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lJMWPMWWMILIII.il.. J. 11 -rL..-lL I f ..11. .HMII.. II. I -lllllll. II J VOLUME LVII. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 8,1904. NO. 183. CZAR'S MEN FALLBACK ONCE MORE St. Petersburg Credits the Re port That General Kuropat kin's Forces Have Evacu ated Fens Wang Chens. Could Not Offer Battle There to the Japanese Army With Any Chance of Success. MAY ALSO LOSE MAO TIEN PASS Occupation of Feng Wan Cheng la oflllglu'Ht Import, unco, (living; Jap Con trol ofMucli G roil ml. St. Petersburg, May 8.-(2:18 a. m.) When the war commission adjourned thin morning it failed to give out any official dispatch re garding the munition on Lino Tung peninsula or at Feng Wang Cheng. Nevertheless there is no doubt the Japanese troops were in touch with tho IluHian forces at Feng Wang Cheng, and tho report that the lat ter had evacuated that place is generally credited. What littlo is known here shows that Kuropatkin intend! to observe tho same caution that has distin guished the oiwrations of the Jap anese. Finding ho could not offer battle at Feng Wang Cheng with even a chance of success, ho has decided to fall back, it is believed, to Mao Tien pass. Hack of tho pass there is another pass, near which is a temporary railway connection with Liao Yang. . If tho Japanese should proceed as far as Iiai Cheng, General Kur opatkin will have to abandon Mao Tien pass as a consequence of the strategic weakness of the position. Possession of Feng Wang Cheng is of tho highest importance, as it places under control of the Jap anese a large strip of Manchurian territory bordering on the bay of Korea and the . road connecting Liao Yang, Iiai Cheng, Niu Chang and Piteswo.' Command of road to Pitsewo will enable the Japanese to open operations in Liao Tang peninsula. TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY. MathodUt Confartno Adopti Resolu tion by Rising VoU. Los Angeles, May 7. The Methodist general conference to day paid an eloquent tribute to tho memory of the late President McKinley. Tho resolution, pre sented by Rev- J. W. E. Bowen, the colored candidate for bishop of Chattanooga, Tenn., struck a re sponsive cjiord and th conference adopted it by a standing vote. Tho session was presided over to day by Bishop Willard E. Malli- leu, and a large number of resolu tions from various annual confer- nees were received, discussed and referred to the proper committees. The conference adjourned at noon until Monday. JAPS ATTACK THE DEMORALIZED ENEMY AND FORCE HIM FARTHER INLAND General Kurokis' Men Press Forward at Feng Wang Cheng and Occupy That ' Important Point Second Army Corps Disembarks On Liao Tung Peninsula and E fects Landing at Taku Shan, on Manchurian Coast Alexieff Is to Be Recalled and Replaced by Grand Duke Nkholai Paris Grieves for Russia and Looks for Conflict to End at Mukden. Russia Will Maka Big Exhibit St, Louis, May 7. A cablegram has been received from St. Peters burg by Director of Exhibits Skiff of tho world's fair stating that Russia will make an elaborate ex hibit at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. Tokio,May8.-(Noon). The au thoritative announcement is made here today (Sunday) that the Jap anese land forces captured Feng Wang Chang on Friday. News of the victory, which is regarded as a most important one, has aroused much enthusiasm. According to the reports received at the capital, General Kurokis, taking advantage of the demoral ization and confusion into which the Russians had been thrown by their previous defeat on the Yalu, pressed forward and attacked them. The Russians fled after short resistance, leaving the Japanese in undisputed possession of the town. Because of the importance of Feng Wang Cheng, the victory is regarded as a very great one for the Japanese 'army, which is now firmly entrenched in Manchuria. Aloxioff to B Recalled. Paris, May 7.-Thc St. Peters burg correspondent of the Journal says he is assured that Alexieff will be recalled at the instance of Ad miral Skyrdloff and General Kuropatkin, and that the em peror's cousin, Grand Duke Nicho las .Nicolaivetch, will replace him, SECOND QORP3 LANDS. 8uccdi in Getting Position on Man ehurian Coast. - Seoul, May 7. Telegrams re ceived here from An Young declare that the Second Japanese army corps, besides having disembarked on Liao Tung peninsula, has ef fected a landing at Taku Shan on the Manchurian coast, about 40 miles west of the mouth of the Yalu. PARIS GRIEVES FOR RUSSIA. OUTING CLOTHES for lien and Boys Hart Bohaffner ft Marx outing suits are something more than simply thin cool clothes; you may as well ret atyle In your outing suits as to buy clothea that are merely "put together." You may aa well have them fit your body and made so they will keep shape through the season, Instead of hanging like a atrlng In a couple of weeka. You'll get such outing suits aa you ought to have If you come here and ask for Hart Schaffner ft Marx clothea. We'll show you the label; a small thing to look for, a big thing to And. HsnSduffacr ktf Man. Hiad Tailored tffrlfW not , uit fcktfMf Kwa p. A. STOKE! ONB PRICB FOR EVERYBODY. Officials Say 8uprme 8truggl Is to . Soon Occur Near Mukden. -Pwi, May 7. The critical situ ation of Russia's iand and sea forces excites feverish interest, the Russian reverses causing almost as much depression here as at St. Petersburg. The official view is that Russia has suffered a serious but not irreparable blow. A lead ing official said the landing is con sidered .merely preliminary to the supreme struggle, which will occur soon near Mukden. Upon this will largely depend the outcome of the war. Diplomatic negotiations during the week took definite form to re strain China from joining Japan. The French minister at Pekin, and, it is understood, the ministers of all the powers, including the United States, joined in the representa tion. The results have been satis factory and the imperial govern ment positively promises to not vary from rigid observance of neutrality. carnages, wounded. Three passengers were Chinesa Maltreat Russians. St. Petersburg, May 7. A dis patch has been received by the Red Cross Society here stating that Chinese brigands have attacked and maltreated Russians who were wounded in the fight at Kiu Lien Cheng. x ' Funeral of Sam Parks. New York, May 7. Sam Parks, the labor leared, who died a convict in Sing Sing prison, was buried to day. His body was followed to the grave with all marks of honor his former associates could show. 8ays Port Arthur Is Open. St. Petersburg, May 7.-The Russian admiralty expects to be able to continue communication with Port Arthur in spite of the cutting of the telegraph line. Masts for use in wireless telegraphy have been erected at the fortress to com municate with the stations at the north end of the peninsula. Trained carrier pigeons were also sent to Port Arthur some time ago. The admiralty is in possession of specific information to the ef fects that the harbor of Port Arthur is open. Japs Attack Train. Paris, May 7. The Journal's Mukden correspondent says the last train from Port Arthur to reach that ph.ee arrived Saturday afternoon. Passengers state that at a point 25 miles from Piteswo they saw a number of Russians re treating. A Cossack officer or dered the driver to reverse the en gine, but Colonel Ouraofl? com manded the engineer to go ahead at full speed. The Japanese in pur suit of the Russians fired volleys and ft number of bullets struck the Baseball Scores. PACIFIC COA8T. At Portland-Oakland 7, Port land 9. . At San Francisco Los Angele.' 5, San Francisco 2. At Seattle-Tacoma 11, Seat tie 6. . ' :" PACIFIC NATIONAL. ' At Salt Lake-Butte 12, Salt Lake 11. At Boise Spokane 8, Boise 14 AMEBIO&N. At Cleveland-Detroit 2, Cleve. land 5. At Chicago St. Louis 7, Chi cago 8. At Philadelphia Washington 4, Philadelphia 11. At Boston New York 6, Bos ton 3. NATIONAL. At Pittsburg-Philadelphia "2, Pittsburgh 0. , AtrSfT Louis-New York 2, St. Louis 1. At Cincinnati Brooklyn 4, Cin cinnati 6. At Chicago Boston . 5, Chi cago 6. OREGON LEAGUE. At Salem Salem. 5, Vancouv er 8. COLLEGE BASEBALL. At Cambridge Harvard 6, Wil liams 2. At Providence Yale 10, Brown L At Ithaca Columbia 7, Cor nell 0. At Philadelphia Pennsylvania 6, Princeton 3. bad woman arraigned: for crime Mrs.. Sophie Wenzeil Arrested Jai St. Louis for Importing Girb ' From Abroad! for Inv moral Purposes. Commerce and Labor Inspector Detect! Her and She Is Held for Examination J WORKED ADVERTISING PLAN Published Notices pin Gerama Papers That Victims (Could Find Employment atjLlght ' Housekeeping. ' - ' St. Louis, May 7. On complaint of Inspector James R. Dunne, of the department of commerce and labor, Mrs. Sophie Wenzeil was to-' day arraigned before the United States commissioner here on the charge of importing girls to St Louis from Europe, especiallj Germany, for improper and unlaw ful purposes. The arrest followed the arrival here a week ago of 10 girls from. Germany. It is alleged by Dunne that they" came to St. Louis in an swer to advertisements in foreign papers of positions at light house keeping in St. Louis. Inspector Dunne states that the girls were taken to Mrs. Wenzeil 's home, where proposals were made to them that they engage in improper and unlawful pursuits. , , Mrs. Wenzeil was held in $2000 bonds pending a preliminary hear ing on Monday. Snowstorm in Colorado. Leadville, CoL, May 7. A severe snowstorm has prevailed in this vi cinity for several days. There ia about three feet of snow in the hills and it is still snowing. 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