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Eleven years ago the Carnegie Insti tute was conveyed to the people of Pittsburg. Equipped with a complete array of technical apparatus, housed in a magnificent structure and endowed with the revenues of a principality, this great school was then the wonder of the world. But since that time other benefactors of education and lovers of mankind, like Cecil Rhodes, now with God; Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Armour and Mr. Arehhold, to say nothing of Mr. Carnegie himself have made gifts which cast the Pittsburg foundation into the shade. Mr. Carnegie has doited the country with libraries and established his hero fund. Mr. Rockefeller hiLS do nated to our schools and colleges an enormous capital for pensions to teach ers, which he augments lately by more than thirty millions for general pur poses, and to make sure that it shall be wisely expended ho condescends to keep it undor his direct control. By these radiant exhibitions of generosity the splendor of the original Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg has been some what outshone, and the solicitude of the founder for the. glory of the city- where he began that career, which is among the wonders of the modern world, has led him to enlarge his original dona tion. Now the amended institute has been dedicated with imposing ceremonies. To whom or what the accounts do not specify, but we shall make no serious error In assuming that it was to the fame of Mr. Carnegie. A splendid throng of the great, the learned and the beautiful of the earth shed luster upon the day. The Emperor of Ger many sent his Ambassador; the Repub lic of France was present in the persons gf representative." who brought con gratulations to Mr. Carnegie. Seats of learning everywhere dispatched dele gates whose academic decorations lent g'Tgeousness to the spectacle, while the opulent and highly moral society of Pittsburg contributed its distinction and beauty. Mr. Carnegie was the cen tral luminary in a shining throng. He lowered, he glowed, he overflowed with benevolence and wisdom. It was the crowning day of a great career. And let no envic us ierson reproach the Iron magnate for taking credit to himself and singing his own praises while he addreswd his golden words to the ad miring throng. He Justly felt that It was not a time for "Te Deum lauda mus." but rather for "Te Carnegie laudo." and h lauded. The warnings In the New Te-stamont against self praise and the injunction not to let the left band know what the right hand doeth he very properly disregarded. What Incentive is there to acquire a fortune of half a billion dollars if one may not enjoy the adulation which humbler mortals. naturally accord to it? Heliogabalus and Caligula enrolled themselves among the g.wle and enjoved the worship of the faithful before they J mea; wny may not .Mr. t'arnegie do the Mine? He has a much better title to his own worship and that of others than Mr. Rockefeller, for example. It cannot be aid of Mr. Carnegie that he has robbed r murdered anybody, nor that he has Incited his agents to commit arson. Neither has he systematically under taken to break down the laws of the country. "What he has done Is to take advantage of the inequality and Injus tice of the law to gather Into his own hands the fruits of the labors of his fellow-men. He has done nothing Ille gal, but. of course, he has availed him self vf all the opportunities which the statutes offered. Had the law permit ted him to harry people from their homes and possessions and take their property for himself, perhaps he would have done It. Since it restricted him to methods less viotent and more subtle, he choso those methods. It was a de cided slight to a sacred memory that at the head of the splendid procession of the great and learned which marched to the Carnegie Institute for the dedi cation ceremonies there was borne no i statue m air. tnngtey. Aot only snould an aureate Image of that statesman have headed the procession, but next to ftim should have come) a symbolical figure of the prohibitive tariff which is I the fountain from which all Mr. Car negie s Denencent wealth has flowed. He has enjoyed for many years the rower to tax the American people. He still enjoya it. How can we thank him adequately for endowing libraries and schools for us with a portion of his spoil? He might have spent the whole of it on yachts and actresses. Fortunate ly, his taste, like Mr. Rockefeller's, in cline toward Minerva Instead of Terp sichore. Hence these Pierian bounties. TVe would not be thankless. "We lift up our voices in the general chorus of adulation. But we cannot forget that, after all. knowledge is a thing that is very little helped by marble palaces and gilded domes. Franklin gathering the wisdom of the ages at his type case; Cobden mastering the power of potent speech In his uncle's warehouse; L,ih coln pondering his Euclid before a glim mering pine knot after his day at rail splitting, must still remain the inspira tion and the exemplars for ingenuous youth who would scale the heights of fame. He who would achieve greatly must still "spurn delight and live la borious days" as ever heretofore In the history of the world. Luxury kills ef fort, and the sumptuous ornamentation of the new institute at Pittsburg will be more likely to All the students with vain repinings than to stimulate them to toil. It will teach them to long for help from the law rather than to trust in their own energy. The lesson which they will be only too apt to learn from all this grandeur will be to sit down and wait for the tariff to pour fortune into their laps, as it did for their great founder, rather than to acquire it by honest industry. THE THAW MISTRIAL. Failure of the Thaw jury to agree upon a verdict shows that "unwritten law " has not so strong a position In the minds of the people in the East as it has In the West and South. Had Thaw's crime been committed in this section of the country he would quite likely have been acquitted, not because of any admiration for the defendant, hut because of the feeling that White deserved to be killed and that Thaw had performed a public service. Seven men voting for a verdict of murder in the first degree, while five voted for ac quittal, shows that the majority opinion was adverse to any recognition of the right of private vengeance. In the trial of the case Mr. Jerome placed special emphasis upon the absurdity of the ex istence of an unwritten law. The evi dence in the case and the Instructions given by the court left little room for a verdict other than murder in the first degree or acquittal. After listening to the story of Evelyn Thaw, which would almost have moved a heart of stone, seven men on the jury stood firmly for a verdict In strict ac cordance with the letter of the law. The new trial will be held under conditions rarely if ever known in this country. How a jury can be found composed of men who have not read or heard the evidence" and formed and expressed an opinion is difficult to understand. A stronger case for the defense is impossi ble, while there is the possibility that new evidence may be discovered by the prosecution or something may occur that will deprive Thaw of some of the sympathy be has received. That the country should' be afflicted with a repe tition of the story Is deplorable, but un der the present plans the evidence must be rehearsed before another jury. ONE REASON TOR CAR SHORTAGE. In these days, when economy is the chief aim of all our large departments of industry, it is amazing to learn of some of the enormous wastes in rail road transportation. We are told. . for example, that in the effort to get busi ness one railroad will carry freight many hundreds of miles farther than a competing road would carry it. and for the same price. Thus the Canadian Pacific will take freight from as far south as Tennessee, carry it north across half the United States to Winni peg, thence west tp the Coast, and then south to San Francisco, when, that same freight could as well have gone due west by direct routes to the Bay City. The Illinois Central carries freight from Chicago to New Orleans when its des tination is San Francisco, rather than see a direct competing line get the business. Thus freight was carried 1000 miles farther than necessary. In this practice may be found some measure of explanation for the car shortage. Freight traffic Is slow enough In any circumstances, but the delays are greatly Increased when cars are sent a thousand miles out of their course and perhaps sidetracked and for gotten some place along the line be cause the trainmen thought there could be no hurry about freight whose owner would send it toy such a circuitous route. While these cars are going the extra 1000 miles some other shipper is told that '"there are no cars." Then, too. somehow or other, the shippers must pay for this extra haul. If the company carries that car 1000 miles free, it charges other traffic enough moro to make up for ft. If one com pany can make money on an extra haul of 1000 miles, another road 1000 miles shorter should be able to carry the freight for a smaller sum. Such would be the view of a man not trained In the intricacies of railroad management, but doubtless the railroad attorneys would find some way of proving by subtle argument that there is no waste in the circuitous route practice. FR EE WATER. What seems to be a redeeming feat ure in the Wagnon free-water bill is its provision to raise a revenue by charg ing for irrigation and the commercial use of water. It is estimated that enough can be raised from these sources to pay for current service. Mains for local service are to be paid for by a levy on the adjacent property, and larger mains by a levy on the entire territory served. The bill expects to effect economies by turning the water engineering over to the City. Engineer and collections to the Auditor. Were the bill adopted and Its promises real ized, nothing would remain to be met by a tax levy except interest and pay ments on the bonds. The bill contains some provisions which are good and some that are bad It is unfortunate that they cannot be voted upon separately, the bad reject ed and the good accepted. As it is, thoughtful voters must reject the whole. New maius should be paid for by the property benefited. This is sound economics and. sound sense. The mains add to the value of the land which they serve more than enough to pay for them. This value accrues to the owners, and nothing could be more unjust than to compel the general user to contribute to it. Furthermore, if it Is more economical and just as con venient to have the Auditor coleect water bills, there is no valid argument against that article; and the same may be said of turning the water engineer ing over to the City Engineer. These are matters where the experience of practical men is of more value than any amount of theory. Everybody will agree also that water for commercial use and for irrigation should be paid for. But every reason that exists for this applies also to water for domestic use. It is utterly impossible to draw any rational distinc tion between the cases. The present charge for domestic water Is doubtless excessive. Other cities which have not our cheap supply serve water for much less. Portland could do the same; it could serve households for a fraction of the present charge. But there ought to be some charge, enough to pay for the actual expense of the service and to provide a guarantee against reckless waste. Just as the property benefited should pay for the mains, so the per son benefited ought to pay for the water drawn from the mains. His rate should be reasonable; he should not be forced to contribute to new mains for suburban landowners; but he should pay something. The free-water proposition is the heart and soul of Mr. Wagnon's bill, and it Is something that reason con demns. Therefore the bill as a whole, in spite of some excellent provisions, must be rejected. The supporters of the bill argue that water is like a bridge or a school, which are free to all users. If they think so, why do they wish to charge for irrigation and for laundries? Shall we make the bridges free to some and charge others toll? We ought if we are to make water free to some and not to others. The fact is, of course, that water in no way resem bles a bridge or school. It Is some thing that everybody ought to pay for in proportion to what he consumes. THE LATEST CASE OF "rERSECl'TTON." With varied feelings the people of Oregon have viewed the efforts of the Government to convict ex-Congressman, ex-Land Commissioner Blnger Hermann. That we should take an un usual interest In the successive steps In the proceedings was to be expected, for the defendant has been our fellow-citizen, our National Representative, and, above all, our Blnger. That our feel ings should be varied results from no changing attitude toward Mr. Hermann bimself, but rather from the ever changing aspect of the case the Gov ernment is making against the great handshaker. Why cannot the Govern ment prosecutors be consistent, aim at one single end and turn all their at tention to the achievement of that pur pose? When charges were first made against Mr. Hermann at Washington, we were assured that his offense was that of burning certain letter-books which the Government asserted were public records .and1 which Mr. Hermann said were copies of private correspond ence. The Government responded that if the letters copied in that book were private in their nature, then Mr. Her mann had been guilty of using the franking privilege contrary to law and would be guilty upon his. own admis sions. In this situation our sympathies were entirely with Binger. What right has the Government to go nosing around in a man's private correspond ence, especially when that correspond- ence is doubly private, in that it deals with private information regarding prospective land proceedings, or per haps assures an employe of the depart ment that he violates no rule of the service when he shows his esteem and affection by sending his superior some boxes of grapes, etc.? Besides, don't they all do it? With indignation we learned that our Blnger had been sin gled out from among the host of abus ers of the franking privilege. As we viewed the matter at that time, Mr. Hermann had merely given an exhibi tion .of thrift, an element of character essential to success. But our feelings changed when the developments disclosed a.n intention on the part of the Government to prove that those letters were official, and, moreover, that the ex-Land Commis sioner had been party to the machina tions of the landgrabhers. The people of Oregon have deep reverence for offi cial correspondence and a horror of landgrnbbers. It is through official cor respondence that the dying embers of hope are revived when one has waited for years and years for administrative departments at Washington to adjust some claim or concede some right which a citizen Is entitled to enjoy as a grant from his government. It Is official cor respondence that quickens the heart beat of the lingering veteran anxiously awaiting news that his application for a pension has been received or referred to some department or held for inves tigation or delayed for further proofs, or finally granted. It is official corre spondence that brightens the home of the settler in the foothills as he pa tiently looks for the day when his home will be his and he can sell it and move his family to town. So we have respect for those elongated envelopes bearing the legend "Official Correspondence," and if Mr. Hermann had been guilty of destroying any communications of that nature our sympathies were with the prosecution. And so it was with regard to the alle gation of aid and comfort to the land grabbers. As everybody knows, the landgrabber is a species of individual who lives in Minnesota, Wisconsin. Michigan, or some other Eastern State, and comes out here and conspires to plunder the people's heritage. Natives of Oregon never take public lands for the purpose of transferring fhem to syndicates. When a man born and reared in this state takes a homestead or a timber claim, he does it in the ut most good faith and with no ulterior purpose. Hence it arises that we look upon landgrabbers as social outcasts, and if. perchance, our Blnger had allied himself with this class of public ene mies, he had lost our sympathies. But again the scene has shifted and the Government has created in our breasts other feelings toward the in vestigation at Washington. With that heartless persistency which has been characteristic of Government proceed ings of late, the Prosecuting Attorney has cross-questioned Mr. Hermann until he has admitted that he compelled his stenographer to give up all but $80 of his salary of J1S5. He has further ad mitted that when he came to Oregon on vacation trips he drew $3 a day and ex penses from the Government. He also admitted that while Commissioner of the General Land Office he appointed his uncle, his brother, his brother-in-law, his nephew and his cousin to public po sitions in the service under him. One of these relatives was employed as a means of discharging a debt to Her mann, another performed no service and a third yielded up part of his sal ary. The Land Commissioner em ployed a Government clerk a half day on personal business In order to save 7 cents postage for himself. He appoint ed to office in Oregon a man who would rent one of his houses. He expedited a claim in order that the claimant might pay the money to a firm whose mem bers were related to Mr. Hermann. Now what is to be gained by all the efforts of press and pulpit and school room to encourage habits of thrift, if the Government is going to rebuke It In this manner? Didn't Mr. Hermann's relatives render as good service, as a rule, as anybody else? And If they rendered good service. Is it any of the Government's business what they did with their money after they received it? To pay off a mortgage or a debt to a grocery firm is no more than com mon honesty, and if Mr. Hermann could in his official acts make it convenient for a debtor to discharge his obliga tions, he was doing what he could to improve public morals. And undoubt edly that was all he was doing it for. And if he could send to Oregon some appointee who would rent his house, he deserved credit for relieving the bar renness of uncurtained windows. And was it not right that the Government should pay per diem and expenses while he was on a vacation made nec essary by nine or ten months of servi tude in an office at Washington? In any way the developments are viewed. Mr. Hermann must be credited w ith an exhibition of thrift, and the people of Oregon cannot be censured if their sym pathy for the , prosecution is mingled with some kindly feeling toward the defendant. The proposition to revive the rose show In Portland this Summer will doubtless be favorably received by our citizens. Our rose shows of past years have been marvels of beauty, fragrance and color which it were worth going far to see. The quaint forestry build ing and its beautiful surroundings would furnish a fine and appropriate setting for Portland roses at the height of the season. An opportunity that late June or early July will furnish to show these roses at their best to tourists, col onists and strangers within our gates generally should not be neglected, while even to our own citizens, accustomed as they are to the beauty and abun dance of Oregon roses, the display will be something of a revelation. Mrs. Nancy Coon, who died on her SOth birthday at her home near Halsey, Linn County, on April 8. had lived on the farm where she died for a period of sixty, years. There fourteen children were born to her and there her husband died seventeen years ago. Her record In the community where three-fourths of her long life was spent was that of a helpful, sympathetic neighbor, an af fectionate wife and mother and a capa ble, energetic woman. The name of such a woman is not heralded far and wide, hut Mrs. Coon was none the less a state-builder In that the public be yond the circle of her home environ ment knew her not. Nature's paean is well rounded out In the course and completion of such a life. The Commandant of Cadots at West Point has very strict Ideas of the uses to which cadet uniforms should be put. At the Easter parade many beautiful, and perhaps scantily clad, ladies were present. Many of the cadets carefully wrapped their overcoats around their lady friends to protect them from the icy wind. The commandant ordered) an officer to do down the line of spectators' benches and order all cadet uniforms removed from shoulders of visitors. The order was obeyed, much to the displeas ure of the cadets, who are, now Inquir ing whether the commandant has for gotten his cadet days. Perhaps he has; age brings many changes. The sophomores of Harvard Univer sity, or those who will attain to that privileged state at the opening of the September semester, are looking for ward to great fun. They will have for a target a real live Prince of the im perial house of Hohenzollern, Prince Oscar, fifth son of the German Em peror. The Prince will be accompanied by a military adjutant, but he will, nevertheless, no doubt be put through his paces in true college style. 'He is, however, an under-graduate in the great Bonn University, and no doubt knows how to take care of himself. An artist's model who won a $10,000 prize at Madison-Square Garden for her beauty has sued a college professor's son for damages for breach of promise. What a Madison-Square Garden beauty could find in a poor college professor's son to admire is a question that is like ly to be up for the jury's consideration. Somehow or other we have of late ac quired strange notions of the Ideals of artists' models and Madison-Square beauties. Eastern agricultural papers are advis ing farmers to prevent scab on pota toes by dipping the seed potatoes, in a solution of one pound of formalin in thirty gallons of watar. The potatoes are to be left in the solution two hours. Quite likely a treatment of seed pota toes with Bordeaux mixture would be beneficial also. President Roosevelt has ruled that In construing the pure-food law it must be kept in mind that the purpose of the law was to protect the consumer, and not the manufacturer. The President Is knocking 'Industry' again. Citizens of Topeka will take a day off next Tuesday and employ themselves In digging dandelions out of their lawns. The idea is a good one. The people of Portland could devote a day very profit ably to the same object. Those free grandfather stories our Binger used to tell didn't cost him any thing. There are no flies on Binger. or there used to be none. Things would be different if Mr. Her mann, instead of going on the witness stand, could have shaken hands with the jury. George Gould has sold his stable of polo ponies. Having no time to play the game, he wishes to save the money. Is Mr. Thomas going to try to elect all the other candidates as he would that they should do unto him? The candidates now run after the peo ple, but the people will run after them when the election shall be over. Hermann's "I don't remember" indi cates that he missed his calling by not being a trust magnate. Public officials who write letters they want burned would better burn them themselves. The candidate can cite Scripture for his purpose. DEDICATES THE MONUMENT Roosevelt Speaks at Unveiling of the Memorial to Roughriders. WASHINGTON. April 12. President Roosevelt made a speech on patriotism and good citizenship at the dedication today of the monument erected in the National Cemetery at Arlington to the memory of the "Rough Riders" of the Spanish-American War. Mrs. Allyn K. Capron, widow of Captain Capron, of the Rough Riders regiment, who fell at Las Guasaumas, pulled the cord hold ing the American flag that covered the monument. Dr. D. J. Stafford, of St. Patrick's Church, this city, made the dedication address. Regular troops and part of the National Guard of the First District of Columbia regiment participated in the exercises. The President was escorted to the monu ment by Captain Preston's troop of the Thirteenth Cavalry. Those present at the exercises in cluded Ambassador .Tusserand. of France; Baron Rosen, Russian Ambas sador; the naval and military attaches of the Japanese and German Embas sies; Assistant Secretary Oliver, of the War Department; Assistant Secretary -Newberry, of the Navy Department. A number of former members of the Rough Riders' regiment occupied seats on the platform from which the Pres ident spoke. The monument Is the design of Mrs. Capron. It Is a monolith, and stands 14 feet high on a base six by six feet. The memorial bears the names of more than 100 members of the regiment who died either in Cuba or after the return of the regiment to the United States. The main decoration is a bronze tab let, bearing the regimental device and the inscription; "First United States Volunteer Cav alry. In memory of the deceased mem bers of the First United States Volun teer Cavalry, Spanish-American War. Erected by members of the regiment, 1906." President Roosevelt, who was Col onel of the regiment, referred to the peculiar gratification of himself and his comrades In this memorial, and enunciated his well-known views on the duties of citizenship. Army and Navy to Co-operate. WASHINGTON. April 12. The Joint board of th9 Army and Navy has de termined upon a policy to establish closer relations and a more thorough co-operation in time of war between the personnel of the seacoast fortifi cations of the Army and the forces of the Navy. The plan is to have a num ber of officers and enlisted men of each service exchange visits when ever naval vessels come within waters in proximity to sea coast fortifications. In order to become acquainted witii the modes of offense and defense em ployed by each. It was further decided that the Adjutant-General of the Army should give to the Chief of the Bureau of Naviga tion of the Navy information In re gard to the time artillery practice will be held. In order that the Navy may detail men to be present as witnesses. Likewise the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation is instructed to notify the Adjutant-General of Navy target prac tice, so that the Army may send de tails of witnesses. Half Holidays for Workmen. WASHINGTON, April 12. President Roosevelt has promulgated an order giving Saturday half holidays during July. August and September to all me chanics, laborers and other employes at the manufacturing and supply arsenals and depots under the War De partment and in the office of the di vision and department headquarters of the Army and in the engineering de partment at large. The order provides that on Saturdays in the months named four hours, ex clusive of the time for luncheon, shall constitute a day's work. Paymaster Found Guilty. WASHINGTON. April 12 Paymaster John Irving, of the Navy, tried at Mare Island on charges of neglect of duty, making false returns and embezzlement, has been acquitted of the charge of em bezzlement, but found guilty on the other charges. The court sentenced him to dis missal. The plea for clemency was made, but the President commuted the sentence to a reduction of 16 points. Wagner for District Attorney. WASHINGTON, April 12. Senator Gamble, of South Dakota has recom mended to the President the appoint ment of Edward E. Wagner, of Alexan dria, S. D., to be United States District Attorney of that state In place of James D. Elliott, whose nomination failed of confirmation at the last ses sion of the Senate. Must Obey Pure Food Law. WASHINGTON. April 12, The Depart ment of Agriculture is preparing to put Into execution the recent decision of Sec retary Bonaparte regarding whiskies. "That decision is the law." said Secre tary Wilson today, "but a reasonable time will be given the distillers to get into line with it." Hagorman to See President. WASHINGTON, April 12. Governor Herbert J. Hagerman, of New Mex ico, arrived in Washington tonight and will call on the President tomorrow. Will Get Together on Fish Prices. ASTORIA. Or., April 12. (Special.) A special meeting of the Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union has been railed for Saturday evening to consider the prices offered by the eanners and cold storage men for salmon during the coming- season, those prices being M of a cent per pound less than the figures fixed by the union at its meeting some weeks ago. It is not thought there will be any difficulty over the prices to he paid, as in fact, while the prices have been formally agreed upon each season during the past few years, it is doubtful if "any two packers pay the same rates. Some of the packers offer bonuses of $100 to men securing ten tons or. more during the season, others furnish free boats or free use of net racks to those turning in a specified amount of fish. Again, as high as 8 cents is sometims paid early In the season for large fish, when the packers are especially anxious to secure one or two carloads to dis tribute among their patrons. Diphtheria Case at Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or.. April 12. (Special.) As the result of the death from dipth eria of a 4-year-old child of Sherman Young, several days ago. many families here have been so alarmed as to keep their children away from school. Rumors have been persistent for several days that there are a number of cases In the city, but Health Officer Edglngton states that they are without foundation. The health authorities have fumigated the schoolhouse and say there is no danger from infection. Fire Destroys Country Residence. HOOD RIVER. Or.. April 12.-(Special.) The house on the fruit ranch of A. P. Brunner near here was destroyed by fire yesterday while the inmates were away from home. It Is supposed that the fire caught from defective flue. The house and its contents are a total loss. ! FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU Purpose of Amendment Fathered by Councilman Ku?hlight. (The Orejrontan purposes to print from day to day a series of articles summarizing and explaining the several charter amend ments and ordinances to be voted on by the people of Portland at the election June 3.) If the voters' in June adopt the charter amendment providing for establishment of a free employment bureau, Portland will follow the successful examples set by both Seattle and Tacoma. Council man Rushlight, who is responsible for the amendment, declares that the free employment bureaus conducted by the two Sound cities have proved to be a source 'of much good and convenience, and that he has planned a similar agency for Portland. The amendment Itself Is very simple, and merely Invests the city with the authority to establish and operate an em ployment bureau. Where it will be lo cated and how 1t shall be operated will be determined by the Council If the meas ure Is enacted by the people. It is proposed by Councilman Rushlight to locate the bureau In the City Hal!, where he believes it could be managed and operated by two or three persons with but comparatively little expense to the city. Registration books would be kept for both persons desiring to em ploy and for those in search of employ ment. iNo charge would be made for services rendered by the agency, laborers of all kinds would be assisted in obtain ing work. Contractors needing men could write to the agency and the names of the men upon the registration books in need of employment of that character would he notified. In fact the free employment bureau would perform all the functions of the average private agency without charge either to the employe or the em ployer. PLACE FOR MERRY DEL VAL Pope Names Him Secretary of Apos tolic Briefs. ROME April 12. It is declared the Pope has appointed Cardinal Merry del Vat. the papal secretary of state, to fill the position temporarily of Secretary of Apostolio Briefs, made vacant by the recent death of Cardinal Luigl Machl. It is hinted that this is a way to relieve Cardinal Merry del Val of the secretaryship. It is reported in Vatican circles, how ever, that the position of Cardinal Merry del Val is stronger than ever. Demand Closing Universities. ST. PETERSBURG, April 12. The mar shals of nobility, with representatives from 32 provinces, are holding a session here. They decided to request both the Cabinet and the Emperor to close the universities. It is expected during the sitting of April 34 the Congress of Marshals will petition the Emperor to dissolve the lower house of Parliament. Fatalities in Mexican Mine. MEXICO CITY. April 12. News reached here today that 14 miners were smothered to death in a fits which broke out yesterday in the mine of the. Des Estrelles Mining Company of Klore. about 175 miles southwest of this city. It Is thought the number of casualties may he increased. The mine is still burning, and res cue work Is being carried on with diffi culty. Brussels Cabinet to Resign. BRUSSBI,S, April 13. The Chamber of Deputies today adopted a measure fixing the hours of labor In mines by 94 votes to 32. after which M. dc Smet do Nayer. the Premier, announced that the cabinet, being unable to command a majority in the House, had decided to resign. Kaiser Decorates Prince of Monaco. BERLIN, April 12. Among Emperor William's guests at luncheon today were Edward Grieg, the Scandinavian compeser; Mme. Saint-Saens and Mas senet, the French composers, and the Prince of Monaco. His Majesty con ferred the order of the Black Eagle upon the Prince. Edward May Meet Italian King. ROME, April 12. It Is reported here that King Edward and King Victor Emman uel, who have, respectively, left the Ba learic Islands and Greece, will meet at Valetta, Island of Malta. In official cir cles no confirmation or denial of the rumor can be obtained. Russian Hague Delegates. ST. PETRSBURG. April 12. Russia to day officially named her delegates to the Peace Conference at The Hague: M. Nell doff. Ambassador to France; Professor Demarthus, Imperial Councillor of State, and M. IVharykoff. Russian Minister at The Hague. Kaiser's Auto Will Slacken Its Pace. BERLIN. April 12. The frequent motor car accidents have. It is stated, caused the kaiser tO O-lve an nrAn tl... . l . of his automobile shall be reduced here- I aiter. xne announcement has brought re lief as the reckless speed at which the kaiser's car has hitherto been driven caused grave anxiety. WHERE IS A DISTRACTED DEMOCRAT TO DINE? Frim tb Chicago Inter-Oceaai. MR. PARKER, MR. BUT AN AND MR. HEARST tVIIJ. EACH HOI.D SEP ARATE CELEBRATIONS THIS TEAR ON JEFFERSON'S BIRTHDAY NEW YORK DISPATCH. IN THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN TOMORROW jfl ill S00URGE OF THE BATTLE FIELD Newly-invented gnu that can kill 700 men a minute. MOST-TALKED-ABOUT MEN IN THE LAND Dexter Marshall writes of the big railroad presidents. SEEING THINGS WITH THE GOOGAN GIRLS How they kidnaped a social leader and brought happiness. DEPOSED QUEEN OF MADA GASCAR Frank G. Carpenter tells of a "granddaughter of God." STEAMSHIPS WITHOUT STEAM Auto-liners burning gasoline to cross the Atlantic in four days. MAKING KNOWN AMERI CA'S MUSIC Composers who have attracted the Old World's attention. TAKING CARE OF EASTER PLANTS How to preserve (lie health and beauty of potted flowers. SOURCE OF PORTLAND'S WATER SUPPLY Full-page picture in colors of Bull Run River. ROOSEVELT BEARS IN GER MANY They show small respect for the great Emperor of the Fatherland. ELIPH ' HEWLETT, MODERN PIRATE Tale of how he tamed an out law crew with his book. IF YOU ARE NOT A REG ULAR SUBSCRIBER Order From Your News dealer Today Denies That Pope Interfered. MADRID, April 12. The Epoca pub lishes an official note today formally contradicting statements made in the Montagninl documents, according to which the Vatican Interfered with the Spanish government in order to prevent the visit of King Alfonso to France. Balloon Prom Germany to England. LONDON, April 11. The German aero nauts, Dr. Wegener and Adolph Koch, descended in a balloon today at Enderby, near Ieicester. The balloon had covered 812 miles from Berlin in 19 hours. ''