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Newspaper Page Text' 1 1 ' . , J- - ' ' ""T" f '"-3 . v -'Of IX. .1 Ie , 4 C "1! e ' 1 ' VCL. I .1 1. ' THUFfOAY EVENINQ, SEPTEMBER S9 1904. T. . f -A i ; -i ?. K . racj: KVB CENT3. LERLINE IHE GRE .."if". nmmmmkrX : .... . .... . . f I" A lil i f"u r P7? Ti' T SDfllfFFFf r i I 1.1 V I . am t ., A T NORTHERN FIELL U HI - v - i t cf tb i 1 r Tfn Pirt f 1 XmvU AW TWA A-r - Union Pacific Tabs Errir fi, H2T?acia It-'s 'u-KcrllmTacDi and I-I ttlam Grcaf fc (SpwUl Dtofatah Cb iNmLk - Chlcaco, 8pt. St-rinaoeMl n4 ril foa4 etrolw In MMr York. Chicago and the ntlr wtrn ooantry wr str tM by th preliminary nrMmctDmt rtrdr of th propoMd plan fiw to ttlmftt of the Northarn Scurlt!Mi lltlsatloik Ther Is now no Aoubt that th alan w orteinally raaiorml U prao tlcally In proctm of balny earrlad out " At thm bMto M it all ta tb aottla soent of th marmr ault and a diatrtba tion. of tha property Involvod 60 a baala that aatlafictory to all tha Intaraata oonoernsd, satisfactory to soma parhapa baeauaa there la no other faaalbl way - out of tha difficulty. Tha baala of tha sttlement la- this: - - - The Union PacIAo, 'or, mora propsrly apaakln. tha Harrlman and Rockefeller Interest, to take tha Chicago. Burlir toa tfr Qntnoy railroad, whkh ta now , part of tha Northern 8aeuijtia ooov pany. , '' 1 The Jattioa J Kill interest to retain Intact tha Great Northern. The Chicago. Milwaukee ft fit atd, n Rockefeller holding, to talte the North am Pact no. thus aeouring a tbrongh line , to tha Pari no ooaat, which It long has deal red and which beeame' almoat Tlul to It after tha Barllngton was takaa ever by the Northern Pacific, i All this has been tha rearrtt of ex tended conference held In New Tork. where all the Interests ware Tepre . aented. by Measra. Hill, Harftman, Mor ga. Oaaaatt, Berwlnd and other It all mesne the practical elimination of oar tain bKberto great ftgww n the world f railroad flnanoa; mean th. re striction of the enterprise of Mr. Hill, and tt means that. Mr. Harrimaa. h eTi function with the Rockefeller Injtor- ats. ooouplaa poaitlon Of Taster In- T tranaoontlnental sltttaUoa.-. . slejfallsf mot. ' A glance at tha map shows that the natural outeoase of the etrnggle would be a ooaat connection or ttia Chicago. ' Milwaukee At. Paul through the North era Pacific, provided that road were tn hands sufficiently strong to mora or less dictate the outcome. It baa four lines extending west from Chicago, two across South Dakota. It will be observed that three of these Unes are. north of a nne xtendtng, from Chicago to Omaha, thus making lta natural territory above, father than .below. 'that line. It will also be observed that feeders have been run In a northerly direction from Its northermoRt line toward the Northern Pacific, which It actually, tape at Fargo, while It la within eaay striking distance a Andover. Aberdeen and Roeooe, la North Dakota. There, then, la the nat ural affiliation. Tha moment the iBur llngton was absorbed the fit Paal In terests were not only threatened But atdetracked. This would naturally meaa closer relations between tha Interests back Of flt. Paul and the Interests which -r john pcund c:cc:,:es london's lcd ruycr V . (Joeroal teaelal Barrle.) London, Sept. M John Pound, alder man of Aldgate ward, waa today- elected lord mayor of Ldndon to auooeed "lr James Ritchie. r Ths newly elected lord mayor .la very wealthy, being the head of tha firm of ?ohn Pound Co, and the cbalnman of the London Oeneral Omnibus compav T. He was elected alderman In 11 d & later served as Senior sheriff in l8fc IfiBd. He Is past maater of ths Leather ellera company, past master of the Fan makers' company and past master of tha Fruiterers' oom pany. Ha la t - -paars aid. - ' -; :' " ' TRAIN KILLS H; V ' haJ - .tmLO V..fw . (Jeanal atl v-rlo. ' ' Frederick. Md.. fc t. s V n, supposed to be tra. a. we struck by the Baltimore .and O, lo train-at Oa lootln this morning. Four of the men were killed and the. fifth msy die. The train was an of the fa at malls and on rounding a sharp curve, w- going at a rapid rate of speed, aanw suddenly upon tha men, who were ap parently terror stricken and made no effort to esoaoev . , , ' MUTTO fsMMJMrrOtm. v ' (Jevnal gperfat aarvlee.) ; Lsxtngtoa, Ky., "ept it-In tha clr miit court this morning the case of William Brltton. nharaed with the nor-, or of Jim Cb.r, was pastponau until October (Bpeete Seattle. ' John b oomlo Seaxe, to nauiS of V Ml esM Hon ,rfl h :r . ,- it" controlled the Union Pacific, for bath ware threatened. It would Just as cer tainly meaa that the In berate thus tn volved would be tn a measure at least. Inimical to the Interests af Mr. Hill and Mr. Morgan. Add tha further cfcrcum- atanee that the Northern Pactna -tapa the Coeur d Alans country In which the. Kocae rener interests are so oonuneni, and whoae product they muat have, and tt become apparent-that tha moat pow erful Interests were combined U bring about the desired result of a ooaat termlnua for tha At. Paul road. On the other band; with tha excep tion of the Billing extension and the connection thus made of the Burlington with the Northern Pacific, tha Burling ton ta naturally to tha Union Paclnc'a territory, and a eettlentect on any basis In which the Union Pacific bad a pre dominant Influence would 'necessarily mean that the Union Pacific swuht srclsa a controlling anfluaaoa uiv the affairs of V the Burlington. . . t was the acquiring of Burlington control by the Northern Paotno which led ,to the gale of 80,000,eo worth of the Short LIo bonds, througfa wtrleh a control of tha Northern Pacific was se cured by the Interests whloh Mr. Har rlTBen represented. The formation of the merger. Its subsequent dissolution and the dealr of the Marrtman syndi cate to get back tits Northern Pacific lad to tha litigation whloh attracted lb attention of tha eounry and. which Is aow nettled in what seems to be tha moat fasjMola wax. - - - . '""" --J The effect of the awtOemsaaisn the stocks, of tha corporations volved la streaur a parent, ae tb new "comr munlty of Interests" plan ts a broad In Its aoope that It takaa tn properties ex tending from tb Atlaatie.. to - the, Pa- Mn UahnAvA S - . V. ' 4 i 'Nothing Is ret known 'taTocsi etrolea about this tramandoua deal, or If there Is no one will apeak about t. except to say that tt would be a natural and oat isfaotofar jputcome to all the .troubles. it la manneat. however, that such settlement would be of the 'greatest lo cal Importance. It nettle a great suit Involving; enormous stake on a baala that-Is perfectly satisfactory to local tntareata; It eollWOe and. insure them andr It gives tha managing men free aoope f development work along many' Unas tb :t hitherto could have received comparatively JitftS practical attention. It should mean that all the betterments contemplated on the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Railroad A Navigation company's lines will now be started and pushed ta completion, and that some of the moat necessary extensions will be janede U 'this Is she program, and It aeema a logical outcome of what has gone before, than the Battlement of the merger suits on the -baala Indicated in tha dispatch hi of great local Interest, nd Its effect will be fait In aU parts f the state where tha Harrlman Hnea reach or to which extension era ran eonabiy likely to be made. i BU1LDIKG COLLAPSES CATCHING SIX KEN (fearaal geeeUi gaevtse.) it ' Chicago, flept At. One man killed and Ave seriously Injured by tha collapse of .a building on Ashland avenue and. Flfty-Hfth street at noon today. All were workmen on the build ing, .which waa being constructed, ,and owned h-e Alderman Carey. - It, Is Aimwl uM faulty construction waa the cause of tha aceedent The sji-dera amve way and almost Instantly the -entire structure crushed down like a broken eggahalL mild; a c:?ple - i ATTEMPTS HER LIFE - (Baeenil PsjgtsVs Ta MaraaL '' Walla Walw. Wash., Sept. t. Nellie MMlet drank t u-bollo aol at midnight ft night tn an attempt t end her Ufa -ie lives alone with her father. She v "s on t'a strv-a last night and her father brought ber'homa and scolded her. She drank th poison, then rushed to the home of Will Cauvall and fall on the porch. - , - slhe U-probably live. She U 14 years O) HI a oriwiav lsr mother de serted br when she. waa k lMtle ehlld. , (fecraal Ineetsl BrTM,y Wsahlnanon. Sept. II. Among the many ealiero on President Roosevelt yaa- teroy wsia Bhop O-nston, of the Meuiodfet -v:-;e-o- -.I tfntnA of Portland. Or. Sooraa of vuutora oailad, many of ttea - - to py tr seapeots. t iftn was oe or tha gveata at Ivmeheon at tha : House. west,) " a th ani - hn w a v..re a fe BATTLBSHIP CONNBCTICUT, LAUNCHKD TODAY, A" flHB WILL APPKAB BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT SLIDES DOWN 1 riearasl Boealal aarTtes.l 1 New Tork. Sept In view Of prob ably tha largest crowd thaf aver wit nessed a launching In this country the battleship' Connecticut slid down the ways and took bar maiden plunge In the deep at 11:1 o'clock this morning. The launching took place at the Brooklyn navy yard, where tha- vessel 1 being built .A half hour before the event the gates of the yard were thrown open and the public swarmed In by the thoueanda. It waa the first launching of a modern battleship in this vicinity and as a consequence- the public waa exceedingly eager to wltoeaa the event As the huge hulk slid from the- ways Into the Bast river tha christening cere mony was performed by Miss Alice l1It71 of Connecticut who was secretary of tha navy under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. Miss Welles broke on tha vsa sel's bow a gold-necked bottle of cham pagne draped with the national color. , - r 9o lueiaat AsuUsats. -; . " ? 'The launching wag witnessed by many Inrtted guests ; wtae were recelveoV by Admiral Aodgers, commandant of the navy yard. In addition to the Connecti cut party,, which waa beaded by Gover nor Chamberlain nnd his staff, there were par sent many maval officers from Boston. Philadelphia,' Washington and other point a Grant precautions had bwea taken to insure m suocessful launohlng. . On ths wayg was spread Ift.eoO npunda of launching grease. Ready to grab the vessel almost as soon as she struck the water were powerful tug "whloh wore ugd to take her to bar mos tings. To r Tha framers af tha Hy eharter edem to bava had a prophetle prevlaiea of tha attempt whloh ta now being made ta grab tha monopoly of handling tha city's garbage. In that portion af tha charter which relates tQ tha granting of munici pal francM soma Important safe guards are established and restrictions are imposed which have thus far beau overlooked by -the bidders for. tha mo nopoly. In consequence, tha bid of the City Garbage company, that mysterious aggregation whoae -personnel Is aa care fully kept from tha knowledge of tha public is to be revised to comply With th charter's provisions, and It la ex pected that a similar revision will also ba made by the other namalesa oompeti- tors for tha prise. . . 'efae of the ohangas will ba af little moment, but one ta worthy of especial note. Inasmuch aa tha charter provides MICKEY PA&TY MAY CV"E TO FC2TLAND L iapestal Daipatca m Taa Jearasl.) -Ltaooln, Neb, Kept ; 14. Oovernor Mickey Is la reoelpt of an InvlUtlon from H. M. Cala of Portland, repre senting the chamber of aommeroe, offar- Ing a day's entertatasaen t te tab gov ernor and hla' party in Portland. While the governor has mads no- authoritative announcement of acoeptanea. It to gen erally understood that the Invitation will be' accepted and that the party that accompanies Governor Mickey on his tour to Seattle to take part In the oaro monles connected with ths launching of the battleship Nebraska, will partake of a day's pleasure la the metropolla of tha Willamette valley. The governor will he accompanied by the colonels af his staff-and Miss Marls Naln Mickey will be one of the Party, as sDe will ohrlaten the Vessel. Among tha other members of tha Nebraaka party will be! Secretary of State George W. Marsh and Mrs. Marsh. State Auditor Charles Weston and Mrs. Weston, State Treas urer Peter Mortens-. Stats Superinten- at W. K., Fowler, A 'rney -General N. p - ut a d Mtsa Vera J. Prout. 'a. S. i - Cu t and a Culver. Col. irga ana tr. Jei 'ni and Miss ny J uns, uol. 3. A. and Mrs. lUir ai, C- i, C. D. and h . Vvans, Col. 4. a. Drew. Cei. Ja. P. and kuu. SaMus)- MUNICIPAL FRANCHISES PROTECTED BY CITY Yprsvent any aocldent and to keep tha course clear, the police boats, - revenwe outtars and tha yard launches patrolled tha water to keen all ether boats put af tb way.- - -v. - - ? ... As the vessel struck the water the craft on the Manhattan aid of the river, together with the factories in the vicin ity, sent up a deafening shriek from thetr countless whistles. To this dra was added the booming of aannoa and, tha shouts of tha thousands of aneotar tona. - - After the- launching the eh listen rng party and ethar distinguished visitors were entertained at luncheon by Admiral Rodger and the other officers of the navy yard.- --... 'Ati,m l iMnchad today is a sis .K-mmmm. ..- immaassi i i . ter ship to the Louisiana which was lauaobod faw weeks since at Newport New. in view af the fact that tt la the first ship of the. modem navy to be con structed by the navy department and not by private contrast ths progreaa of lta construction baa been watched with keen batereat ta' naval el role. t The Connecticut is 40 feet long; and baa a. beam of 7t feet Id Inchea. Her normal mean draft with 90s tons of coal In 'her bunkers will be 14 feet Inches. Hvr normal displacement -will be 14,000 tons,- -Her com plena nt will be it offi cers and TtO -menr. She will be fitted with, twin screws and IS Baboook-WU-cox boilers, developing 14, loft - boras power. .She will have a speed at is knota - ' Her turret armor win balt-lnob Xrupp steal and her , barbette armor that a franchise shaft ba granted "with out fair compensation to tha city there for.' .tha promoters of ths City Oar bag company have oonotuded tw make a new offer whloh ahall embody a stipulation for tha payment -af some oaah compen sation to tha city ba exchange for the valuable rights which tt la asked to gfre away, what thia compensation will bo la not rat known,, but Charles F. Lard, L-the attorney for the company, will sub mit tha new proposal to the health and police committee when ft meets tomor row morning at 11 o'clock, Mr. Lord 1 authority tot (ha state ment that tha new offer will not In volve any ehangu la the sohaduUh of rates ifhlcb ths City Garbage company originally proponed ohargw- for the hooilectlon of the garbage. The rates ha regards aa reasonable, although they are In some instances fully ft per.eent way. Cot Charlea W. Jtaler and sister, CoL a M. Malick Oo, L. W. and Mrs. Oaroutta. . .- w KIDDIES WILL LEARN 1 ' liDAMCCC II1IITCII if (learaal Speetl Berriea.) Washington.' Sept It. Japanese Wrestling will be tmught midshipmen at Annapolis and will probably be made a part of the athletic work at West Point Capt W. H. Brownson, the superin tendent af th naval academy, will shortly make arrangements with Tama- shlta. the, ex pert Japan wrestler, to teJtaJ charge of sunn instructions. It ts pos sible the system may ba adopted throughout the service and added to tha exerolaea of enlisted men la (ha brmy, navy and marina corps. ' - ; i 1 TWO IMMM IUWO. (learaat SaaeUI Sarvka.) ' " Philadelphia. Sept It. James O. Webb and Samuel Archer, two negro murder ers, ware hanged thia morning la the county prison at o'clock. ums rmoM Trfltnriw. " (Rpxial Maaatrb ts lb Jean a L Seattle, Wash., Sept 1 James- Mur nhy, one of ths three men who were shot by robbers In a saloon holdup Mon day night, died this morning. . , WHSN FULLT GOXPLBTBD AND THE WAYS 14-tnch'sTrupp. while the side armor win ba 11 -uienea (bios: at ua mora exposed portions of tha hulL tapering do wa to 1- Inches at ths. bow and sterayt-. tn the armament the Connecticut will ba mere powerful than any American battleships aow afloat aha will bare four 11-inch guns tn fore and. after tur rata and sight 4-inch guns t torretn st each aorner of th amperstructura. In addition tha main battery wlU bar 11 7-lnch gun a - - . Thu sise rifla m mn binovatton' In naval armament, but tt believed they may be handled more easily - than tha s-tnch rapid-fire rifles. Th secondary battery was will bare asrgUr guns rtMter'Gomr htt oyWGiCVh4 hitherto have beau used, it will be com posed of 14 t-taoh rapid-fire guns, dis charging 14-pound shells ; It 4-pounder serai-automatlo rtfhsa, eight 1-peunder automatto rifles, two S-lnoh field guns and sight machine guns, In addition It will be equipped with four Submerged torpedo tubes. '.-.. The ) vessel--, win be' thoroughly equipped with alectrioat appllanoss for handling ammunition, aiming the guns, and for all other necessary purpoeea. It ts now an accepted theory that In order to do satlafactory shooting there aheuld be eontlnueus aba that la to say, the guaf ahouldv.be pointed steadily at the target, no matter how the vessel moras. One method of doing this la by keeping tha weapon te a hortsontal position all tha ttmav by an automatically controlled electric motor. Tb guns on the Connec ticut will be equipped with such motors. ARE CHARTER higher than are now paid to tha scaven gers who collect tha Brbage upon pri vate oontraots. '-- Members of tha health and polioe oam mlttae of the eouncl declare that they will not act hastily upon th garbage bids, and that full opportunity wlU be given for tha presentation of objections to the proposed franchise. The rumor baa been- current that tha committee would make an Immediate report to the etty council, and that tha latter body would be equally hasty In acting upon the committee's recommendations. This rumor appears, however, to be unfound ed, aa the charter makse It illegal to grant franchisee in such a manner. The proposed fraaoblee must ba published in full before action oaa be taken by the council, and there are other restrictions which safeguard tha people from a pre cipitate acceptance of tha bids now be fore the council. . ' - INDIAN ROSE WKO i ;i I SEEKS KNOWLEDGE ...-Xiu " i ' 1 va V . , (flpeetal Ussetea to tb leafsal.) eattls. Waa(L. Sep. BtvBoaa Paddy, the moat beautiful woman of tha Chilkat Indian tribe o Alsbka, to a prisoner at police headouartare, .She was arrested aa she stepped from tha Cottage City, arriving from Skagway yesterday, oa a telegram from her father. Paddy Gunet, stating she had run, away from home and asking that she be held until he could arrive and take charge of her. Rose's beauty has been tha wonder among the Indiana of Halnee mission, her home. She has been showered with gifts, made a queen and sought tn mar riage. All the latter offers she spurned and a short ttmo ago resolved to learn of the outside world she had read so much about In the mission schools. She Is well educated and when she ar rived at tha station had over 1144 " Jeernal speeUl aWvteat ' London, Sept 1.T-Francls Belmont an American actress and former mem ber bf ths Florodora Sextet, is reported to be engaged to Lord Ashburton, one of the wealthiest peers l Bngiand and who has an exalted social position. Miss .Belmont denies -the story of tha engage ment but It Obtains much aradeuc aeertheleeA,, GflKRS SPEAKS UP Declares ; That Trades Unionism Is In No Dan ; ger of Disruption. MORESCARED THAN HURT Admits However That the libor lave nent Bas Rcccrvc4 1 TMporiry i Setback He Still 8u r Caafldesce, ' " (Jesrual spealal lerHea.) ; Waahlnston. ftsnt. 14-VHa to. scared than hart,'' 'wad the eonuoeat mads by President OompsrsY o the America Federation of Labor whan he read the interview with Barney Cohen, president of tha lUlnola Federation of Labor, who predicted the dialntegration of, tha foroea of union labor . Thar Is nothing so fear for organ ised labor either at present ar to. tha future.' said Q sea para. . . "Neither , the eltisena! . . alliances or other organisattons can prevent - Its growth. Trad unionism has eome to stay, and It la a dlatinetlv tnatltuUoa in this country. , labor movement had received a tem porary aetbaak from which. It to just KAT ridSt aaUMMUtm Shops Are Opeav : . : (JowmI asabal Berrlee.) ' Pittsburg, Sept j It. -A bomb baa been thrown la tha ranks of tha Amal gamated AAsoctatloa af Inn. Steel and Tin Workers by tha United States Steel corporation. 1 The corporation has notified tha union that under no cir oumstanooa will it tolerate Interference In th operation of Its plants. Thi startling Information waa conveyed to th Amalgamated association by Presi dent A (V Dinkey of the Carnegie Steel oompany, one of the principal con stituent oonoerna of the trust According to a pars latent report that to current Dinkey wanted tha Iron workers that the strike against ' the Carnegie Steal oompany at Toungstowa and Olrard, Ohio, must ba confined to these plants. If the association declares a sympathetic strike, the omoara of the United States Steel corporation threat en to wipe tha bis union out of exist no. ' . REPORTS FINDINGS ' W IN G00DN0UGH CASE (Jearstl tpeeUI tcrvlei.l ' ' Wbjhhlngton, Sept. 1. H. TX Pleroe, third assistant secretary of 'state, has completes his Investigation Into ths eass of Cons ul -Oeneral Ooodnough at Shang hai and made hla. report to tha presi dent -, . It to etdted, UnofRelally, that the re port favors ths accused, but may not ba final, as those who pressed tha charges are preparing further evidence. , REPUBLICAN TAKES ? , STUMP FOR TURNER i seial Dtspatsh s Ta Jearaai.) v - Taooma, ' Wash., - Sapir II. Former State, Senator Warburtoa, at Tacoma, A oioee political adviser of Governor Mo Bride, has proffered his services to the Fierce county, Democratic committee and will take aha. stump for Turner tor gov ernor. He wilt also make speeches through out the stats. Senator Warburtoa will support tha Republican national ticket while advocating tha election, af Turner for governor. , ' &axt ctnuwaT ncpBOTam. y '' earaal' tpeeUl eerrte. London, Sep 21. Lady Curaon had a fair night maintaining the hnprovemeni noted yesterday. Her condition Is much more hopeful than at Any time ainoe her Ulnae assumed an acute phase. ' SOAR sTRaJS SRATX. , .-'"". "' " (Jeerml Special terrl.) " Wore eater. Mass,.- Sept J. Senator Hoar Is no better this morning. His strength failed through tb night, and although be may live through the day, there are many chances that be may not SAXOR KXWm RTUHTr. (Joeraal sV-'l Sarvfea," Berlin, Sent 2- 'ine condlttoa of tb aged king of Saxony Is believed to be hopeless. T n last aawrameot has been aomtoigter? . . 4. wraps LDAlll Russians Sally From Port Arthur and Are Met by Togo's Fleetf V'4 SUSTAIN MUCH DAMAGE Hhtlna Accordlol ta Reports, 1$ .Shart aow Severe Hews b, v ' Confirael by the Italiaa v . Commindtr. t (Jearaal Saaelal aWriee.V .. London. Sept- ItAaethor attempt has been made by tha Russian warshtpa la. Fort' Arthur ta ascapa from tha oor- Hm af vassals that gurrounda and holds) them as though they were ln Irons. Naught but taa usual defeat and more damage resulted, and soother re turn to the ill-fated harbor that la prov ing the greatest of Ruaeia'a naval grave yards. ,. , This Bewa was received here In press dispatch today, and later received partial continuation from tha Rome cor respondent of the ffhtehangn Telegraph who wired that a telegram had been re ceived ' there from ths commander of tha Italian aquadrom in tb far east stating that the Buaalaji warahipo at Port Arthux. mads, a dee para ta sortie to day. , " TTbgo'a ships. saya the massage, "and were obliged, after severs fighting, to return to the harbor whence they came. "Tha warahlpa are suppoaed to bava bean badly damaged, while, tha Japan. -AF TAJtS 9A, o (Jeuraal spectai aervlea.) flt ' Petersburg, Seprr It. Thers to still a dearth of newa from Mukden of uanythlng at all like an exciting char acter, but rumors ar constant Tha two armies are dose together and a great battle may. ba expected at any time. Tha last of theae-rumera, and una that was current today to In substanoa that the Japanese have captured Da pass, and that, too, almoat without any cheek by the Ruaalana. According to the report scarcely any resistance waa mad. Tha report say that thia waa part af a general plan to simply hold th Japan in aback until oloaely preased and than to continue tha general plah of concen tration . The evacuation without a struggle would Indicate tha poanlbillty that thia theory ta correct Th report has reoerred no official confirmation whatever. Gen, Kuropatkln'S tepoita mdtoata that ha la eons tan tly strengthening tba troops In certain points with fresh men, and that the situation to believed ta be well in hand. It to probable that th war off toe has much la addition to this but gava out only a porttoa af th dispatch for obvious reason . . . . Conttnuoua raids re being madd by tha Ruaalana. and tha Co sacks ar said to be wonders In thS line of sudden dashes, Scarcely a day goes by when bobs party of Cossacks does not return ta camp with prisoners, numbering any where from two or three mea up to a spore. ' This has proved such aa annoy ance to tha Japanese that they ar tak ing preventive measures by making all of their scouting parties larger. Upon tha cur's return from South era Russia he will go to bis bunting- lodge at Btelovesca for a foTtnlghfa ahootlng. It to announced that M. Zenlovetff and M. Stlchlnaki. formerly assistant lalnist- era Of th Interior, hare been at nted mejaber of tha council of at ' Ssaas R ant. (Jeumal aavelal terrier. TokiO, Sept 1. An emergency ar from the oonscVtptlon law wa gaae tht moralng. Toa new ordtnanc tends the periods of servlos of th - ond las raaerviats from f to 10 ye n and abolishes the distinction between -conscripts of the first and second e reserve, The change will nec a now scheme of divisional orw, thm, 1 U la stated la ths foreign office X ths new conscription regulation augment the available ngatiug by about lOt.Ooo men. A WTL W S. stohWbS Thwt P ' 4 F ' ' Jare Chieafo. heard ! - v t -.A i.a tU i Cnarleei K a Cob.- TAPARRSR SMKBOir A,