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vsjjrg""-s; T - - ' iBJSfW"51! ' s "-rstw- ,, THE MORNING OKEGONIA, FKIDAY, APRIL 5, 1901. S NOT A RUSSIAN SLIGHT OHIO FLOOD IS FEARED would be just as well to .bear In mind during the distribution that the Captain of the ship himself had no small part In handling her on the long run. LAWYER PATRICK'S NERVE Bgf8tolby U. 1 Patent Office. s?r ov-s igks, "ESPECIALLY WHY THE SQTJADRQX SAHBt FROM TOTJLOJT. Intention Wa Kot to Divert the Demonstrative Friendliness Sonsrht by the Itsli&os. PARIS, April L-. An official of the For eign Office Informed a representative of the Associated Press today that the sen sation which was created hy the depart ure of the Russian warships from Toulon Is wholly artificial. It was never in tended that the whole Russian squadron should Temaln there during the Franco Italian festivities, as it was recognized that the presence of a third party would tend to check the expression of good feel ing, while at the same time it might invest the events at Toulon in the minds of others with a triple political character which they do not possess. The Czar wish es, nevertheless, that the Russian Navy should greet President Loubet at Tou lon, and it will be represented by at least two warships, which will stay there during the festivities, in which their offi cers will participate. A. Russian personage in this city who was interviewed on the subject spoke In the same strain, explaining that had the Russian officers and Varships been in too great numbers, they might have diverted to themselves part of the demonstrative friendliness which the Italians came to seek In France. He also said that there "had been a lack of discretion on the part of the Russian Consul at Toulon, and declared that the' Russian squadron hadnever intended to take part in the fetes. He admits that the departure of the Russian warships was hastened in order to cut short the reports in certain Paris papers, which had been attributing undue significance of the Russian squad ron at the present juncture. Germany 2fot Concerned. BERLIN, April 4. The recall of the Russian fleet from Toulon is considered here to denote Russia's desire not to par ticipate in festivities which, though she is an ally of France, she would have a less share of attention than Italy. A semiofficial note issued this evening says: "Germany has In no wise attempted to interfere with the Franco-Italian meet ing at Toulon. She regards Italy's ap pearance here as a mere act of politeness in return for the French naval visit to Calgllarl. Germany has reason to believe that Russia also regards the departure of the Russian fleet from Toulon as designed solely not to "hinder the free exchange of Franco-Italian civilities." The Berliner Post, in the course of an obviously inspired article this evening, gives expression to similar opinions. PLOT AGAINST LADY COOK. She As&s Permission to Save Her Husband's Body Exhumed. LONDON, April 4. The Echo says It understands that, in consequence of cer tain unpleasant rumors. Lady Cook, widow of Sir Francis Cook, and formerly Tennle C. Claflin, has applied to the Home Secretary to have the body of Sir Francis exhumed. Sir Francis Cook died February 17. Friends of Lady Cook say that false stories have been circulated by a person not related to Sir Francis took, but who was disappointed at not being remembered in the will. Lady Cook desires that -the exact cause of her hus band's death, which was senile decay (he -was 84 years old at the time of his death), shall be officially certified to, so that here after, in the event of her death, -nothing can. be alleged against her. The relations between Lady Cook and her late hus band's family are. quite .cordial. Lady Copk, who is living- in Kensington, London, made the following statement to a representative of the Associated Press this evening: "Since the death of -my husband there v "has come to my knowledge a very thor oughly laid plan, concocted before his death, to attack his reputation for the purpose of blackmail. It was about to be put into execution when he died. Some parties to the conspiracy expected to se cure large amounts of money during his life. His somewhat sudden end prevented a fulfillment of these hopes. The conspir acy reached a culmination by the circu lation of rumors that Sir Francis died an unnatural death, and owed his demise to "me, the conspirators .hoping in this fashion to blackmail me. "Had I not been a woman of world-wide reputation, I could have afforded to let these calumnies die. My own health also is extremely poor. Should I die now, these lies might go on forever. I have, therefore, resolved to refute them now. I purpose to go to the full limit of an au topsy, if necessary, in order that the world may know how base these stories are. Harrowing as It is, I shall not flinch. My husband was beloved by me and I by hlm, and these iniquitous slanders shall be stamped out if it costs me all the courage and wealth I have in the world. In this I have the full co-operation of all my step-children." BRITISH CIVIL LIST. Aa Revised It Shows an Increase of $335,000. LONDON aLpril 4-The report of the cbmmtfte'frJappelntEdo-to consider changes in the civil list recommends that the new civil list be fixed at about 470,000, as fol lows: Privy purse, 110,000; salaries of household and retired allowances, 125,000; expenses of household, 193,000; works, 20.000; royal bounty, alms and special services, 13,000, and sundries, 8000. The , report .recommends an annuity of 20,000 to. .the "Duke of Cornwall and York; 10, ' 000 to the Duchess of Cornwall and York, and 6000 to each of the King's daughters.. The Queen's annuity, in the event of her surviving the King, Is increased to 70, 000, and an annuity of 30,000 is provided for the Duchess of Cornwall and York in the event of her surviving the Duke. The proposals for the civil list show a net Increase of 67,000. Mr. Labouchere. thetsole signatory of trie minority report, thinks that no increase is necessary. In a piquant paragraph he says: "The committee did not deem it within the scope of their inquiry to consider "whether a continuance of the pomp and pride and ceremony of the court is de sirable. Suggestions have been received that the cost of living has gone up among the wealthier classes since her late Maj esty ascended the throne. This idea seems to be due to the present ostenta tious expenditure of some of those who have suddenly acquired large fortunes. But your committee does not believe the sovereign would desire to enter Into monetary competition with such person, or encourage by his example such vain glorious prodigality on the part of his subjects." KING EDWARD'S HEALTH. Disturbing: Rumors Have Deen Pro nounced Groundless. NEW YORK. April 4. A dispatch . to the Tribune from London says: The latest reports about the King's health are reassuring. His throat has been examined by Sir Felix Simon, and the recent "disturbing rumors have been pronounced to be groundless. Sir Felix is the German throat specialist, who has been appointed physician extraordinary to the King, and has been naturalized as a British ' subject. The King's general health is good. The King's special audiences are watched eagerly by politicians In search of cues to public affairs. A. X Balfour v his been followed by Mr. Chamberlain to Windsor, and the two visits support the current belief among the best-Informed people in politics that Lord Salls "bury's retirement Is impending, and that the King is quietly arranging conditions for the reorganization of" the Ministry withuhe TiJrstLord of the Tfeasury'ln the Upper House and the Secretary' for the Colonies as leader-in the House of Com mons. Bulletins from Arlington street are fa vorable, and Lord Salisbury's friends as sert that the family interest, now strong in the Cabinet, will keep him In office until the coronation. This is also the view of the old Tories, who are opposed to any change, since Mr. Chamberlain can not fall to profit by Lord Salisbury's withdrawal. There can be no doubt that the King's own preference and judgment wilL determine the succession of the lead ership of either house. Von BuIotv's Deal With Italy. BERLIN, April 4. At the Italian Em 'bassy' in Berlin, It was asserted today that Count von Bulow, the Imperial Chancel lor, recently assured Italy that the wishes of the German Agrarians would be satis fled only so far as would not prevent a renewal of the commercial treaty with Italy. It was added that possibly Count von Bulow, during the Interview at Ve rona with the Italian Premier, seized the opportunity to repeat his promise person ally to Signor Zanardelll. A special dispatch to the Vossische Zeltung from Rome says: "It Is possible that Count vori Bulow will meet M. Wal-deck-Rousseau, If the latter's health per mits, next Monday at the Hotel Danlell, Venice. Italian circles expect a second meeting between the German Chancellor and Signor Zanardelll before the former returns to Germany." The .Agrarian organs In Berlin express a fear that Count von Bulow will unduly favor Italy regarding the tariff upon agri cultural products. Final Grneco-Turliish Treaty. BERLIN, April 4. A dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeltung from Constantinople, dated April 3, 'says that the award of the Ambassadors who have been arbitrating the points of difference withheld from the treaty of peace of 1898 between Turkey and Greece, was signed yesterday. The Ambassadors took as a basis for their decisions on the points of difference the statement of 200 pages drafted by the German Ambassador. The decisions have not yet been made public, but are sub stantially to the effect that the Ambassa dors have created for Greece an Interme diary regime, standing between that of those states whose citizens in Turkey enjoy the fullest advantages and those states whose citizens have no special privileges. Certain rights enjoyed by Greece before the war, as well as Greece's standing as the most-favored nation, are abolished. Greece retains jurisdiction over her subjects in Turkey. Kaiser Congratulates the Sultan. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 4. The Con stantinople papers publish today the text of a telegram sent by Emperor William to the Sultan immediately after the recent earthquake in this city: "It is with deep emotion," said the Em peror, "that I have just learned what danger your Majesty was in at that the time of the feast of Biaram, and how manifestly God has protected your Majes ty's precious life. In offering my slncer est congratulations on your Majesty's es cape from danger, I cannot conceal my admiration for the attitude your Majesty observed, and the example of bravery given by your Majesty to your subjects and to the foreigners present. I pray to the Lord to continue to hold your Maj esty in his gracious holy keeping." Antl-Brltlsh Demonstrations. LONDON, April 4. Dispatches, received here from Paris reiterate the stories of affronts to Lord Carrlngton and his suite while returning from Lisbon .after formal ly anonunclng King Edward's accession to King Charles of Portugal. The train on which the mission traveled conveyed a number of nurses returning from the Boec.Army. The, result, says a dispatch to the Exchange Talegraph Company from Paris, was that at every station there 'were anti-British scenes. Lord Carrlngton and his suite were openly lu sulted, while the nurses were greeted with loud cheers. The situation became so intolerable that the British mission Anally changed trains. France In the South Pacific. LONDON, April 5. The Times has re ceived the following from its corre spondent In Wellington. N. Z.: "France, after establishing a naval sta tion in the Pacific and Increasing her warships to Ave within a few weeks, Is now engaged'' In strengthening her land defenses. This action is regarded as menacing British interests in the South Pacific." Pope to Denounce Associations Law. PARIS, April 4. The Matin publishes a dispatch from Rome asserting that the Pope is preparing a declaration on the law of associations,' in which he intends to condemn the measure more strongly even than in the letter to the Archbishop of Paris. Anti-Austrian Risings. LONDON, April 5. The Trieste corre spondent of the Daily Express reports anti-Austrian risings near Trieste and the burning by incendiaries of the residence of the Governor of Trieste, Count Goess, at Levlco in the Austrian Tyrol. Easter Processions Prohibited. MADRID, April 4. All the processions which had been prepared for holy week at Granada have been prohibited, and such processions probably will be forbidden hereafter at Barcelona and. elsewhere. Cape Totvn Plague. CAPE TOWN, April 4. Two deaths from bubonic place, and one suspected case, were offlclally reported today, the lowest record since the outbreak of the disease in Cape Town. The Ophlr at Aden. ADEN, Arabia, April 5. The steamer Ophir, bearing the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, has arrived here. Cleveland, and Booker Washington. Booker T Washington In the Outlook. I met Mr. Cleveland for the first time when, as President, he visited the Atlanta exposition. At the request of myself and others he consented to spend an hour In the Negro building, for the purpose of In specting the negro exhibit, and of giving the colored people In attendance an op portunity to shake hands with him. As soon as I met Mr. Cleveland, I became Impressed with his simplicity, greatness and rugged honesty. I have met him many times since then, both at public functions and at Ws private residence in Princeton, and the more I see of him the more I admire him. When he visited the Negro building in Atlanta he seemed to give himself up wholly, for that hour, to the colored people. He seemed to be as careful to shake hands with some old colored "auntie," clad partially In rags, and to take as much pleasure In doing so, as if he were greeting some millionaire. Many of the colored people took advan tage of the occasion to get him to write his 'name in a book or on a slip of paper. He was as careful and patient 'in doing this as if he were putting bis signature to some great state document. Mr. Cleveland has not only shown his friendship for me In many personal .ways, but has always consented to do anything I have asked of him for our schools. This he has done, whether It was to make a personal donation or to use his Influence in securing the donations of otliers. Judging from my personal acquaintance with Mr. Cleveland, I do not believe that he Is conscious of possessing any color prejudice. He Is too great for that. In my contact with people I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who liever open up their souls in a way to per mit the'm-toome into contact with other 1 souls with the great outside World. HEAVY SNOW, RAIN AND "WIND STORMS "IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. Tributaries of the River Are Banlc Full Pittsburitccoverlns From the Blizzard. - WHEELING, W. Va., April 4. Reports from all parts of West Virginia, which have been kept back "by broken wires, tell of severe snow, rain and wind storms. There was a heavy fall of snow all over tlie state, except In the southeastern part, where there was a heavy rain in stead. Great alarm is felt 'here, and at down-river points lest there be a flood stage In the Ohio. The reports received do not warrant such feare, but the alarm is caused by fears thatk reports kept back by bad wires may be more disquiet ing. All the small, streams in the upper part ofthestite 4gre" bankful, and the lum bermen 'are rsuffering great losses. The -IjiUle. Kanawha. Is rising from head- watery. At Burnsyille the river is a rag- -SAMUEL MiiMimniuu mill inj miwii im i iiMmiwyjiji ihimijjmhmj iiii iimijiiiuimiw mm wwumnnmj. THE FAMQUff "GOLDEN RULE" .MAYOR OF TOLEDO, OHIO, RECENTLY - " ELECTED. ing torrent.- At Grantsvllle -this morning the stage was 27 feet, with 33 feet ex pected, which will do .great-damage. At that time logs wrom the upper river trib utaries, which are usually rafted, were passing Grantsvllle at the jate of I860 an hour. Many of these will be caught before they reach the Ohio, but thousands will be lost. Reports from Grafton, Weston, Sutton, Addison, Clarksburg, Morgantown, Fair mont, Grantsvllle, Creston, and other In terior points tell of from 1 to 2 inches of precipitation, raging rivers and dam age to low-lying property. Pittsbnrg Recovering From Storm. PITTSBURG, April 4. Because of the general prostration of the telegraph wires, news concerning the effects of yes terday's storm in near-by towns Is meager, but what has come to hand shows the storm to have been destructive in the extreme. Butler, McKeesport, Greens- "burg, Johnstown and several up-river' points all tell the same story of the heav iest snow and rainfall in years, great de- struction caused by falling telegraph and telephone poles, the crushing in qf house roofs and breaking down of trees, fences, etc. Many accidents' are reported, but no fatalities. In this city order is gradually being restored, street-car service has resumed almost its normal condition, but it will require several weeks of the hardest kind of work to put telephone, fire-alram and electric-light wires in their former condi tion. The streets and avenues in the Oakland and East End districts today present a very wrecked appearance. Struck a Landslide. BLUEFIELDS, Va., April 4. On the Clinch Valley division o -the Norfolk & Western, between Rlchlands and Swords Creek, a train, with two engines, struck a landslide and fell Into' 'the- river. Engineer Hetherington and Fireman William Shelton were instantly killed. THE OREGON'S PILOT. Navigating: Officer Nicholson Took the Hlg Ship Around the Horn. Army and Navy Journal. A" paragraph which has started around the newspapers having Its origin in the New York Press, and which may become embalmed in history is not correctea, at tributes to an outside pilot the success ful navigation of the battleship Oregon through the Straits of Magellan on her fam'ous run around the Horn during the Spanish-American War. This pilot, so the yarn goes, was In the employ of the firm of W. R. Grace & Co., of New York, and for hi3"servlces the firm received $5000 from Uncle Sam. Captain Charles E. Clark, the Oregon's commander on that historic voyage, authorizes ujs to say that their is no truth in any such story. No one will deny he is entirely right in not wishing any of the credit due to the Navy for the excellent performance, of his ship to be taken from It, The facts about the passage of the N battleship through the Straits of Magellan are these, as we get them from Captain Clark hlmbelf: The Oregon entered the Straits In the evening and anchored in a heavy gale at Port Tamar In 52 and 3S fathoms. Probably some pilot migh't have got a tietter anchorage, but Captain Clark and his officers did not know It. The next day she "ra'n to Sandy Point, which was reached just after dark. Three or four days were spent there coaling. The coal was taken from a ship laden partly with wool and the wool had to be moved to get at the coal, making the coaling job long and tedious. At early daylight, after the coaling was finished, the Ore gon got under way and that day ran put of the Straits. Captain Clark never saw a pilot on board the Oregon from the day he joined her at San Francisco till she reached Key West, where Rear-Admiral Remey sent one on board to show where to anchor and to receive coal. If Grape & Co. got that $5000 they would better refund It or send It to Lieutenant Commander Reginald F. Nicholson, the navigator- and the officers in charge of the deck duriiur their watches, while it ' MINERS DISSATISFIED. ' There May Yet Be a Strike In the Hard Coal Region. NEW YORK, April 4. The Times says: Henrj' White, general secretary of the United Garment-Workers, is authority for the statement that In spite of the apparent success of the mission of John Mitchell, president of the United Mine workers to this city and of the efforts, of the Rev. E. S. Phillips in the cause of peace, the trouble with the miners is not yet over. Secretary White went to Chicago while Mitchell was in this cltv to attend a convention of the National Civic Feder- ation, a body organized with the object of arbitrating disputes between employ ers and employes, which -was to be held, In Chicago on March 23. When he reached Chicago he found that the con vention - was postponed until April 28. White then went to the anthracite min ing district and met Mitchell in. Scran-j New York. White addressed several',' meetings of miners In Scranton, Wilkes M. JONfS J-barre and other places and " returned 'to thlsj city last night where he made the following statement: "I found trie miners very much dissat isfied over the fact that the ' operators have not agreed to recognize their union. While Mitchell has the men apparently i well under control, they were evidently j very much disappointed at the result of his mission to New York. They are, in my belief, preparing for a fight on the question of recognition of the union, ana while it may not take place immediately a strike of the miners in the entire an thracite district is, in my opinion. Inev itable unless the union is recognized. I should not like to see such a strike, but judging from the manner of the miners the trouble Is by no means over." Shirt Makers' Strilce Ended. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 4. An agree ment was reached this morning between the Wood Manufacturing Company and their employes, and 500 girls and women returned to their machines in the shirt factory. Carpenters' Strilce Off. MARION, Ind., April 4. The carpenters have declared their strike off today, a scale of 20 cents an hour and eight hours a day being agreed upon. About 700 men are involved. Musical Mugprlns. Our Animal Friends. The cat was frequently present in the parlor In the evening during the recitals on the piano, and was not always put out of the house when the household retired. Several times in the night some" members of the family thought they heard a slow, measured drumming on the piano, but they could not imagine who the musician could be who would arise from his bed to play on the Instrument. One night the mystery was solved. A lady and her daughter occupied a room on the first floor adjacent to the par lor. On the night referred to, she was awakened from a dream In which she thought she had been listening to the thrilling performance of a famous pianist, and, sure enough, some one was slowly drumming on .the instrument in the parlor. Her daughter rose to investigate the mys tery, and, when she stole into the next room, Imagine her surprise at seeing Mug gins deliberately promenading back and forth on the keyboard, playing what she evidently fancied to be a "taking" tune. Afterward she was known to do this again and again, continuing the perform ance as much as five minutes at a time, proving that she was designedly striking the kej's with her paws for the sake of the musical effect. It Is obvious that Muggins had a penchant for the piano, and that while human fingers had been thrumming the keys, her feline mind was busy drawing Its own conclusions and planning a performance of her own. Means of Abating; Bores. ' Kansas City Star. The proposition In England to make ob noxious personal habtts misdemeanors opens a wonderful vista of reform. Per haps, a century .hence, men will be ar rested and tried on the charge of being bores. Specification: The said John Doe persistently and knowingly sings, In crude, raucous and unlawfully offensive manner, certain ballads, thereby break ing the peace of the neighborhood where he resides. Specification: The 6aid John Doe persistently believes he is a great violinist, etc Or, the man who habitual ly breaks In on public meetings to make speeches, or the man who thinks he Is a politician, or the person who insists upon telling the. story of his life, may, In hal cyon times to come, be duly arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to an Isl and, set asldfe for bores. What a colony there would be on that Island! It would not be such cruel punishment, either, be cause every one sent there could have full swing to exercise his particular hob by on the others. Thus, society would be protected and the bores would die a happy death. INCIDENTS OF THE RICE MURDER HEARING. Valet-Secretary Jones Continued His Story Corroborative Testi mony Promised. NEW YORK, April 4. There were at least two Incidents during today's cross examination of Charles F: Jones, the valet-secretary of Millionaire William Marsh Rice, which rose above the ordi nary. One was a remarK made by Jus tice Jerome, who presides at the hearing, and which probably shows why Lawyer Patrick, accused with Jones of the mur der of the Texan, has all along taken the accusations of Jones against himself with, a demeanor almost bordering on contempt. Attorney Moore, for the de fense, had asked that when the hearing closed for the day, it be not resumed un til Tuesday. Justice Jerome seemed will ing and then added: "It is necessary that "Jones testimony as to this murder should be corroborated. He being a self confessed accomplice, his testimony alone Is not enough upon which to hold Patrick." Attorney Moore tersely added to this: "We understand that, and we suppose the District Attorney does, too." Tonight those who are v watching the case closely are wondering what corrob orative testimony the state will intro duce to sustain the claims of Jonas. The other incident brought out in the clearest light the Indomitable nerve of Patrick. In the face of the reiterated story of Jones that Patrick had Instigated the forgeries and the actual muider, the latter took his place in the court pro ceedings with the utmost nonchalance. At one point It became necessary that a statement -made by Jones be read, and It was given into the hands of one of the counsel for the defense for that purpose. This was the statement In which the vaiet claimed Patrick killed Rice, and which he has since denied. The reader hesitated and stumbled over the written words. Suddenly Patrick spoice up, ex claiming: "Here, I guess I can make it out; I'll read it." This was agreed to, and in a loud, clear voice he read: " 'P' got a towel and sponge and saturated the sponge with a colorless liquid he had in a bottle. Then he went into the room where 'R' lay in bed. I (Jones) was not in the room, but opened the door and peeped in. P was standing over 'R' with the cone-shaped towel In his hand, and he pressed It down over 'R's' face." Patrick was still reading with no show of emotion when Justice Jerome ordered a recess for luncheon. The "P's" and "R's" in the statement stand for Patrick and Rice. At another point In the proceedings Jus tlca Jerome gave his estimate of Jones with characteristic terseness. Attorney Moore had been raking the witness with questions all tending to bring out the valet's lying propensities. He showed that Jones had lied to and deceived his own father when the latter called on him in the hospital after he had attempted sui cide; that he had told untruths to Assis tant District Attorney Osborne nnd that he had lied to his own counsel. Here Justice Jerome struck In with the re mark : "This witness is a weak, wicked and unfortunate man. He is a self-confessed murderer and deserves contempt, but I won't allow you to Insult him." , Morris. Meyer, charged with forgery In trie first- degree and a cr lefendant with David L: Short,- accused oi witnessing the so-called Patrick will.has been admitted to -bail in $5$0O,. " SAFE BLOWN OPEN. Robbery of a Country Bunk After a Desperate Figrht. CHAPDON, O.. April 4. A gang of a half-dozen robbers early today blew open the safe of the Citizens' Savings Bank here( and after a desperate fight with NIghtwatchman Pomeroy and a citizen, succeeded in making their escape. The robbers secured less than $200. Night watchman Pomeroy discovered the men at work in the bank. He was seized, bound and gagged, but not until he had shot one of the burglars. Dr. Hudson, who lives near the bank, was aroused by the noise and came to the scene. He was also seized and tied hand and foot. It required three big charges of dynamite to blow the safe door off. After com pleting their work the robbers left town on a handcar. Early today two men were arrested at Wllloughby upon the charge of being members of the gang. The robbers succeeded in gaining en trance to only one compartment of the big safe. In another part, which was not reached, it is said nearly $30,000 was stored. Pomeroy Is badly used up. After he shot one of the burglars he was un mercifully clubbed over the head. After being bound and gagged, the watchman was dragged Into the bank. He lay there a witness to operations. At each ex plosion the robbers retired to places of safety. Pomeroy lay in an exposed place, and no attention was paid to him, except that one of the robbers, wKose arm had evidently been broken by the shot from Pomeroy's revolver, occasionally give him a kick In the ribs as he passed. The robbers were a long time getting Into the vault. They gathered up loose coins lying about, then went at the strong box. They exploded several charges, but could not force It. After an Investigation today, Cashier C. L. Smith, of the bank, said: "The robbers got $125 in gold; $20,000 in certificates held against the bank by Indi viduals, and $25,000 or $30,000 worth of mortgages and other securities belonging t'o Individuals. None of the paper taken is negotiable. There was $30,000 in cur rency in an inner vault, which they did not get." A posse of citizens Is scouring the sur rounding country for the robbers. It Is believed that some coins found in posses sion of the two men arrested at Wlllough by are part of those taken from the bank. The men also had several sticks of dyna mite In their pockets. BYSTANDERS SHOT. Three Men Wounded in a San Fran cisco Saloon Row. SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. Two men were fatally shot" and one seriously wounded In Joseph Anderson's saloon on Pacific street early this morning. Joseph H. Cordes, of Elmhurst, Alameda County, did the shooting. He was trying to kill Kitty Elsel, who formerly lived with him, but missed her each time and struck three innocent bystanders, all of whom were sailors. John Carlson was the first of the victime to succumb. He died almost Im mediately after his arrival at the harbor receiving hospital. Peter SJorgen, of the transport Indiana, was shot through the "head. He was hurried to the city receiv ing hospital. A casual Inspection con vinced the surgeons that SJorgen would soon die. A. J. Shanley, of the bark Harvester, was shot In the back. At the city receiving hospital the bullet could not be located. His chances for recovery are fair. j Saved by Lonsr Dlstnnce Wire. CHICAGO, April 4. Michael J. Sampson, formerly chief clerk of the Bureau of Special Assessments, who was arrested In London, brought back and convicted some time ago of forgery, was, by "vigorous use of the long distance telephone, today saved, for the time being, at least, from entering upon his term of imprisonment In the Jollet Penitentiary. The Supreme Court Issued a mandate a month ago re fusing a new trial for Sampson, and or- a!3 THE lf "&' Jjl of Virginia." mmW )La or Albumi &M$M IJ&$g& AND Samuel O. lA Potter, A. M.v M. D., M. R. C. P., London, Fn ftssor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, San Francisco in his handbook of PHARMACY, MATERIA MEDICA, and THERAPEUTICS, a text-book in many of the leading Medical colleges tit the country, under the head of ALBUMINURIA, page SiorerndLyt; " SOFFM UiM&WMm Vir! ginia is highly recommended.7' Under the head of CHRONIC BRIQHT'S DISEASE," page 6oi, sama .edition, in the citation of remedies, he says: " Mineral Waters, especially the MmmBlMumWMsm of Virginia, which has many advocates.' 6 A Veritable Dr. ViUiam H. Drummond, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, Bishop" 's-Cniversity, Montreal, Canvtfj; "In the Acute and Chronic Nephritis BRIGHT'S DISEASE of Gouty aud Rheumatic Origin, as well as in the graver Albuminuria iDaTTrv ,- rv t? rwr Wt-t3 t0 aci of Pregnancy, I have found ffiSJESULO i2i!l& Wi-UtSS a s a VERITABLE ANTIDOTE, and 1 know of NO OTHER NATURAL AGENT POSSESSING THJS IMPORTANT QUALITY." Testimonials which defy all imputation or questions sent to aay addrcs?. PROPRIETOR BUFFALO UTHIA SPKSJO. VIR6HHA Springs are open for guests June 15, close October 1 .. They are reached frora all directions over tha Danville Division of the Southern Railway. derlng the Sheriff to take him to the penitentiary at once. Shortly after neon' today Jud'je Glbbonr, granted a writ of hebcas corpus for Sampson, scttln? his hearing for tomorrow. Sampson had left for Jollet. and the warden was requested by wire to stop the prisoner at the door on his arrival this afternoon. Discharged for Lack of Evidence DENVER. April 4. A. L. Cowan, who has ceen under arrest for over a month on suspicion that he was the man who had terrorised the residents of Capitol Hill by many murderous assaults upon women during the past Winter, was dis charged today for lack of any satis factory evidence to convict h'm of any crime, but was immediately rearrested on a charjre of insanity. The formal i charge against Cowan was the murder of iirs. Mary Short, colored, who was struck down by a blow on the head, the I night of February 22, and died soon after- . ward. The same night Mrs. Josephine Unterahrer was struck, presumably by . the man who killed Mrs. Short, and she also died.- The thug's third victim that night was seriously injured, but has re covered. Prominent Kentncklans Fought. LOUISVILLE, Ky.f April 4. Gcnerrtl John B. Castleman. who was. Colonel of the' "First Kentucky Regiment. antTwa be a Brlgadler-jGeneral of Volunteers, ard "Walter B. Forrester, managing editor of the Louisville Commercial, fought In the street today. No, blood was shed, and thc affair was quickly over. There had been feeling between them since the Spanlsfi1 American "War, when Forrester was As sistant Adjutant-General of Kentucky. They met face to face on Fourth avenue today when General Castleman struck Forrester In the face. Forrester struck back and General Castleman fell In a half recumbent position. Friends stepped between them and each of the combat ants proceeded pulckly to his office. Malfennncc In Office. LISBON. O., April 4. In the Probate Court, L. P. Metzger, City Solicitor of Salem, was convicted of malfeasance In office, and sentenced to removal from of fice. The specific charges against him were traveling to New York City on a pass and charging railroad fare to his expense account with the city, and ac cepting a fee of J1000 in a railroad deal lmlnlcal to the Interests of the city. Victim of a Maniac. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 4. Frank Galiano, 20 years old. was last Saturday induced by M. Aylward, of Sioux City, la., to accompany him on a mining expe dition to the desert. Aylward returned to this city and was locked up In the City Jail charged with Insanity. As Galiano did not return It Is feared the maniac made away with him. The authorities are investigating. Alonzo Whitcmnn Convicted. NEW YORK, April 4. Alonzo "Whiteman. formerly of Duluth, Minn., was convicted of grand larceny in the Court of General Sessions today. Whiteman's offense was the passing of a worthless check at a hotel. Rexnlt of a Family QnnrreX ADRIAN. Mich., April 4. Owing to a family quarrel, Darius C. Bachelder, a horsa breaker, today shot and killed his wife, and then killed himself. Famine In India. Longmans Magazine. As to direct prevention of famine in In dia, though it Is obviously impossible to control the rainfall, we have done much to increase the artificial means of Irriga tion. For more than 20 years a portion of the surplus revenue has been set aside for a "famine Insurance fund." and ha. been spent not only on actual. relief of distress, when it 'occurs, but on canals, tanks, railways and roads and on light ening of the public burdens, so that, should extra taxation be ever necessary. In an emergency, the Indebtedness of the country should not on the whole Increase. From, this and other funds we have spent on canals (mostly during the last fifty years), about 4S,C00,000, and 36,000 miles at canals are now open. On railways up to the year 1SSS about 155,000,000 had been spent. The result Is seen In provinces like SIndh, once an arid desert, but now capable of cultivation, and supporting 2. 000,000 people; In parts of the Punjab, which have become quite independent of the rainfall; In Madras, where irrigation has often more than quadrupled the value of the land, and like effects in many other districts. Unfortunately, irriga tion is not a panacea of universal appli cation. In a hilly country like much of Central India, canals are Impossible. The small rivers, which are alone available for feeding some canals, dry up entirely In seasons of drought, and so do also tanks, reservoirs and wells. Science can not yet entirely subdue the forces of na ture. There remains, then, the grim fact that famines always have occurred in India as far back as history can trace, and they probably always will occur more or less severely. Meanwhile let it be a con solation to those who have some feeling for that uphappy country to know that what money, skill, and hard work can do to mitigate Its sufferings at the present moment, is being done according to the best traditions of English public serv ice, and what higher standard could be attained? nuria Bright3 s Disease Antidote $$ TRIED TO KILL THE CZAR vinxxA REPoms ax attempt at ASS ASS1XAT1 OvV. Ofllccr. of jtise Gtnrtl.'TFlreiUnt Xicho- Iii.h. but ii.s.scd Hint mid Then Committed S.tlclile. LONDON,- April 4. A apodal dispatch from Vienna says a report la published there that an olllccr of the Guards en tered the Czar's study and llrad it him with a revolver His Majesty was not hit. the dispatch adds, and the olttcer" com mitted suicide. The story is doubted, and is evidently a resuscitation of thef report contained In a. dispatch to the M.ornfng Leader, of this city, from Kieff. 'April 1. which said that an officer of the Czar's household had attempted to assassinate His Majesty by firing at him. mlsaed the Czar, and then shot himself before no could be arrested. SAGE ADVICE OF A FATEER Connxcl All Younff Men Enteritis a Baxinen.V Career- Shonld Heed. New York Commercial Advertiser. "My son." said the fond but wise parent. "you are leaving me to go out into the world. I have nothing to give you but ad vice. Never tell a lie. If you wish to put one in circulation, get It puollshed. A lie cannot live, but it takes one a blamed long time to fade out of print. "Always read your contract. A man might consider he was getting a sinecure if he were offered a position picking blos soms off a century plant, but, you see. he wouldn't have a remunerative occupation if he were paid on piece work. "Be not oveccrltical. Even the most ordinary sort of genius can tell when tha other fellow Is. making a fool of himself. "Remember, that the young man, liko the angler's worm. Is rather better for being visibly alive. "Be careful In the choice of your sur roundings. Environment will do a great deal for a man. For example, flour and water In a china jug Is cream sauce; In a pall on the sidewalk. It Is blllstlcker's paste. "Don't forget that there's a time for everything and that everything should be done In Its proper time. Never hunt for bargains In umbrellas on a rainy day. "You may make enemies. If you know who they are don't mention them. Silence to golden; it saves the money that might otherwise be spent In defending a libel suit. If you don't know who they are well, abuse lavished on a concealed ene my Is like charity Indiscriminately be stowed. It's a good thing wasted." Heroen Bnrled by Nisht. Woman's Home Companion. One of the most romantic burials in history waa that of Alnric, the King of the West Goths, who invaded Italy, captured and sacked Rome August 24, 410. After this success he was preparing to carry his arms Into Sicily, when he died suddenly at Cosentla. Italy. His soldiers buried hint in the bed of the River Busento, after turning the water Into another channel. With him was In terred great treasure and digging was done by prisoners, who afterward were put to death that the exact spot might remain unknown. ' Another Roman con queror, Attlla the Hun, was burled in 453 A. D In midst of a plain. His body was Inclosed in three cofflns the first of gold, the second of silver, the third and outer of iron. He, like Alarlc. was sur rounded by great treasure and burled by prisoners who were afterwards killed. A. third, secret and romantic burial was that of the Spanish explorer, Fernando da Soto, the discoverer of the Mississippi River. Shortly after finding the river he died of malarial fever, and to keep his body from failing Into the hands of the savages It was placed In a coffin which at midnight was taken to the middle ot the great stream and sunk. The "Mixer." Chicago Chronicle. It Is neither a new word nor a new Idea In politics. It means ability and forti tude in blending during a campaign col ors and substances which are not per mitted to come Into contact that Is, pub liclyat any other time. . The campaign "mixer" must have no over-refined sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch. Garlic must be to him as attar of roses. He must beware the example of that nice gentleman who a few years ago In this city temerariously invited a gar den crowd "to take a glass of layger with me." Brands of cigars are not so Im portant with the "mixer" as their num ber. No "citizen" Is to be "fat" or "greasy" until after the balloting. Balls nightly, though Lenten ashes strew so ciety, and handshaking unlimited If not able to make speeches. The "mixer" of the campaign Is, how ever, a comparatively Innocent and pic turesque person compared with your true "mixer," whose avocation does nob be gin until after the campaign Is- finished and there are votes not to seek, but to sell. The campaign "mixer" Is open and above board. Your trUe "mixer" "mixes' behind closed doors.