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Mr.. Morgan upon the Russian govern
ment.
japanese Meet With Repulse.

JaDaneSe MeeC Win TSGDulS0.
st. Petersburg, Feb. Pa telegram
from Viceroy AleXieff to the car says:
cat quarter before three in the morn
ing of February "a, numerous Japanese
torpedo boats attempted to attack the
battleship Retvizan and sink large
steamers loaded with inflammables.
The Retvizan was the 1irst to observe
the torpedo boats, and opened strong
fire on them. She was supported by the
land batteries. She destroyed two
steamers near the entrance of the har-
Dor. They were coming directly toward
her. One of them went on the rocks
near the lighthouse on Tiger peninsula,
and the other sank under Golden hill.
The Retvizan observed four steamers in
a sinking condition and eight torpedo
boats departing slowly to rejoln the wait
ing Japanese warships. A portion of
the crews of the japanese vessels was
drowned. The grounded steamer is still
burning. The enemy is observed in the
offing of Port Arthur in two lines
Russians Suffer No Losses.
1.-THE japanese crews saved themselves
in boats, and it is possible that some OF
them were picked up by the enemy's
torpedo boats. We had no losses.
Il am proceeding to examine the
coasts. The entrance of the harbor is
open attribute the complete derange-
ment of the enemy's plan to the brill
liant action and destructive fire of the
Retvizan. Floating mines are still visi-
bic in the roadstead. l have recalled
the three cruisers sent in pursuit of
the enemy in order, in the first place, to
clear the roadstead of floating mines"
Another Engagement.
st. Petersburg, Feb. ga dispatch
received here from Port Arthur, dated
February &c, says: ''At IL o'clock this
morning several Japanese torpedo boats
were sighted from here with their sails
set for the purpose of Disgusting their
character The battleship Retvizan and
the shore batteries opened fire on them
and continued firing until daybreak with
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-16
WATER FOR LOCOMOTIVES.
Western Railroad Companies Arc Put
to Large Expense to Make
Ii Usable,

The annual expenditures Of railroad
companies for purposes, concerning
which the public takes little thought, are
enormous according to the Washington
Star. One of the items of large expense
is the softening of water used in loco
motives, experience having demonstrate
ed that it is cheaper to install water
softeners than supply these locomotives
with raw water.
On the middle division of the Atchison.
Topeak & Santa Fe railway system the
sum of s27,375 is expended annually for
this purpose, the softener being used ut
20 water stations where the water has
been found unsuitable for boiler pur-
poses. The locomotives passing these
stations use, on an average, about $780,
900 gallons Of water daily. The water
from nearly all these sources contains
incrusting constituents; that is, the
sulphates and carbonates of lime and
magnesium, and, in many cases, corro-
sive substances, such as chloride of call
cium and magnesium, are present in
troublesome amounts.
The incrusting solids contained in $685.
900 gallons of water used each day in
4 the year amount to over 5000 pounds,
or, in the course of a year, nearly $50
tons. This amount of incrusting material
| deposited in the boiler would, in the first
| place, damage the boiler plates and
cause an enormous increase in the con-
sumption of coal. The removal of this
scale would cost probably from six to
| tor, ~ of 3;c+
| Az these 20 water stations water soft
eners have been erected at great initial
expense. The maintenance of these
softeners requires the expenditure of
about SIT per day for chemicals and an
additional charge of about S5S per Gay
for services of attendants, making 9
total of SIS per day, or S27,3S75 per year.
The cost of construction of these water
softeners was not made public, but, if
the cost of maintenance represents four
per cent. on the investment, the total
amount expended for water softe9ers is
nearly 100000.
The same experience holds true of 9th
er railroads. At ten water stations along
the Union Pacific 2,79O pounds of solids
are removed from the water each cay.
almost as much as is removed from the
water of 20 stations along the Santa Fe
system, although, at the ten Union Pa
cltic stations, they use about so per cent.
more water than at the Santa Fe sta
lions.
The chemical survey of natural waters
which is being made by the hydro-eco-
nomic experts of the geological survey
is directed, in part, toward the location
of available waters which may be used
for boiler purposes without treatment.
IT, by extensive surveys, such waters
can be discovered and their location
made known, the saving of tremend-
Gus amount of money will be effected.
In the case of railroads the cost of such
great losses, as above mentioned, is due
largely to lack of information concern
ing the sources of water suitable fer
boilers, and they will become the great
est beneficiaries Of this phase of the work
, of the government.
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Says Japs Reiterated.
Two Engineers Killed.

San Francisco, Feb. 29-The west
bound California limited and the east
bound daily overland from the Santa
Fe collided few miles south of Rich
mond. Both engineers, L. |. Blocker,
of the limited, and j. p. Bennett, of the
overland, were killed. A misplaced
switch was the cause of the accident.
Alvin Taylor, a porter who threw the
switch open is under arrest. He asserts
that he was signalled by Engineer Ben
nett to open the switch and that he
obeyed without realizing the conse-
quencas.
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exposition. She remembers Napoleon
''signed away an empire" when he sold
the Louisiana Purchase territory
There will be many Celtic visitors to
our shores within the next few months.
The American descendants of French
settlers, Huguenots, Acadians, refu-
gees from France during the reign of
terror and others, who will greet I'M
known kinsmen at the fair. This in
fluX of well-to-do and frequently dis
tinguished foreigners to our shores
will give the diplomats and consuls ac-
credited tc our country extra work
Madame Jusserand is beautiful
>,woman of the best French type and
makes a. charming hostess at the lega
ton. Washington has been fortunate in
regard to many of the foreign ladies
who preside over the homes of the dip
lomatic corps stationed here. One very
,llar chatelaine was an American
Miss EIyerson, the daughter Of
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Are Sentenced.

Kishineff, Russia, Feb. 2G.-Two
brothers named Petreske were placed
on tria! here Thursday, charged with
having taken part in the Jewish mas
sacres. Each was sentenced to four
years penal servitude.
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ident of the Society of Spanish War
Nurses. She was appointed acting as
sistant surgeon Of the United States
army in 1888, and is the only woman
who ever held such a position. She was
assigned to duty in the surgeon generals
Office, in charge of the army nurse corps,
which she organized. When congress
approved this work by making the nurse
corps Of trained women permanent
part of the army the pioneer stage was
passed, and she resigned December 81
1900, and has been engaged in literary
work since Until she took up the present
project.
Washington the most beautiful
city in the world; Washington that
is INTELLECTUALLY in keeping with the
standing of the. nation among the
world powers, is the dream of Frank
lin Webster Smith, local architect of
note, and man of sufficient means to
make his calling pleasure rather than
commercial occupation
He has been figuring on an ideal
w et1iAi1AStoll LII oCSCld yScIS, ana
though his plans meet with but slow
recognition from congress, hea is not
discouraged and feels that he can af-
ford to wait for results. He has two
schemes on foot which, if he is able
to work out, will make Washington
the most beautiful capital on the globe.
He has already spent at least 500, 900
in bringing these plans to perfection.
Congress has already appropriated
money to buy land on which to build
a hall of records, in which the official
documents of the governments are to be
kept. Mr.. Smith has invented a fire
proof concrete, out of which he has
modelled a hall OF records somewhat
after the style of the tabularium of
Julius Caesar at Rome.
The other plan is the outgrowth of
the halls of the ancicnts erected in this
city by Mr.. Smith and another public
spirited citizen. 1t is to erect on the
old naval observatory site reprot,lc-
ton of the most famous temples 81 an
tiquity, beginning with the Parthenon.
The group will show Assyrian, Egyp-
tian, Moorish and all the distinctive
styles Of ancient and modern architec-
ture. 1t will be an important educa-
tional factor in the growth of the na-
tons capital and if Mr.. Smiths plan,
which has received the endorsement Of
Senator Hoar and other leading sena'
tors, is carried out the tourists of the
old world will come here to SEQ . most
beautiful sight xs&Ra4aSNss
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Ex-Jurist Dead

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 26.-Former
Judge George w. Lindsay, of the or
phans' court of this city, died at his
home here Thursday, aged IS years. He
was an organizer and past grand chan
cellor OF the Knights of Pythias of the
state.
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Repartee,

The Star Boarder-This chicken is a
little tough, is it not, Mrs. Prunepie?
Mrs. Prunepie-Young man, would
have you know that bought that chick
en-, and was buying chickens before you
were born.
Indeed, and this same chicken.
wasn't it,. Mrs. Prunepie?"--Chioago
Tribune.
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Treaty Is Signed

London, March 1.-The arbitration
treaty between Great Britain and
Spain, which it was announced Feb
ruary 90 the two countries were on
the verge of concluding, was signed
Saturday.
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Suicide of Former Society Leader.

Little Rock, Ark, March /. = Mrs.
Horace G. Aliis, formerly prominent
society leader in this city, committed
suicide Monday at the county hospita!
by hanging herself with strips of bed
clothes.
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wealthy newspaper man OF Phlladei-
phia. She married Monsieur Palermo
ire while he was French minister here
and entertained elegantly at her faith
er's splendid villa on the heights Of
Georgetown The Paternotres left here
for the court of Madrid, where the
American wife of the ambassador be-
came at once popular
Many OF the foreign female contin-
gent complain that our capital is dull
compared with the gay capitals of the
old world, especially on Sundays!
Across the water, the fun starts imme-
diately after mass Sunday morning.
Theaters and concerts are in full blast
during the afternoon and the cafes dc
big business. They have special sing
ers and band of music, psalms and
hymns are not on the programme! 1t
was perhaps to pander to the tastes OF
our foreign distinguished population
that the congressional library and Cor
coran gallery of art throw open their
doors at noon Sunday!
Crowds throng both buildings during
the entire afternoon of Sunday and
they are not all foreigners by any
means! In fact, it is about the only
time the government clerks have for
enjoying the advantages offered by
both institutions and they make the
most of it. The librarian of congress
had to put an extra force of clerks on
Sunday afternoon, and it is sometimes
almost impossible to elbow your way
through the crowds in the main gal
leries of the Corcoran art gallery. The
theaters, too, are frequently opened
here on Sunday evenings for the rem
dition of an oratorio lecture or sacred
concert In few years it looks as if
the diplomatic corps will cease to COM
plain that Washington is dull and pro-
vincial."
American nurses are going to the
seat of war to care for the Japanese sick
and wounded. The Japanese minister
has received a cable message from his
government accepting the offer made by
DR.. Anita Newcomb MCGEE, of Wash
ington, D. c., to take to Japan party OF
trained nurses who have seen field serv-
ice in the camps and hospitals of the
United States army. No one is eligible
to join the party except graduate wom-
en- nurses who have been in the army.
The first party will sail early in March
and proceed to Osaka, Japan, the port
on the Inland sea, which is the base to
which disabled troops will come when
sent home from the battlefield. There
they will place themselves under the or
ders of the military authorities to be
sent wherever they are most needed
All may be together or they may be di-
vided into different parties. There is in
Japan large official Red Cross organl-
cation which furnishes immense guam
titles of supplies to the army, and the
American nurses will work side by side
with the members of that society.
DR.. Anita Newcomb MCGEE, who il
at the head of the movement, and will
take the first party to the war district
is native of Washington. She is pres
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RUSSIAN CossACK IN FULL
MARCHING EQUIPMENT.

out any visible result. After daybreak
a Japanese squadron, apparently con-
veying transports, was sighted. At a
quarter past II this squadron came near
er and an engagement which lasted 40
minutes ensued There was no dam
age. Few shells fell in Port Arthur. 1t
is expected here that the Japanese will
attempt landing soon.
An inspection of the Japanese fire
ships sent into this harbor February "a !,
shows they were loaded with coal and
kerosene and that electrical internal ma
chimes had been placed in the midst of
this cargo"
From a japanese Scource.
Washington, Feb 27.-The Japanese
legation has received a cablegram from
Toxic, which is substantially as fol-
lows:
Vice Admiral Kamimura reports on
the Goth of February the following: Ac-
cording to the report from the torpedo
fiotilla which was sent for the purpose
of rescuing the crews of the steamers sent
to block up the harbor at Port Arthur
the Kokoku Maru on the left side of the
entrance of the harbor near the light
house and the Bushiu Maru outside the
entrance were sunk purposely by the
Japanese by explosion. The Tenshin
Maru, the Buyo Maru and the Jinsen
Maru sunk themselves on the east of the
Lao TIE Shan. All the crews of these
steamers were picked up safely. Our de-
stroyers and torpedo fotilla are un-
harmed. On the night of the oath our
destroyers again went on a scouting
cruise near Port Arthur, Dalny and
Pigeon Bay.
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left the room defeated by the difficulty
of the problems except the fair, young
girl who was then Miss Elizabeth Pres
ton Brown, of Virginia. She won the
place over all competitors and holds
1t still by virtue of merit alone. A
problem in higher mathematics pleases
her as much as a new novel interests
most women. She computed the devel-
opment Of the perturbative function,
and made other special computations
in connection with Prof Simon New
combs Tables of the Sun" and his
tables of the different planets.
tbs 9Ebi4s Ct s IL a
Astronomical Journal and Sidereal
Messenger.
She visited Europe with Mr.. Davis a
few years ago and found her reputa-
ton was well known abroad. Both
were recipients of many courtesies
from distinguished scientists and the
nobility of Europe. They visited Wind
sor and Warwick castles by special in
vitation.
MOuSleuI JuSSeIduQ, aluDdSSdQOr IC
the United States from France, thinks
Americans attach too much Importance
to their Anglo-Saxon origin and neg
lect their Celtic ancestry. He is a man
of rare accomplishments and is an &C
QUESTION to the national capital, botn
from literary and social standpoint
: He speaks English fluently having
served in a diplomatic capacity at tht
court of st. James number of years
The affairs pertaining to the build
ing of the Panama canal and the pres:
of business the worlds fair is giving
M. Jusserand more work to do thar
his predecessor had for some years
France is making brave show at the
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MAY EVACUATE
A STRONGHOLD
Gen. ORA gomiroff Urges Aba ndonment of Port
Arthur-Story of Recent Bcrnbardment
Is Probably False.

Gen. Linevitch dispatched cavalry and a
body of infantry in pursuit, and with an
order to occupy northern Corea.
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Has Not Seen Enemy.

st. Petersburg, March 3-In dispatch
to the car, Viceroy Alexieff says: "Ad-
miral Stark, telegraphing from Port
Arthur to-day, March 2, says the enemy
did not appear Off Port Arthur on either
February %, 20, or March l. Re-
connaissances made by cruisers and tor
pedo boats over a radius of 60 miles from
Port Arthur also failed to discover the
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Russians Retired.
Coreans Driven Back.

Toxic, Feb 29-Corean soldiers on
the Ham-Gyeng frontier have been at
tackled and dispersed by Russian
trOOps
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-20

cent Of ricketts, and II cent of defective teeth In
the Gentle school of the class cent of the chill
dren had ricketts, and 80 per defective teeth The
district of Leeds equally instructive regards com
parson There the native children showed 80 per cent
ricketts, and percentage of 60 regards bad teeth. The
poor Jewish school, regards statistics based the
same lines gave percentages Of per cent ricketts,
per cent for defective teeth.
For long ages the Jew has pracced religion Of health
NO one can read the code of hygiene comprised in the
OF the Old Testament without perceivng that wise legs
aton was exercised by way of nsurng the health
jewish race and by way of preventing disease True,
the code was extremely drastic in of its applications
witness the casting of the leper forth camp; but
Its very Rightly served to impress not only the idea of
prevention of disease but of the practice which that
idea gave origin. nation which, In addition super.
visng Its meats with the acumen of modern sanitary
Inspector and which knew that the health
to be found in the maintenance of cleanliness could not
fail to reap rich physical the development of
sound constitution and In the possession Of length
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-20
True to His Friends.

An answer to an advertisement for a
school assistant capable of teaching
the classics as far as Homer and yer-
gil" makes one of the best stories in
the Dean of Bristols recent book.
"Odds and Ends"
"sir," the answer ran. with refer
ence to the advertisement which were
in the Times respecting school assist
ant, l beg to state that should be
happy to fill that situation, but as most
of my friends reside in London, and
not knowing how far Homer and Yer
gil is from town, beg to state that 1
should not like to engage to teach the
classics farther than Hammersmith or
Furnham Green. or at the very utmost
distance. farther than Brentford."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-20
NO JAIL COULD HOLD HIM.
French Burglar Makes Good His Boast
Tint He Would Break Jail.

French Burglar Makes Good His Boast
Tint He Would Break Jail.
The police throughout the whole of
France are making. n thorough search
for hotel burglar named Wander
wegaete, who recently made won.
derful escape from Lille prison, where
lie was confined in an underground
condemned cell. He Lad been placed
there because he had boosted that the
Jail could not keep him. The massive
door of the cell opened on to a corri-
dor, at the end of which was another
door. fitted with safety lock.
Locked up for the night on Mon
day, VanGerwegaete was not to be
found on Tuesday morning. He had
left n couple of keys made of tin be-
hind him as a memcnto. 1t is sup
posed that he made an impression of
the lock Of the cell with bread given
to him. With some more bread he
made mold, in which lie cast key
out of tin cup, the mcsnl being melt
ed on his stove. The same night lie
opened his door, took bread crumb
impression Of the corridor lock, made
another key and soon found himself
outside the corridor. From cupboard
he distracted sheet and a broom
handle, which he tied together and
made his way into the prison yard.
After scaling the interior wall,
which is nine feet high, he climbed
another wall by a waterspout and then
dropped fifteen feet. with the aid Of a
blanket which lie had taken from his
cell. Breaking into n tailoring estab.
lishment close by. he exchanged his
prison uniform for fashionable suit
and overcoat and took $50 from the
till and some cigarettes. He has not
been heard of since.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-20
Think Of YOUR Barber,

A man in Philadelphia who had
been proverbially fretful and insult
ing to the barber who shaved him, and
whose only excuse was that he was
very nervous, was finally led to re-
lieye his uncomfortableness by count.
ing theNnumber of strokes that 1t took
to shave him.
To his great surprise he found that
it took 459 strokes to shave him when
he was fairly calm, and more when
he was in more nervous mood.
The barber informed him that he
had frequently shaved men SO rest.
less and nervous that it took nearly
600 razor strokes to shave them, and
no thanks at that
The gentleman has been counting
the strokes ever since, and by this
simple device has greatly benefited
his nervous system to the great de-
light of his faithful barber. There
is no single remedy for nervousness
SO effectual as counting.-Ecs,on
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- Why This Peevish Haste !?


President Roosevelt has ordered
Congress to disband. Congress does
not usually adjourn the long session
until after midsummer, but the Repub-
lican lenders declare that May Mt
the latest will be the date this year.
President Roosevelt probably feels
more than any other former President
that he has Congress on his hands,
and wants to get rid of 1t. This dis
like and fear of Congress has always
been the talk of the "best business ill.,
terests" in Wall street and there
nbouts. 1t is not difficult to see that
this feverlsh haste TO get rid of Con-
gress can be traced through the admin
istration to Wall street. II there were
no Democrats in Congress the trusts,
combines and corporations would not
object to Its continuance forever, but
the minority leaders are making too
good record and calling the attention
of the country to the great need Of re-
form SO they must be got rid Of.
President Roosevelt has also an
other reason for wishing to get Con
gress OF his hands. He knows that
nipe-tenths Of the Republican Senator's
and Representatives secretly dislike
him and would be quite willing 10 ses
him commit political hari.knrl. On tn,
surface they are favorable to his re-
nomination, but they fear he will be de-
feated and that the loaves and fishes
viii b. lacking with bis political oblt-
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him, and the fireman could understand
and answer The nose of the t1ain.

him. and the fireman could understand
and answer The nose of the train,
seems to be something extra accord
Ing to him. to which he has becouie so
accustomed that it does not interfere
10 any way with his ordinary faculties.
1t appeared, from his remarks, 10 be
like dull clatter of numerous type
writers in big office, which never in
terferes with speech or thought once
n person has become accustomed to
the noise. He asserted that he knew
of old engineers who had become stone
deaf when they were not in the cab,
and their friends had to yell Mt them
to make themselves understood. But
as soon as the veterans stepped into
the engine and got the rattle Of the
train in their ears they could hear the
ordinary conversational voice, despite
the thunder of the machinery and the
wheels. AS soon as the train stopped
they were deaf again for that interval.
only to be right rs soon as the pande-
monium of the wheels shock up their
aural openings.-Pittsburg Dispatch.