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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.
