c NEWS OF THE WEEK In n CoiiiIciisimI 1'iirin for Our DAPFENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of tho Loss Important but Nut Lost Intorostlnit Events of tho Past Wook. (ieriniuiy Is itnxluiiH lor it reciprocity It'iily wltli tlm Dulled Htnten. Cuba lotuseH to favor Orimt llriluln lent nho offend tlm United Klittvn. Japan Iihh renewed her pintont Id Franco iiikI Hunnlii limy protest to II il IiiihI. I'iiIiiii Pnolllo stockholder lutvo vol h) to inniid 100,0(10,(101) of preferred stock. ltoJ('tVl'llky llliM hIiiH.kI HOIltll to meet Nebogiitofl' squadron In oritur to mhvu IiIn Hoot from tint Jitpnuciw. Tncnmn'n troll(iy system inity Imi im- tollllod Ol I'ortlllllll, Hllll('Htlllll having liiKii iiihiIii for right of way wrt of tlm lIUUtlCH. At lor liny (Imieml Moody holds tlmt rutitln cannot make railnmd rstmi, lull that eloign limy gle n coiiiniltliill that mer. Heavy nnu lias fatten in North U kottt, Molilalia and noftli to Winnipeg, 'Chi' tailnntdn Imvo IimiI to hilng out tlll'lr MIOW phlMM. The Chicago strike continue the mum. Two tlHHimtnlolHer" me guard lug th wagon making deliveries to the iMiyrollwl firms. I 'itt Crowe, tliH nllegHil LhlunHr of Kddlit Cudahy," Im turned up In Oma ha and told the n.4iiy nf hi wander Imr. I le wlndo to refill in and g-u Into Imnlntx-. A retired llrltinli admiral advocate war with (tttriimtiy. A typhoon has seuttored mill dam aged till' ICllFxIllll limit. Yellow fever In imi tlm decrease in tho Panama canal one. CIiIiimh will tight tin nii'limloii law In tlm United Male coo it. Know linn Injured Wyoming cheep Just nhenrtil mill on iinprohvtol range. Philadelphia linn leon nskwl to bring tlm llbeity ImiII to tint ltMln iiml Clark IXHtltloll. NolMtgntod'" squadron hn jkiihhiI HlugnMirii on ltn way to join Itnjoet veunky'n lleet. Thi' tlilril trial of Nun Patterson re xiiltl In tint jury ilimgreitlug. Hlu nmy not ht tiled again. Tint KhmIhii lleol under Admiral Nit Iit4l1 In believed to Imvo I won In I.Mgllnh waters for a wwk. Tlm MeCormlck family Iihh given 1, 000,000 to tlm McloriiiH'k Tln logical seminary of CIiIcmko. Thy sheriff has taken charge of tlm Chicago ntrlk him! will swear in J.,000 deputies. TrMM will mil Iki mult ly tlm governor. Tint KoVftrtiiNHiit him withiliHwn ovmi 1110,000 mriw In tlmdrxMt I'hIIm, .Mine Immh, IhihI ilUtrlct In ronrmotiun with tlm Milk rlVHr lirlnHtion piojwt. I'lirtlmr tnihh In MXttwtl iU War nw V. It. Ilwirttt lmn Mirtiliuctl thu CMiinoMillUtu niitH.liiii. (Jhlim In trvhiK Imr hintt to linlil tlm intcriiHil ItHnomii wm vwtHtln. ltiMMtivolt will ntrivit for lttmci' In tint l'itr liuol Ht tint llrnt opportunity. Tint IlrltUli hoiiHit of coiiiinoiiH Iihh (miimiiI n hill ritttrli'tliiK liiiiiilratlon. rohiuil thriHtitUM u Ktumnil htrikti im ii rttiult of tint hut Wnriww iimnmicrtt. Two hirgti ChlcnKo llrint luivn mIkiiihI h wngo iigrtHuniuit with tho Ti'ituiNturH' union. Kilwunl J. Kinlth, tint ilitfiuiltliiK Han I'rnuclMM) tin (olhotor, Iuim Ihhiii cnuulit in Ht. IiuIh. John Ilurrutt, inluhttitr to l'ltnnuiH, Nyn that It wiih tit IiIh miKWfHtlon that tint olllnt will ho iiImiIIhIuhI. Tint KiiHolliiit motor Intundtxl for unit lntwotn l'ortluiul ninl l'oriitt Ornvo on tint tfuuthi'Ni I'ai'lfle rullriKiil, Ih to iimko tour of tho Unltisl Htnton. Tint price of nil inwit linn rlnon IB to !IB pir runt in (lurnmny nlnco Fitliru itry, following an mlvmu-u in tlm prlco of liogn ciuiwil by tho ilioutb of HIOI, Tlm n of homo niwit for food in In vri'imluK. Japan aguln coniplnluH thnt Franco fuvorn Hiinnln. May 1 wiih tho twenty-fifth mini vcrnary of tho prohibitory Inw In Kn wnn. Another JnpniieHo loan Iiiih been (lontvd, Tho ImiikIh wore taken eagerly wt u pretnluiu. Jnpnn Ih necking to Htrcngthcn tho llrltinli nlllanco. No lottorlcH will bo allowed to opor uU in tho omul cono. llrltlnh jiapcrn Inulot that thogiinn on a largo porcontugo of tho war vcbboIb uro worthleeo, Tho'prcHldont will go to tho Itottom of tho ecnmlal involving A8nintaut Hecrctnry of Htnto IOoihIh, Many HtrlkorH nro bo.ng kllknl in I'o land fey troops, TWELVE MINEII8 DUIIIED. UIk Expluilon Wrnok Olmlt of no Oklnhonm Goal Company, Wllhiirton, Okln., Miiy a. Tliltloon fiiliittrn wurn i'iiIdiiiIxmI iiml prohnhly kilhxl by mi nxplonloii curly Unlny In tlm .Mlwourl, Kminim ft Tcxiw Conl coinpmiy'H iiilini No. Ill fnur iiiIIih went of hunt. Thi'io in llttlo proHpnrt of llii'lr hodlcri ImiIiik nrovorcd for Hiivoml ihiyn. Tint iiimi went into tint nhnft at tulil nlKlit. I'liri'inaii Wlllimn Itny, of tlm nhift that htft tho tiiino at that hour, ntatcn that tint iiiiuo mm in kooiI coiiili tion iiml a khh itxplonluii wiih hurdly prohnhly. Min nlilft loft a nliot litinc liiK vthlcli thu iiinv nlilft may havoflrod. It In miiWHtnl. from tho forco of tlm I'XploHion. which could ho heard for mllitft nrouud, and which toro heavy tliiilwiM nnldo mid piled toun of dirt Into tho nhnft, that a hnd nhot had net off noiuit ilyumiiito which had hiitn ntorcd coiivitnlmitly for unit In punliing tho work. Tho nhaft Ih 11(10 fcot diitp, mid it wim MOO (cut to tho phico whuro tho men Mitm working. Tlm men were nuppliiil with nlrfrom tho nhnft, ami by lucntin of compritnHcd air tulHn. It In tlm general opinion Hint tho nir plpo wiih burnt by tlm ox ptimlon, but air linn been ntemllly pumped in nil ilny, with tho remote Irnpo tliHl notne of tho eutotulHxl imiiii luny liYn imh'hkm tho forctt of tho ox pliwloii mid tlm Mftiir.ilnmp. MEETINQ AT VENICE. Italian nod Auitro-HuiH',.irlnn Mlnli- tr Af,rno on Attltudn. Koiiih, Mny a. While it in oillrinlly ntntwl tlmt the purpoftt of Count Jnlti chownkl In going to Venice wkm iiihIiiIv to return tho vlnlt which I'orelgu Mm Inter Tlttoul mitilo nt Ablmzin in ItiOl, there in high authority for tint ntnte intuit tlmt the two foreign mlnintern Wele moved by the ibftlre to ntrttugthen the trlpln nlhmicit by ceinenting tlm friendship of Auntrifl-lluiidnrlit and Itnly mid tlmt they ngreiil on n ooiu moo nttltmlH for wtfcgunrdiug tho ro cipriKiil intetectn of the two countrion in tint Adriatic, Medltcrriuieflu nnd llnlkmi ftnteft. Tho I'retnn iiiention wnn dlM-toincd mid il wnn ngrceil that it in iiccitwry for tint present to UKMlerntit tint luiin tleiicitof the Cretnun, whonrit ilenircun of union with (iriiru. Tlm mlnintern remiied an ncoid on MHcedouin, do cldUig to iioipilt tint proM)nal of (innit llrltnin for KuropoNU control of Mnce louinli iliinnccH, while npplication ot refonun will reinhiu eutrunteil to Aim. tnn mid ltuwtiii, nupHirtel hv nn Inter mil Kcudnruicriu under coiniimnd of nn Itnlluu geuerHl. The control of .Mncetlotilnu flunncen will Ihi exerciniHl by it Udy coinlxwed of the prexent Auntrrinu mid llunnlan civil HKfiiU in MiM'mUjniM, with thu ndditiou of npivlnl deligatMi from other mi went. lkith Auntrln nml Italy will endiHivor to nvoid cwinplhiitioiin In) Morocco, both Utlng nlllwl with (ierowny nnd friendly to I'mtiCM and (irwtt llrltnin. FETES FOH RUSSIAN ARMY. Eattor it CclobrAtnil With Religious Service on the Field. (! ii null u Fmmi, Mny X. Tho UumtlMii army Imro citleitrMieil itn ntvomi i'atttr Ih tlm Held with tlm traditional re llgloiin (ervlc and olervmicoN. Se clal ICatttor ft' ten were preHntl for tlm wild i ert. giving tliem a rtmpito from their inmal dutien wheiever HHihlo. luforiiutlion obtaiutMl (nun prinouern mid captured mniln nhowi that tho ill"- iMMitiou of tlm JHiett army Im aa fol ion: (ieneral Nixlcil, tlm ntgion be tween Tie I'ana and Kai)imu; (icueral Oku, from Tin I'm weatwnrd of tint railway; tieimral Kuroki, from Tie I'mm itaidwnril of tho railway; (iouernl Nitgl, from Fakoinnn to Climigttiftti (lonernl Kawnmurn, north went of Muk den. Tlm woakent forces of tho JiitnneHo art In thu region nlxmt Mukduti, whllo tho princial concentration Ih In tho region of Tin I'ana. Tho llaukH nro gunnliHl by iiiUihI ImuuIh of Jiipnuoco nuu Cliinefe ImnilltH. Jnpanoto Come from Hawaii, Fcnttlo, May 2. Tho Htennisblp Olyuiph. Ih anchored in theHtrwini hero tonight with 010 Jnwinc4ti laborer aboard, who nro to be lauded tomorrow morning and distributed along the ttcotlona of tho (ileal Northern railroad. Tint Oriental went brought from plant ntlmik in tho Hawaiian island by tho Oriental Trndlng company, of thin city. Tho Western Cuntrinl Jjibor union bo IIovch that tlm iuiortatl()u of thu Jnp nne.u Ih Hi violation ot tlio alien con tract labor law, nnd nn attempt Ih bo- lug madu to provont their being lauded, Tako Water from Canada. Ottawa, May 2. If tho rumor Ih true that tho United Htutes government has authorized tho construction of certain works on Milk river, which runs from Montana into thu Northwest and then back Into United Htates territory, tho effect of which construction will bo to divert tho water from Canadian terri tory, n Htrong protest will bo madu by tho Dominion, which favored Bonding tills matter to thu International Water way commission. Rio Grande Breaks Out. Kl Paso, Tox May 2. Tho Rio Grande rlvor broko over itB bnnks to day, 30 mlloH nbovo Kl Paso, and ovor flowed 2,000 ncrea of alfalfa nnd other rich lauds, ruining crops nnd carrying awuy many Small houses. Tho town of Ilorlno lu entirely abandoned. CONDITIONS WORSE Clilcii(o SlriHo lirenkers Corry Hides iinil Use Tlium, POLICE ARE UNABLE TO PREVENT Rioting In Street Qrows More Vicious nnd Mnny Participant nro Dndly Injured, Chicago, May 2. Couditlonn in tho teniiiHlern' ntrlko wuro worrit t'lny thmi at any preceding tltno. Tho Htrlkurn wero In n more ugly mood, tho rioting wnn more open mid vlcloun nnd tho nt tiickn on nonunion men woro moro fro (iient nnd daring than nt any tltno nlnco tho commencement of tho trouble. Tho chief cauno for tho increuned ld llgerencyou tlm part of thu ntrlkcrn mid their frlendn Ih tho fnct that tho Kmployvrn' Teaming ncnodatloii todny brought IJW) men Into tlm city to tako their placen and BOO moro nro fa Id to bo now on tho way nnd will arrive, within 1" bourn. Thoeo men will re ceive tho full pity of union men and it ban been guaranteed to them thnt their KMi!tioiiM will ho permanent. Among them are UW) farmer hoyn from the cur rounding Mate who hnvu volunteered their ervlctn and nought iMitioiiH an drlvern. Tomorioa Wluchofttor rillon will Im carrleil on all wngonn of the Hmployurii' Teaming nwiH'intion in open view. A nuuilwr of nonunion men have lieen ar nwteil on the eliargo of carrying con cenled wiHHinn and t(lny thu nttornuyn for tho Finployuin' Toomlng art-iwlatlon called uH.n Chief of Follco O'Xoil nnd nnked him if their men had not tho right to carry weaxiun provided they were held in open view nnd wero not concealed. Chief O'Noll replied that there wnn no law nguinnt it and ar rangement Mere promptly made by tho employer in place WinchoMtur rill en on every one of the wagoun. CLEARING THE WAY. Government Uuyi Two Private Irriga tion Canal on Klamath. Wnnhlngton, Miiy 2. The ncn'rcUry of tho Interior ban approved, provision ally, the purchnno of tho Ailnma ditch mid tho Ankeny canal, in tho vicinity of Klamath Fitlln, lxtth of which nro to Im uneil in connection with tho Kin ninth irrigation project in Oregon. The government hnd prevlonnly M-cunil optioiiH on theje irrigation nyntemn, and the action of the Recretitry providen for their purcbano iih coon an tho final plnun of the engineern for tho count ruc tion of the large project hnvo Immjii nc copliii. J lie government will pay flOO.UOO for the AihiuiH canal and fftO, 000 for the Ankeny. The nirrelnry hna nlonpprovtHl, nub Ject to future deterinlliution, to con ntruct the project, tho purchase of IK, 000 ncroM nf laud Ixdongliig to tho J. I). Curr Ijind .V I.iventock couijHtny, at Clear Iake, Califomin. Tlm purchnno price Ih f IH7,fiOO, nnd include, tho ri-1-arinn rlghtn of tho eoniinny in thu Clonr lake nnervolr lte nnd nlong the Tillu lake, Imniden caiml now count met ed on the larula of tho compony. SCENE OF CARNAGE. War taw Troops Shoot Down Nearly Ono Hundred Persons, Wamaw, May 2. Nearly 100 errHiin went killed or wounded in dinturbancen In various quartern of Warwtw yester day. Tho troom, apparently, woro mi coutrollablo nod violated nil ordern to act with moderation. They tired into tlm crowd of demonstrators, mid work men In dtiqwratlon retorted to thu use of flreaniiH and ImiiuIhi. Many children mid women aru among tho dead nnd dying. What npproachcii n reign of terror exist today: thu city proeunU a moot gloomy asect, and the temper of tho entire community augurs ill. Tho presence of numerous mtro!s of Cowmck cavalry and Infantry is tho only iu mlmlwr of lurking danger. To Mark the Boundary Line. Victoria, II. C, May 2. Tho Canit tllau iHUiudary survey party, which in to delineate tho liounihiry as stated iu the Alaskan iKiuuditry award, will leave for thu north on Tliursday, laud lug at tlm head of navigation on Port' land canal nnd working t hence north east nnd north, following thu line. A series ot monuments will bo built. On mountain peaks monuments IH) inches high will he built of aluminum bronze drilled Into tho solid rock. At river crosrilugH nnd In valleys larger inonii incuts will bo built. Army of Immigrants. Now York, May 2. On 22 steam ships duo to arrive nt thin port this, week from Great llrltnin nnd thu Con tinent Ih tho highest number ot immi grants over scheduled to outer during such n poilod of time. Thu horde reaches nearly 2(i,000. At KUIh Island arrangements have been made for their prompt handling, because tho deten tion ot nny part would nt once tax thu facilities of tho emigration station far beyond its limits. Unknown Gives University $600,000. Now York, May 2. An unonymoua donor has given $500,000 to Columbia university for erecting nnd equipping n college hall for undurgriuluntca to bo named In honor of Alexander Hamil ton, ot tho cIubs ot 1777, RUINED UY TORNADO. Alrnoit Every Dulldlng In Lnrodo, Texas, It Qono. Uredo, Tex., Mny 1. -At lennt 21 pornorm wuio killed mid n ;or injured in Inn:do nnd Now Liredobyn toriimJo thnt torn through tho city Into hint night. Hlxlcen wont killed hero. Itu morn of many oUmm killed In placen outnido of Ijiredo nro heard, but an yet they luck rorilirmntlon, Property darnngo In large. Four of thu (lend woro iriemhorH of one family and wero working on tho ranch of O cor go Wood mail. They wero nil crunhed to death by tho falling in of thu benvy wall of tho nilobo hoiino thoy occupied. Tho othern mel their fato In n like manner, Tho damage wrought nt tho Laredo nurulrinry in nevuro. Not one of tho group of building, thnt go to mnko up tho Inntitutlou onenped damage. Tho enenpo from denth ot thu teachers at preneut quartered In tho inntltutlon In considered rnirncu'oun, nn thu walln of dornoof tho biilldlngn thnt thoy occu pied wero demolished. Mrn. Knrly, ono of tho teachurn, wan heroically ren cutil by novoml young endetn, Htudentn of tho Institution, they lowering her by n rojxi from a second ntory window. Hho wan badly bruised. Tho Mexican National hospital build ing roof wnn lifted, mid it will require much tiruo to repair tho building. A trip through the town fniln to how a locality that Iiiih not Buffered from the storm. Telegraph nnd tele phone jKilen, corrugated roofs, cliim rmyn and wall'; in fact, dohrin of nil ihiMKlriMble kinds ntrow thei ntrcete. Tlm city authorities aru nt work clear ing away thu wreckage of the storm nnd tonight the city ln-gaii to awiime itn customary tranquil appearance. Line men nro nt work endeavoring to straighten out the tangled wiren, and It in lailieved that within two daya thu electric light service can he rumiruod. It Ih hoiMil to re-establish telegraphic communication at least partially with in two days. NEW SYSTEM OF BIDDING. Army Quartermaxtcr Makes Welcome Change for Forage Dealers. Washington, May 1. It will Ihj wel come news to Pacific coast dealers to know that the quartermaster general of thu army linn decided to obtain bids for foragu for army purKea under n new system, which shall Krmlt competition on n three-montlm an an nnnunl IkmIh. It la lx.-llevi.tl thnt more ontlnfactory bidding will Itu obtained, if It In possi ble to secure proposal for furnishing foragu for a period of threo month. Thin will enablo closer competition, bunco it will afford bidder an opportu nity to estimate moro closely an to market conditions. In presenting bids for tho annual rupply of fornge at nil thu military iKrtt, it in found that bidden) aru re quired to necify largely aa to the prob able condition of crops, nnd thin, of cource, must hnvu its effect uion prices named for a yearly supply of army fornge. Kidding will, therefore, be IMiriuitti.il fur n quarterly ns well aa for an annual supply. COLTON IN FULL CHARGE. Name Assistants In Collection of Do minican Customs. WaehltiKtuii, May 1. Colonel George It. Collon, tho American oltleial who want to Han to Domingo to nptmme charge of thu collection of customs rev- im lie of that republic, has reorted to Secretary Taft that n plan of organiza tion for tho custom1) service had 'been agreed uin hy llio Dominican govern ment. Colonel Coltou ban been madu prluciml iNillector and general revolver; J. II. Kd wards, Jr., deputy collector, traveling inspector and auditor; II. . hmilh, cashier, auditor and ills bursing oillcer; II. F. Worluy, nddi tlonal deputy collector in charge of thu I lay t inn frontier; M. I). Carroll, chief statistician, nnd Joseph Schwartz, spec Inl agent. All of tho Dominican olllcials now in thu sorvico l.tve biHin continued by Colonel Coltou, who has definitely as sumed charge ot thu custom house. Ho Ihaa jmatiHl not Icch to this effect for tho information of foreigners nnd others. Dredger Brings Up Nuggets. Mnrysvllle, Cnl May 1. Kich spec linens of free gold have been brought up by tho new leveu dredger now oper ating iu thu Fenthor river nt Yuba City. Nuggets of considerable size nnd value ami pieces ot quartz studded with gold hnvo been picked up from tevcrnl buckutsful of mind and gravel dcKisltcd by tho dredger. Dredge mining men nro watching tho work bo llledclosely. Thuro is ovury indica tion thnt another rich dredge mining Hold has been discovered ami that there will bo much activity about Marysvlllo. No Mjre Delays for Connors. Chicago, May 1 .Tho case of Super intendent Thomas J. Connors, of tho Armour company, Indicted on tho charge ot attempting to intimidate n witness, camo up again today iu tho United States District court. Counsel for tho Armour company naked for nn other continuance After some argu ment, Judge Landls. grunted It, sotting tho datu for hearing next Thursday. Tho judge nlso Bald forcibly that ho would not grant another continuance. Cloudbursts Unroof Buidlngs. Indianapolis, Ind., May 1. Reports, from that state show that Indiana has boon storm swept In tho past 24 hours. Cloudbursta nro reported at manv places. At Ilicknellsvlllo buildings woro unroofed, nnd near Peru tho Indl nnapolia Northern interurban track was woahed awny. Hall fell in several counties, damaging crops. RUSBIA'O LAST 8TRONUHOLD. Vlndlvonlolc, Atoilnnt Wlilcli (lie Jap itiiKio Will rtliorllr I'rnvecd. It la niinounced nuthorltntlvrly thnt Japan In plaunliiK a laud nnd it hi cam piilgn iig.iliint Vlmllvontok, Itunnln'H re mnlriln ntronghoid In the Knot. With the nlckeiilng fnte of Port Arthur fronli In mind, thin Intent frank nnd direct nownl of tho Japauono Intention coiiihh with n shock. The Impregiinblllty of Port Arthur wan for o long n innttfr of unrerlaln ty nml tho claim to thnt distinction wnn (Unproved nt nueh h fearful cont tlmt the world will henltntc to lielleve that Itunnln ban Mill In her poMCnnlon a ntronghoid wlioin claim to Imprcg UHblllty In oven mora plaunlbl tlinn ronTOCPICK AT VLADIVOSTOK. wan that of tlm fallen Gibraltar, Yet, according to the military wlnenerM, ea peelnlly riio-.e who have had tho ad vantage of actual observation, Vlad ivostok la strong where Port Arthur wan Htrong and strong alto where that fortrt'iti was weak. First and of great strategic Import ance Is tlm fact that Vladivostok can not be Inveited by a hoitile force, either by land or sea, during the long and pltlleM Siberian winter. It Is aa aafr- from all external molestation dur ing It protracted hibernation as Is the shrew In IU burrow- This natural de fense confers Impregnability on the port for several months In every year. . -tj " run' Hi Af"nfmt' IBBfestTlsMirbaiiKi t mu lii i ' -g-w saV VLADIVOSTOK. IU'SSIA'S LAST EA8TKUN STRONGHOLD The harbor. It appears. Is not a whit less battling in Its natural configura tion than Is til at of Port Arthur. Vlad ivostok is situated on the gulf of Peter the Great, an arm of the Japan Sea, Tho town la built on the alopes of a high ridge forming n tapering penin sula Into an Irregular landlocked bay. There nre two narrow entrances to the harbor, Itoth tlauked by highlands which brlstlo with batteries and forti fications. The eutrauces are further guarded by forta erected on an Island at their mouths and Innumerable lsleta Just outside on which are many de fensive works of various kinds. Sur mounting tho crest of the headlands, which stretch for miles to the east ward and are known as the Golden Horn, nre continuous chains of earth work and other defenses. The lofty hills on the northwest protect tho port from the land side, and In the deep water of the Golden Horn, which Is at least four miles lu length and a mile In width, the largest ships may ride safe ly at anchor, free from the menace of attack and beyond the reach of the w uither. Like Port Arthur. Vladivostok con sists of three portions. That noan'it tho water l the military town, extend ing nlong the harltor and given up al most exclusively to storehouses, mili tary quarters unl otHcers' rwsldences. On the extreme north of tho harbor nre the ottlclal buildings nnd the pri vate dwellings of the government em ployes and private citizens. Ileyona and higher still Is the arsenal, strong ly fortified. Tho population Is nbouf 15,000, excluding the military. It Is not likely that the town could be entered by an Invading force from landward without a repetition of the hard fighting that took place at lrt Arthur, The natural dlsiuisltlou of the hills nt tho rear of Vladivostok has tuado It possible to Interpose many powerful schemes of defense against the advance of an enemy, and the Hua alan engineers have been puzzling their brains for forty years to make approach from the rear practically Ira possible. Ill ere Is nothing, however, to prevent the Japanese from com nletely Investing the place. Once In closed, wlthtu the circle formed by the Japanese floet and the laud forces, thoro would be nothing to expect from outsldo. Tho Hussions have no means of assembling or maintaining an army la that vicinity sufficient to suggest nny prospect of relief, ns was tho c-iho for ntvhllo at Port Arthur It would only bo n simple qiiMt:ou of cnliir Hiiee, It Is undoubtedly a fact Hint Vladi vostok In erttn hotter provided to sus tain a lonx blockade than wnn Port Arthur. When Itiusla decided to mnku It the terminus of tho Trnnsslhcrlnu road ahe began to build storehouse nnd military depots the llko of which wnn unknown to Asia. Thin hoarding of stoma lum never censed. To loso Vladivostok would bo Itussla'a crown ing humiliation. THE CURVED BALL. It In the Atnion)ier Which Cannes Itn licceutrlc Hliootn. Almost any tcu-ycoi-old youngster can curve a ball, even though he docs not know why ho can do so except that the leather must Im held In n cer tain way. Possibly a half dozon of the major league twlrlers know nomc thlnic about tho science of the curve, but comparatively few understand why they can produce their "bendora." The Hclentlflc American gives the follow Inic as the scientific explanation of the matter: "The pitcher In the Held tells us that the ball curves because he gives It a twist, but scientifically this will not do. Why will the twist make tho curve? If a ball were thrown In a cer tain direction and If the force of gravi tation wero not at work tho ball would continue on In a atralght line forever Borne force of resistance Is then at work wbon a ball Is made to deviate In a curve from Its stralgot course If a feather Is dropped In n vacnnm In an exhausted receiver of an nlr pump It will drop like n shot, but If It la drop ped out In the nlr It will go down Ir regularly nnd slowly, shifting from side to side. "It Is the ntmosphei which causes the ball to curve. Bearing In mind that the atmosphere Is a compressible, elastic gas. we And that when the ball leaves the hand of the pitcher with a rapid rotary motion t 'Impinges upon a continuous elastic cusalon,' and this moderate resistance, or friction, changes Its course In the direction which Is given to the rotary motion. Take an outshoot of a right handed pitcher, for Instance. He Impresses upon the ball a rapid centrifugal ro tary motion to the left, and the ball goes to the left because the atmos phere, comprettlblo and elastic. Is packed Into an elastic cushion Just ahead of the hall by tbo swift forward and rotary' motion, and the friction, which Is very great tn front of the ball, steers It In the direction It Is turning." RISKS LIFE TO SAVE GOOSE. Man Lowered Down an Old Mlna riliuft 70U l"ct I)ep. Prom Oxford, Warren county, N. J., comes the story of Lewis Albert, an engineer at the mines, say tho New York Herald, who, for the sake of a goose's life, risked his own for fully forty minutes on Friday In a daring and sensational manner. The goose got over the fence of Its coop, flapped Its wings, flew over the opening of the shaft, whicu la 700 feet deep, fell Into the black hole and dis appeared. On the following day persona pass ing the shaft heard sepulchral cries proceeding irom some subterraneous source. Kemple heard sounds and learned of the goose'a plight. The old hoisting apparatus was ex nmlned nnd found to be useless nnd the pniblem arose as to bow the bird was to be rescued. One man lowered a hook and line, to which was at tached a worm, but the goose would not bite. Then Albert took a long rope and, selecting a group of miners, be bade them lower him Into the mine. Albert got down about 200 feet nnd a minute Inter there was a fierce honk ing, followed by a signal to pull up quickly. Albert soon appeand with the struggling bird In his arms. Oulf misplaced, Mr. Itlxby was on a visit to Mr. Rol lins, his cousin, who resided In another pnrt ot the country, where manners and speech were .different from thone to which the lsltor had been accus tomed. Roth eye nnd ear, therefore, were occupied with study and compari sons. "There'a one thlug I notice about you people here," observed Mr. Ulxby. "You don't seem to have much use for the letter 'r.' Hack where I came from It has a sound, aa other letters have, but hero It Is practically a silent letter. Why Is that." "I bnven't tho slightest Ideor," re plied Mr. llolllns, Innocently, There Is one thing, at least, that a man can't be blamed for: the company at the house.