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THOUSANDS REAR
POPE SAY MASS
AN IMMENSE CROWD FILLS ST.
PETERS AT ST. GREGORY
CELEBRATION AT ROME.
SCENE IS A GRAND
AND BRILLIANT ONE
Ceremonies Are Unusually Solemn,
No Applause Being Permitted
1900 Youths Aid aistine Choir
America II Represented.

Rome, April 12.-For the first time
since his coronation, August 3, 1903
the pope went Monday morning to St.
Peters, to say mass in celebration oil
the thirteenth centennial of st. Greg.
DRY the Great (who died in 6O4 A. d.
The immense basilica of st. Peters
was filled, more than 10000 persons be-
ing present. The pope was in the best
of health. He appeared in the sedia
gestatoria, although the motion of this
chair, carried on the shoulders of bear
ers, makes him ill.
On his express recommendation the
audience refrained from applause o.
crying out, contenting themselves with
the waving of handkerchiefs.
The inside of st. Peters offered as
usual a grand sight, which once seen
is never forgotten. There were only
three tribunes, for members of the
aristocracy, diplomatic corps and royai
families respectively. There was also
a special reserved place for the pope's
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LATER.

The Germans rout 5000 natives In
Southwest Africa, with very small loss.
The pope makes his first appearance
at public mass in celebrating St.
Gregory's day.
One hundred and twenty-five men
were discharged from the Aragon mine
at Norway, Mich.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania is very
i'll at Washington.
A fierce race war RACES in Waller
county, Texas
The 1000 cattle butchers employed
by Swift & Co., Chicago, have been or
dered to strike.
China threatens to shut her doors ia
American trade because of the rigid
exclusion of Chinese from this country.
The United States supreme court de-
cided the case of Minnesota VS.. the
Northern Securities company and the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railway companies, involving the va
lidity of the merger of the two rail.
ways, holding that it was without ju:
risdiction and reversing the opinion of
the court below. The opinion was by
Justice Harlan, who said that the cir
cult court should not have entertained
jurisdiction in the case. The effect is
to remand the case to the state courts.
The United States supreme court de-
cided that books published periodically
are not entitled to transmission through
the mails as second-class matter.
Four Russian army corps have taken
positions in Manchuria; fifth in Siberia.
Eleven men were lost in a submarine
boat off the coast of England.
The strike on the Panama railroad ie
over, the laborers returning to work
under the old conditions.
The Red and Assinaboine rivers are
out of their banks and causing distruc-
ton in Manitoba
Poole Dobson, a negro prisoner in
the Tennessee prison, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat. ~
At a wedding in Newton, Wis,
smallpox was discovered and the whole
party were at once put in quarantine.
All attempts to end the Iowa coal
miners strike have failed.
Mayor Harrison announces that Chi
cago is no longer corrupt.
Japanese SO strong or Yalu river and
Russians SO weak, that the anticipated
big Yalu river battle may never be
fought.
High Russians have stolen millions
from the Red Cross society.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Frances Power Cobbe, the authoress.
is dead. She was born in 1922.
Commerce between the United States
and Japan has had remarkable in
crease within the past 20 years.
The wife of a silk worker in Pater-
son, N. T., has sued for divorce because
her husband persists in smoking pipe
in her presence.
Mrs John Bowman, aged %, residing
near Red Bridge, Ind, swallowed rat
poison through mistake and died in
great agony.
Sir Henry Irving, on arriving in Lon
don from the United States, denied that
he said he would make only one more
"trip to the United States because of the
treatment received from the critics.
The Pacific Steel company, of San
Diego, CAL, has purchased 10000 acres
LOT Alaskan coal land 20 miles west Of
Mount St. Elias. The price was ST.
100000.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
issued an order from Philadelphia to let
no woman wearing red skirt Gene near
the tracks because fast trains have been
tagged by them.
Austin Smith, of Clinton, N. Y, is the
Oldest living college graduate in this
country. He celebrated his one hum
dredth birthday recently. He gradu-
ated from Hamilton college in 1896.
Members of Grace Protestant Episco-
pal church in Brooklyn broke the collec-
ton record in the "city of churches by
contributing 1000 as an Easter offer
ing toward an endowment fund.
Advices from Nome, Alaska, state that
the spring cleanup of gold on the Nome
peninsula will be greatly in excess of
any previous season, conservative esti-
mates placing it at 81. 250,00o.
Mayor Wells, of St. Louis, announced
that he would be personally responsible
for any deficiency in the $40, 900 pledged
to secure the democratic convention.
The fund now totals $4,000.
Secretary Taft and Gov Wright, of
the Philippines, are attempting to de-
wise some plan for settling the church
dispute over the ownership of lands in
the Philippines.
The St. Louis worlds fair manage
ment has prepared special programme
for the week Of May 1921, when will be
held the meetings of more than thirty
state district press associations, the Ma
tional Editorial association and the
worlds press parliament.
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Monster OIL Well Struck.

Upper sandusky, O., April ia
monster oil well has been struck on
the farm of Albert Wright, just south
of this place. When the drill pene-
trated to the depth of nine feet in the
sand, there was terrific rush of oil
that went in a solid column over the
top of the derrick. After the flow had
continued for hours the we'll was final
ly brought under control. It Is esti-
mated that in "a hours the we'll flowed
fully 1000 barrels. 1t is believed to be
the greatest producing oil well in Ohio
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family, which was occupied by his
three sisters.
The Sistine choir, directed by Able
Perosi, who together with Maestro
Bella, has been it's organizer and in
structor for the Gregorian chant, had
special box near the throne, while
grouped around it were 1900 youths
of practically every nationality, race
and color belonging to the ecclesias-
teal colleges at Rome. The Benedic-
tine monks, who formed the choir,
were also located here.
Greeted with Blare Of Trumpets.
The arrival of Pope Plus was herald
ed by blare of silver trumpets AL
though the procession was as gorgeous
as ever, the bright red of the car
dinals' gowns, mingling with tn:
brown of the monks robes, and the
white gowns of the choir the be-
nignant figure of the pope under gor-
geous canopy, the picturesque ostrich
fans and the glittering helmets of tn:
guards, it's reception seemed cold after
the frantic applause permitted by Pope
Leo. This. however, heightened the
effect of the choir, which greeted him
with music as he came in.
After a brief halt in the chapel Of
the sacrament the pope proceeded to
the throne. The triple crown was
placed on his head by Cardinal Macchi.
Immediately after the browning the
pontiff celebrated mass to the accom-
paniment of the Gregorian chant,
which echoed solemnly throughout the
vast basilica.
America was represented in the pa
pal procession by Most Rev. Robert
Seton, titular archbishop of Heliopo-
lis, formerly of Jersey City, N. j.;
Rt. Rev. John J. O'Connor, bishop Of
Newark, N. j.; Mgr. Thomas F. Ken
nedy, rector of the American college
at Rome; Very Rev. J. P. Farrelly
formerly of Nashville, Tenn, spiritual
director of the American college at
Rome; Mgr. j. A. Stafford and Fatlle.
c. p. Carroll. of Newark, N. J.
At noon the. pope reentered his
apartment, the procession being
formed in the same manner as on en-
tering the church. There was NO ap.
plause and lack of incident except
that several persons tainted, especial
" women and soldiers who had been
in the piazza since four o'clock in the
morning.
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Charged with Murder.

Waltham, Mass. April 12.-Charles L.
Tucker was arraigned here Monday and
formally charged with the murder of
Miss Mabel Page at West Newton He
pleaded not guilty, and the case was
continued until April 81. Miss Page
was stabbed to death in her home at
West Newton on March 81. Tucker,
who is a former railroad employe, was
arrested in connection with the crime,
last Monday, but, apparently establish
ing an alibi, he was released. He was
kept under surveillance, however, and
Saturday.
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Of
another Battle
TWO TRAINLoADs OF WOUNDED
RUSSIANS PASS THROUGH
MUKDEN,
FURTHER EXCHANGE OF
SHOTS ALONG YALU
Continued Reports Of Fighting Be-
tween Japs and Russians - Nj
kado's Forces Continue to Land in
Korea-Plan Of the Gear.

London, April 12-It ia believed tina.
another battle has occurred along the
Yalu, as q dispatch to the Daily Ex-
press from Tientsin says it Is reported
from Mukden that two trains contain
ing q large number Of Russians who
were wounded in an engagement on
the Yalu river have passed through
Mukden> en- route for Harbin.
Shots Exchanged.
Paris, April IA dispatch to the
Temps from St.. Petersburg Monday
says some further exchanges of shots
have occurred between the Russian
and Japanese forces along the borders
of the Yalu river. ~
Troops Still Landing.
Onicial advices received Monday by
the French government confirm the
press dispatches announcing that ia
pans first army, consisting Of four
army corps, is now completely landed
in Korea and that the second army.
consisting of similar number OF
corps, is about to start The points
of debarkation of the second army are
not know6.
Indicates Sea Fight.
London, April 12.-The Chefoo cor
respondent of the Chronicle says the
steamer Eldorado, which has arrived
at Chefoo from Newchwang, reports it
passed several dead Russians, wearing
life belts, in the vicinity of Port Ar
thur. The Times correspondent at sea,
cabling April 9, via Weiheiwei, reports
a typhoon, lasting for two days, which
prevented naval operations.
Kuropatkin's Plan.
St. Petersburg, April ia high mill
tary authority explains why Gen. Kuro-
patkin's plan Of campaign does, not con-
template a heavy resistance to the Jap
anese advance at the Yalu, saying:
Either defeat or victory in a battle
there would be disadvantageous to us.
If we lost we would have to fall back
through a difficult country. If We won
and say to you that Russian strategy
is based on the idea Of victory and not
on that of defeat-success would be
fruitless. We could not follow it up with
out exposing the army to too great risks.
On account of the japanese control of
the sea, if We pursued the enemy into the
peninsula of Korea we would open both
TANKS to possible attack from the rear:
No, the Japanese must come on to a
point in the interior which, with this
end in view, has been selected, where
we can follow up crushing defeat to
the bitter end with blow after blow and
seal the fate of the campaign. Our plans
on sea and land will converge at time
next summer when Vice Admiral Maka-
roff's feet will be relieved by the ar
rival of reinforcements. Then, If sue
cessful on land, we can clear the sea of
the enemy, cut his communications and
the japanese in Korea and Manchuria
will then be at our mercy. The world
must not be impatient. The prelude to
this war is not yet finished"
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FOREIGN.

Swarms of locusts have devastated
the valleys of Usumbara, in German
East Africa.
A violent anti-Jewish outbreak at
Lompalankay, Bulgaria, is reported
Several Jews are said to have been cruel
fed and their shops plundered.
Reports are said to have reached ar
ambassador in Berlin, to the effect thai
China is on the verge of throwing in
her lot with Japan.
Japanese transports entered the Yalu
river and landed troops and supplies
Scouting parties may be already in Man
churia.
Outpost fighting is reported near Wi
in, in which six Japanese were killed
The Russians denied any casualties. A
Russian village near Yongampo was
sacked by the Japanese. The proximity
Of the two armies indicates that big
battle is near at hand.
King Alfonso of Spain was imperiled
by an explosion in the streets of BARGE
Iona Reports vary as to whether the
incident was an attempt on the mon
arch's life or an explosion Of gas.
An earthquake April killed Is
persons, injured 40, destroyed 1900
houses and caused great distress in tho
vilayets of Kossovo and Salonica, Ma.
cedonia.
Mail advices from the new Alaska
district of Tanana indicate that the
winter gold cleanup will probably
reach 81 100000.
It is reported that the Russian squad
ron left Port Arthur and gave battle to
the japanese feet outside the harbor.
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CONGRESS INVITED TO FAIR
Members Asked to Attend Opening
Ceremonies on April 80
The Proceedings.

Washington. April 12.-Corgress has
been invited to attend the opening of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition on Sat-
urday, April go The invitation, signed
by President D. r. Francis, was laid be-
fore the senate by President Protein.
Frye, and before the house, by Speaker
Cannon.
Senator Hoar offered a resolution to
the senate Monday, which was agreed to,
directing the secretary of the navy to
report to the senate in regard to the
fisheries of the Atlantic and Pacific.
coasts, and the ocean fisheries, as
source for obtaining men to serve in the
navy. The post Office appropriation
bill was laid before the senate with the
Culberson amendment under consider
alton. The amendment provides for"
the appointment of commission of
three senators and five members of the
house to Investigate the post office de-
partment Senator Lodge made point
of order against it, but withheld it in
the absence of Senator Culberson. Sem
ator Teller took the floor to discuss
statements which had been made on the,
amendment to the bill in relation to the.
rental of cancelling machinery.
When the house met Monday it was
ordered that bills relating to the dis
trict of Columbia, which were to have
been taken up, shall be considered on
Saturday next. The house then went
into committee of the whole for the.
consideration of the emergency river
and harbor bill, general debate being
limited to three hours.
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Primary Held in Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, April ia gen.
eral democratic primary was held
throughout Alabama Monday for the
nomination of seven supreme court
judges, president of the state railroad
commission, nine congressman, II cir
cult judges, five chancellors, II
circuit solicitors and numerous county
officers and for the selection of dele
gates to the state democratic conven-
ton, which will be held in Montgomery,
Nav g.
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Ex-Mayor Dead.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 12-flenry
c. Kumpf, three times mayor Of Kan
sas City, died at his home here Mon-
day of grip, aged 70 years. He was
born in Germany and came to this
country in the fifties. He was one of
Kansas City's Oldest pioneers.
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Death Of Distinguished Lawyer.

Concord, Mass, April 12.-samuel
Hoar, a distinguished lawyer, and
nephew of United. States Senator
George F. Hoar, died Monday of paraly-
sis. He was So years old, and for near
ly 20 years had been general counsel for
the Boston & Albany railroad. Mr.
Hoar was also an overseer of Harvard
university.
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All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial E1eli, Persona
and Political Items, Happenings
ut Home and Abroad
THE NEWS FROl ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESS AT WORK.
Daily Proceedings II the Senate and
.'. House Briefly Told

In tho senate on the 9Th Senator
Hepburn spoke in favor OF pure food
legislation. The committee amendment
to the post Office appropriation bill
bearing on salaries OF rural free. deliv-
cry carriers and regulating their SER
vice for private individuals was ac-
copied. In the house II bills relating
to the District Of Columbia were
passed. The Bowman omnibus claims
bill, carrying about $228,00O for pay
ment of small claims. also passed.
l. In the senate on the 7th resolutions
OF sorrow at the death of the late Sen
ator Hanna were adopted, after num-
Der Of eulogistic addresses had been
delivered. AS further mark of re-
spect the senate adjourned. In the
house a resolution was adopted post
poning the consideration of the i'm
parchment proceedings against Judge
4 Charles Swayne, of the Northern dis
trict of Florida, until December 49,
1904, and authorizing the judiciary
committee to take further testimony in
the case.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was submitted In
the senate on the 8th The bill as re-
ported from the conference carries
$9,247,93O. The house passed the Phil
sippine shipping bill and the bill ap
propriating $475,000 in aid of the
Lewis and Clark centennial exposition,
to be held in Portland. Ore, in 1905.
In the senate on the 9Th Senator
Spooner replied to the attacks on the
post Office department. He defended
the course of the postmaster general,
and also defended the president against
attacks made on him. The bill for tho
aid of the Lewis and Clark expedition
was passed, as was the Philippine
shipping bill. In the house the resolu-
ton directing an inquiry into the legal
ity of the recent executive order relat-
ing to pensions for age disability was
4 laid on the table by voc of 103 to 100.
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DOMESTIC.

3 OF the YORK carriage company, euLau-
ing loss of about $500, 900. lAree fire.
men were killed.
Brice w. Custer, former sheriff Of
Franklin county, O., and q half broth
er of the famous Indian fighter, Gen.
George A. Custer, died suddenly at his
home in Columbus, O., aged 70.
Former Secretary of the Navy John
h ew$3. 100000 trade school, made pos
/ sible by the will of the late Arioch
Z Wentworth, according to an announce
/. mett made in Boston.
AS The Exchange bank, of Dow City, Ia.
Z and the Bank Of Buck Grove, Crawford
4 county, a., have failed with reported
total liabilities of 100000 and assets
/ of only $S50,000. Both are owned by
H. S. Greene, of Dow City. Speculation
d failure.
The Mormon church has formally re-
newed its adherence to the Woodruff
declaration against polygamy, and pro-
hibited all plural marriages in the fu-
ture.
5E The census bureau issued bulletin
Y which gives the estimated population
Of the United States for 1903, exclusive
"a of Alaska and the insular possessions
4 Of the United States, at Is, 900, 1899. This
Z is an increase of 1905 ,814 since the
4 census of 1900.
Three Indians were killed and q In
jured in a rear-end collision on the
q Northwestern railroad near Me1rose
Park, I'LL The wreck was due to a
4 dense fog. The Indians belonged to q
wild west show en- route for England.
Permanent headquarters for the ma
" tional democratic convention, to be
U held in St. Louis July s, have been es-
q tablished at the Hotel Jefferson.
Work has been resumed at the Diesel
Il branch of the American Can company
n IN Chicago, the strikers going back to
their old posts in the factory, which
y had been idle for over two months.
Col. Thomas Marshall Green, one Of
the most widely known historians in
the south, died at his home in Dan
willie, KY, after a short illness, of acute
diabetes.
Martin Lowing and his brother, from
Chicago, held up saloon at Council
Bluffs, Ia, and the former, rather than
\ be captured, blew out His brains. The
iads were driven to crime by hunger.
John J. Combs shot and instantly
Killed Greasy" Combs at Hazard, KY.
In 1876 John J. Combs was cut by
Greasy Combs in fight, Gripping
4 him and causing partial paralysis.
Gen. Cronje and Commandant Van
Dam, OF sBoer war fame, accompanied
ny $50 Boer soldiers, arrived in St.
Louis to participate in the worlds
zair. After the fair is over they will
10 to Mexico to live.
Three men were killed and one fsr
tally injured in an explosion at the
sPintsch Gas Comprising comrany's
Ialent in Southwest WASHINGTON. D. c.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
KILLS MANY MINERS
Colorado Has Another Mine HORROR
Two Fatally Hurt in Illinois.

Trinidad, Col, Oct. pa terrible cx-
plosion occurred at mine No. 3, of the
Rocky Mountain Fuel and Iron Co.
at Teroio, forty miles west of Trinidad
yesterday afternoon and the number of
dead is variously placed at between thir-
ty and sixty men.
The mine works eighty men and il j.
believed that at least thirty were in the
mine when the explosion occurred. Com
pany officials and doctors Immediately
went TO the mine and hundreds of men
from adjacent camps tried TO enter
Deadly fumes overcame the rescuers FIRE.
quently, but their places are immedi-
ately taken by others. II is not thought
possible that any one in the minc ear
escape death if they are not alfdcad al
ready.
The explosions is supposed to b.
caused by dust.
An eye witness says that immediatcl,
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WHITE DOVE OF PEACE
HOVERS OVER ALL
England and Russia Are to Refer Differ
ences 10 Arbitration.

London. Oct. 20-All danger OF war
between Russia and Great Britain has
been avcrted, and a settlement Of the
points in dispute regarding the attack
by the Russian squadron on the British
trawlers have been referred to an inter
national commission under The Hague
convention.
Premier nalfour, speaking at meet
ing Of national union of conservative
clubs at Southampton last night brokc
The silence which had brought the PEG.
pie Of the United Kingdom 10 condi.
ton almost desperate irritation and had
given rise to misconceptions which Bal
four tonight himself exposed The Rus
sian ambassador said Balfonr, has au.
thorized statcmen, to the following
effect;
The Russian government, on hearing
Of the North Sea Incident, at once cN-
pressed IT, profound regret and also prom
ised the most liberal compensation. The
government has ordered the detention
10 Nigo of that part of the fleet which
was concerned ia the incident. In onler
that the naval authorities might a-ctr.
tain what oficcrs were responsible iua
II that those officers and any material
witnesses woud not proceed on the yoy
age 20 the far east. that an inquiry
would be- instituted into the facts by an
International commission ~ pnivided by
The Hague convention. That. lhlfour
inierpolaied, had nothing to do with
arbitrationi u was the constitution Of
an International commission In order 10
find out the facts and any person found
guilty would be- tried and punished abe.
guatelv The Russian government undrr
took that precautions would b. taken to
praTd against recurrence OF such Incl
dents. Special instructions on this sub
jet would be- issued
Apology and compensation having al
ready heen Offered nothing now remains
but 10 determine which account l. cor
rect. Rojc-tyensky's o. the trawlers.
Balfour plainly said that Thursday
evening Russia and Great Britain seem
ed To h. IN the brink OF war. and yet
gave franke-t praise 10 the attitude pre-
served throughout by the emperor and
the Russian government While the pre-.