AILY CAPTTAL JOURNAL
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VOL. XIV.
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1904.
NO. 62.
ALEXIBff
STRONGLY
CONDEMNED
General Dragomiroff Advises
the Czar to Order the Evac
uation of Port Arthur
Vladivostock Is
Isolated
St. Petersburg, March 3. A Port I committed such blundors, both of
Arthur dispatch states that tho in
habitants are Buffering from a sorlous
shortness of water. Tho supplies are
brought overland, and, owing to the
jevoro cold weather, freezes and bursts
tho casks before it arrives. The con
denser In town Is Insufficient to sup
ply tho needs of tho garrison and In
habitants. St, Petersburg, March 3. Unusual
energy on tho part of tlio authorities
Is directed to tho prevention of a SI-
commission and omission, that the
wholo Port Arthur fleet, and possibly
tho Siberian squadron, now penned up
in Vladivostock harbor, must inovlt
ably be lost to Russia.
AWFUL CONDITIONS AT HARBIN
Russians Suffer From Hunoer and the
Cold Is Increasing.
Rome, March 3. Tho Agonzla Li
boria has received a dispatch from its
correspondent at Harbin, In which tho
borian railway blockade. Twepty . latter states tho conditions are fright-
nAiu eltllnrra TintrA linnn ltiillt In Mia I .
uu ....., .., u.v,. U....W, ,u . rui Thoro is a scarcity of sunulies
for tho Russian troops already in
hopo to clear tho lino and lteop 11
trains running In each direction dally.
Reserves from tho Siberian rural dis
tricts aro reported as bolng anxious
to go to the front than tho townsmen.
May Evacuate Port Arthur.
SLPotorsburg, March 3. Gonoral
Dragomlroff, ox-govornor-gonoral of
Kieff, and one of tho boat posted mili
tary exports, has boen summoned to
the capital by tho czar to tnlto part
in tho deliberations regarding the con
duct of tho war, and incidentally to
aid In the ptoparation of tho plan" of
campaign.
This stop on tho part of tho czar is
regarded as highly significant, in viow
of tho fact that General Dragomlroff
has sevoraly criticised Admiral Alex
left's policy, and lnslstod that th.
sensible policy would have beon to
direct both tho army and navy to
evacuate Pork Arthur, and not to have
pormltted tho Japs to shut them up
like rats In a trap. Such a retreat, ho
has maintained, would have boen a
wnslble policy, and would provent
further great disorders to tin Rus
sian army
Whllo General Dragomiroff's pub
lished strictures have bean promptly
repudiated by tho government, and
nls statement that Port Arthur should
be abandoned has been criticised in
$evero terms by General Kouropatkin
nd other high army chiefs. It Is
nevertheless n fact that there Is a
general feeling that Admiral Alexioff
s directly to blame for tho disasters
that have followed the beginning of
hostilities. He is declared to have
Manchuria, and those arriving dally
carry but scant commissary storos.
Many of tho troops, ho declares, aro
actually sufforing with hunger.
Tho correspondent stato's that tho
Arctic cold is increasing tho doath
rato among tho troops, until it is ap
proaching alarming proportions. The
ofllcers in chargo of tho commissary
arrangements aro grossly incompe
tent, and tho confusion is Incredible.
Vladivostock, tho correspondent do
dares, will provo an easy proy for
tho Japanese. Tho country between
it and Harbin is filled with Chun
chuzos, who aro In such forco that It
'would require an army division to
dlslodgo thorn. Tho officials know,
this, and will mako no attompt at
present to send rolnforcemonts to, tho
beleagurod port.
Hope for Russia's Success.
Vionno, March 3. At one of the
largest attonded meetings over hold
hero of Christian Socialists, a resolu
tion was adopted praying heaven's
blessing upon tho Russian arms, and
wishing Russia a brilliant viotory over
the yollow race. Several municipal
councillors and ono priest explalnod
to the meeting that tho Japanose
cause- was identical with that of tho
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MAP OF KOREA AND VICINITY.
Korea ntralt. between Korea and Japan. Is only 100 miles wide, and midway be
tween the two countries are tho wall fortltlcd Tiu Islandi, owned by Japan. This
narrow strait, dominated by tho forts and (loot of Japan, Is Rumila's avenue of com
tnunlcatlon between Vladivostok; on the north, and Port Arthur, the southern ter
minus of her Chlneso I3stern railroad, which connects with tho Tranialberlan line.
Funan, a Japanese colony In Korea, Is rapidly being connected by rail with Seoul
through the efforts of the Japanese government. Tlicro Is also a short line between
Beoul and Its seaport, Chemulpo. Qn the map the dotted lines represent thu boundary
between Korea and Manchuria and between Manchuria and Russia, the parallel lines
uncompleted railroads and the checkered linos railroads already built.
ADMITS HE
PRACTICES
POLYGAMY
President Smith of the Mormon
Church Boldly Admits That
He Is Now Living With
- five Wives
Washington, March 3. Bocauso it
was probnblo that tho examination of
Prostdont Smith would touch upon his
personal affairs, his polygamous mar
riages to flvo wives, and his family of
42 children, interest In tho investiga
tion into tho Smoot enso increased
thlB morning. Tho sonato committco
room was filled with witnesses, coun
sel, nowspapor men and spectators,
Chairman Burrows announced thatf.
in viow of tho chargo that tho 12
apostles, of whom Smoot was one,
connivo at and teach polygamy, tho
committco decided it would inquire
into tho teachings and practices of tho
apostles slnco Soptombor 29, 1890, tho
dato of tho Woodruff manifesto. Whan
Smith took tho Btand, Attornoy Tay
lor asked htm wlxothor to tnko a plur
al wtfo would bo a violation of tho
rules of tho church, and ho roplicd
that it would; that cohabitation with
a. plural wifo is contrary to tho rules
of tho church, as woll as tho law of
tho land. Then asking permission of
tho committeo to mako a statement,
8mith said "In regard to 'tho status
of polygamlsts at tho tlmo or tho man
ifesto, It was understood that they
would abstain from association with
their rnmlllea. 1 think tho rulo is ob
served, but at tho tlmo of tho passago
(Continued on olgtii page.)
INSANE
MAN'S
FREAK
Shot Two War Depart
ment Clerks With
out Provocation
Was a Discharged Soldier and
Came From St. Eliza
beth Insane
Asylum
Washington, March 3. William
O'Brien, a discharged soldier from the
St. Elizabeth lnsano asylum, this
morning shot Itobort Manning and
Arthur Wicker, wnr dopartmont
clerks, the latter seriously. The man
camo to the adjutant-general's olllce,
and asked for papers. He was re
ferred to the record and pension of
fice when ho cut looso with a pistol
Manning's wound penetrated the stom
ach, and Wicker was shot in the left
Jews, and con&enuentlv nil i:ood
-., . ... .. . . .,
Christians" must wish that neither . arm- uunen was 'rmou uy tne
the Japanese nor the JewB shall come other c,erl8 and arrostod.
out of tho war with a whole skin
Russia, they declared, desorves the
Battleships Collide.
Washington, March 3, Admiral
sympathies of all nations, because she akor cabaB tnm Gimntanamo
Delineator
Taken
Here
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"While making the passage from
Guantanamo to Pensaconln, the Mis
souri's steering gear became disabled,
and she collided with the Illinois,
damaging her port propeller, and sus
taining Blight injury herself. Captain
Cowlee, the" President's brother-in-law
is in command of tho Missouri.
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To Pay for Canal.
Washington, March 3. Tho treas
ury is preparing a call, ordering ttH
national banks of the country to pay
In 20 per cent by the 25th. The sum
required is 120,000,000, which, to
gether with $20,000,000 from the
treasury itself, will be devoted to the
payment for the Panama canal prop
erty concessions,
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Japanese Congress.
London, Maroh 3. The Cental
Nws. of Teklo, says an extraordinary
session of the Japanese diet Is sum
moned for the ISth. It Is not expect
ed that the He4e will last more
than 10 days. The eustoraa will not be
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