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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
LCARSHIpS IN ACTION
IN THE GULF OF PECHILI
Passing Steamship Sees Flash Of Fleets
Guns off Port I4rthur.

CHEFU, June Is, noon.-The captain
Of a steamship which passed through
the Gulf of Pechili on Monday night
reports having seen the searchlights Of
a large feet and the flashes from war
ships guns twenty-eight miles south
west Of Port Arthur. This observation
was made, the captain says, between
1880 o'clock on Monday night and 8
o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was
unable TO discern the lights of any op-
posing vessels.
Chinese cruisers and land forces are
watching closely 10 prevent the expor-
tation of contraband goods for either OF
the belligerents. Complaints have been
made that the japanese are drawing a
supply of fresh provisions from here
A Russian merchant, who was at
Kinchou at the time of the re-
panied the Russian army on its
retreat TO Port Arthur, has arrived
here on junk. He says that the Rus
slams had no permanent Notifications
at Kinchou. but simply trenches. The
country around had been mined. fore
ing the japanese to take to the water.
When they did so the Russian gunboat
Bobr was taken to the head OF Talien-
wan Bay, whence she threw shells
across the narrow neck OF land, kill
ing hundreds of japanese. The Rus
slams likewise suffered more from the
fire of the Japanese ships than from
the artillery and infantry fire.
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JAPANESE ARTILLERY
BEGINS THE BATTLE
UdnguardS Clash and Fighting Soon Ex.
tends Along the Entire Line.

LIAOTANG. June 14.-Japanese ar
tillery today opened fire upon vafan-
gov "a station on the railway sixty
miles above Kinchou). Details are
awaited
LONDON, June 1.-THE Central
News has received a dispatch from its
Liaoysng correspondent, under to-day's
date. saying that heavy firing between
the Russian and japanese vznguards
commenced at $40 o'clock this after
noon. The fighting extended along the
entire front. assuming the dimensions
OF q general engagement The CORE
spondent says no details are available.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 15.-The
General Staff remained in session until
almost ? o'clock this morning 10 trans
Baron StakeIberg's message announc-
ing the fight al vafangow. This un-
usually late hour indicates that the
authorities attach considerable impor-
tsnce TO the dispatch.
is believed here that the vafangow
affair nav prove 10 have been quite a
heavy fight. The fact that the Rus
SLAMS held their position in the face
Of heavy losses supports this theory.
and II Is believed that it may prove
10 have been a severe check 10 the
japanese northern advance.
The movement Of 5000 japanese north
Of Zuandisnsian only adds to the
blindness Of the situation in the north
eastern field Of opinions It is un-
questionable that the Cossacks have
been worrying the japanese north OF
Fengwangcheng and the movement
may be merely an Effort TO clear the
country At the me time il holds
the possibility OF q demonstration
against Mukden, one OF the many
roads leading directly east from Muk-
den toward the region 10 which the
japanese are advancing. The con-
sensus OF opinion. however. Is that the
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advance is more IN the nature OF q
demonstration than a preliminary to
an actual attack.
A special dispatch from Laoyang.
dated June Il. says:
Yesterday (Monday), at the battle
OF Vafangow, Japanese troops number
ing 10000 tried 10 press our flank, but
were discovered. We changed our po-
sition. hanking the japanese. and open
ed a heavy FIRE. The result is un-
known
The same correspondent in a later
dispatch says:
To-day Tuesday, the battle con-
tinues- The japanese have opened a
heavy fire on our center.
-On the night OF June II. southwest
OF Vafandien. the Cossacks came into
contact with the japanese and drove
them from their position. We lost
two men. The japanese losses were
fifteen men and twenty horses
The date Of the first dispatch does
not agree with the press dispatch from
Liaoyang or with General Baron Sta
kelberg's message TO the Emperor, both
OF which indicate that the battle took
place yesterday (Tuesday). 1t is
thought improbable that there have
been two actions.
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RESERVES CALLED TO coIoRs.
Two Hundred Thousand More Men
for Kuropatkin's Army.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 1.-THE
calling out Of the army reserves n
the Kasan. KieT and Moscow military
districts was announced to-day This
step is for the purpose of filling up
the skeleton reserve corps and to re-
place the regular troops already gone
or going 10 the front It also fore
shows the dispatch OF four voIga
corps. which was predicted in these
dispatches a month ago. The latter
would give General Kuropatkin 2oo.-
600 more men.
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Explosion of Mine
Kills Twenty
Japanese.
Famous Inventor
Is Among the
Victims.
Special Dispatch to IN. Call.

TOXIC, June 14-Deep regret is felt
here over q sad accident that occurred
last night to the torpedo laying ship
Taihoku Maru. when Lieutenant Com
mander Oda and nineteen men were
killed and seventeen wounded by q
mine explosion Commander Oda was
the inventor Of the Japanese mine, and.
by his great activity and skill through
out the operations before Port Arthur.
had added largely TO his reputation.
The Taihoku Maru, at the time Of the
accident, was engaged in laying me
chanical mines close TO Port Arthur,
under a hea fire from the Russian
forts and torpedo-boats- The damage
TO the ship was not great.
Reports from st. Petersburg to the
effect that the Vladivostock squadron
recently encountered japanese
squadron near Port Arthur have not
been verified here and the whole story
is believed to have originated in the
fertile imagination Of a Russian press
agent.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
WINE GROWERS TO FORM
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Take Steps TO Organize Body to Pro-
mote a Higher Standard for
American Product.

BUFFALO. N Y, June 14-As a re-
suit OF action taken at the meeting Of
the American Wine Growers Associa-
tion here to-day it is probable that the
wine growers OF the country viii come
together in national organization
Perry T Morgan. president Of the
California NiticulturaI Club. spoke in
favor Of a national organization TO pro
mote a higher standard for the Amer
icn product and TO educate the people
TO its use.
After some discussion the president
Of the American Wine Growers Asso-
citation was authorized 10 confer and
cooperate with three representatives
from the California viticultural Club
to agree on a working plan for action
between the two sets OF wine growers.
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- H. fn Orn,iIIe

ORCVILLE. June 14-This city was
again visited tonight by FIRE. About
il o'clock flames broke out in the large
Touring mill owned by John s. Dodge
soon destroying Il with its contents
The IRE spread 70 q large grain ware
house adjoining. which was also
burned. together with 100 sacks Of
grain The loss on the Touring mill is
estimated AT $4,000. covered by $40
inEura nce-
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sroEssEL's MEN UNDAUNTED.
Garrison of Port Arthur Is in Excel
lent Spirits

LIAOYANG. June 1.-THE two Of
ficers who escaped from Port Arthur
and arrived here on June IL. after
crawling through the japanese lines
for four days. brought important dis
patches from Lieutenant General
Stoessel to Viceroy Alexiefr The gem
eral reports that the troops eempos-
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
Russia Adopts American Army Tent.

ST. PETERSBURG. June 1.-THE
War Office has accepted recommen-
dations made by Lieutenant Botkin
embodying the use of the United
States army model tents. These are
convertible into ponchos for the pro-
lection of the troops during the rainy
season.
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War News Continued on age q.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
MAY ABANDON wEIHA-wEI.
British to Surrender Lease IL Port
Arthur Is Captured.

Arthur Is Captured.
LONDON. June 14.-It appears
from a question and answer in the
House OF Commons to-day that the
fall Of Port Arthur would mark the
end Of British tenancy Of Weihaiwei.
on the Shantung promontory. Earl
Percy. the Under Foreign Secretary.
informed the House that under the
Anglo-Chinese convention of 1898
Great Britain's lease of this Chinese
port was valid only so long as Port
Arthur remained IN the possession OF
Russia
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15

ing the garrison Of Port Arthur are
in excellent spirits and says the bands
play regularly in the park and that
Port Arthur has not the appearances
of a besieged fortress
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
TIE wEATzEz.

Forecast made a. San Frzn-
cisco for thirty hours ending
Midnight. June IS;
San Francisco and vicinity
Pair wednesday, with fog IN
morning; light south winds,
changing 70 fresh westerly
A. g. zEcADIE,
District Fo-ecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
sunplies for Port Arthur seized.

CHEFU, June 14.-A fleet of junks
laden with flour and rice for Port Ar
thur was seized of this port to-day
by the Japanese
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
TIE EEEATE89.

Aicazar-"Charley's Aunt.'
Caltforn1a--secret Service"
CentraI-eThe octoroon-"
Coluub1a-"Fhe Proud Prince"
Chutes-Vaudeville.
Fischer's-aU. s."
Grard-sDu Barry"
orphsum-vaudeville. Matinee
To-Day.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-07
EXPERIMENTS IN BROOM GRASS
CULTURE DEVELOP WONDERS
State Horticultural Mcpherson Says that the
Forage Plant Will ReyOlutonize the Stock
Industry of the State

Mr.. a. Mcpherson. state horticulture
inspector, has been in the city several
days looking over the work required
in his official capacity. Nc. Mcpherson
has been in consultation with deputy
rriruItural inspector Mohl with d
view Of dividing the districts to he
served by the inspectors during the
coming saSOn. Mr.. Mcpherson left
yesterday on business trip to Mos
cow before leaving he was approached
by Teller reporter and stated that the
most interesting subject that has been
attracting his attention of late was on
the experiments made i'm raising Bronze
grass on sage brush land. He said:
Il have just come from the southern
part of the state where l have been at
tending a series of Farmers Institutes
which have been very successful and
Instructive One of the greatest things
that has been brought out at these in
stitutes was the experiments of Bronze
grass. After five years of experiment.
ing by DR.. c. A. Hoover of Montpelier
it was demonstrated that there were
grasses which grew luxuriently on the
arid or semi-arid plains. 1t was a
grand sight to see, heavy crops of lux
urient grasses adapted both for pasture
and hay where before nothing but sage
brush has grown. After repeated ex-
periments he has now ITS acres of grass
of two varieties, bronze and inermus
more commonly known as bronze grass
and the tall meadow oat grass. The
bronze grass proves to be the best for
pasture while the tall meadow is the
best for hay, for one to two tons per
acre of the latter being cut per acre
making excellent hay for winter feed.
am satisfied firm personal observation
that wherever natural grass has ever
grown that these grasses will prove to
be profitable wherever they are planted,
and positively without irrigation. 1t
has been found that in order to insure
a good stand that the seed should be
sown in the fall but the soil should be
thoroughly prepared for it the same as
for any other crops. | believe that this
is one of the grandest demonstrations
of what can be accomplished under
seemingly adverse conditions. yet
shown in the state.
THE ranges in Idaho are becoming n
thing of the past on account of over
stocking, but this simply means every
man can have a range of his own If he
wishes It. as | believe in the future
that these barren ranges will be taken
up and covered with the forage plants
to the great benefit of the state and the
people I'm general"
What are the peculiarities that make
these grasses thrive so on arid lands
First. because their roots grow so
deep in the soil: second. because the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-07

surface roots are jointed and as they
penetrate the soil new stocks or plants
are thrown up from each joint of the
rootlet, thus if it does not get a fun
stand the first year it win eventually
cover the ground through its system of
roots, practically bring volunteer crops.
II is a perennial grass and is very hard
to Kill out when once started"
In speaking of conditions in general
Mr.. Mcpherson said:
Il find the country as a whole very
prosperous and since the great success
of the Idaho Falls sugar factory there
are movements on foot to establish sew
eral others. This industry is not only
proving profitable to the factories but
to the farmers also, as well as en-
HANGING the value of the lands.
THE pure food law in this state is
working very satisfactory at present
time. Many of our grocerymen have
stocks that are in very good condition
but there is still room for a vast i'm
provement in many localities. and
wherever the law is thoroughly under
stood / find the great majority of gro
ceryman are trying to govern them
selves accordingly, although 1t is true
there are many who do not seem to care
and sooner or later drastic measures
will be taken.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-07
WILL Open
NATIONAL BANK
R, {. Beach and W. L. Thompson
Select PendletOn, Oregon,
for the Location

R. c. Beach and w. L. Thompson re-
turned yesterday from a business trip
to Pendleton Oregon, where they made
arrangements for the opening of a ma
tional bank in that city. with capt.
taliZation of $4,000.
Mr.. r. c. Beach will be the president
of the new institutin and Mr.. w. L.
Thompson will be the cashier and will
be active in the management of the
affairs. Some of the best men in Pen
dleton will be in the directorate which
will be announced at a later date. A
lease has been signed giving the firm a
ten-year option one of the principal
corners in the city.
Mr.. Thompson will soon leave the
city for Pendleton with his family and
will make his permanent home there.
Mr.. Beach will still remain in Lewiston
to look after his private business in
terests
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-07

There has been much agitation OF
late here by baseball enthusiasts who
desire to organize a local baseball team
for the coming season. Several meet
ings have been called but the meetings
were unattended. not from the lack of
enthusiasm. but from the fact that the
calls have not been made general and
many who are interested failed to re-
spond as a result.
A meeting was called for yesterday
at the Commercial club rooms but only
a few were in attendance. A short dis
cussion was entered into by those pres
ent in which it was decided to make a
grand effort to have all enthusiasts
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-07
BASEBALL ENTHUSIASTS
URGED TO Get TOGETHER
Lewiston Should Have a Good Ball Team this
Season..Spokane Base Ball Manager
Be Here Tonight

present at a big meeting. There is
some talk of calling a meeting for to-
night or during some night this week.
1t has been decided that an organiza-
ton of this kind in Lewiston will be
of much interest and the fact that
many of the teams of the Inland EN-
pire will organize this sason some good
games may be arranged for.
Mr.. O. p. Pring. of the Pring Candy
company, is taking an active interest in
the organization of a baseball team in
this city and is today comforting with
many of the enthusiasts with a view
of coming to some definite understand
ing. When seen today Mr.. Pring said:
There is good material in Lewiston
for a ball team and there is no reason
why city of this size with the wonder
full advantages that we have, should
not support one. We have excellent
grounds here and there has never been
a time yet. that game was played in
this city, that it was not well attended,
which is in itself evidence of the popu-
larity of the game"
Mr.. Charles Reilly, manager of the
Spokane ball team, is expected in the
city this evening to look over the adj
vantages offered here with a view of
bringing his team for spring practice
and exhibition games. Some time ago
he made inquiry of parties here as to
what inducements could be ocered
should the team decide to come here.
The present indications are that Lew
iston stands a good show to get the
Indians" for the spring season and
steps should be taken at once to offer
every inducement possible to encour-
oge the team to come here.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-07
SEWER READY
FOR ACCEPTANCE
City Council Will Meet Tonight
and Hear Reports from
City Officers

The city council will meet tonight in
regular session and Will hear the re-
ports of the various city officers. The
matter Of the franchise to be granted
To the Nezperce Cooperative Telephone
company win also come up for con-
sideration.
City Engineer Maxon win make his
final report TO the council on the Nor
NAL Hill sewer system which is now
completed and ready to be accepted by
the city. The system has been con-
nected up at the Seventh avenue line
and the contractors hav turned in the
water. It is expected that the council
viii wish to max a personal test of the
sever before the city accepts the same
and allows the final estimate on the
work done by the contractors, Naylor
& Norlin.
The contractors were seen this
morning by a Teller reporter and stated
that everything in relation to the sewer
system was in shape for a final ac-
ceptance by the city. The house lat
erals which We're delayed during the
early construction of the sewer are now
all installed and rady for us. The con-
tractors state that the system just COM
pleted is one of the best laid in this
state and believe that it will meet with
the ntire satisfaction of the people of
the city.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-07
Hotel For Sale

Hotel for sale, complete in a good
location with livery stable in connec-
ton, lasting water. Low price and
easy terms. SETH CLIFFORD.
II Clifford, Idaho.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-09

NEW YORK, April 9.--The sequel to
the decision of Justice TruaX of the
supreme court vacating the judgment
setting aside the decree of divorce Sc
cured by Mrs. Clemence Cowles Dodge
from Charles f. Dodge came out in
the supreme court when Moses Mein-
man, counsel for Charles w. Morse,
applied to Justice Davis to make an
order setting aside the decree obtained
by Mrs. Morse before she became Mrs.
Dodge for the second time annulling
her marriage to Mr.. Morse AS there
was no opposition, the motion will
without doubt be granted, and Mr.. and
Mrs Morse will again be in the posi-
ton occupied by them prior to the APP
plication for the annulment Of the de-
cree of divorce obtained by Mrs.
Dodge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-09

NEW YORK, April 9.--Dr. Charles
Baskerville, professor of chemistry
and director of the laboratory in the
University Of North Carolina, has an
nounced before the Chemists club
here his discovery that thorium, hith-
erto unknown as one of the seventy
primary elements, is complex in its
nature. Or. Baskerville has resolved
thorium into two new elements. He
has named one of these carolinium
after the state and the other ber-
zeium in honor of the great Swedish
chemist who nearly hundred years
ago discovered thOrium. 1t has never
before been the good fortune of an
American chemist to discover chem
zeal element.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-09
PRESIDENTS YACHT
Moody Denies That May1ow-
or Is For Private Use.
VESSELS HISTORY GIVEN At LENGTH
Was In Reply to Criticism on ROOse-
VeIt's Use of Naval Ship Filed
by Congressman Williams
of Mississippi.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Replying
to a criticism of the use of the naval
steam yacht Mayhower, filed in the
house for reproduction in the Con
gresslonal Record by Representative
Williams (Miss.) in the form of a
newspaper clipping, Representative
Foss, chairman of the naval affairs
committee, has filed, also to be print
ed in the Record, letter from Sec
rotary Moody giving a detailed history
Of the use of the Mayfower by the
president.
He says the Mayhower is not, as was
stated in the criticism, denominated
1.-THE presidents yacht" Continuing,
the secretary says:
"She receives her orders from the
department in the same manner as
other vessels. In accordance with
custom of long standing. however, a
vessel of the navy has been placed at
the disposition of the president from
time to time, as he may desire. The
Mayhower has been the vessel select
ed for this service under directions
from the president. that mt no time
should she be diverted from any naval
duties for which she might be needed.
1t would be an injustice TO the officers
and men of the Mayf0wer to suppose
that her sole or principal use was that
Of yacht"
The secretary details the use Of the
Mayhower during the Spanish war at
length. He then adds:
"All expenditures of every nature
occasioRed by the visit of the presi-
dent or any of his family or guests
have been paid by him. The Mayflow
er has never been held for the pres
idents use nor at any time has any
money been expended on 'refurnishing
the ship as the presidents private
yacht nor for 'reftting and repairing
for the presidents personal USE nor
for Keeping the Maytlower at the dis
position of the president since she
last went into commission.
~ have the honor to say in closing
that, according to the best Of my
knowledge and belief, the Maylower
has not been diverted an hour from
any naval duty for which she was
needed nor has a dollar Of the public
money been expended for the pleas
ure or convenience Of the president or
any Of his family or guests
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-09
CIty of Mexico 10 Now YorI, Afoot.

City of Mexico to New York Afoot.
NEW YORK, April Off one were
to search through the entire republic
of Mexico he probably would not find
two happier boys than Thomas Omit
veros and Aquilino Sorcini, who have
arrived in New York a trifie foot sore
and travel worn after q five months
tramp from their home in the City Of
Mexico. The trip was made on a
wager Of 5000 that they could go from
the City of Mexico to New York, start
ing without a cent and covering the
distance within six months. They
started on Nov. . and consequently
had until May 2 to complete their
journey. They will receive their 5000
through the Mexican consul before
starting on the homeward trip.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-09
Plot to Blow Up Treasury.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April "a
plot TO blow open the vault Of the
Lake county treasury with dynamite
and to get the large amount Of money
that had just been paid in as taxes has
been discovered here. Four young men,
two Of them sons of prominent citi-
zens, are in Jail charged with the plot
and with several burglaries, Ray
Knight, twenty years old, son Of
Frank Knight, surveyor, and George
Linton, twenty-one years old, son Of
the proprietor of one Of the largest fur
niture stores in the town, were arrest
ed by Sheriff Daughcrty and posse
of deputies on the charge Of having
committed several robberies, The
young men have confessed to the sher-
if, and a plot to blow up the county
treasurer's vault with dynamite, in
which two young men Of Remington,
Ind, were also involved, was dis
closed