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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
THREAT CHINA
Russia Again Says She win
March on Pekin.
TROOPS BECOMING TOO ACTIVE
Lessar Requests Recall of Force Outside
of WnIi--Flxm Denial Is Response
China Abandoning Neutrality.

London, March 21.-The Standard q
Tien' Tsin correspondent says that Paul
Lessar, Russian minister to China, has
renewed his protest against the dis
patch OF Chinese forces outside the
great wall and has intimated that I'M
less they are withdrawn, Russia may
be compelled to act ON tbs assumption
that China is abandoning her neutrali-
ty in favor of Japan. The minister is
also reported to have renewed his
threat that on the slightest movement
on China's part, Russian troops will
march on Pekin. IL is said that in re-
ply to this, the correspondent adds,
China refused to recall her troops.
There are vague rumors Of unsuccess-
full attempts of the Port Arthur and
Vladivostok fleets to join forces.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
Great Building Strike Almost sur..

New York, March 81. - Twenty
Thousand bricklayers and laborers, and
about 1000 ironworkers are on strike
ana unless settlement can be reached
at once the strike probably will spread
until about l00,0 900 men are involved
Inc employers, considering it improb.
aoie that any settlement will be
reached, are preparing for the strike
winch they think will follow. Mem
oers OF other unions who will be ont ~
work because they cannot proceed with
building without the bricklayers, are
said to be indignant. =
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
GREAT INSURANCE TRUST.
Fire Companies VIII Have Uniform Rates
In All Cities.

Philadelphia, March 19.-The In
quirer tomorrow will say the National
Board of Fire Insurance Underwriters
at meetingg held in New York CITY
today, came to an agreement by which
all fire insurance companies in this
country and all foreign companies rep
resented here will form a combination
Uniform rates, Gays the Inquirer, are
to be fixed for the same class of risks
In all cities, uniform legislation in all
states and cities is to be advocated. and
all technical work of all the companies
is hereafter to be done by a central
board, instead of local, state or city
boards. as has been the custom.
Old insurance men state this is the
first time the companies have been able
to agree upon plans, although the sub
ject has been frequently proposed.
A special committee OF seven was an
pointed at the New York meeting 70
carry out the plans, and an assessment
made upon each company doing bust
ness In this country to make up fund
OF 100000 annually to carry on the
work.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
PRESERVE FUR SEAL INDUSTRY.
Senate Desires President to Negotiate
With Britain for Change In Rules,

Washington, March 19.-After elimi-
mating all but three sections of Senator
Dillingham; Alaskan seal bill, the
senate committee on foreign relations
has authorized Senator Foraker ia
make favorable report on the meas
ure. The bill as originally introduced
was practically the same az had been
presented in the house by Representa-
tive Tawney, of Minnesota. The first
section of the bill prohibited the kill
ing of male fur seals on the Pribyloff
group of seal islands, except $500 to
be used as food for the natives of the
islands, and this was stricken out bv
the committee.
AS passed, the bill provides that
the president OF the United States shall
negotiate with Great Britain fof a re-
vision of the rules and regulations
which now govern the taking of fur
seals In the open waters of the North
Pacific ocean and Behiing sea, pursu-
ant to the treaty articles of award of
the Behring sea tribunal of arbitration
made at Paris, August Is, 1893.
The revision of the regulations is for
the purpose of restoring and preserving
the fur seal industry and to abate the
Killing OF nursing mother seals on the
high seas. ~ VIC
1t is provided also that the president
snail endeavor to conclude negotiations
with the governments of Russia and.
Japan for the purpose of securing their
areement to any satisfactory revision of
the rules that may be had.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
SUNK BY LINER.
British Submarine Boat Run Down and
Her Crew Lost.

Her Crew Lost.
Portsmouth, England, March 21.-
British submarine boat No. "A-1" was
run down and sunk off the Nab light
ship today by nonal Curry liner and
ii persons were drowned including
Lieutenant Mansergh, the senior officer
engaged in the submarine work. The
liner passed on and reported that she
had struck torpedo.
At the time she was struck the SUBJ
marine boat was off the lightship en-
gagged in the maneuvers, and was lying
in seven fathoms of water waiting the
approach of battleship. The boat
was one of the newest of the fleet of
submarine vessels and was built from
the latest models, but she had always
been bad diver. She was inspected
recently by both King Edward and the
Prince of Wales.
The name of the liner which struck
the submarine boat is the Berwick
Castle, from East London, South AT
RIGA. The loss OF the boat was not
known for several hours after the
liner had reported to the manuevering
fleet that she had struck torpedo.
The officers of the liner say that they
saw glistening torpedo like shape in
the water, and it is supposed. there
fore, that the submarine boat rose Just
before she was struck. There is no
doubt that all the members of the crew
died in the steel tube. 1t is thought
that the Berwick Castle, in striking,
upset the trim OF the boat and spilled
the gasoline in the tanks, rendering
her helpless. The crew was battened
down and must have met death from
suffocation in the absense Of air and
owing to the fumes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26


Higginsville, Mo-. March 23.--Fifty
buildings are partly wrecked, one man
Ia MORALLY injured and several others
hurt, the town IL In darkness, and the
streets strewn with debris as the result
Of tornado and hailstorm, which
struck this place late this afternoon.
The hail on the streets was foot deep
within five minutes after the storm
came. and some OF the hailstones were
very large. Dozens of trees In the
town we're blown down and several
horses we're killed in the street.
The storm came without warning
The wind and hail came first and were
followed by terrific downpour of rain
which flooded nearly every cellar In the
town. The storm came from the west.
II kept within narrow path, at least
the tornado portion, only about two
blocks OF the business portion of the
town being damaged.
Two other towns in this section were
Ia the path OF the storm, and both have
populations OF from 500 to 600. Ac-
cording TO meagre reports that are re-
ceived here tonight several houses in
both places have been wrecked. but the
exact extent OF the damage is not
known.
A grocery store in the business part
OF this place was wrecked by the storm.
John Dolphen, a clerk, was MORALLY
injured.
More than 80 houses were unroofed
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
TO SMOTHER BILL.
House commlttss WIN Prevent Passage
Of Land Reforms.

Washington, March 22.-Convincesi
that congress- Ill not. at the present
session, amend the public land laws In
way to shut off fraudulent operations,
as recommended by the public lands
commission, the interior department
has determined sske advantage Of
the present laws, and to construe them
| In such way as to minimize fraud.
Early in the session hope was enter
tanned that the timber and stone act
would be modified or repealed, and the
lieu land law robbed of ite vicious
features, but there now appears to be
no chance OF securing remedial legisla-
tion of this character. In fact, 1t
turns out that the Quarles bill repeal
ing the timber act and authorizing the
sale Of public timber to the highest
bidder, was only passed through the
senate after deal had been made with
influential members Of the house COM
mittee on public lands to smother this
measure when 1t reached them
The game fate awaits the Mondell
bill, modifying the lieu land law, If it
passes the house and reaches the senate
committee.
Under the present law, timber en-
tries as we'll as lieu selections, can be
made only Of surveyed land. 1t APP
pears from land Office records that the
most valuable surveyed timber lands in
the West have now been taken up, but
In order to get that which remains un-
surveyed, spectators and holders of
scrip have been endeayoring to have
virgin lands surveyed. 1t is rule of
the department that no township shall
be surveyed until its survey is asked for
by at least three bona fde settlers on
lands within that township. In a
number OF instances in Oregon, Wash.
ington and Idaho applications have
been recnetly made for the survey of
heavily timbered townships, the per-
sons making the request representing
themselves as bona fide settlers. Up
on examination, the department finds
that in three out OF four cases the men
asking for surveys are not residing on
lands for which surveys are asked, but
have merely erected crude huts, which
they point to as Improvements. 4"
The huts are not only uninhabitable
but are unoccupied, consequently re-
quests Tor surveys are denied.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
DHPaNDs or FlRsr LAND Battle.
Russla Believes That It WIN Decide
whether China Remains Neutral.

St. Petersburg, March 23.--In gov
eminent circles there exists strong
belief that the question az to whether
China will observe her neutrality will
depend largely upon the result Of the
first heavy land fighting. big vict-
CRY by the Russian army, it Ia believed,
will insure the acquiescence OF the Ce-
lestiaI empire, but there are grave iears
~ to what might happen In the event
Of signal Japanese success in the carly
stagag Of tho land operations. For the
time being the situation appears to be
satisfactory, and 1t Ia certainly much
better than 1t was three weeks ago
The Pekin government has reiterated
its professions regarding neutrality to
Paul Lessar, Tire Russian minister, and
has given him fair assurance in answer
to his questions regarding the move
ment Of Chinese troops north OF the
great wall. The natives manifest a
frjendIier disposition than they did at
the beginning OF the war, but the Rus
SLAMS know the Oriental character AZ no
other Europeans do. They know how
deep seated is the hatred for foreigners
In China, and that the only prestige Of
the Russians In their strong arm.
The recent naval success OF the Jap
aneae has not greatly impressed the
Chinese, but Ii the Russians should
sustain really disastrous defeat on
land the Chinese might suddenly be
aroused, with the connivance or even
the consent of Japan, against Russia,
and perhaps against all foreigners.
Russia's present plans are based on the
appreciation Of the supreme Importance
OF the first land battle, and no fighting
on large scale will take place, If it
possibly can DO avoided, until the Rus
slams feel morally certain that they can
deal the enemy crushing blow.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26

Cuidesac.-A cooperative enterprise
has been formed here among farmers.
Forty leading farmers, representing
200 others, met in Oddfellows' hall and
incorporated the Nez Perces County
Rochdale company. The organization
is based on the English or Rochdale
plan to be federated with other similar
organizations doing business in the
west, mostly in California, where they
own and operate their own wholesale
establishment, known as the Rochdale
Wholesale company.
The company organized here is for
the purpose of operating a warehouse
system and to construct and operate a
tramway down Craig's mountain to
Lapwai creek, at which place connec-
ton will be made with the Northern
Pacific railroad. They also expect to
establish a wholesale distributing cen.
ter for the distribution of general
merchandise to branch stores in differ
ent parts OF Comas prairie. Culdesac
Will be the headquarters of the organl-
cation.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26

House Commute WIN Favor $7oo'ooo
Appropriation.


Appropriation
Washington, March 19.--The house
subcommittee on industrial arts and
expositions today favorably reported a
substitute for the Lewis and Clark ex-
position bill, recently passed by the
senate, carrying total appropriation
Of $3.50, 900. The substitute bill con-
templates the expenditure of s26o,ooo
for government exhibit, $4,000 for
the erection of government building,
sl75 900 for the erection OF buildings
for the Alaska, Philippine, Hawaiian,
Oriental and Oceanic exhibits, and
$3.50, 900 for an Alaska exhibit, In adj
dition to amounts heretofore appropri-
ated for the Alaska exhibit at St.
Louis.
At its next meeting, the full COM
mittee will consider the substitute bill,
and may possibly add an appropriation
for forestry building.
In addition to making provision for
the various buildings and the govern
ment and Alaska exhibits. the substi-
tute bill provides for free admission OF
foreign articles imported for exhibit
purposes, and creates government
board to collect, install and care for
the government exhibit, as was done
at St. Louis and authorizes, in connec-
ton with the government exhibit, q
fish commission exhibit and life saw
ing station.
The subcommittee will further re-
port in favor OF authorizing the coin
age of $50 900 souvenir gold dollars,
which are to be coined at such times
and in such quantities as the expo
sition authorities may desire. These
coins are to be sold to the exposition
corporation at part and may, by them
be sold at premium of 81 each, thus
enabling the exposition to increase its
earnings.
While the subcommittee made no
recommendation as to Sunday closing
of the exposition, it is expected that
the full committee will amend the sem
ate bill by striking out the Plat Sun
day closing amendment, and leave the
matter entirely in the control of the
state.
Chairman Tawney, speaking of the
subcommittee report, says that an ap-
preparation Of $3.50, 900 for Portland is
equivalent to an appropriation of $780,
900 or 100000 at any other expo
sition, as Portland will ~enjoy the adj
vantage of having many of its exhibits
already collected, requiring only tran
shipment from st. Louis. He says
Portland will have better government
exhibit than Buffalo had for 5000, 900,
and should also have as fine if not finer
exhibit from Alaska, the Philippines
and the Orient than will be made at
st. Louis this year.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
FLEETS TO JOIN.


st. Petersburg, March %. - The
whereabouts of the Vladivostok squad
ron is profound official secret, but
there are those here who believe the
Japanese may wake up some morning
to find that thee two divisions of Rus
sia's Pacific squadron have perfected a
juncture. 1t is betraying no confidence
to state that both the admiralty and
Vice Admiral Makaroff, before be left for
the Far East, regarded the fact that
the divisions were separated as most
unfortunate for Russia chances of sue
cess at sea. Realizing that offensive
naval operations are impossible under
present conditions, it is believed no
opportunity will be neglected to repair
this initial misfortune, even should it
involve considerable risk.
Consequently the report that seven
Russian warships were sighted the 9th
or day off the Gensan creates much
speculation here as to whether thew
could be the vessels of the cruiser divi-
sion under Captain Reitzenstein. The
number of ships sighted apparently
does not tally with that of the vladi-
vostok division, which properly consist
ed OF four fast cruisers and the trans
port Lena.
1t is learned, however, that the out
break OF hostitities found two ships of
the volunteer cruiser fleet at vladivo-
stok, and there is reason to believe that
these have since been fitted out with
guns taken from mountain batteries.
1t is therefore possible that the ships
sighted were those of Captain Reitzen-
stein, whose object, If he ventured so
far down the coast, could hardly be
anything except to slip into Port Arth-
ur. If this is true, it is calculated that
the squadron must have alraedy run the
gauntlet of the Corea strait and be very
close to Port Arthur.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-walla walla, 75c; blue
stem, 79@s0e; valley, S0@81c.
Barley-Feed, $21@22 per ton
brewing, s22; rolled, s24@25.
Flour-valley, sS9o@s.95 per bar.
rel; hsrd wheat strsights, s4@4. 20
clears, $S.s5@4; hard wheat patents
s4.40@4.60; graham, $3.50@3. GO
whole wheat, s3.65@4.05; rye -four,
$4.50@4.75.
Oats--No. l white, $l.l5M1171k
gray, sl.l0@l.15 per Genital.
Millstuffs-Bran, slS@19 per ton
middlings, $24.50@26; shorts, 10000
chop, sls; linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay-Timothy, s5@7 per ton; Glow
er, sll@12; grain, tl2@1s; cheat,
t12@13.
Vegetables-Turnips, soc per sack
carrots, soc; beets, 81 parsnips, 81;
cabbage, lA@2c; red cabbage. &c ::
lettuce, head, 25@40c per dozen; hot
house, 81 per bex; parsley, per dozen
Zoe; tomatoes, $150@l.75 per crate !.
caulitiower, 75c@tl per dozen; celery
66@s0c per dozen; squash, l6c nar
pound; cucumbers. sI.75@t2. rs per
dozen; asparagus. &c; peas, &c per
pound; onions, Yellow Danvers. sa@
2.S5 per sack.
Honey-sS@s.50 per case.
Potatoes--Fancy, 90c@$I per CEN
tai; common, 6o@s0c, growers price.
new potatoes, SIC per pound; sweets,
&c per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 15c
Butter-Sweet cream butter, SOC per
pound; fancy creamery. 27ho; choice
creamery. 26c; dairy and store, nomi.
nal.
Butter Fat-sweet cream, 2sJSc:
sour cream, 265se.
Foultry-Chickens, mixed, I2@lsc
per pound; spring, small, l5@Iec
hens, lS@lS4c; turkeys, live, l5@16c
per pound; dressed, 1920; ducks, ss |
g 8 per dozen; geese, live, Sc per |
POUND.
Cheese-Full, cream twins, IS@I4c:
foung America, 15c.
Beef-Dressed, 5@7Hc per pound
mutton, dressed, 6@7c per pound
eal, dressed, S@s]6c per pound; pork,
ressed, 7@7hc per pound.
Hops-Choice, 26@2ec per pound;
rhine, 24c@25c.
Wool-valley, l79lsc; Eastern Ore
on, l2@l5c; mohair, S2@S5c.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
One Thousand Soldiers a Day.

Harbin, March 23.--Only SO mill
tary trains have reached here since war
WAS declared and not less than half OF
these brought ammunition and provi-
sions. on the 10000 troops landed
here during the last four days, 1000
have been sent to Port Arthur, Niu
Chwang and Mukden, while 1900 have
been sent to Vladivostok. OF the rest,
the greater part are on sick leave, hav-
ing arrived in wretohed condition.
1t Is stated by the commanding officer
that hereafter the men will arrive at
the rate of thousand a day.
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RUSSIA EXPECTED AS MUCH.
Abandonment Of ANU by Her Outposts
Was Planned.

ST. Petersburg, March 23.-General
zhilinsy's official confirmation OF the
reports that the Russian outposts aban-
doned Anju on the approach of the Jap
anese in force, causes no surprise here,
as such action is in perfect accord with
the Russian plan of campaign. The
Russian skirmishing and advanced out
posts, thrown forward solely for the
purpose of harassing and worrying the
Japanese outposts, fell back as the
main body of the enemy moved forward
until the strong positions at the Yalu
river are reached. The 80 miles OF
country between Anju and the Yalu are
very difficult for the movement of a
large force. There may be- some live
ly skirmishing as the Japanese adj
vance progresses, but the Russians are
resolved to avoid decisive engagement
until certain of victory.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
Only Settlers Can Rema,r

Washington, March Ex-senator An
keny and Representative Jones TO-DAY
received letters from General Counsel
Bum, OF the Northern Pacific railway
stating that his company intends to
deal literally with bona fide settlers ON
the lands within the overlap limits
winch passed to the railroad COMPANY
unoer the recent decision of the sn-
preme court. Settlers who settled
upon these lands in good faith prior to
July l., 1898, and have made tbs;r
homes thereon, will be permitted nm
der the act of 1898, to retain title
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
Trouble In santo Domingo.

Washington, March 1S.-The usual
daily revolution is reported from Santo
Domingo by Minister Powell. He re-
cords trouble at Sanchez. 1t is ad-
mitted at the state department thas
some representations have been made
In forcible way to American firms ana
individuals having an interest in Santo
Domingo, that they have small grounao
for complaint of revolutionary disturb
ances so long as they themselves are In
the habit of furnishing arms, ammu-
milton and money to both sides.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26

Boise.-D. w. Ross, engineer in
charge of reclamation work for the gov
eminent in this state, has gone to Min
idoka, accompanied by A. P. Davis, Of
Washington, supervising engineer Of
the Tonic dam, in Arizona; George Y.
Wisner, of Detroit, consulting engi-
neer, and II. N. Savage, of San Diego,
CAL, consulting engineer.
1t is understood they will look over
the great Minidoka project, for the pur-
pose of finally passing upon the plans
for the work. 1t is further understood
the government will proceed with that
project. 1t is planned to irrigate 2OO,-
600 acres by means of canal from a
dam in the Snake river, reinforced by
pumping paint for nighttime canal,
1t is thought this will be the first re-
clamation enterprise upon which work
will begin in this state, and it seems
likely that construction will be under
way before the season shall have pro-
crossed far.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
Extends Statute OF Iim,t.+,on.

Washington, March 21.-The bouse
committee ON Judiciary today author
ized favorable report on the jenkins
Din extending to five years the statute
OF limitations in its application to gov.
eminent officers. This report will he
made by Representative Powers 81
Massachusetts,, who secured the recon-
mittment of the bill, which had been
reported with an amendment making
1t retroactive. The extended time 40
now to be reported will not apnlv 20
any person who is now exempt from
prosecution. o'''
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26

Vancouver, b. c., March 2s.-The
steamer Empress of Japan sailed this
evening for Yokohama. having ON
board "a military and naval Japanese
officials returning home for the war, in.
Guiding Prince Nashimoto, who has
been travelling incognito as M. Nagai.
lie Is member of one of the nine
branches of the royal family of Japan
and is cousin of the Mikado. An
other passenger is Colonel Ashley
smith, who goes to the campaign in the
interest OF the British government as an
expert ON explosives.
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COLLIDE WITH THE RUSSIANS.


London, March 28.--The Daily
Chronicles Shanghai correspondent
hears from Min Chwang that the Jap
anese crossed Tatung pass, 40 miles
from Haicheng, and that collisions
with the Russians occurred.
Reports from Seoul and Toxic are to
the effect that Marquis Ito has arranged
to lend 100000 yen az, 800 ,000) to
Corea ON easy terms.
According to the Standard q Tien Tsin
correspondent, China Is appealing to
the powers for an extension OF year
In the payment Of the indemnity grow
ing out Of the Boxer troubles.
The correspondent at Tien Tsin Of
the Daily Mail reports that Kataoa, a
Japanese merchant and Russian spy
has been assassinaated by being buried
alive, but that the japanese authorities
disayow any knowledge Of the assassin
alton.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-26
Japan Did Not Ask China To Ac+

New York, March l9.-Janan vii,
raise no objections to the concentration
OF Ohinese troops on the Mancburian
frontier according to a Toxic dispatch
from the correspondent of the Tasa
olatt' forwarded to the Herald from
Berlin Japan, the dispatch continues
regards 1t as matter of course with
Chlna to maintain her neutrality and
'ne presence OF troops on the frontier
wiil be the most effective means Of
locsiizlng the war, but Japan has done
to do this e oilina