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ISSUED -Still -mi - ( I ft J i pt VTT T?7 nT ' issued sELii-::; v TUESDAY .:;o f.; TUESDAY AHO ' FRIDAY fifty-fourth year no: s.- SALEM, OREfJON, FEU) AY MORNING, MARCH 17, .1905. SECOND SECTION SIX PACr3. llVL i 1 1 ', " BW,V KUROPATKIN HURRIESNORIH SLAT COMMANDER RACING FOB STRONGHOLDS NEAR HARBIN. CLOSELY PURSUED BY JAPS, Mikado's Forces Now in Control .Whole of All Sonthernl Manchuria. ." . 1 of Evacuation of Tie Pass Involves Loss of Rich Coal Mines Near Fushun and Yentai Big Railway Shops'! Also Tall to Little Men. r General Kuropatkin ani the rem nam si of his arm y, defeated by the Japanese o the Hhakbe.and Hun riveTs and again around Mukden and at Tie Pass, are now in the mountain s a few mile north of the southern eiitr-inc to. the pa,, trying to shake off thair pursuer, who are apparently not going to repeat their mistake of Lia Vang ami allow the Russian army to eev,je. Kuropatkin has been reinforced by the. garrison of Teling and other north ern . towns" and it few new troops'tbat were on their way from Russia when the battle at Mukden began. Kven with these there is little hope for bim. True, he has wimc thirty or forty mile of hilly eountry extending from Tie Pass to Fenghautsien, which might en able him to hold oll the enemy for a time, but onee out of the hill lie has before- him nearly 300 miles of flat, open country and innumerable rivers and streams to cross. This is what is termed the great Valley of Bungari, but is, in faet, an immense plain ex; tending northward into4 Siberia and westward info Mongolia. ST. PETERSBURG, March 16. With the evacuation of Tie Pas Wednesday -night, the Russian arujy abandoned its last stronghold in SoutTiern Manchuria, and definitely turned over that section to the Japanese for the campaign of ll05. At least there is no other strategy possible for Kuropatkin in view of bis scanty supprv of ammunition and Ktores, the shattered eondition of his arrav and the wide enveloping move merit which the Japanese have Icon tinned almost without stop since the Kusaian defeat at Mukden. .Nothing has been heard of the part which Kamamura's army is taking in these operations, but Nogi and Oku, operating in the low hills of tho Tie J'ass gorge, are of themselves sufficient to turn the shattered Itussian army out of its position, which had been prepared with a view of being held by the army after it should have been "withdrawn from Mukden. ' The Japanese are evidently doing their utmost to accomplish the envelop ment of thee Russian army, which all nut succeeded at Mukden, but Kuro patkin, with the railway for a liae of retreat, will probably be able to keep ahead of his pursuers. A eonstant suc cession of delaying the rear guard with encounters mav be expected Military men here have but the haziest ideas as to where the next stand will be made. Apparently there are no more forti fied positions in readiness, anil Kuro patkin 's retirement will probably not stop short of Kirin or jvaunchentzy, on the railway line, ami u tne Japanese press the pursuit the Russians may re tire beyond and up the Hungari river, there t await the new levies, the mob ilisation of which -will begin imme diately in Russia. The" evacuation of Tie Pass involves the loss of the coal mines in that viein- ity which, with the Fushun and the Yentai mine gone, is a severe dow. The railway shops at Tie INiss and more supplies were sacrificed. Further mobilization has been de cided upon and the preparatory orders rfr ouarterina.sters, etc., are already be ing issued, but the extent of the mob' ' ili&ation is not known. No change in the command of the armv irf the Far Fast has yet been gazetted. . One high military ofhVial told the Associated Press yesterday that to relieve Kuropatkin at this mo ment would le much like trading horses in the 'middle of the Stream, and that it, were better to give Knro (atkin a ehance to get what is .left of his army out of the claws of the: Jap anese before committing it to a new commander, who wonld need a little time to get a grasp on the situation, .-..'.' " ' : i ,' Kantoiipu, March 16. The Russian detachment at Tie Pass was on March 15 ordered to evacuate its , positions and during the night retired in exem plary order, eovering it rear. .There has "been fighting throughout the day, JV fore the withdrawal of the Russian forces, the military settlement aad sneh of the at ore of fnel and forage a could W removed were set on fire and dest roved. '.,."' 'r- '"' ' ' London, March 16. A dispatch to The Times from St. Petersburg gives the unconfirmed reports - that, the ; Bus nians sustained a sevf re reverse at Tie rasa, invoiving the abandonment of he remaining artiller, and that the Japanese had cut the railway north of Ohangtufu, forty .miles above Tie Pass. MARCONI MARRIES AXXSS O'BRIEN Famous Inventive Italian, Is .Wedded to Leading English Belle t . in London. - LONDON;, March 16. The marriage of -.CugHclmo Marconi to the "Honora ble Beatrice O'Brien, fifth daughter of Lady Inchiquin, extracted many, people to St.! Geerje's, Hanover sqaarey to day. Signor Marconi's ' mother I an3 brother, the latter being- the best nran, ' came from Italy' for the ; ceremony. Lord Inrhiquin gave away the . bride, who was attended by" four bridesmaids. Tho etfuple afterwards started on their honeymoon, which will be spent is Ire land." . . .( - ; . ' Thev expect to sail for New York 3, and later PTOcecd to Lome, where they will he the guests of King V ietor Emmanuel and Queen Helene at the Quirlnal. jThere were upwards of 500 presents received, including a eostlr collection of jewels. The unusual putdie interest in the event was evidenced by the faet that the crowds which- collected out ride the church were so dense i that traffic had to he stopped. The eouple were loudly cheered a thev drove AGAIN EN GRASP OF FLOODS. California Coaet Storm-Swept for the Second Tim Results In More ; Damage. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Mareh 16. ITeavw rains' have fallen throughout Southern California si nee midnight last night, causing still further damage to the already sorely tried railway sys tems, and-rendering the resumption of traffic impossible for many hours to eome. The floods in the mountains eaus ed a cessation of the work of repair iag the roadbed, and several addition al washouts have been reported. It is unlikely that any of the trains of either the Santa Fe or the Southern Pneific, whieh are now three and four days ov erdue in this citv, will be able to reach here today. No trains on either -line are leaving the city, and none will be started until the lines are opened. STOCKHOLDERS ADJOURN, SALT LAKE, Mareh 16. The ; ad journed meeting of the Union Pacific. stockholders was again adjourned sine die. i TO EXHUME BODY AUTHORITIES MAY DIG UP WIFE NO. 3 OF JOHN BRANTON OF COTTAGE GROVE. Court Has Matter Under Consideration Allegations That She Was Pois oned by Man Who Attempted Life of John Fletcher by Shooting Him. COTTAGE GROVE, March 16. Spe eial to The Statesman.) It begins to look as though there were heavy break ers ahead for John Branton, accused of having attempted the life of John Fletcher of this place. And his trou- Ltdes are liable to be dug up out of a grave of the past. His attack rpon lletcher is the preface to it only. The sudden death of Mrs. Branton No. 3 and bis subsequent coming into possession otj her ' estate have set tongues to .wagging, with the" result that her grave may be opened and her body exhumed for purposes ' deter mining whether her death was due to poisoning or natural causes. County Jude Cnrisnvan has the mat ter under consideration even now, and only awaits further evidence to issue orders for removal of remains. Branton is still in the jail at Eu gene, bound over to the next term of court in the sum of 5000. It is more than probable that this amount may te increased if it is decided to exhume the body of his last wife. District Attorney George M. Brown has filed an information against Bran ton', charging him with assault with intent to kill. His trial hat been set to take place at the adjourned term of the circuit court that convenes on April 4. The district attorney exam ined several witnesses in the ease on Wednesday and then decided rpon the above eourse of action. Branton 's victim is improving rap idly, and Rays he will prosecute the cas to the bitter end. He stiels to his original story of the affair, s and charge Branton 'with the assault. L" TRAINS ARE WRECKED. More Than Dozen Passengers Are Hurt in Re ax-End CollLssion on - Elevated, NEW YORK, March 16.-Two per sons were badly hnrt- and a dozen oth ers .lightly injured, while : hundreds were thrown into a panic of fear by a rear-end collision between two south bound Sixth avenue elevated trains at Seventy -second street and Columbus avenue during the forenoon rush hour today. A train which had just stopped at the station was rnn into by ears that had been following closely. The acci dent is thought to have been due to failure of the air brakes of the second tram to worit. rvonrr said that the collision was due t the attempts of the motorman ( the rear train to discover how near he could bring his 'train to the one ahead of htm without hit tin it. They aver that he made several sach attempts De- fore the accident and then became eon- fused and failed to stop nis tram iu time.; ' . ." pumrri tin both trains Became wildly angrv when they discovered the cause of the aeciuem, un for the motorman, with cries of "Lvnch the motorman," and "Mob him." po lice reserves were ealled onh i, - On the arrival of the ponce tne pas sengers demanded that the motorman be arrested, but they declined, saying they eoold not take him from Ms train. PRESIDENT'S BUSY DAY. , Attends Wedding and Banquet In . Af- i ternoon ana jjeuvers i , .Speeches. ' ?WASniNGTON, March , 16.-Presr- dent and ;Mrs. Roosevelt will leave eariv tomorrow for .cw iw nr" in the afternoon they wi i guests of honor at the wedding or miss C-ir.Ar T?vrevelt and Franklia Roose- yclt. The president jrill attend a ban quet at Delmonico's. in his honor by the Friendlv Sons of Bt. Patrick. About 10 o'clock be will go to Hotl Astnr to attend a banquet given by the Sons of the American Revolution. - The pres ident will deliver addresea at both ban rpets. .', H;.L..I,.'l Zii t . IT WILL NOT : AFFECT FAIR STRIKE SITUATION. IN PORTLAND NOT-REGARDED SERIOUSLY. I STATE BUILDINGS ARE COMPLETE And Labor Troubles Are Confined to Work Upon the Government ' Building. ' President Myers Says He Will Not Touch . Cent of Entertainment Fund Will Turn $5000 Back Into General Fund Standing on Rights. f According to President Jefferson My ers of the Lewis and Clark Expositio Commission, the , strike which is in force at the fair grounds does not is any wise effect ihe work that is being carried on by the state and is confined to, the const ruction of the government buildings, r All or the state ' buildings are practically completed and no labor trouble can now arise in their relation and the conditions in connection with the buildinr of the government struo tures, which is going on without ser ious interruption, is not, regarded in a serious light or as operatng to delay the completion of all buildings and ex hibits in readiness for the fair. . He says everything is moving along rapid- y and harmoniously, aside from the labor troubles on the government build ing, and that the -i fair will be thrown open to tho public on schedule lime and in full blast. "So far as the state work was con cerned," says President Myers, "we had not the slightest trouble or- dis- Tute of any kind -with the workmen Everything moved along smoothly and all of the state buildings are practically complete and i ready for the exhibits. Of course, in the beginning, before the law ereating the commission and appro priating the money, for the fair was thoroughlv understood, the laborers and contractors made demands upon the board which could not be acceded to. but, when! they xound that the board was doing the very best that the pro visions of the act would permit" they were satisfied and went to work with a will. Ther understood that the board could not go beyond the act in making the contracts and that settled it. "It was different, I am given to un derstand although it is none of our af fairs and we make it a noint to let the government contractors attend to their own business, with the government building. The laborers, it is said, base their complaint upon the provisions of the federal laws pertaining to labor but, "whether their -cause is a good one or not I am not prepared to say, be cause, as I said before, we let them manage their own affairs and keep our hands off. We have a plenty of trou bles of our own without batting in to omebodv else's business. The 'labor ers, I understand, demand an eight-hour day and that none btit union labor be employed, but, up to the present time, thev nave not nan meir uemanus sai- isficd. It is my opinion that matters have been inore or less magnified in re- eard to the seriousness of the strike as work is progressing as rapidly as neces- sarv, and I am toi.i an or me wot will be finished on time." It appears that there is some little differenee existing between the Lewis and Clark Commission and the corpor ation as to the adoption of rules and regulation regarding the conduct of the affairs of the exposition, but the ex tent! of the difficulties ec'Jld not be learned. It seems, however, that the corporation desires to formulate its own rules and regulations for the gov ernment of the fair and that the com mission' is not disposed to submit to this proceeding and proposes to stana upon its rights aspreeribed by the act which pnrnorts to govern the exposi- .... . i . i . tion. Tne act provides, in nuuwtnn-, that " the corporation i empowered to dra(J and adopt such rules, etc. for the government of the position as it may leem neeessarr for tne oest - interests of the same but that they are object to the approval of the commission. In case an agreement cannot be reached between the members ot the oosra oi directors of the corporation . and the members of the commission, the mat ter will be submitted to the state board, consisting of the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer, which will act as a board of arbitration. The commission, it is uno.erstooo, wnunsisi upon the corporation living up to this provision of the act to the letter. How are you going to manage to spend the 5000 appropriation, made by the last Iegislatim as an entertainment fund!" was asked President .Myers, r "J-do not propose to tonch a single cent of it," be replied, r " The manner in which that law is constructed,", he continued, "makes it exceedingly. dan gerous for the fund to be handled .as it is liable to lay the commission open to the charge of grafts We are trying our best, to avoid anything in the nature of a transaction which would in any wise operate- to reflect to the detriment of the honestv and. integrity of. the mem bers. In other words, we propose to come out of this business with elean and honest hands and keep our records in such shape that every eent that is expended will be acconnted for and take great care that none of onr transactions will lay tfs open to criticism 'at the hands of the people.. " - - '-' "i V'Tbe manner ta which that act " Is drawn leaves the fund to be expended entirely in the discretion of the presl dent of the commission and there is wothingiin the -world to prtrent him from arawing the money and putting it in hi pocket. The only aeconnt that he is, requited to make of it is to re ceipt for the Jump sum. I might go up to tho -secretary of Mate present my official eretetial;draw out the whole amount, -give him a receipt for it and pot it ia my pocket and say nothisg more about it. Xo doubt the intention of the author of the- act . were of - th very best and he doubtless thought hf Tfa uumg mc ruuiuusiuoB ua (or i air a good turn iThe aeV should have proi vided that ' the money "was subject t the receipt ana disposition of the em tire commission and not one member', but the way it now stands I do not car A 1 1 . . iu aume tne rrspuasibiuty ana run the risk of being suspicfoned of graft; No -matted however well I may account for the money that could not be avoided as there is always some one to eomA out and insinuate' that the whole thing was a big graft from start to' finish and-these things .cannot help but re fleet upon one's reputation no matter bow careful and honest he may have been. .o, J shalj not. touch a single cent of the fund aad will, when the proper time arrives! turn it back td th general fund.. " - ' ; When asked what thev wouid do foi funds to defray what expenses are in curred in the nature of entertainment during the fair he stated that he did not know unless the money appropriated under the original act, or such of it as would be . left, could be turned te that use; otherwise it would be up to the corporation to foot the hill out of the receipts1 for the fair. He called the attentionof the representative of the Statesman to the big howl of grafj which is being raised in Missouri as a result. of the- World's lar where over f 100.000 was ipent In the way of enf tertainment. t'Not much," exclaimed President Mvvrs, by. wav of parting salute, "they lon't catch me in any sucn ,preotcament as that," and he boarded the depot cr to catch the af ternoon train for Portland.. ; EXERCISE RIGHT CZAR TAKEN AT HIS WORD BY RUSSIAN LIBERALS .WHO MEET IN ASSEMBLIES. --.'. f Emperor's Ukase .Has Par Reaching Effect Nevei Contemplated Accept ed as Guafantee of Freedom of Speech and Right of Meeting. ST. PETERSBURG, March T6. 2:36 p. ni.") she Zemstvos. Doumas, etc., throughout Russia, are taking ad vantage of - the imperial ukase issued simultaneously with tne rescript con ferring upon "individuals and institu tions" the right to petition the emper or freely through the eommttee of min isters on all - questions affecting the welfare of the empire, to demand representation- Hpon-the commission whieh is elaborating thai k rescript. -The im portance of the ukase, which was large ly overlooked at the - time, has now be come a powerful weapon in the bands of the LbetraJs, who contend that it necessarily carries' with it a complete guarantee of freedom of speech and assembly, without which the right 'to petition on general questions would nec essarily tie a farce, and also ireedom of the press for the discussion of- such questions. Thev now propose, in or der to .force a test of the government sincerity, to openly organize clubs. for the purpose of debating political ques tions. The Moscow anil .le. Petersburg Zemstvos have already voted strong resolutions demanding representation of the rescript commission. The strike situation seems everywhere to be im proving. The floeial Democrats here have ad vised the strikers, who are without monev ana eonfronted with star vation, to return to work, and less than 10.000 workmen are now out. On the other band, the prospects of Agrarian disturbance on a large eale are becoming decidedly more threaten ening, anJ arc causing the deepest Con cern . Manv landed proprietors are afriid to go back to their estates. The move ment has not assumed a political phase. but it is the old forut of a demand for a redistribution of 'the land. Agita tor are shrewdly spreading the report that the emperor has decree 1 Sach a di vision, telling the peasants that the proprietors do not want to submit', and thus setting them against the'lsnd lords "in the emperor's name." The agitation has now spread to JSiirbirsk province, where the peasants Sre mak ing ready to begin a division of the land as soon as the snow nfrltft. It is reported that the Tcrrotists have formally notified the government that they will cease their wetivity, for a month and wait, the result of the re script. A' story is current that i piot in the aristocratic page corps- has teen un earthed, incriminating papers . being discovered on the person of a rtudent named Verhof sky. Son of the general of that name,' and "another student. The authorities, however, deny ail knowledge, of the plot. ' PARIS HONORS ROOSEVELT. His Inauguration Officially Commemor- atea ny imposing Ceremony in Church of. St. Joseph.; PARIS, March 15. A service com memorative - of the inauguration -of President Roosevelt was held at 11 o'clock this morning "at St. Joseph's church on the Avenue Hoehe. The cere mony assumed a distinctly official char acter. Foreign Minister Deleass being represented by" Mrv Delvineoort, under chief ' of his cabinet. The others pres ent Included Ambassador Porter and the staff of the American . embassy; Sir Francis' Bertie the British admiral: Admiral Sir Charles Fane of the Brit ish TMvy, and representatives of the Japanese and several other legations. The front of -the church was-decotat ed with theAmericajn aad French flags. The Abbe McMullan preached. -THEY SPLTT THE PURSE. XTTW ORLEANS.' Mareh 16. Aure- !io Ilerrera and Tommy Paly sparred ten rounds o a draw here tontgat. &INEVITCHIS IN COMMAND KUROPATKIN GETS HIS WALK- ?INO "PAPERS AT LAST. IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED New General to Have Absolute Com mand of Eniire Manchu rian Army. Other Changes Made in Personnel of Russian Leaders General Kazibee Made Commander-in-Chief of Vladi vostok Forces. ST. PETERSBURG. March 16. It is officially announced that Kuropatkin will be replaced' by- tieneral Linevitch as commander-in-chief of the Manchu- nan arm v. General Kazibee has Leen apttointed commander-in-chief of tho forces at Vladivostok, and M. Bobrinski suu eeeds Count Vorontsoff-Dashkoff as president of the organizing committee of the Ked Cross society. EDWARD TOO ILL TO HOLD LEVEE Prince of Wales Officiates at St. James Ccurt Function ; in Place of Sick King. LONTK)N. March 16. Kinir Edward is suffering from a slight cold, t and Consequently the Irinee of Wales, in behalf of hi majesty, held tolay's levee at St.' James palace. The fune- on was not largolv attended. The .iiiiri.vfiQ riiinusT' an rrjirrwniru iff Secretary John If. Carter, "Second Sec retary Craig Wj Watrsworth and Will i i. . iam, Phillips, private secretary to Am bassador 4,"hote. ine aing'a indisposition, it is as serted at Buckingham pslace, is triv ial. (He received Foreign Secretarv Lansdowne, the Brazilian minister and others in audience this morning, but it was considered -advisable that lie should remain indoors foa day cr twoj. ' j , r COSSACKS LOOT AND MURDER. Upon Abandonment of Mukden Russian Cavalry Indulges in Wildest Excesses. LONDON. March 16. From a dis patch to the Daily Telegraph from Sin. minton it appear that General Kuro pat kin left; for Tie Pass March 8, his staff tollowing the next day tin March 10 the Cossacks began looting Mukden ami, maddened with drink. committed the wildest excesses and robberies and killed numerous civilians. The Russian retreat was well executed until it discovered the cordon of the Japanese in the rear, nearly complete, when the retirement became a night ine Kussian left army, comprising some l.0,000 men, according to the dis patch, was cut off by the Japanese, but, it is said, by forced marches bad exe cuted a junction with the main body at Tie 1'ass in three days. .- BOMB EXPLODES, NONE HURT. LONDON, March 16. A dispatch trom ht. Petersburg to the news agency reports that late last night a bomb exploded on the tramway line close to the residence of M. I'obiedonot seff, the procurator general of the synod. Xo one was injured. ' - OUTSIDE PALE DALLAS MAY BE OSTRACISED FOR REFUSING TO PLAY WILLAM ETTE BASKETBALL. Feeling at University Strong and Local Team May Refuse to Recognize the Quitters Another Season for Serious Breach of Athletic Etiquette. . It is more than likelv that Dallas may find itself outside the pale, of bas ketballdom another- season, i At least this is the feeling that finds expression among the. lovers of the game at Wil lamette Universitr. ; In the college athletic world a broken date is as serious affair a a broken en gagement in an affair of the heart in the social world- Datlasjwas.scbednled to meet Willamette on t he j, basketball court last. Frioav night in;, t&is city Thursday afternoon its", manager sent a postal card to the Wal manager de claring the gajme eoulo -not be piyeo, alleging that three of his men were ill. Later events disproved this state ment. A personal call by the local manager on the Dallas manager failed to brinff abouVthe game and the fol lowing is an expression of; the feeling at Willamette: t Desoairirt of victery.and too eow ardly to face an overwhelming and eer- . - . . . . . . . , i tain defeat at tne nanus oi me kwwhi Willamettt quintet, Dallas gets cold feet, and at the lost minute forfeits the game. Despite he repeated efforts of, tfie Willamette managers to secure the game the-half-Spirited Dallas boys re &n.td ti the arirnraent that three of their men were tick. 'A postal card dated' Mareh 7 and, mailed March 9 at oace ; arousea consiaerapie upicioii among the Willamette students and Friday morning Mansgers Shanks and Unruh thouaht best to psy -a vis to their sick Dalhs friends and as WM erpected. thev were all found in school instead of "sick in bed," as was re ported. . - . 1 " . - Alter an noor pieaamy iwc m ia-e with the TiTIas mfnager it was found impossible to eeure a eame with them this season. The a the Willamette man ager krndly aked them to stand part of the unnecessary expense incurred by the negligence of the Dallas' manager, but in this they showed the same ol- stiaancy as in the. alxive instance. - Had it not been for the faet that Willamette plaved their scheduled games at Dallas without either, Pollard or Simoson they would have had a lit tle letter reason for cancelling the date but, as it is, we' will always be inclined to look on tne matter as a clear case of cold feet. Dallas was asked to play the return game on March 17, but the captain said that their star center had hired out xo a business firm and would weaken their team so much that they conld not make a creditable showing, and so refused to play. We would like to ask if any school expects to gain an honorable place in the estimation' of the other colleges if her managers go back on their word and resort to dishonestv and trickery to avoid living ut to their agreements. We have lost our respect for such as these. Willamette Collegian. CALLS ON PEOPLE TO RISE. Father Gepon Issues Letter to Russian Peasantry Urging Resistance. rrging : 16 Fs PA El S. March 16 Father Copon, the leader of the St. Fetersburg workmen in the demonstration of Januarv who. according to the Tribune .Euss. is still in hiding in France, has issued another stirring appeal' to the Russian peasantry, calling jn them to follow the ilireetions of the revolutionary com bative committee, forgetting all differ ences of religion and race, and rise as one man. armed with general resurrec ton against ezarism. MAKES CHARGES ALABAMA SENATOR TELLS THE SENATE A FEW FORCIBLE THINGS YESTERDAY Morgan Accuses W. N. Cromwell With Having Been Responsible for Influ encing Government to interfere with Financial Affairs of Santo Domingo. WASHINGTON, March 16. Senator Morgan occupied practically the entire time in a discussion of the Santo Do mingo treaty in the executive session of the senate todav. He made a sensa tional speech in which he charged Wil liam "Nelson C'romwen of New "i ork,' who was prominently connected with the Panama canal property to the Uni ted States, as being the prime mo-er in the scheme to influence 'the United States in- the financial affairs of the Dominican covernment. ) He asserted that Cromwell was actuated by a, de sire to frustrate the plan of a Mr, and Mrs. Reader, natives of Alabama, who are operating under the name of the Reader Syndicate, to get certain con cessions from the tiominiean govern ment and to promote the interests of a syndicate he represented, which, he alleged, holds a mass of claim against the Latin-American republics, including a large part of the debts against the Dominican government. The alleged disclosure were debated all day and the senate is divided as to whether Morgan made a case. The tentative-program of the senate continues to be to adjourn without date on "Sat urday without permitting the Domini can treat v to come to a vote. Probably t mav be re-committed. , . GOOD PLACES AT GOOD PAY. Large Number of Positions Created Under Canal Commission With Good Salaries. WASHINGTON, March 16 The isth. mian canal commission' has approved the recommendation of the chief en gineer for the creation of a large num ber of positions in conneetion with the prosecution of the eanal work. In the office of the division engineer there are five position ranging from chief clerk at fl5 ter month to elerks at fl'K) per month, In the excavating depart ment there re ten jmsitions, from a Su pervisor af ! per inootti ii'iwn to assistant t imekefju-ri at f ,. per month, and in' addition twenty eomplete steam shovel crews composed, of an engineer, one eranenrean, one n reman ibi one pit man. whoxe salaries range from sl&) to $73 per month. There are five of ficial in the mining department, from superintendent at per month to clerk at '125. per month. , In the track department, forty-five positions are provided for, including su perintendent at fi'-f) a moDth, track supervisors at $175, general foreman at 150, foremen with salaries ranging from 25 down to szj per month, and a elerieal force of Other persons whose salaries range from $125 to $75 per month. Jror te transportation department here are 259 places including a super- atendent at $250, two trainmasters at 200, three, general yard foremen at 175, seven yardmasters at $150, sev en yardmaster at 12, eight worktram conductors at $140 per month, and ten worktrain conductors at $120; seventy- Ave .trainmen : .with salaries ranging from $93.33 to $60 per month; twenty locomotive engineers at $145: twenty locomotive eaginemen at $125; twenty twitch engiaemen at $115; Seventy-five Bremen at ' $5, and eighteen switch cngincmen at. $100 per month, and a clerical force of three persons at sal aries ranging from $125 to $100 per rcoath. : In the "dumps" department there is fuperiatendent at $250 per month. four supervisors at $1S5, eight general foremen 'at $150 and twenty-five fore men at $100, besides a clerical force of four persons. Six positions are created n the camp and building department ranging from a general foreman at $150 per month to a clerk at $30.43. There are sixteen positions In the water de partment, at the head of which la a foreman at $100 per months The posi tions win do ruled as fir n possible by certificates from the eligible lists of the civil service eommisson. ALVA ADAMS STEPS DOWN REFUSES TO LISTEN TO FRIENTS.I AND MOVES OUT. PEABODY WINS THE CONTEST But Will Hold Office Only . Enough In Which to Resign. Long Joint Convention Musters Sufficient Votes to Oust Governor Adams ou Condition That Lieutenant Ooveruor McDonald Shall Succeed Him. DENVER. March 16. James II. Pca- lwdy today won the contest for the of tire of gtvcrnor, from whkh he re tired Jan. 10, but the victory W!i achieved nlv after he had given a lodge t rtin and to surrender the hair to Lieutenant Governor MeDon- ald. ' The vote in the joint convention of the general assembly, by which Gov ernor Adams was ousted and Governor Peabody installed, was 55 to 41 Ten Republicans voted with Dcmlocrsitirt meniters for Adani It was more in the nature of a part han a personal triumph, for both Ie:i- Itody and MclKtuald are Republicans, and Alauis a Democrat, Although thi Repuldican majority on the joint bal- vt is 3j, it had een found imposi- We to gain for Peabodv enoutrh Re- nblican- votes to reinstate bim as gov ernor. Jwentv-two Republican mem bers of yhe general assembly, accord- ng to rejHrt, rcTu.-ed to be bound by any action in the caucus on the con tent, and entered iuto a coniact not to vote for Pealody. The majority of them, however, were, in favor of aeat ing the I:'eutenant governor in the gov ernor's chair if a means could l found to do so legally. Finally the leaders opposing the Republican fac tions arrange, J a compromise by which Peabody would be vindicated by being declared fleeted and McDonald bo made governor. t At a conference at which the bar gain was made, pledges were given the independent Republicans by Lhe heads of four lare corporations, which have been active suporters of 1'eabodr, that he would retire after being seat ed and permit the lieutenant governor -to take the office of governor. JLVabody's resignation, it is aid, was glared in the bands' of. W. S. Iloyn-, ton, and will be filed by hint with the secretary of state tomorrow. Governor Adams, wno nan sjent the ' day packing his effects, surrendered the office to Governor Peabody tdiort. ly after 5 o'clock this afternoon. tSeores of letters, telegrams and tele- j hone messages reached the executive t. chamber during tho day urging Adams to hold his seat by fbree, but he de cided to ignore this advice. In a conversation he said he felt outraged at the action of the general assembly, and expressed surprise thst Peabody should Womn a party to what he termed a conspiracy to secure the office of governor for men who had no claim for the place. Iater on Mr. Adams will issue a formal statement. v to the rniMic regarding the resnlt of the contest. - WAR NOW ENDED so says man Russian ornaAL IN POLAND IN DD3CUSSrNO THE SITUATION. Prince Mestcherskv. In Article to Grashdani, Advises Emperor to Con clude Peace at Once "Let's Con fess Defeat to World," He Says. ST. PLTKRSMrRG, March In. Prince Mestchersky, in an article to The Grashdani, advises Russia prompt ly to com-bide jwace and says, "lift us have heroic strength to confess our defeat to the world. Belter eonli tions will be obtained now than Later, when Vladivostok and Kakhalin have fallen into the hands of the Japanese, and the conclusion of -peace will prove the salvation of the conntry by avert ing internal shipwreck." These worda from such an influen tial reactionary as Mestcbersky : have caused a sensation. Warsaw, March 16. One of the hi'i est officials in Poland, in the eourseof a conversation todsy, said: "It is all very well to talk of con tinning the war, b-t with no leaders, no generals, .no "soldiers, no guns and the theatre of war so far away th.it we-are unable to transjiort troops quickly, the war now-arrears to l nded. True." we have soldiers in tti empire, but it is impossible to with draw them from central end southern Russia to Manchuria while the t.. iurbanccs continue. All i qnict ia po. land "now, but let the orders for n -:.-ilization be given and we, will have a revolution." A wheelman's toolbag isn't eotnr without a bottle of Dr. Thomas' 1 trie OiL Heals ents, bruises, fti sprains. Monarch over pain. r ( .i . i. rcr izzu tzi ci::;. , Tt3 Kt J Yea !!:v2 !;; : : Dears f Via " '