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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 14, 1900. ITS GOOD OFFICES United States -Offers to Act as Mediator AT REQUEST OF BOER REPUBLICS Lord Salisbury Courteously Declined the Aid Proffered by Am bassador Choate. LONDON. March 13. The United States Government, at the request of President Kruger and President Steyn, has offered to the British Government its services as mediator, with the view of bringlug about peace in South Africa. United States Charge d' Affaires, Henry White, saw Lord Salisbury at the Foreign Office this evening and received the for mal reply from the British Government, declining the good offices of the United States In regard to peace. It is understood the reasons of the Premier were identical with those already cabled to the Asso ciated Press. The interview between White and Salisbury was very brief, the Premier confining himself to a courteous verbal declination, without entering :nto details. America's Offer "Was Too Late. LONDON, March 13. The representa tions made to Great Britain were so put that they assumed nothing of a desire to Intervene, but simply transmitted the communications made to United States Consul Hay, with the accompanying as surances that anything the State Depart ment could do in the Interests of peace would be pladly undertaken. The offer of mediation springs from Pretoria, where Mr. Hay, with the other Consuls, subse quent to Presidents Kruger and Steyn sending their peace cablegram to Lord Salisbury, were asked to endeavor to se cure the good offices of their respective Governments, apparently with the view of bringing outside influence to bear upon Lord Salisbury's reply to the Boer over tures. These seem to be fruitless, except in the Instance, of the United States Consul, whose representations to Secre tary Hay were forwarded March 12 to the United States Embassy in London, with the instructions outlined above. These. Mr. White personally presented to Lord Salisbury, who replied cordially, but without committing himself to any definite expression of opinion. As the Boer overtures had already been answered to the effect that no propositions, includ ing the retention of the Republic's inde pendence, could be considered, the pre sentation of the American offer was al ready too late, but the Premier appar ently deemed It a matter of sufficient im portance to put himself on record with a formal reply. Xo Reply at "Washington. WASHINGTON. March 13. Up to the time the Cabinet meeting adjourned to day no answer had been receh'ed from the British Government to the representa tions made through Mr. Choate respect ing the restoration of peace In South Africa. It was decided by the Cabinet upon an explanation of the case by Sec retary Hay that it would not be proper at present to make any statement as to the part the United States Government Is taking in the effort to terminate the war. It is stated on the highest author ity that In its present capacity the United States Government is not a medlary. but simply a go-between. Not a single prop osition to serve as a basis of a peace agreement between Great Britain and the South African Republics was set out in the communication to Lord Salisbury. r,All that was ventured in this first cver 'ture was an inquiry as to what Great Britain was likely to demand as the price of stopping the war. To have gone farther and have proposed terms on our own account might have placed the United States In the position of an un invited mediator. The Cabinet also discussed the lesolu tion of Senator Allen, calling for infor mation as to what steps had been taken to bring about peace in South Africa. It was decided that no statement on the subject could be given at present, owing to the fact that the correspondence In volved other nations. THE FIRST CORRESPONDENCE. Tciccrnras From the Boer Republic and England's Reply. LONDON, Mai oh 13. A parliamentary paper containing the telegrams sent to the British Government by the Presidents of the South Afr.can Republics, and Great Britain's reply thereto was Issued today. The first telegram 6rt by the two Presi dents to the Marquis of Salisbury was as follows: "Bloemfonteln, March 5. The blood and tears of the thousands who have suf fered by this war, and the prospect of all the moral and ecorcmlc ruin wherewith South Africa is noiv threatened, make it necessary for both belligerents to ask themselves dispassionately and in sight of God, for what they are fighting: whether the aim of each justifies all this appalling misery and devastation; what is tne ob ject? "And, in view of the assertions of vari ous British statesmen to the effect that this war waipegun and is being carried on with the set purpose of undermining Her Majesty's authority in South Africa, and of sett ng up one government over all South Afilca, Independent of Her Ma jesty's Government, we consider it our duty to solemnly declare that this war was un dertaken solely as a defensive measure to maintain the threatened independence of the South African Republics, and is only continued in order to secure and maintain the incontestable Independence of both Re publics aa sovereign international states, and to obtain the assurance that those of Her Majesty's subjects who have taken part with us In this war shall suffer no harm whatever In 'person or property. "On these conditions, but on these con ditions alone, are we now as in the past, desirous of seeing peace re-established in South Africa, while, if Her Majesty's Government is determined to destroy the Independence of the Republics there is nothing left to us and to our people but to persevere to the end in the course al ready begun. In spite of the overwhelm ing pre-eminence of the British Empire, we are confident that God, who lightened the unextlngutehable fire of love of free dom in the hearts of ourselves, and of our belief that he will not forsake us, and that he will accomplish his work in the United States and in our descendants. "We hesitated to make this declaration earlier to Tour Excellency, as we feared that &a long as the advantage was al ways on our side and as long as our forces held defensive positions far within. Her Majesty's colonies, such a declaration might hurt the feelings and honor of the British people. But now that the prestige of the Brlt'sh Empire may be considered to be restored by the capture of one of our forces by Her Majesty's troops, and that we have thereby been forced to evac uate other positions which our forces had occupied, the difficulty Is over, and we can no longer hesitate to clearly inform your government and people in the sight of the whole civilized world why we an fighting, and on what conditions we are ready to restore peace." Marquis of Salisbury to the Presidents of the South African Republic and Orange Free State: "Foreign Office, March 11. I have the honor to acknowledge your honors' tele gram, dated March 5. from Bloemfonteln, of which the purport is principally to de mand that Her Majesty's Government shall recognize the Incontestable Indepen dence of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State as sovereign inter national states, and to offer on those terms to bring the war to a conclusion. "In the beginning of October last, peace existed between Her Majesty and the two Republics under conventions which then were In existence. A discussion had been proceeding for some months between Her Majesty's Government and the South Afri can Republic, of which the object was to obtain redress for certain very serious grievances under which Brltl-h re Idents In South Africa were suffering. In the course of these negotiations, the South Afri can Republic had, to the knowledge of Her Majesty's Government, made considerable armaments, and the latter had consequent ly taken steps to provide corresponding reinforcement of the British garrisons at Cape x'own and in Natal. No Infringement of rights guaranteed by the conventions had up to that point taken place on tho British side. Suddenly, at two days' no tice, the South African Republic, after Issuing an insulting ultimatum, declared war upon Her Majesty, and the Orange Free State, with whom tnere had not even "been any discussion, took a similar step. Her Majesty's dominions were immediate ly Invaded by the two Republics. Siege was laid to three towns within the British frontier, a large portion of the two colon ies was overrun, with great destruction of property and life, and the Republics claimed to treat the inhabitants of exten sive portions of Her Majesty's dominions as if those dominions had been annexed to one or the other of them. "In anticipation of these operations, the South African Republic had been accumu lating material for many years past, which, by their character, could only have "been Intended for use against Great Britain. Your honors make some observations of a negative character upon the object with which these preparations were made. I do not think it necessary to discuss the ques tion you have raised, but the result of these preparations, carried on with great secrecy, has been that the British Empire has been compelled to confront an In vasion which has entailed upon the em pire a costly war and the loss of thousands of precious lives. This great calamity has been the penalty Great Britain has suffered for having of recent years ac quiesced to the existence of the two Re publics. "In view of the use to which the two Republics have put the position which was given them, and the calamities these unprovoked attacks have Inflicted on Her Majesty's dominions. Her Majesty's Gov ernment can only answer yottr Honors' telegram by saying that they are not pre pared to asBent to the independence cither of the South African Republic or t,he Orange Free State." The correspondence was read In both Houses of Parliament today, and the con cluding paragraph of the British Premier's reply elicited prolonged cheers. ATTITUDE OF FRANCE. Sh "Will Not Take the Initiative In Intervening. PARIS, March 13. A representative of the Associated Press has secured from a responsible mouthpiece of the French Gov ernment the following exposition of France's attitude in the matter of Inter vention in the Anglo-Transvaal War, which, it is said, has been solicited by President Kruger. The official in question said: "We believe It Is true the Transvaal has sent a request to the powers for their intervention, though up to this morning Kruger's message has not been announced.. As far as France is concerned, she cer tainly will not take the Initiative in of fering . England mediation, neither will Russia, for the two are naturally work ing together In this matter. We feel that In the present excited state of public feeling in "England, especially as regards ourselves, any step taken by the French Government would defaet its own object, and Instead of opening a way to honor able peace would act as oil on the flames and probably only create fresh complica tions. "We consider that overtures for media tion can emanate from some power whose cordial relations with England prevents such a suggestion "being construed 36 an unfriendly act. The Emperor of Germany, for instance, might take the initiative, or President McKlnley, without fear of cre ating the friction which stands In the way of any such action on our part and. after this Is dene, reliance can be placed on the unqualified support of France and Russia, who only desire to see the end of the bloodshed and are eager to lend their good offices In bringing about this result." Germany's Reply to the Republics. BERLIN, March 1L It is semiofficially announced that when the Orange Free State and the Transvaal addressed to a number of the larger .and smaller states a request for friendly mediation, the Ger man Government, replied that it would willingly participate, provided the essen tial conditions of sucn mediation were present, namely, the certainty that both belligerents desired it. The Curious Wheat Problem. The Spectator. If Sir William Crookes is to be believed, scarcity of food is not by any means re mote; it may come within sight of persons now alive, and these not very young. At present the defle'encies of the wheat-eating countries are supplied by North Amer ica, especially by the United States. In 1697-SS the wheat crop of the United States was about 540.000.000 bushels. Of this quantity 217,000.000 bushels were exported to Europe, where no country, excepting Russia and Turkey, grows enough for Its own pouplation. The States are able to do this without trenching on the home supply, because the total population is not more than 73,000.000. In 1931. If the in crease of pouplat'on goes on at the same rate as that of the last 30 years, the 73.000. 000 will have increased to 130,005.003. and the surplus for export will be no longer available. Whence, therefore, will the wants of the world be supplied? Russia at present ex ports largely, tho total being something more than two-fifths of that from the States. But It cannot be hoped that Rus sia will come to the rescue of a hungry world. It Is already hungry Itself, ex porting food while its own people are starving. Any change here must be in the way of distribution. This change will be the more speedy because the Russian population, in spite of Its sufferings. In creases. Indeed, the difficulty of the gen eral problem is aggravated by the fact that, up to the point of actual starvation, scarcity not only does not check, but ac tually stimulates, the rate of Increase. A perfectly well-fed. well-educated and generally comfortable population has a tendency to diminish rather than to grow. o . Glvlns a Man a Chance. The Quiver. A commanding officer who has studied human nature, he states, will occasionally make a "brilliant hit when he gives a man what is called a "chance." The following illustrative case was told to me b;- the Colonel who tried the expsriment. One day. when out for a walk, he met a man of his regiment who was only too well known to him on account of his frequent appearance in the orderly room. My friend stopped him and said: "You're a fine man, six feet three in height, and yet don't you think that you are making a precious ass of yourself with S6 'drunks in your defaulter sheet? Suppose, now. that I were to put a Lance Corporal's stripe on- your arm tomorrow, how would It be?" The man was so surprised and delighted that he took the total abstinence pl-dge and never drank any more Intoxicating liquor. Four years afterward he married, and the Colonel attended the marriage feast. The bridegroom took his commnndlnir officer aside and said to him, as he pointed to the different kinds of liquor that were on the table: "You see all that, sir. Well. I have not tasted a drop, even today, and won't, for if I did I must get drunk." a a Practical Statesmanship. Boston Herald. The Hon. Richard Olney is another of those statesmen who believe In recogniz ing the fact that we have irrevocably ex panded, whether wisely or not, and that the problem today Is how best to deal with our new possessions. Th's is practical statesmanship, as distinguished from the Impractical variety. LORD ROBERTS' ADVICES EXPECTS OPPOSITION OX OUTSKIRTS OF BLOBMFONTEIN. Ills Advance on the Free State Cap ital Dispatches From Mafe ktnsr "War Loan BUI. LONDON. March 13. Lord Roberts' actual entry into the Orange Free State capital seems likely to be delayed until tomorrow, as his statement that he is going to reinforce General French im plies that opposition is to be encountered on the outskirts of the town, though the definite statement that the British cavalry leader has a position which commands the situation leaves no doubt that tho occupation will speedily be effected, and with it, so London critics think, will ac crue to the British important captures of supplies. If not prisoners. However, it may be that the Boers may make stren uous resistance, which will not be over come until Roberts' main army catches up with the cavalry. Lord Roberts telegraphs from Venters Vlelt. under date of March 12, 9:30 P. M., as follows: "I directed General French If there were time before dark to seize the talliray station at Bloemfonteln, and thus securo the rolling stock. At midnight. I re ceived a report from him that aftor con siderable opposition, he had been able to occupy two hills close to the railway sta tion, which commanded Bloemfonteln. A brother of President Steyn has been made a, prisoner. The telegraph line leading northward has been cut, and the rail way broken up. "I am now starting with the Third Cavalry Brigade, which I called up from the Seventh Division, near Petrusburg yesterday, and the Mounted Infantry, to reinforce the cavalry division. The rest of the force will follow as quickly as possible. "Colonel Humpheley has died of his wounds. Lieutenant Pratt, of the Essex Regiment, was wounded severely. Tho wounds are as a rule more -serious than usual, owing to the expanding bullets which arc freely used by the Boers. There are 221 men wounded. About CO or 70 men were killed or are missing." A dispatch received by a South African firm in London, dated, Mafeklng, Tues day, March 8, via Lobatsl, March 9. says: "All Is well, but the town Is still be sieged." A dispatch to the Times from Mafe klng, dated March 5. says the garrison at that place were then feeling acutely the stress of the siege. They were re duced to the use of horseflesh and bread made from horse forage, while the watei was parasltlcally contaminated. Typhoid, dysentery and diphtheria was epidemic, but it was Impossible to Isolate the vic tims. The sufferings of the women and children were terrible, and there were deaths in the women's laager dally. The native population was starving. Military operations wore progressing favorably. They had been extended to the brick fields, whence the enemy had been com pletely expelled. The war loan bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons today by a vote of 258 to 21. THE! FIGHT AT DRIEFOXTEIX. Doers Stubbornly Contested Every Foot of Ground. DRIEFONTEIN. Orange Free State, Sunday. Roberts' advance yesterday across the scorching plains from Poplar Grove to this place was marked by the most severe engagements since crossing the Modder River. The Boers stubbornly contested every foot of ground, only flee ing at dusk, when Roberts threw most of his troops against the center of their weakened lino. At the point where Colo nel Broadwood turned the Boer left he found himself under the fire of their nine pounders. The Boers, however, ultimate ly hoisted the white flag. When Broad wood advanced, he was surprised to find that the Boers had taken advantage of the cessation of fire to escape in the dark ness. Transvaal prisoners showed they were entirely surprised by Roberts tactics. A Free Stater whoso house President Kruger occupied during the Boer flight from Osfontein said he complained to the President about the depredations of the Transvaalers, whereupon the President replied: "No wonder we are beaten. The burgh ers entered Into the war to fight for a righteous cause, but now they have de veloped Into horse and cattle-stealers." Joubert at Glcncoe. LADYSMITH. Monday, March 12. The main body of the enemy is in position at Biggarsberg. General Joubert is at Glen-, coe. There is reason to believe that few Boers are at Dundee, though the place Is well fortified. "White Golnjr to Cape Colony. DURBAN. Monday, March 12. General George White has arrived here and em barked upon a transport for East Lon don. "Tli' Fr-rlnch on Thrllc." From "Mr. Dooley in the Hearts of His Countrymen." "Th honor lv th' Fr-rlnch people an' th honor lv th Fr-rlnch ar-rmy Is on thrile, an' ye've put thlm In th' dock In stead lv th Cap. Th honor lv Fr-rance Is all right, me boy, an' will be so long as th Fr-rlnch newspapers" is not read out lv Paree," I says. "An if th honor lv' th Fr-rlnch ar-rmy can stand thlm pants that we hew out iv red flannel fr thlm, a little threachery won't injure it at all," I says. "Yes," says I, "th honor lv Fr-rance an' th' honor lv th ar-rmy'll come out all right," .1 says; "but It wud den't do anny harm fr to slnd th' honor lv th' Fr-rlnch gcn'rals to th laundhry." I says. "I think ye'd have to slnd Gen'ral Merceer's to th' dyer's," I sayj. "Ye nlver can take out th spots, an it might as well all be th' same color," I says. "Mons Colonel," I says, hnprisslvely, "so long as lvry man looks out fr his own honor th' honor iv th' counthry'H look out fr itsilf." I says. "No wan Iver heard iv a nation stealln a lead pipe or com mittln perjury," I says. " 'TIs th' men that makes up th nation that goes In fr these diversions," I says. "I'd hate to In sure again burglars th naytlonal honor that was guarded be that ol gazabo," Indlcatln Merceer with th toe iv me boot. HI' The Dutch Church and the Boers. Tho Fortnightly Review. The Dutch Church was a privileged church, and It had long traditions of Its own which even the advent of colonists of all nationalities failed to erase. It hns furnished the backbone of that curious oli garchy which has been cited as such an anomalous feature of the Boer states. Its peculiar religious tenets have been narrow and Calvinlstic, and we cannot really ex pect much from the pastors and elders and deacons of a church that has fostered on one hand the pride of the Koopman and on the other the pride of the Calv nlst in re ligion. Here is almost the worst possible combination for a colonial church. Setting out from perfectly different standpoints, the old Dutch colonial church seems to join hands with tho antiquated despots of a Spanish South American viceroyalty. Such a viceroyalty, with Its cumbrous church and state apparatus presuppoed a homo monopoly In all things, from the manufacture of a horseshoe to the appoint ment of a Prebendary. In the same way a Dutch East India Company, with Its precise and silly rules about colonial trade, official etiquette, precedence and ceremo nies, all framed and manipulated by a Chamber Of 17 at Amstprrtnm tneiinf n clr.se monopoly. Today the Boer states nave Droved tnemseives worihv mipic sors . or a clique of monopolist Test For Yourself To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy Swamp-Root Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of "The Oregonian" May Have a Sample Bottle Free. Reporters Have Convincing: Interviews With Prominent People in Greater New York Regarding Wonderful Cures. 1 BOYLE I k BODKIN. ' : 65TH POLICE PRECINCT, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.: Greater New York, Nov. n, 1899. 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WASHINGTON, March 9. During the last few months a large number of sports men have complained that game is being wantonly destroyed on the Mount Ranler National Park Reserve, in the State of Washington. Many petitions and requests have been sent to the Secretary of the Interior, with a view to formulating regu lations that will prevent the further slaughter of game. The department, however, holds, after looking very carefully Into all phases ol tho question, that It will be Impossible for it to provide any rules or enforce any regulations looking to the protection of game, or, for that matter, for the protec tion of the beautiful scenery and natural beauties of the park against vandalism. The posIUon taken by the department is that the State of Washington has never ceded to the United States its right, Utle and interest In the land Included In the National Park limits. Accordingly the department is of the opinion that it can not exercise jurisdiction and cannot en force any law that might be passed by Congress looking to the betterment of ex isting conditions. Representative Jones has before tha House a bill to punish any person detect ed slaughtering game or destroying any of tho natural beauties of the park, but the department holds that if a bill of that kind be enacted Into, law. It would be ren dered nugatory by the fact that the State of Washington has not ceded the neces sary land to ,the Government. It would also hold that It would be imaossiblc for the Government to grant permits to erect hotels In the park limits. Several re quests have been made, emanating from various parts of the country, looking to the securing of rights for the establish ment of large hotels for tourists traveling in the vicinity of the mountain. The Gov ernment has decided to notify all the ap plicants of Its Inability to act in the prem ises until the Legislature of the State of Washington has passed a bill ceding to tho United States Its interest in the land included Inside of the park Teserve. The Governor of the State of Washington has been notified to like 'effect, and It Is prob able that steps will be taken to transfer the desired title by the state to the United States at the next session of tho Washing ton State Legislature. The law as It stands allows mineral lands to be located Inside the park, and with this provision operative the Secretary feels that it would be practically Impossible properly to govern the reserve. A bill covering the Secretary's views will be re ported as a substitute to the Jones bill. Corporal Dnmph offer' Efccnpc. The War Department Is considering what action shall be taken with regard to the escape of Corporal Damphoffer while en route to the United States to undergo a sentence of 20 yeaTS In the Fort Leaven worth penitentiary. The department was the Wonderful Curative Powers o f Dictated J. R, 'rvnhininof manv nf - rxnor "R cum nnA montinn r - aA Co., Binghamton, N. Y. officially notified upon the arrival of the transport Meade at San Francisco that Young Damphoffer had escaped at Naga saki. There seems to be no disposition to Institute any particular search for thj young man. but should his whereabouts be made known to any Governmen official ho would at once be apprehended and sent forward to serve out his sentence. Should young Damphoffer voluntarily surrender himself, he would be subject to court-martial under a recent law; but It Is not probable that his sentence would be extended in case he gives himself up There were several points In Damphof fer's favor" in connection with his trial with others on the charge of rape and robbery" while serving In tho Philippines. By escaping, however. It is feared that the case will be prejudiced against him. Soon after the arrival of the Meade Damphoffer's friends In Washington State were notified of the circumstances under which he escaped, and 2ome of them seemed anxious to know on what term he would be received by the Government in case he gave himself up. JOAQUIN MILLER. Appreciation of the Work of the Poet of the Sierras. PORTLAND. March 9. (To the Editor.) It is strange to what accidents men and books owe the discovery by the world of the virtue that Is In them. William Watson, who divides with Kipling the honor of being first of the youngtT poets, owes the world's discovery of him tb the fact that In a fit of desperation or mad ness, he stopped the carriage of a noble man, and, since the death of the author of "Lorna Doone," the story has gone the rounds of the press or Is still going the rounds of the press that this once popu lar book, after a first edition had slowly dribbled away, was given sudden- popu larity by the accident that a second edi tion was published on the morning of the I marriage of the Duchess of Lome. The Tesemblance in the names led people to fancy that the book had to do with the Princess. They found nothing about roy alty, the story goes, but they found a good novel, and they never forgot it. Somewhat like this Is the revival of In terest In Joaquin Miller. We Americans had allowed England to admire him and praise him. but we were unmoved until ho did what thousands of other men did braved the hardships of an Arctic win ter. It made no better poet of him, but It "brought him to 'men's notice, and we, of the West, discovered that we have at our own doors, what Is indeed rare, a poet of the first order, a man to be talked of with Tennyson, Wordsworth and Mil ton. To claim for our poet a place with these men Is high praise of him, and mii3t be Justified. It does not imply that his genius Is universal. No man can be great In all ways, and no two men are great in the same way. It is not dispraise of Mil ler to say that his work Is not so even In quality as Longfellow's; If It were evened and trimmed, perhaps it would lose Its glow and spontaneity. It Is not so artis tic as Tennyson's; if It were. It would bo less natural than- It Is. In his best moments, Joaquin Miller reaches a note that is, perhaps, above Longfellow's or Tennyson's. a wild thrill, a forest-like, melody to which the music of Instruments forever strives to attain. Place this In the poem gorgeous with fS His Physician Prescribed Swamp-Root To Whom It May Concern: Now York. Nov.17, 1S99. I was all run down In health and spirits, frcm overwork on the Exchange floor. I developed nervous neuralgia and also suffered from an acute attack of rheumatism. Of course. I had careful medical attendance, but while con valescing my own physician himself ordered me to take Swamp-Root to build up my nervous system, and put my kid neys in shape. It helped me more than any curative or tonic I ever used, and now I always keep it in my medicine chest. With best wishes for sufferers, tdS - &&77c s&ZW '6 fc-df e? fl-i f lirviicon4 1? unnn flinnconlc rf - nn - 4-uic- rnnmr. nirar;n "P-fioi-ir tho wild scenery of the Amazon and you have a rich music that Is like nature: Our loves they are told by "the myriad-eyed atari And love. It is grand In a reasonable way. And fame. It Ik good In Its way for a day, Home duoty from, books and dusty from wars; And death, I say. Is an absolute need. And a calm delight, and an ultimate good: But a oong that la blown from a watery reed. By a roundleas deep from a aoundlem wood. With never a hearer to heed or to prize But God and the birds and the hairy wild hearts. Is sweeter than love, man fame, or than feasts. Or anything el that Is under the oklea. Hero there Is much that Jars on the critical ear, but poetry Is not written for the mind In critical mood. If the beauty of this Is uneven, so 13 the beauty of the forest uneven; but the hints of symmetry, of arches and pillars unfinished and ga muts of color not complete, please better than the rounded domes of men and the colors of the s-pectroacope. I read recently several of Miller's long er poems, and I was astonished at the marvelous beauty of color and Imagery and the luxurious sadness of the music. It was: Music yearning like a. goj in pain. The sobbing of some rich Instrument in an orchestra when all the others are si lent, or music and reveling heard through doors opened then closed agalix Joaquin Miller does not a.lmllrto mni , ern life well; but one Kipling Is enough . btiKittiiuu, iutuci uues wnai is just as well: he breathes on modern life and it glows with "The light that never was on sea or land' it becomes poetic! In thought he Is not an echo of other men, and herein is his claim to a place among tho greatest Well! Who hall lay hands on my harp but me. Or shall chide my song from tho ooundlng trees? The passionate sun and the resolute oea. These were my master, and only these. Notes like these are his strongest, truest. At their best they become the chants of a prophet. Through them he touches el bows with Milton and the greatest among the sons of song. Whether he reaches the full stature of these singers, cannot be determined now; all we can say is that he stands by their side on holy ground. He is a true poet, one of the few of an age. CHARLES HERBERT. Women Entexinsr the Field. Baltimore Herald. The sandwich men, who have long had a monopoly of that business In the streets of London, are now threatened with a business rival In the form, of the sandwich woman. Women have recently taken to the occupation with such success as to threaten to monopolize all the trade and drive the men completely to the wall. It Is estimated that these London street sandwich-sellers dispose of nearly half a million a week. 1 9 Taking n. Criminal Advantace. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. If permitted to sell their products in the United States free from duty, and buy what American products they need duty free, the Puerto Rleans will be able to pay all the taxes that will be required to raise money for the support of the insular government. To give them less than this is to take criminal advantage of helpless-nccs. Root wamp- How to Find Out if You Need Swamp-Root. It used to be considered that only urin ary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern sclenc proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of theso most Important organs. Tho kidneys filter and purify th blood that Is their work. So when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body la affected, and how everj" organ .seems to fall to do its duty., If you are sick or "feel badly," begin taking the famous new discovery Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, because as soon aa your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial -w'll convince any one. "Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re sponsible for more sickness and suffering than any other disease, and If permitted to continue. FATAL RESULTS ARE SURE TO FOLLOW. Kidney trouble irritates tho nerves, makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and ir ritable. Makes you pass water often dur ing the day, and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Causea puffy or dark circles under the eyes, rheu matism, gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache in the back, joints and muscles, makes your head ache and back ache, causes Indigestion, stomach and liver trouble, you get a sallow, yel low complexion: makes you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plen ty of ambition, but no strength; get weak and waste away. The cure for these troubles Is Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, the world-famous kid ney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp Root Is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that Is known to medi cal science. If there Is any doubt m your mind a3 to your condition, tako from your urine on rising about four ounces, place it in a glass or bottle and let It stand 24 hours. If on examination it Is milky or cloudy, If there 13 a brick-dust settling, or if small par ticles float about in it, your kidneys are in need of immediate attention. Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and 13 used in the leading hospitals, recommend ed by skillful physicians In their private practice, and Is taken by doctors them selves who have kidney ailments, because they recognize in It the greatest and most successful remedy for kidney, liver and bladder troubles. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need you can purchase the regular 50-cent and $1 slzo bottles at the drug stores everywhere. has been book tell- f AcHmrvnial IpH-Arc rnrpivpfl from riitr nrpfmni-in ivhpn cAnrlino LEFT TO THE COURTS nOTII SIDES IN KENTUCKY REACH AN UNDERSTANDING. Taylor Will Continue to Act as Gov ernor If Decision In Asnlnst Ilim. He AVI 11 Step Out. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 13. The Leg islature of Kentucky adjourned sine die today. A conference between Adjutant Generals Collier and Caatleman resulted in a perfect understanding being reached. Governor Taylor will continue to act aa Governor. Governor Beckham will make no move toward securing possession of tha state buildings until the Court of Appeals has decided the matter. The Legislature appropriated J1CO.C0O for the use of Gov ernor Beckham in reorganizing the etate militia. Governor Taylor will not outline his plan of action, beyond the statement whicn he made to the Associated Press corre spondent today that he "would continue to net as Governor." Republicans In Govern or Taylor's confidence, however, say that he will remain at Frankfort in the dis charge of hla duties until the court of last resort passes upon the question at Issue. Then, !f the decision be against him, hu will step out at ence and turn over the state buildings to Governor Beckham. An Bnconnter "With Turner. W". J. Stillman in the March Atlantic. One day I received a message from Grif fiths to say that Turner was coming to the gallery at a certain time on a business appointment, and If I would happen In Just before the hour fixed for it I might see him. At the appointed hour Turner came, and found me in an earnest study of tho pictures in the further end of the gal lery, where I remained, unnotlcing and unnoticed, until a sign from Griffiths called me up. He then introduced me aa a young American artist, who had a great admiration for his work, and who, being about to return home, would be glad to take him by the hand. I was amazed at the sight of this little old man with a nose like an eagle's beak and an eye like the eagle's, but In every other way Insig nificant, and half-awed and half-surprised I held out my hand. He put his behind him, regarding me with a humorous, ma licious look, saying nothing. Confused, and not a little mort.'fled, I turned away, and. walking down the gallery, went to studying the pictures again. When I looked back, a few minutes later, he held out his hand to me, and we en tered Into a conversation, which lasted un til Griffiths gave me a hint that Turner had business to transact which I must leave him to. He gave me a hearty handshake, and in his oracular way said: "H'mph (nod) if you come to England again h'mph nod) h'mph (nod)" and another handshake with more cordiality, ond a nod for good -by. I never saw a keener eye than his, and the way that he held himself up, so straight that he seemed almost to lean backward, with his forehead thrown forward, and his piercing eyes looking out from under their heavy brows, and his diminutive stature coupled with the. imposing bearing, combined to mak a very peculiar and vivid Impression on me.