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J O ' vs Himes (jw, H, OH.S.vItjr luili'. o V.- . r n , i i ..,, nr., . , ! . ....... --T?." ' ' ,m'.",'7l'!T,',.'l " .i. , , ,. --- , r , , ,, , , , .., . r, , .WL . "IT'S A COLD PAY WHEN WE OET LEFT," VOL. XVI, JJOOD RIVEE, OREGON, TnURSDAY, MAY 19, 1304. NO. 1. HCOD RIVER GLACIER luued every Ttaureday bj ARTHUR D. MOB. PubtUher. I arms of subscription 11.40 rear whee paid hi advance: ARRIVAL AM) DET.RTWE OP KAILS. ROOD RIVER. ' The pretoflice is open dally between a. m. ar d 1 p. m. ; Bun J ay rom 13 to 1 o'clock, liaili li r the Kut clow at H 'JUa. m. and p. m; lor the West at 7:10 a. m. and 1:40 p. m. The carrier, on K. F. D. route. No. 1 and No. 1 leave the DoetorAce at 1:80 dally. Mail leavee For Mt. Hood, dally at U:UD a.; arrives, 10:31' a. m. Fur Chenoweth, Wash., at T:80 a. m. Tuea dave, Tr ursdaye aud Saturday ; arrives same days at ( p. m. For Underwood, Wank., at I K a. m. Tues day., Thuradaya and Baturdaya; arrives earn tfayi at t p. in. For White Salmon, Wain., daily at 1:44 p, a.; Arrives at 11 a. a. WRITK SALMON. For Hood River daily at t a. a.) arrives at 4:46 p.m. Forlluaum, Trout Lake and Ouler, Waih., daily at 7 :au a. m. ; arrive at 13 m. For Glenwood, Ollmer and Fulda, Waih., dally at 7:80a. aa.: arrive, at p, a. - ForPineflat and Bnowden, Wash., at 11:80 a. m. Tueadaya and Baturdaya; arrival aame days, 10:Ua. m. For Bin en, Wash., dally at 4:41 p. a. ar rive.at84tia.ro. OCIBTIKt. AK GROVE COUNCIL No. 14 ORDER OF FEN DO. Meet, the Beoona ana rourtn FrU Frtdevs of tha month. ViilUira oordlallr wel comed. F. U. Baoeiue, Counsellor. - Miae Nilui Cunt, Secretary. 0RDER OF WASHINGTON. Hood River Union No. 142. meete in Odd Fellowa' ball aeeond and fourth Baturdaya In each month, 7 :80 o'clock. K. L. Rood, President, C. U. Dakih, Secretary. TJOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., " meets in k. oi F. Hall every Wednesday Bight St. M. KUSSELL, v. u, c. u. . Dakim, Clerk. HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 770, W. O. W., meeta on flrat and third Tueaday of each month In Odd Fellow Hall. A. 0. Btatbm, C. C. F. H. Blaoo, Clerk. w AUCOMA LODGE, No. 80, K. of P. meeta In K. ol r. Hall every Tueeoay nignt. v. a. JEKEUie, j. u. C. E. HEMMAit, K. 61 R. 8. tnn UtVCU (' U i UT L" U ft- a. O. K.8., meet, second and fourth lueada: iv even- Inge of each month, coined. T Visitor, cordially wel 11! THiaui Caetxee, W. M. Mil. Mibt B. DavuwoK, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CIRCLE, No. SM, Women of Woodcraft, meeta at K. of P. Hall on the drat and thi rd Friday, of each month. H elen Nortok, Guardian Neighbor. Nellie; Uollowill. Clerk. CAN BY POST, No. 16, 0. A. R., meeta at A O. U. W. Hall, aeeond and fourth batardayi of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All U. A. It members Invited to meet with us. H. H. Bailey, Commander. T. J. Cokmiso, Adjutant CANBY W. R. C, No. 14, meeta aeeond and fourth Saturdays of each month In A. 0. U. W.Hall at 2 p.m. Mrs. Amd Shoemaker, President. Mas. T.J, iunh.hh, Beoreta ry. EDEN ENCAMPMENT, No. 48, I.O.O.F., Regular meeting aeeond and fourth Mon days of each month. A. J. Uatchell, C. P. Bert Kntkicak, Scribe. IDLEWILD LODGE, No. 107, 1. 0. 0. F., meet in Fraternal Hall, every Thursday night. I J. H. Kana, N. 0. Bert Ektricax, Secretary. HOOD RINER CHAPTER, No, 7, R. A. M., meeu third Friday night of each month. G. R. C aether, H. t. D. McDonald, Seoretary. COURT HOOD KiVKR No. 42, Forestera of America, meeu second and fourth Mon days in each month in It. of P. Hell. L. C. Hatree, C. R. F. C. Brosius, Financial SeereUry. LAUREL REBEKAH DEGREE IX) DOE, No. 87, 1. 0. O. F., meeta Arst and third Friday) In each month. Feahcie Moaaa, N. G. THERR8R C aether, Secretary. IOOD RIVER LODGE No. 106, A. F. and A. XI M., meeu Saturday evening on or before .each full moon. R. B. HavauE, D. McDonald. W. U. Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 108, United Artlsana, meeu first and third Wednesdays, work; amnrl and fourth Wadnaadava. aoc! :iai; Artl- aana hall. D. McDorald, M K. M. Mccarty, secretary. RIVERSIDE LODGE No. 48, A. O. U. W.,meetl first and third Baturdaya of each month. E. R. Bradlxt, Financier. W. B. BHUTR, W. M. J. O. Haykrr, Recorder. RIVERSIDE LODGE, NO. 40, Degree of Hon or, A. O. U. W, meeta first and thlrdSatur days at 8 p. m. Mrs. Sarah Bradley, C. of H, Mies Cora Copcle. Recorder. Mr. Lccmetia Frathir, Financier JR. W. T. ROWLEY PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OCULIST Office and Pharmacy, Hoed River Heights. Phone, Maiu 961. H. HARTW1G LAWYER j Will Practice in All Courts. ' . Office with 6eo. D. Culbertaon A Co. Collee tlons. Abstracts, Settlement of Estavea. HOOD RIVER OREGON H. JENKINS, D. M. D. DENTIST, (peel al 1st onCrown and Bridge Work. Telephonea: Offloa, Ml residence, K Office over Bank Bldg. . Hood River, Oregon H. L.DUMBLE, PHY6ICIAN AND 8TJRGE05. : aceeaaor to Dr. M. F. Shaw. Calls promptlF answered In town or eoantry, Day or Night Telephones: Residence, 411; OfBee, 411. Office over kced's Grocery. J F. WATT, M. D. Physician nd Surgeon, Telephonea: Office, K; reaidenoa, EBA SURGIGVt 0. K. At M. CO. J OHN LEL1ND BENDER805 ATTORN KY-AT LAW. AB8TACTH SAKY PUBLIC and REAL ESTATE AGENT. For 11 yean a reeident ol Oregon and Wash fnrtoB. Baa had many years expertenoe la BmI Eatau matter, aa abstraetor. aamroher ol title, and aa.uk Bauafaotwa uaraataed or Be charge. A. JAYNE. LAWYER. . Abgtracta FamUhed. Money Loauied. Hood River, Oregon. p C. BR08ITJ8, M. D. 0 " PHYSICIAIt A5D 8XJBGE05. 'Phone Central, or UL Office Hoars: 10 to 11 A. M.J I to end 6 to 7 F. M. gTJTIJQt 4 CO, BANKERS. Do general baoklnj bulnecsv EVENTS OF THE DAY ftATKEREB FROM ALL PARTS 07 Wi TWO tlEAlISPHERIX Comprehknalve aUvlew el the ant HapttaROne al the Paat Week, Praiaa tee la Cestbaiaea1 Ferae. Meet Like! te Prere Intereatlns te Ottr Many Reautera, Russian evacuation of Niu Chwang is complete. " ' Chicago wants to sell. $,500,000 of city bonds. The battleship Rhode Island has been launched, . - The Krupp gua wnrka in Germany is basy turning out war material. King Edward is' said to be seeking to end the hostilities in the Far East. The friction between Geaeral Kuro patkin and V.iiceroy Aleiiefl is becom ing acute. , The National Good Roads association, in convention in St. Louis, indorses the Lewis and Clark fair. The commander of the military forces in Port Arthur declares that he saw two Japanese . submarine boats in the harbor and that the battleship Pe tropavlovsk was sunk by one.' .. Russia will not try to send apy ships out of Port Arthur until the Baltic fleet arrives and a juncture with that and the Vladivostok squadron can be effected. ' . King Edward has announced his in tention of visiting Emperor William. Two nrominent Japanese have ar rived in the United States in tha inter- j est of bonds and commerce. . . A second Dreyfus affair hat come to the front in London by an Italian offer ing to sell 85 plans of lortincations of French forts. , The Japanese are tearing up more of the railroad leading to Pott Arthur and are determined that there shall be no further rail communication. It is feared by Russian authorities that Chinese bandits may cut General Kuropatkin's line of communications and leave him at the mercy of the .Jap anese. I 1 The next great battle of the Russo- Japanese war will, in all probability, be fought at LiaO Yang, as both sides are concentrating their forces in that direction. General Kuropatkin is said to have at his disposal 100 000 troops, only 75,000 of whom are available for active operations, while General Kuroki has 140,000 first class troops. . Japanese troops continue; te land i Pitsewo. v :.' f French confidence in Russian success is diminishing. . Jaoftficee correspondents charge the Russians with mutilating the dead. . St. Petersburg authorities are certain three Japanese forces are marching on Liao Yang. ; v Russia hss been officially advised that Chinese have commenced hostili ties against her. . - , j Congressman Hermann has asked engineers to provide a dredge for small Oregon harbors. -. .- There are persistent rumors of fight ing near Liao Yang, which it is impos sible to confirm oflicialiy. . . ; A Russian naval officer witn three sailors launched torpedo against a Japanese cruiser in Ttrlienwan bay, in uring ber badly. , ,;;,t While the railroad to"!fbrt ' Arthur was reopened the RuSeiSns succeeded in fretting in A train load, of ammu nition and supplies." '.; ,' ; ; ' Miss Clara Barton bas . resigned the presidency of the American Red, Cross, society. Bbe wiU he succeeded py we vice president, Mrs. John A. Logan. General Kuropatkin rep6rfs several small" skirmishes. , ( Irriagtion experts are. Coming to Ore- gon to aetermme - we reaaiuunj oi building reservoirs in Umatilla ccunty. Hyde and Dlmond have been in dicted bv the federal grand Jury for land frauds and placed under jieavy bonds. - ,', , i President Roosevelt bas issued pro clamation for entry of the Rosebud, South Dakota, Indian reservation lands. It will be thrown open August 8. ' . A Minnesota couple, has found . a aovel way of complying with the law, The groom was only 20 years ol age and being an orphan without a guar dian, was unable to obtain a marriage license, Ihe young lady, though near ly two years younger, was still over 18 and of lawful age to aft married She fnrmallv and legally ' adopted her affianced and then, as his guardian, cave her consent for the necessary doc nment. The license was ootainea tne tht-y were married. ' General Kuroki ,1 TajAdly nJoving on Liao Yang. . , Japan is rushing men to Kuroki1 and be will probably delay tbr advance" on l ie Yang nntil they jimn. ... j A Japanese torpedo boa't ' Was! .frank while trying to blow op a mine at Kert ha v. Seven men were killed and sever: wounded. This is the arst war vsasel Japan hasjost in the war. ( ,. Japan declares the train" ber troops fired on did not show the Red Cross flag nntil after the Russians on board had opned fire and the Japanese answered it. ENEMY ON REAR. Japaaeae Croee to Russians at Mukdea and (treat Battle Imminent. London, May 19. No further news has reached London throwing light upon the appearance of Japanese troops northeast of Mukden, or indicating by what route they reached that point so unexpectedly. The Japanese are so successful in hiding their movements that it is only possible to guess at them from the vague indications in Russian official dispatches. According to ' the Standard's Tien Tsin correspondent, General Kuropat kin has left for Harbin ; Viceroy Alex- ieff still being at Liao Yang with 20,- 000 troops. It is noticeable that Russian official dispatches osldom . name the place whence they were sent. t -: -- A question greatly discussed in the London paper this morning is whether General Kuropatkin has succeeded in ascertaining ' ;hat the Japanese are threatening his rear so near the Muk den line, and has been enabled to be gin a retreat, or whether he has elected to fight. In any case, it is considered that any dav may bring news of a great battle in this district, as the transport difficulties are be lieved to be so great as to make it al most impossible for Genera) Kuropat kin to effect a rapid retirement. Indefinite reports continue to reach London of Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur and Dalny. The Standard's Odessa correspon dent confirms the report tl.at General Kuropatkin's aggregate forces for the pending battle do not exceed 100,000 men. . Shanghai dispatches report that the Chinese are greatly gratified at the Japanese invitation to the Tartar vice roy Oi Mukden to re-establish the ad ministration of Antung and induce 'Chinese traders to return and resume business; I MUST HOLD PORT ARTHUR. Russia WIU Mobilize All Forces Possible 1 here for Its Defense. St. Petersburg, May 19. Advices re ceived by the general staff show that the Japaneee'are practically masters of all the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula, ssve Port Arthur and the territory commanded by guns. This result, so promptly brought about, is due to' the failure of tjie Russians to make opposition of any consequence to the Japanese advance, -A-member of the general staff said to the Associated Press that the re moval of the guns from the fortifica tions erected at Kinchau, and the des truction of Port Dalny, were primarily for the purpose of concentrating the entire Russian force at ' Port Arthur. If the men and guns were scattered, the effect would have been to distrib ute the means of defense of the fort ress over a number of points strate gically weak. To defend the whole of the southern end of the Liao Tung pen insula it would hsve been necessary to have an army equal to that whieh the Japanese could have landed. The weakness of the Manchurian army, said this officer, left only one courte to pursue, namely, that o' mo bilising sufficient troops at Port Arthur to hold it until relief came. . - ENEMY SLIPS IN. Russians Near Hsbow Surprised Landing of Army. by the Niu Chwang, May 18. The Russians Were surprised by the appearance of the enemy at Kaichau, 20 miles south of Yjnkow this morning. They were expecting the Yalu army. Nine traansports, assisted by the navy, landed 100 troops and the re mainder will land tonight and tomor row,. The number of the Japanese force is not known. The warships shelled the shore from early morning until evening. ' The Japanese are expected here to morrow and the Russians are rapidly evacuating the town. ' War te Involve Others. St.-Louis, May 19. General Nelson A Miles, who is here attending the Good Roads convention expresses the belief that the Russo-Japanese war will eventually involve other nations. I belie e that the war will be a long and desperate one," (aid General Miles. "In the next great war, I be lieve the automobile will, to a large extent, supplement the horse. There i now 100,000 automobiles in the United States and the number is In creasing rapidly. Automobiles can be used on bad roads ss well aa horses. ' Outposts Already la Contact, Paris, May 19. The Journal's Muk den correspondent says: "Important events are imminent. The outposts of the two armies are already in contact in the"aone northwest of Feng Wang Cheng. The Japanese army advancing on Liao Yang 4s estimated at 100,000. A persistent rumor, which is? not son firmed officially, has it that another Japanese corps is executing a flanking movement direct on some point be tween Liao Yang and Mukden." ' Wireless Telegraphy for Alaska. .! Washington. May 19. General fOwely ha give directions to have the Wireless telegrapb Stations wnicn nsve been eceessfully need on Puget sound, taken td Nome and St. Michael, Alas ka, in order to establish communica tion between these points. .The frees- ing of the sea in the bay has rendered cable service between these point im practicable. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON FIRST CLIPS SOLD. Scouring Mill at The Dalles Working Night and Day, The Dalles The scouting mill In this city is now running a double new of sorters dally, and the mill night and day, turning out 6,000 pounds of scoured product every 24 hours. The wool purchases nude thus far have been from stations along the line of the Northern Pacific lr-v-iiu' n,Wjuiyf and at Columbia river points, such as The Dallesi Arlington and Echo, where the sealed bid plan that was insngurat ed in the state three years ago does not obtain. The first clips shorn are near ly all from the warm Columbia river ranges, which wools are more or less earthy and are sought only by deslers in the scoured product. There seems to be no disposition on the pah of the growers to hold this class of wool, and buyers are apparent ly glad to take them', as they are being absorbed by the dealers as fast as they are offered. The choice Eastern Oregon wools sought for shipping in the grease, which are grown back in the interior, are now being sown. This class that in former years was marketed at The Dalles, and gave this city the distinc tion of receiving and shipping more wool direct from the grower than any other place in the United States, bas, since the completion of the Columbia Southern railway been transferred to Shaniko. There the wools are all offered under the sealed bid system. The first sale there is set for June 2, the second for June 14, and the third and last for July 1.; Pendleton leads off with the first sealed bid sale of the season on the 23d instant, and Heppnor folio s on the 20th with its first sale. The other two points in the state where wools will be offered upon sealed bids ate Baker City on June 17, and Elgin on June 28. Indians Work With Japanese. La Grande Nearly 100 Japanese are in La Grande from Poitland and points in Washington to work in the Grand Ronde sugar beet fields this summer, and more are expected to arrive a little later on. The work will be to keep the beets thinned out and free from weeds. F. S. Bramwell, field superintendent of ers have just come into Umatilla coun the sugar factory, stated that the sugar ty to see if they can pick up large con- company alone has Just completed seed- ing 2,800 acres of good land to beets, while many of the farmers have put in large amounts, the acreaae beinrr far ahead of last year. Union's Fight for County Seat. La Grande The citisens of Union are determined to keep the county seat it possible. Knowing that there, is no possibility of securing the restrain ing order to prevent the ounty clerk from printing the official ballot with the relocation clause thereon, a writ of review wherein they attack the Juris- diction of the county court in ordering an election for the relocation of the connty seat from Union to La Grande, its former site, is made returnable June 24. To Extend Ditch. Freewater Survey for an extension of the Milton, Freewater and Hudson Bay ditch has started about 12 miler west of here for the Pine Creek Irriga tion company, whose incorporator; are Chris Bowers snd Paine brothers, all of Walla Walla. The company pro poses to cover between 5,000 and 6,000 Ma h the Mteneion. The incornor. stors bold a franchise covering the J JT waste waters from the Milton, water and Hudson Bsy ditch. Free- La Ornnde City Half Bonds Sold. La Grande At a special eess.'on of the city council 'he bid of J. W. Scri be! for city ball bonds was accepted. Mr. Scriber offers a premium of $175 on the entire issue. The bid gives the city the right to isssue bonds in books of $5,000 as the city may need the money to erect the city hall, and the city is to receive the accrued interest on bonds issued but not used after July 15, 1904. Populatloa of Pugene la 1,829. Eugene P, J. Mcpherson, enumer- atoi of the school census for the Eugene school district, has completed bis work and reports that within the city limits of Eugene be counted 0,829 inhabi tants. The enumeration was carefully made and there is ever) reason to be lieve that the count is correct. Wheat Caught by Frost. Pendleton Estimated damage to the wheat crop of Umatilla county on ac count of the last two frosts will reach 600,000 bushels. All the damage is in the Helix country and many farmers are cutting wheat for bay. Ship Grain te New York. Pendleton Ten thousand bushels of wbea, at Warren, a wheat station on the W. h C. R., near Helix, will be shipped in a few days to New York state. School Money Borrowed. Salem The state land board has Just approved 12 applications for loans from the school fund aggregating $27,450. MAY SAVB WATER. Government Expects to Investigate Ir rigation la Umatilla. Washington A consultation of irri gation experts bas been ordered at Pen dleton to determine the merits of the Umatilla irrigation project. The re- elamatlon of between 100,000 and 200,- 000 acres of land, lying directly west of Pendleton, t an elevation ranging from 300 to 900 feet above the sea is consid ered feasible. Examination has shown most of this laud to be unpatented, and that the Northern Pacific controls the greater portion of the patented area. It has been found impracticable to di vert water from the Snake river, near Riparia, and bring it onto this land, and the experts will determine the feasibility of storing the flood waters of the Umatilla river in a system of res ervoirs. If it is found such a systom is practicable and that dams can be con structed on the respective v reservoir sites, and litigation can be avoided, such as is threatened in Malheur coun ty, the government will turn its atten tion to Umatilla, and leave the Mal heur project to be disposed of later. The government is now satisfied that one reservoir In towuship 3 north, range 25 and 26 east, can be built to hold sufficient water to reclaim 60,000 acres, but before this project is adopted, it is desired to know how much addi tional land can be reclaimed by waters storwi in smaller reservoirs in that vi cinity which can also be supplied by flood waters fiom Umatilla river. If the board reports favorably on its ex amination, a special effort will be msde to perfect the plans for this irri gation project. Better Wool, Worse Mutton. Pendleton The fact that $2.75 and more was realised for dry ewes and two year olds, two and three years ago, while buyers are not offering more than 12 for the same class of stock now, is not altogether due to conditions in the mutton market, though prices have fallen considerably. The tendency of Umatilla'county sheepmen to breed for wool since good prices prevailed is low ering the mutton qualities. Sheep bied for selling purposes usually have coarser, lower grade wool than those raised for their fleeces. Dickering oa Sheep Prices, Pendleton Seven eastern sheep buy signments to take to the middle west, 'and while they are stlil quite a distance ; apart from growers on prices their pres- ence makes tna prospect more encour aging in the congested sheep districts, where it was feared sheepmeq would have to carry over all their last year holdings, together with the spring in crease. Can Start Oft With 100 Cows. Echo It is estimated that 100 cows will be available to start should the Haznlwood Creamery company carrv out its intention to install a branch here. Several farmers in addition to tr,0ee already posssesing dairy animals are iCanninir their herds for dairy pos- sibilities, and with a district a dozen miles long up snd down the Umatilla river to draw from, it is thought 200 cows could be secured by midsummer. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 72c; blue stem, 80c; Valley, 80c. , Barley Feed, (23 per ton; rolled, $24.6025. ' i Flour Valley, $3.90(34.05 per bar- t ; nara wneav Bira.gnw, .a.zo; i ahr fitai I I 1 A a. c,ea' J? u"ru wu' P"1' ents, $4.40(34.70; graham, $3.604; whole wheat, $404.25 ; rye flour, $4.50 Oats No. 1 white, $1.20(31.22 y ; grey, $1.151.17i percental. MillsthRs Bran, $19320 per ton; middlings, $25.6027; shorts, $20 21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $15016 per ton; clover, $10311; grain, $1112; cheat, $11312. Hops 1903 crop, Z3(3Z&e per pound. Wool Valley, 16(317; Eastern Ore gon, 11314c; mohair, 30c per pound for choice. Beef Dressed, 688c per pound. Mutton Dressed, 67Jc per pound Veal Dressed, 67c per pound. Pork Dressed, 77)iC per pound. Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack carrots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, $1; cabbage, 242c; red cabbage, 2 He; lettuce, head. 25340c per dos; hot house, $1.75 per box; parsley per dos, 25c; cucumbers, $1.75; asparagus, $1.25; peas, 506c per pound; rhubarb, 3c; beans, green, 15c; wax, 15c. Honey $333.50 per case. Potatoes rsncy, s.i.zugi.30 per cental; common, $131.20; new pota toes, 3H34o per pound; sweets, 6a per ponnd. Fruits Strswberries, $1.5031.75 per crate; cherries, $1.6031.75 per box spples, fancy Baldwins and Spitxen bergs, $1.6032.60 per box; choice, $131.50; cookinge 75c(3$l. Eggs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 17Xe store, 123130. Butter Fat Sweet cream, 18Jc; sour cream, 17c. roultry Chickens, mixed, 12H3 13c per pound; springs, small, 18320c; hens, 13314c; turkeys, live, 16417c; dressed, 183 20c; ducks, $738 per dosen; geese, live, 738c per poung. , Cheese Full cream, twins, new stock, 12 K 3 13c ; old stock, 10c; Young America, 14c. MA WAITINO FOR HIM. Japanes Plaa to Drive Knropatkla late Hands el Chlntsa OeatraL St. Petersburg, May 18. In view cf the official dispatches regarding the hostile attitude of the Chinese within and without the Russian sphere of in fluence, tho authorities -ber do not conceal their apprehension as to the outlook, especially In the north of the empire, for they propose to eall the at tention of the Celestial government to the Impending opiisbig in Tspadslasti, in order that repressive measures may be instantly taken. It is known and appreciated here that all the powers have made strong representations to Pekin in the Interest of the presorvatiorfof the tranquillity of the empire, but It is stated that Major General Pflug's dispatch of May 14 shows the necessity for further impress ing the Celestial government with the advisability of acting with a firm band. The authorities here do not forget that the Boxer revolt which spread from Shantung would have involved tha en tire empire had it not been foi the firm ness of the southern viceroys. The military authorities in St. Petersburg claim to have information of sensational charactor to the effect that the Chinese have tacitly agreed to co-operate with the Japanese operations against the Russians. The Japanese propose, it is stated, to drive General Kuropatkin's forces into Mongolia, which would place the Rus sians in the position of Invaders of neutral territory and enable reprisals by General Ma's army, which, it la as sorted, is kept in that region for that special object, thus cleverly avoiding the slightest infringement of the neu trality of China by Japan, and the Chi nese troops, by not crossing the Man churian frontier, could not be charged with a violation of pledges in reppect to noninterference in military opera tions in Manchuria. The opinion of an eminent strategist given to the Associated Press today is that the Japanese intend to attack not only Lir.o Yang, but all along the line, in an effort to drive General Kuropat kin Into Mongolia, where the Chinese are waiting for him. UNIMPORTANT BUT TRUB. Russian Oenerai Staff Not Alarmed at Blockade of Port Arthur, , , Paris, May 18. The correspondent at St. Petersburg of the Epho d Paris says the general staff considers the blockade of Port Arthur as unimport ant. The correspondent adds that he Is informed that the railway has been destroyed since May 1 over a distance of 28 miles. General Kuropatkin, he declares, seems more confident, though it ap pears that he still has a serious differ ence with Vicroy Alxloff, who hss com- plaind In a telegram to the emperor, which did not pass through the hsnds of the military iwiiorshlp, that Kuro patkin does not, heed h's orders or ad vice. It is the general desire that Kuropatkin shall be the sole bead of military operations. The feeling in St. Petersburg, the correspondent says, is strong against Sweden on account of the precautionary measures taken by that power In mln ins harbors. It is rumored here that submarine boats have been bought by Japan to lay In ambush in the Vladivostok road stead, which already has been mined for the passage of Rear Admiral Retset- vensky's squadron. Every precaution will be taken. According to an evening paper the Japanese are using improved torpedoes invented by a frenchman named bemy, who offered his invention to the Rus sian embassy when war was threatened, but met with a refusal, sold it to the Japanese. Itemy is said now to be in Japan. , . . Outrages By Russians. Seoul, May 18. Reports have been tecei d here that 450 csptuied Rus sian officers snd men will shortly be dispatched from Yongampo to Moji, Japan. The prelect of Tok Chong, which town is two days' march north east of Anju, reports that 700 Cossacks arrived there and commandeered pro visions, forage and native ponies, and in several instances seized money. The Russians at Karchong, committed out rages upon the women, broke open the local Jail, freed the prisoners and killed the jailor and village headsman; Railroad Line Cat Niu Chwsng, Msy 18 The Russisns now admit that the railroad is practic ally closed to traffic. Nothing has been beard from there by wire for three days, and six days' mail con signed to points south of Hsiu Yen wss returned this afternoon. The furniture of the wdministratoln buildings baa been taken away. The Russians say that General Linevitch with a large army is moving from Vladivostok to wards Cores. Chinese Loot Coal Works. Liao Yang, May 18. Chinese soldiers yesterday attacked the railway coal mines occupied by the Russian admin istrative force, near Port Adams, and drove out the officials who were work ing therein, many of them escaping 'only partly clad. The Chinese looted jtbe works and retired. EXCLUSION LEGAL UNITED STATES HAS RIQHT TO DE- PORT ANARCHISTS. Opinion Rendered by United States Sa P me Court la the Case ol Tumor, tba English Aaarcfalat-Chkt Justice Says Act Is Not Open te Constita Uoaal Objection. Washington, May 18 In an opinion today by Chief Justice Fuller, tha United States supreme court sustained the action ol the immigration authori ties at the port of New York in order ing the deportation of the Englishman, Turner, alleged to be an anarchist. The chief justice said in his ooinion that Tomer himself did not deny that he is an anarchist. The opinion up held the law for the exclusion of an archists, and affirmed the decision of the circuit court for the southern dis trict of New York, which refused a writ of halwaa corpus for Turner. thief Justice Fuller, in his opinion. first reviewed the facts in the case, in cluding the claim of Turner that he is lecturer on sociological Questions. also that his counsel contended that ha was an anarchist in theory merely. He then referred to the fact that Turn er's counsel attacked the immigration law as unconstitutional on the ground that it is in contravention of the first. . fifth snd sixth ameodments and also section one of the constitution, because "no power is delegated by the constitu tion to the general government over alien foreigners with reference to their sdmission to the United States or other wise, or over the beliefs' of citisens. denizens, sojourners or aliens or over the freedom of speech of the press." AH ol these contentions were nega tived by the decision of the chief Just ice, who said, among other things: "Whether rested on the accepted principle of international law that every sovereign nation has the power as inherent in sovereignty and essential to sell preservation, to forbid the en trance of foreigners within its dominion or to admit them only in such cases and on such conditions as it may see fit to prescribe, or on the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, which Includes the entrance of ships, the im portation of goods, and the bringing of. nersons into the ports of the United States, the set before us is not open to constitutional objection. Nor is the manner in which congress hasexeicised the right, although when such a ease arises, the objection may be taken." AMERICAN AVERTS CLAsH. Military Observer Prevents Russians From Firing on Owa tUn. Mukden, May 18. Lieutenant Col onel Schuyler, U. S. A., military ob server with the Russian army, arrived here today and after an Interview with Viceroy Alexieff, left for Liao Yang in the afternoon. It appears that William B. Judson, of the United States engineer corps, who is an observer with the Russian army, helped to avert a clash between partrea of Russisns during the Russian reoccupation of the railroad after tha Japanese had cut it at Poliade. When the Japanese had temporarily retired from the railroad,, a train with two companies of sappers was sent south from Liao Yang. Captain Judson was aboard. When the train reached a break in the line a body of troops were seen and they were supposed to be Jap anese, (sharpshooters were thrown out. and preparations were made to swoop down on the enemy. Captain Judson through his glasses recognized the Rus sian uniforms snd the troops proved te be a party sent up the line from tba south. ' Irrigation la Colorado. Washington, May 18. The census bureau in a report on irrigation in Col orado says: Notwithstanding the fa vorable conditions, the construction of irrigation works in 1902 progressed rapidly, and the year shows a consider able increase in the lirigntqd area. It is probable, however, that many hun dreds of acres reported as irrigated did not receive sufficient water to produce full crops. Colorado still holds first place among the arid states in the ex tent of its Irrigated a'creaue and in tha length of its canals and ditches. ' Accepts Panama Canal Position. . Washington, May 18. Rear Admi ral. Walker today announced that Ad miral Kenney, retired, formerly pay master . general of the navy, had ac cepted the office of general distributing officer of the isthmian canal commis sion and would shortly be formally ap pointed. It is said that his appoint ment will in no wise conflict with the duties of Paymaster Tobey, who will make the disbursements on the isth- duns Boom at Klnchow Bay. London, May 18. The Shanghai rorreepondnt of the .Morning Post, says that according to a native report from Port Arthur, the Japanese are vigor ously besieging the fortress day ana night, by land and sea; that 60 Japan ese warehips and transports have been sighted in Blsckny bay, and tha heavy firing has been heard in Kint ehow bay. o Cblaa Addresses Note ta Powers. Iondon, May 18. The Shanghai cor respondent of the Morning Post says that the Chinese government is address ing an identical note to all its minis ters abroad renewing China's declara tion of neutrality and that an imperia edict will be issued enjoining the Chil. nese people strictly to observe neutral-lty. I 1 4 HOOD RITES. 0UEG03 0 o