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I B A TTLE AT HAND. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON t I 9A VE9 S IA M ; $ 8 ,0 0 0 . <JKAV> 15 (JROWINU IN GRANT. Wcoult of P riv a te In v c a tlita llo n by M a ta I.an d C n m in laato n cr W en t. W in te r H as B een V ery Mild M in e rs E x p e c t E a rly c le a r in g Olf u t K now. S alem Hy co n d u ctin g u special In* vuatlKittlon on hla own account, H tale Lund A gent Oswald W eal saved th e e lu te Home $5000 luNt week. Luut i ter I UK th e S ta te l.und Board wild u ai<( tlon of newly surv ey ed land a t aue- tion uud th e succeasfiil bidder offered $ 14.25 i>or acre. T h e land wuh h eavi ly tim b e re d and w hh favorubly locat ed. A h soon ub th e sail* had been m ade It becam e know n th a t several p e rso n s had filed h o m estead clulrns i.pon th e land and claim ed to have m ade se ttle m e n ts b efore th e land w as su rv ey ed . If they m ade actual s e ttle m e n t before uurvey tb<*y could hold th e land and th e s la te would lose It, hfluK en titled to lieu laud In* stcu d . As th e lund is valuable and had been sold a t a good price, Mr. W e st u n d erto o k to esta b lish th e s ta te s title. He m ade Inquiry as to in.- p e rso n s who Bled th e h om estead « « trie s and from w h at he learned of th e o ccupation and place of abode he hud reaso n to dou b t w h eth er they hud niude se ttle m e n t a t th e tim e al leged by them , lie learn ed fu rth e r th a t th e men had b«ien voting In Al bany d u rin g th e tim e th ey claim ed a rcHidence back In th e m ountains. W ith th is Inform ation In his p o sses sio n he m«*t th e h o m e ste a d e rs w ith th e su g g estio n th a t they cease to a s s e r t a claim to th e land. T hey de m u rred a t first, but w hen W est gave th e m a h lu t of th e evidence In his poBwaaton and backed th is up by til ing c o n te sts In th e G en eral (.and O f fice. th e y cam e fo rw ard w ith relin- «lulshiueuts, th u s leaving th e s ta te w ith c le a r title to convey to th e p u r c h a s e rs a t auction sale. Mr. W e st's ex p erien ce show s w hat «•an very oft«?n be «lone In th e way of o v e rth ro w in g hom estead e n trie s m ade by sp e c u la to rs If som e oue In terested will ta k e th e tro u b le to In v estig ate th e fa c ts reg ard in g th e e n try an d th e te rm of residence. C anyon C ity—T h e cold sto rm th a t prevailed so gen erally n e a r th e Pacific section during th e p u st w«-ek w as h ardly percep tib le here. A lthough m uch snow has fallen It h as (men m ostly on a risin g te m p e ra tu re . G rass Is grow ing nlc«-ly on th e pro tected slopes, and a larg e n u m b er of h o rses urn still ru n n in g on th e range. Home of th e se ur«j th in , h u t m any of them a re lu good condition, All d a n g er of a serio u s feed sh o rta g e has probably p ast, b u t stab lem en and o th e rs who m u st buy a re com pelled to pay $IU p er ton. G razing, farm in g and m ining will probably have one «»f th e b e st sea- sons for a good m any y ears. Old inluurs say th a t the<*e Is now m ore snow lu the m o untains th a n th ey ever saw before a t th is s«*^s«m of th e year, lu th e neur-by m o u n tain s It Ilea on th e ground a t a d ep th of 1 % feet, ami on th e hlghi-r ra n g e s la four o r five feet deep. As It la m ostly loose It la likely to m elt early In th e seaso n , and m in ers e x p e it to he able to s ta r t o p eratio n s e a rlie r th a n fo r sev eral seaso n s past. LXPt-.NDI IU R E S W E R E L E S S . T he S e c r e ta r y of S ta t a H e a rs f ro m th e C o u a ty C le rk s . All Hulem—S e c re ta ry of S ta te D unbar h as received th e la st of th e an n u al re p o rts of C ounty C lerks, show ing the ex p en d itu res of th e sev eral co u n ties for th e y ear 1903, except for road p u r poses. T h e re p o rts show t h a t in th e s la te bb a whole th e ex p en ses w ere $100,000 h-BB th a n for 1902, th e d e c rease being due largely to th e a b sen ce of election expenses, th e rep eal of th e scalp bounty law, and a re duction In m iscellan eo u s expenses. In 1902 B aker C o unty's ¿ ip e n s c s w ere sw elled by reaso n of th e ac- q u lrm en t of th e P a n h a n d le co untry from U nion C ounty. Morrow C ounty had nn expense of $47,634 In 1902 for STOCK OUTLOOK IS B4HOHT. a n«-w c o u rt house and has $10,000.ex pense on th e sam e a c c o u n t'in 1903. M |ld W in te r la M a lh e u r H a s t.a a h lsd C a t In 1901 W h eeler C ounty had an ex tle to Keep In C o n d itio n . pense of $11,000 for a new co u rt O n ta rio —Now th a t th e re Is pros house. p ect for a "b re a k up" la th e w«*athor, B a k e r 's S chool E v h lb lt R ead y . sto ck m en a re beginning to d iscu ss B aker C ity—T h e school e x h ib it for th e ir prospe«-ts for 1904. T h e heavy B ak er C ity, to he s e n t to th e S t. Louis loss of sto ck last sp rin g on acco u n t E xposition, h as been m ade up. It is o f th e weak condition of th e anim als, said to be th e b e st ex h ib it ev er sen t o ccasioned by sc a rc ity of hay and to an y exposition by th e schools of feed, com bined w ith th e high price th is city. B ak er C ity schools cap paht for hay la st fall an d th e low tu re d a m edal a t th e W o rld 's F a ir p rice of stock cau sed gloom y for*- and th a l’an-A m erican E xposition at b o i l i n g s a s to th e y ear 1904. Buffalo, and th e m em b ers of th e B ut th e w in te r h a s been m ild, a l school board and S u p e rin te n d e n t low ing th e sto ck to co nsum e th s hay C h u rch ill have good reaso n to hops w ith o u t w aste, sn d to p u t on flash th a t w hen th e m edals a re aw ard ed a t rapid ly , so th a t w hen sp rin g opens Bt. Louis th is fall th e B ak er C ity they will be well p re p a re d to pull schools will n o t he overlooked. T he th ro u g h th e mud to do th e ir feeding ex h ib it will be se n t to Bt. L ouis som e o n th e new p a stu re s. T h e re will he tim e d u rin g n ex t m onth. good re a so n s to ex p ect large Increase w ith little loss. R e a r g a n lz in g fe ta l* O r a n g e s . T h e m ildness and s h o rt d u ra tio n of La G rande— J. V oorhees, of Wood- th e w in te r w e a th e r will re su lt la con burn, Ore., Is In ( a i G rande fo r th e sid e ra b le hay left u afed and to be purpose of org an izin g a g ran g e for sold by th e sto ck m en to o th e r buyers. th e B tate of O regon. Mr. V aorhee«' W ith 1903 hay on h and th e ra n c h e rs Inten tio n is first to m ake a com plete will sell th e new cro p of hay a t s c an v ass for m em b ersh ip and a t a low er price th a n lo st full. T h e c a ttle la te r d a te cull a m eetin g and com m en a re ex pecting an ad v an ce In p lete o rg an izatio n . T w en ty y ears p rices, bo th a t w ith ull th e se condi ago th e re w ere four p ro sp ero u s tion« In th e ir fav o r th e fu tu re Is g runge o rg an izatio n s In U nion C oun mui h b rig h te r th a n It was la st fall. ty, and Mr. V oorhees In ten d s to re e sta b lish them , SBLLINO OR AND RONDH A PPL E S. PO RTLA N D M any C a rlo a d s a re Now U sin g Ueod S ale In O re g o n . La G ran d e—T he fru it g ro w ers of th e G rand R onde who did not dlapoae o f all th e ir apples In Ihe fall a re now d isp o sin g of them In larg e q u a n titie s a t from 35 to 40 c e n ts per bushel for th e E a ste rn m ark ets. T h e Blue M ountain F ru it C om pany, of La G rande, now h as a larg e force of p a c k e rs a t w ork, an d m any carlo ad s a re being shipped H ast, w hile m any of th em a re being gold In O regon. T he O regon ap p les a re In g re a t dem and In th e K astern m ark ets. M any of th e fru it tr o w e is in th e v alley a re p re p a rin g to se t out young ap p le tre e s th is sp rin g , and m ost of th em a re of th e w in te r v a rie tie s. In clu d in g th e Jo n a th a n s. R om an Beau tie s, York Im p erials and Yellow N«'w- tow ns. L. O ldenberg, one of th e big g e st fru it g row ers n e a r La G rande, se t o u t 3500 young tre«*a la st fall, and th e re m a in d e r of th e o rd er, 2000 m ore, will be aet o u t In th e spring. T h is a m o u n t will cover 120 acres. « M A RKETS. E ast — W h e a t— M illing q u o ta tio n s: W alla W alla. 74c; b lu estem , 80@ 81c; V al ley, 79® i0c. B urley—Fee«l, $21 p er to n ; b rew ing. $22; roll«*d, $22. Flour— V alley, $3.75®3.85 pPr b a r rel; h ard w h eat s tra ig h ts , $3.90® 4.10; c lears, $3.55®3.75; h ard w heat p a te n ts, $4.20®4.50; g rah am , $3.75; w hole w heat, $4; ry e Hour, $4.50® 4.T5. O ats— No. 1 w hite, $1.10® 1. 12 'A ; gray. $1.07>4@ 1.10 per cen tal. M tllstuffs — B ran, $t8.50@ 19 per to n ; m iddlings,' $26; sh o rts. $19.50® 20; chop, $18; linseed, d iary food, $19. B u tte r—S w eet cream b u tte r, 32Vfcc p e r pound; fancy cream ery , 30c; choice c ream ery , 25@27V4c; diary und sto re, nom inal. B u tte r fa t—S w eet cream , 31c; sour e rta m . 29c. P o u ltry — C hickens, m ixed, 12® 12*4c p er pound; sp rin g s, sifiall, 14® 14Vie; hens, 12Vi@13c; tu rk e y s, live, 15®16c p e r pound; d ressed , 18® 20c; ducks, $8® 9 p er dozen; geese, live, $t- per pound. W ill Build Mill a t P a ra d is e . C heese— Full cream , tw ins, 14c; E n te rp ris e — J a m e s W in ters, who Young A m erica, 15c. lives In th e P a ra d ise co u n try a t th e E ggs—O regon ran ch , 26® 27% c per e x tre m e n o rth end of th is county, w as dozen. • In E n te rp ris e recen tly , sta tin g th a t V«>getables—T u rn ip s, 80c p er sa c k ; p erso n s in his vicin ity a re m aking co rro ts, 80c; b eets, $1; p arsn ip s, $1; p re p a ra tio n s to build a new flouring cabbage, l- \ ® 2 c ; red cabbage, l% c ; mill a t P a ra d ise th e com ing spring. p arsley , per dozen, 25c; tom atoes, T h ey e x p ect to h av e th e m ill com $1.50®2.00 p er c ra te ; cauliflow er, 75c pleted by h a rv e s t tim e. T h is will .® $ 1 p er dozen; b eans, 15c; celery, he a g re a t conven ien ce for th e people V>5c p e r dozen; p um pkins, lc per o f th a t section, ns th e y h av e been pound; cucum bers, $2.¿5 p er dozen. h e re to fo re com pellw l to haul th e ir 1.75 per sack, g ro w e rs’ prices. g ra in 40 m iles on a wagon to g et It P o ta to e s— F ancy, 75® 90c p e r sa c k ; to a m ill, som e b rin g in g It to L ostlne com m on, 60® 7 5c ; sw eets, 2 Vic In and E n te rp rise , w hile o th e rs h au l to sacks, 2 % c c rated . th e m ills a t A sotin and L ew iston. H ops— Choice, 27® 29c p er pound; prim e, 25c; m edium , 24c. P lo w s a re S ta r te d . W ool—V alley, 17® 18c; E a s te rn P e n d le to n — B ecause of sp rin g lik e O regon, 12@15c; m ohair, 32®35c. B eef—D ressed, fi@7%c p e r pound. w e a th e r m any farm er« have alread y M utton— D ressed, 6@ 7Vic; lam bs, s ta rte d th e ir aprlng plow ing. T h is 1« n e a rly tw o w eeks e a rlie r th a n in p re TV*c. V eal— D ressed, sm all, 8@ 9c; large, vious y e a rs. V ery little sp rin g w h eat sow ing will he done th is year, 6®6V4c. P o rk —D reseed, (?V4®7c. as a la rg e ac re a g e w as planted la st |e .-8*lb, 2Pork8 cm fw y sh rd l em p faH. Ï RUSSIA PLAYS EVEN A,° useo TOWARD AMER,CA- A rm ies of Ja p a n and R uasia M asted R ussia la Finding G reat F a u lt W ith on Yalu R iver, T he N ote of 8 e rc e ta ry Hay. Chefoo, F eb. 20.— M any wild rum ors WILL BAR AMERICAN CONSULS TO a re c u rre n t h ere, b u t th e re Is a d earth N ew York, Feb. 18.—T h e H erald NEW TREATY PORTS. of reliab le new s and th e re Is conste has th e follow ing from S t. P e te rs ----------- r burg: q u en tly m uch a n x ie ty felt a s to the la te s t d ev elo p m en ts In th e w ar. It Is U ncle 9 am Is D eem ed Too F rien d ly to A t th e foreign office h ere th e Am erl- J a p a n S tr a in e d k c la ilo n * A rc 9 u rc can n o te co n tin u e s to ex cite m uch a n believed th a t th e re h as n o t been a clash of th e opposing land forces, but An in flu en tial m em ber of tb e to Follow - o p e n in g ul c o r c a n P o rt ol g er. new s of one Is hourly exp«-cted. T he W lju W ill F u r t h e r I r r it a te C z a r Nlu Council of th e em p ire said: tw o opposing a rm ie s a re now face to "T h e A m erican n o te is considered C h w an g S itu a tio n G rave. fat e and it 1» sim ply a q u estio n as to in official circ le s aa d ealin g w ith M an w hich will utta< k first. W ashington, Feb. 19.— It la said Hec- c h u ria as w ell a s th e re s t of C hina, O w ing to th e fa c t th a t th e tw o r c la ry H ay h as received dependable, n o tw ith sta n d in g d iffe re n t In te rp re ta a rm ies a re u n accom panied by w ar co r although unofficial in fo rm atio n , th a t tio n s by th e F ren ch an d G erm an p ress. resp o n d en ts, th e re will probably he R ussia Is p re p a rin g to re ta lia te i It Is lielleved, a t a n y ra te , th a t th e som e delay In g e ttin g th e new s o u t af a g a in st th e U nited H tates fo r w h at is note h a s been Issued to m ake R u ssia te r th e b a ttle a c tu a lly occurs. T he considered to be th e open frien d sh ip believe A m erica w a n ts to re-estab lish Ja p a n e se co m m an d ers have m ade C hinese so v ereig n ty th e re . nu m ero u s p ro m ises to th e co rresp o n d m anifested fo r J a p a n . T h is m ay not “I t is considered a s a m e a su re of e n ts, hut p a sse s to th e fro n t have not go fu rth e r th a n co m m ercial d iscrim i in tim id atio n , and an official In tim a Leeu fo rth co m in g , and th ey a re all un n ation, b u t th e re a re in d icatio n s th a t d er g u ard an d likely to rem ain th e re , relatio n s betw een tb e U nited H tates { tion befo reh an d th a t th e U n ited according to p re s e n t Indications. T he H tates, even a f te r R u ssia 's victory, R u ssian s, of course*, w an t no English- and R u ssia m ay becom e severely j will stro n g ly oppose o u r p o in t of view speak in g c o rre sp o n d e n ts w ith them strain ed before th e F a r E a s te rn w ar Is reg ard in g M anchuria. and g ra n t no p asses. T h e resu lt of te rm in ated . "If A m erica ste p s Into J a p a n ’s place th is ab sen ce o f traln«-d o b se rv e rs from Much Irrita tio n la felt a t St. P e te rs th e fro n t ex p la in s to a g re a t ex te n t R u ssia can n o t b u t a d o p t to w ard th e th e lack of reliab le new s and th e re burg, according to th e in form ation U nited S ta te s th e v ery sam e firm b u t said to have been received. T h e first p etition of old new s. T h e re Is no way to g e t new s th ro u g h th e sam e day m ethod in w hich it will be form ally conciliato ry a ttitu d e w hich Bhe h a s and, even a f te r It h a s passed th e cen displayed. If ad v ices prove a u th e a tic , show n tow ard J a p a n .” so rsh ip , In m any ca se s It Is held up ; will be b a rrin g o f th e A m erican Con- and laid a sid e by official direction. ABANDONED TO IT 8 FA TE. T h e re p o rt th a t R u ssian forces a re aula recen tly a c cred ited to D alney, T h ese p o rts In possession of WIJu m eans th a t th ey i M ukden and A ntung. a re In s tro n g fo rce on th e Yalu and > w eru recen tly p ro claim ed by C hina th a t th e J a p a n e s e ’ ad v an ce will prob a s open to tra d e . W hen tb e C onsuls R ussian s W ill Not A tte m p t to 8 av e ably stxtn be checked. T h e C zar's reach th e se places e x e q u a te u rs will be P o rt A rth u r. forces In M anchuria. It Is now be refu sed and no reco g n itio n will be N ew Y ork, Feb. 18.—T h s S u n ’s Lon lieved, h av e been u n d e re stim a te d , and given th em . W h a t actio n th is Gov It Is believed h e re th a t th e re are e rn m e n t will ta k e in such a n ev en t h as don cable, d ated F e b ru a ry 17, say« enough u n d e r u rm s to com pel th e J a p n o t y et been d eterm in ed . P o rt A rth u r is to be left by R u ssia an ese to p u t fo rth th e ir b est efforts T h e m aking of W lju a fre e p o rt by to sta n d o r fall by h erself. to gain even a slig h t a d v a n ta g e in C orea, as announced today by M inis A d isp a tc h to th e D aily Mall from th e first b a ttle. T h a t th is Is realized te r Allen from Seoul la believed to In T oklo Is show n by th e fact th a t have re su lte d from re p re se n ta tio n s St. P e te rsb u rg sa y s th a t m ilita ry cir tra n s p o rt a f te r tra n s p o rt la d isc h a rg m ade by J a p a n , and is ex p ected still cles recognize th a t re lie f from th e ing Its q u o ta o f tra in e d w a rrio rs In fu rth e r to ir r ita te th e R u ssian go v ern resp o n sib ility of m a in ta in in g th e long N o rth e rn C orea and th a t th e Ja p a n e se m ent. It w as ap p reh en sio n th a t R us a re bolding th e ir ad v an ce u n til th e sia m ig h t n o t receive th e C onsul to line of railw ay In M an ch u ria w ill m ajo rity of th e troops a rriv e . A ntung th a t influenced S e c re ta ry H ay ! sim plify A dm iral A lexieff's ta sk . to seek th e opening of W lju, w hich la , P o rt A rth u r can be safely le ft to CHINA C O M PLIC A TES SITUATION d irectly a c ro ss th e Y alu riv e r from j ta k e c a re o f itse lf, w hile w ith H a rb in A ntung. C onsul M iller Is looking a f te r J a p secu rely g arriso n ed p re p a ra tio n s m ay B ellig eren ts Are W arned Not to Die- . a n e se In te re sts a t N iu C hw ang. A co n tin u e fo r g a th e rin g an o v erw h elm turfe T om be of A n cestors, n u m b er of J a p a n e s e w om en a re re ing fo rce fo r a so u th w a rd ad v an ce New York, Feb. 20.—T h e Hun's L on ported to have been o u tra g e d by R us w hen th e w e a th e r is fav o rab le. sian s and th e p o ssibility of serio u s don co rre sp o n d e n t cab les aa follow s: tro u b le o v er th is m a tte r is a d m itted T h e W o rld 's co m m en t on th is Is: "A co m m unication o f th e u tm o st Im by th e S ta te D ep artm en t. Mr. M iller’s T h e to n e o f th e ab ove cab leg ram In p o rtan ce w hich m ay add fresh com In stru ctio n s a re n o t to recognize R u s d ic a te s a p lan of cam p aig n on land. p licatio n s to th e F a r E a s te rn s itu a sian a u th o rity a t N iu C hw ang a s su A t th e beg in n in g th e y b o asted of P o rt p erio r to th a t o f any o th e r pow er. tion has, it Is said, been handed to T h is has led to co n sid erab le dissen- A rth u r a s im p reg n ab le. T h e R us th e v ario u s g o v ern m en ts by th e C hin tlon In th e p a s t and will pro v e m ore j s ia n s have d ete rm in e d to ab an d o n the ese M in isters In W ash in g to n and th e Irrita tin g In th e fu tu re , a s R u ssia Is d e fe a se of th e ra ilw a y b etw een P o rt E u ro p ean ca p ita ls. T h e C h in ese gov supposed to h av e occupied th e la tte r A rth u r and H arb in . port. e rn m e n t h a s ad d ressed both R ussia Nlu C hw ang is recognized by th e and J a p a n , re ite ra tin g its In te n tio n to U nited S ta te s a s belonging to C hina. TRY TO 8E IZ E RAILROAD. m ain tain s tr ic t n e u tra lity , b u t d e c la r T h e g u n b o a t V ick sb u rg is a t th a t port. S h e c a rrie s 175 blue ja c k e ts and ing th a t th e sa n c tity of to m b s o f tbe 40 m arines, w ho can be landed to pro Jap an ese A ttem p t to T ake M anchu a n c e sto rs o f th e C hinese d y n a sty a t te c t C onsul M iller If tro u b le arises. ria n Line N ear K inchau. M ukden an d elsew h ere m u st be re sp ected by th e b ellig eren ts. Ixradon, Feb. 18.— A ccording to P o rt FRAUD IS FOUND. “C h in a's co m m unication s ta te s th a t A rth u r advices re c e iv e d hy th e L on she has tro o p s a t M nkden and o th e r po in ts In M anchuria, and in case W estern Land D eals R esu lt in In don Tim e«, a J a p a n e s e lan d in g p a rty e ith e r R u ssia n s o r Ja p a n e se d ese c ra te d ictm en ts. w hich a tte m p te d to aeixe th e M an th e tom bs, o r In o th e r w ays does In c h u rian R ailw ay n e a r K inchau, w as W ash in g to n , Feb. 19.— As a re s u lt of ju ry to th em , o rd e rs have been given tc th e tro o p s to v in d icate th e honor in v estig atio n s th a t have been conducted d riv en off a f te r se v e re fighting w ith of C hina and m e e t force w ith force.” before th e F e d e ra l G rand J u ry in th is heavy loes. T h a t th e b a ttle w as of a sev ere c ity for som e tim e p ast, in d ictm en ts w ere re tu rn e d to d a y a g a in s t F re d A. c h a ra c te r Is in d icated by th e fa c t th a t HAY W RO U G H T UP. H yde, Jo h n A. B enson, H en ry R. D ia th e R u ssian officials a d m it th e ir loss R u ssia's A ttitu d e to A m orica Is Very m ond and J. H. S ch n elld er, th e four w as not less th a n 70 killed. T h e R us prin cip al figures in th e fam ous lieu sian s alleg e to have c a p tu re d 150 J a p A ggravating. land ring. T h e se m en h av e o p erated a n e se priso n ers. W ash in g to n , Feb. 20. — S e c re ta ry extensively all over th e P acific C oast, A re p o rt reach ed h e re la s t n ig h t H ay is disposed to req u est an e x p lan a and especially in O regon and C alifor tion from R u ssia if th e fa c t is de nia. T he fo u r m en a re in d icted fo r from both T oklo and S h an g h ai to th s term in ed th a t R ussia la d etain in g co n sp irin g to d efrau d th e G overn effect th a t th e R u ssia n fleet, now a t Jib o u til a t th e end o f th e Red sea, and Am«»rlcan v essels In C hinese p o rts and m ent. It is u n d ersto d th a t W illiam E. V alk p rev en tin g C onsul M iller from p ro te c t and W oodford D. H arlan , clerk s in w hich is declared to be p re p a rin g to ing J a p a n e s e In te re sts In N lu Chw ang. th e g en eral land office, and F o re st aw ait th e a rriv a l o f th e r e s t s f th e H e Is m uch d issatisfied w ith th e in S u p erv iso r B. F. A llen, of C alifornia, R u ssian w a r fleet now ea ro u te from d ic a tio n s of Irrita tio n felt by th e R us w ho w ere th e p rin cip al w itn esses hom e w aters, w ill be b o ttled up th e re a g a in st th e m em b ers of th e ring, will sian g o v e rn m e n t a t the a ttitu d e of th e n o t be p ro secu ted . It being th e In ten by a Ja p a n e se flying sq u ad ro n . U nited S ta te s and th e p re p a ra tio n s be tio n of th e G o v ern m en t to build up its ing m ade for reta lia tio n . No in stru c case a g a in st th e rin g on th e testim o n y F ortification A p p ro p riatio n Bill. tio n s h av e been se n t A dm iral E vans, of th e se an d o th e r w itn esses. V alk th e in te n tio n being to a w a it th e re and H arlan , as previously s ta te d In W ash ln g tn , Feb. 18.—T he fortifica p o rt on his in q u iry now u n d e r way. th e s e d isp atch es, w ere th e clerk s in tion ap p ro p ria tio n bill w as rep o rte d to If it Is pro v ep th a t A m erican ships th e land office who ad m itte d hav in g a re b ein g p rev en ted from leaving “leak ed " in fo rm atio n to B enson and th e house to d ay fro m th e a p p ro p ria M anchurian p o rts. S e c re ta ry H ay will H yde, w hich en ab led th em to o p e ra te tio n s com m ittee. I t c a rrie s a to ta l a p c a rry o u t h is in ten tio n o f ad d ressin g so su ccessfu lly on th e Pacific C oast. p ro p riatio n of $7,222,292. w hich is less som e pointed Inquiries to th e St. T h ese m en. th ro u g h a c ip h e r fu rn ish ed by $447,239 th a n w as ap p ro p ria te d for P e te rsb u rg governm ent. by Benson, said th e y w ere in c o n sta n t com m unication w ith th e m ain office fo rtificatio n s a t th e la s t sessio n of of th e rin g In San F ran cisco , and both congress. T h e e s tim a te s on w hich B ritish S te a m e r D etained. ih e bill Is based a g g re g a te $21,573,- S h an g h ai, F eb. 20.—T h e B ritish have fully describ ed to th e g ran d ju ry 297. th e .m ethods by w hich th e y received ste a m e r H si P ing, from C hin W ang brib es for th e ir w ork. T ao fo r S h an g h ai, arriv ed h e re today. S evere W e a th e r in E ast. T he c a p ta in re p o rts th a t sh e w as fired Will N am e C anal B oard T oday. B a^im o re, F eb. 18.—T oday w as one on by th e R u ssian sh ips nnd fo rts T he A lbany. N. Y., Feb. 19.—G ove-nor of th e se v e re st of th e w in ter. w hen se e k in g sh e lte r in th e o u te r Odell will n o m in ate to th e se n a te to te m p e ra tu re w as a s low a s seven de ro a d ste a d o f P o rt A rth u r, and th a t she w as th e n o rd ered to D alny, w here m orrow an ad v iso ry b o ard of five ex g rees above zero, an d all d ay long a she w as d e ta in e d four d ay s, in spite p e rt e n g in eers to c a rry o u t th e p lan s g ale blew th ro u g h th e ru in s in th e fire s ta te d istric t a t a 40-mile g ait, m ak in g th e of th e c a p ta in ’s p ro test. T h e R ussian j fo r th e e n la rg e m e n t o f th e g u n b o a t M nndjur hns not gone up th e canals, a u th o rized by th e a c t o f th e conditions d an g ero u s for all w ith in A n u m b e r of to tte rin g riv e r to be dism an tled , a s rep orted. le g isla tu re an d ratified a t th e N ovem th e lines. w alls w ere blown down and d e b ris S h e re m a in s a t S hanghai in defiance b er election. T he plan co n tem p lated th e ex p en d i se n t flying In all d irectio n s. T h e ex of th e o rd e rs of th e C hinese officials tu re of $101.000,006 In th e c o n stru c trem ely cold w e a th e r had a lso th e e f to leav e th is p ort. tio n of a 1000-ton b a rg e w aterw ay . fect of freezing up th e w hole d e S ta te E n g in e e r and S u rv e y o r Bond v a sta te d a re a , and m o st of th e s tre e ts DID NOT W A IT FOR W AR NOTICE will be ch a irm a n of th e com m ission a re now covered to th e d e p th o f tw o and will re sig n his s ta te office to ac o r th re e inches w ith ice. — Ja p a n A ttack ed th e R ussian F leet Be ce p t th e position. fore R elatio n s W ere B roken Off. R ussians In c re a se G uard. P an am a C anal Caae A djourned. New Y ork, Feb. 20.—T h e H e ra ld ’s New York, F eb. 18.—T h e R u ssian P a ris, Feb. 19.—T he h e a rin g of th e 8 t. P e te rs b u rg co rre sp o n d e n t cables case of th e R epublic of C olom bia a u th o ritie s have ta k e n ev ery p re c a u R8 follows: "T h e fact is now know n to all foreign n n tlons th a t, according a g a in st th e P a n a m a C anal C om pany, tion to p ro te c t th e a rse n a l, c ab les th e to carefu l calcu latio n s m ade, allow ing In w hich th e fo rm er se e k s to p ro h ib it P o rt A rth u r c o rre sp o n d e n t o f th e foT th e differen ce fn tim e, th e torpedo th e P a n a m a C anal C om pany from ced H erald. T b e u su al g u ard of 500 m en a tta c k upon th e ships a t P o rt A rth u r in g Its p ro p e rty rig h ts to a foreign h as now been in c re a se d to 2000. took p lace o n e h o u r before M. K urlno g o v ernm ent, to com pel th e com pany A t K lnchow , T alle n w a n an d Bid- called a t th e foreign office to announce to a d m it th e re p re se n ta tiv e« of Co aevo, th e fo rta and g a rriso n s have lom bia to lta fu tu re m eetin g s, w as a d th a t d ip lo m atic relation« h ad been been replenished th reefo ld . jo urned to d ay u n til M arch 9. b re k e n off." \