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T. J. O'Keefe, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
Tho Borlln, Wis., National bank
hag. closed. Deposits aggregated f ISO,
OOO. Daron Stovcn Kemony, attached to
tho Austro-IIungarlan atubassy, la
dead at Washington.
The Eastern liar Iron ansoclntlon
ordered an advances of $2 nor ton la
tho rrlco of Its products.
Tho president has nominated John
E. Watson of Boonovlllo, Mo., to bo
registrar of tho land olllco at Boono-
TlllD.
Tho straw voto In tho American
colony In Moxlco City resulted: Ilooso
volt 355, Parker 21C, Swallow 13, Debs
10, Watson 4.
Tho steamer Coptic, which arrived
in San Francisco from tho Orient,
brought $2,000,000 worth of raw silk
and over $200,000 In gold.
Tho pressing mills of tho Hamilton
Powder company at Windsor, Quebec,
blow up. Joseph Witty and Ooorgo Ho-
bort wcro blown to pieces.
Tho report of nn encounter be
twocn Russians and Afghan at Kushk,
rosuultlng In tho blowing up of tho
magazlno thoro la unfounded.
Tho Noal hospital In Nebraska City
has bcon sold to tho Sisters of Char
ity, who will tako possession tho first
of tho ear. It will bo made a public
hospital.
At tho meeting of tho American An-tl-Saloon
leaguo at Columbus, O.,
twonty-sovon states were represented.
Rov. W. D. Palmoro of St. 1-ouIr de
livered an addross.
President W. W. Lelghton of tho
Lima, O., Savings Hank nud Trust
company was held to answer before
jtho grand jury for embezzlement un
der bond of $5,000.
Tho ontlro business district of tho
town of Dublin, Miss., on tho Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley railroad, with
tho oxccptlon of ouo building, was
wiped out by fire.
Tho navy department has authorized
tho commanding officer nt tho torpedo
etatlon nt Nowport to accept dis
patches to and from ships nt sea by
cray of tho Nantucket lightship.
Tho London plor and shed of tho
Warren lino In Charleston, Mass.,
filled with oil, wood pulp and other
highly inCammablo matorlal, was com
pletely consumod by fire. Loss, $250,-
. 000.
Tho contract for tho construction
of tho now postofucft building nt Law
ronco, Kas., has bocn awarded to
Illchoy Bros., of Hastings, Neb., at
1 144,638, to bo complctod on January 1,
1006.
Charles C. Brooks, formerly pro
prietor of tho Broadway Vannuy'a
botol of Los Angeles, Cal., and ac
cused by tho federal authorities of
swindling-, has boon hold In $2,000
bonds.
A dispatch to tho Frankfurter Zolt
ting from Constantinople, says that
Turkey Is ordering 100 now battorles
of artillery from Gorman, French and
.English fnctorlos at tho cost of $10,
000,000. In view of published statements
from various physicians, that tho
amount of oxygen In the air In tho
Now York subway was considerably
below normal, an official Investigation
la to bo mode.
A prlvato cablo from Montovldoo an
nounces that tho soallug schooner
Agnes Donnhuo of Halifax, has been
seized by tho Uruguayan authorities.
Tho Donnhuo la owned by tho Bal
combo company.
K. C. Cooloy, aged 77 years, for
many years chlof claim agent of tho
Iowa Central railroad, was found dead
of apoplexy In a chair nt the homo of
his daughter In Pueblo, Colo., where
ho had been visiting.
Governor Peabo'dy of Colorado Is
eued a requisition for tho return to
Colorado of Wellington C. Lowellyn,
now in Jollet prison undor tho name ol
Mabran, who Is charged with murder
ing two policemen in Denver.
Tho first tribunal of the Seine at
Paris Is hearing tho sensational di
vorce proceedings of Countess Tzay
kowskl, the American wlfo of Count
Twiykowskl, who Is secretary of tho
Turkish legation at Tho Hague.
Many prominent guocts Identified
with tho work of tho Young Men's
Christian association In all Its
branches attended tho annual dlnnev
at tho Waldorf-Astoria, Now Yrk.
Amonp: them were Paul Morton, Bocro
tary of tho navy; Genoral F. D. Grant,
"U. S. A., and Roar Admiral A. 8. Bar
ker, U. 8. N.
Secretary Wilson has designated
Prof. Elwood Mead, chief of tho irri
gation and drainage committee of tho
agricultural department, to glvo ex
iMirt testimony for the government in
the legal contest between Knnsas,
Colorado and the general government
lor tho control of tho waters of the
Arkansas river for Irrigation purposes.
Losses of $500,000 through shop
fitting have been suffered during tho
paat year by twenty-one department
etore3 In Now York City, whose pro
prietors, because of such losses, havo
formed an alliance to fight petty pil
fering. Tho National Founders' association
adopted a resolution disapproving of
strikes and lockouts endeavoring ar
bitration "whenever and wherever It
will enable them to establish and
maintain Just and equitable relations
between members and their employers."
HBanMiMHiHBnnnnaMaiMBMi
News in Brief
SINK THEIR SHIP
RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT BLOWN
UP AT CHE FOO.
ITIS DONE BY HER COMMANDER
Japanese Torpedo Boats Enter the
Harbor No Explanation Forthcom
ing as to Why the Russians De
stroyed Their Own Craft.
CHE FOO Tho Russians havo
blown up tho torpedo boat destroyer
Rastoropny.
Tho Russians, with tho xcept!on
of ono man, loft tho destroyer during
tho afternoon.
This last man lit fuscB nnd blow up
tho vossol. Thoro were thrco dull ex
plosions, which were Bcnrcoly discern
nblo 100 yards from tho placo where
they occurred. Almost simultaneously
tho Rastoropny sunk and settled to
tho bottom. A battlo spar marks Its
grave.
Thrco Japanese torpedo boat des
troyers entered tho hnrhor this morn
ing, BatlBflcd themselves that tho Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer, Rnsto
ropny had been sunk and departed.
Tho correspondent of tho Associat
ed Press learned authoritatively last
night that tho Rastoropny carried
scaled orders providing that unless
there camo n highly favorably oppor
tunity to escapo tho vessel should be
blown up.:
Sufficient powder for this purpose
wns secreted before tho destroyer left
Port Arthur.
Small charges of ordinary powder,
placed in ench of tho flro water tight
compartments, wero exploded.
Customs officer Kocnlg was on
board tho destroyer and tho Russians
experienced considerable difficulty In
gottlng him off without arousing his
suspicions. Tho destroyer's cutter,
manned by two men, was lying near
and fho official was persuaded to tako
a rldo around tho Rastoropny In or
der that ho might seo tho Injuries It
was alleged to havo received. No
sooner had tho cimtoms officer stopped
Into tho cutter than a potty officer
drew his watch and urged tho row
ers to mako nil speed away. When
tho destroyer had gone owu tho offi
cial was taken on shore.
It is impossible to secure an ex
planation of tho nctlon of tho Rus
sians, but It is believed that thoy wcro
determined not to allow a repetition
of tho Ryeshltelnl Incident. Prior to
tho destruction of tho destroyer the
taotal had officially notified tho Jap
ancso consul thnt Its disarmament
had been completed, the breech
blocks nnd ammunition having been
removed and tho machinery disabled.
During tho afternoon tho Russian
consul officially notified tho taotnl
that tho destroyer had been driven
toward Cho Foo by a heavy sea and
that It had boon decided to disarm it,
bocauso Its machinery had been dis
abled. This is looked on in some
quarters hero as tho throwing of a
transparent veil over the purpose of
tho vessel's visit.
THE PENSION COMMISSIONER.
He Tenders His Resignation to the
President.
WASHINGTON Commissioner of
PonBlons Ware tendered his resigna
tion to tho president, and It was ac
cepted, to iako effect January 1.
When seen Commissioner Ware re
fused to dlsciiBs his action In any
way, except to state that tho newspa
pers of tho country had been "resign
ing" him for tho last two years. For
at least ono year, however, it has
boon definitely known that Mr. Ware
would retiro from his olllco soon after
tho fall elections nnd return to his
homo In Kansas to resume his law
practice. It Is bolloved hero that Com
missioner Ware's action was not duo
to nny suggestion thnt tho severance
of his relations with tho pension
pfllco would bo ngreeahlo to tho presi
dent On tho contrary. It has been no
secret thnt Commissioner Ware, soon
nfter resuming his duties found tho
duties of his ofllco distasteful to him
and that this distaste steadily in
creased. Thoro Is no Intimation as to
who his successor will be.
THINK IT IS UP TO NICHOLAS
Toklo's View of Dispatches Carried
by the Rastoropny.
TOKIO Tho opinion is expressed
hero that tho Russian torpedo boat
destroyer Rastoropny carried to Cho
Foo oxtendod dispatches explaining to
St Petersburg tho situation at Port
Arthur, tho condition of tho Russian
squadron, nnd tho shortngo of food
and ammunition, referring tho ques
tion of further reslstunce to tho Rus
sian government Tho nature of the
Russian flro Indicates a scarcity of
certain kinds of ammunition. All
prisoners taken by tho Japanese tell a
story of Increasing hunger. It is claim
ed that tho Russian commanders are
divided on tho question of contin
uing tho defense.
Colorado Cases Dismissed.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. District
Attornoy Trowbridge dismissed tho
cases of forty-three men who had been
charged with complicity in tho Inde
pendence depot explosion nnd tho Vic
tor riot. Two of the men had been
In Jail five months. Tho others were
out on bonds. There remain similar
charges aga'nst seventeen, Including
Charles II. Moyer, president, and Wil
liam D. Hayward, secretary-treasurer
of tho Western Federation of Minors,
but It is doubtful If those cases will
ever bo tried
STILL HOLD3 OUT.
Beleaguered Garrison at Port Arthur
Intact.
ST. PETERSBURG Rejoicing over
tho undaunted spirit displayed by Gem
oral Stoossel In his telegram of con
gratulations to Emporor Nicholas on
tho anniversary of his acceBlon to tho
throno nnd officially announcing tho
failure of General Nogl's nlnc-dny at
tompt to present Port Arthur to tho
mikado as a birthday gift is tempered
by prlvato Information that tho gal
Ian commander of tho garrison has
been wounded.
General otocsscl was struck in tho
head by a spllutcr from a shell whllo
ho was personally directing tho ro
pulso of a particularly dosperato as
sault, but fortunately the wound is not
serious nnd General Stocsscl has not
been obliged to relinquish command.
General Stoossel Is regarded as tho
heart and soul of the defense and his
neath or disability would cnuso him to
rellqulsh command would bo regarded
as an irremediable misfortune.
Otncr Information sent by General
Stoessel which has not been divulged
for strategic reasons, It Is stated, by
tho war office, Is by no means unfa
vorable. While tho garrison Is now
hemmed In, In tho citadel itsolf, not
ono of the main forts has been taken.
Tlieo garrison has been provisioned,
fresh ammunition hns arrived and
tli at tho defense can bo successfully
thnt tho defense ca nbo successfully
maintained until tho arrival of Vice
Admiral Rojestvcnsky's squadron.
General Stocsscl, In his dispatch to
Emperor Nicholas, reports tho ro
pulso of a Japanese nttack October 26
on the north trout of Port Arthur. The
Kusslan losses were 480 killed and
wounded. All the attacks November 3,
tho day tho anniversary of tho emper
or's asconslon to the throne was cele
brated, wore repulsed.
General Kourpatkln reports that In
an nmbusendo November 15, near Sin
chlnpu, thirty-two Japanese dragoons
wcro killed or wounded.
The text of General Stoessel's dis
patches of October 28 Is as follows:
"Wo havo the honor to report to
your majesty that tho Japancso bom
barded very vigorously October 25 our
forts and entrenchments north and
northeast. Tho following day they nlso
attacked ono of tho forts on tho north
si-o, but our heavy artillery and
shrapnel flro dispersed their reserves
and the assault was repulsed. Our
loses were ono officer and about sev
enty mon killed nnd 400 wounded.
Engineer Captain Sakharoff, former
ly governor of Port Dalny, died Octo
ber 27 of typhus fever.
It Is difficult to single out Individ
uals for special mention among tna
heroic defenders."
HATES TO SEE COCKRELL GO.
Former Secretary Root Regrets Sena
tor's Defeat.
WASHINGTON Ex-Secretary Root
arrived from New York to attend the
ceremonies ol tho unveiling of tho
statue of Frederick tho Great. Speak
ing of the recent election. Mr. Root
paid a tribute to Senator Cbckrell of
Missouri.
"I suppose." he said, "that tho re
publican legislature of Missouri la
bound to send a republican to the
United States senate, but I would bo
pleased if partisanship could ho for
gotten long enough to retain in the
public servico a min who Is as de
serving as Senator Cockrell. His long
experience, his ability, his Industry
and attention to business, his high
sense of public duty and his standing
as a citizen makes him an invaluable
public official. No man will bo a great
er loss to the public servico than Sen
ator Cockrell. As a republican op
posed to him In politics l can say that
I sincerely regret that tho govern
ment is to lose a man like Senator
Cockrell."
ATTITUDE OF THE SOUTH.
It is One of Friendliness Toward tha
President.
WASHINGTON Colonel John S.
Mashy received a fow months ago u
letter from Judge Itoulhac of Birming
ham, Ala., commenting on the attitude
of tho southern people toward the
president personally. Colonel Mosby
sent the letter to Oyster Bay, as ho
thought tho sentiment expressed In It
by a confederate veteran would be
gratifying to tho president He re
ceived a reply which ho did not pub
lish during tho campaign, as he felt
that tho president's motives In writ
ing the letter would be misconstrued.
The letter is as follows:
"My Dear Colonel Mosby: That it
a fine letter of Roulhnc's and I appre
ciate It I have always been sadden
ed, rather than angered, by the at
tacks made upon me In tho south. I
am half a southerner myself and I can
say with all possible sincerity that tho
interests of tho south aro exactly as
dear to me as tho Interests of the
north. THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
Will Land Division of Guards.
LONDON Tho Daily Telograph'a
correspondent at St. Petersbi rg as
serts that tho emperor has decided to
send out the second division of in
fantry of tho guards as soon as tho
troops already called out shall havo
been dispatched to Manchuria. Tho
guards usually are only sent to tho
front when thoro Is a monnrch or a
grand duko In command. Tho dis
patch of those troops, tho correspon
dent adds, shows the determination of
tho omperor to strugglo to the bitter
end.
EXTRA CONGRESS
PRESIDENT SAID TO BE FAVOR
ABLE TO THE SAME.
THE NEED OF MORE LEGISLATION I
Leaders In Both Houses Opposed to
An Extra Session Speaker Cannon
Against Any Revision of the Tar
Iff. WASHINGTON An extra session
of congress seems to bo assured for
tho early spring. Tho president de
sires to havo legislation on tho stat
ute books covering a number of Im
portant matters and ho Is not mealy
mouthed In telling his desires to his
friends. The leaders, however, In both
senate and house aro opposed to an
extra session. They argue that thoro
will be ample time In which to pass
necessary legislation not only affect
ing tho Panama canal, but tariff revi
sion, which now seems certain to como
about during tho long session of tho
Fifty-ninth congress which ordlnnrily
would begin on the first Monday of
December, 1005. The president, how
ever, believing thnt legislation is de
manded for the control of the Pana
ma canal, particularly having rela
tion to tho establishment of a system
of courts and laws for tho government
of the strip, is emphatic in his declara
tion that an extraordinary session of
tho Fifty-ninth congress should bo
convened very shortly after the ter
mination of tho Fifty-eighth congress.
Realizing the resonslbllitles which
have been placed upon him by tho
vote of tho country President Roose
velt, In keoplng with his whole life, Is
determined that his administration
shall bo notable for tho accomplish
ment of results affecting the happi
ness of the country. It Is contended
that it will be Impossible to enact any
portion of the legislation now abso
lutely necessary at the regular session
by reason of tho largo problems which
confront tho American people. Tariff
revision. In tho Philippines is demand
ed and the president, It Is understood,
will Insist that tho republicans shall
not shirk their responsibilities. Then
again reciprocity with Canada Is
bound to occupy considerable atten
tion, but just to what extent the re
publicans will go toward bringing
about closer trade relations with our
neighbor on the north Is problemati
cal. Ono thing; however, Is absolute
ly assured and that Is that the tariff
revisionists will have a largo follow
ing In the Fifty-ninth congress, and
that the slogan thnt was heard during
tho recent campaign, "Let tho friends
of the tariff revise the tariff," gives
promise of being insisted upon.
Speaker Cannon, who Is now at
Danville, 111., resting from his labors
on the stump, Is expected to arrive In
Washington the lntter part of next
woek for a consultation with the presi
dent Tho speaker's closest associates
believe that he will set his faco firm
ly against an extra session or present
revision of tho tariff.
Gets Imprisonment for Life.
SIOUX CITY, la. After being out
sixteen hours a Jury at Cherokee, la.,
found Harry Hartman, who shot and
killed his sweetheart, Florence Por
ter, on November 30, 1901, guilty of
murder In the first degreo and lixed
tho punishment at Imprisonment for
life at hard labor.
Reception to Rossa.
CORK O'Donovan Rossa was given
a rousing reception hero Sunday. Ho
received numeroup deputations and
was tendered a banquet at night
PLAN ANOTHER WORLD'S FAIR
Movement to Celebrate Seml-Centen-nial
of Close of War.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. The first
announcement Is mado of a formal
movement to hold In Chattanooga In
1915 a world's fair to he known as
tho semi-centennial peace Jubilee ex
position, commenoratlng tho end of
the clvl war. It is learned that assur
ances of aid from tho government and
various organizations have been se
cured. The following nddress explain
ing the nature of tho exposition has
been Issued:
From 1S61 to 18G5 there was In the
United States tho greatest civil war
tho world has ever seen. Peace be
tween tho states was established
April 9. 1865. Tho year 1915 will bo
the semi-centennial anniversary of the
event
Chattanooga Is the geographical cen
ter of tho scenes of the civil war.
With tho great national Interest that
centers here, tho United States gov
ernment will no doubt contribute gen
erously to such an exposition. It bus
had for years In contemplation the
erection of a peace memorial arch at
Chattanooga which is to surpass any
thing of the kind In the world. This
could bo finished and dedicated in
1915.
Therefore, let us havo at Chatta
nooga In the year 1915 a somlcenten
nlal peace jublleo exposition, to which
the world shall be Invited.
Slain in Fight at Laramie.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. A party or
Swedes, negroes and others engaged
In a free-for-all light at Laramie. Guns,
clubs and knives wore used freely.
Charles Bussard was killod and othors
wore Injured. Eight of tho rlotcns
were arrested, but subsequently wero
all released excopt Gust Johnson, a
Swede bartender whom tho negroes
say fired the shot that killed Bussard.
Johnson and his Swode companions
deny the charge. William Clcwe was
arrested at Cheyenne charged with the
murder.
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Officers Elected and a Number of Re
solutions Are Adopted. '
EL PASO, Tex. Tho national Irri
gation congress adopted the report of
tho commlttco on permanent organlza-
" "7 p"" ? ;
deo of California, took the chair and
made an nddress. All of tho officers
recommended by tho commlttoo wero
elected.
Tho convention adopted a resolution
thanking President Roosevelt for his
letters and for his Interest In Irriga
tion and approving his policy on this
subject.
Important resolutions wore passed
during tho closing hours, Tho pre
amble of one favoring a repeal of tho
stone nnd timber act read:
"It ,1s the sense of this congress
that tlu remaining public domain
should be sacredly preserved to nil
the people of the United States and
rlgdly reserved for actual homeseek
ers. Tho congress of tho United States
Is commended for withdrawing 40,
000,000 acres of arid lands nnd 80,
000,000 acres of forest lands from en
try and tho repeal of the desert land
law Is urged, together with that of the
timber and stono act, commutation
tax of tho homestead act and a sub
stitute Is offered In the salo of stump
age." As a substitute of the desert land
law It Is desired to permit Individuals
as actual settlers to entor on only 160
acres.
Other resolutions adopted were
those opposing nil Issues of land
scrips; urging tho government pur
chase of all lands in tho limit of for
est reserves; favoring a non-Interest
hearing loan by tho government to an
Irrigation fund to be used by tho sec
retary of the interior and repaid un
der the provlsons of the Irrigation law.
Urging a law permitting states to
organize In districts for tho sale of Ir
rigation lands and upon approval by
tho secretary of the Interior, to be
allowed to employ tho engineers of
the reclninntlon service, nnd favoring
legislation to aid beet sugar culture.
Declaring that "the presenco of the
delegates from the sister republic of
Mexico hns strengthened the bond be
tween the two countries and In appre
ciation of the cordial treatment ac
corded this congress while on Mexi
can soil, wo cordially Invite the repub
lic of Mexico to send a delegation to
the Portland congress."
FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Count Casslnl Says This is What Rus
sia Will Do.
WASHINGTON "Russian will pur
sue tho war In tho far east to tho bit
tor end, that Is, until Russia has con
quered." Theso are the opening words of nn
emphatic statement made at the Rus
sian embassy by Count Casslnl, the
Russian ambassador.
Several times recently tho ambas
sador, In the name of his government,
has categorically denied the possibil
ity of an intervention In the war, but
tho recurrence of the rumors that tho
powers contemplated mediation has
caused he ambassador to reiterate on
behalf of his government Its position
regarding intervention or mediation
of any kind. The statement contin
ues: "I deem it my duty to reiterate what
I havo so often said, that Russia will
not suspend In any caso her military
operations In tho far cast. All ru
mors and reports regarding tho pos
slblo success of the direct overtures
for peace which Japan is said to have
mado to Russia, and regarding the
mediation of tho powers, in my opin
ion aro started for tho purpose of
convincing the public that tho end of
the war Is close at hand. In this way
it is hoped that tho public may bo
led to believe that the Japanese loans
offer attractlvo Investments.
"Russia can no more admit of In
terference than Great Britain could In
tho Transvaal; than could tho United
States In her war with Spain. Where
tho prestige of a country is at stake
ail other considerations are and must
bo put aside. Some people may think
that financial difficulties will influence
Russi?, to end hostilities. Such an
opinion Is based upon tho false as
sumption of Russia's financial resourc
es. Thero lf no doubt whatever that
Russia, whoso annual Income exceeds
$1,000,000,000, cannot bo influenced In
her attitude toward tho outcome of
tho war by tho amount of war expen
ditures. It is not altogether out of
tho question that Russia, who did not
expect war, should In the moment
when she has mobilized her army and
is sending corps after corps In fight
ing readiness to tho far east sudden
ly call a halt to hostilities, particu
larly after she has for nearly a year,
without any difficulty or recourse to
extraordinary measures, been able to
carry all tho extra expense?
"It Is not within my scope to com
ment upon the new Japaneso loan.
That Is an affair for the bankers and
for the public, who are ablo to de
cide what advantages or disadvan
tages the Investment offers. But thero
can be no necessity for comment uuon
Russia's credit."
Port Arthur Attack Kesumed.
CHE FOO The general attack on
Port Arthur was resumed November
IS nnd 19, nccordlng to tho report of
persons arriving here Sunday from
Port Dalny. They say the Japnneso
are so secretive that It is difficult in
Dalny to learn tho true facts. Even
tho officers detailed to work at tho
base do not know what their comrades
at the front are doing. November 16
a particularly heavy explosion shook
every ship lying at Dalny. The ex
plosion was ascribed to the blowing
i up of land mines or a magazine.
BLOW UPARSENAL
RUSSIAN SUPPLY DEPOT AT
PORT ARTHUR DESTROYED.
STOESSELREPORTS JAP REPULSE
Japanese Are Widening Their Saps
and Moving Their Guns Forward
Czar Receives an Encouraging Re
port from Beleaguered City.
TOKIO A telegram from Mojl re
ports tho destruction of another Rus
sian arsenal and magazlno at Port
Arthur.
Tho Japanese discovered, It Is said,
tho location of tho arsenal and cen
tered their artillery fire upon it. Af
ter dropping 200 shells In the locality
they succeeded In blowing It up.
Tho Japancso are widening their
saps and are using them to move their
guns forward.
Tho Russians continue their spirit
ed sorties, U3lng hand grenades la
their attacks upon tho saps.
ST. PETERSBURG General Stoes
sel has telegraphed to Emperor Nich
olas that Port Arthur can hold out
several months.
Newspapers devote long articles to
praise of Lieutenant General Stoessel
and the heroic garrlGon at Port Arthur
and to a general endorsement of tho
movement started at Kleff for a na
tional subscription In behalf of the
families of the killed and surviving
defenders.
A dispatch from Lieutenant General
Sakharoff, dated Friday, says that
during tho night the Japaneso attack
ed the Russian position in front of
Poutiloff hill, but wero repulsed.
America Is likely to profit, both di
rectly and indirectly, from tho exe
cution of tho largo naval program
which Russia is now elaborating. The
vital Importance of tho sea power has
been Russia's bitterest lesson of tho
war, and tho govsrnment is fully de
termined that the maintenance of the
empire's position will be impossiblo
without adequate sea power.
Should thero be disaster to Vice Ad-,
mlral Rojestvcnsky's squadron lb
would not only necessitate the entire
rebuilding of tho navy, but to increase
its strength.
While some of tho contracts will
bo placed abroad, owing to the limited
facilities of Russian yards (and it is
expected that at least one big ship
will be constructed In America) the
admiralty's plans will be directed to
wards ultimate divorce from depend
ence upon foreign ship builders by the
organization at homo of vast ship
building, armor plate, ordnance and
kindred Industries. For this purpose
It is realized, however, that foreign
builders and specialists must bo at
tracted, and somo alluring prospects
are likely to present themselves. Vlck
ers' Sons & Maxim and Armstrong,
Whltworth & Co., limited, of England,
havo already made advances, but ow
ing to the anti-Russian sentiment the
British firms aro not meeting with a
very cordial reception. Tho disposi
tion is to turn towards Franco, Ger
many and tho United States, and a
great plant at Llbau or on tho banks
of tho Nova, directed by American
brains.
NEW FACES IN SENATE.
Will Be a Number of Them When
That Body Meets March 4.
WASHINGTON There will be n.
number of new facos in the United
States senate when that body meets
in extraordinary session at noon on
March 4, next Of tho thirty senators
whose terms expire with tho close of
the legislative day of March 3, 1905,
a great many will be re-elected. But
at least ten will be succeeded by new
men, and In addition Senator Fair
banks, elected vice president, will re
tire to mako way for another. There,
are not less than ten aspirants for
tho seat to be thus vacated, includ
ing Congressman Iandis nnd Gover
nor Durbln. But Harry New, for many
years a leading republican of Indiana
and a son of John C. New, former
treasurer of tho United States, has
announced his candidacy and it 1b be
lieved here that he Is likely to glvo
all tho rest a very lively hustle for
tho honor.
MOBILIZING THE RESERVES.
Men
of St. Petersburg District Are
Called to the Colors.
ST. PETERSBURG Emporor Nich
olas will leave for the Cancasu? on
December 3 to bid farewell to the Cau
caslon cavalry.
Tho mobilization of reservists f St
Petersburg, it is said, will bo an
nounced next week. While tho reser
vists of tho province, in which St.
Petersburg Is Included, were called to
the colors some time ago, tho actual
mobilization of the Russian capital has
been postponed as long as possible.
It is reported on apparently good
authority that tho meetings of tho
zerastvos, which was schedule for to
day, has been postponed.
McKinley Fund Completed.
CHICAGO Announcement was
made of tho completion of the fund
of $600,000 for the erection of a na
tional monument to the late President
McKinley. Alexnndcr II, Rovell, chair
man of the Illinois auxiliary of the
McKinley national memorial associa
tion, In a report submitted to the state
committee stated that $50,000, tho pro
portion allotted to Illinois, had been
raised. In NewYork next Tuesday, the
national trustees of tho association
will meet and adopt a design for tho
monumont
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