WEEK'S DOINGS Newsy Items Gathered froiuAII Parts of the World. Or INTEREST TO OUK READERS (Icucral Itcvlcw of Important Happen- )Ciil(.i Presented In it llrlcf unU Condensed norm. Tall iiiIimIoii to Pniianm will lien succe, TIlM jNHlllt'i UXpMlt I lit! llll Uf 1'Ott Arlliui Pcceiubui 12. (JiH'Wi Alexandra, of Kuglaiid, has Just mUdiintud her Willi birthday. l(iiHirltt Iihvh reached Ihu statu iIiv pailineiit of h very uiwelllud statu of affair In Vitner.iiula. 1 lilt Northern Pacific Hlllt (!llHl Kn tlixrii rullriMtU HfH t'OlnMollllL' II )iIhh to electrify llm mad thiutigh the C'uwbiIh iiiiiiiiiIuIii district. The last uiiinlhly iHirt (lit chief of Mirnuii of the Philippine slums that iIih In hII'i nf the tnmMi In the Is Ininlii U oxt tiptloiiMlly Rood. Jam It. Young, of Philadelphia, llIN IwMlll HplMllllllul HlpelllllMlldelll of tlitf den I Utlur department of lint mhi IhI tHivlri, to llll tlm vacancy caused hf tllUlltll of l. I'. MlhllMlt. Tim iiiiiiuhI lepolt of llm general superintendent of tint life saving wrvler. aliow that during U year assistance wild lendered to I,IMII vwtt.l. Involv ing lh II of mom thiili 8, 100 Uiili ami provmty t th, valHu of (7,000, 000. Admiral Piwy ha dHnl to he roin a menibor f tlm Ntirih a ootn iiiImIhi. I(wmvH l Hkuly to vllt thu Swith awl roaku It m kiIhI In mwl Ilia maw. (lovoimir I'ardeu In working for n California stale Irtilldlng at tllH I.ewla dihI Clark full. White In German IfctMlhwcut Africa nit wmii1hI to Ihi III gleat iIuhxki ol being HiinHMriHil. All exhibitor (ram fnielgn countries limy riMW M'tnl their ware lo Portland for the IVHMk fair without t)iiK miy duty. Duvld M. Parry, priwhlmil of thu Cllluim' Industilal HMHH'Intloii, says the "oiHtii i-Ihiii" imiiemcnt In gaining, hn Ik bIm. hi utgmilwtloii. The Hint tiitliMitnl rHiVMtilln of thu W. 0. 1. 0. I In nmUii In Philadel phia. I'l hiiwlrtel ilolcguUf, rcpiu scntlng evary statu and territory, aiu In Mtlmiitiuin. Tlm New York state court of appial m itiH'UriNl iiiifoonlllilUoiml tho IbIm.i law which prohibit a contractor fiotn employing III until DMiro than eight hixirii u ily on city, enmity or ntaU Hork. Jmime urn making proKM i the owwult on Tort Arthur. Itinwln Iihn nwttttoil llm InvlUtlon of AiiH'Mi-H to iiPKiillntit for mi nrhltiatlim tuty. ltuwlix nml llrlUlu Utli nunl nn Ainitrlciniollliitrcl high rnuk on tin North mwi ooinmliHilmi Tim Aiimrionii llnliliiK ornfl hnvolM-i-n rolnil hy Ciinndliiii ollU'um mid lliuil foi IIhIiIiik In Cuiintlhiii ntiri. 'Iho troublorniiMilhy 1'nriiitimy llr liiK upon nn ArKitiitlim cruiKii Iihh Uuii miltlitl liy thu furiii'riiiolonUiriK. bis-rotnry of War Tuft, In Mm minimi report, mm tlmt tho Inrlft rntin churKI tho I'lilllpplnwi Ihi rwluroil. I'ftul Morton, now ercrutary of tho navy, may miwwd Koorotnry Hliaw, of tho trimmiry dfpiirtuiuiit, If llm lattur iIdoh not rumalii in tho rnlilnnl. Gduninl KuropatUIn Iihh an autoino hllo In which to tniTuI from onu part to another of hi lln. II" wnnla aO inoiii In !iloh to inrry ommunltlon. Itunnian innrlniM at Oih-wa ungaKl In n mutiny ami aoldlina rallml out to UII the illaturliBiiMi killed '-T and woiindwl 100 otturri before piwo wan rcntoiud. Thu orar hna derornted AllaxinfT with tho ordur of Ht. (Iuoiko, third di-Kno. The American Federation of Ijihor him io-ulootml Hnmuul Uompeia an prea Iditnt. Tho ItimnlaiiN nl Mukden have do fiMitid thu JapnuvHu In htinteKy and n winter campalKii now booiiib liiipioba hie. Thu llUHNlau mipremo court flnde the huUiiiu of thu lltltluh RhlpOheltenhnm, taken tally In July by tho Vcndlvoatok wiindron, waH legal. It la ntnted Uiat If Booretafy Hitch cook reiilBnii, William Ulehards, com inlmtloiiur of thu Konoral land olliro, will ho offered tho position of Bocretaiy of thu Interior. l'lro In tho Queena county court Iioiiho, New York, cauwid dnmnKu ohII mated nl 100,000, and for n tlmo threatonod tho jail In which moio tliau 100 perBonu woro confluod.' DliWKY MAY UK SENT. tlnllcil .Slulc.n (lovcrnintnl llu.n Nut tli'cn orfklully liifoi iiud. WanhliiKton, Nov. .'(). (iralllhil hy (ho nplrll which Iihh aulmati'd thu ion tinutliiK purtiiH In ntcitliiK to lntrutit to it i'oiiiiiiIbhIoii llm ari'itrtalnmuut of thu itinBtloiiH of laat comiiccIhI with tho North rtm iiiuideut, the United KIiiIih K"Vernini)iit will lordially uo ojicnilo in the iminiMK of tho commln nloii hy Hut iHlniitli)ii of olio of llH lilli naval oIIIiuih iin a iikhmImt of that body. Thu oiiteoniB In especially plmiH liiK lo tli." ailminlHtratinii, follow Inn ii h It duo m oloely on I'rvMldiiiit Hoofitvelt'H Invitation to tuo povMim oi thu world for a mvoiiiI Hbkuu loufur eni'e. Thu Mipulni InipreMloii Iihn heuii all ahiliK that Admiral Oeorno Diwey, tho rniikluK olllctti In thu Amnrleaii navy, would lnt lukwl to bo the Alneileaii ruji iwmiliUIVH on thu I'ommiwilon, al Hiiiiiuli oilni iiHiniHi linn iiIko Iwuii mitutloni'd In cooiiiolloii with the ap IKiliiliiiHiit. A d-illuii v.111 Ihi hhiuIiwI piomptly aftitr tlm forniHl Invitation Iium Iimii nsitlvul from tho KiimiIiui ami llrltldi KovitrninooU hn to who nhall l ili'tilKOiitiHl, TIiIh fortnul liivlliitl.n Iihn not yot hfon iiiiiivtd, tli two (uvtirniiiHiitN in tint lii'XotlatioiiN which Iihvh liwll in protfruM hiitween them autliiK onlltil)' on thu pii'Hiimpllon that tho United HUti would cheerfully kIvh Kn iiwiliit a run and detail a naval ollleer japanusi: OVCtt THU HtlN. Itlvcr.t Will .Soon llcur the Wcluhl of Transport U'uuom. Toklo, Nov. UO. Nhwn imoIvwI from thu Iihj-Iimi uf tho hlmkliM liilliat"N that thu .lapaiHiH) IimVh Ihiou arroM th Hun river. Further repot In are to tho effect that tho ItuwUn oiitpontN on the ilKht hniik of the Hhnkhe went within 9(H) yard of th Jmmii picket Hue. l'riHiteiit iixeliniiK" of kuii firu (H-currwl nml minor attack are ipiitu everyda) Mffalra. I'ho rhera will imkiii m flown iiltlcleutly to boar tho wiiIkIiI of the heavy lrnHrt wboiin. Thu follow liiK reMirt baa beii recolveil from Field Maridial Oyatoa: "Fiom tho niKht of tho Mill to the motiilnic nf tlm SOth bodh of the euumy'B infauiry attacked iin in tho vl utility of HIkiiIiiUii, l'K"lk' and Shaotu kail. All the attack were repuleed. Ill thu nfteruiMju of tho Kith the onuiny'N artillery of Tnalm hotly ramioiiHtled u, but wo wiffnre.1 no In Jury. "The irienter part of thu village of ChanisUalmtin hn lrrn bnrmil by thu IttlPdUlK." OtlflONIC PLAGUL IN CHILI. CoiimiI Wluann Churacd with Glvlna Improper Illll.i or Health. I.lmn, IVril. Nov. HO. It In reiorted horn that K I Martinet, thu Chilean milliliter to thu Culled Htato. will re- (pieiit the HlatH department nt Wiieh- liiKtoit to caiiciiI thu autliorixaiiuii o: Cbarhxi 8. WinaiiN, Ameiiean coiimiI al Iiiil(iiit, to tako char;w ail Inturim ol thu Peruvian connulat that place. Thu Mxiiimtt. It In mIiI. will lie foil ml wl on a rharKu that Mr Wlnami. ha k I veil lm- proer billN ot bualtli to uteamer leav lua liiitiie. U'hl In tho pievaluncu of ImiIkiiiIc plaKiiu ha not been olllelally declanol in Chllu, it l aalil tlmt thorn are cbm- that thu Clfiloan Koveinment dally con real In order that Hteamerti may not mult tiuii'hlmr at tiorta at which there nru no mtultary nnutatloiiH. This nl- Iccil anion la coimlilureii a greai prn i In. I'uritvlitn ootiiit. l'anamn and tho entlru country hotdurliiK on the Houth I'aelflo ocean. Sultan Grcutlv Alarmed. Hulonlca, Kuroponn Turkey, Nov. 30. The Unitarian revolutionary movo muut Iibn recently amiuuiod auch alarm Iiik proportlnua tlmt thu miltan i lend liiK Narxlr I'iihIui to Halouica bh npecial envoy with limtruotloiiN to taku nil meamiroH necerHiry to mippren thu Hul Harlan movement by thu ipilckeNt poH Nlblu muthoilB. Ten battalioiiB fiom Albania nru expected here buoii and the Itedlf will bo probably nioblliiud In order to affonl effective military pro tection in every vIIIbku ol Macedonia. rrcncli Cinbossy Uulldlna UclaycU. l'aria, Nov. :I0. Work on thu now French eiuoaeay bulldiiiK at WashliiK ton will probably again bo delayed. Foruliiii Milliliter Polcawo tiHked for an Initial appropriation. MinlHterof Fi nanio Houvler objected on tho kiouiuI or i.cnnomv. hut finally conceded 'J0,- 000. Tho commltteu of the budget on foreign affiilrB, howevor, eventually Btruck this out, Baying the amount would not permit of much progress, and that It waa better to wait until the lliiances permitted ol n more ample ap propriation. N Russia Will Copy America. St. returflbuig, Nov. 30. A project for applying tho American schemu ol frco land for Bottlers In Siberia in order to attract colonization from tho con gested districts In European HiiBsIa Is attracting much favorable comment. Tho plan as proposed follows closoly tho American homestead system. FRAMING BILL House Committee Looks After liivers tiiul llurhors. COLUMBIA MVM IN HIGH PAV0R tlu.vnctl ii .n One of Ihc Mo.il Import ant linprovcmciils Will lie Talien Cure of I'lr.il. Wellington, Nov. 30. Thu Iioiisii uoiiimlltev on rivers and harbor held a preliminary meeting today to prepare a bill which will bo ready for prwonta tlou to thu boiKto bofoio thu ClirlittmiiH r.'O). I'ho iiioHN'iri) was dlitciiiMid only In a gHiiural way, but an agree muni wan readied that tho muiu lm poitaut proectH would bu tiuun care of ltrl by tba oommilUu and the Iihm lm pottant afturwanl. Iteprefuntatlvu JoneN, of Washington, will look after thu ItileietttH of the dlumbia livur, thu fmpiiiveiiiuiit of which muaiiN so much to hi" lonstituentN in WHfhlngtou. MumburN of thu eommltte) who were tttcii tixlay wuru of the opinion that thu Columbia prujed propurlycamu within tho claailllrutloii of Importiiut, and it will Imi among thou romddori'd first. Mr. Jouea wa presunl tcilay. In ad dition to earing for the Columbia liver wink, Mr. June will control to a large degree approprinl on for Improvements in thu xtatu of Wiicliliiirton. It ha lieeu dulliiitely dulermineil that a rltor and harlwr bill shall bu jmih-viI nl thu apptoachiiig sissiou of congrcm. C'halimau Iluiton decided to Kut hi I'ommitten together in advance of tho convening of congies, ho iin to complete work on thu bill and hnvt it ready to prcHint to thu liouni Jutt lm fore thu holiday rece. Uncu thu bill it called ,up In thu Iioiimj It will take but a r-hoil time to gel it through thai body, ami it will go through in practi cally thu thapu in which thu committee reports it. In thu Minnie, howexcr, there is likely to ho considerable illiHiltnlon of vaiious fuatuieN of thu measure, ami tberu is apt, More thu hill rrauhes the senate, lo Imi considerable i1Ih'iibIoii and ameiidmeiit by the svnutu commltteu. Thu renatu will, of eoimo, pass thu bill about as it comei fiom thu com mittee on rommeicu, with probably a few amuiinidetiis, Increasing individual appropriations. Then it will Ik) a iiuiMitlou of holding thu cenatu Increases in thu bill, and this will havu to bu done by the combin-d effort of the various members of delegations whore states aru inteii'stiil, TRIES TO HOLD MCCTING. Ilcrr Most Taken Into Custody by ht. Louis Police. Ht. I .mils, Nov. 0. John Mont, alias llerr Most, amuchlst of New Yoik, was arrested nt 11 o'clock to night nftet a fruitless effort to hold a meeting In St. Louis, and Is now a pris oner at thu Four Courts, held for Chief Kiuly. hor ten day St, I.ouIb detectives tiave watched Mont. He Mas to have mailn a speech in National ballon Sun day afternoon. Nnvembur 20, hut tho police piohibttcd it In view ol tlio ap proaching visit of 1'iusident ItooHivelt. He remained In St. Louis until last Wednesday, when It was nunoonced hu had gone to Chicago. Instead, It is declared ho went across tho river to Haul St. l-ouls, who.ru hu lemuimxl at the homo of a friend until last night, when bu recrossed thu livur. With thu presence of Most in tho city, It has do vol oped that an International con vention of anarchists was held in St. Louis foi tun days Just prior to tho ar rival of I'lesident Itoosuvelt. Chief of I'ollcu Kiely had a man at the meeting who madu a complete report to him of the proceedings. It is declared that tho chief IiubIiipm) transacted nt the convention, In addition to numerous sperche on liberty and freu speech, was a resolution binding each delegate to usu his Influence to bring about a strike of all trades unions In the coun try next spring. Ncuotlatlno for Steamer. Now York, Nov. 30. Negotiations are reported to have been nearly com pleted whereby tho steamship J. L. Luukunhach may eventually become the pioperty ot thu Itusslau government. Shu was fonnoily in thu trans-Atlantic service under the uamu Saale, and was partially destroyed in the great tiro which awept thu Hoboken water front suveial years ago, Thu steamor, which Is now at South Itrooklyn, was rebuilt after thu fire and fitted up na n caign carrier. Rho la valued at $1100,000. She will bu used na a transport. Powers Urac America End War. New York, Nov. 30. Tho Heralds Washington correspondent says: The powers are again urging America to end tho conflict in the Fni KaBt. Dip lomats attach great significance to I'rlnco FubIiIuiI'b visits to Secretary Hay and tho Interest of tho United States In tho return of Manchuria to China Is emphasized. PREPARE TO DISMANTLE TAIR. SI. Louis Officials Will llcflln Work Wednesday at Mldnialit. Ht. Louis, Nov. a. Promptly at midnight next Wednesday, a force of 76 men employed hy thu Uonoral Service company of the Louisiana I'ur- clinsu exposition, will shunt 200 freight cars, loaded with empty iiaeklng cum, Into the wivural exhibit palates, and thowoikof dismantling tho World's fair will begin. Piled at different parts of thu expo sition grounds aru 1,01)0 carloads of empty packing cases, while outside the ground am others, aggregating 100 carloads moru. Tbesu will bo dis tributed as rapidly as powdblu, and the packing of oxhiblls will b rushed. At daylight, Pccwnbor 2, another Inrut! force of men will liugln to tear up the walks that concent thu tracks alwut the exposition ground. Thuy will nhu) tear up tho hwltrliwi In thu rear of thu Stadium and lay tracks contacting the lino with eacli ol Uiu exiiiou oiuiu a iu.,..i lm Ik im fllml with the Unit ed Statu govurnment, through the Treasury department, by thu World's Fair terminal railway comtwiiy, man lug it a common enrriur, which will f....llli.ii.. Id., rmnn.nl nf till) exhibit. as freight cars can bo dispatched d rect from the exposition grounds to ineir destinations. With thu exception of Germany, In which ciibo special permlMlon was so cured, not a slnglu exhibit has been withdrawn nor will be allowed to bo withdrawn until tho new month has begun. Only a few of thu German ex hihls have tit-en taken awny from the WoiIiI'b fairgrounds, ami they were shipped diiectly to the Imperial jalace Ht Potsdam. P. i:. Phemegor, of Seattle, ha been appointed general superintendent of the (iriioral Service oorr ny, ami declares that all exhibits will be out o' thu ex liosltlon grounds by March 1. WATER NOT SURE. Eastern Orcaon Irrloallon Project May be mocked. Washington, Nov. 20. Just as the olllclals ol the reclamation service wele preparing to make contracts for the construction of thu Malheur irrigation project In Malheur county, Oregon, after having completed negotiations with farmer whose land will bo re claimed under the proposed canal, an unexpected otmtacle arise which threatens to forcu the abandonment ot tills attractive reclamation scheme, tho must promising now open to govern ment adoption In Oicgon. The grant made to thu Wlllametto Valley and Cascade Mountain Military road company travcreta the area pro posed to bu Irrigated along Malheur river, and emlKxIlea nbotit one-alxth of the total Iniagblo area. The govern merit, after persistent efforts, procured signed agreement from all farmers .... I..,. UiwIh iii tho Irrigation arint, by which they pledge themselves to pay their proportionate snaie oi uie coei oi building thla great pioject, namely, (30 an acie. ti l.o.l 1 vi.i.ii ihhiiiiiuhI that the Mill- tniy ltoad ihm)iIu would lm willing to enter Into a like agreement, iimmucn ns thu constiuctlon of this Irrigation project would greatly enhance tho val ue of tbult lands and make them leadl ly saleable. At present tho road com pany' lands aru aeant, unimproved and practically valuelef. It turns out that tho assumption of thu department wa Incorrect. Thu owners of Military road land, now residing In Paris, do not look with favor upon tho govtrn inent'a proposition, and ate unwilling to contribute anything towards build ing storage reservoirs and canals. The olllolala of thu reclamation sol xlco, who had banked so much on this project, and had expected to see it ........,1 In itnrlv rnilllllotloll. llm VITV much disappointed at tho turn aflalrs have taken, iliey are inciiueu io o hevo that tho Military Road peoplo who nre- opposing thu government'B plan are not dclng It In a spirit of ani mosity, but because they do not undur stand what .tho government proposea to do. Russian Ships at Suez. Bum, Nov. 20. The Russian battle ships Slssol Vellky, flagship of Rear Admiral' VoQlkorsam, and tho Navarln, arrived here today from Port Bald. The flagship exchanged salutes with the Rrltisli cruiser Heimioo, whllo tho luiml nt tlm Nnviirln ulavrd thti Itlitisll niithem, followed by the Mataollalso and Khedivnl hymn. Tlio rest 01 tne division followed at short Intervals and tho wholu of tho division la now audi oreu In tho Suea roads. Thu transit of tho canal was without incident. Hrlnrj on Tort. Toklo, Nov. 20. Tho geneial attack on Port Aithur 1b progressing, but tho results Tiro unknown. Generals Naka. mum and Salto, leading specially trained bodies of swordsmen, charged into tho Russian forta and engagod tho Russians In a hand-to-hand and bloody encounter, Tlio result of tho charges has not boon learned. MUST ATTACK Jflpiinese Officinls Insist Port Arthur Be Taken. HUSSIA READY FOR BAD NEWS Certain That Stocsscl Will Make Hie Assault One of Hie Costliest In World's IIIMon. Washington, Nov. 28. Tins Awoef. alod I'ntHi lea rim on uxielltttit authority that the Japanei army lias reeelved orders to renew It attack on Port Ar thur and to take the main fortfftattlnmi at any cost. Prepared for Had News. St. PeteislHirg, Nov. 88. There is n lack of news from the front today. The report that the Jajmnei are corKn- trating tlreir eoerglea for a desperate assault on Port Arthur, in view of the approach of the itallic winadnw, fa (iiile gniieially creilitwl InoltidalqaBr- lei. Hiiiili a move has Iwcu exoteu to transpire as toon as the Jains Iearnel that the sounJron'a trip wan a reality and no mere demembration. The uuthorlliefl are preiHreI to hear terrible rejxjrtM of tliO projectU assault. White not lisr.nrding a gue whether the fort rem can bo carried, for the be sieger aru utterly reg4idlua of life, thuy are confident that General SloeMel will i: ablu to make such an attack one of the costllet in hirtory. Russians Lack Ammunition. London, Nov. 28. Tho Post's Shaughfli oorro-poiiilent chIiIm that, according to reliable infoimatlwi re- ceiviil there, the guns at Port Aithur have l.ei'ii silent for tho M-t fnw dsya owing to lack of ainmunHioti. This sudden turn for the worm In the oon ilitlon of the defenders of the fortress has been caused by the recent blowing up of the most' imjiortant magazine by JapaneM shells. STARVATION IS NEAR. Sassuns Population or Turkey Is in a Terrible Condition. Wwdiingtoii, Nov. 28. A story ol sickness, hunger and starvation ban comu to thu stale department from Mr. Noiton, the American conful at Har pool, In a report upon the condition of the Sshuii population in Mush district. Thu consul says that of the 10,000 sur vivors of the recent massacre, few Imvo saved anything but their lives. Nearly every hnueo In tho region was ransuckeil and limned. Kxtractn from the report wore made public at thu state department today In thu hoie that the sad story may bring relief to thu unfortunate Sassunti. "Worst of all." Mr. Norton says, ."their (locks and herds, praotkally tho only source of food, raiment ami in come, were swept away. "Them unfortunates, after receiving foi a short time an allowance from the government of 1 cent per capita pur day foi subsistence, are now without food and without a prospect of food for thu coming winter. The diseases usually following upon fright, exposure, ex haustion and inmlHelont food are rap idly becoming epidi mic. WOULD MAKE WAR IMPOSSIBLE Drltaln Dcllcvcd to favor Rc-Enact-ment of Olncy-Paunccfotc Treaty Glasgow, Nov. 28 The Glasgow Herald comments on the fact that the mutual acceptanco of the Anglo-American treaty was announced on Novem ber 0, but that it has not yet lieen signed. The paper conjectures that the delay may be duo to the inclination of both governments to bring about a re enactment of tho Olney- Paniuofnto treaty of 1807, there being unmistak able evidence that the advisability of such n course 1b being considered. While tho treaty of 1807 may not fit present conditions lit its entirety, it would be an easy matter, the paper says, to change it accordingly, retain ing, however, thoso piovisions which aru largely In excess of tho bonds cre ated between the United Slates and other countries by tho various treaties now pending. If this course were taken, the Herald nays, war between tho United States and Great Britain would bu almost an impossibility. Urucs Russia Make Treaty. St. Petersburg, Nov. 28. Tho Ilourso Garotte revives tho question of n new commercial tieaty with tho United States The paper saya it notea with Bitisfaction that thu negotiation of commercial treaties forms a part of President Roosuvolt'a program for the coming admiuistrqtion, and that tho consummation la grealy to bo desired between Russia and America. Commer cial wars, tho Garotte adds, are in tho long run almost aa costly and disas trous as armed hostilities, and equally useless nml unnecessary. Switzerland for Peace Congress. Borne, Nov. 28. The president of tho Swiss federation has informed tho American minister that Switzerland ac cepts in principle President Roosevelt'a invitation to bo present at Tho Hague conference w 1 V