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THE WAR IN THE EAST, Report of Loss of Six Ships by the Japs in last Attack on Fort Arthur Flatly Denied. L?QQdon( Feb. 25. ? The British Foreign office has received an Official Dispatch saying that not one of the Japanese vessels were Injured in the attack on Wednes day, the 24th. A* Important Move. London, Feb. 26. ? War corre spondents and Europeans in Ja pan comment in amazement upon ? the success of Japanese officials m preserving secrecy regarding all the operations of war, und declare this conspiracy of silence is not only confined to govern ment and service circles, bat that it extends to every section of the community. All classes of people are submitting with marvelous patience to being de prived of news which they rec ognise is imperative to the suc cess of the national cause. It is undoubtably in pursuance of this policy that no Japanese account of the Port Arthur attacks has jet been published and none is expected until Admiral Togo has Completed his designs there. Predicts Japauc.se Victory. Senator Nelson says United Btates interests will benefit. In an address before the Min nesota Association, of Washing ton, Monday night at the Dewey, Benator Knute Nelson predicted that Japan would win in her con flict with Russia because the Ja panese people had the right of the controversy. "Russia is a despotism," said benator Nelson, "and Japan represents progressive ideas and representative constitutional go vernment.* A victory for Russia means the closed door in Chini for the United States. A victory for Japan means the opon door to our trade in the Orient. With our possession of the ? Philippines and the construction of the Panama canal, the United ? ? States cannot help but be inter ested in the war between the the two nations that is now be ing waged for supremacy." ? Washington Post. Millions for Pontnl Sorvlco. The House Committee on post offices and post roads has com pleted the post office appropria tion bill and authorized Chairman Overstreet to report it to the Bowse. The bill carries a total of $169,997,588, or *1,911,818 more than the estimates of the Department, which were for $108,085,770, and *10,4*6,039 in excess of the appropriation for the present year. This increase over the estimate Is made by reason of the in creased compensation allowed to the rural free delivery carriers. The committee cut d<5JTn the es timates on other items by *3, 255,000, and then added *5, If 0, 000 to the estimates for the rural free delivery carriers, making the total siyn for thyse carriers, $20,180,000. Their compensation is t hus increased frohi *000 n year to $720. A provision, how ever, directs that hereafter they be not allowed to solicit business or receive orders of any kind from any company, person or ' firm, and that they shall not cur ry tnerphandise for hiro during the hour* of employment. For something strictly stylish And up- to date in millinery, go to Hifrch Bros. & Co. , 1I0TH8B iPPilLHG FIRE. ? $3,000,000 Gt Up li Snkt li lod estar, I?i Tort Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 26. ? The sun set tonight with ten en gines pouring streams of water on the ruins of what was prac tically the retail dry goods dis trict of this city, for three out of the five department stores were consumed in to-day's disastrous fire, one of which the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company was by far the lagest establishment of this kind in the city and the old est. Following is a table of losses: Granite building $300,000; Marble building $75,000; Buell estate $20,000; Cornwell building $60,000; Kirley building $35,000; Walkover Shoe company $10,000; Sibley, Lindsay & Curr compa ny $250, 0C0. The loss on stock was as fol lows: Sibley, Lindsay A Curr com pany, retail, $300,000; wholesale $1,250,000; tenants in Granite building $200,000; Beadle & Sher burne compauy $350,000; Roch ester Dry Goods company $150, 000. The smaller losses foot up to $80,000. Insurance men place the loss at '$3,000,000. Of this amount $750,000 represents the loss on buildings, and the remainder the loss on stocks of goods and to occupants of offices. It is esti mated that 2,500 people are thrown out of work, temporarily at least, because of the fire. The fire started inj^g^ore of the Rochester Dry Goods com pany. Sibley, Lindsay & Kerr com pany's six story wholesale build ing, together with the stables in the rear, was destroyed with all its contents, this loss being placed at $1,450,000. The lire was discovered by a night watchman in the employ of the Rochester Dry Goods com pany. It was first seen at 4. 50 o'clock, and the watchman says it started from a fuse which blew out in the electric elevator con nection. Almost simultaneously an oxplosiou occurred in the basement of lieadle & Sher burne's, next door. Sinoke and flames poured through The eleva tor grating in the sidewalk, and in an incredibly short time the buildings wore a mass of flames. Mr. Williams* Leadership. The Democratic leader in the House gives us real joy. What American politician since Lin coln has had a more felicitous method of expressing his opin ions? Mr. Williams has a good head, and his thoughts are sea soned with a spicy humor of a strictly American brand. Seri ousness and fun are delightfully alliod. Arguing against the resur rection of the curroncy question, in favor of the theory that issues are made by conditions and en vironmont, he observed: "In 1890 the Democratic party stood for himetalisin, and so far as the question of ratio is cnncorned, I believe God, in His wisdom, fixed for silver and gold the same law Miat rules with respect to the price of cotton or corn, a ballet dancer or an opera singer ? tho law of supply aud demand." Ho added, with rare and charming frankness and g(K)d humor, that tho more he read history the more he be lieved the Confederate States were right in their interpreta tion of the Constitution ? which was no reason for fighting the civil war again, or brooding over u difference which has become obsolete. % His closer arguments are ad- ' mirable for cogency and clear ness, but what gives them their charm is the infusion of sucK illustrations as he made the other day in debate: "The claim that the Republican party is re sponsible for the prosperity^ which the gentleman leaves to be inferred, .reminds me of an old Lincoln story. A woodpecker, sat on the top of a tree and he pecked and he pecked and be pecked, until a strong wind came along and blowed the tree and the wbod pecker to the ground. The woodpecker believes to this day that he pecked the tree down.*' He is not a pitiless story teller. On the contrary, his humor and his anecdotes come only to support the posi tion^ he has assumed, and we have not noticed any instance of mere jesting apart from the pur pose for which legislatures are ussembled. ? Colliers Weetyy. # An American WliUkey Claim. Tottio, Feb. 25. ? The Japanese government to-day passed the fa;, o is White whiskey claim by handing to U. S. Minister Gris com a check for $115, 000 in favor of the American Trading Com pany. The claim arose from a cus toms decision rendered in 1900, holding an importation of 8,000 barrels of whiskey to be alcohol, and increasing the duty from 40 to 850 per cent. The Japanese at first rejected the claim for the repayment of the amount alleged to have been overcharged by the customs de p<ttYHI9ht,uMt \ipon Mf. GriSfebllf arriving at Tokio he renewed it and pressed the case with firm ness. His success in securing payment is very gratifying to American commercial men, and a settlement of the matter is regarded as another m<?rk of the friendliness ot Japan* for Amer ica. ^ Dick I>eelurc<l Successor to Hauna. General Charles Dick was nominated by acclamation for both the unexpired and regular terms for United States senator to succeed the lute Senator Han na at the caucus of the Republi can members of the legislature this evening. The name of Gen eral Dick was the. only one pre sented. As the Republicans have a large minority in both branches General Dick's election is as sured and the balloting on Mar. 1, will be only a formality. The caucus decided upon to day, it being the opinion of mem bers of the legislature, concur red in by General Dick that in asmuch as the election was to fill a vacancy, the caucus should not bo dispensed with even though more than enough votes to elect had been pledged. Hampton Statue Will Be Erected. The fund for tho Hampton monument is but slowly increas ing and many counties have made a deplorable showing. The #20,000 appropriated by the legislature has now become available for use and according to the testimony of sculptors a very handsome design can bo ob tained for the sum it is proposed to pay. Mr. Cnas. Frederick Nichaus and Mr. P. Wellington Ruckstuhl, both sculptors of widest ronowu, who have done many statues of southern men, have shown to tho commissions models of their work now stand ing. No one has yet been select ed to make the Hampton statue. The statue will take three years to complete when once begun. ?Chicken Column. * How n Fowl llrcntliOH. JEvery writer on the subjcct of twb care of poultry in winter is emphatic in the demand for fresh ain The reason for this is the peculiar anatomical construction of fowls. The lungs by which respiration takes place, are lo cated in the posterior and supe rior part of the breast. They adhere to the ribs and are main tained below by a resisting mem brane moved by muscular power which causes the inhaling nrd exhaling. These lungs are pierc ed with holes, and the air circu lates in all parts of the body, even in the cavities of the bones. Air is brought into the organs by a long air-tube. The wind pipe and bronchia have complete cartilaginous rings. But the most remarkable disposition of the respiratory apparatus of the fowl is the presence of air-cells in the breast and lower part of the abdomen. This proves that the fowl requires in the interior 4yj*r?er quantity of air, in pro jUBltpii' than the order of Mam ? Cheap Culture. A dozen fowls may be easily fed, all tbe food required, from tbe scraps from table and kitch en of any average sized family. The meat, bread, vegetable And other scraps will feed a dozen fowls even on a town lot where they have no range. On farm, scraps from table and kitchen will feed twenty-five or more, even fifty fowls. Fowls pick up on farm, fields, woods, and about barns nearly all food needful. On town lots whore fowls should be kept for eggs only, a cock is not necessary. Fed on scraps, and egg s and manure gathered properly fowls cost nothing on town lots even, that is a dozen laying hens to an average family. The product of eggs and manure is all profit, and greatly aics in feeding fam ily and manuring garden. Several cows, a few fowls and pigeons will feed the farmers' family. Scurvey Leg*. - Scurvy Legs: This is some times called "scaly leg," and is one of the most disagreeable sights witnessed in a poultry yai*d; it not only disfigures tho fowls and denotes filth, but it ig also a source of annoyance and discomfort to the birds; it is the work of a very minute parasite, and is contagious. There are quite a number of remedies for tho disease, but more depends upon care for a few weeks than anything else. Take three tablo spoonfuls of lard, and add to it two tablespoonfuls of Kerosene oil and one of glycerine; then drop into the mixture, which should be mixed warm (not hot), twenty drops of carbolic acid; wash the legs of tho fowl and wipo dry, rub on tbe mixture very thickly, having it warm, not overlooking any part; repeat this twice a week for two or three weeks, and the legs will soon become clean and perfectly ' smooth. FARM CLIPPINGS. Fntteitiajc Hup. The results of different exper iments in pig feeding vary so widely, that seems wise for any farmer who has any considera ble number of hogs to fatten, to take two or three of the raettods that have produced the best re sults with others, and compare or confirm them in his own feed ing. The following summary of results as obtained by Prof. T. Hunt, of the Illinois College farm, in his experiments, will be of interest to those engaged in practical pork producing. I., It requires 13.80. pounds of skim milk to produce one pound of pork when fed with corn meal ratio 1 1*7 to fattening hogs. 2. Skim milk could not be econ omically fed to fattening hogs unless it was waste product wlneh could not be otherwise utilized. 3. It required on an average pounds of shelled corn to pro duce one pound of pork during an average<period of four weeks, or one bushel produced 134 pounds. 4. It required 4* pounds of corn meal to produce one pound of pork, or one bushel of corn made into meal and fed dry pro duced 12} pounds of pork. 5. When fed dry, shelled corn is lqore economical than corn meal to feed fattening hogs. 6. It required 7? pounds, or one peck of ground oats to pro duce one pound of pork, when fed with equal parts, by weight, with corn meal. 7. One bushel of corn is worth nearlv three bushels of oats as food for fattening hogs. 8. Corn fed pigs gained about 4$ pounds per week, and ate about 21 pounds of corn per 100 pounds of live weight. 9. Pork was produced during the cold weather, with corn at 28 cents vper bushel, for less than three cents per pound. 10. An insufficient food supply for two weeks caused a Very con siderable loss in feeding there after. II. Indian corn is the most economical pork producing ma terial during the winter months in regions where extensively grown. Death on LU-e. The following ideas of differ ent farmers about the best me thod ol destroying lice on cattle was collected by an industrious editor, whose name we are una ble to give ? the fapts are worth a place in memory, and in scrap I ooks: R. L- A. ? For lice on cattle, add three ounces of camphor to pint of alcohol and.upply it with a sponge. This is suro to kill the parasites, and will not take the hair off. ? LL. II. Donaldson, Tuscola county, Mich. Put equal measurements of lard and keroseno together, and apply warm with a swab, and card it into the hair well. ? Tj. C. Wood; Allegheny county, N. Y. Strong old fashioned soap will do the business. ? II. M. Peed a large spoonful of equal parts of salt and saltpeter for nine successive mornings. ? F. H. 8. Kerosene poured upon a cloth and rubbed upon the back and neck of tho creature will prove etticacious. Do not pour it uj>on the animal, or it will blister. ? Subscriber. Twenty-five hens and fifty pig eons on a farm will find all eggs needful for average family and fomo to sell, will furnish all fowl moat in abundance fowls for family all year and some to spare for marketing. The New Building* At TheMr Urouud*. The contract for the lesigvs for the buildings for the new fair grounds has been given to Messrs. Shand& LiaFaye,-arohi tects. These designs have bees submitted, and have practically met the approbation of the com mittee. There will be an exhibition arena with grand stand and niile race track with grand stand, ana athletic park with stand. These will be separately fenced in. Around the exhibition will be placed the woman's building, 68 by 108 feet with an art wing 25 by 50 feet; the poultry building, 50 by 150 feet, and the commer cial building, 08 by 130 feet. All of the boildings will be one sto ry, and arranged after the usual exposition style, with high roofs and large entrances. There will also be three cattle stall build ings, one sheep stall building and one for "hogs. Adjoining the race track will be three large stables for wit* tering horses. "Bob" Davis^ the well known trainer, w)m) thinks there is no place like Col-, urnbia for wintering, was largely instrumental in having these stables established. He is now in Charlotte, but intends to come back next year to Columbia. "Of course," he said yester day, "I'm coming back. There isn't any place like Columbia for horse flesh. I am just waiting until tne track out at the new grounds is completed, and ac commodations ure arranged for my stock." | Tit for Tat. A cook at a cheap boarding house in New York played a lit tle gum6 on u gambling boarder, a newspaper humorist, by serv ing him with a piece of sole lea ther instead of beefsteak. "You' ve changed your butcher, Mrs, JJasche?" suid the boarder, look ing up at the landlady after sew ing two or three minutes on the leather. "Same butcher as usn* al replyed the boarding mistress with a patronizing smile. 'Why?r "Oh, nothing much," suid the humorist, trying to make an im pression on the steak with his knife and lork; "only this piece of meat is the tenderest I have struck in this house for some weeks." ? Norristown Herald. A Grammatical Point. Amos paralyzed his teacher at the grammar school the other day, and gave him a pointer that had never beforo penetrated his repository of educational knick* knacks. Says the teacher: "Amos, what part of speech is the word book?*' Amos ? "Book is a common noun, third person, singular number, masculine gender, nora ? t "Masculine gender, you youn* idiot, what do you mean?" Amos ? "I mean that this book I'm speaking of is of tlie mascu line gender." Teeacher ? 'What book is that.* Amos ? "It's a hymn book." Citizen to underyjker: 1 thought Mr. Mould, that you were going off on a vacatiou? Untertaker, I did intend to start over a month ago, but old Mrs Bently was taken dongerously ill, and I've beenjsort of hanging on, and (iu a low, injured tone ot voice) I'll be blamed, sir, if she ain't getting better. ? Epoch. New minister (who doesn't know that tlio late lamented died of dynamite): "And did your husband die in |>eacc, Mrs. Bently?" Mrs. Bently (with a sob); "No, air; he died in pieces." ? Epoch.