| Show AT THE SEAT OF WAR japan will be forced to vacate sand apas st petersburg feb 2 the war offe today had not received any further official dispatches from manchuria and nothing was known of the counter at tack of the japanese from San depas according to the latest official information the bombardment Is continuing the general staff has formed an opinion but it was not considered improbable that the japanese may find themselves compelled to abandon San depas for as pointed out in dispatches the position of the defenders must be well nigh untenable on account ot the burning down of the houses surrounding the central stronghold which is still held by the japanese berne their citadel it is completely covered with earth aad pierced only with loopholes anda em bra for guns and the smoke from the conflagration and powder gases makes it most difficult tor the ers to breathe in addition under the pounding of mortars and heavy artillery any fortification however strong must gradually crumble GIBBONS MAKES STATEMENT washington feb 1 cardinal gibbons has sent the following statement to the representative of the bureau of catholic indian missions in this city for presentation to the senate committee on indian affairs baltimore feb 1 1905 in view of certain statements made by senator bard of the committee on indian affairs of the senate I 1 deem it proper to state that the catholic church has no political agent at washington or else that prof E L oschrt who is referred to in senator bard statement is not an agent of the catholic church or of the bureau of catholic indian missions end has never been employed by the church or by the catholic indian bureau in any way whatsoever JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS archbishop 0 baltimore and president of the bureau of catholic indian missions circulation STATEMENT washington yeb 1 the monthly circulation statement issued by tha comptroller of the currency shows tho total ot national bank notes on jan 31 to have been an increase for the year of aad an increase for the month of 2 tho circulation based on U S bonds amounted to nn increase tor tho year of and an increase for the month of 3 the circulation secured by lawful money aggregated a decrease tor the year of and a decrease for tho month ot 1 the amount of funds on deposit to secure circulating was and to public deposits nOG FEDERAL TROOPS WILL REMAIN manila itea governor general wright accompanied by the native members of the philippine commission visited capital of the province of and held a conference with all the principal presidents of tha provinces after the conference the governor general announced that the federal troops would remain in the disturbed area until all the bandits had been captured WONDERS OF WATCH MAKING M favre who investigated this industry in the new england states some years ago stated that the average production of workmen in switzerland was 40 watches each per annum while in america the average waa fine watches for each man employed by the aid of special machines in these watch factories one roan can make 1200 fine screws per day some of which are so small that more than are required to weigh a pound one of the finest pieces made is a pal let arbor or pivotal bolt which for a small sized watch has a thread of to the inch weighs 1 ot a pound undergoes 25 operations and costs but 2 14 1 4 cents are gauged to 1 0 an inch the balance wheel after being m weighs only 7 grains and when fitted with 16 gold screws weighs 7 2 grains there are 80 separate operations upon a balance wheel 66 of them beins drilling threading and countersinking holes the drills revolve at a speed ot turns a minute and on operator can diall upward of 2000 holes tor the balance wheels per day |
