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EVENTS OF THE DAY OATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP TUB TWO HEMISPHERES, Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenlnga ( the Put Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Mont Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Reader. WASHINUTON HILLS TO WIN. n foico to slayed tho warship to caso It ia General Kurokl is rapidly moving on Lino Yang. Russia denies thnt alio will float n second lonn in Germany. Grncrnl Wood ima sent punish tho Moroa who Amo icon soldiers. Grcnt Britain lina acnt n & port near Nlu Chwang in needed at that place. r Russia is clcarnig tho Port Arthur channel by blowing upthoatono lauden ships sunk by tho Japanese. Japan declares tho train iter troops flrod on did not show tho Hcd Cross flag until niter the Ruasians on board hnd opened flro and the Japanese answered it. A former Now York policeman, now (ervlng a sentence in tho penitentiary for taking money from police candi dates, says all positions in tho tiro und police departments were bought by tho applicants. Flro in Portland destroyed tho plants of tho Multnomah Trunk A Dox com pany, tho Ira F. Powers Furnituro com pany and the Day Lumber company, valued nt $335,000. Inauranco car ried on the thrco plants was $100,C0J. In a battle at Karola the British killed 200 Thibetans. Tho government funds for the Lowis and Clark afir are now available. The Russians have re-established rail way and telegraph corumunicatlonJwUh Port Arthur. Senator Mitchell has been asked to namo a successor to Postmaster Dan croft, at Portland. Ernest Ilooley, famous as a pro moter, has been arrested in London on a charge of conspiracy to dofraud. Cotton has been declared a contra band of war on account of ita being nsed in the manufacture of high ex plosives. A Russian general took over a half million dollars ol lied Cross money and lost It gambling. Tub ilowcpr Policy of Leader fur Economy Disss truus to Many. Washington, May M. Tho record of tho Washington delegation for tho session Just closed does not coiuparo very favorably with thnt of tho delega tion from Oregon, nevertheless, the failure of tho men from Washington is largely attributable to tho fact that tho leaders in congress used every mentis within their power to hold down appropriations, and to prevent tho pits sago of nil but necessary legislation. Washington has no Lewis nnd Clark bill, but loyally supported tho men from Oregon in their efforts to secure the passage of their bill. There wna no way in 'which Oregon rould recipro cate, so Washington hnd to tnki) tho responsibility tor local legislation nl together on its own shoulders, with tho result set forth Mow. During tho session just closed Scnn tor Foster introduced 20 public bills, moat of them of local importance to tho state of Washington. Out of that number, flvo were passed by both houses, either ns independent measures, or ns amendments to appropriation bills; four passed the senate, but failed in tho house; six ero fnvoraably re Krted to tho senate, but did not pass, and tho others were never even report ed by committees. Tho bills that finally passed author ize tho nale of Puyallup ntlottcd lands; grant lands to Port Angeles tor use aa a public park; allow vessels of less than 30 tons' burden to engage in trade be tween Puget sound and the islands of British Columbia; niado appropriation for the new Dungoncss lighthouse sta tion, and validato sales of right-of-way lands, mndu by tlio rtorthcrn Pacific. ON TO HAlCHliNG JAPANESU ARE PUZZUN0 ADVEkN SARIES BY RAPID MOVES. Investment of Nlu divan Will Follow In Short Order Kurokl, tlesldt a Working In Manchuria, U Keeping In Mind the Ncceitlty ot Outflanking Kouropatkln at Llao Yang. forces Wnng Is 31! SOON SMELL IT. mpresa made soodjfcg itftn" to the so- CIPIT. Tho government will not take up the Malheur, Oregon, irrigation project if there la any dispute over water rights, in which event it may turn to tha Umatilla scheme. Russian authorities at Ma Chwang for a time refnsed to allow United States Consul Miller to cabin tho con ditions there to Minister Conger at Fckin. A strongly worded protest se cured the transmission of the message. Russia is rapidly evacuating Nin Chwang. Viceroy Alexleff has transferred his headquarters to Harbin. Turkey ia negotiating with Chile for the purchase of two crullers. Brazil and Peru will settle tholr troubles witbout resorting to arms. Another 100,000 men are on the way to Manchuria to reinforce General Kouropatkln. The secretary of the interior has set aside $2,000,000 for the Malheur, Ore gon, irrigation project. Russian authorities deny that there ia an unusual amount of sickness among the troops in Manchuira. Twenty thousand Japanese soldiers volunteered to man the fires hips that blockaded the Port Arthur entrance. Information Is given by a merchant who left Port Arthur recently that the warships there have only enough coal for aix weeks. Japanese commanders doclare that instead of 32,000 men at Port Arthur there are only 8,000, and instead of be ing provisioned for a year tho fortress contains supplies for but a throe months' siege. Present indications point to a long war between Russia and Japan. The. latest Japanese victory givoa her control of much valuable territory. Russia will have a large exhibit at the St. Louis fair in a short time. "There will be small crops of apricots and prunes in California this year. It ia reported that Viceroy Alexleff is to be succeeded by Grand Duke Nicholas. John Mitchell advocates a trade agreement aa tho solution of the strike problema. Admiral Togo reports that his cas ualties attending the bottling np of Port Arthur were large, Russia relies on wireless telegraphy and carrier pigeons to maintain com munication with Port Arthur. , Japanese are Preparing to Attack Port Arthur by Land. Shan Hal Kwan, May H. Accord ing to reports brought hero by Chinese runners, tho investment of Port Arthur. from the land side, is well under May. Tho entire second army under General Oku is tnking a position ncrosa the wn insula, and is bringing heavy siege guns into position to shell the defenses of the town. While it is thought that tho Rus sians will make a stubborn resiatence, the Japanese are declared to be confi dent of their ability toredueotho town. General Kuroki'a forces, who are op erating from Feng Wang Cheng, aro about ready to move against Lino Yang. A detachment which la said to bo nu merically strong, and to bo equipped with plenty of artillery, is now march jng on Hal myth I with. t h e.ohjfct of put- flanking General Kurnpatkin's forces. who aro holding Liao Yang. 8t. Potersbtirg, May HI. Impending events of great Importance to tho mili tary situation in Mnnohurln nro foiu- shadowed in olllolal dispatches given out lato Inst night by tho war commis sion. On May 8 thu Japanese cautiously moved from Feng Cheng toward Halchcug, which miles cast by north of Nlu Chwang, and it is tho opinion of tho general staff thnt they should certainly reach their destination within two days. If tho Japanese occupy llalcheng with Port Arthur effectively cut off, Nlu Chwang would pass into tholr hands. The entire Lino Tunit peninsula. In f.ict, save Part Arthur and perhaps Hnlplng, would bo commanded by them. The troops sent by Gcnornl Kurokl to tho southwest of Feng Wang Cheng, which troops, it established, do not Ihi long to a third nrtny, none having landed nt Tnkushnu, cioescd tho Tny ang river May 7, and should by this timo ho operating in tho Llao Tung peninsula, provided they continued, ns is regarded probable, tho plan to com- ploto tho mastery of Southern Man churia. Resides acting cnorgoticnlly In South ern Manchuria and moving on llal cheng, General Kurokl kept In mind the necessity of outflanking General Kuropatkln at Llao Yang, as Is shown in tho fact thnt on tho morning of May 10 ho started a fortnldablo force, con sisting of n division of infantry and -10 guns nnd 1,600 cavalry, toward Halm atsi. In view of General Kuropatkln' statement that an examination May 10 of tho lino Ifctweon Snlmatsi and Feng Wang Cheng failed to show tho pres ence of Japanese, the nuthorltls nro puzzled aa to where thu Japanese forco camo from. A Japanese detachment la reported ojHcjalir to imvn occupied frwangljcn 10 llll HNtllNUiiR. Panama Cunil Position (liven to John l. Wallace. Chicago, May 12. John F. Wallace, general uinnngur of tho Illinois Central ralliond, will bu chief engineer of tho Panama canal. After having the offer under nilvlsemont for some time, ho today wired Admiral Walker, chair man ot tho commission, hid acceptance. Tho position will pay f 25.U00 pur year. Mr. Wallaco will leave for Washing ton to enter upon his new duties Marly next month. During tho recent trip of tho Pana ma canal commissioners to the Isthmus, one ol tho subjects of discussion was thu appointment ot thu chief engineer. It was agreed by ever)iuo that the. man so tic ted must possess exceptional qtialllleatlona ; must ho nut only an engineer, but an administrator nnd ex ecutive; must have mature judgment and yet energy of accomplishment, and must be well ami favorably known, as a very great measure, of tho success ol tho commiiutioti would doivond uixm tho chief engineer. While the committee was at sea on the way to thu Isthmus, n letter was written to Mr. Wallace asking him to meet tho members In New York on their return and talk over tint matter. Subsequently there was corietondoneo with Hluyvesant Fish, president of tho Illinois Central, who thus spuko of Mr. Wallace: "Thero is no professional engineer In my acquaintance who, I think, has, In a higher degreo than Mr. Wallace, the special commercial and diplomatic tact which I conceive will lx required. Ho not only has commercial sense, knows the value of money, hut also ha a very tare capacity In dealing wltli urn. whether they bo above him, his peers, or under him, It goes without saying that he Is upright." STANLEY IS DEAD NOTED PXPLUKCK PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY OP PLEURISY. RUMORS OP FIUIIT. Uog Russians Overtaken at Mio TliBr Pas aad Defeated. Toklo, May 12. Admiral Togo re ports that since tho 0th of May man) explosions have lieen heaid coming fiom the vicinity of Port Arthur, but their causo has net lx-cn ascertained. Tho impression here Is that tho Rus sians, despairing of their ability to de fend Port Arthur, nro destroying their ships betoro leaving tho place. Blow Up Dalncy. St. Petersburg, May 14. Viceroy Alexleff haa telegraphed to tho czar announcing that tho Russians havo blown up tho docks and piers at Port Dabey, Liao Tung peninsula, presuma bly to render more difficult a Japanese landing at that point. Later telegrams received Indlcato that the whole ot Port Dalnoy lias been de stroyed by the Russians. ouaiiT to tuvn decn held. slen on May 0, but it is believed likely to bo a small scouting party belonging to General Kuroki'a army-' ' CHINESE WARN JAPANESE. Russian Position at Feng Wane Cheng Deemed Impregnable. London, May 13. The correspondent of the Times, cabling from Wiju, says: The Russian position at Feng Wang Cheng, if projnsrly held, ought to have been Impregnable, even with tho sacri fice ot 10,000 men. Judging from tholr disheveled ap pearance, the Russians must havo been in tho trenches for several days. The Japanese are showing tho great est kindness to the wounded pilsoners, and the captured Russian officers aro being treated by the highest among the Japanese ns respected guests. Tho censorship is becoin ng ery se vere. I am forbidden to transmit tho namea oi divisions and units, or to re veal where our headquarters aro estab lished. . A painful incident of the Yalu battle was tho robbery of tho Rusisan dead and wounded. After tho action many Chinese loamed the battlefield, stiip ping tho Russians. The Japanese gen eral is greatly grieved, und is establish ing a nystem of patrols to check a repetition of the occurrence and threat ens severe punishment. Emperor Reviews 50,000 Troops. St. Petersburg, May 14. Kmneror Nicholas, who was uccompnnled by tho empreea und eovernl of tlio grand dukes and a brilliant stuff, reviewed 60,000 troops on tho champs do Mars this morning. A great concourse viewed tho brilliant spectacle Aa each regi ment marched past the emperor the soldiers shouted: "Good heulth, Your Majesty.' Tho imperial party was ac corded a hearty reception by tho peo ple. Heats on balconies overlooking tho reviow grounds sold for $25. Thu money will go to tho Red Cross. They are Thus Able to Escape Ambus cad Arranged by Cossack. St. Petersburg, May 13. General Sakarohoff sent a dispatch to tho gen eral staff today communicating a report of Lieutenant General Zasnalltch, dated May 10, aa follows: "Troops which appeared to 1 n di vision of tho Japanese guard havo been advancing for tho last two days from Feng Wang Cheng Westerly in the di rection of llalcheng. "It Is reported that a Jnpanoso forco consisting of about a division of In fantry Intended to march on Salmadza with 40 guna and 1,600 cavalry, "From reporta received from tho rher Dasaw, it may bo concluded that tho Japanese army is concentrated In three groups, tho two southern groups being on tho lower section of tho river Tayang at Hondouhanya, on tho loft bank of tlio river at Dayan and at Don- nmyo, in tho samo locality, and tlio uorthron group opposite Ilnballna on the road from Feng Wane Clieinr to Salidza, 14 to 10 miles from Fengl wnng unong. "It Is difllcult to obtain Information from the local Chinese, In otto caso we discovered that tho Chinese had warned Japanese troops of an ambus cade, which had been arranged by cos Paris, May 12. The Matin's St. Petersburg correspondent says it Is per sistently rumored that there has been a big fight near Mao Tien Ling pass between tho Russian and General Kuroki'a army. The Russians, ha nays lost heavily. Lieutenant General Zssalltch was among the killed. Aaothtr Japanese Victory, London, May 12. Tho Dally Chron icle's cortespomlent at Shan Mai Kwan says the Japanese first a-niy from tho Yalu river ia already threatening tho Russian position at llalcheng. The second army, marching in tlireo divli- Ions In order to co-otwrate with General Kurokl, has defeated the Russians near Wafungtlen with great loss, tho corresondont says. Ho adds that tho Japanese artillery was splendidly handled. Tho Dally Chronlclo notes that thern aro two Wafungtlen, onn on tho rail road north of Port Arthur, 20 miles iroin rnsowo, and win oilier iu miles west of Kaiping, on the road to Wang Cheng. Was a Welsh Hoy Who Roto From Poor Farm to Palace Won Pant In Wilda f AfrlcaReuusd lr. Livingstone and Relieved Fmln Pasha Wlitrt lie Was Psnntd In by Hostile Natives. I-ondon, May 11. All Henry at. Stanley, tho famous African explorer, died at V o'clock this morning from au attack of pleurisy, which developed about two week ago. Since Sunday lie has been III n seinl-consclous condi tion, and while the doctor had uohopo of his recovery, they did nut expect thu end to coiuo so soon. Heart trotinlo complicated tho cam, however, and their famous patient dropped off almost before they knew It. Probably no man In recent year ha I teen morn worthy nf the title "self made man" than Stanley, who roo from (Miorhouso to palacn entirely through his strength o character and determination t Ik a man of mark. Ho was born at Denbigh, Wale, llo was ptarril In a poorhoun at tho ago ot 3, and remained theru 10 year, until ho had acquired an education, H sailed n ct bin Ixiy on a ship to New Orleans when 10, and was adopted by a merchant there whoso family name ot Htauley hn assumed Instead of lit own of John Rowlands, He enlisted in tho Confederate army as a youth, wa rapt turcd and onllstrd In tho Federal army. He went to Turkey at the doe of tho war as a newspaper correHindent, and later accompanied tho llrltlsh army through tho Abyssinian war a tho cor rrsimndeul of thn Now York Herald. He was sent by that paper to Africa to find Dr. Livingstone, who had lwn lost In tho Congo rrglou for two years, llo accomplished thn task and wa honored by Knglandand tholtoyal Geographical society for his clever work. Ho went back a second time, ami se cured information about Central Africa which was badly needed by ohaito grapher. Coming back to civilisation be wa decorated by numerous French and llrltlsh science societies. Ho went back a third time and established trad ing station along thn Congo from lU mouth to Stanley Pool. Ho led thn ex pedition which relieved Kinln Paiha, governor of P.quatorlat Africa, who wa penned in by hostile. Mr. Stanley married MIm Dorothy Tennanl on July 12, 1800, In West minster Abbey. He was elected to parliament from tho Lambeth district, ah.ruTilll taken wlliriris' last Illness, had been actlvo in tho Hngllah political flld. TO AVOID BATTLE. Feng CREDIT FOR VICTORY. Take Part of Russian Loan. New York, May 14. Part of tho Russian loan issued in Paris haa been taken by Now York banks, tho National City being among tliMo participating. No public invitations to subscribe will be issued. Admiralty Scouts the Idea. St. Petersburg, May 13, Tho Idea that tho Russian squadron at Port Arthur has been destroyed to prevent its falling Into tho hands of tho enemy Is scouted at tho admiralty. "Wo ura not going to repeat tho mistake made ut Sebustopol," said Vlco Admiral Ro jestvensky, commander of thu llaltlc fleet. "If tho worst comes to tlio worst, thu squadron will put to sea, cn gngo the enemy and inflict as much damage as possiblu bofoio going to tho bottom. Rut you can say that It is a llttlo early yot to talk of such despera tion." Caught In Ambush by Moros. Manila, May 13. Lieutenant Win field Harper and 30 men of company F of tho Seventeenth United States in fantry wero caught on May 8 in an am bush by several hundred Moros. Two American officers and 15 men wero killed and flvo men wero wounded. Tho ambush occurred at Simpatom, on tlio east snore of lako Llguean, Island of Mindanao, Japan! on the Yalu Did Not Tako Feng Wang Cheng, Tokio, May 12. It nppenra thnt tho capture of Feng Wang Cheng was effected not by the troops which fought on tho Yalu, but by a mixed brigade under Major General Hassakl, which, uy marcmng eastward on April 20, ciossed the Yalu at Changseng and moved on Feng Wang Cheng by a mountain road. The sole ohjtct of tho Japanese for eign loan I to secure a gold currency system and to- maintain tho converti bility of notes. Tho loan will not bo used to finance the war. and therefore the entire proceeds will bo kept ns a currency reserve, probably In I.ondon. Kouropatkln Will Rtllr to Mukden or Uvea to Harbin. Pari, May 11. The correspondent at St. Petersburg, of the Kcho dr Paris, ssys: ueuerai nouropatkin lias ordered A general retreat, and no doubt Intend to avoid a battle until ho ha ufllolent forces. Hn actually ha at his dlsw.t) not more than 150.000 men, exclusive of tho garrison at Port Arthur, which consists of 30,000, and tho garrison at Nlu Chwang of 16,000. A general, who knows thn secret ot tho mobilization, tells inn that thn last 1,000 men making the required 600, 000 men will leave Kasan July 21, adding: "Wo will he ry sick if tho railroad Is not working well. KUROKI HAY IlLOCkt PLAN. London Japan Uuylng Submarine floats. Newport News, Vn., May 12, From a reliable source cornea the infoimatlon that a contract has boen awarded the Newport News Shipbuilding company for the construction of four submarine lKats destined for service with tho Jap anese navy In tho Far l!ast. Shipyard officials hero refuse to confirm or deny the report, but it is believed horo that tho yard has been rushing woik on warships contracted for in an Indirect way for tho mikado's government for aomo time past. Saya Tramporta Wero Sunk. Paris, May 12 According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Matin, a high official of tho naval gonoral staff, declares that tho entrance to Port Arthur is still free, and that tho sauad- ron went out on May 0 as far sui Pitse wo, whero the torpedo boats sank a number of Japanese transports, lIslliTi n Will Ovtrtak tho Russians Soon. Iondon, May 11. In the abeneo nf further stirring news from tho seat of war, tho Iindon newspaper aro ills- cuiulng tho probable courati nf events, The balance ot opinion Incline to tho belief that General Kurokl will succeed In overtaking tho Russians between Feng Wang Cheng and Llao Yang, and will comple him to fight at a disad vantage, It Is argued that it will 1m Impossi ble for General Kouropatkln, delud ing upon a slender lino of railway und with his army encumbered with bag gnge, to make hi retirement speedy enough to onahlo him to chooso his own battleground. American Ships Oo. Washington, May 11. Orders wore cabled today to Hear Admiral Cooper, commanding thu Asiatic fleet, to send two warships to Chefoo, where they will bo held In readiness to proceed to Nlu Chwang, a day's sail. This Is In view of tho possibility that Chlneso bandits will attempt to pillage Nlu Chwang In the interval between thu Russians' expected evacuation nf tho city, nnd the Japanese, occupation of It. Tho warships will not bo sent to Nlu Chwang unless United Hiatus Con- aul Mlllor asks for thorn, Russia Places Order for Rlflss. Parts, May 11. It Is learned that tho Russian government has placed an order for 200,000 Lebel rifles, the samo to no uoiivereu in Bt, rolersburg at tua rate of 50,000 a week,