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Vienna, July 13.—A dispatch from
The Japanese have captured 10 guns
Constantinople says that American
and 50 prisoners near Kaiachou.
The British fleet has left Wei Ilai Minister l.eishman has handed a note
to the Porte saying that unless a
Wei hurriedly under sealed orders.
prompt settlement of tlie school question
Cholera is spreading ■ rapidly in was arranged a United States fleet
Northern Persia. There are 300 dying would appear in Turkish waters. The
daily.
Sultan ordered the Grand Vizer to
Good weather again prevails in comply with tlie minister's demands.
The American demands on the sul
Manchuria and there is probability of
tan are for privileges of schools and col
heavy fighting.
leges conducted by American teachers
In a short but severe engagement at equal to be given to foreign teachers,
Hoang the Russians were driven off for permission for Ameri an profes
with a loss of 300.
sional men to practice on equal terms
The Japnaee are advancing along with foreigners, and for the direct ac
their entire front between the coast cess« of the American minister to the
sultan in the transaition of business.
and the Chinstan valley.
Dr. Swallow, candidate for president
Reform of Congo Judiciary.
on the Prohibition ticket has invited
London, July 13.—A dispatch from
Bryan to join that party.
Brussels to the Daily Telegram says
Alaska Indians, jealous of white that King Leopold has decided to re
man's property, started a fire that de form the judicial system of the Congo
stroyed the village of Point Gravina.
Free State in order to avoid the estab
A division of the Baltic squadron lishment of British consular tribunals.
will sail from Cronstadt July 28 under Henceforth only Judges and magistrates
sealed orders. Complete mystery sur belonging to the Belgian courts will be
allowed to sit in the Congo Free State,
rounds her destination.
so that the best guarantees of justice
Japanese generals are proving them can be given all foreigners there.
selves great strategists.
A Japanese gunboat struck a mine off
Antl-Chrlstlan Riots.
Talien Wan bay and was lost.
London, July 13.—The Cheefoo cor
Russia objects to tbe presence of a respondent of the Standard, in a dis
patch says: The American consul gen
British gunboat at Niu Chwang.
eral, John Fowler, received news last
The Democratic national conventiou night that anti-Christian riots have
denied a vote to the Philippine dele broken out at Chao Yuen, about 66
miles from west of Chefoo. immedi
gatee.
ate is ¿stance was a«ked. The Taotai
The czar fears a revolution in Rus
dispatched troops and telegraphed the
sian Poland and a state of siege will be
authorities at Hwang Iieien and Teng-
proclaimed.
chou Foo also to send assistance if re
Tbe Russian war office admits that a quired. Foreigners are not believed
battle of consequence has taken place to be in danger. The cause of tbe riots
near Liao Yang, but has no advices as is not known.
to the outcome.
Smolensk Salls From Suez
A waterspout, accompanied by a
terrific wind, passed throngh Clinton,
Suez, July 13.—The Russian volun
O. T., killing six persons and injuring teer fleet steamer Smoensk, which
passed tbe Bosphorus from 8ebasto|>ol,
several others.
Japanese and Russian ships have en July 6, has sailed southward from
gaged in a battle in tbe Corean straits here. The vessel took two Red sea pil
and it is believed two or three of the ots, one for herself and one for the vol
nnteer fleet steamer St. Petersburg,
former have been lost.
which passed the Busphonis July 6,
Russian officials claim that the heavy coal-ls<len, and which was reported at
rains in Manchurls will do much to Port Said on Saturday. It is rumored
ward giving them the upper hsnd.
here that the transports intends await
One man was killed, another fatally ing the arrival of the Russian squadron.
injured and a score of others slightly
Captured Eight Oaaa.
injured in a collision on tbe Reading
London, July 13 — Special dispatches
railroad at a suburb of Philadelphia.
Tbe correspondent of a Paris paper to the Daily Telegraph anil the Daily
says be saw at Kronstadt the Ameri Mail from Tokio aseert that tbe Japan
can built submarine boat Protector. ese captured eight guns during the
He states that be was also shown two fighting around Port Arthur, Juiy 4
other submarine» of American manu and that they reconnoiteied from a war
balloon.
facture.
WATERS ARE RECEDING.
TO CUT OFF MUKDEN
Suburbs of Kansas City Can Now Ex
pect Relief.
St. Petersburg, July 18.
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE HIM ON THE
13. —Lie.
Lie»
Gneral Sakaharoff in a dispatch
FIRST BALLOT,
general staff, confirms the repor*
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Japanese occupation of Kaichoi
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says tlist tbe Russian loss did ^«SSeS '» •• Obtained After an Entire Night
ceed 150 killed or wounded. < '
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dency In Doubt—Middle West Man
Sakharoff adds that they are,
,nt»d — Turner, of Washington,
Yinkow road.
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Many Friend».
| “Our detachment remained
July 8 at Kaichou station, bar
advance poets on the right bank
Convention Hall, St. Louis, July 9.
Kantkhe rivet, the enemy oc<
' —Parker has lieen nominated for presi-
the heights on the left bank anu torti
fying themselves thereon,” ssie Gen dent. On the completion of the first
eral Sakharofl. Our battery on the ballot he received a total of 658 votes.
river bridge opened fire at the enemy's Before the vote was annoucned Idaho
patrol which appeared in Kaitakhe changed her six votes, giving him 664
village. Toward noon a fudlade oc votes.
West Virginia added three
curred between a detachment ..of the
votes,
giving
him tue 667 votes cr two-
enemy and our company, which ob
served the enemy retiring. Our losses thirds necessary.
Washington changed front Hearst to
were six wounded.
“Toward the evening of July 8 the Parker.
This was followed by a motion from
enemy’s force, consisting of four di
visions and a brigade, could be made Champ Clark to make tlie nomination
A monstrous
<ut in front of Kaichou, extruding of Parker unanimous.
along the seashore. At dawn, July 9, American flag was unfurled from the
the enemy resumed tlie offensive upon dome of Ibe building. The band struck
tlie lear guard of our detachment, up “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Great uncertainty still exists con
which retired about 8:30 in tlie morn
ing from Kaichou to 25» miles north cerning the vice piesidential nomina
tion. The same candidates who have
ward, toward tlie Sbauanlusa Pass.
“At 10 o'clock, under heavy pres heretofore lieen mentioned are still
sure our rear guard retired on our posi mentioned, and some are being pushed
No
tion at Makhunts Guiga and Yaolintae, with a great deal of earnestness.
three miles north of tlie Siimuilunsa one man has yet been singled out by
Pass. Tlie rear guaid held this po the leaders and large delegations to be
sition under heavy fire until 2 o’clock supported for the second place. There
in the afternoon, when, in accordance seems to be a desire to select a man
with instructions, it retired slowly from Illinois, Indian or Ohio if possi
and in perfect order on tlie third po ble.
Continuid efforts have been made to
sition at Tchjoutzziandiandza, just as
our main body was concentrating at secure the consent of Marshall Field, of
Datcbapu and on tlie position at Mak Chicago, to allow the use of his name,
but lie has given an absolute refusal.
hunte Guiga.”
The Western men have secured quite
a large number of delegations to sup
ACRE DISPUTE NEARS END.
port ex-Senator George Turner, of
Washington.
A number of foreign at aches and
newspaper correspondents have been
informed that they can go to tlie front
D e« a general banking and exchange July 20. This causes many to bei leve
will take piare
business. L ns made at current rates that severe fighting
then.
and drafts issued on principal cities.
further Peru and Brazil Will Come to an Amica
Kuropatkin may retreat
north.
ble Understanding
The capture of Kaichou will permit
Washington, July 13.—Information
of the Japanese armies combining.
has come to the state department of a
—VIA—
F. C. Robertson, of Washington, prospective settlement of the Acre
made the speech placing Ex-Senliator boundary dispute, which for a long
Turner in nomination for vice presi
time liae been a source of friction lie-
dent on the Democratic ticket.
tween tlie governments of Brazil and
Six of the 19 passengers on tlie ill Peru. The contention involves the
fated steamer Norge, who landed on ownership of a large tract of country,
Trains leave West Scio for Portland the Faroe islands, were in such an ex-
tend wav stations at 10.45 a. m.
l.eave hausted condition that they were una rich in rubber production, which is
claimed alike by both countries.
or Albany at 2.45 p. m.
ble to speak.
The information reaching the state
William Clark Crittenden, a student department is to tlie effect that the
weaves Portland 8.30 a. m., 8.30 p. m.
“
Albany 12.10 p. m., 11.30 p. m.
of the University of California, has plenipotentiaries of the two countries,
Arrives Ashland 12.33 a. m., 11.30 a. m. been selected as the first Rhodes who have been meeting at Rio Janeiro
“ Sacramento 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a. m scholar at Oxford to represent Califor and Petrópolis, Brazil, have come to an
“
San Francisco 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a nia. Seven candidates passed a suc agreement on the disputed questions.
Pullman and Tourist cars on both cessful examination. Massachusetts is The nature of the agreement is not
trains. Chair cars Sacramento to Og- the only Btate where as many men suc known here.
len and El Paso, and tourist cars to ceeded in passing the qualifying exam
Recently Brazil secured a quit claim
Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and ination, eight having been successful to a certain portion of the disputed ter
Washington.
there.
ritory made by Bolivia and was in turn
Connecting at San Francisco with
everal lines for Honolulu, Japan, China
Topeka believes that the worst of the met by the demands of Pern, which
also laid claim to portions of the tract.
’hilippines, Central and South Amer flood is over.
en.
After severe fighting General Oku
SULTAN GIVES IN.
See Mrs. M. E. Woodnansee, agent at has occupied Kaiping.
West Scio station, or address
Tbe Demociatic platform as adopted threat of American Fleet In Turkish
W. E. COMAN, G. P. A.,
contains no financial plank.
Brings Him to Time.
UNDERTAKING GOODS!
b
A number of Japanese trans]>orte
have been sighted off Kinchou. It is
believed they intend to make a land
ing at Yinkow.
PARKER IS CHOICE
Southern Pacific Co«
COUNTER SHASTA MTS
—ALBANY
J)
During a heavy wind storm at St.
Louis one man was killed and five
others injured. Many buildings were
unroofed.
Sixteen persons were killed and about
three score injured in a rear end col-
ison between trains on tire Erie rail-
Oregon road at Midvale, N. J.
REALESTATE BROKER,
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Port Arthur officials claim the Jap-
anese army is too small to take the
fortress.
Mayor Jones, of Toledo, Otlio, ¡8
very low and his death is expected at
any time.
Employes of all the big packing
Forty
~
We buy our stock in large quantities plants have gone on a strike.
thousand men are affected.
and keep a full line of carriage and
Washington officials believe a climax
wagon material. All kinds of work in
is approaching at Port Arthur such as
our line done on short notice.
marked the passage of the Yalu.
^ILBÜK X. P1NTLEK, D. M. D.
LOSS OF KINCHOU CONFIA
OKU STRATLQIST.
Japanese Oenrral Is Advancing
Army Witte Little Loss.
HI»
Tokio, July 11.—Late telegrams
from General Kuroki’s headquarters at
the front show that tlie rains have not
stopped the working out of the Japan
ese plane, either in the interior of
Manchuria or at Port Arthur. Tbe
flanl assault on the fortress is thought
to be very near, although there is
much work to be done in the way of
constructing siege batteries. The Rus
sians have abandoned the outer po
sitions, after a great deal of fighting,
and have strengthened their main de
fenses.
Japanese correspondents allowed to
send dispatches reveal the ski11 with
which tbe generals maneuvered their
columns so as to capture the mountain
passes between tlie Yula and the Liao
valleys without heavy loss and with
out riskaing tbe least temporary con
fusion in their extended line of battie.
General Oku’e forces pressed north
ward and west until th< y cleared the
lofty ridge east of Kaiping. This <le-
prived Kuropatkin's men in the de-
flies of their mountain shields, and
compelled the withdrawal of their sup
ports to check Oku'« army. There
upon the armies of Feng Wang Cheng
and Takushan, availing themselves of
such flanking opportunities as local
conditions allowed, forced the enemy
out of their strongholds down upon the
plain of Liao Yang.
FLOOD UP TO BAVES.
Conditions In Suburbs of Kansas City
are Very Serious.
KansiB City, July 11.—Flood condi
tions in Kansas off tlie Kaw watershed
are still serious, the streams oi Abilene,
Ottawa, Emporia and Wichita still l>e-
ing high and continuing to rise at some
points.
At Riverside, hundteds of employes
of the packing houses and West Bot
toms factories were driven from their
homes, and tonight only the tops of
their houses are visible above the sur
Score» of house«
face of the water,
have been washed away,
L ook !ng
southwest and northweet from River-
side, the view is a dismal one.
Czar Fears Revolution
Vienna, July 11. — A report re-
ceived here through diplomatic chan
nels from Warsaw states that the
governor of fiat city has notified the
czar that if an outbreak against the
Russian government is to be prevented
a state of siege should lie at once pro
claimed throughout Russian Poland.
He declares that he has positive evi
dence that the revolutionary lead« re
are about ready to start an uprising,
and recommends that additional troops
be placed st hie disposal to keep the
people under control.
Kansas City, July 12.—Flood walers
at Armourdale, Argentine and Lower
Kansas City, Kan., on the raging Kaw
and west to Manhattan, half way across
Kansas, have fallen steadily since late
yesterday, and today continued to re
cede. In Armourdale, however, the
water stood over six feet deep in the
lowest places. At the stockyards the
fad was slow and conditions were still
bad. Most of the pens were flooded
and it will not be possible to handle
receipts for another day. The rail
roads ate recovering, and today every
line west and south operated some
trains in and out of Kansas City, al
though with little regard for schedule.
The relief committee of Kansas City,
Kan., which is caring for 6,000 or 6,-
000 homeless in the suburbs of that
city, have decided that no outside ard
is needed, except that granted by the
war department.
Two thousand ra
tions were sent from Fort leaven worth
today, and additional food supplies
will be sent each day ns needed.
Many persons are returning to their
homes in tlie higher parts of the flood
district as the water recedes, but will
be many days before the great majority
of tlie floded houses aie inhabitable.
Armies Are Engaged la Pierce Conflict
Only Iweaty-FIvs Mlles From Lias
Yaag and Largs Numbers of Wound*
ed Russians ars Arriving — Small
Skirmishes are Numerous.
London, July 8.—The Ijao Yang cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, in
a dispatch dated July 7, 1 a. tn , says:
“A battle is proceeding 25 miles
from here.
“Numbers of wounded are being
brought in from the mountains.
“It is believed the Japanese are con
tinuing their advance with the object
of cutting off Mukden.*’
Russians Lose Many Mete.
Ousrds and Bandit» Clash.
St. Petersburg, July 12—The war
ministry today received a dispatch
from General Kuropatkin’s chief of
staff reporting a couple of unimportant
affairs between frontier guards and
small parties of Chinese Imndits near
Port Arthur, and adding that the
troops forming tlie garrison are in ex
cellent spirits.
Skirmishes
occur
daily. The Russians captured 60
Japanese scouts on July 1 and the
chief of police recently captured 240
head of cattle. There is an abundance
of ammunition at Port Arthur.
Moyer Agala at His Desk.
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Denver, Colo., July 8.—Tbe opening
of the new headquarters ot the West
ern Federation of Miners in the Pio-'
neer building, was marked by the ap
pearance of Charles H. Moyer at bis
desk, the first time since he was arrest
ed at Ouray more than a hundred days
ago. He held conferences with Vice
President Williams and Assistant Sec
retary Kirwan, in which the entire sit
uation was thoroughly discussed and
plans decided upon for the continua
tion of ths stiikee in which the Fed
eration is interested.
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Port Nearly Destroy td.
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China to Pay Etzel Heirs.
Washington, July 12. — Minister
Conger has cablet! the state depart
ment that .he Chinese government
after making a thorough investigation
of the incident, has ordered the pun
ishment of the officer and soldier* who
fired on and killed Louis Etsel, the
newspaper correspondent. In addition
it has undertaken to pay an indemnity
of (26,000 (Mexican), which rum will
be turned over by the state department
to the estate.
Hosting Hospital Off for Pnr East.
Odessa, Joly 11.—The volunteer fleet
transport Orel, one of the six largest
transports in ths Russian flag, sailed
from here thia afternoon, after having
fitted oat as a floating hospital. She
flies the flag of the Red Cross society,
and it is officially announced that she
carries a large cargo of floor, tier ley,
tobacco, foodstuffs and wine.
OF RUSSIANS.
General Kuroki’s Headquarters in
Field, via Fusan, July 8.—On July 4,
two battalions of Russians attempted to
break through the Japanese outposts at
tlie northern entrance of Mo Tien Paes.
Before daylight, they surrounded an
outpost of 80 men at the foot of a hill
and charged the trench above. A
bloody encounter with bayonets, last
ing a quarter of an hour, ensued. The
SHY OF OFFICIALS.
Russians attacked tlie trench three
Why Hitchcock Delays In Oregon. Wash times, but were driven up the valley
by a Japanese reinforcement, leaving
ington Indian Cases.
many dead and wounded. Another sur
Washington, July 12.—Notwith vivor saw 50 lying in front of the
standing the fact that additional trench.
charges are being received at the in
Russians Inflict Heavy Loes.
terior department regarding employes
St. Petersburg, July 8.—The Peter-
of Indian schools and reservations in
Oregon and Washington no investiga bourgBky Loutak this evening publishes
tion has yet lieen made, owing to the a dispatch from Liao Yang announcing
shortage of inspection otfiiials. All that an engagement lias occurred at Ta
the inspectors save one are busy in the Tclie Kio, during which Russian cav
Indian Territory. It develops that this alry, under General Samsonoff, sup
inspector is inactive by order of Secre ported by a battery of horse artillery,
tary Hitchcock; otherwise there would dislodged the Japanese force from the
not be an inspector available for duty heights in tlie lace of a heavy machine
in the northwest. I.ast August In gun and musketry fire. The Russians,
spector Arthur M. Tinker, of Massa it adds, pursued the Japanese and in
chusetts, was recommended by Hitch flicted heavy loss upon them.
cock for dismissal, and the president
was about to carry out the recommend
RAINS SEND STREAMS UP.
ation when Senator Lodge interposed
an objection. At Lodge’s request the Kaasaa Is Again Threatened With •
president declined to dismiss Tinker,
Serious Flood.
but Hitchcock told the president he
Kansas City, July 8.—All Kansas
had no confidence whatever in the man
streams are rising, the result of heavy
and would not entrust him with any
rains in the past 24 hours, and serious
government work.
floods are threatened.. From two to
Tinker refused to r< S'gn, and Lodge
four inches of water have fallen during
stuck by him with the result that he
that time.
continues drawing his full salary —
A worse flood than any that has pre
$2,500 per year—although he has done
ceded it is threatened at Emporia,
nothing for neailyavear. He is now
where both the Cottonwood and Neosho
at his hone in Massachusetts.
rivers are close Io the high water mark
and rising at the rate of four inches an
DAVIS HIS MATB.
hour. At Sailna the river is rising
and three feet more will cover tbe east
Ex-Senator From West Virginia on Tick- ern part of the city. Dry Creek is rag
et With Porker.
ing. and the citizens are moving out.
St. Louis, July 11. — Ex-Senator Farms in the lowlands are flooded, and
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, was farmers are moving their stock to high
yesterday morning nominated for vice er ground. Gypsum City is flooded.
president by tlie Democratic national The water is in the houses and streets,
convention, which adjourned sine die ami at other points much damage to
buildings has been done by high winds.
at 1:31.
At Kansas City both the Kaw and
Others in the race were ex-Senator
Turner, of Washington, Congressman the Missouri rivers are high and rising
Williams, of Illinois, and ex-Senator rapidly. Tbe water overflowed the low
Harris, of Kansas.
Mr. Davi» won plates in Armourdale and Riverside.
easily on the first ballot. Ex-Senator No great damage is expected in the vi
Turner, tl.e choice of the West, was cinity of Kansas City, however, unless
only third in tlie race,
The vote there are further rains.
At Leavenworth the damage to prop
stood:
Davis, 654; Williams, 165; Turner, erty will be heavy. There the manu
facturing district adjacent to Three
100; Harris, 58.
Mile Creek, along Cherokee and Choc
taw streets, from Twelfth to the Mis
Port Arthur Holding Its Firs.
souri river, were flooded. Houses and
St. Petersburg, July 12. — Official lumber yards anil wagon and railroad
reports from General 8 oessel, com bridges are washed away and telephone
mander of the Russian military foices and telegraph wires are damaged.
at Port Arthur, confirm the reports of
At and near Junction City the Smoky
the attempt of the four Japanese tor- Ilill and the Republican overflowed
pedo b. at destroyers to enter the har their banks at several places. There
bor of Port Arthur June 27, bnt do not was washouts on all roads at that
confirm the Cliefoo report of heavy point, and no trains have run in or out
Japanese operations of July 4 and 6 of Junction City today.
against Port Arthur, ami do not men
At lAwrence the Kaw is rising at the
tion the all ged sinking of a Russian rate of three inches an hour, and the
guardship June 27, as reported from lowlands are flooded.
Tok io. General Steoesel says that np
At Abilene the lowlands are inun
to the time his report« were forwarvded dated. and it is estimated that fully 20
not a single fortress battery had flreci a per cent of the wheat is ruined.
sliot at the been gers on the land side,
This is the fourth flood this year in
and that the railroad was then running Kansas. In many places it rained
12 miles beyond the perimeter of the nearly every other day last month, and
fort ress.
the record this month so far has been
maintained.
His Three American Submarines.
Paris, July 11.—Cabling from 8t.
Petersburg, a well-known correspond
ent states that having been authorized
te visit the naval station at Kronstadt,
he hail the opportunity to see there the
submarine torpedo boat Protector on
the deck of a Norwegian steamer there.
The correspondent fnrther states that
he was also shown there two other sub
marines of American manufaacture be
ing prepared for shipment Io tbe Far
East.
JAPANESE WOULD PREVENT RETREAT
San Francisco, July 8.—Private ad
vices received by cable teport that the
Port of Cham per ico, in Guatemala, was
almost wholly destroyed by a cyc’one.
Details are lacking, but tbe few words
received uy wire indicate that the land
ing facilities had been swept away, and
in such an event the buildings ashore
mnst have suffered considerably, It is
not believed that the port will be able
to receive or ship goods for the next
two months.
Predict Downfall of Port Arttear.
Tientsin, July 12.—German military
experts here are of the opinion that the
Russians' p.-itl<x> st Liao Yang and
Haiebateg are untenable against a
three sided Japanese attack. They ex
pect that General Kuroptakin will
withdraw, and they predict the down
fall of Port Arthur.
Rasatana Seifsr From Hast.
Liao Yang, July 8.—The troop« her»
have suffered from a second day of ter
rible heat, th« thermometer registering
106 degree«. No more rain has fallen
here, and tbe roods hare considerably
improved. Japanese prisoners are be
ing brought to Liao Yang.