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EVENTS OF THE DAY QATIIERED FROM ALL PARTS OF TUB TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Review of tho Import ant Happenings of the Past Week", Presented In Condensed Form, Most Likely to ""Prove Interesting to Our Many Readers. L-andgrnbbor Benson has Ijoon claimed by two wives nt San Francisco. Tho houso tins passed tho Philippine -bond bill to encourngo tho building of railroads. . ' St. Petersburg lias tho report that Togo sunk pevern) stcamcra and closed i thojentranco to Port Arthur. ' i - Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, 1ms been arrested, charged with having ac cepted a bribo whilo in otliro. , According to latest accounts Russia ; T lost about 050 men and officers in tho sinking of tho battleship and torpedo , boat. Tho ecnato committee on npproprla ; tions provides for no Northwest harbor work, save Tho Dallcs-Cclilo canal, in tho sundry civil bill. Wreckago washed ashoro at Van couver island indicates tho loss of tho scaling schooner Triumph; There wcro 25 persons on board. A gunner's mate on tho Missouri is ' found to have saved tho ship and tho live of 000 men by jumping into tho magazine and closing tho door. Tho ' injuries of two of tho seamen have proven fatal. Popo Pius is again reported ill. Russians havo won two small land . engagements. A young anarchist attempted to as sassinato Premier Maura, of Spain, at Barcelona. . A work train on the Canadian Faciflc was struck by a land slido near Winne- Tcg and a number of men killed. Cardinal Satolli, with tho permission of tho pope, is coming to tlfo United & States. lie has no mission and is to make tho tour as n private citizen. The house committee on naval aflairs has reported favorably tho bill author izing tho prcsiden, at his discretion, .to reinstate cadota suspended for haz ing. " - Tho secretary of tho interior has is sued permits for grazing 87,815 sheep ' in the northern division and 100,000 sheep in tho southern division of tho Cascade forest reserve during tho com ing summer. ' J :A" bill has been introduced in the senate authorizing the secretary of war . ' to purchase the original manuscript copy of the order book of General Arth ur St. Cliar, who was governor of tho Northwest territory and commander of its military forces during tho adminis trations of Presidents Washington and Adams. Tho agitation' in Spain ovor France's acquiring a firm hold on Morocco docs not caueo anxiety in Franco, an it is believed tho irritation will eubaido without straining tho relation between the twp countries. t Spain is very bitter because of the. Angjo-French treaty. " Easter services in Russia are much more imprcssivo than usual this year. Ilobson, the hero of tho llerrimnc, was defeated for congress in Alabama. f IceJamsJn the St. Lawrence rlverj areuoouing many nouses in ;n on i real suburbs. WAR LOSS STUNS. Russia' Finds Japancae Alio Sunk a Torpedo Host.', St. Potepdnirg, April .4.0. On tho heels of tho announcement of the sink ing of tho battleship PotropnvlovsK comes tho news thnt tho Japanese sur rounded ami sunk tho torpedo boat des troyer liezstrnshnl, Only ilvo of her crow escaped, although it is probable sotno wore taken prisoners. News of tho reverse was communi cated to tho czar by Admiral Oukomi- sky. He wired today that tho destroy ers and four consorts wore outside. scouting during tho night. Tho Boxs- traslini lagged behind mid became lost in tho mist. When day broke, she tried to creep-In along tho const. hut wan discovered, cut off, ovornowerod and sunk. Admiral Oukomstky's dis patch concludes as follows.; "I havo taken command provision ally of the licet since tho disaster to tno i'ctropaviovsK. miring somo ma neuvering of tho battleship squadron tho Pobledn struck against.; a initio amidships on the starboard side She was, nblo to regain port by herself. No one on board of her was killed or wounded." Tho Russian nord in tho text of the olliclal dispatch describing tlio accident to tho Pobteda means cither "mlno" or "torpedo," but tho qualifying adjective indicates something moving toward the ship. Tills dispatch puts an end to tho idea prevailing hero that there had been nn engagement following tho dis aster to tno i'clronaviovsk. Ills con sidered remark nblo hero that tho Jar nneso did not take advantage of this terrible accident to attack Port Arthur, SHIP GOES DOWN CARRIES- ADMIRAL MAKAR0FP 800 MEN WITH IT. AND While Returning fo Rondttend, Alter Steaming OutMo Meet. Japanese Fleet the Russian Flagship, Strikes a Sub merged Mine and Turn Turtle (Irand Duke Cyril Among Wounded. PENSION ITEM IS $4,000,000. Russia has demanded that Japanese instructors with tho Chinese army bo dismiss !. Tho passage of tho Yalu by tho Jap. aneso will not be strongly opposed by the Russians. President Fro Tem Frye, of tho sen ate, and Speaker Cannon, of the houso, have signed the 1005 fair bill. Colorado militia officers, adjudged in contempt of court for nction in tho strike, declare, they will defy the-Judge. A battleground has boon picked, out by tho Russians in tho interior of Man churia, were they propose to slaughter tho Japanese, Queen Alexandra's persistent urging makes Britain ready to deal with Rus sia. Burke Cockran, of New York, nays tho houso is losing -caste and bids it wake up. The senate has' passed the 1005 fair bill in tho same form as it came from the houso And the measure ia now roady for the president's signature. Russla.ii short of men for her fleets. Exiled Colorado miners say they were subjected to moat cruel treatment bytfiemilltla. The port of Fortland drydock is in position.and in a few days the first vessel can enter. A leading dignitary in the Church of England holds that the old - testament' is a pack of lies. Mouse Committee Complete i.Qencrnl ' Deficiency Appropriation Dili. Wushlntgon, April 10. The houso conimitteo on appropriations today com pleted tho general deficiency appropria tion bill, carrying total of $10,388,- 744. Tho largest item In the bill is 14,000.000 for pension. .Of this sum, 1,600,000 in an estimated deficiency which will bo cabled by tho execution of tho recent service pension onler. Tho minority members of jjio commit tee made a light against this amend ment, and it was ordered retorted by n party vote. t As the item is included, a minority report accompanies that of tho major ity to tho house. Ths minority viows are signed by Underwood, Brundlgo. Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay lor of Alabama, waH absent. Tho con clusion of the minority 1 that there was no warrant of law for the appropri ation of the million and a half dollars lequestod by tho commissioner of pen sions requested for tho purpose herein stated. It quotes tho recent order In full, and says that while there aro members oi congress who favor a serv- ( I co pension law, it Is not wholly the Jurisdiction of the appropriations com mittee to consider tho question. "Our duty," tho reiort says, "is confined to providing tho money to pay the obliga tion of the United States contracted under the law. Tho point we desire to mako la that there is no law on tho statute books of tho United States that allows tho $1,500,000 appropriation asked for by the commissioner of ten sions to pay tho deciency caured by ex ecutive order, and wo will move on the floor of the house to reduce tho appro priation asked for pensions to the ex tent of $1,500,000 for that reason." St. Petersburg, April 15, Striking a submerged mluo'at Port Arthur, today, tho Petropavlovsk, tho flagship of tho Russian lleet, went down and carried with, her ' Admiral. (Makaroft and be tween 000 and $00 men. Grand Ihtko Cyril escaped, but Is wounded. Admiral Mnkaroft ordered I1L1 entire squadron out to engage tho Japancsu lleet of 40 Vcftsli which upturned off tho port early in the day and begun mi attack which still continues. According to the Associated Press In formant while Admiral Makaroff was returning after going out to attack tli3 Japancso lleet the Potropnv!osk struck u mine on her starboard sido nmldshlp and Immediately began to keel. Before the crew could flood the port compart ments of tho vessel, she turned turtle and sank in n few minutes, carrying down almost the entire crew. Captain NJakovloff, the Grand I)uko Cyril nnd two other o Ulcers wore saved lecnuso they were standing on tltusuiKjr-brldco. The frightful logs of life among tho officers nnd men Was duo to the fact that they were all at their stations ready for action. BLOWN TO OOATIt. COLON RUNS ON RMH'. SUBMARINU BOATS IN PLAY. Japan Believed to Have Two to Plant Mine at Port Arthur. Paris, April 10. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent to tho Echo do Paris, under this morning's date, sends tho following: . "I learn that a firm opinion prevails in naval circles, bused on telegrams from the surviving officers, that tho loss of tho Petroplavlovsk and tho in Juries to the Pobieda were caused by torpedoes launched by the Japanese, and by submarine vessels. Hitherto it has not been believed that tho Japaneso had any submarine boats, but H is now admitted that such boats might have been received with tho cruisers bought from Argentino and brought out from Genoa "by English crews. It is ..diffi cult to verify this, but the admiralty is of tho opinion that tho cruiser brought out two submarine vessels." Bayan Evidently Damaged. Ix)rt"do1)rAprll 10. Tho flally Telo grnph's correspondent at WIo Iiai Wei, telegraphing under ditto of April 13, nays: .."The British cruiser Espiegle reports that at 6:45 o'clock this morn ing she sighted five Japaneso warships engaging tho Russian cruiser Bayan, making for Port Arthur from tho di rection of the Yalu. The Russian cruiser Askold and another cruiser in--sued from Port Arthur to assist tho Bayan. At 0:45 o'clock tho Russians got undor tho shelter of tho forts, but tho Bayan was damaged. Twenty-Nine Hen Killed In Disaster on Battleship Missouri. Pcnttacola, Fla.. April 15, By tho explosion of 2,000 pounds of owdur in tho after 12-inch turret and tho hand ling room of tho battleship Missouri, Captain William R. Cowles, command ing, this afternoon, 20 men were In stantly killed and live injured, of whom two will din. This in tho most serious accident that has occurred in tho American navy since tho blowing up of tho Maine in Havana harbor in 1808. The Missouri was On tho target range with the Texas and Brooklyn nt practlcu about noon, when a churgo of powder in the 12-Inch left-hand uun Ignited from gates exploded and, dropping lie low, ignited four charges of powder in the handling room, and all exploded. Only one man of tho entire turret ami handling crew survived. But for tho prompt and efficient action of Captain Cowles in Hooding the handling room and magaizne with water, ono of tho magazines would have exploded ami tho ship would have been destroyed. EXPECTS JAPAN TO STRIKU. Pacific Mell Liner Wrecked on Salvador Cbait-Pamrtfifrs Saved. San Francisco, April II, Thu Merchants' Exchange has ,rccalved a cablegram stating that tho Pacific Mall steamship company's steamer Colon, which loft tills city Match 22 for Pan ama, with u number of passengers ami a cargo of general merchandise to Mexi can ami Central American points, lias been wrecked. Tho Colon Is reported to havo struck on a rock nt Punla Remcdlo, causing Injuries which mnilu it necessary to beach her nt Aeajutln. There was a big list of passengers when tho vessel went out of this har bor, but most of them were bound for ports north of Acajutla. The vessel loll Acnittla yesterday afternoon liound south for Pauamn,aiid she. had only gono about 15 miles when she hit on tho rock. Tho reef where she struck Is considered one of tho mewl dangerous along the Central Amorkun connt, and many vmscIh havo fouml graven on It. According to seafaring men who know the reef, tho steamer wan fortunate in gutting alloat alter striking and getting buck to tho harbor at Acajutla, ORUAT FORCU MASSUD ON YALU. Russians Strongly Fortify a Town In Manchuria to Oppoit Japanese. Seoul, April 1 1. Japanese advices from Northern Cor en stato that tho Russians have strongly fortified Chin Tien Cheng, a walled town on tho Maiichurian side of tho Yalu river, about ten miles north of Antung. It Is estimated that there are 20,000 Rus sians of all arms at Antung ready to opivose the Japanese crossing. Webb Hayes has returned hero from n Journey to Anju, thence to tho Ainor lean mines at Unsan, and thunru north to tho Yalu river. Ho reports thnt he received hospital nnd medical treat ment from tho Japanese, and he com pliments tho equipment of tho Japanese field for res, tho effectiveness ( their pontoon bridge at Anju nnd their trans port organization. PRHSIDUNT WAITS ON KNOX. FAIR BILL PASSES LEWIS AND CLARK IMPOSITION MONEY NOW SAI'H. Majority Is Large, Rlilng Vol liven la Not Necessary-Conference Is Nnl Slep-Approprlatlan Can t( lncrenMa but Not Reduced-Carrie as Appro, prlatlon of $478,000, Over Novoitt Says, However, It Atuit Not Think Russia Lacks Leaders. St. Petersburg, April 15. Tho No v4i this morning growllngly eulogizes Vice Admiral Makaroff, recalling the vigilance and persistency with which ho patrolled tho sea in cndcnvoilng to induce tho Japanese to engage in com bat. Tho paper saya: "In Russia tho news of tho untimely end of tho bravo commander calls forth deep grief. Tho death ef tho experienced, warlike ami gifted admiral, whose authority was recognized everywlrere, especially in that land of sailors, England, is in tho'highest degree regrettable. Tho bitterness is lightened only by tho knnwlediru that tlin admiral illiut nt tin. post of duty and the fleet has other gifted officers who will prolong tho grand activity. .In any case wo havo got to reckon immediately with the consequences of tho catastrophe. Above all it is tho expected that the Japaneso will hasten to tako advantage of tho catostropho and renew their at tacks ou Port Arthur, "Tho Japaneso are greatly mistaken If thoy think this fatal accident can in tho slightest measure shako tho strong and steady determination of Russia to carry on tho war to a glorious end," Russians Driven Back. Toklo. April 15. An official tulegrum from WIJu says that a company of Rus sian troopH attempted to cross tho first stream of tho Yalu river west of WIJu this morning, and that a company of Japanese attacked and drove tho Rus sians back. Tho bodies of 20 dead Russians, tho telegram adds, were found after tho light. Tho dispatch adds that small parties of Russians, without uni forms, attempted to cross tho Yalu river at diffreent points between WIJu and Yongamplio and that thoy were all driven back. With the Cabinet lie Again Qoea Chinese Uxcluslon Matter. Washington, April 14. Chinese ex clusion and the probable necessity for legislative or executive action, in view of the denunciation by China of tho ex isting treaty, wan again today the prin cipal topic of discussion at tho meeting of the cabinet. The president nnd tile advisers consiJered tho subjret In all its phases, but reached no definite con clusion, chiefly perhaps because Attor ney ucncrnl Knox litis nut lwen abla yet to prepare his opinion as to the legal status of tho matter. An soon as the attorney general shall have decided whither, in his opinion, existing leg. Islation relative to the exclusion of Chi nese will bo valid on the expiration of tho treaty with China, some decisive steps will lo taken. If it should bo determined that, the legislation will lao with the treaty, then congresn will provide ngalnst n general Chinese immigration by the Insertion In a fend ing appropriation hill of nu amend ment covering the. subject. PROTECTS CANNI1RYMI1N. Washington, April U, Tho house of representatives, without a rollcall, or oven so much as a rising vote, ytster tiny afternoon passed -tho Jaw la ami Clark exposition bill carrying u K. grognln appropriation of $'76,O00, Tho hill wan passed 3B minutes niter a special rule providing for itn consld. eratinii wan laid liofora tho house thereby breaking tint record of thoclsu of legislation thu,t always leads to pro. traded discussion', Tho hill passed In the samti form reported by Tawney'n committee on March 2H. In addition to Appropriat ing $475,000, It authorize tho coin ing of 250,000 souvenir gold dollars, which virtually nmnuntn to total np pruprlntlou of $725,000. In reality, congress In aiding Poitlnnd far more than apesrs from these figures. Chairman Tnwnoy, speaking on this jKilnt, said: "Tho $175,000 nllotrd fur govern merit buildings ami exhibits In rqnlva lent, under other circumstances, to an appropriation of Uitween $1100,000 and $700,000 for tho Portland exposition. liecnuso tha government exhibit has nj. ready been assembled at St. Imls, nnd will only require trausimrtatlnu to Portland, thereby saving that olty the citit of mumbling a now government exhibit." Tho passage of tho bill removes tl Inst doubt an to tint fatu of tho Uiwlt and Clnrk appropriation. Tho hill thnt U finally ngrred uiou anil nlgiiej by tho president will carry nt least the amount contained In the bill passml by the linuiw, and may MHwlbly li In creased. There ran l no decrease. Any clinngo must Im In tht nature of a compromise between thn senate, and the houso bills. INSUHI1S UARLY ADJOURNMENT. Snow Falls In Maryland. Cumberland, Mil., April 10. Snow fell here and throughout Western Mary land today. At Frostburg and other points it covered tho ground to tho depth of two inches. Bxploilon Causes $200,000 Fire. Dotroit, April 16. A gasolino explo sion at the Cadillac Automobile works today caused a $200,000 fl'ro. Four employes were Injured. A 'number of the 600 men, .employed nt..fho plant were compelled to slidn down nr,l.u alongside of tho building and to jump IIUUI IMC H1UUUVTD. Fulton to Father a Dill of Retaliation Agnlnst British Columbia. Washington, April 1 1. Senator Ful ton in dialling, and will soon Intro duce, ii Joint resolution authorizing the president to prohibit the exportation of iresli salmon from ruget sound and tributaries during the canning reason. This is in tho nature of a retaliation to the action of British Columbia In to fusing American canneries tho right to purchasu fresh British Columbian salm on. The canning Interests of thu North Pacific coast havo protested to Senator Fulton that, under the existing condi tions, Canadian canners are buying large quantities of Pugut sound salmon, canning them mid reshlpplng them to tho United States, whilo Pugut sound canners are denied tho riht to pur chase British Columbia salmon for can ning purposes. New Immigration Law Needed. Washington, April II. There were landed ntTaconin, Wash., recently, 60 Filipinos, who were brought to thu United Stated under contract to tako part In thu Philippine islands exhibit nt tho St. I.uois exposition. Thirty nlno of tho nu ruber were nfllluted with trachoma, a disease of the eye. Un der a ruling by the nttornuy general, natlveaof tho Philippines, and Porto Rico are not aliens In tho meaning of tho immigration act, and they had to do admitted. Cogresn will bo asked for legislation to meet mich cases. House Makes Svrayne Cnse a Specltl Order In December. Washington, April 11. Tho Hwnyne I m pes nil men t proceeding, which ha Iron looked upon ns tho only txiaslbU check to nn enrly adjournment, was disponed nt In five mlnutm by the houso todny by the ndoptlon of a reso lution making thn caso a nx-clal order for IVcc inner 13 next. In tho mean. tlnio thn Judiciary committee In to tako nddilonl testimony In the case. After dlsjiosifig of a conference rcrf on thu nrmy appropriation hill the homo took up tho hill extending the conntwlso lawn to the Philippines, nnd by n voto of 122 to 100 adopted a spec ial ruin to voto on this hill nflet a do bate iif two hourn. Thin debate waarx haunted, savo Ilvo minute, when the house, adjournal at 5-30 p. m. An amendment to Ilia bill postponing the ojHirntlon of the law until July 1, 1U00, instead of 11105 will be proposed. Tho partial conference on thn nrmy approprlat on bill was agreed to. Four senate amendments were still In dis agreement, CORI1A TO PROTF.CT MINUS. America flust Pay for Lois of Ship. New York, April 14. After long lit igatlon It was decided hero todnv u Juilgo Adams, In thu United Stales ills- irict court timt tlio United Statu, must pay $203,20: to thu owners of tho Brit Ish chip FohcoHu, which was sunk on H,0i.n,i8a.t . Mly 18- I80H- l,y ' United SlattH cruiser Columbia, which was doing ucout duty off thu North American const on tho outlonV fnr n. Spanish fleet undor AdmlraJ Corvora. ' American and British Mlnlstern Make Formal Requests. Seoul, April II. J. N. Jordan nnd II. N. Allen, respectively tho ministers to Corca of Grent Britain and the United States, havo requested the Coreau govornmunt to glvo protection to tho British nod American mines In tho country. Thin request In a more formality ns tha Japanseo aulhnrltloa have glu-n assurances of tho safuty from local up risings. Mr. Jordan nays tho Japancso hnvo Ikhiii extremely oonsldurntn to ward tho British mines. Thoy hnvo shown no desire to hamper mining op erations, havo promised not to make Heavy levies of food tinon thu farmers of tho surrounding country, and hnvo ngrcod to facilitate thupassagoof specie for tho payment of waees. ami m-im to nupply specie for the purpose. Desert Land Lnw Wins. Washington, April 11. By a vole of 8 to 3 thu house conimitteo on Irriga tion of nrld hinds tcslay defeated the bill to repeal the desert" laud law. ThoHu voting against tho bill were: Chairman Mondoll, of Wyoming, and . Representatives Turrlll, Massiichu nutts, Dwlght, Now York; Marshal, North Dakota) Wllllnuison Oregon; Cooper, Pennsylvania; Hitchcock, Ne braska, and Bell, California. Those In favor of the repeal were Representa tives Rcodor, Kansas; Van Dusor, Nova da, and Underwood, of Alabama.. Russia Declines n Loan. Paris, April 1 1. According to private Information received from St. Peters burg, tno RiismIuii government rofiiHodi nt ull ovenU for tho present, an offer of a loan Comlmr from l.'rmu.li niinrtnrl. and doollnod also a loreo number of .proposals for war supplies tnaifo by .V..U4,US,