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CORVALLIS GAZETTE
Qmzetta PubUahtor Co.
CORVALLIS.
.OREGON
WEEiYSJ)OINGS
General Review of Important Happen-
penigs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
The Japanese fleet has met a
reverse
off Port Arthui.
New York butchers will
join the
packers' strike.
The government hae abandoned
Harney valley, Oregon, irrigation
ject.
the
pro-
General Stoessel, in command at Port
Arthur, is reported to have committed
Eucide.
The British steamer Calchas, . from
Tacoma. seized bv Russians, has been
towed into Vladivostok.
Eihctv-two bodies have been recov-
reed from the wreck near Pueblo, Colo
and more ate known to be lost.
Famine conditions at Port Arthur
are becoming appalling and hospitals
are crowded with sick and wounded.
Ruesisans aie busy strengthening the
defenses of Port Arthur for the final
struck, which thev are expecting at
eP- v -
anyt ime.
More rumors that Port Aithur has
fallen continue to arrive in St. Peters
hnrc. but it is believed in the Russian
capital that the Japanese are still
able to capture the outworks.
un-
German papers condone the sinking
of the steamer Thea.
An nttamnt was made on the life of
the piesident of Uruguay.
Kuropatkin's position at Liao Yang
has strong railroad defenses
The destroyer Goldsboiough will soon
have another trial on the bound.
Packers continue to add to their
forces and are confident of victory
No new forest reserves are to be cie-
ated in the West until after election.
A railroad collision at Boxeman
caused the death of a traveling engi
neer.
French troops aie being hastily for
warded to Tonquin by the French gov
ernment.
Bids on Grand Ronde reservation
lands are to be made public and sent
on to Washington
Lack of news from Port Arthur for
several days is interpreted at bt
rme,"uur8
Thirty thousand Chicago stockyard
strikers paraded the streets to music of
bands and headed by a platoon of police.
Japan has eent a strong fleet of gun-
boats and torpedo boats up the liao
river to head off the retreat of the Rus
sians to the west
Montana stockmen have sent a depu
tation to Chicago to try and patch up
peace.
The Russian government has given
ordeis that no more merchant steamers
be sunk.
intormaion haB been given the feder
al inspector of an infraction of the law
by the beef trust.
The Japanese have taken advantage
of mountain passes to outmaneuver the
Russians east of .Liao ang.
The fall of Port Aithur and the sur
render of General Kuropatkin are pre-
dieted to occur on the same day.
Altcn B Paiker, Democratic nomi
nee foi president, has resigned from the
bench of the New lorK court of appeals.
The Chinese general, Ma, may cut
off retreat of Kuropatkin if he tries to
escape the Japanese by going through
Mongolia.
Two Russian cruisers from the Baltic
are chasing a steamer which left Eng
land for Canada, carrying ammunition
foi Yokohama bv way of the Canadian
Pacific railway.
Germany has a fleet near Chefoo
Ex-Governor James T. Lewis, of
Wisconsin, is dead.
Port Arthur is preparing for a final
stand against the Japanese.
While the battle was raging July 31
the thermometer was up to 102 degrees
near Haicheng.
The old GrimeB hotel at Seaside has
burned. It was one of the oldest build
ings at the coast
The Japanese army attacking General
Kuropatkin is estimated at 2U0.UUU
A fast train on the Frisco system was
derailed in Indian .Territory and a nam
bet of persons injured
While trying to come ashore from a
stranded yacht a number of persons
were drowned in Nova Scotia.
The government is awaiting further
news of the seizure of part of the Ara
' bia's cargo before taking action.
The Japanese are supposed to be de
layed in the pursuit of the Russians by
a lack ot ammunition, wnicn is peing
harried to the front
No word has been received from Gen
erals Stakelberg or Zaroubaleff for sev-
erai uye im mj w w ucucii
.
TJ t thorn riff Fmm fonAMl
Kuropatkin.
The London Times declares the sink
ing of merchantmen piracy.
The assassin of Von Plehve has been
identified as a student at Kharkoff uni
versity. He has died of his injuries,
Insurance rates have aecreased since
the return to Vladivostok of the Rus
sian raiding squadron.
AMERICAN CONSULATE STONED.
Troops Called Out to Protect Charge
d'Affaires at Bogota.
Panama, Aug. 10. No information
has been received at the American legar
tion here from Bogota regarding re
ports circulated in the Unittd states
and said to have been sent from Pana
ma that an outbreak occurred at Bogota
Friday last when the American con
sulate was stoned by a mob and troops
called out to protect Alben G. Snyder,
the charge d'affaires.
The American minister believes tna
the consulate was stoned and alleged it
was the act of irresponsible persone
caused by the feeling against the United
states, wmcn ouiama m vuiuiuuH
Washington, Aug. 10. Although the
state department has not received any
information of the reported stoning oi
the American legation at Bogota, yet
th officials manifest a live interest in
everything pertaining to the matter,
Verv recent advices from ColomDia in
dicated a peaceful condition of affairs,
with the exception of possible political
complications growing out of Geneial
Reyes' presidential candidacy.
Presumably the feeling ot dissatia
faction that followed Geneial Reyes
failure to obtain any money from the
United States in payment of Panama
still exists in Colombia, and this may
have given rise to unfriendly demon
stiations against the American repre
sentatives at Bogota, if this has oc-
curred. Still the confident belief here
is that General ReyeB will prompty
deal with any trouble that might occui
4V.uo avmri pnmnliratinna with this
government.
Thn charce d 'affairs is a west Vir
ginia appointee and a newspaper work
ei by profession.
PLUNGE IN CREEK.
Enaine and five Coaches
Wrecked
in Colorado.
Pueblo. Colo., Aug. 10. Train No
11. tne Missouri Pacific flyer, crasned
through a brige over an arroya, on Dry
creek, near Eden, on the Denver & Rio
Grande railioad, about eight miles
from Pueblo at 8 o'clock this morning.
hv the
fa rajns which wrecked the bridge
The extent of the injuries to tne
to the pas
sengers has not been received here, but
it is rumored that some fatalities re
sulted.
It is estimated that of the 125 pas
sengers on board the ill-fated train, be
I tween 80 and 100 lost their lives, eith
er bv the waters of the raging torrent,
or beneath the wreckage.
TTnon the news reaching Fueblo a
special train, tearing all the available
surgeons and the Kio urande ano Mis
souri Pacific officials, left for the Bcene.
About 11 o'clock a second tiam, carry-
in atretehers. coffins and a number of
0flsciaia . waa sent out from the" union
Btation.
About 1 :45 o'clock the relief train
returned to the city bringing those who
escaped with their lives, numbering 17,
all so far as now known who have not
fallen victims of the disaster.
FUNDS FOR FIGHT.
rhirann Unions to Be Assessed for
Striking Meat Packers.
Chicago, Aug. 10. All the labor
unions in Chicago have indorsed the
stockvards strike. After listening to
the strikers side ot tne controversy.
which was presented to them by Mich
ael J. Donnelly, president ot tne
strik-
ing Butchers' union, the Chicago Fed-
organization in Chicago and
every labor organization in Chicago i
has a membeiship ot nearly auu.uuu,
v - m 1 AAA S"VSV
adopted resolutions tonight pledging
the moial and financial support of the
federated body as long as the strike
continues.
Each member of the central body
will be assessed a small sum per week,
and the whole amount will be turned
over to the striking unions to help in
the support of the strikers -and their
families during the struggle with the
packers. The exact amount each
member is to be assessed was left in
the hands of a committee, with orders
to report results tomorrow.
While the officials of the Federation
of Labor were unable tonight to give
an exact estimate of the amount of
mnncv ihftv would secure from this
source, it was stated that the total sum
would be well up in the thousands each
week.
Vessels Will Carry Coal.
Constantinople, Aug. 10. The porte
has practically accepted tne verbal
notification made Saturday by the Rus
sian ambassador, M. Zinavieff, of the
impending passage of the Dardanelles
by some vessels of the volunteer fleet
laden with coal. This notification was
accompanied by assurances that the
vpbrpIb would preserve the character of
the merchantmen throughout the voy
age. To avoid difficulty, it also in
cluded a textual reproduction of the
Rnssian declaration in the official note
addressed to the Russian embassy.
Lose at Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 10. A tele
gram from Chefoo, dated August 7,
saya that, according to Chinese infor
mation, a fierce battle was lougnt on
the land side of Poit Arthur August 5,
The Japanese aie reported to have been
repulsed with great loss, the killed
alnn being estimated at 10,000, while
the Russiaus loss was about 1,000.
i . T . . . , ,
t mi j. 1 anwa T.ianunant I ifinnrfl 1
I 1 Il VCWlEraiU J .
Ktoossel was DeiBOuaujr m wuiujiju
of the troops.
Advancing on Mukden.
Liao Yang, Aug. 10. The Japanese
- .airLJ J 1 1
im advancing onuaiu&ueu uu i u
probable that a simultaneous attack
will rw made on Mukden and Liao
i Yang, in which case a decisive battle
is assured.
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OREGON NEWS
LINEN MILL FOR SALEM.
Plant Costina 1 00,000 Will
Be
Opened Early Next Year.
Salem Without asking for a dollai
of subsidy or for financial assistance of
any kind from the people of this com
munity, Eugene Bosae and associates
will establish a linen mill in Salem
winter haye u
operation
soon after the first of the year.
The plant to be established will re
quire an initial investment of $100,000.
It will employ during the first year a
force of 100 persons, two-thirds of
whom will be women and children. It
will handle a ton of flax fiber a day,
and will use the product of 3,000 acies
of land sowed to flax.
This very gratifying outcome of the
flax fiber experiments and investiga
tions may be credited in a large meas
ui e to the efforts of the Oregon Women's
Flax Fiber association, the leading
spirits of which were Mrs. W. P. Lord,
Mrs. O. N. Denny and Mrs. H. L.
Pittock. Seven or eigth years ago
those zealous women began the ex peri
ments which demonstrated the high
quality of the fiber from Oregon grown
flax. Since that time the attemton oi
flax experts has been attracted to
Salem, wnere tne experiments were
conducted. Though the Oregon Wo
men's Flax Fiber association discontin
ued its work because it had accom
plished what it had started out to do
and was not able to carry tne worK
further, its efforts were productive of
results whose importance cannot yet be
estimated.
SOUTHWARD FROM SEASIDE.
Extension of Astoria & Columbia
River Road Again Discussed
Astoria The extension of the Astoria
& Columbia River railroad from Sea
side south is again being discussed, and
this time there is evidently some basis
for the rumor, although nothing offi
cial on the subject can be obtained
Below Seaside is a fine ledge of rock
and some time ago there was talk of
opening it up to secure rock for the
jetty extension. Engineer Hegardt, of
Fort Stevens, and Superintendent mc
Guire, of the railway company, have
made an inspection trip over the pro-
nnsed line, and examined the rock in
the ledge. They are said to be well
nleased with the result of thr-ir inves-
tigations. When the extension
built, it will also be used to bring logs
f0r the Seaside Lumber com panny from
its timber holdings in that vicinity.
and the asserst on is made that A. B
Hammond has made a contract with
the mill company to sell it his timber
also located in that section, at $2 per
thousand stum page
Tests Detroit Granite.
Albany Maior J. W. Abbott, of
Washington, D. C, the national good
roads expert who has charge of good
roads work of the government in Ore
eon. was in Albany and tested the
granite from the Detroit quarry. The
granite is to be used on the . roads
Marion county, and a street in Sa
of
Salem
will be paved with the rock as an ex
periment. Major Abbott stated that
the granite was of an excellent quality
for building nuroseB. but might be too
hard foi road work. It will, however
make an excellent foundation for
pavement or road.
Pleased With Grand Ronde.
La Giande Professor L. B. Greene
of the Minnesota argicultural college
who is making a tour oi the state
in
the interest of the O. R. & N. Co., ac
companied by Industi ial Agent Colonel
Judson. aie in the city and have been
looking over the Grand Ronde valley
It will be given a write-up in the East
em press. rroessor ureene spose
this valley as being one of the finest
and most prolific he had seen in all his
travels, and was particularly interest
ed in the growing of. beets and the im
mense sugar factory in La Grande.
Nugget Worth $476.
Grants Pass Word has been re
ceived of the finding of a very valuable
nugget near Holland, about 40 miles
from here. The nugget is valued
ro
$475, and is said to be nearly the
shape of a shoe and. to be very smooth
and symmetrical. The find was made
by "Jake" Glippel at his place on
Holen creek, neai Holland. The fact
that this find was in the vicinity of the
Briggs claims gives it an added inter
est.
Opening Road to Blue River Mines.
Eugene Ihe work of rebuilding the
wagon road to the Blue River mines
I will begin next week with a force of 30
! men and 15 teams. The amount raised
by pi ivate subscription will be about
$3,000 and an equal amount will be
given by the county court, making a
fund of $6,000, which will put the
road in good condition.
' Farmers' Line in Linn County.
Albany Another link in the chain
of telephone lines that is rapidly con
necting all the .villages and hamlets
has been completed. This one is be
tween Peoria and Shedd, and connects
all the farmhouses along the line with
the two towns as well as with other
farmers m the country.
0E INTEREST
TROLLEY AROUND GRAND RONDE.
New Electric Line. Will Develop
Union County.
La Grande The people of Grand
Ronde valley, who have long waited for
the advance of an electric railway
through Union county, will soon see
their hopes realized.
Engineer Davidson and a corps of
surveyors will be on the ground by the
middle of this week. The company
behind this scheme is known as the
Eastern Oregon Development company,
of which T. W. Davidson is president
and W. E. Davidson is secretary and
treasurer.
Tie road will connect all to theprin-
ipal points in the valley in addition
to circling the valley. The survey and
first estimate will cost about $10,000,
and $1,000,000 will be invested before
the road is in operation.
In addition to the great amount of
produce and fruits to be handled by
the new line there are many hundred
million feet of lumber that may thus
be brought to market, nd numerous
big lumber plants will exist where at
present are small mills. Real estate
will be valued much higher and all
will reap a harvest from their interests
here.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY PRODUCTS.
First Steps Toward Securing Ex
hibit for 1905 Fair.
Oregon City The Clackamas county
court has issued a call asking the farm
ers of ech precinct of the county to as
semble and name delegates to attend a
sort of a convention that will be held
at Oregon City October 6, in connection
with the meeting of the court. This
is a step preliminary to the. gathering
of an exhibit of the resources of Clack
amas county to be made at the Lewis
and Clark fair under the terms of the
offer of the Lewis and Clark commis
si on, which agrees to purcha e at cash
value the exhibit from each county at
a cost not to exceed $500.. The call
also requests the farmers to reserve the
cream of theiT products this year as
nucleus of a creditable collection 1 to be
Bent from Clackamas to the 1905 fair
Marion Will Assist in Road Building
Salem The county court of Marion
county has decided to act in conjunc
tion with the Linn county court
considering the matter of opening
wagon road to connect the Corvallis
in
Eastern railway with the Deschutes
country, east of the Cascades. If pos
sible. County Judge Scott will go with
a representative of Linn county and in
vestigate the feasibility of the plan and
the probable cost ol const mction. Hon
John Minto, who laid out the Minto
trail through the Cascades, will ac
company the party and act. as guide.
pointing out what he believes to be
shortei and easier route than the old
trail.
Forty Acres of Walnuts.
Newberg The 40-acre English wal
nut orchard at Dundee, two miles from
here, which has been watcned witft so
much intreest and which bore a light
crop last year, will bear heavily thi
season, considering the age of the trees
which are rugged and healthy. Cap
tain G. W. Peters, who is in charge of
the orchard, is very enthusiastic over
English walnut prospects in this sec
tion. He says the nuts from this orch
ard have been compared with samples
from over the United States and even
foreign countries, and found very muc
suerior.
Center at Eugene. :
Eugene The Willamette Valley
Electric lailway company has been in
corporated for $1,000,000. Eugene
will be the center of operations. The
county court is asked to give a fran
chise fiom Eugene to Blue rivei, Eu
gene to Florence, Eugene to Cottage
Grove.' Eugene to Junction and on
north to the county line. Benton
county will be asked to give a fran
chise to Corvallis. The idea is to con
nect with the line from Salem to Port
land. Plenty of capital is behind the
movement.
Growth of Asylum Roll.
Salem The poulation of the Oregon
state insane asylum experienced an on
usually rapid giowth last month, when
the total reached 1,371. The monthly
report of the superintendent shows the
following statistics: Number of pa
tients July 1, 1,355; received during
July. 55: escapes returned, 2: dis
chaiged, 27; died, 10; eloped, 4; re
maining August 1, 1,371. The cost of
maintenance pr capita per month was
$9.62 and per day, 31 cents.
Survey of New Electric Line.
Salem Manager L. B. French,
of
the Portland & Southern railway com
pany, which proposes to build an
electric line from Canemah to Salem,
is in Salem making arrangements for a
permanent survey of the route for his
road. The survey will begin at once
and it is his expectation that a consid
erable portion of the construction work
will be completed this year.
TO AVOID DELAY.
Philippine Army Supplies May All
Go by Transports.
Washington, Aug. 9. The war de
partment is considering the advisabili
ty of shipping all supplies for the Phil
ippines by army transports, until the
hostilities between Japan and Russia
are concluded. ' Commissary General
Weston, in a letter to the secretary of
war, calls attention to tne possibilities
of delays on shipments made on com
mercial steamers and strongly urges
that all shipments be made by trans
ports until the danger of seizure is
over.
Contrary to previous reports, it is
learned that the British steamer Ar
dova, seized in the Red sea and subse
quently released, carried United States
army supplies, but that is the only in
stance so far m which the Russians
have interfered with the supplies of
this government. Under the new law
all army supplies must oe cariied by
Ameiican bottoms, so the only Pacific
lines affected, if the department
adopts General Weston's recommenda
tions, will be the Boston steamship
company and the Pacific Mail: "
General Weston s recommendation
has been referred to the quartermaster
general for his opinion. His recom
mendation will probably be carried
out. While the department does not
fear that any. of its supplies will be
confiscated by the Russians, it is not
desired that there should be delay in
the delivery of these supplies, many of
which are sent on short notice, or to
fill emergency oiders. and might, if
Bent by commercial steamers, have to
go along with the contraband goods.
PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM.
Geological Survey Gives Figures for
' Last Year.
Washington, Aug. 9. The United
States geological survey has issued re
ports on the production in the United
States during the year 1903 of petrol
eum, asphaltum and bituminous rock
and copper. ,
The petroleum production was 100,
641.337 barrels, valued at $94,694,050,
against 88,766,916 barrels, valued at
$71,178,910, in 1902.
Production in California increased
more than 10,000,000 barrels, while
the Texas production decreased more
than 1,000,000 bariels.
The production of asphaltum and
bituminous rock was 101,255 tons,
valued at $1,005,466. This was a
smaller arrount by more than' 4,000
tons in quantity than the previous
year, but its value was 31 per cent
greater. Of the total production, 46,
178 tons, valued at $522,164, was from
California.
ASK BIG SPACE.
Can Fill Foreign Building at Lewis
and Clark Fair.
St. Louis, Aug. 9. -The determina
tion of the Japanese to foster American
friendship and introduce themselves
thoroughly to the people of this coun
try has again been strim'ngly illustrat
ed by the commissioners from Japan to
the St. Louis exposition, who, it is
stated by Colonel Henry E. Dosch, the
St. Louis representitive of the Lewis
and Clark centennial at Portland next
year, have asked foi the entire floor
space of the foreign building at the ex
position of 1905.
When it was explained that nearly
all of the foreign countries now particr
pating in St. Louis have promised to
send part of their exhibits to the Pa
cific coast next year, and that all the
exhibits from foreign countries will be
housed under one roof, the nature of
the iequest made by the Japanese com
missioners may be better understood.
Although Colonel Dosch, as director
of the exhibits at Portland, was forced
to tell the commissioners that he could
not grant them all the space in the
building, he states that he will prob
ably erect a special Japanese pavillion
for them. This has never been broach
ed at the meetings oc the exposition
managers, but Colonel Dosch says that
from present indications it will have to
be done.
"I was very much surprised," he
said, "at the rqeuest of the commis
si oners here, and told them that they
could not use all that space, but they
replied bo earnestly that they could
that I was forced to consider the pro
posal seriously."
Decision Sent to United States.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. Russia has
communicated to the United States the
decision of the Vladivostok prize
court. August 4, in the case of the
Portland & Asiatic line steamer Arabia
captured by the cruiser Gromoboi, of
the Vladivcstok squadron, July 22
confiscating such part of the cargo as
Was consigned to Japan ports. The
foreign office is carefully considering
the objections raised abroad in regard
to Russia's list of contraband, but no
decision has been reached.
Claimed as Lawful Prize.
Vladivostok, Aug. 9. The prize
court has adjudged the sunken steamei
Knight Commander and its cargo
lawful prize. The trial of the case and
an investigation of the steamer's pa
per s, etc., established the fact that the
cargo, consisting principally of railway
material, waB consigned through a Jap
anese port to Chemulpo, leading fairly
to the infeience that it was designed
for use on the military l ail way under
construction from Seoul to the Yalu.
Monster Coal Combine.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 9. The Post to
day prints a story that a new $2C,000,
000 coal combine composed of 28 inde
pendent companies is in process of for
mat ion. The principal objects of the
new' combine, it is said, are to main
tain prices. .
RIGHTS IN WAR
Hay Makes Declaration Re
garding Neutral Nations.
DOES NOT AGREE WITH RUSSIA
Latter Country Once Took Occasion
to Dissent From the Inclusion
of Coal As Contraband. ..
Washington, Aug. 10. "The recog
nition in principle, of the treatment of
coal and other fuel, and raw cotton as
absolutely contraband of war, might
ultimately lead to a total inhibition ot
the sale by neutrals to the people of
belligerent states, cf all articles, which
could be finally converted" to militaiy
uses. Such an extension of the prin
ciple, by tieating coal and other fuel,
and raw cotton as absolutely contra
band of ar, simply because they are
shipped by a neutral to a nonblockad
ed port of a belligerent, would not ap
pear to be in accord with the reasona
ble and lawful rights of a neutral com
merce."
Ihe circular is based on a declara
tion by the Russian government that
coal, naphtha, alcohol and other fuels
have been declared contraband.
While cotton could be made into
clothing for the military uses of a bel
ligerent, the secretary adds that a mil
itary use might possibly be made of
foodstuffs of every description which
might be shipped from neutral ports to
the blockaded ports of a belligerent.
The principle under consideration
might, therefore, he says, "be extended
so as to apply to every article of hu
man use, which might be declared con
traband of war simply because it might
ultimately become useful to a belliger
ent tor military purposes.
The secretary speaks of coal and oth
er fuel and cotton as being employed
for a great many innocent purposes.
and that many nations are de; endent
on them for the conduct of inoffensive
industries, adding:
"And no sufficient presupmtion of art
intended warlike use seems to be afford
ed oy the mere fact of their destination
to a belligerent port." He declares
that the rceognition in principle of the
treatment of coal and other fuel and
raw cotton as contraband of war might
ultimately lead to a total inhibition ot
the sale by neutrals to the people of
belligerent states of all articles whim
could be finally comerted to military
uses. This, the secretary contends,
would not appear to be in accord with
the reasonable and lawful rights of
commerce.
Secretary Hay directs attention to-
the West African conference in 1884,
when RuFsia "took occasion to dissent
vigorously from the inclusion of coal
among such articles contraband of war,
and declared that she would categoric
ally lefuse her consent to any ai tides
in any treaty or instrument whatever,
which would imply its recognition as
such."
TALKS PLAINLY TO TURKEY.
Hay Informs Her American Patience
Is Nearly Exhausted.
Washington, Aug. 10. Secretary
Hay today bluntly told Chekib Bey,
the Turkish minister' here, that the
patience of the American government
is wtll nigh exhausted. The minister
is expected to communicate this infor
mation to his home governmnt speedi
ly. Chekib Bey had no instructions
from tne porte when he called at the
state department today. He had Been
the newspaper reports of the state de
pal tment to Second Minister Leishman's
efforts diplomatically at Constantino
ple by the presence of a fleet of Ameri
can warships in Turkish waters, and he
doubted the reports. Secretary Hay
soon satisefid him on that point, and
the minister returned to his legation
to frame a dispatch for the informatou
of the Turkish foreign office.
He did not care to make a statement
himself as to the nature of his inter
view with Secretary Hay. There ap
peared to be an impression in the mind
of the Turkish statesman that because
the president of the United States could
not make war without the conspnt of
congress, he thereby was estopjed from
indulging in a demonstration to for
ward his purpose to secure fair treat
ment for the Americans in Turkey.
When Chekib Bey left the state depart
ment be evidently was in a state of con
cern over what he had heard.
Fired on by Japanese Boat.
Niu Chwang, Aug. 10. A Japanese
gunboat, which has returned here from
a trip up the river, reports that she
fired a few Bhots at the sunken Russian
gunboat Sivoch, which, it is stated,
was scuttled by her crew and not blown
up. The Russians destroyed their
stores before leaving for Haicheng,
either owing to being in a hurry or on
account of defective transportation.
All is quiet here and trade is fairly
brisk, considering the ciicumstances.
Everybody apparently is well contented
with the Japanese occupation.
Approve Circular of Hay.
London, Aug. 10. The Times and
other newspapers this morning contain
editorials strongly approving the circu
lar issued by Mr. Hay, the American
secretary of state, as to what constitutes
contraband of war. The Times says :
"Mr. Hay lays down a sound and reas
onable rule on the subject. We trust
that our government will not delay in
letting it be known that we fully share
the views of the United States, and
that we shall uphold them."
Rush for North Dakota Land.
Devil's Lake, N. D., Aug. 10. From
3,000 to 4,000 strangers were in Devil's
Lake today when the government open
ed the registration booth. Twelve
hundred persons registered today.