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A RUSSIAN DEFEAT! general kurokis army wins TWO SEPARATE ACTIONS. THE ATTACK BEGUN OH SUNDAY Japanese Resume Operations on Mon day—Thermometer Registers High, and the Soldiers Suffered Greatly from Heat Exhaustion. TOK.IO.—Genera] Kuroki has ad ministered a severe defeat to the Rus sian forces which defended the Rus-1 sian east flank at Liao Yang, winning separate actions at Yushulikza and ^angtse i>ass. These two places are twenty-six miles apart, but the two ac tions were lougbt at the same time. The Russians he'd strong positions. The thermometer registered o\er IIP i degrees Fahrenheit, and the soldiers suffered cruelly from heat exhaustion. I At Yushulikza the Russians had , two divisions of infantry and some j THE WANTS OF STOCKMEN. Secretary Wilson Vists Them to Find Out. DENVER. Colo.—Secretary James Wilson of the department of agricul ture and Dr. E. Salmon, chief of the! bureau of animal industry, arrived in Denver Thursday and met with the special land commission and the rep resentatives of the National Live Stock association lor a discussion of the grazing land and forest reserve question. At the first session Secretary Wil son made an address. There were 200 delegates present. In his address Secretary Wilson said he had come to Denver as the representative of the president to learn what was agitating the cattle men. and declared it to be the point of both his department and the ad ministration to bring about more cor dial and pleasant relations between the official government and the stock growers of the country. Mr. Wilson spoke of some of the MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF HAI-CHENG. NOW STORM CEN TER OF THE LAND CAMPAIGN. Since the Japanese occupation o f Tatchekiao, Hai-Cheng is the most southerly point which Gen. Kouropa tkin holds in strong force. It is a large Chines'; city, surrounded by ol d stone walls, which, cf course, are useless for protective purposes unde r the conditions of modern warfare. If the Russian army makes a firm s tand here, it will be compelled to de pend on its earthworks and puns o n the neighboring hills. The map show? the reads which lead to Tatchekiao and Siuyen. Along the former Gen. Oku's army is advancing, and a leng the latter#the Takushan army, supposed to be commanded by Gen. N odzu, both armies being in clos# touch. artillery, and they resisted the Japa nese assaults vigorously. Both attacks ■were begun at dawn on Sunday. July 31. At Yushulikza the Japanese carried the Russian left Vings. but on account of the strength of the Russian position they were un able then to press the attack. The two armies rested Sunday night, fac ing each other. At dawn on Monday the Japanese resumed the attack, and by noon they had dislodged the enemy and driven them four miles to Daoboling. At Yangtse pass, also, the Japa nese were successful. Their artillery opened on the enemy, and the infan try moved forward from Makumeza. The attack on this place was made at 1 o’clock on Sunday, and by nightfall the Japanese were in possession of a majority of the Russian position.s al though the enemy had resisted with determination. The Japanese forces and another assault was made on Mon and another assault was mad on Mon day at dawn. By 8 o’clock Monday morning Yangtse pass and the sur rounding heights had been captured. General Kuroki explains the slow ness of these actions by saying that the difficult topography of the battle fields made it impossible to secure good artillery positions, and that the t. great heat fatigued his troops. The Russians' force at Yangtse pass was estimated at two and one-half di ■ visions and four batteries of artillery. ■ The enemy retreated toward Tang ■ hoyen. General Kuroki reports the capture It of some field guns, but the number is •not given. The Japanese casualties ■are being investigated. Japs Occupy Ta Tche Kiao. ST. PETERSBl RG—A tomogram tun General Kuropatkin was receiv Wednesday confirming the occupa pn of Ta Tche Kiao by the Japanese Iv 25 and addins that a Japanese vision had moved on Ha: Cheng. Stockmen May Intervene. ENVER.—The News says that a ovement to intervene in the great ckers’ strike in the east will result m a meeting of live stock men from parts of the west which begins e. Stock growers from practically rystate west of the Missouri river I be in Denver, and because of a k of demand for their cattle, they 1 start a campaign as the independ partv to secure an immediate set ment of the strike. The stockmen e been called to meet federal offi ;s and to discuss grazing. tussia is More Lenient to Jews. PETERSBURG—As evidence kthe increasing leniency for the 5, the exclusion of Jews from the ts of barristers, followed since ), is becoming less rigorous, and considered probable that a corn removal of the disabilities will The present restrictions have drawbacks. Che Jews, unable icome barristers, monopolize the of lawyers’ office assistants and gradually attracting most of the siness to themselves, employing rters to represent them ir court. : problems iiis department has had to Ideal with: of questions pertaining to the breeding of horses, of the need of water, the rights or stockmen and the necessity of forest reserves. He pointed out that the building of great levees along the Mississippi at New Orleans was ihe outgrowth of the wiping out of the forests in the coun try higher up. The destruction of the trees, he said, had removed the only means for holding back the snow in the hills, with the conse quences that great deluges resulted, and these had cost the government and people countless thousands in the destruction of property. The afternoon session of the con ference of stockmen and federal land commission was devoted to discus sions on grazing on government lands and the necessity for the enactment of laws regulating or governing the same. A committee on resolutions was ap pointed. among the members being Mortimer Levering, Indiana: C. E. Adams. Nebraska, and Murdo Mc Kenzie, Texas. In an interview President Hagen barth of the National Live Stock as sociation. discussing the report that the western cattlemen now in con ference in Denver with government officials would attempt to break the Chicago butchers’ strike, is quoted as saying: “We have troubles of our own. and while we would like to see the strike settled, there is nothing for us to do in the matter.” rormer governor is ueaa. PHILADELPHIA—Robert E. P&t tison, who was twice democratic gov ernor of Pennsylvania and twice comptroller of Philadelphia, died early today at his home in Overbrook, a suburb of this city. Pneumonia, com plicated with weakness of the heart, was the cause of death. He was 53 years old. Finlanders Sent Into Exile. HELSINGFORS. Finland — The father of Eugene Schumann, the assas sin of General Bobrikoff, governor gen eral of Finland, has been sent to SL Petersburg. Prof. Gemmerus of the University of Finland has been exiled to Russia, being the fourth professor from this institution to be exiled since the murder of General Bobrikoff. Noth ing is known here of Legla, the al leged name of the assassin of Min ister Von Plehve, though rumors are afloat that he was here three weeks ago. ^______ - ~ Wheat Starts for Ceiling. SAN FRANCISCO—Wheat in this market reached the highest price of i the season Monday for both spot and futures. Under heavy transactions, part of which to cover shorts, the De ; cember option rose to $1.43. Cash vales were advanced with futures and : No. 1 spring wheat is now quoted at j $1.40 and choice at $1.41 1.42%, | while milling grades are strong at i $1-45 to $1.57% per cental. The wheat yield for California this year, it is estimated, will not exceed five hundred tf-'uisand tons. STILL FAR APART NO INDICATIONS OF SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE. BOTH SIDES MAKINC CLAIMS Packers Say They Have Plenty of Men, While Donnelly Declares There Are Not Enough to Break the Strike Aid from the Labor Federation. CHICAGO.—All the labor unions In Chicago have indorsed the stock yards strike. After listening to the strikers' side of the controversy, which was presented to them by Michael J. Don nelly, president of the striking butch ers' union, the Chicago Federation of Labor, which is composed of every la bor union in Chicago and has a mem bership of nearly 300.000, adopted res olutions pledging the moral and finan cial support of the federated body as | long as the strike continues. Each member of the central body will be assessed a small sum per week and the whole amount will be turned over to the striking unions to help in the support of the strikers and their families during the struggle ; W’ith the packers. The exact amount : each member is to be assessed was ; left in the hands of a committee with 1 orders to report results tomorrow. While the officials of the Federation of Labor were unable Sunday night to give an exact estimate of the amount of money the strikers would secure from this source, it was stated that | the total sum would be well up in the thousands each week. After a fight which has lasted for nearly four weeks, a settlement of the | stock yards strike seems to be as re mote as at any time since the strug gle for supremacy began. Neither side ; to the conflict, during all this time, has shown any signs of weakening. The packers, while claiming that they will soon have their affairs in normal condition again, so successful have they been in securing non-union men. still admit that so far they have i been able to get but 530 of their old ! employes back, and the majority of their employes are unskilled workers. In the last statement given out by the packers it was said that not half as many men were at work as before the strike began. These men have been brought to Chicago from all parts of the country, the majority of them having never seen a meat packing plant before com ing here. With these men the pack ers have succeeded ir. accomplishing a great deal of work, but according to the strikers, every animal that has been slaughtered since the strike was called has been at a financial loss to the packers, as in the majority of cases a lack of unskilled workmen has made it impossible to operate the by products departments, and this source of revenue, which, under normal con ditions, is a clear profit to the pack ers, has been allowed to waste. Last week the packers were fig strikers when work was resumed Mon strikers when wor kwas resumed Mon day morning, but there is nothing to night that would indicate that the men were even considering such a step, nor that they had any idea of surrendering Monday or at any fu ture time. According to Michael J. Donnelly, president of the butchers’ union, the organization which precipi tated the strike, the strikers are in a better position today than they were on July 12, the day the orginal strike was called. JAPS SLAIN BY THOUSANDS. Sustained Great Losses, According to Russian Reports. ST. PETERSBURG.—A telegram from Che Foo. dated August 7. says that according to Chinese information a fierce battle was fought on the land side of Port Arthur August 1st. The Japanese are-reported to have been repulsed with great loss, the killed alone being estimated at 10.000, while the Russians lost about 1,000. The telegram says that Lieutenant General Stoessel was personally in command, and that the conduct of the Russian troops was splendid. Lieutenant General Stoessel. com manding the Russian military forces at Port Arthur, in an undated dis patch to the emperor, says: “I am happy to report that the troops repulsed all the Japanese at tacks of July 26, 27 and 28, with enor | mous losses. “The garrison’s enthusiasm was ex i traordinarv. The fleet assisted in the defense by bombarding the Japanese flank. “Our losses during the three days were about 1,500 men and forty offi cers killed or wounded. “According to statements of Chinese and prisoners, the Japanese lost as many as 10,000. “Their ldsses swere so great that the enemy has not hact time to remove the dead and wounded.” Fierce Jaoanese Fire. LIAO YANG—Detailed reports ar riving at headquarters show that the right wing of the Japanese army had the hardest fighting during the battle of last Sunday. A sensational feat ure occurred at Chobaide pass, ten miles from the Motien pass. A brig ade constituting a center column rac ed with two Russian regiments for the possession of the summit com manding the Russian flank. The Jap anese fired as they ascended, dislodg-. ing the Russians from the rocks and killing or wounding 1,000. Secretary Wilson in Hills. HOT SPRINGS, S. D.—Secretary Wilson of the department of agricul ture and party were guests at the Ho tel Evans, this city, Saturday. In ad dition to the secretary the party con sisted of Senator Kittridge, Repre sentative Martin and Captain Seth Bullock. Secretary Wilson will spend the next three days in inspecting and studying the Black Hills forest re serve and its relation to mining. He left this evening for Deadwood The secretary expects to return to Wash ington in a week. COUNT KELLER KILLED. Japanese Shell Ends the Life of Rus sian General Near Liao Yang. MUKDEN.—It is reported that Lieu j tenant General Count Keller has been 1 Killed east of Liao Yang. LONDON.—A dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg confirms the report of the death of General Keller, saying he was killed by a frag ment of a Japanese shell at the time he was opposing the Japanese advance along the railway near Hai Cheng. Lieutenant General Count Keller, at i the opening of the war, was in com mand of the Second Siberian Army di vision. He was 54 years old. and re signed the governorship of Ekateri nostaff in order to go to the front. General Keller took part in the three campaigns of the Russo-Turkish war. In 1887 he commanded the Imperial Rifle regiment and later was director of the corps of imperial pages, by which Keller tame in contact with i the members of the imperial family, with whom he was in great favor. Gen eral Killer was considered to be the possessor of cool judgment and to be a fine strategist. Though a strict dis ciplinarian, Keeller was a kind and ; careful officer and popular with his men. He wore a short gray beard, had keen blue eyes and dressed in khaki. HAS SUNK MORE THAN ONE SHIP Vladivostok Squadron Returns to Port and Tells of Action. VLADIVOSTOK.—The Vladivosrok cruiser division returned to port at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The cruisers were in perfect condition. They captured, during their cruise, the i steamer Arabia and destroyed some schooners, a small Japanese steamer, ; one German steamer and one British steamer. The last-mentioned two j were carrying contraband material, ; and had nearly reached their destina ; lion—Yokohama—but were almost without coal, and it was therefore im possible to send them to Vladivostok. The cruisers steamed up and down in front of the Japanese capital, but saw nothing of the enemy's warships. Although the Russian vessels had only three doors through which to get home —the straits of Corea. La Perouse strait and Tsugaru strait—which ap parently could easily have been barred ; by Vice Admiral Kamimura's vessels, bad luck pursued the Japanese admi ral. and the Russian cruisers had no j difficulty in eluding him. — CORTELYOU MEETS PRESIDENT. j Outlines Western Campaign—Will Have Thirty Advisers. WASHINGTON — Republican Na tional Chairman Cortelyou arrived Thursday from Chicago. He called on President Roosevelt for an hour. The conference related largely to de I tails of the opening of the campaign headquarters in Chicago and the po litical situation in western states. Chairman Cortelyou declined to be interviewed for publication regarding the campaign or any of his recent ob servations. He expressed pleasure that the national executive commit tee, the personnel of which he an nounced two days ago in Chicago, had met with such general approval. Mr. Cortelyou will not announce, perhaps for several days yet. the composition of his campaign advisory committee. That committee will con sist of prominent republicans from various parts of the country. Its number is not limited and ft may include thirty members. BONDS FOR POSTAL CLERKS. Postoffice Deoartment Issues Order Requiring Them. WASHINGTON —The postoffice de partment has issued a general order directing that every railway postal clerk shall give a $1,000 bond to the United States for the “faithful dis charge of all duties and trusts im posed upon them by law and the rules and regulations of the department. Each clerk shall pay the premium chargeable to himself. Bonds will be filed with the second assistant post master general. This order affects approximately 10, 000 employes, embracing all the rail way postal clerks, except those who are assigned to clerical duties in which they do not have access to reg istered mail. FUSION IN KANSAS. Populists Accept Offer of Democrats to Divide Offices. TOPEKA, Kan.—After midnight this morning the populist state con vention. which had spent the night discussing the proposal to fuse with the democrats in the state campaign, decided to accept the democratic offer of a division of the ticket. The mid dle-af-tbe-road faction of the popu lists at once announced dissent, with drew from the hall, organized another convention and adjourned until 10 a. m., when it is expected they will nom inate a straight ticket. The fusion forces nominated David M. Dale for governor. ^ j m Nebraskans Drowned in Colorado. BOULDER, Colo.—Mrs. Lina Cham bers of York. Neb., and Mary Renkes, the 12-year-old daughter of Charles Renkes of this city, were drowned in Boulder creek. They were part of a camping party in Bummer gulch, six miles from here. Without any warn ing, a wall of water, caused by a cloud burst. came rushing down the gulch, carrying the tent and the inmates into the creek. Mrs. Chambers and Mary Renkes were carrie dinto the stream by the torrent of water and drowned. The bodies were recovered. Bill Aimed at tne Trusts. OTTAWA, Ont.—A bill aimed at American trusts, an,d particularly American Tobacco concerns, will be introduced in parliament by the min ister of internal revenue, L. P. Bro deur. Mr. Brodeur presented a reso lution favoring the cancellation of ex cise licenses held by manufacturers who sell goods subject to the condi tion that the purchaser shall not sell or deal in goods of ** like kind pro duced by any other manufacturer or dealer. The resolution was unani mously adopted. 'LAND FOR GRAZING RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING SAME BY THE STOCKMEN. __ WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE _ Stockmen's Interest Transferred to Management of the Agricultural De partment—No Action Taken with Reference to Butchers' Strike. DENVER. Colo.—The western stock growers, who have been conferring here for three days with the special land commission appointed by Presi dent Roosevelt, finally adjourned without taking any action with refer- : ' enc-e to the strike at the packing house ; J centers. A resolution was adopted with prac | tical unanimity urging on congress | “the necessity of the transfer at the earliest possible date of the manage ment of the forest reserves to the de . partment of agriculture, where not only the forests, but all the interests l involved, may be properly studied and j protected."’ Discussion of the resolutions con cerning grazing lands was animated, but finally adopted as follows: ( “Whereas, After full discussion, the tact has developed that conditions over the vast area included in the grazing districts of the west are so varied and | confleting that much time must of i necessity be consumed in the classifi 1 cation of the public grazing area, as weir as the determination of range customs and usages in different dis tricts; and, “Whereas, The past creation of for- j est reserves has often been ill-advised and far-reaching and the administra tion thereof as concerns the grazing interests has been faulty, even to in justice, and believing that the depart- i ment of the interior is not fully equip ped to study and handle the forest j reserve question: and. “Whereas, Feeling that the present grazing system has been built up through a term of many years, con- i suming the life work of the western pioneers and of the younger genera tion. entailing untold hardships and even sacrifice of life, and believing that such sturdy efforts entitle the ' great majority of the present occu pants of the range to no uncertain voice in the initiation of any legisla- j tion that may affect their interest; therefore, be it “Resolved, That we favor the pass- i age of a law which will authtorize : the secretary of agriculture to thor- j I oughly classify the vacant lands of j i the United States and determine the condition at present governing the use of the grazing areas and to ascertain j those sections of the range, and if i j there be any to which a lease system j can be satisfactorily applied, be it fur j ther “Resolved. That the power to cre i ate and administer forest reserves j ' shall be vested in the department of agriculture, which is especially or ganized and equipped for this purpose; and be it further “Resolved. That we favor govern ment control of and jurisdiction over all public grazing areas by or through j the department of agriculture; local questions being decided on ' local | grounds and under regulations made to meet local conditions; that the range rights of present users of the grazing areas as determined by pri oritv of occupancy and present use i shall be carefully safeguarded, and I that no sudden or stringent upheaval of existing conditions which would cause commercial distress shall be made: on the other hand, such legisla tion must be gradual in its effect and leases granted only where locally sat isfactory as determined by the proper ! authorities.” FAIRBANKS HAS WORD. Republican Candidate for Vice Presi- ' dent Notified of Nomination. INDIANAPOLIS.—Charles W. Fair banks, senior United States senator from Indiana was on Wednesday for vice president of the United States vice president of the United Sttates by the republican national convention. The notification address was made by Elihu Root, ex-secretary of war, who was temporary chairman of the convention. The exercises were held on the wide veranda of Senator Fair banks’ beautiful home in the presence of members of the notification com mittee. consisting of one member from each state and territory, the governor and other state officers of Indiana, the republican candidates for state office, the Indiana republican congressional delegation, Indiana del egates and alternates to the national convention, the state central commit tee and the Republican Editorial as sociation. All these had been special ly invited. On the lawn surrounding three sides of the residence and ex tending far on all sides beneath the great forest trees were several thou sand friends, neighbors and political supporters of the senior senator. GRAFTING IN AMERICAN NAVY. NEW YORK.—A naval board is in vestigating reports that certain petty officers on the receiving ship Han cock, stationed at the Brooklyn navy yard, have been selling ratings or pro motions to sailors for cash. The re ports were started by bluejackets who talked freely of the matter ashore. When the commissioned officers on the ship and in the yard heard of these reports they reported to the navy department, and a board was de tailed to investigate the rumors. A new bluejacket recently appeared on the Hancock. It was said that he had been transferred from the Wash ington navy yard. On the Hancock, it is alleged, he had a talk with a petty officer about his rating and paid $25 for an advancement. CARACAS, Venezuela—A cable Reyes Says There is No Revolution, i gram received here from Bogota, dat ed August 4, and signed by General Rafael Reyes, says that the rumors that a revolution has broken out or is contemplated arc false. REPULSE OF JAPS, Ae to the Latest Assault on Russian Stronghold. CHE FOO.—The steamer Wuchow, which has just arrived here from New Chwang, brings further details of the latest Japanese assault on Port Ar- ; thur. When nearing Che Foo the Wu chow came upon a junk carrying seven men, four women and a boy, ( who left Port Arthur yesterday. They reported that the lighting north of the city of Port Arthur occurred at Wolf Hill, and was sanguinary, re sulting in the repulse of the Japanese. This hill is situated near the railroad, ; and eight trains were kept busy bring ing the wounded soldiers into the city. ; The wounded men from east forts j reached Port Arthur in all kinds of i vehicles, many, however, coming j afoot, dragging shattered limbs. The Russians unitted in declaring 1hat the fortress will never fall, but ! they expect that scarcely a building j will be left in the city, where there j now is scarcely a whole pane of glass. The Wuchow confirms the state ment that the fighting abated during the night of July 28. but had not com pletely subsided when the refugees left. The Russian fleet, from its anchor- 1 age. shelled the advancing Japanese, j after returning from what seems to have been a reeonnoitering maneuver. The Chinese arriving here tonight say thaT the Japanese actually cap tured two lightly garrisoned forts on the east shore, but abandoned them when their comrades were repulsed j from the other positions. The Rus- i sians, however, insist that this is un true. The forts at Port Arthur bristle with guns, including many of S-inch | caliber, but the naval artillerymen are alleged to have inflicted the heav iest loss on the Japanese. The present unusual exodus from Port Arthur is due to the granting of ! permission to leave the besieged city, which heretofore the Russian officials have withheld. In most instances the refugees are people of the better class w ho are compelled to pay exorbitant i prices for junks, which are scarce. The Japanese, while repulsed, have by no means been beaten, and a re newal of the fighting was expected when the junk departed yesterday from Port Arthur. A second junk which left at the same time, carrying the officials of the Danish East Asiatic company and their families, has not yet arrived at Che Foo. LEGATION HEARS THE NEWS. Russian Are Driven Back All Along the Line. WASHINGTON—The Japanese le- j nation has received the following ca- ; blegram from the foreign office at Tokio: “General Kuroki reports that at day- ! break of July *11 our army commenc ed operations for attacking the ene my. occupying Yushulintzu (four miles west of Hsihoyen and Yangtsu- j ling, six miles west of Motien Ling), both places situated about twenty-five miles from Liao Yang. The enemy at Yushlintzu consisted i of two divisions, with corresponding artillery. The attacking operations were carried out as prearranged, and by sunset we defeated both wings of j the enemy, but owing to their large : force and strong positions we were * unable to dislodge them entirely. At daybreak of August 1 we resumed the attack and succeeded in expelling the enemy at noon and pursued them four miles in the westward direction. The enemy fled toward Apping. “The enemy at Yanktsuling consist ed of two and a half divisions, with four batteries of artillery. The at tacking operations there also pro gressed satisfactorily, and by sunset we carried the enemy's principal posi tions. but a portion of them offered the stoutest resistance, and we had to bivouac the night in battle forma tion. “At daybreak we resumed the at tack, and at 8 a. m. all heights fell into our hands. The enemy fled to ward Tanghoyen. The casualties are under investigation. We captured some field guns, but the details are still unknown. “In this enagagement the attacking forces were at a disadvantage, first ly on account of the steepness of the ground, and, secondly, on account of the lack of suitable position for our artillery, while the heat was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.” WANT A RESPONSIBLE CABINET, Russian Newspapers Freely Discuss the Reform. ST. PETERSBURG—The sugges tion of M. Souverin, editor of the No voe Vremya. regarding the establish ment of a responsible cabinet is cre ating much popular comment. Great significance attaches to the freedom with which the newspapers are dis cussing the matter. The cry has been taken up by the reactionary' Prince Mostchersky, edi tor of the Grazhdanin. who argues tnat a cabinet has become necessary. M. Souverin returns to the charge in a signed article, pointing out the evils of the present system and saying that the rivalry between the ministries i§ causing chaos in the public service, each pulling its own way. secure from criticism under the cloak of personal irresponsibility. Coal for Vladivostok. CARDIFF.—A newspaper says that within the last few days Russia has made contracts for nearly 200.000 tons of Welsh coal, which is suppoosed to be for the Vladivostok region. Wheat Makes Sharp Advance. CHICAGO.—Under the influence of a buying furore which had been grow ing for some days, prices for wheat made sharp advances here Tuesday, September at one time being 2%c. above Saturday’s closing quotations. The excitement was based largely on claiming repcrts of rust damage to the spring wheat crop in the north west. In addition to pessimistic do mestic advices, the condition of much of the continental crop was said to be had as a result of drouth. September opened with a gaff of JUSTICE IN PERSIA. ADMINISTRATION IS PRIMITIVE AND CRUEL. Very Effective Method of Sobering Up Drunkards — Some Barbarous Penalties Imposed for Infractions of the Law. “There is only one custom in our country which I would like to see established in America, and that is the custom of dealing with drunk ards.” said Isaac Yohannen, a Persian missionary who lectured to a large audience at the Norwegian Lutheran church last evening. "In our country when a man gets drunk we take him and nail him to the sidewalk, driving the spikes through his ears. Then when other people come along they spit in his face and kick him until he is sober. I think this method would do a great deal of good in America, because you have more drunkenness than we do. There are no saloons in Persia, the chief bev erage being home-made wine. They don't even know what beer is.’’ "Our officials have several ways of making prisoners confess to crimes.” said Mr Yohannen. "The favorite method is to take them on a stand, around which all the people of the town gather, and then put out one eye. If the crime is not very great an arm is cut off or a leg severed. If it is only a trivial offense probably an ear is sacrificed. Very often in nocent people are subjected to these torments, but it cannot be helped. “The Persians very seldom hang a man for crime. If he kills another he is fined $15 and allowed to go. If he kills ten or a dozen and the people finally decide that he ought to be put out of the way he is hanged. But he is not hanged as they hang men in this country. He is hanged by the feet ami a heavy weight is tied to his head. Then be is allowed to die. If the accused prisoner is a woman her hair is shorn from her head, provid ing the offense is a trivial one. If it is a serious one she m&y be turned into a room filled with mad cats and be scratched to death. “Persian jails are dark cellars and contain no furniture whatever. The government doesn’t feed prisoners, this being left to friends of the ac cused. If he happens to have no friends he will starve to death. Often times when food is brought by friends the keepers of the prison and other officials appropriate it so that the prisoners have to go hungry."—Sioux City Journal. RUSSIAN POOR DINE WELL. Wild Mushrooms and the Finest Tea Supplied to Peasant’s Table. The Russian peasant, even if the bread he eats is black, has a bon bonche to add to his meal much sought by epicures in the western world—the wild mushrooms, which grow thousands upon thousands on the steppes of Russia. At any time a full and savory meal is provided with the addition of sausage and onions: even a mushroom alone often contents them for a meal with their coarse rye bread. The poorest laborer has also a lux ury drink always available from the ever-present samovar, and the tea they drink would be the envy of any American connoisseur of that bever age. for the best of China’s tea is found in Russia and all classes enjoy its quality and fragrance. Never is the water allowed to stand on the tea over a few moments, so none of the poisonous tannin is extracted, and a delightful, mildly stimulating, straw colored dring is the result. It would be well if the Russian peasant would content himself with this, for his only vice is drunkenness. The German Navy. Among the officers of the German navy are five admirals, seven vice admirals seventeen rear-admirals, sixty-two captains of ships, twenty five of frigate and 111 of corvette. The ships of the navy consist of nine teen battleships, eight coast defense ships, twelve armored gunboats, ten armored cruisers, twenty-nine pro tected cruisers, seven ordinary gun boats, fifteen training ships, nine spe cial service vessels and nine harbor ships. Of these there are in commis sion nine battleships, four coast de fense ships, one armored gunboat, seven armored cruisers, nineteen pro tected cruisers, six ordinary gun boats, eleven training ships and eight special service vessels.—London En gineer. Some Congressional Sessions. The first session of the fifty-eighth congress lasted 139 days; the short est first session for many years. It talked 6.155 pages of the Congres sional Record. Its word output stands third. The fifty-seventh congress was proudly first, with 8.414 pages; the fifty-sixth congress second, with 7,765. At the first session of the fif ty-eighth 294 public bills and 1.896 private ones were passed. In the number of bills introduced it “beats' all other “records.” More than 16, 000 bills were brought in. Nearly 3,000 reports were made. It Was His. A small boy in a town not far from New York was telling his mother ^f a mishap which had occurred to a playmate of his. The youngster, it appeared, had been regaling himself with one of those large, marble-like candies-which are a particular delight of childhood, and in a moment of ex citement it slipped down and stuck in nis throat. But, said the narrator, :hey succeeded in relieving him. “Oh.” said his mother, “you got it aut, did you?” “Naw,” was the impatient answer, ‘we shoved it down; it was his. wasn't it?”—Harper’s Weekly. Illuminates the Water. At the bottom of the tropical sea a beautiful shining creature related .o the jellyfish and called “Agalma degans." which means “elegant im ige.” It has a glowing body shaped ike a pine cone, and trailing behind t are thousands of small tentacles, ong and thread-like, which make a ail of shimmering silver. This, with heir light and the light with which ;he body of the Agalma glows, make :he waters bright all around.