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VOL XXXVII. NO. 46.
CAIRO, ILL., SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, J905.
ESTABLISHED IN 1866
KUROPATKIN MAY
GRIPPENBURG WITHDRAWN
Regularity of 0 ef eats i n Ope ration s
in Far East; Results in Big
Shake-Up
AWFUL WEATHER PREVENTS
f EITHER ARMY FROM MOVING
Indications That Russians Contemplate An
other General Advance, Rennenkampf
Making a Heavy Reconnois-sance.
Dy the Associated Press.
Bt. Petersburg. Feb. 4. Interest iu
the Ill-starred - attembt to capture
Sandepas is eclipsed by the withdraw
al of General Grppenberg and uncon
firmed reports regarding the rUIre
ment of Kuropatkln.
According to lio IttBi:. inf.rutatioii
received by tile war vliice opera ' ion"
on the right ilauk of the HituKUtn
army are at a standstill. The extreme
right of the liusslaus continued to
bold Chiantsanhcusn, on iht lluu riv
er. Apparently loth sides are unable
to move, owing o the '.err.blo. weath-
. er. , , ; .. ' '.
There are 25 decrees of frost ac
companied by wind, but-In vie ; of
the midden fluctuations 'in tempore-
-urc fit this time of the year the frost
may suddenly decrease and the Rus-
tho al ernutive of withdrawing in or
der to avoid being Intercepted by tho
Japanese column from Shillklie, or of
undertaking a general advance.
The latter views finds Home confir
mation In a clHpittrh to the A.sstclut
;d Press 'from Tslnkhetcheu,-reporting
a ivconnoissancc by General Utn
nenkampf's force ou tho Russian left,
which perhaps Is peiliminuiy to an
advance.
Military minorities lure Hrc on
.couruged, by,,,thG report as showing
that tho' Russians arc' able torrcpJal
ivn ntn ott Lr-hlrii! ikn' enemy's lino
of cotiimtipiwiyoni ' ,
' - . T -t - ' T -t .Y i - .
IN TEN YEARS
AMERICAN MINISTER TO PANA
MA THINKS CONSTRUCTION
WILL BE COMPLETED WITH
IN THAT TIME.
Dy the Associated Pros. J
Washington. Feb. 4. lu . view ; of
(lie lack of public information as to
the status of the work of dinging on
the canal on the Isthmus and as to
the exact amount of work executed
so far by the -Americans since they
took, up the task, "thej Americln min
ister to Panama has, af er a consult"
ailon ' with Chief Kngineer Wallace
anil a cloce peMonal Inspect'on of
rfhe routo of the proposed canal sub
mitted, to the state department a re
port upon this -iubjec'. ;
Tjio communicatiom la practically
a brief 'summary of a vast amount of
.detail statistics and . facts that will
eventually; be produced by the canal
commission, showing actual construc
tion on t bo canal, accomplished since
July 1 last when Wallace took charge
of the cug'-neerlng depar; merit. The
ruoet important statement i:; this:
"If the next six months show prog
rcrfs corrasponding to that of the
pas-t six. it Is the conviction of the
!Pht engineers on the isfiimus tha:
the soa level canal can be construct
ed in ten years and be ready for large
vessels by Jan. 1, 1905."
The report declares that there is
no ground for the reports that little
has been accomplished in advancing
thj construction of the canal during
the pas' fix or eight months.
JUMPED 11 FEET HIGH.
3y the Associated Presa.
nioomington, Ind., Feb. 4. Th-?
feature of the Indoor track meeting
between Indiana University and Wa
bash college here tonight was the
pole vaulting of Samse of Indiana,
who cleared the bar at II feet, 5'4
hiihej.
COMPLETE CANAL 13 FOLLOWED "
- l . ' -
HEAVY RECONNOIS3ANCE.
Dy the Associated Press.
Tsiukhetchen, Manchuria, Feb. 2
(Delayed.)' A reconnaissance In force
was undertaken February 1st by Rus
sian advanced po's toward Dzianl
chan, 14 miles southeast of Tslnghet
c'.ien. The troops started at early
morning and by noon drove the Japanese-
to Santziache, then moving
round Vautse Pass, the Russians
flanked the position from the east
and compelled the Japanese to fall
back to Chaplen pass. The Russians
(stormed and occupied a portion of
Vantze, Puss at 10:30 p. m.. but the
Japanese being reinforced by G.000
men, the position of the Russians was
untenable. Having carried out the
mission of .feeling the enemy's
strength, the Russians withdrew fight
ing, capturing a few Japanese.
CLAIM JAPS LOST
' MORE THAN RUSSIANS.
liy The Associated Press.
Mukden, Feb.1 4. Though (there is a
momentary pause In operations, Rus
sian activity on the Shakhe river has
not, ended. Two hundred Japanese
prisoners were brought In today. They
were badly dressed and suffering from
cold. . The Japanese report that five
hundred Russians were taken prison
ers 'during the Sandepas operations is
untrue and the Japanese losses great
ly exceed the Toklo estimates of Rus
snn 1JM bc:ati' in their1 advaoec
oief frozen ground It was lroucsslble
for the Japanese to entrpneh.'-
BECAUSE HIS DRIVER RAN OVER
A WOMAN POLICEMAN AR
RESTED THE fc MANVICTIM
SERIOUSLY HURT. .
New, York, Feb. I. A cab of the
New York fab Conipaoy In wlich was
J. pierpont Morgan and a woman
said to be Mrs. Morgan, ran down an
Italian woman, Mario Macorni, at
3a.Tard : (feet and the 'owery today.
?The driver of tho cab, Tom llarrfes,
Irove on without, stopping and a mdb
f 150' men and ' woni.Mi followed
diouting to the police tv stop Jiim.
Policeman J. Drehue of the Oak
itreet police station was at Catherine
treet and Chatham 7 square and hio
Noned to the driver to stop. ' The
Jriver paid no attention.
Brehue then stopped a candy wag
m and made the driver ( follow Hhe
cab. a crowd Joining in tie chase.
The latter was stopped in front of
the Staats Zeituug building by Mount
:d Policeman Thomas.
Drehue lhon arrested the driver,
Barne.-, anh turned him over to Po
liceman Hewitt. Drehue opened the
door of the cab and recognized Mr.
Morgan. He said: "Mr. Morgan, 1
have to arrest this driver for running
over a woman."
Sir. Morgan responded: "Very well,
do your duty."
Drehue a(ked If he would get an
other cab and Morgan said he would.
Hrehue called another cab and Mr.
Morgan aud the woman ijrove away.
The injured onian was taken to
i'jo Hudson street hispi:al suffering
from eon unions of the head aud se
vere internal injuries.
HEAVY SNOW FALL.
By the Associated Press.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 4. Heavy snow
fell 4his afternoon and tonight. The
storm is general throughout Nebras
braska, a greater portion of western
law ui'l suutitru Couth. Dakota,
I v , 1
MORGAN'S CAB
RETIR
WILL FIGHT THAT
RAILROAD BILL
Presidents Cassatt and Spencer
See the President
THEY MAKE COMPLAINT
THAT TOWNSENDESCH BILL
'FURNISHES NO PROTEC J
TION TO THE RAILWAY :
INTERESTS."
By tho Associated Press. ,
'Washington, Feb. 4. President , "A.
J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania rail
road, and President Samuel Spencer
of the Southern railway, called at the
White House today at the invitation
tf President Roosevelt, and dlscusa
od tho proposed legislation looking
to the regulation of freight rates.
John Dull (to Johnnie Canada): "S ck to your pop, tne son fo:- there's
as an 'orful happetite1 for small b'lj's. '
he
Ixrd Minto said in a. recent speech that the I'nited States was seeking
ncxajion in, view. News Item. ' ,.;'
It may be, stated on authority that
the railroad presidents expressed per
fect willingness to co-operate in
matter of legislation that protects
huh sides, but they made knowil to
the president that iu their opinion the
Townsend Esch bill, which will come
up for considera Ion in the house
Tuesday next, furnishes v practically
no protection to railroad Intereiits.
When asked if those interests In
tended to fight the proposed legisla
tion one of the officials said he did
not know that there was any move
men", of that kind on foot.
"Of course,"' he added, "congress
will do what it thinks best." After
their interview Cassatt and Spencer
were among the president's guests at
luncheon.
BIG STAKES FOR
CHICAGO SPRING RACING.
Dy .The Associated Press.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 4. Among
the stakes announced here toduy to
be run during rhe spring and sumnt' r;
meetings at Hawthorne track in Chi
cago, eutrics to which will close on
Wednesday, March 13, are the follow
ing: For 2 year-olds and upwards The
northern handicap, one mile and a
quarter, $3,000 added, ;
For 3-ycar-olds The Chicago der
by, mile aud quarter, ?10,000 added,
mma
mm
By Torpedo Boats Will Be In
quiry Ccurt's Finding
ASSERT PARIS PAPERS
INQUIRY, HOWEVER, 'SHOWS NO
REAL" BASIS FOR THE DEC
LARATIONS t- TENDEN
CY THE -OTHER WAY
Jy the Associated Press. ' -.
Paris. Feb. iJ- The dot-e of the fe
testimony before the. international torn
mission iiKpihinsf intj the North Sea
incident has bjeii followed by a rath
er noticeable diminution of confi
dence in Drltlshr cfcl.s connecied
with the case and a corresponding
elation on f,ie part, of the Russians.
The French press, which is strongly
pro-Russian, r gives marked promi
nence to the statement that the Rus
sians have virtual! won their case
the usually conservative Temps and
Journal as. entng positively that th
majority of the court now favors the
Russian theory that torpedo boats at
tacked Rojesvensky's squadron. How
ever, Inquiry in well-informed quar
ters does not show any real basis for
these reports. On the contrary, lutl-
mationj are iua;le that t. e tendt uf
wlt'oin Ihe court is rather In the op
a-jposite direction
WOOD IS THE MAN.
Identified as Probable Slayer of Geo.
Williams.
By the Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 4. George H.
W-uod. who surrendered to the olice
ast night, and was !r.H;l on suspicion
of being the murderer of George Wil
liams, the grocer at Watt hung. N. J.,
whose body was found in a sleigh on
Thursday, was today fully identified
by the police of Plaitifl. Id. as 'ne man
for whom they had been looking.
Mrs. Wood, wife of tne prisoner,
said today that she las saw her hus
band Sunday night when he told he
he was going to Pennsylvania to visit
his father. When te return d yester
day Mrs. Wood savs he was In a piti
able condition and showed every evi
dence of having been drigged.
CON KLIN LEADS IN
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
Chicago, Feb. 4 -iThe end of the i
first week of the Bmnteur billiard
tournament came tottlght with Charles
F. Conklin ct Chicago leading w ilh a
total of four gamej won, , and none
bjs-. W. M. Sigoutjiey of San Fran
ciscoC is second with as clean record
as thai of Conklin. but with one l?ss
ielfirv lit i rt ip.f
POLISH STRIKERS
J
Strike Still Spreading and Sit
uation is Serious
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
BY THE TRAIN
LOAD
FLEEING
RIDDEN
FROM
TROUBLE
COUNTRY IN EVERY
RECTION.
Dl-
Dy l.h Associated Press,
Berlin, l';b. 4. The Lokal Auaei
ger's Kattowitz, Prussia, corresond
em sayxe arrival of refugees from
Jlu: situ Pc lan I 1.; assuming large di
mensions and that every incoming
train is crowded, mostly with women
and children. All Gorman - towns
near tile -frontier are filled with ref
ugees.
S:rikes In Russian Poland, the cor
respondent says, are still spreadiug
and affecting the entire industrial re
gion from So. novice to (Iranica on
the Austrian frontier. Polish newspa
pern estimate the total number of
strikers at 400,000.
i ue uoxai An.ieger Warsaw cor
respondent says:
"At Lodz today the funeral of fif
teen victims of the recent troubles, a
a ,'orrid goblin In these parls und
, ' . '
reciprocity with Panada with' anj ,
... , ' f. '
ight between workmen aond the mil
itary broke put. two of the latter be
ing Killed and 13 wounded.
. "Serious labor disturbances are
announced from Sielce, Russian Po
land, and Lublin, sixty- miles south
east of Warsaw."
RAILWAY TRAFFIC SUSPENDED.
By the Associated Press.
Drcslau. Feb. 4. Railway traffic
between Silesia and the Russian
town of Soznovice is entirely sus
pended. INSURANCE FOR WORKMEN.
By the Associated Press.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 4. In accord
ance with ths emperor's ukace of Dec.
25, a committee of ministers has de-
elded to establish at ihu ministry of
finance a commit tec for the prepara
tion of a draft of a workmen's state
insurance iav.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION
BREWING IN VENEZUELA.
By the Associated Press.
Willemstad, Curact;a. Feb. 4
There is good reason ht re to IK-Iieve
that a revolution in Venezuela is con
template.!. A revolutionary. agent
whj ias arrived at W.Ume,tad from
Colomtjo reports that 'money and
arms for m:nh an undertaking have al
rtady Utea itturtd.
UMBER
Mil III
STILL IDEKTiFY
THEIR BALLOTS
Handwriting Experts Are Abso
lute Failures
WOMAN'S COOD WORK
CANVASSES HER WARD AND
PROVES 347 OF 350 VOTES AL
LEGED TO BE NON-RESIDENTS
WERE RESI
DENTS. -, . . V
Py the Atsoelated Pre .
Denver, Colo., Feb. 4 In tho gub
ernatorial contest today, a number of
witnesses, both Democratic, and Re
publican, iden ified their own ballots,
thoso which expetts ,hudp declared
ftaudulent. Attorney Rubirson, a
Republican judge, identified his ; bal
lot among 40 Ileixiblican ballots
which nn expert had declared was
written by tho sama person. Ho al
io. Identified his Initials Hurler the
numbers of hie ballot and declared
that they were ail tho ballots which
were cast lu his precinct oa election
day.
Experts Discredited.
"Then," said Attorney Rush, "when
Expert Fl.'ury says these forty Re
mibllcan ballots are in one hand
writing he is somewhat of a failure
is an expert?" ,
"Absolutely," t,a'.d the witne;s.
Tho wl uss declared it' wa abso
lutely impo: sibla that these ballots
had been switched. On examining
the list of forty Democratic and for
ty Republican names corresponding
to ti.e ballots which the experts re
ported ware in one handwriting the
wiliie:. s declared he was personally
acquainted with 45 of tha Democrats
and 33, of tho Republicans and knew
they voted. The other ten. ho testi
fied, were legally reg otered but, he
did not knowr them-pemmally. Deu
oltona fcf voter whose-, ballots have
been declared Illegal by experts
were', taken before naiails1 public.
At U-ast 30O depositions have .Uet jx . .He-
woman watcner issimes.
'; Mt Kate Hogau staled that al
though a Oeniocrat, she had acted as
a Republican watcher in precinct 14,
ward C. In that precinct expert
Expert Pfouts had testified that 8it
Democratic nnd 22 Republican bal
lots were In the tame handwriting.
Mrs. Higan abated that when she
read of the charges of fraud In her
prfc net she madj a personal canvass
and out of Ua't people who voted ulie
checked up J47. The names of toe al
leged fraudulent voters were read to
ifm. Hoiran ana with one exception
she stated theyi were bona udt-: res
Ident voterf
lent voter. . f ;, ,t -t .
.Thirteen .witnesses In III1 0fejx
rplned, tiMlay,,- wftft i:f ,.i)-viug
i ,
tjiem h'enfify t'if fr ., JiaJlo's Jivm
jwr-nng - inorit . wiin n .tne rommmim
eons'idofed jirimti ftirile fruuiltilent'-On
reports of the 'experts. In every cane
tho witne:s was able to Identify his
ballot a,nd iu r.oine casrs his wife's
ballot as well.
SENSATIONAL SUIT.
Communistic Cetony in Iowa
For $4,000,000 Taxss.
Sued
Ry the Associated Prosa.
Iowa City, la.. Feb. 4. A sensation
ul suit has 'been begun against , the
Amuua Mennonlio socio' y. Judge S.
II. Fa! rail of Iowa 'City, In behalf of
'the tax payers, alleges that the or
ganization is olio of the greates ' com
munistic bodies 'in the United- Stales
not paying taxoM As a result 'of,' this
complaint Juflg- DyingiOiU tt' Iowa
City, lias ordered, County Attorney
Wlllace to b-lng action Involving from
'wo iniU'oii to four million dollars.
The suit re' mbles the famous Mi r
mon church and Pullman Car com
pany ctises and will cost the Mennoa
Ites a small fortune If they lose it.
ERIE RAILROAD BOUGHT.
Vanderbilt-Penntylvania Combine Ac
quires Controlling Stock.
nv the ARsnriated Ppprb ;
New York, Feb. 4. The World
nays:
"Wall rfrett has learned definitely
that J. Pio pont Morgan and A. J
Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad, have during the las six
weeks acquired sufficient slock of the
Erie railroad to assure the e. TroI of
that prop rty remaining in t'ae hands j
of the Vanderhilel'ennsylvania com-
munity of interest, and p-eventing thei
possibility of it falling .into lu
hands of any other competitive inter
e's." . . -
WINS $10,000 PURSE.
Dy the Associated Pros?1.
San Francisco. Ca! . Feb. 4
-W. It.
Condon, Ezell's consii-'ent performer, ;
won the Burnes nar'icap
handily at Oakland today. Claude,
ith 137 ixrtinds tip. made a gme
struggle through the stretch and fin
ishe 1 :cond. Vcterano third. Time,
2:l7i. Military Man and Klliott
br ko down. Distance one mile and a
quarter.
IG
Li
TO OSE "IIP"
Tawney Issues Notice to Repub
lican Congressman
COMMITTEE ON RULES
MEETS- MONDAY TO AGREE . ON
RULE GOVERNING DEBATE ON
THE RAILROAD RATE
RILL.
Dy the Associated Press
Washington, Feb. - 4. Represent
a ive Hepburn, chairman of ti e house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, totlay Introduce a- resolu
tion provide a rule for considera
tion -of the interstate commerce bill
providing it shall be In order to pro
ceed with it upou the adoption of the
resolution. The eotumittee o-t rules
will meet Monday.
Republican "Whip" Gets Busy.
Representative Tawney, the Repub
lican "whip" of the bouse, today noti
fied all Republican members to be in
the house by 2 p. m. Monday to vote
on the rule for consideration of the
railway rate MIL ,
Diplomatic BUI Passes.
Tho house to.1ay passed the diphv
malic and consular approprlat Ion bill,
carrying $-,107,047., an increase of
J78.7I0 over tha current appropriation.
A number of minor hills wer dispos
ed of by unanimous consent The de
bate wh'lo the diplomatic bill was un
der consideration was very brief and
was devoted to railroad rate legisla
tion and reciprocity treaties.
In the Senate.
Senator Long of Kansas, occupied
most of the time given Uy tha senate
today t tho Statehood lull with,
speech . In support of the b ll as it
mauds. ' Ho gave especial a'tt ntlon to
the port' eu. tf the , bilL providing for
the : unltm of Oklahoma and Indian
territory as on state and urged .the
importance of giving, self .nv'&niment
t tu: people of t"at 8et"
In connection with the agricultural
approprlalln bill 'there. was consider
able, debate upou the question of for
est reserves, The bill was not dis
posed of.',, , - ,''',
Secretary Metcalf III,
Secretary Metcalf . of the depart
ment of commerce and labor Is fcon
fined to his apartments by a seyere
cold; H's lndlsposl Ion Is thought;not
to be serious, but. his phys'clani al
vised that he should uot expose him
self lest he1 add o the severity of hU
cold. '
Monuments to Soldiers, t
. n-hii AfenurtiYijint (iua nl.mT(t A,t .
li thit liiriiiiA tti.i .ttmuto for nn Arv.
u iu es' w- et'ii AiaeMtan .aoki ew io l
xhd .yerc; tniot'i't,i,lyInerreJ f n d Cia-.
A ilir'n'- iti SpajjUh' war and; tot",
which' t he 'Cbaa government has, do
tiHi'eii fjuiunt and cannon bflls; jand
Nir the markrng of .slaillar pce., for
'"l;liirs, sailors aud marines with' tho
f'hlu rHf expedition to PeklnMur
"ng the Doxer troubles. yt
District of Columbia BHI. j
The senate committee on apriaria
tlous today iviKired -the''! D Strict, of
Columbia bill, carrying . $0,93 V:"5 an
increaso if $182,981 over t fie bill pass
ed by tMe housti : ' y. f
''' . Confirmations.
Tho m tiate todav confirmed Geftrge
K, A'udorson f Illinois, consul at
Aniov. China. !
Supply Bill Signed By President
President Roosevelt signed tyday '
the first of the big silpply bi't passed
by congress at this sessiou. It was
tho legislative, cxeeu'lve aud Judicial
bill, providing money fcr the fiscal
year tnding June 3oth next.
THE ICE MAN MURDERED.
fty the Associated Press.
Kenohha. Wis., Feb. 4. The body of
j Tornelius Yonkc-s of South Chicago,
i !ias been found ueir Salem. Yonkers'
throat was cut and near ttic dead
liody a long knife was found.
Youkerg had been employed by one
of the lee companies and disappeared
V eduesday evening. The b dy was
partially revered up by the snow of
i th" last two days.
j The supposition is that the man
was murdered.
JIMMY BRITT MATCHED
AGAINST JABEZ WHITE.
V
American and Englishman to Battle
For World's Championship.
Dy tho Associated Press.
; New York, Feb. I An iut-Miiation-al
Ilghtmeight championship battle to
i'ake place in Sau Francisco lietween
'Jimmy P.riti of California, lig'itweight
! champion of America, and Jabex
White, the F-nglisdi llgh' wei'it cham
: pion. has Le:n arranged.
EXCOV. HOGG VERY ILL.
By tie Associated Press.
Anir'in, Tex., Feb. 4 The children
of Former Governor Hogg were sum-
! mone,l to Houston today by the re
jr "ted illness of the governor. Hi3
j friends Ucrc are awrvUciiahe.