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VOL. XLV.-XO. 13,929.
PORTLAND, OREGON, 3IOXDAY, JULY 31, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AIM DP THE
SEA OF J
Mikasa's Officer Gives
Graphic Account.
ABOARD TOGO'S FLAGSHIP
First Account Written by One
Taking Part.
CALMNESS OF JAPANESE
Officers and Men Alike Show the
Greatest Bravery and Every
One Does His Duty
Like a Hero.
The first article on the battle of the
the Sea of Japan written by one of
the Japanese officer, -who participated
In the engagement appears In the
New York Independent of July 27.
It was written In Japonee, but waa
translated for the masaiine by Adachl
Kinnosuke. It is .a most graphic
description of the sea flcnt which
-completely destroyed Russia naval
power in the Orient. The Oreconlan
reprints the article In full. The
writer was an officer aboard Admiral
Toso's flagship. Mlkasa.
I was looking: Into the southwest. The
sky there was quite as uncertain as
phophecy; the wind coming out from that
direction "was rapidly freshening Into a
gale. It -was about o'clock In the after
noon of the 26th of May. 1905. Through
our scoutins squadron wo were aware
of the enemy's movement, and His
Majesty's fleet, which was made up of
almost every ship of consequence In the
Nippon navy, rode at anchor at the ren
dezvous. "We knew that a great day was
about to pass Into history, and the
"Mlkasa" once again was to have the
distinction of flying upon her halyard the
pennant of Admiral Togo. Out of the gray
sty gradually tho shades of evening fell
upon us and it srmed very much as if a
Etorm were' to ride the Corcan Straits
all night long.
A little "before the East began to open
its eyes on the following day about 5:30
in the morning, to be precise the .Mlkasa
received a wireless message. It said:
"Hostile ships are cited." Brief, and in
deed that was a message Ve had expected
every moment. All the same. I doubt
if the message of the sudden death of
my mother falling out of the sky could
cause so great an emotional storm as I
felt at this announcement from our scout.
Unfurls Battle Flag.
And the Mlkasa unfurled the
battle
flag. At the same time she signaled to the
vessels of the fleet: "Wakagunl no som
mo kono ikkyo ni ari; sho shl nore
doryuku styo!" (The existence or death
of our country hangs upon this action;
both officers and men. do your utmost!)
"We were busy for about one hour fol
lowing the signal. Our ships were about
to start upon their red bridal; we were
about to play the game with no less a
stake than the life of the lands of the
gods .and the honor of the Hlnomaru flag.
Although we had spent many months in
preparation for the day which seemed
to be upon us at last, we wished to add
a few finishing touches. About 6:30.
standing out to sea, a little over five
knots, the Mlkasa signaled to the rest of
the fleet: "Steam forth at half speed."
The Shiklshlma led the principal squad
ron, the Fuji, the Asahlthe Nishln and
the Kasuca following in the order men
tioned. Heeling the main squadron, the
Izumo led the second squadron, with the
pennant of Vice-Admiral Kamamura
floating upon her. The fourth squadron
followed, with the Nanlwa at the head.
Both the destroyer and torpedo-boat flo
tillas accompanied us. Another message
came to us from our scouting squadron;
it read: "It seems that the enemy is
making for the east channel." It was
about 9 o'clock: the Mlkasa had Joined
the fleet and was leading the first squad
ron. "Shell Is Dry, Sir."
The day was clearing, but foggy, and
the wind was stronger than ever, and
more than once the waves washed the
foredeck of the Mlkasa, From portholes
also water and spray dashed In. At times
so great was the Inrush of the sea that
in a certain section of the ship there
was more than a foot of water, through
which men had to wade with shells be
fore they could feed the guns. Onq. sailor
Etumbled and fell in the water.
"Are you hurt seriously?" asked a
Lieutenant.
"The shell Is dry, sir," was the answer
of the sailor.
And this aboard the Mlkasa, which is,
as you know, a ship of 15,000 tons. Far
astern the cruiser squadron we saw from
where we stood torpedo-boat flotillas.
One can imagine their plight. To us they
appeared like a string of Autumnal
leaves flirting with something which
seemed to be much more dangerous than
fire the aner of the sea.
""Only the mad would venture upon this
sea on a torpedo-boat," I heard one of
my comrades say.
TVe arc capable of a greater madness
even than that," some one retorted.
"That Is to say. under some circum
stanceswhen the life and honor of the
imperial land call us out to sea, for ex
ample." We had no prophets aboard Ihe Ml
kasa, and none of us knew what fate
had in store for us on that her own
parade day. We had with us a worker
of miracles called Admiral Togo. And
that made most of us quite content. "We
knew that only a rather unexpected good
humsT on the jart of luck would afford
us time for lunch, and In the service of
His Majesty's navy we were expected to
learn a few things besides putting our
entire trust on that happy god called
chance So it came to pass that we
found .an unusual plenty of rice in our
morning meal.
"Walt for Signal.
All was "ready: the men were at their
stations: to them only a signal was want
ing. "We steamed leisurely In the direc
tion of Oklnoshlroa. Meanwhile permis
sion was given to men to take their rest
after their own fashion at their posts.
And I look upon this rest as one of the
most effective preparations made for the
battle. In my round of Inspection I bad
the pleasure of seeing- those men they
had worked hard since 5 that morning
taking their ease according to their sweet
pleasure. At every sun a few shells were
gathered ready for an immediate call.
And a number of our good sailors mis
took the shells for pillows. The sight
might have scandalized the arms factories
all over the world, and If they could only
listen to the "music of sleep" upon these
shells, they would have been overwhelmed
with compliments on their success in
making soft pillows. As for me, who was
not a manufacturer of ammunitions, the
high snoring of our men had another
message. In their sleep, profound as that
of babes, I thought I heard a prophecy
that was quite pleasing to us. Moving
about amid the all-absorbing rest of our
men, I felt sure that the day was to be
ours. At any rate you know, quite as
well as I, that nothing could have told
the tale of the Iron nerve of those men
better than their childlike sleep within
the hour or two of what they all knew
to be the greatest naval battle since the
birth of sober-minded history, and upon
which hung the destjny of their beloved
land.
We steered cast-southeast, then shifted
to southwest. The fog began to kidnap
the horizon. Very soon the Tsushima
rose up before us in her robe of silken
fog. looking for all the world like a vision
of the blessed Arabian memory.
Get "Wireless Telegrams.
All this while our scouting squadron
had kept In touch with the enemy, steam
ing, in fact, almost parallel to their
course and always out of range of their
guns and always trying their prettiest to
keep out of their vision as well. And on
the Mlkasa we received from time to
time messages of the enemy's approach
through the wireless telegraphy. The
enemy could have disturbed and inter
rupted our communications, but they
seemed quite indifferent. They must
have dcsalsed our strength at the Tsu
shima Straits heartily, for on that ground
alone can one explain their carelessness
in this respect, as in many others. Stead
ily they came, and It is impossible to re
strain our admiration for this desperate
courage of the Russian, for this lordly
arrogance' which seemed to say to us:
"After all you arc Asiatics, are you not?"
It was about 1 In the afternoon that we
were thrilled at the first sight of our
long-expected guest. There was about
13,000 or 14.000 meters between us. and the
hostile ships penciled their silhouettes
against the dream-like curtain of fogs
like the skeletons of phantom ships. T
made out four battleships and in addi
tion to them cruisers, coast-defense ships,
to the number of 12 and there seemed to
be a number of other ships lighter cruis
ers and transports, perhaps trailing to
the rear. They seemed to be heading
northeast In double column line ahead,
steaming at the speed of about 12 knots.
At the first sight of our main squadrons
the enemy seemed to falter a little. Soon,
however, I saw them head boldly toward
us. Now we were already within ten
knots of the Russians. We saw Oklno
shlma to southeast; we were about to
enter into the effective range of Are. Tho
wind, which was blowing fiercely out of
the southwest, smote us full In the face,
and naturally the same wind gave wings
to the Russians, who were coming from
almost opposite direction. Not wishing
that the Russians have all the natural ad
vantages on their side on the ground of
our own choice, we ported the helm
sharply. We were now steaming almost
due west and our course Triad c an acute
angle with that of our enemy; steadily,
without saying a single word, with the
even tread which cowards do not know
on tho hour of battle, we closed In. It
was at this time that I noticed from
the Mlkasa a change in the formation of
the hostile ships. Their cruiser squad
rons, which had been steaming to the
port of the Russian battleship squadron
as if to shield the heavier ships from our
Arc, standing as they did between our
fleet and their own battleships, began
now to drop to the rear and take their
stations in a formation which was line
ahead. And to the starboard shelter of
this line of battle the Russian Admiral
wisely placed the still lighter ships of
war and transports.
.Advantage In Speed.
We saw with no small delight that we
commanded a decided advantage In speed.
Just as wc had expected. We could
therefore determine at what point we
should fight and in what manner. At high
speed the flagship led the fleet across the
path of the Russians. And the two con
tending fleets described the letter T with
a curved roof.
It was about five minutes after 2 and
the distance between the fleets was about
13,000 or 14,00) meters. I saw a dainty
ball of cotton belch from the barbette of
the flagship of the encmey. Like the
Chinese in the Battle of the Tellow Sea
of ten years ago. the Russians opened the
"balL" We did not reply. The Russian
shells fell, far short. Always the Mlkasa
led the fleet athwart the path of the Rus
sians. Our gunners were ready; It is not
strictly correct to say that they were
impatient. They knew that their officers
knew better than they the time when to
Are. Moreover, there were before the
eyes of all of us objects which were very
interesting and which had been earning
all the eyes of the world now for many
months and had brought and centered
them to the Core an Straits over half the
world. None might gainsay the splen
dor of that stately array of the Russians.
(Concluded on rase (.)
SPECIAL SESSION
Mi N
President Desires Congress to
Decide' What Type Shall
Be Built.
OUTLOOK NOT CHEERFUL
Busincss-Iilke Energy of the Chief
Executive "Will Be Tested in Ef
fort to Overcome Inertia
of the Upper House.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Jngton, July 30. If It be true, as re
ported from Oyster Bay, that the Pres
Ident Intends to call an extra session
of Congress early In November. It Is
not probable any attempt will be made
to force the prompt consideration of a
railroad rate bilL That would be out
of the question: at least It would be
Impossible to secure final action on
such a bill within a mrnth.
The probabilities are, and observing
officials here believe that the President
Intends, at the early session, to have
Congress take up and settle once for
all the question of whether the Panama
canal shall be built, as originally
planned, with locks, or shall be a sea
level canal, as advocated by so many
prominent engineers. This is a question
that Congress must decide, and the
sooner It Is out of the way, the better
the men In charge of the canal can
operate
The PreslJcnt has not taken the pub
lic into his confidence: he has not an
nounced what his object may be In
calling an extra session, but It Is diffi
cult to figure out how anything could
be gained on a railway rate bill at a
session convening only three weeks In
advance of the regular session. - It
takes that long for the House to or
ganize, elect a Speaker, and for the
Speaker to appoint committees, and the
Senate consumes almost as much time
with Its organization.
Month Could Be .Gained.
True, by meeting early In November,
Congress can clear away the prelim
inaries bj t'a first of December, and
be ready for business a month in ad
vance of the urual season. But an ex
tra session In November will not hasten
the passage of a railway rate bllL It
may hurry It through the House, but
the debate and the opposition Is going
to develop In the Senate, and there Is
assurance that there will be plenty of
both.
For this reason it is presumed that
the President Is not calling an extra
session on account of railroad rate leg
islation, but to accomplish something
which can - be disposed of In a few
weeks. If. Congress Is called togetner
In November, and a message Is sent In
asking for prompt determination as to
the character of canal to be built atj
Panama, the Speaker can andwould '
Immediately appoint a committee to j
consider tho canal bill, that committee
would report In a comparatively short
time, after Investigating the cost and
advantages of the two styles of canal,
and the bill could be sent to the Sen
ate within an Incredibly short time.
Type Could Be Quickly Determined.
This question of type of canal Is
one that on its own account would
not lead to debate In the Senate, and
if the Senate should be willing. It
could, like the House, voice Its opinion
after very little debate.
But even hero there Is doubt whether
the Senate will consent to pass on the
canal question offhand. The Senate
knows the President Is going to press
the railroad question next Winter:
many Senators don't want to face that
question; they want to stave off action.
Such men as these will welcome a Pan
ama canal bill, for It will afford them
a topic of debate that will enable them
to ward off the dreaded rate bill for
many a week and month.
If the Senate decides to filibuster It
can prolong the discussion of the Pan
ama canal question for the entiro ses
sion, and there is a suspicion that this
may be done.
Tne determination as to whether the
Panama canal shall be built at sea level
or shall have locks can be made a sim
ple or a complex question, as the Sen
ate sees fit. Every Senator probably
knows, or could determine, after a few
hours' study, which type of canal he
rt-p'ort tui ttt ' rot he rfvednr
of United States Senators, when they
are looking abcut for a subject for fili
bustering. Jlay Become a Buffer.
la tuc last two Congresses the slato
hood bill turcica . outicr tor icum
lion the Senate wanted to kill; to vary
things a little, toe Panama canal may
become the buffer next Winter, and If
It does, the extra session in November
will accomplish very little, so far as
time Is concerned, if It is called either
for Panama or railroad rate legislation.
Of .course. If the President has the
tariff In mind, and It Is not believed
he has, the result would be the same.
The Senate will not be hurried into
revising the tariff any more than It
will be hurried into legislating on the
railroad question. These are both top
ics for "mature consideration." and
there is apt to be a great deal of fric
tion between the President and the Sen
ate next Winter, because of their diver
gent views on these great question of
the day.
The President realizes that, the Sen-
ate Is going- to filibuster, and he has no
patience with such tactics. The Senate.
on the other band, knows the Presi
dent's desire to have his views speedily
adopted by Congress, and It will decline
to take dictation from any President.
There is the situation today.
NO FARCE AT INVESTIGATION
Bonaparte Will Examine Thoroughly
Into Bennington Disaster.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 30. It is extremely fortunate
at this time that Charles J. Bonaparte id
Secretary of the Navy. This very fact
insures a thorough examination and a fair
reporttupon the frightful explosion that
wrecked the gunboat Bennington, and
caused the death of so many of her gal
lant crew.
In late years naval investigations have
become tnmething of a farce. One set of
naval officers sitting as a board to pass
on the conduct of other naval officers has
become an object of ridicule, for it is
usually the case that such boards white
was!? guilty officer or condone their of
fenses, so strong Is the bond between of
ficers of the Navj.
It was Intimated soon after the acci
dent at San Diego that the examination
into the Bennington accident would re
sult In naught, but Secretary Bonaparte
is Secretary of the Navy In more than
name. He Is not under the domination
of the officers who have made it so un
pleasant for his predecessors, and as an
investigator he ranks in the fllrst class.
If It shall be shown at the investiga
tion that the explosion on the Bennington
was due to neglect or because the boilers
of that ship have not received proper care
and attention, there is every likelihood
that Congress, next Winter, will consider
the advisability of restoring the old engi
neer corps In the Navy.
A few years ago, when the naval per
sonnel bill was passed, this corps- was
abolished because officers of that corps
objected to devoting their entire lives to
engineering duty, and since then all naval
officers have been subject to detail as
engineers, and have been assigned to that
duty in rotation. It'belng as:med that I
all graduates' from the Annapolis Naval
Academy are sufficiently versed n me
chanics and engineering to be able to
superintend the cngincroom of any mod
ern warship.
It is the theory of some of the ablest
naval officers that the abolition of the old
engineer corps worked to the detriment of
the Navy, and it is their opinion that the
corps should be restored. A finding that
the Bennington accident was in any way
due to the negllgency of the engineer, o
the officer detailed as engineer, will go
a long way toward bringing about the
reitoratlon of the cngineet corps in the
American Navy.
VISIT LABRADOR COAST
Governor McGregor Kcortsa Party
of English Scientists.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. July 3. Governor
McGregor and a party of English colonial
scientists started today for a six weeks
cruise along the Labrador coast. It is ex
pected that important results will accrue
fnm 'this- expedition rir"-sentig thln-
Y dus trial future of Labrador.
BAD FOR THE WHEAT CROP
Heavy Rains Have Been Falling AH
Over Chile.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. July 30. There
have been tremendous rains throughout
the whole country and the prospects of
the wheat crop are bad.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTERDAVS Maximum tJmpefature. 50
dg.: minimum. 63 dec
TODAY'S Generallr fair weather: northwest
winds.
Domestic
Thug and outlaws murder and plllag the
citizens of Chicago. Page 1.
Six pefcple killed and 12 Injured by lightning;
Coney Island and Gravesend Beach.
Page 3.
New Orleans la working with a will to stamp
out the yellow ferer. Pace 2.
Georgia Methodist minister and two sons to
hire for ronnler of brother preacher's chil
dren. Page 4.
Reservoirs In Connecticut burst by heavy rain
fall and xereral persona are overwhelmed
In flood. Pare 3.
National.
Extra sestien of Congrti will be asked to
take up Panama Canal question. Page 1.
Secretary of the. Navy Bonaparte will thor
oughly Investigate the Bennington disaster.
Page 1.
Irrigation projects In Eastern Washington will
probablr be undertaken next Summer-
Page 5.
Graft to be cut out of the Department of Ag
riculture. Tage 3.
Commissioner Richards will personally over
see the opening or tne uintan resrrauon.
Page 3.
War la rar -t-i.
Japanese are pressing their advance la Island
of Sakhalin. Page 4.
Stubborn atreet-Sghtlcg In taking of th town
of Uskow. Page 4..
Peace CoafcrcBec
Great Britain exprevsen confidence, la reason
ableness of Japanese terms of peace.
Page 1.
Japanese plenipotentiaries visit old college
friends. Page 1.
.Foreign.
Sending of British fleet to the Black
a hint to Kaiser tVllnela. Page
Zionist Congress decline offer of British ter
ritory la Africa. Page 3.
Salvation Army will promote emigration frost
England to Australia. Page 1.
Pacific Coast.
Palouse crop will be much larger than last
year; little damaged by heat. Page 5.
Seattle youth of 19 confesses to twenty burg
laries. Page 5.
Hall storm with drop cf 23 degrees of tem
perature ax The Dalles. Page 5-
S port 5.
Pacific Coast scores: Portlana o-l. Seattle
M: San Francisco Tacoma. 1-1 : Los
Angeles 3-3. Oakland 1'sge J.
Portland's bad luck broken by winning one
ball game. Page 13.
Lewis asd Clark ExpesMosu
Admissions. 13.277. Page 8-
Opcnlnx of Trail brings biggest crowd yet
ca at Fair oa, sunoay. rage s.
Rev. Pmther Saersaaa addresses an Immense
audleace on Catholic day at Fair. Page 8.
PerUaad aa4 Yldafcy.
Japansee oSlcer of Sagshrp MOcaaa. gives vivid
description ox cattle ox &ea ox Japan.
Page X.
Rev. H. S. Wallace describes plana ot Chris-
tUa Co-operatlTe Federation. Page 9.
Martin L!r day obeerred ty German asd
SeaaeHMriaa Jstfceraas. Page 8.
Paaisrt trtter forcible protests agaiaet opea-
tac cTrali os SaBtay. Page 7.
WKe awarrel wKfc araseoB' aad attempts to
slelae. Page 11.
GREAT BRITAIN
STANDS BY ALL!
Japan's Conditions for Peace
Will Receive Her Full
Indorsement.
NO ADVICE TO BE OFFERED
Confidence Is Expressed That Fair
Disposition Shown During War
"Will Be Continued In Ne
gotiations for Peace.
"WASHINGTON. July 20. Japan comes
the Washington conference assured
that, whatever her peace terms, they will
have the sympathetic approval of Great
Britain. Several suggestions from Wash
ington to London that the cause of peace
would be served by an explanation to
Japan from her ally favoring moderation
in her demands upon Russia have not
availed to change the British government
In its apparently unalterable determlna
tlon to stand by Japan, however severe
she makes her conditions of peace. Nor
has the British government seen its way
clear to render .assistance to Washington
In the efforts which this government Is
making to obtain an armistice.
Advices reaching here show that London
is opposed to an armistice until Japan
has been satisfied that Russia's plenipo
tentiaries are prepared to do more than
discuss means of ending the war. If Ru3
sla Is ready to conclude peace and has so
empowered her plenipotentiaries. Great
Britain. It is said, might favor an armis
tlcc. but even In this event, she would. It
Is said, not be willing to offer Japan ad
vice on the subject.
Ofo Comfort for Japan's Enemy.
As understood In Washington. Lord
Lansdowne's position Is that, as the loyal
ally of Japan. Great Britain can afford to
take no step nor assume any attitude
that would In the remotest degree redound
to the advantage of Japan's enemy. How
ever much London may wish peace for
humane reasons, her loyalty to Japan.
whose pledged ally she Is. prevents her
even from Indirectly bringing pressure to
bear by suggestions, advice or otherwise
at Toklo regarding negotiations, the effect
-f which might serve to moderate Japan's
peace conditions or hasten a truce. .
When Japan asks her allr for advlcn
the London government. It Is said. Is pre
pared immediately to give It. but this ad-
vice will be based on Japan's Interest as
a primary consideration.
Nor Is this attitude on the part of the
London government misinterpreted in
Washington as indicating that Its officials
do not share In the wish of the neutral
powers for peace. It has been made plain
that the activity of the President has tho
full sympathy of the British people, al
thouSh their first thought. It Is declared
must dc in me interest of their ally.
Itcasonablcncss of Japan.
At the same time tho London govern
ment. In Its exchanges with the American
Embassy In London, has not hesL-.ted to
declare its confidence that Japan's terms
will not be unreasonable, viewed in the
light of the results of the war. As It was
recently expressed by one cognizant of
the British attitude:
'London has never, either In the nego
tiations preceding the war or since the
war began, found Toklo assuming an un
reasonable position. Japan has been ex
ceedingly reasonable throughout this
struggle, and we are not at all apprehen
Ive that she will bring to Washington
demands that are Immoderate or unrea
sonable."
Believing, as official Washington does.
that Japan will not Insist on the dlsman
tlement of Vladivostok, should Russia -fall
to agree to it In return for the neutral
Izatlon of Port Arthur, the cession
of
Sakhalin, which. It is understood, will be
among the essential conditions, will, the
officials here believe, prove the most se
rious obstacle to peace In the Far East.
Sakhalin Is an Obstacle.
Sakhalin had not been captured when
the President Initiated his efforts to bring
the belligerents together. The fact that
up to that time Japan had not taken
foot of Russian territory simplified, in
the opinion of Washington and Berlin, the
problem of bringing about peace negotla
tions. It Is understood tonight from
source which, although not official, is well
informed, that Russia will vigorously op
pose the cession of Sakhalin.
Whether, in the event of Japan's insist
ence on this as a condition precedent to
peace, Russia will yield. Is a matter of
speculation so far as the officials here are
concerned, but In quarters friendly to Rus
sla serious doubts are expressed whether
M. Wltte brings with him the authoriza
tlon to yield Russian territory, or whether
he will be willing to ask for such author
ity. Renewal of the Alliance.
Keen Interest Is felt here in the negotia
tions which, it is understood, are making
substantial headway between Japan and
England, looking to the renewal of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance. The scope of the
alliance, it is known, will considerably
exceed the present union, though to what
extent neither Europe nor Washington
has been able to learn.
The announcement of the -main points
of the new alliance soon after the con
clusion of the Washington conference
would sot surprise dlptoaatlc circles here.
No Shanefal Peace for Czar.
ST. P-ETXJt3BURG. Ju-ly 09. The Efs-
peror has iaaaed the follewiBg aete la re-
eIy to a. appeal from tae etergy et ures-
burg:BOt t coe4e & shasaefal peace:. .
The lUkNtM p9e can rely s ate.
Never will I conclude a shameful peace
or one unworthy of great Russia.
CONFERENCE FOR TWO OXIiX
Corea
Can Have Her
All Is Over.
Say "When
NEW YORK1. July 30. (Special.)
In so far as he speaks for the Japanese
envoys. A. Sato, spokesman for the com
mission, served notice today tnat tne com
ing peace conference at Portsmouth will
be between Russia and Japan alone, and
nr nihor nation -will be nermitted to Inter- I
no other nation will be permitted to Inter-
ene- Mr. Sato s attention was called to
the identical note which Corea, following
the example of China, had sent to tno
world powers, declaring her right to be
represented in any disposition that is
made of her territory-
Have- you seen the representative ot
Corea, Dr. Yoon. who Is said to have come
to America to lay Corea's claims before
President Roosevelt?" Mr. Sato was
asked.
"No." he renlled: "but this conference
will be between two nations, and If Corea
has anything to say it must be after the
conference is over."
Does that also apply to China?"
Yes. If China has anything to say she
must say It to Russia or to Japan after
th matter has been settled."
This was the extent of Mr. faato s xaiK
Sunday. He received a call during tne
afternoon from Commander Kamlmura.
of the Jauanese navy, and half a dozen
of his brother officers who are on tne way
to England to supervise the completion of
warships.
With the arrival here of M. Ochiai. sec
retary of the Japanese legation at Paris.
th J a oan esc neace commission is now
comnlete. Mr. Sato said Mr. OchIal had
snent some time In Russia with Baron
Komura and is fully conversant with the
Russian lansruatre.
He will be ot Kreat value In tne woric
ahead." said Mr. Sato.
Baron Rosen, the Junior Russian envoy.
arrived during the day and took apart
ments at tho St. Regis. The Baron de
clined to be Interviewed. It 13 not be
lleved that any statement will be given
to the public by the Russian envoys untu
Ttsirnn Rosen and M. Wltte have had a
chance to confer after the latters arrival
In New York on v. ednesday.
VISIT OLD COLLEGE FRIENDS
Japanese Plenipotentiaries Spend the
Day at Peeksklll.
NEW YORK. July 30. Baron Komura,
the Japanese peace plenipotentiary, and
Baron Kaneko, the Japanese financial
asenL both of whom are Harvard grad
uates, went to Peeksklll today where they
visited some friends of their college days.
Work at the headquarters of the peace
commission was not entirely suspended.
however, as several of the secretaries con
tlnued their labors with 'the dispatcnes
and mall. Some of the suite spent the day
at the various resorts near the city, while
others visited friends.
Disnatches announcing that Corea, HKe
China, would protest against a treaty of
neace In which she was not consuitea
were called to tne attention oi Aimu-
Sato. of the commission, and all he wouia
say was that the time for any of these
protests to be made was alter xne ne
gotiations had been concluded.
"No one," said he, "has any business
before the commissioners but themselves."
A number of Japanese newspaper cor
respondents are In the city. Several came
with Baron Komura's party. Amonr xnose
In the city today It Is the decided opin
ion that when peace Is declared. Japan,
havlns- become a world power, will ele
vate her ministries In the capitals of the
rowers to embassies. All agreed that it
was the underetanaing in japan mat v
neace Is declared at the coming nego
tiations Baron Komura would become a
Count, which carries with it In Japan a
gift of a largo sum of money, and that
Minister Takahlra woum -do eievaiea iu
the rank of an Ambassador.
WITTE HAS FULL POWERS.
Peace Terms Will Be Discussed on
Business-Like Basis.
LONDON. July SI. The Dally Tele
graph's correspondent on board the
Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse. on which
M. Witte. the Russian peace envoy Is
a passenger, sends an Interview which
he has had wltn M. Wltte. in wnicn tne
latter said that If Russia and Japan
had agreed upon a common basis J, ore
appointing peace plenipotentiaries it
a. if -r -r witte. sn!i ne reearded
hlmself rather as an Imperial courier
sent to ascertain the terms ot Japan.
He was prepared to make peace, never
theless, he added, as his powers were
very complete, and he would discuss
the demands based on Japan's actual
mlirtary and-naval successes In a dusi-ness-llke
spirit of give and take.
But I cannot and will not. con
tinued M. Wltte, "entertain aemanas
based upon expected military successes
In the future. I am conversant wun
the humane Intentions of my imperial
master, and I will do everything com-
natiblp with Russia's honor and dig
alty to establish that work of which
1 have been an unswerving advocate.
My first task, however, in the New
World will be to search for a basis for
fruitful discussion."
GDUU WUKU5 run mt ram
Denver Paper Tells Excursionists of
rrtrr,. In store for Them.
Tlli VV fqrvpplal.l
The Republican will print an editorial to-
mnn-nv wtvliie:
"Colorado will send to the Portland Ex-
. - 1 a. . ne ntttrl
abinranVoTthVs
whicn aajoin urexon. xuia 13 wuiuia.uw a
war of doinz thlnss.
"Oregon and the Exposition officials will
give the Colorado party a hearty wel
come and generous hospitality. Port
land's most progressive citizens are In
charge of the great Fair and they do.
nothing by halves.
vtvm- vlltnr to the Lewis and Clark
Exposition will come back -delighted with
the trip and the sights. In Itself com-
nrphnslve. attractive m every depart-
ment and framed in picturesque scenery.
embracing lakes, rivers, forests, emerald
mountains and snowy peaks, none who
views the Exposition can ever forget the
masmlflcent picture or grow weary of
extolling its beauty.
"There Is no other tour which can be
taken at such trifling expense which will
give one half the pleasure of a fortnight I
or more at the Portland Exposition.
"The time set for the Colorado excur
sion. August 13. Is propitious for Its full
enjoyment. The weather will be the
uleasantest of the year In the Pacific
Northwest, the fruits and flowers of that
prolific rection will be at their best and
the excursionists will find each day's ex
perience more enjoyable than that which
has gone before.
Stoeeeel Loses His Command.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 38. General
B4oesscl ha? bees" relieved ot commas d
ef tike Third Siberian Anay eorpe.
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vents Identification.
WOMEN BRUTALLY BEATEN
Submission Secures No Mercy
From Footpads.
MANY' PERSONS MURDERED
Grand Jury Demands That Police-
Drop All Else and Drive the
Horde of Crooks From
the City.
CRIME RECORD IN CHICAGO.
Murder since January 1............ 65
Assaults since January 1 131
Burglaries since January 1........1S2
Hold-ups since January 274
CHICAGO, July 20. Speciall) Outlawry
In Chicago has reached the stage where a
grand Jury has demanded that the police
sweep the city clean of the thugs, bur
glars and crooks that have made it a
Summer haven.
Since the first of the year 63 persons
have been murdered in cold-blooded fash
Ion. This number is exclusive of tho
20 deaths growing out of the teamsters
strike. It is the forfeit which orderly
citlzcnship has paid to thugs and bur
glars who reckoned human life a cheap
commodity when It stood In the way of
Ill-gotten loot.
Never before In Chicago was the crime
record of the Summer months so black
that a grand Jury felt called upon to urge
their authorities to special action. The
Chief of Police is besought to let the gam
blers and the underworld alone for a
time. If need be, so that adequate atten
tion may be given to the floodtlde of mur
der. The situation Is considered grave
enough to call for the highest ability and
the greatest possible vigilance on the part
of the police force.
Called Off on Strike Duty
The Invasion by the criminal element
began in earnest soon after the police
went on strike duty and left their beats
and posts to travel with caravans of mer
chants" wagons. With the eight hundred
and forty patrolmen withdrawn from the
streets entirely, Chicago became a para
dise for burglars, porch climbers and
highwaymen.
Hold-ups were of frequent occurrence
In broad daylight in crowded thorough
fares. A street-car conductor never knew
when he was safe from pillage from
armed thugs. Hardly a day passed in
Juno or July without the reporting ot
1 one or more of these sensational hold-uns.
typical of the wildest of wild west coun-
tries,
column
.,mt tw
one-fourth of the whole number ot bur-
j glaries and hold-ups were reported to tb '
1 police.
I
Plundering of Business Houses
Cases are on record of business houses
being plundered three times a week, and
finally forced out of business. There la
record of one family being robbed 13
times in two years.
Wanton brutality Is the prime charac
teristic of the thuggery. Women are
held up, terribly beaten and disfigured;
men not only robbed, but cruelly mu-
uiatea. it secures no mercy xo suDmit
tamely to being held up; tho footpads
argue that a victim who has been beaten
into Insensibility or whose eyes are
gouged out, will not be so likely to iden
tify them, so almost every case ot high-
tauty.
I Under tho Harrison regime, the Mayor
I argued that cold weather was responsible
or crimc- bu thls Summer the reign ot
1 terror lias uccu nunc iuuu. yver. xnugs
lorn in uie aveuues ot me uest residence
districts, awaiting people returning from
I meaiers
TO AUSTRALIA.
General Booth, of Salvation. Array,
Impressed With Colony's Need.
LONDON, July 30. General Booth, ot
the Salvation Army, returned to Eng-
land today from his trip to Australia.
He Is In excellent health. He will start
on a 2000-mile' motor tour.
General Booth was enthusiastic over
the result of his five months' tour In.
tne Antipodes. ie expressed himself
as profoundly Impressed with the pos
sibilities of Australia's future. Austra
lia's vital need, he said was more popu
lation, and he was prepared to promote
his scheme of emigration on a great
er scale than ever before. Twenty
thousand acres of land in Western.
Australia were given to him to de with,
as he pleased.
Lancashire Operatives May Strike.
LONDON. July SO. A strike of M.WD
Lancashire cotton operatives is threat
ened owiag to the masters refusal of
a 5 per cet advance In wages. A ballot
oh the Questies of striking was .taken
by the operatives last week, bat the
result of the ballet will set "be made
known uatll tomorrow night: The in
dications are. hoWever, that a majority
will favor the strike.
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