NEWS OF THE WEEK
III n Coiiiloiiscil Form (or
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IIAFFENINfiS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A ftoiumo of tin) Less linportnnt but
Not Lots Ihturaitlnft Evnnts
of Ilia I'nst Woak.
'I'll ii .luputiorto uriny Im tu) viiiici n
northward, preceded by euvnlry,
Tho Io-hunIoih' nlrlkit In Cblolngo
inny iilfocl nil (liinirliiiint Moron.
A run on it Now York trading Mump
Moro hits caused 1 1 h lining l' 1 1 wt I.
Irrigation onmmlltcuNnf congroH will
lour tlni Weal nnil visit Pnrllmnl.
Honntor O II. Plutl In In u very sorl
ohm condition, having hud n inlnimu.
Tim State lHrtiittnt miy il Iihn not
nccKM Mltiltitur Ikiriott'N reNlgnntlon.
Tim I'nlnn Puullle railway will Imllil
iimri' KtoHillm motor cur hihI run ilium
on till brunch lino.
TIih ulrlkH In the Arkimmti Vnlhiy
smelter ill I.utlvllb, Colo., Iihn Imhii
settliM anil work lotuiiuwl.
I-"iio mlmri were killed In mi explo
nIoii in tin1 OhIiIii Crook inlneN .'10 in I It
(mm Cliurlitdon, WeM Virginia.
The Ixcf trust Iiiih been emight In
tlm net of sending witnesses nwny from
Chicago who might till I too miitili.
Tint Until Northern Iihn lot coiilriii'tx
lor tlm extension o( Hit 1 1 no from Hloiix
City, lowu, to AMilnnd, Nebraska.
lunula liuvo Ihoii sold (or tlio exton
rtion n( tlni Western Paelllc railroad
from tlm present tormlniiN ut Hull Ijtko
City toOnklnnd.
Knlicff, tlio nssAwdu'of Ornnd Dnkn
Herglus, hns Inmiii condemned to (loath.
TrooMi fired on railroad strikers In
un Italian town, killing nnd wounding
ninny.
Tho inontlnn o( lirokon neutrality hy
tlm IttiiMilntin him aroused keon IntorcM
In JrtHin.
Contract hnvo Ik-oii dosed (or build
ing nn Immense utool mill In Chlmt.
Tlm work will ot rlomi to :i,0()0,000.
I'ortlnml In now olllclully rcwgnUed
an tlm lending whonl exorllng city of
tlm Culled HtaloN. Tlm i!oxrtiii'til of
Commerce and I-ntsir neoords PoiCsnd
II rut pluio.
Tlio JnpAticmi government linn lot
contractu (or tlm oiot'tlon of hug" utool
jtlitntn iiml otlmr necrsmry machinery
(or tlio euuslructinn ol honvy ordnance.
An American tlrtn will do lliu work.
No women tpti'Ul.ini will ho nllowod
nt tho third trial of Nnn Patterson,
rim Chicago toniiintorit' Milko ngiilnst
Montgomery, Wunl A Co, senilis to I hi
losing headway. Hints continue, how
vwr.
A young limit ol Miinclo, Indiana,
Iihn Imiii lined 3A mid costs for haviiiK
cigiirolln papers in IiIn 'mmhmhmIoii. Tlilri
is tho first pmmlty nssitwcd In Indlnim
innoo tlm unlbcigartitto law Im'Aiuu
effective.
Ncisda state htmlth ollli'ori ruiKirt
conditions improving nt Toiiojmh, tlm
now ininliiK ramp.
Tho rotmto eominlttco on interstate
commerce Iiun commenced Hn htwrlnpi
on railway logislullon.
Commissioner (inrllold In holding
night iHtHdnun examining into Htandiird
Oil methods in KmiHitN.
John A. ItotiHin will hnvo to Htand
trint In Wnnlilnutoii on hind fruud
rhnrKon, tho Unltinl KIhIon miiroiim
court IiavIiik doulod IiIm ri);ht to lo
trhil In Ciillforuln.
Tho miiromo court of tho United
Ktittiit linn dii'ldoi! tlio iwi IiiwiIvIhk
tlm romovnl of (uHirKi) W- HimvurH from
Mrooklyn to WnMliliiKton iiuttiMt Iloii
vurn, holdlriK hlui nuhjot't t romovnl.
Tho iirollmlnnry 1 tm 1 Uittlo In on nt
1'oitlnnd In connection with tho hind
(rnud eant, llormmiu, Mltcholl, Wil
llmniKiti mid tlio mnnllur offoudorH nro
till in nttouilnucol nt JikIko lUdlliiKor'n
court. Tho Ix'ftt h'Knl tnlout of tho
otuto In urrnyiil nun hint l'roricoutor
llonoy mid thoy will h miKiuontoil
Inter hy hoiiiu of tlm Ut luwyurn of tho
nation.
ChlcnKU will own tho clty'H our Much
within three montliH.
Carnegie will noon dlMtrihiito !-,
f()0,000 iiiiioiik M) imiIU'KoH in 17 Ntutori.
Mlnturn, n Hiimll Colorftdu mining
town, Iiiih heen pruutiuully wipinl out
y til v.
IIIiIn hnvo jtiHt been opened hy tho
Muvy department ' for tho construction
of three erulncrH.
Iiidiiiim'H antl-clgaridte law Ih In
(oho mid a idgurotto cunnot ho pur
vlutHcd in tho Htutu.
ChlcnKo tomuHtorn' HyuiDuthirorri hnvo
inuhbod tho ncuru ilrivom (or Mont
Koinory, Wunl V, Co., mid other iIIn
turlmnccH nru dully ocuurriiif; in con
nectlon with tho atrlko.
Kurtlicr vloloiico on tho jmrt of tlio
wtrikerH Iiiih ouilcd jicnco confurenccH on
the Chii'UKO tenmuturb' Htrlko.
Oiunhn rotnllurH liuvo hud tho prlcu
of heof rulHod on thoni, Tlioy um now
nyliij 15 to (20 inoro pur curcuHB
thun thoy woro two wooku ukoi
0MON18 IB TO UE GHIiZF.
Socrnlnry Tnft Bnyi Hn Will Work
With Cnnnmn Ooininlstlon.
Now York, April 1H. Hocrotnry of
War Tuft, who In horn to uttimii I tliu
miuiiitl moutliiK of tho illrcctorM of tho
I'miiiuiu riillnmd compuuy In HiIh city
toiuortow, lunl thin to miy tonight on
tho iiffulrH of tho ntllroml company:
"Tho mi'otliiK will icmilt In n coin
plolo rcoritnlnitldii of tlm coiupiiny,
Tho Kovoruiuitut hi now In control of
thont'N'k. It In nlMiltittly iwi'iilinl
(or tho United HIiiIoh to control tho
nffaliN of tho company In tho work of
coiiHlrtii'lliiK Iho ciiiinl. Wo ihwlro tho
a (fill of tho road (mndiietod In luir
mouy with tho couiiiiImIou whloh will
Iikvii clinino of tho utinorul comitriiutiou
work.
"With HiIh oml In vlow, thodlioctorh
of tlm rmimuii rnllrond comiNiuy nt
tho iiicotlriK will dect Thwxioro I.
HIiiiiiIm, tho now clialrinnn of tho I'miii
iiiii canal cuiiiiiiliwlon, primhlunt of tlm
l'linniiia rallnmd rouiHiuy.
"With Mr. HIk.iiIh at tho hond of tlm
oommiiy It In cortnin tlmt Hn itffnlrN
will Im conducted inimt catlnfni'torlly.
IIIn oxporlouco hn n prneticnl rnllronil
man will eiinlile him to oporntn tho
mllrimd junt mh tho I'miihiiiu cannl com
iiiIknIoii may doNlro whllo tlm work of
tlm iimntrurllnu In In protfrot. Tho
onllro olllulnl hiwrd of tlm miiupmiy
will he coiuprhiHl of either inniuhorN of
tho ontnuilMlnii or moll who nro inter
iwted In tho work of ioimtructln tlm
w n a I.
"Ity olllcinl IhmmI I mimn tho olllcorN
mid director of tho ciimpfiny.
"Wo expect to hnvo thin rnud ill
roudluerN nt tho tlum tho work of tlm
cniiiiI roiiHtriictliin Im-kIiin mid innuuKi'd
In n muuiior no u lu fuollltnto thiN
Kent work."
HUMORS WITHOUT HEAL NEWS.
Corrospondtints Quest At Many Thlnp;
Doyond Thnlr Vision,
lmdoii, April IH. Thorn In iih yet
no down of n great nnvnl hnttlo lu Iho
Fur l.iitit, or of the whcrewlxmtn of the
rl ill llii'tN. Tho HoiiKkoiiK eorreii
Kiudent of tho Dully Mali nouIn n ru
mor of n niiiiiII i'Iik'ukouiiiuI, hut there
In no coiillriuiitlon of thU roHirt.
DntnllN rtwirdliiK tho ItuiMiun idilpt
In Knnrah I my, (Vh-IiIii China, nro too
iiiohkio to Ixi luntiiictUo. According
to tlm Dnlly ArnlrH WltiKMiro oirreN.
MiiHlent, tlm North Ourmnii I.loyd
NtoHtuor I'rini! Ihdnrlrh raw ieernl
Imttlif hlm mid lx crulerri In tho Uiy,
hut tho dlnprttchen to other newpperH
mo not no precloo. Tho D.tlly Tele
Ktnph'n HltiKAHiro correfindent, like
tlm Aiwociutiol 'riM, mertdy reHirt
"eighteen VormdN," and nddn that tlm
cnplaln of tho 1'rliu Helnrlili ntnten
thnt iMmNihly mure wnrihlHi woro in
nio tho hurlNir, hut thnt thoy woro in
vl-llilo from the ollliiK.
Tlm priftence of tlm Itumlnu ciiuid
run off the Alinnm ooniit In raining keen
interent hero, in vlow ot the Hw-lhll-Hy
of their Infringing Chliioon neutral
ity mid of tlm likelihood of HojetMii
nky having had to i-pllt IiIn riiundron.
Tlm Morning I'imI'n corretondeul ut
Hhaiighal telcgiapliH thnt Cliiun Iihn In
Ntructiil tho governor of tlm ntithcrii
provlnce-i to inniiituin xtrlcl neutrality
in view of tho iMX'-llilllty of ItiiHilan
uhlpN nlieltiirlng there.
WHEELS ULOCKED IN ITALY.
Hallway StrUo May Extnrul to Other
Forms ot Industry.
Itiune, April IH. I'.very railway line
throughout Italy In tied up tlilr morn
ing hn a nwiilt of tho xtrlko niuoiig tho
omployiw, who nro dl-Hitlelled with
wngifi mid hourN of lalmr. Tho utrlko
In exected to njireacl to nil of tlm large
Indiihtrleti in tlm morul citien, mid Imc
foro it In ended IiUkmIhIuhI Id likely to
roNiitt.
The Htrlko Ntnrtod lu Nnplon, and u
few iiiluiitort afterward tho hood of
lnlMir iiiiIoiih winil toeery HiilMirdlnnte
organiration tellingtliem to notify their
ummhorH to flop work nt midnight.
Tho order wan literally obeyed and not
u wheel In turning till" morning, al
though the ulllclalM of the riMiU allege
they will linve tliiim In operation he
fi i re tho end of tho dny.
All tlio Mutton I'lorkn mid olllco em
ployen hnvo Im'oii ordoriil to reprt to
tho Million iiuiHtorH to aid In moving
truiiiH,
Burned Stores Too Soon.
l.ondon, April IH. -A divpntt'li from
Ht, IVturNliurg to a iiowh ngenoy roportH
Hint (ieneral l.liiiovitch Iiun IhniuhI nn
uidor (orhiddliig olllcinlH of tho oom
mlHNuriut to hum Moron hum proinn
turely and reproving iiIIIcIuIm in cuxeN
that hnvo already iKcurnil. Tho ordur
dlrcctH thnt MnrelioiiHitM ho duHtioyed
liuriMitoi only hy periniwtion of tlm
comnimiilurH of army corpn mid iIIvIb
ioiiN, Tho Tolegrupli'H corriwpondunt
nt Toklo rojKirtH thnt tho Jupiinomi ro
covered U'OO of tho oOO Ituwilan guiiH
abandoned In tho retreat fiom Mukden.
Tunnel Socuro from Strikers.
Chicago, April 18. Ijibor liHiilora
will hold n conforonco tomorrow with
Mayor IMwnnl F. Dunno, who mild to
night thnt Im hud hope of un mirly net
tlemeut of tho tcmuMorH Htrlko uguiiiHt
Montgontory, Wunl A Co, Tlm coal
tumiiHturH todny decided to rofiiHO to
lmul coul to tho Montgomery Wunl
building. It iri learned tonight thnt
tho Chlncgo Tunnel conipmiy Ih ruMiing
work on n connection with Montgomery
Wunl A. G'o.'h huHiiineiit.
Grand Trunk Station Burned.
Dutnnd, Midi., April IK. Klro to
night dcHtroyud tho (Irnnd Trunk union
Htntlon huro, in which nro located tho
gonorul olllcua of tho road division wiwt
of Port Huron. Tho bulldlnB waa nuw
nnd wim vnluud ut $125,000,
TO HEAR ALL SIDES
Senate Coiniiilllijc Will Consider
Hnllroail Kates.
NEW HILL IS TO UE PREPARED
Two Months Will Do Dovoled to Hoar-
Ing Tatllrnony of Exports
on Question.
Washington, April lf. Itallnmd
rate IcgiNliitlou and kindred topic will
again ho brought ptoiuluoutly to tho
attention ol tho public with tho meet
IngH hero, beginning Moudny, of tho
nenute coiunilttee on inferMntii coin
men e, which will nmiemhlu (or thn
puiMHi of ventllnllng tlm mibjcct III u
manner more thorough thun any here
tofore on record. Tho meeting will bo
hold In tho coiumitteu'fl roouiH ut tho
cnpltol mid will bo public. Kmiiitor
KlkliiN, of Wet-t Vl.glnla, will pretilde.
Tho Itepuhllcmi memlxirN nru Cullom,
HIIiioIn; Aldilch, HIkmId I "land; Komi,
NowJornoy; Dolllvor, lowu; I'ornkor,
Ohio; Clupp, Mlnnimoln; mid Millard,
Nebranka. Tho DumocrntN nro Till,
iiimi, Houtli Carolina j Mcl.-iurin, Mi
HiNNippi; Carnmck, Teiiucmieo; Kimtcr,
liiiiNliiiui; mid NowIuikIn, Novudn.
An n IiknIh of coiiBlderatlon, tho
I'M'li-TownKend bill, puHNoil by tho
hoiiNo nt tho laM fcrnlon, will Im; ex
pected to curvn Tho committee had
tho mennuro Itcfnro it many dnyn Ixiforo
tlm Adjournment of the. Innt congrfM
mid wan urgeil to put II on Hn pnnfoige,
ArgutneutN woro ndvnuced, however,
protentlng ngnlnM lia-ty action lTnilno
of tlm nllegiMl rudlcnl clinrncter of IIiIn
inoAMiro, mid thu liuNirtnnco of tlm In
tonNtN Involved. Chulriumi Hlkiim
mid Hcnalor Fornker worn mining thono
who mhocflted delay, mid tho commit
too, iiiHir tho cIiho of tho im-mIoii, nftor
much tlum hud ln-en dovotiil to hear-,
liign, reported to tho ceiiute n recolu
tioii niithorhiiig it to continue tho
liiHirlngH during tho rii'eN. TIiIn
authority wun grnutiil mid Mondny'n
meeting will i tho Initial meeting
under thnt authority.
Although tho hoiife committeo on in
terMate oominerce, whlrli cvohed tho
HncIi hill, tixik hulllcient tentimony to
fill neveral Inrgo volumes, mid Although
the i-enate committee waH not Idle In
thnt regard, tho liivoMlgntion of tho
nubject now Imminent promineN to Ixi
moot oxhnuMivo. Iloth Mden, in fncl
many nlden, ut tlm eno will Im lusiru.
BUTCHERS DENOUNCE PACKERS
New York Trade Up In Arms About
Advance In Beef.
Now York, April ifi, Price of nil
kindn of meat have begun to rice In
Now York becnuno of n rojKirtod in
erenned ivnt to ihmlern of nhout It centn
a pound. Thin advance In dromied In-ef
hy tho Hickern miwinn a corn jioiidlng
iucrouno of from 4 to tl cenU Kir oiiml
at retnil on tho uvorngo grade of nlr
loln MonkN, HirtorhoUHo nteakn and
prime rlbn of riMiM. beef.
Itetull dwtleiN my thoy Mnelved
iiotico of tho llrnt ndvance ten dayn
ago, hut poNtonel mi advance to their
I'liMomorn. However, on revuivint
notice of n further mice next week ll
wun found ncccfiimry to make a chunge
111 retnil prlccn.
MiotlugN of tho Hutull Iltitchura'
nnd Meat DiKilern' Protective atnx'la
tiou will 1k hold in nil ImrnugliN to
take action. Tho Ilrooklyu brunch of
tlm iiKftofinltou alrisidy Iiun met mid
dlci'tinecd tho Nitunitou. Povonil re
tailern hltteily dciuiumed tho jmckern,
who were allcgiil to bo taklngi-oncertetl
action. It wun divlnretl thnt while tho
advance of wholixmle prlccn wu uttrlh
iitfl to falling off in mipplioH of cattle
ut tho Chlongo ntock yanln, no hiicIi
falling off had taken place, mid thnt
tho ruining of print wiih entirely un
juntltlnl. Preparing for Long Siege.
Toklo, April IB. It Ih reported hero
that tho KiihMiiiih are continually rein
forcing tho giirrioon ut VlndiwMtok mid
that tho work of Mrougthuulng tho
fort re, in coiiHtuntly progrernlng. It
Ih nuld thnt tho plmiH of the KiimIuiis
coiitomplaton garrison nuniherlng 100,
000 men, with oOO giinc, Muny addi
tional buttorioH, rodoubtN, hnrrlern, nnd
pitH am InooiiiHoof coiiHtructlon and
oiioriuniiH MorcH of mnmuiiltioii nro bo
lug nccumuhttcd. Tho KukhIuiih, it Ih
nnld, liuvo iMjulpped thulr (ortntM to
williHlaudlng u nlogo.
. .
Standard Asks tho Impossible.
Topukn, Kim., April 15. Tho Stuud
ard Oil company Iiiih tiled In thu Su
premo court a motion "to make more
dollnito mid certain" tho petition in
tho Hull Med hy Attorney Oonurul Cole
man to ouhI tho Standard company
from tho ntnto. Il will bo absolutely
impoMlblo to nunply with n motion of
thin kind, tho attorney geuuiul tuyn,
but tho Standard nays it Ih nircHHary to
obtain thlH iuforiuatloii In order to
properly dofund ltolf.
Ton Million Dollars for Good Ronds.
Alhuny, N. Y., April 16. Tho pro
poxed coiiHtitutlonal mnuudiuuut nit
thorir.ing u atnto Ihuuo of f 10,000,000
(or building good ronda under tho btnto
aid law pnsHod tho itHHumhly todny.
Having pnHHcd thu leglslaturo luM- year,
tho proposition will now bo Bubinittod
to tlio popular vote nt tho November
election.
TALKED TOO MUCH.
Sovero Rabuko Given to Spoclal Land
Af-cnt Lench,
WiiNhlngtm, April 17. Arnold F.
Ix-ncli, rhjvIuI ngent of thogonornl land
olllco, who In quoted In dlHpntchcH from
Tiicomii un declaring ho Iiun unearthed
tremoniroiiN hind fruuilH in WnNhlngton,
Im!nIiId which tho Oregon frmulN palo
Into lliHlgulllciiiice, hitN been called no
mndy to Htcouiit by Lmul CommlNlon
or ItlchnrdN.
Aceordlng to I'ucIi'h Intorvlow, ho
Iiiir Sherlock llolmeti ilono to n frnrle.
lie maile It appear tliat he hnd gath
orud evlilenco which would Jiond to tlm
penitentiary ninny lendinu cltirotiN and
oIIIcIhIn of WnHliliigton, who, hu ulleg
wl, Iiml bwm dvfruudlng tho govorn
tiiont of hundred of thoUMUidH of dollar-,'
worth of tlinlor.
In ii lottor nddroftied to Inch, Mr.
ItlchnrdN my ho linn examined bin olll
cinl roMirtN to tho depnrtmontnnd flndii
nothing in thorn which milmtnntlnU-H
IiIn Intorvlow ; IamvU Iiiih omittoil to
notify tho dutmttinunt of bin m'ticntlon
nl dlwworleN. If ho linn micli evldenco
uh ho cIhIiiin, Mr KIcharilH wuntN to ecu
ll. furthermore, lench Ih notlflttl
Hint Npeciul ngonlN nro font out t
gnthor infornfntlon (or the gunornl land
olllco, not (oi tho newnpapern; thnt
tholr nixirtN nro regurdwl an conflden
tlni ut nil tiiuw, nnd if any part of
thorn In to bo Hindu public thnt Infor
mation will Im givon to tho prem in
Wnnhlugton, not by olllcorniutlio fluid.
l'iich In n Htibordiuuto npirlnl ngent
in Wnnhlugtou. Ho In not working
under tho direction of Kccrotnrv Hitch
cock, but of Mr. ItlchnrdN, nor'la hn in
chntgo of lmul Inventlgutlonn in WuhIi
Ingtou Ntnto. It In not IxdleveO nny
fiirthor HtopN will Ihi tnkcu in Iach'n
ennu unlenn it lo to ngnln reprimand
him when bin reply In rccelvi-1.
ROMANOFFS IN THEIR COFFINS.
Cartoon In Prominent Russian Paper
Sends Price to Premium.
St. IVlorpburg, April I". Quito a
renmitton wan rnupod thin morning by
tho npix-nrarico lu tho Neva, tho rnoxt
widely circulated illuntintvl wii-kly in
ItiiMin, of n half-tone picture represent
ing tho iiuiterinl tmnlly, including tho
ompriMo, holding tho hoir to tlio throne,
thu background of tho picture allowing,
in "hudowy outllnen, tho emperor,
(Irnnd Duke Hergiun, (irnnd Duke
Alexin, thu downgur emprenn, tho heir
to tlm throne und practically nil thu
momlx'rn of tho Itomanofl .'cinily lying
(lend in their colllnK. Tlm work In douo
m nkillfully thnt tho nlmdowg in tho
drnKry behind tho imjerlnl (mnily nro
discernible with grout dllliculty. Tho
publhiliern diwhilm nny prcviotin know
ledge of tho tdindowy figured. Tho cut
pritn, who were ntudentn employ el on
the paper, hnvo not yut Imjuii located.
CopiuH of thin edition of thu Neva nro
felling nt a big premium.
Tlm Slovu Iiiih received itH Unit warn
ing for tho publication of articled en
titled "Tho Hurinucracy," und "Tho
War nnd Itelorui," in which tho paper
eovorely nrrnlgnttl tho burenucrnoy, tho
genunil Mnfl nnd thu wnr olllco (or in-
comiietency.
SAVED FOR CELILO CANAL.
Sand and Gravel Pit at The Dalles
Withdrawn from Entry,
Washington, April 17. At the re
(pient of Major Ijingtltt, thu Hecretnry
of the luturioi today withdrew front en
try Iota 1, " nnd .'I, in oection -,' town
nbip -I, range 1U, adjoining tho Heuf
fert projicrty nt Tho Dalles. Thin
tract contniiiN n Inrgo hand und gravel
pit, nnd Iniing nil vneant government
lmul, it wun destined ndvinnblo to eucnru
it (or the use of i-ontrnctorn on Thu
Pullon-Colllo canal before it (ell into
tho IiuiiiIh of Hpcciilntont. Mnjor Ijing
fill Hnid it wiih not known definitely
how much wind mid gravel wa on
theee lotn, but evidently enough to help
along with tho cannl work.
Tho fact that tho government owiih
thin Ir.nd will tend to materially re
duce tho coM of tho canal. It in likely
tho contractor will bo allowed to use
thin wind mid gravel without coet.
Convicts Who Broke Jail,
Sacramento, Oil., April 17. Pnlu
mid emaciated from tho e (Teeth of thu
Hovero wciiihIh received in their breuk
for liberty, mid from confinement in
thu dungeoiiH nt V'oIkiiii, convict J. W.
Finley nnd ChnrloH Curnin upjHtireil
boforu Judge Hart'w court today nnd
woro arraigned on n charge of nwiuult
with n dcadlv wouiHiu with mill ice und
aforethought, ltoth men nro life-term-oih,
and if couvicteil on thin charge
they w ill gruco tho gnllowH. Tlutio nro
tho couvlctH who were concerned in thu
last break at Folwnn priKoii.
New Destroyers for Japan.
Wellington, April 17. Information
Iiiih reached Wurihlngtoii through Ktir
ou that tho Japanese navy has within
tho hint four duyH coinmlssloncd 10 now
torpedo bout doHtroyorH built in Japan
ceo Milpyanls. It iri believed that
within Mix weukH i!5 udditiouul destroy
ore, building under runh orders, will bo
put in commission. Tlirco liundriHl
mid eighty-one lulnon plautisl by tho
JapaneHo in front of Port Arthur havo
been taken up nnd placed oUuwhuiu.
Cherries Ten Dollars a Pound.
Sacramento, Oil., April 17. Tho
flret box ot ripo cherries shipped out of
tho state by tho Karl Fruit company on
April 7 was sold In Philadelphia todny
for 100, being $10 u pound. Manager
Geoigo 11. Kutzunstutu says tliia la tho
highest prico ovur renllxed from tlio
siilo of tho first box of California chor
rlos, which ia tho result of tho fierce
rivalry among Philadelphia dealers.
HERE SHE
ClnclnnnU Poet
Fill TJIEE AS BELFKY.
UNIQUE SPIRE OF ST. PETER'S
CHURCH, TACOMA.
I.ltlU Hotixof Worship llultt Aronnd
the ilti-idrcd-roat Trunk of lliBcu-C.ntnrjr-Otil
Monarch of the Foretit
Corcrcd with Knullah Ivj.
The olileat belfry In the United
HtntuN, nnd one of tho oddent church
tow-em In tho world. In the rplre ot St.
Peter'a Protentnnt lvplncopal Church,
In the outnklrtn of Tncomn
TIiIn church luppllea aIm what In
perhaps tho flrnt chrc oii record In
which a congregation selected n belfry
and built the rent of tho church around
It. Although the nplre In made entire
ly of wood, It Ih now 700 yearn old, and
will probably be ntandlng when many
comparatively new Iron and steel bel
fries have been raxed.
Forty yenra ago the pioneer of Ta
coma organized a church society. They
-.elected n Mte for their place of wor
nlilp In a forest of Douglan Mr trees
that skirted the nliore of Puget Sound
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Tite oi.niT iii.i.mr i.i Aurmcju
nnd Htrefclied Inward for many iuIIcn.
Out of tlione immenxe, Minggy-harked
trees thnt towered upwurd for 20rt feet
without n tint nch below the upper half,
they chose one eight feet In diameter
to MTVe iih the steeple.
When the brnncli-boaring portion of
the tree hud been cut uwny to prevent
the fallliiK of limbs In itise of n storm,
there was left n bare trunk nearly HX)
feet high, lleslde It there was built a
plain little structure. The hell wan
fastened to tho tree, nnd the little
church, with Its enduring steeple, was
complete.
In later years the women of the con
gregation pla n led Hugllsh Ivy nt the
ti.ixe of the tree, which In time not
only shrouded the steeple lu a thick
green cloak, hut crept through the
church windows, until finally the Inner
walls und celling were covered. When
the roof hnd become most grown, St.
Peter's formed n picture of -,uii
boHUty more appreciated by nrtlsts who
ciime to know It than by the little con
gregation Itsolf.
Tho Ivy coloring of the steeple wns
so thick that for yours the tones of the
hell Ncurvoly penetrated through tho
Iwify blanket. Recently the hindering
foliage linti been cut nwny, nod the
belfry has ngnlu become both useful
and oriiuuiental.
ALLOW NO WASTE.
Secret of UiittliiesaHuci'CNa In l'luilliic"
lino for Km) lliini;,
"One of the gre.it secrets of business
success Ilea In n voiding waste," re
marked a successful business man tho
other duy, "In this single fact lies tho
principal reason for tho great success
of tho Armours, the Swifts, tho Stand
ard Oil Company, the Amorienn Sugar
lteilnlng Company und practically ev
ery other largo and successful Indus
try. "Take tho packing Industry as an
example. Nothing Is allowed to go to
waste. The buttons that you wear ou
your coat nro timdo out of the blood of
tho cattle, hogs and sheep. Instead of
allowing this blood to go to waste It Is
gathoied up, congealed and uiauufac-
tmmimmmmummmammimmammmmmmmmMiaBaammmmmummBmmimmmm
yri-fj.k
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tured Into buttono. The hoofs of th
cattle Are manufactured Into combs
and brushes Ohio, vaseline and doz
ens of other by-product arc manufac
tured out of the entrails and other por
tions of the animals that at one Om
were allowed to go to waste. At the
present time theae by-producU furnish
one of the principal source of rcvenu
to the beef packing companies.
"Tnke o 'another Illustration thi
Standard Oil Company: When this
company was flrnt onrnnlxed the vol
ume of waste In the business of refin
ing oil wan enormous. Cruu oil was
taken and refined nryl the refined oil
was practically the only product. Ev
crythlng else was allowed to go to
waste. The Standard Oil Company,
however, began taking this waste anI
manufacturing It Into by-products. It
will doubtless be a nurprlmi to many
to learn that the company to-day has
no less tiian thirty-two by-producta.
The revenue derived from the sale of
these Is enormous. Yet previous to tho
organization of the Standard Oil Com
pany prnctiraly all of these by-products
went to waite.
"The railroad Industry furnishes an
other Illustration: The effort to econ
mlze In small Hems of expenditure and
save waste Is the main object In most
of the enormous Investments that tho
railroads have made during the last
few years. The number of train nillen
run In 1000 was 830,000.062. It is
celnr that a saving on each of these
train miles, although nmouutlng in It
self to but a fraction of a cent, will
aggregate an enormous sum when ap
plied to the tota'l number of train
miles. Tor Instance, suppose that the
rallronds of the country are able
through Improved operation to eavo
the small sum of only 2 cents per train
mile This would tie equivalent on Ux
&'C000,0S2 train miles ran In 1000 to
a total saving of over $17,000,000. This
Is equivalent to an nnnuul dividend of
4 per cent on $0J.",000,000. It Is easy
to understand how the right man, who
can bring attout such a small saving
In the cost of a train mile, can demand
a salary of more than $100,000 a year."
New York Commercial.
EDITOR, SOLDIER. STATESMAN.
The Lute (Ieneral Joseph Itonwell lluw-
Icjr, an AltleHcnutor.
The death of Joseph Hoswell Ilnw-
ley, of Connecticut, removed one of
the able men of the united States Sen
ate. He was born
at Stewartsvllle,
Itichmond Couuty,
N. O. October 21,
182d. nnd gradu
ated at Hamilton
College In 1&I7. In
ls'o he was ad
milted to the bar
L. VT JJ-7 "t Hartford, iVnin .
r n,,d thnt place had
J. S. HAWLKY. f"KV Hr0"
homo. He prac
ticed law six and one half years, and
In 1S"V7 liecame editor of the Hartford
Press, which ton years Intor was con
solidated with the Couraut nnd he be
came editor. In lJMtl ho enlisted in
tho C n I ted Stoitoo army as a. captain.
und nf the close of the wnr he iuw
a brigadier general nnd brevet major
genorel. In 1NM he wns eleetwl Oov
ernor of Couuwtieiit. nnd In 1S72 wus
sent to Congress. Prom tho llouso of
Iteprosentntlves he went to the Sennti
lu 1SS1. bolug continuously re-ejwted
until this winter, when lIMienlth le
iiioviM him from the list or nvullabla
candidates. i
He was nt tho bond of tho Centen
nial KxiKvdtlon In 1S70. wns n trusteo
of Hamilton College, and had received
various marks of distinction.
A long-headed former tied un empty
beer bottlo to a fence post along tlm
railroad track. Kvory ttinu n tralu
pjitcs thnt way the tire in an tires i
lump of coal nt tho bottlo, and nil win
ter long, whllo the rest of tho world
hna been wrestling with tho coal
famine, this farmer has had plenty of
fuel, nnd to spare.
Is life worth living It depends al
together on the stomach.
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