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ORDERS TO SHOOT troops mow down striking WORKMEN AT RIGA. THIRTY KILLEO AND WOUNDED Strikers Attack Troops to Disarm Them When Shooting Begins.— Whereabouts of Father Gopin Still Remains a Mystery. • - ST. PETERSBURG—Although the strikes in Reval, Libau, Kieff, Odessa and a few smaller places are extend ing the situation is nowhere acute. An increasing number of workmen are out in Moscow, but there is no gener al tie-un or disorders. The whereabouts of Father Gopon remains a mystery, although it is said he is in Moscow. The Russian capital presents almost a normal appearance and the authorities are confident that the strike has been broken. Some of the factories and mills have resumed and a general resumption of opera tions is expected on Monday. The au- , thofities expect that the strike here will have a discouraging effect on the workmen in other cities to which the troubles have been spreading and be lieve that there is no longer danger of a complete suspension of all the industrial concerns of Russia. Interior Mtnister Sviatopolk-Mirsky has promised a delegation of editors who called upon him that he will in vestigate the arrest of a number of prominent writers who are now con fined in the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress and secure their release as soon as possible. LONDON—A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company from Riga confirms the previous announcement of a colli sion there between strikrs and troops. Thirty workmen were killed or wound ed and a substitute chief of police and two soldiers were mortally wounded. The encounter occurred near the Tukkum railroad station. The strikers attacked the troops and attempted to disarm them, when the order was given to fire. All the workshops and factories are closed. The strikers are parading the streets and forcing all workmen to join in the procession. A dispatch from St. Petersburg, timed 9:26 p. m.. to a news agency reports that Palil'p factory and a large cotton mill have been set on fire and are burning fiercely. REVOLUTIONARIES AT LONDON. Denounce “All Emperors. Thieves and Other Loafers.” LONDON—The large east end re sort “Wonderland.” which is notorious as a prize fight arena, was the scene Friday night of a revolutionary demon stration. The audience numbered 3,000 and was composed largely of Russian Jews. A Russian revolution ary leader presided and made a speech denouncing Emperor Nicholas and the grand dukes. For the benefit of recent arrivals from Russia he re peated his speech in the Russian tongue. The speaker was constantly inter rupted by cheers for the Russian rev olution and the singing of the revo lutionary hymn. This was followed by. a speech from a Londoner, who de lighted the audience by denouncing Emperor Nicholas, Emperor William and King Edward, and proposed that the audience rid themselves of “all emperors, thieves and other loafers.” A resolution was passed in har mony with the temper and view of 1 the gathering, which was strange and . motley, perhaps the most representa tive of the kind ever seen in London. Policement were present in large num bers. but did not interrupt the pro ceedings. GRAIN RATE WAR IS NOW ON. Eastern Roads Meet the Tariffs Late ly Prevailing Omaha to Gulf. CHICAGO—The dogs of a real rail road war were let loose Thursday, when the Chicago gateway and the Gulf of Mexico outlet began to fight in earnest for the grain trade of the corn belt. The western roads, with the exception of the Chicago & North western. announced rates of 18^ cents from Omaha to New York, 17 ^ cents to, Philadelphia, and 17 Cents to Bal timore for export. The Gould lines, with the other Gulf roads, came back with an open tariff of 12t£ cents from Omaha to New' Orleans. The action of the Chicago roads became known early in the day, and bore immediate fruit in the securing of a substantial amount of grain through Nebraska by Chicago concerns. For the first time in weeks Chicago shippers were able to compete with their rivals, using the low rates that had been effective to the Gulf of Mexico. Farmers got nearly 4 cents more for their grain than before the reduction was made. • I>ate in the day came the reply from the Gulf lines, which met the open , rates of the Chicago roads by an open • tariff 1*4 cents lower than the “mid night tarifTs” of a fortnight ago. » * ------ Students Show Disapproval. Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse— Three hundred Russian students marched to the house of the Russian minister. Prinze Koudachew. The . sppkesman for the students said they •wished to protest against absolutism, .the war with Japan and the recent proceedings at St. Petersburg. The students gave cheers for free Rupsia. . 'The minister replied that last Sunday had been a day of the deepest sadness .because masses of workingmen had been misled by thoughtless leaders. The students then quietly withdrew. Pres!dent to T»ke a Hunt. ST. LOUIS—The Republic on Tues day says that President Roosevelt has arranged to hunt rabbits in Texas some time between March 25 and April 3. The president will attend a w'edding in New' York March 18 and almost immediately afterwards, ac companied by Secretory Loeb, he will take a special train for St. Louis, •where he will be met by Cecil Lyon, a wealthy lumberman of Sherman, TeJt-, and W. S. Simpson of Dallas, Tex. Mr. Simpson was a member of the Rough Riders. RUMOR THAT CZAR MAY FLEE Not Confirmed That He Intends Go ing to Copenhagen. ST. PETERSBURG—There Is no confirmation of the report that the emperor, empress and children are going to Copenhagen, or, on the other hand, that the emperor has decided to appoint a mixed commission of offi cials. employes and workingmen to consider the strikers’ demands, not ably the question of eight hours work per day, and to make an investiga tion of the shooting of the strikers. All sorts of rumors are circulating in both official circles and among the workingmen. A curious report spread among the men last night that the emperor had given in and that three white flags had been displayed over the Winter palace, signifying that he had con sented to reduce the maximum legal hours of work from eleven to eight. According to this legend the emperor would have displayed a red flag if he had decided to refuse the strikers’ request. Many workingmen, deceived by this rumor shouted “hurrah” in token of victory and this possibly was the reason that the strikers, believing they had already won the day, re frained from committing excesses yesterday. DO NOT FAVOR ARBITRATION Russia Does Not Like Hay's Sugges tion. ST. PETERSBURG—At the foreign office the Associated Press was in formed that the proposition from Sec retary Hay tOjSubmit the question of the violation of Chinese neutrality to international arbitration had not been received. The officials were rather non plussed at the suggestion, declar ing they could not understand how it was possible tinder the present cir cumstances to adjust such a question by such means. The exchange of signatures of the Russian-American arbitration treaty within a few days is expected to fol low Foreign Minister l>amsdorff's reply forwarded today through Am bassador McCormick to Secretary Hay's representations regarding the risk of difficulty in the matter of rati fication by the senate of any treaty departing from the original Franco British model. The difficulties as al leged by Mr. Hay are thoroughly ap preciated and Russia, being anxious to consummate the treaty, has decided not to insist upon the form of treaties which she has already also negotiated with Belgium. Norway and Sweden in addition to the United States. JAPS LOSE VILLAGE. Russians Occupy Fortified Town :n Manchuria after Desperate Batt'e. ST PETERSBURG—General Kouro patkin reports that Russian troops on January 26. after a desperate fight, occupied the village of Sandepas, which had been strongly fortified by the Japanese. News of General Kouropatkin’s successful repulse of the Japanese ad vance comes most opportunely. The belief exists that Field Mar shal Oyama sought to take advantage of any depression prevailng in the Russian ranks as the result of the news from St. Petersburg by an at tack against General Kouropatkin's right, but the Russian commander-in chief seems to have turned the tables, inflicting considerable loss on the Japanese on Thursday and taking sev eral positions westward along the plain of the Hun river. Evidently General Kouronatkin is following up his victory, the latest dis patches to the Associated Press from the front, dated 6 o'clock, in the even ing of January 27, indicating that there is a battle in progress extending along the center and becoming more and more serious. However, it seems to be confined to artillery. TALK CONCILIATORY PLAN$. Emperor Nicholas Causes Special Council to Be Held. ST. PETERSBURG—A special council was held at Tsarskoe Selo, at which it is said various conciliatory measures were decided on, but no detail? have yet transpired. Emperor Nicholas gave a luncheon Friday at Tsarskoe Selo in honor of the birthday of Emperor William of Germany. The empress, the dowager empress, the German ambassador, Count Lamsdorff and M. Witte were present. The strike continues at Saratoff. Libau and Lodz. No newspapers have appeared in any of these cities. At Warsaw the situation appears to be getting worse. The strike is rap idly spreading, shops have been clos ed. there are no newspapers and tele phone service has been stoppd. Bryan at College Dinner. NEW YORK — William Jennings Bryan was the principal guest Friday night at the annual dinner of the New York Alumni association of Syracuse university at the Hotel Astor. He spoke on “The Appeal of Democracy to the Cultured Classes.” Main Question Not Touched. WASHINGTON—“None of the pend ing measures touch on the main ques tion.” said A. C. Bird, vice president of a number of railroads composing the Gould system, at a hearing Tues day before the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce on the question of giving the interstate commerce commission greater powers. Among the roads represented by Mr. Bird are the Wabash, Iron Mountain, Missouri Pacific and Texas Pacific. Unreasonable rates, per se, he said, have disappeared. Grinding Canadian Wheat. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—There aro now five big northwestern mills grinding Canadian wheat, four of which are in Minneapolis and the last In Winona. The mills are operat ing under the new drawback regula | tions. which permit the grinding of the wheat for export with the privi leges of retaining the by-products in this country. Twenty-five thousand bushels of Canadian wheat have been purchased, and after February 1 a mill having a capacity of 1.800 barrels a 1 day will be put to work on the grain. Nebraska News J. M. Metcalf, one of the oldest im plement dealers of Omaha, died last week. Miss Cora Ellen Raker has received the appointment as postmaster of the Gretna office, a vacancy caused by the resignation of W. S. Raker to take charge of the Alliance Herald. Miss Raker has been deputy for several years. A Washington dispatch says: Sena tor Millard has indorsed the applica tion of Albert Hardtmayer, a druggist of Omaha, for a position as hospital superintendent in Panama. Mr. Hardt mayer, who is a yellow fever immuDe, has been indorsed by John L Ken ned y, Byron J. Burbank, W. J Broatch and others. , A steam range with a hot water attachment exploded at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Boe. in Fremont, with serious results. The whole house | was given a severe shaking and pieces of steel were thrown several yards through the window. One small frag ment shot clear through the ceiling and buried itself in the floor of a see | ond storv room. Mrs. Ida Guntrum, widow of Henry Guntrum of Lincoln, was found dead in her bed about 10 o’clock in the morning by neighbors. While the cause of her death is not definitely known, it is attributed to asphyxia tion. due to escaping gas from a hard coal stove in the next room. The wo man is supposed to have been dead for several days before being dis covered. Seventy out of 119 school districts of Gage county were represented at the directors’ meeting held in the court house for the purpose of per fecting a county organization. One hundred and forty-eight delegates were present at the meeting. Organ ization was effected by the election of John Rhodes of Beatrice, president, and Ed Jeffries of Rockford, vice president. Word has been received in Ne braska City of the death of Attorney William Sloan at Grand Junction. Colo., after a brief illness. Deceased was a resident of Nebraska City for many years and one of the leading practitioners of Otoe county. He moved from there to Grand Junction two years ago and was elected county judge of tnat county last fall and had just tasen charge of his office when i he was taken sick. A big movement is on foot in John son county for the improvement of the public highways. The Missouri plan, fathered by Mr. King, is said to be a capital method of road im provement and consists of grading to the center and then persistent drag ging. During the last two or three years this plan has been successfully tried by local road supervisors and has been continually advocated at farmers* institutes and wherever it might do good. The year 19**4 was one of the greatest building years in the history of York. None predicted that 1904 would exceed 1903 which year was considered by the oldest resident a record breaker. The total amount of money expended for new structures and improvements, public and private run up into the thousands of dollars. Among the largest structures was the completition of the York central high school building. The total cost of the same is nearly $75,00(1. Omaha leads f*'e list of twenty-e’ght large cities of the country whose building operations for 1904 are re viewed in the last issue of Construc tion News. Of course, the Nebraska metropolis does not compare with the very large cities in total number of buildings under construction or plan ned, or in the total cost. But in per centage of gain in building operations for 1904 over 1903 Omaha exhibits the very high percentage of 143. Brooklyn comes next in percentage of gain. The State Board of Charities and Corrections has discovered that the cause of dependence in the state is mainly chargeable to drunkards. In the report to the governor for the past biennium the secretary of the board, John Davis, calls attention to the need for some solution of the problem created by the drink habit. Demand is made for an indeterminate sentence law, and some more system atic inspection and control of county poorhouses. The juvenile court law is also favored, and a recommendation is made for an improvement in the con dition of jail buildings in the state. A special to the Chicago Chronicle from Naponee. Neb., says: “Benjamin L. Cottrell, formerly of San Francisco, Cal., and of Fort Logan, Colo., is miss ing and his sweetheart. Miss Mabel Johnson of Naponee. is almost broken hearted over his failure to wed her at the time set for their nuptials. About four years ago Cottrell had a quar rel with his sweetheart and enlisted in the army. Later the lovers made up and renewed their engagement. Cot trell was mustered out of the army »iiu nit- weaamg was set tor last night. Miss Johnson was ready and the guests were assembled at her house, but Cottrell did not appear.” Ten members of the house commit tee on public lands and buildings, ar rived in Norfolk and inspected the state hospital for the insane. A new fraternal society has been organized in Teeumseh. It is the “Fra ternal Life.” The society starts out with a fairly good membership. Governo- Mickey has signed H. R. No. 53, appropriating $80,000 to pay the salaries of members and employes of the legislature. H also signed H. K. No. 55, appropriating $20,000 to pay incidental expenses of the legis lature. An effort ts making in Omaha to al low the saloons to remain open until 1 o’clock in the morning. The Farmers’ and Merchants’ bank of Verdon has purchased lots in the central portion of Main street, and will erect a fine brick bank building in the spring. Secretary S. S. Clark of the Fre mont Y. M. C. A., has handed his re signation to the Y. M. C. A. board. He desires it to take effect on April 1, Mr. Clark has been secretary about nine years. Prior to that time he was assistant secretary six years. CORRESPONDENT WRITES OF CONDITIONS AFTER MASSACRE MONARCHS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY INTERESTED IN RUSSIAN OUTBREAK. Maxime Gorkv. who says revolution in Russia has begun, and that the battle will be fought to the bitter end. is a celebrated Russian novelist, whose proper name is Alicksei Maximovitch Pieshkoff. Successively he has been a scullery boy. a cobbler's apprentice, a railway watchman and a gardener, but managed to pick up an education and became a picturesque and forceful writer. He was born at N’ishni Novgorod in 186S. His pen name is said to mean "most bitter.” and his stories generally relate to crime. sacrifices. iwft'eo ssnffering. When morning dawnea on Petersburg Jan. 23, the Cossacks were in complete control of the situation. After the last volleys in the Vas sili Ostraff quarter at midnight Sun day, January 22. the men abandoned the few barricades which they held until that hour an<,l retired. The word was passed around by the leaders to remain quiet for the present. During the night a fine, damp snow fell, covering the ugly red stains and obliterating all traces' of Sunday's conflict. The people generally, how ever, were nervous and apprehensive and kept indoors. The strikers, look ing weary and haggard after the ex citement of the day before, collected in sullen little groups in the vicinity of their various headquarters and around Sunday's demolished barri cades, awaiting the decision of their leaders regarding the plan of action. They were in an ugly mood and broke out in curses whenever soldiers marched by. As the day wore on there were signs of increasing uneasiness. The troops, most of which had been with drawn from the streets in the center of the city during the night, were re ported during the forenoon to have as sembled in considerable strength at the principal points. Traffic across the bridges and the usual paths over the ice was interrupted. The strikers, apparently finding it impossible to reach the center of the city in organized masses, were enter ing it singly or in small groups, tra versing the streets sullenly without stopping to converse or look at the windows, as has been their custom. Many of the principal shops are closed. As the day advanced the crowds on Nevsky prospect increased, but the Where Strikes Are Spreading. police did not allow them to collect. Squadrons of Cossacks with lances and carbines patroled the thorough fare as a reminder of what would happen at the least disturbance. i-iair a regiment ot miantry stacked arms and remained on duty on the Morskaia. a fashionable boulevard of the city, and at noon troops were again marched info the palace square, where people were once more trying to collect. All the grand dukes' pal aces were strorgly guarded. St. Petersburg has often witnessed rioting, clearing the streets of demon r 77f7rHZ7?i&7Fj^WMK%r Twenty-three years of exile and imprisonment appeared to have left no impression on Mme. Breshkovsky, who is now in Chicago endeavoring to arouse sentiment in favor of the Rus sian revolutionists. Once the wealthy daughter of a nobleman, now a poor but spirited old woman with years of suffering behind her, she has taken up the labor that was interrupted by the czar’s spies so long ago. This is the Russian revolutionary movement. “Russia is now awakening,” she says. strators and Cossack charges with whips and sabers, but the bloodshed of yesterday is unparalleled in its his tory and the many stories of brutality told by the populace seem to have convinced them that a program of deliberate bloodletting was planned to overawe the strikers. This is most indignantly denied by the authorities, who protest most earnestly that they regret the situation compelled such stern measures. They say order had to be restored or the city would have fallen into the hands of the mob. One of Father Gopon's lieutenants declared that the leaders of the strik ers had resolved to preach the gospel of armed resistance and the over throw of autocracy, but that it did not carry with it a threat of pillage or an attack on property. It is reported that at one of the meetings in the early hours this morn ing some of the strike leaders dis cussed the advisability of sending delegations to the various embassies to appeal to the foreign powers for protection, but no action was taken— at least no deputations had appeared at any of the embassies up to noon. The situation continues critical. The military have the upper hand in St. Petersburg, and so long as the troops remain true they can crush any attempt ai resistance in the cap ital. But the eyes of all are turned toward the interior for the effect which the news will produce in the big centers. Monarchs Fond of Hunting. Nearly all the crowned heads of Eu rope seem to be great hunters. Not withstanding his age the Austrian em peror still loves the chase, and King Edward is as fond of it as Kaiser Wil helm. The king of Portugal is so good a marksman that he has been called a modern William Tell. The king of Italy spends much time hunt ing and the queen is said to be an even better shot with the revolver than her spouse. She grewr up in a wild, mountainous region and still loves to roam the forests, gun in hand. Insisted Earth Was Flat. The famous Maine philosopher, Joseph W. Holden, is recalled through a lawsuit among his heirs which has just been settled in the probate court at Portland. Mr. Holden, whose home was in the little farming community of Otisfield, spent the greater part ! of his life in a futile endeavor to i bring the world to admit that the earth is flat, and the arguments which he advanced interested all New Eng land during the latter part of the last I century, I “Youths” Now in Senate. The United States senate is gradu ally changing to a body of compara tively young man. Senator Bailey of Texas is no longer the “baby” mem ber. The latest accession is from Ne braska and he is barely 35. Beveridge of Indiana is among the youngsters. The far northwest usually sends sev eral “kids.” The reappearance of Car ter of Montana, with his shaving-brush goatee, is not chargeable to the colt class. He has been there before. Sen ator Morgan pf Alabama is the patri arch of the senate. Ground for Complaint. An English farmer, who was com plaining terribly of a bad harvest, met the minister of the parish, and as usual, proceeded to hold forth on his favorite topic. “Ah. yes. Farmer Giles,” said the worthy parson, “you have, I must con fess, good cause to complain, but you must remember that Providence cares for all. and that even the birds of the air are provided for.” “Aye,” said the old man, significant ly, “aff o’ my corn.” MESSAGES FROM THE DEAD. New York Woman Claims to Have Communication With Spirits. The strange mystery of Rev. May S. Pepper and her spiritualistic power is attracting great attention in Brook lyn, N. Y. Mrs. Pepper does not pre tend to read the future; she does not even enact the pretense of going into a “trance” state. Messages purport ing to come from the dead are receiv ed through her in answer to questions placed in sealed and unopened en velopes. Many strange and unaccount able instances of her power are re ported. So strongly has the belief in her advocacy of spiritualism taken hold that a congregation has been formed of which she has been made pastor. Among the members are some of the most prominent business and professional men of Brooklyn. Rev. May S. Pepper. Many of the attendants at meetings conducted by Mrs. Pepper assert that messages she delivers from the dead are correct and they are moved to deep emotion thereby. She has gain ed a large following of believers. ARBITRARY RULE IN ENGLAND. Railroads Compelled to Afford Safety to Passengers. They manage their railways better in England. With one-tenth our mile age, but with many times our density of passenger travel, Englishmen have a record of fifteen months without los ing a life in a train accident. The reason is because they do things in the autocratic, arbitrary, English man ner which totally disregards the in alienable rights of a citizen to be massacred by the railroads. Here no official exists who has as a duty or even is authorized to say to a railway officer: “You are operating your rail road unsafely. Stop.” In Great Brit ain the Board of Trade takes the place of the interstate commerce com mission. The chief inspector of the board—Col. Yorke is his name just now—is a gentleman of military hab its, and what he says goes, and goes instanter. Behind him is the whol" power of the British army. Not long ago an inspector, impressed by cer tain dangerous conditions in a branch of the Ixmdon subway, telephoned Col. Yorke. The colonel is not given to expostulating or corresponding. He sent peremptory orders to stop the running of all trains on the spot, and not a wheel was driven till the defect was corrected.—Leslie's Maga zine. CROKER DIES OF INJURIES. Auto Car Collision Fatal to Son of Ex-Tammany Boss. Frank Croker. son of Richard Cro ker of New York, died at Daytona, Fla., from the injuries he received there Jan, 21 in a collision between his automobile and a motor cycle chair. j Morton Proud of Middle West. If any one wishes to arouse Secre tary Morton to enthusiasm all he need do is to say something about the middle west. “People talk about the riches of the Nile valley,” says he. “Why, it is as nothing compared with the Mississippi valley, which you must remember extends from the Rockies to the Alleghanies. Its re sources are billions, and it has only reached its beginnings. "The corn crop alone of the Missisippi valley is worth close to $1,000,000,000 a year. It's the greatest and richest valley on earth.” Desk Has Interesting History. Postmaster General Wynne found the desk he used when he was a tele graph operator in the old Cincinnati Commercial Gazette office in Washing ton shortly after the wrar. W’hitelaw Reid used it when he was a Washing ton correspondent. Reid handed the desk down to Wynne when he left for New York to go to work on the New’ York Tribune. Now Reid is to be ambassador to Great Britain and Wynne is to be consul general to Lon don. Wynne says he will take the desk to London with him. In Boston. Mr. C. DePuyster (to stableman from the West)—Extricate this quad ruped from the vehicle. Donate to him an adequate supply of nutritious elements. And when the aurora of the morning illuminates the eastern horizon I will award you an ample compensation for your amiable hospi tality. Stableman (to hostler)—The guy says to give the nag a mit full of oats. He’ll chuck you two bits in the morn ing. TOY AUTO WORTH THOUSANDS, Novelty In Jewelry Got Up for Mil lionaires. "Here’sc a novelty in expensive gee gaws,” said the jeweler friend, “that is very popular this season among that class which has more money than it knows how to spend.” He took from a little satin-plush box a miniature automobile, about an inch and a half long, and sent it spinning across the showcase. It struck two op three other articles of jewelry, and, im true auto style, bowled them over. The little automobile was perfection! in manufacture. The frame, made of platinum, had not a part missing. The hubs of the little wheels (the wheels being not much larger in diameter than a peicil), were diamonds; dia monds i*an along the sides of the seats, and the seats themselves w’ere made of several rubies forming a radi ant, though hard, cushion. The lamps were a ruby and an emerald on either side, and a diamond in the center of the dashboard. » On the back of the auto was a pin by which to attach it to the neck of the dress. The price on the tag was $7,000. A real auto could be bought for the same money. Stature of Italians. Prof. Paglian. an Italian anthropolo gist, has made a study of the compara tive physical development of the rich and the poor among his countrymen. This chart, showing the average stat ure of both classes, reveals that the odds are in favor of the rich from in fancy, and that they assume a con stant advance after the age of thirteen, when the' poor begin hard manual labor. White Bear Killed in West Virginia. Two hunters, who were driven by rain to take shelter in a cave in the mountains of Nicholas county, roused a perfectly white bear, with pink eyes, which had quarters in the cave. When roused from its slumber the bear attacked the men with ferocity and severely injured one of them. Mr. Wilson Graves, who fired the shot that killed the animal, has the skin, and will have the same prop erly prepared and mounted. The hide has the texture and the head the ap pearance of the common bladk bear, except that the skin is snow white and the eyes pink.—Montgomery Cor respondence Cincinnati Enquirer. Collapsible Theater Hat. A collapsible theater hat, that may be folded into a minute space, and when necessary will reassume its fon mer symmetry, has been invented by a London milliner for the benefit of aer sex. The hat, which has been patented, is made on an ingenious framework, which can be covered with pliable straw, chiffon, lace oi cloth—indeed, any material savo vet vet, which would crush too much to be of service. It can also be modeled in any shape to suit any style 01 beauty. Fish Killed in Thousands. Fishermen in and around Sharon, Mass., do not relish the informatior that 450,000 bass and perch are frozen in the ice at Massapoag pond. It is understood that the killing of the fish resulted from experiments made un der the direction of the Massachusetts state board of health, to determine the efficacy of copper sulphate in ex terminating algae. Eskimo Masks. Thibetans have the most preten tious and grotesque masks, which are used in their religious ceremonies, and the custom even extends to the fax islands of the South seas. From these tropical waters to the white wastes of the frozen north is a far cry, yet there is a similarity between the masks of the Malay tribe? and those of the Eskimos which seems to link these faraway peoples. Herewith is given the picture of an Eskimo mask, front and rear. It is fairly indicative of the artistic feeling in these odd people, and, while primitive, has in It something of a higher promise.