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A fs. VOLUME LVII. ABTOKIA, OKEOON, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1904. NO. 181. CONFESSION IMPLICATES GATES BOYS Dunsmuir Woman Tells Officials That Alameda Men Acknowl edged to Her They Held Up Oregon Express. Last Letter Was Received From George Gates, Who Had Writ ten Her From Portland. more than they bad found out, made her come to the district attor ney here and make a complete con Through interrupting the lettera the officers had their hands on George Gate several times, but he managed to slip through their finger each time. lie is now be lieved to be around Portland. Vernon Gates, the younger broth er, is said to have been in Alameda- and Arnctt is in hiding in the Kla, math Falls country." The where. about of the fourth man is un known. A TELL-TALE LAUNDRY WORK O Dicer ttfttablUh Identity of Jtobbrrs by Lettering on IMece of Handkerchief Used m Manic by Oho of Men. Kedding, Cal., May 9.-Mrs. Thomas Whitcman of Dunsmuir made a statement to District At torney Bozier in Kedding today re garding the connection of the Gates brothers with the hold-up of the Oregon express at Copley. Mrs Whitman's story is that the Gates brothers, going under the names of Bruce Van Drake and Ed ItfO; lodged at her house at Dunsmuir for several weeks preceding the crime; that they went south on the very train that was help np when the stop was made at Copley; that they returned on the Saturday suc ceeding the hold-up ; that they left the following Monday, and that sh has since received letters from George Gates, in which he confessed the crime. The letters were turned over to the authorities. All the letters were from Georce Gates. The last let ter was dropped by him in Port land, April 28, but was dated May 1, and in it Gates claimed to be in San Francisco, intending to sail the next day for Australia. The officers established the bandits' identity through a laundry mark. The mark was on a piece of handkerchief found in a Nigger hill cabin near Keswick and torn from the handkerchief that formed one of the masks and was found at the scene of the crime. The detect ires later interrupted all of George Gates letters to Mrs. "Whiteman and then, for fear she might know RUSSIANS ARE RETREATING BEFORE THE ADVANCE OF THE INVADING JAPANESE 000,000 of the reclamation fund io connection with the following and other projects : Mulheur project in Oregon, 75,000 acres, $2,000,000 This appropriation will leave only about $6,000,000 of a reelamatior fund of $27,000,000 to be disposed of. Kuropatkin Will Not Give Battle Until His Force Is Augmented Sufficiently to Cope With the Enemy WILL PREVENT RIOTING. Has at His Command Not More than 150.000 Men, Including the Port Arthur and Niu Chwanj Garrisons Russians Have Evacuated Niu Chwanj and 3000 Bandits Wait Aban . donment of Fort to Begin Looting. Our Government Orire Two Vessels to Proceed to Chefeo. Washington, May 9. In view of the poBHtbility of rioting and loot ing at Niuchwang during the period elapsing between the evacuation by the Russians and the occupation by the Japanese, the navy depart ment has cabled Admiral Cooper tc send a cruiser and a gunboat t Chef oo. , This is the nearest neutra' port to Port Arthur. It is believed the intimation wa conveyed from Great Britain to th'tr government that the dispatch of t United States ship to Niuchwanj, might prevent the appearance of undue activity on the part of single power. HENRY M. STANLEY DEAD. Famous African Explorer Sueoumbs to Attack of Pneumonia. Paris, May 10. -The St. Peters burg correspondent of Echo de Paris says: "General Kuropatkin has or dered a general retreat and no doubt intends to avoid battle until he has sufficient forces. He actu ally has at his disposal not more than 150,000 men, not exclusive of the garrison at Port Arthur, which consists of 30,000, and the garrison at Niuchwang, 15,000. "A general who knows the secrets of the mobilization scheme tells me the last 10,000 men making the re quired 500,000 will leave Kasan July 21." the forts, where the guns are still in position. Three thousand bandits are camped outside the wall of Niu chwang ready to begin looting at the moment the last of the Russiar leave the city. There are many for. eign camp followers with the ban dits, who are giving the Russians much trouble along the railway be tween Niuchwang and Mukden Last week they destroyed a culvert and delayed traffic four days. The Japanese fleet was in force off Port Arthur Monday, but did not make any hostile demonstra tion. 1 BANDITS HARRASS THEM. London, May 10. Sir Henry M Stanley, the African explorer, died: tiring from Niuchwang at an early hour today. Death wa in unexpected, and at midnight i was announced he could not snr vive. Stanley was recently attacked with pneumonia and failed rapidlj during the past few days. Sine Sunday he had been in a serai-con' scious state. Last night it was ex pected he would survive a fev hours longer, but the end earn this morning. Destroy Road Along Which Retreat Ing Ruaaians Must Travel. London, May 9. The Tokio cor respondent of the Daily Chronicle says that 15,000 Russians are re- to Liao Yang. Correspondents say that Chinese bandits have destroyed the road to Taski Chia and to Hai Cheng. The Russians are making a new road. The correspondents add that bandits have attacked and cut other parts of the railroad, and point out that the capture of Dalny fmU enable the Japanese to cut off Port Arthur's electrical supply. arioua Railway Aooldant London, May 10.-A dispatch tc a news agency from liao Yang dated May 10, sayss "An accident to a train from Port Arthur to Harbin occurred May 8 near Tiding. Thirty pas sengers were killed and 50 injured and the railway much damaged." WAR COMMISSION SILENT. HAVE ALREADY DEPARTED. Russian Troopa Loavo Niuohwang Ex. oapt Forts' Complements. Chef oo, May 10. Passengers ar riving today from Niuchwang saa the Russian force probably evacu ated that place during last night Many had already departed yester day, and those remaining made no secret of their intention to leave. There is no activity whatever at Summer Clothes You wont find anything in clothes more snappy and attractive than this Hart Schaftner & Marx single breasted outing Varsity. 4 This is particularly a young man's style, but if you like the looks of it on you wo won't ask how old yon aro;' any man who likes these clothes is en titled to wear them as soon as he pays the price. It's an astonishingly easy price to pay when you consider how very good the clothes aro. . P. A. STOKES Ono Price to EVERYBODY ' I -7 1 HMi&ufMr B lu V HindTiiloml ill Iff f TTfMt fM -J PI W- mi CttytllM WW k? But Sditiraw Kant Declines to Make Publio Anything , From the Seat of War. St. Petersburg, May 10.-(3:45 a. m.)r-The war commission ad journed at A late hour this morning, but did not make public any dis patches from the far east This is accepted as an indication that no fresh collisions have occurred. The Cossacks in touch with the Japanese are simply small detach ments, observing the movements of the enemy in order to keep Gen eral Kuropatkin informed. The strict censorship prevented the St. Petersburg newspapers from receiving any dispatches today. RUSSIANS LOSS WAS HEAVY. Battle of Yalu Cost Them Forty Guns and Much Equipment. London, May 9.-The Daily Tele graph's Tokio correspondent says "The Japanese have requested the United States government to inquire into the fate of the 40 men missing after the blocking of Port Arthur. It is believed several of them were captured. "It is reiterated the Japanese have occupied Dalny. "I learn from a trustworthy source that the Russians, in the bat tle of the Yalu, lost over 40 guns enormous quantities of war ma terial, horses, carts, ammunition and equipment." Russia Will Not Exhibit St. Petersburg, May 9. Thr statement that Russia is preparing: to make an elaborate exhibition at St. Louis is incorrect. There wil' be no official participation by Rus sia, but there will be a Russian ar4 section and some private exhibit Value of Stratton Estate. Colorado Springs, Col., May 9. The appraiser for tie Stratton estate today filed his report. He finds that the total value of th estate at the time cf the death of Winfield Scott Stratton was $G: 300,000. CATHOLICS SCORED BY METHODISTS Attitude of Roman Church To ward Schools Subject of Sen sational Debate at Los Angeles Conference. Some of Delegates Make Effort to Commit Session to Extreme Declaration on Matter. MAJORITY AGAINST ACTION Aasiniboine on the Rampage. Brandon, Me., May 9. The As siniboine is higher than for 20 years and is still rising. More than 4i buildings are under water. Th railway bridge is so weakened tha' trains can not cross. Bobieda Also Damaged. St Petersburg, May 9. A letter written by the Associated Pres? correspondent at Port Arthur c: the morning the Petropavlovsir went down says the battleship Po bieda suffered slight damage fror an explosion of a Japanese xninr beneath her hull. BASEBALL SCORES. NATIONAL. At St. Louis-New York 5, St Louis 1. At Cincinnati Brooklyn 2, Cin cinnati 3. At Boston Chicago 6, Boston 0. At Pittsburgh-Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 3. PACIFIC COAST. At Seattle Tacoma 3, Seattle 11 AMERICAN. At Cleveland-Detroit 2, Cleve land 7. ' ' Proposal Referred to Committee, From Which It Probably , Will Hot lie Reported Back. Los Angeles, May 9. The atti tude of the Catholic church toward the public school system furnished the subject of a sensational debate in the Methodist conference today. "While there was a strong disposi tion on the part of certain delegatef. to have the conference adopt resolu tions committing it to extreme ut terances, there was an overwhelm ing sentiment against any 'such action, and the entire matter wa finally disposed of by referring it to a committee, from which it if unlikely ever to be reported. Several other resolutions, bearing upon the subject of divorce, termi nation of membership, neglectful members, Sunday closing of the Lewis and Clark exposition, endow ment of the American university at Washington, changes in wording various paragraphs in discipline and other matters of impotranct were submitted and debated by the several committees. British to Advance. London, May 1. The Daily Mail this morning says it understand? a British advance on Lllarra is now inevitable and preparations tc that end are progressing. 91 BRIEF, BUT SENSATIONAL. Believed Port of Vladivostok Squadron Has Been Shut Out. London, May 9. The Daily Tele graph's Seoul correspondent says- "It is believed a portion of the Russian Vladivostok fleet has been successfully shut out and is now in the sea of Japan trying to evade the Japanese fleet." Jeweler Commits Suicide. Blackfoot, Idaho, May 9. Iler man A. Mondschem, a prominent local jewler, committed suicide this afternoon by taking prussiao acid He had been drinking for somr days.. Two Millions for Malheur Project "Washington, May 9. Acting under the terms of the irrigation re clamation law, the secretary of thf interior today set apart over $18,1 "MORE FOR YOUR MONEY That's the motto in evidence on everyshelf and counter of this store. Muslin Corset Covers . . . 10c Ladies' and Children's Puritan Hosiery . 10c Ladies' Sleeveless Vesta ... 10c J. & S. Corsets, straight front, ". . . , crescent hip , ... . 50c Ladies' Sailor Hats, black and white , 50c Children's Straw Sailors . . ". 25c " Towels, 12c value . . . . 8c Calico, black and white prints, also gray . and blue . . . . . 3c Wash Neck Ribbon, per yard . . 8jc Men's Double-breasted Duck Shirts . 4Uc We received this week another lot of Rugs, just the thing to brighten up your rooms after house cleaning. ; Lace Curtains in the latest patterns in ecb.ro, white and cream, from the very cheapest to 1 the best . ' You can buy them Cheaper AT THE BEE HIVE PAINT YOUR OWN SHOW CARDS. LETTERINE 25 OfiEtaper bottle Any Color. A Ready Prepared Paint J. N. GRIFFIN