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THE SUNDAY QBEGQNIAN, PQBXirAjND, JfiSJBKUAKr la, liW3. MORE SIEGE GUNS IF TOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING ABOUT IT Japanese Turn Their Fire on Lone-Tree. Hill. 1 OPERATIONS IN MONGOLIA Cavalry Invades Chinese Territory, and Is Aided by. General. Ma's Army and Bandits in At tack on Railroad. MOUTOURAN, Fob. IS. There is a no ticeable reinforcement to the Japanese siege artillery. The Japanese fire now exceeds that of the Russians In intensity, and Poutiloff (Lone Truee) Hill is con stantly bombarded. Two new Japanese Latteries are being erected cast of the Russian center. Japanese cavalry rarely is seen with the main army of late, and It is believed that krancjT has been released for service on IMoncolla. GENERAL MA MAY INTERFERE His Suspicious Movements Cause Fear Among Russians. MUKDEN, Feb. 18. Rumors of suspici ous movements by General Ma, Military Governor of the Province of Chi 11, and his Chinese troops in neutral territory are causing apprehension lest they are co operating with the Japanese and Chinese bandits, who are repprted to be advanc ing toward the Russian communications. Two companies of frontier guards, who who sent to investigate mysterious sig nals seen at night at the railway station of Goulzhou Pass, encountered eight squadrons of Japanese cavalry and were obliged to retire with heavy loss. The Chinese are distributing among the soldiers fictitious press messages giving imaginary details concerning the strikes in Russia. FEELING TRENDS TO PEACE. Russia's Difficulties at Home and Abroad Make It Necessary. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18 (1:30 P. M.), .In diplomatic circles the opinion Is quite generally expressed that yester day's tragedy may be followed, by the decision of the government to conclude peace. For some time, despite the offi cial attitude" maintained by the govern xnent, there has been growing apprecla tion of the difficulties of prosecuting the war in the midst of Increasing complica tions at home, and, as announced by the Associated Press yesterday, the matter was actually the subject of formal con sideration by the Emperor and his Min isters, February 16. Strong influences which, in spite of denials, are headed by M. WItte, president of the committee of Ministers, have been working quietly in this direction. General Grjpenberg's revelations, tol lowed by the murder of Grand Dutce Ser gius, in the opinion of some of the ablest diplomats, are not unlikely to lead the JMnperor definitely to decide upon peace. In this connection the War Offjce is con siderably alarmed by the new danger threatening the Mancburian army from the sympathetic attempts making by Jap anese and Chinese bandits to cut the line of communication back of the army. Ac according to reports, about 10,000 men, split tip into bands of several hundred each. are operating from Mongolia and are striking at the railroad. A Russian ue tachment following up the Japanese band which cut the road below Harbin, fell into an ambuscade of two regularly or ganlzed Japanese regiments,- and was al most cut to pieces, losing half its men and one gun. The fear is that if the bands move fur ther north or west they might Interrupt communication to such an extent as to make it impossible to supply the army This danger has already compelled the triple reinforcement of the railroad guards below Harbin. The Foreign Office Insists there is ab solutely nothing In the shape of peace ne gotlatlons under way or in contemplation NOT BOUND TO STAY IN AMERICA Russian Officers Did Not Break Pa role in Going Home. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 18. It L .wml officially declared that the charge of brcat'h of narole atralnst thr nfiifon. nt the Russian auxiliary cruiser Lena, at aan irrancisco, must ne due to a misun derstanding. As far as is known, the of- .fleers have given no parole to remain in American territory, and the local adminis tration could not, therefore, be opposed to their denarture. It la believed that tifim 'tlatlons concerning the affair will result in tne Clearing up or the matter to the mutual satisractlon of Russia and Amer ica. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. The thro of fleers of the Russian transport Lena, who are accused of violating thnJr nnrnlo ava Engineer E. Kopazin and Midshipman Peter MIchaeloff and A. K. Danyan. A formal -notification of the facts in the case has been presented to Russia by Secre tary iay. IS A MESSENGER OF PEACE Explanation of German Prince's Jour ney o Russia and Back. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. IK. Prinrn Frledrich Leopold, of Prussia, who had peen vismng the Emperor previous, ac cording to advices from Berlin, to go lng-.to Manchuria as an observer repre senung emperor William with Russian army, started for Berlin midnight. the at It was announced from Berlin vfts terday tfcat Prince Frledrlnh Leonold was to go to the Far East by steamer irom uenoa, owing to the difficulties sending the nrincelv train the congested Siberian line, and that he would first pay a visit to Emperor ixicnoias. a dispatch from St. Peters ourg early this morning, howevo threw a different light on the Prince visit to St. Petersburg. It -n.-. int mated that the Prince iras the bearer of personal representations from Em peror niJmn on the subject of peace, and It was added that it was positively known that the question of peace was discussed between Emperor Nicholas and Prince Frcldrich Leopold yesterday, though it wax impossible to ascertain what. H any, conclusions wore reached. The official explanation of Prince Fricdrich Leopold's return to Berlin Is that he has decided to go to Manchuria by water, but thcro Is high authority for the statement that the Prince was the bearer of a letter to Emperor Will lam. Tn diplomatic circles there exists a suspicion, which amounts almost to a. conviction, that Emperor Vllllam has undertaken peace negotiations in somd form, although the few persons In a position to know naturally declined to furnish any information on the subject. GERMANY DENIES. PEACE RUMOR Prince Leopold Only Carried Family Letter From Kaiser. BERLIN, Feb. IS. (6:35 P. M.) Tho vForeign. Office hero rogards peace on U initiative of the Russian govern- .DrPierces Javoiite Prescripto Hlali.es Wbmea Well I V 1 A JK These analysesrone and'all, now show to us conclusively that not a single one of the ingredients mentioned by us in the analysis quoted that is, either digitalis, opium or alcohol was coiltained in the bottles analyzed. We then the President of this Comnanv and the writer personally visited The R V. Pierce Medical Company, at Buffalo, and were there convinced that the officers of the Company weje contained in n Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription." Naturally, since tne analysis we pnmea nas oern proven erroneous., the deductions made in connection with this preparation were unwarranted and unfounded. Under these circumstances it is now perfectly plain to us that this magazine was unintentionally," but nevertheless abso lutely misled in making the original statement, and we hereby, of our own volition, make this unqualified acknowledgment of our mistake to The R. V. Pierce Medical Company and to our readers. contains ae aJcahat, aaiam, ar. any harmful drai. 7lmy ana publlsklnt raise statements concerning Its lagredleats v7 be prasecatad. Thla medleiae la eampaaaded at medicinal principles, scientifically extracted tram ladlieaaas rests that care the diseases for vralca tt la recommended, it Mas am toyed the public confidence tar a tar a third at a century. xnent as a possibility, but immediately qualifies the statement by saying it Is an impression and noi a conclusion supported by confirmation from St. Petersburg, and adds that Prince Leo pold went to Russia only to have an audience with Emperor Nicholas before joining the Russian staff in the Far East. He did not carry any communi cation of state, but only a family letter from Emperor "William to Emperor Nicholas. Emperor William has not made and will not make any sugges tions toward peace until Invited to do so by the belligerents. LOCOMOTIVES BY WHOLESALE Japan Buys a Million Dollars' Worth in America'; PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 18. Mitsui & CO., New York agents of the Japanese government, today placed with a local firm an order for 75 locomotives, the largest purchase ever made here by a foreign government. The estimated cost is 51,000,000. The terms of the contract require that the locomotives shall bo built as soon as possible and delivered In lots of 12. They will be shipped by rail to the Pacific Coast, where they will be placed aboard steamships and sent direct to Corea. Japan Has Not Offered Terms. TOKIO. Feb. 18 (6 P. M.) The For eign Office pronouncese unfounded the St. Petersburg report that Japan has unofficially Informed Russia of the terms of peace she would be willing to accept. Cossacks Retreat From Corea. NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Only 1000 Cos sacks now remain in Corean territory, cables the Herald's correspondent at Gen Ran. The departing forces destroyed sup plies in large quantities. Prince Henry to Attend Funeral. BERLIN, Feb. IS. Emperor William has issued an order to Prince Henry of Prussia to proceed to St. Petersburg to represent him at the funeral of Grand Duke Serglus. Japanese Cavalry in Mongolia. MUKDEN, Feb. IS. Large bodies of Japanese cavalry are reported to bo moving toward Goudzhou Pass from Mongolia. Bank Clerks Also Strike. WARSAW. Feb. 18. The employes In scvoral banks struck this evening. Lead Pipe for Razor. Philadelphia Record. "Lead jipe will keep your razor sharp," confided the garrulous barber. "Got a short piece of the smallest, softest lead jplpe your plumber has In stock and keep it handy when you are stropping the raz or. The scheme Is to rub the strop with the pipe. Apply the pipe. Just as you would strop the razor, to the unfinished side of the leather. Strop your razor on that . side, wind up with a few passes on the finished side of the strop and you will have a first-class edge on the tool. I never took tho troublo to get a scientific explanation of the virtues of lead plpo as an aid to whetting, but it is all to tho good Jn that respect." Bulgaria Buying Ammunition. VIENNA. Feb. IS. A dispatch re ceived here from Zeralln on the Aus-tro-Servian frontier, says that 20 freight-cars loaded with shrapnel and other ammunition passed there today bound for Sofia, Bulgaria. Slaughter on a Work-Train. KINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. 18. This evening as a worktrain was coming up the canyon south of here, a big dec apod engine ran into it, demolishing six' fist cars, killing two Mexicans and badly Injuring seven others, two of whom may die. of" a, Favorite N THE n mm absolutely truthful in their claim that not Off. THEY MOURN THE DEAD (Continued from First F&ge.) war number tens of thousands. A hundred high officials are among these victims. People are losing their lives in the streets of Russian cities. We cannot live longer under such conditions. The happiness of the people should not be bought with their blood. Compromises of the bureauc racy cannot save the situation. Enough of this blood and terror. The Emperor must honestly and sincerely meet the hopes of the people half way. The throne must join hands with the people against tl.s bureaucracy. This Is the only salva tion from the horrors that threaten to darken the near futuri." INCIDENTS OF THE TRAGEDY Man Who Caught Assassin Describes Scene Ghastly Relics Found. MOSCOW. Feb. 18. Policeman Lonltleft. who was near the Nlkolsky gate and who seized tho assassin of Grand Duke Ser glus, says that as soon as the Grand Duke's carriage drove into Senate Square the murderer moved out and with uner ring aim hurled the bomb directly into the carriage window. A blinding flash and a terrible explosion followed, the lorce of which reduced the vehicle to snlinters. The air was absolutely charged with a red haze, blood being spattered to a distance of 300 feet. The maddened. wounded horses dashed forward, drag-! glng the coachman. Andrew, a man of ' gigantic stature, but they soon fell. An officer who witnessed the tragedy from the barracks, directed some soldiers to bring a stretcher. The offjeer covered the remains, of which only a leg and a portion of the body were Intact, with the overcoat of one of tho men. Several orders and decorations with which Grand Duko Serglus breast was covered at the time of his assassination fell at the feet of a sentry in the ar senal a hundred yards away. His aword was shattered, but the jeweled rings he wore wero recovered from the spec tators of the outrage, who picked them up. A gold cross which the Grand Duke, like all of the orthodox, wore around his neck next to his body, was not recovnd. Grand Duchess Elizabeth has issued a piteous appeal to the public to search for and return this relic. Among the imperial personages here to attend the funeral, beside the immediate family of Grand Duke Serglus, are two adopted children of Grand Duke Con stantly Grand Duke Paul and Grand Duchess "Vladimir. AIR FULL OF OMINOUS RUMORS Empress-Mother Next Victim Grand Dukes Yield to Terror. ST. PETERSBURG. Fob. 18. Accord ing to reports in circulation, the Empress Mother has received a threatening letter warning her that she will be the next victim. This is only one of tho many rumors afloat, among which Is one that at a meeting of the Grand Dukes last night, It was unanimously decided to withdraw all opposition to the assembling of a Zemsky Sobor and to recommend its Immediate summoning by the Emperor. STRIKES IN NEW DIRECTIONS Telegraphers in South, and Professors and Students of Universities. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. IS. The strikes on some of the railroads below Moscow ore assuming a serious phase. Even the employes of the telegraph lines are joining in the movement. It is sig nificant, however, that in order to avoid government pressure, the employes have decided not io Interfere with military or sanitary trains. The professors who gave their services For more than a third century Dr. Pierce's Prescription lias en joyed a high reputation as a Temedv for chronic ailments in cident a women, consequently there is little wonder that Dr. Pierce .has '.brought a heavy damage suit against the Ladies' Home journal because of the large financial, loss suffered by him -through the original libel. A RETRACTION From Jmtj Sum&cr LeL&xti'Hoic ournaljj May number or i'he Ladies' Homb Jousnai. we published, in the article entitled "The Patent-Medicine Curse," an analysis of "Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription. in which thai preparation was represented as containing, among other ingredients, tincture of digitalis, tincture of opium, and alcohol: Immediately upon publication of the number a suit for damages was instituted by The R. V. Pierce . Medical Company, of Buffalo," New York, proprietors of the' preparation in question, against The Curtis'Publisblng Company, based upon the claim -thai none of ?he three ingredients was contained in the medicine . J Upon the filing of the suit, we, of course, immediately 'looked into the published analysis. It appears that this particular analysis'had been made, if made at all. fully tvrentyifive year ago. We, thereupon, employed -three leading chemists ia different cities to make an analysis of, the preparation from bottles bought in the open market. one of these injurious ingredients was- Is Ottered aa a Guarantee that piERCE'S F21VORITE PRESCRIPTION World's Dispensary Medical Association, pxjssnjMSfT. free to the university by a vote of 111 to 2 today decided, not to resume their duties until Fall, unless the present demands are granted. ; A Joint meeting, for the first time in the history of the university, of profes sors, directors and students has been called for next week. The decision not to "resume, studies Is being followed throughout Russia, the students at the Lyceum at Baroslaw and the University of SarkofC joining in the movement yesterday. At Vladicaucase similar action has been taken by the gymnasium boys, accom panied by a regular smashing of the furniture In the classroom. SIXTY KILLED AT SOSNOVICE Strikers Agree to Resume Work When Soldiers Leave. BERLIN. Feb. 19. Press dispatches from Sosnovice say that the total num ber of persons who have died from wounds received in the recent rioting at the Katherinen Iron Works has now reached 60. The bodies of two strikebreakers who were shot near the Iron works have Just been found. A note pinned to their clothing explained the reasons for which they were killed. The cause of the strikers apparently THINK IT OVER Something: You Can Sec la Any Butaurant or Cafe. A physician puts the query: Have you never noticed in any large restaurant at lunch or dinner time the large number of hearty, vigorous old men at the tables; men whose ages run from 60 to SO years; many of them bald and all perhaps gray, but none of them feeble or senile? Perhaps the spectacle Is so common as to have escaped your observation or com ment, but nevertheless It Is an object les son which means something. If vou will notice what these hearty old fellows are eating you will observe that they are not munching bran crack ers nor gingerly picking their way through a menu card of new-fangled health foods; on tho contrary, they seem to prefer a juicy roast of beef, a prop erly turned loin of mutton, and. even the deadly broiled lobster Is not altogether ignored. The DOlnt of all this is that a vigorous old age depends upon good digestion and plenty of wholesome food, and not upon dieting and an endeavor to live upon bran crackers Thero Is a certain class of food cranks who seem to believe that meat, coffee. and many other good things are rank poisons, but these cadaverous, stcKiy iook ing individuals are a walking condemna tion of their own-theories. Tho matter in a nutshell is that If the stomach secretes the natural digestive juices In sufficient quantities, any whole somo food will be promptly digested; If the stomach does not do so, and certain foods cause distress, one or two of Stu art's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal will removo all dlmcuKy. because tney EUDDly just what every weak stomach lacks, pepsin, hydro-chloric acid, diastase and nux. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not act UDon the bowels, and in fact are not strictly a medicine, as they act almost entirely upon the food eaten, digesting it thoroughly, and thus give a much needed rest and giving an. appetite for the next meal. v Of people who travel, nine out of ten use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, knowing them to be perfectly safe to use at any time, and also having found out by ex perience that they are a safeguard against indigestion In any form, and eat ing, as they have to. at all" hours and all kinds of food, the traveling public for years have pinned their faith to Stu art's Tablets. All druggists sell them at 50 cents for full-sized packages, and any. druggist from Maine to California, if bis opinion were asked, will say that Stuart's Dys pepsla Tablets is the most popular and successful remedy for any stomach trou ble. - 'i :.. j BEN SELLING is weakening. Today a deputation of strikers appeared at two large estab lishments and expressed a willingness to resume work if the military was withdrawn from the mills. This was promised, and It was arranged to begin work tomorrow. The furnaces will be fired Sunday. The military will stay at Sosnovice until August 15. WILL BE BURIED IN MOSCOW Changes in St. Peter and St. Paul Mausoleum Given as the Reason. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18, (6:34 P. M.) Although no definite decision has yet been arrived at, it appears improbable that Grand Duke Serglus' remains will be brought to SL Petersburg. It is ex plained that the Romanoff Mausoleum in the Cathedral of St. Peter ana at. aui la undergoing alterations. Consequently It is likely that the Interment will tem porarily be In the Church of the Ascension in the Kremlin, where repose tne oonea of the Rurlks. According to tradition, the Interment of a member of the imperial family docs not take place until nine days after death. The question of the interment taking place at Ilyinskole, the late Grand Duke's Summer residence, CO miles on the Moecow-Brest-Litowskl road. Is also un--der consideration. Three months has been fixed as the pe riod of court mourning. HIS LOVE FOR BATH WAS FATAL Grand Duke Was Going to Take One When Killed. MOSCOW, Feb. 18. It appears to be con firmed that the Grand Duke when killed was on his way to the Governor-General's Dalacc. on the Tversalkla, where he re sided while Governor-General, for the pur pose of taking a bath. The Grand Duke was a great lover of Russian baths, those he had arranged In the palace being most sumptuous. Vice-Governor Sabouroff. who was preceding the Grand Duko irom tne Nicholas palace, noticed a crowd In Red Square, and turned back to warn the Grand Duko to proceed through a side street, but It was already too late. The explosion occurred as he reached the Kremlin gate. TRAIN SERVICE IS SUSPENDED Telegraph Operators Demand Eight Hour Day and More Wages. MOSCOW", Feb. 18. The telegraph ope- hators of the Moscow-Riasan Railroad have struck, demanding a minimum wage of $20 and an eight-hour day, instead of 12. The telegraph operators of tho Mos cow-WIndau Road have also walked out, necessitating a suspension -of the train service. At Voronezh, the telegraph operators and other employes of the Southwestern Railroad, and 2C0O men employed in the railroad workshops, have struck for an increase of wages and shorter hours. KILLING OFF THE OFFICIALS Caucasian Rebels Murder Two for Political Reasons. TIFLTS, Trans-Caucasia, Feb. IS. A district official named GnoutofC has been assassinated at Igdyr by Ar menians. The motive for the crlm was political. At Vagarshapad, Trans-Caucjisia,. the Mayor bus been shot and killed ner nis residence. Tne murderer nas uls appeared. REQUIEM MASS FOR DUKE. All Dignitaries at Capital, and Vast Crowds Attend. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. IS. (3:40 P. M.) A eolcmn state requiem mass for the repose of the soul of Grand Duke Serglus was celebrated at SL Paul's here this afternoon, at which the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg officiated and tho repre sentatives of the foreign powers, tho , Ministers and other dignitaries were pres SPRING SHAPES TheBest $3.00 Hat in the World ent In full uniform, but not a single member of the imperial family attended. The great square In which the impos ing cathedral is situated presented a re markable spectacle. The surroucdlng walls were packed with people held back by a solid wall of police drawn up In lines. Inside the square, row upon row of gor geous carriages and sleighs faced the portal. At Intervals were posted mounted sentries and In. each corner of the square was b, squadron of red Cossacks of the guards. PRESS CENSOR AT WORK AGAIN Suspends Two Newspapers for Pub lishing What They Think. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 19. The newspapers Narshadney and Nasna Shlsn (Our Time), having been warned a third time for the publication of ar ticles objectionable to the government. have been suppressed for three months. PREFECT ATTACKED WITH CLUB Unknown Man Tries to Kill Head of Kishlnef Police. KISHINEF, Russia. Feb. 18. The Pre fect of Police of Kishlnef was attacked today by an unknown man armed with a club. The official's assailant was ar rested. Vienna Papers Not Surprised. VIENNA. Feb. 18. Some of the news papers here express regret at the assas sination of Grand Duke Sorgius In terms that do not ring sincere. They declare that the deed did not cause surprise and that it was quite to be expected when the man and his policy were taken Into considera tion. Other newspapers do not veil the satisfaction they feel at the death of the Grand Duke. Kaiser Mourns the Grand Duke. BERLIN, Feb. IS. An hour after the news of the assassination of Grand Duke Serglus reached Berlin. 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KIEL, Germany, Feb. 18. Herr Died rlchsen, the Russian Consul here, lias bought the Roslyn Castle and the Raglan Castle, of the Union Castle Line of Liver pool, for Russia. The Roslyn Castle Is 2206 tons net. She was built at Glasgow In 18S3. The Raglan Castle was built In 1S97 at Glasgow and Is of 2743 tons net. Railroad Men Will Strike. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18. Tho workmen have issued proclamations summoning the railroad men on Feb ruary 20 and March 3 to strike. Russian Credit Is Affected. PARIS, Feb. 18. The assassination of Grand Duke Serglus weakened Rus sians on the Bourse today. Crude Oil Companies Will Unite. CHICAGO, Feb. IS. Representatives of about 60 crude petroleum producing companies met here today and took steps toward the formation of an or ganization which they declare will bo of National strength inside of a year. A committee was appointed to- draft by-laws and a constitution and to re port at a meeting which will be held in this city February 25. W. J. Van Kcuren, of Indiana, was elected tem porary secretary.