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^A r" ' i y?????????* Crying Down By Kate Thorn suppose you have all visit house was iu the habit, victuals? Dytw She never wants eomp; i w w bec&use, as everybody kn< to prepare for them. She v *s reason she wants i ; WW? it is because she shall be And the mistaken soul, ins: over the cooking stove ttrains and her larder to provide sometl line, is ready when her quests eorne : lea table?groaning beneath the weight o her victuals, and wish, in a melancholy of countenance, that she bad something ? She had such bad luck with licr coo and the yeast wasn't good, and the groci her the eggs for newly-laid. She'll wag month, for she never knew her recipe fo only good. ' Of course, her guests hasten to assi sponge cake any better than hers; and ought to eat the sponge eake she can ui She is sorry the cream pie is burnedIiack of the oven that no dependence ca etove. If there is anything that aggrav a pie burned. And a cream pie above a pense to make cream pies. ?-? Nobody has noticed that the pie was her so, and to add that they thought it ' Alien lue jtuui nuiimu ueguis uu m band at making doughnuts, she says; bu lost; her luck, lately. Or else it is in tli thing is at fault. It is so provoking to cnch a hot, uncomfortable job to fry dou as lief take a licking any time. And i like a fat-boiling establishment for a w ? ' And then all the guests feel mean ai j?? Were to blame about something, and a toouse smell like a fat-boiling establislinu Now, tbi9 woman who cries down 1 tier table is just as good us it can be m decrying it because she likes to have hei 11 Praise is sweet to us all. and almost likes to hear her victuals well spoken of But the "proof of the pudding lies ii Well, then the lady of the house may be i And we don't want to go to tea very tells us, on sitting down at the table, "I fit to eat," and adds, when we arise the OI a supper. m*l I, i uuu ( uiauir ,iuu. j Hew York Weekly. * J& J& In Defense of < v V By Charles Petty, of "rent patience and the one(j t0 foolish utter ^ suggestions as to health f< (9) eat and what we should ^}{?}{?}|?) all their vagaries, and ha some of the health giving have beeu told time and again that death in hot biscuits, crisp and ineiti use of salt was most injurious, and tin be distilled or boiled. Coffee, tea. pure sorts, white flour, hog meat, lanl, tin cakes, hot muffins, puddings, chicken ] V eaid to cause dire diseases and to work Job-like patience I have endured all th bidden foods. But a point has been re; Submission is no longer a virtue, but : Recently Senator Pettus, of Alabaiu lias placed gravy on the list of interdir gulled into trying some of the so-ealle< rants. The inemory of his lioyhood di call to mind when in the diui and in / with his rice or hominy? Did he novel Idscnits, when taste and delicious odor fer-r , .we say ham srravy. we mean gravy fr ont from Chicago under the name of 1 that grew up in the woods in a half w be is penned and fed on corn a few 1 salted and smoked with a combinatio; | product is a ham. Has the Senato forgotten all that? of a tender broiled steak witli which 1 R yellow butter? Or while waiting for h home, did he ever go to the kitchen ai chicken was fried? Or, perchance, did In which a chicken pie was cooked scot gravy and butter which had been comi morsel such as the Olympian gods ncv< In Lis youthful days the senator i , tmwl of turkey gravy. For hours the ! ^ culiar gamy taste, was roasting and tl mingling with the aroma of sage. pepp< j i?P8s was not to be tasted on earth or i under the earth. Have all these delights vanished fr He may fly off on any political tang hyperbolic curve and never return t< with him. He may even place eggno against 'possum and yam potatoes, ai ?ausage, big liominy and bog jowl am unpalatable, but wlieu be rules gravy, 4 know how to make, out of the eatego Jfnce of our traditions and does violenn - The Sultan's Ire I Incidents That SI Ruler Mysteriou K Enemies T>-? lIo?rtr Thnmnson f~~ i" - ^ HIXCS set done in tin snores of 1805 in Asi " which come home to K/\ Take the case of was a sliest of the Sn I"T"v*^J keen liiru out of mis tvas the onlr sufferer from cholera in ) Take the C o of _\li load I'aslia, the pion of Parliamentary government. ii dethrone Sultan Abdul Aziz, anil was lime lie died rather suihli nly. Ity ami Arabia appeared in Constantinople bai not know that it was Mithad Pasha or aihout his neck."' Of course the police him where he was safe from harm. rr?w? iii<? f </? nf I\ishn. ox-fir.' L, hnssy in Constantinople seven or efjrht K killed unlfs?s : v. ; asylum. and wb ft bnildlns until the .Vn'ws.idor krou^li;. with tlie Sultan's own seal. M Meditation ufxni :i is class or niyj B (Hois every know about everything. Aim d # not Hi which cause this trepidation. lint that of the ''palsoh" 'as thoiis.ii it were :: son: B they s]?<-?k ??t* it li.ey h-hind ;'] .?: ! K Wipe a c'auiuiy sv, at fr:a. their faces. Ite One's Victuals oU at some place where the lady of th" at every meal, of crying down her any unless she knows they are coining. ?vs, she wants a day or two in which does not suppose anybody thinks ibis o know; she thinks that they iiua^ipp awav l'roiu home. $ftcr fretting, ami sweating, and stew. for a day or two. and ransacking her ling new under the sun in the eatable and seat themselves at her groaning f good things?she is ready to cry down tone, and with a lugubrious expression tit to eat! kery. The mixing milk was too sour, r must have cheated her when he sold er anything they have boon laid for a r sponge cake to fail, if the eggs were are her that there never could be any she smiles sadly, and tells tlieni they ake when the eggs are fresh. -but her stove is getting so thin at the n be put in it. She must have a new ates her beyond measure, it is to have 11 others! It is so much work and ex burned, and everybody hastens to tell was perfectly delicious, e doughnuts. She used to be a good it somehow or other she seems to have e yeast. She can't tell which. Sonichave bad luck with doughnuts. It b ghnuts in a warm kitchen. She would t scents the bouse up so, too. Smell.eek. nl uncomfortable, somehow; as if they .s if the sin of making their hostess' >nt rested on their individual shoulders, icr victuals knows that everything on mir> jitul she lias formed this liabit ol cookery praised. every woman?perhaps every woman? n the eating." and when guests "feed" <ure that her cooking is perfect, often at the house where the mistress that she does wisii she had something refroiu, "I fear yon didn't make much [ s'jK>se you didn't like my victuals?"? Gravy South Carolitia stoic silence of an Indian I have instances of the people who have mads ix>ds, and who tell us what we should not eat. 1 have meekly submitted to ve gone so far as to experiment with aud youth restoring preparations. I there were dyspepsia and ultimate er?% ii. 4hof 4lin Up. Llirji. II Wilis llf< liliru luui iuv it water for drinking purposes should spring or well water, hot food of all ' dear, delicious pies, waffles, butter pie. pig's head and cabbage were all ; havoc in the human stomach. With is and continued to thrive on the forached when the line has to he drawn, i s!gu of weakness and cowardice, a, who. is old enough to know better, ted foods. lie has certainly been beI gravy found in Washington restautys has been shadowed. Can lie not 'sty past he mingled red ham gravy r spread cream ham gravy oil his hot united to deligid his palate? When om a ham?not a hall of grease sent iam?but u ham proper from the hog lid condition. In the fall of the year tveeks. When the hams are properly iv of corncobs ami hickory wood the Did the Senator ever taste the juices here was a liberal allowance of fresli is seniors when company came to his ml "sop out" the skillet in which the i he ever from the lantom of the pot >p out that delicious mixture of crust, mingled in the cooking until It was a ?r tasted? must have enjoyed at divers times a urkey, perhaps a wild one with a j?elie juices were distilling from ir. and er and other eoiulimeiits until its like >1 the heavens above or hi the water.* om the venerable Senator's memory, ent he pleases, or lie may rush out on ? his original path, and we will bear >gg under ban and declare positively lid no may set nome-uisme nouuteni 1 turnip salad aside as unsavory and suoli as tin* old-time Southern cook* ry of delightful foods lie ilies in tin [? to our loudest roeolleetious. 7 &r >n Hand hiow How the Turkish Lsly Disposes of His i? Sultan's realm -tilings like tin* innsatic Turkey and in Mamloniathc eonsoiotisttess ol" every thinking the Koonli-.ii Sheikh u!>"idu!l?h. lit iltan for a time in lsst; and .v.--s after in order that pious oeeupation-; mighl ehief. !!? <li tl very m>o:i after his was officially annoum-ed. although L< ilooea that year. liberal l'rime MinNie- a ?i ti ii.:m ie was tried for r n a'.dinjf ti sent t<? Tail. !) :;: Mec-a. After a by a jnan wIm :ia,i b u a vOjier in ibliuj; a talc tliat oniied \v 1 ili. "I ::ii] I would not Jiavc put Mir roul saw that ina.i v.: > cv: ::y am! ??n! mil \Y:::r. v.lio lied t-? i! j: itMj Jimrears aire. z i'.at 'ir w atld lit ? could no: '?. i ilri.-i 1 arc !!; ' liijo a forma 1 | -,:;... < f safety sealed st? rlcs makes j?, ..:?!.? si : !:* in t!: !: ilio jrr.-at army of t ..<! i.:iU".\s say that the Suka;* tloc. ?.' ts::r; "; 1 *?? palace" ?ii> < Ti.ey syvik iiojit lit!' illvisiTtl o.-.in: and when ami take out their kamlkvivkiefs and ?\\ ui'id s Work. ^ | OUR CONSUL BARRfD The Russian Beer Takes Chance." With the United States. Washington, Special.?Secretary Ha? has been informed that Edwin V. Mor gan will not be granted an exequatur by the Russian government, anthoriz 1 ing him to art as United States eonsu : at Dalny. Mr. Morgan is now on hit >, way from Washington to his post. H< will sail from San Francisco ant I ot vr?/toVaiia at which noint tin j State Department will be able to ad | vise him a month hence what course t( j pursue. This decision on the part o ! the Russian government was not alto get her unexpected, but it is neverthe less the subject of grave eonsit'c raiiot by the Plate Department officials. Ii can be stated that up to this niomen a decision has not been reached as t( the answer to he made to the itussiai | government, it is explained that t'n< reason for Rusia's action is purei] military; the army offices dpsirinf that ihciP shall he no foreign o flit I ah ' on the Liao Tung Peninsula durinj the progrcss of hostilities. It is alst . suggested that as the United State; . consul would be charged with the re , sponsibility for the protection ef tin Japanese there would he many chance; for severe friction, which it is vein desirable to avoid. I The announcement is made that tin dedsiou in Mr. Morgan's case docs no 1 apply to the newly-appointed Unitec > States consuls at .Mukden and Antung . These consulates are in Manchuria ant , the state Department, taking tht ground that the province is part o China, would apply to the Chinese gov ' crnment for exequaturs for these con suis, not recognizing the right of an? ' other power 10 intervene. St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The gov ' eminent report of the naval action of J Chemulpo. Korea (Feb. S) says tht t>..o.-ior, criiiaOTs Variae and Koriet: sank a Japanese cruiser and a torpedi ? boat destroyer and crippled anotliei vessel before returning to the harbor - The government received from th< officers of the Variag and Korietz, win are now at Shanghai, their account o the fight at Chemulpo. The accoun shows the admirable handling of thi i two Rusisan warships in theyface o overwhelming odds. The officers con firm the statements that when tin Japanese squadron of eight warshipi appeared off Chemulpo they were me' by small torpedo gun-boats, and th< Korietz which had been sent out t( reconnoiter: that the Korietz, or sighting the Japanese squadron, imme diately returned to the harbor and re joined* the Variug. and that the Japan ese followed to the mouth cf the har, ' bor and sent the Russians a peremp ' torv summons to surrender.! This me& t sage, the officers add. was disregarded i whereupon the Japanese threatened tf ; enter the harbor and engage the Rus sians there. As this would have en dangered the other vessels in the liar bor. including the French and othei foreign warships, Capt. Roundenf. ol '* " officer holdh II1U Veil nn acuiv* v., , gave orders that both vesesls steam ou' and meet the enemy. The fight outside between the Variag and the Kor ietz and the right Japanese warship; , resulted, according ot the officer's re. port, in the sinking of two Japanese warships, one r uiser and one torpedc boat destroyer and the crippling of an other. The Russian ships were repeat edly struck .but they succeeded in it filtering the harbor, where the cap : tains decided To blow up their ships if prevent them from falling into tlx hands of the enemy. The survivors o' ' the crews wore taken off. and the twe warships were set on fire. The Rus\ sians also blew up a small steamer, tlx Sungari. which was acting as a tmdei ' i to the Variag. Tokio. By Cable.?The response o Japan to the request of China for f statement of its position in regard t( ; the neutrality of the latter country was made public Friday. It say3 Japan wil " tUn ???n-oHtv of Phina so Ion* 1 j resperi iuc utm. j as Rusia dors the same, and that tin ! mausoleums and palaces at Mukder j and Hsing and Kiang and other pub' j lie buildings in China everywhere wll he secure from any injury not at: tnhutable to the action of Russia. J Furthermore, the rights of Chines< officials and inhabitants within th< i zone of military operations will, ir their persons and property, be fuly re. i speoted and protected by the iraperia forces, so far as military necessity per mits. The imperial government has n< 1 Intention to acquire territory at th< j expense of China as a result of th< i conflict. Six Men Arrested. St. Louis. Special.?In an effort t( j close up a pool room that has for s long time operated in the outskirts o! Madison, 111., across the river from St Ijouis, three constables, augmented hj < o nneui rif- citizens, and hearing war rants for the arrest of six melt con netted with the pool room. pr?cipita ted a riot late Friday which resultef , in the shoooting of six men. One ma? I ik' | Hdltor Not Jailed. New York. Special.?In a dispatch t< I the Associated Press from San Juan 'IP. R.. tniJer date of Oct. 2.". 1903. th< " fact was announced that Hobart S " J Bird, editor of The San Juan News , j had been sentenced to two months ii . t jail for libelling Judge Ramos, anr ^ had begun to serve his sentence. Mr 5 Bird made an appeal for a writ o: . habeas corpus before the Supreme Court, which was granted on the daj following his arrest, and he was re leased from arrest by order uf tin ' com;. This fa< t was not recited ir the subsequent ?Uspatehcs and in jus 1 tice to Mr. Bird this statement shnul1 haw I'ven made. Crews deceived. ' 1 " Tim nf tilt I lt'KK). '?; LUI'ir. I 11V. i Ni.-*shin ami Kasuga, the uvo cruiser! l , purchased by the Japanese govern i ment from Italy. wen formally receiv < .1 Friday in To!;io. There was ar enormous crowd of spectators. Th< 1 poet store were welcomed by Mayo: Ozaki. who said they had don; :ore thar. undertake a perilous jour ley. They were the bearers and em >odiment tf the sympathy for Japai . r. I of the enlightened West, . f TTEiTis dead 5| ? i I His Dca:!? Was Peaceful 2nd Witliotfi : Pain ! ALLOF BIS FAMILY AT IMS BEDSIDE | i > A Pub'lc i-uneral in tlie Senate i Chmnb.-r W ill Ke Held at Noon > r Wednesday. 1 Washlnrtan. Special.?Marcus A. t Ilanr.a. n.ited States Senator from * Ohio, nn.i one of the foremost figures 1 in American public life, died Monday ~ evening in his apartments at the Ar'r lington Hotel at fi:4t) p. rn.. of typhoid ^ fever, after an illnrs3 of two weeks. He ? passed away peacefully and without 1 pain, after brir.g unconscious at .1 a. j c: v.iuf ti tin:e me nisi or a series ?I of sinking spells came on, from the s 'ust of v.Ijirh he never iallied. All the 1 members of the family, with one or two exceptions, were at the bedside t when the end eame. They were: Mr. 1 and Airs. Dan Kanna. Mr. and Mrs. McCormiek, Mr. and Airs. Persons. Miss a Plielps, M. H. Manna and Mr. Dover. ; During the last hours life was kept . in his body by the use of the most " powerful stimulants. ' ? ; RON. MAKCUS A. HANNA. I ' ' r Mrs. Senator Hnnna was not at the * bedside when the end came. She had j j been iil with a revere h:adaehe and a short time hefor<- had been given a narcotic and she then wrut to bed. * Drs. Osier and Carter and two nurses r f were at the bedside v.heu the end r came. t Senator Henna's death followed a sinking spoil that lasted ID minutes, beginning at 0:30. * A public funeral in the Senate chamber was held at noon Wednesday. The funeral will he held in Cleveland Friday. Senator Hnntxi's fatal illness, in the beginning, dates back nearly two , months. About the middle December r j he informed his friends that he did not >: ft el quite well, but declined to take a ; p=riou of rest. A month'later Mr. Han ! ra visited Columbus during the fsslon ot- the Legislature, when lie v. as ref elected Senator, and on returning to i Washington was taken ill January 19. ? His trouble was diagnosed as grip. It ; was not until February :1 that his ill1 ness assumed a serious form. On Fri; day last the Senator was seized with a chill, from which he rallied or.lv to j lose ground again slowly until the end. j SKETCH OF SENATOR HAN'NA. Marcus Aloczo Hanna, of Cleveland Ohio., was horn in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana county, Ohio, September 21, 18.17: removed with his father's family to Cleveland in 1S5:': was educated in the common schools ? citv -mil thp Westpi'n Reserve 5 College. Hudson. Ohio; was engaged 1 as an employe in the wholesale grocery house of Haana. GariLstou & Co., his father being senior member of the firm; his father died iti 18?>2 and he represented that interest in the firm ' until 1807. when the business was 1 closed up; then be-ame a member of; f the firm of Rhodes & Co., engaged in | . the iron and coal business; at the ex. piration of ten years the title of this firm was changed to M. S. ilanna & Co.. which still exists: has Inrn identified with lake canving business, being Interested in \ossels on the lakes . and in the construction of such vessels: is president of the Union National Bank, of Cleveland: president of the Cleveland City Railway Compuny: was director of the Union Pacific Railway Company in 188">. by appointment ol President Cleveland; was a delegate to the national Republican conventions of 1884. 1SS8 and 1 SOB; w'S3 elected chairman of the national Republican committee in ISf'K. and still held that position to the time of his dcoth: was . appointed to the United States Senate fcv Gov. Bushness. March J 897, t.. til! the vacancy caused bv the lctiref ment of Hon. John Sherman. w! o re signed to a?-ccpt the position of 5e<re; tnry of State in President M Kinieyb - cabinet: took bis treat Mar.-h 1 *<97: . iii jainary. !ShS. l;e was . ! . .v.; to: the i short term ending Moi'h it. iSi'd. and also for the succeeding ft:!! tern:, MS? 1 term of se vire would hV.ve ended March Ib0i> and he had re. fatly be: re-elected for six years more. Lnrge Connecticut Deer. Many ol' the deer which have been ? seen in Connecticut recently are re* jHrrted to be of large size, and some observers, who are familiar with deer i in Maine and other sections to the ^ northward. < iaim that the Connecti. cut animals are larger lor their age and in better condition. A possible er* planet ion is that in the milder climate _ ^ of Connecticut the deer have abundant j i feed, excepting in the severest winter ' weather. Fl'NFRAL OF SENATOR BANNA Ceremonies At the Capitol Arc! At Cleveland. On last Friday the mortal remains of Senator Marcus a. Haana were laid to rest at his old home at Cleveland. 0., Klahcp Leonard, of the dioeoso of Ohio, officiating. The body was borne in state to Ike cemetery. where a host of loving friends witnessed the interment. The casket was banked in beautiful flowers and the sorrow was deep and senrinr as ail present realized that a great man and a true friend had passed a. ' ay from earth. I'uneraJ Arrangements. At a council of the members of the Hanna family and seme intimate friends of the Senator, held Tuesday, arrangements were made for the funeral services. The remains of Senator Hanna were conveyed from the Arlington hotel to the capitol at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. The cortege was simple and there was :io demonstration 01 display. Preceding the hearse and the carriages containing the members ot the family and invited friends, was a detail of mounted police. The casket-bearers were officers detailed from the l apitol police fo ce. The pody was conveyed at i> o'clock to the Pennsylvania Railroad station. At t'> o'clock a special train bearing the body and the members of the family and their invited guests left for Cleveland. Arriving at Cleveland about 11 o'clock the train was met at the station by the citizens' committee and by Troop A of the Ohio National Guard Cavalry, which was ordered by Governor Herrlck to act as a special guard of honor. During the afternoon and night of Thursday, the remains of Senator Hanna lay in state in the chamber of commerce. Impressive Ceremonies in Congress in Commemoration. Washington. Special.?In the presence of the grief-stricken family, of his many friends whose sorrow was prorounced, of the Senate and House of Representatives, of dignitaries from all the other branches of government and of the chief official representatives of most of the foreign powers, the funeral of the late Senator Marcus Hanna occurred "Wednesday in the Senate chamliPr. Seldom has a more distinguished body or people collected in Washington to do honor to the living or the dead. The floor of the chamber was fliled with the representatives of the (ilicial life of the national'capital, the galleries with people from all the higher walks of society, including the families of officials and many persons of distinction in the professional and business world. In the front rank of the eminent assemblage gathered immediately about the bier of the departed statesman sat the President. He was flanked by the members of bis cabinet, all of whom had been closely affiliated with Senator ( Hanna by ties of friendship and political association. Near-by were the Chief So ocaiifiptfi instices of the Supreme Court of the United States, garbed in their black robes of office, which fitted well into the scene of sorrow. There wen; scarcely any absentees from among the members of the Senate. All of them were visibly affected. The desk of their colleague was heavily d toped. The religious ceremony was in the bauds of Dr. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the Senate, giving it an offit lal character, while preserving its solemnity and assuring its simple dignity. The ceremony did not begin until 12 o'clock, the usual hour of opening the Senate. The casket was borne into the c hamber a few minutes before noon, end was placed in front of the dais of the president pro tent. It was banked with floral tributes, including one from President Roosevelt. The casket was borne into the chambed by a squad of oapitol police, headed by Sergeant-at-Arras Ransdell, of the Senate, and was immediately followed ny the official committee, with Senator Foruker and Gen. Grosvenor at its head. Slowly, the little procession moved down the main aisle of the chamber and the casket was placed upon the catafaque. Senator Frye, as president pro tern, stood in front of his chair as the body was borne to its resting place. Speaker Cannon took his place at the left of President Pro Tem. Frye. Then came the ambassadors and ministers from foreign countries, who were given scats next to the front row on the Republican side of the chamber, and they 1 f#\1 InurPfl ljV A(l were inJUieuinirijr .tubal Dewey and Gen. (iillespie. representing the navy and army. Chief Justice and Associates Justices of the Supreme Court were ushered into seats on the Demoi rati side. President Roosevelt and members nf his cabinet were then announced unci all present rose without waiting for the tap of the gavel. The presidential party were escorted by Col. Symons and Commander Winslow in full uniform. The President and his cabinet occupied the front row of seats at the right of the presiding officer. Twenty minutes later Mrs. Hanna. j leaning on the arm of her son. Mr. Dan it. Hanna. entered the chamber and rook a seat in the front row cn the left side of the presiding office-. She 1 was followed by her daughters and their husbands and other mem hen; of the family and immediate friends, all of whom were given seats in the immediate vicinity of the casket. Every one present rose as the family entered and remained standing until they were seated. President Pro" Tem. FYyc then a !d:e:-sed the Fcnate. saying: sVnr>:nr,': v?u have solemnly an J lovingly dedicated this day to an observance of a funeral ceremony over .Marcus .Monzo Hanna. late a distinguished member of this body, and all ' sine.-s will be suspended to that end." Chaplain Condon, of the House, then I o;>! <";j an invocation, j Immediately afterward Dr. Hale delivered his funeral address. Ho v. re Irs clerical robe, and his inunno- was di, rifled and solemn. He did not v r his no'.es in speaking, i.u; never halted for a word, and although a man of ' ovv-r 80 years of age. his voice penetrated every corner of the hall. 1 < ' >- -? i.-:i . * AT SEAT OF WAR ! Progress of the Japanese Against the. Forces of Russia MANY SOLDItRS WERE flOWMF Reported That a Large Detachment of Japanese Infantry Were Detailed to Make Demonstration. Paris. By Cable.?An official dispatchreceived here from Tokio announces that one of the most important movements of Japanese troops yet made occurred Wednesday. One of the main, branches of the army, consisting of three divisions and including a division of guards is now going on board transports. The previous landings of Japanese forces in Korea and elsewhere are said to have been small compared with this simultaneous sailing of three divisions, aggregating approximately an army of 30.000 to 50.000 men. It is believed, but this is not sure, that the destination of this force is a point near the mouth of the Yalu river or a spot on the Liao-Tung Peninsula, flanking Port Arthur. Another official disDatch says a Jap anese transport has been sighted off a. town south of the mouth of the Yaiu. liver. Open to the World. Washington, Special.?Mr. Allen, the American minister at Seoul, cables the State Department that Wiju has been, declared open to the commerce of the v;orld by the Korean government. The United States was the first power, so far as known, to apply to the Korean government for the opening of Wiju to the world's trade. This action was taken while Japan and England were urging the opening of Yong-ampho, lying at the mouth of the Yaiu river on the Korean side. The view taken by the State Department was ? that if we could secure the opening of Wiju, 130 miles up the Yalu above Yong-am-pho, the effect would be to practically open the whole of that stretch of the river to commerce, so that the project really was much larger than the mere opening of a port ai- the mouth of the river. Wiju lies on the opposite side or tne river ami is very near to Antung in Manchuria which the Chinese government has already by treaty with the United States declared to be an open port, although this never has been admitted by Russia. It is understood that the opening of Wlju is directly attributable to Japanese ascendency in Korea, for while the country was under Russian influences Mr. Allen, the American minister. was unable to Induce the King to open a single part in addition to Chemulpo. It is probable that the State Department at once will take steps to have America represented at Wiju by a consular or commercial agent. TWELVE PERSONS INJURED The Florida Limited Wrecked Near Atlanta. ^ Atlanta, Special.?The Florida Limited, on the Western & Atlantic Rail** * j ?? ? &{trhr road, soutn-oouna, was .. . miles from this city Tuesday. The cars were overturned and 12 persons were injured, two of whom may die. The seriously injured were: Mrs. Foster, Toksu, Ky.; Mrs. M. C. Keating. ^ St. Paul. Minn., internal injuries;. Mrs. E. T. Glennon, Chicago, face cut. badly bruised; J. W. Emerson, Atlanta, mail clerk, back sprained: Will Burgess, dining car waiter, internal injuries. The train, which was an houf anu' 20 minutes late, was running at a high speed. It carried a full complement of passengers including many from Chicago. Cincinnati and Western cities. The news was telephoned to the city and a wrecking train was immediately sent to the scene with physicians. The wreck was due to the breaking of an axle. Biscuit Manufacturers. Atlanta, Special.?Biscuit and cracker manufactures of the United States, representing 165 industries, met in annual convention in this city Wednesday. The opening session was devoted to the recent improvements in the preparation of biscuit and cracker goods, and the modern methods of packing and shipping employed. ? 7 197 Russians Killed. St". Petersburg. By Cable.?The report circulated bere that the Russian cruiser Boyarin was blown up last Saturday. and that all her' officers and crew. 1!>7 in number, were lost, is confirmed from a private source. The Boyarin was 34S feet long. 41 feat beam and 16 feet draught. She was of 3.200 tons displacement and her trial speed was 25 knots. Her armament consisted of six 4.7-lnch guns: l.S-ineh guns, two 1.4-inch guns and three machine guns. She was alsofitted with six torpedo tubes. The Boyarin was last reported as having taken part in the engagement rf Feb.. 0 at For* Arthur. *3 $16,0000,000 for improvements. Philadelphia. Special.?The spring municipal election was held Tuesday and all the candidates 011 the Republican ticket were elected. The proposed 1516.000,000 loan for municipal impiovements was approved by a lurg^ majcrity. ('serge A. Caster was elected to Congress 11 om the third district at a special election held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Burke, Republican. 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