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The Washington times., 1904-03-21
RUSSIANS ON THE DEFENSIVE
UNTIL KUROPATKIN ARRIVES

LONDON, March 21.-General Kuro-
Tatkin is not expected TO reach Muk-
oen until the end of this week The
military commanders in the field have
received instructions to await an at
tack. as re-enfOrcements are constantly
arriving by the Siberian Railway. and
immense supplies of war material eS-
pecially artillery and remOunts on a
large scale. are entering Manchuria
Gaily
Notwithstanding fresh rumors of a
collision between the land forces, il IS
probable that the Russian army Will
remain on the defensive until General
= <rropatIxIn assumes the entire response
buitv of the military operations.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
HIGHER POST AWAITS
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR
Should Mariscal Be Elected Vice Presi-
dent, Azpiroz viii Be Made Min
lister for Foreign Affairs.

Senor DE Azpiroz. the Mexican am
bassador, will probably be withdrawn
from Washington i'm June 70 be given
the important post of minister for for
eign affairs at home. The transfer de-
pcnds upon the election of Ignacio Mar
iscal as vice president of Mexico.
This office has just been created, and
SenOr MarisCal, the present minister for
foreign affairs. is considered a most
likely candidate. The election win take
place in June and in the event of Senior
Mariscal $ success the offer of the for
eiRn affairs portfolio will undoubtedly
be made 10 SeuOT dc AZpirOZ- The Mex
lean ambassador has been here since
March. 1888. and ranks next TO Count
CasSlul.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

nection of members of Congress with
the salary and allowance division.
Il was investigating Beavers, he said.
ret members of Congress. What / said
about the latter was merely incidental
Perhaps some OF them overstepped the
bounds of propriety-I can recall no
case. To make up my mind ] would
have TO investigate thoroughly; that
would take several months There seems
to be a conception that / have assault
ed the House of Representatives.
never have; never said anything that
could be so construed. / place the full
responsibility for improper allowances
on the department, not on members OF
Congress"
He was not say that there had been
no impropriety on the part of members
Of Congress. He simply did not know.
The sole responsibility in any event, "
he reiterated. rests with the officers OF
the Postofice Department"
Department Responsibility.
He did not mean to imply. he explain
ed, that Congressman made improper
requests. knowing them to be improper.
If the final responsibility of investigat-
ing and taking executive action were
N4AE4Acs LAN AAAu ALON BtAAFNE AlAE4 h0AAAtA
make the requests in the first place
AS a rule, members of Congress are
fair men" he testified. Il have found
them good men to do business with
He quoted cases at Tyler. \. c., Du-
quesne. H., Preston burg. ky, Corners,
Ga, and Port Deposit, Nd, where al
lowances had been largely increased
without reason. That is what ]
meant ne declared. when I said that
millions appropriated were used by
Beavers as an official perquisite for his
political ana personal friends. He dis
tributed the fund as he pleased to suit
his personal ends"
Asked as TO what investigation he had
made when his suspicious were aroused.
Mr.. Bristow could only name one. He
had caused the Washington, D. c.. Of
fee to be Investigated. and had made a
report 10 Postmaster General Smith,
which had never been published. or sent
10 Congress. He did not consider il his
duty to make it public. 1t was the duty
Of the Postmaster General. or his first
assistant. Mr.. Heath.
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BEAVERS GUILTY,
SAYS BRISTOW
Holds Him Responsible for What ImPropri-
ETY. Existed in Postoffice Contracts for
Increased Rent and Clerk Hire.

The Mccall committee of the House,
specially appointed by Speaker Cannon
TO investigate the connection Of mem
bers of Congress with the Postofice
scandal. this morning continued its
hearing of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow, who was before the
committee last week. First Assistant
Postmaster General Wynne was present.
Mr.. Burton of Ohio began the ques-
tioning of General Bristow. The secret
regulation governing the allowance of
clerk hire wGs not made known even to
members of Congress. Mr.. Bristow de-
clared. When members Of Congress. he
said. asked it OF the First Assistant
Postmaster General the details Of the
regulation were given.
Johnson City Case.
General Bristow was interrogated in
regard to an increase of rent at johnson
City, Tenn, from $500 to S4O0. the pur-
pose being to show that the increase
was a proper one because OF the in
crease of population. The witness would
not commit himself on the subject be-
cause he was not familiar with the cir
cumstances-
ne declared ne mad no personal hnOWl-
edge Of the cases detailed in the so
called Bristow report; had not prepared
II; had not ever read it. If the cases
cited showed nothing improper. then
they were not included in his original
reference to rents which were increased
as a matter Of personal favor"
In reply to questions by Judge Bart
lett he declared that he did not know
what clerks prepared his report: the
First Assistant Postmaster General
might be able TO tell
Mr.. BristOw promised to get informa-
tion as 10 the identity OF III Postoffice
inspectors who were instrumental in
carrying on the investigation of the de-
2artment in the matter of increased
rentals. etc
Improper Conduct.
Whether the report contained anything
showing improper conduct on the part OF
members of Congress he could not say
So far as he knew, il did not In his
previous report he dealt with the con
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

SHANGHAI, March 2.-News has
been received from Port Arthur that
several officers of the garrison. under
the strain caused by the bombardment
and by reverses. have committed suicide
Fifty soldiers have been shot for at
tempted desertion in the past fortnight.
The total number OF casualties in the
town TO date is 265. The population Is
demoralized. the weather is intensely
cold.
An elaborate system Of barbed wire
barricades. based on the South African
plan. has been constructed around the
land approaches to the town, where
dynamite mines have been laid. too.
The guns from the disabled battleships
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

Reports of the weather are less favor
able, and the drift of ice blocks the
movement Of the japanese transports
in Korea Bay, west of the mouth OF the
Xalu.
The budget of belated correspondents
and dispatches in the morning papers
viii be a small one for Monday. and Il
viii contain no features Of exceptional
interest The Catposts of the two armies
in northern Korea are in touch. and
there is skirmishing.
The London press takes more interest
in the loss of the British submarine
boat than in the war and complains
that the admiralty had not taken proper
precautions in the torpedo maneuvers 70
avoid a catastrophe.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
Executioner Hangs or Decapitates Forty-four
Offenders in Three Nights Upon Order
of the Supreme Court.
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES MAY
PROTEST WHOLESALE DEATHS
Russia Attempts to Induce China to Apply
to Powers for Declaration Making
Port of Niuchwang Neutral.


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the last
OF
Now
were ormer
oil
may force an entran and iberate
to
Of
to port
a to om
Britain America would do
enter Aanchur
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RUSSIAN OFFICERS END LIVES
THROUGH CHAGRIN AT DEFEATS

have been mounted behind new earth
works A cargo OF cattle has been
landed and three more cargOes are anx-
iansly expected.
These advices stl-te that the Russians
are not making elaborate preparations
10 Mold Niuchwang Their plan is 10
withdraw and burn the town If the Jap
anese attack However. a few tempor-
airy forts have been erected back OF
the town.
The Russians will make their first
firm stand at LiaOyang, where re-en-
fOrcements are arriving nightly The
burg has sent an fkon TO the torpedo
boat Ryeskitelny which in the conflict Of
March 9, managed 10 elude the japanese
fire
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE
TO TH0MPSON'S MEMORY

In the House today, the Chaplain re-
ferred feelingly 20 the death Of Repre-
sentative Thomas ". Thompson OF Ala
bama. who died yesterday.
After the transaction of other busi-
ness. Mr. Wiley Of Alabama offered
resolution Of sympathy and regret on
the death of Representative Thomson.
his colleague The resolutions were
accepted and the House, at l:20, as
further mark Of respect adjourned.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
Mr.. DOUGLAS RETURNS
FROM INSPECTION TRIP

W. j. Douglas. Engineer OF Bridges
for the District, is AT his desk in the
District Building today. after a ten
days trip through the West. taken for
the purpose Of securing information on
concrete bridge construction.
Mr. Douglas Will apply the results Of
his observations 10 the building Of the
large concrete bridge across Rock Creek
on the line Of Connecticut Avenue.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

LONDON. March 21.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the Telegraph"
says that trustworthy intelligence has
been received that the reports OF Jap
anese landing on the east coast Of
Korea are false. 1t is not believed that
Geperal Nodzu. TO whose 5000 men
$500 will probably be added by the
middle Of March, has designs on Viadi-
vostok.
General Linevitch's recent re-enforce-
ments are kept secret Three weeks
ago he had 30. 400 men. and ffty-four
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
DATT0 HASSAN MET
DEATH ON MARCH 4

The War Department has received ad-
vices by cable from Manila, confirming
The report of the killing Of Datto Has
san, leader Of the Jolo Insurgents The
event took place March T.
The department is Of the opinion that
this viii put AN end TO all trouble in
that region
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
japanese Made Attempt
To Land at Helena Bay

field guns. but it is expected that he
win have 200 men BY the middle OF
May. when the Japanese forces wiz
be ready TO advance against the Rus
sian flank
The military authorizes are startled
By the reported japanese attempt 10
laud at Helena Bay which would put
them within six miles Of the railway.
Bad weather is said 70 have stoppec
their landing. Energetic measures have
now been taken 90 prevent their descent
uDOn Helena Bay. Troops are cOncen-
trated at FuchOw, twenty-five miles
south OF Helena Bay.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
CAPTURE
OFFICERS NEAR WIjU

KOBE, March 2-Cossacks have cap
tured a Japanese major, five other OFF,
GERS. and two civilians near Wijh All
the prisoners were sent to irkutsk, 81
bcria
The Russians near the Halu River
have informed the Korean authorities
that anyone caught supplying fodder or
any military provisions TO the japanese
will be considered an enemy to Russia
and win be liable to be shot.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
FOOD SUPPLY SHORT
IN PORT ARTHUR

NAGASAKT. March 20-One 2f the
Russians who was captured n arch 10
when the destroyer Stereguscbf All was
sunk says That food is scarce. n Port
Arthur because money for SUPP !ses hiss
stuck TO the officers fingers
This man states that the food in Port
Arthur cannot support the garrison Tor
more than "a month. and all have been
pot on short raGions. Repairing mate
rials are scarce and wood is being used
10 stop the shothCles in the damaged
Warships.
All the wounded here are doing we'll
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

LONDON. March H--The aNiuchwang
correspondent of the Chronicle SAYS
he attempted to go outside the town
Saturday and was arrested. All the
English and Americans there are com
ptlIcd TO remain within the walls.
Russian officials say that the newly
appointed ? .orican consul cannot go
Mukden. and that probably the sam
rule wiR apply 20 the consul appointe
for Antung.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
AMERICAN CONSUL CANNOT GO
TO MUKDEN, SAY RUSSIANS

Four Japanese gunboats, three eruis-
ers and two transports are reported TO
have arrived at the mouth OF the river.
They landed a party on Saturday night.
which re-embarlSed after reconnoitering-
The East Siberian Infantry the Primos-
ki Dragons. ana a battery Of field ar
-nery arrived on March j.. The sun
3oat Sivoutch. which is in the river, has
ieen painted for war. She is ready 20
cpart when the ice breaks mp.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
W. E. Stanley Resigns
From Danes Commission
Withdrawal Not Brought About by the Dis
closures in the Bonaparte Report--Presi-
dent Will Not Fill Vacancy

Ex-Gov ". 2. Stanley of Kansas. a
member of the Dawes Indian Commis-
sion. has handed his resignation to the
President. TO take effect on April l.
Mr.. Stanley is one of the members of
the commission who was not criticisCd d
in the recent Bonaparte report. and the
disclosures made by the report are said
70 have no bearing upon his relinquisn-
meut Of the position
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

The President viii not I'll the va
cancy, as he believes the remaining
business of the commission can be car
ried on by the other members.
Senator Long Of Kansas, who saw the
President this morning for a time. vas
assured the vacancy would not be filed
The resignation will not take effect until
April J.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
WEATHER REPORT.

Ram lS iol tolL-6tLl 80 - ~
southward to the Gulf and eastward 10
the Atlantic.
The temperature VIII rise in the ma
foritv Of northern and eastern districts
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
TEMPERATTRE.


INfgn toe ADAdt ll slo j.. m
High tide tomorrow. II Is a. m, II As D. IN.
Low tide tomOrrOW....,5.22 ana, 6ies Pm
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

Rain tonight and toror-
row; warmer tomorrow;
fresh, variable winds.
Arizona republican., 1904-01-11
wIcKENeURe AND VICINITY.
Another Test Run Made at the Gro
 Grande Mill.

The News Herald of Saturday has the following items concerning the mines near Wickenburg; The Oio Grande mine is reported to have mace another short test run with the same high degree of satisfaction to the own CTS as the former one was. MT. bp- ton has been working steadily for sev- eral months trying to develop a wa ter supply in the mine. Failing in this he has decided to put in a pipe line from the Hassayampa river. After this is installed there will be very lit- tie trouble to make the test runs re- quired before putting in the big mill proposed.
 Our friend Dr. Slusher is still push Ing the old Ryland mine. It Is one of the best prospects and has a bright future as soon as it can be started up. The doctor thinks it is better to make haste slowly. When he gets things started they will hum sure enough. There is no good reason, with the good showing and with first class mining men in charge of the affairs of tho company why they should not get things going in good shape .n the ne.tr future.
 Work at the Electra Mining com pany's property in the Black ROCK dis trict is still progressing nicely. They are working a small force of men and are doing good work for the expense they are at. The company is careful and business-like in all its movements Dakota parties who examined the properties some time ago. have gone home and given a good report of the property. The stock ought to be good buy at 10 cents a share, for the prop erty is about the best showing in the country.
 Arthur Hendy returned Wednesday from Harrisburg. where he went to ex~ anime the property of the SocorrO Mining company. The affairs of the company have been in bad shape for some time past. but a new board of directors has been elected and Mir. Hendy has been sent out to make a. careful examination of the property. He has been on the ground twice be- fore this. and his former reports were very favorable to the property. .A brother of this MT. Hendy, T very wealthy man in the east, has been cleo ted as one of the directors. George D. and s. c. Workman. two capitalists of Connecticut, are the president and secretary treasurer, respectively, Of the company.
Arizona republican., 1904-01-11

Mme Skiodowska-Curie, the learn ed discoverer of radium, is described as an attractive woman who dresses with out the least attention to style. With fine. regular features, light blue eyes and a good forehead framed in magni- ficent light, wavy hair, her face is dis tinctly pleasing. except for the thin lips, which give touch of hardness to the expression. In figure she is tall and we'll built Mime. Curie lives with her husband and little daughter in a small house in a suburb of Paris, but most of their time seems to be spent at his laboratory or at the Paris School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry and the Superior Normal school at Sevres, where the husband and wife are res pectively engaged in teaching.
 Mme. Curie. who now is cnly 36 years old. met her husband at the university in Paris, where the two young students worked side by side in the chemical laboratory. When M. Curie. after bril- liant scientific labors. obtained a pro- fessorship which gave him a modest in- come, he married Mile. Skiodowska.- N. Y. Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1904-01-11

tan company a mill; the Orc Grande q new mill; the O'Brien mine increas- ed capacity of mill and has new hoist; the Black Rock mining com pany put in a new hoist.
 The Climax mine, Hassayampa dis trict, increased capacity of mill and has new hoist
 The Catoctin mine, Mt. Union. has a new hoist.
 The Rockefellow mine increased capacity of mill.
 The Arizona and Michigan company has a new hoist; w. C.. Bashford' s property a new hoist.
 The Brodie mine, Crook Canyon, a hoist.
 The Lone Pine Mining Company, Agua Fria. a hoist.
 The Lion Copper company. a hoist.
 Pfau Mining company. Cherry Creek district, a hoist.
 George A Treadwell Mining com pany. at Mayer two new hoists-one on the Boggs and one on the Hack berry mines.
 The Rigby Reduction Works, al Mayer, have installed an S100,00O chlorination plant for the reduction of custom ores.
 The United Verde Mining company, It Jerome, d new smelter on the Iron King mine. doubled milling capacity and added new hoist.
 The Bannie mine. on Lynx creek, a new hoist: Victor mine. on Lynx creek. doubled milling capacity and added new hoist.
 Columbia mine Pine Flat, new hoist.
 The Great Peck. a new hoist; the King Fortune, new hoist.
 The Merchants Mining company have installed a new hoist on their properties. MT. Burns also says that 20 per cent. more miners were employ ed during 1903 than during 1902.
 Thus it will be seen that during the year 1903. 37 new hoists were installed; :; eight new mills were put up; seven mills had capacity increased; one new shelter was put up; one smelter had capacity increased. and one new ore reduction works was put up. This showing does not leave the pessimist and croaker much ground to stand on, to be sure.
 The outlook for tn eyear 1904 is the brightest in the history of this section. The outside world has just commenced to realize that this is the best mining country on earth. and the inflow of dollars and people from this time on bids fair to startle the world.
Arizona republican., 1904-01-11
YAVAPArS PROGRESS.
A List of Some Things That Have
 Been Accomplished in Her Mines.

Hon. M. G. Burns is probably as well posted on the mining industry in this section as any man in it Bearing or the advance made in mining in Yavapai county during the past year. he has given the Cour- fer the following, the result of his personal observations, says the Pres colt Courier:
 Two new hoists and a mill have been installed on the Iron King mine, at Blanchard.
 On the Iron King Extension, being operated by Douglas. Lacy & O., roist has been installed.
 The Val Verde Shelter Co. have in creased their plant to the extent of s25.00O, and are working 45 men at the Gladstone mine. McCabe, Arizona which property they have under lease and bond.
 The Model Mining company have put in a new hoist and mill and are working 50 men.
 Two miles west Judge Wells has sunk a shaft on the Leland mine to q depth of 40U feet and has placed a new hoist thereon.
 The Dividend Mining company ad joining the Leland. are installing a new hoist with a capacity of 1000 feet, this in addition to their other hoist and machinery on the property.
 John z. Jones' on the Little Jessie mines, is installing a hoist with a ca pacity of 1000 feet and has in con- temptation the erection of a large mill.
 The Alta mining company, in Eu genia gulch. have placed new hoist on their property.
 The Yeager Canyon Copper company have added new hoist and are now installing q concentrating plant, in ad- dition to the machinery already on the ground.
 The Stark mining company, Operat- ing the Hidden Treasure mine, have put in a new hoist and a ten-stamp mill.
 The Golden Cross mining company. on Lynx creek, have remodeled and in creased the capacity of the mill.
 The Monroe Consolidated have ad- ded a hoist.
 The Gray Eagle has remodeled it's mill and added a new hoist.
 The Rapid Transit has added a new hoist.
 The Groom Creek, the Chicago com pany. has put in a new hoist
 The Home Run mine. being operat- ed by Douglas, Lacy & Co, has a new mill and hoist.
 The Ideal company has put in a new hoist and mill.
 The Jerome Canyon Copper company has put in new hoist.
 In Congress district, the Snyder company has put in hoist; the Sul-
Arizona republican., 1904-01-11
COPPER MARKET FOR 1908.

The course Of the copper market dur ing 1909 has been very interesting in a great many ways. says the Mining
 Ysra of Chicago. The price for lake bgskas Of the red metal will show an average nearly Of one and three sosTths cents a pound higher this year thsh ln 1902. This Of itself Is q mat tsr Of S3. 800 coo 10 the copper mining efEnpGnies of the Lake Superior dis tF&e;
 - Ths outlook for the copper trade in shs coming year Is encoura ging. The .1sg of supply and demand will ulti- Rlately govern the price Of any staple article. and if it is allowed to govern fhs sdurse of the copper market in thit there Is little. If any. doubt but -4kat tko result will be eminently sat tsSactory to all concerned.
 ft Is true the production of copper is increa asing. but the consumption of the metal likewise is increasing. All the Q copper consuming industries have been busy throughout the year. and are like ly to continue SO. The brass. as we'll as sheet mills, are taking large quantities or copper The ship-building industry Is prosperous. and the same is true of nearly all the other copper consuming trades.
 In view of the cratic policy pursued by one of the largest producers. fiuctua- tions In the price Of all grades of cop per during the current year have been somewhat violent at times. The fol- lowing table shows the highest. lowest and average prices for lake copper dur Ing the twelve months of the year. the sgures for December being estimates
Arizona republican., 1904-01-11

Richard E. McGillen, a prominent mining man of Placerita, was in Mar tinez Thursday on business. He is op- erating some rich claims with a twelve ton Huntington mill, the veins being thin. but carrying very high values. Most of the work is of the nature of prospecting. One shaft, which is down 200 feet, gives promise of a bigger ledge below. According to MT. Me Gillen, the same mistake has been made in that vicinity as in many oth~ CTS, that of looking for a mine on top of the ground.
Arizona republican., 1904-01-11

The reading public knows the car 7toonist as man whose pen uncovers hypocrisy and puts the knife of ridi- cule into political bom5ast: but there is another side quite as interesting. It is his personal side; his home side; the side his outdoor. sportsman nature finds expression in at Morris Plains. at his little ranch, among his horses, his cattle. his sheep. his pheasants, his water fowl.
 At Morris Plains Farmer, Davenport expresses himself. There he has com bined the beautiful with the practical. and made the little valley farm of for