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TWO MMBPIWRIt.
CMaptthtmtir Ifcrttew ot Mm UiyrV
at Happtminmm f th Tt Wek,
PrMMrtil hi C 4 eel ram, Mawt
Ifctir to rwn latenttfcic to sr
Grnnd DukirCyrll Is on his way to
St. Petersburg.
RiiBHlnn hnvo sufloied disastrous io
pulso on tho Ynlu.
Congreflfl hns ndjourned. Tho house
tendered Speaker Cannon a great ora
tion. Tho allcRcd nttompta to blowup Rus
sian warships at Novcsky is reported
to bo false.
A cftvo-lh nt a Spanish mlno resulted
in many minora being buried. Fifty
bodies have already been recovered.
Plana for issuing monoy orders by
banks have been adopted by tho execu
tive council of the American Bankers'
association.
Tim Russian foroian office has issued
a circular to represcmatives abroad,
declaring that Russia will not accept
mediation to torminaio mo war, which
tho circular declares was forced on her.
Torn immlrpd Janancso wont down
with tho transport sunk by tho Rus
sians rather than surrender. Tho cm
i rnnnrti.il to I mi indlonant becauso the
commander sent the ship down with
the men on board.
1 he Japanese have crossed the Yalu
near Wiju.
Prosldont Loubot, of Franco, was
warmly received in Italy.
Tho military at Tclluridc, Colo., has
doportod 20 moro miners.
Tho Oregon building at tho 8t. Louis
fair will bo ready for occupancy May 1.
Flio in London s wholosalo district
destroyd (500,000 worth of property.
King Edward has mado no peace
proposals to Russia, ai has been re
ported. Russian authorities say the crossing
of the Yalu by Japanese is no Import
ant victory.
Another unsuccessful attempt has
been mado to assassinato Premier
Maura, of Spain.
The Vladivostok squadron is reported
to have sunk four Japanese transports
convoying 4,000 men.
The New York Central'a railroad
dhops at Ablany, N. Y., were destroyed,
entailing a loss of $250,000.
The senate has passed bills giving
Portland an assay oflko and dividing
Oregon into two Judicial districts.
St. Louis has been warned to expect
a flood.
Tho houso has passed the bill giv
ing Alaska a delegato.
ti,a vinllvoatnk Hdiiadron has sunk
a small Japaneso steamor at Gensan.
Kouropatkln is to bo mado com
mandor of land and sea forces in tho
Far East.
a riianiitaii from Port Arthur denies
that 20,000 Japaneso troops have land
ed at Dalny.
Tim inrnlnn mllltarv obiprvets aft-
signed to Ja;.an'a first army In Coioa
have been oruorea to ievo iur wiu
front.
The Japanese are landing much ma-to-iul
orwl nthnr annnlluH and nrenwrinu
to build bridges in tho neighborhood of
Wiju.
Tho powers are expected to back
Russia in declaring tho use of wireless
telcgiaphy constitutes esplonago. Tho
United Htatea alono is expected to make
certain resorv-tions.
Tho tomb of tho famous Livingston
family, noar Now York, was broken
Into and the bodies of several romovod,
whllo tho bones of othors weio scat
tered over tho floor.
Tho houso has passed the senate bill
providing that when the United States
district judge of tho district of Oregon
is absent or unablo to hold court, the
circuit Judge may hold district court
and perform othor duties of the distiict
judge.
The cair has signed an order recall
ing Viceroy Alexleff .
Dank robbers at Iola. Wis., secured
$1,200, but overlooked $0,000 in their
baste.
The Japanese lines on the Yalu river
now extend for 30 miles.
The Panama canal property has been
formally turned over to the United
States.
An American doctor and eight nurses
have arrived in Japan to assist in Red
Cross work.
Alaska Indian children will be
brought to the Chsmawa, Oregon,
school or education.
Knnrnnitkin has forbid his lenersls
to engage in any battles and even op
poses small skirmishes.
George A. Hammond, consulting en
gineer, baa been ordered to Eastern
Oregon to assist in the examination of
the Malheur irrigation proposition.
The Indian agent at Colville, Wash.,
and the bonded superintendent at Nea
Perces, Idaho, reservation have been
let out on account of indiscreet actions,
A Port Arthur report tays an entire
Japanese column was destroyed on the
Yalu river. No confirmation is obtainable.
SHIPPUM BILL PASSBS.
Hohm Disposes This and Many Other
lipecfl Measures.
Washington, April 28. When tho
bouse met at 19 o'clock this morning
only a few members wero present. In
cluded among the number wero Dalzoll
and Cockran, each of whom was in his
scat.
llomonway (Ind.) called up tho con
forenco report on tho general deciflency
bill. The report was unanimously
adopted, and the houeo then proceeded
to tho consideration of tho conferenco
report on the sundiy civil appropria
tion bill. On a yea and nay vote,
tho report was adopted. 138 to 120.
Ovcrstreet (Ind) called up tho con
foronco report on tho poatollko appro
priation, bill and explained it was a
comploto agreement ol tho conloreos.
Tho report, said Moon (Tenn.) tho
ranking minority member of tho post
office committee, was in tho spirit of
compromise. Ho declared, however,
that the appropiiatton of $45,000 to
the Oceanic Steamship company for car
rying tho mail' to Tahiti was a puro
gift, becauso of, the fact that it cost the
government $0,60 for every pound of
mail tarried to that island. The reso
lution was adopted.
The house then resumed considera
tion of tho blirv requiring tho employ
ment of vessels of tho United States for
tho transportation of supplies for tho
army and navy.
It was 0:16, and tho houso adjourned
until 0 o'clock tonight.
When tho houso reconvened, Burton
(O.) presented tho conferenco report
on tho emergency river and harbor
bill. It was adopted without debate.
Tho shipping bill wns again taken
up, and Lucking (Mich.) offered two
amendmonta.to tho bill, ono providing
that no greater clinrgo shall bo mado
by vcssols referred to in tho bill for the
transportation of supplies of tho army
and navy than, aro mado by such ves
sels for llko goods of private parties or
companies, and the other restricting
tho transportation to ships manned by
American sailors as agaiiiBt thoso
manned by Mongolians. Tho amend
ments of Lucking wero disagreed to,
and a test vote showing a majority for
tho bill, tho Democrats forced a roll
call on tho adoption of tho previous
question.
Tho previous question was ordered
by a strict party vote and tho houso
passed tho shipping bill 123 to 08.
WILL BXAimNB ALASKA FORESTS.
A
Bxpert Is to Ascertain Whether Reserve
Should Be Created.
WashlngtoaL'Aprll 30. W. A.Lang
villo, an expert ir tho buieau of for
estry lelt for.'Alaska today, whero ho
will remain 'throughout tbo summer
examining lands to dutermino tho ad
visability of creating additional forest
reserves. About two years ago a lorest
resjrvo was created to ombody most of
tho islands of tho Alexandor archipela
go. It lias sinco been reported to the
government that other islands in tho
group and part of tho mainland should
bo added to this reserve.
Langvillu's early work will bo con
fined to this region, and on his report
tho department will dotormlno whether
tho Alexander foiest reserve shall bo
enlarged. Later in the season ho will
proceed to Noiton Bound, whoro, on
August 6, last, the secretary of tho in
terior temporarily withdrew about 0,
000 square miles, with a viow to creat
ing a permanent resorvo. Tho govern
ment has now no definito or roliahlo in
formation as to this tract, and is unud
vised as to how much is suitablo for
forestry purposes. Langvlllo does not
oxpect to return to Washington until
December.
Frowns on Utah Woman.
Salt LakoClty, April 20. Mrs. Mary
G. Coultor, of Ogdan, a prominent Utah
clubwoman, and a Gentile, will not bo
allowed to nmko on atldroHs at tho bi
ennial convention of tho National Fed
nation of Women's clubs in St. LouIh
May 17 next, becauso sho voted for
Smoot while a member of tho lad leg
islature. Mrs. Annu D. Nash, of Bos
ton, chairman of tho domestlo science
department of tho federation, tho sub
ject on which it Is asserted Mrs. Coul
ter was to speak, says repeated requestx
havo been mado by Mrs. Coulter's
friends, asking that alio b invited to
niako an address, but on account of tho
genoral opposition of club members of
Utah, based on Mrs. Coulter's support
of Smoot, the request has been lufuscd.
To War! Off money Flurry.
Paris, April 30. Somo of the most
important details of tho payment of
$40,000,000 to the Panama Canal com
pany for tho canal confession are still
open. This is due to tho detiro to
effect tho payment without causing a
disturbance of tho French market.
Some of the leading financial institu
tions, report that the sudden dumping
of $40,000,000 on tho French market
may cauee a disturbance. Therefore,
it has been considered advisable to
make tho payment bo far as possible by
trade bank balances.
Russa Proposes to Be Consulted.
St. Petersburg, April 30. It was
learned today that Ruslfa proposes to
be considered in connection with tho
disposition of Egyptian funds, despite
Franco's withdrawal of her objection
to their use by Great Britain, in con
nection with tho Anglo-French agree
ment. The attitude of Russia Is based
on the fact that she is one of the six
powers which originally guaranteed to
make good the deficit in the Egyptian
administration.
Commander of Black Sea Fleet.
St. Petersburg, April 30 Rear Ad
miral Korssakoff. ther.ovsrnor of Arch
angel, has been appointed commander
of the mack sea neot.
LOSS BY JAPANESE
ATTACK FORT ON THE YALU BUT
CANNOT TAKE IT.
Russian Fire Also Proves Too 'Heavy for
Ounboats Which Went to Support of
Troops Submarine Boat Reported to
Have Sunk Transport and That 600
Men Went Down.
Lao Yang, April 20, The Japanese
troops, which crossed tho Ynlu north of
Euitjlott (Tchangdjiou) charged during
tho night of April 20-27 tho Russian
position near Liavona, a vlllngo on tho
Manchurian bank of tho Ynlu. Thoy
woro repulsed, but tholr loss is not
known.
Two gunboats steamed up tho river
to tho support of tho Japnneso, when a
Russian Hold battery opened fire upon
them, resulting in a battlo which
lasted for 20 minutes. The Russian
flro was too hot, and tho gunboats wero
forced to steam out of ran go.
Japanese Transport Sunk.
Paris, April 20. Tho St. Petersburg
correspondent of tho Journal reports
that a Russian submarine boat sunk a
Japaneso transport which was convey
ing 000 men to Coren, and that nil tho
troops wero lost.
MAY MOBILIZB FOURTH ARMY.
Japan Evidently Means to Move on Vlad
ivostok and Port Arthur.
London, April 20, It is announced
from Shanghai this morning that tho
third Japaneso army, now mobilizing,
will compriso the fifth division from
Hiroshima, tho tenth from Hlnioju,
and tho olovouth from Zontsuujl
Preparations aro on foot to mobilize a
fourth army should it becomo neces
sary. Tho destination of theso armies Is a
matter of considerable speculation hero,
though it is supposed that it mny bo
tho intention to uso them against Vlad
ivostok, or Port Arthur.
No furthor light has been thrown
upon tho operations on the Ynlu and in
tho absence of official dispatches little
attention is paid to Russian reports of
Japaneso reverses which, it Is beliovcd,
aro spread with tho motive, of influenc
ing tho European money markets In
favor of Russian financial operations.
No definito news has been received
regarding the whereabouts of the Vlad
ivostok squadron, hut tho indications
aro that it has regained tho harbor.
ADVANCES MONEY FOR CANAL.
French Syndicate Desires to Expedite
Panama Deal.
Washington, April 20. Attorney
General Knox today recotved cable
grams from Messrs. Day and Ruseoll,
who went to Paris ns his representa
tives to conduct tho negotiations for tho
Panama canal property, to tho effect
that tho deeds of tho property and nil
othor papers and offocts, which will
belong to tho United States under thn
transfer, havo already been turned over
to them, and that tho pruchaso price
of $40,000,000 has ben advanced to
tno canal company by a Purls syndi
cate of bankers. Thjs syndicate, it is
undorstood, offois to pay ovor the
money with a viow to expediting tho
consummation of tho sale on tho aesur
anco of tho Attorney Gonoral that tho
draft of tho syndicato on tho United
States for tho $40,000,000 will bo hon
ored on presentation at tho treasury at
Washington.
At tho time tho monoy was paid over
to tho canal company In Paris, Major
Matkbrooko, of tho engineer corpi of
tliu army, now in Colon, was authorized
formally to receivo tho papers on tho
Isthmus In tho namo of tho United
States. Whothor this transfer has ac
tually beon made by tho republic of
Panama, tho department of Justice hos
not beon advised, hut it is assumed it
will bo mado within a day or two.
Messrs. Day and Russtdl aro expected
to return to Washington within the
next ton days.
Will HeKari) It Unfriendly.
Vienna, April 20. In response to
tho request of tho Associated Press for
a statement of tho Hungarian govern
ment's position in regaid to tho new
emigration laws, Premior Tiza tole
graphed today from Budapest as
follows; "I can only say that thoro
seems to be a total misconception of tho
attitude of the Hungarian government
concerning emigration, Our aim Is to
prevent it as much as possible, and to
got action of agonts of shipping con
cerns under our contiol."
Kuropatkln Ahead of Them.
Chicago, April 20. A report to tho
Daily Notvs form Niu Chwang sayst
"If official Russian advices from Muk
den can bo relied on, General Kuropat-
kin's donloyment is so far advanced
that it covers tho very lines tho Japan
ese nronose to occupy, Should tno Jap
anese succeed In driving the Russians
nortn, the Muscovite lino of defense
will extend from Niu Chwang to Liao
Yang and from Liao Yang to the ialu
river. '
Russian Harass Chinese Villages.
London, April 20. Tho Tientsin cor
respondent of the Standard sends a io
port that 40,000 Russians aro harassing
the Chinese villages west of thoShuang
Tai Sn river, midway between Chin
Chau and Yinkcw.
CHINA DESIRBS TO BB NBU1KAL.
Diplomat Saya Only Danger Lie la
Prleata Stirring Up a Revolt.
Paris, April 28. Mr. Ou, first secre
tary of the Chinese legation here, in an
interview on the danger of China being
drawn into tho Russian-Japanese war,
said General Ma was not a very import
ant personage, and had never been com
mander in chief. He is in command of
the regular troops in the province of
Pechili under the viceroy of Tien Tsln,
who would Incur the death penalty, if
ho acted without the direct orders of
the Pokin eovernment, which, the sec
retary said, wns determined to maintain
neutrality. Moreover, General Ma
had hot ovor 15,000 troops, which
thcro was no reason to supposo wero ill
disposed toward Russia.
Askod point blank whothor he did
not forcsco danger of complication,
tho secretary admitted tho Chinose
pcoplo were favorably disposed toward
the Japaneso, and in this fact there
might bo a possible source of trouble.
If tho Buddhist priests and tho secret
societies stirred up a revolt, and tho
rebels attacked tho Russians, tho latter
might consldor tho imperial govern
ment responsible.
"If we should be treated as boll lifer
ents," said tho secretary, "wo should
bo obliged to defend ourselves. That
would bo the only event in which wo
would mako common cause with Jap
an."
SUBMARINB BOATS IN ACTION.
Russia Hears From Vessels Sent In Sec
tions to Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, April 28. A dis
patch from Port Arthur saya:
"Experiments with submarine boats
hero have beon attended with brilliant
success.
"All is quiet in tho region of tho
fortress."
Tho ontranco into sorvlco of four sub-
marinu boats at Port Arthur means tho
addition of a now and formidable
weapon for tho defenso of tho strong
hold. Tho dispatch of tho boats In sec
tions over tho railroad have been
shrouded in secrecy, and even today
many in St. Petersburg aro inclined to
doubt tho report by officials of tholr
prcsenco at Port Arthur, or to accept
tho information as trustworthy.
An effort now to closo or blofkado
Port Arthur will ho too dangerous, it is
thought, for Viro Admiral Togo to at
tempt. Tho defonders of tho port will
be able to guard against Japaneso sub
marine vessels entering the harbor and
attacking the Russian ships at anchor.
. TO CUT OFP RUSSIAN SQUADRON.
Japanese Ships Pass Kobe, Undoubtedly
Making for (Jensen.
Chicago, April 28, A special cablo
to tho Daily Nows from Kobo says:
"Under full steam n strong squadron
of Japaneso armored cruisers wero ob
served this morning, making tholr way
northward in tho Japanese sea. It Is
bolievod that tho vospoIb are on tholr
way to attempt to cut off tho Russian
squadron that appeared off Gonran, on
tho cast coast of Corca yesterday. It
is feared, however, that, as tho czar's
cruisers are superior in speed to those
of tho mikado, thoy may csropo in safe
ty to tha shelter of Vladivostok.
"It Is also stated that tho Japaneso
havo succeeded in luring tho Russians
(rom tho protection of tho Vladivostok
guns, and that thoro is anothor Japan
eso squadron between them and their
retreat, but theso aro mere rumors."
Amending the Patent Laws.
Washington, April 28. Favorablo
reports woro authorized today by the
houso (ommltteo on patonts on the
Mann bill nmondlng tho patent laws
by authorizing tho issuanro of patents
on tho formulae of proprietary romodles
Instead o( on tho manufactured article,
and tho Fawnoy hill requiring affidav
its to bo filed with copyright applica
tions stating tho place whoro the typo
for tho publication was sot. No copy
right is to bo Issued on works not
printed in this country. Tho penalty
for a misstatement In tho affidavit is
fixed at $1,000.
Steamers Fear Mines.
Tokio, Aril 27. Japaneso companios
which operate steamers on tho Yellow
sea, and tho gulf of Pechili aro cancel
ling their engagements to call at points
beyond Chemulpo, Cores, because of
tho mechanical contact mines which
aro known to be adrift on tho high
seas. These mines drifted away from
Port Arthur and Port Dalny, and con
stitute a sorioua menace to navigation.
It is known that many mines have been
dotached from tholr moorings by storms
and currents and several have been de
stroyed. Bight-Hour BUI Hay (Jo Over.
Washington, April 28. The senate
committee on education and labor, by
a vote of 4 to 3, today decided to post
pone action on the eight-hour bill until
next December, Thoro wero two mem
bers of the committee absent, and they
will bo permitted to record their votes.
Friends of the bill beliovo that when
the absentees havo voted the result will
be changed and the bill may bo favor
ably roported at this session, although
they express no hope of passing it.
Russia to Buy More Warships.
Paris. April 28. According to a re
port, the truth of which it is impossi
ble to verify, tho sum of 105,000,000
rubles has beon appropriated by Rus
sia for tho purchase of soveral torpedo
boats in Franco, two Argentine cruisers
and two German transports. The two
German transports have already ar
rived at Libau. '
VALUE QUESTIONED
SENATE DOUBTS ADVISABILITY OP
OP BUILDINQ BIQ WARSHIPS.
Recent Russian Losses are Clted-Some
vFavor Submarines Conference Re
port (living the President Power to
Delay Construction of Battleship kT
Deemed Advisable Agreed To.
Washington, April 27. Tho senate
today passed a bill to provide for an as
soclate Justice of tho supremo court of
Now Mexico.
Halo called up tho conferenco report
on tho nnval'appropriation bill elimi
nating tho differences between the two
houses. In making a statement on the
report Halo criticised tho modern bat
tleship, Continuing he. said:
"I mus.. say that if I woro secretary
of tho navy in tho present condition, I
should not dare to go on nnd commit
tho government to tho building of an
other immense battleship coating $8,
000,000. Tho lessons of war between
Russia and Japan thus far go to show
tho vulnerability and tho unsafety of
these Immense and lofty battleships and
the undcsirablllty at present of com
mitting ourselves to the further con
struction of them. The great and sal
ient evils of war show how incomplete
as an engine of ar is ono of these
enormous high turreUd battleships.
If sho is struck below tho water line
and tho center of gravalty Is dls urbed'
she turns over like a turtle 'and every
body on board Is drowned.
"If an explosion takes placo through
hurried firing In turret, it is more
than likely to igr.ito tho magazlno and
tho wholo ship Is blown into the air
and everybody on board Is killed.
Asldo from tho disasters in tho East.
whoro tho largo Ruslsaan battloidiipa
havo been disabled and put out of busi
ness, wo have had three explosions on
our own battleships within a year."
Stewart expressed tho opinion that
tho battleship will soon be a thing of
tno past ana that submarino craft will
take their place.
Continuing. Halo said ho t .ouaht
congress should legislato on the char
acter of battleships for tho navy, and
not loave it to too department.
Allison said the discretion given to
tho president to dotor action for a year
wob a wise ono, because ot tho fact that
a test of battleships wasgoing on In a
pretty lively way in tho Far East.
Tho conferenco report was agrcod to.
QAMB OP STRATEGY.
Keurepatklsi Haa Large Force Tkrewa
' . Acreaa (iNtr Yahs.:
St. Petersburg, April 27. General
Kouropatkln haa played a strong card
in tho gamo of strategy, A largo por
tion of General Rennenkampff's Cos
sack cavalry division has boon thrown
across tho upper roaches of the Yalu,
and a considerable force of cavalry,
which crossed the Tumen some time
ago, is moving down to the southwest
to effect a Juncture with it. Together
with this force, which,, it is believed,
totals 20,000 men; ho will threaten
Lieutenant General Inouye'a left flunk
when thn Japanese are ready to cross
lower down on tho Yalu.
Boing composed of cavalry with a
few mountain guns, Rennenkampff's
force is extromely mobile. Unless it
should bo dislodged, it will compel the
Japaneso to leavo a strong army to
guard the communications, whereas, if
a Japanese forco should bo sent todrive
it out, it would havo to move directly
away from tho main army whllo the
Russian army, if compelled to fall hack.
can recross in tho direction of the Rus
sian troops concentrating In Manchuria.
KUROPATKIN TO BB CHIEF.
He la Destined to Command Forces oa
Sea aa Well as on Land.
fit. Petersburg, April 27. General
Kouropatkln, it is believed iu the
highest military circles hero, U des
tined to become commander of all the
emperor's forces, both military and
naval in tha Far East.
Admiral Alexleff may remain thoro
for somu littla timo as viceroy, hut his
reign is considered practically ended.
He will not be humiliated, hut in order
to effect harmonious relations a way
will bo found to secure hlseliminatlon.
Whllo Alexleff and Kouropatkln aro on
fairly good terms, harmonious relations
lietween Vico Adlmral Skrydlnff and
the viceroy are considered impossible
and with tho three enjoying indepen
dent commands it is realized that fric
tion ultimately will be bound to arise
which might endanger successful opera
tions. SkrydlofI and Kouropatkln, on
the contrary, aro warm personal friends.
One Veto by Oove.'nor ol Hawaii.
Honolulu, April 27. Thirewas only
ono veto by Governor Carter In the
special legislative session, He disap
proved a Joint resolution calling lor a
commission to frame a county govern
ment act, because the matter of com
pensation was left to ho determined
later. Another resolution providing
for a commission of flu members and
fixing compensation was approved, and
tho commission will bo appointed at
onco to frame a county bill.
Treaty With Aratrica to Hand.
St. Petersburg, April 27. The draft
of tho treaty whereby American flrma
can sue in Russia and Russian firms in
America, over which Ambassador Mc
Cormick has been negotiating, has been
received from Washington and laid
before the foreign officers. Since it ia
no longer possible to secure its ratifies
tlon during this session of congress,
Mr, MeCormlck probably will allow
the treaty to take its normal course.
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