2 THE MOUSING pftlffiOyUfrV FRIDAY, 12, 1901. APRIL HE FETES ARE OVER "WIND-UP OP THE FRANCO-ITALIAN FESTIVITIES. Irtmbet Leaves Tonlon to Visit His SomeThe President Praised lor His Tact. TOULON, April 1L In behalf of the JB3nsr of Italy, the Duke of Genoa today jJlairlbuted a number of decorations to the French Ministers and military, naval and civil officials. President Loubet spent the early part xt the day in making a tour of the hospitals, and afterwards re ceived at the town hall delegations irom the Tofflon societies. He also distributed medals to workmen who had been 30 years In the same employ. At noon Presi dent Loubet boarded the Lepanto, the Italian flagship, and lunched with the Duke of Genoa. The latter. In toasting the Chief Executive of France, said: "Permit me. Mr. President, to express t0 you my acknowledgment of the very cordial and sympathetic welcome accord ed by France to myself and to this squad ron under my command. I shall retain an unalterably happy recollection of the mag nificent reception. I drink to France and her urmles on land and sea, and 1 also deBlre to express my high regard for yourself personally," Before he resumed his seat, the Duke touched glasses with President Loubet and the two warmly clasped hands. Pres ident Loubet replied: "Monseigneur, I am profoundly moved 3y the friendship you have just expressed ior the French Bepubllc and Its Presi dent, and by the sympathy which you show for Its army and navy. It is un necessary to repeat to you what are the feelings- of the French Nation toward Italy. You already know them and I have described them to you. But I wish once more to assure you that we are pro foundly touched by the evidence of friend ship which His Majesty the King of Italy has given to France, by sending your grand squadron here. I drink to the health of King Victor Emmanuel, to the Toyal family, to their prosperity, to the Italian fleet. I drink also to your personal health. Just now, I noticed in your cabin the pictures of those dear to you. Permit me to associate them Tvlth yourself In the good wishes I am now expressing, and drink to the health of your entire family." "While on board the X-epanto, M. Loubet discussed with the Duke of Genoa the in crease and perfection of modern arma ments, remarking that it would be a ter rible responsibility to provoke war. The Duke of Genoa said: "You are right, and I think such visits as these are cal culated to render the relations between nations more cordial." M. Loubet and M. Delcasse spent half an hour on board jthe submarine boat Gustave Zede, ana part of the time she was going through evolutions submerged. The President also visited the Russian battle-ship Czarovltch and the Russian armored cruiser Bayan, bestowing commandershlns In the Legion of Honor upon their captains. Later, ML Loubet attended a banquet given In his honor In the principal theater. M. Loubet toola cordial leave of the Duke of Genoa at 11:36 P. M. President Loubet left Toulon shortly after mid night for Montelimar, where be will meet Mme. Loubet and visit his mother. A great crowd cheered his departure. The Duke of Genoa, with the .Italian war ships, will remain here until Saturday. The Italian sailors were allowed ashore last evening and fraternized with their French comrades in the cafes and along the streets. The local fetes will continue until tomorrow night, until the interna tional fetes are over. PRAISE! KOR. LOUBET. ,For the Able Manner In "Which He .Carried Out His Part PARIS, April 1L The .satisfactory man ner 'in which the whole affair at Toulon has been carried out has been a -personal success for M. Loubet. Nothing but praise Is heard, even from his opponents, for 4he able manner In "which he has played his part The accounts agree that not a false note has disturbed the harmony and the tact displayed on all sides, from President Loubet, the Duke of Genoa and Admiral BIrileff to -the minor participants In thB events, was a noteworthy feature. As to the political side of the Franco Italian demonstration, the Temps tonight, aow that the speechmaklng is over, puts the situation In a clear light with the fol lowing remarks: "The words pronounced by M. Loubet and the Duke of Genoa, and especially the telegrams exchanged between M. Lou bet and the King of Italy, stamp the pro ceedings at Toulon with their true diplo matic significance. France and Italy yes terday gave one another officially the title of friends, which accords so well with the fraternity of their genius and blood. This is an event which must not be dis torted nor strongly interpreted. But there is little risk of exaggerating Its import ance, which, taking everything into con sideration, is considerable. Both Italy and France have greatly changed since the time of Bismarck and CrispL We can not yet cay what fruits yesterday will bring forth, but we augur much there from." The Journal des Debate says the events at Toulon will leave a happy souvenir In the history of France and Italy, and their rapprochement will henceforth xank as an established, avowed and proclaimed fact. M. Hanotaux, the ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an Interview, is quoted as ex pressing the opinion that the Toulon dem onstrations were a valuable indication of the pacific sentiments animating the pow ers. The visit of the Italian squadron marks tbe;'end of a painful period of ten sion in the relations between France and Italy, and points to an evolution of the sentiments- of the Italian Government toward France. i Significance of the Festivities. ROME April 1L The .Patrla publishes a dispatch from Toulon giving an inter view with M. Delcasse, .the French For eign Minister, regarding the significance of the lentlylties there. M Delcasse Is xeported.as having said: " "The interests -of France and Italy are not, happily, opposed. Diplomacy ought to profit by this absence of motives for conflict. My ambition Is to conclude an other commercial treaty with Italy. I have been charmed by the tact, courtesy, ability, culture and savolr falre of the Duke of "Genoa." ' Cvi ' THE CZAR NOT FRIGHTENED. Students Do Not Blame Him for -. Their Grievances. LONDON, April 11. A dispatch from St. Petersburg, dated April H, says that the stories of plots against the life of the Czar, which found their way lntt the American press through English, German and French chEnne"ls. were common talk on the Streets of St. Petersburg .months before they were published. Reports o the effect that the Czar was living-.behjna;, steel walls and continually running, from one deBk to another in his study for fear of bombs, aroused nothing but 'ridicule. Alarm has been felt In all circles for the life of the Czar, as the avowed anarch ists and revolutionists have been display ing unusual activity since the student troubles. It -would-be going too far to say that the students central committee or some members thereof ""are probably compromised by their relations with the revolutionary organizations, but it is not generally believed that the mass of stu dents are Infected with revolutionary principles. "The students do not appear even to have regarded -the Csa as responsible for their grievances, continues the dis patch. He recently received, a delegation, of them "at Tsarkoe-Salole; where he now resides. Many of them frankly confess that they never heard an unkind word spoken of 'him, and, this cannot be attrib uted to fear, for the students are accus tomed to talk quite freely among them selves. Thus the idea that the students as a body are plotting against his life falls to the ground. Emperor Nicholas certainly does not seem- to entertain this fear, for he come3 to the city frequently to transact state affairs or to attend pub lic -concerts. Student Demonstrations Spread. BERLIN, April 11. The Voerwaerts, the Socialist organ, asserts that the stu dent demonstrations in Russia have spread to Siberia and that 300 students recently paraded In Tomsk singing revo lutionary songs. In the course of a long article on "Wall-street speculation, the Frankfurter Zeltung says: "The present boom bears the stamp of a wild and highly unsound move ment, resembling the Vienna speculation craze of 1873. The greatest caution should be exercised by German Investors." The article attracted much attention on the bourse today, causing a break in values. The loan of 10,000,000 marks to be is sued by the municipality of Charlotten burg will be subscribed April 16. The Lokal Anzeiger and the Frank furter Zeltung confirm the report that 5000 -of the workmen of Herr Krupp have been dismissed. The Prussian Railway authorities are making experiments with American car couplers. Glasgow Bays American Ralls. NEW YORK, April 1L Private cable advices last night brought news that the Glasgow, Scotland, municipal committee had recommended the awarding of a big contract to an American steel company for the supply of 3450 tons of rails and fishplates for the municipal street railway at Glasgow. There will be 3000 tons of straight rails, 300 tons of curved rails and 160 tons of fishplates. The price for the rails will be $32 a ton, and the fishplates ?34 a ton. The order is therefore worth $110,700. The rails are to be used for the extension of the electric system owned by the city Itself. Fully nine-tenths of the first equipment of the road, amounting to 5900.000. was Tiurehaspd In trm United j States. This rail contract will be the largest ever placed In this city for use in Great Britain. The Lorain Steel Com pany, of Ohio, gets the order. Sympathy for Macedonians. LONDON, April 12. "Stromr sig nificance attaches to the fact," says the Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, "that the Bulgarian Minister of War having forbidden oflicers to hold any communication with the Mace donia committee, several Immediately re signed. This proves the existence of widespread sympathy for the Macedonian revolution. If the prohibition is extended to civil as well as military oflicers, the speedy downfall of the Bulgarian Minis try Is almost inevitable. The Macedo nian Congress Is now definitely fixed for May 17 and a grave crisis is contem plated." "Wanted an Inquiry. LONDON, April 1L The annual meet ing of the shareholders of the Cunard Line Company today was marked by an unusual Incident. A shareholder demand ed that a committee of Independent shareholders be appointed to inquire Into the policy and position of the company, declaring that the profits were made sole ly from transport work and that another war and more butchering would be re quired to assure future dividends. The motion was. not adopted, but the report, recommending a 5 per cent dividend and a 3 per cent bonus was adopted. Gambling: Swindle on a Liner,. LONDON, April 1L A gambling scan dal occurred on the White Star Line steamer Teutonic, which arrived here from New York today. Two of the cabin passengers were caught cheating at poker. They secured considerably under 200, but were .obliged to make restitution- The same men were discovered swindling In the pools on the ship's dally run, and were forced to give back a check for 50 which they had gained in this manner. Upon the Teutonic's arrival at Liverpool the swin dlers were allowed to proceed with a warning. JT. P. Morgan in London. LONDON, April 1L When J. P. Morgan landed at Liverpool this morning he de clared he knew nothjng regarding the Panama Canal scheme with which his name has been connected In the English press. At London, Mr. Morgan was met by J. P. Morgan, Jr., his two grandchil dren and a number of reporters. To the latter he delclined to give any Informa tion. "Let me alone, will you," he said to the group, hurried to his carriage, and drove off with a grandchild on each knee. High-Prlced Pills. BERLIN, April 1L At Elberfeld today, during the trial began yesterday of Baumann, DIckhelff and others who are accused of having fraudulently freed from military service many sons of wealthy parents, several witnesses ad mitted having given Baumann sums ranging from 2000 to 3000 marks for pills that would produce the. appearance of jaundice, thus securing military ex emption. The Undertakings Suspended. YOKOHAMA, April IL The decision of the Japanese Minister of Finance, Vis count Watanabe, to postpone the railroad, telegraph and telephone undertakings, al though the1 budget provides expenditures for this purpose, hafe created much public dissatisfaction. A Turkish Loan. BERLIN, April 1L The Frankfurter Zeltung today prints a special from Con stantinople whpch says the Tuklsh Gov ernment has raised a loan of 200,000 from, the Ottoman Bank to settle the claims -of the Cramps and the Krupps. "Waldecla .Rousseau Recovering. PARIS, April XL Waldecb Rousseau, the, Premier, has recovered sufficiently ,for him-to leave the city and, he started iast-nignt ior Anuges. Later he -will go to Venice. The Ophlr at Colombo. COLOMBO, April 1L The Ophlr, with the "Duke, and Duchess of" Cornwall and York on board, arrived here this" morn ing on the Tvay to Australia. Studying the Philippines. SAN FRANCISCO, April 1L Congress man -Hull, chairman of the House com mittee on military affairs, Is .here on his way to the Philippines. He said re garding his trip: "I look upon the Islands as part of the' United States, and as such we have got to legislate for them. To do so properly we should be personally acquainted with ,them. Others besides myself have taken the same view, and during the coming season fully 50 members of the Senate and 'House will visit the Philippines." . E. O. Ward Resigns. AN FRANCISCO, April U.-E. C. Ward, general agent at San Francisco for the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, has tendered his resignation, to take effect April 15. Ward has been with the company in various capacities In the transportation department for nearly 10 years, partly in Portland and partly In this city. Hosiery Plant Bnrncd. BARNESVILLE, O., April U. Fire at midnight last night resulted In the com. plete destruction of the new plant of the Barnesvllle Hosiery Company. The loss is,estlmatedat 160,000 on the buildings and etoek. TPith JK.tJOO'lnRiirnnr'n Tha nrlrrtn -of the fire ls'unknown. BOTHA'S . NEGOTIATIONS THE REPORT-IS BELIEVED IN. LON DON TO BE TRUE. The- British Have Evacuated Hoope stad General Dewet Is De scribed as Insane.- LONDON, April 12. No further news has been received regarding the reported resumption of peace 'negotiations In South Africa, but the fact that the cen sor allowed jthe report to pass and the fact that the government has not Issued a denial, are held to prove that negotia tions of some sort are in progress. The casualty list issued yesterday, re vealed the fact that Lord Methuen was discharged from the hospital last week, this being the first notification that he had been III. There Is no Information from South Af rica beyond the fact that the British have evacuated Hoopestad, ,whlch, the Daily Mall observes, "seems to show that Lord Kitchener's force is still none too strong." It is announced from Brussels that the Dutch Transvaal Committee, has handed to Mr. Kruger a check for 17000,000 florins, collected In Holland for the assistance of the Boers. It appearg that Mr. Kruger's entourage assert that the route from Leysdoran to Soutspanoburg is heavily fortified, and able to resist the British a long time. A news agency this afternoon publishes a dispatch from Capg Town, received by the Frankfurter Zeltung, purporting, to be a true picture of the present situation in South Africa. The dispatch says General Dewet Is so distracted by the hopelessness of his cause that he can truthfully be de scribed as insane. He goes in fear of his life amidst his own troops, and keeps himself surrounded night and day by a bodyguard of chosen adherents. From his own ranks, voices are now frequently heard calling Imperatively for peace. The British War Ofllce has Issued the following special order, regarding surren ders in the field: "Any officer or soldier who In the presence of the enemy displays a white flag or other token of surrender will be tried by general court-martial." The Suggestion Not Seconded. MELBOURNE, Victoria, April 12. The Federal Cabinet, at Its first sitting today, decided that It was unable to recommend the suggestion qf Mr. Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, that .the Boer prison ers bo sent to Tasmania. UNVEILED BY THE EMPEROR. Monument of the Kaiser's Grand father Dedicated. POTSDAM, April 1L Emperor "William at noon today unveiled the equestrian statue erected in honor of Emperor Will iam I. The Emperor was on horseback and wore the uniform of a German Field Marshal. Baron von Manteuffel, Presi dent of the Brandenburg Diet, delivered an oration, and later Emperor William and the Empress reviewed a parade of the troops. At luncheon the Emperor said that the unveiling of the statue touched chords which moved, him to call for cheers for the Mark of Brandenburg and for the men of the Mark. The. ceremony was In every way Impos ing. The Emperor reviewed the parade from a carriage. Among those who at tended were Crown Prince Frederick Will iam, Prince and Princess Frederick Leo pold and the Grand Duke 6f Weimar. The military honors were rendered by the Emperor's favorite company of the First Regiment of the Guards. In the course of bis oration Baron von Manteuffel referred to "that abominable deed at Bremen," and concluded as follows: "We Brandenburg ers wish to honor the illustrious grand father la the grandson. Th'ree cheers for our beloved !KaIser, King and Margraye, William HI" The Emperor, whb looked"serious, 'gave a sign for the withdrawal -of the drapery. Upon the Inspection of the monument,' He showed special pleasure over the relief showing a dashing ride by his grand father as a 17-year-old aid. The details His Majesty carefully explained to the members of the British accession mission. The luncheon was' served In the City Schloss. The Emperor has bestowed the Order of the Red Eagle upon Professor Herter, who designed the monument. The Wnrtemunrgr Scandal. STUTTGART, April 11 Barton Sohott von Schottenstein, Minister of War for Wurtemburg, concerning whom reports of resignation under pressure and suicide pending painful disclosures were circu lated last month, resigned his portfolio today. For nine years Baron von Schot tenstein was a General of infantry. Last month a woman was arrested in Stuttgart at whose fashionable residence it was al leged scandalous orgies had occurred. Baron von Schottenstein was accused -of being one of the principal participants, and was called upon to testify at the preliminary hearing of the charges against the accused woman. Shortly afterward he was given leave of absence by the King of Wurtemburg, and there was a report that he had committed sui cide. From the outset his dismissal or his resignation was expected as the in evitable outcome of the scandal. Y ' 0 9 Portland Dogs of Hig'K Degree Article In The Sunday Oregonian. Illustrated by 20 half-tone engrav ings of Portland kennels. ' Fflends of the canine family should order papers in advance. The Sunday Oregonian, April 14. ' 0 $' --3 THE CHINESE SITUATION. Not Mnca Progress Being 'Made To- ward a Settlement. WASHINGTON, April 11.- There were .no developments over night in the situ ation at Pekln, so far as the State De partment is informed. The troublesome subject of indemnities Is still engaging the attention of the Ministers and not much progress is being made toward a final settlement. Incidentally, exchanges are golpg on between the various foreign offices in a rather irregular manner and it is possible that this will eventuate in the arrangement of a basis o-settlement. Some such course as this was found necessary to secure the original agree ment upon which the Ministers themselves are now in negotiation with the Chinese envoys, the Ministers themselves having failed to arrange a base for the negotia tions. German Officer Killed. BERLIN, April 11. A dispatch from Pekln says that Captain Bartsch, of the Second Infantry (German), was found dead in the neighborhood of j?ekln yes terday. An inqufry has been opened and the information so far obtained' tends to show that the officer met Tittt an acci dent On the other hand a vdlspatch from Pekln to the Lokal Anzeiger says Captain Bartsch. was shot while riding near .the Summer Palace,- ahd that his horse disappeared. ' The Court "Will Move. LONDON, April 12. According to the Shanghai correspondent of the Standard, the Chinese assert that the court has de cided to leave SIngan Pu, via Pekln, for the Province of Honan, May 7. -The Crisis-P6stponed. LONDON. Aorll 11. Count fknm.i tex- XJapanese Premier) asserts' that ihe Russo- J Japanese, , crisis is postponed, until the Chinese, court shall have returned to Pe- Jldnflsays the Tpklo correspondent of the Russia, .another protest agqlpst the occu pation of Manchuria. . Ministers Meeting: Postponed. PEKIN, April 11. The meetings of the foreign Ministers at Pekln have been post poned at the request of M. De Glcrs, on account:.of the Easter .holidays. END' OF PATRICK HEARING. New York ImTrrer Held to Answer to the Grand Jury. NEW YORK, ApriTll. The hearing in the, gase, of Albert T. Patrick, charged, with the murder of. Millionaire Rice, closed this afternoon, and Justice Jerome announced that he reserved his decision, but hoped to make it known by Monday. It rests w.ith Justice Jerome whether or not Patrick will be hold for the grand jury. Meanwhile, Patrick will stay in the Tombs. - Ih summing up for the prisoner, his counsel, T&r. Moore, presented several rea sons why he thought Patrick should be fre.ed. The last one was this: "Admit ting, if you will, that Patrick is srulltv of forgery, corroboration of that has no bear ing on the charge of murder. We con tend that there is no evidence that Rice was murdered." "That may be," Justice Jerome said, "but under the common law, on the state ment of Jones alone. I should have to hold the; defendant for the grand jury. Whether the statutes charge this in re gard to the holding of the defendant for the grandjjury is the question. That Is a mere question of law, and can easily be settled." i Mr. Moore, acting for David L. Short and Morris Meyers, waived' examination of the charges of forgery against them, as , he also did concerning the charge of forg ery against Patrick. The latter was re manded to the Tombs without bail on the murder charge, but no ball was fixed for him In the 'forgery matter, while Short and Meyers were held In -bonds of $10,000 each. " " i . ; THE STOLEN GOLD BARS. Stcn'mer 'officials Say They Were Taken in New York. BREMEN, , April 11,. In support of their belief that'the gold bars reported missing from the specte'-roonj of the Kaiser Wil hejm der qrpsse In transit between New York and hsrbpurET were stolen at New York, the officials of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company point out that the specie-room, jon the Kaiser Wilhelm def Grosse is situated behind the baggage room, and that the trunks of hundreds of passengers are piled up against the doors of the specfe-room. The officials of the company are satisfied that the gold was abstracted between the afternoon when the barrels containing the 2,QOO,000. marks Were placed lri the strong room and the following morplng, when the passengers baggage was stowed away. The officials are of the belief that the thief allowed himself to be locked up In the baggage room after the gold was deposited In the strong room, and managed to take, the booty ashore during the confusion of ar riving passengers and the stowing away of the baggage, Assay Office Men Were Careful. NEW YORK, April 11. On being asked If the bars of gold stolen from the specie room of the- North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse could have possibly been lost In transit between the United States assay .office and the vessel's pier, an officer of the assay office said: "The bars were not lost In transit. They were placed on, board the Kaiser der Wil helm der Grosse, as our receipt from the National t City , Bank shows. The amount carried to the pier was $505,003 90, or a little in excess of the amount called for by the bankVj Frederick Barkley, the truckman Vfhotftransferred, the gold 'from tne assayTpfficeto the gi eamship, jwas ac companied' by 'two bank' officials' He is positive mat xne goio. was piaceo. on board. The gold was packed in kegs, each of which held between 160,000 and 560,000. Several men witnessed the nailing and sealing of each keg. The robbery was the wcrck of clever thieves, for the precau tions taken in such cases are extraordi nary." A representative of Chubb & Sons, ma rine insurance agents, said that the un derwriters would, have, to suffer, the loss if It could not be, proved that the steam ship company had, been negligent in the care pf the gold. A Mystery Cleared, SEDALIA, Mo., April 11. The mystery surrounding the theft of 510,000 In green backs from .the Bank of Commerce, of this city, August 1, 1898, has been cleared by a convict named Freeman, now in the Michigan City,' Ind., penitentiary. Ac cording to Freemap, the theft was com mitted by Irwin Gamble, "who entered the vault of the Bank of Commerce at the noon hour, and got away with the money while he watched outside. Found Guilty of Murder. OKLAHOMA CITY, April 11. W. M. Yoder was found guilty today of the mur der of E. J. Eck In August, 1899. Eck was murdered for $430 and his clothing burned, his head cut off and the trunk and. head thrown Into the Canadian River. REMAINS OF LINCOLN. Will Be Removed to the New Mon ument at Springfield, SPRINGFIELD, IJh April 11. The re mains of Abraham Lincoln, which have been resting in a temporary. vault during the reconstruction of the Lincoln monu ment, will be removed to the new monu ment Within a tew days, The removal -will be private, only the trustees of the monument and reprsentatives of the state and press being present It is said that the casket containing the boiiy of the martyr President will be opened. The ex act date fixed for the transfer of the re mains will not be made public. Too Many Inftdels, She Says. New York Tribune. "Students of colleges and universities are being made infidels under our very eyes," said a member of the Woman'? National Sabbath alliance at its regular monthly meeting yesterday morning. She lamented the fact that textbooks are written by skeptics and agnostics and that, as a consequence, statements made regarding religious creeds are caricatures. Anent the subject, another member stated that college students are often obliged to travel on Sunday, . because they must reach their classrooms early on the morn ings of the. Mondays following vacations. She suggested that the attention of col lege presidents be called to this condi tion. In these easy-going days, she said, young people do not rise at 6 o'clock in the mornings or icarller to catch early trains.. A r discussion, followed this and the matter will -be brought before the board of directors. The meeting was in formal and a variety of topics was dis cussed. Mrs, Darwin R. Jones presided and sald - t , ''No nation rushes into fads as we do. The. trend Is, rapidly downward and Jhe barriers guarding Sabbath observance are rapidly going down. The Satibath law Is not only written in the-Scripture, but In the heart 6f every mart and animal, if we are to be the nation" we ought t0 be' and might be the leader of everything good In the earth the Sabbath must be preserved." - t Lodger Had Measles .A man -wha gave his name as W. A. Buzzell, from Holbrook Station, walked Into the police station, early this morn ing, and jisked -Captain Holman for lodg ing. Buzzejl appeared to be sick, and it was found he was suffering from measles. He wasi sent- to St.- Vincent s .rjospiuu, and .City Physician Zan was notified. - GOVERNOR. OF ILO ; IL0 DELGADO, EX-INSURGENT, ' vTHlf POSITION. GETS 'I General' Hag-hes Recommended the FHtlso,;Who..WnM5et Largest Salary of Any Governor. ILO ILO, Island of Panay, April 11. General Martin Delgado, the chief Insur gent commander in the Island, of- Panay until his surrrender In January, has been appointed Governor of the Province of IIo Ho, created Sy the UriltecTStates Philip pine Commission today. Judge Taft's an nouncement of the appointment was greeted With enthusiasm from the dele gates and spectators. General Delgado was .recommended 'by General Hughes and by hl3 subordinate officers and the natives as honest, capable and popular. His aalafy will be-3000 gold, the highest of any Provincial Governor. Lieutenant Thompson of the Thirty eighth Regiment, was appointed treasur er. The other officials are natives. The province contains nearly half the popula tion of Panayr estimated at 1,000,000 per sons. A. feature of the session of the com mission today was the opposition to the land taxation provisions; but a fuller explanation of the American system suf ficed. POSTAL SERVICE IN PHILIPPINES. Auditor Lawab.ee Found a Poor Sys tem of Bookkeeping. WASHINGTON, April U. A letter from A. L. Lawshee, Auditor of the Philippines, haB been received at the War Depart ment, and certain portions of It have been sent to the Postmaster-General for his Information. The letter relates large ly to the methods of keeping accounts, which are not approved by Mr. Lawshee, and which have not been In accordance with the forms prescribed. Mr. Lawshee took four expert clerks when he, went to the Philippines, and these are going over the accounts. It is said at the depart ment that there is no intimation of any fraud, but a Bystem of bookkeeping is in vogue which lacks the business methods necessary to secure the best Tesults. ' "The'accounts as filed here," said Post masteriGeneral 'Smith, "are certainly am ple. They account satisfactorily for every thing. As to Irregularities, there Is ab solutely no word of foundation for such a story. Not long ago one of the most ex perienced Inspectors In the postal service was sent to the Philippines, and he made a thorough Inspection of every detail of the work there. His report paid a high tribute to the condition of affairs. The reports from there show a. handsome sur plus, a showing that I only wish the ser vice In the United States cquld make." STORY OF A JUNTA. MacArthur' Snld to Be Preparing Tortnres for Agulnaldo. LONDON, April 11. At a secret meeting of the Filipino junta here today, 35 repre sentative Filipinos from Madrid, Barce lona, Paris and Brussels being present, there was read a telegram from the Sin gapore junta, which eald that General MacArthur was preparing to torture Ag uinaldd unless 'he took the oath of alle giance to the United States and signed the peace proclamation. The Singapore jun ta urged those present at this London meeting to formulate a circular of protest directed to the European courts. It de scribed in detail the engines of torture that were being erected by the Americans at the Malacanan palace at Manila. The meeting- professed' intense anxiety over this telegram from Singapore, In splto Tot the -publication here, April 2, of a dispatch to the effect that Agulnaldo had alwudy sworn. -allegiance, to the United States, The FJUplpo leaders here ridicule,-the idea that the arrest of Agul naldo will put a stop to the Insurrection in the Philippines. " Two Frovinces Freed. WASHINGTON, April 11. The War De partment today received the following cablegram: "Manila, April 11. Adjutant-General, Washington Colonel Acres surrendered" Castillejos yesterday; 335 soldiers, 12 offi cers and arms. This and the surrender of Colonel Alva at Porlngo, April 8, with 13 officers, 394 men, 92 rifles, frees Bataan and lambales Provinces. , "MACARTHUR." The dispatch was not made public In full. It is presumed that the part with held relates to Agulnaldo. Making Slow Time, WASHINGTON, April 11. The transport Garonne sailed from Manila March 8 with the Twenty-sixth "Volunteer Infantry, ex cept Gompany F, and has not yet been reported "at Sftn Francisco. This has pot caused any apprehension at the War De partment, as it took the Garonne 11 days to reach Nagasaki, coal and resume her voyage, while the other transports take only nine ddye. She is a" slow vessel, and may be a week behind the other trans ports if she makes no better time between Nagasaki and San Francisco than she did on the first part of the voyage. The New York and the Buffalo. " PORT SAID, April 11. The, United States cruiser New York, with Admiral Rogers to board, arrlyed here today, on her way to Manila. COLOMBO, CeylonTApril 11. The United States cruiser Buffalo has arrived herer A Transport Disabled. SAN FRANCISCO, April 1L-The Brit ish steamer Arab, which left here on Mrch 31 for Manila, under charter by the Government, retushed to port today with her machinery disabled. VICE IN NEW YORE. Committee of Fifteen Report. Snbmlts Its NEW YORK, April 11. The Committee of Fifteen, organized some months ago to investigate vice as It exists in this city, made its preliminary report to the pub lic today. The report dlsclos.es the fact that gambling and poolrooms were being operated openly. In violation of the, law; that the gambling spirit had been devel oped to such an extent as to become a distinct menace to the community, and that these resorts were undoubtedly pro tected in their operation by officers whose dutv It was to close them. Raids were J made by the committee and its agents, and the results obtained show conclusive ly that a committee of citizens can force the police to close such resorts, thus prov ing that vice Is protected, and also that the raids have resulted in making the gambling business unprofitable. The committee has been collecting data from different countries, and Intends to prepare ft report embodying suggestions for the treatment of the soclal-evll prob lem In great cities. It does not feel that the best Interests of the city will be served by any violent attempt to sup press thig evil, but it is hoped that the forthcoming report will present such In formation and recommendations as shall enable the community to face the situa tion frankly and to deal 'with It conserva tively -and wisely. The committee says that the actual conditions of the tene-ment-hoUse population Is alarming in re spect to the social eyll, and that In 125 tenement-houses in which disorderly women were living there were found In each house an average of 24 children under .the age of IS years and the com mittee Is .collecting evidence which will be utilized' to eliminate this ev!l;also in vestigating the organized traffic in young lrls by the co-called "cadet"' system. The "recommendation is made "that ' In each assembly district one suitable as sembly hall shall he built, which shall be kept, available for citizens' meetings, and jit throws out a suggestion that these 'might be built In connection with the new public libraries. "BLIZZARD IN COLORADO.- Eastern Part of the State and Wyom ing Covered With, Wet Snow, - DENVER, Colo., April U. The snow storm which began Tuesday and con tinued Intermittently Wednesday, devel oped Into a blizzard during the night. Throughout Eastern Colorado and Wy oming the ground is covered with wet snow to a depth of from one to two feet. No serious damage has yet been reported. The weather has been com paratively warm. Should it become cold er the wet snow will form a crust which will make it impossible for cattle and sheep to graze on the ranges, and in that vent serious losses of livestock may result. Snow . continued to fall all the forenoon as far east as Llmon. Farther east rain gladdened the hearts of the farmers. The storm has not seriously Interfered with traffic on the Untan Pa cific, Burlington or Rock Island railroads. The Santa Fe train, which left Denver at 3:20 A. M was blockaded by drifts near Sedalla. at 410 A. M. Five hours of fu rious work were required to dig it out. and It continued on its journey. Other trains were delayed two to four hours on the divide. All the roads are using huge snow plows In an effort to keep their tracks cleat. The mountain lines are run ning two engines and a great Sanger over the west sections. A violent blizzard is raging In the Crip ple Creek division. The mountain tops In the Leadvllle district, especially between the Cloud City and Como, are hidden in a swirling white mass. Boreas Pass Is burled. A correspondent there wires as' follows: "Snowing fearfully, melting rapidly, very high wind, bad drifts. Snow five feet deep on the level." The telegraph, telephone and electric r lighting companies have sustained consid erable losses from falling wires. Street cars have been operated In this city dur ing the day with difficulty. Pikes's Pcnk Region Bnrlcd. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Atirll 11. The Pike's Peak region is burled under two to 10 feet of snow, which fell In about 12 hours, beginning at 9 o'clock last night. The snow is deepest on the north side of Pike's Peak, and over the trans continental divide between this city and Denver. A gale blowing 50 miles an hour Is drifting the snow, and the Cripple Creek mining district is blockaded. All trains are three to six hours late be tween here and Denver. The Santa Fe is snoweel under. By working all night with electric plows, the rapid transit sys tem In this city was kept open. The city schools were dismissed for the day on account of the storm. THE FLOW REDUCED. Current In the Chicago River I Too Strong1. CHICAGO, April 11. The Post today says: "Federal authorities have ordered the flow In the Chicago River reduced from 300,000 to 200,000 cubic feet a minute. Word to this effect came from Washington to the Sanitary Board today. The board will act Immediately upon receipt of the official order, and the current will not be increased, as the channc has been wid ened and deepened and existing obstruc tions to navigation have been removed. Action on the part of the War Depart ment was brought about ny the protest of local river Interests and the Lake Car riers' Association, which, since the open ing p? the big canal, have complained that 300,000 cubic- feet provided by c law Vaa dangerous to navigation under present conditions. Local authorities are appre hensive of the effect It may, have upon the St. Louls litigation. With the fu.ll flow to dilute the sewage carried down the canal from the Chicago River, the board had no fear of the charge that Chi cago was polluting the water supply of St. Louis. In view of the action of the War Department, the outcome of the St. Louis appeal to the courts Is doubtful. If the Legislature passear the bill author izing the commission to collect one-half of 1 per cent tax to be used for the Im provement of the river. It is believed the current can be increased gradually after September, as the work of widening and deepening the channel progresses. 'Other wise it will be four or five years before relief can he obtained." .i THE DEATH ROLL. " R. C. Chambers. SALT LAKE, April 11. A. private tele gram from San Francisco announced the sudden death of R. C. Chambers In that city today. He left here for San Fran cisco last week, and was then in his usual health. Mr. Chambers was one of the best-known mining men In the West, having mineral Interests in several states. He came to Salt Lake in the early '70s, and for the last 30 years had been super intendent of the Ontario mine. He was j also Interested in the Daly and Daly West I mines, at Park City, and for the past year was president of the Daly West. The Ontario mine has paid nearly $14,000,000 In dividends under Mr. Chambers,' manage ment. Mr. Chambers was largely Inter ested in the Salt Lake Herald; was for several years a member of the State Sen ate, and" was Interested In numerous bust nefs enterprises in the .city. He was ateo interested in fruitgrowing In California, cattle-raising In Wyoming, and wa3 a large owner of real estate in Kansas City. A Spanish Cunsnl. NEW ORLEANS, April 11. Don Pedro Soils, Spanish Consul here, died today, after an illness of two weeks. He was Vice-Consul here from 189) to 1SS4. From 188o to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War he wae Consul-General in Flor ida. When hostilities began he proceeded to Quebec, where he remained until the treaty of Paris whb signed. Enoi E. Stow. SOUTHINGTON. Conn., April 11. Enos E. Stow, president of the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Company, which operates exten sive machine shops in this state and In Cleveland, O., died suddenly today of heart disease at his residence here. He wasn years of age. Cort Bnya a Slontnna Theater. HELENA, Mont, April 11. John Cort, manager of the Grand Opera-House of Se attle this afternoon purchased Ming's Opera-House of Eugene T. Wilson, re ceiver of the First National BanK. Hel ena Is now In the Northwestern circuit, organized two months ago, which has a five-year contract with the theater trust for all attractions sent to the Coast. The Xioynl Lesion. WASHINGTON, April. 11. The congress and reunion of the military order of the Loyal Legion adjourned today to meet In San Francisco on the Wednesday suc ceeding the 9th day of April, 1E05. Most of the session today was devoted to the $ti Jnst before retiring, If your liver is sluggish, out of tunc and you feel dull, bilious, constipated, take a doso of F And vnnl1 b" ill -ih in tho morning. Mohoak. E. & W Mqhonk. A new Jiich handed collar. DO NOT DRINK IT! Eat Malt as Pre pared in ii Breakfast Foi If people would use the health and strength-giving properties of Malt to ad vantage, they should" eat Jt, Malt Breakfast Food Is made of pure, fresh Malt and the choicest Wheat. This matchless health breakfast Food gives us the Malt Injlts simple and natural condi tion. When' Malt is used in 'liquid form it is spoiled by admixture of fermented liquors and la injurious to digestion. The ablest physicians, after repeated I tests and experiments, now fully recog nize the value of Malt Breakfast Food for the: morning meal. One trial of Malt Breakfast Food has demonstrated to thousands of men and women its health-giving qualities, and they have quickly and gladly given up the U3e of oat-meal and other grain foods that taxed digestion. To make breakfast an enjoyable meal,, commence with Malt Breakfast Food. At all Grocers. In The Dentist's Office. 'Ihave found that your liquid Sozo DONT, used full strength, yields more sat isfactory results in the treatment of root canals, preparatory to filling, than any other agent I have yet used. I have like wise iouna it quite useful as an auxiliary in the removal of saliv ary calcoluS.' Sample, Z cents. ANTISEPTIC Forth TEETH and BRSATH. Bymaurasn"1""- "- - -- v rtjf consideration of amendments to the con stitution. All amendments recommended by the committee were adopted. The most Important of these broadens the scope of membership, and Is particularly designed to admit veterans of the Spanish American War who possess the other qualifications. It makes eligible to mem bership of the first class those who served In the Civil War. California Mining; Deal. REDDING, Cal.. April 11. A deed was placed on record here today In which Captain Joseph R. Delamar. the million aire mlneowner of New York and Paris, transfers to the Bully Hill Copper Mining & Smelting Company, In conslderatlan of 52.249.0OO, the Bully Hill mines and smelt ing plant, near Copper City, 26 miles northeast of Redding. Woman Convicted of Mnrder. DES MOINES, la.. April 11. Mr. Mar garet Hossack, of Indlanola, wife of a wealthy farmer, was found guilty this morning of the murder of her husband on the night of December 1. and sentence was fixed by the Jury at life imprison ment in the penlfntlarv R6A4&& A.fe-wrjA AA4t4-4,A443 After He Comes hehasabardetioughtime. Every- g thin? that the expectant mother can do to help her child she should g do. Oneot the greatest blessings 5 she can give him i. health, hut to & do this. ?h mtist h.ivt health her- W 2 self. She should use .every means fj 9 to improve her physical condition, & She should, by all means, supply 5 herself with J otlier9s ft It will take her $ through the crisis easUv And fa quickly. 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