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fortune to be captured by Algerian pi-
rates. With many of his shipmates he
was sold into slavery. For three years
he endured all the hardships and indig-
mites of his Imprisonment, buoyed up
by the hope that an opportunity to es-
cape would some day present itself. At
the end Of this period, when he and his
comrades were beginning to despair of
ever seeing their native land again, he
one day saw a stork flying about over
head. The sight of the bird recalled to
him his old home, and he whistled to it
as he had been wont to do with his for
mer pet. To his great joy the stork
alighted on the ground near him and
came up as if expecting to be fed.
Conrad had no food with him at the
time. But the next morning he saved
a portion of his breakfast with which to
feed the bird. For several days he re-
peated this, until the stork became quite
friendly. The thought now flashed into
his mind: Why not make a messenger
Of the stork? It would be flying north
ward in a little time and might prob
ably find its way to some Norwegian
town. He determined to make the ex-
pertinent, and having scrubbed a few
lines on a scrap of tough paper, he tied
the latter securely to the birds leg. In
due course, when the time OF migration
came round, the stork winged its way
from the African shore to the northern
regions.
AS chance would have it, the stork
which he had elected to make his mes
senger was actually the one that had
been reared on his W house at home.
When it returned to Norway and sought
out its familiar resting place the f1ut-
tering paper which it carried soon at
tracted the attention of Conrad's
mother. Her joy on reading the mes
sage. and learning that her was still
alive, may well be conceived. With the
paper in her hand the old dame q down
the street, calling on all her good friends
to hear the news. Not only was her Con-
rad alive, but many another mothers son
from that town, and it was a thankful
gathering that assembled in the pas
tors house and gave tnanKS 70 dOu loI
these wonderful tidings.
To cut a long story short, an expedi-
ton was shortly afterward sent out to
rescue. the captives from their slavery.
This was accomplished, though not
without difficulty, and the long-lost ones
returned to their own land.
when, in later years Conrad Jonas
sen became wealthy and was honored as
the leading citizen of his native place. a
stork was taken as the towns emblem.
The figure Of a stork was placed upon
the church and or the roofs OF the prin-
cipal buildings. And SO the story OF
Conrad Jonassen's marvellous release
from captivity has been perpetuated for
the wonderment Of succeeding genera
tions.-Caicago Record-Herald.
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NOVELTY FOR BALL CRANKS
Pennsylvania Inventor Has Invented
a Fan and Score Gard for
the Rooters.

Baseball is without doubt the ma
tional game of the United States and
the number of enthusiasts of the sport
who attend the games day in and day
out is unlimited. Unfortunately, the
majority of the games have to be
played during the summer, when the
weather is hot and uncomfortable, but
still this does not tend to diminish the
attendance in the least. Thousands find
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Free Gas for Householders.

Gas is furnished free of cost in the
English village of Heathfield. That town
possesses natural gas in sufficient guam
titles for practical purposes. Some years
ago workmen engaged in sinking a well
were struck by the quantity of gas which
they seemed to be releasing. AS the
boring continued the quantity Of gas in
creased, and an artesian tube which was
sunk in the well soon became a gas MAN,.
instead of a water main. This gas is now
used for lighting various houses In the
village.
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This Parsnip Wore a Ring.

While working in the garden last
summer, Mrs. William Hawley. Of
Kokomo, Ind, lost q valuable gold
finger ring. Recently she dug up
some pafsnips in the garden, and
while washing them she found her
lost ring tightly bound around q pars-
nip. which was large at each end.
having grown through the ring and in
shape resembling q wasp.
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Her Only Trouble.

MIR. Stubbs-Goodness. Martha, the
baby has been crying for two weeks.
What is the matter with him?
Mrs. Stubbs-Why. Nature is giving
him his teeth, John.
MI. Stubbs-Well, Nature may be all
right in some ways. but she is certain
ly a slow dentist.-Cnicago News.
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THE THREE WISHES.

Should a good fairy come this way
And give me wishes three,
] would not have to stop and think,
! know just what they'd be.
I'd wish there wasn't any school,
So | could always play
Out in the yard and fields and wood
All day n every day.
I'd have a baby sister, too,
With shiny yellow curls,
For there is nothing quite so nice
AS little baby girls.
Then every day l would have Jane
Make flaky tarts for me,
And little cakes, and then I'd wish
But, oh dear, that makes three.
Mabel Cornelia Matson, in Good House
keeping.
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Her Trouble.

Does your wife ever borrow troubles"
well, she's always worrying over
what she'd do if she were travelling in
Europe and should be locked up with a
crazy man in one of the compartment
cars they have there. although the pros
poets are that she'll never get to Europe
unless she can swim over."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
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He Had the Booty.

Lawyer Ito defendant. who has been
accused of stealing a pair of boots)-
It's all right, you're discharged-you
can go nov
Defendant (nervously)-Don't be In
such a bloOmin' 'urry.
Lawyer-But what are you waiting
for?
Defendant-For the plaintiff to get
out of the way. I've got the bally boots
on, and e might recognize 'em.-Ally
Sloper.
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The Use of the Hump.

Can you tell me. said the seeker
after knowledge, what the hump on
that camel's back is for?"
Whats it for?"
Yes, Of what value is tt?"
Well, it's lots of value. The camel
would be no good without It,"
why not?"
why not? Yer don't suppose people
I'D pay siXpence to see a camel without
a hump, do yer?"Boston Budget.
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Different Signs.

A song with the title There's a Sigh
In the Heart" was sen by a young man
to his sweetheart. but the paper fell into
the hands of the girls father, a very I'M
sentimental physician. who exclaimed:
What wretched, unscientifc rubbish
is this? Who ever wrote of such a case?"
He wrote on the outside:
Mistaken diagnosis; no sigh in the
heart possible. Signs relate almost en-
tirely to the lungs and diaphragm!"-
Smiths Weekly.
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The Goods

Mary Ami thought ye wor wurkin'
fur Mrs. McBluff at fotVe dollars the
week.
Bridget-No. Shure [ how a nice job
now wild Mrs. Jenkins at four dollars the
week.
Mary Ann-But a ~four-dollar job amt
as good as a f~oive-doliar wan.
Bridget-Faith, tits better if ye get
the four dolIars.-Philadelphia Press.
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Unnecessary Noise.

Mrs. Church. see there's has been a
new society formed which will be a great
blow to your husbands business.
Mrs. Gotham-What society is that?
1.-THE Society for the Suppression OF
Unnecessary Noises"
6" can't see how that will affect my
husbands business"
Doesn't he sell phonographs?"-
Yonkers Statesman.
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A Wise Turkey.

Really. Colby, you shouldn't run
about SO much. You're as thin as a rail
and your drumsticks will get as hard
as nails"
You bet they will. That's what I'm
after. It's the fat and tender thing
that gets it in the neck around Thanks
giving."-Puck.
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The Difference.

'Arry-I say, Bill, wot's the difference
between them ere gins as the bloke at
the all was a-tellin' us about last night
the oxy-gin and the hydry-gip?
Bill-Blowed if | know, Arry-unless
ones pure gin, and the others gin and
MATERIALLY Soper.
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aHas he imnroyed this year?"
Had Tried It.

Dad" said little Reginald, what is
a bucket shop?"
"a bucket shop, my son." said the ia
Their, feelingly-"a bucket shop is a
modern cooperage establishment to
which a man takes a barrel and brings
back the "-Tit-Bits.
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An Unfortunate State of Mind.

"Have you ever felt that you would
like to hear the public clamoring your
praises and making the echoes ring with
your applause?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum. 81
used to feel that way But have OBJ
served that the public will extend the
same recognition to a trapeze act in a
circus. Wash Star.
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Her Wav.

Mrs. Nagger-Are these stockings a
pair?
Mr.. Nagger-I don't think 50.
Mrs. Nagger-What's wrong with
them, then?
Mr.. Nagger-Why. the two are quite
different.
Mrs. Nagger-No, they're not; it's
only one that's different.-Ally Sloper.
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The Fault of Nature.

He dots his is and crosses his is.
In wonder we are lost
Until a glance at him makes us wise
We see his eyes are crossed.
Judge.
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In the Suburbs.

Mrs. Yeast-Nathan, the roof is leak
ing, and there is a stream of water COM
ing in on my new carpet!
Mr.. Yeast-Well, Martha, you know
you've wanted running water in the
house for some tlme!-Yonkers States
man.
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A Brown Taste.

Cannibal Chief-Who was that I ate
last night for supper?
Cannibal Chef-That was a Mr.. Brown,
your excellency.
well, that accounts for it."
Accounts for what, your excellency?'
"The Brown taste | have in my mouth
this neutrality-suspicious. Statesman.
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Vicarious Charity.

After the Charity Dinner: Muggins-
That was a fine speech of Lord Jawkin's.
Juggins-Yes; it " affected Sting
imam.
Muggins-Go ont
Juggins-Fact. And he borrowed half
a crown from me to put in the plate
Ally Soper.
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The Fathers Tune.

"You fell into the creek with your new
breeches on?"
Eyes, pop. You see, I fell in SO quick
I hadn't time to take them off,"
"A smart answer, my son. So suppose
YOU take them of noW."-Golden Days.
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No Use.

Stern PARENT tell you what it is,
Martha, I'm tired of seeing that young
fellow coming here two or three even
ings a week. l think / shall have to
sit on him!
Martha-I wouldn't, pa; 'twould be
of no use. I've done it myself several
times, and / think he rather likes it
Smiths Weekly.
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Using Her Experience.

Employer-And now that we are en-
gagged to be married, | suppose / shall
have to engage a new typewriter?
Typewriter-Not at all. dear. / shall
attend to the engaging of your type
writers after this!-Chicago Journal.
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Man Behind the Bill.

Simkins-I don't see how Owens can
afford to wear a $50 suit.
Timkins-Oh, he can afford it, all
right: but I don't see how his tailor
can.-Chicago News.
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MAKING More Room.

$50 that's the subway, is it," asked
the Philadelphia.
That's it," replied the New Yorker.
But why do they want to put the
cars underground"
"Oh, SO there'll be more room on the
Statesman.
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How the Dive Worked.

Clerk-That gentleman you sold a
bottle of hair dye to three weeks ago
was here again to-day.
Chemist-Was he after another bot.
tie?
Clerk-No, sir; he wanted to know
if we kept wigs.-Smith's Weekly.
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A Reward of Endurance,

How many bottles of this will /
have to take?" asked Farmer Corntos-
sci.
Before you're cured?" said the med
icine man.
"No; before l get my picture in the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
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Mystifed.

81 do not understand q American"
said the astonished Frenchman.
I'm what way?" asked his friend.
Why, he say II | take re stuff In re
bottle / croak. Should he mean | turn
into re frog?"-ChIcago News.
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Woman's Way.

She put her new dust coat away;
She said: "It's pretty gusty,
/ shall not promenade to-day
My dust coat might get dusty"
Chicago Tribune.
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Horrors of the stockyards.

The foreigner was inspecting the
hog killing department.
ley don't speak softly here" he
said, "but zey are all in favor of ze
pig stick."-Chicago Tribune.
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Football Catches Criminals.

Football Catcnea CT1ul1uHIs.
The Australian detectives find foot
ball useful. Criminals will hide six days
In the week, but they have to come out
on Saturday to see the football game
md the police are on hand.
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Showing Marked Improvement.

willie Tomkins failed in his fresh
man year, did he not?"
Yes"
HAS he improved this year,"
Il should say so. They've trans
ferred him from the scrubs to the reg.
ulars."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Efficiency.

The candidate is pretty sure
To stand in wondrous grace
If he works as hard to hold it
AS he did to get the place.
Washington Star.
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Stay at Home for a Year.

Stdy dt 110Iu0 IOK @o"
The condor keeps its young In the nest
longer than any other bird. Fully IL
months elapse before the young condors
can ny.
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Rioting in Russia.

Serious disturbances are reported to
nave broken out AT Reval. the fortified
seaport on the Gulf OF Finland. -Four
companies Of soldiers are said to have
been dispatched to suppress the riotfng.
me disturbances are believed to be
connected with labor troubles.
There is a general movement among
the public TO raise money for the pur-
pose of increasing the navy.
The Red Cross society sent the steam
snip Mongolia, loaded with hospitaI
stores, TO the far east ON Sunday.
The question OF abandoning Russian
participation in the St Louis exposi-
ton is under consideration. The mer-
chants Of Moscow today notified Com
missioner General AIexarderovsxv that
they would devote the money intended
for the exposition to the Red Cross
society and to assisting the war or
phans and widows. They intend TO con-
tribute $500, 000
If it is decided to abandon the Rus
sian exhibit, the government will fol-
low the example of the Moscow mer-
chants and appropriate the ST Louis
fund and the remainder Of previous ex-
position funds, amounting altogether TO
S225,000, to the Red Cross society.
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To
VOTE ON TREATY
Senate will Decide Canal
Question by Next tuesday.
LONG DEBATE NEARLY ENDED
AGITATION OF THE QUESTION IN
FRANCE.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate VIII
vote. on the Panama canal treaty on
some day between Feb. Is and % Al
agreement was reached in executive
session today to take action on Mon
day next to decide upon a t@nse for
voting on the treaty. and it was de-
termined that such date Should be on
or before FEB. 3.
After the executive session Senator
Culiom, who has charge Of the treaty.
conferred with the leaders OF the Dem
Ocratic side. with the result that when
the doors were closed today an agree
meH- was speedily made looking to the
termination ~ the long contest. The
corresp ondence which the president
sent TO the senate in executive session
was referred TO the committee or for
eign relations, ana that committee viii
examine the documents and decide
what portion snail BE- printed as an
executive document When this CORE
spoHdenee was received objection ~ its
reference was made by Senator CullOm
on The GROUND that l. was of such
confidential nature that il should not
be printed in any form. Discussions
nave disclosed The fact that some parts
of the correspondence should be pre-
DaTea i'm form for use by the senator's.
and 1t is expected that this matter vii;
be so arranged.
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WENT AGAINST A FLEET,
Korietz and Variag Attacked TWEEN
ty-one japanese Vessels.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Two cable
grams were received at the state de-
partment from Minister Allen at Seoul.
dated Feb. 10. both referring to the
naval engagements off Chemulpo on
the Sth and 9th. The minister in his
first dispatch reports the arrival OF
twenty-one japanese naval vessels az.
Chemulpo on the afternoon of the 9Th.
Two Russian naval vessels. the Va
RAG and Korietz. were in Chemulpo
haTbor and attempted to prevent the
landing of japanese forces. but with
no success. The foreign naval vessels.
the minister says, were generally ieav-
ing the harbor. There was a report
that the japanese naval vessels had
captured transports off Nakpo on the
9Th The second dispatch says:
a running naval engagement took
place at Chemulpo hsrbor about noon.
The Nariag and the Korietz again at
tempted to escape. but failed. The
Nariag was injured. On their return
the Japanese naval vessels announced
officially that they would attack the
place at 4 o'clock p. N. At the latter
hour the Korietz blew up and sank
She was a slow vessel, which made il
difficult for her to escape. The Japan
csc naval vessels attacked the Variag
from outside the harbOr until she sank.
Twenty hundred japanese troops
are in Seoul"
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HOLDS CHECK is GENUINE.
Judge C. B. Diehl Releases G. E. Rice
9 From Charge of Forgery.

", r., Ftlce was yesterday discharged
10y Judge Chris 3. Diehl on the charge
OF forgery The case was begun Feb
., and at the conclusion of the trial
Judge Diehl took until yesterday to
render his decision,
The arrest of Rice was the outgrowth
of a poker game held i'm this city last
September AccOrdingsto the story told
by Rice on the witness stand. C.. w.
Darling, Nevada cattIeman, who
made the charge, lost $3.50 in a game
Of draw in the Antler roOming house
ON Sept. 8, 1908. de claimed that Darl-
ing made cut a check for the amount
ne had lost and gave il to a gambler
named White. who gave it to Rice to be
cashed- The latter secured the money
from J. ". Telford. A few days later
TeIford cashed the check at the Wen
ia cafe and Dillon & Morgan turned il
1n to McCornick's bank. Not until late
jn January did Darling receive the
check from the bank, and ne promptly
started an Investigation, which resulted
In the arrest of Rice.
When the. case came to trial Judge J.
II. Ryckman, who was secured to de-
fend Rice, introduced handwriting eX-
perts who testified that the check was
rot a forgery. Upon the testimony OF
The experts and other Witnesses called
by Judge Ryckm8n. Judge Diehl yes
1erday dismissed the case.
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Bunting IS TO be seen everywhere. To-
tio wears the aspect OF q city OF con-
QueT0rs
"A number Of Russian blue Jackets.
who swan ashore after the japanese
attack on the Vsriag and the Korietz.
have beer made prisoners
Reports from ChemulpO say that
both the Nariag and kOTietz hoisted the
white flag at the last moment
The ST. James Gazette correspondent
at Che Foo cables that in anticipation
of the return of the enemy's fleet the
Russians at Port Arthur are ADOPTING
extra defensive measures. Workmeu
and troops are taking down high brick
buildings which. il was feared would
fan and cause loss OF life IN the event
Of a japanese bombardment.
The report that Russia is attempting
60 arrange with Turkey TO permit the
Black sea feet 20 pass through the Oar
Ganelles is revived and. il is added. thal
Russia is trying to secure Great Brit
aims consent. There is no confrua
tion of the report in authoritative GUAR
TORS
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BUSY BALTIMORE.
Thousands Of Laborers Clearing
Away the Debris.

Baltimore. Feb. 11.-Three thousand
laborers reported to Street Cleaning
Commissioner Wyekes today, and after
each mad been provided with a work
mans ticket they were divided into
squads and marched into the burned
district Accompanying the wOrkmen
were hundreds of carts and trucks. BY
o'clock this force was busiIiy at work
in the debris piIing the bricks and
broken timbers on the sidewalks. where
they were then loaded into carts to be
hauled away.
Besides fhis force. 200 railroad work
men. under the supervision Of contract
ing engineers Of the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore K Ohio railroads, began TO
take down the pillars and girders left
standing around the ruins. which, in
their present position, constitute an
element of danger.
Thus the enormous task OF bringing
order out Of chaos in the devastated
city has been formally inaugurated
The magnitude Of this work may be
realized when it is estimated that the
mere cleaning away of the debris viii
cost about $4,000. 600.
A number OF individual bankers have
already made definite arrangements
for new structures Fully a thousand
firms have found quarters in other
parts of the city.
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iieet arrived on Monday night and
found the Russian squadron drawn 10
IN battle formation outside the harbor
and under the shadow OF t1e forts. the
destroyers being spread cut ia front
over q distaeee Of Eve miles Admiral
Togo decided on night attack and
opened fire at Il o'clock. While the
eannonade was hottest number of
japanese torpedo boats crept along
close in shore at the foot of the cliff
and succeeded in the darkness ia get
ting between the Russian ships and
The land Here they lay unnoticed uR-
I'll the Russian ships began to give
way before the japanese fire and
sought 10 Te-enter the harbor The
japanese ~torpedo boats then opened
fire at comparatively close range and
sank two battleships and one cruiser
close to the entrance Of the harbor.
The effect IF this coup was the retreat
Of the remainder Of the squadron into
the harbor. All was safe on board
the japanese ships at noon of Tuesday.
the correspondent concludes, and the
engagement was then still in progress.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Anders Olson to Carl o. Olson. part
Of lot S. section ], township south
range I west o. .------.-....---------S tO-
Z. J. TAYLOR 10 italidua B. g.. c.
lodge No. !, part OF lot .. block %
plat A ...........-....-..-..-.. 200
Noah W. Booth to Prank n. Smith.
Tot =. block 2. Franklin subdivision 500
George Taylor 20 Lucy ~. Whitehead
part Of lot s. block u, Ten-aCre
plat \ ...-.-. .......- ...---.-...-... Isl
Robert PiXtCu 90 salt Lake county.
DO acres. section TO- township
south. range J west . ..........-..-.
j ~. Jenkins 10 samuel p. Warren.
2EiJ rods northwest from south
west corner Rot 3 block IS plat B 80
y. J.. ~. Dats0n 20 J. n. AIacfar-
lane 3Xl9- rods northwest from
southwest corner lot 3. block Z. plat
g.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 400
I tab Ice q Cold Storage company 70
tab Ice x Storage company. part
OF lot ;, block S. plat A...--..-.--... I
Flora Townsend TO Thomas l..
Daniel lots and s. block . Water
loo addition BE- Observation-Disclosures. 1900
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New York Fes. G.-.'Abt,lst all that cam
be said now is that while the Japanese
have Won the first battles IL does not
settle anything, remarked Captain Az
fred T. Nathan. if3 discussing the useful
ness 1f the torpedo boat 81 uarfsre as
shown b. the news from PORT arthur
There. is no absolute defense against
ance-in fact. q constant state OF siege.
the use Of torpedo nsttlags and other
appliances. may minimize the danger 90 a
AS 10 The eng3 gemcuts off Port Ar
thur. they do not sarlie anything. Neither
side, in the light 81 my present Informs
ton. has beer sufficiently danased %
venture the statement that it has weak
ened.