,
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t RAGE FOR HARBIN
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, aSUE DEPENDS ON MARCHING
A31LITIES OF ARMIES.
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OCALITY , OF - THE RUSSIANS
c..lnevltch Establishes Headquarters
and Directs Retreat From Point on
Sungarl River-Gen. Kouropatkln's
ServIces Offered and Accepted.
s'r. PETEHSDUHG-In vIew o [ th
1u' : : 'nl'rl'aslll [ ; I1l1mb01' of lloctors reqllirotl
\ f at Uw frol1t nn officIal order Waf ; Il11b.
118h'd Tllesl1f1 ' permittIng during the
WHr the 1\II1Iolntmcnt of stlldents to
medlrallosts \ IInd nl1owlllE ; forel ners
to join the sorvlce ,
(1eneral Llno\'ltch's healllll1art'J'
1111i ! he'Jn cstabllhec1 ! for the \lresent \
nt C'ltenchlawntzlI , sltllutl'll lit the
ol'opslng of the SlIngarl rlvor , w11ellC'o
lie Is directing I ho relt'ent of the thl'eo
1I1'mll's nnd disposing of HI ( ! fl'csh
1l'Oops of the Fourth COl'p , just ur.
r1\'lnl ; from Ellropeau HusHla. 'rho
I I ) . 1Jrotoctlon of the Sungal'l uI'ld o ! s
* . . 1f1 . . . .ltnl to the sah'ntlon ( If the nrmr. as
r the rlvor Is not fo-lIn'Jlc : holow Klrln ,
'l\nd once the IIno of the 1'1\01' Is lIUSS.
( ! II and thl } hrldge hlown UII the .Jup.
I' :111eso 11l\rslllt will , ue offectnnllr
dll'f'I\Cd , At the same tlmo the soC'onll
. 'l\rmy Is fnlllitg hade on the IIno of
the railroad , while the first nnd thIrd ,
with trans\lort \ , are retreutlng along ,
the : 'Ilandnrin rul [ to Klrln , both de.
nl ro 'lng hrldgos und roads nnd donlld.
1ng the countr ) ' I > ohlnd them und , ,
lI1al < ing It h111105511 > 1e for the .Jall'
\IH'Se \ to IIvo In the Immediate walw
\If the retreat without tholr own
cornmlssdrlat , ' 1'h ( ' .Jannneso nre
' ' th ' Orand Trade
advancing O\I' ! (
l'oute , twenty n111' ! wast of the
l'ullrond. 110\\0\1' , they coulll Iroh. ,
ahly live on the C'ountI'Y. the road ,
jnst before the olnln ! of the navl a.
tlon of the Llao rl\'er. beln crowded
with Ohlnese 1H'O\'lslons on the war
10 rnnrlwt southward.
A pparenU ) ' It Is n question as to
which army w1\1 \ olltmarch the othm' ,
although the HOlIl'I'a1 staff ! ; erlously
doubts the nh1l1tr of Field Marshal
Oyama's faUgued soldlel's. with the
I1ll1icuIties of geltlng guns. ammunl.
tlon and provisions over the ruined
J roads , to continue the \lursult \ 01101' .
1 gl'tlcally ,
. No ! nfol'm\llon Is avallahle regard.
/ J Ing the strength of the .Japanese col. I
umn advancln along the Grand ' 1'l'Udo i
route , hut the war office says It ! s : .
Imrdly largo enough to constitute a.
menace with the dispositions Geneml '
Llnevltch Is able to mnl\C of such' '
, troolls. Ne\'ertheless , St. PeterslJ\\rg
I is In the dark as to the exact sltua. ,
lion , and , considering the resource.
fulness of the .Ja\lanese \ , there Is con.
stant fear that the ' may manage to
gl't astride of the railroad and bar thor
r lhlsslans' rotreat.
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\ 1 'rho Russian army In l\lanchll1'la Is
stlll to have the services of General
louropatldn , who Is considered hy
mau ' , In s\llte \ of his series of're'
Vl'rlms. the best general and foremost
strategist of the Russl n army. Slnl , .
lug all feeling of personal ultlerness
lteC'ause of his supercesHlon alld all
the old time enmity between himself
and General Llnevltch In a patrotlc !
desire to ue of sl'rvlco to the fathm' .
land , the former commandm'.lnehlef
volunteered to remain In any ca\laclty \
with the army which he had so long
} r. I' " ' commanded , The tender has heen ac.
I ( 'ellted hy Em\leror \ Nicholas awl
gratefully received by the new leader
of the grand arm ' ,
ASKS ISSUANCE OF MANDATE.
Northern Securities Makes Appllca.
tlon to Supreme Court ,
WASHINGTON-William P. Clough ,
for the Northem Sl'cll1'lties compnny ,
made alIIIIatlon to the SUII'eme ) court
for Issuance of the mandate In the
case of E. H , Hnl'1'lman and others
n alnst the Northern Securities 1.0111'
} 1Uny In consequence of the decision
of the court In favor of the COI11IHmr.
lIe hased It on the ground that until
the mandate shouM be Issue(1 ( $5.000. .
000 worth of } JI'O\101'tr \ would ue tied
\1\1 \ lIy the Injunction of the New .Tel"
R'r court. nnd this wns ap Injustice
. to the IH1ullc and the own01'S ofhe
1J1'0l1ertr.
laxwel1 Emrts. rCflresenting the
, ' of1)loslng ) side , ohjectl'll to the melon ! ,
I t1.'lng . that the mandate should not Is.
sue \11ltll the ollnlon ] of the COUl'r In
the case Is handed down.
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\ GIrls Lei1d Strike Breakers.
CHICAGO-GIrl leallel's have escort.
I'll hundreds of strllw hrealtCrs to
I ) . safety from the hlg clothing factories
in the wholesale district. which were
.J I l'sleged br worlwrs' IIlclwts. 'I'he
I ( ! l11pIO ' 01'S ndollted this strategy SIlC'
) I ( 'cssfullr when It was feared the 110.
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lice would he unable to Ilrevent a serl.
I ous clash hetween the union nnd non ,
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! uu\on \ faf'tlon . F'l'Om the wor1\rooms of
Ihe Inte1'llatlonal Tailoring'comlmny
aud of Freel Kaufman the youug woo
nwn marched through ( 'rowds of jeer.
Ing str\lers \ wllhout fi1uchln ! : , \
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' > > Twenty.four Miners Killed.
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CIIARLI STON , W , Ya.-As n result
of the horrible eXllloslou In the Hush
Huu and Red Ash mines nenr ' 1'hur.
m01ll1 Saturday night , twent ' , lour
men now lie stnrl , In death In the two
mlues. 'I'on of these were Itllled In the
explosion Satunlnr night and the other
fourteen w're a resculu llUrtr whlt'h
: C'nterod the mlno Sunday mOl'nlnl ; to
r I 1 al < o from the mlno8' the charred and
' I 'hlac'lenell
\ remains of their fellow
r. , worlouon. 'rhess latter were ltllloll uy
. . l econd oxplotlon amI the afterj'lU1.1.
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KOUROPATKIN OUT ,
Commander DismIssed In Disgrace on
the Field.
s'r. pgTImSBUHU- the Jap.
! 1.Iwse hanging on the heels ntHl finnlts
o ( the remnants of the brol(1n , IIffeat.
cd Husslan nrm ' , General Kourolll\t. \
Iclu , the old 11101 of thl' IlrI\'nto sohlier ,
haH u'el1 dlsmllfll ! nnd dlsgracell atHl
Gl'n(1I'1I1 LhlO\.lteh , c0Il1111andel' of the
1"lrst nrmy , Is lljlflolntcd to succeed
him In commallll of 'ull the IhlHslnn
1111111 111111 Hea f01'ces ollCI'atlug against
, Jt1\lIln. \ The word IlIsgrace Is written In
lIu'go let t I'S In tho. laronle ' . .lmlerlnl \
onlO1' gnzettl'd. which contulns not n. .
single word of 111'11110 unll ale ! IHs.
poses of thlJ rU1110r that Kourop\t1dn !
hnd nslell to he relleve ( ! . The Husslan
mll1tary nnnals contain 110 11101'e I > IUer
Im\lel'lnl 1'ehul\O.
Dechled nnxletr Is felt r'gnrdlng the
fate of the arlln' In : 'Ilancl1urll\ under
Its new cOlllmntdel' ; , o nlwh ! or m11l.
lar ' dl'\'elopl11ents dmlnt { : the last
three fhl 's ha\'e been recel\'ed. The
olll ' IlIslIatchos frolll the front are the
hrler nnnOll11cemC'nts rostol'lla ' thnt
Gelll'I'al I.llIevltl'h hml nssul11ed C'0111'
l11and 1\1111 that (1111'1'01 Koul'Oputldn
was delJlI'tln for Sl. 1'otershl1l'g , Ills.
posing of It rUll10r thal lol\1'OIH1U\ln
had committed silicide , nnd the Asso.
clated PI'ess' Chungtufu dlslH1tch or
the morning of March 16 , and wrltton'
I\t the station or Kalyuan , which wns
then held hy the Russians , In this
rorrespondent's ollinion no paUH In
the .Japanese advance Is prohal > le fOI'
some time. The Russians were losing
heavll ) ' In the renr guard nctlons nnd
.Japanese colu111ns are reported to ho
Imahlng northwurd. as fast tiS lJOsslble
to com\lll'te \ the envelop1110nt of the
Hnsslan force ! : ! .
Geneml Llnevltl'll will IlI\vo a. . con.
sldemJle ! accession of fresh troops In
a. . day or two , the Fourth Europp.nn
corps b.elug neat lIal'bln and depart.
Ing southward.
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CARRIED ON CUT RATES.
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Refers to Traffic Moving Through At.
lantic and Gulf Ports.
CHICAGO. IIl.-Durlng the remain.
del' of this ) 'enr all the Import traffic
'which 1110ves tbl'Ough the Atlnntlc nnll
Gulf ports will ho carried on cnt rates.
'rhls fnrt developed at the joint Import
confel'ence whiC'h held
, was Friday
with representath'es Ilre ent from all
the trunle lines , tho" Central I'r < > lght
aS80ciation lInes and IIne3 hetween
Chicago a 1111 the 1\Tlssourl river aUll
between the gulf and the river.
'Vhen an nttem\lt \ was made to reo
store an Import rate It quleltly de.
veloped that llractlcull ' all of the 1m.
Ilorts of the country had been con.
tracted for at reduced rates , averag.
Ing not morc tl1nn 50 1101' cent of the
'regular rates. It was agreed that d1l1' .
Ing 190G nominal tnrlffs should I > C' ad.
hered to , 'rhe question of dllTerentials
uetweell the glllf and > > the Atlantic
\lorts \ was discussed anll 0 commltteo
will ue ap\lolnted \ to settle the mutter.
For the present. however , tItero IS no
agl'eed differentln ! .
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TO ATTACK. VLADIVOSTOI < .
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Japan Preparing to Take Russian
Naval Base ,
POHTLAND , Ore-Accordlng to ad.
vices urought h ' the Portlnnd &
Aslatle liner Arabic from Yol\Ohama ,
which arrived hero , It Is uelleved In
Yolwhama thnt .In\lan \ will soon at.
. tempt to cnptl1l'o Yladlvostol" There
are at IJresent about forty uloclmdo
runners ! 11 . .Ja1anesolorts \ of different
nationalities which have been cap.
tmed attemptmg to enter Hu < ; slan
\lOl'ts \ , The cI'ews of the captured ves. : '
sels are treated well h ' tl1e .1allUneso
and as 1'(1lllrlly as posslblo sent to
theh' various homo ports.
According to hloclmde runners cap. I
tured on the I'oturn trll ) fl'om Vlnrlivos. !
tol" the harhor there Is filled with I
vessels 10aled ( with lu'ovlslons nnd
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coal. ProvisIons al'o snld to UO chea\l \ ,
meat helng sold for 20 1\O\leles \ (10 (
cent s ) per pOl\nd. The sal11t' Impres.
slon exists In Vladl\'ostole as In Yolw.
hama-that the .Ja\aneso \ ) Intend to at.
tacl. the place In the hnmedlato fu.
tme ,
Cody Divorce Case Drags.
SHgRlDAN. W 'o-Realllng of de.
Ilosltions In the C0I1 ' dlvorco case
was continued here Tuesday hefol'O
.1tlllgo Hlchm'd A , Cott , In tIte district
court. umerous ohjcrtlons rl-i1sl'd hy
counsel are l1elnylng Ilroceedings ,
Final arguments will UO reache
ThU1'sdnr or Friday ,
New Ritual for B'Nai B'Rlth.
NEW ORLEANS-The convention
of the grand lodge. Inde\lendent \ Order
B'Nal D'Hlth , which has heen ! n ses.
slon here since Sunday , held an exe. .
cuti\"o session Thmsdny IIlght. The I
dll ' session was talten UII largel ' with
commltteo reports , Late In the session !
C'ommemoratl\"o sen'lces In honor of
deceascd memhers was conducted. At
the session the re\lort \ of the commit.
tee on ritual was adopted , 'I'hls Is a.
new rltllal of secret worl , In force ,
greatly oxpandlng and Improving the
features.
Mrs. Stanford's Body Home.
SAN FRANCISCO-Tho boly ( ot
1\11' : : , .Jane Lathrop Stanford nrrlved
hero TUl'sday on the steamer Aillmeda. .
from 1I0nolulu. It was In charge or
Davl,1 , Starr .Jordan. } Iresillent of Rtnn.
ford university , nnd Timothy lIolIllns ,
a tru tee of the university. Accom.
" :1nyln : them were 1\lIs8 nl'rtha Bel"
nor nud : 'I1I8S Mar 1Iunt , the Ilrlvato
secretar ' und mnld , re'ipectl\'cly , or
: \Irs. Stnnforll , nnd Dotectlve ! ! He ) ' .
nol < < ls nnd Callandan. The funornl SOl"
vices will ho held on Frillay In tIle
1\.fAmnrh\1 , ,1\0111'1 "t'thA . .nIVAr"Uv ,
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GOt. CODY lOSES I
COURT FINDS HE IS NOT EN
TITLED TO A DIVORCE.
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DEFENDANT WINS ALL POINTS
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Judge Scott of Wyoming Says that the
PI lnurf Failed to Prove Any of the
Allegations In His Complaint.
SII1'Hm.\N ' : : , W 'o.-The 11lstrlct
court here on 'rlll1r81Ia ) ' rofusell the
lletltlon of Collll1l'1 WllIlnm F. Cod '
( Duffalo Bill ) for n dlvll1'ce.
A decision In the C1lS0 wmr not ox.
uef01'o 1"I'lIln ' the '
pected " at eal'lIost ,
but the ( , ollrt room was fill ell with
residents of 8h'I'ldlln and the Hiti' .
rOU1Hllng counllT when It wns gl\"on.
Actel' the I'paltlng of the dl'lloslt lOllS
wus finished till ! lawyel's for hoth'
sides anno\111eell Ihllt the ' would suu.
mlt the cnle ! : wlthotlt argllml'nt. ArtOl'
a. . short recess .Judge H , .11. Srott usl { .
ed the 1\tlO1'npYR. for thl' dpfl'lIIlunt ,
Wlh ox & ltulllall ! or North I'latto ,
Neb. , to nnll'nd theh' nnswer In the
case ur Rtrlldng out those secllons
which dpnlt with pllllrges tlgnlnst
Colonel Cod "s l'0I111uct In Chlcu o
and his eal'b' eXCl'HSNI at Port Mc.
Pherson. When this wns done Ihe
court f0\l1111 entlrch' In favor of the
defendant , , Mrs. 1.0uls1Cody. .
.Judge Scott. detlverod nn oplnlol1 of
cnnsld01'aule len/th / , rovlewlng- tile nl.
legnllons nnd lJ\'lIlenco and giving his
conclusions. .
"The law of the state does not
mnl\O Incoml1l\tlhllity \ a ground for dl.
\"orce , uut It does read that extreme
cruelty , r01HI01'ln/-t / the condition of
ellhor 11IIrt . to the m.lrrlago contrnct
Intolerahle Is sufficlont ground to al.
low the ! ; l'l1ntlng of a l11vorce.
"Tho first cause of tlcllon In this
case Is the chal'ge \lolsonlng \ on De.
comuer 2G. IDon , 01' some tlmo 111'101'
th l'oto. 'rho1I1ence wholly fails to
8U\lPOI't \ this Issuo. hut shows the 110'
fpndant was tr 'lng 10 reSl'l1e mo plnln.
tiff from n. . state of Intoxication 1\1\11 \
admlnlstm'ed not polson , hut romedles
which she deemed beneficial to him.
Ills Inab11lt ) ' to sllenl. on tills occa.
slon did not como from these rem.
odles , uut cnme from his excosslve
use of IntoxlcaUn liquors at. the han.
quot hoard , and was as humiliating to
the'defendant as 10 the Illalntlff ,
"The111halJllnoss \ CHusel1 uy the ac.
tlons of tM Jllalntlff Is shown hy the
letter of their 11au hter Arta Thorpe ,
whose ueautlful dlllracter shone out
from her unhallJlY home nnll the words
of her letter written before her death :
'Oh , papa. wh ) ' dill he do It. l\ly heart
Is just bl'Olen over It. Oh , why did he
do It ? '
.Judge Scott also foun(1 that the
charge of unbocomlng actions on the
IHlrt of the defendant toward the col ,
onel's gnests was not proven , that
there was no ovldence that she had
Iwen threateno(1 ( her hllshand's life
and that when nttendlng the funeml
of her dallghler Arta nt HocliestOl' , N ,
Y. , In Fehl'l1ar ' ] DO I , she offOl'ed a
permanent I'econclllation and no an.
swer O\'el' cnmo to this. 110 then con.
tlnu d :
"Shl ! was an over.lndulgent. mothcr
nnd wife who alwa 's tool , ) lI'lde In his
sllccess nnll al wars loolwd fOl'\\'Ill'(1 ( to
his homeC'omlng anll mudo great Ilrc.
Imratlons to reC'elve him.
"She entertnlned his guestS' with
cordiality , She rllll not IIse III'ofano
Innguage , 'I'he poisoning of his Ilet
dogs was aC'elllentnl. She no\'er IJIJOlce
dlsrespectfl1l1r of I lm to his f1'll'IHls
or guests. She alwnys aC'Omllanlell
him to the dellot on hiS' Ilellarl uro and
was there to rec'I\'o him on his reo
turn. In retu1'l1 fOl : this wifely 11evo
'tlon the lllalntlff has heen ( ' 1'111'1 to
her and healletl Inlllgulties upon her. "
An oxcelltlon to the ruling of the
COUl't was not noted hr .Judgo II. S.
Ridgley , attorney for Colonel Cotl ' ,
nnd his request fOl' slxtr lIars for fIl.
Ing \letltlon \ for a rehearing was
grunted.
'I'he motion for a new trlnl' w11l he
argued I\t the next tel'ln of C'ourt and
In case tit Is Is denlell Cody' ! ; attorno 'ff
w11l taleo the mil tt m' to the supreme
court of Wyoming.
On Underground Rallwi1Y.
IOWA , CI'ry. Ia-1\1rs. Charlotte
Va 1'11 ey , fOl' over fifty j'cars a rosldon t
of Sprl1lldalo , neill' hero , Is dead , nt
the ago of 80 'earB , neforo the civil
WI\1' \ , with her hushand , she assisted In
the sendlnt ; of slavl's to Canada hr
means of the unllerground railway.
I1's , Varney has two grandsons In the
State unlverHlty , Hel11'Y and LOllis
Phel\ls. \
JAPAN FLOATS NEW LOAN
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Gets Better Terms Than Before-New
Vorl < TaJes Half.
NEW YORK-Negotiations fol' a
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.Japaneso government loan for UIiO , '
000,000 have heen succoHsfully can.
cluded In London. Kuhn , Loeh & Co"
of this city , who will shm'e In the lonn.
mndo the ann olin cement toda ) ' . 'fho
loan wJll Ileal' interest at 41/ : per
cent , and will ho secured hy a first
mortgage on the tohacC'o , monopoly.
One.half of the entire loan will bo
tnlton In this country ,
Former Iowa Congrecsman Dead.
STOJUI I.\lnJ. Ia.-Word WtlS re.
celved here of the death of ex.Con.
gressmlln Lot Thomas at Yuma. AI'lz ,
Judge 'rhomas , who lIvell at Stol'm
Lalw , left Washington ten cla ' ' 3 ago' '
1'01' Los Angeles , CIII. , In n vel'y feeble
condition. lie was Ilela 'ell three daya
In New Orll'ans and died when his
train ! Jad rellched Yuma. Ho sel'ved
fllxteen ) 'ears as jUdge In the Four.
teenth Iowa district , and had jl1st
completed his third term In congross.
' } 'ho tOlegram sulci the bed ' would ho
talton to Los Angeles.
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MUST FALL BACI < ,
Rumor that RutslMI1 Will Not Be
Able to Make Stand at Harbin.
S"I' . PE'l'lmSUUIlG-'l'ho II0H'Ilhll.
It ) ' that If the Uusshm IIrm ' altoulll
un unahl ( ' to hohl the I C\\'P I' II1H' of
tl1l' Sungllrl rl\'pr nt ClIlIIlt'hlutsu It
mny he comllcllell to retrcat not only
10 1Iarhln , but nlso furtltpr we t\\'I\1'(1 (
II10nl ; thn ra 111'01111 , ahandonlng to till'
.I1IIJnnosl. ' nort horn ; \Iauehmla tIllll the
Hllsslan mal'1IlnH1 Amllr II1'ovhlcP ! ! II ! !
well. Is the Intl'st slurtllng news from
the fl'Ollt.
' 1'11 ( ' stmtogll' weulmoRR of GOllel'al
1.11Iov1lch'H position as he Calls hnol , '
northwllrll Is mlllle clcllr 11) ' 11. Ollllshll
dlspatl'h to till' Alsoclntoll Press , 111' '
which 11 Is 1IOIIItCd oul that 1I111ess
Ch\l11ehlatRII and the SlIlIgl\1'1 JllIes , a
scnllt 100 miles below llnrhln , cun III'
hold , It will ho 111 111 ( ,1I1t to ml1lnlnlll
tl 110HItion fl1rthl'l' hack hofOl' ( ' llarbln.
Wlll'I'l' . with the front of the tIl'l11 '
IlIIrl1l1ellng the ralll'oad , the II1'lll'tlP'
IIblllly of n tmnlng mo\'oment to com. :
pletely sO\'er f'om1l1I1nlcaton ! aud Iso ,
late the army G.OUO mill'S from home ,
Is too serious fm' IluHslan cOllslllo\'l\ '
tlon , In V 1\\ ' of this IHlsslhllltr thl' :
dlspnteh IIl1ud d to r.u gests the nd ,
vlHablllty of ltumrll1l1tol ' III'o\'l < < lIng
Vlallh'ostol , with Will' munitions anl1
SUIIIIIIl's fOI" a two 'l'nl's' slegl' . 'I'hl'
c01'1'espomlenl estlmlltes the lIu\llh'r
of relnforcementu lIecde1 ! to glvo Gm1'
oml I.lnovllch the requlslto SUII)1'I01"
It ) ' III force nt 200,000.
RECORD OF NEW COMMANDER
Has Taken Part In Russian Wars
; Since He was Twentyone.
S.r. ; 1'I 1'EIlSBUHG - Lleutcnl\l1t
Goneml I.nevlteh ! , the 1I0W commalHI.
el" of the Husslan lanll nnll sen forces
In the fill' east , Is In the sl"t "slxth
'ear of his age. lIe wal : ! IIghUnJ ; In
the Caucllsus when ho was 21 , tool ,
IIl1rt In the Husso."urldsh wnl' of
1877.8 , anll has s11ll'0 then tI\lel'n pal't
In all of Hu sla' I.'nmllalgns. I..Ine\'ltch
was also Il1'omlnont In the relief oC
the legations at Pellng. TIe Is gl' , atly
heloved h ' the solclll" ! ! hel'lIuse of his
constant sollcltulle f01' thell" welfnro.
At the battle of MullIen General
lAnevltclt wns l'e\101'lol1 \ , l\ll1rdl Ii , ns
stul > ho1'11lr hollling his Ilosltlon nml II ! !
hllvln ! ; rellulsell thlrteon consecutive
nttlls of the .Inpnneso , uut In tillite
of this ho Is Rnlll to have esclllled with
sll ht losses , and Iarch ] 3 ho nter'
ed the Husslnn lines south of ' 1'10 Pass
with his regiments In Ilel'fect ordel' .
The fol1owlng day the Husslan trooll ! : ! ,
alparentlr those eom111U1l1lell h ) ' Gen.
e1'l\1 T..lnevllch , I'olulsed ) an nttacl , nt
the Fnn rlv01' ; the .Jnpnneso leaving
] .000 l\ll1el1 uefore the Husslnn 110sl.
tlon.
SENATE ADJOURNS SINE DIE
Dominican Treaty Is Left on Calendar
and Will Come Up Next Session.
W ASHING''ON-1'ho ) special sos ,
sion of the senate wns IIIljou1'lled Sat.
ul'lla ) ' without delay. All of the n0111'
Inatlons sent In were confirmed with
the exceltlon } of fi'e. . 'rho most 1m.
portant Waf ; thnt of Judge .Jamos
" 'lcl\Orshnm to succeed himself as
judge of the rllstrlct court In Alaslm.
Several unlm\lol'tunt \ frentioH were
ratified , hut Iwyond these mntters no
leglslntlve huslness was transacted.
! \lost of the seHslon was devoted to
the Santo Domingo qnestlon nnd the
conshle1'lltlon of n h'eat ) ' In which It
was 111'O\losed \ Ihnt thc Unltell Sintes
Rhould take ovel' the control or the
financial I\ffalrs of the Domlnlcnn gov.
el'nment In ordm' to pa ) ' Its dohts ,
There was llractically no 11lscusf'llon
of the DomlnlC'an quesllon in execu.
tlve session of the senator neforo the
doors were closed an effort was malle
to secure the nllo\ltlon \ of a resolution
offered hr Senl\tor Teller requesting
the Ilresillent to s01111 to the senate the
c01Tesl101l1lenco leading UII to the no'
gotlatlon of the Dominican treaty.
Consideration of the resolution was In.
tC1TUlltCll hy a motion mnllo by Senn.
tor Cnllom that the senate go Into
.
Qi'cut\.o : ( session. The doors wore
closed at ] : 00 II. m. , anll the senate
at onC'e toolt UII nomlnntlons and pro.
ceed1 ! to conlll'm them. Practlcnlly
all the huslness or tltls eharncter wns
l'oncltlllod heforo 2 II. m. and Il. ( 'om.
mlttee consisting of Senators Cnl10m
and lcCI'eary wns nl\lolntel ) \ ( to walt
on the I.resillent . amI Inform him that
the senuto was reall ) ' to ndjol11'n. No
motion hlul heen made to recommit
the trenty IItHI It wns nllowed to reo
main on the ( 'alel\llar. Il will bo the
Ilmllllng huslness In oxecntl\'e session
when the senate next meets , whether
It bo In speclnl 01' regular session.
Indicts Adjutant General.
SANTA Fg , N , J\I.-General W. II.
Whiteman was Indicted hy the gmnd
jur ' on Thursday on n chnrge of ob ,
talnlng. IlI\hlll' funds under false pro.
tenC''s. 110 was at once tlmo justlco
of the Now Mexico sU\lremo \ C011l't anlt
for Iho } IUSt seven ) 'ears was the all ,
jutant general of the territory. Ho
was removed from olllco a month ngo
I > y Governor Otero , ngnlnst wh01l1 he
filed C'ulI'ges ! nccuslng the oxecutlvo of
the mlsaPl'roprlntion of m1l1tl\ry oqull ) '
mont furnished hy the United States.
Good Roads Special.
ClIICAGO-'rllO Chicago & North ,
western Hallwa ) ' com \Ian \ ) ' hus startel (
a "gooll roads" movement. On A\lrll \
10 the comlmn ' will send Oll n spoclal
"gooll roalls" trnln throurh Iowa , fl'Om
whil'h eXIel.t ad vlco will he given UII.
on the sUhject hy means of lecl ures
anll IIlerature , The the01T Ullon which
the Northwestern ofilclllls arc worllng
Is that a gooll road Insures the fnrm.
ers contiguous to It the certnlnt ' of
ta\lnl \ ; , ; advantage of overr lIemand of
the market , und tlll14 ! greatl : benefits
QtI'lculturlsts
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BEEF TRUST JURY
IT IS NOW READV TO COMMENCE
DUSINESS.
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THE PANEL NOW COMPLETED
Functions of Grand Jury Clearly nlld
Forcibly Explained-Strictest Set
creey Is Enjoined-List of Import.
OInt Witnesses. '
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CHICAGO-'rho I1lle\nl \ { : tralHI jury
to h1\'cstl/ato / the tlocnlled "bc1 !
.
t1't1st" wag l'om\llolell \ " .cdne91hl ) " :
'I'hl'oo "IHI11C'\es ! : \ IpCt In the pl\nel
'l'ueslla ' WI'O IIllcII II1HI the hu o
1I1nss of test11110nr 1\\'nl\l\hlo \ was hn'
mm\lntel \ ' utllleltmi.
A. ,1. Hoffmnll oClol1l1otn , tII. , wes
IIcslgllntoll b ' the cou\'t u ! : ! f01'eman of
till' jury.
Dlat\'lct .1lHlge .T , Otis IIu111l1hre '
l'Ilnrgeli the jl11' ' to "II1'esl'nt no one
f"01ll " on vy , hat \ ' < ' 11 Ol' mull co , 1101' to
Ipn\'e nn ' uno 1IIIIII'csentcii for feal'l
CavOl' , nffectlon , r\\\.t\1'11 01' hOllO of 1'0' ,
ward. " I
The C'1lnl'ge'IS 1I1'1I\"ored In 11. most.
Imlll'esHlvo 1I11111nl'I' lIud WIlS IIstlnecl !
to with I1Cl'11 1t,101"lst , ! ,
In chnrl-tln/-t / the gmnd jury Jndo !
III11111Ihrt ! ' slllll :
"Thill hollr Rlllnds betwl'cn t110 1111'
l'lghl an ( I honesl cltl1.C11 IInl1 the mn.
lIelous nCC'UHCl' , You nro sn\'prl ! of
1'JlllltlltlOUl" . liS \\1'11 liS the hOIl ) '
through whll'h t 110 honest I\I cuser ob.
talns jllst Inl1uh-r.
"I cull 'OI11' IIItl'nlion 1)t\l'liculurly
to the stl\tuto which Ilrohlhits 1\1111 \
IIxes a. . lJ nlllt ' for C'omhlnatlons In 1'0'
stmlnl oft'l1l1o \ , In the hltel'Htuto ( 'om.
ml.'I'ce Inws 1\1111 \ theh'"nrlolltl
h1'llnches.
"Whllo ) ' 011 lire 1I0t selected to Ir '
the gllllt 01' Innocence of the accllsell , I
In ( ) rI01' ( to jllHllfy 1l1'ne hill ) 'ou111 I
ha\'o HItch l'vlllelH'e ns , If unoxlllnined
\11I'out1'll1lIl'toll. . would Hl\llsfr
'ollr mlnlls of the guilt of the accu601l.
"You 111'0 1I0t to IIlscloso to anr Iwr ,
SOli or at nny llmo the aeerotH of 'our
110llherlltlollR. HO\lutatlon \ IH the grent.
cst ea\'thlr Inhol'lInn'e.
" 'I'ho 11101'0 flll't t ha t. 11'0mo Ilel'SOn'f !
na1l10 Is heCoro 'ou ns 1)ln ) ( accused
or crlmo'oulll hlnel < ol1 relllltation
e\'l'l1 though you might 110t roll11'n a
11'110 ulll. No humlln heln ! ; has 1rlghl
to Imow , 111111 rOil n1'l ) l10l 10 Illsclosc
to nny human helng , the Reerets o [
your l1ellhe1'lltionH. All thnt shall
como to light. shnll C'omo thl'oUg11 the
return of Inllll'lments , If Inlll ( t1UentH
shnll ho fOI11I1I , "
A1110n the ImpoI'tnnt wltllesHes wh
will nplC'I\1' ) \ hl'fore I ho hecf trust
gra.nll . jury nro 1\tlss l\I , A. Dlnocl { , 111'1.
vate secrottlrr 10 .1. Ogllon Armour :
C. O. Young. general sU\lerlntenllent \
of Swift & Co" nll(1 GeOl'ge P. 1\101'
an , nsslstallt to YOlln .
Two wlt.nesses were examined dl11"
In the nrte1'1l00n session. 'rho fil'st
0110 testlfie(1 ( fOl' almosl. two h0111'S ,
whcn he was l'xeusl'll 111111 I'olurnell to
his homo In Phllallelnhln on a. . IIlght
train , 'rho seC'onll witness finlshecl his
tef.Ttlmony nl. Ii o'clocl" when the RCS'
slon wns nlljout'11ed unlll tomorrow
m01'1llng.
ADAMS FOR LAW AND ORDER
Says He Can Stand the Outrage If the
Peopl < : C n ,
DENVI R , Colo.-ItJ lun going hael ,
10 my homo 1\1\(1 \ ( 1I1Y hURlnesl ! In
Puehlo , " snlll Alvn AlIlIms , who wns
deposed hy Iho enel'Hl nssel11hly from
the governol'shl\l \ , aftol' huvlng served
slxt ' .1 wo durs of the hlennial term fm
which ho'IS \ 11\Ilugurnte1l on .Julluar ,
10 lust.
"I am preslllent. of n savings hanlt
al\l ( I ha\"o n hardware ostahllshment ,
anll so I hnvo 110 fear I1hout the hrenll
111111 hutter II1'Oposlllon. " . .
"At the fHlmo time , " ho al111ell , ' "
am b ' no menns In a joC'ulul' frn1l1e ot
mlnll. 1 hll vo heml outragell I1nll I feel
the rfsentment ! thnt Is natuI"I\1. \ How.
over , If the 11001110 can enlll11'o It 1
can , l\ly frlenlls. man ) " of them In the
OlIOslto ) lIartr , have stooll hy mo
stanchly. I ! lhall novel' fOl'gol tholr de.
votlon to the CI1USO of right nnd slmllio
justlco , I was fill vised hy Rome frl011lls ,
WIiOHO 10 'lllly was SUllreme , to holll
Iho ofilco hy force , hut I nevol' for a
moment 111111 un 11Ien of acce\lt \ such nd.
vice , I nm for law 1)1111 onler In the
real sense of the Ilhraso , nnd self.
sncI'lfico Is a part of 111) ' duty In nd ,
herenco to that IIrincl\lle. \ I simply
suhmlt to the outrage that I could not
IlCaceahl ) ' lIrovent. "
Senate Confirmations.
W ASIIING'rON-'rho sennto mallc
the following confirmations : Peter Y
Do Graw of the DIstrict of Columhla
to bo fOllrth uS'3lslnnt postmaster gen
ornl : Nelson O'Shaughnessy or Now
Yorle , to he third secretary of ernhass
at nerlln : Francis G , Lantler of No\\
' 1'01'1 , . to ho seconr1 secretnry of el1\ '
hllss ) " nt Vienna : I"rancls 1\1. Wrlgh t ,
to ho Unltecl Stntes district jUdge In
eastern district of Illinois ; I.'enton W
nooth of Illinois , to bo jUdge of the
court of claims ; Clarence I. . . . lIohnrt ,
collector of customs for Alaslm ,
Farmer Flags the Train.
FINDI Y , O.Unlmownlartles \ ut ,
tOl1\llted \ to wroclt the east.bound
limited \lassenger \ train on the Ponn.
sylvnnlu , ahout three miles east of
AlIa. 'I'ho train Is duo at Ada ul > out 8
o'cloclt. A large numhor of ties were
founr1 on I ho road n ar the end or 1\
long grade. ' } 'ho oustructlon wns Ills.
covered hy a farmer , who ran u\l \ the
trllclt and , with n Inn tern , 8ucceedell
In stolliling the train a few rards
f1'om the ohstructlon. It Is not Imown
whether the mollvc rohber '
was or ro-
venlO.
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Awful Results of Explosion In a Fac.
tory ,
nnOCK'I'ON. MnsN.-'rhIR l lty Is In
mourning for tit 11'1\t ! thl'OO score of
her clll7.(1nll WOhBO IIvf' wore hlotfoll
out et1l'l ' l\lontlny hy tl1(1 CXItoslon of
n holJl'r In Il lal'go uhoo 11In11llrnctllr.
Ing ( ' tnhllshnll'nt 111 the CI1111011 \ n
IlIstrll't , CCJ11l1111'tl1l1 hr the It. U , (11'0\01'
coml1t1n ' . 'rho ( 'xJlo lon waR Imme.
dlatel ) ' folloWCll' h ' u flllsh of 11\11\0 ( \
whlclt conflllml'tI the fllctorr , It IOllg
fOllr stor ' slructl11'l' , n If It Wel'O 1\
hnllMe of cllrlls , tlIlIl Incillernted a'n nn.
Imu\\'n nllmlwr o ( l11en IUlIl womtm
who wel'C' IInll hiI. to exl rll'tI t 0 thom-
lIol\'mf from n mllRS or tangll'cl wrecle. .
I1go formell II ) ' the turrlfic 1I\11111aVal \
In the hullcI' mom. > 111I1'0 than Il hllu ,
dl'cll o [ till' OI1lIloy ( ' ! In the hlllllIl1t ( ;
\\'NO I11l1hlll'll , hUlllel1 or hl'lIl or1 hy
the tlmo till' > ' 111\11 \ reachll 11 1fo
gml1llll , S01lln hlul j1l1lllWII Crom the
'm01ll , S01ll0 from \\111110\\8 IU1I1 otherll
had hel'lI 11Ij111'0r1 III thl' mml 1'1I8h to
I'RCllpO fl'OlI1 Ihn 1I00mod fl\C'tor ' , which
fl'oll1 1111 III\rt8 CJ1nltlCll the Intl'1Ige ,
Ilwflll hl'nt of lIn Inferno , r1I'lvlng hack
I ho hllnll of horole rOSC\lI'I'1I \ who In tI.
few hrld momollts had IItH'formel1 gal.
lallt sen'lrl' ,
'l'ho fil' ! ' oxt'nlll'll fl'01ll the fllctm'y
to lIo\'on othe ! ' uull < < lIng8 In the vlcln.
Ity 111111 tlcl1tl' ( ) 'OII thom. Ono of these
hulhllll tI WIIS 1thl'eo stor ' woodl11
hlocl , ownell b ' Chllrlpg I , ' . nllhlhor .
I ho ethers bolll ( 'ollllges of small
\'aluo. nil II n hlncJHmlth silO II. 'rho
woor1011 dwolllllJR nOlll' the l'ngillo
room W01'Olrnctcllllr \ ! tlemollshe(1 ( hy
the ! 1ylllg holll'l" hut 1\ono \ o [ the recII'
llI111tS wem sC'l'lnllsly 11Ijm'e. . } . 'rho total
IInnlll'lal loss Ilf estlmater1 lit a II"ar-
tOI' of 11 mllllo11 rlollars , $200,000 of
which flllls on thl' H. B. Gro\'el' com.
111\11) \ ' . 'rho lI\onotllry' 10Bses arc 1\cl\rl \ '
I.'ovored h ) ' InRllrllnco. '
- It mll ' noV01' lo Imown just. how
man ) ' IIel'80n8 11C1'IshcII In the wrecle.
nge. No ono lU1o\\'s oxnctly how mllny
1100'S01\S \ wore 11\ \ the factCJ1'r. 'rho 1\um. \
her has he < > 11 estlmater1 at 400 , lI11t
'I'reasuror Cllal'leR O. gl1lerson Rulrl ho
r1ollbte,1 whotltel' Ihel'C' WJl'O so man '
at W01'I , . 'I'wo 111111111'011 11.1111 fifty Rill"
vlvol'S hnvo been IIccolllltell fOl' nnll at
mlrll1lght the romllhul of IICt ' uOllies
hnll hee11'0rovl'l'l'r1 \ fl'om the rlllnR. the
Rourch llelng ( 'onth1l1lHl all nl ht. r"ra .
ments 01 hllmau fmmos which Jlos ,
Rlhlr might belong 'to hodles ether
than thORO enumerntol ! have alRo been
found , Few or the remnlns hnvo IJeeu
Identillel } .
Chlof of 1'ollt'o no 'den OXIress'oll
I ho opinion tlmt some oC the omllloyoK
had 110t. reaehell the fnctor ' l1t the
I hno of the eXllloslon l1nd thl1tIn. .
Ilouhtedl ' a numl > er of these living In
nenrby III aces were Injured nnd 111\d
l ono homo without. relOrtlng their In.
juries. IJI ) thought thnt many of these
unaccollnled for , UIIWlll'd of 100 In
nllmher , Wel'O nmonr theso.
nHOCK'rON , Mass.-Tho revlsel !
list of the awful dlsnster hero , nJ !
glvon out hy the \lollco \ nt 11 : 30
o'clock 'I'uoBday night , wns ns follows : I
Bodies recovel'ed , fi : Identlfie(1 ( ] .1 ; ,
missing , 4 ; l'ol101'te(1 ( l1R oScnled , 283.
It now seems Ilrol > nbly thnt hut.
fOl11'teen hOllies will ho burled with
their Identity 1,081t1\'elY , estahllshed.
An hlCuest } will he helli shortly. 'rho
total casualllles will Il1'oual > ly reacb
100.
FORCING THE ISSUE.
Trouble With Venezuela Coming to a
Head.
W ASIIING'I'ON-France has officll1l.
Iy Informell the United States of the
action of the Venemell1n : government
against the 1.'I'onel1 Cable COIllIlI\n ' ,
whleh she regur s as lilgh.hnmled n11l1
l111wal'rnnted , Whllo Insisting that dl.
plomatlc meanH wl11 ho exhausted In
fill offort. to relle\'o the sltuntlon , It Is '
Ileclnrod thl1t Presldont Castro Iff
l'nll1c1Jy exhlluRtln French IHltlCJIlCO
und thorohy f01'cng ( F1'I\nco \ towl1r .
the limit of 11I\lloml1cy. \
} " 1'I1nco hils Invlte the nttentlon of
the Am01'lclln gove1'11ment to the Ven.
ozuelnn situation hecnuso of Its Inter.
esl In nil American affairs and In or.
1101' thnt It mnr ohtnln the lu'obahlo
course which lhls govo1'11ment will
talco ngnlnst Vonezuela. It Is the wish
of the I"rench government to aim
atalnst llarallol lines as fa I' ns prac. .
tlcnble.
'I'hes Ile\'elopments In the Vono.
zuelan situation are regal'ded al ; the
Ilrellminarr Eltol ) toward the relief of
the sltuntlon In Cnrncns which 1'uro\lo ' \
as well ns the United Stat s hns for
some tlmo regl1rded with dlssatlsfac.
tlon.
RETREAT GOES ON.
The Russian Army Continues Toward
Harbin.
ST. PETEHSnUHG-Commander.ln.
Chief Llnovlteh In a. . telegram diltod
Saturda ' says :
"On 1\111rch 17 Japanese Imtterles
homharded our divisions In tlto val.
le 's of 'rnVa111l11n and Yanl1l1. ' 1'ho on.
emr nppelll'ed near Kaotltso on the
rallroall , ahout twentr.two mlles north
of Tlo Pnss , nnd theh' cl\vnlrr has oc.
CUIled J.'ulwml1n. Our armies conth1l10l
tlielr concentration , " < "
China Will Be Good. .
ST , pg'I'lmSnURG-Paul LeERnl ,
the nusslan minister to China , lInRw
transmitted to the forolgn ofilco the ,
1110st solemn nssurnncos from the
Chlneso government l'ogarlllng Its In.
tentlon to IlrOse1'\'o neutralltr.
Emperor May Visit Tanoler.
TANG Ilm-Tho Oorman mlnlstor
hero has hoon of11elallr notified that
1':111\101'01' ' \ WlIIll1m mar visit l\IUl'OCCO
March 3 ] , during his cruise o ( the
Medlterranoan.