CORVALLIS GAZETTE
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WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen-
penlgs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Eornu
' Pension Commissioner Ware haa re
signed.
The Japanese continue to gain ground
at Tort Arthur.
Austria favors an arbitration treaty
with the United States.
An extra session of congress to re-
. vise the tariff is probable.
Count Cassni again declares Russia
will carry on the war to the bitter end
The new t60.000.0D0 Japanese loan
haa been oversubscribed several times
Ten scouts have been killed by Fill
Dinos in an ambush on the east coast
. f Samar.
The American Federation, of Labor is
holding its annual convention in Ban
Francisco. ' "
Delegates to the National Irrigation
mnpreflfl declare themselves in . favor of
meeting in Portland in 1905.
The house of "Hoo-Hoo," which was
such a success at the bt. .Louis lair
will be a feature of the Lewis and
Clark exposition.
The fifth trial of A. A. Ames, ex
mayor of Minneapolis, has been set for
November 28. A special venire of 100
men has been made to select a jury
from.
The Pearson boat plant at Duluth
Minn., burned, causing a loss ot $150,
000.
John H. Hall has been le-appointed
United States district attorney for Ore
gon.
Russia has completed arrangements
for floating a loan of S250.000.000 in
Berlin.
Russia's best friends realize that she
is ste on nhtine and that there is no
hope for mediation at present.
The chief of engineers, in his annual
rerjort. asks for over $2,000,000 lor the
imnrovement of livers and harbors of
the Pacific Northwest
The Fourteenth U. S. infantry, now
in the Philippines, will sail from Ma
nila March 15 and go to Vancouver
Barracks, Washington.
There are likely to be three new
members in the president's cabinet
afert March 4 next. Shaw, Taft and
Hitchcock are the ones expected to go.
General A. MacKenzie, chief of en
gineers of the United States army, in
' his annual report, jrecommenda that
$10,000,000 be spent on sea coast work
- Chicago id to have a municipal mu
seum.
Half of the new $60,000,000 Japan
ese loan is to be offered in New York.
President Roosevelt will visit the St
Louis fair the latter part of this month.
Part at H. Harrison eavs he will not
again become a candidate for mayor of
Chiago. He was first elected in Ja
Three nations, Great Britain, Mexico
miiii . Mini n - 1 1 a v t j D aku.uv. . . .
, , It Km-n amnlfioH t.hoir VI I I
ingness to participate in a second peace
congress. ' i
It is said that President Roosevelt
has been asked to become president of
Harvard university in lu ana inai ne
has agreed.
France will not suggest mediation to
Tinsein. as it would be distasteful to
the czai and might impair the alliance
between the two countries.
Secretary Taft will ask the next con
cress to reduce the custom duties on
goods entering the United States from
the Philippines. He believes it should
be two-thirds less.
The annual report of the auditor of
the postoffice department shows that
for the last fiscal year the revenues of
the seivice amounted to $14,582,624,
and the expenditures $152,362,116.
Both armies south of Mukden con
tinue to prepare for a battle.
Frank Crocker, a New York auto
mobilist, has made 20 miles on a track
in 11:32 1-5. His fastest mile was
:56 3-5.
A severe earthquake on the island of
Formosa c&ussed immense damage to
property, killing 78 people and injur
ing 23 others.
British Columbia engineers are find
ing good places with the Grand Trunk
Pacific, the new Canadian railroad
building to the coast.
John Svoboda. a kelson. B. (J., man,
left Dawson eight weeks ago for his
home with $10,000. and has not been
heard from since. Foul play is sus
pected. Special guards have been posted on
both sides of the Sues canal its entire
length to protect the Russian Baltic
squadron from possible damage during
ts passage.
The Japanese forces in front of Port
Arthur have ignored General Stoeseel
and offered all Russian soldiers a chance
to surender and save being annihilated.
General StoeBsel, commanding Port
Arthnr, has asked for an armistice.
It is thought probable that the out
come will be the surrender of the gar
rison, aa the besieged are in a piteous
condition The dead lay un buried for
days, and food is so scarce that those
in the fortress do not get but two pounds
of black bread a day.
BUSH BIG GUNS.
Government factory Running Day
and Night.
Washington, Nov. 16 Lack of officers
for ordnance duty and the ovei taxing
of the naval gun factory at Washington
continue to be the two most serious
problems facing the bureau of ordnance,
accordng to the report . of Rear Ad
miral Mason, chief of ordnance, just
nnrovod bv Secretary Morton. The
reports recommend a plan of reorgani
zation of the bureau and will be sub
mitted liter with a view to increasing
the snoolv of ordnance experts. Of
the rush work at the naval gun factory
Admiral Mason says:
"The naval gon factory has been
running night and day at full-capacity,
and, although good progress baa been
made, the congested condition of all
work there gives assurance that its ca
paeity is being overtaxed, and must,
unless this capacity is materially in
creased, eventually result in failure to
supply the ordnance outfits of ships in
time to meet the demands of the con
tractors." . .
Smokeless powder haa received atten
tion. The leport says the normal out
put of private powder factoriea and of
the government factories at Indian
Head and Newport Newa is not greater
than is ream red to meet the demands
of the service.
Armor deliveries in the year have
Increased and the manufacture of arm-
oi , the report says, has progressed in a
satisfactory manner. There have re
cently been sone delay by contractors
caused by the non-delivery of armor,
but the opinion is expressed that this
was due not to belated armor deliveries,
but to unusually heavy oiders. To ob
viate the recurrence of this, a ieaosign
ment of armor contracts has been made
by the bureau. During the year 14,
849.80 tons of armor have been deliv
ered.
Projectiles, however, recently caused
the bureau difficulty, some of them fail
ing to meet the severe ballistic testa re
quired. -
TENDER JUMPS THE TRACK.
Fourteen Hurt in Wreck of Wabash
Passenger Train.
St. Louis, Nov. 16. A north bound
Wabash passenger train was partially
wrecked today in the outskirts of North
St. Louis on a sharp curve of the .Belt
line tracks of the Merchants' Terminal
railway association near the west ap
pioach to the Merchants bridge over
the Mississipppi, injuring 14 persons
The accident waa caused by the wheels
of the tender leaving the rails on the
cuive. lne train consisted or a com
bination chair and baggage car, two
coaches, one parlor car. a dining cai
and a private car of General Superin
tendent Henley, of the Santa Fe, who
waa acccompanied by his wife' and
Chief Engineer and Mrs. Dunn. None
of those in the special car where hurt
The tender jumped the track at the
curve, overturning the engine, which
almost cleared the track. --
There were about 120 passengers
aboard the train. Nearly all the in
iured were able to proceed with their
journey after having received medical
attention.
CRASH ON LEDGE.
Schooner Piled Up on Bay
State
Coast a Total Wreck.
Wood's Hole, Mass., Nov. 16. The
two-masted schooner Arcularius, Cap
tain Nason. of Rcckland, Me., went
ashore in a severe northeast gaie short
ly before. dark tonight '.about' three-
quarters of a mile west of Tarpaulin
Cove, on the island of Naushonh. At
sunset the waves were breaking over
the craft. No trace of Ihe crew has
been found and fears are entertained
for their safety. The vessel is in a very
exposed position and the chances of her
being saved are slight.
Keeper Carson, of the Tarpaulin cove
light house, and a man named Robin
son, one of the keepers of the Forbes
estate, saw the schooner when she
struck. It was just before dark and a
terrific gale was blowing. The schoon
er was coming through Vineyard sound
from the eastward, and was proceeding
under her foresail, the gale being too
fierce to permit more canvas being car
ried.
Trains Stalled by fall.
York, Pa., Nov. 16. Telephone and
telegraph wires aie down, trolley cars
are stalled, railway trains are greatly
delayed, and there is a general suspen
sion of traffic in this city and through
out York county as the result of what
is said to be the heaviest snowstorm
York ever experienced at this time .of
the year. It is estimated that snow
fell to a depth of a foot on the level.
The city is in darkness, owing to the
ciossing of wires and the falling of
many poles, due to the wires being
weighted down with snow.
Mexico Will Export Sugar.
Mexico City, Nov. 16. The Sugar
Planters union, at a meeting here,
haye considered the disposition of the
surplus stock from last year's crop. It
was decided to export 10 per cent as
soon as they commence grinding early
next January. Anothei 10 per cent
also will be exported in . February or
March Conservatively estimated -the
sugar crop of 1905 will reach 250,000,
000 pounds, of which the planters will
control 150,000,000 pounds.-
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Course of Pacific Squadron."
Rome, Nov. 16. At the Russian em
bassy here the belief is expressed that
the Russian -second Pacific squadron
will go from Suez direct to Jibutil, as
Massowa and Asab, the porta of iryth-
rea, lack provisions, coai ana dock
yards, but if necessary, for urgent reas-
ons, there is nothing to prevent tnem
irom landing there if they respect Ital
ian neutrality lawa. w
SEVERE STORM
Snow and Rain Aid in Work
I of Destruction.
TIE-UP OVER ATLANTIC " COAST
New York Reports Conditions Worst
- Since the Memorable Snow :
. Storm of 1888.-
New York, Nov. 16. The storm
which swept up through the - Atlantic
states from the gulf yesterday and last
night, developing into a gale of hurri
cane iorce as it moved up, resulted in
the most complete tie-up of wire com
munication that the East has " experi
enced since the memorable snow storm
of 1888, disai ranged train schedules.
paralyzed, trolley lines and . piled up
several wrecks along . the coast
downpour ot rain ana neavy snow
which accompanied the storm added to
the destructive force of the gale. Many
teiepnone ana, telegraph polea wore
borne down by the weight of the wind
while snow and ice caused hundreds
of
wires to give -way, cutting off whole
sections of the country. Both the tele
graph companies and the telephone
companies with the long distance wires
today repored their field of operation
restricted to the territoiy bounded on
the west by Philadelphia, on the east
by Boston and on the north by New
burg, N. Y. The big brokerage con
cerns in Wall street, many ot whom
under nominal conditions, operate
thousands of miles of wire, today found
themselves practically helpless. The
exchanges were no more fortunate and
the only quotations received from Chi
cago and New Orleans were the market
reports of the Associated Press. These
quotations, brought over the Associated
Press wires, were the only figures ob
tained in this city from the cotton and
grain centers of the South and West.
BOLD PLOT PAILS.
Army of Panama Republic All Ready
to Rebel.
Panama, - Nov. 16. Prompt action
on the part of the American charge
d'affaiies, Lee, averted a rebellion on
the part of the Panama army early this
morning. At midnight Mr. Lee re
ceived word from President Amador
that rumors of a plot to kidnap him
the secretary of war and the secretary
of state had reached the president, and
that the latter believed Commander in
Chief Huertas to be the instigator of
the plot. General Huertas has been
sullen of late, owing to the failure to
obtain government patronage for his
friends.
Mr. Lee took the bull by the horns
and sent a polite, but very firm note to
General Huertas, informing him of the
reports, and expressing the hope that
in view of the pleasant relations exist
ing between the - United States and
Panama, he would do all in his power
to prevent any action which might mar
the good feeling and tarnish hissplend
id military record. Besides, Mr. Lee
added, the UnitedStates gunboat Ben
nington was due in a few hours. This
note had the desired effect, and nothing
out of the ordinary occurred.
MINES ADOPT EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
Telluride Plants are Not Likely to
Discriminate Against Union Men.
Denver, Nov. 16. Notices were post
ed at the mills of the five big mines of
the Telluride district tonight that in
the future the eight-hour day would
prevail in the mills. The plants con
cerned are those of the Smuggler-
Union, Liberty Bell, Tomboy, Nellie
and Alta.
It was the demand for this concession
in the mills of the state that precipitat
ed the strike in the mills and mines" of
Colorado and caused the bitter strife
between the unionists and mineowners
in the Telluride and Cripple Creek dis
triets. The minimum wage promised
under the new arrangement is $3 per
day. At one time the Western Federa
tion of Miners offered to accept $2.75
for an eight-hour day.
While no authorized announcement
to that effect haa yet been made, the
general opinion prevails that under the
new order no discrimination will be
made against the empolyment of union
men.
Await Tall of Port Arthur.
Berlin, Nov. 16 Colonel Gaedke,
the Tageblatt'8 military correspondent
in the Far East, in a dispatch from
Mukden, November 14, says: "The
situation is unchanged. A decisive
battle is improbable before spring
The Japanese will not attack until sev
eral weeks after the fall of Port Arthur,
and the Russians are awaiting such an
overwhelming superiority in numbeis
a6 to leave the question of victory be
yond doubt. The Russians are con
stantly receiving reinforcements, and
the troops are in good spirit."
Will Double-Track Siberian Road.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 16. The official
announcement that the emperor has
approved the plan for donble tracking
the Siberian railroad, and that $5,000,
000 has been assigned for the begin
ning of the project, is received with
the heartiest approval by the press of
this city. The theory is expressed that
the work will be begun immediately
and puBhed to a rapid conclusion aa one
of the surest i means of ending tbe
war.
On a Gold Basis.
Pekin, Nov. 16. Toe Chinese gov
ernment has undertaken in return for
certain concessions as to remission and
calculation of interest to pay the whole
of the national indemnity of 1901 on a
gold basis.
.KUROKI IS DEAD.
Noted General Hit by a Splinter of
:ii .Shell October 3.
Moscow, Nov.15. Nemiroviach Dan
chenko, the well-known Russian-: war
correspondent of the Associated Pre.s.
telegrapnmg from Mukden under to
day's date, says the reports of the death
of Oeneral Kurokr are confirmed.- Ac
cording to hia version, the splinter of a
shell struck General Kuroki, tearing
out a portion of his breast and abdom
en. He died Otober 4 at Liao Yang
and his body waa sent to Japan. A ru
mor is persistently -circulated that a
kinsman of the mikado, Siassinii, liter
ally "third prince," has been appoint
ed to succeed General Kuroki, but the
actual command of the army haa been
intrusted to General Nodzu, who is re
viewing operations.
"For the last week," says General
Danchenko,
advanced at
any point on the whole
southwest front, een a few versts fur
ther than we stood on October 5. On
the contrary, we at several places have
been obliged to retire several versts
but the present lines of defenses must
be considered permanent in view of the
strong forticfiations cdnstructed. The
Japanese positions at several points are
only 800 paces distant from ours, and
must be considered to be occupied de
finitely by the enemy.' The latter
fortifications are acknowledged by all
competent persona to be constiucted
skillfully. Their trenches in many
places are so cleverly concealed as not
to be noticeable a short distance away
ERROR COSTS LIVES.
Wyoming Telegraph Operator Puts
Trains Into Collision.
Salt Lake City, Nov. 15. Nine per
sons were killed and 10 or 15 injured
l a head-on collision early this morn
ing between Union Pac fic west bound
passenger train No. 3 and an east bound
extra freight train one and one-half
miles west of Azeusa, Wyo.
The injured have been taken to the
hospital at Rock Springs, and the coro
ner is holding an inquest over the dead
at the scene of the wreck. '
The track between Granger and
Green River, Wyo., is part of the Un
ion Pacific, but is operated by the Ore
gon Short Line. The wreck was the
result of a "bulled" train order by the
night operator at Granger; The freight
train was given 30 minutes to make
Azeusa and meet the west bound pass
enger, but the order delivered the freight
crew . read "50 minutes," and a mile
and a half west of Azeusa the trains
came together at great speed.
Both engines were demolished, the
mail and baggage ears telescoped and
the day coach badly damaged, going
into the ditch. The Pullmans did not
leave the track, and the Pullman pass
eners escaped injury. lire tract was
blocked for several hours.
EIRE CAUSES PANIC IN HOTEL.
Smoke Erom Great Blaze Near by
Causes Guests to flee.
Chicago, Nov. 15. The large five
story stone building at tbe northeast
corner of Madison street and Wabash
avenue, occupied for t the most part by
Browning, King & Co., clothiers, was
destroyed by, fire tonight. It is esti
mated that the loss on the building
and contents will aggregate $200,000
The direct cause of the fire is not
known, but several explosions were
beard before the flames were seen
The blaze spread through the building
with great rapidity, and by the time
the fire department was ' able to wort
there was small , chance of saving the
building or any of its contents.
A panic was caused in Ihe Continen
tal hotel on the south side of Madison
street, across from the burning build
ing. Smoke penetrated the hallways
and the intense heat cracked the win
dows. Men and women in the hotel
sought safety in flight.
The immense establishment of Mont
gomery, Ward & Co. is separated from
the burned building by a narrow alley,
and for a time flames seriously threat
ened this structure. The tenants of the
building, all of whom suffered total
losses, were:
Browning, Eing & Co., Chicago Mil
linery Co., Chicago Feather Dye Co.
and the Kennedy Furniture Co.
Warships Out of Commission.
Washington, Nov. 15. Owing to the
lack of officers and enlisted men in the
navy to meet tbe actual needs of the
servjee, it has been found necessary for
the navy department to order at least
three warships out of comrrission in
order to man warships which have just
been completed and are now awaiting
commission. The three vessels to be
put out of commission will be sele -ted
from the following five: -The cruisers
Atlanta, Castine and Marietta of the
South Atlantic squadron and the gun
boats Newport and Bancroft.
Supply Ships Reach Port Arthur.
Tsingtau, Nov. 15. The British
steamer .Thales, of the Douglas line,
has been purchased by Germans, resi
dents of Teingtau, and has been given
German register. ' She is now here
loading for Port Arthur. Local ship
ping houses have received information
that two steamers which recently left
here with supplies for Vladivostok have
arrived there in safety. It is also known
here definitely that several supply ships
have reached Port Arthur recently.
famous Yacht Designer Dies.
Glasgow, "Nov. 15. George Lenox
Watson, the yacht designer, who has
for eome time past been ill, died at his
residence in this city today of heart
disease. His condition waa reported
to be better yesterday, but in the night
he suffered a relapse and passed away.
He aa born in 1851.
LITTLE CHANGE
Situation in far East Remains
JAPANESE EXPECT BIG BATTLE
Artillery of Both Armies Quite Act
I "t' . Ive, but Little Damage
- is Done.
Mukden, Nov. 12, via Tientsin, Nov.
14. An artillery fire from both sides
is continued at intervals. It is heav
ier on the Russian right wing, where
all day on Nov. 9 and also during that
night, the Russians shelled the Japan
ese positions with their, heavy guns.
Neither aide on that date gained any
advantage. During the bombardment
last night the Russians threw 60 large
Melinite shells into the Japanese camp
opposite Mansion hill. '
ine Japanese, woo, during the pre
vious cannonading, seemed to have suc
cessfully used a searchlight directed
against the Russian positions for the
purpose of covering their operations
last night in the extension of their field
works m the region of the railway, did
not reply last night when the Russians
attacked them further to the east.
The Japanese are notably economical
in the use of ammunition, as though
anticipating an early battle when great
quantities will become necessary. It
is known that the Japanese have placed
guns of large calibre in the vicinity of
the Shakhe railway station, bringing
schiatum, the next station to the
north, within the angle ef their fire.
As a result of the heavy bombard
ment by the Russians the Japanese
have withdrawn some of their batteries
from the advanced positions. It is
believed that not being ready to attack,
they are falling back to the hills.
The Russians have a great advantage
in Lone Tree hill. This hill commands
a large part of the plain over wh ich
the Japanese must advance. The oper
ations are about the same each day
There is artillery firing most of the
time and frequent clashes of infantry
at night. As has been the case in most
wars, but entirely unexpected in this
one, the soldiers of the opposing out
posts in close proximity engage in the
exchange of cigarettes and other luxur
ies. The great precautions taken by
the Russians, their continued vigilance,
and the disposition of their forces
would seem to guarantee their army
against any repetition of disasters of
enormous magnitude. - -
FAVORS A GREAT DOCK.
Naval Constructor Recommends One
for Puget Sound Yard.
Washington, Nov. 14. Chief Con
structor Capps, of the navy, in hia an
nual report made public today, urges
the . immediate construction of a new
masonry drydock at the Puget Sound
navy yard of sufficient size to hold the
largest ships afloat and large enough to
simultaneously accommodate two ves
sels of moderate size. Such dock, it is
estimated, will cost $1,500,000. The
present dock will need extensive re
pairs within four years. This will be
assigned as a reason why work on the
new dock should be commenced not
later than January 1, 1906. The rapid
increase in repair work done at Puget
sound yard is said to demand addi
tional docking facilities.
Constructor Capps renews his recom
mendation for new work at Puget
sound navy yard, including a marine
railway, for hauling out small craft, an
additional wharf for berthing vessels
under repair, a floating derrick for
hoisting and handling heavy weights
to and from vessels, such as boilers,
guns, turiete, and new buildings, as
follows : Foundry, blacksmith shop,
sawmill, pattern, block and cooper
shop, office building, hardwood lumber
shed and dry kiln.
Prance Approves Peace Conference.
Paris, Nov. 14. The American pro
position for another meeting of The
Hague peace convention is attracting
marked attention, tne newspapers de
claring that the election of President
Roosevelt gives it additional signifi
cance. France's response has not been
made, but the officials say the general
principle of tbe meeting is acceptable,
although it will take some time to con
sider what questions shall be brought
up. Foreign Minister Delcasse's con
ference with Ambassador Porter showed
that the minister was most sympathetic.
Desires No War.
Copenhagen, Nov 14. The Danish
goverrment will accept President Roose
velt's invitation to partic ipate in a
second peace conference. The govern
ment considers it is particularly desir
aoie tnat a eiearer international agree
ment be formed regarding neutrality
and contraband regulations. Negotia
tions for a treaty of arbitration between
the United States and Denmark have
been opened. The Danish government
is glad of the opportunity..
Suspicious of Brazil.
Beuno8 Ayres, Nov. 14. In view of
the project of Brazil to raise a loan of
$50,000,000 to increase her fleet, Ar
gentine newspapers are urging -a rear
rangement of treaties with Chile in
order to enable this government to ex
pend $15,000,000 in the creation of an
Argentine navy, alleging that Brazil is
ambitioua of securing supremacy among
the South American states. .
, ; MINE IS EXPLODED?
V- 'r "V -
Japanese Shell Drops on Itz Moun
: tain at Port Arthur, t
f Cheefoo. Nov. 12. Its mountain, ac
coid ing to Chinese, 120 of whom. I ar
rived here today from Port Arthur, is
proving a costly obstacle to the Japan
ese. On the mornings of November j
and 6 fierce assaults on the position
were made by the Japanese, . who were
repulsed. Daring the second assault
a shell, soaring, over the other hills
from Palichung. dropped on Itz moun
tain and demolished a mine and the
mine controlling station and exploded
other mines. ' 1 5; ?
The Rubsiana were holding the
trenches on the boundary of the mined
sections. Between 600 and 700 were
killed or wounded. The Japanese, not
having reached the place, were unhurt.
- its mountain owes . the best part of
its strength to the peculiar topography
of the surrounding counry, which pre
vents a direct artillery fire, and doea
not enable the Japanese to advance
trenches with the success evident else
where. The Japanese advanced on it in both
instances from behind distant hills,,
with the fullest force the ground would
allow, but in the long distances which
they were compelled to traverse in the
face of machine guns their ranks, were
melted. Both times the Japanese
broke the wire entanglements in places.
One soldier with a leg torn off waa seen
trying to bite the wires.
SERIES or riRES.
Three
Perish in New York Tene
ment House Blazes.
New York, Nov. 12. Three peiaona
lost their lives, 20 were injured, and
nearly half a hundred were overcome
by smoke and an equal number are
temporarily homeless as a result of a
series of fires in various parts of the
city today. In nearly every case, the
fires were in tenement houses occupied
by a large number of families, and a
least two of them are thought to have
been started by incendiaries. In no
case was the property loss more than at
few thousand dollars. That no more
lives were lost undoubtedly was due to
the fact that the flames were discovered
in every instance before they had mad
great headway, and the excellent use
made of saving appliances by the fire
men. Life nets, scaling ladders and
other apparatus enaoled the firemen to
save many persona whose escape had
been cut off bv the flames and choking
Bmoke.
Nearly all the fires started in tho
lower parts of the buildings, and the
dense clouds of smoke which swept up
through the halls and elevator shafts
drove the panic stricken tenants to
roofs and fire escapes. Many were
overcome before reaching the outer air
but with the exception of three all
were found by firemen and carried oua
in safety
BANDIT OUTWITS OFFICER;
Notorious Harvey Logan, Disguised
as Prospector, Leaves Wyoming.
Denver, Nov. 12. A special dispatch
from Thermopolis, Wyo., says:
Sheiiff Fen ton, of Big Horn county,
and posse, with Sheriff S tough, of Fre
mont, have returned from the chase-
after Harvey Logan and his gang of
Cody bank robbers, and reports that
Logan, by the boldest piece of daring.
outwitted the officers and made his es
cape out of the country last Sunday
and is now well out of the state.
Logan, disguised as a prospector.
with an old pack mule loaded with
tools and provieions. tramped out of
the Hole-in-the-Wall country, past the
two posses, and made his way to Cas
per, where he took a train
The remainder of the gang split up,
two disappearing completely and two
more doubling back into the mountains
two miles from Theimopolis The lat
ter are well known to the officers and
their capture will be effected in a few-
days. One of the&e men was with
Logan in the descent on the bank.
Hardships of Wrecked Crew.
San Francisco, Nov. 12. Captain-
Kirkwood and 29 members of the crew
of the ill-fated steamer Mineola ar
rived from the Orient today on t he
steamer Manchuria. The Mineola
was wrecked about three weeks ago
in Tegil bay, off the coast of Siberia,
and the crew and officers had consid
erable difficulty in landing. They fin
ally reached the shore, and aftei many
hardships, arrived at Yokohama. The-
crew had nothing but rotten fifh to eat
lor 24 days, when they were picked up
by a British man-of-war.
. Por Treaties With America.
Washington Nov. 12. Secretary
Hay has received assurances from Great
Britain' and Mexico that they, stand
prepared to negotiate arbitration treat
ies on the lines of that recently con
cluded between France and the . United
States. Consequently , the state depart
ment will proceed at once to complete
tbe whole fabric of the treaties, so as
to have them ready : for submission to.
the senate when it meets again, De
cember 5. .. .. ,
Thousands of Reservists Escape.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 12. The disin
clination to join the colors for service
in Manchuria, which has recently be
come noticeable in the south of Russia,
is growing general throughout' the
country. Competent opinion puis - the
number of reserves who have ao far es
caped at fully 20,000 .