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the Mchenry plaihdealeb €$r v. MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. --TOLD IN- LATEST CASH MARKET REPORTS.) Chicago Produce. *SUQ;. . ! The Granville, O., postofflce has ; : !been robbed the third time in recent • ~ f years. The thieves got |100 and |50Q vin stamps. Twenty-five thousand tons of Besse­ mer pig iron at $15*50 per ton, valley furnaces, were sold to the United • States Steel Corporation. The Kansas senate voted Governor Hoeh and staff *1,000 to attend the launching in New jersey of the battle­ ship Kansas, the date of which has not been set. The Imperial Rice Food Company i,."With a capital of $100,000 has "been or- -friifcanized in Upper Sandusky by Chi- 'icago capitalists. G. K. Morrow of Chicago is president and J. C. O'Brien of Chicago vice-president, While Josephine Halter, a daughter f ;ibf Joseph Halter, was operating a '-chine at a button factory in'Vincennes, • Ind., her hair was caught in the shaft-* • ' Ing and she was scalped. Bbe.isiQ.ft v ̂ fcritical condition. , • A temporary injunction wa? granted • by Judge S. M. Dwight of Louisville," Ky., ip favor of Wallace Beard to re­ strain Clay county from paying county orders issued on an empty treasury and to restrain the clerk and board of supervisors from allowing and is­ suing demand orders. The injunction makes void all unredeemed orders issued for the last eight years. A general strike of the smelter em­ ployes of British Columbia has been declared as a result of the defeat of the. eight-hour bill in the British Col­ umbia legislature. The total loss of life in the anthra­ cite coal mines of Lackawanna Coun­ ty, Pa., in 1904, was 137, against 121 in 1903, when the output was much larger. For a consideration of $3,000,000 the Schenley farm, in the heart of Oak­ land, a suburb of Pittsburg, was sold to a company which will expend $10,- 000,000 in laying out a model city com­ munity. A traction railroad deal represent­ ing about $1,000,000 has been com­ pleted, whereby a Cleveland syndicate acquired the property of the Lorain. Street Railway Company, whicn con­ nects the cities of Lorain, South Lo? rain and Elyria, Ohio. The petition for the pardon of Jesse Pomeroy, now serving a life Sentence in the Massachusetts state • prison for the murder of children, has been placed on file by Governor Doug­ las. This means that the pardon will not be granted. General Monteza Kahn, the new minister from Persia, presented his credentials to President Roosevelt.*! Former American Consul General & K. Gudger took the oath as judge Of the canal zone district of Ancon, Panama. ' Taotai Tang Shao Ki of Tien-Tsin has been appointed Chinese minister: to London. He was educated at Tale university. j Mrs. McCormick, wife of the Ameri­ can ambassador, accompanied by a guest, Miss Scott, daughter of Sir Charles Scott, arrived at St. Peters­ burg from her visit to the United States. W. S. Fielding, Canadian minister of finance, against whom legal pro­ ceedings have been instituted in con­ nection with the general election in the dominion last November, arrived in New York from Europe. Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks of the department of political economy of Cornell university, in recognition of bis valuable services in bringing about monetary reforms in China, has been made an" honorary member of the American association of China. The jury in the Print Cooley mur­ der trial at Sigoumey, Iowa, resulted in a manslaughter verdict. Mrs. Ephriam Wyman, widow of a wealthy pioneer of Rockford, 111., died in poverty in a charitable institu­ tion, aged 85. & A falling elevator in the Rock Is­ land arsenal at Davenport, Iowa, killed Edward OToole and injured - Leon W. Hunt and August Abel. Tbe Canadian canals will be free for another year, an order in council baring been passed remitting canal tolls for the coming season. For the first time in sthe history of the city Baltimore is without oysters during the season on account of the freeze. With Mrs. Senator Crouse lying dead in an adjoining room, an armed burglar attempted to search the house. The nurse frustrated him. af­ ter he demanded valuables. " Galveston is to have a northern set­ tlers' congress on April 21, 22 and 23. Governors of surrounding states are to be invited. Railway men state rates will be cut almost to nothing. The quarantine which shut off Smithfield, 111., forty miles west of Peoria, from the rest of the \vorld for two weeks has been raised. ^ Receiver W. T. English of the East '•End Savings bank of Columbus, Ohio, says that the bank will pay deposit- - ors about 50 cents on the dollar. C. F. Leach, collector of customs of Cleveland, reported to Secretary r St aw, at Washington, that his inquir­ ies tended to show that the emeralds which belonged to Mrs. Chadwick were not smuggled into the country, as was suspected. Andrew Carnegie has given Fair- mount college, Hartford^ Kan., a $40,- 000 library building. The Adolphus Busch Glass Works building in St. Louis was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $75,000. Five hundred employes were thrown out of work. Mrs. August Krause, acquitted of the murder of her husband at Worth- ington, Minn., has brought suit v against the Modern Woodmen for a death benefit, which was refused pay. went owing to the peculiar death of Msvm*, prints, Be; renovated, 28c: dairies, Cooleys, Sic J firsts, 28c; ladles, 15@16c; packing: stock, 24c. Cheese--Full cream, daisies, llV6@12c: twins, ll@ll%c; y6unj? Americas, 11\®, 12c; long horns, lH4ifl2c; cheddars. east­ ern. llVi^ll^ic; Swiss, brick, llVfe@12c; drum, llH'SnSr; limburger, choice, KK'I Hftfcc: off grades, 6@Sc; brick, llVfe<J?12c; oft grades, TCalOe. Eggs--Fresh stock mark, 22@26c; firsts, Tc; prime firsts; 29c; extra (high-grades), packed for citv trade. 31c. Fish--Black bass. He: per !b: carp and buffalo, l@2c: pike. 6@7c; pickerel. perch, 4c: bullheads, skinned. 5@6c; sun- fish, 3c; eels. 7(ff$c. Live poultry--Turkeys, per lb,. 14c; young, loc; chickens. -- fowls, 12%cl springs, ISVic; ducks, 12%c; geese, $6v 10 per doz. Potatoes--Car lots on track: Wisconsin, Minnesota ami Michigan Burbanks, pood to choice. 33@3oc: extra ?ancy. 37c; ruralu, good to choice, 34@35c; extra, 36c; kings, grood to choice. 344J~3OC; extra. 36c; coarse, large lots; not well assorted, 28@33c; kings, common to fancy, 30@34c. Onions--Home-grown, yellow. $5{r90c; per bu; red, W@~90c per bu: white, 90c® $1.10 per bu; Spanish, $1.75 per box; Va- lencias, $6 per case. Sweet potatoes--Illinois, choice, 43; common, |2@2.50. New York Produce. Butter--Steady, unchanged; Cheese--Strong; str.te full cream smalt colored ?ind white fancy, 13\c; do, line,' 13V4C; do late made colored and white,, choice, 12?4c: do. fair to "good, ll%@12^4c; do, „ poor, MK4@ll.14c: do, large colored and, white, fancy. 13Vfcc: do, fine, 12%^ 13c: do, late made colored and white, choice. 12V£c; do. fair to good, 10%@11^4c;' do! ̂ poor, 9%@10®ic: fikims, full to light, 4®'10\,c. ••Eggs--Steady:- southerns, 25@30c; r*' trigerators,, 20@2T>c. Grain Quotations. WHEAT. Chicago--Xo. 2 red. $1.20. New York--No. 2 red. :• Minneapolis--No. 1 northern, $1.15%. St. Louis--No., 2 red, $1.14%. 1 Duluth--No. 1 northern, .$1 13%. Kansas City--No. 2 hard, $1.09ts.@l.lL Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, $1.1701.18. Toledo--No. 2 red. $1.17. CORN. Chicago--No. 2. 45V§@4$sic. Liverpool--American mixed, old, 4a y^d. New York--No. 2. 67%c. Peoria--No. 3, 43c. St. Louis--No. 2, 47^c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, 47*4@4Sc. Milwaukee--No. 3, 44 ,«S'45c. OATS. Chicago--Standard, 31H<fj32c. New York--Mixed. 37@3Sc. St. Louis--No. 2. 31;GC. £ansas City--No. 2 mixed, 32^4c. Ilwaukee--Standard, 32@32%c. Live Stock. CATTLE. Chicago--$1.505i ti. 25. Omaha--$2<a 5.40. Kansas City--$1.75@5.65. St. Louis--$2.25<fi5.90. New York--$1.75@5.70. •***• St. Joseph--$l.fi«'@5.40. Pi t ts bu r g--$2.50® a. tw. HOGS. C h i ca go--$2 .'25© 4.:<5. Omaha--$3.75®4.Si>. Kansas Citv--$4@4.90. St. Louis--$3.75^5. • St. Joseph--$4.53® 4.S7%. Pittsburg--$3^5.35. Buffalo--$4.5^if«5.40. SHEEP AND LAMBS. Chicago--$3 75<?x7.75. Omaha--$4.755 i 7.65. Kansas City--$4.85@7.90. St. Louis--$307.75. St. Joseph--$6.90@7.C5. New York--$4.50®S.60. Pittsburg--S-K&8.50. Buffalo--$4@S.50. ' HIDDEN PUZZLE picture**?•••PEASANTS STAKING OFF LAND Mg'V l£ivU«:iv6- «»' Cz*r About S1! Pools need adtiCe most, but wise men only are thd bettw„fc(r it. Find.a Wise Man. The gubernatorial contest commit­ tee of the legislature at Denver, Colo., granted the attorneys for both sides another day in which to prepare their briefs. Counsel for Governor Adams have virtually completed their case and hold that, allowing all of Pea- body's claims, Adams still has a ma­ jority. In reference to the circulation of United States silver coin in Canada it is stated in Toronto that arrangements will be made shortly under which Can­ ada will derive all the'profit'accruing from tne minting of silver coin needed in the business of the country, while all American Silver will be taken at its face value at every banking office in Canada. A. Scott, a farmer, residing near Lehigh, Iowa, charges seven Lehigh men with having come to his place and assaulting him and outraging his wife. William McGee, said to be the last white survivor of the Custer massa­ cre on the Little Big Horn river, was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree in New York. The Wisconsin state factory inspec­ tor has condemned the armory of the governor's guard, the Avenue hotel and the Hotel Sherlock in Madison be­ cause of the- absence of fire escapes. The Porto Rican legislature has passed a law which Governor Win- throp will approve for the mainten­ ance of a permanent representative in the United States, with headquar­ ters in New York. The perjury charges against George W. Riley, a newspaper correspondent, and "Dude" Cook, the divorced wife of Elmer Browning, growing out of the Shafer murder in Bedford, Ind., have been dismissed. Stewart L. Crebs, cashier of the Carml, 111., National bank and young­ est son of Col. Crebs, was married to Dorothy Mary Jones, daughter of William C. Jones of Robinson, 111., for twelve years judge of the circuit court. Maj. James C. Carlton, president of the Mexican War Veterans' associa­ tion, was stricken with paralysis and '3 believed to be dying at Bedford, Ind. Following an operation for appen­ dicitis, Sidney Dillon Ripley, the finan­ cier, is critically ill at his home in New York. 1 The Lake Shore & Michigan South­ ern railroad announced an increase in firemen's wages of from 5 to 20 cents per 100-mile run. Robert Sheasley, a laborer, has re­ tained attorneys to further his claims aa an heir to the estate of William Rice, the New York millionaire, for whose murder Attorney Patrick was convicted. Sheasley is a second coas- in. Frozen hydrants so interfered with the work of the firemen in New York that a loss of $100,000 was sustained in the factory of Philip Hano & Co., in Greenwich street, John Reed, a bachelor 35 years old, hanged himself at Rochester, lad., rather than go to jail for one day. Herman Beck, a Wealthy farmer of Elk Point, S. D., was arrested as he was unloading boxes containing 3,000 quail from a car. The state game war­ den said Beck would be obliged to pay $30,000 fine, as the penalty for having quail out of season-is $10 a bird. George B. Cortelyou, former sec retary of commerce and labor, was a passenger on the steamer Republic which arrived from Naples. He was accompanied by Mrs. Cortelyou. Mrs. Ellen Burgy of Akron, Ohio died from a *as explosion which wrecked her house. NAIIOIAL SOIOHS Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1905. * THA senate considered the bill provid­ ing a civil government for the Panama canal zone. The question of the govern­ ment's ownership of the Panama railroad nnd its relation to the general question of government ownership of railroads gen­ erally was debated freely. A number of witnesses were examined in the Swayne impeachment case. Washington's fare­ well address was read. The bill provid­ ing for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the seventh judicial .cir­ cuit and rearranging the federal eourt districts of Illinois was passed. After a brief but spirited debate the house sent back to conference the army appropriation bill. All senate amend­ ments again were disagreed to with the single exception of one appropriating $95,- 000' for continuing the cable from Valdes to Seward. Alaska. There was renewed discussion over the Miles feature of the bill. The-rest of the session was devoted to discussing the river and harbor bill, which wis not completed. Thursday, February 23, 1905. The '•>senate passed the bill ryoviding a form <>f government for the Panama Cajial zone after accepting an amend­ ment authorizing tlie pflrchase rather than the condemnation of the remaln- n'g stock of the Panama Railroad com­ pany. At 1 o:clock the Swayne im­ peachment trial was resumed, continu­ ing until adjournment, with an inter­ mission of two hours. The taking of testimony was completed at 9:20 p. nr., nd Mr. Olmstead began the argument tor the prosecution, concluding at 10:15. The house passed the river and har­ bor appropriation bill, carrying an ap­ propriation of $17,234,657. An amend­ ment to strike out the provision provid­ ing for the transfer of a government dredge from Boston to Lake Michigan as defeated. The military academy bill as sent to conference after the senate amendments to appoint Senator Joseph Hawley and General Peter J. Osterhaus brigadier generals on the retired list had been agreed to. Resolutions were adopt­ ed calling on the secretary of the in­ terior for Information as to whether any Indian appropriations or funds had been expended for the support of sec­ tarian Indian schools, and requesting copies of the original Foster oil lease in the Osage reservation. Friday, Feb. 24, 1905. The time of the senate was divided be­ tween the Swayne impeachment trial r.nd the motion of Senator Beveridge to ap­ point conferees on the joint statehood bill. In the Swayne case Messrs. Per­ kins. Clayton and Powers made argu­ ments for the prosecution, and Mr. Hig- gins responded In Judge Swayne's be­ half, leaving Mr. Thurston still to speak for Judge Swayne and Messrs. De Ar- mond and Palmer for the house. Sena­ tor Morgan antagonized the motion to appoint conferees on the statehood bill and held the floor In opposition when the senate adjourned for the day. A large part of the session of the house was devoted to the sundry civil appro­ priation bill. The appropriation of $130,- 000 for rental of the old New York cus­ tom house was stricken out, 93 to 77, after an excited debate., and the meas­ ure was still under discussion at ad­ journment. Mr. Hull presented a fur­ ther conference report on the .army ap­ propriation bill, which was ordered print­ ed. The senate amendments to the Pan­ ama canal government bill were dis-' greed to and the bill sent to conference. Mr. Mam of Illinois introduced a rail­ road rate bill and one to enforce the common law responsibilities of oommon carriers, and Mr. Hinshaw of Nebraska a resolution for printing 1,000 additional copies of the "Jefferson Bible." A bill was passed making the holder of five shares of stock in national banks with $25,000 capital eligible as a director. Joint resolutions were passed authorising a change in the name of the Regular Army and Navy Union of the United States to the Army and Navy Union of the United States of America, and pro­ viding for medals of honor to Union sol­ diers. who, in 1863. after the expiration of their terms of service, volunteered for temporary service in Maryland and Pennsylvania and who received no pay. Sunday was designated for the delivery of eulogies on the late Representative Norton P. Otis of New York. Saturday, Feb. 25. fhe Senate heard the concluding argu­ ment on both sides in the Swayne im­ peachment case, ex-Senator Thurston speaking for Jtidge Swayne and SIT". De Armond presenting the case on behalf of the House managers. After a discussion of almost two hours in secret session, an order to vote Monday morning at 10 o'clock was made. The Senate granted the request of the House for a confer­ ence on the statehood bill, and conferees on that measure and also on the Panama canal zone government bill were ap­ pointed. The naval appropriation bill was considered in part., and while it was before the Senate Mr. Hale and Mr. Gor- m&n united in condemning the rapid In- crease of the navy. A large number of private and semi-private bills were passed, including 365 pension bills. The House divided its time between legislation and patriotic exercises. An hour and a half was spent in passing minor bills. The same period was de­ voted to consideration of the sundry civ­ il appropriation bill, without reaching Ferry Boats Escape From Ice. Pentwater, Mich., dispatch: The Manistique and the other car ferry which have been, stuck in the ice off this harbor have escaped and are now safe in Ludington harbor. The steam­ er Pere Marquette is still prisoner. conclusion on that measure. Legisla­ tion then gave way to oratory, In which many members participated in- honor­ ing . the memory of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, following Which the marble statues of the two, which have been placed . in Statuary hall by the state of Texas, were ..formally accepted. Sunday, Feb. 26. The ftiemories of three deceased mem­ bers of the Fifty-eighth Congress were subjects of tribute by the House of Representatives in a session which occu­ pied that body for nearly three hours. Tributes were paid to the late Repre­ sentative Mahony of Illinois, the late Representative Croft of South Cajpolina and the late • Representative Otis of New Yorki Representative Hepburn of Iowa was designated as> speaker pro tempore. Those who spoke to the mem­ ory of Representative Mahony -were Rep­ resentatives Mann, McAn-drews, Boutell, Williams, Foss, Lorimer, Knopf, Galcp. well. Kmerich and Foster of Illinois, Sul- zer;(N. Y.), Hay (Va.). Robinson (Ind.), Slayden (Texas), Ryan (N. Y.), Hunt (Mo.), Van DuS*er (Nev'.) and Broussard (La.). Eulogies on Mr. Croft were pro­ nounced by Representatives Finley, Lever. Johnson and Aiken of South Caro­ lina and French of Idaho. Tributes to the memory of-Mr. Otis were spoken by Representatives Sherman, Goulden, Smith, Ryder. Payne. Alexander and Dunwell of New York, and Currier <N, H.), Cooper (Pa.) and Bonynge (Colo.). Opposes Domingo Treaty. Washington dispatch: A protest against the president's construction of the Monroe doctrine was filed with the senate committee on foreign re­ lations by Senator Morgan of Ala­ bama, a member of the committee, who will discuss it later. Mr. Morgan ig a stanch advocate of the Monroe doctrine. He is opposed to the San Domingo treaty, however, and does not agree with the president that a firm application of the doctrine im­ poses upon the United States the bur­ den of acting as a, collection agency for European governments. He argues that the United States can consistent­ ly prevent European aggression upon the western hemisphere and at the same time permit European nations to collect the debts owed them and their citizens without our interven­ tion. Rules Against Swayne. Washington special: By a vote of 34 to 10 Thursday night the senate, sitting in the Swayne impeachment trial, ruled out records from the treas­ ury department offered by Judge Swayne's counsel showing the expense accounts of all federal judges. It was the object of Judge Swayne's counsel to prove by this evidence that It is the common practice of federal judges to charge the maximum allow­ ance without regard to their actual expenses. The senate decided in sub­ stance that it would not consider the violation of the law by other federal judges as an excuse for Judge Swayne's acts. Reduces Philippine Duty. Washington dispatch: With but one negative vote the house committee on ways and means authorized a fav­ orable report oi* the Curtis bill re­ ducing the duty on tobacco and sugar from the Philippine Islands to 25 per cent of the Dingley tariff. A provision was added specifying that articles sub­ ject to the internal revenue tax shall pay the tax upon being placed on sale in this country. New Postage Rate. Washington special: A new post age rate of 3 cents a pound upon mer­ chandise mailed at any postofflce from which a rural free delivery route starts and to be delivered upon that route, restricting the weight of such packages to five pounds, probably will be authorized by congress. An Item making such a classification has been inserted in the postofflce bill. Iowa Slayer Is Convicted. Dubuque, Iowa, dispatch: After be­ ing out all night the jury in the case of James Reade, the slayer of Police­ man Norton, returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. Aids Slayer to Escape. Huntington, W. Va., special: John Gordon, 12 years of age, was shot and instantly killed at North Fork by Will Powell, but the boy's mother kept the murder secret until the next day, and the slayer escaped. Predict Late Run of 8had. Gloucester City, N. J., dispatch: Shad fishermen predict a late run of shad this season. They say the ice has remained in the river so long that it will keep them down the bay. Cost of Wars. Washington dispatch: The house committee on labor authorized a sub­ committee to report to the house the Bartholdt resolution calling on the de­ partment of commerce and labor to compile- statistics as to the cost of wars In all countries since the year 1900, and other data. Poe Relics Are Sold. New York dispatch: A manuscript copy of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "Ulalume," all in the poet's own hand­ writing, has been sold at auction here for $1,000. Other relics, mostly let­ ters of the gifted writer, were sold. Cause the Fulfillment of Theli" Most Cherished Dream. Tha beginning of a dangerous move­ ment has been observed among the peasantry of some of the southern Russian provinces where revolution­ ary agitators are circulating reports that the emperor will on March 4 i£- sue a manifesto providing fof a gen­ eral division of lands. A hew allotment has beet* the dream of the Moujiks ever" since emancipation^ and, according to pri­ vate reports, the stories have spread like wildfire aqid are implicitly be­ lieved, In the government of Tula a large proprietor went to his estate and found the peasants at work measur­ ing off? and staking their shares. In response to his demands for an ex­ planation th^.y told him of the com­ ing manifeslb. Refusing to listen to his declaration that the report was absurd, they would only say: "We have heard the little father has decided." When the proprietor asked what would become of him, they replied: "O, we will leave you the buildings and forty acres." Once the peasantry become pos­ sessed of the idea that the emperor has willed a division of land it will bq exceedingly difficult to disabuse their minds and agrarian, troubles on a large scale are feared. The Mou­ jiks are likely to turn upon the pro­ prietors as they did several years ago in the provinces of SaratofO and Pol­ tava, when almost complete anarphy reigned for some time. Believe War Is Over. Among the reservists agitators are spreading the story that the war Is over. A case is cited which occurred a fortnight ago at Riazan, where 200 reservists who had been called in flatly told the officer they did not in­ tend to serve. "The war is over," said the leader. "We know you simply want to make money out of a contract for feeding us. We will not serve," and off they marched. An instance is also given of reservists who actually left a railway train after they had been started for the front. Strike Is Renewed. Workmen at St. Petersburg are still uncompromising in their politi­ cal demands. They declare that when they returned to work the managers of various factories refused to read­ mit several former employes, on the ground that they were leaders in the political movement. As a result the industrial town of Schlusselburg, near the gates of St. Petersburg, and the Neveki, Obukhoff, and Putiloff iron works afe wholly closed, all the men walking out. The employers asked for troops to guard their works, their request being similar to the one they made before Jan. 22, the day of the massacre. Gov. Gen. Trepoff imme­ diately granted the request, and all the works are under close guard. Gorky May Be Released. The report of the release of Max- ime Gorky is premature, but it is ex­ pected he will be set at liberty soon. He is suffering from the effects of con­ finement, and the authorities consider the case as not sufficiently strong to demand his retention in the fortress. Rebel Writers Under Arrest. ? The reported arrest at Moscow of Leonide Andreeff, Skitaletz, and fif­ teen other writers has no connection with the assassination of Grand Duke Sergius, but is believed to be connect­ ed with the general reform propa­ ganda carried on in Moscow by the literary wing of the liberal party. It i3 believed the police may be endeav­ oring to establish the existence of an alliance with the liberal organization in St. Petersburg. , Prisoners In Japan. Tokio reports that r tho Russian prisoners in Japan number 44,400, of whom 616 are officers. Kansas Town Has $50,000 Fire. Nortonville, KasM_special: Fire de­ stroyed a block, including the stores of Satterlee & Son, Frank Meier, gro­ cer; Miller & Stockwell, and the Nor­ tonville News office. Loss, $50,000. Find Suicide Left Riches. Battle Creek, Mich., special: Dr. N. W. Pence, dentist and physician, who committed suicide at a local sanita­ rium, left $20,000 in cash and cer­ tificates of deposit in New York and St. Augustine, Fla., banks. Fight Duel to Death. Lake Charles, La., dispatch: As a iesult of a free fight with daggers and pistols among Mexicans at Toomeay, near the Sabine river, one Mexican Uis dead and five were wounded to the throne Chief Quartermaster Tomatsu takes the responsibility for the contracts, although his predeces­ sor awarded them privately without .bids. Japs Are Closing In* " The Japanese are reported to be closing in on the Russian east flank.. As a result of this movement it is' possible that there will be either a general' engagement or at least a counter movement by the Russians along some part of the line, especially if, *s is thought, the Japanese have returned to their original tactics of making flanking movements from the mountains. The early advent of spring now makes possible operations in and from the mountainous dis­ tricts. For the last three weeks the Russians have suffered^ no material disturbance, with the exception of comparatively unimportant damage to the railroad and to a bridge near Kuanchia pass as the result of Japa­ nese raids, aided, it ,is alleged, by Chinese bandits. Since the receipt of news of the movement of an uniden­ tified armed force of Qnknown num­ bers behind Ahe Russian right wing^ the Russians have taken measures for the purpose of minimizing the op­ portunities for brigands, in the be­ lief that Chinese bandits are to some extent being organized and directed by the Japanese cavalry. Threaten Vladivostok. > Gen. Kouropatkin in a dispatch dated Feb. 23 reports to St. Peters­ burg that twenty Japanese torpedo boats and a large warship are on the way to Vladivostok. Russians Destroy Bridge. A Russian raiding party under the Gommand of Col. Slensmidt destroyed with explosives the bridge south of Haicheng, about ten miles east of New Chwang, Feb. 21, blowing up seventy feet of it. That report, from St. Petersburg, is belittled in Tokio, where the officials say almost no dam­ age was done. • Jap Army Contract Frauds. The Japanese diet has been inves­ tigating alleged frauds in connection with contracts signed last May for the construction of barracks to be used as a depot for the seventh di­ vision at Hokkaido. In an address Toothpaste Produces Lockjaw. New York special: Martha Helms, ten years old, after suffering intense­ ly from tetanus, is dead. The sur­ geons said the fatal tetanus could be traced directly to some toothache paste which contained creosote. Turn Russian Fldnk. An action of no mean proportions is in progress on the Russian left flank. The advantage thus far is on the side of the Japanese, though at heavy cost. From advices to St. Pe­ tersburg from the front it is difficult to say how severe the losses have been or how decisive the reverse, or whether the Japanese are likely to at­ tempt to drive.in the Russian left much further. C? Gen. Kouropatkin evidently has been trying to establish his left flank far in advance, to command the cross­ ings of the Taitse river, the operation being a counterpart of Gen. Gripen- berg's movement on the right flank to secure the fords of the Hun river preparatory to the breaking up of the ice in the spring. The scene of the operations is fifty miles southeast of Mukden, beyond* Da pass, an impor­ tant defile commanding the road to Fushan. Both armies occupy appar­ ently impregnable positions on the ccast. Kouropatkin evidently planned to inaugurate widely sweeping opera­ tions on both flanks, but the Japanese countered hard. * Kouropatkin has telegraphed to thief emperor under date of Feb. 25 as fol­ lows: , "At 5 o'clock this morning the en­ emy occupied Tsinkhetchen. "Exact reports of our yesterday's losses have not yet been received. There are twelve officers and about 800 men woundpd in hospital at San- lunyu. The percentage of killed is very large. The commander of the detachment reports acts of bravery by many detached bodies of troops." Kouropatkin instances many cases of close fighting and bayonet charges, and concludes: "This morning a battalion of the enemy advanced in the direction of Papin pass, six miles southwest of Sanlunyu, and this evening the en­ emy's outposts commenced to ap­ proach the passes occupied by us." Threaten Main Defenses. Fighting continues in front flnd west of Tie pass. On the extreme east the Japanese have taken the outlying positions, and they now threaten the main defenses. Owing to their for­ midable attack it is thought that the Japanese artillerymen are veterans from Port Arthur, commanded by Gen. Nogi. The force of Japanese of un­ known strength, joined with Chinese brigarids, west of Kungchialln, is still menacing the Russians in that region."* • Strike Delays Reinforcements. The correspondent at St. Peters­ burg of the London Times says thai the government is making concession* to the railway men and placing th« railways under martial law with a view to expediting the transportation of troops to the far East. The corres. pondent adds that the South Rifle bri­ gade, which left Minsk a month ago, has not yet reached Siberia, and that the Third Rifle brigade, mobilized lasi year, Is only now leaving Kieff. Tha latest units ordered for service in­ clude some 25,000 men and forty-eight guns from Caucasus garrisons. These cannot reach Gen. Kouropatkin be­ fore April. Chance for Cobbler. Plnedale, Wyo., dispatch: Pinedal< is to have a barber in the spring, the first one to locate in the ,town. W. S. Glenrock will move here with his cat­ tle, locate on a ranch near the city, and open a barber shop. The great need of this section now is a cobble* No Jewelry for Girl Clerks. Omaha, Neb., dispatch: One of the largest department stores in OhxaAa has issued orders that all female clerks shall wear black garments, part their hair in the middle and discard all jewelry. The clerks may strike. Slayer of Family Convicted. Auburn, Cal., special: Adolph Web­ er has been convicted for killing his mother. Weber, who is only 20 years old, is also accused of killing his father, sister and brother. Boy Is Mysteriously Killed. Carroll, Iowa, dispatch: Addis Ly­ man, a* 17-year-old boy, was found dead on the railway tracks here with a bullet in bis brain. Myftery sur­ rounds tbe shooting, as no revolver was found near the body. Captain of Industry Dies. providence, R. I., dispatch: Eugene F. Phillips, general manager of the American Electrical Works and pres­ ident of the, Washbvw&^ Wiret $$)»- pany, died suddenly. Henry Irving Is III. London cable: Sir Henry Itolng, who recently had a severe chill at Wolverhampton, has suffered a slight relapse, and has canceled the remain­ der of his provincial tour. Youth 8lay* Negro. til., special: Frank Lohone, nineteen, shot and killed Lee Bush, colored. Lohone gives as his object in murdering Bush that his revolvei had killed a white man and he wanted to try it on a "nigger." ^ To Undergo Operation. Marion, Ohio, dispatch: Mrs. War ren G. Harding, wife of the lieutenant governor of Ohio, who Is dangerously ill, will be operated upon for an ah sees* of the kidneys. 1 ^ A friend of the ; A foe of the Trust Caiumet • J 'X' • Powder Oomplles with the Pure Food LavM of all 8tatea. Czar Wouldn't Trust Marconi. Marconi, of wireless telegraphy fame, visited St. Petersburg some years ago and had an audience with the czar. He declares he yras "charmed with the amiability and im­ pressed with the wide general knowl­ edge of the Russian sovereign." A curious incident of the visit was thik; persistency with which the czar con** pelled his visitor to precede him when ' they passed from room to room. The Inventor attributed this reversal of the royal etiquette to pure politeness* A less favorable critic says it was due to fear. The autocrat - of all' the Russians dared not trust a foreigner who dabbled in electrical inventions. \ ̂W h e n B a l f o u r S c o r e d , • A story of Lord Balfour has beeH> .going the rounds of the London clubs. It is said that Lord Balfour presented;; a document to the king for his signfc* ture. It had to do with the appoints ment of an important office, the ap­ pointee being unwelcome to the king, but who, owing to political reasons, must receive the post. When asked whose name he would be pleased to have fill the post his majesty said: "Oh, the devil's." "And shall the doc­ ument run a*S usual," said the earl, " 'our trusfcpv well beloved counsel­ lor?' " The king signed the grant. School Children's Dyspepsia. The common form of dyspepsia, or indigestion, which stops the growth, pales the cheeks, weakens the system of so many school children, is often due to improper or too quickly eaten^ lunches. While seeing to a correct tion of the cause, it is also important to cure the disordered conditions of stomach and • bowels. This can be done by no medicine so safely and surely as Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. Try it. Sold by all druggists at 50c $nd $1,00 Money back if it fails. Carried Secret to the Grave. John Smith, a Tacoma character, died in that city recently carrying a„- secret with him. Every summer for many years he had disappeared into the Cascade mountains for a few, weeks apd returned with about $2,000 worth of gold dust. Many tried bat none could find his mine. He was tfrjijig to tell a friend where it was when he died. - as. STATS OF OHIO, CITT OF TOUDO, I LUOAB COUNTY. F FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is sentoi partner of tbe firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing buslucss in the City of Toledo, County and St*(t aforesaid, and that said firm will pay tbe sum el ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS Jor each and evaijr case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the uee<n BALL'S CATARRH CUBE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In iny pret­ ence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, •j SEAL. NOTARY PUBLIC. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and aeti directly on the blood and mucons surfaces of tlM' •Ttiein. Send for testimonials, free. F. J . CHENEY & CO., Toledo,a Sold by ai; Druggists, 75c. Take Hall'* Family Pill* for coastlpatlon. Poisons Apple Trees. Having taken a dislike to his daugh­ ter and her husband, Louis Rung, of Basle, Switzerland, poisoned 300 apple trees in their orchard with arsenic#' The next time they made a pie those who ate it nearly died. , Rung con­ fessed and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Universal Language Encouraged. In France the government is encour­ aging the study of the universal lan­ guage, Esperanto, and has authorized the officers of the active army to join a society which has been founded for its propagation. IT ISljElLOOD Neither Liniments nor Ointments Will Reach Rheumatism--How Mr. Stephenson Was Cured. People with inflamed and aching joints, or painful muscles; people who shuffle about with the aid of a cane or a crutch and cry, Oh ! at every slight jar, are constantly asking,"What is the best thing for rheumatism ?" To attempt to cure rheumatism by ex- , ternal applications is a foolish waste of time. The seat of the disease is in the blood, and while the sufferer is rubbing lotions and grease on the skin the poison iu the circulation is increasing. Delays in adopting a sensible treatment are dangerous because rheumatism may at any moment reach the heart and prove fatal. The only safe course for rheumatic sufferers is to get the best possible blood remedy at once. Mr. Stephenson's experience with this obstinate and distressing affliction is that of hundreds. He says : "About a year ago I was attacked by severe rheumatio pains in my left shoulder. The pains were worse in wet weather, and at these periods caused me the greatest suffering. I tried a number of treatments and ointments, but they failed to alleviate the pains." Then he realized that the cause must be deeper and the pain only a surface in­ dication. He adds: " I had heard Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People recommended as a cur# for rheumatism, and when I found thai I was getting no relief from applications, I made up my mind that I would try them. Before the first box was gone I noticed .that the pains were becoming less frequent, and that they were not so severe as before. After the second box had been used up I was entirely free from disconifort, and I have had no traces of rheumatism since." -- The change iu treatment proved by ; almost immediate results tfiafc Mr. Thomas Stephenson, who lives atNo.llA Greenwood street, Springfield, Mass.," had found the true means for the purifi­ cation and enrichment of his blbod. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are with oat doubt the best of all blood remedies. They effect genuine and lasting cures in rheumatism. They do not merely deaden the ache, but they expel the poisou from the blood. 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