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r jfik J a v u Jin M v 'i1, AT THECANAL Work at Panama Progress ing Satisfactorily. COMMISSION REVIEWS WORK ON Cost of Excavating Material lias Dccn Reduced Nearly 30 Cents Per Cubic Yard. Washington, Oct. 14. Members of tlio Panama cnnal commission now in Washington called today by appoint ment on President Roosevelt. A short tlmo afterward, John ilarrett, Ameri can minister to 1'annniA, had a confer eucc with the. president. The. commis sion remained with the president alnnit half an hour. As they loft the execu tive, olllce they said tho visit was a "purely complimentary call" on the president and was without special alg ni Ilea nee. It is known, howevet, that they discussed with him the conditions on the isthmus of Panama which have ariseii since the acquisition by this country of an Amciicnn zone, and the differences between the commission and the government of Panama. What,' if any, conclusions were m a. 'lied was not disclosed. The commissioners left with tha president a memorandum giving In de tail tlio work accomplished on the Uth rant. Surveying patties are at work in the vicinty of Colon, making plans and estimates foi an inner harbor; also at Uutan, surveiyng and boring at the various proponsl dam sites in that neighborhood, and for a cut-off between Gutan and Tiger Hill. At Itohio the surveyors aie making detailed surveys and studies and investigating the vari ous damsltes that have been proposed in tnat locality. An engineering corps along the main line of the canal in the vicinltv of Cut ebra is making surveys to determine the feasibility of straightening the lines of the French company and to determ ine the amount of material removed and to be removed in accordance with the different canal plans under consid eration. Another engineering force is constructing a re-ervoir in the valley of tho upper Hlo Grande, which will furn ish n minimum supply of 2,000,000 gallons of water a day (or the City of Panama; also a distributing reservoir fur the City of Panama at Ancon. It is also making surveys and estimates tor a sewerage system for Colon ami plans are being prepared for the con struction of a harbor there. The average amount of material tak en cat of the Culberacut has been from 1,000 to 1,600 cubic yards a day. Tins is with the me of old French machin ery available. Three modern steam shovels, which are to be put at work on Culebra Hill, will increase the cut five feet. In August, the unit cost of excavat ing material was rut to 60J? rents a cubic yard, while during the time Major lilack was in charge of the cnnal work the cost, according to the Frtnrh method of excavation, was 70 cents a cubic yard. EXCHANGE IDEAS ON WARSHIPS. Important Conference Attended by British Expert. Washington, Oct. 14. An important .conference was held at the White House this evening by tho president. Admiral Dewey, Secretary of the Navy Morton, Sir William White, formerly naval eh'ef of the Ilritish navy, Ad miral Cuppes, chief naval constructor of the United States navy, Ittar Admir al Converse, chief of l.urean of naviga tion, Hear Admiral Frederick Rodger, Rear Admiral R. I). Kvuns and Com mander Sims, inspector of target prac tice of the United States navy. The general subject of battleship construc tion was considerrd at the conference, views beintt exchanged between Mr William White and the Amerhai naval officers. The conference was called by the president, Sir William While being asked to attend. Sir William favored the construction of fighting ships and not those that could run away. This met with the president's approval. The idea found favor to have sold many o! the gunboats and cruisers, purchased during tho recent war, which are maintained at great expense, and whose complement of office is could lo UFed advantageously on the new battleships. Dewey Offers to Assume Command. Washington, Oct. 14. Admiral Dewey has again offered to assume com mand of the combined fleet In the Car ibbean sea and direct the winter man euvers. If ills per vices can be spared from the presidency of the general board at that time Secretary Morton will certainly accept the admiral's offer. It is probable the admiral will leavo in the Mayflower early in the new year and assume command of the fleet at Guantanarno. the fleet will reach Guantanarno between January 8 and 10. Snow Palls in New York. . New York, Oct. 14. The first snow of the season fell at Albany, Schenoct adv and a number of other places up the state today. It melted as faet as It fell. REGARD DErEAT AS COMPLETE. London Papers Afjrcc That lUiro pulkln Has Shot Ills Holt. London, Oct. 15. Tho London pa pers have to rely mainly on olllclal re ports for news from tlio Far Kant, hut the dispatches thus far received regard a complete Japanese victory assured, and cditoraliia from this point of view. Says the Dally Telegraph: ''General Kuropatkin has shot his holt. It seemed to bo speeding well toward tho mark, yet missed It badly. He has suffered not merely a repulse but a disastrous defeat, while Japan's Incomparable soldiers under incompar able generals lime added another glori cus page to the chronicle of war and proved ihit Oyama Is still Kuroput kin's master in every branch of the art of war." , The Daily Graphic describes General Kuropatkin's move as a "gambler's throw," and considers the trunk blunt nesa of his report to the emperor seems to speak the language of a man who has done his best with the bungling advice of some superior agency. The Standard rinds General Kuropat kin's dispatch full of tragic meaning, while the Daily News argues tho Rus sian dash southward was prompted by a desperate desire to relieve Port Arth ur rather thuu o Viceroy Alexleff's malign influence, the end of which, in case of the fall of the fortress, cannot be far uistaut. Spencer Wilkinson, in the Morning Pjet, discussing strategic possibilities, thinks the issuo will turn upon which side shall tlrst become exhausted by the protracted operations. "Telegrams," he la-'f, "do not yet reveal the final decision, but they cer tainly do not point to the scale turn ing in Russia's favor. It remains to be seen whether either army kept large reseres ready to throw in when it be comes apparent that the forces engaged have become exhausted." cost op rceoiNa the army. Commissary General Reports the Expenses Reduced to a Minimum. Washington, Oct. 15. The annual report of Brigadier General J. F, West on, commissary general of the army, says the total cost of feeding tho army during the past fiscal year was $8,821, 760. During the year the losses were $418,050 in the Philippines; $7,407 on the transports and $120,853 in the United States, Alaska, Porto Rico and elsewhere. General Weston says it is difficult and often impossible to prevent I of so of perishable stores. General Weston urgently recommends the passagu of a bill by congress to give authority to all officers entrusted with the disburse ment of subsistence funds to hold re stricted amounts of such funds In their personal postession. He says the ex igencies of the public service require an open disregard of the restriction of the existing laws in cities where the treas urer or an assistant treasurer Is located. He urges legislation authorizing the sa e at public auction of accumulated subsistence stores in good condition. General Weston says tho problem of feedimt the army in the Philippine was a difficult one, but "it has been successfully solved, and subsistence affairs in the archipelago are iow run with system arid economy". The subsistence department, it is stated, was able to make a contract for fresh beef for the fiscal year, 1005, by which an annual saving of over $140, 000 was effected. The running expense! gradually hate been ledurtd to a min imum, the report save, and a saving of more than $40,000 made in wages of civilian employes alone. Wreckage Prom Troopship. San Franclcso, Oct. 16. Tho tchoon or Gotarna, which arrived here early this morning from Kurlle Island, re ports that on August 4, when 40 miles south southwest of Capo Curat, she sighted a mass of floating wreckage, Slfu made out parts of a mast. Captain Macomber later succeeded in getting closer to the wreckage, and established that it was from the Japanese troop ship Kinshiu Ma u, which was sunk by tho Russians last April, when 200 per ished. Entangled in the wreckage were a number of headless trunks. Great Dockworkers' Strike Ends. .Marseilles, Oct 16. Tho coal heav ers who have la-en on strike for nearly two months have aimed to resume work on the employers' conditions. This brings the great dockworkers' J strike to an ml. DEATH LIST BIG Twenty-Eight Killed in Mis souri Train Collision. SIXTY OTHERS ARE INJURED Sleeping Pnsscnucrs Hurled lit Ev cry Direction Scene of Wreck on Down tirade. Washington, Oct. 12. Twenty-nine persons weiu killed and 00 injured by a collision of Missouri Paelllc trains, three miles west of Warreitshurg, at 4 o'clock this morning. The trains weru the second section of passenger train No. 30, which left Wichita, Kan., fur St. 1auIs last night and an extra freight train. Twenty-seven of the dead are In undertaking rooms In this city and the seriously wounded are In the rail riud nospttal in Sodallu. The passenger train, consisting of two day couches, a Pullman car and a caboose, was loaded with world's Mir excursionists, from Southeast Kanas and Southwest Missouri. The regular passenger train, No. U0, had been cut In two at Pleasant Hill on account ot the heavy load and hii engine attuehed lo the front car without a baggage ear as a buffer. The extra freight had sidetracked at Moutserrat for the tlrst section of No. 30, wnich carried signals that a second Hection was following This was fol lowed by tHisseniser train No. 60, w lift Ii the freight crew took (or the seioud soctlonot.No.au. me ircigui puiicn out of the sidetrack, und time miles west met the second section. The im pact telescoped the tender of the pas senger engine into the front tar, which was loaded with wisBengers, and It wan here that the sucritkcot life took place. The aisenger conductor, K. 1.. Barms, ran all tho way to Warrens burg and broke the news of the wreck. Kvery physician in the town responded, and huudeds of citlieiis hastened to I the wreck and assisted the wounded from beneath the limU'rs of the broken cars. Twsnty eople weru killed out right and seven died before H o'clock. The dead were plmcd upon tlatcars and J brought to this city, and Dr. Hills, the coroner, immediately impaneled a Jury I and suited an inquiry which is still in session. The afternoon was taken up In identifying the dead. WORK ON TREATY. New Chinese Exclusion Act is Now Dclng Considered. Washington, Oct. 12 Secretary Hay and Sir Cheng Tung Liang Cheng have at Unt begun to lay the foundation for a new Chinese exclusion treaty and It Is expected the convention will be ready for submission to the senate at the approaching session. Tho treaty I will, it is undeiatood, replace all exist- j ing laws on the subject. It Is the In-1 tention to continue In full force In the ; treaty the principle of the exclusion of Chinese coolies and the Chinese guv-1 eminent itself is perfectly willing that this should lie dune. Hut the treaty I will contain provisions regarded as much needed and earnestly sought by the Chinese government for many years, looking to a more considerate, liberal and kindly treatment of the higher class of Chinese seeking to enter our ports. WILL DO OR DIE. Kuropatkin Has About Paced and Will Assume Offensive. St. Petersburg, Oct. 12. A battle upon which the fate of this year's cam paign in Manchuria depends teems only a few days ahead. Advices from the front are rncagvr. All that is posi tively known officially is that General Kuropatkin has cast the die at last, alout faced his aimy and Is marching resolutely against the enemy as if re solved to do or die. According to un official reports, Field Mtrshal Oyama, at the first sign of General Kuropatkin taking the offensive, began drawing In his line and concentrating upon forti fied positions north of Mao Yang Ac cording to the latest reports, which are contained in a dispatch to the As. soclated Press from Muxdon, the Jap anese outpatH aro being driten in all along the line. Scandal Over Stale Hinds. Topeka, Kan., Oct. 12. Governor Hal ley today gave out an official report covering an examination of the state treasury and school fund accounts, The reports says: "This examination has developed shortages, irregularities and discrepancies nmountlng to many thousands of dollars in the 12 counties examined. In my Judgment, tho same conditions will be found existing in tho remaining counties of tho siato, not only In the permanent school (und, but in tho normal and agricultural fund. Stocssel Must Have Help. London, Oct. 12. Tho morning Post's Shanghai correspondent rays it is stated that Lieutenant General Stocs sel has reported that unices ho is re lieved before December he must sur render. LOSS IS 43(10,000. I'lrc Destroys llircc lliiainc.vt Mucks In Wlunlpcil. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 13. Fire to night destroyed thieo of tho lined bus iness blocks In this city, eutulllug a loss of at least $800,000. For a time the liames threatened to spread to ad Joining buildings, and but for the splendid wolk of the lite bllgrtde u much larger money damage would have been Incurred. Tho lire started In the new Pullman block, which was totally destroed. The Ashdowu Hardware company, on lliinnutinu street, one of the largest es tablishment ot Its kind In Canada, was next attacked by the flame. Many explosions weru caused by powder and cartridges curried In the slock of the hardware company, but no one was In jured, riie Itlalto block und the Great Northern tulegraph olllce were also de stroyed. There Is no estimate of the amount of Insurance. The Woodbine hotel block and D.iftorlnx block were also badly dam aged. The chief sufferers in those blocks were the Slater Shoo roiiimuy. tha Gundy Music company, fabler 'a photorgaph supplies, ami Haver's sta tionery slock and Connelly, drugs. Tho electric light and power service was cut off on lug to the tire, and all uewspaptr olllies are In darkness. I lie Frte Press olllce, in the rear ot the llulltnaii block, escaped Injury. JAPANESE GIINIiOAT LOST. Ilcl Yen Strikes u Mine, and Nearly 200 Person arc Drowned. Toklo. Oct. 13. The Japanese gun boat llel Yen struck a mine olt Pigeon bay on the night of September IH and foundered. It is officially stated that ll7 men were lost. Those receded managed to reach ChUo Pal Island, from which they were rt"K,uoJ. Per. mission was today granted by the au thorities to publish the details of the disaster. The llel Von, which was engaged In guard duty off Pigeon buy, was mleil by the licet, and a search for the vessel wt Immediately Iregun. The petty olll -ers and sailors found on CIiIao Pal isUud reported thai at dusk on Sep tember 18 a storm came u nccompnu led by high seas, 'the llel Yen endeav ored to return to her base, when she suddenly struck a lloatiug mine, which exploded under her starboard side amidships. The vessel hogau to sltk, and an attempt. was made to lower the boats. The boats were swamprd and the ciew Jumped Into the n-a, wl.ere, uwin to the heavy comlwrs, they were quickly drowned, Tho Japsnrre licet rairfully searched tho patrolled locality, but failed to find any other survivors. "An olllclal announcement of the disaster, Issued today, says: "It is highly regrettable that no re port in any form ha lieen rccevled ol the fate of the other survivors. The sad evert was made worse on account of the weather, which must have added greatly to the already awful remit caused by the explolnu of the mine." CAUGHT WITH HIS MOLDS. Secret Service Men Swoop Down on Counterfeiter at Work. Seattle, Oct. 13. United States Sec ret Service Agent Hell, of this city, to day descended upon a counterfeiter's cabin in thu wood nine miles west of Tacoma and captured II. N. Stone vir tually In the act of manufacturing spurious United States half dollars, quarters and dimes. Mr. Hell was as slated In the rxi-1 by a deputy United States marshal, two 1 aroma detectives und u special secret service agent who has been working on the case fur two weeks. One of tho most elaborate outfits ever captured In the Northwest was scliod together with the molds, which e-ere discovered In a slove, whein they had been placed to dry only it few minutes before Stone confessed his guilt when confronted with the evidence, but main ta'ned that hu was only "experiment ing" and had not actually put sny ol the counterfeit money into circulation The cabin in which Stouu conducted his operations Is lecated in a dense swamp, entirely removed from nnnau habitation. It Is conceded that It would hardly have been discovered had not the secret service officers secured a clew in Seattle, where a considerable part of the layout was purchased. Many Greeks Assassinated, Ahtons, Oct. 13. Thu following semi official statement has been Issued: Hardly a day passes without nfsnssln. ations of Greeks by Unitarians being re ported from Macedonia, This Sunday in the village of ilrote, near Mnnastlr, an orthodox prbst was murdered while hu was celebrating muss, and his wife was burned alive in her home. A Grok notable v as also assassinated In tho church. The object of these crimes is to terrorize tlio Greeks intoilcclurlng thomeolvos to be members of the Hub garlan committee, Russians Hold Railways, Mukden, Oct. 1.1. Thu battle com menced this morning along the lino (f tho railroad with u terrilleartillory II ro on both side. Tho railway lino al most to Yental is in possession of thu Russians. LARGEST EVER Battleship Nebraska Added to American Navy. IS SUCCESS! IILLY LAUNCHED t'lilly .10,000 People Viewed the Ceremonies Christened by Miss Mickey, Governor's Uuiiutilcr. Seattle, Oct. H. 'I he battleship ,SV hrusku, dc stint d to ho one of the llncsi lighting machines alloat and already showing in every detail thai she will come up to expectations, slid grateful y Into tho water promptly at two minutes after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The great mass of nearly 15,000,000 pounds of steel moved down the ways as easily and noiselessly as though It were only a diminutive llshlug schooner, Instead of one of the largest battleship. In the world. The statement that she moved noise lessly may be difficult lo prove, for bedlam broke 'use almost simultaneous ly with the Nchrurku and wild cheer ing from 40,000 throats diowied the music of hull a dozen bind ami made the roar of the big cannon on the Unit ed Stales monitor Wyoming seem faint and far away. Taking up the refrain, whose key was pitched under (he build ing studs of the janls every steam whistle lielvvcen Italian! am! Illack river turned looe and hundreds ol craft ranging In sine (mm giant steamships diwu to launches and eery lixoiiinlive ou the water front Mifditl tti the riiuslo with whistle and bell. Fully 60,000 HMiple vlewitl the crre inonles and saw the big vessel slip into the water. She creatnl hut a very small wave ss she took her maiden plunge, ami Heated out gently ami gracefully. Naval men who viewed tlm launching stated that ll was the most micceMful tluiy .ver saw Mis Mary Naln Mickey, daughter of the governor of Nebraska, christened the veMul. CLAIM, INNOCENT PURCHASER. Title Disputed to Land Grants Ac quired rraudulcnlly. Hun Franclcso, Oct. 10 The rase of the United States against Senator Wll Ham A Clark, was argued today brfor 'he clirult court of appeals, ll ramn before this Imnch on an apxat Irom the circuit court for the district of Montana. The action is brought to annul 82 laml grants under which Clark claims title lo timber land ilhln the state of Montana, on the grout I of alleged frauds committed by the trttteen In securing the same. It Is charged that the patent! were secured under the direction of Hr'erl ,M. Cobban, who later transferred the land to Claik. Cobban is alleged to have (list examined tlm laud ami then hired persons to enter them under tlm stone and tlmW set, agreeing to wy them for their H-rvic, to tUfray all their exeni- arid furnish the pur chase price of the lauds ' The lower eonrl hld that, on such slate of facts, Clark, the Innocent pur rliaer for a valuable consideration, acquired a valid title. The govern ment took the riiittt.tr on a writ of er ror to the circuit court of appeals, ALASKA CAIILE COMPLETED. Actlno Governor Dlslln Announces Event by Mcvvkjc. Seattle, Oct. 10. Tell graphic roui muuicutlnn has now been iwtahtlshod between the states and all purls of Alaska At 7:17 o'clock this afier noon the following official rriwsage was received here, announcing thu opening of the line' Sltxa, Alaska, Oct. H, 11)01. Tlio newspapers of Seattle and the Associ ated Press: Thu completion of the government cable from Vnlilrx toSitka, making a complete connection by an all-Amerlcan Hue with 1(1 stations in Alaska, Is the beginning of a new era for Alaska, Wagon roads anil rail ways will open up thu greulcst mlnui center of the world. Other Indnsiries will quickly follow and insure thin country's; future prosperity. William L. Dlslln, acting governor of Alaska." tllothade-Riinner Captured. Toklo, Oct. 10. Tho Port Arthur blockading fleet has captured n Junk laden with provisions, The Junk was endeavoring to enter tha harbor. The statements of tho crow and evidence found aboard the Junk Indicate the existence of u licet of 80 Junks organ ieil to run tho blocknilu frnm tin. vl. clnlty of Tslngtoii. Despite the vlgl I on I'D of the hlockadlnu Meet, nuiov Junks reach thu Russian Ilium at a num ber of lauding places on the lower end of thu peninsula. Tho Junks enter at uigui. Russian Troops In Good Health. MOSCOW. Oct. 10 Professor fliiln. win, of the Red Cross souletv. wlm linn Just returned hero fioin thu front, re ports tlio health and mineral eomlltlon o( the troops are remarkably good. There aro no epidemics, and no very serious disease, the nruviilllmr mm. plaints being u light form of stomach typhus and dysentery, VmPI if Vf! ,tl ;M