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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
SIX JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK
Attempt Of Squadron to Bottle Up
Port Arthur Foiled.
RETvIzAN's DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Poured Shot into Japanese Fleet
While In the Act Of Reaching
the Harbor.

A telegram from viceroy Alexieff
to the Gar reports the latest attack
on Port Arthur by the Japanese, as
follows:
"At a quarter before in the morn.
Ing of February "a numerous japanese
torpedo boats attempted to attack the
battleshlp Retvizan and sink large
steamers loaded with inhammables.
The Retvizan was the first to OBJ.
serve the torpedo boats, and Cpele
a strong fire on them. She was SIP.
ported by the land batteries. She Il.
stroyed two steamers near the On.
trance of the harbor; they were com.
Ing directly toward her. one of them
went on the rocks near tie lighthouse
on Tiger peninsula and the other sank
under the golden hill.
THE Retvizan observed four steam.
eis In a sinking condition and eight
join he Observation-Disclosures FINN
torpedo boats departing slowly to re-
join the waiting Japanese warships.
portion of the crews of the Japan
ese ships was drowned
Others of the japanese crews saved
themselves In boats and 1t Is possi-
BILE that some OF them were picked up
by the enemy's torpedo boats. | am
proceeding to examine the coasts. The
entrance of the harbor is open.
Il attribute the complete derange-
ment of the enemy's plan to the bril-.
Liant action and destructive fire of
the Retvizan. Floating mines are still
visible in the roadstead. | have re-
called the three cruisers sent In pur-
suit of the enemy in order in the first
place to clear the roadstead of floating
mines.
Additional details of the japanese
attempt to close the entrance of the
harbor of Port Arthur have been re.
ceiyed from most authoritative quart
ers. These say that the japanese sent
five or six old transport hulks. con-
veyed by torpedo boats, to Port Ar
thur with the evident purpose of sink
ing the hulks at the entrance to the
harbor.
The battleship Retvlzan discovered
their approach and her fire on them
was strongly seconded by that of the
shore battery north of Port Arthur.
The report adds that two Japanese
ships were wrecked and lie in Tiger
bay, that along the shore another Jap
anese ship was burned, and that a
fourth lies wrecked on the shore out
side Tiger bay. It is believed that
these wrecks are not warships, but
hulks designed to be sunk at the en-
trance of the harbor. The wrecks are
said to be at consid arable distances
from the harbor entrance, which re.
mains open.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
CANAL TREATY RATIFIED.
Senate After Long Discussion
Votes for the Measure.
AMENDMENTS ALL REJECTED.
Sixty-six Senators Voted for and Four.
teen Agsinss the Treaty
as Drawn Up.

The United States Senate ratified
without amendment the treaty with
Panama for a canal across the 18th.
mus of that name by vote of &C to
IA. The vote was preceded by an ex-
ecutive session. In which Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, made his final
speech against ratification and de-
nounced anew the methods by which
the administration had aided the set
ting up of the republic with which
the instrument was negotiated.
There was little or no excitement
about the final vote, as 1t was well
understood in advance how senators
stood Shortly after he vote was ia
ken the doors were opened and the
Senate without delay resumed con.
sideration of ordinary business. TAX
Ing up the agricultural bill.
When the Senate went into execu.
tive session to bring he treaty to a
vote the amendments which were Of
fered by the committee on foreign re-
lations and afterward withdrawn. were
again offered and voted down. The
Bacon amendment. providing for a
tfeatey with Colombia, with a view of
satisfying any future demands OF that
country on account of 'ihe secession
OF Panama also was rejected by the
Senate.
The vote of the ratification of the
treaty was as follows: Yeas-Aldrlch.
Alger. Alice. Allison. Ankeny, Bacon.
Bell Bard. Berry, Beveridge Burn
ham. Burrows. Clapp. Clark tWyoJ.
Clarke tArk). Clay. Cockrell Cullom.
Depew. Dietrich, Dillingham;. Dolllver.
Dryden, Elklns. Fairbanks. Foraker.
Foster U.aD, Frye. Fulton. Gallinger,
Hepburn. Hoar, Hopkins, Kean
Kearns. Kittredge. Latlmer. Lodge.
Long. McComas. McCreary, McCum.
Der, McEnery. Mallory. Millard Nit
chell. Money Nelson. Penrose, Per-
kins. Plat Comm, Platt New York; A.,
Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Simmons.
Smoot. Spooner. Stewart. Tallafferro.
Warren, Wetmore-G6
Nays-Bailey. Bate. Blackburn, Car
mack, Culberson, Daniels. Dubois.
German. Morgan, Newlands, Pat er-
son. Pettus. Teller. Tillman-14.
The War department issued orders
for the entire third regimen of lnfan-
try to proceed to the isthmus of Pan
ANA. The regiment will leave at the
earliest possible time on the trans
ports Sumner and Mcclellan from
New York. The regimen, will re-
lieve the marines now stationed on
the isthmus.
The War department has in the past
strenuously denied reports that 1t in
tended to send troops to the isthmus,
but it is now explained that that state
ment only applied to conditions as
they existed before the United States
acquired vested rights through the ac-
QUESTION of the canal zone by the
ratification of the canal treaty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
JAP TREATY WITH KOREA.
VIII Likely Fortify the Kingdom and
Control Her Defense,

Secretary Hay has received informa-
tion tha. Japan has negotiated treaty
with Korea, whereby she guarantees
the independence and integrity of Kor-
ca. This is regarded here as one of
the cleverest of The many startling
diplomatic moves that have been made
In connection with the whole East
ern question. The effect is to place
Japan on high moral plane, for 1t is
understood here that this treaty Is
announced to the world that even If
she prevails in her struggle with Rus
s!a, involving military occupation of
Korea, japan will take no advantage
Of that fact, but will maintain the in
dependence of the hermit kingdom.
On the other hand. the Russian note
complaining of the violation of Korean
neutrality by Japan. is believed here.
to be intended to pave way for fu-
ture heavy reclamations. indeed invol-
wing the seizure of Korea and its an
nexation for violation of neutrality in
the event that Russia triumphs in the
present struggle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
TELEGRAPHIc BREvITIEs.

A blizzard at Manitowoc. is,which
ragged two days, has blocked all rail-
roads.
Perry s. Heath has resigned the
| secretaryship of the Republican Ma
tiona committee.
Forty wheat millers. of Ohio, Ind
lana and Michigan organized at Tole-
do, o., to secure better freighl rates.
Fourteen employees of celluloid
comb factory in Paris lost their lives
in fire which was started by an ex-
plosion.
The national committee of the fusion
and the middle-of-the-road wings of
the Populist party have decided to
hold a joint National convention In
Springfield, H., on July 4.
Interests identified with the Pitts
burg Steel Company will enter into
competition with the United States
Steel Corporation in the manufacture
of tubes.
The federal assembly of Porto Rico.
by vote of 60 to 10, demanded that
Porto Rico be admitted to statehood
or that the island be granted inde-
pendence.
Senator Elkins introd iced a bill to
appropriate $4,000 for the publica-
ton of railroad map of the United
States under direction of the geologi-
cal surveyors.
Secretary Hay has been informed
that Edwin V. Morgan will not be
granted an exequatur by the Russian
government authorizing him to act as
United States consul at Dalny.
President Roosevelt, according to
present arrangements, will spend a
good part of the summer in Washing
ton. instead of going to Oyster Bay.
as he did last year.
The Government bill regulating Sec
ondary education and excluding men,
bers of all religious orders from
teaching passed the French Senate
by big majority.
In consequence of rush order from
the Japanese Government for locomo-
tives a locomotive plant in Phliadel-
phia has established new record by
the construction OF seven locomotives
In day
Under a decision Of the Board of
Election Commissioners of Cook coun-
ty, ILL.,. primary election ballots mark
ed with the union label or any other
device will hereafter, If cast, be treat
ed as void and not counted.
About $1,000 worth of jewelry and
$3.50 in cash have been stolen from the
hotel apartments of Postmaster Gener-
al Payne. and the detectives working
on the case are seeking to locate a
nurse formerly employed in the fami-
ly.
The question as to whether pas
senger on a railroad train. riding on
free pass. who loses his life on ac-
count of an accident or carelessness
of the railroad stands on the same
footing as a passenger who pays his
fare. was decided by the United
States Supreme Court against the free
passenger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
Boston Wool Market.

With the wool market steady and
firm dealers feel confident that the
season will close In satisfactory
manner, and the new clip is near at
hand, and the amount of wool to be
carried over will not be large Cur
rent quotations may be summarized
as follows: Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Xxx and above. 34d34hc; X, 30131c;
No. !. 33c; No. 2, 32433c; fine un-
washed, 22a24c: half.blood. unwash-
ed, 251s @2Gc; three-elghts-blood, un-
washed, 25@2Gc; quarter-blood. un-
washed. 25@26c; fine washed delaine,
3543Gc; Michigan. X and above nom
inal; No. /. 29@30c; No. 2. 2S629c;
fine unwashed, 21422c: quarter-blood.
unwashed. 25025hc; three.eights-
blood. unwashed. 25a251ac: half.
blood, unwashed, 25a26; fine washed
delaine nominal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
CONFESSED TO PERJURY.
Witness Claims He Was Threatened
During Jett Trial.

At Cynthiana. KY, A. c. Adams
pleaded guilty to perjury and was
given the minimum sentence of one
year. Adams was one of the prlnci-
pal witnesses for the defense at the
trial last September of Curtis Jett
and Thomas White, convicted OF kill
ing J. b. Macrum and James Cockrill
at Jackson. Adams was allowed to
address the jury. While speaking he
broke down several times. In making
his confession in the open court room
he said he had perjured himself on ac-
count of fear of being killed in Breat-
hit county If he testified to what he
knew, He said that county officers
and others had told him that he must
aid Jett in proving an alibl or he and
his family would suffer County At
torney Webster pleaded with the jury
for mercy and the jury promptly re-
turned a verdict with the minimum
sentence of one year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
RECORD OF THE WAR.
CHIEF Happenings Of Conflict Chrome.
logically Arranged.

/
February G-Japan broke off diplo.
matte relations with Russia.
February THE japanese seized
Masampho, Korea, as a base of opera
tions and began landing troops in
Korea.
February 9--Three Russian vessels
were disabled by Japanese torpedo
boats at Port Arthur. general en-
gagement between the hostile fleet
and bombardment of Port Arthur fol-
lowed In the forenoon. Russian
cruiser Variag and gunboat Korletz
sunk on Chemulpo. Korea. after an
hours battle with a Japanese squad
ron.
Secretary Hay sent n note to the
European powers asking them to CO.
operate in preserving the neutrality OF
China.
February 10-The Car issued "su-
preme manifest" or declaration of
war, accusing japan OF bad faith. The
Mikado also issued declaration OF
war.
February 11-President Roosevelt
Issued proclamation of neutrality
Approval of Secretary Hays note was
expressed by several powers.
'N'''.''' h~NN S"''N' ''N'''
Baltic for the Far East.
February 12-BrItish steamer Fu-
Ping fired on by Russians at Port
arthur. Inc American steamer Pleia-
des detained at Port Arthur by the
RUSSIANS.
Japanese mail steamer Nakonoura
sunk by Russian warships from Nladl-
vostok. Hakodate. on the Island OF
fezo. reported DomDaided by RUSSIAN
warshlps.
Inc Russian transport fenisel blown
up by a submarine mine at Port Ar
thur ana 30 lives lost.
FEBRUARY l3-Three Russian cruisers
reported torpedoed III the Stralts Oh
lsugaro. Chlnese ADVISES told oi
opening skirmish between land FORCES
on the falu' with the capture OF
small Japanese force. Ihe state De
partment received notice OF frances
acceptance OF Secretary Hays note on
emma; also that Russia had waived
her objections 10 the note.
FEBRUARY l4-Mofe than 4OO Japan
ese VINO landeu near Dalhy were sald
10 nave Deen siam by CossacKs. Au.
nlral AleNieH reported tne lahulhg ol
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
PIC IRON MARKET BETTER.
Spring Weather viii Revive
BUILDING Trades.

II. q. Dun & Co.'S. Weekly Review
of Trade" says: In addition to the
interruption of a holiday. trade and
transportation have again suffered be
cause of severe weather and much
outdoor work was forced to await
more favorable conditions. Develop
ment of spring trade Is naturally slow.
but this may be fully made up as the
season advances. Manufacturing
plants are gradually restoring idle
machinery. and there Is more dlsposi-
tion to anticipate future requirements.
Staple commodities are still inflated
by war and manipulation. making 1t
extremely difficult to ascertain the
actual legitimate situation. Foreign
commerce at New York for the last
week shows loss OF s2,4s9. .7g9 in ex-
ports and decrease OF s2.549.762 in
imports, as compared with the same
week last year. Finances abroad were
badly demoralized at the close of the
last week, and several important fail
ures have since occurred. but there
was no reflection In this country,
and money continued easy. Aside from
some special pressure to sell foundry
Iron In order to meet ore payments.
the market for pig iron Is steadily.
though quietly, expanding. Mild
weather will soon revive much post
poned structural work, and already the
requirements of the railroads are be-
ing felt Bars are bought by imple-
ment makers and other works, and
for plates and sheets the inquiries are
increasing. Coke operators complain
of the car shortage. which Is seriously
retardlng shipments. and there Is ur.
gency for delivery of other fuel. sup.
plies OF household sizes of coal being
unusually low for the season. Minor
metals are dull. Changes from day
to day in the leading commodities in
dicate an unwholesome and undesir-
able situation that is due to specu.
lation and that is CALCULATED to check
or divert consumptive. Liabilities of
commercial failures thus far report
ed for February aggregated s10.796, 1866
of which 2732.47S were in manufac-
turing. s4.290,325 in trading and So.
773,453 in other commercial lines.
Failures this week numbered 2i0 in
year. and 22 in Canada. compared with
20 year ago.
Bradstreets will say: Manufactur-
ing industry shows some enlargement
of activity. The bituminous coal out
look is additionally unsatisfactory. be-
cause II Is almost universally believed
that a strike against reduction of
wages Will occur on April in the
Western Pennsylvania and the West
Virginia fields.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
FIRE SWEEPS ROCHESTER.
Practically All the Retail Section
Of the City is Reduced to
Ashes.
HAD HELP FROM OTHER CITIES.
Firemen Narrowly Escape Death by
Falling Walls, But None
ls Hurt.

Fire destroyed practically what was
the retail district of Rochester, NJ Y
Three of the fve department stores
were consumed. one of which, the
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company. was
by far the largest establishment of
its kind in the city.
Insurance men placed the loss at
100000. OF this amount. $3.50. 900
represents the loss on buildings, and
the remainder the loss on stocks of
goods and to occupants of Offices. II
is estimated that $500 people are
thrown out Of work, temporarily, at
least because Of the fire
The burned district lies on the
north side Of Main street, between st.
Paul street and Clinton avenue. north.
running from st. Paul street almost
the entire length OF the block. The
fire started in the store OF the Roches-
ter Dry Goods Company and worked
west. taking but one store east of this
establishment, that of the Walkover
Shoe Company. before its progress
was checked in that direction. Next
was the store of the Beadle and Sher-
burne Company, which was destroyed,
then the Marble block, occupied by the
Sibloy, Lindsay and Curr Company,
was burned, and finally the history
granite building. the lower part of
which also was occupied by the Sib-
ley, Lindsay & Curr Company and the
upper part by offices.
Only the front wall of the marble
building Is standing tonight. The
shell of the granite building is intact
and the floors are in place
but the building was gutted
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Com
pany's siX-story wholesale build
ing, together with the stables, in the
rear. was destroyed with all its valua.
BILE contents, this loss being placed at
s1,450,000. There was a livery sta
BILE and some frame dwellings on Di-
vision street. a narrow thoroughfare
running in the rear of the burned
stores. and these were damaged by
water and falling walls.
There were no casualties and no
one was injured except Assistant
CHIEF Frank A. Jaynes who was struck
by flying nozzle and received some
bruises.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
REPLIES OF RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
selligerents Are Willing That China
Shall Be Neutral Ground.


The State department has made pub.
lie the text of the notes of Russia and
Japan. respecting the Far Eastern war,
Japan said: The imperial govern
ment sharing with the government of
the United States In the fullest meas.
ure desire to avoid as far as possible
any disturbance of the orderly condl-
tion of affairs now prevailing In China.
are prepared to respect the neutrality
and administrative entity of China
throughout the regions occupied by
Russia as long as Russia, making a
similar engagement, fulhls in good
faith the terms and conditions of such
engagement"
The Russian government said:
The imperial government shares
completely the desire to insure tran
guilty to China; is ready to adhere to
an understanding with other powers
for the purpose of safeguarding the
neutrality of that empire on the fol
lowing conditions: Firstly. China
must herself strictly observe all the
clauses of neutrality; secondly, the
Japanese government must Loyalty oh.
serve the engagements entered into
with the powers as well as the prin-
ciples generally recognized by the
law of nations; thirdly. that II is
well understood that naturalization I'm
no case can be exended to Manchuria.
the territory of which, by the force of
events will serve as the field of mill.
tary operations"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
THE KINGS DOG.
Jack an Irish Terrier Was FavorIte
Of Enalands Ruler.

Jack King Edwards Irish ter.
rier. who died in Dublin during the
late royal tour of Ireland. has-been
His Majesty's close companion for
many years. AS Prince of Wales the
king was rarely seen without Jack.
AT Sandrlngham the lively little fel-
low is said to have eaten, slept,
walked and all but talked with his
master. He accompanied all the San
dringham shooting parties, to the in
finite disgust of the pheasants. and
guests who did not happen to like
small dogs.
AS a matter OF fact, Jack was not
altogether popular outside the royal
circle. He had certain exasperating
habits which made more than one per-
son long to shake him. although for.
hidden by etiquette to do So
Jack early displayed taste for
chewing cloth, and story OF his pup
py days was laughing stock at San
dringham for some time. Among the
guests there on one occasion was an
ambassador with whom Jack refused
70 Udhe IrlenuS. AFTER dinner one
night, when much conversation was
going on, somebody discovered that
Jack was chewing away on the am
tassador's coat tail. The somebodywas
young and 1t seemed joke, so he
only told some other young people. To-
gether they enjoyed the fun in silence
Jack ground away at the cloth till
the coat tail was detached, and with
II he retreated under a nearby sofa.
When the unconscious ambassador got
up his plight was seen by everybody,
but first Of all by the tactful prince.
who covered his retreat from the
room.
There was no reprimand or punish
ment for Jack, but the youthful per-
sons who had watched the fun, plead
ing that they "only wanted to see how
far Jack would CO." were not let of
as easily, but were treated to a lec-
ture on manners. The liveliest of ,ne
princesses said. in telling the story
soon after, That is always the way!
When Jack does something that posi-
lively demands punishment father
scolds one-or all-of u.s."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
He Learned Something.

General Manager Hays of the Grand
Trunk is of the opinion that somc-
thing may be learned from every pe;-
son one meets. In support OF this he
relates an adventure which recently
occurred to him. He was travelling
alone between two small Canadian
towns on a local where there were nc
Pullmans, and happened to get into a
seat, the other half of which was oc.
cupied by an old farmer. The verdant
one made several overtures at con-
versation. to watch Mr.. Hays. failed
TO respond readily.
BE you goin' fur?" questioned the
Of the whiskers.
Not very" was the curt response.
Where be you goiny?" persisted
ais interlocutor.
Mr.. Hays enlightened him. and the
other remained silent until the con
ductor had passed through the car and
collected fares. The general manager,
deep in thought. abstractedly shove
up his pass, and the conductor, after
glancing at the other occupant of the
seat, went on down the aisle.
Suddenly. without any preliminary
the old farmer turned to Mr.. Hays.
See here" ne said, II want to put
sou on to something. II you had just
taken of your hat and coat as dill
and looked kind of far away when the
feller came through. he wouldn't have
asked you for no ticket. That's
right" he added. noting a look of In
credulty on Mr.. Hays's face; that's
right. I've been travelling up and down
on this here road for goin' on 10 years
now, and I've never been asked for
a cent yet!"-Canaiian Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
PEARLS or THOUGHT.

You cannot hide poverty Of thought
with polysy'lsbles.
Give swift horse to him who
tells the truth, 30 that az soon as he
has told 1t he may ride and escape"
A solid and substantial greatness OF
soul looks down with neglect ON the
censure and applauses of the multi
tude.-Add'son.
Some thoughts always nnd us young,
end Keep us SO. Such thought Ia q
love Of the universal and eternal
beauty.-Enerson
Discretion of speech is more than
eloquence; and to speak agreeably to
him with whom we deal is more than
to speak 10 good words or In good
order.-Francis Bacon.
Let not future things disturb thee.
Tor thou wilt come to them If IL shall
oe necessary, having with thee the
same reason which now thou usest for
present things.-Marcus Antonlnus.
The way to transform society is 10
bring the redeeming influences Of
your own life TO bear upon IT, The
way to light room is to strike a
match. That will at least SHOW where
brighter jets may be turned on.
The truth. the hope of any time
must be sought in the minorities.
Michael Angelo was the conscience of
Italy. We grow free with his name,
aue find 1t ornamental now. but in his
own day his friends were few.-Emer-
son.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-02
Naval Bill Passed the House.

The House passed the naval appro-
priation bin after having had it under
consideration for week. There was
a contest on a number of propositions
especially on an effort of different mi
nority members to secure an amend
ment to fix the price of armor plate at
the figure bid by the Midvale Steel
Company. Several amendments were
ruled out on points of order and the
Republican leaders left the matter of
armor plate to the discretion of the
Secretary of the Navy.