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EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of tho Import
ant Happening of the Post Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
Tho Methodist
lino ndjourncd.
general conforenco
Tho JnpancBohavo captured tho Rus
sian stronghold of Klncou.
Ten Pennsylvania miners wcro suffo
cated by fumes of gna in a tunnel.
Leo M. Travis, a ynnng Eugene attor
ney, luiB been arrested 011 11 charge of
pension frauds.
An Auburn, Cnlilnrnla, bank has
been robbed by a disguised man during
business hours.
Riots, in which tho Jaws nro boing
povoroly maltreated, aro of daily occur
rence in ItUEsia.
Viceroy Aloxluff insists that Kuro
patkin fight instead of retreating to
Harbin. Tho latter claims ho has not
men enough. j
Inspectora recommend that Superin
tendent Potter, of tho Chcninwn Indian
school, be retained, but repremanded
for lax methods. I
A detachment of 16,000 men, think
ing that I'"eng Wang Cheng had hewn
abandoned by tho Japanese, advanced
on tho town but were aiirprlapd by 30,
000 of tho mlkado'fl men. Tho Rus
sians lost 4,000 killed and over 1.000
prisoners.
Cholera la causing many deaths in
tho Japancso rnnlrs.
Rtisisa has again demanded that
China withdraw troops oast of tho
gteat wall.
Franco has decided to present tho London. May S8.61r Jnliii MeDon-
dispute with tho Vatican to tho chain- yAT, '.f'ftL 'm'' "
u-i,i,,ii. I Greut Britain on questions of interna-
bor of deputies. Uonn, ,uw n nn' !ntervluw r,.yftrdiK
Jamca J. Hill advoratcs an export the sowing of mines in tho open sea by
bounty as a means of building up tho Hunsians, today Bai,d:
merchant marine "I thnk with our Imperfect knowl-
A Jealous Taris woman throw vitrol "W ol iho ,,u:lH; U mlt I'rpmaturo
at her husband in a cafo and severely oxl,,rc''fl ?n l,,n,0,P nfl, t0 ,wl,,Mt h,lH
burned 21 people. 1 1,ce ono RnlnB in the wat-
I ors adjacent to Tort Arthur. Iain re-
Tho Presbytorian committee lias uctant to bellevo that tliov have re
urged tho general convention to aid sorted to an expedient so wus'teful, and
weak colleges in tho West. nltogother unrvrtaiir'hi its MfeetB, of
A number of Heattlo buildings havo 'Bowing or scattrriiijt.rnines in the wat-
h.on rnrtrol fiv tl. Imrlnif nf tho fliut 0" of tho terrltotial tfinO.
Northern tunnel unrior tliu city.
Tho Methodist Kvnornl conference nt
Los AngulcH lias elected nil tho lilslionti
nnd tun editors for church papers.
The Baptist general convention line
plnced itcelf on record nn favoring n
uniform divorce law for nil Protestant
denominations.
Fire nt Kelso, 'Wnch.. dcBtrnyed n
sliinglo dryliouso cnntninlntr five mil
lion tlilngles nnd tho Kellogg ware
houso and contents.
Tho Itusslnna mo preparing to retrent
into Lino Yang.
Hectctnry Moody is 111. His nil
ment is not serious.
Tho rnngo war in Eastern Oregon has
broken out afresh.
Tho warships Oregon nnd Alexnndor
liavo nrrived nt Hong Kong
Firo nt Newport, Arknnsaa, destroyed
1 100,00(1 worth of properly.
Doth ItiiFsIn nnd Japan,' havo agents
busy trying to purchnso'stenm trans
ports. Cholera is snid to have brnkon out
among tho Jupanem troops and there is
nn nvorngu of 100 deaths daily.
Two thnuennd pounds of opium,
woith $1)0,000, have been poized by
United Mutes pecret oflleers nt Seattle.
One arrest linn been made and others
will follow.
A third nrmy is being mobilized by
thu Jupanosu. A change in the Jap
nnes? plan, arising from the naval dis
nstcrrt, involves tho utilizing of tho
second army for tho reduction o' Port
Arthur nnd therefore the first nrmy is
entrenching nt Feng Wnng Cheng.
A plot to wreck n train on which tho
cznr was traveling wns ntni ly success
ful. Tho internnl revenuo receipta for
April were 1 577,7-10 less than for April.
1003.
Tho government will wnd only tho
beet of its exhibit nt St. Louis to tho
1005 (ail.
Tho Ilussinns nro reported to havo
blown up tho cruiser lJog.tyr to pre
ven( capture by the Japanese.
Estimates of tiie damage caused by
the flood in the Cache la I'oud re valley,
Colorado, run from $1,000,000 up.
Several thousnnd bacilli taken from
plague sufferers in India have been lost
somewhere between St. Paul nnd Chi
cago. France has ordered her nmbaBsndor
to the vatienn to take n vacation as a
protest against the n te regarding tho
visit of President Lou bet.
Peattle'e mayoi J receiving numer
ous threatening letters 'on account of
having cloeed down gambling.
A daily newspaper is to bo published
on tho steamers of tho Cunard line.
Telegraph service will jo furnished by
tho wireless system and news will be
rpecived from both aides of tho At
lantic. Tho National Editorial association
will visit Portland duiing the 1005
fair.
OUT OP DOMAIN.
Plnchot Recommenis Two More Reserves
In Eastern Oregon.
Washington, May 28. Chief Fores
ter rinchot haB recommended the crea
tion of the Bluo mountain and Mattrv
mountnin reserves in Eastern Oregon
In tho former it is recommended that
about 3,000,000 acres be embodied; in
tho latter something over 00,000 acres
In tho center of Crook county. Al
though Forester rinchot most urgently
recommends tho creation of tho Blue
mountain reBervo, it Is not probable
that tho president will issue a proc
lamation crenting this reserve for Bono
time to come. I'inchot'a recommenda
tion lina been referred to Iind Com
missioner Kichards, in wIiobo olll e
thcio nro numerous protests against the
ctentiou of tho reserve. Ilia records
also cuntaitw iniormaiion lending to
show nttcmntB have been nindo by vari
ous persons to securu lauds within the
j proposed reserve, with n viow to having
I them converted into a basu for lieu se
lections. Tho forestry bureau has,
Imwever, carefully examined each
I minor subdivision, and as far aa practi
cal lino drawn thu reserve limits bo ub
to exclude private holdings.
Commissioner Richards will mako a
I personal investigation to mo if it 1b
practicable to ellmlnato additional pri
vate holdings. Ho is determined that
I this reserve, when created, shall gen
I ointu as littlo lieu baso as possible,
and will only consent to the inclusion
within thu reserve of private hinds
shown to bo hold by bona fldo settlers
j who intend to remain there. This ex
haustive examination will consume sev
eral weeks', possibly months.
On thu other hand, early action is
looked for on tho Maury mountain rec
ommendation ot rinchot. This pro
posed rtuurvo la a clonr cut proposition,
with practically all privnto lauds elim
inated. NEUTRALS FEAR 10 COMPLAIN.
It May Oe tp Their Advantage to Plant
Mine In the Future.
"Every belllgernnt is free, I tnko it,
to destroy his opponent's vessels wher
ever they may bo found, by all rtis
tomary menus, including thu uco of
mines If in attempts to destroy tho
enomy'a work ho accidentally destroys
neutral property, ho would, of couro,
bo liablo for damages. Of course, if
mines nro scattered brnndenst nu thu
high sens, neutrals might comi'lain
with justice, nnd I think it would not
avail bellfgerantn to nrguo that they
had given notice of their intention to
mako certain waters impnsenblo.
"Neutrals, however, nre no longer
united to nrrest encroachments of bel
ligernntH. Now that many powers
have largo navies, nnd nro looking for
wnrd to tho timo when they will bo
supremo on tho sens, thoy hesitate to
condemn acts to which in thu past thoy
would havo severely objected, becnuso,
ns they say, 'Who knows hnw soon it
may bo to our intorenasholllgerants to
do tho very nets which ns neutrals wo
todny euffor from.' "
JAPANESD 2irK MORO SHIPS.
Alcxlcff Reports Attempt to Block Port
Arthur Ko.ditead
St. Petersburg, May 28. Tho fol
lowing dispatch from Viceroy Alcxlcff,
has Ihh'ii received by the emperor:
"Reports from Hear Admirals Witt
soet and Grigorovitsh today stnto that
thu enemy Ixhnbarded from In-Geutsl
bay, on the west coast of thu Kwang
tung peninsula, about 13 nillcH north
of Pnrt Arthur, with gunboats "
Tho viceroy's dl-paich doca not givo
tho date of the homhurdmout.
"On tho night following tho Japan
cso attempted to blockmlo thu roadstead
of Pnit Arthur with mines, nnd from
ehoru observations it is believed that
some steam launches nnd two torpedo
boats weru sunk."
Russians .Stubbornly Resist.
Chefoo, Mny 28. A Junk which loft
Dnlnv on tho nit'lit of Mnv I'll, and
which arrived hero today, reports
that thu Japancso army had then
reached Sansuripo. which is north of
Dalny, and southwest of Naugnliou.
Tic Russians offered a stubborn ro
eistanco to thu advance of thu Japancso,
and a buttle wits fought at noon, May
22, nt Sansuripo. Thu result of thu
battlo was not learned by the bearers
of the news. The advance of tho Jap
ancso Indicates that they have recovered
from the reported ru verso at Kinchau.
Remain on the Defensive.
London, May 28. Tho Standard's
correspondent nt thu headquarters of
thu Japanese llrt army, under datu of
May 23, cays there is no chango in tho
situation. Thu Russians seem to bu
perfectly content to remain on the de
fensive, and are vigorously strengthen
ing their position, with Llao Yung
aa tne liaso. iney nre a littlo moto
active, however, northeast of Feng
Wang Cheng, where tho patrols of both
armies arc in touch almost daily.
Black Fleet Making Ready for War,
New York. May 28. Intelligence
has been received from 8t, Petersburg,
according to a Times dispatch from
Vienna, that 14 vessels of the lilack
Sea fleet aro being mobilized nnd
placed in readiness for service.
VAZ00 IS IN ASHES
ENTIRE BUSINESS SECTION OP MIS-
SISSIPPI CITY LAID WASTE.
Fire Rased From Early nornlnr; Until
Mint, Water Supply Oelng; Inadequate-Loss
Is Estimated at From
$1,0(10,000 to $2,00O,000-Over Two
Hundred Uulldlnga are Uurncd.
Jnckon, Mlsa., May 27. Firo In
Ynzoo City today destroyed uverr bus!
mas houeo of any importance, together
with n largo number of privnto resi
dences, thu principal hotel nnd thu pas
senger station.
Tho flru started nt 8:30 this morn
ing, nnd burned until 5 o'clock this af
ternoon, destroying 200 buildings. The
burned distirct is three blocks wide
nnd 12 blocks long. Thu estlnintcs of
tho loss nro between $1,000,000 and
$2,0011,000.
Thu water supply wns Inndequnto
nml eUorts to 8 1 ay thu Humes weru fu
tile. A citizen named Chnmbllsli wns
killed by falling walls nnd Mayor
Holmes wns euvoroly hurt, his con
dition tonight bolng reported ns pre
carious. In tho nfternnnn tho firo sprrnd to
Lntonin, a realdenco district, whero it
deftriiyed soiuu of thu finest homes.
Thu Ynzoo county courthouse nnd thu
Kicks momorial library escaped des
truction, nnd thu vaults of the banks
and thu postolllcu protected their treas
ures.
Ynzoo City Is -10 miles distant from
Jackson, nnd has 0,000 inhabitants.
Some Put Loas nt $.3,000,000.
Jnckson, Miss, Mny 27. It 1b im
possible tonight to plncu nn accurate en
timatu upon thu Iops emailed by thu
fire, but it is thought that thu total
will bu betwoen$2,0(l0.000 nnd $2,600.
Oi'O. Snmu estimates nru oven ns high
ns $3,000,000. Thu total insurance Is
between $800,00U and $1,000,000.
WILL L-XI'LOHB LAKU COUNTY.
Surveyors are to Learn
Possibilities
for Irrigation.
Washington, Mny 27. At tho ro
quest of Senator Mitchell, u reconnnls
nucu pnrty will proceed Intu in June to
maku an Investigation nf thu central
part of Lake county, Oregon, with a
view to ascertaining whether theru is n
fcnenblu location for thu construction
of a lartru irrigation work by thu gov
eminent. Senator Mitchell describes
this district ns having n lino climate,
where nil cerenls, fruits and vegetables
that nru cultivated in any pnrt of Ore
gon grow abundantly, iynd whero theru
is a largo body of lino agricultural land.
Tliu Ohenufcan river, Which Hows
through this H-rtion, is reported to
furnixh an amnio supply of water for
reclamation of nearly, if notqultu nil,
tlieto lands. It has been reported to
Senator Mitchell that reservoir sites
can bu secured to hold flood waters at
different points along thu utrenin. As
Lnku County Iiih contributed largely to
thu arid land fund, citizens of that dis
trict aru exceedingly anxious that this
pmjtct shall receive early considera
tion.
FINDS NO pftAUI).
Jury In the Postofllce Cn.e Clears Ty
ncr and Barrett
Washington, May 27. Within 22
minutes of thu retirement of thu jury
iu the catu of James N. Tyuur and
Hiirrl-ou J. llarrett, tried on 'charges
of conspiracy in connection with their
duties as law olllcors of thu Postoflicu
Department, a verdict of nut guilty
was rotiirned. Thu throng which filled
tliu courtroom throughout thu aigu
mollis t" thu jury hardly had I lino to
leave thu building buforu thu jury was
back and thu foreman announced that
a erdlet had been n ached.
General Tyner appeared greatly ex
cited as lie attempted to fact) thu jury,
and when thu verdict was returned, ho
broke down completely. Hivoial of
tho jurors wept with him, and all of
them shook bauds with him.
Thu Tynor llarrett cumi was begun
on May 2 and bus been beforo thu cuurt
10 full days.
(ula to Orcntly Imlarge Navy.
St. Petersburg, May 27. Despite
thu fact that thu details aru being kept
hecr.-t, it has been learned that thu hit-et-t
Russian naval prog-am is of thu
most extenslvu ever planned by thu na
tion. I ho special committee recently
appointed by tho c.ar has given orders
lor tliu immtMiiuiu laying onwu oi an
uutisiiully largo number of vessels of
every typo, including many sub
marines. A number of vessels nro
daily boing maneuvered outside of
KroiiHtudt, paying especial attention
to torpedo piaitiiu and gunnery.
Japanese Again Bombard It.
Chefoo, May 27. A portion d tho
Japancso fleet bombarded Port Arthur
atllo'clo.k yesteiday morning. Thu
attack was witnessed by a Frenchman
who left Dalny on thu night of thu22d,
arriving heiti tonight. Ho says that
eight largo warships circled beforo thu
entrance, of Port Arthur harbor for onu
hour, filing broadsides at Intervals of
ten minutes. Up to thu time tho
Frenchman left Dalny everything was
quiet there.
Carrying Sulimarlnrs In Sections,
Moscow, May 27 A long train
passed through hero early this morn
ing, carylng three recently built sub
marines iu sections, which nro for
service either nt Port Arthur or Vladi
vohtock. Great secrecy wus '.uintuincd
in shipping tho craft, and uono but
employes were permitted in the sta
tion prior to thu departure of thu
train,
IO CMBCK KUKOKI.
deneral Kuropatkln Will Mako a Stand
at Llao Yang.
London, May 20. Dispatches to tho
Dally Telegraph show that on May 10
tho Japancso headquarters woro still at
Feng Want Cheng. This tho corre
spondent nttributes to tho necessity for
joint action Willi tliu Japanese nrmy
which has landed nt Pitsewo. Ho ex
plains that communication has not yet
oeen estiioiislieu between tho two Jap
anese armies, but It is expected to bo
effected within n few dnys.
Tho dispatches say the telegraph
lino between Feng Wang Cheng and tho
south has boon cut by Russians dis
guised as Chinese.
A Russian transport is moving from
Llao Yung In tho direction of Mukden,
but it is not known whothor this
menus a rutirement of thu nrmy, or
niuroly thu rumoval of winter clothing,
which is no longer needed,
Tho movements of war correspond
ents, tho dispatches Bay, aro limited
to n radius of a tiiilo and a half from
Feng Wang Chong.
Thu Daily Telegraph's Niu Oliwann
correspondent declares that Gcnorai
Kuropatkln Is determined to chock thu
Japanese nt Lino Ynng, where probab
ly tliu grcntest battlu of tho wnr will bo
fought, Ho ndds that tho Japanese
laud operations ngainst Port Arthur
arc meeting with littlo iucccfs and
that Lieutenant General Stoes-ol nnd
Major General Fock continue to mako
well directed but dceporuto sorties
against thu ndvauco of thu Japanese,
who nru fighting with stubborn detor
minntion almost unequnled iu history.
Several hundred Jnpnuese reinforce
ments aro arriving daily from l'itsowo
nnd lMtudlun, according to this cor
respondent. I'hu Seoul correspondent of tho Daily
Telegraph cnys that Klnchou la being
besieged by thu Japanese, nnd its sur
render is momeiituiily expected.
KUKOKI'S FOKCBS NUfcD FOOD.
Cossacks are Also Interfering;
With
Movements uf Ammunition.
London, May 20. Tho Mukdon cor
roRpondont of tho London Morning Post
cables that ho has been informed on
excellent authority that tho Cossacks
under General Remenkampf havo suc
ceeded iu cutting two transport columns
of thu Japanese army ami secured a
very large quantity of supplies. Ac
cording to thu correspondent, tho Cos
sacks have also succeeded In greatly
haiasslng thu Jnpnueeu lino of commu
nication, with tho result that General
Kurokl's column is in need of food nnd
ammunition. This fact has compelled
thu Japanese to remain nt Feng Wang
uiieng miicli longei tlian litis been
planned, and a forward movement will
not bu Undertaken until troops nrrive
insullicient strength to prevent further
Interference with trnnspoit service.
Thu Shanghai correspondent of tho
Poet states that General Kuropatkln,
after a niluutu inspection of Liuo Yang
and its defenses, told Admiral Alexiuff,
who was with him, that tho position
wns vulnerable and should bo aban
doned This ndvice was recented by
thu admiral, who declared the position
was absolutely impregnable.
COSSACKS PRFSS J A HAN DSD.
They are Driving Them Back, but Fight
lag Is Inconsequential.
Lino Yang, May 20. Thero ia con
tinual skirmishing between the Russian
cavalry and thu Japancso. Cossacks
am prisslng thu Japanese in tho hills
and byroads, generally driving, thorn
back.
The general plan of tho Japanese hns
not been divulged. They urn appar
ently marking timo, awaiting tliu ar
rival of reserves from Coiea, who hnve
been dulayed owing to thu impassibilit
of thu roads.
Tliu Japancso nro sending nil in
valids in tho direct ion of thu Yalu to a
central hospital,
Thu Chinese report thu destruction
of another Japanese battleship off Port
Arthur, but thu report is unconfirmed
and is not credted,
Several Japanese who lauded from
juiiKN near I'oit Arthur and started to
ward the town with thu Intention of
dynamiting thu docks wuru captured
and shot.
A typhoon is raging off tho coast.
Rufsla Seeks Support of France,
Paris, .May 20. Tho Soir says it hns
learned from a trustworthy source that
Lieutenant General Karon Fioderick
and another member of thu Russian
com t who recently visited Paris, camo
on a secret mission which had for its
purposK thu seeking of Iniurventlou
with effective suppoit of thu French
government In thu uvent that China
adopted an aggressivu attitude towuid
thu luissinus in Manchuria. Thu pa
pur alleges that thu government gave n
formal promise of compliance with
Russia's request.
Cossscks About Wiped Out.
Tokio, May 20. Additional dotails
of thu light at Wang Chiu Tun, near
Taknshan, May 20, indicate that thu
squadron of Cossacks was almost anni
hilated by tho Japauesu
Infantry,
which surrounded nnd completely
touted thu enemy. All thu Russian
officers weru killed, wounded or cap
tured. Natives report that some of tho
Cossacks escaped on foot, abandoning
their equipment. Many killed and
wounded weru found on thu battlefield.
Plan to Reduce It.
Shimonoseki, May 20, Actle prep,
aratlons ate in progress for tho reduc
tion of I'ort Arthur. These prepara
tions havo been instructed to bu mndu
bv a carefully chosen force of veterans
forming n part of tho third army,
Very heavy artillery is being landed on
tho Llao Tung peninsula,
ANOTHER ACCIDENT
RUSSIANS LOSE TORPEDO BOAT AT
VLADIVOSTOK.
Went to the Rescue of the Dogatyr and
Struck a Mine-Cruiser Which Went
on the Rocks Will Be a Tetal Loss
Serious Explosion Reported on Uoard
the Orel.
St. Petersburg, May 25. It la ad
mitted at tho Russian admiralty that
not only has tho RtiBsinn cruiser Ro
gntyr proven n total loss, ns n result of
her grounding nt tho entrnnco to Vlndl
vostok hnrbor, but thnt at tho samo
time ono Rusalan torpedo boat which
was sent to tho retcue, struck n mino
in tho outer harboi and was totally
wrecked.
A correspondent of tho Central News
has also learned that there wns nn ex
plosion yesterdny on board tho battle
ship Orul, nt Cronstadt, nnd thnt ten
stokers weru killed. Tho vessel, tho
correspondent sayB, was damaged, nnd
it will tnko weeka to effect repairs.
Thu explosion, according to tho dis
patch, was tho result of an Accumula
tion of gas in the bunkers.
VINDICATION ONLY THOUQHT.
Russia Has No Patience With Those Who
Suggest Mediation.
St. Petersburg, Mny 25. Tho Rus
sian newspapers are unanimous in
their affirmation of tho deep impression
mndu upon tho country by thu emper
or'a pursonnl God-speed to tho troopn
in South Russia, derlnrlng Russian
prestige in thu Fur East must bu vindi
cated, nnd thnt cveiy Russian brenst
echoes tin emperor 'a conviction, cx-pres-ed
to tho Town Council nt Moscow
iib follows:
"Our glorlotiB armies will return
with tho ntireolo of victory."
Considerable irritation is manifested
by the papers over tho suggestion rr.ndo
by M. Dulinll, tho Fernch minister nt
Pekin, thnt a congress of thu powers bo
held for tho purpose of effecting a con
clusion of tho war. Tho Novoo Vro
mya says:
"fhu war is Russ'a's personal affair
nnd alio asks no one's assistance
When It is ended alio will negotiate
with tho Mikado, but not with Europe.
Thorefore wo regret that tho represen
tative of Russia's ally should bu the
first to utter thu word 'congress.' "
Tho samo paper, speaking of tho re
ception ol tliu news of Japanwso naval
disasters by tho lliitlsli press, says:
"Thu hymn of uninterrupted tri
umph by Japan which was sung by tho
friendly choir of English press has been
changed by a few pounds of dynamite
from allorgo maestro to aligato assaib
asal." Tho Chincso minister saya China
will not seek to participate in nny con
gress nt thu conclusion of thu war.
Thu negotiations will bo direct with
thu power occupying Manchuria. Tho
minister continues to insist thnt China,
is determined not to becomu involved
in the wur.
WAR IS CRIPPLING UUslNCSS.
Many Large Firms are Compelled to Re
duce Their Forces.
St. Petersburg, May 25. Tho war
has already begun to produce a serious
effect upon thu economic lifo of Russia.
A writer in tho Uiedmosti presents re
ports which go to show that thu com
merce and Industry of tho country aro
passing through a severe crisis as a re
sult of thu pinctiial cessation of till
trado with Siberia, caused by thu con
centration of the military along tho
I'raus-Siberian railway. This conges
tion of tradu is especially felt iu Mos
cow, w'luru several of thu largest mer
cantile establishments nru insolvent.
From Kicff como reports of an un
willingness to invest in thu timber in
dustry and theru havo been many fail
ures. Russian Poland is probably thu worst
hit because of thu shortening of for
eign credit by Kuropcnn banks.
In Lodz, 150,0011 poisons nru out of
employment, while all dock' improve
ment work at Odessa and other south
ern cities hns been abandoned.
Urges Britain to Act.
London, Mny 25, In connection
with thu reports which show that float
ing mines liavu been llberallv distrib
uted by thu Port Arthur licet iu tho
water adjacent to Port Arthur, Hr Wil
liam Walrond, hi thu hout-o of com
mons, yesturday in n vigorous speech,
condemned thu practice and declared
that prompt action should bo taken by
Great lliitaiu and all other nations to
check this scheme which seriously en
dangers all neutral shipping. Ho
slates that thu practice wus in viola
tion of warfare aid international law.
Fear Coming of Yellow Fever.
Washington, May 25 It has been
officially stated that theru is soiuu fear
that thu Panama canal may beconio a
factor iu Introducing yellow fever into
thu Philippines and thu entire Orient.
Dr. R. P. Strong, director of the bio
'graphical laboratory at Manila, in his
report to tho Philippine commission,
shows that tho Hawaiian islands,
Guam and thu Philippines will be ex
posed to thu importation of thu mos
quito that carries the fever.
Big Loss In Fight:
St. Petersburg, May 25. It ia re
ported that Foreign Minister Mamsdorff
lias received a measago from tho Rus
sian consul at Chefoo saying that the
Japanese havo mudo a land attack on
Port Arthur and that in doing so they
lost 16,000 men killed or wounded,
Thu Russian loss ia placed at 3,000
men. The ultimate outcome of the
fighting Is not stated,
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