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 n withdrawn under lorwrt rv j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.