n 1 -vv BUSS EEBELS IOSI LOYAL FLEET DEFEATS REDS I SEVASTOPOL FIGHT. Veil natllc.sliiiJK , Crulxcrx nml To petlu IIoat Umler Red Flap : Pi Out o Action Fort Carried li : Storm ami mutineer * A terrific naval and land battle o urrcd at Sevastopol between the mut V neers and the military and sea fora that remained loyal to the C/ar. Tl : mutineers were defeated and two ( more of their vessels were sunk an the remainder surrendered. The sailors and soldiers intrcnche in the north fort , after a sanguinar battle lasting three hours , were drive out by a bayonet charge , every ma being tilled , wounded , or capturec The town sustained enormous injury one report saying half of it is in ruin ; Fire , produced by the rebel bomban ment. did a vast amount of dainag * .Before the battle started the tow practically was deserted except for th troops. The scared population had fle In aM directions , and Balaklava an neighboring towns were filled wit rcfnjrroDuring the battle the tow iind the foris were bombarded by th uns of iho cruiser Otchakoff , which i now ; i wreck off Admiralily point , ii Imll rld < l'd ! with shells and its flaun 5ng rcl ; eiifign of revolution haulc < lowu. With mutiny at Sebnstopol , wher from TOO to 5,000 rebels and loyal so < liers have been killed in battle , wit disaffection in the army growing unt ; it has reached the bodyguard , of tli emperor himself and imperils his lift % vith more than 100,000 workmen loci ; cil out in St. Petersburg and the ir clustrinl situation hourly becomin ; more nrutc there and iu Moscow , Ru < sia has boon all but cut off from con' numicatlon with the outside world The general strike of telegraphers i on and practically all wires betwee : ihc capital and the interior of the em pire are idle. Poland is on the verg of an uprising , agrarian disorders cou tinne and doubt as to the ability o Count Witte to check the demoralize iion and restore some sort of politica balance in the empire increases. ILLITERACY DYING OUT. Comparisons vriili Foreign Jt'aiton Show JTavorably. According to a bulletin issued b ; the census bureau about 100 person out of 1,000 in the United States ove 10 years old are unable to write . which is equivalent to about one ii ten. Of the native white populatioi only 40 out of every 1,000 or fcwe ihan one in twenty , of the foreign bon iwhitcs , 123 out of every 1,000 , and o the negroes 443 out of overy 1,000 an ' illiterate. International comparisons , rcstrictet as far as possible to correspondiuj classes of the population , are on tin whole , favorable to this country , indi eating that in most European couutrie ; illiteracy is much more prevalen than it id bore , although the TJnilcu States is still far behind Germany Sweden , Norway , Denmark and Switz erlancl. There also is ground for satis faction iu the statistical evidence tha illiteracy is being reduced steadily. Ii 3890 the number of illiterates in even 3,000 was lofor the total population 2 for the native white population , 13 ( for the foreign-born white aid 56S foi negroes , Indians and Mongolians. The women are shown to be more illiterate than the men , the illiteracy for women being 112 in each 1,000 ant for men 101. But the contrast is IPS ? marked than it was in 1S90 , when the illiteracy for the two sexes was 14 and 123 , respectively. In oxplanatior of thp fact that the girls have caughi up with the boy ? , it is suggested thai boys are less subject to parental con trol than girls and more prone to plaj truant ; and that they also are more frequently required to contribute tc the family income by becoming wage earners when they should be ii : school. In the courtry the illiteracy : imovj chiklror i SO in each 1.000 ; in the city , uhg this term to designate col lectively cities of over 2r.,000 inhabit ants , it is only 10 in each 1,000. The contrast is least in the North Atlantic States. In this section child illiteracy in the city is S to a 1,000 ; and in the country 5 to a 1.000. In the South the flifference is very marked ; in the South Atlantic division , 02 and 193 for 'city Aud country respectively , and in the South Central 45 and 1S1 a 1,000. Illiteracy is in general greater in Ihe South than the North for all class es of ihc population. Perhaps tho fair est basis of comparison between the two sections is that for native white chilclrcu living in cities of over 25,000 inhabifcxnie. In the North Atlantic - ivisiou the illiteracy forthis class of children is 2.1. and in the North Cen tral. 1.0 ; in the South Atlantic division It is 8.3. and in the South Central , 33.7. 33.7.Tlicrc Tlicrc are fewer illiterates amou ? Ihe children of foreign-born parents 'ih.au among those of natives , owing , Jt is said , to the fact that a greater portion of them live in cities. t ; J. W. Belcher , the missing .govern ment printing ofiice employe and treas urer of one of the money lending con cerns in Iho office at Washington , D. C. , Is mipposed to have committed suicide 'by drowning in the Potomac river. He fwas a brother of the missing Mayor of .iPaterann. N. .T CHICAGO IS CHAMPION. University Football Team Wins Over Michigan Eleven. Chicago University's football team is champion of the West. By the nar rowest margin possible , "by a hair , " Stagg's great team wrested the laurel from the Michigan team , which has worn it for four years , defeating the Wolverines at Marshall field in Chi cago by the score of 2 to 0. The battle between the gridiron war riors representing the Maize and Blue and the Maroon was one of the Qercest , most spectacular and most closely contested ever seen in the Mid- ille West. The two teams were evenly matched and the struggle surged up imd down the field , almost all the fight being made between the thirty- Qve-yard lines. Victory came to the Maroons unex pectedly and dramatically. Neither side had gained any appreciable ad vantage over its opponent up to the middle of the second half. Then Eck- ursall dropped back to punt , the Ma roon offense being held. The kick was made from the center of the field and the ball sailed high and far away , : loso to the Wolverine goal posts. Den ny Clark , playing back with Barlow , 2aught the pigskin just behind Michi gan's goal line , and attempted to run it out At this point came the turn in the lide of affairs that robbed Michigan f the championship and gave it to Chicago a quick appreciation of the iiossibilities in the play , seen by Cap- lain Catlin of the Maroons. Nobody nterfored for Clark , who was attempt ing to Had an opening in the on-rush ing line of the Maroons. lie stepped uside the field a fatal mistake and n an instant Badenock was upon him , stopping his progress only momentar- ly , for he missed the tackle , but Cap- : ain Catlin pounced on the Wolverine .n an instant and threw him back be hind his own goal line for a safety , jiving Chicago its two points. This ivas the great active incident of a ; amo which crowned Chicago with the aurels fof which it has fought for Tour years. ENVOY CALLED DOWN. iliiiislcr Scjnierrj , Itepriiwnmled Over rinex Kcvolt , Quit1 * . Herbert G. Squiers resigned his corn- nission as minister ' of the "United States to Cuba , as a protest against the sharp repri mand administered to him by Secre tary of State Root. He will be suc ceeded by Edwin V. Morgan , minis ter to Corea. T h e reprimand given Mr. Squiers resulted from his alleged encouragc- ii. G. EQUiEiu ; . ment of Americans in the Isle of Pines to set up a terri torial government , in the hope of in fluencing the Senate against ratifica tion of the treaty now pending , which recognizes Cuba's sovereignty over the island. It was alleged that Minister Squiers know in advance of the pro posed revolt of Americans , and the at titude he adopted was such as to en courage thorn to pursue this course , though he was aware it was directly contrary to the policy of the President. Ministers Squiers went so far as to authorize an interview with a corre spondent of a New York paper and the reporter of a paper published in Ha vana. It was this interview which precipitated the trouble. It was a vio lation of the regulations for the gov ernment of the diplomatic service , which forbid an officer from talking for publication without the consent of Hie State Department. M'CURDY IS OUT. JAfv Prc.siilent'M Resigna tion IK Accepted. Richard A. McCnrdy has resigned as president of tho Mutual Life Insurance Company and his resignation has heon accepted by the bon rd of trustees. The resignation of Robert II. McCur- dy , son of the pres ident. ajid general manager of llir company , did n t accompany hi < fathj j cr's , nor did that oi son-in-law LonN the - - , A. Thohaud. The early retirement of WvmA : ? ? - - - - , . , , , , e . . . both is looked for , , KUlil. 11. AlULia. ) ! . however. Frederic Cromwell , for twenty-five years associated with the McCurdy re gime as trustee and for the last twenty years as treasurer , * was chosen presi dent pro tem. He will hold the office until June 1 , the date of the next annual election. Whila It is expected that Mr. Cromwell will Sold ofiice until the next annual meeting in June , there is a possi bility that the trustees may choose a new president at any time. The Mntual's investigating committee will continue its efforts to lay bare all tho Mutnal's affairs and place the re sponsibility for mismanagement. Mrs. Isaac Barnes of Presqne Lsle , Me. , has been arrested on a charge of poisoning her stepdaughter , Pearl Barnes , 13 years old. The passenger and freight steamer Fairhope , plying between Mobile and eastern shore reports , was burned to the water's edge while lying at the Pairhope wharf at Fairhope , Ala. , a single tax colony. A stranger is under arrest at Water- bury , Conn. , on suspicion that he is Charles Rogers , wanted in connection with the triple murder at Middletowu , N. Y. , last October. He says his name is John C. Hamliu. He has admitted that he was in Middletowu in October , but denies any knowledge of the crime. THE MAN BEHIND THE GU ? 19 0 415,000,000 ' < EA IT 'r * NNiVSf' ' O N W 2ofv jpcsjk'w UT r " 4Mrvsn ri asi -Chicago Chronicle. POV/ERS STAND PAT. Hold One Turkif.h Island anil Muy Talze Anotlier. Detachments from the international aeet landed at Mitylene Sunday after noon in accordance with the instruc tions of Rear-Admiral Hitter von Je- lina and occup'ed the customs and postal buildings. The governor pro tested , but his representations were aot availing. If the Sultan does not iccede to the demands of the powers the fleet will occupy the island of Tenedos , off the coast of Asia Minor. The porte continued its efforts to obtain a modification of the financial control scheme so as to make it more acceptable to Turkish views. The grand vizier , Ferid Pasha , the report SUI/TAN OF TURKEY. of whose dismissal was unfounded , hn Informed M. Zinovieff , the Russian an bassador , that the scheme in its pro ; cut shape is too unpalatable. Th grand vizier offered to agree to the e ; tablishment of four new civil agent with the same functions as the cxis ing agents of Austria and Russia , bi ; the ambassador declared that no altci ntion in the demands of the powei was possible. Tewfik Pasha , the foreign ministe also tried to enlist the sympathies f the German and Italian ambassador but his efforts were equally futile. TL unanimity of the powers , includin Germany , as to the necessity for con pelling a full acceptance of the d < tnands appears to be complete an diplomatic circles are satisfied that tii porte will realize that in face of thi unanimity there is nothing to be don but bow to the will of Europe. It is believed in Washington dipl < matic circles that the recent war bi tween Japan and Russia has had coi siderable to do with the recent att rude of the Sultan toward the Eur < pean powers. It is a well-known fju that Turkey has watched the war wit the greatest interest. Japan and Tui key are no strangers to each other , fc In recent years the two sovereign have exchanged presents and cxprei < ions of good will. Turkish newspapei and Turkish public opinion favored th Japanese cause from the beginning. The Russians are better strikers tha they are soldiers. Everybody in Russia seems to be wh ning his freedom except the Czar. At last Sweden and Norway ha" ? agreed to a complete divorce without al mony. The average Russian begins to clas manifestoes and ukases with gold-brie circulars. Mr. Moody has determined to keep o driving the Beef Trust toward th slaughter pen. The Czar is endeavoring to make : plain that he intends keeping the salar and perquisites. When the United States Senate coi venes in December its members will nee a few days to examine one another vindications. Possibly the coal operators hope t relieve an overstocked market at n ( vancing prices by widely advertising threatened strike. The concessions the Czar threw out c the sleigli seems to have stopped tli Rusi an wolves only for a moment. The are after him again in full cry. SHIPS WRECKED BY STORM. 3Iau > * Vessel * Asliore in u. Terrillo BlixKaiMl on I ilce Superior. St. Paul was the storm center of the great disturbance which raged over the west and northwest east of the Rocky Mountains Monday night. The temperature up to noon Tuesday was mild and the terrific gale which raged nearly all night died out with the com ing of dawn. Over the British north west the temperature is zero or be low. low.At Superior. Wis. . a blinding , wet snow accompanied a ( JO-mile hurricane , with the result that snow drifts four to six feet deep obstructed the princi pal streets. The citizens in their homes were literally snowed under. The estimated velocity of wind all night was between sixty and seventy miles an hour. All night the snow fell , while the wind increased in force. Lake Superior was lashed into boiling fury. The hurricane marks the first really fierce blizzard since 1S72 , and < f anything this storm is worse tli an the one thirty-three years ago. The steamer Crescent City is ashore near Duluth in a furious storm and it is reported that a ' 'whole bunch of steamers" is ashore on the Lake Su perior coast and that the vessels are being pounded to pieces by the heavy sea. It is feared that the loss of life in shipping disasters will be heavy. The Crescent City of the Pittsburg Steamship Company fleet , which is stranded on the north shore of Lake Superior , is a total wreck. She was driven on the rocks within the limits of the city of Duluth. The Crescent City is 470 feet long with 5,705 gross tonnage , being one of the best of the steel trust's ships. BURTON AGAIN CONVICTED. Kansas Senator for Hie Second Time Ha.s Ueen Found Guilty. For the second time iu two years trial proceedings in the case of Senator J. Ralph Burton of Kansas have result ed in a signal vin dication of the pow er of the law to deal effectively with influential offenders. In April , 1904 , Bur- tou was convicted of having violated the federal statutes by using his official influence with the Postoffice Depart J. K. BURTON. ment to protect i St. Louis "get rieh quick' ' company against which a fraud order had beei issued. The court at that time com monded the jury for returning a "jus and true * ' verdict. On a technical ques tion of jurisdiction the Supreme Cotir ordered a retrial. But the Second juri merely repeats the verdict of the first The effect of the decision , if sustained will be to disqualify Burton from hold ing any federal oiucf , no matter v.ha ether punishment may bo imposed. Bur ton's lawyers announce that they wil apply at once for a new trial , and. fail ing to get it. will appeal to the Su preme Court. United States Senator Joseph Ralpl Burton has been the senior Senator i'rou Kansas for the last four years , and sine * the campaign of 1S7G had been one o : the orators of the Republican party. Hi is an Indianian by birth , 54 years of age and for three termsvas a member o : the Kansas Legislature. He has mad < a most aggressive tight against convic tion on the present case , the indictment ! having been found faulty twice , on tech nicalities , and a new trial granted by thi Appellate Court when he was first con victed a year ago. At that time he wa ; sentenced to six months in jail and t < pay ยง 2,500 fine , precisely the nmoun he is said to have received in the trans action. The Society of Naval Architects am Marine Engineers in convention in Ne\i York was addressed by W. R Babcock a ship builder of Chicago , on ' 'The Lon gitudinal Bending Movement of Certaii Lake Steamers. " Charges of robbing houses and sharinj in the profits of burglarhave been miuli against several San Francisco police men. Three have been dismissed ant others may be sent'to prison. It has been discovered that the Kan sas Legislatures for several years hav < failed to comply with the State constitu tioii in. enacting banking laws , and thi ; may result in disorganizing the entir * financial system of the State unless Gov Hoch calls a specjal session of the Leg islature to remedy the evil- RATIONS FOR GROWING PIGS. James Wilson , Secretary of Ag culture , in an address before the Io\ Swine Breeders , presented the b lowing on rations for growing pigs Twenty to sixty pound pigs- Three ounces of corn m al to ea < quart of milk. Sixty to 100 poui pigs : Six ounces of corn meal each quart of milk. One hundred 180 pound pigs : Eight ounces < corn meal to each quart of milk. On most farms the supply of ini will be limited and in these cases tt same station recommends the follow ing rations : 1. Twenty to ISO pound pigs- Three ounces of com meal , whea rye or hominy meals to each quart < milk , and then , gradually increas meals to satisfy appetites. Twenty to sixty pound pigs : ( Mi ! at disposal , plus mixture of one-thii corn meal , one-third wheat bran an DEe-third ! gluten meal to satisfy a ] petites. 2. Sixty to 100 pound pigs : Mil at disposal , plus the mixture of on < half corn meal , one-fourth wher bran , and one-fourth gluten meal t satisfy appetites. One hundred to ISO pound pigs- M.lk at disposal , plus the mixture < two-thirds com meal , one-sixth whec bran and one-sixth gluten meal t satisfy appetites. Twenty to sixty pound pigs- Three ounces of corn meal to eac luart of milk and four ounces of gb ten feed as a substitute for quart < milk. 3. Sixty to one hundred poun pigs : Milk at disposal and mixtur si one-half corn meal and one-ha. Sluten feed to satisfy appetites. One hundred to ISO pound pigs- Milk at disposal and mixture of tw < thirds corn meal and one-third glute feed to satisfy appetites. SILAGE FOR BEEF CATTLE. Some weeks ago we published a iiteresting article from a noted cattl 'eeder of Ohio , Mr. Humphrey Jone ; showing the value of corn Bilage fo 3eef cattle. In a recent issue of th Breeders Gazette , Mr. J. E. Wing , at ) tiier well-known cattle feeder , say m the same subject : "We have used the silo two wii that we wer ; ers with young cattle attening and three winters wit ambs. We are entirely pleased "wit he results and are planning to bull > ur third silo. We do not , nowevei ) ut all our corn" in the silo nor u < ve advise the course or certaii imount of dry feed we think ver ; lesirable in connection with silag vhen it is fed. We allow the corn to become a Ipe as it can without losing tne juic > f the stalk ; it is fully ripe enough t : rib carefully when we ensilo it. W- ilso plant in theusual manner , put ing no more stalks to the hill thai f planted for cribbing , and use n < . We wis ) arger a variety o corn. he corn to mature before being pu n the silo. Tie ensilo.ng of iinms not resulted wel ure green corn has 'or there is no fat in green , wafcerj mmature vegetation. For some years past silage was fei chiefly to dairy cows , but in the pas ew years cattle feeders are finding i equally as valuable for beef cattle this sea-son b < .nd many silos Will erected for this purpose. Indian ; % farmer. MAKING STEERS PAY. At the On-tario agricultural colleg he long-keep steers have always prc luced cheaper gains than the short ceep steers. It is impossible , hovi sver , to produce a pound of gain ii ive we'ght at the price per poun < or which live animals are sold. Ther ( 3 , therefore , a loss on every pound o ncrease which a steer makes , an * he more pounds of increase whicl te is required to make before lie i it for market , the greater the los r.'ll be. Thus a rtver which require ; o gain only 2oO sounds before he i : it for market , w .l g.vs a smaller lo ; han tlio eteer vrlaca requires to gai3 100 pounds before he is finished. I 3 true , as mentioned before , that th ( ong-keop steer can. be made , witl : areful feeding , to produce a pcuni if gain at a less co = t than the short teep steer ; but th-.s difference in fs or of tiie Icrag-keep steer is not suj icient to cou-t rbalanc-e the disat autage in having to put on a greate lumber of pounds. The only cnanc rf profit that the feeder has is t : naklng the carcass which he pui jhaass worth so much more pe jound than he paid for it that it wil ripe out the loss incurred in produc ng tho gain in weight. This beinj lie cases it follows that a person caj ifford to pay more for a fie ! hy stee yhich can be finis'aed in a short tim < liau for a steer which requires t nake a larger gain , and consequent ! ; alls for * a longer period of feeding. PROTECTION FOR VINES. Many who have climbing vine ground the house have set variotie hat ought not to have been planted Che climate may be too cold for cei ; ain tender vines , and it will be in > ossible to winter them with succes ; [ "he best plan is to have vines taa ire entirely hardy in your climaU Fhe "honeysuckles , the American iv md most of the heavily-wooded sort ire hardy , or so nearly so that the iced only a mound of earth aroun the brt x > to vere waiters readily prot ly die back , roots Is enby the this some free from In Kome to wrap straw. to this if a circulation shrub , on < l if i- get in near tender shoots over the Bring it v th so'l some rcctions , but a to require this to be planted. THE Give brood sows Liie pasture fields wh ) ig % ana % xs soon c * tl snough to eat , : orn and drIT' > f wheat : o a shoulduptbft ifci ) r argost part "of i' , ; . nade up of oats an.J . ran .le oil meal. Hav < ? ' n'y : oal and n hes coasts " y avail ! \n occasional fee of ? alt ound profitable. Tib Ploughman. THOSE FRIGHTENHD HENS. When a farmer , or a famer's wiftr , joes into the yard where the fowls ire kept and you immediately Bee a ; reatcommotion caused by tlio hens ( currying around into all sorts c cor- iers , etc. , jxju can make up your nind that there is something radical- y wrong with the one who takes care > those hens. The nervous hens hat are being constantly shooed , Tightened or driven about are never > aying liens. They can no more be nade profitable than a nervous or ixcitable cow. K your hens are oC his class , you can. make up your nind that there is something wrong -and not wilh the hens and you hould apply the remedy as quidcly .s possible. MILK FOR CALVES AND PIGS. The experience in tho use of sweet 1dm milk from tho cream separator , , or feeding calves and pigs , is toi- ormly favorable. A farmer writes hat ho has be n using it fresli from he e-eparator for over three years ioth iu feeding calves an < l pigs and las found it most excellent. For alves he mixes a little meal and aiddlings with the milk , and for pigs increases the meal somewhat , and ays that both grow rapidly on each ceding. He warns against feeding lilk that has soured in the least nd himself feeds it sweet from tiio eparator. PROTECTION FOR COWS. Many farmers are in the habit oC lennitting their cows to stay on the asture through tho night ; we prefer he plan of 5iaving tliom in tho well entilated and quite cool barns vrliero hey can be groomed if necessary atfd he milking done with greater com- ort to both milker and animaL IT , to leave thinks best : owever , one hem on. the pasture all night , some ort of protection should be provid- : d BO that in case a heavy storm omes up they will not be made rable. Satisfactory Conference. Hearing voices inside the room , the rife of the eminent financier paused t the door of his office and heard tWs onversation : "Yes , we have several hundred housand dollars over and above any ossible amount we shall need this ear for taking up matured endow ment policies or pyiag death claims , rhich we should like to invest in good ecurities. " "You have full power to invest this and ? " "Absolutely. " * * - : "H'm. I'm glad to meet 3ou , in- eed. It happens most opportunely hat our firm is about to organize a yndicate for tho exploitation of cer- ain suburban properties. The securi- y is gilt edged and tho profits are ure to be large. Wo can UBO a con- ideiable amount o money in financ- og this enterprise. " "Do you consider it , personally , a ; esirablc investment ? " "I consider it away up in. G. It's he best thing now on the market. " "Well , I'll see you again tomorrow , .nd we will arrange for the deal. " Here the conversation ceased. The "wife of the eminent financier raited a moment longer , then knoefc sd lightly on the door , and went in. "Way , Jasper , " she said , surprised .t finding him alone , "I thought I teard you talking to somebody. " "Quite likely , niy dear , " he answer- id , with a large and genial smile. "I iras talking to myself. " Chicago Tri- inne. England's first spinning mill to be vorked by electricity has been start ed at Pemllebury , Manchester. The king of the Belgians is puact- l in all his appointments.