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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 190. USE GOLD STEEL Desperate Fighting Be fore Port Arthur. BATTLE OF FIFTEEN DAYS Japanese Charge Over Masses of Their Own Dead, STOESSEL TELLS HIS STORY Awful Slaughter Accomplished With Russian-Shrapnel and in Hand-to-Hand Conflicts in Trenches -on 203-Meter Hill. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 18. General Stoessel's dispatches to the Emperor, which were received Friday night, were given out today. The first Is dated No vember 26, and is as follows: "I am happy to Inform your majesty that on November 20, alter an increased bombardment, the Japanese attacked one cf the forts on tho northeastern front -and leaped with a portion of the forces on the parapet They, were annihilated by rifle fire and bayonet and thrown back Into the trenches. Their reserves were scattered by shrapnel. "From November 21 to November 23 the enemy violently bombarded the fort, and, in spite of great losses, effected by their perseverance a passage between two forts on the northeastern front. "At 5:30 o'clock on the evening of No vember 23, after heavy firing, the Japan ese suddenly hurled themselves against several works on this front and seized a portion of the trenches, but they were thrown back by -the reserves after a fierce bayonet struggle. Slaughtered by the Bayonet. "They returned to the assault at mid night and again occupied a part of the trenches, but were annihilated by our bayonets. At 2 o'clock in the morning all was over and your majesty's heroic troops were able to rest and started re pairing the damage caused by the bom bardment. 'From the 20th to the 24th the Japanese lost more than 2000 men. All of our troops behaved as heroes. The following especially distinguished themselves: Gen eral Kongdratenko, NIkltin (commander of the artillery) and Gorbatowsky and Lieutenant-Colonel Naoumenko. (A dozen other officers in lower grades are men tioned in the dispatch.) "Bombardment of the town-and harbor continues daily. A number of buildings have been destroyed .and the harbor has sustained some damage. The ' garrisons are In excellent spirits." Bloodiest Days of Assault. In other dispatches, dated November E, eneral Stoessel says: "The 26th and 27th were the bloodiest days in the assaults on Port Arthur. The attacks- began on the night of the 25th against our left flank near Pigeon Bay. The first was repulsed with great loss to the Japanese. The same night the enemy attacked a detachment on Pan lung Mountain, but were repulsed, as also was their attack on Visokala (203 Meter Hill.) "On the 26th the Japanese began to bombard and attack fiercely the forts on the north front and advanced trenches. The trenches repeatedly changed hands. Nevertheless, on the night of the 26th we threw back the Japanese at the point of the bayonet. The enemy succeeded In blowing up the parapet of one of the forts and began building parallels there. At another fort on the same night they laid sacks along the rampart, but our artillery dispersed them. - Leave Heaps of Slain. "Toward 10 o'clock in the evening the Japanese attacked a battery on our left flank In considerable strength, and at first obtained possession of a portion of jthe works, but bur heroes brought bay onets into use and the Japanese retired. leaving a heap of their men. Along the whole front the Japanese reopened a vlo lent fire against the interior of the for tress, keeping It up until 5 o'clock In the mornjng of November 27. "The help which God sent us on the birthday of our mother, the Czarina, gave us further victory." The message mentions the same fpur Officers as given in the preceding dis patch, together with several others who especially distinguished themselves. A further dispatch from General Stoes sel. dated November 30 said: "Since November 2" Japanese have been carrying on a violent bombardment and making Incessant assaults in considerable force against Visokala (203-Meter Hill) Their assaults were repulsed." December 2 General Stoessel reports as follows: Thought Assault Ended. "The 12 days' assault, which com mencod on November 20, was definitely repulsed last night. I am happy to say that your majesty's'' heroic troops alone could have been capable of doing this There has never been such "-a fierce as sault. The following contributed princi pally to Its repulse: General Kongdar enko. NIkltin and GorbatotVsky and Colo nels- Irrrnann and Erotiakoff and Lieuten ant-Colonels Naoumenko and Gandourlne. It is, thanks to the'm and the heroic .officers and naval sharpshooters and the artillerymen, that Port Arthur succeeded again in resisting. tTho Japanese, ac cording to the prisoners and Chinese, lost at least 20,000 men. "We .request your prayers and those bi the mother Empress, which are manifest ly shielding us. 'A5SGeneral A id -de-Camp to your maj esty, I have expressed your majesty's thanks to the garrison." Capture of -the Hill. December 5, General Stoessel reports: "At 7 o'clock A. M. the Japanese, hav Ing concentrated all their forces, began an assault on Visokala Hill, bombarding it simultaneously with 11-inch and lSinch Bhclls. Toward evening the Japanese suc ceeded In obtaining possession of the crest of-the hill and Immediately .got two machine guns Into position thereon. "Among the woucded &re General Tsperinsky .and Lieutenant-Colonel Bou tonsoff, of the frontier? Boards. Colonel, Irrainann. performed prodigies c valor." General Stoessel's last dispatch is dated December 10, and Bays: "Since the capture of Visokala fell our ships In the harbor have been suffering from 11-Inch Japanese shells. "General Tsperinsky succumbed to Ms wounds. "The troops arc In excellent spirits." Russian Losses Are Heavy. CHEFOO. Dec. 19. (1:30 P. M.) A Jap anese camp-follower who saw a portion of the fighting at 203-Meter Hill, and who arrived here from Dalny today, says that Commander MlzzeneofTs description of the fighting Is not exaggerated. He be lieves, however, that the Russian "losses were heavier than stated by Commander Mlzzeneoff, as the Russians repeatedly brought up reinforcements until It seemed that the entire garrison must have been In that section. The Russian dead, he said, were Indis criminately mingled with the heaps of Japanese dead. The slope of 203-Meter HH1 being very steep and smooth, the Japanese prepared for their advance by shelling the hillside. The shells In ex ploding hollowed out footholds. In some instances the Japanese found protection behind the heaps of their own dead. NEWS HELD FOR THREE DAYS Japanese Have Placed Heavy Guns Beyond Crest of Captured Hill. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 18. General Stoessel's latest dispatches from Port Ar thur were published today, but as eiven out do not carry the story of the gar rison's stubborn defense beyond Decem ber 10, thus leaving a ean of at least five days between the official word of the mil itary commander and the unofficial story of Commander Mlzzeneoff, which was given out at Chefoo. It Is not pretended that the dlsDatches are published in full. They contain much that is of strategic Interest and matter which It is obviously Impossible to dis close to the public The dispatches have been In the hands of EmDeror Nicholas three days, but their contents were known to few besides His Majesty and his per sonal aides. Prince Orloff and Count Hey den, who deciphered the dispatches. The story of the operations, as far as it has been given out, is intensely Inter esting, and shows that there has been an almost uninterrupted assault of the most desperate character from November 20 to December 10. when the Japanese, after losing over 22,000 men. captured 203-Meter Hill, and were able from that position to shell the squadron in the Port Arthur roadstead. There the official account ends, but It is explained that the Jap anese do not occupy the top of the hill, which is still exposed to a deadly fire from the Russian artillery. The Japanese are using a plunging fire from very heavy guns from behind the crest of the hill, but that this fire is ef ficiently directed Is shown by the damage suffered by the Russian squadron. The Japanese are credited with using 11-Inch and 16-Inch mortars and howitzers. The effect of these must be most deadly when turned upon the neighboring forts. The public reception of General Stoes sel's dispatches as a whole is not bad. Every voice Is loud in praise of General Stoessel's defense of Port Arthur, while teh authorities assert that the main line of the forts has not yet 'been broken. The Japanese so far have used every device of engineering skill In making ap proaches, but with enormous sacrifices have been able to take only the outer line of defences. , It Is declared the garrison probably will be able to hold out a considerable time yet. A matter of much speculation- Is why the order to take' out and sink the squad ron In deep water was not carried out. The only explanation offered Is that the crews arid guns were drafted ashore, and that at the last moment It was Impossible to move the ships under the heavy Jap anese fire. DEATHTRAP KILLS JAPANESE. Hundreds of Japanese Burned Alive in Blazing Oil. LONDON. Dec. 19. According to the Dally Telegraph's Chefoo messenger from the Japanese lines at Port Arthur, tne Russians had prepared at the fort at Pah- lung a moat 600 yards long and 30 feet wide, which they filled with petroleum to a depth of several feet, then covered it with wood and straw. In the course of an attack upon the fort early In Decem ber, tho Japanese storming part sank into this morass, which the Russians fired with an electric fuse. The fierce conflagration lasted all night and day, and hundreds of Japanese wero burned to death, but the second night, the trench having dried up, the Japanese, ad vanced In small detachments, protected by large wooden shields, and engaged in a savage bayonet fight- The Japanese, the report continues, captured the posi tion and made prisoners of 152 Russians. DUMMY SHIPS ON GUARD. Japanese Blockade Vessels Said to Have Gone to Singapore. LONDON, Dec. 19. A report from Che foo that a portion of the Japanese fleet has left for Singapore and that a number of Japanese merchantmen have been lightly armed to maintain the blockade of Port Arthur Is published today in a Chefoo dispatch to the Daily Telegraph SIX VESSELS ABANDONED. Official Reports Received at Tokio on Russian Fleet. TOKIO. Dec. 19. 11 A. M. Official re ports state that the Russians at Port Arthur have abandoned the. battleships Peresvlct. Poltava, Pobleda and Retvi- zan and the cruisers Pallada and Bayan. Gbes to See Port Arthur Fall. TOKIO, Dec 18 (8 "P. M.)-Cantaln J. E. Kuhn. of the United States Engineer thorps, who was a military attache with General Oku's army, and who, after the fighting on the Shakhe River spent a week with the besieging army at Port Artnur, observing the operations there. has been reassigned and will Tvltness the fall of Port Arthur. He left for the front today from the Shlnbashl Station. Escape on British Steamer. SHANGHAI. Dec IS. It is reported that Commander Pelem and others of the Russian torpedo-boat destroyer Rastorop ny, which was blown up by her crew a: Chefoo, 'November 16, have, escaped t Vladivostok on the British stAnmor tci gretia. It is said that the Japanese will attempt, to eriect tneir capture. Generals Given Their Commands. MUKDEN, Dec 18. General Kuropat kin on December 17. at the available troops, formally invested uenerais Lrrippenberg, Llnevltch am Kaulbars with the command of their re spective armies. Lost Only Two Boats. TOKIO, Dec. 19 (10 A. M.) The Jap anese have lost two torpedo-boats during all the operations against the battleship Sevastopol, which was reported yesterday in aavices xrom I'ort Arthur, to be com pletely disabled. Report of Sinking Vessel. LONDON. Dec 19. A special dispatch from Tokio reports that the Japanese naval bombardment on Saturday, sank a Kussian torpedo-boat at Port Arthur. "Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver Pills5 They are a positive cure for sick headache and all xhe Ills produced by cusoraereo. liver. GUTDOWN IN SQUADS Bravery of Charging Japan ese Is-bublfme. EIGHT MEN FALL WITH FLAG Russian Officer on 203-Meter Hill Tells Men to Spare Life of the 9 Ninth io Seize the Staff. CHEFOD. Dec IK Pne ferU.. -ta sustained desperation on both sides, tho struggle for the possession of High Hill was probably the moso remarkable in the history of the .siege of Port Arthur a siege noted for slaughter. This statement oaaea on an interview which the cor respondent Of the AKSnrtnteri Pro.s YA with Commander MIzzendeoff, executive officer of the battleship Poltava up to the "me mat vessel was disarmed, and who, as already told. hMdnl th narfr nf cm.on Russians who left Port Arthur in a sall- Doat Jjecember 15. and after extreme suf fering while crossing in a driving snow storm, arrived here Dprpmhsr is dispatches which were turned over to the xvussian consul ror transmission to St Petersburg-. These dispatches, it is un derstood, consist nartlv of n. taHafii report of the effect of the Japanese bom- uiiwiincnis, ana mere is nothing in them to indicate that General Rtnosni 4a THtK out hope that the fortress will be able to noia out. Commander Mlzzeneoff. xchn n-aa wounded in the leg during the battle of High Hill, said to the Associated Press correspondent: Since the Japanese on Novpmhfr s v. gan their attack on High Hill, which they call 203-Meter Hill, the fighting has been continuous. The steep and sandy slopes of the hill were streaked and dotted with snow when the Japanese began the battle Which Was desttnri fn furnish an mam. deeds of heroism that they became com monplace, xnere was so much slaughter uiai even .fort Arthurs war-hardened 'eterans shuddered at the sight. Delayed With Shot and Shell. "The Japanese wero mmnpiiori tn rinm ber up the slopes of -the hill, in many cases wunout nnng. in the face of one of the most murderous deluges ever poured from rifles and machine Bins. T there, and It seemed to me that flesh and blood would be unable to stand our fire for a minute. "The encmv went down in tnn.iHg nnH companies, but always there were others grimly comlnsr forward. Thlr hmvn. was beyond praise, as was that of our own men. bomcumes tne lighting was hand to hand, with the muzzles of rifles at me orcasts or the contestants, the bay onets being used as swords. The sides of the hill were strewn with bodies, and the snow was crimsoned with the blood of the wounded, some of whom had crawled into it, seeking In Its coldness surcease for the dying agonies. "Evpnttiallv. flI In clmllnr InilonKno which were to follow, we -retired, leaving tne work of driving the enemy from tho summit to the resistless guns of the neighboring forts, notably those of Lla- ou uouniain. Tore Flag With His Teeth. "One incident of this assault will re main forever" impressed on my "mind. When the Japanese standard-bearer reached the summit and planted his flag, a gigantic Russian Corporal left his re treating, comraaes anp, rusmng . oacK, seized the Japanese flag, which he waaj tearing with his hands and with his teeth when he fell, pierced with several bul lets. I '"When the Japanese retired . under an artillery fire, the Russians rcoccupled the summit. "The second and third assaults were re plicas of the first, although the second was the most ferocious, being nearly hand-to-hand fighting. In which mercy was neither asked nor given. "A remarkable incident occurred in the third assault as the Russians, still facing the enemy, retreated. A Japanese standard-bearer, holding his flag aloft, climbed the pinnacle and fell dead clutching the colors. In his tracks another arose with the colors, only tb fall Instantly with a dozen wounds in his body. Six others followed and met the same fate. At last. when the ninth man appeared, a Russian officer exclaimed: " 'Don't shoot that fellow with the flag: it will be planted, anyhow. Red Glare Lights Up Inferno. "The Japanese adopted a curious ex pedient, which assisted them greatly in the third assault. They had prepared huge piles of wood, coal and cornstalks, which they Ignited, the wind being- in the faces of the Russians. The resultant fire was immense, and the flames and smoke compelled the Russians to retire. "The red glare from this fire disclosed a ghastly picture more infernal than ever dreamed by Dante. "The assaults thus far had cost the Jap anese easily 12,000 men, while our own were under 2000. The sides of the hill were literally covered wltlv dead and wounded. The trenches were rivulets of blood, and every visible spot was dyed crimson. " 'We might retake the hill,' said Gen eral Stoessel. 'but the hill is not of suf ficient Importance to us to justify fur ther sacrifice.' "Since then numerous small engage ments have been waged, butnhe respon sibility for keeping the Japanese from oc cupying the hill in force or from mount ing guns thereon has been left mainly to the shrapnel fire from the other forts. Wounded Buried With the Dead. "Even the Japanese, who singly use the hill to observe the harbor, do so at great peril: - "Following the third assault an armis tice of five hours was agreed upon to bury the dead. "In this task great speed was necessary. The Japanese; undoubtedly made many awful mistakes, and beyond doubt heaps of bodies containing helpless wounded were shoveled in masses into the pits and trenches. The Japanese could not, owing to the'darkness and their feverish haste, distinguish betwpen the dead and wound ed. "Scarcely an officer participating in the battle of High Hill escaped unhurt, and the proportion of young officers killed was very high." SOLDIERS IN WARM HUTS. Plenty of Provisions and Clothing in Russian Camp. MUKDEN, Dec 18. Artillery fire still continues along the front of the Russian army. It was particularly se vere December -15 when the Japanese made a demonstration against the Rus sian advanced positions on the railway. The Russian camps present a pictur esque appearance. The sides of the hills and the fields around the villages are dotted with mud" huts" and little chimneys of dugouts, from which smoke is rising. These habitations of the common soldiers are even more com fortable than the officers' quarters in Chinese houses. The huts for the enlisted men are well-built, roomy, with small glass windows, and each is provided with a sheet-iron stove. The men have every comfort possible, including great quan tities of warm clothing and heat-pro ducing food. The transport service is working- well, as the roads are hard frozen and In excellent condition. Large supplies of hay and grain are belns brought from Northern Manchuria by wagon roads, several of which now ex tend direct to the southern and eastern positions. The stores in Mukden are well stock ed with every class' of goods, but the prices are extremely high. Tho rouble has -depreciated in value as the result of the stoppage In the shipment of sil ver. The supply of certain classes of Chinese merchandise coming through Chinese territoryUo Manchuria has also been cut off. There aro In Mukden 28,000 "Chinese refugees who are being cared for by Chinese officials and missionaries. The feeding- of these will become a problem unless. the Chinese are allowed to bring grain from northern granaries. The weather continues clear and cold. The lowest temperature yet reached is 10 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. FOOD AND FUEL ARE SCARCE. Japanese Are Paying Treble Prices for Chinese .Labor GENERAL OKU'S HEADQUARTERS, Dec. 18 (Noon), via Fusan. There is a probability of a serious shortage of food and fuel among the Chinese this Winter. Wood is ?) a ton. The prices of Chinese food has been trebled, and the end of the supply i in sight Trie. Japanese are pay ing treble p"rlces for Chinese labor and are also paying the market prices for all fuel and other supplies purchased. The cold weather continues. There is no change In the situation. Artillery Drives to Shelter. HUANGSHAN. Dec 18. A correspond ent who went over all the front positions of the Russian army from Poutiloff (Lone Tree) Hill to Erdagou on December 15 reports everything quiet, except that midway-between Poutiloff Hill and Sln mlntin the Japanese were observed trying to extend their frontal works and en trenchments on Double Hump Hill. The artillery of Poutiloff Hill and Erdagou opened -upofi-Jthe Japanese and forced them to quit work and seek shelter. There have beenfew cases of frost-bite by the low temperftttrresl The postal -service is working badly, and many letter? and papers are delayed or lost. The field telegraph system, how ever, is maintaining an excellent service. v Revenge of Russian Officer. CHINSIAMATUN. Dec. 18. The night of December 18 a Russian officer and two scouts concealed themselves In tombs along the Shakhe River, from whence the Japanese were in the habit of firing upon Russian soldiers going to the river for water. The Japanese began to show themselves- at daylight, when the Rus sians in concealment killed six of them and retired, carrying off five rifles. The Japanese tried to surround them, but failed, the retirement of the Russians being covered by the fire from the Rus sian positions. Treasury Loan Condemned. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. TOKIO, Dec 19. The lower house has passed11 a resolution condemning the Treasury loan of (3,000,000 to the Osaka Bank, which was threatened with bank ruptcy. The resolution went through, despite the explanation by Minister of Finance Count Katsura that the Treas? ury had acted at the Instance of leading bankers in Osaka, and in consideration of the injurious impression which might have been produced by a monetary panic In time of war the resolution is not like ly to affect the position of the Cabinet. $0 TIME TO SQUABBLE. Russian Admiral Says Officers Should Drop Pens for Business. ST. PETERSBURG' Dec. IS. Admiral BIrileff, who has gone to Libau tq super Intend the completion and preparation of vessels still in the .Baltic Sea, in a letter to the press has administered a rebuke to those naval officers who have been en gaged in a newspaper controversy rela tive to the question whether Vlce-Admlral Rojestvensky'a squadron Is strong enough to cope with the ships o.f Vlce-Admlral Togo without reinforcements. Admiral BIrileff expresses the affirma tive opinion on this point, declaring that beyond question the Japanese ships have suffered severely, as evidenced by the fact that the Japanese have ordered 10S armor plates, 14 for the battleship Mlkasa alone. Nevertheless, he considers it to be abso lutely vital to prepare a third squadron should It prove necessary to support or replace the second squadron. The Admiral says every day's delay is a misdemeanor, and every week's delay a crime. The business of naval officers, therefore, he remarks. Is to lay asldo their pens till the war is over and attend to business. There Is no time now to try to locate the blame for the fact that Rus sia's navy was no better prepared. "As a matter of fact," Admiral BIrileff says, "we are guilty. If our heads are still on our shoulders. It Is due to the forbearance of my long-suffering Em- peror." Indicates That Askold Remains. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. IS. Madame Gramtichkoff. wife of the Commander of the Russian cruiser Askold, now lying disarmed in the harbor of Shanghai, to which place she escaped after the sortie from Port Arthur on August 10, will leave soon for Shanghai, accompanied by the fiancee of one of the Askold's officers, who will be married there. This Is regarded as a good Indication that there la nb immediate prospect of the Askold leaving Shanghai. Bustle Over Third Squadron. LIBAU, Dec IS, Work is being hurried upon the vessels of the prospective third Pacific squadron. AH of the ships are being stripped and their machinery over hauled, Irf preparation for a long voyage. At present there is a shortage of work men, but this, it Is expected, will soon be remedied. Boris Given Gold Sword. ST. PETERSBURG, Dee. IS. The pro motion of Grand Duke Boris to be Second Captain has been gazetted. -The Grand Duke has "also been presented with a golden sword for bravery. PIATT LOOKING FOE 0DELL. Wants to Talk Over Question of Junior Senatorship. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Senator Thomas C Piatt arrived late today and it is said, will try to arrange a meeting wiin tiovernor uacii at wnicn it Is ex pectqd the question of the junior Sena torshln will come ut. It rler lc ar nounced that a number of other state leaciors, inciuamg uovernor-elect Hig glns. will come tp the city In the course James P. Sanders. NEW YORK. Dec 18. Jamea T Row ders, believed to be the oldest past grana master oi tne uraer of OddfAl lnws in this country, was m'nvTiifst by gas In his home in Yonkers today. agea eo years. Canght Cola While Hnatlar a Burglar. Mr. William Thomas Lanorgan, Pro vincial Constable at Chapleau. OnL. sava: "I caught a severe cold while hunting a ourgiar in ims ioresi swamp last iall. Hearing of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy, I tried it, and after using two small bottles I was completely cured." This remedy la intended especially for cotfsrha and colds. It will loosen and relieve -a severe cold In less time than by any other treatment ana is a iavonte wnerever its superior excellence has become known. For sale by all druggists. , HOME FOR HOLIDAYS Congress Will Do no Business Until Next Month, HOUSE WRANGLE OVER BALL Inauguration Function May Be Held in the Capitol Building as a Com promise of Divided Opin ions of Representatives. WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. The Senate will adjourn on Wednesday for the Christ mas holidays, and no business will be at tempted previous to that time. A large number of the Senators already have left for their homes to spend the holidays, and there is an understanding thtft Imme diately after being called to order on Mon day the Senate will adjourn until Wednes day and that Wednesday's proceedings will be confined .to mere formalities. Soon after the Senate reconvenes in January, the committee on appropriations will report the legislative appropriation bill. It will be the policy of the Senate to take it up as soon as possible and to have other supply measures follow speed ily. Deadlock on Inaugural Ball. WASHINGTON. Dec 18. The exodus of members or the House from the city since the adjournment Friday indicates that the lower branch of Congress will be without a quorum when It meets tomorrow. Should this be the case, and should any member make the point on the floor of the cham ber, the only thing that can be done Is to adjourn from day to day until Wednes day, when the Christmas holiday recess until January 4 begins. The question or where the inaugural ball shall be held is the only matter of legislation In eight In the House for the week. This will come up under suspen sion of the rules, on a motion from Rep resentative Morre.ll, of Pennsylvania. The Senate has proposed the Pension Office and the House the Congressional Library. Tnere are- indications that a deadlock will be reached on the matter and that when it is discussed again the Capitol building will be proposed as a compro mise. NEW RULES FOR STEAMBOATS Result of the General Slocum Disaster Investigation. WASHINGTON. Dec IS. A number of important changes In the rules and regu lations of the Board of Sunervislne- -in spectors of the steamboat Inspection serv ice nave oeen approved by Secretary Met calf. of the Department of Commerce. an? Labor. These chances are th result nf recent protracted meetings of the Board or supervising inspectors of the service. wnicn followed soon after thn General Slocum disaster at New York, at whfph nearly 1000 lives were lost. me changes reaulre. amonsr other thinsrs that metal airtanks in wooden Hfrhont be Provided: prohibit the use of l nnso nr compressed granulated cork in the manu- iacture or urerafts or life preservers or the use of Kaook life preserver. TJf preservers must be suspended on wnndn slats or cotton cords, and not on icir nA at a height of not more than seven feet from the deck, and there must be One life preserver for every passenger and mem ber of the crew on all vessels. All na- senerer Ktenmers must- ha nrnvMnri mitVi "fire buckets, barrels and axes, instead of on inland steamers only, as before. The regulations reaufrA that pumps shall be capable of throwing an enective stream of water for a distance of not less than 50 feet through at least two nre connections each, on th main deck and each deck above the main dpolr On excursion steamers the rules call for one additional watchman for every 200 persons carried and two deckhands for every 250 persons. Ferryboats encased In excursions: mnt carry same officers, crew and equipment as required ror excursion steamers. WELCOMED AS A HERO. Marco! Habert Given Warm Recep tlon in Paris After Banishment. PARIS. Dec. 18. ThA VnHnnnl loJ er. Marcol Habert i-hnso a ia,,. banishment for nartlelnatl On In n nlnt to overthrow the government expired at miani&nt Saturday, was wAinm.i at tne urieans station here today by t crowd oi several thousand persons This evenlncr there was a c-renf mMi. ing at St. Paul's RIdlntr School irh Habert formally resumed direction of the League of Patriots. The mcetlntr resulted in campaign for Paul de Rnnio.? on other exiles. Colonel Marchand has definitely declined to be a candidate ior tne tnamucr or Deputies. Celebration at St. Pettr's, ROME. Dec IS. St. Peters was es peclally decorated for the formal an nouncement this morniner nf the hoH fication of Gaspare del Bufalo, founder or tno congregation or the Precious Blood and canon of San Marco under Plus VIII. This afternoon Pnni Vina "V nnnr. panled by the cardinals of tho rmirt and all the bishops and dignitaries of tne cnurcn at present in Rome, went t venerate the blessed Rufnlo. flvnr nn 000 persons crowded th,e Basilica. Pope Plus, instead of walking to St. Peters, s had been arranered. went In thn Sedia. He was unable today to walk hecause of trout, with whloh h lian suffered so much the last few days that ne was oongcd to sit during- the occur rence. .THE BAY'S BEATH BOLL. Rev. L. H. Trowbridge. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 18. Rev. L. H. Trowbridge, of Detroit, for 32 years editor and proprietor of the Christian Herald of that city, died In Los Angeles today. He came to Los Angeles a month ago for the sake of his health. Marcus D. Grover. ST. PAUL. Dec IS. Marcus D. Grover, general counsel of the Great Northern Railway, died at his home In this city today, after an illness of two weeks, aged 62 years. Mr. Grover drew up the articles of Incorporation of the Northern Securl ties Company, ,whlch was designed to take over the control of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railways. Says it Is Unconstitutional. OMAHA, Dec. IS. Frank II. Cunning ham. president of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, recently re moved from his position as a rural car rier, Issued a statement today, in which he declares mat me recent order of President Roosevelt forbidding Govern ment employes to solicit increase in their pay Is in violation of the Constitution. Macedonian Situation Aggravated. LONDON. Dec. 19. There is xeason to believe, according to the correspondent at Sofia of the Times, that marked ag gravatlon In the situation In Mace donia Is seriously occupying the atten tlon of the powers. The warfare of SPECIAL $1.15 Each Polished Oak Child's Rocker Golden Oak Child's Rocker, built of sea soned oak with fine polish finish. Exactly like cut. The low, wide seat and short rockers make it a safe chair for children, .and one full of comfort and durability. 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