J - CUSTfR COUNTY RfPUBUCAA ; r By D. M. AMSDRRRY. BROKEN DOW. . . NrnmlABKA _ , , .f [ 'fho Santa Fe will lIIect the 011 pro. ( htcm's of J'anH1s and rl'nrrnngo the freIght roteR on 011. John 1 . Ellcn , assIstant cl1ornl trafl1c manager of the Great Norlhel'n , whoso hendquarters nro In Sontltc , hns t\l1dored hIs rORlgnntlon to tale effect Juno 1. The I leld ColumbIan musellm of Chicago Is crIII)1plnA' ) ) nn expedItion to I eXlllore the heart of AfrIca nnd shoot hlg game for Its collectIon of stuffed anImals. The 'roldo corre3pondent of the Dallr Telel'nph ) cahles that the rail. wato ' VlIullvostol ( has ! teen severed , as'tho reslllt of whIch the fortress Is Isolated , 'I' . W. Tomlinson of Chlcngo has heen made secrelary of the Amorlcan Stocle Gro\\QI's' association , effectIve .Jnno 1 , wIth the hendllIarters at Denver. Now .Torsey has n Inw forhlddlns the sale of Its water to another state , bllt It 11IIIs no ohstaclo In the way of the sale of Its avplejacle or .Jersey lightnIng. Strlleo rIots toole 111noo nt Darn. caldo , Spnln , ns the result of attempts of the strlleors to compel al1 worlQrs to cease theIr labors. 'froops were summoned. Dothwell Pulford , the wea1thlost resIdent of Savanna , Ill. , denIes that . ho Is the slayer of Attorne ' DanIel S , Derry , a former lealllng member of the Jlllnols leglsla turo. The trlnl of Senator Frnnk H. Far. rlR on the charge of brlhQl'y , wllch } was sot for licarlng In the crImInal cOllrt at St. LOllle , wns contInued un. tIJ next term of court. ' Dllrton K. E\'I1I , promInent In so. cletr anl ( a memher of one of the old. est families In St. LouIs , commItted sulchlo In hIs room by drlnldng an ounce of carhollc ncll1. DI' . .J. E. Lowes , a leadIng business mnn of Dayton , 0. , nnd one of the foremost ) lhyslclans of the state , Is lying at the poInt of death at the Hotel l\Inr 'land In Pnsadenn , Cal. Archlhali1 McLe1lan , promInent In ChIcago rasonlc cIrcles , commltteel suIcide h ) ' shooting In an ofl1ce on the nIneteenth fioor of the Masonic tom. pIe. III health was the reason. The Boston eommon council has ado)1ted ) a r030lutlon condomnlng dls. crImInation hr lanc1Jorls ( agaInst fam. Illes wIth chlll1ren a1(1 \ ( Invltln the le lslalurc to taltO some action In the mattol' , ; Govel'llor Deneen , of I11lnols , has vetoed the 1 > 111 allrO)1l'laUng ) $2ti.000 for a Etato sanitarium for treatment of tn1 > erculosls patients. Ecouomr wns the ground on which the bill was vetoed. Three'lnarters of a millIon people have alreadr dIed of the )11aguo ) In IndIa this 'ear. T1 > o mortality from .Tanuarr 1 to April 1 was .171,744 , whllo another 215DGl snccnmhed during the foul' weoles cnllln ! ; Alrll ) : ! D. .Jud e O. 1.1. Moore of Abllene , l\an. : , hns heen alpolnted' ) judge advocate general of the national Ilolmrtment of the Grand Arm ' of the Ropubllc. The alllolntll1ont. ) wa.s made by National Commaudor W.V. . Dlnclemar. Rlchrl1"ll Croltcr's lmndsomo mansIon near Dllhlln will soon bo rendy for occupation. It commands a magnlfi. cent vIew of Dllhlln har mill the H1I1 of Howth nnd Is qulto c1oso to the fa. mOils Leopardstown rnce course. Henr ' Coole Do ' 'nton of Cnmbrldgo , 1\In.ss. , who has been awarded the Ca.r- noglo research scholarshIp of $500 by the Iron anll Steollnstltuto of London , Is ono of the 'ounger Instructors In m1nlng and metalltlr ; ' ) ' at Ha.rvard. Dr. William no 'al Stolccs and Dr. .Tohn S. Fulton , of the Inr 'land State Doard of Health , have , after nearl ' four 'enrs of careful anll palnstaldng Inv'stlgatlon , dlacovored whnt they beJlevc to bo n. . curntlvo serum for tnholel fever. The first decIsIon In the suIt of the state of Kansas to oust the Atchison , TOllOlm & Santa Fo Rallwa ' comI1lln ' for n1leged vIolation of the ant\.trust \ law was gh'en at Sedan , Kan" h ' .Judgo AIlman In the district court nnd It favored the state. Mnror Tom Johnson , of Cleveland , 0. , has appoInted Colonel Holtz , of the Snlvatlon Army nt Clevolnnd , as dele. gate to represent the clt ' of Cleveland - land at the natlonnl conference of charities nnd corrections , to bo held at Portland In July. A1I hO)1o ) hns IlrncUcaJl ' been gIven Ul for the safety of the three.mnsted snlJlng vessel CousIns nounlss whIch left 'St. Servan I'ranco ; , , eIghty da 's ngo for St. Pierre , 1\flluolon , off the coast of Newfoundland. She hal ( on board 128 fishermen and great grIef )1revnlls ) hero among the missIng men's families. SIx millIon } 10\ll1l1s of adu1torated foolls nro salel to ha.vo been destroyed durIng the } mst 'ear hy the New Yorl ( health department. : \1 , D , O'Conill 1l , solicitor of the treasl\1'y \ , returnIng to WashIngton from trIp to Iowa , Sh 'S that there is no opposItion to Senator Do1llver. Prosldont Roosevelt has Issued I\tl order prohlhltlng the em)110nnent ) 01 Ilnvlct labor on government worlts. Fort ) . monuments orectell by the state of OhIo to Its soldIers who fell In the Bloso of VIcksburg were dedI cnted In the Na.tlonal 1\lIl1tl\ry \ pnrk 11.1 VJc tBbur $ , l\Ilss. . , , , , EVERY WALr < IN LIFE. II. fnrmor , living thrco . , L m uages of Australia. Australia , by Its recolltlon or rop. : esentatlves of many IntHls. has an 'nflnltudo ' of tongllos : hut your renl , \ustrallnn.horn 13 nroud of the fact : hat amOIlE ; the aborigines-tho bush. : non-thero are relatively as many Ulngunges as there are In India. Inny hnvo a sort of relation to each Jther , by means of which a. man mast. 2rlng one thoroughly woulll hav n sort of lC ' to several. Advice to YounDankers. \ . "I would advlso a .Otll1g man , nine times out of ton , to get out of the hanlt1ng buslnes ! ! If he cnn sot an other good position. " ThIs was the ! ldvlce gIven by the Hon. WlUlnm D IlIdgely , comptroller of the UnIted Stateg treasury. to his banle clerlts at the thIrd annual banquet of the Da1U moro chapter. AmerIcan Instltuto 01 Danle Clorles , at the Delvldere.-Dalt1 , moro World. To What End ? Evorythlng Is made for Homo end The sun Itself has Its buslnesEr nsslgn ed. Dut pray , wha.t were you made for ? For plcasuro ? Common senSE will not broole such an answer.-l\Inr cus Aurells. In Record TIme. PlnoY' Flats , Tenn. , May 2Dth.- CSpeclal-Cured ) In two days of Rheu. matlsm that had made hIs mo 11. tor' turo for two 'ears , D. S. Hilton 01 this place natural1y wants ever ' ether sufferer from rheumatism to Imow what cured hIm. It was Dodd's KIdney Pl\1s \ , "Dodd's Kidney Pl\1s \ are the srand' est pill on el\rth" sa 's Mr. Hilton , "I would , not tale any sum of money for what they dId for mo. For two 'ears I hall what the doctors called rheumatism. I could hardly wall < around the house , It scemed to he In 111) ' baclt and hip and legs , I trle'l everything but nothIng helped mo tll1 I [ ; 'ot DOlld's KIdney Pills. " "Two da 's aftOl' toole the first dose all pain left mo nnd It has never C01l10 bacle sInce. I can't pralso Dodd's Kldne ' Pills too much. " nheumatlsm Is caused by uric acid In the blood. Healthy lt1dneys tale nIl the UrIc Acid out of the bloOll Dodds' KIdney Pl\1s \ malto healthy lddlleys. The Jewish I1I1ssover , a festival in commemoration of the dostructlon 01 the first born of the Egyptians , whlJc the houses of the Jews were spnred , was first celebrated In the now tem. plo 513 D. C. Are the Packers Receiving Fair PlaIt When the Garfield report on the buslncss methods of the paclters np. poared , nfter eight Inonths' Investlga. tlon , It was severely crltlclsed nnd roundly denounced. After three mOllths of lIubllclty It is sIgnIficant that these who nttempted to dlscrodlt It have falJed to controvert the figures contained In that exhaustlvo docu. ment. The ) ll1lJJlc Is beginnIng to notice - tice this omIssIon , nnd the feollng Is ralldl ) ' growIng thnt the sonsatlollal charges out of whIch the "Deef In. vestlgatlon" nroso were without faun. dation. It the omclnl statements of the report are susce11t1blo of contra' diction , a seed mallY 11eoplo are 1I0W aslelng wh ' the facts and figures are 1I0t furnished to contradict them. 'fho truth Beems to bo that most of the charges contaIn unfounded ser.sa- tlonal assertions. A fiagrant oxnmple of thIs a11penred In a recent nrtlclo In : \11 Enstern mnsuzlno , to the errect that "forty Iowa bnlfles were forced to close tholr doors In 1903-4 by the Deef Trust's mnnlpulatlon of cattle prices. " Chief Clerk Cox , of the bank. Ing domrtment ] at the Iowa Stnto Au. dltor's office , has tabulated the list at banles gIven 111 the magazlno artlclo and hns pUblicly denounced the statement - ment ns utter ! ) ' untrue. lie gIves separately the rensons for each fall- ro mentlonell nnd omclally stntes that they hnvo been caused by unwlso flIeculntlons ; nnd by recldess banlelng methods. It mar bo wel1 to susllel111 ' \Idgment Ulon ) the ) JncltOrs until the charges against thom nre proved. I I A man without 11. } I\I1'IOSO ) Is I shenth wIthout 11. swon1.-Dacon. I InsIst on Gettln\ [ \ . Some /I'ocers / Bny they don't ) teeI Dellnnce Stnl'ch , ' 1'hls II ! because the ) have n stoce ) on hand at other brandl contnlnlnl ; ' only 12 oz , In 11. pnclmge which they won't be abl to Bell first becl1.uso Definnco contains 16 oz. to : the Bamo mono ) ' . Do ) 'ou want 16 oz. Instead ot 12 oz tor Bl\me money ? Then buy Defillnel Dlkreh. Requires no eooklnll. ' . I. J. , , . . - A ( RUStliNG DffEA T fOR RUSSIANS , - - - - - They Lose Twenty-two Ships in the Great Naval fight. I ROJfSTVlNSIY'S { flAfiSIUr A 10rJ ) TilE LOST The Vice.Admiral is Wounded and Falls Into the tl nds of t.he Japanese-Victorious Islanders in fiot Pursuit of Escaping Vcssels-A . fin. isl1ing Blow to Russians. Late alvlce8 ( of the great naval hat. tlo betweoll nusslall anll Japanese forces In the Straits of Korea , whIch hegun on Satl1l'lIuy mOl'llin ! ; , Ia ' 27 , cOllllrm the magllltullo of the dlsas. tor ! : ! urferell hy the HUB81an n et and lwlnt to the fact that HusBla's hOlies , so far as this ' \ ar Is concel'llell , now 110 In whatever may bo accompllshell by the oft.heatell army In l\1a 1chl1l'la , W ASIIING'fON-Tho omclal Ja)1an. ) pso report 011 the latest details of the great lIa\'ul uatlo ! 111 the Korcan atrnlts Is maclo 111 a cablegrnm recelv. cd Tuesday nlhht by the JalOneso ) Ie. gatlon here from the fOl'egll ! omco at 'l'olclo , cot1\'e 'llIg AdmIral 'fogo's dls. patches IIp to 'rllesda ' afternoon. The reIOI't ) says that Admiral Hojestven. Hlty and another admIral and staff of. ficers were taleen p1'lsoners on the slnlt1ng of Rojesvenslty's lIagBhlp , the Knlaz Souvaroff , Satmdny night south of Urloung Islands , off the Korean coast. The total number of vessels lost to the RussIans , nccordlng to Ad. mlrnl Togo , now reaches twent ' .two , Rnd he nc1cls that although the full particulars - ticulars al'O not yet In , none of the 1npnneso lIeet was serloush' Injured amI the loss to the fil'st dIvision of the Japancso fieet was over 400 men. The report says that the armored cruiser Dimitri Donslwl ran aground on Ure. IUllg Islnnd : that the battleshIps Oss- lIabla. ( alreally admItted by the Russian - sian admlraltr ) and ho Novarln were sunk : that the battleship SIss01veJltey wont to the bottom Sunday lIlol'lllng ; that the coast defense ship Admiral ! . : > ushalwff was smile after a vlsorous pursuIt her crow Iwlng rescued , anll gives o.ner detalls4las to vessels sunl < Dr dlsablell. The JalJanese admiral , 1\18u , was slightly wounded. The )1ro. ) tected cl'ulsor dlmuz , which hns ai- read ' arrived nt Vlal1lvostole Is refer. red to III the , report. The report follows - lows : "I lfth re)1ort ) from Togo , received afternoon Ma ' 30 : . " lhe main force of our combined fieet , umn aCCelt1ng surrondOl' of the remaIning Husslnn main force nO'1r Llan court Uocls , In the afternoon of May 28 , ns alread ' re)1Orted ) , stopled ) pursuit , and whllo engaged In the dls : position of surrenl1ered shl)1s ) found , In a southweste1'l1 dlrectlon"the Allmlral Ushalwff , a. coast defense ship. Thoro. upon lwato and Yalmmo wore Imme. ( lIatol ) ' dlslllltched In pursuit and In. vlted hel' to surrender , but she refused - ed and was sunlt at G )1 ) , m. lIeI' crew of over 300 men were rescu'd. " 'Cruiser Dimitri Donslwl was also found In the northweste1'l1 dlrectlc:1 at 5 p. m. ar..d was Immeellately over- talwn and fircd on vigorously b ' our fourth olvlslo1 nnd second destrorer tlotllJa. " 'Sho was attaclced that night h ' the second destro'er fiotllla. and the next morning was found nground on the sou thorn shore of Urleung Island. . off the Korean coast. OUI' destro'er , Sazanaml , captured toward the evon. Ing of l\In ' 27 , In the south of Urle. ung Island the UUlslan destroyer Bied. ovy , wherein were found Admiral no. jestvensley nnd another admiral , hoth severely wounded , together wIth elghtr Russians , Including stnff omcors from the fiarshll ) T < nlz Suvaroff. which was sunle at [ i : 2J ! p. m. on ? lIay 27 , 'I'her were u11 tnlOn Ilrlsoners. Our crulsor , Chltose , whllo cruising to the north. warll on the morning ofIny 28. found and sunk another Russian destroyer. Our cruiser Nlltalm and destroyer 1\uralmmo attuclwd nlso at noon on ! \lay 28 a. Husslan destroyer , whIch finallr wont aground , According to various rel10rt8 hItherto received and statements of 11rlsonors , the resnlt of the hattlo from : \Ia ' 27 to May D Is as follows : " 'Sunl-Suvaroff. Alexander Ill. Dorolllno , DimItri Donsld. AdmIral Peace Talk Is Delng Heard. WASIIINGTON-Quicle to realize the far.reachlng effect of AdmIral no. jestvensIQ"s dIsastrous defeat In the Korean stmlts and In ) ( Oeplng with hIs promlso announced a long time ngo to do all In hIs Iowor to brIng the bel , lIgerents In the far east to direct ne' gotlatlons at the } lrOper time , Presl , dent noosovelt receIved lJr slleclal ap , ] lolntmont . Tulmhlra , the .Japnnese mlnlstol' , and a conference followed the nature of whIch has not been glv , ( 't1 to the 11ress , Toklo Celebrates Victory. TOKIO-1'olelo celebratell Ja111111'1 great llaval vlctor ' , The main thor I oughfnros , streets anll lealllng govern ment 11\111111ngs o ! the C\llltal wen thronged with jo 'ous. cheerln ! crowds. Iml11'Omltu ) Ilrocosslonl > mov ed III various 11Il'ectlon8. 'rho )101'ad ) ors Cl1r1'lod lanto1'l1s anll went slnglnl , through the streets followIng bands Plans are on loot for l1n OI'ganlzed fOl mal celobratlon of 'fogo's vIctory , tl ' . tnko 11lnco as SOOIl I\S all the detail e are ml\do l1\1b 11 c. NlchlmoffIonomach : , Jemtchug , ' Adl. marl Ushalwff , ono converted cruIser and two de3tro 'ers. " 'Nicholas I , Orel , Admiral Ar.rax. Ine. AdmIral Sonlavln and destroyer Bledo\'r c\ptured. " 'AccordIng to the prisoners , the Osllahla sunk ahout 3 p. m. alld Nav- arln also was s\l111e. " 'Almuz , on Mny 27 , was observed In 11. disabled and slnlclng condition , Imt her final fate Is 'et unlmown. TUo full particulars regarding the injury to 0\11' 8hlS ) are not yet In hand , hut so far as I could ascertain none were serl- Iously Injured , all being still engaged In oporatlons. The whole casualties are not 'et ascertnlned. Casualties of first division are IIttio over 400. Prlnco Yorhlto In oxcel1ent health. Admll'll.l l\I1su \ slghty woundcd , l\Iay 27. "Sixth relort ) , received the nftor- noon of Mar 30 : " 'Loss of Osllabla and Novarln con- firmed. Slssolvell1ey also definitely re- )1Orted ) to have sunk on the morning of l\Iar 28. " 'Omclal statement of RussIan losses , < ; 0 far as ascertnlned : " 'Fo1lowlng six battleships Bunle : Knlaz , Suvaroff , Alexnnder III , Doro- dlno , Osllabla , Slssolvel1Jey and No. varin. " 'Fonowlng fi'e cruisers Bunle : Ad. mlral naldmoff , Dimitri , Donslwl , Vlad. Imlr , l\Ionmach , Svetlana and Jemt. ch ug. " 'Coast defense , ship , AdmIral Ushalwff sunlt. " 'Two specIal service shIps , Kam. tchatlm and three destroyers also sunle. " ' 'I'wo battleships , Orel a.nd Impel'll.- tor Nlcholns I : two coast defense ships , General \dmlral Apraxlne and Admiral Senyanvln , and ono destro ' - er , Dledovy , cnptured , " 'The Russians lost altogcther twen. ty.two ships , the aggregate tonnage wherc.of amounting to l 3,411 tons , be. sides the cruiser Almuz , suspected to have sunk' " It Is now definitelY l\l1own that Vice Admiral Rojestvensly was ca11tured. Ho Is seriously wounded , but , it Is stated from Tolclo , will recover. Interest now turns to the situation In RussIa as the result of the nayal disaster. The emperor \Vednesday summoned to the 1lIllace at Tsarlwo Selo a11 members of the In1)1erlal ) parliament - liament and ca11ed Into the extraordln- ar ' council Admiral Alexleff and a conference - ference took place as to the course to ho ) JUrsued. The result of these conferences - ferences Is In douht , the ministers on ret\11'nlng to St. Petersburg observIng - Ing a cautious retlcenco as to wha.t toole place. It Is believed that the em. )1eror ) Is determIned on 11. prosecution of the war , the government fearIng the errects of the disaster on the Russian )1eollo. ) ) The army \Ianchurla is not 3'et nwart' of the disaster to the nav ' nnd the dispatches sa ) ' It Is stiH prayIng - Ing for victor ) ' . The emperor of Japan has Issued the foHowlng rescrIpt to Admiral Togo : Our combined fieet. encountered the enemy's fleet In the Korean strait and , after severnl days' desp rate hattie , annIhilated It. accampJlshlng an un- )11'ecedented feat. \Yo are glad that , h ' the loyalty of anI' officers and men. we. ! lUye heen enahled to respond to the slllrlts of our anccstors. Though the war bo long , wo hO)1e ) that 'ou will he loyal anll hravo and secure a successful result. To the navy the emperor Issued the fo11owlng rescrlt ! ) : Our navy , with the best strnte ! ; ' nnd greatest courage , annihilated the enemy' , , ! squndron 01111 answered our hope , We allpreclate deeply 'our slllen. did success. -rhe Torpedo Boats Did It. TSARSKOE SELO , RUSSIA-Tho tllspatch recelvcd br the emperor from Vladlvostole contnlnlng details of the battle In the straits of 1(00'en. announceed heav ) ' losses , nccordlng I to whIch the "quadron commanled ) br near Admiral Nebogatoff was at- taclecd by a swnrm of torpedo boats nnd all the shills were either sunle or ca1ltured. The maIn squadron com. i manded hy Adml1'l11 nojestvensley , was attncked b ) ' Alllniral Togo and lost two shillS , 'fho others brolw through. Automobiles GrOw In Favor. n nI.1--Followln the oxamllo ) Bet by Prussia , representatives of the Saxon government have tallen an ex- tenslvo ( > Xllcl'lmental tour In an automobile - ) mobile , anll as a result oC the trip a statl'lIIent has IlOen made In the l\Omo of the go\'crnment that the latter has . 1\1'1'Ivel1 at the conclusion that I'ulos and regulations Cor motor trafllc can no longer , he drawn up at a green ' . balzo table , and Is Indlspensnblo that ollclals ! shall ascortaln hr practical eXlerlonco ) whnt legal measures should bo tnlfo'n. ' , . , . . . II , GLOOM IN ST. PETERSDURG Feeling of Confidence of Saturday Gives Way to PessimIsm. ST. PETgnSllURO-In thIs momon. tous hour the e111)1erOr ) , the ndmlralty nnll' the Hueslan PUblic are waiting brellthlessh' for t110 Japanese to fur. ulsh authentic news of the defont or Acl1nl1'11 Hojest"ellslt . and hIs lIeet. 1n which the hOles ) of the Russians are centered. 'fho official dIsposition Is' to construe Tolc1o's silence fa vorably. hut at the same time the strategic rl'a1on ! for such sllenco Is recognlzelL Titc ) HliJJic altcring the premature jubilation of Saturday nIght Is Inclln , ed to reverse Ita attltudo and to boo como pessimIstic. 'I'ho report sent \Vashlngton by the American consul at Nagasalel of the slnl\lng of five RussIan warshl)1s ) Included a lJattJeshlp and repair shIp was accoptoll as the most efinltlJ an the most authentic } 1leco of news re. celved up to midnIght. and undoubted. ly produced a bad Imllresslon. The fear was expressed that the battleshIp - shIp sunle might have been nojostven. ale "s nasshll ) , the Knlaz Souvaroff , on which the Japanese would 'undoubtod. ly concentrate theIr fire. The slnltlng , of the repnlr ship Knmschatlm , which was fil1ed with the 1110St modern mil. ' chlnery , mIght , It Is thought , } lrOVO lnter to he a more severe loss thnn that of a warship , but at the a.dmlral. ty , where crowds congregated Sun. day afternoon nnd ovonlng , the opln. Ion was eXlressod ) that If Roj st.ven. sley had cle red the gateway to the sea. of .Jalan ) with no other loss thnn reported by the Amerlcnn consul , the } lassago had not been dearly pur. chased , especla1ly If the lnter reports should provo tha.t the Japanese losses were anything II1te equal 'proportions. THE PRESIDENT SAYS WE NEED A BIG NAVY NEW YORK-Delivering an address In Drookl 'n at the unveiling of a statue of General Slocum , PresIdent Roosevelt used these slSlllficant words : "If our navy Is good enough wo have a long caroOl' of peace and pros. perlty before us , and the only 111\011- hood of tl'Ouble ever coming to us as a nation will arise If wo let our navy become too small or Inefficient. A first clnss navy , first class In point of slzo , first c1ass In point of efficiency and the Individual unit or units In combination , IS the surest and cheapest - est guarantee of peace. I should think that every American 1001t1ns at what Is happening and what has hap. pened abroad and In our own hlstorr dmlng the past few 'ears , must Indeed - deed be blind If he cannot read that lesson , " THE DENHISON CASE ALL OF THIS WEEK HED 'OAK-Tho Dennison trial , which consumed all of last week , will , In aU vrouablllty , not be concluiled this weele. It has alJout been decided to hold no court 'l'lIesda ' , Iemorlal day , and because of this the case may run a dilY or two Inta next weelt. It has not 'et ueen fully decIded just how long a time will lJe consumed In maldng the arguments before the jury or what attorneys will malco the open. Ing and closIng speeches on either side. rltlsh Colliers Detained. NAGASAKI-Three Drltlsh steam ers which were loaded with coal at : Mojl ( terminus of the lIushlu rail wa ' , Japan ) for Hens Kong , have been detained under orders from the sovernment. No Change In RussIan Army. ST. PETEHSDURG-General Line- vltch , In a dispatch da.teel Mar 28 , reports - ports that there Is no change In the : positions of the a.rmles In l\Ianchurla. I PLANNING FOR A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ST , PETERSDLTno-The commltteo of mlnlstors commenced con leleratlon of the plan for the constitution of the nntlonal assemlJly as formulated b ' the Doungln rescript commission , and It Is possible that If the news of the Husslan naval disaster reacts seriously - ly on the temllOr of the people that there may be an attempt to rellevo the sItuation by nn early announce. ment on this subjoct. Makes Grand Duke Sick. DEnL1N-Grand Dulw VladimIr Is not coming to the weddlns of Crown prlnco Frcderlcle William , as prevl- ousl ' announced. A telegram of reo gret has lJeen received from St. Pe. tersburg sn 'lng the grand dul < o Is too II. to maleo a visIt to Berlin posslblo and adding that the grand dulce de. sires to remaIn In St. Petersburg durIng - Ing thIs trrlng perIod to tnl\O part in the councils of the govel'l1111ent. Grand Dulce 1\llchael and Grand Duchess : \Ia. sllpavlona will hrlng the Husslnn emperor's 111'esents , Ready to Strike the Blow. 1m.\DQUAHTEnS OF 1'IIE RUS. SIA AIUIY , GODZYADANI , IAN. CIIUnIA-The arm ) ' Is waiting with Intense C'xpectanc ) news of the out. C0l110 of the naval lJattle , which It Is l'eaJlzell will be the I"lgnal fa I' the lnnll ' . huJlcates that combat , E\'en.thlng the Japnneso are rcadr to strllw 1\ blow anll are anI ) ' waiting In case the Isstto nt sen. Is decIded \mt'aYoraIJ1 ' to the111. J.'ol1owlng . their former tactics. the JalUneSl' are massing heaar - tl11ery In theIr center , In order to lIberate a mnln strlltlng force. " . . ' . 't" 4. . , . . , . , , ' . . . . q - WORTH KNOWING. The nvcrngo cOllsumor of . ba1dn 1 lewder IlCJcs not lmow that II. reacton ! , ) " ( occur : ) In the process of baldng' . Fee prepared with a cream at tartar bak. Ing powder docs not con : n nny 4 cream of tnrtar , A loaf or brend made- from II. quart of tlou' ( lcayened with cream of tartar baldng } lewder contnln9 fortY.fivo gra 1s mora of Rochelle Snits than Is contnlned In ono Seldlltz 'powder. Some emInent Doston ph'sl- , clans tOtlfiod , agnlnst the healthf\11. \ ness of nochel1o Salts. 'fherefore , wh ) ' should the consumer pay lort.fiye or fifty cents per pound for the crenm of tartar or Trust ak. ' , I Ins powders when the best baking \ ' , powder In the world can bo made to , ' . - l'etal nt twenty.fivo cents" per pound . ( the prlco asleed for Calumet Dalc1n . ( Powder ) and leave a fall' mnnufactu1" : er's profit ? I The manufacturers of Calumet Dak- Ing Powder have for 'ears made ' standIng offer of One Thousllnd Dollars - lars for an ' substance Injurious t health found In food prepared from It , Dread made from Calumet Daldng Powder Is entlrel ) ' frea from RochellE ) I Salts , alum. lime or ammonia. " Consumption < lnd the Heart. ) Recent radiographic measurements. \ , show that consumptives , except these who hayd been nccldental1y Infected I without predisposition , do ha.ve hearts : of only half the normal size and tha.t this does noL occur in other chronIc jlseases. The writer finds that these ; ; mall hearts are very frequent In phthisis , but thinks this iEr often duo- ' to degenerntlyo changes.-Tho Hos. pltal. , I Stomach Not Always FIrst. Not half 'So many dIvorces nro ( caused by cold coffee as by a cold dIs- position.Vhoever heard of n man ; ; eeldng a separation because hIs wlf& let the biscuits burn whl10 she ltlssed him in the morning ? Nobody ! But there 11.1'0 dozens of good cooks slsh. Ing for the husbands they forsot to Idss while they were bus ' with mnlt. Ins the battercakes.-Helen Row. ! and's "DigressIons of Polly. " Soy Bean Cheese. . The municipal laboratory of Paris 'las been exnmlnlng the experiments made by Dr. Vogelwho has manufac. ' ured a Yer ' succulent cheese from the , small Chlneso beans known as "soy : leans. " The doctor finds that tho- j 1 \ pulp of these beans contains many ot : \ , the cnselno qualities , and that the reo ' mlt1ng composition Is both nourishing ; md pleasant to the taste. , Position Long In Family. I Since 1G3D the post of sexton In the- ! : > erbrshlro ( Eng. ) village of Crlch has. 'pen held by a family named Wetton ; ' md the last re)1resentatlve ) , John ' \Vet- f : on. who has just died , lcaves a de- 3cendant of his name to carryon the- : radJtlon. ' Women Wash the Streets. It Is not an ttnusual sight In many . . ) f the German cities to sce women .J" " , leanlng the streets. On the way to " , t. , . . . : he Oflera In the afternoon ono ma ' Joe women hard at work cleanIng a. I ; treet , eyen In the bllndlns rain. o Lock Easily Controlled. I The Glnnelle lock on the Solne Is. 10 constructed that one man can open , > 1' shut It by simply touchlns an elec- : rlc button as he sits In his office. A politician never slves up politics Cor good untl1 ho Is convinced that h , aas got his full share of coin out at : ; , 1 the game. BOOK OF BOOKS. Over 30,000,000 Published. An' Oaltland lady who hns a taste for good literature , tel1s what a happy tlmo she had on "The nond to Well- vllle. " She says : rank coffee freely for eight ) 'ears before I began to perceive any eyll effects froID It. 'fhen I noticed that I was becoming very nervous 1 nnd that m ' stolUach was gradually losing the power to properly I1.sslml- " late 111 ' food. In time I got so weak I that I dreaded to leave the house- for no reason whatever but becnuse or the miserable condition of my nerves nnd stomach. I attributed the trouble to anrthlng in the world but coffee. of course. I dosed myself with medicines - cines , which In the end would leave mo In a. worse condition than at first , I was most wretched and dlscourag. I ed-not 30 'enrs old and feeling that lIfo was a fal1ure ! 1 "I had given up nil hope of ever enjorlns mrsetf 1IItO other people. till I one day I read the little lJoolt "The noad to Wellvllle. " It opened e 'es , and taught mo a. lessol\ shall neyer forget and cannot .value too hlghl ' . I ) mmedlately quit the use ( , . ' ) . : > f the old kind of coffee and begnn to 7 ( drink Postum Food Coffee. I noticed the beginning of nn Improvement In the whole tone of my system , nfter enl ' two dn 's' use of the new drink. and In 11. very short tlmo realized that I could go alJout 1IItO other people without the least return of the nero \ dread that formerlr . . . . rous sa..o mo so : much trouble. In fact my nervous. ness dlsnppeared entirely and hns never returned , nlthough I t Is now ! \ roar that I have been drlnldns Postum " 'ood Coffee. And m ' stomach Is - now ! I-\ : \11\0 \ Iroll-nothlng can upset It ! "Last woe I. , durin ! ; the big Con. Iave )11 ) San Francisco , f was on the go dar anll nIght without the slight. t fatigue ; nnd as 1 stood In the 1m. monse crowd watchlns the grcat par. ! ldo that lasted for hours , I thought to mrselt. 'ThIs strcngth Is whllt Pas. tum Food correo has siver. me ! ' " Name given by Postum Co" Battle Cl'eelelIch. . \ . . . . ' . Thero's a re on. The lIttle boolt "Tho Road to WeB. vl11o" mal' be found In very pkg. . , I ! , : ,