The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-03-01
ANOTHER HILL TAKEN
JAPANESE CAPTUREDB BERES-
NEFF HILL AT GREAT
SACRIFICE.
Swarms of japanese Overwhelmed
the Russians at the 'Hill-Noth-
ing Could Stop Them
Other. News.

ing Could Stop Them
Other News.
81 Tsinkh tchen, Fab. 25.-The Jap
anese attack on Beresnef Hill de.
veloped into an encounter of the
most sanguinary nature. The Jap-
anese, pressing forward a bayonet
charge, was received with psrotylin
hand grenades, or blown up BY. bur-
led mines, and the Japanese ma
chine guns which took positions to
support the advance were sl1enced
for time and beaten back.
The Japanese came on with great
er resolution, however, and the Rus
slams finally yielded the hill in face
of greatly superior numbers and a
determined series of attacks which
continued night and day.
The Japanese on Friday attacked
hill opposite Tzenti Pass, ,sbut we're
repulsed. The news has just been
received, that the Japanese renew
ed the attack on Tzento Pass tonight.
Tsinkhetchen.- Feb. 24.-There
was fighting along the whole line
in this district today. The Japan
ese, continuing their persistent and
systematic advance, drove In the
Russian vanguard posts and came
into touch with Russian fortified
positions.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 24.-Grand
Dske Vladimir, commander Of the
military district Of st Petersburg,
has issued an order of the day. ord
ering the trial by court-martial of
Captain Davidof, of the Seventeenth
battery of the First regiment Of
horse artillery of the guar1s,a and
three other officers and men OF the
First battery of the guard artillery
brigade, in connection with the fir
ing in the direction of Emperor
Nicholas of charge of case shot,
at the ceremonies of blessing the
Neva, January, 10.
The Grand Duchess Elizabeth
has been appointed commander oi
the Fifth Kief Grenadiers. in sue.
Icession OF the late Grand Duke Ser.
Egius. a
St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-Gener r
al Sakharoff, General Kuropatkin':
chief Of staff, in a dispatch dated to-
i day, reports that when the Japan
ese attacked and captured Beresnef
Hill, February %, after severe
fighting, they were in superior force
and advanced literally over th'
bodies of their own men. The Jap
anese loss was heavy, the dead ly
ing'in heaps. The Russian losse
have not yet been ascertained.
( In the evening of February q
= the enemy was discovered in tn
neighborhood Of Thautogao villag
and pass, nine miles south of Wan
fu Pass.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-A dis
patch from Sachetun, dated Feb
| ruary "A. says:
Il "The japanese In superior mum
: bers forced the Russian detachmen
> at Tsinhetchen to abandon thei
| base at BeresneH Hill. The battl
| has been desperate on both sidtl
| The result is not yet known
| Astoria, Feb. 24.-Mrs Jenni
| Michael, Clatsop Indian woman
| who was commonly known as, 18th
| last of the Clatsops," died at he
| home near Seaside this morning
| How old she was nobody know
/ definitely.
/ By some she is said to have bee
| 1O6 years of age, but as near..as ca
| be judged from her own story, si
/ was born about 1878, and woul
/ thus have been Sc years old at til
| time of her death. Her India
/ lname was Tsin-is.tum, and hs
| mothers name was Wasneask, bl
/ the name Of her father she eth,
/ would not tell or did not knoy
/ About 1885 Tsin-is.tum was ma
| ried to Wah-tat-kum, the last chi
| OF the Nehalum tribe, who. died
i 1860. Three years afterward or
1 Michael Martineau, a Canadia
: Frenchman. Her last husband W,
= alwaye spoken of as Michael.
she was called Mrs. Michael an
was given the Boston" name
ItJennie.