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CUSTfR COUNTY RfPUBUCAA
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Dy D. M. AMSDERRY.
DROKEN now. - - NImnASI\A
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\ Brief Telegrams
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A New Yorle hrol'I' hllH ohtalned 0
$12CiOO "crellct In u Hlllt UgUhlHt HUH'
l\ell SlIge ,
l.eonard Wood la conlll'meel OR Q
mojot' gonoml In lho Sonlllo by a yolo
of 4 to ] I ,
W. II , 'fhomllson hnH declined tn bo
a clLllI/lllnlo / for lho Demncmtle 11011I1.
IIntion fOl' gorernor oC Nehl'lIslm ,
Senulor Ollllmn InlrllIrcII ( n bl1l tn
rellelll the desert 1111111 nct 11I111 the
clllnmlllntlon or lho homoll'nll nl't.
'I'ho mlljorllY of the HOUHe HuhcOlll'
rnlttco rocommondll lhe ImllCllchll10nt
of .Jlldgc UhnrleH Swnyno of 1.'lorlcJlI . ,
HOIum commit leu on jlllllcinry 1111'
t horlzod a l'OJIOI'1. 011 the I Irll IllltlOlHI
utnllllo lenrlng Ollt the l'l'3tl'OIICtlVO
fentllre ,
The BrltlHh HllhmllrlrlC' lIont WaR rlln
down hy un ocelln Ilrwr ocr PorlH'
mouth IInd IlII crow of eleven Ulen
lll'Ownel1.
'I'ho lion cllh IInll two elellhnnt t1l81s ,
JlCta : of I\lng Monelllc to I'relhlent ! :
HorJlovolt , IIrl'lroll In New 1'01'1 , IInll
, mlrnal lellerS hll\'o heon sent to get
lhem ,
Secretlll'y 'fnft. Inform ! ! the HOllso
commlttoo on Interslllta and forohn
co 111 111 UI'CO thnt ho fnvors the LeverIng
1111I for gln-Ul'nlng the 1'IInllmn Cnnnl
Y.OIIO ,
I. N , Ii'ol'll In ; 'H mYHtory still sur.
I'OUndH lho Altllntlon In the fnr gnat ,
hilt It Is lIelleved a geneml Jnpnneso
nd1111 co hila buen commoncetl in
Koren.
AlIIh'ow Cnrneglo's gift of $ CiOOOO to
Jon 'oll college nt Gum Iller , OhIo , IB
Hnld to be In recognItion of Edwlt } 1\1 ,
Stnnlon's khlllneHs to 1\11' . Cnrneglo
'enrs no.
Hoport.a thnt the Husslnns have
croBHed the Ynluo river on a rnld of
: \lnnchlll'ln nro confiromd. 'fho .lnlinn.
l'SO awaIt a hnWo on the sOllth IIldo
of the rIver.
'rho 1111I maldng allprollrlntlons for
the Indlnn dOlmrtment shows a ross
Increnso of $2,171,213 ! oroI' the bill ns
llOHJod b ' the hOllse. It now cnrrles
a totul upprolll'lntion of $9,821,40 .
The Bnvarlnn Courier of Munich
] Irlnted n dlspntch from Rome sn 'lns
It is nsaerted In vntlcnn cIrcles thnt nn
ngl'eement hM bmm rencheel for the
estnbllshment of a Ilapnl nunclnturo
in Dt'rlln ,
WillIam , Cllrtls wrItes of the
thollsllnds thnt nnnunlly nro slnln In
hllt/n / b ' snnlws nnd wild bensts , and
lells of the crusndo begun by the
o\'CI'nrnont ugnlnst the denlzena of
the jungles ,
'rho commlsslonor of the genoml
111I111 otllco hns tempornl'ily wlthdrnwn
from entr ' under the I'eclnmntlon nct
two townshlp8 In The Dnlles , Oro"
11\1111 distrIct nnd three townshtHi ! In
lhe La Gramle , are" distrIct ,
Allen p , l.orejoy of JnnesrllIe , WIR"
hns jllst dIed , 110 lenves un estate
\'ullled nt nbout $10,000,000 nhd wns
the rlchost mnn In WIsconsIn outside
of l\IlIwuulwe , His fortune wns chlof.
ly nccumull\led In lumherlng OpOl'U'
tlons ,
Acting Postmnstol' Genornl W 'nne
hns recolrcd U I'eport from Asslstnnt
SuperlntCl1l1l'nts Gould nnd Saw 'er of
the salnrles nml allownnco dIvIsIon.
recommondlng the consolhlntlon of the
Enst St. LouIs stocl , 'urels station wIth i
the Eust St. LouIs otllce ,
The House commltteo on elections
reports thut A. D , Dnntzlor , n negro ot
South Curollnl , wns not oledell to
Congress , but hnores his plea that the
aouthorn oloctlon Inws are Imconstl. ,
tutlonnl , on the ground thnt a rulln ! ;
would cause wldo compllcntlon ,
It iB salll nt the Slate Ilopnrtment
that Instructions were sent Sntul'lln ) '
to Ambassndor l\Iotontlol1 nt St.
Petersburg to cnll the nttentlon of the
Rllsslnn gorormnont to the condItion
of the Japnneso In Slberln 111 the hOIH !
thnt the government will 110 nil 111 Its
Illlower to onnblo thom to rotu1'll to
JUlmn.
'rho IlOuso commltteo on Illdustrllli
nrta nlld OXIloslllons IIdopted n com ,
llleto substitute fUl' the lIenato bill ,
mnldng an appropriation t'01' the Lowls
nlld Clark oxosltloll ) to bo held nt
Portlnml. Oro" bl'glnlllll ! ; Mny I , 190Ci ,
' 1'ho bill as rcporled b ' the hOllse COlli'
mltteo reduces the nllJI'Ollrlntlon ! lo
$475,000.
'fho resIgnation ofInjor Soely , COli'
I sor\'uUvo membm' of IJ/\rllllmellt / for
\1 the 110 : : of WIght , dlrlsloll 01' Ilnmp.
i 8hl1'o , whIch ho unllollllccd III the
" hOllo of commolls dll1'ln ! ; the do\mtu \
, on the IIbernl mot/on / to cOlluro the
ororllmellt fol' ItA '
I policy regul'dlllg
the Importntloll ot' coollo lubor Illto
South JUrlcn , IA nlllll.
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" Go\'orllor Cnrter of 110110111111 has
I cnlled nil oxtm ! lesliloll of the leJlsln.
lure to moot on AI'II ) , I to COliS IdeI'
the fInnllcos of the tre1SIll' ' , which III
1 Ulll\blo to moet the wnnullts IlrnWlI
It. 1"m' the IIscnl ' '
"pOll l1resellt 'Ol\\
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the allllrolll'lutlolls excccII the Incol\\o \
'j by $ l , OOOno , 'I'ho reOl'gnlllzl\tlon of
the torrllol'lal go\'erllmont on n less
oXlle1l91..0 bnsls Is 1I0W Prl1lloscll.
A Mnnlla 1118111\tch \ SUYA that the Ilat.
to , 1Ialllloll. who WOIIIIOII ( l\InjOl' II , 1 _ .
, Seolt dllrlll nil Imgaomollt ! III .loln
'ill Noromllel' lust , hns hoell 1lIIl'cl h ) '
, lJllrsullll ; troolls. g\'cl'ythlll IH pence'
'fill 1I0W , with 110 opposltloll 01' nn '
jllnd to the Amol'lcall 1'1110 In the IslulIlI
'of Jolo.
'fho Mnrylnllel sellnte hnR IIUBsetl the
bill nlillroprlntlllg $2CiOOO to I'clleve the
deslltlltlon callBoII II ' the Bllltlmore
1Ire ,
'fho COlIlIOlldutlOIl of the C"ololllnl
, Nntlonal alltl Un 1011 Nntlolll\l halll,1 ! oj
1'Iovolnnd hns heon ratified b ) ' tht
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titocldlQld rs.
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REPORT IS FilED
MERCHANT MARINE AND FISH ,
EFIIES QUESTION.
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THE PROPOSED SENATE BILL
It Is Scored In the Minority Report of
the House Committee-Passage of
Mo:1Gure Would Result In Holding
Up the Government.
W\SIIING'I'ON - HOIU'Sl'lItnllro ! i
Sll'CIIHlInll ! ( : , ) IIIml lho farornlllo re.
1101'1. 11111 hor/wd / hy the h01I1W commIt.
tco 011 nWl'chllnt mllrhw 111111 nl ! : wrlon
II' nn nmlulell Hlmnto hili " 10 1'11"lro
I hu ( 'mllloyment of VOIIIIOIR of till ! Unl.
( ' StllloN for 1Iltllllo IHII'HHOII ) , "
'I'hc 1111I 1'0111111'1'8 1111 gorcl'JIlIJcnt
IHlpplies tJ'l\usporlel1 \ by aC'1I to 110 cllr'
rled In vossolli ultlll'r owncd lIy the I
Iw\'prnllJelll. orlyln1 / ; t hu AlIJorklln ;
lIag , 'rho report hUHes the ne'easlty
I'm' the bill 011 lhe groulld lhat It
lIl'rer Is safe to dOIJClHI 011 forulgners
fur the Ilefenso of 011I' OWII cOlllllry ,
It savs that the Unltl'd Stat's IIOW
owns' thirteen lI\ssou1el' nlHl fl'elght
trnnHporlll. nud that shonld theRe ho
Inadeqllnto for the IlCOSSllr ) ' tmus.
porlntloll of govummolll IIlIpplle' ! a 1\11
troops , IIhllls flylllg the Amorleall eng
enl ' may he IIsell In mldltlon ; lhnt
the 1O\'ommellt call not uxpoet Amerl ,
cnn ohlps to bo nrnllllhie In nn omer.
goncy.
The rlowA of the mInority of the
commltteo. prcparell by HepJ'eaenlu.
lIve Lllcldllg ( Mich. ) und signed by
HelJresentnllres Slllght , COlllllon , Mc.
Dermott nnd l..ucldng , declnro the 1111I
lo bo a stop In the pulley oC SIlIlAhll .
Ing aliI' mOl'chunt mnrlne , for whlc1\
1'01' He\'en ; y'earR the most active , pOl' .
Alslent , lnnllenllul nlHl IInblltahlng 1011.
hy has been honndlng the life Ollt of
hath brnnchea of congress. The rc.
Ilort BUYS lhat olltshlo of the goods
transport cd In yssels ! owned by the
guvernment lhero was Illlid In freIghts
for nltch carr 'lng In the yenr 190 ] ,
$4 , 23OCi4 , nnd thnt "lhla carryIng Is
clone Ilrlnclpnlly to the PhllllllllneR ,
and , 11I(0 tile mnjor 1101tlon of all 0111'
wnr and navnl eXllol\llltures of the
Ilresent dny , hno lIeon rendered nec.
esaal'y by the lIIadrlsod slllljugation
IInd rotentlon of these Islllnds , "
The report snYB the hili Is II. most
lIarefnced mlsallilroliriation of IlIIblic
UH1I10 'S , nlld ndds :
"or the seventeen vessels now en. '
gaged In thlo tl'llfilc on lho Pnclne , all
nm mnnned exclllslroly. ( except 011I- ,
COl'S ) II ; ' : Chlneso snllors , who worl ,
for ahout one.thlrel or ono.fourth the
wnges thaL Amorlcnn BaIlers receive ,
eo thnt the American HallorR have i
been completely supplunted by these
Chlnoso In the very PacIfic ocean
compnnles who nro IlI'esslng the 1 III
and who nrc , In Imrt , to get Its grahl'
Illes , "
'rhe' repOl't concllldes thnt "In some
I'espects tl\1S bill Is worao thnn IIny
pronollJlccd sllbshh' measure which
hns IlCen advocntod In congress , bu.
cnllRe It Elres : an nhsolute monopoly I
to II. few cOl'lloratlonR nnd Inl1lrldunls I
who mu ' . and IJl'ohably will. form n I
l'omlllno anel hohl 1111 the gO\'CI'nrnent
for all It will sland. "
YOUNG CORBETT IS LOSER.
James Britt is Given the Dcclslon In
the Twentieth Round ,
SAN FHANClSCO-.lnmes DrIll of
Call1'or llll was glren lho decIsIon oroI'
Wllllnm Holhwoll , belleI' Imown ns
"Young Corbett , " of Colorado. In a
twonty.round conlest nt 'Voodwnnl's
lJa\'l1Ion li'rlclny nIght. In the seven.
teenlh ronnd Corllelt's advnntnge WIIS
nllll11rent. hilt In thnt rounel BrItt. l'IIl.
lied anll I'IIlnoel rlht nnd left blows on
\'nl'llIIls IJlll'U01Ui of Corhott's nnatom ' ,
forcIng the champIon to clinch to sn\'e
hlmsolf ,
'fho st rlcI of the two hoxers were
( ) ntl1'lI ' dlffcrent. Brllt fought for
t ht ! hell ' most of the time , while Cot' ,
bott lIe\'oteel hIs attention to the henel ,
I'ace anll jnw , Britt wolghed juut 12 ! )
111II11111s. hilt Corbett'B wolght wns not
mUlle 11I1\llIe \ , thollgh It Is IIndel'stooll
hu waM. at leaRt II ) JollJlIl nnd 11 hall'
helem' the ugrl'oll welght-IaO ) Jounds ,
TURKEY AGREES TO THE PLAN ,
RClches LJnderstandlng with Austrll
ac to Police Force ,
1.0NDON-Al'corlllng to the Ills ,
IlIItchl'l1 l'l'celrl'd from Constnntllloille ,
the 1101'10 anll lho Austro.Husslnn om ,
hUBslell hln-I' I'ill'hod
( } an ngreomcllt In
rOll\\'d to till' organization of the
: \ lnecllolIllIgl1mlnrmel'le / IIlIdol' I lIro'
Ilenu o 111 e\'s , so It Is helle\'Q(1 ( It will
not hn long hC'forl' tne rerorm SChl'lIH1
for l\lacellonln , a roell ullon b ' the om'
IHWOI'H 'of HnBsln I\nd Austr/1. / ! nt their
ml'olln at Iuer tog , Srrln , Inst ' { 'nr ,
In Sllllilort of which Allstrla hns bl'oll
ullegl'lI to he moblll llI ! ; tl'ool1S , will
bo In full ollel'lltlon.
In an Interrlow at sonn. I\lnrch 21 ,
norls SnrnfofJ' , IIw l\lncol\onlnn \ 11'111101'
saId hlR 11II1't ' Intomlpd to uWlllt the
rmmlt of nn InlrJll1rtloll ( of the rl'
fOl'1I1S hl'fJ'lI InllJwhlng n fresh In.
SIII'I'l'lon \ ,
Report Orlglnll Packae ( ] Bill.
WAS1I1NG'rON-1'ho house com
I mllteo on Iho jlldlclUl'r on FrlelllY uu
t horlwel 1\ \'OI'lIhlo rellort all t hl
IIl'llhurn IIlIel lollh'l'l' lilli , grnlltlll
the IituteR Iiollce IIIIWPI' over " ( ) J'lglnll
Iinckngos" of Inloxll'ntlng liquor com
Ing IlIt'1 their IIcmlors as Interslllll
I commOl'ClJ , An amolllhnelll wns adopl
, cd HlIlIuluthl ! ; thnt the 1111I IIhouhl IIUI
I nlllll ) ' to llOl'SClIIH I'ct1elvlllg Illterstnlt
IJhlpmonts of IIquUl' for theil' OWl'
1100'sonnl lise , 1It'1\rlll , . . " \ the bll
ItnvlIeon mndo 1I111'hl ! ; tlw lust sl ,
\\'oos. ) ;
WILL MOVE U STATES SHIP
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Admiral Cooper Thinks New Chwang
No Plnce for the Helena.
W ASIIINU'rOI'----'I'o Adml1'll1 COOIl'
Ir. III com IIIUIIII of the I III vIII forceR
Oil lhu AHlnllc IIllItlolI , hua lIeell loft
the II'clslon of Iho qllostloll whether
01' lIot I ho 111'11'1111 OJ' Homo olhor
United Slnte's IIIl\1\1 veRHol Is to 110
1l'llt nl Nl'w ChwuIJ' : nH I'oqllt'sted hy
Alllurlrllll IlItpl'eHt ! ! tlHH'o ,
'I'ho Nu \ ' y delll\l'l men t IIIHI I"'II 111-
formell lIy Alhnll'lLl Coollol' t hilt he
hUH Ilcclelell thnt the condltlolls , lire
1I0t ! ! uch nil 10 wnrrnnt hIm In delalll'
Ing the 11(110111Ill. . Now Chwung , If
lho tOWII Is IItlnclwd b ) ' the , IIIIII\IWAO
lIuvy the 1I0101l1l wOlllel 110 In the IIno
of tin' , Ilnd no neutral shIp hua Il
rlghl there If It CIIII gel aw ) ' . The
NIlIloparlnwllt hns cuhled him to
wlt/ull'llw / the IIhlp , IInll It llrolllllll '
will lenvo New Chwnn for Shnnghal
III1lI Sllll't for l\lnnlla wllhln the pres'
ont weol ( If the Ice cOlltlnuoH to soften
liS rnplclly nil eXIIl'cled.
PERSONS RIDING ON PASSES.
R 1l1ronds Not Liable for Dlmagcs to
Deldheads.
W ASllING'J'ON-'I'ho UnIted Stutos
SUllremo CO\l1't IIgllln doeleled thnt Ilcr-
sonR tl'Uvellng 011 l'I\IIr0l1lls mnr not
secure dl1l1111ge In CU1e of accIdent
when the ' I'ldo on pnsses , and the clo.
clalon wont to the extent of Ull1I'lng [
the prlnclplo to slIch pnssengors as
were not Cnmlllnr with the contract
UBIIIlII ' Ilrlnled 011 the bacla of the
nnsses.
The cnso doclllell wns thnt of .John
D , HOCl'lng nnel hIs wIfe , Mearllng
Boorlng , IIgalnst the ChesalJealw
Beach Hallroael comlJ11ny , M rs , Hoor-
Ing wns IlIjul'ed In un accIdent on
the road whllo trnyellng on IImss
laBued to herself IInd her husband ,
contaInIng the IIsunl sllplllation of ex.
emlltloll from dnmage. It was urgetl
lhat she hnll not been made IIWl\ro of
the stlpulntlon , und thnt eyon If not
Iinble on gonernl lIrh\CIIJles , the com.
lIan ' mllst be so on accollnt of her Ig.
nornllce. 'fho COllrt dId not accept
thla view.
CHINESE ARMS MENACE RUSSIA ,
Forty Thousand Troops Drilled by
Forelgncrs Ready for Field ,
PARIS-Tho Ii'I nro's correspond.
ent in Borlln telegraphs thnt aGoI"
mnn oillcer who hna just arrIved there
from 1\Innca ul'llsnys aerloua 011e1'l\ '
tlons In the fnr enst will not bo he-
'gun before the end of June. The
prlnctml ! ohstacle to Russlnn rlctor ' ,
accordIng to lhla oillcer , Is lho fnct
thut 40000 CLlneso troo:1s , weU
trnlned p.nd wllh Gel'lnan nnd Jnpnn.
ese Instructors , nre monaclng Russln's
lines of comml\nlcatlon \ , RussIa , wIth
the sllPllort of German ) ' , will pretest
IIgalnst. thIs concentration of Chlneso
lroops ,
Accorllng to lho Tollo corresponcl.
ent of the Petit PIP'lslenne olllclni
confirmntlon has been recelred of thc
dostructlon of the Husslnn tOI'ICdo !
boat Ilestro'er Slwrl at Port Arthur
hy the explosion of a submarine mine ,
' 1'ho corroapondent sa's thnt lhe
mllmdo 'e9tel'lla ) ' bade IIdlou to 4:15 :
oUlcers who wor lenrlng for the
front.
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Anarchists After Police ,
RO1IAnothel' : nnlll'chlst outmge
was nttomllted , but the Infernal ma.
chIne , whIch wns Illnced on the win.
dow sill of the rcsldenco of Police
Commlsslonel' dlsco\'erclt
llInrt. wns \
In tlmo to prevent nn ) ' dnmngo being
dono. The mnehlno wns III 'ntlcal
the ono whIch was explolled 1\IIIrch
18 outsIde the resilience of Commls.
sloneI' of Police Lllurent. nnd which
wroclwcI the houBe , 1lIIed nn l\I'llllery \ !
otncer , l\Injor Pnpln , nUll fnlnll ' or
\\'O\I1Hled \ hnlf n dozen others ,
German Consul Gives Counsel.
YIN KOW-The Germnn consul
from 'rlen Tsln , nt II meetln of Gel'-
mlU\ citizens , counseUed aU residents
of thnt natlonnllty thnt the ' remnlned
at New Chwnn ! ; lit theIr own rlsl , Hnd
that In orent of loss of propert ) ' re-
corery wns doubtful ; ulso thnt In lhe
orent that Hussln wns defented the
I'eco\'ol' ' of losses would enl ) ' he after
n long tlmo , hilt If Jnlllln was defented
rplo\'ory would ho sooner , BrItish
rOHhlentti will \II'otost nalnst ! the ab-
scnl'O of II WIII'8ht1 ! from Now ChWIIIJ ! ; ,
Denth Plelses Ornclals.
WASlI1NGTON. - Secretar ' Taft
and the ofllclnls of the Wnr dopl1rl.
nJl'nl openly express tholr grntlfica.
tlclII nt the news of the dellth of 1\In.
carlo Snltr , the so.called prosldellt of
I ho Phlllllpine republic , Snly secured
his freedom IIndel' the nmnest ) ' Ilrocln ,
million nnd nell to the mounlnlns wllh
a small for ( ' or Itlndrell 3\1lrlts \ nnd
,
since hns lJIudo cent > lIlorable trouble
b ' nttllcl\ln small rlllages nnd ullpro ,
tectl'd eXllelIltions ,
Blllnntyne Ag:1ln Acquitted.
; \IANII.A-W , D , nnllant 'ne , ex.
111t1IJOrtm' or customs , has just been
1Il'lIlt\ell ( hy Judge Ambler Oil n
hlll'HO or ( , ollsI1Irnc - to defraud the
I luslOIllS ! h ) ' furtherIng the 1lI0gui en.
I'I' ' or nonexempt Cthnese , lie wns
t.'lelUlmn \ n slmllnr churge In Jnminry
Inst IInll IIcqultted ,
President Will Touch Button.
W ASIIINOTON-AlthouJh Presl
dl'nl Hooserolt l'nnnot nttend the
, olll'ning of the 1.0ulslann Purchnso ex-
IHIRltlon , ho ne\'ortheloss will bo Il
IHII't1l'/tJllnt / In the exel'clses , 110 hns
eonsl'ntl'el to II1'eSs the bUllon nt the
) White house whIch will stnrt the ma-
chlnC'r ' of I ho OXllosltlon , ThIs cere.
monr will lalO 111nco lit I o'clocl ,
( unst1'1ltnndnnl time ) on Allrll :10 : ,
The Ilenls have not bl'On worlwd out. .
'et. but tl\C ' will be In n few Iln 's ,
'rho 111'l'shll'nt probnbly will send meso
snJ'e of conratulntlon. !
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JAPS' ATTEMPT
ANOTHER MOVEMENT TO DOT.
TLE PORT ARTHUR.
WHEN ATTEMPT WAS MADE
Report that the Japanese Have Sunk
Seven Merchant Stcnmers In the
Hnrbor - Demand In Connection
WIth M 1nchurla.
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I.ONDON-Tho Dully 'rolegraJh )
Iluhllshed cllspntch fl'om Ils ' 1'oltlo
corresJOlHlent ) , whIch BI\YS :
"Oil the night of 1\llIrch 22 the .Inp ,
IInesoleet / renoweel the IIttemJt ) to
lIottlo lip Port Arthlll' . Slxteell wnr.
shlJs ) ocortec1 ! seven merchnnt stenm.
ors to the month of the hnl'bOl' untl
undel' cover of the bombnrdment the
l teamers werB ran In nnd sllnl , In de.
slrcd Iloaillona , 'fhrec hundred .InJ' )
alleHe om < : ors nnd hluojacltcta'ohm. .
teored fOl' the Iluty , An oll1clal re.
Ilort la eXllecled thIn erenlng , "
'rho Dallr 'relernJh's ! ) clrcumntan-
tlal reJol.t ) from the Toldo corrosJollll- )
ent thnt Jnpan suceeeedeel In hottllng
UII POl't ArthuI' on the nIght of Mnrch
22 Is not confirmed from IIny other
qllnrter , The slCclnl ! d'sJatches ) to
the olher mornIng ) JnlJerS IInnounco
no new de\'olopmonts , hut throw a few
sIdelights on the operations.
The Standl\.rd's Tlen 'rain carre.
spondent sn 's thnt VIceroy Alexleff
renewed hIs demnnd for the with-
drawnl of 1111 ChInese ofilcers nnel sol. '
IIIerR from Manchurln on the ground
thnt it would he impossIble to conduct
the wnr properly.
The Dnlly l\lnll's C01'l'eSllondents
gIro from Jnpnneso sources some de-
tnlls of the condillon of Port Arthur ,
whleh wore gathered durIng recent
rlslt of n ChInese junl ( there. It Is
assorled thnt 0. boom hud been plnced
ncross the entranre to the roaelatend ,
whIch was nllvo wIth mInes , so do.
fectlve nnd so cnrelessly laId ns to
eQunlly en nnget. hath Russlnn nnd
Jupanese "essels , The dnmnged RussIan -
sIan warships , these reports say , were
ropalred with such hnsto thnt it Is
dnngerous ( or thorn to lenve theIr nn-
l'hOl'age , EIght Imttleshlps nntl crula'
UI'S and ten torpetlo bent destroyers
are now unInjured nnd often leare the
hnrllor , but nerer go fo.r from the
forts ,
Jnpanese navlII officers praIse the
quality of the Husslnn torpetlo boat
destroyers , whIch , they confess , hare
done excellent worlc , but they doclnro
thnt the Russlnn shells nro badly
Cused and fall to explode , except when
the ' slrll\O dIrect upon nrmor , and
thnt their chllrges of uncotton nro In.
sufficIent to cnuso Berlous dumuge.
The Dally Mall's Shun Hal Kwan
correspon ent snys thnt the .JaIJ nesj
nl'e secretly engagIng Chlneso to act
as il'regular corps.
CODY MAI < ES DEPOSITION.
"Buffalo Bill" Testifies that H Is Wife
Tried to Poleon Him.
DEN'gn.-Colonel WllIlnm F.
Cod ' ( "Buffnlo 13111" ) mndo n depo.
sltlon before n. nOlary In this city
Wednesdny In the nctlon for divorce
which ho has hegun In DIg Hem count -
t ) ' , Wyoming , ' Colonel Cody will sail
for EurolJC shortly and will bo absent
from the country when hIs suit Is
tried , In the proceedings teday Cola-
j nel Cody wns Intorrognted by hIs own
nttorney and wns subjected to nn ex ,
nmlnntlon b ) ' cOllnsel t'or Mrs , Cody ,
" lrs , Cod ' tried to polson mo three
'ears ago , " the colonel testified , "Sho I
hnd freQuently threatonetl 10 do It. '
Wo wore rlslling In Hochestm' , N , y , .
durIng the holhluys of 1000 , and the
dny nfter Chrlslmas I wns Ill. I sup.
posed the lurloy nnd plum puddIng
dId not ngreo with me , She auld she
would fix me up , She pretomled to
gIro me medlclno , It wns 110lson , It
nlmost linlshed mo for 1 wns uncon.
sclous for some time , I thlnl , It must
hn"o IJCen nn O\'ol'dose , for It mudo
me romlt , alld I suppose this snred
my life , "
Colonel Cod ' rolnte1 mnny In.
stances of his wlfo's hl\.rlng humlll.
IIled him III. his "fol'mer hOlllo" In
orth PlaHo b ' hur condllct townrd
glwsls ,
GALES SWEEP ILLINOIS.
Several Are Killcd and. Many Injured
at Indinna Irbor.
CHICAGO-One of the most se.
rere storms thIs city has Imown In
'enrs passell oroI' Chlcngo ThurscIny
night. Grent dnmnge wns done In the
suburbs to the south of the city , nnd
consldernble loss WIlS sUlltalnod b ' the
people IIrlng to lhe north of lho city
pralleI' , The slorm did not strllw the
bUHlness portion In Its grcntest forco.
The slOrm In the rlclnlt ) ' of Indlnnn
Harbor wns one of the m03t serere
0\01' Imown there , Three pcople nre
Imown to be dead , severnl nro fntnlly
hurt. nnd at midnIght severnl others
were rep : > rled mIssing IUlIl the ' n a '
bO hurled In the ruins of their homes ,
A t wo-slor ' hrlcl , bullllln Imown
ns the Barlwr IJIllldln ! ; was hlown
Ilown and n num\Jer \ of 11cople who hnd
sought shelter there were ImrlecI In
the ruIns ,
Remlrklble Marksmanship ,
WASIIINGTOX-In n prl\'llte lette. .
recelretl nt thl ! llnr ' department fl'om
nn oflker on hoard the Kenrsnrge. the
followlll remnrlmhlo record mude b '
Lllnt bnttleshlp In her tnrget prn'tlce ,
just completed at Pensncoln , Is glron :
Ono thlrleen.lnch gun made sIx hits
out'of soren shots in tlro minutes
and twent ' seconds , An elght.lnch
gun made ten hits out of ton ohots
In flro mInutes nml twent . seconds ,
nnll n fI.lnch gun mude eIghteen
hits out of eighteen shots In two mln-
\les ,
PEOPLE FORGET PRINCIPLES.
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President Schurman Talks of Lawless.
neSG In the United States.
NI W YORK-In un nddress at Now
Hochelle Presldt'nt Sch\ll'1I1nn of Cor.
noli unlversll ' haa dlscusaed whnt ho
conslderR lho tl'ue ( 'Iemunts of nu.
tlonnl grentllesa a)1l ( exprossetl the
truth thnt so fnr us ph 'slcnl pow : , la
concCl'll(1 ! ( our nntlon lenrea uhnoHt
1I0thln to be desired , In referrlllg to
OUI' I'esllect :01' Inw nl1ll our rogal'd
(01' the rIghts of other ! ' ! , howerer , ho
snld :
" 'fhoro hnn been In the last few
yenrH moro luwlelHneas : ! thnn tholO ! : IIr-
Ing In the 11re:1ent ! : generntlon CUll 1'0'
member , LynchIng Seems to go on
nlJUco. 'fhero 0.1'0 ronsons glren for
thIs , nR n matter of courne. Some OU ) '
It la becnuso 0111' children are nut
tnught religIon In the schools ; othorR
thnt It la duu to the great immlgra.
tlon to 0\11' \ ahorcs , ' 1'0 mo' there
seems to bo an entlroly different roo. .
son for It. It is , I thInk , due to a
ccrtnlll nmount or rnco de/1recll\tlon- /
I will not say rnco hntred , whIch somo.
how seomn to bo stili very potent In
our blood. We still lall , u great tlenl
or the superlorlt ' o ( the white mce.
With nn excess of passion , wo stlIl
talle of the InfOl'I01'lty oC the people
with dnrk slclns. It nppenrs thnt the
I tIger is still In our blood and woo to
: the man who stirs hIm U/1 / ,
"Wo seema ulready to hnro forgot.
ton some of the grent prInciples for
which our fathers dIed o.nd we hl\vo
become compeIled to IICllr in the last
few yenrs derlslro romnrls about the
constitution , "
GET FiNAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Canal CommissIon Meets and Receives
Letter from President.
WASIIING'1'ON-Prellmlnary worl.
wns begun 11) ' the Islhmian canal com-
missIon. The first filII meeting of the
commissIon was helll In the officcs of
Admiral Wnllto : " the chalrmun , The
sessIon resolved ItHeU Into nn Informnl
dIscussIon of rurlous featul'os of the
prellmlnur ' worlc nnd of preparations
for the first visIt or the conmlsslon
to Panamn , PresIdent Rooserelt entertained -
tertained the mcmbers of the commls.
sian and Secretary 'I'aft nt luncheon ,
During the luncheon there was a gen.
el'lll dIscussion oC vnriou3 11has03 of
the cnnul questoll ! ,
Genemlillstructions to ho members
of the commlssloll were contnlned In
II. letter from President Roosevelt to
the commIssIon , under date of
Unrch 8.
TO INTERCEPT JAP SHIPS.
Rumor Regarding Russia's Vladivostok
Fleet.
PARISTheEcho Dc Paris corre.
spondent nt St. Petm'sburg says It IR
rumored In no.vnl circles there thnt
Cuptnln Pelt ensteln's Vladivostok
squndron hns been ordered to orertnle ,
nt 11 cortnin point on the Pacific , thp
. battleshIp nnd two cmlsers bought
'from ' Chili hy .Japan IInd return with
them to VlnlHvostol"
' 1'he correspondent says It is ru.
I morol1 that Emperol' WilHam of Ger.
many hns refused to accept three cruls.
ers Imllt nt Klel ami Stottln , on tlw
ground that they did not conform to
the terms of the contl'llct , and that
RussIn. , IB nogotlatlng for theIr 11\\1'- \
chnse.
The Hllsslnu Jenel'lll rtr.ff , the correspondent -
respondent sa 's , estimateR that the
numher of , Japanese troops Innded In
KOI'ea docs not ox coed ; 5,000 ,
MANY RUSSANS COMrl1lT SJICIDE
Sevcr ll Offlc.-Jrs at Port Arthur Suc.
cumb to Strain of Bomblrdment.
NEW YOHK-Ne\\'s hns lIeen 1'0 ,
celved fr01l1 Port Arth\ll' that se\'eral
III ' of the \lillieI' thp
a co 1'3 gnrrlsonlillieI'
stmln cnllscd by the bombardment ,
hare committed suicIde , says n 'Vorld
dIspatch from Shnnghnl. ' ] 'ho total
num\Jor \ of casualties In the town to
dnte Is 265 ,
l\lnrquls Ito has held II largo rocep.
tlon , which wns IIttended h ' the fOl' .
el n legation ofllclnlR , cables the Seolll
correspondent of the Times , Ho ex.
pressell the belief thnt under , Jul1nn-
ese guidance Coren will advnnco com.
merclall ' nnd Intellectually , It IIClng
.lUIJ1n'6 Intention so to use Its Inllu.
once that the Corcnns will nerer I'C'
gret their connection with It. The
marquis will return to Jnpnnlnl'ch :
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Natlonlllsts Win VlctJry.
DUBLIN.-The nntlonallsts In the
St. Stevens Grcen dIvIsion of Dublin
elected Lnwrenco Wahll'on to flll the
vncancy III the House or CommonB
cnused by the death of James McCnnn
b ) ' n mnjorlt ' of l120 o\'er the ulllonist
cnndlelate. WI' , Wulclron : s a wealth '
stock Lrol\Cr , Whllo he'as not nn
ofllclal nntlonnllst rauellllate , ho III
pledged to support. home I'IIle nnd the
proposal to establish n Cnthollc unl.
rersll ' In Dublin nnd to OUIIOSO the
1J'osent flnnnclnl relntlonR bel woen
Irelnnd nnd Gl'c.1t Drltaln.
Death from obonlc Plague.
JOIlANNESBUIW-Up to dnte the
totnl nllmbel' of deaths from hubcml < 1
\llnguo \ Is fort ' .l wo whlto nnd fort '
colored persons ,
Coming to St. LouiG Fair.
I.ONDON-A JIIl'etlng of the oom.
mlttee of nrrangemonts fa I' a rlslt of
the mllnlcllJIII otllclals ( If the United
KIngdom to St. LOllIs , of which LOl'cJ
CI'cden IB chnlrmnn.'IS hohl In till'
chamber3 of the lords , Sit , 'l'homns
Pile , mn'or of Dllhlln , rOllOrll'd lhnt
some hundreds of of1lclals huel 1\1111110d
fm' partlclllnrs regr.l'Il1n ! ; the nrrnngo.
n1l'ntll , 'I'ho commltteo filJnll ' I\p-
Ilrm'ed the proJl'I1m. The IJI\rt . will
lon\'o Englnnd May 1 , aUll will rlsit
Now Yorl" WashIngton , St. LOllIs ,
Toronto und olher cities.
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Shortly neter get tins the polltlclll
bee in , hIs bonnet the n\'erugo man
gets il in the necle.
r 11m hero In the world to soJ'vo nnd
to thlnle of others and nol myself.-
} Jr. Horton.
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TltHt ItJ ST Olt Tr.
011 Crop J'amPllh , SEVEIlAL OHOXO ! : : FARmS ,
! lend fl > r 1I1e. oJ.lUULlJALL , IHoux Cltylowa.
COllsclence doesn't multo cowarcl9
of literary 1'01l111nCers ,
A man Imows less IIftc ! ' mr.rrlng0 I'
than a' woman douA before ,
nhC1unlntlsm'lI JlUlnl ; ' J'nln.1
Ldt In quick onler nftl'r tukln , : 1 ( ) .
doses of Dr , Sklr\'ln'fI UhCUJDlltlC tJuro ,
III tnblet form , 25 dosc ! ! jc , poOtpnld.
WIS , DHUG CO" LA CHOSSE , WIS.
nv. N. U. )
' 1'0 wIthstand ovll Is qlllle as noces-
sn ' as to do good-J\lra , Cmlle.
'I'he gain of love Is lost by the 10\0
of gaIn.
PUTNA\I : Ii'ADELI SS DYE : : ! cost
but 10 cents 11er pacl ( ! ; e ,
Holiness Is the reachIng nIter rather -
or than the arrlrlng at perfection.
Lots of people C01110 to srlef by
meeting trollblo half-wny.
Smokers nnd J.cwl"SllIgle ! BInder' . \
tralght 5e cigur better CJlIllllt ) ' tlilm most
lOe brands , J wls' Factory. PeorJu , III ,
You may reap what you sow-not
somothlng elsbut ! thut.-F. W _
Hobcrtson ,
If al1 women who look bacl were
tUrtlecl Into snIt 11ll1ars thQ strcetH
would be tull of statues ,
To Cure , CollI In Ono (1/17.
Tolen Laxatvo ! Drama Qulnlno Tablots. AU
druggistllrofuntlmoneyif iUnils tocuro. 25c.
No fountaIn is so small but hell1 :
may be imaged in its bosom-Irnw-
thorne ,
Ii'lsh may be 0.11 right IlS hrain food
\C \ 11. man isn't born a fool to start.
with.
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When You E-uy Starch
buy D/lanc. / ! an gel the best. lr. oz , tor
10 ccnls. Once used , always used.
ThlngG to RememlJer.
" : : \y bo ' , " snM a man of the state
Df 'I'exns to his son , who WIiS startIng -
Ing out for a career In an enstorn
cIty ; "tllY boy , let me tell YOIl something -
thing which may help you. You get
up there , nnd you may see a heap or
people who hnve got more money than
) ' 011 ho.\'o ; n henp of people who hnyo
got moro brnln thnn YOIl ho.ro , nnd
more success , Sarno of thorn n1l -
even bo better looldng than you are.
Don't you worr ' about thllt , nnd don't
YOIl bo scarecI of nnybody. Whenerer
you meet a man who allows hO'R your
superior , you just look nt hIm anll
say to ) 'ourself , 'A ftc ! ' all , you'rc just
folks ! ' YOIl wnnt to remember for
YOllrself , too , thnt you'ro just foils.
My boy , after 'Oll have lIrell as Ion ; ; ;
as I hnvo and hnro knoekcd nround
the world , you will come to see that
that's all fiUY ono of Is-follm , "
A Suggestive N 1me. , . . . .
JnlC , the colol'ed sen'nnt of LIonel
Barrymore , has qultc a floclc of children -
dren , all of them with Blbllcnl nnmes.
ns their father Is very religious , and a
great studcnt or the IIlble , A 1Ioy Wll5
added to the family not lonr ; ago , nnd
.laltO confessed hlmsl'lf pUlJell : as ton
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n nnmo for him. "You see , " he ex-
plalnell , "we'so 'bout 'sllustl'd all dem
chnl'llctor.-sll'h 115 DavId an' Am03
un' Soloman , Dc womnn suggests
Balanm , but I'se calculntln' on Hallow -
low , ns tho. boo ! , slgg-ests It fob ItsoU.
'Hallowed be Thy name , ' sah. 1 reckon -
on wo'll len\'e It dnh , Imh , "
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DOCTOR DID IT.
Put on 36 Pounds by Focd ,
Feed a physlrian bacl to health an
ho gains un eXJprleneo ) thnt lie can
use to benefit otlfrn. For this reason
Grape-Nuts fooll Is dally rccommoncI-
ed to patients by hundreds of physl.
clans who hare cured themselrcs or
stomach trouble. One doctor says :
"Allhough n ph 'slclan nnd trying to
aid and usslst my fpllow helngH to en.
jor goocI health It must be ndmltled
I formerly dlel not l'njo ' the best of
henlth myself , III Jnnuur ' , 1S1J ! ! , 1
only welghcd 119 pounds , At thlR
tlmo I wns living In the Ohio Valley
nnd began to thlnl , I had IIbout seen
my bosl da 's , Ono dn ' about 3 ) 'ears
ago 1 hacI an oPPortunll ' to tr ' GI'llPC-
Nuts food for m ' Lrl'altfast. I liked
it so well that I ate three tl'tlSpOOU-
tuls three times a clny ancI 111\.ve reg-
IIlarly u8ecI It 1111 to the Ilresent time ,
nnd I now weIgh 15 , 11 aln of 3G
pounds and cnjo ) ' the best of heallh.
"Not enl ' has Ornpe- Ills made
thIs wonllerful < 'hnnge III me. Imt
through It I ha'l' helped m ) ' friends ,
rclatl\'C's :1UII patients , ' 1'ho suslaln-
Ing powcr of thit > fee Is slmpl ' wun-
derfut. I
"I hnre one IJlltt'nt ! who Is 11 section -
tion hllnd on the C , & 0 , R , n , . who
ents nothing In the mornIng but four
tnblespoOllfuls of GrapeNuts atHl yet
does hIs vel'Y hard wOI'I , up to luuch
time atHl enjoYII the bet > t of health
nnll strcongth ,
"I c'oulll 111111\0 n grcat. . man ' cnsos
111(0 tbls nlld I still presl'l'lbo GI'llPC-
Nuts hi my llra'tl'o e\'er ' du ' , " NalUE )
gh'en b ' PostUll1 Co" Battle Crcolt.
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. \sl , un ) ' ph'slelnn ahout the ticlen- ' ' "
tlfie 11rlncllllcs on whIch Gmlle-Nuta
fooel Is 11111110 , lIe'lI tell 'ou the Ilrlu-
clples nro perfl'C't.
'I'hen a 10 da 's' trlll ! prores that
the prlnclJlles nro currIed out In the
food ( "nil the gootl of the grnlns sa
trentet ! thnt 111I 'OnO ClUJ dlest ! It aU" )
Shown In renewetl pb 'l3lclll ulreuttb : :
nutl braIn energ ) ' .
"Therc's arenson , "
I.ool ( In < , nt'h JlkS , for thn tamoua
IItUo book , "The ltoad to WaUvlUo.II