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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
ESCAPED JAP FLEET.
EIadivOstOk Squadron Outmaneu-
vers Enemy and Gets Home.

VIadivOstOk Squadron Outmaneu-
vers Enemy and Gets Home.
Tokyo, Aug. l.-Once again the
Russian Siberian squadron has com.
pletely outmaneuvered the japanese
Get, which was sent to cut off its re-
treat to a Russian port and the squad.
ron has succeeded in winning back to
it's harbor after asuccessful raid along
the entire Japanese coast.
The three Russian cruisers sailed
through Tsugaru straits late OH Satur-
day afternoon, and although they
passed within gun range of the wait.
ing Japanese feet, they were not OBJ
served and reached Vladivostok har.
Dor, according to report, late on Sun.
day.
The report that the Russian vessels
are foul and therefore unable to attain
a high rate of speed are plainly un.
founded, as when they passed through
the straits they were steaming at al
eleven knot gait and apparently could
have exceeded that figure had it been
necessary.
The Japanese did not lay mines in
their course because it would have in
terfered with interisland commerce,
which is of great value to the nation
at present. Apparently the Russians
knew this and took every advantage
of it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
PHOSPHORIC CLOUD.
Strange Phenomenon on BOaLd Sh p
Near Delaware Break water.

Strange Phenomenon on BOaLd Shi p
Near Delaware Breakwater.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2.-The British
ship Mohican, while making for the
Delaware Breakwater, encountered a
strange phenomenon. A cloud of phos-
phOric appearance enveloped the YES
sci, magnetizing everything on board.
Captain Urquhart says the vessel and
crew had fiery coating.
"When the sailors saw it,, said the
captain, "they rushed along the deck
in CONSERVATION. looked at the nee.
die and it was flying around like an
electric fan. ordered several of the
crew to move some chains that were
lying on the deck, thinking to distract
their attention. The sailors could not
bulge the chains, although they did
not weigh more than IS pounds each.
Everything was magnetized, and
chains, bolts, spikes and screws were
AS tight on the deck as if they had
been riveted there.
THE cloud was so dense that it was
impossible for the vessel to proceed.
l could not see beyond the decks. 1t
appeared as if the whole world was a
mass of glowing fire. The sailors fell
on the deck and prayed. Suddenly the
cloud began to lift, the phosphorescent
glow on the ship disappeared and the
crew began to recover.
"In few minutes the cloud passed
over the vessel, and we saw it moving
off over the sea"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
DRAWING FOR LAND.
About $500 Get Claims and 1O:3 900
Are Disappointed.

About $500 Get Claims and 1O3, 900
Are Disappointed.
Chamberlain, S. D., Aug. Twill
lam Mccormick, of Lancaster, Neb, a
veteran of the Spanish war, drew first
choice for a homestead in the Rosebud
reservation. Of more than lO6, 900
names placed in envelopes and juggled
in a barrel arranged on an axis.like
churn, government clerk drew Nc.
COrmick' S name first.
Then 800 other names were drawn
and recorded. All these persons, if
they wish, may take a claim on the
reservation. The first $500 or $500
names taken from the barrel will get
all the claims. Unless some of these
refuse to file on their claims the re.
naming l03, 900 odd persons viii not
be eligible After the excitement at
tendant on the announcement of Nc
Cornick S name as the winner of the
first claim had died away the drawing
continued rapidly. After the first hun.
dred names had been drawn and an
nounced the remainder were displayed
in patches on the bulletin board.
William Mccormick. who drew the
first choice, is ~ years old. He
served in the Second Nebraska volun-
teers He was mustered out at Camp
Meiklejohn, Neb.. October "a, 1898.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
BATTLE RACES.
Expected Fight Between kurOpat'
kin and KurOki Begins.

Expected Fight Between kurOpat-
kin and KurOki Begins.
St. Petersburg, Aug. AT last the
decisive battle of the campaign seems
TO be in progress. Having completed
his enveloping movement of the Rus
sian position, Gen. kuroki has ordered
simultaneously an advance from all
points against Haicheng and Liaoyang
Fighting is raging on both fronts
this afternoon. The latest reports con-
tam nothing yet confirmatory of the
rumor that Gen. Kuropatkin has been
defeated. According to Kuropatkin's
ocffiial dispatch to the emperor, the
battle began for the possession at ST.
mouchen, which is located at the
juncture of the Fengwangcheng and
Siuyen roads.
Two separate armies were launched
from the east above the two roads,
while third, under Gen. Oku, moved
up east of the railroad from Tatche-
kiao, to try to out off the Russian force
there from Haicheng. II the latter
move is successful this force will be
crushed A portion of Gen. kuroki's
army at the same time advanced
against Gen. Count Keller's position
at Khavuen, east of LiaOyang, trying
the favorite Japanese plan Of outafink-
ing him on the right. Still further
north on the Siamtazsa- Liaoyang road
the Japanese moved forward against
Houtsiatse, twenty-five miles from
Liaoyang. At alt points the Japanese
employed artillery to the best advan-
tage.
Gen. Kuropatkin's situation will be
desperate in the event of his defeat.
The keenest anxiety is felt at the war
Office for news of the progress of the
battle. The general staff seems utterly
dumbfounded at the number of men
the Japanese possess and consequently
Kuropatkin's statement that they are
landing another heavy force at the
port of Newchwang adds to the solicit
tude.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Bluestem No. /. Use: club
No. |, CSC.
Cattle-Steers, 4@4lac per cwt
cows, 3@3%Ic.
Hogs-5M5Hc
Sheep-5M5Ac
Poultry-Turkeys dressed. 20621c;
chickens, dressed, spring. 1Sc: ducks
dressed, Ice. geese. dressed, lie
Live-Hens, 121ac; ducks. lie; geese
13c; turkeys, lie; spring chickens
15c.
Washington creamery. 22c
ranch. 14G 1Sc
Eggs-Fresh ranch 25M26c.
Oats-$27@2S.50: rolled oats
$2S.50@ 1880.
Hay. Alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay
$13.50G IA. timothy. $19G17; mixed
$12.50@14; clover. $13@14; alfalfa
$11M12
Feed-Corn. ESQ: wheat. s26; bar
ley, whole grain. 1922 rolled, $3.50;
bran, $50; shorts, s21Q22.
ATF PIgott
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Seattle poker games have been closed
by the chief Of Police.
The prospects for large hop crop in
the Puyallup country are excellent
One hundred and sixty marriage H.
censes were issued by the auditor of
King county during July.
Prof. Walter Roy Bloor, of the state
agricultural college, was married last
week to Miss Clio Holt, at Pullman.
Spokane county's assessment, exclu-
sive of exemptions, is 1874, 1854, 721, an
increase of ~, $50, 900. The assessment
of Spokane city is 1875, LOT, O99.
The newly organized longshoremen S
union at South Bend has dissolved on
account of opposition from master
mariners and lumber companies.
Passengers numbering 1870 and treas.
ure valeud at 1911 900 arrived at Seat
tie from Southeastern Alaska and the
British Yukon on the steamers Cottage
City and Dolphin Sunday.
State Horticulturist Won Holderbeke
reports the entire tomato crop of the
Wenatchee valley ruined bya bacterial
species of blight, caused by complex
conditions of excessive heat, and soil.
In Saturday night row the Japan
ese crew of Mumby's shingle mill at
Olympia, destroyed some property and
inflicted several broken heads They
left town to avoid arrest, but ten Of
them were taken back from Tacoma
to answer to a charge of malicious de-
structiOn of prOperty
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
NEW ALIEN LABOR BILL.
Measure Introduced in House of
Commons at Ottawa.

Measure Introduced in House of
Commons at Ottawa.
Vancouver, B.. G., Aug. 2.-Sir
William Mulock, head of the depart
ment of labor at Ottawa, has just in.
troduced into the house of commons a
new alien labor bill. Provisions of
the new bill were suggested by labor
men of Vancouver, who recently
brought charges against the Vancouv-
or Engineering Works, of this city, for
bringing in men from Seattle. The
courts here held that advertising for
men in Seattle was no contravention
of the alien labor law.
The new act provides specifically
against the importation of alien labor
under promise of work, and it is made
an offense to import under contract
If there is case where the particular
class of labor cannot be obtained III
Canada, then the employer may apply
to judge of the supreme court for
permission to import.
Specific provisionis also made pre-
venting the section being violated
which provides against the bringing
in of labor by advertisement. 1t is
also made common offense under the
new bill to import aliens by fraudulent
representations. The change makes
persons found guilty of Infringement
liable to pay the costs of deportation,
and an obligation is put upon trans
portation companies for the return Of
persons knowingly brought in in CON-
travention of the law The minister
of labor has the power of deportation.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
IN A TIGHT PLACE
kUROPATKlN'S POSITION IS NOT
ENVIABl.E.
EnvelOping Movement of Three
Japanese Armies Appears to he
Almost COmpletc---Mus Either
Fight Decisive Battle or Quickly
Withdraw Whole Army North.

St. Petersburg, Aug. I.-Although
public attention has been distracted
from the events Of the war ducring the
past week, first because of the fear of
international complications, and Sec
ond ). because of the assassination of
Minister Of the Interior Won Plehve,
the situation at the front is regarded
as critical.
The enveloping movement of the
three Japanese armies of Generals ku.
rOki, NodZu and Oku around Gen. Kur-
opatkin's position appears to be almost
complete, and the extended line of the
Japanese seems to be the only draw
back to concerted action. 1t is real
lied here that the Russian general
must now either fight or withdraw the
whole army northward. He is being
closely pressed ut Haicheng. At that
place Gen. Kuroki's northern column
makes it extremely dangerous to remain
there, because while holding the posi-
ton to give battle again, the japanese,
whose advance is always necessarily
slow and careful, must push through
and cut his railway communications
to Liaoyang.
Must Decide Soon.
While nothing is definitely known
here there are some unofficial indica-
lions that matters are maturing rapid.
ly, either for battle or retreat. For
instance, the refusal to accept further
press kilograms at Haicheng is shown
by the fact that one of the correspond.
ents of the Associated Press had to ride
through to Mukden to file an account
of the Tatchekiao fight.
This might be construed either that
preparations are making for retire.
ment or that the wires are very crowd
ed, incident to concentration at Hal
cheug or Liaoyang. A few days are
expected to determine which course
Gen. Kuropatkin has elected to pursue.
There is no inclination here to doubt
that there may have been pretty Sc
we're fighting at the outer positions of
Port Arthur, possibly accompanied by
a bombardment from the sea, but it is
not believed the Japanese are yet ready
to storm the fortress
Fleet Will Come Out.
Rear Admiral Witsoeft, in command
of the naval forces at Port Arthur, is
relied upon to put to sea if the condi-
ton of the fortress becomes desperate.
While no definite information is OBJ.
tainable. the report that the fortress
is short of ammunition is considered
by the public as the most disquieting
feature of the situation.
The indications are that the Baltic
squadron is on the eve of an important
movement. Nothing regarding this
can be ascertained officially, but many
of the officers already have said fare
we'll to friends and families, and are
holding themselves ready for instant
service. The emperor had arranged to
inspect the squadron, but his plan was
given up owing to the assassination Of
Minister Won Plehye.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
Invite Oregon Commission,

Walla Walla, Aug. 1.-The Walla
Walla Commercial club has sent an
invitation to the Oregon State Irriga-
ton Commission to meet in Walla
Walla August IL, when the Washing
ton commission will hold a meeting.
Chief Engineer +. H. Newell, of the
reclamation service, will be in this
city on that date, accompanied by
Clifford Pinchott, forester of the de-
partment of agriculture. At the meet
ing every phase of the irrigation prob
lem will be discussed by the commits
sion and government officials.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
ODjum Sold at Auction,

Seattle, Aug. 1.-The opium confs-
Gated at the time OF the arrest of S. B.
Stevens, Billy Cree and Alfred Larson,
smugglers, has been sold at auction by
the United States marshal. The Wa
Chong company, of Seattle, were the
successful bidders for the l 800 pounds
at 1915. Five hundred Chinese at
tended the sale, many coming from
San Francisco, Portland and other
cities along the coast. The bidding
was very lively.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04

Russians Intrenching Five Miles
West Of LiaOyang.
With the Japanese army in Man
churia, at the Headquarters of Gen.
Kuroki, July ~, via Antung and
Seoul, Aug. 1.-The conditions on the
right remain practically unchanged,
although numerous engagements be-
tween the outposts of the two armies
are of constant occurrence. There has
been severe fighting in the center, al
though no details have as yet reached
here.
The Russians are strongly entrench-
ing their secondary position, five miles
west of Liaoyang, and are expected to
make stand there.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
ITEMS FROM VARIOUS PARTS "
THE WORLD
Resume of the Less Important,
but Not Less Interesting, Hap.
peningf of the Past Week in
Condensed Form.

Rudyard Kipling has written new
poem, evidently in praise of Joseph
Chamberlain and his foreign policy.
Eight prisoners cut hole in the
floor of the Jail at Pendelton, Or, and
escaped. All were held for minor
Offenses.
A strike has been declared on sever.
al large buildings in New York, under
construction by the George A. Fuller
company.
Twelve hundred workmen at the
Pullman car works at Pullman, Ills,
have been laid off since June because
of lack of business.
Ten thousand teamsters of Vienna
are striking for higher wages, causing
general decentralization in many
branches of industry.
Robert e. Pattison, who was twice
governor of Pennsylvania and twice
comptroller of Philadelphia, died
Monday at his home at Overlook. n
suburb of Philadelphia.
Frank Ledger, recently convicted OF
the murder of Messrole and Mccarthy,
on the Koyukuk, and sentenced to
twenty years at McNeills Island, has
started for prison in charge of dep
uty United States marshal.
The United States army transport
Logan has sailed for Manila, via Hon.
olulu and Guam. She carried ,294,
900 pesos of the new Philippine coin
age and 300 tons of freight, chiefly
hay, grain, lumber and machinery for
the Philippines.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
StOesseI lis BOmbastic.

Tokyo. Aug. "A few days age
the Japanese III ade formal demand
upon Gen. StOessel to surrender Port
Arthur and he replied in bombastic
proclamation which would have been
worthy of Admiral Alexieff himself
In it he declared that he knew that
Field Marshal Oyama and his staff,
together with siege guns and trains
destined for service at Port Arthur,
were sent to the bottom in the trans
port Hitch Maru, sunk by the Vladi.
vostok squadron.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
Find Gold i'm Road,

Dawson, Y. T., Aug. 2.-Men work
ing on the government road on Hunker
cereek found good pay on the hillside
opposite claims forty -four to forty eight
below. Thirty. five cents to the pan
was found. The steamer Tanana,
which was shipped to St. Michael, is
now operating ON the Tanana river.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
THOUSANDS KILLED.

Armcnians Slaughtered in Great
Numbers by Terrible Turk.
London, Aug 2..-The Daily News
Armenian correspondent reports that
5000 male Armenians have been killed
in the districts of Mush and Sassoun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
FOUGHT IN MARSHES.

Five Thousand Ketreating From
Tat!chckiaO in Peril.
London, Aug. The correspondent
of the Daily Mail at Newchwang, in
a dispatch dated July 81, says that
there has been heavy fighting for two
days in the marshes south of Haicheng
during the gradual retreat from latch
ekiao of 5000 Russians forming the
rear guard and that the peril of this
force increases daily.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
GERMAN STEAMER SUNK.
VladivOstOk Squadron Did MOr'
Damage Than Reported.

VladivOstOk Squadron Did More
Damage Than Reported.
VladivostOk, Aug. 2.-The Vladi-
vostok cruiser squadron returned to
port at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon
The cruisers were in perfect condition.
They captured during their cruise
the steamship Arabia and destroyed
some schooners, small Japanese
schooner, one German steamer and
one British steamer. The last men,
toned two were carrying contraband
material and had nearly reached their
destination Yokohama-but were al
most without coal, and it was therefore
impossible to send them to Vladivostok
This is the first intimation that any
foreign steamer other than the Knight
Commander had been sunk.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
WILL LEAVE BLACK SEA.

Entire Russian Volunteer Fleet I'm
der Orders for Service.
London, Aug 2-The Sebastopol cor
respondent of the Times asserts posi-
lively that the entire Russian volun.
teer fleet now in the Black sea with
other large steamers which have been
taken over by the government, is un-
der orders for service outside the Black
sea at an early date.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04

Tokyo, Aug. 2.-After two days
fighting Gen. Kuroki has defeated the
Russian forces in two separate actions,
fought at Yushulisku and the Yangse
DaSS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-07
SHBM4RENE&-

Submarines" may not turn out to be 50 efficient in war as some have pre- dicted they would be. 4 British naval expert, writing on the results of recent naval manoeuvres at Portsmouth, says that, although the experiments were necessarily inconclusive, everything tended to show that accident, or luck, will always play an important part in the attacks of submarines. He thinks it may be regarded as an axiom that once sighted they would have very small chance of success. In the event of their being seen the destroyers ac- companying the attacking fleet would probably render their attack innoeuous. This would be done by the destruction of their periscopes. or the attacking ships, being appraised of the approach of the submarines. would increase their speed and pass clear of the dangerous zone. On a clear day. with a smooth sea, no commander of submarines would venture to send them out with any hope of achievement, as they would be so easily detected. But on a dull day, with a slight Top on the water, the cir cumstances are quite altered. It some times happens that a submarine having sighted an enemy takes dive of half a  mile or more in order to get unseen nearer her opponent, and on coming to the surface finds herself surrounded on all sides by destroyers, who with great speed have altered their position. Or she may even come up exactly under the bottom of an enemy, as has occur red more than once in British opera tions. The result is a broken periscope and boat rendered practically useless. From such information as can be gleaned respecting the Portsmouth manoeuvres four torpedoes. appear to have been fired on the first day of the operations. cnly one of which took ef- feet, and during the whole period only one battleship and one cruiser were tor pedoed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-07

The fianeee-Oh. have such a lovely Easter hat shalLI show # to you?
 The fance-I wish you would. and er-now that we are engaged, I think it would be only fair to let me see the biil.-Brooklyn Life.
 Whats the row over oh the next street?"
 "Only a wooden wedding"
 Wooden wedding?"
 Yes; a couple of Poles getting mar ried. Princeton Tiger.
 Life is full of trials.'' said the mel aneholy citizen.
 Yes" answered Mir. Grafton. Brab, and the worst of it is that a whole lot of the trials are resulting in conyic- tions. Washington Star.
 Mrs. Byrs-Mrs. Oneill next door was talking to-day about her Irish blood and the struggle of 'sS." l wonder what she means by that? MT. Byrs-Sounds like a fight at a bargain sale.-Philadelphia Press.
 Here you is-in trouble ag'in,' said the colored deacon. Didn't I tell you ter fight yo' way only wid de Sword CT de Sperritt?"
 "Yes, suh,'' replied the penitent. But de razor wuz so handy'-Atlanta Constitution.
 Nostalgia must be perfectly dread ful.'' said Mrs. Oldcastle. "Yes." replied her hostess, Il used to suffer terrible with it, but Josiah has a bottle of mustang liniment that by rub bin it on your face will cure 1t m one night. t.''-Chicago Record-Herald.
 Towne-De Ritter has had a novel published, I hear. Rrowne-Yes. it's called 'Pygmalion' and it's having quite sale in Chicago Towne-Indeed? Browne-Yes. I believe the people there were misled by the first syllable They thought the book had something to do with their great home industry Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-07

.reache6-the extreme point attained by LaDsius: then. after another 60 metres there is a second chamber, and after 36 metres more a third. From this third chamber a passage curves inward and leads to the burial chamber, in which two sarcophagi have just been found. The sarcoDhagi are of hard sandstone, which has been polished like a copper disk. and are covered with beautifully formed hieroglyphics. From these we learn that one of the sarcophagi con- tained the mummy of HatsheDsu. the other that of her father. Thothmes l. The lids of the sarcophagi lie on the floor, and by the side of that Hatshepu is eanople jar of polished sandstone.
 The sareophagi are empty; the num- my of Thothmes l., in fact, was one of those which were found in the pit at Der el-Bahari. and is now in the Cairo museum. The mummy of Hatshepsu may still be lying in one of the unex- Dlored side chambers of the tomb. where it would have been deposited for the sake of safety in some period of. danger. But the work of completely clearing out the burial chamber and such side chambers as exist will be a long one. The rock through which the tomb has been cut is bad-the cause, probably, both of the length and of the curious of the coTridor-and the cham bers are blocked with fragments of it which have fallen from the ceiling. This is more especially tlie case with the third chamber, the roof of which was originally supported by columns, whose heads appear above the masses of fallen rock. It would seem that the sides of the chamber were coated with limestone. since squared blocks of fine limestone have been found among the debris painted with representations Of scenes from the Book of the Dead.' The chambers is from forty feet to fifty feet in length. and there are several side chambers off from it. These are still filled with fallen rocks and rubbish, but enough is visible to show that they also were pane,led with painted limestone. Until the debris is removed it will be impossible to tell whether any objects of historical importance await the ex- plorer. In the third chamber, however
 fragments of large and beautiful vases have been picked up; and the fact that the sarcophagus of Thothmes I have been found by the side of that of Hats hepsu throws new light on the history