rifle and artillery fire at close range and were wiped out, only one or two escaping. The main Japanese 'orce, which waa greatly superior to tbe Russian force, tried to outflank the Russians who drew off without losing a man. The Japanese, closing in, found the ravine vacant, save for their own dead. RUSSIAN AR.1Y SWELLING. on the Faag Exultation Over Victory Wang Crwag Roa4. Liao Yang, June 14. The army here ia increasing rapidly, a fresh squadron arriving daily. There is no fresh news from Port Arthur, nor has any confirmation of serious events having occarred there been receired. On tbe contrary, ac cording to tbe beat information, every thing ia going well. Tbe officers and men here are very enthusiastic over tbe driving back of the Japanese on tbe road between Feng Wang Cbeng and Haicheng June 9 Only a comparatively short distance separates tbe Japanese and Kossian armies and the soldier, are, all anxious for active operations to begin. KUROPATKIN RE5TS LITTLB. How Famoaa Russian QenaraJ Direct Mis Canpalga. Liao Yang, June 14. The entire Rus sian plan of campaign is directed from a railway cariiage here, in which Gen eral Kuiopatkin works, eats and sleeps Tbe car is divided into a saloon, study and a bedroom. Tbe commander in chief passes the most of his time in the study at work, surrounded by his aides. Although small of stature, Knropatkin is at once distinguishable among his entourage, however brilliant may be their uniforms, by bis deter mined gestures and .tardy figure. He has the reputation of being just and his word is law. His officers repon the fullest confidence in him and he ia tlie idol of the common soldiers, and the foreign attache, find him most pleasant. He takes little or no rest ex cept a half hour', siesta after lunch, when the heat i. excessive, and he oc casionally indulges in the distraction of reading literary works. Dispatches from the scene of operations are brought to him at any boor of tbe day or night. The general eats well, of simple dishes, but be seldom remains at tbe table more than a half hour. He drink, wine, smokes a cigar or two after breakfast and sets an example of abstemiousness to his officers. He rises at 7 o'clock and retires at mid night. SQUADRON WILL BB READY. America Can Send Mora Ships ts Tea- glar H emergency Arises. Paris, June 14. Information has been received from Lisbon concerning tha plan, of tbe American battleship squadron. Rear Admiral Barker ex pects to leave Lisbon June 16 for Gib raltar, where the squadron will remain until the Moroccan incident ia settled. n the arrival there of tbe Illinois and Missouri, the rquadron will consist of six of the mrt modern battleships, be sides tbe two squadrons of cruisers and gunboats now at Tangier. Although Admiral Barker doe. not expect that the necessity will arise of taking the battleship, to Tangier, yet he will re main at Gibraltar for the purpose of meeting any possible contingency. Wben tbe American squadron leave. Gibraltar it will not go to Villefranche, as at first intended, but will go to Pie- raus and cruise through the Grecian archipelago. Later, the squadron will go to Corfu and Treste. Ol Oreat Strategical Importance. Tokio, June 14. The town of Sin- yen, now occupied by the Japanese army, is of great strategical Import ance, being situated about 40 miles east by south of Kaiking and 45 miles southeast of Haicheng. It commands perfectly the roadstead of both places. Saimatsa is also an important point, as it control, the road, to Liao Yang and Mukden. By following this route, the Mao Tien Lin pass, a i-trongly fortified and almost impregnable Russian strong hold will be avoided on tbe advance of the Japanese army northward. Robbers are Beaten Off. Johnstown, Pa., June 14. A desper ate attempt wa. made this afternoon by four masked men to rob Superin tendent W. H. C. Ramsey and Secre tary Frank Howard, of the Johnstown water company, of about $8,000 in cash, which the) were conveying to the new Dalton Run dam, near this city, to pay off tbe 400 men employed there. The two men made a plucky run for it and escaped, but not until two horse, had been killed. Ruaalan. Killed Number 700. Tokio, June 14. The military com mission assigned to bury the Russian dead In the battle of Nan.han hill ' at Kinchou May 28, presented its final re part today. It was found that ten Rus sian officers and 604 men -who fell in the battle, had been carefully buried, and 30 men were buried by the out posts, making the total number of killed left behind by the Russian. 704. F00LTHE RUSSIANS JAPANESE MAKE FEINT AND KILL 600 OF CZAR'S MEN. Defeated Troops Fall Back on Kalcbo Show Indications of a Loaf, Forcta1 March, but Will Give Out Ne Infer- siatloa to tbe Correspondents Wbo an Along Their Line of March. St. Petersburg, June 15. I. is re ported that a naval battle between the fleets of the Japanese on the one side and tbe Russian fleet and jhore bat teries on the other side occurred off Port Arthur on June 10. The naval battle waa accompanied by the advance of the Japanese troops to the rear of the Poit Arthnr defense. The Russian forces within the fortress were in com mand of General 8toe.se!, wbo, it i. reported, i. wounded, it was neces sary to amputate bis leg at the knee. Niu Chwang, Jnne 15. Information has been received here through beieto- fors reliable channels that part of the Japanese force left at Pu Lan Tien to checkmate tbe Russians' southward movement to reileve Port Arthur was attacked southeast of Shung Mao yes terday. After slight fighting, the Jap anese made a false retreat, the Russians hotly following them, when tbe Japan ese made a flack movement, catching the Russians in a trap. The Rnsian losses are placed at 800 men. They then felt back on Kaicbon and began to retreat along the Baimatgu-Tsai Chou road. About 2,000 Russian infantry from Eaicbou passed through Niu Chwang yesterday, accompanied by a large sup ply and hospital train. Several carts contained bandaged men. The troops appeared to be fagged out, and shewed every indication of a long, forced march. The officers refused to furnish any information, but a noncommi. sioned officer told a correspondent of tbe Associated Press that all tbe troop, were retreating from Tsai Cbon. Be fore be could say anything further, he was reprimanded by a captain. Strag gler, are closely watched by noncom missioned officers to prevent them from talking. Tbe Russians have abandoned the ground mines eight miles south of here. A native messenger just in from the Russian camp west of here reports that there are many wounded men there. REVOLT AT PRISON. Fear Condemned Men la Ohio Penitenti ary Attempt to Escape. Columbus, O., June 15. An attempt waa made by four of the nine con demned men at the penitentiary to es cape at 1 o'clock thi. morning by over powering the guard. The guait was badly beaten, bnt two guards from the hall came to hi. assistance and the pri. oners were forced back into their cell, and locked up. Tbe prisoners in the plot to escape were Moses Johnson, ot Scioto county; Philip Nagle, of Wyandotte county; Lewis Harmon, of Franklin county; and Ben Wade, of Lucas county. Guard Richards, of Williams county, was in charge of the prisoners. He waa unarmed, no weapon, being al lowed in the annex. The prisoners beat him down with their fists, and secured the key to the cage in the an nex, bnt failed to find t'.e key to the outer door. Guard Richard, made such an outcry that two guard, in an adjoining hall were attracted, and they came to hi. rescue. The prisoner, were overpow ered and locked up. Guard Richards was badly beaten, but his condition is not considered serious. It was evidently the purpose of the prisoners to get out of the door of tbe annex which lead, into tbe prison yard and scale the walls. They had no weapons, but expected to secure them from the guard. It is not believed that the five other men in the annex were a party to the plot to escape. . W hlpplnf Poat Rrgtma Revived. Lexington, Ky., June 15. Police Judge John J. Riley today revived the old whipping post regime when be sen tenced Simon Scearce, a 15-year-old negro lad to be whipped in the public square. Scearce had struck a white boy. The court decreed that the boy, mother take the boy to tbe public square and give him 20 lashes with a buggy whip. The mother, in the pres ence of a large crowd, administered tbe punishment as directed. Thia is tbe first time such an incident has been witnessed since the Civil war. ONLY FIVB SHIPS CAN dO OUT. Believe Big Ships are Heat. Chicago, June 15. A special to the Daily News from Chefoo says: Accord ing to the captain of one of the ships comprising the Japanese blockading fleet, the cruiser Novik haa been out of the harbor on several occasion, hunting Japanese destroyers. The captain thought the obstruction, at the mouth of the harbor prevented the exit of the larger Russian vessel.. The Russian, have three submarine boats which have been put together at Paya. Dowie Coming Home. London, June 15. It is announced that John Alexander Dowie has decided to return to the United States by the first .teamer. In strongly-worded de nunciatory editorials, tbe London papera thi. morning express unbounded satisfaction with Dowie'. speedy departure. Chinese Machinist Tells ot Conditions at Port Arthur. Chefoo, June 11. A Chinas for merly employed in tha machine shops at Port Arthur, who arrived her to but three of the five sound ves sels. All the gun. from the damaged hips have been removed to the forts, and the sailor, from these ships have gone to the front with the troops. The Russian warships, which formerly were painted black, are now painted gray, as are the vessel, of tne Japan ese fleet. Russian torpedoboata leave the harbor occasionally for half an hour, but the larger warships cannot get through tbe entrance. The Russians are refusing permis sion to skilled workmen to leave Port Arthur, but many are escaping. Lit tle work ia being done In ine machine abops because ol tbe confusion among -orltmea eaea. time firing is beard. One shell recently wrecked a machine shop building, but did ne damage to tbe machinery. Anotner ahell wrecked the offices in the dockyard. Three hundred and fifty mines have been laid In tbe roadstead, and many others have been placed around the ships in the naval basin. Some of the latter were exploded last week by lightning, but no damage was done. Ihe Chinese who have come out of Port Arthur complain of tbe treatment accorded them by the Russian sol diers, declaring they were maltreated If they did not supply tbe soldiers with money and liquor. Villagers in the vi cinity of Port Arthur are compelled to supply the soldiers with rice, and Rus sian horses are turned loose In their wheat fields, destroying the crops. Japanese apies who entered Port Arthur last week distributed notices assuring the Chinese liberal treat ment in case the Japanese were vic torious. MINB 15 CLOSbD. Colorado Troopa Seat to Union Property to End strike. Victoria, Colo., June 11. In a blood- leaa assault made by 150 militiamen and deputies, led by Adjutant-General Sherman M . Bell on the Portland mine today, the mine was indefinitely closed, to be opened later on terms which will prevent any workman ae- curing work without presenting satis-' factory working cards from the Mine- owners' Association. General Bell says the mine was closed because of military necessity," as the men working In it were contributing to the support of the strikers, and there by continuing the present conditions In the district. His proclamation also states that dangerous men in the mine should be held. What promised to be the bloodiest time the district ever saw passed away as mildly as a summer shower. Without the firing of a shot or a harsh word, the General and his fores marched up to the mine, took posses sion, read the proclamation, concern ing the present disposition of the mine and then left, with employee of the company in charge of the plant. Following the closing of the Port land it was announced that the mine wiu begin to reopen tomorrow, the nonunion mines first and others later, and that business is to be resumed In the district at once. All miners who want work must first secure a work ing card from the Mineownera' As sociation. , RUSSIANS WILL GUARD SHIPS. No Stranger Will Be Allowed to Visit the Navy Yarn a. Odessa, June 11. Extreme meas ures are being taken to safeguard the various Russian arsenals and ship. All magazine, are watched day - and night, and It would go hard with any stranger found prowling around them, as the orders to the guards are to "shoot first and investigate after ward." These exceptional measures are In spired by the fear that there will be a repetition of recent deliberate at tempts to wreck some of tbe warship in the nary yards. The attempts are believed to have been made by work men, who had been bribed by Japan ese agents, and as a result no work men are now permitted to enter th yards or arsenals without a large metal number, which they are com pelled to wear in a conspicuous posi tion to establish their identity. Liberty Bell at St. Louis. St. Louis, June 11. The historic Liberty Bell arrived here today in re sponse to the petition of 90,000 public-school children of this city, and will remain in the Pennsylvania build ing until the close ot the World' Fair. Accompanied by a squad ot mounted police and a long line of mil itary organizations, the famous old bell wan taken to the exposition, where formal exercises were carried out. The itateg had been thrown open to the school children ot tbe city and the day had been proclaimed aa a hol iday by Mayor Wells. Attack Is Begun. Indianapolis, June 11. A special re ceived by the News from its staff war correspondent at Chefoo says:. "The long-contemplated attack by the Jap anese on Port Arthur began early thia morning. The Russian forces around the beleaguered city were reinforced by the troop, which had garrisoned Dalny and Kinchou. The Russian vessels in the harbor with their great guns aided tbe land forces in repelling the attack. The fighting still goes on." Russians Bntrwnchad Near Kalchaa. Tientsin, June 11. Ten thousand Russian infantry, with several batter ies of artillery, are entrenched In strong position at Pochichla, 12 mile south of Kaichau, and 35 mile from Niu Chwuf.