CORVALLIS GAZETTE
CORVALLIS. ......... .-ORBO0N
NEWS 0FTHE WEEK
la a Condensed Form for Oar
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
A revolution is threatened in Hun
gary.
The crisis between Norway and Swe
den is acute.
Germany is to commence at once en
the building of a larger navy.
In the yacht " race across the ocean
the American boat Atlantic won. The
German boat finished second.
Dewey says Togo has not equaled
America's naval victories if he allows
a single Russian ship to escape.
The United States Supreme court
holds that an oral will is valid under
the laws ot the state of Washington.
A prominent Sioux City, Iowa,
banker, will be arrested for contempt
of court in endeavoring to bribe a jury.
The Rio Grande river has destroyed
much property in Texas by overflowing
its banks. One section of El Paso is
flooded. - ,
The Supreme court has decided that
Hvde and Dimond must be tried in
Washineton for their alleged land
stealing.
The executive committee of the Pan
ama Canal commission has deoided
to reduce the working day of mechanics
and laborers on the canal to eight
hours.
The' magnitude of the Russian naval
disaster has fairly stunned French pub
lic opinion, which had hoped Rojest
vensky stood an even chance to win
against Togo.- "
European statesmen all compliment
Secretary Hay.
King Oscar has vetoed the Norwegian
consular bill and brought on a crisis
Wilkesbare, Pennsylvania, women
boycotted the show Nan Patteson ap-
ears in.
Land operations in Manchuria have
been suspended awaiting the final out
come of the naval battle.
Chief Signal Officer Greeley will go
- to Alaska in July to inspect the Bignal
corps and telegpraph stations.
The several unions involved in the
Chicago strike have quarreled among
themselves. Rioting continues.
American steamship lines . are not
anxious to secure contracts, for govern
ment business, claiming there is no
money in it.
Officers of the International Typo
graphical union and the United Typo
theatae of America will confer on an
- eieht-hour day for the entire United
States in the printing business.
A Nebraska criminal will spring the
trap at his own phanging. The warden
showed the white feather, but the con
demned man offered to do the i 3b. He
says he is guilty and ought to hang
An east bound Northern Jracinc pas
senger train was held up about 40 miles
east of Missoula by three men and the
express car blown to pieces. No details
are known. The express messenger
missing and may have been killed.
Martial law in Warsaw has stopped
rioting.
King Alfonso has approved the plans
for a new navy for Spam .
The belief lis general in Japan that a
naval battle has been fought.
Natives, in East " Siberia are in
starving condition and whole tribes are
dying.
A killing frost throughout Germany
has done much damage to fruit and
vines.
Russian warships at Woosung have
-. been ordered to leave and China is pre
pared to use force.
A San Francisco firm secured the
contract just let for furnishing lum
ber for the Panama canal. .
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, head
of the Paris branch of the great bank
ing firm of Rothschilds, is dead.
Secretary Hay has started for home.
The Russian Vladivostok squadron
has left that port and is supposed to be
on its way to join the Baltic fleet.
John Barrett, late minister to Co
lombia, says yellow fever cannot be en
tirely stamped out in the canal zone.-
The Russian government is willing
to do almost anything to raise money
for the war. Three of the most lucra
tive railway lines in the emipre are to
. be sold.
Warsaw, Russia, is in the hands of
riotous Jews.
A number of French anarchists have
been arrested in. Paris for plotting
against the life of King Alfonso, who
will visit France.
. Bulgaria has purchased Argentine
warships for .Russia.
The railroads have opened a cam
paign against government rate regula
tion. .
William Ziegler, the millionaire bak-
ing powder man, left a fortune of $25,-
000,000. '
CHEAP RATES FOR CANAL ROAD
Manufacturers Convinced That Canal
Zone is Foreign Territory.
Washington, May 30. In view of the
published intention of , the Isthmian
Canal commission to buy in the cheap
est market, there have been a great
manv inauiries as to the price of steel
rails, one of the principal articles of
supply which figured in the commis-
oiuii o ucrauiiuauuu. .
Colonel Edwards, administrative offi-
, nf tha Canal mmmission. addressed
an inauirv to Secretary Drake, of the
Panama Railroad company, intended to I
elicit information on tnis point, ne re-
ceved a reply which in substance id
that the price of steel rails in the
United States for the past 12 months
has been uniform at $28 per ton, while
in foreign makerts the price was $ 24
per ton. The exceptions were where
rails were sold in the United States lor
export, when the prices were estab
lished by direct negotiation and were
matters of private record.
The Panama Railroad company con-
vinced the manufacturers that its rails
were purhased for export to foreign ter
ritory (which, Mr. Drake says, Colon
is), and was able to get in June last
70-pound rails for $22.50 for first qual
ity and $21.75 for second quality.
Last January it bought 1,200 tons at
$25 for first class and $24 for second
class, and more recently purchased
2,500 tons for the Canal commission
and 3,500 for the railroad at $26.45,
all'three contracts being made in com
petition with foreign bidders, whose list
price was $25 for f . o. b. at New York
or $27.75 c. i. f. at Colon, exclusive of
wharfage and port charges. -
ELKINS IS OPPOSED.
He Tells President Why Extra Session
is Unnecessary.
Washington, May 30. Senator El-
kins, chairman of. the Interstate Com
merce commission, in a conference told
the president that his commission
would reassemble two or three weeks
before the next session of congress,
whether it be extraordinary or regular,
and report on the recent hearings on
railroad rate legislation. At that ses
sion of the commission the nature of
the bill to be submitted to the senate
will be determined.
Senator Eklins urged the president
not to call congress into extraordinary
session, maintaining that, as the ses
sion beginning on the hrst Monday in
December would be, the long session,
congress would have ample time to
consider all questions of importance
without a special session. He-ex-
pressed to the president the - opinion
that senators and representatives gen
erally hoped the president would not
call them into extraordinary session
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, who
talked briefly to the president, ex
pressed the same wish.
The president has not indicated defi
nitely his purpose as to calling an extra
ordinary session, although he has con
sidered seriously the fixing of the date
about the middle of October.
END NOT IN SIGHT.
Chicago Labor Unions All Planning
for a Long Struggle.
Chicago, May 30. Nothing devel
oped today that would indicate an im
mediate settlement of the teamsters'
strike, which has been in progress for
nearly two months. That the labor
unions are of the belief that the ..fight
will be a long one was demonstrated at
the meeting of the Chicago Federation
of Labor today, when , arrangements
were made for holding a strike demon
stration July 5. According to the pres
ent plans it is the intention to hold a
monster parade of the strikers and the
affiliated unions unless the controversy
has been ended before that date.
At the meeting today eacn union
affiliated .-. with the central body was
represented by three delegates at the
request of President Dold. . The "strike
situation was discussed in all its de
tails and the sentiment of the meeting
was that the teamsters should continue
the fight until the seven expresB corn-
panies should off er some sort of a com-
promise. The officials ot the express
companies are still obdurate in their
declaration that no concessions need be
looked for from their side, so the mat
ter of settlement through this channel
seems as remote as ever.
Norway Must Be Free.
Aalborg, Province of Jutland, . Den
mark, May 30. Bjornstjerne Bjornson,
the Norwegian poet and dramatist, who
is visiting here, today addressed a meet
ing on the Norwegian crisis. . He said
he desired to see the Norwegian, Swed
ish and Danish races united. 'Nor
way, he declared, must become free,
as the other northern races are. : If
she is free and independent it will
be impossible to deal with the
next great question, how we
small states are to arrange our fu
ture."
Name of Vessel Not Known.
Tokio, May 30. The name and des
tination of the American steamer which
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky is reported
to have sunk oS Formosa about May 21
is unknown nere. Details concerning
the sinking of the vessel are expected
to be made known when the crew of
the steamer reaches Japan. " Although
nothing is known here about the case,
it is expected in official circles that
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky will allege
the vessel was cruising.
Sinking Confirmed at Washington,
Washington, May 30, Confirmation
Ihas been received here from Shanghai
of the press report that the Russian
warships have sunk an unknown Amer-
ican merchant ship off the Chinese
coast. Heavy gun fire is plainly heard
I to the northward.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
TAX ON TRAVELING STOCK.
supreme uourt win t-ass on validity
of Recent Law,
Salem A nnit. hnn hnn hrrmcrht. in
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K cuuulJ w lcDb
act of the last legislature specifying the
manner in which livestock shall be as-
BeBBej aaA the taxes thereon shall be
paid. The new law provides that when
livestock is assessed, the tax shall be
then paid or secured at the rate of levy
for the preceding year, and that when
such stock is driven into another coun
ty for pasturage, it shall be assessed
there and the owner shall pay a tax to
that county according to the time the
stock was pastured therein. The owner
cin recover from the first county such
portion Gf nia tax as he paid to the sec-
ond county.
The purpose of the law was to place
a restriction upon the driving of stock
into this state from otner states, or
from one county to another, the object
being to lessen the range troubles.
A suit was brought by .Lake rcounty
to enforce the payment of the tax, and
the defendant set up by demurrer that
the law is unconstitutional because! it
requires payment of a tax at a rate dif
ferent from the rate charged upon other
classes of property. It is understood
that the court sustained the, demurrer
and that the case will be appealed to
the Supreme court at once, so that the
question may be settled.
FILES ON THE KLAMATH BASIN
Government Secures Itself Against
Speculators in Irrigation Tract.
Salem The United Statesgovern
ment has filed in the office of State
Engineer John H. Lewis, a notice of
intention to appropriate all the unused
waters of Malheur river and of : the
Klamath basin. This notice is given
under the irrigation act passed by the
last legislature, and serves to prevent
any water rights which - will conflict
with the government's needs. The
government has three years within
which to file its plans and begin the
construction of its irrigation system.
The filing of the notice gives the gov
ernment protection against speculators
during that time.
A. R. Black, of Eugene, has filed in
the office of the state engineer a notice
of his appropriation of the - waters of
Waldo lakej in Lane county, for irriga
tion purposes. His notice was filed in
the office of the county clerk of Lane
county, but under the new law it must
be filed in the office of the state engin
eer also. .
Is Thick With Gold.
Sumpter Messrs. Gilkey and Ker
shaw, owners of the Belmont group,
Greenhorn district, - have brought in
another cleanup- from their famous
mine. The lot aggregated in value
$550, and represented two days' work.
Gold is so thickly spread through the
ore as to give it the appearance of being
almost pure metal. What little quarz
and dirt here are in the specimens are
scarcely visible, as the gold predomin
ates to such an extent as to almost ob
literate every other substance from
view.
Annual Fair at Roseburg,
Roseburg The annual fair for the
Second Southern Oregon agricultural
district will be held on the" fair grounds
one mile east of Roseburg, September
12 to 16 inclusive. Arrangements will
also probably be made fori holding the
annual pioneer reunion for this county
at the district fair grounds September
11 and 12. The board of trustees has
offered the pioneers free use of the
grounds during th6se two days for the
purpose named. .
Opp Strike a Real Bonanza.
Medford With $8,000 taken out in
the first two days after the strike in the
Opp mine, and the rich ore promising
to continue, the find m this once re
jected mine looks like a bonanza equal
to the famous Gold Hill ore of early
days. Should the rich streak continue
even 20 feet, which will apparently be
the case, it will yield at least $150,000,
The ledge is seemingly a continuods
one of wire gold bearing quartz.
Offer Money and Demand Land.
Salem A number of persons holding
certificates of sale of state land, which
certificates the Marion county grand
jury declared were secured fraudulent
ly, are coming forward with money to
make payments and are strongly pro
testing that there was no fraud in the
transactions. -Some of the certificates
are still in the hands of first purchasers
while others are held by assignees.
Warehouse for Wallowa Wool.
Elgin A large warehouse to be used
for a storeroom for the large quantity
of wool soon to come out of Wallowa
county has been completed. 'This
warehouse was built by a company of
farmers of this section, known as the
Farmers' Exchange and : Forwarding
company, which will conduct a general
forwarding business, and also carry
farm implements and vehicles.
. Northern Union Sawmill Season.
Elgin The many sawmills tributary
to this place have begun active opera
tions, and ere long a large influx of
men and teams will be engaged in
hauling the output of these mills to
Elgin, where the lumber is prepared
for . the , market, being manufactured
into all kinds' of building materials,
which are shipped to all parts of the
country. - - - . .
REVENUE CUT OFF.
Eastern Oregon Experiment Station
Without Funds for Work.
Salem The filing of the referendum
petitions has left the Eastern Oregon
Agricultural experiment station entire
ly without funds. The last legislature
raised the appropriation from $10,000
to $15,000 a year, but at the same time
passed an act which requires that when
ever public property at any
institution
is sold, the proceeds shall be paid to
the state treasurer and be turned into
i he general fund.
Attorney General Crawford has given
an opinion in which he holds that this
latter act applies to articles produced
at the experiment station. Since the
appropriation was included in the om
nibus bill, which has been held up by
the referendum, all revenue for the ex
periment station is cut off .
When the omnibus bill was up for
consideration in the senate last winter,
Senator Pierce made a strong plea for
the raise of $5,000 a year in the appro
priation. His argument was that the
station has had a revenue of nearly
$5,000 from the sale of produce, and
that since this had been cut off by the
act requiring " that the proceeds be
turned into the general fund, the leg
islature should make up for it by in
creasing the appropriation. As soon
as the referendum petition was filed,
the Agricultural college people began
an effort to hold the proceeds of eales,
if possible. In order to get an expres
sion from the attorney general, his
opinion was asked and his unfavorable
answer was given.
Might Burn Up Town.
Astoria The new crude oil tank of
the Standard Oil company, inthis city
has received its baptism by the oil tank
steamer Asuncion pumping 5,000 gal
lons of crude oil into it, there being no
opposition from any of the city author
ities, notwithstanding the general dis
cussion by the council that it would be
a serious menace to the safety of the
adjacent property, and might be the
cause of a fire that would destroy a
large portion of the city, it is un
doubtedly located in a position that if
it should get afire during one of the
regular summer Northwest winds,
entire city would be menaced.
the
. Speculators are Shut Out.
Salem state land officials are ex
ceedingly well pleased by the decision
of the secretary of the interior, to the
effect that the state can select indemni
ty land for all state school lands inside
forest reserves. While the department
has held that the state may select in
demnity land for both surveyed and
unsurveyed sections, the state will have
little opportunity to select indemnity
on surveyed sections for the reason that
these sections were bought up by spec
ulators . before the state land board
learned that the government proposed
to create the reserves.
State Land Sale.
Salem The state land board has de
cided to sell to the highest bidder all
the school sections in the portion of
the "Warner mountian reserve that were
recently restored to entry. There are
9,720 acres of school land in the tracts
restored. Sealed bids for the land will
be received by the state land board at
its meeting on the second Tuesday in
July. When the government withdrew
its lands from entry for the purpose ol
creating forest reserves in Klamath and
Lake counties, the state withdrew from
Bale all state school lands in the same
tract. . i . '"
Wood Washes Away.
Lebanon A slight rise in the San-
tiam river at this place- caused the
breaking of the boom which had been
placed in the river to hold the cord-
wood floated down the river, to the
paper mill at this place, and about
1,000 cords of wood floated down the
river. lt is not probable that any
ereat amount of it can ' be saved at
points below here, and. the loss to the
mill company will be about $2,000. - "A
few hundred cords wero lost by the mill
in a similar way last fall. It was be
lieved the boom waB much stronger.
Warner Case to Supreme Court.
Salem Attorney General. Crawford
has returned from Lake county, where
he tried the case for the Warner valley
settlers against the Warner - Valley
Stock company. The trial court sus
tained a demurrer to- the attorney gen
eral's complaint and the attorney gen
eral appealed to the Supreme court
where the question will be settled
whether the Warner valley settlers
have a good case against the company
for title to their lands.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 586c per bushel;
bluestem, 9092c; valley", 85c.
Oats No, 1 white, feed, $28."5029
per ton; gray, $28.50.
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1I12; cheat,
$11(312. ,
Eggs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery,1721Jc
Apples Table, $1.502.50 per box.
oirawDerries uregon, $zz.2& per
crate. - '
Potatoes, Old, $11.15; new pota--
toes, 22c per pound.
Hops 1904, 2325c per pound.
Wool Choice, Eastern Oregon, best,
1923?c per pound; valley, 2728c
per pound ; mohair, 3132Uc per
pound.
RUSSIAN FLEET ANNIHILATED
Long Expected Battle in Far
East a
Victory for Japs.
Tokio, May 29. It is officially an
nounced that Admiral Rojestvensky's
fleet has been practically annihilated.
Twelve warships have been sunk or
captured and two transports and ' two
torpedo boat destroyers have been sunk.
London, May 29. No details of the
fighting between the hostile fleets have
been received here as yet and none are
likely to be until due of the Russian
ships reaches a neutral port or the
Japanese government releases the cen-
sorship on messages from Tokio. This
latter is not likely until the fight is
over. '
Only the barest bulletins are printed
in the morning papers here, but they
all point to a sweeping Japanese vie-
tory. In fact, the correspondent of the
London Mail at Tokio, who is generally
most conservative, makes the bold
statements that the Russian Baltic fleet
as a fighting force has been completely
wiped out, that some of its best vessels
are sunk, others are prizes of war, and
the remainder fleeing before the Japan
ese vessels. He adds no details, which
is not surprising, inasmuch as the cen
sor apparently got in his work on his
message, wnicn reached tins city un
finished.
Just what has taken place is bard to
say, but the naval experts think that
Togo attacked the Russians Siihday
morning with his destroyers, which
have already scored heavily in the past,
and then he followed up the fighting
with his whole fleet, .,
GRAZING IN NEW RESERVES.
No Restrictions This Year Pending
Study of Conditions'.
Wsahihgton, May 29. The secre
tary of agriculture today issued an or
der directing that no restriction be
placed upon the grazing of stock within
new lorest reserves that have been or
may be created this year.
mere has been considerable concern
among the sheep and cattlemen of the
West on afceount of the creation of new
reserves, which include considerable
areas of what has heretofore been pub
lic range. Many letters received by
the depatrment indicate that stockmen
fear they are - to be deprived of thier
range on ihort notice. In justice to
these stock interests, Secretary Wilson
on recommendation of the Forestry
bureau, decided to impose no restric
tions within the new reserves this
summer. :
However, investigations are now be
ing made to determine how many sheep
and cattle may safely be admitted, and
based on: these investigations, restric
tions will be imposed next year, and a
grazing season will be set ior each in
dividual reserve, to be regulated by
climatic and range conditions. Today'
order applies to new reserves in Oregon
and Idaho, and will apply to new re-
serves soon to be established in these
states and in Washington.
TITLE IS CLEAR,
Government Accepts "Right of Way to
Celilo Canal.
Washingtn, May 29. The United
: States government today formally ac
cepted title to the right of way for The
Dalles-Celilo canal, and early this week
Major Langfitt wih be instructed to ad
vertise for bids for construction of the
upper lock and approaches, for which
$300,000 was appropriated last session
Title to the right of way was examined
and approved some weeks ago'. Today
the attorney general examined the deed
from the state, and, finding it regular.
ad vised the secretary of war that he
could, under the law, proceed with
construction of the canal.
This means that the work of con
struction will commence early in the
summer, and there is money enough on
hand to continue it until congress has
an opportunity to make a further ap
propriation. If the original intention
is carried out, the Oregon, Washingtoi
and Idaho delegations will attempt
next session to have The Dalles canal
made a continuing ''contract; in order
that appropriations may be made an
nually until the total cost of $4,000
000 has been appropriated.
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Chinese Did Not Understand.
Chefoo, May 29. W. W. RockhiU
who succeeded Mr. Conger as American
minister at Pekin, arrived here today.
en route to Taku. Minister RockhiU
stated that he was informed, at a con
ference with Chinese at Shanghai, that
it developed that the stories given wide
circulation by the Oriental press, to the
effect that., the Chinese were contem
plating a boycott on American goods as
a retaliation for contemplated Ameri
- can legislation against Chinese immi
I oration, were the result of a misunder-
standing.
Tornado and Flood.
Guthrie, Okla., May 29. Meager de
tails received late tonight indicate that
a destructive storm passed over Plattes,
Indian Territory today," wrecking many
houses, killing one- man and -injuring
six others severely. Wires are down
and the 'Fricso train cannot reach
Plattes until the tracks are cleared
fallen trees . arid other debris. The
tornado swept across Oklahoma and
Indian Territroy, doing damage
nearly a dozen towns. 1
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American Steamer is Sunk.
Tokio. May 29. News has been
ceived here that Admiral Rojestven
sky's fleet sunk an- American t steamer
. off Formosa about May 21 . The name
of the steamer is unknwn. Her crew
was saved.
ROJESTVENSKY LOST:
Remnants of His Shattered Fleet
Flying for Refuge.
ORPEDOES DID SPLENDID WORK
Togo Sunk or Captured Nineteen of
Russia's Vessels, Including
Admiral's Flagship.
Washington, May 30. The Post says
the Navy department has received an
official telegram from Tokio saying -that
the battleship Kniaz Souvaroff.
Admiral Rojestvensky's flagship, went
down in the action, ani that Admiral
Rojestvensky was lost. " '
London, May 30. According to the
correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Seoul, Corea, early on Saturday morn
ing Vice Admiral Togo, with practi- -cally
all the powerful fighting ships of
the Japanese navy, was at Maeanpho,
Corea, when wireless signals from his -scouts
between Tsu and Quelpart is
lands announced the Approach of the -
T" : a j. - .n f
xiutsaiau uwb 111 iuii iorce. .
A few hours later the scouts report
ed that the Russians were not ascend
ing the western channel, as had been -anticipated,
but that they were coming :
up the eastern channel, which caused .
some surprise.
Admiral Togo immediately started at -
full speed around the north of Tsu is
land, and when he doubled the island .
he saw the Russians coming in two col- -
umns. He then brought a terrific fire
to bear on the flank of the port col
umn, and, as the .Russians fell into dis
order, he forced them steadily eastward i
toward the Japanese coast, where they
were attacked by every vessel that flew
the Japanese flag.
Repeated torpedo attacks were deliv
ered, some of them with the" greatest
success.
The vessels which escaped, the cor
respondent says, will probably be able
to reach Vladivostok and he adds that
other operations of the utmost import- -ance
are proceeding.
IN DEPTHS OF WOE.
Russia is Downcast at News of Lost -
Naval Battle.
St. Petersburg, May 30. -.After wait
ing vainly all day and evening for di
rect news of Vice Admiral Rojest- -venak'y's
destroyed and beaten fleet,,
the Russian admiralty at midnight no
longer attempted to hold out against -the
overwhelming evidence pouring in
from -all directions that the fleet, oik
which all their hopes were centered,,
had suffered a greater disaster than did -
the combined French and Spanish
fleets at Trafalgar. More bitter even .
than defeat is the Japanese claim of
virtual annihilation of the Russian fleet, -
with practically no losses on their side,,
and many officers cling doggedly to the-
belief that Vice Admiral Togo might.
have suffered heavily.
With every ship of Rear Admiral.
Nebogatoff 's reinforcing division either-
sent to the bottom or forced to strike-
its flag, and only six of Rojestvensky's-
original 16 fighting ships absent from
the list of vessels sunk or captured,
and with the Japanese pursuit still
continuing no naval authority has the
temerity to dream. ' that Russia can
again attempt to wrest the mastery of
the sea from Japan in the present war.
The captured warships alone will
furnish Japan with ready made rein
forcements, which will be more than, a.
match for the fourth Pacific squadron
now about to sail from Cronstadt.
' The emperor was completely pros
trated by the news,- and. according to-,
reports, he broke down and wept".
The effect of the disaster will be a. .
terrible blow to the government. The -
futility of trying to struggle on on land .
is everywhere recognized, and the cry
for "peace at any price" is sure to be -.
raised. This time, it is believed, the
government cannot resist the cry. In
deed, the radical Liberals are openly
rejoicing in this hour of their country's'
humiliation. ,
Has No National Guard.
Honolulu, May 30. The territorial
legislature adjourned tonight. All Na- .
tional Guard appropriations and the
appropriation asked for the government,
band were refused by the legislature. -The
band will probably be maintained",
by the citizens of Honolulu. The Na
tional Guard is likely to disband or
will be largely reduced in numbers.
It is claimed by the opponents of he
appropriations asked for that- Governor -Carter
has the power under the army
regulations to use the Federal forces, if:
necessary. ; .
Russian Version of Battle.
St. Petersburg, ,,May 30.-3S The St..
Petersburg Telegraph- agency has re
ceived the following from Shanghai::
"Word has been received here that .
seven Japanese ships, two of which
were 'armored, and four Russian ships
have been sunk. It is confidently ;
believed here that the . Japanese are -awaiting
the publication of Vice Ad
miral Rojestvensky's official dispatch
from Vldaivostok before admitting the -extent
of their own losses."
. All Found Not Guilty.
Trenton, N. J.,- May 30. H. J.
Stone, H. C. Quintard, Charles W..
Russ and James Rubs, of the Nonpareil . .
Cork works, of Camden, N. J., tried on '
a charge of conspiracy, were acquitted
tonight. They were accused of placing:
iron in life preservers.