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Vol. XVII.-No. 27.
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RUSSIA ALARMED.1
UNABLE TO OBTAIN NEWS
FROM PORT ARTHUR '-
ALARMS RUSSIA. ; -., '. V
Means That the Blockade Is Tight
ening Oy ama la Again Active
Japanese Left Is Moving ".
. . Agaioet. Knropatkid
Other Noiee. ;
epfre the. actions of Bom4 religious
bodies todaj, are certainly not each
as to draw, towards-them the,hon
est'seeker after moranty and justice,
bat rather to drive, such far away
frcpa tliem, and to drag down relig
ioa.88 ar whole into the disfavor and
ridicule, of -every disinterested spec-
tatbr, This observation "might be
illustrated . by many events of
church history, of . hich .only two
or Jthree recei'tjufs are here to be
ncicedn";. f ;;;---- ;r;
The case of the divided Presbyte
rian church of Scotland today,' va
rious factions of which have been
at, law '.iwitnf eachTpthier .for years
The latest develoDmentin the war I over church property, and when ri-
Bituatiou at the front is the definite 0tP3 and bitterly revfen-geful acts
establishment of the fact that Field , towarda one another had in ; some
Marshal Oyama has now begun to (instances to be quelled by the go v
mova un hia left. General Kuro-1 er'ameat forces, is one instance in
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patkin's report shows that the Jap
anese had reached Oavan, on the
west bank of the Liao river.: A con-;
siderable concentration of Japanese
is observed at Siacchan, - on the
Hun river, 35 miles southwest : of
Mukden, and Japanese cavalry - is
massing in the valley of the Pu liv
er. The latter is a tributary of the
Hun river, which crosses the line
of lailw'ay ' midway' between Tie
Pass and .Mukden, and . may furn
ish a natural line of ad vance from
the west." -1 -1 - ' - ' .
Oyama'a armies now ' apparently
cover a tront ot bu miles tor envei-,
oping movements: His wings are;
extended to the northeast and west
of Mukden.1 Thus far the Russians
have found little slrength of pres
sure from the Japanese center. -.0-yama
seems to be moving with great
deliberation, probably gathering
strength for a rapid advance of
both wings when, an attempt is
made to close the net.' " ;
. . Although tne'imaginary lifie con
necting the extreme Japarese .ad
vance and west of Mukden t-till pat
ses ten miles below that city, it -is
evident that the fate of Mukden
cannot long be delayed. If Gener
al Kurop'atkin tries to hold. the city,
1 6gh GriV6OSS!Srwllt-teeftffi'l-
most immediately.
The war commission adjourned
early last evening without issuing
further news from the front. The
Mukden telegram to the Berlin Lo
kul Anzeiger reporting that the
Japanese had crossed the Hun river
50 miles above the city is believed
to refer to scouting parties of Jap
anese, whose presence there was re
corded in the Associated Press dls-
j patches of September 26. . -
1 he J apanese movement on the Liao
river, which was reported in a dis
patch from General Sakbaroff to the
general stati on September 26, is all
toe more significant since Sianchan
is the starting point of roads leading
to Tie Pass, Mukden and Sinmin
tin. The announcement that the
Russian are, fortifying Fakoman,
26 miles northeast "tf Mukden,
shows that General Kuropatkin is
preparing to check . the flanking
movement. on Tie Pass ' from the
west in case Slnmintin should have
to he evacuated.
The general staff has received the
following dispatch from General
Sakharoff:
"The enemy's vacguard, consist
ing cf one battalion and two equad
rotts of cavalry; bas assumed the
offensive, probably for a reconnais
sance m the district between the
Mandarin road and the heights of
the village of Tommytsa. His ad
vance was stopped by our troops.
The enemy retreated along the
whole line pursued by our cavalry.
"The enemy has not yet advanc
ed north of Davan, on the left bank
of the Liao river, but an increased
force has been observed in the
neighborhood of Sian Chan. Jap
anese cavalry have appeared in the
valley of the Liao river."
point. ' ; Another ' instance "is the
wpoaan in Portland who.'willed her
pope rty to the church ' and ,; trUs t
iog the lat ter to draw up the wilL
found herself dispossessed ' in7 . her
old age and sickness' by her bene-
ficiarits and" driven to a charitable
institution pennileBS to die. And a
third instance is the one recently
dQjded by the 6orJreine court of Or
egon prosecuted by the First Vi B.
church of. Eugene against j L.
Akinv' as administrator of the" estate
of Uncle Peter Masoiand.: Aki.n'fi
CLOSE ON-THE FORT
JAPANESE STEADILY ADVAN-
CING AT PORT ARTHUR. ,
the exhibitors and thd World's fair
authorities, to discover the guilty
person or persons. tr.02
Several Positions Taken aud Inflict
. Considerable Loss-Slavs Hold-? -;
Q log One of, Moet "Import-
- ant Are Surprised-,.; - .
J.'.- : ;a'; . Other News. - ,
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SERVING MA.CIIIXE EXTRAS
Stock of (L Boaes at Big Bargain
New York, Sept. 27. An acci
dent which is likely to result in the
death of two soldiers in the regular
army has occurred during the tar
get practice at Fort Mctt, N. J.,
near Salem.
Robert Steward and John Tipton,
two cannoneers, were engaged in
hoisting a 1000-pound projectile
from the magazine when the chain
of the elevator leading to one of the
large disappearing guns broke.
Tipton and Steward became entang
led in the chain and were dashed
repeatedly against the big gun be
fore the machinery could be stopped.
Steward received a horrible gash
in the head, nearly eeveringit. One
leg was broken and his shoulder
was crushed. Tipton's - legs were
broken and he was injured intern
ally. - .; -
The motives which appear to in-
bbhdsmenJ.tlngl ficd J..Q.
Rogers., ;;r v.s t rr1:
'Like the Po;rtfand;wotrian; Mason
was induced to jcill his property to
the eaid First UjS. church of Eu
ge'ne," anIv Jikiher, trusting "his
behefiplarie8 ,to draw tip ibis will,
subsequently discovered" that that
wjilf had been drawn so; that he al
so could have been dispossessed in
hi3 lifetime," ' From. this, predica
ment, however, death- suddenly re
lieved. him,' and his friend, Dr. J. L
Akin,' was appointed his adminis
trator; As is customary in 'the
cases of Other nmior officials, "Dr.
Akin's" neighbors," J. W. Ingle "and
J. .Q. Rogers went on his bond-ih-kocently
and unsuspectingly . and
w'iri&MiftMJ l bondsmen
do in such- cases. It happened
that Dr. Akin, at the time of his
appointment, owed the Mason es
tate the sum of $303, but being in
solvent, this debt could net be col
lected of him and was therefore
worthless to the estate. However,
on a mere technicality of law, the
First JJ. B. church of Eugene dis
covered that this debt could be
made good by collecting it of the
bondsmen, and this they at once
proceeded to do and finally accom
plished; so that the bondsmen now
stand to pay, en account - of inno
cently favoring their friend by go
ing on his bond, a sum of about
$1200, of which J. W. Ingle has
already paid in $618.50. If J. Q.
Rogers pays his share, it will take
all he owns in the world and leave
him penniless; and, if be does not
pay it, the whole falls on J. W.'In-
cie. wno tor long, years has been a
liberal supporter of the U. B. church
though at the same time' struggling
to support a large family. "
' The animus of the prosecution is
what is the most remarkable. The
ohurch people knew that Akin was
insolvent and tnat bis debt was
consequently no asset .of the Mason
estate; but in their desperate greed
for the almighty dollar, they violat
ed their obligations to Almighty
God, and sought to create money
out of - nothing by' taking it away
from parties whom they knew to be
absolutely innocent. Has the church
in this day and ' age descended to
the religion of the highway robber
and the thug? The Eugene church
ho doubt preaches the Gospel of
Christian Mercy from its pulpit,
but from its practice and dealings
even with its own church brethren,
it appears to be a brute from which
one is to expect as little mercy as
milk from a male tiger! '
Judge Wolverton, one cf the su
preme judges, who finally tried the
case, although forced by the strict
technicalities of the law to assent
to the decision, is said to have de
clared that there was no justice or
equity in it. - let the Birst United
Brethren church of Eugene, Ore
gon, is prosecutor, in : this case of
daylight robbery in which one of
its own brethren is its victim !
Surely, nothing- could be more cal
culated to bring religion down to
contempt of every honest man and
woman: and surely the Booner such
religion is blotted out of the face, of
the earth, the better it will be for
civilization and the moral welfare
of humanity. It is not to be - un
derstood that all churches nor all
Chefod, Septe 29.- The news re
ceived from Port Arthur continues
to show a steady; if slow, advance
of the Japanese upon the - Russian
'fortifications Day by, daytbe re
meter positions of the beleaguered
fortress are being taken by the Jap
anese, and that its: s fall -Is anly a
matter of a short time is the'gener
al belief here. ' . The number of Chi
nese refagees arriving here increas
es constantly, and this la taken to
bode no good for the Russians. .
The last of the Chinese to ..arrive
from Port Arthur report a still fur
ther advance by the J apanese.. They
assert that several of the most im
portant positions held by the: .' Rus
sians, farthest from the? central for?
treBP, have been taken by the Jap
anese, the -latter inflicting consider
able losaopon the- Russians.-c The
Japanese- bad tunneled approaches
to these positions. and finally, with
the help of mines, made their way
within the fortifications. ; The R'us
ei&ns were taken by surprise andwere
able- to ' offer 11 tt le resistence. Find
ing they were unable to hold thtir
own against.the Japanese the Rus
sians, retreated, leaving - their, dead
and wounded behind them.. ;
- When the Japanese attacc was
discerned ; by .the- other Kussian
fortsAhey at once opened .fire and
at last accounts this was still- being
maintained. It is considered doubt
ful whether the Japanese will be
able to retain possession of tbeir
newly '""luire p6fttocB?'Th"ff
greater portion of tbeJapanese fleet
has returned to the Japanese base
in the Eliot Islands, the Japanese
commander having become con
vinced that - the Russian vessels
within the harbor of Port Arthur
are almost incapable of further re
sistance and of making any sortie
it to the open sea.
The United btate3 warships Cin
cinnati and Frolic, which have ar
rived here, report having heard
continuous firing in the direction
of Port Arthur, and it is believed
that this firing was that of the en
gagement told of by the Chinese
who arrived here in junks.
Albany, OK, Sept. 24.---Frank
Bodewell, who - recently: escaped
from the Multpomah county .jail,
and for whom , Sheriff . Word was
searching in this county this week,
was captured this morning in Ben
ton county, four milts from ; Alba-
He applied at the farm of George '
Beamis for work, . and Beam is de
tained him on variour pretexts on-'
til the officers, whom he had sum
moned, arrived. - J.viv-;.!
When he escaped Bodewell went
to the home of his uncle, also nam
ed Frank Bodewell, at Waterloo,
Linn county. -Sheriff White, of
Liun county, located him there, bat
when be and bheufl Word went to
make the . capture - Bodewell . had
fled. Badeweil'e uncle, not know
ing there was a price on his head,
directed him to- go tb the farm of
his friend- tieamis for " woik, ; and
this advice led to his cpturv .
New York, Sept.. 2-The Her
ald today says; . -. , . .
"JV tentative preliminary canvass
b New York State shows -'a large .
falling off in the Odelr majority In
1902 in rural conntiearand Greater
New.Yorfclpes as well for: Parker r
and Herrick as it-did for Coler, the
state willa go democratic. ' tBoth
Murphy and McCafren'T promise;
greater majorities1 in-New York and . '.
Brooklyn than 10-1902,' and .the'
gain there will gd to swell'the tBU- ;
al estimate." ;v. - s v: .
r.-.--' At Suginiiti; ??.; ' ., '
All who went from here have re
turned from the Eopyards with well
filled pockets.. : , - ; ,
Robert McFarland has returned
from Albany where he has had em
ployment for , some time. '. r .
Mrs, F. L. Oswald is visiting'; at
Mrs. Kennedy, of Oregon City'
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. B.
Pettit. -
CHde Fox visited at Summit
Sunday;
Fred Yactis sold a span of horses
to George Ridenour, of Harlan,
Tuesday. . .
Mrs. J. H. Crain departed for
Winlock, Washington, Monday.
Mrs. M. R. Savage has gone to
life with her daughter, Mrs. Hul
burt, for the winter. '
-. Miss Lucy Dilly is doing the
culinary act for her father. She
came out from Corvallis last week.
, St. J Petersburg, Sept. 29. Prac
tical admission that Port Arthur
is in desperate straits is made in
a dispatch received by the war of
fice from Viceroy Alexieti.who Bays
that the supply pf ammunition is
running short and that' the heavy
guns are becoming ineffective, due
to the wearing of their rifling. .
Vicerov Alexieff admits that Ad
miral Togo's blockade is effective,
and this, of course,: means that the
depleted supply of ammunition
cannot "be replenished. ' Vicerov
Alexieff states that the supply of
focd is fctill large.
Paris, Sept. 29. A dispatch from
Toulon states that the Russian gov
ernment bas just ordered from the
Bompagnie des Forges el Chantiers
de la Mediterranee 11 torpedo-boat
destroyers of the latest pattern, the
construction of which is to be be
gun at once. Four will be built in
the dockyards at Havre, four in
the Norman dockyards and three
at Laseyne. They will take 15
months to'build. Russia has also
four cruisers of the Bayan type.
H. Underhill supplies our burg
with beef.
members of anv narticular church.
would be guilty of such gross fraud. and an. investigation ordered.
- For the right, . J. W. Imgle. 'ery effort, is being made by
St Louis, Sept. 28. -When the
Russian exhibit in the varied in
dustries building at the World's
Fait was opened today it was dis
covered that several valuable oil
paintings of Emperor Nicholas had
been torn from the wall and mutil
ated by some unidentified person or
persons.
Another portrait of the emperor,
a handsome and valuable panel,
done in colored silk, has been torn
from its support and subjected to
the greatest indignity. The oil
paintings were torn and there were
marks showing that the pictures of
the emperor . had been stamped
upon. '
The vandalism was reported al
once to the exposition authorities
Ev-both
Belief onntain Notes.
Miss Florence Fawcett left " for
Portland Thursday for a few weeks'
visit with her parents.
George Goodman will move to
the Morris place for the winter.
Mrs. V. C. Rees leaves in aw
few days for Wasco, where she wil 1
reside for the present. Mr. Ree s
has a position in a flour mill at that
place. , v
Marion Bailey's children are im
proving from their recent illness.
M. C. Starr of Klamath Falls, i3 .
visiting friends and relatives in this
place.
H. F. Bristow made a trip to
Corvallis last -week. Among other
things that he purchased, while in
the city was a piano.
Vigil Landicgham has moved hia
belongings to the B. L. Rickard
place, where he will reaida after his
return from Portlacd where he weat
on Thursday.
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