Corvallis gazette., May 13, 1904, Page 2, Image 2

CORVALLIS GAZETTE
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CORVALLIS OREGON
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Cnin4flTO Review of the Import.
mat Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented la Condensed Form, Most
tjkcty to Prove Interesting.
- Russia is rapidly evacuating Niu
'Chwang.
'- Viceroy Alexieff has transferred his
headqaaiters to Harbin.
Turkey is negotiating with Chile
for the purchase of two cruisers.
Brazil and Peru will settle their
troubles without resorting to arms.
' Another 100,000 men are on the way
to Manchuria to reinforce General
Kouropatkin.
The secretary of the interior has set
aside $2,000,000 for the Malheur, Ore
gon, irrigation project.
Russian authorities deny that there
is an unusual amonnt of sickness
among the troops in Manchuira.
' Twenty thousand Japanese soldiers
-volunteered to man the fireships that
blockaded the Port Arthur entrance.
4 Information is given by a merchant
who left Port Arthur recently that the
warships there have only enough coal
for six weeks.
i Japanese commanders declare that
instead of 32,000 men at Port Arthur
there are only 8,000, and instead of be
ing provisioned for a year the fortress
contains supplies for but a three
months' siege.
Present indications point to a long
war between Russia and Japan.
; Russia will have a large exhibit at
the St. Louis fair in a short time.
The latest Japanese victory gives her
control of much valuable territory.
There will be small crops of apricots
and prunes in California this year.
France believes that the supreme
struggle will come soon at Mukden.
It is reported that Viceroy Alexieff
ia to be succeeded by urana .uuxe
Nicholas.
; John Mitchell advocates a trade
agreement as the solution of the strike
problems.
Admiral Toeo reports that his cas
ualties attending the bottling up of
Port Arthur were large.
Russia relies on wireless telegraphy
and carrier pigeons to maintain com
munication with Port Arthur.
A noted Chinese revolutionists is
supposed to be in San Francisco to in
cite the natives there to revolt.
The St. Louis fair remains closed on
HnnHava except to those who hold
passes and these are not allowed in any
of the buildings.
Brazil and Peru are again in dispute
over Acre.
At least 20 people were killed in the
cyclone which swept over Northwest
Texas.
Russians say the Japanese can not
take Port Arthur and that the loit nas
provisions enough for a year.
The national 1905 fair board will
meet at once to decide on buildings, so
the architect can begin to prepare the
plans.
tv.. TinmiDm fired on the train tak
ing Viceroy Alexieff and staff from Port
Arthru, but the distance was too great
to be enective.
A Japanese dispatch says they have
captured Teng Wang Uheng awer nerce
fighting and that the losses on dow
sides were heavy.
During the retreat on the Yalu a
body of Russians mistook a small force
4ifti rrarn in An ' far the enemv and
V1WI WVTU v.
180 were killed or wounded before the
error was discovered.
Whole sections of the government
food exhibit at St. Louis have been
stolen. Superintendent Bruner has
issued a warning that the food should
not be eaten, as a majority of the
things have been poisoned for preserva
tion. At the Chinese -building ivory
inlaid in a wall was removed and the
depression filled with plaster of pa,ns
Sam Parks, the noted walking dele
gate is dead.
The complete isoation of Port Arthur
seems now highly probable.
Viceroy Alexieff has left Port Arthur
to confer with General Kouropatxin.
The Japanese forced the fighting on
the Yalu in the hope that Kussia wouia
rush troops to that district.
Postmaster General Payne has or
dered an investigation of the official
conduct of Postmaster Bancroft, of Port
land.
Many people were killed and much
property and live stock destroyed by
a tornado which swept over a large
area IS miles north of Fort Worth,
Texas.
Secretary Taft has asked an army
officer why he jilted a girl he had
promised to marry.
A severe rain storm which visited
Kansas City washed out one of the
water mains leading from the reser
voir and left the other main in such
condition that it may go.
A second big battle is reported from
St. Petersburg in which it is said the
Russians lost 7,000 and the Japanese
10,000. No confirmation ia obtainable
and the report is discredited.
TO STUDY ALASKA COAL.
Geological Survey to Search for New De
. posits la Far .North.
Washington, May 11. The first field
party of the United States geological
survey to leave Washington this year
ia, as usual, the Alaskan contingent.
During the past winter .congress., in
creased its appropriation for Alaskan
work from $60,000 to $80,000, which is
about 1 per cent of the annual output
of that territory. Nine parties will be
engaged there during the coming season
in topographic and geologic work. Be
sides these, three .subparties, which
may be counted as oltshoots of tae larg
er ones, will take up special work, bo
that the number of survey investiga
tions on foot in Alaska during the sum
mer will be 12, as against 7 of last
year.
The geologic work of the last season
in Southeastern Alaska will be contin
ued by Messrs. C. W. and F. W.
Wright. As this is the only note
worthy lode mining district pf Alaska,
and as its rich deposits of gold, silver
and copper are only partiatlly devel
oped, a study of its resources is likely
to be of vital interest to the prospector
and investor. The work will begin
with a reconnaissance across the islands
fiom Taku Inlet to Sitka. An exami
nation of the mining district about Sit
ka will follow, together with a study
of the coal deposits of Admiralty
Island, with Wrangell as a base. F.
W. Wiight will then study the local,
geology and mineral deposits, while C.
W. Wright connects the geology of the
Juneau district, the work of Dr. A. C.
Spencer in 1903, with that of the
Ketchikan district, the work of Alfred
H. Brooks .in 1901. If the time per
mits, some of the copper and gold
mines o'f Prince of Wales Island will be
visited.
BRAZIL IS HOSTILE.
Peruvian Legation Complains of Attitude
of Her Neighbor.
Washington, May 11. In view of the
statement made by the Brazilian lega
tion defining Brazil's position in the
boundary dispute with Peru, the Peru
vian legation today made a counter
statement to the following effect:
"Peru has never admitted in Brazil
any right whatsoever to the territory
actually in dispute. The treaty of 1851
contains no recognition in Brazil rights
as alleged by the Brazilian legation
The treaty is one of amity and com
merce and made no reference as to the
territory now in dispute.
"According to late reports it would
seem that the government of Brazil, in
stead of framing its policy in accord
ance with the provisions of its consti
tution, which provides tor the settle
ment of international disputes by arbi
tration, assumed a hostile attitude and
has taken steps by no means conductive
to the peace solution it has pledged it
self to seek.
"The Brazilian legation's statement
that Peru took advatage of Brazil's
trouble with Bolivia to send military
forces to the headwaters of the rivers
Yuroa and Peru is unwarranted, and as
a Peruvian population always has ex
isted there as well as small gairisons to
preserve order. Peru today is desirous
of resorting to arbitration, without de
manding previous conditions, unneces
sary to governments really wishing to
reach a prompt, just and pacific settle
ment of their differences. This she can
offer as the best proof of her good faith
and fraternal sentiments towards her
sister republic."
RUSSIAN LOSS IS VERY HEAVY.
Monday's Fight at Feng Wang Cheng
Resulted In 3,000 Casualties.
Tokio, May 11. Last Friday, after
sharp cavalry skirmishes at Erhtaitsu,
Santaisu and other places, a detachment
of infantry belonging to General Kuro-
ki's army took Feng Wang Cheng.
The Russians, before retiring, ex
ploded the magazine, but left large
quantities of hospital stores, which are
being used by the Japanese hospitals.
Refugees from the woods and small
villages are surrendering.
The Russians buried many of their
dead.
Natives in the vicinity of Feng Wang
Cheng say that last Monday the Kus
sians carried about 300 wounded
through that place and that their casu
alties probably were above 3,000.
Al-Kl Ashore In Alaska. -
Port Townsend, Wash., May 11.
Steamer Cottage City, arriving today
from Alaska, reports speaking the
steamer Al-Ki ashore in Menzie's bay,
where she grounded while northbound,
heavily laden with freight. The Cot
tage City could render no assistance to
the stranded vessel, and it is the opm
ion of Captain Wallace that her cargo
will have to be lightered before the ves
Bel can be floated. The Al-Ki lies in a
protected position, and is in no danger
unless an unusual storm should
occur.
Keep Up Their Spirits.
Mnkden. Mar 11. The spirits of the
troops here are not depressed because of
the fighting on the xaiuanaine invest
ment of Port Arthur and vicinity are
awaiting an opportunity to meet the in-
- . .a
vaders. wounaea irozn tne xsiu are
nassins through Mukden on every train
on the way to Harbin. The last pas
senger train from Port Arthur before
the line was cut arrived today. The
woodwork of the coaches are marked
with bullets. - .- -
Murdered by Mexican Bandits.
Oaxaca, Mexico, -May 11. Othon
Quinjano, the paymaster of the Nation
al railroad of Tehauntepec, was assault
ed by five bandits between Palo Mares
and Paso de Buques. - One bullet went
through his body and his head was cut
almost in" two with a machette. 'He
died of his wounds. The bandits got
away with between $2,000 and $3,000.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
IRRIQATION BY POWER.
Qasollne Engines Used for Pumping In
.Eastern Oregon. ". . . ..
Baker City A novel plan - in this
section is being adopted here to reclaim
the arid lands lying a lew miles east
of town.
A few weeks ago W. J. Patterson and
associates sold 780 acres of this land to
Wisconsin men, who immediately be
gan clearing it of sage brush. When
this was completed a steam plow run
by a traction engine was placed in op
eration and a large part of the land
prepared for seeding. - Wells have been
sunk to water and pumps will be in
stalled to be operated by gasoline en
gines. The wells are bo situated that
a large area can be covered by water.
Mr. Patterson is placing under culti
vation a large tract of land in a similar
manner, except that instead of gasoline
engines he has installed motors and
will run his pumps by electric power
His land is on the line between this
city and the Cyclone mine. Mr. Pat
terson estimates that each pump will
irrigate 80 acres. His plant will begin
full operation next week. He thinkH
the cost of power will not exceed that
of keeping up irrigating ditches.
There is a large body of rich land ly
ing east of town- which is. practically
useless without water on the surface,
Water can be obtained in quantities by
sinking from 15 to 40 feet.
Should this venture prove a success
from a financial standpoint, it is ex
pec ted thousands of acres will be re
claimed in this way when the large
electric power plant on Eagle creek
shall have been completed.
. STOCK PROSPECTS ARB dOOD.
C J. MUlis Views the Range in Eastern
Oregon Counties.
La Grande C. J. Millis, livestock
agent for the O. R. & N., has returned
from an extended tour to the interior of
Oregon, where he covered a vast csope
of country, including Grant, Harney
and Crook counties, and was compelled
to make the trip incomplete on account
of bad roads, as they are impassable in
many places on account of spring wash'
outs and many bridges are swept away
Mr. Millis reports that stock pros
pects are very good all through Eastern
Oregon and he thinks there will be the
best range this year for many years
past. The spring "Tains- and freshets
have done the work for the range, even
though they have swept away bridges
and ruined many roads, and he also
thinks that the hay crop will be ahead
cf any for many years.
- Bnt the prices of stock are. not the
best now, though a change is being
looked for soon. There is an overplus
throughout the country, too many stock
everywhere. Oregon has a good range
and this is established for the present
year, and the stockmen wiU be able to
hold the stock for better prices.
As soon as the roads will permit, Mr
Millis will complete the trip through
the interior.
Coming Events.
Grand lodges I. O. O. F. and Rebek-
ahSr-Astoria, May 17-19.
Farmers' institute, Pendleton, May
26.
State Grange, Corvallis, begins May
24.
Intertsate oratorical contest, Port
land, May 27.
Eastern Oregon high school oratori
cal contest and track meet, La Grande,
May 28.
Umatilla Pioneers' reunion, Pendle
ton, June 2-4.
General election, June 6
Annual reunion, Department of Ore
gon, G. A. R., Hood River, June 15-17.
Linn county Pioneer absociation re
union, Brownsville, June 22-24.
Northwest sportsmen's tournament,
Pendleton, June 24-26.
Pioneer association reunion, Portland,
June 25. .
Western division State Teachers' as
sociation, Portland, June 29 to July 1.
Eastern Oregon G. A. R. encamp
ment, La Grande, July 1-4.
Boring for Oil and Salt.
Independence A new corporation
has been formed for the purpose of de
veloping the oil and salt prospects on
the B. F. Whiteaker farm near this
place with a capital stock of $100,000.
Development was begun on this prop
erty more than a year ago. A well
was sunk over 900 feet and work
stopped for lack of better machinery.
New machinery will now be put on the
grounds and the work pushed. Besides
the oil indications discovered so far the
water flowing from the borings made is
strongly impregnated with salt.
Pine Needle Plant Moves.
Grants Pass The machinery of the
Pine Needle company was taken from
the old factory at Grants Pass last
week and shipped to La Grande, where
a new company with a capitalization of
$100,000 will operate. The new com
pany is under the control of Turner
Oliver, of La Grande. Considerable
stock has been sold at La Grande. The
company has control of a 100-acre site
and plans to put up a factory of 2,500
pounds per day.
Union Sawmills to Start.
La Grande The Casey sawmill at
Hilgard, Or., a few miles from this city
will start its summer run in a few days.
The mill will cut 3,000,000 feet of lum
ber this season. The Perry mill - will
soon start on its run. The water in
the Grand Ronde has been in fine shape
for the bringing down of logs and all
the mills in Eastern Oregon will cut
large amounts of logs this summer.
FINE YEAR FOR WOOL.
Orado Is Higher and the "texture Finer
Than
Pendleton Sheep shearing is about
half over, taking Umatilla county as a
whole, and the results of shearing so
far have justified early expectations of
what the clip would be. The grade is
higher, the texture finer. What is
lost in weight because the -clip is
cleaner this spring is' nearly compen
sated by the greater length of strands
and will probably be more than com
pensated by the improved price it will
obtain over dirty wool.
With one exception, only a few small
clips, trifling in comparison with the en
tire output, have been - sold. Most of
them belonged to smaller sheepmen in
the sand district, who needed the
money or were scared into letting go by
pessimistic talk of buyers. By these
from 9 to 12 cents was realized.
"The outlook for good prices keeps
up to the mark, and I can see nothing
in the situation in the United States,
or in the world, for that matter, which
would justify a prediction of a market
at all weak," said J. H. Ginn, secre
tary of the Oregon Woolgrowers' as
sociation. "In fact, I believe sales
days will see prices a shade better
than were received last year. Grow
ers should hold their clip until the
sales, and I think none of them will be
Creamery Runs at Top Limit.
Oregon City The Clear Creek cream
ery, located near this city, and operated
by the farmers on a co-operative basis,
is being run to its full capacity, 600
pounds .of butter being churned in a
single day this week. Several new
cream rcutes are being established and
the output of the plant is beng in
creased weekly. Many Clackamas
county farmers have been taken in dur
ing the last two weeks by a fakir who
is traveling through the interior of the
county selling a recipe by which it is
claimed that butter can be made in a
few minutes and at the same time de
odorize cream. For each recipe the
smooth-tongued salesman collects $5.
Land Business Slackens.
The Dalles A report of the business
transacted and the cash receipts of the
United States land office at this place
showed a slackening- of the rnsh which
has continued in this office for the past
two years, in which the working force
of the office has been taxed to its ut
most in order to keep abreast of the
current werk. For the month of April
87 original homesteads, 14 final home
steads and 55 final timber and stone
proofs are reported, the cash receipts
being $24,342.27; total cash receipts,
fees and commissions $26,467.95.
Chilly Weather Timely.
Pendleton Chilly weather which has
prevailed for a week in Umatilla coun
ty is welcomed by most ranchers
through the county because it is pre
venting what promised to be a too rank
growth of wheat. Fall grain in the
county is well advanced. The hot
weather and generally fine condition of
the ground, caused a rapid shooting up
which threatened to run the crop to a
strong growth of straw. This is very
opportunely checked. '
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 73 74c: blue-
stem, 84c; Valley, 85c.
Barley Feed,$23.50 per ton; rolled,
$24.5025.
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; hard, wheat straights, $44.25;
clears, $3.854.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.4004.70; graham. $3.504;
whole wheat, $44.25; 4rye flour,
$4.50.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.17401.20;
gray, $1.12 1.15 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $1920 per ton;
middlings, $25.50027; shorts, $20
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $1516 per ton;
clover, $10011; grain, $11012; cheat,
$11012.
"Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, 80c ; beets, $ 1 ; parsnips, $ 1 ;
cabbage, 22c; red cabbage, 2 3c;
lettuce, head, 25040c per doz. ; cauli
flower, $2; celery, 75 90c; cucumbers,
si. 75; asparagus, $1.25; peas, 45c
per pound; rhubarb, 3c; beans, green,
16c ; wax, 20c ; onions, Yellow Dan-
vers, $2.503 per sack.
Honey $3 3. 50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, $1.2501.50 per
cental; common, $101.25; hew pota
toes, d4c"j)er pound; sweets, 5c per
pound.
Fruits Strawberries, $2 per crate;
apples? fancy Baldwins and Spitzen
bergs, $1.502.50 per box; choice, $1
1.50; cooking, 75$1.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 1720c;
store, 11M012KC
Butter Fat Sweet cream, 19 21c;
sour cream, 19c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12)
13c per pound;, springs, small, 18
20c; hens, 13 14c; turkeys, live, 16
Ol7c; dressed, 18c; ducks, $708 per
dozen ; geese, live, 708c per pound.
Cheese Full cream,- twins, new
stock, 12 13c; old stock, 10c;
Young America, 14c. .
Hops -1903 crop, 23 25c per
pound.
Wool Valley, 16017c; Eastern Ore
gon ll14c; mohair, 30c per pound
for choice. .
Beef Dressed, 508c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 67c per pound;
spring lambs, 12c per pound.
Veal Dressed, 67c per pound.
Pork Dressed, 78c.
CITY WILL FALL.
Russian Troops Leaving Niu Chwang
: Guns Sent to Liao Yang.
Chefoo, May 10. Passengers arriv
ing here on the steamer Petrarch from
Niu Chwang say that when they left
Niu Chwang the Russians had com
menced to evacuate. Some guns had
been taken from the forts and many
troops had already gone. In other re
spects. Niu Chwang was quiet.
. The passengers understood before
their departure that the Japanese had
cut the railway, but they learned no
particulars.
London, May . 10. The Morning
Post's Shanghai correspondent reports
that Dalny was captured Friday, while
the Tokio correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph, cabling under date of Sun
day, says:
"Dalny was invested yesterday."
The Daily Mail's correspondent at
Niu Chwang, in a dispatch dated May
8, says:
"Yesterday most of the Russian
troops retired to Taahihichao, and dur
ing the night most of the guns were re
moved from the fort and sent to Liao
Yang, where all the Russian forces are
concentrating. A conference of the
civil and military authorities was held
this afternoon and it was decided to
prepare to leave at a moment's notice."
GREAT QLOOM IN RUSSIA.
Probable Movement of the Enemy a
Source of Anxiety.
St. Petersburg, May 10. Two offic
ial dispatches, calculated to increase
the depression existing among all cir
cles in Russia were given out last night.
From the point of view of the progress
of the campaign, the most important is
that regarding the capture by the Jap
anese without opposition of Feng Wang
Cheng, on May 6. The second gives
details concerning the killed, wounded
and missing among the troops under
the command of Lieutenant General
Zassalitch, as the result of the fighting
on the Yalu. the number of which
totals 2,397 officers and men.
Now that General Kuroki is estab
lished at Feng Wang Cheng, the Rus
sians are puzzled as to what move he
will make next. The fact that he sent
two companies to Daliandiapu Tso, ten
miles northeast of Feng 'Wang Cheng,
might indicate his purpose to proceed
along this road to Ting Chang Gien, 90
miles' north from where he would
march due west to Liao Yang. This
would permit an effective flanking
movement, but it is not considered
probable, the likelihood being that he
will move along the road by which the
Russians retreated toward Liao Yang.
TO PICK '05 S1TB.
National Board - Will Send One of Its
Members to Portland.
World's Fair Grounds, St. Louis,
May 10. The members of the govern
ment board of the Lewis and Clark ex
position left for Washington today to
report upon the Bite offered for the gov
ernment buildings by Henry E. Dosch,
commissioner general of the Lewis and
Clark centennial to the Louisiana
Purchase exposition. All but two
members of the government board were
present, and organized their board with
Theodoie A. Bingham, assistant secre
tary of agriculture, as chairman, and
Major William C. Fox, of the bureau
of American republics, as secretary.
Mr. Dosch offered the government
either the peninsula in Guild's lake or
a site on the higher grbund overlook
ing the lake with the rest of the ouild
intra. The members of the board are
in favor of the peninsula site, and will
detail one ot the members as a repre
sentative to visit Portland and report
on both sites. The government build
ing, Alaskan building, Philippine
building, Hawaiian building, forestry
building and other insular buildings
will be located at the same - time. Mr
Dosch, who served as commissioner
general for Oregon at the Chicago, Oma
ha, Buffalo, Charleston, and Osaka,
Japan, expositions, is director of ex
hibits for the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, is assured that about two-thirds
of the exhibits in the government build
ing here will be taken to Portland and
Mr. Dosch will be requested by the
board to select what exhibits he would
prefer. The Portland building, Mr.
Dosch says, will be ready November 1,
and exhibits from St. Louis removed
direct.
Shaw Draws Canal Warrant.'
Washington, May 10. Secretary
Shaw this afternoon signed a treasury
warrant for $40,000,000, which will be
turned over to J. P. Morgan & Co., of
New York, as disbursing agents of this
government, on account of the Panama
canal purchase. This warrant is many
times larger than any warrant ever be
fore issued by this government. The
largest sum previously covered by a sin
gle government warrant was for .$7,-
200,000, paid to Russia in 1868 on ac
count of the purchase of the Alaskan
territory.
Peru, Orders Out Troops.
Lima, Peru, May 10. The general
staff has ordered two line battalions
and one battery of machine guns to pro
ceed to Alto JuruaJJby way of the River
Anaueya to repulse any Brazil ian
troops that may be in that territory,
and one battalion with two machine
guns has been ordered to Chandless, on
the Purus river to sustain Peruvian
sovereignty there. The general staff
also ordered that Iquitos be placed in a
state of defense.
Severe Snowstorm In Colorado.
Leadville, Colo., . May . 10. Severe
snow storms have prevailed in this vi
cinity for several days.' There is about
three feet of snow in the hills but no
damage has resulted from the storm.
It is still snowing tonight.
STANLEY IS DEAD
NOTED. EXPLORER PASSES AWAY
SUDDENLY OF PLEURISY.
Was a Welsh Boy Who Rom Fross Poor
Farm to Palace Won Fame to WMda
- of Africa Rescued Dr. Livingston
and Relieved Emln Pasha When Ho
Was Penned In by Hostile Natives. '
London, May 11. Sn Henry M.
Stanley, the famous African explorer,
died at 3 o'clock this morning from an
attack of pleurisy, which developed
about two weeks ago. Since Sunday
he has been in a semi-conscious condi
tion, and while the doctors had no hope
of his recovery, they did not expect' the
end to come so soon. Heart trouole
complicated the case, however, and
their famous patient dropped off almost
before they knew it.
Probably no man in recent years has
been more worthy of the title "self
made man" than Stanley, who rose
from poorhouse - to palace entirely
through his strength of character and
determination to be a man of mark.
He was born at Denbigh, Wales. He
was placed in a poorhouse at the age of
3, and remained there 10 years, until
he had acquired an education. He
sailed as cabin boy on a ship to New
Orleans when 15, and was adopted by a
merchant there whose family name of
Stanley he assumed instead of his own
of John Rowlands. He enlisted in the
Confederate army as a youth, was capt
ture4 and enlisted in the Federal army.
He went to Turkey at the close of the
war as a newspaper correspondent, and
later accompanied the British army
through the Abyssinian war as the cor
respondent of the New York Herald.
He was sent by that paper to Africa to.
find Dr. Livingstone, who had been lost
in the Congo region for two years. He
accomplished the task and was honored
by England and the Royal Geographical
society for his clever work.'
He went back a second time, and se
cured information about Central Africa,
which was badly needed by charto
graphers. Coming back to civilization
he was decorated by numerous French
and British science societies. He went
back a third time and established trad
ing stations along the Congo from' its
mouth to Stanley Pool. He led the ex
pedition which relieved Emin Pasha,
governor of Equatorial Africa, who was.
penned in by hostiles.
Mr. Stanley married Miss Dorothy
Tennant on July 12, 1890, in West
minsterj Abbey. He was elected to
parliament from the Lambeth 'district,
and until taken with his last illness
had been active in the English political
field.
TO AVOID BATTLB.
Kouropatkin Will Retire to Mukden or
Even to Harbin.
Paris, May 11. The correspondent
at St. Petersburg, of the Echo de Paris,,
says:
General Kouropatkin has ordered a
general retreat, and no doubt intends
to avoid a battle until he has sufficient
forces. He actually has at his disposal
not more than 150.000 men, exclusive
of the garrison at Port Arthur, - which
consists of 30,000, and the gariison at
Niu Chwang of 15,000.
A general, who knows the secrets of
the mobilization, tells me that the last
1,000 men making the required 500,
000 men will leave Kasan July 21,.
adding:
"We will be very sick if the railroad
is not working well.
KUROKI flAY BLOCK PLAN.
London Believes He Will Overtake the
Russians Soon.
London, May 11. In the absence of
further stirring news from the seat off
war, the London newspapers are dis
cussing the probable course of events.
The balance of opinion inclines to the
belief that General Kuroki will succeed
in overtaking the Russians between
Feng Wang Cheng and Liao Yang, and
will comple him to fight at a disad
vantage. It is argued that it will be impossi
ble for General Kouropatkin, depend
ing upon a slender line of railway and
with his army encumbered with bag
gage, to make his retirement speedy
enough to enable him to choose ' hia
own battleground.
American Ships Oo.
Washington, May 11. Orders were
cabled today to Rear Admiral Cooper,
commanding the Asiatic fleet, to send
two warships to Chefoo, where they
will be held in readiness to proceed to.
Niu Chwang, a day's sail. This is in
view of the possibility that Chinese
bandits will attempt to pillage Niu
Chwang in the interval between the
Russians' expected evacuation of the
city, and the Japanese occupation of
it. The warships will not be sent to.
Niu Chwang unless United States Con
sul Miller asks for them.
So Much aalned by the Russians.
St. Petersburg, May 11. Genera!
Kouropatki is under no obligation to
hold Laio Yang, but has the consent of
the Russian general staff to retire so
far into Manchuria as the exigencies of
the situation may warrant. It is con
sidered by the general staff that the
greater distance General Kouropatkin
places between himself and the enemy
increases the difficulties of the Japan-
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cets. ,
Russia Places Order for Rifles.
Paris, May 11. It is learned that
the Russian government has placed an
order for 200,000 Lebel rifles, the same
to be delivered in St. Petersburg at the
rate of 50,000 a week