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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
Two Vessels Sink Themselves
While . Others Are Prema.
turely Torpedoed.
ENTRANCE NOT CLOSED UP
Not the Least Damage Done 10
Flotilla and All the Crews
Are Saved With Excep.
tiOn Of Four Men.

Washington. Maren 2s.--The Japan
eae legation has received from Toxic
Admiral Togos report respecting the
attempt to bottle up Port Arthur.About
40 a. m. March 81. the bottling up
squadron. composed OF four ships. and
escorted by torpedo fotilla, reached
4 the outside OF Port Arthur and in spite
OF terrific fire the ships made their
way into the inner roadstead. one after
the other
The steamer ghyo AlaEu anchored al
po6isson about ~ y cable 'sr~n
Coded Hilt blew " isr~lf and sank,
The FukuI Maru passed little ahead
of the chyo Maru and while laying her
anchor was torpedoed and sank. The
IIachi Hlko Maru anchored 10 the left
OF the Fukul and blew up itself and
sank. The -Yoneyama Maru, eolliding
with the stern OF one Of the encmy's
destroyers, passed by the others and
anchored In the roadstead. Al this
moment the ship was torpedoed by
the enemy and was carried toward the
left side of the shore and sank side
ways The result OF the action being
that there is some space left between
the Hachi Hlko and Yoncyama Maru.
II Ia matter OF regret that the road
stead could not be completely closed
up. The casualties were as follows:
Two officers and two sailors were
killed and two officers wounded. The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
MITCHELL WILL TAKE HOLD.
Labor Leader viii Go to Colorado TO
Settle Trouble.

Labor Leader viii Go to Colorado TO
Settle Trouble.
Denver. March 2o.--John Mitchell,
president Of the u. NJ. w. of A.. win be
In Denver on or before April IS, and II
Is expected that he win take personal
charge Of the strike OF the coal miners
In the state. This information was CIV
en- out by w. II. Farley, a member
Of the executive board OF the national
organization. and Chris Evan. the A.
nanciai representative OF Mr. Mitchell
In the strike district April IS marks
the meeting OF the executive council
OF the American Federation Of Labor
IN Denver. This meeting will be at
tended by President Samuel Gompers
and other noted leaders.
Our organization" said Mr.. Evans
''is now and always has been ready 10
meet with the employers to consider
amy proposition which might tend to-
wards settlement OF the strike. We
ar getting along well with the military
Our supply bureau has not been In
tcrfered with and we are caring for
all OF the men and their families who
are In need"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30

st, Petersburg, March 2s.--The en-
peror has received a dispatch from
general Kuropatkin giving lengthy re-
port from General Mishitchenko dated
at 10 D. m. March rs. which says that
an important engagement took place
near the town Of Cheng Ju In which
the Ruasiana were defeated, retiring In
Ipertect of1ier. Central Miahltchenk0s
report follows:
Having learned that four squadrons
OF the enemy were posted five versts
beyond Cheng Ju. March rs, six COM
panies marched to cheng Ju. As soon
az our scouts approached the town the
enemy opened fire from behind wall.
Two squadrons promptly dismounted
and occupied the heights 600 yards dis
tant. An engagement ensued.
In the town a company OF infantry
and a squadron of cavlary were lying
In ambush. Our men were reinforced
by three companies and attacked the
Japanese. with cross fire, Notwith-
standing this and our commanding
position the japanese gallantly held
their ground and It was only after
fierce fight of half an hours duration
that the Japanese ceased their fire and
sought refuge In the houses.
"soon afterward three squadrons Of
the enemy were seen advancing along
Kasan road at full gallop toward the
town. which two squadrons succeeded
in entering, while the third fell back
In disorder under repeated volleys
from our troops. A number of men
and horses were seen to fall.
AN hour and half after the begin
ming OF the engagement four compan-
les were seen on the Kasan road, hast
ening to the attack. / gave an order
! W HiuuiAt anu the Sllhc AOiNS Nu-
vanced in perfect order and formed in
line behind the hill. The wounded were
placed in front, and the retirement
was carried out with the deliberation
of parade.
"The Japanese squadron, which was
thrown into disorder, was evidently
unable to occupy the hill which we had
just evacuated, and their infantry ar
rived too late.
ut is supposed that the Japanese
had heavy losses In men and horses.
Our side had three officers severely
ounded-Stepanoff and Androoke in
the chest and Vasselvltch in the stom-
ach. schilinikoff was less seriously
wounded in the arm but did not leave
the field.
Three cossacks were killed and 12
were wounded, including five serious
ly,"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
NO VOTE 10 REACHED.
Opposition Shown Tow ard Misbrandina
Salmon Bill.

Opposition Shown Tow ard Misbrandins
Salmon Bill.
Washington. March ga bill au-
thorizing the erection OF an additional
department building In washington to-
dag was given the auplecy OF spirited
debate in the senate. IL remains un-
acted upon
Senators divided largely ON the ques.
ton OF location. but there also was
talk as 10 the necessity OF better Office
Accommodations for the senate and su-
preme court
During the day there was renewed
effort to pass the bill prohibiting the
misbranding Of salmon, but. owing "a
the opposition that the bill Is calcu-
lated TO interfere with rights OF in
divIdual states under the guise OF ef-
fort to control interstate commerce,
n vote was not reached.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
TRANSFER is ANNOUNCED.
Officially Stated That Mehlsr viii
Co no Union Pacific,

Officially Stated That MohIer Will
Co no Union Pacific.
San Francisco, March 2s.--The ap-
pointment OF President A. L. Mohler of
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
.canAn~.~.-sa---s-g-------- ss~st ~
president Of the Union Pacific railway
was today announced in the office OF
the Union Pacific in this city. MohIer
win make his headquarters in Omaha
and will probably assume his new du-
ties about the first OF April.
+. E. Calvin, at present assistant
general manager of the Short Line at
Salt Lake, viii go to Portland to take
charge of the o. r. G. N. lines He will
have the title of general-manager and
will have control of all the Southern
Pacific lines in Oregon, north of Ash
land. Before their departure for the
east, Directors Stubbs and Kruttsch-
nitt will pay visit to Portland to
consult with President Mohler.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
PARENTS ARE WEALTHY.
Young Woman Who Committed Suicide
Was Of Good Family.

Was OF Good Family.
Bellingham, Wash, March 2s.-Pen-
omia Peterson is the maiden name Of
Mrs Lillian Boyce, the woman who
under the name Of Lillian Grey, stab
bed herself to death with pair Of
scissors last Friday in the home OF
the Graham family. at this place. Her
father is said to be wealthy resident
OF Eados, Norway. He has been noti-
fed Of his daughters death, and her
body is being held awaiting his In
structions. The wornan's alleged hus-
band. James Boyce. is here, and in
case the father makes no request re-
garding the disposition of his daugh-
ter's remains, he will have them in
tered here.
The suicide came 10 Portland from
her Norway home Ave years ago to
visit a married sister, who died two
years since. The married sisters name
Boyce refuses to disclose. After her
sisters death. Miss Peterson went to
the bad, ana made an end to matters
Friday morning by stabbing herself
to death.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
MAN NOT ASSASSIN.
Italian Had no Intention of Killing
President Roosevelt.

italian Had no Intention of Killing
President Roosevelt.
New York, March 2S.-The story Of
an alleged plot to assassinate President
Roosevelt which upon investigation
proved to be entirely without founda-
tion, was made today by Police Com
missioner McAdoo
Several days ago the commissioner
received a letter from a man in Italy
saying that an Italian was about to
come to this country for the express
purpose of assassinating the president
The writer gave detailed description
of the alleged anarchist, the steamer
on which he would sail and full details
OF the alleged plot. When the steamer
docked, an Inspector was on hand with
a large squad Of detectives, and the
suspect was found and detained. In
vestigation, however, showed that the
case was purely one of spite on the
part Of the man who wrote the letter.
II was found that the detained man
was not an anarchist, and that he had
a perfect right to enter this country.
He was allowed to land.
The object Of the letter, It was found
was to have the man deported.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
French Flag Hoisted.

Tien Tsin, March ga Frenchman
named Kreautlar, an employe of the
Russo-Chinese bank, has been ap-
pointed French consular agent at Niu
Chwang. He has hoisted the French
flag over the bank buildings. IT is
considered probable that this is a fore
runner of movement to fly the tri-
color over all the Russian government
buildings at Niu Chwang.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30

day, the former defending the protec-
tive tariff policy Of the republican
party and the latter denouncing the
republicans for falling to investigate
the postoffice department.
Williams said that the scandals in
that department would be an important
issue In the coming campaign He ar
raigned President Roosevelt and At
torney- General Knox regarding trusts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
Low Rates 70 California.

r -r-rTH- -. 'srssss---Ak~~ ON eAAG -
=. Church to be held at Los Angeles,
Cal. May 80. 1904, and the National
Association Of Retail Grocers at San
Francisco. May 3-s, 1904, the o. r. &
N. Company win sell round trip tick
cts at greatly reduced rates. For
rates, dates Of sailing and limits, call
at o. R. &. N. ticket Office or address
G. W. Roberts, agent, Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30

London. March 30.--The cores
pondent OF the Times at Niu Chwang.
cabling under yesterdays date says:
THE Russians today ordered the Am
erIcan flag on the correspondents mess
10 be hauled down. The proclamation
OF martial law completely paralyzes
the whole commerce OF this port.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
Effort to Dislodge Japanese From Posi-
tion Results i'm Defeat TO Muscov-
ite Arms Though Attacking
Force Retires i'm Order.
Retreat to Foot Of Hill When Squad Of Cavalry Shows Up to Rein
force the Besiesed-Three Cossacks Killed and Twelve
Wounded.-Japanese Casualties Thought TO Be
Large, Though Loss Is Not Known

and one sergeant killed and two offic-
ers and 10 privates wounded. The
Russians are reported to have left
three dead behind, but to have carried
OF a number Of wounded.
1t is possible that the above is an
other version OF the engagement at
chong Ju. The name Tyonjyin is not
given on the maps.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
Heaviest Ralnstorm Recorded.

Boise. Ida, March 29.--Last night
and today this section Of Idaho was
visited by the heaviest rainstorm OF
which there is any record. The guage
showed a fall OF ESQ inches.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
AMERICAN FLAG IS LOWERED

renainder were safely taken In by the
torpedo fleet. Although the Japanese
fotIlla was subjected TO Il terrific fire
not the slightest damage was done TO
any of the boats.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
ARRAleNs REPUBLICANS.
0enounces Protective Tariff and Scores
the President,

Washington, March 29.-For want
of speakers, the general debate on the
sundry civil appropriation bill in the
house today was closed several hours
before time agreed on and the bill was
read for amendment. Seventy-fivs
pages were disposed If.
Campbell of Kansas and Williams OF
Illinois were the principal speakers to-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
Move Toward the Yalu.

ST. Petersburg, March 29.-The cor
respondent Of the Novosti at Lao Yang
reports that the Japanese have moved
on to the Yalu river and conflict
is expected about April /.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
PROBABLY ANOTHER VERSION
Japanese Report Battle in Which Rus.
SLAMS Meet With Defeat.

S'aHS "SSe WV" BSiSas
Toxic, March 20, Q p. ma mixed
force of cavalry and infantry attacked
and dispersed force of Russians at
the Tyonjyin near Ping Yang Sunday
morning, estimated in the number of
600.
The Russians offered strong resis-
tance at first, but finally fell back,
abandoning their position. The Jap
anese sustained a loss of one officer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30

Salt Lake, March Pc. E. Calvin,
assistant general-manager Of the Ore
gon Short Line, left for Portland today.
1t is expected that he will enter upon
his new duties April /. He will be met
tomorrow at La Grande by President
Mohler of the o. R. N. and together
they will inspect the company's lines
in Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
II Extortion Is Undertaken O. r,
6 N. and S. P. viii Be De.
clared Merger.
TO INVOKE RECENT DECISION
Should Steamship Line BE Re
moved or Rate Be Made Uni
form Court Proceedings
will Be Brought.

Portland, March 29.-The Oregonian
viii say tomorrow:
"As the result of the consolidation Of
the o. r. & ". and Southern Pacific
fears are entertained here that an at
tempt will be made to raise freight
tariffs in existence on rail and water
lines between here and San Francisco
and in case this is done local business
men win undertake to have the con-
solidation declared mArsAr- landAz- ..iAs.
recent decision In the Northern Secur-
tiles case.
Though no one was willing to talk
for publication until it is definitely
found out what changes would be made
yet It was the general idea among
business men that should the new arr
rangement result in the withdrawal
Of the steamship line or an attempt to
make uniform rate with that Of the
railroad, proceedings viii be instituted
Immediately"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Electrifying Railroads I'm ENGLAND.

The English Institution of Electrical
Engineers devoted a recent meeting
to a discussion of a general electrifica-
ton Of the railroads of England. A
paper was read by F. F. Bennett esti-
mating the cost of equpping the entire
railroad system with electricity by
means Of power houses located every
hfty-miles and serving alike all rail-
roads within the radius, regardless of
their corporate identity. The neces-
sary community of interest was to be
obtained through a central board of
railroad managers, organized on lines
similar to the railroad clearing house,
which has worked so successfully and
harmoniously for a number Of years.
Mr.. Bennett made the rather ambi-
tious estimate of &15o,o0O,0OO as the
cost of electrification and figured that
another 9150,000,0O0 would be re-
quired for increased facilities to pro-
vide for the greatly enlarged traffic
which was to result He calculated
the cost Of working. after making the
changes, at SIS per cent of gross re-
ceipts instead of 81 per cent, as in the
1901 railroad returns on which his es-
Inmates were based. It is to be feared
that there is a chance of error in cal
culations involving 100000. 900 and
that conservative British managers
may be little cautious in following
out Mr.. Benefits plan.-Railway Ga
zette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Diving Dogs of Paris.

NJ. Lepine. Prefect OF Police, has now
a new sort Of diving dog. or chien plon-
geur. for service along the banks Of
the river. The original dogs used by
the waterside police did not quite come
up TO the expectations raised as to their
capacities, and only a very few Of them
were able to assist in rescue work.
pertinent in canine breeding, and he
has now diving dog. which is a cross
between the Newfoundland and the
Esquimau species. The new chien
plongeur is called the Terreneuve Es-
Quimau, and has the black hair and
heavy paws Of the Newfoundland sire
with the slender snout of the Esquimau
mother. NJ. Lepine will be undoubtedly
famous for his invention and his ener-
getic efforts to improve the working Of
his important department. He has,
notably, to his credit the "plunging
policemen" or agents plongeurs," the
diving dogs, and the small flotilla of
steamboats, which scour the Seine at
night, and, with the aid of powerful
electric illumination, discover river
poachers or other marauders and crimi-
mails, while they also rescue persons
who have been flung over the bridges,
or who have thrown themselves into
the river in order to put an end to their
real or imagined miseries. A good
many strange things happen on the
Seine between the Pont Neuf and the
Pont d'Austerlitz, and NJ. Oepines s
riverside policemen, boats and dogs are
often the means OF preventing murders,
suicides and robberies, and of bringing
to light periodically many of the mys-
teries Of the rfver.-Paris correspond
ance Of London Daily Telegraph.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
GREAT SPORT AND
"A CHANCE TO SPECULATE EVERY
THREE MINUTES"

TRAIN SERVICE BOTH WAYS
Leaves Third and Townsend streets 1o:I5
and / D. m; Twenty-ffth and Valencia SITS
f1ve minutes later. Returning at 4:45 D. m
and after the last course. San Mateo electric
cars every four minutes during the day
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
City Folk Near-sighted.

The race IS growing near-sighted
owing 10 the city life and the condi-
tions OF our civilization" said Fred
erick 2. Simmons, examining eye spe-
cialist, while addressing the members
Of the New England Association Of
Opticians the other day
"Our visual range is confined to near
objects for the greater part Of the
day." said he. "snd this keeps the eyes
turned in. An object twenty feet away
win make the eyeballs parallel.
Anything less VIII turn them in,
and people who spend their hours in
offices and crowded fats necessarily
have a short range of vision. which
overworks and weakens their interior
muscles close to the nasal cavity.
The exterior muscles, not being
90 strained, are strong, and hence
cause the eyes 10 turn out Let per-
son who is thus affected spend a week
Or two IN the country and his eyes
become normal again, because he gets
greater range Of vision. Savages are
generally far-slghted. New York
Commercial
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
FILIPINO MARS
A PHOTOGRAPH
Picture Showing Miss Roose-
velt at the st. Louis
Fair Occasions Comment
FRIENDS ARE INCENSED
Scant Raiment of Islander
From the Philippines Is
Considered as Undignified
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, June faults in
group of photographs representing
Miss Alice Roosevelt and other distin-
guished visitors recently taken at the
Worlds Fair in ST. Louis. 1t seems to
have been the intention of the officials
that the pictures should be dignif1ed
and conventional Yet the presence of
a Filipino in the foreground tends to
defeat that object.
Those who study the amenities of
life are wondering what the fair man
ayers were thinking OF when they per-
mitted this child of the tropics to re-
main within range of the camera. His
attire consisted OF one very slight gar
ment, evidently cut in accordance with
the summer fashion of the natives Of
the islands. Friends of Miss Roosevelt
think he should have been eliminated
In the dark room or banished in the re-
touching OF the negative and they are
highly indignant that the picture
should have been given circulation. If
it were intended that the Philippines
should have representation in the
group, these friends believe the object
could have been attained in a much
less Objectionable manner than 1t was.
ST. LOUIS, June 4.-The group pho
tographs OF Miss Alice Roosevelt and
party In the Igorrote village at the
Worlds Fair, the scene represented be-
ing the Introduction of Miss Roose-
welt 10 the Igorrote chief, Antonio,
which was published in a st. Louis
paper. is causing comment by persons
who hold that Antonio was woefully
lacking in raiment.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Much COM
ment has been caused here by the
photograph taken of Miss Roosevelt
at the exposition standing very near
one of the exhibition savages in his na-
tive dress, or rather undress. To the
general public this may seem strange,
but to her friends the matter is prob
ably easily explained by Miss Roose-
welt. Ever since her father came to
the White House Miss Roosevelt has
been the victim of the camera fiend,
both professional and amateur. At first
she Stunned them, but later, finding
it was of little avail, she very gracious
ly allowed many to take her picture
when requested. 1t is believed the
photograph taken at st. Louis was
probably done when Miss Roosevelt
was unconscious of It.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Our Generals.

In a talk before the Oneida His
torian Society at Utica, State His
torian Hugh Hastings recalled that at
the outbreak of the war for the Union
Ulysses Grant was a tanner; McClel-
Ian a railroad president, Sherman a
banker in New Orleans, Rosecrans,
Hooker, Slocum, Halleck and Burn
sides were also out of the service;
Thomas was a major In the Second
Cavalry; Meade a captain of engi-
neers; Sheridan had just been pro-
NOTED first lieutenant in Grants old
regiment, the Fourth Infantry; Han
sock was a captain in the quarter
masters department.; Schofleld was a
first lieutenant of artillery; Granger
was a first lieutenant. Most OF the Of
ficers who afterward became distin-
guished in the Confederate service had
continued in the army from the time
they were graduated from West Point
to the breaking out of the war. Lee
was colonel of the First Cavalry; AL
bert Sidney Johnson colonel of the
Second Cavalry; ]. E. B. Stuart cap
tain of cavalry; Hood first lieutenant
of cavalry; Joe Johnson quartermaster
general OF the United States army;
Beauregard captain OF engineers;
Longstreet a major in the Pay Corps;
stephen D. Lee first lieutenant Of ar
tiIlery; Bragg had resigned in 1856,
and Stonewall Jackson was an instruc-
tor in the Washington and Lee Uni
versity at Lexington, Va. While Grant
was unquestionably the greatest fighter
the war produced, Mr.. Hastings added,
to Mcclellan belongs the glory Of
standing as the most brilliant organ
izer.-Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
A Rlr Saving.

To the uninitiated it may be ex.
planned that a traveller. whether he be
IN London or Bombay, in Natal or the
hot lake district Of New Zealand, de-
siroUs OF communicating with the
Times. has only 10 address his mes
sage Press. New York" =" Press" being
the registered cable address of the
Press Publishing Company. It will be
seen that from far distant points
where cable tolls are 81 or more a
word the saving by this method is
considerable. and when live. up-to-date
codes are used for the transmission Of
the message in cipher this saving can
easily run UP TO big amounts in dol
lars and cents.-Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Three Hundred Natives Are
Killed in al Engagement
Fought ON Coast of Guinea
CHIEF AMONG THE DEAD
One Lieutenant Slain and
Twenty Soldiers Wounded
in Repelling an Attack
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

PARIS, June "A report was re-
ceived here to-day OF battle on the
coast of French Guinea between a
column and 1000 natives.
The natives were armed with flint
guns and made a terrific onslaught.
They were beaten back, losing their
principal chief and 800 men killed.
A French lieutenant was killed and
twenty soldiers wounded.
Even the wise man who thinks he
knows It all doesn't know why the
strenuous old hen lays an egg instead
of standing IT on end.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Lannnese Confldence.

The Japanese believe in themselves.
They have gone into war with Russia
expecting to win. Self-reliance marks
the Japanese in all relations Of life. II
is a quality which makes for their sue
cess. They can, because they think
they can" Aggression and insult the
japanese have always been quick to re-
sent. China time out of mind has been
treated like conquered province
Worlds Work.