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f rjf. I- 7 Hi m iti nil I III , . - . - . . . "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE OET L.EFT.' VOL. XVI. HOOD RIVEB, OHEQON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1304. NO. 13. HCOD RIVER GLACIER Isaued every Thursday by ARTHUR D. MOB, Publisher. . lerma ol mUcription I1.6U a year wheu paid fli advance. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. HOOD RIVKR. The prttofHre i 0111 daily between 8 m. at d 7 p. in.; bunoay rom 12 to 1 o'clock. Maila I, i the East clone at W:Vua. m. ana V p. m; for the West at 7 :lu a. m. and 1:40 p.m. 'I he carrlera on R. F. V. routea No. 1 and No. 2 leave the noalotliee at 8:80 daily. Mail leaves For Mt. Hood, daily at U:uO m.; arrivea, 10:2o a. in, - For i:henoweth, Wash., at 7:80 a. m. Tuea dM,Ti uraiinyaai d baturdaya; arrivea aame daya at 6 p. m. For Underwood, Wash., at 7:W a. m. Tuca days, Thursdays and baturUaya; arrives aame daya at $ p. m. For White salmon, Wash., dally at 2:16 p, m.; arrivea at 11 a. m. WHITE SALMON. Fit Hood River daily at a. m.; arrivea at 4:45 p.m. For Husum, Trout Ike and Ouler, Wash., daily at 7 :M) a. m. ; arrivea at 12 m. For Uleiiwood, OUmer and Fuld, Wash., dally at 7 :U0 a. m.; arrivea at 6 p. m. iorPinetial and Snuwden, Wash., at 11:81) a. in. Tuesdays and baturduya; arrivea aame days, In.:) a. in. Cur Bin en, Wash., dally at 4:46 p. m.; ar rives at 8:46 a. m. tl( KTIK-. vAK (JKOVE COUNCIL No. 142, ORDER OK U PEN 1)0. Meets the Second and Fourth Frldava of the mouth. Viaitora cordially wel - coined. F. U. Rkosiub, Counsellor. Miss Nellik Clakk, Secretary. . 0KDKR OK WAKHINGTON.r- Hood River Union No. 112. meets in Odd Fellowa' hall aecond and fourth baturdaya in each month, 7:Uu o'clock. E. L. Rood, President. C. U. Dakin, Secretary. TJOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., meeta in K. ol P. Hall every Wednesday nttfht hi. 11. UL'hhEl.L, v. u. C. U. Dakin, Clerk. Huol) U1VKR CAMP, No. 770, W. O. W., meeta on flrat and third Tuesday ot each month In Odd rellow Hall. A. C. bTATKN, C. C. F. 11. Hlauo. clerk. VrAI'CO.VIA LOlKiK, No. 30, K of P.. meets " in K. ot Hall every Tuesday night. 11. M. llt'KKS, u. C. E. Hemman, K.of R. &S. HUOl) RIVER C11AP1ER, No. 25, O. E. S., meets second and fourth iuelay even ings of eacn mouth. Visitors cordially wel comed. Theksk Caktnkb, W. M, tons. Makv B. Davidson, secretary. HOOD RIVER CIRCLE, No. 624. Women of Woodcrait, meeia at K. of P. llall on the first and thi.d Fridays of each mouth. Iiklen NokroN, tiuardian Neighbor. NLUK H ol.i.0 well, Uera. CANBY 1 OST, No. 16, G. A. R., meeta at A. O. U. W. llall, second and fourth Saturdays of eacn month at 2 o'clock p. m. All U, A. K. uieuibers iuvited to meet with us. ii. 11. Bailey, Commander. T. J. Cuknino, Adjutant. CANBY W.R. C, No. W, meeta second and lourth baturdaysof each month in A. O. U. tt. Hall at i p.m. Mas. A i.ida Shoemaker, President. Mrs. T.J. CUNNiNO, becretary. TJDEN ENCAMPMENT, No. 48, i. o. o. r ., Renular meeting second and fourth Mon days oi each moil la. A.J. oatchkll, C. P. Bert Entkican, Scribe. TDLEW1LI) LODCiE. No. 107, I. O. O. F., meets x in Fraternal Hall, every Thursday night. j. ft. kkeb, a. u. Bert Entrican, Secretary, HOOD RINER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M., meeta third Friday night of each month. (,. U. Castxeb, 11. P. D. McDonald, Secretary. COURT HOOD RIVER No. 42, Foresters ol America, meets Becotid and fourth Mon days In eacn mouih in K. of P. Hall. L. C. Haynes, C. R. F. C. Erosh'S, Financial Secretary. LAUREL REHEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. 87, 1. O. O. F., meets lirst and third Fridays In each month. Francis Morse, N. U. Therkhk CA8TNER, Secretary. HOOD RIVER LODGE No. 105, A. F. and A. M., meets Saturday evening on or before each full moon, D. McDonald, W. M. R. B. Savage, Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 108, United Artisans, meets fir-t and third Wednesdays, work; second and fourth Wednesdays, octal; Arti sans hall. I. McDonald, M. A. JS. M. McCarty, Secretary. RlTERSIDli LODGE No. 68, A. O. U. W., meets first and third Saturdays of each month. E. R. Bradley, Financier. W. B. Shute, W. M. J. O. Haynes, Recorder. R 1VERSIDE LODGE, NO. 40, Degree of Hon or, A. O. U. W. meets first and thlrdbatur- days at 8 p m. Mrs. Sarah Bradley, C. of II. M isa Cora Coi'PLB, Recorder. Mrs. Li'ckktia i rather, Financier J)R. W. T. ROWLEY . PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OCULIST Office and Pharmacy, Hood River Heights. I'lione, Main 9(11. H. HART WIG LAWYER Will Practice in All Courts. Office with Geo. D. Culbertson & Co. Collec tion", Abstracts, Settlement of Estates. HOOD RIVER OREGON c. 11. JEKK1NS, I). M. D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Brldga Work. Telephones: Oflice, 281; residence, 04. OHice over Bank Bldg. Iood River, Oregon L L. DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. M. r. Shaw. Calls rromidly anawered in town or country Day or Night. Telephones: Residence, ell; Office, 613. Oflice over Reed'a Grocery. J F. WATT, M. 1). Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: Office, 281; residence, 21 SURGEON O. R. 4 N. CO. JOHN LELANI) HENDEKSON ATTORNEY-ATLAW. ABSTRACTER, NO TARY PIHLIC and REAL . E8TA1JC AGENT. For 28 years a resident of Oregon and Waah Inrton. Has had many years experience; in Real Estate matters, as abstractor, aearcner of lltlea and ageuk Mitiafactioa guaranteed or no charge. A JAYNE. LAWYER. Abstracts Furnished. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon. p C. BROSiCS, M. D. '. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 121. Oflice Honri: 10 to 11 A. M. i i to nd 6 to 7 P. M. A. W. ONTHANK Votary Public and Real Eatate Agent. Loans. Coile-tiona and Conveyancing. Klre and Life lnsurar.ee in the beat companies, tonography and Typewriting. Oak Street. Head River, Oregea. WEEK'S DOINGS i Newsy Items Gathered f romAII Parts of the World. OP INTEREST TO OUR READERS General Review of Important Happen penlgs Presented In a Brief and Condensed Eorm. The Japanese have begun using the Chinese railway to move men and eup-' plies. The Japanese ate concentrating in three groups with a vitiw of flanking Liao Yang. Another firece land and sea battls has been fought at Port Arthur, which was very costly to both ides. Great Britain's views as to contra band goods are thoroughly in harmony with those of Secretary Hay. Chicago packing employes find the boycott againi-k retailers not the success expet ted, as they are hauling their own ice. Unless Turkey meeta the tprms of Hay by the tiue the fleet teaches Smyrna; Minister ivt'iHiuian will leave his poet. A Chicago flagman gave the wrong signal and in the collision which re sulted five people were killed and a number of others injuied. The bodies of Reven more victims of the terrible Coloiado diopter have been recovered Eighty-two dead havo been found and 32 otlitrs are known to be mining. Turkish soldiers attacked and mur dered a huge number of Armenian women. Two Turkich garrisons have been turned into graveyards by the avenging Armenian men. Tho Japanese fleet has met a reverse off Tort Arthui. New York butcheiB will join the patkers' strike. The government hae' abandoned the Harney valley, Oregon, iirigation pro ject. General Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur, is reported to have committed euciJe. The British steamer Calchae, from Taconia, seized by Russians, has been towed into Vladivostok. Eihgty-two bodies have been reoov reed from the wreck near Pueblo, Colo.i and'more are known to be lost. Famine conditions at Port Arthur are becoming appalling and hospitals are crowded with sick and wounded. Rupsieans are busy strengthening the defenses of Port Arthur fqr the final struggle, which they , are expecting at anyt ime. More minors that Port Arthur has fallen continue to arrive in St. Peters burg, but it is beHeved in the Russian capital that the Japanese are still un able to capture the outworks. German papers condone the sinking of the steamer Thea. . An attempt was made on the life of the president of Uruguay. Kuropatkiu's position at Liao Yang has strong railroad defenses. The destroyer Gnldsboiough will soon have another trial on the Sound. Packers continue to add to their forcee and aro confident of victory. No new forest reserves are to be cre ated in the West until after election. A railroad collision at Boxeman caused ttie death of a traveling engi neer. French troops are being hastily for warded to Tonquin by the French gov ernment. Bids on Grand Ronde reservation lands are to be made public and sent on to Washington. Lack of news from Port Arthur for several days is interpreted at bt, Petersburg as good news. Thirty thousand Chicago stockyard strikers paraileU tlie streets to music oi bauds and headed by a platoon of police. Japan has sent a sUong fleet of gun boats and torpedo boats up the Liao river to head off the retreat of the Rus sians to the west. Montana stockmen have sent a depu tation to Chicago to try and patch up peace. The Russian government has given orders that no more merchant steamers be sunk. The Japanese have taken advantage of mountain passes to outmaneuver the Russians east of Liao Yang. The fall of Port Arthur and the sur render of General Knropatkin are pre dicted to occur on the same day. AHrn B Taiker, Democratic nomi nee foi president, has resigned from the bendh of the New Yorg court of appeals. Two Russian cruisers from the Baltic are chasing a Bteamer which left Eng-land-for Canada, carrying ammunition for Yokohama by way of the Canadian Pacific railway, intormaion has been given the feder al inspector of an infraction of the law by the beef trust. The Chinese general, Ma, may cut oS retreat of Kuropatkin if be tries to escape the Japanese by going through Mongolia. Germany has fleet near C'hefoo; Ex-Governor James T. Lewis, of Wisconsin, is dead. Port Arthur Is preparing for final stand against the Japanese. MEANS MOVE TOWARD MUKDEN. Japanese Concentration Shows At tempt Will Be Made to Cut Line. St. Petersburg, Aug. 11. Although Lieutenant General ,takhaToff reports that there :s no change in the situation around Liao Yang, it is evident from the special dispatches to the Associated Press from Liao Yang and bintstntin that the Japanese are continuing their preparations for a flanking movement which may possibly alter the nature of the expected engagement at Liao Yang, and which may also further delay the crucial development. The conentration of a strong Japan ese forces at Siamatze indicates an in tention to press fjrward toward Muk den, and if possible to cut the commu nications and prevent General Kuro patkin from retiring northward. Gen eral Kuropatkin is evidently aware of this move, and is sending out recon noitring parties from Sintsintin along the Saimatze road. This is shown by the slight en counter with a Japanese outpost within 30 miles of Sintsintin. The Japanese are also bringing strong fortes from Yinkow. Column marching from Niu Chwang with the evident intention of flanking Liao Yang from the westward, included 10,000 Chinese from the island of For mosa, who are Japanese subjects. The Associated Press correspondent at Liao Yang points to the alarming character of this develoment, and feais that the example may prove contagious. If the local Chinese are induced to join the Japanese it will be impossible to dis tinguish the Formosan and Manchtirian Chinese. This revives the spector of Chinese embroilment, with the more remote possibility of foreign entangle ments. There is considerable anxiety re garding the presence of General Yuan Shi Kai, commander in chief of the Chinese forces, and General Ma, with strong forces of troops in the north, lest, should a convenient opportunity present itself, they would be tempted to overstep the bounds of ntutiality. ALASKA MAY FIND FAULT. Department Does for Bankers What It Would Not for Territory. Washington, D. C, Aug. 11. The poetollice department, by issuing an order today at the behest of capitalists and bankers of New York, eliminating all weigtit restrictions on first class mail matter addressed to foreign coun tries where domestic rates do not ap ply, lays itself open ' to criticism of discriminating against Alaska. Last winter an effort was made to induce the department to waive the weight restrictions on first-class mail matter, so that Alafika miners might ship their gold to states by mail in packages weighing more than four pounds, but this privilege was denied. Shippers repretenttd through congressmen that they were now at the mercy of the transportation companies, who weie chatg'iig exhorbitant rates to bring gold to the states, and they theiefore sought the privilege of shipping by mail. The department then held it could not amend its regulation. Now, however, it amends the regulation in order that the banks may more conven iently ship their securities abroad. VEST IS NO MORE. Ex-Senator Passes Away at His Home In Missouri. Sweet Springs, Mo., Aug. 10. After lingering for weeks between life and death, ex-Senatot George Veet passed peacefully away yesterday. Ho had been so near death for the lafct three days that the end came without a struggle. He was conscious until about 2 o'clock Sunday morning, when he sank into a state of coma from which he never aroused He lost the power of speeth HaturJay morning, but for several days before that he talked very imperfectly, and during the last 36 hours of his life his breathing was bare.y perceptible. The flutter of his pulee was all that showed that life still remained. At the bedside when the end came were his wife, Dr. Jarvis, the family physician; Senator Vest's son Alexan der, his daughter, Mrs. Getrge P. Jackson, and her husband, and Mrs. Thoiimson, a niece of Mrs. Vest. The remains were taken to St. Louis last evening for interment in the pri vate tar of A. A. Allen, vice president and general manager of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad. .Will Inspect Submarine Mines. Washington, Aug. 11. Captain George F. Barney, ol the artillery corps, was today ilcta lied for special duty as inspector of submarine mines, and will proceed to the harbor ol San Diego, the mouth of the Columbia river and Plight sound for the purpose of inspect ing and reporting on the condition and Biirlieiency of submarine mining mater- al and the scope and extent of subma rine instruction in liiose naruors Upon completion of this duty he will report to the commanding officer of the artillery district of Puget sound. Capital City Finally Chosen. Melbourne, Victoria, Aug. 11. The location of the federal capital, so long in dispute, is believed to have been finally settled by a vote today in the house of representatives, approving Dalgaty, in the Bombaal district. Dalgaty had previously been selected by the senate. Dalgatyds situated 290 miles south of Sydney, New South Wales, and is 23 miles from the near est railroad station. The population is unuer 300. Japanese Losses Put at 23,000, St. Petersburg, Aug. 11. The Ruse estimates that the Japanese losers thus far as i result of the siege of Port Ar thur, aggregate 23,000 men. F AHPAM MPWC nR IMTBnBCT 1 LINEN MILL TOR SALEM. Plant Costing i 1 00,000 Will Be Opened Early Next Year. Saleru Without asking for a dollai of subsidy or for financial assistance of any kind from the people of this com munity, Eugene Bosse and associates will establish a linen mill in Salem this winter and have it in operation soon after the first of the f"'-... The plant to be estabLJied will re quire an Initial investment of $100,000. It will employ during the first year a force of 100 persons, two-thirds of whom will be women and children. It will handle a ton of flax fiber a day, and will use the product of 3,000 acies of land sowed to flax. This very gratifying outcome of the flax fiber experiments and investiga tions may be credited in a latge mcas uie to theefforts of the Oregon Women's Flax Fiber association, the leading spiritB of which were Mrs. W. P. Lord, Mrs, O. N. Denny and Mrs. 11. L. Pittock. Seven or eigth years ago those zealous women began the experi ments which demonstrated the high quality of the fiber irom Oregon grown flax. Since that time the atteniton ol flax experts has been attracted to Salem, where the experiments were oonducted. Though the Oregon Wo men's Flax Fiber association discontin ued its work because it had accom plished what it had started out to do and was not able to . carry the w ork further, its efforts were productive of esults whose importance cannot yet be estimated. SOUTHWARD FROM SEASIDE. Extension of Astoria & Columbia River Road Again Discussed. Astoria The extension of the Atturia & Columbia River railroad from Sea side south is again being discussed, and this time there is evidently some basis for the rumor, although notliing offi cial on the subject carl be obtained. Below S. aside is a fine ledge of rock, and Eome time ago there was talk of opening it up to secure rook for the jetty extension, EngV-ieerIegardt, of Fort Stevens, and Superintendent Mc- Guire, of the railway company, have made an inspection trip over the pro posed line, and examined the rock in the ledge. They are said to be well pleased with the result of th ir inves tigations. When the extension is built, it will also be used to tiring logs for the Seaside Lumber companny from its timber holdings in that vicinity, and the asset st on is made that A. B. Hammond has made a contract with the mill company to b II it his timber, also located in that section, at. $2 per thousand Btumpnge. ' Tests Detroit Granite. Albanv Maior J. W. Abbott, of Washington, D. C, the national got.d roads expert who has charge of good roads work of the government in Ore gon, was in Albany and tested the granite from the Detroit quarry. The granite is to be UBed on the roadB of Marion county, and a street in Salem will be pave! with the rock as an ex periment. Major Abbott stated that the granite was of an excellent quality for building puroses, but might be tco hard for-road work. It will, however, make an excellent foundation for a pavement or read. Pleased With Grand Ronde. La Grande Professor L. B. Greene, of the Minnesota argiculttiral college, who is making a tour of the state in the interest of the O. R. & N. Co., ac companied by Industiial Agent Colonel Judeon, aie in the city and have been looking over the Grand Ronde valley. It will be given a write-up in the East ern press. Processor Greene spoke of this valley as being one of the finest and most prolific he had seen in all his travels, and was particularly interest ed in the growing of beets and the im mense sugar factory in La Grande. Nugget Worth 476. Grants Pass Word has been re ceived of the finding of a very valuable nngget near Holland, about 40 miles fiom here. The nugget is valued at $475, and is said to be nearly the shape of a shoe and to be very smooth and symmetrical. The find was made by "Jake Glippel at bis place on Holen creek, neai Holland. The fact that this find was in the vicinity of the Briggs c'aims gives it an added inter est. Opening Road to. Blue River Mines. Eugene The work of rebuilding the wagon road to the Blue River mines will begin next week with a force of 30 men and 15 teams. The amount raised by pi ivate subscription will lie about $3,000 and an equal amount will be given by the county court, making a fund of $K,000, "hich will put the road in good condition. Farmers' Line In Linn County. Albany Another link in the chain of telephone lines that is rapidly con necting all the villages and hamlets has been completed. Ibis one is be tween Peoria and Fliedd, and connects II the farmhouses along the line with the two towns as well as with other I farmers in the country. - ' TROLLEY AROUND GRAND RONDE. New Electric Line Will Develop Union County. La Grande The people of Grand Ronde valley, who have long waited for the advance of an electric railway through Union county, will soon see their hopes realiced. Engineer Davidson and a corps ot surveyors will be on the ground by the middle of this week. The company behind this scheme is known as the Eastern Oregon Development company, of which T. W. Davidson is president and W. E. Davidson is secretary and treasurer. The road will conned all to the prin cipal points in the valley in addition to circling the valley. ' The survey and first estimate will cost about $10,000, and $1,000,000 will be invested before the road is in operation. In addition to the great amount of produce and fruits to be handled by the new line there are many hundred million feet of lumber that may thus be brought to market, and numerous big lumtier plants will exist where at present are small mills. Rval estate will be valued much higher and all will reap a harvest from their interests here. CLACKAMAS COUNTY PRODUCTS. First Steps Toward Securing Ex hibit for I DOS Fair. Oregon City The Clackamas county court has issued a call asking the farm ers of e ch precinct of the county to as semble and name delegates to attend a sort of a convention that will be held at Oregon City October 6, in connection with the meeting of the court. This is a step preliminary to the gathering of an exhibit of the resources of Clack amas county to be made at the Lewis and Clark fair tinder the terms of the offer of the Lewis and Clark commis sion, which agrees to purcha e at cash value the exhibit from each county at a cost not to exceed $500. The call also requests the farmers to reserve the cream of their products this year as a nucleus of a creditable collection 'to be sent from Clackamas to the 1905 fair. Marion Will Assist In Road Building. Sa'.om The county court of Marion county has decided to act in conjunc tion witli the Linn county court in considering the matter of opening a wagon road to connect the Corvallls & Eastern railway with the Deschut-s country, east of the Cascades. If pos sible, County Judge Scott will go with a representative of Linn county and in vestigate the feasibility of the plan and the prubable cost ol conshuctlon. Hon. John Minto, who laid out tho Minto trail through the Cascades, will ac company the party and act as guide, pointing out what he believes to be a shortei and easier route than the old trail. Forty Acres of Walnuts. Newberg The 40-ac.re English wal nut orchard at Dundee, two miles from here, which has been watched with so much intieestand which bore a light crop last year, will bear heavily thie season, considering the age of the trees, which are rugged and healthy. Cap tain G. W. Peters, who is in charge of the orchard, is very enthusiastic over KiikIibIi walnut prospects in this sec tion. He says the nuts from this orcb ard have been compared with samples from over the United States and even foreign countries, and found very much suerior. Center at Eugene. Eugene The Willamette Valley Electric railway company haa been in corporated for $1,000,000. Eugene will be the center of operations. The county court is asked to give a fran chise from Eugene to Blue river, Eu gene to Florence, Eugene to Cottage Grove, F.ugene to Junction anil on north to the county line. Benton county will be asked to give a fran chise to Cor vail is The idea is to con nect with the line from Salem to Port land. Plenty of capital is behind the movement. Growth of Asylum Roll. Salem The poulation of the Oregon state insane asylum experienced an un usually rapid giowth last month, when the total reached 1,371. The monthly report of the superintendent shows the following statistics: Number of pa tients July 1, 1,355; received during July, 65; escapes returned, 2; dis chaiged, 27; died, 10; eloped, 4; re maining Angust 1, 1,371. The cost of maintenance per capita per month was $9.62 and per day, 31 cents. Survey of New Electric Line. Salem Manager L. B. French, of the Portland & Southern railway com pany, which proposes to build an electric line from Canemah to Salem, is in Salem making arrangements for a permanent survey of the route for his road. The survey will begin at once nd it is his expectation that a consid erable portion of the construction work will'be completed this year. AMERICAN CONSULATE STONED. Troops Called Out to Protect Charge d'Affalres at Bogota. Panama, Aug. 10.--No information has been received at the American lega tion here from Bogota regarding re ports circulated in the United States and said to have been sent from Pana ma that an outbreak occurred at Bogota Friday last when the American con sulate was stoned by a mob and troops called out to protect Alhen G. Snyder, the charge d'affaires. The American minister believes that the consulate was stoned and alleged it was the act ol irresponsible persons, caused by the feeling against the United States, which obtains in Colombia. i Washington, Aug. 10. Although the state department has not received any information of the reported stoning of the American legation at Bogota, yet the officials manifest a live interest in everything pertaining to the matter. Very recent advices from Colombia in dicated a peaceful condition of affairs, with the exception of possible political complications growing out of General Reyes presidential candidacy. Presumably the feeling of dissatis faction that followed General Reyes' failure to obtain any money from the United States in payment of Panama still exists in Colombia, and this may have given rise to unfriendly demon strations against the American repre sentatives at Bogota, if this has oc curred. Still the confident belief here is that General Reyes will prompty deal with any trouble that might occur and thus avoid complications with this government. The charge d affairB is a West ir- ginia appointee and a newspaper work er by profession. PLUNGE IN CREEK. Engine and Five Coaches Wrecked In Colorado. Fueblo, Colo., Aug. 10. Train No. 11, ttie Missouri Pacific flyer, crashed through a brige over an arroya, on Dry creek, near Kden, on the Denver & lfio Grande railroad, about eight miles from Puelilo at 8 o'clock this morning. The accident was caused by the heavy rains which wrecked the bridge. The extent of the injuries to the pas sengers has not been received here, but it is rumored that some fatalities re sulted. It is estimated that of the 125 pas sengers on board the ill-fated train, be tween 80 and 100 lost their lives, eith er by the waters of the raging torrent, or beneath the wreckage. Upon the news reaching Fueblo a special train, bearing all the available surgeons and the Rio Grande and Mis souri Pacific officials, left for the scene. About 11 o'clock a second train, carry ing stretchers, colli ns and a number of officials, was Bent out from the union station. About 1:45 o'clock the relief train returned to the city bringing those who escaped with their lives, numbering 17, all bo far as now known who have not fallen victims of the disaster. FUNDS FOR FIGHT. Chicago Unions to Be Assessed for Striking Meat Packers. Chicago, Aug. 10. All the labor unions in Chicago have indorsed the stockyards strike. After listening to the strikers side of the controversy, which waB presented to them by Mich ael J. Donnelly, president of the atrik- ing Butchers .union, the Chicago fed eration of Labor, which is composed of every labor organization in Chicago and has a membership of nearly 300,000, adopted resolutions tonight pledging the moral and financial support of the federated body as long as the strike continues. Faeh member of the central body will be assessed a small, Bum per week, and the whole amount will be turned over to the Btriking unions to help in the support of tho strikers and their families during the struggle with the packers. The exact amount each member is to be assessed waB left in the hands of a committee, with orders to report results tomorrow. While the officials of the Federation of Labor were unable tonight to give an exact estimate of the amount of money they would secure from this source, it was stated that the total sum would he well up in the thousands each week. Vessels Will Carry Coal. Constantinople, Aug. 10. The porte has practically accepted the verbal notification made Saturday by the Rus sian ambassador, M. Zinavieff, of the impending passage ol the Dardanelles by some vessels of the volunteer fleet laden with coal. This notification was accompanied by assurances that the vessels would preserve the character of the merchantmen throughout the voy age. To avoid difficulty, it also in cluded textual reproduction of the Russian declaration in the official note addressed to tire Russian embassy. Lose at Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Aug. 10. A tele gram from Chefoo, dated August 7, sayB that, according to Chinese infor mation, a fierce battle was fought on the land side of I'oit Arthur August 5. The Japanese aie reported to have been repulsed with great loss, the killed alone being estimated at 10,000, while the Russians' loss was about 1,000. The telegram says Lieutenant General Stoessel was personally in command of the troops. Advancing on Mukden. Liao Yang, Aug. 1. The Japanese are advancing on Mukden and it is probable that a simultaneous attack will be made on Mukden and Liao Yang, in which case a decisive battle is assured. RIGHTS IN WAR Hay Makes Declaration Re garding Neutral Nations. DOES NOT AGREE WITH RUSSIA Latter Country Once Took Occasion to Dissent From the Inclusion of Coal As Contraband. Washington, Aug. 10. "The recog nition in principle, of the treatment of coal and other fuel, and raw cot ton-ai absolutely contraband of war, might ultimately lead to a total inhibition of the sale by neutrals to the people ot belligerent states, cf alt articles which could be finally converted to military uses. Such an extension of the prin ciple, by tieating coal and other fuel, and raw cotton as absolutely contra band of war, simply because they are Bhippcd by a neutral to a non blockad ed port of a belligerent, would not ap pear to be in accord with the reasona ble and lawful rights of a neutral com merce." The circular is based on a declara tion by the Russian government that coal, naphtha, alcohol and other fuels have been declared contraband. While cotton could be made into clothing for the military uses of a bel ligerent, the secretary adds that a mil itary use might possibly he made of foodstuffs of every description which might be shipped from neutral ports to the blockaded ports of a belligerent. The principle tinder consideration might, therefore, he says, "be extended so as to apply to every article of hu man use, which might be declared con traband of war simply because it might ultimately become uselul to a belliger ent lor military purposes, The secretary speaks of coal and oth er fuel and cotton as being employed for a gnat many innocent purposes, and Unit many nations are dei endent on them for the conduct of inoffensive industries, adding: "And no snflltient prcsupmtionof an intended warlike use seems to be afford ed oy the mere fact of their destination to a belligerent port." He declares that the recognition in principle of the treatment of coal and other fuel and raw cotton as contraband of war might ultimately lead to a total inhibition ot the sale by neutrals to the people of belligerent states of al) articles which could be finally converted to military uses. This, the secretary contends, would not appear to he in accord with the reasonable and lawful rights ol commerce. - Secretary Hay d:rects attention to the West African conference in 1884, when Kufsia "took occasion to dissent vigon utly from the inclusion cf coal amorg such articles contraband of war, and declared that she would categoric ally refuse her consent to any articles in any treaty or instrument whatever, which would imply its recognition as such." TALKS PLAINLY TO TURKEY. Hay Informs Her American Patience Is Nearly Exhausted. Washington, Aug. 10. Secretary Hay today bluntly told Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister here, that the patience of the American government iH well nigh exhausted. The minister is expected to communicate this infor mation to his home governmnt speedi ly. Chekib Bey had no instructions from tne porte when he called at the state department today. He had seen the newspaper reports of the state de partment to Second M inister LeiHhinan'a efforts diplomatically at, Constantino pie by the presence of a fleet of Ameri can warships in Tuikiah waters, and he doubted the n'pori;. fcticietary Hay soon satisefid him on that point, ana ttie uiiniBter returned to his legation to frame a dispatcli for the informaton of the Turkish foreign offlce. He did not care to make a statement himself as to the nature of hhj inter view with Secretary Hay. There ap peared to be an impression In the mind of (lie Turkish statesman that because the president of the United States could not make war without the consent of congress, he thereby was estopped from indulging in a demonstration to for ward liis purpose) to secure fair treat ment for the Americans Jn Turkey. When Chekib Bey left the Mate depart ment lie evidently was in a state of con cern over what he' had heard. Fired on by Japanese Boat. Niu Chwang, Aug. 104 A Japanese gunboat, which has returned here Irom a trip up the rivet, reports that she fired a lew shots at tho sunken Russian gunboat Sivoeh, which, it is stated, was scuttled by her crew and not blown up. The Russians destroyed their stores before leaving for Haicheng, either owing to being in a hurry or on account of defectivt transportation. All is quiet here and trade is fairly brisk, considering the ciicumstances. Everybody apparently is well contented with the Japanese occupation. Approve Circular of Hay. London, Aug. 10. The Times and other newspapers this morning contain editorials strongly approving the circu lar issued by Mr. Hay, the American secretary of state, as to what constitutes contraband of war. The Times says: "Mr. Hay lays down a sound and reas onable rule on the subject. We trust that our government will not delay in letting it be known that we fully share the views of the United States, and that we Shall uphold them." Rush for North Dakota Land. Devirs Lake, N. D., Aug. 10. From 3,000 to 4,000 strangers were in Devil's Lake today when the government open ed the registration booth. Twelve hundred persons registered today. n i s t 4 J Cf) o o