WAfl TALK IH THE FAR EAST
Russian Reply to Japan Said to
bo Conciliatory.
WAR DECLARATION EXPECTED.
Viceroy Given Authority to Declare
War and Open Hostilities If Ha
Think Necessary,
The diaft of the Russian response,
tentatively by the cznr, was tele
graphed on the 6th. While the con
tents of the response nre cnrettilly
guarded they lire Known to he In a con
ciliatory spirit ami form and to con
tain what are regarded ax Important
concessions, a 1 1 IioiikIi maintaining
Rutin's foinur poHltlon on some of
the main points covering Manchuria
nnd Korea.
Minister Allen milled from Seoul to
Washington that all the Japanese In
tlip Yalu rlvrr district of Korea hive
be n summoned to Seoul at once.
This In taken to mean tint. Japan linn
abandoned all hope if ) :i.v t'lid l.i
preparing for war at or e. S.ato De
partment (ifHt-iala would not ho mi
prlseii to hear to-inoriow that hostili
ties have begun. Kvory lit of litl'or
maiioii they are receiving now points
to war. Mi-. Allen's dispatch uls
lla'rj (hat active slo 8 aiv lielnB taken
to .v.olict Americans living In the lu
te; In- of Korea.
The Japanese nre flying panic-stricken,
cables the Vludostoek correspond
ent of the Novoe Vrrniya, nnd Jap
altera Ktorek'-epers are sacrificing all
they possess In their haste to escape
to Japan. discs of oranges are sell
lng for 5 cents, and furniture l.i be
ing literally glvl'ii away. They nre
prKtknlly ruining themselves In their
hurry to get away before tho c;ilhrcnk
of war.
The Russian squadron heretofore In
ilde the harlior. at Port Arthur, con
sisting cf seven battleships nnd cruis
ers. Joined the outside fleet, which
nnd Just unturned fiom Chemulpo, Ko
rea, and the entire fleet nailed on the
3d with complete Japanese charts of
the Korean const.
The failing of the Russian fleet la
regarded In London as me ielng war.
A dispatch front St. l'ei .-i kbit's says
tho Russian general staff Inn given
Viceroy AlexlelT nnlhoilty to deel.ire
war and op. u hostilities on his own
responsibility If circumstances ren
dcr it necessary. The dispatch adds
that nn Imperial manifesto declaring
WRr is i;xr,ti:tud If the Japanese gov
ernment does not accept the condi
tion proposed In Russia's response,
which, It Is asserted, will bo Russia's
last woid.
The Scoul-Ftisnn railroad has been
occupied by Japanese tioops, according
to a dispatch Ir.im Vladivostock, which
adds that tho Japanese have taken
fl.'ld guns to Seoul for the protection
of their legation and that they arc
building ban neks for tho accommo
dation cf cavR.lt y.
8HIP TRU3T FIGHT ENDED.
Plan of Reorganization Finally
Agreed to by All Interests.
After frequent eonforcmes the long
fight between the Sheldon reorganUn
Hon committee In Cnited Stares Ship
building affairs and the bondholders'
protective commutes, represented by
Samuel Untvrmycr, was settled by tho
formation of a new plan, which ha3
been agreed to by both sides, and the
litigation In which Charles M. Schwab
has been the central figure will end.
Max Pam has been removed from the
reorganization committee, nnd Pliny
Fisk, tho bnnker, whose house will
tako part of tho -work of financing
the new company, takes his place,
while Max Nathnn, of the Internatlen
al Pump Company, has boon agreed on
as an additional member of the com
mittee to represent tha protective
committee.
The new plan made public by Will
lam Nelson Cromwell is put out as
coming from Receiver Smith, and pro
vides for a rmw company with a capi
talization of $30,0C0.()0(, half preferred
and half common, Mr. Schwab, ns
owner of tho Bethlehem bonds, to get
?9, 000,000 of preferred and $6,000,imO
Of common stock, and the first mort
gage bondholders to g-et the remaind
er pro rata. Mr. Schwab gives up his
prior lien on Bethlehem and all tho
present stock Is wiped out. The pre
ferred stock is to be 7 per cent non
cumulative. There are to be issued
$3,000,000 of collateral trust sinking
fund, 6 per ent Ill-year gold bonds,
which are to be taken up by a syndi
cate of which the Morton Trust Com
pany and Thomas F. Ryan are to be
managers and Harvey Flak & Sons
participants, the latter to market the
bonds. These bonds nre to be paid
to the syndicate at 875 per 1.000.
Former Secretary of War Eilhu
Root Is counsel for tho syndicate
managers, The new reorganization
commute will consist of George R.
Sheldon, chairman, Charles F. Fair
child and John E. Lome. P. FUU.
Charles li Wet more and Max Na
than. Other terms of the' compromise to
"which both sides gave up many things
which they have fought for up to the
last moment, Include a provision that
the expenses of the fight cf the bond
holders' protective commltte shall be
paid as a pait of tho expenses of re
organization. Both branches of Congress have ac
cepted Wlsroutin's gift of a statue of
Marquette for Statuaiy Hall.
Self-Playing Pipe Orcana.
Prof. J. O. Funkhouser, of Hagers
town, completed an dldw w w.fp'hi'ddl
Iowa, Md has completed an Invention
for the svlf-playing of pipe organs.
Ho calls it the "symphonlBt," The in
vention consists of an automatic at
tachment thut can be fitted on the in
side of any pipe organ, and produces
the tones by blowing clr through the
pipes la the regular way. One of tho
sell-playing pipe organs is now being
fcuilt for James E. Ingram, of Plm'Jco,
Md and unother will ba built for ex
hibition at the St. Louis Exposition.
AMERICAN SAILOR KILLED.
Dominican Insurgents Fir on a
Yankee Launch.
Tho Insurgents of San Domingo de
liberately nred on the launch of the
auxlllory cruiser Yankee, killing J. C.
Johnston, the engineer. Tho bullet
filtered h.'s hend above tho eye.
United States Minister Powell lias
directed tho captain of the Yankeo to
tike drastic measures to avenge
Johnston s death and this Insult to the
American flag.
Tho Germnn Consul requested
United Stales Minister Powell to af
ford protection to Merr Worninn, the
(lermmi Vice Consul, that Ire might
bring his family ,'nto the city, as the
Insurgents gav( Mr. Wurman 4H hours
to leave his rtntlon or suffer tho con
st qui nees.
Mr. Powell secured a guard of CO
men "rom the Cnited States miser
Colombia and Informed tho Govern
ment that It wbb the Intention of
tho Gorman Consul nnd himself to
bring llerr Wormnn's family Into the
city anil ask'd the Government not
to lire upon h:s party while It was on
Its inUsioti. He paid that If fired up
en t hi j patty would protect them
selves. As soon as they pnsspil ou'sldo the
city they wer,- covered by the guns
of the Cotuni'ila. No attack was mail"
and the Worninn family was brought
back In safety.
The Insurgents ore desperate nnd
nre destroying foreign property. Mr.
Powell has received III gent appeals to
protect foreign property against this
imaging nnd tiro Columbia nmy ko
compelled to lnnd marines.
The firing around the city contin
ues. The situation Is serious.
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
Fireman Killed and Several Pcrsans
Severely Injured.
Fxpross train No. 1, running west
on tho Pennsylvania rnllrond, plowed
Into an engine nnd cabin car nt Ty
rone, Pa., with fatal results. The en
tire train was wrecked, one man was
killed, one wns seriously Injuied nnd
many others slightly hurt.
Harry Tltzel, fireman, of Ilanlnbiirg,
had his ikull crushed and wu badly
mangled.
The injured nre C. W. Jones, of Bal
timore, express mrsFcngor; .Internal
Injuries, body cut and bruised; Rob
eit II. Honnl.i, of Philadelphia, sales
man; right knee cut and sprained and
body bruises; Charles Kleinea, of
lllrdsboro; cut about tha head; A.
Spoyllng, I.ewisburg, postal clerk;
body biulies nnd cut; John J. Proiity,
1'ulihvinsvlllo. N. Y., salesman; sprain
of back nnd body bruises; Frank
Helmut, Philadelphia; Injured about
the neck. Jaw and left side.
A numbi r of other pnntcngcrs re
ceived slight bruises.
MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE.
Great Mass of Colombian History Sent
to Congress.
The president Eont to tho senate a 1
mass of cot resjiindence In response j
to Senator Gorman's resolution tailing;
for the dales find circumstances mi-!
der which the United States used mili
tary forces In the Internal affairs of
New Grenada or Colombia, and wheth-
cr such hp's of military forces were
on the ini'.'ativo of the United Stat3 '
or by the request of New Grenada or
Colombia, or inconsequence of any of-:
flclal representation of either. The!
resolution also railed for copies of the
order by tho navy department relating
to such use cf military force.
Tho circumstances under wh!:h
fores were landed a:o given by the
president In detail, but orders by tho
war and rtavy departments concerning
the. Inner workings of such depart-!
nients, and which constitute a part cf
the records of tho olnces of mllltaiyi
and navnl .Intelligence, are withheld,
on the grounds that the disclosure of,
such confidential matters would bo '
incompatible with the public Interest.
END OF COUNTY COURTS.
Ancient Virginia System Now A
Thing Of The Past.
Tho ancient system of county courts
that has existed In Vltglnln since Col
er.ial days has become a thing of ths
past. Under the provisions of the
new State Constitution these courts
were abolished, their existence ending
with tli a month of January.
In the Constitutional Convention of
1903 the final change was made. This
ancient County Court was abolished
and a Circuit Court, In which wa3
centered the powers of both the old
Ccunty Court and the old Circuit
Court, was established. The State U
now divided Into 24 circuits, with the
following Judges.
CONDENSED CABLES.
The arbitration treaty between Great I
Biltaln and Italy has been signed. I
Uruguayan rebels won an linpo:tant
victory over Government troops at San I
Ramon.
Lillian Nor;Mea, the famous slngar, ,
was divorced In New York from j
Herr Zoltan Dome. j
Speaking In the IIous9 of Commons,
John Redmond demanded home rule
In behalf cf the Iilbh.
.Taraneeo troop seized the Seoul
Fusnn railroad. In Korea, and carried '
urtillery to Sooul.
The Czar and Czarina gave a brill-,
lant court ball at tho Winter Palace
In St. Petersburg.
Russia has mobilized the Manchitr
Ian reserves and Is now declared to be
icady for war with Japan.
To King Edward is chiefly due tho
sweeping scheme of roform adopted
for ti e Erltlsh War OlfUe.
The trial of Princess Alexandra of
Vsomburg and Iludlngen on charges cf
fraud began at Frauki'ort-on-tho-Maln.
Nothing has been heard in weeks
from Colonel Ijeutwehi, Governor of
Geman 8ou:'iiwciA Africa, who has
been nicking a Jong inarch toward be
1 jaguared forts. . i
- ; I
PORTO RICO IN CONGRESS
Representative? of the Island In
the House.
CHAMPIONED BY MR. DALZELL.
New Delegate Immediately Intro,
duceo Bill for Citlienshlp of
Natives.
Ily unanimously agreeing to a reso
lution amending the rules of the
house, the resident commissioner to
congress from Poito Hlco was given
additional authority, equal In all es
sential respects to that of a delegate
from a territory, the action not re
quiring tho concurrence of tho sen
ate. Resident Commissioners Dcgotnu of
Potto It leo taking advantage of the
vnlnrged towers granted him by tho
house. Introduced a bill to "exptessly
declare the citizens of l'orto Itleo
(itlzens of the United States." The
bill piov.ldrs as follows
"That the citizens of Porto Rleo,
whoso permanent allegiance Is due to
the United States; the organic law of
whoso domicile was enacted by tho
United States, and Is enforced through
olllclnls swoin to support the Consti
tution of the United States, are here
by expressly declared to be citizens
of the United Stntes."
The bill was rel et red to the com
mittee, on Insular affairs. .
A bill which provided for a "dele
gate from Potto Hlco" passed the
house dining tho last congress, but
was amended by the senate to such
an extent thnt It failed. A bill dupli
cating the action of the houso nt the
last seat-ion Id now pending, but mean
while Porto Ri o will receive, under
tho action taken to-day, practically
all of the benefits extended In the
measure.
A lively parliamentary debate pre
coded the adoption of the resolution,
which was reported from the commit
tea on rules ns a "p: Ivllcgod" mat
ter. The minority members of tho
eommltteo wished to set a date in
tha resolution for the consideration
of the bill in qii -stion and to extend
in tho meantime all the privileges of
n delegate to .Mr. Hegetau, tho resi
dent commissioner. Fulling In this,
tl.t minority mem'.ers, after criticis
ing the majority nnd alsa the senato
for I's action of last Bession, Blip
ported tho resolution.
Mr. Dnlzell explained thnt at tho
ln?J FosMon of congress Commission
er Hegetau wa'i granted tho right to
tho floor, but It was dei'irable. In tho
Intel ests of Porto Uleu to grant him
tuna r privileges.
Mr. Williams announced that tho
resolution wns good legislation but
did not go far enough. There was no
reason why Porto Rico should not be
entitled to a delegate ns well as Ha
waii, Mr. Williams called attention
to a 'bill now on tho housa nlendnr
from tho Insuliir nffalis committed,
giving Porto Rico a delegate.
Mr. Jonc3 (Va.) elated that tho
Iioufo had passed tho same bill unani
mously In the Inst congress.
PARLIAMENT OPENED.
Morley Will Introduce Free Trado
Amendment to King's Speech.
Tho king opened parliament on the
2d with the usual ceremonial and tho
old-fashioned Incidents of the past.
Ruler and Queen arrived In state, wild
occupied the throne, as of yore, and
the prince nnd irlncess of Wales also
had a royal procession. The king con
gratulaud the nation on the settle
ment of the Alaskan boundary dis
pute. On tho fnr eastern situation,
the speech said Knglnnd would do all
possible to maintain peace.
Tho fiscal problem was the pilnclpal
topic, In moving and so. ending.
Sir Henry Cumpbell-Hannerman se
verely arraigned the government's at
titude on the fiscal question and an
nounced that John Morley would In
a few days Introduce a more compre
hensive amendment. Involving tha
whole situation.
Piemler Ualfour wns laid up with
Influenza, and therefore was unubltt to
be present. W'hen Austen Chamber
lain arose In reply lu behalf of the
party of which his own father Is be
lieved to be tha most powerful mem
ber, the house was spellbound. Until
that moment Mr. Ack-ors-Douglaa,
secretary of state for home affairs,
was generally expected to take Pie
mler Ealfour's place, and Interest In
the proceedings was heightened by tlve
fact that Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man.
the Liberal leader, had Just con
cluded p. merciless satire on Austen
Chamberlain's father.
BEARS AGAIN ACTIVE,
Claim Tendency of Price Will Be
Downward for Some Time.
The old bear party that was a factor
in the stock market last autumn and
early In the winter and which with
drew from speculation for a time fol
lowing tire Into 10 to 20-polnt rise In
prices Is said to be again aggressive
with II. O. Well and his associates,
active leaders. That contingent has
resumed opoiatlons for the decline on
the theory that the recovery was only
a rally, that the real tendency of val
ues is downward, that tlV) market Is
entering a protracted period of de
prvaslon, and that ralhoad earnings
are going to fall off In every direction.
8ervlce Pension Bill.
Senator Penrose Introduced a bill
which provides that not less than $3
per month pension shall bo paid any
soldier who served at least 30 days
during the late civil war, piovtded that
such soldier saw any service during
tho month, outside the state from
which he enlisted. This Is a measure
which If passed will practically give
every man who onrolled his name as
a soldier during the Civil war a pen
sion of $8 a mouth,
SENATOR HANNA VERY ILL.
Has Typhoid Fever and la In Weak
ened Condition.
Senator Ilnnna has a well develop
ed case of typhoid fever, nnd has had
It probably for thiee weeks. He Is In
such a weak physical state that Ws
friends nnd tho mrmbers of his fam
ily are greatly worried. The fact that
the Senator has typhoid fever was
very clearly shown by the micro
scopic examination of the blood. Sur
geon General Rlxey would not believe
his patient had the fevrr until Rfier
Dr. Mngrtider made tho examination
and showed him the results of the
test. Then the doctors were Infornred
that, tho Senator was at Columbus,
wheie the pollution of the Scioto river,
whence the city draws Its water sup
ply, ha.4 tailed over 1.000 cases.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES,
Wlntt-r wheat sold for $1 a bushel In
Chicago.
The Hnrwlelt mine r.-llef fund has
reached $.18.eoo.
Cotton nnd coffin prices continued to
decline In New York.
A pule blowing DO miles nn hour
wrecked n tiiimbir of buildings at
Plot cn station. Col.
Puinett Y. Tiffany testified In New
York thnt It icqiilres $.10,000 a year for
a n illlonnlre to llvo.
fl plember futures In the New York
Coffee Exchange sold nt (I cents, the
highest price for fevciiul years.
John 1). Roekpfvllev has tendered
Ills resignation as a dliector of tho
United States Steel Corporation.
Col. J. T. Gibson, who comninnded
a Virginia regiment In the John llrown
rnld, died nt Chnrlestown, W. Va,
Phonographic records of the voices
of great men will be kept nt Ilntvard
Unlvcnilty and In Washington, I). C.
Abtahnm M. Hank, a Nr-w York cot
ton broker, committed suicide, li'isi
ness reverses are attributed as tho
cause.
Four million dollats of American
capital is Invested In an electric street
rnllwny system about to be constructed
In Manila.
The prlco of July cotton reached
17.53 cen's In Nww York and IS cents
In New Orleans, the highest prlco
Hlneo 187-1.
James Smith, alleged countoif .'Iter,
arrested with his son and another nuin
at Gre'enpolnt, L. I., was said to bo
worth $1 oo.OU').
The amendment providing for nn
additional loan to the St. Louis Ex
position hnB met strong opposition In
tho Senate.
"Rev." F. W. Snnford, head of tho
"Holy Ghost and Us Society" was con
victed nt Auburn, Maine, of cruelty
to bin little son.
At his own request Senator Dietrich
(Hep., Neb.) hail a commltte appoint
td to Investigate chnrgfs recently
made against him.
Counsel for tho Ilerhtel family made
complaint In court nt Allcntown, Pa.,
accusing District Attorney K. J.
Llchtcnwalncr of misconduct.
Penn Cooper, nn engineer, was kill
ed nnd seven other persons woie In
jured In a collision on the IH'laware
railroad, mar Wilmington, Del.
Minister Squires asked President
Paliua, of Cuba, for the punishment
of Clt nfuc;viH rollers who threw mud
on tho Unltod States escutcheon.
Tim post of comtur.iider-ln-chlef of
the liritlsh Army, now held by Lord
Roberts, will bo abolished nnd other
radical rel'oims In army admlnibtra
ticn Introduced.
In a fight nt Wilton, Ky Deputy
Sheriff Helton Phot nnd killed David
and Thomns Flotcher and wounded a
man, named l!:oek while attempting
to servo a warrant.
C:orgo A. RoBe, cashier of the
Cleveland Trodiice Excho.ngo Dank,
who embezzled $187, 010 of tho bank
funds, was sentenced to 10 years In
the penitentiary.
Finding she was Insane when tho
deed was committed, a Kansas City,
(Mo..) Jury acquitted Mrs. Lulu rrlnco
Kennedy Kramer of a charge of
murdering her first husband.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota
quashed Uio Indictment against ex
Mayor A. A. Ame3, of Minneapolis, on
which ho was convicted of receiving
money illegally while Mayor.
Grant C. Gillette, the former cattle
plunger, who fled to Mexico, three
years ago, has made a definite move
to settle with his creditors, whom he
owes an aggregato sum estimated at
$1,500,000.
Rear Admiral Evans writes that
desertions In bis command have been
reduced to a minimum. He says the
worst diawback to discipline has been
the extesslve uso of aleoli&Hc diinks.
Admiral Evans recommends tho
establishment of canteens In the navy.
Five students, whose names are with
held, hava been expelled from Prince
ton university on a charge of cheat
ing In examinations, and two town
men hnve been ariested In connect
ion with tho matter.
The Montana Supreme Court re
versed the decision of Judge Clancy,
in Dutto, In the injunction suit of John
McGinnls against the Boston and Mon
tana Company, which caused the shut
down of all the Amalgamated proper
ties last summer.
Rroodln.-j over political rrltlel3m.
County Auditor John II. Miller, com
muted snlcldo at Chililcotho, O. Ho
was recorder of the Chllllcothe
ICnlghtB Templar for many years, and
was formerly manager for the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Tho war department has announced
that by tho hitter part of next summer
or early fall thero will bo enough new
Springfield rifles on hand to equip the
entire a' my nnd that this will be done
as quickly as possible.
Miss Nannlo Bryan, rister of William
Jennings liryan, died at Lincoln, Neb.,
Satuiday. Her brother was- on his
way from Chicago and had been
making a raco against time ever since
ho left the east In ordor to reach his
sister's bed Bide befoiu tho end came,
but was too lute.
Hundred Killed In the Revolution.
Business Paralyzed.
ISLANDS DEFIANT TO EUROPE.
Jlmlnaz Gains In Strength and Makes
It Lively for President Morales.
Armed Cruiser Appears,
Advices from Santo Domingo say
theie has been hard fighting around
Monte Crlstl and Santiago do Los
Caballeros. Hundreds of men have
been killed and business Is paralyzed.
The levuliitli.-nary general, Jlmlnez,
was at Monte Crlstl on January 2D
and preparing to resume the contest,
having received u largo supply of
nmiiriuUion on the 22d by the steam
er Cherokee fiom New York. A gun
l.i.nt appeared In tho ofllng of Monte
Crlstl on the lstli. and was supposed
to be waiting to inteicept the Cheio
kee; she si nt a boat In toward tho
shore, but lh revolutionists prevent
ed It fiom landing by artillery fire. To
this the Rinilio.U responded by hom
hurdltig Monte Crlstl on the lUth;
sho (till but slight damage, however,
and fltiully stentned away before the
Cherokee arrived nnd landed her am
munition, she having been delayed.
An aimed cruiser appeared off
Moiitj Cristl on January :7, and ex
changed phots with the shore, the rev
olutionists firing (list. The schooner
Is nt lit off Moii'o Crlstl. She seized
a lighter lend of piovlslons which wn-i
In Hi g sent from Monte Crlstl to a
small town on the coast.
Snnlo Domingo and Haiti hnve open
ly flouted the demands of European
governments for tha payment of their
International debts. The threats of
Germany to send warships to lorclbly
colle.t theve claims has been met
with n laugh and the declaration that
the United States will never permit
a repetition of the campaign of coer
cion which Geruriny, England and
Italy conducted ngalnst Venezuela.
Advices setting forth this condition of
aiYair have Just been received In
Washington.
I CONDITIONS IN CAVITE.
i
Ciopo Improving, Ladronea Being
j Caught, Roads Better.
Tho bureutt of Insular affairs, war
depat intent has received tho annual
i n port of C'apt. D. C. Shanks, governor
of tho province of Cav.lto, dated
j October 13, lo3, from which the
following Items of Interest have been
I taken:
j The tifw A'tMpay movement hns
inndo consldi ralilo headway In tho
j province and the development of this
new chuuh pnity has btought with It
a certain bitti rness of feeling between
the nilhereiints of the new church nnd
thoo of the Romi.n Catholic faith.
This Ivding has shown Itself In the
management of municipal nffalis
when the majority of tho municipal
council actuated by religions differ
ences has tought to Impose restric
tions upon the church of opposite,
faith. Tho miinlilpal pivstdent of 11a
coor was siisi ended for having arrett
ed n number of natives, who were at
tending n meeting conducted by some
nnMves of the Presbyterian faith.
The census that wna completed In
tho month of June showed thnt the
total population of the province wns
133,2-13. Tho roads of the province
are In bad condition, but during the
current year much woik has been done
to Improve them. The fight against
tho locust aroused great Interest.
They aiie stll found In the province,
but In greatly diminishing numbers.
The province cf Cavite under nor.
: mal conditions Is rich. It has a large
area of fertile rice lands. The hemp
' raised In the vicinity of the mountain
; towns of Amadoo, Alfonso and Indan
j Is of superior quality. Mu:h of the
ilea land is uncultivated due to lack
- of carabaos and tho dry weather pre
vailing during August and September.
On the Irrigated lands one good crop
, has already been reaped and another
; Is growing. Around Ronarlo, Santa
Ciuz, Malubon and Imus as well as in
tho mountain towns toward tho south
ern boundary tho prospects are much
j better than they were last year. The
order of the civil governor directing
tho planting of quick growing crops
j was very generally complied with, so
; that the shot tag? of last year's rice
crop did not so seriously affect the
I people as would otherwise have been
1 the case.
I Some of the most valuable lands of
I tho province are In dispute between
I tho people and the religious orders and
j final df . Ieion In tegard to the owner-
ship of this property will go far to
j ward removing a vc.ty vexing question.
I A good many of the ladrones have
been captured, and recently the dis
position of the people to aid In their
rapt tiro has evidenced a marked Im
provement. Maryland Senator Chosen.
After a deadlock lasting over two
weeks, tho Democrats In the Maryland
legislature met lu caucus on the even
ing of tho 3d and nominated Isidor
Raner, of Baltimore for United
States Senator to succcoj Louis E.
McComas.
Jacob Allen, a wealthy farnver of
Wellington, Kan., was bunkoed in
Wlxhita, Kan., by goldbrlck men, who
sold him a worthless combination cf
tin nnd copper for $10,0u0.
Money Wanted for Levees.
Gov. Curd and several other promi
nent Mlsslssippinns appeared to-day
before the committee on rivers and
harbors arguing for nn approp: latlon
of $13,000,000 to further strengthen
the levees alung the Mississippi river,
Tho general government has alivady
expended some $l7.ooi,000 and pit
vato and statu monies to the extent
of somo $10,000,000 ham been ex
panded to harness tho great Mississip
pi river.
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Tha Business Situation Waa Not Much
Improved During the Past Week.
II. O. Dunn & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says: Continued fluctuations
In the great staples were tho fentuts
of the week, cotton and coffee at
taining new high records for the sea
son, but subsequently declining sharp
ly, while gtaln advanced. Trade re
ports are Irregular, Improvement at
tho south and west finding Httlo re
sponse at the largo eistern cities.
Persistent low temperature is provid
ing a good demand lor heavy weailng
apparel and Increasing the difficulties
oi transportation. Spring buyers are
arriving In large numbers, with note
worthy eagerness to sectite cotton
goods, even at tho enhanced prices.
Knllway earnings for January averag
ed 7 per cent larger than In 1D03.
Progress Is slow In the Iron nnd
steel industry, new bu.ilness coming
forward reluctantly. Bovernl dis
patches regarding large contracts can
not be confirmed, and It Is usually
found thnt these statements refer to
old orders, while the figures of ton
nage prove much smaller than Indi
cated. Conditions continue quiet, prospec
tive ptir.lias"ts procrastinating In the
hope of more attractive terms. In sev
eral lines it Ins not proved possible
to inalntnln juice ngieetnenti, some
producers making special rates and the
seusoii opens with tho prcspect that
there will be nn open market for cot
ton ties. A bitter oiulojk is reported
for structural steel.
Just when buyers of cotton goods
weie beginning to exhibit n pronounc
ed disposition to f lnco more -liberal
orders the collapse In tho raw mate
rial produced hesitation. Consumers
have leduced supplies in the hands
of dealers to a point that, necessitates
replenishing, and tho Inquiries for
prompt shipment were expanding, hut
It Is naturally that the market Bhotild
become uncertain when the prices for
giods are very high and raw cotton
declined ?' a bale In a slngl? day.
Notwithstanding this Interruption, a
better volume of ttado Is in progress,
and It is reecgiilzeii that goods were
by no means on a parity with raw ma
terial at Its zenith. New England
shoe manufacturers have ample busi
ness In sight, but there Is much com
plaint of tiro aeurcity of leather ur.d
th Incicased cost of production.
Commercial failures this week in tho
United Stntes are 24';. against .1"2 last
week, S'S the prcc-eillm; wn"k and
2S4 the corresponding week last year.
Failures In Cannda number 2D. aalnrt
ti last week. 2.1 the pre-.vding week
and 32 last year.
DEATH OF W. C. WHITNEY.
Failed to Survive Second Operation
for Appendicitis.
William C. Whitney, former secre'
tary of the nnvy. died at hl3 borne,
871 Fifth avenue. New York, while
under the Influence of ether admin
istered preparatory to a second oper
ation for uppindli itU.
Wllilam C. Whitney wns born nt
Conway, Mnes., on July 13, 1S41, of old
Puritan stock, his lather being llr'g
(len. Jumes Scullay Whitney, a promi
nent Huston financier, n:;d descendant
of John Whitney, one of the early
Massachusetts colonists, while on his
mother's side he traced his descent
back to Gov. William Diadl'ord, of
Mayflower lame.
Mr. Whitney wa graduate! from Yale
and studied low at the Harvard Law
school. He came to New York when
a young man and entered the law ofhoo
of Abraham R. Lawrence. Ho was cor
poration counsel of fc'ew Ycrk in li"3,
1871! and 1 SS".
Mr. Whitney was married In ISO
to Miss Flora Payne, daughter of
H'iny U. Payne, then United States
senator from Ohio, tho died la lSCt".
leaving four children Pauline, who
married Almeric Hugh Paget of Eng
land ; Harry Payne Whitney, Payne
Whitney and Dorothy Whitney.
Mr. Whitney entered politics In 1871
when ho organized a young men's
Democratic club. In 1S72 he became
leader of the County Democracy. He
waa actively Interested In politics until
the close of President Cleveland's first
administration, during which he serv
ed ns secretary of the navy.
It was while acting as secretary of
the navy that Mr. Whitney first cama
Into national prominence through his
aggressive efforts toward Improvement
and enlargement of tho American
navy. At that time tho navy consisted
of wooden ships and a few antiquated
ironclads left over from the civil war.
Mr. Whitney urged upon congress
the necessity of establishing a new
navy on modern lines, and as a result
of his efforts the first steel armor-clad
ships flying tho United States flag
were built, and V.r. Whitney's fame as
the father of the new American navy
became established.
Soon alter leaving tho cabinet Mr.
Whitney began his career as a finan
cier. Buying the old Avenue horsecar
lni, he built around that as a nucloits
tho present Metropolitan Street Kail
way Company, which has gradually
acquired all of the surface lines on
Manhattan Island.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The senate voted an epproprlallon
of J4,6u0.loo to the St. Louis Exposi
tion. MrSheppard (Dem.L Texas, one of
the youngest members of the Hons,
made a determined and persistent ef
fort t0 bring about a refoim in the
distribution of s-ed by tho Govern
ment. The section was sustained.
Secretary Taft Takes Office.
William II. Taft took the oath of of
fice as Secretary of War February 1,
and nt once ent.'red upon his new
duties. The oivmoiiy took place In
tho War Department, and tho transfer
if authority from Ellhu Root, the re
tiring Seoietary, to Gov. Taft. whllo
imply made, was more Impressive
than any similar event In many years, I
Gen. Chaffee, chief of staff, In uniform, 1
was In charge of tho ceremonies,
BELINDA'S SHOPPING.
Belinda's been OHihopplnffT ...
Hlin's looked at llk galore
And lints and tiOso and velvet
KuongU to stock a store. ,
Sim's asked the price of bronzes,
Ami point lace collarettes)
film's looked nt Per-luu prayer rugl
And tortoise shell lorgnettes.
Bntltiila's been B-bnppliig
Hhe says she's nlimiKt denil.
She bought, and bud delivered,
Two spools of cotton thread.
Wo'hington Post.
HUMOROUS.
"He'i a mercenary wretch." "What
makes you think aot" "Ho married
Miss Goldio Rox, and t waa trying to
get her myself." Chicago Evening
Post.
Father t don't think your flanca
knows tha value of a dollar. Daughter
Woll, he'll know the valuo of ninety
light conts when ho geta my Christmas
present. Judgo.
Maudlo Aunt, do you think Bertln
Coldeash did riRlit to smile at me so
often In church? Aunt Whore did Ber
tie 8ltT Mandle Up in the gallery Just
tack of us. Chicago Daily News.
"What madn her faint?" asked thu
sympathetic) old lady. "Madame," re
plied the siiiir-faced misogynist, "there
wns a good-looking young man stand
ins right behind her." Town and
Country.
Stranger I see your people aro or
ganizing to put down lawlessness an 1
crlmo. Tough Citizen (grinding hi
teeth) Yes, sir; they say we're goln'
to havo a regular carnival of reform.
Chicago Tribune.
Miss De Stuffo How vulgar Miss
Gotrox Is! Sho Insists on malting her
self conspicuous on every occasion.
Miss Jingle Yes; sho even stops her
auto when she runs over anybody.
Chicago Dally News.
"I want to stop, ma, and see that
man who was run over by an automo
bile." "Come along; If wo stopped
every time anything like that happen
ed, we shouldn't get down street to
day." Brooklyn Life.
Mr. Pneer was looking over his small
chango. "Somo contemptible scoundrel,
I 803," ho said, "has pissed a slug on
tne for a nickel. Like as not It will take
me a wcok to work It off on somebody
else." Chicago Tribune.
In 1931 First I!arlenlf (bitterly).
We wero almost nlnn seconds getting
downtown this morning. Second Har
lcmits (sarcastically) I hope my
grandson may live long enough to see
rapid transit In New York. Puck.
"That lost speaker," tald the first
guest of tho banquet, "was quite enter
taining." "Yea," replied thf) other. "I
thought his delivery rather slow,
though." "That's natural. Ho began
llfo as a messenger boy." Philadelphia
Press.
Department Store RIbbcn Clerk I
simply cannot mesmerize people Into
buying thl3 ribbon nt six tents a yard.
Floor Walker Well, cut It up Into two
and thre yard lengths and mark it
'Iioranants only eleven cents a yard.' "
Judgo.
It is reported that Paly, following
tho example of Franc", is about to en
ter Into an Important treaty with Great
Britain, whereby the two countries
shall be at liberty not to go to war with
one another should they both be un
willing Punch.
The teacher called the bright boy up
tc her desk. "Now, Homer," she said,
"can you tell tho class why Paul Re
vero was so successful In bis ride?"
"Because he didn't start in an automo
bile," responded tho bright boy. Chi
cago Dally News.
"We will never plvo up," said the
South American military leader. "Glva
up what?" asked the coldly practical
man. And after a moment of reflection
tho military leader caadldly replied:
"Anything wo can get our hands on."
Washington Star.
Irate Watchman Look a-here, don't
you seo that sign? It's big enough and
black enough! It says, "No smoking."
Agreeable Trespasser I know It does,
my friend, but, really, you must not bo
llevs In signs. Don't you see that I an
smoking, nevertheless?" Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Cruelty In tha German Army.
Cases of cruelty to privates In the
German army multiply dally. The most
recent are that of Frans.ki, a non
commissioned offi-ier In tho Eighty
fifth Infantry, who waa tried on 1520
counts of cruelty and convicted on 10")
of them. Ho got ten years. Tho In
teresting point of the case was that
Franszkl bad left the army and waj
serving as a policeman in Hamburg
when the accusations were made. An
other interesting case is that of a pri
vate who waa tried for desertion la
Konlgsberg and sentenced to nlcu
months imprisonment. After be bad
begun to ,erva his sentence the case
was reopened. It was learned then
that he hod deserted through fear of
bis life. Once a non-commUsloneil of
ficer had threatened to run hlni
through with bis sword. ' The original
sentence was quashed and the soldier
restored to duty. No less tbun ten
"non-coms" of hU reglmeut are belas
tried for cruelty.
Her Husband Was Not ln.t
'"Husband In?" asked the gas collec
tor, cheerfully.
"No," answered the woman, "be la
not at home,"
"Expectluj bint aooa?" asked th
collector.
. "Well," the woman replied thought
fully. "I don't know exactly ; I've been
lookln' for blm seventeen years, anl
be hasn't turned up yet You travel
about a good deal, and If you see a
man who looks as though he'd niaku
a pretty good husband, tell him I'm
till walttu' and send blm along."