THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1904.
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Congress Will Have a
Very Busy Session.
FEW NEW LAWS PROBABLE
Appropriation" Measures Will
Take Up Much Time,
RIVERS AND HARBORS SAFE
Senate Will Probably Adjourn Mon;
day Out of Respect to Hanna and
Hoar, and President's Mes
sage Will Go in Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 2.-On the
Btroke of 12, Monday, the second session
of the 5Sth Congress will bo called to or
der by President Pro Tern Frye In the
Senate, and by Speaker Cannon In the
House. "When the gavels of the-presiding
officers summon the Senators and Repre
sentatives to duty nearly every member
will bo In his eeat, but only routine busi
ness will bo transacted.
The Prcsldent'sniessage generally is. re
ceived and read the first day, but the Sen
ate is punctilious in certain matters and
Is almost sure to adjourn as a tribute of
respect to the late Senator Hoar, of Mas
sachusetts, and the late Senator Quay, of
Pennsylvania. The message, therefore,
probably will not be read until Tuesday.
There Is Plenty to Do.
After the opening day, when the mes
sage of the President is read, the regular
business of the session will begin and the
legislative wheels will grind steadily un
til March 4, 1905. There is plenty to do.
The calendars of both Houses are loaded
with bills of all kinds; hundreds of new
bills will be Introduced and committees
are ready to report enough to keep Con
gress busy for 12 months, but in the
three months Congress probably will do
little moro than pass the regular annual
appropriation bills.
There has been some talk of a possible
extra session. The only reason why such
a session should be called Is because there
is a demand in certain quarters for a re
vision of the tariff, but many of the in
coming Congressmen during the past two
weeks have made it plain ' they do not
want tariff revision and further that they
do not want an extra session.
There is one feature of the tariff revision
talk that has some substance. More rev
enue must be had, or there must be a cur
tailment of expenditures. With the in
creasing annual appropriations, a river
and harbor bill, increase of the Navy, the
Manama Canal and other features of ex
traordinary disbursement, there will be
-need, ofvjnore money than present customs
ancUinternal revenues provide. An intima
tion has been made that curtailment will
satisfy many Congressional leaders, but
the majority may determine otherwise, In
which event some revenue legislation may
be necessary, and an extra session for
that purpose may be called. But this is
said to be a remote contingency and the
probabilities, according to the leaders who
are here, are that there will be neither
tariff legislation nor an extra session.
Coupled with tariff legislation discussion
is the subject-of reciprocity. A number of
proposed reciprocity treaties have been
and still are reposing in the pigeon holes
of the Senate. During the coming three
months there may be some talk about
these treaties, but the indications are they
"will not be seriously considered. So
strong has been the opposition to them
that it has never been considered worth
while, to report them from the committee
on foreign relations to which they were
referred.
Bills for Philippines.
The unfinished business in the Senate
is a bill passed by the House providing
for the construction of railroads In the
Philippine Islands by a guarantee of 5 per
cent income upon the money Invested in
such roads. The bill also provides for is
suing Philippine "bonds for other' internal
improvements in the islands, and in sev
eral other particulars amends the Philip
pine laws passed by Congress. The bill
met with a great deal of opposition dur
ing the last Congress, but Senator Lodge,
who has it in charge, says that he will
press it from the beginning of the session,
and hopes to secure its passage.
Another bill for the Philippines, which
has bceri urged by Secretary Taft and
the President, aa well as nearly every one
interested in the Philippines, provides for
a material reduction of the duty on sugar
and tobacco as well as other Philippine
products. -In fact, free entry of these
products has been recommended. The
BUgar and tobacco Interests were strong
enough in tho past to defeat any substan
tial reduction, and tho law provides for a
duty of To per cent of tho Dlngley rates.
A demand for a reduction to 25 per cent
lias; been quite frequently presented to
Congress.
It is somewhat doubtful if a vote will be
reached In the Senate in the case of Sen
ator .Reed Smoot, of Utah. A score or
more of witnesses are yet to be exam
ined, and the defense has not even begun,
so that it is evident that before a report
is made to the Senate the session will bo
so far spent that no serious attempt will
be mado to reach a vote upon Senator
Smoofs title.
Tho last session passed a bill providing
for a commission composed of Ave Sena
tors and five Representatives to investi
gate -and report a measure for restoring
the merchant marine of the United States.
The commission was instructed to report
on the first day of the coming session,
and.lt is expected that this will be done.
Chinese Exclusion.
Some doubt exists among the members
of both houses as to whether additional
Chinese exclusion legislation is necessary.
It has been held that the law would ex
pire this month, as It was founded upon
a treaty which also expires. A new treaty
Is being negotiated, and an exclusion law
to meet Its terms may be necessary. The
people of the Pacific Coast have been In
sisting upon more rigid exclusion than
that known as the Piatt law, and If the
question is brought up there will be quite
& long debate.
Currency legislation will be talked
about, but It probably will not be enact
ed. A number of bills are pending "before
committees, but no one has shown any
particular desire to have them passed.
Reduced representation in Southern
States which have by one form or an
other disfranchised negroes, will be a
theme of discussion, but hot action, -during
the "Winter. It is well understood
that to bring about anything like a re
duced representation would require much
more time than a three months' session
of congress which expires by limitation.
The trusts will receive attention, at
least in debate, although some doubt is
expressed about any effective legislation
being passed. Following a campaign in
"which the trusts were made 9. vital issue,
it is natural to expect that there must
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Jbe a great deal of talk on the subject
whenever there is an opportunity.
A bill which has agitated Congress for
a number of years providing- for eight
hours work only on all Government con
tracts, no doubt will bereported from the
Senate committee on labor, which has
given much time to hearings. A bHl of
similar character was lost In the last
Congress by being crowded out by other
business. Tho same fate may await this
measure should it be reported from the
committee.
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, has given
notice that ho will call up the pure food
bill' during the first week of the session
and the friends of the measure hope to
have it passed. But there is strong op
position, which will take advantage -of
the Senate rules to attempt to defeat the
measure by delay.
Senator Fairbanks, who .has only three
months to serve as a Senator before he
becomes Vice-President, and who as
chairman of the committee on public
buildings and grounds has endeavored to
secure a "bill providing a building for the
Departments of State, Justice and Com
merce and Labor, will try to bring about
favorable action on tho bill In the 90 days
he is to remain a National legislator.
There are other public building bills
pending, but it is not expected any gen
eral omnibus bill will be pushed at this
session.
Irrigation.
Irrigation lias become a permanent leg
islative topic Several measures Intend
ed as amendments to the irrigation law
have been suggested and are before Con
gress. If the "Western men were united
they no doubt could secure some legisla
tion, but being divided. It Is quite likely
that nothing will be done.
Two years ago in the long session of
Congress a river and harbor appropria
tion bill was passed, but It was omitted
In tho session, which ended last April.
It Is the Intention to pass a bill at this
session and the men having it in charge,
remembering that four years ago Senator
Carter, of Montana, talked a river and
harbor bill to death, will make every ef
fort to have it. presented early and gotten
out of the way of another such con
tingency. It is not yet known whether there will
be any legislation relating to the Panama
Canal, although it may be necessary
when Secretary -Taft makes a report of
his personal Investigation of conditions in
the canal zone.
Among other bills of public interest
pending in the Senate or House are the
following: Prorviding for the transpor
tation of naval and other stores in Amer-Ican-bullt
ships; for the protection of for
est reserves and the creation of addi
tional reserves; for the payment of $200,
000 to ex-Queen Llluokalanl; to amend
the act for the suppression of lottery
traffic subject to the laws of the state
where it is sold.
One day during tho momlng session
will be devoted to counting the electoral
vote cast for the President and Vice
President. The ballots of Hectors of the
different states are sent to tho President
pro tempore of the Senato, and on the
second "Wednesday In February the Sen
ate, with the 45 ballot boxes, one from
each state, will pijceed to the House,
canvass the vote and declare the result.
Two Senators are to take oath of office.
Philander C. Knox, the successor of Sen
ator Quay, from Pennsylvania, and "W.
Murray, Crane, the successor of Senator
Hoar, from -Massachusetts, both seats
having been made vacant by death since
tho last session.
Two chairmanships of committees may
be filled at the coming session. The Sen
ate never filled the vacancy at tho head
of the lnteroceanlc canals committee
after the death of Senator Hanna, and
Senator Hoar's death leaves a vacancy at
the head of the important committee on
the judiciary. In all prorbablllty Senator
Piatt, of Connecticut, will be the acting
chairman of judiciary, as Senator Piatt,
of New York, has been the acting chair
man of the canal committee. '
TO KEEP WIFE ER0K TALKING
Chicago Man, to Defend His Own
Name, Applies for an Injunction.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Injunction to prevent
hla wife from talking was asked today In
tho Circuit Court by" Thomas P. "Wood,
who is a carpenter. In defending his own
name from alleged scandal, "Wood declares
he is also acting for tho good of Mrs.
Margaret "Watson. He fears, he- says,
that his wife will tell things about him
to the members of secret societies to
which they belong. He also seeks to stop
all utterances of his wife In Newton
ville, O.
In her "overheated imagination," "Wood
declares, his wife has conjured certain
visionary and absurd scandals. The com
plainant parted from his wife four years
ago, when he says she became possessed
of "certain' religious delusions and theo
logical vagaries." In a letter submitted to
the court Mrs. "Wood threatens her hus
band with exposure unless he complies
with, certain demands as to changing his
place of residence.
Man Who Executed Robbery Dies.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Dec 2.
Fred "Whittrock, who In 1887 took part
in the sensational train robbery in
Missouri, Is dead here at the home of
his mother, of grip, aged 44 years.
"Whittrock, whoso family Is highly re
spected, has been in business here sev
eral years.
"Whittrock planned and executed a
robbery south of St. Louis on the Iron
Mountain road in the "Winter of 1887.'
He boarded the express car with a bo
gus order, stating that he was to be
assistant messenger, bound and gagged
Messenger Frothlngham, robbed the
safe of $124,000. Whittrock hid most
of the money. Frothlngham was ar
rested, charged with, the robbery; when
Whittrock wrote a letter to the de
tectives, stating that they had the
wrong man. He signed the letter
"Jim Cummings," and was arrested as
Cummings.
Bodies ef Sailors Washed Ashore.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. Dec 2. (Special.)
Two bodies have been washed ashore
above Nehalem. supposed to be two of
tho three men missing from the WebfooL
will be open, every evening
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MAY TRAP GENERAL
St. Petersburg Fears Rennen
kampff Will Suffer.
HOTLY PURSUING JAPANESE
Many Passes Have Been Captured
Enemy Falls to. Show Its Old
Time Form, Owing Probably
to the Cold Weather.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 3, 3 A. M.
The situation of the armies below Mukden
Is again attracting- attention, but the
movements in progress are very puzzling.
The War Office is inclined to reticence.
Reports the last few days indicate that
General Rennenkampff Is hotly following
up the Japanese retreat, meeting with
comparatively little resistance; but some
fear is expressed that he may be running
Into a Japanese trap formed with tho
hope of cutting off his command. It is
believed he cannot possibly hold a posi
tion aa far south as tho Taitz River.
General Rennenkampff has hotly pur
sued a Japanese detachment below Sint
alntln as far as the Taltz River and on
the right Russian scouts have explored
the Hun River below Liao Tang. All the
passes fell Into RennenkampfTs hands.
The Japanese apparently failed to show
their old-time form, and official as well as
unofficial dispatches indicate that the edge
has been taken off the Japanese fighting
capabilities by tho cold weather. The
same reports say the Japanese threw
away their "rifles, many of which were
captured. Other reports say Japanese of
ficers shot five soldiers who refused to
faco tho foe.
There was a heavy bombardment today
along tho Rusalan center and right, which
might indicate that General Kuropatkln Is
preparing to assume the offensive.
It is the general opinion in military cir
cles that the present situation cannot con
tinue much longer, but It Is argued that
a frontal attack against fortified positions
along the Shakhc River is bound to be dis
astrous to whichever side attempts it.
Any serious .advance, to be successful. It
is believed at tho War Office must be
accomplished by a wide strategic turning
movement, as the armies are too close for
tactical flanking operations.
Among some of tho best-Informed offi
cers a suspicion exists that Field Marshal
Oyama is trying to work Kurokl around
cast of Sintslntln, with, a view to striking
tho Russians" above Tie Pass, with the
object of again trying a decisive coup, but
no positive evidence of such a move has
yet appeared.
Heavy Cannonading Heard.
MUKDEN, Dec 2. From 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon until late tonight sounds of
a rapid cannonade have been heard on
tho Russian southwest front, such as has
not been experienced for a long time, but
no excitement has been caused by the in
crease in noise.
General Rennenkampff, with bJs cav
alry. Is following the retreating Japanese,
giving them no time to occupy. a posi
tion. It seems that the Japanese, In at
tempting to seize Russian positions' so ex
tended themselves as to deplete their re
serves. Turning Russian Flank.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 3 (8 A. M.)
A special dispatch received here from
Mukden, says:
"It is rumored that General Rennen
kampff has captured several Japanese
guns and a convoy with 600 rifles, but
that a force of 40.00Q consisting of Chi
nese bandits and a reserve of S900 Japan
ese, has started to turn his flank."
RUSSIAN MOVE A SLY ONE.
Boat Bought in Britain Taken Away
to Show Japan Could Do Likewise.
LONDON, Dec 3. Yarrow & Co., ship
builders, in a letter to the Times, explain
that, owing to the great success of the
high-speed yacht Tarantula, now owned
by W. K. Vanderbllt, Jr., they partly com
pleted two similar boats which might be
fitted finally as either torpedo-boats or
yachts. They declined many tempting of
fers to sell them as torpedo-boats, because
it was suspsctcd they would be trans
ferred to a belligerent. At the govern
ment's request, In August they stopped
negotiations for the sale of one of the
vessels to a Paris Arm, but eold the Caro
line as a yacht on September 23 to Mr.
Slnnett believing that hi purchase was a
bona fide one. As a precaution, however,
the government was advised on September
24 and the salo was completed on October
3, the government not having Interfered or
commented on the sale, and the Caroline
sailed on October 6 without any arma
ment, ostensibly for Hamburg, and to be
towed thence to New York.
The negotiations for the purchase of the
Caroline arc said to have been conducted
by Burke Roche, an ex-member of ythe
British Parliament, and well known in the
United States, who represented that he
was acting for a resident of New York,
who wished to race her against the
Tarantula. In order that the identity of
the boat might not be evident, he stipu
lated that the hull should be disguised as
much as possible until she could be land
ed In New York. After leaving the ship
yards the Caroline was coaled and
manned with a crew secretly assembled,
after which she was taken through the
North Sea. passed through the Kiel Ca
nal under the direction of German pilots,
and thence reached Libau, where she was
delivered to the Russian naval authorities.
It is asserted that Russia Intended to base
her defense of the Dogger Bank affair on
Roche's exploit, contending If he could
take a torpedo-boat out.of an English port
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that you get here as early as possible.
Boxed 'Kerchiefs
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some embroidered and hemstitch
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Warm Hosiery
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Hose, full fashioned, high-spliced
heels, double sole.
AT 35J "Women's black worsted,
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heels and toes.
AT 25$ "Women's plain and rib
bed wool Hose.
Child's Hose
AT 25 Black wool lxl ribbed
wool Hose, spliced knee, seamless.
AT 35i Black ribbed worsted
Hose, dressy, durable.
A half-dozen items picked at random from our absolutely unmatchable
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AT 75$ Unbreakable Dolls, light
and dark "vrigs, 15-inch; real shoes
and stockings.
AT 50$ "Buster Brown" Dolls,
including the famous dog
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AT $1.25 Rag Dolls, light and
dark. Can be dressed and un
dressed 15-inch.
and through the North Sea without being:
detected, agents of the Japanese could
have done likewise and placed torpedo
boats in the way of the Russian Baltic
squadron.
RUSSIANS HOPE TO "ESCAPE.
Seamen at Shanghai Would Pilot th
Ships Over Mine Fieldq.
LONDON. Dec. 3. According to the
Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
TelegTaph, it is stated in that city that
the officers and crew of the Russian tor
pedoboat Rostpropny hope to escape from
Shanghai in Ume to reach one of the ves
sels of the Baltic squadron In order to
pilot the fleet through the mine field In
the harbor of Port Arthur. The general
opinion prevails that If these Russian
officers and men make good their escape,
Japan will raise a protest of such force
and vehemence that ".China will be placed
In an extremely awkward position. In
view of recent complaints of the Japanese
that China 1? extending such extraordi
nary privileges in Cbefoo that they can
no longer consider that place as neutral
ground. It Is hoped that the Chinese will
do their best to avoid complications of a
similar character in Shanghai.
ENGAGEMENT IS AVOIDED.
Japanese Find the Russians Are Fast
Being Reinforced.
TOKIO, Dec 2. The following was giv
en out at the imperial headquarters this
afternoon:
"The commander of the Japanese forces
at Hslen Chuang reports that on Novem
ber 23 a detachment of our force attecked
the enemy's position at Suchialoutzu and
dislodged him, but discovering a large
column of the enemy advancing from the
rear our forces stopped and occupied Ma
chlacheng and its vicinities. In the fore
noon of November 26 some artillery ap
peared In the direction of Slantziatzu and
Wanlln River, and In the afternoon the
enemy was gradually reinforced from the
rear to three or four battalions of In
fantry and eight guns. Our detachment
avoided an engagement, rejoining our
main position."
JAPAN COMPLAINS TO SPAIN.
She Holds Russians Should Not Have
Coaled at Vigo.
MADRID, Dec 2. Japan has made of
ficial complaint to Spain regarding the
attitude of the Spanish government in
permitting- vessels of the Russian Pacific
squadron to coal and victual at Vigo.
The Japanese Minister today admitted
that he had recently made representa
tions on the subject, and said he had
submitted Spain's reply to Toklo.
At the Foreign Office it Is stated that
Spain's reply explained the situation and
took up the position that Spain observed
the strictest neutrality. The Japanese
Minister says he has not received further
Instructions since forwarding the reply.
Japanese Burn Depots -and Retreat.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 2. Dispatches
received from Mukden today say that
PGcncral RennenkampfTs force on No
At$l
One hun
dred Wo
men's and
Misses and
Children's
trirnmed and ready-to-wear Hats.
The assortment includes large shapes,
sailors, turbans, toques and bonnets
made of fine French felts trimmed with
pompons, velvets, etc. Those for misses
and children are made of shirred vel
vets, shirred silks and scratch felts
Not one in the lot but what is worth
many times the price we ask today.
Warmer Bedding Is Needed
Pendleton
Indian
Blankets,
Handsome
and Warm,
$5.50
$6.50 White All-Wool Blankets $5
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we'd select this blanket special as that ONE.
These blankets are full double-bed size, are strictly pure Oregon
wool of finest quality, are full weight, have pretty blue and pink
borders.
$2 Comforters $1.59
These comforters weigh fully five
pounds, are filled with pure white
laminated cotton, covered with fine
silkoline.
AT 896 Full jointed sleeping
bisque-head Dolls; real stockings
and shoes; 17-inch.
AT $1.13 Very pretty celluloid
head Dolls 13-inch. Fully
dressed; great value.
AT 60 Fully dressed "Middy"
Dolls 13-inch. Great value for
the money.
vember 20 drove the Japanese out of a
new position southward of Tslnkhctchen.
The fighting was short and sharp. The
Japanese burned their supply depots In
three villages and retreated, pursued by
Cossacks as far aa the Taltz River. The
Japanese losses were about 50 killed and
100 wounded. The Cossacks destroyed a
Japanese telegraph line and occupied the
village of Suldun, about seven and a half
miles southeast of Tslnkhetchcn.
Three Best Ships Should Go at Once.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 3, 7:15 A. M.
The press this morning again refers to
the question of sending a third squadron
to reinforce Admiral Rojestvensky. The
Novoe Vremya Is particularly vehement,
and declares the three best ships of the
Black Sea fleet the Rostlslav, the Knlaa
Potemklne Tavritcheaky and the Tria
Svlatiteli (Three Salnte) should at once
be dispatched to Join the second Pacific
squadron, and with an outspokenness un
common with Russian papers adds:
"It Is not believable that the fleet Is In
nb condiUon to start; but if so,, its prep
aration should be put In the hands of
those with energy and money to rush it
to a successful and Immediate conclusion,
unhampered by commissions or official
red tape."
Russians Go Into Winter Quarters.
MUKDEN, Dec 2. Opinion is divided
still as to the prospects of another big
battle before Spring. The report was cir
culated last week that, if the Japanese
made no attack by a certain date. Gen
eral .Kuropatkln would take the offensive.
This date has passed, and still there Is no
sign of a movement on the part of the
Russians, who are establishing them
selves In quarters that will answer for
the Winter, and accumulating large sup
plies of food.
FlghUng conUnues on both flanks of the
Russian army. General RennenkampfTs,
command being heavily engaged. There
Is also brisk 'artillery firing on the Rus
sian right and center.
Japanese Driven Out of Village.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2. General
Sakharoff reports that a Russian re-connoitering-
force attacked the Jap
anese, who were entrenched at La
matun (Lamuntlng), at nightfall. No
vember 30, and drove them out at the
point of the bayonet and pursued them
to the Shake River. About 25 Jap
anese were bayonetted. The Russians
secured many rifles and equipments.
The Russians obtained a similar suc
cess on the right wing. Their losses
In both affairs were insignificant.
Exodus of Attaches Continues.
MUKDEN. Dec. 2. The exodus of cor
respondents and military attaches contin
ues. Lieutenant-Colonel Schuler and
Captain Reichmann, of the United States
Army, and Colonel Waters, of the Bri
tish army, have left. Only six foreign
correspondents remain, and some of these
contemplate going home.
Hostile Lines Are Close.
MUKDEN. Dec. 2. Continuous under
ground works have been constructed in
the vicinity of Slnchlnpu. two miles west
of the Shakhe railroad station, enabling
It's Colder Now: Warmer
Underwear a Certain Need
The long-delayed cold weather seems to be here in earnest.
You'll need heavier, warmer underwear, if you haven't already
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If we were to tell the exact truth
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therefore we confine ourselves to
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same in heavier weight.
Underwear
Special at
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Underwear, made like the above,
on salo today at the remarkably
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the best elswhere sorts at $L50
and $1.75.
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Eiderdown
Comforts,
Big Values
" at
$8.50
to
$35.00
$3 Comforters $2.63
These comforters are full five
pounds in weight, are filled with
best white laminated cotton and are
covered with a very fine sateen.
Neckwear
19c Instead . 35c
Women's Fancy Stock Col
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broidered silk and silk with ap
plique; great variety and great
bargains.
49c Instead 75c
Women's Silk Stock, with,
silver or gold bead embroidery,
silk with faggoting and silk
with applique.
Fancy Lace Jabots; special, $1.00, $1.25 and $l;75.each.
Fancy Embroidered Mull Turnovers, 3o$.
the Russians to pass from point to point
unseen and in safety.
At the village of Tsele, the lines are so
close that the voices of the Japanese can
ba heard by those In the Russian
trenches.
General RennenkampfTs , troops are
fighting with slightly increased activity.
Train of Sick and Wounded.
MUKDEN, Dec. 2, via Pekin. Dec. 3.
The Russian siege artillery began a bom
bardment at noon in the region of the
railway below Schiatun, . a station near
Shakhe. The bombardment was contin
ued heavily throughout the afternoon.
A large train of sick and wounded, part
of whom were wounded In a recent small
fight on the east flank, went north yes
terday, Indicating that the Russians were
preparing for imminent casualties.
Second Russian Army Arrives.
LONDON, Dec. 3. The Daily Tele
graph's Harbin correspondent, under
date of December 2. says:
"The greater part of the Manchurian
second army has already arrived. It is
In splendid condiUon. General Grlppcn
berg Is expected tomorrow en route to
the front."
American Boats Tested.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2. Two Amer
ican submarine boats have passed a very
successful test at Cronstadt and will be
shipped Immediately to Vladivostok by
rail.
Nixon Not Sending Men to Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2. The report
which has reached here that Lewis Nixon,
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of New York, Is sending 7000 American
shipwrights to Sebastopol to build Rus
sian warships Is untrue. All that Mr.
Nixon's agents are doing at Sebastopol
at present Is assembling the ten torpedo
boats built fn America. Mr. Nixon has
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Blockade Never Complete.
ANTWERP, Dec. 3. Captain Dramm.
who was recently in charge of vessel
which ran the blockade at Port Arthur,
says the blockade was never complete.
He adds that, to his own knowledge, 29
steamers delivered ammunition, food,
mail, clothing and other munitions of war
to the Porf. Arthur garrison during the
month of October.
Calchas Sails for Nagasaki.
VLADIVOSTOK, Dec 2. The British
steamer Calchas, which was captured
by the. Russian -Vladivostok squadron,
while bound 'irom Puget Sound port?
to Japan, and whose release was an
nounced October 2S', today sailed for
Nagasaki, -npan.
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