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Ifce Colwntas JoirnallTHF PAPER TRUST By COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO. QOUBMBO, I News in Brief Herbert Simmons, a negro, was lynched at Neal. Ga., for the killinc of J. A. Park, a white man. The Japanese government has agreed - to negotiate an arbitration treaty with the United States. The Chicago Subway company pre pares to expend 115,000,000 in local Improvements in the near future. The retirement of Rear Admiral Si lar Terry resulted in the promotion of Captain Joseph E. Craig to be rear ad airal. Announcement was made at the White house of the names for batter tea on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. If the duty is acceptable to him Rear Admiral Lambert will probably be ap pointed president of the lighthouse board. Santiago Simonet of Utuado. Porto Rico, a deputy collector of internal revenue for the district of Arecibo, is missing East Boston has celebrated the official opening of the new tunnel under Bos ton harbor uniting the city proper and East Boston. Two men and two horses were drowned and frozen at a deep pool at the old crossing of Piney Fork creek ear Dillonvale. O. Advices received at Esquimau from the British admiralty state that the proposed abandonment of Esquimau by the navy will be reconsidered. The Neue Freie Presse says Pre mier von Koerber at an audience of Emperor Francis Joseph tendered his resignation on the ground of ill health. At Mobile James Robinson was sent to jail for thirty days for an assault. The offense for which he was con victed was kissing a young lady against her will. The Echo de Paris learns that Ad miral Kaznakoff received a cipher dis patch from Grand Duke Alexis inform ing him that the emperor wishes to confer with him concerning the North sea r.ffair. Attorney General Moody filed a pe tition In St. Paul, Minn., alleging il legal combination of twenty-five con cerns, with the general Paper com pany as sales agent, and asks for an injunction. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. who has been selected as personal aide to Governor-elect Stokes of New Jersey, is aa insurance broker and a cousin of the late Secretary of State and Sena tor Frelinghuysen. In Chicago Judge Walker decided that the city is not liable for dam ages growing out of the loss in con nection with the loss of life In the Iroquois theatre fire. At a conference ill London of Brit ish, continental and Atlantic steam ship line managers a satisfactory agreement was reached with regard to Scandinavian traffic. The Connecticut Tobacco Growers' association has sent to each senator and representative from Connecticut in congress a circular letter protest ing against the removal of the tariff from Philippine tobacco. Secretary Wilson has promulgated a circular giving Mo results of tests made in accordance with an act of theiast congress, directing him to ob tain in the open market samples of Xeeds of grass, clover or alfalfa. Representatives of the banking ease of Mandels&ohn A Co. at Berlin bare gone to SL Petersburg to take part In negotiating the new Russian loan. It is now assured here that the loan will amount to 1240,000,000. Seven more indictments in the land fraud cases were returned by the grand jury in Portland. Ore, Two Of the hills were returned under fictitious names, which fact is the basis of re ports tnat men of prominence are among the accused. Russian officials have demanded of the Chinese foreign office the resti tution of the ammunition apparently destined for Port Arthur seized by tne Chinese authorities at Fengtai, near ere. four davs ago. W. R. Jones, manager of the Chi cago office of the Washburn-Crosby company of Minneapolis, Minn., died la Chicago from injuries sustained in a fall over a banister in his home. His skull and neck were broken by the fall. The State bank of Dedham. la., was placed in the hands of a receiver on the order of State Auditor Carroll and aa effort will be made to liquidate its affairs which are badly involved through an alleged $15,000 shortage of Cashier J. A. Caton. It is announced that the war office placed orders with the Vickers Sons t Maxim company. Armstrong White worth & Co.. and other large ordi nance manufacturers for a number of twelve-pounder field guns, to rearm the whole British army. Justice Olmsted of New York hand ed down an opinion, holding that the law against the selling or giving away of street railway transfers is consti tutional. A charter was granted to the North western Railroad company of Elk City, Old., capital $ 1.875.000, to build from Elk City through Day. Woodward and Beaver counties in Oklahoma. Laden with the largest cargo ever hipped out of San Francisco on a vessel, the steamer Mongolia depart ed for Chinese and Japanese ports. Her freight amounts to 18.000 tons. Former President Sam of Hayti has been condemned to prison for life, having been found guilty of fraud in the issuance of bonds during his term. Cecilia M. Moss of Lancaster. Pa., leaped to her death from the window of a New York City boarding house. The coroner believes she did not com mit suicide, but killed herself in an attempt to escape from the house. The report that Holland will place feabang. in the Straits Settlements. twenty miles north of Malacca, at the disposition of the Russian second ra ciac squauron is devoid of foundation. Minnesota, by a vote of more than 121.000, abolishes the grand jury sys tem on the ground that it is unfair, expensive and antiquated. The leg islature asked for the vote. ' , ' A house in Sunset Park. Brooklyn, believed to have been the hiding place for "Charley" Ross and his abductors after'm.vboy was kidnaped in Phila delphia "wis burned down by boys. One was killed., another fatally in Jared and scores of young women hart la a panic following the blowing oat of an engine cylinder head in Brooklyn. J' V. AN INJUNCTION ASKED BY THZ ATTORNEY GENERAL. METHODS THAT ABE ILLEGAL As the Selling Agent of the Mills the Paper Trust Controls the Market Ab solutely and Has Advanced Prices Fully Fifty Per Cent. ST. PAUL, Minn. Attorney General Moody, for the United States, through District Attorney Haupt and Frank B. Kellogg and James M. Beck, special assistant attorney general of the United States, filed a petition in the United States district court in which he makes the General Paper company, as principal defendant, and the Itasca Paper company of Grand Rapids, Minn.; Hennepin Paper company of Little Falls, Minn.; Wolf River Paper and Fiber company of New Richmond, Wis.; Atlas Paper company of Apple ton. Wis.; Kimberly & Clark company of Neenah, Wis.; Riverside Fiber and Paper company of Appleton, Wis.; Wausau Paper Mills company of Brokaw, Wis.; Centralia Pulp and Water Power company of Centralia, Wis.; Combined Locks Paper com pany of Combined Locks, Wis.; Dells Pulp company of Eau Claire, Wis.; Grand Rapids Paper and Pulp com pany of Grand Rapids, Wis.; Menasha Paper company of Menasha, Wis.; Nekoosa Paper company of Nekoosa, Wis.; tne Falls Manufacturing com pany of Oconto Falls. Wis.; Flambeau Paper company of Park Falls. Wis.; John Edwards Manufacturing com pany of Port Edwards, Wis.; C. W. Howard company of Menasha, Wis.; Wisconsin River anl Paper company of Plover, Wis.; Tomahawk Pulp and Paper company of Park Falls, Wis.; Northwestern Paper company of Clo cyiet, Minn.; Consolidated Water Power and Paper company of Grand Rapids, Wis.; Manufacturers' Paper company and the Petoskey Fiber Pa per company of Petosney, Mich., and the Rhinelander Paper company of Rhinelander, Wis., party defendants in a suit to enjoin them and restrain them from doing business through the General Paper company as the sales agent, in violation of the pro visions of sections 1 and 2 of the act of congress, approved July 2. entitled "An act to protect trade and com merce against unlawful restraints and monopolies." The netition alleges that the de fendants entered into an agreement to combine and control the sale of the product of the different companies through the General Paper company in that the General Paper company regulated prices, sales and shipment and territory for the sale of the same Mid after deducting operating ex penses of the General Paper company, divided the surplus among the mem bers of the corporation. The petition alleges that in conse quence of the combination all com petition in the manufacture, sale and distribution of paper had been re stricted and price of all paper prod ucts greatly increased, particularly of news print paper which has been in creased about 50 per cent. It fur ther states that no dealers or news papers or other consumers in the ter ritory west of the Mississippi with the exception of certain newspaper pub lishers in St. Louis and Chicago, can purchase any paper except directly through the General Paper company, and then only upon terms dictated by the latter. The court is asked to declare tue alleged combination unlawful and that the defendants be perpetually en joined from doing any act in pursu ance of the same. CORBIN REPORTS UPRISING. Official Statement of Work of Pala janes Received at Washington. WASHINGTON The war depart ment was officially advised by General Corbin, commanding the department of the Philippines, of the uprising in Samar, in which one lieutenant and a number of enlisted men of the Phil ippine scouts were killed. The cablegram is as follows: The Palajanes are on the warpath in Samar in considerable numbers, as may be judged by the following: November 10 about 400 Palajanes and several hundred volunteers joined in an attack on a detachment of twen ty Philippine scouts at Oras. Samar. Killed, one hospital corps man; wounded, twelve Philippine scouts; missing, five, said to have been boloed while in the river; all bodies badly mutilated. And again on December 16 Second Lieutenant Stephen H. Halt and thirty-seven enlisted men. Thirty eighth company Philippine scouts, were killed by Palajanes at Dolores, Samar, First Lieutenant George F. Abbott requests help from military authorities. Town threatened by 1,000 Palajanes. Situation critical in both instances. I offered the Philip pine government all the assistance desired. As yet none has been ac cepted. Japan Wants a New Treaty. TOKIO The Japanese government has agreed to negotiate an arbitration treaty with the United States. This is the result of American Minister Griscom's representations to Baron Komura, minister of foreign affairs, who has notified him that his govern ment is pleased to accept America's invitation. Baron Komura further states that Japanese Minister Taka hira is fully empowered to act with Secretary of State Hay to frame and sign a treaty of the kind at Washing ton. Minnesota Code Not Ready. ST. PAUL- The failure of the codi fication commission to have a report ready has placed the legislature in a bad predicament, as the adoption of the new code may repeal every law placed on the statute books by the coming legislature. It is charged that the commission has exceeded its powers and interjected a great quan tity of new legislation, much of which affects corporations. The entire tax code has been changed and other radi cal alterations made. Decide Money Wat. Stolen. SAN FRANCISCO The detectives of Wells, Fargo & Co., are in search of the man or men guilty of stealing the $15,000 which mysteriously dis appeared a week ago from the for warding department of the express company. All hope that the missing money eventually might be found in one of the east bound coin safes, where it was thought it might have been placed by mistake, has been abandon ed. Reports have been received from all points to which coin saves were tipped tli Uy of disappearance. THZ ORDER MUST STAND. McCook Cannot Hope to Retain Her Land Office. WASHINGTON It has been re- ; ported here that Indignation prevails throughout Southwestern Nebraska over the president's recent order abolishing the land office at McCook after January 21. The claim is made, that the need for this office is as great as ever, since fully 90 per cent of the homestead entries are yet lack ing and lie west of McCook. In terest In the matter is also intensified by the report that the office was abolished because of some complaints which were filed last summer against F. M. Rathbone, the register, and C W. Barnes, the receiver. It was learned at the White house that the president merely complied with the law when he discontinued the McCook office. According to the law whenever the expenses equal one third of the total revenue of a land office and whenever the public lands in a district are reduced to less than 100,000 acres, the president and the secretary of the interior may order such office abolished. Although the fees of the McCook office for the last two quarters show an excess over maximum salaries to the officials, the remaining public lands in the district fall short of the minimum acreage necessary to continue the office. The law also provides that when a land office is located at a state capital the unfinished business of an abolished office shall be sent there for comple tion. For this reason the unfinished business of McCook will go to the office at Lincoln. Congressman Norris stated that the land office at Sidney, Neb., would also be abolished within a few months. AT LEWIS AND CLARK EXPO. Lake 200 Acres in Extent to Be Lighted By Electricity. PORTLAND. Ore. Among the nov elties of the electrical illumination scheme designed for the Lewis and Clark exposition is the submarine lighting of Guild's lake. This lake is the largest body of water ever Inclosed in any exposition ground, being over 200 acres in extent, and the arrange ments being carried out will trans form the lake Into a blaz? of glory. The lights will be fifty candle power and inclosed in air and water-tight receptacles. Spectators will be able to see all kinds of fish swimming about In the shallow water. This submarine illumination will also give the effect of dancing flames of fire at a distance in the night Completing the vista of Columbia court on the island in the lake will be the grand court and gardens in front of the government building, sur mounted with 300-foot towers, which, with their outlines trimmed with thousands of lights, can be seen as far as the Cascade range, seventy-five miles distant. In conjunction with these plans the Mazamas, a mountain climbing club of this city are arrang ing for the illumination of Mount Hood, the highest peak in Oregon, by signal fires at intervals during June and July. The mountain is easily discernible from every vantage point of the grounds. In the center of the lake an im mense geyser will play, intermingled with varied lights, and a Columbia river fish wheel will be in operation. FIRST CASE IN SUPREME COURT. Right of Roads to Arbitrarily Route Shipments to Be Determined. WASHINGTON Voluminous rec ords in the case of the Interstate Commerce commission against the Southern Pacific company, the Atchl son, Topeka ft Santa Fe Railway company, the Santa Fe-Paciflc Rail way company and the Southern Cali fornia Railway company were filed In the supreme court of the United States Tuesday. The litigation is known as the citrus fruit case, which was de cided adversely to the railroads by Judge Wellborn of the Ninth circuit last September. The companies then appealed to the supreme court. Ship pers of fruits from Southern Cali fornia complained to the Interstate Commerce commission that the rail roads Insisted they had the right to route fruit shipments over eastern roads of their selection. The com mission decided that the shippers had the right to select the routes over which their shipments should be made. The railroads also were or dered to display to the public their rates for the transportation of fruits. The circuit court sustained these or ders. Restrains Plumbers' Trust. INDIANAPOLIS Judge Carter, in the superior court, granted a restrain ing order against the further opera tion of what is called a plumbers' trust, composed of the plumbers' sup ply houses of the city. Joseph Mil ler complained that the supply houses would sell goods only . to members, and he was refused the privilege of purchasing. Distribution of Seeds. WASHINGTON. The private sec retaries of members of the Nebraska delegation in congress are now pre paring lilts for the congressional dis tribution in the state, which will take place within the coming two or three months. Each senator and represent ative will have 14.500 packages of gar den, flower and field seed to hand out to their constituents. The total dis tribution in Nebraska will amount to 110,000 packages. Those desiring to receive seed are requested to make application at once. Jury Says Self Defense. TECUMSEH. Neb. After being In session all Tuesday afternoon and up to 12:30 Wednesday morning, the cor oner's jury in the case of C. C. Rey nolds, who shot Frank E. Brown here, brought in a verdict finding that Brown came to his death from the re sult of injuries received at the hands of Reynolds. The jury also found that Reynolds shot in self-defense. A number of witnesses were examined, including members of the Reynolds family. Mrs. Brown, wife of the de ceased, and others. Norway Wants $10,000,000 CHRISTIANIA, Norway During thi discussion in the storthing of the bil to raise a loan of $7,500,000, thi finance minister unexpectedly an nounced that the loan would be in creased to $10,000,000, of which the ad ditional $2,500,000 would be set asidi as a special reserve for use "when thi country Is in distress." This announce ment of what may be regarded as i war fund created some astonishment Some members asked an explanatioi of what had happened, but the min later refused to be drawn out. THE NEW STATES ADMISSION OF FOUR TERRITOR IES NOT CERTAIN. SOME DEMOCRATS ABE OPPOSED It Is Likely That There Will Be Con siderable Fillibustering Republi cans Not Anxious as the Matter Can Go Over ts Next Session. WASHINGTON In all probability, there will not be two stars added to. the flag at this session of congress. While there are some democrats who are disposed to allow the republicans to legislate as they please on all ex cept great fundamental questions, there are others who will not consent to the admission of states doubled up. as proposed in the bill passed last ses sion by the house and now pending in the senate. Of course, it is well understood that it will be an easy thing to defeat, the statehood bill. Only a slight filibuster Is necessary, or perhaps a notice to the republican majority that the bill is unsatisfac tory would be sufficient. The repub licans are not at all anxious. They are willing the present bill should pass, but if the democrats want to defeat it they will not complain. Senator Du Bois of Idaho is a lead er of the opposition to the bill in its present form. He recalls that when he was struggling to have the terri tory of Idaho admitted as a state there was a great deal of opposition to the anti-Mormon test oath, "which he insisted should be incorporated in the constitution. Du Bois took the ground then that congress had no J right to bring a territory Into the union against the will of the people of the territory. He said then that Idaho would prefer to remain out rather than be deprived of the test oath. "Now," said Mr. Du Bois. "the people of Arizona, with few excep tions, and a majority of the people of New Mexico preer to remain as territories rather than to be admitted as one state. "I thinK their wishes should be re spected. What ougnt to be done now Is to admit Oklahoma, not coupled Indian territory, but according to the present boundaries. There would be nothing favoring the democrats in that, for Oklahoma is as likely to be republican as democratic, and, in fact, It is the one territory where the re publicans are strongest. But aside from all political consideration, the rights of the people of the territories should be respected." Speaking of the statehood bill Sen ator Beveridge, chairman of the com mittee on territories, remarked the other day that had Senator Quay liv ed the measure would have been put in his charge while being considered in the senate. Perhaps no one knew whether Senator Quay would have ac cepted the doubling up of the terri tories. Four year3 ago he fought for nearly three months to secure separ ate statehood for three territories, leaving out Indian territory. When the republicans doubled up the terri tories in the last session, with a view of making two states of the four, there was no sign from the silent Pennsyl vania senator as to whether that kind Of a proposition suited him or not. He was intensely interested when the fight was on before. He devoted more time to senatorial work than he had ever given before in a winter, but after the bill was defeated and when a new scheme was tried he nev er seemed to show the same interest. No one knows what he would have done if he had lived. ADAMS WANTS INVESTIGATION. Governor-Elect of Colorado Files Pe tition in Supreme Court. DENVER Attorneys Charles S. Thomas and Samuel W. Helford filed a petition in the supreme Court Wednesday on behalf of Alva Adams, the democratic governor-elect, asking that either the court or a commission to be appointed by the court shall open all of the 204 ballot boxes used in Denver at the late election and make a thorough examination of their contents. The court decided to hear arguments on the petition later in the day. "I have no question about my elec tion by substantially the majority rep resented on the face of the returns," said Governor Adams. "I believe if the frauds in outside counties could be unearthed, my honest majority would amount to 20.000. But I want no tainted seat. It is of far greater importance that the extensive election frauds should be unearthed and pun ished tnan that I or any other particu lar individual should be sworn in as governor. I don't know who com mitted the alleged frauds in Denver. I know nearly thirty men are in jail, ostensibly for contempt of court, but really charged with election crimes. If they are of the character represent ed. I feel assured that there are men at liberty far more deserving of jail than those who are incarcerated. Has Not Resinned, But Will. LONDON While numerous semi official statements have been heard that Ambassador Choate is about to retire from diplomatic life, it can be stated that Mr. Choate has not sent his resignation nor any communica tion on the subject to President Roosevelt or the state department; nor has he received any inquiry, either from the president or Secretary Hay, concerning his future plans. It can be said, however, that it is Choate's intention to tender his resignation soon after inauguration. Tossed on Stormy Atlantic BOSTON The steamer African Prince, from Japanese ports to this port and New York, came up the harbor with her propel lor shaft twisted, steering gear damaged, boat3 lost and portions of her deck torn off by the fury of the storm encountered in mid-Atlantic. After the steering gear was damaged the vessel was tossed for two days in the trough of the sea, unable to proceed until re pairs had been made. During the re pairs some of the crew received minor Injuries. Stated a Diplomatic Fashion. The fierce fellow So you wouldn't say that Longfellow was a liar, eh? The mild man No; but if he were oonducting a. newspaper I should not hesitate to assert that he had an ex clusive news service. . Uncle Eben's Thinks. When a man has done inves' Us money in circus tickets an hoss races," said Uncle Eben, '1 aln got much patience wif his Indignation "boat de trusts." Washington Star. MAJORITY 13 DIVISCD. I Colorado Republicans Net Agreed Upon Plan to. Reseat Peabody. DENVER Very few members of the legislature have yet arrived in the city and whether the plans of William C. Evans and other republican lead ers to reseat Governor James Pea body will be advised by a majority of the republican members is still in doubt. The republicans can carry any measure on which they are agreed. There are at least half a dozen candidates for-the: speakership. Some republican members known as followers of former United States Senator Edward O. Wolcott have de cided that while they do not contemp late a union with the democrats under any consideration, they will oppose vigorously any plan for counting out Adams. The Wolcott republicans say they will go into a party caucus and will agree to abide by the decision of the caucus up to a point where it con flicts with their conscience. They in sist that they have always strictly ob served party regularity, but when a course is commended that is morally wrong they will not follow it and they will not consider their decision in that regard as "irregular. The plan to seat Governor Peabody, some of them declared, is wrong and no cau cus action will bring them to support such action. The canvass of the votes for state officers is made by the legislature and is not subject to review in the courts. LEGISLATION FOR CANAL. Members of Congressional Committee Consider Question. WASHINGTON. Members of the congressional committee .which will formulate the isthmian canal legisla tion have been considering the various questions relating to the regulation of the canal zone. A bill for the pur pose passed the senate last session, but was rejected by the house, and a measure finally was agreed upon, placing the whole government of the zone in the power of the president un til the end of the present session of congress. Before the close of this congress it will be necessary to renew that power for a term of years, or to enact a .new law. Opinion differs as to the best method of handling the ' subject, although it is believed that a strong government will be necessary in order to provide for the care and health of the men encased in canal work. It is expected that Representa tive Mann (111.) will introduce a bill relating to canal work soon after con gress reconvenes. REPORT FROM OKU'S ARMY. Soldiers on Both Sides Still Lying in the Trenches. General Oku's Headquarters, via Fusan No change has taken place at the front of the Second army. The Russians continue a daily bombard ment, firing at random and resulting in few casualties. The Japanese scl diers picked up fifteen centimetre shrapnel cases and with them made charcoal burners to heat the bomb proofs. Occasional collisions take place between patrols, the Russians always retiring. Both sides seem sat isfied to remain in the trenches. Lieutenant General Sir William Nicholason. director-general of mili tary intelligence of the British was office, who was attached to the Jap anese army, left here yesterday on his way to England. Steal Court House Also. ST. PAUL, Minn. A special to the Dispatch from Aberdeen, S. D.. says: The crowd of men who went from Selby to Bangor and carried off by force the county records in the court house and then left word that they would return for the court house it self, kept their promise. The build ing has been torn down and piled on wagons, and is being hauled to Selby to be rebuilt there. Although the ac tion of the Selby men has aroused much bitter feeling, Bangor residents made no resistance. WARSHIPS UNDER ORDERS. China Will Try to Hold Russian War Vessels in Port. SHANGHAI The tatotal has Issued strict orders to the commanders of the Chinese warships in the harbors of Woosung and Shanghai to prevent any attempt to escape by the Rus sian war vessels, the cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Groz ovoi. More Chinese cruisers are on the way to Shanghai. The Askold and the Grozoxoi suc ceeded in reaching Shanghai after the battle between the Russian and Jap anese fleets off Port Arthur August 10. and since that time their officers and crew have been interned at Shanghai. A rumor from Shanghai reached London December 9 that the Askold was coaling and replacing its machin ery preparatory to an effort to escape and join the Russian second Pacific squadron. American Girl WeJs Title. WASHINGTON. Miss Marguerite Hyde ("Daisy") Leiter. the youngest daughter of the late Levi Z. Leiter and Mrs. Mary T. Carver-Leiter of Chicago, was married at noon on Christmas day to Henry Molyneaux Paget Howard, the nineteenth earl of Suffolk and Berkshire. The ceremony occurred in the Leiter residence in this city, the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, afficiating. Only a family party witnessed the service. The bride was escorted by her brother. Prolong Martial Law. WASHINGTON Mr. Thompson, the American minister to Brazil, today cabled the state department that the period of martial law has been pro longed for thirty days, from the 16th inst, in the federal district. Beresford Succeeds Domville. LONDON Vice Admiral Lord Chas. Beresford has been appointed to suc ceed Admiral Domville In command of the Mediterranean squadron oa May 1. Logical Theory. Singleton I wonder why some folks think the moon has anything to do with making people crazy? Wedderly The idea probably origi nated with some man during hi honeymoon. She Must Be Doing Something. "Eve never went to a woman's club." "No, hut perhaps If she had she would not have found time to sample the frutt." Illinois State JoaraaL CAN HOLD ARTHUR RUSSIAN ARMY HAS OVER TWO MONTHS' PROVISIONS. THE JAPS MOUHTMORECMIOH Confirmation of the Repot That Gen. Kondrachenke Has Been Killed The Work of Dynamiting and Paral leling Continues. TOKIO The Japanese occupied. the entire fort on Rihlung mountain at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday. Trustworthy advices from Port Ar thur confirm the report that General Kondrachenko has been killed aad that General Stoessel has been injured by falling from his horse. General Smilioff is also reported wounded. The advices further say that the stern of the battleship Sevastapol has sunk in shallow water. Its how is damaged in two places and the steer ing room gear is also damaged. The garrison Is reported to be con fident in the belief that relief will ar rive before March 1. Despite its heavy losses November 26 and subse quently the garrison is said to be cheerful and resolved to continue tne struggle as long as a single soldier remains. The army claims to have sufficient provisions to last until Feb ruary. The navy possesses about one month's stores. The price of food in the beleagured fortress is high. Beef is 1 roulpes per pound, horse meat 6 copeks, turkeys 150 roubles each, eggs 160 roubles per hundred. But a few junks bearing supplies reached the garrison the past month. It is expected that the captuse of the heights of Pigeon bay will fur ther curtail the landing of supplies. The emperor today received in au dience and decorated Captain Zurbon zon of the steamer Willehad, which had brought home the Japanese ref ugees from Russia. The Japanese dynamiting and paral leling against the eastern section of the main circle of forts' around Port Arthur is progressing favorably. The right wing of the besiegers continues a heavy and effective shelling of the new town preparatory to operations which are nearing completion. It is probable that the next attack will be simultaneously directed against the east and west forces of the fortress in an endeavor to divide and weaken the resistance of the defenders. The New Year season has begun and all Japan is enjoying a holiday, consequently Togo's journey from Kure to Tokio will be a continuous popular ovation. WRIGHT TELLS OF UPRISING. Governor of Philippines Reports on Fighting by Palajanes. WASHINGTON Secretary Taft re ceived a cablegram message from Governor Wright at Manila in re sponse to his inquiry in regard to the recent uprising of the Palajanes, Dol ores, Samar. Governor Wright's mes- I sage is as follows: MANILA, Dec. 26. 1004. Secretary of War. Washington. D. C With ref erence to your telegram of 21st la3t, I regret to say that General Corbin's report of attack on and loss of de tachments of scouts at Oras and Dol ores is correct. Palajanes have of late left west and north sides of Sa mar and became active on east coast, which is practically without harbor and very difficult of access during pre valence of the existing monsoon. Orders were given some time since to strengthen all detachments on the east coast, but unfortunately this was delayed by wreck and loss of coast guard boat carrying a hundred or more of the constabulary. The men were saved but the delay in sending another coast guard boat to the res cue resulted in leaving the small de tachments at Oras and Dolores iso later and the consequent loss. All east coast stations have been heav ily reinforced and we are still send ing men in by my direction. General Allen, chief of the constabulary, left here (Manila) two weeks since to take personal charge of affairs in Sa mar. I am still reinforcing him with constabulary and am consulting with General Corbin, who, if necessary, will aid us with troops. WRIGHT. THEY MUST NEVER RETREAT Kuropatkin Doesn't Want His Men on the Run Again. MUKDEN General Kuropatkin. ad dressing his troops, said: "You must never allow yourselves to retreat. Even in the case of the smallest de tachment having once formed a plan it must be carried out to the end." A Japanese battery opened fire De cember 24 in Shanlinpu and two men were wounded by shells. A Japanese column advanced, but was soon driven back by the Russian fire. The general situation is quiet, though Chinese report that the Japan ese are strengthening their left flank as though in contemplation of a turn ing movement. On the other hand the Japanese in many places appar ently are building winter quarters. To Spend $30000000. CHICAGO, 111. The Record-Herald says: The Pennsylvania Railroad company is prepared to spend $30, 000,000 in the "construction of a new railroad station in Chicago, $20,000, 000 of this sum to be spent in ac quiring land adjoining the present Union depot and $10,000,000 to be spent in buildings. Plans and specifi cations for a most elaborate group of structures devoted to railway pur poses have already been completed. The site of the new terminal will occupy seven square blocks. Sixty Lashe3 Across Back. NATCHEZ, Miss. A. D. Lewis, a white man, 33 years of age, whose home is in Chicago, was lashed today in the woods near Natchez and or dered out of the state. Lewis was being taken to the county convict farm to serve a sentence for insulting a woman on the streets. As he was being taken to the farm a crowd of six white men took him from the guard. They entered the woods three miles from town, stripped him and gave him j sixty lashe3 across the back. But Lived to Tell It. Upgardson What on earth you up like that, old fellow? kicjced by a mule, or run over by aa automobile? 'Atom Both. The one kicked me In the way of the other. Where the Student Fails. "How Is your son doing at college" "Well," answered the solicitous father, "he does very well In philos ophy and the dead languages, but as is a mighty poor football player." AFFAIRS IN CUBA. Sehor Quesada Denies Some Sensa tional Reports. WASHINGTON. Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister, in view of reports that yellow fever was beginning to obtain a foothold in Cuba, and that the Cuban government was BOt vigor ously enforcing sanitary precautions, gave out the following oMcial ilute ment: "The rate of mortality la the Island af Cuba has steadily decreased since the establishment of the republic. From official data the aaaual death rate in-the-last four moaths.has been in the district of Havana as follows: .August, 19.42: September, 18.24; Oc tober, 17.31; and November, 16.60 per 1.000, and for the whole Island. 15.51, 15.45, 13.40 and 14 respectively. This compares most favorably with the nest showings of the states of the United States and the countries of Europe, and is due not only to our splendid climate, but to the con scientious efforts or the Central Sani tary department of Cuba. There has been no epidemic of quar intinable diseases. Yellow fever, smallpox, cholera and the plague have not developed in Cuba since the proc lamation of the republic. Neither of the cases of yellow fever at Punta De Sal. in October and November, has propagated beyond the original places. It is true that owing to the finan cial inability of certain municipalities, brought about by the low prices for staple products, they, have been un able to do as much as they would like for water supply, street cleaning, pavement and sewers, but in nowise has this caused the yellow fever, which has not broken out in any of the ports of the towns. Havana has asked several times for large sums for public improvements, and to help the municipalities only a few days ago an appropriation cf $100,000 for im mediate use was passed by the House of Representatives, the Senate amending the bill by increasing the amount threefold, and as soon as Con gress reassembles in January there will be ample means to attend to all sanitary requirements. Cuba is a nation governed by a constitution, and without the act'on of Congress no money can be disbursed by the execu tive. Yet as evidence of how anxious are the inhabitants to maintain the work of sanitation, the instance of Guantananio may be cited where a week ago the people met and sub scribed several thousand dollars for street cleaning, etc. The government of Cuba is doln; its full duty in the matter and in tends to continue improving the con dition of all the towns, which can now be compared without any disad vantage with those of any other conn try. Cuba thus far has shown that it is protecting its neighbors efficient ly and that its sanitary officers are fully able to meet any emergency and court and scientific investigation car- ried on in gooJ faith THINKS DUTY DONE. President Keeps Pledge for Peace Conference. WASHINGTON That the" further interchange of views preparatory to the formulating of a program for an other peace conference at The Hague be effected through the inter national bureau under the control of the permanent administrative council of The Hague, is the suggestion of fered by Secretary Hay in a second circular note to the powers made public at the state department. Tbe note wag dispatched a week ago, but its publication was held until it reached the various American embas sies and legations abroad. The sec retary summarizes the replies of all the powers to his note of October 21 and expresses the gratification of the president at the cordial reception of his invitation. Having taken this initial step, however, the secretary says the president feels that he has gone as far as he appropriately can and that with the general acceptance of Russia Secretary Hay says that while the postponement which this reply necessitates is to be regretted, this government recognizes tne weight of tbe motive which induced It. Carnegie Gives $1,000,000. ST. LOUIS In a letter to F. M. Crunden, librarian of the public li brary. Andrew Carnegie approves of the plans for the new St. Louis li brary building and states that his cashier has been instructed to honor requisitions up to $1,000,000 from the proper authorities for the new struc ture. Cheyenne Indians Starving. ROSEBUD. Mont. The Northern Cheyenne Indians are in a pitifully destitute condition. Commissioner Jones, on the advice of J. C. Clifford. Indian agent, ordered that no food be issued to the Indians except the very young, the aged and infirm, basing his action on the theory that they were self-sustaining. Puts Stop to Mail Frauds. WASHINGTON H. R. Goodwin, as sistant attorney general for the post office department, in his annual report to Postmaster General Wynne, says that the number of fraudulent con cerns has been greatly reduced in consequence of the vigorous enforce ment of the postal laws. The result is shown by the marked decrease in the number of complaints received There were 144 fraud orders issued during the year and twenty-three or ders were issued against foreign lot tery companies and their agents. Red Cloud Takes a Farm. WASHINGTON The Indian bureau has been notified that Chief Red Cloud of the Pine Ridge agency has agreed to accept an allotment of land. He heretofore has held out persistently in opposition to allotment. Shipping Gold to France. NEW YORK Lazard Freres an nounced today an engagement of $650, 000 gold bars for shipment to Paris tomorrow. The same firm has be spoken a(Il the gold bars up to Janu ary 8. MJs Conclusion. 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It is said that they are handier to carry, and are better balanced Keep Yeur Postage Stamps, The Berlin law courts have decided against the claimant in an action to recover 5 cents, the value of a stain r sent to cover postage for reply to a letter. The court held that the stamp was the legal property of the receiver. Shouting Their Praises. Kirkland. III.. Jan. 2nd. (Special) Cured of the terrible Rheumatic pains that made him a cripple for years. Mr. Richard R. Greenhon. an. old and' respected resident of this place is shouting the praises of tne remedy that cured him. Dodd's Kid ney Pills. "I had the rheumatism in my left limb so that I could not walk over ten to fifteen rods at a time, and that by the use of two canes," Mr. Greenhon says. "I would have to sit or-lie down on the ground when I was out trying to walk and the sveat won 1.1 run down my face, with so ranch, pain I could not sleep at night for about five or six weeks. 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It Is estimated that the car bonic acid exhaled yearly by tbe peo ple of New York city is about 450.000 tons, but that this is less than 3 per cent of that from fuel combustion. Latest Lingual Atrocity. Ia the rathskeller a crowd of stir dents were bawling out popular songs, keeping time with their beermugs. "Those boys are good In mathemat Ics," said the man who was safely entrenched behind a stein and a lim burger sandwich. "They are very fond of lager-rhythms. Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. Copper Mining Once Irish Industry. Copper mining once flourished in Ireland. The Ballymurtagh mine. in. Wicklow county averaged 6.000 ton? of copper pyrite per annum between 1840 and 1843. Desultory prospecting is going on at the present day ia act eral localities. HABIT'S CHAIN Certain Habits Unconsciously Formed and Hard to Break. An mget-ious philosopher estimates tnat the amour.t of will power neces sary t break a life-long habit would, if it could be transformed. lift a weight of many tons. 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