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THE MORNING OREGONIAN MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1901. QDEbL TRIUMPHS There Will Be No Police Leg islation in New YorL DECISION OF THE REPUBLICANS Senator Piatt Says Conference "Would Have Voted Otherwise Had It XotKnowri Governor Would Use Prerogative. NEW TORK, March 24. Leading Re publican politicians of this city and state met in .Senator Piatt's rooms at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel this afternoon and were In conference for several hours. As a result of the" conference it was decided to attempt no police legislation this ses sion. The conference adjourned subject to the call of Senator Piatt, -whenever. In- his judgment, police legislation seems necessary. All who were talked with say that the conference was harmonious. Long before the time for the conference to be called the corridors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel were filled with state lead ers and members of the Legislature. Every one of the leaders summoned to the conference attended. There was a large sprinkling of local p611ticians and many of up-state politicians, who were attracted to the place of conference, hut "were not summoned as participants. Though no one would say it directly, all who attended the conference admitted that It had come to the views of Gov ernor Odell, and Jt was considered that he had virtually triumphed and that the organization was with him. This evening Senator Piatt gave out the following statement: "The geireral opinion of those at the conference was that the police conditions existing In New York ought to have the attention of the Legislature, but that it ivould be impossible to pass any bill, as the Governor has declared that he will veto it. Those present favored a state's police law, and others favored a metropol itan district, but It was agreed by all that nothing should be done at present. "I regret the situation, as I believe that some action by the Legislature Is Important for the city and the Republic an party,. and I think such will be the general public opinion soon. But if noth ing is to be done, and if the present bad conditions are to be submitted to, the Legislature is not responsible for that. If It turns out in the next municipal elec tion that the Judgment which I have formed on this subject has been wrong, then I shall be glad that Tammany has been left in control of the police." VICE IX TENE3IENT-HOUSES. Committee of Fifteen Would Make Landlords Aimirer for It. NEW YORK, March 24. The committee of 15 today sent a letter to Governor Odell warmly indorsing the recommenda tions of the tenement-house committee in regard to driving out vice from the tenement-houses. The committee has devoted considerable time to this question, which was one of the things which called It into the field. It is expected the full com mittee "will go to Albany, Tuesday, when a bearing on the report of the tenement house committee will be heard before the city's committee of the Legislature. The letter Teads In part as follows: "The greatest of existing evils Is the intrusion and wide extension of prosti tution in the tenement-houses; the house in which the great mass of wage-earners are compelled to live. There will prob ably for a long time to come continue to he differences of opinion as to the de gree in which it is possible to check j?o'clal vice in our great cities, but there can be no two opinions as to the neces sity of protecting children of tender years from close connection with depravity. An intimate acquaintance with adult vice should at least not be forced upon young children by permitting such vice to pene trate into the very houses in which they live. The cry of parents when they ask merely for the opportunity of bringing up their children in atmosphere from from the pollution of the most degrading forms of moral evils, should surely be heeded." The letter says that the law on the .statute books has not met the situation, and what is needed is a law that will place the responsibility for the existence of vice In the tenements on the shoulders of the landlords This, the committee says, the legislation proposed by the tenement-house committee will do. Admitted to Bail. NEW YORK, March 24. Justice Jerome, of the Court of, SpeclaL Sessions, visited Ave police stations today and admitted to -ball 33 prisoners who- were captured late last night in- several raids made by the committee of 15. The proprietors and night clerk of the Hotel Virginia, Henry McGuirk, alleged manager of the Brigh ton Music Hall, otherwise known as "McGulrk's Suicide Hall," with a singer and housekeeper .of the same, place, and a colored woman captured In the "Berlin," were 'each held in $500 bail. The other prisoners, who included managers, bar keepers and other persons said to be con nected with the "Savo" ''Royal Garden," and? the "Pekln," were each held in $300 balL LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Failure of Boer Peace Negotiations , Caused Weakness. LONDON, March 24. The disappoint ment caused by the refusal of General Botha to accept the conditions proposed by Lord Kitchener, upon which the Stock Exchange had counted almost with eer talhtyy had. a had, .effect on consols and KaSS" lat-week; SwlflJe the Anglo-Rus-slan'tcbnfllct at. Tien Tsln was another potent element of weakness. The ap parent removal of, the dangerous features of the Tien Tsln incident led to some re covery in prices, hut business was again! checked by another settlement in sight.' Consols fell to 95, the lowest figures since 1S92, and In spite of a recovery Xo. 96H. they continued weak, the market closing at 95. The American section monopolized, the "business of the week. Quotations again advanced all along the line, in spite of heavy realizations. The strength, of the market was mainly due to New York buying. Erie shares were the most in teresting feature, Erie, common, Tlslng for the week 5 "points. Louisville & Santa Fe were also Increased by the demand. Tlje market closed strong with some ex ceptional rises: Denver & Rio Grande, 2', Wabash, common, 24; Wabash, de bentures, 13i; "Pennsylvania, 1; New York Central, "5, and New ifork, Ontario & Western. . Erie, however, fell away point at the close, while ,iome others wTere-fracfidfially? lower. Money was4ln sharp deroa-tfd: Until Monday, 44 per cent: for a, week, -354"; three-months' bills, & per cent. Strength Predicted for Berlin Bocrse BERLIN, March 24. It is significant that unfavorable factors like the breaking off of negotiations between Lord Kitchener ahd General Botha and the Anglo-Russian disagreements failed to affect the boerse seriously last week. The latter half of the week brought a firm tone, partic ularly yesterday. The feeling prevails that the boerse is entering into a period of greater strength. The improved tone, of the iron market is largely responsi ble for this. Moreover, the money mar- ket is expected to become easier in April. Indeed, speculators generally regard the business situation' as more hopeful. The announcement of an Imperial loan has not seriously affected the quotation of imperial 3s, the first fall having been partly reduced. The fall for the week was SO pfennings, and the Russian con sols 10 pfennings. A number of small municipal loans were announced during the week for early subscription. American railways were unusually ac tive. This was also the case with Ca nadians. Americans, however, weakened in responding to New York. The Ameri can iron reports exercised a strong In fluence upon the German bourses, giving unusual strength and also incresl:iS a hope that the German iron tiida had turned the corner. Some iron men ex pressed the opinion that the worst has passed. German wiremakers having large New York orders are planning to raise ( the price of pig iron. The Association of German Toolmakers has been In confer ence at Cologne against American com petition. "There is a feeling among manufac turers," says the Cologne Gazette, "that American makers through the trust will flood the European market with machlno tools, and therefore German makers will ask for Increased protection." The pig iron product during February was 624.20S tons or a decrease of 4400 tons. The coal syndicate has decided not to restrict the output. Theso facts made iron and coal shares unusually strong yesterday, the. week's advance ranging from 5 to 10 points. LAUNCHING OF SHAMROCK. Lipton's Xeir Yacht Will Slide Into the Water April 20. GLASGOW. March24.-Slr Thomas Llp ton was at Dunbarton yesterday making arrangements to launch Shamrock IL The ceremony has been definitely fixed for April 20. The Marchioness of Dufferin will christen the yacht. The attempts last week to dredge the channel deep enough to float the chal lenger failed, owing to the shifty nature of the bottom. For a time it looked as If this might rise to serious difficulties because the long fin and heavy ballast demand 20 feet of water, which it is im possible to get. In this dilemma, Mr. Watson devised an Ingenious plan. This Involves a huge water-tight box of suffi cient buoyancy to carry the whole weight of the yacht. The box is being built around her underbody in such a fashion that the whole of the hollow between the body of the yacht and. the fin will be filled up. It Is calculated that this will float six feet above the normal water line of the yacht and that when deep water is reached it can be knocked away. One result of the use of the contrivance will be that the underbody will be hidden as the yacht goes down the ways, and it will be impossible to get a complete photograph of her. Entries for Syracuse Races. SYRACUSE, N. Y., March 24. Theodore H. Coleman announces the list of nomina tions to the stakes of the grand circuit races to be held In connection with the State Fair in this city early in Sep tember. The list shows that the best horses have been entered, Including all the star trotters and pacers in the coun try. There is not a prominent stable in the United States that is not represented in one or more of the stakes. For the Woodruff purse of $5000 for 2:24 trotters, 35 nominators have named 54 horses. The Empire stake of 53000, for 2:23 pacers, has 42 nominators naming 60 horses. The New York Central stake of $2000, for 2:12 trot ters, shows 19 nominators and 23 horses. The Lackawanna purse of $2000. for 2:10 pacers, has 16 nominators and 19 horses. The total shows S7 stables from 21 states, which have entered 156 horses. Tnrf Congress to Meet. LOUISVILLE. Ky., March 24. Hiram J. Scoggln, president of the Horsemen's Pro tective Association, received a telegram from S. W. Fowler, the turf congress man- at Cincinnati, in which Fowler stated that the members of the turf congress would meet shortly in Cincinnati to consider any suggestions within reason that might be offered by the Horsemen's Protective As sociation. In his telegram Mr. Fowler as sured Mr. Scoggln that the horseowners will get all they ask from the congress. Ballplayers "Will Be Prosecnted. NEW YORK, March 24. President Charles Ebbetts, of the Brooklyn Base ball Club, made the official statement that players who have deeerted from the club, will be prosecuted, in case they fail to report. NO CHANGE PROBABLE. Present Collector of Cnstoms at Port Townsend a Capable Official. WASHINGTON, March 19. There was a flurry of tnlk in Washington a few days ago to the effect that Collector of Customs F. D. Huestls, of Port Town- send, Wash., was to be relieved from duty this Fall at the expiration of his term. Clarence W. Ide, of Tacoma, now United States Marshal, was named as one of the posslbllites for the place. This rumor was put to rest by the Treasury Department, by a slatement to the effect that no intimation had been made there of any change, and none was expected. It IS true that both "Mr. Huestls and Mr. "Ide haetbeen In Washington recently, and this fact probably gave rise to the rumor. The facts of the .case are that the Collector at Port Townsend draws a sal ary of $5000 to 5CO0O a year, and Mr. Ide, as Marshal, receives but $4000. It is also true that some of his friends in the Washington delegation would be glad to secure the promotion for him, but it would be an embarrassing thing to Te- Ueve a thoroughly competent and cap able man to make room for another, whom both are In sympathy with the Admin istration. Assistant Secretary xf the Treasury Spaulding, -when asked about Collector Huestls record, said he had proven a most capable and active officer, and it was hoped Tie would retain the office for another term. His administration has been everything that could be desired, and the Port Townsend office Is today in better condition than ever before. Sec retary Spaulding did not hesitate to say that it would be a grave mistake to re move Mr. Huestls, and he hoped this would not be done. Sunday Afternoon Concert a Success. NEW YORK, March 24. Twelve hun dred persons listened to David Bispham at "a popular concert given . at Carnegie Music Hall, this afternoon. The recital was of the nature of an experiment, the management being desirous of finding out whether a New York audience could be attracted on Sunday afternoon by an ar rangement of popular prices. Those In charge of the concert profese to be more than satisfied with the result. David Bispham gave a number of baritone se lections, the recital lasting for one and three-quarters hours. The selections were chiefly from Schubert, Schumann and American composers like McDowell and Walter Damrosch. Bispham was in good voice, and at times received "hearty and -enthusiastic .applause. Critics appear to agree that, while some other singers may surpass Bispham in range of voice, tech nique and experien.ee. few there are who possess greater powers of artistic expres sion. All in all, the possibilities of Sun day afternoon concerts for musical edu cation appear to have been amply dem onstrated by Mr. Bispbam's recital. WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DES SERT? This question arises In tbe family every day. Let us answer It today. Try Jell-O, a de licious And healthful desrt. Prepared In two minutes. No bolllns! no baking', simply add ttolllnjr water and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon. Orange. Raspberry and Sua w berry. Get a package at your grocer's today. 10c GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTS AGAIXST REMOVAL BY COREA OF COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS. Move Ik Regarded as Another Score for Russia, Which Has Advocated It for Some Time. YOKOHAMA, March 24. Advices from Seoul announce that the Corean Gov ernment has dismissed from, office Mc Leavy Brown, Director-General of Cor ean customs, and that Great Britain Is protesting against his dismissal. The dismissal of Mr. McLea'y Brown from the post of Director-General of Corean Customs Is regarded In London as another score for Russia. In 1S95 and again in 1S9S Russian pressure was ex erted to procure his removal. In the lat ter case he was only reinstated after a British squadron had moved to Chemulpo. As recently as a few months ago Russia strongly opposed an attempt by Mr. Brown to raise a loan for the Corean Government to purchase shares in the railway from Seoul to Fusan. As a re sult of her opposition, the negotiations for the loan failed. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Mall asserts that M. Pavoff, Russian Minister at Seoul, has protested against Corea taking foreigners Into the government service with the exception of Russians, and demanded the appoint ment of the latter, but Corea seemed de termined with the help of the powers to defend her Integrity. STRIKE SITUATIOX RELAXED. Dae to Proposed Arbitration of Mar seilles Differences. MARSEILLES, March 24. The pro posed arbitration of the differences In volved in the strikes has led to a gen eral relaxation in the situation. The measures of the police are now less strict. All the troops have been removed from the streets and other public places, al though retained under arms In barracks. This morning the street-cars began run ning Intermittently, and a regular serv ice on all lines is promised. The strike of the bakers has not proved serious. Bread was delivered to all customers today. The general "situation is one of calm. The third-class cruisers LInois. Galilee and Lakolfler, with the torpedo-boat de stroyer Dunols, have arrived from Toulon to assist In preserving order. Japan and Anglo-German Agreement YOKOHAHA, March 24. The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kato Takaaki, replying to an interpellation in the House of Representatives, said that Count von Bulow's declaration in the Reichstag con cerning the construction Germany places upon the Anglo-German agreement did not concern Japan, as the government of the Mikado, in advance of the agreement, ac cepted the plain and unmistakable signifi cance of Its terms. "It does not concern Japan," exclaimed the Minister, "if an other power Interprets the agreement ac cording to a strange code of its own." Strikers Have Been Deceived. PARIS, March 25. A special to the Le Gaulois, from Marseilles, summarizing an Interview with M. Beraud, president of the Marseilles Chamber of Commerce, who has conferred in Paris with M. Millerand, Min ister of Commerce, asserts that the em ployes have not accepted the arbitration of the Minister of Commerce, but Mayor Flasscras and the Socialist Deputies have deceived the strikers In order to obtain calm. The correspondent predicts serious troubles when the strikers learn, the truth. Riot Stopped Races. BRUSSELS, ' March 24. The races at Goenendael today were suspended on ac count of a riot among the spectators. In the first race, three horses were left at the post. The judges permitted the result to stand. Enraged at this de cision the spectators invaded the track, broke the rails, set fire to the pad docks and only desisted from the work of destruction when the judges promised to return all bets on horses left at the post. Hcnvy Snowfall in Austria. VIENNA, March 24. Austria Is experl- l enclng another heavy snowfall, the third of the season. In some places it has been snowing for 36 hours with serious interruption to railway communication. Several rivers in Bohemia have over flowed and flooded the villages, and fur ther floods are feared when the heavy snows on the mountains melt. Town Partly Flooded. ST. PETERSBURG. March 24. A sud den thaw In South Russia of the recent phenomenal snows Is causing the rivers to overflow. The town of Ellzabelgrad. Government of Kheerson, Is partly flooded, and other places are threatened. Several land subsidences have occurred. More serious disorders are breaking out among the poor. Premier Schott Committed Suicide. BERLIN, March 24. A dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger from Stuttgart announces that Baron Schott, of Schottensteln, the Wurtemberg Premier, whose sudden with drawal from the Cabinet, owing to his be ing implicated In a pending trial, cre ated a sensation, has committed suicide in Ulm. Madagascar Imports and Exports. PARIS. March 24. The Madagascar im ports and exports for 1900 amounted to 50,612,537 francs, or a gain of 14.647,736 francs on the figures of the previous year. The imports from France amount ed to 34,918,449 francs, or an Increase of 10,649,230. francs upon those of 1S99. Gold From Colombia. COLON, March 24. Two hundred bars of gold, and unprecedented shipment, are on the way north from the interior of Colombia. Nearly a million dollars left yesterday for Europe on the Royal Steam Packet Company's Para, Captain Stran ger, Colon for Southampton. Warship Snt to Scene of Rebellion. LONDON, March 24. The Ottoman Government, according to the Constan tinople correspondent of the Times, has sent a warship to Marathoomapos, Island of Samoa, off the west coast of Asia Minor, the whole southern region of the Island being in rebellion. Puts Bulgaria in Difficult Position. LONDON, March 23. "Turkey has ad dressed to Bulgaria a demand for the dissolution of the Macedonian commit tee,", says the Athens correspondent of the Times. "The demand comes at an In. oppqrtune moment and places Bulgaria In a difficult position." Refused by United States. LONDON, March 24. "The United States Government," says the Wellington correspondent of the Daily Express, "has refused New Zealand's request to re open the question of permitting British steamers to trade between Honolulu and San Francisco." Russian Assassin Sentenced. ST. PETERSBURG, March 25. Kapo vich, the assassin of M. Bogllepoff, Rus sian Minister of Public Instruction, has been sentenced to hard labor for life. He will be Imprisoned in the Chulessel berg fortress on an Island in the Neva. Bavarian Court Attended Opera. BERLIN, March 24. The whole Ba varian fcourt attended the premiere of Slgfried !Wagners opera, "Herzog Wild fang," at Munich last evening. Frau Coslma Wagner was also present, work Is not highly praised. The Renounces Caarck to Marry. BRUSSELS, March 24. Le Petit Bleu announces that the celebrated Jesuit scholar, Abbe Renard, professor at the University of Ghent, has broken off rela tions with the church in order to marry. Werler Planning Ar7 Reforms. MADRID, March 24. General Weyler, Minister of War. is preparing extensive army reforms.. The food of the soldiers will he Improved, and economies will be realized in the war budget. v Kragcr Max Visit Us Next Month. LONDON, March 24. The Geneva cor respondent of the Dally Mall says It is rumored there that Mr. Kruger, If his health permits, will visit the "United States next month. Bubonic Plague Spreading. CAPE TOWN. March 24. The bubonic plague continues to spread here. There Is an average of six fresh cases officially reported dally. Most of the victims are colored persons. Earl Cadogan will Retain Office. DUBLIN, March 24. Earl Cadogan. Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, authorizes the statement that he will retain of fice for another year. Missionary Mnrdered. TIEN TSIN, March 24. Rev. Stonehouse, of the London Missionary Society, was murdered by brigands 14 miles east of Tien Tsln. BLAST FURNACE COMBINE. It Is to Be Formed or Abnndoned by May 1. PITTSBURG. March 24. The Commer cial Gazette tomorrow will say: "The plan to form a new combine of the leading blast furnace Interests of the val leys, Pittsburg and Cleveland, with a probable capital of $25,000,000, is to be car ried out or abandoned by May 1. This is the tentative scheme of the promoters, although options already taken on most of the 24 merchant furnace plants wanted for the new consolidation nave a much longer life than the time named. Some of the interests to be taken over will turn over with these leases ore property. Coke works will be lncludea. and the new company will not have to go far outside of its own organization for raw material. As now planned, the deal will stop with the pig-iron producers, taking over no steel plants." "Following the completion of the deal, if successful, there Is an ultimate plan to build nearest the center of supply a gi gantic steel plant, possibly large enough to convert most of the pig metal produced, running upwards of 4275 tons a day. The headquarters of the combine will be in Pittsburg." Traffic Rates to Be Advanced. NEW YORK. March 24. The Journal of Commerce tomorrow will say: "Material advances in rail and Lake rates on westbound traffic are to take ef fect with the opening of navigation. Canal men look upon these advances as signifi cant, in view of the present canal situa tion. At a recent meeting of representa tives of trunk lines and their connecting Lake lines, it was practically decided to advance the rates. The Independent Lake, lines' and canal lines, according to a prominent official of one of these inde pendent companies, have been informed that they will be expected to make simi lar advances. A meeting of the Lake and canal line associations will be held in Buffalo this week, when an advance in rates on those lines will be considered." MARINE NEWS, Liners Delayed by Fog. NEW YORK, March 24. The Cunard liner Etrurla, which was due here from Liverpool Saturday night, was not re ported from Fire Island until this after noon. The mist which prevailed when the Etrurla passed In at Sandy Hook at a little after 5 o'clock soon turned Into a dense fog, and the steamship was un able to make quarantine In time to be passed by the health officer of the port. Friends of the passengers who expected the vessel to dock tonight were informed that the liner would not dock until to morrow morning. The Anchor liner Brlttanla, from Med iterranean ports, which passed In Sandy Hook just ahead of the Etrurla, made quarantine all right, but her commander, as the fog thickened, thought it better to remain there for the night. The French liner La Gascogne, which is due here today from Havre, has not been reported tonight. She is probably fog bound off Sandy Hook. Brayhead Arrives for Repairs. BARRY, March 24. The British steamer Brayhead, Captain Arthur, from Dublin and Swansea, for New Orleans, which re turned to Queenstown partially disabled on the 22d, has arrived here for repairs. Ciampa la a Leaky Condition. GIBRALTAR, March 24. The Italian ship Francesco Ciampa. which sailed from Shields March 6 for San Francisco, has arrived here in a leaky condition. Domestic aad Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or., March 24.-Salled at 6:30 A. M., steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Francisco; steamer Sue H. Elmore, for Tillamook. Arrived down at 5:15 P. M., British ship County of Linlithgow; at 5:30 P. M., British bark Swanhllda. Ar rived at 3:30 P. M.. British bark Craiglsla, from Iqulque. Sailed at 4 P. M., CoquIUe River, for Alaska. San Francisco, March 24. Sailed at 12:30 P. M., steamer Columbia, for Portland. Arrived, Alliance, from Portland. Sailed, Fulton, for Gray's Harbor- Arrived, schooner S. Danielson and schooner Wing and Wing, from Sluslaw. San Francisco, March 24. Arrived Schooner Fanny Dutard, from Port Blake ley; steamer Alliance, from Portland; schooner S. Danielson, from Sluslaw; schooner Wing and Wing, from Sluslaw; steamer Progresso. from Tacoma. Sailed Ship Centennial, for Cook Inlett; schooner C. T. Hill, for Unalaska; steam er Columbia, for Portland; schooner Charles Nelson, for Seattle; steamer Ful ton, for Gray's Harbor. New York, March 24. Arrived Etrurla, from Liverpool and Queenstown; Britan nia, from Marseilles, Genoa and Naples. Klnsale, March 24. Passed Pennsland, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia; Tua ric, from New York for Philadelphia. Liverpool. March 24. Arrived New York, from New York. Queenstown, March 24. Sailed Steamer Lucanla, from Liverpool. Anderson Mast Pay lO.OOO. FORT DODGE, la., March 24. A Jury has awarded Mrs. Sophia Oleson $10,000 damages, the whole amount asked In her breach-of-promise suit against John F. Anderson. The case has been on trial for the past three days. The principals are well known. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothlns Syrup, for children teethlnr. It soothes the child, softens the rums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Have you had the "grippe T" If not you are fortunate. But be ready to fight it successful ly. Take Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill after each meal. Two hundred and fifty thousand cases of grippe" In New York. Don't take any ;hanccs. Guard yourself with Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill after each meal. Do you want to Avoid "grippe"? If you do, brace yourself with Carter's Little Liver Fills. Use them regularly. One pill after meals. MURDER BY POISONING DEATH OF GIRL CHARGED TO YOUXG MAX. He Gave Her Letter Containing: Deadly Powder, Which She SivnlloTred. MTDDLESBURG, Vt, March 24. Nelson Jones, 25 years old, of Shoreham. was ar rested today, charged with the murder of Miss Ida Fiosburgh. at Shoreham, March 12, by poisoning. The young woman was engaged to be married to Aldace Von dette. who was recently charged with hav ing caused her death, and who, after be ing held a few days, was released, the authorities belhg satisfied that he was not implicated In the affair. Nelson Jones Is the eon of Minor Jones, for whom Miss Fosburg worked as a domestic. When an Investigation of the death was being made Jones Informed the authori ties that Miss Forburg had complained of illness, and on Tuesday evening, March 12, she asked him to go to Shoreham post office and get a letter, which she Insisted was there. Jones said he found a white envelope, addressed to tne young woman, and delivered it to Miss Fosburg. Ten minutes later a cry was heard from the young woman's room, and she was found apparently dead. When a physician ar rived an hour or so later, he said the woman had apparently died very sudden ly. Near the bed was. the envelope which Jones said he took from the postofflce. It had been opened and there was a scrap of paper and a glass containing a white sediment, and a small amount of water stood on the waehstand. The authorities believe that the death of Miss Fosburg was caused by poison received In a letter through the malls. EXDED niS LIFE WITH BULLET. Ex-Mayor of Xlles, Mich. Laid to' Defalcation of Friend. NILES. Mich.. March 24. W. J. Gil bert, ex-Mayor of this town, reputed to be wealthy, and one of the best-known and most-respected residents of Barrlen County, Was found dead today In a store house in the rear of his residence, where he had ended his life with a bullet. Grief over the misfortune of a bosom friend Is believed to have caused the suicide. Warm personal relations existed between Mr. Gilbert and Charles A. Johnson, cashier of the First National Bank, who fied a few hours before the failure of that institution, and was brought back under arrest from Ohio a few days ago, charged with wrecking the bank. Mr. Gilbert was Johnson's legal ad viser and trusted him unreservedly. The two were much together.and their regard for each Other was a matter of common knowledge among their associates. They were engaged In many enterprises to gether, and both for nearly 30 years had taken a leading part, commercially and personally. In the development of the town. How far Mr. Gilbert's business af fairs were affected by Johnson's opera tions and the collapse of the First Na tional Bank, only a full investigation of that Institution's condition can disclose. Mr. Gilbert, aside from his own posses sions, held many estates In trust, acting as guardian in several Instances, and as loan agent for considerable Eastern, cap ital. He did much business through Johnson's bank, and it Is thought he was a large loser through the failure. Mr. Gilbert had been missing since Fri day morning, when, after breakfast, he started toward town. Everything was found In perfect order In his law office, but unfinished business and the unlocked safe showed that he had been there Fri day morning. Friday evening the Re publican primaries of the Second Ward were to have been held .In Mr. Gilbert's office, but he failed to put In an appear ance. His only daughter, Julia, was of the opinion that he had gone out of town. Today search by his friends dis closed the suicide. Mr. Gilbert had served successively as Justice of the Su preme Court, Commissioner. Director of the City School Board, Alderman and Mayor. $12,000 in Jewelry Stolen. NEW YORK. March 24. A daring burg lary which occurred Friday evening was made public tonight. The residence en tered was that of Dr. Nathan E. Brill, on West Seventy-sixth street, and the thieves secured Jewelry said to be worth about $12,000. The physician's house is In a fashionable neighborhood. The doctor and his wife were visiting Friday even ing, and four servants remained in the house. In spite of this fact, when the Brills returned home they found that thieves had visited Mrs. Brill's room and taken every piece of jewelry from that apartment. The servants declare they heard no unusual noise in the house. Mail Clerk Who Stole ?40,0O0 Taken. NEW YORK, March 24. Joseph A. Con lin, who was employed as a clerk In Post office branch H, on Lexington avenue, un til February 22, when he disappeared with a mall pouch containing 540,000 worth of Government property In .the shape of money, money orders and stamps, was brought back to this city today In the custody of Poatoffice Inspectors Jamee and Jacobs, and United States Marshal Shine and Detective Ryan, the last two of San Francisco. Conlin was traced by the Inspectors across the country, and then from place to place on the Pacific Slope. Double Tragedy on Indian Lands. SIOUX FALLS. S. D., March 24. The Federal authorities here have been noti fied of a double tragedy on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. Louis Cottier, a Sioux of mixed blood, was shot and killed at his ranch on Prlng Creek by William Day, a full blood. Day and his squaw were seen to go to Cottier's cabin, and a short time afterward were seen riding away hurriedly. Men who followed them to the cabin found Cottier's dead body. Indian policemen sent from Pine Ridge agency surrounded Day, who shot and killed himself, rather than submit to arrest. The motive for the killing is unknown. Bank Cashier Talks. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 24. When informed of the suicide of ex Mayor Gilbert, of Nlles. Johnson said he had known him for many years. "We were good friends, it is true," said he, "but It cannot be said he was one of ny nearest and best friends. 1 cannot see how my troubles should have had any thing to do with his act of suicide. He was a patron of the bank, but his bal ance on deposit at the tim'e of the fail ure did not exceed 5100." Boy Charged With Murder. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 24. Eddie Hoffman, a small boy, was arrestea to night on. the charge of murdering an other boy named Charles Callahan, by beating him with his fists. Hoffman says Callahan made some remark. about Hoff man's sister when she passed a crowd In which the boys were, and "I Just thumped him." The Incident occurred at 5 P. M. and Callahan, died at 10 P. M. tonight at a hospital. Chicago Jews Demand Protection. CHICAGO. March 24. Twelve men as saulted In Chicago, for no other reason than they are Jews, with the average of one death a year growing out of these assaults, were figures presented today at an Indignation meeting of Jewish ped dlers. The police, the speakers declared, make little effort to protect members of their race from the attacks of hoodlums. In several Instances, it was said, the po- lice had looked on when such attacks were being made, and had failed to Inter fere. After, half a dozen speakers had spokaa In protest, the Chicago Protective League was organized to demand that the police protect the Jews. A committee was appointed to perfect the organiza tion and arrange for a down-town mass meeting next weekfor the purpose of arousing public interest in the movement. TRACT SOCIETY'S WORK. Amerjcaa Organization's Record Re viewed at Annual Meeting. WASHINGTON. March 24. The Wash ington annual meeting of the American Tract Society was held today in the Gun-ton-Temple Memorial Church, the Rev. Masa S. Fiske. pastor, presiding. The Rev. Judson Swift, field secretary, of New York, presented a brief report of the society's work. General O. O. Howard delivered an earnest address setting forth the objects and needs of the society. He gave from his own experience a some what detailed account of the Tract So ciety's work in the Army, emphasizing how much good It accomplished during the recent- Spanish War. He also told of what is being done in our island possessions. General Howard Is the society's president, and is deeply Interested in Its work. The secretary's report stated that the society was organized "to diffuse a knowl edge of Christ as the redeemer of sin ners." In this work it has issued be tween 13,000.000 and 14,000,000 distinct pub lications at home and In the foreign field. The society, through Its system of col portage, strives to carry the gospel mes sage to the millions that are unreached by the churches. During 59 years of col- portage, over 15,000.000 family visits have been made, and nearly 10,000,000 families prayed with or spoken to on the subject of personal religion, while 16,000,000 pages of Christian reading have been left In their homes. The society has been able to publish the gospel truth in 152 lan guages or dialects, and has aided the de nominational missions in their work at home and abroad. During the year, be tween 4,000.000 and 5.000.000 pages of Chris. tlon literature Iq the Spanish language have been distributed in our Island pos sessions, and 1,000,000 pages of selected reading have been distributed to the Army and Navy. An effort is being made in Utah to place tracts In every Mormon home by means of colporteur wagons and colpor teurs, thus reaching the children and youth. New publications have been issued during the year In English. Spanish, Polish and German. An earnest appeal is made for an Increase of funds. CHICAGOANS AT SALT LAKE Attended a. Public Reception and Visited Points of Interest. SALT LAKE, March 24. The Chicago Commercial Club arrived here this morn ing at 9 o'clock, and remained in Salt Lake until 6 this evening. Immediately after the party reached the city It was escorted to carriages and driven to Fort Douglas, about two miles up the moun tain side. Upon returning It was shown the principal public buildings and com mercial houses of the city. Lunch was served at the Alta Club, and the visitors were then given an audience by President Lorenzo Snow, of the Mormon Church. A recital by the Mormon choir of 200 voices in the Tabernacle followed. Tho party was next taken to the lake on a special train. It returned to the city about four o'clock and attended a pub lic reception at the Knutsford Hotel until train time. The visitors all expressed themselves as having had a good time, and reported the entire trip since they left Chicago as a most successful and Interesting Journey. Denied by Hannn. NEW YORK. March 24. Senator Hanna arrived in this city from. Washington, to night, and said he would remain here two or three days on purely private business. Asked as to the truth of a story current that he and J. P. Morgan had come to New York to settle the details of a transaction by which the Morgan inter ests were to take over the lake and oro Interests of M. A. Hanna & Co., of Cleve land, the Senator said there was no truth In this report. He said that the fact that he and Mr. Morgan were on the same train was a coincidence. Senator Hanna also denied that he had come here with a view to taking a hand In the differences between Senator Piatt and Governor Odell. Ex-Treasurer of Harvard Injured. BOSTON. March 24. Edward W. Hooper, ex-treasurer of Harvard College, and a lawyer in this city, fell from the third story of his residence on Beacon street shortly after midnight, and received se rious, though It Is believed not fatal, in juries. Mr. Hooper had been confined to his room for 10 days through illness brought on by overwork, and he has been in charge of a trained nurse. The acci dent occurred when the latter was tem porarily absent from, the room and no one was In. Opportunity for Madagascar -Mail. NEW YORK, March 24. The Commer cial Cable Company has Issued the fol lowing notice: "A mail opportunity for messages for Reunion and Madagascar points is of fered from Port Louis, March 26. Mes sages should be sent from New York not later than March 25." Discredits Conspiracy Report. NEW YORK, March 24. M. de Asslze Brasll, Minister to -he United States from Men, Young and This is th oldest Private Medical Dispensary In the City of Portland, the first Medical Dispensary ever started in the city. Dr. Kessier, tho old, reliable specialist has been man ager of this institution for ZQ years, curing which time thousands of cases have oeen cured, ana no person wad ever refused treatment. The St. Louis Dispensary has thousands of collars in money and property, and able financially to make its word good. 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If it is cloudy or has a cloudy settling In it. you have some kidney or bladder disease, and should be attended to before you get an incurable disease, as hundreds die every year from Bright's disease of the kidneys. " Addrecs J. HENRI KESSLEU, M. D., Portland, Oregon. St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. Enclose ten-2c stamps or no answer. 230t$ Yamhill St. the Republic of Brazil, attributes no sig nificance whatever to the report coming from Rio Janeiro of a conspiracy there against the government. The Minister has received no Information of Impend ing trouble, but, on the contrary, says the country is very quiet. M. Brasil was unable to Identify the Baron de Burgal whom the dispatches say committed suicide. Tourist Season Will Brenk Record. ATLANTA. Ga., March 24. Although a number of fast trains put on by various roads to accommodate Winter-resort travel to Florida and Georgia will be. dis continued April 4. railroad officials have been given to understand that the hotel people will ask for a continuance of the fast schedule for two weeks from that time-Swing to heavy bookings. The Flor ida tourist season will close the last week in April, two weeks later than ever before. Run Over and Killed by a Train. ASHLAND. Or.. March 24. An unknown man, aged about 35 years, was run over and killed by a west-bound extra freight on the Southern Pacific out of Ashland this morning as the train neared Siskiyou Station. The head of the unfortunate man, who was beating his way on the train from which he fell to the rails, was severed from the body completely. Xnvnl Recruiting In the West. LEXINGTON, Ky.. March 24. Lieuten ant t. M. 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