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-
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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.
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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.
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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. Emperor
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"William drove to the Russian Embassy,
expressed personally to Count von
Osten-Sacken, the Russian Ambassador,-
his horror and requested him to
convey his deep sympathy to Emperor
Nicholas.
A requiem service at the Russian
Embassy today was attended by many
high personages and -the officers of the
Third regiment of Uhlan3, of which the
Grand Duke was Honorary Colonel.
Tho Emperor did not attend the requi
em, as the service was informal.
Russia Buys British Ships.
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.