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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
Rations are Very Short

New York, March 2-The Sun has
the following cable from its London
correspondence: The Tientsin cor
respondent of the Express says that
the repeated attacks on Port Arthur
have created a condition approaching
Generalization among the troops
There is little hope that the place will
be able to make a long defense. -Ra-
tions there are already exceedingly
short, and ii is expected that when
the town Is invested, hunger will soon
compel its capitulation.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
Mineral Exhibit for e Fair.

Baker City.-State Commissioners
Raffety and Williams. of the Lewis and
Clark Commission. are here. looking
over the exhibit prepared by Superin
tendent Fred Mellis for the st. Louis
exposition. They found a choice col
lection Of ores and mineral specimens
already arranged for the exhibit and a
long and exhaustive list of specimens
scared from the various mines. which
will soon he on hand ready for trans.
portation. It win be the most com.
plete collection of minerals ever plac.
ed on exhibition from this state.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
No Great Sea Battle.

Toxic, March 2.-As the campaign
progresses it seems that the chances
are growing simmer for great
pitched battle on the open sea be
tween the fleets of modern battleships
which the world has long awaited. II
is believed here that the Russians
lack the strength to assume the of
ensive and that they will probably
stick to Port Arthur doggedly to
await a sea and land investment
Whoever wins the war, Port Arthur
will undoubtedly cease to be an i'm
portant base. The Notifications will
probably be dismantled.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
Essentially a Military citv

YinkOw, March S.-Liao Yang. Man
churia, is now essentially a military
city. as an area comprising three and
4 third square miles adjoining the
railroad has been inclosed for a mil
itary camp and magazine purposes
There is also a military camp at Hal
Cheng. Manchuria, 80 miles from Niu
Chwang, which, with its defenses,
covers over 1000 acres.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
Great Attack May Now Be On.

London. March 3.-No confirmation
of the report published yesterday in
the daily Telegraph that the Japanese
had bombarded Port Arthur February
% has been received from any point.
The wires from the scene of war have
been practically silent for the past "a
hours. and in some quarters this ST.
lence is supposed TO indicate that Jap
ans great attack on Port Arthur is &C.
tually in progress. and consequently
the use Of the wires has been diseon-
tinued.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
Buys Hroses at Pendleton.

Pendelton,-John Michaels, of North
Yakima, shipped car of uraft horses
from this point to his Washington
ranch last week. He paid from 5000
TO $500 per team, purchasing the most
OF the horses from B. F, McElroy. a
farmer living about five miles out
from Pendleton. Good draft horses
are held at high figure in this dis.
.trlct, said Mr., Michaels this morning.
1 could have purchased horses in va.
kima county, but not as readily as |
could here. The Seattle buyers have
bought up large number of the Wash.
ington horses"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
win Not Advance for Month

Paris. March 2-Reports received
from Russian sources state that the
Russian land preparations In Man
churia win not be completed for a
month, and the general advance can
sot be ordered before that time. II
is then expected that whatever
ground the japanese have gained will
be overcome and they viii be finally
annihilated
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
Drop in the Price of Hsy.

Pendelton,-The first drop in the
price of hay as the result of the open
winter, has occurred Wheat hay,
which for the greater portion of the
winter, has been selling at s13 per
ton. now sells at s11 Indications are
that the price will go still lower.
Railed timothy is still selling at $22
per ton. There is a good supply on
hand, because a small amount, com.
pared to other winters, was used dur
ing the season about closed. A drop
in the price of timothy is expected in
a short time
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
10 Forbid Insurance rr,,st

Lebanon.-In view OF the fact that
the cost Of insurance is steadily in.
creasing instead OF decreasing. as
companies here asserted that Il would.
Hon. NJ. A. Miller states that at the
next session Of the state legislature
he will introduce a bill forbiddiRg in
.suranee companies to combine, as
they are continually doing.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
oregon Potatoes Shipped East.

Milton.-The Blalock Fruit Com.
pany, of Walla Walla, is loading one
or two cars of potatoes daily at this
station for Minneapolis and Missouy.
River points. 1t has already shipped
ten cars during the past few days and
expects about Is more from this vicfn.
ty. Farmers receive about rs cents
per sack, making the industry quite
profitable. The soil in this vicinity
Is mighty adapted to fruit and veget.
able raising. The majority of the
farmers depend entirely upon this in.
dustry
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
NOT RELIsHED BY RUSSIANS.
Chinese Troops Are Concentrating to
the Westward of Mukden.


Lao Yang, March 2.-General
Mishtchenko, with a detachment of
mounted Cossacks, has reached
KashnJa, Corea and is expected at
lchio Yang at once. His men and
horses are in good condition and he is
we'll supplied with provisions.
The concentration of Chinese
troops westward of Mukden, in the
district of Gubantsa, is not relished
by the Russians. War material is being
brought up and the militia posts are
being strengthened. It is doubted if
the attitude of the population can be
relied upon. The people at several
Joints refuse to sell produce to the
Russians. Snowst orms are raging
here and the frost is intense. The
railroad is working perfectly and
troops are arriving uninterruptedly.
Their health and spirits are excellent.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
Original force of Rebels Was 5000

Manila, March General Leon.
ard Wood reports, under date of Feb.
iuary Is, an engagement with Datto.
Moros, under Hasan, on the Island of
Jolio. Lieutenant West and six pri-
Yates were wounded. One has since
died. The Moro loss was heavy.
Hasan succeeded in making his es.
cape His original force of 5000 has
now been reduced to Is. The island is
now under control of the American
authority, and influential Moros are
aiding in the pursuit of the outlaws.
The members of the constabulary
who revolted at Vigan are all in Gus
tody.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
HOOD RIVER.
issued every ThursdaY by

HOOD RIVER.
Inc pc stofice is open daily between m
a. p. m; Sunday rom IL to O'Clock Mails
fer the East close at 1920 a. m. and 0 p. M fol
the West at 7:l0 a. m. and :40p.m.
The carriers on X. +. d. routes No and No.
leave the postofiice at $3.50 daily Mail leaves
For Mt. Hood, daily at 1900 m; arrives,
1920 a. m.
For Chenoweth, Wash, at 7:3O a. m. Tues
days, Thursdays aud Saturdays; arrives same
days at 6 p IN.
For Underwood, Wash, at 7.SO a. m. Tues
days at 6 p. m.
For White Salmon, Wash, daily at 2:45 p, m. /;
arrives at ii a. m.
WHITE SALMON
For Hood River daily at a. M; arrives at
4:45 m,
For Husum, Trout Lake and euler, Wash,
DAILY at $50 a. m; arrives at u m.
For GlenwOOd, Gilmer and Fulda, Wash
dally at 1880 a. IN. arrives at p. m.
For Pinetlst and Snowden, Wash, at 1880
a m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; arrives same
days, 1880 a, m
For Bin en-, Wash, daily at 4;45 p. m; ar
Tives at S:45 a. m.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
EVENTSOF THEDAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.

Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
The sun., 1904-06-17
THE UNREST or ASIA.
specula tions % to the Eneot OF japanese
success Upon Engiand's Indian Empire.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir' Your
correspondent, "Orientalist." whose letters
! always read with particular interest ana
profit. II I understand his communication
In to-day's Sun rightly. knocks away aito-
gether the American and European stools
on which Great Britain Ia trying just now 70
sit. and offers her instead an Oriental reed as
a prop.
Whatever may have been the destiny that
Lord Beaconsfied tried to fashion for Eng
land. or whatever may be the policy OF MI
Balfour or Lord Curzon, 1t has yet to be seen
whether the British people are prepared
to adopt II as their own. So far there are no
signs that they are but that the gentlemen
named are endeavoring to force 1t upon tnem
10 evident to every one who reads English
papers on both sides Of politics.
As to the Indian papers. from one OF which
"Orientalist'' quotes, and OF which see many.
I can only discover In their enthusiasm 1or
Japan the hope that one day she may be in
position to help them throw on the British
yoke. Some OF them indeed, do not hesitate
to say so openly.
fail. therefore. to see what ADVANTAGE
1t would be to England to exchange q solid
seat at the European board for rickety
stool in Asia. The British in India. the same
as the French in Tonauin and Cochin China.
can never be anything but a conauering
power. They both hold their power by the
run the history OF the ages that are past
sufficiently shows. II they try to hold II by
any. other means. they will sooner or later
be invited to step out, for the events OF the
last twelve months have firmly planted IN
the Asiatic mind the sentiment which "Orien-
talst in a previous letter attributed 70 the
late Shere Ali Khan of Afghanistan, the Orient
for the as sGSns Gy iynds she
Asia for the Asiatics." The Japanese Prince
Konouye expressed It. "Asiatics, defend
your sacred possessions. ,.
show from personal knowledge and reliable
information that even in Asiatic Russia there
are symptoms already apparent OF separa-
tist movements. and that but for the out
break OF the war with Japan the Russian
Government might have found itself dealing
before long with a Siberian and Caucasian
secession. The fact is that this war has
opened the foodgates-or, as distinguished
Russian recently put II: THE fire has been
lighted and no one can tell how far 1t may
spread"
The whole Of Asia is perturbed and awak.
ening to consciousness OF its dignity and
danger. Even the masses Of India, Of whom
the Amritu Bdsdr Pdfrik kd quoted by 'Orien-
talist, sometimes speak as human sheep.
are exhibiting signs Of unrest. and through
their leaders demanding the restoration OF
the rights Of municipal self government
wrested from them under Lord Curzon. and
a larger share in the administration OF their
own country.
IL is the Japanese success over Russia. .
European Power, that has fired them to this.
NEW YORK. June 49, r.
The sun., 1904-06-17

This question comes from a correspond
ent Of whose patriotism We entertain no
doubt:
For convenience. yes. as to tho onncia substi-
tuition OF American for United States In the
diplomatic service, But how about our moral
hight TO the exclusive use Of the term
Why, we are the Americans. A dozen
countries or 80 Use the word United States
as a part Of their names. Persons in for
eign countries are sometimes little con-
fused on this account and do not at once
connect the United States Embassy or
Consulate with our country. That is, why
Secretary HAY directed that American
Embassy" american Consular Agency,
and so on. be the usage hereafter; and seals
signs and record books are to he changed
accordingly.
This is perfectly correct, We are Ameri-
cans and our country is America to the
whole civilized world. Mr.. CoLouHouN
expresses the fact when he says in his latest
boo1 that there Is no other people claiming
the name Americans and no other country
that may be spoken OF as America.
Every nation in the Western world ex-
cepting ourselves has a distinct national
name. Mexico and the Mexicans are
known a. such the world over, and so on
throughout the list. No one would think
OF using America or Americans to designate
any other land or people than our own.
When we call ourselves Americans we
are strictly correct, and the whole world
understands and approves.
The sun., 1904-06-17
Altruism and Buttons.

Either from prejudice or a total in
ability to read the psychology Of one Of
the most childlike and open-faced Of
statesmen, the Hon. SAMUEL G. BLYTHE.
Washington correspondent OF the World,
does the Hon. CHARLES WARREN FAIR
BANKS gross injustice in this despatch
from Chicago:
Senator CHARLss ". FARSANKs. who has
been flirting with that nomination for several
months will be here on Friday. He will be visited
by a number Of the party leaders a. soon a. he ar
rivcs. and be told that he must declare himself.
No further evasion will be tolerated. II he says
he wants the nomination he will be nominated.
II he bubbles as he has been qubbline since last
January, when he frst came forward ss candidate
for second place with ROOSEVELT. he will be told
that the Republican party has no time for 20 spine
less statesman. and the attention Of the leaders
will be turned In other directions
If not to be fretful porpentine, like
CANNON, for instance, is to be "spineless, !"
Mr.. FAIRBANKS may well be content to
be described as -spineie~..' Straight
as the highway around ROBIN HOOPS
barn, limpid as his own Wabash, Mr..
FAIRBANKS is as incapable of quibbling
as a duck is OF swimming Fortunately,
a Chicago despatch to THE Sun irradiates
with the white light Of truth the dignified
attitude Of the Senator:
Although his silence on the subject Of accepting
the nomination has nettied some Of the leading
Republican politicians. u bsxins to look - thourh
The sun., 1904-06-17

on the transportation lines over it at the
hours when the travel is greatest. The
Williams burg Bridge will soon be crowded
hardly less, and when other bridges
across the East River are completed the
experience will be repeated on them.
The new subway will be opened for
travel at some time during the present
year, but any relief from the present
congestion afforded by it will be short
lived, so great and rapid is the increase
in the demand for interurban trans
portation. The Pennsylvania Railroad
tunnel under the North River and Man.
haitian Island will multiply the tendency
to congestion at this centre.
Manifestly. all this urbanizing OF the
population increases the dangers to life,
and makes possible many repetitions
OF horrible slaughter like that Of the
thousand OF the Sunday school party
who went out gayly on Wednesday for an
excursion. The great modern problem
is urban government, and the most
serious feature OF it, is the protection OF
the many millions of the inhabitants Of
this country congregated in cities-now
about twenty-s six millions-and tho many
more millions in the suburbs and from
a distance who tend thither for trade or
for pleasure.
When such catastrophe as that on
the General Slocum happens 1t is
awful in it's magnitude. We search the
past history OF New York in vain to find
a parallel to it; yet the deficiency in the
conditions as concerning crowding and
the provision of necessary safeguards OF
life was not unusual on that boat. Only
recently it had passed the inspection Of
officers of the United States Government
appointed for the purpose. No sus-
picion of its inadequacy in any respect
had ever been entertained. Relatively
to the run of the steamboats, plying in
these waters it's reputation was good,
deservedly better than that of many
of them; yet thousand excursionists
we're carried down in it to speedy and
horrible death.
New and more rigid and more rigidly
enforced scientific protection for crowds,
whether on the water or on the land, is
an imperative necessity Of modern civili-
cation, il the awful catastrophe OF
Wednesday is not to be a type Of
many to which the inhabitants Of
crowded centres of population will be
subjected hereafter.
The sun., 1904-06-17
An Advancement in Delegates.

The Subcommittee OF the Repub-
lican National Committee cant praise
enough the Coliseum in which Uncle
JOE CANNON fears he may be thrown to
the lions. IL don't believe national
convention was ever held In better
arranged hail. says Secretary DOVER.
Nor was a better arranged convention
ever held in hall
"The hall is admirably arranged,
cries our old silent friend, the Hon.
NATHAN BAY SCOTT of West Virginia.
Everything is ready for the convention.
1t could be held tomorrow
1t could have been held last week or
last month. The speeches of the prin-
cipal nominator and the seconders have
been duly vised by the subject OF their
eulogies. Settled is the very chronology
Of the applause with which these artless
appreoiations are to be received by the
eager thousan ds. The platform was
raised before the hall. Scarcely the
smallest property remains to be ad-
justed Scarcely a bannerman needs
to be inst ructed in the minutie Of his
wavings. Even the troches for tired
throats are ready. The staging, the
business the supernumeraries. the
dialogue have been attended to amply
by the master Of the show. Never has
great unsolicited spontaneous popular
movement been rehearsed and managed
so thoroughly.
The chairman of the Chicago COM
mittee predicts that in future, national
conventions will be held nowhere else
than in that noble hall Too rash a
prophecy. A national convention is
practically obsolete already. There is
nothing for this Chicago gathering to do
except to select d candidate for Vice
President in case Mr.. ROOSEVELT re-
fuses to do So A postal card canvass
among the delegates could make that
selection.
The White House is now the national
convention and convention hall.
The sun., 1904-06-17
T.... Boycotter. and Public school Teacher.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sfr: ! wish 10 direct
your attention to new and malignant outbreak
OF unonism In this part OF the world The insidious
and cowardly forces OF the boycott are directed
against the very sources OF our national greatness
our public school system.
For the past week the street car service In Hous.
ton Tex. has been crippled by striking employees.
They refused to work because the company would
not reinstate some OF their number who had been
caught stealing and by out ragcous acts Of violence
they prevented other from taking their places,
The police succeeded In making arrests only among
innocent men whose offence a disposition TO
work without the union collar the hotous were
left undisturbed,
The cars now running, but only those who arc
stouthearted and impc crvious to insults dare ride.
A. all points unionist pickets are stationed who
demand the name address and business OF any one
having the temerity 10 ride. Merchants are In .
timidatcd by having the budgeon OF boycott bran :
dished over their heads.
A public school teacher whom know. a lady OF
advanced years, who has taught there for many
years has to walk a long distance from her home
TO the school and to town. Why does she do this
when the cars are running. operated by non -sthk
ers7 Because she has been warned that ride on
the cars will cos, her her position. that unionism s
influence extends even TO the School Board and that
under the present regime of msrule walking Is
good for her. S. o, howss.
GALvHsToS, Tex, June IS.
The sun., 1904-06-17

From fM LONDON OoVt NsOS
II 10 believed that before very long the Dead Sec
will be exploited for industrial purposes. French
engineers are at work on three different projects
With this purpose In viev. The level Of the Dead
Sea being more than 800 feet below that Of the
Mediterranean and the Red seas II Is thought that,
by connecting either Of these two seas By means
of q canal with tho Dead Sea, . stream Of water
would now with velocity calculated to produce
some Is 900 horse -pover.
There Is no danger. It IL asser,ed. Of IN over.
flowing of the Dead Sea, for the waters there svap
orate at great rate 70 1000 900 tons day1 that
the incoming waters would make no appfocaAble
difference in the level One project Is 70 star the
canal from the Bay Of Aero. lead II southwa5d past
Mount Tabor and let II Join at BaAsan the waters
of the Jordan. Another plan 70 70 build the canal
along tho railway line from Jana 70 jerusalem.
But this would mean blasting . tunnel Of some
thirty -seveu miles through the mountains Of Old
Judea. Tho third project. the cheapest, proposes
10 star At Akabs In the Red Sea and pass through
tho desert OF Wady -ei- -Jebel. Having obtained
power in this manner. II = thought many indussral
works would be carried on.
The sun., 1904-06-17
Poets, Help tho Fiddlers!

just what view the Amalgamated
Association Of Topical Poets will take
of the action Of the theatrical managers
who are employing orchestral perform
.ers from the American Musicians Union
to take the places of members Of the
Musical Protective Union it is not now
possible to say. That the poets will
view with alarm this movement on the
part of the hitherto submissive and gen.
ally tractable wage payers in the amuse-
ment business is altogether probable.
When men become so dissatisfied with
the natural conditions surrounding their
occupation that they band together for
the purpose Of forcible resistance to
something or some ono. there is sure to
be trouble. This is an axiom. These
managers have accepted the natural
conditions Of their business for many
years. They have not denied the right
of the musician to nominate his own
wages nor to decide just how much work
he should do and how he should do it.
They have taken the same position with
regard to stage hands and sweepes
and ushers and other persons whose
offices are essential to tho proper con-
duct of show house.
But now it appears that these minions
have banded themselves together to try
to deprive musicians and stage hands
and others Of the sacred right to work
at prices which the managers do not
wish to pay. They have hired scab mu-
sicians, for be it understood that any
musician who does not belong to the
Musical Protective Union is in the eyes
of that body a scab, no matter to what
other union be belongs. The next step
will be the employment Of scab sweep
ers and scab ushers. Even scab ticket
sellers may be used. What an insult to
the public, which is Of course unwilling
to pay its dollars to non-union box
Office dignitaries
The Amalgamated Association Of
Trade Poets, therefore, may be expected
to view the entire proceedings with dis
approval. 1t is only question Of time
before the managers will turn upon the
poets and ask them to accept lower
terms or to work more hours, which
means to turn out a greater number
of topical verses day. II the poets do
cline to accept the new terms, they will
be turned off and scab poets employed
in their places.
Theatrical managers are becoming
altogether too arrogant. They will have
to be put down by the stern hands Of the
bass drum and xylophone virtuosi. The
poets will stand behind them in this
fight. Victory is certain.