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i HJW' f ig;t ,?r>>W<r%,[ > !'>\V,,!*v?' -*«•£ r v' * - ^ v*" -t -,ir" H ANN# DEAD n:^", • His ^V?'"V ;* (Distinguished Republican Statesman'^ Long ,;?t' :" - j Active Career Ended at)Washington, Feb. 15ff Ulness Known to Be JFatal for flany Days. ;'^K i^V 7 .ft Washington at 6:40 o'clock on the .7#vening of Feb. 15. Death came pain- "iessly, and so quietly that even the Catchers did not know he was going. a Jt was like the fluttering out of a can- *; 4le. For more than twenty-four hours %e distinguished patient had been U-^ept alive by stimulants and other / artificial means, and these served Jtaly to prolong a state which was ^escribed In the words of one of the . jthysicians as "just outside the pale •f death." He had not regained consciousness And passed away without a murmur or moan. There was not a chance at #ny time in the last two weeks, in the opinion of some of the doctors, for Senator Hanna to recover, and during the last week it was a matter ®f hours. In the last day of his life it was a matter of minutes. Senator Hanna attended the dinner given by Postmaster General Payne to the President and members of the cabinet on the night of Thursday, Jan. SI, and later that night made a speech at the dinner of the National Board of Trade. He returned to the hotel feeling ill, and next day was very sick. time was the principal owner of the Cleveland Herald. He inherited muoh of his business ability and strength of character from his father, Leonard Hanna, who was a. physician at New Lisbon before he went to Cleveland, and there started the mercantile ventures that have aid­ ed in the upbuilding of that city. The family of the elder Hanna were mem­ bers of the Society of Friends, but Dr. Hanna lost his standing in the faith on marrying outside the sect. His sons never showed a disposition to fol­ low in the footsteps of their New Lis­ bon progenitors. It was Dr. Hanna's firm, known as Hanna, Garretson & Co., that started and built up the big forwarding business in Cleveland's trade to Lake Superior. Mr. Hanna first became prominent in politics in 1S80, but his national career did not begin until four years later. It was the year of Blaine's nomination at Chicago and Hanna was a delegate at large from Ohio. Dur­ ing his campaign tour in the autumn Blaine was a guest of honor in Cleve­ land at a dinner given by Hanna. The date was Sept 28, 1884, and the affair with the latter In the conventions of 1884 and 1888, bnt their friendship ex* tended to years previous. Hanna had been a firm believer in the protection policy so warmly advocated by Mc* Kinley, and noting his popularity among Republicans in general, began actively to suport him for the presi­ dential nomination. In his shipyards, on his lake steam* ers, in his coal and ore mines and on his street railroads he had been meet­ ing his employes more than half way. When the other street railroad in Cleveland was tied up for a whole summer with a strike and boycott his line never missed a car. When the coal miners in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania struck in 1900 it was Senator Hanna who brought Mr. Mor­ gan and Mr. Mitchell together, and these men, one representing the oper­ ators and the other the miners, reach­ ed an agreement which put every man back to work . Senator Hanna became Interested in the council of conciliation of the American Civle Federation, which was planned to prevent or settle labor disputes. He accepted the presidency MARCUS ALONZO HANNA. m 8 1 Born Sept. 24, 1837. Or. Rlxey, the surgeon general of the navy, in whom Senator Hanna had every confidence, attended him, and pronounced his ailment a recurrence of the grip. Senator Hanna, against the advice of the doctor, attended the dinner of the Gridiron Club on the night of Saturday, Jan. 80, and the next day entertained friends at break­ fast and dinner. That night he took to his bed and never left it. 8KETCH OF HI8 CAREER. denator Hanna's Life Oite of Unusual Activity and Success. Mr. Hanna was born in New Lis­ bon, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1837, and receiv­ ed a common school education in the town of his birth. When he removed to Cleveland in 1852 he attended the Western Reserve College, and later he entered the employ of a grocery house as an Invoice clerk. His subsequent success In business was rapid, if not marvelous. He became a partner in the grocery firm, engaged in various other enterprises, became the head of the coal firm of M. A. Hanna & Co., a director of the Globe Ship Manufac­ turing Company, president of the Union Natioral Bank, president of the Cleveland City Railroad Company, owner of street car lines, and for a FRENCH ECCENTRIC IN DUEL. * Count Montesquiou-Fezensac Wound­ ed, Though Not Seriously. Count Robert De Montesquiou-Fez­ ensac, poet and writer, recently fought a duel with swords in Paris with Jean Stem, a wide)? known sportsman, over the count's public Criticism of Mme. Stern. The count received three wounds, but was not seriously injured. Count Robert's ex­ treme aestheticism antl his eccentrici­ ties of dress and manner made him a target for caricature and broad bur­ lesque in New York papers when he Visitud that city last year. He re- --plied good-naturedly that New York was "a city of barbarians" whom he was trying to teach. Judge West Eighty Years Old. Judge William H. West of Bellefon- talne, Ohio, "the blind man eloquent," who nominated Blaine for the presi­ dency in the Republican- convention at Chicago twenty years ago. cele­ brated his eightieth birthday last H»ek. Notwithstanding his advanced •ffe Judge West is in excellent health. marked Mr. Hanna's formal entrance into the councils of the Republican party, and included John Sherman, Major (late President) McKinley, Mr. Manley of Maine, Amos Townsend, Judge Jenney of Brooklyn and the son of the presidential candidate, Walker Blaine. Mr. Hanna sat at the head of the table and Blaine at the foot, and during the course of the repast the plans for the campaign were mapped ou£. Hanna managed the Blaine cam­ paign in the Buckeye state and won it for the Republican candidate, though the balloting through the coun­ try resulted in the election of Grover Cleveland. From this time forward he was a power in the politics of his home state and in the nation. In 1888 he was once more a delegate to the na­ tional convention, going there as the friend of Senator Sherman and one of the managers of his interests. Ben­ jamin Harrison was nominated, how­ ever, and at the latter's request Mr. Hanna became a member cf the ad­ visory board to the national commit­ tee. It was at the Minneapolis conven­ tion that Hanna first became im­ pressed with the popularity and the growing sentiment among the rank and file of Republicans in favor of McKinley. He had been associated SCANDAL IN HIGH SOCIETY. Marital Differences of Member* of New York's 400. New York society is waiting to hear of the first step taken in a divorce suit which is expected to cause a tremen­ dous sensation. The couple about to be separated have been living unhap­ pily for several years, the frivolous wife, no lonfeer young, carrying on a bold flirtation with a man well known in the "400." On the other hand, the millionaire husband is said to be mad­ ly in love with a society widow. It Is understood that he intends to give cause for divorce, though his indiscre­ tions have not been nearly so notori­ ous as those of his wife. Their eldest daughter Is soon to enter society. Efforts are being made by mutual friends to patch up the trouble in such a way that practical but not legal sep­ aration will result L Beautiful Present for Bride. « Among the presents given by the Duke of Norfolk to his bride, Miss Maxwell, was a table wrap costing $6,000. Died Feb. 15, 1904. of that body. The day before he took the place, sitting in his office in Washington, he gave out an inter­ view, in which he said: "To succeed in this work I would give up iny seat in the senate. I would rather be instrumental in bring­ ing about harmony between labor and capital than be president of the Unit­ ed States." The Bereaved Family. Mr. Ha&na leaves a widow, to whom he was married Sept. 27, 1864, and a son and two daughters. The son, Daniel Rhodes Hanna, was associated with his father In business, and is married and lives in Euclid avenue, Cleveland. The daughters are Mabel and Ruth, and only a few months ago, June 10 last year, the latter wa% mar­ ried to Joseph Medill McCormick of Chicago. The Hannas have been fa­ mous as entertainers, and in their house at Washington and their pala­ tial home in Cleveland, which stands on a promontory overlooking Lake Erie, distinguished men and women of two continents had been guests long before Mr. Hanna took an active part in politics. Mrs. Hanna is a de­ lightful hostess. Her charming per­ sonality has done much to increase the popularity and influence of her husband. FIRES SEEM TO FOLLOW HIM. Alfalfa Clow Wor years the editor has been urging farmers to sow Alfalfa Clover, and glad he is that thousands of wide­ awake farmers scattered all over Amer­ ica, are doing this now, to their great benefit and eatisf ction. A. Walford, Westlore Farms, Pa., writes: "I have 60 acres in Salzer's Al­ falfa Clover. It is immense. I cut three crops this season and have lota of pasture besides." Hon. H. F. Hunter, 8. D., savs, "Sal­ zer's Northern Grown Alfalfa ck>t-*r cannot be beat. I have solved vae question of stock raising here. Salzer's Alfalfa is good for 3 rousing crops of hay, Salzer's Spelts for 60 bu. of grain and 3 tons of hay, Salzer's Macaroni Wheat for 65 bu. best hog fattening wheat, and Salzer's Hailna Barley, for arid, dry land, is good for 70 bu per acre. These are all great hog, sheep and cattle fatteners, and last but not least, Salzer's Victoria Rape for sheep, and Salzer's Teoslnte, good for 80 tons of green food for cattle, and Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass Bromus Inermls for lots and lots of good hay. These things make it possible !or me to grow live stock by the thousands. Have you heard of Earliest cane? Gives six mowings a year, and Teo­ slnte, the 80 ton per acre fodder wonder? NWR SSKD THIS NOTICB AND lOo M STAMPS to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and receive their big cat­ alog and lots of farm seed samples frea. (W. N. U.) A Horse on John Kernel!. John Kernell, the noted Irish come­ dian, liked, in his prime, to go back to4, Ireland, whence he would often bring material, gathered in alehouses and on the high roads, that afterward served bim well in dialogue .upon the stage. Kernell once said at a little supper party in Boston tha£ he had met on a summer day in Gal way an Irishman driving a horse so thin that it stag­ gered as it walked. "Why dont you pnt more flesh on that nag?" Kernell exclaimed, indig­ nantly. "More, is It?" the Irishman an­ swered. "Why, by the powers, don't you see that the poor creature can hardly carry what little there Is on him now."--Colorado Springs Gazette. Cheap Excursions to the 8outh. On February 16, March 1 and IS, the Kansas City Southern railway will offer to the public the extremely low rate of $10.00 for the round trip to all points on the Port Arthur Route, in­ cluding Beaumont, Port Arthur, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Mena, De Queen and all inter> mediate points. The return limit on these tickets will be twenty-one days from date of sale, with stopover privi­ leges at all points south of Kansas City on the going trip. Any Informa­ tion desired by the public relative to these cheap excursions will be cheer­ fully furnished upon application to S. G. Warner, O. P. and T. An Kaisas City, Mo. Turquols Merchants In Egypt. Among the most picturesque of tradespeople in the East are the tur* quols merchants of Egypt. Scores of these quaint old characters are to be found at Cairo. The stock of a single merchant is frequently of great value, yet he Is content to display it much the same as an Italian in an Amer­ ican city displays his fruit The stones are laid out in little piles and parcels on a little stand, .which may be cart ried from place to place. STAT* or OHIO, CITT OF TOLEDO, I . LCOAS COUNTY. ( Finn! J. CHENEY MAKES oath that he It walor E»rtner of tlie Ann of F. J. CHMF.y A Co., doing usfnegs In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said tlrm will pay the turn of ONE H UNDUE I) DOLLARS for cai'h and every case of CATANBH that cannot bo cured by the use of HALL'S CATABBH CURB. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pre* •nee, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1880. . --•-- , A. W. GLEASON, i *,AL F NOTARY PCBLIO. Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally and act* directly on the bloud and mucous surfaces of the •ystetn. fend for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY « CO., Toledo, a Sold by all DruKplste, 75c. Take ilali'a Family Pills for oonstlpatlcm. Suburban Dwellings. The suburban dwelling-house stand­ ing apart with large yard and garden is a modern innovation in many parts of Germany. A half dozen years ago Mannheim had scarcely a single one. To-day it has dozens of them, costing from $10,000 to $25,000 each. New York Statesman's Experience with Three Conflagrations. State Senator H. C. Stevens of At­ tica, N. Y., passed through Baltimore when the business portion of the city was being burned. In connection with the Are he related a enrious coinci­ dence at the Republican state head­ quarters at the Fifth Avenue hotel. "I left Baltimore as it was burning," he said, "and it recalled to my mind the time of the Chicago fire. I left Chicago on the night that it was de­ stroyed. Strangely enough, I was in Boston just prior to the terrible' fire there. I left Boston the night of the Boston fire. Now the third departure under exactly the same circumstances occurred when I left Baltimore." Many 8chool Children Are 8ickly. Mother Gray's Sweet powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all druggists',25c. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy.N.Y. Pneumonia at Its Worst. The greatest mortality from pneu­ monia is In the montns of February, March and April, that for April being the highest Don't you know that Defiance Starch, besides being absolutely supe rior to any- other, is put up 16 ounces in packages and sells at same price as 12-ounce packages of other kinds? Watch Runs for Fifteen Years. A Swiss watchmaker has invented an electric watch which will go for tifteen years without being rewound. Storekeepers report that the extra quantity, together with the superior quality of Defiance Starch makes it next to Impossible to sell any other brand. Bulletin--The rumor that the Japs have taken St. Petersburg is not yet confirmed. WILLi«BE^iiLONQ flilitary Experts Consider War Only in Its Initial Stages--Will Take Weeks for Rival Armies Si to Gather Together; London, Feb. 22.--The war between Japan and Russia is scarcely in its initial stages. Military operations on a large scale cannot be expected for several we$ks. The lurid stories of battles "in progress" on the Yalu riv­ er, the reported attempts to land Jap­ anese armies on the Liaotung penin­ sula, and the" "furious combats" on sea are only preliminary features of a war that has yet actually to begin. Russia is preparing for a long struggle, and preparing with charac­ teristic deliberation. She has already designated 600,000 troops for service in the far East. It will require weeks to transport the 200,000 or 300,0O0 men who are going from European Russia. The difficulties in transportation are enormous. Each railway car car­ ries forty men. There are twenty cars to a train and twelve days are required to transport one train from Moscow to Manchuria. This makes no allowance for the time necessary for the troops to march across or around Lake Baikal. On this basis, to transport 200,000 troops from Moscow to the far East. Russia must employ 240 trains for at least two weeks, running the trains an hour apart. But trains cannot run eastward con- Chemulpo harbor after a desperate battle against a superior Japanese force. Feb. 10--The czar and the mikado issue declarations of war, each blam­ ing the other for bad faith. Feb. 12--The Russian transport Yenisei blown up at Dalny by the carelessness of its own officers; nine­ ty-five lives lost. Feb. 14--Japanese fleet attacks Russian squadron at Port Arthur; Russian cruiser Askold badly dam­ aged, afterwards sinks. Feb. 15--Two Japanese torpedo boats attack entire Russian squadron at Port Arthur; two Russian ships torpedoed, one, the Bayaran, de­ stroyed. Feb. 16--Japanese repulsed in at­ tempting to land force at Talienwan bay. Russia Seeks Release of Her Big Black Sea Fleet. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22.--There is one feature of moment, and an ex­ tremely serious one, taken with re­ gard to the prospect of international complications. There is the best au­ thority for the statement that, in spite of the ridicule cast upon the idea from various sources, once again army. As a bluff old soldier, who has i fought his way up from the bottom to y be minister of war, he Is the ideal of the enlisted men. Not one in the czar's army has seen more fighting, a and no one can tell a story better. There is never a dull moment in his company, for he intermingles the hu­ morous incidents of his campaign with tales of the self-sacrifice of the men whom he led with Skobeleff over the parched wastes of Geok-Tepe or over the icy slopes of Plevna. The appointment of Gen. Kouropat* kin to direct command in the field has been received with enthusiasm, and his leadership inspires complete con­ fidence that there will be no mistake, and that Russian arms will be ean$f£ to success on land. Russian Force Said to Have Been Driven Back. ,j- St. Petersburg, Feb. 22.--TheW. Ife authority which prohibits doubt of the veracity of the report that outpost enr gagements have taken place on the "' : $ i>'j Yalu resulting in the Russian advance guards being driven back with losses which are estimated at 2,500 lives. Whether this means those who fell on the Yalu or whether it includes the entire Russian losses since the In this map are accurately shown the clever military and sea tactics of the Mikado's forces. They are at- Russia's fleets are practically uie* less, according to the reports from yiAonosioH fir TELILWp** SEA tempting to cut off Port Arthur from Russisy^ support, now being mobilis* ed at Mukden, so that the Cxar'e stronghold will fall of Its own weight. They are pouring troops into Korea so that the hermit kingdom will be practically under their sway in a short time. Many thousands of Japa­ nese soldiers are already on the move. At every place which could aid the Mikado's plans to destroy forever Rus­ sia's influence in the far east land forces have been landed by the Japa­ nese and are ready to battle. BO-KO BALH. Cures rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, bruises, aches und pains externally. Don't stain. 50 ceuts. Ask the druggist Of the public school teachers In the United States, 2/ per cent are men. I do not believe fiso's Cure for Consumption has tn equal for coughs and colds.--JOHN P UOTBB, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. .5, 19001 Kerosene gcod for baldness? Non­ sense! Look at John D. Rockefeller. tinuously one hour apart on a single track railway. There mUBt necessar­ ily be innumerable stoppages on side­ tracks to permit the passing of west­ bound trains, for it is obviously of as equal importance for the trains to re­ turn for fresh supplies of men and munitions of war. As a matter of fact, military ex­ perts here declare that Russia can­ not transport more than 3,000 men a day. At that rate two months will be required to send 200,000 men to the far East. Japan's difficulties are not so seri­ ous, but she still has a difficult prob­ lem in transportation to solve. It is believed that Japan will send at least 300,000 men to the Yalu river. The distance Is, practically, 1,000 miles by sea. All reports say that Japan has not to exceed 100 transports. These trans­ ports probably can carry 40,000 men. Their voyage will require, under the most favorable circumstances, three days. A day to unload and three days to return would consume a week. Other delays would bring the time up to ten days as the limit in which Japan could land 40,000 men on Co- rean soil anywhere in the vicinity of Chemulpo or north to the mouth of the Yalu. This means over 120,000 troops in a month. And Japan Is not likely to begin Operations on a large scale until she has nearly 300,000 men in northern Corea. To do so would be a military crime. The "war," such as it is, has been In progress for two weeks. The suc­ cesses are all with Japan, and Rus­ sia's naval prestige, it must be admit­ ted. has suffered severely. Put in the form of a chronological table the lead­ ing events of the conflict up to dalfe are: Feb. 8--Three Russian warships-- two battleships and a cruiser--were disabled by a Japanese torpedo at­ tack. Feb. 9--The Russian cruiser Va- riag and the cruiser Koreitz sunk in HAVE NO VALUE ON 8HIPS. the porte has lent a willing ear to the diplomatic suggestions of Russia that the Black sea fleet should one day be found unexpectedly In the Mediter­ ranean, Turkey being assured that this once accomplished not one of the powers would have a word to say in objection, and if they did Russia would be answerable. One difficulty, however, lies in the way of an arrangement by which on a given night the Dardanelles should with true Oriental carelessness be left unguarded, and their usual sur­ veillance neglected, the splendid mine system by which any ship of foreign passage can be blown into the air torgotten,, and the night guards. be­ hind the overwhelming batteries gone Into official somnolence. Abdul Hamid, seeing the big serv­ ice in his power to concede, exacts In return terms which, much as Rus­ sia would like to get the splendid* Black sea squadron out, are almost more than this country can digest-- namely: That Turkey be given a free hand in settling the Balkan difLjul- ties in the war which the coming months are deemed sure to bring. Such egress from the Black sea would relieve the big armored ships Kriaz Potemkine and Tavritchesky, 12,500 tons; Ekaterina and Sisma, 11,- 000 each; Sinope, 10,000; Tria Svia- titellla, 13,310 tons; Georgi Pobied- nosetz, 12,000. The Dvenadzat Apos- toloff and Rosfislav, about 9,000 tons each; ten torpedo catchers, and about twenty-five torpedo boats, a force which would uirn the vital question of the command jof the sea in the far East in favor of Russia. % Who Was This SenatorT There is a certain senator who thinks he has a fine command oi the French language. He came to the door In the lobby at the same time another senator reached it and he stepped aside and saltt, with * flour ish. "Entre nous/' To Cure a Cold in One day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25a The per capita wealth of England Is |210; that of Canada |240. Mr*. Window's Soothing Ryrnp. 1/OT children teething, suft«na tbeguroi, reduce* L(- Oamnuktlon, allays pain, care* windcolic. SScabotU*. Baltimore has lost its business dis­ trict, but not its courage. FOR RENT OR SAT E OB Dm Payment*. BEVERAL C90ICS TASKS, •end for Uat. J. MUJLI1ALL, Sioux City, Iowa, Porcelain is being used for water pipes. JUNE TINT BUTTER COLOR makes top of the market butter. Lightning Rods Do Not Protect Ves­ sels from the Electric Fluid. Several European shipping periodi­ cals are advocating tLe use of light­ ning rods on ships which convey ex­ plosive compounds. One of these pa­ pers notes that on a recent voyage the foremast of the umbria was struck by lightning, which shattered it to bits. The writer of the article stated that "if the ship had been fitted with lightning conductors the current would have been deflected from the ship." The value of lightning ,rods for ships was investigated by Captain Folger of Nantucket, Mass., a brother- in-law of Benjamin Franklin, the in­ ventor of the types of lightning rods In comipon use the world over until a few years ago. After Folger, many other American and British shipmas­ ters studied the lightning rod ques­ tion, with the *flnal result that thou­ sands of experiments with masts fit­ ted with lightning rods adduced "the belief that they are of no value in warding off lightning. Kouropatkin Now the Head of Russia's Eastern Forces. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22.--The ap­ pointment of Gen. Kouropatkin, who was yesterday relieved of his func­ tions as minister of war, to the chief command of the Russian army in the far east, was gazetted this morning. With the possible exception of Gen. Dragomiroff, formerly governor gen­ eral of Kieff, and later member of the council of state, Gen. Kouropatkin Is the most popular man in the Russian As a matter of fact, abundant evi­ dence exists In tne archives of Ameri­ can, British and French scientific societies that thousands of ships pro­ vided with lightning rods were struck by lightning. Time was when naval and army magazines were fitted with lightning rods. This practice ended years ago. It Is only among believers in the efficacy of plasters for the back and side blood purifiers, divining rods and fortune tellers that confidence in lightning rods exists.--Syren and Shipping. Fought Under Andrew Jackson. Alston Gibson of Calera, Ala., who | has Just reached the remarkable age of 116 years, is still in full possession of all his faculties. He fought in the battle of New Orleans under Andrew Jackson, was a soldier in the Creek and Seminole wars and tried to enlist in the Confederate army in 1861, bat was rejected on account of his age. commencement of the war is not fx- actly clear. One thing is true. For days past there have been ugly rumors of Rus­ sian mishaps on land. There is high military authority for the statement that the commissariat has partially broken down. At this '-s juncture this is a serious matter. , Many of the most necessary adjuncts • ^ of service have been overlooked, for - Instance, the portable kitchens, for which a well known German firm hers received a rush qrder at its own pries for 1.500. Transcaucasian troops are being mobilized and ordered to occupy the frontiers of Turkestan and Persia, this being a strong reminder to Eng> land that Russia is ready tor war QA these two frontiers. ^ European Powers Plan to *4. 'i Keep Peace In Balkans. 4 " A ^ London, Feb. 22.--It is- announced <- ? from Paris that Great Britain and , France are taking concerted action to regulate the Balkan situation and - are seeking to restrain Turkey and # the war party in Bulgaria. Reliable reports from the Bulgarian frontier are to the effect that action by the Macedonians will be in full swing as soon as the weather permits, but It is thought the sultan during the last few days received a hint from the Ger­ man, Austrian and other ambassa­ dors to be a little cautious, as the discomfiture of Russia is not yet cer­ tain. Dispatches from Salonica de­ scribe the Turks, especially the mili­ tary element, as being so absorbed in the Russian-Japanese war that the Albanian rising has been disregarded. " ' •sf Little Loss to Japaness in Recent Naval Battles. Tokio, Feb. 22.--The reports front various quarters saying that Vice Ad­ miral Togo's fleet was partly crippled in the operations at Port Arthur, are unfounded. It has been unnecessary to send a single large ship t6 Sasebo for repairs. Two torpedo destroyers have been damaged, but not in fighting. The Oke- bono in attempting to coal from a col­ lier during a storm collided with the Oboro, disabling its machinery. Both were sent to aasebo to be rapired and they will be ready for servie» soon. NEW SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. Quite So. A man of strong will can make any woman do anything that she wants to do. Curious Religious Affiliations sf dor Rayner. Isador Rayner, the newly senator from Maryland, had a Jewish father, but married a Presbyterian wife. He has been described by one Baltimore lawyer as the blank page between the old and the new teste* ments. When he was running for congress he used to attend the Jew­ ish synagogue, of which his father was president, every Saturday and then accompany his wife to the Prea» • byterian church on Sunday. H* was never seriously inoculated with any particular religious germ. 'nil 4-; f'l' Women In Korea. • . vk j. - In H® country Is the life 0f-w6ni»a ^ more pathetic than in Korea, where it might be termed imprisonment with hard labor from the acre of seven until death. Little *girls are secluded from ' the time of their betrothal. At as age varying from ten to slxreen years they ar<r married to men ther have never seen, and ga *sta* to as xaeni&Ia, ' C'- • • v ,T "if *• • • i - :>fo 'J* ' '.vV;/