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7 nn KEGON H 0 M ST y()l l ' " i ,- .. , , . " . ' ' ' ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1903. NO. 2. I'ROFESSIOML. ,oTa Vvuo. CosrAmiK, J.B.GODFREY. dTTORNE Y- A'i' Li Csal Estate and Timber Lands Sol A HMTlt AUTM MADKi i I $T. UKI.KS8, ORKOOM I JTTOHXJC YJT-Li U I ne wit I. K. Vluirk. f r. mi.kki, i i oMiiioM. Will le U.I tunon! Ali.ml.in to til kll. i. nlKi.iwl l m H III tmUc In mil III MAM MHl l KJIM !( I OMtll, W. II. POWELL, JTTOJLYJC V-dT- Li U ttKPl'TT UleT.HT ATrOBKST. IT. HKt KM, I I OKEUON. I)r. Edwin Ross, Physician and Surgeon rr. iiki.knh, okeuon. Dr.H. It. Cliff, rhysician and Surgeon bt. iu;t.i:.M.t)Ki:uoN. Watts & Price, -DKAl.tK. IN- Flour and Feed Choice Groceries Staple Dry Goods Best Quality Shoes Hardware and Notions Oregon. Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG LaA.M INMtl.4 Mi T..l, Tlirt.J (Ml IUI UMaJ ! J Ml to. If. . lalomn, Cfrtt 1 taint. Hainiti orf ". ArrlTtHi ai -,.n:.t Munit.y. km. K...I.J ami t H I.) aM p m. Steamer NORTHWEST Mtv rurllmul Monday, Wednesday Mil Friday nights l 1 y p, m., fur the eaaie points n.n i.ifir.J nU,xa end To ledo, reaching the Utter pl.ee at lu . m. on IliK lutluwhift ilar. Returning, th. boat leave Toledo at noon, and Castle Uock at 5:H0ln the afternoon, Toesdejv., 1hiir.ii.us ami KundsyK, HmvI( Portland early In the morning. kiullMiDl mt,a (. u. UoiJJ ,.. BEST Kdlleelallr featleee. C'aaaieieaily tteyaallraa. Ke (rem all the world Well written, original Urle. An Iwer. to queriesArticle, on Htalth, lha llomt, New Book., and on Work About the Farm and Garden. iTbe Weekly Inter Ocean Ii member ol the AocItd Pros., the only Western News paper receiving the entire tele graphic newt service ol tin New York Run and .pedal cable ol th. New York World-daily re port, from v.r 2.000 .pedal correspondent, throughout th. eouutry. YEAR Q V E DOLLAR aarl far Taa ll:UOniT a laa Waaklf lata taa Ik How About Your Title? 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I At AxntU with I n. m i a ikai aiij iaii iiu tu.i ni.nmci ( J I'uiirr la am) (rum Uwaoo And Noriti I'AncvAfnr AiitrlA or wav point, mnit (1a ln ai Hoitltun lriu. will .ton In lt a.. ..ng.is nlTal HiuUrtt wh.oruinlhg troot puluU J. '. Jlata. Ua. !'.. Ail . A.lotlA. Or ItTLA.ID, DAILT. -TIAMIH "AmerIca,, Willamett Slougtt Route Uar 8t. !!leni.... :80A M Arru at t'artland. .10 HO A M Uava Portland 1 .10 M Arrlva at r?l. Utlani. tiUOfM I AHE so riili. Will Carry Kolhlna kn Pimn- .r and rati rrdgul. HUM BOOD, Riiur, H YEARS' EXPERICNCI riartiiaMB nu-k ir Mfiin our ppnitmi M ltUiiiri(lr oH0dMUu). liMidbookua l'nuij wrlfMkt wtthuutic!i-r, tt th Scientific Jimencan. A iiAiiAMm.ir in.irAija wwur. mil.tloll f AH. KltlHWB i..r.., t- m MUNN Co.38t--'New York irincA Oinw. M V It. WaaaIuOW. B.U ,...r: r..or nn.iilUA, IU Bold b Ail riAwwi.rj. 4 a on . vlkU44i . eo ST. HELENS, EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprchcnalv. Rovicw of th. Imports nt Happening, ol th. Pat Week, Prcaentad In Condcnacd Form, Moat Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Ueailor. Report! froin lU'ytl mid Kanto Do mingn ahow (root uiirt. Wirited-fltatwi allow Co lorn bia to tiiko tliu initiative for war. Kwn.'tury Hoot y that General WiHxl'a proniiitiun is in the regular or ilitr ol aunority. A I'ortlancl firm baa received tho con tract to litNtttll water ayHtvin. at Fort Wonleii and Casey . The atrike o( benrae driver. In Chi cago linn coinpelled tlio ople to uae iH i and wagon, at funeral. An amaAiin llrwl at Mux Nurdtntu the iimIi1 .iiMiiat and litterateur, in Pari, ballroom, but A friend aavtnl him Chief Newell haa given Irrigation committee to iinderntaiid that Oregon will not get any money lor a year at leant. A vigilance committee baa been named at Chh ago to ch ar the city of thug, who have become bolder tiucc the II rut declaration of war. I'hlcago hearae Urivera have gone on a .Hike and many funeral have been potHmel. The aenate haa raliflod the treaty with China, liusma la not at all pleaiw-d by il. omen have iwn aeleettHi to act a juror. In Chicago trial, for the first time in the history of the nation. John It. Benson, a San Krancisco tini lier om-rntor, has Ix-en arrested on a charge of bribing a government olliciul Sir Thomas Upton, in aix-cpting the silver acrvico pn-seiited him by Ameri ca, aav. he will try once more for the cup. Kenattir 1'ullon, before the senate, etated the aims of the 1905 fair and made an eloquent plea lor federal aid It his maiden speech. . The search for the wealth of Po(e Leo has Iwn ended by Cardinal (iotti turning over f X,00,OUO and an electric- in. i ace iduutnliy diwovering 1,S50,000 The J.U pupe asked fardinal Gotti to keen the money four months in order Ihnt the new pope might learn bow dillicult it is to rule without money. 8enator Hoar severely criticise, the Panama policy of Roosevelt. Japan will reject the answer of Rub iu to her far eastern demands. The bouse haa passed the pension ap propriation bill carrying flJ8,loU,li The ehraska grand Jury lias re turned an additional iudictinent against tH'iuttor Dietrich. The kaiser', sister is found to be suffering from a cancer and tho news created a sonsation in Berlin. American troops who have been landed have discovered a force of Civ loinbiaiis which is probably building a road toward Panama. Colombia has ordered tho American cruiser Atlanta to q.uit the gulf of Dar ien, but the order has not been heeded. The Atlanta has discovered a detach ment of nearly 2,000 Colombia troops on the western side of tbe gulf. She alto came upon a schooner carrying armed men. Tbe Lewis and Clark exposition is rapidly gaining friends in tho senate. Tho senate committee will recom mend the promotion of General Wood. Tammany will put up Ilomke Cock- ran to auceeed Mayor-elect aicvioiian in congress. President Roosevelt has refused to al low a lodge if Orangemen to use his photograph on a banner. Perry Heath and other ex-ofllcials are seriously involved In the Conrad- Uoneparto report on postal irregulari ties. The friars are to got $7,250,000 for their lands in the Philippines. They origimtUv asked 118,000,000 and Gov ernor Ta'ft offered them $4,000,000. W. A. McKowan, secretary of the board of rcgnota, robbed the univeristy of California of $40,000 and spent it on races. A Panto Dominican plot to kill Min ister Powell ba. been unearthed. Southern friends of Hanna still have hopes that he will run for president. Mayor Collins, Democrat, ha. been re-elected mayor of Boston by a large plurality,, j J. Henry Booth, weiverof the Rose burg, Oregon, land olUee will not be reappointed. Chicago citizen, nut an end to the have organised to lawlessness which reigns there. A Connecticut bank cashior, whose accounts are short, on being surprised by tho bank examiner, committed sui cide. President Loubot, of France, will visit Rome in April. The remains of Horbert fiponeer, the philosopher, were cremated. Marines from the cruiser Tralrie have been landed at Colon and sent to Panama. CLOSH WATCH ON COLOMBIA. American Outposts are Keeping Admiral Ulna Well Informed. ranama, Dec. 23. By means of the gun boats, Rear Admiral Glass is keep. ing in almost daily communication with the two American outposts at San Mig uel. One of these, composed of 100 murines and four Held pieces, is well and comfortably located at Yaviza and the other, numbering 100 men, com posed of marines and bluejackets, and which also has field pieces, is stationed ut Real Hanta Maria, 10 miles from Vaviza, Both of the outpost, are en. cumped on the Tuira riv. A dis tance of 00 miles, partly an estuary of the gulf and partly river, separates them from the ancorage of the Amen can war vessels, where the Wisconsin and Bosotn are now lying. The Con. cord is going back and forth with dis patches, while the Marhlebead, with Admiral Glass abourd, remains at Pan ami. Tho outposts are all kept well sup plied with all ncscesHities, and in caae of trouble could quickly communicate with the war vessels. There are also at Yuvi.a and Real rianta Maria about 100 Panaitians. These men have been scouting toward the Colombian fron tier, but according to the latest in for rnation brought to Admiral Glass there is no sign of Colombian soldier, on Panama territory. Naval authorities do not lielieve Colombia will invade Panama's territory. JAPAN WANTS OOLD STANDARD. Suggceta That Ratio of 32 to I be Adopt ed for All SUrcr Countries. Washintgon, Dec. 23. The commis sion on international exchange has re ceived from Professor Jenks tbe con. elusions of the monetary commission of Japan regarding the proposals of the American commission for a uniform coinage system, based upon the gold exchange standard for China. The resolution, declare that the cha otic condition of the currency a. it now exists in China is disadvantageous not to China alone, but to those countries that have commercial relations with her, and that a definite and uniform currency system should be speedily in stituted and put into operation through. out the whole empire, or at least, in those parts of it that are of commercial ui.piirtance. If possible it is desirable that this system "should lie on tbe single gold -taudani. Inasmuch ae the currency reform cannot be started on a perfect system, it is regarded as advisable to adopt the recommendations of the American commission. It suggests al so that the ratio for China of 32 to 1 between gold and silver coins should be adopted for other silver using coun tries which may hereafter adopt the gold standard. PREPARES FOR WAR. Japan Qlve. Rush Order, to Both Army and Navy. raris, Dec. 23. A private letter re ceived here from a leading American diplomatic olliciul in Japan says that while there are continued hopes of peace, the government is making final preparations for the eventuality of war. Preimrations in the various branches of the army and navy are proceeding with the utmost energy. The whole mili tary establishment is being placed in readiness for an aggressive campaign from tbe outset. The Russian embassy here' takes an optimistic view of the Far Eastern situ ation and consider, the last dispatches xaggerated. A member of the em bassy tonight said: 'Tho negotiations between Russia and Japan have assuredly encountered mnnv obstacles, but they will continue, and it will not be Russia who will first break them off. The condition of the Russian naval forces is such as will guard them against all surprise." The Jaapneso legation here autnor- zes the statement that it retains a hope of a pacific solution of the troubles. No alarming new. has reached the legation from Tokio, and tho rumored recall of its military at taches to Japan, it says, is an invent ion. Schooner. Driven Ashore. Bt. John's, N. F., Dec. 23. During Hr.no lilizunnl vesterdav the schooner Susan was driven ashore off St. Johns. Her crew, alter 12 hour, in an open boat, made, port this morning badly frostbitten. Tho schooner Mary Ellen vent ashore at Trepassy. Tbe crew lung to the rocks all night and suffered irribly from exposure, rho schooner 'ashoda went ashore at Greens island. Th ie crew escaped. It is feared that the schooner Dictator has foun dered in the storm with her crew of en men. Turkish Cruiser Success. Philadelphia, Deo. 23. The cruiser Mediidia, built for tho Turkish govern ment by tbe Crump Bhip building com pany, returned here tonight from her trial trip, which proved to.be a success in every way to her builders. Over a ono mile course the cruiser sustained 22.28 knots an hour. Her contract is for 22 knots. The new war ship mad. a good speed of 22.4 knots in a one hour trial and in a run ot six hours niain- uined a speed of 20 knots flat. Four Thousand to Be Laid Off. Chicago, Dec. 23, Four thousand men employed by the Illinois Stool compbany, in south Chicago, will be laiTl off for an indefinite poTiotl on Thursday, the day before Christmas, according to a notice sent out Dy tue olticinls of the company today. I I I ' - II I 11 a) STOLE BY THE CAR SEATTLE R1N0 OP FREIGHT THIEVES HAS BEEN UNEARTHED. Amount. Will Reach Far Into th. Thous ands Northern Pacific and Orcat Northers Both Heavy Losera Many Employe. Implicated Oood. Sent to Varlou. Polots and Sold lor Song. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. In the ar rest of Herman Rheinhart, manager of t'.ie Arlington dock; James C. Jljraves, yardmaster of tbe Great Northern rail way, and P. J. Flynn, foreman of tiie Great Northern freightbouse, tbe offic ial, of the two transcontinnetal lines believe they have unearthed one of tbe greatest conspiracies to defraud that ha. ever been brought to light in the West. The investigation has been but started, and while none of the high officials will talk regarding the matter, It is well known that the operations of a thieving ring, with headquarters in Seattle, extend over a period of at least four years and it may be five. During that time freight cars have been robbed of their contents, and the good, consigned to one merchant sold to another in the same line of . business in the same city. Again, wohle freight car loads of goods have been taken and rcebipiwd to other point, where the ring is alleged to have had fences for tbe disposal of the stuff. Tons upon tons of merchandise, it is charged, have been sent to Alaska, to California, to Oregon, and interior Western states, wild for what it would bring and the money divided between those implicated. The work of the detectives shows that trainmen, station agents, foremen, yardmen, engineers, and, in fact, al most every class of employes on the lines ol the railroads, have been impi cated. All have not been concerned in the same shipments, but at some time or other have reaped a harvest from a part of the stolen property. ihe Kortnern 1'acinc railroad, it is said, is tbe heaviest loser in freight shipments, and the sums paid by the company for "lost goods" run. far into the thousands. The Great Northern, while it has been a sufferer from the same depredations, has not buffered to the same extent as the Northern Pacific in lost freight. HITCHCOCK COVERS HIS HAND. Mora Development la Land Frail Com. Due at Any Time. Washington, Dec. 23. More import. ant developments in the big land fraud scheme, for alleged complicity in which John A. Benson, of San Francisco, was arrested yesterday, are expected short ly, but the utmost secrecy guards the proceeding's. AVoodford Harlan, the former chief of division, and at present a clerk in the general land office, who is accused of taking bribes from Ben son, was not at his desk today, it being explained he was away on leave of ab sence for two or three davs. Secretary Hitchcock today declined to discuss the expected further arrests or to say what aition as to Harlan s case is in contem plation, and when asked why Harlan had been retained so long after the dis covery of the alleged offenses refused to answer the question. Benson has gone to Jew York. . FRIARS WILL LEAVE ISLAND. They Have No Money to Buy Back Lands In Philippines. Rome, Dec. 23. The settlement of the friar lands question in the Philip pines also practically settles, it is con sidered here, the question of the friars themselves. The Franciscans, it is be lieved, will abandon the islands alto gether, since they have no money to purchase lands, and have no other means of support. A few of the Recob lects will remain, as they still have some property left. The Dominicans II be looked after by their university and the Augustinians will reoecupy the building erected at Ho Ho, which is now used by tbe Americans as a bar racks, and will claim an indemnity from the government. The Augustin. lans will use the building as a school Money Or 'stem lor Banks. New York, Dec.!i23. After a three days' session here, the American bank- era association, representing r,uuu banks, has agreed upon a plan for a money order system whereby sums not to exceed $100 can be sent by mail and the orders cashed by auy bank be longing to the association. The scheme will, of course, come into direct compe tition with the money order division nf the postolllce department, and it is expected cut largely into the govern ment revenues. It will be operated the same as the exchange system. Troops to Leave Mine. Denver, Dec. 23. At a conference between Governor Feabody and Ad jutant General Sherman M. Bell, it was decided to withdraw the troops gradually from- both the Cripple Creek Ustncts and the Telluride mining dis trict. Orders have been issued to re duce the Cripple Creek force from 375 to 300 men, and to relieve 110 men at Telluride, thus cutting tbe force in that district to 325 men. At the first of the year another cut is to be made. Turkey Orders an Apology. Washington, Dec. 23. The state de partment has received a cablegram from Minister Irishman giving tbe details of the settlement of the trouble. He states that the Turkish government has instructed the governor of Alexandretta to apologize to the consul on his return there. RUSSIA MUST BOW. Ortet Britain Believe. That Otherwise Japan Will Oo to War. London, Dec. 22. Official England tonight almost to a unit is convinced there is but one way to avert war be tween Japan and Russia, and that is for the latter to accept the demands of the mikado, made on tbe advice of his mianistry. There has been consider able communicatiaon during the past 12 hours between the British foreign office and the Japanese legation in Lon don, and the presumption almost ack nowledged as a fact in official circles, is that the British government ba. asked the Japanese minister for his ad vice. B J-fian . poeuiutt w the prea- aenau to consider the Lewis and Clark ent state of thtt negotiations between n. . if -,. . . that nation and Russia. Centennial Exposition bill," said 6tm- From the reports current tonight it ator Mitchell, as he rose and was recog is assumed that the Japanese minister nized by tbe president pro tem of th. has been advised that the relations be- senate, at the termination of a heated rlVw VL t TD . ' v reached the breaking point. The be- lief has become general that the spark which may strike fire into the infhim- inability of Japanese sentiment is an arime t? ,0 XPeC,e1 almoeti anThe"most that can. be learned from the Japanese capital is the acknowledge- ment that the situation is now more menacing than at any previous stage of Russia?0"810"" bltWeen Japan The dispatches from St. Petersburg aro practically being subjected to a cc-n- sorship. They are meagre in extreme, and merely announce that in spite of rK"r peaceable outcome of the far Eastern situation is still possible. FRIARS TO OET LITTLB MONEY. Svndlcat. I. the Real Owner of th. Philippine Lands. IPltome. TW. 25. TTinBtfforahla sr. citement prevailed in the mother house. of the Dominicans, Augustinians, Fran- ciscans and the Recollect, over the fri- ars lands question in the Philippines. The friars were glad the negotiations had been concluded, but think the ord- era got little for the lands, since the price they originally asked, $13,000,000 was, tney aeciare. unaer the estimated value of the lands, the value of which has much increased, especially since the Ameican occupation and the re establishment of order in the archipel ago. The friars say the money they will receive is scarcely enough to pay what they borrowed when they were deprived of everything by the revolution. Be- sides, they point out that only part of ing this evening, followihg hi. cob the money will go to the friars, as the league, but; owing to the latenesi of land were really transferred to a com- the hour, he gave notice he would ad pany formed in Madrid by the Marquis . , , . , , Di Comillias, the head of the Spanish dreBS the senate for 20 mtes or half Trans-Atlantic navigation company. ap "hour at the conclusion of the morn- The Dominicans succeeded in so thor- ing business tomorrow. OUghly concealing their ownership of! gen-w Mitcllell. in Winnino- hia lands that the Vatican iteelf threatened t to punish them severely for having tried to deceive even the ecclesiastical authorities. QREAT PANIC AT FIRE. Student, at Tennessee College Leap From Window, la Drove.. Nashville. Tenn.. Dec. 22. Five per - sons are known to have been killed and perhaps 80 injured, 19 of them fatajly, m a hre here tomght, which consumed the Central Tennessee college for young .. ... . ..... negro women, a department of Walden I 8Ialng o! the event which the ex university. It is possible the ruins position is intended to commemorate, mavc ontain the remains of other vict - ims. 1 he property loss is estimated at $25,000. " The fire broke out about 11 o clock in the top of the building, which was four stories high and without fire es capes. It was occupied by about 60 students, ; who were asleep w hen the alarm was;m"ltary expedition across the then given. The wildest panic ensued, wo-! trackless American contnient by Cap men and girls rushing to the windows tain8 Meriwether Lewis and William from which they jumped in droves, the dead and injured lying in heaps where they fell to be fallen upon by those following them from the flaming win dows. Every ambulance in the city was soon on the scene, and the injured were hurried to the hospitals. ihen the names were first discovered they seemed to entirely envelop the building and it is considered almost certain that some of the terrorized oc cupants were overcome by smoke before reaching the windows. Steal. $200 per Day for Months. Chicago, Dec. 22. While working on a salary of $9 a week, Gus A. Grigs- by has robbed his employers at the rate of $200 per day, according to Manager David L. Rose, of M. L. Barrett s Co. When arrested $250 worth of costly va- nila beans were found concealed in Grigsby's clothing. In the few months that his meager salary has kept him attached to the firm it is believed he has stolen between $12,000 and $15,000 worth of stock. Grixsby held the position of chemist's helper. He says he needed the mouey. Cabinet Find. No Cause for Alarm. Washington, Dec. 22. At the cab inet meeting today the situation in Panama and the situation in Washing ton, relating to Panama, formed the principal topics of discussion. At the conclusion of the meeting Secretaiy Moody said official advices from Pana ma corresponded in Balient features with the news dispatches from the isth mus. Assurance is given that there has been no important developments to a roues concern. Bloodhounds Unable to Trail Men. Newcastle, Colo., Dec. 22. Blood- bounds were unable to follow far the trail of the men who blew up five buildings here occupied by striking union coal miners and their families, and no clew to the perpetrators of the crime has been found. FOR THE 1905 FAIR MITCHELL MAKES ELOQUENT IN THE SENATE. PLEA Sets Forth Fact. Showing That "Orcgoa Country" WeO Deecrvee Aid ol tho Government Holds tho Rapt Aitea tloa ol All by Hie Powerful Argaaaeat for tho Lewi, and Clark imposition. Washington, Dec. 19 "At the con- elusion ol this Political battle I uk tha Pnam debate that had engaged th. . , .... . , ..... lesderi of 1)0111 8ldes ' the chamber during the fore part of yesterday after noon. " Commencing at 3 o'clock, Senator iteheU 18poke uoa.lj for more tnan two "", Senator Fulton preaid- Mg over the senate, During th. impressive delivery of hi. elaborate fP1 for M. SeMtor Mitchell held the rapt atten- !n ' the senators present, runung them being Senators Aldrich, Lodge, Hoar, Forakel-, Gorman, Ankeny, Fo ter' He'bu'n' Iubois,Cullm, Warren, Falrbuks, Clapp, Daniel, Scott, Bacon, Gallinger, New lands and others, while every Oregonian now in Washington in behalf of the fair occupied a seat in th. gallery. Senator Mitchell's speech will form the main argument on wihch the Ore- 8on delegation will base it. plea for a liberal federal appropriation. Care- fully prepared as to fact, and detail., it formg , convincing argument, not , . . . , , . ' , only ehowln8 tha "e government is in many way indebted to tbe Oregon country, but the event whose 100th an- n mr. it n,nn to commemo rate is of such importance as to warrant federal recognition, especially in view of the government aid heretofore given to expositions held in various cities of the United State, as well as for exhib its abroad. Senator Fulton had intended speak- speech, said that almost half a million dollars had been raised by the sale of stock in the Exposition company, and over $700,000 had been subscribed by different states for the purpose of mak ing exhibits, making a total of $1,086, 907 of available money for the enter- 1 P"86- tle sala magnincent site ol ; over 400 acres had been secured on the Willamette river, which had already. w ,,i,i ,i ni.ii .i,nivs.n ! Mr. Mitchell said: "No other historical event in our no tional existence of an individual nature has done so much toward the develop ment of American occupation and set tlement, American commerce, domestic and foreign, and American civilization, as has the geographical scientific &nd i larx, iuu year. ago. Mr. Mitchell made a careful estimate to show that the contributions of the "Oregon country" to the national treasury exceeded the amount expended there to the extent of $37,000,000. He said that if tbe United States could afford to contribute over $6,000,000 to the St. Louis exposition, it could afford to give one third of that amount to the Portland exposition. Arizona Fugitives Caught. Tombstone, Aria., Dec. 21. Of the 19 prisoners who escaped from the county jail Tuesday night, two were captured today. John James, indicted for murder, and. Pedro Sandoval, sen tenced to the penitentiary for two years for smuggling. James was captured without resistance. He told the offi cers his comrade, had separated and are now trying to get across the Mexi can line. The Mexican officials appre hended Sandoval. Mexican rurale! have six of the fguitives surounded in the San Jose mountains. Noted Baak Robber Again Free Chicago, Dec. 21. James Dunlap, a notorious bank robber, is again at large, through the clemency of the par don board. Dunlap was serving time for a bank robbery at Monmouth, 111., which occurred two year. ago. Hi. criminal record extends back a score of years or more Among hi. most dar ing exploits was the robbery of the Manhattan bank in New York, where his booty is said to have amounted to nearly $1,000,000. Russia to Mak. (treat Exhibit. St. Louis, Dec. 21. According toad vices received at the World'. Fair headquarters Russia will have the most extensive exhibit which that country has ever made at a foreign exposition. The exhibit space will cover more than 750,000 square feet, which will be oc eupied by more than 2,500 individual exhibitor..