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The Wingham Advance, 1904-09-01, Page 7THE FINAL STRUGGLE AT PORT ARTHUR. Japanese Getting Ready to Celebrate its Fall. Tokio cable: The final assault on Wort Arthur is imminent, Hundreds of .1apanese. guns continue to pour a de,. :struoUvo fire into the city, and barber, :along the lines of forts and entrench - remits,' preparatory for the infantry assault. It is evident that the Russian , lines have been weakened and partly penetrated in the vicinity of Autzshan and Mahan forts. ^.. The entire line of Russian defense immediately alma the harbor it with- in range of the Japanese guns. A num- bur or amanita arm tinct outcries con. ttinuo to reply vigorously. Thee Japan - teas death toll will be heavily increased lbefoic they aro captured. Tho direct- ion of the Japanese attack creates the iinipression here that the city and do- Kencos on either side of the harbor en- trance will fall first, The final stand will be made at I,iao Tishan. It is be- lieved here that both sides have suf- fered heavy losses,, and that the final record will make the siege the blood- iest since Sedan, The Japanese are su- premely confident of the ultimate re- sult. Tho leaders of the Government await the outcome in calm assurance. The people are everywhere decorating streets and houses and erecting arches and flagstaffs in preparation for atna- tional celebration of the expected vic- tory. BREACH IN CHAIN. Inevitable Unless Japs Are Dislodged From Positions. St. Petersburg cable: Reports from foreign sources represent that the Jap- anese assault on Port Arthur has be- l' Consuls are a1 dl the opinion that the ease cottcerns the belligerents and China steno, and excludes. for the present, at least ;action by neutrals, Advices rebeived ]fere from Saigon show, contrary to previous announce- ments, that the Diana was in a very bad condition, She has one large holo In her hull below the water line, Her injuries will take weeks to repair. This would have permitted sit extension of her sojout•11 tit a neutral port beyond the. tWenty-four hours, which expired yesterday, but it is foreseen that the repairs would entail such a stay at Sai- ons affectng the n that it tnt s possible that toff t theestport would be likely to arise, and Biel efoi'e Russia is disposed to disarm the Diana,. rvhioh thereafter will remain at Saigon during the Witt. A despatch from St. Petersburg to the Temps says that before the Aslseld and Grozovol disarm at Shanghai, or the Di- ana disarms at Saigon, the 12ussian Gov- ernment wishes to have the assurances of Japan and the neutral powers that the Chefoo incident—the seizure of the Russian destroyer Ryeshitelni by the Japanese—shall not recur. A despatch to the Matin from Chafoo says that the Chinese fleet left that port to -day for a cruise, evidently to avoid the necessity of action in the event of possible complications. ARE GAINING GROUND. 'the Reports From Fortress Indicate Jap Successes. Landon cable: A telegram from Tsingehou. which reached London late last night, days it is rumored that the Japanese captured Port Arthur yester- day (Tuesday). . The same rumor reach- ed Chefoo, from which place a telegram come exhausted. Others claim that was sent to London saying that so far they captured Etseshan fort, on the as could be learned there was no truth western line of defences. If this poli- , in the story. At 4.30 o'clock this tion has been occupied, •it is realized I morning the situation is unaltered. Most that unless the Japanese are at once of the news can be traced to the gossip dislodged the chain of forts will be of coolies. Nothing definite is to be breached and the position of Port Ar- i expected from the dapaneso side until thur rendered critical. +the place has actually been captured. Tho simple fact that the day to Observers here generally credit the which a large portion of the public idea that the attack on the fortress is ""looked forward to with superstitious gaining ground. dread passed without the fall of the • :'ortress suddenly encourages the popu- lar hope that the christening of the PLANS DERANGED. I Czarewitch will make a turn in the -- The Resistance at Port Arthur Delays tido. Attack on Liao Yang. JAPS GeeTTING CLOSER Berlin cable: In a despatch from Liao -Yang, under date of Aug. 23, the The Russians Driven From Parade correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger Grounds at Port Dover. says `The indications are that the ini- tiative is about to pass to the Rus- Chefoo cable: A junk which left sinus. The Japanese plan of campaign, Liaoti promontory on the night of Aug, including the attack upon Liao -Yang, has 21 has just arrived here. She reports apparently been deranged by the unex- •that the Japanese have succeeded in expectedly stubborn resistance at Port occupying Antserhan fort, as well as Arthur. another fort, probably Etseshan, about '`Gen. Kuroki's army has been with - a mile southwest of Anshanshan. They drawn to the south of the Taitse River, have driven the Russians from the and only outposts are near the river. iparade grounds, which lie about two "Japanese troops under Gen. Ukashima miles north of the harbor. They have are reported to be in the Liao River destroyed two forts • at Chaochanko, Valley. which is within the eastern fortifica- It is rumored that the Mikado has tions, and they have advanced to a point recalled Gen. Nogi and has ordered near Chaochanko. This news confirms Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata (chief information received here previously, and of the general staff at Tokio) to as - which the local Japanese were not in- mine command of the besiegers at Port dined. to believe. Arthur." The junk heard firing until midnight of Aug. 22. Scarcely a building in Port Arthur remains undamaged. The Town Mall, which was used as a . magazine, has been destroyed. Dour large war- ships, unable to fight, are at Port Ar- thur. Only one ship, a vessel, with two masts and two funnels, has guns on board. BRITISH SHIPPERS ANGRY. Russia's Search for Contraband Affecting the Trade. London cable: The indignation of British shippers over the Russian searches of vessels near South Africa contiues to increase With their growing belief tliat the mysterious warship is actually the Smolensk, of the Russiee volunteer fleet Asa matter of fact A 48-HOUR ATTAt;K, Gen. Stoessel Said to Have Repulsed Desperate Assault. St. Petersburg, cable, 3 a. an.: St. Petersburg to -night is dim and silent with no sign of festivity. The capital is filled with sinister ru- mors of Port Arthur's desperate straits. The superstitious are predicting tite fall of the fortress on the day of the baptism of the Czarewitch, but this is easily traceable to the fact that several big Russian reverses occurred on Russian fete days. It is reported that a message was re- ceived from Lieut. -Gen. Stoessel to- night, sent from Uort Arthur, Aug. 22, by way of Chefoo, saying that a des- erate assault by the Japanese had. been the Tsushima, was despatched 'toward Korsakovsk, The Tsushima found the Novik off Iiorsalcovsk harbor at 4,30 o'clock in the afternoon, She immediately signalled her discovery to the Chitose by wireless telegraph, and at once attacked the en- emy. The Novik was hit frequently by the fire from tlib d'atiatibse cruiser, and at 5.40 retreated to j•,he inner anchorage at Korsakovalc. Slie was then shteudbd in white smoke, and evidently Was on fire. The Tsushima had received projec- tiles through bunkers Nos, 0 and 8. She was leaking badly, and was listing, and was forced to withdraw out of the range of the Novik's Oils for temporary re- pairs. These were effected that evening. The Chitos°, joined the Tsushima after sundown elf Saturday. The Tsushinta Was sent to guaid. the strait and the Chitose 'tvatdlied Kot•salcovslc 1►ai'1tor. At &Wit nit Shiidtty the Chitose ad- vatieed to the Korsalcnvsk arleherdge encl discovered that the NoVilc had been beached close to the town, sand that the crew of the Russian vessel appeared to be disembarking. The Chi - toxo shelled the Novik from 25 minutes past 6 until 14 miiiutes past 7. The hull of the Novik was concealed behind clouds of black smoke, and thus made, sighting by the Japanese gunners most difficult. After sbelling her the Chitoso steam- ed to within 2,500 yards to observe the Novik. She saw that the Russian cruiser had partly sunk. Sho bad a bad list to starboard, and her side lights and lower deck were under water. Her hull was seriously damaged. rJ he Chitose satisfied herself that the Novik had been destroyed and steamed atbay. Tho Tsushima has been repaired, and is again in fighting tr]ln, The Japanese sustained no casualties in this engagement. ' The Japanese believe that the crew of the Novik were landed at Korsakovak when the warship had been beached after the encounter. The number of the sur- vivors is not known. SITUATION UNCHANGED. Japs Controluntains East and South o#Taitse River. Liao -Yang cable: Notwithstanding the reports of the withdrawal of the Japanese from the Russian east front, the situation remains the same. The Japanese control all the mountains east and south of the Taitse River. The Rus- siaat position is unchanged. Nearly 150 of Gen. Mistehenlco's eavahy received the St. George's Cross on account of dis- tinguished service in Corea at the begin- _ ning of the war, and constant fighting for six months. The Chinese say that 30,000 Japanese troops, with two hundred guns, Have landed at Yinkow, part of these troops going to New-Chwang, and part to Hai -Meng. the identity of the ship has in no way in progress during the previous 48 hours. been established. , A despatch to the Daily Mail from Copenhagen says the Smolensk passed the Great Belt, the strait between the Balt a and the Categat, to -day, carry- ing a war flag. The Mail, voicing the opinion of many people, deprecates the outcry against Russia's molestation of While the general staff does not conceal its anxiety, the best military authori- ties have not abandoned the hope that Gen. Stoessel will be able to hold out. The view is somewhat borne out by an unofficial despatch from Liao -Yang saying that in a two days' assault—on Aug. 10 and Aug. 20—the attackers were shipping as tending toward the hystei• beaten of with heavy loss. kat. It contends that there is no evi- At Liao -Yang the improved weather dense of alleged Russian discrimination presages the renewal of military actio in favor of German vessels, thus enabi- ity. It is believed that Gen. Kouropat- ing the latter to capture the British 1� ar kin is contemplating a diversion m favor Eastern trade whicis the kernel of the of Port Arthur, it will not be long de - complaint of shippers, who profess to be layed. compelled to refuse all freights owing g,000 SHELLS DAILY. to the supineness of the Bri,asli Govern _ mint in failing to protect British ship- ji ping. The Murderous Fire on Port Arthur Never Ceases. SMOLENST{ NOT *.IOTIFIED. London, cable: A despatch from Liao -Yang says that messages snuggled In to Desist cud Not Reach ant of Port Arthur arrived here to -day. Her—Admiraitee f8 Muni. They report that the murderous fire or tt g Gables The Admin- ts coin;meet that 8.000 shells are ' St . Petersbur the Japanese continues without cessation. MUST STOP REPAIRS. British Consul Makes Definite Demand on Russians, London cable: 'A Shanghai despatch to the Times says that in compliance with the request of the Taotai, Sir Pel- ham Warren has made a demand on the dock company to cease work on tbe Ask - old. Ile has notified M. Kleimenoff, the Russian Consul, that he will require a cessation of the work on the vessel by noon to -day. The company, the corres- pondent adds, will comply with this de- mand. This will make it impossible for the Askold to leave the harbor, as the repairs below the water line are not yet completed. An early settlement of the affair is expected. The Taotai will to- morrow demand that both vessels be dis- armed . The correspondent learns that the Askold is practically without muni- tion. REFUSES TO DISARM. Repairs Continue on Russian. Warships at Shanghai. A Shanghai cable says: The Russian cruiser Askold and the destroyer Gro- zoboi have not disarmed, although the final time limit expired at noon to -day. 'They not only have not left the port, as ordered to, but have continued making repairs. The Japanese fleet is still waiting outside for the Russian ves- ADMIRAL KAMIMUitA, The Japanese Hero of the Last Great Battle. juries will take weeks to repair. This objection, it is said to -day, applies to the would have permitted an extension of British steamer Asia (now at Port Said, her sojourn in a neutral port beyond . which was detained and examined in the the twenty-four hours which expired yes- Mediterranean by the Russian auxiliary terday, but it is foreseen that the re- cruiser Ural), equally with the Come - pairs would entail such a stay at Saigon dian. that it is possible that questions affect- ing the neutrality of the port would bo likely to arise, and therefore Russia is disposed tr• disarm the Diana, which thereafter will remain at Saigon during the war. The final determination in the mat- ter has not yet been taken, but the tend- encies are strongly as indicated. It is expected that the action taken at Shang- hai will relieve the cases of international significance and practically close the in- cidents. REPAIRING WARSHIPS. The Rossia and Gromoboi Thought Not to Need Docking. Vladirwstock -cable: Repairs to the cruisers Bessie. and Gromobol aro pro- - seeding rapidly. It is believed it will be possible to complete them without docking .the vessels, and that they will therefore take a comparatively short time. There is a big reserve of naval guns here ready for installation, and offi- cers and men have been already chosen from the Siberian reserves to fill up the places of those who were killed or wounded in the fight with Vice -Admiral Kamimura's squadron. The reserves responded to the call eagerly, despite the fact that most of them are married, and that they have end a terrible object lesson in the crowd of wounded already in the hospi- tals here. The wounded, on the other hand, are not viewing these prepara- tions with equanimity. .The first com- plaints they have uttered have been against having their places filled. CREW WAS GLAD. Did Not Like the Idea of Again Facing the Japs. Shanghai cable: An order that the cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat de- stroyer Crozovoi are to be disarmed was received at 0.30. o'clock last night from the Russian Minister at Pekin. Tho Minister had received the 'order from Emperor Nicholas, who also sent a mes- sage to the crews congratulating them on saving the vessels, and thanking them for their service to the Empire and con- veying words of hope. Yesterday was a day of considerable anxiety in official circles. First an order went forth that the vessels could re- main four days longer. Then negotia- ions were begun for another four days. This request was eagerly and persistent- ly pressed by the Russian Minister at Pekin, but it was absolutely refused by the Chinese Government. 'Thereupon an order came to Shanghai to rush work on the vessels and go out to certain death next Sunday. The distress of the •Askold's crew when this news was received was pitiable. From the first the officers and crew have urged disarma- ment, but the Minister at Pekin would not consider the suggestion. The dentist can: generally fill a tooth more successfully than he can fill a oker hand eels. The dock managers yesterday notified After receiving the refusal of the the Russian officials that the Askold's Viceroy of Nankin to send a fleet of bull could not be repaired by Sunday. Chinese warships to - enable him to en- More telegraphing to Pekin followed, force his orders, the Taotai told Mr. and last nigbt the welcome order to dis- Goodnow, the American Consul and dean mantle was received by the Russian ad - of the dipiomatic body, that he was pow- iniral. Under the supervision of the erless. The Taotai again appealed to customs authorities representing China Sir Pelham Warren, the British Consul, the Askold and Grozovoi will go out of to compel the repairing on the Askold commission before Sunday, and as soon to be stopped. The Consul retnsed to as they are patched up they will take comply with the request, but later eon- their pines alongside the gunboat Manci- veyed the order of the Taotai. The or- jar, rv1iich was dismantled last March. der was made through the British Con- There is general satisfaction hero ovie sul, because of the fact that the repairs• the outcome of the matter. It is under - were being made by .the British Dock stood that the Japanese fleet will remain Company, at Shanghai. until the Russian vessels are completely The meeting of the foreign Consuls •lisarmed, l this afternoon was without result airy refuses to give the least lnfolllta• d 1 Th docks are severely It was reported this eveninn that hf THE SMO EN tion in regard to the searches for yea- thrown a1 y. o L SK AFFAIR. damaged and the railway station has Kleimenoff, the Russian Consul, had re- ..� sols supposed to have on board contra- British Government Asks Russia for Ex - band seas. been partly destroyed. The Jepenese are mend orders from M. Lessor, the Rus - band of war in the South :• notingoil the advice of a Chinese en- sian Minister at Pekin, to disarm the planations. 1 1 nd Durr alto 1 eoe11 elcs '.Cite naval officials profess ignorau -n as ' meet who was formerly- with the vessels ane la 1'1 t;h t to the identity of the Russian ship ry uc t ' but escaped from Port Arthur. of the guns o the Chinese Custom offi- St, Petersburg 'cable: Great Britain will do under the circumstances is prob- pers, aced the rt vials Comedian's pa- Nearlyt b p .. earl all the plans of the fortifications tali. it is impossible for the Askold to has formaly called the attention of the Ieznaiie. pets, and the officials of the Foreign Ot- `r', yknown to 1►im, go out in her present eonctitiotl. Her Russian Government to the renewed ate lice are unfeignedly surprised et the'r'e•boilers and funnels have been hastily re activity of the volunteer fleet ateatrer port that the vessel is the Smolensk, patched, but rho repairs to the hull are ,Smolensk., and has asked for expiate -BUSINESS IN JAPAN. which, with the St.Petersburg, some time NQVLK WAS SUNK. ago t p dumb f vessels in the KUROKI ATTACKING • 'MRS. MAYBRICK HAS REACEIEB NEW YORK. Expresses filer Thanks to Those Who Helped Her, Kouropatkin From Three Sides of Liao Yang. A recent St. Petersburg cable says •— Aftor.four weeks' interval the Japanese have resumed their advance against Gen. Kouropatkin's positions. The opposing armies are in contact east and south of Liao Yang, and fighting has been in pro- gress since Wednesday. The advices at hand are too meagre to enable the of- ficials to form a correct opinion as to whether it will result in a general en- gagement, but the extent and character of the Japanese movement leads to that conclusion. Since the rains ceased a week ago there have been continued inti- mations that Gen. Kouropatkin was about to assume the offensive, but in- stead n-stead of that it was the Japanese who attacked the Russian commander's east- ern and southern ppsitions. A Japan- ese column, 30,000 strong, was reported on Tuesday marching up the right bank of the Lia River, which would seem to indicate that three Japanese armies are co-operatipg in enveloping three sides of Liao Yang. From the meagre ac- counts received it appears that Gen. Kuroki selected Tautziapudzy as the point for his attempt to drive the wedge into Kouropatkm's outer defences at Anping and Liandiansian, which are situated respectively ten miles north- west and southwest of Tantziaputzy, the latter being on the Lianite River, eight miles above the confluence of the Taitse River, whence a mountain ridge runs westward. The fact that the Japanese aro preparing pontoons at the Taitse River was noted in these despatches sev- eral days ago. The capture of this bridge will be the first obstacle of the Japanese and doubt- less will entail severe fighting, in which the Japanese probably are counting on the superiority of their mountain guns. If they are successful the Russian posi- tions at Kaiping and Landiansian will become precarious. The operations on Anping are supported. from Gutziatzy, three miles higher up the Lianite- River and along the Taitse River as shown in the despatch reporting that the Russian front south of the, Taitse River, was en- gaged and that Gen. Kuroki was simul- taneously moving on Liandiansian along the high road, as reported. from Liao Yang last night, and another Japanese column is moving on Liandiansian along the south road from Siaolindzy, ten miles northeast of Ilaicheng. That.. Gen. Ielouropatkin lead foreseen these various moves is shown by the manner in which the attack on Tanzapu was met and by the repulse of the Japanese at Si eol- indzy. The Baltic fleet, which sailed from Cronstadt last night on a ten days' trial cruise, consisted of twenty warships. The Emperor leaves ]sere to -morrow for the Don to bid farewell to departing troops. OF LITTLE ACCOUNT. The Baltic Sea Fleet Has a Hopeless Task .Ahead of It. London cable — It is not definite- ly known whether the Baltic fleet or any part thereof has sailed for the Far East, but Spencer `Wilkinson and other experts doubt whether it will eut inueln of a fig- ure ig ure in the war in any event. According to the Russian programme the fleet was to consist of eight battleships, five of which were to be of a powerful modern - type, five cruisers, two transports and 30 torpedo boats. This array of war - ships is considered ill-assorted and the modern vessels would simply be hamper- ed by the others. Moreover, all coaling must be done at sea, as Russia has de- clared coal contraband of war. . . When Admiral Rojestvensky reaches the Far East, if he ever does, he will find an active and vigilant enemy ani- mated by victory and. having excellent bases. I3,v that time Port Arthur will also have fallen, and Vledivostock will be eloeely invested. What Rojestvensky being carried on in a desultory fashion. tions Russia has not yet formally re - Red Sea, They number it would not Was Defeated in Battle With One Jap- r Jap - be adnlissabbe for the Smolenalc to act s what the Foreign Office suggested �o the „ as reported, plied, being without official information, The Banks u.'ow Steady Iincreas;: in ane eCruiser,WILL BE DISMANTLED but in a general way she huts explained Balances. NOW York, *Aug, 26. --On board the Red Star Lino steamer Vader•land, froth .Antwerp, was Mrs. Vibrance Chanter Maybiricic, recently released from prisou in England. Stirs. Maybriek was enter- ed on the passenger list as Mrs. Rose Ingraham, a name which she took from her great grandparents. This proem - tion was not designed to evade official inquiry but merely to avoid annoying fellow passengers. While she grade no se- cret of her presence on board, and ap- pealed frequently about the decks and saloon, very few were award of ]ler iden- tity. She is accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel V, Hayden, Mr, Hayden is her attorney, Mrs. Maybriek refused• to be interview- ed but gave out the following statement: "I regret that the state of my health as well as business reasons prevent my talk- ing to my friends of the American press at this time as I should like. To them and to my fellow -countrymen and wo- men I am deeply in debt for their ef- fort in my behalf, and I take this means of expressing my gratitude as well as words can, anti also to thank them for their congratulations on my release, which I regret 1 have not been able per- sonally to acknowledge. "As my mother was not able to ac- company me I came over under the pro. tectionandlits ofwife.r, M, Ilayden, my attorney, "I am assured by my English physician • and by Dr. 'Wilmer, of Washington, D.C., who prescribed for me during the voy- age that quiet and mental rest will in time restore my health, "It is on the advice of my counsel and my physician that 1 have travelled in- cognito. I cannot express tiro feeling of so deep joy and thankfulness with which I return to my native land. At the earliest opportunity I shall visit my birthplace, Mobile, Ala., and also Nor- folk, Va., my home during my married life. "I now believe, as I have always, that God will, in his own time, right the wrong that I have suffered." Killed His Brother. New York, Aug. 29.—Antonio Tovoni, of West 48th street, killed his brother, Frederico, yesterday. When arrested by the police he was still hacking in a sort Gen Britain the at th rises- Tokio pro- Believe That Russia Will Do This to Associated Press yesterday, that the or- A Tokio cable - The Asalti, summing ,,• - I cable: The Japanese ptl t a series of articles on the condition tenets try Great Ltitatn that that yesdere sent to the Sntol� tsk not to stop i gel and the St. Petersbur , witch passed tented cruiser Tsushima alone defeated Avoid Complications. any more neutral voxels have not been of tits Japanese business interrsts stare through melee the flus• the cruiser Novik. Tho first engagement , Theme is reason to be- d.rliver0d, the war lhritn, finds that the business ouch the tial flag, Inc , r .I 1 iseed leaturd•t + Aug. 20, and the Jap- Paris cable: 3 3 about t 1 t 1 The Novo) Vretliye commenting on the of the. ministering luxuries. 'melt as en - e, elan commercial fink, would make no i't' ' ' Mites() finished lieve that a decision is a ou to /c a :en 1 . o o , tertnitrinenis, theatres end the tea more seizures of British ships erahem attempt anew tructicn cruiser t di nt English newspaper phopositons to treat to hold thenY u B 1 the d0strueticn of the Russian ship ort p t providing for the voluntary sartnatne ng i tiers as pirates,houses leave suffered severely. ; o also of the. Russian cruiser Askold and the the Russian auxiliary cruisers ,. e ' And marine a 3 1 fife t ,bu, errs. < f the life u' the The d t '1 f the engagement reached i . it t tt t i oft insurance. Lately there hove been a de - (Y a 1 POWERS ubusiness 1311 esti i,n .anr ua� .the printing 1 1 a a�t�vi aa�i ' t lr in t t tit ri the Novy Depar m Chitose arrived at a at Saigon. This will bo to avoid inter- day aro the hetiigrronts o to -morrow, minim On the other hand ,tile paper 1• down Saturday0nilea rho nshir. national complications Raid will have the and inquires how the British auxiliary Warships at Shanghai NfatteY for Be dint 20 Miles rnorthrvest of Itebu t mills, breweries, shi cords electric and p lr the Soya (Le- effect of reducing the Russian strength ernisers would relish being treated us i ' ligerents and Chfnh. and reseeded to scare y gas plants, hemp and woollen mills, p three strop um s, but the ltussten pirates, t andwarehouses have been r as 1►eav , It g • , shoe shops Paris cable: Aeonfnreg to Lite Co- perentac) ''1 vik. T'110 watitller v Y Y Was not, discovered. At authorities consider that this will be off- While the British authorities desire 1 prosperous on account of the demands logilo Gazette, the cartfcreteees between and the Novik tv 'c Saturdayllarninn the Chitose get by the avoidance of the possible cap- to continue their conciliatory ono y, they] made by the war. ter foreign ConsulsaUn tath 0118 ogre have 8 o'clock a Rebore tore of the vessels named by the Japan- have informed the Russian C,overnmer t tt • l 130 lstlslnnla inet cease p Ile e litnolensk's interference with I The country in general is in a healthy that terminated ne in a ewer e u r etfull M. and t re °ionsly NO. -Vivien received here from Saigon that the ter n , t `t Mani aa- blltri. ear The o elle w had p n • s announce- British shipping list stop, end they ob-' economic condition, and it is siguifiennt t rib neutral power eau a x y • t� to rho westward, Alter show, contrary to, prevtou p „ thipn war- their se iiehu rVery bad ' strongly to tbe examination of leer. that the savings, private alta (Severe - nett in tiler ease of the Russian chi s Askold and Grozovoi, or take ring the ntcetin•� of the two Japanese anis- nicht:;, that the Diana is in at v ry l0_t s „ Ycuret banks show a steady inerease in aalit to might lig inteL The fro file a Poin took up a ileo ko, 00a ber'Intlllbelow thhas ar linea lifer itt hostilities by aent to ny 1,aasian the ROM Tliis balances. The cotton mills, rvhich were as favorable to either belligerent. The from Soya Paint to Cape ;3ltiretoko, Sunday' i o tt destroyer Grozovoi now at 1 asks them not to forget 1 maim I,al, . torpedo y , t• iso neutrals to - (eine 't • to to . remark eat ]sera today. At Shanghai, and the Russian scattier Diaua, fours Departmeet 1 weak at the beginning of the war, have latterly had a revival of activity, ow- ing to the decline in the price of raw material, The Asahi is sanguine that Japan will be able to cointinue the war, regardless of the length of its duration. A HARP OWNED BY QUEEN MARY. of frenzy at the dead body with the long kitchen knife he had used to commit the murder, aeeording to the police. Antonio is the father of nine children. Ile is 04 years of age, and a• furnace cleaner. Veal - erica was 37 years old, also a furnace cleaner, and single. Ile had lived with his brother's family for fifteen years, ever since they came from Italy, and always in the same house. 3-haluuay is supposed to have caused the killing. Magistrate Mayo, in the west .side court, remanded Tovons to the Coroner. Reduced Ocean Fares, New York, Aug. 20.—All of the leading trans-Atlantic lines now have reduesci their minimum first and second cabin pates eastbound to meet the Cunard's reductions, made several days ago, says the Journu,i of Commerce. Bath the North German Lloyd and the French line yesterday took part in the cut rate 'war by making a sweeping re- duction in first class rates both to Ply- mouthand Cherbourg, and to Bremen, on the largest vessels of the line, and also on steamships of the Babarossa class. On the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the rai- ser Wilhelm II ,and the Kron Prinz Wil- helm the minimum first class rate to Plymouth and Cherbourg was cut $40, and a reduction of $30 was made in the : same class rate to Bremen. A cut of .$30 was announced in the first elites rate to Plymouth and Cherbourg on vessels of the Barbarossa hype, and of $20 to Bre- men. The reduction in second cabin rates is not as heavy as in the first class rates. On the steamships La Lorraine and La Savoie the French line made a cut of $30 in first class rates eastbound minimum and of $10 in t11e second cabin rate; on all other vessels the first• class rates were reduced by $2 Oand the sec- ond cabin by $12,50. Peace Conference Wanted. St. Louis, Aug. W.—The Republic to- day says: One of the proposals that will be made by the American group before the inter -parliamentary conference at the World's Fair next month is that the President of the United States be au- thorized to call a general peace confer- ence next year. They wish to establish a system of arbitration among the coun- tries of the world which will bring about a reduction of the armaments of the powers. It will be proposed also that during, times of war private property on the high seas, which is not contraband, be declared exempt from seizure. It Was Given as'a Prize in a Competi- tion Between Bards. There was dispersed by auction in Edinburgh on Saturday, a family collec- tion of Stuart and Jacobite relics of great historic interest e.nd value. The early death of J. N. Durrrant•Steuart, the twelfth and last Laird of lealguise, in Perthsbire, brought this unique col- lection to the hammer. Interest centred mainly on two ancient harps, one known as Queen Mary's harp, and the other as the Lamont or Cale- donian harp. For the last twenty years they have. reposed in the National Mu seum of Antiquities, and are well known to Scottish antiquaries. The story of Queen Mary's harp is that' during a hunting trip into the highlands of Perthshire, in the year 1503, site offer- ed her own harp as a prize in a bardic competition. It was awarded to Miss Beatrice Gurdyn, of Iianchory. It close- ly resembled the famous harp of l3rian Bora, a century ago it was stringed and found to possess a sweet and delicate tone. Competition for it was very keen. Theo- dore Napier, the well known Jacobite en- thusiast, remained in the bidding until £840 was reached, and finally at £302. 10s. it was secured by the authorities of the Edinburgh Antiquarian Museum. The Lamont harp, which dates from the eleventh or twelfth century, was sold at £525. A lock of hair from Prince Charles' head, and another from that of his wife, Princess Louise of Stohlberg, went for £33 12s. A sword.which he had worn was sold for £78. Highland dirks went at from £11 to £15 each, an Andrea Ferrara sword at £25, and two genuine old Highland targets at £58 les and at £00 1.8s.—London Daily Mail. THE LONDIKE'S WEALTH. Clean-up Resulted in Twenty Thousand Dollars in Thirty Hours. Victoria. B. C., Aug. 20.—That there is wealth in the Klondike yet is attested by some phenomenal reports that are re- ceived by just -arriving steamers. At No. 10, Eldorado Creek, on tbe 7th and Sib instant, Jerry Madison and Peter Brown shovelled in $20,000 in less than 30 hours. The clean-up was as big a surprise to them as to others in the camp, as they did not think such ground remained in the claim, which has been worked con- tinuously since 1807. The Federal Government will shortly be petitioned by the Yukon miners to as- sume the solution for thole of the water problem. If water can be brought in sufficient quantity and at a fair price from the lulls, thirty miles distant, it is held that hydraulic mining in the Klon- dike district will .yield fortunes for an- other half century. OBJECT TO PIECE WORK. Trouble in the Michigan Central ShOps at St. Thomas. St. '''homes, Aug. 30.---1"rom present Appearances it looks as if the trouble which arose two years age out of an piecework 3` .err rr the err introduce. rm tt to taiI attempt , system unto the M. C. R. sitope here will he arm n and r t that time t ' • .d. At l t. he revue the eomputy arrived at eat tutderstatel- in„ by which the piecework scheme was laid over. Now 1t appears that the colnjmany ere again 'trying to tntrodnre the system, and, in fart, have already succeeded in lrkttltt; several of the men to work on tilts plan. The majority of the men, however, are apposed to piecework, stun it is said trou- ble will ensue unless some orran$enteiit is arrived at. Mr. Tesse Wallis, foreman of the car department, has resigned ow- ing to differences with Master Meohanie McCarthy over the matter. FOREST FIRES RAGE. The Loss to Date in British Columbia is Nearly $2,500.000. Vancouver, B. C., Aug. i;° —Most de- structive forest fires are still raging in British Columbia. It has been stated officially that the loss to date is $2,500,- 000, and if rain does,not come soon the result will be serious. - At Wullfshon's Bay, 20 miles of tim- ber is burning, the timber being the best in the province, owned by many of the most prominent companies. On nearly all the islands of the Gulf of Georgia the timber is burning furious- ly. Forest fires are also raging on Van- couver and in East and West Kootenay, the settlements being threatened with destruction in these places. BURNED FARMER'S BARN. Inquiry Into Alleged Incendiarism in Oro Township. Toronto, Aug. 30.—Provincial Officers Greer and Rogers have returned from Or- illia, where a fire inquest was held for the purpose of investigating a conflagra- tion which destroyed a valuable barn and contents belonging to Archibald McIn- tyre, in Oro Township. The fire was dis- covered on a Sunday evening shortly af- ter the family had left for church, and the facts pointed to incendiarism. Owing to the reluctance of the neighbors +o give inforThation about the case, and the absence of certain witnesses, the inquiry has been postponed since November last. There was no insurance on the barn, and the fire meant a loss of $3,000 to Mr. McIntyre. The inquest will be con- tinued in a few weeks,_ and, witnesses will be examined under oath. MONTKEAL BURSAR MISSING. His Liabilities May Be, Half a Milton Dollars. Montreal, Aug, 30.—Rev. F. M. A. Charist, bursar of the Institution of Deaf Mutes at Outremont, has disap- peared, leaving liabilities on his person- al account, and those he has ineurred for the institution, announting, according to estimates, to between X200.000 and $300,- 000. Ile operates :.1•rgoy in real estate, and to secure funds accepted money., at high rates of interest. The loans in some instances were made to the insti- tution. While there is no charge of dis- honesty .against flim, his affairs got into such a muddled state that Ire left the city. WAS IT SUICiDF? Found in Bed With a Bullet in His Head. Toronto, Aug. 30. --James Ilarmenter, who lived on Hannah avenue, York town- ship, just outside Toronto Junction, came to his death under peeuliar circumstances this morning. Ile lived alone, having been separated from his wife for a couple of years. 'Wet. King and J. F. Kenslake, railway men. when going to Werk at 2.30 n. etl., saw IIarmenter''s house on fire. The doors were locked, and looking through the window the two hien saw Ilarmenter sitting on the bed. Suppos- ing he was asleep, they broke in and found that Ilarmenter was deed, with a bullet wound in his temple. No revolver was found near the body. There is a reason in his actions the past two- or three days to believe that Ilarmenter took his own life. Height* of Inconsistency. ,Neto York Press.) "8110 1;; the moot tnconsisteut 1000100 1: suet nary." "But you Penin It is a tvon.an'd prlvtieae toy sOhamie ihr mindt" t1vibe! 1.1 ex0 r;uths grt neverd 8