THE
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vol. xxr.
(MTHEKCD FROM ALL PARTS OP TUG
TWO HEMISPHERES.
CompnrlMNwIv HrvWw of the Import'
ant Happenings el tha Put Week,
PrsMnUd la Conitonssd Form, Most
Likely to Prm tetarsetlng t Our
Many Readora.
I m' jni'Bimixi nig 10 lm aVailting
III IWO HIVIIIOIIS Oil l.ltu lailg.
Admiral Togo reports the blowing hi
nl a Ituaelan if iinnlnltl p arid torKKlci
INial tieairoyer.
Tim rainy season will gnally hamper
itpeialloli in Manchuria, Ilia whole u(
that country seeming to liava turned
lulu install,
The Vladivostok squadnm Is fater
limn llio Japanese fltwl ami agalnat It
ami ran cut I mm to laid thn cit until
llio Jape wiul iltwU-r shifts alter il.
K ur u1 h in haa decided to wllhdiaw
tit llalchetig,
Tim Japancae tiava laudwl another
i my of 10, (W) men,
Tim ir.M-la of the Hullo mines for
Ihe II kiiI year Jual ouiltxl la 17,354,211.
Tim Vladivostok squadrou auk a
liaincr and sailing Vranel at tinman,
I'orea.
Mayr Joiiea, of Toledo, Ohio, I arri
oualy til and Ilia rhanmi of his imu
ry ara alight.
Ilarrliuan haa placed an order fur !
1)0, (HK) tons uf alral raila, one-lhlrd of
which ar for I lie Hotithern I'aclllr,
A Tallin Idn, Ciilura-hi, mln has
rliMMNl iliiwn on acmint of inaliility to
airtire ritiiMtnl hrlp. Other proper
ties sin eapwted to lollo in a almit
limn.
A rrMirt from lleiieral Oku aaya that
altar tha Unlit at Yafangow the Jan.
rma huriotl l,Hfi4 tttiaalaU drad, Till)
trophies taken In llila engagement rn
iaU of 111 guns, 40 wngmis and Hft.1
rillra.
Japan advices atata that women
were awn on board tha Russian war
hlpa dining Hit laal engag-mnnil, con
tinuing the auaplrliin that tha I'urt
Arthur Ihvt aa try inn to rami to a
neutral port.
Pwrelary Phaw ! approved a ili
aiin for the l.eaia and Clark aotivenlr
liolddullat, A likriiraa of l-rma sp
(wars on one aide and of Clark on the
other. The Philadelphia mint will
coin 85,000 al on re.
I'aul Mmton haa araumed the office
of m rvlary of the navy.
There la a colony of over 200 deport
ed Cripple frock inlnera In Denver.
The Huaalan Vladivostok squadron
haa apiearid at timaall, Corra, ami
Bred on ihn town.
The acting land romniiaaioner haa
derided that a corporation haa the aanie
right to file on desert land aa a citizen.
The swrelary of roinmerre and lahor
haa ordered that all pnangir cairylng
atratnlMiata In the Sew York harbor be
rviiiaprrtrd.
A lioaalnu aiiLniariiir lioat aank at
her moorings at tha llaltic shipbuilding
yarda through inexperienced handliiijt
and 21 Uvea wore ht.
liermany has ordered a guuVxt to
llayli to hiatal upon the punishment of
tha giianla who asaulted the French
and Herman mltilalera.
The Japnnrae airond army li report'
ix I to have effected a juncture with the
first army ami that Ihe whole (one now
.taa a fighting front of 1-0 mllra.
Forty-three firemen, four of whom
will probably die, were overcome hy
gas and auiuka at a fire in New York.
The breaking of a gaa main waa the
cause.
Thlityalx morn Colorado inlnera
have been deported.
Knox and Cortelyou have given lif
their plxrea in Ihe cabinet.
A tornado in Nebraska wrecked many
home, raualng two dentin and injuries
to six other.
General Oku ia chaw l the heela of
Kuropatkln, who la withdrawing to
ward the north.
The Tort Arthur fleet la reported to
have given haltlo to the Japanese and
proceeded to ava.
II. J. Middleton, an Associated Press
correapondent with the Ktnalan army,
Iiiih died of diaeutery.
Two Jupaneae. diagulaed organ
gi indent, have aueroeded In making
innpa of the entire Halllr. coaat.
II la reported that Edward V. Knight,
tho onrreapondeiit of the London Morn
ing I'oHt, with the Jupaneae army, has
been killed.
There la atlll no tr of Kent J.
LoouiiM, brother of A aalatant 8i-rretary
of Btata UxiniiH, who diaappeariMl over
week ago. Ilia wife haa given up
hope for liiiu,
I'erdU arli aaya tho brigand RalnoU
Il ponlug aa a put riot.
Count Tolntol Inveighs agnlnat the
preaent wiir and holda tho vtar op
rldlnnlu.
Tho body of another woman lua come
to the aurfiice from tho Uoneral Hlocnm
dimiHter.
I. II. Amos, of Portland, Im a poaal
blu candltliito for president on tho I'to
hibilion ticket.
Heat proatratlona have been liumer
oua the paat few daya in New York and
Washington.
Prohibition National Convititioti Stkcta
Fraaldtntlal CandUlala.
Iudlanapolla, July B.-The I'rohlhl
Hon parly In national convention noml-
nale.l Hllua (J. Hwallow. of I'ennayl
vanla, for piealdent, and liwrge W.
Carroll, of Texaa, for vice moaldent.
Tho plalforui wax adopted without ar-
nuuiein. aner a lomi lai ak In 1 1,.
reaolulloiia coinmittee. It waa dea-
erlhed by I. II, Amoa, of Oregon, aecro
tary of tha committee, aa the broadeat
platform aver placed before the iwonle
by Ihn parly.
In addition to tha plauka on the
Ihpior titleatlnn, It declare! the party
t lie in favor of International arbitra
tion, a itiffrage of law bated on men
tal ami mural iiallflcatlon, uniform
lawa for the ruuntry and dependenciea,
popular elei tlon of aenatora. civil anrv.
ice eilenaloii and the initiative and ref.
Diplomacy May Soon Enter Into tba Par
Baatera Straggle.
waaliington, July 5. While the
oflklala here are aatiafled from thel
private advicet that the wcent vlalt of
King Kdward to hli nephew, Emperor
William, waa not brought about hy
purpoae to Initiate a movement towan
tha reatoratlon of peace between Ruaala
ami Japan, there la reaaon to relieve
that aurue very careful and discreet In
(tiiriei aa to the opportunltioa of mine
inch overture! at Dili time have ema
nateil from Waahlngton. It may be
atated that the reault haa been to dia
clow the fact that neither of thebelllg
erenti waa yet In tha humor to aue for
peace, nor even to entertain overturn
from any third power on that an b Jed
The itate department will continue
to maintain the friendly poiitlun It haa
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renduin. The truitt queation aa iec-
ognlel hy a demand for a rigltl appli
cation ol the principle! of Jiiatice to all
organ laationi "I catpltnl and lalior. A
rolurm of divorce lawa waa demanded,
and polygamy denounced.
ralrbanka Will Not Raalgn.
WaMhlngton, July 5. Word wai re
,u,.i in Waablmrlon today to tlie
effect that Senator r ail banka will not
reaign hla neat In tlio aenaui nnvn aim
the election in November. Ho wanU
to he aure of the vice prealdency ore
rellniiuiahing the olllce he now holili.
Aa vet. Kairhanki haa made no plana
for the campaign, but it la expected
he will go on Ihe itnnip during Bop
(ember and October, particularly in
doubtful Btatoei.
Over $1(1,000 wbh rained by subscrip
tion pledges from the floor of the con
vention, which, with IU.000 In the
treaaury, will he '' n;lo"B of the
campaign fund. National Chairman
Stewart and National Secretary Tate
wero re-elected.
ao far held toward both Rusala and Ja
pan, standing ready to mediate and ex
tend its good ofticea to the full when
evei tho belligerent! indicate their wil
lingness to accept them.
Lands PaUuted to Railroad.
Washington. July 5-The secretary
of the Interior today patented 21,02
acres of land in tho Vancouver, Seattle
2nd Spokane land district! to the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Torpedo Work! DaMroytd.
St. IVtersburg, July 6. Ai a result
of the receipt of newi of a fire which
took place at the torpedo worki at
Cronstadt last night, this city waa to
night filled with the wildest rumors,
including one to the effect that the
Peterhof Palaco had boon blown up.
Tho damage at Cronstadt was con
fined to the torpedo mechanism shops,
which wore almoBt wholly destroyed,
together with 20 Whitehead torpedoes.
Five of the torpedoes had war heads
attached and they exploded, which
added to the fire and the excitement.
A considerable quantity of coal stored
in tho works wai also burned. An
alarm waa given In time to prevent loss
of life and more seilous loss of proper
ty. Tho authorities hero do not attach
serious importance to tho accident,
and say that the works will soon be
able to resume at full time.
PEsTS DESTROY ALFALFA
Great Damage Dona In Morrow County
by araashoppars
lleppner Grasshoppers bv tha mil
lion are appearing in some localities in
Morrow county. They have nettled In
great number! In the Sand Hollow
country, a farming district about ten
miles northcaHt of lleppner, where they
are doing considerable damage. They
are doing the most damage to alfalfa
and the hay crop, and in some places
are taking gardens.
The first crop ol alfalfa, which wai
Immense, has practically all been
saved, but it is feared that very little
of the second crop can be saved, owing
to the ravages of the millions of these
insects that have been congregating in
the alfalfa fields. At Hynd Bros., a
Irg rar.i h In Siind Hollow, they are so
thick in the alfulfa that in the evening
after the insects go to roost on the
heads of tho alfalfa plants they can be
scooped up by Ihe gallon hy taking a
coal oil ran or bucket and atriking
through the grass. It is only the work
of a short time to fill a gunny aack.
Some of them caught in this way are
being fed to the hogs.
Along Willow creek, where there are
many alfulfa fields, the grasshoppers
are numerous and doing considerable
damage in some plares they are attack
ing w heat fields but are not doing much
damage, owing to the fact that the
grain is Hearing maturity and is getting
bard. However, tiny are stripping the
green leaves from the stalks. Ii the
wheat belt they have not appeared in
sufficient numbers to cause any alarm
and the damage to the wheat crop will
be ol little consequence.
TENT CITV SPUI.NOS UP.
Ore-
Pro ipcc tors Swarming to Southern
gon Gold District,
(rant! Pass Numbers of proepectors
are outfitting at Grants Pass daily and
starting for the mines on Thompson
creek ami all through the Sucker (reek
country. They are coming from differ
ent points as far away as Idaho and
Southern California.
The actual digging of gold at the
liriggs claim, on Thompson creek, has
stopped for the present, as thay are
now engaged in bringing a ditch from
the headwaters of Thompson creek to
Ihe mine for the purpose of supplying
water. All of the dirt moved will be
sluiced or puddled in order to get all
the values they carry.
Already a townsitto has been located,
and it is reported that there are now
50 tents up and prospectors with pack
nimals are arriving daily. Another
strike of a large body of rich ore has
been reported near the uriggs find.
ALFALFA IS TAKINO R0O1.
Successful Results of Experiments
Marlon County.
Salem The experiment conducted
by Gilbert & Patterson in growing al
falfa on one of their farms near this
city seems to be very satisfactory in its
results. The alfalfa was sown three
years ago, on bottom land. For two
seasons the crop was very light bat the
alfalfa is now becoming well set and
seems to be a good producer.
The first cutting this season yielded
ten tons on three acres. The alfalfa is
now a foot tall and there li every pros
pect for a yield of from one to two tona
per acie for the second cutting, with
some fall pastnrage left. The dryness
of the season baa not yet bad any ap
preciable effect upon the crop.
Where the alfalfa is growing there is
abont 12 feet of soil on top of gravel
containing water. Presumably the
roots of the alfalfa find their way down
to the water or at any rate go deep
enough so that the dry weather does
not affect them.
A number of farmer! in this section
of the valley are experimenting with
alfalfa, and though they have difficulty
in getting a start they believe that the
ultimate results will be satisfactory
and that this fodder plant will become
a common product in this section of
the state. The fact that it need not be
resown every year or two, that it is
not affected by drouth, that it can be
cut before and after the usnal June
raine, gives it its chief value aa a farm
product in the valley.
Lay Dust Wltb OH.
Oregon City Experiments that have
been made on Main street with crude
il for keeping down the dust have met
with success, so elaim the city offic
ials, and it is very likely that the oil
will be used in the future by the city
in solving the problem of fighting dust.
The first test was a failure for the rea
son that the oil was carried on the
rhoea of pedestrians into the stores of
the merchants. After two daya the oil
bad dried and there is little or no dust
in front of the stores where the oil was
used.
Damage In I'm t Ilia Not Scrlona.
Peti.lleton The damage to grain from
the heavy rain which vieited a portion
of I'miitilla county last week was not
as extensive as at first believed. Farm
era living in sections where the lain
waa heaviest leport the grain lodged
n many fields, hut believe that most
of it can be saved. John Crow, an ex
tensive wheat rainer on the reservation,
robalily the largest loner, says his
loss will reach $5,000. The country
round Warren station received a sc
ore drenching. A number of bridges
were washed out.
Qcm Mine Changes Hand.
Bilker City Announcement is mad
by Mr. Frank (ieiaer that the old Gem
mine at Sparta, one of the big produc
ers ol t lie Maker city camp, will re
sume full operations by July 10, under
the direction of the Geisei-Hendryx
company, i lie parties interested will
not permit much of a statement to be
made at present, but sufficient is
nown to make the statement that the
property has leen sold to the Geisei-
Uendryx company.
Busy Month In Land Olnca.
Salem June 1ms been a busy month
In the state land office as shown by the
statement of receipts made by Clerk 0.
G. Brown. The rush has been due in
some degree to tho payment of balances
on old notes and certificates of sale,
which payments were demanded h) the
land board some time ago and were re-
nired to bo paid prior to July 1. The
business of the otlice amounted to more
than $1,500 a dcy during June.
Largo Acreage la Barley.
Umatilla Barley heading has com
menced in northern Morrow county in
the Lexington and lone neighborhoods
along the northern portion of the
lleppner branch of the O. K. dt N.
Grain in the last two weeks haa ripened
rapidly and there ii every prospect that
the largest crop of wheat in Morrow's
history will be harvested. Fall grain
is better than normal and the only ap
parent shortage will be in spring grain
sown unusually late.
Berry Season Over.
Freewater The strawberry season is
about over around Freewater and Mil
ton, and the big rush is in cherries.
Final returns from the strawberiy out
put show that little over half what was
expected was realized. Only a few
crates are going out daily.
Peat of Oraishoppera.
Pendleton Completion of cutting of
the bay crop of Butter creek and Mor
row' county has saved it from what
would probably have been serious dam
age by grasshoppers, which are more
numerous than for several years in the
hay fields of the western part of this
county and In Morrow. The first crop,
however, is nearly all taken on and
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Flour Valley, $3.90(34.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4(94.25;
clears, $3.85(34 10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.40(34.70; graham, $3.50g4;
whole wheat. $44. 25; tye flour, $4.50.
Wheat Walla Walla. 6769c; blue
stem, 77c; valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24.5025.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.20; gray,
$1.15 per cental.
Millstnff Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $23.50; shorts, $21; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy $1516 per ton;
clover, $S9; grain, $11(312; cheat,
$U12.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1920c per
dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, new
stock, 12S12S,c; old stock, 78c;
Young America, 1314c.
Poultry Fancy hens, 12"i13c per
pound; old hens, 1212S,c; mixed
chickens, llUc; springs, l4 to 2
pound, 18 19c; broilers, 1 to Im
pound, 1920c; d i eased chickens, 13(3
14c; turkeys, live, 1416c; do dressed,
15916c; do choice, 1820c; geese,
live, 78c; do dressed, 9,10!j
ducks, old, $ti7 per doten; do young,
as to sixe, $250(3)6; pigeons, $1(31.25.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per tack;
carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; parsnips,
$1.25; cabbage, 1K14C; lettuce,
head, 25(3 4th per dost parsley, 25c per
doz: tomatoes, $1.25l.fi0; cauliflow
er, $1.75(32 per dox; celery, 75g90c
perdox; cucumbers, $1A1.25 per dox:
asparagus, 60c; peas, 46o per pound;
beans, green, 4($5c; wax, 45c; squash,
$1.25 per box ; green corn, 60c per dox.
Honey $3(3.60 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, 75$1 per cental;
new potatoes, $2.25 per cental.
Fruits Cherries, 45c per pound ;
gooseberries, Oo per pound ; raspberries.
$1.25 per crate; apples, new, $11.75;
apricot, 80(3 $1 per box; plums, 90c
$1 per box; peaches, uucwii per dox;
nunvtui, IB linn it " ' i it. m it utt it it v. . - r .... ,
the pest will bo unable to work eerioui 1 cantaloupes, $2.593 per crate; water-
harm.
Wheat Cutting Is Commenced.
Helix Wheat cutting haa begun in
the Cold Spring country went of here,
near the Columbia, this section being
mong the earliest in the Inland Em
pire. Only a fow farmers are at work,
but In some parts of the county cutting
will be continuous until Umatilla's big
harvest la all in. No definite report
has been received aa to how the first
cuttting-i are running.
melons, 3c per pound ; prunes, $1.25
per box.
Beef Dressed, 6(86 o per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 46o per pornd;
lambs, 6c.
. Veal Dressed, 100 to 125, 67c per
pound; 125 to200,55scj 200 and up,
3)34c.
. Pork Dressed, 100 to 150. 737c;
150 and up, 67o.
Hops 1903 crop, 23c per pound.
Wool Valley, 19(20o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 10(3 17c; motrair, SOc
per pound lor choice.
Japanese Artillery Balkvtd ky Raaalaaa
to Bo la tlla Cnarga.
Llao Yang. July 6. General Kuro
patkln and General Kurokl are moving
their troops like men on a chessboard
The Japanese are now 20 mllea from
Liao Yang. Baim are impeding their
movement!. Detachment! totalling 1.
200 men have been detailed from Gen
eral Bennenkampff's Cossacks to acout
defiles and hills, harassing the Japan
ese, and noi allowing them any rest
day or night. The Japanese artillery
are said to be commanded by an Amer
Iran. Ilia tall form is frequently leen
with the batteries.
Kuroki's irmr ia eztremelv tiv
east of the Russian position, and the
rtnsMins are correspondingly vigilant.
The Rossian center ii rapidly pushing
northward to a point where Kuropat
kln established bis base after the tat
tle of Vafangow. Aa far aa the Rus
sian! know, Kuroki is itradily pushing
onward through all the mountain
passta. even toward Mnkden. Prenar
ationa at ail points are now oracticallv
complete. The demonstration! made
during the last few days against the
Rossian left flank threaten completely
to change the iiosition of the two
armies.
Notwithstanding four dava' rain, the
troops are still moving. Some railroad
trains with wonnded oaased north on
June 30. Newsoaoer corresoondenta
have returned to Liao Yang from the
sou to. a press bureau bai been eitab-
iisued at Liao Yang.
'05 STAMP WOULD COST MUCH.
One of tbe Reasons Postal Dcpartawat
Opposes Special tesue.
Washington, Jnly 6. The poetofnee
department gives several reason! for not
favoring a special issue of postage
stamps for the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, notwithstanding aeries were is
sued by the department in commemora
tion of the Chicago, tbe St. Louis, tbe
Buffalo and the Omaha fain. Primar
ily Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden, in charge of stamp matters.
disapproves of the policy of issuing
stamps in honor of expositions ' and
thinks tbe practice should atop.
Again it ia found that the ceat of gett
ing out special issues ia a considerable
item which the department does not
feel justified in incurring, and, thirdly.'
the department holds the Lewis and
Clark exposition to be local in character,
not a national anair as the St. Louis
exposition. For these reasons the re
quest for s special issue of stamps has
oeen denied.
Aside from assigning the reasons here
stated, the postal officials are not in
clined to discuss tbe matter, but hope
Portland people will not press further
in this matter.
WILL NOT TOIERA1B MEDIATION.
Rusala WHI Consider Peace Only Wfaea
Japan Propoaea It.
St. Petersburg, July 6. Dispatches
from Washington saying thit inquiries
made by the government as to the poe-
libility of mediation show that neither
Russia nor Japan is in a humor to en
tertain overtures, but that the state de
partment is ready to offer its services
in tbe interests of mediation whenever
they may be acceptable, are attracting
considerable attention in government
and diplomatic ciicles. The optimistic
opinions attributed to official circles at
ashington regarding the early open
ing of friendly offices are not shared in
Russia.
On the contrary, wherever inquiries
have been made the opinion haa been
unanimous that there ia nothing in the
present lituation, so far as Russia is
concerned, on which to base an early
termination of the war, and that the
question of peace will be considered
only when direct proposals have been
made by Japan.
Russia has announced her determi
nation not to tolerate mediation, and
this determination seems to be rather
strengthened than shaken by Ahf1$
verses to her arms.
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HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
TO WATERY GRAVE
DANISH STEAMER SINKS WITH NEAR.
LY ALL ON BOARD.
Waa Carried Out of Course by Heavy
Weather and Stauck Reef Oil Isle of
Rocball, Near Coaat of Scotland aad
a Oreat Hole Torn la Side-Boat
Lowered Were CapsKed.
London, July 6. Over 700 Danish
and Norwegian emigrants bound for
New York were drowned in the North
Atlantic June 28. Out of nearly 800
souls on board the Danish steamer
Norge which left Copenhagen June 22,
only 27 are known to be alive, and for
the rest no hope is held out.
When last seen tbe Norge was sink
ing where she etruck on the Isle of
Rocka.l. whose isolated peak raises it
self from a deadly Atlantic reef 290
miles on tbe west coast of Scotland.
Early on the morning of June 28 tha
Norge, which was out of her course in
heavy weather, ran on the Rockall reef,
which :n the distance looks like a ahip
under full sail. The Norge was quick
ly backed off, bnt the heavy seas poured
in through a rent in her bows.
The emigiants, who were then await
ing breakfast below, ran on deck. Tha
hatchways were scarcely built for these
hundreds of soul and became clogged.
The Norge quickly began to go down
by the head. Eight boats were lower
ed, and into these the women and chil
dren were hurriedly put. Six of these
boats smashed against tbe sides of the
Norge, and their helpless inmates were
caught up by the heavy seas.
RIVALS TUB WAR.
Tha "Sana aad Safe" Fourth of July
Casualty List Large.
Chicago, July 6. The "sane and
safe" Fourth of July in tbe Cnited
States rivals the Oriental war in its list
of casualties.. Partial reports show
that 37 persons were killed as a direct
result of celebrating the nation's birth.
Of tbe appalling list of injured, fully
200 or more will succumb, sooner or
later, to their injuries, as tetanus
almost invariably follows a wound from
fireworks er July 4 explosives. The
foregoing takes no account of the race
riots or murders of the day, but gives
an incomplete idea of what it costs tha
American people to celebrate the glori
ous Fourth.
Incomplete returns show a loss by
fire, following celebration accidents, of
more than $150,000.
The toy pistol has been overshadowed
this year by the "dynamite cane," a
contrivance which deals death and de
struction in nearly every instance.
Detailed reports of the casualty lilts
show that a large number of persons
were the victims of malicious mischief,
ruffianly boys and men in the larger
cities taking pains to maim little chil
dren and aged people. In two cases.
aged persons were frightened to death
by revolvers.
WRBCK TAKES FtRB.
Japanese Advance Suspended.
St. Petersburg, July 6. In view ol
the reports of heavy rains at the thea
er of war the general staff thi nks the
Japanese advance on Haicheng has been
suspended. One war office report says
that 15 minutes' rain flooded the valley
near Kiachou and that several men and
horses were lost. Official confirmation
has been received of the dispatch from
Mukden saying heavy fighting ws
ported to have taken place -"".lUimM
Arthur on June 26. resnL' UWdlPEe l
Russian withdrawal H , ...ishan
after severe losses o k 2 V
Cloudburst at Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City, July 6. A cloud
burst in Dry Canon tonight sent a wall
of water six feet high down upon the
northeastern section of tho city. The
torrent came down the canon with ter
rific force, carrying fences and debris
before it. For several blocks in the
finest residence section cellars were
flooded, lawns destroyed and streets
rendered impassable. Street car
traffio was stopped. The damage will
be thousands of dollar I.
Negro Population ol United States.
Washington, July 6. The census
bureau today issued the final bulletin
on the negro question. The number
of negroes in the United States, includ
ing the entire area covered by the
twelfth census continental United
States, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico
is 9,201,631, perhaps a larger number
than is found in any country outside of
Africa.
Switch Left Optra Cauaes Chicago Lias
Itcd to Ran Into Freight.
Litchfield, Hi., July 6. A score of
pei sons killed and more than 100 in
juied is the result of a wreck on the
Wabash railroad that occurred at this
place late yesterday evening. The Chi
cago limited due at St. Louis at 7
o'clock and running at a speed of 50
miles an hour to make up lost time,
was w lacked by an open switch. The
engine on the passenger struck a freight
train that waa standing on the siding,
and the engine and three coaches fol
lowing were piled in a beap. The
wreckage took fire and was completely
consumed.
While it was at first thought that
the accident was due to negligence, it
has since developed, according to infor
mation that has leaked out from what
il considered an authoritative source,
that the real cause for the disaster waa
a deliberate attempt on the part of
trainwreckera to derail tne train, but
for what reason is not known.
While the railroad officials have giv
en out no report for publication, they
have said that the occurrence was not
due to any oversight on the part of em
ployes, but is the result of a scheme on
the part of unknown persons.
Again tbe Center ol dravlty.
St. Petersburg, July 6. Military ex
perts believe that the center of gravity
has again shifted to Port Arthur, where
siege operations are expected to engage
most of the attention of the Japanese
pxttil the conclusion of the rainy season
ts the resumption of thecampaisn
in Southern Manchuria. The war office
believes that a farther advance on Ta
Tche Kiao is impossible, in view of the
powerful resistance which can be made
by the Russians, combined with the
great difficulties of transportation over
rain sodden roads.
Japan Orders Cavalry Horses.
New York, July 6. The Japanese
government is Btated to have practical
ly placed an order for 10,000 selected
cavalry horses with a New York firm
which supplied many cavalry horses to
Great Britaiu during the Boer war. It
is understood that the order calls for
the smallest type of cavalry horse, of
which a large supply is not readily ob
tainable. It ia insisted by the Japan
ese that the horses shall be delivered
at the rate of 2,000 a month.
Kurokl Occupies Another Port.
Tokio, July 6. A detachment of
General Kuroki's army has occupied
North Fen Shut Ling without meeting
with resistance. The main army ad
vanced westward and occupied a line
extending from Mao Tien Pass to Shaj
Mo Tien Ling and Skinkaling.