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AROUND THE WORLD SHORT TELEGRAPH NOTES FROM ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE. A Review of Happenings In Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Week—National, Historical, Political and Personal Events. A majority of the female population is leaving Harbin. Ihisiness at Harbin is paralyzed and a general lack of confidence is shown. A severe rain and snow storm pre vailed throughout Colorado Saturday. The c«al miners at Altoona will not Btrike, as the operators agree to re new the scale. Governor General Wright and the members of the Philippine commission have left Manila for Uaguio, the sum mer capital. Seen tary Morton has been forced to abandon Ins trip to the south and west witli tlie president upon the ur gent request of an ear specialist, whom he consulted. Dr. William R. Harper, president of the University of Chicago, greatly im proved in health by his rest and by the Roentgen rays treatment, will soon return to Chicago. Then are poor crops in England, owing to wet weather of the winter. Return! in wheat are smallest, yet re corded. The yield of barley is the smallest in 20 years. Governor Hoch of Kansas will not grant a pardon to K. J. Smiley, con victed of violating the Kansas anti trust law while acting as secretary of the Kansas Grain Dealers' asso ciation. Representatives of various sureties companies have been Investigating the condition of affairs at the Citizens' Savings hank in Lorain, Ohio, and r•■■ port that the actual shortage amounts to $102,000. Theodore P. Shouts, president of me Toledo, St. Louis & Western railroad, is to head the new Panama canal com mission, lie lias notified the presi dent that ho would accept the offer made to him. President Roosevelt is to name col lector at Santo Domingo and will gel all customs house dues. A formal de cree has been published. If the sen ate approves the treaty, creditors of the island republic will be paid. ■ San Francisco. —As a result of the anti-poolroom agitation, the grand jury, the police department and the police judges have joined hands for a vig orous campaign and assurance is giv en that the evil will be wiped out. The British South Africa company has received a cable dispatch from Victoria Falls, announcing that the bridge over the Zambesi river, the highest in the world, was linked up at 7 o'clock Saturday, thus completing another link in the Cairo railroad. Word has been received at Tucson, Ariz., from Silver Hell, 155 miles from there, that a eavein occurred there re cently at shaft No. 2 oi the Imperial company, resulting in the death of 5 Mexican miners and injury o» 4 oth ers. The night shift was at work when the accident occurred. The Oriental Trading company, con tractors of Seattle, a Japanese insti tution, has offered to solve the pan- American labor problem. The com pany announces its readiness, through its attorney, Cor win S. Shante, to send 20,000 Japanese laborers to the canal zone on short notice. They say they can furnish this labor at a daily cost of C 7 cents per man. Political Appointments. Governor Mead of Washington an nouncea that he has determined upon the following appointments: Morden P. Ktncaid of Seattle, mem ber of the state board of audit and Control, to succeed Jesse T. Mills of Olympia. Joseph H. Easterday of Tacoma, member of the state tax commission. The governor intimated that State Horticultural Commissioner Van Hold erbeke would be retained. The third tax commissioner will be appointed soon, probably next week. Col. W. W. D. Turner. Lob Angelef, Cal. .April 14.—Colonel W. W. D. Turner, formerly of Bpo kane, Wash., one of the leading mine owners and financiers of Los Angeles, died suddenly last Monday night at his home in this city. He suffered an at tack of heart failure on the street. He passed away soon alter removal to his residence. Against Trusts and Cigarettes. Lincoln, Neb.—The legislature ad journed sine die at midnight Saturday night, after sending to the governor the Junkin antitrust bill and the bill prohibiting the manufacture and sale of cigarettes. The antitrust measure is designed to prevent conspiracies in restraint of trade and the giving or taking or rebates in shipping. PAST WEEK OF THE WAR. Preparing for the Big Battle—On to Harbin. The signs point to another clash be tween Japanese and Russians this week unless the latter see fit to retire toward Harbin. Field Marshal Oyama, after a time of brief reorganization of his main army during which small bodies have been skirting the Russian flanks, has evidently begun another ad vance of his entire force with wingsi far extended. It will be for the Rus sians to fight or fall back. At several points north of Tie Pass the Russians have thrown up heavy entrenchments, and in the positions most easily defended there will no doubt be stubborn resistance. It is hard to say whether a permanent stand can be made, but there are slight reasons for believing that such will be the case. Although reinforcements are reported to have been reaching General Linevitch daily, he is still nu merically inferior, and, unless better Keneralship or stronger fighting qual ities are shown than in the past, it would seem that there will be nothing to do but sound the retreat again. Oyama is operating to the west, and there is always the fear that he will cut the Russian communications. It has not been given out by the Rus sians whether they hope to hold their present ground, or intend to delay the Japanese advance only in order to get things in shape in Harbin, and pro vide for protecting the line of com munications from that city toward the west. Hut their intent ions heretofore do DOi seem to have cut much figure, and for some time to come their move ments will, as in the past, probably be determined by what Oyama succeeds in doing. DUKES FOR PEACE St. Petersburg, April 5. —A meeting of all of the members of the grand ducal circle was held in the palace of the Grand Duke Vlsadimir, at which the czar was present and at which the question of war or peace was thorough ly discussed. A majority of those present favored the beginning of peace negotiations, but the Grand Duke Vladimir and his intimate associates stated that in their opinion it would be far better to con tinuethe fighting at least for the pres ent. This view apparently met the approval of the czar, who, in an iin passionate speech, declared that he could not conceive how any Russian would be willing to abandon the filed to an army that could yet be conquered. Another conference is planned for the near future. The newspaper Slove, which is usu ally inspired by the Grand Duke Alex ander Michaelovitch, prints an article in which it sets forth the necessity for immediate peace in order to give Rus sia time for the preparation of a new and successiul campaign. The news paper declares that Russia must ulti mtaely defeat Japan, retake Port Ar thur, reestablish her mastery of the Pacific, and this she can not do except as the result of a new and entirely fresh smuggle. WASHINGTON NEWS. Adelbert R. Clark, president and manager of the Fair department store in Belllngham, was drowned Sunday by the capsizing of a small boat while he was fishing in Silver lake. 30 miles east of here. He was one of the lead ing citizens and business men of north west Washington. A fatal accident occurred west of Elma, as the; Grays Harbor train was coming in. Miss Magdalane Dolaca tone. formerly a resident of Olympia, was walking beside the track with a raised umbrella. Wind from the pass ing train turned the umbrella wrong side out. In bracing back to hold the umbrella she was hit on the head by a mail car step ami killed instantly. The Spokane & Inland, the Coeur d'Alene ft Spokane and the Spokane Traction company, the Graves lines, have signed a 10 year contract with the Washington Water Power com pany for power and will not develop their own power at Nine lile bridge, as was planned. The Graves people were compelled to tie up to the 10 year contract in order to secure the retirement of the Spokane Southern Traction company from the field. Fear Displaces Girl's Heart. St. Joseph, Mich.— Member! of the local medical fraternity are deeply puzzled over the case of Miss Mabel Rigney, a well known lady of this city, who died from an affection of the heart. It is stated that while working as an operator in a local telephone ex change the young lady was so severely frightened by a flash of lightning which coursed along the wires that her heart was displaced. Kansas Elections. Kansas City. Mo., April s.—Elec tions were held in'the'larger cities of Kansas Tuesday. ' The democrats car ried Kansas City, Kansas and Leaven worth. In Topeka Davis, republican, is elected by at least 400 majority. CHICAGO WENT DEMOCRATIC Chicago April 5.—A politioal tornado Tuesday overwhelmed one of the most ragged and unique leaders in the conn try. Inoidentiy the republican party met defeat in a memorable effort to capture municaiplity of Chicago. As a direct result the city is officially commited to the policy of the quickest possible acquisition of private fran chises for public utilities. Municipal ownership is especially threatening street car lines valued high up in the millions. After winning successfully four re markable biennial fights of independ ent against the regular republican par ty, son of Associated Justice Harlan of the supreme oourt of the United States, was a loser as republican candidate for mayor. The defeat is attributed to an extraordinary whirl of causes, starting with political revenge and tak ing in a wide sweep, embracing the most up to date socialism as a factor. The Victor is Judge Edward P. Dunne, democrat. Seldom, if ever, has Chicago wit nessed a more lively, picturesque con test. The republican candidate suffered heavily from campaign Attacks charg ing thnt he was a political assassin Alleged unworthy leaders of his own party who had been thrust from office and power largely through Harlan's aggressiveness in previous campai^us, were conspicuously absent from his support. The result was painfully evi dent before the baloting had been in progress an hour. One of the amusing features that tonight is recalled as tending to center good natured feeling in Judge Dune's behalf is his record as a father. He is the happy parent of 13 children. Judge Dunne's plurality was 24,248, and ho received a majority of 946 of all the votes cast. He also had the distinction of receiving the greatest vote ever cast in Chicago for the office of mayor. He was given 161,659 votes out of a total of 322,373. Mr. Harlan, the republican cauditade.received 187,* 411; Collins, the socialist candidate, 20,323., and Stewart, prohibition. 2480. John F. Smulski, the republi can candidate for city attorney, wan reelected over his democratic opponent by nearly 15,000 votes. The other candates en the democratic city ticket were elected by pluralities somewhat smaller than Judge Dunne. COLORADO TOWNS WENT DEMOCRATIC Denver, Col., April 5. — A demo cratic landslide struck Colorado where the municipal elections were held Tues day in all cities and towns excepting Denver. In Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Leadville, normally republican, the democratic tickets weie successful, in the latter case the first time in 20 years. In the suaallei towns, where the party lines were drawn the demo crats won, the notable exceptions be ing Cripple Creek, Victor, Golden and Cetral City. A vigorous fight was made in Northeur Colorado towns and also on the western slope, against sa loonns, and in only one instance, that of Montrose, was the liquor elemeut victorious. Heavy roads, due to the recent rain storms, caused a light vote to be polled,. SUNKEN SHIPS NO GOOD. Expert Says Russian Vessels Are Worthless. The military expert of the London Daily Times lias completed an inspec tion of the sunken battleships in Port Arthur harbor, and is responsible for the statement that the Japanese decla rations that nearly all of the sunken Russian ships could be rendered ser viceable again, is not founded on fact. lit says that the Japanese would be lucky if they can save the Poltava, Peresviet and Pallada, with just a chance that the Bayan can be raised. The Retvizan will never be of any further service and the damage to the Pobieda is so great that, even if they succeed in raising that vessel, it is extremely doubtful if she will be serviceable. The Sevastopol has not been lo cated. More Strikes Occur in Russia. Reports from many places through out Russia, including Tver, Borissoff and Sisran show that employes of warehouses and shops are again de manding shorter hours and more wages. There has been a general strike of shop assistants at Samira and Irkutsk. According to the Russku Slovoe, 60 workmen in a factory at Lodz have been poisoned and 28 are in a critical condition. It is supposed that strik ers are responsible. Sullivan Won. Tacoma, Wash., April 4.—ln the ninth round of what was to have b*en a 20 round fight, Youn« Fitzsimmons U'harles Jost) of Portland was defeat ed by Jack (Twin) Sullivan. LONGEST TUNNEL IN WORLD. Swiss and Italian Trains Meet in Center. Rome. —The Simplon tunnel, the longest in the world, was inaugurated Sunday morning, when from the Swiss and Italian sides the first trains pass ed through, meeting at the center where was the iron door which origin ally prevented the overflow of a tor rent of hot water, and which was Sun day opened for the first time. The weather at the entrance to the tunnel was springlike, though the mountains were covered with snow, luit once inside the tunnel the tem perature became very high. Engi neer Bradau, who had directed the work in the tunnel, conducted the Italian train, which, part of the way, was lighted by miners with lanterns. The train from the Italian end was the first to reach the iron door, but a little later the train from the Swiss side was heard on the other side of the door. There was a brief time spent in com municating through the door by means of hammering, and finally the door was knocked down amid frantic excite ment, with cries of "Ix>ng live Switz erland," and "l^ong live Italy." Bands played the Italian royal march and the Swiss anthem, and the two parties embraced and kissed each other. Engineer Hradau shook hands with Engineer Rosemund, the director of the work on the Swiss side, and the Italian bishop, Noverara, embraced the Swiss bishop, Sien. The latter then preached a short sermon, in the course of which he said: "The church blessed progress." In the name of God he then blessed the tunnel. STANDARD OIL SALARIES. Are Comparatively Small—Rockefeller Gets $20,000. A definite statement has been made on Wall street that John I). Rockef* 1 ler received only $20,000 a year as president of the Standard Oil com pany, in which he owns capital stock to the amount of (40,000,000, and which has a' market value of |248,000, --000. To this statement was added an other, that few employes of the Stan dard Oil company received much more than $6000 a year. As most executives in the company, however, have grown to be million aires within the last 1.") years, it is supposed tin 1 valuable advice they get for investments and the opportunities they have of getting in on the ground floor of corporations and enterprises in which the Standard Oil group of financiers figure, have more than com pensated them for the small salaries they have received from the economi cal administration of the great monop oly. Notwithstanding Mr. Rockefeller's small salary, it is said his total income is between 138,000,000 and $40,000,000 a year. FIVE DIE IN THE UNITED VERDE. Terrible Explosion Blows Out Bulk- heads at 300 Foot Level. Prescott, Ariz., April 2. —As the result of an explosion in the United Verde mine at Jerome, Ariz., owned by Senator Clark, five men are dead and five others seriously, if not fatally, in jured. Th" dead: T. W. Crofut, E. R. Ruf fin, Pete Seder, A. J. Halladam. J. M. Roe. The injured: N. Nevonich. G. Gas cia. J. Koscio, J. P. Roe, B. Caropa, J. Wijovich. M, Sullivan. The accident happened just as the shifts were being changed and all the men except 12 had been raised to the surface. They were waiting at the station of the 300 foot level to be hoist ed from the mine when a terrific ex plosion occurred, killing five instant ly and injuring seven others. On ac count of the recent heavy rains, sur face water found its way to that por tion of the mine where fire has been smouldering several years and steam thus generated caused the explosion, blowing out the bulkheads, erected to keep the fire from spreading. The men were suffocated by smoke and heated steam. Changes in N. P. Officers. Several important appointments have been announced by the Northern Pacific- railway officials. A. E. I^aw, who has been assistant general super intendent, with headquarters at Ta coma, has resigned and B. E. Palmer has been appointed to the vacancy. Mr. Palmer is an all around railroad man, who has been superintendent of the Rocky Mountain division since 1891. Andrew Gibson, superintendent of the Yellowstone division, has been ap pointed superintendent of the Rocky Mountain division, succeeding Mr. Pal mer. He has been on the Yellowstone division since i 902. John Rapalje, who has worked himself up in the employ of the company from brakeman to trainmaster, has been appointed su perintendent of the Yellowstone divi sion, succeeding Mr. Gibson. Ice Breaking in the Neva. St. Petersburg.—The ice is breaking up in the Neva. BOUND FORTHEST PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ATTENDS DIG ROUNDUP IN TEXAS. Will Be Absent From Washington, D. C, Nearly Two Months—Will Be at Reunion of His Regiment of Rough Riders of Spanish-American War on Friday—Great Time Expected. Washington, April 3.—President Roosevelt left Washington today on a long trip to the west and southwest. He will be absent from the capital for nearly two months. One of the chief objects of the trip which the president long has had in mind is the reunion of his regiment of Rough Riders of the Spanish-AmeriesTn war, which is to take place at San Antonio, Texas, next Friday, and for which an elaborate program of exercises has been ar ranged. There will be a number of brief ships en route, where the president will make addresses. Leaving San An tonio, there will be a brief stop and address at Fort Worth, which will ter minate the public part of the trip, fol lowing which the president is to go hunting in the Panhandle of Texas and later in Colorado. All arrangements have been made whereby the presi dent will keep in touch with public af fairs both during his railroad ride and while hunting, so that he will be en abled to pass on all matters requiring his intention. The president i s look ing forward with keen pleasure to his vacation. Itinerary of the Trip. The president will leave Washing ton Monday, April 3, at "J a. m. He will lie accompanied by Secretary Loeb, Dr. Alexander Lambert, General S. B. M. Young. Lieutenant G. It. Fortesque, M. C. Latta and J. L. McGrew, sten ographers, and representatives of newspaper press associations. The first stop will be made at Louisville, Ky., at !> o'clock Tuesday morning. The president and party will pass in procession through the city and the president will make an address. The train will leave Louisville at 11 O'clock, pass through St. Louis at 8 p. m., and at that point take the train. A few short stops will be made in In dian territory on Wednesday. At Sherman, Texas, whore tne party will arrive at 4 p, m., the president will leave the train, drive to the public square and make a brief address. Dallas will ho reached at 6:30 p. m., and after a public address, the nres dent will attend a dinner. The next stop will be at Waco on ThurHday, April 6, at i): 80 a. m. The president will speak briefly at Waco. He will reach\A.ustin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and address the joint session of the legislature at the capital and later speak to the public on the lawn of the capitol. Exercises at San Antonio. The train will reach San Antonio at 8:30 P. m. Thursday, but there will be no public program until the following morning. The object of the president in visiting San Antonio is to attend th<> reunion of his regiment. Exer cises have been arranged which will fill the entire day, including a review of the regular troops at Fort Sam Houston, a procession in which the Grand Army and confederate veterans will take part, luncheon at the Rough Riders' camp and a dinner by the Business Men's club at the Hotel Men ger. The president will leave at 11 p. m. for Fort Worth, arriving there the next morning at 9:45 and leave at 10:45. The program for Fort Worth will consist of a drive and an address. At Port Worth the public part of the trip will end. The president will spend some time hunting in the Panhandle and will then go to Colorado for a hunt of some weens' duration. No plans have yet been made for the re turn trip to Washington. Carrol Foster Appointed. Moscow, Idaho.—Carrol Foster has been awarded the Rhodes scholarship by the faculty of the University of Idaho. Foster is a member of the jun ior class. He has taken high rank in ail classes. He is irom Weiser, Idaho, and this is his second year at the uni versity, where he has made himself a favorite. He is 20 years off age. Last year Lawrence Gipson of Caldwell was chosen for this honor from Idaho, and is now in the Oxford university. Bullet Through His Heart. Moulton, lowa, April 2. —The body of Frank Ogden, a young farmer living near here, was found in the yard of Claude Whistler with a bullet through his heart. Whistler has disappeared. Ogden and Mrs. Whistler were sweet hearts before her marirage to Whist ler. A Draw. Philadelphia, April s.—Young Cor bett of Denver and Young Erne of this city sparred six rounds to a draw last night.