OOD EVENING. .
Tonight and Krlday, showers and
cooler; continued cool Friday;
southeasterly winds.
VOL. III. NO. 148.
WILL TAKE
General Kuropatkin Wires
the War Office From
Liao Yang.
DETAILS KEPT SECRET
Incessant Rains Render Trans-Siberian
Railway Poor Medium for
' Traffic, Causes Supply
Department Worry.
London, August 25. (Bulletin) A Cen
tral News dispatch from Liao Yang
states that the Japanese resumed their
advance against General Kuropatkin
from the east yesterday, and are march
ing along the Liao Yang road. An ad
vance guard of eight , -companies encoun
tered the Russians at Llandlanstang, but
the attack was not pressed. Fighting la
continuous today.
London. Aug. 26. (Bulletin.) Two
British cruisers, at the requeat of Rus
sia, have been sent to search for. the
Russian volunteer cruisers Smolensk
and Petersburg and Instruct their com
manders not to further interfere with
foreign shipping.
(Juornal Special Service.)
St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. General
Kuropatkin under today's date, from
Llaoyang, wires the war office that he
will take the offensive at once. The dla
patch carried also a long review of con
ditions, but this portion was not given
out to the public.
It is believed among the well Informed
here, however, that his army will be
more nearly equal to that of the Jap
anese than at any previous time.
There are now concentrated under hla
command 186,000 men. a large portion
I mil ii m are now seasoned veteran. For
the Cossack divisions a fresh aupply of
horses has been received and others
are being hurried forward as rapidly aa
possible.
The batteries will be augmented by
120 cannon, which are now en route,
and are expected within a few days.
These guns are of a much later model
than most of those which Kuropatkin
has heretofore had at his command,
apply Department Perturbed.
But one feature Is worrying the supply
department of the army and that la the
,... ik.i Innunnl rains have In nlaceS
rendered the trans-Siberian railway but
a poor medium ror tramc. vvasnouis
t. .1 . . K..H i'. Ant and lnrre force of
men Is required to keep the road In any-1
thing Ilk working oraer.
Better rolling stock has been put on.
however, under the stress of war and the
road for whole divisions la making bet
ter time than ever before in Its history.
It la currently reported that a number
of American engineera are now acat
tered along the lne and that to their
efforts Is a modernizing In method due.
Despite the disasters which have
ao far overtaken the Ruaslan cause
the troops at the front are confident
and assertive. They believe that within
a short time they will sweep the Jap
anese Into the sea and that Port Ar
thur will hold out.
The newspaper Russ tomorrow will
publish an officially inaplred article to
the effect that Ruasla will refuse to
accept mediation In the war with Japan,
under any circumstances.
Alexleff Beports.
Report from Alexleff dated at Liao
Yang, and received today, says the Jap
anese in an aaaault on Port Arthur, Au
guat 1. stormed Anleovaya and the
fortifications on the north and east
side of Wolfe Hill. The report adds
that the Japanese are now entrenched
before Slnshln. and In the entire valley
of the Lunhe river.
The announcement that the cruiser
Askold and destroyer Croxovol are to be
disarmed at Shanghai created no sur
prise here, the authorltlea having de
cided the matter a week ago, only wait
ing for a definite agreement with China
and Japan, which would Insure the pro
tection of the vossela against a repeti
tion of the Ryeahltelnl incident at Che
foo. LOSSES
ENORMOUS.
Japanese Being; Killed by Thousands In
Repeated Assaults.
(Journal Special Service.)
Chefoo, Aug. It. From Russian
sources It Is reported here that the Jap
anese attempted to capture fort No. 1
at Port Arthur, August 21. and it coat
them 10,000 men killed and wounded.
ck on Fort Ktzshnn resulted
of S.000. Port Dalney 1s said
with killed and Wounded.
panose are hiring Chinese for
the
Liao Tung peninsular.
Page Two.)
0FFMVE
FIRE SWEEPS CITY
OF NAPOLEON'S BIRTH
(Journal Special service.)
London, Aug. 26. A dispatch received
here aaya that the city of AJaoclo, fa
mous as Napoleon's birthplace. situate
on the went coast of Corsica, was rav
aged by fire last night and that several
other towna In the surrounding vicinity
are threatened with destruction by the
flames. The latest report from the dis
trict says that more than 1,000 acres of
vineyard and forest have been destroyed.
. .
RAILWAYS
HELPLESS
A Terrific Cloudburst in
Arizona and Nevada
Stops Traffic.
KNIGHTS SUFFER DELAY
Electrical Displays Accompanying Are
Most Unusual Santa Fe Rail
way Uses Southern Paclf
lc Tracks.
(Journal Special Service.)
San Bernardino, CaL, Aug. 25. The
main line of the Santa Fe railway la
tied up Indefinitely oy washouts and the
great storm is still raging today. There
are fierce electrical disturbances re
ported. Three overland trains, which were
held at Barstow, returned here and then
detoured over the Southern Pacific
tracks. Balls of fire play along the steel
ralla for miles, and miles of roadbed
have been swept away.
Santa. Fe officials say that traffic In
Arizona cannot be resumed before Sat
urday at least and possibly not that
aoon. Many trains are being held at
Needles, on the Arizona state line. Re
pairs which were made only laat Wed'
nesday have been completely destroyed.
The Knights Templar are not expected
here before Sunday at the earliest as the
town of Needles Is shut off from the
west All trains arriving there alnce
Sunday are still there.
Another cloudburst yesterday tore
away many miles of track. Kntghta
Templar trains are tied up east of Ari
zona also by great washouts.
FOOD OVXBLAHU.
Towns la Arizona Cnt OS by Tempests
and Cloudbursts.
(Journal Special Service.
Reno, Nev., Aug. 25. Food supplies
for the relief of Tonopah and Gold
field, which are Isolated by washouts,
are being rushed In by wagons. The
washouts are the worst in the history of
Nevada.
The water at Walker Lake haa risen
over the alx foot mark and overflows
thres miles of the railway track. Traffic
cannot be resumed for a week at least.
FOREIGN SHIPS SAIL
WITHOUT CARGOES
(Journal Special Service.)
Marseilles. Aug. 25 J-As a result of
the strike of settlers and dock laborers
all foreign ships sailed today without
cargoes. The chip owners have noti
fied the prefect of Marseilles not to
yield to the demanda of the strikers
no matter what the consequences may
be.
Owing to the determined stand taken
by the owners, it is said that the lead
ers of the striking dock laborers will
begin negotiations looking to a settle
ment, in which they will be willing to
make concessions.
DIVORCE RECORD OF
COOK COUNTY BROKEN
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Chicago, Aug. 25. Mrs. Mary XV
Fetser today secured a divorce from
John Fetser, managing receiver of the
Union Traction company, and a prom
inent financier on the ground of deser
tion. She received (25,000 alimony.
The divorce broke the Cook county di
vorce record. The bill was filed In
Judge Brentano's court at 10 o'clock this
morning. The argument began at 10:40
o'clock, the evidence was concluded at
10:60 o'clock, the decree was signed at
10:51 o'clock and Mrs.. Fetser received a
check for 120,000 at 10:52 o'clock.
ASKS POSTMASTER
TO CONTRIBUTE $75
(Special niapatch to The Journal.)
Davenport. Wash.. Aug. 25. L A.
Inkater, postmaster at this place, has a
letter from E. B. Palmer, chairman of
the Republican state central committee
aaklng for a donation of 175 for cam
paign funds.
The communication la written on a
campaign letterhead of the state com
mittee. The penalty for such an of
fense Is a fine not excedmg $6,000 or
three years' imprisonment.
AJaoclo la a seaport town and poa
seoses a commodious harbor sheltered
on all hides except the southwest. The
chief articles of trade are wine, olive
oil and fruits. In this town was born
the great Napoleon, August 16, 1T6D.
and the house In which he first saw the
light of day may be among the number
that fell before the flames of last night.
The population of the town la about
11,000.
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NICOMEDIA'S CREW
IN FIERCE FIGHT
Oriental Sailors Fight Pitched Battle
On Vessel's Decks and Blood
Flows Freely.
Stripped to the waist and with hatred
stamped on their every feature the Chi
nese crew of the oriental liner Nlcomedia
engaged In one of the fiercest rough arid
tumble fights on board the vessel yes
terday evening that has ever been seen
In Portland' harbor. Aside from using
clubs, which they wielded with telling
effect, the fighting men utilised their
fists snd teeth for all they were worth.
As a result of the engagement there la
acarcely a man In the outfit that la not
going around thla morning with a band
aged head.
It is difficult to arrive at the true
oause of the fracas. Those who wit
nessed it on the start thought that a
boxer outbreak had taken place. It
started at ( o'clock In the evening, the
meal hour, and some say a dispute aroso
over the proper division of a delectable
dish which had been prepared, known
as chop suey. Others declare that one
of the celestial firemen atole a valuable
ling from a sailor who Is the ruling
aplrlt at the council gathartnga In the
forecastle. Be this as it may. about 60
men became highly fncenaed over some
apparent misdemeanor and they divided
off In battle array Into almost equal
numbers. They had Just completed
(Continued on Page Three.)
' '. sit l&ik ijiiaS, ss
MRS. CHARLES L. HOUSTON
the Regatta, as She Appeared in Her Coronation Robes at Astoria
OTTO ROSENDALE IS
SUFFOCATED ASLEEP
Otto M. Rosendale, 269 Thirteenth
street, one of the foremost mining en
gineers in this country, died of suffoca
tion at Kalama laat night. He was un
able to keep an appointment In thia city
yesterday afternoon when he had agreed
to take out a life lnaurance policy for
64,000.
He left this city yesterday afternoon
by et'eamer for Kalama to aee Dr.
Darnell, who Is Interested In a mining
proposition at that place. He found It
impossible to return last night and se
cured a room at the home of E. L Col
lins and retired between and 10 o'clock.
At 4 o'clock this morning It waa dis
covered that his room waa on fire. The
door waa bursa open and he was found
(Continued on Page Three.)
BUG v
AUGUST 85, 1904.
-t..V-; SmW
IS RECEPTION DAY
AT THE REGATTA
(Special Dlapatch to The Journal.)
Astoria. Aug. It. Today is reception
day In Astoria.
At :30 o'clock this morning. Ad
miral Campbell and hla staff escorted
Queen Helen to the grand- stand where a
public reception waa held.
This afternoon Captain Cottman of
the Wyoming and Admiral Campbell and
staff Joined In entertaining the queen
ami her attendants on the admiral's
flagship.
This evening In her beautiful home
Mrs. Wllklnsen will give a splendid re
ception for Quenn Helen. All the vis
iting and local dignitaries will attend.
Such are the day's social eventa but
the water lover's attention centers
more largely perhaps, or the days sports.
The second day of the tenth annual
regatta opened gloriously and tin
weather la even more favorable than on
the opening day. Incoming trains and
boats brought Immense crowds to the
city and the attendance today Is much
greater than on any other day In the
history of the water carnival.
The arrival of queen Helen at the
grand atand thla morning marked the
commencement of the program. Her
majesty and the court accompanied by
the admiral and his staff, proceeded to
the grand stand on the flagship Oatsert.
Aa the queen came ashore she received
an enthusiastic ovation. Her majesty
remained on the grand atand until the
noon hour, Informally receiving.
The big event of the morning races,
the four-oared shell rare, ended in dis
continued on Page Two.).
THE CIRCULATION
OF THE JOURNAL
YESTERDAY WAS
Last Night
CREW OF TORPEDO
BOAT ENTOMBED
Two Officers and Eight Men of United
States Navy Narrowly Escape
Death on Porpoise.
(Journal Special Service.)
New Tork. Aug. 15. Entombed In the
shell of the submarine torpedo boat
l-orpoise off Bentons reef, New York.
the boat disabled and water pouring
In through the bow torpedo tuba until
It reached a depth of eight Inches In
the engine room, two officers and eight
men of the United States navy yester
day . worked wjth the energy born of
desperation for 45 minutes before they
coum tiring the boat to the surface.
Lieut. Charles Nelson, the expert sub
marine boat officer of the navy, was In
charge of the vessel and It waa due to
his level-headed conduct and great brav
ery that the members of the crew did
not falter a moment In the work and
saved tl.elr own lives.
The pressure of the water at the
depth to which the boat had sunk waa
greater than the boat had been built to
withstand, and the valves gavs way so
that the submerged tanks would (ill al
most aa rapidly as the crew could clear
them In order to bring the boat to ths
aurface. Then ths torpedo tub sprung
a leak. The men worked at the pumps
until nearly exhausted In their terrible
tight for life and finally were saved
when the boat rose slowly to the sur
face, when the valves could: b easily
repaired. ,
13.600
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUSPiNSE
SOON OVER
Today Determines Loca
tion of Mining Congress
Headquarters.
DENVER'S HOPES RISE
Big Colorado Chiefs Arrive to Aid la
Fight Salt Lake, However, Is
Confident El Paso Happy
Over Her Plum.
Confident that they had won the
fight over the location of the permanent
headquarters of the American mining
congress, the Salt Lake delegates ar
rived at the armory thla morning for
the fourth day's session of the congress,
wearing ths air of assured victors.
"We win hands down.," declared ona
of the delegation. "Denver haa been
Dlarlnar a waiting game and may have
a surprise to spring at the eleventh.
hour, but we cannot be Deaten. nan.
Lake will have a, big majority of ths
votes."
The choice of permanent headquarters
is the special order of business this
afternoon and the matter will be decided
before the delegates adjourn for dinner.
Denver's delegation received a fresh ac
cess of courage this morning with the
arrival of additional representatives
from their city, among them E. L.
White, Colorado'a commissioner of
mines, and George W. Schneider, the
stats mining Inspector. Undismayed by
the confidence of their rivals from Salt
Lake, Dehver'a champions stoutly main
tained that victory would perch upon
their banners. They declined to dis
close their plans or to explain how the
lead gained by their rivals is to be over
come, but were none the less Insistent
tat the Issue of the contest must be In
their favor.
j Tcxaaa Ax Happy.
E!l Paso's success in capturing the
congress of 1906 was a foregone con
clusion, for the enthusiasm of ths
Texana swept all before them and the
eloquence of their choaen orator, Zach
L. Cobb, took the congresa by atorm. It
was without a dlaaenting vote that El
Paao waa chosen as the convention city
for next year.
The only remaining opportunity fof
any considerable contest before the con
gress adjourns lies In the selection of
officers for the coming year. It is ex
pected that the report of the committee
entrusted with the nomination of ths
nine directors will be adpted without
opposition, but the selection of the sec
retary may not be so easily decided.
Colonel Mahon, the present secretary.
will have atrong support If he should
seek re-election and Philip 8. Bates of
Portland Is cordially backed by the dele
gates from this stats. The re-election
of President J. H. Richards Is assured.
Boost for Portland.
An Important feature of this morn
ing's session waa the adoption of a reso
lution urging Upon congress the paaaags
of the bill li f roduced at the last session
for the establishment at Portland of s
government assay office. Ths reading
of the resolution was greeted with
cheers and It was adopted without a dis
senting vote.
In the Interval between the morning
and afternoon sessions. Salt Lake'a dele
gates, confident of coming victory,
paraded the streets with a brass band.
With them were the El Paso delegation,
whoae votes are expected to be cast this
afternoon for the Utah city, in the bal
lot which la to determine the location of
permanent headquarters.
W
BAT Or BBSOX.UT10BB.
Delegates Spend Busy Morning in
tins Work.
Resolutions were, again first on ths
morning program and brought the con
vention down to bualness with a Jerk.
President Richards endeavored to get
order In the great hall at 10:15 o'clock,
and succeeded with the announcement
that Secretary Mahon would read re
ports from the resolutions committee.
No. 15, 'which Is a substitute resolu
tion, thanking President Roosevelt for
appointing Messrs. Newell and Plnchot
to confer with mining men regarding
land laws affecting the mineral Industry,
was read. Ths favorable report of ths
commutes was unanimously indorsed by
the congress.
The congress then put itself on rec
ord as opposed to unlimited placer loca
tions by power of attorney In Alaska, or
elsewhere. This resolution was from
the psn of J. O. Olveos of Waahlngton,
and in Its terms provided that not mors
than 'two placer claims could be located
In one dlatrlct." When the commutes
reported to send the resolution to T. H.
Newell of the public land commission.
L J. Steele of Alaska excepted ts ths
word "district." He said that such s
word In Alaska was ambiguous, and
might mean a Judicial district or ot .
vaat area. Owing to this fact, the reso
lution, which otherwise has the ap
proval of the congress, was referred
back to the committee for substituting,
the word "creek" for "district. " Thla
will limit locations to two claims on
ona crsek. The resolution applies to all
mining districts of the nation, and If
favorably acted upon by the national
congreea will set at rsat ths vexing
power of attorney" question of Alaska.
John M Clsnry's resolution aaklng
that determinations of ths mineral
character of land be on the same Unas)
as patent adverts proceedings, was re
ported for favorabls action, and rs-
(Cuntlnued 0
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