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rirTY-rOugxa YEAS NO. 3. ; . 1 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY,. MORNING, MARCH 14, 1905. " XtRST SECTIOlf EIGHT PAQE3.
AN EASY PREY
FOR JAPANESE
DISORGANIZED, WEARIED AND
HUNGERED ARMY TRAPPED.
TIE PASS SCENE OF NEXT BATTLE
Russian General Has Now Less Than
One Hundred Thousand Fight
ing Men.
Brown Men Suffer Small Loss Now
Attempting to Solve Problem of Dis
position of Muscovite Prisoners All
Will Be Sent to Japan From Dalny.
The. Russian general staff reports
that "the main lody has already com
pleted its retreat, and the rear guard
to the southward is falling back" slow
l.v"
What either the "main body" or the
i . . . .
"rar giari consists oi nas not ueen
definitely fixed, but from dispatches
from the Associated Press correspond
ents with the Japanese and the Rus
sian, the two fom biDed must be but
a Hfnall portion of the army which Gen
eral Kuiopatkin gathered .along tho
I 1 1 k s of the Hhahke and the ; Hun
riven. And yet those who reached Tie
J':rss, worn out from days of fighting,
are not out of danger, the Japanese,
it is rejMirfd, having already started
tither' turning movement whieh will
I.,ri- the KiissiaiiH onto the plains north
nt' Tie Pass, where, in their, disorgan
ized state, they will be easy prey for
tlo- viitorv flushed soldier of the
Mikado.
Ah to the losses, Knropatkin admits
r,o,ooi won tided were earried off the
Ii -Id. This, with the 20,500 dead left
,n i he field, 40,000 prisoners and 200
it-it in hospitals, comes somewhat near
er the latest Japanese estimate that
Knropatkin cannot have more than
joo.ooo effective fighting men with him.
The Japanese losses have been re
mrirkaldy light, in view of the length
and severity of the fighting.
In jill the speculation of peace, one
point that . is coming to the front is
thai li'.is-tia would prefer-to settle di
rect !v with Japan than with a third
nation. This is in line with the dream
.f manf lending Russians that the nat
ural allies in the Far East are Japan
ami lf.issia, the? being the only na
ti.m whose uoirtailrs border on Korea
anl Manchuria, both having interests
ht'fUto those of trade.
-Vtr Chwang, March 13. The ques
tion of transporting and caring for the
thousands of Russian prisoners is now
engrossing the attention of the Jap
anese authorities. It is said that over
4it.rnH will be sent to Japan by way
of Dalny and large numocrs will be
shipod from Yinkow as soon as the
Lino. river opens. The Japanese officers
say the Russian soldiers are surrender
ing in :t constant stream and that great
l.odies of men are kneeling to beg
mercy of the victors. Starving wound
ed and half frozen, the Russians, the
officers say, are biding in the country
side and, as their escape is impossible,
they must either surrender or starve
to death, as the country is denuded of
provisions. The Japanese report that
the stores of charcoal captured by
them exceed the quantities in their
possession lefore the battle of Muk
den. Knroki's Army in the Field, North
east of Mukden, Sunday via Knshun),
March 12. Kvery hour increases the
magnitude of the disaster suffered by
the Russian armies. Tonight 2.",000
dead nro known to have been left on
e
119 Causes of Shoes
received yesterday containing
. 3249 PAIR.S
This is the first installment of our New Spring Styles.
There are two'more shipments now on the way ami more
to follow. They are
are beauties.
Barefoot Sandals for
dren in several grades.
Another shipment of those
ut Morula SUITINGS
received yesterday.
The patterns are swell and
the prices are remarkably
low. -
tomes
li ; Salem's Cheapest One-price Cash Store jj
the field, making the casualties at least
100,000, ' ,-- ' ! ' i
Between fifty and sixty, thousand
prisoners, some seventy guns, and enor
mous quantities of ammunition and pro
visions fell into the hands of the Jap
anese. The Japanese losses do not ex
reed those of former great battles,
even Kuroki's army losing only 5000.
j Field Marshal Oram a 's plans com
pletely deceived General Kuropatkia-
The Russian commander misjudged the
positions and strength of the Japanese,
The retreat from Mukden began
March 9, and became a demoralized
flight when the Eussians discovered
that their egress was being blocked by
the Japanese infantry and artilbry
rrora tne east, the rapid approach of
the Japanese was a complete surprise
to - the Russians, who, expected their
retreat would be harrassed only by the
Japanese cavalry irom tne westward.
SLAUGHTERED, SEEKS SYMPATHY
Russians Put Up Big "Holler" as Ex
cuse for Letting Japs Reach
Their Rear.
WASHINGTON, March 13. From
the foreign office at Tokio the Japanese
legation received a disoateh bearing on
the report that the Russian government
has acain drawn the attention of the
powers with the statement to the ef
fect that the Japanese troops are guilty
of a violation of China's neutrality, as
fheir appea ranee behind the Russian
army in the western part of the Fen
ten nrovineo must have been effected
by taking a route through Mongolia
"As a matter of fact," the Japanese
diaaptch from Tokio say, "the imper
ial forces have never passed through
Mongolian territory, while Russia has
long been drawine supplies from Mon
golia and always has been sending there
disguised or armed troops which, intim
idating the native princes or people,
have caused them to render assistance
to the Russians in the rear."
RAILROAD WRECK IN COLORADO.
Passenger Trains Come Together; Din
ing Car Conductor Fatally In
jured and Two Others Hurt.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March
1.1. Missouri Pacific passenger train
No. 11, southitonnd, running on the
Denver & Rio Grande tracks, collided
with the Denver & Rio Grande passen
ger train No. 4, northbound, last night
at Fountain fourteen miles south of
hpre and ten persons were injured. No.
4 was heading in from the south end
of the sidetrack to allow No. lljto pass,
that train having the right-of-way, but
before it could clear the main line Ho.
11 crashed into the dining car, over
turning it, together with a tourist
sleeper. The most seriously injured are:
Conductor J. F. Creighton, of 'the din
ing car, internal injuries; may die.
Charles E. Richardson, Buffalo, N. Y.,
esriouslv cut about head and shoublers.
Mrs. Richardson, right arm broken
and injured in the back.
TERRORISTS ABROAD IN
LAND.
Internal Discontent Still Evident
Russia More Officials At
tacked. in
ST. PRTERSBURO, March 14 Far
ther terrorist attempts are reported
Lieutenant Kouloff, of the Volga Cos
sacks, was mortaliv wounded by revolu
tionary in the courtyard of his house at
Krenenchug, in supposed revenge for
his share in suppressing the disorders
in Moscow.
The chief of police at Minsk was at
tacked by a man armed with a revolver
but escaped unhurt.
! Revolutionary proclamations have
been discovered at Crohstadt, inciting
sailors and dockyard workers to fit out
warships, or to damage them to prevent
their sailing. There was a rumor of an
explosion in Moscow last night close to
the walls of the Kremlin.
brand the most satisfactory line of foot
wear ever produced. .
We are showing all the new lasts in
black and . tan.
The new Oxfords and Gibson Ties
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WILL IT BE
TURNED DOWN
FLAX QUESTION UP TO SALEM'S
IDLE CAPITAL.
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WHAT WILL THE ANSWER BE?
County, City and Commercial Club
May Act Together Upon the
1 Proposition.
Business Men and Others Will Be Ask
ed to Subscribe to Capital Stock of
$200,000 to Establish Linen Mill W.
S. Pradwell Talks From Shoulder.
"Why stand ye here all the day idle!
Go ye also into the vineyard; and
whatsoever is right, that shall ye re
ceive." Matt. 20:6-7.
The above quotation, though scrip
tural, applies very appropriately to the
apparent attitude of the financial in
terests of thecity of Salem toward the
flax fiber and prospective linen indus
try as pointed out by W. 8. Pradwell
to those who were in attendance at
the Commercial Club meeting last
night. Ife pointed it out so strongly,
too, that it will leave an impression
upon the minds of those who have the
best interests of tne community, us
well as their own, at heart to such
a degree that it is likely to bear good
fruit -in the not very distant future.
In other words, he stated that an in
dustry was lying right at the very
doors of the eity, like a rich ledge of
bidden gold, ready to give forth its
great wealth and distribute it among
the people and that all that was neces
sary was for some enterprising person
or persons to take hold, develop it and
reap the rich reward. He had refer
ence to the flax industry, ami there
was none present to dispute his predic
tion and good advice.
Mr. Pradwell attended the meeting
of the Commercial Club last evening
for the sole purpose of arousing local
interest in the flax industry, whieh is
being slowly but surely developed by
Eugene Bosse and his recent assistant,
J. II. Atherton, of Honolulu, and, al
though some little V cold water ' was
thrown upon the proposition, he suc
ceeded admirably ami his efforts will
doubtless avail much toward mapping
out the future growth and development
of the wonderful resources of the Wil
lamette valley. He was sent here ex
pressly by the llarriman syndicate for
this sole purpose, and when the big
railroad magnate sees fit to take an in
terest in any certain industry there is
certainly something in it.
Everybody in Salem knows the his
tory of the efforts of Mr. Bosse in
demonstrating the virtues of the Ore
gon grown flax fiber in the manufac
ture of all known products from the
finest linens and cordages down to the
coarser crashes and twines, and his
vain attempts, so far, indncing local
capital to finance the establishment of
a linen mill here, during the past three
years. How he has worked hard and
faithfully to develop the industry
which he has uncovered to the eyes of
the people of Salem, only to meet disap
pointment and discouragement, after
suffering a loss of about $20,000 in the
destruction of his fiber which he had
stored in the obi flouring mills without
insurance. Bnt he still perseveres, hop
ing against hope that some enterprising
party or parties, who are able to carry
the project through to a successful ter
mination, will venture along and snap
it up as if it were a gold mine. He
has tried all sorts of schemes and in
ducement in his efforts to convince
local capital of the great future of the
industry, which, if developed, would
prove a strong rival to the great hop
and fruit industries of this valley, bnt
be is unable to find anyone who has
confidence enough in it, even after he
has demonstrated beyond all possibil
ity of a dotfbt that what he claims for
Oregon flax fiber is true, to stake a
few paltry thousand dollars of their
otherwise idle money toward bringing
about its development.
Mr. HoMte now has associated with
bim J. II. Atherton, of Honolulu, who
is now in Pasadena, California. Mr.
Atherton has interested himself in the
enterprise to the extent of his means
and is still firmly enongh convinced
of its true worth to stake a goodly sum
more in the' establishment of a linen
mill here. Being unable to raise enough
capital to start the industry out as
it should be, about $200,000, Messrs.
Atherton and Bosse propose to do the
next best thing start in within their
means, invest about $25,000 fn the es
tablishment of a mill upon a small
scale and increase its eaapcity pro
portionately with the growth 6f the
industry. If the desired capital can
be raised, $200,000,' it will start the
enterprise upon sueh a sound footing
that it cannot Kelp bnt succeed, where
as, if started upon the smaller scale
there would be so much waste material
which could not be worked up here
on account of the lack of mechanical
facilities, it would probably take sev
eral years to bring it up to its full
standard. Mr. Pradwell 's mission here
is to. interest local capital sufficiently
fn the venture to ghf it a good start
and it is hoped that be , will succeed.
He has procured a good start and th
seed he has sown cannot help but bring
good results. ;Upon being Introduced
to the assemblage, and reciting the ex
periences of Mr. Bosse as they had
been related to him. Mr. Pradwell said:
; There is one thing that has been
stated in my connection and , that s
I am here In the interest of the llarri
man syndicate. While it is true that
I am employed afcd represent the great
llarriman system of railroads, the real
truth is that I, as well as my employ
ers, sro interested in the-prosperity of
the farmer or 4 the merchant, and the
interests which I represent are ready
and willing to take advantage of every
opportunity to aid. in the development
ef all of the ' communities along our
lines. ' la developing the country
through which we pass we are directly
developing our own interests. jTbat,is
sines, lni nax jnuuwj, ri pv-
es, hat been called to the. atten
tion of hit enlDlovers: thev have in
vestigated, you may rest assured, and
they believe that it "is a-great thing
ior tbis country and!, especially this
vauey immediately contiguous to ta
leru. If they were not they would
not take the ; trouble and expense of
sending me out here to talk the matter
over with you. Some of the citizens
of your city have been- -writing about
the industry to the fort land omce.
These letters reached the headquarters
-in Chicago, through the Portland and
through the Chicago office the Sew
York headquarters. After they reached
the latter destination they were thor
oughly gone over and investigated to
their entire satisfaction that the sue
cessfnl growing of flax in Oregon had
been accomplished and that it could be
produced in large quantities.
4 Then comes the question of: What
is to be done with the flax? In what
shape is the product and the disposal
of the samef I have learned that the
grotrth of two years had been stored
away by Mr. Bosse, only to be totally
lost to him. He washofding this fiber,
I understand, until such time as a linen
mill was erected in Salem, to be manu
factured into- ill kinds of linen and
eordages. From what Mr. Bosse has
told me J. am a firm believer in him;
that he has a . thorough knowledge of
the business, having been brought up
in it. Mr. Bosse tels me, and he shows
letters from authorities on flax from
all parts -of the flax-growing world to
" M. : . 1 . rf"V . ' .
prove 11, lost uregoir nax is equal 11
not better than that grown in any
part of the world, and here it is right
in the very borders of the beautiful
city of Salem, lying undeveloped, going
begging.
"What are the ffentlemen of Salem
going to 1(0 with the flaxf. What are.
they going to do with the product.
right at their veryi doors f The devel
opment of this great industry will add
greatly to the value of the property of
this section of the state; will increase
the population and reduce taxation to
the minimum, beside bringing in vast
wealth -to those who are brave enough
to ventnre the investment of some of
their idle money in i(. Look at the
great sheep and wool industry of your
state todav. What was it 20 years aigof
Do you remember how it starteu with
only a few small bands of sheep. What
have you now in Oregon in the way
of woolen rojllsf Look at the institu
tion you have out near the depot.- Does,
anybody here doubt that the sheep and
wool industry of Oregon has a wide
reputation!
'What would there be in the flax
industry with the whole Pacific coast
for a market? 1 am informed by Mr.
Bosse tht-be can produce flax in Oregon
at from 10 to 12. cents per pound,
whereas it cannot be produced by the
manufacturers in the Kast for less than
IS cenjs per joiuid, beside the freight
anil tare. He cair throw his product
upon the n(arkct at a much less price
than can the Hi stern mill, minus the
frcijit. Then the question again arises:
What will Salem dol Shall you aban
don it and let it ret until soma enter
prising Kast or n capitalist comes i n a nd
gobbles it np and ship the -profits back
there? Or will we take a very small
portion of the large sum of unused
capital that is lying idle in the banks,
of no benefit to the owner or the bank
er, organize a eoriwration with a capi
tal of $200,0O0, which cannot help but
"be' successful and pay large dividends?
Why is- this money allowed to remain
idle, when it can be put into circula
tion and "become a benefit, not onlv to
the man. owner of the property, the
merchant, but induce people to come
here and locate and rotate flax with
their other farm products!
"There is not another place on the
Pacific, coast that raises this product.
Where is the market? Why the mill
here could not supply half of the. de
mand. The market is here. , The in
dustry will develop itself and grow
and extend all over the country . until
you can go back East and compete with
the Eastern mills. Appoint; a commit
tee to make the Canvass, rame the cap
ital and get a man to manage the in
dustry, some one who -understands the
manufacture of materials from - flax
fiber from A to Z. Put in 5000 acres
of flax the first year. and I'll venture
to say it will' increase to 20,000 in the
course of a very few years with the
mill running at -full capacity. The
Southern Pacific will aid and assist in
its accomplishment. I came here with
the intention of offering yon a market,
but I find there is no need of that now,
you have all the market you want right
here. There would be no trouble to
find a man to manage the mill, and no
doubt he would invest his ownl money
in it.
Messrs. Atherton and Bosse are. do
ing their very best to get this thing
launched. It is my intention of meet
ing Mr. Atherton, either in Pasadena
or San Francisco, and report to hm
what artion will be taken, here toward
accomplishing that object. I am given
to understand that these two gentlemen
will take $25,000 worth of stock in the
industry. Do not cast doubt upon such
a valuable proposition as this. Boost;
don't knock. Build the mill and then
find a man to conduct it. Whatever
you do do one tHog: Take advantage
of this great flax industry opportunity
before it is too late. " ' -
Mr. Pradwell was followed by Mr.
Albert, who did not' have much faith
in the proposition. Thought it im-
SracticaL Had been! tried here before,
0 years ago and had proved a failure.
Local capital could not be induced to
take hold of it. Was too great a risk;
etc. He was followed by Mr. Frank
Davey, who differed from Mr. Albert
entirelv in the feeling that It was not
Impossible to launch the industry, bnt
quite practical and that; if six good,
substantial business men would - take
hold of it and give it the stamp of
their approval it could be accomplished
and very easily. All that it needs, said
Mr. ' Davey, is the confidence of the
people backed up by the influence of
business men, having this there would
be no trouble to raise the money. Sev
eral others took the floor upon the sub
ject and talked i very ? encouragingly,
hoping it could be pulled through with
the assurance of their bfrarty support.
The., suggest ion" wa made that jthe
county court-appoint one man, the coun
cil another and the club another to
form a committee, who. with the co
operation s of the railroad company
would have no trouble in financing the
enterprise. Mr. Pradwell will be In
the city for a few ! days more before
he goes to California, to see Mr. Ather
ton. . , ' ,
EVERYTHING
SHIP-SHAPE
PROSPECTS BRILLIANT FOR ROUS-
IKO CONVENTION.
ALL ARRANGED BUT DETAILS
Railroad Signifies Willingness to Co-op
erate. With Enterprising Citie
of Valley.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held by Greater
Salem Commercial Club Last Evening
When Matters Pertaining: to Gather
ing Were Discussed-
There is every indication that the
desires of the people of Western and
Southern Oregon will be granted inso
far as the speeial. rateg and special ex
cursions for the carrying of visitors to
the Lewis and Clark Fair upon side
trips through the state tore concerned.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
W. E. Coman, of the Southern Paeiuc
lines, in Oregon, has said o and that
is all of the assurance that is desired.
All that is now necCsSarys for the
people to make their; wants known,
through the medium jof their commer
cial bodies and the railroad will at
tend to the rest. j
Matters are fast taking definite shape
in relation to the Western Oregon De
velopment League convention which is
scheduled to be held in this citv on
Wednesday, March 23, morning, after
noon and evening. , That it will be the
largest gathering of its kind, aside
from the state league convention, ever
held in the state there is little doubt;
and that it will prove an unqualified
success, in every particular there is still
less doubt, at least it will not be the
fault of the Greater Salem Commercial
Club and the special committee repre
senting that body if it is not. The
date of the convention has been set, the
program, which will be a hummer, is
well along toward completion; there is
plenty of assurance of a good atten
dance with enthusiasm in proportion
and, last evening, the Salem Commer
cial Club decided unanimously that the
delegates and guests in attendance up
on the convention will le accorded a
hearty and substantial) reception and
entertainment, in the form of a banquet
and smoker, and at the expense of the
Greater Salem Commercial Club.
Already, and within the brief space
or one nan nour at me meeting iasi
night, $30 in voluntary subscriptions
was raised toward defraying tne ex
penses of this entertainment and re
freshment program, which is only a
good start along the line of what will
be done. It is not proposed to make
this banqnet a "cheap' ' affair, on the
contrary it will be such as will redonnd
to the credit of the citv and the citi
zens thereof, and to do Yhis it will re
quire a fund of from $150 to $200. This
fund is to be Taised by subscription
from the public-spirited citizens of this
city. There is no question that it will
be raised in one dav as the matter has
been referred to the special committee
which has the arrangement proeram in
hand. Frank Davev, J. L. Stockton and
E. Hofer. who will push it- through to
a successful termination.
The meeting last night was called to
order by President Hofer. Chairman
Davev, of the. special committee on ar
rangements, took the floor and outlined
the work of the committee as accom
plished up to elate in a brief and con
cise statement. Summarized, he said:
The committee has fixed a date for the
convention; issued invitations; outlined
a program of entertainment, which is
working out well; has decided to take
advantage of the kindly hospitality of
Proprietor J. Conner, of the Willamette
Hotel, in the extending of an invitation
to use his parlors during the convention
for. the reception of delegates, eonfef
eneesr ete., and also upon living a barf
quet and smoker to the delegates and
guests upon the occasion of the conven
tion. All of this was unanimously rat
ified and concurred in by those present,
and all arrangement so far a could be
under he circumstances were complet
ed: aside from the minor details which
will be attended to later as they arise.
After a brief statement of the objects
of the convention, which were substan
tially, for the development and exploi
tation of the wonderful resources of the
westren twirt of Oreponi and to devise
plans to induce people j who visit the
Lewis and nark Fir to extend their
trio through the vallevs to the'wouthern'
part of the stnte. a general discussion
arose dnring which suggestions were
offered ft tp what should be done to
bring this about. . Tmpromtdu talks
were made by J. 1L Alhert. Frank
Davey, J. L. Stockton. F. N. Derby,
Mayor Waters. Gideon Stolt and others."
all of whom expressed , their ideas of
what steps should be taken for the best
interests of the entire vailed and West
ern and Southern Oregon. The consen
su of opinion was that an energetic ef
fort should be out forth to prevail upon
fthe Southern Pacific, Company to grant
a special round trip rate for visitors,
pood for thirty days, in order to; afford
them an opportunity to get out of Port
land aad take an obsecration tour of
the interior the state where exists
all' of the agricultural and horticultural
wealth. i
W. S. Pradwell, representing the nar
riman railroad system, and here on? a
knee Lai mission to assist in ; the promo
tion of thej fla fibre industry, stated
that the through" rates to thc Lewis and
Clark Fair from all points West of fhe
Missonria wontd.be $5 and that
the rate via Csliforn is would be $65.
Those coming bv the latter rou".e wouM
be wanted "top-over privileges ' and
would probablv "not reou ire a special
rate, bnt the parties who come by the
more direct! rout should be given a
snecial rnd trip ratej TTe though't
this should be wasted and that it prob
ably would be if the matter were prop
erly presented to Mr. Coman.' At this
point F. X. Derby announced that he
had 'further correspondence with Mr.
Coman upon this question, since the last
club meeting and that Mr. Coman had
informed him that he thought it .quite
probable or likely that the company
would put on a special rate for up-val-
ey trips at a reasonable figure and with
at least ten days stop-over privileges.
"The people need have no worry upon
this score, savs Mr. Coman, "it is to
our interests as much as theirs and will
doubtless be attended to in a manner
satisfactory to all." It was thought
that the time limit of these special
trip tickets should be not less than
thirty davs and that the fare for-the
round trip should hot exceed the regu
lar one-way rate.
There was. a good attendance at the
meeting and much enthusiasm was dis
played. Reports from all along the line
up the valley indicate that every club
ill send a good strongs delegation to
the convention and that the program
will be of the best order and composed
of various leading development sul-
jects. President Hofer announced the
clnb's State Development league com
mittee on good roads as follows; .Ttidce
J. II. Scott. L. M. Gilbert. C. A. Grar.
C. . Cary and, John II. Albert and
another committee to represent the club
at the league convention, composed of
Mavor r . W. Waters. FV W. Sencer.
Hal D. Patton. Fred W. Stensloff. Gid
eon Stolz, J. H. MeXarv. F. X. -Derby.
W. W. Zinn and F. W. Durbin.
During the course of the- evening it
was announced that Mr. A. Gerlincer.
the promoter of the Dallas, Falls Citv
Railroad, had been extended an mrita
tion to le present at the convention and
that an answer had been receive,! 'from
him to the-effect that, while he could
not be present in person he would send
some one to represent him from Dallas.
This brought on the -uextion of the
building of the prospective 'railroad ex
tension let ween this citv and Dallas
and Mavor Waters, who has the mat
er in hand, was called tion for an ex
irossion as to what proc-rc was linir
made. .Mayor Waters said:
"1 think 'the proniwcfs are very cood
for a mi road between here nnj Dallas.
I might say that the negotiations. have
been oened up afresh upon the propo
sition but there are eouie jKjints that. T
am hot at liberty to discuss n't the pres
ent time, it is a matter that this town
once had an opportunity to take up, and
assist in the finauchig of it but it -was
refused. It may Im that another op
portunity will Ite . presented "along the
same line in the near future. It is
only a matter of time until it will come.
The people around Independence and
other point in I'olk county have to-
travel a great many miles in a round
about course to get to Salem and they
are all desirous of having the road built
but very little energy can be aroused
toward the. realization of the' project at
the present time." '
After listening to a rousing talk from
Mr. Pradwell; which appears in another
column in this issue, upon the flax
question, 'the club adjourned subject to
the call of the president. Before -adjournment:
was had. however, it was
decided upon motion that a commi'ftee
of five, of which Mavor Waters shall
be chairman, be appointed to act a a
reception committee to meet the dele
gates at the trains an. 1 extend to them
the courtesies of the city and the club.
Beside the regular list of representa
tive delegates at larpe -to the state
league convention at Portland, it was
also decided to aopoint a -committee
consisting ,oT ine memler from each
town represented at the convention 'to
formulate and present the plans of the
convention to the rnilroad in the matter
of rate snd excursion concesnions during
the fair.
SPRING
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JAPAN AND RUSSIA WOULD GLAD
LV MAKE UP.
BUT BOTH. BOLDLY TALK WAR
Russian War Council Meets Today and
the Question of Peace Will Be
Considered.
Count Cassini Raves About "Russian
Prestige" and Does Other Hat Talk
About War End Coming' With Russian
Victories Washington Peace Talk.
WASHINGTON', March 13. When
the Czar calls his war council tomorrow
he will Ih able to inform thciu that.
Japan would welcome peat-e on rcason-
lle terms and will promptly name her
conditions providiiii; tdu receives trust
worthy assurance that they will be ser
iously ronsidered. . ' -
Tins the Emperor learned from
friendly ch.-uu-ellorics in Kuropo as 'well
as the. nt neral terms aceptable to Ja
pan. These, it is said, include the reten.
tion by J a j Kin of Port Arthur, a Japan
ese protectorate over Korea and.indem-'
nity. From a high oflieial fhe Assort
ed Ire bears that Itustda has recalled
the' second Pacific squadron. An at
tache' 'of the Russian einbaiy in Ku
ropo is quoted as expressing the lxdief
that Knropatkin 's recent defeat will
force Russia to ank for peace.
Briefly, these were the reports cur
rent in the diplomatic, corp today, and
as a nwult of this important informa
tion, flieal Washington trt-lieve tonight
that lfutia and J:ip.Tn are on the verge
of peace. There is a strong indication
that Oyatna's .mighty blow has made
for'-peace, fount t'aini, the Rnxsian
Ambusador, is the notable exception in
the group of foreign envoy here who
look for n'aee.:
'However generous the terms which
Japan iniht offer.", the Ambnador
said tonight, "Russian prestige not
among.' litem. That is one-tlnitig ff
wlii.li war will ! fought to the end.
Victory for Russian arm will atone
make for peace. if not t Tie Pa,
t hen at .Harbin. Russia will assemble
another arnry mightier than In-fore and
with that army will settle-the isiie. It
may le six mouths, a yeafj or erhaj
two Years. -Time i no consideration."
At the Japanese legation it is de-
elared that S.t Petersburg and not To
kio is the capital from which the world
.must 'hniw -:fewfMM proposals. Olli-
cials here exieet br tomorrow that SI.
Petersburg will have fully comprehend
ed the extent of (rania's victory and
then make known- its decision rc'p
ing the continuance of war.
CRUISER COLORADO IN COMMIS
. SION.
Philadelphia; March -i.i. The
armored cruiser Colorado, recently
built at Cramp's shipyard nnd turned
over to the government-today, left the
league -Island navy yard. Her destina
tion is Porto Rico, where she wilt
in wilt par
dT Cub-bra.
ticipate in the maneuvers of
Later the Colorado will go to -Pensn-cola,
and will make a speed-endurance
run to Boston. - - -.
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