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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
USE OF TIE ARKANSAS.
Attorneys General Of Colorado and
Kansas Consult Secretary Hitchcock.

Attorneys General Miller of Colorado and
Coleman of Kansas held protracted con-
ference with the assistant attorney general
for the Interior Department Judge Camp
bell, this morning regarding the case pend
ing in the United States Supreme Court in
volving the right Of Colorado to store cer-
tain portions of the water from the Arkan-
sas river.
This case has been attractin con-
siderable attention In the states VIE
tally interested. because it involves a
matter Of some nlcments to the peo-
pie of both. The qsestiou involved is
whether or not the people of Colorado shall
De permitted to store Auch vast quantities
OF the water OF the Arkansas river as they
nave been doing. TheSlegal authorities of
the state Of Kansas cont end that they have
not; that the practice hns lessened the flow
OF the river through KAnsaA and has con-
OF that state. The cas& mas been before the
United states Supreme Court for some time
and the United States hass intervened to
protect its rights. Theegenezal government
owns hundreds of tilonsanda Of acres of
land lying along the AEkansza river In Kan
sas. and the fight thar has been going on
between the states. has been widened to let
In the general government, which desires to
protect its rights.
Ire assistant attorney general for the In
terior Department, Judge Campbell, has
been placed in charge of the 1government's g
case, and the ednference this morning was
held for. the purpose Of settling certain
a speedy disposition Of the case in court AS
result OF the conference certain papers Of
importance Will be prepared and presented
to the court without delay.
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THE MISSOURI sRNAToRsHIP-
It is Said That Secretary Hitchcock
Does Not Desire Election.

Mr.. Thomas j.. Atkins, assistant United
States treasurer at st. Louis and Missouris
representative on the republican national
COMMITTEES, called at the Interior Depart
ment this morning TO pay his respects to
Secretary Hitchcock Postmaster harris of
Kansas City also called during the day and
had a chat with the Secretary. 1t is stated
that the Missouri senatorship was not dis
cussed, except informally. and that the call
of neither of these gentlemen was connect
ed with the alleged candidacy of Secretary
Hitchcock for the senatorship. The Secre-
tary, 1T is understood, does not want to be
senator. He makes 1t a practice nevertto
discuss matters of this kind, and therefore
will not discuss this particular subject for
publication.
1t has been learned from good sources
however, that the Secretary does not care
for the senatorship, and further, that he
will probably remain in the cabinet, at least
until certain matters connected with the
business of the department, which he has
set in motion, have been disposed of. 1t is
supposed that these matters include the
Oregon land frauds and other investiga-
tions. which have been get on foot since
Mr.. Hitchcock entered the Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
REFUSED HARD LABOR.
Confessed Murderers Seek Freedom
Fear Insanity From Inactivity.

CHICAGO. November 29.-Refused per-
mission to do hard labor at the penitentiary
at Joliet, two confessed murderers have be-
gun proceedings in the circuit court to Sc
cure their freedom. Judge Windes issued
wrts of habeas corpus for the men, George
Cantos and Pietro Pettinato, and will hear
evidence in their cases tomorrow.
When Judge Hutchinson sent Cantos and
Pettinato to the prison five years ago he
ordered that they be put at hard labor.
The sentence Is attacked because the court
is alleged to have decreed the men to serve
part of their fourteen years each In soli-
tary confinement.
The prisoners allege that they may be-
come insane from inactivity. They declare
they have been ready to work, but that
since July / it has been denied them. The
sentence as carried out since the suspen-
sion of labor in the prison is said to be
"cruel, inhuman and prohibited by the con-
stitution of Illinois"
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LOOKING FOR THE NEPHEW.
Suspected Of Brutal Murder in New
York Yesterday.

NEW YORK, November 29.-In an effort
to discover the identity of the murderer
of Mrs. Margaret Keeler. who was brutally
beaten to death and robbed in her home
in East 115th street yesterday, the police
have issued an order to find and arrest
Frank Furlong, a nephew of the murdered
woman. Furlong. who is nineteen years of
age, is said by the police to have frequently
visited the Keeler home and received food
from his aunt when he could obtain 1t
nowhere else.
The police say that Furlong had previ-
ously been accused of the theft of ring
from Mrs. Keeler and of forging her name
to a check, but that she had refused to
prosecute him.
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Time Limit May Be Waived.
DECISION FOR RAILROADS.
Court Sustains Companies in Action
Against Interstate Commission.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 29.-Umted
States Circuit Court Judge w. w. Morrow
has handed down a decision in the case of
the interstate commerce commission against
the Southern Pacific company, the receivers
of the Union Pacific Railway Company and
the Union Pacific railway, in favor Of the
railroads.
The point at issue was the right of the
commerce commission to declare unjust
rate on sugar from San Francisco to Kear-
ney, Neb, as compared with the lower
through rate to Omaha, Neb.
l. The court found that the rate established
by the defendant companies was not un-
just; that the commission has no right to
legislate and that the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company could not be bound by the
order of the commission anyway, 1t not
being a party to the original suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
AFFAIRS OF THE INDIANS.
Secretary Hitchcock confers With an
Agent and am aspector.

The Secretary of the kertor hes6aaeor-
ference this mornihg win Messrs. J. George
Wright. Indian Inspector ana Blair schoen-
feldt Indian agent at Museogee. Indian Ter
ritory, regarding the afairs OF the Indians
in Indian territory. Both OF these officials
have been summoned to appear before the
Senate committee on Indian affairs and 1t
is probable that some meSrecommendations will
be made by them that win effect changes
in the existing laws regarding the govern
ment Of the Indians. Both have had long
experience in dealing with the nation s
wards and both are regarded as exceptional
ly well posted to act in an advisory capacity
to the Secretary and the congressional
committees. 1t is understood that they will
remain in Washington until they have fin
ished their business with Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
THE CLOSED oBERL1N BANK.
Latest Report on Its Resources and
Liabilities.

The following is a statement of the re-
sources. and liabilities of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Oberlin. Ohio, which was
closed yesterday, as shown by its last re-
port of condition to the controller Of the
currency, November 10, 1904:
Resources-Loans and discounts, $420, ,443;
overdrafts s5,9S3; United States bonds, $52,-
$50; bonds. securities, claims, ETC., $50, 1893;
furniture and fixtures. s2,25O: due from ap-
proved reserve agents, $24, 10; cash and
cash items, s31. 1903; redemption fund, s., 900:
$5SS, 1856
Liabilities-Capital stock, 100000: surplus
and undivided profits, s29,312; circulation,
$4,000; due to banks and bankers 81 265 :
deposits, $417.757; bills payable, $27 600;
S5SS, 335
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
THE FIGHT NEAR DA PASS.
Resumed and Concluded Today - Sup
plies Taken by Russians.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 29.-The
following dispatch has been received from
Gen. Kuropatkin, dated November ~:
1.-The engagement near Tsinkhetchen
(near Da pass) was resumed today, but
ceased at IL am. We have collected and
buried the Japanese dead. BY midday we
had found go bodies, all belonging to the
7th Reserve Regiment Of the 9th Reserve
Brigade. We took large quantity OF rihes'
ammunition and intrenching tools"
Gen. Sakharoff wires under today's date
that the night passed quietly.
KuROKI DECLARED ALIVE.
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NOTED WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Gas Jet in Room Was Opened-Death
Declared to Have Been Accidental.

CHICAGO, November 29.-Mrs. Lucy M.
Guthrie, seventy-six years old, wife OF
Ossian Guthrie. well-known civil engi-
neer was found dead in her residence. The
gas jet in the room was opened. Mrs.
Henry c. Murphy, Mrs. Guthrie's daugh-
ter, said her mothers death was an acci-
dent. She had been in poor health for some
time.
Mrs. Guthrie was a member Of the So
ciety of the Daughters of the Revolution,
charter member of the Womens Exchange
and member of the executive board of the
Chicago Home for the Friendless for thirty
wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
Mr.. Blauvelt on the Stand.
LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Expect It's Passage in House Before the
Holidays.

The subcommittee of the House committee
on appropriations in charge Of the legis-
lative bill met today at noon, for the first
time, to take up the consideration of that
measure Representative Bingham. chair
man of the subcommittee, presided. The
subcommittee will have the bill In readi-
ness for the full committee to take action
on 1t and permit of its passage through the
House of Representatives before the holi-
days.
Representative McCleary is now in Min
nesota, and will probably return here by
the end of the week. The legislative bill
being taken up first. no additional haste
could be made by beginning work on the
District of Columbia bill before the meet
ing of Congress. work on which will prob
ably be begun next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
EARL OF HARDw1cKE DEAD.
Died Suddenly in London-Known as {
Stock Broker

LONDON, November 29-The Earl Of
Hardwicke (Albert Edward Philip Yorke)
under secretary of state for India. died sud-
denly in London today. He had been in
poor health for some time, but his death
was not expected.
The earl, who was born in 1867, was
known as a stock broker. His father had a
magnificent estate, but he ran through the
property, left his son practically penniless,
and the latter had to adopt city career as
a means of livelihood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
Maj. Alexander's Resienation.

The President has accepted the resigna-
ton of Maj. Walter s. Alexander of the
Artillery Corps of his commission as an
officer Of the army, to take effect at once
Maj. Alexander is native of Massachu-
sets, and graduated at the Military Acad-
emy in the class of June, 1879. He reached
the grade of major in July last, and has
been recently stationed at the Preside of
San Francisco. No reason is given for his
resignat ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
Japs Waiting an 0pportune
Moment for Assault.
PORT ARTHUR STATUS
MIKADO'S TROOPS WORKING
GRADUALLY FOR THE FINISH.
Enemy -gcrts Being Captured and
Shelter Trenches Occupied-Case-
mates and Caponiers.

TOKYO, November 29.-The imperlai
headquarters tonight summarized the Port
Arthur situation as follows:
with regard to the enemy's forts at
Sungshu mountain and eastward, we have
firmly captured the crests, glacis and coun-
terscarps and their vicinities, but the time
to charge has not yet come. At present
we are destroying the classmates and other
caponiers.
"At 2O3-meter hill by several charges we
succeeded in capturing the enemy's shelter
trenches near the summit. At present our
force is holding its position and endeavor-
Ing to capture the whole fort"
THE FIGHT NEAR DA PASS.
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NOT YET IN LINE.
Belgium Has Not Concluded Arbitra'
ton Treaty With This Government.

Belgium is among the nations which have
not yet formally accepted the invitation
sent by the United States to all the sigma
tory powers to The Hague convention to
sign with her an arbitration treaty similar
in form and substance todhe Franco-Amer-
lean arbitratio treaty. Baron Moncheur,
the Belgian minister. was at the State De-
partment today and discussed with Secre-
tary Hay the nature OF the treaty this gov
ernment desired to conclude. Secretary
Hay very frankly told the minister the
lines along which the treaty was to be
drawn, and assured him OF the friendly
purpose this government cherished in ad-
dressing the powers on. that subject.
King Leopold. in replying to the invita-
ton, thanked this government for 1t, and
said it will be given careful and cordial
consideration. *
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Fournier to Represent France.
SEVERE FIGHTING.
Reports From Chefoo of the Port
Arthur Actions.

CHEFOO, November 29-Chinese and jap
anese advices received here today while not
beyond question, indicate the practical GER
tainty that another general assault on Port
Arthur began November "a and was contin-
uing November 81. 1t is certain that there
has been severe fighting. The only ques-
tion Is whether the assault was sufficiently
widespread 10 be called general. The fight
ing is with the object of capturing addi-
tonal Russian trenches. The summit forts
seemingly were not attacked. The Chinese
say that one train of thirty cars recently ar
rived at Port Dalny with wounded men. No
prisoners were captured
AS frequently indicated, the japanese po-
sitlon is most promising at Rihlung noun
tain and Keekwan mountain, and the latest
attack was designed to further increase the
power of these positions. A detachment of
the eleventh division began the advance
during the afternoon of November "a fol-
lowing several days bombardment, rushing
against the trenches guarding the approach
TO the southeast fort of the Keekwan noun
tain group. the Japanese artillery in the
meanwhile throwing all the metal possible
against the Rihlung mountain and Antzu
mountain forts.
The possession of the trenches was stub
bornly contested. After five hours fighting
and several repulses the Japanese drove out
the Russians and destroyed their trenches
and succeeded in entrenching themselves
pehnd sandbags, which the infantry car
made sortie. which the Japanese say they
repulsed after two hours fighting
Another line of trenches more formidab ble
than the ones destroyed, lies between the
japanese and the forts.
The japanese at Port Dalny believe the at
tack became general, as men returning from
the front, while not having seen the fight
Ing. reported that heavy small-arm and
machlne-gun fire was almost constant at
various parts of the line till November 81,
when the last advices reached Port Dalny.
Situation is Summarized.
TOKYO. November 29-The imperial
headquarters today summarized the Man
churian situation In the following state
ment;
ION the evening of November q the
enemy made a dull bombardment against
Santaokuntzu and the enemy's infantry
from ESQ O'Clock attempted night attack.
which was repulsed at $50. During the
attacks the enemy's mortars in the neigh
borhood of Weichlaloutzu bombarded San
taokuntzu, Granddaughter and their vicini-
ties, but did not injure US. From sunset
November ~. the enemy's mortars and
field guns west of the railroad bombar rded
necessarily the neighborhood of Kuchiatzu
simultaneously the enemy's infantry occu-
pied a village northwest of Nanguantzu and
fred In the direction of Siaochistu which is
north of Kuehiatzu. The firing quieted at
$40 The same evening at 1890 the enc
my's infantry west of the railroad on the
right bank of the Shakhe river and north
ward of SMchinpu fired at us desultorily
and ceased firing at 1f:30
There have been several skirmishes be-
tween scouting parties. In other rspects
the situation is unchanged"
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SPANISH BARK IN PORT.
Reported Lost-Arrived Badly Disabled
Exciting Experience.


ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, No
vember 29-The Spanish bark Tafalla, from
Brunswick. Ca, November 4. for Valencia,
Spain which was reported to have sunk
with all hands November Is, has arrived
here, leaking badly and with her pumps
broken.
The steamer Aros Castle, which arrived
at Philadelphia November 81, reported that
she fell in with the bark Tafalla November
13, about go miles east OF the Bermudas,
and the captain signaied that his vessel was
leaking six inches an hour, that the main
pump was broken, that the smaller pumps
were clogged, and that his men were worn
ont. The steamer took the bark in tow Mo-
vember 13. but the hawser parted and on
account of a heavy storm then raging it
was impossible to get another line to her.
The steamer lay by the bark for two days,
when, according to the commander of the
Aros Castle. the Tafalla disappeared, he be-
lieving she had gone down with all hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29

MILAN. italy. November ~ Following
the defeat Of the iawless elements. as re-:
suit Of the municipal elections Sunday, all
the radical members of the municipal coun-
ell have resigned. A royal commissioner
until the general administrative elections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
RECEIVER TO PROCEED
NO INTERRUPTION OF WORK ON
FILTRATION PLANT.
Controller Renders Opinion Authoriz-
ing Permit to Issue-Indemnified
Against Loss.

The controller of the treasury has given
an opinion to the Secretary of War that
the chief of engineers of the army Is au-
thorized to permit the receiver of the con-
tractors for the construction of the slow
sand filtration plant on 1st street near the
Soldiers Home-Cowardin, Bradley, Clay
& Co.-to go on with the work and to pay
him for the same out of the congressional
appropriations, reserving, however a suf-
ficient amount to indemnify the govern
ment for any loss or damage that may
accrue because of the default on the part
of the contractors to complete the work at
the time agreed upon in their contract
viz, December 1, 1904.
The limit of cost of the plant was fixed
by Congress at s.. .46S, ,405, and the statute
provided that all contracts authorized un-
der the appropriations should provide for
the completion of the work by December
/, 1904. All contracts made by the War
Department contained this time limit. On
that point the controller holds that the
law has been complied with. He says that
the provision of the law is not that the
work must be finished by December l.,
1904, but simply that all contracts author
lied under the appropriation should pro-
vide for such completion.
Time Limit May Be Waived.
The controllers decision that the time
limit may be waived in this case is based
mainly on the representations of army
engineers that the plant cannot possibly be
completed by the date specified in the con-
tract. But for the controllers decision the
work would have had to be abandoned on
the first proximo to await remedial legis-
lation by Congress. Now, however, there
will be no interruption in the-work, and 1t
will be prosecuted as vigorously as the
weather will permit. 1t Is now predicted
that the plant will be completed and ready
for operation next summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
To Command Lake Training Station.

1t is announced at the Navy Department
that Capt. Albert Ross. recently engaged as
inspector of Golfers. has been detailed as
commandant of the naval training station
to be established on the Lake Bluff site, In
the vicinity of Chicago, and that Civil En-
gineer George A. Mckay, recently stationed
at the coal depot. Narragansett Bay, r. l.,
has been detailed to duty as his assistant.
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at2=4.

1t would take $4,000 circulars
to reach the homes The Star
reaches. AT one cent postage
the mailing alone would cost
$3.50. with twice as much more
for printing, envelopes and adj
dressing, or over 81 900 to say
what The Star will print for q
few dollars.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-03-09
Amendment to the Articles Of incorporation If ti,s California kinQ Gold Mines Co

Be it remembered. that at the regular meet ing of the stockholders of the Californa a King Gold Mines company, duly held at the office of company in Yuma, Yuma county. Arizona, on Monday, the 12th day of October A. D. 1903. at which meeting there was more than majority of the capital stock of said com pany repre- 'rnted on motion is was resolved that Section five (5) of the Articles of Incorporation of said company bc amended so as to read in the last paragrap h Of said Section five az follows:
 Said annual meeting to be held on the first Monday in November Of each year, ill the town Of Yuma Territory of Arizona"
 hereby certify the above and foregoing res utution is full, true. and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the stockholders of xaid company at it's regular StocEholder meeting held in Yuma. Yuma county, Arizona, Monday, October I2, l903
 TsEAIl R. F PETTIG REV,
 Vice President. Attest: CHARLES H. FAY, Secretary.
 STATE OF NEW YORK .
 COUNTY OF NEW YORK. I Before mo- 4. I. Acton, Notary Public in and for the county of New York. state of New York. on this day personally appeared R. F. Pettigrew. known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expresScS
 Given under my hand and seal of office this TsEALl 4. I. ACTON,
 Notary Public. My commission expires March 20, 1904. Recorded at request of J. H. Carpenter, Feb. 29 1904. c. P. GROWN, mch9-it County Recorder.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-03-09
Notice of Contest.
Department of the Interior. T. g. Land Office at Tucson Arizona

February 2O 1904.
 sufficient affidavit of contest having bsen filed in this office on February II, 1904, b5 George McClelland agairst Desert Land Entry 31, 1900. by Thomas Lowe, and for the SEA of Sec. 26 T. Q S, k. S4 w., G. & s. R. Nj. & B. In said affidavit it is alleged that the said Thomas Lowe, conteStee of the said tract of land and of said entry of No 3023, has not expended the sum of S3 per acre on said tract of land as re- Quired by law; that he has made no ditches or canals over which water may run to 1rrlgate said tract of lsnd thaA he has made no borders or other improvements of that kind; that he has no laterals or dttcheS of any kind connect ing with any of the main companyS ditchcr or canals that he has not irrigated said land, 1, that he has not prepared for cultivation nor has he cultivated 1s of said tract of land as the law requires, nor any part thereof; that he has not expended Sl per acre as the law requires. for the past three years; that the said Thomas Lowe has not complied with the law respects the sad Desert Land Entry No 30223 in any partic ular; that the said entryman is now dead, hay ing died on or about the 4th day of July, 1905 in the town of Yuma, Arizona, and that diligent search has been made and 1t is found that all Of his relatives, except one brother, live ia Ire land and the said brother resides in St. Paul. Minn., and for the above reason 1t is asked that notice of hearing be given by publication, per Son3l service not being possible. Upon the above affidavit hearing has been ordered and the request for publication granted. and all par ties of interest arc hereby notified that hearing of said case will be had at the United States Land office in the city of TucSon, Arizona. at 2 D. n on April B, 1904, and that testimony in the case will be taken before the Clerk of the Dis trict court at his office in the town of Yuma at 10 o'clock, a.. of April 2l, 1904.
 JOHN H. BAUMAN,
 kccciVer
 First application March 2 1901.