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! p VOL.. XIII. JAPANESE WAK OUTFIT TROOPS WELL PROTECTEE AGAINST COLDEST WEATHER. .All Clothing Mr.de of the Best Ma terial?Great Coats of Thick Wool cn Goods and Hooded?Many De tails of How the Health of Soldieri Is Preserved. Miss MeCaul, who was recently com missioned by Her Majesty to ro to .lap an to inquire into tne working ot tilt Japanese Red Cross society, has brought back with her the eompleti oiuflt of a soldier of the Japanese Iui perial Guard, which was presented ti her by Gen. Teranclii. the minister o war, together with samples of the foot supplied to the soldier on active advice. These various articles, whicl have been inspected by the king, win has expressed great interest in th? many ingenious devices they present will shortly he exhibited at the Roya United Service Institution. Whitehall They are worthy, says the British Med ical Journal, which publishes specia photographs, of the most careful stud} by all military officers and afford < striking example of the care ani strong common sense with which tin health and comfort of the soldier arc considered hy those responsible for hit outfit and the minute attention to dc tail which is characteristic of the Jap anese army. One notable feature of all the cloth ing is that it is apparently made of the best material. The material for tic, winter clothing appears to be all wool and warm. In the neat blue parade uniform. Jacket or tunic, plain flat brass buttons are done away with as far as possible, fastenings being ir nearly all instances carried out bj means of flat hooks and eyes. The summer jacket and trousers are ol khaki drill; the jacket is perfect!) plain, and there are no buttons on ail) of the garments. A strip of white lir. en is issued to wind round tho nock a: a collar inside the tunic. The forage cap which ?p?s with this uniform is si marvel of lightness. It has a detachable linen cover to be used iu summer, from which hangs a linen screen to protect tilt* neck. This screen being mneie it to roe parts?a centre and two sidesallows the air to pass freely. For all uniforms the trousers are made like riding breeches, in that they end above the ankle, where they are made to fit tight to the limb, being fastened bj tapes instead of buttons. Putties or gaiters must, of course, bt worn with these. The ordinary great coat is of thick woollen cloth with bone buttons. It has a hood which can he drawn over the head. A conipara lively small detail in the cut of this, as also of the winter great-coat, shows how enr, fully health and comfort, and therefore individual efficiency, have been considered. The free edges of the front, instead of being cut straight slope out warn below the waist, male ing the skirt of the coat lap over more completely below; it Is thus prevented from gaping in walking, and the legs and knees are protected front rain. The front of the skirt can he buttoned back to allow free movement of the lower linrbs for marching in dry weather. A mosquito net "helmet" or head cover ing in addition to its value as a preventive of malaria, is a great comfort in summer, where there are many flies. The "coldproof" winter overcoat mer its some description, for it seems to be devised to insure warmth in the most severe climate. Made of thick woollen cloth, it has a large collar covered with fur, which is of course inside when the collar ;s raised. From the middle ol the edge of this collar a button or hood can be pulled out so as to cover the head, and over this can be worn the ample detached woollen "coldproof" hood, which from its shape and long ends to wrap round the neck recalls the hoods of Chaucer's time. Hanging by cords from the neck are large gloves or mittens?one division for all the fiingers and one for the thumb; they can thus be worn off, when the hand is required for firing or any other purpose, wimout being lost. A sheepskin waistcoat with the wool outside is also issued for severe weather. It fastens at one side. The underclothing is of similar good material to that of the outer garments, n cotton shirt and drawers for summer and a thick knitted woollen jersey, or sweater, and pan.'s for winter. The rihhed woollen stockings are made without heels, and warm toeeaps and issued in *he coldest weather to wear over the stockings to prevent frost bite. These toecaps are nmde of a lamb's wool material like very thick lint, the soft surface being inside. A roll of fine striped llannel of very good quality and about a yard and a half long Is isnued to be wound round the abdomen and takes the place of a cholera belt. It is Interesting to note that the woollen cloth and blanket are made In the Japanese military woollen cloth factory, while hemp cloth, cotton cloth and leather are madrt or prepared in private factories in Japnn find cut out and sewn in the military clothing dei>ot.?London (Jlobe. Waste leather Is no lorger thrown away. Manufacturers use it, in a compressed form, instead of iron, to make I coa-wheels. l\ OR1 FC LONG FLIGHT OF SEAGULLS. I j They Follow Army Transports Across the Pacific and Back. Wo are pround of our great ocean liners and the speed that they make, a speed which has made foreign coun tries ridiculously near and has brought the nations close together. To the people of a hundred years ago the story that a vessel could cross the broad Pacific within a month would seem like the sheerest fancy of a romancer. Yet, at that time, seagulls existed as they i do at the present day and they made i their long trips without provoking any i especial comment. Today it is looked :tnon as nothing very marvellous that > birds are able to fly from America to f Asia and back again. But. if we pause 1 to consider it, the feat is really something after all. 1 These birds are especially fond of * the United States army transports, for 5 these ships carry many men, who, denied the taste for books, which ren1 ders an ocean journey less tedious, and having limited facilities for deck sport, take to feeding the gulls as a pastime. I W!ien one of the big vessels leave r j the Golden Gate and passes the Frral1 lone islands a hundred or more brown 1 bodies with long sweeping wings leave i their resting place and take up the 5 i.?ght in the wake of the transport. * Then some soldier who has made the trip before says: "Here come the seagulls. We'd better feed them if we want a quick passage this trip," and many soldiers invade the steward's ? premises and gather up the waste ; bread and victuals. The birds seem to know when they ; are to iv> fed, tor thev come flying in I ever narrowing circles until they are * within a short distance of the ship, i Then the food begins to fall on the r waters, and the brown-winged forms ! swoop eagerly down upon the waves C and seize what has been thrown forth. ' This is continued until the food is ex' hnusted, and then the, soldiers go below, leaving the gulls to get away ? with theh food as they fly. They * never seem to rest, these queer birds, i Day after day they follow the ship, * cleaving the air with swift wings, flyi ing easily and without apparent effort, t indeed, it seems a sthough they were i not mufle to rest. On the last trip of the transport I | Logan one of the gulls had its wing s ' muscles injured in some way and 5 dropped fluttering upon the deck, its wide, goose-like bill open, and strange r squawks coming from its throat. A soldier spied it and took it to its bunk, , where he fed it daily until it became strong; again. Then ho allowed it to J i fly away. But the bird had not for- ' t gotten its benefactor. Every day it would light on the deck and allow . none save this particular man to feed it. It followed the boat to Honolulu, ' to Guam, and Anally to Manila. Where : it rested during the two weeks the Lo: gan lay in Manila is not known, but j when the vessel turned on its home! ward course, bound for Nagasaki, the I first day out found this gull, easily 1 distinguished by a fleck <>: white on its j neck, resting on the stem. As its fn| vorito soldier did not npi>ear the gull ! j graciously allowed others to feed It. | and continued its trip with the ship i until the Logan passed the Farallone 1 ! islands. A peculiar incident was one that oc- \ enrred on tlte It. M. >S. Athenian on her last trip from Yokohama to Van- \ couver. Five days out, lout) miles I from land in any direction, a little ( owlet alighted on the deck and was captured bjT the secon dsteward. It j j was a baby owl, a little bundle of brown and white feathers, and it blinked its eyes in the daylight as it j rested contentedly in the cage wliicii the steward provided. i Japanese Advice for Women. The following extracts nre taken j from a code of morals for the women I of Japan, lyhich was published some j years ago; "It is bettor for women to have n j good mind than a beautiful appearance. Parents must bo on guard lest thicr j daughters see or hear any evil thing, j A woman must not chatter nor slanI dor any one nor tell a lie. When she ' hears any slander she must not repeat , it. for this causes disputes among families. "A wife must not waste her money in expensive clothing, but must dress according to her income. Her ornaments and clothing must not be splendid. but neat and clean, so that she will not cause people to remark. She ?-houhl dress according to her rank. ' Though a woman may have many servants, it is a rule that she should I manage the house herself."?New York News. The Only Chance. First War Correspondent?Say, old \ man. I've just got a bundle of news! papers from home. Second Correspondent?Thank goodness! How we'll be able to learn something of what is going on at tho front. The Association of Ideas. Mrs. 1,-Vrocks?Why, of course Van Dyke was an artist. Newrocks?i thought be was a barber.?Puck. _MI] iRT MILL, S. WEDN NEWSY GLEANINGS. Betsy Meagher, of Ireland, died the other day at the age of 12."?. The San Francisco (Cal.) poliee ad- | voeate the establishment <?C a public whipping post l'or footpads. A pianist of Hull. England. William Frost, recently played on that instrument unceasingly for.seventeen hours. , A spring wagon that lr? sixty-five years old and can stand a load of lOOO pounds, is owned by Hubert Hill, near Karl. Mo. 1 At Ilille. France, the other day. a floor gave way under fifty people. Two persons were killed and many others severely woniulod. Tiie fastest train in Europe Is said to run between Leeds and Edinburgh, a distance of 2.'10 miles,, making the trip in 231) minutes. Of seventy-live samples of coffee ex- I nmiucd bv the inland rnvmnin ,1. mont of Ottawa about one-third were found to be adulterated. j Tito Danish Government lias found 1 if necessary to grant greater privi- i leges to the heads of families in cluing- j ing their names if they feel so disposed. Chinese students abound in Tokio. There are also a number of Korean stn- a dents at the university The average t allowance of one of these for a room, i fooil and clothing is Sin a month. . Before the altar of St. George's Church. New York City. Miss Mary Byron tried to shoot the Bev. Dr. ' Itainsford. She was committed to the psychopathic ward of Bellcvue llos- > pital. j The California State Board of Trade , has voted to r ecu est the Secretary of Agriculture of the I'nited States to ap- 1 point a special commissioner to nseer* 1 tain and report regarding all agrivul- ' ' tnral products that can he raised in the i f Slate. i 1 PROMINENT PEOPLE. * Paul ICruger left a forlune of nearly v $4. OOP.000. j The liushnnd of Charlotte Bronte. t M". Nichols, Is Still itViit^; tii .ill l t'i^ll I village. t Mr. Roosevelt will he the second ' President elected while wearing a nuts- ' tache. Cleveland was the first. 1 J Mme. Catherine Tolstoy is regarded j u> iiinn.v as ihe most . eatiiifui young i woman now in the; British metropolis. | . Ed moil d Duval, who for nearly half j >, a century has managed the Monte Do j 4 Piete in Paris, is about to retire from I t his position. ' 1 Governor Lnnham. of Texas. Issued ? twenty-seven pardons as Christmas t presents t<? the convicts in the various c prisons of the State. I Queen Ait x and ra exhibited eight bantams at a poultry show the other day and reeeiveil ten prizes for them ' from the llattered judges. 1 The body of the late former Presl- j ' dent of the Transvaal Kepnblie. Paul 1 Kruger, lay in stale in the Huguenot | j. Memorial Building, Cape Town. i Secretary .John Hay. at the Interna- ' t tional Peace Congress, in Boston. ; s Mass.. pledged the support of the Ad- t c ministration for the avoidance of war. j Seymour (5. (.'outlay, lately defeated i I: for Parliament in Canada, distill- | s guisited himself while a member of | ? that hotly for liia bitter attack on the ' b United States. , t Tite Cincinnati (Ohio) Cnainber of ] . Commerce inis given William it. Taft, I . Secretary of War. tin rare honor of an unanitnotis election by iis Itoard of di- j 1 rectors as an honorary life member. Premier I.iiurior is again in such | poor health on Recount of Ills hard J work in the recent political campaign ; s that he has arranged to go to the " Southern States to recuperate tintii " February, when Parliament will be 1 S called. j t ; i An Appeal Denied McC1.'* Richmond, Va.. Special.?The Sr.pretne Court of Appeals refused a writ of error in the case of ex-Mayor Me- ^ Cue, of Charlottesville, convicted of a wife-murder and sentenced to bane b the 20th of this month. A Charlottes- 1 ville special says that when the news j' of the action of the Supreme Court n in denying a writ or error was convey- $ od to McCue. he lost his nerve and s fainted. p i v Old Man Accused of Arson. Suffolk. Special.?Accused of arson in Onslow county. N". C., an aged white J man. Forney Jarnian. was arrested _ liere. Shortly r.ftcr Jarmans arrival I at a local hotel he was followed by 1 * two detectives, but Police Chief Brink ' ley got. ahead of them in the arrest. j Sheriff Middloton. of Onslow county, I wired Brinkley to hold .Farmm. ray ing that there was $200 reward for his ^ capture and conviction. Jarman told the local police that he fled for fear of lynching. Senator Cockrcll Accepts. * Washington. Special.?Senator Cock- ? rell, of Missouri, has decided to ac- I cept the position on the Inter-State * Commerce Commission offered him a some time ago by President Roosevelt. c Ho will succeed Commissioner Jamest j D. Yeomans. of Iowa, whose term ex- n plred on the 7th instant. Senator Cockrcll has indicated his decision to f the President, hut he expects before n assuming his new duties to complete 8 the term for which he was elected to a the Senate. That will expire on the 8 1th of next March. v LL r ll'SihA V T A 1VTTT i nir .. x, tt ,t\ u A rt I |i DR. CAM'S SAD END Prominent Physician Kills Himself in Fit of Despondency ILL HEALTH THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE Prominent Durham Physician s a Bullet Into His Own Head?Gave Intimations of His Intention?Met Death Calmly While at Prayer?A Brother of General Julian S. Carr. Durham N. C.. Special.?All of Duriain was horrified early Friday mornng when the news spread rapidly over he streots that Dr A. G. Carr. one of Durham's old and highly honored citzens and one among the best known ihysiciaus in the State, had taken his >wn life. He committed suicide in | lis elegant home on Fast Main street [ it <!:4r> o'clock, using a 32-callibre pis- | ol and firing one shot into his brain, j riie barrel of the pistol was placed , n his right ear and the ball reached ! l vital spot, death following instnat- j y. At the time of the suicide there vere but three persons in the house? Dr. Carr. his wife, Mrs. Annie Carr. ind the cook. The only son who is low at home. Mr. William Carr. had eft but a few minutes before for the Durham Hosiery Mill, where he holds i ?. position. Tbe muffied shot was j lea I'd oj the cook, who was on the J irst floor almost immediately under | he bath room, where the tragedy was enacted. She ran up stairs and found )r. Carr in a small closet, connecting vith the bath room, in a kneeling po iition with blood streaming from his lead. She ran back down stairs and old Mrs. Carr and then told the colired man who was at the stable when he shot was fired. The latter ran nto the bath room and then went o the house of Col. Harper Ervin. ust across the street, and told liini <1 come quickly. This lie did and just is lie ran into the bath room and | aised the head of the doctor, he ireatlied his last. He never uttered a vord after the leaden messenger of Rath was fired into his brain. Coroler Mad dry was summoned and exam- j ned into the facts surrounding Ills leath, but an inquest was not deemed iccessary and the body was turned ?ver to the undertaker. FAILURE OF HEALTH THE CAUSE. There is no doubt tint that fuiiing icalth and melancholia caused by his i ihysical condition censed him to take he rash step. For three months or nore he had been greatly depressed md did not seeeni like his former elf. He was dejected anrl care-worn. j Several times lie expressed himself as ' risliing that, the end would come so hat he could pass away from his offerings. No one. however, anticipated that lie would take his own life. The dead man was last seen alive >y his son. When Mr. Will Carr tarted to the hosiery mill about t>: HO 'clock, lie saw his father, who was 11 bis night clothes and going towards he bath room. The position of the dead man when mind was such as lo leave no doubt ml that lie knelt in prayer and then ired the fatal shot. S. A. <_ Reorganization. New York, Specia.?The plan to conolidate the different properties of the ?**.?iHJtii (i .ah- i.mi* nuiiwii) iino ;i smile corporation anil to provide addiional capital, was made public by the -organization committee. The coniaittce is composed of Thomas F. ityan. liairmnP; .lames A. Hlair, Ernest 'halman. James If. Dooley, T. Jeffcron Coolidge, Jr., C. Sidney Sheparil, , nd S. Davis Warfield. The new plan, a nnnounceil is as follows: "The captal of the company is re-arranged, "he total authorized stock issues are to ggregate $72,000,000 divided as inlaws: First preferred 1 per cent, stock uthovized $18,000,0 of which only 7,625,000 is to bo issued at present; econd preferred non-cumulative six icr cent, stock, authorized $18,000,000; -nnmnn stock authorized, $36,000,000. Steamer Goes Ashore in Fog. New York, Special.?While feeling ler way through the dense fog early ' Phursday, in an effort to reach this tort, the sugar laden steamer Indus. 1 rom West India ports, struck Fire Is- ' and bar and is now stuck hard and j 1 ast. At midnight the Indus was still tshore, with little prospect that she vould be floated before the next high ide. Russian Prisoners Pleased. Nagasaki, IJy Cable.?The Steamers ' <aga and Sunuki have arrived here ; vlth 1,600 Russian prisoners of war ind 50 officers. All the prisoners have ; teen quartered at Inasa, a vlllago near 1 ly, where had also been prepared a odge for General Stoessel, who will ! xrive next Saturday. The Russian j iflleers nre allowed much liberty with , n the bounds of the town, but they ,ro under police escort. General Stoessel and staff will sail rom here for Europe on a French nail r.teatner, January 16. The. Rus- 1 tan prisoners arc unfeignedly pleased ; it the end of the hardship of the siege | nd the considerate treatment of their ! ictors. riME 3. 19ft-; - 1 CONGRESS AFWORKT ^q" The Senate and House Regularly at Work?What They are Doing. After! Will Canvass Vote February 8. The joint statehood bill again occupied the majority portion of the atten- HOUSE lion of the Senate, and Mr. Nelson com- i Dieted his speech in support of it. j The omnibus claims bill was read in Mr. H part, but 110 effort was made to se- J prop cure action upon it. Bills for the re- j offe organization of the medical corps of cr F the army and regulating promotions of army officers employed in the ordl- ceivi nance department were passed. Stat A resolution reported by Mr. Burrows from the committee on privileges Was and elections fixing 1 o'clock on Wed- ment nesday. February S. for the canvass by ^ the two Houses of Congress of the gtat(, vote cast at the last presidential elec- n]j otj) tion was agreed to. The ceremony will ar take place in the chamber of the House uouse of Representatives. The Senate ad- j1;uj ()I journed. ln cha No River and Harbor Bill. ment The prospects are that this session . above of Congress will not pass a rived and receive harbor bill. The committee 011 rivers assigni and harbors has been considering a | several bill for some time with a view of mak- dared ing an early report, but among the 1 od esp< leaders ln the House there is a dlspo- Hull I sition to let the hill go over for this thougb session, on account of the condition of best re the Treasury. Cutting off a river and j of the harbor bill would be In line with the no* t'11 determination of the House leaders to increa; adhere to a policy of strict economy in ^0 m government, expenditures. hfeher Representative Maynard, of Virginia. s ' '.n a bill proposed to increase the salary nients. :?f thf President to $75,000 a year, the pay ar Vice 'President to $15,000 and to give e(j the President after Wc rettr??*-- * 1 affice f annui f " rt Aft ?i< uiii r for il Dry o mb ate cl niii. i ^ i again. Is The 811 closel. B'C the Si Kk years oi :>f tin K-r declai 1 tation fthl it wa 8e '.:ans, %fr< shoul Jftirl were f* 3f eit r. lions |al mighi r. i Mr. mil repor -M missii aiittei s Th< n with an it car. in iig tc k journ C. *01 Sen ed to 'l gatioi a CO'3 m ai T. Mr of cor 0 viile dent i \r take The 1 Y the is wo nl J il ; i Wat r the 11 mum 1 bill r. f banki e urrei ' Lerest s irelop, s bersh f [iomo v sipatc a mom i aissl; j?r lepo.- |h petit! . >1 tvao i P I . b1 Ad> Guan; Diganized tor tin- purpose oi iui>.mui . *' ing a tunnel through a mountain a (lis- 1 " tance of 10,000 feet in the Guanacevi from < rr.ining district of Mexico. The esti- soph] 1 mated cost of the tunnel is $4,000,000 and ret gold. Over 20o known veins of gold, sil- oilier ; ver and copper will be tapped. The tun- tion is t-.el will be 2,200 feet below the surface retary at one point. Sl tele) States ttxeellcnt authorities agree Lhnt in a ! alleged tbender storin the middlo of a room is b*,rK ? ctal ag much the safest place in a house, says to la|C< an exchange. A carpeted floor or one covered by a heavy thick rug is better to stand on than bare wood. It is well tr keep away from chimneys and out Beau cf cellars. In the open air tall trees are cut of dangerous. A person sheltered under a ferings low tree or shrub thirty or forty feet net of from a large lofty tree is quite safe, quoted II lightning strikers in the immediate and T3i vicinity it will hit the high tree as a , ... . rule, with few'exceptions. VVaier is a ' very good conductor, an 1 it is well to lon "a avoid the haivcs of streams in a violent lowing thunder stoYn? field n< JL . ?! . z ik- .A s NO. 43. REDUCE HIS PAY General Miles For Acceptitg m State Office : DEMOCRATS RESENTFUL ull, In Charge of the Army Ajf riation Bill, Creates a Stir ring an Amendment That High. Retiring Officers Shall Not Ree Full Pay When Assigned ta e Militia Duty. ?? ? .. hington. Special.?The appoints of Lieutenant General Nelaimi les as inspector general of tlus of Massachusetts overshadowed! er questions in the discussion off my appropriation bill in ttum of Representatives. The debater oce.eded leisurely until Mr. Hnl'J, rge of the bill, offered an ameaefcprovidlng that retired officers the grade of major should out * the full pay of their grade whim I'd to duty with the militia of th? I States. Several members dothat the amendment was direct-* ecially at General Miles, but Mr-, nsisted that ho had no sue!* it in mind, and argned that eh* suits were obtained from officer* lower grades. He asserted that nil the. law was passed allowing ?ed pay for officers assigned tot illtia did retired officers of th* grades apply for tho appointHe said it was such Increased id not patriotism which prompt m. and lie characterised their t as unseemly. The statement Mr. Cochran, of New York, wtua Ml that it was simply penalising jr officers to the advantage aui Df Inferior officers. After a lireofn flip nmonilmonf urnc n flnnt IVtiiianis, of Mississippi, was outi in the statement that tho real i behind' the amendment *v.\; an on General Nelson A. Miles, in general of Massachusetts, "wIki emel.v persona non grata In higfe in the Republican party." It ie said, no new thing for th? liean party to slight tho heroes nation and push its favorites tot ant. Student Hangs'Himself. ville, X. Special.?Oscar A. cer, of l'aragon, Ind., aged 17 md a student, of Bingham School ted suicide in Vivtoria by hang' with a half-inch cotton ropo nail white oak tree. The only assigned by those who knew tin? id by Col. ltingham is that hn amesiek. Some time after si* this morning several small children while going toward th*j rn Railway tracks from the town oria saw an object hanging to ? the woods surrounding Victoria nd about UOt) yards from that The children became frightened inir to the home of J it Nichols t distance from tho placo, inthat gentleman of the find. Mr. 5. in company with a boy named! Collingsworth, who had also lie screams of the children anil I lowed them, went to the scents Imaging. On reaching the pl&co chois saw that the object wa.t a man and telling the Holliiigshov to remain near by, went tr? onn Rook Hotel and notified ll' ed. Sheriff Reed hastened tu ne and immediately took ofliciat of l lie case. He cut the rop<? certaining tliat the man was earehing the pockets for all **Jiml sending a messenger to a telephone, summoned Hare, nd Company to take charge oC nains. Reaching the city witbi pse, the sheiff notified Cbroner ill. at. Anion, and that officer shortly after 12 o'clock and heLJf icst. -and Officers Suspended. Iiington, Special.?As the result investigation and prosecution land fraud cases in Oregon, til? nr. signed an order suspending >ni: e James If. Ilooth and JoI.ridges. respectively register civer of the United States land it Hoseburg. Oregon. The aeon the recommendation of SeclUtcheoek, and was based on grain from Assistant United District Attorney Henry, who I that the affairs of the Roacfitco were in bad condition. Specnt NeubaBen has l?con ordered ; charge of the RoHCburg offlce. Cut in Crude Petroleum. mont, Tex., SrH'.c.ial.?A eleaa five cents was made in the offor crude petroleum. The prodSour Lake and Saratoga Ir at 27 cents, liatson ut 25 cents 3Rumont 30 cents. The market ted weakness for the past A ya and the bottom foil out. hoi- ^ the bringing in of the Humboldt, .?? orth of Houston. - I