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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903. 3. OUTBREAK iT HAND China Planning to Repeat Work of 1900. YUNG SU GATHERING FORCES Plot for Murder of Foreigners in 1900 Failed Through "Wenltnesa o Viceroys Order "Will Me Car ried Out Next Time. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 29. According to advlcos roceivod from North China, fears are boing entertained that China Is planning another outburst similar to that of 1900. The North China Dally News says: "It has been learned on good authorlty that Tung L.u, the real ruler of China, and the man who Is reported to be re sponsible for the murder of Professor Hubert James, of the Pekln University, will centralize the command of the mili tary forces of the empire, or at least the provinces north of the Yangtse under himself and his henchmen Yuan Shih Kal and Tung Fuhsiang. The plot for the sim ultaneous murder of foreigners in 1900 failed, owing to the unwillingness of so many Viceroys and Governors to carry out the order telegraphed to them. On tho next occasion, the order is to be sent to the military officials whose Implicit obedi ence may bo relied on. The maxim im pressed on military officials Is 'superiors can do no -wrong.' Subordinates have no concern with the morality of an order, nor with consequences following obedi ence to It." A correspondent of the Shanghai pa per says: "A census of Christian converts has been carried out and neighbors are to be held responsible for an exact declaration as to all friends of foreigners In each , group of 10 families." From other sources the paper learns that threat are being made in several provinces against foreigners such as "next time not one -will escape," which Is current in ShensL "Wo will not leave one ocean demon alive in ShensI and Kansu," Is the boast of Tung Fuhslang's regiments and, "the friends of the for eigners will hereafter suffer for it." The North China News, in the course of a long article headed "A Note of Warn- ln"it is an "anxious time for the diplomatic body at Pekln. The strenuous efforts of Yung Lu to concentrate all power in his own hands and those of his henchmen; the dispositions that Yuen Shi Kal is making of his well-drilled and -well-armed troops round the capital and at Shan Hal Xwan; the energy with which arming and drilling, especially of the Manchu troops at the capital, are being pressed on; the activity evident in the arsenals and powder fac tories of the empire these movements are all compatible with the truth of the alarming rumors that reach us from the northwest. Are -we yet walking over treacherous ashes under which the fires are still burning?" The disturbances In "West Che Kiang continue. The Insurgents, who -were de feated by the troops sent against them, rallied and cut up the regulars so badly that they retired to Yenchon to await re inforcements. A thousand imperial troops -wero sent and the insurgents took to the hills. The inhabitants of Yenchou Fu pre fecture and districts near by were pillaged, churches, chapels and houses of converts being burned. The flames could be seen for miles, and- the roads leading to Sang Chow were" dotted with thousands of men, -women and children of the better classes, fleeing for refuge. The Insurgents num ber 2000, and many -were joining their movement. The Klangnan arsenal has been -working night and day for some time turning out quick-firing field pieces and mountain guns, which are being hurried to the Gov ernor at Nannlng for use against the Kwan SI rebels in the south. The rebels continue to oppose Governor Wong Chlh Chan's route to Kweilln, the ' capital, which he has been unable to reach. His troops are getting mutinous because of lack of pay. NEW VOTE ON PROHIBITION Kansas House Takes Action In Favor of Constitutional .Convention. TOPEKA, Ivan., Jan. 29. A constitu tional convention will llkely.be called as a result of action in its favor by the Kan sas House. The prohibitory amendment will be resubmitted to a vote of the peo ple, if the plans of the promoters of the convention are carried out. TO CENTRALIZE POWER. Bill to Abollsli Tovrn Governments in Chicago PTlzcflBkt Bill. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Jan. 29. In the Senate today Senator Humphrey intro duced a Joint resolution for a Greater Chi cago. The resolution provides for the abolishment (with the consent of a ma jority of the legal voters) of township government, park and school boards and any other local municipal corporations within the city, and devolve the func tions of these bodies upon the city au thorities.; The resolution was referred to the judiciary committee. In the House. Iandsmer introduced a bill to amend the law against prizefighting by making it the duty of the Governor to call out the militia to prevent violation of the statute, and providing that he may do this without -waiting for a request for assist ance from local authorities. New Bills in Utali Legislature. SALT LAKE, Jan. 29. The most impor tant bill introduced in the Legislature to day was one by Representative Condon to provide for legislation on the Initia tive and referendum authorized by the constitutional amendment adopted four years ago. In the House a Joint memorial was introduced and passed requesting Congress to appropriate $75,000 to assist in collecting Irrigation information. In the Senate a bill was Introduced provid ing for the establishment of five experi mental farms to demonstrate the best method of reclaiming the arid lands of "Utah. The farms are to be operated un der the direction of the State Agricultural College. The bill appropriates $7500 for the first year and $5000 annually thereafter for four years. Eighth Ballot at Dover. DOVER, Del., Jan. 29. The eighth bal lot for United States Senator resulted: Long term. Addicks, 21; Black, 21; S. A Dupont. 10. Short term. Addicks. 19; Hig- gins, 8; Dupont, 2; H. A Richardson. 2: John Biggs, 21. Total vote. 52; necessary to a choice, 27. To Exclude Xegroes From Voting. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 29. A resolution was introduced in the Kansas Legislature today to amend the state election laws so as to exclude all negroes from voting and to require all foreign-born people to become fully naturalized before voting. The resolution will cause a hard contest. Overman Wins In North Carolina. RALEIGH, N. C, Jan. 29. Lee S. Over man was nominated for United State3 Senator In the Democratic caucus tonight on the 61st ballot. The final ballot was: Overman. 73; Watson. ES; Craig. 11. The nomination is equivalent to ah election. Aimed at Smelter Trust. DF-NfVER. Jan. 29. A 'bill has been ln-i troduced in the House by Representatlv BcJford, providing for the submission of an amendment to the Constitution which will give the state control of smelter and ore-reduction mills and enable it to fix their charges. CHANGELING IS HEIR. Strange Charge of Fraud Brought Against Polish Countess. BERLIN. Jan. 29. Countess Isabella Welserska Kwellcki. belonging to a rich and aristocratic Polish family, has been arrested by the criminal police here on the charge of pretending to have borne a son six years ago and presenting him as tho heir to an estate at Wrioblewo, Province oZ Posen, consisting of 10,000 acres and having a yearly rental roll of J15.000. Count Mlsjlslaw Kwlleckl, a mem ber of the Prussian House of Lords, and his son. Count Hector, a member of the Reichstag, as next of kin, contested tne legitimacy of the Countess' son two years ago, and after a sensational trial at Po sen, she was acquitted. The Countess and the Count, her hus band, continued living quietly on the Polish estate after the trial, spending the Winters in fashionable Berlin society. The suspicions regarding the legitimacy of the Countess' son continued and tho prosecuting attorney continued his inves tigation, obtaining fresh testimony through a police examination of a woman who bore a child at the time the son of the Countess is said to have been born, and the rearrest of the Countess fol lowed. ' MONEY FOR HAGUE COURT. French Chamlicr Votes Expenscs 3Iissiun Schools Under Fire. PARIS Jan. 29. The Chamber of Depu ties today discussed the budget of foreign affairs. Baron de Constant. Republican, criticised tho omission of a credit for the expenses of The Hague International Court of Arbitration, and Foreign Minis ter Delcasse replied that it was the desire of the Government not to permit that tribunal to lapse into disuse. ' The Minis ter pledged the Government to bring in a credit later, when the actual expenses of the court were known. Baron de Constant Insisted that a cred it be granted without delay, and other Deputies supported the motion, which finally was accepted by M. Delcasse and 11000 was voted. A motion of M. Sembat, Socialist, pro viding for the suppression of the French Embassy to the Vatican, was defeated by 223 to 221 votes. M. Do Jeantc, Socialist, proposed tho suppression of the appropriation for the French educational establishments in the East and the Far East, on the ground that these institutions were mainly in tho hands of religious congregations, -which wero hostile to the Republic. In tho course of his remarks, the speaker recalled the report drawn up by General Voyron, dealing with tho conduct of the missionaries in China. Foreign Minister Delcasso replied, urg ing the Chamber, in vew of the interests at stake, not to accept tho amendment. He had always done his best, he said, in favor of lay educational work in the East, but Franco was now subsidizing 300 schools, which were the property of the missions, and to replace these by lay schools would cost millions of francs. The House then rejected M. de Jeante's proposition and adopted a resolution, which was accepted by M. Delcasse, call ing on tho Government to give a larger share than heretofore of the credits for the Eastern missions to the lay estab lishments. The remaining clauses of the foreign budget were then adopted and the Cham ber adjourned. GOOD WORK OF MISSIONARIES. Earl Cromer Praises Those In Sou dan Future of ainhdi'x Land. KHARTOUM. Jan! 29. Earl Cromer, the British agent in Egypt, speaking at a ban quet here today, paid a tribute to the work of tne American, missionaries in mo dou dan, -where tho natives were learning that the foreigners visiting tnem were no longer slavedealers. He- said: "Let me testify to the special pleasure afforded me by a visit to the admirably conducted establishments of the Ameri can missionaries on the Sobat River, and to that of the American missionaries on the "White Nile. One la a Catholic insti tution and the other a Protestant, but I know no distinction between such efforts among the pagans, and they shall re ceive encouragement and assistance." Lord Cromer spoke at length on the recent material moral and intellectual de velopment of the Soudan, and held out the hopo of early railway communication with Suaklm, which would open the Sou dan provinces to the world'3 trade. He said there -wae a prospect of finding coal in the region south of Khartoum, which, unaer tne circumstances, -was more valu able than gold. IN MEMORY OF M'KINLEY West Side Republicans of New Yorls Hold Banq.net Sliatv's Speech. NEW TORTT .Tnti. 29. Tho memoi-v of William McKinlex was honored tonight at tne annual dinner of tne West Side Re publican Club at the Waldorf-Astoria, more than 000 Republicans Joining in the tributes voiced by the speakers. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw -was the principal speaker. He eald In part: "There are indications that another cam paign is to be waged against high prices. It la again urged that American-made goods can be bought on foreign markets cheaper than at home. I suppose this is true in some instances. But this is not the outgrowth of protection. If any of you gentlemen -will go with me tomorrow to the office of the Board of General Ap praisers, I promise to show you 100 articles that are regularly sold cheaper In the United States than -where produced. Sugar at 7J cents wholesale In France, Holland and In Russia is Imported, charged with a duty of 95 per cent a hundred and sold in this city at less' than 5 cents. This is not only true of sugar but of chocolate and macaroni, of steel, chlcaware, glassware and many other articles. "No one presumes to say that existing cnnuiuons nupi not De improved by a revision of tariff schedules, and not one dares Insure nramst their hoin . o umuc worse. The only free-trade argument mat appeals to me as sound is the one favoring tho cheapest possible material for manufactures designed for export. The American manufacturer of shoes, for In stance, would find It difficult to InvJide foreign markets against a competitor who not only nays less wanes but whn nion the advantage of cheaper leather. The an swer to ino argument is the Republican drawback policy evolved in the Interest of the exporter. These laws should be made as liberal as possible." Cnlorudans "Wear Carnations. DENVER, Jan. 29. Every member of the House of Representatives wore a pink carnation at the session this after noon In honor of the late President Mc K'nley. A resolution was adopted pro? vidlng for the commemoration of tho late President's birthday. A large number of citizens observed carnation day like wise. Day Observed in California. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Jan. 29. The GOth anniversary of the birth of the late Pres ident McKlnley -was observed In both Houses of the Legislature today by the passage of eulogistic resolutions - and a lavish decoration of red carnations. Memorial Given to Mrs. McKinley. CANTON, O., Jan. 29. A handsomely engrossed memorial was presented to Mrs. McKJnley this afternoon by a committee of the Society of Sons of the Ame-ican Revolution. Olds, Wotman ALL GOODS BOUGHT ON ACCOUNT TODAY AND TOMOR ROW WILL BE CHARGED ON NEXT MONTH'S BILL Last Only Two Days WLote of Them Satotday Evening Closes Out 25th Annual and the Greatest Valtse-Giving Sale Pott land Has Eve? Witnessed What woman does not welcome sticn opportunities as the present offers to secure nice, substantial things for her household warm, pretty garments, light and comfortable hzdding that add so much to the comfort of her family; what woman does not delight in lovely things to make her house attractive and "homey" fresh, airy curtains, hand some draperies, thick rugs, soft couch cushions, pretty bedspreads with shams, and dainty dishes. And, too, what a boon it is to a house keeper to secure the many conveniences and contrivances that lighten household work, and really convert it into pleasure. The time is wel come, therefore, when extremely low prices afford opportunity to se cure a generous supply of them all at one time, and at small cost. For 28 days these grand opportunities hav.e been within the reach of our patrons. There now remains but two days when EVERYTHING' IN OUR STORE from point lace to iron pot IS GREATLY REDUCED. As good values in all lines can be secured today as could be at the beginning of this great sale of ours. Take advantage of them provide amply now, for there are bargains that will not come again for a whole year. OPPOSED TO SUBSIDIES GERMAN STEAMSHIP MAN SAYS THEY ARE DEADEXIXG. Subsidy to Canard Line Sets Bnd Ex ampleSubsidized Steamer Lines Alvrnys Prove Failures. BERLIN, Jan. 29. Herr Ballin, director general of the Hamburg-American line, announces that the agreement signed at Cologne on Saturday last by the French Trans-Atlantic Company with the shipping combination did not provide for the former entering the combination, thereby confirm ing previous statements on the subject, but It simply was the general traffic agree ment of the North Atlantic steamship companies, which has been In existence 11 years, and which also includes Dutch and Belgian lines. In view of the situation at present existing, he added, the French line will not enter the combination and the latter does not desire it to do so. In an interview with tho editor of the Tageblatt. published today. Herr Ballin said the German companies regretted the fact that the British government had sub sidized the Cunard line, not because they feared the competition of that line, but because it -was a bad example for other countries, and If one country would sub sidize lines other 'countries might do like wise until finally all subsidies would have to be abolished by an international agree ment, similar to the Brussels sugar con vention. Ho thought tho Cunard line's new largo subsidized steamers were too expensive to be run a ta profit, owing to their enormous consumption. The British government, ho asserted, was really giv ing tho Cunard line new steamers outright, as it found the capital for building them and subsidized the vessels sufficiently to cover the Interest and the organization of the new company. France's experience, he further re marked, showed the deadening effects of state subsidies. Herr Ballin would exert his influence to prevent the German gov ernment from imitating Great Britain's example. Means of transportation created at state expense always were failures when ade quate commerce did not exist. The Ger man lines were successful because the German merchants had the courage to ex port German products and get return freight Denmark had created a splendid free port at Copenhagen, and the Hamburg-American line had been induced to establish a line between the United States, Gulf ports and Copenhagen, but the freight was not there. The only regular commodity offered was oil cake for cattle food, but it was not in sufficient quan tity to maintain the line. Hungary was trying to create direct communication be tween Flume and New York, partly by force, for Austria-Hungarian immigrants would be compelled to use the line. The Hamburg-American and the North Ger man Lloyd companies, at the request of the Hungarian government, sent a com mittee to Hungary a year ago to Investi gate, but it was decided that it could not be made prolltalbc. PRINETTT IS STRICKEN. Paralyslfi Felix Italian Premier "While He Addrene the King:. ROME, Jan. 29. Foreign Minister Prin etti had an attack of paralysis of the left side while being received In audi ence by King Victor Emmanuel today. He was removed to his home In a serious condition. The Ministers were holding their usual seml-wcekly conference with the King at the Quirlnal when SIgnor Prinettl. who was addressing His Majesty, suddenly threw up his arms, staggered and would have fallen but for the fact that he was caught by his colleagues. The Incident caused great excitement. The King rang for assistance and Minister of Commerce. Baccehl, who is a physician, was able to do what was Immediately necessary The King, who Is specially attached to SIgnor Prinettl, was much affected. His Majesty desired that the Minister be put to bed in the Quirlnal, but Dr. Baccelll insisted that It would be better to convey him to his own home, which was done One of the Ministers went ahead to break the news to Signora Prinettl. Dr. Marzonl Is attending SIgnor Prin ettl, who, although unable to speak, re tains full consciousness. The Minister's wife, who wa3 fox hunt ing when she heard of his illness, gal loped home at breakneck speed. It is said that the whole of SIgnor Prlnetti's left side is affected, but the physicians are hopeful that he will soon recover. A number of persons called at the Prinettl residence during the dav. A bulletin issued later read: "The seiz ure temporarily Impedes the free use of the left arm and leg. The symptoms of congestion show slight but progressive improvement." It was announced at midnight that Sig- Days of nor Prlnetti's condition continues to be fa vorable. The seizure was due to overwork. NEED A SUPREME COURT. In Debate on Question, French Dep uties Ue "Woman's Weapon. PARIS, Jan. 29. A proposition backed by Jules Roache and other Deputies has been Introduced Into the House of Depu ties, calling for a revision of the consti tution. The main features of the bill are the declaration of the rights of man of tho constitution of 1791, and the conversion of tho Court of Cassation into a Supreme Court, empowered to pass on tho claims of citizens that their constitutional rights have been violated by the legislative and executive branches of government. A second bill was Introduced by Charles Benolst, providing for the establishment of a Supreme Court entrusted with tho pro tection of the rights and' liberties of cltl zene, and organized on the same lines as the Supreme Court of the United States. At the conclusion of the sitting Deputies Cadenat and Chapuls got into a heated discussion, culminating in a personal en counter, in which M. Cadenat badly scratched his adversary's face. 'The col leagues of the two Deputies Intervened and separated them. ORGANIZE. IN BERLIN. Clinmher of Commerce of Americans Ensrnprcd. in Bu.slncMs There. BERLIN, Jan. 29. The American Cham ber of Commerce was organized here to day with 101 members who are engaged In business In this city, Hamburg and other German cities. H. Krelssmann, of Chica go, formerly United States Consul-Gen-eral and now a street railway owner here, was elected president of the Chamber. PRETENDER IS BEATEN. Snltnn of Morocco Obtains Decisive Victory Nenr Fez. MADRID, Jan. 29. A dispatch to the Imparcial, from Tangier, announces that Bu Hammara, the pretender to the throne of Morocco, has been repulsed and is retreating rapidly. It was announced last night from Mad rid that the Spanish Government had ic- j ceived news that the Moorish pretender I was advancing to attack Fez. "Will Forbid PhoNphorn Mntchex. BERLIN, Jan. 29. In the Reichytag to day Home Secretary von Posadowsky "Wehner, supporting a government meas ure absolutely prohibiting the use of phos phorus in the manufacture of matches, said the government had acquired the pat ent of a new igniting substance which was harmless to the health of the working people, and had placed it at the disposal of all the match factories which were still using phosphorus. He knew some manu facturers contended that phosphorus was not injurious, but the government had ac cumulated testimony showing that even years after men had ceased to work in match factories they contracted phosphoric necrosis. The bill was referred to a com mittee. Gencrnl Mile In Pari. PARIS. Jan. 29. Lleutenant-General Miles was the guest of honor at a dinner given yesterday evening at the residence i of General Brugere, Commander-in-Chief i of the French array. The American Gen eral and his party will leave Paris Sun i day for London and will sail for home ! February 7. ! The General says the report that he compared the Empress Dowager of China . with the late Queen Victoria during his audience of the Dowager "is untrue. j Special Train for Scliirab. 1 STl PETERSBURG, Jan. 29.-U Is un j derstood that Charles M. Schwab is nego ; tiatlng for the haulage df a special train j from Virbaldon. a station On the Russo Prusslan frontier, to Port Arthur, the i Russian authorities promising to stop the heavy International sleeper at Irku and j substitute lighter cars from that point on I ward. MnUex Frlncenn an Outcast. DRESDEN, Jan. 29. A royal decree has j been gazetted announcing that the-Crown I Prlnces3 Louise is henceforth excluded from all the rights, titles and dignities I of a member of the Saxon royal house as a result of her elopement with Profes sor Glron. The Princess voluntarily re nounced these rights January 9. Henry Norman Gets Divorce.' LONDON. Jan. 29. Henry Norman, M. P., the. author and traveler, has been granted a divorce from his wife. Monle Muriel, the traveler and authoress, on the ground of the latter's Infidelity. Lieu tenant Edward Fitzgerald, of the Dragoon Guards, was named as co-respondent. "White Lunches "With the Kinjr. LONDON, Jan. 29. The United States Charge d'Affalres, Henry White, was the gueit,at a luncheon to King Edward and Queen Alexandra, given by Earl Carrlng ton at High Wycombe. Buckinghamshire. & King Sale ASK UNCLE SAM TO HELP CHINA AXD 3IEXICO SEEK TO MAIN TAIN PARITY OF METALS. President Sends Message to Congress Rccommenillna; Action In Interest of Oriental Commerce. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. President Roosevelt today sent the following mes sage to Congress: "I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying notes from the Mexican Ambassador and the Chinese Charge d'Affalres ad interim, which seek the co-operation of the .United States In such measures as tend to restore and maintain a fixed relationship between the moneys of the gold standard and of the silver-using countries. I request that the executive be given sufficient powers to lend the support of the United States In such manner, and to such degree, as he may deem expedient, to the purposes of tho two governments. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Tho message was referred lo the Com mittee on Finance. In his communica tion Secretary Hay says: "It is not asked that the United States modify its monetary system, and it Is distinctly, disavowed that any movement Is contemplated for the restoration of international bimetallism. The opinion Is expressed, however, by the representatives of both governments that consultation be tween the United States and European powers having dependencies in the Orient and the independent countries where sil ver money Is In general use, may result In the adoption of a monetary system which will prevent the great fluctuations in exchange which now occur in trade with the silver-using countries. If such a result can be achieved and It Is pointed out that at least a partial solution has been proposed in the United States in a bill now pending In the Senate In regard to the Philippine Islands great benefits will follow to the trade of the world by making easier the access of the products of manufacturing nations to the markets of China and the other silver-using coun tries. "The consideration of this subject may have an important bearing also on the payment o the indemnity due by China to certain European powors and to the Unit ed States by enabling the Chinese Emplro to put her monetary system upon a basis which will make It possible for her to meet these payments in a manner satis factory to all the powers. This result, If It could be accomplished, would be of first importance, not only to the United States, and the other powers having a share In the Indemnity payments, but to China herself and her future develop ment." The memoranda submitted "by China and Mexico are practically identical. The Chinese note can be taken as typical .of that of Mexico. It says that the serJous results which are threatened by the rer cent fluctuations In the value of silver bullion to the commerce both of gold and silver standard countries have Induced the Chinese Imperial Government, acting in concert, with the Mexican Government, to ask the co-operation of the United States In seeking a remedy of these con ditions for the mutual benefit of all con cerned. It is pointed out that trade sta bility between the United Sates, .a gold country, and China, a silver country. Is destroyed by a variation of 20 per cent In one year in the prfce of silver bullion, as happened last year. The memorandum urges that stability in this respect Is as important to gold-using as to sllver-usinrr countries. It shows that the silver-using countries imported in 1902. almost exclu sively from gold standard countries. goods to the value of 5574,623,324, exclud ing British India and several silver coun tries in South America, which might be Drought into an agreement to maintain stability. It is further pointed out that the largest amount of this trade, namelv. $196,934,542. went to China. This trade, it is declared. Is now threatened with a de cline, the limit of which no one can fore see. The heavy Indemnity Imposed by cer- tain other powers on the Chinese Gov ernment has further depressed silver prices and threatens to reduce material ly the export trade to China from the United States and Europe. This trade. which the United States Is said to have increased greatly within 12 years, is now but a slight measure of what it might become with a stable currency. An Im port trade of $3 per capita Into China would represent a total of 51,200,000.000. The encouragement of a commerce so Important is declared to be worthy of serious consideration by the Western powers, giving promise of productive la bor for untold thousands of workers. It Is admitted that, while a currency read justment Itself would not accomplish such a tremendous revolution as would be in- I 2 LAST OUR GREAT SALE J& J& J& J& Thousands of bargains in thousands of useful and necessary fabrics and articles. j& j& j& JLvery article in our great stocK of first-class mer chandise at g'reatly re duced price. j& j& j& Today is a good day to come here and do your shopping, thereby avoid ing' the rush of the last day of our sale. j& j& 283-285 Morrison Street Portland, Or. IN EARING THE END TWO DAYS MORE You will wait another year for such a money-saving opportunity as this re markable sale presents :: :: .:: :: P I WILL NEVER BE 1 KJ rC3 LOWER PRICED ' The remarkable advance in the price of Sealskins, Sable, Marten, Mink and in fact all Furs, will cause a great increase in the price of all Fur Garments the coming season :: :: :: :: :: :: "A Word to the Wise is Sufficient" RADICAL REDUCTION ON EVERY GARMENT IN OUR MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF CLOAKS and SUITS SEIND FOR RAW-FUR PRICE LIST volved In the creation of a trade of more than a thousand millions, It would be one or more steps In that direction. It Is distinctly declared that the gov ernment of China does not ask the re storation of the free coinage of sliver ei ther by the gold or silver-using nations. The memorandum says: "It Is recognized' by this government that bimetallism, In the sense of free coinage of both metals. Is a policy which has been definitely discarded by leading powers of Europe and by the United States, and that it would be futile to propose Its restoration. It Is not tho expectation that the gold standard coun tries should Impair their monetary standards or materially change their sys tems. What is asked Is thaty those gov ernments which have dependencies where silver Is used should co-operate with the governments of sliver countries in for mulating some plan for establishing a definite relationship between their gold and silver moneys and take proper meas ures to maintain such n relationship." It Is pointed out that such a plan al ready has been proposed to Congress (meaning the Philippine currency bill, in troduced at the Instance of Secretary Root), and It Is urged that. If the United States will co-operate with China and Mexico in presenting this subject to the other governments, it will aid greatly in securing a prompt and satisfactory solu tion of an economic problem which threat ens the ruin of the silver-using countries on one hand and the commercial pros perity of gold-using countries on the oth er. The prompt and serious consideration of the matter by the United States is re quested. Holland "Wlllinjc to Accept. . THE HAGUE, Jan. 29. The Foreign Minister, Dr. Van Lynden, replying to a question in the chamber today as to whether an offer from Andrew Carnegie of J25O.CO0 to found a library for the inter national court of arbitration had been re jected, said it had not been rejected, and added that no offer had been made In a form rendering either acceptance or re fusal possible. The Minister observed that In view of the special character of the ar bitration court the best form for such a gift would be to make It a special foun dation. 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