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2 THE MORNING OBEGOyiAS, MONDAY. APBIL 20, 1903. ROAD IS PURCHASED Clark Denies Lease of Short Line Branches. TELLS OF COMPANY'S PLANS Expects That Ills Ilonte From Salt Lake to Los Anicelea "Will Be In Operation Within Tsro Tears. NEW YORK, April 19. Senator "V. A. Clark, of Montana, tonight said that he desired to correct certain material errors which bad crept into his interview or. resterdar relative to the newly organized San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Rail road Company. "The transaction." said Senator Clark, "has been described as lease. On the contrary, I and my asso ciates have purchased oil of the lines of the Oregon Short Line Company soutn of Salt Lake City, and will construct about 400 miles of road from Callentes. Utah, southwesterly through- Cajon Pass to Riverside, from which point the road will soon be completed- to Los Angeles. The San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company Is authorized to Issue tSO.C00.0O9 of bonds, and has C5.000.000 cap ital stock. It has purchased tr.e uregon Short Line system eouth from Salt Lake City to Callentes, embracing 3V miles of road, and. In addition to tne main line, has taken over several shorter lines. Most important is the Leamington cut off, extending from Salt Lake City to Leamington. Utah. This cut-oft was re cently constructed and Is only 117 miles long, besides having the advantage of lower grades. "Wert from Callentes I have already had 40 miles of grading completed. The road will go through the Meadow Val- ley Wash, the dry channel of an old water course, which constltutesthe only available route. At Cajon we meet a grade of 10C. but. aside from this, the maximum grade Is but 79 feet. The cost will average P0.O0O a mile. "The portion of the Oregon Short Line system which wo have purchased wilt be relald with 75-pound rails, and the equip ment will be the very best. From San Pedro to Los Angeles and Riverside the road now has the best Pullman passenger equipment, which will be extended the entire system. In Southern California tributary to the line, 25,000 carloads of fruits were raised last year, and there are existing orchards which In less than fixe years will have an annual output of 50,000 carloads. The new line will swiftly move trainloads from that section Into a cooler altitude, on Important desidera tum In handling such perishable ship ments. From Salt Lake City to Los Angeles by this new route Is 800 miles, which we Intend to cover with limited trains In 21 hours. At present traffic from Salt Lake City can only reach Los Angeles via Sac ramento, a distance of about 1900 miles. "At San Pedro the United States Gov eminent Is building a breakwater to cost K.000.00Q. and Wilmington Bay Is being ceepenea ry dredging so that It will form a One harbor. Near Riverside wo are con structing across the Santa Ana River a great concrete bridge with eight spans of 100 feet each and an extreme height of v leet. "We have made arrangements with the Oregon Short Line Company for a Joint use of Its terminals for a period of 93 years. Tributary to the new road are vast deposits of iron and other minerals mat only await development. "No "bonds have been Issued on the Los Angeles road so far completed, and 115. 000.000 of the K0.009.0Q0 bonded debt will ce neia in reserve In the company's trcas vry, to be applied to the construction of orancn lines. "We expect to have the through line juiiy completed witnin two years." VIGNAUD'S LAST WORD. Gives Colnrabn. the Ilenent of a Doubt. PARIS. April 10. Henry Vlgnaud. first secretary of the United States Embassy here and vice-president of the American ists Society of Paris, has closed his con troversy with Sir Clements Markham. president cf the Royal Geographical So ciety, which arose from the publication of his book, "Toscanelll and Columbus." by publishing Sir Clements Markham's last letter, and his reply thereto. Mr. Vlgnaud brings ont several new points, attempting to show that the letter of Toscanelll. the famous Florentine astronomer, was a for gery. He declines, however, to fix the re sponsibility for It. He points to the prob able sources of the statements of various authors who hitherto have been relied on as proving the existence of the letter, and comes to the conclusion that It the letter was spurious, Columbus may have re rnalned In Ignorance of the fraud, and hence could not be expected to mention a factor which he was not aware of, of which he disapproved It he was aware. Mr. Vlgnaud says If the letter was gen- ulne Columbus was guilty of hiding the source to which he owed the clrcum stances which today constitute his chief title to glory and of claiming as his own the, trophies stolen from Toscanelll. In the first Instance the conduct of Columbus Is capable of a natural explanation: In the second nothing can serve to remove from his memory this stain which his action has indelibly Impressed thereupon. Mr. Vlgnaud'a book. "Toscanelll and Col timbus," was published In Paris In 1901. In an Interview on the book Mr. Vlgnaud said: "The work is Intended to show that for the last four centuries "we have been de ceived by a fraud which hides from us the real beglnnngs of Columbus' project, and that the famous documents ascribed to Toscanelll are fabricated. I submit ex rellent reasons for believing that Tosca- nelll never wrote the letter of 1174 to the King of Portugal and never traced the chart alleged to have accompanied iu Columbus' design was not founded on any sclentlflo basis, but on positive Informa tion as to the existence- of lands to the westward." BROUGHT GOOD lA'CIC . Seeded Rain Falls Durlnic Lonbet's Algerian Visit. TLEMCEN, Algeria, April 13. Al though It was Intended that today should be a day of rest. President Loubet worked hard In receiving various delegations and a number of native chiefs. Including sev eral from tribes on the Moroccan fron tier, among whom he distributed decora tions and presents. The President inspected the native schcils today, but neighborhood excur sion which had been planned, were pre vented by a heavy fall of rain. As the surrounding region has suffered long from drought, many natives attributed the rain fall to the presence of the ruler of the Trench Republic President Loubet will "eivj here tomorrow for tSalda, stopping several Intermediate places on the way. Will Edward Visit Popef ROME, April 13. Whether or not King Edward will visit the pope continues to be a profound mystery. No official com-slc-tlon on the matter has been re-!-eJ, but the Vatican Is of the opinion ttit K'.Tig Edward cannot fall to meet the faatt It for state resnns atone, as His J4les,y s announced visit to Ireland soon 1U take place, and should he slight the head of the Roman Catholic Church he certainly would arouse the resentment of S.500.000 Catholics In Ireland, and for no apparent or practical reason, especially as the feeling In England toward Catholics now very moderate. Emperor Joseph Receives Americans VIENNA. April 13. The Duchess of Marlborough was presented to Emperor Francis Joseph last night at a soiree given at the Hofburg, In honor of the marriage of the Archduchess Elizabeth Amelia to Prince Aloyse von LIchtensteln. which Is set for tomorrow. The wife of the Brit ish Ambassador at Vienna. Sir F. R. Plunkett. who was Miss Morgan, of Phila delphia, made the presentation. The Amer ican Embassy was represented at the soiree by Ambassador and Mrs. Storrer, Captain and Mrs. Harris and Secretary Rives. The Emperor spoke for several minutes with Mrs. Storrer. Sous Captures Parisian Houses. PARIS. April 19. Sousa and his band opened at the Nouv'eau Theater this even ing, to' a crowded house and scored a marked success, most of the numbers of the concert receiving encores. Some re sponded to each with something of his own composition, to the great delight of the many Americans present. The last num bers were plantation songs and dance mu sic and fairly brought down the bouse. Severe Storm In Southern Germany. BERLIN, April 19. The wintry weather In Germany conltinues. Reports from Southern Germany speak of a heavy snow ran in various sections. Fruit trees that already had blossomed have been ruined. A hurricane-like snow storm swept over Eastern Prussia yesterday. Today a ter rific gale Is blowing over Berlin, and there have been driving flurries of snow. Pretender Threatetna Port. MADRID. April 19. Tbe Heraldo pub lishes a dispatch, but without vouching for the truth of the statement, to the effect that the pretender to the Moroccan throne has sent a message to the Gov ernor of Melllla, threatening to attack the port if the refugees from Fraiana are al lowed to remain within the Spanish lines. Royal Stork Expected. LONDON. April 20. A dispatch to the Dally Express from The Hague mys that Queen WlKielmlna Is expecting an heir to the throne. ANTI-ALCOHOL CONGRESS. Xotnble Gathering of Scientific and Titled People. BERLIN. April 13. Mrs. Mary H. Hunt. of Boston, representing the Woman's lstlan Temperance Union at the Inter national Anti-Alcoholic Congress at Ber lin, has sent the following communication to the representative of the Associated Press here: The International Anti-Alcoholic Con gress that meets biennially on the ContI nent la closing its ninth session today. It has been. In the matter of attendance and well-known persons present, he most re markable of any session of the Congress. This body of 1400 delegates, notable In sci ence and in the service of humanity, as university professors or for their hered itary rank, have come here from 1 differ ent nations on two hemispheres. 'Questions of religion and politics were wisely ruled out of such a varied assem blage. The subjects discussed were the teachings of science concerning a moder ate use of alcohol and the effect of its use on every phase of human progress. Two schools of thought were represented the moderates, who called themselves the temperate school,' and the total abstain ers, who ore called the 'abstinence school.' By common consent the convention passed no resolutions, but the appeals for the tes timony of science and experience on be half of total abstinence showed the mod' erates to be In the minority. "The statement of Dr. August ForcL one of the foremost authorities in the world on brain and nerve diseases, that neither science nor experience furnishes evidence to Justify calling alcohol a food called out prolonged acclamations. The papers read by the notable members of the congress during these six days will fill two or three volumes, and soon will be printed for wide distribution. "The paper on 'Alcohol and Art." by Pro fessor Berens. director of the German School of Art at Dusseldorf, was a das sic He said that alcohol, by dulling tho spiritual aspirations essential to the great est work, is an enemy of the highest at tainment In art. "A paper on The Scientific In Temper once Education In the Public Schools In the United States,' by an American rep resentative (Mrs.- Hunt) led to a discus sion in which 39 speakers took part, and nearly every one of them commended the extension of the American method tor the prevention of Intemperance. In compliment to the United States, -Mrs. Hunt presided at Saturday's Session of the Congress. After the sightseeing excur sions to take place tomorrow, the dole- gates to the congress will separate. A NATIONAL THEATER. Advocates Hold a llanquet and Slake Plans. NEW YORK. April 19. For the pur pose of furthering tho movement of the establishment In this city of an endowed National theater, members of the Amer ican Dramatic Club tonight gave a din ner at Delmonlco's. with Helnrich Con reld as the guest of honor. "Give me a National theater," said Mr. Conreld In his address, "and I am sure that the American Shakespeare will write. This project cannot be accomplished In a year. We will be lucky If It Is accom plished In six years. If the plan of the Comedle Francalse be followed. The as surance Is gtven me by a very wealthy man uiat as soon as the plan Is devised It will receive the requisite financial sup port." PACKING-HOUSE BURNS. Plant of Pacific Meat Company at Tacoma Total Loss. TACOMA. April 19. The Immense packing-house-of the Pacific Meat Company on the tide flats was almost entirely de stroyed today by fire. The loss will probably aggregate fully 000,000. A large stock of dressed meat In store was also burned, as was a quantity of livestock. John C Boyle, superintendent of the provision department, had a miraculous escape from death. He was shut off by flames on the fourth floor, and made a thrilling leap to the second floor down the elevator rhaft. The fire was the most spectacular ever seen In Tacoma. and was witnessed by thousands of people. The officers cannot tell how much In surance Is' In effect, but It will be much below the loss. Domestic and Forelcn Ports. ASTORIA. Or.. April 19. Sailed It 7 A. II Steamer Grace Dollar and Despatch, for San FrancUco. Sailed at 2-50 p. n. steamer Robert ' Dollar: at 4 P. M.. American ship Brt!n. Kft up at Ii:SO Barkenline Ceorruia. Arrived at 4:30 asd left up at B23 P. M. Steamer Alliance, from San Francisco and war ports. Condition ot tbe bar at 5 P. 1L. smooth, wind northwest; eaVer clear. San Francisco, April 19. Arrived Barkea tlne Tain 0Shanter. from Columbia River; steamer Charles Nelson, from Seattle: steamer Wellington, from Union Day; brig Tanner, from Port Hadlock. Sailed Bark Isaac Keed. for Brtitol Bar. New Tori. April 19. Arrived Oedrtc. from Liverpool; Heels, from Copeshsfen; La Cham- pasne. from Havre; taruna, rrom uverpooi. Fnnrral of Rabbi GothelL NEW YORK. April 19. The funeral ser- rir-M of Rev. Dr. uustav uottniei. raoc-i emeritus of the Temple Emanuel, were held today in the Tempie. me services were of the simplest character. MURDERED BY NEIGHBOR RAX CHER CONFESSES TO SLATING MR. AND MRS. CHURCH. Broke Down When Damaging Evi dence "Was Shown Him Says He Shot Husband In Self Defense nrvvcR. Polo.. Anrll 12. A special to the News from Newcastle. Wyo- says: The mystery surrounding the disappearance several weeks ago of J. W. Church and his wife, formerly of Omaha, Neb., but more recently engaged in rancmng near here, has been cleared up by the confes sion of "Slim" Clifton, who has been un der arrest on suspicion of having mur dered the couple. Clifton admits that be uura intra, ana has told the authorities they were buried by him. When confronted with evidence recectlr unearthed by Lew Jenney, of Gillette. Clifton broke down and con fessed his crime. Clifton Is a rancher and lived near lie Churches. Clifton said that after murdering the Churches and hiding their bodies In a granary on the Church ranch temporarily. he hauled them two miles away ana buried them. In doing so he stripped the bodies of jewelry. He then drew up bills of sale In Church's name and disposed .of the stock and some of the household goods, all the while making his abode on the Church ranch. Clifton claims that he killed the couple In self-defense, shooting the woman first. It had been reported that the Churches and Clifton had had trouble over ad vances made to Mrs. Church by Clifton. Feeling is high in the neighborhood of the .crime, which is southwest ot uiuette about 20 miles, and It is feared that an attempt will be made to lynch Clifton, SHOT AWAY HIS JAW. Xovr Farmers Doubt Whether Man Is Robber. ST. LOUIS. Anrll 19. By means of the rural telephone service In the vicinity of Edwardsvllle. IIL, IS miles east ot here, a posse of farmers were qnlckly sum moned today to capture two supposed rob bers, and In the fight that followed Frank Charles, of Mobile, Ala., one of the two men, was probably fatally shot and his companion escaped after a tnree-mtie chase. Early today two farmhouses were entered by robbers, and provisions were taken from one place and a tent from the second. The farmers. Charles Glass and Henry Hendricks, notified Constable Law rence, of East Alton, by telephone, and then summoned neighboring .farmers by the same means. Immediately heavily armed farmers answered the call. The robbers had taken night In a buggy, and when the posse came upon a buggy containing two men. and to which a tent was strapped on tne outside, the occupants were ordered to surrender. The men laughed, but did not offer violence. Farmer Glass took a shot gun from the buggy, and with an oath one of the supposed robbers drew a re volver and fired at Constable Lawrence, missing him. The Constable returned the Are with a revolver, with no effect. Just as the supposed robber aimed again Farmer Glass shot him through the Jaw with the shotgun. The other man fled. and after going three miles the posse lost track of him. The Injured man was given medical attention, and. not being able to talk, wrote his name as Frank Charles. Mobile; Ala. His entire lower jaw was shot away, and a portion of his throat, and he may die. FIRECRACKER STARTS RipT. Three Greeks Shot and Officer Roughly Handled. CHICAGO. April 19. Because one of their number had been arrested for cre ating a disturbance, a crowd of Greeks who were celebrating their Easter here created a riot, and before the mob could be disbursed three ot them bad been shot by Policeman Cohen and Henry Oppen- helmer. a bystander who came to the as sistance of Coiien. Tho three wounded men, who are said to have been the lead ers of the attack on the officer, were ar rested. None of them were seriously In jured. The disturbance occurred near the Greek Catholic Church, on Johnson street. During the Easter celebration some one threw a lighted' firecracker among the pe destrians on the street, and Policeman Cohen Immediately arrested the offender. The crowd attacked the officer, knocking him down with a brick. Cohen sprang to his feet and fired a shot Into the crowd. hitting Nick Rlzzltto In the left shoulder. This act Infuriated the mob. which again rushed at the officer and probably would have killed him had not Oppenhelmer sprang to his assistance. He held the crowd at bay a moment until Cohen could recover from the attack. Surrounded by the maddened crowd, they fired several shots, wounding two of the disturbers, James Clpanvitch and John Kotee my name. Cohen and his compan ion, after being severely bruised and hav ing their clothing almost torn rrom tnetr bodies, raansged to escape to a saloon. where they held the crowd back until the arrival of police, which dispersed the mob. FIGnT 'WITH MOOXSHIXERS. One Jinn Killed and Two Are Wounded. MATKIN. Ky.. April 19. As a result of a series of encounters In Letcher county today, the first being a fight between rev enue officers and moonshiners, one man was killed and two were wounded, one of whom probably will die. The dead man Is United States Deputy Marshal James C Asher. who was killed by Jailer Ison. while resisting arrest on a police warrant for pointing a pistol at a man on the streets of Whltesburg. The wounded men are James Moore and Will- lam Moore, brothers, and alleged moon shiners, who were shot during a fight with revenue officers on Elkhorn Creek. Asher being one of the deputies engaged In the battle. Asher subsequently went to Whltesburg with some prisoners and was killed by Jailer Ison. SUITOR SLAYS FATHER. Angry Because He Is Refused Daugh ter's Company. COLUMBIA CITY. Ind.. April 13. Albert Coolman. aged 20, tonight shot and In stantly killed Frank Stamsmlth. a prom lnent farmer and Justice of the Peace, at the tatter's home, eight miles from here. He had been calling on Mlso Heart- schrader, a stepdaughter of Stamsmlth. against the tatter's wishes, and when he called to take the girl to a party tonight Stamsmlth refused to allow her to leave. After a few words Coolman drew 'a re volver and shot twice. He escaped and Is being searched for by 100 men. Wella-Fargo Cashier Short. DENVER. April 19. A News special from El Paso, Tex., says: H. P. Potter. 90 years of age. who has a wife and children in San Francisco, where be resided until six months ago, has been arrested here on the charge ot embezzling funds from the Wells-Fargo Express Company, by which he was em ployed as cashier. His shortage will reach several thousand dollars. Ex-Convict Charged With Arson. OWENSBORO. Ky- April 19. E. O. Thomas, who was recently discharged from tbe penitentiary, was today arrested charged with arson, for tbe burning last night ot the Owenaboro's Pants Manu facturing Company's plant, with a loss of over 0,000. Crime Committed Long Ago. CHICAGO. April SO. Two men charged with complicity In the murder ot Jennie HIckey. in Douglas Monument Park, a crime that has baffled the police depart- ment of Chicago for nearly five years, were arrested today. One Is Richard B. Finn, a well-to-do plumber. The other Is Martin L. Maronney. a clerk for a big commercial house. Both men are being held without balL Finn denies all knowledge ot the crime. Maronney has stated that be was sitting at the entrance to the. park when the murder occurred: that he saw Finn strike the girl and afterward carry the un conscious form of the girl toward the lake, and that In the course ot half an hour he saw Finn return alone. Maronney offers no explanatloo-of his long silence and has made many contradictory state-xnents-slnce being arrested. The HIckey girl was only 14 years old. Her body was found In Lake Michigan at Thirty-fifth street In September, 19S- Matthews Protests Innocence. JEFFERSON CITT. Mc April 19.-Ben- t-ator-Buell Matthews, of St. Louis County. is among those for whom indictments have been returned by the Colorado Coun ty grand Jury, and he is here arranging for his bond. Circuit Judge' Hazel! has fixed the amount of the bond at (5000. Senator Matthews declares be Is Innocent of any crime for any vote ha cast, and asks mat the public withhold Criticism when he comes to trial, when he will es tablish bis Innocence. Jealous Lover Kills Rival. WELCH. W. V- April 13.-George Llse- more was today shot and killed by Will iam Griffiths. Tbe former was in com pany with tbe hitter's sweetheart at the time. Griffiths escat-ed. QUARREL ENDS IN DEATH Wife Jnmps In River, Followed by Husband. NEW YORK. AnriTl9. Frank J. Feeley and his wife quarrelled on the street to day and less than hour later both their bodies were taken out of the North River. The police believe the woman committed suicide and that the husband was drowned In trying to rescue her. The couple had Quarrelled early In the day In their apartments and both left the nouse. sne writing a note threatening suicide. When Feeley returned he read the note and rushing from the house overtook his wlfo with the result that the cuarrel was renewed.. A policeman Interfered and the woman. breaking away from her husband, ran to the river and Jumped In. Her husband dived after her but both were caught under some barges and were drowned. SCURnY FROM THEIR BEDS. Young Indiana Hustle to Leave Burning Institute. BRANTENOR. Ont. April 19. The In- aian institute was destroyed by fire to aay. xne institute Is the property of a New England company, and was estab lished for the purpose of educating young inaian students. Tne loss Is 133,000. TV hen the fire started ISO boys and girls in the institute were asleep In bed. They were aroused, and the wildest panic fol lowed. It Is Impossible to say yet whether Ml were saved. GENERAL MAY RESIGN. Commander of Australian Forces Ills. gruntled Sydney Xews. VICTORIA. B. C April 13.-News was brought by the steamer MIowera, from Australia, that Major-Oeneral Hutton, in command of the Australian forces, will probably resign In the near future as a result of the manner In which the forces of the commonwealth have been dealt with, politically. In cutting down appro priations and In other ways. Sydney papers publish rumors of his Impending retirement. There has been consiaeraoie incuon oeiween uenerai Hutton .and the forces In Victoria as a result of his summary retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel Rep, ia militia officer, who Is news editor of the Melbourne Evening Herald. This paper' criticised' the ap pointment of an officer to the Victoria Militia, and Lieutenant-Colonel Rey -was questioned by the General regarding the criticisms. Refusing Information, he was dismissed from the service. - Hentsch's Bond, a big seven-story Byd- ney warehouse, was destroyed Dy nre March 23. causing damage .amounting to $500,000. The damage done by the. Queensland cyclones, news of whose ravages was given In special reports, amounted to J3M.000. Fasted to Cure Dropsy. SALT LAKE. Utah. April 19. Arthur Van Meter, a prominent merchant of this city, today broke a self-Imposed fast be gun over 40 days sgo for the cure of dropsy. During this time he has lived entirely on water. He suffered no dis tress after the first three days, and ap peared to grow strong and healthy. The dropsical conditions have entirely disap peared. When he began the remarkable fast he weighed 230 pounds, but this weight has been reduced to 123 pounds. Ho says he never felt so well in bis life. - Commissioner Fonlk Slay Realirn. WASHINGTON. April 19,-ClvIl Service Commissioner William D. Foulk has under consideration the question of re signing from the commission, but It Is not believed anything will be finally de cided until the return ot the President, when Mr. Foulk will have a talk with htm on the subject. The commissioner was asked about the report today, but he neither would affirm nor deny Its ac curacy. All Missouri Will Celebrate. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. April 19. Governor Doc leery has Issued a proclama tion, dated April 18, calling upon the peo ple ot Missouri to so far as possible sus pend work and unite In the celebration ot the centennial anniversary of the ac quisition of the Louisiana territory on Thursday, April SO. upon which day the grounds and buildings of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition will bo dedicated. Colombians Banquet Commissioners. PANAMA. Colombia.! April 19. Rear Admlral Walker and the other members ot the United States Panama Canal Com mission, arrived here yesterday from Colon. They were given a banquet by the director of the canal company, at which Colonel Shaler. Consul-General. Mr. Prescott and other prominent Ameri cans on the Isthmus were present Orders to the Retribution. ST. JOHNS. N. F April 19. The British cruiser Retribution has been ordered to come here from Bermuda for the pur pose of returning to Newfoundland the colony's naval reserves, who have been serving In the Caribbean for the past Win ter on tbe cruisers Araldne and Charyb dls. Mexico's Silver Circulation. MEXICO CITY, April 19. The monetary commlsrton Is receiving thousands of re plies to a circular sent out asking for a statement of the amount of cash and sil ver pesos on hand March XL Up to date the amount la &3.O0O.O0O. The general es timate ot bankers Is that the. amount of pesos In circulation Is 1105,000,000. Case of Mayor ot Mayagnes. MATAGUEZ. P. R-. April 19.-Secretary Hartxell and Treasurer Wllloughby ar rived here today. They will Investigate the evidence against Mayor Fajardo. who Is charged with municipal frauds, and will ascertain if Governor Hunt has suf ficient ground for removing the Mayor from office. Xo Word From President. CINNABAR, Mont- April 19. Secretary Loeb received no word from the President today. For all troubles arlstnr from urlsary Irrtta. tion. tax ureron Kiaaey Tea. LEE LEAVES ST. LOUIS IS HIDI1CG IX CHICAGO JUST PRESEXT. AT Fear ot Folk Has Filled the Heart of Other Suspects Cases to Go on TrlaL ST. LOUIS. April 19. Robert E. Lee held a long -distance telephone conversation to day with his brother. Lieutenant-Governor Lee. who Is In Chicago. Tonight he said that Lieutenant-Governor Lee thinks he may return to St. Louis the latter part of the week, but It Is possible he may cot return until later. Mr. Lee would not divulge the present address of his' brother In Chicago. Senators Charles Smith and Buell L. Matthews departed for Jefferson City to day to arrange for bonds for their ap pearance under Indictments returned against them by the Cole County grand Jury. Senator Frank Farris. of Steelvllle. against whom the same grand Jury re turned an Indictment, has been missing since Friday morning, and all efforts to find him have been unsuccessful. Sheriff Smith, from Jefferson City, arrived here today, and is making every effort to lo cate Senator Farris. He desires merely to notify the Senator that he Is wanted. As six of the seven indictments returned 'by the Cole County grand Jury" pertain to the boodle Investigation. It is believed that Sheriff Smith Is after some person not a member ot the Legislature, who Is like ly to flee upon learning of the Issuance ot an Indictment for him. Attorney-General Crow and District At torney Folk held a long conference today. and the latter was acquainted with the testimony that waa adduced In Jefferson City. As the Cole County grand Jury has sojourned for one week. Attorney-General Crow will remain here and assist Mr. Folk during the sessions of the St. Louis grand Jury Monday and Tuesday. The St. Louis grand Jury will then adjourn temporarily, and Wednesday Circuit Attorney Folk will take up the local Doodling cases. Tne case against Louis Decker, ex member of the House of Delegates, will begin Wednesday, and on Friday the case against Charles A. Gutke, another ex- member, will be taken up. Could Xot Find Lee. CHICAGO. April 19. Although a diligent search was made here tonight for Lieu tenant-Governor John )e, of Missouri, no trace of the missing Executive could be found. FUTURE OF FOOTBALL. Plea to Transform Shovlug Contest to An Open Game. Kansas City Star. No one who has read "Tom Brown at Rugby" can forget tbe chapter on Tom's first football game. There wasn't so much science about It as there Is about the modern contests. There was no mak ing of holes In the line Into which the runner was thrust with tbe ball. There was no elaborate system of signals. But there was plenty ot dash and vigor, much kicking ot the ball and an open game In which agility counted far more than did weight. Tom's side with Us SO players proved more than a match for the huge mass several times larger against which It con tended. Tbe kicking was not confined to one or two men. Old Brooke and his brother. Crab Jones. Warner. Hedge and the other heroes of the book, were con stantly returning the ball lhto the ene my's territory. And while "the first scrummage In a schoolhouse match was no joke In the consulship of Plancus." the mass play was not the essential feature ot the game as It Is In America today. It Is difficult to recall that famous chap ter witnout a feeling of regret that so much that was ptcturesaue and thrilling has been sacrificed to the science of the modern game. The discussion of the merits of foot ball as now played has been revived by an anicie oy rToiessor hoiiis in the Har vard Graduates' Magazine. The profes sor criticises the modern tVDO of same. and there Is no denying the force of some of his strictures. The development of lootoaii into a -war game has gone on ne says, until the sport has become "drudgery" to the players, and a "dull, uninteresting event" to the public There is a great temptation to direct the attack at a single player In order to wear him out and so to make a weak spot In the nne. ine prevalence of the mass forma tion, too, tends to exalt mere brute strength at the cost of skill and agility. Because he believes so thoroughly In the value of football. Professor Hollls Is anxious to eliminate what he regards as its evils, and to develop Its desirable fea tures. Tho chief trouble with the game Is the constant resort to the mass formation. This makes of the contest, from the spec tator's standpoint, merely an uninterest ing display of young fellows huddled In a group, all pushing or pulling Inanely. Only on rare occasions Is the soul stirred by brilliant runs or fine kicking. The massing of players Is the result of the demands ot the game under the present American rules. The object of the team Is iu rarry me oaii aown tne field and across the goal line. Therefore the loss of the ball Is the great calamity ot the struggle and kicking, which Involves this surren der, is regarded as a last resort. nen lootDaii was first Imported from England In a modified form. It was soon found .that the side which was ahead would filibuster to keen th. hu.il t. safe so long aa It could keep Its opponents from getting possession nf t. i...k sphere. All that was necessarv to ttn waa to kill time. To remedy this defect the rule was adopted providing that the ball be surrendered In case It was not ad vanced five yards on three trials. The dis tance was simply an arbitrary selection. There was no reason why It should not u" jraroa. xne result was to force a greater and greater of the uninteresting mass formation on i-.il m ujc aiucxing side. At the signal the ball Is passed to a stalwart young runner who Is slammed Into the od poslng line with all the force to be mus tered from his own momentum helped by the shoving of hlr friends. At one time the whola tram t.-. . a to develop Into a mere living wedge; so that six years ago a rule was adopted requiring five men to stay in the line thus allowing the four "backs" the assist ance of only two heavy "rushers" In form ing tho machine to crush the defense The present mass tactics owe their origin to the arbitrary five-yard rule. Should the distance to be gained be Increased to 30 a "r "8eiea a lew years ago by Caspar Whitney, the authority on amateur sport, this close order of attack would prove Inadequate. The gains would have to be mado by long runs or by good kick ing. Less reliance would be placed on touchdowns and more on goals kicked from ths field.. The result would be to transform the present ahovlng game Into the exciting open, kicking affair of 20 vennt n tT- sacrtfice of scientific team work would oe more man maa up for by the Increase In spectacular achievements of Individ ual players. Looking for Vindication. 8T. LOUIS. April 19.-F. Seymour Bar- rington. a supposed English Lord, and who recently married Miss Wllhelmlna G. Cochrane, of Kansas City, wnlle she was vlsltlnr lniSr. Louis, declared today that he will strenuously contest the di vorce proceedings Instituted by his wife In Kansas City, Kan. Barrington was released from the work house a few days ago, where he had been sent on the charge ot assault result ing from a scrimmage between him and his wife's brother. He declares the fight against the divorce proceedings will give steak. It will give increased nutritive value to all foods when added to them, without effect ing their flaVOr. Ask yonr Grocer or Druggist for It. "The only needful thing Is to get the Plasmon Into the stomach dissolved or In clods or petrified or any way. so It Sets there. Th? stomach will praise od and do the rest," Mark Twain. him the opportunity he desires to vindi cate himself from charges made against him. COULD NOT FIND RELATIVE Orphans to Have the Fortune ot a Rich Woman Entirely Alone. New- York Herald. With no known relative of her hus band or of herself-allve. the large fortune of Mrs. Susan Bevler. who died last Sat urday, will be used to found a home for orphans 'In Rochester, N. Y. By the terms of the will, which Is to be offered for probate soon, this Is to be known as the Alice Bevler Home, In memory of her daughter, who died seven years ago. The case of Mrs. Bevler la remarkable. according to her friends, for In her life time of 81 years, she saw members of her own Immediate family die one by one. followed by those ot her husband's fam ily, until the death of her daughter left her alone In the world. Search as she could, going back many generations and tracing collaterally, none could be found whose kinship was not the faintest shadow. Mrs. Bevler was born In Blnghampton, N. Y. Her maiden name was Nelson, her father being Nathan Nelson, who had married Miss Susannah Congdon. She married Henry H. Bevler, who was one of the founders of the Hathaway & Gor don Brewing Company, who died In the earty TOs, leaving to her a large fortune. There were two children, George Henry and Alice. George Henry Bevler, tho son, advised to take a sea trip for his health. left New Orelans on the steamship Mariposa for a long cruise. The Mariposa was never sighted after she struck deep wa ter. Mr. Sevier's death followed then, and In 1SS5 the daughter died from heart disease. Then It wns that Mrs. Rovler learned how much alone she was. Seek- Ing for some relative who might have been forgotten In the years since she had left Blnghamton or Mr. Bevler left Roch ester, she could ilcd none- -nearer .11 la said, than cousins five times removed. Mrs. Bevler began to aid charitable In stitutions In Rochester several years ago. Since 1900 she has transferred 1330,000 In real estate to the Mechanics Institute In Rochester, besides giving largely to other Institutions. So far as Is known, with the exception of several minor be quests to her nurse and old servants, all her money goes to the new home. Joel E. Fisher, of No. 34 West seventy- slxth street, one of the executors of the will, would not discuss Its terms. He would only say that before the Instru ment Is offered for probate there will be a delay to allow relatives who might be heirs to come forward. Mrs. Bevler was burled by the side of her husband and daughter irf Rochester. MONROE DOCTRINE. Future Destiny of Sister Amerlenn Republics. Minneapolis Tribune. In 1SS6 Herbert Wolcott Bowen pub lished a valuable handbook entitled "In ternational Law A Simple Statement of Its Principles." His Clear exposition of this abstruse subject probably led to his appointment as United States Minister to Venezuela a position which warlike com plications with Germany and. England has rendered one of great difficulty and In which he has acquitted himself with sig nal honor. In 'dealing with the much dlecussed and much misunderstood Monroe doctrine. Mr. Bowen shows himself a master of plain and explicit statement. He tells us how after the fall of Napoleon at Waterloo, Russia. .Austria. Prussia and France formed what they called a "Holy Alli ance" a league In tne Interest of royal absolutism and the divine right of kings. The project of this alliance to restore to Spain the revolted Spanish colonies In j America and to cede to Russia a large tract of land on our Northwestern coast Inspired President Monroe's famous ut terance to Congress In his message of 1SZ3, which has ever since been known as the "Monroe Doctrine." This doctrine consists ot two plain state ments: The first Is that no European na tion shall attempt to acquire sovereignty or extend Its monarchical system over any American territory that It does not already possess; the second Is virtually a promise that the United States will not Interfere with any existing American de pendencies of any European power unless some most urgent demand should arise for such Interference. This doctrine has never received the for. mal sanction of Congress- "It remains a Presidential opinion, and has never at tained the force ot law." says the Ham burg Kachrichten. once Bismarck's or gan and now as of old the bitter enemy of this doctrine, which It declares cannot be regarded by Europe as having the binding power of an International enact ment. This opinion Is echoed by tne Lon don Saturday Review, which says that the more progressive South Americans have a very proper dread of the United States and Its protection. It adds that a coalition of the great powers to protect the rights of Europe In the new world would have Its hearty approval. In spite of all this and the further as sertion ot the Hamburg newspaper, that the Monroe doctrine Is "an Incredible Im pertinence a declaration that America be longs to the North Americans the Yan kees," this doctrine, to quote tbe words of Mr. Bowen. "has a strong hold on the mind and heart of the American peo ple, and has always seemed to our sister American republics as a great, if not their greatest bulwark against European inter ference with their liberty and Independ ence." Reply to Parry's Address. CHICAGO. April IS. The Chicago Fed eratlon of Labor at a meeting tonight adopted a resolution recommending that the American i eoerauon oi jaoor lnvauB th state of Indiana with 100 organisers and with J100.COO, "to build a bulwark of Is the nutrition of pure, sweet milk in the form of a cream colored powder. In its prepara tion all the nutritive qualities of milk are retained, freed from fat and sugar. One teaspoonful is equivalent to an ordinary beef Plasmon Co. of America Centennral Building New York (Literature mailed free for the asking.) rebuke around D. M. Parry, president of the National Manufacturers' Association." Tne recent address of Mr. Parry before the National Manufacturers' Association In New Orleans Inspired the resolution. LUMBERMEN WILL LEAVE Badger State'n Lumber Interests Are Moving Wcit and South. Milwaukee Letter. Wisconsin has lost her supremacy aa queen of the pine forests. The formal announcement has been made that one of the largest timber operators In tho Northern woods, together with the last of the great lumbermen of Minnesota, had practically closed out his Interests in this state, to embark on new ventures In the far West. Other lumbermen had preceded, some to the Pacific Coast, with' Its wealth of redwood and white pine, others to the as yet virgin forests of the South. E. L. McCormlck. of Hayward. this state, whose holdings In . Isconsin pine lands and properties aggregate a value of t4.OCO.000. hns announced that with the close of this season he would leave Wisconsin for Seattle. With him will go Frederick Weyerhaeuser, whose Inter ests In Northern Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota almost equal those of all other lumbermen combined. The two men plan to repeat their campaign of forestry In Washington. Oregon and California. Within the last two years It is esti mated that eo.OOO.eoO capital has left Wis consin forests for the West or the South. No less than n dozen great lumbering companies have abandoned Wisconsin for the fresher forests. Will Hnve Permanent Lnsnretto. MAZATLAN. Mexico. April 19. The Beard of Health In the City of Mexico sent a telegraph order today to burn the lazaretto. It Is probable that a new and permanent lazaretto will be built on Bel vldere Island. It will be a hospital with every modem Improvement. Governor Canedo after a Iouk-"n he roic servlce- here during tne neleht of tho" plague, has returned to Cullacan. Shooting After n Dance. BAY CITY, Mich.. April 19. As the re sult of a shooting scrape at Amellth. 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