The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1905, Page 4

B MAY END Senate Passes Bill Which Aims at Reform. CURTAILS = THE Evil Grows to Vast Proportions Legislature. in SA March “:2.—If lh-‘l pres o e passes a constitu- 4 a nt under which .the ¢ patronage now practiced by s body of lawmakers every s ma accomp N sure t ainst the treasury. Nothing | justrate the mneed of ~a] utional than | atronage methods of the| struggiing to p future | aber of attaches | | - radica restriction the reckless 15 now s that will kee is any need for, g away from the | r money coliect- brokers has | session. There | in either | started out| holding--one, | tell ex-| are | y are | tate do | ring | to piace the 11 appointed. business of | W. Haub; Martin, | many by e two who are business for those wait for payday ho §o ‘not like the | > are Emile Stein- | , ‘well known in ves of the present | Of these 162 are statutory } nnected with -both houses. | s are paid from the contin- t fund and are known as attaches. | se there are 138 on the Senate on the Assembly roli. The most us . are committee clerks, as- -at-erms, -sergea: , bill. filers,| clerks. There srts of jobs, but the classi- ns mentioned have the longest lists. The - figures in the Oontroller's of- fice showing the number of practically “term wers of attorney are interest- however, and it is probable that f th giving these have not Sacramento more than once g the session. Of these docu- ments Haub has the most, his business acumen having brought him sixty-nine Of these twenty are statutory contingent. Martin 1s | 32—eleven statutory, twenty gent. Steinman and Gins- berg have evidently not been able to compete against the odds. The former has thi contingent and three statu. tory employes on his list and the lat- ter four statuto and eight contingent. The designed to prevent the orth finally passed the Sen- d was sent to the As- is bill provides, in-part, as be the duty of the Committes on I yes to examine the eppli- positions necessary to be he names- of per- to be fllled, and by the presiding -arms or. elected tee on “Attaches and Empioyes & secretary immediately on their of $5 per dies *hall hold during the ppeasing and ng. on that day to. perform the duties position, and for any-day any mttache e falls to report for duty s above, they «hall recelve 5o pay, unless exoused by the Senate in open session by a two-thirds ee of Attaches and Employes power to summarily dismiss employe who is found by them em:‘or unable to perform the Micé to which he hes been of any attache or employe who s or fails 1o Tepor for enrollment with f the committes daily-ar to per s of his position, and 4t shall to. submit’ to - the Senats the stitute fer the person so dis- Senate shall _thereupon by confirm said substitution- and viva-voce eppointment. Your Hea,E 1s a wondérful pump ‘that works .inces- santly, -~ averaging . seventy .50-ppund Etrokes a minute, and forcing from 20 to 30 pourds of blood' thronghout the body each minute The power fhat keeps this wonders pump in motion is nerve-force, :"n:r::E erg3, furnished by the nerves s )isease, over-exertion, frigh 3 elecnol, tobaocp and other.. ;n:}fxfé{s weaken these nerves, but the heart, tn- stead ‘of stopping, makes extraordihary efforts and causes heart strafn. o Then cbime shortness, of breath, hes palpjtation, dizziness, etc, because the nerves are too weak fo furnish powet " Take the only sdfe remedy, p Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure - It feedt, strengthens-and builds up the nerves and muscies of the heart so they can supply the necessary’ energy.. g “Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure is a marveloiis remedy I 2lways use it when cardiac resent. It meets the indica- LIST] be corrected it will have{ 1o capital stock is fixed at §100. ished something that may to]prevent speculation in the securities of me extent lessen the bad odor it is]the association, the securities must be leave behind it because of its; | general strike. THE SAN. FRANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1905 ATTACHE SCANDAL PASSES BUILDING [Senate Adopts the Measure Fostered by Hahn by a Vote of Thirty to One 2. —Senator SATRAMENTO, March Hahn's buildihg and foan bill, one of the most widely noticed commiftee | billg of the session; was passed in the { uppey house to-might by .a ‘vote of 30 {10 1. The measure was defended in de- | bate by. Senators Curtin, Hahn and | Shortridge; “and no opposition * was manifested on the floor. The fight that was expected on the bill did not materialize. The proposed new building and loah | {law provides that-the future gssocia- tions must be organized with a paid-up { capital stock of ‘from $5000 to $100,000, according to population. Payment of | premigms is prohihited, and loans can- | not be made to the officers or directors I'of the corporations. The par value %:r o deposited: with banks or trust compan- ies, or with the Secretary of State: The ‘bill_expressly exempts associa- tions now in.existence from -the pro-| visions of the act, except in regard to the regulations .intended for the pro- tection of ‘stockholders. TO\ KEEP OUT JAPANESE. Senate Resolution ‘Passed by the Lower House. SACRAMENTO, March - 2. — The | resolution introduced-in the Senate by Woodward and in the Assembly by McGowan, looking ‘toward the restrio- tion of Japanese immigration, was adopted by the lower house this morn- ing. Drew said he was in favor of ‘it but had interided to amend some sec- tions which he deemed unwise and one that he deemed untrue; that declar- ing that the Japanese acquired no property interests here. He sald that unfortunately. they ‘did and that they were acquiring some. of the choicest land'in’' the State and some valuable business property in his own ofty, Fresno. As the Benaté had adopted the resolution, however, he sald he | 'would advence no -epposition. S TENGEERE CLASH IN ASSEMBLY. Stanton's Hat Brings About Tilt With Atkinson. SACRAMBNTO, .March $.—Pro- ceedings -in° the -Assembly to-night were énlivened by a wordy battle be- tween Speaker Pro Tem. “Atkinson and Assemblyman Stanton of I.os Angeles. In the midst of the evening session Stanton stood near his seat and vio- lated the rules by wearing his hat He was promptly called to order by Atkinson, but resented the.reprimand. During an angry exchange of repartee the Speaker threatened Stanton with arrest. The House member ‘took his seat and the incident was closed. RENEWAL OF STRIFE ¥ RUSSIA ST. PETERSBURG; March 8.—~The Official Messenger publishes an im- perial manifesto calling on the ¢oun- try to rally round the throme in. de- fense of the empire from its internal ‘enemies, ST. PETERSBURG, March 3, 12:45 a. m.—Black olouds are again lowering over the industrial situation of Russia. The strike at Moscow has been Te- sumed on a large scale, anarchy reigns in the Caucasus and &t St. Petersburg the measures which the Government advanced to quiet. discontent and re- store good relations between masters and men sppear to have falled, with the probability of causing the storm to break out anew. The labor delegates repressnting the whole of the industrial population of St. Petersburg, and who were elected to choose fifty members of the Schidloveki reconciliation committes, met again yesterday and reaffirmed the resolution adopted the - previous dgy, which threatened, in case ths demands were not granted, not only -to refuse to elect labor representatives fo the. commis- sion, but to order a resumption of the These demands are for.the releass of imprisoried workinen, freedom from ar- | rest, unhampered spesch, full publicity of meetings of thé commission and, the abolition of the. censorship.. . A practical ultimatum was délivered, calling for an answer to-day. There is little expectation that the Government will ‘grant the - conditions demanded. The strike alréady has assumed large ing out. Among those who struck yes- terday are the employés of the St. Pe- tersburg ‘shops-.of the Warsaw .Rafl- road. " The strike has pot yet ‘extended to*the “trainmen, but“the leaders may decide to opder them:.out .in .order to. paralyze one of the 'most ismportant railroads.in Russia. 8 ¥ ' STRIKERS USE BOMB. . { ‘One Man Js Killed by Rioters in: War- .WARSAW, March 2, 4:45.p. m.— A bomb was thrown from a window overlooking the -courtyard of the Muranoff . district pélice station at 3 'clock this afternoon. .It fell ir the midst of-a group of soldlers; but did not explode. Two Jews have been ar- ! the affair. No details are known, as the officiais are very reticent. . . _ Disturbances are reported to have takeén place in ‘several parts of the tane sorel 'gndfimmplemyx'—a ¥ S, .- D., 496 Mass.: e B“T;"“’fim"r:; Cs MY e first bottle will benefit, if not, gist will return your monev; 0"’ e, b e. ‘city during the afternoon. l - At the leathér enamel works two of the directois as® AND LOAN BILL proportions here,” about 50,000. men .be- 10 PAY BILLS OF THE STATE Measure Carrying General | ; Appropriations Goes to I Governor for Signature Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, March 2—The gen- eral appropriation bill for the main- | tenance of the State government | passed the ‘Senate to-day at noon and was sent to the Governor for his sig- nature. The bill was passed without debate, 21l changes suggested by mem- | bers of the upper house having been made last Monday night. Sefiator Ward introducéd a bill this afternoon . designed to amend the law now existing relative ‘to the assess- ment of the franchises of national banks. The purpose of the amendment is to make the law conform to the recent decision of the United States ; Supreme Court, which is done by |.amending section 8608 of the Political Code and providing that from the gross value of the stock of the banks in ques- tion there shall be subtracted the value of the visible assets, the difference rep- resenting the value of the franchise ltable for assessment. Among the bills» passed by the Sen- | ate to-day was one appropriating $3000 for the purchase of lands to be.added to the grounds of the Veterans’ Home at Yountville. Two measures that have been dis- cussed more or less during the session were finally defeated in the Senate. One, designed to cover the Weber case, provided that a person convicted of murder in the first degree be barred from inheriting through law or taking through will any property of his vie- tim. A majority of the Senate held that the bill, if passed, would amount to a bill of attainder, a bill prohibited by the federal constitution. The other bill sought to fix the mini- mum rate of compensation for labor on public works at $3 a day. Senator Rowell pointed out that the time might come when the State, to relieve dis- tress, might want to employ a great army of men, a thing it could not af- ford to do if compelled to pay each man $3 a day. This settled the question and the bfll was voted down. Governor Pardee received a telegram from United States Benator Perkins to- day to the effect that he had included In the sundry civil service bill an ap- propriation of $26,000 for the mainte- nance of the Yosemite Valley for the coming fiscal year. Benator Perkins also informed the Governor that the Federal Government would accept the regrant of the valley and would forth-'| with undertake its improvement. The members of the Legislature that fought 80 hard to pass the Yosemite recession bill are gratified at the quick action taken by California’s senjor Benator and point to the same as evidence of the fact that the State has done a wise thing in receding the great scenic spot of the State to the care of the National Government. McCartney’s bill providing that a ‘wife may sue for separate maintenance or, in other words, may obtain a decree of separation with malntenance with- out the necessity of obtaining a final decree of ‘divorce, thus enabling the husband to rémarry, was finally passed by the Senate to-night and sent’to the Governor for his signature. REMODELS THE SESSION. Stanton's Bill Debated and Amended in the Assembly. BACRAMENTO, March 3.—The con- etitutional amendment changing the law relative to sessions of the Legis- lature that Stanton has had on the ‘Assembly flle for . some weeks was called up this morning for passage. As submitted by him it provided for 8 ninéty-day session, to begin on the same date-as now, $10 a day for the members and & limit of $600 a day for the expenses of . each house, which would include salaries of attaches. Houser, chairman of the committee on copstitutional amendments,. has been uncompromising in his conten- tion that: the- expense limit should be fixed at $450 a day and Stanton, when he called. his amendment for passage, offered an- améndment substituting Houser’s figures for the original. The amendment was conocurred in. Before the measure could be placed on final passage Drew submitted another amendment providing that after the first thirty days of the session the Legislature may adjourn for ten days, during which the various com- mittees shall visit the public Institu- tions for which appropriations are-de- sired and that the transportation com- panits shall furnish them ‘transporta- tion free for such purposes. He argued that thdPadoption of his amendment would do away with the scandals and newspaper criticisms now arising from the wo-called junketing trips. There was no opposition and this émendment was also adopted. : : ‘Drew said he favored fixing the sal- aries-of members at & flat $1000 for the session, &s he did not believe the people would object-to paying that for the eighty days’ work of their repre- sentatives If the lattei kept the ex- penses down.. A recess was taken at | calle@ up again, either at the afternoon or night session. Stanton will with- | The strikers fired on the patrol rested. for supposed connection with- workmen fired several shots at two | "draw it when it is called again, as he does ot like the amendments. — & ‘| ieaving the faetory. The shots did not take effect and thé assailants es- caped. 5 x _ A military patrol attempted to ar- rest some - striking Jewish shop as- sistants who were engaged {n foréing shopkeepers to close their premises. re- peatedly, but without injuring any of them; and then escaped. During the day the police arrested 840 striking Jewish shopkeepers’ assistants. During this morning's disturbances strikers stabbed a foreman of the -gas works, who died to-night. The other foremen are panic-stricken and refuse to work longer. : Population Is Uneasy. BOSTOV-ON-DON, March to-day and a few people were jured. The uneasiness among .the pop- ujation Is-increasing, this juncture, but the measure was not’| *2, —| was always conscientious There were some disturbances here | parties through Chinatown and when in- | asked concerning the gambling dens he SIXTY KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON LAMUTING Czar's Infantrymen Are Worsted in Sharp Engagement. ) GENERAL OKU'S HEADQUAR- | TERS, Feb. 28, 6 p. m. (Delayed in i Transmission).—The Russians have | been very active for several days, evi- | dently expecting the Japanese to move. i That portion of the Japanese line lying west of the railway has continuously bombarded night and day with heavy guns as well as fleld guns. ] The left wing, following the example of the extreme right, moved forward, driving in the outposts and occupying a line running from Shotzemun to Ka- lama on the east bank of the Liao River, twelve miles north of the Shahke | River. This completely blocked any | attempt of the Russians to turn the Japanese left. It is probable that the commencement of a general battle is only a matter of hours. The Russians are spending the days heavily bombarding the Japanese lines and at night making small attacks on many points, sending out detachments of one or two companies. All the at- tacks are easily repulsed by the Jap- | anese, who are suffering no serious loss. The most serious attack occurred last night, when five companies of Rus- |slan infantry desperately assaulted Lamuting, which has been attacked a score of times since the battle of the Bhahke. After a desperate fight, last- ing one hour and a half, the Russians were repulsed. They left behind sixty dead and some prisoners. A severe bombardment is continuing to-day, the Russians using additional heavy guns, but firing blindly. The Japanese are responding lightly. There is every evidence that both sides are preparing for what may prove the de- cisive battle of the war. Probably fully one million men will be ready to move when the battle is joined. The battle must he fought before a general thaw comes, making the roads impassable for several weeks. The | Japanese troops are in excellent health | and spirits despite the long winter of unaccustomed cold. A few Russian soldlers are surrendering dally, the number being largely increased the last few days. % WITTMAN CASE 1S CONTINUED Testimony Is Introduced to Show Chinese Gamble, but Chief- Is Not Implicated The trial of Chief of Police Wittman, charged with dereliction of duty and incompetency, was continued before the Police Commissioners at the Hall of Justice last evening. Little testimony of a nature that would tend to prove the charges against the accused Chief was Introduced. ‘Some of the evidence would have served better in the case of Bergeant of Police Hllis, a con- victed and awaiting his fate at the hands’of the board. When the meeting adjqurned Com- missioner Reagan, in response to a question from Attorney Kahn, an- nounced that the witnesses for the prosecution were like “sands of the sea,” many in number, and the pros- pects are that the case will continue several sessions. Hugo Huedner, a guide, was the first witness called. He stated that' the 8p! ce of Chinatown, so far as gambling districts were concerned, had changed considerably since Ellis was removed and Cook assumed charge of the detail. No Chinese entered any of the clubs and the lights in front of the LITTLE BROWN MEN REPULSED BY LEFT WING —— Arrival of Relief Column Saves Muscovites From Defeat. SHAKHETUN, Manchuria, March 1 (Wednesday).—A stubborn fight is waging on the left wing. Vigorous at- tacks of the Japanese on the village of Kudaza have been repulsed and the Russians maintain - their position, thanks to the interventior of a relief column which attacked the: Japanese from the west after two passes had been occupled. This column was hard pressed by the Japanese and suffered great losses. It advanced In detach- ments to the neighborhood of Obentu- pusa and was attacked thrice during the night, at 11, midnight and 8 a. m., but repulsed ‘all the Japanese on- slaughts. 5 To the westward the Japanese made | & night attack on Kutal Pass. Some of the assaults were repulsed, but at § a. m. the Russian advance guard vacated two outworks which had been de- stroyed by the Japanese artillery and retired to adjacent and better fortified positions. & The Japanese Nanshanpu in Khandiensan district at ¢ a. m., but ‘were repulsed. . R CLOSE TO TRENCHES. Japanese Within One Hundred Me- ters of Russians. GHNERAL OKU'S HEADQUAR- TERS, March 1, 10 a. m., via Fusan (delayed ‘{n transmission).—The Jap- anese are swinging north, taking po- sition. The main force this morning with the troops on the east bank of the river Hun advanced under the cover of a heavy bombardment on Chantan and neighboring villages, reaching a point one hundred maters from the Russian trenches. They are now holding the position awaiting a favorable opportunity .to attack. —_— REGENTS WILL ESCAPE, Attempt to Approve Committee Re- port Again Defeated. SACRAMENTO, March 2.—By &a vote of 18 to 14 the Senate refused this morning to reconsider the vote by which the University of California. investigating * committee report was defeated and the question is now fin- ally disposed of. Senator Shortridge led the attack on the report and Car- ter, chairman of the investigating committee, defended it. When the result was made known Carter said that the Senate’s action in sustaining a systefp of finance that had .resulted in such great loss to the university would cause him to oppose the appro- priation of any moneys for the main- tenance of .the college and that he would vote against all bills providing for such appropriations. Shortridge, in his attack on the re- port, sald the bodrd of regerits repre- sents- the very flower of the best cit- izenship of California, whether con- sidered from any standpoint, intellec- tual or moral. The adoption of the report, he sald, would justify every member of the board in handing in, his resignation and the loss could not well be repaired. . X “It_is hard to watch a -thiei,” he sald in conclusion, “and the greatest financial institutions of the age have been looted by embesgzlers.” . — To Represent State: at the Fair, - BACRAMENTO, March 3.—Stanton introduced a resolution" this morming providing that the Speaker of the As- sembly and the President of the Sen- ate appoint each a committee of five from the members of their respective houses to represent California at the cpening of ‘the Lewis and Clark Ex- | pesition at Portland md'spprop;}atlnx $£000 out of the contingent fénd to defray their expenses. The resolution was ‘adoptéd. 1 never been permitted to witness any gambling. - places had been extinguished. James Lambert, a watchman employed by a club at 41 Ross alley, followed Huedner to the stand and, after describing his duties and .the furnishing -of the “clubs,” proceeded to make a state- ment that was injurious to the case of Sergeant Bilis. Lambert said that about the middle of November Hllis approached him ‘while he was on duty and told him to warn the members of the club that Chief Wittman was In' Chinatown. Bilis alsb enjoined him to close, the place for a time. Lambert lost no time in communicating with the “lookout” ‘and soon a stream of Chinese flowed ‘into the alley. SALOMON TALKS. Attorney :Salomon then ‘took the stand and revealéd the contents of a letter he had written to Chief Wittman in.November, 1903. Salomon had for clients two Chinesge, who desired tostart a gambling institution -at 630 Jackson street. Thése men were warned by .other gamblers that they would have to contribute $200 2 month to a fund for police protection and Salomon advised | Sergeant Ellis was called to the stand and Attorney Mogan was on’ guard to protect his interests. Ellis admitted that gambling was eonducted fn some of the clubs, but when asked what he did when he received such information he declined to answer, on the ground that it would incriminate himself. Attorney Kahn, for Wittman, stated that he had no objection, but the board did not insist upon an answer. ‘When asked about the Lambert mat- ter .Ellis said that it was possible he mentioned the matter to the watch- mah, but. not .with the infention warning the inmates of the club. El- Iis sald heé once informed Wittman that gambling was going on and that the chief repliéd “I guess so.” Then came a stunning question for Ellis. He 'was about to leave the stand when Commissioner Reagan addressed this remark to him: o 2 "Birgen.m Ellis, T want to ask a ques- tion." You may’ answer it or you may remain silent, just as you please. If you decide to answer you may take as long te consider as you desire. Will you swear that to the best of your ability you tried to suppress gambling them not to do so. When they started .the club they were raided by’ Sergeant Campbell and his squad twice within one week, and it was not until after they had informed the attorney that they had concluded to pay the money that they were allowed to run without police interference. Wittmar removed Campbell from Chinatown and Cook ‘was put in his place. 5 Stephen A. Byrne, a well-known col- lector for thie gas company in that sec- tion, also noticed a change in China- town since Ellis and his men had left, and Henry B. Osgood, a gulde, realized the same condition of affairs. Osgood in taking designated them as-‘‘clubs and benev- olent associations,” because he in Chinatown?” There was a silence in the Commis- siohers’ room for many seconds and finally Ellis lifted his head and said, “I decline to answer.” He was told to leave the stand and he passed out to the corridor. . Joseph A. Kelly and George Downey. both spe- cial watchmen In Chinatown, testified that the Chinese regarded Sergeant Cook as possessed of supernatural pow- ers and that they had a superstitious dread of him. For that reason he has n able to suppress gambling. Dow- 4 said that the heathens believe if Cook touches one of them dire resul will follow and he related several ingi- dents in support of his assertions. The case was then postponed until next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, and the .| Private Dispatch From Front Predicts Fierce Fighting With KUROPATKIN AND KUROKI - _ BATTLING FOR MASTERY Heavy Guns About Mukden Brings Death to Hundreds. P. m.—The position of General Kurmi patkin’s army is regarded as - being more or less critical. The real turning movement which General Kuroki is op- erating in the mountains forty miles eastward of Mukden seems to be mak- ing progress and at the same time Fleld Marshal Oyama is also rolling back the Russian left, while pounding away at the Russian center with heavy high-power guhs, Poutiloff and Nov- gorod hills have been subjected ta & continuous three-day bombardment, followed by an Infantry attack, the main Russian lines being forced to re- tire two miles to their sheltered trenches. Some of the Russian news- paper correspondents anticipate an at- tempt to take the hills by storm. General Kuropatkin is making des- perate efforts to check Kuroki, pne of whose columns has succeeded in work- ing around the extreme Russian left, and reinforcements have been dis- patched in a northeasterly direction. General Rennenkampf is slowly retir- ing, fighting, taking advantage of the broken, hilly country and contesting every inch of ground. While the Japanese are eovidently | making progress there is nothing yat to indicate that Field Marshal Oyama will. succeed in inflicting a decisive blow, even if he forces Kuropatkin to abandon Mukden. According to the re- ports current, which are not, however, confirmed by the War Office, the with- drawalg of stores and supplies’ north- ward from Mukden is already well un- der way. The War Office insists that no matter what the result of the re- mainder of the action, the Japanesé have again been too slow and that Ku- ropatkin has made sure of his line of retreat. BExcept the moral effect of an- Qther retirement, the War Office offi- clals declare that the abandonment of the present winter quartérs eliminated a great danger to the health of the army as soon as the warm -weather sets in. 7 —_— SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE. Great Events. ST. PETERSBURG, March 8, 12:45 a. m~—In a long dispatch from Gen- eral Kuropatkin which was recelved ‘here yesterday the commander in chief of the army of Manchuria gives details of various attacks by the Jap- anesé the last few'days, and the As- soclated Press correspondent at Muk- den, in a dispatch recetved at mia- night indicates a continuation of the artillery duel; but neither Nbofl? throws.- any light upon the rumored intention of General Kuropatkin to withdraw northward, which has been the gossip of St. Pefersburg for the last two days. i A private dispatch received last night concludes with this significans sentence’ ; “Within two weeks you may expect great events,” . —_— . RECEIVED BY CZAR. Hero of Port Arthur ‘Warmly Wel- ¢omed by Nicholas. 5T. PETERSBURG, March 2, 13:45 &, m.—General Stoessel, who was given an audience by the Emperor yester- day, was received by his Majesty with a warmth which went far to atone for the cool reception which he was given by several of the newpapers and mili- tary factions. General Stoessel is be- ing feted by soclety. A large dinner was given in his honor last night aftes his return from' Tsarskoe-Selo. No steps have been taken yet toward an investigation of the surrender of Port Arthur, but the whole matter will soon be placed in the hands of a com- mission of inquiry in order to clear up the circumstances in dispute. 3 P AR Al JAPANESE VICTORS. Russians Unable to Withstand Assault of Mikado’s Men. HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL RENENKAMPF, near Madydayni, Manchuria, “Feb. 28, via Mukden March 2.—All the Japanese attaeks to-day on the new Russian. positions, ‘a few miles north of Oubentpusa, were successfully repulsed, but the forces defending the Russian left flank were unable to withstand the advance of the Japanese, who envelgped the front and left. L The village of Kudyzi, nerth of Hamanda Pass, a few miles east of -the highway, was captured by the Japanese during the afternoon. -The retreat of the division a¥ Mady@ayni is seriously threatened. . S gk P, ARTILLERY DUEL. Armies Exchange Volleys ?l Shrapnel Across Villages: GENERAL ~KUROKI'S -HEAD- QUARTERS, March 2, via Fusan.-— An astillgry duel is still in progress in the east. Pt is, most active ' about | Waitao Mountain, but while the can- nonading is without cessation it is nét heavy as heard from the westward. The batteries of both armies-.have majntained their positions Td are exchanging volleys of shrapnel ‘across the villages. 2 ol One village occupied by the Japan- ese was subjected to a flerce borgbard- ment of solid shot, but the two com- panies there stuck to their positions. B e, s o HILLS SMOKE-HIDDEN, Thunder of Cannon Along Banks of Shakhe River. - MUKDEN, March 2.—The thunder of cannon is heard from al] positions. Putiloff and Novgorod hills are hidden by the smoke from the guns. The bombardments were resumed after the repulse of an infantry attack by the Japanese. A heavy bombardment is ‘ot the Shakhe River, appargntly in preparation for an attack in t! quar-, ter. The weather continues fine and also in progress in the neighborhood | LUBRICA’ RUSSIAN LINES ARE FORCED BACK TWO MILES. ST.. PETERSBURG, March 2, 6:10| warm. The Chinese are preparing to sow thefr grain. 4 sl L L CLOSE: TO MUKDEN. Chinese Say Mikado's Men Are Close te Goal. a NEWCHWANG, March 2, noon (via Tientsin) —Chinese from Mukden re- port that the Japanese have advanced almost to Mukden. ‘The Russians hav- ing been reinforced, have recaptured several positions out of which théy had been driven, - The battle is still raging. The Japanese bivouacking om the outskirts of Sinmintin withdrew this morning, leaving only a picket. The Russis | station at Changtaa has heen reinforced: Strings of Chinese carts are moving toward Mukden. Owing to the absence of traffic, mer- chants laden with dollars are going to Tientsin. Refugees from the battle area are arriying here. R AR USING BIG GUNS. Japanese Open Terrific Bombardment GENERAL OKU'S HBADQUAN- ‘TERS, March 1, noon, via Fusan.—(De- layed in transmission.)—The Japanese this morning opened a terrific bom- bardment, the éntire lite using énor~ mous gums, the heaviest yet used. The Japanese fire was directed against the Russian defenses of the villages or both sides of the railway and great damage was, dome. One hundred guns of all sizes taok part in the bombardment. The Russian guns were quiet for the first time in months. Evidently they were unable ta respand. e —— ADVERTISEMENTS. VERY FEW PEOPLE Are Free From Some Form of In- digestion. Very few peeple are free from some form of indigestion, but scarcely two will have the same symptoms. Some suffer most directly after eat- ing, bloating from gas in stomach and bowels, others have heartburn or seur risings, still others have palpitation of heart, headaches, sleeplessness, pains in chest and under shoulder blades, Some have extreme nervousness, as in nervous dyspepsia. But whatever the symptoms may be, the cause in all cases of inligestion is :e lamte,“zh::t is the stomach for some ason fails to properly and prempt digest what is eaten. " oy This is the whole story of stomach trt‘:\:rle:‘in a nuu:;u. The stomach m ive rest a assistance and Stuart’s Dyspepeia Tablets give it both by supplying those natural digestives which every weak stomach lacks, ow- ing to the failure of the peptic glands in éha n:imuch :; secret sufficient acid and pepsin to thoroughly digest an l-hno u.;tr.d the food eaten. . ne n of the active prineiple in Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets will digest 3000 graing of meat, eggs or other Wholesome food. and this claim has been proven by actual experiment, ‘which any one can perform for himself in the following manner: Cut a hard- bolled egg into very small pieces, as it would be if masticated; place the egg and two or three of the tablets in a bottle or jar containing warm water heated to 98 degrees (the temperature of the body) and keep it at this tem- peratare for three and one-half hours, al the end of which time the egg will be as completely digested as it would have béen in the healthy stomach of a hungry boy. Thé point of this experiment is what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets xvhrl‘]: do to the egg In the bottle they will do to the egz or meat in the stomach and nothing else will rest and fowigor- ate the stomach so safely and effec- tually. Even a little child can taks Stuart’s Tablets with safety and when it is understood that they ..,: composed of ble essences, asep- tic, pepsin, dlastase and Golden Seal, which mingle with the foo¢ and it thorayghly, giving the overwor stomach a chance to recuperate. Dieting never cures Dyspepsts, nflthn g‘l’ hpll]. and cathartic medi- cines, which simply irritate and flh;nv; the intestines. - en enough food is eaten and promptly digested there will ba ne constipation, nor in fact will thers \ disease of any kind because - gestion means good health every e mertt : e m and suceess of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are world-wide and they are sold at the m price of 56 cents for full - o in every drug store in the United Statep and Canada, as well as in Europe. 34,406 and 7. Prascritions ARANTEED QU mln‘,n - REQUIRED. mfl tures. less. $2.00 for both PHARMACY, DIRECTORY Cures ted to es. on ‘Aj oILS. o Tonim e 418 Front . § F. P Samcze W