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Outmaneuvered, He Must Abandon
Liao Yang.
Thirty-seven cotton mills have shut
down at Fall River, Mass. The strike
is on account of a reduciton in wages.
The resignation of Superintendent
Potter, of Chemawa Indian school, has
been accepted. Ilis successor has not
been named.
Corean agitation against Japanese
land grants is becoming serious.
Parker has fixed August 10 as the
date of his notification of acceptance.
The Russian Vladivostok squadron
has been sighted 70 miles from Yoko
hama.
All employes of the packing plants
have gone out: About 85,000 men are
affected.
A battle has been fought near Ta
Tche Kiao, and it is believed losses
will be large.
Thugs at Bonesteel, S. D., resisted
eviction, and two of them, as many of
ficers and a civilian were shot.
Russia has stirred up the ire of
Germany by seizing a steamer in the
Red sea flying the kaiser’s flag.
Britain, Informed of the seizure of
two more ships, is determined to have
tbs war status of the Russian volun
tcer fleet fixed.
It is alleged that great dissatisfac
tion exists among the members of the
meat packer’s unions because of the
second strike order, and that a revolt
against President Donnelly’s order
will occur.
Senator Goi man has refused to take
the national Democratic chairmanship.
Colonel E. Butler, a prominent St.
louis politician, has been indicted for
bribery.
Pacific coast shippers have asked the
war department to state what goods are
contraband.
British press will not believe danger
averteu until the greater question of
the Dardanelles is settled.
The Massachusetts state board of ar
bitration is trying to avert a strike at
cotton mills, with a proepect of success.
Bonesteel, 8. D., gamblers have met
the demand of citizens to make grafters
go, and the reign of terror seems to be
at an end.
The meatpackers strike has been re
newed in all the leading packing plants
and the tie-up is complete. The trou
ble is alleged discrimination in rein-
staating employes.
Unless peace is
made at oi ce all allied unions are like
ly to go ont in sympathy.
President
Donnelly, of the union, is said to have
demaanded that strikers be reinstated
in 10 days instead of 45.
The grand lodge of Elks has abolish
ed the grip and sign.
A reign of terror attneds the land
rush at Bonesteel, South Dakota.
G. M. McKinney haB retired as head
of the Harriman immigration bureau
Ex-Senator Vest is seriously ill and
little hope is entertained for his recov
ery.
Correspondent at Mukden report an
engagement in which the Russians lost
heavily.
Leading London papers contend that
the wai statue of the volunteer fleet is
the paramount issue.
Russia will release the British sihp
Malacca on assurance that she was not
carrying contraband supplies.
St. Joseph, Mo., union packers as
saulted many nonunion men because
plants are not discharging them fast
enough.
Eleven million dollars has been al
lowed by the Russian government for
the immediate improvement of the Si
berian railway.
The government may reclaim a great
tract of land in Harney county.¡Oregon
and has made temporary withdrawals
to permit a full investigation.
A warlike tone pervades the British
press.
Minister John Barrett has arrived at
Colon.
Both sides in the meat packers strike
profess to be confident of winning.
Democratic leaders have asked Gor
man to become national chairman.
Russia ia aaid to have received an
other submarine boat from America.
The German steamer Sambia has
been seized by Russians in the Red sea.
Russian ships bars seized another
■ British liner in the Red sea.
of war. The Telegraph s Chefoo cor
respondent, under date of July 23,
says :
“A junk from Dfclny reports that
last night a Japanese fleet of 20 war
ships and 20 torpedo boats bombarded
Hwangshin for three hours, and the
forts replied.”
The same correspondent learns that
the Japanese first army is being largely
reinforced by veterans from the re
serves. The correspondent of the Stan
dard with the Japyro se army, under
date of July 24 says
“It is difficult to understand the in
tentions of the Russians. Kuropatkin
is evidently bent on a retreat north-
watd, yet he lingers in the south, at-
tracteii apparently by Port Arthur."
The correspondent of the Chronicle,
in a dispatch dated at Mo Tien pass,
July 23, regards General Kuropatkin
as outmaneuvered and anxious to
abandon Liao Yang without fighting,
but also reluctant to retire while Port
Arthur remains uneaptured.
The Chronicle’s Yinkow correspond
ent reports that there was heavy light
ing Saturday and Sunday in the neigh
borhood of Ta Tche Kiao with General
Stakelberg’s force, consisting of 20 bat
talions of infantry, a brigade of artil
lery and a division of Corsacks.
RAIDS TO CEASE.
Protests of Britain and Germany
Heeded by Russia.
St. Petersburg, July 27.—Grand
Duke Alexis presided at yesterday’s
council, which Count Damsdorf, the
foreign secretary, and Vice Admiral
Avellan, chief of the admiralty depart
ment, and other high naval officials at
tended.
The result of the conference removes
all doubts concerning the present atti
tude of Russia with regaid to the vol-
unteei fleet. The validity of the view
expressed in the British note regarding
the irregularity of the position of the
vessels was so far admitted that the
council agreed to waive the right of
search.
After a long discussion, in which
Count Lamsdorff took a lea<ling part,
it was decided that the present status
of the volunteer fleet was not sufficient
ly well defined according to intei na
tional law to render further searches
and seizures advisable and that there
fore Russia, in the interests of friendly
relations with the powers should with
draw the author it j given the volunteer
fleet in this respect.
GREAT BRITAIN PACIFIED.
Settlement of Red Sea Seizures
Satisfactorily Arranged.
St. Petersburg, July 27.—The Asso
ciated Press is able to state on the
highest authority that the Russian and
British governmentts have agreed on a
mutually satisfactory basis for a settle
ment of the question of the status of
Russ'an volunteer fleet steamers in the
Red sea and the seizures by them of
British ships.
A few minor points
still remain unset! led, but these will
probably be cleared up tomorrow, and
it is not expected that further compi-
cations will arise.
Great credit for the satisfactory term
ination of this incident is due Foreign
Secretary Lamsdoif, who, it is ad
mitted, acted in the calm and concilia
tory spirit worthy of a great statesman.
The attitude of 8ir Charles Hardinge,
the British ambassador, both <or mod
eration and dignity, also evokes praise.
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29, 1904.
JAP
VICTORY
Newsy Items Gathered from All
London, July 27.—Specials to the Russian Army Driven From
London morniug papers confirm the
Parts of the World.
Kiao Tung.
news of active operations at the seat
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second claca mail matter.
KUROPATKIN MAY RETREAT.
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RESISTANCE
WAS
STUBBORN
Muscovites are Believed to Have
Lost 1,000 Men, While Victors
Lose Half as Many.
Tokio, July 25.—General Kuroki,
after a severe fight, occupied Kiao Tung
on July 19. The place had been forti
fied by the Russians, who defended it
stoutly. In the fighting General Kuro
ki's troops drove the Russians from
their strongly fortified position on the
Chi river, which is northwest of Mo
TenT’asB and east of An Pin, inflicting
upon the enemy more serious losses
than they sustained themselves. The
fight began on the 18th and ended on
the 19th. The Japanese loBt 424 men
killed and wounded.
The Russian
losses are estmated at 1,000.
General Kuroki began his advance
early in the morning of the 18th.
The fighting continued until dark,
when the Japanese forces bivouacked.
The Russians made two counter at
tacks, but were repulsed in each case.
The Japanese renewed the attack at
njidnight, posting their artillery in
the valley below and on the high
ground to the south of the Russian po
sition. The main Japanese body was
assigned to attack the Russian center,
Il small detaehmept sent toward the
right flank and another to watch the
enemy’s left flank.
After these positions had been taken
the fighting ceased for a time, but it
was resumed at dawn. The Russians
had 32 guns in action, and they vigor
ously shelled the Japanese. To this
fire the Japanese replied, and the bom
bardment lasted for four hours. Dur
ing this time the Japanese infantry
moved forward and the flankers had
succeeded in scaling the heights on the
Russian right by 3 o’clock in the after
noon, at which hour the main force
was ordered to storm the Russian cen
ter. The Japanese artillery protected
thia movement splendidly, but the in
fantry met with a severe Are and lost
heavily in gaining the heights.
The final successful charge waB deliv
ered at 5:30 in the afternoon. The
Japanese succeeded in partially cutting
off the Russian retreat, and this soon
beamc a rout. The enemy retired in
two directions, to the northward and
to the eastward. The Russian forces
engaged included, in addition to the
artillery, seven battalions of infantry
and a regiment of Cossacks.
NO MORE RAIDS.
NO. 5.
FARMERS TO AID.
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Eastern Oregon Lands May Yet
Be Irrigated.
Washington, July 26.—It now ap
pears that the Malheur Irrigation proj
ect In Eastern Oregon will become a
reality, and not have to be abandoned,
as was feared. Advices were received
by Chief Engineer Newell, of the re
clamation service, today to the effect
that the farmers living along Malheur
river have aroused themselves and in
tend to submit to the government
their written promise to co-operate
with the government In constructing
this irrlgaion work. Mr. Newell’s crit
icism of these farmers, expressed
through these dispatches a short time
ago, and his threat to remove his en
gineers from Malheur country unless
the farmers acted on his suggestion,
has had the desired effect, and the lo
cal engineers are now convinced that
before long the farmers along the Mai-
heaur river will comply with the gov
ernment's requirements. If farmers
co-operate, they will have to pay but
$3 per acre per year for 40 years. In
order to get water from the govern
ment reservoirs onto their lands, and
at the end of that time the entire works
will be turned over to the users of
the water. The government will mere
ly retain control of the work of con
struction until the cost has been re
paid by settlers who are benefitted.
Work along the Malheur river is in
such shape that as soon as the farm
ers owning lands within the proposed
irrigation area pledge themselves to
pay the required amount, the govern
ment will be ready to make final sur
veys and plans preparatory to letting
contracts. In the eyes of the engin
eers this project Is no longer ques
tionable, but one that promises com
plete success.
It remains with the farmers to say
when work shall commence. It is ex
plained in this connection that the
government will not accept a partial
promise ot co-operatlou, or promises
from only a part of the farmers within
the irrigation district. Every man
who will be benefitted by this work
must pledge himself to contribute his
share of the cost before the govern
ment will adopt the project.
The government today advertised
for blds for 14,000 barrels of Portland
cement to be used on the Minodoka
Irrigation project in Southern Idaho.
Blds will be received by Engineer D.
W. Ross, at Boise, until August 25.
LARGE SHIPS TAKING NO RISKS.
Japanese Holding Them Back for
the Final Blow at Port Arthur.
On Board the Mikasa, Admiral
Togo’s flagship, off Port Arthur, July
20, via Fuean, Corea, JYily 26.—In re
ply to addresses made to him by the
newspaper correspondents who are on
board the steamer Manchuria, Admir
al Togo Bald, modestly, that he felt
complimented to learn that the world
was Interested in his victories, and It
was his desire, through the press, to
send his thanks to those persons who
admire him.
The Japanese naval policy Is to hold
their larger warships In reserve until
the time, comes to deliver a crushing
blow at Port Arthur. In the mean
time, torpedoboats are to make con
stant and harassing attacks. Every
night the Japanese lay mines at the
harbor entrance. The entrance to the
port Is now clear.
The steamer Manchuria Is making a
tour of the theatre of war with mem
bers qf the Japanese Diet, foreign at
taches and newspaper correspondents
on board.
Sink Prize Ship.
Yokohama, July 27.—The Vladivo
stok squadron yesterday sank the
steamer Knight Commander, from
New York, off the province of Izu, af
ter transferring the crew of the Knight
Commander to the steamer Tsinan,
which arrived here this morning. The
Vladivostok squadron also captured a
German vessel believed to be tire Ara
bia, with 300 tons ot flour, and an un
known British steamer. The two ves
sels were sent to Vladivostok in charge
of prize crews. The American Trading
company is the agent for the Knight
Commander.
Russia Will Release Malacca and
Put End to Red Sea Incident.
St. Petersburg, July 25.—The steam
er Malacca is at Suda Bay, Island of
Crete, where, under an agreement
reached by Great Britain and Russia,
she will be perfunctorily inspeted joint
ly by the Consuls of the two countries
and released unless palpable contra
band of war intended for the Japanese
shall be found, in which case the contra
band only will be held.
British gov
ernment stores aboard the vessel will
not be examind.
The Russian reply to the Brinish
protest was handed to Ambassador
Hardinge in the afternoon.
Russia
agrees that the Malacca shall not be
brought before a prize court, and un
dertakes that no incident similar to
this will occur in the future.
A claim for damages as a result of
delaying the steamer wil. lie presented
in due course of time through the Brit
ish embassy.
Thi captain of the St. Petersburg, in
his report, gives as hie reason for sum
marily making a prize of the Malacca
the fact that the British master of the
Malacca declined to produce the mani
fests of his cargo.
Boy a Turn Bandits.
Chicago, July 27.—Emulators of the
exploits of the carbarn bandits, four
youths arrested yesterday, confessed to
killing one man in a saloon and hold
ing up and robbing a score of others at
dinerent times. The murder was that
of Jehn Lane, stage carpenter of the Il
linois theater, who was shot in an at
tempt to hold up Gustav Riegel’s sa
loon on the morning of July 4. The
proprietor also was shot. The prison
ers are Peter Dulfer, James and Wil
liam Farmby and David Kelley. All
are less than 20 years old.
Torpedoed by Accident.
Tientsin, July 25.—A letter was
received here today from Niu Chang
saying that the commander of a Rus
sian torpedo-boat had reported that
while in the gulf of Pe Chi Li he had
accidently torpedoed a British steamer.
It is surmised here that the vessel re
ferred to is the Hipsang, now five days
overdue from Nu Chang. The Hipsang
belongs to the Indo-China company.
It ia reported here thi.t a heavy bom
bardment of Port Arthur occurred yes
terday and heavy gun-fire was heard at
Niu Chuang the same day.
Japanese Government Silent.
Tokio, July 27.—The passage of the
Dardanelles by the Russian volunteer
fleet steamers, the seizures ol German
mail and the capture in the Red sea by
Russia of the Peninsular A Oriental
steamer Malacca have attracted great
atttention throughout Japan.
TLe
government is watching the situation
keenly, but it has not given any form
of expression to its views or indica
tion that it will take any action in the
matter.
Ca.sc of Senator Burton Up.
Washington, July 25—Justice Brew
er, of the United States supreme conrt
To Call Troops In.
has granted a writ of error to the
Denver, July 26.—The Republican to-
United States district couit for the
eastern district of Missouri in the case { day says: Before the end of the pres
of Senator Joseph B. Burton, convicted ent week there will be no military
in 8t. l.qpis of accepting a fee for serv | rule In the state of Colorado. The
ing before the postoffice department , troops in Teller, San Miguel and Las
while a member of the United States Animas counties will be withdrawn,
and the administration of affairs In
senate. The rase will be reviewer! by these counties left to the civil author-
the Un’terl States supreme court, prob i itles. The withdrawal of the troops
ably in the fall.
] will also bring about the dissolution
; of the military commission now in
■ existence in the Cripple Creek district.
Panama Now Gold Standard.
Washington, July 25.—The Panama
Steamers Equipped as Crnlscrs.
canal commiaaion today received infor
Hamburg, July 26.—It Is said that
mation from the government of Pana
North German Lloyd steamer
ma of the ratification of the money the
Kaiserin Marie Theresa and four
system of the new government in ac Hamburg-American liners recently
cordance with the agreement reached purchased by Russia have left Llhan,
by the joint commission. Panama ia on the Baltic, under sealed orders,
new a gold-standard country.
1 fully armed and equipped aa cruisers.
Let Supreme Court Arbitrate.
Panama, July 27 —The 8tzr and
Heradl, in an editorial article proposes
that the differences pending between
the Panama government and that of the
Panamas cf nal zone lie submitted for
decision to the supreme court of the
United States. The idea is well re
«eived in all circles here.
OFFICERS ARE DEFIED.
Bonesteel, South Dakota, Has Reign
of Terror With Land Rush.
Bonesteel, 8. D., July 25.—Excite
ment is running high in Bonesteel to
night, brought about by the rescue of
an arrested gambler, who was taken
from the hands of the police by a dozen
ot 15 of his friends and rushed down
the main street of the town and se
creted. The gambler was arrested and
was be ng escorted to the police station
when, suddenly, at the word of a
leader, a crowd of cappers and friends
of the prisoner made a dash for the po
liceman having him in charge Seiz
ing grasp of the officer, who drew his
revolver and struck one of the attack
ing party a blow in the face, cutting
him quite Beverly, and then fired two
shots into the air, hoping to bring the
rescuing party to a halt, the attacking
party surrounded the prisoner and suc
ceeded in getting him away.
The city authorities immediately tre
pan swearing in extra policemen and
have expressed the determination to
enforce the law at any cost.
Probable Action of Russia.
St. Petersburg, July 26.—While not
admitting the illegality of the action
of the Russians in converting vessels
of the volunteer fleet Into warships af
ter they had reached the Red sea, It is
probable, in view of the fact that neu
tral ships dl<l not receive previous
notice, that Russia, in order to remove
the shadow of a cloud upon their
right to fly the war flag, will formally
notify the powers of their conversion
Into warships, thus putting all neu
trals upon their guards. In the mean
time, all the ships seized will be re
leased.
FAVORS FORCE
Russian Acts In Red Sea Arouse
Ire of British People.
FOREIGN MINISTER IN DILEMMA
Realizes That the Policy Fostered
by the King Will Be Repudiated
—Press Is With the Public.
London, July 22.—The Associated
Press tonight intei viewed many promi
nent persons connected and in close
touch with the government relative to
the seizure oi British vessels by
steameis of the Russian volunteer fleet
in the Red sea. As a result of thee«
inquiries, there is shown to be a hos
tile feeling against Russia, of a strength
and bitterne-s almost without piece
dent. The most conservative men,
who have been in the service of the
government for many years, and who
openly deplored the haste with which
they thought Great Britain bad plunged
into the Transvaal war, tonight irank-
lv declared for a policy of reprisal
against what is regarded as Russia’s vi-
otations of treaty and her piratiial at
tack on British commerce.
The warlike tone of such papers
like the Times, the Standard, the
Morning Post, and the Daily Tele
graph, which in national crises hither
to almost invariably have advised cau
tion, lias had its inevitable effect.
There has been stirred up a storm of
indignation among all classes in the
United Kingdom, the strength of which
the government itHelf can scarcely
gauge. Those who deplored the out
break of the war between Japan and
Russia and insisted publicly and pri
vately that Great Britain, crippled fi
nancially, after her South African ex
periences, must not, at all costs, be
drawn into the Far Eastern struggle,
■ re among the most outspoken cham
pions of a physical force that will pre
vent the repetition of the Malacca in
cident in the Red sea.
Those few officials at the foreign
office who are in full possession of all
details of Great Britain’s desire to ar
rive at an entente with Russia are in
despair. They realize that the policy
so carefully fostered by King Edward
and Foreign Minister Landsdowne will
now lie indignanty repudiated by all
parties in the house of commons, and
involve with the public the downfall of
any ministry advocating it.
Every nerve will be strained, how
ever, by the foreign office to secure
from Russia an explanation that will
pacify the aggrieved feelings of the
British public, and no Btep will be
taken officially that will tend to preju
dice subsequent diplomatic negotiations
looking to the settlement of all im
portant questions now outstanding be
tween Russia ami Great Britain.
BIG STRIKE ENDS. ’
Packers and Union Have Agreed to
Settle Trouble by Arbitration.
Chicago, July 22 —The strike of the
packing-house employes begun nine
days ago, and which has demoralized
the packing industry through the coun
try, was settled here tonight at a con
ference b tween representatives of the
packers, officials of the Meatcutters’'
union and representatives of all the
allied trades employed at the stock
yards. The whole controversy will be
submitted to a hoard of arbitration,
both sides agreeing to abide by what
ever decision thia board may raech.
Pending the decision of the arbitra
tion board, the men will be taken
hack to wora as rapidly as possible by
the packers, and it is agreed by the
packers that all the old employes are
to be reinstated within 45 days from
the date work is resumed. If any of
the former employes are still unim-
ployed at the expiration of that time,
such persons aie to have the privilege
of submitting their cases to the arbi
tration board for settlement.
The strikers will return to work as
soon as they can lie notified of the
peaceable adjustment of the trouble,
and it is expected that by tonioirow
morning everything will tie in normal
shape at all the plants in the diffeient
cities where the employes «ere on
strike.
Japs Retreat After Hot right.
8t. Petrestmrg, July 22.— The czar
has received the following dispatch
from General Kuropatkin, <late«l July
19: “There has been no special change
in the situation since July 17. “At 5
o’clock in the afternoon of July 18,
Japanese advance forces of considerable
strength were observed in the direc
tion of Sikseyann, on the Liao Yang-
Saimatsza road, moving against a de
tachment of our troops. After two
days’ fighting, the latter force is re
treating toward the village of Houtsi-
atsze, east of Anping.”
Shoot Japanese from Trees.
Ta Tche Kian, July 22.—All ia.
quiet in this region. Neither side ia
moving. The only activity is at the
outposts. The Russian sharpshooter!
are having good practice sniping the
Japanese from the mountain side«.
Small detachments creep out at night,
steal up to the Japanese pickets in the
darkness, hide themselves in treetops
and there await sunrise. So soon as
the light is strong they get fine shots
before the pickets can get away.
May Intercept American Steamers.
Paris, July 22.- The Tempe, discuss
ing the passage of the Vladivostok
squadron through the Straits ot Tsur-
garn, says its purpose is either to attack
the unprotected cities on the eastern
coast of Japan, or to intercept Ameri
can merchant ateamera. which are sup
plying Japan with all Binds ot provis
ions through the port of Yoko.