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that the original calculations could not
be remedied. While affirming that the
quick-firing guns and field guns of the
Russians are superior TO those of the
Japanesa- the War Office explains that
the misfortune in the insufficiency of
mountain. guns was due TO the fact
that when the war broke out Russia
was just adopting new. pattern.
II is denied that the War Office was
deceived in regard to the available
strength of the Japanese army, or the
organization ef-the Japanese reserves,
but the army organ, frankly admits
that the talents of the officers and the
wonderful spirit of the soldiers were
miScalculated.
The publication of this article has
created a sensation among military
men and in public circles Many of the
former are censuring the general staff
for disclosing valuable military secrets
and the letter finds from the figures a
practical admission that the war has
cost almost 100000 men in killed,
wounded. prisoners and sick, as the
whole effective army in the Far East is
now believed not to exceed .306, 900 men.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

II gives me great pleasure to recon-
lneno DuHys s Pure Malt Whiskey to all
persons suffering from lung trouble. Two
Years ago was confined to my bed with
nlgn Ieyer, and my physician was not at
aLl nope1ul OF my case, but said after
nreaking my fever that good whiskey nd
putooor exercise in good weather was tn q
pest thing he knew to prescribe. friend
saogised me to try Duffy's Pure Malt WIS
ssy ny old SO and began to improve with
tne nrst bottle taken, and have heen
ape since, as Sherifr of Monroe County.
% attend 70 my duties Am satisf,ed
tnat the whiskey is doing the work Re-
LoEe began taking IL had no appetite
olo not rest well at night and had nirhf
s ssweats and weighed l6o pounds Now
nave good appetite and fell better than
1 nave In several years, and weigh 40
pounds. ! am strong believer In tbe
merits OF Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskev
have friend. Mr. ]. H. Huddleston
tm wnom advised to give it a trial and he
Degan 70 Improve with the first bottle.
he was IN bad condition physically. ali
run GOWN, but is now much improved.
attends TO his business and attributes his
r 5rnprovement IN to the use of the whiskey.
George w; Newton, Sheriff Monroe Coun-
tys fOrSythe, Ga Oct 26 11a4
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
QUIET AT THE FRONT.
Both Armies BusiIy fEfTeetins New
Concentrations.

Both Armies Busily EfTecting New
Concentrations.
GUNSHU PASS. Manchuria, March
25.-On the front all is quiet. Both
sides are busily reorganizing and eff
fecting new concentrations.
large party of Japanese prisoners
passed through this place on the way
to Harbin. One of the Japanese is
spy, who was captured in a uniform
Of the Eleventh Siberian Rifles. He
VIII be tried by rt-martial.
Reports to the effect that General
Ma has occupied Mukden and Tie Pass
with Chinese troops are unfounded.
The japanese have refused to con-
firm Chinese officials who had been
appointed to various posts in South
ern Manchuria.
The Chinese Governor of Kirin is
said to have received letters from
Field Marshal Oyama informing him
that the japanese will enter Kirln on
April 10.
The appointment of General Kuro-
patkin to the command of the first
army is proving a source of great
satisfaction to soldiers and officers.
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Steamships, Heavily Laden
With Passengers, Crash
Together at Entrance to
the Harbor of New York
VESSELS REACH DOCK
WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE
Panic Stricken Travellers
Rush About Decks, Women
Faint and a Mad Dash Is
Made for Life Preservers

HALIFAX. IN. s.. March 25.-Two
great transatlantic liners, the Paris
ian of the Allan line, and the Albano,
a Hamburg-American boat, both bound
in, heavily loaded with passengers, col
hded off the harbor's entrance tonight.
Both We're seriously damaged, but
reached their docks and landed their
passengers safely. There was panic
among the passengers on both ships
When the steamers struck.
The PariSianS stern touched bottom
as she reached her wharf, while hard
pumping kept the Albano free. Both
steamers were from European ports,
the Partisan from Moville, and the AL
bano from Hamburg. The Parlsian had
about 1000 passengers, many of whom
were bound for ST. John, N. B. The
Albano carried about 800 passengers,
nearly all for Philadelphia, to which
port she was to have proceeded after
calling here.
The Partisan Is one of the finest of
the Allan fleet and carried on this trip
400 sacks of mail and 100 tons gen.
eral cargo. An examination of her to-
night showed the entire afthold to be
filled with water as far forward as the
engine-room compartment. She rests
on mud bottom. On the opposite side
of the same pier is berthed the Albano
with her stem twisted and bow plates
damaged. 1t Is believed that she can
be temporarily repaired so as to pro-
ceed on her voyage to Philadelphia.
The weather at the time was quite
clear. According to Captain Johnson
of the Partisan, the Albano, on ap-
preaching from sea, signaled that she
would pass astern of the Allan liner,
but a moment later headed for the
Partisan Captain Johnson said that
he rang to the engine-room to go ahead
full speed and his vessel had just at
tanned headway when the Albano
struck the Partisan. The bow of the
Albano smashed a hole twelve feet
wide and extending from the rail to
below the waters edge. After the coll
lision the Albano drew off and hastily
securing a pilot, followed the. Partisan
into port Meantime the passengers of
the Partisan became panic-stricken.
The deck was well filed with passen-
gers, many of whom were immigrants
bound to the Canadian Northwest.
These rushed about the deck, women
tainted and there was a mad scramble
for life- preservers.
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Ultimate Destination of Admiral Rojest-
vensky's Baltic WarShips IS
ProbIematiCal
Report of the Sinking of Two Vessels
Declared to Have Been an
Arrant Invention.

LONDON. March 25.-A dispatch to
Lloyd from Tamatav, Madagascar
says
The Russian squadron has sailed
destination unknown"
The correspondent Of Reuters Teie-
gram Company at IamataV forwarded
q dispatch in exactly the same words.
The oniy explanation at present seems
to be that Admiral hoJestVensky'
squadron did not leave the vicinity OF
Madagascar since il sailed from Nos
sibe Island on March IA.
ST PETERSBURG, March 25.-Al-
though public interest in the war has
suddenly been transferred from the
battlefield in Manchuria 10 the Indian
ocean by the possibility OF q great ma
val conflict between Admiral RoJest-
Nensky and Admiral Togo, and despite
reports that scouting vessels have al
ready been engaged near the Island or
Mauritius. the Admiralty declines TO
display any excitement Indeed, the
tranquility manifested is quite ulnat-
ural except on the theory that, pend
ing the prospects Of peace negotiations,
Admiral Roiestvensky has received or
ders 10 keep out OF the way Of the Jap
anese. Although without direct ad-
vices, the Admiralty does not credit the
report of the meeting of scouting YES
sells of Mauritius. The same thing
holds good in regard TO the report of
the sinking of the Russian battleships
Sissoiviliky and Navarin, which, it is
declared. probably was an arrant in
VentiOn.
II can be asserted. however, that the
report that Admiral RO5estvensky is
awaiting Admiral NebOgatoff's division
TO strengthen his squadron is incorrect.
The vessels Of Nebogatoff's division are
not Of the same type of speed as Ro-
5estvensky's and are only intended to
trail behind as a convoy TO protect the
feet of GOLFERS.
PORT SAID, Egypt March 25.-
The division Of the Russian second
Pacific squadron commanded by Ad-
niral Nebogatof. which arrived here
from Suda Bay. island of Crete, yes
terday, entered the canal this morn
ing.
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President of Venezuela
Manifests No Desire for
Peaceful Negotiations With
United States and France
DICTATOR
DEFIES .BIG STICK"
Not Only Refuses to Arbi-
trate American Demands
but Will Not Even
Discuss the Proposition

PARIS, March 25-An official dis
Patch from Caracas, Venezuela, says
President Castro. who was absent DUR
ing the recent supposed amelioration
of the situation has returned and
manifested strong hostility against
American and French interests. His at
titude, it is added, is particularly men
aeing against the French Cable Com
pany.
1t is premature to say what steps
france will take, as the information
has just been received, and the officials
nave not had an opportunity to con-
slider 1t. However. it is likely that the
action will depend upon President
castro putting his menaces into effect
py overt acts against the company or
the forfeiture OF it's concessions. No
orders for warships to ,be held in readi-
ness have yet been issued or are con-
templated for the present, but there
seems TO be a growing impression In
official quarters that the presencelof a
warship in Venezuelan waters might
exercise a salutary influence.
The official dispatch adds that Presi-
dent Castro'S declination to arbitrate
the American demands was accom-
panied by refusal to hold any con-
versation on the subject. The French
Gable Company has received advices
practically to the same effect. These
indicate that President Castro's in
fiuence probably will cause the. court
to render final judgment upon the ca
bic eompapy's concession early next
week.
1t is the unofficial opinion that the
attitude of President Castro against
both Aemrican and French interests
makes the moment opportune for some
exchange of communications between
the two governments toward eventual
action along similar lines.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-In
brief cablegram received at the State
Department to-day from Minister
Bowen, dated at Caracas, the Minister
refers to the action taken in the case
of the French Gable Company, not,
however. indicating that it has been
postponed, but rather that 1t is still
pending on the courts docket, ready
for consideration, and that the matter
is in chronic rather than an acute
phase
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De necessary to further prove that
Mrs. Stanford had drunk a portion Of
the water and this is impossible for
the reason that Mrs. Stanford. who
alone could have testified to this fact.
Is dead. While it is true that Mrs.
Stanford told Miss Berner that she
had drunk Of the water. such testi-
trial
The only hope of the detectives is
TO force the suspected servant to make
a confession. a feat that none of them
are expected to accomplish Possibly.
tney think, it may be proven that the
strychnine was placed in the Poland
water after Mrs Stanford had TAKEN
drink, with a view of casting sTIs-
picion on Miss Berner, but if such
proved the cause the detectives are
agreed that no crime was committed
THOUGHT POLAND WATER STALE
1t is now an established fact that
Mrs. Stanford did not at first believe
that an attempt had been made to
poison her, for when she summoned
her maid and Miss Berner, her only re-
mark was that she had been made
sick by the Poland water, which. she
said. tasted stale" and possibly was
not Mt to drink With only the view
OF satisfying herself that the water
was In proper condition to drink. she
had the contents of the bottle sent to
a chemist and had almost forgotten the
incident Of January IA, when she and
Miss Berner were startled by the re-
port from the chemist that the water
contained strychnine. This was the
first cause Mrs. Stanford found for
alarm, and the police investigation was
begun. Although satisfied that a
further investigation on their part will.
result I'm nauQht. the defacflvaa haua
not yet abandoned the strange case
and will continue to work on IL until
every possible avenue for clews has
been traversed-
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"NIPPoNIZINGr CHINA
Japan's Agents Active Throughout the
yellow Empire.


BERLIN, March 25.-A letter from
Peking published by the National Zei-
tung this morning gives the results of
an inquiry into Japanese political ac-
tivity in China. The writer says Jap
anese agents in various lines of busi-
ness are penetrating into China and
settling in every important place in
the empire, devoting themselves to
their calling in life, whether priest.
editor, teacher or trader, and to win
ming peacefully the good will of the
Chinese for Japan.
The method most used is the found
ing of newspapers printed in the Chi
nese language and friendly to Japan
provincial Governors and the Peking
Government to employ Japanese
teachers in schools and especially to
place Japanese military instructors In
charge of the Chinese troops.
In addition, Japanese Buddhist
monks have begun to arrive In China
on semi-political and senli-religious
errands. They seek closer relations
with the Chinese Buddhist organiza-
tons and have acquired control of
several monasteries over which the
Japanese flag is foated. The monks
also establish Buddhist chapels and
organize congregations. Their de-
elared aim is to unite the various
Buddhist sects in China. The Bud
dhist monasteries in Canton already
have placed themselves under the pro-
lection of the Japanese flag and have
become branches of the great Pen
Yuan Thue monastery at Toxic. At
Swatow, province of Kuangtung, Jap
anese monks have rented a temple,
over which the Japanese flag has been
hoisted, and they already have 500
followers.
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HONOR THEIR DEAD HORSES.
Services Held at Miyagi for Animals
Killed in the War.

VICTORIA, B. c., March 25.-Advices
were received by the steamer Kanagwa
Maru of monster funeral service held
at Miyagi Temple for the horses killed
during the war. In the presence of the
Governor and other officials the priests
gave posthumous name to the vic
TINS and posts were erected to mark
the supposed burial places of the dead
horses. Offerings consisting of beans
and wheat were placed on a large altar
and a number of Buddhist priests read
prayers. The obsequies were the same
as those of soldiers. The president of
the Miyagi encampment of military
horses delivered a memorial address
for the horses.
A bullet-proof breast plate invented
by Toxic man was successfully test
ed at Omori range on March 8. The
apparatus, weighing ten pounds, was
not pierced even at the shortest range.
At twenty-five yards a dent was made,
but the regulation rife bullets did not
penetrate it.
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RUSSIAN FLEET SAILS
FROM ITS RENDEZVOUS
END Of WAR
BELIEVED To
Be At HAND
Continued From Page 25. Column I

which Japan would conclude peace.
he said:
The source of my original infor-
nation on this subject was high one,
but 1T is gratifying to receive this con-
firmation. The European powers, not
ably France, have for some time been
endeavoring to find out on what terms
Japan would accept peace. These
have been stated in general way
and have been communicated to st.
Petersburg. When he called his war
council on March IA the Emperor
knew/these terms and doubtless COM
municated them to his Ministers.
'Japan's apparent reticence regard
ing the opening of peace negotiations
is not due. as far as 1 can learn. to a
desire TO continue the war, but the
Toxic Government wishes to be GER
tain that Russia is proceeding to
peace negotiations in good faith and
is not playing for time, as she did in
the negotiations prior to the war
ST. PETERSBURG. March Is
The information contained in these
dispatches for more than a week re-
garding the change in Emperor
Nicholas attitude concerning the ad-
visibility of making a pacific proposal
to Japan is fully confirmed, and in
very high quarters peace within six
weeks is regarded as certain. The
positiveness with which this is af-
firmed would indicate that the Gov
ernment is already in possession of in
formation as to the Japanese terms,
which indicate a basis to which
Russia can agree.
The exact situation is shrouded in
mystery. The secret of what has been
done. and what is being done is ZEAL
ously guarded. The press hears.
however, from a source close to the
throne that pour parleurs are actually
in progress in Paris, but of q pre-
liminary character, and that Copen-
hagen may be the scene of the first
exchanges between representatives of
the two powers.
In this connection Importance is be-
ing attached to the visit of D'Iswolski,
Russian Minister at Copenhagen. and
Baron Rosen, former Russian Min
lister to Japan. to Bompard, the
French ambassador to Russia, on
Tuesday. The parties to this confer
ence refuse to admit that significance
Is attached to it. In the meantime the
Foreign Office is silent.
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WARS COST TO RUSSIA.
Nearly a Half Million Men Sacrificed
in Manchuria.

ST. PETERSBURG. March Is
Stung by the wholesale criticism lately
beaped upon the War Office for it's un-
preparedness and incapacity in pro-
Yiding the Manchurian army with men,
guns and munitions. the army organ
to-day lays bare what has been done
since the opening of hostilittes, giving
the exact figures. From these 1t ap-
pears that up to March u the War
Office had dispatched 13,0S7 officers,
76l. .467 men, 1z6, 30S horses, 1921 guns
and Sl6,S2l tons of munitions and sup
plies TO the front, declaring the trans
portation strained the Siberian rail-
road to its utmost capacity. The army
organ admits that the army in the Far
East when the war opened was hardly
worth the name (no figures are given.
but il is known that the troops did not
exceed 10000 mem, practically defend
Ing this on the ground that Emperor
Nicholas desired to avoid war and
therefore refrained from sending rein
forcements, which surely would have
provoked it
The criticism OF the War Offices fail
ure TO adequately supply Port Arthur
is met by the statement that il was
proVisioned for a garrison of twelve
battalions, the decision to put thirty
battahons there being taken so late
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PURSUIT rs RELINQUIsHED.
st. Petersburg Expects a Lun In the
Far Eastern War.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 25.-
General Linevitch continues the re-
tirement of the bulk of his army
northward.
The general staff now declares 1t is
certain that Field Marshal Oyama has
been compelled to relinqufsh the idea
of a pursuit in force for the present.
The japanese forces on the Russian
tanks are too light to constitute a
serious danger, and lull In heavy
fighting for weeks, If not months. is
predicted by some of the correspond
ents.
A Russian correspondent warns the
st. Petersburg authorities OF the dan
ger Of Japanese activity in Mongolia,
where, he says. their emissaries are
enlisting the Lamas and arousing
their old warlike spirit.
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GoRKY WILL BE PROSECUTED.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 25.--
The authorities have definitely decided
to prosecute Maxim Gorky on the
charge Of drawing up proclamations
with the object OF overthrowing the
exciting state of things In the empire
and disturbing public order, the high
est penalty for which is three years
detention in fortress. Gorky, who
is still in the neighborhood of Riga, Is
in broken health.
The trial will begin on May In the
Court Of Justice at st. Petersburg be-
before a jury behind closed doors.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
PROMISE OF BIG CROPS
IN SACRAMENTO VALLEY

Grains and Grasses Show Remarkable
Growth and Yield of Fruit
Will Be Heavy.
MARYSVILLE, March 25.-"From
expressions of residents Of the Sacra-
mento Valley, the year 1906 promises
to be one of the best in every way in
the history of the valley" said Hamil-
ton Wright of San Francisco to-day.
1T will be a bumper crop year. Not
only are all grains and grasses MAX
ing remarkable growth but for fruits
the season is SO far advanced that the
bulk of the crop can be easily mar
keted ahead of competition. The only
danger would be from a killing frost
and there is little likelihood of that in
the opinion of many with whom I have
talked. Prospects are good for heavy
yields of all deciduous fruits. Almonds,
apricots and peaches are probably past
danger from frosts. Frosts would
damage the grapes, though. In fact It
is said the valley never looked better"
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
WAR MpovERIsHEs NEUTRALs.
Chinese Red Cross Is Caring for Thou
sands OF Refugees.

Chinese Red Cross Is Caring Tor Thou
sands OF Refugees.
NEWCHWANG, March 25.-Since
the battle of Mukden the Chinese Red
Cross has been feeding $1,000 refu-
gees. Thousands of them are housed
at Sinmintin, Mukden and Liaoyang
Many farmers of the Liaoyang district
are still dependent on relief. Since
the beginning Of the relief work the
Red Cross has expended $4,000 on
grain alone. The railroad has trans
ported more than $4,000 refugees In
side the great wall. Owing to the ap-
proach Of warm weather the farmers
are going to their homes, but they are
IN want of implements and animals.
Special commissioners are conducting
an iL We stigation into the situation and
the Government will undoubtedly sup
ply seed grain.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
JAPAN ADDS TO HER NAVY.
Assumes Control of Large Steamship
Built for Private Owners,

hoSuIIIS7Se NOIIITUI OF Large Steamship
Built for Private Owners.
VICTORIA. B. c.. March 25.-The
steamship Kanagawa, which arrived
to-day from Yokohama, brought news
that the Tengu, a new 7300-ton vessel
just completed for the Yokohama
Seattle route, has been impressed by
the Government and will be converted
into an auxiliary cruiser, as were the
three liners on the San Francisco
route.
The Kanagawa brought the crew of
the British ship Sylvania, which was
captured by the Japanese in Tsushir,a
Straits. while bound to Vladiyostok
with 1000 tons of coal.
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Decree Directs Loan Issue.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 25.-
An imperial decree under to-day's
date directs the Minister of Finance
to issue per cent internal loan of
000,000, with the view to further
the funds in the state
treasury required to meet the expenses
of the war. OF this loan $50, 600, 600
Will be offered for public subscrintion
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
NOT PARoLE-BREAKERs.
Russians Had Permission to Return
Home by Rail.

Home by Rail.
HARDIN, March 25.-Sergius Pole
tik. a Russian officer who was cap
tured on board the steamship Nj
gretia, en- route from Shanghai to
yladivostok, and released on parole
and who, with Captain zalensky and
Lieutenants Barabash and Lepoi OF
the Port Arthur garrison, has arrived
at Harbin on his way to Russia, de-
clares, in view of the arrest of a Rus
sian officer at Sinmintin for having
violated his parole by travelling over
land. that he, and his fellow officers
were informed by the Japanese Con-
sui at Shanghai that Japan had no OBJ
lection to their returning to Russia by
way of Sinmfntin.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
MILLIONS SET APART
FOR RECLAMATION WORK
Operations to Be Begun in Connection
With Two Western Irriga-
ton Projects

WItH TWO WCsfefn 1FfIga-
ton Projects.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Sec
retary of the Interior to-day set apart
81. 800, 900 from the reclamation fund for
the purpose of beginning operations in
connection with the Payette- Boise ir-
rigation project in Idaho and 81. .000, 900
for the same purpose in connection
with the Milk River project in Mon
tana. 1t Is calculated that 370.0 900 acres
will be reclaimed In Idaho and 325. 900
in Montana, and the ultimate cost of
the two enterprises is fixed at $11,-
000,0 900 and $40, 900 900 respectively
An international question Is involved
in the Milk River case, as portion of
that river from which 1t is proposed
to divert water lies in Canada, and to
the latter Secretary Hitchcock has
been giving personal attention.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
SAN FRANCISCO BUILDER
is AWARDED THE CONTRACT
r. Dewar VIII Erect the New library
Presented to Marysville by John
Q. Packard.

MARYSvILLE, March z5.-R. De-
war, a San Francisco builder. has se-
cured the contract to erect the library
building provided for by John q. Pack
ard as q gift to Marysville. The con-
tract price is s66. 800. and the building