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Vancouver, B. C. Wednesday, January 18, 1905. 2Wi DMscdunt THRICE LAID BrjOR DEAD Young Englishwoman, Being Measured for Her Coffin, Comes Back to Life. PORTFOLIO MAY (QMEJO B.

(. If Department of Mines is Crc ated, Senator Templeman Will Be Given Charge. PINKERTON MEN FOLLOW MINER Believe They Have Discovered the Man Responsible for the Famous C. P. Hold up.

A SCENE THAT WASDRAMATK Stoessel's Council With His Officers Before the Final Surrender of Port Arthur. Emperor's Picture Was Turned to the Wall so That It Might Not Witness the Froceedings Stoes sel Saluted and Shouted "Long Live the Tsar Miner told all manner of Manchauseu talea of hi. fabulous wealth iu California, of great blocks, bouses in Sacramento and San Francisco, and rich gold mines without number. One young lady of the town of Onoudago, who had become dazed at the dashing manner of Miner and hl ingenious lies regarding his wealth, became engaged to marry him, and, as a matter of course, deemed herself most especially favored. But all that is, must cease to be, and Billy's fiuaucts were not to be excepted from the general rule.

Having no income, his constant aud extravagant outlay was rapidly depleting the proceeds of his last robbery. Hence this brilliant social season In which a noted hihgwayman posed as the most conspicuous figure, came to a sudden termination. It was during the latter part of February, 1SS1, that he told his many confiding friends of Onondago that urgent business called him at once to California. Ills aged mother was iu feeble health, and it wns absolutely necessary that the geutlo breezes of the Pacific ocrati should fan back to her wasted cheeks the flush and bloom of healfh. On the eve of his departure, the prominent citizens of the town gave him a banquet at which the mayor with becoming dignity presided, and Billy was the hero on all our Men's, Boys' and Children's SuiH Overcoats, Raincoats Odd Pant and Vests for the balance of this month.

A special Table or Men's Suits at $7.50 Soma were worth $10.50. A Special Table of Men's Trousers at $2.50 Some were worth $5.00, A Special Table of Children's Suits at $2 50 Some were $5.50. A Special Table of Men's Regatta and Soft Shirts at $1 $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 qualities. We have placed on a special table a line of tweeds of which we witi make you a suit to order for These goods nre going fast Come early and get the best. CLIBB 8 SIEWA! 309 315 Hastings St.

West Telephone 702 Nearly Opposite the Court House. Kail Orders Promptly Attended to. London, Jan. 18. The latest news as to the condition of Port Arthur when it was surrendered to the Japanese occasions much duuusbiou as to (Several Stoessel's reason for capitulating.

Criti however, is generally lenient, there being a tendency to regard Gen. Nogi's iubtcs to (Jen. Stoessel courageous (lefese ag fnvor and the inclination is to credit Gen. Stoessel with the knowledge that the morale of his garrison was shattered. The Daily Telegraph's Kobe correspondent gives a somewhat theatrical account of the final meeting between the generals at Port Arthur prior to the surrender, which nceount was obtained from Russian generals at Nagusaki.

According to this account, twelve generals assembled at Gen. Stoessel's house. Asked xhi reason for two additional vacant chairs, Gen. Stoessel, bursting into tears, explained that they formerly belonged to beloved departed; and, having paid a tribute to the gallant dead, Gen. Stoessel abruptly exclaimed: "Well, gentlemen, I presume we will fight till the end." The discussion which ensued showed that the only alternatives were prompt surrender or speedy annihilation.

Then champagne glasses were filled, and the Kmperor's health was solemnly honored. Meanwhile the artillery thundered outside, and as several shells burBt iu the vicinity Gen. Stoessel ordered the removal of the Kuiperor's photograph, the side adornment of the bare walls, re marking "Ii not right that His Majesty should witness such 'Die derisiuii to i auitulule beimr uuaui ,,,1, general signed the mallv ebbing aloud. Finally Um SWh.kr;j sujuj attention, evi brought his sword to salute, shouted "Long live the Tsar." which the others repeated in chorus, and the council ended. It is said that Madame Stoessel seem ed stunned, and cried aloud when she heard the decision.

It is added that acute estrangement exists between Gen Stoessel and his men owing to the arrangement of favorable terms for the. officers but not for the men. Speak Bitterly or Government London, Jan. IN. The correspondent at Nagasaki of the Kxpress lias had an interesting iuterview with (Sen.

Stoessel, iu the course of which the generid said: "Tlie capitulation occurring on New Year's day was merely a coincidence. The loss of Metre Hill aud 'lie subsequent captures of forts, combined with ANTHRACITE COAL, $12 per Ton LARGE STOCK ONI HAND OF NEW WELLINGTON COAL 5TEEL RAILS PORTLAND CEMENT FIRE BRICKS SALT PIG IRON BLACKSMITH COAL I Railway, Builders' anij Cannsryeppiies i EVANS, COLEMAN EVANS Columbia Avenue Wharf, fttacklimou Block, Irinvllle St 'telephone is 8. Telephone 4. She Had Simply Fainted, but so Perfect Was the Suspension of Animation That the Attending Doctor Was Completely Deceived. London, Jin.

IS. Mrs. Ilolden, a young womau of Hapton, a village in tho county of Lancashire, under extra ordiary circumstances, was brought back to life while being measured for her coffin by nu Accrtugmou undertaker. Sin looked very jialo and feeble, but cheerfully said to tlie correspondent; "I have been subject to fainting spell ever sinco 1 was horn and this is ie third time they have put me by at dca 1. When I was 17 years old I was laid it for three lys, and a similar thing happened when I was small child, but I do not remember anything about it except what my mother told me," Tlie woman's' husband is an engineer's laborer.

They have three children, one au infant six months old. They live iu a farmhouse among the bills, hall a mile from Burnley, ou the Ac criugo road Mrs. Holden wag supposed to have died at 5 o'clock Monday morning, and a few minutes before tlie hour she told her husband she felt she was going to die. He thought her dying, her hands were very cold and her heart almost without motion. Aitcr a time her huart aud pulse seemed to stop entirely.

He carried ber to an upper room and laid her on a mattress. With the exception of a sheet and a nightdress the poor woman lay in the room six hours In the bitter cold. Dr. Shot ten, of Hayton, made out a certificate that she died of heart disease and exhaustion when a statement by a neighbor that she had suffered from a blow on the head from a chicken thief, and this, in his opinion had hastened death, led the physician to telephone that tlie certificate be not accepted. Tlie undertaker was measuring her body in the.

cold room, when he was startled by the twitching of the eyelids. This resulted iu restoratives' being applied. COOLIES FOR AFRICA Importation of Chinamen May Soon Be Stopped. London, Jan. IS.

Coincident with the rumors that the government in tends to dissolve parliament early in he coming comes another iu luor that it is lutended to Slop further importation tf coolies iuo South Africa. Lord Teyuhaiu, pre dd'tig at a meeting of a big Rand company, publicly aunouueetl his fear that such was the case, and the ruinor caused depression iu Kaffirs on the Slock Fxchunge. Being interviewed afterwards. Lord Tejnluun said he hud guod reason to believe that the rumor was well founded, 'le supposes that if It is so, it is id anticipation of a i.ineral election, the coolies question nving greatly embarrassed the government candidates at recent by elections. lu connection with the dissolution rumors, it is a curious fact that at many ns 7S ministerial members of parliament have already announced their intention to retire at the next general election.

Their names, published today, include many prominent men, like Sir Michael Hi, ks Bench, Mr, Ritchie. Sir W. 1 1 Wnlroud, and Sir John Colotnb. Most of these will quit parliament. Others, like Mr.

Winston Chun hill, are leaving the Unionist for the Liberal tanks on the fiscul controversy. NANAIMO'S LOST ONES Belief That Children Were Kidnapped Gaining Ground. N'analmo, Jan. IS. Special) The police are still endeavoring to find some trace of the two children who have now been lost for eight days.

Mayor Planta the other evening voiced hat has come to be a theory very largely accepted here, namely, that the children have been kidnapped or have, met with foul play. It is for this reason that strong effort is being made to get tlie provincial government to supplemeut the reward offered by the city. The footprints discovered near the south field lust week are now proved not those of the childreu. The police took shoes belonging to the little ouen to the south field, where the Impressions were made, but these la no way pared with them. THE ALL RED ROUTE All Mails From Australia May Come via Vancouver, Following the announcement that the Dominion government will subsidize a line of steamships between Vancouver and New Zealand there comes news bf way of London.

Knglaud, that the Australian government may enter into ar i ingeineiius wth the Canadian Australian steamship line and the Canadian Pacific railway for the conveyance of tha Commonwealth's mails to England via) the all ri route. The AuBtruliun gor erniiient. has rejected the offer of tha Pacific, and Oriental 'Steamship Company to carry the mails'. The company's tender was for $700,000. It is felt to be highly probable that the Coui monwcalih iiit liorit is will enter into negotiations with the Dominion govern men looking to the carriage of the mails via Vancouver, Mr.

E. S. Uusbby pjrt lor Ottawa The Crown Jewel Steel Range The most attractive High Clam Kange at moderate price sold In Canada. The body Is made of heavy Planished Steel. The top is made lu four sections aud has a swing key plate.

The oven Is made of one piece of heavy cold rolled sheet steel and to braced that It Is Impossible to warp or break away. We have over three hundred sold In Vancouver alune. We are sole agouti. WOOD, VALLANCE Retail Wholesale 8, 10 and 12 Cordova St. 23 to 29 Hastings St.

Budget Brought Down in the House Today Provides for a Total Expenditure During the Next Fiacal Year of More Thaa $68,000,000. Ottawa, Out Jan. IS. Thin afternoon the estimates for the year 11X15 llKHf were brought down. They amount to and lO.KIO.l'K) ou capital account This amount will be increased by uiplementaries.

There is an item of for a new dredging plant for B. and $40jOW for dredging work. There is tor a steamship service between Canada and New Zealand. To this must be added a big increase for immigration, and by the time the supplenientaries ure introduced the figure will reach nearly a million dollar. There is SKXMAN) for Marconi wireless stations, und for removing rocks in Victoria harbor.

Pnrt of this for Williams Head) is a revote. Then there is $7o, ftjO for an increase iu provincial subsidies, and a new vote of 0,000 for the mines branch This may mean that a new depsrtment, with a minister of mines, although nothing ha been said ns to that, If ao, the portfolio would go to British Columbia. The vote for the Grand Trunk Pacific is Hon. Mr. Prefoutniue entertaius to dinner tonight Senator Templeman, the members of parliament from B.

C. and the Vancouver delegation now in the city. Hon Mr. Prefontaine concluded arrangements today for sending the Canada, flying the blue ensign of the Dominion, from Halifax about the middle of next week to the British West Indies. She will have a crew of 75 men, drawn from the fUhermeu of the Maritime provinces.

Of these 14 hold first class certificates in gunnery. The distance to 'be covered is 0.7 miles. MANITOBA'S BUDGET Shows Surplus tor Year 1904 New Liquor Act. Wlnlpcg, Jan. IS.

ifSpecial.) Iu the legislature last nlgbl tlie provincial treasurer, J. II. Aguew, lutroduced tha public estimates and accounts, and In bis budget iecrli gure folluwing Rc xinie fr V.xH, 1.4.tW7.1'J. Ordinary pendltino for l.SI7..lK. Sorplus for J4U.3." l.

"asb Ui bund, trust ordinary, and open ledger ais le cemher Sl.7.'..7il7'.. 'sb in Hand, trusr ordinary and open ledger accounts, a lii. yesterday, $1 Ksiimatcs for IUuf: Estimated expenditure, all purposes. Including capital ac Sl.H.Jo.iKU HI. Estimated Ipts, all sources, Including capital accounts, $1.

Estimated reeclpls, all sources, Sl.rtHS.4s Esl limited execs of expenditures over receipts, 1 4.sii. Civil government, administration of Justice and maintenance of public lmtltutluus, imci. 4o, 1 Land titles office, P.lo:i.7l.niM.Sl; 1P04, SM3 tfJU.OS. Public works and public service. Interest, immigration, ki Edin atioii, ugrleull ure, hospital, municipal and oilier grams, Hi tlH.

Survey fees on M. anil X. V. lalidB, 1X5, uutliliiK: I' sH. J.

Hallway aid. and railway aid bonuses, sl.aOK.w: Jli Aiiuew slated although these figures showed Increases, they snowed economy In comparison with liU'U. By the slaiemenl he bad read population was then but was now all Increase of PT.Ooll fouls. Vet they found that expenditure on account of civil government, administration of justice, aud public Institutions, showed an Increase of only Iu the same period. The Increase lu population was at a rate of per but tin im rease lu charges was only .07 per cent.

This showed pub lb affairs hud becu conducted ou principles uf ceuliclny. The l.lguor Act of Manitoba will be thoroughly revised nnd the licence fr raised to five hundred dollars. IMiiks will not he allowed to he In basements, itestaiiraat Ib enos nre done away with. Each licenced house must have fifty bedrooms, and no one uuder IS years may work in bars. HEAD WAS BATTERED Another Mysterious Murder Case in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg. Jan. is. imperial. The local police have uuotber inunl mystery.

Ves lerday ic orge King was found frozen stiff ou the railway tracks, bis head praclkaily buttered to a Jdl wlta some blunt llitflru iii. in iiussililv with a spade which wus found near the scene rui blood, it is suposcd King iiiiide an cfrorl to stop two an beatlny their way and the bom turned "ii I'im. uieu have been arrested, but liny deny all knowledge of the The poih are now looking tor others' who may have been concerned iu the crime. This makes the fourth murder In Winnipeg within three moulhs, two of which ale still mysteries. STRIKE IS ENDED Boston.

Ma. Jan. 1S The strike of Ihe cotton mill operatives at Fall River was settled at a conference hire today. The confer was bell at Lie state house, represcua us of ihe man ufactiiicis ii ud of Ihe operatives having met by HiTimueuioiil made by Governor Douglas. The strike In i ii on July Rail.

wh'M, li, aliufui tillers isted Indices 1 per '111. in W'iges, A couloron.e held here last Saturil.iy was wi'boul result. Inn both parties came to.l:i a u' loe ieil to make a settlement the settlement a rec nieiit the nper.itivt i i urn to work at ouce under tue reduction. Miner, Who Has Many Aliases and Is Credited With a Long Criminal Fecord in the States, Is Supposed to be Hiding in "Hole in the Wall," Wyoming. New Westminster, Jan.

18. (Special) The famous Bill Miner, alias A. E. Miuer, alias William Morgan, is the man the Piukerton detectives as well as the Dominion government secret service men ere after in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railwny holdup nt Whon nock, in September Inst. Miner has been recognized by many people along the line as having been in the vicinity of the hold up shortly before the event, and the detectives are uow about to nr rauge a coup for the outlnw, whose name is known all through Catiadu and the United States.

Miner was liberated from San Quen tin on June 17, 11)01, where he had just finished serving 25 yenrs for stage rob ben'. It is known that on September 23, 1003, he, together with Liy Harsh man and Charles Holm, held up the O. It. X. train near Corbett.

After that he was not Keen again until a few day before the Canadian Taclfic holdup, when he won noticed by several people in the vicinity. Miner is now an old man, and there Is little doubt but what he will soon be caught. The supposition is that Miner and his two unknown companions have gone to the "Hole In the Wall," in Wyoming, which is knowu as the home of out laws. The two men with Miner are thought to be "Frisco flootty," ntins Curly, and "Tall Mnc," alias "Ben Lomond." These two men have been ill other holdups, and were on the const the latter part of August Inst, when they worked In Belliiighain. Frisco S.otty also worked on the New Westminster bridge for several weeks last summer.

Miner has a peculiar history, which (roes to how his during nature. It was some time dm in tlie year 1S7U that he was released from Pan Jiientiu after nerving a number of years for stage robbery JMtf liberty lie was lost to the i.otlce if the officers of that state, mid for this reason it was rightly conjectured that he had had enough of California justice: and had departed for other fields, where official vigilance was move lax aud stages and cash boxes were quite numerous It is known, however, that early Iu November, ISM), he arrived in Denver, and thnt while there he met the noted Billy Leroy. who bad become celebrated ns oue of the most daring Rocky Mountain highwaymen Leroy had, ou Iimny occasions, given the United States government and the express companies of Colorado great trouble, but with an ingenuity thut was considered a little less than marvellous, lie eluded capture. I'pou Miuer's arrival l.eroy was much taken with the Californlan's dashing tales of his many captures on the 1'acifie coast and, upon invitation, readiiy linked the destiuies of his criminal future with those of the ueiv arrival. Miner as California "Billy" As Miner prepared himself for the building of a criminal record In Colorado, he assumed the name of W.

A. Morgan, but was familiarly known auioug his. associate as Hilly." Together the pair, with a recklessness which highwayuieu only can assume, did all the principal towns of Colorado, aud finally, in the early part of December. 1HSO, were lauded without a cent. They at once set out oil a prospecting tour towards the southwestern part of Colorado.

About the middle of the month they robbed the Del Norte stage, from which desperate piece of Work they received some They were closely pursued by Lew Armstrong, sheriff of Rio Srau.de county, who was accompanied by a posse of determined men. Leroy was subsequently captured aud hanged by a vigilance committee, not for this robbery iu particular, but for a large number of previous misdeeds of a similar nature. Miner, with hi usual good luck, escaped with nil the booty and evaded the mot vigilant search ever instituted iu the state tor a fugitive highwayman Leroy, even with death staring him in the face, refused to give iinv information that would lead to the detection of his more fortunate partner. Passing as a Capitalist Miner made good his escape from Colorado and went directly to Chicago. He remained but short time in that city, deeming a protracted stay there extremely dangerous.

Before leaving, however, he purchased several suits of lie most fashionable clothes procurable, uud with two Saratoga trunks loaded with "swell" paraphernalia, made his debut In society in the quiet iiltle town of Mich. Possessing naturally an easy, graceful carriage, Miner, with his Chicago cut clothes, soon made himself a conspicuous object smobgst the good people of the town. He proclaimed' to nil his acquaintances thnt he was a wealthy gentleman from California and that he was attending to some private business in winding up an estatf of whirl; he was the sole surviving he 1 1 is faultless attire nnd the with which, he dealt nut h's apparently tinlohl wealth, made plausible all of his statements and won him at once entrance the best society of the town. He wns especially a favorite with the ladies, and the rustic swains and village belles were sore at heart over the advent of such a distinguished rival. "Billy" was happy in the enjoyment of this soap bubble grandeur, and to nil npoparn'ires thought not of the ineviialb' sn ash up that he could thau easily have outliued iu the future.

tl.u rL U'ltli the ter of the hour. It was with the most sincere rf tance that tha eood tieonle allowed their i distinguished guest to depart. But he solemnly promised to return as soon a he had performed that last net, a filial duty to his aged parent. Elding hi, bye, W. A.

Morgan of California jour neyed again to Denver. llroadclolh Chuuced for Unllets At the metropolis of Colorado, Miner fell in with Stanton T. Jones, formerly of Chilllcothe, Ohio, whom he annn dis 1 covered to be a companion suitable to his calling. The raiment which had plnyed such a part In the recent social season was laid aside and sold to a second hand deHler, and with the money thus seenred Miuer purchased a Win Chester rifle, two pistols, a knife and other arms. Together, Jones nnd Miner started for the Kio Grande district and Saguache county on a foraging expedi tion.

In the latter part of March, 1881, they stopped the Del Norte stage 1 but the booty they received paid them poorly for the risk they had run. Stealing two horses from neur Del Norte, they fled north again. Closely pursued by Lew Armstroug, they abandoned their horses near the town of Saguach and crossed the mountain range ou foot thiongh Marshall's pass iuto Cunuison i county, where they went to work for a week or two on the Denver and Itio Grande Railroad. About the first of May they quit work and again started on a pillaging expedition, tukitig with them a green gawk of fellow named James Going bak over tlie silt pass toward pacne, tnej suue a horse and robbed a small store on the route. eur ilia Grove they stole two horses and outfits and a fourth horse aud saddle within a mile of Saguache.

In Hot Pursuit By this time the country was well I aroused. W. A. Brenuugli, sheriff of Saguache county, orgauized a posse and started iu pursuit, following them through the foothills in the direction of Del Norte. After a tedious search, l.i si nig fcur days, the rubbers were seen 't lit about duk, riding leisurely arrows bridge about 40 miles from Did Norte.

'I'ln'v v.ere armed, but were finally covered by titles of the officers llid 'a furril. Sheriff Breauivli tied the three prisoners with baling wire us well lis he ciiitld and, putting them on freight wagon, for le Norte the i 'lull vriiii.g. Tl'ov were compelled to camp nt place culled wagon wheel gap for the night. Rr'naugli 1111,1 I his companion, luuued OooJven, were so completely exhausted that lln fell into a deep sleep about o'clo, thai uiijht. leaving the teamster In charge of the prisoners.

About 1 o', the officers werearoused by Ihe hold crie of tlie team dcr. Spriuging from iheir beds they were sturtled hv the diitrp renort of a pistol. The shot broke Guodven's arm. The officers at once reulircd that Miner and Jones had vurcceocd in untying themselves, ami with a pistol that hail been overlooked ill the senr. h.

were nink i ing desperate fight. The second shot bioke the sheriff's arm at the I shoulder, ami the third and fourth shots I struck G.sidveii in the left arm, com pletely disabling him. The two des perndoes then dashed away in the dark ness and were seen no mire. Fast did not escape, but was convicted of hore stealing and semenc to five years in the Colorado penitentiary I On the day after the robbery, John I W. Thacker and Sheriff Cunningham, of San Jouqulm, arrived and offered their aid.

Sheriff Cnn'niiiidiain sag gested thnt Jim Cruiu. au ex convict and noted horse thief, was probably one of I the gang. Subsequent events proved the correctness of this theory. A trio through Calaveras county resulted in nothing, nor did a search through Stun I islaus, although iu the latter county it was learned that Miner und Cruiu had passed through there ou their way to i San 'rnn co. Ir was alo learned that home weeks prior to the robbery a 1 rather dashing votnu man Ind stopped for 'inte in rninp.

nine miles below Soimie, lie was Jliffering Iroin chills and fever and plicej himself under the enrp of a doctor, His ghb tongue nnd polished maimer took the quiet population by storm. He gave the name of William AndiM son. An i derson soon made the acquaintance of I nil the young ladies in town, and one i in particular he paid attedtion to The officials soon determined that Anderson and Miner were ident'ctl Ou the Friday night previous to tlie robbery, John Curtin gave a bnll at his new house, nineteen miles below Sonnea, on the Knight's Ferry road. Anderson was there and, a. in ual, was the linn of the evening.

Cimn was also there, but kept discreetly in the background. At thill ball Mr. Anderson agreed to scud his young holy some music from the city. Sonic two weeks after the robbery the music arrived and furnished the first definite clue as to the course pursued by the robbers. After the robbery.

Miner and Ciiiin went direct to Sail Francisco, travelling the entire distance on horseback, via Liver more to Oakland, arriving hi San Francisco five days after the robbery. Miner at once visited a fashionable tailor I tCouttuucd ou t'uge Twu.J i I lY LASS I5c to $1.00 a Pair. G. G. BIGGER, Jeweler, 102 Cordova St.

Cam ada. ribie eicven iin'li shells, uie depressing effect of the death of Gen. K.uidrateii ko and the fearful increase of scurvy, really fixed the time of capitulation. It is quite untrue that 1 dissenled from the unanimous decision of ihe final council of Our final urgent request for relief were never answered. "As regards parole, 1 distinctly discouraged any concerted action.

Lvery officer decided for himself. Generally, the their iiiimandiiig officers struck with nun and chose imprisonment. Most of the naval officers ulso chose captivity, many probably being 'n flucnced by the fear impending couit The correspondent adds that conversa tion with the other Russian officers re Alexieff for uiH tirn, fMif cowardly flight by the last train from the fortress. "They say the torpedo boat destroyers that escaped before the surrender carried all the regimental and. naval colors to Chefoo.

The junior officers denounce the incapacity and foliy of the government ill entering upon the war, aud declare that, all the men w'u return to Russin from Port Arthur are revolutionists in spirit. These opinion were upeuly expressed in the presence of Gen. Stoessel, who remarked: 'Let them talk; thev have earned the right to think us thev please by braving uu told deaths for our own Russians Provoke China London, IS. The Morning Post's Shaiiahui correspondent says that the Chinese government cuiiipliius that Russians have uci upied Kashgar, the governor of which has appealed to the Chinese foreign bourd to open negotiations for the withdrawal of the Russians. Kashgar is the most western city in Knstern Turkestan and has a population of The Tientsin correspondent of the Paris Herald says that Russia has threatened to invade North China and Chinese Turkestan if China continues to discriminate ugainst Russian contra hand iu lavor of Japan.

Tried to Escape Tokio. Jan. IS. The Japanese govern incut is now prepared to house I Port Arthur ml other Russian prisoners of war, fi.tHM) at Taiigakhnvn. JO.IIINI at Ilamator near and Hie remain ing scatter, ,1 in uioups of to l.ivlti 1 lit dittcrcnt points.

I. 'cut. nrsKv, a Russian prisoner of war at Malsuyunia, will probably be imprisoned for life owing to his repeated attempts to escape. The navy 'pitrtment iiiinoiuii es that (Continued ou I'tige Two.) RICE Waterous Engine Works Co. Brentford and Vancouver Rand an! Circular Saw 111 lis, Engine, Brick Machinery.

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