PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1904.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XLIV. NO. 13,478.
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AFRAID OF TOGO
Russian Fleet in Red Sea
Turn Back.
CZAR GIVES THE ORDER
Japanese Flying Squadron in
Wait for a Battle.
MUSCOVITES TO SAIL AT ONCE
Disaster at Port Arthur Causes Em
peror to Fear Invincible Jap-
anese and Abandon Plan
of Relief.
RUSSIA CHANGES rLANS.
Lack of definite news keeps the veil
over the Russian plan of campaign.
Alexieff Is reported to plan falling back
upon Harbin, where the railroad from
Vladivostok Joins the branch from Port
Arthur. The Russian Government' cry
of "Patience" lends color to this the
ory, and It Is quite possible that the
Czar's forces may remain there on the
defensive until the Spring. The pres
ence of Russians in "Wiju, at the mouth
of the Talu, however, shows that this
plan of campaign. If adopted now, was
not contemplated at the beginning of
hostilities. Russia's hope that Port
Arthur, in such a case, would be a
constant menace In the rear of the
Japanese, Is not well founded, in view
of the ease with which Japan can com
mand the .Llaotung Peninsula and
completely Isolate the fortress.
News may be momentarily expected
that will definitely 6how whether Rus
sia will establish her lines on the
Talu or withdraw to Harbin, where
les effort would be needed in protect
ing the lines of communication.
SPECIAL CABLE.
PARIS, Feb. 20. According to the St.
Petersburg correspondent of the Figaro,
the Russian government, fearing for the
safety of the battleship Oslabya and the
cruisers Dumtry, X)on&kol and Aurora and
their convoy of torpedo-boat destroyers
and transports, now at Jubllil. French
Somalliand, at the entrance to the Red
Sea, has cabled orders to the Admiral In
command to return to Russian waters at
once.
It Is known that a Japanese flying
squadron is lying in wait to capture this
fleet should it attempt to continue its
cruise toward Port Arthur.
KAISER'S ACT CAUSES COMMENT
Marked Attention Is Paid Russian
Ambassador at Ball.
SPBCIAL CABLE.
BERLIN. Fob. 19. At the Shrovetide
ball in the Palace tonight the Kaiser paid
marked attention to the Russian Ambas
sador, conversing privately with him for
more than half an hour. The incident
occaslonod much comment.
MAY CLASH WITH AMERICA.
Germany Contends It Has Exclusive
Privileges at Chefoo.
SPECIAL CABLE.
LONDON, Fob. 20. According to the
Chefoo correspondent of the London Dally
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Post, only three vessels of the Russian
squadron at Port Arthur are now Intact.
The correspondent states that an Amer
ican squadron is expected to arrive at Che
loo within a few days, to protect Amer
ican interests, which are threatened hy
Germany. The latter nation, says the
correspondent, is making the assertion
that it has the exclusive trading rights of
the Shan Tung Peninsula, and the Amer
ican commander is expected to land a
large force of marines to prevent any in
terference with American merchants. It
is intimated that Chefoo is prepared to
see a clash follow.
RUSHING WORK ON RAILROAD
Russia Wants to Get Around Lake
Baikal In a Very Short Time.
SPECIAL. "WAR SERVICE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. The "World has
the following from its St. Petersburg 'cor
respondent: The Minister . of Railways, Prince
Khilkoff, who is now in Siberia, Is mak
ing strenuous efforts to construct a line
around Lake Baikal in order to obviate
the necessity for unloading trains and
sending soldiers and war materials across
the lake.
Although the construction of this line
has been but recently begun, and offers
serious difficulties, owing to the necessity
of making many tunnels and bridges. It
is expected that in the Spring the first
trains will be run.
AMERICA TO RESCUE THEM.
Transport Sent to Take Women and
Children From Northern Corea.
SPECIAL. WAR SERVICE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. The Herald's
Chemulpo correspondent cables as follows:
"Disquieting news regarding the dis
turbances in North Corea were received
today. Mr. Allen, the United States Min
ister, is sending the transport Seaflre to
remove the American -women and children
from the Ping Yang district to Chemulpo.
"The men will remain there for the
present. There ore about 40 American
residents In the district."
A dispatch from Seoul says an Amer
ican gold mining company which has been
operating a valuabio concession GO miles
from the Corean frontier at "Wlju and
employs over 70 Americans, fears trouble
from Chinese and Corean bandits infest
ing that region, which is rough -and moun
tainous. The local manager has tele
graphed for protection.
Alexieff Delays His Departure.
SPECIAL. WAR SERVICE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. The World's
Chefoo correspondent cables that vice
roy Alexieff has deferred his departure
for Mukden until the arrival of Admiral
Makaroff.
WILL COMMAND THE ARMY.
Russia Will Have Minister Relieve
Viceroy Alexieff of This Duty.
ST. PETERSBURG! Feb. 13. War Min
ister Kuropatkln, who Is going to the Far
East, will be appointed . Commander-Jn-
Chlof of army operations, and Vice-Ad
mlral Makaroff, who is now on his way on
a train which is expected to reach Port
Arthur In ten days, breaking all previous
records. Is to be Commander-in-Chief of
the navy.
Rear-Admiral Jessen has been appointed
to succeed R ear-Admiral Bwald von
Btackelberg. commander of the Vladi
vostok squadron. Rear-Admiral Jessen
has the reputation of being a bold sailor
who does not hesitate in an emergency.
He will leave St. Petersburg immediately.
Although Viceroy Alexieff has been con
demned in some quarters, there is no In.
tlmatlon that he will not retain the Vice-
royalty In the Far East. It is possible.
however, that the active direction of field
movements may pass out of his hands.
Grand Duke Michael, the Czar's eldest
brother and heir presumptive to the
throne, and several hundred officers as
sembled at the Nicholas Railroad Station
this evening to bid farewell to a number
of comrades who left for the front. In
tense enthusiasm prevailed among the
Immense crowd.
Japan Will Issue Paper Money.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. The Japanese
Government has decided, says a Herald
dispatch from Seoul, to issue special paper
money for military use throughout Corea,
redeemable In gold coin.
PORTLAND, OREGON
PREMO POCO I
ten i urv i ana
EASTMAN KODAKS
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America's
ORIGINAL
MALT
WHISKY
Without a Rival
Today
MALT
WHEAT U
N
Ch icago M arket Reaches
the $1.03 Mark.
DAY OF WILD BIDDING
'rice Is the Third Highest in
Twenty Years.
CLOSING NEAR TOP FIGURE
Fear That- Russo-Jpanese War Will
Involve Other Nations-Strength
at Liverpool Responsible for
the Big Advance.
WHEAT MARKET AT A GLANCE.
May -wheat, high point, $1.03.
Gain over Thursday, 3 He
Closing price. 51.02.
Cash red. Winter, $1.08.
May wheat In 1891, $1.08.
Cash wheat In 1S9S, $1.85.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19. (Special.)-In the
midst of excitement unequal ed on the
'chango since the days of the Leiter deal
in 1S9S, the price of wheat for May de
livery touched the dollar mark today, and
not content "with this achievement con
tinued Its upward march until ?L03 was
reached.
This record price, the third highest In
the history of grain speculation In Chi
cago in 20 years, was reached within 15
minutes after the big gong on the floor
of the 'change announced the opening of
the day's business. Tho dollar mark
the goal toward which May wheat has
"been struggling for weeks, was reached in
the first trade made in the big pit this
morning. On the instant the hands' of
the official clock on tho 'change pointed
to 9, pandemonium reigned In the pit.
Half a hundred hands, clinched In the po
sition which, inthe sign manual of tte
traders, indicated that a dollar -was
fered for May wheat, wcro thrust fo
ward, as many voices shouted what tfc'a
hands mutely signalled, and a moment
later the anxious watchers in the room
saw the figures $1?L01 written In tho
column headed "May wheat." A moment
later the price had fallen Into two figures
once again, but the relapse was only tem
porary, and almost instantly the price
with a single bound reached the mark of
Toward the close of the session. May
wheat again gathered strength, as the
result of heavy buying by tho commission
houses, which were flooded with outside
orders to buy, and made another spec
tacular Jump, touching $1.03. A slight re
action followed this effort, and the price
fell off to SUCH, which point it was at
the close.
The sharp advance was due to fear that
the war would not be confined to Russia
and" Japan. Other causes were the
strength of Liverpool and the scarcity of
milling wheat. Trading was exceedingly
active, the aggregate of business of the
day being enormous.
REDUCES SCHNEIDER'S BAH.
Washington Judge Thinks Amount in
Land-Fraud Case Excessive.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. J. H. Schnei
der, of Tucson, Ariz., who recently was
Indicted and arrested in Washington for
alleged complicity in public land frauds in
tne West, was released from custody to
day under $12,000 bonds. He was brought
up In the Criminal Court on a petition for
a writ of habeas corpus, which alleged
Illegal arrest and excessive ball. The for
mer point was waived, to avoid delay, arid
Justice Prltchard sustained the contention
of excessive ball by reducing the amount
from $20,000 to $12,000.
Schneider's attorney held" that the Joint
Indictment, naming his client with F. A.
Hyde. J. A. Benson and H. C Dimond.
all of San Francisco, contained no allega
tion that Schneider ever did any act In
pursuance of the conspiracy, save for the
general allegation that the four men con
spired and that Schneider was an employe
of the principals. Hyde and Benson. It
also was said that only $10,000 ball had
been fixed for Hyde and Dimond ona
former indictment charging bribery.
A. B. Pugh, special counsel for the Gov
ernment In the land fraud Investigation,
said there were 20,000 acres Involved In
this one Indictment, and there were hun
dreds of thousands of acres of public
lands Involved in the whole scheme of the
alleged conspiracy. He said that the
scheme was fraudulently to secure title to
lands embraced In forest reservations in
the States of California and Oregon, and
then under the land law to relinquish these
fraudulent titles for lands outside of the
reserve areas of much higher value.
Schneider's part, it Is alleged, was to se
cure purchasers of the lands In a fraudu
lent manner, by paying them a smalt sum.
and after these lands had been exchanged
the titles were transferred from the "dum
my" purchasers to the principals to the
alleged conspiracy.
Assistant United States District Attor
ney Odkins explained that the indictment
set forth two counts, constituting a con
splracy, for each of which the penalty
might be two years In prison and a fine of
$10,000, and even the court smiled at the
suggestion of what the cumulative penal
ties might aggregate. Counsel for the ac
cused argued that Schneider was a poor
man; that he came to Washington volun
tarily, and "I am Informed that the de
fendant never received any benefit from
the alleged conspiracy 'other than his
wages as an employe."
Schneider, he said, came here with the
knowledge that he -was Involved, and came
under the protection of the court, and the
object of the Government seemed to be to
kwn him in -fall Indefinitely.- The COUrt
sustained the objection to the Govern
ment's reference to Schneider's alleged
refusal to answer certain questions before
the grand Jury, ana reaucea me oa.ii.
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EMPRESS DOWAGER NO MORE.-
Noted Chinese Official Is Reported
Dead in Canton. '
LONDON, Feb. -J9. A special from
Canton says it "Is reported in official cir
cles there that the Dowager Empress of
China is dead.
The Chinese Legation here has heard
nothing of the reported death of "thfe
Dowager Empress, and discredits It.
Neither Canton nor Hong Kong is a. re
liable source of news.
WELL-KNOWN SPORTSMAN DIES
Malcolm Forbes, Prominent in Turf,
and Yachting Circles.
(MILTON, Mass., Feb.19. Malcolm Forbes,
widely known as a patron of light harness
racing and a yachtsman, died today at his
residence here. Mr. Forbes had been suf
fering from an internal aliment for about
a week. Two operations, performed as a
last resort, failed.
Mr. Forbes was nearly 60 years of age.
He was very wealthy, and for many years
was a heavy shareholder In the American
Bell Telephone Company and other prop
erties. As a horseman he was prominent
both as an owner and breeder, of famous
racing stock, and as a yachtsman he had
actively participated in international cup
races. ig.
Irrigation and Forestry Expert.
DENVER, Feb. 19. Henry Mlchelson,
supervisor of Pike's Peak forest' reserve,
and a well-known writer on irrigation arid
forestry, died today of pneumonia. He
was 60 years of age, and for SO years was
engaged in railroad business.
He was president of the American For
estry Association and a member of the
National Irrigation Association, American
Association of Science, and the National
Geographical Society.
Formerly Prominent In Politics.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19. Frederick. H. -Winston,
Minister to Persia from lS6f"to 1SSS,
and who was formerly prominent In Chi
cago municipal, political and legal circles,
died today at Magnolia Springs, Fla., in
his 7th year.
Prominent Baptist Minister.
ST. LOUIS.- Feb. 19. Rev. Pope Tea
man, for 20 years moderator of the Mis
souri Baptist Association, died suddenly
today, aged 74 years.
UNIVERSITY LETS TRIGG OUT
Chicago Professor Has Been Too Lib
eral In hfls Statements.
CHICAGO. Feb. 19. The Tribune to
morrow will say:
The name of Dr. Oiear Lovnll Tri
Instructor la English, a$ the. University of
Chicasro. has been drn'nnod from tV iut
of instructors who wj?i be- advised tomor
row oi meir reappointment Dy tne board
Of trustees for n. thrm of - throp warn
Alter July l, his connection with the unl-
ersity, it is said, will cease.
Tho action of the trustees came as a
urorise to Professor Trice's rollon imps
The concensus of opinion, the Tribune
will say. is that Professor Trice's Uheral
views and the unusual statements he has
made in his literature classes and In pub
lic lectures, have proved distasteful to the
authorities or the university.
ROOSEVELT FORCES LOSE.
Ohio Congressional District Refuses
to Instruct Delegates.
DEFIANCE, O.. Feb. 19. The Republi
can Congressional Convention of the Fifth
Ohio District nominated W. W. Campbell.
of Napoleon, for Representative, and by a
vote of 32 to 23, decided not to Instruct
Its delegates to vote for President Roose
velt at the National Convention. ',
Japanese Cruiser Near Shanghai.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 19. A large Japanese
cruiser arrived at Wu Sung 11 miles north
of Shanghai today.
GENERAL
Russia's War Minister, General Kouropatkln, until his appointment to that
office, was a" General of Infantry. It has been rumored that he would .take the field
In person against the Japanese) but that story is now denied, as the Czar needs him
In St. Petersburg to direct the general campaign from the capital.
1 TO DEATH
Twenty-Four. Persons
Killed by Explosion.
GAR OF DYNAMITE SET OFF
Brakes on Train Fail to Hold,
and Collision Results.
REPORT- IS HEARD 85 MILES
Twelve People Are Also Badly Injured
and Everytning for a Radius
of Half of a Mile is Com
pletely Wrecked.
OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 19. Twenty-four
persons were killed and 12 badly Injured
this afternoon by the explosion of a car
load of dynamite, caused by a head-on
collision at Jackson, a telegraph station
on the Ogden-Lucln cut-off of the South
ern Pacific Company, So miles west of
Ogden. Eight of the dead and five of the
Injured are Americans. The others are
Greeks. The dead:
T. W. BURKE, section foreman, wife and
three children.
J W. BURKB, ex-general foreman.
W. L. HOLLER, messenger, Andrew, Ind.
OWEJf DERMODT, conductor. Bearer Dam,
WU.
Sixteen Greek laborers.
The injured: Engineer Lelna, slightly: Con
ductor Courtney, slightly; Engineer Stanton.
not serious; Operator Taylor and wife. Injured
about face and body; seven Greeks, serious.
Tho collision occurred between two ex
tra trains, and was caused, it Is said,
by the air brake apparatus on one train
failing to operate. The explosion which
followed, tho collision was terrific, every
thing within a radius of half a mile being
wrecked. The report was heard in this
city, S5 miles away. Several outfit cars,
occupied by Greeks, were completely de
molished, and the occupants blown several
hundred feet from the track. The tele
graph office was shattered and Operator
Taylor and his wife Injured. Foreman
Burke, his wife and three children and his
brother,-who were standing near the sta
tion, were-phot 200 feet through the air
an4 Instantly killed,, .
When the news of the accident reached
headquarters In this city, a special train
with doctors, .nurses and stretchers was
hurriedly despatched to the scene of the
disaster. Late tonight this train returned
to Ogden with the Injured. Conductor
Dermody and Messenger Holler died of
their injuries en route.
The town of Terrace, 15 miles to the
North, on the main line of the Southern
Pacific, was shaken as by an earthquake.
The telegraph station at Colon, 15 miles
distant, had every window pane broken.
The explosion was so tremendous that
the first knowledge of the disaster, in
stead of being received by telegraph from
the scene of the disaster, was communi
cated from Terrace and Lucin, operators
at those points reporting to headquarters
that a calamity had occurred. The people
of Terrace, looking' across the old lake
bottom, saw an Immense cloud of white
smoke ascend from Jackson Point, and
spread out at a great height and then
flames burst forth. This information was
given to Lucin, and a lineman was started
out from that station on a handcar" to in
quire Into the disaster, and if possible re-
KOUROPATKIN
pair the damage to the telegraph line,
communication by wire over the cut-oft
having been destroyed. He had not gone
far when an engine and a caboose was
met carrying the dying and wounded.
Where the explosion occurred there was
a hole blown Into the ground large enough
to bury a train, 500 yards of track were
displaced and three miles of telegraph
poles blown down. The dead were scat
tered for hundreds of feet in all direc
tions, and a majority of the victims had
their clothes blown off. One Greek was
found headless, and the arms and legs of
the children of Section Foreman Burke
were torn off. A laborer was pulled out
of the burning debris, his lower limbs on
fire. The injured were covered with blood
and one heroic little woman, her face
scarred with deep gashes that poured out
a stream of blood, inmlndful of her own
Injuries, helped gather up the dead and
dying.
A witness to the scene of destruction
said he walked out to where the children
were, naked In death, and threw a few
garments over them. A. few feet away
was the mother and Ju3t beyond the father
and his brother a whole family wiped out.
Of 45 persons at Jackson's Point when
the explosion occurred, only nine escaped
without wounds.
Asphyxiation by Coal Gas.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Feb. 19. Asphyx
iation by coal gas is said to have been the
cause of the death of Joseph B. Canfleld,
superintendent of the Canfleld Rubber
Company, and his Swedish maid-servant.
whose bodies were discovered In their
sleeping rooms in the Canfleld residence.
this city, today. Mrs. Canfleld apparent
ly Is suffering from the effects of gas in
halation. MARTIAL LAW WILL SOON END
Colorado Militiamen Will Quit Mln
ing Camp Next Week.
DENVER, Feb. 19. The News today
says: .Martial law will come to an end in
San Miguel County and Colorado Sunday.
Every man of the National Guard now
stationed In the Telluride district will be
withdrawn on the first day of the week.
and the so-called provost guard at Cripple
Creek will be reduced to 50 men. The lat
ter will remain on duty there Indefinitely.
The above statements were authoritative
ly made at the capitoL Governor Pea-
body refused to confirm them, but the re
port was stamped as correct by a high
military officer.
LABOR LEADERS ON TRIAL.
Colorado Conspiracy Case Which
Grew Out of Miners Strike.
CRIPPLE CRuEK, Colo., Feb. 19. In
tho trial of the conspiracy case In which
Sherman Parker, Thomas Foster and W.
F. Davis, miners union leaders, are ac
cused of attempting to wreck a Florence
and Cripple Creek train, the opening state
ments of the attorneys were made and
the taking of testimony began today. The
defense charges that the conspiracy was
one of the Mlneowners' Association, who
sought to discredit the union.
Charles McKlnney, the principal witness.
admitted making a confession implicating
Foster and Parker, but said he had after
ward denied the truth of his signed state
ment Ho related the incidents leading up
to the alleged attempted train-wrecking
and Identified tools which he said were
used. He Implicated Parker and Foster
in his testimony.
McKlnney denied he was forced to flee
from Kansas and Utah to escape prose
cution for crime, but admitted he had
used an assumed name on several occa
slons.
Ends Life, Fearing Consumption.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 19. Mrs. Hartwell
Cabell. 30 years old, a lawyer and the
wife of a prominent attorney, shot her
self to death because of the apprehension
that her suffering from the grippe would
lead to consumption.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
War In the Far East.
Russian fleet In the Red Sea Is ordered to
abandon trip to Fort Arthur and return
home. Page 1.
Great revolutionary movement will be launched
in Russia with next war reverse. Page 1.
Russia abolishes the censorship on news.
Page i.
Russia will not grant exequatur to American
Consul en route to Port Dalny. Page 4.
British press warns nation to be prepared for
an alliance by the powers against her-
Page 4.
Domestic
Car of dynamite explodes in collision near
Ogden, killing 24 people, and injuring 12.
Page 1.
St. Louis Constables precipitate a riot. In
which six men are shot, by attempting to
close a poolroom across river In Illinois.
Page 5.
All Cleveland shows keen sorrow at the funeral
of Senator Hanua. Page 2.
Presbyterian church committees agree on a
plan of union. Page 5.
Congress.
House' besins consideration of naval appro
priation bill. Page 3.
Chemawa Indian School's appropriation Is In
creased by committee on Indian affairs.
Page 3.
Mitchell is sure to head Interoceanic canal
committee If Piatt does not want the place.
Page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
May wheat touches $1.03 at Chicago. Page 15.
Heavy selling In stock market for foreign ac
count. Pase 15.
Backward Spring trade reported. Page 15.
San Francisco produce quotations. Page 15.
Trade returns for January. Page 15.
Forty-one men quit work on Chinook because
of, poor food. Page 11.
Sport.
Baseball peace plan may .fall through. Page 7.
Pacific Const.
Montana posses in pursuit of Jones gang of
desperadoes. Page 12.
Puyallup Indian and white woman accused of
scheme to swindle Indian s mother. Page 0.
Many candidates for Roseburg Land Office.
Page C
Coroner's Jury at Victoria accuses Captain
Roberts, of the Clallam, of manslaughter.
Page 0.
Mysterious assault In Tacoma attributed by
victim to woman's disappointed lover.
Pace 7.
Linn County Republicans organizing to insure
victory. Pace 6.
Portland and Vicinity.
Pedestrians will cross Morrlson-etreet bridge
at their own peril. Page 10.
Foes of liquor attack Dr. Woods Hutchinson.
Pase 10.
Residents of Sellwocd will hold mass meeting
to Induce woolen mills to rebuild. Page 1$.
Constable files affidavit raying charge of crim
inal assault made against prisoner was ma
licious and false. Page 10.
Three-Mile Rapids to be deepened. Page 1L
Bids for street Improvements and bridge
opened. Pace 10.
Democratic politicians from California urge
Western States to Vote as a unit. Page
E REVOLT H
Russia to Have War
Right at Home.
EVERYTHING IS NOW READY
Another Reverse Will Be the
Signal for Demonstrations.
REVOLUTIONISTS WELL ARMED
Their Organization Is-Well-Nigh Per
fect and Some of the Lead
ing Citizens of Em
pire Are In It.
SPECIAL CABLE.
GENEVA, Feb. 20. Russia is facing a
revolution of great magnitude, and the up
rising may come at a!ny moment. At the
headquarters of the central revolutionary
Russian committee this evening it was
stated that reliable advices received from
St Petersburg show that everything is
now In readiness for a far-reaching revo
lutionary movement. The men who have
prepared the ground have left nothing un
done to add to the general feeling of un
rest within the country, and have seized
on the defeats of Russian naval forces In
the Far East as a pretext for their agi
tation. At the word of a fresh Russian reverse.
the trouble Is to be begun with demonstra
tions against the government In all of th8
principal cities of the empire. The revolu
tionists are declared to be well armed and
equipped and to have a well-nigh perfect
organization, and that numbered In the
ranks are some of the best-known per
sons In Russia. In addition, thousands of
students are enrolled as members, and
many of the rank and file of the army and
navy have sworn allegiance to the move
ment. RUSSIA FAST MOVING TROOPS.
Twelve Days More and the Manchu-
rlan Force Will Be Vast.
PARIS, Feb. 13. A representative of
the Matin, who has reached the center
of the Russian military concentration at
Harbin, after great hardships, due to the
trans-Siberian railway trains being crowd
ed with thousands of soldiers, in a dis
patch from Harbin confirms the an
nouncement that the place will be the
main base of the Russian operations. Thus
far the base has succeeded In maintain
ing its communication with Port Arthur.
The concentration of troops, the corre
spondent says, proceeds systematically
and provision has been made for the
speedy arrival of 12,000 men from the di
visions of Moscow, KlefT and Varsovle.
Before 12 days shall have elapsed tho
Russians will have disposed of an. army
of 400,000 men through Manchuria.
Intense demoralization exists among tho
populace and the people of the surround
ing villages are flocking Into the town.
seeKing to reacn western itussia. xpe
railroad trains, however, are blocked and
over 2000 voyagers are thus held up.
The Intense cold prevailing increases,
the suffering and adds to the difficulties
of bringing forward troops.
WISE MOVE FOR RUSSIA.
She Can Make a Better Stand at Har
bin Than Anyhwere Else.
PARIS, Feb. 19. Significance is at
tached to the Figaro's discussing the
pos8iblo retreat of the Russian forces
from Port Arthur toward the North. The
Figaro, which is intensely pro-Russian
and enjoys the favor of the Russian
Court, says:
"The Russian note explaining the de
lays In the military operations has had
the effect of confirmation of "Viceroy
Alexleft's plan to withdraw northward
toward Mukden and Harbin."
The military editor of the Figaro de
clares this would be a wise and tactful
movement, as the Russian troops are bet
ter able to make a stand farther north.
PREDICTS RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
General Joseph Wheeler Gives His
Views on the War.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Major-General
Joseph Wheeler, after reviewing a squad
ron of the State Guard at their Armory
here, has delivered a brief address on his
views of the war between Russia and
Japan. He compared the strength of
their armies and their resources and
reached the conclusion that Russia la
likely to win In the long run.
"1 believe that the Chinese, organized
and under good ofilcers. would make," he
said, "as good soldiers as any In the
world. . They are brave and enduring arid
seem to enjoy a fight. There are 400.000,000
of them and a tremendous army could be
raised there. Those people could make
a march and occupy any part of Europe
that they chose. However, we need not
worry about that Just yet."
UNABLE TO GET TRAIN.
Many Russian Women and Children
Suffer From Cold and Hunger.
HARBIN. Manchuria, Feb. 19. The
Russian troops are concentrated in the
lower Talu River "Valley. Everybody is
In high spirits and dally expecting
reinforcements. Russian families are
leaving Manchuria, owing to the dearness
of provisions, of which all are required
for the troops.
The Manchurlan and especially the
trans-Baikal railroads cannot cope with
the demands for -transportation. "Women
and children are unable to get trains and
many are waiting at the stations, suffer
ing from cold and hunger.
The rise in prices Is. due to some ex
tent to the fall In the value of paper
money, which in some places Is altogether
refused. It Is expected that there will
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