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EVENTS OF THE DAY 0ATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP TUB TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happening of the- Past Week, .(Presented In Condensed Form, Most f Ulccly to Prove Interesting to Our . Many Reader.. ' Sam Parks, Uio noted walking dole " gnto Is dead. S The complete isontlon of Port Arthur seems now highly probable. 'f Viceroy AloxloiT has left Port Arthur to confer with General Kouropatkin. Secretary Taft has asked an army officer why ho jilted a girl ho had . promised to marry. P Tho Japanese forced tho fighting on tho Ynlu in tho hope that Russia would '' rush troops to that district. i Postmaster General Fayno has or- dcred an investigation of tho official conduct of Pjoattnaatcr Bancroft, of Port land. Many people were killed nnd much property and llvo stock destroy ed by a tornado which Bwept over a largo area 18 miles north of Fort Worth, Texas. . !J - A scvero rain storm which visited Kansas City washed out ono of tho water mains leading from tho reser voir and left the other main in such condition that it may go. ,' A second big bstth) is reported from k St. Petersburg in which it is said the 3 Russians lost 7,000 and tho Japanese 9 10,000. No confirmation Is obtainable 4 and tho report is discredited. Tho Japaneeo is resting, burying its 1 dead and caring for tho wounded. f A cablegram from Chcfoo says tho ? Japancso aro in possession of Niu 2 Chwang. Tho Russian losses in tho Yam fight ing are estimated at between 3,000 und -4,000 men and officers. Tlatt will not accept tho chairman ship of tho canal committee but will glvo way to Mitchell. Russians, on account of reverses in tho Far East, are charged with venting their anger on tho Jews. General Kouropatkin says the alana retreated from tho Yalu in Commercial circles tnrougnou.1 sia remain. in a totally doprcsscd dition. Financiers fail to see whero ' any benefit will be derived from the war. ,- . r" " It' is said many Santa Fe machinists have not respected the strike order and that only 6,000 num are out. Of this number 1,200 are machinists and tho others follow other work. Convicts at tho Oregon penitentiary ' nave struck for better food. If A strike on the Santa Fe railroad ' ' has been inaugurated and 8,000 men aro out. An Ohio man is on his way to San Francisco with a wheelbarrow, paying an election bet. The divers who have been searching for tho body of Admiral Makaroff have abandoned their efforts. TOQO IS OFP POUT ARTHUR. Land lie Will Remain There Till Troops at Another Point. St. Petersburg May 7. With Vico Admiral Togo hovering in tho Immedi ate vicinity of Port Arthur nnd trans ports loaded with troops lying nt Fltse wo, northeast of Hint stronghold, Rus sia has braced hermit for impending coufllcts with tho foo in which slio will again play n defensive rolo, this time, it is hoped, with bettor success, and therefore witli less sneriflcoot life, than in tho engagements on tho Ynlu. The wnr commission sat until S o'clock this morning, and nt tho close of tlib session it wns announced thorn was nothing to communlrato to tho public. It is known, however, that tho emperor has boon informed of the presence of tho Japanese fleet off tho Lnio Yang Shan promontory, nnd tho appearance of transports nt Pltsowo. Tho fact that tho two events occurred simultaneously mny havo signitleance. If a landing should tnko place nt Pltso wo it is anticipated that Admlrn Togo's bntteslilp squadron will bombard Port Arthur in order to prevent tho garrison from sending reinforcements by rail road to tho troops opposing tho Japan ese there Neither tho ndmiinlty nor tho war office believes that a disembarkation of tho Japanese can bo prevented, ns tho guns of tho Japanese cruisers could command tho point of landing, hut after the Japanese aro ashore, tho Rus sians will strike and olltccrs say, will strike hnrd. What forco they will lx) ablo to bring up to resist tho invaders cannot bo stated definitely! tho strength of tho army on tho peninsula of Liao Tung having been kept a strict secret. It is expected tho railroad will play an important part in tho effort of tho Russians to push tho Japaneso into the sea, as it will permit tho rapid transit of troops. PORT IS BLOCKED ADMIRAL T000 AT LAST SUCCESS I'UL AT PORT ARTHUR. now anrs lands. Rub good Rns- con- Hitchcock Renders Decision In Favor of the State ot Oregon. Washington, May 7. Tho trouble which tho state of Oregon has been having with its selection of lndomnity lands in lieu of school lands embraced within tho dsiputed portion of Klamath Indian reservation lias been satisfactor ily adjusted for all timo by tho Mitchell nmendment to tho Indian ap propriation bill, which specifically gives the stato tho right to mako In demnity selections on such school lands as base, following his action of yes- It areat Dravery Uxhlbltcd-Otllccrs Were Ready to Lose Malt Their Men Men Who Took In Plreshlp Persuade Admiral to Make Attack In Daylight Instead ot Nlcht. London, May 0. Tho opinion unimt ground hero that tho Japnuoeo linvn nt mat eitectunliy mocked Port Arthur. No otllcinl Japanese lophrts hixvo boon received, but tho Toklo correspondents aro very positive regarding tho inntter, .itid describe tho determination with which tho enterprise was undertaken. Tho Dally Telegraph's correspondent dcclatcs the ontrnnco to Pprt Arthur Is "nbolutoly waled," nnd adds that tho Japanese licet, in effecting It's purpose, steamed into tho entrance nt fall speed. Tho naval officers who mndo tho two previous attempts bogged itorfnitslon to carry out tho next attack by daylight, that being easlor, and their request was granted. So determined woiu they to succeed, adds tho correspondent, that they de cided, it necessary to. lose half their man. Tho number of casualties sus tained by tho Japanese has not yet been announced. Tho correspondent of tho Dally Chronicle is also positive tho harbor is "corked." In favor of tho supposition of Japan cso success in blocking Port Arthur It is pointed out that tho previous nt- tempts had left tho channel so narrow that n couple of vessels sunk In tho fair wny would probably sullleo to seal up tho cnttanco, whilo thoro is a notice- ablo evasion, and halMieaitedness. in tho Russian denials of tho enemy's sue- cess. Thoro Is no confirmation hero of n Paris rumor tlint on cugnicomont be tween tho Russian nnd Japancso squad rons had taken place off Vladivostok, and St. Petersburg knows nothing of tho rumored cnpluro of Niu Chwang. It is said the Japaneeo havo advanced to within 18 miles of Fang Wang Cheng, and another engagement la expected al most immediately. Reports havo been received hero that the Japaneso captured a quantity of railroad material after Sunday's battle. This is supposed to indicate that the Russians had mado great progress with tho railroad from the malnManchurlan lino to tho Ynlu. If this is so, it would bo a simple matter for tho Jap anese) to repair this lino, which would TOUO AGAIN AT IT. Japanese Make Another Alter Port Arthur llarboi mpt toCtoso or. Port Arthur, Mny 5. Another dar ing attempt was mitdu by tho Japnncflo yestotdny morning to block tho on irnnco to Port Arthur. A few minutes Iwforo 1 o'clock tho first shots woru tired, awakening tho town with thnlr thunderous nniso. Tho gunboats lying nt tho mouth of the harbor joined in tho cnniionado of the hnitorlcs, tho fir ing gradually Increasing In volumo un til there was n continuous crash of great guns. Homo of tho enemy's tor pedo boats wcro discovered, lint they woro llnally swallowed up In the d.k uc, and tho batteries nnd warships niter -10 minutes' activity were ngnlu shrouded in gloom, though tho Hashing searchlights showed that tho military wero nllvo to tho warning convoyed of the approach of tho Japanese ships, Shortly before !1 o'clock a searchlight played from tho sen directly upon tho outrunco of tho harbor, lighting It up to show tho wny for tho llroihlps. Tho projector moved to tho right from Liao Tishau to Golden Hill. For n quarter of nn hour tho light was wntched with curiosity, nnd then n sec ond cnniionado began, thu heaviest lire, being directed to tho loft ot Golden Hill, whero the (heshlps wero located. At nbout 4 o'clock tho batteries ceased tiring, save (dr an occasional shot. Just about dawn the bark of tho rapid fire guns nnd tho crackling of tho ml tralllousu was heard from Golden Mill. Occasionally there was sounds of ux plosions, as of mines going off. It wns tho enemy's ships striking on Russian torpedoes. The flrvshlps woro ten In number and of nbout 3,000 tons each. It is re ported that two Jnpanosu torpedo boats wero sunk, tho remainder withdrawing in n damaged condition. Right lire ships woto sunk nnd very few of their Crews woro saved. Most of them Wwro killed. VICTORY COMPLETE HATTLU ON YALU PLACES JAPANGSB IN AHS0LUTD CONTROL. TO MARK ALASKAN UOUNUARY. to F. tcrday. Secretary Hitchcock today ro-l turned to tho general land office four (materially assist them in tholr advance school indemnity lists which through a difficult country, I-.nglish i Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister at London, says the mikado's troops will push on to Mukden and probably to iiarbln. Russians will continue to retire, as they asy they will not offer any serious resistance until the fighting forces get into Manchuria. The central military admlnsitratlon has already dispatched all guns and ar ' tillery stores necessary for tho rearma ment of the Russian army in the Far East. In memory of the first American gov ernment west of the Rocky mountains, many people visited Champoeg May 2, whore 61 years before the Oregon pro visional governmnet was established. Speaking and other exercises were held. A larger crowd was present than at any timo since the annual celebrations have been held. Russia has Issued orders forming a third army corps. In the battle on the Yalu the Japan ese had 10,000 men and the Russians 30,000. The trouble between the Santa Fo road and its machinists la still far from eettled. The William O. Whitney mansion In New York has been sold for (2,500,000. Flans for the government building at the 1005 fair are likely to be delayed slightly. The lumber mills of Washington and Oregon will demand a rate to the Mis souri river. Superintendent Potter, of the Oho mawa .Indian school, denies the charges made against him. Frince Outomeky of Russia who la at the St. Louis fair says the world does not understand his country. Oregon school indemnity had heretofore been disapproved be causa, the state was unable to establish its tight to use the school lands in Klamath reservation as base. These lists wore before the secretary on ap peal. Today he directed Commissioner Richards to reconsider the cases in tho light ot tho Mitchell amendment, which is equivalent to ordering an ap proval of the lists. These lists aro No. 104, in Hums district, involving 270 acres; No. 107 and 181, in Lake view district, involving 8,405 acres, and 400 acres respectively, and No. 201, in Tho Dalles district, Involving (1,617 acres. Other lists of a similar character that nru tending, or may hereafter bo appealed, will be similarly disponed of. HAY LOSQ ALL TliBIR STORES. Russians Find the Roads on the Yalu Afalnst Them. Berlin, May 7. The "Russian mili tary authorities aro in n stato of ex treme anxiety regarding tho charrco of saving the baggago of tho Yalu army. The roads are so bad that wheeled transport ia only ablo to more five miles a day and it Is feared that tho Japancso will capture ail tho stores accumulated at Feng Wang 'Chen. Dispatches re ceived yesterday afternoon and from Niu Chwang Wednesday, report no change in tho situation and so far no confirmation has reached London of the Japanese preparations for landing on the coasts ol tho Lioo 'lung pcnln aula. correspondents with tiie Japanese forces on tho Yalu ant permitted to send tho most ampio descriptions of the people nnd country traversed, but not ono word about tho fighting. The Standard's Tientsin corres pondent says ho is convinced that tho Russian position in Southern Man churia is exceedingly weak, ns a conse quence of tho enormous number of men detached to guard the railway nnd to obtain provisions. LOST TWO THOUSAND. the Oreat Strike Imminent. Chicago, May 7. Fifty thousand workmen employed in o building trodetf in this city will bo thrown out of employment within 48 hours, ac cording to tho stateacnt of tho Associ ation of Manufacturers and Builders, unless a speedy settlement is reached between tho stone, llmo and cement workers and thoir employers. Nearly 1,000 teamsters hauling building and street work material wero locked out today becauso tho union had called a strike in two cases, and work on a num ber of buildings has been stopped. Nonunion Men Installed. Topcka, Kan,, May 0. Santa Fe officials anr.ounco this morning a re sumption of shop work all along tho line from Topeka to the Pacific coast. They stato that in most cases tho shops aro running with a full complement of men. In many places union machin ists have gone out, but their positions will all bo filled by tho closo of the week, say the officials. Russian acncral's Ofllclal Report on Yalu Uattle. St. Petcrsbuig, May 0. Tho Russian losses at the battlo of Klu Lion Cheng wero 2,000 men nnd 40 officers, far greater than previously reported. This is tho official estimate of Major General Kashtalinsky, who directly commanded tho division that suffered tho brunt of tho attack, and whoso re port has not !ccn received by tho em peror. Many aro Inclined to place tho Russian losses oven hlglior. General Kashtalinsky mentions also that more than 700 wounded had ar rived at Feng Wang Cheng, and theso may not bo Included in his calculations. lie mado no attorr.pt to estimate tho Japanese losses, morely stating they mum nave ncen coiossai. The magnitude of the Russian losses had an almost stunning effect on the authorities, and, aroused general grlof, m'tlgated only by satisfaction nt tho bravery displayed by tho Russian troops. Not Jor a moment was thero any in tention to pay such a terrible prico for delaying tho enemy's crossing of tho Yalu. Canadian Commissioner Is Preparlng Dispatch Surveyors. Ynncouvor, 11. C, Mny 6. W. King, Canadian boundary commission er, la on the way to ancouvrr to ar rangu for tho dispatch of thrco Cana dlan parties of surveyors, who nru to work jointly with tho American sur veyors In delimiting 'tho Canadian Alaskan Iwundary under tho Imlon nward of last year. Two Canadian and Two United States partlrs will survey tho country whero tho boundary will cross tho head waters of tho Lynn canal, Chllkat ilvcr. A Joint party will mako a survey on tho Stikino. This will delimit tho more important dis tricts through which tho boundary will pars. The total distance to 1j stir-voyed-oxtends about fifiO miles from Mount St. Kills, east and south. But It Is not tho Intention to survey the en tire distance, only that jxirllon of tho boundary which crosses tho rivers, val leys and platcnus whero travel and prospecting will lie probable, I. J. MoArthur is also en route to Urltlih Columbia from Ottawa to continue tho work of relocating tho boundary lino between British Columbia and the states of Washington and Idaho. Crossing of Troops t Islands Abort and llelow WIJu Was Only to Conceal the Routs of Thilr Principal Move ments Their I'ront Extended lor Twenty Miles. Toklo, Mny 4. As tho details of Sunday's battlo and tho Jnpnneso vic tory nt nrms, nnd maneuvers preceding, ruriiu to hand It Is plain that the plarut of tho Japanese general staff wero fol lowed to the minutest detail, Tho main attack wns mado by the Japanese right wing, which consisted ot tho Twelfth division. It crossed tho Yalu 13 miles ahovo WIJu nt tho snmo point whwro tho passago of tho river was ne gotiated by tho Japanese army of Inva sion in 1HIH. Tho -Guard's division, constituting tho center, and tin Second division, forming tho left wing, crossed rect Ivoly to tint Islands ahovo and below WIJu. These wero feigned advances, designed to cover tho main movement, nnd wero to bo contlnurd'in tho event of thoaucccM'otthO contemplated ad vanro. Opposite, SitkticJiln ties llu shan Island, In tho cenlor of which In nn eniluonco called Tiger's hill, which commands both sldws of tho rlvsr, tho 'P.. .11.1. .II..I.I...: I I r. .. ... 1 inuuui UlTiaiUII, linVIIIU CIICCIC4I lOtliM merit, on tho Island on April 21), drovi tho enemy from tho hanks, nml crossed uio main cunnnoi oi ino river tlitt iiexJL day. .Moauwhilo tho Guards nnd tlj Second division nlsocttttm-d, tholr Hull extending nearly to Among, with 1 reservesju tho renter on tho miiln road. iiius, ni unwn oi .tiay i, Win nyiny had n front of 20 miles, with thn tloft nenr Antung nml the right oppohllo. Mako. When theadvariro wasotdcrlcd, tho Twelfth division, wading tho riV'er witli tho water wnisl deep, rushed Ijliu enemy's entrenchments, ultlruatilly swinging nround toward Chin Tll-i. Cheng, while thol.uard nnd tho HcV ond division converged near tho saulo point. Thereupon tho Russians ictlrcti Morn tho fierce Japancso attack, whicli was dlreclrd from tho threo jkjIiiU. URITAIN IS MUCH PLIIASIiD. STORM DROAKS OUT AQAIN. Prac. Dulldlne Torpedo Doats for Russia. Berlin, May 0. It la reported that tlio Vulkan Shipbuilding company at Stellln,' Is busily engaged In tho con struction of torpedo-boata and destroy ers In sections for tho Russian govern ment. These sections, with all needed machinery, aro to ho shipped to I.lbau, whero the boats may bo compiotod, or they mny be sent by tho railway to Fort Arthur or Vladivostok. Whether tho construction of thoso vessels in sec tions is a breach of neutrality la a sub ject upon which it ia impossible to se ra ro an official opinion. Steamers to Enter the War. Berlin, May 0. A special dispatch from I.lbau. Russia, says that the former Gorman liners Columbia, Bolgia nnd Kalsorln Maria Theresa havo just arrived there to bo fitted out for war purposes. Colorado Railroad Traffic Is Agala tlcally Suspended. Buonn Vista, Colo., May 6. Aftar an abeyance of Hovoral hours, tho storm whicli has practically suspended rail road traffic In this section, resumed with added forco this afternoon. Six feet of snow has fallni In tho moun tains, nnd whilo tho fall hnn been heavy In tho valleys, only nbout six inches remains on thu ground, tho rest having melted. Considerable appre hension Is foit for tho safety of tho twin Lakes reservoir, whicli is report ed to ho running full of water. The Colorado Midland railroad has abandoned its tracks in this vicinity and is using tho Rio Grando tracks, Tho trains on tho latter road aro 12 hours behind the schedule, Tho Colo rado Southorn has operated no trains on fio Gunnison branch since Monday morning on account ot deep snow which is piled high at both ojKinlngs of the tunnol. Comment ef Press Shows 3he Was In Doubt as to Japan' Ability. London,' May 4. -Tho latest dl. patches rcenlved hero confirming tho completeness of tho Jananeso victory on tho Yalu river could hardly have given greater satisfaction In Toklo that In London. Tho editorials In tho morning papers ring with admiration at tho success of Grnoial Kurokl'a strategy, In a .manner Indicating that Great Britain had Wen In consldetshto doubt as to the cnjmolty of her ally' troops, when matched against tho itus slans, nnd despite tho lank by tho Jap nneso of good cavnlry to follow up ,or victory It Is bolUm-d that alio will cHly drive the Russian! out of Fenir Wang Cheng also. Tho Japans victory has ratucd com plete surprise In thn European capitals, nnd Is expeccd to lead to difficulty In Russia's ufforU to raise a loan. " AS KUROPATKIN DHSIRI1S. Jap- PnrJ Russian Officer tllamcd. May B. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Kcoh do 1'nrls General Kouropatkin, In telegraph lug to tho emperor, blames Lieutenant General Kasnalltch's obstanncy In refus ing to retreat in timo desplto the orders no rccoived. llio Japancso artillery, tho correspondent says, included 18 soige guns which woro brought from Yokohama on gunboats and landed on the Corran bank of tho Yalu. Tho long range of these guns enabled tho Japanese to silonco tho Russian batter ies on tho opposite bunk. wires trip cxar ns Is OUd tht ants Mava Crossed the Yalu. Paris, Mny 4. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of the Kchn do Paris in n dispatch this morning, says a high officer of tho general staff mado tho fol lowing statement to him: "General Kouropatkin has telegraph ed tho emperor expressing satisfaction that tho Japanese havo crossed tho ' because this lengthens their lino ot operations, whereas tho Russians aro approaching their base, "Gcnoral Kouropatkin will probably allow General Kurokl's 20,000 men to advnnco and attempt tho siego of Port Arthur, but General Smyrnoff and Gcn oral Btocssolnro discing of, tho 33, 000 nietvundor tholr command so as not to allow tho Japanese to reach that place. Insurance to Us Higher. Chicago, May 6. It lias boon prac tlcally settled by tho commit too ot tho Union Firo Insurance association toad vanco premiums in the West at least 20 por cent within a month. By Juno, It ia holloved, tho Insurance rates in Chicago, St. Louis, Denvor, Salt Lake, San Franclcso and othor largo cities in tho West will be increased, Cloudburst Causes Damsfe, Florence, Colo., May 4. -A cloud burst in tho Oreon Horn rango. eight mllca south of Florence, today caused tho Arkuneasrlvor to rlniu.u..n..i..i. nine feet hero In loss than an Hour, i no unexpected rush of woter caused groat damage. Ono bridge across the rlvor and tho Santa Fo nnd Hprance A Cripple Creek rnllrosd bridges nro In Imminent danger. In tho northern end of tho town tho strcotH havo bcon transformed Into rlvors, and collars nro being flooded. Business la suspended, New Russian Uattleshlp Aground. St. Petorshurg, May 4.-Tho now Russian battleship Orel, to which tho finishing touches are bolng put, ran aground on u sandbar in tho Nova yos torday. As difficulty is expected In refloating her, tho icohreakor Krmak has been Bent from Constadt to assist tho tugs in pulling her oft. "" t