SLAIN IN HUNDREDS Klslilncff's Streets Kim Kcd With Mood of Jews. MUHDLROUS MOD BURNS TOWN Caucasus Scene of Guerilla Warfare Finland In Open Revolt Wuril tver Known. London, Nov. 4. The Odessa corre spondents of the I,oudon Iaily Miiil hmiI laily Telegraph tlilH morning wired their paper Hint K isliintff in in flames ami absolutely destroyed. They also add that three nuIiii rim of Odessa IlltVe llft'll devastated liy HldllS. It will lit' n week before m 1 1 'he 1 1 r rible tales of Jew i h It massacres throiigh- 1 1 1 Russia comes to light ami then, when the full number (if dead in known, ilM Nppnllillg total will I m NO heavy it will practically he beyond be lief. Odessa, Nov. 4. A dispatch from KiHliiticff says: A horrible massacre Iiah occurred here. 1 1 u ri) rciln have lici t) killed. All the hospitals, phar macies ami hotels are full of wounded iimt mutilated persons. A telegram from Nicoluicff says the whole town is in th hands of bandits who are devastating houses ntul shops itml heating people to tlt'Hlh without tlin slightest hindrance. The authori tit'H hear similar news from oilier southern cities. I .oiiilim , Nov. 4. A dispatch to IJcutcr's Telegram company from lltt I'ltrttinU, Sweden, says tliul tin) mili tary tiHiecra at Kotka, Vil.org, Frtrder irkHhiimn, Lovinii and Itorgn have pledged t llCIIIHcl VCS to It M M i H t tilt' t'ivili- aiiH in defense of the" fatherland. A ('oniiHtiy of Russian artillery, whlt-h had itilvanct'il towanl 1 1 I h i n f tm , wan forced to retreat without mi engage nit'iit. St. Petersburg, Nov. 4. Reports from tin1 Caucasus atatti that guerilla win fit re has tnkfii place through parts of the country. Traina art held n , station hn kcil atul the bandits, wht-n attacked, life to their mountain strong holds, whence it ia impossible for trotipa to dislodge them. Wealthy citi-xt-iia are offering enormous rewards for tlio rapture of the liandita. Klshineff, Nov. 4. KishincfTs streets run red with Mood. Jewa are being slaughtered !y scores; homes pillaged, women despoiled. Never he fore linn aut'li a violent anti-Semitic outbreak heeii known, even here, where slaughters of Jewa only recently horri fied the world. CASTRO'S LAS f OFFENSE. Stops Cabta Message From Foreign Ministers in Venezuela. Tariff, Nov. 4. Advices received by tint foreign office bete pay that the Venezuelan government suspended the despatch of cable message to the United States, France and (treat Itrit ain f r Home time. The American and British ministers at. Caracas have pro tented, but the French charge d'affttira Iihh not protected, owing to the inter ruption of tliplouuitic relations between France and Venezuela, though the olli ciiiln here understand that the Ameri can 1 1 1 i 1 1 i h t r voiced the protest of Friince. The suspension occurred yes terdny or the thty before ami hinted a day. The ground for the suspension wan that the Venezuelan government bud not received a reply to a cable message (tent to an agent ahroml. President Castro attributed the non receipt of a reply to foreign inlluencea, hence the suspension, which it ia un li r stood covered otlicial tliHpatchea. The authorities here aay the incident is an additional provocation, but that this does not change, their intention not to adopt cot reive measures until no 4'hance remains of securing a pacific ad jiiHtnient. Britain Willing to Consider. I.ondno, Nov. 4. The Iiritiali gov ernment has replied to the proposal of Oermany for the withdrawal ol foreign troops from the province of Chi l.i, China, to the tiffed that (ireat Jiritain is willing to considerr with the othwr jiowers concernetl the best means of withdrawing the troops gradually. Ne gotiations to this end are now going on. An ollicial of the foreign oflico said to lay that the tiuestion wus more serious to (ireat Itiitain than to the other pow ers, since (ireat Hritain bad greater in terests iu Chi Li. Caught by Decoy Letter, lionton, Nov, 4. (ioorge Itcnetly, of Huntington, L. I., pleaded guilty be fore United States Commissioner Fisk today to 'a charge of iming the mwila to defraud and of being a member of the "Black Hand" gang which has been sending letters to wealthy persons demanding money under threats' of vio lence, llenetly was arrested at the postoflice while signing a receipt for a registered letter which the olliuers had used as a decoy. All May Vote In Austria. Vienna, Nov. 4. It is said on good authority that Km pur or Francis Joseph has decided to grant universal suffrage to Austria and lias instructed the pre mier, Baron Frankenthurn, to draft a measure on a comprehensive basis. RUSSIA'S FIRST DAY OF LIDEH T Y Poopln Already Divided Into Parties nd Blood Flows In Capital. HI. I'elerMbtirg, Nov 1. All Itiixitia tu.litv i iitlnifliinl iciilly received the em perm's gift of fret'd'itii, which the gleal.er pari, of the people received with det pi Ht Joy, thoiiifh in Ft . I'c tcrnhiirg, Moscow and other fit ies HociiilihtH Itnd revolutionists organized mill govern ment, demons! nitioiiM and red ling pu raitcrt, which, with the patriotic liimii- feHlal Ions, led to a number of c'liillicls between "reds" liud "whiten," Hi the ant i government, and royalint factions lire respectively termed. On the whole, the tiny pasrted more ipiielly in Ktissia thitil had been expected, though col lisiotis between the people and the troops are reported from Kazan, Kish nieff and I'oltava, and two men were killed. In each of the two capitals, Ft. Petersburg and Moscow, the day was out) such as the Htisrians never before have seen. The Hlavic people, who, during the long war just closed, and the anxious period preceding the an nouncement of the new era of constitu tionalism, seemed self-restrained and apathetic, gave itself up fully to the exuberance of Hie moment and spent the entire day in parades and assem blies, which, for the first time in the history of Russia, were freely permit ted. Under the order of Count Witte and (ieneral Trepoff, the troops gen erally were wtihdrawu from the streets of the cities and the fullest rein given the people to let out their enthusiasm in demonstrations, which, so long as they were not .lcntructive, were not in terefcred with. JETTY IN URGENT NEED. Chief Engineer MacKenzio's Strong Opinion. Washington, Nov. 1. "There is no river or harbor project in the United Htates so desperately iu need of money right now as '.he mouth of the Colum bia river," raid (ieneral MacKen.ie, chief of engineers, today. "In my opi ii ion , ' ' be added, "construct ion of the Panama canal, from an engineer ing point of view, does not compare with t he project we have undertaken on the Columbia river bar. This 40 fisit channel project is one of the most dillicult problems we ever had to solve. Our plan of solving it is all right, but we must overcome such obstacles' as are not found ou any other project in this country; compared with them the ob stacles at Panama become insignifi cant." (ieneral Mackenzie then pointed out why it is essential that a large sum should be appropriated at the coming session for continuing jetty construc tion. The money on hand remaining from the last appropriation will last only a few months longer. When it is gone work must lie suspended, unless congress in the mealtime shall provide further means for continuing opera tions. If work stops on the jetty while it is incomplete vast damage will be done by heavy seas, not alone to the jetty, but to the tramway, which ex tends some way beyond the end of the Wty. INVESTIGATE LAND OFFICES. President Issues Special Orders to Keep Commission. Washington, Nov. 1. Acting on a recent letter of the secretary of the In terior, stating that he was convinced that defects existed in the organization and business methods of a number of the bureaus connected with his depart ment, and suggesting that the matter be referred to the Keep committee for investigation, the president lias re quested the committee to enter upon the investigation at its eurliest conven ience mid that special attention be giv er, to the methods of business employed in the general and local land ollices, the oflicB of the surveyor general, the Reclamation Bcrvice and the Indian service. The inquiry will deal specially with the general and local land oflices. One of the questions which will receive the attention of the committee is whether the services of receivers at local ollices may not he dispensed with without det riment to good administration. Ex-Senator Sentenced. Sacramento, Nov. 1. Kx-State Sen ator K. J. Emmons, of Kern county, convicted of receiving a bribe in con nection with the investigation of build ing anil loan associations by the legis lative committee, of which he was a member, was today sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the penitentiary at San Quentin. Kx-Senator Hunkers is now serving a sentence for the Bame offense, and ex-Senators Wright and French are awaiting trial on similar charges. All four were expelled from the senate at its last session. Poles Hold Out For More. Warsaw, Nov. 1. The employes of the Vienna railroad have decided to re main on strike until the (mention of the use of the Polish language is settled and until the government proclaims amnesty for political prisoners and self government for Kussian Poland. The uewpsapcrs are appearing without be ing subjected to censorship. The police insist that the people remain indoors after 8 p. in., and this is causing much indignation. Population of New York State. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 1. There are now 8,0(1(1,072 people in New York state. These ligurea were announced by the state enumeration bureau. In 1000 the population was 7,2(18,894, and in 181)0 (1,003,174. The population of Greater New York, as counted by the state enumeration bureau on June 1 and announced, ia 4,014,304, as com pared with 3.437,202 in 1000 and 2, 607,314 in 1800. DEMANDS GRANTED Russians Tree to Speak, Think, Write ard Meet. . COUNT H'lTTI: IS IIKST PHEMIER Manifesto Shows Complete Abdica tion of Autocratic Power Em peror Bows to Inevitable. St. Petersburg, Oct. 31. "I am sure the American people, who understand what freedom in, and '.ho American press, which voices the wishes of the people, will rejoice with the friendly Kussian nation at this moment, when the Kussian people have received from his imperial majesty the promises and the guarantees of freedom, and will join in the hope that the Kussian people will wisely aid in the realization of those liberties by co-operating with the government for their peaceful in troduction. Only thus will it be possi ble to secure the full benefits of the freedom conferred upon the people." Count Witte, Kussia's first premier, last night sent the above message to the American people through the Asso ciated Press. He had just arrived at his residence on Karnmeriiovrov Pros-ptn-t from Peterhof, where in the Alex ander palace the emperor two hours be fore bad given bis final approval to a manifesto and to a program which will forevur end the rule of absolutism exer cised by him and bis ancestors for 300 years. A simple perusal of the manifesto shows how complete is the emperor's abdication of his autocratic power. The very style of the dix'iirnent is clear and direct and devoid of verbose, vague and bombastic phraseology which here tofore has characterized hi) majesty's manifestos. It not only betrays the real authorship, but shows that the emperor ban at last irrevocably bowed to the inevitable. He does not even conceal the fact that the discontent and agitation of his subjects has driven him to take the step and practically yields everything civil liberty, the inviola bility of person and lilerty of con science, Secch and assembly. He not only converts the farcical imperial dou nia, with only consultative power, into an absolute legislative assembly, with out the assent of which no measure shall become law, and before which all governmental authorities must answer, but promises eventually universal suf frage. HANDICAP TO OVERCOME. Hard Fight Required to Secure Ap propriation for Columbia. Wasbintgon, Oct. 31. In view of the attitude assumed by Secretary Taft and the fact that there will be no river and harbor bill this winter, it seems absolutely certain that no appropria tion can le secured for the mouth of the Columbia river at the coming ses sion if Oregon has but one representa tive in congress, and, even if the other three places should be filled by new- men, the chance of securing the much needed appropriation would still be remote. Army engineers who recognize the importance of pushing work on the Columbia river bar. and who have every confidence that the project now under way will provide a channel deep enough to meet all the immediate de mands of Portland's commerce, are anxious that an appropriation shall be made this winter. They want at least $1,250,000; unless they get it, they admit that work will have to be sus pended without securing a 40-foot depth, and, furthermore, discontinu ance of work while the jetty remains unnnished means retrogression and waste, which will ultimately increase the CwSt of the project beyond the orig inal estimate. Thefe engineers are fully cognizant of the need of early com pletion of the jetty, they realize the necessity of a deep channel across the bar to accommodate rapidly growing commerce. Express Company Robbed. Helena, Mont., Oct. 31. The con tents of a 25,000 express package sent from Hamilton, Mont., to New York are missing, and detectives are trying to discovor what became of the money. The money was shipped by Charles F. Kelley to N. W. Harris &' Co. for in vestment. Instead of receiving the se curities be bad purchased, Kelley waB dumbfounded to receiver letter stating that the contents of the package, upon receipt by the New York firm, consist ed of newspaper clippings. The seals, however, were intact. Rights of Bank Stockholders. Washington, Oct 31. In deciding the case of J. W. Guthrie vs. 11. L. llarkuets, the Supreme court of the United States today held that a stock holder in a National bank is entitled to inspect the books of the bank. The case arose in connection with the Com mercial National bank of Ogden, Utah, of which Harkness owned one-fifth of the stock. He was denied the right of inspection. The Supremo ccurt of the state decided in favor of his contention. German Fleet to the Rescue. Berlin, Oct. 31. The German cruis er Luebeck and ten torpedo boats put to sea today from Kiel for an unknown destination, giving rise to a rumor that they are bound (or St. Petersburg to bring the Russian empress and her children to be the guests of Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia. No otlicial confirmation can be had. MANY NOW DESERT. Army is Little Considered in Time of Peace by Americmi. Washington, Oct. 31. Major (ien eral F. C. Airittworth, the. rn.litary sec retary, in his annual rep-irt, ih-votes much sttention to desertions from the srmy. "Those who know how th cri teen ciuiic to be abolished," he says, "are not hop-fid (,f its restoration; there is no likelihood of any Hindi in crease in the soldiers' pay as will offi-et the greater inducement, offered in civil pursuits; the comforts and even luxur ies that are furnished to enlisted xn-n in our service art; even now criticised by some as being not only extravagant but injurious in their effect on i;en whose real business is to fight and march, encumbered with few comforts ami no luxuries; and trie discipline and instruction to which the soldier is now subjected are not likely to be re laxed in future. "Our people have little real interest in the arrny in time of peace, and from the earliest day of the republic have been accustomed to look upon it as a more or lesu unnecessary institution. Fnlistmcrits in the army in time of peace is not uncommonly regarded as evidence of worth lessness on the part of the recruit. "It is safe to predict thardesertions from the army will continue to be ex cessive until there shall have been a radical change of jmblic sentiment to ward the army and until the deserter shall come to be regarded as the crim inal that he is, to be ostracized and hunted down as relentlessly as any other transgressor of the laws." BURST MAIN CAUSES DEATH. Many Families Made Homeless and Much Property Destroyed. Chicago, Oct. 31. Three lives were lost, property valued at $150,000 was destroyed, scores of families were made homeless and freight trallic on the Nickel Plate railroad was delayed 'or several hours as the result of the breaking of a water main at Eighteenth and Clark streets today. The fatalities resulted indirectly from the bursting of the water pipe, which flooded the immediate neighbor hood for several blocks, damaging a number of business bouses. Two ot the persons who lost their lives were overcome by gas in the Illinois tunnel at Eighteenth street and Armour ave nue, while attempting to ascertain if the flxid had damaged the property of the company. Th? other death was the rvsult of a shock to an invalid, who awoke and found her room flooded, with water. So great was the force of the water that all the business bouses and homes on Clark street from Sixteenth to Twentieth street, and those on La Salle street were flooded. The tracks of the I-ake and Michigan Southern railway, between Seventh and Eighteenth streets were undermined, and the foundation caved in. Several freight cars were overturned and their contents damaged. BIG RANCH CUT UP. Chehalis County Will Have Additions to Population. Aberdeen, Wash., Oct. 31. The sale of the "Blockhouse" Smith ranch, near Oakville, in this county, for $25,000, calls attention once more to the activ ity in farm lands in this vicinity. It is an indication that lumber is not to be altogether the ruling passion. The sale of this ranch follows in the wake of several others which have been re corded in the past month or six weeks quite as important. The Smith ranch comprises over 800 acres and was settled upon as far back as 1854 by the man from whom it takes its name. Smith is a quaint character and prides himself on the nickname of "Blockhouse." This cognomen was the result of bis having built a block house on bis ranch for protection against Indians. It is understood the ranch is to be cut up into small farms and disposed of to first comers. In connection with the sale of big ranches, it is important to note that logged-off lands are show ing a steady sale in various parts of the county for colonization purposes. It is also interesting to the people of this section to know that an Eastern farmer has purchased a large tract of land near this city for the raising of Angora goats. Great Increase in Trade. Washington, Oct. 31. A bulletin is sued by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor estimated that the foreign commerce of the United States for the calendar year 1(105 will amount to more than $1,000,- 000. For the nine months ended in September the imports of materials for use in manufacturing amount to $422, 000,000, and the exports of manufac tures to $424,000,000. Manufactured materials imported in the nine months of 1H05 were practically twice as great in value as in 18D0. National Production of Lead. Washington, Oct. 31. The Geolog ical survey's report on the lead and zinc industries of the United States for the year lt04 shows a gross production of lead of 807,000 short tons, valued at $20,402,000. The increase in produc tion was marked in Southern Missouri, Southeastern Kansas, Colorado, Utah and Idaho. The principal increase was in Kansas. The lead output of the Coeur d'Alene district of Idaho as giv en as 108,854 short tons. Japanese Leaving Manchuria. Tnltio. Oct. 31. The evacuation of Manchuria bv the Jananese is beinu nctivnlv carried on. and troons are ar- . - - j i riving daily at various ports. General Kurokl ia expected bere by the middle , of November. I SNARING BIRDS WITH V, ."''','.. i- . 4 !! ' '' ' - In parts of India the natives practice n peculiar method of snaring birds. A long tunnel-like net Is fixed on the ground, with nn approach like n small corral. One of the hunters, taking cover behind a zebu, passes along the open front of the decoy and drives the birds toward the snare. At the other end of the tunnel a second native lurks and. Imitating the notes of the birds, lures them Into the snare. As soon us the birds are in the net Is closed by a horsehair noose nnd the victims are then seized. Our engraving Is from the Illustrated Ixindon News. Conquest American Desert A great many people have nn Idea that by some means or other the gov ernment will be able to Increase the water supply nnd that they may settle on any lands under irrigation with the certainty of being supplied. It is con tended, therefore, that it is not good policy to Invite settlement unless the water Is adequate throughout the en tire Irrigating season, or, In other words, that no more land should be put under cnnnl than can be supplied during the entire season. This sounds very safe and conservative, but I do not believe It Is a broad view to take of the possibilities of irrigation under the reclamation act. The question to be considered Is, not whnt is the most conservative plan for today, but what policy will lead to the development of each locality to the full extent of Its possibilities. In undertakings proposed to be carried out by the government, the line of least resistance will not be found In the conservative plan mentioned, but In a scheme so broad and comprehen sive thnt future generations will not think of supplementing It. One Impor tant factor in determining the limit to be placed on the magnitude of under takings of this kind Is the value of the land after it has been put under Ir rigation. Will the land, after its Irri gation, be worth the expense of Its rec lamation? The consideration of this question lends us to inquire as to the kinds and quantity of crops thnt can be produced on the land during the different periods of the growing sea son, nnd finally resolves Itself Into n question relating to the value of crops produced rather than to the length of the Irrigating season. If the value of the crops that can be produced by early irrigation for example, the first and second cuttings of alfalfa or a crop of grain gives a vnlue to the land greater than the cost of Its reclamation, the project should be regarded ns feasible, although oth er lands In the same locality may hap pen to have ft water right which makes possible three or four cuttings of hay or renders the adjacent highways Im passable by mud during the month of August. If we must decide as to the capacity of a canal under these con ditions nnd have nothing more on which to base our judgment than the fact that with certain climatic con ditions we would be enabled to mature by a certain date n full crop of grain and one or two crops of hay, the mag nitude of the project would be meas ured by the supply of wnter thnt would be available up to the last Irrigation of such crops, nnd no attention what ever need be paid to the available supply of lnte water. For example, if. the climatic condi tions render It possible to make four cuttings of hay during the season on lands Irrigated from n certain stream the first and second cuttings ns well ns the harvesting of grain occurring before Aug. 15 then, if the mean flow of the stream up to July 20 is 2,iKiO second feet, for instance, and the avail able supply' during the mouths of Au gust nnd September Is 5ti0 second-feet, the computation of possibilities of land reclamation from this stream should be based on the former and not the lat ter amount, and the capacity of the canal in this case should be 2,(KI0 second-feet, the number of acres to be Ir rigated being determined by the aver age quantity of water required by each acre during the period when most wnter is needed. If it is found that It will be necessary to apply wnter to an average depth of one foot during a period of thirty days over all the la ml to be Irrigated, the cannl should hnve a capacity of one second foot for each sixty acres. The water supply would then be sufficient for the Irrigation of 120,000 acres, and the project should, under these conditions, be limited to that acreage. Of this tract fully 80 per cent, under THE ZEBU IN INDIA. v'f A , ' the conditions mentioned, would bo cultivated to grain; about 50 per cent to meadow, and the remainder, 20 per cent, to orchards nnd gardens. The grain land, or 30 per cent of the total nren, would not require Irrigation aft er, say, July 20, which would leave 70 per cent, or 84.0OO acres, to be provid ed for during August and September. With a cannl of generous capacity, such as has been prorlded, the entire acreage could be thoroughly Irrigated and would be In the best possible con dition at the beginning of the dry sea son. In fact, the most favorable con ditions Imaginable would exist for giv ing the small supply of 500 second feet a high duty. This small supply would be prorated among the irrigat ors, each landowner having 25 per cent of his flood head, which must now do for the Irrigation of "0 per cent of his land, or a duty of about 170 acres must be given for uc second foot. This extreme dury would prot ably not be attained In aU cases, but If th land and crops were In good condition at the beginning of the dry seasou and every landowner had the same interests at Btake. there Is no doubt that a very high duty could be leached In a few years' time, and that finally every acre of the 70 per cent would be producing a full crop up to the end of the growing season. I). W. Boss, In Field and Farm. There is a heroine In Pittsburgh The woman Is unknown to the public. It's a pity, for she deserves a medal. If any woman ever did. This woman has discovered the fact that a disagreeable temper, her own temper. Is ut the bottom of the un happy home life of her family. She appeared before Justice of the reace R. S. Steward of Cheswick and nsked him to draw up the form of an oath that she might sign it. This Is the form as given out by the Justice, though professional courtesy prevents him from disclosing the name of the woman who signed it: "I, . do hereby solemnly swear that I will control my temper and make my home as cheerful and happy ns I possibly can." What if every woman In the world should take such nn oath and make nn honest attempt to keep It. The world would be made over. Homes would become homes indeed, places to rest in, to be good in and to live In. It required nn oath to give thU woman confidence in her power to control her temper. Many of us might accomplish won ders in making over our homes by honest endeavor to "keep home cheer ful." There isn't a woman on earth, nor a man, who does not possess some an noying little fault which frets and worries those about him. Not more than one In n hundred has the good sense to own up to his fault, even to himself. Not one In a hundred cares the flip of n eopior If he does make every ona alxuit him miserable. Long live this woman who Is In earnest! May her example clean up many a home, sacrificed upon the fire of a hateful temper. Chicago Jour mil. Alphabets. The number of letters contained la the alphabets of the different lan guages Is given here: Russian, 35; En glish, 20; French, 25; Italian, 20j Sranlsh, 27; German, 20; Latin, 23j Greek, 24; Arable, 2S; Persian, 82; He brew, 22, and Sanscrit, 44. Jarred on Illin. Jaggles I see a horse shied at a statue in Central Park. Waggles lie must have been one. of those educated horses. Puck.