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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-28

The railroad from this place to Den
ton, which has been talked OF so long
and so much, is about to take definite
shape at last. The property has been
bought near the Wagon works for the
depot From there it is staked off In
southerly Observation-Disclosures
Times.
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NEVADA wASHOuTS SERIOUS.
Traffic Cannot Be Resumed on Ton
Opah Road for Q Week.

Reno. New, Aug. 27.--Cloudbursts
and washouts In Tonopah and along
lines OF the Tonopah and Carson Il
astrous In tho history OF these dis.
tricts. On the Tonopah road. all Of
the track rebuilt after the last wash.
outs has been swept away, and 1t will
DO q week at least before any traffic
can be resumed. At Walker Lake,
near Hawthorne, the track is under
three feet OF water for nearly four
miles, and the lake has risen .above
Its level from six to nine feet. Great
chasms have been washed In the des.
ert, and traffic Is In a state of chaos
Tonopah and Goldhelds, which are
on the verge Of starvation, are being
temporarily relieved by the rushing
In OF supplies via Grow Springs, Sll.
YER Peak and Candelarla by wagon
trains, but this is only temporary. as
over 5000 people must be fed in the
different camps and extraordinary
meaaurea adopted for their relief
Food supplies at the camps are prRc.
tically exhausted. Flour, bacon and
all staples have run out, only canned
goods remaining. Heroic measures
are being adopted, and with the re.
sumption of stage lines. relief is
hoped for. While the situation Is crit
ical and much suffering must be en-
dured, II Is hoped that the next few
days will bring about better condl.
tons. No lives have been lost.
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rILIpINOS LINE NEW COINS.
Currency system Is Rapidly Coming
INTO Favor.

Washington, Aug. 27,-When the
new currency system was proposed
for the Philippines there were pre-
dictions In some quarters that the
conservative islanders could not be
readily induced to surrender the Mex
lean dollars and the Spanish coin
with which they had been familiar
for SO many years In favor Of the new
Philippine peso proposed by the com.
mission. But reports received here
show that the change had been made
smoothly and more expeditiously than
was thought possible. Colonel Ed
wards, chief Of the Insular Bureau,
has just received the following letter
from Henry G. Ide, Secretary of FL
nance and Justice of the Philippines,
dated Manila, July %, bearing on this
subject:
"You will be interested In knowing
our currency scheme has made pro-
gress since last wrote you. All the
business houses have by common con.
sent put their business on the basis
of the new currency. In all the prov.
lnces 1t Is found In free circulation
and the people now object strenuous.
ly to taking any other currency. The
old currency has been very largely
brought into the insular treasury for
re-coinage."
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FORTS ARE LOST.
Russians neef Further Reverse at
Port Arthur.

Chefoo, Aug. 25.--A junk which left
Lao ii Promontory the night Of
August 81 has Just arrived here. She
reports that the Japanese have sue
ceeded in occupying Antszshan as
well as another fort, probably Else
shan, about a mile southwest Of Ant
szshan. They have driven the Rus
slams from the parade ground, which
lies about two miles north OF the har-
bor; they have destroyed two forts
at Chaochanko, which is within the
eastern fortihcations, and they have
advanced to q point near Chaochanko.
This news confirms information re.
ceived here previously, and which the
local Japanese were not inclined to
believe.
The junk heard firing until mid
night Of August 20. Scarcely build
ing In Port Arthur remains undam-
aged. The town hall, whis was used
as magazine, has been destroyed.
Four large warships unable to
fight, are at Port Arthur. Only one
ship, vessel with two masts and two
tunnels, has guns on board.
The FIRE of the forts not captured
by the Japanese, together with the eff
lect OF land mines, is given as the
reason why the Japanese have not as
yet conquered the Russian strong.
hold.
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cATTLeRAISrRS TAke eLARn.
Roosevelt nsy Be Asked TO End
Packers Strike.

Chicago, Aug. 27.--General N. w.
sheaz. q cattleralser OF Waterman, s.
d., announced today that the cattle
faisers OF his section were about 20
appeal TO President Roosevelt to save
them from bankruptcy by intervening
to bring the strike to a close. Sheaz
brought 600 head OF cattle to the
stoekyards here, rather than face the
loss OF feeding them longer. He de-
elareg that they sold at loss OF sS
head. Others, he said, are feeding
large herds at heavy loss rather than
face perhaps greater losses by ship
ping. According to General Sh0az
the cattleraiserB OF the DakotaB are
in desperate condition.
J. Ogden Armour reappeared at the
stockyards today, having suddenly ro
turned from his vacation In the East
In proceeding 10 the packing center
he drove through throng OF strikers
and picketH, who resentfully fell back
before an attack by the police. When
Mr.. Armour and companion arrived
ut the Exchange avenue entrance 10
the yards, at Halstead avenue, In u
light buggy, over 100 strikers had ar.
rived there on their way 10 q meet.
Ing. The police were in the act OF
dispensing the gathering when Mr..
Armour arrived and drove through
the crowd. There was no demonstra.
tion. although he was recognized.
In connection with the unexpected
return Of Mr.. Armour, reports OF an.
other effort TO bring about peace ne
gotiations independent OF the conu-
ella effort were circulated. Strike
leaders called meeting and unusual
activity was manifested.
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HONE LOCATED
Mlnlng Congress Settles I'M
pOFtant Question,
DENVER WINS BY A BIG VOTE
eieciIOn Of Officers Only Remaining
BusIness-prcsldent Richards
Reelection Is Certain.

Portland. Aug. 27.--It Is Denver
that 10 proud today--proHd OF her
sons and OF their success, glad at the
result OF their efforts, thankful for
the support OF the loyal friends and
followers from all quarters. grateful
for the graceful forgiveness OF the
gentlemen from Salt Lake. and happy
In the possession of the permanent
home Of the American Mining Con.
gress.
II was an unexpected throng that
gathered at the Armory yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock to listen to the
continued debate on the settlement Of
the permanent-home question, after
the exciting scenes OF the previous az.
ternoon, and many were the conjec-
lures as to the course events would
take as the fight would progress.
During the evening many confer
ences had been held and many argu.
ments made by the delegates to the
congress-, but whatever their result.
one thing alone was apparent-the in
tention OF the delegation from Salt
Lake to fight to the finish the aues-
ton of the settlement of the perma-
nent home. From Salt Lake men
there came no talk of postponement.
no hope OF compromise. They were in
the hall to win or to be defeated at
the last ditch.
The vote on the question was taken.
both members and delegates to the
convention being allowed to cast their
ballots. The process was long and
tiresome and resulted In a total of
l3e votes being cast, SO Of which were
for Denver and 56 for Salt Lake.
Before the vote could be announced
by the president, Judge Powers gain
ed floor, and in graceful speech.
which won for him and his delegation
the long-continued cheers OF the audi
ence, moved to make the choice of
Denver unanimous. This was done
with rush and cheer.
The action Of yesterday practically
closes the business of the convention,
which is expected to adjourn sine die
at the close of the session this morn
ing.
But one thing OF Importance re-
mains yet to be done, and that is the
selection of the officers OF the con.
gress. The committee to which was
delegated the task Of selecting the
board Of directors has made its selec.
tons. but they have heen guarded un.
I'll the time OF announcement.
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WANT Federal TroonS.

Omaha, Aug. 27.-T. ]. Mahoney,
one Of the attorneys for the South
Omaha packing interests, today made
the statement that efforts were being
made on the part of his clients and
their associates to have federal troops
stationed at South Omaha and along
the railroads leading to Omaha over
which the packers are running, morn
ing and evening, chartered train for
the accommodation of their present
workmen. The packers representa-
tives assert this course has been de-
termined on for several reasons, one
of which is they cannot get justice in
South Omaha.
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Restored TO Domain.

The Dalles.-The Secretary Of the
Interior has authorized and instructed
ths officers of The Dalles land ONCE to
restore to the public domain portions
of the following named townships, EN-.
braced In the temporary withdrawal
fc. the Blue Mountain Forest Re
serve: Twenve south, II east, Is
south, II. Is. 10, 20 and 21 east, IA
south, - ana 20 east, and 10. 20. z2
and % east. These lands were with
drawn from entry at the creation Of
the reserve June 2S. 1902, exclusive Of
townships Is and 90. Twenty-three
thosuand acres Of land are released
from the withdrawal by this order,
out Of which 14,6O0 are already Aled
upon.
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OREGON NEWS or INTEREST
sILeTz RlcM IN TInBrR.
RsIIrOsd Survey Party Loud In Praise
-. -. OF Country.

RsIIrOsd Survey Party Loud In Praise
.-..s. ~-..... Of Country.
Independence.-The surveying party
Of the 8. Chapman Lumber Company
that has been In the Coast range
mountains since May 20, has com.
pleted its task. coming out at point
no one guessed. The survey - com
pleted intersects the Southern Pacific
scarcely half mile south Of Inde-
pendence, near the old rAcetrack.
The surveying crew, comprising Is
men. fs In charge Of Engineer L. N.
Rice.
The timber found In the slletz basin
was revelation TO the party, many Of
whom are experienced timber men
and surveyors. There is enough tim
ber In the Siletz country, says Chief
Engineer Rice, 10 last 80 years after
II Ia made accessible by rail. The
route terminating at Independence Il
a very feasible one and. according to
the survey, II Is not over 46 mileR into
the heart Of the rich Siletz basin.
Terminating here, timber over the
proposed route could be handled by
rail or river, and the Southern Pacific
10 Just completing q spur from within
a few rods of where the survey ended
into the bed Of the river. A road over
this survey would also afford short
cut to Newport.
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Raise Timber Land Values.

st. Helens.-The assessment roll
for Columbia county will be complSt'
ed and ready for the board OF equal.
ikation in a few days. II will show an
increase Of about oHe-thlrd In the
assessed valuation Of the county. The
valuation Of the timber land has been
raised from $3.50 to So and IS. This
bears heavily upon the nonresident
landowners, but II is not nearly as
high as In Clatsop county, and is far
below the actual cash value OF the
property. The assessment of the
Benson Company amounts to $1aS, 900,
and the cash value is certainly three
times that amount.
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America Asks for information.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Acting Sec.
retary of State Adee has cabled Min
lister Conger, at Pekin, request that
he report as soon as possible the
facts concerning the situation at
Shanghai. A similar request has also
been addressed to Consul-G General
Goodnow, at Shanghai, and Consul.
General Fowler, at Chefoo. Although
no admission on that point Is yet OBJ.
tainable, 1t is believed that instruc,
'tions have either been sent or viii be
sent to Rear-Admiral Sterling to CO.
operate with the minister and consuls
In the protection of American inter.
.ests in treaty ports.
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TURBINE LINER LAUNCHED.
Largest Vessel of rs Type to Be
Equipped for Atlantic Service.


Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 2s.-The AL.
Ian line seamer Victorian, the largest
turbine vessel yet built, was launch.
ed here today. It is expected that she
will be ready for service before the
end of the year. She is $40 feet long.
has 6O-foot beam and her depth is
40h feet.
The Victorian is to be fitted in a
most luxurious manner, and is to car.
ry 1900 passengers, but the chief ii.
terest in her lies in her propelling
power. Turbine steamers on the
Clyde and in cross-channel service
have proved very successful, mainly
because they have afforded more COM
fort to passengers, but considerable
notifications had to be devised to
meet the requirements of the Atlantic
service, including enormous propell-
Ing power and great stopping and
backing powers.
These difficulties are understood to
have been overcome by Charles A.
Parsons, the engineer, who has devel-
oped the steam turbine and made it
suitable for the generation of electric
ity and the propulsion of mercantile
and war vessels. A special arrange
ment has been devised for the Vic
torian's machinery, whereby revers-
ing power equal to that of her for
ward propelling power can .be impart-
ed to it, securing the almost instant
arrest of the steamers forward mo-
ton and speedy backing in case it is
needed. Her propellers are three in
number, each on separate length of
shafting.
The Victorian will be fitted with a
wireless telegraph apparatus, and
will carry complete printing outfit
between decks. Her tonnage is about
1000, and she is expected to develop
about 10000 horsepower.
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Rrin Sfons rild nneratlnn.

At the Headquarters OF General
kuroki, in Southern Manchuria. Aug.
20, via Fusan and Seoul, Aug. 24.--It
has rained steadily for four days and
both OF the lower roads are covered
with ten feet Of water and are abso-
lutely impossible. A number OF
Chinese and horses of the commits
sary department have been drowned
crossing the Lang river at the ford.
Russian spies have been located hid
ing In the cornfelds near the outposts
and large scouting parties are search
Ing for them. The relative positions
OF the two armies remain unchanged.
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PORTE VERY SILENT.
Embarrassed BY Reminder OF Verbal
plekge 10 America.

PRek0e 10 America.
Constantinople, Aug. 24.-A note
from American Minister Leishman.
dated August 16, was handed to the
Turkish authorities within IL hours
after the receipt by the Minister Of
the Turkish note Monday. In this
note Mr.. Leishman holds the govern
ment to its solemn undertaking, COM
ing direct from the Sultan, respecting
equal treatment with other nations
for the United States concerning the
question OF educational institutions.
This allusion to the imperial pledge
apparently embarrassed the Porte,
which had previously announced that
IL wUuin ignore the former verbal a..
surances which Minister Leishman de-
clared he had received.
1t is considered improbable that the
Porte will reply to the Minister'S note
and therefore the question is looked
upon ae shelved pending the execution
or the process Of recognition, when Il
Is considered not improbable fresh an.
hcuities will-arise.
notwithstanding the assertion by
lzzet Pasha, the secretary OF the Pal
ace, that s250,O0O has been deposited
as compensation due to an American
citizens at Smyrna for land Illegally
taken. no such deposit has yet been
made.
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Has THRH TINES THE CIRCULATION
or AM PAPER m THE COUNT.
rLEsH AGAINST pOwDeR.
Question whefher Japanese rorccs
wiz Hold Oui.


st. Petersburg. Aug. 24-The latest
reports from Port Arthur Indicate that
the garrison there is holding out with
wonderful tonacity In the face Of Der.
sistent desperate assaults. The only
question is how long any body OF
troops can Withstand such awful pun.
ishment, and whether the Karrison IN
the fortress can outlast Japanese am
munition and men.
The report that 30 regImenta have
been drawn from General Oku 10
strengthen the attackers is believed to
indicate that the Japanese southern
army IL in desperate straits and seems
to show that the Japanese have not
enough men to prosecute sfmultan-
eous campaigns Of great magnitude In
the north and south.
The report that the Novik has
been sunk has not yet been published
here. II 1t is true, It win be greatly
felt, for the gallant cruiser, which has
been frequently mentioned in dis
patches, has endeared herself to the
whole nation by her tireless activity
at Port Arthur. and It has been great
ly hoped that she would reach vIad-
ivostok in safety.
The attitude Of the Japanese govern
ment In regard to China has caused
increasing uneasiness here. While Il
is believed that the dictatorial attitude
assumed by Japan was adopted Iarge-
ly for its moral influence on the chin
ese. II Is also taken to Indicate that
Japan intends to make herself the
dominant spirit In the Celestial en-
pire.
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AmbuShed bv rlIlnlnos.

Manila, Aug. ga detail Of the
constabulary has been ambushed on
the Island of Leyte by a superior
force Of bandits. Captain H. Barrett,
of the constabulary, was killed in the
lighting. There has been trouble in
the Province of Misamis, Island of
Mindanao, where bandits have looted
several towns. The native authori.
ties were defied and Pablo Mercedo
and his family were kidnapped. Mer-
cedo was accused eff being too friend
ly with the Americans.
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AVOIDS a rlOMT.
Directors 10 Choose Convention City
for 1908.

TOT tBOJs
Portland, Aug. 24.--PoIitlcs, arriv
al Of delegates, speeches, and adop.
ton Of resolutions occupied the sec,
ond day Of the American Mining Con
gress. And a busy day II was, with
the buzz and hum Of the rival dele
cations filing the cool afr Of the con-
vention hall. Yesterday morning the
convention adopted q strong resoln-
tion urging congress to create q De
partment of Mines and Mining, and
last night another was passed advo
eating the protection Of forests.
The question of the selection Of the
meeting place for next years con-
gress win mot be fought out on the
floor Of the convention as has been
anticipated, but viii be placed solely
in the hands of the board Of direct
ors. A resolution to this effect intro
duced by DR.. Buckley, OF Missouri,
was adopted at last nights session of
the congress and met with enthusias-
tic applause from those present
This will prevent FL Paso from max.
Ing an open fight In the convention
for the honor of entertaining the 1906
AS yet the credential committee
has made no report, and therefore
the membership Of the congress will
be and unknown auantity, oficialIy
speaking, until Thursday morning.
This prevents any definite action on
the settlement Of any question until
that time. but a great deal is being
done indefinitely. The permanent
home agitation 10 being kept up by
the Salt Lake men, who are hard at
work trying to get the membership
Of the congress into line for their
city. The Denver delegation Is rep
resented by two or three men, and
though II has been announced that
there Is a carload of delegates on the
way from Denver, the car has not
been sighted and the cause of Denver
Is suffering little from the tardiness
of the Colorado men.
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Effort 10 Induce Valley Farmers 10
Produce Butter rat.

Albany.--An important meeting Of
the dairymen and farmers OF Linn
county was held at Shedd last week.
The meeting is the result Of the e.
forts Of prominent creamery men OF
Portland and OF State Dairy and Food
Commissioner J. w. Bailey.
Curtis Grove, one mile from Shedd.
was the scene OF the meeting, which
took the nature OF a farmers picnic.
A Portland creamery provided gallons
Of ice cream free, and the attendance
was large for this season Of the year.
The great importance Of the meeting
in the eyes OF friends Of diversified
farming in Oregon is In the fact that
Il IL the beginning Of an EFFORT on the
part OF the large purchasers Of dairy
products In Oregon to induce the
farmers of the Willamette Valley to
devote more time TO raising blOoded
stock, and particularly dairy stock.
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Fruit Shipments from the Cove.

La Grande.-The Cove, 16 miles
from La Grande. which is considered
about the best section OF Eastern Ore
gon for fruit, thus far this year has
shipped the following: Twenty thous-
and boxes Of cherries, 5000 crates OF
strawberries. 5000 crates of red rasp-
berries, 1000 crates Of blackberries.
Owing to lack Of pIckers the loss on
strawberries was about 20 per cent, on
the raspberries about 40 per cent.
Plaras are now moving and the indica-
tions are that OF these there will be
about 1000 crates. There will be
about from Is to 80 cars of prunes and
about 40 cars of apples. The pear
crop will be light. The cherry crop
amounted to 100000 boxes. The apple
crop will reach 100 carloads.
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WIND DAMAGES HOpYARDs.
pOIes Blown Over end Vines Torn
bv Brisk BreeEe.

Independence. quite a little dam
age has been done TO Aopyards in this
vicinity By wind. Walker Bros, two
and half miles north Of here, are the
heaviest losers. Fully 25 acres Of
their yard lie fat on the ground.
About i've acres Of the Patton 4
sloper yard and three acres IN John
burton's yard are also down. n. d.
Cooper win have nearly 1000 hills to
stEaighten up, and q few trellls-poles
are broken In one Of the HirchbeFg
yards.
A gale from the west sprang up
about o'clock In the afternoon. Il
was not severe enough to do any dam
age ordinarily, bat only very sub
stantial poles were able to Withstand
lite force where the wind had q clear
sweep.
The owners promptly set to work
repairing the damage by sharpening,
redriying and propping poles. The
expense 90 Walker Bros. alone In re-
setting poles will be over $1,000.
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win Kccp After the russians.

London, Aug. 29.-According to the
correspondent Of the Chronicle with
General Kuroki's army, the Japanese
are not likely to retire into winter
quarters. Rather than thus to give
the Russians breathing spell, they
will prosecute vigorous winter cam
paign. The correspondent says that
the Japanese are accommodating i'm
mense stores, ammunition and guns
at Haicheng. A dispatch from Liao
Yang to the Daily Telegraph reports
that severe fighting has taken place
at Torantspu, 20 miles southeast Of
Liao Yang, and that apparently an at
tack is in progress.
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umaflIIa Wheaf rioXIn0.

endleton.-Wheat buyers estimate
that 100000 bushels of Umatilla
county's wheat crop have been sold
so far this season. Sales are being
made constantly, sometimes amount
ing to $4,000 bushels per day. Consid-
cradle wheat is being shipped from
Eastland, 10 miles northeast of here,
to New York, to the cereal market and
to fill contracts made on the board Of
trade. Harvesting is more than half
done, but in some localities will con-
tinue several weeks into September.
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Vessels Stick 70 port.

Shanghai, Aug. 24.-The Russian
consul-general here, replying again to
the demands of the Taotai Of the pert
that the Askold and Grozovoi disarm
or leave port, stated that he considers
the demand unreasonable and q VIC.
lation of the rights Of Russia as bel.
ligerant. He refused to order the war
vessels to quit Shanghai The Chin
ese newspapers here are urging the
Peking government to send enough
warships here to uphold the Taotai.
but so far nothing has been heard