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m TTf\̂ fi ** ^ : ; v ; t > - mmmiM HE "cHMBr PUWOaLM;EimiCTIIIIG LAWS FOB THE NATION KcHENRT PLAINDBALSR Oft McHKNRY, - ILLINOIS. FEE [Th euxaHPiiir Bwvnw •«#» It is stated by Alexander Konta, son- ta-law of the recently deceased mil­ lionaire, William J. Lemp, who has lost returned to St Louis, Mo., from Jerusalem, that Keazim Bey, governor of Jerusalem and Palestine, has prom­ ised to visit the world's fair. Keazim Bey is the son of the governor of the Mohammedan city of Mecca. Mr. Konta has spent three months In Jerusalem. August Edmund Wachter, the aged father of Congressman Frank C. Wachter, fell from a^third-story win­ dow of his home a^altmiore and was killed. Ex-Congressman John M. Glover has filed suit for |160,00Q damages for false Imprisonment against Governor Peabody, several mining companies and officers of the Colorado militia as a result of his arrest during the min­ ers' strike. Claims exceeding $3,000,000 against the defunct E. J. Arnold Investment Company of St. Lonis will be quashed If the order of the referee in bank­ ruptcy In the test case of Dr. A. W. Williams of Little Rock to recover an Investment of $8,250 is sustained. Rev. Russell H. Conwell, D. D.t pas­ tor of the Baptist temple of Philadel­ phia, declares that modern churches wto dying slowly, but surely, because ot Indifference of pastors and congre­ gations. "There are too many move­ ments," he says, "too many offshoots and differing phases of creed. The result is that the parent church is dying. The only reason that the young man goes to church nowadays is because he knows that his best girl is there. The Young Men's Christian Association is more prosperous than the church, because it is made attrac­ tive with its books and gymnasiums, with a true Christian spirit." By the largest vote for president in the history of the association John/ P. White, a young labor leader from\ Oskaloosa captured that office and placed himself at the head of the United Mine workers of Iowa. Laundry employes in Milwaukee have recently become members of the Laundry Workers' International union and have made a demand for a fifty* live-hour week and pay for overtime. The laundry owners there have an organization, and it is the inclination of the employers to refuse the de­ mand. In case that is done a strike to threatened. Henry H. Hilton of Chicago is a member of a committee appointed by President Tucker of Dartmouth Col­ lege to raise a $250,000 fund for three new buildings for that institution. "Lord" Barrington was again placed on the stand in the McCann murder trial at Clayton, Mo., and repeated his story of the alleged assault on Mc­ Cann and himself at Bonfils by un­ known men. Edward Buck, aged 49, was instant­ ly killed in an^levator at McLean, HI. His clothing was caught in a set •crew on the belt and his body dashed to pieces by the revolving shaft. Will Schwink was almost instantly killed and his wife, Mary, probably fatally shot by John White, a sheep herder, at Billings, Mont. White is from Emmet, Mo. The shooting oc­ curred in a lodging house. Thomas Blackburn, who was shot by Solomon Tingler during a dispute growing out of the congressional fight at Huntington, W. Va., died ot his in- Jarlea. Tingler ,who was also shot, to in a serious condition. Louis O. Harmon was sentenced to fee electrocuted June 17 next for the mrder of George Geyer, a farmer, •ear Alton, O. Harmon was previous­ ly sentenced to death for this crime, bat secured a retrial, which resulted In the same verdict as the first Otis Loveland is under sentence of death for complicity in the murder. The directors of the Academy of Fine Arts at Philadelphia have award- . ed the gold medal of honor to John W. Alexander of Chicago. The medal, founded by John H. Converse, is awarded annually for high artistic achievement to an American painter or sculptor exhibiting at the academy or represented in its permanent col­ lection. Mr. Alexander's contribu­ tion to the current exhibition is the large canvas "Memories" with four portrait studies in his characteristic manner. The grounds and buildings of the Be- loit, Wis., Fair and Driving associa­ tion were sold at auction for $13,000, the amount of the mortgage. The fair association will be reorganized and the fair carried on as usual. ' Clifford Sifton, Canadian minister of the interior; Mrs. Sifton, Mrs. Kidd and Miss Fielding, daughter of the Canadian minister of finance, are in St. Louis after a month's visit through the gulf states. The boer contingent which will give exhibitions at the St. Louis exposi­ tion left Pretoria for St Louis. A fierce fire is reported raging on the military reservation north of Fort 8111, Oklahoma, and the Apache pris­ oners held as prisoners of war have been ordered out as fire fighters. Mail advices received at Madagas­ car from Mavotte, Comoro islands, say tbat three craters of the Great Comoro island have been in a state of continu- : Olis eruption since Feb. 25. There •; have been some victims among the /;. . natives. jr " ®r- T. W. C. Cheeseman, rector of a , ft John's Episcopal church at Clin- ton, la., has 'esigned. All the conspiracy cases at Cripple (Creek have been nolle prossed and the prisoners arrested while martial law was in force have been dis- Charged. 'f;- v. The junior class at Yale University petitioned the faculty to 'allow the I fconor system in examinations. William McBride. and Chauncey Review of the Legislation Be­ fore Both Houses of Congressi OUTLIHt OF DAILY ROUTINE Special Correspondents Tell of the Business Transacted by Senators and Representatives in Session at the Capital/ x ̂ Tuesday, March 1. The senate passed the bill requiring the use of American vessels in transporting government supplies by a vote of Si to 17. Mr. Carmaek offered a series of amendments, all of which were tabled, rs was also one by Mr, Newlands. At the request of Mr. IjOdge, the bill requir­ ing the use of American vessels in trans­ porting merchandise between the United States and the Philippines and relieving vessels engaged in the interlsland trade of the Philippines from the requirements of the coastwise laws of the United States was taken up. An amendment fixing July 1, 1909. as the time when the act shall take effect was voted down, 13 to S3. An amendment deferring the time to July Sena-tor Gallinger introduced a bill in­ creasing the salaries of the executive of­ ficers of the government and senator* arid representatives. (S,The house concluded general debate on the District of Columbia appropriation bill. A variety of subjects other than the bill were discussed. Representative McDermott of New Jersey Introduced a resolution amending the constitution by limiting the number of representatives in congress after 1911 to 200, each state to have at least one. Representative Cowherd (Mo.) introduced a resolution directing the house commictee on inter­ state and foreign commerce to investi­ gate the charges of shippers of live stock that they are not fairly treated by the railroad companies of the west. The bill giving the consent of congress to the re­ moval of restrictions from the sale of al­ lotted lands on the Tuyallup reservation in Washington was passed. Wednesday, March 2. The senate took up the bill for the amendment of the laws governing the dairy business in the District of Colum­ bia, and It was debated at length. The bill for the regulation of Philippine ship­ ping was the principal subject of consid­ eration. It brought up a somewhat gen­ eral discussion of the Philippine question, and was amended so as to defer for a year the time when the bill shall take effect. At Mr. Mallory's suggestion the bill was so amended as to except sup­ plies for the army and navy so as to pre­ vent conflict with the bill regulating the shipment of government supplies. A large number of private pension bills were passed. Senator Dietrich introduced a bill permitting the leasing of public lands in the state of Nebraska for graz­ ing purposes and increasing from 160 to 640 acres the area of land that may be entered by one person under the home­ stead laws. The senate went into exec­ utive session to permit Mr. Spooner to report the Cuban treaty from the com­ mittee on foreign relations. The house devoted Its time to consider­ ation of the District of Columbia appro­ priation bill in committee of the whole, but did not conclude action on the meas­ ure. It amended the bill by unanimous vote so as to fix the maximum rates which may be charged the District of Columbia for telephone service or for tel­ ephones in private residences at from $23 to $50 per annum. Mr. Robinson of .In­ diana introduced a resolution directing the secretary of cpmmerce and labor to suspend at once and Indefinitely the kill­ ing of fur seals on the Pribylof Islands. Alaska. Mr. Morell introduced a bill making vessels of not exceeding 1,000 tons, which on March 1. 1904, were li­ censed to enter the interlsland carrying trade of the Philippines, eligible to Amer­ ican registry. Thursday, March 3. For almost four hours the senate, while technically engaged .on the naval appro­ priation bill, discussed a wide range of subjects. Including the policy of the United States in the Philippines and the Russo-Japanese war. Mr. Hale, in charge of the naval bill, criticised the plans of the naval board as tending to an estab­ lishment beyond the needs of the coun­ try. Mr. Lodge, Mr. Depew and Mr. Per­ kins defended the naval officers. Mr. Lodge declared a large navy essential to the maintenance of peace. Mr. Money said he did not consider the total appro­ priation, $97,000,000, carried by the bill, aa excessive under our present policy in the Orient. He, however, criticised that pol­ icy, as did other Democratic speakers. In the house was read a letter from Grover Cleveland to Representative Webb of North Carolina, denying that C. H. J. Taylor, a negro, had dined with him at the White House while he was presi­ dent, as charged by Representative S'cott of Kansas. Mr. Scott offered his apology to the former president, saying he never before had heard the statement denied. A discussion of the race question fol­ lowed, during which Mr. Williams, the minority leader, criticised President Roosevelt for having Invited Booker T. Washington to a seat at his table. Rep­ resentative Webb said Mr. Cleveland had been a friend of the negro, but never had held out to him the hope of social equal­ ity. Mr. Williams said objection to the appointment of a negro to position was met with the statement that there could be no discrimination, but asserted that a Chinaman would not be appointed a post­ master on th^ Pacific coast. The house passed the District of Columbia appro­ priation bill and took up the Indian ap> priatlon bill. Friday, March 4. Practically the entire time of the Sen­ ate was given to .consideration of the question of the selection of a site for a naval training station on the great lakes. A bill was passed amending the law gov­ erning leaves of absence of persons em­ ployed In the executive departments. It specifically excludes Sundays and legal holidays from the thirty days' annual leave of such employes, and extends the law so as to make it cover the clerks and employes of the government printing office. Mr. Foster (Wash.) introduced a bill confirming the grant of right of way to the Northern Pacific Railroad and its successors. The House liad under consideration the Indian appropriation bill. During the general debate Mr. Martin (Rep.. S. D.) spoke on his resolution directing the Sec­ retary of Commerce and Labor to inves­ tigate the causes of the differences which exist Jietween the price of live caltleandjiressed beef. He opposed an appeal to the forfeiture clause of the Sherman anti-trust law. Mr. Stanley (Ky.) made an urgent appeal for relief at the hands of Congress for the tobacco growers and tollers in the tobacco fields. He claimed competition had been de­ stroyed by combinations of capital. Mr. Robinson (Ind.) declared a monopoly ex­ ists In the coal business in the Indian Territory, and said the subject should be investigated by the Department of Commerce and Labor. The controverted features of the Indian bill went over. The House confirmed the right of Mr. Actress Marries. New York dispatch: Miss Sandol Milliken, the actress, was married to Carlos French Stoddard of New Ha­ ven. She is the daughter of Judge V- L. Milliken of Washington. She re- tires permanently from the stage. m M Btma (T>em., .Ttenn.) to his seat. A Re­ publican ha£\contested It. Saturday, March 5. The senate agreed to the report of the conference committee on the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill. A bill was passed authorising the presi­ dent to extend an invitation to the inter­ national congress of hygiene to meet in Washington in 1P09. The naval appropria­ tion bill was taken up and the discussion assumed a political aspect. Mr. Clay held that the Monroe doctrine was not In danger, and that nothing Is so likely to make trouble with other powers as an immense navv manned by many ambi­ tious men. Mr. Depew replied to Mr. Clay and declared that the country will have a large merchant marine some time and should have a navy big enough to protect It. Mr. Hale asserted that should Japan be successful in the present war the United States would find more danger to commercial interests from that ambi­ tious power than any other. The amend­ ment proposed by Mr. Quarles to the committee amendment for a naval sta­ tion on the great lakes was accepted, and the original amendment as amended agreed to. Mr. Foraker gave notice that on Thursday, March 31. he would ask the senate to consider resolutions of respect late Senator Hanna. ---- The house passed the Indian appropria­ tion bill after some controversy relative to provisions affecting tribes 'ln the In­ dian Territory. An unsuccessful effort was made by Mr. S^efihens (Texas) to eliminate the provision for continuing the Dawes commission'another year. Among the Important aniemlments adopted were thos-e removinyy restrictions on the dis­ position of lands of allottees in the In­ dian Territory who are not of full Indian blood and vesting authority in the secre­ tary of the interior heretofore resting with the Dawes Commission in the mat­ ter of the sale of] lands belonging to the Creek Indians. The provision authoriz­ ing the renting of certain lands in the Indian Territory- which have been allot­ ted to full-blood Indians of a number of tribes was stricken from the bill on a point of order. There wafl a spirited contest over the question of the main­ tenance of a warehouse at Omaha. The postofflce appropriation bill was reported. A hill for .the relief of settlers within the limits of the grant of land to the Atlantic and Pacific Railway company In New Mexico was passed. JAPAN, RULES THE Isolation j>f Port Arthur; <*;Is Complete ^Tlikado's Forces Advancing: on Strategic Points Chinese Becoming Restless NURSE MARRIES AGED WIDOW Romantic Color Given Sequel to the Sickroom of a Sanitarium. Battle Creek, Michigan, dispatch: Nursed the husband, was nursed by the wife and now is married to the widow is the unique record of Will J. Johnson. He was once nurse at a sanitarium here, but now is the hus­ band of the widow of J. W. Sam, a wealthy real estate dealer of Hous­ ton, Tex. Sam came to the sanitar­ ium two years ago for treatment. Johnson was assigned to his case and Sam grew greatly attached to the young man. When Sam returned to Houston he asked Johnson to g6 with him. Johnson fell ill and Mrs. Sam nursed him. Sam died and John­ son returned here. Mrs. Sam followed and they were married. They have left for Houston on the way to Cali­ fornia, where they will live. John-' son is 24 years and his wife 51. EMPLOYERS DENY ANY MERGER Only Secretaries of Gotham Associa­ tions in- New Body. New York dispatch: Preliminary steps have been taken for the forma­ tion of a central body to be composed of the secretaries of all the employers' associations in New York. The pur­ pose is to bring them into closer as­ sociation in dealing with the labor unions, so that the Dandling of all transactions between the employers and the wage-earners may be greatly simplified. It was rumored among union men that the meeting "was the first step in the direction of the amal­ gamation of all the employers' asso­ ciations in New York, but this was emphatically denied by leading em­ ployers. The secretaries in the new organization will represent Invested capital of $500,000,000. SMALLPOX AMONG THE INDIANS Many Deaths in Canadian Northwest Cause Natives to Flee in Terror. Winnipeg, Man., dispatch: Trap­ pers and traders coming from the north report terrible suffering among the Indians from lack of food and a scourge of smallpox. At Isle de Cross sixty deaths are reported. Commis­ sioner Laird of the Indian department sent a relief expedition, accompanied by mounted police, under the medical direction of Dr. McCullough of Battle- ford. He has sent back word that the epidemic is of greater proportions than at £rst reported and requests a larger Bupply of vaccine. The natives are fleeing from the infected district and are spreading the disease. MINERS REACH AN AGREEMENT Prominent Coal Operator Declares That Fear of Strike Is Over. Indianapolis, Ind., dispatch:_ A prominent Indiana coal operatoi Is authority for the statement that the miners and operators of Indiana, Illi­ nois, Ohio and western Pennsylvania have come to an agreement on the wage scale for the coming year and that there is no chance for a strike. He stated that the agreement was reached, but secrecy was maintained in order to arrange the details for its ratification. The terms are said to be a reduction of 5 cents a ton from the present scale and a decrease in other labor of about 6 per cent. Electric Photo Printing. Madrid cablegram: An Andalusian engineer named Joseph Hernandez has invented an electric photographic machine which is able to print 10,000 proofs daily by electric currents. Resigns College Presidency. Oxford, O., dispatch: Dr. Leila S. McKee has resigned the presidency of the Western Female college. She will be succeeded by Dr. Lillian W. Johnson of Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Mc­ Kee wjll be married in June to J. E. Welsh of Kansas City. 8hoots His Young Wife. Chillicothe, Mo., dispatch: Gordon Kiles, aged 26, shot his young wife twice In the head and once in the arm and then fired two bullets into'him­ self, one entering the head and the other the body. Kiles will die. Will Not Menace Thibet. Paris, cablegram: The Liberte pub­ lishes a dispatch that Great Britain had bound herself not to menace the independence of Thibet and that Rus­ sia had given a like assurance. •WrttSlB, Mtofeto S.--sphere has been a three days' bombardment, at inter­ vals, of Port Arthur, on Monday, Tues­ day and Wednesday. The Japanese ships first fired from a range of fifteen kilometers distant from the forts, and then reduced the distanoe to seven kilometers (about, four and one-third miles). A^fleet^of five Japanese\feattleships ancT two cruisers appeared off Vladi­ vostok March 6 and bombarded the town and shore batteries for fifty-five minutes. , The fleet approached from the di­ rection of Askold island, at the e$L8t entrance to Usuri bay, about thirty- two miles southetst of Vladivostok. Entering Usuri bay the enemy format! in line of battle, but did not Russia Massing Trcops Along the Yalu River. Shanghai, March 7.--There is a con­ stant movement of large Russian forces along both banks of the Yalu river, where miles of'fortifications are being constructed. The ice In the river is stiUsfcrbng enough to bear troops. T]^(s greatly facilitates oper­ ations. The attitude. oft)fe Chinese Is be­ ginning to causkajm-m to the Russian authorities. Rolling stock is being massed on the China Eastern Railway in the vicinity of Peking, and this much embarrasses the Russian mili­ tary authorities at Newchwang, who thus find themselves short of rolling stock. There are other signs of Chi­ nese disaffection. Native merchants AMERICAN WARSHIPS IN EASTERN WATERS. - , „ KllliSilSfillil CMC/^7/ f f t approach to a closer range than a mile and one-third. They directed their fire against the shore batteries and the town, but no damage result­ ed, as most of the 200 lyddite shells failed to burst. The Russian batteries, commanded by Gens. Veronetz and Artmonoff, dfd not reply, awaiting a closer approach of the enemy. The Japanese fire ceased at 2:20 p. m. and the enemy retired in the di­ rection of Askold island. Simultane­ ously two torpedo boat destroyers ap­ peared near Askold island and two more near Cape Maidel. The Japa­ nese ships were covered with Ice. The attack resulted in no loss to the Russians, but cost the enemy 200,- 000 rubles ($100,000) in ammunition. Most of the' projectiles were six and twelve-inch shells. The population of Vladivostok was warned of the presence on the horizon of a hostile fleet and the prospect of attack during the day, but it remained tranquil. Bombardment of Vladivostok Did Little Harm to Russians. St. Petersburg, March 7.--First dis­ patches from Vladivosk denied any losses to the Russian forces from the Japanese bombardment. Later in the evening it was admitted that perhaps a few Chinamen had been hit. Later at night private dispatches were received to the effect that five Russians were killed, four sailors and the wife of an engineer. It is apparent the Japanese were afraid to risk exposing their ships to the plunging fire of the land batteries, and it is considered probable here that the attack was really for the pur­ pose of drawing the fire of the Rus­ sian forts, compelling the Russians to disclose the position and caliber of their guns, and also for the purpose of ascertaining whether the Russian squadron is in port. If this was the object of the Japa­ nese it is believed to have failed sig­ nally, as the batteries did not fire a shot, and if the squadron is in port it could not be seen from the Japa­ nese position in the bay of Usuri on account of the high land which rises from the coast on that side, obstruct­ ing the view of the harbor. HEIGHT OF THUNDER CLOUDS. are withdrawing deposits from the Russo-Chinese Bank at Peking, and Russian notes have not been accepted there or in Shanghai transactions for weeks past. Russian agents in Tien- Tsin, Chefoo and other ports are try­ ing vainly to obtain supplies, and there is an increasing shortage at all headquarters. The Russian troops at Mukden and Newchwang also are suffering severe­ ly from the intense cold. The Russian forces at Llao-Yang number 58,000 infantry and cavalry. The only troops at Port Arthur are four infantry battalions. Military Maneuvers Occupy Rival Powers. London, March 7.--Advices from Vladivostok say that the 2,500 Jap­ anese troops who landed at Plaksin Bay, on the east coast of northern Korea, are advancing toward Musan, 218 miles from Gensan, with the in­ tention of ultimately reaching Hun- chun, on the left bank of the Tumen river, about 100 miles west of Vladi­ vostok, and threatening the Russian flank. In order to checkmate this move the Russian outpost, 1,500 strong which recently crossed the Tumen is advancing to occupy Koyryong, on the Tumen river, a walled city command­ ing the trails along which the Japan­ ese must pass. The naval mobilization foreshadow- ed in these dispatches was partially decided upon to-day. Three eastern provinces of European Russia, Vyatka, Perm and Ura, are included in the plan, the purpose stated being the strengthening of the crews of the Pacific squadron. Cossack scouts report that a Japan­ ese column from Plaksin Bay, on ar­ riving in the snow-blocked defile of the mountains separating Korea from Manchuria, was forced to halt owing to avalanches and other oDstacles. The scouts say that one-third of the strength at this column is invalided. It is now supposed that the column is returning for the purpose of seeking an easier route. Death of Aurora Publisher. Aurora, 111., dispatch: Walter S. Frazier, publisher of the Aurora Daily News, proprietor of the Frazier Car­ riage factory, and for many years prominent in Illinois politics, is dead here, aged 69 years. Dewey, defendants in the Berry mur- ^ der trial at Norton, Kan., testified ttiey fired in self-defense. :'.v- Pacific Mail Days. San Francisco special: New joint time schedules have been adopted by the Pacific Mail & Occidental and Oriental Steamship companies §& in- trrvaljB of eleven days'. Eight Miners Perish. Breslau cablegram: A fire occurred in a coal pit owned by Prince Henkel von Donnersmarck, at Gleiwltz, Silesia. The coal dust in the pit became ignited and before the flames were subdued «ight men had perished. May Go to Honolulu. Washington dispatch: Instead o! going to the Isthmus of Panama, ft is probable that the Third regiment, U. S. Infantry, will be sent to Hono­ lulu to do garrison duty. Sometimes as Many as Eight Miles from Their Baae. A great cumulous thunderhead cloud, towering up on the horizon like a huge flamboyant iceburg, is often higher than the highest Alps would be if they were piled on top of the Himalayas. It is not unusual for these clouds to measure five, six, and even eight miles from their flat, dark base, hovering a mile or two above the world, to their rounded, glistening summit, splendid in the sunlight. And in these eight miles the changes of temperature are as great as those over many thousand miles of the earth's surface. These clouds contain strata of temperature, narrow belts of freezing cold alternating with large distances of rain, mist and frozen snow and ice particles. Hailstones, which are formed from a snow par­ ticle that falls from the upper strata and Is frozen hard in the freezing belt and coated with ice in the wet belt, are often found with a series of layers in their formation, showing that they have passed through this succession Fear Czar's Mind May Give Way Under Strain. St. Petersburg, March 5.--The czar and czarina are reduced to a deplor­ able state of mind by the war. ^he of cloud strata foore than once on their way from the upper air to the earth. Sanitation of an Ant City. Insects are scrupulously clean In their personal toilet, and often brush, comb and wash themselves--a serv­ ice for which they are admirably pro­ vided with natural implements. This nablt is transferred to communal af­ fairs. The streets within the city bounds and the gates and external plaza and "country roads" leading Into the foraging fields--as with ag­ ricultural ants--are keyt free from filth and obstructions that might gath­ er filth. The constant washings and combings of baby ants by the nurses would satisfy the most fastidious ma­ ternal taste. One may not say that sanitation is an exact emmetonian science, but it certainly is an art thoroughly practiced in every depart­ ment of the formicary, and brought to perfection as far as natural conditions will permit. Every insect citizen takes part in this service. All anta unite to keep their civic precincts clean.--Harper's Magazine. % r? . . . czar is Constantly Way!n£ " %itli Father John of Cronstadt, the mira­ cle worker and the most influential personage religiously In the Greek church, and is sending propitiatory offerings in all directions to the fa­ mous shrines. , ' The czar's condition .grave anxiety, as it is his mind may give way. 'WAGE CONTRACTS HELP BUSINESS Renewal of Agreement* looked Upon as causing Uttt & Japan's Supremacy on Sea la Beyond Dispute. «Chefoo. March 4---The military and naval position at present is briefly as follows: Although Japan has lost one small cruiser and the machinery of a battleship and another vessel have been damaged, these latter are prob­ ably now fully repaired. In any case, Japan possesses complete command of the Yellow sea, and will through sea power effectually blockade and isolate Port Arthur. In the meantime the Japanese seem to have decided to make an advance in strength along the Pekin roadway from Seoul. Her forces already have advanced from the Korean capital and, having secured? the Yalu river, they will threaten Kirin, cutting the railway aqd menacing Vladivostok, whilst another force deals with the Liaotung peninsula wfyeu the rigor of winter has moderated. The occupation by the Japanese of the territory near Dalny is anticipat­ ed. The first big land victory for the Japanese, which is more than likely if she keeps her troops in the rough country where the Cossack cavalry is of little value, will mean the unau­ thorized rising of the Chinese, who will lend a great and helping hand, for their Manchurian horsemen are bigger, better and braver riders and fighters than the Cossacks. Rumor That Port Arthur Is to Be Abandoned. St Petersburg, March 3.--Port Ar­ thur is to be abandoned is the latest rumor here. Port Arthur, Vladivostok, the region traversed by the East Chinese rail­ road and the Blagovestchensk and Transbaikal and Amus territories have been, declared In a state of siege. Gen. Dragomiroff, former governor general of Kieff, declares that Port Arthur must be evacuated by both army and navy. He gave this as hi3 opinion when hostilities began, on be­ ing summoned to St. Petersburg, but his views were not approved. In view of this much blame is attached to Viceroy Alexieff for his conduct of affairs at Port Arthur. Chinese Generals Ask for Permission to Aid Japan. Harbin, March 3.--Gens. Ma and Cang, leaders of the Chinese army, have, it is reported here, asked per­ mission to ally themselves and. their troops with the Japanese forces and fight against Russia. * Gen. Ma, with 10,000 soldiers, is inarching toward the northern bound­ ary of China, ostensibly to protect China from invasion by the belliger­ ents, but really, it is believed by the Russians here, that he may soon be within striking distance of the czar's troops and give his aid to the Japa­ nese whenever he is called on to do so. Thousands of Japanese Troops Noyv at Piiigyang. London, March 4.--A dispatch to the Daily Express from Chemulpo, dated March 2, says that 15,000 Jap­ anese troops have landed at Chinam- po and gone to Pingyang. Cabling from Harbin, Manchuria, a correspondent of the Dally Chronicle gives a rumor that 60,000 Japanese have landed at Wonsan. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph asserts that three separate Japanese armies have land­ ed in Korea. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Pekin says there is a general feeling of apprehension in north China. Pe- kin authorities believe that Japanese successes will cause an outbreak in Manchuria and the destruction of the railroad, which will render China's neutrality impossible. Heavy rein­ forcements of Chinese troops are ar­ riving at Shanhaikwan. The guards protecting the legations at Pekin have been increased. The present situa­ tion in China endangers all foreign­ ers. The effect of a woman's nearness to a man is often to render her more be- wDderingly elusive, as the effect of a palpable blow between the eyes makes one see visionary stars. The average man keeps fc card in* dex of his virtues. The list of his faults is kept on an old-fashioned sys­ tem, and the books haven't been bal­ anced in many years. \ TO TEACH PROPER FARMING. Kelp Hungarian Government Will Rural Population. The government of Hungary has gone into the fafming business. It has undertaken to teach its people how to farm, and it is now carrying through a number of projects that have never been attempted by any government before. Some of its enterprises'are as fol­ lows: 1. Five large colleges for farmers. 2. Twenty-one farming schools. 3. Winter .schools, with 300,000 stu­ dents. 4. Instruction by 200 traveling lec­ turers. 5. Eighty model farms, to which farmers are brought from all parts of the country. * C. A great agricultural museum at Budapest. 7. Fourteen experiment stations, 8. Horse breeding, at an expensa of $625,000 a year. 9. 1,068 free libraries for farm la- »">rers. Feature. MANY MEN WILL BE E«liTO)VE6 Factories Will Be Kept Busy by the Move and the Disturbing Element Relegated to the Rear by Under­ lining With Employes. Chicago, 111., special: R. G. Dun ft Co.'s weekly review of Chicago trade says: / "An encouraging development of the week has been the renewal ©f agreements as to wages for another year entered into between employers and large forces of workers in vari­ ous industries. This gratifying con­ summation pave3 the way for steady operations of plants and opportunely prefaces the opening of the season, when Increased numbers of men are employed in factory and outdoor la­ bor. "With less severity in the weather, the distribution of commodities was made easier, but deliveries are yet retarded and general complaint ac­ centuates scarcity of cans. Retail trade made some advance in volume, milder temperatures have helped materially in creating a better demand for the leading lines of spring aj>- parel and household needs. Activity in Staples. "Outside buyers appeared in large numbers in the jobbing district and dealings assumed more activity in most of the staple goods. Transac­ tions in dress materials, silks and clothing reached a larger aggregate, and were steady in linens, footwear and furniture. Cotton goods were taken more freely for the interior, but city purchases were confined to present requirements. Grocery staples and canned goods were seasonably active, and large quantities of drugs, paints and oils were placed for prompt forwarding to western points. Job­ bers are now busy on genera) ship­ ments of merchandise and current col­ lections continue good. Demand for Building Material. "Improvement in manufacturing has been reflected in wider buying of iron and lumber. The latter experi­ enced a sharp demand, with hard woods prominent and prices steady. Receipts are running 10 per cent be­ hind a year ago. Some slight ad­ vances were quoted in prices of steel products, and pig iron became firmer. Shipments of heavy and light hard­ ware are steadily gaining and farm implements were in request from South America. "Receipts of hides, 8,227,297 lbs., compared with 3,025,882 lbs. the pre­ vious week and 1,701;635 lbs. a year ago. No large sales were reported, but the demand was sufficiently strong to sustain the market. The tanning and leather working ' interests pre­ sented no notable changes, produc­ tion and values being stationary, with new demands, particularly for shoes, chowing well. Grain and Live Stock. "Grain shipments, 2,230,622 bu., are 7 per cent under those of a year ago. Receipts of farm products increased to proportions indicating heavy real­ izing on the recent rise in prices. Speculation in the futures lost its buoyancy and declines in quotations were made without any substantial recovery. The average fell back to a slightly lower level than three weeks ago. Compared with closing for the previous week, wheat lost 7%c, oats 4c and corn 3%c. Provisions were freely offered, and on the withdrawal of support prices declined, in pork $1.37 per brl., in ribs 95c and in lard 80c. Receipts of live stock, 415,439 head, compared with 283,060 a year ago. Demand was not evenly dis­ tributed, hogs having declined 15c per cwt. and sheep 5c, while heavy cat­ tle gained 15c. "Failures in the Chicago district number 23, against 22 the previous week and 23 a year ago." 8EE MYSTERY IN GIRL'8 DEATH Coroner at Evansville Begins an In­ quiry into Suspicious Case. Evansville, Ind., dispatch: Coroner Matthew Walling has begun an in­ vestigation of the death of Miss Delia Vann, 21 years old, of Chandler, Ind., which occurred in this city on the night ol Feb. 26. The girl called at the home of Mrs. Maria Steiler a few days before her death and asked for shelter and it was given her. She refused to tell Mrs. Steiler anything about herself, but a letter written to a young man in Warrick county a short time before she died may throw some light on her death. It is said the sweetheart of the girl paid her funeral expenses. The body of Miss Vann will probably be exhumed and a postmortem examination held. VALUE OF THE WHITNEY ECTATE Executor Estimates Realty at $1,000,- 000 and Personalty at $10,000,000. New York special: Harry Payne Whitney, executor of the late William C. Whitney's estate, has filed with the surrogate at Mineola, L. I., a provi- clonal estimate of the value of the es­ tate. The affidavit figures the amount cf real estate at $1,000,000 and places :he value of the personal estate at $10,000,000. A detailed inventory will be filed later. Spanish Blue Jackets Desert. Madrid cable: One hundred blue jackets have deserted from the Span­ ish warship Pelayo at Ferrol, on ac­ count of the discipline of the comman­ der. Many have been captured and Bevere punishment has been inflicted. Strikes Sunken Mast. New York dispatch: The steamer Plymouth, when off the coast of New­ port, L. I., struck what Is believed tc have been a sunken vessel's mast, which tore away a paddle wheeL