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Was hineton Letter.
From Our Regular correspondent.

WAsMlNaroN. ID. e., Jan. I, 1904.
Mr. Samuel Small, OF the Atlanta
Conatitutidn, an ardent supporter Of
the administration Panama policy,
made his appearance in The Senate
marble w0di yesterday and "read the
riot act'' 70 the Georgia senators,
warniDg them that the defeat Of the
treaty would certainly mean Demo
cratic disaster next fall.
Secretary lIay's comprehensive
answer tn the formal note of General |
Reyes setting forth Culombia's griev-
ances Is ready and will shortly I've
handed TO the minister. Meantime,
0eaeral Reyes has been elected presi-
dent 0f his country and will accept. |
Senator Morgan of Alabama, will
begin his speech on Panama today.
Senator Lodge, On the 5th inst, made
we'll considered and forcible speech
0n the Presidents right To recognize !
Panama and in favor Of the treaty,
lie held the cIose attention OF both !
aides Of the Senate for two hours. and
cited many passages from works on
international law, the letters Of
numerous secretaries OF state. and de-
cisiOns 0f the Supreme Court, in favor
- ko e,,1n kuA Ao Pn M.
government Ia. the dejure government
and may be recognized at any time as
policy indicates, No one can quest.
Ion the Presidents right Of recogni-
tlon. lie held that the government
of Columbia had acted unfairly with
the United States; that all the world
knew secession by Panama was
threatened II the Hay-llerron treaty
was rejected, and that the measures
the President took were precaution-
ary and necessary. Mr.. Lodge was
& quite severe upon the Democratic
party, and gave 1t as his belief that
if the admi nistratiOn nf Mr.. Cleveland
had dune is duty there need have
iH.en no war with Spain. lie said the
Democrats had repudiated his admin
1stfation, and now nothing would
please him better than to see the last
Democratic president renumlnlted
standing on a platform of opposition
to the Panama canal. Mr.. Lodge
smiled "a he said, "The whole field"
t2olitica') .hristles with delightful
contrasts The galleries arplauded
and az executive session WAS called.
The Republicans maintain very
serenuously in opposition to their
Democratic friends, that all attempts
to come to satisfactory understand
Ing with The government OF Colombia
5. were. futile; that she was over-reach-
ing In her desire to get money from
the United States; that she barred
the way against II canal across the
isthmus; that when Panama rcvollcd
II WIS the golden nppor rtunity for the
pfcsi.lent To recognize the new
republic; that the whole thing is a
Commercial enterprise for the benefit
of both North and South; that all
vrecedents have been followed and
nuthing done worthy of criticism,
O0 this recorb they are ready aud
willl0. 70 10 before The AMerlcat
people, { cEntident of winning. Tht
+, President admits that the Panaiis
case was extraordinary, and called fo
unusual action. Senator Platt d
New York says the failure' Ut tht
Government to accept the condi tion
VI Affairs as II developed on tn,
isthnus would hare bec, !. moau
msata' !I!!s.
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Within the past three weeks abont
5000 acres of state lands have been
sold ia the counties Of Nez Perce, La
tab. Kootenai aud Idaho at an aver
age price Of $50 per acre.
ldahu Day at the Worlds Fair will
he Sent s,
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4 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OF IDAHO.

Scnators-Fred Dubois. w. b. Hepburn.
Gong gressmAn-- Burton L. French.
Supseme JudRe-.t. +, Alshie.- ls4 s.9
GOvernOr-J0hn r. Morrison.
Lieutenant 0pvernor-J. Nj. Stevens.
Secretary Of State--W. II. Gibson.
Auditor Theodore Turner.
Treasurer il. Cof6n. N 49, q 55.s Il /,
Supt Public instruction May L. Scott.
State Attornsy-J. r. Bagley.
Inspector OF Mines--Robt. Bell. Qel
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EXPENDITURES.


Travelling expenses, state war
den 5 693. .32
Paid To deputies 2463. 75
State game warden's salary 10000
Office supplies 1880
Telephone and kilograms )l.3O
Printing game laws 1890
Printing licenses 1850
Printing fish ladder notices 1915
$li23.42
Bills q. KID and not examined
by the board S 43i.5O
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Balance In fund $39OO.48
AS an estimate l count on about
$1,000 more to be recei we'd from licen-
ses and fines lefore close OF season on
February 10, 1904, aud the expendi.
lures will be about the same.
Yours respectfully,
w. VAN IRONS,
State Game Warden.
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WASHINGTON THURSDAY

S8calibsr double acuon revolver. The
motive for the deed 10 .spkQQwn. but sui
cidal mania seeps 70 bt the cause. In
deed deed from !Sstsg which he ieft for .
the fact that tfsy had often discussed sui.
eide, and that he supposes that Mr.. Dali
zell would never think that he, Leibhardt
would ever approach 80 serious q SUBJ
-5ect. He Their went on to say that he had
an impulse for self-destruction which was
uncomfortable. That he had tried-to over
come it by going to Christian Scientists.
but that nothing helped him.
The Dead Letter Office was under in
vestigation for some time after the un-
earthing Of the Post Office scandals, but
nothing was found against Capt. Leib-
hardt. He was away from the Office af
forwards, for nearly six weeks, suffering
with nervous prostration, and his friends
are prone to believe that his brain was
little unsettled by worry over the investi-
CATION, and his daughters connection with
the investigation Of Machen's Office. Miss
Inez Leibhardt was confidential clerk
in the office of August w. Machen when
he was at the head of the Free Delivery
System, and during the trial she was sew
eral days on the witness stand, and by
her own evidence proved that she had a
great deal of power as a confidential
clerk, often signing Mr.. Machen's name
Leibhardt was then drawing salary of
81 800 year. She was recently reduced
to $1,000 and sent to the office at Los
Angeles, at her own request, it is said.
Capt Leibhardt served in the 57th Ind.
Capt Lefbhardt had deliberately pre-
pared for the fatal shot He had written
envelope evidently containing several doc
uments, one to his friend, Mr.. Dalzell,
and q third to Mr.. George III. French,
Office of the Auditor of the Navy. Only
the Dalzell letter has as yet been opened.
He was accidentally found by the watch
He had evidently been dead several hours
at that time. Capt. Leibhardt was a jolly.
genial gentleman, we'll liked by everybn -
and that he would commit suicide nev d"
seems to have entered the head Of anyboI,
who knew him. Mental depression seems
to be the only solution.
An order has been signed at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture removing restrictions
on shipping cattle northward from Gus
ter County, Okla, as the infection of
Southern fever is reported by agents Of
the Department to have been eradicated
in that vicinity.
Hon. John Sharp Williams, Democra tic
leader of the House. was in the city last
week. Speaking of politics, he said:
Notwithstanding the Vermont election
Democrats have good grounds for expect
ing victory: If some Southern State were
to hold an election tomorrow and go al
most unanimously for Judge Parker, the
Republicans would scott the idea of there
being any political significance therein
1t is the same way with Vermont, and no.
body is cast down over what happened up
there. The way the Republicans are crow
ing over that affair naturally suggests the
idea that they were badly in need of some
age"
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Grand total appropria-

Grand total approprla-
tons ..............$ $751; ,574 $3.50
Referring at the time to the excess of
appropriations over expected revenues,
which it may be remarked are smaller than
anticipated, Mr.. Hemenway said:
Experience has demonstrated that one
year with another the actual expenditures
of the Government are about 5 per cent.
less than the appropriations"
Ohio isn% in it this year. For the first
time in many long year, Ohio has no
national candidates, no Chairman of the
National Republican Committee, no Re-
publican of special prominence upon whose
movements the eyes of the country are
focused, and there is no demand for great
big Republican majority in Ohio to vim
dictate the Administration. Ohio isn't
used to this, so she isn't, and it goes hard.
Having nothing else to kick about, Ohio
is now lombasting the Republican Com
mittee because it is paying no attention
Ohio! Why Ohio majorities are so
proverbial that the Republican National
Committee can almost forget that the State
exists and then get all it's ELECTORAL votes.
There is always trouble with the per
diem employees in the Government in the
District when there is legal holiday-like
Labor Day, for instance. The Government
Departments are all closed, but that makes
no difference to the salaried clerk as he
goes right on drawing his salary. But the
per diem employee gets nothing. He is
forced to quit work whether he wants to
or not. 1t does look rather tough that a
man can't work when he is willing. On
the other hand, the more holidays the Gov
eminent clerk can get the better he likes it..
The friends of Capt. David p. Leib-
hop hnp Ia ~
morning when they learned that some
time during Sunday night he had commit
ted suicide. He was seated at his desk in
the Dead Letter Office Division of the
Post Office. Of which he was Chief, and
had shot himself through the head with
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FIRST NEWS IN ST. PETHRsB URG.


Gen. Kuropatlkin Announces His Defeat and
Retreat
Gen. Kuropatkin's report which reached
st. Petersburg Sept. 8, announcing that
the whole of his army had arrived at Muk-
den and was taking up positions around
the city, and adding that the army had
not lost a gun during the retreat, relieved
the public anxiety and put an end to the
many alarmist reports.
From the Generals report, it seems evil
dent that Kuropatkin is tentatively pre-
pairing to meet the japanese again, should
Field Marshal Oyama continue to press
northward. Nothing more important than
rear-guard actions marked the march to
Mukden. The region south of that city
is now clear of Russians.
1t is evident, however, that kuropatkin
is taking precautions to prevent the Jap
anese from creeping around his tanks, as
he reports that the japanese cavalry is
actively scouting wide on his TANKS. The
about 80 miles on either side of the rail-
road, with the view to surrounding Muk-
den, but whether kuropatkin will ac-
cept an engagement or continue nOrthward
will probably depend at the decisive mo-
ment upon the temper and condition of his
troops, who doubtless have been much
shaken by the long fight and the hardships
attendant upon the retreat.
TO DIVIDE THE ARMY.
Besides the formation of two fresh army
corps as the first answer to the Japanese
success at Liao-yang, the Russian army
at the front will be reorganized, probably
in the form of two armies, in command of
Gen. Hnevitch and Gen. Baron Kaulbars,
respectively, with Gen. Kuropatkin as
COMMANDMENTS Chief. Gen. Kaulbars will
60 out with the two army corps now Or
ganizing in the Governments of Kazan,
Odessa, wilma, and Kieff.
Gen. Linevitch has been ordered by tel
egraph from VladivOstOk to Mukden. This
growing unwieldiness of she big force UNI
der Gen. kuropatkin's command, and
which will be largely increased by constant
reenfOrcements.
Gen. Kuropatkin heretofore has handled
every detail of the vast organization. The
work is too much for one man, and he. is
now almost broken down under the. strain.
1t is known that the Emperor is per-
sonally one of Koropatkin's strong sup
porters, and it is thought the General will
in all probability retain chief command
of the two armies. Kuropatkin, however,
has been seriously criticised by some of
the Emperor's close military advisers. and
it is possible that he may eventually be
superseded
Gems. Kuroki and Kuropatkin have been
marching northward along Iparallel lines,
both armies being greatly hampered by
heavy roads, the japanese lin a rough re-
gion, and the Russians along a fiat coun-
try-but embarrassed by the high, Chinese
corn, which preventeds marching on the
side of the main roads. ., No difficulty is
being experienced at fhe Hun River, a
few miles SOIrth NJ Muk6nn whore bridges
had been provided for crossing the stream.
There has been constant fighting at the
Russian rear and along the eastern wing,
but SO far as known by the war Office moth
ing of Importance has occtrred since the
retreat began. lIB,
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that the Russians do not consider the war
ended by any means, and are rousing
themselves for a still greater effort. They
are talking about sending an additional
1000 men to the East, and the departure
Of the Baltic fleet for the far East is of
fcially announced. Admiral Birileff, COM
mander Of the naval forces at Constadt,
will accompany the feet as far as Libau,
from which port the modern armada of
almost 40 pennants will sail Immediately
for the Orient. The Admiralty does not
state how long Admiral Rojestvensky will
stop at Libau, but it is understood that it
will be only for few days.
The plan of the cruise has not been d.
vulged, but it has been carefully mapped
out. Golfers accompany the feet for the
purpose Of supplying the torpedo boats
and torpedo-boa destroyers, whose
steaming radius is small. Other golfers
have already sailed or are awaiting or
ders at foreign ports to meet the SQUAD
ron on the way. All the vessels are
equipped with apparatus for coaIing at
sea.
The general opinion is that the vessels
will go by way of Suez. but some rumors
say that the Cape route will be taken.
The decision of the Admiralty to send
out the fleet in the face of the existing
situation in the far East is evidence Of
the temper Of the Government to prose-
cute the war to finish. 1t Is understood
that there was considerable divergence of
expert opinion on the question Of delay
ing the sailing of the feet until the Spring,
but the Emperor turned the scale in IA
vor Of immediate departure.
The vessels of the fleet are as follows.
The battleships Souvaroff, Vice-Admiral
Rojestvensky's flagship; the Navarin,
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Situation of the Cars Army.

The London Daily Express claims to
have trustworthy information that the
Russian army is divided into FIVE columns.
The first has reached Tie Pass 40 miles
north of Mukden), and is preparing to
defend that place against the japanese.
The second is midway between Mukden
and Tie Pass. The third is at Mukden.
The fourth, consisting of 10000 men, un-
der Gen. Meyendorff. is holding Gen.
Kuroki in check by hard fighting II miles
south of Mukden.
The fifth, of about 1900 men, is fur
Their south, exhausted by incessant fighting,
and is surrounded on three sides by the
japanese, its position being one of ex-
treme danger, from which it can hardly
hope to escape.
Everything now depends" says the pa
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WAR IN THE ORIENT.
The Russians After Is Days Fighting Reeang Beyond
Mukden-The japanese in Pursu-Bot Sides Worn Out-The
Russian Baltic Fleet Starts for the East.

obliged to collect all his wagons with am
munition near the warehouses, where he
blew them up. In the intrenehments and
forts he left quantities of ammunition so
great we had no time to count it. We
found store of ammunition for 1S cent?
meter Camel guns. from which we infer
he possessed heavy artillery, but was un-
able to use it."
From St. Petersburg comes assurances
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THE END OF THE NEEK.
The Russians sti1l Retreatthg. and Will Like
~ Abandon Mukden-Rtssians Talk OF Con-
ttnuing the War-Satling'of the Baltic Fleet.

Cnulng the Waf-SaNin8Of the Baltic Fleet.
The end Of the week shows the Rus
slams still in possession Of Mukden, but
the main body continuing the retreat
northward. The japanese were pressing
their pursuit and had engaged the Rus
sian rear-guard five miles south of Muk-
den. 1t is supposed that Mukden will be
evacuated and the Russians make a
stand about so miles north at Tie pass.
Field Marshal Oyama reports:
The Intelligence Department reports
that the enemy transported over 10000
wounded north of Mukden Sept. 5, but
there are ns yet no means OF estimating
his total losses. There are evidences that
during the fight he continued to carry off
his dead: nevertheless he left over 5000
In the vicinity Of Liao-yang.
when retreating from Liao-yang he
burned nearly all the warehouses and rail-
way station. but we took great quantities
OF provisions and other things He barely
succeeded in saving his guns. but was
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Sissoi Veliky, Borodino, Alexander III,
Orel, Oleg, and the Osliaba, Rear-Admi-
raj Voelkarsam's flagship; the cruisers Ad-
miral Nakhimoff, Dmitri Donskoi, Au-
rora, and the Almaz, Rear-Admiral En-
quist's flagship, and several torpedo-boats
and torpedo-boat destroyers.
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to use these careless estimates for cam
paign purposes. sa'
Here II . table Of the appropriations
prepared under the caption, Good Gov
ernment Housekeeping, = by Representative
Hemenway, Chairman of the House APP
preparations Committee at the close Of
Congress in April. II
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Plain Language.

FIan LANGUAGE.
Colonel inspecting the hospitaD-
What's wrong with this man?
Surgeon-Phthsis, sir.
What in the worlds that?"
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japanese Losses.

From Toxic is given out the following
An approximation Of the japanese cas-.
ualties, based upon reports of the chiefs
of the medical corps of the three japanese
armies, covers the fighting from Aug. &c
and shows that the Japanese killed and
wounded amount to 1859 men. divided
as follows:
In the right army. under command of
Gen. Kuroki, 1896 men.
In the center army, under the command
of Gen. NOdzu, 1892 men.
In the left army, under the command
of Gen. Oku, 1861 men.
These casualties include 1876 officers
killed and AGA officers wounded. The fact
that the army under Gen. Oku sustained
the heaviest losses is accounted for by
its assaults upon the Russian defenses to
the south of LiaO-yang
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Gen. Arthur Macarthur, commanding
the Department Of California, handles
short-term men returning from the Philip
know what he Is talking about too. he
says:
"The stupidity and imbecility of these
short-term men coming from the Philip
pines is almost unbelievable. Young Amer
leans, amply able to take care Of them
selves anywhere. under any circumstances.
while in service abroad, seem to take leave
OF their senses when they arrive on United
States soil. and willingly become the prey
OF the sharks found in every big city. In
stances and figures could be given to prove
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Col. John Biddle, Engineer Commits
sioner of the District, has just returned
from a two weeks vacation spent on the
Panama Canal zone, where the Colonel
was the guest of the Panama Canal Com
mission. He said of affairs down there
The climate on the zone surprised me
first. There was never q day during the
two weeks / remained there that the
thermometer rose higher than 80, and I
was informed that the temperature held
between 20 and 50 during the entire time
of my visit.
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