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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
TIE PASS INFESTED z
Ne7c-Chzcang Rumor of $4,000 Rus
slams Surrounded.

New-Chwang, March ct is reported that
Tie Pass has been invested by the japanese, and
that General Kuropatkin. having no alterna-
tive. VIII probably be forced to surrender within
a week.
The Russians have not been reinforced from
the direction Of Hardin since March l.
General Nogis army made forced march OF
twenty-five miles daily, and, acting in conjunc-
ton with General Oku's army, surrounded
eighty thousand Russians in the direction Of Tie
Pass and cut off their supplies.
The hurrying japanese armies passed a dtvi-
sion Of the Russians without giving IL any at
1ention until the enveloping movement was
completed, when they crushingly attacked the
Russians on all sides.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10

The Associated Press is unable to obtain any
official admission that an unusual military move
LIS in progress, the statement being made that
If guns were going south 1t was simply an ordi-
nary operation in the way of shifting troops,
but Russian of high position made the fol-
lowing statement
Russia has not any designs India, as Eng
land is so fond of alleging. If Great Britain
would only let us alone we would not trouble
her but we are not blind to the manner in
which Great Britain has seized the occasion of
the present war to buttress all her interests in
Central Asia, where have vital interests
as she; nor Russians get over the idea
that. sooner later, a conflict with our ira
dtional enemy is inevitable and realize that
our only path to victory lies in the direction of
India. Without going back to Lord Curzons
bombastic procamations anything prior to
the war and emitting consideration of the man.
ner in which she has sought to embarrass and
discredit in it's prosecution, recall what
Great Britain has done in Asia since the out
break of hostilities and ask whether Russia
would not be justified in making a counter
move to Younghusband's expedition to Tibet,
which was in direct violation of Great Britain's
solemn assurances to us. Younghusband, you
will remember negotiated treaty which so
closely approached protectorate over Tibet
that the British government was obliged TO
administer public rebuke to him.
Then Lord Kitchener's scheme for the reor-
eanizatien of the Indian army blossomed, and a
so-called commercial expedition was sent 10
Persia. The son of the Amer of Afghanstan
was next brought to Bombay. Then pressure
was put upon Turkey to settle the Alden hinter-
autonomous Arabia. Great Britain has been
making hay while the sun shone. But Russia
cannot hold her hand and Tibet and Afghan
iStan converted into Bhutans or NepauS. nor
fiuence. 1 have personal knowledge of what
If any, steps have been taken in Turkestan but
Great Britain viii find Russia is not so en-
crossed or helpless to be obliged to relinquish
border states to her mercy without struggle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
STRENGTHENS BORDERS.
Russia Is MoUing Troops To1card
the Indian Frontier.

St Petersburg March 9.-Russa Is steadily
reinforcing her military strength. both in men
and guns in the direction of the Indian frontier.
Sensational rurnors of the dispatch of rein
forcements for Russian Turkestan were current
two months ago, but they then denied
The Associated Press is now in a position to
affirm their truth on the authority of traveller
of unimpeachable veracity. who has just ar
rived from Tashkend and who a personal
witness of military activity on the recently COM
railroads through Merv to Krasnovodsk. Troops,
guns and munitions of war have been moving
southwark for two months. Between the mid
die of January and the middle OF February
ffty-six military trains, mostly carrying artil-
lery. arrived at Tashkend The guns were most
ly sent from Merv, whence a purely military
railway line goes to Kursk. The traveller
in question was Informed that Russian troops
had crossed the Pamrs through Terek Pass and
garrisoned Kashgar The Orenburg- Ia shkend
Railroad was so crowded that the traveller was
forced to return by way of Krasnovodsk.
The greatest secrecy is observed. Travellers
who are rare must be provided with special per-
mits from the Minister of War and kept
under the closest surveillance. The baggage
of this traveller was twice seized and searched.
It is most significant that local officials have
been ordered not 10 permit Englshmen to travel
in Russian Turkestan, and steamship captains
on the Caspian Sea have been forbidden to allow
Englishmen to land the eastern shore AT
Krasnovodsi the informant of The Associated
Press was told that two English officers who
were travelling in disguise are langushine in
prison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
THE THANKING COLUMNS STRONG.
japanese Said To Be Well Prepared, for Rus
sian Attempt to Escape.

New-Chwang, March 9.-Northwest of Mouk-
den the whole front is said to be honeycombed
with mines
The Japanese have large force at Tawa
the main road, fifteen miles north of Pinglupa,
and another large force to the northwest on
both sides of the railroad.
Early this morning the Japanese captured
Chinese couriers, carrying ruble. notes, and be-
headed them at Lao-Pien.
Japanese soldiers last night surrounded the
European hotel here and captured four Rus
SLAMS. One of them says he is a German, but
it is suspected that he broke his parole at Port
Arthur.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10

following the capture Of Ma-chun-Tan- the JAP
snese renewed the assault Tita and dislodsed
the Russians.
various reports are in circulation concerning
nr,soners or war, nut 1t is Impossible to obtain
Trustworthy Information 10 the NUMBER
E taken
Field Marshal oyama, IN an order directing
the pursuit OF the retreating Russians yes'er-
oay. prohibited HIS troops from entering MouK-
Gen IN masses, in order TO preserve respect ror
the tombs and sacred places or the imperial
chinese household and to protect the weifare-or
the inhabitants.
Although the extent of the success gained by
Field Marshal Oyamas army is unknown, Toxic
is already celebrating the victory Flags arc
going UP all over the city. crowds are eagerly
buying extra editions. and congratulations are
pouring into the Office of the Minister of War
and TO the army staff headquarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
RUSSIAN SHIPS USELESS.
London Hears -Four of RojestUen-
skg's Are Too Heartily armed.

London, March 10.-According to the ST.
Petersburg correspondent of The Daily Tele-
graph" a telegram from Vice-Admiral Rojest-
vensby not yet published. states that four of his
warships are incapacitated for firing because
they are too heavily armed. and that the prob
lem of coaling has become so difficult that he
feared he would be unable TO proceed TO the
Far East.
No further news has reached London con-
corning Rojestvensky's squadron, but reports
are current at Dover that all the ships of the
Baltic fleet have been ordered 10 return TO the
English Channel pending further Instructions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
PEASANTS BURNING PROPERTY.
Eighteen Estates Sacked in Tchernigoff Dis
trict-Troops Called.

London. March 10-A dispatch from Kieff tt
THE Daily Mall says:
Three hundred peasants from the orlovka
district advancing southwesterly. Burning
and looting of estates is going on. Eighteen
estates have already been sacked. The Michai-
lofrslSy sugar refinery. in the Tehernigoff gov
eminent, has been burned. and all the employees
have been robbed. IL is also reported that the
peasants have burned the Deruiginsky refinery
belonging to the Crown. strong military
force has been sent to suppress the rising
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
IRISH SECRETARY CHOSEN.
Walter Hume Long Accepts POst-Ar' D.
tours Majority Small.

London, March lO-walter Hume Ions Pr =.
of the Local Government Board has aeeep's :,
ONCE OF Chief Secretary for Ireland. -,
pected that Premier BalfoUr Will I3rhs Ell rs
nounee the appointment to-day. IL Is So X =
sihle however, that hitch may occur, -, a. fer
stated that II. o. Arnold Forster, Sc, - Wia
War who Is IN bad health and dissai s se-,irei
the constant criticism OF his work has 1e - fses
TO resign IL this Is so Mr. SaltouT w. ~ have
with new difficulties. and may be ooAsSe
recourse 10 a reshuffiing OF the CABINET - Corr
In the divisions taken IN the hoosS, were
mons yesterday the government mae s;a-,!lC
again dangerously small. owing 70 the S-r ,rasni
the whips experienced In KEEPING e. ovsr-
members IN attendance. With view -, ~ de-
coming this trouble the tariff reforIief sss,rsssys
cided to dine together on Mondays ana sSst MI
al the House OF Commons. lt Is St1tSU - sttsa5
BalfouF and Joseph Chamberlain Val 800
the hrst Of these dinners or Monday hsN~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
NEW RUSSIAN LOAN ASSURED.

Paris. March 9.-one OF the bankers forming the
syndicate which is floating the new Russian loan
said to-day that the negotiations In Paris and 81
petersburg were practically completed. However
he added, the issuance OF the loan will not occur
before May, and may be further deferred. The
amount or the loan Is now hxed at Si0a0O0.0oo The
rate VIII probably be a shade higher than ia per
snssion as the French bankers insist that the con-
diicns should be exceptionally favorable, in order
70 secure ready sale of the bonds In the mean
time the syndicate has privately underwTitten the
entire amount of the loan, which Will not be of
fered To the public until its formal issuance,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
HOLDING HSIN-MTN-TUN.
Japan Asks China to Duplicate
FaUors Shozm to Russia.

Tien-Tsin. March 9.-The, Japanese have re-
Quested the transportation Of 40 tons Of rice
TO Hsin-Iin-Tun. Unless the request is met
the japanese threaten TO seize the railroad. 1t
IS believed to be a test case. The Russians con-
slant shipment Of wheat and coal to Hsin-Ain-
Tun was not interfered with, and the japanese
demand impartiality. To-day they again seized
the telegraph Office at Hsin- Min un.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
THE RAILROAD CUT.
Russian Losses Put at 10000 in One
Action on Northeast.

With the japanese Left Armies. March s.
The left armies have cut and destroyed the rail-
road between Moukden and Tie Pass. Details
are not obtainable at present The Russians
are in retreat over the northern roads
The left column of these armies is at Li-Kam-
Pu, seven miles north Of the Hun River and
Eve miles west of the railroad. and has had a
fierce fight with Russian force thrice it's num-
Der. The Russian casualties number ten thou
sand.
The Russian centre is retreating in great con-
fusion.
Moukden, March 9.-The Japanese yesterday
attacked the village of Pudiasa, northwest of
the imperial tomps, and stubborn fight fol-
lowed but the Russian advanced guard was
obliged TO abandon the village.
In the night the japanese attacked the village
of San-Tai-Tse, north of the imperial tombs.
The japanese outposts have reached Hiram
Chan. the south front. and a heavy cannon
Rde is going there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
NJ. B0ULIGAN RESIGNS OFFICE.
Said to Have Consented to Retain Portfolio
at Emperor's Request.

Petersburg Of 1.-THE Morning POST says that the
Minister Of the Interior. NJ. Bouligan. resigned.
but that the Emperor requested him to remain
In Office. and that he consented to retain the
portfolio temporarily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
COLDS CAUSE SORE THROAT

Laxative Bremo Quinine wide Cold and osx.p |
remedy, the name
look, for signature OF Il w. Grove Do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
RUSSIA PAYS NORTH SEA DAMAGES

London March 0,-Count Repcksndo'n' ,,s
Russian Ambassador 70 Great Britain, sSs
paid S325OOO 70 Foreign Secretary LAl. - tas
In settlement OF the North Sea claims an
Incident was thus closed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14
THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Street Signs to Go and No Splitting
on Sidewalks.

The city council held regular ses.
sion last Thursday evening There
were present Mayor Good and Council
men Hair, Williams, Randle. Cass,
Smith, Dean and Fetsch and Re
corder Maybee.
Petition referred to the sewer com.
mitteo of f. G. Burns ct al for a
sewer on east side of Gilbert creek
from Fourth street to Rogue liver.
Petition granted Of John Schallhorn
ct al for establishment Of grades and
for granite sidewalks on both sides
of Burgess street from Fourth to
Gilbert creek.
Light committee having reported
favorable two lights were ordered
placed on north Fifth street. one at
northeast corner Of lot 2, block r.,
aud tho other at the top OF the hill,
Sewer committee having reported
favorable a sewer was ordered laid in
tie alley between blocks 90 aud 90.
The following ordinances were
passed
That granite sidewalks hereafter
built shall have retaining board on
each side and also have slope ia
the street to prevent water standing
on the walk.
Stamp mills declared nuisance and
to DO only operated under permit
Granted by the council, specifying
tbe location and the manner Of dis
posing Of tailiugs
To establish the grade and for th'
construction Of granite sidewalks OF
west side Of Fifth street north.
For the establishment Of the grad
aud the construction Of granit
Sidewalk on the southeast corner 0
lot y IN block d in Bourne's addition
noth on the top Of the hill
, Nor closing Of all saloons from
! &'clook a. IN. to 8 a. m. on all night
. Of the week except Saturday, pre-
J yious ordinance requiring saloon
z 90 be closed from II a. N. 10 .. a. II
= on that night It is also required th'
e during the closed hours that screer
d and blinds be removed that preyer
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14

a clear view from the streets into the
room.
To require light and water COM
panies to have diagram on each
statement showing meter reading for
the time indicated
10 prohibit expectorating on side
walks and on the stairs, balls and
floors of public buildings, the penalty
to bo 81 to $40 for each offense or a
Jail sentence.
Sewer ordinance amended requiring
that all closets, sinks, waste pipes,
etc, located within 100 feet of a
sewer bo connected thereto.
For the extension of Fifth street
SO ewer q distance of 705 feet; For a
sewer through blocks 90 and GA, east
to connect with Fifth street sewer :
For a sewer on Bridge street from
Fifth west, distance of 800 feet,
For regulating, signs, awnings,
etc. Prohibits all wooden avn
ings, cloth awnings must be on iron
frames, and to be at least seven feet
above sidewalks. No signs to be on
posts, nor to extend across side walks
and to project rot more than four
inches over sidewalk from buildings.
All signs, awnings, etc not comply.
ing with this ordinance to be removed
within 30 days.
An ordinance was introduced and
passed the second reading, amending
the dog license so that 50 per year
must be paid on male dog and 50 on
a female dog. All licenses to expire
on the first day Of June of each
year. The office of dogcatoher Il
created aud his salary to be one.half OF
all licenses he may collect. Council
man Randle introduced this ordinance
and said that no license had been col
leoted for the past year That
there was imperative need Of Q
dog license and that II would yiolt
a good revenue he was sure, fol
certain OF shis constituents who's,
sleep had been disturbed, or thei
flower beds ruined by the night raj,
of dogs, had assured him that ther,
were 10, 900 dogs in Grants Pass. Tn
! merchants who had displays o
vegetables and goods ON the side
walks wanted the dog nuisance abated
Seriously he thought there shoul
be thinning out Of worthless. home
less dogs and there would be- dog
enough left to yield the city goo
revenue after the SALARY Of the dog
catcher had been paid.
L(f'he deadlock that has existed be
tween the mayor aud the counct
since the incoming Of the new al
ministration in December was broke
and John Minor Booth was nominate
| for recorder aud police Judge b
! Mayor Good and confirmed by IN
D. council on a vote Of five TO tire,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14
SOME NEW OREGON LAWS
synopsis of Laws That Go Into
Effect in May.

Twenty. five criminal laws passed by
the last legislature will become eifeo-
tive May Is. Some of these are mere
ly notifications of existing laws,
while others define new crimes and
provide for their punishment. Some
relate only to such offenses as the yio-
lation'of game laws. acts which in
volve no great moral wrong, while
others ara designed to prevent acts
which are greatly injurious to public
morals or which endanger property.
THE LAW FOR WIFE -BEATERS.
One of these laws which if rigidly
enforced will bring about mareed re-
form in the larger cities, is that which
makes it crime for the owner, pro.
prietor or employe of any place whore
Intoxicating liquor is sold or served
to permit any female under 81 years Of
age to remain in such place. The act
also makes it crime to sell or give
intoxicating liquor 10 female under
81 years of age in any saloon or place
where Intoxicating liquor is kept for
sale. The punishment provided is a
The wife-b beating law was enacted in
the form of an amendment to the law
for the punishment of assault and bat
terry. The amendment provides that
any person who shall be convicted Of
assault and battery upon his wife shall,
in the discretion of the court, be SEN
fenced to be whipped not exceeding 20
lashes. the punishment to be inflicted
by the sheriff, constable or marshal.
Now that this cowardly class Of men
are to get their bare back striped by a
lash in the hands of an officer, they
may decide that it is not nearly so in
teresting as it is when they are apply
| ing their fist or a club to their defense.
less wives. Another good feature Of
this law is that il will prevent wives,
through fear of future beating, OF
through pity and love of paying the
fine aud getting their worthless hus
bands released from Jail.
KEEP GIRLS OUT OF BOXES
fine of 500 to $1,000 or Imprisonment
in the county Jail three months to on,
year.
The penalties in this act are heavy
enough so that saloon keepers are no
likely to run any risks. Under th'
decisions of the courts the fact tina
the saloon keeper was mistaken or de
ceived in the persons age is no dc
fense The act does not apply to an!
female accompanied by her husband
or parent or to any open or public res
taurant or dining room. The act pro
hibits the serving of liquor to mino
females in restaurant boxes
REGULATIONS FOR RESORTS
The law forbidding the keeping O
houses of ill-fame has been made mucl
broader in its terms AS it now exist
it merely makes it a crime to keep
house of ill-fame. The amendmen
makes it a crime to permit a house O
ill.fame to be kept in any place whic
the person accused may own or hol
under lease.
CONSORTS' HEAVY PUNISHMEN
A term OF one year to five years j
the penitentiary or fine Of $1,000 t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14

to carry raging flood. This flood and
drying up of the streams brings a
serious loss to the placer miners and
the irrigators. Streams heading in
hills covered with dense underbrush
or timber are more constant in their
flow and even the smaller streams
will carry good flow Of water al
summer whereas streams from bare,
sunburned hills dry up Immediately
at the close of the rainy season.
The stookmen are responsible for
many of the forest fires, they claiming
that the hills are more valuable for
pasture than for timber. That is
doubtless true with stockmen who do
not own the land and are pasturing
government or railroad land, but to
the land owners il is losing ven
ture. The Courier can give two in
stances in Southern Oregon where
barren hill land that was not suitable
for farm purposes has yielded a great
er profit in timber than il burned
over and used for pasture. David
Linn and Peter Britt, two pioneers of
Jacksonville, each own land bao of
that town that is so rough and rocky as
| to be of no value at all for farming
When they acquired it along with
other land these tracts were barren as
left by the Indians with their annual
fires. With the fires stopped the
land became covered with thick
growth of oak, madrona, fir and pine
aud though this growth is of but
about 40 years the timber would readi-
| ly yield $50 an acre, for Mr.. Linn
realized that amount from tract he
cut of two years ago. Had this land
been kept burned off and kept for pas
ture purposes, it would have been u
big rental could it have been leased
for 80 cents per acre per year A 40
acre tract would have thus yielded
in 40 years pasturage rental of
$780, To have kept fence about
the land for the 40 years would have
cost fully 5000, leaving but 5000 profit
on the land. The timber at $50 an
acre would yield $2400, Allowing
$500 for cutting and hauling the wood
would leave profit of 5000 on the
timber land as against 5000 profit on
the pasture land. And these hgurei
are conservative for there is very
little of the hill land of Southern
Oregon that would lease for 30 cent?
an acre for pasturage and to keel
up fences would exceed $l5 per yeal
for the 40 years, while 20 cords is q
low amount of wood per acre.
In addition to the Oregon law tn,
United States has very heavy penal
ties for setting fires ON government
land, and 1t is announced that the
fire wardens will be more vigilani
than ever this year The railroad
announces that they will guard theil
timber land more closely than hereto
fore. Many farmers are realizing tina
forest fires are IL damage ana will
cooperate more fully with the author
titles in supprcssing the wanton vast
of timber. With all these interests OF
the lookout the person who hets ou
a fire this summer will be likely t.
, find himself in serious trouble. witt
q this vigorous watchfulness to preyon
forest fires there may be probabilit
that Southern Oregon will be spure
hereafter the annual soourge O
smoke that each fall makes life miser
able to the residents of this section.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14

Heretofore there has been tie vote,
four to four, each time that the
mayor would present the name of
new candidate for the office and there
being no election Recorder Maybee
was continued In office.
Councilman Dean, chairman Of the
committee to secure land for gar.
bage dump, reported that land values
had gone soaring to boom prices
since the city had entered the market
to buy an acre or more for place
ON which to dump garbage, conse-
quently his committee had made no
purchases of land. The committee
was authorized to continue their real
estate negotiations.
The following bills were ordered
| mid
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14
Roses Blooming in Grants Pass.

Roses have begun blooming in
Grauts Pass. The buds having open
ed In number OF the yards of this
city during the present week. Mrs.
X. IL. Gilfillan found full blown
rose on one Of the bushes at her resi-
dence last Saturday, April 8. the
blossom having degree OF develop
ment that warranted the supposition
that 1t had been In bloom for some
days The rose is OF climbing
variety Beauty of Glazewood" and
tho preoooious blossom was situated
directly under the caves of the house
in warm and sheltered place.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14

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