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Ttallroatl Rate Legislation. Testifying before tbe Senate Com mittee at Washington, Interstate Com merce Commissioner Prouty said ii discussing the proposition to give tha commission the power to regulate rail way rates: "I think the railways should mak< their own rates. I think They shoult be allowed ;o develop their own busi 11 ess. I have never advocated anj law, and I am not now in favor of anj law, which would put the rate niakinj power into*the hands of any comuiis sion or any court. While it may b< necessary to do that some time, whil< that is done in some States at tin present time, while it is done in sonn countries, I am opposed to it. Tin railway rate is property. It is all tin p^perty that the railway has got. Th< rest of its property is not good foi anything unless it can charge a rate Now it has always seemed to me thai when a rate was fixed, if that rate was an unreasonable rate, it deprives the railroad company of its property pre tanto. It is not necessary that yoi should confiscate the property of i railroad; it is not necessary that yoi should say that it shall not earn tbre< per cent, or four per cent. When yoi put in a rate that is inherently un reasonable, you have deprived tba' company of its rights, of l!s property and the Circuit Court of the TTnitec States has jurisdiction under the four teenth amendment to restrain that. ] have looked at these cases a grea many times, and I can only come to the conclusion that a railroad company i< entitled to charge a fair and reasonabh rate, and if any order of a commission if any statute of a State Legislature takes away that rate, the fourteentl amendment protects the railway com pany." TV..., T?ll III a Info. Ono of the numerous commodores oi the New* York Yacht Club was stand ing in the entrance hall the other daj when two young men in blue serge ami t brown boots came down the marbU stairway. "Good morning. Commodore." sans out one of the young men; "was thai your new automobile I saw in front ol the Grand Central this morning?" "Did it have a busted tire?" asked the officer in reply. "If it did it was mine, You can always tell if a car is mine by noticing if the tire is busted." St. Petersburg has a population of about 1.500.000. X. Y.?2'S INTERESTING LETTER WRITTEN BY A NOTABLE WOMAN Snroti Tro'iocc of Danvar. Coloi Bearer of the Woman's Relief Corps 6ends Thanks to Mrs. Pinkham. t letter was writter ham. Lynn,Mass. Dear Mrs. Pinkharrn was troubled with t tumor, which kep great mental depression. I was unable to at tend to my house work,and lifo became a bur den to me. I was confined for days to my bed lost my appetite, my courage and all hope. " I could not bear to think of an operation and in my distress I tried ever}- remedy whicl I thought would be of any use to me, anc reading of the value of Lydia E. Pinkham'i Vegetable Compound to sick women deoidec to give it a trial. I felt so discouraged that ] had little hope of recovery, and when I begar to feel better, after the second week, tboughl it only meant temporary relief; but to mj great surprise I found that I kept gaining while the tumor lessened in size. *1 TUn ftAnt-lnnofl fn Kiiilrl nn mx 1UO VUUipvuitu wuvuawvv* w ?j general health and the tumor seemed to b< absorbed, until, in seven months, the tumoi wm entirely gone and I a well woman. I an; so than Iff i?l for my recovery that I ask yoi to publish my letter in newspapers, so othei women may know of the wonderful curative powers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhoea. displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing-down feeling. inflammation of the ovaries, backache, flatulence, general debility, indigestion and nervous prostration, thej should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such trouble. No other medicine in the world haj received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine: Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. Health is too valuable to risk in ex ? A- ??i 1 perimeutb witn uukuuwu uuu uuwiuv medicines or methods of treatment, Remember that itis Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that is curing women, and don't allow any druggisl to sell you anything else in its place. a ^BL3 JOHN wTraORKIS, QCiGridB^nu Washington, D.C. Syvniu civil wur. 15 atli udicatin:; claim*. aTty*in<"> nD AD6V NEW DISCOVERY; ?!"' wJ |v i V I quick r?!Uf ?n<l cnrx rem w Book of tutlmonUlt ?n4 10 dtiys' Yree. Dr. H- H. GREEK'S EONS, Box B. Atlanta Ok, ri|BBgBHnHa$naii Tfl CURES WHERE All USE FAILS. Ej iMBcst Couch tiyrup. Tastes Good. L?e J"l Kl la time. 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I Work of Merit. i On? day a traveler came to a well, > where he dismounted, fastened his anii mal to a pin and satisfied his thirst. -1 As he returned to his animal it oc t eurred to him that it would be a , "savab" (work of niorit) to leave tlie 1 piu behind for other travelers who - might wish to tether their beasts. The [ next to arrive was a man 011 foot, who, t being very thirsty and in a hurry, fell ? over tho pin. This man threw the pin ? down Hie well, so as to prevent any ? one else having a similar accident. A , learned man in the district was asked , which of the two did the "savab." He 1 answered, "Both, for their intentions - were equally good!"?"Five Years in a Persian Town." Double Handled Suit Case*. ' The newest fad in traveling things is the double handled suit case. It is the ' same as the old style, except that there I is an additional handle at one of the > ends duplicating the one in the centre. At first glance such a handle would : seem absurd, but persons who have : tried to carry a full-sized suit case in ' a crowd will appreciate the convenience of a case arranged to bo up-ended when coming off a train or ferryboat. . The extra handle detracts somewhat nrv?An?.ft?i/?A riP flirv enlf on cn l lUill ILlt* U^i/CUIU11V,C VI cue OUjw vuwv., but it is useful.?New York Press. ' ULCERS FO^fHIRTY~TEARS f Painfol Ersjptions From Knees to Feet Seemed Incurable?Cuticura Ends Misery. I Another of those remarkable cures by Cuticura, after doctors and all else had failed, is testified to by Mr. M. C. Moss, of ; Gainesville, Texas, in the following letter: * "For over thirty years I suffered from painful ulcers and an eruption from my knees to feet, and could find neither doe' tors nor medicine to help roe, until 1 used 1 Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills, which ? cured me in six months. They helped me 1 the very first time I used them, and 1 am glad to write this so that others suffering | as I did may be saved from misery." Old Coins Fonnd. ' Beneath the floor of a Roman dwell* t ing which a peasant bas discovered at s Mende. Lozere, In the south of France, ' was found a casket containing cuius " dated in the third century. i ? ; * FITSpermanentlycured. Nofltsornervonsnessufter first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great NervelSestorer,$2trialbottle and treatise free Dr. it. H. Kuxe, Ltd.,931 Arch St., Phila.,Pa? The census of children in Oklahoma the ast year was 204,726. To Launder Delicate MtiMlno. Many muslin dresses may bo successfully laundered at home, which, if put in the ordlriJtry wash, would be hopelessly ruined. Wash quickly through warm Ivory Soap suds; rinse, dip in rico water, and dry indoors, as the air will frequently fade delicate colors; iron with a moderately hot iron.? Ivr,K?.VO!>. It. P.UtKER. The Pekin robin is becoming naturalised in the parks of London. Use Allen's Foot-E;is*. 14 In ? v.rx Aftlv />nra fr?l? CtrftlUti Qmarflnff i Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet,Corns and bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder . to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you . walk. At ail Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. , Don't accept any "substitute. Sample sent ^ Free. Address,Allen S. Olmsted, Leltoy.N.Y. Students at Japanese universities are not i obliged to serve in the army. I Popular Car*. The Pope-Hart rord and i'ope-Tribune i gasoitne care and runabouts meet the specific demands ot a large class ot automobile users. J hey are simple in construction, tree from complication ana etncient. rnov trom $500 to $1600. ror finely illustrated catalogues and descriptive matter, ad' dress Dept. A, fope ^lanutacturing (Jo., Harttord. Conn. Donald G. Mitchell, Ik Marvol, is living | at the age of eighty-three. H. II. Gkkkn's Sons, of Atlanta, Ga., are ? Ihe only successful Dropsy Specialists in the ' world. See their liberal offer in advertise* t n-cnt in another column of this paper. Japanese dead are buried in a squatting posture, chin upou knees. Mr*. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup lo.rchildren teething ,sotten the gutns, reduces infiauiina tioa.allayspain,cures wind colic,25c.a bottle. i Rome has seminaries representing eighty 1 seven orders. PIso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken oi osa cough cure.?J. \V. U'Bbiej?, 322 Third Avenue, N? Minneapolis, Mian., Jan. C.iaOJ, The American Academy ii Fine Arts in Rome is ten years old. )f LIBBT'8 POTTED AND DEVILED MEATS la f purity and strength of th? lagrodientt need. t | Food Products / )lrvrver and Svippor. ( ket Beef Boneless Chickon / as Vienna. So. usage ) your Grocir has 1h?m C I &. Llbby, Chicago < ! DETAILS OF THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE I Admiral Togo's Men Give Out Stories of the Three Days' Fighting. PRESIDENT URGES PEACE The Remarkably Clever Maneuvering of tbe Mikado's Fleet?Expert Marksinanghlp Camas Terrible Havoc on the Russian Veasels?Nebogaloff's Sur- ^ render Serarnlr Crlticlnecl in St. Petera> ^ burc?Tokio Celebrates the Victory? f Proposed Monument to Victorious s Admiral?Russia Now Seventh Naval ^ Power?Toro Meets RoJestYensfey. { C Toki?, Japan?A Japanese officer t Who has returned to Sasebo, gives the o following account of the sea fight off the Tsu Islands: "At half-past five on Saturday morn- t ing a wireless message reading 'The a enemy's squadron is in sight' reached s the naval base. This message was ? transmitted to all our ships by the flagship, with instructions to get ready for a action. Our" squadron left their ren- g dezvous and headed for the eastern b channel off Tsushima. 0 "When Tsushima was sighted to the \ southwest the sea was rough and the p torpedo boats were forced to run for the shelter of the island- Our third fighting squadron with the Takashiho to port reconnoitered the Russian tl course, and at half-past eleven a. m. a informed the main squadron by wire- ^ less telegram that the Russian ships ^ were passing into the east channel, C -whereupon our main squadron, chang- f( ing its course somewhat to the south- ^ ward, came in sigkt of Okinoshima at e one o'clock in the afternoon. The third a division arrived later and joined the C( main squadron. The first and second ? divisions, accompanied by the destroyer flotilla, changed to a westerly -r course, while the third division and the fourth destroyer flotilla headed n slightly eastward. s, "During the maneuvre the Russian 0, flagship appeared to the southward at cj 1.43 o'clock. The Russians steamed up n in double column. The fleet was nu- p merous, but no living being was visible. The Russian ships seemed to be in good order. Our ships hoisted the flag of action, the Mikasa signalling?'The e, destiny of our empire depends upon 0' tnis action, iou are an expected to j do your utmost.' Our men seemed to a. silently "weigh the significance of this y signal. e( "Our first and second divisions turned jr to the Russian's starboard, while the jj third division kept in close touch with Cj the preceding two divisions. With the f, Japanese ships proceeding in this order ^ it was thirteen minutes after two 8] o'clock when the Russians opened fire. The first two shots fell short of our 8( line and it was some minutes later before we commenced firing. Then s. the battle was on, with firing from rj both sides. Our destroyers kept on the p port side of the main squadron, and in ^ this formation we pressed the Russians sj against the coast of Kiushiu and they r( were obliged to change their course to ? the east. p "We so maneuvred our ships as to ^ have their bows parallel to the north side of the Russian line. The Mikasa, r( of our first division, which had been S) lending, changed to the rear of the line. jp while the Kasuga headed the line. The engagement now became very fierce. The Borodino was seen to be on fire. .Enveloping the Kmslans. ^ "A little later the Russians headed ^ west and we changed our course ac- w cordingly. Five ships of our second dl- ? vision concentrated their fire on the si Borodino. Our first first division now p began firing vigorously, proceeding a parallel with the Russian line, and as tl we began to press against the head of the Russian line our third division a, veered to the Russian rear, thus envel- jj opins their ships. a "Xiie engagement proceeueu nouy. <j Our second division followed a course j? parallel with the northern side of the Russians, and this movement complet- 0 ed the envelopment Tly Russian ships y were seen trying to break through and a, our destroyer flotilla intercepted their new course. This state of envelopment continued until the following day, with g tlie ships at varying distances. Thus, p enclosed on all sides.the Russians were helpless and powerless to escape the h circle. t< "Previous instructions had been tj given the destroyers and torpedo boats Si to attack the Russian ships. Follow- a ing instructions, the fifth destroyer flo- s] tilla advanced against a Russian ship, ^ upon which the second division had been concentrating its fire, signalling, a 'We are going to give the last thrust p at them.' f( "The Russian ship continued to fight, ti and seeing the approaching torpedo fl boats directed its fire on them. Un- o Hyde Makes Fight at Albany. -r T-r TT-.l ? !c tjuliltfs jul* il.) ul", iuiuuqii luuuoci, 10 conducting a strong fight at Albany, p N. Y., to prevent State Superintendent j) of Insurance Hendricks from making v a drastic report of conditions in the Equitable. , . ..... To Suppress Demonstrations. ? An imperial ukase, from St. Petersbur?;, Russia, made General Trepoff a afintfifati flirt Tl\fftrinr tv I Hi ASSiaittlll ;UUliOlCl KJL tub xiilvuvi, ?? I almost unlimited powers to suppress I n popular demonstrations. I s . Feminine Notes. | Mrs. Mary E. Lapier, of Cripple Creek. Col., was chosen forewoman of j, a jury. j Mrs. Ogden Goelet lias had made an edition de luxe of the manuscript of c "Hyperion." a Twenty-three childless women of Logansport, Ind.. competed for the adop- v tion of a waif in the care of the Hu- c mane Society. Duchess Cecile, on arriving in Ber- t lin, Germany, on the eve of her mar- e riage to the Crown Prince, will be escorted to the Kaiser's palace by butch- t ers. c daunted, our destroyers pressed forward, the Chitose meantime continuing its lire. The torpedo flotilla arrived s within 200 metres o? the Russian ship d and the Shiranus fired the first shot, e Two other torpedo boats fired one g each. The .Shiranus received two a shells, hut the other boats were not s ilamaged. .The Russian ship was com- a pletely sunk. tl "Sundown saw the battle raging fu- tl riously. Our shells were evidently s< toiling on the Russians, who showed signs of confusion. Our fifth torpedo ti flotilla, after destroying the Borodino, v followed in the wake of our second di- c n'sion, the signal reading: 'Something ike the Russians' submarines have si jeen sighted. Attack them.' - t) "The flotilla followed and located U the object, which proved to be a sink- C ng ship, with its overturned bottom J showing. Thirty survivors clung. to ci Jie wreck, crying for assistance. Firng ceased with the approach of dark- a less. h "According to orders previously N jlven for a torpedo attack after dark, f< ill tho flnctv/vpnr flntillsi i1lvl(llnr 1ritf> Si :wo squadrons, proceeded to attack n lie Russians during the whole fight. 0 The Russians frustrated the first and ;econd attacks with searchlights. A liird attempt was carefully made and he Yugiri sank a ship of the Borolino type and also hit others. I "During the night the Russians con- c' inued to move, and we preserved our w enveloping movement some distance p rom the Russian position. The Rusian ships headed northeast after day- sj treak, hoping tr> reach Vladivostok. ~ )ur officers and men were determined hat not a ship should escape and reolved not to r?lax their efforts until s! hey had succeeded in either sinking S1 >r capturing every Russian ship. "Our ships always kept ahead of the Russians. The battle was resumed pi t nine o'clock Sunday morning, pj welve miles east of Chiyuyon Bay, pr nd lasted all day. Here the Russians nj uffered their heaviest losses. They 1 eemed unprepared to repel, night at- w acks. During our first night attack be Russians showed nine searchlights ^ nd frustrated the attacks, but clearly u ave us the location of the fleet, which e| rought success later." a: A mi m Kaw si-P Tnnon nea coll. ^ iiuiuuci \ri. huuiiuvu o a[/iiutov oui* ,, rs have arrived at the hospital at " lalzuru Navy Yard. They described art of the battle as follows: Thirty-two ICaiclan Ships. "At dawn Saturday our squadron left at :s rendezvous and advanced through ce tie Tsushima Channel. At 2.08 in tho st fternoon we sighted the Russian fleet, ia iradually closing in, we found the n?. Cniaz Souvaroff leading the line, with w lie Borodino, the Alexander IIL, the 1 irel, the Oslyabya, and the Navarin us allowing in the order named. The be 'ikolai I. brought up the rear. Paral- ar >1 to this line we observed five cruis- at rs. After them came the special ships pr nd torpedo boat destroyers. We ed ntmfn/1 ^hlrfr.tTTA "Pnccion chinc In """ ?? -| Tiebogatoff'a Surrender. ^ '"Hie Japanese fleet continued to gj, laintain enveloping positions from je undown until dawn. Sunday morning jK pened misty, but the weather soon cj, leared and the search for the rem- 01 ants of the Russian fleet was begun. su 'ive Russian ships were discovered in ar le vicinity of Liancourt Island and ^ ley were immediately surrounded. dr "One. supposed to be the Izumrud, q, scaped at full speed. The four others ^ j ffered no resistance and hoisted the fr apanese flag over the Russian colors. ar pparently offering to surrender, Capt. jn ashiro. commanding the Asama.start- 0f 1 in a small boat to ascertain the real re itentions of the Russians, when Ad- cc liral Nebogatoff lowered a boat and fh lme on board the Azama, where he ut irmally surrendered. The prisoners et] 'ere distributed among the Japanese hips and prize crews were selected to ra ike possession of the captured vesjls. tc "About this time we received a mes- ra lgesaying that a portion of our squad- t0 >n was hotly engaging the remaining a ussian ships. The Asama hastened to le scene of combat and found the Rus- fr an cruiser Dmitri Douskoi vigorously pc jsisting the Japanese attack. The CI] *onskoi attempted to escape and we i ursued until after sundown, resumlg torpedo attacks at nightfall. m "On Monday looming the search was < >sumed by a portion of the Japanese or luadrou, and It was learned that the m onskoi had beeu beached at Ulloun jj, land." t]( fo Hojcstvcnsky's Capture. | ?[j T\nndnn Enir.?The TelesrraDh's cor- I Ja jspor.dent at Sasebo, describing Adilral Rojcstvensky's capture, says that is -hen he embarked on the destroyer m< iedovy from the Borodiuo, the detroyer attempted to break away, first is ointing her head one way and then te nother in her efforts to find a gap in he le ring of the enemy's guns. cli The Japanese destroyer Sasanami to dvanced from the line:} to meet the cr >iedovy, pouring a terrible fire into her cr t close range. The Biedovy became pe Isabled and her steering gear was use- he >ss. " tv Admiral Rojestvensky and his chief ] f staff were wounded when they left ac le Ivniaz Suvarofl: and Avere wounded an gain on the Biedovy, the Admiral ser- on tusly. th The Sasanami's crew boarded the ch iedovy and made all aboard of her ' risoners. Admiral Rojestvensky was sti iscovered last, at the bottom of the old, bleeding freely. He was removed ' > a special ward of the naval hospi- no ti at Sasebo, where Japanese naval re urgeons are attending him. He had < shell splinter in his forehead and co light wounds in the back and legs. He tn *as very fatigued and pale. re The converted cruisers Nippon Maru re nd Hongkong Maru, which were des- th atched to search the seas, laden with ho x>a ana meaicai comioris, navo re- i a< jrned. They saved more than GOO to Russians. The total number of prls- w: ners is now nearly 5000. gr Must Leave Vladivostok. (J< St Petersburg bas received a disntcb saying that all non-combatants Gl ave been ordered to leave Yladi- a ostok. Higgins Signs Elsberg Bills. Governor Higgins, at Albany, N. T., igned two important election bills of 'jnator Elsberg. gj Riot in Tsarskoe-Selo. S'J Many persons were wounded In an nti-war riot near Tsarskoe-Selo, Rus- 1 ia. on Education Brevities. Commencement week at Oberlin Col- ' >ge will open on Juno 23, lasting until K une 28. fli Dartmouth has entered into a threeornerpd debating league with Brown nd Williams. th The College of Education of the Uni- T< ersity of Chicago is completing a sue- ? L'MIUI J'Utti. The Yale Dining Hall Club has voted H o require a membership fee of $2 from H aeh member. i The Harvard Summer School has ex- cli ended its curriculum by offering a G ourse in phonetics. D Ncbosatoff'o Dlsjrracefnl Shotting, The accounts*received here of tin urrender of Vice-Admiral Nebogatof iffer. The correspondent of tlie Tel graph at Sasebo describes it as a dis raceful episode. Lie says that an ex mlnation of his captured squadroi hows that while the guns vrev? rustj nd painted red and the ships beios\ lie water line were covered with moss licre was no lack of actual fighting re ources. There were heaps of ammunition. N< race of damage by Japanese shelli :as found. The surrender of the snipj aunot be accounted for. A despatch to the Times from Tokit tates that the Emperor has orderec aat Vice-Admiral Nebogatoff be re >ased in order that he may take to th? zar a report of the battle of th? apan Sea and a list of the IiussiaB asualities. St. Petersburg, Russia?"Coward' nd "traitor" were the execrations urled at Admiral Nebogatoff by mosl avy Department officials, though a ivr urged that until all the clrcumtances are known Nebogatoff should ot be condemned for surrendering th? rel, Apraksln and Senlavine. Toklo Celebrates Victory. Tokio, Japan?AdmiraJ Togo's via >ry was celebrated here by the entire ty. Every building was decorated nil nags ana Dunung. L/iierary excises and sports were held in Hibiya ark, Mayor Ozaki presiding. Thouinds of persons filled the park and leered lustily. The Naval Staff oclpied prominent ?eats on the plat>rm. Various organizations and lilds paraded the streets, the procesons all converging at Hibiya Park. Vice-Adrairal Tpgo visited Vice-Adiral Rojestvensliy at the Naval,Hostal at Sasebo, and expressed his symithy for the wounded Admiral. He aised the desperately courageoue ?ht of the Russians, and expressed s hope that Admiral Rojestvensky ould soon be able to return to Russia. In response to thousands of suggesons and inquiries received, the Navy epartment has decided to erect an lormous lighthouse on Okino Island 5 a monument to commemorate Adiral Togo's great naval victory ovei ie Russian fleet in the battle of Japan To Release the Lena. San Francisco, Cal.?The authorities : Mare Island Navy Yard have reived from Washington, D. C., inructions to permit the Russian auxil ry cruiser l^ena, bow jnierueu ui iue ivy yard here, to proceed to Asiatic aters. The Lena will go to Vladivostok for ;e as a hospital ship. The Lena will ? prepared for sea within a month id it is believed that her first destinion will be, Japan. There she will obably be used to convey any woundl Russian officers to Vladivostok. Freftldent Urgeu Pcace. Washington, D. C.?In a conference the White House with Count Casni, the Russian Ambassador, Presi;nt Roosevelt expressed the earnest >pe that Russia would forthwith conude peace with Japan. Prolongation the war, he believes, will not relit in victory for the Russian arms id can only serve to increase Japan's >manus ana rentier more aimcuit xue afting of a treaty of peace which the sar, as well as the Mikado, can sign. ie President spoke, lie said, as the iend of Russia no less than of Japan, id on behalf not only of the Wash-, gton Government, but In the interest humanity. Until his words have ached T?arskoe-Selo and have beeu mmunicated to Emperor Nicholas in e friendly spirit in which they were tered, their effect cannot be estimatI. Soon after returning to the Emissy, Count Cassini began the prepation of a dispatch to his government figures prepared by the Naval InIligence Bureru of the Navy Departent under direction of Captain Sea11 Schroeder, its chief, show that, as result of the battle just fought and ? predecessors, Russia has dropped om third to seventh place in naval iwer and Japan has risen from sevith to sixth. Ihe battle has put the United States > from fifth to fourth place and Gcrany from fourth to third. The naval powers now rank in this der: Great Britain, France, Gerany. United States, Italy, Japan, assia and Austria. Prior to the bati of the Sea of Japan they ranked as Ilow3: Great Britain, France, Rusl, Germany United States, Italy pan and Austria. Austria Is the only power whose rank unaffected by the battle. Italy ores from sixth place to fifth. Practically all that Russia has left the Black Sea fleet. Of her nineen battleships only seven remain; of t eleven coast defense vessels, inading smaller battleships and monirs, only seven; of her. seven armored uisers, three; of her twenty other uisers, fifteen; of her forty-one tordo boat destroyers, thirty-three; of r eighty-five torpedo boats, eighty- , ro. Manila, P. I.?Rear-Admiral Enquist, companied by Renr-Admiral Train id the French Consul, formally called . Governor-General Wright. After e usual greetings had been changed, Governor Wright asked: 'Admiral Enquist, do you wish to ly at Manila permanently?" [iear-Admiral Enquist replied: "My ships are unseaworthy. I have >t heard from my Government, and I quest time to make repairs." Governor Wright then said that acrding to his construction of the neuality laws the Russian vessels could main long enough to make necessary I pairs, and, after these were finished,.j cy must leave within twenty-four urs, or dismantle and intei'ne. RearImiral Enquist requested permission bring his ships behind the breakater for repairs. This request was anted. 3MMONS CHANGES SPEAKERS. ully to Retire Owing to 111 Health nd Lowther Likely to Succeed Him. London, England. ? William Court iiliy will shortly retire from the post Speaker of the House of Commons, ring to ill health. James William Lowther, the deputy >eaker, will likely be nominated to cceed him. Germany has C,o00,000 women who rn their own living. People Talked About Th? of Ooorto. brother of the Ing of Portugal, is one of the finest ite players in the world. Boston Corbett, the man who is cred>d 'with having shot J. Wilkes Booth, e assassin of Lincoln, is residing in ixas. Two of the official pallbearers of braham Lincoln are still living, enry G. Worthington and Alexander . Goffroth. Colonel Lorenza Alexis de Clairmont. lief of staff to President Cebrara, of uateraala. was once a ticket taker in enver. Col. _ ' DISSOLUTION OF UNION I Norway Declares Her Separation .. From Sweden, ? 3 QUIET IN CHRISTIANA, NORWAY oi SI U filortlilns Empowers Present State Connell to .Act as st Government Until J] Further Notice ? Address to Kins; Oscar Adopted Doclaring Kindly b; gj Feel Ins: For Him and His Dynasty IE Christiana, Norway.?The Stortbing declared the union between Norway v< iirl Sn-orton unHoi* mil) Iriurr rl vpd ...... f? and that the King had ceased to act as a( King of Norway. The Storthing further empowered the present State p< Council to act as a Government of Nor- ui of way. until further notice, and to exercise the power heretofore appertaining to the King. This action was a sequel to King Oscar's refusal to sanction the bill passed by the Storthing providing !u for a separate consular service for Nor- al a* way. ... An address to the King was adopted. *u declaring that no ill-feeling was enter- J? tained against him, his dynasty, or tlie j Swedish nation, and asking him to tooperate in the selection of a young ** prince of the house of Bernadotte to y occupy the throne of Norway. J1' At the opening of the session the 03 Government informed the Storthing as that it relinquished office. Tlie Storth P' ing thereupon and without debate ^ passed an address to the King here- ^ with given in part as follows: - s' "Your Majesty ? Whereas, all the members of the Council of State have laid down their offices. Whereas. His Majesty, the King, has bj declared himself unable to establish a ca new government lur me rummj, ?iju 0I "Whereas, The constitutional regal ju power thus becomes inoperative, w "The Storthing authorizes the mem- ar bers of the Council of Slate who re* Uf tired to exercise until further notice, ja as the Norwegian Government, the he power appertaining to the King, in ac- th cordance with Norway's Constitution and existing laws, with those changes g which are necessitated by the fact that m the union with Sweden under one king gj is dissolved in consequence of the g( King having ceased to act as a Norwegian King, ' "The course of developments which ^ hr.ve proved more powerful than the " desire and will of individuals has led to this result. The union entered upon w< in 1S14 has from the first hour been to differently interpreted by the two na- 50 tions, both with regard to its spirit and letter. Efforts have been made on the ;h Swedish side to extend the union and u on the Norwegian side to confine it to a.1 the limit laid down by the Act of Union, and otherwise to assert the in- ?0 dependent power of toth States in all ^ matters not defined in that act as com- q ing under the union. The difference of ' principle in the interpretation of the .. character of the union has provoked much misunderstanding between the J1? two peoples and has caused much ^ friction in the interpretation, which.* during the recent negotiations netween the two countries has been laid down to by Sweden as against Norway." After the Storthing had adopted the resolution President Beruier. in a short speech, emphasized the serious impor- th tnncewjf the step taken, and concluded lij with saying: "May God protect the he Fatherland!" The whole assembly joined in the president's devout wish, qj M. Michelsen. the retiring premier, pr accepted, in behalf of the Government, ()r the "honorable and difficult task with f,. which the Storthing had entrusted it." Five Social Democrats dissented ,u from the address to the King. Although the action of the Storthing , was anticipated, it caused considerable ' excitement in this city on account of v | the anxiety as to what the King would do. The crisis became acute on May ^ 20. when, after three months' rest, dur- W ing which the regency was confided to ^ Crown Prince Gustave. he resumed the reins of office. The Council of State ?c immediately submitted to him the con- D; sular bill, which on May 28 he refused lie to sanction, arguing that any action w must receive the sanction of the mixed w council. The Norwegian Council of State thereupon resigned, and the King refused to accept their resignations. as, in view of the state of public opinion, it was impossible to form a . naninnsti'.ntinns wPffi UUM > CI 111UC1U. Jield throughout the country endorsing tu the action of the Council of State. Perfect order prevailed throughout el: the city. Crowds assembled all day in hi front of the Storming buildings and Gi Vociferously cheered the members of kl the Government as they left. When 1 M. Berm'er appeared a military band ee struck up the national anthem, and the so people uncovered, formed in a double u row and saluted him respectfully as he 0f passed. st King Oirar'b Protest. Stockholm. Sweden.?King Oscar sent w a telegram to Premier Michelsen as ca follows: ai "Have received the communication of re the Council of State and record the ^ most decided protest against the ^ method and action of the Government." r King Oscar also telegrnphed to M. Bermer (president of the Storthing) in- c? forming him that he had telegraphed to ri.' Premier Michelsen emphatically pro- ai testing against the action of the Council of State. ill Mi L U High Priced Land Sold. The southeast corner of Wall street j? and Broadway was sold at $025 a ' s(itiare foot, the highest price ever paid in New York City. 01 KOZLOFF RESIGNS. b * *i Liberal Governor of Moscow Gives Up b the Office. ol St. Petersburg, Russia.?It was re- ^ ported that General Kozloff. Governor- .. General of Moscow, who was appointed to the post 011 April 27, has resigned. in To Be Extradited. tt Judge Lafontaine, at Montreal, granted extradition to the United yj States for John F. Gaynor and Bcnjn V( miu D. Greene. g Ambassador Reid Honored. G( Ambassador and Mrs. Reid attended j the state banquet at Buckingham Palace. London, England, in honor of King Alfonso. E Orphans Ho Automobiling. 01 I!i 147 automobiles (550 New York r< City orphan children were taken to M Coney Island, where they had luncheon and saw tho shows. v O! To Continue Investigation. The Federal Grand Jury in Chicago, ei III., received instructions to continue e: its investigations of the Beef Trust. I ? IIIRMOTTHEEK; WASHINGTON. Secretarr Taft denied the request of ie State of Missouri tliat the Governlent take control of the Merchants ridce over the Mississippi at St. ouis. The State Department was informed f the appointment of Joaquin d'CasaJs, by President Diaz of Mexico, as rabassador from that country to the nited States. Senor d'Casasus will !1 the vacancy caused by the death of [anuel de Azpiroz. The special food commission named Y President Roosevelt to establish a andard of quality started its Western ivestlgation at Chicago, 111. On her recent trial the crniser Gal?ston developed a speed of 16.425, ad, though her specifications called >r 16.50 knots, she will probably be :cepted. c President Roosevelt has decided to ) )stpone the extra session of Congress r?til sifter tlio f,i|| rl<Wirms. and. to art on his Southern trip on October \. y ' OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. The Territorial Legislature at Houolu adjourned. Ail National Guard )propriations and the appropriation iked for the Government baiTa, whicli is been supported by the Government ir thirty-Ave years,-were refused by ie Legislature. The band'-TstiL prob)ly..be maintained by the citizens oC onoiuiu. The National Guard is liketo disband, or will be largely re- . iced in numbers. It is claimed by ie opponents of the appropriations, ;ked for that Governor Carter has the >wer under the army regulations to >e the Federal forces, and that he had iperior power, in this respect to any ate Governor. DOMESTIC. ' 1 Essie Bostoc. a negro, was hanged g 7 a moD near l.ouisvme, miss., ueuse he attempted to enter the room a white woman. The negro was inred by an uncle of the young woman, ith whom she lived. The negro was rested and identified. While the depy sheriff was conveying him to the il at Philadelphia, Neshoba County, ; > was ^topped by a mob which took. e negro and lynched him. . Graduates and undergraduates of : arvard University placed a handsome emorial tablet to the late Dr. Phillips v rooks in the Virginia Theological f ;minary at Alexandria, Va. j Ohio Socialists named a complete ate ticket, headed by Isaac C. Owen, ] Cleveland, for Governor. An excursion train bearing 1400 ; orking people from Tuscumbin, Ala.. Iuka, Miss., was derailed near Dickn, Ala., but no one was hurt. - By the collapse of a log barn which ey were helping to raise W. M. Brook id J. M. Boldt were instantly killed at ' Ibion, Mich. David H. Moore, a protege of Sena- I r Foraker, Las tyeen appoiuted interil revenue collector for the Eleventh [strict of Ohio. Charles Keuhn, messenger for the >rkville Bank, of New York City, was >ld up by four men during business >urs in a crowded street and robbed an empty bag. L<'or the tirst of new Bellevue Hospi1 .buildings to cost 510,000.000. thejard of Estimate of New York City propria ted $850,000. "Jimmy" Hope, lender of the band at robbed the Manhattan Bank in . 78, and a lifelong burglar, died at his ime in New York City. A.. H. Hummel, the noted New I'ork ty criminal lawyer, obtained a writ om the Appellate Division of the Su eme Court prohibiting Judge Davy om further action in the case of the dictment against Mr. Hummel, pendg a hearing before the higher court. In a cloudburst at Iibea, Ore., Mrs. H. Nunemaker and three children , ore drowned. Ihe tenth quadrennial congress of e Loyal Legion met at Milwaukee, is., with General D. Mc.M. Gregg, of ailadelpbia, Pa., presiding. Mayor Weaver, of Philaielphia, Pa., it the resignations of the Assistant irector3 of Public Works snd of Pubi Safety and at once tillec. their places ith well-known citizens in accord, ith his policy, FOREIGN. It is understood in Paris, France, at President Loubet will go to Spain October to pay King Alfonso a rern visit. It was reported that Hottentot reb* s have captured the town of Warmid, in German Southwest Africa. The erman garrison is said to have been lied. .... The. Italian police at Rome have reived information to the effect that me Italian Anarchists have left the uited States for Italy. Descriptions, the men have been supplied and eps have been taken to watch them. B Up to the present 440 corpses of Hin- B >o laborers, Europeans and others, I ho lost their lives through the hurrl- K ,ne which recently swept over Natal I id the subsequent bursting of the I servoir at Pinetown (the centre of I e tea and sugar plantations) have n sen recovered. Six hundred striking draymen at ette, France, seized a number of isks full of wine, and with them barcaded the ends of bridges connecting fferent parts of the town. The Constantinople correspondent of ie Ziet, of Vienna, Austria, repeated le story that the Italian Government nt ten warships to the coast of Yeen. Arabia, and refused to withdraw lem until the Turkish Government ade amends for the murder in Yemen ' Italian subjects. Severe fighting was reported near odena between Greeks and Bulgaans. It was alleged that Apostol, the ulgarian leader and chief organizer ' thft insurrection nnd who was re jrted to have been killed in a fight B ith gendarmes last March, is leading I te Bulgarians. I A bomb was found before the Ger- I ian Embassy, in Paris, France, by B le police, who extinguished its match. I Admiral Alexieff has resigned the I iceroyship of the Far East, but his I 'siguation has not been accepted at R t. Fetersburg. R General Linevitch reported a Japan- I 3e advance auu ltriiuioc m ions; f the Tsin River. Mr. Hay reached London, England, [e is reported to be still far from well. Servia is reported to have sent anther ultimatum to Turkey, demanding ?paratio? for the seizure of papers at le Monastir Consulate. The Isthmian Canal Commission oihI to pave Panama City streets at uce as a preventive of epidemics. In the palace of the (Jovernor-Geural at Barcelona, Spain, a bomb was sploded, causing serious damase. IVn. crests were made