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LAND ARG LAST EDITION. 4:30 O'CLOCK. VOL. LIU. NO. 262. ROCK ISLAND, ILL., MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1904. PRICE TWO CENTS. ROCK IN PATH OF WINDSTORM Vicinity of St. Paul Suf fers From Fury of Elements. SIXTEEN LIVES LOST FOUr Hundred lnjUred"PrOper- ty loss is uver 000,000. RESULTS OF TORNADO IN MIN NESOTA. Killed in St. Paul 3 Killed in Minneapolis 2 Killed in Waconia, Minn 4 Killed in Rich Valley and Bergen townships 4 Killed in St. Louis Park, Minn... 3 Injured in Twin-Cities and sub urbs 400 Property loss in St. Paul . .$1,000,000 Property loss in Minneap olis 500,000 Damage in nearby towns. 500,000 Highest velocity of wind, per hour 90 Duration of tornado 15 minutes St. Paul. Minn.. Aug. 22. Sixteen I lives lost 12 of them in or near the twin-cities scores of persons injured and property damaged exceeding $2. oiM(.(MM are the results of the tornado which swept over this section at 9 o'clock Saturday night. Other parts of the state also were devastated, the loss of crops and buildings being ex tensive. In St. Paul and Minneapolis the greatest damage resulted in the busi ness districts From Wabash street for blocks east on Third street In St. Paul Kcarcely a building contains a whole pane of glass. As the tornado struck Home of the skyscrapers and the crash of glass was heard, many of the ten ants were panic si ricken. Tlo Roof it t;lten a ItolL Tin roofs of some of the structures were rolled in bundles as one would roll a huge sheet of paper and deosi ted in the street. Wires were torn down and part of the city was in dark ness. Telephone service between the twin-cities was cut off for three hours and telegraph lines were prostrated. Two river steamers with large crowds on board were caught In the j;ale and buffeted about and the pas sengers thrown Into a panic. The wind blew HO miles an hour. Mayor K. A. Smith, of St. Paul, said he would issue a proclamation calling a special meeting of the city council to provide aid for storm sufferers and for repairing th damage done to city property. The mayor spent the entire day visiting the storm-stricken dis trict. The lend. IIKIM5K3. C-y.-ar-ol.J son of Frank 1Ii1ks. Mlnmapolls. llli.I.ISKK'K. KH'HARI. operator at Mimit'Kpoli.s Jutxt ion. K illt-d l.y liti t nins. UOKANSON. I.ORIN F.. f.Sfi Hrunson Ftret-t: kilL.l Ht Tlxoli I lira t re; lio.ly re niovH to -lty morgue. KWKXTOX, KF.OKfSK. carpenter. 37s Toronto avenue; killed nt Tivolt thea tre; lo.ly removel to city morK'le. tUMIK, AI.UKKT, ned 32. Minneapo lis. I'XKXOWX CHILD, killed by fall lute wall of dormitory at house of the tliinil Shepherd. t'NKXOW'N WOMAN. Minneapolis. KOHKKTSON, VIOLA, aped 12. KOI R I'XKXOWX. deod at Waconia. a Miiall station 20 mile west of Minne apolis. Gltoss, MKS. F. J.. Glencoe. Mtoss. FRKDERICK. Glencoe. o lxiXXKI.U MARY, njfed 13. Glen coe. OIXWXKLI. PATRICK, aged 17. CJlencoe. Mlaalnr. Glllert. Edwin. 43S South Robert M reet; wa one of the last person? et-n in Tivolt theatre during the storm tula lala Half Mile Wide. . The tornado In St. Paul cut a path way about a half mile in width and eight miles in length through the bus Jness and residence district. The downtown business district was hit hard, many of the big office and busi ness bkcks Wing riddled, and the stocks of wholesale houses seriously damaged by the heavy rain that ac conipanied the wind. The storm cloud, which came from the southwest, first hit the ground THE TURK DELAYS I Sultan Repudiates Verbal Pledge Made Recently to M Inlaler Ijelhhman. REOPEN WHOLE MATTER Bad Faith Shown in Payment of An Indemnity Fresh Difficulties Promised. Constantinople, Aug. 22. The sul tan has repudiated the verbal pledges made to the United States 10 days ago, and the demands of the 'Ameri can government for equal treatment with other nationa,are no nearer a set tlement than they were before th American fleet had orders to go to The negotiations must be reopened. and -it is predicted that the porte will raise fresh difficulties before the d mands of the United States are grant ed Turkey MepudinteM I'lrilKr'- J.ast Monday the 1 urkish govern ment handed United States Minister .eishman a note practically repudiat ing the verbal pledges already made Within 12 hours Minister Leishman's note in reply was handed to the porte. In this note Mr. Irishman holds the government to its solemn undertaking coming direct from the sultan, rewpeet ing equal treatment with other na tions for the United States, concern ing the question of educational Insti tutions Hold Sultan Responsible, This allusion to the imperial pledge apparently embarrassed the porte. which had previously announced that it would ignore the formal verbal as surances which Minister Irishman de clared he had received. Notwithstand- ng the assertion by Izzet Pasha, sec retary of the palace, that $25,000 had been dejosited as compensation due to an American citizen at Smyrna for land illegally taken, no such deposit "as Ji utt' maue. CONNECTED WITH RIALTO CO. Kansas City Speculator Arrested for Misuse of Mails. Kansas City. Aug. 22. Charles V. Fales. known as Colgate Fales, has been arrested by a United States mar shal on the charge of using the mails lo defraud, and in default of $.!.oo bond, is held in jail. He will be given. a preliminary hearine on Auir :!it Fales conducted a grain speculation business under the firm name of Ar thur E. Whltlock & Co.. in which he acted as agent for persons who wanted I" trade in speculative grain markets. in response to circulars sent out by him. The papers seized from Kale's office included a number or records that undoubtedly belong to the Rialto .irain company of St. I.ouis. AUGUSrSNOWS A FOOT DEEP New Mexico Travelers See Novel Sight at High Altitude. Haton. .V. M., Aug. 22. Passengers on a Santa Ke train yesterday saw the novel spectacle of a snowstorm in August, while crossing the Vegas Pass near I.as Vegas. The snow drifted 12 inches deep in places and remained on the ground several hours. The alti tude there is 9,ou0 feet. on the west side bluffs near the high bridge. Two spans of this structure, which Is of steel, and whicli crosses the Mississippi river at a height of 20 feet, were cut out as cleanly as (hough done with a knife, and thrown into the gulch below, crushing in the roofs of a number of small houses sit uated on the flats along the river bank. DemolUhea Tlvoll Theatre. The storm kept on across the river in an oblique direction. It struck the city proper near the Wabasha street bridge, demolishing the Tivoli theatre, i frame structure on the standstone bluff at the edge of the rver. There was a vaudeville performance on at the theatre, which was fairly well fili al. Two men were killed by the fall f the roof, and about a dozen per sons, women performers and others were buried in tho ruins. Many of :hem were severely hurt before they wore extricated by the fire depart ment, which rushed to the rescue as won as the storm had abated. Across Wabasha street the Empire theatre, a two story brick house ol :he same character as the Tivoli. was unroofed and otherwise badly dam aged. Nearly all of the business basha and Sibley streets, a distance it five blocks, were damaged. Hoofs were blown off. plate glass windows shattered, and huge signs sent scur rying through the air. Pioneer lreaa Building- Riddled. The Pioneer Press building, a 13 story brick and steel structure at the corner of Fourth and Robert streets, was riddled by the wind and flying debris. Nearly every window on the south side was shattered, part of the x)rnice was damaged, and a huge sky light above the court was dashed to pieces, the glass falling like hail in the corridors beneath. There was a stam oede among the printers at work in the composing room on the 12th floor, many of them being cut by flying pieces of glass. EXPECT TROUBLE Increase la Rioting In Stock Yard Strike Kzpected by Ofli cera. POLICE TAKE FIRM STAND Confession of Union Member That Slugging is Encouraged Basis of Action. Chicago, Aug. 22. A bill was filed this afternoon for an injunction re straining the city from interfering with the housing of strike breakers in the stock yards. Chicago, Aug. 22. During a riot Saturday night near the stock yards Andrew Nebrontski was shot dead and three other strikers injured with bullets fired from a train containing Greek and negro strike breakers. The train stopped at a crossing and a mob of men and women gathered about the cars, hooting and jeering the non union men and pressing towards the cars as if to do violence. The men In the cars opened fire and the bob fell back. A riot call brought the police who drove the mob away, searched the cars and arrested three men, one of whom bad a warm re volver containing three empty cart ridges. Ia-kern Make Statement. Chicago, Aug. 22 Kor the first ime since the beginning of the stock- ards strike, the packers yesterday gave oiit a statement defining their position. The union Is charged with bad faith throughout the negotiations. In plainest words, the employers de clare they will not make any agreement wiin the butcher workmen. While the day passed without any serious disorder. Inspector Hunt said that from now on he believed violence would enter more largely into the strike. He said that force on the part of the idle workers or their sympathiz ers would be met with force by the police. I'nlon Man Confeaaea, The police at the stockyards station claimed to have obtained a confession from a union man under arrest involv ing the business agents of many locals in a concerted move to assault non union workers. The members of the labor organizations, It was asserted, were instructed to attack the present employes while on their way to and from work on the street cars. IS BEDFAST BY SUGGESTION Helpless 25 Years Because Doctor Said So Now Recovering. Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 22. Held bedfast for 23 years, apparently by the power of suggestion. Miss Ella Conklin of this city, 35 years old. is learning to walk. At the age of 5 her back was injured by a fall, and the physician in attendance said she nev er could walk again. She went to bed, and has stayed there since, eating no solid food and hardly moving. Re cently, having been taken to a hospi tal because her stepmother became ill and could care for her no longer, she was examined by a physcian, and he could find no reason why the patient should not walk. She now moves about, takes solid food and is gaining strength. BOGUS PASTOR HOLD-UP MAN Bunco Steerers Get 5,oou or tasiern Physician's Cash. Washington. Conn.. Aug. 22. Two confidence men, one In the garb of a clergyman and the other pretending to be a real estate agent, have robbed Dr. Henry Hart well, of this place, an aged and wealthy physician, of $.",000 through pretense of putting through a deal in government bonds. The bunco men showed bonds, apparently real, which they offered for sale for $5,000, and the physician went home to get the money. He was returning to the hotel to close the deal when the bogus clergyman held him up. sandbagged him and took the money. Dr. Hart- well has received a letter from the men calling him "an old fool." FAULT PLACED WITH ROAD Coroner's Jury Holds Denver & Rio Grande to Blame. Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 22. The coro ner's jury that has been investigating the train wreck of Aug. 7 on the Den ver & Rio Grande railroad. In which nearly loo people perished .has ren dered a verdict, finding that the "loss of life was due to the negligence of the railroad company. Many reasons were given to show negligence, the principalone being that the bridge was not a first class one. STORM STRIKES AT CHICAGO Nubian Varnish Works Struck by Lightning and Burns. Chicago. Aug. 22. In the severe thunder storm which burst over Chi cago at 6 o'clock last evening light ning ignited the plant of the Nubian Varnish company at Cragin. Before the blaze was extinguished four fire men had been overcome by smoke and a part of the plant destroyed, causing a loss of $30.om. SITUATION IS CRITICAL United States Essays Role of Peace Preserver at Shanghai. BALKS MOVE OF JAPS Destroyer Sent in Between Mi kado's Vessel and Rus sian Ships. Shanghai. Aug. 22. A Japanese de stroyer, with decks cleared for action. entered the river here yesterday after noon and anchored off the dock where the Russian cruiser askold is under going repairs, the t nited States d stroyer Chauncey at once took a posi tion between the Japanese and Rus sian warships. The United States monitor Monad- nock and two torpedo boat destroyers have been ordered to be ready to pro tect the neutrality of Shanghai. A Japanese squadron, consisting of battleship and two cruisers, is ap preaching and is now 40 miles off Woo sung, the outside port of Shanghai. RuHHlana Itrfunr to lllaarm. The Russian consul general here flatly refuses to disarm the Askold and the Russian torpedo boat de stroyer Grozovoi or to order them to leave the harbor. The. taotai has notified American Consul Goodnow, who is dean of the consular body, that China cannot pro- ect the foreign settlements. He con tends that Russia ignores the orders s"sued by China, and that China has not the means of making her obey hem. Saya They Will lilaarm. St. Petersburg, Aug. i2. The Askold and Grosovoi nt Shanghai will be dis armed, according to the governor of Saghalin. Five government buildings and 11 houses were demolished during the bombardment of Korsakovsk by the Japanese. IluMMlann Aeleil Wantonly. Shanghai, Aug. 22. Evidence given before the naval court today shows the shelling and sinking of the British steamer Hipsang July 10 by the Rus sians to have been a reckless and wan ton act. Nine Chinese were wounded and three killed on board the vessel. Arrive nt Xnarnankl. Nagasaki. Aug. 22. The Russian steamer Sungari. which was sunk by the Russians near Chemulpo at the be ginning of the war to prevent her cap ture by the Japanese and which was subsequently floated by the latter, has arrived here. MARVEL AT ITS INTELLIGENCE Sagacity of a Horse Causes Much Comment in Germany. Berlin, Aug. 22. Hans, the "think ing horse," has been as much talked about lately as the quotations on the loerse. His alleged accomplishments in music, color discriminations and fractional arithmetic, have been the subject for dissertation in almost every periodical in Germany. Some scientific journals see in these "accom plishments" fresh testimony of the kinship of man to animals. Comic papers have rhymes on the emotions of the horse, w'th suggestions for opening night sc; ools for omnibus hacks, and quotations from horse thinkers views on domestic politics or the Japanese war. j The genuineness of the animal's at tainments do not go unquestioned, a minority faction asserting that Dr. Studt, the Prussian minister of public instruction, and the scientific papers who share with him a belief in the reality of the horse's performances are victims of a huge joke of the ani mal's owner. Prof. Von Osten. PRESIDENT SHOWS FIRMNESS Head of Paraguay Says He Will Not Resign Finish Fight On. Buenos Ayres, Aug. 22. Foreign diplomats at Asuncion offered theii good offices to bring about a settle ment between the government and revolutionists, but the latter demand the resignation of President Kzcur ra. who refused. Many wealthy fam ilies are leaving Asuncion for Argen tine and Brazil. Asuncion has a gar rison, of 7.oo0 men, and the govern ment has decided to fight to the end. Buenos Ayres. Aug. 22. The Para guayan revolutions have seized the town of Villa Reyes and have eantured the garrison consisting of 2o0 men. In a hand to hand fight between Uruguayan revolutionists and govern ment forces at Santa Rosa, held by the government force, 35 men were killed and S5 wounded. The town eventually surrendered and the government troops retired. VILLAGE REPORTED WIPED OFF THE MAP Unconfirmed Reports That Willow Lake, S. D., Has Been Destroyed by- a Tornado. Sioux Falls. S. D., Aug. 22. A tor nado has Visited Bryant and vicinity Many buildings were wrecked. Mrs Hilling was killed and her daughter mortally injured. A number of others are seriously hurt. It is reported Wil low Iake was entirely destroyed, but the rejKirt is unconfirmed. Clark. S. D., Aug. 22. Willow Iike was struck by a tornado and almost the entire town was destroyed. A i.iimt i as Kiiied aim six or seven persons injured. DYNAMITE EXPLODES: RAILWAY MEN KILLED Five Persons Die at Nevada. Mo. When Explosive is Set Off. Nevada. Mo.. Aug. 22. Five persons were killed at Minden, on the Nevada & Minden branch of the Missouri Pa- cific railway Saturday afternoon bv the explosions of a bunch of dynamite on me station piattorm. 1 lie uead: Station Agent Brooks; his wife, andC. New of the republican national corn- daughter, Engineer Rodea. Fireman Todd. The crew of the local freight were switching cars when they struck the lynamite. BIG CUT MADE IN PRICES OF ALL STEEL PRODUCTS Action of Steel Trust Means a Falling Off of Millions in Income. New York. Aug. 22. Expectations of a cut in steel prices have been met in a report from Pittsburg that the Unit ed States Steel corporation has ordered a reduction in the price of the product of the American Steel and Wire com pany was confirmed here, where it was m.uu me c-iii wouid prooaoiv averarre a ton on all products. The Pittsburg report said Hie cut would range from ft; to $12 a ton in wire products, according to grade, and. as the normal output of the steel cor poration is about 1.000 tons a year he reduction meant a falling off in the gross income of the trust from $(5,ooo unu to jmj.oimumio a year. The report contains the intimation that the red no-1 ion of all sttel pools except the rail association, with billets to sell at $19 on. a r nni.i.. Or3 rttlVILtbtb rUH JEWS United States Urges Russia to Adopt More Liberal Policy. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22. The Unit ed States, through Ambassador McCor- mick, again has proposed formally tc Russia the opening of negotiations for he unrestricted recognition of Ameri can passports. The point involved is he limitation often placed on Jews who have become citizens of count rie.'- other than Russia not only United States citizens, but. those of other countries. The matter, which is a commercial one, has been brought up several times before, especially while Blaine was secretary of state, but othing has been done. However, the more liberal policy of Russia toward he Jews is the basis of hop.; by Mr. McCormick that he may succeed where his predecessors have failed. hough a change in the policy would mean a change in Russian laws. BLUE LAWS IN NEW ORLEANS aloon-Keepers, Cigar Sellers and Cafe Men Arrested. New Orleans. Aug. 22. The Sunday law was enforced more strictly yes- erday than ever before. Forty sa loon-keepers were arrested for failing to close, and two restaurant men, who never have closed on Sunday before. also were caught, as were a few cigar dealers. Speculation is rife an to whether the effort will be relaxed in a few weeks, as it always has been here- ofore. Patient Kills Another. St. Peter. Minn., Aug. 22. During he absence of a nurse in the insane asylum. Bertha Nichols, a - patient, killed Ingebrid Erikson. another pa- ient. by jumping on her head with he heels of her shoes until the wo man s face was nattered in. ine coroner's jury exonorated the Institu tion. HAVING TROUBLE WITH MINERS. Girard Coal Company of Illinois Closes its Mine as a Result. Springfield. 111.. Aug. 22. The Girard Coal company has closed its mine, locking out 200 men. owing to trouble between the superintendent and min ers and the company which has ex- isted since the first of the year. DEMOCRATS TO WIN 1 ! lithe Opinion of President Ingalls. of the Big Four Railway Company. SANGUINE OF SUCCESS EAST Gov. Cummins, of Iowa, in Chicago Interview, Takes Opposite View. Chicago. Aug. 22. M. E. Ingalls, of Cincinnati, president of the Big Four railroad, arrived in Chicago last night on a tour of inspection. Mr. Ingalls uvill sumtort the Parker and Davis ticket in this campaign, and says he heueves there is the best kind ot a chance for democratic success in No vember, in iv.m. .Mr. ingalls was a gold democrat and one of the leaders among mat taction. rour years ago he supported McKinley. Roosevelt already has lost West Virginia and Maryland on the race is sue." said Mr. Ingalls. "and I have in formation which convinces me that Parker is certain of New York. New I Jersey and Connecticut. On the whole ,m "UUIX'K r,m now 1S niosl nopeiui I.I 1 . ... . . - . . . . for democrats tiet Out Literature. Material has been nreiiared under the direction of Vice Chairman Harrv . mittee, for the first edition of a cam I paign the supplements will be a regular Mated throughout the entire countrv bv I weekly party newspapers I ho first number will be ready for circulation the week of Aug. 2!, and from then until the end of the cam paign the suplements will be a regular feature. It is intended to supply an average weekly circulation of about l..r00.tioo. The contents of the supplements will be varied to meet the demands of dif ferent sections of the country, but the entire work, for the eastern as veil as the western states, will be done at the Chicago headquarters of the national committee. Cartoons, as well as read ing matter, will be features of tho pub- lication CinuininM OptlmUMe. Gov. Cummins of Iowa was In Chi cago yesterday on his way home from the east, and expressed his opinion that Nw York. Rhode Island and Con necticut, will so republican this fall. DEATH IN A TROLLEY CRASH Cars Meet at Full Speed in Winnebago Motorman Killed. Rockford, III.. Aug. 22. Two trollev cars on the Rockford and Freeport interurban line collided, head on. at full speed, in the village of WInnebacc yesterday, killing Homer Parsons nmlnrninn rf nnu ro r- f 'lioi-l trail thf fitller mnf nrmnn cio V.n- " - - w. ........ ..... ..... inlernall-v- Justice Goodwin of Free port, a passenger, was injured severe- '' aml a dozen other passengers were cut and bruised. The cars were teles coped for half their distance. The ac cident happened through a mistake in orders by Conductor J. Lantz. SLAYER OF INDIANS IS DEAD He Had Killed Eighteen in Revenge For Murder of Wife. New Lisbon, Wis., Aug. 22. fleorge Salter, 7S years old, who had devoted his life to killing Indians in revenge for the murder of his wife by reds in 1 St;::, died here last night. He had killed the murderer of his wife and 17 other Indians. GEN. G. A. FITZ SIMONS DEAD Prominent War Veteran Passes Away at his Home in Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 29. Gen. Charles A. Fitz Simons died Saturday. He was a prominent war veteran and for several years commanded the 1st brigade. TWO DROWN; BOAT CAPSIZED William Myers and Frank Miller Lose Lives at Sterling, III. Sterling. 111.. Aug. 22. William Myers and Frank Miller were drown ed in Green river Saturday, their boat capsizing. FIRST WOMAN IN AN AIRSHIP. Wife of the Inventor Takes a Trip in His Steerable Balloon. Paris, Aug. 22. Lebaudy's steerable balloon made ascent with regular pas sengers for the first time Saturday. First the owner and then his wife made a twenty minute trip. The bal loon was steered by the usual engin eer. It is believed that this is the first time a woman has ascended in a steer able balloon. Two Militiamen Drown. Chicago. Aug. 22. Two members of the Second regiment, I. N. G., were drowned in the lake in sight of scores of bathers off Robbins Terrace, near Montrose boulevard, yesterday morn ing. The victims were Martin Zron sin, 22 years old, 41C McLean avenue, a clerk for Marshall Field & Co., and John v man, avenue. AM North Winchester LOSE MORE WARSHIPS Russian Cruiser Novik and Destroyer Bur ni Beached. CHASED TWO DAYS Desperate Battle at Port Ar thur Still in Pro gress. Hong Kong. Aug. 22. Sixty-five men of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Burni. beached at Yong Cheng, south east of Wei Hai Wei. arrived here to day aboard the British store ship Humber. Kxuect Another llnuh. St. Petersburg. Aug. 22. An otHcial dispatch from Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky, at Port Arthur, by way of Chefoo. says only two otllcers were killed on board the ships which re turned to the harbor after the fight of Aug. 10. but this information about the condition of the ships is unsatis factory. News that the Port Arthur squadron has again sallied out is expected at any hour, as Ouktomskv's orders are mperative to go out or destroy the ships beyond a possibility of repair before the fortress falls. ovlk nt I.MHt Sank. Tokio, Aug. 22. The Russian cruis er Novik was sunk yesterday morning off the port of Korsakovsk. island of Sakhalien. r.r.O miles northeast of Vladivostok, by the Japanese cruisers Chitose and Tsushima, after a running fight which began yesterday and end ed this morning. Capt. Sukeiehiro Takahashi. com mander of the Chitose, rejorts that tv first attacked the Novik Saturday nt ternoon. The Novik. being the fleetest ship in 'he Russian navy, made a run ning fight of it. and gradually drew off toward Sakhalien, the Japanese ships pursuing. The Novik apparently was damaged in Saturday's fighting, but the Rus sians managed to make temporary re pairs. The Japanese ships continued the pursuit, and on Sunday morning re newed the engagement. The Novik' was in a sinking condition as it near ed the coast, and the Russian captain therefore ran his vessel on to the beach where it lay half covered with the sea. l-'nte of Crew Not Known. The fate of the crew of the Novik is not known, but it is thought they abandoned their vessel and landed at Korsakovsk. It is generally thought here that the Chitose and Tsushima steamed in close to the Novik early in the morning and completely de stroyed the stranded warship. The Tsushima was hit. once In the coal bunker, but. the damage has al ready been repaired. There; was no other damage, nor was there a single casualty on either of the Japanese vessels. (iitln nt I'ort Arthur. Chefoo, Aug. 22. The Japanese have swept the Russians from Pigeon bay and captured I he northernmost fort of the western line of inner de fenses at Port Arthur. The Russian artillery prevents the Japanese from occupying the forts on Pigeon bay. It. is reported that the Japanese captured fort No. 2. one mile from Golden Hill. The Japanese plans include a three days' assault with tiO.OOO nun. ItelnforeementM nt I'ort Arthur. Chefoo, Aug. 22. It is asserted In reliable quarters at Port. Arthur the Japanese have received reinforce ments of 20,000 men from the north. The steamer Victoria which arrived here this evening from New Chwang reports hearing spasmodically heavy firing at Iuisa and Pigeon bay, re spectively northwest and west of Port Arthur between 10 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock this morning. llombnril Town. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22. The Rus sian commandant at Korsakovsk, isl and of Sakhalin telegraphs the emper or that the Japanese ships bombarded Korsakovsk from 7 Sunday morning until 8:15 when the vessels disappear, ed. The government houses were de stroyed. No casualties. .More Troop Mobilized. SI. Petersburg, Aug. 22. The minis ter of war has ordered the further mobilization of troops in the districts of KiefT, Moscow and Kazan. Attark Will Continue. Che Foo, Aug. 22. A trustworthy authority declares that Saturday's at tack on Port Arthur was unsuccessful, but was continued last night, and will go on one more? day if the Japanese are still repulsed.