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his turning movement with 10000
men, instead of 10000, he might, per-

men, instead of 10000, he might, per-
haps, have accomplished it in a man
ner that would have been redoubtable
for his adversary. It must also be
borne in mind that the tactical value
Of the japanese infantry is inferior to
that of the Russian infantry. The
japanese artillery is in reality supe-
rior to the Russian artillery, but not
enough superior to compensate for the
tactical inferiority Of the infantry.
And now while the Russian army is
constantly increasing in numbers at
the theatre Of war, the Japanese army
has reached the apogee of it's develop
ment. Consequently, the result of ten
years military preparation on the part
of the Japanese has been partially
annihiliated at the battles of Liao
Yang, Yentai and Shaho"
"What is your impression of the
Russian army with which you have
remained so long7'
ga good impression from all points
of view. There is an attempt now
to belittle that brave army, after hav-
ing formerly exalted it perhaps too
much. All this is very wrong. The
only thing which might cause some
uneasiness in regard to the Russian
army is its little enthusiasm in the
present war. AS matter of fact the
was is unpopular among all classes Of
society in Russia. 1 have acquired
proof of this at st. Petersburg,
Moscow and elsewhere The civil and
military elements are hostile to it. At
the theatre of war the officers and
soldiers are animated with a spirit
which might almost call pacific. In
stead of hating the Japanese, they ad-
mire them. 'They are rugged chaps
they say. And the soldiers who have
long ago ceased to be an inert mass,
constantly ask, why this war? What
is the meaning of it? We want to go
home to our families The sentiment
in the army that the present war has
nothing Of national character may, in
the long run, create among the cam
batants a state of mind unfavorable
to it's continuation in conditions of
success"
"Do you think that the capitulation
of Port Arthur will produce depression
among the Russian soldiers?''
II do not. Moreover, a single victory
will be all-sufficient to re-establish the
spirit Of the troops; and the victory
seems inevitable. The army is becom-
ing more and more Injured to war, and
the commander-in-chief is acquiring
precious experience every day. Be-
sides, he is now assisted by three
able coadjutors, thoroughly competent
generals. Port Arthur was never a
principal factor of victory, and, with
out belittling the Importance of that
fortress, feel pretty sure that it is
in the open fields of Manchuria or
Corea that the fate of the campaign
will be decided. But let us put aside
all prophesies to which events might
give the lie. All that one can say at
the present time is that If, as 1 firmly
believe, the victory is bound to be won
by the big battalions and their tactical
value tho Russians must ina11v ho
victorious"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01
Raising Children by Law.

An experiment is being made by the
town of Huddersfield, England, in mu-
nicipal child rearing. According to a
writer in the current Harper's Weekly,
the town authorities have determined
to send physicians and women health
officers to the home of every poor fam
lily where u child is born, and the
mother is to be instructed in the care
of the child. A day nursery has also
been established where children will be
cared for. The mayor of the town has
offered bonus of 81 to every child
born in one OF the districts that shall
attain the age of one year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01


caught the fever and threw down his
books to go westward and take up u
pick. He found some gold in this way,
but his fortune came to him chiefly
through his practice as a lawyer and
his interest in the famous COmstock
lode. He lost his money in real estate
speculation, depreciation of mining
property and I'm model dairy which
was SO model that the milk cost more
than could be obtained for It,
The former free silver champion used
to be fond of relating how he won the
first case he tried after his election
as prosecuting attorney in n Califor-
MIA mining district. His opponent
CHANGED to be the man who had run
against him for the office, an expert
enced lawyer, who, before the case had
gone far, raised a point that was too
much for an attorney just out Of col
lege. To gain time Stewart badgered
his opponent into calling him liar,
eyes and put him to sleep" Court
was hastily adjourned, and Stewart
was sent to Jail. He sent for his law
books and improved the time by read
ing up on the point in question with
the result that when the trial was re-
sumed he was master of the subject
The court sustained his argument, and
from that day no one dared question
his ability as n lawyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01
Talking Postal Cards.

A Partisan inventor will soon put on
the market talking postal cards, says a
special cable dispatch from Paris To the
New York World. You Introduce a
card into an apparatus of the nature Of
a phonOgraph, talk message and dis
patch the card as a postal. There is u
similar apparatus at the other end, and
when the card is introduced it gives
the message in nasalized reproduc-
ton. Talking postal cards will hold
just three times the quantity OF words
that can be written on one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01

dence suitable for entertaining on q
large scale, and Dorchester House is
regarded as the finest place in Lon
don for this purpose. 1t is I'm the Ital.
ian style and has twentyf0 four bed
rooms and boudo!rs, twelve sitting
rooms and six reception rooms.
Mrs. Reid has been accustomed to
elegant surroundings from girlhoOd up.
She was Miss Elizabeth Mills. daugh-
ter OF the multimillionaire. ID. o. Mills,
and met Mr. Reid at her fathers Cali
mia home when a debutante of eight
cen. He was then an eligible bache-
Tor of forty and head OF the New York
Tribune. They were married four
years later, in 1881. She Is a woman
Of fine education and brilliant qualities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01
MRS. WHITELAW REID.
Wife of American Ambassador to
England and Her London Home.

The wife of the new ambassador to
England, Whitelaw Reid, will have a
fine home, with many historic associa-
tons while her husband is represent
ing this country at the court of ST.
James. Through the influence of King
Edward himself Mr.. Reid has secured
as his London residence the famous
Dorchester House, which is owned by
his majestys equerry, Captain HolfOrd.
The latter is a bachelor and does not
have much use for so large a residence,
but. being very rich, does not need the
rental Of the place and rarely leases IT,.
He has done so this time at the sug-
gestion of the king, who wished the
American ambassador to have a resi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01
Togo.s presentation House.

Yes, Japan will give Togo 4 house,
but it lighthouse" TO commemorate
his victory What a superb express
sion. says the Boston Herald, Of his
country's gratitude to light the scene
Of the destruction of the Russian feet
FOR all time. Wish other folks could
think of these things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01
STEWART OF NEVADA.
Though an Old MAJ, He Is Starting
Out Again Rs n Lawyer.

Out Again as n Lawyer.
Former Senator William NJ. Stewart
Of Nevada was once one of the very
rich men of the senate. On March
he retired from that body, having been
first elected TO it fOrty-one years ago.
At seventy eight he is comparatively
poor man and returned to Nevada TO
take up once more the practice OF law,
and, though he is almost an octoge-
marian. he is full of faith that before
be dies he will build up another for
tune. Mr.. Stewart served IN the upper
house from 1863 to 1879 and from 1887
to 1905. The veteran statesman was
student at Yale in 1910, when the
California gold fever broke out. He
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
CHITTIM BARK EXHAUSTED.
Supply on the Coast Range Has Been
Shipped Out.

AS good authority as the opinion
of experienced mountaineers supports
the prediction that chittim peelers
will not in the coming season bear off
as spoils from the cascara groves OF
Oregon such quantities of the cura-
tive bark as rewarded the search and
toll of the peelers last year.
Last season a countless multitude
of bark traffickers swarmed through
the coast range, slashing and peel
ing, and when the season closed there
were but few quarter sections lying
in the range between the Columbia
river and the California line that had
not been despoiled of their wealth
of Rhamnus Purshiana, as the drug
is called in pharmaceutical parlance.
"I have secured the coast range in
oregon, searching for chittim pros
poets, and my opinion, based upon
the results of such search, is that,
after last years enormous output,
this years yield will not amount to
more than half of last seasons"
Such is the expressed opinion of
Richard S Derrick, a chittim buyer
of Eddyville. who, assisted by his
brother. last year stripped and sacked
a tons of bark.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
UNDER THE BAN.
Dangerous Weapons for Those
Who Think.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. G.-The police
of the town Of Romni, in the prov
ince of Poltava, have confiscated all
the typewriters in the place, which
has over $4,000 inhabitants. No rea-
son is assigned for the action, but as
it isi taken under the law of "in-
creased defence" equivalent to a
minor state Of siege, there is no
doubt that typewriters are regarded
as dangerous organis of seditlon.
Since the first Introduction of type
writer's in Russia the authorities
have loked upon the machines with
more or less suspicion. They can
only be acquired in the smaller towns
of the empire under special permit
of the police, who are thus easily able
to locate every instrument. Up to
year or two ago a permit was need
ed even in Moscow and st. Petersburg.
All the "proclamations" which have
been in circulation this year were
Autographed from typewriter copy,
the typewriter having enabled the
discOntented to circumvent the ex-
tremely stringent laws which regulate
the possession Of printers type and
the use of it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06

Vincent Konasek, a laborer, aged
a. years, shot and killed himself at
Bingham Springs at $50 this morn
ing.
He tied a 45-calibre revolver to
fence post, and placing the muzzle
against his breast, pulled the trigger,
the large ball passing entirely through
his body, carrying away part of his
heart and plowing a hole two inches
in diameter through the back, where
the bullet passed out. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Operator Swayne, at the O. r. &
n. office at Bingham Springs. heard
the report of the revolver, and caught
sight of the man as he fell forward
on his face. When Swayne reached
him, a few seconds later, Konasek
was dead. Dependency is said to
have been the cause of the suicide.
1t is said that he attempted suicide
once before, by shooting himself in
the mouth, the injury causing an i'm
pediment in his speech.
Konasek was single man, A.
SNA . Va aSN hhh NeAiiAN lOllA w llAsAAll-
ette valley to Umatilla county, in
1881. He leaves brother here,
Frank Konasek, the well known o.
r. & n. pump engineer at Bingham
Springs. Another brother, Joseph,
and sister Mrs. Anna Yonka, live
in Iowa. He has resided at Bingham
Springs for the past year, where he
has worked in the timber and as
sisted his brother with the o. r. &
n. pump.
Coroner T. NJ. Henderson and NJ.
A. RAIDER left for Bingham Springs
on n freight train this afternoon,
where an investigation will be con-
Quoted. 1t is known to be a plain
case of suicide, however, as the prep
arations for the deed were we'll made
and the operator was an eye witness
to the shooting, although he did not
have the least intimation that Kon-
asek had suicidal intentions, before
he heard the report of the pistol,
The suicide took place in plain sight
of the depot and station buildings
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06

st. Petersburg. Feb 6,-Petitions
for and against a constitution con-
tinue to be received by the czar. The
mobiles are divided. The nobility of
the JaroslOw and Simbarsk districts
for example favor a constitution,
while the mobiles of Kursh demand
the abolition of bureaucracy, but
decree that power shall be given the
nobility not the people.
IL is torecasted today that should
the czar call an assembly the mobiles
vote will probably show a reactionary
majority indorsing the ideas of the
Kursh district.
A committee of jurists will assem-
BILE at the ministry of justice this
week to elaborate law legalizlng
strikes, which are now recognized as
an inevitable accompaniment of the
industrial development of Russia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
NEW ROAD 10 KLAMATH.
Southern Pacific Will Extend Branch
Line In Southern Oregon.

Portland, Feb. 6.-The Southern
Pacific railroad is to be extended so
miles, from Weed station 90 Klamath
Falls, by March 81, 1907, If the peo-
pie OF klamath county carry out the
terms of an agreement just entered
into between them ana an agent of
the company. The prdperety owners
are required to subscribe, by March
81, 1905, a subsidy of 100000 in
money and land, and the subsidy is
to be placed in escrow in the Klamath
county bank and the First National
bank Of klamath Falls, to be turned
over to the railroad company on it's
completion of the line within the time
limit
klamath Falls has appointed a fl
nance committee. composed of Coun-
Gilman B. G. Bishop and IA. Fred
Shallock, a leading business man.
With 100000 acres OF rich land,
unsurpassed water power, and 49,
000, 100000 feet of superior white
pine timber accessible, II is expected
that large city will be built up at
klamath Falls when railroad COM
munication with the outside world is
secured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
WORK ON OLD PLACERS.
Sparta Mines VIII Be Opened Next
Summer.

The year 1905 will see great devel-
opments in placer mining in the old
camp of Sparta. For the past few
years more attention has been given
to quartz mining than to placer, prob
ably owing to the excellent showings
made, the richer deposits discovered
with depth, and the general awaken
Baker county, says the Baker City
Herald.
The principal factors this year will
be, first the operations conducted
under the management of Frank w
Talmadge and the company behind
him, known as the Oregon Mining &
irrigation company. This concern
has been working a large force Of
men all winter constructing a bed
rock flume at the lower end of Saw
mill gulch to facilitate the extensive
operations necessary to mine their
numerous patented claims above on
the gulch and its tributaries.
This has been no small undertake
ing, for in addition to removing the
deep surface deposits they have had
to cut into the bedrock in places from
five to 10 feet requiring the constant
use of powder for blasting. The
greater part of their undertaking is
finished, embracing 5000 feet of
flume which, with the flume yet to
be constructed, will give Vt one OF the
best working plants in oregon,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
PAY WASHINGTON VETERANS.
Legislature May Reimburse Indian
Fighters of 1S55-56.

Veterans of the Indian wars, resid-
ing in Washington. are interested in
the bill introduced in the legislature
by Senator Rands of Clarke county.
providing for an appropriation of
$4,000 in payment of the Indian
wars of 1856, says the walla Wal
la Union.
Under the terms of the measure
non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates are to receive so for each day
served and commissioned officers are
to receive the same pay as officers
in the United States army.
An appropriation was made by the
Oregon legislature two years ago for
the payment of veterans serving in
Indian wars and several Walla Walla
veterans who served with the Ore
gon volunteers received their portion.
The bill introduced will, IL passed,
provide for the payment of veterans
who served in Washington regiments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
CANADA WANTS SETTLERS.
Dominion Invites Americans to tie
North.

The Canadian authorities are in
creasing their efforts to encourage
immigration to the Dominion They
announce that their Advertising at
the recent Worlds fair caused live
ly interest throughout the United
states and is likely to be followed by
an increased flow of immigration to
the Canadian west
1t is intended to carry on a vigor-
ons propaganda in New York state
and Pennsylvania. Substantial results
axe anticipated from the movements
through Great Britain of travelling
cars decorated with trophies emblem
attic of Canadian agriculture.
Lastly, 1t is hoped, by making
really flrst-class Canadian exhibit at
Liege, Belgium, in the very midst of
a frugal and industrious people well
drilled in agriculture, to attract to
the Dominion some OF the best ele-
ments In Europe.-W. r. Holloway,
consul general, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06

Portland, Feb. "a trolley car
loaded with &c people going to work,
jumped the track and turned over at
Monta villa. a suburb, at 1880 this
morning. Three to six were killed,
and everyone aboard was more or
less injured
Later-One is dead; Charles, John
son; two are fatally injured, 16 badly
and S5 slightly The car struck
curve at a high rate of speed. left
the trucks and crashed into the
street, rolling over and was complete
ly demolished
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
VIII Tcrr for His Health.

London, Feb. 6.-The admiralty
announces that a cruiser squadron
with the Prince of Wales in COM
mand, will tsave England at the end
of this month for a tour of the world.
New York will be one of the first
ports visited. 1t is thought the trip
will be beneficial to the health of the
prince.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
Cossncks Figf,t Mon,en.

st. Petersburg, Feb. at Rostor-
off, on the Don, 600 women stormed
the Novilogs factory and forced the
Workmen to quit. The women then
demolished the machinery. Police
dispersed~the women, injuring some.
Then they gathered again. when Cos
sacks attacked them with knouts.
Some were killed and many wound
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
Japanese Are Fortifying.

Mukden, Feb. 6.-Lieutenant Gen
eral Grippenberg, former command
er of the second Manchurian \rmy
left today for st. Petersburg.
The japanese are attempting to
turn the Russian right wing north
west of Sandiapu. They are fortify-
ing their east flank and center, evil
IDENTIFY apprehending Russian Of
fensive movement
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
RUSSIANS MEET
WITH REVERsES
Attack Repeatedly and PersiS-
tentIy But Usually Meet
With Defeat.
THIvE JAPANESE OUT
OF A MINOR lFORTREss.

Evidence That the Russians Are
Abandoning the Last Position Held
by Them in KoBea-They Burn
Stores They Cannot Garry Away,
and Evacuate Song Chin, Korean
SeapOrt-General IGrippenberg Re
tires From the Manchurian Service
Japanese Are Fortifying Against
Offensive MoVenrent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06

For more than a week T. G. HALEY
has been in Salem working in the
interest of the reclamation law over
which there has been a strong fight.
In speaking of the prospects for
the bill Senator Pierce yesterday gave
all the credit to Mr.. HALEY for the
work that is being done in favor OF
the measure. During the past week
he has made a most phenomenal
fight" said Senator Pierce, land had
it not been for him, l do not believe
the bill would be reported to the
house from committee. AS it is it
looks as If it would be reported to-
day."
According to Mr.. Pierce, the rec
lamation measure has so far been
opposed by very powerful senator
from Eastern oregon and thus the
supporters of the bill have been di-
vided. The opposition of this legis-
lator has been on the ground that
the bill as now proposed is antagonis-
tic to the mining interests. However,
Mr.. HALEY is said to have won this
gentleman over and if such should
prove to be true the passage of the
irrigation measure is assured.
Chamberlain Favors the Law.
Representative Chamberlain, who
left for Salem last evening after
spending Sunday at his home in
Athena, is enthusiastic over the Cole
bill, and although there are powerful
influences working against it, he be-
lieves that it will become law.
The water power and mining COM
panies are making a hard fight
against it, as are several of the large
irrigation concerns of the state. Mr..
Chamberlain also believes that but
for the efficient and untiring work
of T. G. HALEY, secretary of the state
irrigation commission, the bill would
never see the light of day, outside of
the committee room, but since he has
made such a gallant fight for it.
there is every hope that it will be
voted upon.
1t is probable that the bill will be
amended some, but its friends hope
not enough to destroy its salient feat
ures. The fight will not be given up.
until every member is placed upon
record for or against the measure.
Mr.. Chamberlain in speaking of the
session in general, says it is one of the
most practical and business-lke ever
in the state and that while
there has been much able discussion.
the parties do not line up on a, ,parti-
san vote, on any measure. Business
and practical bility seem to be the
leading forces ruling the members.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
FIGHT NOW ON
FOR IRRIGATION
7. G. HALEY Has Saved the
Cole Bill From an UntimeIy
Death.
SENATOR PIERCE SAYS
MINING INTERESTS OPPOSE TT

Gallant Fight Made Before the Com
mittee by HALEY, Prevented tho
Committee From Smothering it to
Death-An Able Senator Whom Mr..
Pierce Did Not Name, But Who Is
Supposed to Be Rand, of Baker,
Has Been the Chief Opposition
w. ID. Chamberlain Believes the
Measure VIII Be Reported and
Voted on.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
Waiting for Open Weather.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 6.-Kuropat-
kin reports General Dembowsky as
wounded. Fighting is suspended ow-
ing to the extreme cold. Indications
are the japanese will resume the
fighting as soon as the weather mod
crates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations From All Points Handling
UmatiIla Products.

Chicago, Feb. 6.-May wheat open
ed at Sligo closed at S1.17. July
wheat opened at s1O2% and closed
at S115%. Corn, 45%; oats, 30%;
barley, AZ and 46. and flax, s1.16.
San Francisco-Cash wheat, $3.50
and $1.55.
Portland - walla walla, Sc; blue
stem, 81; valley, 81.
Liverpool - May wheat, Is e d.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
AN EPIDEMIC
OF SW|NDLES
Different Operators Beat Vari-
Gus Business Men During
the Past Three Days.
Efo4fBACH BROS NAME
REPEATEDLY FORGED

Tine 'PerpetratOr Was in Their Em-
BIoy Until Last Saturday Might,
and 50 Far as Known, Realized But
'$24 as the Result of His OperatiOns
and Then Made His Getaway--An-
other Operator" Checked OF
Against an Imaginary Bank NC
count and Realized $50 and Was
Taken in Custody.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
STRUGGLE FOR
CONSTITUTION
Petitions for and Against Are
Reaching the Czar---NobIes
Are Divided.
OTHERS ANXIOUS MERELY
ABOLISH BEAUOCRACY.

BY Common Consent a Law VIII Be
Passed Legalizing Strikes, and
Representative Jurists Are Now
Framing 1t - Father GopOn Said
TO Have Escaped Into Germany
More Strikers Killed AT Warsaw
Cossacks Sent to Fight Women,
Whom They Whip and Some Of
Whom Are Killed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
NOV Case Of SCARLET Fever.

One new case of scarlet fever was
today.@ The patient is Helen,
the 2-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus La Fontaine, and her case is a
very mild one. All the other cases
are reported by the physicians in
charge to be doing we'll
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-06
japanese Repulse Reported.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 6.-Kuropat-
kin reports the Japanese were re-
pulsed today and driven out of San
tia Tse-a strong position which the
Japanese occupied January 26.