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NEWBERG
OREGON
WEEK’SDOINGS
General Review of Important Happen-
penigs Presented in a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
St. Petersburg expects the fall of
Port Arthur at any moment.
The Malheur irrigation withdrawal
has been increased 26,000 acres.
Admiral Togo sowed many mines in
the path of the Port Arthur fleet.
Japan is laying in great quantities of
supplies for a winter campaign in Man­
churia.
_ The Japanese navy is co-operating
with the army in the final assault on
Port Arthur.
Over 300,000 acres of land in Eastern
Oregon in forest reserve withdrawals
have been restored to entry.
Great Britain will reply to Russia
that she cannot concede that the
Knight Commander was sunk lawfully.
The national encampment of the G.
A. R. is being held in Boston.
It is
estimated that 50,000 veterans are
present.
The commander of the Japanese fleet
is reported to have notified the Rus-
s an commander of Port Arthur that if
he sinks the vessels i i the harbor the
town will be shelled with lyddite.
‘ A launch turned turtle at a Potomac
regatta and ten people were drowned.
Issues with Turkey have been settled,
the state department scoring a victory.
TEAR O f SHARKS.
No flore Reserves to Be Created in
the State of Oregon.
Washington, Aug. 17.— The interior
department will not create any more
forest reserves in Oregon at this time
because it is afraid, in so doing it would
open up endless opportunities for lieu
land operators.”
This is the explanation given today
by an official who is handling forestry
matters under Secretary Hitchcock’ s
direction. While the bureau of for­
estry, recommending the establish­
ment of Blue mountain reserve, has
carefully drawn its boundaries so as to
exclude practically all private hold­
ings, yet if a reserve should be created
on those lines, the department fears
that after the reserve was created, great
numbers of speculators would file en­
tries and allege settlement on land in
the reserve prior to the time when the
original withdrawal was made.
The department officials admit it
would be a comparatively easy thing
for speculators to bring forward wit­
nesses to swear falsely as to their hav­
ing established residence on this land,
and it would be almost impossible, for
the government to secure evidence
which would justify the rejection of
these entries. Once speculators estab­
lished their right to the reserve lands,
they would be entitled under the law
to relinquish them and make lieu selec­
tions of more valuable lands elsewhere.
“ But,” says this official, ‘ ‘ as reserves
are not created and land simply re-
main^ .withdrawn from entry, no base
for lieu selections can be created, and
the government is not in danger of los­
ing by unfair exchange.”
FLEET WILL QUIT SMYRNA.
American Minister Will Not Need It,
Now Turkey Has Yielded.
Constantinople, Ang. 17.— A satis­
Fire at New York gas tanks caused a factory solution of the American school
great panic, many people in fleeing for­ question has at last arrived.
This
getting their children.
matter, which is the most important of
Work on the Malheur irrigation pro­ the American demands, was settled by
ject will commence this fall. The Pa- extending too American schools the
same treatment as that accorded to the
louse project will be next.
schools
under the protection of other
The Russian flagship Czarevitch was
powers.
badly damaged in the recent battle and
A settlement of other matters affect­
may be dismantled at Tsing Chou.
ing American interests in Turkey, of
About 845,000 acres of land in East­ secondary importance, has also been
ern Oregon withdrawn under forest re­ effected, and United States Minister
serve order will be restored to entry.
Leishman bas telegraphed to Rear Ad­
The general attack on Port Arthur is miral Jewett, in command of the
now on. Twelve regiments of rein­ United States squadron sent to Smyrna,
forcements have been sent the Japanese instructing him to salute the batteries
on land and depart.
from Liao Yang.
The sitting of the council of minis­
Russia expresses a willingness to ters at which the settlement was
modify regualtions -regarding contra­ agreed upon, was a ltftig one, and it
band goods providing Great Britain was not until its close that an agree­
will agree thtey are binding in future ment was reached. The delay in the
ware.
*
settlement is believed to have been
The Vladivostok squadron went to cansed by the intervention of the
the aid of the Port Arthur fleet and was palace functionaries, whose policy, in
badly scattered by the Japanese. The order to retain the saltan’ s favor, con­
Russian navy is now practically a thing sists of combating the rights and privi
lege of foreign subjects.
of the past.
A son and heir has been born to the
Russian imperial family.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, will visit
the 8t. Louis fair shortly.
IT S
W. J. Bryan has lost his fight for
$50,000 of the Bennett estate.
What Russian ships escaped from
Port Arthur are widely- scattered.
A full fledged rebellion is on in Para-
guay. The rebels seem to have the
upper hand.
Admiral Togo reports that nearly all
of the Russian ships have returned to
Port Arthur.
The Boston Steamship company bas
refused to take any more flour for
Japan at present.
The seizure of the Russian torpedo
boat at Cbefoo by Japan may bring
China into the war.
Yaqui Indians have gone on the war­
path and Northwestern Mexico antici­
pates a reign of terror.
Rioting as a result of the packers’
strike at Chicago ie increasing. Unions
will ask Mayor Hairison to end the
struggle.
Whitecaps are terrorizing Cripple
Creek.
A North Carolina mine was suddenly
flooded and eight men drowned.
The owners of the German steamer
Tbea will appeal from the decision of
the prize court.
Two Japanese torpedo boats entered
Chefoo harbot in the night and towed
the Russian cruiser Ryeshitelni away.
The Russian Port Arthur fleet is be­
lieved to have eluded Admiral Togo and
joined the Vladivostok squadron.
Great Britain is far from satisfied
with the finding of the prize court in
the case of the steamer Knight Com­
mander.
A Russian military expert argues
that Kuropatkin cannot afford to leave
Liao Yang on account of the stores and
fortifications.
Secretary Hay will address a strong
note to Russia regarding the seizure of
the steamer Arabia, Mjniser McCor­
m ick’s report showing her to be in the
wrong. It is probable Russia will pay
for all the cargo taken promptly, as the
czar’s troops can use it.
STOP SEIZURES
Only Goods for Japanese
Government Contraband.
ARABIA CASE PAR PROM SETTLED
Protest to Russia Being Prepared
by Secretary Hay— War Ruling
Cannot Be Accepted.
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Washington, Aug. 15. — Secretary
Hay is preparing a protest against the
confiscation of a portion of the cargo of
the
Hambmg-American
steamer
Arabia, under the terms of the findings
of the prize court at Vladivostok, and
as soon as the papers are complete,
will foiward them to Ambassador Mc­
Cormick, at St. Petersburg, for presen­
tation to the Russian government.
Along with this protest Secretary Hay
will file a general protest against furth­
er seizures of American goods and sup­
plies consigned to Japanese ports un­
less it can be shown that the goods are
intended for the use of the Japanese
military or naval forces.
It will be made plain that this gov­
ernment does not subscribe to the Rus­
sian view of contraband of war, and
will not consent to the seiznre of its
goods on the grounds on which a por­
tion of the Aiabia’s cargo is held at
Vladivostok. To ’ strengthen his pro­
test, Secretary Hay will forward to St.
Petersburg affidavits laid before him
by a representative of the owners of the
fionr that had been seized, conclusively
showing that it was consigned to com­
mercial houses in Japan, and not to
agents of the Japanese government.
The state department has been ad­
vised that the proceedings of the Vladi­
vostok prize court are to be reviewed
by a superior board at the Russian
capital, and it is the intention to have
the American protest on hand in time
to be passed upon by that body.
As yet the owners of the floor and
railway supplies that were seized have
not submitted to the state department
any claim against the Russian govern­
ment, apparently assuming that Rus­
sia rray yield to Secretary Hay’s pro­
test and release the goods now held.
If the goods have been used by the
Russians, or if for some other reason
the release is’ impiacticable, and Rus­
sia admits the correctness of attitude
of this government, anch claims will
have to be presented. It is the belief
of some officials of the state depart­
ment that the matter will eventually
be adjusted in this manner, and that
the owners of the confiscated goods will
be fully reimbursed.
GREATEST O f NAVAL BATTLES.
Port Arthur Engagement Is Shown
by Official Reports.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 16.— Not since
the beginning of the war between Jap­
an and Ruaaia has anything ao obvious­
ly affected Russian spirits as the grad­
ual revelation of* the extent of the Port
Arthur squadron’s reverses. Details
of Rear Adrhiral W ithoeft’s fatal sortie
are not known to the general public
even at this hour, though the contents
of the report of Captain Matousevftch,
Admiral W ithoeft’s chief of staff, to the
emperor, gradually permeated official
circles in the coarse of the day. The
captain’« statement was issued late to­
night in the form of an official report.
Captain Matousevitch makes it clear
that the Port Arthur squadron fought
what probably was the greatest battle
of ironclads since steel replaced wood
in naval ’ construction. The effort of
the Russians to fight their way through
the Japanese would probably have
been successful had it not been for the
disaster to the battleship Czarevitch,
which compelled the squadron to fight
a second battle, ending in the dispersal
of the Russian fleet in the darkness.
The Associated Press learns that the
awfnl mortality of the officers of the
Czarevitch, which was merely stated in
the, official report, is due to the fact
that Admiral Withoeft and most of his
officers were gathered on the bridge
during the action in order to set an ex
ample to and encourage the men, in­
stead of remaining in comparative saf­
ety in the protection, of the conning
tower. A Japanese shell burst beneath
the bridge, wrecking that part of the
ship and killing or wounding every
officer on duty thereabouts.
One of the most important features
of Captain Matousevitch’s dispatch,
aside from its grimly brief account of
the battle, is the detailed statement of
the makeup of Rear Admiral Togo’s
fleet, which consisted of six battleships,
11 cruisers of various classes and ap­
proximately 30 torpedo boats.
According to this statement there
were in line of'battle some ships pie-
viously reported destroyed. This gives
an indication of Japan’ s naval force
which Admiral Togo has hitherto con­
cealed.
LIKELY TO DESTROY BIG SHIPS.
Russia, so Tokio Believes, Will Not
' Be Able to Repair Them.
TO END STRIKE
f
Butchers, Grocers and Others
Hold Conference.
WILL W A IT QN THE PACKERS
Effort Will Be Made to Settle Strug-
gle by Mediation— Gompcrs Asked
to Come to Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. > 12. — Determined
effort« are now being made to settle
the stockyards’ strike by mediation.
Negotiations began today between the
retail Butchers’ and Groceis’ associa­
tion with representatives of several
labor unions, which will undoubtedly
be involved in the strike, should it be
prolonged much longer, resulted to­
night in the appointment of a. commit­
tee composed of those who attended to­
day’ s meeting, to negotiate with the
packers tomorrow morning in an at­
tempt to bring about a joint meeting
between the employers and the striking
unions. It was the sentiment of all
who attended today’s conference that
should the meeting be arranged be­
tween the two opposing interests, a
settlement satisfactory to both side»
could be realized.
Meantime, Samuel Gompers, presi­
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, has been summoned from New
York to see if he cannqt accomplish
something*!£j|{gugh mediation.
Mr.
Gompers will arrive here Sunday morn­
ing.
The' packers tonight declined to
make any comment on what, if any
success might be expected from the
meeting.
“ We cannot very well discuss this
matter now,” said one of the packers
representatives tonight.
“ We now
have our affairs in a better condition
than at any time since the strike w as
declared, and as for myself, I am un­
able to see on what grounds we could
meet the strikers.”
Under the direction of Mayor Har­
rison, who was urged to take the step
by a committee composed of labor
leaders and several aldermen, an inves­
tigation into the sanitary conditions o f
the various packing plants where strike
breakers are being housed was begun
today!
Several of the plants were
visited, but no flagrant violations o f
the law were found.
The investiga­
tions w ill be continued. —
Tonight the packers sent a com­
munication to Mayor Harrison, deny­
ing that they are keeping lodging
houses not in compliance with the or­
dinances.
Tokio, Aug. 16.— It is believed
here that the Russians will not be able
to repair the five battleships reported
by Admiral Togo to have been damaged
in 't h e recent sea fighting at Port
Arthur. The Japanese land batteries
now command the entrance to the
harbor, and could render this work im­
ARMY IS AW A Y.
possible.
Before the Russian fleet emerged The Russians arc Retreating North
from Port Arthur on August 10 the
of Liao Yang.
Japanese batteries could reach the war­
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.— Again the
ships there with shells and the docks
were exposed to a fire the severity of chance of a decisive battle between
which was increasing constantly. It General Kuropatkin and the command­
is doubted if these Bhips will be able to er of the Japanese army seems to be
ONLY PROPELLER REMOVED.
go io sea again without first undergo­ disappearing. According to a state­
POWERS S T A Y OUT.
ing repairs, and it is expected that the ment issued by the general staff to­
Japanese Towing Destroyer Report
Russians themselves will destroy them night, rains are again falling over a
wide area of Manchuria with the pros­
America to Have Tree Rein in Deal­ before Port Arthur falls.
She Could Have Injured Them.
pect of impeding operations, bat even
ing With Turkey.
Chefoo, Aug. 17.— The Russian tor­
more important is the information
pedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni, flying
ANXIOUS TO END STRIKE.
Washington, Aug. 12.— The United
reaching the Associated Press tonight
the Japanese fiag, was sighted nearing
from an exceptional source that the
the Elliott islande on the evening of States will not become involved with
Japanese have once more delayed too
Mayor
of
Chicago,
However,
Will
groat
foreign
powers
in
its
dealings
August 12. She was being towed by a
long. Genet al Knropatkin has now
Not Discuss Trouble Now.
Japanese torpedo boat destroyer.
A with the sultan of Turkey. 1 he an­
withdrawn the balk of hisjirm y safely
second one acted as escort.
Chicago, Aug. 16.— Ihere were few north of Liao Yang.
nouncement comes tonight from
The report that the Japanese had left
developments in the packers’ strike to­
According to this information, the
the Ryeshitelni at some Chinese port source of unquestionable reliab’ lity day,. and it is not probable that there
Japanese
have about 300,000 men in
probably arose from tl*e report brought that assurances have been given the will be any for several days. A com­
the armies operating against Kuropat­
by a junk to the effect that when pass­ president that the signatory powers mittee of retail dealers will call upon
kin, rendering it too hazardous for him
ing Yang Ching.bay south of Shantung will in no way interfere witn the Mayor Harrison and ask him to act as
to risk a general engagement. The gen­
promontory, she saw «ne of the two
mediator in the strike. The mayor de­
s ’ at staff has no information bearing on
United States in Its present attempt to
Russian destroyers which went ashore
clines to say what he will do until he
th9
reported presence of a large force of
secure equal rights in the Ottoman em- receives the commtitee, but expressed
there.
Japanese at Paithubi, a place that can­
Japanese arriving here from Dalny piie for American subjects.
himself as anxious to do anything in
not be located on available maps. The
communicated with the destroyer es­
At what time this was done, or the his power to end the strike.
report agrees, however, with the gen­
The {.ackers declined to say this af­
corting the Ryeshitelni and they were means by which it was accomplished,
eral tenor of the information received
informed that a careful examination of it is not stated, bat the feat that two ternoon to say whether they would ac­
by the Associated Press and here given,
the Ryeshitelni after her capture by foreign ambassadors, Baron von Stern­ cept the mediation of the mayor.
that General Kuropatkin is already re­
the Japanese showed that the Russians berg, of Germany, and Baron Hengel- They declared that they would, of treating north of Liao Yang.
had not rendered her completely in­ muller, of Austria, representatives of course, receive him.
The advantages of the new Japanese
Chief of Police O’ Neil and Police In­
effective before her capture. A tor­ two of the signatory powers to the
base at NiuyChwang in greatly simpli­
pedo was still in a torpedo tube, its treaty guaranteeing the integrity of spector Hunt laid formal charges before fying the probfem of provisioning their
propeller only having been removed. the Ottoman empire, have hurried the mayor today against Justice John
army is fully realized.
The rumor
The torpedo towed by rowboats might here from their pleasant retreats in Fitzgerald, who, it is asserted by the
that they are moving up towards Sim-
have been used effectively against the Bar Harboi and Lennox, and have had police, has discharged the great major­
intin, a short distance west of Mukden,
Japanese. It was also stated that occasion
to lunch with President ity ot the rioters brought before him, from Niu Cwang is generally believed.
while the breeches of hei guns bad Roosevelt, may, in a great measure, ex­ no matter how strong the evidence
The appearance of the Japanese on
been unhinged several remained on plain the methods by which these as­ against them.
the other side of Mukden would almost
board.
The Japenese consul here surances have been extended.
The
pocket Genera) Kuropatkin and he re­
states that his government has no idea Austrian ambassador returned to Maine
Declared British Land.
solved to accept battle with his whole
of returning the Ryeshitelni.
last night.
Kingston, Island of St. Vincent, B. army at Liao Yang.
W. I., Aug. 16.— The British cruiser
Salving the Islander.
Must Take Tort.
New York Firemen Called Out.
Tribune, on August 11, landed a party
St. Petersburg, Aug. 17.— TheBoerse -Vancouver, B. C., Aug. 15.— The under command of Lieutenant Threlfal
Washington, Aug. 12. — President
Gazette has received the following dis­ steamer Ventura, fiom Skagway, this at Avee, or Birds island, west of the Timothy Healy, of the International
north end of the island ot Dominica, Brotberhocd of Stationary Firemen,
patch from ita Liao Yang correspond­
afternoon, brought down part of the
and annexed it as a British possession. this afternoon ordered a sympathteie
ent: “ Twelve Japanese regiments have
left in the direction of Poit Arthur. It guard rail and stanchion from the Gnns wete hauled through theBurf and strike of the firemen in the New York
is stated on trustworthy authority that sunken steamer Islander, upon which landed, the British fiag was hoisted packing houses. About 85 men will
the mikado has ordered that Port Ar­ Captaiu Cinch, of the Neptune Salvage and a royal salute was fired. The go oat under this order.
The strike
is now working.
The Tribune then proceeded to St. Vincent, was ordered by telephone, President
thur must be taken at any cost, even if company,
it necessitates the suspension of opera­ Islander now lie« in 310 feet of water. arriving here yesterday. The Tribune Healy being called from the convention
tions in Manchuria, and it is quite The vessel’s safe, which is supposed to left today, being ordered to Venezuela, of his organization for the purpose. A
probable the main Japanese force will contain a large amount of treasure, is to protect British interests at Caracas. committee was appointed by the con­
proceed to Port Arthur within a few intact, and the wrecked steamer,
vention to raiee a relief fond of $5,000
Earthquake In Chile.
days. Rain has stopped all opera­ which sank three yeara ago, is said to
to aid the firemen in the strike in South
New York, Aug. 16.— A severe earth­ Omaha, Sionx City and St. Lonis.
be in an excellent state of preservation.
tions.”
quake was felt Thursday at Velenar,
province of Atacama, according to a
Bandits Surprise Russia..
Stale of Siege Proclaimed.
* Russian Ships Lower Tlag.
Herald
dispatch
irom
Valparaiso,
London,
Ang. 12.— The Tientsin cor­
Paris, Ang. 15.— The foreign office
Tsing Chou, Ang. 17.— The Russian
Chile.
It
was
«preceded
by
loud
sub-
respondent
of the Standard says that
flag bas jnst l>een pulled down from here confirms the report from Bnenoa
terranean
noises.
The
earthquake
3,000
Chinese
bandits attacked the Rus­
Ayres
that
a
state
of
aeige
haa
been
pro­
the battleship Czarevitch and the three
cruisers which took refuge here. The claimed in the. republic of Paraguay, caused much damage, but no fatalities sian camp in the Tieb Pass Anngst 2.
lowering of the colon was done in the oiling to the feai of a revolutionary have been reported. It was also felt The Russians were taken by surprise
at Iqaique and Laserena.
and many were killed.
outbreak.
presence of the German governor.