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THE NEWS OF STILL AT IT. The riiu-Uy t.Httf Jap Are llamnicr Ins I'ort Artltnr. The desperate onslaughts of tin; Japanese on Tort Arthur still con tinue. The Japanese repeatedly cap ture positions which are untenable owlns to" their exposure to heavy fire lroni the Russian Inner positions, but they are l;eepng steadily at It, hoping to war out th? defenders by lnces fnnt lighting. They have captured practically all the outstlde defenses and the tremendous contlict Is raging before the walls of the fortress. The Russians aro gamely defending their tusittons, lut are becoming des jxrate and their confidence in being table to hold out indefinitely is reported to be vaulng. : So a'vustomed baa tlve garrison be come to fighting that the soldiers are ca! Unwed and the terrific hail of shells lias ceahOd io worry them. The dead are gathered in heaps in warehouses, awaiting a chance tor the defenders to bury them. CRUISER NOVIKSUNK BY JAPS. Driven Atfiore on H.ikhalln Inland by Ad miral Togo CruUe-a- After n severe engagement with the Japanese cruisers Chit'jKo and Tsushima the IluSbian cruiser Novik was run ashore in n sinking condition in Kor wikovslc harbor on the Island of Sakha lin. St comet I l'rofanc. The terms of surrender went to Gen. Stoe.sset, Russian commander at Tort Arthur, provided that the garrisi n should march out with the honors of war and jloin Jen. Kuropatkin; that all civilians be brought to a place de signated ly the Japanese admiral; that the KuKsian warships in the harbor numbering seven, namely: the battle ships Retvizun, .Sevastopol, Pobleda, J'ercsviet, Poltava, the armored ember llayan, nutf the protected cruiser Pal lada, at id 12 or more torpedo boat de stroyers and four gunboats be surren dered to the Japanese: ' Lieut.-Gon. fctocsscl Is alleged 1o have received the terms with a burst of wonderful profanity, his habitual tacturcity deserving him. He strode the Sfloor until he lKcame calmer and then remarked1 thai if the Japanese proposi tion was n joke it was in bad taste. Gen. Stossel'fi treatment of the Jap anese major was courteous, but his re ply was prompt and characteristic. The Japanese major then asked for a three days' iruce in which to bury the dead. Tins was refused. The battle was renewed at 10 o'clock on the morn lug of the 17lh and as the Junk left It was being waged furiously ou all sides. nefjr the jap. Gen. Stocssel, in command at Port;a Arthur, lias refused to surrender and ; to which such a luxury has long been has declined the offer made by the! a stranger. Japanese of the removal of non-com- The fate of five of the remainder Is batants there. Reasons for this latter "till In doubt, as only two have been action re not given, but it is prob- rounded up and driven back to the able thft tho non-combatant3 are un-(yards. Scouting parties representing willing to accept a favor at the hand both the big packing firm and the hun of the Japanese. They confess, how- gry throng that battled with the police ever, that necessity for their removal scoured the prairies south and west of exists. It is expected the Japanese at- the yards all night, and when the lat- tack, will to resumed Immediately; it now enters upon its final stage. Vwentr Thousand Killed. A battle of huge proportions raged around iort Arthur August 14 and 1." and was resumed August 17. The Jap- anese, tt is reported1, sacrificed 20,000 : more men but gained important ad vantages in the matter of position I'nprecf denied Visit. Aiie arenmsnop oi 'uanterhury sailed j his star ami clubbed by a woman rior from England Saturday on the Celtic er One man was so severely battered lor a visit of two months to the United that he was sent to the Knglewood Stales, where lie will attend the great Union hospital. Few arrests wero conierence oi me lipiseopui church In Boston in October, and will spend the remainder of the time in traveling and visiting the homes of bishops of tin American church. The visit of the nrchblshop. the head of the church of England. Is really a courteous return of the visit of American bishops to the decennial lambcth conferences. Th rvislt I itn unprecedented event, and lias aroused much interest in the church. It was announced in London that he may possibly make occasion to repeat Ids visit later. He conies by special permission of King Edward. Coverne Suicided. Miss Ethel K. Pardee, governess for ihe children of Thomas A. Edison, committed suicide nt Orange. N. J., by inhaling illuminating gas. Friends of Miss Pardee say she worried much in the discharge of her duties as gover liess owing to anonymous letters re ceived ly the Edisons for two years, containing threats to kidnap the chil dren. Miss Pardee was the daughter of a Canadian clergyman, and her home is shid to have been at Nober, Oat. CO.NURKSED. The Educational Alliance has organ-j"-d a children', theater In New York. The scaKon will begin in November ui:d etui in May. X. W. Grensley, Hi"? third man to enter tir? water In the attempt to swim the trails of Dover, who start ed Sunday morning, gave up the triai f.fter an lionr and a half, owing to the extreme low temperature of the wa ter. By Monday's declaration of a r. per ee?it quarterly dividend on the stock of the Standard Oil Co, of New Jer sey, the cash Income of the Rocke fellers nid their associates from that rtoeU rtlone for the first three-quarters of the calendar year is increased 1 ?tISH),000. Allert 1'. Herpin. the sleepless won tier of Vtenlon, N. J., who has not slept for lover (en years, still refuse offers frqm n'l parts of the world to exhibit bhriKfir, and only within the twst fc-wr flays l't l( refused a $10.iXM A'frr froti n scientific association Pi Vienna t(: undergo a thirty days' test of his attTUy lo live without sleep. THE WORLD i 4 BURNED ALIVE. Horrible Scene at a Georgia Lynching Ileacrlbed. With clothing saturated with kero sene, writhing and twisting in their agony, screaming to heaven for the mercy that the mob would not show. Paul Reed and Will Cato, negroes, two of the principals in the murder and burning of Henry Hodges and wife and three of their children, six rolles from Statesboro." Ga., three weeks a so, were burned at the stake on Tuesday. A photographer was present and the crowd was cleared back that he might get several views of the men bound to the stake and ready for the burn ing. Then followed an awful scene. The match was applied and frenzied cheers rent the air as men, almost crazed with hatred of th" men being punished, saw the cruel flames drink ing up the life blood. Just as the match was applied to the P.vre erne of those In front asked Heed if lie wanted to tell the truth before he died. "Yes, sir; I killed Mr. and Mrs. Hodges," he replied. "Who killed the children V". lie was asked. "Handy Hell," cane th response, as the llanies leaped upward, and further questioning was Impossible in the wild tumult. As the flames touched Heed's naked ollsoaked skin he twisted Ms head around In an en deavor to choke himself and avoid the fearful tortui Only once did ho complain. He said: "Lord, have mercy." Catc screamed in agony und be.r tred that he be shot. Ills heavy head of hair, which was ollsoaked, was al most the first thing the flnme fasten ed on. and screaming with agony while the hemp rope became a collar of Pre around his neck, n thrill of horror ran through the spectators. He fore the flames had .quenched Cato's life the rope was bunr.vl In two. and his head swung from side to side as he endeavored to avoid the fiery tongue, r.y almost superhuman effort he writhed under the close-locked chains. Tor only about three minute was he visible to the crowd before the great pile of fagots made a wall of flame which the wind swept around Cato's body and hid him from view. He was the first to exhibit uncon sciousness and perhaps the first dead. Striker Are Ilimjtry. Packing house employes and hungry strikers vied with each other In a steer hunt that extended throughout the night, following a riot precipitated by the appearance of 11 runaway beeves from Morris & Co.'s plant at the stock yards Thursday evening. Friday the carcasses of four were accounted for. Little beyond the hoofs and horns re- mained 10 tell the story, and there was ample beef supply In many a home ter located its prey the creature was slain and disappeared as though by magic. The herd was valued at up wards of $1,000. The mob numbered 4.000 persons, and the s:reets were cleared oniy after 1-0 policemen, in five squads, had charged the rioters on four sides Shots were fired and scores of riot ers were clubbed. A bullet grazed the cheek of Police Lieut. George Prim, and a iwlice sergeant was stripped of made, C. A. It. Omeern. Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar, of Mas sachusetts, was elected commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. Thursday by ac clamation. John R. King, of Washington. D. C., former commander of the department of Maryland, was chosen senior vice commander-in-chief. George W. Pat ten, of Chattanooga, past commander of the department of Tennessee, wau elected junior vice commander-in-chief by acclamation. Dr. Warren R. King, of Indiana, was elected surgeon-general, and Rev. J. H. Bradford, of Washington, D. C, was chosen chaplaln-In-chlef. Denver, Col., was unanimously chos en as the place for holding the next national encampment. Tbe Wheat PH. Another wild day In wheat is Satur day's record. Frosts generally kill, but a suggestion of killing frost's in Can ada and the Dakota only influenced the bulls and sent September option up to Sl.11 1-2 In Chicago. Prices soared upward In Minneapolis, the September option touching $1.21 within thirty minutes of the opening. Later It touched $1.2.".. December ad- vanced to $1.17 and May to $1.18. There was a lot of protft-tnking in Saturday's market in New York bv some of the big people who thought values about high enough for the pres cut. but It was ho well absorbed by i.ew buyers that prices established fresh high records again. Septemler selling nt $1.10 .1-4c against $1.1.1 7-Sc the previous niht. Accusing Prince' George of Greece of all kinds of misrule, the Inhabitants of the Island of Crete ask that he be removed and the Island formally an nexed to Greece. Emilus Pierre Treachery, ngort 91 for half a century known a one of the foremost blind musicians and cdu (a tors In America, is dead in Alton, III. He was a native of France. lr. II. !. "LIg'.itle, who was supposed to havj been burned In bis barn at Searcy, Ark.. May 22. and on whose death Insurance companies paid .$r."),(X) on policies, returned to Searcy and sur rendered to a 0Tfy sheriff IS A TREACHEROUS ANIMAL Hack Panther of Africa More Ferocl out than the Bengal Tiger. Of all tho big, dangerous cats, non s more unapproachable and mora reacherous than the black panther, lalllng from the heart of tho deep est African jungle, lithe and supple )f body, alert and nervous, this Uealthy marauder exceeds in ferocity jven a Bengal tiger. He is tho only 'dg feline that tho lion trainer does not venture to train; and he Is the only cat bo absolutely distrustful that ae shuns even the light of day. Often he will Ho all day long in a dusky corner of his cage, his yellow slit eyes shifting and gleaming rest '.ossly. Even the feeding hour, when pandemonium breaks loose among the big cages, when hungry roars and squeals mingle with impatient snarls and impacts of heavy bodies against steel bars, is apt to nave no effect on him. Ho may llo eyeing his chunk of raw beef suspiciously, and not ven: ture forth until day has waned and tho last visitor has left; to tear meat from bones with his long, white fangs. In fact, so ugly and vicious i3 this beast, that, frequently ho turns on his own kind, and in many instances it is impossiblo to cago him, even with a mate. McClure's Magazine. The Departed. I"h departed! tho departed! They visdt ns in dreams. And they plide above our memories. Like jdiadows over streams; But where tho cheerful IiRhts of horc.a In constant luster burn, Tho departed, the departed, Can never more return! The grood, the brave, the beautiful. How dreamless Is their Ploep, Where rolls the dirgelike music Of the ever-tosslnR deep! Or where the purplng niht winds Pale winter's robes have spread Above the narrow pa'aces. In the cities or the oead: I look around, nnd feel the awe Of one who walks alone. Among the wrerks of former days. In mournful ruin strown: I Ftart to hesir the stirring sounds Among the cypress . trees. For the voice of the departed 13 borne upon the breeze. That solemn voice! It mingles with Kaeh free and eareleps strain: I srnrce can think earth's minstrelsy will cheer my heart again. Tho melody of summer waves, The thrilling notes of birds. Can rever be so dear to me As their remember'd words. I sometimes dream their pleasant smilc.i t?tli; on me sweetly iaii. Their tones of love I faintly hear My name lit sadness call. know that they are happy. With their nnsel plnmnpo on. But my heart Is very desolate To think that they nro gone. Park Benjamin. A Fund of Humor. William Winter, the dramatic critic, is thought by some to write tho worst hand of any man living. There may have been giants in the past, men like Horace Greeley, .who surpassed him, but no one his equal remains. Some years ago Mr. Winter was traveling in Scotland, and having had many amusing experiences, wrote an account of them to R. H. Stoddard, in New York. Mr. Stoddard received Lho letter at breakfast and, combin ing familiarity with the intuitions of Iho poet, managed to make it out, and enjoyed several good laughs. He glanced up at Mrs. Stoddard and said: "It's from William Winter. Verj funny. Want to read it?" "You know I can never read a word of his writing," answered Mrs. Stod dard. "Oh, that doesn't matter," replied Mr. Stoddard, tossing tho letter over; "It's just as funny to look at!" Immense Coll of Rope. Tho largest coil of rope ever seen In this city has been made for n tow lino for the big raft of piling collect ed by the Oregon Rafting company, which is to be towed to San Fran cisco by the steamer Francis Leggett, now taking in her cargo of lumber at lnman & Poulson's mills. The hugo coil contains 150 fathoms of cable four and three-quarter inches In di ameter, weighs a little over three tors and costs in the neighborhood of $1, 000. It needs to bo stout and strong and perfect in every fiber, for the raft to be towed contains C50.000 lin ear feet of piling, equal to 6,500,000 icet. lumber measure. Portland Ore gonian. Shoes for a Giant. A Calumet shoemaker has Just fin ished a pair of shoes for Louis Mol lcnen, known as tho "Quincy Hill giant." Mollcncn is 19 years old, stands seven feet eight inches In height and tips the scales at S00 pounds. The shoes are sixteen and a quarter inches in length, six inches in width and weigh five pounds each. Mollenen will use them while at work tn tho Quincy mine, where he If em ployed. A number of offers to exhibit the young giant have been made .by showmen, but all have been refused.- Chicago Record-Herald. Crusade Against Wearing Hats. In England a crusade agaln3t tho wearing of hats Is being waged on the ground that this custom will cause the hair to grow and serve as an aid against premature grayness. This physical culture fad excites con siderable derision in London circles, where it seems to be looked upon as a direct blow aimed at the English man's dearest privilege. From the members of the house of commons Cown the Erltisher deems it his right to wear his hat on every possible oc casion and to sleep In it if so dis posed. Has Commercial Instinct. D'Annunzio, who is pestered by au tograph hunters, refuses to comply unless it Is written on a copy of one of his books. The fiends do not al ways tako the hint and supply the book, but the author's commercial idea is to benefit his publisher and In cidentally himself. It was an old subject for discussion, this pagan London, long before Arch deacon Sinclair revived the problem at St. Sepulchre's church recently. "Church or chapel," he said, "are only attended by about 18 per cent of Lon don's population. That means that four-fifths of tho people do not wor ship God at all." Many clergymen ascribe tho decline in London's church-going to a weaken ing of religious belief. Dut there is no reason to take so pessimistic a view There aro many other causes which affect Sunday attendance, causes which directly arise from tho growth of our vast city, from tho strenuous competition in modem business, from Waterloo the nerve fag and brain fag of tho workers, and from alterations in the manners and customs of all classes of society. The village church was the center of the village life a half century ago; cna in many parts of tho country it remains in this respect unchanged. Tho chapel shared, and still shares, its pesition. Tho children are taught their religion in the Sunday schools by whatever branch of the Christian creed these- establishments are conducted and maintained. They grow up to as sociate' Sunday with the old place of worship, to reverence those who lead and conduct its services. Few, even of the youngest, are absent, for tho parents, should they stay at home themselves, like to get the children away for the morning. As in youth, so in the riper middle age. The church and chapel become tho meeting ground of the villagers, separated by scattered farms and lonely cottages during the working week. They gather before the doors after service, greeting each other and saluting those above them In station. Should a well-known figure bo absent, it is understood that he is ill, and In quiries are made concerning him. Tho squire and I1I3 family regularly ottend. They may be modern enough m their views, careless enough ia their religious observances when In London for the season. Cut on their own land, among their own people, they fill the great pews under the ancestral coat-of-arms Just as their forebears filled it, for an example, if for nothing else. Are there sports to be held, tho clergyman is on tho committee. Thero are suppers for the bellrlngers, excursions for the choir, treats for the Sunday school; there are mothers' meetings and clothing clubs. The Non-conformists hold their social gath erings and concerts. Church and chapel still remain the hub of the social wheel In rural England. Are they so in town? The question would be laughable were not the an swer a subject for regret to many of us. London is a mass of humanity pitch forked together by a careless fate. To speak unpalatable truth, thero is no city in the world that possesses less of a corporate entity. What percent- L.V: i;'J : . n:. -iS- - .; ? ,., . -J rni, , -f jar,. ; - -j v, - ti - tU,, .. 'z I 2 '.y? - , "t ?W ri u Ai Fountain, Trafalgar Square. r.go of its people record their vote in county council election? It Is ab surdly small. There are thousands on Ihousands who do not know what parish they livo in, nor do they troublo to Inquire. As competition grows l eener so do working hours lengthen and leisure hours decrease for all classes. To tho professional and commercial men has come a new disease brain fag. So ciety, apparently Inspired by tbe cus tom of tho times, endeavors to emu late the rush and whirl of a workday existence by leaving shattered nerves as a legacy for those who serve it faithfully. Sunday! What a blessed name it is to London. It is a day of rest, but not In its religious significance. To rest from labor is to leavo the smoky old town and fly to the country for a 1 reath of fresh air that can give stam ina and endurance to tho body for an other week of toil. And thus it is that Sunday trains pour forth their golfers, that Sunday roads throb ith motors by the hun dreds and cycles by the thousand. Those who cannot afford such trfps do tho best they can for their tired todies by staying in bed until noon. Bridge. Hew can you get these people into church? It is a problem that no bench of bishops can answer. It would al most seem that you must first reform the system under which wo live. Yet if we give more leisure through tho veek, less ardor to commercial and professional existence, how are we to l.uld our own as a nation against America or Germany? There can never be that reverence and affection for a London church that the country people feel for the gray old house of God perched upon the hill and ringed about with whispering elms and melancholy yews. Their fathers and grandfathers were married there, and now lie buried there under the waving grass of that peaceful acre. In tho old pews they sat as children, fretful under the eye of the clerk as tne sermon droned into tedium; there v.ere they married, and at the ancient font their first-born wero christened. The greatest Joys and deepest sorrows of their lives are bound up with the village church and its graveyard. And as it is with them, so has it been with their forebears through tho genera tions. But in London we change too quick ly. -From one parish to another. wo Hit with no regret for broken associa tions. Where were you christened, where married? Almost will some Oi the true-bred cockneys forget. Where will be your burial? Some well-kept, dismal park, where you will lie with thousands of the other forgotten dead, who In ten years havo rono left to lay a wreath upon the marble slab above them, or to stand and think upon their memory. In tho village those who knew the good man or gentle-hearted woman whoso tombstone rises beside the wall: to tho church door will speak of them for many years, even pointing out their graves to the children, that they, too, may remember some ona who did his duty in the littlo com munity in which he dwelt for a while. The clergy of all denominations are working harder in our greatest of titles than ever before. It is not their fault that pews stafld empty of a morn ing. But tho parishioners have lost touch with churches and chapels. The great sea of London has swab lowed them up. When old ties and ole associations are broken, when no one knows his next-door neighbor or troubles to Inquire, when gold is the tupreme desire of our frank civiliza tion, when labor is a feverish struggle to acquire wealth for display, It is not strange that the steeple among tho chimneys has lost the influence of the old tower that rose above the apple blossoms in a cleaner, sweeter life. When we discuss the religious as pect of this great question, let these facts be also remembered. TORTURING PAIN. Half This Man's Sufferings Would Have Killed Many a Person, Dut Doan's Cured Him. A. C. Sprague, stock dealer, of Normal, 111., writes: "For two' w h o 1 o years I was do ing nothing but buying medi cines to cure VtrVhi m Sidneys Vv:'' that any s. I think man ever suffered as I did and lived. The pain In my back was so bad that I could not sleep at night. I could not ride a horse, and sometimes was unable even to ride in a car. My condition was critical when I sent for Doan's Kidney Pills. I used three boxes and they cured me. Now I can go anywhere and do as much as anybody. I sleep well and feel no discomfort at all." A TRIAL TREE Address Poster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price 50c. Grilled Lion Steaks Deliclcus. An explorer who has often by com pulsion eaten the flesh of animals not generally used a3 human food says that grilled lion steals are delicious and much superior to those of tho t:ger; that tho flesh of tho rhinoceros, proptrly prepared, has all the good qualities of pork; that tho trunk and ieet of young elephants resemble veal, and that stewed boa constrictor Is a tplendld substitute for rabbit. For Your Perfect Comfort At St. Louis Exposition, which is very severe unou the feet, remember to tako alonsr a box or two of ALLEN'S FOOT EASE, a powder for Hot, Tired, Aching, Swollen, Sweating Feet. 30,000 testi monials of cures. Sold hvall Druggists, 5c. DONT ACCEPT A SUliiiTlTUTE. BADY BORN TO FORTUNE. John Nicholas Drown, 4 Years Old, Worth $10,000,000. John Nicholas Brown cf Rhode Island Is only 4 years old, but he is rated worth $10,000,000. Hi3 fortune came from hl3 father and an uncle. In equal amounts, before he was 3 months old. Young Brown has threo palatial residences, a yacht, is always attended by a physician and ha3 a retinue cf ten servants. He lives on sterilized milk chiefly and has more care bestowed upon him than a royal prince. He is weighed morning and night on special scales and Is groomed in the most luxurious man ner. The youngster's fortune con sists in stock in great cotton mills in New England. His mother was a Miss Dresser, sister of Mr3. George Vanderbilt. Lives a Primitive Life. Taterson, N. J., ha3 brought to view at various times no small cumber of eccentric persons. Tho latest freak :n that community makes his break fast of a cucumber, his luncheon of a carrot, a turnip or a raw potato, and eats a few nuts for supper. He never touches flesh or fish, wears very little clothing, and sleeps out of doors, ex cept when rain is falling. He looks strong and well, and asserts that he never feels an ache or a pain. The possibilities of human perversity are unaccountable. It Danishes Mies. Place in every room this mixture: Half a teaspoor.ful of white pepper, one teaspoonful of brown sugar, and cne of cream, well mixed together. If cream is not available, use strong green tea well sweetened. ' Couldn't. Said he: "You're a peach. Fly with me?" She replied as she dashed his hope: "You're mistaken. A 'peach,' did you say? Well, I'm not I'm a can taloupe." AS EASY Needs Only a Little Thinking. The food of childhood often decides whether ono is to grow up well nour ished and healthy or weak and cick ly from improper food. It's Just as easy to be one as the other provided we get a proper start. A wise physician like the Denver Doctor who knew about food, can ac complish wonders provided the pa tient is willing to help and will cat only proper food. Speaking of this case the Mother said her little four year old boy was suffering from a peculiar derangement of the stomach, liver and kidneys and his feet became so swollen he couldn't tcko a step. "We called a Doctor who said at once we must be very careful as to his diet as improper food was tho only cause of his sickness. Sugar especially, he forbid. "So the Dr. made up a diet and the principal food he prescribed was Grape-Nuts and tho boy, who was very fond of sweet things took the Grape-Nuts- readily without adding any sugar. (Dr. explained that the sweet in Grape-Nuts is not at all like cane or beet sugar but i3 the natural sweet of tho grains.) "We saw big improvement inside a few days and now Grape-Nuts are al most his only food and he is once more a healthy, happy, rosy-cheeked youngster with every prospect to grow up into a strong healthy man." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. The sweet of Grape-Nuts Is the Na-ture-sweet known as Tost Sugar, not digested in the liver like ordinary cugar, but pre-digested. Feed the youngsters a handful of Grape-Nut$ when Nature demands sweet and prompts them to call for sugar. There's a reason. 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