THE SUNDAY OKEtfOiNIAtf, POKTLAjNT), DECEMBER 2& 1904.
NEW TIL SURE
Actress' Bail Has Not
Been .Reduced.
YILL STAY IN THE TOMBS
Defense Has Some New and
Important Testimony.
BULLETS IN YOUNG'S TRUNK
Nan Patterson Receives With Bitter
Tears the News That She Cannot
Go Home for the Christ
mac Time.
NEW YORK. Dec 24. Nan Patterson's
last hope of spending Christmas with her
parents at their home In "Washington
vanished today when District Attornoy
Jerome announced that he would not
acroe to a reduction of her bail. This was
taken to mean that the show-girl will
again be tried on the charge of the murdor
of Caesar Young. Her bail had previously
ben fixed at 520,000. When the District
Attornoy made his announcement, Danlol
O'Reilly, of counsel for Miss Patterson,
said:
"This suroly moans that there will bo
a new trial. "We are anxious that it will
be called soon and will make every offort
to have it called as soon as possible.
Afterward he said that counsel had do
elded not to attempt to get any ball un
less the District Attorney does not prom
ise a. soeedy re-triaL Counsel, he said,
bellovod the best place for Miss Patterson
was la the Tombs, as 'she had been so
long there.
The urgency for a new trial on the part
of the defense was, Mr. O'Reilly said, due
to the fact that the defense has found
some new and what they consider im
portant ovldonco. Part of this, he said,
was the finding of some 32-callber bullets
In Young's trunk. Mr. O'Reilly said that
Prosecutor Rand admitted the finding of
the bullets, but contended that they be
longed to Mrs. Young.
The news that she could not be ad
mitted to bail was broken to Miss Patter
son as gently as possible, but she broke
down completely after making a brave
show of cheerfulness, all day. Even
though she knew she would have to re
main in the Tombs over Christmas she
had hoped she might be released on ball
next weak.
District Attorney Jerome announced
late today that proceedings for a new
trial will be hurried as fast as possi
ble. j
Letters and Telegrams to Read.
NBW YORK, Dec 24. Nan Patterson
pasted cheerless "day before Christ
mas' in .ier cell in the Tombs Prison.
The grips and suit case packed so care
fully two day's ago, in anticipation of
acquittal of the charge of murder of,
Caesar Young, were opened, and one
by one the trinkets and the nlcknacks
were returned to their former places.
She had given up all hope of the
Christmas at home In Washington with
her aged parents and sisters. .Even the
possibility of obtaining bail brought no
hopes of reunion of Christmas day, as
she believed that much time would be
neoossary to complete the release, even
if it were ultimately successful.
Miss Patterson seemed in much bet
ter condition, both physically and men
tally, than yesterday. It was only with
the greatest efforts that the hysteria,
following her last appearance in court,
was controlled, but she fell asleep
.hmit midnight and rested welL When
she arose this morning, there was a
sheaf of letters and telegrams await
ing her.
2fEW Y0EK WILL EEED POOR
Christmas Trees at Children's Hos
pitals Salvation Army Dinner.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. New Tork be
gan its Christmas celebration tonight,
and various hospitals in the city had
trees for the children in their wards. For
tomorrow and Monday the city has pre
pared a grand celebration for the little
onos and for the hungry In the poorer
sections. The Salvation Army will feed
M.O00 people and other charitable organl
rations will provide for double this num
ber.
It is estimated tonight that over 350,000
Christmas trees have been sold In the
city during the last ten days. Outgoing
trains on the Now Tork Central and
New Tork, New Haven & Hartford
railroads today were from 20 to 40 min
utes late because of the congestion of the
trains due to the holiday traffic During
the day 39 extra trains were sent out
over the Central, while about 20 were dis
patched eastward. Incoming trains were
also late because of the heavy travel.
The Southwestern Limited; due at G
P. 1L, was one hour and 0 minutes late;
the Albany local, due at 6:22 P. M., was
one hour late; the Lake Shore Limited,
due at 6:30 P. M., was 30 minutes late; the
day express, due at 7 P. M., was 40 min
utes late, and the Eastern Express, due
at S:45 o clock was 20 minutes late.
Millions Spent for Christmas.
CHICAGO, Dec 24. It Is estimated that
it will cost Chicago more than $22,000,000
to celebrate Christmas this year. Never
has money been expended so freely In
celebrating a holiday in the history of
the city. Shopkeepers say that people
began to buy Christmas presents in Oc
tober. As the season advanced the buy
ing of presents became more enthusiastic
It did not cease for a day.
While most of the sum mentioned went
for Christmas gifts, the sum spent for
Christmas dinners, trees and decorations
is takon Into consideration in the follow
ing estimate, the figures being gathered
from the best sources of Information:
Estimated Christmas of ten large State
street stores, $10,300.00; Christmas re
celpts of other State-street stores. $2,500,
OW; Christmas receipts from other than
State-street stores. $3,000,000: monev
Fpont for Christmas turkeys and other
poultry. $500,000; cost of other articles
composing Christmas dinners, $1,000,000;
girts by corporations and firms to em
ployes, $1,500,000; cost of shipping Christ
mas presents by express. $500,000; 60,000
Christmas trees, $50,000; decorations,
$50,006; charities and gifts, $50,000. Total,
Water Cut Off on Christmas Eve.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Dec 24. As the re
rult of fin accident ,to the 36-lnch water
mains at tne soutn ena or taesharpsburg
bridge, where the mains enter the city,
the entire water supply was cut off from
10 o'clock tonight until long after mid
night.
This accident caused untold inconveni
ence to thousands on the busiest Christ
mas eve for years.
FARMING THEN AND NOW.
Great Changes in Environment of
Country Dwellers.
Review of Reviews.
Let us cast a parting glance at the typ
ical, old-time farmor. Two or three
months in each year, there being practi
cally nothing to do on the farm, he sent
his children to the little one-room school
house. There the pupils recited mechan
ically from textbooks saturated with city
ideas and city Ideals books In which the
beauties and wonders of agriculture and
Nature study found no place. The city
allured the more ambitious pupils; the
others turned blindly and stolidly to tasks
whose deeper meaning was never to be
revealed to them. Ancient and costly
farming methods remained unchanged,
for the "Man with the Hoe" was content
with the ways of the fathers. Four or five
days in each year this farmer helped to
fill up the larger ruts In the roads, but
there was no permanent highway improve
ment. Season after season bad roads kept
him from profitable trips to market; times
innumerable they kept his Isolated fam
ily from needed visits to friends and rela
tives. Once a week, possibly twice, some
one went to the little crossroads postof
lice to get the letters and papers if per
chance there should be any; these trips
were not regular or frequent, "because
A $25,000,000 FAIR
The Lexrls and Clark Centennial Exposition that will bn, opened In Port
land on Jane 1 next, will not be a Fair local In its interests. Special com
missioners from many of the great countries of Europe and Ahla have already
been appointed with plenary powers. These commissioners have been instructed
by their home governments to make the largest and most creditable exhibits
possible at the great Pair. When these exhibits may have oil been installed,
the Exposition will have represented an outlay In excess of $25,000,000. The
Illustrations of the buildings of the Fair, of the natural beauties of the l'alr
Grounds, and of the artistic details of the leading Fair structures, that will be
published In the New Year's Oregonlan will convey accurate information of the
scope of the coming Exposition to thousands of people. The New Year's Ore
gonlan will be published Monday morning, January 2. It will be mailed to any
address in the United States or Canada, postage prepaid, for 10 cents a copy.
Address The Oregonlan. Portland, Or.
each one meant the loss of half a day
from work. With such a slow and costly
system, that the farmer wrote few let
ters and took few papers Is not surprising.
Then, too, if he wished to summon a
doctor, speak to a neighbor, ororder from
his merchant; a slow horseback trip over
bad roads was the only available means
of communication; the rural telephone
was not dreamed of. But the tragedy of
this man's life was that he was a drudge,
a mechanical "slave to the wheel of la
bor." He was blind to the beauty of ru
ral life and Ignorant of the wonderful
natural forces with which he had to deal.
How different the progressive farmer of
today! Five months in each year his
children go to school, and the teaching has
given them a new interest in their environ
ment and in their daily work. The old
one-room schoolbouse has given way to
an attractive modern structure. Instead
of an occasional book bought from the
Itinerant agent or borrowed from a neigh
bor, the school library puts the choicest
of literary treasures at the disposal of the
whole family. The old gullied highway is
gone and a well-graded road sweeps by the
farmer's house. Instead of the weekly
paper and Ihe occasional letter brought
from the old postofflce, the rural mallcar
rlor brings a city daily each morning, and
letters and magazines in refreshing abun
dance To confer with a neighbor no
longer means a ride of an hour or two;
one or two minutes at the telephone suf
fices. Other advantages have followed.
With better school methods have come
more regular attendance and more enthusi
astic pupils; better roads and increased
travel have developed a new pride in the
appearance of grounds and buildings; with
better mail facilities there Is more thought
as to the quality pf-the periodical Htera-
LOW RAILROAD RATES.
The transcontinental railroads next
year will offer to Eastern people the
benefit of the lowest rates ever al
lowed on the transcontinental journey:
This rate will be given to the public
who may want to visit the World'H
Fair that will be opened in Port
land on Jane 1 next. The New Year's
Oregonlan that will bo published on
January 2 next will tell nil about the
great Fair, the numerous transconti
nental lines which have their western
termini at Portland, the architectural
and other beauties of the Exposition
itself, and the advantages Portland's
local transportation "lines offer ior
numerous excursions to points of spe
cial interest. The paper will be mailed
to any address In the United States
or Canada, postage prepaid, for 10
cents a copy. Address The Oregonlan.
Portland, Or.
ture. And on this man's farm there Is no
drudgery- Knowledge has ennobled every
task, and to him "every common bush Is
afire with God." His are the advantages
of both town and country. Pan still pipes
by the riverside, while the ring of the
telephone and the distant shriek of the
locomotive mingle with the music of his
flute.
Do not understand me to say that the
new farmer here portrayed is as yet the
typical rurallst. He is not, by any means.
The old-time farmer is yet many times
as numerous. But the future Is with the
new farmer. The modern leaven will yet
-leaven the whole lump.
No Orphans in Australia.
, Kansas City Star.
Australia is "a continent without an
orphanage, a country without an or
phan. Each waif is taken to a re
ceiving house, where, it Is cared for
until a country home is found. The
local volunteer societies canvass their
neighborhoods and send to the chil
dren's committee of the destitute board
the names of any families they have
found where children may be placed.
The children's committee selects the
home which it judges is best adapted
to tne development of the child in ques
tion.
No child is placed in a family so poor
that -the child might suffer. The foster
parent receives a sum averaging $L25
per week for the -care of the child and
for proper clothing. When of school
age the child must be sent to school.
The local volunteer committee looks
after its care and culture, and zealous
neighbors often-assist in watching the
growth and education of these happy
emiaren. wnen tue cmid is 14 years
of age ne begins to work. His earn
Ings are placed In the postal savings
hank, and at the age of 17 or 18 he
goes out into the world an independent
man.
The state, atan expense of less than
$70 a year, has raised a man or woman
to contribute to Its wealth and pre
vented the manufacture of a criminal
and the expense o courts, prisons and
reformatories.
"He bought " his wife a megaphone.'
"WbyT' "Because he heard that It would
earn a person's voice a -long distance, and
he hopes that it will carry his wife's voice
so far that it will sound a long way off."
CHEER AMIDST FOG
London Will Enjoy Christmas
Despite the Weather.
YULE LOGS BURN IN HOMES
King and Queen Give of Their Bounty
to Tenantry and Deserving Char
ities Provisions for the
Poor of London.
LONDON. Dec. 24. The Christmas spirit
was abroad throughout England today,
notwithstanding the continued heavy foga,
which normally act as an extreme de
pressant. Not for years has London had
such a thorough dose of that pea-soup at
mosphere for which the metropolis Is fa
mous; but the population, which grumbled
during the week because of the Inconven
iences attendant upon the fog, changed
their moods today, and, accepting thfc In
evitable, prepared to spend a merry
Christmas, even welcoming the fog in a
Christmas gift and a friend of olden days.
In all the great homes in England the
yulelog Is burning. From Sandringham to
the humblest residence, relatives who are
scattered throughout the rest of the year
are gathering to spend the English Christ
mas. It is estimated that 1,500,000 persons
poured out of London today. To those
who witnessed the tremendous rushes at
every station the wonder was that any
persons could be left to people London.
But the exodus leaves no appreciable
mark In the streets, which are thronged
with millions of Christmas shoppers and
sightseers, though the fog limits the scope
or view to about 40 reet.
Most of the Cabinet officers and diplo
mats have loft London. King Edward and
Queen Alexandra, with the immediate
royal family, are gathered at Sandring-
nam Palace, where Christmas will be
celebrated In the usual manner. The
royal family will closely observe all the
Christmas customs. There will be a
Christmas tree for the royal children.
around which three generations will meet
as privately as royalty ever meets to en
joy a typical home Christmas.
At the same time none of the depend
ents will be forgotten. The King and the
Queen will distribute their largesse among
the tenantry - of Sandringham and
throughout the United Kingdom, where
there are most deserving charities. Mis
sions, the unemployed and poor children
will be remembered substantially. The
Queen has given another $250 to the Salva
tion Army.
Lord Lanedowne's Christmas will be
spent at Derreen, Kerry, his Irish seat,
where he will entertain a large house
party, and that of Premier and Mrs. Bal
four at Whittinham, Prestonklrk. There
will be the usual Chamberlain reunion at
Highbury, Birmingham.
Some of the members of the Cabinet,
diplomatists and other personages havo
sought a sunnier Christmas on the Con
tinent. Ambassador and Mrs. Cnoate are
visiting Baron Mount Stephen at Brockett
Hall, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, and Secre
tary of Embassy Henry White has a num
ber of guests at his country place. Con-sul-General
Evans, with his family, has
gone to Parle. Mr. Evans will return to
London Monday .but his family will pro
ceed to Egypt. Miss Evans is going to
Washington by way of Australia and San
Francisco.
The Duchess of Marlborough will spend
her Christmas in Paris, while the Duke
will remain at Blenheim Palace. Baron
Hayashl. the Japanese Minister, will re
main In London. A number of Americans
are guests of prominent persons In differ
ent parts of England, while others are
spending Christmas on the Continent.
Provision for the poorer classes has
been arranged on a scale even larger than
usual, and, although there Is an almost
Incredible number of destitute and unem
ployed persons In London, there Is every
reason to suppose that no one will be
without some sort of Christmas dinner.
"Boxing day." of course, will be ob
served as another holiday among the
younger theater-goers. The pantomime
openings will "be a strong feature, the
historic Drury Lane, with "The White
Cat." being the center or attraction.
Passengers Landed in Liverpool,
LIVERPOOL, Dec 24. The White
Star Line steamer Oceanic, from New
York December 14, which had been fog
bound off the Mersey bar for three
days, and the -Cuhard Line' steamer
Saxonla, from Boston, December 13,
which had been fog- bound for two
days, landed their passengers thlsj
morning. The White Star Line steam
er Cedrlc, which had been fog bound
since Wednesday, when she was to
have sailed for New York, proceeded
on her voyage today.
Greek Cabinet Has Resigned.
ATHENS, Greece, Dec 24. The
Greek Cabinet resigned today, in con
sequence of the defeat of the govern
ment In the Chamber yesterday on a
vote of no confidence movement by
ex-Premier M. Delyannls. The latter
sharply criticised the government's
general policy, and M. Zalmls did the
same. King George is considering
whether to form a stop-gap Cabinet or
dissolve the Chamber and entrust M.
Delyannls with the task of forming1 a
new Cabinet.
Princess Louise Off for Italy.
BERLIN, Dec 24. Countess Montlg
noso. formerly the Crown Princess
Louise, and divorced wife of Kins
Frederick Augustus, left Leipzig at
midnight for Florence, Italy.
A special dispatch from Dresden says
the Saxon government will take steps
to prevent a repetition of the Countess'
efforts to see her children. The frontier
stations will be watched closely.
King Escapes Uninjured.
MADRID, Dec 24. King Alfonso
had a narrow escape while riding' in a
motor car on the Prado yesterday. A
wheel of the car which he was driv
Ing. personally suddenly broke, and the
car overturned, but the King escaped
uninjured.
Victim of Collision in Fog.,
PARIS, Dec ( 24. The victims of last
nignt s railway collision in a rog Detwecn
iue ojunuuii-cuuiuiine express ana in'
LUIa fexnress. outside the norrhom- rail
road station here, number 12 dead and
20 seriously Injured. All the victims were
French.
Mme. Syveton Sues Newspapers.
PARIS, Dec 24. The mystery of the
death of Deputy Syveton is developing
Into a plot and counterplot, rivaling Paul
Hervius' most intense dramas. Evidence
of assassination is accumulating, leading
to the expectation of sensational arrests.
Mme. Syveton has begun action against
the newspapers charging her with the
responsibility of her husband's death.
Danish Captain Acquitted.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 24. The Maritime
and Commercial Court rendered Judgment
today In the case of the Danish steamer
Norge, whlcn foundered with the loss of
645 lives. The directors Of the company
were acquitted, and Captain Gundle w3
acquitted of the charge that neglect of
duty caused the loss of the vessel, or
contributed to the magnitude of the dis
aster. Christmas Greetings to Pope.
ROME, Dec 24. The cardinals were re
ceived aday by the pope and offered
their Christmas greetings. The pontiff
"thark-a the prelates and conversed fa
miliarly with them for half aa hour.
WHITE HOUSE SMOKED TIP.
President Urges Prompt Action
Against Bold Violators of the Law.
WASHINGTON.. Dec 24. Drastic meas
ures have been taken by the President
looking to the suppression of the smoke
nuisance in the city of Washington. A
letter was sent by his direction to the
District Commissioners November 30, in
quiring if it was not possible to proceed
criminally against the officers of an elec
tric light, company. He denounced the
violation of the smoke law by the com
pany at the very doors of the White
House as an outrage, and urged that the
managers of the company be arrested
again and again, at short intervals. In an
effort to abate the nuisance. v
No response having -been received that
was satisfactory, the President author
ized today the publication of the letter
to the District Commissioners. It fol
lows:
"White House, Washington, D. C, No
vember 30. 1904. To the District Commis
sioners: The Presldpnt has again taken
up with his Cabinet the smoke nuisance,
so far as the public buildings are con
cerned. He would like especially to call
your attention, however, to the well-nigh
intolerable manifestation of the nuisance
by the electric light company. Is It not
possible to proceed criminally against the
managers of this company? If not, dras
tic legislation should be recommended.
It is an outrage on the city that such
a nuisance should be permitted to exist
right by the White House. Almost every
hour of the day these great chimneys can
be seen emitting dense clouds of smoke.
It would seem to be wise to go to the
very limit of the law and arrest the head
of the company, or those highest up In
the company again and again at the
shortest possible Intervals, in order to put
a stop to this nuisance for the conduct
on their part amounts to a flagrant defi
ance of the law and of respect for public
opinion, and Is fraught with serious con
sequences to the city of Washington.
"WILLIAM LOEB. JR.,
"Secretary to the President."
POLICE CHECKED EEVOLUTIOU
Sodre Was to Be. Dictator of Brazil
Pending a Return to a Monarchy.
NEW" YORK, Dec 24. The Chief of
Police has handed to the government
the result of his Investigation of the re
cent disturbances, cables the Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, correspondent of the Herald. He
soys tiife object was to overthrow the
republlcv It was proposed, according to
the. report, that Senator Lauro Sodre
should be dictators until the re-establishment
of the monarchy. The .revolution
was to have begun October 17, but failed
in consequence of the vigilance of the
police.
This report Is considered strange, con
tinues the correspondent, as all the heads
of the movement are known as good Re
publicans. The Senate, acceding to the "request of
THE WHOLE COAST WILL PROFIT.
The World's Fair that will be opened
in Portland on June 1 next, will prove
of Incalculable benefit to all that part
of the United States lying west of the
Rocky Mountains. Oregon and Wash
ington today are Just entering npon
an era of rapid development that
promises much for the benefit of the
residents of these two states during
the next decade. The Lewis and
Clark Centennial Exposition, its scope
and its direct bearing on the problem
of the future growth of the Pacillc
Northwest will be the special feature
of the New Year's Oregonlan for 1802.
The paper will be published on Janu
ary 2. It will be mailed to any ad
dress in the United States or Canada,
postage prepaid, for 10 cents a copy.
Address The Oregonlan, Portland. Or.
the government, has authorized the trial
pf Sodre by a council of war.
The Supreme Court has denied the
habeas corpus presented In favor . of
Sodre, and the Deputies Varela, Barbosa
and Lima.
LONDON FOG IS LIFTING.
Extraordinary Scene Displayed on the
Lower Thames.
LONDON, Dec. 24. The lower Thames
tonight presents an extraordinary and un
precedented spectacle. The fog, slightly
lifting, reveals from Liverpool to Green
wood Beach, hundreds of great liners and
steamers, from every quarter of the globe,
lifting anchors and preparing to move
to docks after three days of inaction and
obscurity on account of the banks of fog.
A number of outward-bound liners have
been able to proceed, but, consequent to
the great number of incoming vessels
gathered at the mouth of the Thames
and other points In the channel, and cou
pled with the anxiety of these craft to
reach their docks, shipping reports are
full of minor casualties and collisions.
Up to midnight no serious disaster had
been reported.
PITTSBURG HAS WATER jNTOW.
Rain Falls in Abundance After Long
Period of Drouth.
PITTSBURG. Dec.24. The drouth was
broken last night by continuous rains.
All the dry reservoirs, wells and cisterns
in this section are filling, and the water
companies announce that they will turn
on 'a supply of water for domestic con
sumers today.
Rain After Four Months.
CINCINNATI. Dec 24. The rain -which
finally broke the four months' drouth
In this section continued to fall today.
Rain was also reported both down and
up the river. Points up as far as Erie
City, Pa., reported good rains.
Navy Gives Out No News.
TOKIO. Dec 24. The navy department
declined to discuss the formation, move
ments or plans of the Japanese flying
squadron, reported to be in the vicinity
of Singapore.
PE RU-MA THE SANTA CLAUS OF H
VISITS MILLIONS OF HAPPY
HEIGHTS ARE TAKEN
Charge at Port Arthur Follows
Bombardment,
RUSSIAN GENERAL IS KILLED
Attempt Made to Retake Position Is
Repulsed Hand-Grenades Are
Used in the Counter
Attack. TOKIO, Dec. 24: The Japanese forces
besieging Port Arthur, yesterday stormed
and now hold the heights east of Hou
yangshukou. Prisoners cdptured by the Japanese
report that the Russian General Kon
dnatneko and another goneral officer,
whose name Is . not known, have been
killed and that General Fock Is among
the wounded.
A dispatch from the Japanese army be
fore Port Arthur, timed midnight, says:
"On December 22 the Russian defense
works on the heights east of Houyang
Bhukou. Sungshu Mountain, Rihlung
Mountain and the 'Hr forts, were bom
barded by the Japanese with heavy guns
which inflicted considerable damage. As
a result of the bombardment, a detach
ment of the Japanese right wing, at
dawn, December 23, attacked the enemy
on the heights east of Houyangshukou and
captured the ridge and heights at 7:40 In
the morning.
"In the morning, after the enemy con
centrated his Are from several forts at
Talyangkou and Yahutsui upon our newly
occupied position, following this with a
determined counter attack, during which
hand grenades were thrown, but our
force finally repulsed the enemy. Later,
as the enemy's bombardment abated, we
constructed some defensive works, so that
our occupation became more assured.
"As a result of our heavy guns' bom
bardment, during and before the attack,
the fort of Talyangkou was set on fire.
One 15-centlmetre gun in each of the
forts was destroyed. The covers were
also considerably damaged.
"According to the statement of pris
oners captured at Kekwan Mountain, De
cember 18, and of Russians who surren
dered in the vicinity of Etz Mountain,
December 22, during the battle of 203
Meter Hill, General Kondratneko, com
mander of the Seventh East Siberian Di
vision, and General Irman. commander
of the Fourth Artillery Brigade, were
killed, and General Fock, commanding
the Fourth East Siberian Division, was
wounded."
ENEMIES' VESSELS DISABLED.
Togo. Says Large Blockading Fleet
Was No Longer Necessary.
TOKIO, Dec 24. Admiral Togo an
nounces the withdrawal of the major
ity of the fleet from Port Arthur. Tel
egraphing ..under date of December 22.
he says:
"After 203-Meter Hill was occupied
as the result of a gallant and desper
ate attack by the' besieging army, the
bombardment of the enemy's squadron
by siege and other heavy guns be
came , effective In consequence, th?
battleships Poltava and Retvizan were
sunk, and subsequently the battle
ships Pobieda and Pcresviet, protected
cruiser Pallada and the armored cruiser
Bayan were sunk.
"The battleship Sevastopol escaped
the land bombardment, left the harbot
December 9 and anchored near Chentno
Mountain. She was attacked there
continuously by our torpedoboata and
heavily damaged.
"The main strength of the enemy la
completely crushed. Only a weak gun
boat, the Otvashnyi, and several tor-pedoboat-destroyers
remain afloat. Un
der the circumstances, our combined
fleet has been removed as unnecessary
from the blockade of Port Arthur,
which has been maintained since May
1. I have arranged for a closer watcn
for ships attempting to run the block
ade, and to watcl the remnant of the
enemy's squadron.
"During the blockade we suffered
from the enemy's mines, both laid and
flouting on the high seas, and from
dense fogs. Th,e cruisers Miyako, Sal
yon and Yoshlno; Batske, battleship;
Kaimon, gunboat, and Helyen, coast
defense vessel, were sunk and many
gallant and loyal officers' and men wero
killed, but we succeeded in maintaining
the blockade. "When the enemy emerged
from the harbor, our fleet successfully
engaged him and finally, with the valu
able support, we succeeded In crushing
the enemy's squadron.
"All the success is gratefully attrib
uted to the brilliant virtue of our Em
peror. "During the blockade, all the ships
under my command splendidly accom
plished the work and duty assigned
to them. Especially to be noted are
some of those who were engaged in
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the difficult and risky task of blockading-,
or who tirelessly accomplished
the work of laying mines in thu pros- '
ence of the enemy; others who braved
all dangers were engaged in the work
of clearing mines away, and others
still who were posted to watch the ene
my and guard against the enemy's
ships. Their combined work strongly
contributed to the accomplishment of
the blockade. I deem it my duty to
especially mention my recognition of
thp valuable services rendered by the
officers and "men."
Reconnoissance in Force.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 24. General
Kuropatkln reports having, on December
23, made a reconnoissance in force in
the direction of the Japanese positions
at Bentsinputse. The Russians forced
an entry Into Bentsiaputse, occupied
some of the entrenchments, and repulsed
the counter attacks of two battalions of
Japanese with great loss, the Japanese
leaving nine prisoners In the hands of
the Russians. The Russian losses wero
three officers and six men killed and
three officers and CO men wounded.
The night of December 23, General Ku
ropatkln adds, was quiet.
Bombardment by Artillery.
TOKIO, Dec. 24. A dispatch from the
Japanese headquarters in Manchuria
says:
"On December 22 the enemy's artillery
bombdrded Sanchutzu, .Nalngluntun, and
their vicinities, and at about midnight
his infantry attacked our positions south
of PInniuIupao. and on the northwestern
heights of Hslapontaltzu, but were re
pulsed. "At 1 o'clock in the afternoon of De
cember 23 the enemy's heavy guns in tho
neighborhood of Takuchlatzu occasionally
bombarded our positions."
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