CORVALLIS GAZETTE doings in congress.
Qmtli Pnbiishlac Ca.
CORVALLIS.
.ORSGON
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen
penigs Presented in a 5rief and
Condensed Eorm.
Fire destroyed an immense coal bun
ker at Buffalo.
The real work will not begin until
earjy in January.
John D. Rockefeller has given Chi
cago University $300,000.
The second trial of the Oregon land
fraud case is in progress in Portland.
The nomination of Govrenor Brady,
of Alaska, has been held np by the
senate.
The national convention of Traveling
Passenger agents will meet in Portland
in 1905.
The international commission to in
quire into the North sea incident is
expected to meet in Paris December 23,
Barbed wire stretched in front of the
Japanese trenches is proving the worst
foe of the Russian army in Manchuria.
A number of Boxer leadeis in North
ern China have been placed in prison
and it is thought probable that the in
tended uprising has been nipped in the
bud.
At the last cabinet meeting Secretary
Hitchcock spoke briefly of the land
fraud cases, indicating that some start
ling developments in them might be
expected in the near future.
The Rough Riders will have a place
of honor in the inaugural parade.
A Chinese capitalist declares that he
knows Port Arthur has provisions for
three months.
Of the 100 locomotives ordered for
the Harriman lines. 50 are for the
Southern Pacific.
Dowie has paid the last installment
on his debts and Zion City is again on
a sound financial basis.
The Russian battleship Sevastopol at
Port Arthur has not been sank and is
adopting defeneive measures.
The Japanese have turned their at
tention to Golden Hill fortress and
some damage has been inflicted.
A dispatch from Mukden says the
Japanese have driven the Russians on
the right bank of the Hun river west
ward.
The president has sent the nomina
tion of C. P. Neill to succeed Wright as
commissioner of labor to the senate for
confirmat ion.
The British American arbitration
treaty has been signed by Secretary Hay
and the British ambassador. It is ex
pected that the Italian treaty will be
ready soon.
A Russian captain has been ariested
for criticising the admiralty.
Washington has four aspirants for
the office of fish commissioner.
Monday, December S.
The short session of the 58th congress
met at 12 o'clock. No business was
transacted in either house excepting
the usual routine work of opening day
Both houses adopted resolutions of res
pect to the late Senators Hoar, of Mas
sachusetts, and Quay, of Pennsylvania,
and their adjournment was a further
mark of respect.
Tuesday, December 6.
President's message read.
A number of resolutions have been
introduced in the house looking to a
change in the tariff laws.
Wednesday, December 7.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, cairying $28,
838,709, waa reported to the house to
day This is $846,498 less than the es
timate and $235,881 more than the
current appropriation.
Piatt, of New York, caused a stir in
the senate by introdeucing a bill pro-
OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST
DEVELOPMENT OP LINN COUNTY.
TO DEAL IN PINE HORSES.
Object of Club That Has Organized
at Albany.
Albany. Tom Richardson, of the
Portland Commercial Club, delivered
an Interesting and instructive address
before Albany's business men in the
Grand Opera house. Mr. Richardson
displayed a thorough knowledge of
methods of municipal and state devel
opment, and gave a lucid explanation
of the essentials of success in a com
mercial organization, and the address
was productive of results.
New industry Opened in Pendleton
by Former Eugene Man.
Pendleton. A. C. Ruby, formerly of
cugene, we., nas purchased the Ore
gon feed yard of this city, and pro
poses to maintain a distributing depot
ior importea norses. He has at his es
tablishment 27 horses and six jack
asses. The horses are Percherons,
French draft, Belgian shire and coach
stallions. Every horse was selected hv
mm m Europe ana shinned to this
country from Germany and France,
At the .close of his talk Mr. Richard- TAe a111118 ar of the gentlest dispo-
son tnofc f-h n rcn of th nrsra-nl-ratinn nt SlUOns, JUT. KUDy not Purchasing: anv
a local commercial body for the devel- tnat showed signs of ill temper,
opment of Albany and Linn county. A Tne animals will be kept at Pendle
number of people pledged $5 per ton and as ne occasion requires, dis-
month for the support of a push club, trmutea over Oregon and Washington.
others smaller sums, and a committee
of business men was appointed by
Mayor Davis to take charge of the or-
viding for a reduction of the congres- ganization work, and secure a member-
sional representation of the eoulhern
states, on the ground that many of the
citizens of theses states are deprived of
the right to vote.
Senator Hale introduced a bill to re
quire the employment of vessels of the
United States in the transportation by
sea of all supplies of every description
for use of the Panama canal commis
sion or the contractors in the construc
tion of the Panares canal.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, de
clares he will oppose to his utmost
the proposed change in the Panama
canal from a lock to a sea level canal,
He says it is a scheme of the trans
continental railways to delay the con
struction of an isthmian waterway.
ship sufficiently large to establish the
club on a good financial basis.
It is the purpose of the organization
to advertise the county and place men
in, the field to work for the develop
ment of Linn county's great resources.
It was unanimously decided to join the
Oregon Development League and co
operate with that body in the develop
ment of Oregon. The organization
committee was authorized to find a
name for the club and nominate offi
cers, the nominations to be ratified at
the next meeting, when organization
will be perfected.
mr. Kicnardson was given an in
formal reception at the Alco Club at
the adjournment of the meeting.
Thursday, December S.
ine senate neia only a snort session
and adjoined until Monday.
An attempt to secure consideration
of the puie food law by Senator Hey-
burn was defeated.
Tillman brought the case of William
D. Crum, the colored man nominated
for collector at Charleston, S. C, into
prominence by asking for a report from
the committee on judiciary as to the
status of recess appointments.
in tne House tne civil service com
mission was attacked because of a pro
posed increase of 23 employes to con
stitute the rural examining board.
The pay of stenographers to the house
committees has been reduced from $5,-
000 to $3,000 per annum.
A proposition to increase the salary
of the secretary ef the civil service
commission was defeated.
Oil Spoils Water Supply.
Salem. Farmers from the Waldo
Hills report oil discoveries in the vi
cinity of Pratum, where oil was discov
ered Dy nice Brothers last storing.
Many wells have been abandoned be
cause the water cannot be used. No
effort has been made to sink a deep
well for the purpose of determining
whether oil can be found in paying
quantities. Local capitalists arranged
last fall to sink a well as deep as
might be necessary, provided the farm
ers would bond their property, agree
ing to sell their oil on a percentage
basis. Many farmers would not agree
to this, prefering to profit by the re
sults of experiments conducted by
others, and as a consequence the well-
digging enterprise was abandoned.
The McLaughlin Bros., of Cincinnati,
proposed to establish a station here.
but finally decided upon Ogden, Utah.
Mr. ituby will either purchase resi-
uence property or buna and remove
his family to this place, where he will
nave permanent headquarters
ihls station means much to eastern
Oregon and Washington, not only for
the convenience of it, but for the
material improvement that will be
made in the horses. Until the last few
years little attention to the breeds of
horses was given. Of late years prices
have increased until it pays handsome
ly to raise a grade of horses that com
mand the highest prices in eastern
markets. The day of the cayuse is
past, and the farmers have learned
how much more work can be expected
rrom a horse of good size than trom a
small cayuse.
Not only are the farmers demanding
good horses, but are raising mules
The jacks owned by Mr. Kupy are
from Missouri, and are much sought
after by breeders.
The Southern states are flooding
Roosevelt with invitations to visit
them.
The remains of Kruger, the ex-presi
dent of the Transvaal, have arrived at
Pretoria.
Severe skirmishes have occurred on
the Shahke river in which the Rus
sians were defeated.
A Japanese cruiser struck a mine at
the entrance to the Port Arthur harbor
and sunk. Of the crew enly 39 were
lost.
A number of piominent Russian offi
cials have resigned on the czar declar
ing he will stand by the new ministei
of the interior.
twenty years ago, when Doth were
stationed at Paris, General Kuropatkin
and General Teruchi, now Japanese
minister of war, met and became fast
friends. On the eve of the present war
an exchange of swords as presents took
place between them.
The first snow' of the season has fall
en in Eastern Oregon.
St. Petersburg author i ties deny that
a famine exists in Southern Russia.
The torpedo boats at Port Arthur
have not been sunk, and they may try
to escape.
It is reported that the czar taa order
el the Baltic fleet not to proceed to the
Far East.
Governor elect Douglas will appoint
General Miles as adjutant general of
the Masaehusetts militia.
The School coal mine, near Peoiia,
llinois, is on fire. There were 100
men at work at tne time the flameB
were discovered, but all escaped. The
property loss will be heavy.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors has decided to send for some of
the district engineers, as they dee ire to
hear from them on the needs of rivers
and harbors in their respective dis
ti icts.
Secretary Hay will ask congress to
increase the salaries of a number of
diplomats.
A eon of General Nogi was killed in
the attack on 203-Meter hill at Port
Arthur.
Priday, December 9.
The houee passed the legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
almost as it came from the committee
and adjourned until Monday
Throughout the session today the
policy of retrenchment held full sway,
and all attempts to increase salaries
failed.
The house passed a resolution to ad
journ December 21 until January 4 for
the usual Christmas holiday.
Willamette Pishway Completed
Salem. The new fishway over the
rails at Oregon City has been com
pleted at a cost of $2973.50, and En
gineer J. W. Moffatt reported that fact
to the State Fish Commission today.
The engineer expresses his confidence
that the fishway will make it prac
ticable for salmon and other fish to
ascend the Willamette Tiver. In re
porting the work at the several fish
hatcheries. Master Fish Warden H. G.
Van Dusen says that 6,650,000 Chinook
and 3,646,000 silverside eggs have been
taken at the South Coos river hatch
ery, while 2,607,000 Chinook and 1,-
000,000 Silverside eggs have been
taken at Yaquina. These results are
considered very satisfactory.
To Bore for Artesian Water.
Baker City. Manager Vinson, of
the Emma mine, six miles east of the
city, has closed a contract with C. A.
Fredericks, of Spokane, to bore for
water on his property. Mr. Fredericks
has the most extensive boring appa
ratus ever brought to Eastern Oregon,
it having a capacity for boring 5000
feet. The contract with Mr. Vinson
calls for 2000 feet or less, boring to
cease whenever a sufficient flow of
water is encountered. He does not ex
pect water under 500 feet. The work
will be commenced at once. Mr. Fred
ericks also has a contract to bore for
artesian hotwater for the Hot Springs
Natatorium Company of tis city. Tbe
hot springs of the company are within
the city limits.
12.
Monday, December
The senate committee on privileges
and elections has taken up the Smoot
case, ihree witnesses were examined
and several new points brought out.
Senator Stewart has introduced a bill
to raise the salary of the president to
$100,000 a year, of the vice president
and speaker of the house to $20,000
each, and each senator, representative
and delegate to $10,000. It is provided
that the bill shall take effect March 4,
1909.
The house passed a bill to give the
agricultural department control over
forest reserves.
The senate discussed the pure food
and Philippine government bills.
Improvements at Hood River.
Hood River. It is estimated that
the O. R. & N. Co. is expending $10,000
in improvements to the depot grounds
and track yards at this point. The pas
senger depot is being remodeled and
enlarged, and a freight depot and
warehouse has been erected three
blocks west of the present location.
The facilities for handling freight at
this point have afforded very poor ac
commodations for the last three years,
and the improvements now-being made
are a source or satisraction to tne snip
ping interests.
Golden Chariot Buys Plant.
Sumpter. Golden Chariot Gold Min- most compietely isolated
Pewer Cattle Ped Than Usual.
Echo. Five hundred head of cattle
are being fed in the immediate vicinity
of Echo. This is a small number com
pared with what are usually wintered
at this place and is occasioned by the
extremeiy low prices paid for beef.
As large herds are herded upon small
alfalfa fields, the pasturage afforded
is eaten close, and hay feeding begins
about the 1st of November. Cattle
raisers are hoping ior nigner price
the coming season, believing that the
visitors to the 1905 fair will consume
a great amount and bring up prices.
Several small shipments have been
made already this fall, and the highest
TirioA received is $3.25 per cwt., live
weight.
Anxious. for Good Roads.
Grants Pass. The good roads move
ment has struck Josephine county with
greater force this season than ever be
fore and there is a more general de
sire to better the highways of the
rnnntv than this section has ever De-
fore known. During the past two
months nearly $5000 has been paid out
hv minine comDanies and individual
mining men for the improvement of
roads in Josephine county, and as a
result many of the Camps that were al-
during
LARGEST VOTE POR PRESIDENT
TO GET CANAL
Site of Locks at Oreaon Citv
May Be Condemned.
Roosevelt Defeated Parker by a Ma
jority or 2,546, 1 69 Votes.
New York, Dec. 14 The Times to
morrow will say: A canvass by the
limes of the popular vote at the laBt
presidential election, complete except SENATOR PULTON FATHER'S BILL-
as to one county in Tennessee, and four
counties in Michigan, where estimates Hopes to Have It Included in River
are given, shows that President Roose- and Harbor Measure Nation
velt defeated Judge Parker by 2,564,- Has a Right to Build.
169.! He polled the largest vote ever
given a president of the United States,
7,640,560. This is more than 400,000
in excess of the vote cast for McKinley
in 1900.
The official figure? for Missouri show
that Roosevelt carried that state by
25,600. v
In Maryland one Republican elector
received the largest vote, but his col
leagues were defeated. The Democrats
of Maryland, therefore, will have seven
votes in the electoral college, while the
Republicans will have only one.
A comparison with the vote table of
1900 shows a marked change in the
Socialist vote. Debs, the candidate of
the party that year, was also this vear's
candidate, and his vote Ehows an in
crease of more than 30. Watson, the
Populist candidate, ran strongest in his
own state, Georgia, where he received
22,635 votes. He received most of his
votes in the South and West, but only
one vote was cast for him in South
Carolina. The electoral vote will be
361) for Roosevelt and 140 for Parker.
OREGON HAS A GOOD PRIEND.
Appropriation for Pair Due to Influ-
ence of the President.
Washington, Dec. 14. Oregon has
reason to congratulate itself on having
secured the appropriation foi its expo
sition at the 3ast seesion of congress,
It now appears that the $475,000 ap
propriated for government participa
tion in the Lewis ard Clark fair is the
last money that coneress will exnend
for expositions for many years to come.
Tae action of the house committee
on expositions in flatly refusing to
make any appropriation whatever for
the Jamestown exposition is an indica
tion that congress has had enough.
and has finally reached the stage where
it will put its foot down. Had it not
been for the interest Piesident Roose
velt took in the Oregon enterprise
and tor the influence which he ex
erted in behalf of the Lewis and Clark
appropriation bill Oregon would have
suffered the same blow that has been
dealt to Jamestown.
Congress was just as much opposed
to exposition appropriations a year ago
as it is now. but Oregon had a friend
at court, and the only friend who could
be of real service.
Washington, Dec. 14. Baeed on a
report of United States Attorney Hall,
sent to congress today by the secretary
of war, Senator Fulton intends to intro
duce a bill authorizing the government
to acquire by condemnation the canal
and locks owned and operated by the
Portland General electric company at
Willamette Falls. The board of engi
neers, which made an examination of
this canal two years ago, reports there
is sufficient water in the river even at
the lowest stage, to meet the demands
of commerce and to supply power for
the several manufacturing establish
ments now located at Oregon City.
District Attorney Hall, reporting on
the legal question, says if the govern
ment desires to acquire this canal, "the
measure of damage would be the actual
present and prospective' value of the
locks, together with tbe damage suf
fered by depriving owners of the right
to take water therefrom for manufac
turing or other commercial purposes."
Already, based on these reports, Sen
ator Fulton hag secured a promise from
Representative Jones to endeavor to se
cure a provision in the river and har
bor bill, now being framed, authorizing
the puchase of the electric company's
canal after condemnation. Represent
ative Jones will base his demands on
Senator Fulton's bill, which will prob
ably fix the limit of the cost of the
canal at $600,000 or $700,000.
SHORT SCHOOL DAY POR. YOUNG.
ASK POR PULL AMOUNT.
ine Comrany has purchased of the
Golden Wizard its hoist, pumps and
milling plant. The latter plant has
never been operated as the Golden
Wizard, since its purchaser has decid
ed on other plans. The two properties
are about nine miles apart, and
the
the
winter will be readily reached by wag
on hereafter.
Will Not Enter Albany.
Alhanv. The Independent Tele
phone Company will not put in a sys
tem at Albany, as intended
The com
Tuesday, December 13.
The house passed a resolution im
peaching Judge Swayne, of the North- work of hauling the machinery to the Dany wju operate in only a few Oregon
ern district of Honda, for "high crimes Uoiden unanot win commence as souu tfVnm th coming year, and as some
and misdemeanors' A committee
waa appointed to notify the senate.
The senate passed a bill to throw open
for settlement 800, 0( 0 acres i 1 the
Yakima Indian reservation.
Nothing of any importance was de
veloped in the Smoot case today.
Five witnesse were examined.
The house resolution for an adjourn
ment from December 21 to January 4
was adopted by the senate.
Senator Mitchell is sure of securing
the chairmanship of the committee on
canals.
as possible, two large Doners
also included in the consignment.
are
The Japanese have sunk all the Rus
sian battleships and cruisers at Port
Arthur.
Japan has signified her willingness
to participate in second Hague peace
conference.
Sensation in Panama Matters.
Washington, Dec. 10. Representa
tive Shackleford, of Missouri, who has
a resolution in the house calling for an
investigation of the Panama railroad
company acquired by the United States
government, is determined to for:e
thiough an investigation, if it can be
done. Friends say he is collecting evi
dence to show that a member of the
canal commission was a member of the
railroad company It is understood
that some sensational charges will be
made in demanding a reorganization of
the pres ent canal commission.
Good Roads Bill is Reported.
Washington, Dec. 10. Senator Lati
mer, from the committee on agriculture
and forestry, today reported favorably
on the bill known as the Latimer good
roads bill. It carries an appropriation
of $24,000,000 to be available in three
annual installments of $8,000,000 each
for road building in the states. Under
the provisions of the bill states are to
do the work and pay one-half of the
cost, the national government paying
the other half.
Claim Uumpers Busy.
Grants Pass. Claim lumpers con
tinue to do their work in the Sucker
Creek district. A claim owned by
Sheriff Lewis, of this city, has recently
been jumped, and as the claim is
valued quite highly by the Sheriff and
has had two years' assessment work
done upon it, Mr. Lewis is anything
but pleased over the usurpation of his
right and kas gone to discuss the mat
ter at .close range with the intruder.
Phone Line for Farmers.
Chemawa. Chemawa is to be the
center of a rural telephone line, to be
established at once. Fifteen farmers
in the vicinity of Chemawa met last
evening at the residence of Frank
Beatty and formed an independent
rural company. Material has been or
dered for the line, and will be here in
about three weeks. The central office
will be establish oh at. Chemawa.
Selling Sugar Plant Stock.
Milton. Robert E. Frazier of this
place, is in Portland selling stock of
the Mexican National Sugar Refining
Company, of which he is a .member.
The company will dispose of $250,000
worth of preferred stock in order to in
stall a sugar refining plant. The com
pany is composed largely of Milton
and Walla Walla capitalists.
Mohair Show January 19-20.
Dallas. The committee of arrange
ments for the Polk County Mohair As
sociation appointed to arrange for the
fair, has named January 19 and 20 as
the time for holding the fair at Dallas.
This is primarily a goat fair, but poul
try and sheep will also be an interest
ing feature of the show. Entries are
open to all Oregon. . i
other towns offer better opportunities
in the franchises than did Albany, the
romnanv will allow the franchise
frtvon thorn hv this city to lapse. The
Pacific States Company is preparing to
make a number of improvements in
their Albany exchange this winter.
COMING EVENTS.
Inland Empire Sunday School insti
tute Pendleton, Ore., January a v.
Oregon State Dairymen's Associa
tion, Portland, December 29-21.
Oreeon State Horticultural Society,
Portland, January 10-11.
National American Woman Suffrage
Association, Portland, June 22-28.
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposi
tion, Portland, June 1-October 15.
Sell Land Near Helix.
Pendleton. William Kupers and G.
C. Shroerler, farmers residing near
Helix, have 'disposed of three quarter
sections of land to Joseph Seivers of
that locality for $8000 a quarter. Mr.
Kupers, who sold one of the sections,
and Shroeder, who sold two. have pur
chased land near Nez Perce, paying
$4500 and $5000 a section.
Irrigation Work.
Milton. Workmen are building
flumes for the Finis irrigation ditch,
which will water a body of land near
the Hudson Bay section. Many other
flumes are being built under the rail
road at different points, and an im
mense territory hitherto bare will be
put under cultivation next season.
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Poitland Walla Walla, 83c; blue
stem, 88c; valley, 87Kc
Tacoma Bluestem, 89c; club, 86c.
Oregon Senators Assured Support
of River and Harbor Committee.
Washington, Dec. 14. Senators
Mitchell and Fulton have united in a
letter to Chairman Burton of the Riv
ers and Harbors Committee, strongly
urging that liberal appropriations be
made for the Columbia river and other
Oregon waterways. They point out
the necessity for securing at this ses
sion enough money to complete the
jetty at the mouth of the Columbia,
asking for $1,300,000. They urge the
appropriation of the full amounts rec
ommended by Major Langfitt for the
uaiies-uenio canal and all other pro
jects in which Oregon Is interested.
mis letter is niea to back up argu
ments which the Senators have made
orally to Chairman Burton and to Rep
resentative Jones, of Washington, who
is on the committee. Burton and
Jones show great friendliness toward
the Columbia and give assurance
which leads to the belief that ade
quate amounts will be appropriated.
New York Board to Consider Adop
tion of Three-Hour Day.
New York, Dec. 14. A report is be
ing prepared by supenntendent Max
well for presentation to the board of
education, which, it is said, will be the
first step toward the adoption of a
three hour or three and a half hour
day for the lowest grades in all the
elementary schools of this city.
The board of superintendents has
been investigating as to the relative-
results obtained by full-day classes,
part-time classes, morning classes and
afternoon classes in the first two school
years, since the beginning of Novem
ber. The investigation was begun as
a result of a proposal to cut down the
school day in these grades generally by
eliminating certain studies. President.
Tifft, of the board of education, said
m reference to the scheme :
"While a five hour day is probably
good to keep children ott the stieets in
some parts of the city, I believe in
short school days for younger children.
I would give every child educational
facilities as great as possible, but not.
so great as to interfere with proper
mental and physical growth. More
than three hourV class work daily
makes the children restless."
CHINESE LIKELY TO RISE.
Sultan Changes His Mind.
London, Dec. 14. The Constantino
ple correspondent of the Standard tel
egraphs as follows: Charles R. Flint,
of New York, while here had an inter
view with the Sultan's secretary, who
declined to entertain a suggestion
looking to the purchase of Argentine
warships. Mr. Flint left on board a
Russian steamer for Smyrna. After
his departure Palace Ministers sought
him everywhere, and finally telegrams
were sent to Smyrna offering him sub
stantial pecuniary inducements to re
turn on business connected with the
sale of ships.
Reckless Target Practice.
London, Dec. 14. Captain Mills, of
the American Line steamer Philadel
phia, has ordered a protest against
reckless target practice carried on off
Plymouth. He says that as he ap
proached the harbor with nearly 1000
passengers on board, their safety was
endangered by a gunboat which per
sisted in firing even after the patrol
launch apprised the gunboat of the
liner's approach. Captain Mills adds
that he was obliged twice to stop and
go full speed astern to avoid disaster.
Zero Weather in Manchuria.
General Kuroki's Headquarters in
the Field. Dec. 14. The army has had
its first taste of the real quality of a
Manchurian winter the past week.
Last night the thermometer fell to six
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit. The
days are cold also, but sunshine and
the absence of severe winds makes
life tolerable. The hills are covered
with snow, which on the plain Is one
inch in depth. All streams are thickly
frozen. ,
Snow Palling in New York.
New York, Dec. 14. A enow storm,
accompanied by a high wind, descend
ed upon New York early today and still
continues. Nearly two inches has
fallen. Traffic in the city has not been
seriously impeded, but craft of "all
kinds have been delayed.
Any Japanese Reverse Will Likely
Be the Signal.
Chicago, Dec. 14. The Chicago
Daily News has the following today
from a staff con espondent at Hong
Kong :
"Rumors of impending Boxer trou
bles are prevalent throughout North
China. Information from several
sources points to the fact that the Chi
nese are drilling everywhere, and that
conditions are similar to those that
preceded the laBt outbreak, but that
tbe trouble is more widespread, and
the organization much better. It is
believed that large numbers of Japan
ese officers are drilling troops in the
interior and commanding detachment
of General Ma's army northwest of
Pekin, and that a Japanese reverse will
be the signal for a genei al uprising of
tbe Chinese against Russia, led by Jap
anese officers.
"Many residents here fear that such
an outbreak could not be confined to its
original limits but would endanger the
safety of the foreigners throughout
China."
Russia May Protest.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 14. Consider-
aoie interest is maniiestea in the re
port from the island of Perim, in the
straits of Bab el Mandeb, that the
British steamer St. Leonards was taken
to Perim by the British cruiser Fox be
cause she was credited with carrying
coal for the Russian second Pacific
squadron. If it should appear that
the St. Leonards was stopped solely for
the reason that she was carrying coal
for the Russian squadron the matter
is likely to become the subject of a pro
test to the British government.
To Seek Out Baltic Pleet.
London, Dec. 14. The Shanghai cor
respondent of the London Post alleges
to have received good information to
the effect that a Japanese squadron
will soon start in search of the Rus
sian Baltic fleet, with the intention of
giving battle at a point far removed
from Port Arthur. This move, the
correspondent's informant states, is
made possible by recent additions to
the Japanese fleet, which increases it
to an exceptional grade cf efficiency.
Carrying Pilipinos Home.
Seattle, Dec. 14. When the steamer
Iyo Maru, of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
line of steamers, sails from this poit
today she will have as passengers 248
Filipinos, who are returning to their
island home from the St. Louis exposi
tion.