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p*" ' | MPS Ml PRESS NORTH /Ifter Several Sharp Skirmishes Oya- , ma Drives Russians On. LOSSES HAVE BEEN HEAVY Crar'n Cavalry Has Been Engaged in the Defense?Japanese Forminjr a Chain of Supply Stations in Their Rear?Toco Reported?Riot* in Baltic Provinces. . Gunshu Pass, Manchuria.?Rapidly increasing activity by the Japanese gainst points on the road to Kirin betrayed a movement in force in that iiirection on the part of at least one of Marshal Oyama's armies. The column wsing Kaiyuan as a base was operating vigorously over a long stretch of the military road northeast of that place, and has captured several points f minor but undoubted importance in the past few days. A half brigade of Infantry with two squadrons of dra goons attacKea me nussian garnsuu twenty-six miles northeast of Kaiyuan, in Aishenkao, and after a sharp fight, in which the losses on both sides were fceavy in proportion to the numbers of troops engaged, the Japs drove the Russians northward. Hot pursuit of the retiring Russians was made by the Japanese cavalry, 1 fcut it ceased when the retreating forces had drawn six miles from Aishenkao. The dragoons retired on their infantry and the Japs hastened to fortify the position. It was evident Marshal Oyama intended establishing a chain of fortifications along the Kirin road, for he has pursued the same policy with every town and village northeast of Kaiyuan taken recently. The . successful turning movement against the Russian left in the battle of Mieniuaehieh at night gave the Mikado's troops a decided advantage in position. It appeared impracticable at this stage f the marshal's general move for General Linevitch to check him to any .Taluable extent. There seemed to be little doubt Oyama had dispatched a cavalry col tmn with flying artillery' for a rapid movement north through Manchuria toward Tsitsihar. It was evident, too, the Marshal was massing large bodies ?f his troops for an important move, and it was the belief of military ex' perts here that he intended to force the fighting on a much larger scale than at present in the immediate future. He has hampered the Russian commander terribly by the destruction of stores at Hnssitai, Kaiyuan and Changtu, as well as at other places, and the Czar's soldiers have been suffering keenfr from shortage of provisions and forage. General Linevitch has been relying largely largely on his Cossack cavalry and horse batteries for defense of the army from the attacks of Japanese raiders. Mistchenko's Cossacks have fceen the most active command in the Pnccinn ovmv nnrl their lr>5sps nf lflt*1 lave been severe. They engaged in a brisk skirmish with the advance ?uard of the Japanese centre, retiring with several killed and many wounded after drawing the enemy's heavier field artillery fire. ~ Tojjo'b Fleet Off Mindanao. Chicago, 111.?A special to the Daily iNews from Batavia, Java, says: "Admiral Togo's fleet was sighted south of the island of Mindanao, the southernmost of the Philippine group." Riots in Baltic Provinces. St. Petersburg, Russia.?Reports of peasant uprisings in the Baltic provinces, especially in Lithuania and Courland, continue to be extremely disquieting. At Werra, where a regiment of Cossacks fired on a mob which had nnsspssinn nf thA town, the rioters were dispersed, but the latter iroke np into smaller bands, which terrorized the neighboring land owners. JBimilar incidents occurred at other , places. The smaller bands drive off cattle, burn barns and fodder and help ifaemselves to grain and provisions. Dispatches from dozens of places tell f panic produced by the depredations f roving bands of peasants. FROM FACTORY TO PALACE. J. G. Phelps Stokes to Take Poor Jewish Girl as Bride. New York City.?The engagement of J. G. Phelps Stokes, member of an old and very wealthy New York family, to Miss Rose Harriet Pastor, a young Wncc xi-lin until +wr? weolrs WHS a special writer on the Jewish Daily News, and prior to that worked in a Cleveland cigar factory, has been announced. The date for the wedding has not been definitely settled, but the ?vent will take place some time in July. On July 13. 1902, Miss Pastor was assigned by the city editor of the Jewish Daily News to interview Mr. Stokes, who was then as now a resident worker in the University Settlement in Rivington street. Miss Pastor is twenty-five years old. She was born at Augustove, Russia. TTTT^at^ +?.a1t?a vftoft? Af .ioro cho r>a mn tn America -with her parents and drifted lo Cleveland, Ohio. It was after years o/ hardship and by dint of hard work rtie finally obtained a position on the journal referred to. Her forthcoming marriage ha* created a great stir among her irf.ends and the "Fifth Avenue" society circles. Killed by Earthquake. Four hundred Indian soldiers were tilled by the earthquake at Dharmsala, India. Czar Not at Review. Contrary to his usual custom, the Czar failed to review the parade of the Horse Guards on the P^east of the Immaculate Conception in St. Petersburg. Russia, but extraordinary precautions were taken by the police to prevent an ?utbreak. President at San Antonio. President Roosevelt arrived at San Antonio, Texas, to attend the Rough Aiders' reunion, after speaking at Austin, Waco and other places in the State. KILLS HER SWEETHEART. Alabama Girl Then Shoots Herself Through the Heart. T7?n+f.t.51!/? A 1-v TTJII 4 11 ,1 ?~ AiUiJl.TV inc. Alll,?X1UJ A. i/UUiUU >vua *hot and killed here by Miss Oma Harding, liis sweetheart, who followed iter attack on him by shooting herself through the heart, dying instantly. Young Ballard died at the City Hospital in the afternoon. He was a nephew of Governor Cox, of Tennes*ee, and a son of A. C. Ballard, of Bristol. He had been here at work several weeks. "\ / J ' RENEWS ~ CONTROVERSY Rev. Dr. Gladden Again "Attacks Rockefeller Methods. Talks oPHonte Carlo antl Lotteries? S. C. T. Dodd, Solicitor For Standard Oil, Replica. Boston. Mass.?The Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden, of Columbus, Ohio, has broken forth again in violent invective against the acceptance of the $100,000 Rockefeller gift, -which has already been partly spent by the American Board of Foreign Missions. In an article which will appear in the current number of the Congregationallst over his signature Dr. Gladden prints extracts from letters he had received. The article says: "The Prince of Monte Carlo has never been convicted of crime, and is said to be a cultivated, benevolent gentleman. Would they (the members of the American board prudential committee) accept $100,000 from him for foreign missions, or from the Louisiana Lottery in the days of Its prime, when it fleeced its victims under sanction of the State? "No public utterance of mine has ever orougat me a ume ui me responses which liave been pouring in on me for the last week. The voices are at least twenty to one in support of the position I have taken. I must beg the brethren who disagree with me to understand that they are dealing with a force whose strength they cannot afford to despise. "There are those who seem to say that all money, no matter how wickedly obtained, not only may, but must be accepted when offered in aid of religion or charity. It would seem, then, that if, standing in my church door, I see a man knocked down and robbed in the street and the footpad brings me part of the money I must take it. It will go just as far in 'doing good' as any other money and I have no right to refuse it." _ Standard Oil Attorney Replies. New York City.?S. C. T. Dodd, chief solicitor of the Standard Oil Company, made a statement with reference to the rwent discussion as to the acceptance of a gift of $100,000 offered by John D. Rockefeller for missionary work. MY. Dodd said that the accusation that Mr. Rockefeller made his money dishonestly "if false, is vile, and being made by ministers in the pretended interest of morality, is doubly vile." Mr. Dodd said also that the Standard Oil Company does not own a share of stock in a railroad company, does not control any railroad company, and that since the enactment of the Interstate Commerce law, has not received lower rates than other shippers by rebates, arrangements, devices or plans of any character. With reference to gas and copper enterprises Mr. Dodd says that neither the Standard Oil Company nor Mr. Rockefeller has any connection or interest, directly or indirectly, with those companies or with their organization. ROOSEVELT AT SAN ANTONIO. Greets His Rough Riders, Making Speech at Fair Grounds. San Antonio, Texas?At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the President of the Uni* ted. States, Theodore Roosevelt, became Colonel Teddy Roosevelt, tho idolized commander of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the Rough Riders, and "hail fellow well met," with his old comrades at the fair grouiids. At 9.30 o'clock in the morning a Citizens' Committee of San Antonio met President Roosevelt and his party at his private car, in which he had enjoyed a good night's rest, and escorted him to Fort Sam Houston, where he reviewed the National troops. Returning to the city the President was driven to the speakers' stand, directly before the battle-scarred Alamo, where he delivered an address. Immediately afterward he joined his comrades at the fair grounds, the original mustering-in place of the regiment. The city was a blaze of bunting and flags, and even the sombre old Alamo, the shrine of Texas, had not escaped, but was gayly festooned. Rough Riders were everywhere and the city was theirs. All days the railroads poured thousands into the city, and the reception accorded the President was boundless in its enthusiasm. TAFT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT. Has Taken Over the Foreign Affairs of the Nation. Washington, D. C. ? The unusi;al sight was witnessed of foreign diplomats going to the War Department instead of to the State Department to conduct business. Secretary of War Taft entered upon his duties as head of the Nation's foreign affairs as soon as the President went away, although Mr. Loomis retains the title of Acting Secretary of State. Mr. Taft is now at the head of the Government, so far as Washington is concerned. His most important conference in his capacity as head of the State Department was with Minister xuKumru, ul japan. iu.r. j.aK.aiiiia talked to Secretary Taft of the general situation in the East and of the peace outlook, but not with the idea of making any proposals or requests. His visit, it was understood, was for the purpose of acquainting Mr. Taft with the situation as Japan views it, and of getting in touch with the Secretary. BALLOON CROSSES CHANNEL. Jacques Faure Reaches Calais From Folkestone in Four Hours. Calais. France.?Jacques Faure's balloon, which left Folkestone, England, at 11 p. m., made a successful passage of the Channel, landing near Calais at :j o'clock the next morning. The balloon encountered a severe storm, but was not injured, and its three occupants were in good health and spirits when they landed. From the Seat of War. Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron was reported bound for Vladivostok. A dispatch from Hua-Shu Pass said that the Kussian armies had been concentrated and were expecting an attack. Japan's envoy reported to Governor Taft. at Washington, D. C., that the Mikado is ready to make peace if the Czar is. A 1/\ + f AW -f fA A rlrminnl T>/-?-? TAMftlrr xx ilvlul ^-xviixjiiai ivvjcoturuoaj to liis wife was taken to mean that he will attempt to go directly to Vladivostok. without waiting for Nebogafoff's division. r | MURDERER SHOOTS GUARD I i Arthur Laster, Sentenced to Die, Attacks His Death Watch, <r i i DESPERATE ATTEMPT FAILED l | With Iron Bar From His Bedstead Prisoner in Paterson Jail Strikes One Gnard and Shoots Another With Revolver of First?Police From Outside ! Subdae the Convict by Clubbing Him | Paterson, N. J.?Shooting Deputy ! Sheriffs James Sutton and James i Crooks, the first of them three times, ; Arthur Laster, the negro murderer sentenced to be hanged, fought like a tiger to escape from the county jail, and di?L not surrender till he was clubbed senseless by Patrolmen Perry and Miller. He stunned- Sutton with a piece of iron wrapped with cloth when the backs of both guards were turned for an instant, then shot Crooks, breaking the Second Deputy's arm, and, turn | ing on Sutton again, sent three bullets : into the man. Laster and Miller, who is also to die, were locked in a small corridor remote from the rest of the prisoners. With them at all times have been two deputies, who change tours every eight hours. The murderers have had a large degree of freedom in the daytime. At 8 o'clock that night the death : watch was changed. The night men were James Sutton and James Crooks. They sat in the corridor, while Laster and Miller were in cells opposite each other. At about 9.30 o'clock Sutton was sitting facing Miller's cell and was talking to him. Crooks was sitting at Laster's door. Laster asked permission to go to a room at the end of the corridor. Crooks unlocked the door ! and turned to walk to the room so as j not to have Laster out of his sight for I nny time. Laster stepped from his cell as Crooks went up the hall. Laster was armed with a piece of Iron which he had taken from his iron bed. This was wrapped several times with cloth, and it was this that saved Sutton's life. Sutton had not turned when Laster emerged and Crooks was going up the corridor with his back turned. Without a word Laster struck Sutton on the head, stunning him and throwing him forward so that his head hit the bars of Miller's cell. Laster, by a quick movement, grabbed Sutton's revolver. Crooks' attention was drawn by the noise, and as he turned Laster shot at him. The bullet hit liim in the right arm, disabling it. Sutton had recovered and sought to close with Laster and, at close range, received three bullets. One was close to the left eye, but was stopped by the j frontal bone. Another was in the I breast and the third was well down on the left side, but not in a vital place. Crooks ran in and grabbed Sutton, and together they raced along the corridor and out through the door. Then : Laster made his mistake. With the two wounded men to deal j with his chances of escape were good If he had acted promptly and tackled \ mem ueiure luey were ouisiae me barred door at the end of the corridor. He did not do that, and when he sought to follow the men had the door locked behind them, and he and Miller, whose cell was still locked, were alone In the corridor, and Crooks' revolver, which Sutton had taken, Crooks' arm being useless, commanded the situation. Crooks telephoned to the police. The Sheriff was away. Reserve Officers Perry and Miller were sent to the jail. They ordered Laster to surrender, but be refused, and, sheltering himself in the cell and aiming around the corner, 5red at the officers. He stepped into the corridor then and dared them to fire. They parleyed with him for some time, and failing to bring him to terms, began firing at him. Laster kept up his bravado, and picking up the flattened bullets from the floor after they had struck the corridor, he threw them back at the jfficers, laughing at them. Laster retained his bludgeon and one bullet and this made the situation dangerous. Finally it was decided to rush him and the doors were unlocked. When Laster was at the far end of the :orridor the two officers rushed in. He turned with the iron ready, but Perry caught the blow with his night stick and both officers closed with the negro before he could strike again. I The tight lasted only a few seconds, and I then a few hard raps from the night j stick laid out the prisoner. A doctor I was called and revived him. I Laster was taken back to bis cell, i The wounded officers were replaced by I others and for the remainder of the ! stay of Laster in the jail he will be I carefully guarded. During the tight ! Miller remained cowering in his cell. : apparently greatly frightened, for he I said afterward he feared Laster might j attack and shoot him. Miller's sub! seauent reouest to he removed to ? rell not opposite Laster's was granted. Laster last summer entered Max Wollenberg's men's furnishings store, (n Main street, and demanded money. Wollenberg refused to be robbed and drove Laster from the store. Wollenberg followed to the street and raised a cry. Laster turned and shot him. Wollenberg died within a few minutes. Laster was pursued to the farming district back of the city and arrested after several hours' hunt. His case was approved by the Court of Errors. Desertions in Navy. It was reported that there have been 600 desertions from the warships at Pensacola, Flu. Demonstrations in Madrid. Five thousand workmen made a demonstration in Madrid. Spain, near the spptip nf thp> resprvnii' disaster. The police, on interfering, were stoned, several persons on both sides being seriously hurt. Municipal Ownership in New York. Mayor-elect Dunne, of Chicago. 111., said Bird S. Coler would lead a municipal ownership ticket in New York City if both the old parties neglected the issue. Personal Gossip. Dr. William Ashmore, the veteran missionary to China, is eighty years old Signor Garofalo. the Italian criminologist, reckons that throughout Eu rope 10.001) persons are annually con (lemned for murder. John Q. Packhard. a rich Caiifornian is having a $75,000 library building erected for Marysville. Cni., becaust he got his start in life th?re. Manuel Enriquez, one of the oldes' pioneers of California and the las survivor of General Fremont's battal k ion in the Mexican war, has just diet at Los Angeles. Cal. SCORES KILLED IN SPAIN New Water Keservoir Bursts Neai Madrid. ? _ -J :'. J | ELinff Alfonso Hastens to the Sceut and Lends Assistance?Disturbance Feared. Madrid, Spain.?Hundreds of persons were killed or injured by the collapse of a new water reservoir in course of construction. Scores of bodies have already been recovered. The Prince of the Asturias, the War Minister, the Governor of Madrid and a representative of the King went to the spot to superintend the work of rescue. Troops sent to the scene were soon engaged in helping the sufferers and recovering the bodies of the dead. King Alfonso was shooting at Carabanchel when he heard of the disaster tt.HU llliiiicuiatcij Lt'piiucu lyj IUC oucut. His arrival was the signal for ovations from the crowd. The King was deeply moved, and insisted upon, personally supervising the relief measures. Working parties gradually removed the debris and continued to recover mutilated bodies, fragments of flesh and limbs. A workman who was injured said the collapse was so sudden and complete that it was impossible to tell what happened. The men at work on , the reservoir, however, anticipated trouble, as a fortnight ago three ar<?bes collapsed and cracks developed in four others. , The public hold the engineers and contractors responsible for the catas.trophe, into which the Cabinet has ordered a strict inquiry. The catastrophe caused a profound sensation throughout the city. All work was suspended and the people flocked to the scene. As the day passed the indignation and excitement increased, and serious disorders were feared, especially on the occasion of the funerals of the victims should the authorities undertake to prevent processions passing through the centre of the city. Already demonstrations began to be directed against those held to be responsible for the disaster. Processions of women carrying black flags paraded the district in which the disaster occurred. A great crowd marched to the centre of the city and forced the merchants to close their establishments as a sign of mAimnini* Tha morfcotc TTDro fill shllf* I and business was entirely at a standl still. The work of recovering the dead and injured was hampered by enormous crowds of angry men and wailing women. Nearly all the injuries were of a serious nature. The ambulance stations were soon overflowed, but assistance continued to arrive from every direction. MUTINY IN FIFTEENTH CAVALRY Men of Troop B Refuse to Serve Under Lieut. Bowman?Many Arrests. Burliugton, Vt.?The garrison at Fort Ethan Allen was in an uproar because of a mutiny among the men of Troop B. Fifteenth Cavalry. This troop has fifty-five men, and all but ten were either under arrest or absent. The trouble was caused by the refusal of the men to serve longer under First Lieutenant George T. Bowman, who was in command of the troop and insulting remarks they made about him in his presence. It was not until pay day of this month that the affair became dangerous. MAYOR KILLED IN RIOT. Disorder in a Minnesota Town Ends Fatally. Beaudette, Minn.?The Mayor of thl* place was murdered during a riot Russia Defeated Continuously. Japanese commanders reported that the actions at Tsu-Lu-Shu were a series of Russian defeats. Japs to Demand Big Indemnity. Russia has received advices at St. Petersburg that Japan would demand an indemnity of ?500,000,000. Receiving Water Works' Victims. The work of rescue of victims of the accident at Madrid, Spain, continued slowly. There was a fight between workmen and police, in which many persons were injured. Four of Russian Fleet Missing. Four of Admiral Rojestvensky's battleships were not among the fifty-oaa vessels which passed Singapore. Vladivostok Fleet to Fight. There were rumors in St. Petersburg, Russia, that the Vladivostok squadron would attempt to take part in the campaign. .Killed by President's Train. Peter Hardy, aged twenty-six, was killed by President Roosevelt's special train at Mingo Junction, Ohio. He was attempting to board a freight train when the special struck him. Soore of Ithacans Indicted. Twenty-three prominent citizens of Ithaca, N. Y.. were indicted for keeping gambling places frequented by Cornell students ancl other young men. Treaty With Norway and Sweden. A supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Sweden and Norway was signed at Washington, D. C. Mayor-elect Dunae in New York. A dinner was given for Judge Dunne, recently elected Mayor of Chicago, 111., by the Municipal Ownership League of New York City. Lady Curzon in Earthquake. Lady Curzon was among those who narrowly escaped injury iroo iuv earthquake at Simla, India. Commander Eva Booth, of the Salva tion Army, delivered a lecture before 2000 Cornell students at Ithaca, N. X, Timely Topics. 1 The new Parliament building in Stockholm, which was begun ten years ago. is now completed. The First Royal Fusiliers landed in England recently after twenty-ond years of foreign service. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the ; introduction of electric traction into > Germany will soon be celebrated in Berlin. t A granite monument is to be raised t in the cemetery at Middle Village, L, - I., to mark the graves of the 3ixty unI identified victims of the Slocum diS' aster. ' CZAR'S FLEET REUNITED Missing Battleships Turn Up in thf China Sea. FIFTY-ONE VESSELS IN ALl Tarions Rnmori Regarding Rojestven?ky's Whereabouts Havo Been In Circulation ? Japanese Cruisers on thf TVatch to Prevent Enemy From Get I ting Coal. Singapore. Straits Settlements.?Ad miral Rojestvensky's fleet has concentrated agair and was reported as steaming nor:h through the China Sea A wireless Jispatch received here re ported that tlie powerful Russian bat tleships heretofore unaccounted foi were with th.? fleet. It is possible that they passed througn. Mak.cca Strait when fifty-one other ships did, but were so far from land that they could not be seen from this point: Confirmation of the wireless report that the battleships were with the fleet was bn?ught by the British armored cruiser Sutlej, which arrived from Hongkong, and reported that at daylight she sighted the Russian fleet in the South China Sea. steaming north, and counted seven battleships. Fifty-one vessels of the fleet were at anchor the other day about 150 miles northeast of Singapore. They were the ships which were seen in command of Rear-Admiral Enquist. It was supposed that they were waiting for Rojestvensky's battleship division, and that when it arrived the whole fleet set out to encounter Admiral Togo's fleet. The German collier Hindoo, at this port, loaded with 4200 tons of Cardiff coal for the Island of Tanjong Pan dan, east of Banka Island and between | Borneo and Sumatra. was refused clearance pa])ers for Saigon, unless lier commander jjave bonds to deliver her cargo through the British Consul there. A guard wis placed on board the steamer. j The Strait;? Times published a dispatch from Batavia, Java, confirming, on good authority, the statement that no Russian warship was at Muntok, Island of Banka. Toco Ha* Five Battleships. London, England.?The Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a comparative statement of the strength of the fighting fleets of Japan and Russia, claimed that the Japanese have five battlesh.ps. The Dally Telegraph considered that this disposes of the rumor that the battleship Yesbima was sunk by a Russian mine off Dalny last June. The correspondent at Labuan (off the northwest ooast of Borneo) of the Daily Mail said that reports were current there that large fleets have been sighted south of Borneo. A dispatch to Lloyd's from Singapore said the Russian squadron, which passed out of Malacca Strait was composed of seven battleships, two armored cruisers, five unarmored cruisers, three converted cruisers, seven torpedo boat destroyers, seventeen steamers and hospital snips ana a tug. Japanese Teasels Off Indo-China. Saigon, French Indo-China.?Several Japanese ships were cruising off the coast of Indo-China to prevent the Russian warships from taking coal, and were making reconnoissances. A Chinese junk which arrived here recently reported that two Japanese vessels purchased supplies at Pulo Obi, at the southern extremity of Co:hin-China. The French cruiser Descartes and 5ve torpedo boats were cruising off Cape St. James near here. The Descartes, which has wireless apparatus, bas received several dispatches in a foreign code which are illegible. The French gunboats Acheron and Styx are about to leave Saigon for the purpose, it is said, of preserving the neutrality o l French waters. MOB KILLS SHERIFF AT JAIL. Dying Man Foils Their Plot to Rescue Prisoner. Senatobia. Miss.?J. M. Poag, Sheriff of Tate County, was shot by eight ' masked men, who entered the jail and made an ineffectual attempt to liberate James Whii\ a white prisoner, charged with murder. Poag Troi nded one invader and the mob fled. The Sheriff died an hour later. Jackson, Miss.?Governor Vardaman Issued a proclamation offering a reward of $300 for the arrest, of certain members of the mob which billed Sheriff Poag. . WIND CARRIES GIRLS IN AIR. Drops Them on Soft Ground Fifty Feet From the Starting Point. Mabanoy City, Pa.?A cyclone struck Tacksons, a mining village near here. :ausing much destruction. Houses were unroofed, trees ivere uprooted tnd telephone and telegraph wires were :orn down. Miss Mame Keating and Miss Manrm T-Ti rrrrirtc rvnrn nir?Tro * nn hx" tho i iwi? l ;vind and deposited ill a plowed field Ufty feet away. Neither was hurt nuch. William Dowling had a similar ?xperience. President Harper Back. President Harper resumed his work at Chicago University after a long illaess. Canal Committee Meets. The Executive Committee of the Panama Canal Commission held its first meeting in Washington, D. C.. and reached a number of important eonclusions. Castro ExDlains. President Castro of Venezuela explained the decreased revenues of the eustom houses i:i Venezuela by saying that the country has experienced'a two year drought, diminishing its purchasing power. Feminine Fancies. Mrs. Charles Warner Fairbanks holds three collegiate degrees. Princess Christian, one of Kins Edward's sisters, is interested in many charities. , Madame Zola has converted the novelist's home at Medara into a house for nurses. Vfiss TTi?Ipn A. T\n<vu-Ilr>n nt* r?nr>l; land. Me., is the only wom.au lawyer in that State. The Canadian Arctic gold fields have | one female Government official. Miss Ryan. For seven years she has held . the post of inspector of gold dust. > j/" : rf?. ' V* ' Mexico's Financial Record. The City of Mexico has been doing business for about 380 years. There is probably no capital in the civilized world that during the same period has been the centre of more wars of conquest or revolution, and yet, through all the troublesome (Jays of these centuries this city has maintained its financial reputation free from blemish, Kings have come and gone, viceroy has succeeded viceroy, emperors have flourished for a brief regime, and rival factions have striven for the presidency loans have been forced by one general STOP! AND CONSIDER THE ALL-IMPORTAf FACT V That in addressing Mrs. Pinkham ara confiding your private ills to a woi ? a woman whose experience with man's diseases covers a great many ye You can talk freely to a woman whe is revolting to relate your private troul to a man?besides a man does not nn< stand?simply because he is a man. Many women suffer in silence and from bad to worse, knowing full well ought to have immediate assistance, bi modesty impels them to shrink from t selves to the questions and probably e: even their family physician. It it Without money or price you can con whose knowledge from actual experi Mrs. Finkham's Standing: Xni Women suffering from any form of ness are invited to p/omptly communi Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. All letter: opened, r>jad and answered by woi woman can freely talk of her private woman; thus -has been established ' confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and of America which has never been brok of the vast volume of experience whi has to draw from, it is more than poss that she has gained the very knowle that will help your case. She asks n< ingin return except your good-will,and advice has relieved thousands. Surely woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if does not take advantage of this gene offer of assistance. ? Lydia E. Pink Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. FolloTrfng we publish two let ters from a woman who aceep ted this invitation* Note th result. First letter. " Dear Mrs. Pinkham:? 41 For eight years I have suffered sometirfn (mrihlo ovono-Trrnmf.h with mv Tlflrinds. Th pains are excruciating and I can hardly stan them. My doctor says I have ovarian an womb trouble, and I most go through an oj eration if I want to get well I do not was to submit to it if I can possibly help ii Please tell me what to do. I hope you ca relieve me. "-Mrs. Marv Dimmick, 59th anH I Capitol Sti, BenningP.O., W aahington^DX Second letter. Dear Mrs. Pmkhnm:? " After following carefully your advto and taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetabl Compound, I am very anxious to send yc my testimonial, that others mav know tasi valueand what you have done for me. A California "Jmptown." The permanent Asiatic population o Vacaville proper bring nothing at al Into the avenues of trade. Their mone; goes eventually back to their nativi country, just as that of the Chines does. In addition, some of the whit man's money goes with it, for they ar actually cutting Into the white trad* here. A trip through Japtown wil convince anyone of this fact. Exten sive laundries, large general merchan dise stores and employment agencie: elbow each other there. Three billiari saloons are crowded into one block There is an ice cream parlor and i bank. Everything which an Orienta heart could wish is on sale, and man; things are there which cater to tb. Occidental appetite. In short, Jap town is a complete little city in it self, enormously large in proportion t< the whole community, and built ii truo Oriental style, so far as the tin; proportions o? the living apartment are concerned.?San Francisco ChroD icle. Making: Impartial Choice. Ruby, who was dining with her eld ers, was given her choice of her favor , ite desserts. "Which will you have, Ruby, ic? cream or jam?" her indulgent fathe asked. After a moment's hesitation she said "Give me a little of each and a lot o both."?Llppineotfs. Washing: Blanket*. Have ready three tabs of moderatel; warm water; for the first water make i strong suds by using plenty of Ivory Soap In this put a pair of blankets and stir wit! ?BtJ ClUtLl^S 3LLU&. UUbll liuau , buvu. j. ula*7 through the other two waters, putting i little soap in each. Wring by hand an* stretch carefully on the line.?Eleanor B Parker. Tree's Strange Crop. There is a curious sight iu the fori of an umbrella tree on Washingtoi street, between Fourth and Fifth ave nues. It is a fine growth of wheat al most ready to come out into head The stocks are nearly two feet Ions and the blades long and healthy looking. It was at first thought that tbi growth consisted of shoots from th tree, but on closer examination it wa found to be wheat It has no founda tion of earth, or if there is any, it is s< hidden by the growth as to be invisible The wheat grains in some way founi lodgment in the crevices of tiie Darn and have probably had no other earth; Vwl than that formed by dust whicl luring the dust storms of the ainiuie u*as blown there.?Arizona Republican Haecaline Reanty in Demand. Beauty of face Is very rare amon; men, aud the handsome jeune premie Is a very rare bird indeed. A grea dramatist stated the other day tha there was much more chance for : good-looking man on the stage thaa fo: a good-looking girl. It is easy enougl j to Ond pretty girls to take the differen characters, but a good-looking ma a i: rare.?l- ree l^anix*. A coroner in England, points oat thi little known fact that all persons then over twelve years of age can be callo< upon as Jurors. government to be repudiated by the H ; next, bonds were issued during tbe I > French occupancy that the republic I I would not assume, but during all the i strife the ancient capital of the Aztecs B cherished its financial integrity as Its I l choicest Jewel, and to-day rejoices in I the record that not once in all its long | i history has a debt been repudiated.? 8 Modern Mexico. The smallest police station in En? H land is at the town of Fishguard, in , Pembrokeshire, the building being only B I about ten feet square. I lUAMDM I VV VIULil ^l, " As you know, I wrote you that my doctor jraj ~ said I must have an operation or I could not H e live. I then wrote you, telling you my a&> H merits. I followed yotrr advice and am e? H tirely welL I can walk miles without as ache or a pain, and I owe my life to you and M to Lydia K Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. H g I wish every suffering woman would read ffl e this testimonial and realize the value of writ* H d ing to you and your remedy."?Mr*. Ilary K d Dimmicb, 59th and E. Capitol Streets, Bea*- B h ning P. O., Washington* DL C. fig j* When a medicine- has been successful H n in restoring to health so many women H !? whose testimony is so unquestionable, H * you cannot well sayr without trying it, H " I do not believe it will help me." If. H yon are ill, don't hesitate to get a bot- H ^ tie of Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable S u Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink- H ir ham, Lynn. Mass., for special advioe? M it is free and always helpful* P| The Present Kate Law. I f The duties of the present Interstate n 1 Commerce Commission are to correct MS r all discriminations in railroad rates. g|g a If it finds that an unjust rate is in e- effect, the railroad is notified. If it dee clines to change it, the Commission can a. bring suit in Court and if the Court des cides in favor of the Commissioners' 1 finding, the railroad must obey, or its . officers may be brought up for con. tempt of Court and summarily dealt 3 with. ? . , I The Government of New South Wales i has sanctioned the erection of tw? 1 State institutions for the treatment of - y loeuriaiea wiujuui BABY ONE SOLID SORE ji 9 Could Not Shot Kyes to Sle?p?Forty H 3 Holla on Head?Spent lOOon Doctor* 7 ?Baby Grew Worie-Cored by EM S Catlcura For &. fflt "A scab formed on my baby's facei 'IS spreading until it completely covered bet . H| from head to foot, followed by boils, having forty on her head at one time, and jfl . more on her body. Then her skin started Bp to dry up and k became so bad she could not shut her eyes to sleep. One month'* treatment with Cuticura Soap and Oint- K9 2 ment made a complete cure. Doctors and r medicines had cost over $100, with babj growing worse. Then we spent less thaa : io' for Cuticura and cured her. (Signed) f Mrs. G. H. Tucker, Jr., 335 Greenfield H Ave., Milwaukee, Wisv" jB The Eternal Fawlnlne. 88 I Grandfather, doing some carpentry H| i. work, and finding he needed some KB ii screws, sent little Mary to the bard? ware store to get some for him. When i she got there she could not remember?* .. the word "screw." At last she saidi "Grandpa wants some nails with rufflea KF on."?Life. ggfl * THOUCHT SHE WOULU DIE. . H Mrs. 3. W. Marine, ot Colorado Springs HE& Began to Fear the Worst? Doan's Kid. ^ oey Pills Saved Her. infl y Mrs. Sarah Marine, of 42S St. Urain H| > street, Colorado Springs, Col., Presls dent of the Glen Eyrie Club, writes: feflj e T ? "I suffered for s three years wlta BP fir severe backache. HI [> // Ttie doctors told Eg ' ^ \ U ere a^ffWte,i l t NSazaSMM^ never gee wen. mh t? A friend advised W t me to try Doan's Kidney Pills. Within HB i> a week after I began using them I w?.s EK i so much better that I decided to keep^Bl up the treatment, and when f had used HH 5 a little over two boxes I was entirely HH T I wnrtr |B Weil. * UU>C UVf" ClljUJCU liiC UC31 Ut HEBH health for more than four Dionths, anrf^Ej ? words can but poorly egress my grati-^H ? tude." ] For sale by all dealers. Price ccuta. Foster-Miiburn Co., Buffalo, N.