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THE MORXLNG OftEGONIAU, TUESDAY, MAKOH 9, 190o. A,, ApBAD MANAGERS Canal .Commissioners Are to , " 'Be Shaken Up. PRESIDENT TO MAKE CHANGES He-W.Hl'"Reniovr Some Members and Reduce Commission to Three by ' Leaving Places Vacant Walker Is boomed. "WASHINGTON. March S. Radical changes arc to be made In the person nel' of the Panama Canal Commission President Kodscve'lt has let members of .-Congress know that he is not at all satisfied with the Work of the com mission as It at present Is constituted. He had hoped Congress, at the .session J which closed last Saturday, would en act legislation under which he could reconstruct the commission and place the work of building the canal on a more practicable basis than now ex ists. Congress, however, did not take the initiative, contenting Itself with extending the operation of the Spooner aot until Congress should provide other legislation. "While no authoritative statement concerning the President's intentions Is obtainable at the White House, it is Renown to he bis purpose to make such changes in the membership of the Canal Commission as in his judgment will facilitate work on the great waterway. His desire, it is under stood. Is to reduce the commission to three members, all of whom shall "be practical engineers of eminence. Un der the Spooner act, one o& these en gineers must be from the Navy and one from the Army. Admiral John G. Walker now represents the Navy and General George W. Davis the Army on the commission. It Is said positively that Admiral "Walker will not continue long as a member of the commission. The achievements of the body under the direction of Admiral Walker have not been satisfactory to the President. As constituted noxv. the commission Is said to bo unwieldy. It is regarded as containing too many elements which have to be adjusted, one to anothor, before anything definite can be done. To remedy this defect tho President, it is believed, will roduce the member ship of the body and place in Imme diate supervision of the canal work men who will work in consonance with the Ideas of himself and Secretary Taft. In doing this, the President will exercise his discretion about appoint ing seven members of the body, as provided for under the Spooner act. It is very likely, indeed, that eventually he will reduce the commission to three members, simply by not filling the places of those whose resignations have been accepted. By adopting such a plan as is here outlined, the Presi dent hopes to get together a homo geneous and harmonious working force ja force that will achieve results. ' EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT. Summaryof Appropriations as Viewed by Each Party. WASHINGTON. March S. Statements were Issued today for publication in the Congressional Record by Hemonway, late chairman of the House committee on ap propriations, and Livingston, the ranking member of the minority on the same com ml t tee, relating to the appropriations by the session of Congress Just closed. The statements as to tho total appropriations of the session agree, being $818,478,914, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 190S, as against 7S1,1 2,075 for the previous year. Mr. Livingston makes a comparison of the four years of the last Cleveland Ad ministration and the four years of Ihe Administration just closed, showing that In 1S93-1S96 the appropriations were 52,016. 543.753, and during the years 1903-1906 they woro ?3.153.35l,292. In addition to the statements made by Hemenway in the House on Saturday, he submits additional figures and comments on Governmental expenditures. He says: Reduction of National Debt. Cnder the operation of the st&tuto and the provisions of tho sinking fund law, the public debt has been reduced since AuCTict 1. 1S55. at which It reached lu highest point $2,700,431,571 to $1,280,255,897 at the close of Febniary. 1005. or more than J416, 000.000 In excess of the liberal requirements of the sinking fund law. During- the four fiscal years (1S83-1S9C) of President Cleve land's last Administration, there was ap propriated to the sinking fund only $18,400,- oti, or an average of little. more than 13.000, 000 per annum. During the eight fiscal years USD7-1DCM) of the Administration of Presl dents. MeKJnlcy and Roosevelt, the aggregate amount applied to the sinking fund was J3. 510,069, or an averaco of nearly 130, 000.000 per annum. Another permanent annual appropriation -wliloU does not affect the ordinary receipts and expenditures of the Government Is for thr redemption of circulating notes of Na tional banks that are retiring or reducing circulation. These redemptions are made out of deposits cf National banks required ,hj- law for that purpose and the estimated amount that will be paid out of thes de posits for these redemptions during tho fiscal S'ear 1B08 l $30,000,000. Deficit Will Be Small. Speaking of the appropriations, Hemen way says: I am advlted by those most competent to judge that the deficiency In the revenues of the Government for the current fiscal year will net exceed $15,000,000. Thl deficiency is bronght about by unforeeeca expenditures In two directions, namely $ IS, 000.000 on ac count of new khlps for the Navy and also in the probable excess of five or six million dollars of expenditures for the postal serv ice over the postal receipts for 1805. From Democratic Viewpoint. Livingston, after giving various expend! tures. says: Contrasting Cleveland's second Admlnlstra tlon as to appropriations with that of Roose velt, we Ami that a strenuous government. dominated by the policy of a "big stick," oasts under Mr. Roosevelt $220,412,328 more fer the Army. $25,184,157 more for the Navy. $18,477,503 more for fortifications, and for . thf three combined military purposes 4WS.074.0&0 more than did the same ob jocts under Mr. Cleveland's last four years l nfflpc. a sum large enough to erect a pub lic buUQlng in every city and town In the auntry with enough io spare to lmprov ererj- harbor and waterway so necessary for Cke promotion of our commerce, or It would have lieeu sufficient to build 200,000 miles of perfect roadway throughout the whole land. CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE Large Number of Diplomatic and Consular Appointments. WASHINGTON, March S. The Senate today in executive session confirmed the following nominations : Ambassadors Whltelaw Reid, of New York, to Great Britain; Robert S. Mc Cortnlck, of Illinois, to France; George V. I Meyer, of Massachusetts, to Russia; ICdwiR H. Conger, of Iown. to Mexico; Henry White, of Rhode Island, to Italy. Ministers W, W. Rockhlll, District o? Columbia, to China; David H. Hill, of New York, to The Netherlands; Henry Lane Wilson, of Washington, to Bel glum; William M. Collier, of New York, to Spain; Brutus J. Clay, of Kentucky, to Switzerland; Charles H. Graves, xZ Minnesota, to Sweden and Norway: Thomas J. O'Brien, of Michigan, to Den mark; Edward O. O'Brien, of New York, to Paraguay and Uraguay; John Ti. JfCekyon, of New Jcirey. to Greece and Montenegro and Diplomatic Agent in Bul- garla; John W. Kiddle, of Jlnnesota. to Koumania and Servla; Samuel R- Glim mers, of New Jersey, to Morocco. Consuls-General Robert J. "Wynne, of Pennsylvania, at London, England: Frank H. Mason, of Ohio, at Paris; Hoffman Phillips, of New York, at Tangier; Thomas Sammons, of "Washington, at Nlu rJiiranp rrhinn.? Sfouilev Stoner. ot Mis souri, at Calcutta, India; Henry B. Miller. ' of Oregon, at Yokohama; J. uynn noa gers, of Ohio, at Shanghai. China Joseph R. Hawley and Peter J. Oster haus to.be Brigadier -Generals on the re tired list. 1 Consuls Robert J. Thompson, of Illli nois, at Clenfuegos, Cuba; John B. Rich ardson, of Kansas, at Port DIetrIck, Nica ragua. Also promotions In the navy. INVESTIGATE " RACE QUESTION Negro Bishops Ask President to Ap point Commission. WASHINGTON, March 8. Bishops Grant. "Walters and Arnett, o? the African Methodist Episcopal Church, headed a delegation of members of the Sociological Congress, which called on. President Roosevelt today to request him to recom mend to Congress the appointment of a commission to Investigate and consider every phase of the race question In the United States, with the -view of suggest ing some plan for the betterment ot the condition of the colored people and bring ing about a more harmonious relation be tween the races In this country. Infor mally the delegation suggested to the President the subject of the reduction of the representation in Congress from those states which discriminate politically against negroes. The President did not indicate to the committee what action he might fake re garding its request for the appointment of a commission, promising simply to give the subject consideration. NEW POSTAL SCANDAL SCENTED Investigation of Masten's Twine and Clock Contracts. "WASHINGTON, March S. An investi gation of certain contracts for twine and the Bundy time clock with which the Postoffice Department under the adminis tration of J. M. Masten as chief clerk to the First Assistant Postmaster-General, la being conducted to the present time under specific orders from President Roosevelt. These contracts, .though touched on incidentally In the reports of ex-Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Bristow, arc declared to be lacking In detail, hence the special Investigation at this time. During the general Investigation Mr.' Masten was transferred from his former position to that of Assistant Superintend ent of the railway mail service, although his dismissal was recommended by As sistant Postmaster-General "Wynne. CANNOT ESCAPE PUNISHMENT Captain Kirkman, Accused of Scan dalous Conduct, Resigns. "WASHINGTON. March 8. Captain George "W. Kirkman, Twenty-fifth In fantry, who i3 being tried "by court-martial at Fort Niobrara. Kan., on charges vof scandalous conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, has tendered his resignation as an officer of the Army, and the question of Its ac ceptance Is under consideration by the President and the Secretary of "War. Tho court engaged in the trial has taken a recess until May 10, in order to await the receipt of certain evidence from the Philippines. In the meantime additional charges of a serious character have been preferred against Captain Kirkman. and it is said to be unlikely that he will be allowed to quit the service without punishment. AXE FOR FOUR COMMISSIONERS President Decides He Has Power to Abolish Commission. "WASHINGTON, March 8. (Special.) The President has decided that he has sufficient power under the Spooner act to abolish the Panama Canal Commission if he wishes. He will request the resignation of Ad miral Walker, of the District of Colum bia, and Commissioners Grunsky, of Cali fornia; Horrod, of Louisiana, and Burr, of Pennsylvania. He will retain Commls sloners Davis and Parsons and will ap point Chief Engineer Wallace, of Chi cago, a commissioner WILL APPOINT A DEMOCRAT President Will Yield to Southern Sentiment In Georgia. WASHINGTON, March 8. It is stated that President Roosevelt will appoint ex- Renresentatlve A. C. Tate, a Democrat. TJnlted Stales District Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, to succeed E. A. Angler, Republican. New Batch of Appointments. WASHINGTON. March S. Tho Pros! dent today sent the following nominations to the Senate: First Assistant Postmaster-General, Frank H. Hitchcock, Massachusetts. Third Secretary of Embassy. John W. Garrett, Maryland, at St. Petersburg. Secretary of Legation, Roger Sherman Gates Boutcll. Illinois, at The Hague. Consul, Jerome A. Quay, Pennsylvania. at Florence, Italy. Brigadier-Generals on the retired list of tho Army. John R. Hawley, formerly a ungacier-Generai and Brevet Major-Gen eral of Volunteers during the Civil War; Peter J. Osterhaus. formerly -a Major General of Volunteors during the Civil War. Philippine Scouts Going Home. WASHINGTON, March '8. Quartermas ter General Humphrey has arranged for the transportation of tho battalion of Phillpplno scouts now in this city, back to the Philippines on the transport Thom as, scheduled to sail from San Francisco on March 3L The second squadron of the Eighth Cavalry will proceed to the Philippines in the same vessel. The scouts left here today for Fort Thomas, Ky., where they will remain until they leave for San Francisco to embark for home. Cortelyou Keeps His Secretary. WASHINGTON, March S. The first ap pointment made by Postmaster-General Cortelyou was that of H. O. Weaver, of Ohio, to be his private secretary. Mr. Weaver sustained this relation to Mr. Cortelyou during the last two years -of his White House work, went with him to the Department of Commerce and Labor, then to New York when Mr. Cortelyou assumed the management of the Repub lican National campaign. Contract for Submarine Boats. WASHINGTON, March 8. The Secretary of the Navy has made a contract with the Electric Boat Company for the con struction of two submarine boats, one to cost 50X00 and one to cost $200,000. The contract calls for the completion of the vessels within eight months. With these two vessels the United States Navy will include ten submarine torpedo boats. Warner Takes Charge of Pensions. J WASHINGTON, March S. Vespasian Warner today assumed his office of Com missioner of "Pensions to succeed Com missioner Ware, who retired November 14 last. Consul Miller Confirmed. WASHINGTON. March 8. The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Henry 33. Miller, of Grant's Pass. On, to be Consul General at Yokohama, Japan. 18 IN FULL FLIGHT fContlaued liom Flrsi Pag4.j taking complete possession of tho village, which is of great strategic importance for the accomplishment of the with drawal.. No attack on the position at Madyapu, west of the railroad, has begun at this hour. The Japanese hold the heights five miles west of Hushatai, though Russian cavalry In this region yesterday drove in outlying parties. It is also reported that there Is a. Japanese detachment east of the railroad In the same region. Telegraphic communication with Harbin was destroyed by the Japanese early this morning, but has since been restored. The Russians on Tuesday night cap tured K)3 prisoners, who appear to be al most exhausted. The losses on both sides have been enor mous. The casualties on the Russian left flank on Tuesday exceeded 7000. The burning of commissariat warehouses and the destruction of supplies south of Mukden is said by Russian officers to be complete. Everything that could not be carried, away was destroyed. Today the situation Is more tense. A terrific cannonading Is in progress, and the streets of Mukden rumble as with ten thousand drums. RUSSIANS FLED IN WILD PANIC First Four Days of Battle Gave Ku- rokl Easy Victory. WITH THE JAPANESE LEFT AR MIES, Saturday, March 4, 10 P. M, (via Tientsin. March 8.) The first four days fighting on this flank has ended as suc cessfully as the Japanese could wish. It has resulted In the complete turning of the Russian right and promises the cer tain defeat of the entire Russian army. It Is hard to see how the Russians can possibly hope for any other result. Tho left Japanese armies have swung north to a point on the main highway Ave miles north of the Mukden line. The two left arm I ftp which are execut ing the turning movement are now paral lel to and four miles westward of the railroad. The two armies swung around. with Chantan as a pivot, until they reached a position at right angles with the original line, and are now advancing directly east. The Russians made a strong fight at tho start, but later their resistance was slight, their nen retreat ing in disorder before the onward rush of the Jananese. who have advanced over 20 miles in four days, constantly In touch with the Russians. The Russians had many strong defenses in several lines, but did not defend them as strongly as ex pected. The soldiers everywhere are dis heartened by the fall of Port Arthur, and it is believed, they are almost In open revolt Russian Right Demoralized. A number of strong positions were giv en up without a show of resistance, and the battlefield shows evidence of hasty retreat, bolng covered with clothing. heavy felt boots and thousands of whips, thrown away probably because they Im peded the Russians' hasty flight Many rifles and thousands of clips of rlflo cart ridges were thrown away, the Russians retiring cast and north in confusion. It was evident that all their plans for re treat were disconcerted by the rapid rushes of the Japanese. The entire Russian right seems alto gether disorganized. Today's reports show the Russian troops are almost In a panic-stricken condition, one army corps opposed to the Japanese extreme left army retiring rapidly and probably mak ing no attempt to stop the Japanese. The Japanese victory was even greater moral ly than physically. It Is estimated that tho Russian looses were over 10,000. Tho prisoners' statements give evidence of even greater loss. The Japanese loss with the left army during the four days does not exceed 4000. The Russian center near the railroad, when last heard from, retained its former position, but it may since have . retired The entire command, it Is believed, will be eurrounded and cut off. Tiwankampu, on the left bank of the Hun, was captured last night by the Japanese, who secured large quan titles of supplies and light railroad material. The Russians retreated pre cipitately, not having time to carry away or destroy their stores. Will Give No Time to Rally. The advance just made Is the most rapid the Japanese ever accomplished. They recognize the fact that the Rus sians are demoralized and aro deter mined not to allow them time to rally. The seizure of the railroad north and south of Mukden will end tho battle. Tho J&paneso have not -.captured any guns, but have captured many rifles and much ammunition. The Jupaneso engineers, taking ad vantage of the Ice. are already erect ing several bridges across the Hun. The ice is still firm enough to bear the weight of guns. The weather is warmor, with a north wind and dust storms, which perfectly j conceal the guns. ; The movemont of the Japanese troops practically throughout the entire bat tle was conducted by telephone, the perfect flatness of the country not al lowing any hill from which a com mander could direct the movement of the troops. The ground is still frozen and, therefore, it is impossible for the advancing Japanese to throw up any shelter, and they are using various de vices for protection, some being fur nished with small steel shields large enough to cover the head while lying, and others carrying sand bags. The Chinese are suffering greatly as a result of the fighting. Many or their villages have been burned by shell Are and others have been 'set on flro by the Russians. All the houses contain ing anything of value have been looted by the Russians. NO MORE WIRE FROM MUKDEN Sign That Japanese Have Cut Com munication With City. SPECIAL CABLE. ST. PETERSBURG. March 9. A number of long cipher telegrams were received from General Kuropatkin last night confirming tho press reports that the result of the fortnight's fighting In and about Mukden had been disastrous to tho Russian cause. Almost Imme diately after they were received com munication with Mukden ceased, indi cating that the Japanese movement to the north of the city had been, at least In part. successfuL The latest news of reverses to Kuro patkin's army has been suppressed and will be held until the Russian com mander Is again heard from. The gen- erj. staff professes that General Kuro- patkin will succeed In reaching Tlo Pass with most of his main army, al though it is admitted that General Rennenkarnpff's forces are in grave danger and may be annihilated. The last press dispatches to get through from Mukden- presented a graphic word: picture of conditions In Jhat city. It is stated that the Japanese were driving the Russians into the city from all four quarters of the com pass, and. that a general battle was in progress at the Imperial Manchu Tombs, three miles eastward of the city. This probably means the com plete destruction of these historic landmarks. TOO MUCH OF A BUREAUCRAT Kuropatkin's Failure Due to Over Attention to Details. ST. PETERSBURG. March 8. A Gen eral who has just returned from the front Informs the Associated Press that Gen eral Kuropatkin's faults as Commander-in-Chief are due to bis bureaucratic train ing and bls-desire to keep all the reins In his own hands.. Instead ot relying upon the judgment of the army commanders to carrying 'out his general orders, he made of them 'simply orderlies for the transmission of specific orders to Indi vidual units, and kept constantly before him a map showing the location, not only of the corps but of the brigades and regi ments, and undertook to control the move ments of every unit "The genius of - Napoleon." the General referred to added, "could not accomplish the task Kuropatkin set himself." FIERCE FIGHT WEST OF MUKDEN As Usual. Russians Tell Only pf Their Successes. ST. PETERSBURG, March 9 (12:53 A. M.). The afternoon edition of the Bourse Gaxetto yesterday published a dispatch dated Mukden, March 7, 8:45 P. M-, which says: There was flerco cannonading today (Tuesday) west of Mukden, and heavy rifle firing. We succeeded in repulsing today's attacks to the westward and cap tured several villages to Hhe northwest Our cavalry discovered on March 6 a de tachment of Japanese horse Infantry soven miles from Hushatai Station, en deavoring to break through and cut our line. Our cavalry drove them south. The enemy stubbornly attacked our left flank and center. 'It Is evident that, up to today, the Japanese have made only demonstrations In this region." LAST DISPATCH FROM MUKDEN Russians Repulsed "North of City, and Telegraph Line In Danger. MUKDEN. March S (4:3) A. M.) The Japanese last night attacked the Russian positions north of Mukden and forced the Russians to fall back a little. The Japanese are concentrating on the west front This may be the last dispatch out of Mukden, as the telegraph line is in dan ger of being destroyed. The battle Is In full progress. SHELLS REACH THE RAILROAD Japanese May Yet Cut Off Retreat of the Enemy. MUKDEN, March S. 11 A. M.) The Russians arc retiring from the lines of the Shakho River and the left flank of the line of fortifications on the Hun River. Japanese are north of Mukden and advancing against the railroad at Unguntun. A fight is raging two miles, west of the railroad and projectiles are reaching the railroad. RAY OF HOPE FOR KUROPATKIN Large Reinforcements May Save Him From Disaster. LONDON, March 9. The Time3 St, Petersburg correspondent says that Gen eral Kuropatkin received considerable re lnforcements a few .days ago and that It is hoped these fresh troops will stave off a crushing defeat and save his retreating army. VILLAGE TAKEN AND RETAKEN Both Armies Fight Until Ammunition Is Exhausted. MUKDEN, Tuesday. March 7 fll P. M.) The chief objects of the bloody Titanic combat west of Mukden today were the villages of Ushuntun, seven miles west ot Mukden station, and Tatchcklao, where the results practically were a,-draw, but a further turning movement has devel oped. The Japanese are extending their forces still further toward Tie Pass. At dawn today, after a night broken by Irregular musketry fire and cannon ading, the fight began at Ushuntun and Tatchekiao, both of which are large vil lages nestling In groves of tamarinds. now bare of leaves and the houses aro constructed with thick walls and tho vil lages arc surrounded by high clay ram narts. converting them Into fortifications Impervious to rifle bullets. It was most difficult to approach these villages and each house had to be taken singly by hand-to-hand combats Tho Russians, who held Ushuntun for a night, were forced to withdraw at dawn the next day by a fearful fire of shrap nel and Shlmose shells, under which the village seetned as it in a cauiaron. .But, reinforced by the brigades of riflemen and reserves, the Russians again advanced to the attack. Under the eyes of General Kaulbars. who with his staff moved about where the hall of iron was thickest and who seemed to bear a charmed life, the rifle men deployed over tho plowed fields as If at maneuvers and without firing shot, though bespattered by the continu ous bursting of shrapnel and shells. They pushed closely In skirmishing order, cap tured the village and advanced on the Japanese flanks. Tho fight then grew more bitter, the Japanese attacking madly, but a 4 in the afternoon the Russian position be came secure, and General Kaulbars. who had spent most of the day at this point. moved oft to visit the other Russian post tions. the Japanese bidding him adieu with a burst of Shlmose shells. Opposite Tat chekiao the fighting was of an equally desperate nature. The Russians estab lished themselves In the villages of Tsun huanche and. Lludyaofan. but night fell with Tatchekiao still in the bands of the Japanese. Northward of Tatchekiao tho cannon also roared. Tho regiment under tho command of Colonel Zapolsky clung tenaciously to a village under a. shower of shrapnel. Toward evening General Ky ropatkin rode out pf Mukden In -an auto mobile and examined personally the po&I tions of the Second Army. -At the close of the fighting this eren Ing the Infantry on both sides were short ot ammunition, and the night was devoted to replenishing supplies of, individual sol diers. Southwest of Mukden, at the Shkntan pivot fight, the Japanese suc ceeded in establishing themselves in tho southern part of the village, but they were expelled by the Russians. Reports received here say the repeated attacks of the Jananese on Putlloff and Novgorod Hills have been repulsed with the heaviest loss. A division of Russian cavalry which was patrolling the Llao j valley" and was cut off March 2 by the rapid advance of the Japanese, succeeded today In rejoining the Russian army with out sustaining any losses and taking number of prisoners, This has been a regular Spring day. The ground is becoming damp, and in places the mud Is showing itself. An attack Is expected to take place to morrow on the Kaplan center. TROUBLES'AT HOME! Russia's Troops Needed to Suppress Revolt ARMY GOING TO CAUCASUS News of Kuropatkin's Defeat May Be Signal for Fresh Outbreak Christians and Moslems Make Common Cause. SPECIAL. CABLE. ' ST. PETERSBURG, March 9. Fear ing the almost certain defeat of the Russian army in the field in Manchuria and a probable uprising in the princi pal cities of the empire following the receipt of the news that Mukden has fallen, the Russian government Is this morning wrestling with the problem of how to restore order in the sections where anarchy reigns supreme, and where hourly conflicts between the au thorities and discontented residents are the order of the day. The situation Is so serious that a number of conferences have been held between the higher army chieftains, with the result that all of the troops In the larger cities have been directed to hold themselves In readiness to quell rioting, and their commanders have been Instructed that so soon as a hostile demonstration against the government is set on foot, such an act shall be the signal for stern repressive measures. All Poland Is in a state of revolt, and only the presence of enormous bodies of troops is holding the people In check. At Moscow the terrorists are distributing anarchistic literature at will, whilo from Batoum comes news of the gravest import. Certain. ad- Ices reclved from the secret police be fore midnight last night Indicate that the reign of terror In the Caucasus Is working havoc there. The Moslems and Christians there, for the first time In the history of the land, are uniting and making common cause against the government, refusing to pay taxes and using bombs against the soldiers from the house-tops. So serious is the situation consider ed that an expeditionary force of seven battalions of infantry and six of ar tlllery has been mobilized to enter the disaffected districts. They are com manded by the veteran General Allen- boff. who has made a reputation for quelling disturbances. The report is general that the first shot fired against the people will be a signal for a gen eral uprising against Russian rule. The foreign Consuls In the district have been threatened with death should they oppose the revolutionaries. HOW TO PAY THE ADVANCES Polish Railroad Company Finds That Strike Concessions Are Costly. WARSAW. March S (11:05 A. M.)-Now that the strikes arc practically over, the employers are beginning to find that the concessions made in order to secure settlement of the difficulty will prove too heavy a tax on their, resources. The man agement of the Vienna Railway has de cided to call a meeting of stockholders to consider the financial position under the new conditions. A careful revision of the list of employes shows that the Increase of wages promised the strikers adds Vtro.OOO yearly to the payrolls Instead of 373,000, as originally estimated. The city Is generally quiet. .Few cis turbances are now occurring. Another policeman was killed last night A drunken Infantryman this afternoon dis charged his rifle In a crowded street, severely wounding a man and a little girL BLOODY MEASURES ARE URGED Organ of Autocracy Says Crush Re volt by Slaughter. ST. PETERSBURG, March S. A sensa tion was caused today hy a leading edi torial in the Moscow Gazette, the tradi tional spokesman of autocracy, declaring that the present revolt In the interior should be put dotrn immediately in the fashion which Michael Muravleff crushed the Polish and Lithuanian rebellion in 1563. "It would be a sad sacrifice of life." says the Gazette, "but a hundred times less now than If tho revolt wero allowed to continue until it became absolutely necessary to take decisive steps." The Liberals are making a great point of the fact that at the very time when Emperor Nicholas Is declaring the neces sity for strict observance of the law. he has again set the example of disregarding it According to the law of the empire. an Imperial manifesto must be read in the Senate, which Is the legal body In the promulgation of laws, before its publica tion In the Official Messenger. By hl3 di rect order this formality was omitted in the case of tho recent manifesto. ARMED PEASANTS IN REVOLT i They March Through Villages and Overpower Police Force. ST. PETERSBURG. March S. The peas ant movement against the landed propri etors of Central Russia Is growing- stronger. Bands of armed peasants are marching through villages and destroy ing property. They have even entetred tho town of Pensaw, where the police force is not sufficient to cope with them. DEMANDS OF THE PEASANTS They Want Freedom Like All the Rest of Russia. PARIS, March 9. The Tribune Russe publishes the text ot a resolution which. it is said. Is being extensively signed In the rural communities In Russia, demand lng the nationalization of land and Indus trjes, liberty of the press, a representative parliament, universal sunrage and tho immediate cessation of the war. True Cause of Caucasian Revolt. ST. PETERSBURG. March 3 (3 A. M.). Mall advices from the Caucasus place an entirely new complexion on the lawless condition of affairs, representing the dls orders as purely riots between Armenians and Tartars, but in the actual nature of a rebellion of Armenians against Russian authority, the outgrowth of tho old ques tion of sequestration of church funds, which the authorities are represented as having sought to answer by Inciting the Tartars to hostility against the . Armen lans. Strike in Naval Dockyards. ST. PETERSBURG. March 8. The workmen have struck in the Baltic naval dockyard because three of their repre sentatives to. the workmen's conference have been arrested. The director threat ens to close the works. Denies That Witte Has Resigned. ST. PETERSBURG. March 8. The re port from Berlin that Ml Witte. president of the committee of .Ministers, has- re signed, is officially denied. '. Armenian Rebels Caught at laku. J TIFXJ.3. March 8Lr-Investigation, showa. mf Chilly? Just coming dowrf I A 23j with a hard cold? Where do I you !n the throat? That means hoarseness," sore throat, tonsillitis. In the chest? Then '-bron? chitis, pneumonia, consumption. Do not let your cold settle. Break it up I Drive it out! Ask your doctor the bqst medicine" f of this. If Jie says Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,take it at once. If he has anything bettertake.thate' 3Ca by tb J. O. Xjvt Co.. XMirtll, XcM Also naaooutarars of that the recent disturbances at Baku were the result ot activity by the Armenian revolutionary committee. A number of suspects have been arrested, including one member of the International revolutionary committee and also two men who were found in possession of proclamations re vealing a plot against the government Work as Antidote to Riots. LODZ, March 8. In. consequence' of threats of anti-Semitic disturbances, the authorities have Induced M. Poznanski, who is a Jew, to withdraw his orders shutting down his mill Indefinitely and throwing 6C00 persons out of work. . The mill was reopened today and the men re turned to work. Japs Take Two More Contrabands. TOKIO. March S. 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Warning to Fire Insurance Men. CHICAGO, March S. Insurance com panies 'accustomQd to using the mails tq notify their policy-holders of the cancel lation of policies roust reform, according to a decision just rendered in the branch Appellate Court. The decision was lrithe case wherein the Potomac Insurance Company sought to evade paying "W. B. At wood, of Dekalb, 111., a fire loss. The Potomac Company gave Atwood a, policy covering a stock of merchandise. It af terwards sent him a registered letter giv ing tho agreed five days notice cancelling tho policy, but the postmaster failed to deliver it until after the fifth day had ex pired. Next day the property was burned and Atwood sued for the insurance. Bought, and wlilclr Las bees, lias borne the signature & Las been made under bis per Signature of i Above all other thlass, ire strive to tare the. thou sands of young and zalddle-asred men. who are plunging- toward the grave, tortured by the ivoe3 of nervous debility. We have evolved, a special' treatment tor Krvous Debility and special weakness that Is uni formly successful in cajes where success was before and by other doctors deemed Impossible. It does not stimulate temporarily, but restores permanently. It allays Irritations ot the delicate tissues surrounding the lax and unduly expanded glands, contracting them to their normal condition, which prevents lost vitality. It tones up and strengthens the blood vessels that carry nourishment. The patient realizes a great blight has been lifted from his life. We want all MEN WHO AilE STHTFEKING from any disease or special weakness to feel that they can. come to our office freely for examination and explanation of their condition JTllKC OF CHARGE, without being bound by any obligation whatever to take treatment unless they so desire. We cure Nervous Debility, Blood