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VOLUME LV11I. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1004. NUMBER 276. 4 IMPORTANT MANIFEST BY THE CZAR Corporal Punishment Abolished Among Rural Classes and Cer tain Offenses in Land and Naval Forces. Remits Many of the Heavy Finar. cial Burdens Which Oppress ed the Russian Poor. LIFTS FINES FROM FINNS Thl I'art of tliffMult4to(' era the Cc of Those Who ltefiitttMl to Mubiiilt to MIL ttury Conscription. St. Petersburg, Aug. 23. The mani festo of Emperor Nicholas on the cimliin of the birth of an heir to the throne, the test of which In published thin morning In n very lengthy ilinu ment, abolishes corHtral punishment among the rural classes and for first offences among sea and land forces; remit arrears owing to the stale for purchases of liiiul inul other direct lin- osts ; remit" linen Imposed UXn rural Mini urban communes of Finland, that refused to submit to military 'onii-rlption; remit fines Imposed upon Jewish communes In fawn of Jew avoiding nillliary service; provide for n general reduction of sentences for common law offenses, and for general amnesty In case of political offene, except thou In which murder him been committed. ATLANTIC TICKET8 CUT. Grot Ocean Steamship Lines Make Big Rsduotlont. New York, Aug. 23. All the lending t run-At Inn tic line have now reduced minimum flmt and second cabin rate, east-bound, to mee( the Cunard reduo. tlon made several day ago. The Nnrth German Lloyd and the French line were the lat to take part In the rut rate war by announcing sweeping re duction In the first-class rate both to Plymouth and Cherbourg and to lire men on the largest vessels on the line and also on steamships of the smaller class. On the fast steamers of the Ger man line the minimum flrat-claa rate to Plymouth and Cherbourg win cut 140, and a reduction of 130 was made In the ame cIiih rate to Bremen, A 1 cut of $30 was announced in the first Via rate to Plymouth and Cherbourg i veelM of the smaller type and of $20Mo Bremen. On the other French lines a cut of 130 wa made In first-clan and of $30 in second-class cabin rates. PRISONER HIS OWN LAWYER. Hss Prspsrsd All the Papsrs for Ap peal to U. 8. Circuit Court. Jackson, Mich., Aug. 23. An ano maly among convicts has been brought to light In the case of 3. M. Leon ard, a university graduate and once a county attorney, who has been serv ing a sentence for burglary at the state prison. Leonard has prepared his own papers of appeal to the United States circuit court to release him from con finement under the provisions of the In determinate sentence law. Leonard was sent to Jackson In 1894 for 10 to 15 years. Since that time a new state law haa been enacted pro viding that In all cases where offenses are committed prior to the passage of the new law, the mlnlmun sentence was valid. Leonard claims that In his case the operation of the law was retroactive and that his sentence Is therefore wholly void. The papers In the case, presented on a writ of cer tiorari, will be placed in the hands of the proper officials today. On their decision will depend the Imprisonment of many other prisoners In addition to those released under the decision of the state supreme court , CHANGES IN R. R. OFFICERS. North Shore Rosd Passss Into Control f California Nortnwsstsrn. 8an Francisco, ugyM -A number of change In ..tfrrnent of the North "' ..road Company re- -rf,(1 hv fh ("Hllfni nlii Bt6'fni'rn Railroad, h;iv been un 't , nouuced In nit official circular. J nines U KnalT h.m been appointed gcrinral miiiiaitr, vl W. M. Ilank, re signed. It. X. Ilyun him hem appointed gen eral freight and passenger agent, Hint (1. W. Helnts, nwalNliint "H'ihtuI freight and passenger agent, H. C. WhlllUK hu liwn appolnlej purchasing agent. H. C, Whiting was' formerly genera) winner i.t the North Shore. J. L. Frailer and II. X. Ryan hold similar iHwItlnna ln the California Northwestern Railway Company. The combined lines will finally, It In gen erally believed, puss Into the control of the Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany. HALIBUT FiSHING. Twenty Thousand Pounds Sent to Mar ket in Ons Day. Victoria Pally Colonist: Great catches l(f halibut are bslng made by American schooner fluhlng off Cape Flattery. Twemy thousand pound of fresh halibut, taken from th Flattery bank, reiuhed Seattle Friday a car go of the fishing , booner Dewey. Captain Thomas Nelson, muster of the Dewey, report a fair catch by all the halibut vessels cruising off the cape. He also state that sl'm-e the unusually dene fog Mt in many of the fishing craft have had narrow escape from being run down by tnmers plying up and down the coast. LIVESTOCK MEN MEET. BSSBHSBSSSMSSI 4 Sanitary Beards ef Interstate Associa tion at St. Louis. Kt. Louis, Aug. 23. The ninth an nual cnnveritlon of the Interstate As sociation of Livestock sanitary boards convened today for a twb-dnys es. slon. The principal polnta to come before the convention will be the re arrangement of quarantine lines, so they will be more satisfactory to live stock raisers, and the discussion o-' measures tending to prevent the spread of contagious diseases among both per son and cattle. ACCEPT8 SEAT FROM CORK. Willism O'Brien Re-slsctsd to Parlia ment Without Opposition. Dublin, Aug. 23. The Evening Her- old announces that William O'Hrlen has decided to accept the seat In par liament from Cork City to which he-was reelected unopposed Friday" lust. On November 5. 1903, Mr. O'Drlen resigned his seat In parliament for Cork City and at the same time resigned hi membership In the governing body of the fnlted Irish lejigue owing to dif ferences of opinion with members of the nationalist party. A Mors Cheerful View. Berlin. Aug. 23. In a dispatch from Llao Vang under date of August 23, a correspondent of the Lokal Anselger, says: Indications are that the Initia tive is about to pass to the Russians. The Japanese plan of the 'campaign, In eluding an attack upon Liao Yanir. has apparently been deranged by the un- expectedly stubborn resistance at Port Arthur. Kurokl haa withdrawn to the south of the Taitse river and only out posts are near here. ' TEAMSTERS GIVE UP. Will No Longer 8upport the Chioago Butchsrs' 8triks. Chicago Aug. 23. MemhAi-. teamsters' union who hav i.n strike in an effort to aid the striking outcners. held a protracted meeting to night to determine whether to with draw from the strike. They flnniiv rf.. tided that the teamsters as a body would refuse to give any further as slstance to the strike, and the ques tion of remaining on strike or going uaca io worn was left to various locals. Rain in California. San Francisco, Aug. 23. Rain fell In California this afternoon, from San Diego to Sacramento. This city has not been visited by a rainstorm In the month of August for 40 years. Senator Hoar Comfortable. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 23. General Rockwood said here tonight that Sen ator Hoar had a very comfortable day. and he expected the senator would have a good night. WITH DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND FORTS DESTROYED THE RUSSIANS ARE IN STRAITS Latest Dispatches Picture the Desperate Conditions at Port Arthur in Deep er Lines Than Ever Before. Gloom and Foreboding Have Settled Down Upon St. Petersburg Like a Black Pall and the Air Is Full of Sinister Rumors of Disaster The Superstitious Fear Fortress Will Fall When Heir Is Baptized. Ht. Petersburg, Aug. 23. With all Russia hanging breathlessly on the fate of Port Arthur, even such a na tional event ns the christening of the cxarevltch Is robte-d of much of the prominence which would otherwise be accorded it, and Wt. Petersburg tonight Is dim and silent, with no sign of ac tivity. The capital tonight Is filled with Sin later rumors of Port Arthur's desperate straits. The superstitious are predict- ; lug the fall of the fortress on the day of the baptism of the cxarevltch, but this I Is easily traceable to the fact that dls 'asters to the big Russian resenre have 'occurred on Russian fete days. A reported message received from General Btoessel tonight, sent from Port Arthur. August 22. by way of Chefoo, says a desperate assault by the Japanese had been In progress dur Ing the previous 48 hours. No conftrma tlon of this report can be had. A more hopeful view Is derived from an unofficial dispatch from Lino Tang saying In the two days' assault, on August It and 20. the attackers were beaten off with taeatry loss. The situation at Llao Tang Itself Is quiet, but Improving weather presages a renewal of military activity. It Is believed that If Kuropatkln Is contem plating a diversion In favor of Port Arthur, It will not be long delayed. SEVERAL FORTS TAKEN. Every House at Port Arthur Osmagsd and Outlook Thraatening. Chefoo, Aug. 2S. A Junk which left Lluo Tl promonotory on the night of August 21st. reports that the Japanese succeeded In occupying the Antssshan forts as well as another fort, probably Etushiin, about a mile southwest of Antsishun. They have driven the Rus slims from the parade ground (which lies about two miles north of the har bor): they have destroyed' two forts at Chaochanko, which Is within the eastern fortifications, and they have advanced to a point near Chaochanko. This news confirms the information re ceived here previously, and which the local Japanese were not Inclined to believe. The Junk heard firing until midnight, August 22. Scarcely a building in Port Arthur remains undamaged. The town hall, used as a magazine, has been de stroyed. Four large warships, unable to fight, are at Port Arthur. Only one ship, a vessel with two masts and two fun nels, has guns on bourd. The fire of forts not yet captured by the Japanese, together with the ef fect of land mines, is given as a reason why the Japanese have not as yet con quered the stronghold, SUNK WITHOUT CAUSE. British Stsamar Hipssng Was Attaoksd Without Rsason. Shanghai, Aug. 23. The finding of the naval court of Inquiry in the case of the British steamer Hlpsang was delivered this morning. The Hlpsang was torpedoed and sunk July 16 while passing Pigeon bay. The findings of the court are aa follows: "A Russian torpedo boat destroyer, now Identified as the Ratstoropuy, came up at daylight with the Hlpsang, whose lights were burning brightly and who had the British flag flying. The de stroyer fired shells killing and maim ing passengers. The Hlpsang stopped directly, but the Russian vessel fired a torpedo, sinking her. There was no contraband aboard her nor any Jap anese. Her cantain was experienced and he acted perfectly correct. The court desires to draw the' attention of the Board of Trade and the foreign office that the atenmer while proceed ing with due c-uutlon, and on her cor rect course, was torpedoed and sunk without any Just cause or reason. The loss of life was due to the shell fire, previous to the torpedoing of the ves sel. These acts were done by the Russian destroyer No. 7." RU8SIANS HOTLY PRESSED. Chinas Report Thst Oocupsnts of Port Arthur Are in 8or Strsits. Chefoo. Aug, 23, noon. According to advices brought here from Port Ar thur by a Junk, the Japanese were hot ly pressing the Russian center along the railway and the Russian right in the vicinity of Golden hill. These ad vices are brought by Chinese who de parted from Tslpangtse, which Is one mile from the city near Golden hill between the city and the forts of the Russian right wing. The Chinese de clare that the Japanese occupied Tslp angtse and penetrated along the rail way to General Stoessel'a residence on August 21. As this report would In dlcate that Port Arthur had all but fallen, the Japanese expert attached to the local consulate received the in formation with great reserve. The In formation Is accepted, however, as a confirmation of previous reports that the Russians have been driven from Itishan and that the Japanese are very close to the southern forts and the eastern defenses. The local Japanese under the leadership of their consular are subscribing money and preparing to celebrate the expected fall of the fortress. The Chinese who arrived today fur ther report that a Russian warship was hit by a shell recently and sunk In the harbor. A report was cabled several days ago that a gunboat of the Otvajanl type had been sunk. This Is probably the vessel referred to. PRISONERS AND WOUNDED. Beit of Cars Givan to Russians by Their Japansss Captors. Boston, Aug. 23. The American Board has received from Rev. Sidney L. Gulick, of Matsuyama, Japan, a re port of missionary work which states that more than 1200 Russian prisoners have been brought to that city. Some 500 wounded prisoners have been or are being treated with the best of care. Out of the total number treated, 99 per cent have Jeen successfully treated. The chief surgeon apparently takes pride in the showing. He attributes It to the special character of the Jap anese rifle. REPORT HEAVY LOSS. Japanese Attaok on Port Arthur Ra- pulsed. Llao Yang, Aug. 23. According to the latest Information from Port Ar thur, the furious Japanese attack of August 19-20, was repulsed with ter rific loss. The news was received here with the greatest Joy. Stop Repairs en War Ships. Washington, Aug. 23. Consul Good- now, at Shanghai, today cables the state department that the Chinese Tao- tal of Shanghai, through the British consul, has ordered repairs on the As kold and Grosovol stopped. The order was made through the British consul because of the fact that repairs were being made by a British company at Shanghai. Battleship Struck Mine. Toklo, Aug. 23. Admiral Kataoka re ports that as the Russian battleship Sevastopol was emerging from Port Arthur yesterday she struck a mine, and afterwards she was seen to be listed to starboard. She was towed back Into the harbor. Baptism of the Russisn Hsir. Ht. Petersburg, Aug. 23. The bap tism of the heir to the throne of Rus sia will occur tomorrow,, in the palace church at Peterhof, In the presence of a brilliant assemblage of diplomats, courtiers, statesmen, generals and ad mirals. RUSSIAN ART DISPLAY. Exhibits at ths St. Louis Exposition Rich and Elaborate. St. Louis, Aug. 23. Worlds Fair Grounds. The Russian section in the art palace, which contains one of the most elaborate displays of fine arts at the exposition, was today thrown open to visitors. Three famous Russian art associations the association for ar ranging exhibits in Russian towns, the St Petersburg Society of Artists and the Association of Artists of St. Pe tersburghave made valuable contri butions to this section. One of the most Interesting galleries in the section is that containing the spring exhibit of the academy of arts, the oldest art association In Russia. Another feature of this section Is a large plaster statue of Count Tolstoi. The section also contains a number of pieces displayed by individual col lectors. Including 73 pictures by Mr. Rohrich, descriptive of Ancient Rus sia. "The Prals and their Riches," showing the resources and scenery of "The Russian California," Is the title of an Interesting collection by Deml-soft-Uralasky. CONGRESS OF WOMEN. Prominent American Delsgataa Return From Meeting at Berlin. New York, Aug. 23. Miss Susan a Anthony, accompanied by the Rev. An na H. Shaw and Miss Lucy Anthony, have returned from Europe, where they atended the congress of women held In Berlin. Miss Susan Anthony said: "English women are well Informed on politics, and talk of them, and. In deed, of most subjects of general In terest, much more than American wo men. "In Scotland and Ireland they are doing the same thing as in England. We In America are not gaining ma terially as much as we hoped, but there Is an undercurrent "We found the German women very responsive. The fact that Emperor William permitted and encouraged our efforts is significant if not of personal liberality, at least of defer ence to our position." PEACE CONGRESS DESIRED. Plan to Establish a System of Arbitra tion Among Countries. St Louis, Aug. 23. The republic to day says: One of the proposals that will be made by the American group before the Inter-parltamentary conference. which will be held In the hall of con gresses at the world's fair next month is that the president of the United States be authorised to call a general peace conference sometime next year. It is not the intention of the American group to have this conference along the lines of that at The Hague. They wish to establish a system of arbitra tion among the countries of the world which will bring about a reduction of the armaments of the powers. Another proposition that will be made at the conference in St. Louis is that lurlnt times of war private property on the high seas, which Is not contra band, be declared exempt from selsure. YESTERDAY'S MARKET REPORT. Liverpool September wheat, 7s 5d. New York Sliver, 57 He; Union Pa cific, 99c; do preferred, 94c. Chicago September wheat opened at tl.O9K01.Ot; closed. tl.OSH; bailey, 4554c; flax. tl.lH: Northwestern. t!.25V4. San Francisco Cash wheat, $1.45. Portland Wheat Walla Walla, 78ci bluestem, 85c; valley, 82c. Tacoma Wheat Bluestem. 84c; club, 79c. "TWIN" SULLIVAN WINS. Given Decision Over Day Barry After 20 Round. Los Angeles, Aug. 23. "Twin" Sul livan of Boston was tonight given the decision over Dave Barry, after 20 rounds of fighting. BIG FIGHT IS AVERTED BY CHANGE Amendments to the Charter of American Mining Congress Gives Decision to Board of Directors. Report of Committee Favors Per manent Location of Head quarters. EL PASO WOULD LIKE IT Left to the Directors the Chance or the Texa City Will Not Be as Good as They Would Be in the Convention. Portland, Aug. 23. On Thursday the principal battle of the present conven tion of the American Mining Congress was expected to take place. But the adoption of the amendment to the char ter will avoid the contest Under the new order of things, next year's meet ing place will be selected by the board of directors. Six addresses were on the program today, and tonight a big audience greeted Chancellor E. Benjamin An drews, of the University of Nebraska, to hear his address on "The Promoter, His Place In Our Development" The forenoon session waa taken up with an address by Senator Mitchell, who spoke on "Government Branch Mint or Assay Offices," Maurice D.' Leahey, of Seattle, on "Mining Law," and extemporaneous addresses by F. H. Newell and Gifford Plnchot The afternoon session was devoted to addresses by CoL Frank V. Drake, on "Mineral Resources of California," and Orlow W. Brown, on "Cyanide Ores, Ragged Top District of the Black Hills." Colonel Drake's speech waa perhaps the most Interesting that has been de livered during the present session of the congress. At the conclusion of the afternoon session the delegates were taken for a trip about the city. Ladies' delegations this afternoon were taken to Willam ette Falls, as guests of the Women's Clubs of Oregon. BASEBALL. Pacific Coast At Portland Portland. 4; Oakland, 0. At Seattle Los Angeles, 5; Seattle, 6: 11 innings. Pacific National. 1 At Butte Salt Lake, 3: Butte. 7. American. At Washington First game: De troit 2; Washington, 7. Second game: Detroit, 5: Washington, 2. At New York Chicago, 0; New York, 5. At Boston St. Louis. 0; Boston, 1. At Philadelphia Cleveland, 4; Phil adelphia. 3. National. At Pittsburg First game: New York, 3; Pittsburg, 5. Second game- New York. 4: Pittsburg, 0. DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN. Plans of Leaders Laid Before Judgs Parker and Approved. Esopus. N. Y Aug. 23. Plans for the national campaign were laid before Judge Parker today by Delancey Nl coll. of New York, vice chairman of the democratic national committee. Judge Parker approved everything that has been done and all the committee has In contemplation. Government Crop Report Washington, Aug. 23. The weekly crop report Issued by the weather bu reau today says: The north Pacific coast region Is suffering from drought and the prevalence of forest fires which have been reported from Idaho. The harvesting of -spring wheat Is nearly finished on the north Pacific coast Today's Wssthsr. Portland, Ore., Apg. 23. Western Oregon and western Washington, Wed nesday, fair and warmer except iwvf coast.