Very little that can be called news from the war in the Orient is to be said. There are many loud headlines in the newspapers, but they do not give much reliable news. Evidently, Japan has pretty well crippled Port Arthur, in fact, well-nigh destroyed it and several Russian war-ships. But that is not the end of the conflict. Russia is not depending on her navy, nor on Port Arthur. Her dependence is on her immense land force, which is being placed in a position of her own choosing, well back from the coast. All supplies and reinforcements reach the army from the interior, from a home source, practically unassailable by the Japanese. This army is fortifying and waiting to be attacked on her own chosen ground. The conflict will be decided on land, out of reach of the guns of any navy. Russia is waiting, and is preparing for at least a two years' war, and it may be more. If there be no interference by other nations, the resources of Japan will be tested to the utmost before she wins, if she wins at all. A press despatch, dated Washington, March 23, says: "President Roosevelt soundly lectured a party of Ogalalla and Sioux Indians, who called on him to-day, about the evils of horse-racing and gambling. The President endeavored to impress upon his visitors his ideas of industry and thrift. The Indians listened in solemn silence, and as they emerged from the executive offices their faces beamed with smiles." It is little wonder they smiled at the idea of the chief of the white tribe lecturing Indians about gambling and horse-racing. If, when the President was touring out West, some Indian chief had lectured him about the evils of gambling and horse-racing among his people, perhaps he would have smiled. It is a question, however, which lecture would be the more appropriate, especially as the Indian learned much in these lines from the white man. Martial law has been declared over the county of Las Animas, Colo., and about four hundred members of the National Guard have been stationed at the various mines in order to protect non-union workmen. Saloons and dance halls have been ordered to close at 9 o'clock P. M. Such places are almost invariably an adjunct, if not a prime cause, of the disorder of any given locality. It would be a wonderful saving of property, of life, and of health, besides adding much to the peace and comfort of the people everywhere, if such institutions could be abolished altogether. A great treasure find in Bolivia is reported by the newspapers of that country and Peru. It is said to have been buried by Peruvians five centuries ago, and has been an object of search at different periods ever since. The amount is said to be $16,000,000. British and American engineers were the finders, but the Bolivian Government took charge of the treasure. An earthquake shock occurred in the extreme western part of Washington, between the Olympic Mountains and the coast, on the 16th ult., and severe rains and floods followed the quake. On the 20th ult. the Atlantic coast, from New Brunswick to Massachusetts, was visited by quite a severe temblor. Queen Alexandra recently surprised and delighted the factory children of the East End, London, by going in where between three and four thousand of them take their daily meal, and partaking of a nine-cent dinner with them. There were eight in her company. Macario Sakay, who has been posing as president of the Filipino Republic, has been killed, together with fifteen of his followers. His party was encountered by detachments of constabulary and scouts, and all who were not killed were taken as prisoners. The largest searchlight in the world, manufactured in Germany, is now in St. Louis, for use at the coming exposition. The lens is seven feet across, and is to make a light that can be seen 200 miles. Its light will equal that of 6,000,000 candles. Germany is said to have found a pretext to "safeguard her interests" in the province of Shantung, China. That means more or less of armed occupation. "The powers" seem to be prospecting for "pretexts" in the Far East. Eighteen flour-mills in Minneapolis, Minn., have been closed because of the poor condition of the flour trade, and about a thousand employees are out of work. Bubonic plague is reported as spreading at an alarming rate in Johannesburg, in South Africa. The deaths up to March 24 were fifty-five. A fierce blizzard, according to press despatches, raged through Manitoba on the 24th ult., blocking the railway tracks with snow.