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RUSSIAN VICTORY SURPRISE JAPS WHILE TRYING TO LAND 12,000 MEN. , Enemy Was Lying In Walt and Inflicted Heavy Loss In Men and Onus Ad miral Togo Again Bombards Port Arthur Without Damage to Fort, Al though Several are Killed. London, April 18. The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Standard ends a rumor to the effect that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japan' se landing of troops to the westward of the Yalu river. When 12,000 men had been landed the Russian troops, which were lying concealed, suddenly attacked them, driving them back to the ships, with heavy losses in men and guns. fcusslan Fortification Completed. St. Petersburug, April 18. A dis patch from Liao Yang says that the Russian fortifications on the Yalu river have been completed. The center of the line of fortified positions is An tung. The right flank rests on Ta Tung Kau and the left flank on Kiu Len Cheng, on the west bank of the Yalu. AQAIN BOMBARD PORT ARTHUR. Japanese Fire Many Projectiles, but Cause No Damage. St. Petersburg, April 18. A tele gram from Admiral Alexieff from Port Arthur to the emperor says that from 9:15 o'clock this morning to midday the Japanese fleet, in two divisions, bombarded the fortress and the town alternately from the Liao Tshan prom ontory, firing 185 projectiles. The Russian squadron, including the battleship Pobieda replied from the anchorage by a plunging fire. The batteries also participated. The losses on land were seven Chi neee killed and five soldiers and three Chinese wounded. The Russian warships sustained no damage and there was no loss of life on them. This attack is taken here to show Admiral Togo has not given up his purpose of damaging the rest of the Russian ships, now that there is little possibility of them again going to sea, Unquestionably he is aware of the ffect of his previous bombardment, and the fact that he has repeated it in dicates to the officers here that he be lieves there is a good chance for a pro jectile hitting a taiget. In order to drop a shell into the harbor or city, a high angle fire is necessary. This is the reason the Japanese squadron took up a position at Liao Tishan. Other bombardments were from the same point, which, at the time, did not seem to be w: thin the range of the Rus sian batteries. MAY GIVE UP POSTAL INQUIRY. Senate Now Looks With Little Favor Up on an Investigation. Washington, April 18. Pres dent Roosevelt had an important confeience today with .Senators Aldrich, Spooner and Penrose, the last named being the chairman of the committee of post offices and postroads. The conference related to the proposed investigation by a senate committee of the affairs of the poetofnee department. All parties to it were reticent as to the details of the in terview, but enough is known about it to indicate that ail inquiry into the postal affairs is not so likley to be au thorized as it was . a day or two ago. The subject is being considered confi dentially by the senate leaders, and a definite dceision, one way or the other, may be reached soon. Objections to a congressional investigation have been suggested which may induce the -senate to abandon the proposition altogether. A searching investigation into the affairs of the Washington and New York postofSces is now being con ducted. These inquiries were insti tuted by the president himself, and they are being made very thorough. In addition to these inquiries, Messrs. Conrad and Bonaparte, under general instructions from the president, are still pursuing their investigation into postoffice department matters. Commander of Crarovltch Perished. Paris, April 18. A dispatch to the Temps from St. Petersburg says: 4 'The causes of the catastrophe at Port Arthur are lin ited to two hypotheses, a submerged Russian mine or an explo sion on board the Petropavlovsk. All the victims are badly burned and the catastrophe was complete within one minute and a half. The fleet remain ing at Pott Arthur is reduced to a strictly defensive basis. The com mander of the Czareovitch perished on the Petropavlovsk before he had as sumed command. Mrs. Botkia In Police Court. San Francisco, April 18. Mrs. Cor delia Botkin appeared today in Police Judge Con lan 's court for her prelimin ary examination on the charge of pois oning Mrs. Joshua Deane, of Dover, Del. . She was represented by Attorney R. C. Larke, a friend oi her former counsel. The taking of testimony of the Delaware witnesses was at once be gun. Mrs. Lizzie L. Kemp, formerly a clerk in the postoffice at Dover, being the first witness called. Urgea Nation Pay for Work of Mob. Washington, April 18. President Roosevelt today sent to con gi ess a mes sage recommedning an appropriation of $25,000 to compensate William R. Radcliffe, a British subject, for loss of property by mob in Colorado in 1901. WAR LOSS STUNS. Russia Finds Japanese Also Sunk a Torpedo Boat. St. Petersburg, April 16. On the heels of the announcement of the sink' ing of the battleship Petropavlovac comes the news that the Japanese sur rounded and sunk the torpedo boat des troyer Bezstrashni. Only five of her crew escaped, although it is probable some were taken prisoners. News of the reverse was communi cated to the czar by Admiral Oukomc- sky. He wired today that the destroy ers and tour consorts were outside scouting during the night. The Bezs trashni lagged behind and became lost in the mist. When day broke, she tried to creep in along the coast but was discovered, cut off, overpowered and sunk. Admiral Oukomstky's dis patch concludes as follows : "I have taken command provision ally of the fleet since the disaster to the Petropavlovsk. During some ma neuvering of the battleship squadron the Pobieda struck: against a mine amidships on the starboard side She was able to regain port by herself. .No one on board of her was killed or wounded." - " The Russian word in the text of the official dispatch describing the accident to the Pobieda means either "mine" or torpedo," but the qualifying adjective indicates something moving toward the ship. This dispatch puts an end to the idea prevailing here that there had been an engagement following the dis aster to the Petropavlovsk. It is con sidered remarkable here that the Jap anese did not take advantage of this terrible accident to attack Port Arthur. PENSION ITEM IS $4,000,000. House Committee Completes Qeneral Deficiency Appropriation Bill. Washintgon, April lo. The house committee on appropriations today com pleted the general deficiency appropria tion bill, carrying a total of $10,388,- 744. The largest item in the bill is- $4,000,000 for pensions. Of this sum, $1,500,000 is an estimated deficiency which will be caused by the execution of the recent service pension order. The minority members of the commit tee made a fight against this amend ment, and it was ordered reported by a party vote. As the item is included, a minority report accompanies that of the major ity to the house. Th3 minority views are signed . by Underwood, Brundige. Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay lor of Alabama, was absent. The con clusion of the minority is that there was no warrant of law for the appropri ation of the million and a half dollars equested by the commissioner of pen sions requested for the purpose herein stated. It quotes the recent order in full, and says that while there are members of congress who favor a serv ice pension law, it is not wholly the jurisdiction of the appropriations com mittee to consider the question. "Our duty," the report says, "is confined to providing the money to pay the obliga tions of the United States contracted under the law. The point we desire to make is that there is no law on the statute books of the United States that allows the $1,500,000 appropriation asked fo by the commissioner of pen sions to pay the deciency caused by ex ecutive order, and we will move on the floor of the house to reduce the appro priation asked for pensions to the ex tent of $1,500,000 for that reason." Ask Smoot to Help Find Them. Washington, April 16. Senator Bur rows has notified Senator Smoot that five witnesses subpoenaed in the pend ing Smoot investigation have not been found. Senator Burrows suggested to Senator Smoot, that in view of the statement of President Joseph ". Smith, that he would endeavor to have all witnesses summoned or wanted to appear, it would be well to inform Mr. Smith that the witnesses named were wanted. Senator Smoot wrote President Smith to this effect. SUBMARINE BOATS IN PLAY. japan Believed to Have Two to Plant Mines at Port Arthur. Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg correspondent to. the Echo de Paris, under this morning a date, sends the following: "I learn that a firm opinion prevails in naval circles, based on telegrams from the surviving officers, that the loss of the Petroplavlovsk and the in juries to the Pobieda were caused by torpedoes launched by the Japanese, and by submarine vessels. Hitherto it has not been believed that the Japanese had any submarine boats, but it is now admitted that such boats might have been received with the cruisers bought from Argentine and brought out from Genoa by English crews. It is diffi cult to verify this, but the admiralty is of the opinion that the cruiser brought out two submatine vessels." Alexieff Ordered ts Take Charge. Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris tel- ergaphs the following: At S o clock today the emperor telegraphed Viceroy Alexieff ordering him to go to Port Arthur immediately and assume com mand of the squadron pending the ap pointment of Vice Admiral Makaroff 'a successor. The viceroy leaves tonight. Rumors that Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky was in action against 18 Japanese vessels is unconfirmed. , Snow Falls In Maryland. Cumberland, Md., April 16. Snow fell here and throughout Western Mary land today. At Frostburg and other points it covered the ground to the depth of two inches. SHIP GOES DOWN CARRIES ADMIRAL MAKAROFF AND 809 MEN WITH IT. While Returning to Roadstead, After Steaming Out to Meet JapaaeseFIeet the Russian Flagship Strikes a Sub merged Mine and Turns Turtle Qrand Duke Cyril Among Wounded. Si. Petersburg, April 15. Striking a submerged mine at Port Arthur today, the Petropavlovsk, the flagship of the Russian fleet,- went down and carried with her Admiral Makaroff and be tween 600 and 800 men. Grand Duke Cyril escaped, but is wounded. Admiral Makaroff ordered his entire squadron out to engage the Japanese fleet of 40 ves&njs which appeared off the port early in the day and began an attack which still continues. According to the Associated Press in formant while Admiral Makaroff was returning after going out to attack ths Japanese fleet the Petropavlovsk struck a mine on her starboard side amidship and immediately began to keel. Before the crew could flood the port compart ments of the vessel, she turned turtle and sank in a few minutes, carrying down almost the entire crew. Captain JNjakovlotf, the Grand Duke Cyril and two other officers were saved because they were standing on the super-bridge. The frightful loss of life among the officers and men was due to the fact that they were all ,at their stations ready for action. BLOWN TO DEATH. Twenty-Nine rien Killed in Disaster on Battleship Missouri. Pensacola, Fla.. April 15. By the explosion of 2,000 pounds of powder in the after 12-inch turret and the hand ling room of the battleship Missouri, Captain William S. Cowles, command ing, this afternoon, 29 men were in stantly kliled and five injured, of whom two will die. This is the most serious accident that has occurred in the American navy since the blowing up of the Maine in Havana harbor in 1898. The Missouri was on the target range with the Texas and Brooklyn at practice about noon, when a charge of powder in the 12-inch left-hand gun ignited from gases exploded and, dropping be low, ignited four charges of powder in the handling room, and all exploded. Only one man of the entire turret and handling crew survived. But for the prompt and efficient action of Captain Cowles in flooding the handling room and magaizne with water, one of the magazines would have exploded and the ship would have been destroyed. EXPECTS JAPAN TO STRIKE. Novostl Says, However, It Must Not Think Russia Lacks Leaders. St. Petersburg, April 15. The No vosti this morning growlingly eulogizes Vice Admiral Makaroff, recalling the vigilance and persistency with which he patrolled the sea in endea voting to induce the Japanese to engage in com bat. The paper says: "In Russia the news of the untimely end of the brave commander calls forth deep grief. The death of the experienced, warlike and gifted admiral, whose authority was recognized everywhere, especially in that land of sailors, England, is in the highest degree regrettable. Ths bitterness is lightened only by the knowledge that the admiral died at the post of duty and the fleet has other gifted officers who will prolong the grand activity. In any case we have got to reckon immediately with the consequences of . the catastrophe. Above all it is the expected that the Japanese will hasten to take advantage of the catastrophe and renew their at tacks on Port Arthur. "The Japanese are greatly mistaken if they think this fatal accident can in the slightest measure shake the strong and steady determination of Russia to carry on the war to a glorious end." Russians Driven Back. Tokio, April 15. An official telegram from Wiju says that a company of Rus sian troops attempted to cross the first stream of the Yalu river west of Wiju this morning, and that a company of Japanese attacked and drove the Rus sians back. The bodies of - 20 dead Russians, the telegram adds, were found after the fight. The dispatch adds that small parties of Russians, without uni forms, attempted to cross the Yalu river at diffreent points between Wiju and Yongampho and that they were all driven back. China Displeases Japan. Tokio, April 15 The leading Japan ese newspapers express great discontent that Cbina has failed utterly to enforce or attempt to enforce neutrality along the Liao river, where the whole district has been drawn upon by Russia for all kinds of supplies. The newspapers de clare that Japan seeks no favor, but asks fair play, and that China's con duct is craven and ungrateful, consider ing that Japan is defending her integ rity. Explosion Causes $200,000 Fire. Detroit, April 15. A gasoline explo sion at the Cadillac Automobile works today caused a $200,000 fire. Four employes were injured. A number of the 500 men employed at the plant were compelled 'to slide down poles alongside of the building and to jump from the windows. COLON RUNS ON REEF. Pacific Mall Liner Wrecked on Salvador Coast Passengers Saved. - San : Francisco, . April 14. The Merchants' Exchange has received a cablegram stating that the Pacific Mail steamship company's steamer Colon, which left this city March 22 for Pan ama, with a number of passengers and a cargo of general merchandise to Mexi can and Central American points, has been wrecked. ; The Colon is reported to have struck on a rock at Punta Remedios, causing injuries which made it necessary to beach her at Acajutla. There was a big list of passengers when the vessel went out of this har bor, but aoost of them were bound for ports north of Acajutla. The vessel left Acajutla yesterday afternoon bound south for Panama, and she had only gone about 15 miles when she hit on the rock. The reef where she struck is considered one of the most dangerous along the Central American coast, and many vessels have found graves on it. According to seafaring men who know the reef, . the steamer was fortunate in getting afloat after striking and getting back to the harbor at Acajutla. 7 - . PRESIDENT WAITS ON KNOX. With the Cabinet He Again Ooes Over Chinese Exclusion Matter. Washington, April 14. Chinese ex clusion and the probable necessity for legislative or executive action, in view of the denunciation by China of the ex isting treaty, was again today the prin cipal topic of discussion at the meeting of the cabinet. The president and his advisers considered the babject in all its phases, but reached no definite con clusion, chiefly perhaps because Attor ney General Knox has -not been able yet to prepare his opinion as to the legal status of the matter. As soon as the attorney general shall have decided whether, in his opinion, existing leg islation relative to the exclusion of Chi nese will be valid on the expiration of the treaty with China, some decisive steps will be taken. If it should be determined that the legislation will lapse with the treaty, then congress will provide against a general Chinese immigration by the insertion in a pend ing appropriation bill of an amend ment covering the subject. QRBAT FORCE MASSED ON YALU. Russians Strongly Fortify a Town In Manchuria to. Oppose Japanese. Seoul, April 14. Japanese advices from Northern Corea state that the Russians have strongly fortified Chiu Tien Cheng, a walled town on the Manchurian side of the Yalu riyer, about ten miles north of Antung. It is estimated that there are 20,000 Rus sians of all arms at Antung ready to oppose the Japanese crossing. - Webb Hayes has returned here from a journey to Anju, thence to the Amer ican mines at Unsan, and thence north to the Yalu river. He reports that he received hospital and medical treat ment from the Japanese, and he com pliments the equipment of the Japanese field forces, the effectiveness of their pontoon bridge at Anju and their trans port organization. . PROTECTS CANNERYMBN. Fulton to Father a BUI of Retaliation Against British Columbia. "Washington, April 14. Senator Ful ton is diafting, and will soon intro duce, a joint resolution authorizing the president to prohibit the exportation of fresh salmon from Puget sound and tributaries during the canning season. This is in the nature of a retaliation to the action of British Columbia in re fusing American canneries the right to purchase fresh British Columbian salm on. The canning interests of the North Pacific coast have protested to Senator Fulton that, under the existing condi tions, Canadian canners are buying large quantities of Puget sound salmon, canning them and reshipping them to the United States, while Puget sound canners are denied the right to pur chase British Columbia salmon for can ning purposes. New Immigration Law Needed. Washington, April 14. There were landed at Tacoma, Wash., recently, 50 Filipinos, who were brought to the United States under contract to take part in the Philippine islands exhibit at the St. Luois exposition. Thirty nine of the number were afflicted with trachoma, a disease of the eye. Un der a ruling by the attorney general, natives of the Philippines and Porto Rico are not aliens in the meaning of the immigration act, and they had - to be admitted. Cogress will be asked for legislation to meet such cases. Makaroff Again Puts Out. St. Petersburg, April 14. The Cos sack scouts on the banks of the Yalu river have not reported the appearance of the Japanese there. The emperor received a telegram that reported that all is quiet at Port Arthur; that the naval squadron is again putting out to sea, and that Vice Admiral Makaroff has sent a few torpedo boat destryoers to explore the coast where some of the enemy's torpedo boats are believed to be lurking. America nust Pay for Loss of Ship. New York, April 14. After long lit igation it was decided here today by Judge Adams, in the United States dis trict court that the United States must pay $203,293 to the owners of the Brit ish ship Foscolia, which was sunk on the night of May 18, 1898, by the United States cruiser Columbia, which was doing scout duty off the North American coast on the outlook for the Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera. Box for Carrying; Bare. Most poultrymen are familiar with the egg carriers used on the market and those who have a considerable quantity of eggs to handle use these carriers; the farmer, however, is in the habit of carrying eggs in a basket and often many of them become bro ken resulting in considerable loss. The illustration shows one of the boxes which may be made from cheap mate rial and which will answer as well as the boxes sold for the purpose. Any grocer who handles - quantities- of shipped eggs will give a customer some of the cardboard filler such as are up in the crates; then buy some cracker boxes and fashion a neat box like the one shown, cutting the paste board fillers with a sharp knife so that they will fit the wooden box. Boxes made to hold one dozen eggs and others to hold two dozen will be large enough. These boxe3 ought to have covers with a hasp coming down over a staple so that the box may be locked if need be. These boxes will cost but little if made at home as sug gested, and if one has strictly fresh eggs of good size as well as uniform in size they can be marketed in. these boxes at a higher price than if market ed in a basket; try it and see If it is not so. As an extra inducement to the consumer wrap each egg In white tissue paper and twist the ends of the paper as they are twisted around oranges tand lemons. "Have the eggs strictly fresh of good size and clean, and you'll find that the tissue paper conceit will sell them readily and at good prices. Indianapolis" News. Diseases of Sheep. The diseases which have been found most troublesome and stubborn are those occasioned by parasites. Of these there are several different spe cia. Scab is caused by a parasite, but it is external rather than the most dan gerous, which are internal. The latter are: Stomach worms, lung worms, intestinal worms, tape worms and nodular worms. For tape worm oil of male fern seems to be the favorite remedy, a teaspoonful being a dose. Two tea spoonfuls of powdered areca nut is also a good remedy. One teaspoonful of turpentine given in milk is said to be eff ectuaL Most of these should be given after fasting and followed with a laxative. Ths latest remedy for stomach worms and nodular worms is what is known as the iron remedy. Give in grain sulphate of iron (copperas, sometimes called green vitriol and must not be confounded with blue vit riol), a dose being ten ounces of the drug to thirty-five lambs. Give daily two weeks, then stop one week "and give again. Mix in water and apply the water to the grain. Gasoline is also considered a good remedy for stomach worms. Some danger accompanies this -remedy, as Iambs often die after having been given doses of gasoline. A dose con sists of one tablespoonful in four ounces of milk. A solution of 1 per cent coal tar Is also a good worm remedy given in doses of two to four ounces. Bapid Sheep Shearing-. Some of the wandering sheep shear A.. t th. Wpstprn sheen-raising States have acquired wonderful speed. There is a record of one man who sheared 250 sheep in a single day. The aver age for each man is aDout one Hun dred. The men never tie a sheep. They seize it by the legs with the left hand, throw it so that they can squeeze it firmly between their legs, and al most before the sheep has begun to bleat the fleece is falling in great fluffy masses. As soon as the last clip of the shears has been made the shearer kicks ttfe fleece out of his way, the struggling sheep is released and races off, and another one is bun dled in. ' Overdone Gardening-. One of the misfortunes of garden lovers is that they frequently plan to do more work than can be carried cn successfully. Almost every one who builds a house thinks he would like to have a nice garden, and the nice garden is consequently arranged. Bat when it Is found, as it too often is found, that it requires an expensive CONVENIENT EGO BOX. wages bill to keep the place in good! order, what was expected to be a pleasure becomes an annoyance apd a bore. A small place, well cared for, and everything kept up nice and or derly gives far more satisfaction than an overgrown place that is a drag on the means of its owner. In all pur operations we are too apt to think we can do more than we really can. In gardening matters it is especially so. Repairing; Harness. Most premises . have old leather traces about, and a number of parts of harness, such as breast, pole and holdback straps, can be made of these, by one handy at such work. Select a piece long enough for a breast strap, fasten a snap, at one end; 18 or 20 Inches from this snap cut away all but GOOD H ABBESS HORSE. the best outside ply, rivet a buckle, punch a number of holes, and there you are. The pole and holdbacks may be made from old light traces. A belly-band for chain harness would have a large loop at one end instead of a buckle. A back band for plow harness may be made from old leather or rubber belting. The leather belting, if pretty fair, will make good traces. These hints are not for repairing valuable new harness. One should be very careful about riveting on these. The Illustration shows how I made a clamp for sewing harness from two kerosene barrel staves fitted in block so the bolts will draw at least inch. This makes it clamp the work at top. Use two -inch bolts. This clamp, if properly made, will hold any part of the harness while being sewed. W. A. Clearwaters, in Iowa Homestead. To Move Wire Fences. It often becomes necessary to move a fence from one part of the farm to another. It is a simple matter to move posts, but the wire presents a more difficult problem. ' The most common method is to slowly and laboriously . roll it up on a barrel, haul it to the place where it is wanted and as slowly unroll it again. A much better and quicker way is to take a couple 'of old wheels, the larger the better, and fas ten them together by nailing pieces of board to the spokes next the axle. The wheels when fastened together should be about two feet apart Now; take two planks and fasten firmly to the sides of the wagon box so they will extend backward about four feet- : Mount the wheels on these planks so FOB MOVXNQ WTBB FENCES. they will turn easily. Fasten one end of the wire to one of the boards that connect the wheels and drive astride of the wire. One man turns the wheel while the other drives, and the wire can be rolled up as fast as the team can walk. To unroll fasten wire to one of the corner posts, drive ahead and the wire will unroll itself. C. V. Gregory, in St. Louis Republic. Wood Ashes for House Plants. It is not generally known that wood ashes, mixed with compost, are very beneficial for most pot plants. Palms are wonderfully benefited, and so hre crotons, dracaenas, marantas, in fact, all foliage plants. In many instances, when the plant has nearly exhausted the soil, if the top be scraped off to a little depth, and a sprinkling of .wood ashes and fresh soil be added, the plant will be all right until time, to re pot. To many a lover of flowers thia hint, to add a little wood ashes to com post, will bring many a brijytened flower and much improved foliage. The mixture should be worked into the earth immediately or some of the ammonia in the manure will escape into the air and be wasted. . The Prolific Scale.' The total number of descendants from one individual of the San Jose scale during the time between the mid dle of June and the last of November' has been calculated at . 3,216,080,400. As all these millions obtain their food by sucking the sap from the plant they are on, it is not to be wondered at that a tree which in the BDriner was unnsr. ently in good condition may be nearly or entirely aeaa oy iau. Apple Trees 70 Tears Old. On the farm of .John Carson, -near - -Russell ville, HowaTd county, Missouri, .r, seventy years ago. The land was prfe erupted at'that time, and the origin!!"'' "sheepskirf deed was signed by An-" --' drew Jackson. The orchard bore a good-crop this year. Many of itg trees. -are three feet In diameter. -