The Oregon daily journal., July 30, 1905, Page 12, Image 12

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OilVIll FIGIIT
Captain Stewart Eye Witness of
v ' Encounter Between Rus-
' slans and Japanese.
WAS TWICE IMPRISONED
BY THE COMBATANTS
Cnt'i Hospital Ship Seised and Held
' Because It Had on. Board a Num
ber of ' Men Taken From a ' Prise
. Ship. ' . .' ' ; .''v. s:i::u
. An- eye vHdmi to the last big- ori
Cntal naval engagement. Captain Xlex
'ander Stewart, of the steamer Oldhsmla,
iaa written an interestln account
'ef the alfelr lo hls tendr Asa-IW-TW
on, chief clerk of the United States
nglaeerlng of floe here.. Captain stew-
art occupied the hospital ship Orel aa a
prisoner of the Russian fleet, .after tne
.cruisers had seised his steamer, and
was In the wake of the fated Baltle
leet when It engaged the Japanese.
..ie la well known In this city, having
feommanded the Palatine at the time she
Stalled from -this. port with a cargo of
aTodder for the sovernment In the Phil
ippines., Writing exact facts connected
-with the leisure of hie steamer by the
.Russians, he aarsv -
"After - going - along - smoothly 1 and
peering for the Belli channel, south of
Lfonnosa, we were stopped by a Russian
e raiser about midnight May It, and
aaea to we nuHm duiio umi.,
ieve they suspected ns of having guns
rod ammunition aboard under the case
"Next afternoon they took of the
erew of the ship, putting them on board
of one of their cruisers, leaving myself,
chief engineer, steward and eook on
board. . About o'clock that afternoon
'we also were ordered to leave the ship.
and were put on board the cruiser Oleg.
&ook for Contraband of Wat.
" "When we left there were about 100
men on board, taking out cases from the
hold to see if they could fina anytning.
They also put: one of their aoallng
teamers: alongside and put sufficient
coal on board to take the ship to Vladl
vostok. We were kept on the Oleg un
til Hay II. when we were transported
to the hospital ship Orel. The Oldhamla
remained with the fleet until the after
noon of this date, when she steamed
to the eastward with an auxiliary cruis
er In company. - - -
. "The hoapltal ahlp kept with the fleet,
which occasionally stopped for snd 10
hours for coal, and kept dodging along
frow four-to nln fcnote, until- May-IT;
"When 'off Tsushima, the first of the
Japanese fleet was sighted. At . day
break a Jap turreted ahlp was seen to
the eastward, keeping; parallel to the
Kuasien rieei, aooui aigm mues on.
About 1 o'clock four Jap warships were
reported to the northwest, and the Rus
sian Baltic (leet steamed away In that
direction. ,- , . '.
"At 1:4 the firing started and shot
snd shell began to fly ebouf In all dl
rectlona, even over and clone alongside
the hospital ahlp As the hospital ship
1 was too close to the .fighting shpa we
- stopped end . got - boats end - steam
launches ready to go for wounded, and
after the fleet got ahead a little, we
went .slowly ahead again. ' -i
Stopped the Soepltsl ahra.
Then a number of Jap cruisers came
up from the southwest and fired for
us to stop, the Russian flee by this
time having been surrounded Two Jap
auxiliary cruisers came up and signaled
us to' follow them, which we did, and
anchored In a small bay on the west
coast of Tsushima at p. m. . We were
then boarded by Japanese officers, and
I reported to them that we were Brit
ish prisoners, taken from a British ship,
so at midnight we were taken to a
' Japanese transport, .the Manchuria.
' "At t o'clock the next morning. May
tt. the Manchuria weighed anchor and
steamed away for JSaaebo, the two hos
pital - ships in company. After getting
clear of the bay. she received a wire.
less message to proceed north to the
assistance of a ' Russian cruiser that
had surrendered and was sinking. " We
steamed north, but before reaching the
cruiser, received another message that
the transport In attendance required no
assistance, so we turned -again for as-
' eebo. -After steaming for li minutes we
got another mesaags to proceed to the
assistance of some -other vessel. ' The
Msnchurla turned north and left the
two hospital ships to proceed to Sasebo
alone. --.....
Oeee Powa Head Tire. -
. ."As we drew near the first sinking
cruiser, wnicn was uie vmim Donsaoi,
she , went . down hyid first, the Jsp
transport having taken off the crew.
Both. - transports how steamed toward
. the other . cruller, and when - we - got
.up abreast of her, we found that she
i had all her boats and rafts in the water.
filled with men. The boats pulled along
side the transports, and the men were
taken on board. This cruiser was the
This Mam
Indorsed by Leading Physlclsns and . -j '
iurfeoDs la America and Curope. ,
Cures the Most Rebellious Diseases When All Other
Remedies Fan and
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UmIO SUNSrSNX
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X-Radium Medical Institute
AlUky Bulldinf, Third and Morrlsoii StreHu " iJ ;
Tier.? Ks!a 2796
jiffies Keerst '
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About an hour after all had left, she
.went down head first. Bhe had a crew
of too men. and had. two only slightly
wounded. The sea was quite smooth,
but I noticed that all the men snd offi
cers rad life-belts on.
"We now steamed a way, for Sasebo,
and anchored there next -morning. The
Russlsn prisoners were .taken on shore
In the forenoon, but' we were kept -on
board until. o'clock, when we were
landed "Inside the - naval' harbor and
lodged In- the-petty officers baracks.
Nnt day to our astonishment, we round
that, we Were strlotly guarded, snd npt
allowed to go beyond the building. 1
wired .the Brits h consul about getting
us released,and he communicated with
the British minister In Tokto, who In
terviewed the Jap authorites about us.
Still we were .confined In Basebo until
June j when we were released, and put
on board a small steamer for Nagasaki.
.' Before the Fries Court.
"Next day news arrived of the other
11 members of the crew of the oio
hamia being landed In Bwatow, China,
but I could- get no news of the ship.
"From 'our prison ' room In .Sasebo we
saw a great number of prlaoners landed:
also some dead and wounoeo.
taken-before, the prise court" ssveral
times and Questioned about the move
ments of the hospital ship Orel with the
Russian fleet For having us on board,
the Japs reckoned that they had a right
to seise her. as a nospiui
right with prisoners on board. "
.., t aurnrtaed the other day
v?h.n-I met the medical, staff rtflears
and crew passing through here i on their
pltal ahlp. Kastroma, wss liberated and
mv hack to Russia.
liowad to. nroceed. . Th
ma that their ships had
been seised
because we were found on J"rd".
At the time or writing "''"''--aaki.
June . Captain Swwart said he
had received no word from
snd said that he had been Informed
by the foreign Office from London that
he would be brought home soon. K
wss tired orroanng irowiw
FKE PROGRAM
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" FOR CATHOLIC DAY -
Literary Exercises, Concerts and
,;v Electrical Illuminations
Among Features.
rtia Catholle oeoole will have - full
at the 'exposition today, wur-
In he' afternoon they will occupy the
Auditorium and. hold exercises wnicn
111 prove of Interest to all classes or
creeds. The order or events win oe-.
lotos a m. oates open.
11.00 m. Exhibit bunding and Trail
AMR. ' '
ti9 p.' m. Orand eon cert, - tHerke's
band, bandstand, uray oouievara.
1:10 n. m. Catnouo oay exercises,
Auditorium. .
a na n. tn. Exhibit buildings Close.
l:o d. m. Orand concert, Dlerke'a
band, bandatand. Qray boulevard.
11:00 o. m. Oates close, grounas oars.
Disrks's band will pUy the foUowlng
programs today: -
Afternoon uvertura.- cgmoni.
naathovan: "Halleluiah Chorus." Han
det; "The Beatrra.' Waldteufel; Tjohen-
a-Tin." Wagner; "eta bat Mater,- Kossini;
Ths Mill In- the Forest,- Ellenberg
"Awakening; of the l.lon."; JKontakl;
Tannhauser. Wasner.
Kvanlne "Tannhauser.' overture,
Wagner; Walter's- "Prelalled" from "The
Melsterslnger," Wagner; "Song to the
Evening Star." -trombone solo, Wagner;
"Ootterdammerung.' Wagner; "Torch
Dance.' "Meyerbeer;
hi.....ji.-h.. ii
duet. 1 combe; "Ballet Egyptlenne,'
i.utalnl: "Hlsh School Cadets," Bousa,
' For Monday D-erke bes arranged the
following ooncerte:
Afternoon Overture, Tra Dlavolo,"
Anbar: "La Boheme." Puccini; nocturne
from "Martha,' trombone eolo, Fiotow;
Invitation to the JJance." weoer;- over
ture. "Raymond."- Thomaa; "Orand Fan
tasia,' for cornet, Hartman; "Ballst
Russe," -Lulglnl; "Coronation March,"
Meyerbeer. . - -w.v-, '
1 Evening Overture. ' "Frelschuts."
Waber: "Mr Dream." Waldteufel
quartet from ."Rlgoletto, Verdi; "Torch
Dance." Meyerbeer; aria from "Faust."
for -baritone, Oounod; 8othrB Patrol,"
Volther; "Lohentrln, fanuaia, wagner.
Baeazsiom Bates to Vewperi, ,
The Southern Pacific company I
plaeed on sale at all Portland off lose
round trip tickets to Newport st rate
of I, limited to October 10. 10. and
for SI Saturday to juonoay iicseis.
Ample hotel accommodations at reason
able Tales are proylded at this popular
resort. t"
. n ; - :' OlrU Wieaaa, -
iMlth Thomneon In Csssell's Msgaslna
- Whatever a girl doee it seems Inevlta
hia that aha should be laughed at, and
she mUet learn to expect thla A few
vears aero shs was called a "Bluestock
ing" for her devotion to learning; next
an empty-headed, overdressed doll"; and
now ehe le '"a creature of Iron muscles,
of walstless armmetry. of biceps and
ungalnllness." Should she turn her en
ergies to cooking and domesticity, she
becomes a "mere noussnoia uruage.
Hope Abandoned.
- No matter how complicated, serious
or of how long standing Is your case,
ZJqoid Sunshine will positively restore
your health. This nsw snd superior
method of treatment at the X-Radium
Medical Institute, this elixir of life.
Just discovered, gives vigor to the
whole system, creates new snergy.
strengthens the nerves, makes new
blood, bright eyes, a clear brain, re
etoree the healthy complexion of youth
and makes life worth living.
No mistakes are made in diagnosing
your case 'and drugging you for months
without knowing what alls you. Liquid
Sunshine Rays look clear through your
body and at once 1 oca tee the cause. We
treat and euro to stay eared Oaaeer,
OoasnnpUn, Stomach, laver, Blood
VolsoBlsa, akwuunna, Paralysis, Ve
male Troablee, Catasrh, Ulcer, gjsjnpe,
Beafaees, Insomnia, Asthma, Looomotor
Ataxia, Vervons Disorders, Bnptnre,
Piles, Vistula. Beetal XHseaaes, Bladder,
Sidney and Kindred Disorders. COB-
auLTATiosr ran, tbbatmbb
WITXIW TXB BBACX Or UL Cor
respondence solicited; strictly confident
tlaL Send for symptom blank covering
our home treatment - Hundreds of tea
tlmonlalev.and references at office.
I H te I P. K.
Vladimir MOnmak. which had been
torpedoed during the night, and was
Sinking. Both transports lowered their
boats, and all were busy for two hours'
taking the crew off the sinking ship.
fflrtlandOreon
SCATTER FLOV.
MID FRUIT
Southern California Day at Expo,
sition Brings Great Crowds
and Lavish Gifts. '
POPPIES AND ORANGES
FOR ALL WHO CAME
Golden State Week at Fair Closes
' With Notable Exercises and Many
Present From Nation's Wonder
land. . ; '' -J .
Calif ornisns - yesterday scattered
flowers and fruit among the exposition
visitors. - The etate flower, the poppy,
and baskets of oranges were presented
to most of the persons who are quartered
on the fair grounds, and at the state'
building waconloads of the fruit were
given away. It was designated in the
exposition calendar as Southern Califor
nia, day, when all the towns of the seven
southern counties united in oloslng ths
week that had brought many persons to
Portland from that section; '
Commissioners Fllcher and Wiggins
snd representative eltlsens were hoats
and hundreds or people irom au pari
of the state and from other states
strolled in the . eool corridors or tne
6uildinc. admired the beautiful exhibits
and listened to the chimes in the old
mission towers, as tney toiiea.out ine
old hymns. , . .
Upstairs the reception parlors were
crowded all the afternoon with man and
women, who partook, of - the dainty
buffet luncheon , and sipped . California
wine and punch.' One of the features
of the event wae the presentation to all
visitors of miniature bags of Ventura
sugsr. snd lima beans.
One of the most pieaamg reaturee ox
the afternoon was the delightful sing
ing of Mra Roy Norton, formerly or Lios
Angeles but now a resident of Portland.
As her deep alto voice filled the im
mense structure the applause was
hearty.' s -
700DMEH OF THE WORLD
VILL CELEBRATE HERE
Thousands of Members Coming
to Take Part in Festivities
Next Month. ;'.;
The Woodmen of the World will hold
their mammoth celebration, commencing
August I. Thousands of Woodmen will
com from sll over the Psclflo Jurisdic
tion to take part ' In - the ' festivities.
There will be a mammoth parade on
Thursdsy .evening at S - o'clock. The
formation will be aa rouows:
Platoon of police: Orand Marshal
Coronal C. C. Bradley and aids. A. X
Barbur. J. W. Boot he. M. K. i O ruber!
Malor-OeneraX.. Rapaon. Uniform Rank,
W. O. and staff: Brleadler-oeneral
L C Jones and ataff; band; First regi
ment, Pnlform Rank, W. O. nneer
eotnnuiid ef -W. Ct North; Beotnid regi
ment, Uniform Rank, under command
of Colonel H. I' Day; Third regiment.
Uniform Rank; W. O. W under com
mand of Colonel Parish; companies of
Uniform Rank from the - Washington
I psissqs. - -
command. er and aids, A. R. .Raymond
and Paul Hlns; Oregon City W. O. W.
band; Vancouver W. O.-W. band; Head
Consul I. I. Boak and head officers In
carriages; officers of the Lewis end
Clark in-carriages; camp offloers in
carriages; officers and members of
Wsshlngton camps; officers and mem'
bere of Idaho camps; officers and mem
bers of Montana camps; - officers and
members of -California camps; officers
and members of Oregon camps.
-Third Division C A. Eliot, dlvlaton
commander: - aide. - George K. . Specs.
Frank. Schonlg; Oregon CKy Vfl Q,fW.
band; Webfoot camp J; Montavilla
camp 17; Portland camp 107; Prospect
csmp 140.
Fourth Division A." O. Shepherd.' 01
vision commander; Kewberg W. O. W.
band; Alblna camp 101; George Wean
in gton camp S61; Qreshatn camp (IS;
Sunnyslde csmp 111; Prosperity camp
lit; Bt. Johns camp 77J woofliawn
camp 77S; Rose City .camp 770; Lenta
camp 77s.
The divisions will form aa follows:
The Oregon brigade. Uniform Rank, con
slating of the First, Second, Third and
Fourth regiments, . will form on Four
teenth street south of Washington. The
Second division, "Coneletlng of the head
officers, officers of the Lewis and Clark
initiation and officers of the city camps
la carriages, will form on Thirteenth
street north of Washington. Vancouvsr
camp and visiting camps from Washing
ton, Idaho, Montana and California will
form on Thirteenth street south of
Waahington. The visiting camps from
Oregon will form on the east side of
Thirteenth street north of Wsshlngton
ThlrdDlvlslon Webfoot .: camp., west
side of Tewlfth north of Washington.
Montavilla camp west slds of Twelfth
south, of Wsshlngton. Prospect camp
west of -Eleventh -north of Washington.
Fourth Division Alblna' camp west
side of Eleventh south of Washington.
George Washington camp east side of
Eleventh south of Waahlngtoa. Gresham
camp eaat aide of Eleventh north of
Washington. 8unnyalde camp west side
of Tenth , north of - .Washington. Bt
Johns camp west slds of Tenth south of
Wsshlngton. Wood lawn camp west aide
of Tenth south of Wsshlngton, s Rose
City camp' eest side of Tenth north of
Washington. Lents csmp eest side of
Tenth north of Washington.
The line of march will be as follows:
The parade starting from Fourteenth
and Washington, east on Washington to
Fourth, north on Fourth to Oak. east on
Oak to Third, south on Third to Morri
son, west on Morrison to Sixth, north
on Sixth to Ankeny, countermarch on
Sixth to Morrison, west on Morrison to
Seventh, north on Seventh to Washing
ton, where the formation will disperse
and the neighbors will assemble at the
Foresters' hell. Sixth snd Washington,
where the Initiatory ceremony will take
nlaca. - The following officers will n re
side: Past Consul Commander A. W.
Bchmale, Consul Commander & J. Jen
nlnca. Adviser-Lieutenant P. A. Rses,
Bsnker T. 1. Murphy, Clerk H. A. Fred
rich, Escort C Mi Bequette, Watchman
R. R. Raymond, Sentry i. W. Booths,
Managers Rogers, H. L. Marls, H. F.
dark.--""!--
, All neighbors sre requested to form In
their positions promptly bj 9 O'clock.
-' Bis resitloa Clear. '
L From the St Louie Poet-Dispatch,
John D. Rockefeller save -we "must
learn to know that which la good.", Now,
you .don't for one minute suppose that
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' - The modern office demands furniture of systematic
7 and commodious ; construction. . Utility of space !s a
most important factor in
average man spends a good part of his life at his desk;
so should it be his first aid always. ;' Beauty, utility,
quality and systematic construction arc valuable fea-
tures in our line of guaranteed modern tffice furniture.
ROLL TOP
In Golden Oak and Mahogany Thirty-six grades to select
A-r-r from, ranging in price from ' , " ;
In Golden Oak, Plain and Fabricoid TopsFourteen grades
. to select from, ranging. in price Jrom 4,
In Golden Oak
$6.50
In Golden Oak and Soft Wood Four, five and six feet long,
Y : ; ;:. ranging' in1 price fromi " ' -f- -,;
$15.C0
R0TARY AND STATIONARY
OFFICE
In Mahogany, Golden Oak and Soft Wood Prices range
,'. from ;,.:'.; ';;;'- -
$2.50
Typewriters Chairs Office Tables
1 Rotary Book Cases ? ;
P ROM P T ATTEST I ON GIVEN T O ALL MA
Globe- -Werclcke
Book:'.
'Cases;;
this age of business. ThaT
DISKS-
Ranging in price from ...
to; $46.00
to $27.00
CflAIRS
to $40.00
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lMlaCiUV IT tin JllliLwiNlC 1UJ ; im
Our carpet departinent has experienced an unusual-
Iy busy season. In consideration of this fact and an
' ticipating a heavy; faU trade we were compelled tor
"select : nd purchase our stock
. - -a
new, and beautiful patterns are arriving daily, com-
prising oriental, floral and scroll designs. One of the
most difficult problems in the furnishing of the hom
is -the selection of floor coverings. To this end we
will state that satisfaction in quality and price as well '
as workmanship is assured in this department. .'J-'
i : "Tapestry; Brasscls ;
? Roxbury Tapestry Brussels
- Sanfofd's Extra Velvets v
Smith Extra Velvets -
Beattie's Extra
iS Saxony Axmiristers
; " SiHith's Extra
Hartford , Axmirister
Savoniere Axminsters
Bigclo w s Axminsters
Wilton Velvets '
Dodge's Fiber
. Most sanitary t floor-covering , of the century. . ;
Pliable,' reversible and odorless. Made in many
' distinctive designs and colorings, adaptable for any
V room.-! -'''':;'!'ri'::'J- .: ; ' 'f':(:,:
AU Fiber Carpets, yard. . . 65s and 75..
"Half Wool, Half Fiber Carpets, yard. , . . . . .y., . . . . : . .85 ,
All Fiber Stair Carpets, yard. , . . , . ... .65f
All Fiber Rugs -
6x9 ft Price...... f 8.50
ixl0ya ftPrice:?12.00
9x12 ft Price. . . .913.50
; Ingrain Rufls,
--tL! six.e 86x60-in. ,' ;' ,'
Clover Fiber Price. 81.75
ImperUl Price . ; . . ?2.00
."1
earlier than usual Many
; a a ' .
Velvets
lrk.
- Axminsters
OallWool Dalf Fiber
8x9 ft Price.... . .310.00
?Al0ya ftl-Price.813.50
9x12 ft Price. . '. . . ?15.00
I
-Smyrna Rngs
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Navajo Patterns. '
38x72-lnPrice $ 5.50
30x60-in-Price . .'.f 3.75
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