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THEY DEMAND REFORM

Iron Masters of Russia Demand Re-
forms of the Ministerial Council
On Account of Threatening Trouble
at ST. Petersburg Troops Have Been
Taken Into the City.
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THE LEA
OBSEQUIES

LAST SAD SERVICES TOMORROW
MORNING.
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at ST. Petersburg. will be transferred
to Paris to succeed Ambassador Por-
ter. George L. Meyer. ambassador to
Italy, viii replace Mccormick at St.
Petersburg, and Henry White, secre-
tary OF the embassy at London, will
be made ambassador at Rome. Hen
ry L. Wilson. at present minister to
Chill, will be made minister to Bel
eium, succeeding Lawrence Town
send who retires from the diplomatic
service.
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BILL IN COMMITTEE

Indications are That 1t Will Remain
There Until Congress Adjourns on
March Fourth.-A Shifting of DiPlo-
mats.-The Canal Bill.
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Lodz, Russia Feb. 1.-THE Cover
correspondent of the Associated Press
today said: The official reports from
Sosnovoic show that 33 persons were
killed and SO wounded, 18 of them
seriously, in the conflict at Catherine
Iron Works ON Thursday. The trouble
miners tried to force the furnace men
of the iron works to put out the fires
and join the strikers. The mob be-
came violent broke down the fences
and forced an entrance into the iron
works which were guarded by two
companies of infantry. The officers
ordered the crowd to leave, but they
refused. Suddenly one striker drew
a large knife and rushed at an officer.
The soldiers then fired and the mob
fed leaving the dead and wounded"
Iron Masters Demand Reform.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE Socie-
ty of Russian Iron Masters, represent
ing a capital CT $500, 900 900, has me
morialized NJ. Witte. president of the
committee of ministers of labor, on
the labor question, pointing out that
the attitude of the people is warn
ing that no repressive measures
will end the deeply rooted national
movement of the Russian people.
The Iron Masters further declare that
normal relations between the work
men and their employers are only
possible with a system of government
based on justice, with participation
of both employers and employees in
legislation. the equality of all before
the law, inviolability of domicile. the
right to hold meetings, and strict pro
lection of working men against the
attacks of strikers, freedom Of speech
and press and universal compulsory
education.
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BLOOD IS
SHED

80 KILLED AND SO WOUNDED IN
OUTBREAK AT GATHER
INE IRON WORKS.
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ANOTHER
STORM
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW OVER Up
PER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Cables and Trestles are Coated With
Icicles Which are Dangerous.-Big
Drop in Temperature in Many Lo-
caIities in the North and Northwest.
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SLIGHT
HOPES

REPUBLICAN MAJORITY OF THE
HOUSE REFUSES TO CON-
CUR WITH SENATE.
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Considering Canal Bill.

Considering Canal Bill.
Washington, Feb. 10.-The house
this afternoon began the consideration
of the Panama Canal bill which abol-
ishes the commission and places the
canal zone under the President.
Washington, d. c.. Feb. 10.-When
the impeachment proceedings against
Judge Swayne were resumed in the
senate today, Swayne appeared and
seated himself with his attorneys
This is the first time he has been pre-
sent After the preliminaries, Senator
Palmer made a statement of the case
against Swayne.
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Flood in Kentucky River.
Madison. Ind. Feb. 10-A message
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22

shown by the various expert estimates
which place the additional area which
can be irrigated at from 75,000,000 to
100,000,000 acres. The government
plan as provided for IN the irrigation
law is to store the food waters Of the
western rivers. retaining this land
as fast as possible; but the settlers
who take the land are required to
pay back to the government the cost
Of the construction of each project, so
that the actual expense to the gov
eminent viii all be paid. The final
estimates of the possibilities OF IN
creased population are one person to
each Irrigated acre, 50 Tint there
seems q future population for the
West a. great or greater than the to-
tai population of the country to-iay
Ten or twenty acres. in the more high
~ developed irrigation sections 81 the
West Is stated 10 be sufficient for the
support OF d family. owing to the
fact that Hnder irrigation numerous
and sure erops can be raised. Ia the
Southwest, tiirer or four crops are
grown on the same land each year
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22

long horseback ride during the az
ternoon. While the Chief Executive
usually goes to his Office Christmas
morning to give attention to the more
important affairs of state that NAV be
pressing for attention the remainder
Of the day is given over to a holiday
vacation and thus he is enabled to de-
vote more time than usual to his daily
horseback ride. @ The Presidents
Christmas excursion also differs from
his ordinary daily outing In that in.
stead of being attended, as is usually
the case. by the army sergeant, who
acts as the Presidents orderly, he is
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt or by
a party Of personal friends.
The dinner to which the President
and his family and guests sit down
about Z o'clock in the evening is
served in the private dining room
which is located in the northeast cor
ner Of the White House. The state din
ing room where are served all the great
banquets given at the Presidential Man
sion, is spacious and imposing but
lacking in that coziness and cheer
which is essential to a Christmas
feast and so the Xmas dinner party
which numbers perhaps fourteen to
sixteen persons is served with the
traditional yule-tide delicacies in the
family or private dining room.
colOred Walters at the White House.
The scene Of the Presidents Christ.
mas dinner is the smallest room on
the main floor of the White House.
although 1t is fully twice as large as
the dining room in the average private
residence In the land. The room is
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22
Humor Of King Edward.

Returned tourists who have been in
touch with the nobility In Europe
bring back a few good stories of Kine
Edward. One tale runs like this: The
King was driving alone in a dog cart
near one OF his country palaces one
day and caught up with an old fish
woman, who was trudging to the viii
lage to sell her wares. She did not
recognize the king and asked him for
lift. He responded graciously and
helped her into the cart. AS they
drove along she begged him to buy
her fish pleading poverty and big
family at home. The king said he had
plenty Of fish at home and would not
buy any. However, he would give her
his portrait which he thought would
be just as good as buying her fish
I'VE are fine looking man, but your
portrait would not buy shoes for the
children" said the old woman. "Oh
think it will help YOU" he responded,
and handed her a sovereign which has
on one side his profile. When she saw
that she was riding with the king and
spilled her fish. The king handed her
another coin and dropped her out at
her destination. At another time
when he was Prince and attending a
theatre, fire broke out near by and
every one helped to quench the blaze
The Prince in evening dress, worked
with the others in passing buckets of
water. A big pompous man was stand
ing by doing nothing. "Why don't
you help?" asked the Prince. The
man swelled up and remarked,
Il am a gentleman. sir, and do no such
mental tasks" Don't let that hurt
YOU" responded the Prince. Il am
only the Prince of Wales"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22
He Trusted Rockefeuer

DR.. Gustav c. e. Weber, Of Clsve-
land, Ohio, recently consul at Nurem-
burg Is one Of the pioneer doctors oi
his city. Years ago he was visited by
a young man who required a surgical
operation, but explained that he was
only getting fifty dollars a month and
would have to pay by installment.
Weber said he would risk it and it took
the youth about a year to pay up.
The lad was John d. Rockefeller, and
only a short time ago he sent for
Weber, asking for medical advice, there
having been a recurrence of the trouble
for which Weber had operated forty
years ago. Weber made an examina-
ton and told Mr.. Rockefeller that any
medical student could do it and that
he himself was out of practice. Rookie
Teller opened drawer, counted out
$500, and handing the roll to Weber
remarked, 1T does not take so long
to pay the bill this time" Weber de-
clined the money, saying he wished no
fee for friendly visit. take ii" said
Rockefeller, land give to some poor
medical student, who is struggling for
his education" Weber remarked in
telling the story that he couldn't think
of any struggling medical student just
then and, but what was the all
ment that required a surgical opera
ton?
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22
TIE FIpsT coMpLETFD GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION cANAL

The extent OF the government irri-
CATION problem is indicated by a rec
ent schedule issued by the RecIamar
ton Service Of the Interior Depart
ment. showing that the work of re-
claiming the desert is wen under way.
At this time the government plan in
varions stages OF progress requiring
the expenditure Of $32S70,000, which
win supply water for the irrigation Of
I. $4,000 acres OF land, the expense
being $17.50 per acre. Other govern
ment reports estimate that there are
about 60O,000.000 acres Of so-called
arid land. whose chief products are
sage brush and cactus. This amounts
10 more than one-third Of the United
states, and ont Of " ich might be
carved four countries the size Of
France, four more ais large as Ger
many and two states as large as New
York. Private enterprise has reclaim
81 about 10000 Of this domain.
which ia to-day the backbone Of the
west. The enormous possibilities Of
the government irrigation work -
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east. 1t has the dust-green color Of
sage, smells like sage, tastes like sage,
and animals that feed on its leaves
and yellow flowers flavor their flesh
with sage. Well, wherever this plant
grows the desert grouse may be found
The grouse feeds and fattens on sage.
There is nothing he likes better. He
must have it. Let the sage be de
stroyed and the bird moves on. The
desert grouse is the largest grouse of
the western world and it is exceeded
in size only by the great grouse OF
Europe-the capercailzie. 1t is very
superior In size and strength to the
common prairie hen or the pinnated
grouse, usually Weighing twice or
thrice as much as that bird. 1t viii
measure two or three feet from tip of
wing to tip. Living in a gray land,
nature has provided for the protec-
ton of the bird by making it also
gray It is curious how nature looks
after its creatures by making their
color. as a rule, harmonic with the
landscape. In grouse-land tnere Is q
great deal Of alkali in the soil and
over that grows the gray-green shrub
berry. The sage grouse seeks its safe
ty in concealinent rather than in
flight.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22
Cost OfDiscovering America.

The great extent and value Of Queen
Isabel's jewel bag, the proceeds OF
which fitted out Columbus, IL more or
less of a myth. But In these days, when
millionaire yachtsmen spend a hundred
thousand dollars for a little racing
yacht and think nothing of 1t, the ex-
pense Of Columbus's whole fleet seems
entlraly insignificant The sum OF
$1,000 covered the whole outlay neces-
sary to secure and equip the three yes
sells, while the Great Admirars salary
was $500 per annum. The two other
commanders were paid 5000 each, and
the wages Of the crew were $3.50 a
month. or course. money In those
days was worth a great deal more
than now, and there were not very
many places In America at that time
where the sailors cared to ask for
'shore leave" SO that their wages were
a clear Aaving.
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mended for doing something to earn
an honest penny. If his pay is not
much, his duties are not particularly
onerous, and Il ambitious he will have
plenty of spare time in which to look
around for better job. Meanwhile
he is comfortably domieiled at Dor
chester House, the marble palace in
Park Lane, which Ambassador Reid
has taken as his London residence.
The Hon. Walsh is engaged to be
married to Lady Norah-Spencer-
Churchill, the youngest sister of the
Duke of Marlborough. Though she
can hardly be called youthful. she is
several years younger than her fiance.
As far as pedigree counts for any
thing, however, the Hon. Walsh is no
bad match for her, for he can boast
ducal blood, too.
If the Duke Of Devonshire's rule
against any Of his servants accepting
tips could be successfully introduced
IN this country all would be we'll There
are a few OF the old nobility Of Eng
land who set laudable example OF
prohibiting their servants accepting
gratuities from visitors or guests. The
Duke OF DeYonshire, for instance.
makes it an inaexible rule that no
servant Of his shall take tip. When.
however, party OF Americans recent
~ visited Chatsworth, the Dukes Der
byshire seat, and were entertained to
luncheon and shown over the beautiful
grounds by the Dukes steward. the
leaders of the party thought the usual
Shell out" must be the climax of the
days enjoyment. The party consisted
or four men and three women, and
among them $35 was subscribed. With
commendable discretion the money was
not onered to the steward. who, of
course, Is above accepting recognition |
OF the kind, but to an underfootman |
who saw the party to and from the |
railway station. But the footman |
pointed out that it was against the
rules Of the Dukes establishment 20
accept gratuities 'tin money" That |
seemed TO suggest a way OF getting
around the rule. The next day various
articles Of jewelry reached the stew
ard from London with the request that
hey be distributed among the staff at
lis discretion. The leaders Of the party
we're Edmund H. Abbott, of New York,
Ind Alexander Cattanach, of Salem.
Mass, and both had introductions
rom Sir Thomas Upton. The Duke
nd Duchess were, not In residence at
;hatsworth at the time of the visit,
tut the latter sent one OF her maids
pecially up from London to look after
ne ladies'. The beauties of Matlock,
iuxton and BLACKWELL were fully ex-
fored before they returned to town.
Van Calava.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22
CATHOLIC DIVORCES.
VATICAN ANEULS MARRLAGES
IN CERTAIN CASES.-ATTORs
NEYS OF ST. PETER.

Ambassador MIhiteIaw Reid appoints
son of English Earl as Chief Lackey
The Tipping Question.-Other For.
eign Gossip.
1t Is stated on authority that the
Vatican will always annul a marriage
If It can be proved to its entire salts
faction that one or the other of the
parties to the alliance was not a free
agent in the matter. One of the most
notable cases of annulment of prince
ly marriage, on grounds such as these.
was the dissolution some years ago Of
the marriage bonds OF the reigning
Prince Of Monaco and his first WIFE,
Lady Mary Hamilton. At the same
time the Vatican pronounced the mar
rage null and void it also pronounced
that her son was. in every sense Of the
word, legitimate. Princess Mary, whose
mother was princess Of the reigning
honse of Baden and whose father was
the English Duke of Hamilton, was
forced by her kinsman and guardian.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22
THE DESERT GROUSE.
KYORY As THE SAGE HEN IND
COCK OF THE PLAINS, A TYP
ICAL AMERICAN BIRD.

Is the Largest of the Grouses and
Feeds Mostly on Sage-Has Hand
some Coat OF Piumes and Makes 8
Savory Roast.
The desert grouse is a representa-
tive American bird 1t is, of course
not as exalted and heroic as the eagle,
and is not spread over so wide an
area as the common chicken, but for
all that the desert grouse is typieally
American. The bird is more famil-
iarly known TO travellers, jewellers In
the arid and semi-arid regions of the
United States. and sportsmen, as the
sage hen" and as a matter of course,
where there are sage hens there. are
sage cocks. Often the bird Is referred
to rs the prairie chicken, but the ref
erence is inaccurate. 1t is a game
bird CT great beauty. 1t was named
Cock of the Plains by Lewis and
Clark who, though perhaps not the
first whites to make the acquaintance
Of this bird, at least were the first
white men to identify it as a distinct.
species and to pause
long enough in the ardous business
of exploration to give it name.
Found Throughout the Arid Region.
1t is seen in all the arid and semi
arid parts Of the land where 1t has
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22

1t is seen in all the arid and semi
arid parts Of the land where 1t has
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22

not been exterminated, and is very
common in those great dry stretches
of the continent where man has not
crowded it to death and where the
sage brush grows. To say that this
bird has its home in tho droughty re-
gions of the United States is to say
how extensively it Is distributed, for
everybody who knows anything about
the country, knows how vast is that
empire laid down on the early maps
as "desert'". The word desert as ap-
piled to the unwatered reaches of the
west is misleading. On those des-
erts there Is plenty or vegetation and
animal life. Though in many places
water is scarce, life may be easily sus-
tanned in these American deserts. r.
rigation shows how fertile these lands
are when the water is poured on.
All over dry lands grows that wild
shrub, called by botanists artemisia,
but which everybody else calls sage
brush.
Feeds Mostly on Sage.
No doubt 1t belongs to the same
family as does the garden sage of the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-22
Handsome Though not Brilliant.

Though the general color effect of
Nthe grouse is gray yet it has markings
Of white and black. A large black patch
underneath the birds body is feat
ure of the desert grouse. On his
shoulders he wears epauletts of white.
The reason for these white shout
ders is that in browsing through
the sage brush all his days
the heavy gray feathers are worn off,
exposing the fine white neither
feathers.
The grouse, though not a high
flyer and not so agile on the wing as
his eastern cousin, possesses great leg
power. He is active and speedy as a
runner, rather quick to take fright and
is an expert in losing himself among
the brush. 1t should not be under
stood that these birds do not rise from
cover. They often do. Hunters seek
so to brighten the birds that they win
rise. 1t is not difficult shooting then.
The grouse Of the desert has that
general grouse trait the 'whirr''.
When he rises it is said that he whirrs
louder than the eastern grouse, When
thoroughly reused to his task he is
pretty strong flyer and can go mile
at a stretch, alternately sailing and
tapping.
The flesh Of the desert grouse is
good when not too sagey. The young |
birds, when feeding on grass-hoppers, /
are unsurpassed for tenderness and |
flavor. The older birds, as with all |
The orifef feathered tribes, are not SO
tender as the young. When feeding /
exclusively ON sage their flesh is
strongly impregnated with the flavor
Of shrub, somewhat unpleasantly so. |
One is reminded Of the taste Of par
ridge meat when that bird has been
feeding on resinous buds in the au-
Lumn. -
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is served by colored walters
i, the table is laid with Mrs. Roose
alt's new china--delicate ware taste
July ornamented with Colonial pat
tern in gold, each piece bearing tiny
representation Of the seal OF the
United States In colors.
The dinner is prepared In the re-
fitted White House kitchens, which are
located In the basement directly below
the private dining room. There are
two kitchens, one about rs by 40 feet
in size and, opening from it, smaller
kitchen of about one-half the size. Or
dinarily the equipment of the smaller
or family kitchen is sufficient for the
preparation Of the dinner for a select
party at the Executive Mansion, but
at Christmas the great hooded range
III the larger tiled kitchen Is brought
into use for the roasting of the thirty
pound Christmas turkey, sent by Hor-
ace Vose. the Rhode Island farmer who
for thirty-five years past has sent each
year q magnificent specimen of the
king OF fowls for the Presidents
Christmas dinner.
GobbIers from Far and Wide.
Indeed, the Presidents Christmas
dinner does not cost him very much, for
Uncle Sam pays the wages OF many OF
the White House employees who have
d hand In preparing it and almost all
Of the goodies" which grace the fes-
tive board are donated by admiring
friends OF the President. Not only does
Horace Vose send Drize-winning
turkey, but gobblers that rival It In size
come from poultry raisers in other sec
tions OF the country. and there are
donations of cranberries from Cape
Cod. parcel of the famous Roosevelt
potatoes" sent by the farm hands on the
Presidents estate at Oyster Bay and
other delicacies sent by 'neighbcrs'
far and near.
Such marketing as is necessary to-
al out the menu for the Presidents
Christmas dinner is done by Henry
pinckney. c0lored man who holds the
poeition Of White House Steward and
draws d salary Of 81, 800 year from the
government for managing the domestic
AFFAIRS at the White House. A day or
two before Christmas Steward Pinck-
ney sets out In the unpretentious
vehicle which serves as the Presidents
private market wagon and makes the
round OF the markets-for the White
House patronage is not confined to any
one merchant. In preparation for the
Christmas dinner IL Is presumably not
necessary to purchase any coffee. sugar,
rast Or other staples, for oil such sup
niles for the Presidential mansion arc
purchased In quantity and kept N
storeroom adjoining the Kitchen, which
looks like a full-iledged grocery STORE.
All il ali, the White House Christ
mas festival comes pretty near being
y counterpart Of the old-time, old
fashioned institution Of our forsia-
theirs.
IL il wen on toward $50 o'clock ere
the last piece Of mince pie has dlsap-
peared, and then the entire party, from
the President to Quentin. the youngest
occupant Or the White House, makes
a bee lIne for the big East Room,
where 4 rousing froiic winds up thel
holiday.
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PENSIONS.

Over one Million Dollars
allowed our clients during the last
six years.
Over one T hOusand
claim@allo through ms dur
ing the last six months. Dis.
ability, Age and In
CT @ a . q pensions obtained
in the shortest possible time.
Widows claims speciality.
Usually granted within 90
days if placed with us immedi-
ately on soldiers deaths Fees
fixed b. law and payable out Of
allowed pension. "A successful
experience Of rs years and benefit
of daily calls at Pension Bureau
are at your service. Highest ref
erences furnished. Local Mapis-
trates p Q Gu n iari1y
benefited by sending Sla
claims.
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