Morning Oregonian., March 13, 1902, Page 5, Image 5

THE MOENING OBE&ONIAN, THURSDAY, MAECH 13, 1902.
BOSTON STRIKE GROWING 1
TWENTY THOUSAND MEN ARE IDLE
AND MORE MAY GO OUT.
Conference of Business Men "Will Be
Held Today to Attempt to Bring:
Abont a Settlement.
BOSTON, March 12. With 20.000 men
idle, their ranks likely to be greatly
swelled by sympathetic volunteers from
the Building Trades Council and the Bos
ton Central Labor Union, -which will
meet tomorrow night, and tho entire city
beginning to suffer from the effects of
congested traffic, the only ray of light
visible tonight is the hop that a confer
ence of business Interests which has been
arranged for tomorrow may lead to a set
tlement of the strike.
This conference, which is due in a large
measure to tho influence of Governor
Crane, was arranged lato this afternoon
at a meeting of representatives of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce and the
Boston Merchants' Association with the
State Board of Arbitration. Everybody
present realized the seriousness of the sit
uation, and, after an exchange of opin
ions. It was decided the best way of get
ting at public opinion would bo to call
a conference of the business men of the
city.
During the day Governor Crane had a
long talk with the committee of the Allied
Transportation Council, having the strike
In charge, but at its conclusion he an
nounced that ho could see no way at pres
ent of solving the problem. Later he Went
for Mayor Collins and the two executives
were in conference for some time. A llt-
tle later the Mayor made a statement
that ho had no power to act. He said
further: "Until the railroad officials con
sent to having the differences considered
,by the Arbitration Board there Is noth
ing more that wo can do. They are ob
durate; therefore our hands are tied.
The Governor and myself have done all in
our power to render assistance." '
Mayor Collins received he following re
ply today to his telegram asking Senator
Hanna told in putting an end to the
strike:
"Washington, March 12. Hon. P. A.
Collins, Boston: Telegram received. If
you will point out a way, I will be glad
to be of service. We should have Indi
cations from both sides that our good
offices would be acceptable.
"M. A. HANNA."
The answer from Senator Hanna does
not leave a further opening for working
an Immediate settlement
The railroad company against which the
strike Is chiefly directed, the New York,
New Haven & Hartford, shows no Incli
nation to ask for interference by the Na
tional Civic Federation, and reiterates
what It has sold from the flret that Its
duties as a common carrier are defined by
law, and that it is compelled to handle
all freight delivered to It, whether by
union or nonunion teams, and that It has
no option in the matter.
Freight Business at & Standstill.
Freight business at the various rail
roads, wharves and docks has been almost
at a standstill today, and the moving
of accumulated merchandise Is becoming a
serious matter to merchants.
The strike of coal teamsters was one of
the most aggravating features of the day,
and Its effect was quickly felt at hotels,
restaurants and places having accommo
dation for only a limited supply of coal.
The brewery employes will, it is said be
locked out by Friday, if the strike con
tinues, as the supply of coal on hand at
the various breweries will give out by
that time and work will have to be sus
pended. The meetings of tho Central Labor
Union and the Building Trades Council
tomorrow night are awaited with great in
terest. It is well known .that the Central
Labor Union is not pleased with the man
ner in which the present strike has been
conducted, and especially with the. fact
that it was not consulted before the strike
was ordered. There Is a very strong feel
lng against ordering a sympathetic strike
on this account, but it is the general be
lief that, although such action will be
bitterly fought, the meeting will Indorse
the strike to the extent of ordering out the
90 bodies affiliated In its membership. It
is also believed that the Building Trades
Council will take similar action as a mat
ter of principle.
The effect of the strike Is being felt se
verely In near-by towns. At Lynn, shoe
factories, employing an aggregate of 3000
hands, have been forced to shut down
because of the failure to receive consign
ments of leather, and some other estab
lishments are running on half time.
Outprolnp: Trafflc.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford road and the Boston & Albany sys
tem of the New York Central have forces
adequate to handle all trafflc. There Is no
trouble over the movement of outgoing
irelght. The Boston & Maine road has
not yet lost its regular force of freight
handlers and clerk"!, but with teaming tied
up their frelghthouses and yards are be
coming congested like those of other lines.
Arrangements have been made for the
transfer of freight without delay at this
point.
At tho docks of the steamship lines
doing a coastwise business great quanti
ties of merchandise are piled up and
wharves are choked. The 'longshoremen
are out and the material cannot be moved.
The express companies are tied up, and
there is a threat that the hackdrlvers will
Join the strike if an Issue Is made, because
they carry passengers with trunks and
large parcels or matter which should go
by express.
Practically the only teaming Arm doing
any business is the R. S. Brine Transpor
tation Company, the nonunion concern
over whose teams the trouble originated.
The other teamsters, whose men have
Joined the strike, declare that the trouble
could be settled and the strike ended In
an hour if the merchants would agree not
to deal with the Brine Company.
During the forenoon some of the steam
ship companies secured small gangs of
Italians in the place of the striking 'long
shoremen, and they were at work behind
closed doors, while the premises were
guarded by the police.
The arrival during the forenoon of a
fleet of fishing smacks, bringing 250.000
pounds of fresh fish, further complicated
the situation that confronts the fish deal
ers, who cannot secure teams to handle
the fish.
Noddle Island Assembly and O'Connell
Assembly of Charlestown, the two remain
ing 'longshoremen's unions, voted to join
the strikers in the morning. The action
of these two bodies Involves 1400 addition
al men in the strike and ties up the en
tire water front of the city. Express
men's Union. No. 39. which Includes driv
ers of the various express companies, con
sisting of 920 members, also voted today
to order out every member In the morn
ing. Nerr York Feels the Strike.
NEW YORK. March 12. The effects of
the strike of frelghthandlers and express
men In Boston are felt here. Passengers
arriving from Boston said they had ex
perienced difficulty In getting their bag
gage to the trains, and that the strike
caused much Inconvenience In other ways.
As perishable freight Is not being ac
cepted at Boston, the supply of fresh fish
for this city was short today.
Try to Effect a Settlement.
NEW YORK. March 12. Ralph M. Eas.
ley said, tonight he was on the point of
starting for Boston, where he would to
morrow meet Frank M. Sargent, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen;
Daniel J. Keefe. of the International
Longshoremen's Union; 'Charles Francis
Adams, and others, who have been Invited
to go to Boston by the Massachusetts
2ri5SiASS?SVJSdS T
of settlement.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STRIKE.
Several Conferences Have Been Held
'Without Resnlt.
MISSOULA, Mont., March 12. There is
no change In the strike situation. The
several conferences which have been held
with Assistant Superintendent Law ac
complished nothing. Trains are moving.
Both sides are firm.
Illinois Coal Miners' Scale.
PEORIA, 111., March 12. The situation
between the United MIneworkers and the
Coal Operators' Association, regarding
the wage scale for the ensuing year in
Illinois districts, Is considered extremely
critical by members of both bodies, and
an order to strike Is hourly expected. The
scale has been In the hands of the Joint
scale committee for the past two weeks.
The points upon which the present dif
ferences hang are a rise In wages
claimed by the miners, ranging from 9 to
14 cents a ton, in the various districts,
and conditions under which the work is
to be performed. The powder question
has been compromised by agreement to
buy powder of operators at 1 75 or less
per keg.
May Compromise Norfolk Strike.
NORFOLK. Va., March 12. The cirs of
the Norfolk Railway & Light Company
continued to run today without military
guards, and no violence resulted. The
strikers and officials of the company are
in correspondence and it is believed that
a compromise will be effected.
CAPTAIN CLARK.
Letter With His Rebuttal of Slanders
of the Navy Ring.
Chicago Chronicle.
The selection of Captain Clark, former
ly of the Oregon, to represent the United
States Navy at the coronation of King
Edward has called forth very enthusiastic
expressions of satisfaction from the press
and people In all parts of the country. It
Is In every respect the most popular act
of the present Administration. (
When all the facts are taken Into con
sideration, It Is surprising that the Pres
ident could have persuaded himself, or
been persuaded by others, to make such
an appointment. If he Is not ignorant or
the circumstances, and that Is hardly to
be supposed, it must be that he has come
to a proper appreciation of some of $he
errors that he has committed of late and
Is disposed to do what he can to rectify
them.
In the first place. Captain Clark Is prob
ably the best friend of Admiral Schley In
the naval service, and he is the man
whom that officer himself would have se
lected for the honor. In the second place.
Captain Clark Is on record, in a letter
which has been made public in a limited
way as sustaining the contention that
Schley was In command at Santiago and
as testifying to his personal bravery.
Whether the conclusion Is pointedly
drawn In all cases or not, tho facts as
set foth in every detailed account of the
destruction of Cervera's fleet show that
the brunt of that fight on the American
side was borne by the Brooklyn and the
Oregon, the one Schley's flagship and
the other commanded by Clark. Both
were engaged every minute of the four
hours that the battle lasted. Both were
In at the death, and If It had not been for
them one of the Spanish ships would have
escaped.
A considerable quantity of Spanish coin
was found on this ship, and certain
friends of Schley purchased it from the
Government for the purpose of having It
melted and made into a silver service
for presentation to that officer. When he
was Informed of the nrranirempnt hA -.
pressed his gratitude for tho favor that
It was intended to show him, but Insist
ed that If he were to receive such a gift
a similar one must be presented to Clark
aiso, without whose assistance, he de
clared, it would have been impossible for
the Brooklyn to capture the Colon.
As there was enough coin to make two
very handsome services. Captain Clark
was informed of the' committee's inten
tion and of Schley's recommendation. The
former's response to the generous sug
gestion of his one-time commander was
contained in the following letter which
he wrote to Admiral Schley on Novem
ber 13, 1S99:
My Dear Admiral: Last night I was shown
an article in the Philadelphia Times in which
it is stated that you suggested that I should
be honored In the same way that you will be
by the contributors who wish to present you
with a set of silver made from the Spanish
coins found on board the Cristobal Colon.
I am not surprised that the first thought of
the man who eald "There Is glory enough for
all" should have been "There Is enoueh for
two." especially as you knew that the glo
rious four hours of July 3 were only the
nearest and best of those that make up the
many years of our friendship. But as the
contribution was made solely for you, and as
no thouKht of me entered Into the minds of
any of the contributors, I cannot permit your
suggestion to be carried out. although I under
stand It was unanimously accepted and heart
ily applauded by those who heard it. Please
express to them the gratitude I feel, for 1
am truly appreciative of the "honor they would
confer: Indeed, they have greatly honored me
already, and I could not accept anything
more.- I know I am Imposing a hard duty
upon you, but the contributors should, of
course, be Informed as soon as possible, and
I have to depend upon you to reach them and
to explain to them why I could not avail
myself of their generous Intention and dwir.
But It will be easier for you to do that
""" iui : iu wiu. juu lor jour more man
considerate act. I am deeply affected by it.
for It calls to mind the signals. "Well done.
Oregon; thanks for your splendid assistance."
and "Welcome back, brave Oregon," made by
the man who led the stormers over the southern
rampart at Chemulpo, 'where victory alone
could save from death and perhaps torture.
With kindest regards I am, dear Admiral,
sincerely your friend, C. E. CLARK.
The reference to Chemulpo recalls a
glorious Incident of the American attack
upon the Corean forts on the Saleo River,
where Schley led the charge which re
sulted In the capture of the native strong
holds after two days of severe fighting.
This was In 1S71, some years before the
organization of the little cabal In the
Navy Department for the purpose of dis
crediting heroic officers of the American
Navy In the interest of absentees and fa
vorites. No one can read this admirable letter
from one distinguished fighting sailor to
another without perceiving what his opin
ion must be of the so-called Sampson
Schley controversy. it bears striking
testimony to many facts which the ma
jority of the American people have not
as yet permitted to be obscured. It Is
Captain Clark's rebuttal of the slanders
of the Navy ring. It Is Captain Clark's
recognition of the man under whose com
mand he fought, and of the modesty, the
courage and the generosity of that man.
There can be no doubt at all that If a
letter similar to this had seen the light
for the first time a few weeks ago, when
the department pack were in full cry upon
the heels of the victor of Santiago, Its
author would have been reprimanded as
severely as were iewey and Miles. The
letter contains the very expressions and
sentiments with relation to Schley which
were so exasperating to Messrs. Roose
velt. Root and Long in the utterances
of Dewey and Miles.
Captain Clark Is a worthy representa
tive of the fighting section of the Ameri
can Navy, He is as well qualified as
Dewey or Schley to stand before the King
in that capacity. In view of the record
that he has made, not only as a fighter,
but as a letter-writer, his selection must
have caused a great deal of pain in the
bureaus.
Crime of a Brntal Indian.
WINSLOW, Ariz., March 12. A son of
Indian Jim, a full-blood Sioux, living a
few miles from Wlnslow, rode Into town
this afternoon and reported that his
father had killed his mother and two lit
tle sisters, beating them to death with a
club.
CREAMERY FORLAfiRANDF
COMMERCIAL CLUB CONSIDERING A
PROPOSITION.
Harper Bros., of Cove, Have Of
fered to Move Their Plant
A BeslnalBsr Made.
LA GRANDE, March 1L A meeting of
the Commercial Club was held last night
to discuss a proposition of Harper Bros.,
of Cove, to move their creamery here from
Cove, while maintaining a skimming sta
tion there. Colonel R. C. Judson, the O.
R. & N. Industrial agent, and Senator
Justus Wade, of the Summervllle cream
er, were present and took part In the
discussion. Definite arrangements were
not perfected, but a satisfactory begin
ning was made, and there Is little doubt
that a company will be formed to put
up the creamery and enlist the aid of the
Harpers.
Mr. Judson also asked for a date for a
sale of Hereford cattle, of which a ship-
BANQUETED BY SALEM BUSINESS MEN.
President J. H. Coleman,
dead. His address was listened to with close attention, and was heartily applaud
ed. Brief addresses, commendatory of Willamette University and wishing the
school prosperity, were 'made by Governor Geer, Chief Justice Bean, Justice Wol
verton. State Treasurer Moores, Secretary of State Dunbar, Mayor BUhop, Judge
Murphy. H. B. Thlelsen. J. H. Albert, R. J. Hendricks. J. B. T. Tuthlll, M.-L.
Chamberlain and N. J. Judah. No attempt was made to raise money, but It was
evident that Salem business men are In hearty sympathy with the school, and will
respond to its appeal for support.
ment will be sent here by the Hereford
Breeders' Association. They will be sold
at auction. The date will be about
April 20.
Indian Charged With Doable Murder
VANCOUVER. B. C, March 12. Double
murder Is the charge now made against
Jacob Stewart, an Indian of Skeena River.
A short time ago two of his companions,
a white man and another Indian, were
supposedly drowned by the capsizing of a
boat, the occurrence being reported by
Stewart. He has told conflicting stories
since, and It has been discovered that he
took stones and sank the bodies in the
river. Stewart also remarked that where
the bodies were found there would also
be found his ax, and It Is believed he la
guilty of double murder. Since the au
thorities became suspicious, Stewart de
camped, and though diligent search has
been made, his whereabouts cannot be
discovered. The news was brought here
by the steamer Tees.
Addresses by College Professors.
FOREST GROVE, March 12. Professors
A. L. Knlsely and F. L. Kent, and Dr.
James Wlthycombe, of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, addressed an open meet
ing of Gales' Grange, Patrons of Hus
bandry, at Vert's Hall, here, last night.
Dr. Wlthycombe discussed the work and
purposes of the Oregon Experiment Sta
tion, while Professors Kent and Knlsely
made short talks on dairy matters and
soil problems. A few days ago it was
learned that representatives of the Ore
gon Agricultural College would pass
through here on their way to a farmers'
Institute at Buxton, and It was decided
to have them address the people here if
convenient. Ab a result a very profitable
meeting occurred.
Pelly-Rlver Dirt Proves -Very Rich.
TACOMA, March 12. Dawson and towns
adjacent are excited over an important
gold strike made In February, on a trib
utary of the Pelly River, between that
stream and the Yukon, 40 miles from Fort
Selkirk. Outcomlng miners say dirt run
ning as high as $700 per pan was taken
out. When the news reached Dawson tho
stampede to Koyukuk stopped Immedi
ately, and scores of miners started for
Pelly River. The discovery was made by
Dick Butler, an old Yukon prospector, who
staked a discover- claim and then went
out to the Yukon to spread the news. Up
to March 1 about 200 claims had been
staked. Prospecting showed that most of
them were rich in gold from the surface
down.
Train "Wreck Narrowly Averted.
BAKER CITY, March 12. A serious
wreck was averted on the Sumptcr Val
ley Railroad yesterday, through tho
prompt action of the engineer of tho
passenger train. About half way between
here and Sumpter. as the train was round
ing a sharp curve, the engineer saw thit
a part of the track was torn up a short
distance ahead. He promptly reversed
his engine, and applied the air brakes,
bringing the train to a stop in time to
prevent the engine lowing the track. A
large boulder had rolled from the moun
tain above the roadbed, and carried away
one of the ralla The train was delayed
about an hour.
Defrauds Many of His Friends.
VANCOUVER. B. C, March 12. E. Wy
lle. ex-cashier of a Spokane bank, has
gone away from here, leaving many peo
ple defrauded. He approached friends who
had known him in Spokane, and bor
rowed whatever he could, on the plea that
he had wired to Spokane for funds. He
then disappeared, leaving his hotel bill
and many others unpaid. He registered
here as from Moyle. B. C
Dead Man Identified.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 12. The body
of a rilan who died at the Receiving Hos
pital soon after being found in an uncon
scious condition on the street has been
identified as that of Richard K. Pyburn,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. The deceased was ev
idently a man of refinement. He had suf
fered from tuberculosis, and came to Cal
ifornia for the benefit of his health.
Tax Money Is Pentlfnl.
BAKER CITY, March 12. The taxpay
ers of this county are taking advantage
of the law which allows a 3 per cent
discount on all taxes paid before March
15, and the Sheriff's office Is crowded with
work. General prosperity prevails, and
the people find It easier to pay their
taxes than for a number of years past.
Cattle Sale for Baker City.
BAKER CITY, March 12. At the re-
quest of Industrial Agent R. C Judson,
of the O. R. &. N., the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday arranged for a cattle
sale in this city on April 18-19. On that
occasion 200 thoroughbred Hereford bulls
will be offered for sale under the auspices
of the Hereford Breeders' Association.
The Chamber of Commerce will provide
the necessary stalls and stable-room.
Consty's Fine Financial Showing.
ST. HELENS, Or.. March 1L The Sher
iff has collected and turned over to the
Treasurer, up to date, $20,474 01 of this
year's tax.
The County Treasurer Issued a check
today In 'payment of Columbia County's
state tax, amounting to $9752.
All county warrants have been called
In, and by April 1 the county will have a
cash surplus of 510.000. Financially, Col
umbia County Is a hummer.
Held to CircHlt Court.
ASHLAND, Or., March 12.-J. P. Cotton,
the victim of yesterday's shooting near
Ashland, Is still alive, but in such a crit
ical condition that no hope Is held out for
his recovery. Physicians predict he will
not survive another day. The preliminary
examination of H. C Messenger, who
6hot Cotton, was held today before Jus-
of Willamette University.
SALEM. March 12. The business
men of Salem, led by Mayor Bishop,
gave a banquet at the Willamette
Hotel this evening in honor of Bev.
J. H. Coleman, the new president
of Willamette University. About
SO persons were present. C B.
Moores, an alumnus of the school,
acted as marter of ceremonies. Gen
eral W. H. Odell, president of the
board of trustees, made a brief ad
dress, explaining the financial con
dition of the school and its needs.
President Coleman made an extend
ed statement of the future policy
of the Institution, and said that
hereafter Willamette University will
have the undivided support of the
Methodist Church In the Northwest.
He said the debt must be paid, and
that the school must live to ac
complish still greater good In the
future than it has In the past. In
a humorous vein, though with a
degree of seriousness, he said that
when he came to Oregon he made
up his mind that one of three things
must happen that the debt would
be paid; that he would be dead, or
that the people of Oregon would be
)
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tlce of the Peace Berry, the testimony of
quite a number of witnesses being taken.
The Justice" held Messenger to answer to
the Circuit Court, and fixed his ball at
$1500, which he furnished.
Ackerman Addresses Stndents.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON', March 12.
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion J. H. Ackerman, of Salem, addressed
the Educational Club of the university
last night on the subject, "School Ex
pansion." '
Oregon Notes.
The Woodmen of the World are build
ing a hall at Dusty. Benton County.
From March L 01, to March 2, 1902,
there were 19,600 acres patented from the
Government to Wasco County.
Papers throughout the state report that
taxpayers are taking advantage of the
3 per cent rebate for prompt payment,
and the new law is meeting general ap
proval. The town of Mitchell, Wheeler County,
at Its annual election, elected three Coun
cllmen. viz., H. A. Waterman, J. L Jones
and John Flock. Dr. Donnelly, the Mayor,
was a "holdover."
H. V. Gates, promoter of the proposed
telegraph and telephone line from Ashland
to Lakevlew and other points, has filed
an application with the Lake County
Court for a right of way along the public
highways.
"Washington Notes.
Work hoa been begun on the extending
of the street railway system of Whatcom.
The School Directors at Colvllle have
leased an extra room to accommodate the
overflow from the public school.
DESERT ANIMALS.
Sandy Wastes Where Reptiles and
Q,Badrapeds Thrive.
London Spectator.
There are cold deserts and hot desert3,
but It is In the latter that tho presence
and continuance of animal life are the
more remarkable. There arc almost no
places, however hot the sun or waterless
wind, where some life docs not exist,
often of an unexpected kind. The Afghan
delimitation commission found that a hor
rible sandy desert which had to be
crossed to reach the boundary swarmed
with large snakes; and the waterless
plains of Arizona abound in reptiles and
Insects.
Probably the least-known desert in the
world Is the Great Sahara, because the
oases In Its center are occupied by in
tensely hostile and warlike tribes, whose
hatred of the French Is a kind of de
i llrlum. But on its northern fringe two
animals are found which seem specially
adapted for life In this forbidden land.
They are the addax antelope and Loder's
gazelle. The addax Is an ugly, awkward
looking animal, with spiral horns and very
widespread hoofs, which enable It to go
at a great pace over the, sand. Pliny knew
of Its existence, and was naturally Inter,
ested in It, for as South Africa was as
yet unvislted, this was one of the few
species of antelope known to the ancients.
It was not rediscovered until Ruppell
found It near Dongola. As It Is rather a
large antelope. It requires a considerable
amount of food, and the difficulty which
suggested Itself was to discover where it
found this food.
It Is now fairly certain that the addax
follows the rains which fall at certain
tances in the wake of the seasonal storms.
The immense area of desert in northern
Africa makes this possible, though with,
out special knowledge of the meteorology
of that part of the continent It would be
unsafe to assert that there is always rain
going on In some part of the desert
fringe. How the addax supports Itself In
these absolutely dry Intervals Is not
known. Gazelles are mainly desert ani
mals, but Loder's gazelle seems to have
rather more than the family leaning to
ward the lands of thirst and sand. An
other gazelle differing very little from it
is quite common on the edge of the desert;
but this creature never came near the
fringe of civilization, and it was not un
til a special expedition was organized that
any trustworthy tidings were obtained of
It. When at last it was found It was
In a place not absolutely waterless, for
there was .a well, the sides of which
were made of woven halfa-grass, some
where In the neighborhood; but this water
was quite Inaccessible to the gazelles, and
the desert all around was" long billows of
rolling, wind-drifted sand.
SOLD MILITARY SECRETS
RUSSIAN COLONEL CONDEMNED AND
SHOT AT WARSAW.
Several Aristocratic Polish. Ladles
Have Been Arrested as His Accom
plices Other Foreign News.
LONDON, March 13,-Cabllng from Vi
enna, the correspondent of the Daily Mall
cava a sensation has been caused by a
story to tho effect that a court-martial
at Warsaw condemned to death a Russian
Colonel named Grimm for the systematic
rovelatlon of military secrets to a foreign
power, and that several aristocratic Pol
ish ladles have been arrested as accom
plices of Colonel Grimm. There Is an
unconfirmed rumor, concludes the corre
spondent, that Colonel Grimm was shot
within two hours of the passing of sen
tence. RUSSIAN SUGAR EXPORTS DECLINE.
Falling: Off In the Production of Cen
tral Asian Cotton.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 1C Russian
sugar exportation fell off over 50 per cent
during the first 10 months of 1901, as com
pared .with the same period of 1900. The
respective figures are 2.920.000 poods, worth
4.S57.000 rubles, and 7.CS1.000 poods, worth
12,072.000 rublee. A falling off of 3S per
cent In the Central Asian cotton crop last
year Is attributed to the partial use of na
tive seed In preference to American. The
crop amounted to 5,485.300 poods, as against
7,638.000 poods In 1900.
Correspondence received by the St. Pe
tersburg Vedomosti represents the G0O.00O
natives of Daghcstan as being completely
ruined, and says that many of them are
emigrating to Turkey. Tho causes as
signed for this state of affairs are exces
sive taxation and faulty original appraise
ment of land and stock. Petitions on the
part of the natives are treated by the offi
cials as seditious.
Advices have been received here to the
effect that two new steamer lines will
bo Inaugurated by the Japanese next
Spring. One line will be from Shlmon
eski, Japan, and Cape Zsuro, at the mouth
of tho Tumen River, Corea, touching at
Fo3an and Gonsan. both In Corea. The
other line will be from Hakodate, Japan,
to "Vladivostok. Russia. The special ob
ject of these lines will be to Intercept the
American trafflc to East Siberia.
CANCELS THE VISIT.
King Edward Will Not Visit Ireland
This .Year.
LONDON, March 12. It was officially
announced today that the proposed royal
visit to Ireland this year has been can
celed upon the advice of the Cabinet.
The announcement was published too
late to elicit opinions thereon In Dublin.
There Is no doubt, however, that this ac
tion will cause keen disappointment, al
though the royal decision has been an
ticipated by semi-official announcement.
There are several reasons for this de
cision. The first is that the coronation
festivities, which Involve fatiguing obli
gations and needful rest, would postpone
the visit until the Autumn, when the
weather Is bad; secondly, the fears that
the. present temper of the Irish National
ists and the United. Irish League agitation
might lead toome offensive demonstra
tions; thirdly, it Is said that several of the
leaders of Catholic opinion In Ireland have
warned the government that It would be
Inexpedient for the King to visit Ireland
so soon after his accession to the throne
and his declaration against Romnn doc
trines in England The announcement
evokes mingled feelings of regret and ap
proval. "WAR SURE TO COME.
Japan, Says an English Traveler, Is
Getting Ready to Fight Russia.
SEATTLE, March 13. Captain F. H.
Smith, a well-known Englishman, who
arrived here yesterday on the Tosa Maru
from Japan, declares that war between
that country and Russia Is soon to come.
"Trouble over the Russian occupation
of Manchuria is the cause of the trou
ble," said Captain Smith, "and the Jap
anese are spoiling for a chance to whip
some one. They are making all prepara
tions for tho scrap that must come very
soon. When It does come, England will
be forced to help the Mikado's army, and
the wnr may Involve all Europe. In the
meantime, the Russians are pushing work
on the railroad across Manchuria, nnd to
this the Japanese have no objections. Rus
sia, however, must defend the road against
the attacks of the natives. Some 16.000
coolies are now employed In the work."
Confidence of Krnger.
NEW YORK, March 12. A dispatch
from Utrecht over the signature of ex
Presldent Paul Kruger to the Journal and
American, says:
"There will bo more good news yet
from Delarey. This victory of his re
minds me of General Botha's allusion a
year ago to the disciples of faith which
saved Daniel out of the lion's den. My
confidence in the ultimate triumph of
the Boer cause could not be greater than
It Is now, and. Indeed, It never has been
shaken. I hope Englmd will show that
she sees her folly of attempting to, sub
due the Boer race, by recognizing It now
and restoring Independence to the Trans
vaal Republics. By doing this she -nill
spare herself as well as the Boers from
further bloodshed and expense and will
retain tho republics as friendly neigh
bors." Should Have Accepted Indemnity.
PEKIN, March 12. At a meeting of the
Ministers of the powers today it was de
cided that the bankers committee erred
In refusing to accept the February Install
ment of the Chinese Indemnity, and the
committee was advised to devise means
to accept the Chinese tenders. The Min
isters were unable to agree on a plan
to reduce tho claims of the powers where
thest are In excess of their pro rata share
of the Indemnity.
Fighting In Manchuria.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 12. A num
ber of engagements between the Russian
troops and Tungesee occurred in- Man
churia during the past two months. Sev
eral bands of Tungcses, which had been
raiding and plundering, were dispersed
and 233 of the raiders were killed or
wounded. The Russian casualties were
light-
Spanish Cabinet Changes.
MADRID, March 12. Premier Sagasta
was received In audience by the Queen
Regant today, and Informed Her Majesty
of the definite resignation of Senor Ur
zalz, the Minister or Finance. The Cabi
net Is to meet tomorrow under the presi
dency of Senor Sagasta, when new heads
of the departments of finance and the In
terior will be appointed.
German Newspaper Men In Trouble.
BERLIN, March 12. The editor of the
Potsdamer Zeltung, was today sentenced
to two months' Imprisonment and the
publisher of the paper was fined 500 marks
for printing a false story to the effect
that Emperor William had reprimanded
tho First Guards at their barracks, De
cember S last.
Boer Officers Killed.
CAPE TOWN, March 12. During a skir
mish near Pearston, Cape Colony, March
10, between some British troops and Com
mandant Fouche's force of Boers. Com
mandant Ovendaal and Field Cornet van
der Walt were killed.
Morley Speaks Against Rosebery.
LONDON, March 12. As was antici
pated, John Morley, M. P., when he spoke
at Manchester tonight, strongly supported
home rule, and Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-nerman,
as against Lord Rosebery. He
advised the Liberals to stand by their
convictions, and said he failed to see how
a Parliamentary majority could be se
cured If they quarreled with the Irish, the
Labontes and the Radicals.
Russian' Commander Apologised.
WASHINGTON, March 12. It Is stated
that the trouble growing out of the col
lision between Russian soldlera and Amer
ican sailors of the VIcksburg at NIu
Chwang has been settled satisfactorily
through the apologies by the Russian
commandant at that port to Captain
Barry, commander of tho VIcksburg.
Russia's Plea for Mncedonlnns.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 12. The
Russian Embassy here Is making frequent
remonstrances and urging the Porte to
restore order In Macedonia by abandoning
Its indulgence to the Albanian Moham
medans and Its merciless austerity to
Christians.
Defeats Chinese Rebels.
HONG KONG, March 12. Marshal Su,
who recently arrived at the scene of the
Kwang SI rebellion and took command
of the Imperial forces, has defeated the
rebels at Lung Chow. Su expects to
suppress the rising In a month.
Rhodes' Condition Critical.
LONDON, March 13. The Cape Town
correspondent of the Standard cables that
the breathing of Cecil Rhodes Is most
difficult and labored, and that all the
dangerous symptoms remain.
KITCHER NOT THE INVENTOR
His Blockhouse System Was First
Used by Russia in the Caucasus.
Pall Mall Gazette,
Some people seem to think that Lord
Kitchener Invented blockhouses; others
that he was at least the first General to
use them systematically, on a large scale,
for the purpose of "building in" a mobile
enemy and contracting his range of mis
chief. As a matter of fact, while the ac
tual origin of blockhouses Is lost in the
mists of antiquity, the use which Lord
Kitchener Is making of them In South
Africa was anticipated by the Russian
General Prince Vorontzoff, in the Cau
casus. That Russian war. indeed, exact
accounts of which are not very easy to
come by. and cannot be got at all In
English, Is worth going back to. partly
because of Its resemblance ito the Boer
war, and partly because It shows that, In
analogous circumstances, a great conti
nental power may fare even worse than
we have fared. Our war is said to be
"dragging on" because It has lasted a lit
tle over two years and cost some 20,000
lives. The conquest of the Caucasus a
smaller though no doubt a more difficult
country took more than 50 years and. cost
about half a million lives.
The war began In a small way in 1813.
and the Caucasians had all the best of it.
raiding and invading freely. It began to
become acute after the cession, by the
treaty of Adrlanople, of certain Turkish
territories 1n Asia Minor. Then the Rus
sians endeavored to take possession of the
ceded provinces and were met by a relig
ious revolt and an organized resistance,
of which the famous Schamyl presently
became the leader. A book rather than a
newspaper article would be required to
relate the history of the. campaigns. Here
it is only possible to classify the phases
of the war. The first phase, just as in
South Africa, consisted of regular opera
tions of large field armies, supplemented
by an extensive system of farm burning;
but this did not answer. The Caucasians
rebuilt the farms as fast as they were
destroyed, and ambushed the field armies.
One ambuscade In particular was famous.
An armv of 85.000 men was entrapped in
the forest of Ytchkeri, and no fewer than
73,000 of them were slain there. Because
of this and similar disasters the block
house system was Invented by Voront
zoff. and extended by his successor In tne
command. Babriatinskl.
Our own blockhouses were, of course,
in the first instance built only to protect
railways and lines of communication.
Their use as walls of clrcumvallatlon, to
hem In the enemy, was an afterthought.
In the case of the Caucasus they were
designed from the first to fulfill this latter
purpose. What was built was, in fact, a
continuous line of fortification more than
300 miles In length.
There were forts along the line as well
as blockhouses, and Intrenched camps as
well as forts. From each fort to the next
there ran what In military terminology
Is called a "curtain" a long earthwork
like a railway embankment, with a ditch
in front of it, serving as a screen, behind
which troops could be moved, safely and
secretly, from place to place. When one
line of this fortification was completed
the Russians advanced five miles or so,
and made another, securing the ground
won. and narrowing the space within
which the enemy was free to maneuver.
Naturally, too, the fortifications served as
a base from which the Russian mobile
columns could operate. The process
seemed to promise the slow but sure ex
tinction of the war without any excit
ing Incidents. But, Just as so often In
South Africa, the unexpected happened,
suddenly, startllngly, like a thunderclap.
The Russian mobile columns, which, like
some of our own mobile columns, were
not so mobile as they might have been,
were out at their usual business of sweep
ing and clearing the country. The Cau
casians saw them, avoided them, slrcled
round them, got behind them, and massed
themselves, silent and unseen, in the dark
forests close to the line of clrcumvalla
tlon. What happened next Is described
In official histories by the bald statement
that "Schamyl broke through the line;"
but the statement does but sorry Justice
to a really tremendous feat of arms. The
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"curtain" was actually "rushed" In sev
eral places at once by cavalry; It Is prob
ably the only instance In history In which
cavalry have stormed earthworks and
taken them. TJnlooked for. unsuspected,
they Issued like a whirlwind from their
hiding places. Nimble as cats, the horses
1 leaped down into the ditch, and scram
bled up the sides of the embankment, and
were among the Russian garrison, who
died at their posts, not because they did
not desire to leave them, but because they
had not time to do so. Then the Invaders
looted the camps and blew up the forts
and blockhouses, undoing In a day the
work of months. If not of years; and
then they turned back and ambuscaded
the mobile columns so that only strag
glers escaped. And this sort of thing
happened not once, but several times. In
the history of blockhouse operations In
the Caucasus.
It does not follow, of course, that the
blockhouses did not serve a purpose In
helping to wear down the Caucasian re
sistance, and it may be taken for granted
that they would not have been rushed by
cavalry If they had been protected by
barbed wire entanglements, or any rea
sonably embarrassing abattis. But the
precedent does seem to point to the con
clusion that they are a very slow remedy
and no specific; and It Is a matter of his
tory that the time came when the Rus
sians ceased to rely on them. They ended
i the war by sending huge armies Into the
! field, and devastating the country to such
an extent that It would no longer sup
port the population. And even so they
only got peace on terms. The Caucasians
! did not surrender unconditionally, but
kept their arms and their cattle and their
other property, and received a grant of,
money wherewith to migrate to Turkish
territory, where their former liege lord,
the Sultan, had Invited them to settle..
Idaho Notes.
The Lewlston News has suspended pub
lication. John C. Rice, a Caldwell attorney, is out
for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor. The Lewlston City Council has decided
to purchase the water works owned by
the Lewlston Water Company, at a cost
of $70,000.
Miner Blown to Pieces.
BUTTE, Mont.. March 12. Patrick Shee
han, a miner In the Mountain Consolidated
mine, was blown to pieces last night by a
nrcrnnlure oxnloslon of hlastlnir nowrisr
! His partner. Erlck Hill, was terribly ln
, Jured. and lies dying at the hospital. There
r were no eye-witnesses to the accident. Tho
two men were blown a distance of 23 feet
by the explosive.
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