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r . . , . 'IT VOLUME LVIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1904 REPORTED CHINA MAY HELP JAPS Story Circulated at St. Peters burg That Negotiation to This End Are Now On In Far East Japanese Successes Have Created Feelintf of Boldness Among Chinese Officials. RUSSIANS ARE NOT FEARFUL Leading Journal Declare Much Combination Would Not Opernto to Their 1Um advnutuge. Thl In considered the nrst move of the In congress, lo take control of Havana from th nationalists by reinstating flewr. !n January. 1902, pending an Investl- tutlon by l"'ncir Nunes, the civil gov ernor of Havana, General Wood sus pended 0ner, IS out of ;i cnumllmen In Havana having petitioned for the mayor's removal. WAS ENJOYING. THK SPOIL. German Count Forged U. S. Pay Cheek. and Wa. Caught. New Tork, Kept 17. Gerbardt Von Progen, who w arrested recently and charged wlth'forglng pay check, which ha Acquired whila serving a. a clerk In tha quartermaster', office at Gov- (.lund hat tileaded ITUllty tO VI itv. m ' i ...... r - forgery. He waa remanded for sen tence. Von Progen clalma to be a German count and wa. having a good time with the sojourner, at the beach .when the hotel , proprietor hud him arrested on account of checka which had been vahed and tame back luter from the bank. Remarkable Rssult. Attained by Vea ela of North Atlantic Fleet Washington, Bept. 17. Remarkable results have already been obtained In the naval target practice nowgoing on ... u..Mi.h niitht. The vsela of the North Atlantic squadron In laat ... .rui rtrtii' broke all the Purina "'" 8t. Peteraburg, Bept. 17. Important developments regarding Chlna'a attl tude toward the belllgerenta la antlct pated In well Informed quarter.. There are rumora of cloaer relatione between China and Japan, of the possibility of the Japanese turning over' Port Arthur, when captured, to China, of their re atorlng Manchuria to the Chlneae, etc. Although theae reporta are not con firmed, they lead to quit 4 general to lief that aome aort of negotiation efe going on behind the acenea. of which the outalde world haa little cognlaance. The Ruaa aaya It bellevea the Japa- n mn'Miiri are emboldening the Chinese government mote and more and that they are prompting auch di plomatic itepa a. China never dreamed of before. Since the Japanese occupa tion of New Chwang and direct contact between the Chlneae and Japaneaa they have aeemed to quickly reach an un- deretandlng, tha occupation of neutral "territory evoking no prouai. The Ruaa expect, the war to take one . hi, as Chinese neutrality van- . lahea. which the powera In their agree ment to preaerve Chlna'a neutrality t ann'ot Ignore. Moreover, the Ruaa be- llevea the altuatlon will call for deed and not word. It concludea: MWe need not be unduly alarmed The interference of China will Bcarcely be to our disadvantage." ' Ambassador McCormUk. aa cuatodlan of Japanese Intereata, baa made In qulrlea regarding the two auapected Japaneae aplea. Conatanllno Saratorl, and Mamachel Tokakl, recently arreat ed here. He ascertain, that tha au thorities only contemplate deporting them. The Novoe Vremya bitterly denounces Ut Wffwtlon of pac advanced by M. Meshshersky, In the Gaiedanln, aa feUfiJ of "dafefcUng tha aelfuh end. of Great Britain and Oermany, both of whom, M. Meahaheraky aaaerta, are Interested In weakening Russia In the Mr east. . The Novoe Vremya announcea that the Ruaalan people would not tolerate the aelf-humlllutlon of the empire be fore Japan. , " The emperor's congratulatory mea saae to General Kuropatkln la regnrd ad aa effectively putting an end to the torlea of Imperial displeasure with Kuropatkln'. generalship at the battle of Llao Yang. Telezraphlc reporta from , the Rfd Croaa show the following proportion of pattenta Buffering from wounda or dls eaae out of the total aunt to the hos pltala In tha area of the military oper ..!., .,.... of aevere tllneaa. 10 per cent; alight lllneaa. E6 per cent: wound ed. S4 per cent. The only epldemlo dll eaae noted la dyaentery, with per cent of caaea. , iinon hla nromotlon to the rank of general of the dlvlalon, announced laat night, General Bamaonoff geta the i berlan Coaaack dlvlalon. , , General BKugarevlakl la promoted to the command pf the Blxth army corpa. He formerly commanded tha Twenty aeventh Infantry dlvlalon. ; GUN PRACTICE AT NIGHT. BIG BATTLE NEAR MUKDEN, RUSSIAN OFFICIALS AVER, UNLIKELY FOR SOME TIME Impression Prevails at St. Petersburg That Japs' Next AttacK Will Be di rected Against Tie Pass. Public Interest Is Now Centered Port Arthur, for Decisive Assault Upon Which Japanese -id to Be Now MaMng prep arations by ' .i Strong Enforcement Near r-Little News From Front. t ' . ' ' 4 - Official newa from the aeat of war ia etill lacking, but the war office at St. Peteraburg appeara not to anticipate a great battle In the immediate future. The offioiala believe the next movement of the Japaneae will b.e directed againat Tie pate. . Public Interact la again apparently centered in Port Arthur and the reporta that the Japaneae are tunneling the fortificationa there are received at the Ruaaian capital with aome credulity. been ordered to remain at Bremerton In readlneaa for the aame ditv. .Tho department haa jio Information that there are other Ruaalan crulaew bound for the Pacific coaet, but -there la talk to the effect around San Kran- cla o, and It vai thought advlaable to be ready for any emergency. STILL NEGOTIATING. NUMBER 298. OPPONENT SHALL NOT BE ABUSED Judge Parker Makes Known His Views With Respect to the Democratic Textbook to Be Prepared. . Does Not Want Any Reflection Upon the Honor and lnteg , nty of the President Ruaaia and America Not Agreed Re garding Lena'a Crew. St. Peertaburg, 'Sept 17. The nego- tiatlona between the United Statee and Ruaaia relative to the diapoaltion of the crew of the Ruaalan auxiliary cruleer Lena at San Francisco have not yet been completed. The requfeat of the United Statee that the crew be in terned at Mare island until the end of the war Vaa been transmitted through the Ruaalan embaasy at Washington and It is being conaidered by tho i- iitcbiov MCifk iralty, where It la deaired that the "HV1 J ; uikwiiyi lii crew be allowed to return home under ..n.n..nt that tha officer and men are not to fight again during the war. 8jIIe Would Deplor Rejoin- The admiralty nan iw cuiiiiiiii.i j wi ncuunvnua . of the reporta that the Lena had been Political Happenings eniPured !n a flifht In th Pacific, , Of the Day. Ht. Peteraburg. Bept 17. There haa been an entire absence of official newa from the front today. The war office la displaying no special concern over the continual aklrmlahlng. regarding It aa the natural desire of the Japaneae tp keep In touch with the Ruaalan forces The Japanese having been unable to follow up the victory at uao xang when the time waa ripe, the war office aeea no reason for a feverish desire on world'a recprde for rapidity and ac curacy t.f fire both wltn of ana iaut nr.moi.ltorr aymptom of gun., but thl. wa. dayllfht work under favorable conditions for good hoot- . iniu, bwl unable .0 inc. The bla ahlpa are now doing ame extraordinary night ahootlng. The ex- perlenct of the Rusao-japaneae "M . ,0 come , louch wUh Kuro- ha. convinced the TUtUa now that he ha. had time to in the future the great naval battle. rM . may be fought at night, and It la cer tain that moat of the torpedo work ill be done In the houre of darkneaa. Hence tt la bellened to be eaeentlal to develop the gun-pointer. In night work, and already aurprialnf reaulta nave been obtained In the practice In the Palungshan at Pigeon bay, where heavy gutia from Japan have been placed In position lately. The ahella fell with great frequency In the Chlneae new town. ' ' Tanklatung. which la a village at Pi geon bay, and haa been occupied by the Ruaalana, has been evacuated by them secretly, fhe Japaneae have not occupied the village. Five, hundred cavalrymen who at tempted to drive the Japaneae from Palungshan have not returned and It Is believed that the fortreaa there haa been captured. EXPLOSION OP OIL OCCURS ON THE OIL TANK LOOMIS New Tork, Sept 17. The following letter concerning the democratic tezt- recucerate. The aueatlon of whether or not a Dig battle wilt be fought In the vicinity of Mukden la conaidered here to be de rn!ent unon Kuropatkln.' aa lt I. be lieved the Japaneae will not be able to force a fight at Mukden unlesa he . a. .a. k tiiihiirt in con i no eieruL as in - nlght. 1's.n, hr elm-.ncn .u - . tMn on of the battleshlpa made sni . fc where the gaUnt fight 1. of nine .hot. at night, me r.. .ii. . The report dWant about a ml!., W Illuminated ' j w, by n .ar,-bll,ht, and th. gunner. ua j homemade powder iris all In frftmiw t t 1 i FRENCH FEAR YELLOW PERIL. Re Janan'a Great Display of Faroe sponsible for Agitation. Parla, Sept. 17. The wave of pop ular agitation againat "the yellow peril"' reaulted here from Japan, re markable display of force. Newspapers and political leaden emphasise the growth of the peril. Henri Roc&eton says he hopes Europe will take warn ing in time. a ineilal night sight which this ahootlng waa done waa forg tng ahead In the open aea at 10 knots. Husbands Murdered Woman intro duced at Her Bier. .Scwkewi.. WaalW Sept. "--Over the hier of Mrs. Henry Hofft. bride or a day. who waa murdered at Meed by her 3. jkA i.. s Hoffman, who discarded luver, - i ..-, - him.ir Henrv Hofft and L. aoondent of Matin saya he learns from I urn g'v "'""- w I ......v k. irm.r husband, were Un official aource that the Japaneae are Introduced by thl undertaker yesterday, preparing for a decisive attack on Port . ..1 ....... . ... 4tl halni Neither knew of the exiatence or me Artr,ur ana inai iroi. . other until the double tragedy brought anded at Dalny. wun poer.m ... th. aecrets of life to light . Hoffman r.0n left a letter that he had uvea wun w woman aa her husband for two years til ii ruler the name of HI ,...., - Miss Emma Light. Mr. Markham. for whom Markham, Wnho. waa named, waa weaaea io n. 14 years, during which time they con ducted a hotel. Bhe became urea ox Mnrkhnm who s un elderly man. three venrs a SO. and secured a divorce and . WOULD REINSTATE MAYOR 'Havana Moderates Ask Reasone for Re meVal of Cener. Hanava. Sept. 17.-The house of rep resentatlvea today voted to requeat Prealdent Palma for the record and reasons for removal by Governor Gen eral Wood, of Miguel Gene'r from the ' mavorallty of Havana nd the appoint f(ment of Benor Offarlll, ; Incumbent. THEI STRANGE MEETING. rlna-. More dm porUnce Is attached to the reporta that the Japaneae have abandoned the Idea of a direct assault and av tunneling the fortificationa. TO MAKE DECISIVE ATTACK. jjapt Landing More Men for Assault on Port Arthur. Porta. Sent 17.-Th Cheroo corre- Both Armica Resting. Second Engineer W. H. Whal'en Prob- book waa received by George F. Par- ably Fatally Injured in Accident Y- Kum m "'-" . Portland Yesterday. aepanmeni, lonigoi irom -uage w ker: Portland, Sept 17.-An exploalon of "Rosemount Sept 17-The Tlroea Itktat tMAnlna aaira Via r.artv fatrtKAAk oil occurred on the oil tank aieamer - - t i. i.. thi. afternoon, i" about to be prepared. Therefore, I ueorge n . ivwi...- t , while .he was lying at the, Standard (hasten to beg you to aee that no word In . . . . . . i I it rflMta n non tha nersonal honor and nil Comoanys aoca nere. - . , r-n.in.or w. H. Wha- integrity of Prealdent Roosevelt. m wnicu oevv. , m.fi. ffltUv Mimed and the WOOd- "An evening; -oai oiwri iuuic.. . ... .v. rfMtrnvpd. I that little care waa taken In that dl- Li. i. . nii.hiirner. and the rection towara myseix oy we compuer WUla as ' feed pipe leading to the anka sprang of the republican textbook, but let there a leak near the firebox, causing the be no rejoinder to kind r'therwiae- i Tn,aian who waa standing !. '., unn -B.-aua nr rac.lved the flames directly m we . face and was burned oaaiy., i Saratoga, eept, it. t-muun any portion of hia body escaped. Tne uor the state democratic convention are Loomui 1 constructed of steel, which j practically npleted -and the leaders .,. her destruction. 1 are arriving. Several leaaera say uje roorauran uin MI9 HANDS ON FORTUNE. wut probably Tinlsh its work Wednes- i ' Li niM Th convention will be e...' rr.nniaea Robber Cornea Close to Laiied to order Tuesday noon. William vaifs - - I . ... t..i;n t20.0OO. , a Hornblower of New xors wm o. San Francisco, Sept 17. At the close temporary chairman. L K.nirinv houra today, a man in me , uaaiBMgs) , ... . as lobby of the First National bana, on- Chicago Republicans Many. aen,ina- that' the cage of the door lead r-hg-o, gept 17. The republican I serving inai ine . i untcago, oeim ji. --- I ... a -. (. nuahMl I . . , j , V m - j ng behind tne counier j, r- party or tnicago lormnuj oikii General tturoais xieoaquai ic, "i(naide ana wawea ll political campaign lomeuv uj Field. Sept. 14. via rsan. Korea. Septja hag containing $20,000 in gold coin, unJw the ugpicea of the Ham 17. The Japanese front Is now om I then mao9 m rapid exit He walked into (Uon Senat0r Foraker was the -,v. t i.A Tin almost half'.. ht.i followed by C. K. , , nl hla ' address ine pnwwj" .... ----- Imllea north of Llao Tang, almost half way to Mukden, and confronting Gen eral Kuropatkln's outpost lines. General Kuropatkln, it la believed, la removing his headquarters to Harbin. Both armies are satisfied to suspend hostilities for a time, they are ap parently exhausted after the battle cf Liao Yang. , , c ... . . i , - -. - Macintosh, an employe of the bank. Hei . . entaU8iasrn, . . . 1 l J n, 4h. ttntl I . ..- I waa overtaken ana Eeiu office, and the bag waa token from him. . ...i. -r undisturbed. The robber escaped. ' address ' 11 MUST OBEY THE RULES. Japanese Chief of 8taff Gives Warning to Correspondents. Toklo, Sept 17,-Owlng to the fric tion between the mimury auinMv. anl the field attaches and correspond- enta, Field Marshal Tamagata. chief of . . . -iAMa.ui rvm jruia ,. - . I gtaff, today teiegrapaeu vic.ici.. w- part of his property. Both husbands comrnander 0f the Japanese forces: i .v.. uinrftni, and Aver her remains I ...... .u .. i. ,n in. iuycu mo -"- i "The sole oojeci oi iu sure the safety of the empire, to guar antee the peac the orient, and pro mote the Interests of all nations. There fore, It I. hoped these principles will find exoresslon in the treatment of for eign officers and correspondents ao long as the rule of military secrecy is not in fringed." ' ,v - Oku Captured Much Stuff. Toklo, Sept 18. General Oyama re ports that Oku captured U prisoners at Llao Tang. He sends also a detailed list of the stores Oku captured. Which consist of several horses, a large num ber of rlflea, ammunition, wagons, a great deal of artillery ammunition and ride cartridges, much timber, flour. rice, forage and clothing.. ' r . . -I , - .nnb.M nnn but Kinriy woraa wciu -i-x"" and copious tears were ahed. AGROUND NEAR MILWAUKEE. Lake Steamar Lost Her Ccursa In .a Fog.' Milwaukee. Wia., Sept. I7.r-The iTnion Line steamer Kamapo weni aaround near the Milwaukee Country Club early today, having lost her courae during a fog. Two paaaengera .honrd were brought aahore. The vea set probably will be saved. . THREE NEW RECORDS. Uou Dillon and Other Horses in Fine Form at Glenvilie. Cleveland. Sept 17.-At the matinee of the Gentlemen-s Driving Club at ninviiis track this afternoon, Lou r,uin waa driven halt a mile by Mit- Populist Campaign Opened. Paducah, Ky.. Sept. 17. The populist campaign in Kentucky waa opened to day by Thomas E. Watson, the candi date for president 1 ; . HUNTINGTON'S MAY ASSIST, I Probably Will Help in Building West ern Paoifio Railroad.- - n San Francisco, Sept 17. At a spe lard Sander. In 58 seconds, breaking clal meeting today of the board of dl WORK OF DISMANTLING LENA COMMENCED AT MARE ISLAND LEARNED DOCTORS DECIDE. That t They JAPS ARE AGAIN ACTIVE. Reported to Have Bombarded Works at Port Arthur. Chefoo. Sept 17. A Japanese wno arrived here today reporta that the clt- laens of Dnlny on September 18 expect I . . . t n.t Da Not Know Much ed tnai tne itnt.w u ' . Arthur would be renewed upon tne ioi v I ...w x,... v,u o.nt 17.-A lively debate lowing day. He naa re.mo.e . ,.. .. that the Jaoaneso has. been held, in Te n;.,ui,u w. "7. '" ' , 1 ,k. ..,ki- r r.nper. savs slece worka at Kimungsoaii COngreaa uu w I . . . ontiin. n.m.a di.natch from Berlin, con- wansnan were r ,1.. M.h-d that her IS. Both Chinese and Japanese re ciuaions vtmu..., . . , t .v. vK.rd. (k. in curable: Icent arrivals sgree uwi i - cancer. vl rn., iHhr became terrific at that In curable eaae. we pain can .- 1 leswned and life prolonged and that dawn or septemoer . the bacillus of cancers.: .tm n- the forenoon of September 16. The ... I r.n.n... ad. from Shushiyan ana rnnwn. . . - Nsgotiationa as to Disposition of Crew of Vessel Have Not Yet Been Completed by Powers. , , Vallejo, Cat. Sept. 17. The disman tling of the Russian transport Lena be gan today at the Mare Island navy yard. The work la being done under the supervlalon of Captain Drake of t.10 ordnance department, assisted by Gun ner 8huttle worth. The officers and crew are anxiously awaiting a final decision regarding their disposition. , ih. world's record tor tne oiswuh., The more, was paced by a runner. The wind shield was not used. , I r k. a. Billings drove trince tm. and Hontas Crook half a mile In i:Mtt. breaking the world-, team record. Rilllna-s drove Charlie Mae under tne saddle a mile In clipping a sec ond oft the world's record. TWO WARSHIPS TO REMAIN. Bel Will Enforee Neutrality Should ligerwnt Vessels Put m. Washington. Sept. 17. Instructions were eent to Rear-Admiral Goodrich at Ban Francisco today, directing him to detach one' ship from his squadron when he leaves tor Magdalena bay to hold the autumn target practice. The veasel detached will remain in the vicinity of Ban Francisco prepared to enforce neutrality should other. Rus sian or Japanese vessels put In at the Golden Gate. The Wyoming haa also TWELVE WERE INJURED. Serious Aooident Oeurs to Lake Shore Passsngsr Train. ; Chicago, Sept. 17.-A passenger trais OB the Lake Shore & Michigan South- waa wrecked thia afternoon wane ..,..in the tracks at Root street Ac kounta of the cause differ, some claim- ma- the train ran into an open switcn and others that the locomotive Jumped the track because of a broken flange. Twelve were Injured; some of wnom may die. ' ASSESSMENT RATES GO UP. rectora of the Western racinc run way. Henry F. Fortmann resigned as director and Edwin Hawley of New York was elected in bis stead. Local financiers think the election an indica tion that the Goulds do not feel like bearing the entire burden of carrying out the new transcontinental road. The fact, that Hawley ia identified with the interests of Henry E. Hunting ton and was! a close friend of the late . iL. ! C. P. Huntington, arouses, me uiu- cion that H. E. Huntington and possi bly Mra. C. P. Huntington agreed to furnish some of the funds for construc tion of the new road. It Is also rea sonable to suppoM that George Crocker 1s interested, inasmuch aa he is a part ner of Hawley In many of the la- ter'a enterprises. ; , . Ancient Order of Pyramida Growing Eaoeciatly In Death Losses. Wichita. KanJ Sept. 17.-At the clos. Ing session of the Ancient Order ot Pyramids the president's report snowet a membership of 11,079 as against 12,- 200 two years ago. Death loeaea ex ceed the income by IS1.892. A nev assessment table was adopted whlel double, the rates ot the older mem bers. -" ' , CAPTAIN WAS AT fAULT. Adjudged Responsible tor Woso f Drumburton. San Francisco, Sept. 17.-rOPtain William K. Thomas, aptain of the Ill fated Drumburton, the British ship which was wrecked on the rocks be-. low the Cliff house on September S, was found guilty of being !ponal We for the wreck and was suspended fr a term of three months by a-naval court of Inquiry. . ' Tcdaa Weather. Portland, epC 'lt.-Oregan .aud Washington: .Sunday, ; fain