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" w?wrsv-M RnvMtKNQMG (Wftiwjf ,p"sW!&,'twc'3rr 'tffftwsr -" JV! - . i ft it $ V THE ALLIANCE HERALD T. J. O'KEEFE, Publisher, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. A Paris doctor says that kissing s healthful, but how can anything co pleasant bo so7 A noted sporting writer says tho race of fighters Is disappearing. Still tho fit survive, so to speak. Noxt wo shall bo hearing that tho tmrgaln-counter fiends nro taking les ions in tho noblo art of Jlu-Jltsu. "Helen Mathers," tho English writer, who ia over hero, says that sho likes American women Immensely. Bo do wo. Tho tax list Rhows that Mrs. As tor's diamond stomacher Is not ono of tho permanent Institutions of New York: But pcrkuos that St. Paul paper that ipo'ho of tho "enormity" of n dead mil' llonalro'a cstato meant precisely what tt said". Tho biggest sea lobstor weighs elghtocn pounds. Tho species that travels on land usually weighs about 300 pounds. Perfumed gasollno for automobiles la tho latest innovation in Paris. Tho worl'l will wait with bated breath to learn how it works. Two Frenchmen fought a duel tho other day. In which both wcro severe ly wounded. Accldonts will happen even in French duels. Tho Connecticut candidato who courteously voted for his opponent and thereby elected him has experi ence) a chango of manners. Tom Lawson Bays ho onco kept Ad dicks from committing Biiicldo. Tho strango thing about It is that ho makes tho statement boastfully. A Chicago man says wood alcohol haB an agrccablo taste. It is noticed that when onco a man drinks It bo never goes back to tho other kind. A Boston scientist has discovered a now. kind of grip germ. Ono unsatis factory thing about tho now germ Is that it is no improvement on tho old kind. "Woodman, Sparo That Treol" is not enough. Somebody ought to writo a new eong, "Farmer, Plant a Tree!" and teach all tho country school chil dren to sing it. "Who aro most beautiful largo blontes or email blondes, largo bru nettes or small brunettes?" Well, it depends moro or less on which you happen to bo with. Dr. R, Hcber Newton not only ex presses his faith that tho spirits greet tho living, hut ho declares also that men possess halos. Wo all know men who think they do. Tho valued St Paul Globo Ills coarsen pessimistically on Christmas honors. Nothing but noddies, match safes, pen wipers and smoking sots in its stocking this yoar? That movement to eliminate tho ragtime song may bo worthy, but It is Bocscwhat lato. Tho world has passed the "Bcdella" stage and Is now in tho deadly embrace of "Teasing." Tho economical New York editor wka addressed a New Year's cablo to tho Hnpcror of Japan, "Mikado, To kto," might havo saved four bits moro If lia had cut "Mikado" down to "Mike." Ninety years ago tho first great bat tle of New Orleans was fought. Every body will recall tho fact that tho sec ond great battle of Now Orleans was between Sullivan and Corbett, many years later. " Pref. Perrlno of tho Lick observa tory has discovered a sixth satellite of Jupiter, but as a telescope of 10 to 12 inches In dlamoter 1b needed to observe it, comparatively few of us will ever see it. Objection to the marriago of King Alfonso of Spain and Princess Victo ria of England has been raised in some high places. This being tho caso. bo is pretty sure to marry her If she will havo him. G cargo Meredith comes out nov? wlta Oao dlscodraglng declaration that America has nover produced a great -writer. And still America doesn't es- fly pectoUy regret that Georgo Meredith -wasa't born over here. TJade Sam's experiments in the matter of world's fair postage stamps have convinced him that a busy peo ple does not take kindly to the idea of licking an unnecessary area of mucil age when about to mail a letter. It appears that Mrs. Chadwlck smuggled over $50,000 through the gates of tho custom house at New York. This fact is Hkoly to cause certain ladles who occupy high social positions to regard her with admira tion rather than contempt. 'Gov. Pennypacker," says the Pitts burg Post, "will now show whether he is a Ban or a mouue." It must be gratifying to Mr. Pennypacker to know that there is, after the record he haft fefciSe, a doubt on the man-or-moutt question as it relateato him. REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA That Is What the City of St. Pet ersburg Is Facing. BLOOD FLOWING Workmen and Their Supporters Strive to See Czar and Are Slain by the Soldiery. 500 to 5,000, Reported Killed. ST. PETERSBURG This has been i a day of unspcakablo horror In St. Petersburg. -Tho strikers of yester day, goaded to desperation by a day of violence, fury and bloodshed, nro in a stnto of open Insurrection against tho government. A condition almost bordering on civil war exists In the terror-stricken Kussian capital. Tho city Is under martini law, with Prlnco Vnsllchlkoft as commander of over 50,000 of tho ompcror'a crack guards. Troops aro bivouacking in tho streets tonight nnd at various placen-on tho Nevsky prospoct, tho main thoroughfare of tho city. On tho island of YasBilll Ostrov and in tho Industrial sections infurlntod men have thrown up bar ricades, which they aro holding. Tho empress dowager has hastily sought safety at Tsarskoo Solo, where Em peror Nicholas II Is living. Minister of tho Interior Svlatopolk MIrsky presented to his majesty last night tho Invitation of tho workmen to appear at tho Wnter palaco this aftornoon and recoivo their petition, but tho emperor's advisers already had taken a decision to show a firm nnd resoluto front and tho emperor's answer to 100,000 workmen trying to make their way to tho palaco square today was a solid array of troops, who met them with rlflo, bayonet and saber. Tho priest, Gopon, tho loader arid Idol of tho men, In his golden vest ments, holding aloft tho cross and marching at tho head of thousands of workmen through tho Narva gato, miraculously escaped a volley which laid low half a hundred persons. Tho figures of tho total number killed or wounded hero at tho Moscow gate, at various bridges and Islands nnd at tho Winter palace, vary. Tho best estlmato Is 500, although there aro ex aggerated figures placing tho number at 5,000. Many men wcro accompa nied by their wives and chlldron and RULES FOR SHIPPING STOCK Department of Agriculture Prepares Plans to Stop Spread of Disease. WASHINGTON Tho Department of Agriculture has Issued regulations es tablishing, on February 1 noxt, a fed eral quarantino against a largo part of tho south and parts of other states to prevent tho spread of splenetic or southern fever among cattlo. The quarantino lines aro largely tho same as last year. Tho quarantined terri tory will embraco the eastern part of North Carolina all of South Caro llnallnn, Indian Territory, Alabama, Mississippi and Ixulslaun; that part of Virginia below tho James river and running to the northeast corner of Bedford county; all of Georgia but Union, Towns and Rabun counties; all of Arkansas, except tho two north ern tiers of counties, which are left outside tho quarantine lines during February nnd March, but are placed within the quarantine during the rest of the quaratino period; part of Ten nessee nnd Oklahoma, most of Texas except tho Panhandlo, and tho lower part of California. Tho quarnntino is declared to bo in force until Novem ber 1, but this date is subject to change. Tho regulations allow cattle In tho quarantined area to bo shipped north In placarded cars, If shipped for slaughter, and placed In quarantined yards on arrival at destination. If the stock Is unloaded en route it must be at yards reserved solely for southern cattle, and after unloading cars must be disinfected beforo being used for native stock. Rich Man Shoots Himself. NEW YORK. Jacob Rtdge,wny ..Wright, who is said to be a wealthy and socially prominent resident of Wllkesbarro. Pa., was taken from his apartments in tho Hotel Imperial here with a serious bullet wound in his left side. Ho died a few hours after being taken to n hospital. He declared that the sljot which caused his injur ies had been fired by himself by ac cident. His physician. Dr. Howard A. Pardee, who was with him at the time of tho shooting, was dotained as a witness. The Cotton Situation. WASHINGTON. Reuresentatlvo Byrd of Mississippi Introduced a res olution reciting at length tho deplor able condition of the cotton-raising industry of the country and conclud ing with an Instruction to. the ways and means committee to make a fa vorable report to the house on a pend ing bill discontinuing the tariff to fix ratea. He said it was a radical change of government principles. He aid the record of the commission in the courts was "twenty-two misses, one bull's eye and two Inside the ring. IN THE STREETS the In tho confusion, which left no time for discrimination, tho latter shared tho fato of tho men. Tho troops, with tho exception of a Blnglo regiment, which Is reported to havo thrown down its arms, remained loyal and oboyed orders. But the blood which crimsoned tho snow has fired tho brains nnd passions of tho strikers and turned women as well as men Into wild beasts, and tho cry of tho Infuriated populnco is for vengeance. Tho sympathy of tho mlddlo classes is with tho workmen. If Father Gopon,. tho master mind of tho movement, aimed at open revo lution, ho managed tho affair like a genius to break tho faith of tho peo plo in "Tho Little Father," who. they wcro convinced and whom Father Gopon had taught them to believe, would right their wrongs. Gorky, tho Russian novelist, expresses tho opin ion that today's work will break this faith of tho peoplo In tho emperor. Ho said this ovenlng to tho Associated Press: "Today inaugurated revolution In Russia. Tho emperor's prestlgo will bo irrevocably shattered forever by tho shedding of innocent blood. He has alienated himself forever from his people. Gopon taught tho work men to bellevo that an appeal direct to 'The Little Father' would bo heed ed. They havo been deceived. Gopon Is now convinced that peaceful means havo failed and that tho only remedy Is force." Midnight Bulletin Firing continues on tho Vnsslllostrov. It Is rumored that tho workmen there have seized a dynnmlto factory and also that 30,000 or 40,000 armed strikers from Kolplno, sixteen miles distant, aro marching on St. Petersburg. Barri cades erected on tho Island of Vas sal Ostrov late tonight were destroy ed by troops almost Immediately, with tho loss of thirty workmen killed. SENDS A MESSAGE. President Wants Action on Export Trade Scheme. WASHINGTON Tho prosldent sent a message to the senate recommend ing favorablo action upon a sugges tion made by Assistant Secretary Loomls for co-operation by the De partments of Stnto and Commerce and Labor in collecting information concerning trade conditions In foreign countries. Tho president recommends that prbviston bo mado for tho ap pointment of six special agents to bo cnlled commercial attaches, who aball visit the different countries and roako a study of Industrial conditions with a view of suggesting modifications and changes in tho existing plans of our foreign commerce. Mr. Loomls, In explaining the plan, snld that this plan can bo put intc execution at a very small cost, In fact ho places the cost of the test at J50.000 por annum. Six commercial attaches or special agents will be suf ficient to inaugurate tho movement.. They would be allowed salaries at $3,000 per annum and traveling ex penses and would be assigned, one to cover Austria, the Balkan states, Ger many, Switzerland, Russia and other countries of northern Europe; ono for France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and other countries bordering on the Medi terranean; a third for Great Britain and dependencies; the fourth for Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America; the fifth for Asia, moro particularly Asiatic Russia, China and Japan, and the sixth to be held in reserve for special service In any part of tho world. It is not proposed that theso attaches should have a fixed resldenco at any particular capital, but that they may be" transferred from point to point. Homesteads In South Dakota. WASHINGTON The house com mittce on public lands heard Sena tors KIttedgo and Gamble and Repre sentatives Martin and Burke (S. D.) In favor of a bill increasing from 160 acres to 640 acres the amount of land that may bo taken up under the homestead act in that state. The argu ment was mado that without this In crease the settlement of the state would bo materially retarded. The committee took no action. Two Mining Men Murdered. RAPID CITY. S. D. Nows has Just arrived by courier of tho murder of tho Cain brothers, two bachelors who lived at tho Tamarack mine, flfteon miles west of this city, Tho murder is the greatest mystery. It is known that tho brothers had trouble with Bome neighbors and they aro suspect od of the crime. Tho courier states that the bodies havo tho appearance of having been clubbed to.death. One theory is that they wore murdered for a wagon load of merchandise recently purchased. JAPS ENTER CITY. Victorious Army In Possession of , Port Arthur. Headquarters Third Japancso Armyl at Port Arthur Tho victorious armyj Sunday formally entered Port Arthur. General Nogl, with his Btaff, entered first through the old town and took his stand in tho public squaro of tho now town. The army was represented by one reglmont from each brigade. Tho procession, which was five miles long, was three hours passing tho saluting baso, after -which tho troops passed out of tho city through tho now town. The correspondents then visited tho captured city for tho first time. Tho old town buildings wero badly smashed by sheila, but In tho now town tho damage was slight. All tho shipping In tho harbor was badly damaged by sholl fire, tho warships being practically useless, owing to tho Injuries they had sustained by shells. Proposals for tho surrender of Port Arthur wero first mado December 29 at a council of war. General Stoessel was In favor of surrender, but some of his general officers wero bitterly op posed to It The regimental officers and the troops wcro not consulted. Tho first nows they had of tho sur render was Janunry 1, after General Stoessel had communicated with tho Japanese. Tho scenes following the surrender wore disgraceful. Drunken soldiers filled the. streets and refused to obey' their officers. Many of them destroyed tho guns upon tho positions they had defended and camo Into tho city with out permission. Tho Infantry loudly protested that tho fortress had been given away. They Jhrow their rifles and ammunition into the harbor and proceeded to break Into warehouses and loot and drink vodka until In a helpless condition. It was evident that tho surrender was not necessary, as thero wero 31,000 effective men in tho fortress. The suply of ammunition was short, but It was not exhausted. Food was scarce, but private stores wero not requisitioned by the military. Thoffc is no difficulty in getting good meals In tho .city even without stores In private warehouses. It was tho opinion of tho non-combatants at Port Arthur that the sur render was unnecessary, as tho troops were able and willing to fight to tho bitter end. General Stoessel was much blamed for what was characterized as a disgraceful conclusion of a splendid defense which ended with tho death of Major General Kondratenko, who was loved by tho soldiers and was tho lifo of the defense. Memorial services were held In honor of tho spirits of tho Japanese dead, upon tho plain north of tho vil lage of Shulshi, a snort distance from Port Arthur. Regiments' representing tho entire Japanese army were pres ent. A shrino was erected on the crest of a small hill and tho troops formed a circlo around it. General Nogl and his staff wero present. Lunch wau served afterwards In tho open to all tho pfficors present. It was a splendid spectacle. Cowboys Going to Washington. DEADWOOD, S. D. A party of Black Hills cowboys, thirty to sixty strong, Is being organized to go to Washington for tho Inauguration of President Roosevelt March 4. Tho men will take their own horses and be dressed in cowboy costume. Cap tain Seth Bullock, who has just re turned from Washington, Is organiz ing the party. Merchant Found Murdered. LARAMIE, Wyo. George Gerber, a merchant, was found dead in bis store with his skull crushed and throat cut. An Iron bolt with which he had been struck lay beside the body and the knifo with which ho had been stabbed was still sticking in the wounu. Burkett Tenders Resignation. LINCOLN, Neb. Congressman E. J. Burkett of the First Nebraska district tendered his resignation as member of the lower house, to which ho was re-elected last November. He will serve out his present term. Hoppe Defeats Schaefer. DENVER Willie Hoppe won tho S00-polnt 18-inch balk line billiard contest with Jake Schaefer by mak ing 585 during the second night's play. LABORED AMONG THE INDIANS Abbot Felix de Grasse Dies In Okla homa. GUTHRIE, Okla. Abbot Felix de Grasse, a grand-nephew of the dlstin gulshed French admiral, Count de Grasse, whose fleet co-operated with Washington's nrmy in the revolution ary war, has died at tho Benedictine monastery of the Sacred Heart in Pottawattamie county, aged 63 years according to advices just received Fatherj do GraBse was born at Ba court, France. For thirty years h lived among the Pottawattamie and Osage Indians, nt first sleeping id their wigwams and eating at theii camp fires. He established numeroui churches and schools in Oklahoma and Indian territory. To Dispose Indian Affairs. WASHINGTON Senator Stewarl on Monday Introduced a bill to pro vldo for the final disposition of th affairs of five civilized tribes in In dlan Territory. Provision is made foi establishing public highways in the Choctaw, Chickasaw and SemlnoU nation; for the discontinuance of townBlte committees; for the payment of all just indebtedness of the flv civilized tribes; for abolishing txlba courts In the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations, and for the dlsposl tlon ef lands remaining. MBK&llIiMBBMW Alexander Alexander Hilton, formerly general passenger agent of tho Frisco system, nnd prior to that, assistant general passenger agent of tho Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis railway (now absorbed by tho Frisco), has been ad vanced to tho position of passenger traffic manager for both tho Frisco and tho Eastern Illinois systems, with (headquarters in St. Louis. Mr. Hil ton, besides beln a broad, intellectual HOMESTEAD BILL HEARING. Fate of Martin Measure Depends on Working of Klnkald BUI. WASHINGTON Tho successful working out of tho so-called Klnkald bill giving homesteaders 640 acres of land in the west section of Nebraska will bo a factor with the house com mittee on public lands In determin ing whether tho Martin bill, now be foro It, giving 640 acres In a large section of South Dakota, should be come a law. Tho committee has been having hearings on this mea sure, as well as similar ones Intro duced for Montana and Colorado. Senators Gamble and Klttredgo and Congressman Burke of the South Da kota delegation wero before tho com mittee. Senator Gamblo mado the principal speech for tho delegation, urging the pasago of the Martin bill, lie stated that tho lands included in tho great Sioux reservation had been opened for settlement for fifteen years, whilo tho Black Hills cession haO been subject of entry for twenty four years. Theso lands in all amount to about 17,000,000 acres, lit tle of which had over been entered upon. Ho contended that under the bill tho land could bo taken advan tageously and this groat region set tled and occupeld. Ho showed that 640 acres was not dlsportionate, as in early days settlers had tho right to enter upon 4S0 acres under the home stead, timber culture and pre-emption clause tho latter having since been repealed. RUMORS OF YELLOW FEVER. Isthmian Canal Commission Wants Official Report. WASHINGTON. Tho Isthmian ca nal commission has cabled to Gover nor Davis of tho canal zone calling attention to reports of tho preva lence of yellow fever on tho Isthmus, and asking for a report on the con ditions. No answer has yet been re ceived, owing to Interruption of the cablo service. Tho commission ac credits the cases that already have occurrerd to carelessness of the pa tients In going into tho Chinese quar ter or into other unsanitary sections, and is anxious to secure an official report showing the exact conditions at this time. Tho commission is ship ping a largo amount of medicinal sup plies to the canal zone to aid in the sanitation of that region. HOLDING TWO POSITIONS. Dismissal of Postmaster Pogue of Texas Explained. WASHINGTON. Postmaster Gen eral Wynne has advised Representa tive Beall of Texas, who recently asked for the department's reasons for removing Oscar Poguo as post .master at Blum, Tex., that Pogue has accepted tho position of president of tho association of national fourth class postmasters at a salary of $1,000 a year, and that he came to Wash ington last November and remained several weeks during a session of congress, presumably in the Interests of the association. Tho department felt it clear that ho had not been at tending to his duties as postmaster. Mr. Pogue remains at tho head of tho fourth-class postmasters' organiza tion, although not himself a post master. Dinner In Honor of Lodge. BOSTON. United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was the chief speaker at a dinner given in his honor by the Middlesex club. In a forty-mlntue speech Senator Lodge declared against the supervision of railroad rates by the interstate com merce commission, and in favor of a special court, this court to have power only to revise rates, not to fix them. JIo gave warning that unless government supervision of rates was obtained the country -would see a rad ical movement -for public ownership. Hilton. and well-endowed gentleman, Is also widely known as a successful and mas tor railroader, respected In hifslness for sagacity and fairness. As ft pas songer traffic man ho has been widely known and justly popular. During the lato world's fair ho mado a most en vlablo record, and Is now president of tho St. Louis association of general passenger agents. Mr. Hilton srrcceeds Bryan Snyder. GENERAL STOESSEL TALKS. Correspondent Has an Interview With Him. LONDON Tho correspondeat at Nagasaki of tho Express has kad an interesting Interview with General Stoessel, In the course of which the general says: "Tho capitulation occurring oa New Year's day was merely an Incident.' Tho loss of 203-Meter hill and the; subsequent capture of forts, combined with the deadly marksmanship with tho terrible eleven-Inch shells, the de pressing effect of the death of Gener al Kondratenko and tho fearfol in crease of scurvy, really fixed the time of capitulation. It Is quite untrue that I dissented from tho unanimous deci sion of tho final council of war. Our final urgent request for relief was nover answered. "As regards parole, l distinctly dis couraged any concerted action. Every officer decided for himself. Generally commanding officers stuck with their men and chose Imprisonment. Most of tho nava! officers also choso captlulty, many probably being Influenced by the fear of Impending court martial." Tho correspondent adds that con versation with other Russian officers reveals great bitterness against Ad miral Alexleff for his falluro to prop erly fortify Port Arthur ana "his cowardly flight" by tho last traia from tho fortress." They say the torpedo boat destroy ers that escaped beforo tho sarrender carried all tho regimental and naval colors to Chee Foo. Tho Junior officers denounce the Incapacity and fily of tho government in entering upo the war and declare that all the men who return to Russia from Port Arthw are revolutionists in spirit These epln lons were openly expressed In the presenco of General Stoessel, wee re marked: "Let them talk; they havo earned the right to think as they please y braving untold deaths for our coun try." CHICAGO GETTING SCARED. Because Grain is Going Abroad by Southern Route. CHICAGO Tho Chronlclo teday says: Diversion of grain shipments from Omaha and Kansas City to European ports via western lines, through New Orleans, Galveston and other gulf ports, is being Inquired Into by the Interstate commerce commission. The commission will try to learn whether secret rebates are responsible for the diversion of western grain shipments from Atlantic ports via Chicago to the gulf ports. It is claimed that the uso or tho special rate, which is less than the normal tariff, has been directly re sponsible for shipments of corn amounting to over 4,000,000 bushels from Omaha and Kansas City by tocal and Omaha grain shippers by way of New Orleans Instead of Chicago and tho Atlantic ports. Talks on 8tatehood. WASHINGTON Conslderatloa f the statehood bill was continued In tho senate Thursday, and Mr. Stone spoke for two hours In opposition to It. Tho bill for the remuneration of American fur sealers who suffered losses because of their suppression also was debated at some length but no action was taken. Deny Violation of Neutrality. ST. PETERSBURG The govern ment has not renewed the state of siege in Manchurlan cities, at the opening of the new year, civil law In Buch places replacing military rule The Russian papers protest against the Imputation that General Mlstehen ko's cavalry violated Chinese neutral ity, even if. of which there is at pre sent no evidence, they crossed the Liao river above New Chwang. claim lag that a small strip on (he west bank Is distinctly reserved as includ ed In the'sphore of bostilltlea v