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AW1 mm VOLUME LVIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1904. NUMBER 292. WILL STRIVE TO CAPTURE PORT ARTHUR Japanese Preparing for Another Desperate Assault on Two of Russian Forts on the Northeast Flank. Believed the Attack Will Be the Most Trying Yet Inau grated There. RUSSIANS SHORT OF POWDER IMhif Inferior Kxplnnlve Mnuu cut u rod ut Port ArtUnr Jttp Forte AKirrfgate Full) 80,MK Men. Chffou, Hept. 10. fleneral Nogl's next assault upon Port Arthur will be directed chiefly against Rlhlungshan uikI Klkwanshan form, which are the strongest forts on the northeast flank. This tnoimatUm I derived fiom uti unquestionable authority which has Jut finished a visit over the Japanese line. The elevation of Rlhlungshun li 350 feet. Three hundred yard away on the lume range I another hill so much lower than Rlhlungshan that tt pro tects It from all bombardment except from Itsahan and Klkwanshan. , Thla hill la part of a lection which the Chl neee call Jallchuang. Preparation for the aiaault on Klkwanshan art pro reetllnf, although the Japanese In the nearest battery bearing directly on thla fort are somewhat more distant than those at Pallchuang are from Rlhlung shan. , ' . " : There seema little doubt that the aault uii Rlhlungshan and Klkdnnshan will be the moat trying one the Rus sians have yet resisted. Everything which Ingenuity cnn suggest la being done by the Japanese to render the attack successful, particular attention being paid to measures which will en able the Japanese to retain the forts In the event that they capture them. The entire Japanese force now sur rounding Port Arthur Is estimated at K0000 fighting men. The Russians are now using. an exclusive powder, evi dently manufactured ut Port Arthur. me smoae rrom me powaer ennoies nr Instant detection of the source of the fire. The explosive power of the pow der la far leas than that ot the smoke less powder, which the Russians seem to have exhausted. The Japanese plan for the coming assault does not, It la understood, In y elude nn assault on Itishan. The Jap anese any they are prepared to lose heavily In the coming assault on Rlh- lungshan and Klkwanahan. These forts, like the majority of the 64 forta sur rounding Port Arthur, have six-Inch steel shields, loop-holed, with rapid fire guns at Intervals. The shields are Impervious to field artillery. Nothing but alege guns will make an impression upon them. The Russians are also ending strong electrlo . currents through the wire entanglements sur rounding the forts. The Japanese losses for the past five weeks are placed at 20,000 killed and wounded. POLITICS HAS RUINED HIM. Ex-Mayor Humes of Seattle Lest His Fortune In Office. Seattle. Sept. 10. Ex-Mayor Thwnap J. Humes will sail In a few days for the Tanana, In Alaska, In search of gold. He want to retrieve the fortune thnt he lost in politics. He will give up the residence he has had In Seattle for 23 years. Jn that time he has been mayor seven years, superior Judge four years and twice the republlcur. candidate for United States senator. He has made much money, but nil has gone. fc At the age of 80, Mayor Humes, eas ily the best known man In the city, s virtually without a cent." It has been leas than six months since he left the mayor's office. He has foun'd It necessary to get Into a new country to Jlr tie ild up another fortune. He will be'- ln anew, as he did when he first set tled, In Seattle, the qlty then a village. lie will tuke up his practice of low. Humes' case Is sod. His condition !' vunm m situ, ruff i;uiiuiuun Ifllt III due In his at present Historical Or (luiiflrrdi, No one "vent "away without h!p. Now In his age hu la almost without a friend who will give hltn the (Inaiieliil hlp thut he n-d. He Is forced to leave the city he loves to buttle against reverse In the hardened north. If there whs needed a demonstration that Mayor Humes' hand were clemi ut all times, his present condition would be that proof. Six months oul of office, he Is financially poor. Min ing law was one of the ex-mayofs earliest successes. He will try It again. SOLDIERS HAD TENDER FEET. Many Blues and Browns Out of Com mission as Result. Gainesville, Va., rM't. 10. One-half ef the mllltlnmn who participated In the four days of maneuvering were too badly used up to participate In the re view at Wellington today. The review clod with the annual army tnaneu vera for the Atlantic division, the re viewing officer being Lleutenant-On- eral Adtm Chuff, of the general staff. The review was vltnpd by the larg est number of people which has b"ert attracted to the maneuver. Immediately after the review troop trains were supplied and 0000 mllltlti-l men from the eastern stutes werei started on the.'r homewurd Journey. ! After the four days of actual cam paigning, marching along dusty roads,1 sleeping In the field, fording streams ; and fighting the enemy, the ranks of regulars and militia, both Rlue and Drown, locked decidedly like veterans. In some cases whole regiments were! declared unfit for the march to the re- viewing ground by the medical officers in charge. The trouble In almost every case was tender feet. The Virginia roada are exceedingly stony,. TOO MANY HOPPICKERS. Lane County Driers Unable to Keep Up With Them. Eugene, Ore., Sept. 10. Nearly ajl the hopyards In Lane county have com- menced picking, but the complaint I comes from nearly all that pickers are too numerous. In R. R. Hays' yard, at Creswell, flickers have been com pelled to quit work ulinsst every day at noon, because the driers are una- ble to hands? th,e hops as fast aajpatkln will not make a stand at Muk plcked. In other yards pickers quit , den If the Japanese come on again In In the. middle of the afternoon for the i earnest, but that he will retire at least same reason, to Tie pass. , Once through the pass. In the Cheshire yard, between Eu-lthe general Impression In military clr gene and Springfield, picking was dla-iclea is that the Japanese will not at continued yesterday until some time j tempt further pursuit. Not exceeding next week, for the purpose of letting 'two months remain for military oper the hops get riper. They are yet toolatlons this fall, and, despite reports green to cure properly. A sale of hops' from Toklo of a winter campaign, the was made here yeeterday wherein Sea vey Bros, transferred to Frank Page 48 bales of early fuglea. The price waa not given out, but Mr. Sea vey states that It was higher than any price paid this year. PORTLAND RACES ARE OVER. Assooiation Provided Oood Sport and Made Some Money. Portland, Sept. 10. The Multnomah Fair Association brought Its race meet at Irvlngton park to a close this after noon. True to Its promise, the aaso' elation provided a season of clean sport and has received In consequence heavy patronage. The horses are leaving rap Idly, part of them for Salem to the state fair and a number to Cullfor nla. MEETS NEXT AT PORTLAND. Annual Hoo Hoo Convention Selects the Oregon Metropolis. St. Louis, Sept 10. At the closing session of the Hoo Hoo annual meet Ins held today In the house of Hoo !Ioo at the world's fair, Portland. Ore gon, was selected for the next annual meeting. The following officers were elected: Snark of the universe, C. B. Hourke of Petersburg, 111.: Jnbberwock , II. Potter of Portland,' Ore. Child Burned to Denth. Rockford, Wash., Sept. 10. A 4-year- old daughter of James Lane, living five miles northeast of here, was burned tn death while playing yesterday. She got possesion of some matches and whl!e In a small building set lire tc the straw. She succeeded In puttim out the fire, but her clothes caush' and she ran' outside and burned U death before assistance reached her. INCESSANT RAIN AND BAD ROADS COMPEL TWO ARMIES TO DISCONTINUE FIGHTING St. Petersburg Believes Kuropatkln Will Retire if Japs Advance, Thus End ing the Winter Campaign. Kuroki Probably Will Not Attempt Pursuit Beyond Tie Pass, Dc spite Tokio's Contrary Declaration Chinese Reports Esti mate of Number of Japanese at Liao Yang at v 300,000, Less 70,000 Chinese. 4 "The troops on both sides are resting." This information from the Associated Press eorrespondent at Mukden cams in a dispatch filed at 10: S3 p. m. Saturday night, ard, ooupled with reports received at 4 St Petersburg Ssturday from Kuropotkin and General 8akhareff, re- porting inactivity in the fighting on Thursday and Friday, indioatea 4 that since Thursday, because of tcrrentisl rains and heavy roads, bos- 4) tilities have been reduoed to ths minimum. The rearguard of the Rus- sians has suoeeeded in taking nr. it of Its transport and guna through 4 Mukdsn. The Japanese, however, are reported going there by rail- road, and a force under Kuroki is in the hills east of Mukden. , 4 Chinese reports received at Mukden estimate the Japanese fores in the battle of Liao Yang at 300,000, of whom 70,000 were Chinese and Coreans. Kuroki reports that after the battle of September 5, 4 the Russians took 10,000 wounded to tyukden, leaving 3000 in the vi- oinity. of Liao Yang. No official f sure on the losses at the battle of Liao Yang have been given out. .,-, ' Bt. Petersburg. Sept. 10. The war office la reluctantly disposed to admit that with the defeat of the Russian at Liao Yang all hope has practically departed of turning the tide of war thla year. But, disappointed as they are and discouraging as the situation Is, no word Is heard In favor of making peace. "Russia will be victorious In the end; the war must continue, if not thla yev then nest; if not next, then the year after," Is the unvarying sentiment According to the best Information from the front, both armlea are now tired and. are resting, after dnys of exhaust' Ive fighting and marching. .The gen eral opinion ,1s that the Japanese will again push on as soon as the rains cease and the roads are dry. . The prevailing Idea Is that Kuro- most competent critics, familiar with the rigors of the Manchurlan winter, think the Japanese will not attempt It. Unless the unexpected happens, the withdrawal of Kuropatkin's army above Tie pass, they believe, will mark the end of the campaign for this year. RETREATED BEFORE KUROKI. Russian Troops Subjeoted to an Ex tended Aril llery Fire. , Toklo, Sept. 10. Kurokl'e advancing to the northwest last Sunday and Mon day forced the Rusalana to retreat to Mukden. It Is reported that the Rua- slans, after Monday's fight, carried over Japanese for today has been postponed 10,000 wounded north of Mukden. It until Tuesday next, September 13, and appears thoy Ingeniously removed tho'that astlil further postponement Is majority of their dead, but left over I 1000 dead In the vicinity of Liao Tang, make every possible preparation be The retreating Russluna saved their fore again hurling themselves u.or. guns, but abandoned and exploded tnclr ammunition. The number of 'ammu nition carts found-in the trenches Is enormous. The Jupanese casualties are not yet reported. Last Sunday hlsht 'at 10 o'clock Kurokl's central column attacked a strong Russlun force at Tallenkou, east of Tentai. After a night's fierce fight ing, the Russians were driven west ward. Kurokl's left column, workin? west, occupied Lankyipu Sunday after noon, the,artlllery ehclling the retreot 'np; Russians northward for 30 or 40 minutes. Kurokl's right column ad vanced northward of Wangmlenaushn, 25 'mllea south of Mukden. The Rus sians continued to retref.t. Their rer.r fuard cavalry hold.i a line extending northwest cf IHiliho and Shanchiatsu rhe Russian, outposts hold a line cf :o,'frel trenches cn the heights east of Panchalngao. A body of unknown strength remains at Kuchiatsu, Pach- latzu and Kaulinpao. The main body of Russians retired to Mukden, bum Ing the bridges across the Sha river. L08S WAS OVER 10,000. Oyama Reports on Number of Russians Slain and Injured. London, Sept 10. A dispatch to the Japanese legation from Toklo says: , "Field Marshal Oyatiut te porta that in the 'fighting of September 4-5 our right occupied the Tentai colliery and Tumentse hill. ' The enemy's main force Is believed to be retarded north of the Hun river. "Natives say the enemy sent by train over 10,000 killed and wounded. We burled over 3000 Russians. The enemy burned the magattnes near the station before evacuating. We captured, bow ever, Immense quantities of provisions and ammunition." JAPS NUMBERED 300,000. Had Seven Hundred Guns at the Battle of Liao Yang. Mukden, Sept, 10. Chinese reports, which are part'y confirmed by infor matlon received by the Russians, are to the effect that the Japanese at Liao Tang had a total of 300,000 men with iOO guns. The rearguard conslated of 40.000 Coreans and 30,000 Chinese, but so far as can be Judged, only a per tlon of these participated in the fight ing. The troops on both sides are rest ing. BIG FIGHT FOR TUESDAY. All Preparations Being Mad for. De oisive Battle. Chefoo, Sept. . 10. Noon. Japanese who left Danly yesterday say that the grand assault upon Port Arthur which It was rumored was planned by the possible, as the JaiHtne.se Intend to the wornout garrison. A Chinaman who left Port Arthur on the evening of September t confirms the reports of heavy fighting from August 27 to Au gust 31, when he and many others worked night and day burying the dead. which Included Chinese, Russians and Japanese Indiscriminately. Hs cays that during this fight four fort3 lr. the vicinity of RlMunjahnn were cap tured. The Russians signaled the gar risons of these forts to retire, where upon the Japanese occupied them, but were compelled to vUre later under a heavy bombardment. Previous reports said tne Japanese had only entered one fort during this' attack. Since August SI fighting has been comparatively un important. The Russians have since remounted guns upon the four forts above men tioned. Chile Will Irrigate. New ?ork,'Sept. 10. The govern- ment has decided to carry out exten sive Irrigation works and the construc tion of railroads in the province of Tacna and Arlca, cables the Herald's Valparaiso de Chile correspondent Preliminary surveys will soon be tak en.' " ''. ' ' '.. ,'. CONDITION OF CROPS. Monthly Report of Buresu Includes Spring Wheat Situation. Washington, Sept. 10. The monthly report of the chief of the bureau of statistics of the. department of agri culture will show that the condition September 1 of spring wheat was tt.Z, this being the first time spring wheat has been separately reported Septem ber L The only comparison Is with the condition a month ago, which was 87.5. The condition in Washington was 10 a decline during the month of one point The condition of the oat crop was 85.8, against 6.6 last month and a 10-year average of 80.1 The condl tlon of barley was 87.4. against an av erage ot 82.1. The condition of rye was 86.9, against a 10-year average of 85.8. The condition of flax was 85.8, compared with 80.5 September 1, 1903. The condition of (potatoes was J1.3, against a 10-year average of 77.3. CONFESSION OF ROMAIN IS BRANDED UTTERLY UNTRUE Secretary of Western Federation Says That Ex-Convict Has Lied De liberately to the Officers. Denver, Sept. 10. Leaders of the Western Federation of Miners declare that the alleged confession of Robert Romaln, an ex-convict at ' Topeka, Kan., Implicating union leaders In -the two disastrous explosions In the Crip ple Creek district contains many al legations which can easily be refuted. "According to Romaln's confession," said William D. Haywood, secretary of the federation, "Davis, Kennlson and Parker, members of the Cripple Creek district union executive committee, were with him In Cripple Creek June , when, os he w vs. final arrangements were, made for the Independence depot dynamiting. , i "As a matter of fact, the three union leaders named were in Denver from May 23 to June 8. attending the annual convention of the federation. Romaln says McKlnney was one of the leading conspirators. The' absurd ity of thla statement must be at once apparent to anyone who will consider that McKenny is the man who made the fake confession regarding the al leged conspiracy to wreck tbe Florence and Cripple Creek train, Romaln was either hired to make this confession, or he is working a bunco game on the Colorado authori ties." Quarrel Leads to Murder. . , Glenwood Springs, Colo.. Sept. 10. In a quarrel Sergeant Boyle has shot and killed Private Pearl Allen of a Fort Robinson cavalry troop. The men quarreled over a polo race, BASEBALL Paeifio Coast At Los Angeles Portland, 4; Los Angeles, 3. , At San Francisco Oakland, 2; San Francisco, 3. At Seattle Tacoma, 0; Seattle, ' Pacific National. At Spokane Butte, 5; Spokane, 14. ' American. At Philadelphia Boston, 0; Phila delphia, 1. At, Cleveland First game: Chica go, 4; Cleveland, 5. Second game: Chicago, 6; Cleveland, 11. At New York First game: Wash ington, 3; New York, 2. Second game: Washington, 5; New York, 3. At Detroit First game St. Louis, 0; Detroit, 2. Se:ond same: St. Louis 1; Detroit, 0. : National. At Cincinnati St. Louis, 10; Cincin nati, 6. At New York First game: Phila delphia, 4 : New York, 5. Second game: Philadelphia. 5; New York. 6. At Pittsburg First game: Chica go, 1; Pittsburg, 2. Second game: Chi cago. 0; Pittsburg, At Boston First game: "Brooklyn 6; Boston, 6. Second grime: Brook lyn, 6; Boston. 2. ,' , , . The Weather. ,, Portland. Sept. 10. Oregon and Washington: Sunday fulr and warmer. WOULD STAY AT HOME IN ROSEMOUNT Judge Parker Very Much Oppos ed at Present to Suggestion That He Go on Speak ing Tour. Prefers' the Ouiet of His Home to Strenuous Trips During .. the Campaign. FRIENDS ADVISE OTHERWISE Sot Yet Mettled If He Will Re. move to New York, There to Conduct the Coming - Campaign. Esopus, Sept 10. Judge Parker has not yet determined whether he shall arrange tor a speech-making trip. Friends have urged him to do so, bat It he follows his personal Inclinations he will remain at Rosemount and con duct his campaign from his country home. The maimer in which the democratic nominee ought to carry on his cam paign was the subject , that was dis cussed by nearly all of the callers at Rosemount today. The proposal that he remove to New York city ami then superintend the conduct of his cam paign waa also discussed, and the ad visability of a speaking tour waa sug gested. Judge Parker talked over these mat ter with W. F. Sheehan, chairman of the national executive . committee; ; Daniel S. Lamont and Herman Ridder of - New York, . The conference 'lasted for some time, and at Its conclusion Mr. Sheehan announced authoritative ly that Judge Parker was not now dis posed to go upon a speech-making tour. 1 Sheehan said that, if the candidate's personal judgment determine the question, he will remain at home. Arthur McCausland, Judge Parker's private secretary, stated this morning that there was absolutely no truth in the stories sent out that Parker in tended going .to New York and that he was dissatisfied with the work of the national and state committees. " Mc- caualand oaiC that Parker .might go to New York for a day or two after his letter of acceptance waa published, but that he may not do even that , MANY FIRES ARE BURNING. Danger la Great on the Shores of Spirit Lake, Idaho. Spokane, Sept. 10. The fiercest for est fires ever experienced In that sec tion are burning along the shores of Spirit lake, Idaho, a summer resort 41 miles from Spokane. The country is dryer than ever known before, and, as hundreds ot fires are burning arounl the lake, the danger will be great until rain comes to the relief. , CAN'T. REACH THE TANANA, No Steamer at Dawson to Take Down Five Hundred Persons. Seattle, Sept. 10. A special dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer frcm Dawscn, Y, T., warns persons at coast points not to attempt to enter Alaska t;..? fall expecting to catch steamers at Dawson for the new Tanana district and Fairbanks. Five hundred people are now at Dawson anxious to go down the river to the new camp.', with no steamers available. Aberdeen Being Rebuilt. Aberdeen, Wash., Sept. 10. Aixv deen's . building .record . tcr .tile - aisat nine months will not give joy to tii pessimist. Nearly Jj'.'UlOOO has b;n expended on bull'lagi in this . ttty since the disastrous ' cxtiflagvatkna of last October. Sines City .Engineer Parr took office, last Detemter, he iaa kept a record, with the resuit that Hi permits were bsut?d fci new buiul inss, 52 for repairs, anl IS for rm v als at an estimated con of $4-'S.C3:. Thlrf anount dees noi Inuluds the gi it mount of Imjyove.neitf ma-'e io t.e llffere.it u-.llis ;n buUilii vxteuHlcv t, ior the city's -.wij on s,r?t hnpror--.r.er.ta and exte:uioni, wIth woaiJ aasily :un the tmcur.t ,t;p .tc ,CI5.C 3l.