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Heart failure was as­ signed as the cause. The southern Illinois penitentiary mow registers 968 prisoners, the high­ est Bumtear ever in the prison. A man who gave the name of Walt­ er W. Wilson walked into police head­ quarters at New York and announced that oa Aug. 1, 1903, he and a part­ ner, who were drivers for the United States Express Company in Pittsburg, stole a package containing $1,180 from that company. The partner, he said, te serving six years' sentence. Wilson was held for examination. Counsel for W. J. Bryan has filed notice of a* appeal at New Haven from the finding of the Superior Court excluding from the Bennett will the sealed letter giving Mr. Bryan $50,- 900. The New Jersey Slate Company of Newtoa, N. J., has been ordered to •how cause why a receiver should not be appointed. Liabilities $60,000, as­ sets $53,600. The trustees of the Marcus A. Han- na Memorial Chair association met at Cleveland aad decided to send several ef the trustees to the larger cities in the interest ef the movement. The Consumers' Gas Trust company fcas discontinued supplying natural gas to Indianapolis and the city is sow entirely deprived of the cheap tael it has been using for sixteen years. The decreased flow from the wells Is the eause. A Ire that threatened the board of trade distriet broke out in the busi­ ness bkw* at 7 8t Helen street, Mon­ treal. The flames destroyed a build­ ing occupied by Watson, Jack & Co., agents and merchants; S. Pitt & Co., woolens; Rademay ft Co., limited, pat- eat medicines; Imperial Neckwear eonpany, F. J. Elliott, W. J. Tabb, Atlas Brand Shirt company. The loss was $100,004. Capt. Robert McCullough of Chica- CO has aasuned charge of the lines ef the St. Lo«is Transit company as •ice president and general manager. Mayor Hegler of Carmi, 111., has received a request to watch for the bodies of three men who lost their Uvea In the flood at Golden Gate on the Little Wabash river. The American Physical Education aasociatioa has arranged for a compe­ tition by means of papers on physical training subjects for six gold medals offered by the 8t Louis fair manage­ ment. Edward Reglar, who endeavored to aee President Roosevelt and who car­ ried a loaded revolver, was arrested in Pittsburg and will be held pending aa Investigation into his mental con­ dition. Miss Anita Kelley of New York, to whom a Jury in Los Angeles awarded damages of $55,000 against a Santa Barbara hotel company for the loss of a limb in an elevator wreck, com­ promised her case for $25,000. A decision was handed down in the St. Louis oourt of appeals which will prevent physicians who are also drug­ gists from filling their own prescrip­ tions when the principal ingredient of the prescription is whisky. The oourt holds that the requirement of a prescription is intended as a check on the pharmacist and that if the same man I# permitted to write and fill a prescription calling for whisky the check is virtually removed. Mrs. Daniel Manning, president of the board of lady managers of the St. Louis world's fair, has leased a new three-story brick residence on Berlin avenue in that city during the period of the exposition. New York physicians declafe that the tuberculosis vaccination tests con­ ducted in New York were a failure, despite the belief expressed by Dr. Maragliano, the Italian expert, that the serum woald make men immune. The majority of the Red Cross so­ ciety has made its reply to the pro­ tests of the minority, asserting that it has done everything it could to meet the objections and that it is confront­ ed by a "conspiracy to rule or ruin." Mrs. Beulah Trimble Powell Ed­ wards has begun suit for divorce at Oolarado Springs, Colo., against Wil- kie L. Edwards as a result of the tat­ ter's attack on her. Edwards is a popular club man, and Mrs. Edwards Is reputed to be heiress to the largest # estate in the West. j2j» „ Friends of William J. Bryan ex- press the belief that he will not ap- . peal from the adverse judgment in Bennett will case at New Haven, hat Henry G. Newton, his attorney, •aid he had been instructed to pre­ pare the necestary papers to do so. The protected cruiser Denver was - ®Ivea a second government speed trial over tie Cape Ann course and averaged 11.71 knots. The contractors believe the corrections will bring the speed to- the required seventeen knots, which the cruiser failed to !f;. «ake on its first trial. Martin Lavitski, a convicted mur- W #arer, escaped from Jail at Mauch : jpfaank. Pa* kV The New York legislature has au­ thorised the state to pay Hiram Cronk, the last American survivor of the war fee- •' - JWUWioa of $72 a month. $!>• • : - : V Review of the Legislation Be­ fore Both Houses of Congress. OUTLINE OF DAILY ROUTINE Special Correspondents Tell ef the Business Transacted by 8enators and Representatives in 8eeelon at the Capital. Tuesday, March 29. W»e bill authorising the erection of an additional executive department building In Washington was the subject of a spir­ ited debate In the seriate, but no action waa taken on It. There was renewed ef­ fort to pass the bill prohibiting' the mis­ branding of salmon, but owing to the op­ position of senators who held that the measure Is calculated to interfere witn the rights of Individual states under the guise of an ertori to control interstate commerce, a vote was not reached. The bill authorizing an investigation into pay­ ment of the claim of the Indiana state board of agriculture against the United States on account of the occupancy of its buildings by troops during the war with Spain was passed. The senate Jected the amendment of Mr. OallingCT ] fixing the fees of architect* at 2V4 per cent. . , For the want of speakers general de­ bate on the sundry civil appropriation bill In the honse way closed several hours before the time agreed on and the bill was read for amendment. The only Im­ portant amendment adopted provided for an Initial approorintion of $500,000 for the completion of tne capltol building ac­ cording to the original design. Mr. Campbell (Kan.) In a speech defended the protective tariff poliev of the Republican party, and Mr. Williams (TU.) denounced the Republicans for failing to investi­ gate the postofflce department. He said the scandals in the department will be­ come an important issue in the campaign, and arraigned President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox regarding trusts. Wednesday, March 30. Mr. McOumber addressed the senate at the opening of the session in support of his bill providing for a uniform federal standard of classification and grading of grains The postofflce appropriation bill was taken up. Senator Gorman spoke for two hours, renewing the demand of the Democrats for an investigation of the heme and charged a scandal In the man-, agemont. His amendment correcting the; evils complained of was adopted. A; violent attack on the coast and *eo-; detlc survey was made by Mr. RoDln- eon of Indiana, who charged that scan­ dal attached to that office In connection with allowances for commutation of sub-, sistence. Mr. Hemmenway. In charge oi, the bill, indignantly denied the charges.; Mr. Williams (Mass.) Introduced two resolutions of Inquiry addressed to the; department of justice. One seeks infor­ mation as to whether criminal prosecu­ tions have been Instituted in »-e merger case and the other in regard to action, against the so-called anthracite trust. Friday, April 1. The session of the senate was devoted, to an almost continuous discussion of political questions. The time nntll 2; o'clock was given to a consideration of the Carrack resolution proposing an in­ quiry into the legality of the recent ex­ ecutive old age pension order. The lat-; ter half of the day was devoted to the- postofflce appropriation bill. Mr. Culber­ son proposed an amendment providing for an investigation of the department by a joint committee of three senators and five members of the house. The committee is authorised to sit during the recess of congress and report on or be-; fore Dec. 6. Part of the investigation! proposed is to pass upon the postal laws,; with a view to recommending changes. Mr. Foraker introduced a bill to amend the act for the government pf Hawaii, i prescribing the manner et appointing' public officials and for their removal for? cause by the governor. t The house passed the sundry civil ap-> propria tIon bill after voting down aj proposition to recommit it, with instruc- i tlqms to etrike oat the appropriation of, $lc6,000 for rent of the New York cus­ tom house. The remainder of the day was devoted to discussion of the confer­ ence report on the army appropriation, bill. With the exception of one amend-! ment providing certain increases in the) signal corps, the house disagreed to all other important amendments and the bill: was sent back to conference. The propo­ sition to consolidate the office of the ad­ jutant general with that of the record and pension division and make Brigadier General Ainsworth, chief of the latter division, military secretary, with the rank of major, met with much opposition. The same spirit was shown toward the amend­ ment to allow officers who served In the civil war who retire, or already may have retired, to retire at the next higher grade. Mr. Van DuWr (Nev.) introduced a resolution requesting the secretary of commerce and labor to Investigate the methods of mining companies in floating stock through the use of the malls as an advertising medium. He declared that the people have been defrauded in this manner. Saturday, April 2. In the senate Mr. Mallory continued his Bpeech on the Carmack resolution 3 Russia 'Gosh, but I'd Like to have that medal!tM Boston Giob*. postofflce department. Mr. Penrose, chairman of the senate committee on postofflces, replied that he had concluded none was needed. Mr. Lodge also re­ plied to Mr. Gorman, and Mr. Clay spoke in favor of an Investigation. Senator Dillingham introduced a bill to amend the immigration act of 1903 to permit aliens to pass through the United States from one to another point In contiguous territory without pavment of head tax. Substantial progress was made by the house in consideration of the sundry civil bill, and only twenty-one pages re­ main to be read. An amendment by Mr. Hull of Iowa to strike out the appropri­ ation of $523,990 for a new army post at Indianapolis was defeated. Mr. Bartlett of Georgia replied briefly to statements on the negro question by Mr. Gillett of Massachusetts, and Mr. Crumpacker of Indiana declared thai 3,000 persons have been mobbed and put to death in the Lnlted States in the last twenty-five years. Management of national parks was discussed, and an amendment by Hemenway looking toward consolidation of all under one management at the next session of congress was ruled out under a point of order. Representative De Ar- mond of Missouri introduced a resolu­ tion that the speaker appoint a commit­ tee of five to Investigate the postofflce department. Thursday, March 31. The bill for the repeal of the desert land, the timber and stone and the home­ stead commutation laws was taken up for discussion in the senate. Mr. Clark (Wyo.) contested the position taken by Mr. Gibson that there have been great frauds in the administration of the land laws in the west. He declared that there Is a lobby In Washington in the interest of the repeal bill, and engaged in a col­ loquy with Mr. Patterson during which each characterized the statements of the other as untrue. The general debate on the postofflce bill was confined largely to a speech by Mr. McCreary and interrup­ tions by the Republican senators. The following bills were passed: Providing for the appointment as members of the board of managers of the National Sol­ diers' home, Martin T. McMahon of New York, John M. Holey of Wisconsin. Will­ iam Ward of Missouri, Henry M. Mark- ham of California, Henry E. Palmer of Nebraska and Franklin Murphy of New Jersey; setting apart 2.700 acres of land at Hot Springs. S. D., as a public park. The conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill was agreed to. Consideration of the sundry civil propriation bill was concluded In nouse and the bill was about to be passed when a roll call on a motion to commit the bill with instructions to strike out the paragraph appropriating $136.€0e for rental of the New York custom-house showed a quorum was not present. The right of boards of directors of state homes for disabled volunteer soldiers to retain certain portions of pension money received by the Inmates was discussed at length. Mr. Bell of California assailed his own state for permitting a canteen to be established In the California state NEW EXTRADITION LAW IN IOWA looking to an Inquiry Into the old-age pension order by Secretary Hitchcock. H°e declared the order was a usurpation of legislative authority. Mr. Warren spoke on the land law repeal bill, oppos­ ing wholesale repeal as against rapid settlement of unoccupied areas. He said that in twenty-five years 5,000,000 acres had been disposed of by home- steading, and that at this rate It would take 500 years to dispose of what was left. Mr. Patterson asked how the Wy­ oming cattle men got their huge tracts, and the reply was that the land had been bought from railroads, which had secured them as bonuses from the gov­ ernment. In the house 319 pension bills were passed. A bill was passed conferring jurisdiction upon United States commis­ sioners over offenses committed in a por­ tion of the Hot Springs reservation, Ar­ kansas. The state of Texas was author­ ized . to place in Statuary hall in the national capitol, statues of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin. a resolution was adopted calling for a convention be­ tween the United States and Greafc Brit­ ain for the protection of the fur seals of Alaska, Sir. Williams of Mississippi introduced a bill providing that tariff duties on any article shall not amount to more than 500 per cent ad valorem. Rep­ resentative i_>e Armond of Missouri in­ troduced a resolution, which was sent to the committee on rules, making it in or­ der to consider at any time his resolution for an investigation of the postofflce de­ partment. LIVE BABY 18 PUt INTO FIRE Medical Student Pulls Charred Body of Slain Infant From Furnace. Lincoln, Neb., special: The body of an infant was found in the glowing fur­ nace of the Lincoln Medical college. It was discovered by a student who acts as janitor and who pulled the charred body from the coals. The police say the baby was undoubtedly alive when it was thrown in and that it was several days old. OWI MINERS GOJi STRIKE Every Coal Shaft in the State Is Affected by the Decision OPERATORS WANT MEN TO STAY Ask That They Be Given Aid In Order to Keep Water From Accumulating In the Mines, Threatening Long struggle If Refused. Dee Moines, la., dispatch: Miners fn twenty-three counties, numbering In all 15,000 men, struck Thursday af­ ternoon. Tools were removed from the mines and every shaft in the state is dark. The strike also extends into the big mining districts in Putnam county, Missouri. Efforts were made to establish a truce whereby union men might be Kept at the mines for two weeks to keep out the water. The operators say that if this trace W not accepted they will bar union miners from Iowa forever and that the fight will be a fight to the death with union labor. It is feared that the Iowa coal min­ ing districts may become the center of intense excitement. The miners as a rule are well prepared to meet the fight with the operators, as the union of district No. 13 has |80,000 cash in its treasury. Miners in Illinois, Ohio, and West Virginia will be called upon at once to contribute to the support of the strikers. Cause of Trouble. Summed up, the situation is as fol­ lows: 1. The miners demand a reduction in the price of blasting powder from $2 to $1.75 per can. They demand a uniform advance in the scale of wages paid top men and that drivers in dis­ tricts Nos. 1 and 4 shall receive the same scale as in districts Nos. 2 and 3.. 2. The operators claim they are standing by the Indianapolis agree­ ment, and in doing so cannot submit to general Increases in the wages paid unskilled labor throughout the dis­ trict. There is no dissatisfaction with the scale paid skilled workmen In any district. The coal supply In Iowa this year bas been inadequate to the demand. Railways, anticipating the strike, have seized hundreds of thousands of tons and packed it in storage along their routes. NO STRIKE IN ILLINOIS. Miners Withdraw Contention Regard­ ing Wages in Northern Field. Springfield dispatch: There will be no strike of the Illinois miners. After both operators and miners had issued ultimatums the miners held an execu­ tive session and decided to withdraw their demands for the northern field, which was the bone of contention. This means that there will be no fur­ ther delay in adjusting tile scale for the state, In accordance with the re­ duction of 3 cents provided for and agreed to in the interstate conven­ tion. John Mitchell, the national pres­ ident, said that the miners had no grievance except In the northern field, and from this it is taken that thia question will not be reopened. Mitchell led the northern Illinois miners in their hght to continue the old scale in that district for two years. Jphn M. Hunter opposed Mitchell, and it is said credit belongs to minter for urging the njen to withdraw their de­ mands. Hunter formerly was presi­ dent of the Illinois miners. The result is a victory for the oper­ ators, who say it is the greatest vic­ tory ever won for the system of Joint agreements, for only under such a sys­ tem, where both sides are thoroughly organized, would it have been possible to make the conservative element in a tabor organization strong enough to bold in check the radical members. In view of the fact that the agree­ ment will continue for two years, ac­ tivity in all the industries of Illinois ?s practically secured. Senate Passes Amendment Covering Detention of Law Breakers. Des Moines, Iowa, dispatch: An amendment to Iowa's extradition laws, covering cases similar to that of the recent Boone poisoned candy case, has passed the Senate. It provides that In cases of any person commit­ ting an act in Iowa to do injury to the property of person of another state he shall be held as though the act was committed in this state. Battleship Shift Is BenL Washington dispatch: A report has been received at the navy department that the shaft of the battleship Illi­ nois, recently in collision with the Missouri, was not cracked, but bent. An effort is being made to straighten it and It is believed by the engineer officers that this can be done, though it is calculated that at least a month will be required for the work. QUAKE TEAR8 DOWN HOU8ES Judge Knowles to Retire. Butte, Mont., dispatch: Federal Judge Hiram Knowles has announced that he will send in his resignation some time in April. Judge Knowles has been on the bench since Montana was admitted into the Union In 1889. Arrest Penitentiary Guard. Columbus, O., dispatch: R O. Cole, an ex-guard of we Ohio penitentiary, was arreated on the charge of aiding "Burglar Jim" Anderson and George Duncan to escape. Mexican City Suffera Great Damage From Shaking of the Earth. San Francisco dispatch: The steam­ er Newport, has brought news of an earthquake at Manzanillo. A number of buildings were shaken down, but the greatest damage was done to the big breakwater that is being built there by the Mexican government for the improvement of the harbor. Much of it that had been built Bunk from sight. The loss will be considerable. NATIONAL PARTY FOR NEGROE8 Candidate for President to Be Named at Convention July 6. East St Louis, 111., dispatch: W. T. Scott, a negro, has announced that preparations have been completed for a national convention for the nomi­ nation of a negro candidate for presi­ dent. The convention will be held In St. Louis July 6, the date for the national Democratic convention. The name of the new party is "The Na­ tional Civil Liberal Party," and a platform will be adopted which, Scott &ays, will call for government own­ ership of transportation facilities, and a pension list for former slaves. S. P. Mitchell of Memphis, Tenn., Is president of the organization, and I. L. Walton of Washington, D. C., Is vice president WAR HELPS CHRISTIAN WORK Kills Primary Election Bill. Des Moines, Iowa, dispatch: The state senate killed the Crossley pri­ mary election law by a vote of 26 to 19. The bill had been heralded as the most Important piece of legislation to oome before the present session. Japanese Endeavorers Resolve on an Aggressive Campaign. Toiko cable: At the twelfth an­ nual convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, Just closed, there was a gratifying attend­ ance. The officers were all re-elected. The prevailing war spirit has aroused great enthusiasm among the native Christians and has determined them to conduct an aggressive movement Their motto for the coming year Is "Forward." FIGHTING JiAS BEEN SEVERE L'rn 11 ' 11 I?-,. Assertion Made That in Action at Chongju the Russians jLost 400 in Killed, Wounded and Captured | •New Chwang Is Safe. tmw-. % fi% view*."'**' _ • " ir Vv1' Seoul, April 4.--The Japanese ad­ vance toward the Yalu has been: mark­ ed by steady skirmishing, the Mika­ do's soldiers repulsing the Czar's at •very step. It is now asserted here that in the lighting at Chongju on March 28 Rus­ sians lost 400 in killed and wounded, and that an equal number were cap­ tured. The Japanese losses are given as thirty. Twenty of the Japanese troops wounded in the skirmish at Kasan on March 26 were embarked upon the hospital ship Kosal Maru. They are doing well. The Russian losses on that occasion are estimated at 500 in killed and wounded. It is rumored in the same connection that a Japanese major and thirty men were cut off and captured. One great body-of Japanese troops lias moved northward from Chlnnam- po and other harbors used for the landing of troops and stores, which latter are arriving at Chinnampo in large quantities. A tramway has been laid from the landing place for two miles. On either side of the roadway thousands of coolies ar& bus­ ily adding to the huge piles of war material. of success. The most that it Is pos­ sible for them to do is to isolate Port Arthur and possibly Vladivostock. Even that dally is becoming more dif­ ficult Four Japaneee Armies Advance in Co-operation. 8hangffai, April 4.--It is credibly reported here that the Japanese ar­ mies are operating In an Irregular, lozenge shaped area, whose corners are Intended to be Antung, New- chwang, Kirin and Vladivostok. < One force of 105,000 troops hati been landed opposite Takushan, in south­ ern Manchuria, and is marching north and northwest. Another army of 40,- 000 men was landed in northwest Ko­ rea, and is mafching towards the Yalu river. A third force, whose numbers are unknown, has been disembarked in northeastern Korea and is march­ ing to the west. It is supposed still another force will attack Newchwang from the southwest, and that news of an engagement la daily expected. Will Sacrifice Many Ships to Close Port Arthur Harbor. London, March 31.--The Express correspondent at Nagasaki tele- town proper. Here they made a 4» perate stand nntll another Japaaee* brigade came in sight Then, in th» face of overpowering numbers, the Russians retreated northward, cover­ ing their rear cleverly with a Cos­ sack squadron. The Japanese troops marched into the town and now occupy it. Tks Japanese losses were three killed as* ten wounded. A general Japanese advance continues. Skirmishes Between Outposts Are of Daily Occurrence. London,. April 1.--The correspond­ ent of the Daily Telegraph at Seoal reports that there is continuous skir­ mishing between Pingyang and Wljo, and that many Japanese have bee® killed. The correspondent adds a Corean spy at Pingyang has beea shot by the Japanese, It Is believed by British military ex­ perts that the Japanese army is muck nearer the Yalu river than it was when tts advance skirmishers defeat­ ed the Russians so afgaally near Chongju March 28. The real story of the fight Is yet t» be received, and it may have beea more serious than either Russia* ar ADVANCE OF JAPANESE TOWARD THE RUS8IANS. MUKDEN LtftC OF 'ANC£7- m Pimm PSii SEA OF , dfrPAN T> Mfaiiuh HiiiKU; r.Vr -- ii Hi: KAAfC'WMli w--jiajSiSHWwg&mnqr The weather now is milder and the* land campaign soon will be in full swing. The Japanese fleet is still intact and continues watching Port Arthur. Doubtless the Mikado's sailors will succeed in blocking the place on the first occasion when the weather favors them. Only a narrow passage Is now left The Russians have taken many of the twelve inch guns out of their ships to arm the old and new forts. It Beems reasonable to believe, now that the defenses of Port Arthur have been 'weakened, that its early capture Is to he expected. Creditors Force Bankruptcy. Boston, Mass., special: Several N«w York and Boston newspapers have filed a petition In bankruptcy »gainst Pettingill A Co., an advertising agenoy of this city. May Call In Mitchell. Louisville, Ky., ' dispatch: John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, may be called to Louisville to settle the wage scale for the West­ ern Kentucky coal miners. • gener­ al strike is imminent NewChwang Is Strongly Fortified by the Russians. New-Chwang, April 4.--The Russian position here is being strengthened every day. A fortnight ago the Jap­ anese could have landed with compar­ ative ease, but now a landing could be effected only with great difficulty. The railway from Harbin to Hai- cheng--east of New-chwang--is lined with camps. Supples are plentiful in Manchuria. The Russians are encour­ aging the raising of future supplies by paying farmers half price in advance for 1904 produce. They are paying well. The concentration of troops along the railway has been so rapid that it Is impossible now for Japan to carry the war into Manchuria with any hope RU88IA'8 HOLY BATTLE FLAG8. gfophs: "The Japanese are deter­ mined to block Port Arthur harbor. Twenty-eight aid and useless steam­ ers have been stripped of all but the mechinery necessary in navigation, and are being held in readiness for Admiral Togo's orders. Efforts have been made to keep this information secret, but I am able to give it on the highest authority." Fire In Qiiincy Mines. Houghton, Mich., dispatch: 9lre started in the shaft of the Quincy cop­ per mine, but was soon extinguished. The blaze was found by the miners when they went to worfc. - Common 8oldier%. Regard Them With Much Veneration. Among the many old-fashioned cus­ toms still in vogue in Russia is that of carrying flags on the battlefield, and the standard presented by the czar the other day to the Siberian Rifles will be defended to the last by the bravest of the regiment. The flags carried by the various regitients of the Russian army are gorgeous affairs, richly decorated with embroidery, each bearing a picture of the patron saint oi the particular ter­ ritorial district of the corps. These flags are regarded as doubly sacred by the Russian soldiers, inasmuch as they not only form a rallying point, but ever hold before their eyes a sym­ bol of the religion of the country. And the Russian peasant soldier is deeply religious. Nowadays, however, the carrying of a standard or colors in warfare is an anachronism. It is the survival of ancient days, when men fought with the sword. The battleflag was then the signal by which an army ad- %&oad, held its ground jratlred. Russian Forces Retire Beyond the Talu River. Seoul, March 31.--^The -Russians are In full retreat beyond the Yalu river. The first land battle in Corea, fought Jtfarch 28, will probably be the last. From every point the Russians, Cos­ sacks, artillery and infantry are re­ treating in orderly fashion northward. The action of March 28 was a great victory for the Japanese army. The fighting on both sides was brilliant and severe. The Russians were strong­ ly intrenched In Chongju, which is on the main Wiju coast, thirty-five miles north of Anju, The Japanese ad­ vance guard came in touch with the Russian outposts at 1,500 meters. The Russians were driven back on the town, which was held by 600 Cossacks acting as infantry. For several hours the firing was at long range, but Jap­ anese re-inforcemects were hurried up. Several brilliant charges by Japanese infantry drove the Russians from the first line of intrenchments into the Modern firearms have made the use of colors impossible in the field, for they would only act as a drawback to rapid skirmishing and, moreover, would provide a prominent mark on which the enemy could range hiB ar­ tillery. But that is nothing to the Russian military authorities, who still depend on the sheer weight and numbers of their men to bear down the enemy. If one battalion is shot down, what mat­ ters it? There are many more to fol- low tfca sacred flag. Japanese official reports have indi­ cated. A late telegram from Seoul says that after their defeat the Russians retired in disorder from ChongJn. leaving many rifles and sabers behind them. Gen. Mishtchenko It is assert­ ed, narrowly escaped capture. Gen. Kuropatkin Said to Plan Invasion of Korea. London, April 2.--Gen. Kuropatkin plans to invade Korea within a week with a vast army, his object being a general attack on the Japanese troops on the upper and lower Yalu, and at Ping Yang, Pakchon and Anju. China will join Japan as a belliger­ ent against Russia. The only question now is said to be the time when her neutrality proclamation will be broken. Another attack on Port Arthur Is re­ ported, but is denied in St Peters­ burg. Both Russians and Japanese olalm a victory at Chongju, the former de­ claring that the latter lost ten times as many men as did the troops of the Czar, while the Japanese assert that the Russians were not only driven back from Chongju but also from Yong Chun, to which place the Mika­ do's forces followed them. If you want a thing done well ask the waiter to bring it rare. HIS THREE LEADING ARTICLES. 5 t- Psychological. The cat and the infant sat upon the hearth-rug and regarded each other long and seriously. The cat's attitude was that of pure contemplation, her look as of one whose rule it Is neither to ask nor answer. The infant mind plainly struggled with a thought of which the outcome was presently this profound question: "Does a cat know she's a cat?"--Har­ per's Magazine. Hatred, always than it is throwa. rebounds harder Montsna Man's Extremely Simple but Comprehensive Creed. Maj. Francis Preston Fremont, son of the "Pathfinder," while stopping overnight in a Montana hotel several years ago, got Into conversation with a man who afterward became a Unit­ ed States senator. Learning of Maj Fremont's parentage, the stranger drew up and sat down," whereupon the major invited him to have some­ thing to drink. The future senator meditated an im- Btant Then, looking up, he asked: "Do you happen to be aware of my creed?" Upon receiving the anticipated neg­ ative, he proceeded: "Well, sir, I never ask a man te drink for fear of leading him Into temptation; I never refuse an invtta- tiou to drink for fear of hurting somebody's feelings; and"--bringing his flst down on the table--"I don't give a d what happens, so long as It don't happen to me! "Whisky neat, waiter!"--New Yoak Timet. .#A - > ><? i