TiTE MOANING OTCEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1900.
WANTS NO MEDDUN
England-Will Not Tolerate In
tervention. SALISBURY'S REPLY TO McKINLEY
Statement hy Balfour in tHe House
of Commons Dealing "With Pro-
Boer Meetings.
LONDON, March 15. In the House of
Commons today, replying to Mr. Keo
xnond, who asked whether the Government
of tho United States had offered Its good
olflces to Her Majesty's Government with
the view of bringing about peace in South
Africa, the Government leader, Mr. Bal
four, said Her Majesty's Government
would not accept the intervention of any
power in the settlement of South Arrlcan
affairs. The following Is the text of Mr.
Balfour's reply to Mr. Redmond:
"The United States Charge d'Affalres
March 13 communicated to Lord Salisbury
the following telegram from Mr. Hay:
" 'By way of friendly and good orace
inform the British Minister of Foreign
Affairs that I today received a telegram
from the United States Consul at .Pre
toria, reporting that the Government of
the South African Republic requests the
President of the United States to Inter
vene with a view to the cessation ot
hostilities, and saying that a similar re
quest has been made to the representa
tives of the European powers. In com
municating this request, I am directed by
the President of the United States to
express the earnest hope that a way will
be found to bring about peace, and to
say that he would be glad In any friendly
marner to aid In bringing about the de
sired result- "
The reading of this dispatch was greet
ed with cheers from the Irish members.
Continuing. Mr. Balfour said:
"Lord Salisbury requested Mr. White
to convey the sincere acknowledgment of
Her Majesty's Government to the Gov
ernment of the United States for the
friendly tone of their communication, and
to say that Her Majesty's Government
does not propose to accept the interven
tion of any power for settlement of the
South African affairs."
Loud and prolonged cheers followed this
statement.
Mr. Balfour, replying to Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, the opposition lean
er, who asked whether. In view of the nu
merous recent disturbances connected
with peaceable meetings, called to discuss
South African affairs, or directed against
tho persons and property of Individuals
because of their war opinions, the Gov
ernment would cause an inquiry as to
how far and by whom the disturbances
were organized, and what steps would
be taken to prevent their recurrence, said
that every cause of disturbance had been
examined, and that the demonstrations
appeared to be spontaneous. He added
that the Government felt the responsibil
ity rested with those who called the
meetings In the heated state of public
feeling. They should be careful lest they
asked more than human nature could
give.
The reply was regarded as unsatisfac
tory, and Sir Robert T. Reld, liberal,
moved an adjournment with the view ol
raising a discussion of the question.
Lord Fltzmaurice, Liberal member ot
Parliament for the northern division oi
"Wiltshire, suggested that the Government
could withhold the police grants in the
districts where the police did not do their
duty, and George Bartley, Conservative
member for North Islington, observed
that those who held the meetings In ques
tion were a "parcel of semi-traitors and a
handful of agitating scoundrels." He
added that he was delighted at this show
of feeling In the country.
Referring to the attempts to break up
the meetings, Sir Campbell-Bannerman
said he thought the Government should
have used its Influence In favor of free
speech, and expressed regret at the fact
that no satisfactory answer was given.
Sir William "Vernon Harcourt (Liberal)
said Balfour's answer discouraged the
right of public meeting. Balfour, reply
ing, .reiterated that pro-Boers were not
justified in enforcing their Ideas, though
possibly all right, but which were not
agreeable to the majority of the Nation.
He denied that he had said anything in
consistent with the principles of free
speech, and asserted the Government
would do Its best to see that the right of
free speech in every legitimate form was
safeguarded in every part of Her Maj
esty's dominions. '
After a lively debate the motion was
rejected by a vote of 229 to 120. The whole
opposition and all the Irish members
stood up In support of Sir Robert Reld's
motion. He said he regretted the neces
sity of the motion, and expected Mr. Bal
. four would show the Government's disap
proval of the disgraceful scenes, in place
of which, the speaker asserted, he had
thought proper to lecture those who had
not asked for his advice.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Joseph Chamberlain, answering a ques
tion as to the threats of demolishing the
mines and razing Johannesburg, said that
at the commencement of the war Presi
dent Kruger was warned that he and his
Government -jwould be held personally re
sponsible for' any act contrary to the
usages of civilized communities.
A French. Statement.
PARIS. March 15. Minister of Foreign
Affairs Del Casse, In the Senate today,
replying to a question regarding the In
tentions of France respecting events In
South Africa, said the Presidents of tne
two Republics had solicited Intervention
of the powers, but, he added, in the pres
ence of telegrams exchanged between the
British Government and the two Repub
lics. It appears that intervention of tho
powers had become almost impossible.
The Minister then denied that France had
refused to join Russia In making a friend
ly suggestion In the directon of peace.
The union between France and Russia,
M. Del Casse declared, draws closer every
day. and defies all malevolent assertions
to the contrary.
France, he added, had never ceased to
be the generous nation the world has
known and admired, and sometimes aban
doned. But after so many hard and some
times cruel experiences she can no longer
admit that her duty to the world should
stand before her obligations to herself.
The full statement of M. Del Casse was
as follows:
"The request from the Presidents of the
two republics fo the Intervention of the
powers had hardly reached the powers
when the Government of Great Britain
published Its reply that it was not dis
posed to consent to the independence of
the two republics: Thus one of two bellig
erents declaring It could not make peace
excepting on conditions to which the other
affirms it is not disposed to subscribe
it becomes manifest that any Intoirvention
upon such a basis would be superfluous.
The resolutions of the conference at The
Hague can only be put In action when
there is reason to assume that the bellig
erents will not be insensible to them.
"It was under these conditions that
France offered mediation In the Spanish
American War. Our relations with the
two belligerents then were absolutely cor
dial and free of suspicion. No French
interest was directly Involved in the con
flict. No cloud had risen between France
and the belligerents which could give rise
to a fear that the attitude of France would
be remembered to her prejudice. More
over, I had reason to think that Wash
ington would listen to overtures. I, under
took to communicate these, and that is
-why, faithful to the best traditions of
France, -which did not appear to me ln
compatlble with her essential Interests,
tlways superior In my eyes to all consid
erations, I accepted the delicate and, as it
was, the difficult mandate offered me.
"I have said enough to enable the Senate
fully to appreciate the difference between
the two situations."
XOIITHEIO CArB COLONY.
The District Practically Cleared of
Boen.
NEW YORK. March 15. A dispatch to
the Tribun- from London says:
News from every quarter of the theater
of war was meager at midnight Gatacre's
district is virtually cleared, the rebels hav
ing been dispersed at Ladjgrey, East
Barkley and Allwal North. The bridge at
AHwal North was- saved after a sharp
fight. The railways will speedily be In
operation to the Orange River at the
three points where crossings can be made
Into the Free State. The rebellion among
the whites of the Prleska district is not
making headway. The British and Colo
nial forces are restoring order in one vil
lage after another.
Rumors that Cronje and the Boer pris
oners will be sent to St. Helena are offi
cially confirmed. The island will be
reached after a five days' passage, and the
prisoners will be more comfortable there
than they have been at Cape Town, be
cause they can be allowed more liberty.
The text of the correspondence between
the two Presidents and Lord Salisbury has
been read with the liveliest feeling of sat
isfaction by the- English In South Africa,
where it Is interpreted as a clear Inti
mation that the war must go on until the
Dutch republics are ready to surrender
unconditionally. The inference to be drawn
from Pretoria dispatches is that the ap
peal of the two Presidents was designed
to draw from the British Government a
reply which would convince the Dutch
that there was nothing before them ex
cept a desperate resistance to a war of
conquest.
The action of the Unitod States State
Department has caused much surprise
here, especially an it is misunderstood by
the public In the absence of the text of
the correspondence between the two gov
ernments. The European governments are
credited with acting' more cautiously In
waiting fo. the publication of Lord Sal
isbury's reply, before deciding whether
there was any occasion for offering their
services as peacemakers.
HALF-WAY HOUSE.
Bloemfonteln the Base of Operations
for the Advance to Pretoria.
LONDON, March 15. At precsely 1:30
o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, a Union Jack,
specially made for this purpose by Lady
Roberts, was hoisted over the Presidency
at Bloemfonteln amid the acclamations
of the Commander-in-Chief's battalions,
in which, curiously enough, the Orange
Free State burghers appear to have
Joined with remarkable heartlnesp. Dur
ing his progress through the town, Rob
erts stopped and ordered the Instant re
placement of goods which were being
looted from tho artillery barracks by
Kaffirs, thus giving the populace an ear
nest assurance of the treatment they
might expect from the victors.
President Steyn fled to Kroonstad with
out replying to Lord Roberts' demand for
his surrender, and the Commander-in-Chief
remarked afterwards, during the
course of conversation, while breakfast
ing at the farm of President Steyn's
brother, that the ex-President had become
a nonentity. The British troops, with the
exception of those necessary to police tne
town, remain outside.
Bloemfonteln Is now regarded as a sort
of half-way house and base of operations
for the advance on Pretoria, The military
authorities here expect a period of com
parative quiet while Lord Roberts is es
tablishing railroad connection with Ner
val's Pont and Bethulle, relieving the men
and horses ana giving them the neces
sary rest to fit them for the severe strug
gles which are believed to be still Inevi
table. It seems likely that the news of light
ing may next come from Natal. General
Warren's division, which had reached
Durban, has heen ordered to Join Gen
eral Buller, indicating that the outflank
ing movement through the neck of Zulu
land is about to commence. It Is reported
at Bloemfonteln that General Joubert is
at Brandfort, but other reports locate
him at Biggarsberg.
Montnem "White's Denial.
NEW YORK, March 15. Montagu
White, who Is here as the diplomatic
agent of the South African Republic, de
nied last night a story printed In the
Fortnightly Review, to the effect that he
had received, a fortnight before the war
was declared, the assurance that Lord
Salisbury would agree to certain condi
tions made by the South African Repub
lic, and that, after a fortnight's Honce,
the Transvaal Issued the ultimatum
which made war Inevitable.
Jonbert Pralnes Brltinh Conrase.
PRETORIA. Tuesday, March 13. Before
returning to the front- today, General Jou
bert said to a press representative:
"Tho courage of the British soldiers is
beyond question. They rushed the kopjes
and lntrenchments In a fearless manner,
but were not a match for the Mausers,
which simply mowed them down."
Itettz Announces the Surrender.
PRETORIA, March 15. State Secretary
Reltz this morning posted the following
announcement:
"Yesterday Bloemfonteln was occupied
by the British after the burghers had re
tired in a northern direction. The seat
of government of the Free State has al
ready been transferred to Kroonstad."
Clement Joined Gatacre.
BETHULIE BRIDGE CAMP, Wednes
day, March 14. General Clement's brigade
has effected a junction with General Gat
acre's troops at Burghersdorp. A patrol
left today for Allwal North to Join hands
with General Brabant.
"War Loan Bill Panned.
LONDON, March 15. The war loan in
the House of Commons today passed Its
third reading by a vote of 172 to 32.
FLORES SURRENDERED.
Asruinaldo's Secretary Ik in General
MacArthnr's Hands.
MANILA, March 15. Flores. Agulnal
do's Secretary of War, has surrendered
to General MacArthur. Agulnaldo's In
fant son, who was captured In November,
and who has been suffering from small
pox, Is dead.
Spnniardn Sent Home.
WASHINGTON, March 15. A cable mes
sage from General Otis at Manila, re
ceived at the War Department, says that
he shipped today for Barcelona, Spain, 533
Spaniards, including Si officers, and the
remainder enlisted men of the Spanish
army who had been rescued from the Fili
pino Insurgents; also the wives of eight
officers and 14 children of the families of
officers.
"Worcester Leaven the University.
CHICAGO, March 15. A special to the
Record from Ann Arbor, Mich., says:
At the meeting of the board of regents
today. Professor Dean C. Worcester, of
the new Philippine Commission, tendered
his resignation as a member of the Uni
versity faculty, and It was accepted.
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Dnily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 15. Today's
statement of the condition of the Treasury
shows:
Available cash balance $156,645,878
Gold, exclusive of the reserve.... 95,514,963
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Tin Can Fnctory Burned.
DAVENPORT, la., March 15. Fire de
stroyed the tin can factory of the Daven
port Canning & Manufacturing Company
today. The loss was $110,000,. fully Insured.
A gas explosion started the blaze.
AN APPEAL FROM CHINA
ESrPRESS DOWAGER THREATENS
THE "OPEX DOOR."
Rebellion and Anarchy Expected
Americans In the Empire Asfc for
Forelsrn Intervention.
SHANGHAI, March 15. The American
Association today telegraphed to the
United States Government that the atti
tude of the Empress Dowager towards
the reformers will upset the "open-door"
policy. They also say rebellion and an
archy are expected, to the detriment of
foreign Interests, and advocate prompt,
concerted action on the part of the powers.
The China Association will appeal to the
British Minister on the 6ame subject.
APPEAL REACHES "WASHINGTON.
American "Warship "Will Be SeHt to
Chinese "Waters.
WASHINGTON, March 15. The cable
gram from the American Association has
been received at the State Department. It
has not yet been acted upon, but Is under
serious consideration.
At first reading, it Is not clear Just what
connection exists between the attitude of
the Chinese Dowager Empress towards
the reform element In China and the
"open-door" policy, in which the United
States, with the remainder of the civilized
world, is interested. It la recalled, how
ever, that the Empress Dowager Is per
secuting with relentless hatred the reform
party, going so far as to resort to the
barbarous practice of offering a large sum
of money for the assassination of leading
reformers. This reform element in China
Is believed to include nearly all of the
Chinese who are disposed to elevate China
Into a civilised nation, following In the
footsteps of Japan. They realize that this
can only be done with the help of for
eigners, and are, therefore, disposed to the
"open door'' as one of the measures to lib
eralize and enlighten China through the
introduction of foreign capital and foreign
methods.
It Is assumed that the basis of this rep
resentation from the American Association
is an apprehension that the conservative
party surrounding the Empress Dowager,
In satisfying their animosity against tho
reformers, will excite tne dormant antl
forelgn feeling among the masses of Chi
nese to a degree that will make the "open
door" impossible of attainment.
It Is a curious fact that our Minister to
China, Mr. Conger, has so far made no
representations to the State Department
touching this subject He has reported to
the department that serious attacks have
been made upon the American missions in
Shan Tung by the "Boxers." a powerful
and numerous anti-foreign league of Chi
nese. It Is this same organization which
has attacked some of the French mission
aries in that quarter of China, and has
even carried operations to the very doors
of Klao Chou, the German holdings In
North China. Upon the Minister's repre
sentation the State Department has de
cided that an American warship 6hall be
dispatched from the fleet at Manila to the
nearest convenient port to the seat of
discord, probably in this case Taku. at
the mouth of the Pie Ho River, of Wel-Hal-Wei.
It Is expected, however, that
the Chinese Government will be able to
repress the "Boxers" without any action
on tho part of the American warship.
It Is distinctly understood that'this little
naval demonstration will have no connec
tion with the struggle now going on be
tween the Empress Dowager's party and
the Reformers, for this may be regarded
as a matter of purely internal politics
with which our Government has no right
to concern- Itself. It Is probable, therefore,
that this decision on our part Indicates
the character of the response that will be
made by the Department of State to the
cablegram from the American Associa
tion. INTERVIEW "WITH ITO.
Rumors of "War Between Russia and
Japan Are Unfounded.
NEW YORK. March 15. A dispatch to
the Herald from Yokohama says:
Marquis Ito, Japanese ex-Prime Minls
terfl In an Interview, said:
"The rumors of war between Russia and
Japan are unfounded newspaper reports.
An agreement exists between Russia and
Japan to tho effect that neither power will
encroach upon Corea, and we must be
lieve that Russia is sincere. The new
Russian Minister to Corea has come to
Toklo and our relations are most
friendly."
Speaking about the South African war,
Marquis Ito said:
"The outcome of the struggle will be
to Increase England's greatness and
arouse new interest in the armies which
her colonies have developed. England will
have trained soldiers all over the globe.
"The policy of Japan Is not a colonial
one. The Japanese army and navy are
intended to defend Japan and her Inter
ests, not for conquest. Japan has no
money for war or aggrandizement. The
new development of commerce In the East
renders It necesary for each nation to pro
tect Its Interests with a show of power.
"The present reform revolutionary
movement." concluded Marquis Ito, "is
insignificant because it has no following
among the people."
FRANCE PREPARING FOR WAR.
Figrnrinjr on the Fiffhtlnsr Strength
of the Colonies.
NEW YORK, March 15. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from London
says:
A private cablegram from an unim
peachable source In Paris says that the
Minister for the Colonies sent cipher ca
bles yesterday to the Governor of every
French colony, asking, almost In the
words of Mr. Chamberlain to the British
Colonial Governors, how many soldiers
were available for immediate service. M.
DeCrals asked for a detailed statement
from each Governor of the number of re
servists and colonial forces, lists of offi
cers, non-commissioned officers and men.
The Minister's cables were long and in
cipher and were sent all over the world
to the colonies in Africa, to Madagascar,
Tonquln, Guadaloupe, Martinique, French
Guiana, and every French colony on earth.
It is also said that cables of a similar
tenor were sent to French Consuls ask
ing for the lists of French soldiers In for
eign countries who would return to France
in the event of their services being
needed.
This highly Important news Is not
known to nny of the London papers
and probably not to any of those In
France. It will 'cause a sensation here
when It becomes known, for England Is
watching with eyes of wonder the prep
arations that her neighbor is making for
war. Coming as it does right after the
announcement that the Autumn ma
neuvers will be a demonstration by 200.CO3
men on the English Channel, It will cause
the British War Office and Admiralty to
bestir themselves In anticipation of hos
tilities, for It really does begin to look
as If France meant war.
France and Russia are working hand
In hand, and Salisbury's diplomacy may
be called upon for supreme efforts If he
desires to avoid the greatest war the
world has ever seen.
Protecton for Gamblers.
NEW YORK. March 15. The Rev. Dr.
Parkhurst and Superintendent Burr, of
the Society for the Prevention of Crime,
will go before the. Grand Jury with evi
dence that la expected to chow that body
how it has been possible, under the sys
tem of official protection, for gamblers to
flourish In New York. Neither Mr. Burr
nor Dr. Parkhurst would ay last night
Just what the line of this evidence was,
but they lnt'matcd that the society was
after the gambling commission and the
other persons In high places who shared
In its spoils, while the prosecution of the
gamblers and dive-keepers was only Inci
dental to the main Issue, and would be so
treated.
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ANIMAL LIFE IN MARS .
Impossible to Resist the Thought
That It Has Inhabitant.
The National Review.
Mars possesses so many features In com
mon with the earth that it is Impossible to
resist the thought that It also has Inhab
itants. This Is, however, by no means
equivalent to saying that Martian folk are
constituted In the same way as human be
lnsrs; Indeed, every consideration points to
the contrary. Whatever atmosphere ex
ists on Mars must be much thinner than
ours, and far too rare to sustain the life
of a people with our limited lung1 capacity.
A race with Immense chests could live un
der such conditions, or a folk with gills
like fishes could pass a comfortable exist
ence In spite of the rarefied air. The char
acter of life anywhere Is, In fact, moldvjd
by the external circumstances, and as
these are known to be different on Mars
from what they are on the earth, Martian
inhabitants must have developed peculiar
characteristics in order to adapt them
selves to their environments the forms of
life capable of flourishing In attenuated
air have survived, while those requiring
denser air have dropped out of existence.
The tenuity of the atmosphere of Mars
Is not the only fact which suggests that
the Inhabitants of that planet are not fash
ioned after tho Imago of man. It Is known
beyond the possibility of doubt that the
force with which a substance Is attracted
to tho surface of Mars Is but little more
than a third as strong1 as It Is on the earth;
or, to express the point In figures, 100
pounds on thc earth would only weigh 38
pounds on Mars If tested In a spring bal
ance. In consequence of this weaker pull.
It would be possible for a human- being to
perform astonishing feats on Mars with
out excessive muscular exertion. A man
who could Jump five feet here could top 15
feet there; he could life threo hundred
weight by putting out the same strength
as It required to raise one hundredweight
on the earth; he could spring across a
road as easily as he now leaps over a mud
puddle, and a couple of bounds would
carry him to the top of a flight of stairs.
But, paradoxical as It may seem, the
smaller a planet, and. consequently, the
less the pull of gravity at Its surface, the
greater Is the probability that Its Inhab
itants are giants compared with us. Ter
estrlal giants are generally weak In the
knees; they are crushed by their own
weight. But on Mars they would only
weigh one-third as much, and would,
therefore be able to move about In a
sprightly fashion, so that an elephant
there might be quite a nimble animal.
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DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estntc Trnnsfers.
Horace Smith to E. M. Sargent, 24
acres, section S, T. 1 S., R. 3 E.;
March 14 J im
Sarah A. Staver to S. W. Church,
lots 7, 3, blpck 2C6, Portland; March
14 12,000
F. W. Torgler and wife to M. F.
Corbett, lot 4, block 5, Lincoln
Park: February 15 150
Ima H. Montelth. executrix of the
will of D. B. Montelth, deceased,
to John Conner, 1 acres. East
Portland, adjoining Severson Tract;
March 8 2.SM
Ima Montelth to same, same; March
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G. W. Grace and wife to C. Grace
Pallett, lot 7, block 3, Story's Ad
dition, East Portland; March 12.. 801
Sheriff for Raymond Fessel et al. to
V. B. Vesely. lot S. block 1, To
basco; September 12, 18S9 616
Nollle P. Kendall and husband to
Annie Running, lot 11, block 12,
Mount Tabor Villa; March 13 50
Sheriff for L. B. Chlpman and wife
to United States Savings & Loan
Company, block 4, Chlpman's Ad
dition to St. Johns; March S 3,334
Sheriff for The Home Builders et
al. to United States Savings & Loan
Company, lot 4, block 33, Wood
lawn; March 7 822
J. C Olds and O. Summers and wife
to Bessie H. Olds, W. y. block 9,
Kenworthy's Addition; January 23,
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Marrlnsc Licenses.
"W. A. Clarke, aged 30, Lulu G. Klbbey,
aged 27.
Birth.
March 4 Girl, to the wife of William
C. Draw, 1074 Union avenue.
Dcatlin.
March 4 William H. Hunter, aged 6i
years, Good Samaritan Hospital; ulcel
of stomach.
March 14 Infant of James and Lora
Gates, aged 10 days, 264 Jefferson street;
laryngismus.
March 12 Leon Knudde, aged 29 years,
city; organic heart disease.
March 14 Chin Guan. aged 1 month 17
days, 63 Second street; bronchitis.
Contagions Diseases.
Mabel Stewart, aged 9 years, S62 Mal
lory avenue: diphtheria.
Annie Porter, 646 Isabella street; diph
theria. a
Chain Armor Shirts.
Chicago Chronicle.
Owing to the cleverness of a Sheffield
manufacturer the ancient custom of wear
ing chain arid mall Is likely to be revived,
due to the superior piercing ability of the
modern missile, which rendered the coat
useless for ordinary purposes of protec
tion. Moreover, Its unwieldlness made
It worthless as a- protection against the
attack of steel. Now, however, the
cleverness of a Sheffield manufacturer
has produced a shirt of mall that weighs
less than 12 pounds that can readily be
worn beneath the coat, which Is Impervi
ous to even' attack except that of the
composition bullet. His product Is having
a large sale, and Is likely to be more
widely used as It becomes better known.
It Is composed of small steel rings, linked
together so finely that even the point of
a Din cannot penetrate through them. At
the same time they are so flexible that
they can be worn without the slightest
discomfort. They cover the entire breast
and back from the neck to the thighs,
and extend down the arm to the elbow.
Thus it will protect any one from an at
tack of dagger or sword In every vulner
able place. Its value as a protection
against assassination is evident.
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Another BIpr Minlnfr Suit.
BUTTE, Mont.. March 15. Suit for
$1,000,000 was brought today In the District
Court by the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company against the Boston & Montana
and Butte & Boston Mining Companies,
the Lewlssohns. G. W. Hyams and others
connected with the defendant corpora
tions. It grows out of the proceedings In
the case Involving ownership to the Johns
town and Rarus claims. The plaintiff
says It owns the claims. Three years ago
the defendants brought suit for title, and
the plaintiff was enjoined from working
the mines. The damages now asked are
for loss while enjoined and for flnancinl
reputation hurt through representations
made In the suit of three years ago.
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Rnnnln Frightens Turkey.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 15. There
Is great anxiety In official circles here
regarding the Russian Government's re
fusal to modify Its demands regarding
railroad concessions in Asia Minor. The
Turkish Government advises against sub
mission, and the Sultan Is waiting a mili
tary report on the strategic aspect of the
question before giving a decision.
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JndRc "William Fnllcrton.
NEW YORK, March 15. Ex-Judge Will
lam Fullerton. one of the lawyers In the
trial in the Beecher-Tllden scandal case,
died at his home In Newburg today,
aged S3.
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NEW YORK. March 15. A. H. Row, of
Seattle, is registered at the Morton to
day, and A. M. Somerfleld, of Portland,
at the Hoffman.
LAND AND MINING BILLS
FAVORABLE REPORTS ON FIVE OF
THEM FOR ALASKA.
Number of Mining: Claims, Sire oi
Homesteads Xo More. Locations
Through Povfer of Attorney.
WASHINGTON, March 1L The public
lands committee of the House made th
following reports on the several bills pro
viding adequate land and mining laws fot
the '.territory of Alaska:
Placer Minings.
"The committee on the public lands, to
whom was referred the bill to limit placer
mlnlng claims In the district of Alaska,
and for other purposes, submits the fol
lowing report, and recommends that said
bill do pass without amendment:
"The placer-mlnlng law now In force
In Alaska Is the same that Is In force In
the states and territories, but in the other
localities the abuses of the privilege of
locating claims without limit has been
minimized. In Alaska, owing to the ex
ceeding shortness of the season for work,
the tlng up of every creek and gulch by
filings on which no work is required to
be done for a year or more, has worked
very greatly to the disadvantage of the
"bona fide miners. A few men will stake
an entire creek or gulch and then go oft
and leave it, hoping that within the time
In which they may lawfully do their as
sessment work somebody else may work a
discovery In the neighborhood and test the
value of their claim without expense to
themselves.
"The abuse Is not local to Alaska, but
with long seasons to work In, the regula
tion by miners' meetings, organized In
places so conditioned, fixes the assess
ment so as to prevent the abuse from be
coming very serious, but In Alaska the
necessity for general legislation on this
subject seems to be greater than else
where. "Your committee Is of the opinion that
one claim on any creek or gulch Is all
that one miner should have In his own
right, but that the original discoverer
should have an extra claim."
"The bill Is as follows:
" That the location of placer-mlnlng
claims In the District of Alaska from and,
after the passage of this act shall be lim
ited to one claim on each Gtream, gulch
or valley to each locator; provided, that
the original discoverer of placer ground
upon a stream, gulch or valley shall be
entitled to locate one claim In addition to
his discovery placer claim; provided furth
er, that where miners' meetings have
made no regulations In relation thereto,
there shall not be less than 5100 worth of
work done on each claim within 90 days
from the time of location.'-
Full-Sized Homesteads.
""The committee makes the following re
port on the bill to amend the homestead
laws of the District of Alaska, and rec
ommends that the b.111 pass without
amendment:
"Your committee is of the opinion that
a homestead In Alaska ought to be at
least as large as In one of the states or
territories more favored In climate and
soil, and that the SO-acre limit of home
steads In the present law should be
changed to conform to the law In other
localities, and therefore the committee
recommends the passage of the bill.
"An SO-acre homestead Is too small for
actual use In any new country, and in
stead of reducing the size of a homestead
In that region there would be greater rea
son for Increasing It to a half section, or
even a whole section.
"The proposed bill is as follows:
" 'That the last line of section 1 of tho
act of Congress approved May 14, 1S98, en
titled "An act extending the homestead
laws and providing for a right of way for
railroads In the District of Alaska" bo
stricken out. It being the purpose of thl3
act to provide for the entry of 160 acres
for homestead purposes under said act.
PoTvers of Attorney Debarred.
"The committee on the public lands, to
whom was referred the bill to prohibit the
location of mining claims by power oi
attorney In the district of Alaska, sub
mits the following report and recommends
that said bill do pass without amendment:
"Great complaint comes from Alaska of
the abuse of the use of powers of attor
ney for location of mining claims. The
same criticism has occurred in other
states and territories; but, where the sea
son of work Is long, miners' meetings
have been able to provide suitable rules
as to the amount of work to be done, so.
as to compel locators to expend money
on their claims or 'else abandon tnem.
Under the general law. In the absence ot
such legislation, an entire creek or gulch
can be tied up from, work by powers ot
attorney. This method results In tne
holding of large areas for speculative pur
poses, without work, for a year or more
after the location Is filed. In a country
where the period of actual work Is so lim
ited by the severity of the climate, this
becomes a serious matter, and complaint-
In relation to these abuses seems to bo
quite general.
"The bill Is as follows:
" That hereafter all locations of placer
mlnlng claims In the district of Alaska
under and by virtue of powers of attor
ney shall he void.'
Timber and Stone Cnts..
"The committee on the public lands, to
whom was referred the bill to extend tne
timber and stone acts to the district ot
Alaska, submits the following report, and
recommends that said! bill do pass without
amendment:
"There Is a considerable demand for the
application of this law to Alaska, and
your committee sees no reason why It
should not be extended at this time. It
can do no harm, and would be productive
of much good.
"The bill Is as follows:
" 'That the act entitled "An act to author
ize the entry of lands chiefly vaHiable for
building-stone." approved August 4. 1892,
be and the same Is hereby amended by In
serting In section 2 of said act the words
"and the District of Alaska" Immediately
following the words "public-land states"
wherever they may occur, the purpose of
this act being to further amend the act
of Congress of June 3, 1S7S, entitled "An
act for the sale of timber lands," so as to
make the provisions of said act applicable
to the District of Alaska.'-
Public Surveys.
"The committee on public lands, to
whom was referred the bill to extend the
system of public surveys to the District
of Alaska, submit the following report
and recommend that said bill do pass
without amendment.
"The rapid settlement of the district
produces conditions that render it neces
sary that a system of public surveys
should be put Into operation there.
"The bill Is as follows:
" That the system of public surveys now
In lorce throughout the United States Is
hereby extended to the District of Alaska,
under regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior.' "
Trade in the Philippines.
The following, clipped from the Manila
Freedom, gives a very comprehensive
Idea of the real condition in which the
progress of trade and Industry Is being
held up In the Philippine Islands at the
present time:
"Many representrstlves of tobacco
houses are waiting In Manila for a
chance to enter the Provinces. Thev are
not as a rule anxious to risk their lives
among the unsettled angry natives, not
withstanding the fact that the cigar man
ufacturers of Paris and Belgium, who
have on exclusive trade In thet Philip
pine stock, are eager to secure the great
er portion of last year's crop.
"The latest reports from the United
States and Cuba are that the success of
the crops In those places Is assured.
Prices are steady, and already the great
er portion is contracted for. This, how
ever, will have but little effect on the
Manila market, where purely local con-
LIFE INSURANCE
Official reports have been filed at Salem, showing- the buslners transacted
In Oregon by the regular Life Insurance Companies during 1S39. The list o
below Includes all companies whose new business amounted to over 5250.000:
New
Business
written.
Mutual Life, of N. Y
Equitable Life
New York Life
Northwestern Mutual
Penn Mutual
Massachusetts Mutual
TS66.372
713.1S3
719,171
362. s:o
449.C50
743,000
0 The assets are added to indicate the comparative financial strength of
9 the companies, according to their reports.
The gain of business shown by the Mutual Life of New York Is cer
0 talnly a remarkable testimonial to the guarantees of the Improved policy
contracts.
J In writing for information, please state age at nearest birthday.
WILLIAM S. POND, State Manager, Oregonian Building.
dltlons govern the product. The demand
for our tobacco and cigars comes from
a class of buyers who are satisfied with
no other, therefore the market Is al
ways open and the price must depend on
the supply.
The coasting steamers are bringing
cargoes from the Northern ports. Bro
kers and dealers are at present very
active In preparation for the storing and
assorting of this year's crop.
"So far. It Is Impossible to Judge the
quality and amount of tobacco to be
found In the Provinces."
Man Who Thrives fcy Objecting-.
There Is a man in South Carolina
whose sole political capital Is his ob
jections to private pension bills.. He
lives In a district where there Is probably
not a single pensioner, and he Is nomin
ated and elected year after year on the
simple Issue that he always fights these
pension bills. The time was when he
attended the Friday night sessions sim
ply to object to bills of which he did not
approve, and as there was no quorum
present he could always defeat the bills
by calling for a vote upon them. And his
objection always carried. This year he
has adopted new tactics and insists that
at each Friday evening session a
quorum of the House must be present.
He sits there and demands a vote the
first thing, and unless a quorum Is pres
ent he will not allow any business to be
transacted. This man Talbert Is never
known to take part In any other legisla
tion, except occasionally to fling out a
few criticisms. He never has any legis
lation of his own to put through. His
district never needs anything. It Is a
pretty easy way for a man to keep him
self In Congress, although It does not
mako him" very popular with his col
leagues, ho see no necessity for an
such antics.
Kansas City as n Convention Town.
The Democrats are Very much disturbed
over the continued complaints that come
from Kansas City regarding the high
prices which are to be charged for rooms.
While the rates are not to be raised per
man, every room that Is usually occu
pied by one person is, during the con
vention, to be filled with six or more.
Newspaper correspondents here have had
very great trouble In trying to secure
rooms, as they cannot conform to the re
quirements of the Kansas City hotel pro
prietors In the matter of the number In
each room. They want not only a place
to sleep, but a place to work, and they
cannot have the entire available space
filled with cots, which Is the present In
tention of the Kansas City hotel pro
prietors. This selection of Kansas City shows
the true folly of trying to accommodate
a big convention In any small city. As
a matter of fact, Chicago Is the only
place In which to hold a convention. Tho
people of Chicago are aware of this, and
they refuse to bribe national committees
to go there, and for that reason conven
tions go elsewhere. Possibly the hotel
FRE
arvelous JeaHng
and
Marquam Grand,
The Great Healing Power
Rheumatlo Cripples made to -walk. Tape "Worms removed. Asthma and Catarrh corad
within a few minutes by the most wonderful treatment of the age. Nothing- like it ever be
fore seen or heard of. Thousands always attend the Hcallnr and Lecture.
Mayo, the Wonder Worker of Europe,
Will Be at His Office, S. E. Cor.
Third and Alder Streets, March 1 7
The Lame, the Blind, the Deaf, the Rheumatc, the Paralytic and th
Asthmatic will be cured without cost and without price (provided that tha
Rheumatic and Paralytic are on crutches or canes) by a new sjetem. of medi
cine imported from Europe. No magnetic healing; no laying en of bands or
faith cure.
Mayo, the great Foreign Healer, and Lecturer, who has created Buch a
sensation In all parts of America by hts extraordinary cures, will cur a
number of Rheumatic and Paralytic Cripples (persona on cnes and crutches).
Asthma and Catarrh Sufferers, FREE OP CHARGE, provided they call at
offices.
S. E. Corner of Third and Alder
March 1 7, from 2 to 4 P. IY1.
This Is done to chow the people of Portland the power of the MAYO REMEDIES over dis
ease. MAYO will lecture and neal at Marquam Grand. Monday night, at 8 o'clock. March 10. He
gives an exhibition of the moat wonderful character; It excels anything ever attempted be
fore. The lame walk and the sick are made -well and happy. No one should miss this oppor
tunity of seeing this great man. who comes with such a remarkable record. He performs
cures which astonlrti the skeptical, set the serious thinking and convince the doubtful. No
matter what the disease, how bad or how long standing the case, they 1111 arise and walk.
All cripples who wish to be cured, to take advantage of Mayo's free offer, must call at
office, southeast comer of Third and Alder streets, from 2 to 4 P. M-, March IT.
MAYO'S ELECTRIC FLUID
The Greatest Terror to Disease! Scientists Puzzled I Physicians Dumbfounded! Every-
Vhen everything else has failed Mayo's Electric Fluid and .Mayo'e Curative Syrup ha-o
sent a dlppatch with the rapidity of lightning to the affected parts, and disease haa disap
peared like smcke In the air. The -worst and most stubborn cases of Rheumatism, Paralysis.
Sciatica Brain. Nerve, Heart and Spinal DUeaaes. Throat and Lung Troubles, Liver. Kid
ney Bladder. Stomach and Elood Disorders. Asthma. Catarrh, Piles. Deafness, Fits. Skin Dis
cacs. Nervousness and Djspepsla quickly and permanently cured by the famous Mayo Reme
dies" Also the quickest cure In the world for the Aliments of Men.
THE MATO REMEDIES are used by the Clergy. Gentry and Royal Families of Europe,
and' by thousands of the elite ot America. They have a greater record than many hospitals.
The coming medicines of the world. Five thousand dollars to any physician who will make
them better. Every lady and gentleman In Portland should attend the Clinic, Monday evening,
March 10.
MATO Tape "Worm Cure will In 30 minutes bring Head. Tall and all, alive. Persona hav
ing Tape Worm will be cured free at Marquau Grand.
MATO will arrive In Portland to establish a permanent office of the Mayo Drug Co.. and to
Introduce the Great Mayo Remedies, which consist of Six Hundred Specific Remedies, Im
ported by the Mayo Drug Company, London, England, New Tcrk and San Francteco.
Startling Private Lecture to Men Only, A. 0. U. W. Hall,
March 21, at 8 P. M.
Private Lecture to Ladies Only, A. O. U. W. Hall, Thurs
day, March 22, at 8 P. M., Subject, "Maid, Wife and
Mother."
e09sitteet
IN OREGON.
Policies
ceased
to be
In force.
Gain or Loss,
1S99.
Assets.
Dec. 31, 1SS9.
5292.530
787.266
425.840
216.670
165.100
299.275
Gain 5573.S42
Loss 74.0S1
Gain 293.331
Gain 146.150
Gain 2S3.950
Gain 443.724
5301,844,537 52
2S0.191.2SC iO
236,450 34S CO
115.446.643 CO
39.460.4S0 S3
23.S19.937 17
v
accommodations of Philadelphia will be
adequate, although it Is very doubtful.
They cannot be anywhere near as central
as In Chicago, and the great satisfac
tion of having a convention In that town
Is that outside of a radius of eight
squares no one would know that a con
vention was going on. It was supposed
that after the Republican convention was
held In Minneapolis In 1S92 that this would
be the end of going to small cities, but
the rivalry between Milwaukee and Kan
sas City, and the fact that each was will
ing to put up money, which the Demo
cratic party wanted, carried the day.
OUTDOOR PARIS.
The Worklnginan's Pride and Dclicht
in the Beautiful Streets.
An article in the March number of tha
Century, "Paris of the Faubourgs," by
Richard Whltelng, throws a bright light
on the difference between the lives of tho
laboring classes In the French capital and
in London. The Parisian lives In tho
streets, and prides himself on their beau
ty and cleanliness; the Londoner has les3
to boast of. in this respect, and takes less
Interest In the external aspect of his
city.
Tho people of the faubourgs, the hum
ble folk generally small traders and- small
annuitants, as well as workmen like all
tho rest of us, are the product of their
surroundings. They are shaped by tho
private life and by the public life, by tha
street, and the home. These people in
Paris owe a great deal to the public life.
It condescends to their needs for color,
variety, movement, In a way universal
among tho Latin nations. Out of doors
Is merely their larger home, and they
expect to find adequate provision there
for every kind of enjoyment.
So tho Parisian common man has his
share of the Champs Elysses and of the
boulevards In his freedom of access to
their fountains and promenades, and their
bordering alleys of tender green. He
comes down stairs to them, so to speak;
as soon as the scavengers have dona
their timely work. For nothing the poor
est of poor devils may see the glorious
bronzes In the terrace garden of the Tul
lories, the outdoor figures of the Luxem
bourg, the great horses of the Place do la
Concorde, the magnificent compositions
of the Arch. Tho very lamp-post that
will light his way at nightfall serves tho
purpose of a thing of beauty all through
the day.
o
An Overdue Br Iff.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 15. Anxiety
Is felt, over the brig Tanner, now out 27
days from Puget Sound.
a t
Catherine "Wolfe Bruce.
NEW YORK. March 15. Miss Catherine
Wolfe Bruce is dead at her home in this
city.
Lecture
Monday, March 19