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mm , j I 8T. H1L1KB, PC EG ON, IHIPAY, JUNE 24, 1104. NX). 28.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
OATIinunD FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
CoxpnhoKK RvWw th Import,
ant Hppnl"l Weak,
prffaenled In 4rr4)4 F Moat
Likely to Prat latere to Omt
Many Ktadar.
The Vladivostok aqiiadum haa
lurnrJ l I'1"'-
japance aitlllery li using lyddi
llielleriU'iieivcly.
Kueai tadleve Japan I tiling of the
war anl uiill welenlii mediation.
Tho coroner' linnlry Into the wreck
0 tlif ticueral Hluruin ha roiuriiemed.
The reh-aeof captive Pcnllcarleaiid
Vsrtey h SK1" I1"11 ltyil for
week.
AccortlitiK U Ituaalan advice th
Standard nil company ha ebtorbed
tlic tu' "II !"iat.
The IIiimIrii army at Mukden It now
ilile to lakp much mwdwl reel aa tint
J((inf.' sdianc liaa topd.
Hi Portland mine, In Cripple criwk,
the f.irtif r eirongbolil of unionism,
till h.-i.-alii-r employ iiununlun
Tim Connecticut nmrt ha rulwl
that V. J. bryan must tarn over lo
Hre. I'liil'i Hennclt all Ida money from
III catate lit linr Utn hlialwlld.
TIik rtnuiMiiiitlnriital Paaaengor aa
i In iHXHiion at H. Paul,
The uv-i Important matter to corn I
lull, the niiH-ilna fur ri.iiaideratton will
U rr l.i I li-ala and Claik expo-
llllon.
A l'i bailie ix Imminent In Houthcru
Manchuria,
Tho liritiali baUteahlp Pllnc of
Wilr. if l Tangier.
All Hi'- Hrpaian ehip at Port Arthur
rr n join. I til rraly lr ara.
ir)irriiiutivr Tawuey la iur the
Lraie ami (talk fair Will pa a euccewe
U every way.
Tli- tit? nl New York will nlw the
M k l ihr (ieneral h locum to link
lire it contains no Unite.
Tin- fourth "I
rcrt with the
uiia lnm i im
(lie tranaporta which
Kuiwian Vladivostok
known to hav been
uiik.
final nl Mongole am doing 11 rp-"l to
rrrnit by all. K'll apoatlc of lit (l
Arinl ami may caiiao the Ruaalaiia much
tmilili.,
I.lrulxiiaut (ieneral von WaM, lot
Bwrty 1 1,1.1 nl police of HI. Petorehurg,
U likely to I appointed governol gt-n-rial
til t itilanil.
Tl.r ilirn tiiia of the Portland mla
ill ilimiiiM llm damage anion begun
by tlii-lr uHriiilriili.nl atalnat tha
laid l Co'iirailii tor cloalng tha inloa.
It la hrlii-vtvl that tha Japanrae Bn-t
hu tint tdn Huaalan Vlaillvoatuk
ajiiailrnii m-r r-an-lKi.
Tim TMiiialera' anion, of Chicago,
Mill tln ir ruiinyfira an i:tel lo
have Ir.mlile rhortly. '
Many of llm JapanoM on Iba liana
puia miik l.y llm Ruaalaiia coiiiibIIIihI
mliiilr railicr than lw captaril,
tlm niiinU-r nl rraaata In the Port
Arthur tiarlmr at prrwhl la IS, Inrttiil
lnj iiii r. luiiiiim-n ami waiahlpe.
Antli..iiiir at CiippU Crtwk claim
lo have lli man In Jail who blew np
lli linli'liiiiiiie ilnt platforin,
linat liniuin ami Uuaala ara aahl hi
br on II, r nl leai lilng an nniler
Uii,iiik n gnr.ling tha yel'ow jwrll.
. The dig l,r..ak lii the Haoramento I v
tr n.-ar MtiM-kliin haa bwn rlomnl aid
the ft., ol wit rhwkel. The Inaa to
'Miii-ra, liiiKiivur, will In) aatnniive.
The train luhliera who held up lha
fiiirilirrn I'niiilc train In Muiilana
curr.l irifi.omi, Kid t-'urry, tha former
M'H.iB'ia iininlll la Ira.llng a imm In
ittnmit.
Cut haa lieen awnpt by a hurricane
lilrh iniimil many deatha and great
daiiini.
Tim anltan of Morocco haa alarmed
Tahgii-r hy iriullng troopa of the wont
type tlmre,
Tliu I'orttlaml mine wtil auetheatala
ol Ciilumdit fur f IIH,000 on account of
Ix-ing rliiaatl hy the military.
Tan Vlmlivntok aquadroa la now
kinmn to have aunk two Japam-ae
tfiiporla, which carried about 1,000
men down with thum.
(iui-ernl Slalkelherg, badly bvaUm at
Valiuiunw, may yet nave hia army by
'etrinting, Two liatterlea of artillery
have hwn llturallyo nt to plecea by the
JmniMti iiml ol their 10 gone, 13 were
o liailly duniagtxl aa to be rendered
utterly worthttiaa ana ware abandoned.
Two inimkeil men held tip the North
C't Limited Northern Pacific paiwen-K'-r
Irnin m-ar Ilenrmouth, Montana.
1'liu mifo iu Ui uxprcaa oar waa blown
"It'll mid the content taken. It ia not
"own how much waa aocured, but H la
bi'llvn-d tho aura waa large.
An rtttempt Imn been made to aaana
limtu the govurnur general of Finland.
Tlio Amity ilm Jn the .Arkauaaa
'iver, near tort I.yona, Colorado, haa
lieeii torn out hy lha hlg water and la
l-ilul lonn. Tho dam coat $100,000 to
wiiiBtrmrt only hint year. lnniiimfo
uiii in fwirud to cropa under the
Al'iity canal.
HurnlBra dynamited a aafe at Tlpe
tmo Hprlnga, Montana, near Butte,
'id aecured $2,700.
CANADA MAV COMP.
Aeamprlatlon of ISO.000 lor ltr.li IDd
tlarH air.
Pnrtlanil 1.... ,.
cone hide to tuke an acllva part In tho
l-ewla and Clark eipo,ltln. While
.i.v Koyeriiinent ,., ,1B . ,
..-.. ..i.iiHinmu to participate,
viiauici. naa iieen wnmglit In ,a
leveiilh hour. A hill making an an
prnprlation of ftO,(K)l) la t ,ro.
urn en at once in th Canadian, parlm
llienl.
Telergaiihic ciiiiiininili.il,,., i ii.i
effect waa nvelvml at lewla ....I i'u.l
headipi ru n yeateulay inuriiing. The
leirnrani waa recelve.1 (ruin (Jolnnel
r.. ihh ii, comiiiiiMiliiitiir general, who
recently went to Ottawa to Inlereat the
t anaiiiRii uiiu-iala hi the fair, t, ...
adilrrwd to IHrm tor (ieneral
hut, a Mr. (haulu haa been nut nl ll,
city for a week paat, tha meaaair waa
received liy Hecretary lluiiry Heed.
I lie meaaage la aa follnwa:
"After many votiaullationa ami Inter-
vlewa, outlook fur Canada's particina
linn la favorable. Mlulatera will aak
parllamenl lor $a0.0iiu."
Thla liewi waa a plea-ant aurprlae to
lau umi-iala, who a.l all but given up
nope 01 geiiing the l anaillau gnvelu-
llienl llilerealiHl, All coiiinilllili atiulll
VM to Oltaaa and to Canadian official"
had lieen coiirleouaty replied lo, hut
lha tone of lit rrpllea waa not encour
aging There aermed lii lie a diaiiwl.
Hun on the part of tl,e Canaillan peoule
io com-eniraie Hmir elli.rla on making a
nneeihiblt at the fair In Ih lgliim,
which take place neat vrar. aliuiat
liniillaueoiialy aiih the Uwia and
Clark i i.itnm.
fn tli" event parliament make the
appropriation akd for, it la thouvht
the pn.viiire of Uritirti Columhla can
be hmiight into line. It la known that
llritiah Cultiiiiliia haa I i n holding hack
lo are what reception the eijxieition
will get limn the general government
before taking any action. Kavorahle
action from Ilia geneial government
will, then-fore, it ia believed, inauie
the participation of liritith Coluinbia
aa a province.
RAIO STILL ON.
aaalaa Vladlvoatok .'quadroa la Agala
Slhu Oil Japaa.
Tukio, June 22. The Kueaian Rilie
rlan aimadirtlt from Vladivoatok waa
alghtetl again al noon yeatenlay off
Main ialand In the ara ol Japan, but
waa apparently folloa ing out a prear
ranged plan, a the veawla atiameil at
about 11 ktiota' axed elnwly toaard
the nnrthai-al, paying no attention to
the ahiiri't.
Judging hy their inanition in the water,
they are hi avily laden and it ia (tip.
poanl that tad ire having Vladivoatok
on thia lat trip they tilled all of their
rearrve bunker with coal, ao that they
can keep out of pml (or not lea than
three week.
In apile of the menace lo their trane-
port fleet the Japaneae olliclala here de-
alare that their oriignal plana will be
carried out, no matter what tha coat.
They declare that there I nu chance lor
the Port Arthur a,tialriin to man a
rtie to join Admiral Hkrydloff, aa
Admiral Tog haa no diapoecd of hia
ahi aUiot the harbor mouth lhat any
ee a nuttliitf out will auna oeiore
they are veu clear of the roadaload.
WtlRRVirtO TMH JAFANKSH.
tkr"o"'a Siua4rea a wort Appreci
ative at St. Pateraearg.
Hi. Peterahnrg, June 32. Vic Ad
miral Skrydloff'a meaaage to tlie em
peror from Vahlivnatnk, In which he
detain the oaraliona ot the iniiauroii,
liidliaU-a that he haa accnunteil lor ai
leaat tint of the Japaneae tranaporta
taldoa a aimiMtted collier. The mea-
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ange ilnca noi inn. i am w i-,.
w herealHinta i f the aquadron. The lact
that the collier waa ent to Vladivoet k
under a prlae crew might indicate thai
the new of lb oierUona of the auad-
ron waa brought there hy lier ami mat
the crulm-ra are atlll al eca.
The deal rucl inn of an aggregate oi
15.000 tone of ahipplng beaidc troop
and orewa and a valuable cargo oi aup
pliea la fomidered here a Mug $"'
thowlng for tho raid made by the crula
era It la thought that It will have a
moral effect and will liealiica ncceaanriiy
divert ennalderahl awtinn ol Vice
Admiral Togo "tt. ,
Strategy la Crlttclaad.
I lao Yang, June 22. Kor the firat
limealnc the beginning m uie ....
t ieneral Kuropatkin haa tnken er.inal
direction of the ocrtion. and in con-
queue of hia haung asaumru ...
onenaivp , .
n i... i illi.reni iroin unwu
(..ll.mintf recent evnnta are aunoiiww.
The lactlca of the Japaneae are admired
,ere, but their atralcgy ia cm ..em..
.HH-ially with regari. to -
Vaf.iii.Ucn. inir..m -
fanlry e.tcmltHl over iim w.
than the eye could retell, o
covering ix milca. ,
Coaaacka Return Prom Raid.
Mukden. Juno 22.-A raiding party
of Coaaacka, Jut relutno. iron.
month i" I'!?". -"""..IT.'.T I
gardlngtheJaplK-
Y." i rZ have hecon.e dechledly weak,
, . ii,lnca of the Japanese
r ani;;;;win -.u.-
ti" ret flght. The Coaeaok- H .t
(be Inhabitant- are "'-Tr
ward the iiuaalnna. Many Coreana
fointltiilo tliew'af guard.
' v liner Auatralla Wrecked.
Melbimruo. Jim 22,-The Peninsula
Yo u'll 'liner Auatralla, Inward
c?ew were landed snhly. j.Bh..." '
3,700 ton net.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
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RAILROAD TO DALLAS.
talara Commtrclai Club Accepta Oilar of
Bnglaeer Ceovart
(ialom At a iiieetuig of the Greater
Hulem Comiuercliil club, the offer of J.
W. Convert, engineer of the Piillua
Kalla City rullroail, to build a railroad
from Halem tr) iHillaa, waa accepted.
The propoaal calln lot loan of $72,000.
to ln'ar 6 imr ccut inlereat and lo U a.
cured hy a flrat mortgnge upon the road
lor terminal grounda tjOOxHOO feel In
Heat Hulem, ami a rlirhtof way throimh
Weal Sfilfin.
Mr. Convert will go to work tinon
the road aa anon aa the money la uuar-
anteed hy the hueineaa men of thin city,
mil later tlmn July lo, mid it ia hia in
tention to hive the road completed be
fore the rainy avannn aula In licit fall.
The following reaoliiliona were also ad
opted by the club:
"iteaolved, That it ia the eenee of
the i renter Hulem Commercial club
that It Would I to the lieat interoala of
the people of thla city for Halein to own
and operate an electric-light plant to
aupply the city and ita inhabitant
with light, and we Would reaiiectfully
aak the Sulem city council to appoint a
committee to iiivi-etigaU) the matter of
lent puicliaaing or conatrui ling and
nierating am-h a plant.
'iteaolved, Thut the city council
receive propoaitioiia from iieraona or
corHrutiona having water powere or
ligliling tilttiita to acll."
Road te Blue River Mines.
Kngene The Commercial club, at a
receut meeting, took stepa toward fur
ther improving the road to the liiue
river minea, on which a good many
thouaand dollara have already been ex
pended. A committee of eight buaineaa
men waa appointed to make a peraonal
iiniieclinii ol the ilmlrict and report to
the club within ten days. Kxtenaive
mprovemenla are lieing made in the
lllue river district thia summer and a
good rial, I is neceaaary lo keep Kngene
In touch with the mines. A forc of
rarnlera will h ave hero in a few days
to erect a thiee story hotel, OOxiO h-ei,
tao-atory huidiug .HOxHU feet and a
wo-ntory aar-Jiy ollii-e at the Lucky Boy
mine.
Nw Volume of Court Declaloaa.
Halem Volume 43 of the Oregon su
preme court n-iorta haa lieen delivered
to the secretary of slate by the alale
printer and the necrctary is now pre
pared to supply al! who wirdi copies at
the price fixed hy law. $3.60, together
with 2 cent to cover postage, mis
volume i in-luilen the opinions of the
supreme court 111 caaes decided up to
.Novemtier, 1W)3. Tlie opinions report
ed occupy U36 pages, and the index,
which ia very complete, "0 pages more.
The repols are published by the elate
are sold to memliera of the liar and
others at the cost of publication.
Rich Strlk Show Stronger.
Medlurd Rcnorts from the Grayback
i. l. alrike. continue to pour in. Sev
eral n en have worked the pioperty and
isve onenod up the vein ovei i'UO foal.
They report the allowing much better
than at first. Many miners are leaving
or the scene, going by private convey
ance from Jacksonville. The strike is
oca tod 64 miles northwest ol Meilloro,
near the California line, on a divide
l.,i.,n the Illinois and Klamath riv
ers, where rich placer lieila were found
n early davs. In one uy ioui men
mortared out f .t.KOO.
Scholarship to Albany OJrl.
Albany President W. H. I, of
iiivanv collcce. has announced thut the
scholarship which the college annually
iwanlcd to a graduate oi me inwuy
high school won hi tins year go io aim-
Martha Montague. Slisa Montagu se
cured the scholarship by competitive
-,,.1. .he bavimr maintained the high-
Lest grade of scholarship for her class
during her entire course in u u.n
school. Thi scholarship will entitle
Miss Montague to tree tuition.
Law of Water Rights.
Paleiii BiH'ttuso ot the rapid develop.
..,, in Irriuaton and the growing im
portance of water-right questions, State
librarian J. H. Putnam has heen
strengthening the library in authorities
on that hianch of law. The latest ad-
dition was made lately woe.i no .c-
.lv,l a arire llircevomme ..,
Fatnhain on Water Right.'
edition is of the year 1004.
The
Clrandatand fjr Chautauqua.
Oregon City At a recent meeting of!
,i. h,.l of directors ot the W lllam-
otto Valley Chautauqua association , It
was decided to erect a grBimmnnu ..
Ing a seating capacity of 600. This
iniprovemenl will he stationed on tl
athletic grounds, and is calculated for
the comfort of those attending the baso
ball games which constitute one of the
moat attractive diversion nt the Chau
utuqua meeting.
' Looking for a Mill Site.
Medford-B' H. Harris, of Medford,
who has a large timber trai t In th vi
cinity of Big Butte Falls, located about
SO miles northeast of Medford, ha left
thi city with a party of surveyor to
locate a mill site near the falls, also to
run a line of survey from the mill aite
to Medford for the purposeof construct
g a railroad which will tap the hirg
est timher belt In Southern Oregon.
Placed on Agricultural Board.
Palem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed Mark Ilnlburt, of Albany, a
member of the state board of agriuul-tuie.
BOY FINDS OOLD.
Aa a Result Southern Oregon Family
Claana Up 128,000 In a Week.
Grunt's Pass A rnllkpan half full of
gold 2( 0 ounce valued at more than
$4,000, waa the sight that greeted
scores of visitors at the ' Grant a Ian
Hanking & Tust company's bank one
day last week. This represent shoot
one-fifth of the amount taken from a
ledge since itt discovery. The discov
ery was made by the 18-year old eon of
Iiavid liigga. While out . hunting be
atumbleil onto a ledge of decomposed
quarts which was more gold than quarts.
He secured a chunk the size ol a candle
box and took it to bis father's placer
claim, where it was mortared and
yielded nearly $800.
Early next morning the family
staked out seven claims and began min
ing. In two hour they had $2,000,
and in one week they had mortared out
$25,U00, and Mr. lirigu report the
ledge getting better all the time. The
whole amount waa taken from an exca
vation ten feet long by seven feet deep.
The find ia the talk of the country,
and already the aurroundiing bill are
being searched by prospoctora and gold
excitement ia at fever beat. The ledge
is located in the southeastern part of
Josephine county, about 50 milea from
Grant Pass.
Drtdf Clcara a Passag.
Astoria The bar dredge Chinook
ha not missed a day at work on the
Columbia entrance excepting the time
consumed in coaling, sine ber return
from Portland, and naa accomplished
very much in that time. The record
performance for one day is 5,000 cubic
yards or more than 9,000 tons. This
is the greatest day' work ever done by
a vessel of her class, and the perform
ance ha been highly gratifying to the
ollicers. The big vessel has materially
deepened the river entrance, and pilots
say that the depth has incieased two
feet iu some places.
Phraaant BUI Not a Law.
8alem In answer to an inquiry from
Game Warden J. W. Baker, Attorney
(ieneral Crawford has rendered an
opinion in which he holds that the
pheasant hill of 1903 did not become a
law. This has been the generally ac
cepted opinion. Although the bill was
signed by the presiding ollicer of each
house, approved by the governor and
tiled in the office of the secretary of
state, the records show that it leceived
only 30 votcas In the house, or one less
than a majority, and therefore it did
not pass the house.
Leglalators Pick Oat Seat.
Palem Member of the Oregon
islature have already commenced
leg.
se-
lecting their seat for the session of
1W05, and about two-thirds of the seats
have been aasigned in each house. Sec
retary of State Dunbai has a plat of
the floor of each house, and baa assign
ed members to seats upon receiving
requests from them, lie will have
name cards printed in large letteis
and placed on the front of the desks of
the different members.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheal Walla Walla, 69c; blueatem,
77c; valley, 78c. . .
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24 50-25.
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rol; hard wheat straights, $4(84.85;
clears, $3.85(34.10; hard wheat pat
ent, $4.4004.70; graham, $3.60(4;
rye flour, $4.50.
Oat No. 1 white, $1.25; giay,
$1.20 per cental.
Millstuff Bran, $1020 per ton;
middlings, $25.6027; eborts, $20(3
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timcthv, $151 per ton;
clover, $(; grain, $1112; cheat,
$11912.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17i20c;
store, 12.(1 13c per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 10e20.
Cheese Fuil cream, twins, new stock,
1212?ijc; old stock, 78c; Young
America, 1314c.
Poultry Fancy hens, 1212c per
pound; old hen, ll,Si12c; mixed
chickens, 10(311; old rooster, 88,h,'c;
young roosters, 1213c; springs, 1)
2-pound, 1718c; broilers, 1(81 H
pound. 18(g20o, dressed chickens, 13(3
18.Sc; turkeys, live, 1410c; dressed,
15(3 10c; choice, 20220; geese, live,
ll(7c: dressed, 9W110c; ducks, old,
$0(87 per dox; young, as to sue, $3.50
9.
Vcgetaoles Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots. $1.60; beets, $1.25; parsnips,
1.26: cabbage, 2a2)fjt red cabbage,
24c; lottuce, head, 2&340o per doa;
tomatoes, $1.7502; cauliflower, $1.75
2 nor dox; celery, 7690c; cucnm
tiers, $1.25; asparagus, 50c; peas, 46e
per lb; beans, green, 10c; wax, 10c;
souash. $1 per box; green corn, 60c
per dox.
Honev $83.50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, 75c(?$l per cental;
new potatoes, $1.62 per cental.
Fruits Strawberries, 50o per lb
cherries. 50 7c; gooseberries, 0c; ap
ples, new, $1.6002; apricot, 90c$l
per box; plums, f i; peacnes, uucigsi;
cantoloupeB. f 4.ou per crate. '
Hops 1903 crop, 830240 per lb.
, Wool Valley, 1 00 20o per lb; East
ern Oregon, 12016c; mohair, 30c per
pound for choice.
Reef Dressed, 67JaO pel Jb.
Mutton Pressed. 46c per lb;
lambs, 8o.
Veal Dressed, 100 to 125, 607c per
lb; 125 to 200, 50Oc; 200 and up,
406c.
Pork Dressed, 100 to 150, 77?4'c;
150 and np, c7c.
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FEAR TO PAY BANDIT.
Minister Object Olvlng Him Oold Until
Captlvaa ara Fra.
Washington, June 21. A cablegram
received at the state department from
Consul General Gummere at Tangier,
In confirming the press report that the
ultan has agreed to all of Raisuli's
term, add the bandit requested that
the money ransom, $56,000, be paid
over today. Mr, Gummere expressed
grave doubt aa to the advisability of
making this payment before Perdicaris
and Varley were actually released,
and safely returned to Tangier.
In fail cablegram the consul general
states that Raisuli's negotiator re
turned to Tangier last night and re
ported that the term had been ac
cepted and the money as well the
prisoners released by the sultan today
must be Immediately turned over to
Raisuli at Taradant, where he is now
located, and tbe captive will be re
leased. Mr. Gummere and tbe British minis
ter both objected to thi plan, on the
ground that they placed everything in
Raisuli hands and they bad no assur
ance that he would carry out hia agree
ment after he got hold of tbe money.
Therefore they sent a special courier to
Raisuli, suggesting that the exchange
be effected through the aherin of Wazeo,
who bad a powerful influence over
Raisuli. The answer is expected to
morrow. Based on past experience, it i feared
Raisuli Is not to be depended upon,
and once be has tbe money in hand
and still controls tbe prisoners, he will
make fresh demand. However, noth
ing more can be done at this stage, ac
cording to Mr. Gummere, and the state
department will await the conclusion
of this last attempt to free tie prison
er. CURRENCY FOR PANAMA.
Cotnmlaslos) Make the Dollar el
the
United Statea tha Standard.
Washington, June 21. The com
mission charged with Die preparation
of a currency system for Panama today
reached an agreement, which estab
lishes a coin equivalent in fineness and
weight to the dollar of tbe United
States as the standard, and wbicb also
makes the United States dollar legal
tender in Panama.
Under the terms of the agreement,
the Panama government will recoin or
convert the Colombian silver into coins
of the size of a silver dollar. The
mount of this silver in Panama is now
estimated at $1,500,000.
At the request ef Secretary Taft, it
waa agreed to coin more silver until a
total of $0,000,000 is reached. In or
der to retain a parity with gold, there
will be deposited in some reputable
bank In New York 15 per cent of tbe
amount coined, and, in addition, there
will be deposited all the seignorage
which Panama till make in the coin
age to meet the American government's
tequirement. The agreement provides
for a joint arrangement between the
government of Panama and the canal
commission, under which, by selling
draft and drawing on tbe funds ex
change can be kept down to a reason
able figure, not above 2 per cent and
thns avoid large fluctuations of the
rate.
UNABLE TO BLOCK HARBOR.
Japaa Mak Another Dcapcrat At
tempt at Port Arthur.
Liao Yang, June 21. According to
trustworthy news from Port Arthur,
the Japanese, before June 14, made a
fourth unsuccessful attempt tc block
the entrance to the harbor, nsing fonr
fire ship, two of which were immedi
ately sunk by shots from tbe batteries,
the other two withdrawing. I he Rus
sian fleet, according to these advices, is
Intact, and the spirit of the garrison
and inhabitant are excellent.
The soldier are eager to fight and
are confident of the impossibility of
the taking of Port Arthur by the Jap
anese. Most ot tne innaDitants nave
enlisted In the volunteers and 600
women have offered their services.
Perfect order is maintained and trade
and industry are carried on as usual.
Provicions are plentiful, there being
a sufficient supply to last six months
on full rations and a year at reduced
ration. The Japanese outposts are 18
miles from Port Arthur.
Forces Now More Fven.
Liao Yang, June 21. The retirement
of tbe Russian before a superior force
from Vafancow and the advance of the
Japanese east and north makes immi
nent a still more important engagement
in the southern region. Tbe Japanese
bave now arrived at a point where the
forces are more equal, and where they
must fight on more even terms. The
loss of 2,000 men by the Russian divla
ions at afangow shows tbe courage
aad ability of the officers and troops to
retain their position tinder a percent
age of loss almost unprecedented.
Intended to Pocket Stakclberg.
St. Petersburg, June 21. The war
office has received important news re
garding General Kurokl and the reason
why he is at Hnyen with three dlvsons
of about 30,000 men and with the re
serves. It is believed Kurokl really
contemplated combined operation to
cut off and pocket Stakelberg, but that
ha delayed too long. It I understood
that Kuropatkin sent a strong Russian
fore south of Liao Yang to meet Kuro
kl' move. - . .-. .
Japaneae Loan In Qrcat Demand.
London, June 21. A dispatch to the
Central New from Tokio announces
that the total subscriptions to the sec
ond Issue of exchequer bonds ($50,-
000,000) amounted to $160,246,762.
l tie bonus are issuea at vz, bear 6 per
cent Interest and are to run for seven
years.
MORGUE BLUNDER
MEANS OP IDENTIFICATION OP THE
CORPSES DESTROYED.
Bodlc aod Personal Effects Numbered
and The Number oa Former ar
Changed Without Raferanc to th
Latter Large Number of Corpaca
Found Packed la Wheal Houa.
New York, June 20. Every hour
add to tbe horror of tbe excursion
teamer disaster, when tbe General
Slocum waa burned to the water' edge
nar North Brother island. Diver
had explored the wreck of the steamer,
and reported that no more bodies were
to be found there, but today a diver
who was at work on the sunken bull
found a large number of corpse packed
tightly inside of one of tbe paddle
wheel. Just how many there were
was not known, but it was planned to
remove them as soon a Coroner O'Gor
man reached the scene.
The coroner bad arranged to visit tbe
wreck today for tbe purpose of ascer
taining, if poas'ble. what evidence of
culpability on tbe part of the Knicker
bocker Steamship company or of the
officials of the boat, if any, could be se
cured to present to tbe coroner's in
quest. Therefore, it was determined
to take out the bodies at that time.
At varioua hospital where tbe in
jured are visited today it is said that
their condition is fair. There are nowJ
only 63 victims of tbe disaster in tbe
hospitals.
Today it is said another horror liaa
been added to tbe terrible cosdition
resulting from the disaster through the
over-officiusness of some person at the
morgue. As a result some of the
bodies probably never will be identified
and will go to a last resting place in the
bumble plot furnished by the city a
charity. When the bodie were taken
by hundreds from tbe water and laid
in row on the grass at North Brother
island, each was tagged with a num
ber. That number waa carefully re
corded, and tbe paper, valuable and
trinket which would have served to
possibly identify the bodies were re
moved and placed in separate package,
eacb package bearing a number corres
ponding to tbe number on the body
from which tbe article were taken.
When the bodies were taken to the
morgue they were placed in numbered
boxes, but in many cases these num
bers did not correspond with the fig
ares the belies previous bad borne.
As a result, the plans were completely
npset and tbe numbered packages of
valuables became practically worthless
a a mean of identification.
WOULD SEAL FATE OF RUSSIANS.
Report of Japanese Advaac From Sut
yea la Causing Qrcat Alarm.
St. Petersburg, June 20. The popu
lar disappointment felt in St. Peters
burg over the result of Lieutenant Gen
eral Baron Stakelberg'a fight, which it
bad betn hope for the past 36 hours
might turn out to be a victory, is temp
ered somewhat by the knowledge that
the Russian force was overwhelmed by
number. General Stakelberg does not
attempt to conceal the seriousness of
hi losses, but his report and tbe re
ports from all other Russian sources
agree that the retreat was In no sense a
rout. The fierce character of tbe fight
ia made evident by the fact that the
Russians were again forced to abandon
their guns, thus indicating, a in pre
vious encounter, the superiority of the
Japanese artillery.
Tbe Russian official reports of the
losses are awaited with the keenest in
terest. Tbe war office declines to ac
cept the Japanese figures unreservedly,
although tbe officials frankly admit
that they believe the Russian casual
ties were severe.
The keenest interest ia now manifest
ed in the reported advance bf two Jap
anese divisions from Siuyen with the
intention of taking General Stakelberg
in the rear. It is realised that if this
report should prove true the Russian
commander may be unable to extricate
himself, and if he should be cut off
from General Kuropatkin's main army
the fate of the detachment would be
sealed.
Further Demands Will Be rjranted.
Washington, June 20. The state de
partment has received the following
from Mr. Gummere, American consul
general at Tangier: "A reported yes
terday, Raisuli has increased his de
mands. I am informed today by the
ministei of foreign affairs that one of
the shieks and two of his brothers,
whose apprehension were demanded by
Raisuli, have been arrested; also that
a courier has been aispaicnea mis
morning to Paisuli to say that his
further demands will probably be
granted by the Moroccan government."
Chinese Bandits Fight With Ruaslaaa.
Tokio, June 20. A detachment of
the army under General Kuroki cap
tured the town of Siu Yen, after rout
ing and defeating a force of 300 Rus
sians and 300 mounted Chinese bandits
The enemy retired toward the Tao riv
er. The total of their losses is not
known. The Japanese sustained no
casualties. This is the first actual re
port ot Chinese bandits fighting with
Russian troops and it may mean that
large numbers have enlisted.
Russia Haa Not Protested.
at PolomhnriT .Time 20. An official
denial ia published of the rumor that
the Russian ambaBsaaor at W ashing
ton, Count Cassini has protested against
the reported intention oi me govern
ment of the United States to dispatch
annailrnn nf warships to Turkish
waters with tbe view of bringing pres
sure to bear on the porte to secure tbe
payment ol American Claims.
DEATH LIST 0R0W5.
Total Lo ot Lira la Steamer Diaaatar
Now Put at 700.
New York, June 18. With unceas
ing effort search Is going on for th
bodie of those who perished yesterday
on the steamer General Siocum. What
the list of victim will total scarcely
anyone dares venture to guess, but
whatever tbe number may be, there la
hardly a parallel in the history of die
as teis where death came to so many In
so brief a period of time. Police and
health department officials have placed
tbe number at a figure aa high aa 1,000
and more, but tonight it would seem
that the maximum figure will not
.largely exceed 700.
All day long, until darkness shot off
even the melancholy satisfaction of
watching for th dead, anxioua search
ers kept up their vigilance and at dusk
there had been recoveied 636 bodies,
for tbe greater part women and chil
drenmothers who, weeks ago, bad
planned that fatal outing for their chil
dren, and little ones who had longed
for the coming of the happy day.
Up to dusk 499 bodies had passed
through tbe morgue and of these mora
than 300 were unidentified. The East
Side had it sympathy aroused to tha
fullest extent, and down by th river,
where the boat unloaded their dead,
thousands gathered throughout th day.
Streets leading to tbe morgue were
blocked, and only with difficulty could
tha police clear the passages leading to
the long rows of coffin for those who
came in search for tbe missing.
Up tbe sound, where the bulk of tba
General Slocum lies submerged, show
ing only a paddle-box, score of amall
craft aided the tugs in grapling for tha
victims. Divers went down time and
time again, and when the work ended
for the day they declared there were no
more bodies in tbe wreck. A score of
time a diver reappeared alter hi
plunge with the body of a woman or a
child. Two of them coming to tha
surface together on one occasion had in
their arm two little girl, sisters, '
clasped in each other's embrace, and
their mother, it was thought, whoa
dead hand tightly clenched the skirt of
one of them.
As far as they could, the diver
searched the wreck from stem to stern.
The wreck lies about 200 feet off Bar
retoa Point. At this point the water
is deep and the current . is swift, and
beyond doubt many bodies bave been
borne along with tbe tide to be given
up on a later day at some distant point.
HARBOR FREE TOO LATE.
Japanese Have Already Landed Men te
Attack Port Arthur.
Tokio, June 18. A flotilla of tor
pedoboat and torpedoboat destroyers,
under command of Captain Tsucbiy
and co-operating with th army, made
a reconnaissance in force near Siau
Ping island yesterday and bombarded
the Russian outposts on the coast to
tbe west of the island. Siau Ping 1st
land i 12 milea to the west of Por
Arthur. At noon the Russian cruiser Novik,
convoying ten torpedoboat destroyers,
steamed out from Port Arthur. The
Russian shore batteries protected these
vessels with a heavy cannonade. The
Japanese flotilla retreated slowly, fir
ing as it went, for the purposeof decoy
ing the enemy to sea. At 3 o'clock In
the a Iter noon the Russian ships re
turned to the entrance of Port Arthur.
The fact that the Novik came out of
Port Arthur makes it certain that tbe
Russian have succeeded in blasting
channel through the cement laden
merchantmen sunk by the Japanese in
the entrance to the harbor. This free
dom of egress comes too late to permit
of any effect upon the operations of tbe
Japanese army, for men, guns and
stores have practically all been landed.
and Admiral Togo is capable of keeping
the remnants of tbe Russian fleet im
prisoned in Port Arthur.
Last Monday night Japanese vedette
boats, protected by torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers, succeeded in
reaching the entrance to Port Arthur
and planting a series of mines there.
The darkoees of midnight favored the
oepration. The Japanese vessels were
not observed and they returned to tbe
rest of the squadron without having
sustained any damage.
Urges Fair Exhibit.
St. Louis, June 18. Before depart
ing for New York, Prince Pun Lun an
nounced himself as a self appointed
committee of one to secure China's par
ticipation in tbe Lewis and Clark expo
sition to be held in Portland, Or., in
1905. The prince remarked to Theo
dore Hardee, assistant to Secretary
Walter B. Stevens, that he wa very
much impressed with the American
idea of celebrating the anniversaries of
great events with big expositions, and
declared he would use every effort to
secure Chinese participation.
Japaneae Tranaporta Hav Clos Call.
Toio, June 18. It is reported here
that the Japanese protected cruiser
Niitaka engaged the Russian Vladivo
stok squadron off Tan island, In the
straits between Corea and Japan. This
report, however, lacks confirmation.
The Japanese transport Ugoand Fuyo,
homeward bound, met the Russian ves
sels this morning near Oki island. The
Russians pursued them and fired 16
shots at tbe Japanese ships. Tha
transports escaped.
Rusalana Marching on Port Arthur.
" Tien Tsin, June 18. It ha been
learned here from a Russian source
that 40,000 Russians passed Tashichao,
20 miles south of Niu Chwang, going
south. It is supposed that this fore
l going to the relief of Port Arthur.