i ' . mn& RKUTSK- IN REVOLT Bevolutionaries Murder Offi cials in Siberian City. MANY TROOPS JOIN REBELS Trainloatls Aid Them in Establishing Xcw Government Troops Grad ually Restore Order Debate on Jewish Soldiers. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 12. (Special.) Reports have reached here that Irkutsk is completely in the hands of the rebels, they having a general organized uprising there. The Governor's house was sur rounded and a dozen armed men forced their way into the Governor's bedroom, compelling him to surrender keys and ofil cial papers under threat of Jnstant death. The Vice-Governor, who resisted, was twice shot, and is feared to be fatally wounded. Tiie Chief of Police fought desperately and killed two rebels before he fell, rid dled with bullets. Bands of half-crazed rebels, after tak ing possession of the palace, marched through the streets, looting and pillaging. Tiie loyalty of the troops garrisoning the town Is doubted, and reinforcements wore immediately ordered to proceed to the scene of the uprising from Moscow. The situation at Irkutsk is considered here to be one of the most serious the government has to face. It is said that several trainloads of troops returning here from Manchuria -have joined the rebels in their attempt to establish an independent government. It is reported that Count Wittc will use all the future' disorders as a pretext to postpone the Douma indefinitely. ARE WIXXIXG BACK SIBERIA Ioyal Troops From 3ranchuria Put ting: Down Rebellion. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 13.-(1:25 A. M.) The first advices received by the gov ernment from Siberia of the restoration of telegraphic communication show that the most critical conditions prevailed there during the recent strike, but that now with the arrival of reliable troops from Manchuria, the worst is over. Owing to the interruption of communication, the local Governors were not aware that au thority to declare martial law had been conferred on them by the Emperor's ukase.. The paltry military forces at their disposal were In open sympathy with the strikers, and many of them were revolu tionists, thus preventing energetic meas ures from bejng taken to restore the im perial authority, which was practically non-existent for many days. Divisions under General Sukhotin have now arrived and taken possession of Irk utsk, Omsk. Krasnoyarsk and other towns, and arc arresting the leaders of the insurgents and disarming the unrelia ble troops. The first telegram arriving from Irkutsk was a irantic appeal from the financial agent there for someone to take over the administration of the city, the Vice-Gov-ernor, the Chief of Police and all his other superior officers having been killed or wounded during the insurrection. He reported that for several days the revolu tionists were in control-of the entire town except the administration building, and that tills was pnly held because of the devotion of the cadets of the military school, who swore on the colors to fight to the death against the revolutionists. Krasnoyarsk was for several days in the hands of the insurgents, who set up a government and exacted an oath of al legiance from all citizens. posits in the Letta Savings Bank and to hold them until H I nrnvixl thnt h money was not intended lor the purchase vi arms or io runner tne rebellion. The fact that a number of infernal ma chines addressed to Premier Wltte. Tnte rlor Minister Durnovo and other high of ficials have "been discovered In the post office Indicates that a reintlnr rrmin -f Terrorists Is at work, but the efforts of me ponce to trace their whereabouts nave thus far been unavailing. ARE JEWS GOOD FIGHTERS? Three-Cornered Debate on Whether They Arc Cowards. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 12. A three cornered discussion is In progress among General Martynoff, the Molva (Russ) and the Xovofe- Vremya over the question of personal bravery of the Jews. The con troversy was precipitated by the publica tion nf n n nrHf-la dn V... - i - nUtU Jj ucuuai Martynoff. In which the Jewish soldiers were stigmatized as cowards, and in which it was declared that they resorted to- everv conceivable rune wn tn fh extent of mutilating themselves. In order iu avoid service. The article said that those who actually readied Manchuria feigned sickness be- ior every ngnt, ana that the fright of the Jews In battle was enough to shake the moraio or an entire regiment. The Jews, the article said, were also guilty of con stant desertion, and it was alleged that there were 250 desertions of Jewieh sol- with the desertion of"ehht Christians. In concluding ills article. General Martynoff said that the Jew, on account of coward Ice and physical weakness, was not fit to oe a soiaier. The Molva took up the cudgels on be half of the JeWa warmlv rfefenrilntr their moral courage'and giving them credit for oeanng me Drunt or tne revolutionary struggle and explaining any faults they may have shown at the front were born of their detestation of the rule of their oppresH0r3. The Xovoe Vrnmvn. stHpr? with fiAneral Martynoff, but acknowledged the abilities or tne Jews, wno, it is said, wore the real organizers of the Russian revolution. It Insisted, however, that, while the Jews naa lurnlsned brains and arms to the workmen. Just as they furnished bombs to the Terrorists, thov had done Utile actual fighting. In continuing Its side of the argument, the Xovoe Vremya borates those foreign ers in the United States and elsewhere "who raise money to buy weapons for the defense of the poor Russian Jews, which in reality are used to fight the govern ment. Then the foreigners blame tiie government for the harsh measures adopted to quell rebellion. BURX OUT BOMB - THROWERS Awful Rcvcnge.or Cossacks on Ar menians at Tlflls. TIFLIS. Caucasia, Jan. 12. Nearly 359 persons were killed or injured as the out come of an attack made by Cossacks yesterday on the Armenian Seminary here, following the throwing of two bombs from that institution at a passing patrol. .Four Cossack? were wounded and a boy was killed by the explosion of the bombs. Artillery was Immediately called up and the seminary was surrounded and shelled. The bulldinr soon hnrs intn flames and the bombs and cartridges stored there exploded. Thirty-three per sons perished during the conflagration, while 300 were injured bv fire or woundmi by shells. The troops subsequently shelled another miiiuHwii jiou.se, wnere oomos and wea pons were Hidden, and killed eight revo juuonists. Bottled Only attheApollinaris Spring, Neuenahr, Germany, and Only with its Own Natural Gas TWO LIBERALS Wl i First Blood in British Election . at Ipswich. MANY SEATS UNDISPUTED Conservatives Do Xot Expect to Win and Liberals 3Iny Be Independ ent of Irish Balfour's Scat In Danger. General Strike on Red Sunday. RUSSIA'S BURDEN' OP DEBT Annual Interest $21 1.500.000 Xo New Warships Proposed. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. I'-An ev. inatlon of the budget statement which was Issued last night reveals many in teresting facts. Although the stock of gold In. the State Bank and abroad at the opening and close of the war Increased from Jb31.000.000 to 5G72.O00.O0O. the gold cir culation in the same period decreased 545,000.000 while the paper Increased $224. 000,000. The statement explains that all the payments in Manchuria were in pa per, the entire proceeds of the foreign loans being employed to pay foreign war obligations and the Interest on the public debt. Kxcluslvp of the loans being negotiated to balance the budget of 1M6. the war re sulted in an increase in the intorest charges to $211,500,000. Xo details are given of the lump sum of $202,500,000 al lotted for the liquidation of the war ex penses. A credit of JDOO.OOO Is assigned for the expenses of the National Assembly, and there is a sligh tlncrease in the credits for the Holy Synod and imperial houe hold. The latter Is given $S7.000.000. and the army credit Is raised from $163,500,000 to $1S7.000.000. but the general expenses for the army arc reduced, as the army credit Includes $15,500,000 for Improvement of the pay of soldiers. The navy credit is ?e ducod from 55S.0OO.O00 to $52,000,000, and mere is no credit Tor new construction The $22,500,000 whicli is under that head Is assigned for the completion of ships con tracted for or purchased abroad during the war. The Interior Department's credit is raised from $53.W0,O00 to $65,500,000. Prac tically all the increase consists of $12,000, 000 for the police of villages In the coun try districts. The total sum appropriated for police and gendarmerie is $48.500 000 The credit for the Department of Justice Is raised from $24,500,000 to $26,000,000. The increase Is assigned to the courts and prisons. The Department of Education credit is raised from $21,500,000 to $22,000 000, the extra $500,000 being for primary schools. The imperial stud gets its usual allowance of $900,000, and a credit of $1,250,000 is assigned to the committee hav ing charge of the orphans of the war. which is under the special patronage of the heir to the throne. Summarizing the budget, the statement points out that one of the good features of the outlook Is the exceptional fine con dition of the Whiter grain. This is the last budget which will not be subject to revision by the National Assembly. ST. PETERSBURG. .Tan iti.-. oritmcn s Council, after cnnKiiintinn 'with lie-leaders of lho other- organizations, today decided that the celebration of the anniversary of January 22 (Red Sunday) should take the form of a general pacific strike for a single dav. Delegates were armolnted tn rrt n France, Germany and England, as well as otlu'r places abroad, for the purpose of thanking the workers of those countries wno purpose to join In a general observ ance oi me anniversary. Polish Terrorists Captured. "WARSAW. Russia. Jan. l'-Th tim bers of the executive committee of the iignimg organization of the local revolu tionists were arrested today. At their nfHaquarters tne police discovered a se cret printing press and a number of death leniences prepared ror issue by the revo lutlonary tribunal. Great Catch of Polish Rebels. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan 1? & meiit of Infantry surrounded the town of uvwuhisk. Russian Poland, at daybreak yesterday and captured a large number oi revolutionists. 3IORE WORK FOR DOUBASSOFF Conqueror of Moscow Rebels Sent to Subdue Caucasus. ST PETERSBURG. Jan. 12,-The Na shashisn says Admiral Doubassoff, Governor-General of Moscow, will succeed Count von Verontsoff-Daphkoft as Vice roy of the Caucasus. The Novoo Vremya today says the of ficial fltrures show that ?e killed during the recent up rising at Mos cow. According to news from the Baltic prov inces. Governor-General Sollogub ls fol lowing the example of the government in the Caucasus in the confiscation of cnurcn property on me ground that it has been used for revolutionary purposes. He Uso ordered. the .military, to .seise th"e d- FRAUDS ON THREE CITIES Forged Bonds Issued by Prior Total Hundreds or Thousands. CLEVELAND. Jan. 12. Tho oommitteo in charge of the investigation of the af fairs of Denlson. Prior & Co. met today, and after the meeting announced that tho facts disclosed justified It In stating its belief that forgeries to the extent of sev eral hundred thousand dollars nvUt arc contined to the following three Issuos of bonds: City of Canton, O.. 4 per cent water works extension bonds; South Sharon. Pa., 4Vi per cent improvomcnt bonds, and Alpena, Mich., 5 per cent waterworks bonds. Regarding the statement that forged bonds wore held by 50 Interior Ohio banks, H. B. Newcomb, a member of the bank ers' committee.' said tonight that there was no justification for It, so far as the committee was concerned. It Is learned from a trustworthy source that the forced bonds issnei w have practically all been traced, and that they are largely held by four or five big financial Institutions in this city, which will not be affected in the slightest degree as a result of any losses sustained. Xo Bostonians Among Victims. BOSTON. Jan. 12. No complaints have reached the police authorities that forged municipal bonds originating in Cleveland, O., have come into tiie possession of per sons in this district. The Boston office of Denison, Prior & Co., of Cleveland, has been closed since Wednesday, and Charles E, Denlson, a member of the firm, is supposed to be In Cleveland In connection with the failure of his com- I pany. The company did a considerable business In New England in the sale of municipal bonds. Mr. Denison had charge of the Boston office and spent most of his time here. LONDON Jan. 12. The T.lhoralc mnrt an encourajdnc- start in tiie. election ctmp. gle today by winning another seat at Ips wich, which elected the two Liberal can didates by large majorities. Daniel Ford Goddard was re-elected nnd Fell fnh. bold defeated Sir Charles Dalrymple. who for several years has represented Ipswich In the Conservative interests. Ipswich was the only hnrmiirh whleh polled today. For the last ten years the borough has Tetumed one Conservative and one Liberal. Thus Ipswich, which In 1SSS cave the firxt eleeinral ?wlnn against Gladstone's home rule bill, lias given tne nrst blow to Joseph Chamber lain's fiscal programme and In favor of free trade. Sir Charles n.nlrvmnlo the unooilml member, is a banister and landowner and Was considered a rrvriri-onmir-h minrilrlntn in 16S5 to be put up against Gladstone In tne famous Midlothian campaign. He was defeated then, but was elected for Ips wich in 1SS6 and has held the seat since. The polling was unusually heavy, showing how deeply the country is stirred by the fiscal struggle. Liberals Win ScaLs Unopposed. Christopher Furness. labor leader, was returned for Hartlepool, unopposed. This score was evened up by the unopposed re election of Austin Taylor for East Tox teth. In the course of the day two more Liberals wore elected without contest. Nominations were made today In 150 boroughs. The elections in these bor oughs will commence tomorrow and last tor several days. One of tiie remarkable features nf th campaign Is the extraordinary number of svain nanaca over io ino i.iivri s trith. out any attempt of tho Unionists to con- icsi mem, mis is attributed in Conser vative circles to the certalntv thnt flip. lDernis wm win tne election. It being ar sued that it is better to rurv t H Cnn servatlve strength for a later struggle, which is anticipated after the Liberals have held office for a year or two. when the Unionists consider th.it thn oha of their bcinsr returned to ivwr will K more promising. There Is. however, great uncertainty on ail sides as to the oxtcnt oi tne UDerai victory. Majority Without Irish. The Liberal enthusiasts olatm that thtr party will have a working majority Inde pendent of the Irish Nationalism hut more conservative estimates give Premier sir Henry campboH-Banncrman a major ity oi only 69 or 70. leaving the Irish Na tlonalists the balance nf nomr Arthur J. Balfour's seat. East Mancbes ter. appears endangered. wineinn Churchill's amazing vitality and enthu siasm have spread beyond his own divis ion (Oldham) near Manchestor onri hof inicciea tne whnio civ nf VanKn.).. The Liberals claim that they will capture tomorrow several seats there which, dur ing the last Parliament were held by Odds Are. on Liberals. There Is little hettint- nn tw the earlier elections on Tl'htnh tti. fat. of such important candidates as Mr. Bal- joor. George wyndham (Conservative). Dover: Sir Gilbert Pnrirot. r.i ; Gravescnd. and wincinn m,.. -v.nl i. whose contests tnko niaA in,, iittun; io nave widespread Influence on the voters in the later te.tinn a. - . io i.juerai ciuos tne odds of six to four ""e oeen iaia acainst tn Mr. Balfour. Much interest attaches tn th-. the Labor narty to sArnrn tv. . - - . ' 'iuui Ul L '."Ul"1 numoer oi members to make the luuuiwiucni iaoor party an effective force in the no- m.... r c. - . "i. v.vinmans. Some SO candidates. Labor Union and So- arc running. probably will be sent to prison for 15 KAISER DECORATES AMERICANS Officials of St. Louis Exposition Are Given German Orders. BERLIN, Jan. li Tho Relchsanzelger this afternoon announced the bestowal of the following decorations on American citizens in connection with the St. Louts Exposition: President Francis, the Crown Order of tho first class. Frederick J. V. Skiff, director of exhib its, the Order of the Red Eagle of the sec ond class. "W. F. Boyle, vice-president of the Inter national superior jury, the Crown Order of tho second class. Adoiphus Busch. one of the directors, the Crown Order of the second class. Howard J. Rancors, chief of tho nnart ment of education and social economy, the order or the Red Eagle of the third class. John Schorers, ono of the directors, the Order of the Red Eagle of the third class. jonn A. Ockerson. Milan H. Hulburt, "W. A. Smith. Huco Reisinsrer. tho Ontor of the Crown of the Third class. Frederick W. Taylor. Tarleton and Dean. Dr. J. A. Holmes, F. S. Hirschberg and J. H. McGibbons. tho Orrtnr nf fh Red Eagle of the fourth class.. is. is. Hoch, the Order of the Crown fourth class. Britain Awaiting Action by Cuba. LONDON. Jan. 12. Tho "nvcrnmrnt hai Issued the text of the Anglo-Cuban treaty providing for "reciprocal freedom of com merce and navigation betu-eon th tn-n countries" for the period of ten years after the ratification of the treaty, which was signed at Havana Mav 11. lac .-mi still awaits the nnnrnvnl nf thn ri.hnn Senate. The nubllcatinn un itMn by the late government to show the pow. ers interested tnat the treaty Is one to wnicn noooay could object. Cardinal Marries Royal Pair. MADRID. Jan. 1" Oirriinni tinni Hervas. Archbishop of Toledo, celebrated this morntmr the relfHmta nin4an. Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria to the In- lania .Maria Teresa. The ceremonial was brilliant and there was a groat gathering oi iiit-nujcrH oi me royal family. Cabinet iiuisiers ami oiner notables. BUCK'S STOVES AND RANGES ONE DOLLAR DOWN AND ONE DOLLAR PER WEEK are the special terms on which we are selling; Buck's stoves .and ranges during the month of January. This exceed ingly liberal offer covers any stove or range in the great Buck's line. The sixty years of Buck's superiority over all other stoves and ranges is sufficient inducement to all intending purchasers of a satisfactory stove or range. The many valuable features of this great line are the result of actual test and science in stove building. We take in exchange old stoves and ranges, giving most liberal allowance for same. Morales lias Resigned. WASHINGTON. Jan. 12,-The State De partment today received advices by cable which makes it apparent that the diffi culty is at an end In Santn -n i ! They were to the effect that on the morning of December 11 Morales claimed asylum at the American Legation, He has voluntarily resigned his Presidential office, and is going to San Juan, Porto Rico. This probably will end the consti tutional difficulties and the Insurrection In the opinion of the State Department's informant. gkaV hair quickly restored To Its natural color by uxiag AlCredum'a Egyptian Henna. Sure, harzale. ju first-daw druggists. ECUADORIAN REVOLT ENDS Rebel Army Captured Without Fir ing Shot, and Peace Reigns. NEW YORIC .Tnn T.f rin, Consul-General of Ecuador, received the following rahU iv.tn , - Garcia. President of tho republic "QUITO. Jan. S.-Tell the colony'in New lork that the revolution Is over " The revolution which has just ended fnCthR ,l M,r' Marin' had ,ts mcepUon bt the desire of General Alfaro. a former i'"' w "1C repuouc once more to occupy the Presidential chair. General T l ,Sf 1 conlro1 of tho army and with the assistance of the soldiery to overthrow President Garcia and establish a military government. Mr. Marin says that, according to his advices, a battalion of 700 soldiers Joined General Alfaro on New Year's day, thinking that the re mainder of the army, numbering fXO would follow them. The revolutionists took possession of Rio Bamba. When the remainder of the army march ed on the revolutionary capital, however, Mr. Marin said, the Insurgents capitu lated without firing a ehou The punish ment which will be meted out to the revo lutionists, according to Mr. Marin will be unique. "It would be impossible to punish a whole battalion indhidually," he said, "'so only one man in ?virv ton .m be sent to prison for two or three years xu. -wie uiuers wiugo sree. The men to be chosen will fce punished by lot." -Mr.- Maria -said tfcat General -Alfaro Actress Divorces Explorer. LONDON. Jan. 12. Isahi favAnici. better known by the name of Isabel Jay. formerly a leading lady of the Savoy Theater, secured a divorce today from H. S. Cavendish, tho explorer, on the ground wiuuuy ana misconduct. Body Comes on Battleship. CHERBOURG. Jan. 12,-The body of xMjiuuuu i reioniaino. tne Canadian Min ister of Marine and Fisheries, who died suddenly here on December 23. loft this pun. ior ianaaa today on board the Brit Ish battleship Dominion. Will Enforce Sanitary Law. HAVANA. Jan. 12,-The authority of the sanitary department hn tmnn extended, by the gazetting today of a' i resiaenuai tiecree for the Inforcomcnt of complete sanitary ordinances. French Elections Held Wednesday. PARIS. Jan. 1' Tho Aittnr. r- r . dent of France will ho hu Unnr.. i- The date was fixed at a meeting of the TIN! TO LEAVE GIB FRANCE AND AMERICA MAY UNITE AGAINST CASTRO: Russell's Relations With Venezuela Strained Root Will Press Crltch flcld Claim lo Settlement! "WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Alt .i- relations between Venezuela nnH ks-.. are broken, it Is said at the S;ate De partment, and although it Is stated no formal or official Information to this ef fect has been received, the ofilclals as sume that in accordance with thA procedure this will involve the early de parture i rum enczucia or. 31. Talgny, the French rcDresentatIri thm -" , XAUill France of M. Maubourguet, the Venezu elan Acent at Paris. Th nfnMot. are awaiung tne turn of events with keen interest, although It Is expressly stated that definite news regarding the next step that France will take Is yet to be re ceived. .In the event th.it th - . - ciuu2i ia made bv France. It l tt.iwt i will be cabled to Minister Russell to look aiicr rrencn interests. It Is now admitted thnt hn -t., between President Castro and Minister Russell are not all that could be desired The negotiations regarding the New York & Bermuder Asnhait r-:- ... claim have failed, but Secretary Root Is determined to oihmmt "ICUIUU Ul diplomatic procedure and has directed ir. nuNcii io iaKe up the Critch- ucm ciaim. wnicn is without complica tion, and Involves nn rhar nn v, . of President Castro that the company en gaged In abetting a revolution. This comnanv invested nhont mwt - - WW,WW ill a railroad and an asphalt plant under asrecment mat iney were to be exempt from all except a few specified taxes. It Is charged that about a year ago President Castro Imoosed tax on the company In violation of the agreement. -The Critchfield claim Is regarded by the "Washington Government no n claim, and Mr. Russell will devote his best endeavors to having It Immediatelv and satisfactorily settled." ah biate .Department has been ad-, Vised that cable rnmmiinfattn .i.u Venezuela has been Interrupted. Cable to Venezuela Interrupted. NEW YORK. Jan. li-Thn rv, 1, Cable Company asnounced truiioh mwwarw for. Venezuela, auit b ad- SATURDAY SPECIAL V CLOCKS EIGHT-DAY Of the celebrated Gilbert move ment; cases finished' in green and brown marble effects, with heavy metal ornaments ; melodious' hour and half -hour strike. 'These Cloicks are eleven inches high and twelve inches wide. Sell regu larly for 5.50 SPECIAL, $2.75 No mail or telephone orders taken I i dressed via Trinidad, to be sent by mail from there, and are accepted only at sender's risk. CASTRO INSULTED FRANCE. Review or Trouble "Which .May Cause Report to Force. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Althnucli thn present breach in the diplomatic relations netween t ranee and enezHela is tech nically chanreabie acaiintt the no rsnrui 1 1 1 tr of M. Talgny. the French Cliarge at Car acas, the real Isue. as it Ih understood nere. is the attack by Pnfrfdent Castro upon the properties and franchises of the French Cable Company. The President lias asserted thnt thrt Cable Company had lent active assistnnco to the Matos rebellion. Therefore, he be gan proceedings in the Venezuelan courts against the company on that score, and also coinplnlned thnt the company had vii-lated the terms of its concession in not laying certain roast lines of cuble. and especially In crossing the island of San Domingo with land wire, subject to frequent interruntion in time nf reheiiintt on that island. "The courts sustained the President's view. and. in fact, practically iook possession oi tne comnanv's nftw at certain points when the French gov ernment Intervened. In the absence of the regular Minister. 31. Talgny presented a written protest to me tenezuoian government. President Castro recanted this note a inmiitin- tr his government, and refused to have any thing more to do with M. Talgny. But the French government refused to allow the dispute to 'be made a nersnnnl nna and declared that M. Talgny. In his pre sentment, had followed precisely tho in structions of his foreign office. . At this point Mr. Russell, the Amirtmn Minister at Caracas. Intervened In the interest of peace, and. after manv notion exchange., it wan believed that he had finally succeeded. But. while he Induced President Castro to withdraw a note re fusing to do business with M. Talgny, which note the French government re garded as offensive, he could not prevail upon President Castro to resume his offi cial religions with the French Charge. Tho climax came on New Year's day. when tho-French government, supposing thnt a satisfactory settlement 'hn! heen reached, received with the usual honors of the New Year's day reception the Ven ezuelan Minister at Parts, only to learn thnt President Castro had refused to do likewise for M. Talgny at Caracas. This omission touched the pride of the French government, which felt it had been made the victim or double-dealing and deceit, which fact the French Ambassador in "Washington was not slow to communicate to the State Department. Mr. Russell realized his failure to effect a settlement, thereby making himself un popular in Caracas, and then came notice from the French government thnt diplo matic relations with Venezuela were com pletely severed. There is a hint of punitive measures on the port of the Frbnch. and the situation Is regarded as very unpleasant, with pos sibilities of serious consequences. MAY SOON JJESORT TO FORCE France AVI 1 1 Act in Full Concert With United States. PARIS. Jan. 12. The Venezuelan ques tion, although subordinated In public opinion to the Moroccan Conference, Is occupying the serious attention of the Foreign Office, but the strictest discretion Is observed in this connection. A highly plnccd diplomatist, however, declared to day that It might be considered certain that the moment was rapidly approach ing when a crisis would occur in Vene zuela. He was unablo to state the exact character which events would assume, but asserted that a perfect understanding' had always existed between France and th. I United States. The two governments "wer in aosoiuie accora on the question a issue. France's line of conduct beln, based on that of the United. States France was merely desirous of securinj perfect respect for her rights. An official note Issued tonight says that although an ultimatum has not yet bcci sent to Venezuela. France cannot tolerat much longer President Castro's refusal ti accede to the French demands withou considering the advisability of taklni stronger means to enforce them. CHICAGO, Jan. 12. "God never ordalnec that there should be a leisure class." sale Judge Peter S. Grosscu.p of the Unltec States Court, last night In an address Ir the Hyde Park Baptist Church. "It is pull, pull, pull at the oars, up stream al the time. God Intended that men shouic work." Judge Grosscup's subject was the "Pub He Conscience and the Church." He sale the financial investigations and scandals are not significant of a degenerating age but show the world is growing better. Ir closing his address. Judge Groascup pale a tribute to the memory of President Har per, of Chicago University. "Because of the death of this great mar it seems as though the world were dif ferent today than It was day before yes terday," he said, "as though one of its lights had gone out. or one of Its sign posts removed. He was a great inves tigator, a fine scholar, a profound creator, but greater than his scholarship, 'greater than his Imagination, was his confidence that God had put In his trust that strong noble brain. President Harper showed his strength of character by the humble submission in which he met death." DOES YOUR BACK EVER ACHE ? That troublesome pain in the small of the back points straight to kidney sick ness. Backache will not leave of its own accord, nor will sick kidneys euro them selves. Every day of neglect makes the cure harder. Don't make light of a pain, n the back. It means there is congestion and inflam mation in the kidneys that the kidneys are clogged .and Mnnotlve, can't do their whole duty of filtering the blood. 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