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I THE TREATY RATIFIED THE RAILROADS' SIDE THE ARGUS, England Recognizes Japan as a Fully Civilized Power. Uanagers Deny That There is a Blacklist AN OBJECT DEAR TO HER PEOPLE ALSO UNIFORM SCALE OF WAGES "A Sjr th Terms of tht Treaty th Claim of Clreat Britain to Extra Territorial Jurisdiction U Abandoned The Im portance of Urrat Britain' Ant lull. Washington, August 28. Japan has at last succeeded in an object .very dear to Iter people and for which the govern ment has striven with all the arts of diplomacy for many years. News has been received here by the diplomatic corps that a new treaty has just been negotiated between Japan and Great Itritain, by the terms of which the claim of extra territorial jurisdiction by the latter is abandoned. Negotiations look ing to the ratification of a similar treaty are going on between Japan and the I'niud 8tet.es and European nations other than Great Itritain, and it is said that limy will speedily follow the ex ample net by the latter and fully recog nize the right of Japan to exercise juris diction in her own territory. The im portance of Great Britain's action, which by the way rather tends to discredit the stories that she Is hostile to Japan in her present war, lies in the fact that it is actually the recognition of Japan as a fully civilized power. The exercise of extra territorial jurisdiction bus always been coulined to barbarous and semi civilized countries, whose ignorance of the II ret principles of justice and law scemeJ to render imperative the reten tion by the civilized nations of the world of the right to administer justice where their own citizens were concerned, even as against natives of the semi-civilized country and within its borders. This has been done through the medium of Cunsular Courts, and the system obtains in Egypt, China, Japan, Turkey and many other countries. Kver since the wave of civilization rolled over Japan her sensitive and proud people have re sented the continuance of the extra ter ritorial system not solely because of its workings, but also because it was a standing declaration that Japan was not civilized and was a reflection upon the Japanese judiciary. Therefore the action of Great Britain in surrendering this, claim in the new treaty is of great im portance to Japan as marking a distinct epoch in her advancement to the front rank of nations. UKNEKAL DIMOND'S IlKI'OKT. Operation! of the National Guard During tli Strike Iterlewed. San Franc'imco, August 28. The re port of Major-General Dimond to Gov ernor Markham on the operations ol the National Guard at Sacramento dur ing the strike has been made public by the Governor. It is a document ol length, and the major portion of it it devoted to a review of the events at Sac ramento July 4. Ho quotes a number of telegrams that passed between him 'ami the Statu authorities and the Na tional Guard ollicors, in particular the one received from the Governor author izing him to proceed to Sacramento with troops and directing him to use his " best judgment as to number, equip ment and mode of transportation." General Dimond, in view of the fact that the troops suffered much from hunger on the first day of their arrival at the capital, lays great stress on the fact that in issuing orders to the commanders he repeatedly directed that two days' ra- tions be taken aloug, which orders, he rntva. " for unnin rvnann not vflt known were not complied with." He also' quotes telegrams to show that he had nuido inquiries as to the loyalty of the troops and had been assured that they would do .their duty at all hazards. I The depot campaign is set forth at length, but the facta ilo not differ mate- -:..n.. r- 4i l u natiy uuui miubo jjuuiinueu ai uio biuic It appears that the General had agreed to laKe uie troops uirect to me aepot, but through orders, the responsibility of which ho Tms not vet been ahlo to nlace. 1 he was taken to Twenty-flrst street, and found it necessary to disembark his troops there. This he refers to as "a serious and fatal mistake." The respon sibility of the movement of General Shcehun's troops from the head of the column is placed on Marshal Baldwin. General Dimond states that General Sheehan saw the necessity of occupying the end of the depot, which was clear of strikers, and sent a request to General Dickinson to that effect. General Dick inson refused, saying he preferred to re reive such orders from General Dimond. When General Dunond finally sent the order General Dickinson had been over come by the heat. The removal of the companies from the head of the column to guard the bridges was opposed by the umceis ns ueiiiuruiizuig w tut) nuiuier -in .1 i a" . i. .11: and encouraging to the strikers, but Marshal Baldwin, who had assumed command of the troops, insisted on his orders being carried out. PALACE CAR BUILDERS. Ex-Employe of Pullman and Capitalist Organic a New Company, T - . . An , Hiawatha. Kan., August 28.-A com- pany of ex-employes of Pullman, backed k,,by capitalists, has been organized to build car and manufacture shops here, Ttrnwn mnnt.v p.ittKans hnvn takn tKn . 000 in stock and Chicago capitalists $200,000. Louis Myers, Presideand G. O. Allen, Secretary, will be in Hia watha to-day to select the site. C. O. Allen is the inventor of a new palace sleeping car, for which Pullman offered tiim 4R0 fl(Hl nnrl A Naur Vnrlr enmnanv $80,000 and a royalty. The company will be managed on the co-operative I plan, each workman to receive a share ' of the profits, though the capitalists, are guaranteed 6 per cent on their invest ment before the laborer comes in for his share. The company has control of five patents, and is to manufacture all kinds of railway equipment. Louis Myers, President of the company, is the archi tect of the initial Pullman cars, and has been in the employ of that company ' since its organization. Eight hundred ex-employes of Pullman will come here and begin the building for the works as soon as preliminary arrangements are made. Where Women Can Vote. Grand Forks, N. D., August 25. Attorney-General Standish states that any woman having the qualification that would entitle her to vote if she were a man will be entitled to vote' for Super intendent of Public Instruction in this State at the coming election, and ad vises County Auditors to provide in each precinct cheaply constructed separate boxes to receive their votes. Where these boxes are not provided the judges have authority to provide them. They have no right to debar women from vot ing nor to refuse their ballots where the women are eligible, VOL. 1. HUNTINGTON'S LETTER. Policy of th Southern PaclDo Company Toward th Striken. San Fbancibco, August 28. A fort night ago a local newspaper printed an interview with J. A. Fillmore, General Superintendent of the Southern Pacific, In which he was quoted as follows : "If I know that a man was not true to this company, and if I find that he has a job anywhere, I will pursue him and use my best efforts to have him dis charged." The men referred to, of course, were American Railway Union men who took prominent parts in the strike on the Southern Pacific. The interview pro voked a storm of criticism, which was mainly directed at the Southern Pacific, for there were many who charged that Fillmore had spoken with authority. C. P. Huntington, President of the com pany, has written a letter from New York, in which he positively declares that Fillmore's reported policy is not the policy of the Southern Pacific Company. The letter is to II. K. Huntington of this city, and is as follows: " I notice in the papers some remarks said to have been made by Mr. Fillmore in respect to some of those who went out in the late strike that he would en deavor to prevent their getting work elsewhere, etc, I have not the article before me, but tiuote from recollection. I can hardly believe that Mr. Fillmore said this. If he did, I think he was all wrong. We, of course, owe it to our selves and the patrons of the road to re fuse to take back men who destroyed any of our property or made any effort to prevent others from taking their places, thus preventing the operation of the road not only for the benefit of the com pany, but for the common welfare of people to use the road, particularly those who had perishable property that needed celerity of movement to save it from total loss, lint when we have done that, to refuse to take the men back, we have done our part toward protecting our selves and the interests of those who need the road to take their stuff to market. After we have refused to take them back I think we should wish them to obtain places elsewhere. If it could be done without injury to the public, and it is not our business to follow them, but when they go, wish them well. I never should refuse a man work, even my worst enemy, without regret, as any one that comes to me for work whereby to support himself and family shall have it, if I can give it to him, unless there was some serious reason ; and, as I have said, I should then almost regret to re fuse them. 1 hope our people will con sider these things carefully and bear in mind that in handling the great interests we are caring for it is not enough to look out for the side of the company, but also for the rights of every member of the community in which we are work ing and where our influence is felt." EFFECT UN FBVIT. Th Present Hot Weather Expected to Benefit th Gran Crop, San Francisco, August 28. In an in terview to-day Weather Observer Ham mond gave it as his opinion that, so far as the effect upon the crops was con' cerned, the present state of the weather wouia De ratner an auvanuure uiau umor- wise. For one thing the raisin men have been worrying somewhat ol late about the Blowness of the season, fearing that the ripening of the grape crop was not proceeding as rapidly as it should for their purposes, and a spell of extremely high temperature would seem to be just what tliey need, it would also nave me effect of hastening the ripening of other iruiw, uiougu iui ijussiuio, w aruim, that a little scorching may be done also, As a general DroDosition. however, it is considered that everything is now too far advanced and fully matured for any particular damage to be done. THE TRUST AND THE TARIFF. Whisky People Were Unable to Rail th Money Needed Pkokia, 111., August 28. The whisky trust failed to negotiate the loan of $5, 000,000 with the New York banks for the purpose of taking all of its product out of bond before the new tariff went into effect. At the close ot business hour this afternoon, the last dav of (trace, the gov eminent warehouse contained a large o nan tit v of spirits At 2 o'clock a check bearing the signature of John Baggs, at; t ( v. TVM:.. Titc-iicBiuDiiiw iuvjjiDimiiin;.uu vov tie Feeding Company, was presented to Collector Hunter for $511,165. At 4 o'clock, the utmost limit allowed for the I payment of the old tax, another check was sent in for 1165,154, making the total amount paid by the trust to the Collector to-day $667,320. From other 1 distilleries enough was taken to swell I the amount to $028,757, making the I i 4. jii nt;., ot ti,:. nnt, in iniKCBb unlit luiivvviuu nv vuia uuiw m J theKhi8tory & the service, FB0M AN0TUKB BOuhce. PeobiAi m., August 28,-With the close of business the whisky trust took 1 ont 13.000.000 worth at all noints. It ' uMhave taken out more but wanted nfluence the stock. The trust will BtambulolT Interviewed. Berlin, August 28. The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes an interview with Stambuloff, Bulgaria's deposed Bis marck. Before his retirement, he said, he received from St. Petersburg an offer of 500,000 roubles as a bribe to depose Prince Ferdinand. The Czar was as stubborn as an ox, he continued, and would never make friends with the Prince, although the latter was inspired now with the single desire to Russianize Bulgaria and her Assembly. The return of the Zankofliats was imminent. ' The power of this group lies in intrigue and assassination. Should Ferdinand be rec ognized by Russia, he would bring back with the 'Zankoflists the very men who would murder him. Bight Never to be Forgotten. Yobkhitb, Cal., August 28. The peo ple who were visitors in the valley to day were treated to a sight which they will never forget. This evening a cloud burst somewhere on the Yoseralte creek back of the Yosemite Falls, and the falls increased in volume until they were higher than they have ever been at any time this year. . The water below the falls increased until it was within a foot of the bridge, and had it increased an other foot, the State bridge would have been swept away. No damage was done to the valley except a alight washing of banks on tne xosemite creex. IIILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, 1 RUSSIAN SEA GALE. It Is Certain That a Thousand Persons Have Perished. REPORTS BECOUNT WIDE HAVOC Two Parties of American Tourists Ar Supposed to Hare Been on th Sea at th Tlraa-Iinposslbl for Days Yet to Coinputa th Damage Don. St. Pktbebdueo, August 28. Words cannot describe the wind that swept across the Sea of Azof yesterday. It is impossible for days yet to compute the damage done, but it is certain that 1,000 have perished, some by drowning, others by being crushed under falling houses. The exci tement is great among the Ameri can colony in this city, for it is feared that at least two parties of American tourists were on the c'a of Azof at the time the wind did its deadly work. All the afternoon there has teen a string of callers at the American ministry asking, almost begging, for news from Odessa, whence the tourists were to have started on the regulation sight-seeing trip across me cninea, visiting benastopol, naiak lava and the other famous battle scenes. The parties were separate, but it is probable they started within twelve hours of each other, and according to the schedule of these excursions they would have reached the Strait of Kertch yes terday morning, going thence by steam boat north, to iieruiansk. where thev would take a train back tr- Odessa. It is said the leader of one of these parties had proposed a trio a short distance north from Temruk ;nto the Lake of the Black Cossacks. If his party branched off that way, they have unquestionably perished. lor the storm raged almost along the entire east coast of the lake. It is hoped some lucky chance delayed the excursionists so that they could not reach their embarking port to-day. At a late hour there was still no gen eral report of the disaster on which to base surmises of the Americans' safety. The reports received recount wide havoc. The wind ws,s first felt at Nogaisk. No gaisk is peopled by fishermen, who were out on the wator. When the hurricane had swept out to the north a terrible scene was presented. The village was razed overturned as if an immense flow had been pushed through it. Ly nn everywhere were women and chil dren, dead or in the last agonies. The shallow waters of the Sea of Azoff were lashed tcsuch a height that it was plain every fishing boat must have been sunk. t he cyclone swept on to the northwest after wrecking Nogaisk. Its path seemed to have been unusually wide, for at Ma- rlopoi it devastated the country to a point eleven miles inland, and had its outer edge far upon the sea. Mariopol was practically blotted out of existence. Not three houses in 100 are left stand ing. It is estimated that 900 persons perished in this place alone, lxortn ol there the cyclone made a sudden turn to the east over Dolga points. Its left edge inflicted slight damage to the town of Berdiansk. Houses were unroofed and a dozen persona killed by falling timbers. Once at sea. the storm made its full fury felt. Of the steamers that touch at the port of Berdiansk not one had come in at the hour of the latet report, Grave fears are expressed that every craft on the see, has gone to the bottom, and that every passenger has been killed. When the windswept over the northern n I l 4 - .. r,A going southerly along the coaat of the land of the Black Cossacks, Temruk and Achuev were ravaged, each town being almost totally destroyed. Telegraphic communication with tlr.s district is bus oended, and it is impossible to learn the extent of the destruction, but at least 1,000 persons must nave died on the two shores. The storm, as nearly as can De learned, seemed to suddenly cease its force near Temruk, and passed off with comparative quiet southerly over the Diacx ttea. PREPARED FOR THE BREAK. Anothsr Johnstown, hut Without th Iiosi of Life. Silma, August 28. Gohna Lake, which has for some time past been threatening to break its banks and sweep down the valley, at the head of which it lies, has broken the dam controlling the waters. Thousands of tens " of water poured through the valley like a cataract, sweep ing everything before it. Huge bowl ders were swept along like pebbles, trees were uprooted and carried on the crest of the flood, and villages along the valley were swept out of existence in an in stant after the roaring torrent of whirl ing waters struck them. 'I he rainfall during the monsoon has beei heavy, and the lake rose with great rapidity, The percolation at the dam became very heavy, and the engineers who examined it uecmeu was its ureoKBjie was im minent. To repair it was impossible. and the government at once took steps to prevent loss of life when the break came. Elaborate railway and tele graphic arrangements were made, and when the dam started to go out the pfVle nearest the point of danger were ct,4ed by the railroad to places of safety, while those farther down the val ley were notified to pack up their be longings and be prepared to leave their homes when called Upon by the govern ment to do so. The call was soon issued and the people taken away. So when the flood really came the valley was deserted by everybody. To this wise foresight of the government is due the fact that great loss of lite was averted, National Park at Gettysburg. New York, August 27. General Dan iel E. Sickles has a scheme for the con struction of a grand national park, which will include the battlefield and other historic points of interest at Gettysburg, The purchase of something like 4,000 acres in ana around uettysburg is em braced in the plan. The government already owns several hundred acres at the scene of the decisive battle of the war. and General Sickles proposes to ac quire about 2,500 acres more. His plan contemplates the establishment of s miHtoTv nnat at Gnttvahnro- a a unlrlinni home, an Indian school and perhaps a urana Army museum. THE ETE OV A BATTLE. An Old Prophecy Which th Japanese Believ Will Com About. New Yobk, August 28. "Japan and China are on the eve of a big battle," said Japan's Consul, Naoeymon Hashi guehl, to the Tribune reporter to-day. "Asan will be the scene of a battle mem orable in the history of the Orient," said he. " It will be the Marathon of the East, for the contest will be waged both on sea and on shore. Asan is a place of great natural strength. It is a small seaport on the coast of Corea. The Chi nese have a fort and garrison there. On the sea side it looks over to an island, by which the northern and southern ap proaches are narrowed into channels easily capable of torpedo defense. On land it is assailable from one direction only that of Heitku. Curiously enough, there is a prediction current in corea that Asan will witness a struggle mak ing necessary the northward flightof the Chinese Emperor, and that the present year will mark the down tall ol the u dynasty in uorea. a copy ot tne propn ecy is said to have fallen into the hands of the Japanese Consul at Fusan eight years ago. The Chinese lorces have been busily engaged strengthening tneir post' tion. They have dug trenches, prepared obstacles and laid mines, so that the task of storming the place must present great difficulties. Their 2,500 troops have been reinforced until there are now about 6,000. Further, the whole Chinese suuadron. aggregatingfover twenty ships, has arrived at Asan. Thus China has accepted Corea as the battlefield. In the side oi tne sea sne plants ner navy to secure a line of retreat and basis of supplies. In the side of the land she is marching a powerful army across the northern frontier of Uorea to recover possession of Seoul and effect a junction with the troops and fleet at Asan. It will be Japan's business to prevent such a junction, and she is getting about the work in earnest. Japan has at the present moment 160.000 men under arms, and can at any moment put into the field 320,000, of whom 150,000 would be armed with Marta repeating rifles and the rest with single rifles. These men have all been well drilled, and are between 20 and 32 years old. Japan has at its immediate disposition 50,000,000 yen, and at a meeting ol leading cap! talists of the empire 80,000,000 yen were subscribed. A yen is worth about 50 cents of United States money." CHURCH AND SALOON. Dr. HoOlynn Upon Bishop Watterson's Famous Order. New York, August 26. Fifteen hun dred persons assembled at Prohibition Park, Staten Island, to-day to hear Rev. Dr. McGlynn discourse on "A Model Commonwealth." Preceding his re marks, he gave by request a prelude on Monsignore Satolli's confirmation of Bishop Watterson's famous order. At a meeting at the park a week ago the question was asked if the importance and seriousness of the ablegate's utter ances against the saloons were not over estimated, and it was also asked if a single representative Catholic could be named wno was opposed to tne saloon. In introducing Dr. McGlynn the utter ances of Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Michaud of Vermont, Bishop Messmer of Wisconsin and Bishop McGolrick of Minnesota were read, indorsng Monsig- note Satolli's position. Father McGlynn said : "There 1b danger in maenifvine Mon- signore Satolli's letter beyond the inten tion of the writer and bevond its real ef fect. It is not a decree. He is not here to make laws. He scarcely meant, as did bishop Watterson. that it is a sin to drink intoxicating liquors or to sell them. They have not none so far as that. In effect th letter meant that Catholics should look to it that their churches, families and business should be so conducted as to be no occasion for sin or scandal. The letter of the apos tolic delegate has no more force than the order of the Bishop of Columbus, but it does not require a great perception to understand how far-reaching would be its effect. The letter plainly insinuates that, if each Bishop in the United States should issue the same orders as have been by Bishop Watterson and Mon signor Satolli should be appealed to for a reversal of that order, he would give the same answer. It would have no ef fect in encouraging the Catholic people and clergy to practice and to preach temperance, it would cause saloon keepers to conduct their business with greater public decorum, when they understood that they might be excluded from the church tor engaging in tne traffic," CHINESE AT PINO TANO. Garl Th Effects Junction With th Main Body. London, August 28. The Times this morning publishes a dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated August 23, stating that Gen eral Yeh with 4,000 men has effected a junction with the Chinese main body at Ping Yang. The remainder of the force under General Nieh is expected to ar rive at Ping Yang to-morrow. The dis patch adds that the retreat from Asan was brilliantly carried out. The troops marched through a difficult country, and although they were harrassed by the enemy along the whole route, they suc ceeded in getting through Japanese lines at Chung Hwa. The dispatch further says that an imperial edict, which has lust appeared, condemns the officers re sponsible for the recent outrages on mis sionaries and orders that they be be headed. The actual criminals are re building the chapels, and liberal com pensation will be given to relatives of the victims. 11 Hung Uhang has ex pressed regret to the British Minister. A dispatch from London to the Stand' ard says that China iB about to address a note to the powers protesting against the King of Corea declaring his inde pendence. The dispatch says several of the powers are likely to recognize the justice of the protest, because they are certain tne declaration was under Japan ese compulsion after the King was cap tured and it was antedated to make it appear voluntary. Bank Cashier Arrested. Beatrice, Neb., Aug 27. James Myers, cashier of the Bank of Odell, was arrested by Sheriff Kyo to-day, charged with embezzlement. The turn involved is 15,000. AUGUST 30. 1894. WAR RUMORS DENIED No Recent Battle Between China and Japan. A.X0THEB UNCONFIRMED BATTLE LI Hong Chang, Viceroy of China, Or ders th Mobilisation of th Chines Fleets In th Gulf or PI Chi LI Th Opinion of a Corean. London, August 26. The Central News is authority for the statement that officials of the Japanese legation here deny that there has been an engagement recently either on land or on sea be tween the forces of Japan and China. Officials declare also that the dispatch to the Standard from Berlin, referring to Count Ito's remarks concerning the interests of Japan and Russia in the completion of the Siberian railway, was the invention of the Chinese embassy in the German capital. Neither the foreign office nor the Chinese legation has received any news of the battles mentioned by the Times correspondent this morning. At the legation the offi cials say that General Yen, who form erly commanded at Asan, has joined his force of 2,000 men to the Chinese north ern army at Ping Yang. The success of this movement, the Chinese say, proves that the Japanese troops in Corea are either weak or negligent. NO NEWS Or AN ENGAGEMENT. Washington. Auzust 26. The Janan- ese legation has received no news of the engagement between the Japanese and Chinese forces reported from Shanghai in the dispatches published this morn ing. Officials at the legation express the strongest confidence in the accuracy of the telegram received at the legation yesterday, announcing the finding of the British naval court of inquiry at Shang hai in the Kow Shung case was favor able to Japan. The legation character izes as unqualifiedly incorrect the as sertion that the commander of the Naniwa ordered his men to fire upon the survivors from the Kow Shung strug gling in the water. ANOTHER UNCONFIRMED BATTLE. London, August 26. A dispatch from Shanghai to the Central News says the Chinese papers contain a report of a battle near Ping Yang, in which 25,000 men on each side were engaged. The Chinese, the dispatch adds, claim they defeated the Japanese forces. Reliable confirmation of the report of the en gagement, however, is wanting. Li Hung Uhang has ordered the mo bilization of the northern, southern and central Chinese fleets in the Gulf of Pi Chi Li. The Chinese fleet is convoying a number of troop snips and coal ships from Taku to fort Arthur. The Japanese nobles subscribed $80, 000.000 as a fund to be used in the pros ecution of the war. This fund draws no interest. a corean's opinion. Chicago, August 26. The acting Co rean Minister to the United States, Yc Sung Soo. and Jang Bong Whan. the Second Secretary of the legation, arrived in this cit on their wav to San Fran cisco. Minister Soo was sick when he arrived. Concerning the war between China and Japan Jang Bong Whan said " I do not think the war will last very long. Japan has better drilled eoldiers than Uhma, but the latter country has greater resources and men. I hat is why Jaoan is winning all the victories now." He refused to Bay anything regarding the position of Uorea in the war. VERDICT OF THE COURT Ot INQUIRY. Paris, August 28. The Tokio corre spondent of the Journal des Debats tel egraphs that the court of inquiry inves tigating at Shanghai the circumstances of the sinking of the Chinese transport Kow Shung by the Japanese warship Naniwa has rendered a decision holding that the action of the Japanese com mader in firinor npon the transport was justified, and therefore the Japanese government will not be called upon to make any compensation tor tne destruc tion of the vessel. MINISTER DENBY'S DEPARTUBS. Evansville, Ind., August 26. It is learned to-night that the time for the departure of Colonel Charles Denby, United states Minister to unina, has been extended a few days, but the most persistent inquiry failed to develop the exact time he is to leave San Francisco. Colonel Denby is now in Logansport, and from there will go to Arizona to visit his son. It is known that when he leaves this country he will be conveyed to China on a government cruiser. ALL PASSES HELD BV JAPANESE. London, August 26. A dispatch to the Central News from Shanghai states that advices received there from Che mulpo are to the effect that some unim portant skirmishes have taken place on the great road north of Pong San be tween the Chinese and Japanese forces, The position of the Japanese troops is unchanged, and all passes are strongly held by the Japanese soldiers. KINO OF COREA APPEALED TO JAPAN, Tokio. August 26. It is officially an nounced that June 30 the King of Corea declared himself independent of China and appealed to Japan to assist him in driving the Chinese from Asan with the assistance of the Corean troops. On the same date Corea renounced all treaties with China. THE POLAR VOYAGERS. Hor Complaint From th Member the Wellman Expedition. London, August 27. The Pall Mall Gazette in an articleon the Wellman Arc tic expedition Bays H is stated that the Norwegian members of the party assert the unfitness of the Americans who ac companied the expedition to take part in such enterprise. Mr. Hyardahl of the University of Christinia, who was one of the party, in a letter written at W akien Island stated that the provisions taken bv the expedition were not suffi cient, and the members were obliged to live on short rations and drinK salt wa ter obtained bv melting ice. As a result of this he was made ill. The Gazette further savs that in fairness to Mr. Well man the public should suspend ludg- ment until the explorer shall have re turned and been given a chance to defend himself. j" NO. 23. PATRIOTISM IN JAPAN. Th News of the Victories Sets th Pop ulation wild. Washington, August 27.7-Mail ad vices from Japan, including official and private letters and files of newspapers that have been received at the Japanese legation in this city, say Tai Won Kun, father of the King of Corea, has been declared Regent of that country. When the last demands of Mr. Oton, the Jap anese Minister to Corea (who is reported to have been assassinated a few days ago), had been refused by the Corean government, he started for the palace to have a personal interview with his Maj esty. His troops also acted as escort to Tai Won Kun at the latter's request. When the party was about to enter the palace, it was fired on by men wearing the uniform of Corean soldiers. The Japanese repulsed the attack, and Mr. Oton and the King's father proceeded to the royal chamber, where the King ap pointed Tai Won Kun Regent. It is claimed that the attacking party con sisted of Chinese soldiers in disguise. The Japanese press is exceedingly pleased with the appointment ot iai won Kun. Liberal subscriptions have been received by the Japanese government for the troops in Corea. Many entertainments with this object in view are being held, and these and other efforts closely re semble the affairs given to provide cloth ing and material comforts for both the union and Confederate troops during the late war. Wealthy people have sub scribed many thousand yen. It is inter esting to note that zuu.uuu catties of biscuit ordered by the War Department were made of second-grade American flour, which is considered superior to the Japanese flour. Patriotism in Japan is apparently al most universal. News of victories over the Chinese sets the population wild with enthusiasm. The supply of volun teers for war service exceeds the de mand. The Japanese professional wrest lers, of whom there are many that have offered their services, are to be formed into an organization of strong men," and Japanese newspapers estimate that Nishinoma, the rluinpion, would be match for nine and two-thirds China men. Fencing masters and their pupils have also applied for enlistment for the avowed purpose of cutting off Chinese pig-tails with heads attached. A num ber of ores have broken out in tne uni nese quarters of Japan towns, and these usually result in fights between mobs of each nationality. The police have man aged to protect the Chinese in these af frays, acting under instructions to pre vent Japanese from insulting, assault ing or hurting Chinese residents within the borders of the Empire. Many Chi nese have attempted to disguise them selves. The owners of a Chinese lottery have, it is reported, let their hair grow, cut off their queues and adopted the Japanese costume. Speculation is rife in Japan as to what demands snouid be made on China after Blie is defeated ; for that end is accepted as a surety. One newspaper says China should be made to pay an indemnity of 50,000,000 yen in gold, while another hopes that China will be compelled to promise not to interfere in Corean affairs, and that the Island of Formosa will be ceded to Japan. Another paper says : "After reducing the Chinese govern ment to Buhmis8ion, if it should prove incapable of inaugurating a new epoch of progress and improvement, or when there is danger of internal commotion or foreign intervention, Japan should take upon herself the responsibility of under taking the reform of China, just as she is now doing in Corea." The general sentiment prevailing in Japan appears to be in favor of fhe pacihcation and reform of corea, and net its possible annexation. It is the understanding that the government in tends to push her troops straight lor Peking. The sudden appointment of Mr. Kurino as Minister to Washington is construed by the vernacular press to i . i : . i n -rt' . : ue uonueuieu wuu iuo vureau auuii, EZETA IN COURT. Th Motion to Admit th Prisoners to Ball Denied. San Francisco, August 26. The Sal- vadorian refugees were brought before United . States District Judge Morrow this morning on the warrants charging them with murder, robbery and arson. An hour was consumed by United States District Attorney Garter in reading the various papers and the laws bearing upon extradition proceedings. Attorney Pierson, for San Salvador, asked lor a postponement of the case, his object be ing to obtain evidence of Ezeta's guilt, which ia expected from San Salvador in the form of depositions about September 8. He asked that the case be set lor hearing September 12, Attorney Rubens of the counsel for the defense objected to this, stating that Hzeta was engaged in a war and was fugitive from his enemies when he Bought asylum on the Bennington. Rubens then made an argument for the release of hia client on bail. He cited the caBes of Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis, both of whom were charged with high treason and were released on bail, and also called attention to the statutory provision in the California code, as well as in that of Several other States, which provided for releasing persons held for extradition The prosecution objected, as the. de fendants might not be on hand for trial, in which case the government would not be able to fulfill the requirements of the treaty. A recess was then taken until 2 o'clock this afternoon, when Judge Morrow de nied the motion to admit the prisoners to bail, and continued the case until Septfaiber 3. More Successful Experiments. Sandy Hook, N. Y., August 27. Five 15-inch projectiles, each containing 600 pounds of nitro-gelatine, and one con taining 200 pounds, were fired this after noon. The explosions were perfect, three exploding when striking the water, causing a thunder-like noise and emit ting sheets of flame. No Are was visible from those exploding under the water, but the usual rising up of the water caused by the explosion was perceptible, Challenge From Slarln. .London, August 27. Paddy Slavin has issued a challenge to Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson, or the winner of the fight between them, to meet him for 3.000 a side and the- largest purse of fered in America or England. He will depbsjt 1,000 with the Sporting Life to- uior., 4, Commissioner Keraaa laeeeeds In Badly Mixing Up Mr. Earn and HI Theories Story ef th Railroads Destroying Their Own Property Denied. Chicago, August 251 General Man ager St. John of the Rock Island was recalled by the Strike Commissioners to-day. ." You have said," said Commissioner Kernan, " that your road has no black list. Now, is it s fact the General Man agers' Association has a blacklist?" "No such thing as a blacklist exista among the railroads to my knowledge," was the answer. " There was, however, believe, a list of name prepared for the General Managers' Association. It contained the names of the most active the strikers and haa been, I think, submitted to the various roads by the association. It cannot properly be called blacklist, however." St. John was asked to tell what he knew of the story that an the railroads had adopted a uni form scale of wages. "The rnsnor is untrue," he said. "I believe something of the sort was submitted to the General Managers' Association, but was not universally adopted. In fact it was re jected by all but one road, and on that ine put into partial enecl." John M. Egan. strike manager of the General Managers' Association, was questioned regarding his duties during the strike, tie said it was nis duty to receive reports from the various roads of the progress of the troubles and submit the same to the association. After some other preliminary questions Commis sioner Wright asked Egan if in his offi cial capacity he had made any effort to settle the strike peaceably. " 1 did not," answered &gan. " la it the nnrposa of these railroads to settle such trouble by force?" Yes; at nast it was," tne witness replied frankly. The Commissioner asked the witness for his views regarding measures for the prevention of strikes, Egan said he thought all railroad employes above common laborers should be licensed and compelled to wear uniforms plainly in dicating the positions they hold. Such means, he believed, would tend to put railroad men in service, and would pre vent such troubles as those of the pres ent summer. Kernan by a question succeeded in badly mixing up the wit ness and his theories, and Egan finally admitted that even with a system of li cense conditions might arise" that would necessitate outside assistance or arbitra tion. Commissioner Wright asked : " Mr. Egan. a witness has said before us that you nsed railroad men and em ployes to burn and otherwise destroy property during the strike, is this true?" The witness grew angry and, straight ening up in his seat, said emphatically: " Considering the sources from w.dcn that testimony came, it seems to me that it is on the face of it foolish rot. I will, however, enter a general denial to any and all such stories. I never em ployed a man for such work, and I ran state authoritatively that no one else connected with the Freight Managers' Association hired or commanded any one to burn or destroy railroad property. The story is a falsehood." PBICE OF BAISINS. It Will Probably b Bant Below th Standard Fixed by th Combine. Fbesno, August 27. A telephonic dis patch from San Francisco to-night con firms the report that the Eastern job bers have secured agents to pack in this county and put the price of raisins be low the standard fixed bv the combine. The report is that T. E. Langley, for merly of the firm of Coke & Langley, who conducted a packing-house here last year and closed down, will reopen the place as agent for the Cutting Company of San Francisco. If this guerrilla war fare is inaugurated, the price of raisins will fall to next to nothing, and many growers will be ruined. The securing of 80 ner cent of the ontDut, bv the local combine is now their only hope. Gold Reserve Increasing. Washington, August 27. Both the Treasury balance and the gold reserve are feeling the beneficial effects of a re vival of business. The net balance to day stands at $122,710,000, a gain ol $700,000 to-day, of which $54,382,000 is in gold. This gives the Treasury De partment a very comfortable balance outside of the gold reserve upon which to carry on the business of the govern ment The gold reserve to-day in creased over $360,000 with a prospect ot a further daily increase ot almost as much for some time to come. Civil Serrloe Investigation. Washington, August 27. The inves tigating of C. H. J. Taylor, Recorder ot Deeds for the District of Columbia, was closed to-day. The report of the Civil Service Commission, prepared by Mr. Proctor of Kentucky, urges the Presi dent to promptly remove Taylor. The latter in a letter to the committee denies the published interviews in which he was made to say that local political asso ciations in Washington were guilty of assessing Federal employes. ' Monument in Their Honor. - Sacramento, August 27. Through a committee, consisting of George M. Mott, Frank Miller and V. 8. Mc Clatchy, Sacramento citizens have sub scribed $300 to purchase a monument to be placed over the graves of the four regular soldiers who lost their lives in the train wreck near this city July 11. The money has been given to Colonel Graham, commanding the United Str.tes troops in this city. Will Esoap Paying Duty. Boston, August 26. The Portland bark Gray Deering from Rosario for Boa ton is lying off Cape Cod with a large cargo of wool, -waiting tor the new tariff bill to become a law. It is estimated the consignees will make over $80,000 by delaying the vessel. Th Willamette Valley Sold. San Francisco, August 26. To-day the steamer Willamette Valley was sold by Deputy United States Marshal Far ish to John L. Howard for $48,225. The steamer will bn thnmno-Mv AmrhanlMi nd plased In the oosil trade.