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THE TRIBUNE OEO. P. HUCKEBY I NANNIE R. HUCKEBY f Editor tod Publishers Tfissouni rich hill .! ' '- Col. Greene ilerlnre that ha lost H.0H).0(K in lets than ft week. Who got It T Saxony' new king Is very hard up, He has only $SS7.M)0 n year, with six young children to support A war correspondent pay many of the, Japanese private soldiers rt nut ty. All or thra seem to b tough cutty. Pepper la rejiorled to be selling for $3 a pound In the Klondike. Tne na tive are probably not doing any sneering. If. H. Rogers I In a position to prove that it la a mistake to suppose that a man who has 175,000.000 can do as he pleases. Torn O'Brien, king of cne gold I rick meu, died the other day in a French prison. The queen of the tribe Is In Jail at Cleveland. It will be remembered that those persons who tried to have fun with young Gould's celebrated grandparent generally came to grief. An Ohio burglar remained conceal ed under a piano while a girl played for an hour. He was punished enough and ought to be turned loose. People in large towns live three and a half years longer than people In the country. But If they live so much faster where is the advantage? "Shall women run push carts?" asks a New York paper. If women roust operate push carts, perhaps they should be limited to pushing them. Countess Cassinl, the daughter of the Russian ambassador, has been poi soned by something she has eaten, but a Japanese plot is not suspected. Mr. Morgan showed poor judgment In paying 96.000 for the oldest piano In the world. He could have got one every bit as bad for a great deal less money. Arthur Sawtelle of Oakland. Me., Is 20 years old and has Just been shot accidentally for the. fifth time. One might think he would be gun-sby by this time. The Moscow temstvo has decided to quit and go home. It'a a wise itrastvo that knows when there' no use hanging around and running up board bills. Harvard may not win very often at football or rowing, lut when it comes to chess. It 1 Harvard, Princeton, Co lumbia, Yale. Now for the ping-pong championship. It Is not true that Arthur F. Duffey, the sprinter. Is going to Australia to get points from the festive kangaroo. He Is going to' show the "no fear" fel low how to travel. A town named Hohokus in New Jer sey has produced another Mrs. Cbad wick. The village should petition the legislature for authority to change It name to Hocus Pocus. A nude man on the top of a heap of snow and armed with nothing but a crow-bar kept a dcien New York po licemen at bay for balf an hour. He must have been a cool one. Maine's official game record shows that 4.471 deer, moose and bears were shot during the past season. The rest of the sport was furnished by six men who were mistaken for deer. A pretty girl kissed Senator Cnllom the other day for saving her lover from gcing to the Philippines. Does anybody wonder that a senatorshlp 1 considered such a desirable berth? The Japanese art of Jiu-jltnu. tt ap- rears. Is difficult of acquirement. It cannot be learned In a few easy les sors or from a correspondence school, a cooking cr the f 'retail language CBD. A visiting English earl finds an American murder trial very Interest ing. It ts good to fli'd earls Interest ed in other thin its In America than the bank accouut of a marriageable young woman. Down at Salem, Mass., a woman has u4 for divorce because ber huvband kicked her wltto his wooden leg. He will ao doubt set up the plea that be couldn't stand on his wooden leg and kick ber with the other. Dona Maria Francisco O'Reli'y d Cemara. Countess of Ruena Vista. I suing to recover the hereditary liar ana monopoly of slauKhterlng cattle, name like hers would make a great algn over a slaughter house. A German court ha decided that poker 1 not a game of chance. It etrtalnly ltn't when an Innocent stranger sits down to take a hand "In a friendly little game", operated by gentlemen who depend on It for a liv Jng. It is a pleasure to learji that all the soldiers In the vicinity of Mukden now have shoes. There are a great many thing funnier than going barefoot In a country where snow and lee conspire to hide the green grass under about two feet of chilliness. WAR ACTIVITY PREPARATION FOR OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH. KURDPATKM WILL FORCE FIGHT Council of Minister Decided That an Immtdtat Attack on Oyama B Made- Th Flagship I Still Afloat. ST. PETERSBURG. It Is stated on the bes,, of authority that the battle: of the Shakhe river is about to bo re sumed by the Russians taking the of fensive. A report current in this re spect, has tt that at a meeting of the council of ministers, January 5, It w as decided that an Immediate attack should be made on Oyama. Greatest confusion reigns In the Interior of the empire. One chief of police has been killed, and In several places rioters have set fire to prisons. The Novoe Yremya declares that the voice of the nation should give an swer to the recent peace talk abroad In order that the world may under stand once for all Russia' attitude. The paper declared that the army holds the honor and fate of the nation la its bands. MR. STONE'S RESOLUTION. The Text of the Investigation Docu ment Introduced by the Misourian. WASHINGTON. A resolution Intro duced In the Senate by Mr. Stone of Missouri follows: Whereas, Thomas V. taw-son, a prominent citizen of Boston, Mass., and accumulator of a reputed large fortune and the author of a signed ar ticle In Everybody' magazine, a re sponsible and widely circulated publi cation, has speclflcialy charged that he conspired with certain well-known capitalists to salse a large corruption fund to be used to promote the elec tion of the Republican candidate for president and vice-president in 1896, and that they did raise 5 million dol lars to be expended to "turn at least five of the doubtful states;" and Whereas, During the campaign of 104 It was directly and emphatically charged by Judge Alton B. Parker, a prominent candidate for the office of president, and by other citizens of gTeat prominence and high repute be longing to both the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as by many important and responsible Jour nals, that large sums of money bad been contributed to or extorted from numerous corporations to be used to Influence the election then ensuing for president and vice president of the United States; and, Whereas, The president in hi last message sent to Congress Debember 6. 1904, took official cognizance of a growing tendency to corrupt the elec torate and did In direct terms recom mend the enactment of a law against bribery and corruption In Federal elec tions; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Judiciary com mittee of the Senate be and Is hereby uthorized and directed to make In quiry into the matters stated In the foregoing preamble, and also gener ally into the subject of the use of money In Federal elections so as to ascertain as far as possible the ex tent of the evil and to report to the Senate at the first session of the Fifty ninth Congress by bill or otherwise the legislation said committee may deem necessary to prevent or suppress bribery and corruption In such elec tions. Said committee may sit dur ing the vacation of the Senate and shall have authority to send for per son and papers and to compel the attendance of witnesses. Tolstoi' Son See England' Grave. ST. PETERSBURG. Count Tol toi'a son I.eo n an article upon Great Britlan's constant desire to embarrass Russia declares Great Britain la pre paring Its own grave and hastening It own end If It forces war with Russia, "as France, Germany and Italy are bound to realize that their Interests lie with Russia's." Funeral of Thsodor Thomas. CHICAGO. The funeral of Theo dore Thomas In Si. James' Episcopal church took place Saturday with sim ple rites. The Chicago orchestra at tended as an organization at the church and afterward formed part of the cortege to the receiving vault In Grsceland cemetery. Flagship Probably Not Sunk. ST. PETEHSBllUi. The reports that Vice Admiral Rojcstvensky' flag ship, the battle ship Knlax Sou varoff, has struck a rock and sunk cannot be couflrmed. The admiralty say the reports are unfounded. Nogl to Be a Field Marshal. TOKIO. It i generally understood that In consideration of his splendid work before Port Arthur, General Nogl I to be promoted to the 7a nk of field marshal and I to be advanced anoth er step la the peerage. Dorothy Russell Out of tha Hospital. DENVER. Dorothy Russell, daugh ter of Ulllan Russell, has left for In dianapolis. She has recovered from the lilueKS which kept ber in the hos pital here two weeks. She was accom panied by her husband. Irwin to Try Speed. GUTHRIE, O. T. Th Oklahoma supreme court ha named Judge C. K. Irwin of El Reno to try the case of lMwrif county aitainst Horace Kneed. United State district attorney, who U charged with bribery. HILL IS SPEAKER. Th Poplar Bluff wTan Win Aftr Struggle, After a stiff facllotml fight for su premacy In Republican caucus at Jef ferson City. Mo., Dnvld V. Hill, of Pop lar Bluff, Mo., was tlected speaker of the house of representative. DAVID W. HILL The resolution that landed Mr. Hill In the coveted place was Introduced by G. H. Wilson, of St. Louis. Mr. Hill is raid to be a good parliamentarian. Fixe Rate of Merchandise Postage. WASHINGTON. Representative Cowherd of Missouri Introduced a bill Thursday fixing the rate of postage on books and merchandise mailed at distributing postofflcea of rural free delivery routes at three cents for each pound or fraction thereof. The bill prescribes further that third and fourth-class mail matter shall be con solidated under the title of "merchan dise" at a rate of one cent for two ounces. Burned Herself to Death. DES MOINES, IA. Mrs. T. C. Alex ander, a woman well along In years and a pioneer resident of Osceola county, burned herself to death Wednesday. She arose, secured pos session of a can of kerosene, with which she drenched her nightdress, and. going to an outhouse, set herself on fire. Worry over the health of her two daughters is supposed to be tha cause of her action. High Order for Cambon. PARIS. President Loubet received Saturday Jules Cambon. the French ambassador to Spain, ex-ambassador In Washington, and personally . gave, him the Insignia of grand officer of the Legion or Honor, which Is the highest rank of the order. This sal partly due to M. Cambon' notable services In negotiating the terms of peace between Spain and the United Slate. ; More Denver Fraud Conviction. DENVER. The supremo court ha passed sentences in the contempt cases of Patrick Hlgglns. W. W. Hague.. George Kern and James W. Campbell, who were charged with In terference in the recent election In Precinct 7 of the Fifth ward. Higgins was sentenced to four mouths in tha county Jail and the other three defend ants were given two months each. Offered Carnegie a Peerage. I-ONDON. It has Just been learned that a peerage was offered Andrew Carnegie on his visit here last summer. He Is a close friend of Urd Rosebery and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, They proposed that he become a citi zen of Scotland and revive the glories of the old clan. Mr. Carneele de clined. Th Kaw Payment In th Indian Bill. WASHINGTON. Secretary " Hitch cock has forwarded to the House an Item for $151,870 to be Inserted !u the Indian appropriation Mil to pay the award made by the Kaw committee to the Kaw or KaUNaa Indians In full set tlement between the United State and the Indians. Fir In a Clyd (tuinir'i Hold. CHARLESTON. 8. C The Clyd steamship Iroquol came Into port with fire in it hold. It had been burn ing five hours. Passenger were alarmed for a time and many rushed on de-k in a panic. The principal damage to the cargo was caused by water. I Morocco' Trojbl Ended? WASHINGTON. Kranre and Mi rocco probably have settled their re cent misunderstanding and the French minister In Tangier I going (o the court of the ultn for an audience. A Distinguished Jurist !. MONMOUTH, ILL. John J. tlienn circuit court Judge of the Tenth Illi nois district from 1877 to 1903, 1 dead. He was 74 years old. NEWS NOTES. Ten thousand Russian were killed and lC.Otaj wounded In siege (if Port Aithur. Commissioner Garfield' plan for the federal control of corporations grow In favor. K. E. Iktnneiiy ha been appointed receiver for the Palmer iJarnall com pany, wholesale d-alr of Blooming- ton. 111. The creditors Joining' in tha petition for a receiver repr,.vutl (03.000 In claim. ' ' IN PORT ARTHUR VICTORS TAKE POSSESSION THE TERMS OF SURRENDER. TI!E BALTIC FLEET IN DANGER London and Pari Bslltvs That RoJt veneky Must Give Up Expe dition to Prevent Dia tar U Hi Fleet, TOKIO. The Port Arthur capitula tion term Indicate thnl the Russian rank and fllo of the garrison e-f Port Arthur will come to Japan as prison ers. The Russian authorities and of ficials will be permitted to return to Russia upon parole, the officers retain ing their side arms. General Stoessel has cabled the czar asking permis sion for the officers to give their pa role. The Japanese took possession of Port Arthur forts with flat waving and colors flying. CHEFOO. The fort where the nego tiations for the surrender of Port Ar thur was held is called the Big Eagle's Nest and It. Is near Rirlung moun tain. According to the reports of the negotiations received here General Stoessels' proposal that the Russian sick and wounded should remain un der Russian melical supervision and that the Japanese transfer tha non combatants, was acceptable to General Nogl, but the Russian proposal that the Russians should march out under arms caused some controversy. Mid shipman Kllsorlch, commanding a launch whieh left Port Arthur Mon day night, said: "No shot ha been fired at Tort Ar thur for three days. That which Chi nese beard Sunday night was the Rus sians blowing up Fort 1, ships, maga zines, warehouses, docks and every thing valuable. When I left Port Ar thur the fortress and town were al most completely wrecked. The war ships died hard. Several explosions were necessary to complete the wreck ing of them. The Sevastopol, after catching fire, exploded and turned tur tle. The harbor entrance is blocked with sunken ships. The only navig able craft now at Port Arthur are the hospital ships Kassan anl Mongolia. You need expect no more ships from Port Arthur." LONDON. Both in Paris and Ion don the opinion Is that the Second Pacific squadron, known as the Baltic fleet, tinder Admiral Rojestvensky. which started from Llbau for the Far East three months ago, will have to re trace It way home, as adherence to the original plans would invite dis aster without probability of effecting a Junction with the war ship at pres ent In the harbor of Yladlvlstnrk. The harbor of Vladlvostock Is frozen at this time of year, although the Rus sians may be able to keep open a chan nel by means of ice breaker. To St Eclipse. OTTAWA, ONT. Arrangement are cow making, through the Newfound land government, for the conveyance of British and American astronomical expeditions to tabrador and Hudson bay next August to observe the total eclipse of the sun, which occurs there August 30, ISm'5. This matter must be arranged In advance, for tne coast is now blockaded with Ice and will not be free until July. This leaves only a few weeks in which to transport the parties to the far Northern region, aioi enable them to Install ail the observa tlon points selected with their tale scopes and other instrument. Burned Oklahoma Cotton. SHAWNEE, O. T. Several thou sand dollars worth of cotton, estimat ed nt sixty bales, gathered together in a huge, pile In the little town of Asher In the southern part of this, Potta watomie county, furnished a h'lse bon fire with which to yroct the new year. Ir. the presence of a large crowd th torch was applied and the ascending moke was a witness. It is asserted. that the farmers of this section are not to be outdone by those of other sections in the effort to reduce the suply of cotton and restore th equil ibrium of the market. Foreigner Near Tangier in Dangtr. TANGIER. Foreigners living In the suburb are almost at the mercy of marauders. A band of robber at tempted to sack one British residence and were driven off by natives, who were on guard. A a measure of pro tec! ion, the foreign legations have rec ommended their respective subjects residing outside the town wall to remove to a more secure place. Fighting at Mukden. BERLIN. A dispatch received from Mukden Tuesday morning announce that a general engagement between tha force of General Kuropatkin and Field Marshal Oyama ha begun to the south of tha holy city. Nina of a Family Burned. ELMIRA, N. Y. The house of Frank Noweskl, a Polish miner, tn Morris Run, Pa., burned Tuesday and the entire family of ten,- except the oldest son, 18 year old, burned to death. Their bodies He In the ruin of the house. Rob and Burn House. SPRINGFIELD, Mc. Tha horn of J. T. Ramsey, a grocer, wa robbed here Sunday night of $2o0. After the burglar had looted tha hum It im et on fir. AMERICAN GOLD TO JAPAN. I Million Dollar Bent Secretly From New York. NB WYORK. A shipment of flva million dollars In gold was made re cently from this city to Japan. The traiiknrtlon wa so sitcretly nianaRed that news (if It did not leak out until the gold had reached It destination In safety. The shipment was not made In the usual way, through the medium of tha sub treasury here and in San Francisco. Although thl I tha cheapest method of transferring funds It was not the desire of the shipper to attract attention, so the gold wai engaged ostensibly for shipment to Europe.. H was taken In the cuslody ii f a heavily armed guard aboard ex- pres car over the Northern route to Seattle, where It was put aboard a steamship for Toklo. The gold Is un derstood to be part of the proceed of the sale, oi Japanese bonds, the second series of which wa recently offered for subscription. FLYNN IS FOR THE LESSEES. A Denial by the Oklahcvnan That He Changed Sides. OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T. Dennis Flynn said Tuesday that he would leave for Washington in a few days to help Delegate Bird S. McGuire pass the Hamilton statehood bill, and that he would do all he could to secure the preference right of purchase for the lessees In the sale of the school lands. Flynn denies that he asked Senator Beveridge or any other person to strike out the preference right provis ion, and has retained copies of his let- er to Senator Beveridge concerning the Hamilton statehood bill. "One of the first things the Okla homa legislature should do." said Mr. Flynn, "1 to memorialize Congress to leave the preference right In the bill." Before bis departure for Washing ton Mr. Flynn will go to Jefferson City to assist Mr. Frank Parker of St. Louis In the senatorial contest. BLEW THIS MONEY TO BITS. An Unsuccessful Attempt at Bank Robbery In Mannaville, I. T. ARDMORE, I. T. -An attempt was made to rob the First National bank. In Mannsvfle Tuesday morning In which it is believed three men were engaged. A small safe which was out ride the bank' vault was blows open and 169 taken. Although several at tempt were made to blow open the banks' large vault, the robber were unsuccessful. The explosion of the nitroglycerin used on the vault tore Idio bit $1,000 in currency and ad ditional $2,000 or $,000 In currency was badly torn, but will be re deemed. RsTj KANSAS CITY THEATE Here are place of amusement In K annus City that can be visited wltn pleasuru whenever a show is on tbit boards; WILLIS WOOD. "The Maid and the Mummy," which Is deseiiu-d as being one of the best laughter producers thu stage ha seen In recent years, Is to be presented w lib. the New Yurk cast and production at thu Willis Wood the first half of next week, opening Sun day night. The company Is a very large one, numbering one. hundred and six " rsotin. the chorus alone being sixty two anj principally extremely pretty girls. "The .Maid and thu Mummy" was the flriil big hit of the present theatrical season in New York. AUDITORIUM Never probably In the history of latter day theatricals has a play and players mora sureiy earned a high place in the affections of theatre-gores than have J. H. Stod dart. Reuben Fa and "The Bonnie Brier Bush," which come to the Audi torium the week of January 8. The meed of praise has always been warm for thl perfectly presented slaite adaptation of Ian Muctaren's tales, and there never ts a doubt but that the promises of the management will be fulfilled. ORPHEUM There will be plenty of comedy and music on the Orphe mn'i bill next week. The Carter Do Haven sextette, one of the pretty fea tures of the Weber t Fields' all star combination, will present a mlnlaluie musical production, "An Easy Angel," which has special scenery, music and lyrics. Augusta Close Is tho clover young woman who was tha hit of the dormitory scene of the "Liberty Belles." Robert II. Hoditn and hi company will depict thu troubles of a young bachelor who Is loved by tlireu women at the same time. Antrim retire have a new skit, "A Tary at Tauk Town." Fox ft Foxle are a clown and a trained dog. respectively. War den 4k GlsddUh, the song Illustrators, will have new songs and new pictures. The klnodrome will complete the bill. Receiver for New Orleans Street Line NEW ORLEANS The New York securities company has sued for re ceiver for the street railway com. pany of New Orleans. Suits were brought simultaneously In New Jer sey, New York and the federal court here, E. C, Foster, president of the railway company, and Pearl Wight, a merchant here, were appointed re ceiver. Attempt on th Czr' Life. 8T. PETERSBURG. There is a ru mur here that an attempt ha been made upon the life of Emperor Nichot a at Vuna. No detail of the report have been received. Tho Associated Pres la authorized to deny the atory It I stated that tbe czar' train ha lust passed Minsk, capital of the gov ernment of that name, 405 mile by rail west of Moscow. Tbe Russian offi cial observe the policy of always de nying tha report of attempt upon th czar'a life, whether they be true or n Gone Glimmering- sr th tlssncet of imiftvwif tlx rntnrJriins mlM viiMltv iiait ulml to in irltni e (see tosp. Dn your fc intwm otheri) Mil k I romraund sminboa by tunqf WOODBURY'S 'S This rare combination of haling, clmnung. and aoururunj propMlin, combum to cuke you wonder what you would dowfthota the ftct sop.25 a. A CAKE. INITIAL OFFER. In caw- j our riraler rannnt anppty yon nnd u hii namr and w itl nd .prepaid, toanyadiJrtwfur Si.oa Iht l,:iuwin toiirt rrtuiaitca. 1 t Ve WoM'tmrj- a Facial Soap. I Tul " Kavial Crrmra. 1 " " Den 11 Cream, 1 Dos f art Powder. Together with rnir readable booklet Beautr a Maxue, s careful trratite ou th care of the "outer wlf. fciooklet free on apptWalion. THE ANDREW JERGENS CO., CINCINNATI. O. These Are Strenuous Time. The transitory character of literary popularity was shown recently when. tbe street peddlers w ho had been sell ing "The Simple Life" dropped that In nocent work to sell "Frenzied Fi nance." To rt sr a com m-. ut Take laiaU,w Hrwatt, Kiuiu t . . t.j tlru c reiual isa av.ey tf II fat.. l. tt.rc. a., n. ttrvta liaaatu.-e ! tu e. b Uvi. XV.. Cooks are the leadins, ladies In many domestic dramas. Iealers say that as xn as a cus tomer tries Defiance Search It is Im-r-oaslbte to -sell them any oiher cold wtr starch. It can be used cold Ol boiled. Phonographs, like some people, are shy of originality. Ptore-keepers report that the ettna quantity, titirelher with the superior nuMilty of l-rtenr Stan h makee It next to impossible tu seil any other brand. Girl beg the question when they tr yto Induce men to propose. A fiar Cood Thing. "Am ntlug AUJc-N M KKOT-EASB, aa4 can truly say i would not have brenn wtthoot tt so km:, bad I known ttim relief tt would rl my aching feel. 1 think it a rare guod thit.g for anyone having sore or tired feel. Mra Matilda Iloltwert. l'rovtdrt,ee. K. J." bcid by all Urut-g-uila, libc Atk (u-Juy. Climate of California Desert. The climate of the California den-U Is midwinter Is the flut to be found In the world, bar none. The air is balmy, the days warm and tbe nights cool cuoukIi for comfortable sleep. Mosquitoes, fleas and oth r Itn-cft peit are unknown tave by the In dians and half bred, whose society it Is not necessary o cultivate, while flies are absolutely a minus quantity trn the desert. ,. English Marriage Rate. Th niarrluire rate Is bicher III Kua- land than elsewhere, being 15 a l.Oi'O. In most other countries It varies from 7 to 10 a l.Oiio. The highest birth rale, according to a volume of statis tics, referring chiefly to foreign coun tries. Issued by the British Board of Trad, la in Roumania 30 a 1.000. That country also ha the highest death raic. 27.7 a l.otio. The lowest marriage) rate is in Sweden, where It I .9 a l.ot'0. Knew When He Had Enough. '8ee here, old man, what In thun der did you mean by advising my dattKhter to go abroad to study music? She's no phenomenon, and I cant' af ford It. You know all that." "But we're on th same flat, aren't we? I know when I've had enough. iH-tndt Free Press. Especially for Women, Champion. Mich., Jn. Ith. (Spe cial) A rase of especial Interest to women Is that of Mr. A. Wollatt. wife of a well known photographer here. It I best given tn ber oa word. "I could not sleep, my feet were cold and my limb cramped." Mrs Wellat state. "I bad an awful hard pain axros my kidneys. 1 had to get tip three or four times In the night. 1 wa very nervous and fearfully des pondent. "I had been troubled la thl way for Ova year hen I romnencod to us Dodd's Kidney Pills, Slid what they caused to come from my kidney will hardly stand description. "By th time l had finished one bo of IXiild's Kidney Pills I was cured. No I can sleep well, my Umb do not cramp. I do not get up in th night and I feel belter than 1 have Id year. I owe my hedltli to lodd Kidney Pills." Women lis are ctiui-ed l dis eased Kidneys: that s why lkiij v id Ley pills eltays rme them. Mad Him Craiy. A man ha recently bc n nut t e i insane asylum at London let., i .,, mind save way after lie had tii-.l to solve several newspaper ptuib's.