A tWL VOLUME LVIII. ASTORIA, OBECON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. NUMBER 200. THE LINER ARABIA IS x RELEASED Prize Court Reaches Decision in . Case of Vessel Captured by Vessels of Vladivostok . ; Squadron. A ;- f. Only That Portion of Her Cargo Consigned to Japanese Ports Is Confiscated. ' LESS THAN HALF OF TOTAL Confiscated Portion Coiwlit" of 4W Ilntrt'lii of riwur mid a t Quantity of Itallroad Hqulptiient. Vladivostok, Aug. 4.-The prlxe pawing lit a pile of dirt. Mrs. Smith dug In and found the Infant, and with out taking: the child from Hi Impro- vl grave runted Into the bourn to ask Katie the meaning of her actions. The girl then denied that the child belonged to her. Jire, Bmlth then ran to the mouth of the shaft and found her hue band at the Lender mine. She told him about the buoy and he went with her to the house. The child was brought Into the house and Dr. McCormack, of Franklin, wae called. When be arrived the baby wae dead. The girl admitted to Coroner Hoye last night that the baby wae Alive when she burled It and made no expression of Borrow for her action. Stanley Smith, with whom she la liv ing, Is a roueln of the girl. Last night Coroner Hoye made a postmortem ex amination of the body and found that the child had smothered to death. LURES SON TO HOSPITAL. Clever Ruse ef California Mother te Free Lad From Morphine. Ban Bernurdlno. Aug. 4. Harry Cooper, a bright young man who had been brought to the verge of Insnn Ity by the morphine habit, waa lured his mother, Mrs. Harriet Cooper, In a sensational manner by feigning ill ness. Mrs. Cooper Is one of the most court bus decided to confiscate suih,rit0 c.t at the county hospital by portion of the cargo of the Portland ft Asiatic line steamer Arabia as was roimlsnrd to Japanese ports, namely. 4550 ' barrel of flour and a quantity generally esteemed residents of Cuea of ratliuad equipment, this portion monga while her son. who Is only 21 constituting less than half the bulk ! old, was fast bet-omlng a physical and welaht of her cargo, the remainder wreck owing to the drug liublt Mrs. consisting of .M7 barrels of flour ! Confer determined tm send the boy to consigned to Hongkong. The c-ot.fls-,ne nospuai ana puuu.v,, rated portion of the cargo has been; asylum, but he became suspicious, and AMERICAN CONFIRMS THE REPORT OF JAPS' REVERSE IN PORT ARTHUR ASSAULT Says 17,000 Were Hilled and Wounded of an Army Made Up of a Total of 180,000 Soldiers. Russian Loss Reported to Have Been but 200 Killed and 00 Wounded Invaders Capture Two of Outposts and Are Now Mounting Guns There Russians Are Believed to Be Strongly Entrenched. unloaded, leased. The steamer will tie re- PROTEST IS PROBABLE. :4 Our Government Likely to Contest Ac tion of Prise Court, ' Washington, Aug. 4. Officials of the state department do not care to pass an phtfoit n the f-f s!ff, ftmt ternatlonai standpoint, of the action of the Russian prist court at Vladivo stok In the case of the Arabia, as re ported in the Associated Press dis patch, until some obscure points of the decision have been cleared up. The Arabia's case Is likely to develop strongly Important contention on the part of this government, namely, that foodstuffs on a neutral ship are not subject to seizure, even In the war ion, provided they are not Intended for use of the army or the navy of the .belligerent. SHAWMUT ARRIVES SAFELY. Seattle 8teamship Reaches Yokohama Without Incident. Seattle, Aug. 4. The agents of the Boston Steamship Company here' re ceived today a cablegram front Yoko hama announcing that the steamship Shawmut of that line arrived at Yoko hama yesterday, without seeing the Vladivostok fleet. The Shawmut carried a large cargo of supplies, Including 900,000 pounds of canned beef, and sailed from Seattle July 17. In order to allay his fears Mrs. Cooper feigned Illness. She was suddenly serl ously III, the family physician 'directed her removed to the county hospital and the son tok It upon himself to accom pany her. On the train she won sym- rathv from all the iiaasengers. who shook their heads as they gased upon her face, which seemed stamped with ernW .Mines many a on be lieved her end was but short time off. At the Santa Fe station she was met by sn ambulance, placed on a cot and carried to the vehicle. At the hospital she was carried to one of the sick wards and nurses started In to take her temperature, brush her hair and show other little attentions be stowed upon Invalids, when she winked at Dr. Mercer, and from her manner he knew that she bad something prlv ate to say. All the others were sent away and the woman unfolded the true situation, that the youth, her son, was really the patient. Through careful handling the youth waa lured Into the green room, placed in a cell and In formed that he would be given treat ment until he had become free from the terrible habit which bas blighted the past year of his life. OHIO IS TOO SLOW. BURIES ALIVE THE BABE. Terrible Crime ef Polish Girl at Frank lin, Near Seattle. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 4. Katie Busch, an 18-year-old girl, burled her Infant daughter alive near a barn at Frank lin, Tuesday morning, where It waa die-' covered with Its mouth filled with hay and dirt. The Intant when found an hour later by Mrs. Stanley Smith, with whom the girl lived, was breathing, but died a short time later. After an Investigation last night Coroner Hoye decided to arrest t the girl. She was placed under surveil lance and will arrive in Seattle tomor row morning Wfeeken to the county Jail. The' eorcrter .will Jlle aMrge of murder against her ' The yujil woman went to Black Dlamonaes ttrin four months ago from New York. She had lived In New York about two years, coming from Poland, and even now( knows nothing tif the English language. Tuesday morning the strange actions of, the girl attracted the attention of Mrs. Smith. The girl went to the out house and stayed there about IS min utes and then went to the barn. When she returned Mrs. Smith asked her for an explanation. The girl gave an un satisfactory one and Mrs. Smith start ed to investigate. Back of the barn she found a dog 18 New Battleship Unable to Make Knots Contracted For. San Francisco, Aug. 4. According to a statement In the Examiner this morning the Union Iron Works may forelt $18,300 to the United. States government as a penalty .for failure to bring the battleship Ohio up to the stipulated speed requirements. This sum wlU be deducted from the original contract price of $3,899,000. The offi cial corrected time made by the Ohio on her trial trip, as telegraphed to the navy department at Washington, was 17.817 knots, which la .188 knot below the mark named in the contract. The Ohio will be accepted by the govern ment, as she proved herself a perfect fighting machine in all requirements with the exception of speed. GALE STRIKES SCHOONER. Mary E. Smith Puts Into Mstatlan in Damaged Condition. San Francisco, Aug. 4. News has been received that, with her deckload gone, In a waterlogged condition and dismasted, the three-masted schooner Mary E. Smith, bound from Port Lud low to Guayaquil, put In to Mazatlan August 1 for repairs. . . , , The ' vessel left port on June 15, heavy laden with 400,000 feet of lum ber. Heavy seas caused her seams to open and a southwester snapped off her fore and mlszen masts. A Jury mast was rigged and the schooner suc ceeded In reach.' g M zatlan. The ves sel Is commanded by Captain J. Smith and owned by George E. Billings & Co., of this city. The repairs will cost $n,ooo. v ! Chefoo, Aug. C 8. A. Serehrlnak, who was a passenger on the British steamer HIpsang, which was sunk by a Russian torpedo-boat In Pigeon bay, July 18, and who was one of the Amer ican refugees who arrived here yes terday on the German steamer Sul bery, consented to be Interviewed to day. According to his version, the fighting before Port Arthur, from Ju'.y 24 to July 28, Inclusive, was directed against the last of the outer defenses. namely, Wolfs, Green and Christ hills, situated north and east of the city. The Japanese captured Wolfs and Green hills, but failed to take Christ hill, which was the only outpost held by the Russians when Serebrlnak left Port Arthur. A Port Arthur newaiiaper estimated the Russian loss at 200 killed and 800 wounded, and the Japanese loss at 17, 000 killed and wounded. It also esti mated that the Japanese fired 125,000 rounds of shrapneL The ground is covered with broken sheila. The Jap anese attacking force was estimated at 180,000 men. On the nlgh of July 28 a truce was I docIuH-d fr purwxte f t urates the dead, which strewed the hills. The Russian fleet emerged from the harbor, July 28, and engaged Admiral Togo, who withdrew safely beyond his mines. A Japanese gunboat struck a mine and was damaged, but not suffi ciently to sink her. She was towed away. The Russian warships then re tired, one squadron going to the in ner basin, the other behind Tiger's Tall. None of them was Injured. The main force of the Russian army defending Port Arthur Is now inside the numerous permanent forts which constitute the fortress. They have 2000 guns sweeping the plain over which the Japanese must cross. An assault is expected August 15. There was general confidence prevailing that the fortress was invulnerable, although the courage of the Japanese Is de scribed as reckless to the extreme. The Japanese are now mounting heavy guns on the positions captured July 28. It Is alleged that the Russian battle ship Retvlsan threw a 12-lnch shell, which hit a Japanese gun that was be ing mounted on Wolf's hill, killing many. JAPS ARE GETTING READY. Bringing Up Supplies Preparatory to Another Battle. St. Petersburg, Aug. 5. 3:10 a, m. The fact that there Is no news from the front bears out the Associated Press explanation that the Japanese are halting to bring up supplies, espe cially ammunition, of which a modern engagement entails an extravagant use,! and without which It would be impos sible ever for a victorious army to fol low up its success. General Sakharoff reports that 29 officers and over 1000 men were killed or wounded In the engagements of July 80 and 81. The official estimate of the loss of more than 1000 agrees with the figures of a belated dispatch from Llao Yang referring to the same fighting, and which says that the Russians were fully prepared to hold their positions when commanded to retire, which was carried out in perfect order. The tropical heat continues and there have been many cases of sun stroke. General Kuropatkin's official details of the fighting July 81 at St Mou Cheng say that only a division and a half were engaged. The report does not mention the loss of guns: neither was Lieutenant-General Alexleff in com mand, as stated in the dispatch from Toklo yesterday. General Alexleff, who commands the Fifth east Siberian di vision of General Stakelberg's corps, was posted on the other side of Hal Cheng July II. The war office does not Intend to publish the name of tbv actual com mander at SI Mou Cheng, for reasons of military expediency. , The war office does not expect the Japanese to resume their advance for several days. , Now they are probably again prepar ing for a flanking movement on a large scale, and possibly awaiting the march ing up of a Strong column from New Chwang. ,,-(,.., ...- . The failure of the Japanese to fol low up their success la evidently the cause of great satisfaction to the gen eral staff here. Whether this feeling is due to the fact that' the delay will give General Kuropatkln breathing space and enable him to arrange his concentrated dispositions for the com ing battle, or because it will allow him the requisite time to effect his withdrawal northward, Is of course unknown, the general staff not even admitting that the commander-in-chief Is contemplating escape. In either event, however, the Russians will profit by the declination of the Japanese to pursue their advance. JAPS ARE ADVANCING. Preparing for an Engagement With the Southern Army. London, Aug. 4. A dispatch to a new agency from Anshangshan (half way between Halcheng and Llao Yang) says: "The Japanese advance Is being con tinued with great energy against the southern army. ' The Russian main forces continue their retirement north ward, but the cavalry has checked the Japanese threatening flank movement." rapher) will be furnished with one tent, one cot. one table, one chair and one bucket. Meals may be obtained from a near by boarding house at f 1.50 per day. Press representatives will have to furnish their own bedding, toilet ar ticles, servants, messengers, mounts, etc. All newspapers, magazines and press associations wishing to send represent atives to the maneuvers should com municate with Captain James A. Moss, aide de camp, Governors island, New York, upon application to whom duly accredited correspondents and photog raphers will be furnished cards which upon presentation at the press camp will entitle the holder to the accom modations enumerated. Gainesville is on the Washington Harrlsburg branch of the Southern railway, 42 miles southwest of Wash ington and about half way between the two opposing camp sites. MILLIONAIRE GIVES GOOD ADVICE TO HIS CHILDREN. In Disposing of $2,000,000, George H. Laflan Suggests Soma Ideas In tended to Insure Success. Chicago, Aug. 4. The will of George H. Laflan, the Chicago pioneer, which has been filed for probate, not only provides for the distribution of prop erty valued at $2,000,000, but contains the following advice to his heirs: -I would advise all my children to be prudent In their Investments and not to purchase anything simply be cause It Is cheap, but to remember that a long time security drawing a low rate of Interest is often more desirable than an investment which draws a high rate of Interest. "I would advise them not to pur chase anything which they cannot pay for In full at the time of the purchase, as more men are ruined by specula tion than In any other way. I also advise them not to sign any note or bond and to look well to all transfers of real estate and not to incumber any real estate except .or tLe purpmse of Improving same." t Mr. Laflln's fortune was accumulated by bis own exertions. RAILROADS WILL EXACT MORE TOLL North Pacific Lines Announce Great Increase on "Wheat and Flour From Northern Sea Ports. Advance Is 25 Per Cent and Be comes Effective on and After September First. PRtSENT RATE $4 PER TON Freight Bureau of North Pacific Associated Lines Decides to Advance Tariff to $.1 Per Ton. Seattle, Aug. 4. The rate on wheat and flour via the north Pacific Hoes from Puget sound ports, Portland and British Columbia is to be advanced 2S per cent, beginning September 1. This Is the result of the action of the freight bureau of the North Pacific Associated lines. It was agreed upon Wednesday night, after a telegraphic conference between W. D. Benson, secretary of the association, and its members. At present the tariff on both flour and wheat is $4 per ton, whereas on Sep tember 1 the rate is to be raised to $5. CHICAGO JOBBERS COMPLAIN. CATHOLICS AND SCHOOLS. PACKERS DENY THAT THEY WILL GRANT CONFERENCE. Say They Are Satisfied and That Thsrs Is No Prospsot of Any Other Meetings With Men. Chicago, Aug. 4. In a statement given out tonight by the packers' rep resentatives the proposal to bring about another conference between the packers and the labor leaders is de clared to be unfounded. The packers assert that there is not the slightest possibility of further conferences with the strikers. According to this statement the pro gress making at the plants is satis factory to all the packers; more men are employed dally, all contracts and current orders are filled, and there Is a normal supply of beef, mutton and pro visions at all plants In the United prices than before the strike began. In a table accompanying the statement It Is shown that the total number of men at work tonight at all points Is more than 29,000. With this number of men at work the packers say they shipped 831 car loads of fresh meats from all points yesterday. American Federation Proposes Solu tion of the Mooted Question. Detroit, Aug. 4. T. B. Minahan, of New York, was elected president of the American Federation of Catholic So cieties today. Several yhanges In the constitution were .made, the most Im portant one permitting Catholic par ishes and Institutions to become mem bers of the federation, as well as Cath olic societies. . On the school question the resolu tions say: "We propose a solution i the educational problem, so far as we are concerned. Let no public moneys be paid out for religious instruction in any schools: let the educational per capita tax be disbursed for results in purely secular studies only in our Catholic schools, our teachers receiv ing their salaries as other teachers re ceive theirs; to ascertain the results let our schools be submitted to state or city examinations. Thus will the great principle of our government, 'no public moneys for sectarian purposes, be preserved Intact." Want Rats That Will Let Them Into " Spokane Territory. Chicago. Aug. 4.-The Chicago Ship pers' Association has made application to the Hill and Harrlman lines for Im portant changes In- the recent adjust-- ment of freight rates from CMcaga and the east to the northwest terri tory about Spokane. The complaint la that the differences between carload rates and less than carload rates from Chicago to the northwest are so great that Chicago mercha. ts are unable to compete successfully with Spokane Jobbers. ' , i RELIEF PARTY RETURNS. GOOD TO CORRESPONDENTS. Will Be Shown Every Consideration at Army Maneuvers New York, Aug. 4. In conjunction with the forthcoming army maneuvers In northern Virginia, a camp for the accommodation and convenience of the press will be established Just north of Galnsvllle and about three" quar ters of a mile from corps headquar ters. Every duly accredited press repre- States, while sales are made at lower j sentatlve (correspondent or photog- NEGRO PLANK CUT OUT. Foxy Grandpa Davis Afraid It Would Hurt Nstional Tiokst Parkersburg. W. Va , Aug. 4. The plank opposing negroes In politics was not Inserted in the platform which the West Virginia democratic convention adonted today.' and Henry G. Davis, democratic candidate for vice-president, is credited with having kept but the plank for fear it would Interfere with the success of the national demo cratlc ticket. " . . ? John N. Cornwell was nominated for governor by the convention." Tammany Holds Ratifisation. New York. Aug. 4. Tammany hall ratified the nomination of Parker and Davis tonight. The first mention of Parker's name brought forth boisterous cheers from the audience, which half filled the hall. The name of Davis was also applauded. Resolutions presented by ex-State Senator Thomas C. O'Sul llvan were adopted. Haicheng Occupied. Toklo, Aug. 4, noon. The Japanese victors at the battle of Simoucheng have advanced and occupied Halcheng. Zsigler Expedition Did Not Succeed in Reaching America. Copenhagen, Aug. 1. The "Zeigter relief expedition arrived at Vardo, Nor way, on board the Firthjof, July 3, oa the return from the north. Owing ta ice and fog the Frithjof did not suc ceed in reaching the America, having on board the Zelgler arctic expedition. The Frithjof will sail north again as soon as possible, with coal for the America. The America sailed from Trondhjem for Franx Josef Land, June 23. 1903. FLOURING MILLS BURNED. Spokane Plant of Portland Company Totally Destroyed. Spokane, Aug. 4. Fire tonight burned the old C. & C. flouring mills, the pioneer plant of the city, with a loan of $60,000. The buildings were owneg by the Washington Water Power Com pany and were leased to the Portland Flouring Mills Company. The " Insur ance is $35,000. HOAR NOT SERIOUSLY IUL. Story of Senator's Sickness Denied at Family Residence Worcester. Max., Aug. 4. The re port In circulation that Senator George F. Hoar is seriously III Is denied at the senator's residence today. The senator has been troubled with lum bago all summer. Form Organization at SL Louis. St. Louis. Aug. 4. Delegates to the first conclave of the African grand en campment of Knights Templars have formed a temporary organisation here. A committee was also appointed U draft a constitution which will be sub mitted at the conclave at New Or leans next winter. Today's Weather. Portland, Aug. 4. Western Oregon and western Washington, Friday, fair; cooler except near oast, F.astern Ore gon, eastern Washington and Idah. Friday, fair" -and,' -continued warm.