( USTfR COUNTY RfPU UCAn , By ' 1 > , M , AMSDERnY. . BROKEN DOW. . . NEDRASKA II. . . I Brief Teleg1'ams 'fho AKrn dlnmond , welghlnJ ; :11 : \mrnts \ , wna Holel In Lomull ] lor $2& , . ( j00. j00.Tho The nntl.prlzo fight hili wnR deCt'at. cd In the CnJlfol'nln. ussemhly by 0 , ote of 3:1 : to 3& . The Cenlrnl Pnsscnger nssoclntlon hn.s gmntoll rellueed' rntcs for chhlY n.nnllnl convullUonR. 'fho New YOI'le g'cnlnPosl / IR go. 1nto / ] l\It \ 1111 II. 1110110\11 \ o/llco / bullll. 1ng occllprlng' throe Iuln. 'rhrl'o hllllllr'lel ntH ] olghl WeRt In. linn COIJtI'nt InJol'ers ! 1\1'I'1\'ed ' ( ( \ \ nt I'I n' lima to worl { on the cllpnl. S crelaryet11) : \ ) ( ImR nllpolnl(111 Hlchnrll K. CllInphl'lI , Inw ol1cer ! of the hurenn or hnl11lgral Ion. . Sir Henry ] rvlnhnR / sl n(1d II. con. .rn.r : for nn Amerlcnl1 tbllr IInllt'r the mnl1ngcmellt of Charles I.'rohnmn and IJeglnnlng In Oclohcl' . 'V. A. 'fuley , gOllernl IJI1Rsflnger agent of the 'Frisco IIncs In ' ] 'exl\s , , tenllered his refllgnnUon to tnl < o I effect April 1. IU hen.lth causes this step. I l11poror William , ndllr'lsRlngtho nn\'l1l recruits at Wllholmsha\'on , held up the , lapllneBo Boll1orll ( all a lumln. ous oxnmillo or Imlrlotlsm nnd sol. dlery fldellly. The LOlldon Times' Pnrls corros. pendent telogl'nphs thnt the HUBBlnn go\'erllmont hns Illnced nn orc1ol' with II. Jo'rench fil'm fOl' 80,000 threolnch 8hrall1101 shells. Accol'(1Ing to n seml.ol1 ! 1nl atnte- menl given oul nl Schwerin , the mur. rlngo of Crown Prlnco l < 'rollerlclc WII. ) Jam nnll DucheB's Cecllln. will tulo pluco In Berlin on .Tuuo G. Sennlor Durleett of Nebraslcn. hns purchnBell n 'VnBhlngton homo nt n. cost of $17l OO. The house 1s a hnnd. Omo 110W brlcle slrurturH , with :1. mottled front , Ilnd coutalns twel\'o rooms. The Frnwloy boxlnJ ; bill In Now Yorlc , permitting limited rouuII con. tests bolween nmatours under the \ tmnctlon or the Amnteur Athlotlc us. soclntlon , hns 11I1SBod the senato. 'fho 1111ll1ow goes to the nssembh' . Count 11enl < onllOl'Cr , the UURsian nm. IJnssndor to GI'eat HI'lInln , IlIlld $ :12I : , ' 000 to Forolgn Secretary Lnmllowno ! in , RotUoment for the North Ran. claims , nud the Incident WIlS thus closell. E. ' D. Tuclcer , division superlnend. cpt of the 1\tI1waulcoo 1'11.111'011.11. dlod nt Ills homo In Dos 1\Iolnes or } J1loumonlu. Mr. 'ruclor tonl { chnrgo of this IlIvl. 810n Inst October , coming from Abel" . deen , S. D. A City of Mexico dlspntt'h Rnys the volcauo of Colima Is omitting grent clouds of thick smolce , which rlso l1"h above the crntor. 1\Iany pcoillo livIng In the neighboring towns are 'prellllring for f1Ight. ' 1'110 cnbln t crslll In Norway hns been settled by the formntlon or 1\ coalition ministry , of which 1\1. 1\lIch. olsen Is the premlor. Lovln1ll1 , a for. ' mer minister , will heall the so'tlon of the state council Bitting nt Stocldlolm. The Mlssonrl Bennte pnRsod a 11111 maldng- nil pi po lines , constructed or to bo constructed In the state for the purpJso of carr 'lng 011 , common cnr. riel's and plnclng- thom \IIuler the (11. recllon of the rallrond commlsslonera. 'r)10 ) socretan' of the trensury has , Issued n warrnnt for $760,000 1n fnvor of IilnI\sfield , 1\Ic1\lurrny & Cornish , . In'W 'ers , rosldlng In Indian Territory , as fees for sorvlces rendered b ' thom to the Choctaw nml Chlclcnsaw In. dlnns. In the Ilresent of rnmouB' educators representing the lenl1lng ellllcntlonnl Imltltutlons of the counlry , Samuel Dlncl ; : McCormlcl { , D. D. , I.h D. , was 10rmuy ) ) marlo chn.ncol1or of the " 'osl. ern University of Penns'lvn.nln nt Plltsb111'g' . Now York nnllitl Transit r01llng stocl { 1R to ho nU mented hy two car , ench 8,000 root long , contnlnlng 2,700 fleats , aul1 a sentlng call11clty of 8,000 passongers. The motlvo ) lower will bo olectrlclty and the 811eol1 tram nine to twelve mlles a' : hour. The reslguatlon of W. 'V. noclhlll , RS director of the burenu of Amll.lt.'nn rOlUhllrs } , 1mB been uccolltoll anl1 Mr. Roclh 111 , who has been nomlnatel1 10 . succeel1 1\11' . Conger. ns minis tor to China. w1ll prolmbly leave for his now 1I0st some tlmo In April. nODr. . William II , 110borts , stntcII clerl { of the Presb .torlnn gQnernl as. 8embly anll secretnr ' of the IntoI" church conrorenco on marrlngo nnll 111. yO reo , will senll to' 30,000 mlnlstors , rellresentlng mol'O thnn 18.000.000 members of almost nil of the Prolost. nnt 110nomlnntlons In the countr ' , cOllies of nn apl1eal urging thO'lIdoll- tlon b ) ' the vnrlous state leglslntures of more slrlngost dlvorco amI ro.mllr. rlng-o laws. At Jneleson , 1\1lss , Governor Vnrl1n. ' man Issuel1 an nl111ross to the 11Onco officers of the stnto , l1(1clllrlng thnl the sltuntlon Is growlnr ; extl'omel ) ' rltlcul that crlmo Is raml1lnl In II ) ) ol1nrlors of the ( 'oml11onwcnlth nnll mglng 0111. C01'S nt onC(1 to bogln CI crullado and clean out tl10 dlvos nml hnunts of ol'I11\ll1als. . It Is Intlma\HI \ : thnt Preshlont HoosG- yolt hall tenderoll the ol1co ! of Unltoll StatoR' district nttornoy tor the north. orn district of Georglt ! to tormor Hop- resentaUvo Ii' . C , Tntl ) of GCQrgln. 1\11' , Tate Is a'democrnt. ' 1'ho olltco 18 now lldd by . A. AngloI' , ropubllcnn. , - - - - - - - - - - - - * . tl " , . . . . - READY FOR PEACEI IT IS SAID BOTH BELLIGERENTS WANT IT , OZAR TO CONSULT MiniSTERS - . Japm ; Will Submit Terms If Assured. that They Will Be Consldered.- Count Casslnl , Russian Ambassador , : Says Victory Alone Will Make for Peace. WASIIING'l'ON-WIHm the ( 'zar callM the Will' coundl 'l'uolllI ! ) ' he will lie IIble to Inrorm his ministers Ihat the . .Jlpalloso111 wllroJno Ilonrl' on rousonllble tel'lllS 111111 will. Ilrolllplly name Its conditions'Ilrovlcled Il 1'0' ( 'elVeR trustworthy nSlI11'IUlCOl ! lml 'they will he seriously constll'rI'IL ! ' ' ' IIIIB IClll'lwlI Crom 1'11111 , tlw omlH'rOI' f'lomlly ( 'IIIIII'l'llorlcs In BuruJ" ! , nR well ns tbo go 11l'1'II I tel'lnK nc'epll1lJlc I to JIIII/lII. / ' 1'lwHe , Il Is All leI , hwl1ldo the rPlpn- lion h ' JUIIIIII or Port AI'thur. a .111J1' 1I110H Il1'oteclol'l1to , OVCI' KOI'f'n 111111 1111 IndlJllllllty. J rom a high omf'11I1 tile ARf\Op1llted PreHS helll'S Ihal HusHla hus I'Cl'lIl1el1 itA RccOII < < 1 Pacllk H11I11111'01I. An atlncho oC a HlIlIHllln emlaslY ! 111 l urolC ) Is quotell PXIJl'I'ARIII the hellpC Ilpll ) (01lrt Jllllldll'H J'l''f'lIl do- fent will COI'I'O n1llsln to nsll fOl' ! IPaNJ , II 1'1 1'I1 y , theBu w"ro the ! 'l'portR I'ur- relll In the 1IIIIIomntll' corps. 111111 as a refmlt or this htlJlO1'tant IIICorllllltloll ofllclnl Wnshlllgtoll IHlIu\'cs : that HUll- sla nllll , 'IIJI:111 ' : 111'1' 011 Iho V'lI'1W or pl'IICC. Ir Il hn tl'110 thllt the flCl'O II II Pllcilic AC\1Inllron \ hils 110011 r'l'alled e\'oll the 1I1oSt optimistic of HUl/sla'a frlondA ndmll that this Is a RtmnIn. . Illcatlon that Oyama'lI 1I1lght ) ' hlow has nll1lll' COl' llell co. Count CIIPslnl , Iho Husslan nmhaA' Aaelol' , Is Iho not/lhlo / cxceptlon Inho \ gl'OUp or fOl'olgn onVOYA hero , " \low. \ 0\01' [ Jnorolls the terms which .In\llln \ might ofror , " the u1I1uasB:1c101' : salcl , "nusslnn llroBtlgo Is not 1I1110ng 1I1l'1I1. That Is ono thing ror which the Will' will ho Cou ; ht to the 01111. Vlctor ' Cor the nm sllln antis wl\l \ alone 111/1110 / . for IloacP. If not nt ' 1'10 P/ISII , then nt Harhln. Hussla will aSHIHnhle nnothor arm ) ' mlghtlor thnn 1Ior01'0 nnl1 with thnt nr1l1Y It wl\l \ settle the Issue , It may ho six 1I1onths , n ycnr , 01' 1101" haps two ) 'ual'II , Tlmo will he no con- slllora t Ion. " At the .JnJlallcse legation It Is rle- ( 'Iared thnt St. Potorshul'E ; nnll nol I , 'roldo Is the capitol rrom whl'h the worlll 1I1USt hope r01' Iloaco II1'opoRals , 1\11' . 'rlllwhlra , the .1aIIIl1HJHO mlnlBtor , snhl In the most emllhntlc manner thnt Ja\lan \ hncl not cll1'oclly III'oJ1oS'el1 pen co. 110 I1ld nol deny that ne1ltral' powers , through' thclr e1l\'o 's from tlmo to tlmo , hall s0111111e(1 ( .Julmn us to the tormA on which It woull1 aecollt llOnce , hut these , he snld , necossarl1 ' chn.ngol1 with the 11rogl'ess or host\1. \ ' Itlos , the Intimation IJOlng thnt HUBsla coulll hn\'o ohtalned bottel' tOl'lns IIttor the tn1l or 1'01'1. Arthur than atter the capture or 1\Iul(10n. ( . If the .1nlHUlese government were nssurell Ihnt Ilenco IH'oposals wCl\lltl \ ho . conHlllered hy nussla there Is authorIty - Ity for the slalomenl that Japan woull1 reSIJ01UI Immo(1Iateh' . Bul It wl1In. \ . slst Ihat these nssurnnces Bhn1l h(1 of the most Ilosltlvo chnra't01' . .1npnn's 'exporleu'o In the llegolJatlons 111'0' cOl1hig the wnr , It Is suld , wl\l \ malce It oxceedln ly { 'aullous In the Cuturf ! . It wl\l \ Inslsl that such nssurnncos shn1l como from the nusslan government nnl1 not from this 01' that llIlrty or thl or that fl'letHI of the el11lleror. LAND FRAUDS FOUND IN UTAH Agents of Federal Government Said to Have Unearthed Them. SAIl ! ' lAKE , Utnh-Speclal agents of the fe ernl govenunont ure I'oport- cd to have been en l\od ! for some tlmo Ilnst In Itl\'osllgntln ! : 11IIhllc latHl fmuds In Utah. 'rhe Salt LalQ 1101'1\111 stales thnl hllll\lrells of thousl\nds of nCI'os or Vnhmblo coal lauds hl\vo heen uClulroll hy COl'llol'ntlonR Ity fll1estloh. nulo metholls , Vast trncts or coni Il1ulls are salll to hnvo heon filell on atHI Imt. entoll ns nsrl,1I1t1l1'nl I1nll grnzln ! ; lanll und thcu trnnsrcrl'c _ to conI ( 'om. Imtlles. In mnny Instanccs. II Is E1tated. latlllH ha\'o hoon settled 11110n liS' ( 'onl Inulls UlHlm' the Il\w whl'h Ilol'mlts o\'el' ' allult cltlzon to nCll1l1'o slxt . IIcres of coal land hy 111I1'chnse. on llI1 'menl of teu dollars an nCI'C for Bl1ch Il\nlls when sltl1atell 11101'0 thnn fifteen miles from any rail ! 'On II. nnd tWlnly dollars au ncre when sit l1atell within tltteen miles or 1'11.111'01111. . Railroads Defy Commission. SAN J.'HANCISCO-'I'ho law dOlll1l't- monts of the SOl1thorn Pu'lfic IInd Snnta 1"0 hnvo I'\acholl an agl'eement resllcctlng' the orange rateS' . ' ] 'he ) ' hnvo ( lecllloll to Ignore the recent do- clslon of the Intel'stnte Commerce ( , ol11mlsslon. whl'h lIeolll'll thut the rate of $1.1 : ! Qn O1'nngls fro11Cnll. . fornla to all ellBtern l olnlA wns I1n- rJusonablo unll shoulll ho I'clll1cell to $1.1& . , ln oth r worlls , the rnllronlls II1'o110S0 10 l'elulre tIlt' IH1ymont of the oxlstlngmlo I1nlN s the orange shlllllors cnn find I'ollof In court. Decides Against Government. NI W YOm-.IIHIge Whoon , In the 11nllell Slatt'H { 'h''l1lt cOI1I'I , hnnllml 110wn nn opinion.hll. ) . Ir finally Img. tnlned , will ( 'ost the Unlt'll Slates governult'nt l1\'e dollarH , 'fhls trIono ' the govornnwnt w1ll hu\'e to I'efllnd t1 ; the Am1'I'nn Sugal' Hr : > l1nl1ll { ( ' 0111- Il1my fOI' Ilutios } JUhl to It on I'ftW 8l1gm's hlll101'tol1 from Culm III 100:1 : onllupon whl'lh the CO 111 1111 n ) ' contencl. oil thnt 11. I'olluellon of : ! O 1181' cent ShOll111 ha\'o hoon allowed ullllor the then oxlstln ! ; treat ) . . 'rhe suit Wif ! a test cnso. . f' - . . . . . THE JAP VICTORV. - Flcld Marshal Oyama Reports , the Outcome. ' ] 'OIOO-I ItI,1 \1 II Itllllll Oyumn re. porl",1 , lUt10,000 IlrlRoners were Il1lwn nnll thnt there were DOOCO HilS- Alnn ( 'nHualtluH In thl' Shnlho river dlrc'Iton ! nlono. fie ostl111nted lhnt the numllor ( , r Hl1aslnn pl'lsoners captured will oxeO.11 ! ' ! Oono. The .lnpnue80 cas. lIa\lll8 \ nro ( ' thnnto(1 ( nt 41,000. 'rho spollH 111'llIlle two fings , ubout flxty gUlIf ! , GO.OIIO , 'I II ( 'IS , 1l O nmmunltlon wngons , 1,000 ( 'II.rts , 200,000 shells , 25" 01111.000 of rHnnll IIrmA am111unltton , 2fi.OOIJ hllshelH of clJI'eals , 275,000 hush. ols of ( olller ( , I miles or light railway olltllt , 2,000 horses , 2:1 : cart lots of mllps , 1.000 ( 'nrl IOllds o [ clolhlng nnd IIc'ollnlrelltents , ] ,000,000 rations of hrl'llIl. 7tJOOO tons of fllol nnll GO tons oC hll } ' . hHllles ! toolH. tonls , hullOcl < 8 , I n\f'graJlh \ wll'o 111111 Iloles , tlmbor. he'ds , slovl's 111111 nllmt'rous other property. : rOI\lO-'I'lte .Japanopo 1I1II'suit ot Iho RUHBlllu IIrlltlf'S coutlnues. and 1\ reSUm JlI 1011 of hCII vy fighting lu the vll lnlly of 'rlo PI1HA Is nntl'lpato(1. ( ' ] ' 10 Pnss , which Is natllrnlly Blrong , has l eon I'xtensl\'t'ly rOl'tlOed ancl It Is thollHht the Russians will rllll ' there In IIn olllloa01' to chel'le the , lnlll1' nCBO. 'I'he 1'fiJlIII , ' advl1nclng .1nlll1l1ese 11.1- . rl'l\ly ( nro lu lOlleh 11.1 Tie PasR. ' The Hllfslnns o\'ltll'ally al'o COIICIIACII IInll oxhnllBIIJlI IIncl Ilosslhly are short or rood nn(1 ( nI1l1l111111t10111.1111 It IH be. 1I0\'od here the ) ' will UO IIl1llhlo to re- slsl n strong : lllllc ! { . , SII'el'lInl ; tlelrl reporls Increase Iht ! exl'lnt of Iho HUHsian cllsnsler. It will Illlw months to 1'esllllpl ' and rc. OI'gnnlzo the HlIsslau armies. Heports or ( , ILR11I1lties gl\'en hy ( 'lIlltl\'es rench 0\0 \ lIeI' cenl. 'I'ho nrtlllm'y 10Hscs WOI'O eSloclnllr ! hen\'y. The ( 'aptllrcll gllns ha\'o 1I0l ' ( 'I hoel1 cOllutl'd , bllt the nil. l1Iel'OUS ( , :1pt111't'11 : BtOl'eH ancl munl. tlons l1'e'nitWit at mllllo.ls or dollnrs. 'l'hlB loss IItlltol'lnlly 1IIIIIs 10 I ho crill' 111Ing or the I1ns8la11 :11'11110s. : 'rhe .Tall' n.noso lIeoplo nre receiving cletalls of the \'Ictory with calmnoss. 'rolelo anll other cltlos 'are exceedingly flulet I\nll the recent nlhnonltlon to tlte POOlllo to rorrnln from spl11l11ng money In cele- bratloils nncl do\'olo their sa\'lng to war charltlos Is helng universally ohe 'ell. The .Tnlll1neBO Ilress el1l10rlals , In discussing the IJosslhlc effects of peace un victory , declare .1allan will con. tlnue the \'h orolls proseclI'lon of the war ancl hns no sugglstlon to malee to nnssla chl'cl'tly or Indirectly , In the general olatlon O\'el' the suc. cess of the .1allllneso 1\ slJl'al ! source of sntlsractlon Is the celel'lly with which the Ilanldng o\1oratlons \ were carrlecl Ollt' the flulck sol7.I11'o of ad- \'l1ntngo ancl the speed mnde In pursuit - suit of the Husslnns. Arter the sum- mol' cl\mpalgn there wns 11. gonernl n.dmlsslon or the truth ot thl ! repented criticism that the .1allal1CHe nrmy had fallod In these resllocts and nn avowed - od 11etermlnatlon WIIS 111ude to redecm the shortcomings , During the recent ollorr.tlons ugalnst the nnsslans the lort 1I0rtlon of the Firth army march- ' erl rortr mile ! ! In one day. greutly nld. Ing in lho urhlo\'oment or the \'Iclory. Cnptlvos taleen In this last engagement - ment mnl\O the totnl of Ilrlsoners now hold by .lalll1n 7& 000 , 'I'helr cnre Is hecomlng a vorr eXllOnslve prohlem. This government Is rOl'mUlatlllg IIIan9 to remove the Ilrlsoners to the Islands , Ilrobably In the Inland sea , nnd It Is possible that the cnlltlvos will be 1'8' 1110ved thm'e. CUTS OFF SINEWS OF WAR French Bankers Practically rt.1use ; : tt : Loan Money to RU8111a. I.ONDON-'rhe revolt of the J > rench hnnlors Is consltlered by the London newlillnpcrs as the most hOllerul nnti Importnnt news of the day , promls. Ing an el1rly conclusion of peace bet - t woen l1ussla nnd Ji\lmn. Aplmrently the Ilroll05ell loan hnR nol ueen nu. Rollltoh' rerusod. uut onh' "llOst\1oned. \ " 'I'hls , howe\'or. Is regarded ns being tantamount to It rerllBal , nnll , Is ex. pocted to Blloal < louder. to the Hus , Rlan wnr pnrtr e\'on than loUl'OllIIt. 1ln's ro\'tJ1'se at1uden ! , It Is rcrard. flct1ul \ by the Il'ath or 1. GOl'll1al1l , the Into go,01'nor of the Crodlt Ij 'OnllnIB , Husaia 'lost Its 8trongest financlnl fl'lonll In 1"I'l\nt'o. nnll thnt hnd ho heon nllvo 110 11I1l1cu1tr would have IlOon oXlw'lenced , With the A11Ilrlcl1l1 111111 Ellgllsh ml1l'lt'ts ( 'Iosed to It , It Is thought that HutRla ! can only tn1'11 'to GOl'11Inny. which Is not llleul " to ho much ' ' ' ) mol'O l'eslonsl\'o ! than Franco , nnll the only alternatlvo wonlll 800111 to bo to mnlC Iwaco , Funeral of Mrs. Stanford. I10NOlPLU-'l'ho mnll room or the stenml'l' Alamolla. which salls for San l.1'nnclsco lIext Wodnesllay. hns been al1l11'011I'lately 11rallell for the l'ecel1- tlon of the body of MrR. Jane I. , Stan. fonl , BOr01'O the dO'lIlrt111'o ' of the stea11l0r funornl Rcr\'lcos will be held , ut which llIsholl Hosarlcl { will ron.l the ser\'lces. Among the Imll bearers will bo GO\01'1101' ( 'l1l't01' , Unltod , Stntos District , ItHI o D.1lo nnd Da\'ld' ' Shu'r Jorllnn. Ilr'lllllont of Stnnforl unl\1'slt ) " . 'I'horo h1\\'o nol been I1U ' de\0101111lents In the cnse. Work on Canal C"n G'o On. W ASIlING'l'ON-'l'hero Is authority for the Bll1tl'1I1t'nt that the lIuestion as to whottler the Isthmian cnnal shnll he ma\IJ \ 11 s'Ia.lo\'el wah'r\\'ny or con- structell on the lorle s 'ste1l1 Ii > ono tItnt need 1I0t ho t'Itl'I'mhIOtl ! 11t the outliet of the worK. In CI\'t It 's ' statell thl\t wOI'I { l'ou1l1 ,1I'OIU'OBR , fOI' five ) ' 0111'11 or moro bef01'tJ thl. 11Iatter \\'oulll. noce'l nrll ' he 118Clllol1 , nnd without In nn ) ' waY rotnrdlng the l1rOI'Oi 8 of ( 'onltruJtlon Qr causing an ) ' 11olll ' . 'rhoro l.i strrCcont. , . mondatlons for a sea lo\'ei cnnal. " ' , . " . . , . . JAPS GET MUKDEN. Another RUssian StronJhold [ Is Cap. tured. ) ' 1'01\10-1.1111 Inrshnl Orllma 1'le. rn l1hell nM follo\\'M uncleI' l < 'rldny's 1111 ( ( ' : We O'culliell1111lell : nt 10 o'clock tills ' Our'IIIU 1'1'01111111 ' " n ol'l1lng. IIIU ng mo\'I" m'nl In which we hn\'e Ilf'en engng'rl fOI' soml' ila 's llIlI , hils now ( 'om nlpI e. Jy fllIl''colloll. 'l'h ( ' f'Il'cest ) fi htlng ( 'ontlnlles at se\'eral Illnees In the vi. clnlt . of MU\llell. \ Wn rllptllred 11 great l1umher of ( Irlsonera , onormolls flllnni Itlos or 1I1lS , ammllnltlon , Ilro\'lslons anll otlwr war ! lapl/lleR. 'I'hore Is at IlreJenl ! no tlmo to In\'e.HIJnle : the lIumher of tl"'lIe. NI W CI1W ANG-A,01'clln to 1'0' . - IInhJo Inrormntlon ; 'e'oln'll here. the tlnsslnns , hn\'lng been cI'I\'en ollt or hllellen nnll Fm11I1nn , nnd , with , the rnll 1'011 II ( 'lit , art' retrelltlllg In 11. df ) . 1J10rnll f.11 condltloll to the hili country lownrll Ihe norlhoasl. ' ] ) elaohell hOlIl.g of nnE1slnns IlI't' . roughly ent1'II'hlng with 11. vlow to f'hpclng [ t Iw pursuit , hilt 110 great rear gllal'll action Is heln fought. It will he Il11posshle Cor the Hus. RI:1ns : to Icclfl t1plln ' sOl'l or l'eslstllIH'e for many clnys , liS there lire 110 mrnlls of ) l1'O\'llIlonln : ; In the rough ronntl'Y lhrough'hlch the ' nre rotl'entlng. tl Is hollo\'I11 thnt the HlIHslans may atte1l1pt to I'ellch Kh'ln. 225 mll03 norlhenst of Iulden , throll h the \'al- . It' .s , hilt n special .Inpullese COl'PS from the direction of the Yalu rlv ( > 1' ( prohahly Genel'lll Knmamul'a's for'os ) threntenll to cut them ocr. 'rhe cnllIultles : ! , on holh Rides have hOln onormous. 'I'he HlIsRlan Sixteenth Ill'my corJls was prnrtlca1l ) ' nnnlhllntcl ( nt Tnl'holliao. IIghl ! : thOlsand : Hus. slanB fell at l.eulmanllllo. s'r. PE'l'lmSDUHG-"l.asl nl ht nll our urmlos commenced to retrt'H. " 'fhe greatest Ilefeat In the hlBtOl'r of tlw Husslnn..JalJ:1I1ese : wnr was made Imown In St. Petersburg last night. ' bllt only In tne } laltry eight words f'Om Geileral Kouropatldn to Emperor Nicholas , whleh were flung ahout the streets In :1ewspapm' extrns nnd pass. ed from mouth to mouth. Two thOl'gh s formell InRtnnlly In the minds of o'leryone. un' ! two wordeere on every 1II-ellrrender-pe2ce-the ! for. mer dreaded , t o latter hOllOd for. WHERE FIGHT WAS BLOODIEST Troops Stumble Over Corpses Un. burled for D&lYs. MUKDEN-The , lapanoso Illst nIght pushed up f'Om the south ncross the abandonell } lInin helwoon the Shnlh IInll 1IIIn rIvers nnd are , ns this dls. pall'h Is l1Iell , about five miles sOllth of the latter and from- the Hun , OJ1lJO- site 1\IachlalHt , and n01'thward Japa- ne3e batteries nre 1I0urlng In u cease. les8 fire. The Japanese succeoaed In omplnc- Ing slego guns and mortn.rs at Dlus. hU1tun ; , n.bont six miles west of this cIty , whence they opened Cr , ! before duwn. } JU1snnnhiii ' , , ' s-t1ie scene- est r- ( lay oC the bloodiest and most desller- ate fighting of all this tel'1'lblo bll ttle. its possession was \'ltnl to the .Tap- nnese who stormell It ngnln nnd agnln. The Husslans dislodged them hut the .TuIH\Uese flnnlly reraptured the vI- ) lago nfter much hand to hand fighting. Eye witnesses say the dead , Rcnt- tered In the strt'ets , court yards and houseg have heon unburied fOllr da 's. Rlfies and other armA 110 nhout wrenched and twIsted , Hnnd grenades were thrown by the Jnllaneso and the garrison was sllbjected to the concentrated - trated fire of us many as a hundred guns. Once Dlushantun In their hnnds , the .1npanese can train guns on Muk. den railroad station and It haS' been held at a frightful cost. The Jnpanese are also ( 'oncentratlng tholr erforts about seven miles north 1\1ullen ( nnd ahout five miles west or the railroad with the object of hrealelng through anll cutting err the surroun lng troolls below. . - - Talking of the Battle. RERUN-Military writers here Ills. cussing General Koltl'olllllldn's Rltua- tlon ndmlt Its extreme RerlouBnosR. hut. do not hl'lIl'vl : ' 11 11AW Sedan will C01l0w , urging thnt the JnlJanese nrm. } Is not henv ' enough to compel n sur render , Unstlntod Ilrnlso Is glvo : 'Jo"'lehl 1\lnrshal O 'a ma's military aehie\'emenl In the present bailIe , hul It Is helle\'ed territory over which the fight has been goingon Is too ( lnor mous to expect the Japnnese to sel'l OUBI ) ' 111an to sU1'roItl1l1 the nusslnr. forces. Wichita Merchant Killed. " 'ICIIITA , Knns.-J , C , Casey , ht' ! 1 of the Casey WholcsnloIercantllo : conwany wlHr shot through the heal1 and Instnntly Id1l0d uy .Jumes 011\01' Oll\'er lost $23,000 In the falluro or the Case ' & Garst Mercantile company n few months ngo. and the mlsCOl'hm } Ire'od on hit > mind , Ho demnnded his mono ' when the fil'm was 1'001" gnnlzed ! lnd had At'\'ernl arguments with CnSl' ) ' over the loss. While asoy was Roated nl his .1esl ; : , 011\01' sllppod UII bl'hlnd him ! lnd fired three times without wnrnlng. - - His Knowledge of Japan. COPENIIAG1 N-'ho Husslan mIn. Istol' to Donmarl" . Isswolsl , ) ' , atarts for St. ) > ot01'shurg. 'l'ho authorltlos there dl' ! lro to hn\'o the henetlt or his lmo\\'lell"o of .Ja pnn. gl\lnod while he wali mlnlstl'r nt ' 1'01\10 , "Spotted Fever" Killing Many. NEW YOH1-'I'hat cl'rOhrNllllnnl mOnhlgltls , 01' "spottod fever , " Is 1,1\1 \ , Ing ahout forly IIQ.rjdOn a woc ) ; : In this clt . , wns ni80rted hy CommlR' Hlonot' Darllu { : of the hcalth dopart. mont.\ . . - - l' . - . . . . . , , . . . - . . . . . , " - l'4 \ . -4 1J ' " ' tp TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN , Appalling Mortality Among the Little Ones Due ' to This Cause-Proper Attention to Health of t Mothers Would Save Many Lives _ . u _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ _ 1 > 10 _ _ _ _ - . . . _ _ . _ _ . .n.u _ _ _ . . . _ _ . _ _ . .A..1"1 " " 1 - - -U--U' " 'I'he numher of deaths due to tuher. culosls IR tromondous. When the word I Is spohn enc hlBtlnctlvelr thlnklol nf J1uhnonar ' c011fll1mptlon. 'fhls II : ! the Corlll which altllcli ! udults nnd which . wo see dullr gat hel'lng In Hs "Ictlms. There Ilro other forms , however , more willmon In children , thnt levy trlu. ute upon them without ( 'ailing atten. tlon to the relntlonshlll between these dueasos : 1l1I' ] consulllption of the lungs. Dr. .1ncohl 15 n.ulllorH ) ' for the stnte' , pent that ' ' 'fuhcrculosls 1lIIs 11.14 mnny Ieollle ; , old nml ; oung , nB diphtherin , 'croll I' , whooiling cough , scnrlatlna , lnl'llsll'I and t 'pholrl rever tnleen to. I gtthor , " In ull or om- clUes ncUvo I Rleps hl1\'e ueen tulICn to Il1'otect the I cople from the nbo\'o named dls. eaSOR. Until quite recl'nll ' , however , a rew 'enrs at mosl. nothln was done I to reduce the mortnllty from tuum'- culosls. I . Now , howe\'er , the nttontloll or the I wOl'ld , the common IHollle ! 111111 the hellllh uuthorltleR , hnl : ! hocu called to itA cU1'llhl1ltf : nUll pro\'entaulllt . . The cnUBes , the modes or scattor. In , and , t he II1'O\'On lion uro nil holng f > tudlod , nnd an educntlonal campnlgn ' Is on to wl\le \ 01lt this ' 'whlto te1'ror. " 'rhe children suITel' from tuborcu- losl's of the hones , the howels Ilnd I mllh glllnils. Tuuercular menIngitis If ! rreqllenl1 ' found In el11'ly IIfo and Is uniformly fatal. Only uy cnreful Ilt- t'-11UOn to the rood nnd dnll ' hahlts can the rlsl1l1 ; gonomtlon he mndo 1m- l11une from these \'II1'led forms of tu- 110rculosls. , 'rhe Cact that over ono hnlf of all hnbles h01'l1 dlt ! before they reach the age of fi\'e 'enrs , pro\'os thnt the 'con. slit utlonal cap tnl" belueathed them Is smnll. Is the Ilroper attention Imld I to the diet , exercise and out-or-door life of the mother ? If this wore done , the child would undouutedh' have greater vltn1ll ) ' and could uy 11rOp01" cnre nl1ll education 1Ive nuove the tu. herculosls of childhood /Uld of ndult life. Cause 1nd Cure of Gastric Catarrh. Chronic congestion of the stomach , Imown as gnstrlc catarrh , \lsual1y caused by one of the following errors , or br all of thom l111t together : EatIng - Ing too much or too fast ; swal10wlng food InsufficIently masticated ; the \lse of such coarse foods as cnbhage , greens , etc. ; mustard , peppel'sauce , ginger and other condiments and spices ; pnstry containing animal fats ; free fats , whIch lodge In the stomach and remnln there a long time ; porl { , grld lo Cale3 nnd burned fats-tItese Ilre the things that Ilroduco gastric clltnrrh. The first and most necessnry step In the treatment of this IIlsoase is to remove the cause of the trouble. 'Vo I mny Induce activity of the sldn hy hot nppllcntlons follow ell by coM or hot bath followed uy a short app1lca. tlon of cold ; fomentations f01lowed by a short cold aplllcntlon ) to the ctomach. 'fhese treatments nre lise- ful , but Oe 11\ost importnut fnctol' Is the regulntlon of the diet. A fruIt diet Is best , for the reason thnt In gns- trlc catnrrh there Is a great accumulation - tion of germs , which are destroyed b ' f , ult juice. A wel1-prepared diet of tOllsted hrea' ] , zwlebl1cl { , gmnose his- cult , etc" Is also useful 1n these cases. Bedroom Climate. A person nt the age of sixty years haR spent about twenty years or his life in hIs bel1room. Have 'ou Inves. tlgated the average sleeping room c1l. male ? If 'ou were sent as a missionary - ary to Eome distant peRtilentlnl spot the c1lmate of which was ns unhenlth- ful ns that of the average hedroom , would 'ou not feel that YOll were rlsle- Ing a great dcal for the salw of the heathen ? On the tomhstone of tens of thou- Rllnds of lhose who ha\'o died f'Om 111herculosls might allpropl'latoly he It.scrlhed , "Dlseaso and death were Invited IInll encouraged by a deaUI- doa1lng bedroom climate. " To Hhow thn.t thIs 11'1 ' no oxggora- lion It is enl ) ' necessary to call attention - tention 10 the fuct that full ) ' halt of the luuerculll : ' pntlonts plncoll In out. door consumlltl\'e hospltnls mallo n satlsfactory recover ' . If fresh all' will cure the lsease , It It ; certnlnly a wonderful II1'evontl\'e of it. It Is not mOl'O 1'01l80nnhlo to de1lherntely breathe Impl1l'o all' thnn It Is to drInk hnpnro wntm' or to eat unhealthful food 01' wear infectell clothing. - - - Tender.Hearted Savager , Ono of the most anomalous featureR of our Chrlsllan civilization Is the slaughter hou8e , 0811'cla11y the auat. toh'B or our great cltlos , where veritable - table torrents or hlood porpotual1y flow. the ehblng 1Ifo of millions of Innocents - nocents which dIe that man mil. . ) ' fenst. Indlnns 11.1'3 not notell fOl' uein ! ; o\01'sol\lItI\'o \ ; 111111 Imrtclllnrl ! ) ' do. Riliso an ' exhlhltlon of welllmoSR. The Intorlor of 1Bhlll htI'-hnl'o , howe\'or. Is sl\llI to havl1 IlI'ovol ! too much for their powers o { sl'lf-control. 'fho Chi- rngo H'orl ! Rtates that " 11. IJI\rt ' of fIfteen B1n'l\fot ludll\n8 recentl ) . vis. ltall lholing ' ' \ 1'0011of Armour's plant. On'l falntell , thl'oo moro were m , the reat c'eral ! U\l \ tholr O 'OS 'rho ) ' wore hU1Tlell out of the lllaco . . . Into the freah nit. . A Good Reform. The S1 bomlna blo practice of wenr. In Ion. . slelrts for the stro t Is il'ln , ; . . : Pretty a It Is to 'Bee Ii Bummer ' . . ----fl--.UV"'i..iI ) . , dress nogllglntly trnlled O\'el' 1\ smooth Inwn jeweled with dalsle ! , the ! 11rht of a woman drngglng her gown In the street , sweeping \ the flltll and collecting millions of mlcrobos Is 11. re\'oltlng spectncle ; and 'et'Itb a Ionsldrt / the only alternntlve IS" to holll It up , a practlco which Induces - ducos cramp In the nrm , as w 1l ns coM fingers In winter , nnd gives n. . decidedly ungl'aceful wulle nnd attl. tudo. - - - - - , A Cure f r Cold Feet. An excellent and slmplo remedy ror col reet IE the application or cold. 'wnter. Step Into the hath tub , let the ( ' 0111 water nm In a little , fnstel' than It runs out. Stnudlng In the wnter , rub one foot with the oth01' , rapidly. ten or twel\'o times. Then chnnge and tl'eat the other foot In the snme mon- t'or. Keell UII this alternate rubbln for IIbout thl'oo minutes. 'fhe fel't \\11I hn ve uocome very red , nnd ns 'Oll step Ollt of the water , ) 'OU will find thom hurnlng nnd glowing with th wnrm. hlooll brought Into lhem b ) ' this , means. . - - Some Chinese Baths. A trn\'oler In 1\longolla writes : "There are some hot Rllrlngs on the road nbout t wont . miles norlh of - ' ' 1s named ChlllgllCng'I'he place Tungshan. ' ] 'he arrnngemenls for- these anxious to benefit ly , thell' healIng - ' Ing prp01'tle nre ver ' lrlmitlve. A row o ( twont . to thlrt ) ' woollen blxes- the size DC an ordinal' ) ' paclei'ng clIse If ! rnngell besille the real ! , , In these , sit bathers of every nge nnd both scxos , with their henls ! proll'l1l1lng. Attendants with Imelets continualJy 1' < :1111 the hoxcs from the springs. For- ll'SS luxllrlolls hathers there Is accommodation - modation In a pool which has been dug Ollt dose hy. 'In this they sluat , sCOolllng up the water and pouring It. over tholr hen. s with brass basins. It. Is cmlous to refiect that estahllsh- ments 11110 Homhurg and Aix.les.Balns. hnve hal ! their origin in such begin' nlngs. " - - Training the Skin. The usunl eITect of a drnft of cold nil' UllOn the bae ) , of the nock Is a cold nnl ! a SOl'O throat. Many 'ears ago Dr. Drown Sequnrd , n.n eminent French ph'slclan , devised 11 means by which sore throat from this cnuse might be preventel ! . B ' blowln ; ; upon the hn'k of the necle with 11. pnl1' of bel- 10WR , Increasing the time ench dny' , he trained his patients until they could endU1'e this treatment for half an hour without Injury. It Is not necessary to be exposed tea a drnft of all' on the bacl , of the neck In order 10" outaln this rosult. By mellns of the cold unth , the wel.sheet mb , the shower bnlh , to\'el friction. otc. , the sldn may be educated to contract - tract on the slightest Increase of col . Dally exposure to the contact of cold 11.11' Is of the utmost Importnnce. It Is uecause of the ( onstnnt exposure to cold that the Indian's body Is "all face" " -the sl < ln of his whole hody has learned to talC care of Itself. - - - Dr. Lorenz Strict T etctaler. At a bnnquet gIven to Dr. LOltnz , wino was served. He pushed the wlnoglass nsllle. Someone onqulred Ir he wns a total abstalnor. He - answered - swered : "I am a ijurgeon. 1IIy success depends - pends upon hn\'lng Il clear brain , II. steady nerve\ and firm muscles. No ' form of alcohol with. one cnn , take an ) out blunting these physical powers ; therefore , as 11 surgeon , I must not use any form of splrlts.-Journal or In. ebriety. In Harmony with Nature. Modern science as well as eXlleri- ence has shown thnt contnct with nat- mal surroUI1l1ng-8 ( , especlnlly fresh all' , I'\lnshlne IInd the ozonlng emanations f'Om growing plnnts , hns mar\'elous hcalthimpartlngvlrtue8. . In these natural n encles is nctlve the \lower \ which creatcl nnl ! maintains all things an which Is constnnl1y communicated to 11.11 living things as the essential condilion pt conllnued life. The m01'O closel ) ' man comes to Nature , the mme deeply he may drhll , from the fountain of lite nnd healing. To IIvo In hnnnonr with Nature In the fullest IInd trueRt senBe Is to live In bar- 111011) ' with God ; nnd to 11\10 In divine hnrl1lonr Is to ue hailPY. How to Resist Old Age. A chain Is ns weak ns Its weakest IInl , . The bed ' Is ns'eal ; : as Its . 'wenl\Cst II'Ian. 'fa combat the on. ward l1Iarch of aIel ago nil organs must he marshnled to harmonious resist. anco. ' 1'hls resistance can be devol. opl'll hest ur cultivating' "reaction. " 'I'hls means thnt the belly forces act against Iomo external stlmulntlon and overcome It. 'I'ho uest de\'elopor of renctlon Is cold-either 1'0111 all' or cold baths. 'fhls must bo done graduallr , espo. , clall ) ' If ono Is nlrendy wenl { . . Cultl. vnto the llO\\'er of reslstanco b ) ' dnlly exposl11'o to colt ! air. 1.\\0 \ out or doors ns 111uch I\S IIOBRIlo. ) 'rho abll. Il ' to I'oslst colll will nlso ol1nblo ant to rl'slst 1)11t'l11nonla. ) d'spellsln , 1\1" ) 111I'x ' . dlnhltes. ouoslt . , 0111 nge. The collI mornln bath is \\0111101' CuI ' ( ) uth r I'osel'vor. Tr ' It Hagl : cRl'efull ' . J\t first ru ! . : fnco , .II'IUiil nna chest w\lh \ the hnuds dllPod ) In coil WIIWI' . 'fhen the I'esl of the tl'l1nl , ntll\ the lQglI. Dr ' tjulcllr nn OXOI'Clili for tou or fifteen mhl11tQs. In a month ) .ou wll1 hardl ' Imow ) 'ourself. Tr ) it. " , . , . - - , j ' . , . , . \ I , . . , . \ , , : f f" . . . . \ " , I J , I I . ! J I , - II I I Ij j ,