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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
MARKETS TODAY.
Rain and Mexican RumOr Causes
Strength in Wheat.
This Also Starts a Fair Demand
for Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady - Natives
Selling at $500 to $3.50.
Bulk of Hog Sales Made at
$3.50 to $3.50.
STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, June 9--WHEAT-Rain in the
west and southwest, in addition to 1c ad-
vance at Paris, caused frmness in Whea
today. A ruUOr that the Mexican govern
ment were removing the tax on wheat
also helped bulIish sentiment. July opened
and sold up 10 S7Ssc- Minneapolis. Duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of 145 cars,
against 200 cars a year ago
The market closed steady. July sold
loss of 3zqSsc.
CORN-Rainy weather and hrmness of
wheat started a fair demand for corn by
shorts and in consequence the market
showed considerable strength. July. open
ed &c to 1sQ1zc higher, at 4S5s449c to 49c,
and sold UP to 49Q491sc.
July sold Off to 481zc, and closed at 1875
Q49c, loss Of &c.
OATS-Oats were firm in sympathy with
other grains. July opened unchanged to
a shade higher, at $3.50 to 39ss439Ac, and
advanced to 397kc
VISIONS-Provisions were strong
on an active demand from packers. 1ndi-
cations pointed to a corner" in ribs and
September pork opened 5e911zc higher, at
Sl2-25g12-271z, and advanced to $12 45. Sep
TENDER lard opened unchanged to PIC
higher, at S6.I71zI6-S0, and sold up to g. -.
After opening PFC higher, at $7.1Os Septem-
Der ribs advanced to 1920
WHBAT-Cash: No. 2 red, $1.O5Q1. o.;
No. 8 red, $1.00d105; No. 2 hard. s3d95c;
No. hard, S0d93c; No northern. $50;
No ? northern, 95QS7c; No spring, 500
sc.
OATS-No. 2, 391zd4Oc; No 3, 3s1kdS9c.
RYE-June. 75c: July, &C: Sept. &C
F'LAX-Cash- NV, SLOT; S.-W., 800:
June and July. 800; Sept. $1.Oe.
TIMOTHY-June, $z95; Sept, $40.
CLOVER-June, SOB.
ARLEX-CaSh: 40I5Tc.
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was elected president of the Sixth dis
trict branch of the State Medical socie-
ty, which comprise the twenty-four
southwest counties of the state.
At its annual meeting on June q the
state board of health. elected him as
It's secretary, which position he takes
July l.
The doctor and family will move to
Topeka about the first of July and oc-
cupy their home recently purchased at
1903 Tyler street
DE. Crumbine succeeds DR.. Charles
Lowry as secretary of the board of
health. DR.. Lowry was chosen to sue
coed Dr.. w. B. Swan, who was drowned
az LuulIlSlon' Mich, two years ago this
summer. DR.. Lowry has made al, ey-
cellent official and is highly commended
Tor his work as the executive OFFICER of
the board.
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DR.. s. ]. Crumbine, the newly elected
secretary of the state board Of health,
was born near Emlenton, Pa, on the
day of the battle of Antietam, Sep
TENDER IT, 1862. After completing his
academic education, he took up the
study of pharmacy, working in a drug
store for four years. He then took up
the study of medicine, completing the
course in 1889, graduating at the head
of his class, and is the proud possessor
of the first prize gold medal. Dr.
Crumbine has been in continuous prac-
tice in Dodge City since that time. On
February g. 1902 he was elected grand
medical examiner of the A. o. U. w
which position he now holds, having
been reelected the following February
for term of two years. A year ago he
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abandoned their advance north of
Feng Wang Cheng and west of Stu
I en- The Russians are holding Sin
Yen and Saimatzsa.
ME declining to furnish specific
information on the subject, it seems
certain that the Russians are in wire
less communication with Port Arthur.
~ no other way could the receipt Of
Admlral W1ttsoefts dispatch of June
Z, reporting the intermittent bonn
bardment of Port Arthur from the
sea, be accounted. for.
Whlle the above represents the off,
clal view regarding the reports and
the nature OF the fighting around Port
Arthur, this city is full of all kinds
of wild stories and the public is in
clined to credit the idea that the
enemy has already begun serious work
against the fortress.
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Chicago June 9.-CATTLE-Receip to-
day. 1000 head Market strong. Good TO
prime steers. $. GOd6.5O; poor to medium,
$4.75d5. so; stockers and feeders. S3OOd4. GO;
cows, $1.75d4. 70; heifers, g. 50d555; Gamers,
S1-75a2.75; bulls, g. 25Q4.30; calves, S2.5OQ
5.65 Texas fed steers, "a. 1855
HOGS-Receipts today, p, 900 head; esti-
mated Friday, 10000 head. Market steady.
choice heavy, 81 $3.50; rough heavy, $40
G4.90; light, 81. 65G4.S5; bulk of sales, $500
40.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, $5.0Od5.50; fair to choice mixed,
g. 1880: western sheep, $425d5. Is; shorn
western lambs, IS. 5Od680; western lambs,
Sc. OGd5.65
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TEACHERS ARE SCARCE.
Chicago Takes Measures to Relieve n
Shortage.

Chicago. June Slack of candi-
dates for teachers positions has LED
the Chicago board of education to de-
eide to admit graduates Of colleges
and universities to the examination to
be held June - and %. The dearth
81 teachers in Chicago has been felt
80 severely that the members of the
board We're practically unanimous on
the question of admitting university
graduates. The board adopted a res
olution to suspend the present rules.
which prohibits college graduates
from taking examinations for teach
ers' certificates unless they have had
two years experience in teaching.
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Kansas City, June 9.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today. g cars Quotations
were steady. May, 7614c; July, 7O1zd703sc;
Sept. 701kd705sc- Cash. No. ? hard. Gle:
No. 8 hard, S40S7c; No. red, S1O4d1.Oi;
No 3 red. 9Scq1-02.
CORN-Market steady. May, z4a<d441sc;
July. 427sM 43c; Sept, 377sd3Sc. Cash. No
mixed 49c. No 3 mixed. 4SIzc: No. z
white, 4s5z1J49c. No. 3 white, 4S1ac.
OATS=Market strong. No. white, 4Ql5
N411zc: No. 2 mixed, 3S1zG39c.
RYN63d64c.
HAY-Choice timothy, S1O59111O0; choice
prairie s.. 50G9 CO.
BCTTER-Creamery, 13n15cs dairy, 12c.
EGGS-Fresh. 13c.
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Kansas City, June 9.
h Low Close Yes
Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, No, June 9.-CATTLF-
Receipts today, 5000 head, including 100
head of sOutherns Market steady. Ma
tive steers, 81 50d6.35; southern steers. Sc. so
05G0: southern cows, 81 25d4. Is. native
cows and heifers, 81. 50d5. IS; stOckers and
feeders. $3.25d4. 50; bulls, s.. 0od450. calves,
$2.75G4-7 10; western steers, "a. 1880; west
ern cows, $2.50d5.1O.
Receipts today. 1000 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk of sales. "a. 65a4. 50; heavy,
81. 75G4s5; packers. s4.65d4.sO; pigs and
lights, S4O0d4.70
SHEEP Receipts today. 1000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, 81. 75d5. IS: lambs,
S5.25GT7.OO; range wethers, $4.25d4.75s ewes.
S. 75d45O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09

Hutchinson. Kan. June s.-Chet w.
perfumers of Detroit. died in his room
at the Midland hotel here His dead body
was found in the morning by the hotel
porter He had been at the hotel since
last Friday. He had said he was not feel
ing well, but refused to have a physician.
An inquest will be held to determine the
cause of death. Several letters from
Nora Leonard, general delivery, Kansas
city, No. were found among his effects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09

St. Louis, Mo. June 9.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, $500 head. including $500
head of Texans Market steady to strong.
Beef steers, $41Oa6.30; stockers and feed
ers, s.. 5Od4. so: cows and heifers, g. 40d5-25;
Texas steers. 50. 25d5 10; Texas cows and
heifers, s.. 1904 3.
HOGS Receipts today, $500 head. Mar
ket steady to a shade lower. Pigs and
lights, s4.15a4.75; packers, $4.65d4 So;
butchers and best heavy. s4.7564.95.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market strong. Natives, S4.OOa5. q; lambs,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
Travis PLAYS Poor Golf.

London, June 9.-Walter J. Travis, the
American champion. dropped out of the
open golf championship contest at Sand
witch after tOdayS round, under the rule
whereby players with a score of 20 be-
hind the leader, are eliminated. Travis
score today was IS and yesterday IS, a to-
tai of III. Thomson, professional, yester-
days leader, is still ahead with a total
of Isl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09

New YORK, June -MONET-Money on
call easy: highest IL. lowest I. ruling rate
IL, last loan IL closing bid 1 and offered
at IL per cent; time loans easy and dull;
60 and 80 days. 2d2iz per cent; months,
3d3A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, SO
AZ per cent; sterling exchange fairly
steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at 81 ST60 for demand and at =. $50
for so day bills; posted rates. $4s6Q4 S61s
and S. $50 ssh. commercial bills. %S5A
SILVER-Bar silver, 551zc5 Mexican dol
RONPs Government bonds easier.
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NeW Yorlr stoclra


Wall Street. New York. June p
STOCkS-Opening prices in the stock
market today showed small gains OF lasa
night on the light volume of dealings. Un-
ion Pacific rose p point and Reading ana
St Paul X point. There were no other
features.
Buying orders diminished after thS
opening deanngs ana the NEaoeEs gShan
to realize on yesterdays purchases Pres
sure against Amalgamated Copper aCcele-
rated the reaction. but the market did not
yield below last nights close Denver and
Bio Grande preferred rose point and
Pere Marquette declined 3sE points
Prices continued to yield, many stocks
declining slightly below last night.
Leather preferred, the Smelling
stocks and Lead made fractional gains.
The market lost all signs OF animation
Bonds were firm.
Interest in the stock market gradually
died out and transactions occurred only at
long intervals
Some light buying of the metal stocks
resulted from the stagnatfOn of Smelling.
That stock advanced rs points Other
gains in the group were small Chica 90
Great Western preferred A touched 52A.
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Chicago. Ill, June 9.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery, 131z0d51zc; dairy. ia
16c
EGGS-Marl1et easy. At mark. cases in
Guided. 142< d151zc.
CHEESE-AIarlet easy. Daisies, &c;
Twins SdS5kc: Young Americas, &C.
LIVE POULTRY-Aarket steady. Tur-
keys. IOc; chickens. 111zc; springs. 15d25c.
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WARREN NJ. CROSBY CONTRACT
He VIII Furnish Muslin, Blankets ana
Other Supplies.

Warren NJ Crosby is anotbar r.
peka merchant who got a generous
slice OF the contracts let bv the s+s+s
board of charities Wednesday to f11r-
nish supplies to the state institutions
Mr. Crosby got the contracts for fur
nishing bleached cotton r1us1i7,g
white blankets. table linen. towels
and some minor ones. 10
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Springs wheat. SIS: alfalfa. s.: sorghum.
so: potatoes 90; broom corn, 80; fax, 1855;
barley, Sc; castor beans. so; tame grasses.
%; apples. II; peaches, sc; grapes, 81; cher
LIVE STOCK AND GRASSES.
No disease is reported among live stock
and pastures and grasses are hourishing,
affording excellent grazing
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RoclxefeIIer Wm Size Up.

Poughkeepsie, N Y, June at the
Vassar college commencement exercises
President Taylor announced the total sub
scriptions to the endowment fund amount
ed to S171.S34. John D. Rockefeller will
give equal sum.
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Miss Lena Morton DYING.

Paris. June 9.-The condition OF Miss
Lena Morton, daughter of Levi P
Morton. of New York. became critical
today owing to the development Of
blood poisoning. A member of the fam
lily said that only a ray Of hope re-
NAMED
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Dow1E PAYS $40 A DAY.
Occupies Room at Berlin Lately Used
by Vanderbilt.

Berlin, June 9.-John Alexander Dowie
has arrived here from Switzerland. He
has taken rooms lately occupied by one
of the Vanderbilts, costing $40 a day. He
addressed a crowded meeting, depicting
RloNinglY Zion CITY. near Chicago.
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New York, June 9-SUGAR-RaW sugar
steady. Fair refining. SEC; Centrifugal s.
test. S5sc; Inolasses sugar. Csc Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, $50; powdered,
500 graduated, $3.50
COFFEE-3iarket steady. No. Rio.
n
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Father and Son Arrested.

Rensselaer,, Ind June "a. Moc,,,
and his son. T. J. Mccoy, were ares
ed today on warrants sworn ont -
9eposltors in the bank Of A Mccoy =
Is embezzlement- Both fur1ist,tss,5
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WHEAT
Knnsna Go Grnin-

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6- Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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Monmouth Honors Canal Engineer.

Monmouth. Ill, June 9.-Monmouth
college today conferred the honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws on John f
Wallace. chief engineer of the Pan
anna canal. Mr.. Wallace is a son or
the first president of the Monmouth
college.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'D
lower. corn unchanged
Liverpool. 1 30 p M Wheat I'D lower;
Grain receipts at Kansas City today:
Wheat. 4s cars; corn, p cars; oats. 7
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. %
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Galveston, Tex, June 9.-COTTON-
Market higher at 111zc per pound.
New York, June 9-COTTON-Sales to-
day . bales. Spot cotton closed quiet and
20 points higher. Quotations per 100 lbs
Middling uplands, $11-so; middling gulf,
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Topeka Hide Marie.

prices paid in Topeka this week b,...
on Boston QUctatiOns:l
-.1o Topeka, June 9.
GREEN SALT CURED ..... 80
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sOoTHEs THE PATIENTS.
A Wichita, Kan, Nurses Glass Has a
Most Wonderful Yell.

Wichita. Kan. June 9-The Wichita
training school for nurses graduated a
class of ten students. Mrs. L. c. jackson,
president, presented the diplomas, and ex-
Gov. Stanley presented the ladies to the
new nurses. In the class were Miss Clara
T. Brownson, Toronto; Miss Minnie J
Cutler Wichita; Miss Marian w. Anspacn,
Mcpherson; Miss Edyth D. Sarrasfn,
Lowe; Miss Sadie Seibert. Marion; Miss
Bertha II; Sawhill, Edgerton; Miss Pearl
Perish Webb City, Mo; Miss Jessie B.
Adams, La Crosse; Miss Elizabeth MoeII-
man, Olpe; Miss Anna L. Thayer, lola.
The distinguishing feature of the class is
its yell, the like of which few COLLEGE
classes ever had. It is as follows:
Staphylococcus, Stuphtococcus,
Microbes all;
Sterilize and fumigate,
Watch them crawl
Big germs, little germs,
Short and tall
Fat germs, lean germs,
We kill them all!
Antisepsis, that's our call,
We're the largest class of all!
Willie Peebles-The horse was goin'-
Teacher-Dont forget your e. Willie
Willie PGeblaS-CIep horse 90
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Range of Prices.


FURNISHED by J. z. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City, Mol
Chicago, June 8.
Open High Low Close Yes
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New York Butter.

New York, June 9.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery, common to extra 131
1S1&c; state dairy, common to extra, 131
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cars: graded, l. Corn. $50 cars; sxadoa.
19. Oats. 81 cars: graded, 4
Liverpool closing cables Wheat -
lower; corn I'D lower
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FURNISHED by J. E Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
$50 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City, Mol
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St. Louis, No. June e.-WOOL-Marlzet
steady Territory and western mediums
l662ic; fine mediums. 16d1zc; fine. 15d17c.
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FURNISHED by A NJ. McDermOrt Commits
sion Co., Stocks, Grains. Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms % and q
702 Kansas avel
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Willie Peebles-The horse was goin'-
Teacher-Don't forget your e. Willie
While Peebles-Gee. the horse was GO
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Topeka Market

NJ fFRGfTs AND VBGETXAiBiSii..EHssi $50
o. Anderson & Co.. 30 Kansas ave-
nue.l ,,----
ORANGES-Me diterranean Sweets and
budded. per box, S2-I5; navel, s275Q5.O0 per
IEMONs-CaIifornia. per box, sz.5Oa7 x.
RAvVBERRIES-Per crate. s1n
PINEAPPBES-Per crate, s.. SIS Sol
RANANA@Per bunch, & 0oG3 60
VEGETABLES.
PIEPLANT-Per h, 11zQzc
GREEN BEANS-Per 1-3-biI boz. 10
NEW BEETS-Texas, per doz. punches.
yvEAx RFANS-Per 1-s-bl- boz Sc
PEAS-Per 1z-bu- basket, &c.
SPINACH-Per 5z-bu. basket, &c
CTTCTTMBERS-Per dOz.. 40c
NFW POTATOES-Per bu., TH
IETTUCE-Per basket, CSC.
RADISHES-Per doz- punches, PKG
NE7N ONIONS-Per doz. punches So-
TOMATOES Texas 4-basket crate 81 tx
%C6iSSBBAGE-2d2Ac per ID.
COCOANUTS-$4- per sack; Sc .per
OHIO1NEY-24-rack cases. 500.
FUI.L CREAM CHEESE
pausas Y A. per Ib.-.-.--.-..... or
New York State (white). per Ib...-...-II7zcs
BRICK per lb...-..---..---.--- -. 1531-
Iimburger, per 10 ---..----........I ~.
Block Swiss, per lb--.--..--..........-7s4 L.
BUTTER, EGGS. POULTRY ~
OJJITRY-Ioung ROSTERS 20o .s...
hens TIC ID; broilers,- 15717c DER II ALL
BUTTER-Country. Hale
EGGs-Fresh' rs
PRAIRIE-Baled. per TOMS OoS7aoo
PRAIRIE-Loose, per tom. 7 s6esss ~
STRAW-Baleo $500 --------...-.. 6.OOfts -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-12
THE RETURNING GOVERNOR.

There seems to be some trouble, Eerg-
ing in places on lese majeste, about pro-
viding Governor Carter, who is expected
TO return today, with proper salute.
The Star is authority for the statement
that Admiral Terry declined to do the
shooting on the plea that the regula-
lions only permit him to burn guberna-
toriaf powder once a year and that ne
had done so earlier in the game Act
ing. Governor Atkinson has the matter
in hand-which is quite magnanimous
of him, considering-and as a second
recourse he summoned Colonel Jones
of the militia. But Jones pointed out
that Uncle Sam had taken off all his
regimental cannon and the only way
he could salute the Governor would be
TO stand on the wharf in full uniform
and touch his hat-or talk through it.
A compromise will be made, it is said,
by having Berger's band meet on the
wharf and play the new Carter March.
This noble anthem is much more thrill |
ing than gunpowder or even than seid- |
1itz powder. It's refrain runs this way: |
Carter is coming, alretty yet,
He is bully boy you bet.
just the fellow, full of sand,
To keep 'em from busting
Der Berger band.
In the absence of cannon we know
of nothing that will tend to give the
Governor more of that home feeling
than blast from the Kappelmeister's
orchestra.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-12
A sEALsKIN RAID.

News. Of a great sealskin raid on the
Russian islands comes from Japan.
These islands, which are in the Ok
hotsk sea and off the coast of Kams-
chatka. are the richest fur seal and
sea-otter preserves in the world and
during the breeding season have been
guarded by as many as eight Russian
cruisers During the Crimean war the
herds were nearly destroyed by poach-
ers, one American schooner getting no
less than 80, 900 skins, which brought a
high price in the London market. 1t
took until 1875 to restore the amphi-
bian population and now the rookeries
are popuIous A Russian company
holds the sole right to hunt among
them and its operations are kept with
in careful bounds. The finest skins Sc
cured are the annual perquisites of the
Imperial family
All that are left of the Japanese
poaching fleets were about to sail for
the rookeries when the Siberia's mail
was taken on at Yokohama Phe ves-
sells will be conveyed by two japanese
cruisers. According to- the Japan Ga
zette: More than two hundred yes
sells will be employed in the coming
raid, and the value of the furs and
fish that they undoubtedly will secure
will amount to over 91,50O,00O, while
it is impossible to calculate the dam
age that will be done to the rookeries
The rivers along the eastern coast
of Kamschatka will be taken possess
sion of by a fleet of about one hundred
and fifty schooners, which will load up
with salmon. Many of the owners of
these vessels have a bitter account to
settle with the Russian Government,
and this year they viii have their
chance to do it,
There have been intimations that for
ign governments would assist Russia
II preserving these rookeries, but
lothing has been heard of the matter
or a month and more.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-12
RUSSIAN NAVAL MOVEMENTS.

It hardly follows that the situation
is desperate at Port Arthur because
the Russian fleet is trying to get cut.
AS things are Port Arthur is threaten
ed from all sides and will be lombard
ed by Togo as well as by Oyama's siege
guns when the time approaches for the
grand assault But if the Russian fleet
goes to sea Togo, must chase it, thus
relieving Port Arthur from the peril
of a sea bombardment and SO far rails
ing the blockade as to permit the conf
para lively free entrance of vessels with
supplies. Even now junks creep in with
military stores; but If Togo departs,
Port Arthur will he visited by fleets
of them and by steamers as we'll.
It would probably suit the Russian
aayal commander to exchange Port Ar
thur for vladivostok owing, not only
to the reasons stated, but to the trou-
BILE it would give, Togo to watch two
wide harbor entrances in a sea given
TO storms and fogs. Vladivostok is
not an easy port to blockade and 1t is
so much nearer the Japanese coasts
than Port Arthur that it is a better
base from which to direct raids. For
three months yet Vladivostok will be
free from ice and in that time the
Baltic fleet viii come if it intends to
come at ALL And that fleet could
reach vladivostolx much more easily
than it could Port Arthur.