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2 '& announced that the Japanese had been discovered. "The Russians sprang to the gains of the batteries and in three minutes the Japanese craft were enclosed in a Semi-circle of gun flashes. "The sea was churned to a turmoil by falling- shells, but there was no hesitation. Torpedo Boats Advance. The torpedo boats opened out and the transports, with men standing at the lifeboat stations, steered directly into the inferno. There was then only a mile to traverse. "It was just 8:80 in the morning when the steamer Chiyo, with a searchlight beating on her and Bhe a target for a hundred guns, led toward the east side of the entrance. "The fuses were set and the crew pushed off Just in time. The charge exploded, sinking her 100 yards from the east side of the entrance (Golden Hill). "The Fukui next passed on the port side of the Chiyo and dropped anchor. Just as the officers and crew pushed clear there was a dull explosion. She had been struck and sunk, in the ex act place which the Japanese desired, by a torpedo from within the harbor. "So close were the defending de stroyers that the Yeneyama was fouled by a Russian destroyer and her crew was scorched by the flame of the discharge from a Russian six-pounder. Sunk by a Torpedo. fir. if V* "It was a horrible melee, but the Yeneyama passed to starboard of the Chiyo and then between her and the Fukui and reached the center of the channel, where she was hit by a tor pedo, which sank her on the west 'side of the channel, her bow pointing toward the shore. Not a man of the transports' crews was drowned. "The enterprise failed to block the channel, because there were only four transports. It is certain that the Japanese will not rest until the chan nel has been closed. "The maneuver was covered by a torpedo division, which, running in close, endeavored to draw the fire of the land batteries from the main en terprise. This division remained in action un til all the crews were rescued and just before daybreak was engaging a Rus sian destroyer, which remained at the entrance line firing torpedoes during the night. The scream of escaping steam pro claimed that the Russian boat had been damaged in her vitals. "At daybreak the flotilla drew oft mder cover of the fleet, which was waiting ten miles outside." JAPAN BUYS SALMON 225,000 Cases Purchased on Coast-for Use of the Array. Seattle. Wash., April 1.The Seattle Trade Register to-morrow will say that ordeis have been placed with local dealers in the last few days for 225,000 cases of Alaska pink salmon for shipment to JapRn for use by the army. The immense purchase will go for ward by the Shawmut, sailing to-mor row, while each following ship will take some. The Trade Register also says that 75,000 cases have been purchased by Japan in San Francisco and that large purchases have also been made in Vancouver, B. C. RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTORY Panic Declared to Have Seized Jap anese at Ohong-ju. St Petersburg, April 1.The follow ing semi-official dispatch has been re ceived from Llao-Yang: In the first encounter with the Japanese In northern Korea, which was crowned with victory for the Russian arms, the enemy's losses were ten timeB those of the Russians. According to Korean reports, the Japan ese burled fifty men, while 120 wounded were removed with the help of 500 Kor eans to the headquarters of the Japanese main force. The confusion of the Japan ese was so great that they hoisted two Red Cross flags in token of surrender. Thruout their war with China the Jap anese never showed themselves so dis tracted. The people here are in high spirits over the news of the first brilliant fighting In Korea. FINNS NOT ENLISTING Have No Disposition to Do So, Even Tho LAWS Did Not Prevent. Speolal to Tho Journal. Hancock, Mich., April 1.Reports recently published to the effect that Finns in the copper and iron districts of Michigan were organizing with the intention of enlisting in the Japanese Bervice, have caused much amusement in the upper peninsula. It is true that the Finns, as a result of Rus sian oppression in their native land, have no love for the Muscovite, but they have no intention of taking up arms against the czar, and were they so inclined there are several things to prevent it, among them President Roosevelt's neutrality proclamation. Wild Rumors in Russia. St. Petersburg, April 1.The air was full of rumors to-day and some of them were startling. The first re port, which came thru the Russian intelligence department, was that a force of 100,000 Japanese had arrived at Inkan. From another source came a report of the discovery of a plot to overthrow the Korean dynasty. Details are lack ing. Russian Deserters at Vancouver. Special to Tho Journal. Vancouver, B. C, April 1.Desert- ers from the Russian army have com menced to arrive here. Ivan Moro niff, a Russian Jew, was the first. came a week ago at night and has been in hiding since. He says: "The meanest pig in the world is a Rus sian pig. A Russian soldier gets rot ten fare and 22% cents a day." There are seven other deserters here. It Returns to Tokio. Tokio, April 1.The Marquis Ito returned here to-day from his special mission to the Emperor of Korea. He was received at the railroad sta tion by the ministers and was granted an audience by the Emperor of ^^^^i^^^ips^^MtoAT vjaP,5fW^,,'V'h%mM P^ -^&^3S2a7Z Cz?OB3EFL \&RTA<s^.LoQKINf TbsZ&KDS THE twwtwwwWMiMiwwMtiwMMiwwwimnmnMimmwiwMmmmmiMwwHwwi SEiE HEARSnTm ANwD BRYAN AS ALLIES Congressmen Cite South Dakota Convention as Evidence of Agreement. ^^$kk&@&$?if Hew York Sun Special Service. Chicago, April 1.A Washington special to the Chronicle (dem.) says: The action of the democratic state convention of South Dakota in refus ing to pass a resolution pledging the democracy of the state to support the candidate nominated for president by the St. Louis convention is believed to have been inspired by Bryan and Hearst. It has been Bryan's aim to Impose it upon democrats everywhere, with a view to coercing the national conven tion into adopting a Bryan platform and nominating a Bryan candidate. The fact that he was aided and abetted by Hearst in South Dakota is accepted as conclusive evidence of the existence of a working combination between Hearst and Bryan. Hearst's domination of the South Dakota convention was so complete that his personal responsibility for Monday's action must be accepted. Democrats in congress believe the South Dakota convention foreshadows a purpose on the part of Bryan and Hearst to disrupt the democratic party if they can. Neither has anything to lose by doing this, and Mr, Bryan, at least, has a great deal to gain. He is making more money at the present time than he ever made in his life be fore, and he appreciates that if he is unsuccessful in carrying ou,t his scheme of disorganization his income will dwindle to nothing. Why Parker I Silent. Chicago, April 1.Walter Wellman, in an Albany Special to the Record Herald, says: Studious efforts are being made to spread the belief that Mr. Parker is a "colorless candidate," and mere puppet in the hands of David B. Hill. Judge Parker's present attitude, as given to me thru the good offices of his friends, is as follows: "Judge Parker begs to be excused from ^giving interviews to representa tives of the press. He has not sought any other office than the one he now holds. All that has been done has been done by his friends and admirers without a sign of encouragement from him. He has his opinions on all the issues of the day, and if need arises will express them, but unless or un til he is nominated he will pursue his present course of absolute silence. If he were now to come out in any form with an expression of his opinions such action would look like a bid for the nomination. Any such action would be incompatible with his ideas of dignity and propriety in the posi tion which he now occupies." Urge Wynne for Promotion. Washington, April 1.The friends of First Assistant Postmaster General Robert Wynne have started a cam paign for him to succeed Mr. Payhe as postmaster general. The time is now ripe, say Mr. Winne's friends, for Mr. Payne to Insist that the presi dent shall accept his resignation and when this step has been reached Mr. Wynn's name will come up for con sideration. CORPORATIONSIN FULL CONTROL Mr. Bryan and His Commoner in DespairUtter Darkness at Lincoln. Speolal to The Journal. Lincoln, Neb., April 1.In an edi torial brimming over with pessimistic utterances, W. J. Bryan, in his Com moner, asks how the democratic par ty proposes to meet the present issue, and says in part: The great and overshadowing question presented by all the issues discussed is, shall tile corporations or the people control the government of the United States? To day the corporations are in absolute con trol. Even when the supreme court decides that the government has the power to destroy tho trusts, the attorney general rushes forward And assures the combina tions that the administration has no in tention of disturbing them. The president refuses to enforce the law as it stands, and the republican congress refuses to en act new legislation. The government is being used for the enrichment of the few at the expense of the many officials are making money by the sale of their influence, and corruption is rampant in city, state and nation. The public conscience has been stupe fled by commercialism until the grossest offenses against liberty and good govern ment do not awaken the protest that ought to be made against even trivial de partures from the path of rectitude. Mr. Bryan goes on to say that the republicans truthfully point to the Cleveland administration with the declaration that nothing was done against the trusts during his incum bency, and finally admonishes the par ty to steer clear of Cleveland and his kind, and stand by the same doctrine as in the last two campaigns. GROUND READY FOR SEEDING. Special to The Journal. Chokio, Minn., April 1.Seeding'will be general here by Monday. The ground is In good condition. An Increased acreage of wheat will be sown. Russia Buying More Wagons. Special to The Journal. Sauk Center, Minn., April 1.The Keller Manufacturing company, which last winter secured an order for. 1,000 wagons for the Russian government, has another large order TmfifM& "5SD:R&. W4 INDIANA FLOODS CONTINDE RISING Rains Add to Peril and All Train Service Is An- nulled. Indianapolis, Ind., April 1.In' southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois the crest of the flood has moved farther south. The heavy rains of last night thruout northern and central Indiana have added to thef danger. At Portland the flod is worse than a week ago when three lives were lost and $75,000 worth of proprety was de-* stroyed. Only three or four business houses are above water. The Wabash river is higher than ever before, and In some places is two miles from hank to bank. Peruf Is in serious peril. The Wabash rail road has two washouts near Delphi The river is rising rapidly* Alexandria has the worst flood in? its history. People were rescued from, their homes to-day by the fire de partment. The Blue river has risen three inches an hour to-day at Morrlstown and last week's water record is, broken. All trains are annulled. ST. IiOUIS IS DELUGED Car Lines "Washed Out and. Much Damage Done. St. Louis, Mo., April 1.The severe thunderstorm that deluged St. Louis last night caused extensive damage. Several suburban street car lines were washed out and one car was carried from/the. track and the pas sengers were forced to wade, knee deep, to land. One passenger who jumped into the water was In danger of drowning. The car was marooned, for three hours^ a TRAINS ARE IiOST-. 1% Rivers Rising In Ohio and New Re^c ords\ Are Made. River Rises Seven Feet in Night. YoungstoWn, Ohio, April 1.With a rainfall ofil.46 inches the past forty eight hours, the Mahoning river rose seven feet last night and is still "rising. Another flood is threatened. i Worst Since Great Flood. Marion, Ohio, April 1.All streams in Marion county are higher to-day than since the great flood ten years ago. Interurban traffic has been stopped and houses submerged here as well as at Larue, Caledonia, Waldo, Green Camp and Prospect. Fourth of City Under Water. Lima, Ohio, April 1.The. Ottawa river is higher than ever known and is rising six inches an hour. One fourth of the city is under water. Communication between North and South Lima is cut off. Flood Highest in Twenty Years. Alliance,'Ohio), April 1.The Cleve- fbrce^e^ Sl^ttA land and Pittsburg track's Of -the not inconsistent iffih tt Pennsylvania cfSunty are under water. the* bill, wilfr*o/\ JMBMS .__ force. for ten miles South, -while all trains AB ff*^*4&c,Jttj? om the ^ohe-' are lost hereabouts. The New Yoirk limited, east-bound, able 4n4he~&ntted'~ta 4* is stalled at Wooster, while another ^Ul franchises or concessions passenger train.'started around to* *g/f^td_by thfe^ con-%ission mast be Pittsburg via Cleveland, hasbeeh Ji& fapnr' tracji of. The Mahoning is the highest ever known and Still rising. Washouts clear to Canton #s&& put the tracks in such shape that" rail-'4 road men say it will be days before trains can run. The big Pennsylvania bridge here on which men have been working for a year, went down into twenty feet of water into the Mahoning *lver. Cellna, Ohio, April 1,The water In Lake Mercer has risen ten inches and is still rising. The west end of the country is flooded. Many farmers have been driven from their homes in the lowlands. The lake Is at the highest point known for twenty years. Railroad service is entirely suspended. $83,000,000 CAPITAL Total Stock of New Companies Organized In March. New York, April 1.A complication of the total authorized capitalization of new companies formed in the eastern states during the month of March with a capital of $1,000,000 or more, together With in crease of similar amount in the capitaliza tlon of concerns previously in existence, {was over $83,000,000. In February the total was $53,750,000 and in January, $E!), 500,000. The most important flotation was that of the National Broom company,incorporated in Maine with a capital of $13,000,000. FEUD CAUSES FATALITY Drunken Quarrels In Vermont Roadhouse End In Death. South Bloomfield, Vt., April 1.Reuben and Edward Bronson, brothers, who, it is alleged, shot and killed Charles Lyons, proprietor of a roadhouse here, jast night and then fled, were captured to-day. Many rows occurred after the distribu tion of wages earned by the men of this section during the winter. Money was spent freely and the family feud between the Bronsons and Howard was" revived. GOOD PLACE FOR REW Iowa Graduate to Be Head of Farm De partment of Alabama's College. Special to The Journal. 'l Ames, Iowa, April l.-^NfiwtoWcf. Rew?. a graduate of the animal husbandry de partment of Iowa state college,- has just been appointed head of the animal hus bandry department of the Alabama state college at Auburn, Ala. He was selected out of more than thirty applicants. from the This makes six different states which same source. In a few weeks the {have elected animal husbandry graduates first order will have been shipped, and from Ames In a year. The demand for then .the factory Mil start on the I well-trained men along this Hne ba&-*een order for 500 recently received. greater than the supply. U. O-$*\5DESEiOR ^sT TBE L"EFT OF WILL CONTINUE FIGHT FOR CANAL Original Concessionaire Declares Award Technical and Pre dicts More Suits. Paris, April 1.-Bonaparte Wyse, the original concessionaire of the Pan ama canal, declares the decision of the court yesterday was technical and did not rea*ch the merits of the case. M. Wyse' adds? "All is not finished. Suits will go on. We will seek the suport of the oni We will seek the support of the public? purification^'. M* Wyse^oe not indicate the na ture of the further suits, but is in ferred that they wilL be appeals di rected mainly to secure an account ing between the old and new compa nies rather than further contesting the transfer of the canal company's concession and property to the United states: .JThe Panama Canal company is pro ceeding to carry out the transfer with out reference to appeals, as the com pany fs advised thgt1 the decision of the court Teafnrms- -its prima facie rights. The American officials here hold the same*view. j- NEW INTRODUCED Kittfcldge Presents Measure In Senate Relating to Canal. Washington, April 1.A new bill for the government of the" Panama canal zone--has been introduced in the senate by Senator Kittridge from the committee on inleroceanic canals. Legislative powers are vested in the canal commission, which has authori ty to raise and appropriate revenues ,The taxes and customs are to be retained'R5r the 'ttfmi&fastoft. for the payment of its. proper expenses and the govetfrimeHt *tfith zone. The extension of the law* of the 'Uhited States *o .tbfe canal zone Is prohibited, expert a* provided in the c^nal -bill Qr. bynjtegislatlve actj of the eaniarl commissi jrv. TNgjhtardf Ihaffia'whi* were in wwttich5 "^4^ &* they ^are' a fe-1iori Cleveland has^beeh^l^lt [a/rirove by th# pfcesj$?nt. The com mission is authorized to~apply to thie In river at this point canal zone the immigration li#o provisions of i7p"roa i will be du of the United states in so far. as^ftiey prohibit the admdsslOn of und^sft&ble characters. -All' laws' enact^J. b**jthe commission,, must be- reported to con gress. The prjBBldent has- authority to suspend such laws as he may think unwise. Provision is made for the organiza tion of a police force, and the com mission is authorized to call on the United States "lor military pr naval forces to maintain good order. There, is to be one judicial district and one judge at $6,000 a year. Appeals must be taken to the sec ond Judicial circuit of the United States. Extradition treaties between the United States and other countries are extended to the canal zone. WHITES AND WIFE IN 3 YEABS* WALK German Explorers Travel Thru South America to Study Actual Conditions. New York Sun pe#al Service. Chicago, April 1.Otto De Sperber and Adela Gaberel^ de Sperber, his wife, have reached Chicago from Buenos Aires, South America. They have dared wild animals and wilder men, Suffered' hardships and priva tions, tolled and studied, all for the purpose of" showiruj the advantages of the Sotfth American republics to im migrants. They have 'passed thru every re public except Venezuela, where, on ac count of the complications with Ger many, Mr. De Sperber preferred not to present his credentials. He is spe cial corresp'oAdent of the German col onial association and Mrs. De Sperber writes for a number of French period- They left Buenos Aires, Oct. 4, 1901, without guides or comnanions. Sper ber says that his wife was his best pro "tector from the natives. Prom ani mals and serpents they had only their ivits to protect them. The overland journey across the South American continent was very difficult Thru Central America they 'were ooliged to walk. Only when Mexico was reached were railroads available. From Chicago they will go to Mil waukee, and zigzag across the country to San Francisco, returning eastward thru. Canada. They hope to have a book on the American continents com pleted before Christmas. PUU WOOD FREE Appraisers Admit Canadian Product as Paper Stock. New York, April 1.Another pulp de cision of interest to paper manufacturers has been handed down by the board of United States general appraisers which declares that Rossed pulp wood Is free lof duty as paper stock. Rossed pulp wood is spruce or poplar, cut Into logs, with the bark and rough nesses removed by a mechanical process. JThis is done in Canada for economy in transportation. Logs in this condition are ready to go ^direct into the grinders. The new ruling was secured upon a protest from a Ver mont manufactwerv PECTDPE, MERGER RUMORS ADVANCE STOCKS Money Rules EasyCoal, Copper and Iron Markets Show Some Improvement. New York, April 1.Speculative ac tivity in stocks has turned on the re sults to follow the dissolution of the Northern Securities merger. Conjecture has pointed to a prob able renewal of old projects looking to further community of interest in th railroad world, especially in the transcontinental field. A manifest accumulation of Union Pacific on a large scale is the most substantial basis for a flood of ru mors. Money has ruled very easy, railroad traffic Is reported rather better, cheer ful conditions exist in the coal trade, tha copper market is active and im provement is reported in the iron trtT.de. Some doubts are professed, however, as to the maintenance of the United States Steel preferred divi dend, which will be fixed on Tuesday. MOST PAY $500 FOB EACH DRINK Texas Saloonkeeper, Warned Not to Supply Husband, Is Sued by Wife. Hew York Sun Speolal Service. Waxahatchle, Tex., April 1.For the sale of three drinks of whisky to the husband of a protesting wife, a jury adjudged that J. J. Faulkner .must pay to Mrs. Deulch Cassidy the sum of $1,500. .Faulkner was In the saloon busi ness until local option went into ef fect. The plaintiff served notice on Faulkner to desist from selling liquor to her husband. She sued to recover on the saloon man's bund. The jury awarded $500 for,each of &uree tjf thtedrihks sold in defiance Of notice. AUSTIN'S SUDDEN DEATH Division Engineer of the C, B. &, Q. Ex pires at La Crosse. Speolal to The Journal. La Crosse, Wis., April 1.James Aus "tin, division engineer of the northern di vision of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, who succeeded S. Purdy, who was killed in a wreck at Alma two years ago, died suddenly this morning in this city, aged 42. He had been connected with the Burlington since 1888. ASHLAND IS DOWN Mine at Ironwood Suspends Operations 300 Men Idle. Ironwood, Mich., April 1.The Ashland mine at this place, operated by the Cleve land CHffs Iron company, suspended oper ations to-day. Three hundred men are idle. There are several hundred thousand tons of ore In the stock pits at the mine. Hoisting will not be resumed until navi gation opens SENATOR ALLISON IMPROVES. Washington, April 1.Senator Allison of Iowa, who is 111 at his home here, was reported slightly improved to-day. He rested easily last night and, according to Dr. J. J. Richardson, his physician, will be allowed to sit up to-morrow and prob ably go to the capltol Monday. Girls' Shoes Misses' $1.35, Vici Kid, Patent Tip Lace Shoes, sizes g% ll| to 2, very desirable ^f\C shapes, pair Same shoes as above, o/l in sizes 8i to 11, O^/C A choice lot of Misses fine Vici Kid lace, with low heels, patent tips and fancy inserted /f -g lace pieces, value jfk i $1.75, sizes lljto 2. Same shoes as above, in sizes 8 to 11, at Child's White Slippers A large lot of children's white kid Slippers in sizes 8fc to 11 and a few misses, sizes 13& to 2, *%f\ as a special Easter bar- ^^SCZ s. gain Am ^s -A33 CHEMPUPO 500 ARE KILLED BATTLE IN TIBET British Column Routs Natives and Finds Russian Arms on Slain. JC "TH E Tuna, British India, April 1.The British expedition yesterday twice de feated and put to flight forces of Ti betans. The British casualties were about a dozen. The Tibetan losses are estimated at 500. The British cap tured the Tibetan camp at Guru. A flying column started to recon noiter the Tibetan camp at Guru yes terday morning. A general from Lhas sa demanded that Colonel Younghus band and his command retire to Ya tung for the purpose of carrying on negotiations, and threatened to attack if the mission proceeded. Colonel Younghusband replied that negotiations had been proceeding fruitlessly for fifteen years, and that retirement was out of the question. The Tibetan general withdrew and the British force was ordered to dis perse the natives without firing upon them. Colonel MacDonald soon be came convinced of the necessity of disarming them. The Tibetans re sisted and a sharp engagement re sulted. The Tibetans fled before the rifle fire and bayonet charge. The correspondent of the London Daily Mail, with the mission, was se verely wounded. The Tibetans displayed the greatest courage. Their loss was heavy. Af ter the action there were heaps of dead and wounded along the line of their retreat. The British then advanced upon Guru and a second battle was fought, the artillery piaylng the largest part. The village was taken by a mounted bayonet charge. The Lhassa general, the military commander of Phara and Lata and the representative of the golden mon astery, to whose Influence the exist ing difficulties are largely due, were among the slain. The British force returned to Tuna yesterday evening, bearing rifles stamped with the Russian imperial Btamb. Russian ammunition was found on the wounded Tibetan officers. PLOT TO BRIBE Plaintiff Awarded $5,000 Against Trolley Company In Third Trial at Dubuque. Special to The Journal, Dubuque, Iowa, April 1.The jury in the case of Blumenthal against the Union Electric company awarded the plaintiff $6,000. It was the third trial. A juror exposed a plot to. bribe in the second trial. MINNESOTA BANQUET Congressional Delegation to Speak In New York. From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building:, Washington. Washington. April 1.William R. Mer rlam la in Washington to arrange for speakers at the banquet of the Minnesota Society of New York, April IB. All the members of the Minnesota congressional delegation have been invited. Probably most of them will attend. W. W. Jermane. RANCHER DROWNED Klabunde Lost Hla Life While Trying to Save Family and Stock. Special to The Journal. Hazelton, N. D., April 1.J. C. Kla bunde, a rancher north of here, was drowned to-day while trying to save his family and stock from high water which suddenly submerged his place. Much damage and loss are reported from the surrounding country. The high water was caused by last week's storms. You Can Save 25 Per Cent On Your Easter Shoes! If you patronize our sale of the big $23,000 North Star Shoe Co.'s floor stock, which we bought at 65c and 75c on the dollar. There are shoes for men, women, boys and girls all are of reliable quality and in up-to-date styles. 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President Mackenzie of the Cana dian Northern has just returned from England, where he succeeded in financing the extension of the main line as far as Edmonton, a thousand miles northwest of Winnipeg. The same road is about to ask the Ontario government for a land grant and sub sidy to build a line from Toronto to Hudson's Bay. The Grand Trunk Pacific project, however, occupies the larger share of public attention. It involves Domin ion guarantees and construction and Ontario provincial land grants and subsidies. The government has de cided to make the Grand Trunk pro position the leading business before parliament after the Easter vacation. There is no doubt that the amended agreement between the government and the Grand Trunk Pacific will be ptished thru, and it is likely that work on the prairie section will begin this summer. It is doubtful if any great railway enterprise was ever begun under such encouraging circumstances as those enjoyed by the Grand Trunk Pacific. The government of Canada is to build the 1,800 miles of non-productive road at first, at leastbetween Moncton, N. B., and Winnipeg. On this road the Grand Trunk Pacific is to have running privileges for 100 years, ex clusive for the first 60 years. West of Winnipeg to the mountains the government will guarantee bonds sufficient to yield $13,000 a mile. Thru the mountains to the Pacific the gov ernment guarantees bonds to cover three-quarters of the cost of construc tion, whatever that may be. There should be not the least difficulty in financing a transcontinental under such favorable auspices. The province of Ontario is to be asked for a land grant and a subsidy of $2,000 a mile for a branch line of 220 miles from the main line to a lake terminal at Port Arthur. Canadians fully realize that their great western country will never be come as populous as the west in the United States until they begin to build railways as rapidly as they have been built in the United States for the last thirty years. In these days settlers will not take up land in large numbers in any re gion that is remote from a railway. To keep up with the possibilities of Immigration western Canada ought to build 2,000 miles of railway for the next ten years. The main lines of the Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific are only small parts of the railways that must be built if the population of the country is to increase at a rapid rate. Both these lines will have to build thousand miles of feeders, and PO will the Canadian Pacific, notwith standing its already large mileage. BAXTER TO SUCCEED SUMMERS. Washington, April 1.The president to day sent to tho senate the nomination of Irving F. 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