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I" BghemiaNugget Bohemia Nnt Pub. Co. COTTAGB GROVH . . OREGON. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our posy Readers. A fUsume, of the Lett Important but Nat Lett Interesting Eventt f th Patt Week. An Insurrection baa broken ont in Argentine. Taff recotamends a revision ot the l'Uliippine tartlT. The weather hu greatly moderated in i no imuuio slates. Atlantic coast porta are blocked with lco and navigation la stopped. Tho crews ot too Russian Black sea fleet aro on tho vorgo of mutiny. It now seems certain that Smoot will bo able, to retain bit teat in the senate Flro in Birmingham, Alabama, de stroyed property worth not less than $500,000. The governor and a committee, of Massachusetts solons will visit the Lewis and Clark fair. Governor Mead, ot Washintcon, has broken ground for a state building at the Lewis and Clark fair. Many Poles acre fleeing from Russia into Germany. The entire working population of Poland is on strike. Tho terrible' weather in Manchuria has forced a truco. As soon as it mod orates tho Russians will be confronted with tho altcrnativo of withdrawing in order to avoid being intercepted by Japanese column or of undertaking general advance. General Grlppcnberg has been forced to resign his command in Manchuria and General Myloff will succeed him One death and four cases of illness in one Chicago family, have been canted by supposed ptomaines in canned goods. So much money from the interior has been pouring iuto the New xork banks that tho clerks cannot count it as fast as it arrives, and some banks have to rent outside vaults to store it. The Japanese aro reported to have forced a breach in the Russian center, Tho dispatch has been received at St Petersburg and papers havo been re- fsed permission to mention it. Tho Interstate Commerce commission finds tho Santa Fe road guilty of wil fully violating tho law by granting the Colorado Fuel & Iron company lower freight rates than other companies pay. Joseph Racicnt, a wealthy Califor nian, who is said to have had $100,000 on his person, went ont into the coun try near Sault Ste. Marie, Mich few days ago, and bas not returned . and -4s supposed to have been mur dered. - .News ot riots in Russia is causing disaffection in Kuropatkln s army. Tho new Kicokjor Roller mills at Marysville, jKiTTJJlwere destroyed by fire. lxiea'MW.VQQiJr The NewVyorjcJcijamber of commerce has asked tfielllegislature to spend .... nrn .iSWwT? t . 1 ' r ' 9iuu,uuu on luouJaw la anu iiarc xair. Professor II. Cole, of Chicago, has discovered what is believed to be the largest spot on the sun. It covers one- tenth of tho sun's surface, is egg-shaped. and can be seen through smoked glass. Fire in the Cramp shipbuilding plant at Chester. Pa., destroyed valuable blueprints, models and charts, includ ing plans of the battleships Idaho and Mississippi, and the cruiser Tennessee, but work on these ships is not much delayed. Extreme cold weather is prevailing throughout the Eastern and Middle states. The entire country from the Atlantic to the Rocky mountains is in the grasp of a blizzard and the temper ature ranges from 6 below at Kansas City to 63 below at Glendive, Mont. The annual report of President Charles W. Eliot, of Harvard univers ity, for the year 1903-04, shows a defl, cit of $10,000, and be predicts an an nual deucit unless tuition lees are raised or a large endowment created, lie tays $2,600,000 is needed for rea sonable objects in view. The bursting of a large water tank on the roof of tho Denver dry goods store, a largo department store, caused dam age to stock estimated at over $60,000 Three would-bo assassins of the czar have been captured. A. number of senators are opposing the Malheur irrigation bill. The Japanese have captured another vesselb ound for Vladivostok with con traband of war. Tho federal grand Jury working on Oregon land fraud cases Is still grind ing out indictments. Thirty-six Russian refugees from Port Arthur on their way to Chetoo in a Junk were caught by a storm and drowned.. Grand Duke Vladimir defends the action of tho Russian government and gays she bas not deserved the fierce ex, ecrationa of the world. Russian officers declare before the North sea commission that they saw torpedo boats of a foreign country among the fishing boats. In the Colorado election contest case Pcabody urges that all fraud-tainted precinct returns be thrown out. A number of ballots from precincts out side of Denver havo been examined and found to havo been made out in tbo Bamo handwriting. Governor Deneen ruges the Illinois legislature to appropriate sufficient money for. tho Lewis and Clark fair to enable a burning io be erecicu. The resldenco of Governor Trepoff, ot St. Petersburg, was almost demol ished by a bomb. The governor was absent. DOINGS IN CONGRESS. Monday, January 30. Tho scnato today agreed to vote on mo joint statehood bill bcloro adjourn ment on Tuesday, February 7, tho amendments to' bo considered on tint dato under tho tcn-mlnuto rulo. Tho larger part of the day was occupied in general dcbnlo on the statehood bill Fulton offered amendments to the In dlan appropriation bill referring to the court ot claims of Chinook and Cath lamet Indians; also conveying title to persons who havo purchased grating lands from the Umatilla Indians. After a protracted dclmto the house adopted tho confcrcnco report on tho executive loclslatvo and iodlcial appro priation bill. As agreed to tho bill carries $20,132,242. A bill was passed dividing the stato of Washington Into two judicial districts, the Eastern and Western. Tho bill extending to tho Philippines tho provisions ot tho revis ed statutes concerning tlio extradition of fugitives from justice was passed. Tuesday, January 31. Tho scnato today continued the con sideration ot the joint statehood bill with Kelson as tho principal speaker, A number of bills were passed, includ ing one largely increasing tho fees for stock companies in the Intsrict ot Co lumbia. In tho house the aenato amendments to the army appropriation bill were disagreed to and tho bill was sent to conference. Williams, (Dem., Miss.) started a lengthy debate by bringing up the treatment by General Miles of Jefferson Davis, president ot tho Con fedcracy, when ho was a prisoner at Fortress Monroe. Tho poetoflico ap propriation bill was debated lor an hour. Wednesday, February I. Clark (Mont..) Dill Ingham and Teller today continued tho discussion of the Joint statehood bill, l'roctor reported the agricultural appropriation bill and gave notice that ho would ask to have it considered. Bills were passed grant ing certain lands to tho Oklahoma Ag ricultural college; amending tho land laws so as to permit settlers on public lands to make transfers for public uses before completing titlo; amending ex isting laws so as to require captains of passenger vessels to supply information regarding tho ago and sex ot immi grants. The poetomce appropriation bill oc cupied the house the major portion ot today. ith an understanding that the discussion ot the question should be continued tomorrow, the bill was laid aside and other matters taken up. The conference report on tho fortifica tions bill was adopted. The bill car ries $6,747,893. Senator Ankeny will endeavor to have a provision made in the naval ap propriation bill for the allowance of a differential of 4 per cent to Pacific coast shipyards competing on government warships contracts. Thursday, February 2. The postoffice appropriation bill was the main topic of discussion in the house today and its consideration was not completed. During the day bills wero passed as follows : Amending the law so as to reduce the amount of bond required of agents acting for con signeeson imported goods; providing for tho construction of irrigation and reclamation works in certain lakes and rivers in Oregon and California; grant ing certain lands within the Flathead Indian reservation, Montana, to certain Catholic societies for religious pur poses. The senate spent much of today dis cussing the distribution of ordinary farm and garden seeds by the Agricul tural department. When adjournment was taken consideration of the bill hod not been completed. A further con ference was ordered on the fortifications appropriation bill. Friday, February 3. Tho house today passed the postoffice appropriation bill, carrying S18U,787,415. In the senate today Judge Swayne made formal response to the articles of impeachment against him. The an swer was a formidable document in point ot size. In every caso the charge was admitted, but explained from udge Swayne's point of view, they were not ot a character to Justify pro ceedings for impeachment. Tbo senate issued an order requiring the bouse to file its reply by next Monday, and dl reeled that ail pleadings shall be in by February 9, that tho trial may proceed on February 10. Tho senate sitting as court, then adjourned and resumed legislative consideration of the joint statehood bill. That topic occupied the rest of the day. Saturday, February 4. Long occupied most of the time eiven by the senate today to the statehood bill with a speech in support ot the bill It stands. There was an extended debate on a provision in the agricul tural appropriation bill relating to for est reservations. Tho house today passed tho diplo matic and consular appropriation bill. carrying $2,107,047, which is an in crease of $78,713 over tho concurrer t appropriation. A number 'of mint r bills were disposed of byunanlmott consent. Many Killed at Riga. St. Petersburg , Feb. 3. The latest reports received by Consul General Watts, from the American consuls in Russia, indicate a cessation of the trouble In most of tho industrial cen ters. The consul at Riga reports that the rioting at that place was precipitat ed by students and rowdies, who fired on the police. The police and troops returned tho fire, and 03 persons were killed and 160 wounded. At Reval tho soldiers were obliged to defend a factory on Saturday against a mob. Three striker wero killed. Sold Mining Stock on Routes. Washington, Feb. .1. Postmaster General Wynno today removi-d three letter carriers in the Toledo, O., post- office, ordered a fourth man to show cause why ho should not bo removed, and suspended 30 other carriers, all of the Toledo office, for 30 days on the charge of selling mining stock and of collecting tho assessments thereon. It charged that tho men sold this min ing stock while on duty as carriers, as ell as when off duty. PUTER IS CAUGHT Attempts to Secure lilij Tract o Oregon State Land, NINE MEN SWEAR FALSELY TO AID Prospective Irrigation Scheme on Kla math Landt Would Have Been Mada to Yield Profit. Salem, Feb. 4. S. A. 4). Putcr, con vlctcd ot conspiracy to dcirauiHlio gov crnmcnt in timber land cases, and under indictment on further charges, was caught today in an attempt to se cure titlo to 3.200 acres ot stato school land in violation ot law, and the state land board Juts $2,000 of his good money and evidence sufficient to show tho fraudulent nature of tho transac tion. Basil Wagner, of this city, procured tho men to mako tho applications tor tho land. As each filed his application he told Clerk Brown that Wagner would call for tho ccrtitlrato of salo. Applications to purchase school land near Klamath Falls were filed by nino residents of Salem, who swore that they wanted tho hind for their own use and benefit, and had mado no contract ex, press or Implied, to convey tho land to any other person. No certificates ot salo wero issued, but Clerk G. G Brown called the attention ot the stato land board to tho suspicious applica tions, and an investigation resulted. Ono of the applicants was taken bo- fore the governor, where ho was closely cross-questioned, until ho admitted that bo bad made the application at the in stance ot an agent of Putcr, and mado the initial payment with a bank draft furnished by Puter. Governor Chamberlain immediately called a special meeting of the stato land board to consider tho matter, and Puter appeared before the board. Ho asked leave to withdraw tlio applica tions and receive his drafts, but the land board refused to recognizo his right to havo tho money returned. Tho drafts will bo returned only to the persons who deposited them, and when these men appear, they will be brought up on the carpet and ques tloncd as to the truth of their affidavits Whether the $2,000 will eventually be returned or will bo held by the board as forfeited remains to be determined. ONE OBSTACLE GONE. Way It Being Cleared for the Klamath Irrigation Project. Washington, Feb. 4. The house has passed tho bill recently reported by the irrigation committee authorizing be secretary of the interior in carrying out any irrigation project undertaken under the national reclamation to raise or lower the levels ot Littlo Klamath, Tulle, and Goose lakes, or such other river or other body of water connected therewith as may be necessary and to dipoee of any lands which may come into possession of the United Mates as a result thereof by cession from the state of Oregon and California or other wise. If the senate accepts tbo house amenmdents there remains but one obstacle to be overcome before the gov ernment begins construction of the Klamath irrigation project in Oregon and California. That is to buy out the Klamath canal company and other owners of irrigation works within the area proposed to bo reclaimed by the government. A satisfactory offer has already been made to sell the Ankeny canal to the government, and it is be lieved that ultimately satisfactory terms can be arranged for buying out the Klamath canal company, although it is understood that the company now asks $600,000 for its works and rights. That price Is declared to be exorbitant and unreasonable. It is probable that the senate will agree to the bill as it passed the bouse today and that It will be promptly signed by the president. Build Warships at Home. St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. The admi ralty, having definitely committed itself to tbo policy of rebuilding and greatly increasing the size of the navy, although the details are not yet com pleted, Is already being besieged by foreign firms anxious to secure, con tracts. Thoio firms are having littlo success. The admiralty has decided to attract foreign capital to Russia for the erection of new yards with the general purpose of encouraging and creating n vast shipbuilding industry at homo and securing an independent footing. Drawbacks on Foreign Wheat. Washington, Feb. 4. Tho attorney general has rendered an opinion in which he holds that drawbacks may be allowed on exported wheat. He also ho'd that evidence of books ot account may b used to establish the right of a manufacturer to a drawback. The question was raised by Secretary Shaw hs to whether a drawback may'Iegally bo allowed on exported flour in p ut from imported wheat. It h is been be fore th" treasury department for several months, and has excited a great deal of interest. Suspension Bridge Collapses. St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. The sus pension bridge spanning the Fonianla river coll ,psed today while a detach ment of dragoons were crossing. Tlrr'y men and horses wero precipitated into th fiozen river, togelher with a i-imi. her of cabs, wagons, etc., the Ice at I that point being weak. Tho gieai.i-t excitement prevailed, but speedily help wiih forthcoming, and the v ct'ms were rescued, with the exception nf one dragoon. SlrlkH Breaks Out In New Place. St. Pelersburir. Feb. 4. A strike I began today In tho Sosnovlco dislriel. I forces In tl o Far East. General Grip The. strikers aro parading the Htn eis, penberg has been removed from the but the jxilico have been tac fill anil command of tho Second M-inehurian public order has not been dlttuib'd, army at his own renuest. Imvlnir de- The compositors' strike at Sainaia has eudtil, the employers conceding an In- crease of pay and a leductiou of hours, KLAMATH BILL IS PASSED. President's Approval Alone Needed to Execution of Irrigation Project, Washington, Feb. 0.. Tho Klamath irrigation bill now lacks only tho sig nature ot tlio president to mako It n law. Tho senate has accepted tho houso amendments, which are entirely satisfactory to tho reclamation service An finally enacted tho bill reads: That tho secretary of tho Interior Is hereby authorised, in carrying out any irrigation project that may bo under taken by him under the terms and con dlttons ot tho national reclamation net and which may involve, the changing ot tho levels of Lower or I.lttlo Klamath lake, Tulo or Rhet lako and Oooso lake. or any river or other body of water connected therewith, In Oregon and California, to raise or lower the level of said lakes, as may bo necessary, and totiistxiso oi any lands wiueii may come Into tho possession ot tho United States as tho result thereof by cession ot any stato or otherwise, under the terms and conditions of tlio national reclamation act. Had It not been tor Senator Fulton's Insistence, Chairman Mondcll, ot tho houso irrigation committee, would not have withdrawn his objection to this bill and it would not havo passed. - CALIFORNIA WILL HELP. Bill Affecting Klamath Irrigation Dlt trlct It a Law. Sacramento, Cat., Feb. 0. Two sen ate bills became laws today upon being signed by tho governor. Ono was tho Coggins bill, permitting the lowering of the water levels of certain lakes in the northern part ot the state In furtherance ot irrigation and reclamation work of tho reclamation service of the United States. A similar bill has recently been enacted by the Uregoii legislature, and important legislation by congress bearing on tho work in question has been passed by both houses and Is ready tor tho president's signature. Under tho authorization now- given by tho California and Oregon legisla tures, it is understood that $4,000,000 will bo expended by tho federal govern ment on reclamation ot the Klamath district, In Northern California and Southern Oregon, and that 200,000 acres in California and 100,000 in Ore gon will bo placed under irrigation. Tho other bill signed by tho govern or is the bill appropriating I7U.UUU for a California exhibit at tho Lewis and Clark exposition. Tho last legis lature appropriated $26,000, so that $95,000 is now mado available, for tho exhibit. FINISH CANAL IN TEN YEARS Report of Minister Barrett Sayt Pro- grett Is Good. Washington, Feb. 0. In connection with the lack of public information as to tho status of tho work ot canal dig ging on the Isthmus of Panama, and as to the exact amount of work executed so far by tho Americans since they took up the task, tho American minister to Panama has, after consultation with Chief Engineer Wallace and a closo personal inspection ot tho route of the proposed canal, submitted to tho stato department a report upon this Bubject The communication is practically t brief summary of tho vast amount of detail statistics and facts that will eventually bo produced by the canal commission, showing the actual con etruction on the canal accomplished since July 1 last, when Mr. Wallace took charge of the engineering depart ment. The most important statement in the report is this: If the next six months show a pro, grcss corresponding to that ot the last six months, it is the conviction of the best engineers in Panama that n sea level canal can be constructed in ten years and bo-ready for largo vessels by January 1, 1918." The report says there is no ground for tho current reports that little has been accomplished In advancing the construction of the canal during the last tlx months. Cannot Depend on Troops. Berlin, Feb. 0. German military ex perts familiar with tho inner conltinns of tbo Russian army declare that tho autocracy cannot depend on the loyalty of any of tho troops outsldo of the few regiments serving as bodyguards to tho czar and tho grand dukes. Military men here, In tbo light of history and tradition, therefore, regard the recent mutiny of soldiers and marines at Se vastopol as tho most dangerous event of all tho recent turmoil in Russia. Canal Zone It Healthy. Washington, Feb. fl. Secretary Taft today received a rcjiort from Governor Mavis, of the I'anama canal zone, stat ing that reports of health conditions on tho Isthmus aro "cruelly exaggerated and that the sanitation of l'-innma Is progressing ns efficiently as tlmt of any city in tho United States." Ho says that the total number of yollow fever cases originating In tho zone since the Americans assumed control Is 32, The report says there Is no plague, no ty phoid fever and very little dysen tery. Third Squadron to SMI. St. Petersburg. Feb. 0. The third Russian Pacific squadron, consisting of the battleships Nlcolal I, General Ad miral Apraxlne. Admiral fOus'iskoff ami Aiimirai Heniavin, tlio rrnls'r Vladimir Mnnomsrh and the auxiliary cruisers IIuss and Xenla, will leive Li lian about February 14. Tho delay in tho departure of tlio squadron Is dun to tho placement of artillery. Th Hum carries ciptivx balloon and tho Xen a coal and other supplies and repair shop. Torpedo boats will join the squadron at sea. Kuropatkln Tenders Resignation. St. Peterbsurg, Feb. 0. General Kiiropalkin has tendered to the rznr his resignation of thn command nf tint dared that ho bad been dishonored by Kuropatklii's oders to retreat ut the battle of the Hun river. TWO ARE INDICTED Mitchell and llrowncll Held to Answer Charges. JURY MAKES ANOTHER REPORT Mitchell Said to Have Accepted Pay While Senator Brownell Hail Men Swear Falisly. Portland, Feb. 2, Tho Federal grand jury has spoken again and this time. two now and distinctly important In dlctments havo been returned, tint against Senator Mitchell charging him with violating section 1782 of tlio re vised statute ot tho United Slates, which provides that no ono holding tlio olllco of senator shall receive any compensation whatsoever for any work dono to further matters relating io ino work ot tho government In any depart inenti the other against Stato fcoimtor George. U. Hrowneil, alleging that ho Is cullty of subornation of perjury in hav ing induced Fred Sloven and John A, Howland, two axinen formerly In the employ ot Surveyor General Henry Mcldrtim, to swear falsely ueloro tno grand Jury in regard to tho work dono by Brownell as a notary while making affidavits In connection with tho work of tho surveyor general's olllco, all ot which Is in violation ot section 0:1113 n( the revised statutes. It has been rumored for some time that Senator Mitchell would yet havo to faco another charge than the ono which has been banging over him for soma time, but it was not known from which direction tho blow would fall. Many theories have been advanced and among them an entanglement with Frederick A. Hrlbs, aim this has proved to lxi the correct guens. It was for work dono for Krllm that the Indict ment has been returned. Tho senator has been Indicted under tho some sec tion ot tho statutes which was used against Congressman Driggs, of New ork, who pleaded guilty to tho charges against him, and is alio tho same charge brought against Senator Bur ton, who was recently convicted and granted a new trial. GREATEST OF WATERWORKS Croton Dam, Largest Piece of Ma sonry of Modern Tims. Now York, Feb. 2. After 10 years ot labor and tho expenditure of $0,000, 000. tho new Cornell dam, near Croton- on-Hudson, In Westchester county. from which this city will draw largely for its water sujdpy, has been practical ly completed. It Is tho largest pleco a masonry In the world, except tho Pyra mids of hgypt. Tho Hood gates have been Tshut down for tho first time and the dam has begun to fill with water. It is estimated by tho engineers that It whl require about two years to fill When the water reaches tho baso of Its coping it will mako n laku 10 miles long. Tho water will rlsc30 feet above the old dam. Tho new dam will hoi, 30,000,000,000 gallons of water. Half a dozen towns which occupied tho slta wero abandoned. AMERICAN BEEF TOO HIGH. That It Why Army In Philippines It Supplled.from Abroad. Washington, Feb. 2. Senator An keny today called on the quartermaster general to ascertain why all army beef for the Philippines is purchased cither in Argentina or Australia, to tho ex clusion of American beef. Ho was told that tho government can get Argentina or Australian beet delivered at Manila tor 04 cents a pound, far below the prlco nt which any American dealers will agree to deliver It, Tho war de partment says that, until congress passes a law requiring the purchase of American meats, it will continue to supply the Philippines at the lowest price obtainable. Tett of Submarine Boat. Newport News, Vo Feb. 2. Willi representatives of the Argentine repub lic and British governments, among others, on board , tho submartno boat Simon Lako "X" today was submerged .T feet and returned to the surface In SO seconds. This ruts In half tho rec ord held by the French type of subma rine, which is ono minute. Another record was broken in filling thn ballast tanks for the submergence. Thu tanks wero filled in 0) minutes, the best previous tlmo being 16 minutes, mado by a French submarine. Teachers for the Philippine!. Washington, Feb. 2. Iletween now and Arpll 1 about 200 teachers will bo appointed from this country for scrvico 1 1 the Philippine islands, Theso ik sitions pay salaries at tho start ranging from $1,000 to $1,200 a year. Tho designation of position for teachers, the assignment of salaries, as well as tho actual selection of appointees from tho list ot applicants, is mado by tho insular authorities at Manila. Ap pointees will be expected to reach the Islands early in Juno, In order to begin their duties Immediately. Crop Outlook on Pacific Coatt. Washington, Feb. 2. Tho weather bureau's summary of crop conditions for tlio month of January, luus, says; in tho Rocky mountain region and to tho westward tho temperature wos milder than usual, with morethan the avcrago precipitation in tho southern plateau region and Southern California, and much less than avcrago ireclpiattion, us a whole On tho North Pacific coast tho winter wheat outlook Is favorablo, except lato sown In Washington. Land for Irrigation. Washington, Feb. 2. For the exten sion of tho Klamath river Irrigation project, tho Interior department today ordered tho withdrawal from all forms of disposal of 448,040 acres of public lauds in tho Lukoviow, Or., hind dis trict; 220,620 acres in tlio Redding, Cal., land district, and 100,440 acres In tho Susunvillo, Cal., lund district. COLD KILLS THE WOUNDED. Stroam of Sufforort Pourt Into Milk dsn Jspanoto Spread Distention Mukden, Feb, 1 , Constant streams ot wounded men nra arriving hoto from tlio right Hank, Including l.leiiteunu General Mistuhuiiko, who Is In excel lent spirits mid Is leeelvlng visitors According tir tho olilelal nnny organ tho wounded number 3,1100. Tho coli Is Intense and t tlio condition ot tho wo'imlcd causes the greatest anxiety. bemuse tho exposure of their wounds to tho front Induces gangrene. Tho Japanese, nro taking good rare t ecu mat mo illusion rank and lllo aro not lelt uninformed regarding tho ills ttirbancea In Russia. They aro carry lug on a regular campaign to spread se dition anil itlscouragvment among tin troops. letters nro dally thrown with In the Russian Hues declaring that nil Russia Is allamo with riot and revolt arguing that tlio soldiers are shedding their blood in valu, and calling on them to surrender or desert. Tho sol dlers eagerly read mid discuss thesi roninmulentlons, ccclally accounts o tho events at St. Petersburg January 22 QIVES UP ATTEMPT. Kuropatkln Will Not Try to Break Through Oyama's Line, Mukden, Feb. 1 . There Is no appar ent connection between starting of tho battle of January 211 and tho domestic excitement at St. Petersburg, nor the orders Just Issued to nluuidon tho plan lied advance ngalual tho Japanese imsl lions, mo ciicct ot tno trouble in Itussla Is as yet Inpcrccptllilo hero, The facts nro not generally known Officers possessing Information of oc rurrenccs at home say that tho dlsaf fected aro probably using tho present war as a pretext for their periodical demonstrations, which nro regarded no more seriously that formerly. Tho commander In chicl e orders to abandon tho advance nro reiKirtcd to reasons for stopping thn advance First, the losses sustained; second, tho failure of n quick attack tilxm whirl tho ndvaneo, depended. The precise meaning oi tho above Is not apparent otwltliitandlng tho order to ceaso. tenacious conlllcl continues In tho vicinity of Sanchlapu, a fortified out post on tho Jajmnoso led, where It Is reiHirtcd thu Russians have taken tho outer works. TOWNS ON IRRIGATED LAND. French Proposal to Sell Lolt nd Water Right! for Fund. Washington, Feb. 1. Representa- tlve French, of Idaho, today Introduced a bill authorizing tho secretary of the Interior to withdraw from entry any public lands needed for townslto pur pose In connection with any Irrlgttou project under tho national Irrigation law and to itihdlvidc them Into lots. Such lots shall lx sold at public auc tion to tho highest bidder far rash, tho proceeds to lie exjieiided for tho con struction ot water and sewer systems and other municipal Improvements and tor payment fur rights to tho uso ot water. Money so expended for muni cipal improvements shall be repaid by tho town authorities In 20 annual In stallments Into tho reclamation fund Tho secretary may sell rights to tho uso of water available under the recla matlon act for domestic, tiro and other puriioscit to any city or town eatnblisl cd as abovo provided, anil also to other cities or towns. DEAD IN HEAPS. Warsaw Streets Full of Human Bodlei ai Reiult of Battle. Warsaw, Feb. 1 . Moro blood has been shed in tho streets of Warsaw during Tuesday and early Wednesday morning. Tho numlier ot strikers Is Increasing, and conditions throughout tho city aro fast becoming chaotic. Tho worst disturbances occurred in tho suburbs, while tho city projier was somewhat more quiet. .Many streets In tho city proper nro like chanol houses. In some disticts tho dead Ho in heaps, as It lias been Impossible to bury them all. Author ities admit that at least 700 corpses aro still In tho streets. They are pu trctylng fast, and in soma quarters tho stench is becoming unlM-arablo. Can't Collect Old Debt!. Washington. Feb. 1. All the mem bcra of thu cabinet wero present at tho meeting today except Secretaries Hay and Wilson, tho former still being con fined to his homo by a sovero cold. Again tho president empliaslr.ed his in teiott in the arbitration treaties pend ing before tho sonato, Ho holds that the opponents of tho treaties aro pro- cioling on wrong premises In maintain ing that they may bo used by foreign countries as n busts for action against certain ot the Southern Btatcs In tho collection ot old claims. Ruttlant Lost 10,000 Men. Mukden, Feb. 1. Tho Russian losses the last few dusy wero about 10,000, Many of the bodies of thu killed havo not yet been gathered. Lieutenant Genreal Stakelberg's corps was tho heaviest loser. Thu Jajiancso losses, according to Chinese reports, wero also heavy. The Russians took about 600 prisoners. Tho Japanese, .forces on thn Russian right wero originally about 10,000, who wero routed and panic stricken, but afterward thoy wore strongly reinforced from tho Japanese right. Must Obey the Court. Washington, Feb. 1. It can bo said by authority that unless tho corpora tions constituting tho alleged beef trust shall heed the injunction made perma nent yesterday by tho decision of tho supremo court of the United States, the government will Institute proceed ings against tho Individual members of tho corporation to enforce tho decision of tho court, Tho proceedings will bo under tho criminal law, if such can bo instituted. Carrying Out New Forestry Law, Washington, Feb. 1. Ily order of tho president, the forest division ot tho general land olllco was i abolished today, und Its work will bo continued by tho bureau of forestry of the de partment of iigrlriilluro, undor Chief Forester Gilford Plnchot. ARE BEATEN BACK Russian Advance1 Ends In nstrons Detent. Ills AWFUL SUFFERING OF SOLDIERS Battlo Oarrled On In Bllnard by Jap anese When Forced to Flfllit to S,avo Position. Toklo, Jan, .11, Tho troops which twice captured Port Arthur, unco from thn Chinese and then again from tint Russians, have administered a defeat to General Kuropatklii's army from which It cannot possibly recover during tlio winter. Held Marshal Oyatnn lias sent i dispatch tu the Imperial headquar ters Indicating that the conquerors of Port Arthur wero sent by lilin to meet tho enemy In tho bloody battlo just de cided, owing to their long practice un der arms and their tried ability to withstand tho hiirdahla oflhouwlul Mmiehurlau winter. Tho result of the struggle so far has proved tlie!'I- iloiu ot his course. Kvery dispatch received front tho trout tells ot winter horrors such ns no other battling army ever had to contend with, Many Inches of snow cover tho country ns far as tho eye can see. Tho rlilges aro snow-cappd. Avaiaut'iio. upon avalanche lias tumbled Into the trenchs, Indicting untold suffering upon the soldiers therein. Field Marshal Oyama's dispatches havo convinced the military authori ties hero that ho was by no moans anx ious to etigago In the Inline, and, lit fact, iiermttttHl tho Russian to tako several kUIoiis In his vicinity to savu tbo troop from the tnisicakahln strain ot fighting In the storm. Hut the Rus sian advance was made wlthh such en ergy mid determination by largo laslles of troops occupying miles of ground that Oyituiu Dually decided to accept the challenge. A large iHirtlnn of tienernl rtogl's army, Imth his regulars and his re serves, wero placed In tho vanguard. Among them were thousand til veterans of the C'lilnn-Jamneo war, who, hav ing done service In Manrhurin In ti n winter, weru able to make progress ami uso their arm's where less seoHincd trooixi would havo Ihh-ii itarativod. The victory gained over the Russian right army Is considered here even n greater feat than was tbo capture ot Port Arthur, for, vthllit tho battle raged, there were no trenches to seek protection In and every shot of tho enemy was made morn deadly by tho- Indescrlliahla cold, lor this reason. the news from tho front that Field Mar shal Oyamu Is now following up tils advantage with relentless energy has been received with ainaiement. CITY OF BLOOD. Battle Raget in Warsaw Streets with No fteipocl to Age or Sex. Warsaw, Jan. .11. Another day and half a night ot horrors havo passed. As this dispatch Is sent, tho city Is ruled by ravage mobs and moro ravago soldiers, lloth nro Intent uiion killing. No olilelal statements aro obtainable nt this hour, but when tho cost In human lives comes to bo counted there will be found dead by tho hundreds mon women ami children. Kveryliody young and old, men,. women and children was attacked by thu soldiers and ruthlessly shot down. Ono soldier aimed it sahrti blow at a woman. In self defense she drew n re volver and fired a shot, which went wild. A second later a volley was di rected ut her, ami sho fell dead, riddled by a scorn of bullets. This Is but ono oi a hundred Instances, For tho most part tho soldiers who. rodo ami tramped through tho streets during tho lato afternoon ot Monday wero drunk. They seemed to take a particular delight In attacking harmless persons. They killed for the mere- sako ot killing. To Shoot Down Bandits. Manila, Jan. 31. Habeas corpus has been suspended In the provinces of Ca- vito and llatangas. Major General (,'or bin Is heartily co-operating with Gov ernor Wright, and Is giving him every jiosslble aid In suppressing lawlessness. ederal troops consisting of detachments of picked sharimhootcrs work in .con junction with tho native scouts and tho constabulary. Federal troops garrison tho towns and martial law has prac tically been established, Tho prcscnL Ituatlou In thu two provinces is partly duo to raids of ladrones. All Agreo with Hay. Ilerlln, Jan. .11. Tho Russian gov ernment's rejdy to China's declaration that sho has not infringed neutrality, nor permitted Japan to do so. Is a reas- sortlon that sho has dono so, The Itus sian noto Is sucll that It Is Inferred that Russia It not likely to rarrv tho discussion much further, It Is learned hero that Russia found Unit all tho powers, particularly Germany, held views Identical with thoso nf tho United States on limiting the xono of war and tho keeping China nut of it. Run Down by Cavalry, London. Jan. 31. Tho forehrn officii has received a tolegrnm from Consul Gnoral Murray, at Warsaw, reporting that himself and Vice Consul Mncu- knln weru charged by Husslanl cavalry men engaged In clearing the stieels of Warviiw. It appears that Mr. Murray Is partially deaf, and when he endeav ored to mako known his iiorsnmilhy, it was without avail. Ambassador llanl. Inge has been ordered to mako urgent protest at Ut, Petersburg, Beef Trutt a Monopoly. Washington, Jan. 31 Tint supremo court of the United States today decid ed tho United Slates vb. Swift A Cn known as tho beef trust ruse, clnirulng consplracy among tho metiers in fix prices on fresh meats and like products. Tho opinion was handed down by Justice Holmes and affirmed thu de cision of tho court below, which was. against tho packers.