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THE HEPPHER TIMES PabSihtd Ertry Taanday. HEPPNER OREGON i EVENTS OF THE DAY Comwb-ve Review at Um Import. t rUppoolng-s ol the Paat Week, Presented la Coodenned Form, Moot likely to Proro Inawtlag. Marshal von Waldersee Is SHELL THE CITY. Field dead. The house has passed the Indian ap proprlatlon bill. Dreyfus has won an appeal for a revision of his case, The United States will not grant the Guam-Japan cable concession Odell will not accept the chairman' ship of the National Republican com mittee. RnRtPrn miners refuse to accept Teriiinttnn in wages and a strike is probable. Senator Nelson declares American interests demand she prevent the dis memberment of China. Troons have been sent from Vladi vnstnk to meet the Japanese ad vance from the south. President Smith, of the Mormon church, says congress is prying into his domestic affairs without rig Britain believes the only diplomatic danger lies in a continental protest against the Japanese-Corean treaty Japan has again addressed the pow era in reDlv to the Russian conten tion that she violated rules of war. An earthquake in New Mexico did much damage to property. Russia welcomes what it terms the change in American sentiment. Advices from Port Arthur say the Japanese are again bombarding that place. The body of a mastodon in a good state of preservation has been found near Dawson. Japan has completed the landing of a great force in Corea, and a forward movement is expected soon. President Smith, in the Smoot trial, says Mormons will defend plural mar riages if an attack is made. The Japanese fleet has allowed a number of colliers to proceed to Vladi vostok, expecting to seize the fuel and supplies when it takes that port. A biu has been introduced to allow the Northern Pacific to sell lands along the right of way and quiet title to tracts In Portland and other west ern cities. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways have agreed to offer homeseekera excursion rates during March and April. The rate to the vest and return will be one fare, plus 12.00. The flood situation on the Ohio river at Toledo is serious. King Edward is confined to his room on account of Illness. Senator Hale thinks the navy is ask ing for too many new ships. General Kouropatkin will make Mukden his headquarters. Chief of engineers recommeends against the extension of the Grays Harbor Jetty. A high Russian official says the ab andonment of Port Arthur would be disastrous to Russia. Ex-President Cleveland denies that he ever had a Negro as his guest at luncheon, as reported. Japanes refuges declare they were treated in a terrible manner by Rus sians at Port Arthur, A maniac ran amuck in the war de- Japanese Fleet of Seven Vessels Bom bard Vladivostok. Vladivostok, March 8. A fleet of five Japanese battleships and two cruisers appeared off this place at :25 o'clock this afternoon and bom barded the town and shore batteries for 55 minutes. Th fleet aDDroached from the di- rortinn nf Askold Island, at the east entrance to Ussurl Bay, and about 82 miles southeast of Vladivostok. Entering Ussuri Bay. tne enemy formed a line of battle, but did not pnnrnnrh to a closer range than a mile and one-third. They directed their flr against the shore batteries and the town, but no damage resulted, as most of their 200 lyddite sneus failed tn hurst. The, Russian batteries, commanaeo. hv Generals Vernotex and Artamonoff, did not reply, awaiting a closer ap proach of the enemy. Th Jananese are ceasea at s.-su v . . i i I 1, A i m., ana tne enemy reurvu m iur rection of Askold Island.. Simultan eously two torpedo-boat destroyers appeared near Askold Island and two more near Cape Maidei. me japan ese ships were covered with ice. The attack resulted m no loss to the Russians, but cost the Japanese 200,000 rubles ($100,000) in ammuni tion. Most of the projectiles were six and 12-inch shells. The population of Vladivostok was warned this morning of the presence on the horizon of a hostile fleet ana the prospect of an attack during the day, but it remained tranquil. ENTRANCE CLOSED PORT ARTHUR IS NOW BLOCKED TO BIQ VESSELS. Battleship Is hi the Way-Only Small Cruisers Can Oo Oat-Japan Foresaw Possibility of Coal Being Held Con traband of War an Has ImmenM Supply oo Hand. TO OPEN BIG TRACT. Congress la Asked to Allow Settlers on Yakima Lands. Washington. March 8. Represents tive Jones today introduced a bin opening to settlement about 1.000 000 acres of unallotted lands or tne las ima Indian reservation. Having the assurance of the support of the inter ior department he hopes to secure the passage of this bill at the present ses sion. The bill authorizes the secretary of the interior to classify and appraise the unallotted lands of the reserva t!on. Irrigable and grazing lands are there to be thrown open under the homestead law, while timber lands will be sold under sealed bids after due advertisement. Mineral lands will be disposed of under the mineral laws and arid land under the desert act. In addition to complying with tne reouirement of the land laws, settlers will be required to pay the appraised value of the lands they acquire, ine bill recognizes the claim of the Yak ima Indians to the disputed tract or 300,000 acres lying west of their pres ent reservation and east of the sum mit of the mountains. The secretary is authorized to make allotments those Indians on the reservation who have not yet received lands, and also authorized to set apart tracts of grazing and timber lands for the ben ent of the tribe. GALE DRIVES FIRE. London, March ?. Little change In the Far Eastern situation is reported this morning. It is apparent that the Japanese are busily engaged in trans porting their forces into Corea, and this work is facilitated by the enforc ed inactivity of the navy According to the Sebastopool cor respondent of the Daily Graphic, Ad mlral Skrydloff has learned privately from Port Arthur that the Russian battleship ReUIvan lies in such a po sition as to block effectually the exit of battleships from the harbor, the passage being practically only the cruisers. The correspondent adds that Russia's new battleships now building on th'e Baltic will not be ready for ac tive commission before the end or Au gust. The Japanese officer who has charge of Japan's financial and commercial in terests in England declares that the government foresaw the possibility ol coal being declared contraband of war, ot,h that It hart heen collecting large stores of Welsh steam coal for years, so that today it had a supply sufflcl ent for the navy for years to come. According to a Toklo correspondent of the Standard, the Mikado has sent a personal message to the Emperor of Corea assuring him tnat tne war was declared solely with the ivtw to se curing permanent peace,, and express Prairie Fro Sweeps Over Oklahoma With Great Damage. Lawton. Okla., March 5. Driven by a terrific gale from the north, which at times reached the velocity or 80 mlela an hour, a prairie fire swept over thousands of acres of Kiowa and Comanche countlea last night, destroy ing hundreds of farm buildings and much live Btock, made 1000 persons homeless, caused the death of several persons, threatened a number or towns and swept away scores of build ings in the outskirts of towns. The losses from wind and fire re- norted to date follow: llobart, $4000; Vinson, $8000; Lawton, $10,000; small country towns, aggregate, $o0,000; farm property. $100,000. The country was very dry, no rain having fallen for months. Grass and stubble fires set by farmers, as is cub tomary at this season of the year, were soon driven beyond control by the gale, which rose suddenly. All estimates of the loss exceed $200,000. At llobart, the county seat of Kiowa county, the fire destroyed numerous outlying buildings. The 75, COO acres of Government military and timber and Indian reserve near llo bart were swept with loss of buildings and cattle. In the Homestead district fear Law- ton, occurred the loss of life. Late at night the fire began moving southward toward the city. At 12 o SUNK BY SHELLS RUSSIANS AGAIN LOSP. IN BATTLE AT PORT ARTHUR. One Torpedo Boat Sank ao4 Two Battle- shlpa Badly Damaged Attacking Fleet Which Withdraws la Oo4 Dr ier, la Met Out&Jn, hut Opponent tHHtn Seek Shelter. Loudon, March 2. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Yinkow, dated February 29, says: , Fifteen Japanese warships furious ly bombarded Port Arthur from 10 un til 12 o'clock this morulug. The Rus sian crutaer Novtk, Askold and Bay mi, accompanied by four torpedo- boats, steamed out to meet the at tack. They were, however, forced to retire. The Askold was in a sinking coudltlon. The Novlk was badly dam aged, and a torpedo-boat was sunk The Russian battleship was again damaged. The Japanese withdrew In good order. This battle shows a repetition of the now familiar tactics of Japan, and it is presumed the attack was made in bad weather, previous telegraphic ad vices having reported a severe gale rntrtnxr at i rtKnv k m iitaaiut trtu wtnwara toward tne cuy. At n -. '""there It was thought best clock, midnight. 5000 people of this J?P?ese did not remain long enough tX,nuTt . ....... iL ! nff t h A hortuir tn sna h tha vimnnra I l'" IMnuvn lu IUIIWUUB I city were up In battle with the flames, off the harbor to enable the gunners Cabinet Decides to Let Marines Re main at Panama. Washington. March 1 Important matters relating to the Paaama canal were under discussion by President Roosevelt and his cabinet today. Attorney-General Knox and other offi cials of the department of Justice have under consideration the title to. the canal property, which la to bo passed to this country by tbe Panama Canal Company, but as yet they hav reached no conclusion. It was aald after the meeting that no money could be paid by this gov ernment until a clear title to the prop erty was obtained, but so intimation was given as to the length of time which might elapse before a decision was reached. The entire subject of the canal and its construction was discussed In ad dition to the legal phases of the ques tion. In this connection it was decid ed, as heretofore indicated might be Ketvlzttulbe cn"- t0 "'unltrmand tha orders mui'u vu too nuru uuiibu cuatwn in fantry to go to the isthmus to relievo the marines now on guard duty there. For some time the marines will con tinue to guard the Isthmus. This gov ernment is opposed to establishing two jurisdictions on ths Isthmus, and. as the naval vessels must remain to allow to do land The advance line of the fire was fully two miles in length and moved in a semicircular form. Two thousand men turned their ef forts to checking the grass borders of the reservation at the city limits. Water from every source, carried in at the fort to get their range. Again at the time the three cruisers, the Bayan, tbe Askold and Novlk, same out to meet the attack, and this sug gests that either they were the only effective ships there, or that the larger battleships were unable to get duty. It Is the earnest wish of the Presi dent and the members of the cabinet that no unnecessary delay occur in be ginning the work on the canal, and it Is their intention to press it with th utmost vigor. out w"... ." "j, " " . I vf ...... ll. ju..hi. . V. A ... along the line and carted an around " uwu.u r the city limits. This served the pur- poalnf forces are published this mora- v . - I ItiM hut the. Aitr.im tnt niillh In pose of checking the advance lines or . -y " "v It,. - i..t wo. f intra nvti in tail to be of any great value. ' . " -- - i . ... , ... CHINA CAUGHT IN A TRAP. hindering the continued rolling of the firebrands Into the streets or the city. In more than a hundred places names "vZ.rr:7 Vaross from dwellings, barns and out cone Tuded Japanese" Co en protocol bouses, but wherever a blaze grew V, , L -v- ,.,u...i ., men were present to quench it with wouiu incrruse uc luuwaij vu. iuu . - . , t,.i, water, as a resuu 01 mr i two countries. . . . ,v !, iftHa On the strength of a statement made 7 nJr v o mi0oinnnrv th Shnnehi corres- WUB "J " . pondent of the Daily Chronicle sends in a doubtful report that 28 Japanese sailors have landed at Tengehau. west of Cheefoo, saying their vessel had sunk as the result of an engagement with Russian warships, which also went down. No Ruslan were saved, Stories are coming in tonight of how families laid out on the barren the Dally Cbrtjnlcle says the Russians are transferring the guns from the dis abled ships at Port Arthur to the forts there. A dispatch from Chefoo to the Standard, dated February 29, says a Japanese cruiser and torpodo boat en tered that harbor without lights at 1 o'clock on the morning of the 2Uth, and It Is believed they embarked the Russia Knows She Can Never Take Up Siberian Railway as Psr- Lease. Paris, March 3, Information haa been received from Harbin which la extremely interesting at the present time, dealing as It does with the Trans Siberian Railway. A corres pondent of Martin met M. Chaffaujon, the noted French explorer, and the latter discussed the railway, which he has recently inspected. Ho de- Prairie th roust T the f rW lng n Igh i Japanese who took refuge there after rlarea Russia docs not own the land thl Zrm had nassed with only he ttPn'Pt to bottle up Port Arthur. he road is constructed on, despite tho after the storm had passed wun oniy nnii t.tninn t t, Mnir,. n,... the thin clothes on their backs as re minders of once prosperous homes. Hundreds of people are destitute and trio oa 1 w 1 1 m l I " . . . . . . . rl'Z rnXr Th.: actloA is renort- with the excruciating pains caused by v.-. -rrt' their burns. Clothes, rc.JT vn i i.nthi. rhon. physicians are being sent cut from all relieve the suffering, nel. GO TO PANAMA. TO RENEW FIRE. general opinion to the contrary. Rus sia merely has a 09 year contract or lease. M. Chaffaujon declares the treaty with China stipulates that. If at the end of 99 years, China desires to en ter into possession of the line, she may do so, after reimbursing th. company for all of its expenditure Chinese Troops Aro Concentrating to for the construction and maintenance A Toklo correspondent of the Times cables that the steamers sunk by the Japanese on either side of the Russian battleship Retvlzan at Port Arthur practically obstruct tbe en trance to the harbor. NOT RELISHED BY RU8SIANS. Canal Commissioner Called to Wash ington for Conference. Washington, March 7. Admiral Walker, chairman of the Isthmian ca 1 Jaoanese Ships Believed to Bo Re-1 plenishing Supplies. St. Petersburg. March 5. The au- the Westward of Mukden. Llao Yang, March 2. -General Mlsbtchenko, with a detachment of mounted Cossacks, has reached KashnJa, Corea, and Is expected at fui V -. ........ III. A .rjl hrt rttoriie. to- thorjue. a FIRE LOS3 GROWS. Oklahoma Now Puts Cost of Prairie Blaze at $500,000. Oklahoma City, Okla., March 7. Three persons perished in the prair ie fire and the financial loss by the fire and gale is estimated at $500,000. Further reports of property loss by both Ire and wind Indicate that the first estimate was too low. The dam age by wind extends over seven coun ties in the Southwest. The total losses from fire snd storm can as yet only be estimated, but it is the gener al opinion that they will reach $ooqp- 000. Scores of persons are suffering from burns and broken limbs. The area from which reports of damage by wind come cover a hundred miles square and means of communication over the district are meager. This day with the President relating to dro whlcn bM b,n jnvMtln canal affairs. At the conclusion or tne port Arthur, and are inclined to be- conference Admiral Walker said he lieve that tbe ships are being coaled v.. .aA tv mmi.in h toi. and their ammunition supply replen . . . ...... ished, in order to renew the bombard grapn to come to """d5iuu t ui.r t n ear, dgte earliest convenience. He said he ex- The report which is being persis pected the commission would sail for tently circulated by the "official" news i,m. Marrh 99 tf hnu-pvor agency that the Japanese have retlrel all the members could not arrange U,B ,"t .h!Y Snowstorms are raging their affairs so as to leave at that time tlJJ?lt "rt.thf1. here and the frost Is Intense. The the commlslon would leave a wee 1 railroad Is working perfectly snd later. a l" 7. u,e "-f"! .1 .V" troobi are arriving uninterruptedly. It is said the President adopted an u . ; Their health and spirits are excellent unusual procedure In specinicaiiy "vu i" ... well suDDlied with provisions. Tbe concentration or Chinese troops westward of Mukden, In the district of Gubaatsa, is not relished by the Russians. War material Is being brought up and the militia posts are being strengthened. It Is doubted if tbe attitude of tbe population can be relied upon. The people at several points refuse to sell produce to the of the road. M. Chaffaujon declares It Is difficult to Imagine China refunding to thin Russian company the millions that would be necessary under the lease, and declares the Flowery Kingdom la cauaht In a trap. Tbe teTms of th lease, also, he de clares, provides that Russia shall have tbe right to place all of the sol diers necessary In the territory ad Joining the line of road In order to guard It. and also to build such sta tions as It desires. RUSSIA IN FEAR. Combination of Yellow Races May Be Formed Against Her, Moscow, March 3. Among thought ful Russians, there Is a constantly deepening Impression that Russia will naming in the list of nominations Ad- iw a great I SAY FORT WILL DESTROY FLEET I yet have to face the combined power w.ii,., rh airman nf th their several bombardments of the I ... ..... .. . ' commlssron. as 7 I. usual to leave the fortress and declare lt.i.toto; Ru,.Un M1jt Authorltle, ., No " ZalZuon Z Tu 7 Tt selection of chairman to the rommis- pected they would have to withdraw to ' trallty, proclamations of China and slon. But there were slight slitns of their base In order to load supplies "r- -ert Artnur. Corta fo the contrary notwIthsf nn(I. friction. It Is said, which Impelled the and coal President to prevent sny contest in the commission by naming the chair man himself. Rear-Admiral Rixey, Surgeon-Gen eral of the Navy. Is going to Panama CEMENT BIDS EXCESSIVE. difficulty is Increased by the fact that to make an insepctlon of the sanitary Government Will Erect Own Plant at Arizona Irrigation Works. Washington, March 5. The Interior Moscow, March 2. Interest throughout Russia is now fixed on Port Arthur, and speculation as to the probable fate of that supposedly Im pregnable fortress takes the widest range. The publication of General Ston ing. There are serious traces of des pondency among the better class of Russian, and some solid Russlon suc cess Is anxiously awaited and badly needed as a tonic. The government, knowing this fact. caused to be circulated a report of partment office, shooting one man and down poles are burned and wires blown conditions on tne Isthmus. No date ai,Partmtnt today reji-cted all the bids cl' order.t0 th.e tro0P- whn? It bas Russian success at Port Arthur yes- firing at other clerks Fearing the approach of a Japa nese fleet, Russsians and noncombat ants at Yinkow are preparing to re tire. Secretary Shaw has called on the national banks for $30,000,000 of gov The little town of Francis was des troyed by Are, but no particulars are given. Three residences at Snyder were de molished, and seven persons were In jured, none. It Is believed, fatally. At Mount Park, several bouses were has been set for his departure, but he I will have a conference with Rear-Ad miral Walker before working out the details of his trip. The health of marines and of the or- fleers and men on the ships on duty in Isthmian waters comes charge or Rear-Admiral submitted several days ago for the supply of some 150.000 to 250,000 bar rels of Portland cement to the gov ernment for the Salt River Irrigation project In Arizona. The action In the 1-pnulf nf the excessive Drlces submit- under the tp(j Dy the cement manufacturers, (he had the effect of arousing enthusiasm terday. In which a Japanese warship in Russia, bad also attracted atten- was said to have tieen sunk, but the tlon to the tremendous strategic val- news was received with open skeptl- ue of that fortress and to the crucial clam In the absence of direct official part It plays in Russia's plans for the confirmation. defeat of the Japanese in Corea. It Is semi officially stated that the While the failure of the Japanese Jnpanese and Russian advance are In Rixey. and d'oartment atatinc that flrst-elaas attempt to bottle up the fleet evoked sight of each other, and news of the n l v u j v a hi a, n- - 1 1 m b " " 1 - - - - - - - 1 iit'ua f I UJtrll t niaiiiiii uiav - 1 . . . m . . 1 BarcaBtic comment rrom me uiiHHian ernment deposits to be applied on the w,re injured, none, seriously. A strip of the slts splected for camps, and on at (he flam.gite on Salt River from to the Japanese running ana price of the Panama canal. tt mn wide and nine miles long Senator Fulton has Introdored a n4 20 mllea south of Hobart. The hill strengthening the prent salmon !f' ' 'he Kiowa country will exceed fishing law so as to further restrict '' fishing and extend the closed season Corea now fears her fate is sealed. no matter which way the war goes. Japanese staff leaves for Corea, and troops are expected to advance at once. General Charles Dick has been elected to succeed the late Senator Hanna. Czar Will Replace Vessels Lost. Paris, March 8. The Figaro this morning published St. Petersburg dispatch saying that a member of thn committee on the Incrense of the navy has declared that $7,500,000 has thus far been subscribed to this end. Count Orloff Davldoff has teWraphed from Rome that he has placed $1,500. bis return probably will draft a report gowl mat.rlal at hand there for less lBr"r,"R ,? V tt,u5 he mav see fit rceardlna Droner nuar- ,h ti . i..ri ininiiinir th .niir the Russian military autnorities are ters for the men and the making or whatever sanitary safeguards he thinks necesnary. There are on the Isthmus six stir- .".t-TlnnV ZrZn", e. Pointing out that this attempt having The department will now consider the oueMtlon of erecting a plant for been defeated, therefore It must fol low Port Arthur is impregnable and tha Ilnvi.mmi.nl rriMnllfHf I lire nf the geons of the navy already. One of r.mPnt. the purchase of the supply In market, or readvertlsement or them who has Just returned reports that the health of the men is excel lent. open bids. 000 at the disposition of tne commit Premier Balfour effectively used the tee. war as an argument for a greater Brit- The Czar, the correspondent contln lsh navy. lies, has decMed to rebuild the Run. Steamers Intended for Russia, Taeoma. Wash.. March S. While no confirmation of the fact Is obtainable at this time, the belief Is "gaining ground that the steamers sold by the Northern Pacific Steamship Company to the Northwestern Siberian Com pany are Intended for tne Russian Anxiety for Von Waldersee. Hanover. Prussia, March 7, The condition of Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee is causing anxiety among his friends. He has been ill for some days, and Is losing strength. There was no Improvement late tonight, ic- - r 1 . t I ( r ex A I uiiutr.hi, t rrtff 1 I m n nliar I .. .n am r 1 ' 1 1 1 nniinn I m rtttt nfl Th Frv hlnnln hill nnnearn eure " cruiser ariag and ine Torpedo I "'" ...... 1 K.,v.-. mml -in, nu.i w.. - - rra . in,.n. Vn.i. .kik ...... i in ma rdniniinn nr i mint vnn aider-1 ha a iibt run. excein in nana yi nu nc. Professor Orth of Berlin, and I ka on their way toKamschatka. The Professor Kppsteln of Gottlngen, have I far t u,at John Rosene, manager of the diagnosed the disease as Intentlnal purchasing company, recently return Inflammation. The Quint Is very ed from St. Petersburg, and the fur weak snd the worst is feared. Emper- ther fact mat Is owner of valuable or William has ordered that full r. Ic-onceRnlons from the Ruslan govern IH win o,iM-ai a iuii . . . . . . . Af mn,llflrHHfln re(nienlil hv Ore. ""nt fwirien, inii'D wrr nemniy- ..on .anatorn " Bl -nemmpo, 0111 or nis privaie a3 I niirta ing carrying 01 Buvermncni nuppne. Llohthou.. Tend.e Ne.dt. to American ships, A-ha.Mnp r.ini Mm h n. Washington, March Th Secre- rational press of America for feeling inr' nt rwrnw and labor today re- L,orU of ih yu,hx Marshal s condition ment, lends odor to tie report. commended to cnngrens that an ap propriation of $150,000 be Immediate. aganlst this country in Russia. The house committee has favorab y ,v mi(1, for ,hp ror,niron of a PW ,.uww.. .r v."'v-,... ' I ltt-hthoimn tender for the Thirteenth Inquire Into the workings of the beef rt(Mrlf.t ,mn fhB, be wired him frequently. trust. Representative vMIIIamson made a half hour speech in the house In the intercut of a liberal appropriation for the 1905 fair. Japan has replied to the Russian contention that she violated laws of neutrality and throws blame for war entirely upon the Czar. Secretary of State Hay Is again 111 with the grip. Port Arthur forts are running short of ammunition. Interior department officials ser iously object to Roosevelt's new for st reserve order, Russia will ronnMer the granting of cable concessions by America as a breach of neutrality, Naval Station a Live Issue. Washington. March 7. Almost the he Manzanlta. now assigned to fhnt district, Is suitable only for Alaxknn ervc, and should be permnnentlv stationed In Northern waters. A staunch sea-going venue) Is needed off the Washington and Oregon coasts. To Prevent Crossing of Yalu. Seoul. March 5. The Ruslan forces st Anju am compelling the f'oreans to supply them with rice, fodder and fuel. The KuHnlnti sro fortifying An entire time nf the aent today whs rlvnn In rnnnlih-riitlmi of the (Mil nt Ion of a site for a naval training station lung heavily, with the apparent Inten L,n ),,. rir..B i.aif. The rfiniri,vi.rv tUiti of nr venting the Janiinene from arone over thi appolmment of a new grossing the 'Jain. Tim commanner or commlsHlnn to select a site. The com- British gunboat, bringing down res ft 1 ! t ? n rtwn.imi.m an amended as Idents of that nationality from Song Russia Wants American Apparatus, to make It spply to all the Great Ukes Cbong. reports th death of Prlncj. Yl New York. March R. A rush order has been placed with an Amerlran firm for apparatus used In coaling warships at sea. It is expected that the 45 Russian vessels In home waters will be In position by June to proceed, if necessary, to Far Lantern snd not alone to Lake Michigan, but Quarles' amendment calling for a new Itommlsslon to select a site was not acted on. Cbal Sun, a nephew of th former king and a man who has filled all the high posts In the kingdom. he Japanese can never capture It. first land battle Is awaited with a de gree of apprehension. News of the activity of the Chinese troops In the province of Chi I.I Is con firmed from official sources. Generals Yuan Shi KbI and Ma are concentrat ing their foreign-drilled forces at strategic points and trouble In feared. Original force of Rebels Was 3000. Msnllla. March 2. General Leon ard Wood reports, under date of Feb- nary 15. an engagement with Datto- Moron, under Hasan, on the Island of Jollo. Lieutenant West and six pri- tea were wounded. One has since d;cd. The Moro loss was heavy. Hasan succeeded in making his es cape. His original force of 3000 hss now been reduced to 15. The island is how under control of the American authority, and Influential Moron ere siding In the pursuit of the outlaws. The members of the constabulary who revolted at Vlgan are all In custody. No Tract of Japanese Fleet. St. Petersburg, March 4. The War Ofilr-e has given out what purports to be a summary of an official telegram Farmers Form Big Concern. Omaha, Neb., March 3. Twenty states were represented by 250 dele- , gateg to the National Co-Operatlvw Gralngrowers' and Stockralsers' As sociation, when that body convened here today. It provided that the nnmo of the association shall bo changed to tho Farmers' National Kxchango Company. Its object shall be to "buy, sell and deal In grain, livestock and all kinds of produce on commission and otherwise, and for that purpose build and equip elevators, warehouses, cold- storage plants, stockyards and what ever shall be necessary for the carry ing on of the business Great Attack May Now Be On. tendon, March 3. No confirmation of tbe report published yesterday In the dally Telegraph that the Japanese " 1 a t .1 i .11 t 1 !.,..,,. A i.ttW wllirll nltfll fB I " l'"IIIWBM4''l M 'III f I I II II f ttJl Mill J that Admiral Stark, commanding the 2?, ". ''"""J from any point. Port Arthur aquadron. reports that - ' "r , UJ.L ... .i.,. 1, ,v ihn Jananeno practically silent for the past 24 on February 21 or 29. On March 1, bourn and In some quarters this si Admiral Hlark reports he made, a re- I'T PIhhmh to Indicate .that Jap. connolsnnce with his cruisers and sn's great attack on Port Arthnr Is nc destroyers within a radius of fiO tnllea, but failed to discover any tiaco of tho enemy. tually In progress, and consequently the nan of tbe wires has been discon tinued. Ortst Earthquake In Peru. Llms. Pern. March 7 A tremend stations, taking with them tb Amer-Ious earthquake, which did mmh dsm lean invention which will enable the Leo nrrurred here St 6:20 this morn v,..,,!a IA tit-nreml tt- Ihruit run, lino Xnlhln riittlMirghla Willi It liMIUlftn III townsmen. nlng afoul of the regulations at neu- been experienced during tha last 30 her are presenting physlcans' ccrtlfl- tral ports regarding coal. I rears. I eaten or mness. Siberian Reserves Anxious to Go. St. Petersburg. March 6. Msil ad vices from. Siberia any th- army re serve from th" rural districts seem to b more anxious to go to the front Many of the 1st Essentially a Military City. Yinkow, March 3. Llao Yang, Man churia, Is now essentially a military 1 Ity, an an area comprising three and A third square miles adjoining tho railroad has been Inclosed for a mil itary ramp and magazine ptirposen. There In also a military ramp nt Hal ground the Japanese have gained will Cheng, Manchuria, 30 miles from Nlti be overcome and they will be finally Chwang, which, with its defenses,, annihilated. coven over 1000 acres. Will Not Advance for Month. Paris. March 2, Reports received from Russian sources state that the Russian land preparations In Man churia will not be completed for a month, and the general advance can Rot be ordered before that time. It is then expected that whatever