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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-11-05

Mr.. Williams vigorously attacked the Re
publican party on the question Of trusts, and
his intimation of the reason why Corlelyou
was placed at the head of the national com.
mttee WIS loudly applauded. What, he
asked. do they intend to do about these
trusts? They passed the word down the line,
Brag about the Northern Securities decision,
boys. but don't say a word about the rest. Let
it go at that. The President spends about half
his time in his letter of acceptance telling US
of the Department of Commerce and Labor.
with its bureau of publicity. Fred Talbot and
myself and every Democrat in the House voted
for that publicity, because we believe light is a
good thing. Where is this publicity now
Why, it is locked in the bosom of Cortelyou.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-11-05
he Democratic Advocate.

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CORNER OF MAIN AND CENTRE STREETS.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
FIRE LOSS GROWS.
Oklahoma Now Puts Cost of Prairie
Blaze at 100000.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March T.
Three persons persisted in the prair-
lie fire and the financial loss by the
fire and gale is estimated at 100000.
Further reports of property loss by
both fire and wind indicate that the
first estimate was too low. The dam
age by wind extends over seven coun-
ties in the Southwest. The total
losses from fire and storm can as yet
only be estimated, but 1t is the gener-
al opinion that they will reach $780,
coo.
Scores of persons are suffering
from burns and broken limbs. The
area from which reports of damage by
wind come cover a hundred miles
square and means of communication
over the district are meager. This
difficulty Is increased by the fact that
poles are burned and wires blown
down.
The little town of Francis was des
troyed by fire, but no particulars are
given.
Three residences at Snyder were de
molished, and seven persons were in
jured, none. it is believed, fatally.
At Mount Park, several houses were
demolished, and half dozen persons
were injured. none, seriously. A striI
six miles wide and nine miles Ions
Burned &c miles south of Hobart. The
loss In the Kiowa country will exceed
$150,00e.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12

Timber and Stone Act Attacked
by Commission.
REPORT MADE TO THE president
Richards. pinchott and Newell Advocsts
Restriction Of Communication Clause
inadequate Water Supply.

Washington, March 9.--The com
mission appointed by the President on
October 90. 1908, consisting OF W. A..
Richards. commissioner of the gener-
laI land Office; Clifford Pinchot, chief
| forester of the department of agri-
culture. and r. TT. Newell, chief en-
gineer OF the reclamation service, to
make suggestions regarding revision
of Che laws relating to public lands
has made to the president partial
report which was sent to congress to
lday. X recommends the repeal OF the
Timber and stone act. and the substi
tuition of suitable provisions for sell
ing. after appraisal, the timber or
public lands that IL needed In large OF
small quantities for Industrial pur
poses.
The committee also recommend
1.-THE repeal of the law permitting as
signment or entries unner the deser
Hand law, and urges the Importance 0
a more careful administration OF Law
especially as to those provisions re
lating to obtaining an adequate pei
manent water supply.
| IL dufttatt5 TIC itattittfiE ~ ~
} Communication clause of the homestea
: entry where such entries are locate
within forest reserves or where tn
I land Ia chiefly valuable for timber.
suggests the outlines for law permi
: ting homestead entries upon agricu
9 tural lands within forest reserves an
7 the survey and description of such al
ricultural lands by metes and bound
g rather than by the regular system
y thus permitting the agricultural lane
6 to be selected along the valleys an
9 to embrace the good tillable land wit
n out taking in extensive tracts of sic
( hill.
V. The recommendation also Is mac
u that when lands are restored to emit
d after temporary segregation amp
IS time should be allowed homesteade
to exercise their rights, giving the
"a the preference over persons who mi
% wish to select the land by the use
n. scrip or other form OF entry
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
TO OPEN BIG TRACT.


Washington, March 8.-Representa-
tive Jones today introduced Dill
Opening to settlement about l,ooo .oVo
acres of unallotted lands of the YAK
lima Indian reservation. Having the
assurance of the support of the inter
ior department he hopes to secure the
passage of this bill at the present SEES
sion.
The bill authorizes the secretary OF
the interior to classify and appraise
the unalIotted lands of the reserva-
| tion. Irrigable and grazing lands are
there to be thrown open under the
homestead law, while timber lands
will be sold under sealed bids after
due advertisement. Mineral lands
will be disposed of under the mineral
laws and arid land under the desert
act.
In addition to complying with the
requirement of the land laws, settlers
will be required to pay the appraised
value of the lands they acquire. The
bill recognizes the claim of the Yak
lima Indians to the disputed tract o.
1900 900 acres lying west of their pres
lent reservation and east of the sum
NIT of the mountains. The secretar.
lis authorized to make allotments t.
those Indians on the reservation wht
have not yet received lands, and Il
also authorized to set apart tracts o
grazing and timber lands for the ben
eft of the tribe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
CLOSED SHIPS
ONLY SMALL CRUISERS CAN 90 OUT
,s,ar roresaw Possibility Of Coal Being
Held contraband of War and mas d"
Immense Supply Oh Hand.

ranaon March Little change III
80 nor Eastern situation Is reportea
this morning. 1t is apparent tha' 'nS
Iananese are busIly engaged in trans
nort,pg their forces into Corea, anu
tbis work is facilitated by the enforc-
ed inactivity of the navy.
According to the Sebastopooi cor
resnondent of the Daily Graphic Au-
,oiral skrydloff has learned privately
from port Arthur that the RUSSIAN
battleship Retzivan lies In such a po-
sitlon as TO block effectually the exit
of battleships from the harpor' the
massage being practically only the
cruisers. The correspondent ADDS tna'
Russias new battleships now puiiuihs
on the Baltic will not be ready for ac'
tive commission before the eno Oh Au'
gust. havoc
The Japanese officer who has charge
of .[anan's financial and commercial IN
terests in England declares tnat ths
government foresaw the possibility VI
coal being declared contraband Oh war
and that it had been collecting iars'
stores of Welsh steam coal Tor years
SO that today it had supply suinci
emit for the navy for years to come.
| According to Toxic correspondent
of the Standard, the Mikado has sen
a personal message to the Emperor 0
Corea assuring him that the war wa
declared solely with the ivtw to sc
curing permanent peace and express
ing the sincere wish that the recent
concluded Japanese Corean protoco
would increase the intimacy OF tn
! two countries.
On the strength of statement mad
by a missionary, the Shanghi CORES
, pondent of the Daily Chronicle send
! in a doubtful report that 2S Japanes
! sailors have landed at Tengehau, Yves
of Cheefoo, saying their vessel ha
! sunk as the result of an engagemer
/ with Russian warships, which ais
+ went down. No Russian were save
but 200 Japanese were rescued .
q Chinese junks. This action is repor
: ed to have occurred between Port A
/ thur and Mao in Laothieshau cha
e mel.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12

Chicago, March "a committee OF
the Transcontinental Passenger AS
ISOLATION today decided to recommend
TO the general meeting of the asso-
citation the adoption of Circuit rates"
for the St. Louis Exposition from Pa
cifc Coast points. Under this ar
rangement. the rate from the Coast to
st. Louis through Chicago will be SIS,
s6750 direct to st. Louis and s72.50
direct to Chicago through st. Louis.
The question of stopovers being al
lowed here was not settled The com
mittee also decided to recommend the
adoption of homeseekers' rates.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, Use; bne
stem, S3c; valley, SIC.
Barley-Feed, s21@22 per ton;
brewing, $22; rolled, s2S.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3S5 per bar
rel; hard wheat, straights, $1,000
40; clears, $3.55@3.75; hard wheat
patents, $4.20@4.50; graham, s2l5i
whole wheat. $500; rye -four, s4-5Oe
ATS.
Oats-No. 1 white, s1.17hGlAi
gray, $1.10@1.15 per Genital.
Millstuffs~-Bran, siS.50Q19 per ton
middlings,, $26; shorts, s19.5OGNi
chop, SIS; linseed, dairy food, sls-
Hay-Timothy, $15@17 per ton
clover, $11@1S; grain, s12qlS; cheat
$12@13.
Vegetables-Turnips, soc per sacs
carrots, soc; beets, ST.; parsnips y
cabbage, &c; lettuce, head, 25gsN
per dozen; dollhouse, So per box; par
sley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, Wy
o. per crate; caulifiower, 75cqslW
per dozen; celery, 65@75c per dozen'
squash, 11ac per pound; cucumns'A
oi.f y W 1.1o per dOLSu. o-s
Onions-Yellow Danvers, s2gz"
per sack, growers price.
Honey-s3@350 per case.
Potatoes-Fancy, 90e0$l.S0 pr
Genital; common, 10000, grower.
price; sweets, 21sc in sacks; ~
Grated.
Fruits-Apples, fancy Baldwins any,
Spitzenbergs, s1.50@2.25 per O0''
choice. $1@1.50; cooking, 75c. ,..,
Butter-Sweet cream butter, Sss,
per pound; fancy creamery, NnS,
zoe; choice creamery, 25c; dairy an'
store, nominal. 1.
Butter Fat-Sweet cream, SIC s0S
cream, 29c. a,,
Poultry-Chickens mixed, l2avtss
per pound; springs, small, IAN u IA
hens, 13@131sc; turkeys, live, a a.
&c per pound; dressed, lSg ~.
lucks, $500 per dozen; geese ~
SC per pound. ,n
Cheese-Full cream, twins ="
Young America, 15c.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 2OQ2lc.
Beef-Dressed, 5@7c per pound.
Mutton-Dressed, 6@7hc; i''''
&c. 49,,
Veal-Dressed, small, SQsc' '"''
6h@7c.
Pork-Dressed, 707hc. .n.a
Hops-Choice, 25@26c per pun
prime, 24@25c. M
Wool-Valley, 1701S; Eastern y
gon, 12@15c; mohair, 32GSoe'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
DAMAGED BY SHELL FIRE.
Japanese Make Impression on Batter
les at Port Arthur.

Niu Chwang, March 9.-New arriv-
ais from Port Arthur confirm the ru-
mors In circulation here last week that
the westerly batteries have been bad
ly damaged by the Japanese shell
fire. Desultory bombardments contin-
lie. but there has been an absence OF
concerted action on the part of the
Japanese warships for couple OF
days. All of the civilian population has
been expelled from the town.
A heavily-laden train was derailed
near the town Saturday, but 1t is not
known how much damage was done
The wreck was caused by an obstruc
ton being placed on the track by Jap
anese agents.
There has been no recent damage tc
the Russian squadron at the hands Of
Japanese, the cruiser Askold has beer
tloated and Expert Gilchrist now de
clares that he can save the battleshiI
| Retvizan. The attempt to repair the
drydock SO that 1t would accommodate
the battleship Czarevitch has beer
abandoned, and she will remain in {
disabled condition until the close o
the war, or until she can be sent t.
Vladiyostok, where the drydock |!
large enough to accommodate her
Niu Chwang Is now occupied by ;
small detachment of Cossack cavalry
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12

Harrisburg. Pa. March 9.-The Ju
nlata and Susquehanna rivers have
been falling all day and Weather OBJ
server Domain said tonight that they
VIII continue TO fall for "a hours. The
gorges above and below Harrisburg
are still intact and there has been no
movement in the Susquehanna river
since the break OF yesterday and In the
gorge at High Spire. The conditions
In the flooded district show an i'm.
proyement over yesterday and unless
there Is a sudden rise In the river, ii is
thought the worst is over.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
TO RENEW FIRE.
Japanese Ships Believed to Be Re
plenshng Supplies.

st. Petersburg, March 5.-The au-
thorities are badly puzzled at the ap-
parent disappearance of the Japanese
squadron which has been investing
Port Arthur, and are inclined to be-
lieve that the ships are being coaled
and their ammunition supply replen-
shed, in order to renew the lombard
ment at an early date.
The report which is being persis-
tently circulated by the official news
agency that the Japanese have retirel
discouraged at their lack of success in
damaging the fortress, and the severe
injury to some of their ships, is laugh
ed at by the best-posted of the naval
experts here. They point out that the
ships of the Japanese squadron have
used great deal of ammunition In
their several commandments of the
fortress, and declare it was to be ex
pected they would have to withdraw tc
their base in order to load supplies
and coal.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
GALE DRIVES FlffE.


rowtop Okla. March 5.-prlVen "
-" :" Gale from the north, "hicn
At times reached the Veloe'.y uent
uiels an hour pra'Fle ~ ana
over thousands OF acres Oh n'o"a rav'
rouancbe counties last night, ues',o,
,ng hundreds of farm Dullu'nss @ns
mich live stock, made looo pelson a,
h un caused the death OF severas
narsons threatened a NUMBER "
towna and swept away scores Oh Du'iu-
,nga in the outskirts of towns.
'ns Tha losses from wind and nre re-
ortad W date follow: Hobart, s4ooo',
w pVr s con $4,000: Lawton, $4,000; smaii
s s,nT1 towns. aggregate, soo'ooV'
| farm property, $loo,ooo. 40 rain
:, rho country was very dry, no ram
having fallen for months. Grass anu
strhhIe Ares set by farmers, as Is GUS
tomarv at this season OF tne year,
'nara aeon driven beyond control py
the gale. which rose suddenly GOOD
All estimates of the loss $500 :
5000 600 At Hobart, the county soas
If Kiowa county, the fire destroy 81
numerous outlying buildings. Inc 40;
e00 acres of Government military anu
timber and Indian reserve near 1ao
hart were swept with loss OF pui'a'hss
and cattle. ,,,o4 aar aw
ton occurred the loss OF HE.
late AZ night the fire began movint
so,thward toward the city. AT IL
O'clock. midnight, 5000 people OF tnl'
citv were IN in battle with the flames
The advance line of the fire was rum
two miles in length and moved III
, semicircular form. - :,
forts to checking the grass Doruers :
the reservation at the CITY nnli,s
Water from every source, carried
every conceivable way, was distribute
along the line and carried all aroun
: tha city limits. This served the pul
! nose of checking the advance INES =
. The fire. but was of little avail
9 hindering the continued rolling OF IN
!, 6rebrands into the streets OF the CIT.
:. lin more than hundred places name
v aross from dwellings, barns ana gu
i houses, but wherever blaze gre
q men were present to quench II VIII
water. AS a result of the cool JUDI
q ment of the fighters, the city's los
: was only $4,000.
s Stories are coming in tonight
q how families laid out on the barre
# prairie through the freezing nlgl
4 after the storm had passed with on
# the thin clothes on their backs as r
% minders of once prosperous home
4 Hundreds of people are destitute al
" are sufferinging intensely In the co
t. with the excruciating pains caused
r. their burns. Clothes, medicine al
n. physicians are being sent out from
the cities and towns of the district
fo1
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
GO TO PANAMA.
Canal Commissioner Called to Wash
ington for Conference.

Washington, March Admiral
Walker. chairman of the Isthmian ca
nal commission, had a conference to-
day with the President relating to
canal affairs. AT the conclusion of the
conference Admiral Walker said he
had advised the commission by tele-
graph to come to Washington at their
earliest convenience. He said he ex-
pected the commission would sail for
the isthmus on March o. If, however,
all the members could not arrange
their affairs so as to leave at that time
the commission would leave a week
later.
1t is said the President adopted an
unusual procedure in specifically
naming in the list of nominations Ad-
miral Walker as chairman of the
commission, as it is usual to leave the
selection of chairman to the commits
sion. But there were slight signs of
friction, it Is said, which impelled the
President to prevent any contest in
the commission by naming the chair.
man himself.
Rear-Admiral Rixey, Surgeon-Gen
eral of the Navy, is going to Panama
to make an inspection of the sanitary
conditions on the isthmus. No date
has been set for his departure, but he
will have conference with Rear-Ad
miral Walker before working out the
details of his trip.
The health of marines and of the of
hcers and men on the ships on duty il
isthmian waters comes under tn,
charge or Rear-Admiral Rixey, anC
he will make careful investigation
of the sites selected for camps, and Oh
his return probably will draft repor
he may see fit regarding proper quar-
tiers for the men and the making O
whatever sanitary safeguards h,
thinks necessary.
There are on the isthmus six sur
geons of the navy already. One O
them who has just returned report
that the health of the men Is excel
lent.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
Force Going to Manchuria Each Day

Paris. March S.--A dispatch to the
Eclaire from st. Petersburg says that
trains now run directly from Samara
to Mukden and Vladivostok, as a re-
suit of the completion of the railroad
across the ice on Lake Bailxal. This
branch of the line was inaugurated
March In the presence of Prince
hhilhoff. After the celebration OF
mass, the first train. composed Of 25
cars, was sent across the lake. Each
train carries from 600 to 500 men.
The service is regular. and between
5000 and 1000 men are sent every day
toward Manchuria.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12

Colon. March 9.-The German
cruisers yineta and Fake arrived
here at noon today. The Fake brings
news OF an extensive fire at Bocas del
Toro yesterday, which destroyed al
most the entire commercial part OF
that town, doing 100000 damage
About 100 buildings were burned. In
Guiding the American and German
consulates. The Fake landed all her
crew TO fight the names. and Without
their timely assistance the whole
town would have been totally wiped
out
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
Anxiety for Won WaIdersee.

Hanover, Prussia, March THE
condition of Field Marshal Count Won
'Waldersee is causing anxiety among
his friends. He has been i'll for some
days, and is losing strength. There
was no improvement late tonight, ac-
cording to dispatches from Hanover.
in the condition of Count Won Valdez.
see. Professor Orth of Berlin. and
Professor Eppstein of Gottingen, have
diagnosed the disease as intestinal
Inflammation. The Count is very
weak and the worst is feared. Emper.
or William has ordered that full re.
ports OF the Field Marshal's condition
be wired him frequently.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
JAPS WIN AGAIN
Russians Lose Heavily in Att,e,
on Port Arthur.
THE BATTLE LASTED TWO Ho,r0s
One Torpedo Boat Sunk and Two p....
ships Badly Damaged - Attach.
Fleet withdrsws In Good Order

London, March "A dIspatoh
the Daily Telegraph from Yinkos@
dated February 29, says: "ow,
Fifteen Japanese warships fr,,.
ly bombarded Port Arthur from 10 Ny
I'll II o'clock this morning. The p W.
sian cruisers Novik, Askold and n nus
an, accompanied by four torns 10y
boats, steamed out TO meet th p'uc
tack. They were, however forcea At
retire. The Askold was in a sinl,'
condition. The Novik was badly Aug
aged, and torpedo-boat was s uaa'
The Russian battleship RetvIa na
was again damaged. The Jansna.A
/ withdrew in good order. ~A'as
This battle shows a repetition
the now familiar tactics of Janan VI "
it is presumed the attack was mada guy
bad weather, previous telegraphic .a
vices having reported a severe vsI.
raging at Port Arthur. AS usual s ~
Japanese did not remain long enonas
off the harbor to enable the gunnas.
at the fort to get their range Aesis
at the time the three cruisers ~.
Bayan, the Askold and Noyik cans NY
out to meet the attack, and this one
gests that either they were the onIs
effective ships there, or that IL,
larger battleships were unable to %,
out.
Many alleged dispositions of the on
: posing forces are published this mon
ing, but they differ too much in A..
! tail to be of any great value.
2 A dispatch from Shanghai to ths
/. Daily Chronicle says the Russians ara
) transferring the guns from the die
: abled ships at Port Arthur to ths
v forts there.
a A dispatch from Chefoo to tbs
: Standard, dated February 20, saws 4
S Japanese cruiser and torpedo-boat en-.
tered that harbor without lights al !
( o'clock on the morning of the 2sth
n and it is believed they embarked thp
t Japanese who took refuge there after
y the attempt to bottle up Port Arthur
= A Toxic correspondent Of The
). Times cables that the steamers sunk
d by the Japanese on either side of the
d Russian battleship Retvlzan at Port
y Arthur practically obstruct the en-
d trance to the harbor.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12


vladivostok, March ga fleet Oh
five Japanese battlesh'ps and TWO
cruisers appeared of this place ut
1895 O'Clock this afternoon and bonn
barded the town and shore batteries
for SIS minutes.
The feet approached from the al.
rection of Askold Island, at the east
entrance to Ussuri Bay, and ABOUT
80 miles southeast OF Vladivostok'
Entering ussuri Bay, the enemy
formed line of battle, but did nor
approach to closer range than u
lmIle and one-third They directed
their fire against the shore batteries
and the town, but no damage resulted
as most OF their 200 lyddite shells
failed to burst.
| The Russian batteries, commando
lby Generals yernotez and Artamonon
ldld not reply, awaiting q closer ap
proach Of the enemy.
The Japanese fire ceased at 2:30 p
m. and the enemy retired in the I'll
ERECTION of Askold Island. Simultan
|eously two torpedo-boat destroyer
Iappeared near Askold Island and 1--WE
lmore near Cape Maidel. The Japan
Iese ships were covered with Ice.
The attack resulted In no loss u
1.-The Russians, but cost the Japanes
l200 900 rubles ($l00,000) in ammunl
ltion. Most of the projectiles were ST.
land 12-inch shells.
The population OF Vladivostok wa
warned this morning OF the presenc
lon the horizon Of hostile fleet an
1.-The prospect of an attack during Tn
lday. but 1t remained tranquil.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
Lianfhouas Tender Needed

Washington, March S.-The Seere-
tary of commerce and labor today re.
commended to congress that an ap-
preparation OF $4,000 be immediate
ly made for the construction of new
lighthouse tender for the Thirteenth
Lighthouse district. He states that
the Manzanita, now assigned to that
district, is suitable only for Alaskan
service. and should be permanently
stationed in Northern waters. A
staunch sea-going vessel is needed of
the Washington and Oregon coasts.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12

Paris. March 9.--it is not expected
that Japan's intention TO build the Sc
oul-Wiiu railroad will cause any seri.
GUS clash with the owners Of the early
French concessions The original con
cesion was granted to a French com
pany In 1895. A considerable portion
Of the line has already been laid under
French auspices and II is understood
that Foreign Minister Delcasse has
sought 70 protect French interests
Giong the road. as he protected the
rights OF the Panama Canal Company