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VOL. XLIV. NO. 13,713. PORTLAND OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER SSU 1904. PRICE FIVE 'CEm NOT FOR A GLASS Government for Benefit of the Fair Citizen. NO SPECIAL FAVOR FOR RICH President Speaks at Catholic Church Anniversary. CHEERED BY A GREAT THRONG Emphasis Placed on Growth of Char ity That Recognizes the Worth of Work Done by Those of Whatever Creed. WASHINGTON, Nov; 20. President Roosevelt made an address today at the HOth anniversary celebration at the Bar racks Church and the dedication of Car roll Hall, the new parochial buildings and pariah school . The Rev. J. Stafford, rec tor of St. Patrick's, acted as the master of ceremonies. Cardinal Gibbons, several archbishops and other dignitaries of the Catholic Church Attended the exercises, the former making an address immediate ly preceding that of the President. H. B. McFarland, president of the board of di rectors of the District of Columbia, was the concluding speaker. The addresses "were made from a bal cony on the second floor of tho rectory and the audience gathered In tho streets. The intersection of Tenth and G streets. Northwest Washlngttm, was packed with people and the crowd extended fully a square north, south, east and west from the rectory. Dr. Stafford in his opening remarks referred to the fact that in the century and more the St Patrick's Church had worked in "Washington no honor bad come to it so great as the visit of President Roosevelt Greeted With Many Cheers. The Knights of Columbus formed a guard of honor for the President hut a scmad of policemen was necessary to open the way through the crowded streets. Cheer after cheer went up as the Presi dent and his escort appeared. As bo passed into the reoiprr. a -child's choir i of aub voices stationed In the front of the : church sang hymns. Before the ceremony was begun tho President was shown through the hand some new rectory. When he stepped out on tho balcony he was cheered loudly, the demonstration doubling when Card inal Gibbons took a place by tho Presi dent's side and invited him to be seated. Dr. Stafford, the first speaker, told of the work of St Patrick's parish, its growth and its aim for the future. He introduced Cardinal Gibbons, who testi fied to the value of the parish and gavo great credit to the efforts of its rector. Dr. Stafford then introduced President Roosevelt "as the man of even-handed Justice, the President of the 'square deal.' " President Roosevelt thanked tho rector and Joined in the laugh which pre ceded prolonged cheering. Then he spoke as follows: Address by the President. "Cardinal Gibbons, Father Stafford and you, my fellow-Americans It is a great pleasure to me to be present with you today to assist at tho dedication of the school, hall and rectory of this parish a parish whose 110th anniversary we also now celebrate, for this parish was founded six years before this capital was placed ln the present District of Columbia. (Cheers.) I am glad, indeed, to have been Introduced by Cardinal Gibbons to you, the spiritual representative, in a peculiar sense, to that Bishop Carroll who played so illustrious a part in the affairs of the church and whoso klnfolk played so il lustrious a part in the affairs of the Na tion at the dawning of this Government In greethv all of you, I wish to say that I am especially glad to see tho chtldren present "You know, I believe in children. I want to see enough of them and of the right kind. I 'wish today, in the very brief remarks that I have made, to dwell upon this thought the thought that ought to be In the mind of every man and woman here, the -thought that while in -this coun try wo need wise laws, honestly and fear lessly" executed, and while wo 'cannot af ford to tolerate anything hut the highest standard in the public service of the Gov ernment yet that in tho last analysis the future of the country must depend upon -quality of tho Individual home, of the individual man or woman In that home. Future Depends on the Children. "The future of this country depends up on the way in which the average man and the average woman in it does his or her duty, and that very largely dipends upon the way in which the average boy or girl is brought up. Therefore, a great responsibility rests upon those whoso Ufa work it is to see to the spiritual welfare of our people, and upon those who make it their life work to try to train the citi zens of the future so that they shall be worthy of that future. "In wishing you well today I wish you well in doing the most important work whicu is allotted to any of our people, to do. The rules of good citizenship are simple. The trouble is not In finding them out but in living up to them after they have been found out "I think we all "know fairly well what qualities they are which in their sum make up the typo of character we like to see in man or Woman,, son or daughter; but I am afraid we do not always see tbB. m well developed as we would like to. I wish to see in the average Ameri can citizen tho development of the two sets of qualities which we can roughly ! indicate as sweetness and strength the qualities on the one hand which make the man able to hold his own, and those which, on the other hand, make him Jealous for the rights of others Just as much as for his own rights. SWeetnesa and Strength. "We must have both sets of qualities. In the first place, the man must have the power to hold his own. You probably know that I do not care very much for the coward or the moral weakling. I want each of you boys, and the girls Just as much, and each of you young men and young women, to have tho qualities with out- which people may be amiable and pleasant while things go well, but with out which they cannot succeed in times of trial. "I wish to see in the man, manliness; in the woman, womanliness. I wish to see courage, perseverance, the willingness to face work, to face, you men, if It Is nec essary, danger; the determination not to shrink hack when temporarily beaten In life, as each which now and then, but to come again and wrest triumph from de feat "I want to see you men strong men and brave men, and, in addition, I wish to sec each man of you feel this strength and this courage, but make him the worse unless to that strength and courage are joined the qualities of tenderness toward those who are dependent upon him and of right dealing with all his neigh bors. Successes in American Life. "Finally, I want to congratulate all of us here on certain successes that we havo achieved in tho century and a quarter that has gone by of our American life. We have difficulties enough and we are a long way short of perfection. I do not see any immediate danger of our growing too good; there Is ample room, for effort yet left But we have achieved certain results and we have succeeded in a meas ure in realizing certain ideals. "We have grown to accept it an axiom atic truth of our American lifo that the man Is to be treated on his worth as a man, without regard to the accidents of his position; that this is not a Government designed to favor the rich man as such or the poor as such, but that it is de signed to favor every American, rich or poor, if he is a decent man, who acts fairly by his fellows. Room for All Creeds. "We' havo grown to realize that part of the foundations upon which our liberty rests as the right of each man to worship his Creator according to the dictates of his conscience, and the duty of each man to respect his fellows who so worship him. (Cheers and applause.) And, oh, my coun trymen, one of the highest auguries for the future of this country, for the fu ture of this mighty and majestic Nation of ours, lies in the fact that we "brothers have grown to regard one another with a broad and kindly charity and to realizo that ths field for -human ewltuvor Ja wide; that the field for charitable' phil anthropy is large, work is wide, and that- while a corner remains un titled wo - do a -dreadful , wrong' if we fall to welcome the work done In that field by every man, no matter what his creed, provided only he works with a lofty sense of his duty to God and his duty to his neighbor." After a speech by Commissioner Mc Fariand, tho choir sang "America" and a number of hymns. Tho President joined In tho sjnglng and tho audience was not slow to follow. A number of young1 church officials followed the President to his car riage. He shook hands with them and called -heartily as he drove away: "Good-bye, boys. I am glad to have been with you." BEMEMBEES A KINDHESS. "DIamondfield Jack" Rewards Judge Who Saved His Life. SALT LAKE CITr. Nov. 20. "Diamond. field Jack" Davis, tho central figure in one of the most remarkable criminal cases on record, has given tho man who drew his death warrant at Albion, Idaho, six years ago, mining stocK valued at $10,000, says the Herald. Judge O. W. Powers, of Salt Lake, is the recipient of the gift In 1S3S. Judge Powers, with W. B. Borah, of Idaho, as sisted the stato in prosecuting "Diamond field Jack" for murder, secured a convic tion and by order of Judge Stockslager drew Davis' death warrant Afterward. however, becoming convinced of Davis in nocence. Judge Powers appeared before the Idaho Board of Pardons to urge that Davis he released. This was done, and about two years ago Davis came to Salt Lake, penniless. Judge Powers loaned him money enough to go to Tonopah, Nev., and Davis departed with the promise that he would repay the money. Since then Davis has prospered. As one of tho original locators of the fa mous claims at Goldflcld and Diamond kficld, he secured large holdings in the camps, Recently Judge Powers received a letter from- the Secretary "Of the DIamondfield Gold Mining Company, inclosing 2500 shares of stock, with the statement that It was the personal gut or -Davis. The shooting for which Davis was thrice sentenced to death was a double killing. committed in Cassia County, Idaho, in 1S95. The legal proceedings ran through six years. The case at one time reached the Supreme Court of the United States and almost attained the proportions of a political issue in xdaho. CHICAGO RAILWAYS SOLD. Syndicate Headed by Marshall Field Will Underwrite Deal. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. The Record-Her ald tomorrow will sayl Thirty-six mil lion dollars is to he paid for the Chi cago City Railway Company by a syn dicate headed by Marshall Field, P. A. Valentine and John J. Mitchell, of Chi cago, and J. P. Morgan. Thomas Ryan and their associates of New York City. Mr. Morgan's Wall-street firm and one other trust company, not yet named. will underwrite tho deal. The moneyed men of the East and West have Joined and will buy up city railway stock at 9200 a share, which is considerably more than the present market price. Second Squadron Goes North. COPENHAGEN. Nov. 20. The ves sels of the second division ofthe sec ond Russian Pacific squadron resumed their Journey northward from Lange land this morning'. iLLIAM IS WET Late Election Set Aside by County Court. DECLARED TO BE ILLEGAL Petition Was Presented Too Late for Regular Term. FIGHT IN YAMHILL AND COOS Liquor Forces Will Seek to Enjoin Proclamation of Prohibition, or Seek to Have .Returns Set Aside. Prohibition will be fought In Yamhill and Coos Counties. Already the result of the election In Gilliam County, which "went dry," has been set aside by the County Court In Coos the liquor forces will sue to enjon the County Clerk from proclaiming prohibition. In Yamhill an effort will be made to have the County Court set as do the election as being of no effect The County Court of Coos has' an nounced that it cannot give notice of pro hibition until December 1. Antl-Prohibl tlonlsts have been endeavoring to have that notice put off as long as possible. The law ordains that "said court shall on tho 11th day after the election, or as soon thereafter as practicable, hold special session; and if a majority of the votes hereon in the county as a whole or In any precinct in the county are 'for pro hibition,' said court shall Immediately make an order declaring the result of said vote and absolutely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within the pre scribed limits except for the purposes and under the regulations specified herein un til such time as the qualified voters. there in at a legal election held for that purpose by a majority vote decide otherwise. In Three Counties. Dispatches from Marsbfield, McMInn- vllle add Arlington read as follows: Marsh Held, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The flrt at'ep in the legal battle that will ensue. In Coos County over prohibition was Vourc by Attorneys fceaDrepK ana upioa in : behalf of the saloon-keepers and budnets 1 men's organization to defer action la regard to giving notice. The court has announced that it will bo Impracticable to give notice to cease the sale of intoxicants before De cember 1. In the meantime the lawyers will enjoin the court from giving such notice, but It Is not known upon what grounds. An organization of saloon men has been effected, and attorneys have been retained.' The three saloons In Curry County, at Lang lots. Port Orford and Long Beach, trill prob ably join. But Curry County has no incorpo rated towna, and tho loss of revenue will not be so sorely felt as In Coos. Attorneys for the liquor people contend that the notice of election was not properly adver tised In Coos County. They hope, by the tune the Circuit Court has passed on the matter In April and the dispute has been decided by the Supreme Court, another election will bare come round and the result of the last election can be reversed. Meanwhile the saloons expect to keep running. Some saloonkeepers who do not wish to run the risk of fines will close up January L McMlnnville, Or.. Nor. 20. (Special.) Liquor men are determined to contest the validity of tho prohibition election where by Yamhill County went "dry." The issue raised will be that of irregularities at the polls and of an Illegal election. Indications are that the law will be thoroughly tested. It will be set up that tho election was not called at a legal term of the County Court and that electors voted who were not entitled to do 80. Arlington, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The County Court of Gilliam County unani mously agreed at a session held Saturday that as the petition for the vote, on local op tion hod been presented too late for the regular term of tho County Court of Gilliam County prior to the late election, therefore the ballot was illegal and void and declared the election to have no effect. The result of this action by the' County Court will be that GUUam County will remain under the license system. By the terms of tho law petitions for prohibition elections must bo filed not less than 30 days before an election, nor more than 90. In counties "and precincts which "went dry" In the election Novem ber 8, prohibition is to be enforced after January L Trickery, Says Mr. Amos. L H. Amos, chairman, of the stato pro hibition committee, was surprised last night to hear that the County Court of Gilliam has declared the prohibition elec tion of no effect He suspected trickery on the part of tho liquor forces and de clared that such practices would surely militate against them. "Let 'em go ahead," exclaimed the big chief of the cold-water people spiritedly. "They only damage the liquor cause In' the enft. No question about it In the world. "We expect to meet with tempo rary reverses, but we shall not be de terred from our goal the subjugation of liquor In this country. "We are going to get there, too, and It won't profit' anybody to play tricks on us. "Of course, if we failed to file our petition In the time required "by law the fault lp ours. But the County Clerk of Gilliam must have had authority to put the prohibition question on the ballot else the electors of the county would not have voted; at' least it would seem that way. I am reliably Informed that the liquor people have been doing clever work to annul the election, evidently they have succeeded." Prohis Make Advances to Optionlsts. The s Vitus of diplomatic relations be tween the Prohibition party and the Anti Saloon League has not changed, nor will it until the superintendent of the league. Rev. G. L. Tufts, shall return to the city. Prohis are very eager to enlist in their service the local option element which en acted their hill at the polls last Juae, in order to terrify the Legislature out of tampering with the act .They havo al ready appointed a committee of seven members to try the arts of diplomacy on the league and have invited the. league to appoint a committee .of like number. Prohia are quite jre that -the, local option law has been Hialktlowlypallgned' and is falsely understood? They. Insist. that the liquor traflc-tar;Sjot rightly en titled to the same -advantages as prohibi tion in the act, because ""booze" is tbe. devH'a beverage and Its sale is a sin and an abomination. NORTH BEND DEFIES PROHIS. Town in Coos County Resolves to Keep Its SlxSaIoons. The town of North Bend, Coos County, has refused to ober the "drv" mnnriato of tho county. Prohibition carried In tho county by a majority of 110 votes. After the election the Town Council of "Vrrrth Bend instructed the Marshal to nermlt raioons io remain open so Jong as they conauciea tnemselves decently. , Mayor Simpson announced to 'the.-Council that he believed every1 town, should have tho right to say whether it wished to be "wet" or "dry," and that such was the intent of local option. In the town, he said, there wero six liquordealers, each of whom paid an annual license of $400, with out which money the town treasury would be bankrupt LlquorSealers, he said, had paid out large sums "bf mqeey to establish their businesses, and, tie' people of tho town were willing' toJteVithem remain. Contest on Safeon Question. ALBANY, Or., Jfev, 20. SpeciaL) tcmiuiia uuuuuuuig aeven citizens. lor the .offices of Cityouncllmen ward filed before the time' for filing expired last evening; The nominees are:' First "Ward, O. P. Daniels renominated, and j. i. romiinson; second ward. S. A. Dawson, renominated, and Sgtiii.Fosbay: Third "Ward. A. "W. Bowersbx. renom inated, Frank Sklpfiwi aad E". R- Hus ton. 1"A t Political af flllatifiJjMf' were apparently aisregaraea in masg ne nominations as all aro Republic except Skipton and Huston. The cowiwst in the election will not be betweeiV'ffie two parties hut uiei unjne saioon question. The opponents of mm saloon parlng to make a hir& flghf in the elec tion, their representatives for Council- men Deing xomiiskon, in the First wara; jtosbay, In ,tft'Second, and Hus ton, in the Third J '' Official Count In Curry. ALftatsHFiELD, Ory Nov. 20. (Spe cial.) The official count of Curry County is: Roosevelt" 322, Parker 87, Swallow 5, Debs 38; "Watson 4, prohi bition 231. anti-prohibition 158. The Plurality lor Roosevelt is 235. for oro hibltion 76. v v PEROXIDE BRINGS TO HEE; ' Injected by Stomach Pump ,Rouss Victim of Gas Suffocation. oA FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. A. new treatment recently advocated t by i French physician, Un. cases twhere5per sons have been overcome "by gas was tried on a patlenr' afc"t,6 Central Emer--eeney HasDlta I Jxv nnfl I im 'S&fmW&SSfZ'uL It consisted la introducing -peroxide of hydrogen IntS the system by means of a stomagjk't j.u.s, cud iuott ireuis io inject, oxygen into the blood in order that the effects of the carbon monoxide might be counteracted. The treatment will bring instant re-1 ... j " . ...owo.uk Jd. who was, unconscious when taken in and had been so for hours, soon re gained his senses. He will recover. Tracy came from Portland, where he was a bartender. Report Received at Legation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2a Advices re ceived at the Japanese Legation today stato that a bombardment by tho Japanese Port Arthur army with naval guns caused the explosion tf a Russian powder maga zine near the arsenal. CONTENTS Or TODAY'S PAPES .The Weather. TODATTS Occasional light rain; Bontherty winds. TESTERDAY S Maximum temperature, 66' deff.; minimum, 54. Precipitation, 1.33 inches. War la the Tar Eaat. Sailors from Hussion Baltic squadron commit atrocities on the Island o Crete. Paso 1. Of thre destroyers that accompanied tba B&xtoropny from Port Arthur, two were stopped and one disappeared. Face L' Attack on Pert Arthur Is under .way, but defi nite news cannot be ascertained. Page 1. rerelyaT" Premier Tisfe. Is snowballed as he leaves po litical meeting-, in Budapest; -police disperse rioters. Page 8. "" Protest over Innsbruck affair leads to riots in . various places In Italy. Page 8. National. President Booeevelt gives Senator Cockrell the choice of two Government positions. Page 4. Beport of tne XTommUalon of International Ex change made public. Page 4. Domestic British steamer Sicilian Prince goes aground on Long Island ahore. Page 1. President Roosevelt addresses great crowd at Catholic church anniversary In Washington. Page 1. Cardinal Gibbons issues) appeal for funds for Catholic University at Washington. Paga 4. Twelve tenement-hosee dwellers lose their Uvea, in a. New Tork nre. -Page-13. ProhlWtleK la Oregos. Gilliam County Court declares prohibition elec tion Illegal, and fsloons will continue to do business. Page 1. Fight' against the returns Is being made in Yamhill and Coos Counties. Page 1. f Loss of revenue from saloon licenses necessi tates Increase In taxes. Page 4. Paciftc Coast Seventy-mile gale la howling along the coast; Elder arrives safely from the South. Page '6. Washington lumbermen expect 40-cent rate without appeal to the Legislature. Page 5. Martin Boos, a Clackamas County boy, acci dentally shoots himself In abdomen while beating dog with a rifle. Page 5. Sports. Multnomah and Oregon preparing- for Thanks giving game. Page 8. Portland loses double-head to San Francisco. Page 9. Portland sad Vicinity. Famous Pater land-fraud case- called in Federal Court today. Page 12. Grangers hold touching memorial service for dead members.- Page 8. Life etory of Benjamin Roop told. Page 10. tumorous letters receired at Lewis and Clark headquarters. Fae If. Rev. Dr. House speato of Journals and journal. lata. Page 12. Diversity of oplnloas sa priasary law. Page 9. Roseburg land.frau4 ease dlseaseed by J. T. Bridge. te RegtoW. Fae 12. Justice Setoa triln stactea of weddla ceremo- al0 at which he tea oAdated. Pae 8. Trancleco Altsefeul, StU, AaMricca dlBloasat, la la Fortlaai. . Pf7. Crera Clab rear foe anaaal easlBliio. Pe 7. v R6Y OFSALLOR! Russians Beat Peaceful Cairdati Citizens. FIVE REPORTED KILLED Officers and Men of Baltic. Fleet in Wild Carouse.4 resIoIents ran- for- houses Discipline Aboard Ship Said to Be Unparalleled in Laxity Sober -Men In Command" Lose Ail Control at Times. SPECIAL CABLE. CANEA, Island !6f Crete, Nov. 2L DIs graceful scenes transpired yesterday when several groups of officers and men of the vessels belonging to the Baltic fleet in. this port left various drinklng-hbuses "and paraded the streets. Tho Russians were evidently intoxicated. Brandishing their swords and other weapons, they made a wild rush at the peaceful passers-by. At least five of these were murdered by the drunken Rus sians, and many others were wounded and a . largo number cuffed and beaten, The brawls .continued until late into the night. Under cover of darkness the drunkards grew wilder still and their shouts and loud talk, scared most people into their houses. The streets became practically deserted by the residents. It Is reported that at least 40 of the Russian sailors have so far deserted. Evidence of unimpeachable character exists showing that the discipline on hoard the Russian ships Is unparalleled Jn its laxity and that the men, being In toxicated most of the time, cannot be controlled by the few of their sober and serious-minded officers. SAPPERS PROCEED STEADILY Pr&jramrne Laid Out by Japanace ls Being Carried On. . ,-jr .Jl FOJvTLAJI ORJ3GONIAX1 -.ifTOKib, Nov. 21. The sapping oper tlons bjft-the Japanese array rbef ore Tnrt Atthtifftire proceeding steadily, accord- lngAihe programme laid out for this -Lf uiwiiu Buvices nave oeen received of the blowing up of a powder lgr Official ndvfri magazine near the Port Arthur arsenal. The explosion was caused by the fire of a Japanese naval brigade. Naval Guns Blow Up Arsenal. TOKIO, Nov. 20 (6 P. 31.).-A telegram from the forces besieging Port Arthur, ddted November 19, reports that during tfe afternoon of that day, in a hombard mhtby naval guns,, a magazine near the arsenal was "exploded. The dispatch con cldScsas fduows: ''73ur operations against all the forts -KSRceed asarearranged." The fo&Wlnir disnatch has been Wrom tiian churl an army headquarters: ..irwgfiB. .November is, we shelled the eny?s"1nfantry, engaged in Intrenching -a$t, of Reinchlangtun, also a body of in- Tancry in tne rear or the village, causing them to flee in confusion. 'Tn other directions there is no -change." Heavy Explosion Felt at Dalny. f CHEFOO, Nov. 21 (11 A. 2d.) The general attaok on Port Arthur was re sumed November IS or November 19, according to the report of persons ar riylngtoday from Dalny. They say that"'o Japanese are so secretive that itctrfncalt in Dalny to learn the true facts. Even the officers detailed to work at the base do not know what their comrades at the front are doing. "November 16 a necullarlv heaw -r- "J&osion shook every ship lying at Dal ny. The explosion was ascribed to tho blowing up of land mines or a magazine. FORTS WERE NOT TAKEN. Mime .Destroyed Counterscarp and Inflicted Heavy Losses. SPECIAL CABLE) TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. TOKIO. Nov. 21. -Unofficial but ap parently trustworthy reports indicate that tke Japanese on November 17 blow in tfclqcounterscarp of Erlungshan and SungslMtiMhan forts, but did not fire the mlxSanorth of Keekwanshan fort. inasmuch as the enemy had evacuated the , counterscarp galleries. The explosions inflicted heavy losses anSVmuch injury, hut the forts, accord ing to the reports, remain uncaptured. MORJjTNG ATTACK REPULSED. Marquis Oyama Tells rf Actions at Two Points. SPECIAL CABLS TQ THE LONDON TIMES AXmPORTLAND OREGONIAN. TOKItJjjPNov. 21. The following -re port has Been received by. the "War Of fice from .Field Marshal the, Starquls Oyama: At dawn of November J 8 we were attacked by a force of the enemy near Slnluntun. The assault was repulsed. On. the same day the enemy sear Sha- hopau searched our poeitie&s with mortars and fired guns, hut did Bet cause any casual tie. Our artillery fired on a force of the enemy's Infan try concentrated In the vicinity of Sy- Kuvania, whoreupoa they brake ami retired 'into the village. Tfe mm lth taura all haiU mi ifee Tight bank of the Shakhe RiverTand to tha southeast of it 'As the enemy was seen intrenching east of Tluchanlun and his Infantry was, massing in the rear, our guns opened fire and dispersed the force. The conditions elsewhere are un changed." ' . TVO DESTROYERS STOPPED. Fate of the Third Is Not Known at. Presents LONDON, Nov. 2L A special dispatch from Shanghai says that the steamer Llenshieng. from .Cbefoo reports that three other Russian torpedo-boat destroy ers loft Port Arthur with the destroyer Rostoropny. The Japanese stopped two-of them, and the fate of the third is un known. , MYSTIFIED BY MOVEMENT. Russians Fearful of.the Masked Ef forts of the. Enemy. ST. PETERSBURG-. Nov. 21 (4 A. M.). The suspense engendered by the Japanese attack on Poutlloft Hill continues; This movement has proved unsuccessful. It aimed merely, to capture a Russian, posi tion, but whetEer It was Intended to mask activity at some other point along tne front has not yet developed; Some correspondents note what they con sider significant Japanese movements on the Russian right, and others that a Jap anese column is moving 50 or, 60 miles eastward; but the opinion in military cir cles seems to be that no great movement Is likely to transpire before the rate of Port Arthur Is decided. At the same time It Js recalled here that General Kuropat kln's great aggressive movement of last month was In full swing a week before the outside world realized what was oc curring. ETZ DEFENSES TO BE ATTACKED Chinese Say the Japanese Are Daily Receiving Reinforcements. CBFOO, Nov. 26 (4 P. M.). Another at tack on Etz. Mountain is expected to oc cur November 24, according to Chinese who left Dalny yesterday. The Chinese further report that reinforcements for the Jaoane3e continue to arrive. JForJke past "ten days 1000 men have arrived dally. November 14 the Chinese say tney saw 50 guns brought into Dalny. -Some were broken, but others were in good condition. The Japanese said they had captured them. They also saw 150 prisoners, including three officers, brought in. Some of tho citizens of Dalny expected that the attack November 24 would be general, Etz Moun tain being the chief object of the attack. Five more heavy guns recently arrived from Japan. LOOKS LIKE A SAUSAGE. Japanese Hand-Grenade Smells Worse. Than Limberger. CHEFOO, Nov. 20 (3:30 F. M.). The-local Russian Consul has received from. Port Arthur a letter describing the use' by the Japanese of a peculiar missile.- This- looks uirtx a inntr sausage. The Jananese throw lt.into tho ireacbea, and it hursts,' giving Off ap odor so roui tnai 11 is -not wrown mrf nf thfe trenches immediately the sol diers faint. The gas is aot fatal la its effects R2tificaWqnof Cnyentin. . ST. PETERSBURG', Nov. 21, ;4 A. M.) Ratifications of t,he Anglo-Russian Dogger Bank convention, will be ex changed here between Foreign Minis ter Lamsdorff and Ambassador Hard Inge. The principal modification of the British text of the convention as finally accepted by both powers will consist in clearly imposing upon the commis sion the task of locating the blame, ir respective "of persons or nationality. Both the American and the French gov ernments have been informally ap prised that they are expected to select members df the commission, and when -the "formal joint invitations are issued, they will be expected promptly to an nounce the selection. In order to otSviate delay. Emperor Francis Joseph has been selected to name the fifth member of the commls slon, in case tho four should be unable to agree. An officer of the transport Kamchatka was detached at Dakar and will proceed to Paris as a fifth Russian witness. Much interest is displayed hero In the report that a British warship fired upon the Carron line steamer Grange off the coast of Scotland, as showing that mis takes at sea aro not confined to the Russian navy. Caught at Second Trenches. MUKDEN, Nov. 20. The Japanese attack on Poutlloft Hill has demon strated the efficacy of the Russians defensive works. Two battalions en gaged in the attack occupied tho first line of the Russian trenches but at tho second line wero caught in pits and entanglements and exposed to a galling fire. A Rnssian bayonet attack com pleted their demoralization. The weather continues mild? with clear nights, which aro favorable to night attacks. There are many rumors of Japanese activity on both flanks, hut there is nothing going to show that a general engagement is more Imminent than heretofore. Quiet Along the Shakhe. FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THE SECOND JAPANESE ARMY, Nov. 19, (4 P. M.) via Fusan, Nov. 20. The past few dnys havo been unusually quiet along thfc Shakhe River. "Tho front of General Oku's army and the Russians have been firing only occasional shots. The armies have been lying entrenched and .practically .In touch, for ov,er i month, hut there have been only cav airy and small infantry skirmishes. The Japanese are virtually Hvins: In the trenches' and the army is standing tbe first cold weather very welL The "Winter clothing has proved excellent for the purpose. ro Fighting for One Night. ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 20. General Kuropatkin telegraphs that there was no .fighting the night of November 18-19. ITALY IS GEEATLY AGITATED Protest Against- Innsbruck Affair Lends io Riotous Conduct. ROME, Nov. 20. Demonstrations in pro test against the Innsbruck affair continue to he made at various places- In Italy. In Rome the students again started In the direction of the Austrian Embassy., and soon were augmented In numbers on the streets. The polIc9 were Insufficient to control the demonstrators. When they arrived at the Embassy, they shouted: "Long, live Trent!" and "Long ltve- Trieste!" The troops that had been called out cMrgii the mob and dispersed it- Tbe agitation is taking many forms. In cluding contributions to the Dante Allg Mer Society, Btee&orlals adopted by taunt- etoalltles and addresses to the govern nvnt. one o which from Naples bore MfMturt. PILES UP 0M Sicilian Prince Ashore ; - on Long .lsland. 600 IN HER STEERAGE Captain Makes MistakeinLight house Signal. VESSEL MAY.BE P.UULED OFF Four Tugs Havel Lories on the $tmr and It Is Expected That.sTh Will Be In Deep Water This Horning. NEW YORK, Tfbv. 20. The Prince line steamship Sicilian Prince, from Ge noa and Naples, lies aground tonight on the Long Island shore, one mile weat o the Long Beach life-saving station. The steamer stranded 3ust before aayiifrnc this morning and all efforts throughout the day to get the ship Into deeper water have proved futile; Four tugs a stand ing by the vessel, and with hawse made fast to bow and stern, by their sarited efforts are keeping hef from being wasiid. further on tho beach. An attempt was made to float the Sicil ian Prince at. floodtider about 5 o'clock this afternoon, and with" the assistance of her own engines sho a&oved about MOO feet, but still held fast to the sandy bot tom. The vessel lie3 easily on the beach. There Is little surf and hardly any wind, and unless a storm breaks It Is expected theshlp will be" pulled oft the bar at fioodtide in the- morning. Should this attempt fall the 609 steerage and 12 cabin passengers will be taken off on steamboats or tugs, and brought to, this city and the cargo will be lightered. The -vessel lies 309 yards oft shore in about IS feet of water. ' Plies Up- Very Gently. The Sicilian Prince is 14 days' Out from Italian;- ports, and has about s Italian emigrants in the steerage. An unusually fast trip had been, made and when she irtruck this: morning: she was a&xing "Wycklec, In" charge of the Ikieg'Beack' life-saving .station, says: "It was hazy at the time and the cap tain of the Sicilian Prince was steering a northeasterly course." His only explanation, of the vessel being so close in shore is what he learned from some of the crew of the ship, who said that Captain William Hank, of the Prince liner, saw the Sandy Hook light and mistook it for the Barnegat light on the Jersey Coast. The steamer grounded so easily that few of the passengers knew of the ship's predicament until daylight. Captain Sends for Tugs. Captain. Hank came ashore about 6 o'clock this morning when he found his vessel was fast aground and Jmmo-" diately got into communication with the agents of the line in this city who dispatched the wrecking tugs. These arrived early in the afternoon and will stand by the ship until she Is floated. No one was allowed to come ashore from the vesseL The beach on which the Sicilian Prince grounded is marked by several wrecks of- vessels that havo gone ashore there in the past five or six years. Late tonight it was reported the Si cilian Prince was still resting easily. There was somewhat more surf than during- the day and the vessel was roll ing some, but there was every assur- , ance she would be floated In the morn ing. The passengers were not in any alarm- and at no time was there any panic or fright manifested. The Sicilian Prince is a steel vessel of 1708 tons net. Sho was built in Greenoch in 1889 and has seyen water tight compartments. Her length is 383 feet. -vJames Knott, of the Prince .Use,, of Newcastle, England, i3 her managing- owner. KROONLAND WAS WOT SPOKEN Fate of the Red Star Liner Is Yet in Doubt. LONDON, Nov. 20. No news has been received here regarding the news agency report from Brussels Saturday night that the Red Star Line st&asoar Kroonland had been foundered in wld ocean. Neither the Atlantic Transport Line steamer Minneapolis, which was in communication with the wireless telegraph station at the Lizard, nor the Cunard Line steamer Saxon la, which arrived at Queenstown today, spoke the vesseL iris' Machinery Is Disabled. . LONDON, Nov. 20. The North Ger man Lloyd steamer Brandenburg, from Baltimore for Bremen, which pawed Lizard Head today, signaled that she had spoken in longitude 145 'west (about 250 miles southwest of Que-ens-town) the Belgian steamer Iri3, Cap tain Fytor, from FernandiBa, for Ant werp, with her saachlnery distasted. Celebrates the Queen's Birthday, ROME, Nov. 30. Tbe Queen Dowager Margherita'0 53d birthday anniversary wg celebrated today throughout Italy by' a display of flags and bunting and in va rious other ways. The ships in Italian harbors, including 'the United States cruiser Cleveland, at Genoa, hosted their pennants and their ba&de pteyed national airs." The celebration afforded opportuni ties for fresh antt-Anetrian demonstra tions,, but the crowds wen easily dis persed by soldiers. At Bologna the Socfattsis, who are op posed to agitatkm against a foreign power, attacked a mob that was burning an Aus trian flag and recod tbe flag: A. fight that e&saed Wm 4eMed hy.tbe polios. 5. 4