BEGIN THE SIEGE,
Japs Have Port Arthur Invested by
Land and by Sea.
Forlrrflfi tit TUnlr Merer inil Ik Mknly to
l'all Anr Tlmo AImcIhIT Fall lliuk
on Ilnrliln Wlirrn lln Wilt
. Cnncoiitrute.
Paris, Fob. in. An eminent mili
tary authority connected with one of
Iho emlms8lo8 snltl yesterday that Port
Arthur was practically besieged and It
wna a serious question whether thla
would not compel ell her tho abandon
ment or tho Htirrender of tho fortress
with Its men and material. ' The
grounds for this bollcf wcro Htated to
bo aa follows:
Admiral Togo's ships, on the watch
nt tho onlranco of tho port, prevent in
gress or egress, thua establishing n
virtual blockndo and cutting off the
chances of relief from seaward. The
.Tapanc8o troops noar Nluchwang and
other polnta on tho Llao-Tung ponln
flu In aro able to Interrupt tho railroad
forming tho lino of communication
and supplies botween Port Arthur and
Harbin. Tho result Is tho gradual In
vostlturo of Port Arthur within tho
Japancao naval and military linos. It
will rciiulro a bold action on tho part
of tho Russian forces to provont tho
Html accomplishment of tho Investi
ture and reduction of Port Arthur."
It la now believed both In London
nnd on tho continent that Viceroy
Aloxloff has decided to fall back upon
Harbin, practically abandoning Port
Arthur, Vladlvostock and tho wholo of
southern Manchuria to tho Japanoso
nnd that ho Is porhaps hoping that tho
reduction of Port Arthur and Vladl
vostock will occupy the enemy whllo
ho Is concentrating his forces at Har
bin. iTniiiiiii'fln Ciiiiltiro Tiro Ituintim Hti'iunnrn.
St. Petersburg, Fob. 10. A tclogrnm
received hero from Port Arthur Hays
tho Japaneao havo captured tho Okhotsk-Kamchatka
company's Bteamera
Kollk and Dobrlk.
ninny Troop ut Wlju.
Seoul, Fob. 19. Tho roport that 11,000
Itusalan troops had arrived at Ohln-Tlon-Chong,
opposlto Wlju, on tho Yn
lu river, is confirmed na Is tho report
that tho Russians havo occupied Wljn
iteolf. They havo 2,000 troops at Wlju
and tho first collision is expected somo
whero In that vicinity.
ittiftHiiuift i. out 'inn nt (Jiu.uiuipo.
Berlin, Fob. IS). A dispatch from
Chemulpo reasserts that 17 ofllcora and
4Ui) men of tho Russian wnrshlps
Varlng and Korlot. woro either killed
or drowned when thoso vessels wcro
destroyed.
Nt. I'otoritliiirc I'linurn Unuipliiln.
St. Petersburg, Fob. 19. No oluclal
nnnouncomont of tho disaster off Cho
inulpo lma yet boon made, although
tho papers aro printing stories of tho
loss of tho Varlag and Korlolz. Tho
St. Petersburg Gazette oays: "What
aro wq going to do with tho millions
subscribed for the navy?" and con
tinues: "Wo cannot patch up a uso
less garment. Lot us start afresh. Lot
tho people defcido how tho money is to
bo spent. Tho ministers aro too busy
to glvo tho matter duo attention."
AUocliifT KUIml Nitfll;iiiit O Ulcer.
St. Petersburg, Fob. 19. Aftur tho
-attack by tho Japanoso torpedo boats
nt Port Arthur, Viceroy Aloxloff sum
moned tho ofllcors whoso negllgcnco
was tho main causo for the defeat.
After cross-oxamlning them as to their
conduct, Admiral Aloxloff became con
vinced of tho guilt of a lieutenant
among thorn and Is declared to havo
drawn a revolver and shot the young
olllcer dead In front of his comrades.
Tho lieutenant, It is stated, had taken
a party of oillcerB ashoro In his boat,
instead of remaining on guard.
(I.OOO-Mllo Trip.
Moscow, Feb. 19. Ordinarily, tho
lime required for a troop train lo cover
tho 0,000 miles botweon Moscow and
Port Arthur Is 20 days. Several trains
now blockaded to tho oast of Lako
Baikal havo already been en routo for
throe weeks. Tho stock of provisions
in Siberia is low, and urgont telo
grams aro reaching St. Petersburg
calling for assistance.
Holrilor l'urlsli on Slltnrlim Itullwity.
St. Petersburg, Fob. 19. Both olllclal
and unolllcial advices from Siberia con
firm tho reports of demoralization in
'ho railway service on tho trans-Baikal
section of tho trans-Siberian railway.
Thoro Is groat suffering and mortality
among mon and horses.
ONLY TO MAINTAIN ORDER.
Wnltml HtntcH I.umlliiir Murium In Sun !))
in Intro In Not to KxorcUo Pcrmummt
Authority Over tlio Island.
Washington, Feb. 19. No news was
received at tho stnto or navy depart
ments over night regarding tho re
ported landing in San Domingo of ma
rines. It Is tho earneat wish of tho ad
ministration that forcible Interven
tion In San Domingo may bo postponed
i.ntil after tho ratification of tho Pan
ama treaty. If tho outrages upon
American interests continue, Jiowovor,
it will be necessary to -put In forco at
onco tho drastic schomo of oporations
that has boon ngrvoed upon. Tho
United Slates, It Is," mnphntlcally
stated, does not want San Domingo aa
a gift or as a purchase. .'
HIS YOUNG BRIDE WEPT.
AtlMotirl T.nclftliitnr Hnil Ncfflcctwl to Toll
About it I'rnvlnti Mittrlmonliil Advnn
ttiro Until ArrntMl for Hlgntiiy.
St. Louis, Feb. 19. W. II. Lockor,
of Wayneavlllc, Mo., member of tho
Missouri legislature from Pulaski
county, who arrived In St. Louis on
his wedding tour from Duluth, Minn.,
was met at tho Laclcdo hotel by Dep
uty Shoriff Heot and served with dl
vorco papers on behalf of a former
wlfo, charging Locker with bigamy.
Lockor, who was marred January 10
to Miss Lucy Laduce, the daughter o
u prominent manufacturer of Duluth,
neglected lo toll her that ho had been
mnrrlcd aoeral years before to a Miss
Nora III11, a country girl near Wayneu
IIlo, and that a year ago ho had ap
plied for and nceured a dlvorco In
Judgo McKlhlnney's court at Clayton,
lie did not tell her, either, that tho
former wlfo claimed tho dlvorco was
Illegal becauso Locker waa not a res
ident of St. Louis county and con
tended that she was still his wife.
Whllo Locker told tho story of bin
first lovo affair, his young wife hung
upon hla arm and wept. When, for
tho first time, nho realized that Bho
waa not tho only woman that Lockor
had ovor married, Bho wiib defiant. Sho
demanded an explanation. Locker at
first offered to go Into a parlor and
explain tho wholo matter privately to
a reporter. Mrs. Lockor demanded
that tho explanation bo mado In her
presence. Then Bho broko down, clung
to him and begged that her name bo
kept out of tho papora.
HANNA'S BODY AT CLEVELAND.
Tlio Mortal HoiiiiiIiih of tlio T.titu Ncnator
fjiild In Statu mill Wcro Vlnwiul liy
I'ully 50. OOO IVoplo.
Clovolond, O., Fob. 19. This city
wna truly ono of mourning yesterday.
The mortal remains of Senator Marcus
A. Hanna laid In stato upon a shroud
ed cntafalquo In tho auditorium of tho
chambor of commerce, whero they
woro taken Immediately upon their
arrival hero from Washington yester
day. Surrounded by a veritable gar
don of flowers and guarded by a do
tall of soldiers from tho stato militia,
tho city of Cleveland now claims Its
own distinguished dead. During tho
afternoon from 1:30 to 9:30 last night
fully fiO.OOO pcoplo passed tho flower
covered caskot and took n last look
upon tho features of the dead states
man. TEN MONTHS AT SEA.
Tlio Stcitinor .MilcopollH Snllntl from Hollo
April 110 nnd llir Crow Had a Ilar
inslnc Yoyiicu.
New York, Fob. 19. Fivo months
over-duo from Hollo, P. I., and for a
long tlmo given up ns lost, tho four
mustcd ship Juteopolls was towed Into
port here. With her crow completely
exhausted by tho ton months' battle
with almost uninterrupted storms of
two oceans, sho was towed hero from
Dolawaro breakwater, but when In
sight of port was forced lo anchor out
side during tho wlntery galea of fivo
days longer. Tho Juteopolls Balled
from Hollo on April 30, -12 weoki ago,
with a full cargo of sugar, reaching
Honolulu only on Soptombor 1. A sea
man was struck and killed by a fall
ing block when the ship was off Capo
Horn.
TWO CHURCHES AS ONE.
CninnilttooH ItiiprcHontlni; rreibytorliiim
mill Ouiiilxirliinil l'r-ly tiirlann Kuuuh
Ainlculilu Acrnomont at St. Louis.
St. Louis, Fob. 19. It Is stated on
good authority that tho proposed fed
eration of tho Cumberland and Pres
byterian churches bocamo an assured
fact at tho conclusion of Thursday's
conforenco of tho commlttcos of both
bodies which havo boon in session tho
past two days. It is announced that
all matters pertaining to tho consoli
dation of tho two churches havo boon
nmlcably arranged, and tho only ques
tion remaining deals purely with the
phraseology of certain prescribed
forms.
JAMESON STILL A POWER.
fiiiuoitH TniiiKvaal lUlilor Will 1!rnino
I'nmiliir r Capo Colony and Form
ii New Culilmit.
Capo Town, Fob. 19. Sir John Gor
don Sprlgg, tho premier of Capo Colo
ny, who was defeated in tho parlia
mentary oleetlon recently hold In Fast
London (which ho hail represented for
nearly 30 years! , has resigned tho pre
miership. Dr. Jameson, of raid fame,
tho leader of tho progressives, who
defeated tho Afrlkanderbund party in
tho elections, has been summoned to
form a now cabinet.
SLEW THE ALBANIANS.
Klii'liHlil 1'anlia mill HI Turkish Troop
lliiutiul Thulr AilviirsurliiH ut lliihojhnsl
mill KiiIhuiI tlm SIcud.
Snlonlcn, Macedonia, Fob. 19. The
Albanians who were bosioging Shomsl
I Pasha, who, with 2,500 Turkish troopa
i and three guns was roporlod to bo bo-
filggod by 20,000 Albanians at Iiaba
jhosl, havo been routed, losing 800
men kllfod "and wpundod. Tho Turk
ish losses aro unld to bo heavy.
INTERESTING TO AMERICANS.
Wrulcrn Cnmiiln Will Soon llccomo
the .Supply Depot for Wlicnl for
(Jrriit Ilrllnln.
During the past year about C0,000
Americana went from the United States
to Canada. Most of these settled upon
farm lands, and tho writer Is Informed
by agents of tho Canadian Government
that the greatest success has followed
tho efforts of nearly all. To their
friends on this side of tho boundary
lino tho fullest assurance is given of
tho prosperity that Is in Btoro for
them. There will alwnya bo a splen
did market for all tho grain, cattle
and other produce that can bo raised In
WcBtorn Canada, and with tho advan
tages offered of a free homestead of
1G0 acres of land, and other lands
which may bo bought cheaply, an ex
cellent climate, splendid school Bystem,
educational advantages of tho best,
what moro la required. Tho husband
man gets moro return for hla money
than In any other country In the world.
On the occasion of Sir Wilfred
Laurior's visit to the Corn Exchange,
London, Eng., Colonel Montgomery, V.
D., mado several important statements.
"Tho function (ho said) which you
havo Just been assisting in connection
with n kindred association has doubt
less shown you tho Importance of tho
provision trade of Liverpool In its re
latlonahip with tho Dominion, nnd tho
enormous possibilities of the future de
velopment of that trade. Well, tho
grain trade of Liverpool has interests
with Canada no less Important than
thoso of tho provision trade. When It
la borne in mind that SO per cent, of
tho breadstuffs of this great country
has to be brought from abroad, you will
readily appreciate with what great sat
isfaction wo view the largo and steadi
ly Increasing supplies of grain which
aro annually available for export from
Canada, and I chnllengo contradiction
when I say that of the wheats wo Im
port from Russia, India, the Pacific, and
the length and breadth of tho United
States, none gives more general satis
faction, none Is moro generally appreci
ated, than that raised in tho Province
of Manitoba. Wo cannot got enough of
It, and it is no exaggeration to say that
there are before us dozens of millers
who hunger for it. This is not tho
timo to enter Into statistical questions,
but wo look forward wtlh confidence to
tho time at which, with tho present
rate of progress, tho Dominion of Can
ada will havo a sufficient surplus of
wheat to render this country inde
pendent of other sources of supply. I
think I may. with justifiable pride, re
mind you that this Is tho chief grain
market of the British Empire, and
through its excellent geographical po
sition, ns well as through tho enter
prise of its millers it is now tho sec
ond milling center in the world."
Send to any authorized Canadian
Government Agent for copy of Atlas
and Information as to railway rate, etc.
Mnttrr-o'-.Woiiry.
An nmusinp method of securing the mnr
riaeo of hits five luuhterH has been adopt
cd by n wealthy tradesman in Uerlm. As
BiiitoiH wore not apparently inclined lo
peek the hands and affections of the
daughters, thc father advertised that ho
would pay to the accepted Miitor of each
daughter a dowry in cash proportionate
to the weight of the selected damsel im
mediately after the wedding ceremony. A
young lawyer was the first who submitted
himself for thc father's approval, and,
having produced satisfactory evidence as
to his respectability, he was presented to
the daughters, lie visited them for a
week, and then chose the stoutest of tho
five, to whom lie was married. When tho
ceremony was over the lady was weighed
nnd registered 17 stone, thc father im
mediately paying over to his son-in-law a
mm of 13,000 crowns. Westminster Ga
rctte. .ol tho It Ik li t Kind.
Gainesville, Texas, Feb. 22nd. Mrs. L.
E. Burton of f07 Glad street, this city,
writes tho following letter:
"l have been awlully troubled with my
Kidneys. 1 was in a bad fix and had
been doctoring with the Doctors, but was
getting no butter. 1 tried a reniedv called
Dodd's Kidney Pills and 1 found they did
mc lots of good. 1 had a slight return of
my trouble and I went to the Drug Store
and called for Dodd'n Kidney Pills. They
said there was no such pills. 1 told them
there was. They said they had tho best
pills that were mado and persuaded mo
to try a box of another kind, not Dodd's.
As 1 needed some medicine, 1 bought a
box, but they did mo no good, so i went
elsewhere and got tlio real Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and very soon aviis completely cured.
I took a box up to the Drug Store and
showed them that there was such pills and
ORkcd them to order some, but as T
haven't needed any more 1 haven't called
to see whether or not they got them."
"Is Mr. Lovejoy Htill paying attention
to your daughter? ' "Indeed, he isn't pay
ing any attention to her at all." "Why?
Did ho jilt her?" "No, he married her."
Yonkcrs Herald.
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This is none too early to see about ac
commodations at tlio World's Fair. Bet
ter write the Inside Inn, Room 110, Ad
ministration Bide. St. Louis. -wlnv. for
particulars, which will bo son von free.
It is the only hotel in tlio World'B Fuir
uroumis.
She "Why do you always insist on hav
ing your own way?" He "Why shouldn't
I : iiy way is always the best. bom
mcrvillo Journal.
Do not believe Biro's Cure for Consump
tion has an equal for cougho nnd colds. ,1
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, hul, Feb. 15, 1000,
It requires no special , virtuo to praise
the right "and iiurmm tho i'rong. Rain's
Horn. , ' .
The man who is above Ins business may
one day find his businesj abovu b.'ni.
CUTICURA SOAP
Tito "Worlil'rt GrcntcMt Skin Sonp The
Stitnilftril of livery JVntlon.
of the Enrth.
Millions of the world's best people use
Cuticiira Soap, assisted by Cuticura Oint
ment, the purest and sweetest of emollient
skin cures, for preserving, purifying and
beautifying the snin, for cleansing the scalp
of crusts, scales and dandruff, and thc
stopping of falling hair, for softening,
whitening and soothing red,, rough and
sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings and
chafings, and many sanative, antiseptic
purposes which readily suggest themselves
to women, especially mothers, as well as
for all the purposes of the toilet, bath and
nursery.
Women accept favors from men aa
though doing the man a favor by ac
cepting them. Philadelphia Bulletin.
To responsible men, we will give terri
tory covering two counties, furnish all
goods without charge, pay all expenses.
You must have u good team and wagon.
Keokuk, Iown.
Isn't the experienced hotel keeper inn
experienced .' I'luladelphm JSulictm.
Mrs. Elizabeth H.
it is a good ana permanent business. Ad
dress, Iowa Medicine Co., Manufacturers
of Dr. Machin's Famous K K K Remedies.
dale, N. Y., Grand Worthy Wise Templar,
and Member of W.C.T. U., tells how she1
recovered from a serious illness by the use of
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
"Deah M'ns. Pinicham: I am one of tho many of yortr grateful friends
who have been cured through the use of Ijyrtia E. IMnklmm's Vegetable
Compound, and who can to-day thank you for the flue health I enjoy. When
I was thirty-live years old, I suffered severe backache and frequent bearing
down pains ; in fact, I had womb trouble. I was very anxious to got well,
and reading of the cures your Compound had made, I decided to try it. I took
only six bottles, but it built mc up and cured me entirely of all my troubles.
" My family and relatives were naturally as gratified as I was. My nicco
had heart troublo and nervous prostration, nnd was considered incurable.
She took your Vegetablo Compound and it cured her in a short time, and sho
became well and strong, and her home to her great joy and her husband's
delight was blessed with a baby. I know of a number of others who havo
been cured of different kinds of femalo trouble, and am satisfied that your
Compound is thc best mcdicinefor sick women." Mns. Elizabeth II. Thompson.
Box 105, Lillydalc, N. Y.
Thousands upon thousands of women throughout this country
aro not only expressing such sentiments as tlio above to their
ii ionds, but are continually writing letters of gratitude to Mrs.
i'inkliam, until sho lias hundreds of thousands of letters from
women in all classes of society who have been restored to health
by her advice and medicine after all other means had failed.
Hero is another lettor which proves conclusively that there is no
other medicmo to equal Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
l !
all the praise to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." Mits.
M. Tili.a, 407 Habersteen St., Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands of such letters.
$5000
FORFEIT If we cannot forthwith produce tho ordinal lotters and signatures of
abovo tostlmouiikls, which will prove- their absolute- cenulnoness.
Lydlu, li. 1'luUUain Mod. Co., Lynn, Dlasa.
J Sale Ten Million Boxes aYeai
1L BEST FOR THE BOWELS M
IlIlHon Dollar Grn?,
When the John A. Salzer Seed Co,, of LsJ
Crosse, Wis., introduced this rcmaridablo
grass three years ago, little did they drsam,
it would be the most talked of grass in
America, the biggest, quick, hay producer
on earth, but thus has come to pass.
Agr. Editors wrote obout it, Agr. Col
lege Professors lectured about it, Agr. In
stitute Orators talked obout it, while in
the farm homo by thc muet lircside, in tho
corner grocery, in thc village post-office, at
the creamery, at the depot, in fact wher
ever farmers gathered, Salzer's Billion Dol
lar Grass, that wonderful grass, good for
5 to 1-1 tons per acre and Join of pasture
besides, is alwuys a theme worthy of tho
farmer h voice.
Then comes Bromus Incrmis, than which
there is no better grnss or better permanent
hay producer on earth. (Jrows wherever
soil is found. Then the farmer talks about
Salzcr's Tcosintc, which will produce 100
stocks from one kernel of seed, II ft. high,
in 100 days, rich in nutrition and greed
ily eaten by cattle, hogs, etc., and is good
for 80 tons of greeny food per acre.
Victoria Bnpc; which can be grown at 25a
a ton, and Spcltz at 20c a bu., both great
food for cattle, also come in for their
share in thc discussion. K. L.
Truth has many robes but onfy ons
face. Chicago Tribune.
Borrowing is not much better than beg
ging. Lcssing.
Thompson, 6f Lilly-
"Deak Mns. Pinkiiam: -I suffered with,
poor health for over seven years, not sick
enough to stay in bed, and not well enough to
enjoy life and attend to mydailyduties proper
ly. I was growing thin, my complexion was
sallow, and I was easily upset and irritable.
" One of my neighbors advised me to try
Tjydia 13. Pinkham's Vegetablo Com
pound, and I procured a bottle. A great
change for the better took placo within a.
week, and I decided to keep up the treatment.
" Within two months I was like a changed
woman, my health good, my step light, my
eyes bright, my complexion vastly improved
and I felt onco more like a young girl. I
wonder now how I ever endured the misery.
I would not spend another year liko it for a
.- iortune.
' I Sinnrw.intn mtr rrrw-ifl linnlMi