THE HEPPNER TIMES
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HEPPNER OREGON
WEEK'SDOINGS
General Rcvkw of Important Happen
penlgs Presented In a Brkf and
Condensed Eorm.
OR CAT NAVAL DOCK WANTED.
The battleship Nebraska will be
launched at Seattle October 7.
The Russian lost about 2,500 men
in the recent battle in the Liao valley.
Cloudbursts in Southern California
have washed out much railroad tracks
Genrals Kuroki and Oku have com
bined their armies to cut the Russian
line near Anasl as.
The Jauanese have raptured more
forts at Port Arthur and are now with
in the very city at one point.
General Fnnston has notified the war
department that he will relinquish the
command of the department of the Co
lumbia on October 1.
Investigations of the navy depart
ment have shown that our warships
must dock oftener than once a year to
have their bottoms cleaned.
France holds that powers like Amer
ica should act together to aveit ineras
ing danger of Japan becoming the dom
inant power in the Far East.
The general land office has withdrawn
80,840 acres in the Durango land dis
trict, Colordo, on account of the Las
Anamas, N. M., reservoii site and irri
gation works.
The Russians have repulsed the
Jananeee at several points in the
Liao valley.
The Japanese are preparing Tor a
great battle at Liao Yang and heavy
guns are on the way.
All is quiet at Shanghai and the
incident of the disarmament of the
Russian ships Is closed.
Georgia militiamen declare the
sheriff was in collusion with the mob
which lynched negroes.
The efforts of the Chicago alder
manic ommmittee to end the packers
strike has come to naught.
It is stated that the Corean govern
ment has agreed to engage Japanese
advisors and borrow money to carry
out much needed reforms.
Placards are being scattered In
Tsinanfu Province, China, urging the
massacre of the "foreign devils.
The native Christians are fleeing.
The Japanese war office has con
eluded that Port Arthur cannot be
taken by direct assault and has order
ed that no attacks be made which
would entail heavy loss.
The mining congress may be post
poned for a year.
The Russians really command three
forts of any. Importance at Port Ar
thur.
A big battle Is raging near Liao
Tang in which the Japanese are at
tacking. The two last assaults of the Japan
ese on Port Arthur are reported to
have cost them 13,000 men.
The O. R. & N. steamers between
Portland and San Francisco are to be
run independent of the railroad.
Three persons lost their lives and a
number of others were injured in a
tornado which swept a New York pic
nic ground.
The Russian fleet at Port Arthur Is
engaged in clearing away the floating
mines and It is believed It is prepar
ing to make another dash.
Great Britain has been asked by
Russia to send warships to locate
volunteer cruisers and deliver orders
prohibiting stopping of ships.
The state department cannot col
lect claims of owners of goods on the
Arabia, and has advised them to ap
peal from the decision of the prize
court.
Disguised horsemen In Crook coun
ty destroyed a band of 1,000 thorough
bred sheep.
Lloyd's agent at Niu Chwang re
ports that Liao YaDg is likely to fall
at any time. ,
The British consul at Shanghai has
ordered Russia to stop repairing ships
' in that port.
Japan is said to be treating Its
prisoners of war with great conoid
eration and allowing them many lib
erties.
Mrs. Maybrlck was met on her ar
rival In New York by a throng of cur
ious people, but she refused to say
anything.
A Rock Island train was derailed
rear Princeton, Mo., and 45 persons
Injured.
General Chafee says that so long
as he is In command the army head
quarters of the Columbia will remain
at Vancouver.
A portion of the British press de
mands that navy sweep the sea of
Russian cruisers If diplomacy cannot
prevent their stopping ships.
The czar has shown his joy over
the birth of an belr by abolishing cor
poral punishment, liberal treatment
of Flnlanders and In divers other
ways.
Oregon again leads all other states
In the sale of public lands.
Mrs. Maybrlck hag arrived In New
York.
The loss by the tornado at St. Paul
will reach 12,600,000.
Late reports from Port Arthur say
the fort has all but fallen.
Souvenir Lewis and Clark coins will
be ready early next month.
. The Japanese continue to sacrifice
thousands of lives at Port Arthur.
Pugct Sound Yard Is Again rinding
Many Warm Supporters.
Washington, Aug. SO. A deter
mined effort will be made again this
year to induce the secretary ot the navy
to recommend an appropriation for the
constructing of a second drydork at the
Puget sound navy yard of dimension
greater than any other in this country.
It a en s to be the concensus of opinion
among officers familiar with the con
ditions at Bremerton that within a
year or two another dock will be neces
sary, in order to permit the yard to
carry on all the repair work its plant
can handle. It is the general belief
that the new dock should be ot ma
sonry and ot sufficient siie to permit of
the docking of two vessels at one time.
Tnere is only one dock in the country
today which can accommodate two ves
sels, and that is the private dock at
Newport News. Alreadv the navy de-
partaient has received from Naval Con
structor It. G. W right, of Puget sound,
a recommendation that a second largo
dock be constructed at that yard, and
similar recommendations have been
made by other yard officials.
Admiral Kndicott, chief of the bur
eau of yards and dorks in the navy de
partment, strongly recommended this
new dock in his last annual report, and
says he expects to renew his recom
mendations this year. He believes the
Puget sound yard will be seriously
handicapped, unlew its docking tacili
ties are increased immediately.
BANKS ARE PREPARED.
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SILETZ RICH IN TIMBER.
Railroad Survey Party Loud In Praise
of Country.
Independence. The aurveylng party
of the S. Chapman Lumber Company
that has been In the Coast range
mountains since May 28, has com
pleted Its task, comlug out at a point
no one guessed. The survey a com
pleted intersects the Southern Pacific
scarcely half a mile south ot Inde
pendence, near the old racetrack.
The surveying crew, comprising 15
men, la In charge of Engineer L. M.
Rice.
The timber found In the Stleti basin
was a revelation to the party, many of
whom are experienced timber men
and surveyors. There Is enough tim
ber iu the Slletx country, says thief
Engineer Rice, to lust &0 years after
it la made accessible by rail. The
route terminating at Independence is
a very feasible one and, accord Ing to
the survey, it is not over 45 miles into
the heart of the rich bileti basin.
Terminating here, timber over the
proposed route could be handled by
rail or river, and the Southern Purine
is Just completing a spur from wlthlu
a few rods or where the survey emica
into the bed of the river. A road over
this survey would also afford a short
cut to Newport.
They Can Easily Meet the Demands
for Cash Incident to Crop Time.
Washington, Aug. 30. For the pur
pose of ascertaining the ability of the
national banks to meet the demand
upon tneni incident to me annual
movement of crops, the controller of
the currency, August 4, sent to the na
tional bank examiners, with the excep
tion ol those whose district are com
prised within the New England states
and the city of New York, a circular
letter of inquiry as to whether the de
mand in their respective sections
would be greater or less than last year.
and whether it would come earlier or
later than last year, and whether the
banks are better prepared to meet the
demand on them from their own funds,
and if there would be any increase or
decrease in the amounts the banks will
have to borrow.-
The reeult of this inquiry may be
summarized as follows:
The demands of the banks will be
about the same as last year and at
about the same time. The banks are
generally as well, but in most cases,
better prepared than they have been
in the past year or two to meet the de
mands made upon them. Banks in
Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
New Mexico. Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
and Washington are in a better con
dition.
WIND DAMAGES IIOPYARDS.
Poles Blown Over and Vines Torn
by Brisk Brccxc.
Independence. Quite a little dam-
ago has been done to kopyards In this
vicinity "by wind. Walker Broa., two
and a halt miles north of here, are the
heaviest ioor. Fully 25 acres of
their yard la flat on tha ground.
About Ave acres of the Patton &
Sloper yard and three acres In John
Burton's vard are also down. H. 1).
Cooper will have nearly 2000 hill to
straighten up, and a few trellis pole
are broken In oue of the Hlrchborg
yards.
A gale from the west sprang np
about 4 o'clock tn the afternoon. It
whr not severe enough to do any dam
age ordinarily, but only very sub
stantial poles were able to withstand
Its force where the wind had a clear
sweep.
The owners promptly set to work
repairing the damage by sharpening,
driving and propping poles. The
expense to Walker tiros, alone in re
setting poles will be over 11000.
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STIRRING UP DAIRYMEN.
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Effort to Induce Valley .Parmers
Produce Butter rat.
Albany. An Important meeting
the dairymen and farmers of Linn
county waa held at Shedd last week.
The meeting la the result of the ef
forts of prominent creamery men of
Portland and ot State Dairy and Food
Commissioner J. W. Bailey.
Curtis' Grove, one mile from Shedd,
was the scene of the meeting, which
took the nature of a farmers' picnic.
A Portland creamery provided gallons
of ice cream free, and the attendance
was large for this season of the year
The great Importance of the meeting
in the eyes of friends of diversified
farming In Oregon Is la the fact that
it Is the beginning of an effort on the
part of the large purchasers of dairy
products in Oregon to Induce the
farmers of the Willamette Valley to
devote more time to raising blooded
stock, and particularly dairy stock.
rrult Shipments from the Cove
La Grande. The Cove. 16 mile
from 1 41 Grande, which is considered
bout the best section of Eastern Ore
gon for fruit, thus far thl year haa
hipped the following: Twenty thou'
and boxes ot cherries, 5000 crate ot
strawberries, 3000 crates of red rasp
berries, 1000 crates of blackberries
Owing to a lack of picker the loss on
strawberries was about 20 per cent, on
the raspberries about 40 per cent,
Plums are now moving and the Indira
Hons are that of these there will be
about 4000 crates. There will be
bout from 25 to 30 car of prunes and
bout 40 cars ot apple. The pear
crop will be light. The cherry crop
mounted to 100,000 boxes. The apple
crop will reach 100 carload.
GREAT IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Nevada Is to Be Scene of Work for
Engineers Next Spring.
Reno, Nev., Aug. 30. Next sprint
a full corps of engineer and surveyors
in charge of L. H. Taylor, of the geo
logical survey, will begin a thorough
survey of the Humboldt river valley
from Elko to Winnemucca, for the pur
pose of preparing data for the irriga
tion of that immense territory, corn
prising in all over 1,000,000 acres of
the finest farm land in the state.
There is little doubt this will be the
next irrigation undertaken, and that
the actual construction work will begin
immediattely after the completion of
the great Truckee-Carson project,
which is now under way. The great
ness of the project exceed all that have
heretofore been considered. At present
there are about 300,000 aens of land
under cultivation in the various valleys
of the Humooldt. To this will be add
ed fully 700,000 more, makng the ex
tent of the territory reclaimed fuily
twice that which will be brought under
cultivation by the Truckee-Carson pro
ject, which is now the greatest that
has ever been taken up by the Lnited
States government. The work will
cost millions of dollars.
County Is Worth More.
Oregon City. Assessor J. F. Nelson
has completed the assessment of
Clackamas county property for the
1904 roH. The aggregate ot property
valuations, represented by the roll, ta
approximately $10,250,000. or an in
crease of $300,000 over last years
roll. It Is not expected that any ma
terlal changes will be made In the
assessed valuations by the board of
equalization, which will be convened
on Monday. Aufcust 29. This is the
earliest date for years that the assess
ment of property in this county has
been completed.
Restored to Domain.
The Dalles. The Secretary of the
Interior haa authorized and Instructed
tha officers of The Dalles lund office to
restore to the public domain portion
ot the following named townships, cm
braced In the temporary withdrawal
for the Blue Mountain Forest Re
serve: Twenve south. 17 east, 13
south, 17, 18. 19. 20 and 21 east. 1
south. 19 and 20 east, and 15, 20, 2
and 23 east. These lands were with
drawn from entry at the creation of
the reserve June 28, 1902, exclusive oi
townships 15 and 22. Twenty-three
thosuand acres of land are release
from the withdrawal by this order
out of which 14,500 are already filed
upon.
Raise Timber Land Values.
St. Helens. The assessment roll
for Columbia county will be complet
ed and ready for the board of equal
ization in a few days. It will show an
Increase of about one-third in the
assessed valuation of the county. The
valuation of the timber land has been
raised from $2.50' to $3 and $5. This
bears heavily upon the non-resident
land-owners, but It Is not nearly as
high as In Clatsop county, and Is fa
below the actual cash value of the
nronertv. The assessment of the
Benson Company amounts to $128,000
and the cash value Is certainly three
times that amount.
Addition to American fleet.
Newport News, Va., Aug. 30. The
battleship Louisiana, sister ship to the
Connecticut, being built at the Brook
lyn navy yard, was successfully
launched at the Newport News ship
building yards Uxlay. Miss Juanita La
Lande, of New Orleans, was the upon
sor, and broke a bottle of champagne
across the prow of the new fighter.
Louisiana was lepreseuted by Lieuten
ant Governor J. Y. Saunder, Governor
Blanchard being unable to attend. As
sistant Secretary of the Navy Darling
represented the navy department.
Militia May Again Be Sent.
Denver, Aug. 30. Governor I'ea
body today sent a letter to Sheriff Bell,
of Teller county, in regard to the mob
which last Saturday deported 15 men
and destroyed the store of the Inter
state Mercantile company. The gov
ernor says he is informed that a similar
mob contemplates a still further out
rage, and offers to send the militia
again to assist the sheriff in maintain
ing order. This is the first recognition
by the governor of the outbreak.
Surrender or Downfall Certain.
Buenos Ayre, Aug. 30. There ia a
tolal paralysis of action on the part of
the govenment at Asuncion, the capital
of Paraguay, the authorities simply
taking feeble measures of defense and
awaiting developments. Little doubt
ia felt now that if a pacific soluution is
not reached in a few day the first de
termined move by the revolutionists
will result in the surrender or downfall
I of the government. '
Start Work on Ealr Grounds.
Baker City The survey of th
around for the Baker County Fair As
soclation is completed and the work
of constructing the new mpeed trac
begun in earnest. The grounds ad
loin the cltv on the north, and sre
within easy walking distance. Th
land is comparatively level and ad
mlrably located for the purpose
Work on the grandstand and fair
buildlnK will be begun at once. Th
date has not yet been set for the fai
but will likely be the first week in Oc
tober.
Roosevelt May Be Ashed
Paikcrs Strike,
Chicago, Aug. 27. General N. W.
Shea, a cattleralser ot Waterman, o.
I)., announced today that the caiuo-
alsers of hi sect luit were annul io
lineal to President Roosevelt to ve
hem from bankruptcy by intervening
to bring the strike to a close. Blioat
brought 600 head of cattle io mo
tockyard here, rather than race ui
los ot feeding them longer. Ha de-
lure that they sold at a U or is
head. Other, he said, are feeding
large herd at heavy los rather than
face perhaps greater loea by ship
ping. According to ucnorat ernea
the cattleialsei of the Dukutaa are
a desperate condition.
J. Ogden Armour reappeared at the
stockyard today, having suddenly ru-
u in ed from hi vacation in tno nasi,
n proceeding to the packing center
he drove through a throng of striker
n,l nickel, who resentfully fell liars'
before an attark by the police. When
Mr. Armour and a companion arrived
ai the Kxchimgo avenue entrance to
the yard, at llulsteud avenue, in a
llKht buggy, over luo striker hud ar-
Ived theio on their way to a meet
ing. Tho polico were in the an oi
tlsporslug the gathering when Mr.
Armour arrived und drove through
tho crowd. There was no demonstra
tion, although he was recognized.
In connection with the unexpected
return of Mr. Armour, report of an
other effort to bring auout peace, lie-
gotlutlon Independent of tho I onu-
ctl'a effort were circulated. BtriKe
leader called a meeting and unusual
activity waa manifested.
NEVADA WASHOUTS SERIOUS.
Malheur People In Earnest.
Ontario. The committee of 17 for
completing the organization of the
Malheur Waterusers Association met
In Mayor lackey's office and appoint
ed committees for drafting by laws
and for dividing the territory to be Ir
rigated Into districts. The committee
for securing stock In the association
reported that 50,003 shares have been
subscribed, or 5000 more than was re
quired to organize permanently. Work
on the Malheur project is expected to
be begun this fall unless something
unforeseen occurs. A meeting of
stockholders will be held In Vale,
September 27.
Exhibit of Grasses and Grains.
Albany. A. F. Miller, of Portland,
Is getting together a display of grains,
grasses, vegetables, leaves, mosses,
etc., for a state exhibit. Mr. Miller
was In Albany In connection with his
vork nn 1 left a number of orders. It
is a little early yet to collect a large
display, but arrangements are being
r.-iade for materials to make up a dis
play to be collected later. Mr. Miller
has been making these collections for
the last 40 years and knows Just what
part of the state to visit for the best
collection of every yariety of product.
Traffic Cannot Be Resumed on Ton-
opah Road tor Week.
Reno. Nev,. Aug. 27. Cloudburst
and washout In Tonopah and along
line of tho Tonopah and Canton
Colorado raldroad are the moat dis
astrous In the history of these dis
trict. On the Tonopah yd, all of
the track rebuilt after the last wash
outa ha been swept away, and It will
be a wt-wk at least before any tratnc
can bo resumed. Al vvaiaer i-ase.
near Hawthorne, the track I under
three feet of water for nearly lour
mite, and the lake haa risen above
it level from six to nine feel. Groat
chusmi have been washed In the de.
ert, and traffic I In a state of chaos
Tonopah and Goldfield, which are
on the verge of starvation, are being
temporarily relieved by the rushing
in of supplies via Crow Spring. Sil
ver Peak and Cundelurla by wagon
trains, but this I only temporary, a
over 50U0 people must bo fed In tho
different camp and extraordinary
measure adopted for their relief.
Food supplies at the camp are prac
tically exhausted. Flour, bacon and
all staple have run out. only canned
good remaining. Heroic measure
aro being adopted, and with the re
sumption of atagn lines, relief Is
hoped for. While tho situation I crit
ical and much suffering must bo en
dured. It I hoped that tho next few
day will bring about better condi
tions. No live have been lost.
HOME LOCATED
Mining Congress Settles im
portant Question.;
DENVER WINS DY A DIG VOTE
Election of Officers Only Rcmalnlna
Business-President Richard's
Rc-Elcttlon Is Certain.
Portland, Aug. 27. It I Denver
that I proud today proud of her
son and of their aueees, glad at the
result of their effort, thankful for
tho support of the loyal friend ami
followers from all quarter, grateful
for the graceful forgiveness of th
gentlemen from Salt Lako, and happy
In the possession of tho permanent
limn" ot the American Mining Congress,
It wa an unexpected throng that
gathered at tho Armory yetrday
morning at 10 o'clock to listen to the
continued debate on the settlement of
tho permanent homo question, lifter
tho exciting set of Hut previous af
ternoon, and many were tho conjec
tures a to tho course event would
take na tho fight would progress.
During tho evening many confer
ence had lice n iicki nnu many argu
ment niude by tho delegate to tho
cotigrcH, but whatever their result.
one thing alone wa apparent tho In
tention of tho delegation from Hull
I.aka to fight to tho finish tho ques
tion of tho sen lenient of tho perma
nent home. From Salt 1-ake men
there t-aniti no talk of potpoaoir.ont,
no hop of compromise. They wero In
tho hall to win or to bo defeated at
tils last ditch.
The vote on tho question waa taken,
both member and delegate to tho
convention being allowed to coat their
ballot. Tho proces wn long and
tiresome and resulted In a total of
139 votes being cast, 83 of which were
for Denver and 66 for Salt Ijtko.
Before tho vote could bo announced
by tho president, Judge Power gain
ed floor, and In a graceful pexh.
which won for him and hi delegation
tho long-continued cheer of the audi
ence, moved to make tho choice of
Denver unanimous. Thl was dono
with a rush and a cheer.
Tho action of yesterday practically
close tho buslnes of tho convention,
which I expected to adjourn tine din
a' tho close of the seaslon thl morn
ing. Hut one thing of Importance re
mains yet to bo done, and that I tbo
selection of tho officer of tho con
gress. Tho committee to which was
delegated tho task of selecting thfi
board of director tin made It selec
tions, but they have been guarded un
til the time of announcement.
riLIPINOS LIKE NEW COINS.
TURBINE LINER LAUNCHED.
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Umatilla Wheat Moving.
Pendleton. Wheat buyers estimate
that 1,000,000 bushels of Umatlll
county's wheat crop have been sold
so far this season. Sains are being
made constantly, sometimes amount
insr to 50.000 bushels per day. Consld
erable wheat is being shipped from
Eastland, 10 miles northeast of here,
to New York, to the cereal market and
to fill contracts made on the board of
trade. Harvesting is more than half
done, but in some localities will con
tinue several weeks Into September.
Seven Williams Name Camp.
Albany. Because seven men whose
first name was William were the first
settlers of the proposed mining camp,
the town was christened Billvllle. It
Is in the Blue river mining district
near the line between Lane and Linn
counties. Ulllvllle la now a busy min
ing camp.
New Linen Mills.
. Albany. Kugene Hohho, who has an
nounced that he will establish a linen
mill In Salem, Is looking over the
ftcM In Albany with a view to estab
lishing a linen mill here. Mr. Hosse
says he will establish a number of
mills over the valley, and that flax
should bo grown here In large quanti
ties, as the Oregon product Is the best
In the world. At the present time the
linen mill at Sclo Is the only one In
this locality. It has proved success
ful in every way,
Surveyors in Grand Ronde.
La Grande. The surveyors who are
out locating the route for the new
electric belt railroad In Union county
for the Eastern Oregon Development
Company are now in the center of the
Grand Ronde Valley and will reach
La Grande In a short time. The ex
pense up to this time has reached a
total of $85 per day, and the company
have the greatest confidence. In the
best outcome of the undertaking.
Currency System Is Rapidly Coming
Into Eavor.
Washington. Auk. 27. When the
new currency system was proposed
for the Philippines there were pre
dictions In some quarter that the
conservative Islander could not be
leadlly Induced to surrender the Mex
ican dollar and the Spanish coin
with which they had been familiar
for so many years In favor of tho new
Philippine peso proposed by tho com
mission. Hut reports received here
show that tho change had been made
smoothly and more expeditiously than
was thought possible. Colonel Ed
wards, chief of tho Insular Bureau,
has Just received the following letter
fiom Henry C. Ide, Secretary of Fi
nance and Justice of the Philippines,
dated Manilla, July 22, bearing on this
subject:
"You will bo Interested In knowing
our currency scheme has inado pro
gress since I last wrote you. All the
business houses have by common con
sent put their business on the binds
of the new currency. In all tho prov-
riceH It Is found In free circulation
and the people now object strenuous
ly to taking any other currency. Tho
old currency has been very largely
brought Into tho Insular treasury for
re-colnage."
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Portland Walla Walla, 77c bine
stem, 82c; valley, 83c.
Tacoma Bluestem, 83c; club, 78c,
Albany 75c.
fialem 80c.
Colfax Club, 66c; bluestem, 71c.
Pendleton Club, 08Xc; bluestem,
72c.
La Grande Club, 62c ; bluestem, 63c.
New Albany Tannery.
Albany. The Star Tannery Com
pany has been Incorporated In Albany.
The Incorporators are Henry Lyons,
John Shea, James H. Curran and Har
ry Shea. It 1 capitalized at $8000,
the stock being divided Into shares of
$100 each. This Is the second tan
nery for Albany.
rind Scab on Cattle.
Albany. Drs. Wells, of Albany, and
uuicninson, or I'ortiana, inspected a
number of cattle at Halsey, Linn coun
ty, prior to their shipment to Nevada.
Considerable scab was found among
the stock. Thl was ordered eradl
cated before shipment.
Want rederal Troops.
Omaha, Aug. 27. T. J. Mahoney,
one of tho attorneys for tho South
Omaha packing Interests, today made
tho statement that efforts wero being
made on the part of his clients and
their associates to have federal troops
stationed at South Omaha and along
tho railroads leading to Omaha over
which the packers are running, rnorn
Ing and evening, a chartered train for
the accommodation of their present
workmen. Tho packers' representa
tive assert this course has been dc
termined on ror several reasons, ono
of which Is they cannot get Justice In
South Omaha.
Big Cotton rirm halls.
New Orleans, Aug. 27. Tho cotton
mnrket received one of tho greatest
surprises In Its history today, when
the well-known firm of II. F. Pago ft
Co. posted an announcement to tho
effect that It was unablo to meet fur
ther call for margins. October and
December, within a minute's tlmo af
ter tho announcement went up 31 and
32 point. Page & Co. have been one
of tho heaviest operator on the short
side, of the market for Rome time.
Largest Vessel of Its Type to
Equipped forJAtlantlc Service.
Belfast, Ireland. Aug. 29 Tho
lan line seiuner Victorian, the largest
turbine vessel yel built, wa launch
ed here today. It Is exported that ho
will bo reaily for service before the
end of the year. She Is 640 feet long,
has 60 foot beam and her depth la
tO 4 feet.
Tho Victorian Is to bo fitted In a
most luxurious manner, and Is to car
ry 1500 passengers, but tho chief In
terest In her lies In her propelling
power. Turbine steamer on the
Clyde and In cross channel servlcn
have proved very succissful, mainly
because they have afforded more com
fort to passengers, but considerable
mod I (leal Ions had to bo devised to
meet the requirement of tho Atlantic
service. Including enormous propell
ing power and great stopping and
bucking powers.
These difficulties aro understood to
have been overcome by Charle A.
Pursons, tho engineer, who has devel
oped tho steam turbine and made It
suitable for tho generation of electric
ty and the propulsion of mercantile
ind war vessels, A special arrange
ment has been devised for the Vie
torinn's machinery, whereby revers
ing power equal to that of her for
ward propelling power cnn.be Impart
ed to It, securing tho almost Instant
arr-st of the steamer forward mo
tion and speedy backing In case It Is
needed. Her propellers nro three In
number, each on a separate length of
shafting.
Tbe Victorian will be filled with a
wireless tclcKrapu niinarniiis. ami
will carry n complete printing outfit
between decks. Her tonnage Is about
12.0(10, and she Is expected to develop
about 10,000 horsepower.
Will Keep After the Russians.
London. Aug. 29. According to tho
correspondent of tho Chronicle with
Generul Kurokl's army, tho Japaneso
aro not likely to retire Into winter
quarters. Rather than thus to givw
tho Russians a breathing spell, they'
will prosecute a vigorous winter enm
pnlgn. Tho correspondent say that
tho Jnpaneso aro accumulating Im
mense stores, ammunition and gun
at. Hulcheng. A dispatch from Lino
Yang to tho Dnlly Telegraph report
that severe fighting ha taken place
nt Torantspu, 20 mile southeast of
Liao Yang, and that apparently an at
tack Is In progress.
Are to Disarm.
London, Aug, 27. The correspond
ent of the Time at Shanghai, In a
dispatch dated August 24, says that
orders from Emperor Nicholas have
been conveyed to Captain RolUen
stein, commanding him forthwith to
disarm tho cruiser Askold and the
toTpedo-boat destroyer Grozovol, and
that "the flag on both vessels were
lowered at 7 o'clock tonight."
AmbiiMicd by rillplnos.
Manlln. Aug. 20. A detail of tho
constabulary has been ambushed on
tho Island of Iyto by a superior
force of bandits. Captain II. Barrett,
of tho constabulary, wa killed In tho
fighting. The.ro ha been trouble In
tho Province of Mlsamls, Island of
Mindanao, whoro bandit have looted
several town. Tho native authori
ties, were defied and Pablo Mercedo
and hi family wero kidnapped, Mer
cedo wa aceiiBod ef being too friend
ly with tho Americana.
rire at Oil Wells.
Jennings, La Aug. 29. Fire at th
oil well near here todny destroyed
four Italian dwelling, 400 barrel of
oil and burned four pumping rig.
Well No. 2 and 6 were not Injured
except by tho destruction of machin
ery. Tonight the fire I confined t6
wells No. 7 and 8.