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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 3® IfcOTNRY PLAINDEALER Oa #\ IKCRENRT, a. - ILLINOIS. pliE [Jbr ESaSwirl BPEVTIW HEARST FORCES LOSE IN |/v %ty. Dr. Grant Showerman, assistant professor of Latin in the University Of Wisconsin, has been appointed to fill the chair of Latin at Princeton university during the college year of 1904 and 1S05. Dr. Showerman will occupy the position held by Prof. T. B. Carter, who has been granted a year's leave of absence by the fac­ ulty. Rabbi David Lefkowltz of Spring­ field, IH., proposes to bring action in the courts to prohibit the reading of th,e Bible la the public schools. fhe national convention of the Al­ pha Xi Delta Sorority, which closed at Alliance, Ohio, elected Mrs. Ella B. Leib of Lombard college as grand president. "Official at Jacksonville, Fla., have discovered a Chinese bureau where bogus certificates entitling the holder to residence in the United States are Issued to order. Because 6he refused to marry him, William Louden shot and fatally wounded Nora Howells, aged 17, daughter ®f a farmer near Peoria, 111. Louden was arrested. Dr. J. S. Wentz sent a letter to the Bristol, Tenn., coroner's jury denying that he had criticized its verdict of accidental shooting in the case of his son. Edward L* Wentz. Mrs. Daisy Markin at Terre Haute, Ind., who carried the body of her hus­ band in a room to show the mourn­ ers "how aice he looked," was ad­ judged insane. C. T. Tilsman of Chicago and Mau­ rice Jacobs. Mrs. EL S. Ede, Jr., and Miss McMillan of Reno were thrown into the Truckee river and drowned at Lawtoa Springs, Nev., by the break­ ing of a steel cable of a suspension railway which they were crossing the stream. The men lost their lives in attempting to save their compan­ ions. Frank Barker was convicted of mur­ der and sentenced to death at Red Cloud. Neb., for killing his brother and the latter's wife. Claiming that h£ had become finan­ cially involved for $165,000 through deals ia cotton, a man supposed to be Charles Small or Snell, a broker of New York, jumped overboard from a steamer between Cleveland and Buf­ falo and was drowned. The district court of appeals at Washington refused to quash a sub­ poena for Countess Esterhazy in the suit for $100,000 damages brought by Mrs. Louisia M De Long, who accuses the eoaatess of alienating her hus­ band's affections. The countess is said to have sailed from New York for Europe. Record* ef the Postofflce Depart­ ment, which showed that E. J. Arnold & Co., a turf investment company of 8L Louis, which was represented by Harrison J. Barrett and allowed the use of the mails by General Tyner, bad failed for $3,000,000 and $75,000 assets, were introduced in the postal trial in Washington. The Nipsic. one of the old wooden •easels of the; navy, built in 1879, has been ordered out of commission at the Paget Sound navy yard, where she has been serving as a receiving ship. The Nipaie was the only survivor of the German and American fleets in the great hurricane at Samoa. She will be replaced as receiving ship by the cruiser Philadelphia. Dr. Craye Priestly, aged 29, great- great-graadson of Joseph Priestly, the discoverer of oxygen, died of penu- monia at Des Moines. He was taken ill Monday after delivering a lecture to the Drake College medical students. Judge Hynes at Denver discharged W. D. Mayward, secretary of the Westers Federation of Miners, who was charged with desecrating the American flag. ;Guy Andrews, son of Chancellor E. Benjamia Andrews of the University of Nebraska, was committed to an in­ sane asylum at Lincoln, Neb., on com­ plaint of his father. Workmen at Neenah, Wis., un­ earthed six skeletons on the site of an old roadhouse. It is believed they were the remains of victims mur­ dered la the early days of the state. A farm of forty-four acres near Nachusa, lil., presented by Mrs. Mary E. Shippert was dedicated as an or­ phans' home. It will be managed by the synod 9! the Evangelical Lutheran church. The remains of Henry L. Wentz were buried at Philadelphia. Neither the family nor the detectives will ac­ cept the verdict that his death in the mountains of Tennessee was acci­ dental. Mrs. Mary A. Powell, convicted at Dover, Del., of murder in the second degree for killing Estelle Albin, was sentenced to imprisonment for life, her counsel withdrawing a motion for a new trial. At West Heights Park, Ind., a horse drawing a surrey in which were John Waterman, his wife and four chil­ dren became frightened and ran away. The buggy was overturned and Clara Waterman, 10 years old, was instant- ' ly killed. All of the occupants were severely bruised. The most important matter to come before the general conference of the Methodist Protestant church, which meets at Washington next Friday, is the proposed union with the Congre­ gational and United Brethren churches. Mrs. A. W. Porter of Rock Island was elected president of the United Presbyterian Women's General Mis­ sionary society, in session at Bloom- ington, Ind. The report of the secre- |ary of foreign missions showed that f81,000 was spent in the work last jrear. V Justice Anderson of the district •qulty court at Washington decided |he legal contest between factions in fhe Knights of Labor in favor ot Hen­ ry A. Hicks and Simon Burns, declar­ ing them to ha/e been the legal offi­ cers of the organization. Judge Parker Secures the Democratic Delegation to St Louis. HELD IN CHECK BY UNIT RULE By a Vote of 954 to 582 the Conven­ tion Declares That Its Representa­ tives Must Act as One Man--Mi­ nority Will Make a Contest. Indianapolis, Ind., dispatch: Amid scenes of excitement the plans of the Parker element, led by Thomas Ta^- gart, were carried out in the Indiana Democratic state convention, which adjourned at 3 o'clock Thursday after­ noon. The Hearstltes made no at­ tempt to hold a rump convenion, the vote electing Alonzo Greene Smith, permanent chairman, and the v<f>te in­ structing the delegates to vote as a unit for Judge Parker in the St. Louis convention were almost identical with the figures predicted by Mr. Taggart. The sole purpose of the convention was to elect delegates TO the national convention, the state convention for nomination of candidates fpjr~state of­ fice having been called fory j)ily 20, when the same delegates tha this convention will return. form will then be adopted. The Hearst followers bad been wrought to a high pitch of determina­ tion by rousing addresses beforehand by the Rev. Sam Small of Georgia and ere in A plat- speak he was greeted with hisses and groans by the Hearst men. Senator Johannes Kopelke of Crown Point furnished one of the sensations of the convention when he said: MI find that the proceedings which resulted in my election as vice presi­ dent were outrageous and I do not care to accept honors or preferment coming in such a way, even though in the interest of the candidate I favor." The followers of Hearst have been collecting evidence which they say will be presented at the national con­ vention to prove their claims that they were not given fair treatment. Con­ tests from the Second, Sixth, Tenth and Thirteenth districts will be car­ ried to St. Louis. POSTAL MEN SELECT OFFICERS Letter Carriers Hold Annual Election at Oak Park Convention. Chicago, 111., special: At the sixth annual convention of Illinois letter carriers, held in the Warrington 6pera house at Oak Park, the following offi­ cers were elected: President, Thos. H. McCann, Rockford, re-elected; vice president, John Rudell, Peoria; secre­ tary, M. T. Finnan, Bloomington, re­ elected; treasurer, C. C. Ives, Clinton; sergeant at arms, John W. Solomon, Spntigfield; chairman of different committees appointed are: Executive P. J. Carey, Rockford; organization, Carroll Beal, Danvill1; credentials, C. T. Donohoe, Chicago; auditing, J. W. Murray, Chicago. The convention next year will be held in Mattoon the sec­ ond Thursday in May. j CROWN PRINCE UNDER ARREST Kaiser Orders Son Punished for Rid­ ing Dangerous Race. Berlin cable: It is reported that by order of the kaiser Crown Prince THE LAST SNAG REMOVED. n C. A. Windle of Chicago. The Rev. Sam Small advised against voting for Parker if he were nominated. Parker Forces In Majority. The first vote on the organization of the convention showed the Parker forces to number 1,094 and the Hearst following 468. The vote on instruc­ tion for Parker was 954 to 582, many delegates being in sympathy with the plea of the Twelfth district that Its two delegates be allowed to vote their sentiments for Hearst, that ©therwise it might endanger the seat of Repre­ sentative Robinson, Democratic con­ gressman from the district. This was the only district of the thirteen car­ ried by the Hearst following. A feature of the convention was the demonstration that followed the men­ tion of the name of George B. McClel- lan of New York. The cheering last­ ed for several minutes, several hun­ dred delegates and spectators rising and waving their hats and handker­ chiefs. Refuses to Hear Appeal. The chair announced that the first question to be settled would be the or­ ganization of the convention and no recommendations fcr delegates at large would be read till the conven­ tion was organized. An effort was made by the Hearst following through Senator Ulrey of Fort Wayne to ap­ peal from the chair. There was great confusion, but the chair refused to recognize anyone and Mr. Aiken moved the adoption of the minority report, which recommended Judge James McCabe of Wllliamsport for chairman. On this a call of counties was ordered. This brought out the first test of strength. The vote result­ ed 468 to 1,094, and Mr. Smith took the chair. Hisses for Chairman. When Chairman Smith arose to MAD DOG SCARES BOY TO DEATH --Brooklyn Easl*. Frederick William has again been sentenced to three days' house arrest for taking part in a dangerous riding competition at the Berlin race track. Mounted on his famous Arabian charger the prince outrode a dozen of his brother officers and won the gold cup presented by his father, th'e emperor, for the best combined high and broad jump. As the contest re­ sulted in a dead heat with a young .lieutenant the crown prince gallantly renounced Ms right in favor of his rival. The illustrated papers show the prince negotiating a sixteen-foot jump over a tall hedge with a wide water ditch beyond. The Raiser has always forbidden the heir to his throne to engage In sports that endan­ ger his life; but his highness is ap­ parently not to be denied. MOTORMAN PREVENTS A WRECK 8ees Man Placing Ties on Track and Stops Car in Time. Racine, Wis., dispatch: Only the presence of mind of the motorman on an interurban car prevented a wreck on the Northwestern railroad and the loss of many lives. As the car was running almost parallel with the Northwestern tracks toward the sub­ way four miles north of Raeino the motorman saw a man placing ties on the track. Hurriedly the car was stopped and the obstructions removed Just as the passenger train rounded the curve and sped by. The man who is charged with the attempted wreck gives his name as Peter Nelson, a ship carpenter. George Aid Collapses in Arms of His Mother, Who Came to Rescue Him. Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: After being chased several blocks by a mad dog, 7-year-old George Aid, 1134 South Eleventh street, staggered up the steps of his home and fell d,ead in the arms of his mother, who had heard his screams and just reached the door. The boy had been playing, when the dog, pursued by a crowd, came run­ ning down the street and took after him. Death of Dr. Cushlng. Washington dispatch: Dr. Clinton Cushlng, one of the best-known phy­ sicians in the country and one of the doctors who waited upon Mrs. Mc- Kicley wh^n she was ill in San Fran­ cisco three years ago, is dead. Claim Slavery Yet Practiced. Fort Worth, Tex., srecal: Reports of peonage being practiced among ne­ groes on Louisiana plantations are beins received by United States offi­ cers In Texas and an invest'gation is about to bp made Waitress Loses Her Life. Rochester, Minn., special: Emma Dorndyl, a waitress, lost her life in the burning of John Ziegel's restau­ rant JOY CAUSES DEATH OF A GIRL Michigan Student Receives Unexpect­ ed Visit l^rom Her Mother. Buffalo, N. Y., dispatch: Miss Mar­ ion Walton Gorham of Marshall, Mich., is dead, and the physician's report ascribes the cause to shock from over­ joy. Miss Gorham, who was attend­ ing a private school hero, received an urexpected visit from her mother. She started toward her with an ex­ clamation of joy and collapsed after taking a few steps. She was dead in a few seconds. Blooded Horses Burn. Jackson, Tenn., special: One of he most destructive fires that ever oc­ curred in Jackson destroyed an entire business block and a stable of valu­ able horses. Many were fine bloooed animals. The loss will total $40,000. War Cver Dam. Hayward. Wis., dispatch: A small war Is in progress in this county, with J. F. Deitz, who claims certain riparian rights on the lower Chippewa river, holding the fort and the sheriff's forces, to dislodge him. MISSING CHILD'S BODY IS FOUND IN CHIMNEY Yeufifl Woman Givea Clew to Where- •bouts of Corpse and Then Sud­ denly Disappears. New York dispatch: Wrhpped In rags in a chimney at her home in Third avenue, the body of 6-year-old Josephine McCahill, who has* been missing since May 2, was found May 12. The body was lodged near the top of the chimney and it was neces­ sary to tear away part of the ma­ sonry to release it. It is thought that the body was placed there with­ in c, day or two. An examination of the body disclosed that it was badly de­ composed, but that it had not been mutilated. It has been learned that children of the neighborhood have been accustomed to hide in the chim­ neys while at play on the roofs and the police now believe that the Mc­ Cahill girl might have climbed onto the chimney and fallen into it. Twice before the body was found, a well-dressed young woman called at the McCahill home and said that she had a presentiment that the child would be found in the ch'imney. On her second visit she expressed sur­ prise that sf search of the chimney had not been made on her previous suggestion. She refused to give her native or address and the police are now trying to find her. It was after her second visit that the investiga­ tion was made which resulted in the finding of the body. After leaving her home on May 2 to play in the street the child was seen in Third avenue with a man, de­ scribed as tall and dark. . She had a bag of candy in her hand, but was crying. That is all the police have had to work on. Their search had proceeded on the belief that the man was an Italian and that the girl would eventually be found in one of the Ital­ ian colonies in this or some near-by city. THE PRINCESS GAVE AID TO POOR Notorious Woman of St. Paul Leaves Half Her Fortune to Charity. St. Paul, Minn., dispatch: "The Princess," a woman of the under­ world whose deeds of kindness and open-hearted charity have been fa­ mous for nearly twenty years, died suddenly of heart failure. Her death discloses the fact that she has a daughter in a fashionable private school at Georgetown, D. C., who does not know of the life her mother led. Fo the daughter she leaves half of a fortune estimated at $200,000. The remainder goes to charity. The late 3ov. Ramsay, who knew her, said of her. "Her life is known to me. Her deeds entitle her to respect and should be emulated by every Chris­ tian man. Fallen though she was, few of God's people followed Christ's precepts more closely." FORMER MAYOR SHORT $100,000 Trustees Say Deposit Box Did Not Hold Promised $27,000. Davenport, la., special: Trustees of '.he creditors of ex-Mayor S. F. Smith now say the total amount of his em­ bezzlement will reach $100,000. A sen­ sation followed the opening of the box In the safety deposit company's vaults where Mr. Smith was supposed to keep the securities in the Keiser es­ tate. This box, when opened by order pf court, proved to contain but about $3,000 in questionable securities, in­ stead of the $30,000 which Mr. Smith had claimed was there, making his Shortage $27,000 instead of the $3,000 he had admitted. In the Sheaff es­ tate investigation shows him short $25,000 instead of the $18,000 he owned to. PROVIDES HOME FOR ORPHANS Woman Gives Farm Near Nachusa, III., Into Keeping of Church. Nachusa, 111., dispatch: Mrs. Mary E. Shippert, a comely little woman, is establishing here one of the most Interesting charities in Illinois. Pos­ sessed of several farms, she has given one of them to motherless and father- Jess children. The farm consists of forty-seven acres tnat slope away from the Nachusa station of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The generous woman who makes the gift is a member of tne Evangelical Luth­ eran church, and she has placed the charity In the keeping of the western synods of that denomination. The church has accepted the charge and has appointed a board of trustees. RUIN GOWNS BY COLLEGE JOKE Underclassmen at Hamline Throw Live Roosters in Banquet Hall. St. Paul, Minn., special: Hundreds of dollars' worth of gowns were ruined by underclassmen at Hamline university when they threw six live roosters through open windows upon a long banquet table at which sat members of the senior class. The birds landed just as chocolate in tall China cups had been served. Several of the cups were upset upon the gowns of thp young women at the table. AMBUSH SEVENTEEN AMERICANS Two Officers and Fifteen Men Are Vic­ tims of the Moros. Manila cablegram: Lieut. Winfield Harper and thirty-nine men of Com­ pany F of the Seventeenth United States infantry, were caught in an am­ bush May 8, by several hundred Moros. Two American officers and fif­ teen men were killed and five men were wounded. The ambush otfrur- red at Simpatem, on the east shore of Lake Llguasan, Island of Mindanao. Kills Paramour and Himself. Steubenville, O., dispatch: Sam Da­ vis shot Mrs. Nan Chapel three times and then blew out his own brains. They have been living as man and wife. His brother is under indictment for the murder of Calvin Owens. Stops Anti-Trust Inquiry. St Louis, Mo., dispatch: The Su­ preme court has overruled the anti­ trust proceedings Instituted against the Terminal Association of SL Louis by Attorney General Crow. 11 -- -- PLAN TO CRUSH RUSSIANS Japanese Will Endeavor to Strike Kouropatkin Before Reinforcements Can Reach Him-- Gloom at St. Petersburg. London, May 16.--The Japanese armies are in force within forty miles from Liaoyang and all military ob­ servers here believe Gen. Kouropatkin is on the eve of a most disastrous defeat. Gens. Kuroki and Oku, it is believed, plan to mask Port Arthur with a rela­ tively small force and to endeavor to envelope and destroy Gen. Kouropat- kin's force before it can be organized and reinforced. The St. Petersburg estimate of the number of Japanese soldiers actually tended is taken as probably near the truth--that Is, eight divisions of 23,- rected against it by the Japanese ships, but being unable to return to Port Arthur or to get into Dalny It was beached not far from Dalny. Only a few of the higher officers were aware of the plan, the success ot which depended upon secrecy. The achievement raised the spirits of the Russians afloat and ashore, and the young naval officer who was the hero of the exploit was feted and recom­ mended for the cross of St. George. The Russians, on May 11, appre­ hending that the presence of a Japa­ nese squadron meant an Attempt to capture Dalny, blew up the piers and town of Siuyan is being strongly forti­ fied with the object of securing the left flank of the main Japanese forces. There Is a large amount"of artillery biting brought up. The Novoe Vremya military expert says: "Delayed telegrams received show 'that the Japanese are operating with three armies. On all sides we hear nothing but pessimistic opisions, it being admitted that the unexpected display of numbers by the enemy ren­ ders Gen. Kouropatkin's position criti- <J^1 in the extreme. "Great bitterness is felt and ex- HOW THE ARMIES FRONJ EACH OTHER IN MANCHURIA. 'IMUKDEN T(s*/G ' Uf/%. * HA! CHE, T/eMCHAU CWAMG JfAtPfNG £ T U HO •O «n»7\ f , PORT ARTHUR JAPANESE FLAG IS PU5^1AN FlACr 'The flags with the central sun mark the advancing line of the Japanese, who are forcing their march deeper and deeper into Manchuria. The ships at the Yalu's mouth indicate the position of the Mikads's fleet which covered the crossing of the land forces from Wiju to Chin-Tien-Chang. The flags marked with the Russian cross indicate the present front of Kuropatkin's resistance. The concentration of the conflict, on land and sea, is shown by the proximity of Port Arthur (lower left corner) which Admiral Togo has at last succeeded in bottling up. 000 men each, or a total of 185,000 men, with 50,000 horses and 250 guns. There may be more, but available statistics show, even as matters stand, that the Russian field force is inferior to the armies advancing against it. The Times estimates that Gen. Kouropatkin has no more than 100,000 men and 256 guns, apart from his heavy guns, to defend 100 miles of front from Newchwang to Mukden. These are drawn up parallel to the line of communications and there is only a single line of retreat. Torpedo Raid Results in Crippling Japanese Crqiaer. Liaoyang, May 16.--The Russian fleet scored its first distinct naval success of the war on May 10 by the torpedoing and crippling, though not the sinking of an armored Japanese cruiser in Talienwan bay. The Russian attack was carefully planned on May 10, while the Japanese squadron was concentrated outside of Dalny, devoting its whole attention to Talienwan bay, and was carried out the same night. The attacking fbrce Was not a reg­ ular torpedo bota, but was only a small naphtha launch in command of a young naval officer, who had with him three jackies. The launch mounted a small machine gun and car­ ried three torpedoes. When darkness fell the launch crept out of Port Arthur, hugging the shore, with no lights aboard and no glow from engines to betray its presence. It was late when the launch gained the outer line of the Japanese squad­ ron. Slipping through the torpedo boat pickets and selecting the nearest war­ ship, a big armored cruiser, the launch stole toward the great warship and succeeded in exploding against its side a single torpedo. A deafening roar followed the explo­ sion, which echoed far ashore. Imme­ diately flames enveloped the cruiser, which evidently was badly crippled. The crew of the cruiser was seen to be fighting the fire, which they at last succeeded in extinguishing. A sis­ ter ship took the damaged vessel in tow and disappeared to the southeast. The launch escaped the hot fire di- POLITE TERMS FOR CRIME. Magazine Thinks They Mean Return to Lower Moral Level. Our language and vocabulary, with our growing slackness, are changing. We are carrying things (otherwise in­ supportable) with a laugh, and coining phrases for the purpose. We are Btiii sensitive to such coarse words a.* "thief" and "steal," but it is vain to deny among ourselves tbat certain un-t challenged doings of to-day forcibly suggest those terms. We give a twist and a turn to the rapidly changing English language, and the ugly words disappear in the process. When a conductor steals a fare we Jocularly remark that he is "knocking down on the company"; when we steal a ride from the same company and conductor we laughingly refer to our success in "beating the game"; when we bribe we merely "influence" or "square things"; when we are bribed we collect "assessments" or "rebates" or "commissions" or "retainers," and so on, until we reach a grave defini­ tion of "honest graft," which would be quietly evacuated the place. Two thousand Japanese have reoc- cupied the road to Sanchilipu, again cutting off Port Arthur. A strong force is advancing against Polendien. Correspondent Says Port Arthur Is in No Danger. London, May 16.--The correspon­ dent of the Daily News, who just ar­ rived at Chefoo from Port Arthur, which place he left on Thursday, says that the entrance to the harbor has been cleared and that cruisers are passing in and out. He says that although 25,000 Japanese have land­ ed north of Port Arthur, the garrison there is not dismayed. The garrison numbers 15,000 men, exclusive of 30,- 000 Chinese coolies. The correspondent denies that Ad­ miral Togo's bombardments were ef­ fective. He says not a single gun was disabled. The populated parts of the city were slightly damaged, but the arsenals and dockyards were not in­ jured. The battleship Retvisan is perma­ nently disabled. The cruiser Askold is in dock and is being repaired. The other ships are not injured. Warships are able to go to sea, as the channel has been cleared. Two cruisers and two torpedo boat destroy­ ers steamed outside last Sunday. The garrison holds all the good positions within twenty miles of the fortress. A battalion of Japanese soldiers ad­ vanced last Sunday from Kincho bay. They were met with a savage artillery fire, which was followed by a charge of Cossacks. The Japanese retreated, leaving eighty-five dead on the ground. Russian Newspapers Admit Kouropatkin Is in Danger. St. Petersburg, May 16.--From Muk­ den the Japanese armies are reported to have turned up at six different new places, to have occupied four stations on the Port Arthur railway, blown up the line for three miles be­ low Port Adams and taken Dalny. At the same time Gens. Kuroki and Oku, with their divisions, are advan­ cing in a line nearly 100 miles long, while the strategically important more humorous if so many people did not feel that the term supplied them with a long felt want. Now, these expressions and others like them may bear a strong resem­ blance to thieves' slang, but they mere­ ly reflect the language of a people un­ consciously retreating to a lower mora; level.--Everybody's Magazine. r. reused over the tone of tha German nress, so unexpectedly going back on this country at a time whea Russia much needs friends. Chancellor von Bulow's well meant efTorta are only making matters worse." The Russky Invalid, the army or­ gan, says: "We believe that two Japanese divi­ sions are moving forward from Feng- wangcheng, on the Liaoyang road. The presence of a large force of artil­ lery at Siuyen, about flfty-ive miles southwest of Fengwangcheng, may in­ dicate a Japanese intention of forti­ fying that place so as to protest the left flank of their base of operations, which probably is now included in a quadrilateral bounded by liaes con­ necting Siuyen, Takushan, Fengwang­ cheng and Antung. The advancing lines are probably connected with Japanese bases through Chaataidzy, on the road leading to Pitaewo and Wiju and Anju into Corea." Official Report of the Casualties in YaYu Battle. Tokio, May 12--A revised official report states that in the battle of Sun­ day, May 1, the Japanese had 31 offi­ cers killed and 29 wounded, and 160 men killed and 666 wounded. Of the Russians, 1,362 were found dead on the field. Four hundred and seventy- five wounded Russians are in Japa­ nese hospitals. Prisoners t« he num­ ber of 138 were taken. Japanese Torpedo Boat Is Sunk; First Loss of War. Tokio, May 14.--The Russian port of Dalny, twenty miles front Port Ar­ thur. practically is in the mikado's hands. The fleet yesterday searched the shores and hills of the surround­ ing bays, losing a torpedo boat in the operation. The torpedo boat No. 4S blown up by a Russian mine in Ken- bay, north of Dalny, is the first war­ ship Japan has lost since the war be­ gan. Seven men were killed and a number wounded. The torpedo boat sank within a few minutes. AIR BATHS FOR BRAIN FAG. New English Idea for Mental and Physical Regeneration. Air baths are the latest cure sug­ gested for brain fag among the Eng­ lish. The air bathing cure will be part of the system of mental and physical regeneration to be employed at the "higher thought culture colony" at Compton, near Newbury, in Berkshire, for the establishment of which a pub­ lic company is to be formed. This cure has been formulated by Dr. Styavstrom of Sweden, who will be the medical head of the colony. The cure includes air bathing, barefoot walking and physical culture; a treit- ment of disease by electricity, while Nothing, except what flows from the heart, can render even external manners truly pleasing.--Blair. the third factor in the cure will be the simplicity of life. The diet will be largely vegetarian, the fruit and vege­ tables eaten being grown by the men patients strong enough to de the work. They will be assisted by the women, who will also work at tapestry weaving and embroidery. Mental train­ ing wi"l be given under the auspices of the "higher thought" center. A start is being made at Compton, where a bungalow has been secured, with a rough garden and ten acres of land, suitable for air breathing. Air baths will be built in a yard. One of Those Breaks. Hostess (to 'ady guest after din­ ner)--Doesn't your husband smoke? Guest--Oh, usually, after a good dinner; but he doesn't seem to care for it to-day. An Exception. Teacher--A scream. Tommy, Is an exclamation of pain. How can you say it is an exclamat'on of pleasure?" Tommy--I was alluding te de scream a girl gives when a man kisses her. 0