. THE ' MORNING (XREGONIAN, MONDAY, JAN UAHY 1G, 1903.
GUT OFF BY
DKU
Ccesacks ;Are Defeated
Near Njuchwang.
RAIDERS ARE DEGEiYED
Mistchenko Tries to Retreat
When It Is Too Late.
TRAIN BUSHES UNRESERVES
Hu?ans Had Torn Up Track, but the
Plucky Engineering Corps Works
Under Fire, and the Attack-1 .
era Are Beaten Off.
SPECIAL. CABLE.
tfOKIO, Jan. 16. Several papers here
rejrart that General Mlstchenko's raiding:
by a force of 8000 Japanese southeast of
Njuchwang: and that a furious battle.
Is raging- In that region. This news Is
contained In lengthy dispatches from the
front, which tell in great detail that
General Oku. had been kept informed of
the activity of the Cossacks and that
lie- -waited un.tJVjhe various raiding forces
had been concentrated.'
A Japanese mixed force of nearly -30.000
men, mostly cavalry and light artillery,
was held In readiness at Sanlihem, and
of these 8000 -were dispatched to the re
lief of Niuchwang and Xiuchiatun so
soon as it had become evident that the
enemy's force was gathered at these
.places. The transport of troops develop
ed Into a most perilous undertaking. The
Russians had torn up the railroad four
mlies south of Niuchwang, and the two
trains bearing the Japanese troops be
came stalled at that point.
General Mistchenko left a small detach
ment before the towns and rushed the
.remainder of his force to the break In
the line. A furious Arc from field guns
was directed against the. trains and the
engineering party, which had been sent
to repair the road, and a fierce engage
ment ensued. With a- long-drawn-out
line, the Japanese commander met the
Russians, covering the operations of the
engineers successfully, and when the
work had finally, "been completed the
trains were rushed through a hall of
shrapnel fire. Sixty-two Russians- were
killed and 11 wounded, the Japanese only
losing 10 men killed and 12 wounded.
General Mistchenko withdrew his force
to a considerable distance, and then pre
pared for a counter attack. He was evi
dently ignorant of the strength of the
relieving party, for he suddenly changed
jibr-jMans and made an attempt to re-
res-t, when he obtained accurate ln-
srmatlon. i
iTh .correspondents add that !he re-
irVsstA .will be cut xjrt ana mat more rem-
"aroTcefeents are arriving.
. The Attack upon Niuchwang and Nlu
chlatum occurred on Thursday last.
Three desperate charges were made
against the towns, severs points being
attacked at the same time. It was the
evident intention of the Russians to burn
the stores kept In these cities, for small
parties' of Russians were observed to
wards'evenlng with flaming torches short
ly after, and before any damage could
be done the relief arrived.
has returnRMrom' Port Arthur, diseas
ing things there today, said:
The condition of the Russian war ves
sel and the-town Is much better than
hoped for.
Evidently there was much fortifying
the place after the siege commenced. Two
Hundred and Three Meter Hill had no
permanent works. The trenches were
similar to those used by the Boers in
their late -war -with Great Britain.
"It seems that the Russians had no
general electric scheme, movable engines,
dynamos or powerful fort searchlights.
"The Russian naval officers yet say
little, and it is Impossible to ascertain J r-mr-O IT OCUCDil t" .TUB!!""!""
whether our fire or the opening of the34rlntO A-t ULN ttlAU. M nnlbL
seacocks by the Russians themselves sank t -. y.. . '-. - ; . t-
thclr shirw in the harbor.
"The hospitals were scattered and were
fairly well kept. They are still being
used fOr -wounded prisoners
"It Is understood that up to the? capitu
lation of the fortress the garrison re
ceived only special allowances of money,
and before the surrender General Stoessel
had Dald them off. This, together with
the constant purchase of. supplies by the I
Russians from Junkmen, may explain tne
unreported finding of treasure.
"The treatment of Japanese prisoners
at Port Arthur did not compare with
that given Russian prisoners here. At
Port Arthur the Japanese prisoners -were
given poor food, and were given no fuel.
Only twiee were they permitted out' of
their prisons.
British. Accused of Collusion.
.-ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 15. Some ot
the newspapers .here are alleging- tHat the
Japaneso are using the lower islands of
Laullan, near Borneo, as a base, and that
the' British are concealing the fact by
preventing communication between Bor
neo and Singapore on the ground that the
cable Is undergoing repair.
The report from Washington that it is
believed there that the powers will In
formally protest to "Russia against the
notice served by her that she will con
sider herself no longer bound to regard
the neutrality ot China If Japan con
tinues to violate it, has created astonish
ment here, where- it Is held that any pro
test should te directed against the action
of Japan, against which Russia has- now
thrice warned the powers. Russia's posi
tion Is that she Is hound under these cir
cumstances to take steps for the protec
tion of her own interest)".
SH0TSM1SSTREPQFF
Student Tries to Kill ex-Chief
- of Police. of-JMoscoAV.
NOGI IN CAPTURED CITY.
Worthlessness of the Russian Army
and Nivy Officers During Siege.
"LONDON!. Jan. 15. Under date of
January 15 the Port Arthur correspon
dent of the Times says:
"General Nog!, attended by his staff.
the divisional commanders, and foreign
attaches, reviewed -detachments of all
arms in the new town square today.
There was. a stirring display. The
Generals afterward marched through
the town, -which shows few signs of
the bombardment., No casualties oc
curred among women or children who
lived iff the houses throughout the
siege. Champagne was always obtain
able.
There was little dysentery or ty
phus, but much scurvy, owing to the
lack of vegetables.
"It seems that General Stoessel was
responsible for the fortifying of Roju
Hill. Many of his military officers
were useless, applying for leave on
occasions qf attack and leaving their
commands to Sergeants. The naval of
ficers were useless and generally
drunk. The .whole navy was demor
nllicd by the death of Admiral Makha-
rolr.
"At a conference preceding capitu
lation, some of the fort commanders
voted for longer resistance but they
were Overruled by General Stoessel.
When capitulation became public, sol
diers looted -the stores of 5000 bottlos
of vodka, resulting In terrible orcles
'n the streets. Troops sent to quell the
disturbance Joined the revelers.
"Th food supply vvs sufficient to
last three months, but there was no
meat except hors flesh. No private
stores were seized, Tne steamer King
Arthur brought 5000 sacks of flour
?arly In December."
Rumor That Mistchenko Is Cut Off.
LONDON. Jan. 16. The tone of the re
script addressed by Emperor Nicholas to
the army and navy Is regarded here as
putting an end to all present hopes of the
possibility' of mediation or peace, and as
Indicating the likelihood that General
Kuropatkin will soon resume the offensive.
A dispatch to Lloyd's from Tlnkow,
dated January 15, gives a report that
General Mlstchenko's raiding force was
cut off on its way back by 8,000 Japanese
dispatched from Sanllhoo by General
Oku. This report, however. Is sot con
firmed from any other source.
The Dally Telegraph's Chefoo corre
spondent says the raid was only a di
vergence from a mass of cavalry now
moving down the banks of the Llao River,
and the exceptional mildness of the sea
son afford a chance for repetition of such
operations.
Shells Did Not Fit Rifles.
SPECIAL, CABLE.
LONDON. Jan. 16. A dispatch from
Che Foo brings news which supports tho
reasons given by General Stoessel in his
explanation of his surrender of Port
Arthur. The dispatches state that Lieu
tenant Klesovich. commanding one of the
Russian torpedo-boat destroyers at Che
Foo. says that the 2.000.000 cartridges
mentioned by General Nogl In his list of
articles taken at Port Arthur were un
loaded cases remaining over from China's
occupation of the place. These cases
would not fit the Russian rifles.
The shells mentioned by General Nogl
were also Chinese and -were useless for
the Russian artillery. Lieutenant Kleso
vjchradds that the Russian soldiers broke
the locks' of their rifles before'the capitu
lation "was signed.
Japan Strong in London Market.
LONDON, Jan. 15. The Stock exchange
had a week of steady quiet markets, with
small Investment business. The reduction
of the German bank rate and the success
of the Russian loan had a favorable ef
fect on foreign securities. Japan being
strong In the belief that the movement In
favor of mediation is growing.
Prize Vessel Taken to Japan.
NAGASAKI. Jan. 15, 7 P. 1L The Brit
ish steamer Rosely, which was captured
January 11 by the Japanese cruiser In
the Sea of Japan, has arrived at Sasebo.
where she will be tried by the prise court
on the charge of attempting to carry coal
to vladlvostock.
Stoessel Thanks German Emperor,
NAGASAKI, Jan. 16. (10 A. M.).
General Stoessel has cabled his thanks
to the Emperor of Germany for the
decoration placed upon him: Passage
for General Stoessel and his party has
been booked to Port Said.
ARAGONIA IS IN HARBOR.
U ni o p u I a r R u ss I a h O f f ic "e r .Has Four
Times Esqaped 'the -Vengeance of
Assassins for Harsh Treat
. merit to .Scholars. J
MOSCOW, Jan. 13.-At the Nicholas station-tonight,
while General Trepoff was
bidding farewell to Grand Duke Serglus
on his departure for St, Petersburg, a
young' man wearing a' student's cap fired
three shots from a reVplver-at the Gen
eral. All the shots missed General Tre
poff. Grand Duke Serglus proceeded on
his Journey.
General Trepoff, who recently was re
lieved of the office -of Chief of Police .of
Moscow and-ordered to the front to take
up his duties as head of the Red Cross
Society in Manchuria, incurred tne spe
cial enmity of the students of Moscow
by the severity with which he put down
their, demonstrations of December Is and
19, mi. Within one week In 1902 there
were three attempts on his life. The first
of these, oh March 31. was by a woman
named Allart. a governess, who placed
the. muzzle ot a pistol against General
TrepdfTs breast and pulled the triggerthe
-weappn. - hpwever, falling to discharge.
Four days later a man armed with a
dagger tried to force his way to the pres
ence -of General Trepoff with the avowed
purpose of killing him. The would-be as
sassin was overpowered and arrested.
Within two days after this incident, while
Trepoff was riding In his carriage, a
young man. supposed to be a rusticated
student, sprang upon the step of the
vehicle and tried to stab him, but only
succeeded la slightly wounding a police
man.
After the antl-govcrnment demonstra
tions in Moscow .last month, it was said
that the socialistic revolutionary party
had passed sentence upon' both General
Trepoff. Chief of Police, and Grand Duke
Serglus, Governor-General of Moscow.
Rumor Preceded the Attempt.
LONDON, Jan. 15. Tho newspapers here
this morning note the particulars of the
attempted assassination of General Tre
poff at Moscow Sunday. The curious fact
Is remarked In a dispatch from St. Pe
tersburg, however, that a rumor of such
an attempt was current nerc several
hours before the outrage actually occurred.
DEFIANT JEWISH SOCIALIST.
Tells Russian Court That Workmen
Will Overthrow Autocracy.
SPECIAL CABLE.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 16. Details of
a trial held at Kleff behind closed doors
of four Jews have Just come to light. The
men were accused of having circulated
among the Jews seditious proclamations
and pamphlets. One of them. Berline.
was sentenced to one year and 40 days
imprisonment In a fortress, and two oth
ers, Chaffran and Dolgopolsky. to eight
months. The fourth man. Rayklnch
steln was remanded for the appearance
qf certain witnesses. The trial was re
markable for a speech made by Berline
to tho court In the- course ot which he
said:
"I am a Social Democrat and belong to
the Universal Union of Jewish Workmen
In Russia. Lithuania and Poland. I havo
circulated proclamations with the object
of pointing out to the workmen the ne
cessity of fighting against the autocratic
and capitalistic regime In force in Russia.
Autocracy stifles every free thought. The
press is muzzled by the censor. Meetings
are prohibited. The people were not con
sulted as to whether 'they wanted this
war.
"But the moment has come when under
the powerful pressure of the revolutionary
movement autocracy will fall In Russia,
giving way to a free democratic republic,
in which the Russian workmen, united
with the workmen of other countries, will
fight for their final afm socialism."
MAY BE MORE THAN A RAID
Oriental Liner Arrives With a Rec
ord-Breaking Cargo.
Late yesterday afternoon the Port
land & Asiatic steamer Aragonia ar
rived In the narbor and "was berthed
at Montgomery dock No. L "She carries
the. largest cargo ever brought here
from the Orient, mojstof -which Is con
signed to local Chinese merchants. Her
officers report an uneventful voyage
across ' although rough weather was
encountered during a portion of the
trip. Captain Schuldt -reports that
when the ship left Yokohama It was
almost Impossible to obtain definite
news of the war and he was greatly
surprised to learn of tho-fall of Port
Arthur. The captain has In his pos
session" a Japanese map -showing the
defenses, of Port Arthur prepared by
engineers of the wr office. If is an in
teresting document and shows the
most intimate knowledge ot Russian
plans. Little of the cargo is destined
for Interior points and the fact that
the record for large consignments is
broker, practically all of which are for
local consumption is significant of
Portland's commercial importance.
The Aragonia will take out a full
cargo o'fTwheat. flour, cotton and to
bacco and' will probably remain here
but a few days.
WAS DETEBXINED TO DIE.
Chinaman Makes Fatal Noose Out of
Pillow Slip.
Tired of this world of trouble and of
Mistchenko Has Large Force of Cav
?lry. With Him.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 15. The War
Office does hot" admit that the appear-1
mce of General Mlstchenko's cavalry
southwest of Llao Yang Is more than a
3aring expedition designed to strike the .
-allroad at several points and Interrupt ,.T T , .Ita W.T e ana J a
the transportation of General Nogi's guns "!B UU"-C"5Q, n "mess, un
rrom Port Arthur to Manchuria, but CbUnf7.A Ch,?inan -5.0m
from certain indications it seems possible com?,tt?d suicide yesterday morning at
that it Is preliminary to operations of " o clock at the Mornlngslde Sanitarium
magnitude ! at Mount Tabor, by hanging.
General " Mistchenko has over 20.000 1 " Chu"8 n 'e eecnt list
horsemen and. moving rapidlv. might be ?d was workJn j "-e ""xk- At
able seriously to damage communications the hour menond hc sUt. lo the
n tho rear ot Liao Yang. The tone of "reroora the basement to draw some
dispatches from some Russian corre- ?y"Jp' ie WJJ? lne 0-Ser. -cpondents
vaguely hint at very Important tCnd. k" 8 and ne de
developments, and the mlllta? writer for S'f r1,1'1
theNovoe Vrcmya expresses the opinion J"5 l n Ch.s' 1 tound
that the long calm since the batile of SJf0,?, Watr PiP.' A"d W"
nTwohat SJS SkeCb'een S fowed that the Celestial
pushed a box beneath the pipe, tied the
BLOODY RIOTS AT SARATOFF.
Police Charge Meeting of Reservists,
. and Sixty Fall Wounded In Street.
SPECIAL CABLE.
LONDON. Jan. 16. The Vienna cor
respondent Of the London Daily Leader
reports serious rioting at Saratoff. the
capital of Russian government of Saratoff,
The trouble started some days ago, when
the rescrvlHts were called out. . and the
police were sent Into the homes of those
who did not report on time. On Friday
and Saturday several minor excesses oc
curred and on Sunday 200 reservists gath
ered In a saloon, where they listened to
revolutionary speeches.
Thepol!ee were Informed of the meeting
and a strong detachment of infantry was
sent out at their request to break up the
gathering. Hearing of this, the reservists
proceeded to wreck the saloon, almost
tearing the walls down. On arriving the
infantry found the reservists" well
armed and the commanding officer gave
the order to charge with bayonets. Be
fore this onslaught the reservists dis
persed, leaving 60 wounded in the street.
HE ADDRESSES ME. DOWNING.
of I tern coatalned 1a taia bUl "which did. nat
meet with, the fa.ro rak I e csaaMferattea ot His
Excellency, the Governor.. a4 at Be bd to
approve or veto the entire bill, lie chose ttie
l&tter, and oar entire appropriation went, to
the boneyard aloss with 'he rest. This left
us sp against a propositi en whereby It wis'
Impossible to hold a state fair. . The state
bad been beaten In a law suit, whereby it
lost every drop of water which had been
used on the fair grounds. The main con
veying the water from the asylum to the
fair grounds were entirely rotted cut, and
were unfit for use. To add to our further
distress, a large portion ot the fence around
the. grounds had also rotted and fallen
down, and the buiiatngs were Inadequate to
accommodate the Increased attendance of
each year's fair.
Well, to make a long story short, the board
held a meeting in Salem, after the appro
priation had been vetoed, and, after a con
sultation with state officials and the bank
which was to carry the Warrants, decided to
go ahead and make the Improvements, and
pay as much as possible from the proceeds
of two fairs to be held prior to the meeting
of the next Legislature. "We made the nec
essary Improvements, amounting to about
I93O0, and drew warrants on the Improve
ment fund In payment of the same, which
the bank bad agreed to carry for us until
the meeting of the Legislature, It neces
sary. " After holding the 1903 fair, the board did
not -meet until the annual meeting in De
cember, at which time Secretary Wisdom
filed his report, showing about S45O0 on
band, most of which was the profit of the
1603 fair. Now, In order to keep our word
with the bank and save Interest to the
state, warrants were ordered drawn to the
amount of about J 1000. to be applied on Im
provement fund warrants and interest.
A man with one ej-e. could see that the
board could -n6t take up these warrants
until the secretary had filed his report show
ing the amount available for that purpoie.
I might state that all annual reports of the
board are made to end December 1, and
whatever expense occurs after that date,
such as secretary's salary for the month of
December, as his office expires January 1.
la charged up to the coming fair. I thins,
it is putting it mildly to say that President,
Downing Is showing bad taste in trying 10
rnaicn it aotear that Secretary Wisdom had
made false or misleading reports, when, in.
fact. Mr. Wisdom had made a full ana cor
rect report showing the receipts and dis
bursements of the fair, together wltb the
amount of outstanding improvement fund
warrants. When Mr. Downing fcecame pres
ident of the board, the books did not show
that there was a big surplus in tne treas
ury, but ther did show that some J'000 of
Improvement warrants had been canceled
out of the receipts ot the 1003 fair. Why
Mr. Downing has placed Mr. Wisdom and
the board in a false light tMsiore tne puouc
! for htm to unlaln. He has had smooth
ulllnir so far. for when he assumed the
presfdency of this board everything had
been planned and put in running oruer ior
a successful fair. Confidence, too. had Been
restored, and the Oregon State Fair was
challenging the admiration of the people of
the entire state, and. to aaa to tne success
nt th MMM fair, the weather was Ideal, a
condition which never prevailed during the I
five years" duration ot the old board, save
and except one year.
I deem 11 not out of place In this con
nection to call Mr. Downlngs attention to
the fact that the old board, at Its jncep-
tlon. found the State Fair an absolute
wreck, and looked upon by the people ot
the state with contempt. WIttt tne assi
ance -of Mr. Witdom and a great deal of
vorV vand bv the members of the board
ilcnlsc .nersonal notes, the board In two
years ralsd money to pay oft all warrants,
thereby establishing confidence, and. with
the able leadcrsnip oi air. ncnruai. w.c,
..,t.i hv five rears of hard work and
loss of time without remuneration. In build
ing up what Mr. Downing fell heir to.
With best wishes ior ana a wiihhku
all times to aid the fair. I am.
GEO.
CLOSED SEASON E0E SALMON
Canadian Government Will Probably
Woik Wlttf Washington.
rvTT a w a nnt Jan. 15. The Domin
ion government jhas been asked by a
dplecratlon renresenting the salmon In
dustries of British Columbia to agree
to a closed season of 36 hours each
week and" an" entire closed season In
1936 and 1905, so as to prevent the
depletion of the fisheries." The State
pf Washington has agreed to the pro
posal and Canada will probably do so.
Expenses of Portage Commission.
SALEM. Or.. Jair. 13. (Special.) In its
biennial renort. filed today, the state
Board of Portage Hallway uomraissioners
goes Into details of the history of their
proceedings, and shows the following ex
penditures made:
nnmn Raiima & Navlcatlon Com
pany ........ I J
S. Bolter. Clerk of the Circuit court
itnr rtreron Railroad tz Navigation
Company) 20.33T.00
c Rniter rierk of the Circuit Court
(for T. N. Taffel
Seufert Bros. Company JL-922-J5
The Dalles Packing Company f;;00.00
Leopold Schmidt 1.500.00
William MIchell
T. C. Kelthlev J25.00
CONDITIONS AT PORT ARTHUR
Japanee Officer Comments on the
Fortifications and Ships.
TOKIO. Jan. 15. A naval officer who
Improvised rope about his neck and
around the pipe, and stepped from the
I "box Into eternity.
Deputy Coroner A. L. Flnley wis no
tified and went immediately to the sani
tarium. He thoroughly investigated the
case and decided an inquest unnecessary.
George C. Chandler Writes of Some
State Fair History.
BAKER CITT. Or.. Jan. 10. (To the Edi
tor.) Believing that The Orcgonlan wishes
at all times to be fair and present to Its
readers facta. I feel confident I will not
be considered presumptuous If I attempt
'to give the facts relative to a paragraph
published in The Oregonlan In connection
with the report ot the Oregon State Board
of Agriculture:
The financial report' (hows that after paving
all bills the board has on hand a balance ot
part of which will be paid on bills audltea
today. In this connection, the preterit board
takes a fall out of the lart board by showing
some fallacies in Its annual report. The last
Board of Agriculture reported a balance of
$4123.45 on hand at the end of Its term, but
Mr. Downing sars that after making that re
port the board drew warrants' to the amount
of $4011.14. leaving a deficit of t2SZ.Z0.
Half truth Is perhaps one of the worst
things with which we have to deal. or. In
other word, a fact that is so misleading
that It supplies or fills the place of an ab
solute falsehood. Is fully Illustrated in the
above paragraph. If Mr. Dbwnlng had
wanted to be fair in this matter, why did
he not state the correct amount ot cash on
hand when these warrants were drawn, or
rail attention to what they were drawn In
payment of. and not mislead the public by
telling them there was a deficit when the
old board went out of office, for it Is. not
the truth.
The facts In the case are these: The old
board at its annual meeting In 1902 decided
to go before the Legislature ot 1903 for an
appropriation of (10,000. with which to make
some badly needed and. In part, absolutely
necessary Improvements at the State Fair
grounds, and appointed a committee, of
which the writer was a member, to present
the matter to the members and committees
of both houses of tne Legislature. And It
Is a matter cf record that the appropriation
was made to the full amount asked for.
However, this Item, being n an omnibus
bill. Introduced by the pojnmitlee. on ways
and means. 'and there were a large number
Total 6O.30.
The expenses for attorney's fees, ab
stract of titles, and costs or suit, etc.
have amounted to J319. making total ex
penditures to January 4. 1905, 5T0,319.u,
leaving a balance of xs.bM..
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Jan. 13. Sailed at :30 A. M.
Steamer Iaqua. for San FrancUco. Arrived at
4 P. Mi Schooner Olga. from San Francwco.
Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.. smooth; wind
east: weather cloudy.
San FranelJco. Jan. 15. Arrived IT. S. S.
Sherman, from Manila; steamer Geo. A . Elder,
from Portland: steamer Humboldt, from Seat
tle. Sailed Steamer Umatilla, for Puget
Sound; schooner Charles E. Falk, for Cray's
Harbor; Charles R. W0on. for Grays Harbor.
North Head. Waoh.,' Jan. 15 Wind at 5 P.
M.. 24 miles east; weather cloudy; bar eroooth,
Passed In fct 3 P. M. Four-masted schooner.
Passed out Steamer Harrison, at 4 P. M.
steamer Despatch, at 3:30 P. M. Nothing out
side.
Tenerlffe. Jan. 13. Arrived Hathor. from
San Francisco, via Central and South Amer
ican port-', for Hamburg.
Young Girl Disappears.
Mr Af!nnlr fMelland. of Universltv
Park, reported to the police last night
the disappearance ot ner oaugnter, ora.
accd 1$ vears. Mrs. Clelland stated the
girl left home about 5 o'clock in the even
inr- tn victr - friends In -Xorth Portland
-When Vi riM not return as exoccted. the
friends she Intended visiting were com
municated with, and notined tne motner
that the girl had not been there. She
had not been found at an early hour this
morning.
Wreck and Death From Gas.
GARXETT. Kan.. Jan. 15. Frank John
onn t,ic kiiiM nnd eleht nersons were in
jured, one fatally, by the explosion of.
gas used for heating purposes in tne oase
r.r t w Vmihlc's bakery here to-
nlghL Three small store' buildings were
demolished and a dozen otners aaraageu.
The Injured:
J. W. Fashttr. fatally hurt: Mrs. J. W.
Fashlg and her three children. Ed. Stew
art, Mr. and Mrs. Henry ueancn.
Joe. King Goes Out Quickly.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 13. Charles McCarthy,
rr R,.erain V. T.. .knocked out Joel King.
'of "San Francisco, here tonight in 30 sec
onds. The men were to nave gone la
mii. After snariine a few seconds
.McCarthy landed a right swing on King's
Jaw and put him out.
Steamer Indus Is Uninjured.
vfw VORK. Jan. 15. The steamer In
dus. aground on Fire Island bar, was
floated this afternoon and she arrived at
tjuarantlnetn tow tonight. Captain Kydd
said that In spite of reports to the con
trary the hull of the vessel was uninjured.
Art Novelties Burned Up.
XEWARK. N. J.. Jan. 15. The plant
of the J. E. Mergott Company, manu
facturers of art novelties, was totally
destroyed by fire today. Estimated loss,
5300.000.
gsrsett's Extract of VasUIa
Is sola by t& best grocers everywhere, try It-
PEARLS6fTHEPGK
Mrs. Chadwfck Smuggled
Many Jewels From. Europe.
LAVISH "GIFTS-' TO - FRIENDS
Result of Government Investigation
Will ie Given to Receiver Loeser
to Release' Large Sums to
Woman's Creditors.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 15. The Plain-
dealer tomorrow will say:
Investigation Into' the charge that Mrs.
Cassle L. Chadwick smuggled large quan
tities of diamonds, gems and other pre
cious stones Into this country has devel
oped the fact that the woman dealt in
precious stones to an almost fabulous ex
tent. In Order to make a case on the
charge of smuggling It was found neces
sary for the Government authorities to
trace all the deals for diamonds and Jew
elry made by Mrs. Chadwick, both In this
country and In Europe.
The statement has been made by Collec
tor of Customs Leach that more than $250.-
000 worth of Jewelry and precious stones
handled by Mrs. Chadwick has been traced
and positively located. It Is added that
this great amount of Jewelry has been
uncovered, with the Investigation still in
complete. Of this amount the Govern
ment Is directly Interested In about one-
third.
"While the Government is attempting
simply to 'collect any unpaid duties on
diamonds brought from Europe, it is un
derstood that all the evidence secured
will be placed at the disposal of Receiver
Nathan Loeser and that hc will be able
to release thousands of dollars for the
creditors of the woman. The Investigation
has led to the discovery that only a
small portion of the Jewelry was put up
as collateral for loans made by Mrs. i
Chadwick and that by far the greater por
tion went as gifts to friends and ac
quaintances.
The regular Customs rate of duty on dia
monds and Jewelry brought to this coun
try Is 10 pfr cent of the value ofc the
goods. . Figuring on .this basis, the Gov
ernment authorities expect to reallxe be
tween. JSOOO and J10.000. The rest of the
proceeds from the sale from any Jewelry
on which duty has not been paid will bo
turned over to Mr. Loeser, to be distrib
uted among the Chadwick creditors.
"It is simply the truth to say that Mrs.
Chadwick handled pearls, rubles, sap
phires, emeralds and garnets almost lit
erally by the peck." said a Government
official. "The testimony of experts shows
that the woman did not handle anything
but the finest articles, and there Is
scarcely a penny's worth of cheap Jew
elry In the entire lot that has been
traced."
According to Government officials, by
far the greater portion of the Jewelry is
1n the hands of innocent persons. The
work of Informing these people that their
claim on the Jewelry Is to be protested Is
going on. The anticipation Is that prac
tically all the people who have the Jewelry
will agree to a settlement without taking
the matter Into the courts. At the same
time the Government authorities as well as
Receiver Loeser, are taking steps to en
force their demands In the matter if so
compelled.
SHOT AT BY MRS. ALICE WEBB
Murat Maaterson Tells of Experience
With Chicago Business Woman.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. Jan. 15.
Murat Master-son takes exceptions to the
statements attributed to Miss Alice "Webb.
now wife ot Brodle L. Duke, to the ef
fect that he shot her In the hand In 1SS0.
Mr. Masterson is a well-known attorney
of this city and today gave the following
signed statement to the Associated Press:
I first met Miss webb, then Mrs. Hop-
klnson. In the Summer of 1SS0, at the
"Washington Park racecourse. In Chicago.
I was legal counsel for Don Luis Huller.
one of the largest land and mlneownera
of Mexico. We had several deals under
way and Mrs. Hopklnson Introduced me to
several capitalists in New York. I waited
until May, 1SS1. and then finally asked her
for the papers which I had turned over
to her to present to her backers. -She
was then living in a flat on Thirty-seventh
street. She declined to give up the busi
ness and papers, but after several meet
ings she decided to do so.
"When I entered her rooms I foend two
men, strangers to me. there. After
few words I found that I was gclng to
have trouble lo secure possession of the
papers, which I saw on the mantle of the
room. I was unarmed, but finally drove
her two friends from the room and out
through the hall. When I returned to
her room, Mrs. Hopklnson held a pistol
In her hands and fired point blank at me.
the bullet whizzing past my head and
burying Itself In the door frame.
"I wrenched the pistol from her hand
and threw it Into the hall. I then took
possession of the documents and left the
house. Both Mrs. Hopklnson and myself
were then arrested and taken to Jeffer
son-Market Police Station, and next
morning we were both taken into the
Police Court, but the case was dismissed
and that was the end of It.
i"
EMBEZZLER'S DOUBLE CRIME.
Kills Himself and Member of Lodge
on Investigating Visit.
VEEDERSBURG, Ind.. Jan 15. John
Brant, one of the publishers of the
.Veedersburg News, and Charles Eck-
berg, a barber, were found dead In a
barber shop where they had gone to
balance the books of the Oddfellows
Lodge. In which both held official po
sltions. In letters left by Eckberg, he
declared his intention of killing him
self, saying hc was short in his ac
counts, and said he would "take Brant
with him."
Eckberg was financial secretary of
tho Ideal lodge for several years. An
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Students From the Philippines.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. A party
of Filipino students, numbering 31,
sent here by the insular, government,
arrived today on the Sherman. Three
are girls. They will be distributed
among several high schools and col
leges in various parts of the country,
principally in the South and East.
"Transport Arrives From Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. lo-The
Army transport Sherman arrived to
day, SI days from Manila. On board
were 190 saloon passengers In addi
tion to 614 casuals. 46 sick, including
four Insane men", 21 prisoners, 26 Ma
rine Corps men from Honolulu, and 11
deported civilians from Manila.
HOKE DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Loss of $500 Occasioned by Blaze in
Residence. '
Fire .which started in the residence ot
J. A. Buckley. S13 Savier street, at 7:23
ociock P. M. yesterday damaged the
building and contents to the xtcr.t ot
55(0. The family had left the re3idenco
about 20 minutes before the flamjs were
discovered. Prompt action r.n the part
of the fire department was all thai, saved
the home from destruction. The flames
originated in the kitchen, presumably
f,rom tho range, and ate their way to tho
roof.
Narrow Escape From Death.
Marjorle Mandeville. a 15-year-old ac
tress, had a narrow escape from death on,
the stage of tho Orpheum Theater at mid
night last night. Miss Mandeville occu-
p'ed the stage with Grace Wilson. an-
olhi'.r iictiess, when a large section of
scenery started to fall. Th? oicnestra.
was playing, and It Vas Impossible for
the two young ladles to hear tho noise
of the falling scenery. Warning cries
frcm those In the audience caused Mbs
Mandeville. who was in the path of the
falling section, to turn and look toward
the wings. She saw the danger and
barely had time to spring to one side
before the scenery crashed to the staga
wUhin half a- foot of where she had been
standing.
THE DAY'S DEATH ROLL.
Robert Swain Gifford.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Robert Swain
Gilford, the landscape painter, died to
day of angina pectoris at his home here,
aged 64 years. He was first attacked a.
week ago.
Robert Swain Gifford, artist, wan born
in Naushon Island, Mass.. December 23,
1840. He was educated in the public
schools at New Bedford. Mass. Ho
studied painting under Albert ' Vp.n
Bees., In Rotterdam, Holland. He was a
painter of landscapes and coast scenes.
He received medals at the Centennial Ex
position, at Philadelphia. 18T6, and at the
International Exposition, Paris, 1SS9, and
other -prizes. He was a member of the art
jury of awards. World's Columbian Ex
position, a member ot the National
Academy of Design, American - Artists
and other prominent art societies.
George H. Harris.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. George H.
Harris, of, Beverly. Mass., several years
a specialist In the Bureau ot Etymology
of the Agricultural Department-, was
found dead In his room here today!""" It Is
believed he was stunned by falling, on the
floor In an attempt to light the gas, and
an open gas Jet caused his death
Henry C. White.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 15. Henry C.
White, one of the Ibest-knowh citizens of
Cleveland, and Probate Judge of Cuya
hoga County, dropped dead of heart-disease
today.
Ben Campbell, assistant, traffic, mana
ger of .the Great Northern, left last'-nlgMt .
for Seattle," accompanied by'Mfsi Ctoyv
"bell, after a. -visit of a couple of days
with old friends in Portland-
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Social Dissipation
A. young woman from a nearby
town, who was recently visiting
friends in Cleveland, was taken sick
at the theater. It became necessary to
call a doctor from the audience, apd
one promptly appeared at the man
ager's office to render her assistance
After learning her symptoms, he or
dered her to take a Red .Raven. She
was sent homo in her carriage. When
the excitement was all over the man
ager said to the doctor. "I -would serve
Red Raven to every lady In my audi
ence If I thought it would keep them
well." 'T'hat Is not exactly the Idea."
said the physician. "This Is a partic
ular case. This young woman has been
suffering from too much social dissi
pation. She has been going somewhere
every night. for the last two or three
weeks, no doubt. A theater with re
freshments afterward, a party, a late
dinner and decidedly too many lunch
eons. Her system has become over
taxed. Had she occasionally taken a
Red Raven she would readily have
stood this strain. As it was, she al
lowed herself to break down. There Is
nothing like Red Raven for" people in
her condition. But the trouble Is they
do not all kribw it."
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