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
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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.
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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
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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