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C0ST 0ISE M,LLI0N DOLLARS Tbdquarters for tourists and commercial travelers v i , Special rates made to families aid single gentlemeB. The raanase xnent jtrlU be pleased at all times to show rooms and srive prices. A mod ern Orklxh balU establishment in the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Manager. INTENDS TO BOYCOTTENGLAND Amerjco anil Europe Slay Do It TJn- I less Boers Are"" Given 'Freedom, i LONDON, April L The Amsterdam cor respondent ofhe Daily News says: ""Dr. 3Jeyds and "his colleagues have sent a private notification to Mr. Chamberlain warning him that a, powerful combina tion of European and American merch ants intended to boycott England's goods systematically until Independence Is granted to the Boers." "Boers Surrender. LONDON, April L The War office has received advices from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria. March 30, reporting the capture of 72 Boers in Orange River Col ony, and officially announcing that Gen eral French, has taken 51 prisoners and received the fcurrender. of 53 Boers as already announced In the press dispatches. Lord Kitchener also reports upon the re cent "wrecking fjjfMvMit -several points. ; Barryntore N Better. NEW XOBK, AarcS"lL There was no improvement tonight in the condition of Maurice Barrympre, the actor, who is a patient in the Bellevue Insane Pavilion. The newspapers were given toldr. Barry more, but not ur.tll all reference was cut out. At a late hour tonigh't he was rest ing more quietly than at any time since his admission. Seventeen Cases ml Plagrae. CAPE TOWN, March SL Seventeen cases of bubonic plaeruef our Euronean bind 13 colored vere officially reported AUUii. 20-26 North First Street PORTLAND. OREGON GOOD FROM END TO END. Beau Brummell THE BEST NICKEL CIGAR ON THE MARKET BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO, PORTLAND, OREGON 1M U EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. 0. MackS Co. 86-88 Third St., Opposite Clumber ! Cwraierce C W. KNOWLES. Usr. STREETS. PORTLAND, OSESOT ZAASAGEMEAT . $1.00, $1.0, $2.00 per Day First Consul CLEAR HAVANA KEY WEST CIGAR LEADS THEM ALL BIumauer&rHoch,108-110 Fourth St. SOLE DISTRIBUTERS. 0RTLAND OREGON W $3.00 PER DAY and upward. (US FELL OVER CLIFF. Woman Killed, One Child Injured, Another Escaped Unhurt. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. T., March 3L Between 5 and 6 o'clock this evening Mrs. Daniel Patterson, wife of a mechanic, her 12-year-old daughter, and Nellie Chase, aged 14, all living in Cold Springs, -went for a walk. They stopped at Table Rock, half way up Break-Neck Moun tain, to watch the forest flres burning on Crow Nest Mountain across the liver. Suddenly the Patterson child slipped and fell over the cliff. The mother sprang forward to save the child, and also fell over the rock. Nellie Chase became. great ly excited as she saw her friends go over, and she, too, fell after them. Table Rock Is 200 feet above tidewater, and the side of the mountain under it Is very steep. Nellie Chase fell in the branches of a large tree and was unin jured. The Patterson girl was found a few feet away with a broken arm and a cut and bruised body. Mrs. Patterson was found further down the mountain dead. She had fallen at least 100 feet, and was dashed to death on the rocky side of the hllL McKlnleys Dined With Sanaa. WASHINGTON, March 3L The Presi dent and Mrs. McKlnley dined with Sen ator Hannaand a few others at the lat ter's residence tonight. Senator Mitchell Is Better. WASHINGTON, March 3L Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, Is in better condition than yesterday, and it Is believed will be out again In a week SCANDAL JN ARMY Far-Reaching Fraud Discov ered at Manila. IN COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT Quartermaster and Several Promi nent Civilians Have Been Arrest ed Illicit Transactions Traced Back Nearly a Year. MANILA, March SL Interest In the capture and fate of Agulnaldo Is well nigh overshadowed in Manila by sensa tional developments, present and pros pective, of frauds in the Commissary De partment. How widely these extend has not been ascertained, but enough is known to Justify the belief that they are 'far reaching. Captain Frederick J. Barrows, of the Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry, Quar termaster of the Department of Southern Luzon, together with several commissary sergeants, several civilian clerks, a prom inent Government contractor, the .assist ant manager of the Hotel Orlente, the proprietors of three of the largest bakeries in Manila, a number of storekeepers and other persons have been arrested. The in vestigation has scarcely begun, but thou sands of sacks of flour, a quantity of bacon and wagon loads of other goods, all bearing Government marks, have been found in the possession of unauthorized persons. It is alleged that the contractor in per son, who has been doing a business ap proximating $100,000 a month, has spent huge sums in entertaining ofilcers. A prominent commissary officer is accused of leading a scandalously immoral life. It is asserted that large quantities of stores have been lost or stolen in 'transit, and also that there Is a shortage in the Com missary depot. New scandals develop dally. Illicit transaction have been traced back to June, 1900, and It Is possible there are others of earlier date. The exorbi tant tariff on provisions makes the sur reptitious sale of commissary supplies im mensely profitable. It is understood that prominent officers of the- United States Army may be arrested. Lieutenant P. K, Street, of the Forty Sixth Volunteer Infantry, Is prosecuting the Investigation under direction of Colo nel Wilbur, Chief of Police. NOT REPORTED AT WASHINGTON. General Corbin Hardly Thinks Fraad Serious as Represented. "WASHINGTON, March 3L It was said at both the White House and the War De partment tonight that .absolutely nothing had been received by the Government re garding the alleged unearthing of crooked work on the part of the Army quarter masters and .others inLufcpn, and the ar- ej'.WiKAWntF-pt?rfions' 'n"onfi;rduv of the Army for stealing property of the Government or receiving stolen Govern ment property. General Corbln said, fur thermore, that the Government had no in timation of any sort that such develop ments might be expected. He was inclined, for this reason, to think the frauds asalnst Ihe Government could hardly be so se rious as reported, though admitting that this opinion was based wholly upon the lack of advices. Captain Burrows, he said, was not the regular Quartermaster for Southern Luzon, and must have been acting Quartermaster there at the time of the arrests. Agrulnaldo Is Treated Well. MANILA, March 31. Agulnaldo con tinues to express himself as pleased with and Impressed by the courteous treatment accorded him by General MacArthur. "I am a prisoner," said he today, "but I am treated like a guest." DAWN OF THE REAL SOUTH Colonel John S. Mosby Says It Is Just at Its Birth. NEW TORK, March 31. In Its forth coming Issue, Leslie's Weekly will print a paper by Colonel John S. Mosby, the famous Confederate raider, on "The Dawn of the Real South," In which he says: "The real South is just at its birth. The growth of this child of the Nation may be gradual, but In the end the South will be far richer and more powerful than the North. In the days to come the South will become the dominant section of the country. Without the war of secession the South could never have hoped to at tain' the future that is now certain. Slav ery was a great Incubus, paralyzing nat ural energy. By abolishing this wrong, the war benefited every state south of the Mason-Dixon line. The negroes are producing more as free men than they ever did as slaves, and -the mass of the people are vastly better off today than they were under the old ante-bellum sys tem. Socially, as well as Industrially, the abolition of slavery was highly bene fiiclal in Its results to the masses, for slavery was a great wrong and no com munity can exist in the highest state of happiness when its system is based on wrong. These are the soundest reasons for asserting that the negroes' status is bound to Improve. While they are not as near the equality with white people as they were under the system of slavery, they are certain to be absorbed by im migration and in this engulfment they will disappear. This is the natural and wisest solution of what we now call the 'race problem.' "Richmond Is the city most likely to become In time the banking center and commercial headquarters of this country, and therefore of the world. The days of that famous old city as a political capi tal are past, but its career as the central point of manufacturing for the South and the world at large Is just beginning. "While great forces have been working for the change industrially and socially, the political change Is hardly less marked. It Is well nigh folly today to speak of the 'solid South. That, by the way, was a phrase of my own Invention. When Hayes became the Republican candidate for President, I urged in a letter, Au gust, 1876, that it was better for some Southern men to support him, because if he were elected his Administration must necessarily rest on whatever sup ported It. It was better for the South ern people to divide between the parties so that, no matter which side won, there would be men friendly to Southern peo ple who could control the policy of the Southern States. This contention Is fully realized today, and the 'solid South be longs wholly to the political past." i i Terrible Blizzard In Texas. FORT WORTH, Tex., March 31. One of the worst blizzards of the season is prevailing in Northwest Texas in the Panhandle. Reports from up the Fort Worth & Denver road say snow began falling early this morning, and at 8 o'clock was nearly four Inches on the level at Quanah. The thermometer reg istered 25 above at Texline. Above that point the blizzard Is worse, the snowfall being accompanied by a fierce wind. The storm will have a bad effect on the cattle Interests in the Panhandle. SALISBURY IMPROVING. Premier of England May Sooa Be Able to Take a Trip. LONDON, April liThe following bul letin regarding the condition of the Pre mier was Issued last evening: "Lord Salisbury was attacked with in fluenza March 23. The illness has run the normal course, and has been attended by the usual prostration. The temperature, however, has been normal for the last two days, and his Lordship's strength Is im proved with increasing power of taking food. It is hoped he will be able shortly to take a change to the south, which he had been 'contemplating at the time of the attack. "DOUGLAS POWELL. "H. R. WALKER." Inquiries yesterday evening at the resi dence of Lord Salisbury elicited the re ply that "he was getting along well and was stronger." None of the private sec retaries or others In authority were ac cessible, but the foregoing statement has been prepared for callers. Balfour's Visit of No Meaning:. LONDON, April 1. Arthur J. Balfour, government leader in the House of Com mons, went to Windsor yesterday, to visit King Edward, although Hjs Majesty left London Saturday 'afternoon. The visit is supposed to have had some connection with Lord Salisbury's illness. Lord Cran bourne, the Premier's Secretary, Issues, however, a denial of this alarming sugges tion. CONCEDED TO REPUBLICANS Election Which Will be Held Today in Michigan; DETROIT, Mich., March SI. It Is gen erally conceded that when the votes cast tomorrow by the citizens of Mich igan are counted, the Republican can didates for Justice of the Supreme Court and two regents of the State University will be elected by a large majority. The campaign has been a quiet one throughout the state. Neither Judge Allen A. Ad sltt, of Grand Rapids, the Democratic candidate ' for Juttlce, nor Judge Robert M. Montgomery, of Grand Rapids, the Republican candidate has made an active canvass. An amandment to the state con stitution fixing the compensation of state legislators at $1000 per term and mileage, Instead of $3 per day when the Legis lature is In session and mileage, will also be yoted on. Cities of the third and fourth class in the state will elect municipal officers, and in Detroit eight school Inspectors and a Police Justice will be voted for. There has been little Interest in the cam paign, and a light vote is anticipated. STATUE OF GINERAL LOGANv "Wtll BeUnVfeileti at Iowa Circle April O. WASHINGTON, March 31. Arrange ments for the ceremonies attending the unveiling of the statue of General John A. Xogan in Iowa Circle, April 9, have been completed. On account of the few regular troops available for use in con nection with the unveiling ceremonies only a provisional regiment of the Dis trict National Guard, a light battery of artillery and two companies of marines will participate. General Granville M. Dodge, the presiding officer, will open the exercises, after which Rev. Frank W. Bristol, of the Metropolitan M. E. Church, will deliver the invocation. This will be followed by the presentation of the sculp tor, Franklin Simons, and the unveiling of the statue by Master John Tucker, a grandson of General Logan. Presi dent McKlnley will make a short address; Senator Depew will de liver the oration, and a benediction will bring the ceremonies to a close. Many veteran organizations will take part In the ceremonies. It Is expected that delegations will be present from the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Cumberland and the Loyal Legion. THE DEATH ROLL. Squire William McCnllen. PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-Squlre William McCullen, a local Democratic politician, who for more than 40 years has been an interesting character in this city, and whose name has become fa miliar in many sections of the country within the last three decades, died today, aged 77 years. He served in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. Major Robert S. Archer. RICHMOND, Va March 31 Major Rob ert S. Archer, superintendent of the Tred egar Works, which were the mainstay of the Confeedrate Government for heavy ordnance, died last night. He was well known over the South among the iron trade. Christopher Columbus Gibson. HENNIKES, N. H., March 31. Christo pher Columbus Gibson, a celebrated mu sician and composer, died at his home here today of apoplexy, aged 77 years. Mr. Gib son was one of a musical family, and had played in all of the large cltie3 of the Union as a violin virtuoso. No Hope for Appalachian Parle Bill. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 31. R. W. Austin, United States Marshal, who has been in Nashville working on the bill to cede mountain lands of East Tennessee for a National Appalachian park, says Governor McMlllln is opposing the bill, and will veto It if It passes. The bill pur poses ceding many thousands of acres of mountain lands In East Tennessee coun ties for the National park. The greater part of the proposed park, which will con tain about 2,000,000 acres, will He in North Carolina. Mr. Austin says Governor Mc Mlllln opposes the park bill because in his opinion the State of Tenness.ee would be required to cede too much territory to the authority of the United Slates, as 'fully one-fourth of the proposed park would be Inside the boundaries of tms state. 1 Laborers' Demand Granted. TOUNGSTOWN, O., March 31. The blast-furnace operators for the Mahon ing Valley have acceded to the demand of the furnace-workers by granting them the Increase of 20 cents per day asked for. The men would have gone' on strike tomorrow If the operators had refused the demand. $ 55,000 Warehouse, Fire. IONIA, Mich.,March 31. Fire tonight destroyed the warehouse and elevators of Page & Co., entailing a loss of $55,000, half of which falls,uponthe GrancLTrunk Railway Company? which, owned ffche ele vator hulldlng T$, r DISASTER ON SHIP Commander Roper, of Gun .boat Petrel, Suffocated, WAS TRYING TO SAVE OTHERS Twenty-Two Officers and Men Were Prostrated by a. Fire Which. Oc curred la the Sailroom, bat Are Recovering. WASHINGTON, March 31. The Navy Department early this morning received a cablegram from Admiral Remey, Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Station, giving a brief account of a fire in the sail room of the gunboat Petrel, and of the death of the commanding officer, Lieutenant-Commander Jesse M. Roper, as a result of a heroic effort to rescue the men below. The dispatch states that 22 other officers and men were prostrated but all are recovering. Admiral Remey's dispatch follows: "Cavlte, March 31. Fire was discovered in the sail room of the Petrel at 7 o'clock this morning, Roper commanding. After going below once, he went again against advice, and attempted to recover the men below. He "was suffocated, and died at 7:45. Twenty-two other officers and men were entirely prostrated, but are recov ering. The fire Is out; damage Imma terial. Will send Roper's remains by Buffalo. REMEY." The department at once sent a telegram to H. F. Fay, brother-in-law of Lieutenant-Commander Roper, at Longwood, Mass., asking that he Inform Mrs. Roper of the news. The following expression of sympathy and appreciation was also made: "With this sad news the depart ment sends to Mrs. Roper deep sympathy In the great loss she has sustained, and the highest appreciation of the gallantrv and self-sacrifice with which Lieutenant Commander Roper gave his life for his fellow men. It was a heroic deed." Lieutenant-Commander Roper was born In Missouri, and entered the naval ser vice June 23, 1SGS' He was commissioned to the rank held by him at the time of his death, March 31, 1899, and was or dered to the command of the Petrel Nev ember 15. 1899. The Petrel wa3 one of the vessels under Admiral Dewey at the bat tle of Manila Bay, when jshe was In charge of Lieutenant-Commander Wood. The latter officer came home shortly after, and Lieutenant-Commander Roper suc ceeded him. The Buffalo, on which the remains will be sent home, is used for the transportation of troops, and Is about to return to the United States by way of the Mediterranean. !gkv..f .,: " 3, ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN. Spontaneous Combustion Probable Damage to Ship Slight. CAVITE, March 31. At 7 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered In the sail room of the United States gunboat Petrel. Lieutenant-Commander Jesse MIms Roper, commanding. The sail room Is a small compartment adjoining the magazine. The heat was Intense, the smoke suffocat ing, and the flames difficult to extinguish. Lieutenant-Commander Roper was the first to descend Into the hold, but was forced to return to the deck. Others then "went down. Seaman Patrick Toner was prostrated and about to perish when Lieutenant-Commander Roper endeavored to rescue him, and was suffocated in the attempt. Lieutenant Joslah Slutts Mc Kean and Cadet Lewis suffered severely in bringing the body of Lieutenant-Commander Roper to the deck. Twenty-two of the crew were prostrated. Evans, Flaherty, Larsen, Kessler, Toner, Cahey, Burton, Smith, Sullivan, and Forsboon, seriously, but all will recover. The contents of the sail room were destroyed, but the damage to the gun boat was slight The origin of the fire has not been ascertained. It is probable that it was a case of spontaneous com bustion. The death of Lieutenant-Commander Roper Is greatly deplored. SPOKE ON ANARCHISM. Exiled Russian Prince Addressed New Yorlc Audience. NEW YORK, March 31. Prince Krapot kln, of Russia, from which country he Is an exile owing to his advocacy of an archistic doctrines, and who has come to this country to speak in behalf of Russia's oppressed, lectured to a large and enthusiastic audience at the Grand Central Palace this afternoon. His sub ject was "Anarchism; Its Philosophy and Ideal." Prince Krapotkln, contended that the philosophy "of the 20th century would bo the philosophy of anarchism, and that the prevailing tendency of the great movements of the century would differ radically from those of the earlier part of the last 100 years, when nearly all movements tended toward an Increase in the power of the state "The increase of power on the part of the individual and the masses." he de clared, "Is the most needful thing for the relief of the laboring classes. We have on all sides beautiful cities and mag nificent palaces and specimens of archl-. tecture that have been created through the labqr of the masses, yet they have no part in their enjoyment. One hundred years ago a life time was needed In which to amass even moderate wealth, now human genius has made possible a system of production that permits the amassing of enormous -fortunes In a length of time so short as not to have been dreamed of, even In the beginning of the last century. By what right," the speaker Inquired "did any man pre sume to say he owned this line of rail way and that enormous manufacturing Jndustry and through such ownership was worth a specific sum? The masses, the loboring classes created the values of the properties, and yet own no part of them. Those who have by their ef forts, their application, and the use of their Intellects been the menas of cre ating these properties, are in reality persecuted by those to whom the laws of the state grant titles of ownership." . .I National Municipnl League Meeting. PHILADELPHIA March 31. The sev enth annbal meeting of the National Mu nicipal LeagueYand the ninth conference for good clty3jjoverhment will be held In Rocehster, N Yf, ,May 8, 9 and 10. This year's session wlllsbe of more than usual lmportancejfnot alone, for the subjects that will come up fodlscusslon, but by reason of the prominence of those gen- tlemen who will participate In the delib erations of the meeting. Among those who will present papers or deliver ad dresses are D. L. Fulton, of Allegheny; John McVlcar, of Dea Moines; Charles B. Spohr, of New York; Professor John H. Finley, of Princeton; Dr. J. P. Hortsman, of Heldelburg, Germany; Charles E. Mon roe, of Wisconsin; J. S. McLaln, of Min neapolis; R. Fulton Cutting, of New York; Starr Hoyt and William Ritchie, of Chi cago; Charles Nagle, of St. Louis; John F. Moore, of Boston; C. J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore; A, L. Howe, of New Orleans; and Herbert B. Ames, of Montreal. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. British Credit May Soon Be Down to German Level. LONDON, MarchlT. The stock ex change was startled last week by consols dropping to 95, although they subsequently- recovered, closing at 95, with no prospect of a'materi&l rise. If this con tinues, British credit may soon be down to the German level. The market, apart from the American section, was not ex citing. There Is no prospect of much ac tivity In the other markets until after the Easter holidays, when, if money is cheap, things may be more lively. Home railroad securities showed a general re vival, many advancing from 1 to 3, owing partly to bear realizations. Business in Atnericans was conducted on a considerable scale. Interest in the mar ket Increasing. Several cases showed good advances, 'although the highest figures were not always maintained. The market, however, was very hard. Among the in creases were Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 2; Illinois Central, 1; Erie, ; Louisville & Nashville, ; Erie first pre ferred. Ytl New York, Ontario & West ern, Y; Union Pacific preferred, ; Read ing first and second preferred, ; Mis souri, Kansas & Texas, ; Reading com mon, ; Wabash fell . Denver & Rio Grande, ; Baltimore & Ohio, tf; Chesa peake & Ohio, ; Norfolk & Western. ; Pennsylvania & Southern Railway, . Money was easy; until Monday, 3$i4 per cent; for a week, 34 per cent; three months' bills, 3 per cent. On the Berlin Boerse. BERLIN, March 31. The monthly set tlement passed off under a tighter money market than usual, considering the larger bull engagements than had been ex pected. The husbanding of their resources by the banks for the Imperial loan caused a scarcity of money and rates for settle ment purposes went as high as 5 per cent. Nevertheless, they eased up to ward the end ot the week, and the pri vate rate of discount fell yesterday to 3. Call money was also easier. The subscription to the imperial loan Wednesday is attracting much attention. It Is believed that the loan will be heav ily over-subscribed. Books will be opened In all the German cities, and also at the London branches of the Deutsche Bank. Already the Boerse has begun to be live ly with dealings In the scrip of the loan. The Boerse regarded New York's boom In railroad securities as exaggerated. Consequently Berlin quotations lagged, and arbitrage dealers made large sales In New York, causing further weakening in the New York exchange LTtf! reports from the Iron centers continue more favorable, showing a slight Increase in orders. The week's movement In coal and Iron shares shows Increases ranging from 5 to 15 points. The outside public has be gun buying both classes of securities again, the German exchange last week being' strongly influenced by Vienna and New York. The American Iron situation continues to be sharply watched. Options agree that Improvement In Americans means Improvement here. The rlce trust has decided to raise its capital from 4.000,000 to 30,000,000 marks. GENERAL LAWTON SQUARE. Name of Plaza in Philippine Town Officially Changed. LOUISVILLE, March 31. The Commer cial says: The Town Council of Vigan, South Ilocos Island, has ordered the name of Grand Plaza, of the city, to be changed to "Gen eral Lawton Square." Major John A. Ballance has written to Mrs. Lawton, who makes her home In Louisville, the follow ing account of the affair: "Vigan, South Ilocos, P. I., Jan. 1. My nonr "Vt T,!wtnn: T am on dutv with General Young and have charge of civil affairs. The name of the plaza of Vigan has been changed to General Lawton Square. The Alcalde has written me an official letter to that effect and desires me to inform you. The Filipino people of Luzon have a high regard for General Lawton, not only on account of his brav ery, but because of the consideration he showed them while occupying the coun try. The marble slab containing the name of the square Is to be unveiled today with appropriate ceremonies, at which will be present all the military persons and real dents of Vigan." Toole Christian Church to Task. BOSTON, March 31. President William J. Tucker, of Dartmouth College, took the Christian Church to task for lt3 part in the Chinese troubles during a Lenten sermon at the Old South Church this evening. His strongest sentences were: "The very apostles sent forth by the church have shown they do not know how to keep the ten commandments. In China It looks as though the gospel was suspended, as well as the law. The Chris tian Church has been set back, nobody knows how far, by the behavior of the missionaries in China." His subject was "College Graduates and the Church." He asked what attractive ness the church has for the students In these days of great material wealth. He answered it by saying that the need y&r a plain matter of fact morality. "The last century wa"s one of missionary activity," be said, "yet at its close its work was discredited. It i3 a time of moral confusion also. We must expect the failure of the Christendom to sup port Christianity." $150,000 Hotel Burned. NEW YORK, March 3t The Hendrle Hudson Hotel, at Parkhlll, near Yonkers, was burned early today. The building was to have been ready for occupancy on May 1, and part of the furnishings had been put in. The cost of the structure and furnishings was 5150,000, and the building was so thoroughly damaged by fire that the walls had to be pulled down. The building is said to have been the largest hotel on the Hudson, and stood on the top of a hill 250 feet above the water. It was of stone and brick, and had been lavishly decorated. Only Three Men Were Killed. -DENVER, Colo., March 31. A special to the News from Gallup, N. M., says that there were only three men in the Weaver mine at the time of the explosion yes terday. It was thought that a number of Jaoanese were entombed, but this seems to have been a mistake. The three men, two white and one negror were killed, as reported and the workings of tie mine were" destroyed. TRIED TO KILL GZAI Emperor Fired Upon by Officer of Household. BALL WENT WIDE OF ITS MARK Assailant Then Turned the Wenpoa Upon Himself and Delivered, a, ShotWhlch Proved, Fatal. LONDON, April J. A dispatch tof the Morning Leader from Kieft says It Is re pbrted that an officer of the household1 at tempted to assassinate the Czar. He fired at His Majesty, but missed. He then shot and killed himself. EMPEROR ON HIS ARMY. Hopes to Soon Be Able to Defy Any Combination. BERLIN, March 31. The Berlin papers publish a speech said to have beon deliv ered by Emperor William May 29 of last year at a luncheon, following a parada of the guards. His Majesty referred to the occasion of a parade of the guards May 29, 18S8, before Emperor Frederick, who was then seriously 111, and continued as follows: "At that time the position I should as sume with reference to the army was hidden In the mist of the future. Today no doubt Is possible on this point. I may say that since the command ot the army has devolved upon me, I have exercised It and drilled lt so that when I put It to a trial I may feel secure and certain that It will not fall me." His Majesty then proceeded to say that for a long- time, and in deference to the solicitation of Field Marshals Prince Al brecht. Count von Blumenthal and Count von Waldersee. he had considered" the question of assuming the grade of Field Marshal. "According to Prussian tradi tions," he continued, "only the winning- of a battle, or the capturing of a Hrst-sate fortress entitles one to that honor This has not been vouchsafed to m, but ht my own vindication I can 3ay tiut for 12 years I have worked on the array to the utmost of my power, and I think I have succeeded In keeping it up to the level of Its past. In a few years I Kopa to be strong enough at sea to secure re spect for the name of Germany through out the world. This new offensive flank which I am building on the army by means of a powerful neat will place Ger many In a position to defy all danger; no macier wnen a comomaiion may formed against her." ELECTIONSm OHIO; Contests Today Will Have Bearlns on State and National Politic. CINCINNATI, March 31. Municipal and township elections will ba held all over Ohio tomorrow. The most notable excep tion is that of Cincinnati, where a full ticket was elected one year ago for three years. Much Interest however, Is takeiv here in the suburban elections. a3 thes placeg have persistently opposedi annexa tion. These local elections have a bearing on state and National politics in whjch Governor Nash, and Senator Foraker. who are both candidates for re-electjon. are taking an active part. In some counties nominations for members ot the Legisla ture are made by popular vote at the April election. The Legislature that 13 elected next November will choose a suc cessor to Senator Foraker. At the samo election Governor Nash, will be a candi date for a second ternv and special inter est is being taken at Columbus on this account Taylor and Hlnkie are the can didates for Mayor at Columbus. H. C Taylpr i3 a life-long personal friend of Governor Nash, and presented the name of NSsh at the- state convention two years ago, when he was nominated. On tho result at Columbus tomorrow may depend important results for tho Democrats, also, as Hinkle Is tho special friend of ex Congrcssman Lentz, who aspires to tha Governorship. In Cleveland. ex-Congre3sman Tom L. Johnson is making his start for the Sen atorshlp by running for Mayor, and in Toledo Mayor Samuel Jones Is running foe a third time. Diaz Will Not Go to Europe. CITY OF MEXICO, March 31. The Of ficial Gazette says that various newspa pers here announce that President Diaz will ask permission to go to Europe for the benefit of his health. The Gazette denies that the President will make the trip. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Philippines. Gross fraud has been discovered in tha Sub sistence Department at Manila. Paso 1. Commander of the Petrel was suffocated and 22 officers and men prostrated in a Are oa the gunboat Petrel. Page 1. Foreign. An attempt was made to assassinoto the Csax. Page 1. Much misery prevails at Marseilles. France, as a result of the doclc strike. Page 2 L,ord Salisbury is Improving. Page 1. Three thousand arrests have been made slnco Russian revolutionists became active. Page 2. Domestic. General Fltzhugh Lee says future of Cuba de pends on native statesmen. Page 2. Secretary Gage says if artificial prices are asked for bonds, he will allow Treasury funds to accumulate Pcge 2. Pacific Coast. A $30,000,000 syndicate is negotiating for tha control of the Pacific oaat fishing indus try. Page 3. Portland's March wheat shipments were near ly 1,500.000 bushels, rage 8. A large amount of Washington reserves la to be opened to settlement. Page 3. The Portland-Yaklma Jlallroad may be ex tended 15 milea. Page 3. Portland and Vicinity. Federated Trades rejected a. report sustaining the Brewers" Association before ordering the boycott on local beer. Page 10. Washington Commission for Portland 1005 fair composed of residents of the Columbia River Valley. Page 5. Oregon's timber exhibit for tho Buffalo expo sition nearly ready for shipment. Page 10. Ten athletes from University of California coming to compete with teams of the Uni versities of Orecon and Washington. Page 5. Mrs. Galloway's reason for attempting to com mit suicide Is that a man has gossiped about her. Page 10. Congregation Beth-Israel presents resolutions to Rabbi Bloch. page 10. Oregon Real Estate Company will replat Sul livan' e Gulch If streets are vacated. Pass 10. 1 V