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GREAT BRONZE STATUE OF BUDDHA,
Kamakura, Japan.
GLASS HOUSES
FOR CONSUMPTIVES
10* HE originator of the idea of
it T fe the scientific treatment of
O consumption by sunlight,
K Dr. Biggs, the chief rosi
KOW dent physician of the Phil
adelphia Hospital, has in
duced the municipal authorities to erect
six pavilions, at a cost of $114,004), for
tlie express purpose of giving the plan
a thorough trial. The buildings are
now completed and will be furnished
and ready for occupation within a few
day s.^
Each pavilion is separate in itself,
with walls and roof of glass, and only
sufficient metal work in its construc
tion to support the framework. The
floors are of cement, so as to be as
smooth and nonabsovbent as possible.
Each pavilion is twenty-seven feet
wide and thirty-six feet long. Running
around the building is a six-foot porch,
also surrounded by glass. The glass is
arranged in frames ten feet in height.
By means of an automatic device one
side of the building or all four sides
may be thrown open. The glass above
tlie doors is worked in the same way,
so that in warm weather each tier of
glass frames may be opened, turning
the pavilion into little more than a
shed with a glass roof. The inside
glass is ribbed sufficiently to make it
opaque. The glass of the porches is
transparent.
Tlie buildings are intended for use
both winter and summer. In the win
ter they will be heated by warmed air
forced in through metal conduits at a
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Sun Parlor in the New Hospital For Consumptives
in Philadelphia.
height a little above a man’s head.
•*; When cooler it finds an exit through
ventilators raised a foot above the
floor. Behind each pavilion, and con
nected with it by the glass-covered
porch, is a building of glazed brick,
containing the kitchen, bath and toilet
rooms, and in the basement the ma
chinery for heating the air, also the
blower, run by electricity, for forcing
it into the pavilions. I 11 the auxiliary
building, as in the pavilion itself, all
the surfaces are as smooth and non
absorbent as possible.
The Queen of Siam lnjs a thimble
valued at $75,000. It is of gold, orna
mented with diamonds and rubies.
A FLOWER1NQ nr/TERT.
Central Asia now puts in a claim
for the most remarkable of all the
bulbous plants, It bears the imperial
title of “Monarch of the East, ” I 11
color and appearance the bulb resem
hies a large potato, and its extraor- I
dinary property is that it flowers with
out the aid of earth, sand, stones,
water, or anything else. Tlie dis
coverer of this phenomenon says:
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a length of nearly two feet, is of a red
brown color, tipped with red and yel
low, while the inner parts of the flower
are equally brilliant.” He also adds;
e bulb of this extraordinary
plant needs only to be placed in a
saucer, without water, in a warm
room, when, without showing either
leaves or roots, tlie flower makes its
appearance, usually early in the year,
thriving entirely upon the nourish
ment contained within the bulb.
As soon as the flower has faded
away, and a growth appears to be
coming from tlie bulb, it should be
potted up in good soil and freely
watered. Later on an umbrella-shaped
leaf is formed on a stout stalk re
sembling brown granite in color, and
sometimes reaching a height of three
feet. In autumn this leaf fades, and as
soon as it lias died off, the bulb is lifted
out of the soil, cleaned up, and placed
in a dry condition in a warm room,
when tlie previous year’s display will ;
be repeated.—New York Times.
FUTURE CZAR
IS CHRISTENED
Russians Once More Forget Their !
Woes and Jubilate.
NICHOLAS IS GRATEFUL
Shows His Gratitude for Son and Heir
by Obliterating Evil Practices and
Issuing Pardons
A St. Petersburg special says: A
wave of rejoicing and festivity swept
over Russia at the rising of the sun
Wednesday—the christening day or
the heir to the Russian throne—culmi
nating when the Te Deum chanted in
the little church of the Peterhoff pal
ace announced that the ceremony was
accomplished and the news was her
aided to the outside world by the crasu
of cannon and the chiming of innum
erable church bells, echoing from the
Baltic to the Biack seas and from the
frontiers of Poland to the confines of
the farthest east.
Notwithstanding the momentous
events passing on battle lines, the
whole population turned gladly for the
time being from more serious consid
erations to the ceremonials and pa
geantry at Peterhoff, where the tiny
successor of the czar received the
church name of Alexies Nicholaevitcu,
from which he is destined to pass in
course of time, should he live, to the
dignity and responsibility of autocrat
of ail the Russians.
During the day the czar issued a
lengthy manifesto on the occasion of
christening, .It is introduced by
the’following bessage to the people;
• < By the will of God, we, the czar and
autocrat of all the Russias, czar of
Poland, grand duke of Finland, etc,
announce to our faithful subjects that
on this, the day of the christening of
our son and heir, the Grand Duke
Alexi 3 Nicholaevitch, following the
promptings of our heart, we turn to
our great family "of the empire ana
with the deepest and most heartfelt
pleasure even amidst these times ol
national struggle and difficulty, bestow
upon them some gifts of our royal
favor for their greater enjoyment in
their daily lives. M
The various benefits bestowed on
many classes are then enumerated at
length. One of the most important
provisions relates to the entire aboli
tion of corporal punishment among the
rural classes and its curtailment in
the army and the navy.
The general provisions of the mani
festo include an all-round reduction in
sentences for common-law offenses, a
general amnesty for political offenses,
except in cases of murder, and the edu
cation of the children of officers and
eoldiers who have been victims of the
war, as well as assistance for such
families as need it whose bread win
ners have fallen in the service of their
country.
The sum of $1,500,000 is set apart
from the state fund for the benefit of
landless people of Finland. The fines
imposed on villages, towns or villas
of Finland for failure to elect repre
sentatives or serve on the military re
cruiting boards during the years 1902
and 1903 are remitted. Permission is
granted to Finns who havb left their
country without the sanction of the au
thorities to return within a year. Those
returning who are liable to military
service must immediately present
themselves for service, but Finns who
have evaded military service will not
be punished provided they present
themselves within three months of the
birth of the heir to the throne.
Certain classes of offenses, exclud
ing theft, violent robbery and embez
zlement, are pardoned and the govar
nor-general of Finland is directed to
consider what steps ca n be taken to
alleviate the lot of those forbidden to
reside in Finland.
Fines imposed on the Jewish com
munes in the cases of Jews avoiding
military tfwvice are remitted.
Political prisoners who have distin
guished themselves by good conduct
may, on the interposition of the minis
ter of justice, obtain the restitution of
their civil rights at the expiraion ol
their sentences, The manifesto con*
eludes:
a Given at Peterhoff on this, the
eleventh day of August, 1904.
“NICHOLAS.
The date of the manifesto, August
11, is the old, or Julian style, coin
ciding with August 24, of the new, or
Gregorian style.
The newspapers are unanimous in
welcoming the abolition of corporal
Punishment as the most important
concern embodied in the manifesto.
ROSSI* iNOEBS BRITONS
By Alleged Search of Steamer Come
dan at Natal by Supposed Cruiser
of Czar.
The foreign office in London has or
dered the British officials at Durban,
Natal, to make a complete report of
the circumstances connected wiln the
leported examination of. the papers o*.
the British steamer Comedian by a
Russian auxiliary cruiser off the Soutn
African coast. It is said if the report
confirms the Smolensk as the vessel
that made the examination, then a vig
orous protest will be made through
Ambassador Hardings, in any event,
if a Russian cruiser actually held up
the Comedian, the incident will be
made the subject of representation on
the ground that the steamer was so
far away from the scene of hostilities
that there was not the slightest reason
for her stoppage.
The most important feature of the
incident, however, is tne identity of
the cruiser. If the Smolensk actually
examined the Comedan’s papers she,
according to the British officials, vio
lated the assurances given by the Rus
sian government that neither she nor
the St. Petersburg would be used again
as men of war.
The Russian embassy has not been
advised of the overhauling of the Com*
edan, and is inclined to doubt, if it oc
curred, that the Smolensk was con
nected with it, in view of the specific
instructions issued by the admiralty at
St. Petersburg. So far as official infor
mation is concerned, the matter is so
hazy that it is conceded in both diplo*
matic circles and at the foreign office
that it is desirable to obtain all the
facts before formally raising a ques
tion which may develop into an impor
tant international dispute.
The British authorities declare that
if the Smolensk overhauled the Come
dan the matter has become of such
gravity as to call for determined ac
tion on the part of this government.
The Japanese legation in London ex
presses satisfaction at the denial from
Washington that the United States
torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey had
been ordered to interfere with the Jap
anese operations at Shanghai. Tne
legation added that Japan could not
permit the anomalous condition at
Shanghai to continue much longer.
The Japanese minister at Pekin and
the taotai at Shanghai are co-operating
in urgent representations which, it is
hoped, will be effective.
“Japan,” declared he legaion, a will
not consent to a partial disarmament,
a s in the case of the Ryeshitelini at
Chefoo. The Russian ships must either
disarm completely or fight. »>
A St. Petersbusg dispatch says: The
cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat de
stroyer Grozovol at Shanghai will be
disarmed. The admiralty realizes that
it would be folly to send the ships
out to face the Japanese squadron in
the offing.
MRS. MAY3RICK HAS ARRIVED.
Lands at New York Under Name of Rose
Ingraham—Profuse in lhanks.
On board the Red Star liner Vader*
land, which arrived at New York Tues
day from Antwerp, Belgium, w r as Mrs.
Florence Chanler Maybrick, recently
released from prison in England. Mrs.
Maybrick entered on the passenger
book as Rose Ingraham, a name which
she took from her great grandparents.
This precaution was not designed to
avade official inquiry, but merely to
avoid annoying observation on the
part of fellow passengers. While she
made no secret of her presence on
board and appeared frequently about
the decks and saloon, very few were
aware of her identity. She was accom
panied by Mrs. and Mr. Samuel V.
Hayden. Mr. Hayden is her attorney.
Mi's. Maybrick refused to be inter
viewed, but gave out the following
statement:
•. I rpgret that the state of my health
as well a^, business reasons prevent
my talking to my friends of the Amer
ican Press at this time as I should
like. To them and to my fellow coun
trymen and women I am deeply in
debted for their efforts in my behnlf,
and I take this method of expressing
my everlasting gratitude as well as
words can and also tot thank them for
their congratulations on my release,
which I regret to have not been able,
personally, to acknowledge.
-1 It is on the advice
of my counsel
and physician that I have traveled in
cognito. I cannot express the feelings
of deep joy and thankfulness With
which I rethrn to my native land, At
the earliest opportunity I shall visit
my birthplace, Mobile, Ala., and also
Norfolk, Va my home during my
married life. I now believe, as I al
ways have, that God will in his own
time right the grong that I have sul
fered.”
BIG FORTRESS
BADLY RIDDLE
fap Shells Play Frightful Havoc
; Inside Port Arthur.
HOUSES ARE DEMOLISH?
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I : From Many Vantage Points
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Siege Guns Belch Forth a Fiery
1 Hail of Deadly Missiles.
The fall of Port Arthur is very y near
according to Associated Press 4
patches which reached Che Foo \y el
nesday.
It is stated that the Japanese havi
girdled the big fortress with tbii
heavy batteries and are pouring a ven
inferno of fire on the few ontiy
forts still held by the Russians.
Caseless, nigh and day, the batteri:
j 0 £ t jj e Japanese are raining shells
the doomed stronghold, and the wonde
j j s that the Russians have stood th
pitiless storm of fire so long.
The advices state that Port Arthur
is a wreck. So accurately have tbi
Japanese guns been served that there
is not an undamaged house in tha
place. All the government building!
are in ruins and the docks have heed
riddled.
The Russians have been storing
their dead in a tremendous warehond
and Chinese fugitives arriving in Chel
Foo state that this building was fei
j by Japanese shells and hundreds ofl
corpses cremated.
Nearer and nearer the Japanese lines
are being drawn about the place, ij
some localities the Japanese lines
have been advanced to within M
yards of the Russian positions.
The fire from the Japanese land h:
teries is reaching the harbor, and i:
is said that several of the Russian
ships have been struck.
The Japanese have lost heavily a
their repeated assaults on the Russian
positions, but they have steadily ad
vanced, and it is freely admitted the
fall of the great fortress is not far dis
tant
WARE’S ANNUAL PENSION REPORT,
Cost of Maintaining System for Past fiscal
Year Was $144,712,787.
The annual report of Pension Conk
missioner Ware, covering the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1904, was made
public at Washington Wednesday
the acting secretary of the interior.]
The report shows that during the year!
tlie cost of maintaining the pension
system of the government has been]
$144,712,787. The appropriation for
this purpose was $146,419,296, leaving
an unexpended balance of $1,706,708.]
During the year 47,374 persons were
added to the pension rolls—326 by spe
cial act of congress, and the balance by
the pension bureau. Curing the same
period 49,157 pensioners were dropped
from the roll. Of these death claimed
43,820, of whom 31,728 were soldiers,
30,071 being volunteers of the civil
war. The total number of pensioners
on the rolls as covered by the report
is 720,315 soldiers, 273,841 widows anil
dependents, and 606 anqy nurses.
•The report refers to the order issued
by the commissioner March 16, last, in
which age is. made an evidence of
disability, and says that three
one-half months of its operation
8 per cent, or 28,806 out of the 2
pensioners, have asked for
under its terms. The report says ;,08
order introduces no new principle, and
“is in the direct line of economy, as
it certainly is in the line of
dent.” Less than 6 per cent of tiw
appropriation of $1,500,000 was used H
pay claimantjfe rider the order, the bal‘
ance being NR led back into the trea*
sury.
Two Wife-Slayers Swung Up.
At Rolling Fork, Miss., Wednesday
Albert Davis and Davo Fields, vlf*
murderers,were hanged from the sam«
scaffold. A large crowd witnessed tM
executions.
NOW UP TO UNION MINERS.
•Jperators in Birmingham District Rest.'"#
Business on Open-Shop” Pl an ’ ,
Since the 1st of July the mi ner8
union of the Birmingham district aol
the operators of the three largest H r ‘
nace companies in the district hare
been trying to to an agrecffl 2Bt
come
on the wage scale. brought to
All overtures have been lots*
an end, and commencing August
the mines Tennessee Coal. b oi
of the Slos»
and Railroad Company, the ^
Sheffield Steel and Iron C°mP an -’ ^
Republic Iron and Steel Companj
the one-stack furnace companies
came “open shops,” or non-unioa