Section Two
Pages 13 to 24
vol. XXVI.
PORTLAND, OKEGOX, SUNDAY. MORNING, JUNE 16, 1907.
NO. 24.
LIPM AN, W OLFE 5 CO.
Extra!
Extra!
EXTRAS
Lipman, Wolfe
& Co.'s adver
tisement, usual
ly found on this
page appears
today on
Pages 6 and 7
A two-page adver
tisement advertising-
a gigantic
ose
Carnival
The second in
our great series
of mighty sales
celebrating "57
years in busi
ness." See
Pages 6 and 7
Rose Carnival
A Mighty Sale
HIS most extraordi
JL I nary Rose Carnival
I Sale the second of
the mighty sales with which
we celebrate "Fifty - Seven
Years in Business" is pri
marily a great merchandise
movement, for which each
department manager has for
weeks been making unusual
effort to secure extraordi
nary values ; and special lots
of goods have been pouring
in from manufacturers and
importers to sell at less than
regular prices. To these are
added thousands of dollars'
worth from our regular
stocks reduced simply to
make this sale a gigantic
event.
See
Pages 6 and 7
Fifty-Seven
Tears in Business
"Tj MONTH ago we cele-
brated our 57th anni-
I versary with' the most
sensational sale and the
most gigantic bargains ever
presented by a Portland
store. Today we offer the
second in the big series of
sales which we are giving, to
celebrate this event. In
order to sustain the interest
which our first great sale
aroused, we are today offer
ing even more sensational
bargains.
Three generations have
thronged through our doors
and the present one is giving
undiminished testimony to
their confidence in our
m e t h o d s of conducting a
great business.
LIPMAN, W0LFE&C0.
Sale
IR HAS BEGUN TO
Ml
HARRIMAN
Yoakum Heads Faction. Which
Secures Control of the
Alton Stocks. '
APPROVES ROOSEVELT IDEA
Has Been Quietly Buying Stock In
Preparation . for . Contest With
llarrimdn Union Pacific Man
Tells " Harriraan View
NEW YORK, June 15. Startled by the
news of the abrogation of the contract
between the Harrlman forces and the
forces of the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad, under the leadership
of Benjamin F. Yoakum, for the alter
nate control of the Chicago & Alton
financiers and railroad men now look for
a bitter warfare to be waged between the
two groups of capitalists for the control
of the road that figured so prominently
in the recent Federal Investigation. Ac
cording to the announcement, the man
agement of the road will now pass into
the hands of Its own stockholders and
after the election of a board of directors
the railroad will take care of its own
affairs.
Yoakum Interest Has Control.
It is believed that the Yoakum inter
ests hold a majority of the stock, but
Just what part of the holdings owned by
the Independent stockholders will be used
in furthering the Harrlman Interests is
as yet unknown. The crucial meeting
between the opposing financial forces Is
expected when a board of directors for
the railroad is elected soon.
It is a well-known fact that, while the
Harrlman railroads have been under the
fiercest scrutiny, the views held by Presi
dent Roosevelt have been in accord with
those held by Mr. Yoakum and his asso
ciates of the Rock Island road. The
contrast that has been abrogated was
originally made by William B. Leeds and
E. H. Harriman four years ago. At that
time the Harriman interests were be
lieved to have control of the stocks in the
road, but the associates of Mr. Yoakum
have since then been quietly buying up
all available shares.
Cause of Discontent.
The fact that the Harriman Interests
had an equal share In the running of the
road, while they did not hold so much
stock as the Rock Island financiers.
caused the dissatisfaction that led to the
official announcement that in future there
would be no alternate control and that
the road would manage Its own affairs.
Mr. Leeds retired not long ago from the
Rock Island road.
The news that the contract would no
Vmger hold came as a complete surprise
to the Harriman interests.
ROCK ISLAND HAS CONTROL
Union Pacific Official Says Reports
of Contest Are Absurd.
NEW YORK. June 15. A director of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
speaking of the abrogation of the Chi
cago & Alton agreement today, said:
"The suggestion in today's papers that
there is to be a contest for the control
of the Alton Is absurd. A clear majori
ty of the Alton stock is now owned by
the Rock Island Interests and has been
owned by that interest for nearly three
years. The right of the Union Paciflo
to own stock in the Chicago & Alton is
not open to question, since their lines
are in no wise parallel or competing.
The Union Pacific could lawfully hold
all of the stock, but the Rock Island owns
a line between Chicago and Kansas City
parallel with the Hne of the Chicago &
Alton, and. If there Is any doubt about
the agreement being legal, it is due en
tirely to the competitive Interest of the
Rock Island company.
"Instead of being restrictive, the effect
of the agreement was obviously Intended
to be and absolutely has been the con
trary. When It was entered into. In Oc
tober. 1904, the Rock Island owned a clear
majority of the road, thus the Alton
would soon have become subject to the
control of a parallel, competing line. The
effect was inevitably to relieve the Alton
from, and preserve its absolute independ
ence of control by, a .competing company
every alternate year. It is very difficult,
therefore, to- see how the agreement
could be regarded as in restraint of trade.
"Mr. Harriman testified before the
Commission that the main Inducement
for the Union Paciflo to enter into the
agreement was the understanding that
the Rock Island would use the Kansas
City-Chicago line for Its through traffic,
and the Union Pact tic would use the Kan
sas City-St. Louis line for its eastern
connection out of Kansas City, and that
with both systems using the Alton, the
latter would serve. the needs of the two
and prove profitable to the stockholders
and conserve the public interest.
"But the Rock Island never carried out
the plan thus contemplated, and hence
one of the main purposes of the man
agement, as far as the Union Pacific is
concerned, has failed, and, as the Rock
Island desired to abrogate it, the Union
Pacific acquiesced, being still of the opin
ion that the public disfavor Into which
the agreement has been brought Is due to
a misconception of Its terms and effect.
The Alton has now, by the abrogation of
the agreement, become under the absolute
control of the Rock Island, with its great
competitive interests."
NO CONTEST OX BOND ISSCE
Vnion Pacific Votes $100,000,000
for Improving Line.
SALT LAKB CITY, June 15. At a
special stockholders meeting of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company here
today it was decided to Issue $100,000,
000 in new stock. The issue is for the
purpose of meeting the expenses of im
provements, present and prospective,
along the line of the Union Pacific
The exact vote on the bond issue was
J, 193. SIS shares out of a total of 2,960.
000 shares. While the poll was kept
open for the two hours required by
statute, the proceedings were merely
perfunctory. It was explained by the
officers of the company that the new
stock issue is not to be sold Immedi
ately, but is to be held for the redemp-
tlon of 175,000,000 of convertible bonds.
Alexander Millar, secretary of the
board, denied a' statement sent out from
New York that the bonds were to be
debentures and said he bad heard
nothing of the reported Injunction pro
ceedings. Today's special meeting was arranged
at a recent meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Union Pacific Railroad
held in New York. It was understood
before today's meeting began that all
necessary steps for the proposed stock
issue had been taken and that E. H.
Harriraan, who controls the majority of
the stock to be voted, had approved the
issue. -
The meeting was held in the offices
of Vice-President Bancroft, of the Ore
gon Short Line, (a Harriman corpora
tion). Most of the stock represented
was voted by proxy.
RAILROADS
MUST
COMPLY
Injunction Suit Filed in Nebraska
on 2 -Cent Fare Law.
LINCOLN, Neb June 15. Attorney
General Thompson late tonight filed
an injunction against four of the prin
cipal railroad lines in Nebraska to
compel them to maintain the two-cent
fare and anti-pass enactments, now
operative, and to put into effect the
commodity freight rate on July 8.
The defendants are the Union Pacific.
Burlington, Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific.
Withhold No Facts of Accidents.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. The South-
MEETING PLACE OF HAGUE PEACE CONFERENCE
cms. j
em Paciflo Company today announced
that It will continue the policy of the
company to give fullest publicity as to
cause of accidents and that copies of offi
cial reports of boards of inquiry will be
made public, regardless of contests. In
line with the new policy, the reports of
I boards of inquiry appointed to investigate
1 -n-n,'lr . o t HradloV MflV 29 and the
wreck of the Mystio Shrlners' special at
Honda, May 11, were given out.
Bonds for Short Line Branches.
SALT LAKE CITY, June 15. Direc
tors of the Malad Valley, Minidoka &
Southwestern; the St. Anthony; the
Wyoming Western; the Yellowstone
Park, and the Salmon City Railroads,
all feeders of the Oregon Short Line,
met here today and . voted to issue
$3,000,000 of bonds to reimburse the
Oregon Short Line for its expenditures
in constructing these brandies. The
lines are in Idaho and Wyoming. .
SUGAR COMPANIES UNITE
Merger of Three in Idaho and Utah
Is Effected.
SALT LAKE CITY, June 15. Thomas
R. Cutler, general manager of the Utah
Sugar Company, the Idaho Sugar Com
pany and the Western Idaho Sugar Com
pany, announces that the Eastern stock
holders in the three corporations have
approved the plans for their consolida
tion. It Is proposed to merge the com
panies under the title Utah-Idaho Sugar
Company, issue $10,000,000 of preferred
and $3,000,000 of common stock and ex
change for old stock on the following
basis:
Utah Sugar preferred $10 a share, Ida
ho Sugar preferred $11 a share, and
Western Idaho $12.50 a share. After this
distribution there will remain $1,900,000
of the amalgamated stock, which will
be put into the treasury for improve
ments. A part of it will be used -to pay
for a new factory at Payette, Idaho.
REJECTS POISON, IS SHOT
Jealous Lover Disposes of Girl
and Himself.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. Miss Alice
Bell was shot and probably fatally wound
ed today by Roy Huff, a Jeweler, who
then blew out his brains. Before the
shooting Huff tried to Induce the young
woman to drink from a bottle of muri
atic acid which he handed her as whisky.
Jealousy is given as the cause of the trag
edy, which occurred in the Chesterfield
apartments on Post street.
Sec. Taft Says Is "Feeling Fine."
ST. PAUL, June 15.' Apparently
much refreshed by a day's rest and de
claring that he was "feeling fine." Sec
retary Taft left at 9:10 o'clock tonight
for Sioux Falls, where ne will arrive
tomorrow onorning.
, Thousands at Morgan's FuneraL
SELMA. Ala., June 15. The funeral
of the late Senator John T. Morgan
took place here today. Thousands
were present.
If U ' 3- ' I It .M I t 2- L k kK ft "t Iv Jl
!ASK CONGRESS TO
BUY TELEGRAPH
Operators Propose Appeal to
the Government Against
Companies.
ALTERNATIVE IS STRIKE
Rather Than Paralyze Business of
Country, Union Believes Govern- .
' rnent Will Assume Control,
Wrongs Wanted Removed.
NEW YORK, June 15. (Special.)
The telegraphers will not strike this
week or next week, nor for some time
to come. Immediate action is not part
exrzjrr STACKS ro rue hagiez.
CWMP MALE I r j j 4 14 I pi r f J X Vl I !U sf&v?7 cm&S
' I I Jf VA- -r A s 4f 1 Jf -3 I .
of their present plan of campaign. This
was the decision reached at their head
quarters in this city today after a
lengthy session of the general execu
tive board, of which S. J. Small is
Chairman.
Their plan is based on more subtle
generalship, and their aim is to coerce
the companies into recognition of their
claims by the interference of no less a
force than the United States Government-
Should the companies stand out
against the operators' demands for a
general distribution of the 10 per cent
increase granted by both the Western
Union and the Postal Telegraph Com
panies on March 1 last, and the aboli
tion of the blacklist, the matter will be
thrown by the union into the hands of
the next Congress, and it is expected
that the Government will take over
the affairs of both companies.
That such a step is radical In the ex
treme is fully realized by the leaders
of the operators, but the pulse of the
"brass-pounders" the country over has
been sounded thoroughly and they are
unanimously in favor of the unprece
dented action planned.
The men argue that In the present
condition of the country a complete
tieup of telegraph lines would so com
pletely paralyze commercial activities
and prove such a menace to business
all over the United States that, apart
from the evidence they would be able
to lay before Congress, the situation
would compel the Government to step
In.
Mr. Small admlted today that it was
the plan of the general executive
board to take the action that has been
outlined.
ASK ROOSEVELT TO INTERVENE
Commercial Bodies Act Companies
Refuse to Hear Operators.
CHICAGO, June IB. The Board of Trade
of this city, the New York Stock Ex
change and other like commercial bodies
in Chicago and New York belb special
meetings yesterday regarding the threat
ened strike of the telegraphers of the
Western Union, and Postal Telegraph
Companies, and today wired President
Roosevelt, asking his intervention in
the matter.
Recently a grievance committee waited
upon President Colonel Robert C. dowry,
of the Western Union, and endeavored
to bring about an adjustment of the ex
isting discriminations, but Colonel dowry
refused to consider the grievance, and
appealed to the board of directors, but
was referred back to the president.
, On the other hand, the Postal Tele
graph Company, k is claimed, has vio
lated all obligations of its pledge given
at the time of the recent reported in
crease in salaries, which, was to take
effect on March 1.
A synopsis of the bill of grievances is
as follows: Regression . of craft, ex
penses Increased, purchasing power de-
creased; overcrowded, poorly ventilated
workrooms; nine to twelve hours a day
labor; skilled labor suffering against Sin
skilled; tyranny of under-offlcials, com
plaint of which often leads to dismissal.
Concessions asked: . Reinstatement of
discharged union operators, recognition
of the union, fixed standard of wages,
uniform working hours, regulating extra
and outside service, furnishing of type
writers, abolition of sliding scale prac
ticed for many years past.
Suspects Plot to Kill Organizer.
DENVER, June 15. The convention
of the Western Federation of Miners
spent the entire morning listening to
communications. Among the commun
ications was one from the Globe, Ariz.,
Miners' Union, suggesting that a new
ritual be adopted, doing away with all
signs and passwords.
Another communication was received
from a member of the Federation In
Las Animas County, Colorado, asking
that the Federation Investigate the
killinst of Alexander Obrenskl, an or
ganizer of the Federation, by Juan
Kskunas, at Rugby, Laa Animas Coun
ty, about a month ago. It was alleged
at the time that the murder occurred
In a barroom row, but the communica
tion Indicated that It was a, result of a
conspiracy. . t
Union Condemns) Linemen's Strike,
CAN FRANCISCO, June 15. The strike
of tc linemen against the Telephone
company is practically ended.' They will
refirn to work before midnight next
Ticsday or their places will be filled by
members of the International Brother-
AND AMERICAN DELEGATES AT OPENING SESSION
hood of Electrical Workers. That is the
order,-and the alternative Just issued by
the Pacific council of the brotherhood, af
ter a thorough Investigation of the
causes leading up to the strike called by
local union No. 151 in sympathy with
the telephone operators who are on
strike. The telephone company reports
that U more of its former operators re
turned to work during the past two days.
Strike Kills Havana Cigar Trade.
HAVANA, June 15. The cigarmak
ers' strike is paralyzing the Industry.
The most recent compilation of statis
tics by experts shows a rapid decline
since February 23. the date of the be
ginning of the strike. The total num
ber of cigars exported in five months
this year was 63.897.000, against 105,
111,000 for the ' corresponding month
last year The value of the exports
during this period was $4,277,000, com
pared with $6,632,000 during the cor
responding period of 1906.
Denies Bad Faith With . Operators.
NEW YORK. June 15 Colonel R. C.
Clowry, president and general manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, today ald:
"The report being circulated by certain
parties not in the employ of this com
pany to the effect that the 10 per cent
increase made March 1 is not being car
ried out in good faith is absolutely un
true." LIMITED TRAIN WRECKED
Great Northern's Oriental Limited
Goes Over 20 -Foot Embankment.
MINOT, N. June 15. Seventeen per
sons were injured In the wreck of the
eastbound Oriental Limited on the Great
Northern Railway west of Palermo, this
morning. Nine cars plunged down a 20
foot embankment and all but the mallear
burned. , Engineer James Longevan went
down with the engine, but escaped injuiy
Fireman Nolan Jumped and hurt his foot
The wreck was caused by a broken rail.
The Injured include: T. J. Skull. Seattle,
injured on head and body; William John
son, Sasatchewan, injured on head and
body? Kawanish, a Japanese, en route to
New York, injured Internally.
Signs Bond for $3, BOO, 000.
AUSTIN, Tex., June 15. John Henry
Glrby. a well-known lumber man, today
signed a bond for $3,500,000 in behalf of
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, which
was yesterday placed in the hands of a
receiver by Judge Brooks,- of the State
District Court, and which has previously
been assessed something over $1,500,000 in
fines and court costs.
TRYING TO COOL
LOVE OF BRYAN
Plutocratic Democrats; Hope
to Wean Away Southern
States From Him.
BUT HE STAYS IN FIGHT
Ready to Answer Party's-Call, but
Will Withdraw In Favor of An
other If Choice Falls on .
a Progressive - Man. .
WASHINGTON, June 15. (Special.) On
the political horizon are indications that
the Democratic party may give the coun
try something to talk about before it
W JfT&SNATONAL. LAW
sr. eos&
nominates a candidate for President next
year. The organized effort to wean the
South from William J. Bryan Is the most
pronounced of these Indications at this
time.
Those Democrats who have enlisted in
the anti-Bryan movement seem to have
an idea that, if they -can get the South
to hold off from Mr. Bryan and can in
duce states like New York, Pennsylvania,
i Indiana, Illinois and Ohio to remain non
committal until the convention meets,
there will be some show of preventing
the nomination of Mr. Bryan. It Is their
judgment that the resolutions of indorse
ment adopted by various conventions last
year are not binding. They assert that
the party now presents a clean slate
that Is, It is not committed to any candi
date. The fact that a state declared for
Mr. Bryan last year or two years ago is
no reason why it shall feel bound to se
lect a Bryan delegation next year. It Is
argued.
. It is. fairly well understood here that it
Is a part of the plan of the anti-Bryan
forces to make It "appear that Mr. Bryan
will not fight for the nomination. Some
utterances of his on his return from the
trip around the world are pointed to in
support of this contention. - He report
ed on his return from abroad that he
would not be "the candidate- of his party
again unless his party unanimously
wished him to run. Within the last
week or ten days the anti-Bryan people
have caused stories' to be printed that
the Neraskan had about made up his
mind to keep out of the race,- This is
a case of "the wish being father to the
thought."
From sources here that are authorized
to speak for Mr. Bryan ltsts learned that
he has not authorized any one to say
that he may decide to refuse to stand
for the nomination. His position, it is
asserted.' is Just what it was when he
returned from abroad if ' his party de
sires him to lead It again, he will re
spond to the call; if It shall decide that
some other man would make a better
race, well and good, provided the "right"
wing of the party names the man.
Will Fight Reactionaries.
"Bryan may not be nominated: his
name may not go before the convention,"
said one of his friends here today, "but
he will fight to the last to prevent the
coterie of Eastern Democrats that got
control of the convention three years ago
from gaining control of the convention
next year. I shall not be surprised to
see blm draw out of the race within the
next six months and, as a Democrat
who will not accept office, go "out and
make a fight against the efforts of his
enemies to get control of the convention.
"Whom would he support under such
circumstances? That I do not know.
Possibly he would suggest some live
Democrat from the Middle West, if such
a man can be found. You may rest as
sured that he does not intend to remain
idle when he becomes convinced that
there is real danger of the South joining
with the East in a movement to nominate
a candidate picked up by the crowd of
Eastern Democrats that picked Parker in
the last Campaign.
Bankhead Alabama's Senator.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 15. Gov
ernor Commer today announced that
he will appoint John H. Bankhead as
United States Senator.
Noted Burglar Laughs at Law.
CHICAGO, June IS. The Inter Ocean
today says: Eddie Guerln, the inter
national burglar and safe-cracker and'
the only man to accomplish the feat
of escaping alive from the French
penal prison. Devil's Island, where
Dreyfus was at one time a prisoner,
is in London a free man, according to
news received in Chicago last night.
uuerln s last release came following
the decision that he is a British sub
ject, and on that account cannot be
given up to the French authorities.
Edward Guerin is catalogued in In
spector Byrnes' book as a notorious
estern criminal. In 1901 he was con
victed in Paris of robbing the Amer
ican Express Company of $30,000, and
of a previous robbery of $50,000 from
the Bank of Lyons. The court gave
the extreme penalty of imprisonment
for ' life on Devil's Island.
NO THR0UGHR0UTE LIKELY
Interstate Commission Cannot Ad
just in Time for Convention.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 16. The Interstate Com
merce Commission will . take no fur
ther steps looking to the establish
ment of a through route for passen
gers going to Seattle to attend the
Christian Endeavor convention by
way of Portland. Efforts made this
week by Commissioner Lane to adjust
the differences between the Harriman
and Hill interests over this through
business was based on an informal re
quest, the matter being Incident to
freight discussion, and the commis
sion cannot take action unless formal,
complaint is filed. If such complaint
is filed now,, however, the commis
sion could not act in time to benefit
Christian Endeavor visitors, as it
would require a hearing and argument,
both of which consume time.
Eastern Oregon Forests Withdrawn.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 15. About 61,760 acres
of land now under temporary with
drawal for forestry purposes adjoin
ing Wenaha and Imnaha National for
ests, Oregon, in Wallowa and Union
Counties, will become subject to set
tlement' on September 30, but not to
entry -filing or selection until October
20, at the land office at La Grande.
New National Bank at Rltzville.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 15. The Pioneer Na
tional Bank of Rltzville, Wash., has
been authorized to begin business with
a capital of $75,000. O. H. Greene Is
the president, C. E. Shipman vice-
president, and W. H. Martin cashier.
Oregon Postal Changes.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 15. On July 1 the post
office at Seaside, Or., is to be raised
to the Presidential grade, and the sal
ary of the postmaster fixed at $1400.
Cul de Sac, Idaho, i raised to $1100. .
MAKES 1500 MEN IDLE
MlUiken Bros'.' Steel Mill Closed by
Receivers,
NljW YORK, June 15. The receiv
ers of the Milllken Brothers Corpora
tion, which failed on Monday, have de
cided to close the steel mill of the '
$7,500,000 plant on Staten Island, and
have, in accordance with this deter
mination, discharged 1500 steel work
ers. About 7000 persons are dependent
upon the earnings of the discharged
men and, as the reopening of the mill
is problematical, most of the workers
and their families will go to other steel
centers to secure employment.
The receiver discovered that they
could buy steel In the open market
cheaper than they could manufacture
it.
, The receivers have decided to con
tinue In operation the fabricating mill.
Here the rough steel beams are shaped
and made ready for use on the build
ing. In this mill 1000 men are em
ployed. It was the erection of the $7,500,000
plant which crippled Milllken Brothers
and forced the 50-year-old firm to the
wall. The building of a steel-making
mill on tidewater was regarded as an
experiment, but It proved too far from
the source of supply of material.
It was emphatically denied by rep
resentatives of the MUllkens that the
discharge of the; 1500 men meant a
failure. It was also asserted that the
mill would be reopened as soon as the
-concern's finances were on a sound
basis and the owners of the company
again in command.
ITALIANS TRY KIDNAPING
After Child of Chief of Police, but
Get the Wrong One.
NEW ORLEANS, June 15. The po
lice report that eight persons tried to
night to kidnap the son of Police Cap
tain Capo, who was last night placed
In command of the district where
Italian raids and disorders are occur
ring. The men drove to Capo's resi
dence in a covered wagon and seized a
child who was standing near the gate.
This child happened., to belong to a
neighboring family. His screams
brought help and the Italians barely
escaped violence.
BLACK HILLS ARE CUT OFF
Rain Storm Washes Ont Tracks and
Wires Three Lives Lost.
DEADWOOD, ( S. D., June 15. The
Black Hills have been entlreiy cut off
from communication with the outside
world since June 12. A rain and hail
storm lasting six hours washed out rail
road bridges and tracks and destroyed
telegraph wires.
Three people are known to have lost
their lives '
; Mother of Ernest Neiss Dead.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 15. Anna M.
Castor, aged 37 years, wife of William F.
Castor, died June 10 at Bt. Joseph's Hos
pital. Besides her husband she is sur
vived by two daughters. Elsie and Hat
tie Castor; by one son, William Castor;
by her mother, Mrs. Amelia Neiss; by
three brothers, Gustave and Herman, oi
this city, and Ernest Neiss, of Portland,
Or.
Chinese Fighting Insurgents.
HONGKONG, June 15. Reports from
Wei Cbou say that two regiments of
Chinese troops ' recently engaged the in
surgents at Patszetan, with the result
that the latter were compelled to re
treat across the East River and later
were dispersed. The regular troops lost
one officer and 20 soldiers killed and a
number of wounded.