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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1904)
Our New m Dress Goods, Novelty Trimmings, Silks, Embroideries, Lace Belts, Collars, White . Goods and Shoes. FOR GENTS iUJUiUMJUJUJUJUiUJUJtt Clothing, Hats, Neckware, Shoes, Shirts, Underware. Call and See m j FreeBns. ' Fine Light Sample Rooms. f. I c Hotel -1 Leading Hotel in Oorvallis. Recently opened. New; Dricjs Duuamg. ylfurmshed, with modern con veniences. Furnace Heat, Electric Liehts. Fir TCs. capes. Hot and cold water room, uiegant BuiteRviarfif -fioWe in"?h'e Willam ette Valley. Rates: $1 .00, $1.25 and $2.00 per day. WE DO NOT OFTSN'CS&NGrB Our ad., but our goods change hands every day. Your money exchanged for Value and Quality is the idea. Big Line Fresh Groceries Domestic and Plain and Fancy Cbinavare A large and m 1 acic. tiMtoi rMnrA wp tf -th rest. i 6. B mornings L 'G. ALTAIAN. M. D. s Homeooathist fflse cor 3rd and Monroe sts. Rest ncecor 3rd and Harrison ate. "tors 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 4 and 7 8 P. M. Sundays 9 to 10 A, M, ae reu Arrivals J. C. Hammel, Prop. on every floor. Fine single j Imported. varied, line. G. It. FARRA, rnysician & Surgeon, m1?reJnp staira back f Graham & Weils' drag store. Residence on the corner of Madison and Seventh. Tele phone at residence, 104. All calls attended promptly. SIEGE COMING THE RUSSIANS RETIRING TO FORTRESS ' Report Current That Japanese have 1 Captured 50 Guns 1 ',' ' Other News. St Petersbursr. Mav 28. Tharaia no attempt here to disguise the fact mai me succefsiui lorcing of the neck of Kwan Tung peninsula pro per puts a practical end to resis tance to the enemy until he reach es the actual fortifications around Port Arthur. Although there are many strong positions in the more man 20 mues Deiore the ' permeter of the fortress is reached, the au thorities admit that the Russians oan offer little resistance, and mast now retire within the fort,rsH and undertake to ' defend themselves against the Biege. Neither the Ad miraltv nor the e-aneral - ntafF ho a any direct information. Like the outside world, the Admiralty and general staff are dependent upon the enemy for- news. Native re ports, which may be of some value, are, however expected shortly. " " While there is no disposition to question the main facts sent out officially from Tokio. some nnnffir-- ial reports from Japanese sources are being received with can Hob. The impossibility of holding the ad vance positions around Kinchou in the face of overwhelming odds has all along: been admitted, hut. nn i. count ot the character of the posi tion, as well as its defenses must have been heroic, and that rhn sitions were only taken by a display of desperate couraere and t a frightful cost. lhe earlier news was received in a calm spirit by both the public and the newspapers, but if the li test reports that the Japanese cap tured 50 guns is . confirmed it is sure that the effect will be much deeper and is certain to be consid ered a severe blow. Until that re port arrived the feeling was that the Rusaians had resisted tn t.ha limit of human endurance and had retired in good order; but if this number of guns was taken, it will put a different complexion upon thing?, though it is conceivable here that il the Japanese oneratincr flt. landed forces at San Shi Li Phu and Talienwan and srot in the rear ot the Russian nositiona thn Vpn. donment of th$ guns might have be come necessary. This View, how ever, will harrilv diminish t ho r. tent of the disaster. Washinaton. Mav 28. Rnnnrta received here' from the Far- East dwell at length upon the terrific power , of the Jacanese Shimose powder, the nature of which is an absolute secret, it is not used to propel the shot, but for hn retina charges of the army and 1 navy ex- pioBive 8neii. xne result of the explosion has astounded the United States Army observers. The heav iest armor-piercing shell, with its small cavity, is rent into countless thousands of sharp fragments, which are hurled through the air with such force that they tear through the sides of an iron shin as would a projectile from a ma chine gun. The Russian warships V anag and Korietz were found to be riddled, deck and sides, bv frag ments of these shells. It is not known that any other nation poE eesses such a terrific explosive. London, Mav 28". The Japanese Legaton has received a dispatch from Tokio practically the same as the report of the Associated Press, giving the time of the occupation Of NonOnan T,hn an thn mnrnintr of May' 27, after which the enemy J 1 . T. , A ., unven lowara rort Arthur, after burning the railway station at Shi Li Phu, northwest of Port Dal ny. Fifty guns and many other things were captured by the , Japa nese May 26. Tokio. Mav 29. The detailu of the fighting at Kinchou emphasizes the hsroie tenacity of the Japanese in thei conduch of Nan Shan Hill. Nine successive timsn fhn Jimnoaa infantry chaaged the fortified heights in the face "of a. storm of death-dealing missels, and in their lasto2brt3 they carried the forts and trenches, only after a bayonet conflict with the Russians, who made a desperate despairing strug gle . to beat ' back the oncoming hordes. : , . ; Thd firnat assault of the Japan ese, in which they at last succeeded in taken . possession ' was marked by tbe moet desperate hand-to-hand conflict that has thus far character ized the war.': '. The Japanese left, throughout tie entire action until night, was exposed to the enfilading fire from the Russian infantry, a gunboat in Talien Wan Bay and four nine-centimeter' guns posted at Tefang Cheng. : At a critical mement the ammu nition of the artillery ran low and it was decided to cast the remain ing ammunition into one final des perate assault ' , Fyrtunately, however, at the mo ment this decision was reached the Japanese squadron in Kinoou Bay, whichhad ceased bombarding when the infantry firtt moved forward, suddenly resumed the shelling of Nan Shan Hill. Then it was that the issues of the day were determin ed At a moment when the out come was fluttering between success and defeat for Japan an that mo ment was an almost certain repulse converted into victory so successful that the forces of the czar were swept into confusion and disorderly retreat. ' With every Japanese sun center ing its fire upon the Nan Shan forts and trenches the Nippon infantry sprang over the bodies of the dead comrades who had sacrificed their lives in the previous fruitless charg es, the entire line rushed forward toward the Russian Jeft, where, the fire of the Japanese squadron had proved most deadly and which was the hrst to weaken under the death- dealing bombardment. And it was there that the first breech was made in the human stone wall that all day had' been an invincible barriers to the impetuous asssanlts of the Brown men. It was the fourth division of the Osaka men that stormed the Rus sian left." It had once been said that Osaka men were not " brave. It will never be said again. lhe hrat division of Tokio. which had the center, and the third divi sion of Nagoya, occupying the left, and which had been exposed all day to the Russian fire against the front flank, now followed the ex amble of the Osaka men, rushed forward, and the battle became transformed from an artillery duel into one of personal conflict, with the bayonet as the instrument of warfare. On every Parapet the resistless. death-defying Japanese surged for ward in increasing numbers and huttling ihe Russians fram their en trenchments, swept over the hill. And at 7:30 o'clock, as the eun was sinking beneath the horison, the flag of the land of the rising sun floatted above the blood-sodden Nan Shan Hill, while the shouts of "Banzai" swelled from hilltop 'to shore and re-echoed from squadron to fort. Sunday School Convention. The Benton county Sunday school convention will be held at the First Congregational church, Jane 2nd, 3rd and 4tq, beginning Thursday at i;30 p. m. and closing Saturday at 11:30 a. m. Uome everybody and help make the convention the best ever held in the county. Reduced Round Trip Rates Ac- count World's Fair. First class tickets on sale Jane 16, -17, 18, July 1, 2, 3, August 8, 9, 10, Sept 5, 6, 7, Oct. 3, 4, 5, Roseburg ta St. Louib and return, good 90 daj s with stop over priv ileges at rates ranging from $67,50 to $82.50 according to route chos en. Passengers will have privilege of starting on any date which will enable to reach destination within ten days from the sale dat9. ! In quire at Agent Southern Pacific Co. Look Here. I have a good stock ranch for sale two hundred and ninety five acres with tin limited outrange, a small house and also a small orchard. This place is in the Belknap settlement one half mile from postoffice, six miles from ' Monroe, four miles from Bellfountein, 24 miles from church. Price to suit pur chaser. Enqaire of. A. W. Hawley, Eat ice cream and cake with the Rus sians every evening. CASTLE TAKEN AFTER DESPERATE FIGHT ING, AND AN ARTILLERY ENGAGEMENT. Japauese Lobs Said to bs Heavy Tokio Wild With Joy Other News. :..-. Tokio, May 27. After two days of desperate fighting, the invest ment of Kinchou haa harnmps fnnt mi. il- . . 1 s.j,, tj " nV. , . :. MlVljr QUK9ClUCUb Oil r"' to the final effort ia&e tne neigut ot Kinchou, inclu ding the fortress known as the cas tle. An artillery engagement, begining at dawn on Wednesday morning lasted five hours after which period General Okn itnmmiiulini all the army divisions, sent Lieu- leneni-uenerai uaron Kawamura, of the Tenth. Tnrntirv.ninth Thlrt. ninth and Fortieth Regiments, to storm tne neights. This was the beginning of the great battle, which ended at 7 o'clock on Thnrdo night, when the Japanese in fantry, in a hand-to-hand conflict, drove the Russian defenders from the Nan Shan hill, said by military authorities to be practically impre gnable. From this hill, Dalny is absolutely at the mercy of the Jap anese from the west, as are the hills leading directly to the Port Arthur luruncauons. While General Oku, through Ad miral Togo, telegraphs that the Japanese loss WAR hflftW in tKa two days of fighting. Tokio is wild with joy, and the streets are filled with men, women and chil: " 1 - vuii- dren marching m line behind bands and all carrying lanterns. lhe sreat tnumnh north nf Port . - " - r-- ...... artnur nas conhrmed the always strong belief with the Japanese - that their soldiers are more than a match for the Muscovite As all dispatches show that the Kussians lough t with desperate valor, there is no doubt also tw their losses were heavy. lhe Russians bad made elabar ate preDarations to ohenlr the Jan. anese march south on the Lia Tung remnsuia toward Port Arthur. They had fortified the high ground on the south shore of Talienwan Bav. their works extpnHinu f.n th east and west. The extreme Rus sians rieht was at Nan Shan TTill This hill was the : strongest part of the line, a series of batteries, strong emplaced, crowned its crest while rifle pits extended around its sides. ttimes naa oeen placed lower down on this hill and around thebaaa on the northern and eastern sides were stretched well maila wira an. tanglements, extending from Yen chiatnn , which lies south of .Kin chou. - A strong Russian force was posted at Kinchou. It consist arl of infantry and artillery. The Japanese first occupied the line of hills to the east of Kinchou. Their position here formed 'an al most perfect right angle, showing its southern front to Talienwan and its . western front to Kinchonr Chiullchan village was the apex to this angle; the extreme right of the Taoanese line resfprl at. Phon. chatin, which is almost due north ot Uhmlichan, while the extreme left was at Chaitzuho. a viliaore due east of Cbiulichao. Back? of this angle the attacking force assem bled in complete scrutiny. The Russians apparently at tempted to draw the Japanese at- iacK last oaiuraay ior tneir batter ies opened fire slowlv on the enemv on that day. The Japanese how ever refused to be drawn further on until the positions of the Russians their guns and their strength had been fully developed. To this end the Japanese began a series of care ful rennnnaissanf.ps thair van nlnsa enough to the Russian position to araw the enemy's hre. lhey thus secured fragments of shell for the purpose of ascertaining the caliber of the Russian guns. Thev discovered that the hnttar- ies on Nan Shan Hill included four Howitzers, of about 15 centimBtnra caliber; ten old style cannon of be tween q and ik centimeters onliher and t wo quick-firing guns of i2cen- timers, ine Japanese discovered also a number of larce pmnla mo ments, but they did not learn the numDer 01 guns contained therein. These emplacements faced to the north and to the east. The gunB fired by the Russians Editor and Proprietor developed a range of 8500 meters Eight heavy guns posted . on ' tha Russian right in the vicinity of Ha ShangTao also were., discovered, -and another strong . Russian posi tion developed by these reconnals-. sances was on another ' hill Bouth west of Nah Shan Hillyi where the Rusaians had a series of sheltered trenches. . .nu-ix ' On the shore f Talienwan Bayv close to the head of . the; bay,-, the Russians had established a series of positions. Here were set - ep the. searchlights which nightly played over the Japanese angle in the hills -to the northweet,T Further recon naissances developed the fact that west of Lin Chiatien ( Via had no defenses extended to the uuruiirsra: irom ien .1 3. e - Chialien to' west coast of.the Liao Tune Peninsula, there were no defences nkataitn. . A. I C . . . Kinchou. This gap in the defenses was a fatal defect, in. the Russian position, and wLeu ,it w&a percei-, ved the Japanese extended their right to the north and east, envel-. oping Kinchou and the Russian ex- iouio xigut. lun Japanese ieit also was extended to Wang Chia Tung, on the shore of Talienwan Bav, and the center moved forward. North Kidnav. rJ H. W Vr.n 2o. Thirteen lives were lost today when the British steamer Turret cay, coal-laden, bound from uH ney to Montreal, during a fog strnck on the rocks, 19 miles off Cape North, the northernmost point of Cane Breton, and sant- In ?aan water within 2o minutes. OnW nine men were saved. ; After the imnaftt tha ctdsmAr KanVa1 at? . n t deep water. The crew attempted to cut 'the boats clear, but while thus engaged the vessel plunged down, bow first carrying every man aboard with umijiuK ovwj uiau auoara wua her. Some of the men struggled to the surface and clung to lioatiag I HUM V j,.v, nicvsc. X- UU1LOH11 OBr- sons were taken off thn nrrarlraora Kit . . Z "J the Ute-eavinir crew thut nnt nnt from the island, but five of them died before reaching thn island The veeeel was built ' in 1894 of steel, was of 2211 tons and owned by William -Peterson, of Nawnaet.la. on-Tyne. At Kings Valley. Several of our farmers hauled our surplus potatoes to Wren last week. The price received was 43 cents per bushel. ' O. P. Bevins in returning- home from church last week drove off the grade between his place and Mr. Grant's. The hack was upset and thev were all thrown out. rtna nf his children had a very narrow es cape. He fell in a very email depression and the hack over him. He was considerably bruised but not seriously. Sheen shearincr nas haon na.rlrr 1 i " - wupKbcu auu a ittrgif pare 01 tne WOOl marketed. Farmnra horo have generally received l7jJ per pouna. P. A. Kline brought a band of mutton sheep in the valley last week. Joe Brown is in the vallev now buying mutton sheep. John Price road supervisor has a large force of men hauling gravel on the road. A brother of J. WeBt of Salem is visiting in the valley. The circus was well attended by Kings Valley people. The different candidates have been very common iu the valley the past two weeks. H. Pitman and family and Mr. Huff and wife were all visitors at C. Fowell's the first of the week. Seventh Day Adveatists. Will hold regular service at S, D. A Hall East Main street between Wash ington and AdamR strppt aanh SaliTiaf h or Saturday, as follows: Sabbath school MJp. m., siDie study 3 p. m. Preaching as announced from time to time. Rev. C. J. Cole, Pastor. Go to Dunn & Thatchers for itror fcnw and shell and all other kinds of poultry ana bwck remedies. . Our ladies fine shoes and oxfords a $2, 2.50. 3.00, and 3.50 are the strongest lines we have ever shown. Nolan & Callahan.