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ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER C, 1904. PAGE EIGHT. QUESTION IS MOOTED ONE Russians Not Satisfied With Our Idea as to What Is Contra band of War. ARABIA CASE STILL PENDING Foreign Office Says if It Gives in There Will B Xo Way to Stop Importation of Such Stuffs. St, Petersburg. Sept. 5. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff is being pressed by Ambassador McCormlck for an an swer to the representations of the United States In regard to the car goes of the Portland & Asiatic line steamer Arabia, and the British steamer Calchas, both captured by the Vladivostok squadron, the Calchas while bound from Puget sound for Japan. It is understood that the United States now goes to the extent of asking for the release of the car goes. The foreign office, however, is una ble to give a definite response to the representations made pending the de cision of the commission which is ex amining the question of contraband of war. The committee is not making l?ians. The :av-rtr vr-e -'-ive-i frr tU.. ..P.l. ,V.. On August 31 the shelling commenced at daylight from all sides, but the Russian infantry pressed forward. Late that afternoon the news came that Kurokl was threatening the railroad at Yentai and the Russians commenced to retli-e, enabling the Japanese to bring up two battalions and enlUade the Rus- Islan force along the railroad. During the night the transports moved Into Mao Yang. On September 1 the Russians retreat ed from their main position, which formed a circle around the city, while transports crossed the river. At 2 o'clock the Japanese succeeded In plac ing two guns in position and shelled the railroad station, resulting In many casualties. At the same time, the J:p- janese Infantry attacked the Inner Rus .slan position, but were repulsed. In the evening, the Japanese brought up heavy guns and used Shlmose pow.lev to shell the Russian town. The Rus sians held the position until the night of Septembers, when they retired across the river. On September 2 a strong Russian force was moved east from Yentai to hold Kurokl back. Kurokl attacked It, and was repulsed, being driven from his positions on the left. The Japanese poured a terrific shrapnel tire, at one spot annihilating two Russian compa nies. In the evening the Russian ar tillery which had been reinforced, shelled the Japanese position, and Ku rokl pushed his right forward and got within 12 miles of the railroad at Yen tai. Later he was driven back to his original position. Desultory fighting occurred Septem- MIGHT HAVE CONTINUED Russian Cruiser Czarevitch Not So Badly Damaged in the Big Naval Fight be easily taken at time, purchases ugaln a little later. Another novelty Is In the sale of Ices In the forms of Icicles encased In tin "cartridges." These can be en- Joyed while seeking the exhibits, are easily handled, are cheap and thirst quenching. Then there are the famous . lice cakes or waffles mad by the Japanese In "Fair Japan" on the Pike. These are most enjoyable especially with Japanese tea and appeal strongly to lha fnl- vinlt.li' r i iixrv u c t-v uvr Trv ttt Alter UUMUTOM IWI IV DLMitil; one of the latest Innovations which I Is extremely popular Is the Idea of ' selling Ice cream encased In ntfunuel Hear Admiral's Last Order Wan That Ships of HI Squadron Not Return to I'ort Arthur. much progress, owing to the position ber j, t the vicinity of Mukden. taken by Grand Duke Alexander Mik-J. hailovich, head of the department ofj mercantile marine, and brother-in-law ! of the emperor and Grand Duke Alexis, j the high admiral and uncle of his ma jesty, who are standing out against the American and British view of foodstuffs as conditional contraband, on the ground that if the contention is allowed it would be idle to attempt to stop contraband bound for Japan, as every pound of foodstuff, etc., which does not come under the head of abso lute contraband would be consigned to private firmj or persons In Japan, or else be sent to an Intermediary port for trans-shipment. Count Lamsdorff and Professor de Martens, professor of International law of the University of St. Petersburg, who is president of the commission, are trying to overcome the objection of the grand duke. The indications now point to considerable delay in the settlement of the question. Tslngtau, Sept. 5, 4 p. m.A spondent of the Associated Press ac companied several Italian naval oitl cers on an Inspection today of the dis mantled Russian cruiser Ctarevitrh which was In the navul fight with Ad miral Togo's fleet off Port Arthur on August 10, ifter which she was sub sequently dismantled. At first sight the Oxarevltch seems to be a total wreck, but on further ex amination tula appearance was found to be due to the Immense quantities of debris which had not been cleared away. The smokestacks of the battleship were riddled. In one of them is a hole 17 feet by 12. The bridge of the battleship is completely wrecked. The large guns were struck repeatedly, but they were not damaged. The Japanese projectiles made two holes below the Czarevitch's water line, but these were shaped wattle of delicious taste. The novelty of the Idea, the delicacy of the article, all add to the popularity of this combination of Ice cream uud cake. j The average world's fair visitor de-corre-. . . . ..,.. .,,i ,ly Uli'lt1) III llj.llft IH-M VM.IIIJ4 ... MM" there has been no disappointment or regret among the purchasers of these novelties. 4 KNIGHTS SEE BIG PARADE. San Francisco Work sn in Procsision on Labor Day. San Francisco, Sept. 5. This being Labor day, the Kliights Templar before noon witnessed the annual parade of worklngmen. Thnusunds of men were In line, nearly nil attired In attractive uniforms, and many women workers either marched In the rank or rode on picturesque Hoots. Karly In the day special trains bear ing eastern Knights Templar began to arrive. Including the grand commander- les of Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri and Minnesota and large delegations from Correct Clothes for Men ERE are clothes that strike the happy medium --where merit and moderate price meet li style, Tit fabric, loWrtghl IMI. i. (. a Co, and tailtrintf they are eaual to fine custom madesi but they cost you no more than ordinary ready-mades. See that this label tmmtttmmnmunmmsuumtmntm Miscellaneous j& Wants mum taumaimmmnm wtawm: tm WANTED Wanta for the want oo lumn of tho Morning Attorlan. MAKERS NEW YORK Is on your clothes and stop wasting money, time and patience on the other Kinds. Eaual to flat cuitonvmadt In all but price. Tha maktrt' guarantee, and ours, with ovary garm art. Wo art Exclusive Distributers hi this city. strueted In that section of Wyoming slid southern Montana. Two homo seekers who came hero some lime ago have disappeared. It Is now believed they were murdered and that a regu lull organised gang of cutthroats Is op erating In that locality. WANTED -Position by a Good Jap anoio boy, aa cook anywhere. Ad droaa care 434 Bond St., this olty. FOUND A gill not containing about two papora of twino. Loads marked "P. M. D." Inquire of R. Hofatad at George e Barker eannery. FOR SALE At Gaiton's feed stable, one Landia harneas machine, one 20-horso motor, one etarter bos, 35 feet 8-Inch leather belting, 30 feet 4 play 8-inch rubber bolting, 1 pair butcher'e wall aoaloa, 1000 grain saeksi one Smith-Premier typewriter. JAPANESE GOODS. New stack of fanoy gooda Juat arrived at Yokohama Bataar. Call and see the lataat novelties from Japan. BEST 1S-CENT MEAL Yea can always find the beat 15-oent meal In the olty at the Rising Sun restaurant, No. 612 Commercial atreet Flrtt-claie meal tor 1Do nloe sake, coffee, pie, or doughnuts. Be, U. 8. restaurant, 434 Bond atreet SHELL FIRE WAS TERRIFIC. Delayed Message Gives Graphic Ac count of Big Battle. Yentai. Sunday, Sept. 4. -(Delayed in transmission.) The Russians evacuat ed their positions around Liao Yang during the night of September 3, cross ing the Taitze river and burning the bridges behind them. In the meantime a strong force was holding General Kurokl back from Kentai. During the combined attack on Liao Yang, which commenced August 30. by Gen eral Oku attacking from the southeast and General Lodzu from the south west, the shell fire was terrific, in one Instance 56 shells bursting at the same time. The Japanese made a fine infantry attack. They succeeded In reaching the Russian trenches, but were repulsed with heavy loss. The Japanese shrap nel, as a rule burst too high. On the whole, the day went well for the Rus- LJuirrmvrTaTmrt i i i r t; a i -j- . & m . m a :k I III l 5 --r . "TTnuf - a t in Mi: Japanese Field Piece, Improved 4-inch Rifle. Aged Pastor Is Dead. Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 5. The Rev. Dr. Sylvester Clarke, first rector of the Trinity Episcopal church, and the oldest clergyman In this city, is dead at the age of 71. He was for some years professor or church nistory at the University of the South at Sewa- nee, Tenn., and In 1885 was elected to the same professorship at the Seabury Divinity school at Falibault, Minn. He returned to Bridgeport in 18S8. easily stopped. The finely paneled wood finishings In the officers' quarters were badly splintered. No fires started on board the Russian warship during the engagement. Kansas, Utah and Oregon. In all, over 40 commanderles are due before night full. At 12 o'clock the earl of Huston and party, representing the grand priory of The general opinion of those who 'Great Britain Hnd the British depen KATHERINE WADE Graduate Optician At the Owl Drug Store Sunday hour 12 to IS No Charge for Examining the Eyes PERFECT FITTING CLOTHES I Can Only Be Made By Measure We can lrrss you in stylish garments made to fit i and suit YOU. :: n :: :: :: S PRICES MODERATE. ? made close Inspection was that the Czarevitch was far from Incapacitated and that she was capable of Indicting heavy damage upon the enemy had she remained in the fight. She had plenty of ammunition and coal on board. Her electrical steering gear was shot away, but the hand and steam gears, with power for the latter, were not dam aged. Russian naval officers, w.o were questioned regarding the reported court martial of Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky for having disobeyed the order not to return to Port Arthur, said that the last order he signaled In the battle of August 19 was: "Remember the order of the emperor; do not return to Port Arthur." PECULIAR TO THE FAIR. Drinks and Candies That Can Bo Found Nowhere E'te. St. Louis, Sept. 5. T I::-, has b-1: considerable comment amt.nv vilt'i. lutely upon the novei varieties cf ie- freshments sold at the world's fair grounds. From candy to Philippine drinks, from Ice cream to rice cakes, the variety of edibles offered to the hungry and thirsty Is almost start ling. The man who discovered that, by pouring granulated sugar over a swift ly revolving cup run and heated by an electric motor, a kind of candy ap pearing like plain cotton could be pro duced, has made a fortune. The ex pense of preparing bushels of this de licious, candy cotton which melts In j one's mouth is trivial. Every young ster upon seeing a small armful of jthe attractive article offered for a ! nickel Immediately purchases and, de- I SK? HAUTALA RAUTANEH I CsOSOSOSOSOt?) with the fact that a Hatful eayre-.t Irrlsatlon dencles, reached the city. They were met by a mounted escort, the officers of the grand encampment of the United States, members of several grand com manderles and many Individual knights. After marching to their headquarters In the Palace hotel the distinguished visitors were tendered a reception, which was largely attended. A ladles' reception, under the aus pices of California commandery, was given at -the Mechanics' pavilion, and at all headnuarterB open houss was kept. There will be several drills, con certs and receptions tonight, and the beautiful electric Illumination of the city will be repeated. MURDERED BY THUS8. Headless Body of Hometeeker Found in Shothone River. Butte, Mont., Sept. 5. A Cody, Wyo.. special says the headless body of an unknown man has been found floating In the Shoshone river, a short distance from Cody, and great excite ment prevails as the result of the find, this being the third mysterious disap pearance within the past few months. Examination failed to reveal anything that might lead to the Identity of the man. The body was that of a well-dressed man of large size, and the condition of the remains showed that he had un doubtedly been murdered. The head was severed to prevent any one from establishing the Identity , of the victim. and the trunk thrown Into the river. No trace of the head can be found. The murdered man was undoubtedly one of the large number of land buy ers who are now coming Into tiie Big Horn basin to seek homes under the systems being cor. No Race Problem There. Washington Post: "In soiiiln-r.i Mis sissippi, ulicie I live," said Mr. ft. . Henry of (lulfport, .Miss,, "thi re Is no negro problem, and though tho ruuiitry has a dense blm k Hipulatlon, whites and blacks g't on pleasantly and there is no friction resulting from t u lul prejudice. "I am In the lumber business and have a great deal In do wltil the netrn us an employer of labor, and I am h'Tt to assert that they are tho best laborers In the world. 1 would rather have mix black man In a sawmill than two white men, for he will perform just u much labor as two Anglo-Saxons and do It willingly and even Joyously All he wants Is three good meals a day and his wages paid him every Satiir.lay night, which Is the rule of the lumber owners of our section. "On this basis the negro worklngman of the pitch pine districts of Mlied slpii, Louisiana and Alabama lives a Wanted At Gaiton's feed stable, hides, wool, furs, sacks, rubber, metals, etc. WOOD. WOOD. WOOD. Ccrd wood, Till wood, bos vvooc, any kind of wood at lowest price. Kelly, the transfer man. 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