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Show HIE MORNING EXAMINER OGDEN, UTAH, SATURDAY MORNING, MAECII in district towards the river hut ibt ai'aci. wa intiioly r..pu.ed." 4, 1003. ' KUROPATKIN HAS BEGUN A RETREAT are 7,000 and Wounded are Stream- His Losses Attack With ing Through Mukden-Ni- ght Hand Grenades and Frightful Butchery. .J I now practically a rear guard ac tlou but the task of extricating him sell i (inning very difficult. The SIEGE GL'NS IN USE. Ju panes. have tmi only driven In hi left Inti a column la already reported Tukiu, March 3.- fl p. in. Ila-to have cnuiKel the iluu river east ot of from the headquartci port I be Kuril uu. At the Mine time the Japan Manchurian array sy that are pmwlng the Uuxslau center ci the Japanere bombardment of the under oner ot the lire ot their mala Kuaaiau position continues. ioi.is ami Kuroputklu i gradually reThe JaiMtut-aart using besiy tiring before the JapancM.-- advance. guae. Many of the KiiF.siaa ! of the Japanese to envelop The defended. ami are titiun sirougly the Knseiui. right wing have lieeu iiicthnds It i thought Dial Inti it ha been forced hack may he necessary to ret) tire them. alniONt. on a line with Mukden. . a . Two HuhNlan division were off the wide flanking to Mukden, Marrti 3. The wounded are column advancing from the Liao river Mukden northward, toward Slumlntlu, (about thirty nilhi streaming through . the wil of .Mukden), but. acctirdlug to hipital tialn sen-ir- being iiiflulifc-l- y the latest advices, they were bai lute, Iielter than at the time of the haiihi the town of the Mhakbe river. Great confusion the JupuneM Jiavltig yesterday. prevail in thia city. every nnana of No official figure regarding the losses are ohlaluablo but aeourdmg to traiwiiurt out of Mukden being Night attack are again the feature nnofflclal reports the Kunxiau lusse of the Jaiwnene tactics. I lin ing lit! up to last ulght wen nearly 7.000 men. Ge.u-ra- l Keiinenkanipff particularly night almost a carp of infantry wan diming ii lahed hlmeelf during (be fighthurled against General liilderling' ing In the mountain passe southessl right flank, and fur hours the men of Mukdcu, , t Im JapauM; luualit in the darkm-snaiug band irenadea with ieriible AWAITING CHANCE TO ATTACK. 1 he butchery on both eldua was ' a Jt CEASELESS ARTILLERY FIRE. - Mukden, March 3. - ri'-g- htd 4 u-- d. i. fritbiful. General Oku'a Headquarters, March 1. 10 a. m.a via Fusau, (Delayed in are transmlaslnu.) The Japaneso swinging north taking pusitloa. The main force this morning with the iruupe on the caat bank of the river ilun advanced under the cover of a heavy bumtwrdmeni on Cbsutsn and neighboring villages, reaching a point one faundred meters from the Kuaalan trenches. They are now holding (lie position awaiting a favorable oppor-(unitto attack. ac-- . General Kennrnkaupff's Iruup quitted lliMnaelvea brilliantly, content, inf the paaaes fSMilheaat (or three day. They fought routlnuouriy, the Japaneae prMMing them on all aide with htwty odd in favor of the JajMiiese. On Thunsday night the corps lost about l,Mn new of whom 14 were officer. Over 1 ,00U wounded men have already arrived here. The brunt of the fighting fell on General Danilnfra division, and Ouneral Luhaule's division, which held the height of Tomuna mountain. They ware attacked laal night and the poet- -: tloii twice changed hand, but morning ENORMOUS (KINS THUNDERING. ' found tt allll In the inaweaeitm of the General Oku'a Headquarters, March n Russians. Thu fur General Rennen 1. noon, via Pusan. (Delayed lu The Japanese thia morning ) Lamps ha siicreKafully barred the ' way of General Kiiiokii columns opemd a terrific bombardment, the entire line using enormous guns, the 81. Pelerabiirg. March 3. 5:30 p m. heaviest yet used. The Japanese fire According to the lali-a- t Information waa directed against the Russian defrom the front the battle U now gen fense! of the villages on both aides ot oral and of the moat desperate char- the railway and great damage waa acter. The hNwea have Imhii exceed-iugldone. One nundred guaa of all nixes on Iroth aldos during the took part la the bombardment. The heavy preliminary fighting. Although It la Russian guns were quiet for the first not officially known It la regarded a time la muntha. Evidently they were ; certain that General Kuropatklu I dl-- . unable to respond. reeling all hi effort to the with drawal of hi arrnlea to the Tie pas. 81. Ietersbiirg. March 3. An lmpcr-y Iran-missio- y - " Increaaed solicitude In CZAR CALLS the aafeguarding of tire law. order and in firm enuauiuusueaa of their moral responsibility aa servants of the throuw and of the fatherland. "Tlllnklng miceaalngly of the welfare of (he people and firmly trusting (hat God. after he has tTie.1 our Patience, will give victory to our arms people of all t appeal to claaeaa to join ua each in kU calling rlght-mludri- and hie plai-- In d by word and deed in the great and g sacred tak of tlie (tub born foreign foe ami rradlearing the revolt In at home, ami wise efforts to check the Internal confusion. We wish to remind every one In (Ida counecllon that ' i then if is only tranquility of mltul the whole throughout population, is It pneslblc to realise our aims for a ot renewal the quiet life of uur people, strengthening the prosperity of the state and perfection of lie administration. "Let ell those rallying around (he throne, true to Russia's past, honestly and have a care In with ourselves for every affair of The teat of alngle-mimle- PEOPLE 9 WMUM over-comin- eeachs e BD-- i UATTLE. General Oku' Heii-h- i iariera, Feb. 2. 5 p. m. (Delayed is irausmlsaiont - The Russian have very active tor several days, evidently expecting the Jaiuiueae to move. That portion of the Japanese iiue lying west of the railway has rouUnuo'..y lionibarded night and day with heavy guns as well aa field gun. The left wing, toll,, lug the example of the extreme r:Fi'.. moved forward driving in the ou'poeis and occupying a line running from fihotze-inu- n lo Kahuna ou tnc east bank of the Liao river, twelve lutlc north of tlie fihakhe river. This completely blocked any attempt of thu Russians to turn the Japaneae ML It la probable that the coinuiem-cutciiof a general battle la only a uaiier ot hour. The Rubsiana are the days heavily bombarding the Japaneae lines and at night nuking small attacks on many point, sending out detachment ot one or two companies. All the attacks arc easily repulsed by the Japanese who are suffering no serious lorn,. The serious attack occurred last night when five companies of Husalan infantry desperately assaulted Lamming, which has been attacked a score of lime since tlie bailie of the Hhakhe. After a desperate fight lasting one hour and a halt tlie Russians were repulecd. They lett behind sixty dead and some prisoners. A severe bombardment Is comiuuing today, the Kmtaiana using additional heavy guns but firing blindly. The are responding Japanese lightly. There la every evhh uce that both aide are preparing for wbat may prove the decisive bank: of the war. Probably fully a million men will be ready lo move when tiro battle 1 n nii artillery fire la beard leu uilk-southward. Thu roaring of the guns is be- coming more distinct every hour. The Russian biases during the laal 11 vo days, have been heavy. s v . A ItEFUHE THE I is) decree coiiimunds that "la order (bar (I ntay lie possible for all our loyal subjects to be heard directly by the emperor, the council presided over by the emperor shall cuuimuid cate and consider in hl.i name all the views and wishes that may be received from private persons and institutions in regard to perfecting the adminis- Joined. The battle must be fought before a tration of Hie state and the Improvegeneral thaw comes limiting the road ment of the welfare ot too people. impassable fur several weeks. The Japanese troops are In ocelleni health JAP LOSSES 2.UUU. and spirita despite tlie long wlnier uf unaccustomed cold. A few Russian General Oku'a Huadquartoru In the soldiers are aurrendenng daily, the Field, March 3, Noou, via Pusan. A number being largely iuervaaed the r recon-nuiteto dotarbmeul sent Japanese last few daa. 05U A aliout yards north of pa til this (Thursday) morning attacked the Bakhetun, Manchuria. March 3. Russians and carried their trenches af- Stubborn fighting ha- - been in progress ter a desperate bayonet charge against all day. Four Japanese diivialona are superior numbers. about eleven mile wesl ot Mukden. The casualties stiffen'd by General The Japanese today made two InfanOku'a army last night and this muni' try attack on lhiutlkiff hill, but were were two about Ing thousand, but the repulsed. They have resumed the bomwere Husalan losses greater. bardment of the hill. The movement la progressing in a The Japanese attacked tin Ku-slheavy snow storm. extreme left whig at two isduta a well a at Gauto paw where, during the ATTACKS REPULSED. morning, the fortification a previously abandoned were by the Tukio, March 3, 6 p. m. The fol Ruaaiana. The of the Russian polowing report has been received from sitions bomlwrdment on the left and right flanks conthe field headquarters of the army: swept Poutl-lof- f The enemy In front of our force! tinued while thq Japanese hill with about 2.5(H) sheila from in the direction of Singcban appears lo be gradually receiving reinforce- alrge guna anil luortara. the latter by their ments. Our. JVnalhu force has cap- enormousbeing recognizable fore anil massive explosive tured the enemy's positions on the aplliitero. Toward evening the Japaneastern heights of Kaotal pass and at ese advanced from the wing right Changkou, which is two miles east of where stubborn fighting continues. Tungkou mountain. Though the Jnimnese ore pushing "In the direction of tho Shnkhe forward on the left bank of (he Hun river, thu enemy In front of our forces river, the Russians are maintaining a mule a small night attack, which we stuhliorn defense. The four Japanese repulsed. division, engaged in the turning "The enemy on the right hank of movement on the of the Russian the Hun river mado a heavy counter- Liao river, today reachedrightflwaalpu, attack on Cheuchlebpuo and Its weat aliout eleven miles west of Mukden, but Russian reinforcements were sent out and cheeked the advance. A Jaimnese atturk on the position east of Eddagnu at 4 o'clock thl morning waa repulsed. Under cover of tlu artillery fire and mist the Japaneae opened an infantry attack on Poittlloff hill at 7 o'cha-- this morning, hut were beaten off by the desolating fire of the Russian guna A second attack at noun waa similarly repulsed after which the Japanese tlie bombardment of the hill w ith siege guns preparatory to making a fresh assault. General Nogl'a Port Arthur veterans are participating in the fighting. The loose on both aides are heavy, but results are indecisive. The report that a detachment of Japanese cavalry has appeared at an pro-Jitll- lc la confirmed. Binger Hermann Indicted by Federal Grand Jury. ar-cn- Imperial maaifivdo. published Ity state. (lie official Messenger today, calling oil May Und send down oil the clergy the country to rally round the throne holiness, and on those In authority in defense f the empire from its in- Justice and truth, on the people peace, on tin laws power end on the faith ternal enemies, Is us foUnws: "An inner tit able Proviih-ucof the has lireii trrngt:ia to the pleased to visit utir futharlmid with aiuiNTiiev and the welfnre of our dear NICHOLAS." heavy trials. A bloody war In the subjects. Fur East involving the honor of RusWOLCOTT S SUDDEN DEATH. sia iil ilia command of the water of the Faetfi'j ocean so urgently neceto the of He Had Been Out With Frienda on an ssity Excursion. the peaceful pi.mpcr'uy nut only of uur own but f cither ChridUn 'nuilons Muule Carlo. March ".The sudthroughout the ages, ha Imposed that great strain on the strength of the den liens nt the death of Edward U. Ituwlan people and has swallowed up Wolcott nu. Wednesday wee a great many dear victims near tu our heart. shock to hi frienda here. In whnae While the glorious sons of Uu-sare company hu took cxcursiona ami whom fighting with bravery, hi entertained uni II a few days berisking llieir Uvea for their faith, for fore his fatal lll.iean. lie first rattchi tlu'lr emperor and for their (ountiy, cold at I'ah rmo, then went to Uaune disturbances hare broken out in and finally camo here. Hla cold Inrnl. to the joy of our enemies and liul otherwise Mr. Woliint our own deep amruvr. Minded by pride, to ho lu graril biallh. Hr wa leaders of a revolutionthe a daily vinlior tu the Uaslnu where ary movement make Insolent attack on he tiNik grout lutcrent in the play. The the holy orthodox churrh and the former senator kept his room for two pillars of the Husalan days before calling a doctor. stale, thinking that by severing the natural connection with the piut they Faris, March 3.- - Tho body or For-mewill destroy the existing order of the Senator Wolcott of Colorado, who state n.l m t up iu Its place a new died at Monte Carlo Wednesday night. on a fouiulation unsuit- Is not expected to arrive here before able to our fatherlano. The on! rage on night when it will Ire plaeed In a mortire Grind Duku Seisins, v.ho ardently chapel tu await the obnequlcv loved the first eupital of the empire tuary Moudar . and met his end midst the sacred monuments of the Kremlin, deeply shocks ARRESTS IN WARSAW. the national feeling or erei-- one to whom the honor of the Rubiu nnme-aaMarch p. m. The rennw n and hi home are drat . "We humbly hear th Dials s. nt us police made numerous arrest iu the course uf the night. Iiiclndlng trtauls-lau- s by Providence and !cri,ve atteugih and Luhicaky. editor of the Kurjcr consolation from our trust from the He is nut believed to he f.race which God has nlunyg shown to Codzlenny. connected with the agitaiiou nruve-meuiai the Russian power und fi.mi the Irut li I drought his arrest wa dovoiion w hie U we know- our loyal jieopio ruiertain for li.c tbiotii. VYlili ordered fur its moral effect. Luhlcsk; tt. h. Ip c;f of the holy being ono of the best known persona ;;:aei. cmhufio ai.d miller t!u- - linnniT in Warsaw. The military and police patrols have hern largely Increased f the snt'jiratie i.ilghi of the empire. and are trow stopping and searching hue liiie.i'-frequently pa urtil i thro-igpersons iu Hip streets for revolver. o.i:s hti'I dii nilixn' u1 'kvv i . lit r trolhb-and 3. The towns olffieii.'.iia wU'i f and uulieiidiiig of Mnah and Yrrlra. aoiuhwarvl of Nevertii-:i-sti'r.Rtii. the recent i:isor!i-and ine instability f Sanaa, tire capital of ihe province lt thought which have favored the spread Yenun. .rahin. have fallen into tiro of rvoit and diMurbunrn make li hand of the Insurgent. All Riga our duly to all rtuwe la the raalta. wiOi five battalions of Turkish tinvernmerit. Institutioiis n their ser- relaforreuient left Akalia Felt. for ve and trJ call ujkiii them to display llodeida. Ih out-ow- l, lawfully- -established r Wui-saw- iumii-rmir- & gr-.i- . r a . :3d t, - B ' THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Tho report of the comiiii loner of corporations la to the effect that six packing houses. Armour's, Swift's, Mart'll Co., the National Packing, the SchwartzBchild and Sulzberger company ami the Cudahy Packing company, slaughtered in the year IDAS, about 45 per cent uf the total Indicated slaughter in the United States. t That the average net profit In for three of the companies ws per head. 1903 99 cents That the year 1903, Instead of being one ot exorbitant profits, waa leas profitable than uaual. That during the month when prices of beef were the highest aome, at least, of the leading packers were actually losing money on every head slaughtered. A summary of the report follows: That six packing companies described as "the big hlx, slaughtered In the year 19(13. 5.32 1.597 head of cattle out of a total Indicated slaughter In the United Bute 12,5 IK), 000 head, ur about 45 per ' cent. That the true averege. net profit for iliree rniupsnlee the Armour, Swift and 8chwarzchl)d and Sulzberger for tlie twelve months ending June 30, 1903, as ahown by their actual book keeping records, was 99 cents per head, not Including Incidental profils mentioned be. low. . ' That the year ,1902. Instead of being one of exorbitant profit a has been romiuoul.v supposed, was less profitable than usual. The report sari, In farl. I list during the months when prices of beef were the highest, some, at least, of the lidding packers, were actually lasing mon hooka, , aaaaaa. The federal grand jury today held and at 3 o'clock w ill return another Indictment In the Innd fraud casea u gainst a former prominent official who at present Is under t fnilicl in Oregon. A number ot witnesses went before the Jury today. Among them whs William Burns, the secret service official whose work In Oregon has been most beneficial In working up the land fraud ruses; Elliott 1. Huugh. a clerk lu the general tiffici. who was tor some year private secretary Representative , of when the latter was commissioner of the hind office; Harry 8. Reger, who has becu in the office of the commissioner of tho central laud office for some time, and others. a apclal session Legislature is Listening Arguments of co Both Sides. im-n- llci-niur- On-gnn- CAPTURE OF GERMAN VESSEL. lukio. March commander of the Japanese wsvsliip which xelxej Hie Ze verus reports as follows: "Oil tlie morning of Feb. 23, while r.t eu off llnkkuiilo. we imi'sileil the German Mlranicr Zeverus. Ixiuiid for willi anal, lee prrvente.1 IB waialiip from approaching (lie and both ship nhicii cie and disabled by hi- - an.: drifted seaward all (hut night. The next morning we captured her. The unknown steamer nvcinly re. ported t0 tie heM In the Ice bit ween the Islands f Knnasliiri and Hokkaido conhe Yiaili-vosto- lo-l- tinue- drifting about. Denver. March 3. The general assembly lu j lint con vent ton is now hearing argunieut on the question of ouai-Ii- ir Governor Adams and restoring James II. Peabody to tho chair uf thief executive of t!n stale, which he held during 1P'J3 ami 1904. Four reports wen- presented hv the cuniiiii.tee of 27 till Republicans and 9 Dcmocra'.). which heard the evidence In the iiinte-- t lni tinted by Mr. lea-- 1 a nitty. Foiirli-cRipiililicana siem-npori. iu favor of throwing out the n. urns of )U4 Dn.i.r precincts, and 29 I'l'crluctw in other counties, and derSar-in- g that Peabody n legally elected. Imii six of these ni uibers announced that they reserved ihr right to vote otherwise in join i umveniion and one of them (Senator Ai- - xander). preented another reimii In lavnr of dei larlng a vacancy, to he fi!l.-- under the consti-- I ill I. n by tiio lieutenant governor. The oiler four an leixirteJ in favji of ihe innieM and Ad.ims in:!. placi-plurality at J.Slu. 'I In nine Demo.-.- - a aubmiited a ri shiiwmq thu. :: all voles challeng-c.- l Wv experiw rejivie'I Adams w.,:il. have 27' plui'sllty. Rules ail'i by the Joint con-ve- u - n . w.-t- . et-i- ; i wt-!- . the l'il!)tlllttee fer iWriv-uon each eving iittorneys i eight horns f argiinienis. Jc'!ii M. U Iron, chief counsel for ihe argument and will -- peak for flvv .wirs. Arguments -' for A da "is nade lv Milton Ptnl'i.. Samuel NY. n el ford. Jimes A. Orr. Joi.a A. Ru:i and Uharlen A. llionuu. After ihev have finished Mr. Waidr.Mi will make the closing argit-mi- :i on I'. iliodv. ini! 1 11 1 NT ERX ATIONA L M A RUI At i C. Iari. March 2. The ciiil marriage or Mis- - Elsie Torter, daughter of ih,Amorlcan anibi4ador. to Dr. Edwin nf Zurich. Switzerland, Monde, lierformed tmlay ai the town ha.l of the municipality of the Pasay Q.ntro. The mayor, who seldom officer- - a peri -onnl'y, coudiicte.1 the rercniou - m ! i Pvai-i'-lv- . op-:.-- l ! lu-e- t p-- 53-5- r 3 re-gra- - e, San Francisco, March 3. Although every effort U being made lo find a motive for the reported poisoning of Mrs. Stanford and to fix the guilt, if such a crime has been committed, no arrests have yet been made, and those engaged, in Investigating decline to discuss the matter, pending a completion of their work. Acting Chief of Police Spillane, Captain of Del eel Ives Burnett nnd Morse's KILLED private detective agency men are nil la hannuny nnd diligently In Secre- working pursuit of the supposed criminal or criminals and are alleged to have several people under surveillance. It waa contended by Attorney Mount -ford Wilson that Mrs. Stanfords will would not be made public for some time yet. It is a fact however, that the police are keeping their eyes on Albert The Call Beverly, the former butler, and ElizSin Francisco. Mar. publlahes a dispatch from Honolulu abeth Richmond, the former meld nf this morning which says Hi at Mira Ber- Mrs. Stanford and upon the six or ner, who was Mrs. Stanford's secretary, eight employe, mostly Chinese, in the has named Ah Wing, a Chinese cook Stanford bouse. wlm has been employed at Mrs. Stanford's home for over twenty years, as GOVERNMENT OF CANAL ZONE. the person whom she suspects uf placing the strychnine In thu bicarbonWashington, March 3. The senate ate uf soda. Ah Wing, wiili (ho other acrvania In the employ uf Mr. Stan- today, 69 to 0, agreed to a resolution ford, Is now confined in the Stanford offered by Mr. Klttredge extending unmansion ou California street by private detectives, under orders, it la said, til the end of the G9th congress the of the personal attorney of Mrs. Stan- provisions of the Spooner law providford. They are not allowed to leave ing fur the temporary government of the house and a watchman is on guard the canal zone, and for the prosecuat Ihe gate day and night with orders tion of the work on tho canal. The to prohibit all 'persons from approachfinal conference on the Indian appro ing the dwelling. ' prislion bill was agreed to. A partial Borides Ah Wing, (here ere (wo conference report of the river and harother Chinese servants and the bor bill was presented. at present In I he house. Since the announcement was received VESSELS DESTROYED. that strychulne hod been found In the hot tie of bicarbonate, detectives have Chicago, March 3. A Hongkong spemade careful search of Mrs. Stanford's California street, home and her place In cial to the News Bays: Reports from Palo Alto. Ai both they have found a lort Arthur state that forty-thre- e of ran uf Imported blearbonai: of soda. The ran at (lie Palo Alto the sunken Russian vessels in the home had nut been opened, hut from harbor are useless. The Russians extho one discovered in tliu California ploded dynamite in both the forward street mansion there had been taken a and after hulda and in the engine mall portion, presumably the amount rooms. The machinery and magazines needed to fill ihe small bottle that Mrs. were destroyed by a number of guns Stanford carried with her to Honolulu. lieing plugged snd burst In the muzd Both of these cans have been zles. by a local chemist, who has pronounced their conlcnta absolutely free St. Petersburg. March 3. 4:40 p. m. from any kind of poison. With this Nicholas' manifoaio entirely Emperor knowledge in their possession the Russia's ampliation In ihe reiterating have been eager to discover Far East, and appealing tu the loyal who refilled the email hot lie. and posty of the people to turn away from sibly mixed the bicarbonate of soda sdit!on and support the government with fciiychnine. In order that the projected reforms lie carried out, has proved proNew York. March 3. Information may foundly disappointing to the liberals. ha been received in San Franulico. The latter believe that it will not only to a special from that city to aggravate the existing critical situaHie American, tliai (be bottle of bicartion but Is likely lo precipitate a veritabonate of sda from whleh Mrs. Stan ble crisis if this is the emperors final ford to k Ho- - fatal dose in Honolulu, wa filled at the Stanford pharmacy at resimnxe to ihe practically unanimous Palo Alto I wo days Wore she left' for demand of the imellgenl classes for a Hawaii. Detective are a work on voice in the government. the elew to find who look Hi. Untie to the drug Honolulu. March 3. The chemists whar ihe elerk filled the vial with and to whom it waa deliv- who are examining the contents of the ered at the Stanford mansion, near the stomach of Mrs. Stanford, say they will unirer-lt- y not be ahle o complete their report! campus. Detective have been hurried to (he today. The hour for the holding of University town to ferret out the the Inquest has not been sec, but It r.imwe of the medicine from the moi expected that it will take plaee aome ment it on ordered until it was pack time today. Mrs. Stanford's tary Accuses Servant of the Crime. 3.' Washington, March sinner Mngcr Hermann today was indicted by the federal grand on tho charge uf destroying Jury pub- lie records. The aircclflc charge Is that he destroyed 33 letterpress copy creased 22 Jier cent. In the second bait of 19u3. the quantity of f derived from cattle killed at the same market was about teu per cent greater than la the corresponding period of 19U2 Under these conditions the price uf brer. Instead of remaining at the high rattle ami the price of beef during the of 1902, fell during 1903 by a'larger abtear 1903, instead of being unusually solute amount and by about the same high, a popularly supposed, waa for peruruUga ua the price of cattle. That the aix leading packers espn i.,1. each lialf uf that year lower than the margin for any corresponding half year ly discussed, are apparently not since 1598. and that the Increase in That percentage of profit on ihe the margin for the second half of 1903 over the first half, wa not greater than volume of bulne8, including hog ana the similar change in other year. An sheep products, and other minor comaverage margin, covering total killings modities, Is comparatively maJI. in of rattle by most Co., during th of the packing the case of Swift hmiaea, in five leading weoleru markets, three years 1902, 1903 and 1904. the and tales of beef pt twenty-fou- r cities, profits have in no case exceeded two with a total population of about 10,000,-00- b cent of the total aalee. In the case people, was 52.81 per hundred of the Cudahy Parking company for weight for January to June, 1902; $2.83 1904 the net profit was 1.8 per cent uf for July to December, 1902; 52.14 for total sales; In 1902, it was 2.3 per cent. January to June, 1903 ; 53.41 for the second half of 1903, and for the March 3. The final Sacramento, first half of 1904. step ip the recession of the Yosemits That conditions In 1902 were abnor- Valley and the Marfpuea big trees, so mal and that cattle prices for 1905 ami far aa California Is concerned, was 1904 cannot fairly be compared with taken this morning by Governor Pap that year. Great prosperity of the coun- .dee when he signed the bill providing Notification bad altry from 1899 to 1903 baa partly led to for the a considerable increase in the per cap- ready been sent to the secretary of ihe ita consumption of bef. Tlu practical Interior that the bill would lie signed failure of the Cora crop uf 1901 induced and It is probable that a detachment many cattle feeders to send their stock of cavalry trill be detailed from to market in- poor condition, Ihua retoday to lake charge uf ihe ducing the average weight per head, ami tha average percentage of dressed beef to live weight. Aa a result, while the TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. total number of cattle slaughtered at five leading western packing centers, Take Laxative Broujo Quinine Tablets. during the first half of 1902, decreased All druggists refund the money if it only about one per cent, as compared falls to cure. E. W. Grove's sign with the first half of 1901, the total tore is on each box. 25c. live weight of the cattle Slaughtered la computed to liava decreased 4.1 per POLICE AFTER HIGHWAYMEN. cent and the computed dressed Weight zno, Kev.. March 2. Three highdecreased considerable more. . men waylaid Felix Morris In an In this connection, the report says: way way In this city early this mornIn Ilia face of the strong demand, the al'ey and crushed In his skull with a ing wes to of cattle the forced highprice stone. Morrle was found some time afest level ever known. The high prices terward bleeding and in an unconscious comof beef, which caused ao much condition. The rubbers took every plaint among consumer at this time thing of value from him. were attributable wholly to those abThu officers have a good descript iuu normal cattle price. of the trio and hope to capture them. That In 1901 the price of cattle fell They are believed to he member uf of a the gang that lias been very sharply chiefly because terrorising peolarge Increaan in the supply. The numple clear acroee Nevada on (he line uf ber of cattle killed in five leading westthe Southern Pacific. ern markets during the first half of 1908 was more than 15 per cent greatA household necessity Dr. Thoma er than during ihe first half of 1902, and. Kclectric Oil. Heals burns, cun on acrount of the Increased size of cat-tiwounds of any sort; cures sore Ihroa tlie quantity of beef produced In croup, catarrh, aBthma; never fails. - ey on every head of cattle That the changes lu tlie margin between the prices of cattle and the prices of beef are In them solve no Indication whatever of the change in the profit of the beef business. That the margin between the price of ed in Mrs. Stanfords luggage. It Is I said that a large amount of strychnine was In the pneseeskm of the servant on the estate for tlie purpose of poisoning squirrels, at the time of the fliet attempt ou Mrs. Stanfords life. IN Congressman Throne During These Times of Trial til 3. President Washington, March today transmitted to enn-gr- e the report of the commissioner of corporations on the beef industry, submitting in compliance with the reaulu-iluof the bouse adopted March 7, 1904.' The President's letter of transmittal is ss follows: "1 transmit, herewith, a report from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor upon that portion of the resolution pf the house of representatives, adopted March 7, 1904, having to do with the prices of csftle and dre-ne- d beef, the margins between such prices, and the organization, conduct and profits of the corporations engaged In the beef packing industry. In view of the fact that the Department of Justice is nnw engaged upon other matters involved In thr resolution, the Secretary of Commerce nnd Labor canuot, at this time, report thereon. Roosevelt SENSATION '4 I 3. Investigation Shows They Make Only 99 Cents Per Head on Cattle Slaughtered President Sends Report to Congress. FRAUD To Rally Around the fit Petersburg, Match BEEF PACKERS ARE JUDGED NOT GUILTY hou-keep- one-poun- ana-line- si-.r- PEOPLE Czar Gives a Promise Which May Make an Epoch in History. 81. Petersburg. March 3. Emperor Nicholas this afternoon signed a promising the people a voice In the preparation of laws. It is officially announced (hat the imiierial rescript In regard to popular participation in legislation will be is- sued tomorrow. 8t. Petersburg, March 3, 2:25 p. .A expected, (he answer lo must of the political .conditions imposed by thn workmen who met yesterday at the People Palace, a essential preliminaries to elect fifty of their number tn serve ou the mixed commission of employers and workmen, was a decided negative and unhiss the workmen rescind the proponed Joint Investigation of the grievances of the employes, remedial measures are doomed. Senator Schidlovsky, who was lo preside over the commission. In his reply today, which was printed and placarded on the doors of the various meeting places, drew a .harp distinction between economic and purely political conditions He met the men half way in regard (o the former and gave a pledge that" representatives would he Immune from arrest or molestation on account of speeches or demands to Inlong as they confined themselves to dustrial conditions Aa for the other demand. he continued, they go far beyond the competency of the commission in the laek committed to it by ills majesty, and require answer on my part. Iu conclusion the workmen wn found the doors of the general meeting place ckmed to them, were invited meet this afternoon by swtlcne, to the nature of the industry tu which they are engaged, for the election of members to serve on ihe commission aa originally contemplated. The neighborhood was full of police-larg- e number of whom were hidden in rouris. doorways, alleys and buildings In the vicinity. The workmen suit'd about in the snow diicuseing the mw They ation quietly among (hem selves. meefinally decided to hold sectional on tue ting ibis afternoon to decide measures to be adopted asclaiming a general strike and (hen persed. b,f'TI. . . 3.- -U la reported that Tacoma, hound steamer the American cargo of ut a with for Vladivostok meat, is caught in the ice. that the crew once abandoned ship but returned to her. Tokio, March |