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CULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Pact Week—National,
During the
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.
Cardinal Rampolla is ill.
Harvey Grosvenor Forbes Curtis, a
well known character comedian. Is
dead.
The widow of Caesar Young will
agaiu be a resident of San Frau
soon
cisco.
King Edward has signed a procla
mation convening parliament Febru
ary 16.
Several congressmen from the west
have signed a statement opposing tar
iff revision.
Mrs. Bishop Potter has recovered
*30.000 worth of jewels stolen eight
mouths ago.
Ex-Governor Silas Garber, the first
governor of Nebraska, under the con
stitution, is dead.
It is reported that Congressman Ves
pian Warner of Illinois will be appoint
ed commissioner of pensions.
Another consignment of submarine
boats, presumably Intended for Japan,
recently passed through to the coast.
George Sutherland has been nomin
ated unanimously for United States
senator, to succeed Thomas Kearns of
Utah.
The republican members of the Mas
sachusetts delegation in the house
have adopted resolutions favoring tar
iff revision.
Madison, Wls.—The main feature of
Governor La Follette's message was
a demand for an appointive freight
rate commission.
United States Senators Henry Ca
bot 1-iodge and W. Murray Crane have
been unanimously nominated to rep
resent Massachusetts again.
Another memorial day, January 29,
which is sacred to the memory of Wil
liam McKinley, is an object of the Car
nation League of America.
Notice of former Governor James
H. Peabody's contest against Gover
nor Adams for the office of governor of
Colorado has been filed with the leg
islature.
The largest known amount of insur
ance carried by any individual in any
one life insurance company Is now held
by Rodman Wanamaker of Philadel
phia, amounting to $2,000,000.
The vault of the county treasury at
Wauseon, Fulton county. Ohio, was
blown up by four burglars recently.
They secured a sum estimated at from
*5,000 to *10,000 and escaped.
Berlin.—The death Is announced of
Prince Karl Alexander of Lippe, the
lunatic whose claims have caused the
mixup In the succession to the throne
of Lippe-Detmold some months ago.
The Indiana republican Joint cau
cus nominated Senator Albert J. Bev
eridge to succeed himself and Con
gressman J. A. Hemenway to fill the
unexptred term of C. W. Fairbanks.
The president has sent to the sen
ate the nomination of James D. Yeo
mans of Iowa, to be interstate com
merce commissioner. He will fill in
the time until Senator Cockrell takes
office.
The Nlchi Nlchl, a leading Japanese
paper, authoritatively says that there
is no question as to the rights of the
Russians to blow up their warships and
damage their guns while negotiations
were pending.
Reading. Pa.—There will bo no In
vestigation, for the present at least,
of the charges preferred by Dr. I. N.
W. Irvine against Bishop Ethelbert
Talbot of the central Pennsylvania di
ocese of the Episcopal church.
Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant
postmaster general, has tendered his
resignation to the president to take
effect January 20. President Roose
velt has designated Mr. Bristow as a
special commissioner to make an In
vestigation into the present trade con
ditions and freight rates between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Crazed by Jealousy. Harry Slater, ex
pugilist, stabbed Ellen Marston, a res
ident of the restricted district at Van
couver, and then cut his own throat
from ear to ear. Slater is dead, but
the woman is not fatally hurt.
Brodle L. Duke, the rich tobacco
manufacturer who recently married
Alice Webb of Chicago, which result
ed in his committment to a sanitarium,
will be examined by a commission ap
pointed to inquire into his sanity.
It is reported that J. Pierpont Mor
gan, one of the strongest pillars of the
Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States, has offered to assist
the distressed Catholic university at
Washington by advancing a loan of
* 1 , 000 , 000 .
In the imperial budget of Russia for
1906, the ordinary revenue Is estimat
ed at *988,622,804, and the extraordi
nary revenue is *8,794,319. The ordi
nary expenditure is estimated at *958,
032,785, and the extraordinary expen
diture at *39.284,342.
Seattle Wireless Telegraph.
Wireless communication has been
established between Seattle and Port
Townsend by the Pacific Wireless Tele
graph company. The first messages
were exchanged without a break and
the service is open for business. The
company now has stations at Seattle,
Port Townsend, Port Casey. Friday
Harbor and on board the revenue cutter
Grant.
Fire at Big Timber, Mont.
Helena, Mont., Jan. 18.— Big Tim
ber, Mont., the county seat of Sweet
Grass county, had a close call from be
ing destroyed by fire. The fire started
from the explosion of chemicals. The
total loss is estimated at $18,000, with
$8500 insurance. Enoch Knowles, an
old man, who discovered the fire, be
came so excited he died of heart fail
ure.
Five Suffocated in Fire.
Five persons were suffocated In a
fire that broke out In the basement of
No. 133 West Thirteenth street, New
York City, occupied by William T.
Mason.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Engineers and other hands on the
Uruguayan Central railroad have sus
pended work.
The national treasury statement
shows: Available cash balance, *141,
694,375; gold, *70,232,802.
Every gambling house In New York
city has been closed owing to the ac
tivity of District Attorney Jerome.
Recently the hotel Keswick at Kes
wlch, five miles from Redding. CaK,
was robbed of *1677 In cash and *600
checks by two men.
Tangier.—Fierce fighting Is reported
to have occurred between Kabyle
tribes Jn the neighborhood of Alcazar,
where burning villages are visible.
Hartford, Conn.—The caucus vote
for senatorial candidates resulted as
follows: Bulkley 155, Fessenden 7, Hill
McLean 9. Bulkley was declared
the nominee of th" -
Constantinople.—The intervention of
the American legation has been suc
cessful and the Bibles seized at Mer
slna and Treblzond have been returned
to the American Bible society's agents.
Major General Arthur MacArthur,
commanding the Pacific division at
San Francisco, will leave shortly, with
permission of Japan, for Manchuria to
observe the operations of the Japan
ese troops in the war with Russia.
New York.—That an 18 months old
child has been a toller in a sweat shop
here was a startling development re
cently In the agitation against child
labor. This baby toller earned 60 cents
a week.
Vancouver, B. C.—Because the lady
he desired to marry jilted hlm, E.
Drolssart. a wealthy Frenchman, who
had resided here several years, hang
ed himself with a window cord In a
room in his house.
Rockland, Mass.—W. B. Arnold, a
fiorist, has sold to F. R. Pierson, a
wealthy resident of Tarrytown on the
Hudson, a varlagated carnation for
*20,000. It Is an entirely new blossom
and was developed from an eccentric
carnation found In a bed of Lawson
flowers.
President Roosevelt, In a brief mes
sage transmitting to congress recently
the first annual report of the Panama
canal commission, together with a let
ter from Secretary Taft relating In
Panama affairs, recommends that ho
be given greater discretion, as the pres.
Ident Is charged with the responsibil
ity of constructing the canal,
board of canal commissioners, he says,
should be reduced to five, or prefer
ably three members, whose
powers and salaries should be assign
ed by the president.
Oakland, Cal.—George Rowland, a
switchman employed by the Southern
Pacific company, residing in West Oak
land, shot and killed his wife In the
kitchen of their home. He then drew
a razor across his throat, almost sev
ering his head from his body. He died
instantly. Jealousy and drink were the
causes of the crime and suicide.
The
duties.
ENTER PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Flag Now Floats Over the
Fortress.
General Nogi's army made its of
ficial entry Into Port Arthur Friday
afternoon. Detachments from every
branch of the victorious forces, with
flying colors and amidst the blare of
bugles, marched across the gla'cis and
Into the fortress. The tattered flags
of the regiments which suffered most
during the siege were borne In the van
guard.
According to reliable advices receiv
ed here from Port Arthur only 76 Jap
anese prisoners were found In the fort
ress. This is taken as proof that the
Russians permitted the many wounded
Japanese who fell in the trenches dur
ing attacks to perish where they lay
Instead of removing them as prisoners
of war to the hospitals.
Cannot Understand.
London.—The correspondent at Port
Arthur of the Times says:
The total number of soldiers, sea
men and civilians in Port Arthur at
the beginning of the siege was 65,000.
There are no signs of privation. There
was food sufficient for two months, and
the surrender of the uusslan garrison
is Inexplicable.
The Dally Mail's Tokio correspon
dent gives a statement to the effect
that all the money in Port Arthur was
divided*among the Russian officers and
when this was discovered a bitter feel
ing arose between army and navy,
which feeling was largely responsible
for the fall of the fortress.
MINING NEWS.
Chinese Cook Causes Walkout—Dyna
mite Explosion.
The Mammoth mine. In the Virtue
district. Ore., owned largely by Taco
ma stockholders, is developing into a
permanent producer. The 15 ton Bry
an mill is in operation with very sat
isfactory results.
Victor Faubert. an employe of the
Hecla Mining company, was brought
to the Wallace, Idaho, hospital, suffer
ing from a severe cut on his foot.
The Importation of a Chinese cook
at the boarding house of the Standard
mile at Sumpter, Ore., whose coming
was not regarded with approbation by
the miners employed, has resulted in
the closing down of the property.
Kettle Falls, Wash.—Recently at the
Silver Queen mine, two miles south of
this place, a terriffle explosion of 25
sticks of dynamite and a box or more
of caps took place. Mr. Spencer, who
was doing some surface work about
100 feet away, was knocked down, but
at once regained his feet and hurried
to the explosion, where he found two
men unconscious. A third man was
coming from the bottom of the shaft
and felt no effect of the explosion.
Nick Beagle was found at the edge
of the shaft, and it is a wonder he was
not thrown down the shaft, as he was
so near the edge. He revived as soon
as carried to the open air.
Mr. Warner, the superintendent, was
found in an unconscious condition, cov
ered with dirt and debris, but soon re
vived after being carried to fresh air.
Arroyo is Found Guilty.
Honolulu.—Eugenio Arroyo. ac
cused of the murder of Adolfus Riviera,
was found guilty of manslaughter in
the first degree, after a trial that
lasted six days.
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
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The Town of Wallace will get free
delivery mall service after February 1. ( ai
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FVeezlng weather for a week has
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formed ice several Inches thick on the
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St. Joe river, and it Is now closed to
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'"tih- low water in the Snake river is
commencing to have a demoralizing w
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effect upon the river traffic.
The Moscow public schools are now
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crowded and the schoo board 1« tax
ed to find room for all the students
ihe fight between the Hope Lumber
company at Hope and the employes
bus settled down to a bitter, unrelent
h'g ba lle between capital and labor.
Fa. h side is determined to fight to the
of
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selections of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges—Culllngs
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon—Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur,
IDAHO ITEMS.
The Genesee Brass band has been
reorganized.
The band of Moscow wants to go
to the Portland fair.
The Clearwater river Is the lowest
known in several years.
The supreme court holds that an or
dinance of Boise prohibiting women
from entering saloons and making the
proprietor as well as the offending
woman subject to a fine, to be un
constitutional.
The alleged insane man who was
reported lost In the cedar swamp north
of Harrison and was hunted for several
days, arrived safely at St. Maries. The
unfortunate man gave his name as
James Archibald and his occupation as
a woodchopper and lumber Jack.
The man found dead In the road
near Plain, six miles southeast of Mos
cow. Saturday night proved to be Bet
rieb Nelson instead of Knud Nelson.
31.< riff Robbins and Coroner Jnjnlson
returned today and are of the opinion
Nelson came to his death from injuries
received In a runaway accident.
At the annual meeting of the share
holders of the Lewiston National bank
held recently the capital of the bank
was increased from *50,Out) to *190,
000 and the surplus increased from
$50,000 to $100,000. Following the
shareholders' meeting the directors'
declared Ihe semiannual dividend of
15 per cent.
William Hooper, ex-assessor and tax
collector of Shoshone county, whose
term of office expired the first of the
year, la short In his accounts. The ex
act amount Is not determined, but ac
cording to a complaint filed In the pro
bate court by the county commission
ers. the shortage Is $7111.20. Hooper
Is bonded for $16,000.
T. B. Hooper, who has a wide repu
tation ns a hunter of bear, has set a
new pace In cougar hunting, George
Frazer ami Thomas Whelan accompa
nied Hooper on a hunt last week on
Granite creek. Idaho. Near where the
stream empties Into Lake Pend d'
Oreille the men killed three large cou
gars one day and a fourth the next
day.
OREGON ITEMS.
Henry Shockey, a veteran of the civ
il war, fell dead at his home In Pen
dleton of heart failure, after attend
ing lodge.
It has been decided to throw open
the gates and all the exhibit buildings
at the Lewis and Clark exposition on
Sundays.
Agent Riggs of the O. R. & N.
company at Echo received a $200 motor
cycle, the only one of Its kind west of
Chicago. The machine Is propelled
by gasolene and has a speed of 36 miles
an hour.
Captain Samuel Colson, pioneer
steamboat pilot and master of Colum
bia and Willamette river vessels. Is
dead of nervous prostfatlon following
a long period of failing health. Cap
tain Colson was 68 years of age.
J. R. Brown was stabbed to death by
A. D. Barnard at Hutington. Barnard
got Into a fight with a bartender and
was beaten. 4Ie left, the place and
outside Brown took up the fight, when
Barnard slabbed him In the heart.
Umatilla county leads the world In
the production of fine wheat, accord
ing to a report from St. Louis. W. P.
Temple, a farmer of this county, has
received official notice of the highest
award on the display of wheat at the
world's exposition.
George Sorenson, accused of offering
ex-United States District Attorney J.
II. Hall a bribe of *5,000 to quash fur
ther proceedings in the land fraud
a
as arraigned at Portland be
cases.
fore the United States district court
and pleaded not guilty.
The legislature listened attentively
to the reading of Governor Chamber
lain's message. The message dealt
with state affairs, the most startling
feature being a recommendation that
a law be passed authorizing the estab
lishment of whipping posts for wife
beaters.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Marriage licenses cost *5 in Spo
kane.
The body of Thomas O'Connor was
found lying in the bay at Olympia.
The heaviest snowfall in years cov
ered all western Washington last Sat
urday.
Spokane grocers are to ask custom
ers to settle weekly because whole
solers have cut credits down.
Spokane high school debaters won
from Davenport recently at the high
school auditorium.
An election will be held in Fairfield
February 7 for the purpose of voting
upon the incorporation of the town.
Funeral services over the remains of
David C. Sparks of Tekoa was held
last week.
President Coon appointed Senators
Kinnear and Davis members of the
Joint committee to attend the funeral
of ex-Mayor Thomas J. Humes of Se
attle, Friday, in Seattle.
The First Presbyterian church at Se
attle was gutted by fire recently. Loss '
estimated at *16,000, covered by insur
ance.
F. W. Ralston, traveling for a whole
sale drug house having offices in New
York and Baltimore, was found dead
in his room at Seattle. Death by mor
phine poisoning was Indicated.
A free employment office has been
opened In Spokane.
M. Gabel, charged with embezzling
the funds of a grain company, has con
fessed his crime at Davenport and re
cetved a sentence of one year in the
penitentiary.
For the second time Jerry McCarthy
ul Spokane and Jim Burrows of Nova
Scotia fought 20 rounds to a draw at
■»p< kane Friday night.
The Palouse Floor mill has been
awarded a gold medal and diploma for
their flour exhibit at the St. Louis ex
position.
Senator Ankeny is mentioned for the
chairmanship of the senate commlt
te ®. ° n 1 . rr ' Katllm and reclamation of
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James Clark and John Oroger were
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severly burned, the latter seriously,
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while varnishing a large vat In the
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St. Louis brewery, ln Ellensburg.
^ rodu f, gro *? r8 around f* 0 *"®
w " K ° ^ fore , the c «ty council at an
early date and urge it to establish
city market
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During the last year the four na
^ 1)anks of s £ ane and the Spo
kane & Ea8tenj Tnmt company have
increased , helr depoaltg $1)6 4«.343.7t.
Word WR8 „, ne|Vfid Bt wllbur of
(ho death Qf W11 „ am H . Penlx at Vlr
cu Nev _ on the 7lh of thls
month an „ hl8 burIa , there on the 8th
The Spanish American war veterans
of Spokane will celebrate the battle of
Santa Ana, which took place Febru
ary 4. 5, 6 and formally opened the
campaign in the Philippines.
The public domain of the state of
Washington is rapidly becoming smal
ler and the opportunity to secure good
agricultural and Umber lands is grow
ing correspondingly less.
The monument of the late Governor
John R. Rogers was unveiled In
Olympia Thursday at 2 o'clock. Ad
dresses were delivered by Govenor
Mead, ex-Govenor McBride and others.
The next boxing contest under the
auspices of the Spokane Amateur
Athletic club will take in the S. A. A. C.
gymnasium about Fob. 15, between
Jerry McCarthy of Spokane and Jack
Reilly of California.
Palouse.—By a quick dash to the
rescue, George Merriman saved his
year old daughter. Beulah from the
tal ns or a huge eagle, which twice
swooped down on the child in an at
tempt to carry her away.
The Spokane Horticultural society
will meet in the chamber of commerce
rooms In Spokane on February 18.
The subject of spraying will be taken
up and treated by men who have had
practical experience In the mater.
The heirs of Edmund Sylvester, own
er of the original townslte of Olympia,
have commenced preliminary proceed
ings leading up to an attempt to se
cure title to the 10 acre tract of land
upon which stands the foundation for
the million dollar capitol building once
started in that city.
Engineer Kelley, ijhose home Is
Spokane, was killed and a brakeraan,
whose name Is yet unlearned, was seri
ously If not fatally Injured, when the
work train on which they were em
ployed ran Into a handcar at a point
between Danville and Curlew, on
Washington & Great Northern rail
road.
J. R. Woodley, a Spokane married
man, is in the Seattle jail accused
enticing a 19 year old girl to leave
home in that city and become an
mate of a disorderly house In the
attle restricted district. The girl, who
is Miss Mona Smith, daughter of
Spokane drayman, Is also In jail and
will be held as a witness against him.
MONTANA NEWS.
There was a large and representa
tive attendance at the annual conven
tion of the Montana Society of Engi
neers.
Chief Machlelle, head of the Flat
head Indians, is dead, as the result
being pitched from his wagon near
Plains.
Senator William A. Clark has
turned from Europe with his young
wife, but left their "million dollar
by" behind In carls with nurses. Mrs.
Clark was so 111 on the trip across
that ship surgeons were in constant
attendance.
Simeon R. Buford, pioneer and
of the best known men in southern
Montana, died recently In Virginia City
after a prolonged illness of iuflamma
tory rheumatism. Mr. Buford drove
an ox team from Canton, Mo., to
ginia City in 1865.
John Gersotich, aged 19. living with
ills father in Walkerville, Sunday even
Ing probably fatally shot his cousin,
Frank Lenient, in what he claims
self defense and also to protect
father's life from I.ement and a gang
of six or more others who were bent
on attacking the Gersotichs in their
own home.
P. F. Walsh, a pioneer of Montana,
died recently at his home In Anaconda,
at the age of 70 years. The deceased
came to Montana from Dubuque, Iowa,
20 years ago. Mr. Walsh was an
gineer by profession and he served
during the civil war on the transports
Cahoba and Herman Livingston of
Union.
Two Feathers, the Montana chleftan
from the Nez Perce tribe of Indiana,
who was thrown in Spokane by wrest
ler McMillan, tackled Clarence Boul
din, the "Cuban Wonder," before
crowd of about 1200 in Cleveland
cently, and in Ihe minds of those
there was nothing to It but Bouldln
five minutes after the match started.
Senator Clark plans to build an elec
tric road from Bonner, at the Junction
of the Big Blackfoot river and
Hell Gate river to Missoula, to cover
Missoula with a streetcar system
to build out southwest to Fort
soula. It is seven miles from Bonner
to Missoula and four miles to the fort.
With the system in Missoula he
pects to lay about 16 miles of track.
' the Canadian Northern Railway.
J. P. Morgan Buys Bonds.
Vancouver. B. C.—Confirmation
been received from Winnipeg
the report recently published on
coast that J. P. Morgan & Co. have
purchased *5,000,000 of the bonds
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STATUTES OF KINGS.
Gessler Rousseau Adffiits to Police
That He Shipped Infernal Machinée
—Is a Patriotic Fanatic—Tried to
Extort Money From Brother of Miss
ing Owen Kelly, Rich Irish American.
Philadelphia, Jan. 16.—"Qussler
Rousseau." who was arrested in this
city ou Thursday with an unloaded In
fernal machine In his possession, ad
mits to the police that be Is the man
who attempted to destroy the statue
of FTederick the Great In Washington,
and also that it was be who sent the
trunk containing an infernal machine
to the British steamer Umbria in New
York in May, 1903.
The prisoner, whose right name is
not known, made these admissions in
the office of Captain Donaghy of the
Philadelphia detective bureau, after
he had been identified by persons
brought here from New York and
Washington for that purpose. He gives
no reason for the attempted outrages
except that "there are too many for
eign affairs In this country."
After having Rousseau under fire all
afternoon the police classed him as "an
American patriotic fanatif." The
prisoner gave no information volun
tarily to the police, he admitting only
those things which the police had fast
ened on him. Both the Washington and
New York authorities want the man,
and it is probable that he will be turn
ed over to the police of the latter city.
Tried to Blackmail Kelly.
The apprehension of Rousseau was
due to the disappearance of Owen Kel
ly, a wealthy Irish American, who is
prominent in Irish American societies
in this coutftry. Kelly disappeared on
October 25 and from time to time the
newspapers have published articles on
the mysterious disappearance. On
Thursday he called on Patrick Kelly,
the brother of the missing man. and
offered to take him to his brother in
New York for *600. He said he and
Owen Kelly belonged to secret so
cieties that were organized for the
purpose of blowing up British ships in
American ports. The valise he carried,
he said, contained explosives. Patrick
Kelly notified the police, and Rousseau
was taken Into custody. The valise
contained an Infernal machine of the
clock arrangement variety, but no ex
plosives. About the machine was
wrapped a Washington newspaper.
This gave the police the clew that he
might know something of the explos
ion at the statue of Frederick the
Great, and his picture was taken and
sent to both the Washington and New
York authorities. In the meantime, he
was also suspected of knowing some
thing of the steamship Umbria inci
dent.
CAPTURED AT PORT ARTHUR.
Japs Get Possession of Much Valuable
Property.
The following report from General
Nogi, giving details of the Russian
property at Port Arthur which has
been transferred to the Japanese, has
been received at Tokio:
"Permanent forts and fortifications,
59; guns, large caliber 54, medium
caliber 149, small, 343, total 546; shells,
82,670; torpedoes, 60; explosives, 1588
pieces; powder, 30,000 bushels.
"Rifles. 35,252; pistols, 579; swords,
1891.
"Ammunition for small arms, 2,266,
800 rounds.
"Ammunition wagons. 290; train
carts, 606; miscellaneous carts, 66;
saddlery, harness, etc.
"Searchlights, 14; telegraph appar
atus, 15; telephones, 134; signaling ap
paratus, 3.
Number of Warships.
"Horses, 1920.
of "A number of entrenching tools, four
battleships, not including the Sevas
topol; two cruisers, 14 gunboats and
re- torpedo boat destroyers, ten steamers,
eight launches, 12 miscellaneous craft
ba- and also private steamers. The above
were sunk or otherwise destroyed.
"Besides these there are 75 small
steamers which will be serviceable at
ter slight repairs."
one The Japanese achievement at Port
Arthur Is more remarkable In the light
of further Investigation. The original
Russian strength Is now estimated to
have been almost 56,000 men. It is an
nounced at the array headquarters that
In addition to the prisoners already
reported about 13,000 wounded corn
batants will eventually be brought to
Japan.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Wilbur fair made money last
year. ^
The suit brought by Mary R. Dick
son and husband. Ernest V. Dickson,
against Major A. N. Anderson of Cres
ton, formerly Indian agent on the Col
ville reservation, for *15,000 damages,
has been concluded at Davenport and
resulted In a victory for Major Ander
son.
At Summit, a railroad siding on the
O. R. & N., a warehouse and six box
cars were destroyed by fire. The ware
house belonged to the Pacific Coast
Elevator company. It contained ,10,000
sacks of grain, and with one car of
grain, was valued at *35,000. It is ful
ly covered by Insurance. Five large
boxcars were valued at about *800
each. The origin of the fire is un
known.
Surrounded in his room by Dectlves
Fitzgerald and Ellison of Tacoma and
Detectives Freeman and Hubbard of
Seattle and with two revolvers pressed
to his head, John King, alias Tefo King,
alias Clark, a noted safe cracker, rob
ber and burglar, was arrested in
Seattle Saturday night In a hotel and
taken to the central station. He is ac
cused of cracking safes In Tacoma, Se
attle. Sumner, Kent, Everett and Spo
kane. The police regard his arrest as
of supreme Importance.
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Women have been doing some of the
scene painting at the Imperial theater,
London, lately.
Crowds detract as well as attract.
General Stocssel
Much Criticised
London, Jan. 19.—The latest news
as to the condition of Port Arthur
when it was surrendered to the Japan
ese occasions much discussion as to
General ötoeasel's reason for capitula
tion. Criticism, however, is generally
lenient, there being a tendency to re
gard General Nogi's tributes to Gene
ral Stoessel'i courageous defense as
much in his favor, and the inclination
is to credit General Stoessel with the
knowledge that the morale of bis gar
rison was shattered.
The Daily Telegraph's Kobe corres
pondent gives a somewhat theatrical
account of the final meeting between
the generals at Port Arthur prior to
the surrender, which account was ob
tianed from Russian generals at Na
gasaki, .According to this account, 12
generals assembled at General Stoessel
house. Asked the reason for two ad
ditional chairs vacant, General Stoes
sel, bursting into tears, explained that
they formerly belonged to beloved de
parted; and, having paid a tribute to
the gallant dead. General Stoessel
abruptly exclaimed: " Well, gentle
men, I presume we will fight to the
end. ' '
The discussion which ensued show
ed that the only alternatives were
prompt surrender or speedy annihila
tion. Then champagne -glasses were
filled, and th" emperor's health was
solemnly honored. Meanwhile the ar
tillery thundered outside, and as sever
al shells burst in the vicinity General
Stoessel ordered the removal of the em
peror's photograph, the sole adornment
of the bare walls, remarking: "It is
not right that bis majesty should wit
ness snoh proceedings. ' '
The decision to capitulate being
unanimously reached, each general
signed the record, many sobbing aloud.
Finally, General Stoessel stood at
attention, silently offering a prayer,
brought his sword to salute, shouted,
"Long live the czar," which the
others repeated in chorus, and the
council ended.
It is said that Madame Stoessel seem
ed stunned and cried aloud when she
heard the decision. It is added that
acute estrangement exists between
General Stoessel and his men, owing
to the arrangement of favorable terms
for the officers and not for the men.
FELLOW SERVANT BILL PASSED
Effect This Week ill
itana.
The fellow servant bill, known as
Louse bill No. 5, which was passed
last week by both house and senate,
became a law Monday. Governor Toole
also signed the two appropriates bills
passed by the assembly last week.
The fellow servant bill was one of
the most important introduced at the
present session, and provides that every
person or corporation operating a rail
way or railroad in this state shall be
liable fur all damages sustained by any
employe of such person or corporation
in consequence of the neglect of any
other employes thereof, or by the mis
management of any other employe or
employes thereof, and in consequence
of any wilful wrongs, whether of com
mission or omission, of any othei em
ploye or employes thereof, when such
neglect, mismanagement or wrongs are
in any mummer connected with the use
and operation of auy railroad on or
about which they shall be employed,
and no contract which restricts such
liability shall be legal or binding.
New La
State of Mi
AGED MME. LOUBET IT DEAD.
Mother of France's President Ex
pires at Marasanne.
Paris.— Mme, Ixnibet, mother of the
president, died at Marasanne Sunday
from congestion of the lungs, aged 92
years. The president's son, Paul, and
other members of the family were at
her bedside when she expired.
Mme. Loubet contributed much to
the president's prestige, as she was
type of the simple country class.
The funeral took place on Tuesday,
and President Loubet attended.
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New Senators Elect.
Congressman Elmer J. Burkett, re
publican, was elected United States
senator from Nebraska.
United States Senator Kean of New
Jersey has been elected to succeed him
self.
T. H. Carter has been elected United
States senator from the state of Mon
tana, for the term beginning March
next.
He succeeds Paris Gibson.
At a caucus of the republicans
the Nevada general assembly George
S. Nixon was the unanimous choice for
the United States senator to succeed
William M. Stewart.
A $504100,000 TERMINAL.
Details are made public of one
the biggest schemes tor city Improve
ments ever set on foot by this city's
multimillionaires,
named as leader in an effort to spend
*50,000,000 in Pittsburg bettering the
terminal of the Pennsylvania road
here.
H. C. Frick
Libel Law Repealed.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 19. —The
senate printing committee agreed uuan
mously tonight to make a favorable
report in the morning on the Tucker
bill repealing the present libel law.
The bill will probably come before the
senate on final passage tomorrow and
if it does it will pass.
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Kuiihuh.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 17.—One man
killed, two seriously and 11 more
less injured is the result of a wreck
on the Santa Fe train, northbound,
near Derby.
press messenger, Newton. Kan.
Dead: L. L. West, ex
W. R. Young Killed.
William R. Yonng, brakeman on
gravel train on the new grade of thn
Northern Pacific, was killed at Ram
sey, five miles east of Ratlidrnm.
A resolution asking Senator Burton
to resign was introduced in the Kansas
house and senate this Monday.
Stop Bull Fights in Mexico.
A reform measure decided on
Ramon Carrol, the new vice president
of Mexico, is abolishment of bull fight
ing in the republic.
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REPORT A COUNTER MOVE OF
JAPANESE AGAINST RAIDERS,
Trains Target for Guns—St. Peters
burg Believes It Possible the Long
Calm Since the Battle of Shakhe
River Is to Be Broken—Furious Fire
Against Trains.
Tokio, Jan. 17.—Several papers here
report that General Mlstchenko's raid
ing party of 2000 Cossacks has been
cut oft by a force of 6000 Japanese,
southeast of Newchwang. and that a
furious battle Is raging in that region.
This news Is contained in lengthy
dispatches from the front, which tell
in great detail that General Oku had
been kept informed of the activity of
the Cossacks and that he waited until
the various raiding forces bad been
concentrated. A Japanese mixed force
of nearly 10,000 men, mostly cavalry
and light artillery, was held in readi
ness at Sunlihem, and of these 8000
were dispatched to the relief of New
chwang and Newchiatun so soon as It
had become evident that the enemy's
force was gathered at these places.
The transport of troops developed
Into a most perilous undertaking. The
Russians had torn up the railroad four
miles south of ..ewchwang and the
two trains bearing the Japanese
troops became stalled at that point.
General Mistcbenko left a small de
tachment before the towns and rushed
the remainder of his force to the break
In the line.
A furious fire from field guns was di
rected against the trains and the en
gineering party which had been sent
to repair the road, and a fierce engage
ment ensued. Wit., a long drawn out
line the Japanese commander met the
Russians, covering the operations of
the engineers successfully, and when
the work had finally been completed,
the trains were rushed through a hail
of shrapnef fire.
Slxty-two Russians were killed and
It wounded, the Japanese only losing
10 men killed and 12 wounded.
General Mistchenko withdrew his
force to a considerable distance and
then prepared for a counter attack.
He was evidently ignorant of the
relieving party, for he suddenly chang
ed his plans and made an attempt to
retreat when he obtained accurate In
formation.
The correspondents add that the re
treat will be cut off and that more re
inforcements are arriving.
The attack upon Newchwang and
Newchiatum occurred on Thursday
last. Three desperate charges were
made against the towns, several points
being attacked at the same time. It
was the evident intention of the Rus
sians to burn the stores kept In these
cities, for small parties of Russians
were observed towards evening with
flaming torches shortly after, but be
fore any damage could be done the re
lief arrived.
CoHsackn Got Back.
Russian Headquarters, Huanshan,
Manchuria, Jan. 18.—The activity of
Japanese is Increasing along the whole
front. They are attacking villages
between lines and open artillery fire at
night) The fires Japanese reinforce
ments from the army which was be
seiging Port Arthur began arriving at
Liaoyaug January 11.
A telegram from, Siakhotau to St.
Petersburg states that General Mist
cheneuko's raiding force, learning that
five Japanese battalions had appeared
near Tasliikow, returned, northward
and succeed in regaining the Russian
lines. Their losses were about 300
killed or wounded, all the latter being
brought away.
CAN'T BE TITLED AND AMERICAN.
Bill for Restoration of Citizenship of
, Yankee Girls.
The senate Saturday considered the
bill regulating the restoration to citi
zenship of American women who have
married foreigners.
Mr. Nelson said the bill was intended
to agply to women of this country
who married abroad and who were
divorced or whose husbands may have
died.
Mr. Dopew said it was not the in
tention of the bill to confine it to
widows and divorced women, but to
all women who have foreign husbands.
The woman suffragists and the ladles
of Ihe American "league, he said, took
exception to the fact that women lost
their citizenship by marrying a foreign
er while men did not.
Mr. Heyburn suggested and Mr. Mc
Cumber offered an amendment requir
ing women taxing advantage of the
provisions of the proposed law to re
nounce all titles of nobility which they
may have acquired and it was agreed .
to.
TRAGEDY IN BARBER SHOP.
Two Indiana Odd Fellows Cold in
Death.
Veedersburg, Ind., Jan. 16.—John
Brant, one of the publishers of the
Veedersburg News, and Charles Eck
berg, a barber, were found dead Sun
day in a barber shop, where they had
gone to balance the books of the Odd
Fellows lodge, in which both held of
ficial positions. In letters left by Eck
berg he declared his intention of kill
ing himself, saying he was short In
his accounts, and would "lake Brant
with him."
Kentucky Feud; Three Dead
Wrillsburg, Ky.—At Holman, this
county, the feud factions led respec
tively by W. Rorlck and Henry Hol
comb met and those two and Joseph
Holcomb were killed and Buckford
Rarick mortally wounded. The trouble
originated in the killing of one of the
Roricks years ago, the Holcombs being
suspected. The two factions have been
armed and ready for a meeting for sev
eral weeks.
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For Fraud at the Primary.
San Francisco.—Charles Wyman,
aroused of fraudulently voting at the
last primary election, was found guilty.