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IN CONGRESS-.
The House Establishes q Record In
the Passage of Private PEN
sion Bills

Washington, Feb. 15.-Speaker Can
non on Friday took the bit in his
teeth and ran away completely with
legislative precedent in the house. In
cidentally he broke all previous rec
ords in the dispatch of private pension
bills. Under his guidance 800 of these
measures of relief were passed by the
house in 155 minutes. Nearly the
whole of this time was consumed in
committee of the whole. The house
passed the bills zen bloc" under unan-
imous consent, which the speaker him
self asked for. About half of the bills
were disposed of under this request,
those without amendment. When OBJ
lection was temporarily made the
speaker plainly showed his displeasure
by dragging the proceedings. The OBJ
lection was withdrawn, whereupon
the remaining bills were declared
passed without even the formality Of
having the clerk read their numbers
The senate listened to the reading by
Senator Carmack of speech prepared
by Senator Morgan in opposition to the
presidents policy with reference to an
isthmian canal, and also considered
the bill appropriating 100000 to ex-
Queen Lilioukalani of Hawaii Speeches
in support of the bill were made by
Senators Blackburn and Mitchell, and
in opposition by Senators Spooner and
Platt Comm. Senator Spooner moved
to recommit the measure, but the vote
on this motion failed to develop a quo
rum, so the senate was forced to ad-
journ.
on the opposite side of the river from
here The 25 other guests in the house
had narrow escapes from death. The
loss is about S34 900.
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A JAPANESE STREET ON A HOLI-
DAY.
The japanese deities are as kindly
and gentle-hearted as the people
themselves. Their story of the crea-
ton is quaint, and wholly without the
elements Of slaughter and dissension
which are the groundwork in other
mythologic accounts of the same
event. Two gods (whose very lengthy
names may be shortened to Izanagi
and IzanamD, standing upon the
bridge of Heaven, cast grains of rice
abroad to dispel the darkness. They
then pushed a spear down into the
green plain of the sea, and stirred it
round. This spear became the axis
of the earth, started it revolving, and
by a natural process of consolidation
brought about the dry land Z.
and nothing could very well be SIM
pier or more logical than that!
Anyone who has stayed in Yokohama
in the middle of October has perforce
taken part in the festival of o Son.
san. The streets are hung with Ian
terms, drums are beating everywhere,
paper flowers are showered down
from the balconies, and a laughing.
good-natured crowd thronging the
town from end to end will allow no one
to hide himself away at a time of gen.
eral rejoicing. And yet very few peo-
pie know what it is all about, and that
this excuse for general holiday-mak
ing commentaries an act Of self.
sacrifice. Two hundred years ago ESQ
the story runs) the spot where the
important and populous settlement of
Yokohama stands to-day was occu-
pied by a vast swamp. Immense ef-
forts were made to fill it in, but the
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sionaries have not been, the fatal foot
Of the trader has not yet trod. and
even the face of the white man has
rarely been seen. sometimes not at all.
Here is real Japan, in all its truth
and purity, and here the real japanese,
the most simple-hearted creature
breathing, whom we Of the western
world know nothing of. lives his sim
pie life and dies his simple death.
For that is the keynote of japanese
character And it brings
a goddess in its train-beauty, the
handmaiden of nature.
Many are the curious customs, GU
rious to us, which are matters of com
mon habit in Japan. Up to late years
the facial charm of femininity has
been rigidly restricted to the young
and unmarried, for after the wed
ding ceremony the bride, as mark
of honor to her husband, must blacken
her teeth and shave her eyebrows.
But even this, an immemoFial OBJ
servance, is yielding to the advance
Of knowledge and the reports of the
travelled and more enlightened, and
will presently die out.
The visitor, especially one who has
sojourned in India, China, and other
eastern places, is at once struck by the
extreme cleanliness Of Japanese cities
by the entire absence of beggars in the
streets, and of those degraded crea.
lures who swarm in the great CAPT
tails. The street cries are all melo'
dious, and the avoidance of noise is
everywhere the first consideration
The watchman who goes the rounds
at night beats two pieces of wood to-
gether. The bells have no clappers.
but are struck with the hand on the
outside. A melancholy, plover-like
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CASE AGAINST BURTON.
Indictment of Kansas Senator
Heard at st. Louis.

St Louis, Feb. 15.-ArgumeLt on the
demurrer of United States Senator Jo-
seph R. Burton, Of Kansas, to the indict-
ment, charging him with using his in
fiuence to prevent the issuance of 4
post Office fraud order against the
Rialto Grain & Securities company
and receiving for such services 81, 500,
was begun before Judge Adams in the
United States district court Saturday.
Senator Burton's contention is that the
extent of the United States interest in
the matter was on the issuance of an
order which would serve to stop the
transmission of mail to and from the
company and that no question Of gov
ernmental interest or policy was in
volved. He contended, through his
attorney, Judge Chester Krum, that
no law of the United States was vio-
lated by him and that the United
States has no legitimate interest in the
efforts of the Rialto Grain & Securities
company, to prevent the issuance of a
fraud order against it.
Senator Burton was in court. In his
demurrer he admits that he accepted
the money from the Rialto company,
but says he did so merely as an ator-
ney, and that he did not, and did not
agree to, use his influence as a senator
in preventing the issuance of fraud
order
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EXTEND MUNICIPAL HOLIDAY
Baltimor, Clearing House Prevents
Notes from Going to Protest.
Work of Clearing the Streets in the
Burned District Proceeds
More Rapidly.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 15.-In re-
sponse to a request from the various
trades bodies it was decided at meet
ing Saturday of the Clearing House
association to extend the municipal
holiday until February %. The banks
have arranged to clear through the
clearing house on Monday, and will
meet all demands next week, but the
holiday will prevent any notes from
going to protest.
The work of clearing the streets in
the burned district was resumed at an
early hour Saturday morning and even
more rapid progress is being made
than on Friday. Several walls deemed
TO be dangerous were pulled down and
the pumping of water from the cellars
was continued. AS the work progress
es investigation shows that, excepting
the vaults of the banks and trust COM
panies. the destruction was complete.
Dynamiting is being resorted to in ex-
ceptional instances
Though within the last few days
there has been slight increase in the
applications for aid as a result of the
fire, the list of applicants is surpris-
ingly small in view of the widespread
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ROB A RICH CLUB.
Svorting Men in San Francisco Re-
sort Relieved of Money and VAL
uabIes by Five Masked Bandits.

San Francisco, Feb. 15.-F'ive men
entered the Colonial club, a resort fire.
quented by leading sporting men in
this city late in the evening. While
one remained on guard, the others
broke into the clubroom and rounded
up the inmates, who were lined up
against the wall with hands down.
They were then relieved of their valu-
ables, the robbers securing nearly $1O,-
900 in money and jewelry. The victims
were then bound hand and foot and
laid face downward upon the floor,
two of the robbers being left in charge
Of them until the rest OF the band
had sufficient time to get away in
safety. They then extinguished the
lights and made good their escape No
trace of the thieves has so far been
obtaiuable
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
Moose and Deer.

The deep SHOWS of the present winter
make it one of the hardest for years on
deer and moose. The deer are begin
ming to yard in the north and will
come out of the rigors of the winter
weak and emaciated. The same thing
applies to moose, but, if anything,
they will be even poorer than the deer.
Moose feed on swamp grass. now
buried beneath two feet of snow II
most places, and on poplar sprouts an
twigs. Before they can get at this
food it is necessary for them to paw
away the snow. In the spring they
are often so weak they can walk only
with difficulty, and many will die from
the unusual exposure, just as the range
cattle of the west.
Both deer and moose are falling q
frequent prey TO bands of timb ,r
wolves. Deer are comparatively an
easy prey, but the hungry timber BAN
dts encounter an enemy worthy their
mettle when they assail monarch
Dull moose. They are well aware OF
this fact, and when they find one that
is weak from hunger they dog his foot
steps day and night until he falls a
prey to their constancy. In open bat
tie they will kill a wolf with a single
stroke of their hoofs.
A cruiser of the Beltrami Timber
company recently came upon a moose
standing in the middle of a small
slough, knee deep in the snow. At a
him was stationed a pack of eight
wolves. How long the moose had been
surrounded is question. A few shots
from the woodman's Winchester dis
persed the band. The moose WIS SO
weak that it gained the shelter of the
underbrush nearby with difficulty.
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News Notes.

Great Northern surveyors are work
ing on the Pelican Rapids line, which
was abandoned long ago after consid-
erable work had been done.
1t is learned that the Wright & Da-
Wis interests of Michigan are to return
to Minnesota to operate more extens-
lively than ever in the pine timber in
dustry.
The sash and door factory of L. C.
Berg, St. Anthony Park, was damaged
by fire which originated in the boiler
room. The factory is located at 227C
Hampden avenue. The loss is placed
at $500.
An explosion of gas at Rice street
and University avenue, ST. Paul, tears
up the pavement.
The last ten of a bunch of TWEEN
ty-fve complaints against saloon
keepers and druggists were filed in
Mankato. They are charged with
selling adulterated or bogus blaekber-
nv brandy or port wine. Most of
them have paid fines of $25 apiece.
An exhibit of the handiwork of in
mates of the state insane hospitals and
other state institutions is being planned
by the state board of control for the
Louisiana purchase exposition.
r. ". Dering believes he is the pio-
neer of Itasca county pioneers. Four
teen years ago he shot two caribou on
The nrcsent townsite of Little Fork.
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Rough House.

It was strenuous life for the uni
versity sophomores at the ~" when
they attempted to hold their class par
ty in the armory despite the frantic
efforts of mob of $50 freshmen to
break up the party. The battle that
resulted from the attempt lasted over
an hour and proved one of the hottest
ever held at the institution.
Blood and water flowed freely. Snow
balls and chairs filed the air and
clothing was torn in shreds. Hats,
caps and collars went to ruin and it is
believed that in at least two cases
bones were broken.
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Reminiscent.

Many articles reminiscent of the pio-
neer days when Fort Smelling was an
outpost of civilization have been dis
covered by the workmen remodeling
the old tower and removing old build
ings preparatory to erecting new
structures.
Among these articles is an old ham
mer, evidently used in laying the floor
OF the tower when that structure was
used as prison. 1t is the kind form
erly used to hold whiffletrees on OK
wagons, and has a sharp pointed han
die to be used for prying purposes.
Other articles found under the floor
were an agate and an arrow head, and
fragments of old military clothing
worn a century ago, which crumbled
to the touch. Two old tin lanterns,
such as London watchmen carried in
the old days, were also found, and the
iron doors of the tower prison have
been preserved by Capt. c. NJ. Scho-
field, constructing quartermaater, as
relics of dead and gone generations.
A brass key, stamped ''1s2O," was also
among the finds"
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work went on but slowly and with dis
aster. The quicksands swallowed up
the earth and stones as fast as they
were thrown in, and, worse still, it
swallowed the workmen as well. Then
it was that a humble young girl, o
Sonsan (maidservant), came forward
and offered to be buried alive in the
swamp to placate the evil spirits of
the quicksand. The sacrifice was ac-
cepted, and from that moment the
work succeeded and no more lives
were lost. And that is why to-day, on
every fifteenth of October, the jap
anese in Yokohama dance on the site
of o Sonsan's grave.
Japan has never been priest-ridden,
hence the almost marvellous ease with
which it has been able to adapt itself
to the changing necessities of the
times. There is no fanaticism in
Japan. Its priests are teachers, most
ly peripatetic: they expound the prin-
ciples of Shinto, or the sacred book
of Shaka, but they are not custo-
dians of the Japanese conscience and
masters Of his actions, as the Guru is
of the Hindoo. There are thousands
of Shinto shrines and temples scat
tered all over the country, by the side
of almost every road. But they SYM
bolize no tenet of fanatical sacrifice or
loss of mental liberty. The religion,
like everything Japanese, is one Of
marked simplicity.
r FSPINASSE
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mocnfower. No one who loves SIM
plicity and the sweetness of nature
unspoiled, can contemplate without a
sympathetic shudder even the posi-
bility of the conquering Muscovite
trampling his uncouth way across the
smiling rice fields, and under the an
cient Jorii before the temples Of a
thousand gods. Japan is the last land
of the beautiful left to an over-civil-
lied world 1t is also the youngest
child of conquest, for scarcely 80
years have passed since its gates were
first thrown open to the nations of the
west.
Nippon, country Of peaceful
shores" in the native speech, is
rapidly admitting European customs,
ideas of dress, and manners of liv-
ing, to the destruction of much that
was picturesque and that had no coun-
terpart in other lands.
But away, tucked close among its
hills and valleys, in the very kernel of
Old Japan, there still remain to-day
quiet little hooks, powered in cherry
blossom and wisteria; happy little
cities of sweetness and light; quaint
little nests of gray-stone temples,
lichen-covered shrines, and Buddhas.
by-the-wayside. And here the mis-.
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Piffsburg Rank Fails.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 15.-The State
Bank of Pittsburg, a small institution
capitalized at $4,000, was closed Satur-
lay by order of the state banking de-
partment. Albert L. Tabor, of Phila-
ielphia, state bank examiner, is tenn
porarily in charge. According to a re-
cent statement, the bank owed deposit
ors S45O 600
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note on a reed pipe, which regularly
sounds in the streets every morning,
is the call of the blind. These have
the monopoly of lucrative profes-
sion, being shampooers and mas
sageurs (massage has been practiced
in Japan for centuries, and brought
to the highest state of efficiency posi-
ble). Its blind professors possess some
knack of hand or personal magnetism
which has subdued the most inveter-
ate cases of rheumatism, and have
even conquered paralysis.
Japan is country alive with
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DIR. Clinton Locke Dead.

Chicago, Feb. Is. = Rev. DR.. Clin-
ton Locke, pastor emeritus of Grace
Episcopal church and for nearly half a
century regarded as one of the great
est of Chicago divines, died unexpect-
idly at II o'clock at night at Biloxi,
Miss, where he had gone TO seek res
toration Of health.
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a native of Germany, had lived in St.
Louis for 4S years.
He stood high in business and So
cial circles and was reputed to be a
millionaire.
After the death Of Mr.. Lemp none but
relatives and very close friends OF the
family were admitted to the residence.
Besides the two sons and his widow,
one daughter, who married son of Capt.
Pabst, survive William j. Lemp.
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Republican Convention.

Robert Jamison, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee, has
issued the formal call for the state
convention to be held at Minneapolis,
March II, for the purpose of electing
four delegates-at-large and four altern-
ates to the national convention in
Chicago, June 81. The call requires
county conventions to elect delegates
to the state convention Tuesday,
March Is.
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Indiana Bank Suspends.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The conptrol-
Ter of the currency has received tele-
gram announcing the suspension of
the First national bank of Matthews,
Ind.
Matthews, Ind, Feb. 15.-Notice was
posted on the doors of the First ma
tional bank here Saturday that there
would be temporary suspension, but
that all depositors would be paid in
full
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Topeka Suffers by Fire.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 15.-Fire de-
stroyed the Parkhurst-Davis Mercan-
tile company's building and stock, at
First and Kansas avenue; the Sells
building adjoining. occupied by the Nc
Cormick Harvester company and w. l.
Schick as a store room for mattresses
and some smaller property. Total loss
estimated at S400,0 900.
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Inventor Loses His Eyesirht.

New York, Feb. 15.-While expert
menting with gasoline and volatile
chemicals in an endeavor to perfect an
invention, A J. Brunson, president of
the First national bank, of Plainfield,
n j., has lost the sight of both eyes.
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character of the calamity and of the
fact that so large a number of poor
people have been thrown out of en-
ployment Mayor McLane has ap-
pointed a relief committee, composed
OF representative citizens.
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legend and myth, but the student of
its mythology will be impressed by
the one feature which distinguishes it
from all others, and particularly from
all of eastern origin. Its Olympus is
peopled by no vengeful or blood
thirsty gods demanding sacriicial al.
tars and the offerings of immolation.
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St Louis, Feb. 15. - William j..
Lemp, president of the Lemp Brewing
company, committed suicide Saturday
at his residence, 1892 South Thirteenth
street by shooting himself in the right
temple with a revolver. He died an
hour after firing the fatal shot
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Defauiter Sentenced.

Oakland, Cal, Feb: 15.-William A.
MCGOWAN, the defaulting secretary of
the University of California, has been
sentenced to serve six years and II
months in San Quentin PRISON,
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Cause of Rash Deed.

Growing depression over the death
of his favorite son, Fred Lemp, three
years ago. and the loss of Frederick
Pabst, of Milwaukee, lifelong friend.
is believed to have been the cause of
his rash act.
Mr.. Lemp, who was 6S years old, and
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Close Call

Dan Patch, record 1864, ths $50, 900
champion pacing stallion owned by NJ.
W. Savage, had a narrow escape from
death by fire in Mr. Savage's stable at
260c Portland avenue, Minneapolis.
Blinded by the dense smoke and
showered with water from the hose di-
rected by the iremen the king of the
track was led from his stall by Judge
c. Il. Elliott, Mr.. Savage and Charles
Plummer, the caretaker.
The famous horse did not seem to
be injured in the least by his exposure
to fire and water and altho excited
and nervous after the ordeal
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Boom for vice Presidency Launched

Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 15.-At the an
nual Lincoln day banquet of the Ari-
zona republicans, held here, the stock
mems boom for John w. Springer, for
mer president of the National Live
stock association, for the republican
vice presidential nomination was
launched The meeting was enthusias-
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Sbipx Ordered to Shanghai

Manila, Feb. 15.-Rear Admiral
Cooper, in command of squadron
composed of the New Orleans, Raleigh,
Frolic and Annapolis, is under orders
to sail for Shanghai. The ships viii
probably sail on Monday
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Dayitt Arrives.

New York, Feb. 15.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived Saturday on the
steamer Celtic, from Liverpool and
Queenstown, we're Michael Davitt and
family, who are going to Colorado.
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DR.. John Mercer Adler Dead.

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.-Dr. John Mer-
Ger Adler is dead at Devon, from apo
plexy. He was 76 years old and was
prominent in medical and literary cir
cles.
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Girl. Not wanted i'm china.

Daughters are considered of very lit
tie importance in China. A Chinaman
is compelled by law to leave his posses
sions to his male children.
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His Preference,

The Inquisitive Party is your
favorite health food, colonel?
Col. Corkright-Ry.. saE Puck
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northeast CT Tientsin) that heavy FIR
ferred that another engagement has
taken place.
Deny Report of Landing.
St Petersburg, Feb. 15.-The press
is authorized to deny the report that
Japanese troops had landed at Port
Arthur with the loss of two regiments.
Nothing is known here officially re-
garding the movements of the Vladi-
vostok squadron, but the reports that
it had sunk Japanese transports OF
Wonsar and destroyed Hakodate are
generally discredited, it being pointed
out that it is impossible for the squad
ron to have been in the two places al
most simultaneously.
Sink japanese Steamer.
Yokohama, Feb. 15.-It is reported
here that the Russian warships Gro
moboi. Rossia. Rurik and Bogatyr sunk
the Japanese merchant steamer Akoura
Maru off Hokkaido on February II.
Russian Boat Strikes Mine.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. Is, 4 a. m.-A
report has been received from Viceroy
AleXieff saying that the Russian tor
pedo transport Yenisei had been blown
up as the result of accidentally strik-
ing a mine at Port Arthur. The Yen
isei sank and Capt. Stepanof, three
officers and 81 men were lost.
According TO the Novoe Vremya the
Yenisei was laying mines at the en-
trance of Talienwan bay. with the OBJ
ject of closing it against attack from
the sea. Observing that one OF the
mines had risen TO the surface, the
Yenisei approached for the purpose Of
lifting it up, when the vessel came in
contact with another mine, which ex-
ploded and caused the disaster.
May Recall CassIni.
st. Petersburg. Feb. 15.-There IS
reason to believe that the foreign min
istry has decided to recall Count Cas-
sini, Russian ambassador to the United
States. The Russian government Is
highly disappointed that Cassini did
not succeed in establishing closer
friendly relations with the United
States before hostilities began. In
tense anti-American feeling prevails in
society here. The newspapers and all
classes are coupling the United States
with England as being Russia's most
inVeterate foe.
Russia Not Ready to Reply
ST. Petersburg, Feb 15.-Russia is
evidently not prepared at this time 10
give an answer TO the United States TO
Secretary Hays note on the subject Of
the neutrality Of China. AS previously
stated in these dispatches, hostilities
having begun, the military authorities
must be consulted, and the czar doubt
less will refer the matter to Viceroy
Alexieff, if he has not already done so.
Russia, it can be said, is certainly as
anxious as the United States that the
war cause no risings or disorders in
China. Indeed the attitude of China is
already causing some misgivings here,
as she has not yet declared her nea-
trality.
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HAY makes Note
TO Powers public
Secretary Of State Tells of Action Of
This Government to Preserve
Integrity of China.
ENGLAND'S REQUEST NOT
LIKELY TO Be YIELDED TO

Indefinitenesx of Note as to Manchu-
ria Was Intentional - Thought
Impossible to Get Unity of Action
from Powers If More Explicit
Terms Were Used.
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WAR between Russia and
Japan must bring some
thing likt a pang of regret
to the hearts of those who
have known and lived in
the happy land of the