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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-22
WITH KUROPATKIN'S ARMY.
Nothing Going on but Little Outpost
Skirmishing.

| LAO YANG, Sunday, August q (de-
! layed In transmssion).-With the eXcep-
| ton of little outpost diminishing, there
| have been no movements of troops recent
| w. Prince Vesiltchikoff, chief of the Order
| of the Red Cross. today discovered shop
| where large quantities of lemons stamped
| with the mark of the Red Cross were being
| sold The shop was closed and an investi-
| cation is progressing.
The Japanese column which is advanc-
Ing up the Lao river is understood to have
| reached a point near Shahotzu, where the
Taitse river joins the inner Lao river, just
west of Liao-Yang. Russian patrols met
the japanese cavalry at Shahotzu, and 1t is
known that the japanese infantry Is always
near the cavalry. 1t is further understood
that the japanese are using boats and are
advancing along the main and outer Lao
river In the direction of Sinmintin. They
are unopposed on account of the impassa-
BILE condition Of the roads.
Fierce fighting is reported to have occur
red July 81. The Japanese have assembled
six divisions in the vicinity Of Muchiatzu
otherwise they are inactive In the east,
merely patrolling the road to Pensihu and
| in the direction of Mukden.
The period of Japanese inactivity In the
north is expected to last until the fate of
Port Arthur is decided. when the Japanese
regiments which were detached from the
forces on the south front after the battle
of Tatchekiao and sent to Port Arthur will
return. probably with the main body OF the
Port Arthur army.
Prices in Manchuria are reaching fabu-
lous heights A poud (36 pounds) of horse
shoe nails costs $40, and some articles can
not be had at any price. The supply OF
axle grease is entirely exhausted.
LONDON, August pa dispatch to the
Times from Heung Yoching, under date Of
August II. by way Of Tokyo, says:
1.-THE Russian position Is six miles dis
| tant from here. There have been notable
| difficulties in the advance from the coast.
| The Russian conceptions of transport and
defense of positions along the Manchurian
| highway are rudimentary, but the defens-
| i've works erected at Haicheng prove that
| they are taught by experience.
| 1.-The Russian cavalry on the right wing
| obstinately opposes the japanese advance,
| using the defensive works"
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ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Second Assistant Shallenberger in
Charge Of the Department.

Second Assistant Postmaster General
Shallenberger IS acting Postmaster General
In the absence of Postmaster General
Payne and First Assistant Wyane Third
Assistant Madden and Fourth Assistant
Bristow are also away from the city, The
former at Atlantic City and the latter in
Maine where he has gone for a camping
and fishing trip.
Mr.. Payne has gone to Chicago, where
he will be busy for perhaps IL fortnight
with political matters. 1t is expected tina I
at the end of that time he will find a lull
in that work and will be enabled to visit
his home in Milwaukee. He said before
his departure from Washington, that he
would return here about the middle Of
September.
During his absence and that OF Mr.. Whit
ney, his private secretary, who is In Wis
consin, the Office is in charge of E. F.
Slanker
John j. Howley, chief clerk to the first
assistant postmaster general, Is now Acting
First Assistant Postmaster General in the
absence of Mr.. Wynee in Europe Mr..
Howley, who is from New York, land has
been connected with the Post Office Depart
ment for a long time, Is one Of the most
efficient of the chief clerks Of division heads
and rendered valuable assistance to the de-
partment in the prosecution Of the Machen
and other fraud and conspiracy cases. He
will have charge of Mr.. Wynne's office
for the next two months, until the return
of Mr. Wynne.
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OUT FOR RECREATION
PRESIDENT HOPES TO ENJOY OUT.
DOOR LIFE AT OYSTER BAY.
Deeply Concerned About Situation in
the Far East-Mail is Excep-
tionally Heavy.

OYSTER BAY, II l., August 22-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today enjoyed period of
rest and recreation, uninterrupted either
by public business or by callers. Taking
advantage of the beautiful weather, he and
Mrs. Roosevelt passed several hours in the
saddle.
1t is the Presidents intention, during his
present sojourn here, to take as much rec
reation as his public duties will permit.
Comparatively few visitors will be re-
ceived Such as do come to Oyster Bay
will be confined to government officials,
personal friends of the President and the
few politicians whom National Chairman
Cortelyou may wish the President to see.
1t is announced that the rule requiring all
those who call on the President to make
engagements in advance Of their coming
will be adhered to strictly ~
President Roosevelt is deeply concerned
about the situation in the far east, partic-
ularly in regard to the preservation of the
neutrality of that part of China not in
cluded In the Russo-Japanese war zone. He
realizes fully the seriousness Of the COM
plications which may develop at any mo-
ment and is keeping in close touch with
events in the orient, all information bear
ing upon the situation being communicated
promptly to him by the State Department.
Thus far only the press reports of the stu
alton at Shanghai have been received at
the executive offices, no advfces having
been sent here by the State Department.
The executive offices Were opened for
business again today. The mail was ex-
ceptionally heavy, and Secretary Loeb, As
sistant Secretary Barnes and the executive
force were busy throughout the day.
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powers will act together in upholdng the
neutrality of China equally against both
belligerents.
The Westminster Gazette says: "If the
American government will lead the way In
this matter it will be doing service to al,
governments, for 1t is high time that the
neutral powers come to an understanding
about the meaning and limits of Chinese
neutrality, so as to be able to act together
ana arrive at solution OF the complicated
situation
The Pail Mall Gazette considers that the
powers should follow at Shanghai the cor
rect precedent set by Germany at Kiao-
Chou and insist on the obedience of the
russians to leave or disarm without de-
lay, and thus settle the whole question of
neutral Chinese ports for the remainder Of
the war"
The London morning newspapers showed
a disposition to reserve their opinion on
the Shanghai incident. The Standard in
an editorial however, said: 1.-The spirited
and energetic action of the American au-
thorltles must move our admiration, not
nnmiXed with envy The British public
China squadron is at this moment, and
what 1t is doing, and why The lead in de-
Tending Chinese neutrality should be sur
rendered tamely TO the Americans The
foreign office might we'll take example from
the Washington State Department."
BERLIN, August 22.-The foreign office
has not received any communication from
Consul General Knappe at Shanghai con-
corning the situation there. The foreign Of
fee thinks it would certainly have been adj
vised had China asked for foreign assist
ance to preserve her neutrality. While not
disputing the correctness of the press dis
patches from Shanghai the foreign office
believes that some important facts making
a different Interpretation Of the American
torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey's attitude
may possibly not have been communicated
to the press"
PARIS, August 22-The officials here con-
firm the statement that the taotai of Shang-
hal has informed the Chinese government
that he Is unable to enforce the neutrality
of the port In spite of pro-Russian SYM
pathies serious opinion here considers that
Russia's conduct in the difficulty Is not
justifiable, people here holding that the
Askold and Grozovoi should disarm or
leave Shanghai.
The foreign Office here has not yet been
advised that the French minister at Tokyo
has received Japan's reply to the Russian
protest in the case of the capture of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni
ri ChefOO
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THE WHEAT MARKET.
Bad Crop News Affects Chicago Prices
Liberal Offerings.

CHICAGO, August 22.-On bad crop news
from the northwest September wheat to-
day opened at. 11O1a to 112. Offerings were
sufficient to cause decline to 1921. Cool
weather in the west sent September corn
to 54Aa541b. but liberal offerings caused de-
cline of &c. Light offerings held Septem-
Der oats steady at 34A
Decline on Heavy Selling at New York
NEW YORK, August 22.-Failing to OBJ
tain its usual amount of crop damage tonic
from the northwest today on account Of
wire trouble wheat acted weak and heavy,
declining cents a bushel before midday.
with everybody selling it and only few
scattered shorts to buy the staple. Sep
TENDER sold at $i.13 Is against 81. 16 at the
close on Saturday. The impression here
was that the events would show the north
west damage news to have been consider
ably exaggerated. Heavy receipts from the
southwest and disappointing cables added
to the forenoon distress for the bulls.
Brisk Market in London.
LONDON, August 22.-All sorts of
wheat advanced a shilling today In the
London market, which was brisker than
usual in August.
bold grain and the weight is decidedly
above the average. The Mark Lane Ex-
press investigation, however, shows that
the yield seldom reaches 81 bushels per
acre, even in districts where that is a very
ordinary figure, SO little doubt is felt that
the average in the united kingdom will be
somewhat low,
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PARKERWILL MAKE NO SPEECHES
Demurs to Any Speaking Tour-Be-
lieves it Improper

ESOPUS, n. Y, August 22.-It was made
plain at Rosemount today that there is no
certainty of Judge Parker making any
speeches in the west. IN connection with
his ST. Louis trip, at any other time or
place. The principle on which Judge Par
ker will act in the matter was learned from
an intimate associate Of the judge, who
said:
Judge Parker has no faith In the utility
Of speech making for it's own sake, and
will make no speeches anywhere for the
mere purpose of appearing In any given To-
lacity- He believes a stumping tour by a
presidential candidate to be improper, and
he will undertake no such tour, The only
condition upon which he will make any
speech. anywhere, will be the fact that he
has some definite thing to say,sand that he
is convinced bv his own reason that some
given time and place best quits the saying
of 1t there and then. You may say with
the utmost confidence that under no other
conditions will Judge Parker make any
speech anywhere" &C.,
The day at Rosemount was without Incl
dent -
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Hard to Learn the Truth,
KORSAKOVSK BOMBARDED.
The Russian Commandant Says That
Little Damage Was Done.

ST. PETERSBURG, August 22.-The en-
peror has received a report dated yester-
day, from the Russian eommandant at
Korsakovsk Island of Sakhaln, as follows:
"Since o'clock this morning the enemy
has bombarded Korsakovsk. A few houses
have been destroyed. One Of the enemy's
ships appeared on the horizon at about .
in the morning, approached to within nve
and one-quarter miles Of the shore ana
bombarded Korsakovsk until $40 Wnen
the vessel turned and disappeared. Inc
damage done to the town was quite NEON
siderable There were no casualties.
ST. PETERSBURG. August 22.-Accord-
Ing to the governor of Sakhalin, five gov
eminent buildings and eleven houses were
demolished during the Commandment or
korsakovsk by the Japanese.
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TO D|SARM VESSELS
Russia Will Yield to Manifest
Public Opinion.
MEETING OF CONSULS
DISCUSSED THE THREATENED
NEUTRALITY OF CHINA.
Visit Of the Chauncey Generally Misin-
erpreted-Statement by Ad-
miral Stirling.

ST. PETERSBURG, August 22-The pro-
tected cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat
destroyer Grozovoi at Shanghai will be dis
armed.
The dispatches saying that energetic ac-
ton had been taken by the American war
ships at Shanghai to protect the neutrality
Of China has aroused the liveliest satisfac-
ton In official and unofficial circles here
The admiralty realizes that it would be
folly to send the ships out to face the Japa
nese squadron In the offing, and, as an
nounced in these dispatches last week. has
already decided that the ships shall be dis
armed. The refusal of the Russian consu
general at Shanghai to comply with the re
quests of the taotai is, it is said at the for
eign office, due to the fact that no agree
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Personal Mention.

Mr.. Joseph L. Lyons is spending few
weeks at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Thomas Humphrey is spending few
days with his sister, Mrs John Humphrey,
at Yatton, Round Hill, Va.
Mr.. c. ]. Parks of the Navy Department
has been appointed clerk to the court at
Tutuila, Samoa. and will sail from San
Francisco. Cal. on september 8, 1904, for
Mr.. A. l. Mudd Is at Atlantic city, N. J.
Mr.. Horace 8. Johnston Of Capitol Hill
has returned from stay of four weeks In
Maryland.
Mr.. NJ. Cohen has returned from Atlantic
City. after pleasant stay of two weeks.
Mr.. Charles II. Davidson has gone to Bos-
ton for three weeks vacation.
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SITUATION IN NEW YORK.
All-Day Session Of Railway Engineers
Held Today.

NEW YORK, August 22.-The question or
a strike on the elevated railroad system OK
Manhattan will be acted upon by the men
today.
An all-day session of the Manhattan d.
vision of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers will be held and the men will
meet by sections to hear the report OF the
committee appointed to confer with General
Manager E. p Bryan of the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company.
The men will also learn what action Is 10
be taken by the New York local OF the
Amalgamated Association of Street ana
Electric Railway Employees.
The men have already voted TO stand Dy
the action Of the executive board of the
local and If a strike is ordered by the
board there will be no further action neccs-
sary on the part of the men.
An appointment for a conference between
the committee and Mr.. Bryan was made
for TODAY The men announced that they
would press the demand for the preference
of the elevated employees in selecting men
for the subway, according to the promise
which was made to them over year ago
The motormen now receive $3.50 day
on the elevated system, while the scale OF
wages for the subway only gives 50 day
for motormen. They do not desire a change
in positions themselves. but it is said they
are firm in the belief that the Interborough
Company should be made to keep its prom
Uses of year ago for the beneht OF the
lower grade employees.
Officials of the PETERBOROUGH Company say
they do not intend to promote all the IL
men to better positions in subway for the
reason that 1t would not be to the best in
terests of the corporation or the public
They say the IL" employees will have to
stand their chances in competition with
others who may apply for positions.
Crisis With Building Trades.
A crisis in the building trades lockout
is expected to be reached today. The uiti-
matum of the Employers Association that
the men must return to workor thee places
will be flied becomes operative today. The
Employers Association announces that the
men individually will have to sign the ar
bitration plan and as their numbers be-
come sufficient they will be formed into
unions This is interpreted by some of the
union leaders to mean the open shop, and
they are ready to fight 1t.
Although the bricklayers are still at work
much anxiety Is expressed as to the stand
they will take. There is a feeling of unrest
and dissatisfaction among the men. and IL
thew are asked to work beside non-union
men some of their representatives say that
trouble will surely result.
A meeting of the employers as a body
will be held today, followed by meetings OF
the emergency committee and board OF
governors.
There was a lively session, it was said
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SENATOR HoAR's CONDITION.
Passed Fairly Comfortable Night
Took Nourishment,

WORCESTER, Mass, August 22.-The
following bulletin concerning the condition
of Senator Hoar was issued at 9:45 O'Clock
this morning by his son, lockwood Hoar:
1.-THE senator passed fairly comfortable
night and took some nourishment. His
general condition remains unchanged and
he Is resting easily this morning"
DR.. Warren r. Gilman. In discussing the
he has done for several days He said:
THE senator is still very weak and in a
critical condition. but think he has shown
improvement In the last twenty-four
hours Then the doctor added: IF he
continues to take nourishment today l
think we can give a bulletin tonight that
will cause the people of Worcester to be
satisfied that their favorte son may again
be seen on the floor of the Senate
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July Internal Revenue.

The collections of internal revenue for
July were as follows from the various
sources: Spirits. $11 .091 ,494 81 11bacco, 3d.
AGA ,867.31; fermented liquors. IS. 456. TBS. 70;
oleomargarine, s7O.817.47; adulterated but
ter, 81 ,6022 20; process butter. $s.243 90; mis-
cellaneous. $31l .4U7.54: total, $20, 4O5. 04S Co.
The total receipts for the same month last
were were 81, los, %. decrease Of $1.-
7O5, 313.50.
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PRESIDENT CASTRO REFUSES.
Declines to Yield Asphalt Lakes Pend
ing Legal Proceedings.

President Castro has not favorably re-
ceived Minister Bowen's request for res
toration of the property of the New York
and Bermudez Asphalt Company in Vene-
zuela pending legal proceedings. The
minister cabled the State Department today
from Caracas that President Castro thought
that the United States government should
await the conclusion of the legal proceed
ings,, allowing the asphalt lakes and prop
erty to remain meanwhile in the hands of
Receiver Garner.
Nothing further has been done about this
matter but 1t is expected that the State
Department will take some action to Sc
cure the asphalt company against loss and
probably the outcome will be an agree
ment to entirely suspend the taking Of
asphalt from the lakes until the Venezuelan
court has announced Its decision next
north.
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DIsMANTLED RUSSIAN VESSELS.
japan Will Claim Russian Ships at
Close of the War.
Tho Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, August pa cable dis
patch from Tokyo says: Commenting on
the action of Russian warships in taking
refuge AT Shanghai and Kiao Chau, Ashai
mair tains that there is vase difference be-
tween soldier and warship. Disarming rem
ders the former a non-combatant, while
the latter remains an implement Of war.
Consequently the action of the latter in
taking refuge and disarming in a neutral
port does not give 1t permanent protection.
The contrary theory would destroy the OBJ
Ject of fight, which is the destruction
Of the enemy's navy. For this reason the
present arrangement by which the fugitive
Russian ships are disarming in neutral
ports, where they will remain until the
close Of the war. ought to be regarded as
q temporary measure only. Japan's acqu!-
essence in the arrangement is only to avoid
increasing the complications as to the
rights of belligerents and neutrals. This
acQuiescence does not affect the status of
the disarmed vessels which are legitimate
ly Japan's prizes, and will be claimed by
her at the end of the war.
Experience Of the Attaches.
TINGTAU, August 22.-According to what
Major Hoffman the German military at
tache at Port Arthur, who has just arrived
here. said In guarded interview today, the
foreign naval attaches during the last few
DAYS of their stay there were quartered on
the Tigers Tail, where a battery six hum
bred feet high prevented them from wit
Messing the naval battle on August TO-
Shells often burst In their vicinity, but they
did not consider themselves in dangerous
position on that account. The attaches were
treated with great consideration, but were
allowed no plain from which to view the
naval operations.
Before leaving, Lieut.. Newton A. Nc
| Gully. U. s. N, the American naval at
| tache. was quartered in the old town
| Shortly after starting for Pigeon bay to
| take a junk for Chefoo, 4 shell hit his
house and wrecked it. Major Hoffman in
| commenting upon the affair. remarked that
| 1t was lucky for this reason that Lieut.
| McCully left when he did.
| But few women and children are at Port
| Arthur.
| War Notes From Tokyo.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, August pa cable dis
| patch from Tokyo says: The Japanese au-
| thorities do not credit the report of the
| occupation of Anshanshan, twenty-five
| miles south of Lao Yang, by Japanese
| troops. There are still five Russian divi-
sions there. The Russians On the Yuchu-
| lin and Lao Yang road do not show any
signs of evacuating their positions.
1t is reported that the Russians have
| laid many mechanical mines outside Port
Arthur. Last night the Russian ships
came out and passed the night below the
Lao Tishan peninsula Evidently the Jap
| anese bombardment had made their posi-
| ton in the harbor uncomfortable.
severe storm occurring at the time Of
| the sinking of the Russian cruiser Novik
by japanese cruisers prevented the Japa-
] nese from rescuing the Novik's crew.
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REPLY FROM GEN. BATES.
Has Been Unable to Learn the Facts
Of the Athens Encounter.

A telegram was received at the War De-
partment today from Gen. Bates at St.
Louis in reply to Secretary Taft's request
for report upon the facts connected with
the killing by regular soldiers of national
guardsman at Athens Ohio, last week.
Gen. Bates announces that he has been un-
able so far to obtain the information de-
sired, but adds that he has: called upon the
local military authorities at Athens to re-
port the facts at once, when he VIII FOR
ward them to the department
1t is said at the War Department that
following precedent. the civil tribunals will
be allowed to deal with this case Of hom-
icide.
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JEWELS Squadron at Gibraltar.

The European squadron. under Admiral
Jewell. composed Of the Olympia, Cleveland
and Baltimore. has arrived at Gibraltar,
where it will take on stores and go up into
the English channel. Admiral Jewell re-
Gently left Turkish waters, where he was
ordered to make demonstration in sup
port of the demands Of Minister Leishman
for the rights Of Americans In Turkey.
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more sentoimental affect than that Of any
ship in the feet.


ship in the fleet
The report from Shanghai to the effect
that Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky had
arrived there on the protected cruiser Ask
old August IL, proves to have been untrue.
A private dispatch to tohe Associated Press
from Shanghai today says that Admiral
Outkomsky has not been there.
Hard to Learn the Truth.
LONDON, August 22.-There is the keen
est anxiety here for news OF the progress
of the siege of Port Arthur, but it is diff
cult to extract reliable details out OF the
voluminous stories from the refugees al
Chefoo The reiterated reports Of japanese
reverses arrive through Russian as well az
Chinese sources and the complete silence IN
Tokyo on this subject is interpreted as
showing that the Japanese are experiencing
unexpected difficulties.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Dan!
Mail SAYS news has reached Tokyo that the
delay in capturing the fortress Is que ~
the difficulty in establishing satisfactory
artillery base.