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CHINA MUST DO Japan Demands That Russian Ships Disarm. ARE RCADY TO SEIZE THEM Mikado Also Determined to Ignore Chinese Note Calling for Return of Torpedo Boat Rycshltalnl. London, Aug. 10. The Associated Presii learned this afternoon that Japan haa roado a demand on China, prac tically in the nature of an ultimatum, that she Immediately enforce her neu trality in the case of the protected cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Grotovoi, now at Shanghai. Japan pointed out that the limit, 24 hours, permitted Jy international law, had expired, and Japan therefore, was at liberty to take such action as may seem to Iter expedient. At the Japanete legation here it was oxpreeeed that the Tokio governneat had no intention of remaining quiescent it Russia attempted to compel China to give asylum to her men-of-war, and authorized repairs at Iter porta which wouhl enable her to resume belligerent operations. Should China fail to comply irame- diately with Japan's dmand, the dl- vision of a Jtwnese warships now tn the vicinity of Shanghai will, the legation declares, be instructed to enter the port and capture the Askold and Grox ovoi, as was done in the case of the Rveehitelni. Janan has made no secret of her intention, but das not consulted the powers, believing the matter is one which concerns herself alone, as Japan is prepared, the legation further as Kris, to recognize Chinese neutrality only aa long aa it is restated by Rus sia. With regard to the Ryeshitelni, Japan, it is asserted, is determined not to comply with the Chinese demand, submitted in compliance with the Ru eian note, that the vessel be returned to Chefoo. Japan insist that to all intents and purpoees Chefoo haa been a Russian base during the war, Chinese junks having been tit ted out there and sent through the Japanese blockading vessels to Port Arthur. So answer has yet been given by Japan to the Russian protest in the case of the Hyeshitelni, but when it is made it will be commu nicated to all the powers BATTLE WAS AT LONG RANGE. Japanese fleet Kept rive to Eight Miles rrom Russians. St. Petersburg, Auk. 19. Further interesting details of the tea battle of August 10 received at the admiralty from Captain Matouzevltcb, of the Czarevitch now at Tein Tau, show- dis tinctly that it was a long range tight and that the Russians, sailing in close formation, were placed at a great dis advantage, not only by the superiority of the Japanese numbers, but owing to the fact that after encompassing Ad miral Withoeft's vessel they were ena bled to pour In a remarkably deadly fire on tho fleeing ships. The captain says the Japanese kept at a distance of eight, and never less than five miles. The efforts of the Russians to close with the Japanese and sink some of their vessels by ram ming them or by gunfire, even at the cost of themselves going to the bottom, were unsuccessful. The Japanese would not perrrit the Russians to ap proach, but the tain of projectile never (teased. GIVE UP HOPE OP PEACE. financial Preparations for a Long Struggle are Begun. Chicago, Aug. 10. It seemed appar ent today that the labor leaders had given up all immediate hope of peace through any action of the packers, and were making financial preparations for a long struggle. It was said to be improbable that any attempt would be made to extend tho strike to unions not already involved. Ono chief reason or this is that unions not al ready out, it is said, aro not anxious to strike, but the reason the strikers give is that the more men that strike, the smaller will be the contributions to the benefit fund. Not Expected to Surrender. St. Petersburg, Aug. 10. The an nouncement of the mikado's offer to al low iioiiootnbatants to leave Port Arth ui, coupled with tho demand for the sun under of the garrison, causes a re vulsion of feeling here. Tho original report that noncombatnns would be per mitted to depart before the storming operations began was regarded as a humane and considerate art. The wai ofllce is wiliout official information of the summons served on General Btoes eel, but not the slightest idea exists that he will yield. Sudden Demand for flour. San Francisco, An. 10. An inspec tion of tho cargo which is now being loaded on the Doric, which is to sail for tho Orient tomorrow reveals tho existence of a sudden demand for flour at Shanghai. It is estimated she will carry 3,000 tons. fURTHER CHECK TO fRAUD. Public Land Stales arc Divided Into District. Washington, Aug. 20. To rentier tlio Inspection ol ttie scrvlc oi Me general land office more effective, the acting secretary ot the interior today divided the public Sand states into nine Inspection districts, placing a special agent In charge of each. This olal agent will have supervision ovci all other special agents assigned to thli illttrict and will have charge nf all in spectlons carried on in that dlsttlc', being in tarn directly responsible to the general land office. Oregon haa been made a special illt trict with Special Agent Thomas 11. Neuhausen, of Minnesota, in charge. Washington la another separate dis trict with Edward W. Dixon, oi Ore gon, in charge, while Idaho and Mon tana combine to make another district tinder Harry II. Schwartz, of South Dakota. These special agents were se lected from the list of five land otllcos because of their proficiency and adapt- J ability foi the service and will receive , $1,500 instead of f 1,300 as heretofore, with an allowance ot 3 per day for subsistence. Nicholas J. O'Rrlen will be In charge of the Idaho-Montana district. urvgon ana wasnington are trie oniy states that constitute repacrate dis tricts. The experience of the past two years has demonstrated that with all special agents repor tit g direct to the general land orllce at Washington It has been almost impossible to keep check on those who go wrong. Num erous discharges have lately been made, because special agents have been found participating in fraudulent land opera tions, locating settlers on desirabble lands, furnishing speculators with val uable inside information, etc. It was this discovery that led Land Commis sioner Richards to work out the new system which was approved today. Seciat agents in charge of the dis tricts will have headquarters at local land offices to be selected by them. Each will have a civil service clerk, whose salary will be f 1,000 per annum. TO SAVE TIMBER. rire Alarm System May Be Put In Reserves. Washington, Aug. 20. The agricul tural department is considering the advisability of installing wireless tele graphy in forest reserves throughout the West with a view to making the system nf forest protection mote effect ive. While the present ranger system is quite successful, numerous large fires have occurred in reserves patrolled by rangers because of their inability to reach the fires at the time of their origin. Secretary Wilson's idea is to provide each reserve with a practical fire protection system that can be used to give an alarm the moment fire is discovered and get the settlers and the rangers to the scene without delay. While not satiified wireless telegraphy can be employed wl.li good effect, Sec letary Wilson believes tho plan worthy of investigation, and has directed Chief Moore, of the weather bureau, to tour the Black Hills' reserve in -outh Da kota with a view of determining the possibilities of this new service. If it is found wireless telegraphy is too ex pensive or impracticable, Chief Moore will report on some other fire alarm system which will be effective in reach ing rangers in all parts of the reserve, as well as settlers upon and adjacent to the reserve. If some system can be do vised that will not be too extensive, Secretary Wileon will recommend its adoption and ask congress to make the net etsary appropriation for equipping all the forest reserves in the West. It is believed such a fire alarm sys tem will be especially valuable and practicable in a reserve like the filack Mills, where large mining interests are conducted within the reservation and employ a large force of men. Secre tary Wilson will not go Into details In dftcussing his plan, nor will he show how it is proposed to uso wireless tel egraphy. He wishes little publloity given the proposition until Chief Moore reports. Can't Stop Use or Wine. Washington, Aug. 20. Despite the protest of the Christian Endeavor so cieties of Connecticut, tho traditional bottle of wine will be broken across tho prow of the battleship Connecticut when she is launched. Acting Secre tary of tho Navy Darling, in his reply to the protest, said : "Permit mo to suggest that you and the 3,000,000 of people you represent ought to find com fort in the thought that wine thus ex pended can neither imperil the soul nor contribute to tho cup of human sorrow." Cruisers Heard from. London, Aug, 20, A dispatch to the Central News from Vladivostok says the cruisers Rossla and Gromobol, of the Vladivostok squadron, have return- led there. MAYOR TO TRY Chicago executive Will tempt to End Strike. At- MEETS LEADERS OP DOTH SIDES Numerous Conferences, With the Idea or effecting Peace, Held, Dul All Come to Naught. Chicago, Aug. 17. Mayor Hairison will attempt tomorrow to settln the stockyards strike. He will meet to morrow morning at 10 o'clock the rep resentatives of the strikers ami hear their side of the controversy, letter in the day he will have n meeting with rvpicecntativo ot the packets and listen to their statement, and ho will then undertake the task, of reconciling the differences. A large committee of the retnll deal- eta called upon him this afternoon and asked him to use his goo. I ollicc In ending the strike. Tho mayor said ho would gladly do nil in his power to put an end to the trouble, ami a meeting between him and the labor loaders was at once arranged. The mayor then set about arranging a meeting with tho puckers, and they promptly sent him word that they would meet him. There were n number of conference during the day, all having the settle mont of tho strike In view, but none of tlietn resulted In anything. It is settled that the allrged secret meeting between tho packers and the strikers was arranged for by W. K. Skinner, assistant general manager of the Union Stockyards A Transit corn (any, but it came to naught. The numerous assaults that have been taking place every day and night in the neighbor Iwod of the stockyards have stirred the police to more energet ic action. President Donnelly ami Goorao K Golden, of the teamsters, have leached an open clash, Donnelly declaring that Golden had no right to go to thu mall carriers and get a big contribution. The teamsteis have plenty of money. They do not need any contri butions, said Donnelly. jjtr Police lntictor Iltlpt took sweeping measures to stop the operations of pick ets. He ordered the arrest of all pick, ets loitering about the yards, and a dozen weie taken into custody. The 2,600 teamsters employed by re tail and wholesale markets will not hereafter deliver nonunion rueat. One exception will Ite made. To save the dealers from Iom, meat already In void sUragt warehouses will Imi hauled. WILL fIGIIT TO BITTER END. Russia Less Inclined Than Ever to Consider Mediation. London, Aug. 17. The Paris corres pondent of the Times states that accord ing to authentic information the con tinued defeats tn the Russian arms have not modified the resolute determ ination in lesponslblu quarters to pur sue the war to the bitter end. He con tinued: "It has been said that the Japanese might be prepared to consider such conditions of peace aa would not in volve the danger nf a renewal of the war within a comparatively short time. There is good reason to Indie ve, how ever, that In St. Petersburg there Is less inclination than ever to entertain any idea of a termination of hostilities until Russian prestige haa been thor oughly relieved. "There Is still an Immutable convic tion In responsible Russ.'on quarters that in tho end Russian arms must be victorious, even should the eventual fal of Port Arthur bo followed by oth er reverses. The opinion in Russian government circles Is that the resources of the emplro f ir the pdifum of war is practically Inexhaustible; that Rus sia will find all tho money she requires to carry on hostilities foi teveial years to crmo. "The idea of mediation, which may conceivably huvu been undui taken by Franco and Germany, has throughout thn waHon seouWd by both Ixdllxer ents. At the present moment the chances of its being taken into consid eration by Russia are much more re mote than ever." Sovereignty Is Recognized. Washington, Aug. 17. A mail re port received at the navy department today from Coairmnder Underwood, tho American naval governor at Tiitui la, announces that the native chief of tho Island of Manila havo acknowledged the sovereignty of tho United States over that Island. Commander Under wood recommends tlia. tho terr'tory now owned by this government lo call, cd American Samoa. He also recom mends that the chiefs of Manila lie pre sented with medals or watchos as were the Tutlllan chiefs. Pair Paying Off Debt, fit. Louis, Aug. 17, A check for I500,000 was today forwarded to the United Mates treasury by tho Louisi ana Purchase exposition company ns tho third of thu stipulated 600,000 blmonthy payments on thu loan of 14,- 000,000 advnaced to tho world's fair by tlio federal government. Tiio total amount refunded to date la $1,008,140, PEACE EITOHT PAILS. Mayor Harrison llnublc Jo End the Packers' Stride. Chicago, Aug. IB. Tho effort of Mayor Hart 1mm to end tho intutpock era strike accomplished nothing. In fact, conferences with thn puckers and labor leaders wore not heldiisexpoetod. Without waiting for the time set, the packers sent a committee to Mayor HaiiUou und Informed him It would do no good to arrange a Joint coiifornece with the strike lenders. Tho committee contended that the packers had already, won the strike and had no reason to meet tho strikers. The packers told the mayor hn should consider that they controlled Chicago's greatest Industry and had such vast In terests at stake that they could not lw dominated by their employes, that they wanted to be fair, that prices of uil-at had not Ix-en raised and wttild not lo raised Ix-cauimof the strike, that they tould not accept anybody's interven tion. On thu other hand, the strike loaders were equally antagonistic. President Donnelly declared ho did not expect to he present at th tlmu the eoufsronro was to meet. He said his reason wan that at the hour named lie had to ad dress tho Hog llutehets' union. "And tho hog butchers ate a great deal morn important to mo than tho mayor," said the head of tho strlkois. "Harrison was too long getting In. He has heard our say for fair indite treatment and ha Ignored It. lie need not think that now ho ran snap his fingers or whittle and have us ooimi to do his bidding." The mayor Is retorted to have sala in reply that he was satiatied that his good otllces were useless and ho would make no further effort to bring aliout a meeting between the packers ami strlk. ers. MINING THE DEfENSES. Japanese arc No Longer Using Guns In Higher Positions. St. Peteishurg, Aug. 1H. A dis patch received from Chefoo tonight ami giving undated dispatches from Port Arthur, says the Jaursn during iHtmltaidment occupied stiougly forti fied positions witli a numlwi of siege guns. After two hours, several of the Japanese uuns worn silenced. Tho Jananene. thn advices say. are no longer trying to play their gun In the higher positions, which am too easily reached by the fire of the fortress, but are Imsy- lux themsolvr with mining oeralloni against the defense. The spirit of the grrloii continue to bo excellent, and Lieutenant General Stoessel I going everywhere encourag ing the troops. Tho fortrrs I well supplied with ammunition and provis ion. STILL A MIGHTY HOST. Twcnly-Slx Thousand Veterans Pa. radc. Despite the Heal. Itoaton, Aug. IH, If anything were needed to prove that the Grand Army of the Republic is still In fact a mighty host, It was to bo foqud yesterday when, with a half million civilian looking on, 20,000 survivors of tho union farces of the Civil war assembled here from all section of thn United States and marched through thn street of Ronton, Five and one-half houis were required for tho parade to pass a given point. It was n severe strain on tho old soldiers, but generally thn veterans stood the hardship well. More than three score of them dropped fioin the rank from exhaustion ami heat pros tration, and were cured for at the hos pitals. Tho death of one soldier marred the otheiwloo happy day. Colonel John P. Pyron, a memlor of John Dix post of New York, died from heart falluru Induced by exhaustion. At least 2o() sjtectators, mostly women, fainh-d during the parade, and many peison were slightly Injured and had their clothing torn In tho crush, Thn spcctaclo of thn gray haired sol dlnrs on parade wan ono oaloiilated to thrill, and everywhere thu army was received with applause, At tho end of tho route Commander in Chief John C lilack of tho Grand Army of thu Republic held his review, Last night tho Grand Army of the Ite public campflro was held, attended by 10,000 (Ktrsons, To Signalize lllrtli of Heir. St. Petersburg, Aug. IK. Ono of tho acts of graco sglnallzing the birth of an heir to thu thronu will bo tho total abolition of corporal punishment throughout Russia. It Is reported, up. parently on good authority, that Kin peror William of Germany has linked for the privilege of acting us ono of tho godfathers of tho hell. Tlio chistunliig will tako place AugUHt 23, when, thu Associated Press Is nblo to state, qiiitu a number of Important Liberal meas ures, besldeu tho abolition of corporal punishment, will be announced. Tire Now Imperils Port. London, Aug, 18. A dfsputch to thu Central News from Tokio wiys a big oil warehouse at Port Arthur Is Mur ing furiously and that tho position of tho ouslegcd is such Hint tho Japaucso aro urging them to surrender. STOP SEIZURES Only Goods for Japanese Government Contraband. AKAMACASE PAR I'ltON SCTTLCD Protest to (Russia Iking Prepared by Secretary HayWar Ruling Cannot lie Accepted. Washington, Aug. IA, Secretary Hay I preparing a protest against (In. confiscation of a portion of tho cargo of the lluuihtilg-Amnrlcaii stesnirr Arabia, under the term of the llixltiiK of the pi lie court at Vladivostok, and as soon as the papers am romplrtr, will foiward them to Ambassador Mr. Cormlfk, at St. Petersburg, for proton latlou to the Russian government. Along with Ihl protest hocretary 1 lay wilt file a general protest against (iirtlc cr selsurtM of Amoileati goods ami suj piles consigned to Jnoi port un less It can bo shown tliat thn good m intended for the Uso of the JaKtiipsn military or naval fortes. It will Ixi made plain that this gov eminent doe not subset Ibo to the Rut nIsii view of t'outralMiid of war, and m III not consent to tho solium of ltn good on tho giiHiiHl on which a r tleti of tho Arabia's cargo I held at Vtadlvottok. To strengthen hi pro. tet, Secretary Hay will forward to Ht Petersburg affidavit laid Mom hliu by a reprosofitatlre of tho owner oi U llvor that had been sotted, cone I lit holy showing that It was consigned tn com mercial Iwtust Ih Japan, and not to agent of thn JapanmHi government. Thn itato department ha Iteeii ad vised that theploceedlng of thn Vladi vostok prim court am Ui he review! by a superior boaid at thn Kmsiu capital, ami It i tho Intention to have tho Amciiean protect on hand in tinrn to Ixi MMed tlntn by that liody, A yet thn owner of thn floor and railway supplies that were selzod havn t submitted to the stain department "y "aim against wie unssian govern ' ment, apparently assuming that Rus la n ay yield to Secretary Hay' pro test and release the good now held. If tho gtxMl havo Ifoen uwh! by tho Russians, or If for some other reason thn rlcan Is Impracticable, -and Rus sia admit, the corrector of attitude of thl government, such claims will have to t.o presented. It la tho belief ol somu alllolals of tho state depart ment that tho matter will eventually Ixi adjusted In thl manner, and that tho owner of the confiscated good will bo fully reimbursed. POWERS STAY OUT. America to Have Tree Rein in Deal ing Willi Turkey. Washington, Aug. 12. Thn United State wilt not become involved with great foreign Hiwer In It dealing with thn sultan of Turkey, ihuan iiotincement come tonight from a source of unquestionable rellab'llty that assurances havo lien given thn president that the signatory powers will in no way Interfere wltn the Unltud States In Its pteteut attempt to M-curo equal rights In tho Oltomuii cm pile for American subjects. At what timn this was done, or tho means by which It was accomplished, It Is not stated, hut tlio feat that two foreign ambassadors, Ilarnn von Stern berg, nf (lermauy, and ilarou Ilengel miiller. of Austria, representative of two of the signatory power to tho treaty guaranteeing tho Integrity of tho Oltomuii empire, have hurried here from their pleasant retreats in liar Hurhoi ami l.ouuox, ami have had occasion to lunch with President Roosevelt, u uy, In a great muamim, ex plain tho method by which these u surances havo loon extended, Tlio Austrian ambassador loturiiod to Maiuo last night, Will Carry Big Cargo to Jupun. Seattle, Aug. IB. Whon thu Itoaton Steamship company's liner Tremout sailed from here on Saturday morning sho carried 11,000 tons of frulght for tho Orient, including a vast amount of foodstuffs for Japan, In tho cargo wore 280,000 sauks, or 14,000,000 pounds of flour, of which 100,000 sucks ato going to China and tho lemiilnder to Japan, Thu vessel also took aliout 100 tons of field supplies for thu urmy 111 tho Phllinnlnes. hut no urnm m- nn. munition. Stale of Siege Proclaimed. Paris. Aim. 15. The fnmfim niiiM lioru con 11 rum tho report from Iliiouo Avrcs that a statu of Midimlina I....... ..- claimed In the rmuilllln nf !... .u owing to tho fcai of u rovolutlouaiy outbreak, m L " ''I mniini i H CVsKflSSif&sMM 'M&m rmmamm