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THE MORNING OREGONIAS, THURSDAY, MARGH -26; 1903. MAY HE 13P CARS Strike Threatened. on Seattle Street Railways. EMPLOYES QftfAHIZE UKIOH tkey TJemenied Recognition, Which. Cmtta-T SLefaaci, and Strike Hay Brails Tav 0er of Media-1; -tie a. at Tacenia. SEU.TTIH, March 25. The Seattle Eiec trlo OimrflTiy has been given until mld nlefet to ooply -with demands that the ttafe atreei-csi employes be recognized sM ti.t tfce men taken from Seattle to .take tka place of Strikers in Tacoma bo catfe& home. - ' Tbal& was born at an all-night meet ing fceM. last night The demands in "writ ing -were served upon the company this morning. There is no question of hours or "wae Involved. President Furth says that under no cir cumstances -will the demands of the men oomplled -with. There are about 600 arisen. In the city, and the union men mm thejr hare fully 80 per cent of the men enrolled. President Furth, on the other haM. saeys the number of possible strik es WCl sot exceed 200. KEXIATIOX IJf TACOMA. CaBytar Tells BlacUraan Wagres "Will Be Settles When Strike Is Over. XAOOMA, March 25. It is understood of&feis of the street-railway company hwr informed State Labor Gommlssioner Bta&man, "who today tendered his serv ices to bring about a settlement of the strike, that when the present trouble is ovtc the company will take up the ques tion of wage with the men, and that there will .be no discrimination against union men. It is elso reported that the company has applied to Judge Hanford. of the Federal Court, for an Injunction against the strik erst jDschlevous parties are throwing stones -through car windows, greasing rails and yattiag tones in switches, but the com jseeiy does not charge the strikers with these acts. Twenty-eight cars were run ataff today, but no night service Is given. ST81KE31S ARE RESTRAIXBD. jHe llRHfora Issues "Writ Against Tacoma Slreef-Car Men. fiSJATTLE. March 25. On application of the Tacoma Light & Power Company, Judge Hanford of the "United Slates Cir cuit Court, tonight issued a restraining order directed to the Tacoma strikers and persons from Seattle alleged to be aiding thee, against any interference wth the operation of the company's cans or with anjf person in the employ of the company. The Western Central Labor Union, .of Sen attle, and its officers are made parties to the restraint. CONFERENCE OS NEW HATES ROAD Employes Yield Point la Interest of Peace and the Pabllc. NEW HAVEN, Comu March 23. The employes of the New York, New Haven & Hartford road, who are members of the trainmen's grievance committee, met to night Informally to study the - schedule which. President Hall submitted to them this aTternoon. The trainmen's commit tee will again meet President Hall tomor row for further conference. President Hall today Issued a statement authorized by the board of directors. The report states that the board has found that generally the pay o( the employes already is as high, and in some cases higher, than that paid by other roadfr in this locality, although in a- few cases lower. Tho board also decided that a. com mittee appointed be authorised to ' meet committees of the employes with a'view of deciding on a how scale of "wages. President Hall. W. D. Bishop, Vice-President, Choate, George A. Miller, directors, ana' William' F. iMerrlll. first vice-president, .wero appointed to meet tho joint committee., of the employes today to In form them of the, decision of the board. After a meeting of the grievance com mittee, at which the answer of the board of directors was considered, it was an nounced that the committee considered tho proposition a fair one, and that repre sentatives of tho conductors and train men, respectively, would meet President Hall at the time designated, df an earlier consideration of tho matter could not be arranged. Valentine Fitzpatrick, the Brotherhood of Trainmen's adviser, to night Issued a statement of the situation to members of his union, in tho course of which he says: While the board, bf directors' offer is jot as the employes would like it, yet the making of a schedule covering all con ductors and another for road brakemen, yardmen and switchmen Is a decided im provement and a concession. In .closing up tfc matter, as an officer of the union which I represent, I wish to say that we .have sacrificed a vital point in our rights to organize. In tho Interests of peace. When we thought of the hundreds of thousands of wage-earners depending upon Ih6 New York, New Haven & Hart ford road, for their living, and the demor alization of business that; would come as a result of a strike of the 6500 employes of tho railway, we felt that nothing should prevent a peaceful settlement, provided etfch a settlement was conducted with tho rights end interests of the employes In "view. Therefore wo have to some ex tent permitted the road to dictate to the SMloy8 how their committee should be heard." WORK FOR PEACE IX COLORADO. Governor's Advisory Board Meets Mlaeovrners Suit Against SkerlrT. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 2o. The advisory board appointed by the Gov ernor met here tonight with several .mem bers of the Mlneownors' Association. After the meeting individuals on the mine owners' committee stated another session will be held tomorrow and prospects are favorable for a settlement. There will be no Immediate close-down In Cripple Creek. The board will meet the strikers at Colo rado City. The Federation of Miners on behalf of O. Beatty. who with Robert de Long was assaulted by deputies Sunday morning, haa filed a damaso euit .for $23,000 against 6beriff Gilbert, Deputy Sheriff George Dayton and other deputies. De Long will file suit for $40,000 damages. COTTON-SPINNERS WILL STRIKE. Every Union Declares for Fight -for nisher Wages. LOWELL. Mass.. March 25. A general strike of the textile operatives' here will probably go into effect Monday unless their demand for a 10 per cent increase is granted. Every union affiliated with the Textile Council has now decided to force the la?uo and at tho meeting of the council tomorrow night it Is certain that delegates will stand together In favor of refusing to go to work Monday. Factory Inspector Must Go. TRENTON,-N. J- March 25. Governor Murpky has demanded the resignation of John C. Ward, chief of the Bureau of Factory Inspection. Mr. Ward refused o comply with tho Governor's reqnest. which is said to have' been made as the result of violations by employes of the. law regarding child labor. Bill to. Restrict Child Labor. HARRISBITRG, Pa., March 5. The Sen ate committee on mines and mining de cided favorably to report to the Senate the bill raising the minimum age at which children can. be employed In the mines from 24 to 16 years, and outside the mines from 12 to 1C MAY BOTH GET ON. Williamson, and Jones Wo aid Get on River and Harbor Coauatttec. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. March 24. Representative Will iamson, during his recent visit to Wash ington, had a conference with prospective Speaker Cannon on the subject of com mittee assignments. "Ho expressed his preference for an appointment to the river and harbor co mm I tee, to succeed the late Representative Tongue, but was giv en no assurance whatever, as Mr. Cannon said he would not consider committee as signments until late In the Fall, and would make no advance promises. Will iamson intends to bring to bear all the in fluence he can in his own behalf, as he re gards this committee place as the most important to a man from Oregon. But he will have to reckon with Repre sentative Jones, of Washington, for Jones has had his eye on that committee for the past two years, and bos procured the In dorsement of his own delegation, as well as that of the entire delegation from Cal? ifornla, and is in the race to stay. One thing in his favor is that he has had two APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ALASKA SALMOX COMMISSIOX. m J. Nelaon Winner, of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. terms' service" in the H,use, where Will iamson is a new member, although Mc Lachlan, of California was appointed to rivers and harbors two years ago, imme diately upon entering the House. It is now conceded that the Pacific Coast shall have two members on this committee, and inasmuch as there .will be three vacan cies, It is possible each Coast state may bo granted recognition. But this is not likely. Senator Mitchell haa his eye on the va cancy that has occurred on the commerce committee of the Senate.' He failed to land this place two years ago, but 'as Turner retires and leaves Perkins of Cal ifornia the only Pacific Coast member, one of the Northwest men is almost cer tain to be selected. Mitchell's past serv ice will no doubt count in his favor, al though Foster of Washington is today the senior Republican Senator from the Northwest Just how strong a case he can make out Is hard to determine. Sen ator Mitchell's backing will be formid able, and it is thought at this time that his chanefs for the. place are better than those of Iny other aspirant If William son should fail to procure the appoint ment In thg House, Mitchell's appoint ment in the Senate would make up the deficiency, and give the state representa tion on tho committees handling the river and harbor bills. Pacific Coast Telegraphic Brevities. Gambling Is closed In Nome. Admiral Schley will start for Portland Saturday night from San Francisco. A firm at Cupertino, CaL, has shipped 500 barrels of Burgundy wine to Europe, L. C Morris, arrested at Butte for for gery in Salt Lake, will fight extradition. Search will be made for the body of Superintendent Egan near Belton, Mont., when the snow melts. George Schwarz and Charles Musselman. telephone linemen, were Instantly killed at Los Angeles yesterday. A report was received from Great Falls, Mont., stating that "large numbers of cat tle in the southeastern portion of the county were dying from a disease believed to be blackleg. Seattle police believe that Mrs. Cora Turner's story that C. W. Robinson, a porter on a Pullman car, in this city, had criminally assaulted her while she was alone in the sleeper, was concocted by the woman for no other reason than to secure money from the railroad company. The Republican city convention at Butte yesterday indorsed Henry Mueller for Mayor. Mueller now has the nomination of the Citizens' party, Democrats and Re publicans. Mary Ann Hartley, the widow of Hora tio Hartley, deceased, of Olympia. who left an estate of over 125,000. Is trying to break the will, which makes the Olympia schools Its chief beneficiary. Moro than 56000 is the price put upon the hoads of the trio of highwaymen who Saturday night murdered a passenger and .wounded three others in a desperate at tempt to hold up a Santa Monica car. The contract between the company and the Western Miners' Federation has been repudiated by the .unions of Morrlssey and Coal Creek. B. C, by a vote of 2S0 to $2. As there are 1100 men emDloved In thi mines, this means that 20 per cent of the employes are Keeping the Kootenai coun try idle. At Bantror. CaL. vesterdav. "Ed TMrV house was killed.. H. P. Klmbrell was shot tnrougn tne groin and had his arm broken, and Will Curry was shot through the leg and the bone was broken. Shnd- rick SowelL an old citizen of Bangor, did the shooting. The trouble was over sheep owned by SowelL The first fatal accident on thi quagmire of the Ogden-Lucln cutoff of the uoutnern i'acinc across tne northern arm of Great Salt Lake, occurred Tuesday night, when an engine ran onto the track across the sink. The track had sunk six laches, and the engine overturned. Fire man Watson being killed and Engineer jeninns sllgatiy injured. Grip Remedies In Great Demand When colds and grip are prevalent the Quickest and surest remedies are in exeat demand. Mr. Joseph D. Williams, of Mc- uuii Mja uuii uc was cured 01 a very deep and lasting attack of la grippe by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy b.ii.t liuifc evcrsi uujer preparations with no effect. This remedy has become famous for its cures of colds, and la grippe and can be depended upon with implicit confidence. It prevents any tendency of those diseases toward pneumonia. For sale by all druggists. There were no new cases of yliguc and no d&aths st ilaxatlan. Mexico, yesterday, end the genera feeling Is that the pligue la betar etampea out at that port. THE IRISH LAND BILL (Continued from First Page.) judgment can be passed on the govern ment's Irish land biU until the full text of the measure can be read carefully and studied. The impression left in my mind by the speech of the Chief Secretary for Ireland is that the bill he outlined offers unreasonable compensation to the landlords.- and therefore does not offer suf ficient Inducement to buy their holdings oh. those terms terms which appear to me to be fully ten years' purchase above the market value of the Irish landlords' property. However, it Is possible that there may be some provisions in the bill, wken we can see It In print, which will offer some minor advantage to the tenants and" the country that will to some extent redeem the objectionable, terms provided for the landlords. "The one consoling feature of this latest attempt of the British Parliament to settle the Irish land question is the proof It offers that the Celtic people of Ireland have compelled an English landlord gov ernment to provide money with which to buy out the landlord garrison of Ire land. I. of course, take an extreme or combative view of the land question, and think that it is the tenants of Ireland and not the landlords who ought to receive the bonus which the bill provides for the Irish supporters of His Majesty's govern ment. "Tho economic conditions of the Irish agricultural industry, face to face with food competition of America, Canada, Aus tralia and Argentina, where no Tents are paid to a landlord class, make it impos sible for Irish food producers to pay the burden which this bill wilt place on their Industry for the- next 60 years. However, as I have already said, we must see the text of tne bill before any final judgment can bo passed upon It. As a whole, I think that our friends in the United States, -who have done so much to bring this fight for Irish land to the present somewhat hopeful outlook, will follow the example of our leaders and reserve their opinion on the merits of the measure. The fight has been long and harder than many fights In the open. Men have been killed and have been broken, and many lives ruined before even the partial victors' of today has been won. "I cannot see my way to agree t6 the bill as it Is, but, when I remember that In 1875 I served my first term of Imprison ment for proposing almost exactly that which a Conservatlce Irish Secretary pro posed today, I realize how times change. "This partial triumphjs merely a fore runner of home rule. It is an Inevitable evolution. Far be It from me to stand In the way of anything that may help even slightly to bring that about." Rationalists Can't Reject It. T. P. O'Connor writes: "I believe that the bill will go into com mittee. That is to say, there is sufficient good in It to make it difficult, if not im possible, for the Nationalists to reject it. One hundred million pounds of English credit, and something like 15,000,000 in bonus are given to substitute peasant ownership for landlordism. It is true that Ireland "will subscribe her share of the 15,000,000 bonus; true that an Irish fund will have to' pay a portion of the bonus; true that the financial grievance of undue Irish taxation remains, but Ireland Is not mistress of her revenues. Her appeals for financial Tedress have been In vain, and probably this Is the one way in which relief of her financial grievance can be gat. The minds and energies of Irishmen should now be devoted toward amending many of the defects in the bilL Many Irishmen think that the great wealthy landlords, especially the Anglo-Irish, may not find Inducements enough to sell, also that the terms for tho tenants in many cases may be too high. Mr. Wyndham indicated his willingness to offer amend ments to the bill. I believe a united move toward such amendments may enormously improve the measure, which is big and bold, though In parts a. defective attempt to abolish landlordism." Provisions of the Bill. The Irish land bill, from the outline given by Mr. Wyndham, this afternoon, may be summarized as follows: A new department of the Irish Land Commission is established, called ""the Es tate Commissioners," who are under the control of the Lord Lieutenant for Ire land. They will decide what constitutes estates and they may refuse their sanc tion to the sale of poor and noneconomlc holdings, unless adequate facilities are given therewith. Separate bargains for the purpose of purchase of single holdings may continue under the existing law. Where estates are sold, the agreements are to "be sanctioned' by the Commission ers under a fixed scale based on a judi cial rent. This is outside the congested area, where the scale limits do not apply. Estates may be purchased by bargaining between landlords and tenants, subject to the approval of the Commissioners. It is also provided that sales may be made to others, who ar,e not tenants now but who within the past 25 years have been ten ants in Ireland. The Commissioners may themselves purchase estates and improve and Eell them again. The bill goes gen erally Into close detail as to tho method of purchase, titles, etc As soon as the estate is vested in the tenants or the Commissioners, tho inter est on the purchase money Is to be paid to the vender at the rate of 3 per cent until a day called closing day, after which day Interest at the rate of 2 per cent will be paid until the claims are proved and the money distributed. If there is an inexcusable delay on the part of the ven der, the Interest may bo withheld. The venders will be paid in cosh. In order to raise which new stock will be Issued bear ing dividends of 3 per cent. If any ex pense is incurred in Issuing the stock on account of discount, extra stock will lur issued and repaid by the new grant made to Ireland as an equivalent to the grant made under the English education act. If the stock Is Issued at a premium, the surplus will be issued to reimburse the new grant, which will also bo charged with 50.000 annually for the first four years, to meet the expense of floating the stock. Method of Payment. The annual payment by the purchases will, be as a terminable annuity and as a perpetual rent charge. The price paid to the vender will be ascertained by capitalizing the annuity at 3& per cent. and the rent charge at 3i per cent. In order to facilitate the transfer of the land, a grant In aid will be made of fil2.C0D.C00, which will be employed as fol lows: A percentage graduated Inversely on the amount of the purchase price will be paid to the vendor the maximum for es tates valued at 500 and under will be 15 per cent; the minimum tor estates of 40.000 or over will be 5 per cent. It is provided that no registration fees shall bo charged and no stamps charged on conveyances. If the proprietor sublets or subdivides the lands, becomes bankrupt. dies or leaves his land to more than one person, the commission may order the land to be sold. The legal business con nected with the proof of title will be car' rled on by the Land Commission anda cneaper process win oe introduced for fixing tho rents, appeals being heard by a judicial Commissioner. The bill, which Is in seven sections and many subsections and headings, will, it is understood, be circulated on Friday or Satrday. Secretary- Wyndham Explains. Mr. Wyndham. who was heartily cheered when he Tose to speak, announced at the outset that the government thought caah aid was necessary for the 'fulfillment of the proposed scheme, but It attached greater Importance to" the credit operation than to the cash operation. He then unfolded the scheme, which, provides for advances of money for the purchase of land by the tenants. The advances will be in the chape of cash and not of stock, but in or- aer to enable the cash to be raised a new stock is to be Boated. It will be called "Guaranteed 2i per cent stock" and will be unredeemable for 20 years. Mr. Wyndham doubted if $500,- iw,w of the stock would be needed. It will be issued at the rate of J25.000.000 year ly for-the first three years, and afterward possibly in larger sums. In addition to this the Government pro posed a free grant of J60.000.000 to be raised by additions to the stock, the interest and sinking fund ot which will be borne by the treasury and the maximum annual charge will not exceed $1,950,000. Against this charge oh the British treasury the Irish government proDOses forthwith to com mence reductions in the cost of adminis tration amounting to $l,oO,G00 per annum forever. Proceeding. Mr. Wyndham dealt with the points of the bill which contains a bewil dering mass of figures showing now ad vances would be made and the terms df repayment, but it eecms in the main to be on the lines laid down by the land con ference report and will be satisfactory to tne landlords and tenants. In the course of his speech, which was punctuated with cheers, Mr. Wyndham said the- landlords of Ireland were being ruined financially, and that the tenants were being ruined morally and the taxpayers of England were paying 7700.000 Der annum to the land commission and $7,000,000 to the Irish" police, which, largely was needed to deal with Ulegaltles arising- from the land cuestlons. "Is it remarkable under these circum stances," asked the Irleh secretary, "if tne landlords and tenants come together?" State Incurs No nisk. Mr. Wyndham did not think nnv recon dite or veiled reasons need bo looked for. Past experience showed the state Incurred no risk in giving euch aid. Front the tax payers' viewpoint it was stated that aid for the lahd purchase was a safe com mercial transaction. By" the aid of the state SO.OOO tenants had already bought meir nomings and tne state had not lost a half penny. Public opinion supported repayment and this was high, moral se curity, besides which was the security of me isnu itself. Mr. Wyndham also said that the num ber of anomalies which had to be dealt with rendered the work most embarrass ing, complicated and very difficult to Dre- sent to tho House in an intelligible man. ner. ane state of things in some parts of Ireland was such as" could scarcely be be lieved In England. He instanced one vil lage In which a landlord was In the work house during the greater part of the year, while the tenants lived under conditions worse than those of the Kaffirs of Africa. What the government proposed to do to remedy this state of affairs was. briefiv: wnne witnarawing no existing rights, it contemplated that the purchase df land in the future should proceed by the sale of estates under three commissioners, Michael Finucane, secretary to the gov ernment of Bengal revenue, general and statistical department: Frederick S. Wrench, now one of the Irish land com missioners, and William F. Bavlevi as sistant commissioner on the Irish land commission. The commissioners, who will be known as estates commissioners, will be under the general control of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. They are empow ered to seize what constitutes an estate, which does not necessarily mean the en tire property owned by the Vendor, as a Considerable oortlon thprpnf mnv romnln in his hands. The commissioners may re- iuso to sanction the sale of noor holdlnsrs unless there are reasonable facilities for tneir enlargement, where necessary, and for adequate access to turf as fuel. Mr. Wyndham proceeded, saying that in view of the strong recommendation of the recent land conference, the government had provided that the landlords might make their own arrangements with the tenants if they tallied with the policy of the present bill, which, lntead of expatri ating the landlords, as stated in some quarters, would, he honed, enable them to remain In the country. The government thought the period for repayment of all loans should be 6S& years. There was pro vision against sub-dividing mortgages on noiaings. Redmond Is Favorable. John Redmond, the IriBh leader, fol lowed Mr. Wyndham, saying everybody would admit that the tone and temper of the Secretary's speech Bhowed he realized the gravity of tho situation in Ireland, and that he was anxious to sincerely at tempt to grapple with 1L Mr. Redmond deprecated hasty judgment of Mr. Wvnd- bam's proposals, either for or against tnem. iso one could question that the proposals were an enormous advance up on those of last year, or that they really aimea at a settlement of tne question. He, however, took exception to the commis sioners, especially Mr. Wrench. If th Irish concluded that the bill offered a rea sonable hope of settlement it would be accepted by them. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Liberal leader, said he Would not nass summary Judgment on the "great measure presented with so much power, and which raised such great issues," but he would asK tor lnrormation on certain points, which he enumerated. Mr. Healy, Nationalist, gave the mea sure a cordial reception. He suggested alterations In the direction of the di vision of the distribution of the frep rrant Mr. Wyndham replied. He said $50.- wu.vw iormea tne limit. The go-ern ment would go no further. The Secre tary asked that no hasty judgment be passed in the Commons. The bill was then formally Introduced and passed its first reading. The second reading was set for April 22. Irish Convention Will Decide. John Redmond. In the course of today's debate, reminded Mr. Wyndham that the only body which can speak with authority 11 r , j .. .Ltuiiuuausi. iiuiuiiu is ine convention which will meet In Dublin on Anrll 14 to consider the land bllL It is understood that there Is an idea in government clr cles that unless" the Nationalists are ore- pared to accept the bill as terminating the land agitation, the government will hesitate to proceed with the matter. The meeting of the Dublin convention will be watched with much interest. The absence of compulsion Is regarded as one of the defects of the bllL Although it is dlulcult to make an exact calculation. ' it is estimated that the process will work out at about 2a to 28 years' purchase. which Is really better for the landlords than Ihe proposals formulated by the Dun- raven conference at Dublin, but even so the Nationalist party holds that many landlords will not sell voluntarily. Healy's Opinion of BUI. Timothy Healy. in an interview regard Ing the new land bill, said he calculated that the tenants would pay 25 years pur chase for their holdings under the new bill. Ho understood that the new bill had undergone more transmutation than the late Mr. Gladstone's bill of 1SS1, and he an ticipated that the government would adopt a "give-and-take" attitude In committee and that "the bill would emerge from the committee stage much Improved. He void he regarded the government's bill as an inevitable result of the Dunraven Dublin affair. OPINIONS OF LONDON PAPERS. All Parties Praise CoaraKe of Gov ernment in Tackling' Qnestlon. LONDON, March 2S. The morning pa pers in tneir comments on yesterday's proceedings in the House of Commons universally compliment Mr. Wyndham, but they hesitate to express a definite opinion on such a complex measure with out haying fuller acquaintance' with it. on the ' ground that Its success depends wholly on the nature and working of the complicated details. All the newspapers agree, however, that, although the bill will place a burden on the British tax- payer, it will be well worth the rsoaey If the objects are attained. The Times says: "If the Irish land lords and tenants consider that Mr, Wynd ham s plan satisfies to a reasonable ex tent the expectations that were aroused a few months ago, we do not belleye that the people of the "United Kingdom will show a niggardly spirit In giving the financial fcid needed to forward an hon est and earnest attempt to remove a grave difficulty in the path of imperial policy." Among a host of guarded opinions the feeling thus expressed by the Times is prominent in the comments of all the papers. The Standard remarks on the extraor dinary fact that the Chief Secretary for Ireland In a Unionist cabinet introducing the land bill, should receive such univer sal and convincing tokens of good-will. The Daily Telegraph believes that the bargain will be an excellent one, and one which the country will receive with a sense of positive relief. The Liberal Dally News congratulates MY. Wyndham and the government on the boldness with which they have faced an absolutely vital Issue. The conservative Morning Post thinks It Is unlikely that the appointment of Mr. Wrench as one of the estate Commis sioners will satisfy any party In Ireland, and regrets that such an appointment should be exposed to the risk of objection. SATISFACTION IN IRELAND. Bill Regarded as Brave Attempt to Solve DIfflcalt Problem. DUBLIN, March 25. Editions of the evening papers here were Issued In a steady stream today, giving Mr. Wynd ham's speech and the details of the bill, which were read everywhere with Intense Interest combined with -a considerable amount of satisfaction. Both here and In Belfast the measure is recognized as a brave attempt on the part of the government to solve a difficult problem, and among the numerous criti cisms of the details of the bill hardly a voice Is raisedMn hostility. The forecasts of the comments, editorially to be pub lished In the press tomorrow, show that the Nationalist organizations will not dis play an active hostility to the measure, but they consider the landlords are treated better than the tenants. On the other hand, the Conservative press comments show that the landlords expect still better terms. ALL EVIDENCE IS OUT. Whole Story of Burdlclc Murder Told at Inquest. BUFFALO. N. "YT'aiarch 25.-D!stxict Attorney Coatsworth said today that he expected to wind up the inquest into the Burdick murder by noon tomorrow. The hearing will be resumed tomorrow morn ing. "Have you discovered any new evi dence?" he was asked. "We have brought out at this Inquest everything that wo have," he replied. "The public knows now as much about the case as we do. Nothing of Importance has developed lately that we did not know before the inquest began." Mr. Coatsworth says he knew nothing concerning a plot alleged to have been concocted by Pennell to entrap Burdick by using a woman as a lure and thereby pre vent Burdick from pressing the divorce suit against his wife. Asked if the case would go before the grand jury, Mr. Coatsworth Bald: "It depends upon Judge Murphy's ac tion. If he issuea a warrant for any known person or for John Doe and Jane Roe, it will have to go before the grand Jury." Stili Believe In Pennell. NEW HAVEN. Conn., March 25. Miss Nellie Lamb, sister of Mrs. Arthur Pen nell, declares that faith in Pennell has not been shaken so far as his wife's fam ily Is concerned by the revelations of the Burdick inquest. "I believe the truth has not yet been told." she declared, "and we certainly shall not sit In Judgment on my brother- in-law until all the facts are known." PERSONAL MENTION. L, B. Geer Is at the Imperial Hotel, and has a telegram from Homer Davenport to his son, Bert Geer, who is also In the city, and cannot be found. W. II. Russell, a theatrleal manager from Seattle, where he is a member of the firm of Russell & Drew, operating the Third-Avenue Theater, returned to his home last night after conferring with John F. Cordray with reference to the deal by which Mr. Russell has purchased a half interest In Cordray's Theater. Mr. Cor dray received a telegram yesterday from Stair & Havlin, the theatrical syndicate people of New York, stating that con tracts had been signed by which Mrs. Fiske will play under their sole auspices and that she will positively appear before very long at Cordray's Theater. A con tract has also been signed by Isabelle Irving, playing In "The Crisis," with Stair & Havlin, and this attraction will also ap pear, at Cordray's. For some time past it was rumored that the rival theatrical syn dicate of Klaw & Erlanger had signed con tracts to manage these two attractions. Stair &. Havlin also announce that sev eral other high-class attractions have been booked to appear exclusively on their cir cuit, and that these will appear in due course at Cordray's. , A defective frosr wrecked passenger train Nc 4. on the Wabash, west-bound from Kanyas City for SL Louis, at Elm Point. Mo., yester day. A dozen women were cut by flying glass. Manv a chilrl has been fooled is iu uu iuuou just at the foot of the rain bow, and has started out to gather riches full of happy dreams. Many a man and woman have been de ceived by the tale that there was health tr ho found out beyond the sunset, and they have started out dreaming of a healthful future, People who have tried change of cli mate in vain for the cure of weak lungs have been perfectly and permanently cured by the use of Dr. Piercers Golden Medical Discovery. It cures deep-seated coughs, bronchitis, bleeding lungs, ema ciation, and other conditions which, if neglected jor unskilfully treated, find a fatal end in consumption. "Last spring I had a severe attack of pneu monia which left as with a very bad couch, and also left nay lungs In a very bad condition," writes John M. Russell. Esq., of Brent, Cherokee Nat.. lad. Ty. "I had no appetite and was so weak I could scarcely walk. My breast was all sore with running sores. I got two bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, which I be lieve sared ay life. I cannot express tnv grati tude to you. I am able now to do very good work." Any substitute offered as n just as good" as "Golden Medical Discovery" is a shadow of that medicine. There are cures behind every claim made for the "Discovery," which no "just as good" medicine can show. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, a cook containing iooS pages, is given away. Send 21 one-cent stamps, for expense of mailing" only, for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the vol ume bound in cloth. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y. Dr. Ilad way's Pillar purely vegetable, mild andre llable, regulate the liver and wnole digestive organ mi HW7 I mi INQUEST ON PENNELLS WILL BRING OUT STRANGE FACTS OF TRAGIC FATE. Series of Incidents Which Leeks Pe callar in Light of Revelations . at Baipdlck Inquest. BUFFALO, March 25. Since the name of Arthur R. Pennell became so prominent in the Burdick inquest, the authorities have been accumulating evidence bearing on the death of Pennell and his wife. It is likely an inquest into the death of tho Pennells will follow the Burdick Inquest. In trac ing the movements of the Pennells on the evening of their fatal trip, which began at 4:40 P. M., on Tuesday, March 10, and ended at o 3a P. M. in the fatal plunge, the police have learned much. During the hour and ten minutes of that drive four Interesting incidents that seem to be well substantiated took "place. A. fifth Incident, the alleged act of Mrs. Pen nell In emptying a small flask of whisky and throwing the bottle away seemed to have the shadow of a doubt cast upon it. although Jacob Geiger, a laborer who says he witnessed the Incident, positively avers it is so. Tho first Incident Is the riding of the automobile up and down In front of Frank Gelger's, farmhouse at the corner of Bailey and Kensington streets slower than a per son would walk and In a pouring rain for about half an hour. Tho second Incident was the stop at George Volk's saloon, on Kensington avenue, where Volk says Pen nell bought a glass of whisky and took another glass of the same liquor out to his wife. Volk's mother lives next door to the PennelL home, on Cleveland avenue, and he was therefore well acquainted with Pennell. The third Incident was a repeti tion of the Bailey avenue loitering and maneuvering at the corner of Kensington avenue and Geider street for five or ten minutes at the same snail-like pace and In the same drenching rain. The fourth incident, the last feature ot the drive aside from the tragedy Itself, is the strangest of all. This Is the Incident of the Pennells letting down the canopy or top of the machine, go that they were exposed to the heavy downpour of rain. This happened two or three minutes be fore the automobile took its tragic plunge. It was on Kensington avenue west of Geider, at about a quarter of a mile from the scene of the tragedy. Three persons living In a house near by saw the Incident Their story is substantially as follows: ' It was about 3:43 when we first saw the automobile on Kensington avenue. It was just creeping along. The man and woman were conversing quietly and intently. Be cause of the unusual spectacle, it raining heavily. I watched them at a point 40 feet from Geider street We were surprised to see the top of the automobile lowered. There was nothing over their heads then, and the rain was coming down In torrents. It was commented upon at the time that the woman's white-crowned hat would be ruined. They were in sight from five to ten minutes. 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All Letters Answered When you are unable to visit my office in person, write at once, and I will forward you a symptom blank. By this means I will bo able to make a correct diagnosis of your case. All letters receive prompt attention, and I am the only person allowed to read its contents. No person need ever know that ycu are receiving treatment at my hands, as my correspondence will be conducted with plain envelopes. Don't hesitate about writing; it may be the means of saving your life. I have cured hundreas of people in all parts of the Northwest that I have never seen, and my practice has been so ex tensive that wherever I go I am always greeted by friends, some of whom know me only by reputation. J. HENRI KESSLER 23QJ YAMHILL STREET Mfrt3s incasing IB fm-ecai'siaitiis CATCHING COU SORE DINGER FROM BAD VENTILATION THAN FROM DRAUGHTS. Many Serlons Diseases Have Arisen From Ticjtlectcd Celus Some Vsefnl Hints. 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