T
The armies facing each oilier along
the ShakheRiver arc still marking
time , ami , if reports of the clabjrat : < !
defensive works they are constructing
are true , 1 hoy , have no immediate in
tention of doing anything else.
Both armies are throwing up triple
and quadruple lines of heavy defenses ,
protected in front by wire entangle
ments , pits and mines. It would be
it bloody task now for either force to
drive the other out of its position.
At Port Arthur the Japanese are con-
tanning their heavy attacks against the
fortresses from northeast to northwest
and west of the doomed city. With
a single unimportant exception no of
ficial information as to progress has
lately been given out since , but rumor
would indicate that material gains *
have been made on the Rihlung and
Keekwan mountains north and north
east of the chy , and that the assault
is now concentrating in the neighbor
hood of the Etse forts on the west.
The last fighting at Port Arthur of
which AVC know anything was over
a week ago , when the Japanese were
repulsed in an assault on Fort Etse ,
and the Russians accidentally explod
ed one of their own mines un-ler
themselves. The Russians were still
in possession of the main line of forts
and Liaotishan , but their outer works
were all taken , and the Japanese par
allels were rapidly creeping in. The
defenders are reduced to about 5,000.
One of Stocssel's favorite devices to
nerve up his troops lias been to warn
them that if they fell into Japanese
hands they would get no quarter. Of
late Nogi has Jjeon trying to disprove
Stoessel's statement by feeding his
prisoners well , giving them food , to
bacco , and clean clothing , and then
ending 1 hem back by night into Port
'Arthur to spread among their com
rades the story of their treatment. In
consequence , there have been a num
\
ber of desertions , and the purpose of
the rank and tile of the Russian armv
to hold out to death has been weak
ened.
IJy far the most interesting feature
of the week has been the peace talk.
probable event. But from the Russian
point of view perhaps it is worth try
ing , on the ground of everything to
gain and nothing to lose.
Supposing , however , as is more like
ly , Togo whips the Baltic squadron.
Then Russia can gain nothing by con
tinuing the war. She never can bring
out over the railroad enough troops to
drive the Japanese back over the
mountainous regions of Korea. Tho
best she can hope to do under any cir
cumstances would be to regain the in
terior portions of southern Manchuria ,
leavingthe coast towns of Newchwang ,
Port Arthur , Dalny , Takushan , An-
tung , as well as the Liaotung penin
sula from Pitsewo southward , in the
hands of the enemy. The interior
i.-ountry thus denuded of all outlet to
the sea would be worthless.
That peace rumors are already rife ,
springing from so many and such
authoritative sources , leads to the
cheerful probability that the war will
be over within six months at the out
side.
side.The
The dearth of news from.the front Is
compensated for by the many signifi
cant bits of information from other
sources. From Russia , for instance ,
we hear of the ever more frequent
rioting of tire reservists who arc being
called to arms. The half-starved peas
ants and artisans , discouraged by the
stories of suffering and disaster that
come from the front , and knowing
that their wives and children must be
left dependent on already pauperized
communes , are summoned to fight in
a cause which has no interest for
them , nor any rational purpose. They
find themselves gathered together by
the thousand often without food or
shelter , and they begin to loot and
riot. Of course , they are shot down ,
but the regular soldiers who shoot
them are probably as rebellious at
heart themselves , if one may judge by
the startling general orders for die
suppression of the revolutionary prop
aganda in the army which accidental
ly came to light a month or so ago.
The spirit of the soldiers of Japan
is in the most complete contrast to
LAST DAYS IN PORT ARTHUR.
Lord Lan.sdowue. the British Foreign
Secretary , strongly intimated in a pub
lic speech that the time had come t- >
end the conllict. Baron Hayashi , Jap
anese minister to London , in two or
three interviews , has talked peace.
Roosevelt has let it be known that lie
twill move for peace whenever such
good om'ees are acceptable to the com
batants. St. Petersburg dispatches say
that the Czar himself is not averse to
the arbitration of the Russo-Japanese
troubles before Tin * Hague. The Rus
sian students at the universities of
Odessa , Kieff and Kharkoff have peti
tioned the government to put a stop
to the slaughter. Among the Russian
people generally the war is far from
popular. Japan feels the expense bo-
ginning to tell , and also feels that
when Port Arthur falls she will hnvo
won practically all she was lightinir
for Port Arthur. Russia's evacuation
of Manchuria , and Japanese control
of Korea. It would be a matter of
supreme difficulty and inferior utility
to drive the Russians oack to Harbin.
The Japs do not feel that the attempt
is worth while.
The only hope for Russia to turn the
tide of war lies in her securing con
trol of the sea. The only way she can
do this is for the Baltic squadron to
overcome Togo. This is a most im-
that of the Russian soldiers , but at
that Japan has her troubles. Her latest
foreign loan will cost her six and two-
thirds per cent. Her budget for next
year , including general and war ex
penses , amounts to ? : " 00.000.000 , and if
the war lasts two years longer and
costs no more than present estimates ,
her debt will reach a total of at least
$1,000.000.000. an enormous burden for
a country in which the average in
come of the people , expressed in mon
ey terms , is so low as it is in Japan.
Under such internal conditions as
these in the two countries it certainly
must be regarded as highly rational
on Japan's part to seek for peace on
moderate terms , and highly irrational
on Russia's part to insist on protract
ing the struggle to the bitter'iid. .
Russia insists on the restoration of luir
prestige at all costs , and by prestige
she means her military prestige in
Asia. She could' gain a higher pres
tige , in Europe if not in Asia , by treat
ing at last with Japan as a power on
equal terms 'with herself. Had she
been willing td do this a year ago the
Avar would never have begun.
The forced issue of paper roubles has
not lowered the purchasing power of
Russian money. The Japanese are pay
ing-for supplies with vouchers , which
ihc natives receive with suspicion.
FIVE EPOCH-MAKING S.EGCS CtUPSLD BY PORT ARTHUR.
Locality. AVar. Duration. Survivors. Losses.
"Snlmstopol Crimean 334 days 3-15,000 210,000
Kars Russo-Turkish KM days 23.000 22.000
Vicksburg Civil 05 days 77,000 103,000
"Richmond Civil 1 year 34,000 181,000
jyietz Franco-Prussian 72 days 270,000 70,000
Paris Franco-Prussian 133 days 000,000 40,000
Plevna Uusso-Turkish , 142 days 80,000 70,000
Port Artlrar S mos 150,000 170,000
In these two sieges the loss of life was greater than at Port Arthur.-
PRESIDENT NOT YET ELECTED.
Electors ? .Iay Choose Cleveland or Deba
if They See Fit.
Most persons , if asked , would unhesi
tatingly declare that the people of the
. -.ted States last Tuesday elected The
odore Roosevelt to be President for four
years following March 4 next. As a
matter of fact we did nothing of the
kind. The nest President will not be
elected until the second Monday of next
January.
What wo did at the polls was to choose
in each State a number of men , equiva
lent in number to the Senators and Rep
resentatives from the respective common
wealths , and these men , known as elec
tors , are to elect the President. On
Jan. 1) tli'jse electors will meet in their
respective States and cast their ballots ,
first for President and then for Vice
President. These ballots will be sent to
Washington and on the second Weduesj j
day in February the President of the
Senate , in the presence of both chambers
of Congress , will count them and declare
the result. The person having the ma
jority of all the electoral votes cast will
be declared President.
If it should have happened that Mr
Swallow , Mr. Watson , Mr. Debs or some
other presidential candidate received
enough electoral votes so that no candi
date had a majority over all. then the
three having the greatest number would
be presented to Congress and that bodj
would choose. As Congress is Republi
can , Roosevelt would be selected.
This year there are 470 electors. Sup
pose Mr. Swallow had carried enough
States to give him 25 electoral votes , Mr.
Debs enough to give him 22 and Mr.
Watson enough to give him 38. This
would make a total of S3 votes , which ,
taken from the 470 would leave 391.
Now , again , suppose that of these 391
electoral votes 230 were cast for Mr.
Parker and 101 for Mr. Roosevelt. Mr.
Parker would clearly have a handsome
plurality , but he would not have a ma
jority over all 239. In spite of the fact
that he had 09 more votes than Mr. j
Roosevelt , Congress would have the right i
to select Mr. Roosevelt , and , being Re
publican , would do so. I
In voting for "Roosevelt electors" ' or
"Parker electors , " the people are not
even positively certain that the electors .
selected will cast their ballots as they
arc expected to do. ' Of course , honor
binds an elector to cast his ballot for
the nominee of the party for which he
stands , but there is no legal compulsion
about it. When the electors for Alame
meet on the second Monday of next Jan- |
uary , for example , they may. if they see
fit , cast their ballots for Mr. Parker , or
for Grover Cleveland , or for any Amer
ican citizen eligible to the ollice.
The electors could make the choice of
Mr. Roosevelt unanimous , or they could
defy the will of the people and select Mr.
Watson. They could make Mr. Parker
President and Mr. Roosevelt Vice Prcsi- i
dent , or vice versa.
The presidential electors are merely a
number of well-known and responsible
citizens Avhom the people elect to pick
out a President and a Vice President for
them , on the theory that a body of men
thus selected will be apt to make a bet
ter choice than the people as a whole.
In case of the death of Mr. Roosevelt
before the second Monday of next Jan
uary , there will be no new election. The
Republican leaders of the country. Act
ing for their party , would select a new
candidate and tho Republican electors
would vote for him. j
GEN. BLACK TO SUCCEED WARE ,
Chicasoan Is President's Choice for
Pension Commissioner.
- Gen. John C. Black of Illinois , former
ly commandor-in-chief of the Grand !
. \m- > \ J ' * civil service commis- '
sioner , will succeed
Eugene F. Ware as
commissioner of pen
sions on March 4 ,
.Tamos L. Davcn-
l.orr , Hie present
iirst deputy , serving
! 'or the vacancy
from Jan. 1 until
( Jen. Black shall
take office. By cab
inet authority Gen.
Black is said to be
the P r e s i d e n t's
.I.LC..W. 1. \.i. .
ciOco for the office.
Gen. Black was pension commissioner
under President Cleveland and was the
last man to fill the office Avithout criti- j
cism. He Avas a Democrat until 1SOG , I
when he voted for McKinley. Gcn. Black ,
draws a pension of $1.200 a year in addi- '
tion to Ins present salary of Jp.500.
The resignation of Commissioner of
Pensions Ware was some time ago ten-
$ j$8rin
v\ .liw&rt'yaj&.v'/f # ' / , .
/ Ji
Z *
dered to the President and accepted , to
take effect Jan. 1. Commissioner Ware
at the time refused to discuss his action ,
except to state that the newspapers had
been "resigning" him for the past tAVO
years. For at least one year , however ,
it has been definitely known that he
would retire sunn after the fall elections
and return to his home in Kansas to
resume his law practice.
All Arotmd the Globe.
There arc twelve Christian chaplains
in the Japanese imperial army.
The King of Siam has purchased a
supply of souvenir gold dollars issued in
commemoration o the Lewis and Clark
exposition.
A report sent to Washington from
United States immigration inspectors in
San Francisco declares that a large per
centage of the inmates of asylums for
orphans in that district are aliens sent
to this country for the purpose of being
placed in these institutions.
ABOUT GOVERNORS-ELECT.
Biographical Data on Some
Hlcctcd Chief Executives.
The capacity of the people to deter
mine betAveen national and State is
sues and to vote on each independent
of the other was manifested in several
of the State elections , notably in Mas
sachusetts , Minnesota and Missouri ,
where Democratic 'Governors were
elected in spite of tremendous Roose
velt pluralities , and in New York.
\vhere Higgins , although elected , ran
luO,000 behind the President. The lat
ter is the widest variance ever sliovrn
In a vote betAveen President and Gov
ernor. Twenty-nine States elected Gov
ernors , in five of which the present
chief executives were re-elected. .
The following biographical umuary
contains the chief facts of interest con
cerning the Governors-elect :
Colorado Alva Adams ( Dem. > Alva
Adams , Governor-elect of Colorado , is a
native of Wisconsin and is 5G years of
n if 11 \ T f\ * TO
M Cfe ;
mm &m :
member of the first
Colorado Legisla
ture and was Gov
ernor of the St.-ite
in 1SS7-9 and 1S07-
9. He is married
and lives at Pueblo ,
where he conducts a
1 a r g e mercantile
business. Cov. Ad-
ams is a conserva-
live man and not in
i sympathy with Colo-
ALVA ADAMS. rado lawlessness or
lawbreakers.
Delaware Preston Lea ( Rep. ) Pres
ton Lea , Governor-elect of Delaware ,
was the compromise gubernatorial candi
date of the Republican party. He is an
influential banker , 58 years of age. is
married and has four children.
Georgia Joseph M. Terrell ( Doni. )
Joseph M. Terrell , re-elected Governor
of Georgia for u second term , is a law
yer by profession , 43 years of ago and
has been active in State politics for
twenty years , having been almost con
tinuously in office during that time. He
is married and lives at Greenville.
Indiana J. Frank Ilanly ( Rep. ) J.
Frank Hanly , Governor-elect of Indiana.
is n native of Illinois , 41 years of ago
and a lawyer by profession. He has
served one term in his State Legislature
and one in the lower house of Congress.
J. FRANK HANLY.
He is married and has one daughter. He
is a teetotaler , never enters a saloon ,
does not use tobacco , is a pillar in the
Methodist church and teaches in the Sun
day school. He lives at Lafayette.
Massachusetts W. L. Douglas ( Dem. )
_ \vn.ini r. DniiirlMs. Governor-elect of
Massachusetts , is a , >
manufacturer a t j
Brockton , a native j
of the State and 59 I
years of age. lie is \
a self-made man. j
the basis of whose j
large fortune was j
advertising. He is j
married and has two \
children , and lives !
in a palatial rosij j
deuce. His election j
was one of the elec- i
vyytflfW < v. w , . ( * * ? jJil < * rfJ5rt
w. L. DOUGLAS.
tion-day surprises. . . .
Idaho Frank R. Gooding ( Rep. )
Frank R. Gooding. Governor-elect of
Idaho , was born in England. Mr. Good
ing has been in the sheep business for
a number of years and has made some
of little educa
money. Though a man
tion , he has much force of character.
Minnesota John A. Johnson ( Dem. )
John A. Johnson. Governor-elect of
' , 4 > # * &S. :
:
- , Minnesota , was born
I in St. Peter. Minn. .
i still his home town.
I in 1SG1) . When ± 2
j years old ho became
a country editor and
i is still owner and
! editor of the St.
I Peter Herald. lie
j was married in 1SD4
to Miss Eleanor
Preston of Wone-
woc , Wis. Mr.
Johnson was forced
N A. JOIIXSON. to go to work at an
early age in order to support his mother.
South Dakota S. II. Elrocl ( Rep. )
Samuel II. Elrod. Governor-elect of
South Dakota , is a native of Indiana and
is 46 years of age. Ho has resided in
Dakota for twenty-two years : is married
and has two children. lie is a lawyer
by profession.
North Carolina R. B. Glenn ( Dem. )
Robert B. Glenn. Governor-elect of
North Carolina , is 50 years old. is mar
ried , has one son and one daughter , both
about 'grown. He is a lawyer and en-
Joys a leading practice.
Utah J. C. Cutler ( Rep. ) John C.
Cutler , Governor-elect of Utah. Avas born
Feb. G , 18-1G. at Sheffield. England. His
parents joined the Mormon church and
brought him to Utah in 1SG4. He is a
merchant and a stockholder in many
Utah industrial concerns. He is a zeal
ous devotee of the Mormon church.
Tennessee James B. Frazier ( Dem. )
James B. Frazier , re-elected Governor of
Tennessee , is a native o tne State , by
profession a lawyer and is 48 years of
age. His great-grandfather was a mem
ber of the first constitutional convention
IllInoiH Charlea S. Dcneen ( Rep. )
Charles S. Doneen , Governor-elect of Illi
nois , was born in Edwardsville , 111. , in
1S83. His father was a college profes
sor and his paternal grandfather a pio
neer Methodist pre.'ciier. He has nerved
in the Legislature and as attorney for
the sanitc v district. He is married and
CHARLES S.
Iras three children. Aggressiveness and
tenacity of purpose are his chief charac
teristics in professional and political life.
New York Frank W. Iliggins ( Rep. )
Frank , Wayland Higgins , Governor-
elect of Xow York , is 58 years of age.
/ gjMOs
$
- ffij tJSre-.yWtacaKIW
He is married and
has the handsomest
residence in Olcan ,
where he lives. Ha
is very wealthy and
his fad , if it may bo
called such , is to
watch the develop
ment of a business
in which he may be
interested. He has
no time for the rec
reations which many
, < -\4-l-i ro * c * i/riio rri f rtT
: -.iXiv \ \ iiiGGi.NS.
. . . . . uieir enjoyment and
physical well-being. He owns half the
town in which he lives and conducts a
big general store. He is interested in
oil wells of Pennsylvania , pine lands of
Wisconsin and iron mines of the Mesaba
range. He also has an ownership in
steamers which ply along the Atlaiitii
coast and on the great lakes.
Nebraska John II. Mickey ( Rep. )
John II. Mickey. Governor-elect of Ne
braska , is a farmer and banker and is
the present Governor of the State. II
was born on a farm in Iowa and Aval
educated at the public schools and at the
Iowa Wosleyan university. lie served
in the Union army during the war of tht
rebellion. His home is .in Osceola. Be
fore becoming Governor he was a mem
ber of the Legislature and president ol
the board of trustees of the Wesley an
seminary. He is married and prominent
in the Methodist church. Not until hits
> n the second day after election was it
known that Mr. Mickey had been re-
elected. The fusionists up to that time
claimed the election of George W. Berge
and the election figures reported seemed
to justify the claim.
Missouri Joseph W. Folk ( Dem. )
Joseph W. Folk , Governor-elect of Mis
souri , is a native or .
Tennessee and is 35 {
years of age. He
came into national
prominence through
the prosecution of
municipal bribery
cases , and his efforts
in this particular
mado him a conspic
uous candidate for 1
Governor from the ?
outlet. He is mar- , ;
rioil to a lady of his t
native rotate , among jua i/u \ , .
whose noted accomplishments is house
keeping.
Michigan Fred M. Warner ( Rep. )
I < " red M. Warner , Governor-elect of
Michigan , is MO years of age. He is a
manufacturer of cheese , owning and op
erating eight factories. Mr. Warner is
married and has four children , two sons
and two daughters. He has no fads and
his predominating characteristic is gen
iality , lie lives at Fnrmington , in Oak
land county.
Wisconsin Robert M. La Follette
( Rep. ) Robert M. La Follette , re-elected
Governor of Wisconsin , is a native of
that State , a lawyer by profession and
41) years of age. lie is of French Hugue
not extraction. lie served two terms aa
district attorney of Dane county and
three terms in Congress from the Third
District of Wisconsin. He was twice an
\r
r.ouEnx ir. LA FOLLETTE.
unsuccessful candidate for the guber
natorial nomination , but was nominated
and elected in 1DUO. He is married nnd
has a family of four children , two sons
and two daughters.
Rhode Island G. H. Utter ( Rep. )
George H. Utter. Governor-elect ol
Rhode Island , was born in 1S54 at Plain
field. X. J. . is editor , publisher and pro
prietor of a daily newspaper , and th
only paper east of the Rocky mountain
that publishes a Sunday afternoon edi
tion. He is married and has four chil
dren.
dren.West
West Virginia W. M. O. Dawsor-
( Rep. ) William M. O. Dawson , Gover
nor-elect of West Virginia , is a nativ.
of the State and about 50 year * of age
He began life as a printer , then becau >
an tdi t and in now a lawyer.
&v < * > < & &
I
FACfS ABOUT THE ELECTION.
Total popular vote 14.5OO.OOO
i Roos. veil's * total vote R.n.-.O.nuO
I'an.'T's total vote * 0.113.500
plurality * 2.21..OOO ;
Carried h.v Roosevelt 32 States
Population (11)00) ( ) 2.25)3.342.
Carried by Parker . ' . . .It ? States
Population (1900) ( ) 21.120.83 ! ) .
Maryland In doubt
( Population 1.1SS.044. )
Tiic Klectoral College.
I'licodore Roosevelt 33.1
Alton II. Parker 133
Roosovelt's majority -02
Maryland ( In doubt ) 8
The New Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Democrats . . . . . . . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . ! ! ! ! ! ! . 133
SENATE i $
Republicans 58
Democrats 32
Kbtimatcd Pluralities.
Roosevelt. Pnrlcer.
\laliama 50.000
Arkansas 20,000
California 112.SS3
Colorado 12.000
Connecticut 38.197
Delaware 5,833
Florida 2O.OOO j
Georgia 62,990
Idahc 2.1.0(10 (
Illinois 297.4O )
Indiana 75. < XH )
Iowa ltl.1.370
Kansas 141.000
Kentucky 14.000
Louisiana G5.00O
Maine 37,818
Maryland 212
Massachusetts SR.279
Michigan 150.00O
Minnesota 125.000
Mississippi 50,000
Missouri 1.1.75.1
Montana 10.000
\l \
Nebraska 72.712
I
New Hampshire" . ' ! . . " ! ! ! 22'otir ;
New Jersey 71.330 \ "
New York 174,000
I > rtli Carolina 50,000 : il
North Dakota 2.1.000
Ohio 250. < XX )
Oregon 44.000
Pennsylvania 491.52.1
Rhode"Island 15.974
South Carolina 50,000 ul
South Dakota 41.30.1
&J
Tennessee 20.000
Texas 150,000
Ttah 27.000 f
Vermont 30.810
Virginia 27.000
Washington 55.000
West Virginia 29. < K > 0
Wisconsin 132.OW
Wyoming 7.000
Tot a I 2,772,533 558,996
Estimated.
Souse Figures oil the Total Vote.
Roosevelt. Parker.
Ca lifornia I'.lS.-KiS S5t(5S5 (
Colorado ! l .000 81.00O
Co'.ineeticnt 111.351 ; 73.1.10
Delaware - jJ'J 1 9-
Geor"ia . . . . . . . . . . 25 , : > : 5 & 8:51 :
Idah(7 47,500 22,500
Illinois ( ; . .t.0S ) ( 332.COS
Iowa 2x .703 i3i.iS4 :
Kansas 217.000 70.000
Maine 05,721 27.903
Maryland 10S.397 10.S.1S.1
Massachusetts 254.5.12 108,273
Nebraska 117.852 f'-1'1.0
New Hampshire 5.1,521 33,101
New Jersey 2io..ir,0 : 189.230
New York Sll.WiO G37.00O
Pennsvlvania S3O.125 335,000
Rhode Island ! . 21.921
South Dakota 09.892 2SrS7
Vennont 4Or,91 9.881
AVatihin ton SUM * * ) 35,000
West Virginia 13I.WO 1O5.000
. Wisconsin 310.0OO 184,000
Popular Vote and Pluralities.
Roosevelt. Parker. Plurality.
100 i * tvG.500 ; * ( > , 113.500 2,213,000
MeKinlev. Ilryan.
1000 7.217.S10 G.M7.S2G : 559,984
McKinivy. P.ryan.
1S9G 7.101.771) 0.5U2.925 001,854
Cleveland. Harrison.
' 1892 n.55UUlS 5.17.10S ! 380,810
! Harrison. Cleveland.
isss 5,410.210 5.is.23 : ; ; ; * * 98oi7
Cleveland. P.lalne.
1SSI 4,911.017 4.8-18.331 G2CS3
Garlield. Haiu-oek.
1SSO 4.419.053 4.H2.U35 7,018
Tilden. Hayes.
1876l.2c51.SiM 4.u.950 : ; : 250,935
Grant. Greele.v. .
1872 : : , . ,97.070 2.si : I.o7 : > 729,975
Grant. Seymour.
ISftS * * * 3. < M 1,071 2.709.013 305,458
Estimated.
* * Plurality for losing candidate.
"Mississippi , Texas and Virginia did not
Tote.
Previous .Landslides.
Great as r\Ir. Roosevelt's majority in
the electoral college is. it is by no means
unprecedented.
In 1820 James Monroe received 231
electoral votes to one cast for .John Quiii-
cy Adams , a majority of 2 0.
In 1840 William Henry Harrison re-
ceived 2o4 votes to < > 0 for Martin Van.
Buren. a majority of 174.
In 1S.)2 Franklin Pierce received 254
votes to ' 12 forVinfield Scott , a major
ity of 212.
In 1S ( > 4 Abraham Lincoln received 212
votes to 21 for George B. McClellau , a
. ; sif 1 wi
* * A.I * * * * *
LllilJOl II . > 04. IVJ .
In the election of 1872 Grant received
250 votes , while SO Grooloy electors were
choson whosevotes wore divided when
the collose met by reason of Greeley'a
death. Grant's majority being 20G.
The revolution in San Domingo is ex
tending.
Sp-.iin has decided not to permit Sun-
iay bull fights
England Avill build two battleships to
? ost $7.iOOOOi > .
Haytian o\ilo.s are ready to start an
other revolution.
England 5 < holding Thibetan territory
'or an hidt-mnity.
A treaty of peace was signed between
Chili and Bolivia.
A Yale graduate has been appointed
trotai of Tien-tsin.
France and Spain have signed tha
igreement regarding Morocco.
All officers of the It.ilinn army have
een recalled from their leaves.
Emperor William has made a Jewish
siillionaire , James Simon , a peer.
A big strike of driA'ers and stoker *
: u Italy threatens to become general.
The Cuban Congress 'has adjourned
vithout accomplishing any legislation.
Hendrik Witboi has declared
against the Germans in South Africa-
