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THE OREGON VOL. XXI. ST. -'HELENS, (HIEG ON FKIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1904. NO. 30. MIST. WEEK'S DOINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts or the world. Or INTEREST TO OUR HEADERS General Review of Important Happen. ixiilgs Presented In Brief ami Condensed Eorm. ' HI. Petersburg expeeta tlio fall ol r,rt Ait'mr at any n otuent. Tim Malheur Irrigation withdrawal list tHM'ii increased iO.OOO acre. Admiral Togo sowed many mint In itli ol the I'oi t Arthur fleet. Japan la laying In greal quantities ol ttipptie (or a winter campaign In Man. rimria. " Tim Japanese navy la co-operating with the army In tha Onal aeaault on Port Arthur. Over SttO.OtHJ acre of land In Kaalarn Orm hi foirei reaerve withdrawals haw Ih-oh ivatured to antry. Great Hrltiln will reply to Kuseia that ( cannot rmivede that tha h ii ik la Commander iraa aunk lawfully. The national encampment of (ha (I. A. II. t Ix'it'K Md In Ikwton. It Ik r.lnnalcd that 60,000 veteran are irtrlll. TIip commander ot tha Japan fleet It repotted to have notified tha Hue Ian commander of Poit Arthur that If ) iinka the Velt 1 1 the bartmr tha town a ill I shelled with lyddite. A launch turned turtla at a I'utoroac Walla ami ten peoplt er drowned, ur with Turkey hava bean eetlled, thr state department toning a victory. tire l New York gae tanka eauaed a r.t panic, many people In Owing for retting their children, j Work on tha Malhanr Irrigation pro ject will commence thia fall. Tha Pa-; lima project lll be lal. j Tlx Ituaeian Dagelilp f aaievllrh aa badly damaged In tha receol twill and ma; I diionllmJ at Taing t hou. About S4S.000 arica of land In Fael-j rtn Omg. n withdrawn under lorwrt rv j rtve idcr will be reatored to entry. The general atUck on Port Arthur la now ou. Twelve regiment of rain forcrnimt have been aenl tha Japanese Iroin I lao Vang. j l!uiU rxprew a wllllngneae to codify mgualtlona regarding eontia ham) giKxIa rovlding Great lltluln will agrr thuy art binding In future ! oitra. Tim Vladlvoalok wioadion want to tin- aid of the Port Arthur flint and badly altered hy tha Japaneae. Tim Kuaalan navy la now p radically a thing of the l. A aon and hair haa Ik en born to tha Kumlaii Imperial family. Prince Henry, ol I'rttaala, will vlll tl.r m, Urn I lair ahoitly. W. J. Ilryan haa lost bla fight for 50,000 of tha Bennett eetale. What ttnaalan ahlpe escaped from l'ort Arthur are widely catlered. A lull (lodged tebe.lfon la on In Para guay. Tha rebela anem to hava tha tiji hand, Adinlial Togo report Mint nearly all ol tha Rnaaian ahips hate ralurnad to l'ort Arthur. The Boston 8leauihlp company haa reltuiwf to take any mora flour lor Japan at preaent. The aciaure of Ilia Ruaalen torpedo boat at Chefoo by Japan may bring China into tha war. , Yaijul Indiana have gone on tha war path did NtnthweaUrn Mexico antici pate a reign of terror. Hinting aa a leault of the packer' trlke at Chicago I Increasing. Unions will k Mayoi llanlaon to and the irutrglo, Whitecapa are terrorlalng Crlppla Crwk. A North Carolina mine waa anddenly lloodrd and eight man downed. The ownora of tho German ateanmi Tli.a will apieal from tha dedalon of tiie priae court. Two Japaneae toipado lxata entered Cheloo Imrhoi In the night and towwl tlio Kunaian crolaor Byeahltalnl away. The Kuaalan Port Arthur fleet la be; lived to hava eluded Admiral Togo and jolnm! the Vladlvoatok aqiiadron. Great Britain la far from aatlafled with the flndlng of the prlae couri tha cane of the atoamer Knight Com mander. A Kolan military eapert arguea that Kuropatkln cannot afford to leave l.lao Yang on account of the atorea anil lortiilcationa. HecreUry Hay will addreaa a atrong note to Kuaaia reuaruing me -i.. i..t.i. ulnlur McUiil- niluk'a report allowing her to be In Mie wiong. It la pruDaDia wnaaia wi r for all the cargo taken promptly, aa the i r.ar a uoopa can um it. i n-i. ..!.... n In noil Ira hand Roods are thoroughly In harmony Willi Uioae of Becralary Hay. ; The Japaneae have begun ualng the uunoMO railway to move men " plica. ti. t ........ ' nAnpimtratllllZ In IIW il Binocnw . three groupa with a view of flanking i.iao Vang. Another flreco land and aea battle Ima been fought at Port Arthur wlilU rcA or .SHARKS. No More Reserves to Be Created the Stale of Oregon. In waaiiingion, Aug. 17. The Inteilor department will not crualu any mutt- iorei rewtivet in l)rxm at thl time lxcaiie it I afraid In ao doing it would open up endlei opportunity for liiu laiiu oMtralora." I nia la the eaplanatlon given May oj en uiiumi woo m iiaixlllng nrtry mattaia under Hecielary llil. Iick'a dlriH-tion. While the bureau of for eatry, riH-niniuending the emulilixh- inei.l or illue mountain rurve, ha t:ardflly dlawn it hoiiudHrle no a to exclude practically all private hohl. Inga, yet If reeerve alioiild he creatwl on tlumi linn, tlm d pnrliiiiiiit fear mat alter the reaerve wa cn-ated. gr,.i numlmra ol apeculalnra would lllu en trlea and all'-ge atittleuient on Inn.l in the reserve prior to the lime when the original withdiawal wr.a mal. The di'paitioeiit oilldul admit It would he a comparatively euav thing for pecullor to bring forward wit- neaae to aweai falely a to their hav ing rilahllahed rcldenc ou tliia land, and It would he almoat iuiixmaihln foi the govvrnmnit to uttuu evidence which would Jimtlfy the rejn tion ol tliee entrle. Once anwtiliitor entali- ll.tiwl their tight to tha nacrvu IhihIh, they would lie entitleil un-i. r the In a 10 rlinuih them and make lieu elec tion ol more valuable html eiaewhere. "Hut," aaya thlaoltli ial, "a reerve are not creaied and land limply re main withdrawn from entry, no haw for lieu aelerl ion can le created, mid the government ia not In 'lunpT of loll ing hy unfair aichaugo." riCCT WIU OIIIT SMYRNA. American Minister VIII Not Need It, Now Turkey Has Yielded. Coi.ataniinople, Aug. 17. -A miti- factory aolulion of the American echool ipieation ha at laet airivnl. Thin mailer, which ia the mot Importniit ol tha American demand, n-ttliHl hy extending too A met lean rchnula the aame trratment as that aivorde.! to the hoola under the protection of nthei power. A ettlemenl ol oilier mailers auwi- I tig American intrrcaiit tu lurkey, ol necmidary imporlance, baa alao lnvit effected, and l nite.1 HlaU-a Milliliter Ulaliinan haa telegraphed to Itcai Ail mlral Jewell, in command of the t'nitcd Ktate uadron a'tit tu Smyrna, inatructing him to aalule the liatleric on land and depart. Tha aiding of the council ot mime- tore at wiiicli me aememcni grtetl upon, we a long one, ami It not until na clone mat an agree ment wa reacneu. Ihe ueiay in me etllemerit i Udievwl to have been auanl hv the Intervent nm of the nalace funclionariea, wlmae policy, in order to letain the aultan'a favor, con lata of combating tha right and privi lege of foreign auhjecta. ONLY PROPELLER RCMOVED. Japaneae Towing Destrover Report She Could Have Injured mem. ri..K Aun. 17. The Kuaian tor- vdo boat ihatroyer Pyeahiulni, llyjng the Japaneae Hag. ight,,l nearing the Klliott ialamlr on the evening ol Anguat 12. t'1"' '" '"K ,,y Japanvra torpelo Ikwi omirojer. ecoitd one acted a :ort. The rejwrt that the japaneae ne vn the Rveahllelnl at aomo Chlneae port iroli.ty aroee from the report brought na Yung Ching bay aouth ol Hluintui.g promontory, ahe aaw one of the io . . .. l. t. ...i.t u.liorM Kuaalan aeairtiyei - Hr- . . . . n.i.... Japaneae arriving nere mnn commiinii-aieu n -cor ling the Itycahitelui and they -were informed thai a caiemi - tb Kyeahitelui alter ncr ci .. .... the Ja'panrre .bowed that tha Bnaaiana had not rendered her completely in efl,llve Mora l capture. A tor i .iiii In tornado tube, i propeller only having been remove-! The torm-do towe.1 by rowboata nugh have Wen uae.1 effectively againat tin t e that Japaneae. it waa eiao ....... had wniie iow ...v.- . ii i.l...,l aeveral remained . ii.. ..... ..piM-nfii ill 1... ...- on rri.. .I.nanei.0 cnliaul here atalea'that bla government haa no idea of returning the yeamw Must Take Tort o. .ir.bur. Aug. 17.-Tlien.xuae . , 1 ..... l.tu i ntf I a (iaaelte haa reeoiveu '"""" naicii . w". :..imtl,ve I...... Ifa l.lttO 1 ana ".."l ent! "Twelve -. - It ncceaaltatea ti.e aui . " li nv."" - Unn. In Mftnchutla probable the main J v 1 proceed to Port Arthur within ,;ayi. Haln haa atopped all force will a few oimra- tlon. n,..n for final Stand n....i.i.,ilnii. Miinchniia, Aug. 17- -IN rata tlw VnaiUlon. of the Jap.n rJL'nd Ituaalan a.mlc. are nc hanged. .,ie ifuasuin ZZZX rib." Mukden r,r. have KZrfny .ti.h.l.-d .r ap- -thmiith Oenaral Knropatklu I,('l,r ' .:""i hi. final .(and at haa piannec w -- lo a the .iao Yang 1-oa.u . - : vn X.nd;ct.vi,y. i:jrh0 . t r iiih nun, ux. " -- rule In the japneB w"- Russian Ships Lower Plug. Talni Choii, Aug. 17 Tho Kuaalan . 1 i.a,.n milled down from lowering oi i - prZnciofthe Oonnan governor. OREGON NEWS riNE TIMBER DESTROYED. rire on MtCully Mountain Supposed to Have Been Set by Campers. Albany The fmeat fire which have been raging In the mountain ot Oregon 'or the paat ten day are having the uauiil effect on valley towna. A pall of aiuoke, ao thick that tlio eyea burn, hang over Albany, and the hnrlaon ia narrowed down to a very abort di tance. The aun look like a ball of Urn, being almoat hiddeti from view a part o! llie time, The amoke in Albany ii particular ly had In-caime ol g (Ire in cloae pioxim. ity to the city. Juat cart of I.ttcoinb, which la only lnmt 15 rnllea from Al bany, ia a lire which ha been burning for aeveral day, end ia doing ineatima ble dainiige. The fire I on the aide of Mi Cully mountain, which ia cnveied with one of the finest bmliea of timlier In the county. There had been a num. Ir of tin in that section for aome line, but ell were under control and the loaa wua normal. Albany people could aee a targe column of amoke ris ing from the aide of the mountain eaat of l.accimh, and later came the new that an iminenae and deatructive fire a a weeping over Mcl'ully mountain with irreaittible force. The fire la thought to hav i b.'en alarted by careleaa campera, and the authoritiie are invea tlgntiug to aee of the blame cannot lie faateued en aomeone. BRING HIGH PRICE. LaM Year's Hops Sell Well, and Pliking Soon Begins. Halem Kreba Brother, hopgrowera and dealers, have reported the pur; base of bale of 11)03 ho)a from the A. J. Luce Hop company at 25 cent. Thin ia the highest price paid for aome time. Bpeaking of the hop situation, lonard kreba aaid that the greatest danger I that growera will begin pick ing ton early. Home are talking bf be ginning September I, which Mr. Kreba naya ia fully a week too Boon. In the Ilutlerville, Hubbard, Aurora and M. Paul diatricte in particular the hop are usually too giuen, causing a loss in weight and also in quality. Mr Kreba v that in view ol the ab sence of v.rm in this season, there ia no danger In letting the hop remain on the vino until they are ready lor pica ing. Exhibits of State. Salem From Information that haa been received by Secretary Wylie A. Moore, of the atate fair hoard, It la evident that the state fair next month will equal, if not excel the splendid expositions which have inwn Xieiu nere lor the last Ave year, mere are more horses in training on I.ono Oak track now than ever before at thia- time of tha year. Many broodera ol livealocK ho have never been Here neiore are making arrangemenle to come With their herds, and the livestock depart ment will be ai great an attraction aa ever. Ppace in me main pvn.m j being lapidty taken lor county and gen eral nieminm exhibit, and many mw diaplay will be seen. Hop Market to Open. Sal. m Though 20 to 21 cent ia frte lv offered for contracta for 104 hopa, m.ililna of conseouence is being done in this market, tirowera are prepaimn for the harveat, which will begin about September 8 to 10, and are worrying very little about pricea. The hopa in thia vicinity are in excellent condition, so Inr as quality is concerned, and there i,... .. no chainie in the eaiiniau'B oi the probable yield. Ai Jenuan, who till holds 200 bale of Imp of the 1003 crop, ha refnaed an offer of 23 cent a pound for the lot. times rrultarowers to Organize i dninde A meeting of Grind Konde horticulturists waa held at the Commercial club lmt week, Profraaor j ii iSr....n. ol the Minnesota Agricul tuial college addreraing tho meeting, wh . came here with Colonel Judson, ol the O. It. A N. The profoaaor urged the no osaity of organisation of the fruitgrowers, and believe tho Urand a i.. ...... nf il.e urandcat fruit aoc- tiena hu has had the pleasure of look ing over In the West. Wheat Crop Ready. Salem Because spring wheat ia .,..i. o Imrveat. farmers are lmuling i:. i.. ...-I., in loan now. and thete is II. .IV ft""- -w . iu.i.. ,.ilvliv In the wheat market All the flouring mills in una vmimj are paying a piemlum oi o w above the export quotations, and buy-1 ers for export aie meeting me iuu.ooj priie. Porest Tires Create Havoc. I'mrene A nuniLer of forest flies are reining havoc in Uue county. Con aidorable damage tmsiureaoy o add heavy losses are feared. A large lire ia now burning In some ol the fin est timber on the McKeuale river. Bevernl Area prevail. Han ester Burns In field. Wasuo Vhile the harvest crew were at dinner the combined harvester of Henry Howell, near Wasco, caught Are anil burned up completely. The i cause ol the five is unknown. Loss 2.000, with no Insurance. Only a small lot of wheat W.is burned. Wheat Market. rortlanil Kxpoit valuea: wail. 74! bluestem, 78o Walla valloy, Tiles milling, Walal Waila, 76cj blue- stem, 70c; valley, 81e. Tacouia Blueatem, 81c; cluD, ai. OP INTEREST HOP MEN IN HIGH GLEC. Crop Will Be Large, and Qualify Bet. ter Than Last Year. Albany l'i oa poet are very bright for I. inn county hopgrowera thia ytai. The yield ia expected to lie fully aa large aa that of laat year, and the qual ity of the product much better. Ilie weather haa been all that hop men could dcaire, and the crop ia free from vermin. Picking will corn malice the laat i f this month. The pricea lor picking will be the aame aa lunt year. Jiut few contract for eale of hope have been made up to thia time. The prevailing price for tboae few aalea that have been made ia 20 to 21 cents. Although growera have made no effort to sell their hop before the season ia fairly opened, yet there doea not eeem to be any diapoeition to hold the crop, a there waa laat year. Thia ia tl o Jgut to lie due to the fact that the rump In pricea late in the aeason last year auaed a loaa ol thomunda of dollar to those who were holding for top piicet. Land Patents Held Up. received In Albany Word haa been Albany by Ed Dorgan, the timber to- ator, from the interior dei.artment at Washington, 0. C, that Albany clairr - anU of '.i nlx-r land in the Klamath and Lake county diatiicta will have to wait aome time yet before receiving their patents. All the claimants have proved nn on their claims and hold re- ceipta from the local land oflicers, but Messra. Jones,, fcrickson and lirown, he aiiecial aiienta sent out by becretary Hitchcock, have recommended that the land be held up for further -investigation.. This is a great disappointment to the holders, who have waited for a long time tor their patents. And the large number ot people in Albany who have timbei claims in the Eastern Ore gon diBtncta have a consiaeraue amount of money tied up in the land. Road to Aid Three Counties. Albany County Judge Scott, of Marion county, has been in conference th County Judge Stewart, of Linn county, regarding the proponed road to connect the Willamette valley with the Oeachutea country, in Crook county, and the outcome is very favorable to the road. Hon. John Minto, father of the schema and discoverer of the pass through which the road will go, ia now at his mountain home on the line of the road, and will co-operate with the county Judgea in an effort to aceure a conference with the judge of Crook county, to ee if the three countiea can w ork toaethcr and divide the expense ol constructing the road, which will be a mutual benefit. Crops In John Day Valley. Prairie City The hay crop in the John Dav valley is this year as good aa usual, on an average. While some stockmen are complaining over a slight ly inferior crop, others have harvested a snperior one over those of previous years. George W. McHaley harvested 25 tons of timothy hay fiom a five-acre parcel of land. Haying ia now well under wy, and in about anotnor wecx the hay harvest will nearly te complet ed. Only a small amount of grain is being grown here, but it is of good av erage quality. The fruit crop ia excel lent, with the exception oi a lew orcn arda that was damaged by late frosta and hail storms. Cove Cherries Get Prize. La Grande Union county cherriee caniod off the nrixe at the St. Louis fair. C. M and U. U. smcklana oi Cove, one of the greatest fruit sections in the state, have received word mat their Royal Ann cherries sent in were oiven the 100 nor cent mark by the w - a a iidiws. Urenon nas ner own way ai i Iib fair in the line of cherries, and those from Union county are consid ered the best. The county has shipped out 20.000 boxes of the best varieties this aeason, besides, the big home con sumption. Remove Name's Stigma. Salom That tho name of the Oregon State Keform echool be changed to Otegon State ludustiial school, Is one ni the recommendationa made in the biennial renort of Superintendent N. II. Looney. This change is advised be cause the present name is to many atigma ot disgrace when applied to youths whose characters are not formed. "It is not the intention of ih aiata to brand these boya when what they want is encouragement, says Superintendent Looney. Incorporate at 41,000,000. Eugene The Willamette Valley Klectiio railwav company, which last wank ..(cured a franchise from the county court to build a system of trolley linea along Lane county roads, haa filed articles of incorporation with the county clerk. The incorporators re; ConnresBinan J. F. Wilson, of Preaeott. Aria., and M. F. Taft and W. I Wilaev. also ot Prescott. The capi la! atock ia tl.000,000. divided into g'larcs of ft I. " Sulphite Mill Closed. Oreiron Citv Having on hand large surplus of the mill's product, the Crown faper mills naa temporarily dosed dowwn Its sulphite mill, throw Inir out of enmlovmeiit 40 men. The wood mills of both lotal paper com panies have suspended operations also, b (cause of the low stage of the river Hecnuse of this more than 100 men have been placed out of regular work temporal ily.' - GRCATCST OP NAVAL BATTLES. Port Arthur Engagement Is Shown by Official Reports. St. Petersburg, Aug. IB. Not since the beginning of the war between Jap an and Kuaaia baa anything ao obvioua ly affected Buaeian apirita as the grad ual revelation of the extent of the Port Arthur aquadron'a reveraea. Details of Hear Admiral Withoeft's fatal aortie are not known to the general public even at this hour, though the cententa of the report of Captain Matousevitcb, Admiral Withoeft'a thief of staff, to the emperor, gradually permeated official circles in the course of the day. Xne captain's statement waa issued late to night in the form of an official report. Captain Matouaevitcb makea it clear that the Port Arthur squadron fought what probably waa the greatest battle of ironclads since steel replaced wood in naval construction. The effort of the Kuaaiana to fight their way through the Japanese would probably have been successful had it not been for the disaster to the battleship Czaievitch, which compelled the squadron to fight a aecond battle, ending in the dispersal of the Kuaalan fleet in the darkness. The atoclaled Press leaina that the awful mortality of the officers of the Caarevitch, which waa merely atated in the,, official report, la due to the fact that Admiral Withoeft and moat of his officers were gathered on the bridge during the action in order to set an ex ample to and encourage the men, in stead of remaining in comparative saf ety in the protection of the conning tower. A Japaneae shell bo rat beneath the bridge, wrecking that part of the ahip and killing or wounding every officer on duty thereabout. One of the most important fcaturea of Captain Matouaevitcb'a dispatch, aside from its grimly brief account of the battle, ia the detailed statement of the makei-p of Rear Admiral Togo's fleet, which consisted of six battleships, 11 cruisers of various classes and ap proximately 30 torpedo boats. According to this statement there were in line of battle aome ships pre viously reported destroyed. This gives an indication of Japan'a naval force which Admiral Togo haa hitherto con cealed. LIKELY TO DESTROY BIG SHIPS. Russia, so Toklo Believes, Wilt Not Be Able to Repair Them. Tokio, Aug. 16. It ia believed here that the Kussiana will not be able to repair the five battleships reported by Admiiai Togo to have been damaged in the recent aea fighting at -fort Arthur. The Japanese land batteriea now command toe entrance to tee larbor, and could render this work 1m possible. Before . the Russian fleet emerged from Port Arthur on AuguBt 10 the Japanese batteriea could reach the war ships there with shells ar.d the docka were exposed to a fire the severity ol which waa incrtaairg conatantly. It ia doubted if these Bbips will be able to go o aea again without first undergo ing lepaira, and it ia expected that the Russians themselves will destroy them before Poit Arthur falls. ANXIOUS TO END STRIKE. Mayor of Chicago, However, Will Not Discuss Trouble Now. Chicago, Aug. 16. There were few levelopmenta in the packers' strike to day, and it is not probable that there will be any for several days. A com mittee of retail dealers will call upon Mayor Harrison aud ask him to act aa mediator in the strike. The mayor de clines to say what he will do until he receives the commtitee, but expressed himself as anxious to do anything in his power to end the strike. The lackers declined to say tbii af ternoon to say whether they would ac cept the mediation of the mayor They declared that they would, of course, leceive hun. Chief of Police O'Neil and Police In spector Hunt laid formal charges before the mayor today againat Justice John Fitzgerald, who, it ia asserted by the police, has discharged the great major ity ot the rioters brought betore him, no matter bow atrong the evidence against them. Women and Children Hurl Missiles. New York, Aug. 16. Women and children today joined in the demon stiation against nonunion men who have taken the places of striking butch ers and other employes in the packing houaeB, rrom upper windows and roofs ot buildings in the affected dis trict, they huiled missies of all aorta at every luckless meat truck diiver or beef carrier that passed along tbe street. The force of police assigned to the packing house district waa largely increased today. Japan to Make Explanation. London. Aug. 16. The Japaneae le gation this afternoon informed the As aoclated Press that the xokio govern ment will send a circular note to the powera on the subject of the seixura of the ' Russian torpedo boat destioyer Ryeshitelni, but beyond intimating that the explanation will be on the linea of information furnished by the legation to the Associated Press today, the officials were unable to say any thing until mote fully advised. Earthquake In Chile. New York, Aug. 16. A severe earth quake was felt Thursday at Velenar, province of Atacama, according to a Herald dispatch from Valparaiso, Chile. It waa preceded by loud aub terranean noises. . The earthquake caused much damage, but no fatalities have been reported. It was also felt at Iqulque and Laaerena. STOP SEIZURES Only Goods for Japanese Government Contraband. ARABIA CASE PAR fROM SETTLED Protest to Russia Being Prepared by Secretary Hay War Ruling Cannot Be Accepted. Washington, Aug. 15. Secretary Hay is preparing a protest against the confiscation of a portion of the cargo of the ' Hamburg-American steamer Arabia, under tbe terms of tbe findings of the prize court at Vladivostok, and aa soon aa the papera are complete, will foi ward them to Ambaaaador Mc Cormick, at St. Petersburg, for presen tation to tbe Rnaaian government. Along with thia proteat Secretary Hay will file a general protest againat furth er seizures of American goods and sap- plies Consigned to Japanese porta un less it can be shown that tbe goods are intended for the use of the Japanese military or naval forces. It will be made plain that this gov ernment doea not aubecribe to tbe Rus sian view of contraband of war, and will not consent to the seizure of its goods on the giounda on which a por tion of the Aiabia'a cargo ia held at Vladivostok. To atrengthen hia pro- teat, Secretary Hay will forward to 8t. Petersburg affidavita laid before him by a repreaentatire of the owners of the flour that bad been seized, conclusively showing that it waa consigned to com mercial houses in Japan, and not to agenta of tbe Japanese government. Tbe state department haa been ad vised that the proceedings of the Vladi vostok prize court are to be reviewed by a superior boaid at the Russian capital, and it ia the intention to have tbe American protest on hand in time to be passed upon by that body. Aa vet the ownera of tbe floor and railway supplies that were aeixed have not submitted to the state department any claim against the Russian govern ment, apparently assuming uiai .Rus sia nay yield to Secretary Hay 'a pro test and release tbe goods now hem. If the gooda have been used by the Russians, or if for some other reason the release ia impracticable, and Rus sia admits the correct nea of attitude of this government, such claims will have to te presented. It is tne Deuei of some officiate of the atate depart ment that the matter will eventually be adjusted in this manner, and that the ownera of the confiscated gooda will be fully reimbursed. POWERS STAY OUT. America to Have Tree Rein in Deal ing With Turkey. Washington, Aug. 12. The United States will not become involved wi a great foreign powera in its dealings with the sultan of Turkey. The an nouncement cornea tonight fiom a source of unquestionable reliability that assurances have been given the president that the Bignatory powera will in no way interfere 'witn the United States in its piewnt attempt to secure equal rights in the Ottoman em piie for American subjects. At what time thia waa done, or the means by which it waa accomplished, it ia not atated, but the feat that two foreign ambasaadors, Baron von Mem bers, of Germany, and Baron nengei muller, of Austria, representatives oi two of the Bignatory powers to the treatv guaranteeing the integrity of the Ottoman empire, have nurried here from their pleasant re ti eats in Bar Harboi and Lennox, and have had occasion to luncn with i-resiaeni Roosevelt, may, in a great measure, ex plain the methods by which these as surances have been extended. The Austrian ambassador leturned to Maine last night. Will Carry Big Cargo to Japan. Seattle, Aug. 15. When the Boston Steamship company's liner Tremont sailed from here on Saturday, morning she carried 14,000 tons of freight for tbe Orient, including a vast amount of foodstuffs for Japan. In the cargo were 280,000 sacka, or 14,000,000 pounds of flour, of which 100,000 sacks are going to China and the remainder to Japan. Tbe vessel also took about 400 tons of field supplies for the army in the Philippines, but no arms or am munition. rear Railroad Will Be Cut. Mukden, Aug. 15. There is much speculation aa to whethei the Japanese intend to attempt to turn General Kuropatkin'a left flank batween here and l.iao Yang, or north of Mukden. The Russians appeal well satisfied with the situation. Officers, and men antici pate a big battle around Liao Yang, but the fear ia expreaed that the Jap- aneee, instead of joining issue there, will seek to turn the Russian position above Mukden and cut the tailroad. v state of Siege Proclaimed, Paris. Aua. 15. The foreign ' office here confirms the report from Buenoa Ayres that a state of seige haa been pro claimed in the republic ot Paraguay owing to the feai of a revolutionary outbreak. . . - - HOME TOR FRIENDLESS. Institution in Iowa Supported by All Denominations. "In a low whlnper, looking up, ahe aald. I am ao hungry -do not tui n away, Give me ou iwnny, i.leae, to buy noma bread, For I have eaten nothing all thia day." "The npttirned face and whlaper aoft and low, Mead with a power that would not bedeulad; And aa ne Kpoke her )ale ill trembled ao, Cruah d In an Inatant all my aelilab firlde." t "She ilta benldf! me, in theae happier years. With auiH luce, tho' mill a child in form, Anil when aii praya. I hpar thro' grateful leara, lier thanks to liiin who sheltera front tha atorra." , Twenty-dne years ago three little children weie suddenly bereft of father and mother they were friendless and homeless', but it waa only one of the many aimiiar instances happening every day only three little children left friendless and homeless; that waa all. But it waa a crucial moment in at least one life. Kev. J. O. Lemen waa at that time pastor of a large church in Council Bluffs, Ia. Thia man, whose heart waa large enough to find a place for every unfortunate one, took these children into hia own home, where they shared the same leving, tender care that was bestowed upon hia own little onea. It waa not long be fore he learned of other children who had been left to the cold mercies of a selfish world. Moved with compas sion, be took these, alfo, to hia already oven rowded home. Then came the test; money was needed . " He bad a few thousand dollars whi h he bad saved up for a rainy day. He little knew what tbe Master had in store for bim; but he waa obedient, and when the newa came that other little help- . lesa onea had been left alone, fatherleaa and motherlesa, and the command came to take these also, to the ordinary man, with big house filled to overflowing and a large congregation looking to him to be fed apiritually, it would have seemed like an impossibility; not so, however, with this man ; it waa enough for nim to know that hia Master approved of it and bid him to do it. Aa he stepped out upon Hia promises and obeyed the command to go forward, the way opened before him, and when he had exhausted hia own competency, never doubting but that a way would be provided to supply their needs, He who owns the cattle npon a thousand hills moved upon the hearts of Hia laithful sub jects to send of their substance that these little, homeless onea might be : cared for. Larger quaitera became necessary, and they were secured. From a email beginning, twenty-one years ago, tne christian nome naa grown nutil now about two hundred and fifteen children are cared for ttere, and two thousand have been placed in good Christian familiee. The real es tate consists of about tweuty-nve cot- tages and other buildings, all owned by an organization which baa been formed through the efforts of Mr. Lemen with a view of making it a per manent organization. The scrupulous neatness and order that pervades the entire institution, the loving salutation of "Hello papa!" that rings out from every quarter aa he passes about the grounds, and the remarkable executive ability he dia plays in all the management of tbe affairs of tbe Home, are sufficient to -impress every visitor that ii is no ordi nary man who has been caned to tnia great and noble work. Children are taken here from any part ol tne globe, and have the best possible care and training. You, my readers, wherever you may be, may have a part in thia grand work. It is a labor of love in behalf of all homeless, suffering chil dren everywhere. The children are frequently adopted by Christian peo ple, but are never allowed to go from tbe Heme excepting into Christian families who are properly vouched for and families of children are never aep aiated. The Christian Home is non sectarian, but is heartily endorsed and supported by all denominations. It takes children from every state and it is not a local affair, but belongs to the world. . We have given this brief description of the Christian Home with the hope that all who raed it will become inter- ested in its welfare. If you have money which the Matter desires you to use for such purposes, send it to this Home. There is no institution that ia ' more worthy of your gift than this. They publish a valuable paper called "The Word and The Way;" sub scription price, only twenty-five centa per year, w e assure you inai n yon will subscribe lor it, you will get more than jour money a worth, and we hope you will forward at once tweniy-nve centa or $1 for yourself and three ' friends. Volumes might be written about thia Home did space permit. For further information and proper description of the work, address Chris tian Home, Council BluUs, la. A Friend of Homeless Children. Massacre Is. feared. London, Aug. 13. Jamea ; Bryce, member of the house oi commons, has received a telegram stating that the Kurds are invading the province of Bayaaid. and a massacre of the Armeni ans is feared. Five hundred Armeni ans fled to the Russian frontier and were pursued by Turkish soldiers and ' Kurds. An insurgent band came to the assistance of the Armenians, and heavy fighting ensued, many on both sides being killed. Cossacks also fired on the Armenians and afterwards plun dered them. Russia Not Considering Revision. St. Petersburg, Aug. 13. The Asso ciated Press hears from a high source that at the foreign office here the ques tion of revising the list of contraband iB not under consideration, and that there is little likelihood of any modifl cations being made In the Ruaaian dec laration at present. Nevertheless, tla Novoati urges the acceptance of the American and British view in order to prevent causes for discontent among; neutral powera, :. : waa very contly to bom gmc.
