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TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
Ooncrnl Kuroki is rapidly moving
on Lino Ynng.
Itupsla donli'B that Rho will float a
Bocond loan in Germany.
General Wood has sent
punish tlio Moroa who
Anio lean soldiers.
Great Britain lms sent n
a port near Nlu Chwnug in
n foico to
slnycd tho
worship to
caeo it ia
needed nt that plaee.
Russia is clenrnig tlio Fort Arthur
channel by blowing ttpthoBtono landen
ships sunk hy tlio Japanose.
Japan declares tlio train her troops
fired on did not show tlio Red Cross lliijr
until niter the Russians on hoard had
opened flro and tlio Japanese answered
it.
A former Now York policeman, now
serving a sentence in- tlio penitentiary
for taking monoy from police candi
dates, snyB nil positions in tlio tiro and
police departments wero bought hy tlio
applicants.
Flro in PortlnnTl destroyed the plants
of tho Multnomah Trunk & I!ox com
pany, tlio'Ira F. Powers Furniture com
pany nnd tho Day Lumber company,
valued nt $335,000. Insurancn car
ried on tho three plants was 1 100,000.
In a hattlo at Karola tho British
killed 200 Thibetans.
Tho government funds for tlio Lewis
and Chirk nflr are now available.
Tho Russians hnvo reestablished rail
way nnd telegraph communication with
Port Artiiur.
Senator Mitchell has been asked to
name n successor to Postmaster Ban
croft, at Portland.
Ernest Ilooley, famous as a pro
moter, has been arrested in London on
a chnrgo of conspiracy to defraud.
Cotton has been declared n contra
band of war on account of its being
used in the manufacture of high ex
plosives. A Russian general took over a hnlf
million dollars of Red Cross monoy
and lost it gambling. Tlio dowager
einprcBS made good tho sum to tho so
ciety. Tiio government will not tnxo up tlio
Malheur, Oregon, irrigation project if
thoro is any dispute over water rights,
in which event it may turn to thu
Umatilla sclicmo.
Russian authorities nt Nlu Chwang
for n tlnio refused to allow United
Mates Consul Miller to cable tlio con
ditions thoro to Minister Conger at
I'ekin. A strongly worded protest so-
cured tho transmission of tho message,.
Russia is rapidly evacuating Kiu
Chwang.
Viceroy Alexieff has transferred his
hoadquaiters to Harbin.
Turkey 1b negotiating witli Clillo
for tho purchaso of two cruisers.
Brazil and Peru will nettle their
troubles without resorting to arms,
Another 100,000 mon are on the way
tt Manchuria to reinforce Genoral
Kouropatkin.
The secretary of tho interior has set
asldo 2,000,OUO for tho Malheur, Ore
gon, irrigation project.
Russian authorities deny that thero
is an unusual amount of ilckuets
among the troops in Manchuirn.
Twenty thousand Japanese soldiers
volunteered to man tho (ireships that
blockaded the Poit Arthur entrance.
Information is given by a merchant
who left Port Artiiur recently thut the
warships there have only enough coal
for six weeks.
Japanese commanders declare that
instead of 82,0lH) men nt Port Arthur
thero aro only 8,000, nnd instead of be
ing. provisioned for a year the fortress
contains supplies for hut a three
months' siege,
Present indications point to a long
war between Itttssia and Japan.
Tho latest Japanese victory jilves her
control of much valuable territory.
Russia will have a large exhibit at
tho Ht. Louis fair in a short time.
There will be small crops of apricots
and prunes in California this year.
It is reported that Viceroy Alexieff
is to bu succeeded by Grand Duke
Nicholas.
John Mitchell advocates a trude
agreement as the solution of tlio strike
problems.
I Admiral Tosro reports that his cas
ualties attending tlio bottling up of
Port Artiiur were large.
Russia relies on wireless teleerapby
and carrier pigeons to maintain com
munication witli Port Arthur.
France believes that the supreme
struggle will come soon at Mukden,
i A noted Chinese revolutionists is
supposed to le in Han Francisco to in
cite tlio natives there to revolt.
The St. Louis fair remains closed pn
Sundays except to those who hold
passes and thero are not allowed in any
of the buildings.
At least 20 people were killed in the
cyclone which swept over Northwest
Texas.
WASHIMUTON BILLS TO WIN.
Policy of Leaders for Economy
Dlsaa
trotis to Many.
Washington, May 14. Tho record
of tho Washington delegation for tho
session Just closed docs not comparo
very favorably with that of tho delega
tion from Oregon, nevertheless, tlio
falluro of tho men from Washington
is largely attributable to the fact that
tho leaders in congress used every
means within their power to hold down
appropriations, and to prevent the pas
sago of all but necessary legislation.
Washington lias no Lewis nnd Clark
bill, but loyally supported the men
from Oregon in their efforts to secure
the pnsbngo ot their bill. Thero was
no way in which Oregon could reclnro-'
cate, so Washington had to take the
rcHponHibllity for local legislation al
together on its own shoulders, with
tho result set forth below.
During tho session just eloped Sena
tor Foster introduced 20 public bills,
most of them bf local importance to
tho stnto of Washington. Out of that
number, fivo wero passed by both
houecs, either as independent measures,
or us amendments to appropriation
hills; four passed the senate, hut failed
in tho house; six woro favorauhly re
ported to the senate, but did not pass,
nnd tho others wero never even report
ed by committees.
The blllB that finally passed author
ize the sale of Puyallup allotted hinds;
grant lands tcPort AngclcB fur use as a
public park; allow vessels of less than
30 tons' burden to engage in trade be
tween Pugot sound nnd the islands of
British Columbia; made appropriation
for tlio now Dungoness lighlhouso sta
tion, and vnlidato sales of right-of-way
lands, made by tho Northern Pacific.
SOON SHELL IT.
Japanese are Preparing to Attack
Port
Arthur by Land.
Slinn Ilnl Kwnn, May 14. Accord
ing to reports brought hero hy Chiucso
runnets, the in vestment of Port Artiiur,
from tho land sido, is well under way.
Tho entiro second nrmy under General
Oku is taking a position acroHS the pen
insula, and Is bringing heavy siege
guns into position to shell the defenses
of the town.
While it is thought that the Rus
sians will mnko n stubborn resistence,
I lio Japaneso nio declared to bo confi
dent of their ability to reduce tho town.
General Kuroki's forces, who aro op
erating from Feng Wang Gheng, are
about icndy to move against Riao Yang.
A detachment which is said to bo nu
merically strong, nnd'tolio equipped
with plenty of artillery, in now march
ing on Salinnthi with tho object of out
flanking General Kuropatkiu's forces,
who aro holding Llao Yang.
Blow Up Dalncy.
St. Petersburg, May 14. Viceroy
Alexieff lias telegraphed to tho czar
announcing that tlio Russians have
blown up tho docks and piers at Port
Dalney, Llao Tung peninsula, prceumn
lily. to rentier more dllllcult n Japanese
landitiK at that point.
Later telegrams received indicate that
the whole of Port Dalncy has been de
stioyed hy tlio Russiuus.
ouatir to havo oi en held.
Russian Push Ion at Pens Wang Cheng
Deemed Impregnable.
London, Mny 13. The correspondent
of tho Times, cabling fiom Wiju, says:
Tlio Husshin potdtion at Fenir Wang
Chong, if properly held, ought to have
been impregnable, even with the sacri
fice of 10,000 men.
Judging from their disheveled ap
pearance, the IliisIaiin must havo been
in tho trenches for several days.
The Japanese aro showing the great
eat kindness to thu wounded piisoncrs,
nnd the captured Hiihhiiiu ofllors aro
being treated by the highest among
the Japanese as respected guests.
The censorship is hecom ng very se
vere. I am forbidden to transmit the
names nl divisions mid unitH, or to re
veal wliore our headquarters aro estab
lished. A painful incident of tho Ynlu battle
waH thu robbery of tho HiiHisan dead
and wounded. After tho action many
Chiiieso loamed the battlefield, snip
ping the Russians. The Japanese gen
oral is grenlly grieved, nnd is establish
ing n systum of patrols to check a
n petition of the occurrence and threat
ens severe punishment.
"hrnperor Reviews 511,000 Troopi.
St. Petersburg, Muy 14. Kmpcror
Nicholas, who v. an accompanied by the
empress and eeveral oi the grand dukes
ami ti brilliant staff, reviewed 60,0(10
t root is on the chumps do Mars thin
morninif. A great concourse viewed
the brilliant speclucle. As en li regi
ment marched past tho emperor the
soldiers shouted: "Good In tilth, Your
Majesty,' TIih imperial paity a ac
corded a hearty rt- eption by the peo
ple. Seats on balconies overlooking
tlio review grounds sold for $25. Tlio
money will go to tlio Ked Cros.
Ilnrrd ThrnUKh Train.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 14, A train
on the Pacific. Kelctrlu railroad, hound
from Los Angeles to Whittier, crashed
Into u Santa Fe pat-senger train from
Shu Diego at l'S Nietos ciossing, ten
miles from this city, tonight. Font
teen persons were injured, four on tlio
Santa Fe train and ten on the electric
car. The iiijuml were all residents of
Whittier and Los Angeles. The im
pact oi tho electric train broke the San
ta Fe truln in two.
Take Part of Uusalan Loan.
New York, May 14.I'ar. of tho
RuHxian loan bsucd in Paris has b en
lakon hy New York banks, ih" National
City be i ii ir nnuiiitf those participating.
No public invitations to subscribe will
bu issued,
ON TO HAICHENG
JAPANESE ARE ('UZZLINd ADVER
SARIES BY RAPID MOVES.
Investment of Nlu Chwang Will Follow
In Short Order Kuroki, Besides
Working In Manchuria, Is Keeping In
Mind the Necessity of Outflanking
Kouropatkin at Llao Yang.
St. Petersburg, May 13. Impending
events of great importance to the mili
tary situation in Munchurla aro foie
sliadowod in olliclal disnntclies clvcn
out late last night by tho war commis
sion. On May 8 tlio Japaneso forces
cautiously moved from Feng Wang
Cheng toward ilaiclieng, which is 32
miles east by north of Niu Chwang,
nnd it is tho opinion of tlio ceneral
staff that they Bhould certainly reach
thoir destination within two days. If
tho Japaneso occupy Ilaiclieng with
Port Arthur effectively cut off, Niu
Chwang would pass into their hands.
The entire Llao Tung peninsula, in
fact, savo Port Artiiur and perhaps
IlaJping, would bo commanded by
them.
Tho troops sent by Genoral Kuroki
to the southwest of Feng Wang Cheng,
which troops, it established, do not be
long to a third nrmy, none having
landed nt Takushan.'ciofscd tho Tnv-
ang river May 7, and should by this
timo bo operating in tho Llao Tung
peninsula, provided they continued, as
is regarded probable, tho plan to com
plete the mastery of Southern Man
churia. Resides nctlng energetically in South
ern Manchuria nnd moving on Ilai
clieng, General Kuroki kept in mind
tlio necessity of outflanking General
Kuropatkin at Llao Ynng, ns is t-hown
in tho fact that on tho morning of May
10 he started a formidable forco, con
sisting of n division of Infantry nnd 40
guns and 1.500 cavalry, toward Palm
atsi. In view of General Kuropatkiu's
statement that an examination May 10
of tho lino between Salmatsl nnd Feng
Wang Chenit fxiled to show tho pres
ence of Japanese, tho nuthoritla aro
puzzled ns to where the Japanese forco
cutnu from. , -
A Japanese detachment Is reported
ofllclully to have occupied Kwanutien-
sion on May t), but It is believed likely
to be a small scouting party belonging
to General Kuroki's nrmy.
CHINESE WARN JAPANESE.
Tbey are Thus Able to Pscapc Ambus
cade Arranged by Cossacks.
St. Petersburg, May 13. Goncrnl
Sakaroboff sunt a dispatch to tho gen
oiul staff today comniunlcatli'g a report
of Lieutenant General Zassulitch, dated
May 10, us follows:
"Troops which appeared to ho a di
vision of tho Japanese guard havo heon
advancing for tho last two days from
Feng Wang Cheng westerly In tho di
rection of Ilaiclieng.
"It is reported that a Jnpnnoso forco
consisting of about a division of in
fantry intended to inarch on Saimadza
with 40 guns and 1,500 cavalry.
"From leports received fruif. tho
river Dasaw, it may bu concluded Unit
tho Japanese army is concentrated in
threo groups, thu two southern groups
being on tin lower section of tho river
Tnyung nt Hondoohanya, on the left
bank oi tho river at Dayan and at Don
nmyo, in tho same locality, and the
northren group opposite Ilnlmllua on
tlio road from Feng Wang Cheng to
Sallda, 14 to 10 miles from Feng
Wang Cluing.
"It is dlflinilt to obtain information
from tlio local Chinese. In one case
we discovered that tho Chinese had
warned Japanese troops of an ambus
cade, which bad been arranged by cos
sacks." Admiralty Scout a the Idea.
St. Petersburg, May 13. Tho idea
that the Russian Kpiudron at Port
A'thur lias been destroyed to prevent
its fulling Into tho hands of the enemy
is scouted at the admiralty. "Wo are
not uning to lepent tlio mistake iiindo
at Sehaetopol," said Vlie Admiral Ro-
jestvensky, commander of the Raltlc
fleet. "II tho worst comes to the
worst, tho squadron will put to sea, en
gage the enemy and Inflict as much
damage ns possible befoio going to tho
bottom. Hut you can fay that It is n
little early yet to talk of sucli despera
tion." New Powder Great Success.
Vancouver, II. C, May 13. Issa
Tanimura P. II. R , LL. II., of Tokio,
Japan, trade commifsioner to Canada,
arrived on the Empress of Japan, ami
gives details of tho new explosive used
by Japan, referred to in uu Associated
Press dispatch from St. Petersburg,
He says it was invented by a Japanese
chemist, an is aparently a development
of lyddite, thu basis being picric acid,
Ho declares it explodes under water,
and may bo uned in all weapons.
Caught In Ambush by Moros.
Manila, May 13. Lieutenant Win
fluid Harper and 30 men of company F
of tho Seventeenth United States in
fantry wero caught on Muy 8 in an nm
hush hy several luindrtd Moros, Two
American officers and 15 men wero
killed nnd five men wero wounded.
i lie amnusn occurred at nimpatcm, on
tho east shore of lako Ligusau, island
of Mindanao,
In
lOBo BiMUINHbK.
Panama Canal Position (liven to John
P. Wallace.
Chicago, May 12. John F. Wallace,
general manager of the Illinois Central
railroad, will ho chief engineer of tho
Panama canal. After having the offer
under advisement for some time, he
today wired Admiral Walker, chair
man of tho commission, his acceptance.
Tho position will pay $25,000 per year.
Mr. Wnllaco will loavo for Washing
ton to enter upon his new duties early
next mouth.
During tho recent trip of tho Pnna-
mn canal commissioners to tho Isthmus,
I ono of tho subjects of discussion was
tlio appointment of the chief engineer, nooiu vwo weeks ago. .since Sunday
It was agreed by overyono that tho l,e 1"8 been in n somi-conscious condi
man selected mtiBt possess exceptional on nlu' while tho doctors liadnohopo
qualifications; must bo not only nnl0' hhi recovery, they did not expect tho
engineer, but an administrator nnd ex- c"l to come so soon. Heart trouolo
ecutive; must havo mature judgment
and yet energy of accomplishment, and
must lie wen and mvorauly known, as
a very great measure of tho success of
tho commission would depend upon the
chief engineer.
While tho committoo was nt sa on
tho uny to tho isthmus, n letter was
written to Mr. Wallace asking him to
meet the members in New York on
their return and talk over tho matter.
Subsequently thero was correspondence
with Stuyvecant Fish, president of tho
Illinois Central, who thus spokn of
Mr. Wallace:
"Thero is no professional engineer
in my acquaintance who, I think, has,
In a higher degree than Mr. Wallaco,
tho special commercial and diplomatic
tact which I conceive will bo required.
He not only has commercial senso,
knows tho value of money, hut nlno lias
a very tare capailty in dealing with
men, whether they be above him, his
peerB, or under him. It gos without
saying that ho 1b upright."
rumors op p.atir.
Russians Overtaken at Mao Tlene;
Line
Pass and Defeated.
Tokio, May 12. Admiral Togo re
ports that siiiro tho Uth of May man)
oxploslons havo Ikh'U luaid coming
fiom tho vicinity of Port Arthur, but
their cause has not been ascot tuincd.
The impression here is that tho litis,
sinus, despairing of their ability to de
fend Port Arthur, are doMtroying thoir
ships beforo leaving tlio place.
Taris, May 12. Tlio Matin's St.
Petersburg correspondent says it is per
sistently rumored that thero lino been
a big fight near Mao Tien Ling pass
between tho Russians and General
Kuroki's army. Tho RussIuiip, Iio
says lost heavily. Lieutenant Genoral
Zrtssalltch was among thu killed.
Another Japanese Victory.
London, May 12. Tho Dally Chron
iclo's conespoudent at Shan Hat Kwan
says tlio JapuneBO first army from tho
Yalu rlvor is already threatening tho
Russian position nt Ilaiclieng. Tlio
second nrmy, marching in three divis
ions in order to co-operate with General
Kuroki, lias defeated the Russians
near wuiuiigtlen with great loss, the
correspondent says. He adds that tlio
Japaneso artillery was splendidly
handled.
The Dully Chronicle notes that thoro
aro two Wufungtiens, one on tho mil
road north of Port Arthur, 20 miles
from I'itsewn, and the other 40 miles
west of Kalping, on tlio road to
Wang Cheng.
Fung
CREDIT FOR VICTORY.
Japanese on the Yalu Did Not Take
Peng Wang Cheng,
Tokio, May 12. it nppenrs tlint tho
capture of Feng Wang Cheng was
effected not hy thu troops which fought
on thu Ynlu, hut by a mixed hrlgudu
under Major General SncHikl, which,
by marching eastward on April 20,
ciosecd tho Yalu at ChungHong and
moved on Feng Wang Cheng by a
mountain road.
Tlio sole ohjtct cf tho Japaneso for
eign loan is to secure u gold currency
system and to maintain thu converti
bility of notes. Tho loan will not ho
used to llnnncu the war. nod thurofoio
thu entire proceeds will he kept as a
currency reserve, probably in London.
Japan Buying .Submarine Boats.
Newport Nuws, Va., May 12. From
a reliable source comes the inhumation
that a contract has been awarded thu
Newport Nuws Shipbuilding company
for the construction of four submarine
boats destined for service with tho Jap
uneso navy in the rar East. Shipyard
officials hero refuse to confirm or deny
the report, hut it is believed hero thut
the yard bus Icon rushing woik on
warships contracted for in an indirect
way for tho mikado's government for
some time past.
Protest to the Powers.
St. Petersburg, May 12. Russia lins
protested to thu poweis, signatory of
Tho Huguu and Geneva conventions,
against tho action of the Japaneso in
firing on tho Rod Cross trains from
Port Arthur, May 0, when of 200 sick
and wounded, two woro struck by tho
Japanese bullets. Thu genera) stuff is
uulhority for tho statement that the
health of tho Kusxiau troops is excep
tionally good, considering the filthy
Chinese hovels along tho lino of march.
Says Transports Were Sunk,
Paris, May 12 According to tho St.
Petersburg correspondent of tho Matin,
a high ofllclal of tho naval general
stuff, declares that the entrance to l'orl
Arthur is still free, and that the squad
ron went out on May 0 ns far as Pitso
wo, where thu torpedo boats sank a
umber of Japaneso transports,
STANLEY IS DEAD
NOTED EXPLORER PASSES AWAY
SUDDENLY OP PLEURISY.
Was a Welsh Boy Who Rose Pron Poor
Farm to Palace-Won Fan la WlM
of Africa-Rescued Dr. Livingston
and Relieved f mln Pasha When He
Was Penned In by rioallle Natives.
London, May 11. SIi Henry M.
Stanley, tlio famous 'African exnlornr.
lisJ at o'clock this monilnir from nn
nttack of pleurisy, which developed
complicated tho caso, howover, nnd
their famous patient dropped off almost
before they knew it.
Probably no man in recent years has
been moro worthy of tho title "self
made man" than Stanley, who roso
from pnorhotiBO to pHlaco entirely
through his strength o' character and
determination to bo a man of mark.
He was born nt Denbigh, Wales. Ho
was placed in n poorhouse nt the ago of
3, and remained there 10 years, until
ho had acquired an education. Ho
ailed as cabin boy on a ship to New
Orleans when 15, and was adopted by a
morchant there whoso family name of
Stanley he assumed InMeud of his own
of John Rowlands. He enlisted in tho
Confederate army as a youth, was capt
tured and enlisted in thu Federal army.
He wont to Turkey at tho close of tho
war as a newspaper correspondent, nnd
later accompanied the , llrltish army
through tho Abyssinian war as the cor
respondent of tho New York Herald.
Ho wiib sent by that paper to Africa to
llnd Dr. Livingstono, who had been lost
in the Congo region for two years. Ho
accomplished tho task nnd was honored
by Liiglaudnnd thultovnl Goouranhlcal
society for his clover work.
Ho went hack a setond timo. and se
cured information about Central Africa
which was badly needed l.v chaito-
graphers. Coming back to civilization
ho was decorated by numerous French
and llrltish science societies. He went
hack a third time and established trad
ing stations along the Congo from ita
mouth to Stanley Pool, lie led the ex
pedjtion which relieved Etnln Pasha,
governor of Equatorial Africa, who was
penned in by liostiles.
Mr. Stanley married Miss Dorothy
Tennant on July 12, 18110, in West
minster Abbey. Ho was elected to
parliament from tho Lambeth district:
and until taken with his lust illnesn
had been active in tho English political
Held.
TO AVOID BATTLE.
Kouropatkin Will Retire to Mukden or
Even to tlarbln.
Paris, May 11. The correspondent
nt St Petersburg, of tho Echo dc Paris,
says:
General Kouropatkin has ordered n
genoral retreat, and no doubt intends
to avoid a hattlo until ho has suflleient
forces. He actually has at ills dUpi sal
not moro than 16H.0U0 men, xxcIubivo
of the garrison nt Port Arthur, which
consists of 30,000, ami tho ganison at
Niu Chwang of 15,000.
A genoral, who knows tho secrets or
the mobilization, tells mo tlint tho last
1,000 men making the required .500,
000 men will leave Kusan July 21,
adding:
"Wo will Im very sick if thu railroad
is not working well.
KUROKI nAY BLOCK PLAN.
London llellevea Me Win Overtake the
Russians Soon
London, Mny 11. In tho absence of
Blither stirring news from the sent of
war, thu London newspapers nre discus-dug
thu probahhi course of events.
The balance of opinion Inclines to thu
belief that General Kuroki will succeed
in overtaking the Russians between
Feng Wang Cheng and Lino Yang, and
will complu him to fight at a disad
vantage, It is argued that it will he impossi
ble for General Kouropatkin, depend
ing upon a slender line of railway anil
with his nrmy encumbered with bag
gage, to maku his lotiremont speedy
enough to enable him
to clioobo his
own battleground.
Amrrlcan Ships do,
Washington, Muy 1 1 Orders woro
cabled today to Rear Admiral Cooper,
commanding the Asiatic fleet, to send
two warships to Cliefoo, whero they
will he held in readiness to proceed to
Niu Chwang, u day's sail. This is In
viuw of thu po'sihiliiy thut Chinese
bandits will attempt to pillage Niu
Chwang in tho interval between the
Russians' exacted evaluation of the
city, and the Japaneso occupation of
it, Thu warships will not bu sent to
Niu Chwung unless United States Con
sul Miller auks for them.
So Much Oalncd by the Russians.
St. Petershuig, May 11. General
Kouropatkl is under no obligation to
hold I-ulo Yang, but has tho consent of
the Russian general stuff to retire so
fur into Manchuria ns tho exigencies of
thu situation muy warrant. It is con
sidered by tho general staff that tho
greater distance General Kouropatkin
iduces between himself and tho enemy
increases the diflicultles of tho Japan
ese, Russia Places Order for Rifle.
Paris. Muy 11. It is learned that
the Russian government has placed an
order for 200,000 l,eM rifles, the same
to bo delivered in St. Peturxburg at tho
rutu of 50,000 a week,
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