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.. .. - it Jilt TMlJtttJW. VOL. XLIV. NO. 13,642. PORTLAND, OREGOfrll TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1904. PEICE FIVE CENTS. Russians1 Only Hope in Retreat of Arrriy. Is MAY NOW BE IMPOSSIBLE V. 1 Rfirf it Is Feared, Is Fighting on the Side of Japan, MANY BELIEVE BATTLE IS ON Fighting, so Far, Has Been Confined 'to -iRear-Guard Engagements It is Certain That the Armies 'Are In Close Touch. LIAO -TA3TG, Aug. SO, Rifle llrlns in aiHtlactfynaudIble here, it bavins com menced at; 'the Rootlm-ard at 5 o'clock thSk morning;. Novr at e A- M.," a ateaflr cannonade is in progress and it is believed a great battle has com menced. A body of Japanese troops reached a point five miles Treat of the rallvray Ktntlon -yesterday evening, but Trere dispersed. Today being the anniversary of the Mrth nf -h Jnniuiese Emperor, the lUisslnn army confidently expect general advance upon its positions I Lino Yansr. Everybody is Jteyed up for the longr-aivaited mo meat, and -the soldiers face the probe ble events vrlth confidence; From early morainK until noon yes terday In Lino Yang could be beard -the dull rumble of distant guns. Then n lull of fonr hours ensued, -when, iraddenly, firing reopened to the south east benvier and nearer than before, and continued vrith but little Intermis sion until darkness fell. Every man is tonight sleeping at bis post, and dawn may bring a day mem orable in history. ST. .PETERSBURG, Aug. 30. (1:59 A. M.)-J3yen;late lasfnlght the greatest un- , Hier&taty prevailed regarding -the actual situation at Liao Yang.. There Is in tense anxiety for definite news from the front,' but even, the authorities are prac tically, Ignorant as to whether the long expected battle will be fought at Liao Yang or further north. It Is expected that a great battle is now proceeding and there are many indi cations that such Is the case. If this is so, the fate of the year's campaign may be settled within 48 hours. At the same time, opinion Is almost equally divided, many believing General Kuropatkln will not make a determined stand, and that the Japanese will crack the shell only to find the "bird has flown. One of the Russian correspondents of the Associated Press says the fighting so far has been confined wholly to rear guard actions. The Rusian force is now concentrated in a series of exceedingly strong positions around Liao Yang, but the whole withdrawal was In accordance with a-prearranged plan. Armies Are In Close Touch. It Is certain that the armies are now In close touch. The Japanese are ad vancing in great force along both of the roads converging on Liao Yang, but the crucial Question whether it Is the main Russian army that is concentrated there to receive them or merely a strong screen has not been answered up to this time Much depends upon the weather. It is possible that the recent rains may have made General Kuropatkin's with drawal Impossible, even if he desired to withdraw, or that a further downpour may disarrange the plans of both sides; but the latest indications that the weather and. the roads are improving should force a rise of the curtain within 24 hours. It is known that General Kuropatkln Is drawing in all his forces from his eastern and southern fronts toward Liao Yang. An Ping, Tzgow, Llandlanslan and An- ehanshan constituting the main positions of the outer defense line of XJao Yang, have been abandoned. The heaviest fighting occurred on the extreme left, where the Japanese ad vanced to 'the assault again and again with bayonets. The positions at Tzgow and An Ping were held by the Tenth Eu- ronean Corps. The attacks were delivered with fanatical bravery. Order to Retreat a Surprise The Russians lost a large proportion of officers, 10 guns and from 1500 to 2000 men, but the Russians had been generally successful In beating off the assaults all along the line and the Russians declare the order to retire came as a surprise just when they were expecting orders for a general advance. This is considered to be proof that General Kuropatkln. find ing his main positions menaced on the flank and anticipating difficulties In with drawing . owing to the condition of the roads, which liave suddenly been trans formed into mud bogs by rain, consid ered a retreat was imperative. The retirement from the east front was greatly Impeded by the conversion of the Lan River into a mountain torrent, and this probably accounts -for the failure of the Japanese to follow up General Kuro patkln. The Japanese column moving up the river and threatening General Kuropat kln from the west is regarded as being extremely dangerous, and General Ku roki's extreme right seems also to be working around General Herschelmann's position at An Ping and to be moving Coward Mukden. The strength of the en veloping Japanese armies may be judged tfxxai the- &ct 'that General Oku alone, who is coming from the-south. Is official ly reported to have 75,000 men. The Tokio report that General Kurokl has succeeded In cutting the railroad south of Mukden is not confirmed by the telegraph department, -which declares the lines are working direct to Xiiao Tana:. Of course, it Is realized here that if the railroad north of Liao Yang Is cut, the position of the Russian army would be rendered serious if aot desperate, as if would probably compel General Kuropat kln to accept an engagement against his wilL Rain, will probably serve the Rus sians much more than the Japanese, as their retirement as soon as they reach the railroad will not be impeded, where as it is likely almost to stop the Japanesa forward movement. BAD ROADS ON SIDE OF JAPAN Kuropatkln Unable to Concentrate, His Men Rapidly. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29. The opera tions around Liao Yang have undergone a complete change. Owing to the delay in the concentration of General Kuropatkin's army, as a result of the terrible condition of the roads, the Japanese seized the op portunity to attack the slow-moving corps and severe fighting occurred August 27-28, In which the Russians lost an other thousand men, and they now probably will have to accept a general engagement. General Kuropatkin himself describes the latest phase of the hostilities in a long- dispatch to the Emperor from a point on the railroad a few miles south of Liao Yang, where practically the whole army was assembled and await ing battle. The telegram, which was filed early this morning, says: "The Japnese began at dawn August 27 two movements, designed to cut off the First and Fourth corps. The First; stationed at Anshanshan, half way be tween Haicheng and Liao Yang, ex perienced the most difficulty,, owing to bad roads. The Japanese under Gen eral Oku tried to flank this corps from' the east. In the meanhwile General Kurokl, abandoning his pressure of General Ivanoff and General Herschel mann, drovs a wedge between the Sec ond and Fourth corps, which were sta tioned west of Llandianslan, a strong defensive position in the hills 24 miles southeast of Liao Yang. The Rus sians, greatly impeded by their artil lerv and commissariat fought a series, of rearguard actions in order to cover their Impedimenta to Liao Yang, in which they were successful. "The First Corps, which figured at the battle of the Yalu and In the fighting: at Mo Tien Pass, again sustained the brunt of the fighting-, and suffered the majority of the losses. Including Gen eral Routokovsky and Colonel Von Raabe. "The First, Second and Fourth Corps, combined under the command of Gen eral Zaroubaleff, and the Tenth, Sev enteenth and Third corps, under Gen eral Ivanoff, forming the eastern con tingent, succeeded In effecting concen tration at Liao Yang without further loss. Tho whole six corps, of which two are of European troops, have now formed a semi-circle within a radius of six or eight miles of Liao Yang." General Kuropatkln has not far snort of 170,000 men. , MAY BOTTLE K U RO P AT rff N- D P German Experts Believe Japanese ' Will Encircle Liao Yang. BERLIN. Aug. 29. German military men are discussing the situation of Gen eral Kuropatkln with the keenest interest They have Information that the defenses ef Liao Yang are of extraordinary strength. The fortifying of the town was entrusted to General Melishtko, who en joys here the reputation of being a master of military engineering. During the past two months he has fortified all the stategic positions around Liao Yang in a manner well nigh impregnable. Triple lines of trenches crown every height where artillery could be effective. The entire line of fortifications is connected through passages for facilitating the re inforcement of endangered points, while bomb-proof retreats covered with steel rails protect reserves. All points have telegraphic communication with head quarters. The danger of General Kuropatkin's situation Is recognized as being bottled up like Field Marshal Bazaine, who sur rendered Metz to the German forces in 1S70. It is doubted by the experts If Gen eral Kuropatkin will be able to prevent the complete encircling of Liao Yang, which would mean, probably the eventual loss of his entire army. The Japanese delay of action is believed to have been due to the" necessity of bringing up siege guns, with which to break the Russian fortifications. ANOTHER OFFICER KILLED. Colonel von Raaben Shares the Fate of General Routokovsky. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29. An official dispatch from Liao Yang, dated yesterday, to the general staff, reporting the contin ued Japanese advance on Sunday, confirms the report that General Routokovsky was killed during the rearguard engagement, and adds that Colonel von Raaben was also killed. The total of tho Russian losses on Sun day Is not known, but 400 wounded have passed through the first aid stations. The losses of the Japanese were considerable. (Lleutenant-uenerai itoutoKovsKy ror a number of years had been attached to tho staff of the Governor-General of the Cau casus as Chief of the Engineer Corps He belonged to a prominent family of the Novgorod district. . Colonel von Raa ben was a well-known character in St Petersburg. He was a man of great wealth, and very popular socially.) Russian Losses Placed at 3000. "HARBIN, Manchuria, Aug. 29. The Russian losses in the fighting of August 25 and August 26 west and south of Liao Yanc were 30Q0 kiUSd or wounded. The great majority of the casualties were sus tained at An Ping. The withdrawal of the Russians from their front at Anshqfashan and from their eastern position was made simultaneously for strategic reasons. Tokio Expects a -Great Battle. TOKIO, Aug. 30 (9:30 A. M.). The Rus sians are concentrating at Liao Yang, either with the intention of giving a gen era! battle or retiring. They were beaten at Lungtushan and retreated from An sharishan. and An Ping. Anshanehan was the strogest defense. Liao Yang possessed and its loss renders defense almost Impos slble. It Is believed here that General Kuropatkln cannot now avoid a fight and a crushing defeat Again Pressing South Front. XJAO YANG. Aug. 29. The Japanese artillery resumed the battle at 6 o'clock this morning, the point of pressure again being the Russian south front The Jap anese Infantry is now advancing to at tack, deployed In open order. The weather has improved and the roads .are drying. Events, therefore, are likely, to- be .precipitated. 1 FI BOARDS National '05 Commis sion Divides Work. PROGRESS IS REPORTED Supervising Architect Gives the Size of the Buildings. EXHIBITS SOON TO BE PICKED Meeting Is Called" In October at St. .Louis for. This Purpose Sugges tions From Local Representa tives Are Much Desired. -rf GOVERNMENT - '05 BUTLDIXGS. Feet Floor Space. Main pavilion...,. .' 108.000 Forestry and irrigation. ....... 20.000 Alaska- and Oriental.. 20,000 Fisheries ; 14.000 Total 162.000 There will also be a life-cavlns build ing. It will be an exact reproduction of the one at the St. Louia Exposition. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 29. The National -Lewis and Clark Exposition Board met ,thls alter noon in the diplomatic room of the State Department, and appointed the following. committees: Allotment of funds and space B. F. Pe ters. Navy Department; E. M. Dawson, Interior Department; S. R. Burcha, De partment of Agriculture. Installation and decoration F. W. True, of the National museum; J. JC. Schofield, of the War Department; W. H. Michael, of the State Department; Cecil Clay, of the Department of Justice, and Frank H Hitchcock, of the Department of Com merce and Labor. By-laws W. C. Fox, of the Bureau of American -Republics, .CecUi ot,JJ jjeparanent ot juauu;. .Transportation and - freight Michael Schofield and R P- Faulknef, of the Li brary-of Congress. The board also elected an executive committee consisting of Chairman Hills and Messrs. Schofield,. Peters, True and Dawson. Aside from the selection of the various committees, no actual business was trans acted by the board today. The committee on building reported that work on the plans of the Government buildings is pro gressing satisfactorily. Supervising Archi tect Taylor informed the board or tne amount of floor space planned for the vnHmis hulldlnes. the figures being as given hereafter. This Is the first an nouncement of the actual size of the buildings. The Life-saving building will be an exact reproduction of that at St. Louis. The board decided to hold its next meet ing at St Louis on October 18. At that time it Is intended as far as possible, to pick out those exhibits which are to be transferred to Portland. In making the selections the board hopes to have sug cestions from representatives of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, for it anxious to send to Portland only exhlb its which will prove attractive. It Is the expectation of the board that Colonel Dosch will go over the Government ex hlblt at St Louis, and pick out the feat ures which he thinks should be shipped to Portland. The board would also like other Exposition authorities to assist Colonel Dosch in selecting the exhibits. Deference is to be paid to the prefer ences of Portland people, and their wishes will be carried out so far as money and space available will permit. New Washington Rural Routes. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 29. Washington rural routes were today ordered established October 1 as follows: Alfalfa, Yakima County, with one car rier; Mabton, Yakima County, "with one carrier. E0BBEE STABS OFFICER. Pickpocket Is Chased, and Gang of Highwaymen Attack Policeman. NEW YORK, Aug. 29. Policeman John P. Shea was stabbed and brutally beat en by a gang of alleged holdup men In Washington Square tonight and Is In a critical condition. A pickpocket attempt ed to rob a man who was listening to tho band concert In the square. Shea gave chase and caught the robber under the Washington Arch. Here a crowd of 15 men, members of a gang, attacked the policeman. He was stabbed in the head. three ribs, were fractured, and his body- was covered Dy onuses, one man was arrested. 'THE DEATH ROLL. Retired English Naval Officer. LONDON. Aug. 29. The death is an nounced df Vlce-Admiral W. R. Roll and (retired). He was born In 1S17. .Admiral Rolland received a gold medal from the United States Government for saving - part of the crew of tho United States brig Somers, upset off the Island of Sacriflcio, on the west coast of Mexico.) Prominent In Journalistic Field. NEW YORK, Aug.'29. George W. Cum mlngs, vice-president df the American Press Association, died suddenly August 2S at Banff, Northwest Territory; while on his way from his home at Los Angeles to New Tork. Mr. Cummlngs was born near Terre Haute, Ind., in 1848., and was graduated from Indiana State University in 1872. He engaged In journalism, was one of the founders of the American Press Association, and in. his later years was identified with a number of business undertakings. Mr. Cummlngs died pos sessed of a considerable fortune. He will be burled In Woodlawn Cemetery, New York. Vice-President of - Chalrmakers. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. Charles C. Rugglea vice-president of the Chair Manufactur ers Association of the United States, Is dead at his home here, aged 47", years. Interment will be at Burton, O. HUE CONES DECORATE EXHIBIT Oregon Section In Forestry Building, Attracts Much Attention. WORLD'S FAIR GROUNDS, AUg. 23-. (Special.) Two thousand sugar pine cones are used as decorations in the Oregon sec tion of the Palace of Forestry, Fish and Game. Every cone is over a foot "long and some of them are nearly 24 inches.- The cone of the sugar pine are the largest grown on any kind of pine tree. They are used mainly for decorative purposes. Aside from the value of the lumber, the-i pine needle is the most valuable part of the tree, juie needles are shredded and used for the stuffing of mattresses. Mat tresses of pine - needles are thought to have valuable medicinal qualities and have long been used in sanitariums In the Black Forest of Germany. Cigara with a flller of pine needles and a wrapper of tobacco are also made and are considered a cure"" for asthma, besides being a peculiarly re freshing smoke. The by-products of pine needles number about 18, and Include oils. lotions and toilet soap. One feature of the Oregon section which, with the pine cones, attracts the most at tention, is several samples of inlaid work. A picture of Mount Hood showing the ridges, foothills, clouds, islands and rocks, is made from ten different kinds of wood, each finished in its natural color and grain. Roses and violets are also shown inlaid In wood. Tho work Is by W. R. Mo Cord, an Oregon cabinetmaker, over SO years old. A square log of spruce in the Oregon outdoor exhibit is the largest, square piece of lumber ever shown at any exposition and contains over -000 feet of lumber, or enough to build a large house. BOER TREASURE POTTO. Cousin of General Kemp Will Receive $625000, or One-Half. JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 29. Mr. Kemp, a cousin of General Kemp, the Boer Commander, has discovered beyond Spe lonken, in the Northern Transvaal, the treasure removed xrom Pretoria beforc- the entry of Field Marshal Roberts. The value of the treasure is "51,250,000, of which the government will receive half. SNOW IK MINNESOTA. Crops Are Damaged in the Vicinity , . Virginia. - TULUTH, Minn., Aug. SO. A fall of snow occurred at Virginia early today. Crops were-damaged in the country Im mediately surrounding Virginia, and heavy frosts are reported from other Western Mesaba Range points. CONTENTS Qg TODAYS PAPER Busso-Jnpanese War. LIAO YANG CAMPAIGN St. Petersburg- deems a crisis at hand In tho Liao Valley unless Kuropatkln can retreat Page 1. Rain may make It impossible for Kuropat kin to fall back: Page 1. Many believe great battle is now being fought at Liao Yang". Page 1. PORT ARTHUR SITUATION- Stoessel Informs the Czar the garrison can not hold out over six weeks longer. Page 3. Japanese renew bombardment Page 3. SHIPS AND CONTRABAND Russia denies she is discriminating against British Ships. Page 3. Steamer Arabia,' from Portland, seized by Russians, arrives at Shanghai. Page 3.. Russian vessels at Shanghai are disarmed. Page 3. Political. Chairman Babcock, of - Republicans, eays Con gressional election will be the closest since 1898. Page 2. Senator Fairbanks speaks In Vermont and shows hard times accompany Democratic ad ministrations. Page 2. Brooklyn labor leaders, notify Democrats unless "BoJ" ilcCarren is deposed 100,000 union men will bolt Parker and Davis. Page S Primaries will be held In Greater New Tork today. Page 5. ' ' Domestic. National 1005 Fair Commission meets and ap points committees. Page 1. .- Laramie, Wyo., mob takes negro, who at tacked white girl, from jail and hangs him. Page 1. Chicago Aldermanic committee gives up attempt to end the packers' strike. Fage 5. Sports. Long shots have their day at Irvlngton. Page 8. Pacific Coast. Rush Incident to the opening of land near Lewlston, Idaho, Is setting In early. Page 4, Carnival of crime In Seattle. Page 4. Secretary of Treasury Shaw opens Republican campaign in. Seattle. Page 4. Cloudburst in ilontana causes considerable damage to Northern Pacific ,RalIroad. Page 1. Idaho Sheriff burns all gambling parapher nalia In Blaine County. Page 4. ' Marine. Oriental liner Nlcomedla. discharges and loads cargo In record time. Page 12. British bark Dumfriesshire arrives with coal from Swansea. Page 12. Commercial. Grain-standard committee for Oregon, "Wash ington and Idaho appointed by Portland Chamber of Commerce. Page 13. Quantity of Southern Oregon fruit In San Francisco. Page 13. . Report that total wheat crop will be but 500,000,000 bushels arouses Chicago market. Page-13. Portland and Vicinity. General manager explains why O." R. & N "has not-yet decided to move tracks in lrrlga- . tlon district. Page 12. City of St Johns wants new charter. Page 8, Portland Hotel register discloses runaway match. Page 8. Convention of State Medical Association opens today. Page 8. Boy la killed by street-car. making climax to series of accidents. Page 14- Aged .woman, missing for six -days, is found in hospital. Page- 8. Dr.' Stephen S. wise returns from Europe. Page 8. Suits will be filed to test legality of 1001 tax law. Page 12. Circus dlay attracts many visitors to Portland Attemptf-.'to divert UtaVs.Iiewls and ctark-.ap-' propn&uca - iiuis.-.x'&tiD'a. - PiTi NOT Sit Babcock Says'Congres sional Race Is Close. REPUBLICANS LUKEWARM Democrats Give Little Heed to . the National Ticket, NEBRASKA ASS AN EXAMPLE Chairman Finds the Interest In Cam paign Literature Is Small, and Predicts the Hardest Strug gle for Representatives. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Chairman Jo seph Babcock, of the Republican Congres slonal Committee, today expressed the opinion that the present Is the closest Congressional campaign he has expe rlenced since 1898. . "What are tho conditions which mako the Congressional campaign closer this year than it has been since 1S98?" Mr. Babcock was asked. "They differ in localities," he respond ed. "In some the conditions result from the character of the National campaign In others ther conditions are almost entire ly local. Then, In some cases, the difficulty Is over the kind of men nominated for Congress. In Nebraska, where there are six members of the House to fight for, tho Democrats have- -abandoned the National campaign. They have fused with the Populists on the legislative and Congres slonal tickets, but not on Presidential Electora Nearly all Congressional dis tricts in the state are close. We redeemed four of those districts two years ago but they have been going one way or the other by a very narrow margin, not being 200, SOO nor 400, but in some instances by 12, 15 or 20 votes. Now the Congressional Committee has to go in there without the usual support from the National Com mittee. "There Js not .much Interest in cam paign literature," said Mr. Babcock. "We canal; also a few Democratic speeches, like that, of Bourke Cockran on the tariff. But we have not had a real campaign of education since 1S96. I have never sent out as many documents In any one- year as then." "We expect to have a good deal of speaking. There are about a dozen of the leading Republican members of the House on whom we are relying.' Chief among them, of course, is Speaker Can non, who is a splendid votegetter on the stump. He is going to start out soon by special train, and will be accompanied on a part of his trip by Representative Watson, of Indiana, and on the rest of his trip by Representative Adam Bede, of Minnesota." Mr. Babcock returned to New Tork to night TO HONOR OF MEN IN GEAY. Georgia Monument for Confederates Will Be Dedicated Today. HEADQUARTERS CAMP, Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 29. A monument erected to the Confederate dead of the; first battle of Bull Run by the Daughters of the Con- feedracy Is to be dedicated tomorrow at Groveton. General Bell, in command of the troops at Thoroughfare, will partici pate In the exercises with the Seventh Cavalry. Governor Montague will make the dedication address. General Bell has planned that the par ticipation of hi3 cavalry in the dedication exercises shall not only be a tribute to the memory of the dead, but the nine-mile march between division camp No. 2 and Groveton Is to be made a practice march. The troops are to be divided into five sec tions, each taking a different road to Groveton, with instructions to arrive there exactly at the same time. General Grant in command of division camp No. X at Manassas, rode to head quarters today for a conference with Gen eral Corbin. General Bell, in command at Thoroughfare, put in the entire day In his saddle, making observations to aid him in the defense of Thoroughfare Gap. General Corbin, in command of the ma neuver camp, who arrived at the head quarters yesterday, made an Inspection of his own camp and that of division No. 2 at Thoroughfare today. SENATOR HOAR RESTS EASILY Friends Remember Him on His Birth day With Flowers and Messages. WORCESTER, Aug. 29. The following bulletin was issued from the home of Senator Hoar tonight: "Senator Hoar has had a comfortable day. He has taken his nourishment regu larly and has spent the day sleeping quietly, or talking with the members of his family. Beginning early in the morn ing wfth a splendid vase of sunflowers sent In by a neighbor, the Senator has had messages and flowers from a very large number of friends. These remem brances, upon his birthday, have been to him a source of great comfort His con dition remains unchanged, and there-is no gain in his strength." Mrs. W. M. Springer Is Very III. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 29. Mrs. Springer, widow of Wm. M. Springer, for "O years Congressman from the Springfield District and later Federal Judge, is crit ically 111 at her home In Springfield. September Dividends Will Be Small. NEW YORK, Aug.- 29. On the basis of declarations already made, and those yet to come, September promises, according to the Journal of-. Commerce, to make an un usually, poor showing-in the matter of in- dus trial dividends. The amount will be the smallest for any month in years, ag gregating only 53,409,771. This compares with $14,622,465 in August and which pre viously was the smallest amount disbursed in any one month since the opening of the year. This year s September total com pares with $17,278,403 in 1903 and $16,943,367 in 1902. Part of the falling off shown in the comparisons is due to the discontin uance of one industrial payment, amount ing to 55,000,000, which, figured in the re turns of September last year. WATER TEARS OUT MUCH TRACK Nevada Railway Service Is Badly Crippled by Cloudburst. RENO, New, Aug. 9. A special from Hawthorne, Nev., to the Gazette, says: The heaviest of all the cloudbursts earned yesterday, and there are washouts all the way from Mason to Summit In half an hour, from 3:30 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, 1 inches . of water fell in Hawthorne. The train which left Reno yesterday morning, after many delays reached hero this morning and did not attempt to proceed further. Forty labor ers were started south with a construc tion train last evening and repaired as they proceeded, reaching Sodavllle about 7 A. M. today. Immense damage resulted at Laugh ton Canyon, 50 miles south of here, where the washout occurred last Tuesday, five miles of track and roadbed being torn out; and 50 men have been engaged in repair ing, was again washed out and is now-in much worse condition than at any time before, and tho Tonopah road Is experi encing the same washouts, with Indica tions of more rain today. The Carson & Colorado will not have through trains in less than a week, even if no more washouts occur and the in dications on the 'tonopah road are yet more discouraging. Damage Done by Flood Repaired. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. The Santa Fe of ficials announced today that the lines in Arizona which were damaged by floods, have been repaired and their trains are how running .through without inter ference. EERST BALLOON EACE ENDS. Aeronaut Tomlinson Miles From St. Lands 200 Louis. -ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29. A tolegram was received today saying that George Tom linson, of Syracuse, N. Y., contesting with Professor Carl E. Myers, of Frankfort, N. Y., in a balloon race to Washington, D. C, had landed near Wyoming, 111., after having been In the air for 24 hours. Pro fessor Myers had landed near St Charles, Mo., after having been in the air a little more than two hours. The contest will be continued until No vember, when the cash prize of $5000 will be awarded. Tomlinson covered a distance of 200 miles, which may be beaten by an other aeronaut Wants Receiver for Show Concern. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29. The Bonnet Con struction Company applied to the Circuit Court today to have a receiver appointed for the Central Amusement Company, which conducts "Old St. LdXiis on the Pike'at the World's Fair. -Indiana Week at -the Fair. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29. Great crowds of Indlanlans thronged World's Fair ground today and launched the celebration of In diana week. On Thursday Governor Win fleld T. Durbin and Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge will deliver addresses. Thousands of children took advantage of the opportunity to enter the grounds, free of charge and joined heartily in the cele bration of National children's day. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ARRIVE. Special Train of Nine Cars Reaches San Francisco for Conclave. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. A special train of nine cars carrying 128 visitors to the Knights Templar conclave, which is to be held in this city during the com ing week, arrived here today. Twenty one states were represented The party was in charge of Deputy Grand Master General George M. Moulton, of Chicago. Grand Master Stoddard, of Bryan, Tex., will arrive later, the death of his wife preventing him from coming on the encampment special. The other grand officers in the party were Rev. Henry W. Rugg, of Provi dence, R. I., grand generalissimo; Colonel W. B. Mellsh, of Cincinnati, grand captain-general, and Rev. Daniel C. Roberts, of Concord, N. H., grand prelate. Boston Delegation at Seattle. S BATTLE, Aug. 29. The Boston dele gation to the Knights Templar conclave in San Francisco, scheduled to arrive here in two special trains on the Northern Pa cific this morning, did not get In until late this afternoon, having been delayed by a derailed freight train in the Stam pede Tunnel in the Cascades. There were 100 Knights on the first train and 125 on the second. Included In the party was a brass band, which gave a street con cert tonight, proir to departing for the South. NEWSPAPERMAN IS DROWNED Dives Under Launch to Fix Propeller and Fails to Reappear. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 29. E. C. Stahlman, vice-president of the Banner Publishing Company, news editor of tho Evening Banner and day correspondent of the Associated Press, was drowned in the Cumberland River today. Mr. Stahl man was cruising up the river in his launch when the propellor refused to work. He dived under the launch to remedy the trouble and failed to reappear. Mr. Stahlman was 35 years old. Albert Vickers Accidentally Shot. LONDON, Aug. 29. Albert Vickers, head of the firm of Vickers Son & Maxim, has been accidentally shot by a companion while grouse shooting In Sutherland. His injuries are not serious. REBELS PREPARE TO MOVE. Paraguayan Government Is Not Ex pected to Make Hard Resistance. BUENOS ATRES, Aug. 29. The Para guayan insurrectionists are actively pre paring for a land attack hy foot and mounted soldiers. Serious resistance is not expected. Government troops at Asuncion are freely deserting. Their rations are now reduced to three biscuits a day. The country Is almost entirely dominated by the Insurgents. In an Interview today with Senor Vi era. the Paraguayan Minister, Jose A. Tern and O. Betbeder, respectively Ar gentine Ministers of Foreign Affaire and of Marine, promisea that Argentina would maintain, strict neutrality. I HANGED I MOB Negro Is Taken From a Wyoming Jail. ATTACKED A WHITE GIRL Three Hundred Men Assist in Stringing Up the Prisoner. SHERIFF IS OVERPOWERED Only Heroic Action of His Wife Prer vented the. Colored Man From Killing the Object of His Wrath in Prison Kitchen. LARAMIE, Wyo., Aug. 29. Joe Martin, colored, was lynched by a mob of SOO men in front of Judge Carpenter's home at 8 o'clock tonight Martin was a trusty in the County Jail. He attacked a white girl, Delia Krause, in the jail kitchen and slashed her face and arms with a knife. One man was injured by Martin when entering the jail to drag him out After assaulting Miss Krause with a razor, Martin was placed in a cell in the County Jail tonight Tonight a mob of several hundred men formed outside the jail. The first intimation that Sheriff Cook had of the contemplated lynching was when two masked men appeared in the kitchen of the jail house, and with guns leveled at him told him there were 200 men waiting outside for the negro and that he had better not attempt o make any trouble for them. In the mean time, another masked man had entered, and while the first two held the Sheriff, the third man took the key3 of the jail from the Sheriff's pocket and then the three started for the .negro's cell. On the way they met Dr. Miller, who had been summoned to dress the wounds on Martin, self-inflicted with the same razor he had assaulted the girl and Turnkey Jones. They were both com pelled to stand against the cago of the cell3 with their faces turned away from the mob. - Negrc-'-'Makes No" Resistance! The negro was then taken from his cell and hurriedly marched through . the Courthouse into the street. Arriving at the lamp-post, a short distance from the jail, tho negro was quickly strung up to the post. During the entire proceeding he did not speak or attempt to resist the mob. The lynching occurred at about 8 o'clock and within an hour tho streets were deserted. Acting Coroner Grant took charge of the body of the negro and turned it over to an undertaker. Miss Krause would undoubtedly have been killed by Martin had not the wife of Sheriff Cook held him in her arms until his rage had cooled and he could be taken from the kitchen. On the way out he slashed Frank Fraser, a by stander, with a butcher knife which he had grabbed from the kitchen table. The wound is not serious. Miss Krause, who comes from Chilli cothe, Mo., Is not seriously hurt WHIP, THEN SHOOT NEGRO. Colored Man, However, Lives Long Enough to Give Names of Men. STATESBORO, Ga., Aug. 29. Sebastian McBride, a negro, living near Portal, in the upper part of Bulloch County, was taken out of his house Saturday night by a mob of five men, carried to the woods, whipped severely and then shot, from tha effects of which he died soon afterward. Before death came, however, he related to the Sheriff the manner In which he was handled, and told the names of three of his assailants. They, according to his statement, were Porry Barnes, Henry Barnes and Wesley Waters; all white men. The names of the others he did not seem to know. After his death, Coroner Stanford held an Inquest. The verdict of the Coro ner's jury recommended that the persona named be taken Into custody and the affair investigated, and the Sheriff haa gone to arrest the three men. Mob Seeks Negro Murderer. DANVILLE, Va., Aug. 29. Policeman J. J. Hall was shot tonight by Jack Dil lard, a negro, for whom officers have been searching for a week. Hall will probably die. A mob estimated at 1000 is now look ing for Dlllard, and if captured a lynch ing may result William Carter, colored, has been ar rested. He was shot through the hand. He was with Dillard at the time of the trouble. No trouble is anticipated un less Dlllard is arrested. ONE HUNDRED PERISH IN EIRE City on Island of Luzon Is Wiped Out, and 5000 Are Homeless. , MANILA, Aug. 29. The city of Blnang, in Laguna Province, Island of Luzon, has been totaly destroyed by fire. One hun dred persons perished In the flames, and 5C00 were rendered homeless. The loss Is estimated at $200,000. The Govenuneni is furnishing food and shelter to the peo ple made destitute by the fire. According to the census of 1S96, Blnang had a popu lation of 7358. Thief Ends Life in Cell. ASCOTI, Italy. Aug. 29. The photo grapher, Rochlgianl, who was arrested on August 17 In connection with the thefl from the Cathedral of Ascotl of a price less cope which was afterward bought by J. Pierpont Morgan, of New York; com mitted, suicide by hanging himself to a bar in his cell. He had refused nourish ment ror several aay3.